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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-13
Trying Ont Texas

From Lennon, S. Oak. they came,
bound for Buckeye, Tex. There were
seven in the family, and each had all
the luggage he could carry as they
marched down the long waiting room
at the union depot, led by an usher.
who carried on his shoulders their i'm
mense bundle of blankets
One of the boys dragged a washing
wringer by the handle, and the young
est, a 5-year-old, chung tig1 to a new,
shiny accordion. But the thing that
attracted every one in the depot was
a huge clothes basket that the father
and the oldest boy carried between
them. In the basket was a large
square box of some sort covered with
a cloth.
You're not doing your washing on
the train, are you?" asked an old man,
who moved over on the long bench to
give them room to pile thei goods
mo- answered the man with the
basket I'VE knew we were to be
pretty nigh five days on the road, and
we laid out to take along enough
victuals to see us through
II guess We did, too,'' he added, af-
ter a pause. I'VE had that clothes
basket and the tin bread box both full
when we started. The only mistake
was that mother forgot to put in the
little oil stove to make the coffee
with.
eff we like It well enough at Buck
eye after spending the winter there
concluded the father of the family,
we're not going back TO LENNON
we're not going back to Lennon -
Kansas City Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-13
A ChiId's idea.

Unfamiliarity with. money gives chill
dren a queer idea of the value of GER
tain coins. A SO cent piece dropped
from the pocket of a visitor to down
town school and was returned by a
small girl with the remark: Here,
sir, is your $1e.''
The man laughed in spite of himself,
but the teacher looked sad.
Poor little things - she said.
How can you expect them to know
any better? They never see piece of
money bigger than a quarter. They
are as sharp as coin collector on
cents. nickels, dimes and quarters,
and can almost tell the date across the
room, but a piece of money bigger
than that is such rarity in their
homes that they are apt to call any,
thing from one to a hundred dollars.
when I first took charge of this
class there wasn't child in the room
who could name the denomination of a
coin above a quarter. They had heard
of big money, but had never seen 1T.
They have had several lessons in
Identifying Uncle SAM money, but
that particular girl happened to be alb
sent, so it is not strange that she
should take your half dollar for &c."
Boston Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-13
THE TOP HAT.

nation is in the throes of a revOlu-
ton, peaceful as to method, but pro-
found and far reaching in it's effects,
is the passing of the top hat. The
clerks have given it up, and now the
cabmen. scorn it. Thus progress is
ever onward. 1t has been said in the
t'nation that shortens its sword length
ems its boundaries" but truer in our
day is the axiom, the people that
lowers it's headgear raises its civiliza-
ton
The top hat was and is a pretentious
fraud. IT pretended to denote respect
ability, but it was, in fact, a mark of
the persistent barbaric. This has been
proved by every explorer Show a top
hat to King Hullabaloo and he will
barter his harem for it. It has in
variably caught the aboriginal eye for
beauty. AS worn by the Caucasian
male of today it is a piece of hideous
atavisrn. 1t incites to contemptuous
ribaldry or to murder. The only voice
that has dared to raise itself in its
defense in London is the voice of the
halter, and that is the voice of mad
ness.
No, the top hat was conceived by a
misanthropic chairman, and only a ma
ton of shopkeepers would have en-
dured it SO long. Before the top hat
was clamped upon the aching brow of
John Bull England was "merrie Eng
land" spacious England, and so she
may be again when she has kicked the
last top hat into the channel-Chicago
Tribune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-13
Break, break, break
On thy cold gray stones, o sea

Read Poe's Raven simply as an
exercise in phonics, and note the re-
sult.-St. Louis Republic.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-23
A. L. MAUK
THE SHOE MAN
Mems, Women's and Child
ren's dress shoes
TYPE Is Pa. /.
"CtC 10y" WILL SRCGILY
sUT A MEMORY.
~ ''is Esy I'D Generation. -.
Time Is Dehed to an Extent
Undreamed of by the
Past Generation.

