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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06
says UNCLE CIV

1t is my firm conviction that nobody
ever reaches success or gets to hcaN-
en- by the don't" route. ! know that
the world is full of negative good folk
who have never done a positive thing
or thought "A positive thought in their
eminently proper lives. and that such
folk do not get into the divorce court
or the penitentiary. But the latter fact
does not convince me that they are
creditable citizens.
Propriety is a fine thing for those
who have nothing else to recommend
them, but il Is mighty measly moral
asset when placed alongside OF mill
tant honesty, fighting force, sener-
osity charity, loving kindness. or the
least of the positive virtues of men.
Positive acts. not negative resist
ance, make history. Physical go
moral inertia are the great enemies
of progress and too often they mask
themselves in the pleasing garb Of
prOpriety. Improper" IS the brand
that has damned every new and good
thing from the beginning OF organized
society. Ancient error becomes very
dear-and very proper. But propriety
is an exceedingly effective refuge for
such as have not the serum OF active
virtue strong in their veins. Don't
does well enough for him who can
act without counting disaster.
Those whose minds and hands are
put to good and useful tasks have 1T
tie use for paltry prohibitions. Little
brains worry much over what not to
do; the minds that mold great des-
TIMES ask rather. What shall 7 do?
A diet of don't never was food for
fame or fortune Copyright, 1912,
by W. T. Williams.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06
KANSAS COHAENT


After a century OF labor the Oldest
man in the United States retired a few
days ago at the hale old age OF H. a
rest well earned II might seem TO boys
OF e or 81. who have laid down their
burdens thus prematurely and shifted
into the lean and slippered pantaloon. 90
but with the oldest man. the retirement
was tinged with regret for he. like many
others, failed to note the f-uition of his
desires In their fullness with an am
bltion to have accumulated 10000 before
his retirement he grew weary OF tie
burden too early in the game and $1,000
that he desired is stili Fitting on into
space on eagle wings.
Possibly, Cherokee Bill. for such is the
picturesque name OF the aged citizen and
diigent worker, may be philosophical and
consider that with strict economy he may
be able TO make the $1,000 he has gath
cred from a century OF toll do for his
wants for the remainder of his life. Pos
sibly the pleasures the extra $4,000 might
have gotten would have proven unpleas-
ant after he had acquired them. Then.
TOO, there is the remote possibility that
the retired worker may be cut OFF early
In his retirement and IN such case
| there is the happy consolation that the
size of the quarrel does not necessarily
depend upon the size OF an estate.-saiina
Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

had taken the postmaster into my
confidence and asked him for the key
to his store.
when we got around to the build
ing I displayed my Jimmy and kit and
asked my presumed accomplice to step
up to the corner and see if anybody
was in sight and to come back
quickly.
when he came back I had opened
the door.
Marvellous he said. How did
you do it?'
I'VE walked through the store and
I could hardly keep him from filling
his clothes with pocket knives, notions
and nice things that were lying around
loose
4 had to explain to him that we We're
Just getting the lay of the ground and
it would not do to take anything that
night, so we adjourned. much to his
chagrin, 1 closed anu locked the door
and we left things undisturbed.
by this time the saloon man was sure
that I was an expert burglar and that
he could profit by standing in with me.
Day by day there were new devel-
opments and 1 soon ascertained that
the man who was at the head of the
counterfeiting was a well known doc
tor He was arrested, captured and
sent to the penitentiary-
when the case came to trial OF
course was one of the witnesses, and
when the doctor, the saloonkeeper and
the others saw me go up to the stand
there was a deep sigh. One of them
calculated: Why that's the burglar
"Of course they soon discovered that
my name was Burns and that I had
somewhat betrayed their confidence,
but then they had been betraying their
country.
This was several years ago, and
when the term Of the doctor expired, ]
happened to be nearby just as he was
released. When he saw me he smiled
and, strange as it may appear, did not
seem to have any grudge against me-
but shook hands and greeted me like
an old friend
The great detective. for such he
certainly is, told other stories until il
was ? o'clock in the morning and all
was well, with the presses rumbling
under the Broadway sidewalk.
(Chapter LXvIII Monday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06
RY TIE WY
By HARVEY PARSONS.

