davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-01

later the corpse Of his wife was also
discovered. The name OF the victims
was Cuocolo. II IS believed that Cuo-
colo was murdered by the band for al
legged acts Of treachery. The penalty
for treaChery 10 any OF the Italian Sc
cret criminal societies is always death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-01

AL the news an the time-1'he
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-01
Women Now the Voters.

In the school district OF BiIIfown all
the men have been indIcfrd. and she
women viii have 10 do the voting and
hold the onices- Three women haFe al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-01
BEECHAM'S
PILLS

help naturally from within. They
cleanse the system and enable your
stomach. liver and bowels to work as
Nature intended.
Try q few doses and see how
quickly you viii be rid of impurities,
a1d how your blood ard your looks
vi be benefited. t oroughly tried
aId proved good this family remedy is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-04
CHANCE FOR INVENTORS.

Henry Clews, the noted Wall stree
financial authority. III a discussion CT
the war on the trusts, takes hopeful
view of the outcome. He says: They
have just entered upon an exceedingly
trying period. Not few Of the larger
concerns will be obliged to dissolve.
This win be disconcerting and irritating
to managers and owners, still 1t should
be remembered that these great orgar-
izations must continue in business.
There viii be little check upon produc-
ton and manufacturing. Real values
will not be destroyed. There may be
some diminution of monopoly profits,
and some Of the advantages of combi-
nations for regulating prices will, of
course. be lost. Some of these organ
izations. however. have proven unduly
profitable and We're largely responsible
for the present cutlery against corpora
tions. With the removal of these OBJ
5ections, popular clamor should mod
crate; competition should be at least
partially restored, and in the end the
outlook ought to be for more peaceful
political conditions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-04


Stories of wonderful strides in the
matter of town building come down
from central and western Canada from
time to time. but the most remarkable
feature of these reports is the sort. of
towns which the people of the north
are building. They appear not to be
overlooking anything which experience
elsewhere in the world has proven to
be beneficial to cities. In some things
they even are pioneers; for example
the single tax. Two British Columbia
municipalities already are operating
under the system and appear to be
we'll satisfied with it.
One of the striking examples of
modern town building is Calgary. The
city owns it's own street car system; its
electric light and power plant. its
waterworks and owns also the best
business sites left in the town.
Calgary started in the street car
business year and half ago.
The first six months the system paid
profit of $4,000, and in 1910, though
the system was more than doubled in
trackage, it paid a profit of $55,815
net out of gross earnings of $214,77S-
The profits have never fallen below IS
per cent per annum on the half million
dollars the system cost. As the profits
increase and these profits are really
net, after all payments of interest,
sinking fund and depreciation, the
wages of the men will be increased,
and already much of the surplus is
going into extensions to thinly settled
suburbs, where a private corporation
would not build, which brings cheap
home sites into close touch with the
city.
Calgary decided it wanted manufac-
turers and wholesale houses, so it pur-
chased about goo acres within the city
limits and is selling sites at cost, plus
AZ per cent interest to the date of
sale, to bona fde enterprises. And
these sites and improvements thereon
are exempt from taxation until 1918.
The municipal light and power plant
cost 100000, and returned a net
profit of S24, 900 last year. When the
new water power plant is completed
Calgary expects to have the cheapest
electric power in Canada and will sell
it to manufacturers and citizens near
er cost than any private corporation
on earth.
Calgary makes a 10 or II per cent
profit from its municipal water plant
SNCA4 sCdAs diiO CONSTANTLY Cutting
the rates to the home owners.
AS for taxes. already start has
been made to exempt improv ements
This year improvements were assessed
at only so per cent of their value,
while land was assessed at IS per cent
The rate is IA mills. making the tax
about half that of American cities like
Calgary.
Calgary's population in 1908 was
$4,000; in 1910 it was $4,000.
The assessed value of property in
1908 was s17,941.6ss; in 1910 it was
$30.796.Oa2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-04
THE Vac OK TRUSTS.


