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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03
QUAKER MEDITATIoNs.
[F-om the Philadelphia Record.I

from the Philadelphia Record.I
Love is blind-to its own faults.
Much feeding also maketh full man.
It isn't everybody who knows enough
not to know too much
Many a mans head has to. work over
time correcting the mistakes of his heart.
Some people never feel religious till
they have experienced every other sensa-
ton.
The worst thing about winning a girls
hand is that you have to keep ner m
gloves.
One way for a woman to avoid showing
her age is to scratch it out of the family
Bible.
The Cynical Bachelor rises to remark
that some men are born under a lucky
star, and others get married.
BIobbs-"Guzzler isn't very taIkative is
he? I don't seem able to draw him out.
a corkscrew.
Muggins-"What did your wife say
when you got home last night?' Buggins
when you have four or five hours to
spare I'll tell you"
.'Ohl for the wings of a dove" sighed
the romantic young woman. "Oh! for the
drumsticfs of chicken echoed the prac-
teal young man. hungrfIy-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Many folks talent seems to run IN
the direction of doing nothing.
= Il a
Nor is the supply ever equal to the
demand in the matter of votes.
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It is easier for a man to keep
straight if he hasn't any money to
spare.
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Some girls are expert only to the ex-
tent of doing up their hair in the latest
styles.
y
No man in trouble gets much consola-
ton out of the fact that things might
be worse with him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03

lowy grace. Yet, despite their striking
similarity, there was a subtle differ
ence. 1t was as if this other girl had
been cast in a mold which produced
less clearcut beauty, but the slight ir-
regularity of features contained more
womanly sweetness than Edith Mead's
had ever possessed.
| He was reused from his musing by
the voice of his hostess asking: lis
your mother going north this summer,
Edith ?''
Two pairs of brown eyes looked up
| interrogatively.
mine" archly inquired Miss Mead.
Mrs. Walden laughed. st had for
gotten that you and Miss Carson were
both named Edith. Isn't it often con-
fusing?"
Yves. indeed We have great fun
over Cur similarity of names and ap-
pearance. When we went to college
1t was hard to convince people we
The conversation drifted into other
channels, and though he took his part,
Bramley was covertly studying Miss
Carson as he now knew her name to
be. He compared the two girls. And
oddly enough, she seemed the real
love, Miss Mead the passing fancy.
Maybe my absurd blunder will
bring me great happiness after all
if I can win her. he thought.
At that moment Miss Carson met his
glance with an amused, enigmatical
smile. Certainly there was nothing
lovelorn in her manner
Perhaps she, too, was merely tri-
fling like the other" was Bramley's
disconnected thought. and resolved to
put the question to a test at his earliest
opportunity. 1t was with great impa-
fence that he awaited the end of din
ner, and the time before the men join
ed the women seemed interminable.
AT last he was free to seek her. He
asked her to sit cut dance with him.
and though the laughing light came
again to her eyes. she consented. Reso
lutely, he led the way to the secluded
nook of the piazza where they had met
before.
II am waiting for my answer, Miss
Carson" he began, when they were
seated on the bench overlooking the
bay.
She laughed lightly. Are you sure
it is really I and not my cousin you
want?"
Under cover of the sheltering dark
ness he felt the hot blood rush to his
but answered quietly: TT is you want
Miss Carson
But am not the one you meant to
ask the other night
why do you think SOP"
am sure. Something in your voice.
a quality of surprise, told me as you
turned away. 1 am quick to detect
such mistake, for my cousin and /
are so often taken for each other"
He squared his shoulders manfulIv.
Il acknowledge the truth, Miss Carson.
L was mistaken then, but 1 am in
earnest now"
There was no moon tonight, so he
owned rather than saw the sudden
seriousness of her face.
honor your chivalry too much, Mr..
Bramley, to expect you for a moment
to stand by your declaration"
But / wish to-" he apSuarad 49,
ishly when L saw Won toeatber 49,,
evening, realized you were the one
really loved Won't you give me a
chance to try to win you, Edith?''
FOR a moment there was tanse
silence. Then their hands met and |
chung together as she said:
when you first spoke TT 49,. -
were my dream-man come tr1Ies'-
copyright. 1912, by Associated Liter |
airy Press.) --iAeSt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03
DAFFYDHS
BY U. NoALL.

