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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-11
Slang Artists Poets.

Slang has reared its head in high
places lately. Only Wednesday the
United States supreme court was puz-
zied over what a railroad conductor
meant when he said to the engineer:
oh. hell, back up!' Justice Nc
kenna suggested that he might have
meant: "Oh, cheese it,"
Inc newspapers spoke OF a "slush
Iuno that had been raised ito put
A reporter went to the sources of
slang and asked what "the people"
thought about it. When he expound-
ed his problem to a chauffeur the
chauneur promptly replied:
ON, quit your skidding!'
bu. the reporter protested that he
was IN earnest, and then the chauf-
teur made disrespectful remarks about
the quality of the reporters mix
ture," which fed too muc- gas" A
Policeman said: BEAT IT." and looked
as though he might. Comptroller Pen
dergast absolutely refused to make
any more puns upon Hyde, and big
BIZ Devery was out of town
So to learn what the custodians of
language thought about slang, the re-
porter went to Columbia university.
Prof. Brander Matthews Endorsed
slang heartily in the very phrases in
winch he declined to be interviewed
. They always put me among the
freaks when they interview me-" said
he, and I don't want to be put among
that bunch Anyway, I'm all for
slang and believe in it heartily. If
you viii go out and buy my book
you'll see that 1 indorse it,
Miss Virginia c. Gildersleeve the
new dean of Barnard and a professor
OF English, said that she wouldn't at
tempt to draw fine line between
what was slang and what wasn't. 1t
was all a question of taste.
Prof. George Clinton Densmore
Odell, professor of English in Column
b1a, was willing to discuss slang, as he
regarded it as great menace to the
language.
81 believe it originates" said he,
among the people who have not the
words to express abstract ideas. They
are accustomed to many physical OBJ
jects, and they try to express abstract
ideas by means of these images ap-
piled to something they were not
meant to express.
IA man sees a fagman stop a train
and he then says flag it, when he
wishes to stop anything. The feet in
running strike the ground hard and
SO he SAYS beat it
ST believe that slang retards greatly
the expression of ideas, since it gives
a limited and very crude idea of what
Is in the speakers mind. Foreigners
can not understand it because much of
1t means absolutely nothing. young
man tells me something, and then
adds: Now what do you know about
that?, I always reply: 4 know moth
ing about it except what you have
told me- And this seems to nettle
him very much.
There is at the present time a GER
tain movement toward slang in the lit
erature of the day until it Is a Ques-
ton whether literature shall be writ
In the of i6o9S that
Of crude images that are used to ex-
press those ideas.
"I do not think that slang will ever
force its ways into polite society,
though in a way the originator of
slang is a sort of poet. since he ex-
presses things through symbolism. -
New York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-11

The FullnesS of Her Love.-Pettibone-
One cannot live on love alone. F'unnibona
I can live on my love. Pettibone-Why,
how Is that? Funnibone-She has 800, 600.
April Iippincott's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-11

Mrs. Mumps-Your husband wears is air
terribly short, Mrs. Gubbins. Mrs. Cubs
bins-Yes, the coward!-M. A. P.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-11

OhicfaI State Paper.
Official Paper City of Topeka.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16
SON ACCUSES MOTHER
LAD SAYS MRS. QUINN SLEW HIS
FATHER.
Police Begin Probe Into Mysterious
Deaths Of Three Of Womsn's
Husbands.

Chicago.-Following dramatic
scene at the Kensington avenue police
station. In which Charles Elmer
Thorpe Of jackson. Mich. accused
Mrs. Jane Taylor Quinn Of the muir.
der Of his father. the police began
an Investigation into the death OF
three Of the woman's husbands who
died under circumstances indicating
murder.
Since the woman was placed under
surveillance following the death Of
her husband. John NJ. Quinn. Q third
husband. whom she repudiated early
In the investigation. was found to have
been shot and killed by burgiars."
just as Quinn met death while sleep
ing In his home November 2.
Mrs. Quinn denied that she had ever
been married to any but Quinn and
John Mcdonald. the Canadian who
died suddenly Of alcohol poisoning"
As the inquest drew TO q close for the
day she was suddenly confronted by
Elmer Thorpe. whom she admitted
having met before. and then swooned.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16
1f&laAgEE[E[9sAlSZ!s!lat
KssgEy(DTES
fSSA a.
TWELVE DOLLARS A MINUTE
Ths, Sum In Good American Coin 10
Paid Into the Golfers Of Uncle Sam
by Psorls DistiIierIes.