1t is stated that permanent exhibit
ton will be held in London for the
benefit of inventors. The exhibition is
10 be kept open throughout the entire
year, and inventors Will be afforded the
opportunity of displaying their patents
to possible purchasers, not only in the
United Kingdom, but from all parts of
the world. It is purposed employing
expert demonstrators, who will take
visitors through the various sections of
the exhibition and who will have tech
nical knowledge of the sections with
which they are specially connected.
Through this exhibition, which has its
financial side, 1t is hoped to bring in
vestors who are anxious for promising
patents in which they may place their
money in touch with patentees VIII
may have something Of real value to
offer but who are unable frequently,
under existing conditions, to profitably
dispose of their inventions. It is also
thought that through this exhibition
many an inventor will receive some
thing like fair recompense for his
work instead of finding. it so often
happens now, that he has disposed OF
his invention to INSCRIPTIONS parties
who take advantage of his business
ignorance and practically defraud him
of his patent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-04
J4YH.AWKER JOTS

The Independence Star already has
Capper and Billiard nominated and
Capper elected
Harry Kemp writes to a Lawrence
friend that he has returned to work in
New York Returned is good
The opinion seems to prevail down in
the Second district that Mr.. Guyer pad
more for that nomination than it is
worth
Mr.. Alfalfa Seed may buy automo-
biles, remarks Jess Napier, but Old
Lady Silo is getting ready to take the
family on trip to Europe.
About the only difference we can SEQ
practiced in Wichita and Russia, says
the Parsons sun, is that they hanged
the man who recalled Premier Stolypin.
An ottawa girl recently offered as an
excuse for being late to work the fol-
lowing: II got my dress all buttoned
up one time and then had to go and
sneeze. I lost so many buttons that l
had to put on another dress"
The I4eavenworth Times puts out the
following suggestion for what it is
worth: Persons contemplating a trip
to Topeka can secure ticket good for
the round trip by publicly declaring
they have seen joints in operation in
the capital city
The Abilene Reflector suggests that
it must have made some of the hard
working ministers of Harrington a little
bit jealous when a travelling evangelist
raked in $4S9 for two weeks work.
nearly as much as some ministers get
for an entire year.
Henry Allen of the Wichita Beacon.
is in Chicago making arrangements to
get out a Sunday paper. Since the re-
turns came in from the Wichita recall
election, says the lola Register, Henry
finds that a paper which comes out
L. -f4r %fx17r n MAI hAcrfy -
give him opportunity enough to express
what he really feels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-04

yond the moment-she was happy
still. but with underneath a sense of
d1squiet. Something surprised now
and then, in Crag's eyes, some inflec-
ton of his voice when he was off
guard, formed the roots of the dis
quiet. Dimly she understood what she
had come to mean to him-as dimly
she felt that he ought to know the
truth-yet she would rather die than
tell him.
Thus. uneasy and perplexed, she
turned instinctiveiy to the thought Of
sara. Perhaps, ii Sara tried, she
could make Craig forget-E1izabeth
had faith simply boundless in her
cousin level head had Sara-with
her, to will was to do. Elizabeth hoped
she might will to captivate Craig--if
it were put upon the ground of cousin
ly succor-
When woman disposes man some
times proposes. At the end of a fort
night Billy's mind was made up. He
chuckled a bit over the final making
up, saying to his cigar: Wen go
home to get married-all of us-only
thing to do-it'll pacify the judge and
Marse Willyum.''
Marse Wnlyum was his father. the
judge, Elizabeth's. After his disre-
spectful comment upon them, Billy
strolled over to the Rowland place.
smiling his most innocent smile.
He found things taking place there
things unusual. In the wide dim
parlor rarely opened, Craig had set up
a picture nearly complete the Spirit
of Dawn=Elizabeth to the life. but
Elizabeth TRANSPORTED by love and the
morning. Billy looked at the picture,
his eyes dimming the least bit. Then
he laid a hand on Craigs arm, saying:
'I must have that
Craig shook his head-he dared not
speak. Billy went on "Ill pay you a
price for it. You can't deny I have
the right to it -
II won't sell it." Craig said CURLY
Even if it were finished, nobody could
buy it,
sThen give it to me-" Billy persist
Craig glared at him-Billy smiled
infantinely. LAS a wedding present,
you know he went on You ought
MT to grudge it to me and-Sara."
striding to that young woman. and
slipping his arm about her waist. Il
meant to say I'd give you the original"
he added. But I really reckon she
isn't mine to give"
shut upi And come out on the
perch sara interrupted, shaking her
head at Billy. Don't you see those
two can't speak until they catch
breath 2"
Just as you say, boss" Billy an
swered meekly. but chuckling hard
Over his shoulder he saw Craig and
Elizabeth locked tight in each others
arms. Copyright, 1911, by Associ-
ated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-04
QUAKER NrEDITArIoNs.

