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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05

President Taft set a fine example
TODAY in sending his annual message
To congress as an exposition and ex-
ploitation OF his ideas on the one great
subject of the antitrust statute, or
sherman act
It is certainly a splendid new idea
that he sets, in clearly stating his
views and recommendation upon one
theme Of paramount business and po-
litical Importance to this country.
He does not mix up his views and
suggestions with the situation in Vene-
zueIa, with the woman's suffrage
question and with the consular de-
velopments at Tamative, Madagascar,
and a general big review of anything
and everything; a sort of hodge-podge
which people have not read and to
which congress has paid little atten-
ton.
The reader is cited with the state
rnent that he VIII not only be instructed
tonight. but be entertained, by Presi-
dent Taft's message which covers a
little less than the eleventh page of
this paper today, and the synopsis of
which appears on the ninth page, COW
ering a little more than one column.
IChapter XII next.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05

The Illinois girl who wed a sutton
after he had shot ner IA times. proba-
bly, did so on the theory that he would
und oubtedly make a generous nus
band. And it is a safe bet that one
who was so prodigaI in his expenditure
of ammunition would not be CLOSE
when it came to household expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05

The report of a four-day poker game
on an ocean liner, strengthens our con-
tentiol that necessity and luck do not
go hand in hand except in stcrv books
The winner of the long distance poker
touvnam emit was a millionaire
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-27

federal senator, and one that could
and would be strictly impartial be-
tween any conflicting interests that
might come into legislation in which
he had a voice. Upon the whole, his
was the most becoming and dignified
speech by candidate that | have
heard in many years. He readily, and
it seemed to me, satisfactorily dispos-
led of the turpentine matter by inform
ling us that all he did was to repre-
sent Pensacola's interest in prevent
| ing the loss to that city of its naval
stores business, and in no wise rep
resented Mr.. Shotter or his interests.
In the Swayne matter he testified as
to one count in the articles of i'm
lpeachment favorably, and as to anoth-
er unfavorably to the judge.
| I have no personal care for either
of these gentlemen, as l say, scarcely
know them, Except / have known of
Mr.. Blount as the reputed head of the
Florida bar for number of years. J.
Individually either would be accepta-
BILE to me, but on my responsibility as
a voter, by earnest desire to see the
south regain her prestige in the SEN
ate chamber of this great people; my
thought for the coming generations
who must live, maybe for centuries,
under the laws that will be put on our
statute books in this country in the
next twenty-five years, have heartily
scrawled these few lines, hoping that
they may aid in bringing some, espe-
cially our young men, to a realization
of the great trust given to each of
us-the right to vote-when theyl
come to cast their ballots in this con-
test.
| think Mr.. Blount will make SEN
ator that will at once become inffuen-
tial among his fellows, and bring
pride and a name to our state.
Had Mr. Blount not been for these
years the attorney for a railroad COM
pany, / doubt whether he would lose
10 per cent. of the voters that heard |
him and his adversaries on the stump |
Young man, can you afford to say to
yourself, by your vote, if ever take |
employment for corporation, be-
come unworthy of the confidence of |
my fellow citizens, and need never
hope to rise to political preferment? I
r. McCONATHY. /
Ocala, Fla, January 10, 1911.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-27
ESCAPED WITH HIS LIFE

''Twenty-one years ago faced an
awful death, writes H. B. Martin. Of
Port HARRISON, S. G. Doctors said
Il had consumption and the dreadful
cough / had looked it, sure enough.
tried everything could hear of for
my cough, and was under the treat.
ment OF the best doctor in George.
town, s. c., for year, but could get
no relief. A friend advised me to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery. / did SO,
and was completely cured. feel that
] owe my life to this great throat and
lung cure" It's positively guaranteed
for coughs, colds, and all bronchial az.
fections SOC. and 81. Trial bottles
free at Tydings & Co. m
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-27
sPAkE THE DANUBE TO THE MIS-.
SISSIPPl

