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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

| few minutes, and made no under
standable explanations regarding what
he had been up to. A Few days later
he passed away. and almost his last
| words were;
Sarah. If they want to be kind to
you let 'em go ahead
| There was kindness from every di-
rection--from contributions to pay
| the funeral expenses to groceries and
| provisions sent in for the widows
| sustenance. After about a month had
| elapsed Deacon Harrison received a
| letter asking him to call at the law
office of the attorney who had the
dead mans papers. When the good
man came strolling in, only mildly
curious as to why he had been sum-
moned, he was greeted with:
"Of course it won't take place for
a year, but allow me to congratulate
you in advance"
what dye mean ?" asked the dea-
con.
"Your marriage with the Widow
Bushwick'
Shoot What We joking about?"
"Only this
The paper he had signed for Jim
Burt was handed him. He had signed
without reading and now beheld:
ct not only promise to be kind to
James Bushwick's wife after she be
comes his wfdower, but to marry her
one year after his death"
by thunder!" exclaimed the deacon
as he danced around.
mo better evidence wanted in a
breach of-pronnise case" quietly re-
piled the lawyer.
"She can sue and be hanged!'
Better settle for a couple of hum
dred, deacon, and carry off your paper.
1t wouldn't sound well to have people
saying that you had your second wire
picked out while her husband was
alive"
The deacon hung of for a week and
then came down. One by one the
others followed suit. Each one was
financially well able to do so.
Money contributed by your good
friends, and nothing is to be said about
it," remarked the lawyer to the widow
as he handed her $3.50 of the thousand.
To this day she has no other idea
about 1t. Now and then some one says
something about Jim Bushwick's lazi-
ness in Deacon Harrison's hearing and
he turns and replies:
''Why. there wasn't a lazy bone in
his whole carcass! He made more
clean money in the last two weeks of
his life than did in the hull year! Yes,
drat him, he did!'-(Copyright
1912, by Associated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.

IF'rom the Philadelphia Record.1
Don't wait for opportunity to come up
and slap you on the back.
Money. talks, but if you don't hear it
the first time 1t seldom repeats.
To say that every man has his price is
apt to make you feel pretty cheap.
Many a man has become blind to his
own faults through too many eye-openers.
Many a man rises in his own estimation
without really getting any nearer the top
1t isn't altogether holiness that prompts
manicure girl to ask a fellow for his
hand.
Perhaps. after all, it is better to have
your hammer out than to be some other
fellows anvil
Nell-"Yes, they married in haste.
pose" NelI-'fWen she has been five
years trying to get divorce
Henpeckke-"Bjones has resigned his
himself" Singleton-"Going to be ms
own boss, chr Henpeckke-''Well-er[
wouldn't say that exactly. He's married,
you know.
Miss Yellowleaf-''In adnlfrfns the on
posite sexes, you know it's the little
things that count Mr.. BIunt-''You bet
it's the little things. A woman can't
make a man propose. but flea can bring
him to the scratch"
After considerable difficulty on her mart
Mrs. Wigwag had coaxed her husband to.
to which of these two gowns / want
she complained. Cant you help rnei'
Sure" replied Mr.. Wigwag, with rosy
visions of freedom floating before him
Which one is the easiest to hook up the
back7'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
HUNOR or THE Day

New York Journalism.-'See this society
belle about her rumored engagement"
Yes. sir" IF she admits it, get ten
lines If she denies it, get column and
her photograph. ''-washington Star
Wasn't Painless Dentist.-"My dentist
f has retired IF. from the practice OF his pro
couldn't reconcile his business with his
religion What was the trouble?' Hes
a Christian Scientist Judges Library.
Information for the Young.-"Pa, what's
an acolyte?' Something that grows on
the roof of a cave and hangs down like
an 1clcle- Now run out and play. I'm
busy figuring up the batting averages OF
the home team.'-Judge's Library.
Partly PTepared.-"Did you succeed in
getting that manager to engage you?'
Yes. He is going to let me play the part
OF walking gentleman" well, you can
walk all right, so you'll merely have to
asser-By-What's the fuss in the
schoolyard, boy? The Boy-Why, the doc
tor has just been around examinin' us an
one of the deficient boys is knockin' tn
everlastin stuffin' out of perfect kid
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
An Ambitious Ball Player-Gabe-I see
that congress is going to free the moor
serfs who are held in bondage bv the
baseball trust. Steve-Well. wish some
oAS WOuiu SENTENCE me TO i've years
servitude in one of the major leagues
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Il hear your store burned down last
night said the casual acquaintance
Il wish it had" replied the unfortunate
merchant; but 1t didn't; it burned up.
Ole Standard and Times.
Necessary Exception.-"Ahi my
friend" said the man who was fond OF
moralizing, 1T is true that we can really
accomplish nothing until the crooked has
been made straight" 'tOf course" inter
rupted the man in the loud clothes. you
except Observation-Disclosures Standard
and Times.
Whats he matter. my dear?" 'Oh.
I'm trying to tell that Gotrox person how
perfectly beautiful we think her horEl4
old wedding present lille
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
DAFFYDHS
BY u. NoALL.

