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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-23
SCHOOL KIDS STRIKE.
Take Holiday on Washington's Birth
day Despite Teachers.

salina. Kan. Feb. 23-Fifty students ii
the grammar school and more than a hun
bred and fifty in the high school of Sa-
lima struck because Of the refusal of the
teachers to give them a holiday on Wash
ington's birthday.
The teachers attempted to stop the
children, but they patted the instructors
on the back and told them to be good and
left the building. The children had their
pictures taken. visited the principal fac
tories and other busy places of the town
and in the afternoon took q hayrack ride
to the country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-23
Can You Recall When You We See
the Equal Of These Prices?


Then in in OF
miss o
andsa
away
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-23

Time to SOW Kentucky blue -rass and
white clover We have new stock.
Zimmerman Seed Co.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-05

as tfse ecar. a2tSi danGeEsat'ss.s RetEr ao>a
Gt,to &, iUu9istsu vtei@ue iophiilss
bank ana for an instant seemed TO
stand on its alma legs ant paw the air
There are worse stretches ahead,
Femarko ed the test mar encouragingly
The muu Was only ten incne5 deep
at that point. The car began ia speed
Upland began 10 get over the road
in a hurry.
HOW 90 you know all those water
hpln-s haAu ~betIn42lsa - at@esi+a tie
newspaper man.
Nv siaisfag &itsasscess.- - q
AZ don't know That they nave, was
the reply. Il find oat by taking the
chance. We have tc. IL We wasted
time Investigating the. roads, the boss
wouldn't waste much Time showing las
The shortest way out. We just make
this circuit d The hes, speed posi-
BILE and lei the car tight ii opt with
them The bo.tonllesa pit did get
a fellow one day. But he tried 70
wade instead If Jump 1t. lie was
a good sort, hat he was foolish to
try 10 wade that day"
Then tho test man told story Of d
tester who used 10 run up alonside OF
q trolley ear in motion, then make a
quick jump, run over . corner OF the
fender just to play a joke on the mo-
torrlan.
He followed th;s w.th story of his
faeoTita -F2aseiaae
Il often hook up Whh 9 motorcycle
cop on q gond road, get him hot after
me and then lose him on a fine cross
country jump that he don't dare at
tempt Like this for Instance
Here the car went gallopins or al
right angles over ground that seemed
determined to slap the occupants OF
the car in the face.
lie Gives Illustration.
lyon see no motor cop can come
here. wore the words ths,t HN4a fair
Is shaken oj.t of tho testers system.
so sioleutly were the TWO men pound
ing around.
It was an illustration carried al
most 10 a point " assault and bat
terry. After that the newspaper man
was careful about what he discussed,
because of the testers desire TO give
actual demonstrations AZ a means of
making the idea IMPRESSIVE. Thoughts
OF THE Charge az the Light Brigade
Snti "Te4ring Up a Road 10 Dig G
Sewer ilitteI through tlc n..vspa per
rslar's flind. T'lSu tsSter had been
gwen Instructions to show him sind
he had bean sheWE. He was not
anxious for any curtain calls, or any
.Rpeclai thrillers from IA p,ar who
|sptxhx An lesk Nv n NM y So
Z iStS iS&M39Sl = IN ~ - ~ lEx IN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-05

.biult With local money. where q. enHaas
munity wants TO improve its nignwax.
system. The Bureau of Dads send all
expert to the locality and no tells the
authorities what kind Of road they
can build With the money available.
Usually mile OF the type OF road se-
lected is built under the direction oe
the bureaus expert and the local au-
thorItIes complete the work. These
,tlfty-two. sample" roads constructed
last year reprsssnted ain outlay OF
of SI2o.ooo, while the governments
part of the cost amounted only TO
$1,000,
Often local nmunities call for
road advice and an expert from the
bureau is assigned them TO study their
needs and adv $50 them what roads to
impro, g and upon tho character o.
thu improvements needed. 1t haa
teen found that local communities
lose more proportionately over bridge
construction than over road worn.
This Is specialized type of construc-
ton about which town councils A.
county commissioners know but uttis,
and many contractors are in the hAeN
Of putting in any sort or pFlux1s
dat. at as low cost as possible.
The rss.ilt has been to force Sc
road officers into the study of briN09AS
building, and there is now In the Ett-
nead OF Roads a department to deA1
with this problem. From this departs
nent there have recently been made
nearly two hundred assignments o.
experts TO give advice. their services
hainy distributed over some twenty
states. The model road system II ar
other form OF help which has bean
;,iven 10 local communities. Thla in%I
v,tivos the study OF LEGAL conditiolfN'
ana the drawing mp OF comprehensive
schemes for present and future roaM
Improvement. M
The road mileage of the Unlt0A'
States, exclusive OF Alaska and kh05
islands, is 2.2f0.s67. OF this only
fraction over sight per cent. y iMsE
proved.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-05