We VI this generation reue.nbei
her well-tne gentle old lazy WIN
hair of silver. crowned with honorable
years ahu treasured memories. .nu
slipping Quietly Into the shadows ~
othei uIys lao uUnIe seemed couIie,e
WITHOUT LEI presence, and tie ,ery
aiSulty or Ler gentle grace auueG .,D
hiCescrIbabIe CHARM TO fanny u.e
one wore her yeaTs as q badge "a 40
.i"ct'Sn mo Ola Aot begrudse eXaC ,.A.,
lilac 49, toll. her journey up ace
all 81 i.ie II tie blazing AunIiSnI L,
io"th "..J r"piete with incidents Wiz.
VIM .--.-'..IiJ size loved to eLT!CA
ati iThIant nouIs. she Lett 20 o,uers
'He ~Su'i,.es " the present, the recO.
t"0nsnS OF hSr day were yet OF sui
AashI iL4pottancS 70 absorb her III.
tstSSI, GI4d she went skcut GO.ns
0ood IN her Own unobtrusiVe way
Asr spEers OF skIstencs WAs hnlteu.
IL 10 Irus, but 70 hor retiring nature
AND o.F fashioned ideas the familiar
lntsTcoui"s around the firesids up.
peAlsd a. no outside interaats eouId
over &C She II RAPIDLY becon4Iue
~ byHlC0l Slu ldu1
I" generation or Two k0o has passed
away foIsrsr. Here and there, IN q
lev families who have not outliyed
The deHEhtful customs that prevailed
50 sztsnLiVsiy only . comparatively
!e" ySLfs ago may be found some last
eSpon.hi u her type. who IL loved
and hehOrsd by all who know her and
VINO eAc:ts In her OTn way more
lasting inhuoncs for good han do her
independent Bistors in their more AZ
grSssiVs lives
we have been taught from early
youth to reverence ola age. and one
of our proudest boasts as a civilized
nation fB that we have remained true
20 our teachings in thiy regard AT Ieakt
In these more engaging ti2cs, how.
over. there EssAls really to be no old
age N the former aceeDtation q the
Term. IL Is true that the years add I'D
just the sane. but nature seems to
nave extended her lease Of life and
re1u'snsted the human system-~The
dainty !aoe capS that osc6 get 40 low
inRly GrGn the ~hfite hairs have given
way bsrI+G the onslauKhts of the hair.
DIR e6fer. ard tie FonbSF black bonnet
that ia With strings hrs loaS STAGE
been Iu:Tcetrd by the latest creation
OF the uillinor's art. Il IL just as well
perhaps. ;hs! the period of q persons
mental As we'll as ply activity
can ba isnEihoned TO an almost In.
dehnite extent, speaking comparative
y. OF course. for jnst 30 much more OF
i'eb joy wiz tal! 10 hi share, even
~ INC RISK Of corresponding In
"!sans @; lie COTTON
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-23
No More Room

The elevator slipped rapidly by one
moor after another, while many in.
mates of large office building rang
the bell and demanded to be carried
to tn street II was the noon hour
and every one at the elevator shaft
wa. anxious to get luncheon.
The elevator seemed 10 be oriv hale
hlled Actually there we're three girls
and a man In 1t who had got on at the
fifteenth floor.
Filled up" shouted the operator,
as he sped by the angry crowd At the
door.
Finally he reached = floor where
one Of the officers OF the company hsA,
his office, and the man was there n.
wanted TO go down. He shouted to
him. Filled up" and the man said
something positive.
Then The operator added.
FILLED up with hats"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-23
NAUTICAL ALMANAC FIGURES
Great Care Exercised In Preparing
Tables for the Guidance Of
the Sailor.

II may be safely said thn. no
outside the publishing offic0 rad
the entire Nautical Altman rom
beginning to end. but each fire OF
the printed almanac Is. In the Office.
examined twice and read three times.
The total number OF figures exceeds
a million. but, great as the number is.
1t is trifling compared with the mum.
Der OF ngures employed in the calcu.
latIons. as the almanac figures repre-.
sent bare" results only. The moon.
for instance. requires for tn calcuIa.
ton more than million and a half
OF figures. and similarly with other
branches OF the work. soeh - the sun,
the planets. etc. Contrary 20 the gen.
sTH opinion, practically every figure
N the book 10 fresh from year to year.
The tabiee from which nearly nll
the work n calculated have been orig.
inally constructed from the labors OF
the astronomical observer. and to n
larger extent from the observations OF
the sun, moon and planets made at
the Royal observatory. Greenwich. Tel.
escopes and other astronomical appti.
ances are conspicuously absent, as the
work OF the staff Is purely mathemat.
ical and not Decentralization
THE Sailors Bible" in the Strand.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-23
BOSTON MAN WAS MUS!ClL.
Must Have Been, for He Found Moth
ing Good In Opera Performance
In Paris.

