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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

them. They had known where they
were going-he had had to go slow
and pick up the trail. His friends had
said that he had no stan.ina-no per-
sistency-no stick-to it, but he follow
ed on like q. bloodhound. To do what !?
They would be three to one and arm
ed. A few times in his indolent life
Mr. watson had fred pistol in a
shooting gallery and had hit-nothing.
A few times only he had ridden a
horse in the park. but now as regularly
as his broncho buckec him off he
climbed into the saddle again.
The arrival at the hunters cabin
was made at mid-afternoon. 1t was
a warm, lazy day, and the three men
| slept beneath a tree. Mr.. watson had
natural instinct told him how pirates
ought to look.
| There were arms in plenty in the
cabin. On foot and stepping softly, he
deposited them at the bottom of a
handy rayine. When the sleepers
awoke at his call it was to behold two
guns pointed at them. They were per-
mitted to sit up and gaze at the dis
turber of their slumbers. They were
asked to unbuckle their money-belts
and toss them to him. If only the fell
lows at the club could have seen indo-
lent Fred then! Not one of the trio
made that charge against him. The
1 AlOdbhCn d6COt Oab 1AO QaA SN0 WIN AA-N
cash at the same time.
Ten days later the financier was
Iushered into the presence of the, widow
who admired only that sort. He laid
a package on stand and said:
cousin Jennie, you had ffteer
Thousand dollars invested in the En-.
ma mine. In two weeks / have made
lit sixty-ffve thousand, and here it is
IL had nothing whatever invested, bu
lin two weeks have made three time!
as much. Do you know of any f1na1
lcier who can beat that? If you do II
go back and do so some more"
The widow had said a fnancier, ant
here was certainly one She placed
her hand in his-(Copyright 1911, b!
4 Associated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16
AYHlWKER JoTS

Blue Mound man says, according
to the Sun of that place, that MS
wife's mind is always clean because
she changes it so often
What some people call trusting in
nrovidence is nothing but laZiness.
ssIs Edi+or Greason in his Miami Re-
nuh1ican. The man who thinks prov1-
dence will help him without any EFFORT
ON his own part speedily finds out his
mistake.
A. diagnosed by Mrs Kelley in the
Toronto Republican !: w hen Nv peeps
celebrate their golden wedding II is
a sign that one of them is OF gentle
and Welding disposition: but we DO
not feel it incumbent upon us to des-
ignate which one.
It is a question as to what distance
would be considered good run IN
Pottawatomie county. In an account
of the recent Onaga High schooi atn-
IIetic meet in the Onaga Herald II Is
related that Walter Wegner tore OF
ga mile sprint in the easiest possible
fashion. ~
We once knew a woman, says the
! Toronto Republican, who was eternaliy
| roasting her husband because IN MS
youthful days he had attended paiiet
when he made visit to Kansas CITY
At the Louisiana EXPOSITION IN -,
Louis. we caught her in the Igorrote
village, gazing without blush on the
masculine members of the village, clad
| in their native modesty and a gee
string. She explained she was makine
| a scientific study of those interesting
fellows, the most perfect physical specl-
mems of mankind.
Old Bill Shiftless was shooting off hi
mouth in a crowd the other day abou:
how working men couldn't get decent
wages, relates the Osborne Farmer. He
said if he could get only half he earned
he could soon pay off his debts. A fell
| low who Bill owes ten dollars was
standing near and said, "Bill, if YOU
| will take my team and go out in the
country and haul in load of hay fol
me and put it in the barn, will give
you credit for five dollars" What dt
YOU take me for?' yelled Old Bill, ''s
horse?" Bill spent the balance of tbs
afternoon pitching horseshoes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