.,s,,,a, Il !ssrsl; r. :ai ssla& gel 81 AattaF and
more comfortable iaea OF testina u
- 4,.5. rs
"rhe car viii lie ready in just II
moment and Wa have II suit of oil
skins for you." broke in the tester,
Wen put some chains on her and
she ought to stay upright. IN caution
Stralow not to try the bottomless
inudhoIe down the back road today
They start or.
Finally tAe newspaper man MAS III
a hard seat and the tester had jumped
ifg iaesssr7e. hissl "a. 49,
r. Dang
The car shot out Of the shop back
wards. The the tester" skidded
the machine around until 1t faced the
desired direction and it fairly leaped
out of the yard, The tester" always
skics on a wet day when ne wants to
make II turu, IT is the shortest way
around.
The writer was thsnkfui for the
sou wester. oilskins, earlaps asfl
gauntlets For once out of the yard
the. car dove into the quagmira of
mud, where tho holes of varying
depths were filled brimful of water.
The air, seemed TO be filled with
dying mud aud water. Tho car
plunged and secsawed by turns, vary
ing this performance from time 70
time by crashing and splashing in
some particularly bad spot nnfii tine
water hubbted half way up to the
seat. Then would follow a series Of
corckscrew motions that almost TWIST
ed the newspaper man out of his hard
seat.
Wheel in Asidtlole,
Once II wheel went completely out
Of sight IN IL mudhole. The car shud-
dered for a moment then the tester
threw tho speed lever into ''secoaa I"
grirned. and the wheel came out
again. AT the same time the news
PAPER man dropped lack into tie
seat from which he had not risen
voluntarily.
Down the road was the end OF q
telegraph pole---a MISUNDERSTANDING
obstruction. The tester hit II. The
newspaper man reached his seat from
the bump. Just irving to find out
how the whccls are--they're all RIG ut.
II guess" remarked the tester.
IN Ho was putting comfortably at u
cigar, but how fe got 1t out ~ ~ cry
place WAS q mystery 70 the newspaper.
man. How do yon Ike is2' lbs
tester asked,
Removing piece OF caked mud
from his lips, the scribe replied that
10 had been ever slpccther ruad3
I! 3en II!sg !! ! " II l /. !. s.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-05
SCIENCE OF ROAD
BUILDING CHANGES
tut ONLY PER CENT. OF HIGH
WAYS IN UNITED STATES
ARR. IMPROVED.

Tie science Of road- building II sac
United States is undergoing Il rapid
cha nge. aud the methods of road con-
strueaion. that were considered grssnG-
ard few years ago are now out of
date. In the past eight years nearly
forthy thousand miles of improved
highways, have been built in. this
country, and it is .ci1g realized that
with the need for more and better
roads an improved system OF admin
istration Is necessary. The Bureau OF
Roads at Washington is doing all II
can Ia Improve the roads In this
country. and II Is doing this With as
little expense 70 the general govern
n.snt as is pogs n,le.
4 Mats year, for instance, Il put In
8fty-two or what Ii known ~ *Ob-
vtSctrlsssen roads This 1FSq sf
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-05

42ss@lar Lac sLsg ht@st~ pF1sSae3'4o{l. ~ VOC.
4 fer moments later sno trip
ended. The car rolled into the fac
tory yard The scribe was mud
covered, but entirely satisfied. As
they were pealing of their oilskins
the tester remarked;
There is one thing | almost for
got. Did you notice how that car
II ours came through today We
don't have much trcubte ners, It IS
-hecausa the cars are tough that-we
can have so much fun being rough.
b. t. And, that qHas nierelv Il ,haktf~4f9Hr
excerpt from the rem notgr day OF the
man in whose breast the speed-gerin
Ia breeding, with the hope that some
day he'll feel the thrills Of the grand
stands yels, hear the thousands OF
race fans voices chorused in approval
III Tho mad pace ho sets in pulling
down the prizes.
For he knows that the biggest per-
centage of the pilots of racing ears
were once testing as he is every day
Of the year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-05
Sir wilfrid Laurter was once a M

Sir. wilfrid I4aurter was once % r.
tleetioEeering tour in Ontario, &x
every. effort WAS fuade TO stir up IA v
gious prejudice. & Quebec Lt0N
ssat this telegram. ~ Sir Wl3l
Report In circulation IA this
Try that your cnladrfn hare
baptized. Teaegrsph 6ea
RfemJer xepll sxys m n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-05

III stand on my head. the biooc
all PUSHES to my head. doesn't TT
NJ, ono -yentiifed To contradict him.
Now" lie continued triumphantly
A'wfrrt1 stand OH my feet. why doesn't
the blood all rush into my feet?' DE
,trlsii4s; 3 's
your feet ara not empty. Tit Bits.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-05
Goa,hiand or stafford.

