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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-14
Why Thunder Sours Milk.

It is universally known that milk turns sour after thunder storm. This has been attributed to the large quan- tity of ozone which is liberated by the electricity in the air. The experiments of Professor Trillat in Paris do not confirm that theory. He has estab- lished that atmospheric depressions cause putrefying gases-normal qui- escent--to rise to the surface of cer- tain substances, and in support of his theory points out that odors of all sorts are more permeating after storms. These atmospheric depres- sions accelerate the decomposition of gases and tend to liberate them. Hence tactic ferment is produced Professor Trillat has made many ex- periments with diverse substances un- der varying pressures and has ob- served that when the barometer is lowest (during storms, etc.) the de. composition of gases is most rapid Harper's Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-14
Toe That Rocks the Cradle.

Unique and probably the most prim- itive cradle rocking device ever seen or employed in any part of the world is the one that has been adopted by the matter-of-fact squaws of the Kwa- kiuti tribe of Indians now living on Vancouver island, British Solumbia.
 The mother performs the double duty of spinning and rocking her infant. snugly packed in hollowed out cradle stuffed with cedar bark strips sus- pended from the limb of a sapling. This is about the most realistic rep resentation of the old nursery song, "Rock-a-by, Baby. in the Treetop" so far known.
 The most striking part, however, is that the Indian mother uses her big toe as the motive power. With cord attached to the bent limb and the other end wound around her toe. she swings her dangling offspring to and fro, leaving her hands entirely free for weaving.-Ch1fstian Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-14
Trousseaux.

In ancient Greece the trousseau were made by all the women of the brides house. Later the Merovingiap chiefs exacted that their brides should come to the marriage bringing all their possessions. When the daugh- ter of the seigneur of Covey married, her trousseaux, or "trousses," includ ed nine servitors, thirty liegemen, a chaplain, and an astrologist." The customs of the seigneurs evolved popular fashions" and, high and low, the women multiplied their garments and the fashions of them.
 Under the empire the trousseau was composed of jewels, lace, fine un- derwear, bonnets, and veils.-Harper's Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-14
He Saw It.

Housekeeper-How is this? You promised to saw some wood if I gave you lunch.
 Tramp recall no such promise, madam.
 Housekeeper-The idea! told you I would give you lunch if you'd saw some wood, and you agreed.
 Tramp-Pardon me. madam; your exact words were: "I'll give you a lunch if you saw that, wood over there by;the gate" !. 0 E.HQvsekeeper Exactly; that's just wRatsI said. s.s
 1kasnp-well, madam. saw the wood over there by the gate when ! came in.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-14
Heroic Rescue.

-year-old Montague and two year-old Harold were having bath together in the big tub.
 Mother left them a moment while she went into the next room. Sudden. ly a succession of agonized shrieks called her. Two dripping, terror. stricken little figures stood, clasped in each others arms. in the middle of the bathroom floor
 s'Oh. mother" gasped Montague, q got him out! saved him! The stop per came out and we wereA going own!"-Youth's Companion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-27
If

If you can keep your head when all about
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
II you can trust yourself when all men
doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubling,
If you can wait and not be tired by
waiting,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating.
And yet don't look too good, nor talk
too wise
If you can dreanl-and not make dreams
your master;
If you can think-and not make thoughts
If you can meet with triumph and dis
aster
And treat these two impostors just the
If you can bear to hear the truth you've
spoken,
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for
Or. watch the things you gave your life
And stoop and build them up with worm
out tools;
If you can make one heap of all your
And risk it on one turn of pitch and toss,
And lose, and start again at your begin
And never breathe word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve
and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are
gone,
And 50 hold on when there is nothing in
you
Except the will which says to them
Hold onl''
If you can talk with crowds and keep
your virtue,
Or walk with kings-nor lose the common
touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can
hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too
much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds worth of distance run.
Yours is the earth and everything that's
in it.
And-which is more-you'H be a man, my
son.
-Kfpiing in American Magazine for
October.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-27
EWING HERBERT HERE
The Hiawatha Editor on the Political
situation.

