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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-11

No one is likely to doubt the sin
certify of the statement made recently
in Kansas City by Champ Clark when
he remarked that he wished to good
ness the Democratic presidential nomi-
nation had come his way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-11
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,

The State Journal is member OF the
Associated Press and receives the full day
SalewraDh report of that great news or
gmniE4tion for the exclusive afternoon
Qualification in Topeka
The news is received in The State jour
naa brdlding over wires for this sole pur-
EoDa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-11

There will be lots of disappointment
among a certain class of reformers If
the football season does not break all
records in its list of killed and in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-11

Not so many years ago and the
world was electrified by horse trot-
ting mile in two minutes and eight
seconds. And the other day Uhlan,
a black prince of horse flesh trotted
a mile in 1 minute and 58 seconds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-11

Now that receivers have been ap-
pointed for the Kansas Natural Gas
company it is to be hoped that they
Will see their way clear to be more
successful distributors than were the
regular officers of this company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-11

Turkey is making a loud protest
that Montenegro did not play fair in
opening hostilities. But since when
did Turkey ever play fair on any
proposition?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-11

If you are feeling a trif1e out of
tune with yourself and the world take
a walk in the country and look at
the glorious fall clothes with which
nature has bedecked the woods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-11

A denial comes from Miss Helen
Gould that she has any intentions of
writing a book of memoirs. This is in
keeping with her well established rep
utation for having good sense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-11

According to a Cornell professor
another ice age is coming. This ought
to send an additional shiver or two
down the spines of the devotees of
natural gas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-11

John L. Sullivan has gone back to
the farm and is raising crops instead
of the disturbances that used to be
his forte.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-11

MoosERs ~ HARD srRAIrs.

MOOSERS IN HARD STRAITS.
The Moose cause is in worse straits
than one would imagine. The other
day in Kansas City Frank James. the
notorious ex-outlaw, while sitting
around at the union depot, said he Ia
Vored Roosevelt and the third term
party papers are heraiding the news
of the new recruit. James told his
hearers if for any reason they couldn't
support the third term candidate by
all means to vote for Wilson and not
for Taft. The ex-bandit evidently
doesn't like Mr.. Taft. Uncle Joe"
Cannon in a brief interview, says ne
isn't worked up over the election ana
predicts that Taft will be chosen to
succeed himself. Mr.. Cannon came in
to politics in 1872. He witnessed
split in the Republican party in 1876,
another in 1896. either of which SEEM
ed more dangerous than the one now
that is fast closing. Uncle Joe says
the American people know a good
thing when they see it and they ara
not going to exchange prosperity for
what experience has taught them is
certain to bring business stagnation.--
Cherryvale Republican.
LARGER COLLEGE ENROLMENT
Still another sign that the country
is regaintng standards of abundant
prosperity is found in the enrolment
of students who are entering our col
leges. While it is true that the num-
Der of students who seek a higher
education is increasing steadily, still
the times have a marked influence
upon the size of college registration,
and it is pleasing to note that prac-
tically all our institutions this fall re-
port a growth. Nearly all the New
England colleges are open or have a
known registration and it is equally
true of large and small institutions
that the freshman classes are very
large. From whatever causes the out
pouring is significant and proves
that a healthy desire for intellectual
growth is increasingly felt by our
young men and women. There is just
one way in which these students win
profit by entering college and that
is by hard application to the tasks
set before them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-11
sELFsHNEss IN PoLITIC