The ear labored heavily over wet
and deeply SCARED roads.
:sHaee ec.s ~ Y ,tAsss vh-r% 81 s-@ 81
asked Blinks.
.tNo." said Garraway, Though the
roads suggest we are near either
waierv!lle or Rutland don't know
which"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-05
Make Shipment Changes.

As the result OF the freight car
situation in Detroit and following the
pleadings with the traffic departments.
the Ford company has worked out
two important features of shipment
that canno' fail To help the impor-
tuning dealers.
In the first place, knockdown ship
nents are made. and that greatly In
creases the capacity OF each freight
car, Dealers are being requested to
plan To get their shipments In blocks
OF six rather than In smaller orders
The Ford traffic department tries 10
cooperate with the railroads as
much as possible by shipping. say.
all cars destined for far~oH points on
the Snnte Fee in a Santa Fee car that
iappons 10 I've delivered. by utilizing
st. Paul cars for shipments along the
ST. Paul line clear out to Puget
Sound. when ST. Paul cars are re-
eeived, etc. As reon as navigation
opens on the Great Lakes the uuliz-
arton or water shipments WITH be
taken Up for q try-out along the
lines Of maximum constgnments.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-05

following the constant stream Of I'm
ished cars leading to the leading
platform could the casual visitor to
the plant see where tho Model I ~
1t now IL ana the changed model
vary.
Mr. Ford believes IN progress. and
for that reason does his hard think
ing on engineering problems In that
sanctum sanctorium--to be plain, a
workshop next IN his Office. He he-
iieses that II change be dictated by
Invention that would 10 fer the
greater good Of tho car 1t could he
Installed best while the factory is
stralning 10 maintain the maximum
production to meet tha Worldwide
demands
4atso-,. u+ft, xx.cs-.xp t,xa ra,~.-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-05

Az II raie the tester" and coming
race iriver starts out 10 fortify his
future BIZ learning a trade. That takes
him 10 some machine shop. from when
he acquires q mechanical turn OF mind
and eventually graTitates into the
automobile business. the ground floor
Of whiah is the rroush test depart
y1afnt''
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-05

"Wiil they go out in this" repeated
the head tester" with n plying look.
wi ny, son, they go ottt every work
ing day In the year, regardless OF what
ys3s. ~ s$Sf TX y ff;t' ~, z: - =
The newspaper man asked Don't
The Adair County news., 1912-06-19
Twins Joined at Hips Get Along
Nicely.

Holyoke, Mass, June TAP
parently gaining strength each
day, the twin daughters of Mr..
and Mrs. John Griggs, whose
bodies are joined together, are
being closely watched in the city
hospital.
If the Griggs twins live to grow
up and the attending physicians
say there is no reason why they
should not-the case will be the
second authenticated instance of
the kind in history.
The Siamese twins, who died
in 1874, at the age of sixty
three, were Joined by a fieshy
ligament at the chest. The
The Griggs twins are joined at
the hips by a ligament which
physicians believe may ossify.
The union of the Griggs twins
is more pronounced than was
that of the Siamese twins.
For a few days after the birth
of the twins their separation by
an operation was considered.
The practical certainty that the
operation proposed would result
in the death of one of the twins
and might prove fatal to both,
led to the abandonment Of the
idea.
Aside from the fact that they
are joined at the hips, the twins
have no more in common than
any other twins and lead practi-
cally independent lives. Thus,
one smiles while the other cries
or sleeps. One twin is a little
larger than the other and eats
more than her sister.
The Adair County news., 1912-06-19
Gift for Business.

