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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

Now that the cold weather has
broken all records for these parts 1t
ought to be well satisfied and move
on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

Topeka ISIS about to start legal pro-
ceedings to make der combany gift
us elder gas er information. Der lat
ter would, howeffer, make about es
goot fuel es der gas vot We hat hat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

Der insurgents may not all be Bible
students, but I bat me dot by dis time
dey ISIS conwesandt NIT der story uf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

composition der Enclosed pictoor de-
reuf. You will bleas opserf. Looie, dot
i'd ISIS batly freckled, und hat hair und
a sat egspression on ids face, from
vich We may gadder dot id vas nod
pizened nit ha-ha gas, er tickled to
deaf NIT fodder. Also, py der shape
uf ids feets, id ISIS barely (teddy-bare-
ly) possible dot der specimen vas fond
uf swimming und oder nuttical spordts.
Outside uf dot. Looie, der animile
seems to be all right. Id hat a nice
handle fer transportation purposes,
und bill like gas combany. Tru-
ly, Mister RosinfeIdt ISIS to be congrat-
ulated on hiss doscofery, vich ISIS more
walluaple den der discofery uf der
Mort pole. pecaus he can pickle der
aninile in African boos before send
ing i'd to Cohen Hagan, er some oder
skientist, for organization.
Hating disposed uf dis supchect in
dis scholarly manner, I will close, re-
naming yours es effer, HANS.
p. S.-All eggs ISIS too much q
deutzen, und some uf dem ISIS rotten.
Hoping dis will find you der same,
remain vonce again, H.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

Der Crawford circuit should nod OF
erlook a chance to book Mayor Green
und hiss fiddle comedy skit entitled
.sThowing a Fit fer der 1910 circuit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

Ubon close inspection, I hat decit-
ed dot der peanut shell story ISIS an
oder addempt on der part uf der Will
ing Workers to get oldt man Toast's
goat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

Berhaps der Kansasitty chudge set
Saturday fer der egsecution uf dem
niggeros, to gif der jay-birds chance
tc get beck from der blaze we're dey go
on Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

- Gov. Stubs latesd crown iss con-
tributed py der Windmill Courier. Ao
pressendt. Governor Stubs hat a ellie
gandt collection uf paper yons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

Concerning dot trial at Ottawa Do
you suspect dot der Rev VIII ses
Stuckey?
Der late Mister Pope probably had
Scipfo in mind ven he wrote:
pame- damned to everlasting fame'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

: A righteous man regardeth the life of
his beast; but the tender mercies of The
wicked are cruel. Proverbs XII 10.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06

a certain minister wBo is an en-
phatic preacher Is ~ times al less
10 give his utemaces proper weighd
For instance. nell say
This statement is as true as Is the
night which VIII follow day, or "as
true as that jhe trees viii bud la
spring
Sometimes il haupcus that the doc
tor has more statements than hc has
iIlustraf ions ia give them weight, On
one such occasion he remarked. "Ihis
is as trne as the Here The doctor
halted lie paused "A few moments
and then his face illumihed "aS true
as is the sialemen that SOME mcmber
Is yen on his or irr way to church.
A feW moments latter laiy entered
the edlice and swept gHaudiy up tle
aisle The dnetor's finr assumed au
- told you So appearance fhr cmi
greeutinn began Ia smile. llscu Il"
laugh sympathy tar rin embarrassed
lady. however. SCOTS sIlhfiu'vt the up.
parpntlr uneunlfpllihlr mifih
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06

