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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29
AYHAWKER JOTS

1t discourages philanthropy, thinks
the Neodesha Register, to catch a blind
beggar reading newspaper
All who are in favor of changing the
name of this town to Wyandotte, urges
the Wyandotte Chief of Kansas City,
Kan, say aye. Those opposed, stand on
their heads.
Says the Madison Spirit man: Zone
of the greatest joys of my life is to do
wronged me-" And then he is kind
enough to explain: This is largely fic-
tion.''
An Atchfson man went into a dry
goods store to buy some silk stockings,
relates the Atchison Globe. The clerk
asked him: DO you want them for
your wife, or do you prefer something
better?''
A committee of Kingman citizens,
duly appointed for the purpose. have
renamed mineral water recently dis
covered in a spring near that town as
NE which is said to
be the Indian for spirit water from
red eye" isn't it And Kansas is
prohibition state.
Belated campaign story from Coffey
county, as printed in the Wyandette
Chief: The chairman of the Repubn-
can committee in Coffey county did not
take kindly to the Bull Moose efforts
to steal the party machinery, and when
William Allen White wrote him, asking
for funds for the Progressives, he hunt
ed around in Burlington until he found
an old confederate bill. This he sent
to White, accompanied by a statement
that fifty years ago that money was
good enough for the fellows who were
opposing the Republican party, and 1t
would probably be satisfactory to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29

There was a slight decrease. in the
fire loss in the United States during
October as compared with what it was
during the same month of last year.
But it continues to assume outrageous
proportions. Fire loss is a dead loss.
The great bulk of it in this country
Is preventable. Just a little more care
on the part of every one in the storing
and handling of matches. in keeping
the corners of cellars and closets free
from rubbish, and in giving proper at
tention to chimneys, hues and stove
connections, would reduce this loss in
most material fashion. Every man
should constitute himself fire mar
ghal over his own premises.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29
KANSAS COMMENT

GROWING WHEAT IS BEST EVER.
Judging from reports brought In py
actual farmers who have brought llVe
stock to the Wichita market for the
last six weeks, the growing wheat Will
enter the winter in better shape than
ever known in the entire southwest.
This does not mean that equally good
fields have not been seen before, but
that the wheat section, as whole, was
never so evenly good. There are almost
no complaints. Everywhere in Okla
homa and Texas, where wheat is a fac
tor it is said to be most excellent In
Kansas the reports are doubly good.
because the acreage is considerably
greater than last year. Larger acreage
and uniformly good stands beat prev
ious records. So good is the prospect
that wheat prices have yielded some
what. 1t is unusual for winter Wheae
prospects in November to be sumclent-
ly pronounced to affect the price OF
wheat at this season. OF course, 1t does
not follow that we shall harvest
bumper crop. Neither does 1t follow
that the man in excellent bodily conol-
ton will live through the winter But
the chances in both cases are mucn
better than they would be if the wheat
were thin and unsprouted and the man
very ill. We are justified in the hope
that next years wheat crop will be I'M
excelled in the southwest.-Wichita
Beacon.
PENSIONS FOR PRESIDENT.
The proposition of the Carnegie cor
poration to pension ex-presidents or
the United tates and their widows
somehow doesn't strike us as just the
right thing. Why should a corporation
or an individual pension president OF
the United States? If a pension Is
necessary and is the due of the ex-
president then provision should be
made for it by congress. The whole
country and not an individual or limit
ed number of individuals should give
the pension. The giving of a, pension
to our ex-presidents by a corporation
that has made it's money in ways that
very many people regard as question
able is of especially doubtful propriety-
1t has been suggested that provision
should be made for the ex-presidents
so that they would not lower the dig
nifty of the position after they retire
from the office. 1t isn't at all neces-
sary that they should lower the dignity
of the position. No one has been and
no one is likely to be elected president
who is not competent to earn a good
living at some honest labor and such
labor adds dignity to any position. II
an ex-president lacks dignity no PEN
sion will keep him from lowering the
dignity of the Office. No pension would
keep an ambitious ex-president from
entering into a scramble for office and
conducting himself in an unbecoming
manner on the stump If he had it in
him to do so. But if a pension is to
be given the ex-presidents than let rot
the dignity Of the great office be low
cred by having it comes from a cor
poration or individual who may be
asking favors of the government. If
Mr.. Carnegie has millions to give let
him give them in pensions to the work
men of the steel trust and their FAINT
hes.-Leavenworth Times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29