Ewing Herbert of the Hiawatha
World. who speaks in Topeka tonight
at the Commercial club dinner. had
this to say this afternoon on current
THAT Colonel RooseveIt's accept
ance of the invitation Of seven COVER
nors to be a candidate FOR president
hasn't caused the ship Of state 10 tip
almost over and then right itself has
doubtless caused the seven governors
TO wonder if they really are the Amer
lean people.
"One of the many gracious acts ~
President Taft is his request that 10
friend of his say anything unkind OF
his friend. Col. Roosevelt. but no one
is barred from taking poke at the
seven Governors who have had the
nerve to meet and select the people
candidate Not one of them has yet
made 1t quite clear why Col Roosevelt
should oppose his friend. Presidents
TAFT Is 1t possible that the governors
think that each will be vice president
and cabinet possibilities. or do they
think that the colonel viii consult
with them before he shoots anything?
Colonel Rooseveltis admired for his
daring and his courage His response
to the call of the Seven Governors is
new evidence that he IS yet unabashed
and unafraid of possibilities. In sew
en- states in this union the enemies OF
Seven Governors are going TO take
smash at Colonel Roosevelt because
they don't understand why he should
the Seven Governors.
Now that the colonel has said tina
he would accept the nomination ~
rendered him the people want ic
know why he is a candidate agair st
his old friend Taft whom he placed
on the lid.
Did Taft break the ud2 The only
thing that the president may have
overlooked in his splendid adminis-
tration is more frequent conslitaticN
with the Seven Governors now engae
ed in making Colonel Roosevelt presi-
dent.
ANY president elected hereafter
will do well to advise with them and
be wisely aided and directed by them.
Colonel Nelson of the Kansas City
Star, should also be asked about every
so often If he chooses to suggest any
thing and Bill White should be called
in to shed his light. If we can get a
president who viii keep in close touch
with the Seven Governors and Bill
White and Colonel Nelson, this coun-
try will weather along a few years
yet in perfect accord with the toiling
masses. 1t is fully established that a
more popular government for and by
the people as represented by the Seven
Governors and Colonel Nelson and Bill
White is necessary for the preser-
walton of the Union that is now on
trial for its life.
There never was a more crucial
period since the days of 1851 and the
people should be made to clearly see
that their welfare rests solely with
the men who have prevailed upon
Colonel Roosevelt to stand FOR human
rights and the downfall OF the aristo-
cratic voters who have heretofore vot-
cd for a president without any special
Intervention by Seven Governors and
Col Nelson and Bill White. The pco-
pie are sometimes ungrateful but they
should not be unmindful OF the great
service that has been done for them
by the honey-combing OF Col. Roosc-
Welt -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-27
THEY ARE FOR TEDDY.
Two Southern Republican Leaders
Telegraph Their Support.

Chicago. Feb. 27.=Pearl Wight,
Republican national committeeman
for Louisiana and Col. Lyon. commit
teemen for Texas today telegraphed
to the National Roosevelt headquart-
ers in Chicago their support of ROose-
welt for the presidential nomination.
E. w. Sims, secretary of the com
mittee declared the announcement to
be Extremely significant for the rea-
son that they come from two of the
recognized Republican leaders in the
south in that these two men have in
times past had more to do with de
termining the position taken by the
entire southern delegation than any
other two leaders in the party in the
south"
More than 80 per cent of the Repub
licans of Texas are for Roosevelt wired
Col Lyons. Practically no Taft senti-
ment except among officeholders and
they are not sincere Expect every dele
gate from Texas will be for Roosevelt
under absolute instructions" Should we
be successful in getting our state CEN
trail committee to authorize a primary
the Louisiana delegation will be solidly
for Roosevelt said Mr.. Wight's tele-
gram.
I'VE are working hard for a pri-
mary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-27

ing and honest colored man being pep
pered- While he would be pulling his
potpies off the perch. Miss Mollie
would be dreaming of pony coats and
But she foresaw just this very con-
tlngency. and, being something of a
genius, as well as a good looking girl,
she strung wire from her chamber
bell Then, with the shotgun within
reach, and waiting to take the law into
It's own hands, she jumped into bed
Up at The Birches at midnight's SOL
emn hOur-S-s-s-sht
A door is cautiously opened-two
doors. Two muffied figures steal down
stars One of them giggles. Out of
the front door and down the roadl No
moon! An ideal night for a hard
working, honest colored man to help
himself to roast chicken.
Now you are not a Scotchmani'
whispers one muff1ed figure to another
as lney slide and slip along.
Thanks
Now you can see a joke"
UNI"
Now I'm not going to tell Mollie
Mop"
Now I'm sure that theren be an
engagement within a month"
But that gun
Two muf1ed figures climb a fence
Ihey wade through snow up to their
knees They peek-they peer-they
crouch!
The hennery is reached at last.
us guardian sleeps The hens within
are unconscious of peril. They think
the hired man has come to give them
an extra feed for being good One
muffied figure carefully opens the
door. Two hundred feet away a bell
rings and a girl hops out of bed,
selzes the shotgun and raises the
sash.
The alarm reaches the hennery.
There is a gasp and an "Oh myi'' and
one of the figures fees. The other
seems to be confused, and 1t is While
and getting up again that he hears
the report of a gun and feels forty
bird shot enter his anatomy. He
utters a long drawn yell. and there
is blood on the snow
Two households are aroused. In
one a girl exclaims:
Father-m other-I've shot that
chicken thief,'
In the other it is
Father mother cook ev-
erybody, Clarence has been shot to
If forty bird shot had been fired into
a man by a girl and picked out by a
doctor-if he had been carried into
that girls house-if she had shed
tears over hin=if she had vowed she
never took him for Scotchman-if
chicken soup had been made for him
from one of the hens he had come to
steal-he would have done just what
young Mr.. Donald did. and the girl
would have blushed and hung her
head and whispered "Y-yesi" the
same as Miss Mollie Parker did
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erary Press.)
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BONYNGE is COMING.
Will speak Before Commercial Club
March 4.