LFrom the Philadelphia Record
Time to spring fall styles.
The door of adversely never needs
oiling.
Money talks, and the campaign ora
tor is on deck.
1t is hard to be self possessed when
we give ourselves away.
No man would bet unless he had
some hope of lettering himself.
The people who believe only half
they hear should forget the rest.
The musical composer should be
able to raise money on his notes.
It is difficult to build up a reputation
on the things you are going to do.
Baseball players and chronic Dor
rowers frequently go out on strikes.
History has made heroes of lots of
men who were really too scared to
run.
The fellow who is getting married
should look ahead. The bride thinks
only of the present.
Wigwag-'It must be quite an az
Fiction for Singleton to be tongue
tied" Henpeckke-"Oh. L don't know
He has free foot"
Blobbs-"Rantan Howell is a fine
actor" Slobbs-"What makes Won
think so ?" B1obbs-''I have 1t on the
very best authority. He told me so
himself"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-04
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Iron the Chicago News
The poor we have always with us
speaking of excuses.
Fools jump at conclusions; wise
men jump the other way.
The wise youth enters upon a ca
reer by hustling for Job.
Some lucky men find it as difficult
to borrow as they do to pay back.
Most people can have a lot OF nice
things said about theEn--by dying
Introduce common sense into a lovo
affair and it will lose its flavor.
The 1owly corkscrew will be IN evil
dence at a good many fall openings.
People would never know you had
bad temper II you didn't lose Il oc-
casionally.
A man who looks like sinner TO
other men may look like a saint to
some woman.
Frequently we hear women say: II
were only a mani Cheer up. ladies;
leap year isn't far off
You Will probably be dead long
time, but that Is no reason why you
should make a fool Of yourself while
living
Paste this in your bonnet. girls: You
can never tell what sort OF husband a
man will make by the brand OF love
letters he writen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-04

IN going to his mail box Johnnie
Rloer, IT passing the old Jay mill. heard
the building. Come down from, tberef',
said Johnnie. The noise ceased. For
an hour he tried to get whoever II
was down or to the window but failed.
At last our friend decided to irvesti
gate and with a big stick started ottt
when reaching the steps his hair he
gan raising his bat up from his head
ana ne Withdrew About that time one
OF the Mr.. Cochrans was observed com,
ing. Johnnie explained things and
they both decided to go I'D and SEQ
what it was. They started. but SION
pea ana discussed the dangers they
might have to encounter and csn7a
near backing out, but at last they made
a brave charge up the steps and what
do you think it was? A big COW.
which required a lot of hard work from
poth or them and Jim Gibson before
they got her Down from, her lofty nlsce
-Dahlonega (Ga.) Nugget.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-04

The first number of Kansas Develop
ment, the official organ of the Kansas
Development association. has been is
sued The leading article under the
caption Some Kansas Needs is in
part as follows:
Kansas needs a thorough realization
of its possibilities for development
along agricultural and industrial lines
Kansas people ever have been aggres-
sive. even radical. in organizing or sup
porting sound movements for lettering
the welfare of the human race. But
this aggressiveness has been SO I'M
selfish that the many really great
minds which have developed in this
state have devoted their energies al
most exclusively to solving the ifnpor-
tant problems which affect our race
a whole. leaving our state and its peo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-04