1t is no use for ST. Louis to seek to
escape its destiny. The world will
never be satisfied until we have taken
our lesson from Budapest and have
become like her, is the admission of
1.-THE Globe-Democrat, which says:
Time and again, with recurring per-
sistence, Budapest has been pointed
out to us as our only pattern and our
only hope geographically and archi-
ltectually.
Now comes Hungarian baron of
wealth and distinction ard after in
specting us critically he says: Il
looked at the Mississippi river today
land think your river front is so
much like that of my native city; but
why do you not make it beautiful, like
that of Budapest? 1t is ugly with rail-
roads and no grass"
Why, pray, do we hold out any long.
Ter? Lives there a human being on
this earthly sphere who has seen
Budapest, who does not cry out to st.
Louis to go and do likewise? Why
delay in profiting by such model?
You see, we are bound to be Buda.
posted in spite of ourselve sooner or
later, so why not begin task that we
cannot evade. AS soon as our charter
gets on its legs and begins march
ing, would we not better send our
learned men, our counselors, those
who rule over us and all other mis-.
Icelleaneous citizens on foot and in
carriages, who can afford to go, over
to this Budapest, this magical dream
of civic beauty and bring back to us
I its plans and specifications?
We gain nothing by allowing our
selves to be Budapestered further
], We should be up and doing. Will
some one kindly write for us to the
tune of "Beulah Land" a song with
the refrain: 20 Budapest; sweet
Budapest?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-27

Mr.. Blount believes that the general
government should rive the same
measure of aid in the construction of
national highways as it does to the
deeping of rivers and the improve
ment of harbors and in his Ocala
speech dwelt at some length on this
proposition. His election would bring
the building of national highways in
the limelight. He says that the federal
government clearly has the right to
aid in the building of good roads
wherever there is a rural delivery
route
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-11-04

on these plrlu. You are under the heel
~ 'hl, corporation which b, building for
you irrigation enterprises, aud are help
ing YOU 10 make mi, country almost a
paradise. ihl, country which in earlier
day. wu, known o.. the great American
desert Y 90 didu Z know. hui these pa
'rlut- kurw. that YOU were being ground
down under the heel ~ those corpora
tiou. You didn = know until my friend.
Mr.. Flood. rnm" h"iur, vou aud told YOU
h's 'hr,r true patriot. .nyrd Won IN
spite ui ,uur,riyr. Possibly vmi didn Z
want 10 h" saved, hut that made uu dit.
ferrnc, Nj Flood tell, u- thni these
gentlemen -rrurrd fDt Won the right ~
amend yuuf constitution. that 'hc corI,
oratiou, had 80 written the constitution
~ New NcNiro that the pcoplc nf
New Mexico could never stand II aud
they had 90 save you from that which
they did. and now ull YOU have 10 du Is
~ vote for this blue ballot. - vote
for the amendment wn, present when
that took pInc" boo 'hr House of CON
grcss. aud some German 90 the building
don = know whether bee was from Mis-
souri, hui be- had ~ hr shown. and he
suid, III th" corporations w"r" able
to rrnri that constitution hv which v"u
,nv the people urc tied hand aud foot
then IN the name of God wont they hc
able 10 do the same thing when they
come to vote on the amendment. won =
the same people vote on the amendment
who voted Oh the constitution How are
you going 10 change themi II the cor
porntions can control the free citizen
-hip of New Mexico in one election
under the same laws won = they control
thrm under anutherl" Then bet see
what took place Mr Flood iidu = tell
you ritilcus nf New Mexico that the
Hon. II T. Ferguson who was th" mex
man tu make speech h"for" that com
mittcc, did not ash that any amendment
hr substituted 'u the people ut New
MrNico iu hr voted upon, but the record.
show uu page 30 that ~ answer To th"
question prupuuudcl hv the congress
that the lluu. II B Ferguson asked that
%" congress 80 the United states amend
your constitution hrcuusr he feared to
tru,i Won 10 amend IL. Tie asked that
the congress at the ruitrd States, with
ou .your pcrmi,>iOu take his word for
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-11-04
Vote for Hon. Reed Holloman and Dis.
trict Court Headquarters for Tucum

i' aud amend vour constitution. I am
not going 10 undertake 10 read an these
records 10 yuu, but I am going to refer
n" som" "t the pHgcs ui these records.
When Mr.. Ferguson was asked by dif.
frrrut members of congress what he
wanted to do, stating nt the time that
they had nothing 10 he with amending
The constitution, that crch state had u
right :" adopt it~ own constitution.
Dii Mr. Ferguson ~ that time say
submit IL tn the people aud let hem
vote ~ they please un it!' No, sir, he
asked 10 submit au amendment with this
provision; that YEA can come ia provid.
ed YOU do certain things. That j. the
Kind nt man who is now appealing tu
th" people Tor their support, a man whu
ple of New Mexico whether they wanted
iu amend their constitution ur not, hut
he asked congress "a force the people oi
NGw Mexico "a accept the amendment
~ not allow them To come iu. Aud, my
friends, when they asked Mr.. llama
what he wanted them "a do, he tried 4,
answer. hut they were unable to max,
rmt just exactly what he dld want, bul
Ice had two friends on this committee
one Mr.. Flood Of Virginia aud the othc
dr. Martin of Colorado. Now thes,
gentlemen understood what he wanted
and Mr.. Martin said he thought hc nm
dcrstood Mr., Hanna position, and h,
explained Mr.. Hanna position, The,
charged that you people Of New Mexl
80 had adopted your constitution he
cause the corporations had corrup,e
YOU aud Mr. Hanna said that IL th
question was left TO you whether - NJ
YOU wanted the blue ballot that abs
lute,y the corporations would buy agail
and the congress must make it mandI
tory that you adopt il - else he sal
they would buy you Sgaiu. These a
tho pon who are now asking you
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-11-04