vivacious V! A song to thee
To praise thy Versatility.
A Varied round thy duty is
Very taxing labor, Viz:
To introduce the lovers Vow,
To start the joy-producing Vine,
To lead the Virelay somehow,
So that it jingles line on line.
To give US Verve and also Vim,
To make the Vista that we see,
And Vaunting that defeat is dim
To lead us on to Victory.
To set us quickly in the Van,
To show us our Vindictive foes,
To lend us Nigor till we can
Compel the foemen to Vamose.
Without thee, V, we could not Vie
With obstacles that come to View
And, lacking Vigor, we should die,
For thou art in our Victuals, too.
All, V! When on the Verdant note
Thou hast our Viva Voce Votei
How happy when within our purse
We see thee glowing Wildly
Then we are not the least AYERS
To see another Vis-a-ViS.
But, V, if thou art Vanished, then
We cannot Veil our grief, y Yum!
There is no word of tongue or pen
To tell that V-less Vacuum.
Hail, VI Viyaciously on edge
Of smiling Visages the wedge
That spreads the gay Veneering smile
Which grows in Value all the while!
0, V, far be the day when we
Must sing our Valedictory.
Without thee, v, we fain would grieve-
Thou keepest us on the Qui Vivei
Chicago Evening Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29
OUR PRODUCTS EvERYwHERE.


The wide distribution of American
manufactures is illustrated by some
recent figures of the statistical divi-
sion of the bureau of foreign and do
mestic commerce showing the variety
of articles exported and the numer-
Gus countries to which they are dis
tributed. Barbed wire, fly paper, te1e-
phones, boots and shoes, automobile
wire nails, motion picture films, fly
ing machines, telegraph instruments,
locks, hinges, razors, bath tubs, trac-
ton engines operated by steam, trac-
ton engines operated by gasoline, sta
tionary engines operated by steam,
stationary engines operated by gaso-
line; stationary engines operated by
gas, electric locomotives, elevators,
cotton gins, cash registers and cream
separators-these are a few of the
numerous products of American in
genuity distributed literally over the
entire civilized world.
Take wire nails as an example.
They went last year to no less than
so. countries scattered over the entire
inhabited portions of the globe-Siam,
the Canary Islands, the Dutch East
Indies, the British East Indies, Rus
STA in Europe, Russia in Asia, Hong
kong, Egypt, the French West Indies;
and practically every country of
North America, South America and
Asia knows the American wire nail
by practical experience, since they as
well as many other communities are
included in the list of so countries and
colonies to which the 40 million
pounds of wire nails exported last
year were sent.
American telephones and telegraph
Instruments went to such distant
places as British Africa, Egypt, Aus
tralia, New Zealand, the Philippines,
Java, Brazil, Korea and the Canary
Islands. The value of scientific in
struments and apparatus, including
telephones. telegraph instruments, ETC.,
exported last year was over ST., 00O,-
900 and the countries to which they
were sent approximately 80 in num-
Der, distributed to all parts of the
civilized world, practically one million
dollars worth to Cuba, AZ million
dollars worth to Canada, and 1 u
million dollars worth to the United
Kingdom, while among the other
countries and communities to which
they were distributed are Siam, Por-
tuguese Africa, Ecuador, the Straits
Settlements, Egypt. Trinidad and To-
bago, Peru, Asiatic Russia and
Bolivia.
Even such a comparatively unim-
portant article of commerce as fly
paper went to approximately rs coun-
tries and colonies, including Tripoli,
Uruguay, Santo Domingo, Turkey in
Europe, the Danish West Indies, NAL
ia, Finland, China, Egypt, Roumania,
and Gibraltar. American barbed
wire serves the agricuIturist in every
grand division of the world. Adding
machines printing presses, aeroplanes,
automobiles, clocks and watches, cell
luloid manufactures, binder Irvine,
dynamite, gunpowder, locomotives,
ice-making machinery, jewelry, kitch-
en- utensils, monographs, car wheels,
cotton cloth, printers ink and hun
dreds of other manufactures which
might be enumerated passed out of the
United States last year to the value
of more than a billion dollars and
were distributed not merely to every
grand division, but to practically
every country in the inhabited world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29
JOURNAL ENTRIES