SELFTSHNESS IN POLITICS
AS we grow older we see more of the
selfishness in politics. When you see
congressman voting for free trade in
the things their constituents buy and
for high protection in the products
they have to sell you have contempt
for such public servants and consider
them exceptional But they are not.
Nearly every man is looking out for
himself and for his material interests
and he is much more concerned in what
profits him than he is in experience.
Labor wants rights and capital is in
sistent on legislation in the opposite
direction. Mine owners like to see safe
ty devices on public buildings. while
they are aggrieved at laws tending TO
make life safer in the mines, and the
man who viii vote readily for improved
apparatus in mines will howl like a
stuck pig If forced to put a fire escape
on his hotel or factory. 1t runs Just
that way all along the line. The candi-
date is between the devil and the deep
sea, for nearly every man wants to get
something in return for support For
tunately there is improvement in
sight. Time was when aspirants for
office were all things to all men. but
today We notice more of Independence
and less of a disposition to straddle.
And that will pay in the end, for the
man who is prolific in promises is the
one who is less likely to honor his Oh
Egauons when the prize is won. Hon
esty and independence may Seemingly
lose for the time being but they win
a respect that insures support when the
straddler and the double-deaIer is nm
masked.-Marysville Advocate-Demc-
crat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-11

One of the prominent Bull Moose
newspapers in the state takes the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-11

Just now the T. r. is taking ''offer-
ings." That is undoubtedly the proper
thing to do, after having taken all he
could that was not offered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26
An Expensive Siin,

A well dressed man was hurrying along the Rue Ge PaSSy. Paris. when he slipped and. failing forward. dash ed his elhOw through the window of a wine shop. The proprietor rushed out to claim the price of his window. and a large crowd gathered to see fair play The man who had broken the window protested that he had no mon ey Search himt' shouted SoIlle one in the crowd. There were no police men about. so the wine shop keeper and a few friends took the law into their own hands, searched the mans pockets and found a90 franc note The crowd advised the wine shop keeper to pay himself well for his broken window He took 20 francs t0 pay for his broken glass. and the un popular man who had broken it went away with torn coat and 410 francs change. The 50O franc note was forgery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26

Whether the Board of Apportton- ment by its assumption of legislative functions and the exercise of super vision of the manner in which its ap- propriations are expended, is trespass- ing upon the powers and duties of the various branches of the city govern ment, was the far reaching question raised sby Commissioner w. T. Hincks at the meeting of the board, yester- day.
 An interesting discussion followed. Several commissioners maintained that the board had the right to make spe- cific appropriations, and argued that only by making these appropriations specific is the board able to have the work carried out.
 MT. Hincks questioned the right of the board to interfere with the per formance of the work of the various the matter has been for years that the Board of Apportionment should merely apportion the expenses and fix a tax to meet the needs of the de- partmentS, and that when the Board of Apportionment assumes the right of directing the various departments to perform certain work, it goes beyond it's province.
 That the Board of Education pays little heed to the protectorate estab- lished over it's expenditures under the existing system was made very plain by the statement Of Commissioner Mackenzie. He declared that his visit of inspection to the various schools yesterday, with the sub-com- mittee of the board, showed that he Board of Education had obtained ap- propriations of upwards of $12,0rO last year for repairs, these repai having been itemized and made specific. But once the money was given to the Board of Education, declared Mac Kenzie, they spent it as they wished, did work of which they had made no mention, and left undone repair work for which the money was appropriat- ed MT. Hincks was inclined to be- lieve that the Board of Educa ton ex- ercised it's rights in doing as it did.
 Commissioner Pierce said that for five years the board had been making a specific appropriation for certain road work, but that the work had not been done.
 My view is that once we decide that a certain amount of morey is neded for new macaGam,'' said MT. Hincks, were through. We have gone as far as we should Then the other branches of the ely department should exercise their discretion in the manner of expending the appropria-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26
G~s..-s ac ~aie.