As we are seeking 10 promote tenn
perance and the banlshment OF liquor
from our midst. and are doing 30 tas
far as adding "antisaloon" territory
IL concerned) II might be OF interest
to look over some figures given BY q
secular paper. In regard to the rev
enue derived by the government from
this traffic the past year; and from
where II came, writes \. II. MCMILLAN
OF Efingham. ILL.,. In the United Pres
s-terian. We quote from the article
at the beginning. "The four leading
distilleries OF Peoria, according TO a
rough estimate. pay into the Golfers OF
Uncle Sam every minute Of the day
and night. the year round. the sum OF
sl2. In good. hard. American coin; ac-
.ording to figures made public by the
commi ssioner of Internal revenue. I'LL
nols and Peoria still continue to lead
the list OF states and cities In the mat
ter OF internal revenue collections:
the nearest competitor TO II being
New York. but is nine millions behind
II. There is no other revenue dis
trict in the world except New York
that anywhere nearly approaches Pc
oria on import duties. The total col
lections for the United States for the
year ending June 30 1911. was s322..
$4,000. as against approximately
$500. 0000 900 for the preceding year.
This Is the greatest year In the his
tory Of the government since the In
ternal revenue law was passed. The
previous "hlgh-water' mark being In
1866. when s3i0. 600. 900 was collected.
but this was in time OF extraordinary
needs. and resulted from extraor.
binary legislation.
by states the leaders stand as sol
lows: Illinois. $3.50. 0cO. 900: New
Nork. $4,000. 900; Indiana. 1891 900.
Terre Haute being the center OF the
distilling business In Indiana. There
are -four internal revenue districts In
Illinois. and the revenue ofiices give
the standing as follows: Peoria. s2s.-
s9s.0s2; Chicago. sl2.642.005: Pekin.
si0.04s.06s. and the district compris-
Ing the balance OF the state, s62s.6ls.
The detailed figures by collection dis
tricts is as follows: First Illinois.
G2.6+2.oo5: Fifth Illinois. SIS. sss. osa:
Eighth Illinois, sI0.255. 600: Thirteenth
Illinois. ss2s.6ie: sixth Indiana. ST.
ois.06s: Seventh Indiana. s20.0s5.3I5:
Third Iowa. S573.sis: Fourth Iowa.
s6s3.s73: First Michigan. Ss,033.i9i:
Fourth Michigan. ss74.osi First Mis-
souri,. Si0.52t.7l3: Sixth Missouri. g..
1856; First Wisconsin. Ss.3s3.I2s;
Second Wisconsin. si.iss.s25 These
states adjoining Illinois reported the
following sums: Indiana. S3i.l33.-
1854: Iowa. N.2s7,Ss32s: Mlchisau.
Vo07 .5s5.s6: Missouri. Sl2.t70, $50 So:
Nebraska. S2.773. 3oS. &c: Wisconsin.
s9.5s2. t54.3l.
These figures from the government
reports tell their own story and from
them you may draw your own conclu-
sions. The DEVILS business seems TO
prosper. Notwithstanding the persecu-
lion and the prosecutions that have
been brought against Il.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16
PLAN CAPTURE OF NANkiNo.

Shanghai.-The most important
constructive revolutionist step was
taken In the sending out Of telegraph.
&c invitations TO the II seeding prov.
inces TO appoint delegates who shall
establish a provisional National As
sembly at shanhai.
This Is to supercede the assembly
NJ Picking. which at present is com.
prised Of government nominees.
The people failing to attend to the
notice will not obtain the recognition
OF the revolutionists.
military conference was held at
500 Chow TO plan TIE capture OF Nan.
king. In order TO prevent unnecessary
bloodshed and quickly restore peace, II
was decided TO offer $4,000 to Gen.
Chang Hsu's officers not to make re-
sistance. or 100000 for Chang Hsu's
head.
With all the inhabitants either dead
or seeking safety In flight. and the reb-
els still unprepared TO give battle.
Marking continues to be the scene OF
fighting and fire. Mutlny has broken
OFT in the ranks OF Gen. Chang Hsu
ard the imperial army is divided
against itself.
Chang is virtually waging an indie.
pendent warfare. The Tartar general
remains strongly guarded in Picheko
Temple, afraid to communicate with
the rebel mranders. The victory is
helpless. He has repeatedly urged
Chang TO follow a more moderate pol
icy and to prevent a general massacre.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16
U. S. GETS MCNAMARA RECORD
Evidence In Indianapolis Dynamite
Case In Hands OF Gov
eminent.