pie to work out their own salvation
through the process OF evolution.
The past decade Kansas increased IN
population 16 per cent, Texas % per
cent Florida AZ per cent, COLORADO =
per cent. Oregon So per cent, Wasnlng-
ton 124 per cent, and Oklahoma 316 per
cent. The difference in favor of other
states indicates the intelligence ana
persistency with which each state COM
bined its energies in making known TO
the world its opportunities for profit
able endeavor.
Kansas. with a population of 1. 100000.
supplies few of its own necessities eX-
cept flour, meats, salt and, to very
limited extent. sugar, while practically
all OF its necessities could be shaped
into finished articles from the raw ma
terials in Kansas by Kansas labor.
Who can approximate the volume OF
Kansas produced wealth which is pail
to labor in other states producing the
many articles used by Kansas people,
We grow cattle, the hides of which are
tanned in other states and returned to
US as boots and shoes harness, suit
cases and various other articles of
leather. We grow wheat, oats and corn
which in other states is fashioned mo
various kinds of breakfast foods,
or lckers. etc. and returned to us in
carton, crates and boxes, made by la
Dor of other state. All this could be
produced with greater profit in Fan-
sdS anu Immensely SVEN the iullDS
and prosperity of our people. Millions
of dollars annually are sent out Of
Kansas in exchange for mowers, reap
ers, plows. nails. wire fence incu-
bators. si1os. stoves and thousands of
other articles of every day commerce
which could be produced in Kansas by
Kansas labor
Why not have this labor performed
in Kansas by Kansas citizens? Is this
practical? Compare the cost of iron or
lumber with the cost of the finished
articles into which they enter, at any
point in Kansas. and the answer must
inevitably be an affirmative.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-04
Showed on Car; Picked Up $50.

Chance working as an automatic
claim adjuster recompensed man
who gave his name as Harvey Kings
ley, Coldwater. Texas, for a fall from
State street car
Kingsley had been arguing with a
man on the rear platform. Just as
the car reached Thirteenth street the
man, by way of emphasizing a point
knocked his opponent into the street
kingsley rolled along for some few
yards in a vain effort to keep up with
the suddenly Withdrawn motion of the
car.
Then, with much difficulty, he arose.
He was busting his hands with a piece
of paper which he had picked up when
a policeman arrived. and asked him IL
he was hurt.
I'm murdered" he answered. "Say.
that guy might have killed me. He's
thug, big, barn-faced, lop-eared,
swivel@eyed-''
Kingsley suddenly paused and began
examining the piece of paper with
which he had been busting his hands.
His eyes opened to an extraordinary
width. He turned the paper over two
or three times.
TN take it all back" he said prese-
emily THAT guy was an angel with
blue and pink wings. I'll bet the music
plays every time he goes by a church.
and that he wouldn't hit a MOSQUITO if
It lit in his hands"
The paper was a $50 bill.--ChfcaEo
Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-04
GLOBE SIGHTS.


Maybe you just think you know.
A sanitary cup wouldn't be so much
so if you drank beer in it.
Rye bread should be advertised
more. and rye Risky less.
After the ball is over decorations
are no longer decorations.
Flies are becoming SO old and stiff
they don't mind being swatted.
There is also some curiosity to know
what the chess champion does for a
living.
There is trouble enough around the
average livery stable without keeping
a goat
Some women can run without hur-
rying much; also, some men are built
that way
A clear conscience is another thing
not readily available for a cash con-
sideration.
Thieves. you may have observed. are
always too anxious to sell at reduced
prices.
On those rare occasions when man
does two mems work. he is likely to
fuss about it.
If California fruit tasted as good as
it looks there would be less excuse for
going to heaven.
Stuffing the olives saves gnawing
the seeds. but it doesn't help much in
other particulars
A number Of people who don't know
the national anthem are in favor of
having 1t revised
A man is never as important socially
as he imaEines himself between the
ages of 20 and 80.
Perhaps winters were mot formerly
more severe than now, but steam heat
was not so common.
What has become of the old fash
Toned man who carried a lock of Her
hair in his watch case?
A beginner who feels that he knows
more about it than the old heads, is
never likely to know so much.
A woman is more likely to forget
her birthday than her wedding ami
versary, but men are different.
The cold wave seems as slow in ar
irving to the woman with a new set
of furs as if she were a hay fever pa
tient.
1t is difficult to convince an old
woman that she doesn't know more
about sick folks than a trained nurse
knows.
It may have occurred to you that a
street crowd seems to do a good deal
OF travelling without getting anywhere.
You may have observed that reso-
lutfens often quit working as soon as
they become matter Of record; but a
mortgage doesn't
To a man who has lost his luggage.
the claim department of railroad
seems a strong competitor of the SEN
ate as delsberative body.
This country is becoming so thor
ough1y civilized that number of other
things are considered more important
than sfoveDipe hat
No one ever accused an evening
gown of being top-heavy, although its
vearer may be with all this keen COM
petition between the couture and the
mattress factory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-04
HUAqOR or TIE DIR