It would appear that the man ol genius usually requires a large supply Of substantial food Intellectual work demands full nutrition to repair the waste of brain tissue. Scott was wont to attribute his extraordinary capacity for continuous work to his good diges- ton and the wholesome restraints of his appetite in his youth. 'I have as keen an appetite now as any man." he Said. but I know. when to stop"
 Aiir;ibeau Is stated to have been an enormous feeder. eating as much at a meat as would suffice three ordinary men. TaiIeyrand was also a noted eater. Goethe and Napoleon ate large quantities of food. but cared little for the quality. Bismarck was noted for his appetite. which was unsuitable. but his food was of the simplest
 Many stories are told of the gross delight in eating evinced by the two Dumases. father and son. one of which is that the younger. being overtaken by storm. took refuge in d hotel near Paris. Twenty four turkeys were hang ing upon the spit
 And all for a single trave1er.'' ex- claimed the host
 "C'est mon perer' exclaimed Alex andre. He was right
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26
Ltsbon,s creat E.r+hou.ke.

Each recurring All Saints day. the 6rst day of November. recalls to the people of the city of Lisbon the most awful event In the history of that c0un- try or indeed in all Europe. the great earthquake of 1T:J5. At o'clock in the morning on a day clear and serene came hollow rumbling sound. aS of thunder. and immediately after the ter rible convulsiOn of the earth which shook down houses and buried or crushed 30.O0O perAonE. Many of the churches were at the time filled with their congrega lions. and each one be- came a huge catacomb entombing it's worShiperS Twenty-two Surres~ive shocks were counted. Tn the city prison 800 were killed and in the hos pital 1.200 The sea retired from the harbOr. which it. left dry. and then re: turned in a gigantic wave fifty to sixty feet high. overwhelming many who had escaped the falling houses. It was es- dmated that in Lisbon and itS imme- diate neighhorhoOd nearly 5000 per- sons had periShed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26
A stranna ineidant

A singular episode marked the visit of the eX Empress EuGenie to the grave of her son. The journey to Cape Town-it was In 1SSO- was un- dertaken when the stricken mother was in feeble health There she rest ed and then. wisIl large party as ess cort. prOceeded nOfth and after a wea riSome experience came near to the place where Lulu" fell. but ordered ,l halt because she felt herself foo weak to proceed. That night. unable to sleep. she wandered from her tent AimIeSsty she Strode in the brush till suddenly the fragrance of verhenas, her sons favorite flower. arrested her attention. Guided by the odor. she walked on. but her strength failed, and she fell and was found unconscious by the servants who had followed her Next day they took her to the grave It was the spot where she had faintpd The verbenas were there. but they were dead
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26
HAS TAX BOARD BEEN
 EXERCISING POWER THAT
 DOES NOT BELONG TO 1T?
MT. Hincks Raises Question And City At- tOrney Pullman Is Asked For
 An Opinion

tion- Who are we,'' he continued, that we shou d take it upon our selves to correct the Board of Alder men, or the other city boards?" The discussion led to the adoption of a resolution seeking the opinion of the city attorney as a legal basis upon which to proceed with appro- priationS.
 Discussion of the powers of the board was brought about by the ap- pearance of petition which asked for specific appropriation for sewer work This led to the questioning O. the right of the board to make such an appropriation.
 Commissioner Kirk presented a mo- tion which was unanimously adopted asking for the advice of the city at torney as to whether the tax board can receive, legally, such petitions, and whether it can act upon any such from one of the regularly constituted city boards or officers.
 Public hearings were arranged by Clerk Boucher at the suggestion of President Cooper, as follows:
 Tuesday, Feb. s. Library board. Committee on Lamps, Committee on Memorial Day; Committee on Harbor Improvements; Harbormaster; Com mittee on Claims. City Attorney; Board of Appraisal. Probate Court; City Court; Tax Collector; Board of Build ing Commissioners; Registrars of Voters; City Engineer; Board of As- sessors; Town clerk, Selectmen, Board of Relief: Personal Tax Collectors.
 Thursday. Feb. 8: Police Commis- sioners, Charities Commissioners; Police and Charities Building commit tee; Fire Comm missioners; Park Com missioners; Board of Education; Board of Health; Paving & Sewer Commis- sion; Commit on Sewers; Commit tee on Streets and Sidewalks; Director of Public Works; Superintendent of Streets.
 Mayor Wilson. who attended the hearing. addressed the board briefly upon the perma nent tax rate scheme, asking them to give it their serious considera tion. This is the plan to have the, board of Apportionment IT. eet frequently to handle unusual ex- penses instead of Jumping the ap- propriat'ons for the year into gen. eral estimate. The mayor believes that fixed expenses can be estima ted a year ahead. but that the practice of the various boards securing ap- priatfons for all possible contingent exrenses. a year in advance, is not necessary. He believes it is feasible to run the city on a 15 m'll tax from year to year. All members were pres ent but Commissioner Geo. w. Jack man, who was detained by Illness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26