Kansas is improving; Kansas now
holds that a crook who hides behind
reform" is nevertheless q crook, anu
really worse than an ordinary porch
climber. 1t still takes a lot OF evil
dence to convince Kansas that any one
who carries the reform banner can be
crook but she is learning.
One may observe that our honest old
friend, ank Stahl, has started a cor
respondence school of journalism
through the morning sheet. In Lesson
one he tells d veteran news getter OF
the evening sheet how to write a dead
open-and-shut story.
Which reminds the writer of this de-
partment Of the late Hon. Hank car
penter. Years and years and years
agOne, writer of this department was a
cub police reporter Honest Frank Stahl
was chief of police. His right bower
was one Hank Carpenter, crook OF
the first water. Deponent took excep.
lions to Hank, and wrote him up
daily. Piping the fact that Hank, while
playing second 10 an honest reform
er, was running two disorderly houses
three gambling Joints and protecting,
for a consideration numerous others,
the reporter got busy. Good Old Frank
objected, and gave said reporter an
outline of the kind OF story he should
write about Honest Hank. Outside OF
the name used, it was Very Similar
our Scandal Reporter of current date
And when the old time police repor-
ter stood in front of the police station
one balny afternoon and observed Hon
est Hank, the law enforcer, whipping
an affinity on the upper back porch OF
a building just down the street, Honest
Frank advised him to refrain from De-
lieving everything he saw, because his
eyes might, by chance, be defective.
And later, when Honest Hank Car
penter was canned by a new-and nom
reform administration, and had wan
dered hence with Honest Franks pet
six-shooter and $50 OF his honestly
earned money, Honest Frank still opln-
ed that mebby- Honest Hank had been
misunderstood.
Still later, Honest Hank abrogated his
promise to kill the reporter who refus-
ed to be fixed, by numbering his wife
and then committing suicide to escape
legal hanging. Since then, the writer
has not discussed honest Hank with
Honest Frank. Honest Frank is really
| honest and it would be a burning shame.
at this time, to call his attention to the
fact that a cub reporter once secured
| the number of his law enforcement pet
Honest Hank.
It would. in fact De almost a sacri-
| Iege to suggest, that maybe a newspa-
per reporter trained to the job, could
find the tracks of a crook on the path
way affected by an Honest Preacher.
And Hon Simon's explanation re-
minds US of the explanation made by
| the late husband. who, as he hangs has
shoes on the ceiling and stuffs his nat
under the bed, says: "F'ergettit, muh
dear-nuzzin to it. Caic) nuzzin to it,
There's an extra day in this year.
Let's hope it's dangsight warmer
| than this one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06
THE SHEPHERDS.


It was the shepherds of the fold
First heard the wondrous news
What time upon the wintry void
They watched their lambs and ewes
It was the simple shepherd FOLK
First heard His angels sing,
When from the deeps of midnight oroke
Respondent plume and wing.
And hill and vale to music woke
'All hail Christ the King!
It was the lowly and the poor
That heard the tidings first,
When on the eyes of swain and DOOR
Gods splendid angels burst
1t was the simple shepherds sped
To seek the Holy Child,
Who found Him in His manger bed
Beside His Mother mild
While Joseph bent In awe his head
And on the Saviour smiled.
Still. would ye seek His place OF blrtn'
Go search in hut and coil
Not with the proud OF great or ea%th
He casts His kingly lot,
But mid the poor the Saviour seek;
There Graded low He lies.
He hideth still among earthS weak
From undiscerning eyes,
Yet, veileth still His Godhead meek
In simple human guise.
Don Culinary, in Rosary Magazine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06
ouAkER sIEDIrATIoNs.