Americans have to have a lot OF
2c've when they're abroad" said tho
All who = just returned from his
1T iorG!s.. lip. Il fell In with an
'"'"1can At me Grand hotsl In Paris
'Go was e.: his way 10 the opera. and.
s. ! Mas OF the same mind. we started
GGc;h2r.
although II was a fearrully hot
':Sht We found tho opera house
,cAed-.tiie French. you know. are
-cc.i on opera"
who were the sinEers?" asked
..l,aer
ii. don't know-it was a third.
al" performance.
Well. ne tried hard to get seats
""' en- dn't-not thing to be had
y ait, said my American friend;
- "c lack i'll few minutes-I think
On set come tickets and he re.
'u!r3d yer: soon. waving two tickets
'o't which. as it turned out. were
complimentary. To obtain compli-
mentary -ickets on . night like that
was master stroke. The French
would have called it"
Coup 0etAt!" suggested some one
Tour de 'Crce!" said another. but no
one was quite certain. so he contin
jed
lie had represented himself tokAa
director of the Metropolitan OHta
company"
Did he live In New York;" inquired
another listener.
No-So-iOn--but he was very mu
sic"i--a' cast. ! think he must have
Deeh. '"r hiic sat enjoying the per-
.ormhncr immensely he was cxcisim
ING from timc 10 time. Rotten! Hear
nat tenor! That sopranos awful
Boston I.rald
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-23

A scald, burn, or severe cut
heals slowly if neglected The
family that keeps bottle of BAL
LARD'r SNOW LINIMET on hand
is always prepared for such ac-
cidents Price Csc, SOC and $l.OO
per bottle. Sold by Elko Drug Co.
Taking & Chance.
The mistress ~aS giving Harriet the
benefit Of he. aGv.ce and counsel
touching a momertous step tho latter
contemplated
"Of course. Harriet said the lady
Of the house, IF you intend to get
married. that's your own business:
but you mrsr'' fC-ro' that marriage IL
very serious matter"
"Yis, num-" said Harriet "Yis.
mum; I know tits sometimes, mum.
But. mum, maybe I'll have better luck
than you did. mum"
A heavy cold in the lungs that
was expected to cure itself has
been the starting point in many
cases of disease that ended fatallM
The sensible course is to take
frequent doses of BILLIARDS.
HOREHOUND SYRUP. 1t checks
the progress of the disorder and
assists nature to restore normal
conditions. Price Csc, SOC and
Sl.OO per bottle. Sold by Eiko Drug
Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-23
The Hini1nNHna.

Mrs. Ultra.Swell---"You have named
your aeroplane after your husbands"
Mrs. DeSail--"Yes, indeed, but not as
compliment" Mrs. Ultra-Swsll--
Then why?" Mrs. DcSail---"Because
Il smokes so much, can't be depended
opon and half the time II IL unman.
sgeable."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-23

When the bowels become ir-
regular you are uncomfortable and
the longer this condition exists the
worse you feel. You can get rid
of this misery quickly by using
HERBINE. Take a dose on going
to bed and see how fine you feel
the next day. Price SOC. Sold by
Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-23
No Problem n All.

Have you ever noticed how a bum
actor can get laughter and applause
by using a cuss word?"
"oh. yes. What's the reason?"
I've found out, think. The audi.
ence has been wanting to swear. but
Ia too polite"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-23
EArEg. 500 PER DAV -s11 UP

Gas in the stomach or bowels is
disagreeable symptom of torpid
liver. To get rid of it quickly
take HE RHINE. tits marvellous
liver stimulant and bowel purifier.
Price SOC. Sold by Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-23
Chance for American capI,slis,s.

SHshce 'OT SWeF'osh SRpitaHots,
Russian manufacturers invest $50.
100000 annual! in American cotton.
and It " stated that should a Russo.
American bank be established In st.
Petersburg the cotton investment
would reach 500 100000 annually.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-12
International Association of
MaChiniStS DeclireS to Au-I
thorize a WaIkOut Because
of improper Negotiations,
THIS LEAVES AGGRlEVE0
EMPLOYEES IN LURCH
Federation viii Be Immediately.
Reorganized With View to.
Renewing Demands For m.
crease of Wages,


Chicago Sept - -- The strike
threatened for several days ny the
shop men of the Illinois Central rail
road because of refusal of the railroad
to recognize the federation OF mechan-
ical employees. was finally averted to-
day and the federation viii reorgan-
ize.
The executive board of the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists met
al Davenport. la. and refused TO au-
thorize strike on the ground that
the system federation had not con
Quoted its negotiations property and
left the federation without the neces-
sary support for strike.
When j. Z. McCreery, president of
the system federation. and his COM
mittec met with w. +. Kramer and
the committee Of international OIL
Gers today when they received word
from Davenport that the machinists
executive board had voted positively
against strike. a strike without the
assistance OF the machinists' interna-
tional union was regarded as at least
hazardous.
The federal officials were informed
bt the machinists' board that the
method of procedure in demanding
recognition from the Illinois Central
was irregular. They were told that
the action they had taken WAS in
violation OF the thirty-day notice
clauses in the contracts between the
international unions and the railroad
and strike for rec0gnito on that
basis could not be enforce
1t was concluded therefore to peor-
eanize the shopmen federation along.
new lines and To proceed in conform
ity with agreements SO that the sup
port Oh the International unions
might be procured without jeopardh-
ing existing agreements.
Tomorrow the committee of inter
national officers and the system fed
GRAFTON leaders will meet again to
formulate an announcement To the
Illinois Central shopmcn setting forth
the Circumstances ana suggesting lines
of future action.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-12
SAMUEL GOMPERS AND
OTHERS ADDRESS SiIOpMIN