plan your work so that she will have
time to use them. Loneliness is the
most frequent. complaint made against
country life. SO let the girls have an
outing once in a while. A trip to the
city or a visit with a friend will help
to content any girl.
Neighborhood clubs will do much to
brighten the life of the girl on the
farm. At the meetings topics of in
terest to the girls can be discussed.
Some line of study can be taken up
by the members If desired. Once in a
while, an evening meeting to which
their boy friends are invited will add
to the enjoyment.
Do not neglect the girls education.
In many farm homes the children are
kept at home from school upon the
slightest pretext. Then the rurai
schools need attention. Better equip
ped buildings and better prepared
teachers are needed. Teachers salar-
les must be increased to obtain the
best ones. A school should represent
the community that supports it. The
studies should include agriculture fol
the boys and home economies for the
girls.
All girls like pretty clothes A
schools. if possible she should be SEM
awaycto school, preferably where she
can study domestic science.
Good reading material should pt
Furnished = magazines, books, ane
newspapers When you add a teie
phone to the list of thing that th'
| farroars, family can have there is nj
need of isolation in country life
| All garls like pretty clothes.
great deal, of the discomforts VIII
farm life is due to the ridicule u
which rural people are subjected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16
HUAOR or THE Day

lis your wife a good cook?" as she
a good cook? Say, I believe the woman
could make something good to eat out Of
prunes. Houston Post.
Customer-See here! Didn't you guaran-
tee that this watch would keep good time
for whole year? Storekeeper-Certain-
ly., Customer-Well, you're fraud The
Judge.
This contributor stole his poem from
Shakespeare" Wen fix that fellow.
Just print 1t and then send Shakespeare
a marked copy. Toledo Blade.
'who gets the custody of the automo-
bile?" at told my wife she might have
it. can't keep up a machine and pay
aImony, too."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Coyote Ike.-I see tn Polkdot Saloon
folks has let tn long-haired FOUNDER go
PLAINLY players. Alfalfa Pete-Yep, an
it's a dunn good idea. Coyote Ike-I
thought y didn't like no kind O music?
Afaifa PetsMo more don't Ian An WIEN Kin
shoot it full o. holes. can't I?-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
NeiI-Men are such helpless things.
Believes, they can't even fall in love
without a good bit of assistance.-Phil-
ade1phia Record.
''Eave you any unanimity in your fam
lily. Mrs. Jobbs?" "Not yet, ma'am: but
well ketch 1t. We get everything that's
a-goin' ."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
John, the janitor's son whipped Jimmy
| today "Well, that's no great calamity
Suppose Jimmy had whipped the janitor's
lsonl"-Pittsburg Post.
| John, I listened to you for half an hour
| last night while YOU were talking in your
| Sleep" Thanks. dear, for your selt-re-
lstraint."-Chicago Record-Herald.
Jack London has Joined the Mexican
revolution in order to get something 70
write about" "a story by London with
no bloodshed in it win be an oddly -
Houston Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16
QUAKER NrEDrTATIoNs.

[From the Philadelphia Record,1
"And it came to pass''-the dead
head.
"a stones throw is a distance that
depends upon who throws it.
To be tired Of life is disease for
which death is the only cure.
When some fellows go hunting the
only thing they bag is their trousers.
. One of the greatest mistakes a man
can make is to try to fix other peoples.
The world is full Of men who want
to fight for their country-in time of
peace.
It's all right to pray for rain, but
perhaps a surer plan is to get up an
open-air production of "As You Like
It"
Wigg: do you believe there are
any honest men in politics?" Wagg:
"Oh, yes; but they are generally out of
q job
Blobbs: adams prides himself upon
his ancient lineage" Slobbs: Well,
suppose the Adamses are the Oldest
family in the history of the world"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
rFrom the chicago News.l

rFrom the Chicago NeWs.I
stiff hats cover multitude Of so1t
heads.
Some dogs are pointers, but lo'
more are disappointers- -
The apparel of the small boy 10
usually suit for damages.
Heroic measures are several sizes 100
large for most people.
Second thoughts are best-especiaiiS
in a case of love at first sight
People who borrow trouble ususnS
pay 1t back with compound intere
Never cross bridge until you ooh ~
to it. Then you may find II aoVlsoO'0
to use n boat. .
Follow the example of the busy pe s,v
my son, but don't follow 1t TOO cioS'''
or you may get stung. ~,
Many a man has made FORTUNE ~
beginning at the bottom, after pei"e
let ia on the ground floor.
Occasionally we meet woman %
few words but she Is nearly atW ,.
afflicted with the reiteratlon hsD
Those who make specially OF ne 4pa
ing themselves get less ne1p from
Lord than those who help others
Never tell anything to a woman tn
vo1, would be ashamed to see IN pin
with your name signed to IL
No matter how unbecoming won
ave hat is. her feminine frienos "a
rariabIy tell her that she looks soo0
| in it. f-s- boat
~ the cheerful idiot rocks the noas
and the girl is drowned she may i nass
Ia-caned q worse fate. Had she hNs~
she might have married ni"'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16
To RTR TT IN.