Robert W. Bonynge. a member of
the national monetary commission,
will speak before the members of the
Commercial club on THE Monetary
Reform" Wednesday evening, March
4.
1t is probable that a $50 dinner
will be arranged for. the occasion. but
that question has not been definitely
decided.
This will be the most important
meeting that has been held at the
Commercial club in a long time" said
z. L. Copeland. member of the
board of directors. this afternoon
1.-The financial situation in this coun-
try is such that every voter should be
familiar with it. There is demand for
a reformation in the present system to
meet the growth of the country
reformation that would make panics
impossible"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-27
OLYMPIC HITS WRECK
Damage Is Confined to Propeller
Noted Men on Board.

Belfast. Feb. 27.-The White Star
liner Olympic which left New York on
Wednesday and was due in Southamp-
ton today. struck "A submerged wreck
in the Atlantic early this morning. and
is now on her way to this city for re
pairs.
According to later advices. the dam
age t. the Olympic was confined to the
propeller She will land her passengers
at the usual points before proceeding
here for repairs.
The Olympic carried a large passen-
ger list and many notables we're incIud-
ed among her first cabin passengers.
Among them were Ambassador Reid
the Duke of Newcastle. Count Apponvi
and w. Z. Corey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-27
CONNOR READS PAPER
Young Doctor Tells 'sValue OF Iabora-
tory Diagnosis

The regular meeting OF the shaw
nee County Medical society. Ssas held
at the Commercial club on Monday
evening. small number were In
attendance, but an interesting pro-
gram was given. DR.. II. Milton Con-
nor read a paper on"Value OF Labora-
tory diagnosis discussing tho theory
of treating scarlet fever with anti
toxins, also the value OF blood count
ing, in the diagnosis OF certain forms
of disease. He also told OF the adj
vantages of the microscope in the ex-
animation of the blood, described the
Wasserman test. also the Vidal re-
action. and immunizing serum. used
in typhoid fever.
DR.. E. 5. Pettyjohn spoke on Re
view of Recent Medical Literature"
He gave an account of the heredity.
and some of the results of alcohol isn1.
and was generally interesting and in
structive.
The next meeting of the Shawnee
County Medical society will be held
March 4th. The program viii include
Clinic by DIR. Merrill Lindsay.
paper on "Asthenopia." to he given
by DR.. d. E. Esterly. and a Review
OF Current Literature by DR.. J. q.
Stewart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-27
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Snow ceases to be beautiful when
there's a foot Of it to be shoveled off
the sidewalks.
X X
A man has a right to do lots of
things that he lacks the courage to do.
Deeds speak louder than words, es-
pecially when you ask a bank for a
loan.
It generally happens that there is a
wide divergence between what you go
after and what you get.
X
He must be a real optimist who can
get any satisfaction out of the possib bill
ity that things might be worse with
him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-27
by THE WY
By HARVEY PARSONS.