indianapolis. Ind.-The books and
records Of the International Associa-
ton Of Bridge and Iron Workers we're
placed In the hands of the federal
government by order Of Judge Ander-
son. United States aarshal Schmidt
Immediately took them to the federal
grand jury room
The action OF Judge Anderson was
taken following a report from the
grand jury that they were unable to
get the evidence on its subpoenas
duces tecum.
The federal grand jury at once be-
gan the investigation of the charges
against the Mcnamara brothers for al
legged violation Of the federal statutes
In Transporting dynamite In common
carriers through the states.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16
Physical Condition Of prunL,,o.

As rule male drunkards live long.
er than female. Seventy.five per cent
OF all chronic alcoholics" have fatty
degeneration Of the liver Many have
brown atrophy OF the heart. The kid
neys are never normal Fifty per
cent OF the drunkards have gastritis.
by the coating Of the tongue and the
character OF the tremor or length OF a
spree can be accurately determined.
The drunkard often secs things" but
rarely has his sense of smell impair.
ed Patients who drink absinthe are
particularly liable to commissions. nc.
cording TO the report of DIR. Lambert,
Of Bellevue hospital. New York. who
has made a special study OF thous
sands OF drunkards during his conne
ton with that famous institution.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16
GIFT FOR PEOPLE
CARNEGIE GIVES s2s.ooo.ooo FOR
THE EDUCATION OF
AMERICA.
PRESENT IS MADE IN BONDS
Iron Master Heads New Cooperation
That VIII Have Charge Of pIstrlbu-
tIon Of Fund-Root to Aid In the
Plan.

New York.-To promote the ad-
vancement and diffusion Of knowledge
among the people Of the United States.
Andrew Carnegie has given $26.ooo.-
600.
This latest beQuest Of the Laird Of
Skibo was made at the organization
meeting Of the Carnegie Corporation
Of New York which was Incorporated
by the New York legislature June .
last.
II IL intended that the business OF
founding and aiding libraries and edu-
cational institutions which has been
carried on by Mr.. Carnegie as an in
dividual for many years will be turned
over to the corporation and carried on
by It.
The incorporators met at Mr.. Car
negie's residence. adopted a constitu-
ton and bylaws and elected the fol-
lowing officers:
President. Andrew Carnegie; vice
president. Elihu Root; treasurer. Rob
ert A. Franks; secretary. James Bert
ram.
1t was only after all the business Of
the meeting had been transacted that
Mr.. Carnegie announced he would
transfer to the corporation $25.o00.0 900
In first mortgage bonds Of the United
States Steel corporation.
In a statement issued II Is set forth
that the Carnegie Corporation Of New
York will receive and maintain fund
or funds and apply the income there
Of TO promote the advancement and
diffusion OF knowledge and under.
standing among the people Of the
United States. by aiding technical
schools. institutions Of higher learn
Ing. libraries. scientific research. hero
funds. useful publications and such
other agencies and means as shall
from time to time be found appro-
pirate therefor"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

The American eagle has good cause
TO scream as he points with pride to
one American young woman OF wealth
who has refused to wed high and no
BILE titles. preferring to return from
the conquest OF the European title
market TO bring up her young son as
a good and loyal American. Perhaps
her course may induce other young
American women 70 follow her sensi-
BILE and patriotic example.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

Cincinnati Grain Market.