The peupie Ot q country town not fur from Edinburgh received a shock re- gently. says London weekly. One day they were startled by a lavish dis play on rtle hoaFdIngs of posters bear ing in large letters the announcement, He is coming" Who "he" was or when ''he" was coming was nowhere stated. and the folks were left in anx- iety until a week later. when another display appeared bearing the words. ''1ea is here." and the public were also informed that he" was a mysterious wonder who would that night appear at the town hall and perform feats of magic and mystery such as had never been previously witnessed. This was treat indeed for the inha bitauts. and on the night advertised the hall was filled 10 its utmost capacity. The anx- iouS moment arrived. and up went the curtain. But to the surprise of the audience. nothing could be seen ex- cept larger poster bearing these words: He has gone" He had. too. and taken all the admission money with him Only a few of the victims enjoyed the joke.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26
paneaa Sardinia.

sardinian dancing Is unlike any oth- CT It iS kind of Ehuffjing with the feet as the danceFE. holding hands move to and fro the women on one side of the dancing ground and the men on the other. till they have work ed round to the opposite sides. while the las launeddas is played by a man who walks up and down between tlls dancers As a rule. the men and won en do not mix. whether dancing or not but keep each to their own side FhG dances take place on Sundays ar feasi days in some plaza Of the village but hardly ever in the big town
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26
AVertino q Defeat

A certain political boss always con trolled his delegations to the ccnven tionS. and the delegates voted the wa. he told them to-and not until he did tell him.
 At one convention a delegate pre- seuted a resolution that the boss ia vored. but had not heard about soon enough to post his delegates as to how they should vote on it
 The chairman of rhe convention put the question. 'AII in favor of this res olution say aye"
 There were few ayes. and the boss delegates looked at him inquiringly Seeing that he would not have time to pass the word and wanting the reSolu ton passed. he dashed down the aisle toward the chairman. waving his hands and shouting:
 Don't put the negative! Don't put the negative! did that once and goI in of a 6x."-Saturday Evening Post
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26
DRASTIC PROBE
 INTO THE HIGH PRICE OF BUTTER

New York, Jan. 26-whether a con- spiracy exists to maintain the price of butter at a prohibittve figure will be de; ermined by the New York coun- ty grand jury through an inquiry be- ginning next Tuesday. District At torney Whitman said today that the probe will be drastic and. if 1t can be proved that gambling in dairy pro ducts Is responsible for present high figures, indictments and prosecutions will follow.
 The three chief witnesses, when the probe begins, will be E. E. Martin, president; s. M. Knopp, secretary, and W. c. French, treasurer, of the New York Mercantile Exchange, who will have to exp ain the manner in which safes of butter, eggs and cheese are made. Brokers and dealers a so VIII be called, and whitman said today that he would push the inquiry as rapidly as possible.
 Meanwhile, the movement to boy colt butter until prices are cut in half gained a decided impetus today when the executive committee of the Housewives League announced that it would send to every one of 350. 900 members in this city a letter showing the various substitutes for butter that can be used.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26
china,a Haunted snots.

In China there is a strong belief that spots in f.verS. creeks and ponds where people have been drowned are haunted by specterS who spring out upon the Unwary and drown them, Should the iIauntings becOme very ire quent the spot k exercised This cere- mony consists in the decapitation of a white horse by a specially selected exc cutioner on the site of the hauntings The head of the slaughtered animal is placed in an enrthenware jar and buried in the exact spot where 1t was killed. which spot iS carefully marked by the erection of a stone tablet
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26
He Was In a Hurry.