When the Kaws lose game it
doesn't necessarily mean that their
Gear is out of keller, does it?
(Spike him in the ear. That was a
raw deaL)
If Joe Rickert is the old man of
the team does that make "Cy''
Young?
(Get His Jumps some glasses. He
can't see thing.)
And among all of the fielders is
Bert King?
(Recollecti Recollect.! A ball game
will be played here with Lincoln to-
morrow afternoon.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03

Four persons were in a row-boat
which capsized near Iowa City the
other day. Three of them were
drowned. This calls attention to the
fact that whenever there is a row-boat
disaster, the proportion of the number
drowned to those aboard is generally
many per cent larger than it is in even
such a gigantic disaster as that which
overwhelmed the Titanic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03

Massachusetts has been in the law
making business as long as any other
state in the Union, and longer than
most of them, especially the states out
in this western section of the coun-
try. But Massachusetts, seems to have
succeeded in turning out the most in
efficient presidential preferential pri-
mary law that could possibly be manu-
fo1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
IFrom the New York Press.I

IF'rom the New York Press.1
Many men will work hard to get money
but only the few to keep it.
A woman never cries to get her own
way when she knows that wont get it
The devil counts on dra wing an extra
dividend every time promise is made.
A critic is a fellow who can't do
thing himself. so he tells how somebody
else doesn't do it right.
The reason, If a girl has a beau, she
calls him a dozen is If he were couple
she would call him two dozen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03

Packey McFarland's success as a
prize-hghter is finally explained par
TALLY at least by the fact that the ex-
tent of his dissipation after winning a
victory in the prize-ring is his con-
sumption of quart of ice cream. Bet
ting is even that John L.. Sullivan con-
siders Packey a molly-coddle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03

Here is some sad news for separa ted
sweethearts who are not blessed with
fat pocketbooks. Material increa ses
are to be made in the prices of all
kinds of writing paper. including pads.
This will also put another dent in the
wallets of fathers who have a number
of children in school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03

Nor is it at all likely that this plan
of the surgeons to reconstruct living,
but imperfect bodies from healthy or
gans of the dead will prove popular
with many folk. For a man to know
that he was walking around with a
part of a dead man in him would not
provoke comfortable thoughts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03

In New York City the price of meat
is higher than it has been for thirty
years. No statistics are available so
that a similar comparison can be made
in this neck of the woods. But this
much is certain The price of meat
hereabouts is plenty high enough.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03

Mr.. Underwood has annexed all but
two OF the Democratic national dele
gates in Florida. Mr.. Underwood will
come pretty rear having the "solid
south" with him when he marches on
to Baltimore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03

Topeka has already expended $780,, 900
in taking care of the bond issue of
100000 that was issued in 1872 as a
bonus to the Santa Fe to construct
its general offices here. Some day the
officials of Topeka will provide an ado
Quate sinking fund that will wipe out
this and other bonded indebtedness
within few years time The people
will have to be taxed to create this
sinking fund, but they assuredly could
not spend their money to better ad-
vantage. Paying interest on such dead
horses is as profitable as conserving a
water supply by putting it in sieve
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Inasmuch as the good. old summer
time has apparently arrived, is it i'm
pertinent to inquire of the weather men
as to what became of spring?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03
KANSAS COMAENT