being referred TO- llo forgc,- again
that when you have adopted Your cou.
.ii,ution by eighteen thou.and mniority
and It went io The president of the
United States. q republican. that be- im
medinicly approved ~. aud that whru
II passed ptu The hands uf the cuuyrr..
~ the United State, 'hnt thu, body.
then largely republican. passed o. rr.n.
luton admitting New Mexico I, wa
approved hv every member nf the CON
mittcc IN Territories with the except inf
of one, aud u was approved hy ,,c,
senn,"r uf the United states senate
with th" exception of on' aud that sen
ator u man who defeated statehood ~
that time hv causing congr", tu ld ioui ~
vt'nout admitting the Territory WI,
s'rIl'ot Owens. democrat .'raior from
tI Hhuma. am stating n,, not ~ =
reflection. not ~ charge against the
democratic party that they did not fn
,"r statehood, but stating IL IN answer
q" ~" unwarrantcd ,uggo,tion ~ thi-
gentleman. This great statesman wht
was introduced "a vuu a. one ~ the
most prominent men u the United
states, who was chairman uf the com.
mi'tcc IN the last special session of
congress, aud to whom son are under
obligation fCr statehood am MAX
ing this statement hy the rrcurds iu
contradiction to the statements which
he made to YOU. I state again. my
friends, that neither party up to the
present time has DOM Justice q" New
Mexico. because ~ the Enabling Net
under fhich we finally got statehood. M
justice was done to the people Of New
Mexico hy the two parties. But want
to say again that when this gentleman
imported here Ia undertake to white.
wash the reputation ~ r"rtnin demo
Gratis, this ~o.callrd statesman when
this gentleman saws io you that vuu are
entitled to reward certain great pa
trint, who hv then great rNort~ aud
dev0t IN 'o Your interests hV th" rN
I,cuditurr nf their money ~ this Ig>i ,"s
sion of congress, aud achieved state.
hood for YOU. say when thi. gentle.
man makes this statement, mn prcpar
I'd q" say to you hy hi- uNu record 81
his own committee. that he j. not tell
ing the truth. This l. not my own words
~ / ! am not saying Thu, tu yuu IN my
avn words. hut record, That statement
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-11-04

which wns sent ont through the public
press "a the effect that few great pn
triCts, that these gentlemen who alone
of all people had yurr Interests at
heart, am not going 4" answer those
statements hy my own words huI |
am going to answer hy the words Of the
committee nf which Flood was rhnirmnu
lay the words uf the majority ~ the
democrats ou that committee n seems
that there were i've nt these patriots.
five uf these Srlf.arriiicing patriots, one
1T thcm was the llnu A. \. Jones, pres.
"ut chairman &C The democratic central
committee, aud untiola commit eeman
of the democratic party af New MrNico,
and candidate for United States senator
IN the event the democrats are success,
ful in electinp their Legislature, another
was the Hon. N. B. Ferguson, candidate
for congress, who stated, | hclievc. that
in the event the republican legislature
was elected he would be- self sacrificing
enough ~ resign his position in the
lu%cr house aud allow YOU 10 place up
on his shoulder, the honors of senator
Another Of these patriots is Hon. W r.
Miguel. who is NOW, ! hClieve, a cundi
date for congress on the dCmocrati,
ticket. Aud another, who is hy far III,
most self sacrificing ~ all these patri
ots. man who is willing Ia do anything
~ serve his people, il the Hon. II. II
Hanna, even becoming u progressive
republican IN order that the dcm0crnti
NJ New Mexico might confer upon hin
the honor to he one Of the supreme
Judges Of the state. Still another /
Mr.. Hamm Of san Miguel, the husines
partner of Mr., A, \. Jones. These men
ns Mr., Flood says, undertook to save YES
from the control Of the corporation
You didn Z know II, hut YOU are ia th
hands Of the corporations, YOU the pee
pie of New Mexico, are being groun
under the heel OF the merciless eurporu
tion which build railroads here and ems
BILE you 70 build up a magnificent tow
The Washington times., 1911-05-23
MR.. PEEVED PROTESTS