Charles MonSelet In his "CuriOsites Itineraries" tells of q friend of his liv- ing at Bordeaux who. glancing through Paris boOkseIitr'S catalogue. saw the title of book which he had vainiy sought for thirty years Looking at the clock. he found there was Just time to catch the morning express for Par is. Stopping only to take some money from his cash box. he dashed eff to the, station and arrived at the bookshop
 in time to secure the prize As he wrapped up the book the shopman re- marked. ''I suppose you live in this street. monsieur No: l have just come from Bordeaux" was the reply
 The man looked astonished. and the bibliophile discovered that in his eager
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26
Warned In Time,

A soft answer sometimes dfsarms A story Is told of landlord on the north shore. A guest, seldom Satis fed. came to him and said. M" Smith that was not the landlords me-"Mr. Smith. your coffee is ra: ten" The landlord shook him by the hand Thank you. sir: thnnk you. I ha vent had my breakfast yet. and r! ski, the coffee thls time Much obIiS ed. ."-Roston uerafd.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26
Rirdskin Garnents.

Eskimo women wear the most curi- ous kind Of underclothing. its peculiar ity being that it is made of the skins of birds These skins before being sewed together are chewed well by the women in order to make them soft. About a hundred skins are re quired to make a shirt. and the labor of chewing the skins which form their garments is quite enough to account for the massive. well developed jaws of Eskimo women.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26
Mechanic Whirled Around
 Shaft and Badly Shaken

Charles Robins, a mechanic in the eHploye of the Locomobile Company, stood -5S cIose to revolving shaft, last night, which caught in his c-oth- ing and started to WhirI him. arou Id 1t, until the cloth gave way and ne dropped to the floor
 The ambulance corps was called and Robins was removed to St. Vincent's hospital, where he was found to be suffering from multiple contusions and a bad fracture Of the right arm At the hospital today he was reported as resting comfortably. His home is at 67 Liberty street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26
Roneu Ere ad.
forgery.

Tn Europe, where. the food value of honey seems to be much better under stood than in the United States. enor
 nous quantities are used. Of late years we seem 10 he waking to a re
 llizatfon of the value of honey as a wholesome and delicioiiS article oi food and a-so as to its !lreservative qualities, Cakes and sweet breads naade with sugar soon be,-otlle dry arti rrumb!y and to get tie good of them must be eaten when fresh. But where
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26
DIED,

SEARLES In Danbury, Jan. B, Mrs. Esther Searl -s, aged 76 years. BURKE-In Danbury, Jan. 23, Mary A. Burke. aged IS years. MCARTHY.-In Danbury, Jan. 24, Cora A. Mccarthy, of Salisbury. BOND Shelton, Jan. 23, Ira Faye Bond, aged 19 years. HOYT-At Springdale, Jan. -23, By antha, widow of Capt. Isaac L. Hoyt, of Darien, in the 87th year of her age.
 BEST In Stamford, Jan. 23, Louis Best aged 50 years GRACE In Norwalk, Jan. g, James E. Grace.
 WYCKOFF-In Brideewater, Jan. 19, Mrs. Charles Wyckoff.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26
PERSONAL TAX ARRESTS WILL
 COME AT ONCE
Tonight or Tomorrow Pros ecutor Delaney Will Be- gin Issuance of Warrants

With the list of personal tax delin- GkrIents practically complete and in the hands of Prosecuting Attorney Alexander Delaney, the first batch O. prisoners for failure to pay the tax may be expected in city court tomor- row morning or Monday.
 '.If I don't find time to get to the matter tonight" said Prosecutor De- Laney, then I vii find time before Monday.
 '"The prosecutions are going to be- gin in earnest. It will be no longer a case of promising to pay, but ,he delinquents must fight it out in the city court.''