SERVICES OF U. S. JOURNALISM
Notwithstanding all of the faults of
our newspapers, there is one thing
that can be said in behalf of American
journalism. 1t stands for unselfish
work for community betterment.
1t is manifestly suicidal when a
newspaper permits personal spites to
govern its policy. Hence a convic-
the newspaper fraternity, that con-
siderations of public welfare alone
must govern newspaper policy, ac-
cording to the best intelligence of the
editor.
Who can measure the good accom-
plished by the American newspaper as
a Fighter of wrongs, as a procIafmer
of hidden evils, as a persuader in
campaigns of public enterprise, and
business advancement?
Wherever a road needs to be Inn
proved, wherever a charitable or re-
ligious society needs help, wherever a
scamp is to be ousted from office the
public instinctively turns to the news
paper for help Here and there a
newspaper shows the yellow streak
and fails to assist, but is it often?
In view of these services, there is
a growing recognition of the honor
able character of journalism as pro-
fesSion, a growing disposition to CO.
operate with the newspaper by help
ing it obtain all legitimate news, and
growing tendency to extend adequate
financial support through subScrip-
lions and vertising.-Winfield Cour-
Ter.
WIRELESS FOR THE NAVY.
1t is proposed by the house COM
mittee on naval affairs to expend
81, 900 900 in establishing a worldwide
system of wireless communication for
the American navy, to include stations
in Panama, Southern California
Hawaii, Guam, Samon and the Philip
pines. Wireless biography long ago
ceased to be experimental or a mere
plaything. It's practicability at sea
has been firmly established. The value
of such a system as is proposed, in
time of peace as we'll as in time. CT
war, requires no pointing out. There
is no estimating what good might come
of it in the saving of lives and prop
erty. 1t would be money wisely ex-
pended. as adding to the efficiency OF
the navy. What is needed by the Amer
lean navy far. more than an increased
of ships is greater efficiency
for those that we have, and this is d.
rectly in line for such improved USE
Republic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03

"A movement is on foot to make s., 900
the minimum yearly salary of a clergy
man in the Methodist Episcopal church.
And in this connection it may well be
observed that while there are undoubt-
eddy some ciergymen who do not re-
ceive the wage they deserve they are
probably no more numerous than are
underpaid men in other activities. With
clergymen, as we'll as with the work
ers in other professions, it is safe to
assert that the general rule is that
most of them get as much pay as they
are worth. And there are as many
who get more than they are worth as
there are who get less than their worth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03
FROM OTHER PENS
NEW REPUBLIC GETTING ON.

NEW REPUBLIC GETTING ON.
Gloomy forebodings as to the success
of the new regime in China are far less
| frequent and insistant than few
! weeks ago. The war of determination
the downfall of the Manchus was 70
| have ushered in. according to foreign
report. has not materialized, the people
Of both races apparently having settled
| back into the state of tolerance of eacn
other that prevailed before the rebel
lion. Conditions have materially i'm
proved in the famine district also,
through the distribution of relief funds
received from abroad. The new govern
ment has composed it's differences with
the loan syndicates, and as much rs
$3.50 OOO, 900 is in sight should the needs
of the treasury require that amount,
The restoration of normal conditions
thus is seen to be phenomenal The
complete acquiescence of some 400, 100000
people in the transition of the empire
to the republic is the most noteworthy
circumstance of all. While it betokens
large capacity to govern, the limited
resources of the republic could not
nave gone a great way toward over
coming resistance to authority had It
been met with. The tractableness of the
people should not however. retract
from the measure of credit due the
president and his cabinet 1t is all roo
soon to hazard q prediction of phenon1-
email peace and contentment under re-
have given proof of cohesion and unity
not suspected OF them cannot be gain
said. Instead of the empire falling
apart into as many republics or tyran-
MES as there are provinces as was
thought, there is no break in the solid
ar1ty from the Himalayas to Siberia.
fortunately, also the great powers ap-
pear to be reconciled to the results of
the Observation-Disclosures Post
OF CsTr
Recently some twenty men. all MEM
bers of labor unions, went into court
in Seattle, WASH, to make application
Tor citizenship. The Judge began
questioning the first one to ascertain
ms ntness for citizenship. and among
the questions he asked the applicant
was, which would he support in case
OF matter between his union and the
government of the United States? The
wouldbe citizen promptly said my
union" Then the court asked If a
court order was issued in conflict with
the wishes of his union what would he
do? The answer was. 81 would sup
port my union" He was told that he
could go and that if any of the others
held such views they could also retire;
and twelve of the others left the court
room. We are getting about million
similar specimens from all parts of the
world annually to be made into citi-
zens. They reveal just what kind of citi-
zens they Will make by the attitude of
these Seattle men. But there will be
no stop to this sort of thing for the
politicians who are running the gov
eminent at Washington are busy all
the while keeping themselves in office
on large salaries. They have no time
TO give to the welfare of the country
Madison Democrat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03