Willie's father conducts a boat
renting business on the Jersey
side of the Hudson.
"I'll give you a dollar if you'll
bail out the boats, Willie" said
the father one morning after a
rain.
There were 25 boats and Will
lie wasn't keen. So he was non
committal. A little later his
friend Albert came over.
IN give you a quarter if you'll
bail out the boats" said Willie
to Albert.
Gee! What dye take me for?
required Albert as he surveyed
the fleet Of rowboats. Its
worth 80 cents, anyway"
well, all right, 35 then," said
Willie.
Albert got busy and did the
bailing, while Willie looked on
and, Tom Sawyer-like, DO ssed
the job.
The work done, Willie collect
ed, paid Albert and pocketed 65
cents.
THAT boy'll be a business
man," remarked the father to
Willie's mother later, but not in
the boys hearing. New York
Herald.
The Adair County news., 1912-06-19
Murder Mystery.

Adairville, KY, June 10.-The
body of Houston Burchett, SIM
ple-minded laborer, living two
miles from this place, was found
in an advanced stage of decom-
position near the store Of G. F.
Doris, six miles west of this
place.
A preliminary investigation by
the coroner developed that his
throat had been cut; that he
had left the home of his employ
er on Sunday morning with
about $50 and was seen in COM
pany with several persons near
Dott, KY. His pockets were cut
out, evidencing that he was MUIR
dered for his money. The Cor
oner will continue his investiga-
ton to-day and the murderers
will likely be apprehended.
The Adair County news., 1912-06-19
PlethOria.

There were Gargantuan feasts
in those days, we are told; barons
of beef and monstrous pasties
and sheep roasted whole and side
dishes, washed down with mead,
a cask full, and fiagons of claret,
and finished off with forums of
rum; thereafter repletion and
reorganization and, sometimes.
nausea.
Something of the same kind,
if we do not mistake the symp-
toms, medically speaking, is in
.dicated throughout the nation.
1t has fed beyond its capacity on
highly spiced food a la Roosevelt;
It has tickled its palate with in
.delicacies provided by an ex-
President; it has overloaded its
stomach with the vilest of abuse
the most clamorous of claims
and the most barefaced of brag.
You cannot everlastingly feed q
a man on condimentary sensa.
tions and expect the last one tc
the same effect as the first; yor
may not with impunity hit below
the belt and appeal to the gods
for fair play; and it is the com
mon trick of the Eelsher, trying
The Adair County news., 1912-06-19
A Modern King.

Frederick, the late King of
Denmark, says one of his
biographers, chad a fixed place
in the affections of his people, be-
fore he came to the throne. He
was a fine specimen of manhood,
mentally, morally and physically,
universally popular.
Such modern kings are not so
rare as some persons believe.
1t is the custom of sensational
writer's to picture all royal
families as being of defective
stock and all male members of
royalty as being dissolute. But
nowadays princes are trained
with a good deal of care and
princesses often live simpler
lives than American heiresses.
There is not much work or room
in the world for crowned heads
nowadays, and the royal families
are cannv enough to know that a
little cutting up" goes a long
way toward public dissatisfac-
ton. They are anxious to hold
on and they make a greater eff
fort than ever before in history
to make a good impression. The
result is that not a few princes
are fine, manly and clean men.
Frankfort News.
The Adair County news., 1912-06-19
A Surprise.

Sunday morning June, the 9th,
being my 61st birthday, as was
feeling a little under the wealth
er from a fine fox chase Saturday
night, a few of my friends be-
gan to drop in and then they
came from Adair, Taylor and
Green counties, until yard and
lot were filled and then came one
of the best dinners l ever enjoy
ed.
appreciated it more than words
can tell and feel this morning
that my life has not been in vain
for these surely were my friends
and many thanks to the ladies
for the part they took.
This day will ever be a bright
spot in my memory. l also want
to thank my Taylor county friends
for they certainly know what a
man needs as he goes over the
hill of time.
Best wishes to all.
w. w. Cornelson.
The Adair County news., 1912-06-19
Pointed Paragraphs.

Lots of people stir up strife by
preaching harmony.
But a bird in the hand doesn't
annoy the early worm.
Most fresh people consider
themselves the salt of the earth.
Lots of unemployed men would
rather find fault than find work.
One of the objectionable pol.
itical sins is the acceptance of a
small bride.
The Adair County news., 1912-06-19
Roy.

Mr.. Silas M. Roy is very low.
Mrs. Martha Leach was visit
ing at Mr.. J. w. Richards Sum-
day, her condition remains about
the same.
Born, to the wife of 10 Stapp,
June 9th, a boy.
The wheat crops are looking
very good. Some ready to cut
this week.
Mr.. Lucien Moore started to
Stanford the 5th, with a nice
bunch of cattle.
Mr.. John Calhoun bought a
young horse from Mr.. Douglas
Holiday for $85.
Mrs. Docia Conover and Miss
Lille Webb were visiting in Rus
sell Co.. Sunday.
The Adair County news., 1912-06-19
Cuba.