Flour-winter patent. s4.25a4. 40.
family $3.40a440. low grade s3a3 20.
hard patent s5.3Oa5.75. do fancy,
$4.55a490. Wheat-No. red 97isa
9s1hc. No. 8 red s5a97c. No. 4 red s.
assoc. Corn--No. 2 white 75a75h No.
8 white 741a75c, No. 2 yellow la
74hc. No. 3 yellow 73a74c. No. 2
mixed 73a73hc. No. mixed 72ha73c.
Oats--No. 2 white 4S1ta49c, standard
white 4sa4shc. No. 3 white 47ha4sc.
Cincinnati Live Stock.
Cattle-shippers $5.5Oa6.5O. butcher
steers. extra $6a6.l5. good to choice
35a5.S5. heifers, extra S5-25a5.5O.
good TO choice 34.5Oa5.15. cows. extra
S4.40a4.65. good TO choice s3.5Oa4.35.
Gamers. sl.25a2.50. Bulls-Bolosna
&3.50a4.1O. extra sA15al25. Calves
Extra So. fair to good S6a7.75.
common and large s3a7. Hogs
Good to choice packers and butcher
S6.40a66o. mixed packers. $6a6.4O.
common TO choice heavy fat sows
S4a5.65. pigs (i10 lbs aud less) ssa
50. sheep-Extra s325. good to choice
S275a3.16. Lambs-Extra S5.40a5. so.
Cincinnati Miscellaneous.
Poultry-Hens 10c, spring chick.
ems lie. ducks lie. turkeys l5I1c.
geese 7s9c. Eggs-Prime firsts
ale Butter-Creamery. extra 34hsc.
frsts 2Sisc. dairy. fancy &c. Apples
Home grown 60casl.b0 per Dbl
Carrots-on track 3i.6osl.75 Dbl.
Celery--75cAs1 per boz. Eggs
doz. Honey-1ial3c ID.
Lemons California $6.26a6. Onions
Home grown sla1.60 bu. Pineapples
q crate. Orangcs-S4.50
sk boz. Potatoes-iiomegrow
;2.5oat Dbl
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

Lightning" says a modern philos-
opher. never hesitates when Il has
anything 10 do: II goes straight 70 the
mark" Our observation IL that light
ming does nothing Of the sort. but II
makes an atIociously crooked track.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

The air serpent has been discovered
by an aeronaut whom 1t attacked. Il
is described by its terrified victim as
a long. green monster. with huge
wings. After this the sea serpent
will seem but mild domestic pet.
Another suggestion of the discovery
will be for airships to have water
wagon attachments by way of precau-
ton.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

Pontiac. Mich.-Released from Jack.
son prison. Walter Hudson OF Pontiac
found himself heir to $4,000 left to
him by q relative while he was serv-
ing his sentence. six months ago
Hudson was sentenced to serve from
sir months to five years for larceny.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16
CANAL COMMITTEE IS BACK
Members Of Congress Who Visited
Panama Declare eIs Ditch VIII
Open In 1918.

New York.-Ail but two members OF
the congressional committee that
went to the isthmus OF Panama last
month returned satisfied that President
Taft's prediction would be fuiniled.
and that the canal would DO finished
and open for business by 1913.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16
NEGRO slayer Gets LIfe Term.

Keokuk. Ia.-John A. Roland, q
negro. was given q life sentence for
the murder OF Lily Jones. a white wo
man, on June 20. lie shot her sir
times and twice attempted to commi,
suicide.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16
IN All Thy Waya."

In all thy ways acknowledge him Sc
In all thy ways. In thy worship. In
thy study Of his word. In thy inter.
course with his people. In thy trafnc
with the world. In thy business and
In thy recreation. At thy meals. In
thy correspondence. In thy reading.
In thy dress. What! In these petty
matters, Yes: In all thy ways.
Thinkest thou that God will have no
word for thee on such topics, De un-
deceived. Thou shalt find a revela.
tion OF the viii Of God for every one
OF thy paths. There 10 no need for
thee ever TO let 20 his hand. Not a
single hair OF thy head receives its
aiiment without him. Why. then.
should a single step be taken without
him!-Rev. George Bowen.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

a Boston woman OF eighty-four has
been winning prizes for both farm and
art exhibits at country fair. This
shows that energy and determination
are among the ingredients. at least,
Vf the draught producing perpetual
youth
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