Denver is conceded to have one of
the strongest teams in the Western
League. The Topeka boys defeated the
Denverites haudily in three out of four
games. Then they dropped loosely
played game % Lincoln, but still main
tanned their second position in the pen
nant race. Is it fair to size up the
teams ability by one poor showing
which was due to the trying-out of
some young and inexperienced pitchers:
Or should not the teams ability be
estimated rather on its showing against
Denver? Needless to say some of the
enthusiastic baseball fans are arguing
from the former premise. The average
baseball fan is as unreasonable as the
dctional woman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-04
CUSTOM HOUSE
MAKES RECORD
Receipts for May Show In
crease of S25,860.

The receipts at the custom house,
for the port Of Perth Amboy, dur
ing the month of May show an in
crease of $25,86O.16 over the col
lections during April, 1912, and an
increase of $26,319.38 over May,
1911, according to figures tabulated
today by Deputy Collector George
w. Eggert. The May collections
this year, therefore, were the larg-
est In the history of the port in a
number of months. far surpassing
any like period this year. and even
in 1911. The May receipts in 1910,
two years ago, were s36, 6,061.39, or
$3O,156. 84 less than during the
past month.
Mr.. Eggert states that the receipts
for May are very encouraging, and
give promise of a most fruitful sum
mer. Last years receipts during the
summer months were much higher
than last winter, due, principally, to
the decrease In the number Of ves-
sells plying during the winter sea
son. The extraordinary total Of
receipts during May indicate a COM
plete revival of all lines, which may
result in the breaking of many rec
ords of collections during 1912.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-04
\. M. G. A. CAMPAIGN IS CLOSED
WITH $47;335 RAISED FOR FUND
4 GUCGENHEIM
MEMORIAL rs
4 POSSIBILITY

have been considering a large con-
ditional gift. 1t was the sad death
Of Benjamin Guggenheim, former
manager of the Perth Amboy plant,
in the Titanic disaster, has led to
the thought of a memorial here to
him.
1t Is rumored that memorial
gymnasium and swimming pool may
De forthcoming. 1t Is recalled that
the Guggenheim brothers have made
several gifts of a similar nature.
The Mt. Sinai private pavilion is
memorial to their mother. The
Jewish Hospital in Philadelphia,
is another memorial to sister.
U. s. Senator Guggenheim also
gave q hospital to Denver; and on
the birth of his first son, who was
named Denver, he gave laboratory
to the Colorado School of Mines.
At least one Y. M. G. A. building
has been given by the Guggenheim
interests, that at Kellogg, Idaho.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-04
ACCOMPLICES
UNDER ARREST
Two Men Accused of Helping
Murder Capt. HerIyn.

Charged with being an accomplice
to the murder of Captain John Her.
lyn, of the river boat, Mae" Daniel
Ratigan is in the county jail and
william Rehor, on similar charge,
is on his way to this state In custody
of Detective Richard A. Peltier, who
arrested him yesterday at Bridge
port. Conn. Ratigan was captured
yesterday by James Mcdonald, chief
Of police Of South Amboy, and Coun-
ty Detective Ferguson.
With Joseph Cunningham safe
behind the bars and the two alleged
thugs who were supposed to have
been on the boat with him, in Gus
tody, Assistant Prosecutor Joseph e.
Stricken will proceed with the
states side OF the case. Cunning
ham as yet has not made any state
ments and up until / o'clock neither
of the other two men has been
questioned.
Peltier learned that Rehor was on
a boat near New Haven, Conn. In
company with the police of that
place In a patrol boat Peltier land
ed his man at o'clock yesterday
morning. Ratigan was caught near
New Haven by Mcdonald and Fer
guson. Both of the prisoners Will
be put through the third degree by
Mr. Stricken this afternoon.
Ratigan was brought before
Judge Peter f. DAILY in New Bruins
wick at / o'clock this afternoon and
remanded to the county jall on a
charge of homicide. Assistant
Prosecutor Joseph E. Stricller after
sevc' al hours sruellnG this morn
ing and late this afternoon sue
ceeded In wringing from Ratigan an
account Of his actions on the night
of the murder. Mr. Stricken says
that the story as told by Ratigan IS
far different from that OF Cunning
ham. Several Of the statements,
given by Cunningham, freeing him-I
self have been contradicted by Rat
igan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-04