My. petty" said Mr.. Peeved, as he
exhaled a cloud of smoke in an ap-
parent ecstasy of contentment, this
is my ideal of solid comfort and per-
feet happiness-the uninterrupted quiet
of an evening at home"
And he looked expectantly towards
the door leading into the hall and
strained his ears for the sound of the
front doorbell, while Mrs. Peeved
watched him narrowly.
Almost Sentimental
Yes" he went on, there's nothing
like the soothing peacefulness of a
mans own hearth, as the poets have
it. Many a poor bachelor would give
his right hand to be in my boots right
now, petty. Just think of 1t, unalloyed
rest-no notes from the boss pulling me
down to the office to do night work,
no-was that the bell, petty?''
II didn't hear it, answered his wife,
looking at him suspiciously.
II was sure that was the bell"
We'll, what II it was? You generally
refuse to bother your head about 1t
even when you're sure 1t rang. Delia's
downstairs. And IL you're so comfort
able, why don't you take your shoes on
and put on your carpet slippers?
"Oh, I don't know. petty; somehow
or other shoes feel more comfortable
tonight. Funny thing. amt it? Some
The Washington times., 1911-05-23

in by flames. Who will shave-save
him?"
Me- cried Fiery Finnegan, formid-
able foreman of fire company four.
Which one of you is her SOM" de-
manded Fiery Finnegan. as he stag
gered into a smoke-choked room on
the seventeenth floor. I'D like to
save him" The four men looked I'D
from their poker game.
Il am" answered one, but for the
love Of chance don't save muh now.
There's s13 in the pot, but we'll let
you in the game, If you'll be reason
able
So Fiery Finnegan sat down and
drew five cards
Sitting smoke poured through the
windows and doors, and tongues of
flame licked the players hands at
fectionately.
The pot is miner roared Ffnne-
gan. ...
But just then the floor fell through.
The Washington times., 1911-05-23

times 1 can't rest until 1 have my
shoes off and push my feet into slip
pers, and other times, like tonight,
shoes feel just about right. Just as II
just as if"
Just as If you were all ready to 20
out?'
Yes. No, er-yes, Of course. Ex-
actly. 1t is odd, isn't it2 There's the
bell"
Il heard it. The bell seems to worry
you this evening"
Not at All
Worry? Nothing of the kind. Con-
found 1t. petty. that's the way with
you. can't settle down to an even
ing of solid comfort, without you"
Note TO Mr.. Peeve." announced
Della.
"Oh, bother exclaimed Mr.. Peeved.
Just as I was Congratulating myself
that I wasn't going to be interrupted.
Office envelope, too-h'm. Petty, I'll
bet It's just what l said it wasn't go
ing to be, note from the office. Here,
you read it; haven't got the nerve"
Mrs. Peeved eyed him keenly as she
tore open the envelope.
Dear John" she read aloud, sorry
We can't pull the little boss-wants-you
stunt. but Carker and Jones were both
called out of town, so we had to call
the party of for tonight. Maybe later
Sid"
The Washington times., 1911-05-23
Try Smiles For
Your Nerves!
ENGLISH JOKE FOR TODAY

ENGLISH JOKE FOR TODAY
}Ikey and Mo set out to play the golf
game on bank holiday for a couple of
Quid, and after diverse Emergencies
eventually fetched up on the. first green
and holed out.
low many?" asked Ikey.
Nine" hazarded Mo at an outside
guess as to how many key had
watched.
Then I took eight. My ole" said
key.
The next hole was reached In far
apart zigzags.
low many?" asked key.
mo. no." objected Mo. My turn to
ask this time."-The Pink I'm.
The Washington times., 1911-05-23
Loretta's Looking Glass