A Pennsylvania molder has invent
ed a steel OF remarkable hardness
suitable among other things for a su-
perior article OF armorplate. Next we
viii hear OF the projectile man who
will invent shell to pierce Il. And
80 the war game ever goes on.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

One of our correspondents wants to
know II she is too old at twenty-five
TO take up the study OF music. She is
about twenty-five years too old to at
tack some Of the popular songs with
satisfactory results.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

There is much medical wonder over
a man In Minnesota who survived hav-
ing cut In his heart sewed up. Yet
a broken heart. all know. Is such an
easy hurt TO remedy that the medical
profession science does not even re-
gard Il as worthy OF attention.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16
Tsft Saves Woman's LIE.

Sewanes. Tenn.-President Tan
granted a ninety-day reprieve TO Mrs
Matte e. Lomax. q coior.d woman Of
Washington sentenced 10 suffer the
death penalty for murder Of her rus
band.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

The ancient device Of blaming ev.
erything on the woman has. by the
gallantry Of modern times. been soft
ened down to accusations Of her hob
Bile skirt
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

Enthusiastic fly swatters should
avoid disciplining ther children I'M
necessarily Just to keep in trim TOR
next season.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

A woman in New York hammered
a nail in her shoe with a loaded shell.
and yet We talk OF the accidents which
happen to unfortunate people.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

The Chicago man who offered SO
cents to have a marriage engagement
broken is Just another one of those
Windy City profiigates.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16
Bic Fish show In PsrI..

Paris.--Many countries are repre-
sented In the international fisheries
exhibition which opened In Paris. The
exhibition h under the control OF the
French gyternmect
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

That school for brides to be is per-
haps the right idea, but will II not
deprive the dears of the Joy OF finding
out for Themselves?
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

A New Jersey undertaken. who is
running for ONCE, uses his hearse In
his campaign. He takes an odd way
TO show that he is not a dead one.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

These new counterfeit $40 bills may
drive an exasperated populace into &C
cepting only twenties. fifties and hun
dreds for their days work.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

a bite from a Cbicagb bog has
killed a Chicago BOZ, who tbs worth
more than all the unmuzzled dogs in
Chicago.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16
TOBACCO PLAN IS APPROVED
Fedora, Court Gives lite o. X. to Dis
solution Of American Company
With Certain Notifications.

New York.-The United States cir
cult court handed down a decision
here approving the plan of dissolution
OF the American Tobacco company
with notifications.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

Since the duke oosheirAbruzzi has
become such a poptlar hero In Italy
they ought to let him marry the girl
he wants.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16
stock EXCHANGE FIrm T.I,..

New York. =, Announcement was
made on the stock exchange OF the
failure Of the nrm Of w. l.. Stevens
q Co. The present nrm was form %
n April. 1910
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16
Toss IS REELECTED.
MASSACHUSETTS RETURNS DEM
ocRATic GOVERNOR GUT GAL
ANcs or TICKET DEFEATED.
NEW YORK GOES REPUBLICAN

Hss Majority In teoIslssurs--o. o. p.
Wins In Maryland and Rhode
island-Derocrats Garry Kentucky
Illinois Towns Vote "Dry."
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16
MEMBER OF

The Portuguese revolutionists use
automobiles to get Manuel his throne.
Kingdoms no longer are-traded for
horses. -
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

GAINESVILLE. Wis.-Splintered tim
bers, broken furniture. crumbled rock
and plaster. scattered farm produce
and dead farm animals littering the
ground over an area a quarter Of a
mile in width and 20 miles In length
indicate the tremendous force with
which Southern Wisconsin's worst
syclone swept path through Rock
county. killing eight persons, injuring
many more and doing damage to the
extent OF 100000.
OF the injured ones. Albert Schmidt.
IL years old. near Hanover. will die.
His father and two sisters are dead.
At least one more may die.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16

Touch the goblet no more; II WIN
make thy heart sore, to its very core
-LopgfeIlow
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-16
Brings Out Wsaknesses

Alcohol has the effect Of bringing
out many other brain weaknesses be.
sides insanity. that without Il misht
have lain dormant"-Dr. T. 8. Cious
ton.