taken from the account established
for the same and the remaining
$4,000 from the contingent fund.
The city fathers appropriated
$1,000 additional to the streets and
sewers account for the oiling of
macadamtzed streets That increases
the total appropriation for streets
and sewers to $4,000. The fire de-
partment appropriation was in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000 to
pay janttors IN tirehouses and to
provide for alterations to accommo-
date new apparatus. To aid in
safe and sane celebration of July 4,
$500 were appropriated.
The council estimates It will re-
Quire S166,000 to maintain public
schools in this city for the fiscal
year. OF that amount it appropriat-
ed $4,000 and estimates $4,000
will be forthcoming from the state.
1t Is proposed to use $500 for
equipment and maintenance of man
ual training departments, exclusive
of buildings, $4,000 for night
schools and the balance for current
public school expenses.
In addition to q certificate from
the Board of School Estimate for
$4,000 for current expenses of
schools, the council last night re-
ceived a certificate from the board
for $65,000 for enlarging and fur
nishing the grammar school build
ing and erecting a manual training
school. Both certificates were re-
ceived, read and ordered spread on
the minutes
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-04
$|O|,5OO INCREASE
IN BUDGET OF CITY
MADE BY ALDERMEN
Total for 1912 Now S237, ,6OO--In
cIud0s S86, 1000 for Schools Some
New Accounts Ar8 Provided For.
BIG JUMP OVER PREVIOUS YEAR

An increase of s1O1,5O0 was
made in the city budget over the
total amount of $136,100 as fixed
when appropriations for 1912 were
first made last December, at q meet
ing OF the Board of Alderman last
night. This makes the total city
budget this year $237,60O. For the
maintenance Of public schools, In
cluding manual training depart
ments and night schools, $4,000
were appropriated; $500 we're ap-
propriated for a July 4th celebra-
ton, $4,000 to the salaries account,
$4,000 to the garbage account,
$1,000 to the streets and sewers ac-
count and $4,000 to the fire ac-
count.
An ordinance to amend an ordi-
nance to provide for funds for the
fiscal year, including the above
figures, was introduced and passed
upon its first reading. The addi-
tions to standing accounts were
made to provide for improvements
When the budget was prepared and
passed in December $4,000 were
appropriated for salaries, $4,000
for streets and sewers and 5000
for the fire department To the
salaries account to prevent heavy
| draught $1,000 were added for that
purpose on the contingent fund.
Last night $4,000 were appropriated
for the garbage account to prevent
the taking of $4,000 from the con-
! ttnSent account for the removal of
garbage for twelve months. Thus,
| $4,000 for that purpose Will be
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-04
BABY is HURT BY
ROLLING OUT OF BED

Andrew Kissland, five months old,
lies at the homo of his parents in
649 State street, with a broken col
lar bone received while falling from
bed yesterday. Placing the gleop-
ing infant On bed. the mother went
to another part of the house to con-
tinue her household duties. Return
ing in q short time she found her
child motionless on the floor. Dr..
Tyrrell was called.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-04
BEAT GIRL WHO
REFUSED HIM
Wanted Her to Dance.
Pays S25 Fine.

Mike Bulletz. twenty eight years
old, of 671 Cortlandt street, was fin
ed S25 today for beating a girl who
had refused to dance with him
Lizzie LASER, the complainant, who
lives In Johnstone street, said Bull
letz pummeled her numerically be-
cause she had retreated and refused
to dance with him at a celebration
Through an interpreter the defend
ant reluctantly told Of having been
drunk on the night of the alleged
assault. He said he did not know
what he had done.
When Recorder Kehoe asked the
complaining girl If she wanted Bull
letz sent to Jail, she replied she did
not care, but stated he should be
punished. To warn Bulletz and 9th
ers from assaulting girls when they
refuse to dance, the court imposed
q fine of s25, which BulIeyz Laid.