What the Wild pigeon onr. Was IN
point of nuuiiors to the tuil,d states
the parrot 81 vnrying Slitdt's Of color
and nj sizes. Is 10 old MeNieo. Flights
OF these hird> Frequently dHrtcn the
midday sun III the bot country. and
They become 80 tame nroilail ne CAMPS
OF engineers that the birds are given
individual nanIeS and soon becontc reg
ular pets, Whenever the parrots de.
sert he forest ANA ali@h on the
ground in the open spaces OF he jun
gle the natives recognize their artion.s
as sure warning OF an impending.
earthquake, American engineers IN
dorse this belief aud assert that 81.
rIou> accidents which migti have been,
ayertcd nave Resulted when The warn
ing OF the birds MAS noted bur IN
needed
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06
rrorLE AND rnE nrnorR,cy

a STUDY q political conditions N
the west ana northwest has revealed
10 Willis j Abbott a phase Of the
situation that mn5 wall tend to farr
demoefatla optimism into deem con
Germ
le finds that the democratic goi.
ers in large number long ago l0sins
heart, haHa gone over now - the in-
surgeui on progressive republicans
Victor Murdoch Il good euough
aemocrat FOR nae Is the way one Of
This number expressed il IL Kansas.
Ia Toilette was Sead enough
democrat for tho minority party 70
keep ooi Of sbe primars IN Wiscon-
sin. and ihaa make lis Way clear 20
tegomlnatEon
Looking backward briefly IL Is
easS RON 10 see that the Victories -
r'oss in Massachusetts and Ravens in
New York ~ special congressional
elections were aon-partlsan, rather
than democratic. Each had MS his op-
ponent stsndpas republican. In the
light OF developments. who knows
but that 4 progressive republican
candidate OF tested convictions and
demonstrated courage would have
appealed to the awakened electorate
In each case even more strongly
Ii the country, speaking OF II gen
orally. In turning toward the democ
racy In theae abnormal political times
and the results in Maine. Vermont
and New Hampshire leave no doubt
of that tendencyit Is because there
Ii no alternative medium for rebuke
OF the party In power.
In the few states and scattered
districts west and northwest where
an alternative h offered, the condi-
lions are anything but promisingsto
the democracy or. conducive 70 IL
success. AZ Mr.. Abbott. himself a
and m 0ptimtst ITS clearly
pointing out In HIS news letters from
quarters.
A spin II the republican party
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06

Numbers OF mechanical trap. "a,
catch muskrnts have been invented
and tried. but none gives more sails.
faction than tho Old floating barre.
trap than has been la use for many
years. Both ends are left closed. ami %
hole about eight by twelve inches
square is sawed Ia the side 4 strnng
cleat Is nailed across each end. the
clcats projecting six or eight Mch,,
beyond The barrel, and upon The cIea1.
are nailed two boards. one on each side
OF the barrel and several inches longer
Wster then is placed IN the barrel sn
that IL will float with the board mai.
forms about on level with the sur.
face Of the pond or stream. About
one-third OF the barrel remains ahtyr
water hpples, carrots aud otl her ,l,.ii-
cacies that The muskrat likes arp
placed ~ he barrel. In their attempts
to yet the bait the animals fan into me.
barrel aud are unable to get ont -Ex
,hln-e
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06

There WAS an Irish foreman of n
gang Of iaborers who went Ia amy
lengths 10 show bis men that he WIS
the real boss. One morning this forr.
men found that his gang had pul u
hant!9ar on the track without his or
ders.
who put that hancar-r.r on The
thrack:" he asked
We did. sor. one of the men an
swered respectfully.
Well" he said shortly. take it Off
ag'in."
The iaborers did so with some ditii.
Guilty.
Now" said the foreman. put 1t on
ag'in"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06
A Linz on Mother.

II don't see now I'm ever In get n
chance again with this boy around :
son The OTTER day "A man ! like
awfulir well asked me how old the
town was that we came from. The
boy spoke up without giving me u
chance 10 put IN Il word.
- 'iont know just how old it Is.
he said but II must be pretty old be
cause mamma was born III H. = New
York Press
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06
african Wanderings.

| have exclusive agency in this terri
tory for African Game Trails" The
only authentic account Of Mr.. Roose-
yelt's African trip is written by him
self. The book has more than 500
pages, printed on fine paper; has
about 200 illustrations. The book IS
now ready for distribution. Phone Oh
give me your order. You don't have
to pay until delivery. | also take or
ders for magazines, single or in clubs
Your subscriptions solicited. Mrs.
Gus kemble. loop
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06