TFrom the Philadelphia Record.I
1t takes a lot Of faith 20 believe that
people are better than they are.
The manicure girl may not be particu-
larlv generous, but she treats all hands.
Ioa1-.sBasebail is now played IN
Japan" Joax-"Oh. they have always
had Japanese fans"
At any rate you can't make a woman
show the white feather. III black ones
happen to be fashionable.
No Maude. dear we shouldn't say
there was anything cannibalistic about
eating lady fingers for dessert.
BlObbs-"The drama should be taken
seriously Slobbs--'Thats right. It's no
Laughing matter to sit through the aver
age musical comedy
Tommy-"Pop. what IS the dincrcnca
between an epithet and an epitaphg'
Tommy's Pop-"One IS applied 20 a man
before he is dead. and the other after
ward"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06
DAFFYDHS
BY U. NoALL.

If vaudeville artist at the Novelty
theater wanted a drink of water could
he get it from Wells?
bring me- q match. father. The
water pipes are freezing.)
When a chauffeur runs his machine
100 miles does the auto-tire?
CrIe who laughs last must be an En-
glishman.)
If the soles were made of iron would
that make the shoe-last?
CNo ice cream. thank you. Please
pass me a foot-stove.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06
GLOBE SIGHTS
~ THE ATcTT1soN GLOBE.

Another cure for itch is to discard
wooden underwear.
Remember that the sprinter cant keep
up that gait very long
To many men there is no such thing
as plenty of desk room.
Gentlemen of the jury are not treated
as If they were anything like that.
No one should eat candy so cheap he
can get all he wants for a nickel.
A calendar must be a great aggrava-
ton to a man serving a long sentence.
Dragging on your friends usually will
help you more than praising yourself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06
JOURNAL ENTRIES

The parsimonious man is usually
able to weather a rainy day.
=
A man must have more than power
full muscles TO lift mortgage.
X
1t is almost as difficult to avoid
trouble as it is easy to find it.
one general opinion is that the
''men higher up" are of the low
down sort.
y \
Winter days bring this relief: A
thousand and one persons are not urg-
ing you to swat flies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

IF7rom the New York Press.1
It's near enough to loving if it's not
fighting
Politics costs those in it more self-re-
spect than money.
The man who doesn't work just for
money mighty seldom does any work
When one woman speaks of another's
clothes as rags it's sign they claim ~
be good friends.
A girl never really has to wait for leap
year to ask a man. because any year she
knows how to ask him to ask her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

Because of his irascible temper
Mordkin the Russian dancer. has been
sold by the Metropolitan Opera com
pany of New York to the Shuberts- His
next transfer viii probably be to some
show men who make a speciality of ex-
hibiting untamable animals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

Woodrow Wilson says the tariff is the
paramount issue of the approaching
presidential campaign. Mr. Wilson
might have gone further and said that
the tariff will be the paramount issue
of every presidential campaign as long
as it is kent in polities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

News from Chicago states that a
grand opera audience didn't even smile
when Mary Garden was SO unfortunate
as to lose her skirt in the thrilling
death scene in Carmen. And while the
dispatch is silent on this point. it IS
fair to assume that Miss Garden didn't
smile either
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

The people of this city have suffered
not a little during the present cold snap
because of the natural gas shortage.
but they ought to thank their lucky
stars that the weather has not been as
severe by many degrees as it has been
in other places. and several OF them not
so MANY. MANY miles away
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

New York City police statistics show
that during the past year more than
1000 young women have utterly disap-
peared from their homes So far as the
outside world is concerned. it has only
been asked to help find one of them.
Dorothy Arnold. The explanation: Her
folk We're possessed of considerable
means and occupied a more or less
conspicuous place in society"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