There is something decidedly, wrong
with a girl when she refuses to eat
candy.
Any quantity Of poor ammunition is
used in teaching the young idea how
to shoot.
One trouble with the school of ex-
perience is that you have to put in a
full life course.
stitch in time is also likely to save
a man from a whole lot of en-
barraSSment
&
Some men are so clever they can look
you straight in the eye when handing
you lemons or gold-brickS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29

This is assuredly an era for the as
sociation and organization of all sorts
and conditions of men and women with
all kinds of axes to grind and every
variety of purposes in view. Among
the latest of Il societies to be formed
is the Bald Head Club of America,
which held it's first annual meeting
and banquet in Connecticut recently.
Rival organizations should at once be
formed by the bow-legged folk and
the pigeon-toed people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29
JUST A BOY.

Busy little Willie
Slender child of 10,
Worries teacher till he
Drives her crazy, then
Frets his patient mother,
Vexes sore his dad,
Swats his little brother,
Drives the neighbors mad
Willie's not attractive,
Not q beauty, he:
But when he gets active
Better climb a tree!
While he may dissemble
1t is to deceive;
He has-hear and trembIe-
Something up his sleeve!
Willie when he's grown un
VIII a pirate be;
He to this will own up
Unto you or me.
Or. he'll roam the prairie.
bringing In the Scalps
Or, the scheme to vary.
Maybe scale the Alps.
Do not weep for Willie,
Do not worry so.
He will scrap his fill. ne
To man will grow.
so don't trouble borrow:
when mar of vim
Needed is tomorrow
You will vote for himt
Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

EFrom the New York Press.1.
The skillful liar never makes hts TO- h;,-
for you to swallow. Nv Us
II seems as If a girls lips could 500
straightest in the darkest night.
A girl wants man to be masterfIl with
turn. AA@'
A woman's idea of betting with her hus-
oand Is 1T was so unfair of him to win
that she won't pay.
When man fins he has nothing small
er than two-dollar bill in his poclxet ~,
sunday morning he has too big a head
ton plate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29
DAFFYDHS
By q. NoALL.

If girl was tired and sleepy womb
an oak-rocker?
Hush little thing, don't cry. You,u
be an angel by and by.)
If you put chicken in the ice box
5a n snG Iurn 1 up missing wouldn't it
(Kill him quick! He's the boob that
put the pick in pickle)
If baker built piece of machinery
would he fasten it together with dough-
nuts?
CAin't this the cruel, cruel worId?)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29

Mr.. Bryan, Colonel Roosevelt, Sena-
tor LaFollette and other long-distance
speech makers in this country must be
q trifle jealous of the abilities in this
line of Sir John Simon, solicitor gen
eral of England. He has just con-
cluded an argument in the arbitration
suit between the British postoff1ce de-
pertinent and the National Telephone
company which consumed 46 hours in
a period of nine and one-half days.
And during the recesses in this talk
he also delivered a number of lengthy
political speeches in the house of COM
mons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29
. POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.1

II TUM Ihe chicago NeWs.I
Obscurity lives much longer than fame
Hope is a pneumatic tire that is fire.
quently punctured.
Only poor love letter can be spoiled
by weak spelling.
The detective may be an earnest ssaI<ar
but he doesn't always find.
, If one gave voice only to ones thoughts
one wouldn't talk so much
Most of the so-called theatrical stars
are rockets.
Some of the charity that begins at home
isn't worth making fuss about
The honeymoon is on the wane when
huooy quits taking wife everywhere ne
goes.
EVERY woman should have an aim in life
even II she can't throw a stone with any
degree of accuracy.
me man who takes no interest in public
schools, good roads, religion or politics
isn't even satisfactorY hasbeen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29

If Christy Mathewson really turns
I'D as the new owner of the Phlladel-
phia National League team, most OIL
the fans in the country outside of those
in the other National League towns
will ardently root for Christy's CLUB
to win the pennant- This grand Old
pitcher is one of the idols in the base
world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29