For the third time in its very
short and checkered history the
Republic of Cuba confesses its
inability to deal with a domestic
crisis, TO protect the lives and the
property of the aIien-one of the
first duties of a Government, to
secure respect for the law. And
for the third time its godfather,
under whose tutelage it chafed
and fretted, is compelled to as
sumo a responsibility the limita,
tons to and duration of which no
man may forecast.
Always on such occasion the
same old arguments are heard;
always we are told that this
country could administer Cuba
with little difficulty; that the
proximity of the island renders
it all but an integral part of this
country; that the problems there
to be encountered are, whether
financial, or chronological, or ad-
illustrative, by no means of the
same character and magnitude
as, tor example, are presented
by the PHILIPPINES. And, final
ly-and this is the clincher-we
are invited to consider the prac-
tical viewpoint; to consult our
own interests; to allow some
thing on the score of eXpediency
after so generously and unselfish-
ly living up to a Quixotic under
taking. Our motives have been
high and praiseworthy and
good! Now let US get down to
business.
We have no fear that Mr.. Taft
will be tempted to improve his
opportunity; we are very certain
that Secretary Knox, so lately a
guest of the Gomez administra-
ton, will support it loyalty; and
we rejoice that the juncture will
be handled by men with a high
sence of honor and of Judicial
temperament.
One may pay too high a price
even for a pearl, and the pearl OF
the Antilles would be dearly
bought at the price of the self.
respect of the American nation.
We cannot afford another Pan
charlottesville Times.
The Adair County news., 1912-06-19

According to a London profess
or the most humane way to kill
an oyster is to eat him. But
suppose one does not like oysters.
The California surgeon who re-
moved his own appendix only
proved that some persons will do
anything to escape paying a doc
tor bill.
The Adair County news., 1912-06-19

to get away with the goods, to
shout "stop thief" and turn the
pack on some inoffending by
stander.
So many things happen over
night and so much is variable
that is certain that we will not
tie ourselves down to a definite
expression. We will only regis
ter an impression and that is,
that Mr.. Taft's star shines a lit
tie brighter, that Mr.. Taft's
speed is getting a little speedier,
and that there is an unmistak-
able, but not very noisy, revul-
sion of feeling in his favor.
Isen't it just a bit bold and
brassy, for example, for our
friend from Nebraska, whose
name with wonderful propriety,
is Howell, to tell the National
Republican Committee that he
must take his seat and pass on
the contests because he has
mandate from thepeople? His
colleagues to be of course, being
merely man-made. Is it not a
singular misconception that for
his and his employers particular
benefit all the established rules
and customs and precedents
shall be disregarded and it shall
not be necessary for the COM
mittee to pass upon his creden-
tials? For more years past than
we care to remember, and
through more conventions, it has
been regular practice for a con-
vention to organise the NantiUn-
al Committee after, and not be-
fore; equally, newly designated
members-they are no more
were never admitted until the
activities of the convention had
reached that point. The new
men will take care of the future.
their day is not today but to-
morrow. We believe we may
say with safety that there is no
exception to this practice, which
is, besides, common-sensible and
alike of Democratic and Re-
publican usage. But Mr.. Howell,
who, of course, is no boss, pro-
poses, nevertheless, to boss the
committee. The distinction is
Rooseveltian.
But to return. These and
similar exhibitions are not hav-
ing the effect that Oyster Bay
would hope. 1t may be that the
Ohio delegates at-large were
chosen by an act Of bridandage-
we don't know; but we would
ask by what kind of an act of
transfer, purchase or force or
pretty promise, instructed Taft
delegates, in Alabama, for in
stance, are to neglect their in
structions and plump for the
Colonel? Are they heroes.
Williams Tells and the like? Or
are they merely the accidental
beneficiaries of the fact that
Alabama is first on the roll-call
and conveniently located to lead
the advertised stampede?
We repeal that to our unac-
custcmed and uncritical eye
diagnosing the case pathological
ly, not politically, we see symp-
toms of PLETHORA. Hopeful
The Adair County news., 1912-06-19

A sprained ankle may as rule be
cured in from three to four days by APP
plying Chamberlain's Liniment and OBJ
serving the directions witty each bottle.
For sale by Paul Drug Co.
The Adair County news., 1912-06-19

There is no deal need of anyone being
troubled with constipation. Chamber
lain's Tablets will cause agreeable
movement of the bowels without any
unpleasant effect. Give them a trial
For Sale by Panll Drug Co.