We speak of aspirations high,
OF lofty aims that urge US on
To great endeavor day by day
Til finally the battles won;
But half the reason that we win
Is so that we can rub it in.
know about the visions seen
By that brave Alpine kid who passed
On through the little village streets
As shades of night were falling fast;
Twas not the vision of the star
That led the youth to go SO far;
Some Alpine lass had turned him down,
Or some big lad had sneered at him,
And so he started out to climb
{ With lots of energy and vim
He'd make them look like some has
been,
When finally he rubbed it in!
Olympian fire sometimes does burn
And tempt US to climb up the heights
But mostly getting sore at fate
Impels us to our biggest flights
For generally we try to win,
With purpose firm to rub it in.
III. F. McDougal, in the Ottawa Repub-
lie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe.l

A horse can sleep standing up, and
a good many men try 1t.
Don't devote all your enthusiasm to
the distribution of exclamation points.
You can't be a good Judge of whisky
if you have good Judgment in other
things.
One trouble about abuse is that so
many people may enjoy having 1t
heaped upon them.
Given small amount of furniture,
clever woman can make it I'LL a
pretty large house.
Expecting letter that doesn't come
is also a good deal of a brake to this
ltempus fugit stunt.
None of our forensic ability has ever
been devoted to coaxing a good piano
player to prove it.
| Some folks are so careful about
avoiding mistakes that they make
careless people pretty tired.
! A man who is too thin to make room
for two rows of brass buttons doesn't
Hook very well in a uniform.
Speaking of supply and demand, i
lis boys theory that no such law con
trolls the annual output of discipline.
When you begin to realize you have
a stomach, nothing will shock yol
more than the average picnic lunch
1t is getting so warm we have ceased
to worry about the fruit and our shar'
of the Peoples coal in Alaska.
You may have observed that th'
thermometer usually hangs in "a coo1e
place than you are required to work IN
Don't get mad because your Dos
piles up more work than you can. PHI
up more than he does and then he'l
get mad.
Why do some teamsters hitch tn
lhorses of their team so far apart the,
don't have much chance to get &C
Iquainted?
Nobody realizes how quickly daugh
tier can dust the parlor until he
Iyoung man telephones that he will b
tup on the next car. .--.--s - :
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16
Dead Man shows Up.