Nothing but discourag cement is the
norton of the men who are sensitive
over their baldheadedness. That Stand
ford university professor who brought
Joy to their hearts by announcing that
he had discovered a cure for badness
has been discharged by the faculty OF
that institution on the ground that his
claim is a fake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29

II the killing of deer hunters by
their friends and companions continues
for the next few years at the same
rate it has cen carried on this year
and in the past few years, none of
the states where deer have their hab-
1tat will have any need for protective
laws for this variety of game. There
won't be any hunters left to modest
these animals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29

This is, indeed, a world of surprises
Think of it! In the next congress
there will be a larger number OF Dem
ocrats in the house of representatives
coming from states north of the Ma
son and Dixon line than from those
in the solid south.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29

President Taft has declared en-
phatica1Iy that he is not to be con-
stdered as a possible candidate for
presidential nomination in 1916. But
there has been as yet no word from
Colonel Roosevelt to like effect NOT
is it likely that there will be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29

Civilization appears to be making
rapid strides among the Ute Indians.
Seeking divorce in the courts has be-
come popular with the squaws of this
tribe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal IN 6 member Of the
&eieRrnph report of that great news or
sanitation far the exclusive afternoon
Solicitation In Topeka
The news Is received in The state Sour'
nal briIdinx over wires tor this sole pEr-
BOSE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29

Kansas, at any rate. does not ap-
pear to be at the foot of the. class
in the matter of assembling its election
returns. The count of the Socialist
vote for president is still unfinished in
seven states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29

Although the baseball season has
been a thing of the past for many
weeks, there is almost as much base
ball news and gossip in the newspapers
nowadays as there was when the sea-
son was in full blast. In other words
Baseball is now food for continuous
discussion the year round.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29

Platitudinous PERSON. suppose, my
dear Mr.. Gotrox, that you have used
Make hay while the sun shines as your
hfe's motto? Mr.. Gotrox-Certainly, sir,
certainly! But that's only naIf of 1t. You
should add that made the hay from the
grass other people let grow under their
feet.-Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29

So far, at any rate, there has been
no news to the effect that peace is
not likely to continue at The Hague.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29

Customer.!Arf- pound O. butter. Shop
man-Yes, mum. The best? Customer
New, the worst; same as we 'ad before
Punch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29

In about six weeks 165 members of
'the legislature will arrive in Topeka
each with an entirely separate bundle
of legislation guaranteed to save the
pee-pul. Say it yourself. We don't
dare.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29

AS proof that Swashburn's football
team is better than the K. U. team,
graduates five men from the
gridiron this year and all but two Kan
sas men will return for further instruc-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29

And it was only a few years age
that natural gas was boosted as some
thing To Be DESIRED!
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-02-03
Mr.. MOORE
Resident of Shinnston is Dead
at the Home Of Son at
Fairmont.

j., r. Moore, one OF the most
highly respected residents of Fair
mont, is dead at the home of his
son, Floyd N. Moore, there, from
diseases incident to old age. He
was SO years old.
Mr.. Moore was twice married, his
first wife being Miss Katherine Cot
trlll and his second wife was Miss
Katherine Kroft. He was the
father of sixteen children, the fol-
lowing. surviving: Mrs. Marietta
Robey, Of Lumberport; A. H.
Moore, Of shinnston; A. B. Moore,
of Haywood; Mrs. Matilda Matheny,
of Huntsville; Woodward L., OF
Bridgeport; Virginia B., Of Hay
wood: Floyd NJ. Of Fairmont; Mrs.
Lizzie Robinson, Of Lumberport,
Mrs. Hattie shuttIeworth, of Fair.
mont; and Charley, who is a sailor
on the battleship, Missouri.
The deceased man was born in
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-02-03

undergo an operation, but Twas advised
III my her to take Lydia p. Pinkham's
Negeta ble Compound and after / had tae
Ken four bottles ] am strong and well. I
have got others to take your medicine
with the same good results and they cam
not say enoughfo for it. Mrs.J a. BURN
SIDE, hcningtown, Pa.
Ihcus alds ofs unsolicited and genuine
testimon IN e the above prove the ef-
ficispcg gdia1E y. Pinkham' g Yegeta-
BE eqqpolpf
WoIhen who suffer from those distress
ing ills shot1ld not lose sightof these facts
81 doubt the ability Of Lydia E. Pink
hamis Vegetable Compound to restore
IL you havef the ,sligh test doubt
that Lydia u! fnIS llatn,S Tegeta-
ijle Compo und viii help You, write
to sydia 10. Pinlt khan M cdicine Go.
(eonfide ntial) Lynn, Mass, for adj
Ice. Your letter will be opened,
read and ansWe erred by a woman
and ne IN. strict confidence.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-02-03