Water rents for the quarter ending
September aoih are now due and
ayable al the office of the saperin-
fenuent of watefworks aud if not
nuid hy the loth Of October. the Wa
Ger Will be eat or and one dollar will
BE- charged for turning on. p r. Dew
export Supt l6I
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06
THAT cotton picker '

That cotton picker which was
tried ont yesterday may b ! sue
ce1s. but We are from Missouri when
Il comes 10 gatherinx the fleecy sta
ple ~ means " high-priced machin-
.ery. We are II least rot fyet m the
market for I'M purchase d stock. !.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06

Opening Song
Leader, Miss Viva Womack.
Prayer,
Scripture reading.
The disciples, Mr. Cannon
Song
A Child's Dream OF a Star. Die
ems, Mrs Dalton Cantrell
Paul, lis Letters, Rev Neyins.
John. the Beloved Apostle, Mr.,
Schuster.
Song
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06

II i NOS possible to induce Wal.
Ter Wslinan % hafrg ap his at
tempted flisht eegass the Atlani
In an acceptance There seems To
be no other way Of getting rid OF
him
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06

The Dallas Times Herald ls de-
termined tn. fact shall not be for
gotten that the great Dallas Fan
begins on October 18th. Wten i,
comes 10 anything Ia the interest
of its city that paper never cverlooks
n bet
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06

The recall provision in many OF
the city charters VIII soon become
very unpopular II two-hit politicians
and ward heeiers are permitted IS
bring on elections whenever frse
drinks register the law Mater marx
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06

Our Taauksgieiug turkey mag
haye 81 be purchased go ths i0
stalinent plan still il Will taste very
sweetiy Il the democrats nrc su
eessful In the November elections
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06

The big game hunter from Africa
finds no trouble in dividing his at
fections between Beveridge of In
diana and Lodge of Massachusetts.
He seems to be able either 10 stand
pat" or ''insurge" as the occasion.
demands.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06
There Is method in the campaign

There q method In the campaign
OF Terrell and Lyon. There are many
federal offices In Texas to be fill
ed. and II the republicans retain
control 81 the national government
they are In the swim. But what has
Andy Houston to hope for
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06

Chairman Cecil A l.spu 81 the
republican state committee b. noted
for hts extreme msdesty Tic u only
claiming tWo republican congress
mon from Texas
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06
Had His Hands Full.

Judge Why didn't you seize the
thief when son found him.
Policeman How could I: had nv
club In one hand aud my revolver In
the other.- Fiiegpnde Rlatttr.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06

A gentle ngr,hef IS aH rNhi hut
We prefer fug one % arrive Witch
viii drive tho festive mesquite INTO
alnlef nMallaNa
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06
Great Scheme.

What do you do asked The one
who bad been married only IA few
months. when your husband comes
home late ut night
pretend not to notice that it's late,
and pretty soon he asks me II |
wouldn't like to go to the theater or
somewhere tomorrow afternoon
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06
q nisaseer.

Hostess MIR Squihs l., going to sing
comic song. (suest-I knew some
.hlng would happen. i upset the salt
Il the dinner table STRAY Stories. e
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06
Startling Encouraaen ent.

''Was Anlelia's father encouraging
when you Went to him to ask him for
her hand?''
mot very. He asked ule to put the
proposal IL writing. 50 | couldn't back
out. as all the Others did
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06

When you need d plumber n91l
finnAles With +. $. Cronk Go Rota
phones 81 a.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06

sft Si.f4s44
AtrfnT
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06

First Young Thing during the So
natal just love Rrahns. don't you
Second youm. Thing What are
brahms p Musical Courier.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-10-06

Necessity. my friend. II the mo,he,
e courage. ~ u invention. : Sir Wal
TER Scott
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-19
AN AGE OF ADVERTISING.