During the last seven years when
ever the people of Derby, or its twin
Jewel in the crown Of Connecticut,
Ansonia, have had occasion to speak
of Thomas Mulcahy they have used
the past tense, for the general i'm
preston was that while in Alaska he
and one of the snowslides, indigenous
to that frappe territory has been in
collision, with fatal results to Mr.. Null
cahy. But he came back.
Nobody knew he was coming, be-
cause everybody thought he was dead.
Daniel Moffat had said SO. and Frank
knight had said so. They had gone to
Alaska twelve years ago with Null
cahy as the third member of gold
seeking expedition, and although it
was one of those one-for-alI and all
for-one aggregations, they had acct
dentally become separated from him in
| the frozen north. Twelve years ago
Moffat returned, bringing news that
Mulcahy had been lost, Seven years
ago cumulative evidence, only more SO,
arrived with Knight, who said he had
heard that the year he left Alaska
| Mulcahy had matched himself against
| a snowSlide and lost
| Then everybody who had known
Mu1cahy began to remember the good
things he had done, and to predict, as
would have had scintillating future
had he only taken the Drecaution to
keep on living. Among those who were
stirred by the news of the incident OF
1 the snowslide was Mulcahy's brother,
/ Richard, who erected a monument in
memory of the virtues of Thomas This
monument was one of the points of in
lterest in Derby that was first pointed
out to Thomas Mulcahy when he ar
rived.
knowing that his brother had re-
turned to Derby, but unaware that he
himself was supposed to have died
Thomas Mulcahy dropped off a New
4 Haven train today eager for family
lreunion and home cookery. He wa!
mot recognized-twelve years in Al
aska being bound to exert some in
f1uence over any countenance
Il He told several persons that he was
Thomas Mulcahy, but the Connection
mind, Ever conservative refused tc
give credence to his assertion.
tom Mulcahy,'' thew told him
"died in Alaska, cut down by a snow
| slide on the threshold of a wonderful
monument,
Having nothing else to do at tn,
moment I'll go you.' said the maj
who had come home for an old-home
week celebration, and knew in hi
heart he was not dead.
Il So they took him out and displays
! the monument
He walked slowly around it, reading
! the inscriptions aloud.
J Tasty" said he. very. very tasty
We might as well keep it. Il will COM
in handy some time"
> His guides thought he was ravine
! and would probably be thinking so We
, | if Daniel Moffat and Frank Knigh
: had not come along. He knew then
: at once, and after short series OF
, do you remember this ?" and do yol
: remember that?'' they admitted tina
the hearsay evidence concerning tn
snowslide had to fade in the presenc
|, of Mr.. Mulcahy himself. Then Their
. was a real reunion.
The monument will stay where 1t
sI-nothing in Connecticut ever bein
: wasted.-Derby Comm dispatch t
: New York Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Some individuals are ewfuIly nerce
when they write anonymous ieIters'
\ y
It's surprising how many people act
and talk like they were porn on
April 1.
A few folk rub salt in the wound py
telling alleged jokes and then 1nslstlhe
on explaining them.
y
AS to whether q girl likes a man
looks or not, it generally depends upon
which direction they take.
y . y
The success of most of The marriages
of today seems to hinge upon the ex-
tent to which the groom gan -proNAos
the bride with the luxuries of life. =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

Topekans are assuredly entitled to
a word or two of praise for the man
ner in which they have supported the
ball team with their patronage. Most
of them seem to be convinced, too, that
the team is brimful of lot of fine
baseball material. A. change or two
may be needed to get it running right.
But the confidence that the fans are
displaying in the team will help out
a. lot in encouraging the players to dc
their best. It's a first division team
ali right with proper handling, and
the betting is good that 1t Will nnisr
,,-ar ne TOP of the percentage column
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

John F. Dietz was undoubtedly in
the wrong to protect what he believed
to be his rights to the extent of taking
a human life. His conviction of muir
der may meet the demands OF justice.
But when one thinks of the many
wanton murderers who escape punish
ment of any sort, it is trihe difficult
to reconcile the harsh sentence, life
Imprisonment, that has been imposed
on Dietz, with the proportions of his
offense
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
rFrom the New york Press. !

IFrom the New York Press.
Debt grows in any sort of climate.
To the gulIible everything looks gen.
uine except the genuine.
Even in church a man can scheme
to try to sell $40 horse for 5000.
Some men are such poor financiers
that when they have q little ready cash
they will let the family know it.
A man can leave his wife at home
every evening while he is out enjoying
life and at the theater havs his blood
boil over the treatment stage heroine
gets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

That murder factory which was
operated by the Benders in Montgom-
cry county seems to have accomplish
ed something worth while. It has pro-
vided a plausible explanation for all
mysterious disappearances that hap
pened about that time, and this makes
it convenient for the heirs of the in
dividuals who turned up missing in
their pursuit of pensions. ct cetera.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

Historians have finally dug up the
fact that Hunnewell is the third town
in Kansas that has had woman for
mayor. And from the trouble that has
ensued at Hunnewell it is not likely
that many more Kansas cities will try
the experiment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

Reports are to the effect that the
army worm is marching Kansasward
from northern Oklahoma. Evidently
this worm has become mixed in its
routes. Rather should it be headed
for the Mexican frontier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

Prospects for the undertakers at In
dianapolis are improving. All of the
daredevil automobile racing drivers
of the country are gathering at the
famous speedway near that city and
working out for the big 5Oo-mile motor
car race which is to be held there on
Man On
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