Los Angeles, Sept. 1l,--Hundreds of
railroad shop workers and members OF
various labor unions gathered in a
mass meeting at labor temple tonight
To hear addresses by Samuel Gompers
president of the American Federation
Of Labor. and BY j. w. Kline and the
atter's associates on the committee
which recently conferred in san Fran
cisco with Julius Kruttschnltt, of the
Hartman system.
Speaking of the demands made BY
the organized shop crafts, Mr.. Kline
declared that the railroads must rec
ognize the federation Of shop en-
ploycs. A strike was the last resort
he said, and the interests of mn in
nocent public were involved. There
fore, he hoped that the railroad man
ayers would "see the light" and agree
to further conferences in which mu-
tual CONCESSIONS might be effected on
points aside from the recognition OF
the shop federation.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-12
RICHMOND PEARSON HOBSON
NOT SURPRISED HN RESIIT

Spring Lake, y. D., Sept ll.-Fresh
trom the close of his campaign In
Maine. CONGRESSMAN Richmond Pear
son Hobson tonight heard the news
of the ti-prohihitionists victory
with the declaration that prohibition
would yet triumph. MIR. tlobson re-
turned ta his summer home here to
day after speaking tor prohibition in
Maine
i expected the result to he close.
he said. The outgroWth of city pop
.uAtlon over country population since
lSSl has been very marked making
thc drift toward wet conditions strong
in proportion. | believe. however. that
this fight has demonstrated to stu
dents of prohibition and temperance
that the next move W,ll not he or
should not he confined to individual
states. but should extend to the Unit
ed states. And make "A forecast that
from this second battle of Maine 81
movement viii begin that VIII end In
putting prohibition IN the constitution
of the United states
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-12

VOTE or CITIES OFFSET
THAT or RURAL DISTRICTS

Portland, Me. Sent. ll.-Unoiticial
returns late tonight indicated that
prohibition was voted out OF the con
stituuon Of Maine today hy ma
iority OF aboIt 1000 votes. About
Twenty-Five small towns had not been
reported ana the vote of these, to-
gether with errors incident TO the col
lection of returns 10y telephone, sull
lett the exact result in some doubt.
one hundred and twenty thousand
voters cast ballots on the question.
With the twenty-five towns missing
the vote was G0,S72 for repeal adj
t6g,S7 against a change In the con-
stutiou
As had been predicted the cities
were the chief strongholds ot the re-
peal faction but the majority of IL
0o0 i'm the total city vote was barely
sufficient, according to the --latest
available returns to offset the vote
of the rural regions.
Although today's vote did not
equal tmt of a year ago, when the
democrats swept the state, which for
years had been a republican strong
hold, the, election WAS an interesting
contest. There was not a home in amy
part Of the state which was not flood
led with literature by both sides, while
the voters were waited on by person
al workers and harungucd at public
gatherings to cast their ballots for or
against repeal The result was that
hundreds of voters who had not visit
ed the polls for years, with the posi-
BILE exception of last year, were re-
corded today.
Little excitement marked the vot-
ing. Although the polls in some Of
the cities were crowded during much
Of the time, ii was an orderly crowd
and gave the officials little or no trou-
Bile.
Since 1851 Maine has had a stat
ute prohibiting the sale of intoNicat-
ng liquors aud since 1884 prohibi-
ton has been a part of the eonstitu-
ton. In 1884 the question of placing
prohibition in the constitution was
put before thepcoplo and prohibition
won by majority Of ia,9SS, carrying
every county in the state. Following
this the attacks OF the anti-prohibi
tionists ceased for a time, only to be
renewed in later years.
The democratic party last year
made the question of rcsubmission of
the constitutional amendment u
plank in its platform. The democrats
swept tho state i'm the election and
the legislature aided by some rcpub-
hcans, voted to put the question be-
fore the people.
The apparent decision of the Vot-
ers on the face of the returns tonight
to take prohibition out OF the Consti-
tution does not mean that liquor can
lawfully be sold. The legislature must
act before the present statutory law
a No g.ttl Il Il
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-12
OUTBREAKS IN MEXICO
END IN FATALITIES