New Ravens police chief has issued
a set of rules governing boxing con-
tests in that city. One Of them is that
the fighters must be at least is years
Of age. A maximum limit of 65 years
would also appear to be in order.
There is no sorrier spectacle than a
couple of old men fighting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
has the finest assorted collection of re-
Dukes of any man sitting on the fed
eral bench The United States circuit
court of appeals has Just handed him
another one. AS there are more ways
than one to kill a cat. so are there
more ways than one to attain noto-
riety, sometimes mistakenly referred
to as fame
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

Nine. Lima Cavalier has finally been
divorced from Robert Winthrop Chan
Ter. There has likely been doubts IN
the minds of many as to which party
to this matrimonial bargain obtained
the largest lemon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

Topekans ought to be a hale and
hearty lot. Experts say it's partieu-
larly inimical to their health for hu-
mans to live in ovar-heated houses dur
ing the winter time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

After taking a wrong train in Michi-
gan, Candidate LaFollette missed his
footing in Illinois and suffered a hard
fall. The old-fashiOned folk are sure
to wag their heads knowingly and in
sist these untoward experiences are
certain indications of what is going to
happen to the little giant of Wisconsin
in the political arena.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

Sunny Kansas It's sunny enough
these days. but there is not sufficient
heat in the sunshine to put a crimp in
the mountaineering war dance being
staged by Jack Frost. Five months.
hence. though and not a few Kansans
would be perfectly delighted to expert
ence a touch of the weather that they
are now complaining about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

say Mr.. Citizen. If you want to help
make Topeka a livelier business center
and a better place in which to live. join
the Commercial club. And after you
Join take part in its Deliberations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

And the Chinese revolutionists may
BE pardoned for hoping that a new
sun has begun to shine in their be-
nighted land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

What has become of those prophets
who declared. after the votes had been
counted in the last New York state
election, that Colonel Roosevelt was
politically dead for all time?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

Smiles arr once more finding their
way to the faces of the Topeka coal
men whose business was injured ma
terialiy by the advent of natural gas-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

Oats and alfalfa six times a day and
in large measures should be the future
portion of that bucking bronco whose
intractability prevented an Oklahoma
bank robber from making an escape.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06
A KNOCK ON HIGH TAKES.

A man walked into the county treas
urers office the other day and upon pay
ing his increased taxes said: I'm going
to knock the fellow who raised my taxes.
The treasurer took a little pains In going
into details OF his increased taxes and
found that the school district tax showed
the greatest increase and the township
tax the next greatest increase. Reflect
ing little while the gentleman IN ques-
ton decided that he would have TO
KNOCK" his neighbor across the road. for
he was member OF the township board .
and come to think about IL, he himself
was a member of the school board and
had helped TO make the Increased school
levy.-Belleview Telescope.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

For many years. yes centuries. Ireland
has been fighting for home rule. The
Irish temperament is such that II cannot
stand restraint and Il feels that II needs
rue is going TO be mighty disappointing
for Ireland. It IS not going to cure any
of the ills of the country What ireland
needs is more thrift, more attention and
less paradng. Home rule Will not do
any good unless the Irish determine TO
get down to hard work and make busl-
ness subservient to pOlitics.-Lawrence
JouEnal-World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06
A SATURDAY SERMON.

righteous man regardeth the life of his
beast; but the tender mercies of the
wicked are cruel. Proverbs XII TO-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

And later when Honest Hank Car
reform administration, and had wan
dered hence with Honest Franks pet
six-shooter and $50 OF his honestly
earned money, Honest Frank still opin-
ed that mebby Honest Hank had been
misunderstood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

full, LEASED WIFE REPORT
OF TILE ASSOCIATED Ikk112'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

Kansas is improving; Kansas now
holds that a crook who hides behind
reform is nevertheless q crook, and
really worse than an ordinary porch
climber. 1t still takes a lot of evil
dence to convince Kansas that any one
who carries the reform banner can be
a crook but she is learning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

It would. in fact, De almost a sacri-
lege to suggest, that maybe neWSpa-
per reporter, trained to the job, coulo
find the tracks of a crook on the path
way affected by an Honest Preacher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

One may observe that our honest old
friend, 4ank Stahl, has started a cor
respondence school of journalism
through the morning sheet. In Lesson
one he tells a veteran news getter OF
the evening sheet how to write a dead
open-and-shut story.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-24
r. S. Anderson Co.
NEW VIRGINIA HOTEL
407 to All Main Street
NORFOLK, VA.