Not only do the Socialists of Okla
home propose to carry that state for
their cause at the 1912 election, but
they are also going to provide their
funds for the necessary campaign by
growing cotton. This unusual cam
paign fund will also be one that will
be free from the breath of faint.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

More evidence that the pursuit of the
law is profitable, except perhaps for the
directly interested parties. 1t cost $4,000
to assess and collect a fine of $20 which
was imposed on some correspondence
school people for an alleged use Of the
mails To defraud.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

Reno, N ada, is one town that new
er let's an opportunity pass by to con-
serve a home industry and develop it
to its largest possible proportions. A
ruling has just been promulgated
there that papers in divorce suits may
be sealed from public view.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

Score another one for baseball. A
clergyman at st. Louis became so dis
gusted with the work of the major
league baseball teams there that he
resigned his charge and obtained a
call from Detroit parish. where the
home team plays baseball in a way to
warm the cookies Of every local fans
hart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

Not much attention is being paid by
the rain-makers these days to the
crows of the ROSTERS, the croaks of the
tree-frogs and the alluring whistles of
the peWees
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16
PERMANENT HOME.
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member OF the
Associated Press and receives the fulI DAY
telegraph report OF that great news or
ganization for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news is received in The state Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

General Navarro, who commanded
the Mexican federal force at Juarez,
seems to be a strong practitioner of
the theory that he who fights and runs
away will live to fight another day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16
CONCEALED WEAPONS.

The general habit of carrying con-
cealed weapons should be condemned.
Those whose business is the prevention
of crime are expected to be armed, but
few others have any excuse for carry
ing a revolver.
The ease with which a pistol can be
o,,rctazed in New York city has
aroused Big Tim Sullivan. the noted
politician, and he has introduced a bill
in the senate to make II Ielony Tor
anv- one to carry or possess a revolver
or other firearm. without a license. He
declares there are too many gun men
downtown in his district. and the law
should make 1T Impossible. TO- irrespon-
sible persons to buy pistols.
An unarmed individual is at a ter
rible disadvantage when confronted
with a pistol in the hands of a thug
who is desperate enough to shoot for
| the sake of a few dollars. Wherever
the gun-carrying habit is allowed there
| is always trouble. The laws on this
subject cannot be too strict.-Boston
Globe. - 49, -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

An excellent intention of John Daw-
son, the states attorney general is to
begin disbarment proceedings against
lawyers who start frivolous and I'M
tllst lawsuits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

The truth of the old theory that it
takes a thief to catch thief has been
demonstrated in France. A famous
Paris thief has caused his own arrest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

Strange to say the weather was
right for. the opening of the official
season for the wearing of straw hats
nv man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

Murphy, lis bigger problem than
the tariff. The passage of law
against shipping it into the state.
would result in more carrying 1t in
suitcases and pockets; pass law
making it possible to search suspects,
like the custom officers do suspected
smugglers, and some of the thirsties
would saw off a favorite leg, substi-
tute a hollow wooden one with
screw cork and glass lining, and
walk it in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16
ssJNG HAPPINESS BY.

Half the joy of life comes from get
ing good out of things as we go along.
Some of US are. always putting on our
enjoyment. After while, we expect
to take a rest see q friend, read a
book. But after while never comes,
fine good times we are locking forward
to lie as far away as ever. All our
life is spent in meaning to overtake
and enjoy 1t. Meanwhile we toll.
drudge. and grow old, passing by with
unseeing eye the happiness we might
get out of every day.-Meyetta Herald
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

The new harem bathing suit is
bowling frost. However. it may show
better form after it is wet.
The gent who is on his way to re-
take Juarez, is fully equipped with
rapid firers; but the chances are that
rapid runners will be ace high on the
return trip.
THE STRAW BONNET
(yclept Cows Breakfast.")
The new straw lid is now a source of
Joy and vanity
But, better tie a string to 1.-THE
winds are frisky now,
And that same hat may cause lot of
rare profanity
When it blows into a pasture and
is eaten by cow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

Here is where the lawn dress and
the laundress get together" opined the
weather man, as he chalked up 81 as
the days maximum.