This is an age of advertising. Every
sort of business, whether small or
large, knows that in order TO place
itself before the public, it must adver-
tise. 1t must become known to as
large number of people as possible
Although the value and need OF
advertising has been recognized in
nearly all businesses and professions
it has come to be looked upon in
a new light. Ministers of the gospel
who once spurned the idea OF advertis
ing the church in the newspaper are
now beginning to realize that tn ~
too must advertise.
Recently in Chicago, a preacher
advocated the method of having a
press agent for the church. This
means departure from the old meth
DDS. But why not? Is it not Lawful!
to advertise the church? Surely any.
thing which is fit for the people to
know about is worth advertising 1t is
only by letting people know what is
going on that their interest is aroused
and they are stimulated to action.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-19
University Calendar

January 2l-The Rev. c. L. Burgess
at Social Science club, Socialism and
the Teachings Of jesus
January 81 to February ), Mid-year
examinations.
February 2-3-l-Entrarce examina-
tions.
February 8, 10 a. m-Opening as
sembly of second semester
February Glass work in all de-
partments begins.
February 12-st. Louis Symphony
Orchestra.
February 15-Botany lecture, c. S.
eager, University Assembly.
February 22-Holday, Washing
tons birthday.
March 1-"Experimental Zoology" "
Prof. George Lefevre, University AS
sembly
March 5-St. Louis Symphony Or
chestra.
April 7-Quarterly meeting Of Board
of Curators.
May 80 to June Final examina-
tions.
June 4-9-Commencement week
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-19
E.e Didn't Understand.

Wilbur Wright was discussing in
Dayton a very imaginative magazine
story about aaroplanes.
The story" he said, was full OF
errors. AeropIanes can't do what this
chap claims. He doesn't understand
them
In fact, he's like old George Kettle
OF TrotwOod. George rushed into the
Trotwood telegraph office the other
day with small package wrapped il
a newspaper under his arm.
Telegraph this to my wife down to
Dayton, Harvey he said to the tele-
graph clerk, thrusting the package
through the little window.
mo, no, George; we cant do any
thing like that laughed the clerk.
"'Drat ye, said George, angrily, 'ye
got to do it. It's my wife's teeth"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-19
COLLEGE ASTIGMATlSM.

Collegiate astigmatism." an express
sion used in one of the new novels, is
a description peculiarly appropriate
to the shut-in-ness of the life of the
college student and his consequent
points of view upon the world and its
happenings. He lives in an atmo-
sphere of the learning of the past and
his own part in the college activities.
He looks at the world with ineXperi-
enced eyes, and wisely explains every
thing by a tumble of dead precedents.
His eyes are focused upon life and its
problems with exceeding clearness and
understanding, he believes, yet the
focus is wrong for he understands
little and knows less.
Collegiate astigmatism is a wrong
focusing of the point-of-view. 1t is
peculiar to the collegian, the natural
results of his youth, ineXperience aud
surroundings. Contact with life itself
is its cure, sometimes a most heroic
one
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-19
To Spare His Neiohbors.

Mrs. o. H. p. Belmont. discussing in
New York her book on the rearing OF
children, said:
Children must be trained TO be
unselfish and tactful. Without this
training the average child is as incon-
siderate as a Dark Harbor fisherman
the Maine folks tell about.
This fisherman, walking along the
road one day, saw very ugly man
sitting on q fence whiting a stick
He stopped and looked at the man for
some time in disgusted silence. Then
he said
Well, you're ugly. for fair
- can't help it, can I?' the ugly
man asked, in hurt tone.
The fisherman thought a moment
Then he said, Indignantly:
9" You could stoy in the house
couldn't you?'"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-19

more sanitary to have neatly lettered
placards placed in front OF each store
showing what especial things were on
sale? Or, why not arrange clean, at
tractive showcases and displays Of
goods in windows?
1t is evident that something must
be done. a town which has entrusted
TO its care thousands of students and
school children besides thousands of
inhabitants. should be more consider
ate OF their welfare. 1t is almost
criminal to allow their health TO be
endangered.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-19
Shakespeare and Slang.