This House is new and up-to-date.
Centrally located; near steamboat
landings, depots and street car lines.
Rooms and beds new and clean, run
ming water and hot and cold baths.
American and European plan.
Meals, home style, a speciality. Wis.
itors AID eXcursionists generally
are extended a cordial invitation,
and they will receive a hearty vel
come and one and all be made to feel
at home at the NEW VIRGINIA
HOTEL, and at rates the most rea.
sOnable
NJ. F. GARRE TT, Proprietor.
July 1912 If.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-24
STRANGE COUNTRY IS OMAN
Something About the suItanate at tho
Southeast End Of the Ara
bian Peninsula.

One OF the least known countries Of
the Arabian peninsula is the sultanate
OF Oman, which occupies the south
eastern extremity. The country is
largely mountainous. The area has
not been exactly determined, as the
western, or desert, border has never
been fixed. The population, which
ranges from. 100000 to 100000 is dis
tributed mostly along the seacoast
and a few interior valleys that can
be irrigated. There are no rivers, and
the annual rainfall is not more than
five inches. Wells are the only source
of water. The Tropic of Cancer
crosses the sultanate, and while the
winters are pleasant the summers are
long and extremely hot. Arabic is
the language generally spoken,
though in the ports many persons
speak Persian, Baluchi and Hindu
stani, and every native merchant can
conduct his business correspondence
In either English or French. The
sultan or any of his wallis, or COVER
nors, decides a case which may be
brought before them without refer
ence to any other case or to any law,
except local customs and such pre-
cepts OF the Koran as may be deemed
applicable. Commercial law Is I'M
known. Wages, formerly extremely
low. have been increasing steadily. q
condition said to DC. due net to any
increase in the demand for labor, but
to deficiency In the supply caused
by the dying out OF the sedee, or ne
gro, population since the importation
OF slave cargoes ceased. The prevail
Ing daily wages, United States curren-
cy, in cents, are: Carpenters, 46;
house servants. II; cooks, 80; masons,
"a; coolies, "a; messengers, 20, and
women date packers, 81. Goats.
sheep and burros. OF poor and stunted
types, owing to scanty forage, are
raised; but the dromedaries which
the tribes OF the western border grow
are said to be the best breed in the
world. Horses are few, there being
probably less than 500 In the whole
country.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-24
Make One Heart Hannx.

II each one worked upon the maxim
day by day. strive to make one heart
happy" jealousy. revenge. hate, with
their kindred evil associates, would
forever leave the earth. Our minds
would be so occupied In the contem-
plation of adding to the pleasures of
others that there would be no room
for Observation-Disclosures.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-24
Commissioner'ssNotice

JOHN II. HART and others Plaintiffs
vs..
Z. X. HART and others Defendants
In the Circuit CONT Of Rockbridge
County, Virginia.
IN CHANCERY:
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-24
TrunR- Innings.

Little bags Of lavender in the com
partments Of trunks that must stand
for any length of time. sweeten won
derfully the air that is so apt to grow
musty. If trunk Innings are slightly
scented in this way dresses and I'M
derwear are more daintily fragrant at
the end of the journey than when one
folds a sachet among the garments
themselves.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-24
Mans Own Horn.

II should think some of these
speechmakers would get tired OF hear
ing themselves" said the proprietor Of
the village store. Human natures the
same In politics as It's anywhere
else" replied old Joe Struthers. "A
man don't mind listenin' to the worst
noise a cornet can make. provided he's
the Teller that's dom the Dracticin'-"