Tehucan Puebls. Mex Sept. H.
TOO much nepotism, coupled with tho
announcement Of the iefe politicQ
that he purposed to hold a new cleo
tion, brought about fatal clash be-
tween the people Of CoaXcatlan and
the Maderista guards yesterday Four
persons were killed ana many wound
ed. News received today is that the
residents Of the place still are in re-
bellion and that the people of DIAL
pam and Chilao have Joined in the up
rising.
Last week the iefe politieo Benia-
min Baldcras Marques placed two of
his near relatives in office and then
announcing he was not satisfied with
the elections Of June, called for q
new vote
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-12
PRESIDENT MELLON
DENIES He IS
To RETIRE
Head of New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad Gives
Out Statement to Head Off
RumOrS,
TBv Morning journal soscaI LEASED Wire !

Boston, Sept 1l.-Ftrtper denial
was made tonight by President
Charles $. Mellen Of the New York
New Haven ~ Hartford railroad. that
he intends soon to retire. The denial
was made in q telegram, which, Pres
ident Mellon gent from Breton
Woods y. H., TO the Associated Press
In answer to telegram regarding the
meaning OF the Following official
statement, given out today by the
railroad press department in New
Haven
THE newspapers nsk # il is true,
or II there is any foundation Tor the
story that President Mellen is To re-
tire from the presidency.
MIR. Mellen is to retire from the
presidency, but the date has not yet
been fixed"
President Mellen replied To tAis to-
night as follows;
The statement seems TO be quite
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-12

,u~ Christian Temperance Union. IS
~utd tht teIjeNins statemyu, tumeht.
lhe-e IS me- defeat
No taU tor Retreat.
"Nau Dee blown from the huzIv ell
r-ht.
he result ot the sreat battle Wst
foushi in Marnt Is hut 0nV incident ID
th, great onward march ior prohibit
uon, fhe power ot the liquor trust al
thl- nation hos hceu demonstrated rs
u,,ri hytotr.
-lt liquor money is effe.ual u
oN,r,omHg tho influence of the
church. the educators the rrtugvrs.
thr r,lormers. the women ana chill
tr,u, % i= hlsh time there should lie
yreat upriSiug of the moral and re-
ugtou- tertes of This nation. THE ua-
tuu must overcome the huuur traffic
or me liquor traffic win overthrow
the nation
Colonel Fred y. Dow son of the
luty GenygaJ Neal Dow. thv father of
thc Maine prohibition law said te-
ui2ht
a wet victory boy ABOUT 500 is
Indicated. This Was secured mostly
throush the cooperation ol the ma-
ior part eft the republican machine
with the democratic organization IN
counties where prohibition has been
/ best enforced it was best sustained
Several ot thr governors here for
( the governors conference tomorrow.
1 Expressed Widely divergent vitAs an
I Tine result
Governor Emmet O'Neil of Ala
hanna. said
/ IL am delighted TO hear that Maine
. has some wet. We had the same nght
iln Alabama i'm 1909. whom led
against putting prohibition i'm the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-12
CHOLERA VICTIMS TOTAL
657 IN ONE WEEK

Chiasso Switzerland, Sept IL
The regular weekly official statement
issued by the Italian government on
the cholera situation shows that from
August - to September inclusive.
there were l,466 cases Of the disease
in the country and $50 deaths. only
fifteen cases and four deaths occur
red at Messina. which is consider
able decrease compared with the pre-
viouS week.
I'm several Of the southern towns
attacks on the cholera hospitals con
tinuc. The institutions are being de-
Tended by the doctors and nurses at
the risk Of their lives. In one town
in the province of Salerno ten che:
era victims were kept for several
days in their own homes to be mourn
ed and oaressed by relatives.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-12
FARM LIFE LATEST
PRISON REFORM IDEA

leaVeuWorth. Kan. Sept. ll.-Be-
hevins That contract with the soil rids
the convict OF much of his bitter feel
ing against society. Warden Coddins
Of the Kansas state penitentiaN,
has adopted a plan of putting an con
victs to work. six months before
their release. un "a prison farm estah-
hshed for that purpose. sixty con
victs are now M work on the farm.
Put man out on a farm. said
Warden Codding. "lct him hear the
sounds OF nature, smell the fresh
ness of soil and plant. let him watch
things grow from rotting seed a.
a beautiful useful thins, and his bet
ter naturb asserts itself lie gets q
logical Ntew of life and is ready to
go into the world and be a better
man.