You might have been anything from
i the greatest living prima donna to
the most marvellous modern paint
er-according to your own statement.
never know whether to laugh or cry
when I hear you talk-or just get fire
mad"
You do not know that 1t Is easy to
talk of the folly of yielding to tempta-
ton because you are hungry. Because
you never were hungry! You do not
dream that it is an evidence Of ignor-
ance on your part to score those of
your sex who have bartered their repu-
tations for a roof above their heads.
Because you never were homeless! You
have no idea that you turn to gall all
the sweetest Of her small reward, in
the heart Of the woman who is strug-
Cling to succeed as a singer, when you
show her how easily you could have
won the great rewards. OF course, she
knows you are talking.
Unpunctured Self-conceit
Just talking with the fires of your
imagination and unpunctured self-con-
ceit acting as bellows for your eulogis-
tic combustion! But 1t hurts her to see
how little you, who are interested in
her art, can sense or appreciate the
self-denial and the patience and the
suffering that success in it demands.
Woman, what do you know of what
you might have been9" A student of
any other subject than the one you
never cease to consider, SELF, con-
suits all authorities, bases his asser-
tons on his deductions from the ex-
The Washington times., 1911-05-23
THE STAGE DOORKEEPER

murmured the stage doorkeeper, but
I've Just been reading in the dramatic
notes this afternoon that Anna Pino-
chile Meld is the original discoverer
and user of the milk bath Say, II
was interesting to read about how
they have to have four milk wagons
rumble up to the area of the hotel
where she is stopping every morning
at daylight to bring her enough calf
food to lave her alabaster shape, or
words to that effect
Say, did you ever stop to think
what funny sort of lather 1t must
make when you swish around a good
big chunk of laundry soap in a couple
of barrels of milk? But that's dis
gressin' or things like that. Anyway,
she's got all the dramatic writers fall
ing for the story, and half a dozen
diaries have offered to slip me bonus
If I'd tell the newspaper writers that
they were furnishing the bath stuff
What for" asked the youth
"Aw, we used to know Anna when
she was still doing burlesque and she's
stoppin' up at my wife's boarding
house, and she told me that If she
got home early enough tonight she
wanted to take hot bath"
The Washington times., 1911-05-23
The Milk Bath Thing
Reddy Smith On
"Seein' Hur Agin"

Gee. Reddy. but had de heart-failure
fur uh minute!
Guess I'm uh young fool fur feelin'
so sentimental. but If yu'd have seen
me loidy in black tu-day. yu'd have
had 1t, too.
She cum thru de square all smilin'
G4 happy, an stops fur uh shine.
7 looks at hur, Jimmie, an me breath
goes. She wus wearin' uh weddin' ring
an knows den dat she mus be
happy.
Hur cheeks wus all blossomed out
an de tired look gone frum hur face.
an hur eyes JUS twinkled an twinkled
like dey never done before.
It's been uh long time since I seen
you, Redman," she SEES, "how's bust
ness?"
Fine" SEE I sorter chokin' like
never wus better"
Den she tells me she's married tn de
senator's son an is happy,-an' hur
eyes jes twinkled an twinkled, an hur
voice wus like uh GOBLIN breeze.
Aw, say, Jimmie, who wudden't have
heart-failure wild hur uh'roun'?"
The Washington times., 1911-05-23
SHE HOLDS IT UP TO THE
Woman Who Might Have Been

as the breath OF your nostrils, nothing
In the world would have kept you from
proving It. And listen again! It's the
easiest thing in the world to talk of
the great things you might have done
from the silk-cushioned security Of the
home which your husband supplies and
supports. But IN your overestimation
Of what you might have be n and your
underestimation of how hard the
women who really ARE have to work,
you completely neglect to make a reck-
oning of the one actual accomplishment
that you have really perfected.
You have made your husband believe
in you and admire you as you do your
self. He loves you now as he did when
you gave up a career" for him. He
really thinks you did! You were still
having lessons from teachers who
needed the money and who praised you
for their sakes as we'll as yours. But
you have infected your husband with
the same belief that the realization o.
their prophecies was mere matter of
time. Time which you could not take,
as he demanded all of your attention!
The Big Reward
Why don't you brag about what you
really ARE? A successful wife! It's
a good. big. brag-worthy achievement.
And It is worth infinitely more than any
Of the Observation-Disclosures
You have won one of the BIG RE-
WARDS, even If he weighs only hun
dred and forty! He is a good husband.
And you have helped to make him 80.
Get proud about something you really
have done:
The Washington times., 1911-05-23

that it's still wallowing in black, sticky
ignorance. He'd had a little argument
with the school teacher about the ad-
vance of civilization.
He did 1t with molasses, sort Of q
combination. of business and pleasure.
OF course, he used sign to turn the
trick; the boss never went wrong on
signs yet. He stuck 1t up on the mo-
lasses barrel. 1t read:
New molasses drawn from the finest
Vermont molasses trees
Can you beat it? Oh, say, drawn
from the-but what's the use? The
women bit like blind fishes. We haven't
had such big doings in molasses for
months. The boss is there, there's no
two ways about It.