WESTON, Feb. The stock COM
pany Of tie Grand theater closed 4
deal IN which Il disposed 81 It's place
Of amusement "a 1, ". Hgod, who Il
at present conducting a grocery stone
on Main avenue IL the Camden build-
ing. The place VIII be closed up after
tonightNntll February is.
Mrs. Arnold Entertains.
Mrs. Jackson Arnold entertained az
cards last night at her home on CEN
ter aaenue, in honor Other guest, Miss
Grace Hays, Of Canton, o. A delicious
luncheon was served and delightful
time was enjoyed by the party.
Revival Services. -
Revival services will begin at the
Methodist Protestant church Sunday
night The pastor. the Rev. D. d..
Helmlck, expects to be assisted during
the revival by other ministers, and
the services will likely be very In
teresting.
Has Appendicitis.
Charles A. Rhodes, who has a DO.
sit.on here with the Central West
Virginia Gas Company, Is suffering
from an attack Of appendicitis. and
will likely be taken to a hospital to-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-02-03
INSURANCE PAID.

clarksburg Tent, No. IS, knights
of the Maccabees, through its
financial secretary, j I. "A. Mcdonald,
Saturday morning paid Mrs. Mary
Owens $4,000, she being the bene-
'aciary named in the policy of her
brother, the late sheriff Michael ] /.
Francis,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-02-03

day. MI. Rhodes came here from
Virginia and Is a highly respected
young man. His many friends in
this city regret to learn of his illness.
Mr.. Rhodes has no relatives living
here.
Rag Social.
The ladies Of the Methodist Prot
estant church gave a rag social last
night for the benefit Of the new inn
provements recently made on the in
terror Of the church building.
Cohen Resigns.
Ben Cohen, who had been clerk
here for the Hub department store
for several years. has resigned his
position and win go to Harrisburg,
Pa. where he will conduct store Of
his own known as the Leader.
Weston Personals.
George NJ. Mcclure, Of Parkers-
burg, who had been here visiting Mrs.
Maude Mcclure returned home Friday.
E. g. Dayisson left today for his
home in washington.
N. B. sprigg, general manager Of
the Sun. Lumber Company. has re-
turned from Cincinnati, where he at
tended a lunbermap's association.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-02-03

Harrison county, near shinnston,
and was son of David and Hannah
Moore. He was a consistent men,
Der Of the Christian church, Of
Submission, having been member OF
that church for a period Of sixty
years,
The funeral will take place Sun
day morning at II o'clock in the
Christian church at shinnston and
ipternent will be made at shinn-
ston.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-02-03

and had to stay Ia
bed the first two or
three days. / also
had a displacement
and other ailments
peculiar to women.
j became 50 weak
and run down / could
scarcely walk across
the floor.
The doctor told
me ] would never be
we'll unless L would
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-02-03

Mrs a. R. Tabor, of cridsr, No, had
been troubled with sick headache for about
FIVE years, when she began taking Chamber.
llain's Tablets. She has taken two bottles Of
them and they have cured her. Sick head.
ache Is Sansed;b by a disordered stomach. for
which these tablets are especially intended.
Try them, get well and stay well. Sold by
MI dealers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-02-03

Persons troubled with partial paralysis
arc often very much benefited by massaeine
the tieeted parts thoroughly when applying
Chamberlain Linitnent. This Eminent also
relieves rhe1maticpains. Sold byaI dealers
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-02-03
THREE LBS
glr usnside Escaped an Op-
Grafton lsiing Lydia r.
stable
conpolnd.

Mahoning wns IA For three years
suffered untold misery every month,