A woman will take a long chance to
get IN front of a gang of men who are
lighting, upon the chance that the
| newspapers will refer to her as a
modern Joan of Are But if all the
Joan of Arcs have to emulate the origi-
nal by wearing boiler-plate trousers
/ there would be fewer of the modern
kind
Now that T. r. after so long a
time has answered the call of "popu-
lar clamor, we get the definition
of popular c1amor." 1t is the agoniz-
ed howl of seven small-calibre gov
errors who are confident that their
visit at the political lunch counter is
about to terminate unless they can
stir up something stronger than hon
est party issues.
In other words, popular clamor''
is something like the noise made by
the indignant rabble" behind the
scenery in a theatrical mob scene. 1t
is composed of a few 1eather-lunged
supernumeraries.
We hereby propose three cheers and
a near-silver loving cup for the Han
over Kan groom who resented a
charivari is almost as silly as the way
it is spelled.
An epidemic of dueling is reported
should be entertained: an epidemic of
dueling in Paris is about as depopulat-
ing as an epidemic of dog fleas in
Mud Town.
The newest thing in concrete con
struction is the cement golf ball. This
will prove an invaluable help to the
player who has long considered the
justice but ineffectiveness of bean
ing his caddie.
A number of prognosticators will
consider this crazy snow storm vim
dication of the grounding. The anti
grOundhOgglsts will maintain that 1t
would have showed anyhow.
One may save money by repairing
to a downtown cut rate meat market
and leading home a yard of sausage
or a ham, but he loses a lot of self
imposed self esteem if any of his
friends catch him at it.
There is another drawback to being
born in the east. The eastern language
is incomplete. After working all night
and all day, Albert Patten stood at the
corner of Tenth and Jackson, looked
west and saw a car at the front door
of Shows drug store, and a sweeper
and Wrecker that had been sent to
the rescue derailed by the way "Dahn
such a snow, anyway" said Mr. Pat
ten.
T. RS hat is in the ring; and after
the gang gets through walking over it,
it will look like an electric seal cap.
Information: Electric seal" as ap-
Piled to fur, is the advertising name
of "cotton-tail rabbit
Public announcement: We have
served II years of the first 15-year
term in this office and if, at the end
of that term, the boss will elect us to
a second term, we will try to serve it
out and at the end of THAT term we
will be so DANCED old, if still alive,
that: "ITNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
WILL WE BE A CANDIDATE FOR
OR ACCEPT ANOTHER NOMINA-
TION."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-27
JAYHAWKER JOTy

AS the Holton Signal puts it. The
fact that advice comes free probably
accounts for the fact that some people
give so much of it.
Elk Falls people will have to he dealt
Nth accordingly They give chariyari
parties to couples who have been ma
ried for five years.
June Edna BeIlman insists that
when man overhears a woman say
ing something nice about him it's a
sure sign she meant FOR him to-
Some definitions by Will Palmer of
the Jewell County Republican; En-
joyment of what you have is riches
Satisfaction with what you have done
is success.
lot of fellows. YOU will notice.
says the Village Deacon of the Os-
borne Farmer, became able to run
automobiles well because they first
learned to run cultivators.
A scientist has discovered that but
ter can be made directly from grass,
notes the Kansas OptimiSt, and it adds:
7 he Kansas City Journal now recog-
rizes the family COW as one of the
'n1iddlemen'' who are keeping up the
nigh cost of living.
Sofy Daniels is reported by the
Howard Courant as saying that If a
boy just naturally must kiss her, she
wants him to be quick about it and
then turn her loose. Il don't want
him to kiss me like he was a hungry
man and L was a full meal" says
Sofy.
Economics as worked out by the
Holton Recorder. A rich woman feet
8 inches tall who wears a dress of cost
~ material with eight feet of it drag
gins on the floor, is not likely to be
heartily approved and respected by the
wife of the poor l2borer who has help
ed to produce the rich woman's wealth,
and who has to skimp and contrive to
get enough cheap stuff for a dress to
reach down to her shoe tons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-27
DRUG STORE DAMAGED
Explosion of Alcohol Lamp Causes
$1,000 Loss at Marshall Bros.

Fire at 1890 last night did 81 200
damage to the interior OF the Mar
shall Bros, drug store at SIS kansas
avenue The fire caused from an 80
plosion OF an alcohol lamp spread 10
the ceiling and burned and broke
many valuable DrescrfDtfon. L. -
rear of the building
Down town fire companies exftn-
suisned the fire in quick order ana
confined 1t to the rear OF the store
ed the fire il was burning fio-a-r.-
behind the prescription case ana ~
the walls at the back of the roor,
me damage to the building will be
small The loss is confined 70 ~,
breakage of medicines and chemiesIS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-27

A report from the meeting of the
National Grain Dealers association,
held recently at St. Louis. is 70 the eff
feet that the grain men fear DR..
Wiley. and want action taken in
Washington that will not permit him
to interfere with their business in any
way This will arouse the suspicious
of many people that some of the kinks
in the business of the grain dealers
are not Just what they ought to be-
DR.. Wiley hasn't the habit of mixing
into the affairs of any business unless
there's a reason
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-27

Presumably the Democrats have
given Up their doctrine of free trade
Mr. Underwood. presidential posi-
biiity in their ranks and chairman Of
the house committee on ways and
means. declares that free sugar is
FAR away because noting can be
found TO take the place of sugar as a
revenue raiser.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-27
PORT OF JUAREz CLOSED
VIII Not stop Tran8c, However, Ac-
cOrding to Report.

Washington, Feb. 27.-Word was
received at the treasury department
today that the Mexican consul at <
Paso had declared in the name of
President Madero that the port
Juarez was closed. The announce
rnent. however, it is said here, Will
not stop traffic.
The Vasquistas are reported to be in
complete control of the customs house.