Don't you miss your husband very
much, Mrs. Jones?" mo, indeed. You
see I have a bull terrier who is growing
all the time. too.'-Baltimore American.
Like Father, Like SOM won't nay
another penny OF your debts for you, YOU
disgrace. You must either go bankrupt or
get married. had to do the same. -
London Opinion.
''Have a Turkish bath with me. old
chap2 Just had a Turkish bath with
any."-Pittsburg Post.
1.-The time has come" says the Board
inghouse Philosopher, FOR the winter
cold, the campaign cigar, resurrecting the
winter flannels and numerous other
evils. Toledo Blade.
Church-Some Of your neighbors have got
a photograph, hear. Flatbush listening
intentlyl-Geei That's no monograph
That's those pesky bees swarming again
-Yonker's Statesman.
Half and Half.-Customer-IIow much
for that suit of clothes II I pay cash
Tailor-Forty dollars. Customer How
much on credit2 Tailor-Eighty dollars,
half OF it down.--Toledo Blade.
Your three daughters should be a great
comfort to you" They should be- hut
they amt" declared Mrs. Watts-Trumps.
They all prefer sewing and cooking TO
bridge Louisville Courier-Journal
Fat Cure-"Don't you find wood
chopping rather hard. old chap2'' ~
wouldn't be so bad II my servant didn't
sit down close to me with a cigar In his
mouth and grin like a house on fire. -
Fliegende Blaetter.
Teacher-You know. Archibald. the auto
came after the horse. little Archibald
Scuse me. teacher; but a team Of horses
always comes after our auto.--Chicago
News
Half OF these congressman make me
sick Whats wrong with them - why,
they talk continuously OF the enormous
amount OF money they are losing by not
being able to lecture before the Chautau-
Plain Dealer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-04

When autumn comes and many fields are
bare,
Close-shorn of What Dame Nature nur-
tured well,
And days are short and summer
magic spell
OF growing and of ripening stops, beware!
Beware 'gainst dearthi Well-garnered
harvest-share
OF earth's abundance only will repel-
The banyan day of winter that may tell
Its direful tale for him who shirxs a care;
But he who greets the yellow harvest
moon,
Bright harbinger of Providence applied,
Is safe to joy him through the days
that soon
Will bear him as upon a rising tide
Ruled b Y Prospero's sign, a mystic rune,
Which well BELTS the brow of righteous
pride.
Alfred Brennan, in the Pacific Monthly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-04
REFLECTIONS Or a BACHELOR
LFrom the New York Press

LFrom the New York Press.
If a man could work for a million
dollars he'd rather win ten on bet.
The more often a girl has been en-
gagged the more sudden each one can
seem to her
Young widows know that fizz is
much more appealing to men than the
good wine under it.
A man gets excited about the way
the government runs the country be-
cause it's mostly right.
A man comes back from his summer
girl to try to win living, and she to
try TO win q husband.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-04

Having put over the first installment
without suffering assault or injunc-
ton, this department will take a chance
and introduce another noted explorer.
His discovery was considered some
event in early days, but a friend who
has been there and seen Il. tells us
conf1dentially that the Pacific ocean
is so large that anyone should be able
to discover It. Bethatasitmay. we take
great pleasure in introducing. tonight.
HON BALBOA:
COmDendious History (Iscsson ID
Balboa was the next gazook
To drift across and take a look:
Twas fifteen thirteen when he took
This idiotic notion.
And, with his natural sang froid
He beat his way through Panama
And on the other side he saw
The wide Pacific ocean.
IF YOU CAN SPARE THE RAILROAD
FARE.
YOU'LL FIND THAT SAME OLD
OCEAN THERE!