IT. tho Eli,or OF the University Missourian:
In recent University Missourian |
notice that Dr.. Edward A. Allen is OF
the opinion that Shakespeare would
have been delighted with some OF the
modern slang" | am OF the same
mind as to that. Certainly the non
committal repCrt search me- is very
expressive. But have you considered
what trouble the ultra literallst would
encounter? Suppose that the im'AoF-
tai William had revelled in the use OF
slang" to the dismay Of our modern
purists? Take for example the Ia
nous soliloquy of Hamlet, and sub
stitute the above choice tid5it:
ITO be, or not to be; you may search
me-"
Then would cone TIE literaiist and
would insist that Hamlet saw the king
and Polonius at the side anu aA-
dressed the last half line to them, I'M
piying that lie had something con
cealed about his persOn-possID!y a
thesis on life! Let us be profoundly
thankful that we have not had to wade
through suyh critical essays, and lei
we'll enough alone. As Mr.. Dool2y
would say: "Shakespur nd slang are
ekally good" So there let the cues
ton rest.
ALBERT J. M'CULLOCH, 81.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-19
CONFIDENCE IN
THE NEWSPAPERS

One of the leading magazines OF the
country is advertising a series OF art!-
cles entitled The Decline OF Public
Confidence in the Newspaper Press.
That the public has lost confidence
in some newspapers may be accepted
as a matter of course, like the loss OF
public confidence in certain politicians
and statesmen and theories of govern
ment. But if there is marked de-
cline of public confidence in newspa-
pers as a whole, that fact is OF such
far-reaching Importance that it de-
serves the closest study and investlga
ton.
More newspapers are printed than
ever before. Mere newspapers are
read than ever before. If the public
has lost confidence in newspapers,
why does it read them in such vast
numbers? Merely to amuSe Itself!
Merely to pass away the time? Mere
ly to acquire information which it dis
trusts and upon which it can place no
reliance? The American people have
never impressed us as nation OF
idiots and iunatiCs. They must have
some definite motive in reading the
newspapers. and TIE average Ameri-
can is not the sort OF a person who
wastes his time on things in which he
aas no confidence.
We have observed. too, remarks the
New York World, that the shrewd,
practical gentlemen who manage the
great corporations have detected no
marked decline OF public confidence in
newspapers. Their desire to Cw2
newspapers. 10 influence newspapers,
to shape the policy Of newspapers was
never so keen as it is now. They
must believe that the public has conf
,lence in wnat it reads IL newspapers
or they wo1ld nc: be so eager to con
trol newspapers.
What is commonly spoken OF as =
t'|NrIIlt- Va iLN :Jti IIIIltlI 10 l..
reality Only a change in newspaper
influence, ard Il change for the better.
Newspapers are Ci.aapor than they
We're, and few men are obliged to rely
Hpon single newspaper. They draw
information and opinions not from one
sOurCG but from two or three or four
sources, and their Own opinion is the
resultant OF these various forces. Thi.
is having the excellent effect Of teach
ing people to think for themselves.
They are the surer in consequence to
detect bad advice and the quicker to
follow good advice Their own opin-
ions are clearer and saner and less
prejudiced.
This does not mean a decline OF
newspaper influence. On the con.
tiary. it is a manifestation of the best
kind OF influence that newspapers can
exert.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-19
SIDEWALK DISPLAYS.

We are glad sidewalk displays IL
Columbia must be made either iE
accordance with the law or not at
all. Columbia merchants in the past
have been too careless in exposing
foodstuffs to all sorts of weather and
dirt upon the sidewalks, In their
eagerness to show customers that
they have fresh meat or vegetables
they line the sidewalks with samples
which remain exposed to sun. dust
and wind day after day.
1t seems that little ingenuity on
the part of the merchants easily could
solve the difficulty. Why wouldn't it
be just as effective and a great deal