If the autumn leaves will the woods
pine?
Nobody loves me. so I'll nike to the
garden and eat Worms.)
The difference between woman bar
gain hunter and a sailor is that the
woman goes to see the sales and the
sailor goes to sail the seas.
(Attention ladies and gentlemeni The
professor will now sing that heart-rend-
ing little ditty, entitled: why dogs
leave honey
If a violin talked do you suppose you
could understand what the instru-
ment?
CHa! Hal Hal.l He's laughing at
you'd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
KANSAS COMMENT


THE COUNTRY PEOPLE MOVE
countryman of generation
80 a was rarely traveller. Many of
3 our srandfathers, yes. orr fathars ,,s
ed to boast in their latter DAYS oe tbo
NUMBER or years 1t was since tbaS
siep1 away from their own home.
RoPular young peoples story bv
Inc ,r nnUwn autnor makes the hero
~ young person of 16, tell with
some pride of her extended iournev-
LES the farthest of which was To The
snire Town some is miles away. II
1870 resu 4 10 say that this book re-
L I 70 period of 40 years ago. To-
oay, read the village items in aInooet
any country newspaper. See what an
incessant fitting there is. narticI,-
1arly among the women. Not many of
tIem are registered at the hotels b,,t
the good old country custom NJ co,,s
my vlsltations is kept up a good deal
mere are sons and daughters IN GA
Joining states, and the travel between
f1io Ion and the boys Harlem
rat is a procession. The farmer is NOT
as much of a traveller as his wife Ant
you would be surprised at the num-
Der or conservative, cautions eastern
farmers, VINO still use candles because
tney are cheaper than oil. but who
every few years dig the savings hanlS
book out of the little green box. and
Jake winters trip to the south. or
the west. 1t Is the townsman TODAY
ina that Is the stay at home, more than
merchants, and mechanics in the
drive of factory and department store
lie, who never get away save when
some festival so comes as to give
them double holiday The farmer
really has more to learn than any 9TH
er man by travel. Every cornfieId
tnat ne passes has something to tell
MIN about his trade. Every herd of
cattle suggests points for Criticisms
his own methods.-WinfieId Courier.
o
SCIENTIFIC FARMING HELPS
A man who owns and farms three
nunderd and twenty acres Of land in
Leavenworth county and who farms n
well and makes money says: THE
visits OF the agricultural experts to this
county have already done a great
amount of good for they have set us
az 20 thinking. In my case planted
alfalfa in the wrong field, whereas in
another part of the farm 4 have the
very best kind of alfalfa land. There
is none OF us too old to learn. I wish
we could keep farm expert in the
county for a couple of years for IL
would mean better farming and better
crops. -Leavenworth Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Secrets are only safe as long as they
remain untold.
~ n
The theory that the good die young
must be a thorn in the side of the Nv
ing.
y 4 =
Being a booster would be more
popular pursuit were it not for the ex-
pense attached.
y y
If some people stopped to think tney
would be standing still so long tnat
they'd be arrested for lettering.
X y =
A woman generally prefaces deh-
cate roast on a friend by saying: she
has her good points, but"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

Governor Stubs will now proceed
to show how clever he is at carrying
water on both shoulders. He has for
mally announced his candidacy for
the regular Republican nomination for
United States senatorship. If Gov
ernor Stubbs were consistent he would
declare that Senator Curtis has no
right to try for this honor, because ac-
cording to the governor the regular
Republican party in Kansas is the
Kansas wing of the new Roosevelt
party. wa@h which, of course, Senator
Curtis is not affiliated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subsca tters of tho state Journal
away from hon,c during the summer
may have the paper mailed regularly
ten cents a week or thirty cents a
month tby rAn only. Address
changed as often as desired. While
put of town the State Journal VIII be
60 you like a daily letter from home.
Advance payment Is requested on
these short time subscriptions, to save
bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

IFrom the New York Press.l
A kiss without a blush to go with 1t
tastes awful flat.
A live heir to a few dollars is better
than a dead millionaire.
Nobody knows enough to give advice on
two subjects, so everybody gives it on all
subjects.
Marriage is a school where couples who
once couldn't do without each other learn
to endure each other.
The most astonishing thing to a woman
about man is how many political opin-
ions he can have without a single idea
among them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

Dental nominee. the ticket bearing
his name and that of his running
mate. is not entitled to head the Re-
publican column on the Kansas ballot
next election day, regardless of the
ideas of Governor Stubs and a few
of his followers, and irrespective of
what gentlemen are chosen at the
August primaries to take their places
on this ballot as RepubIican electors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The state Journal IL a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganization for the exclusive afternoon
publication IN Topeka
The news is received IN The State jour
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

Presumably the old bachelors and
the old maids are in hearty sympathy
with the movement which has been
started here and there to have kissing
legally declared to be a crime.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

No less than $4,000 fish have been
turned into the streams of northern
Kansas so far this year from the state
fish hatcheries. This is good news for
the fishermen, even If most of them
are well aware of the fact that it is
far easier to stock streams with fish
than il is to take fish out of the
streams with a hook and line
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

Hail to the safe and sane FOURTH
The fatalities throughout the country,
incident to the celebration of the
glorious day in the old-fashioned way,
numbered only 20 this year as COM
pared with 81 for last year and 131
for 1910. This is progress in a right
direction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

New York City's death rate has
been reduced one-half since 1866.
This may be partially explained by the
fact that most of the visitors to New
York now manage to get back hon e
before they die.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

This has also been a wonderful
spring and early summer season for
the vegetarians in Kansas. And most
of the people in the state are that way
now on account of the meat prices.
Old Nature seems to be the only force
that can take an effective crack &C.
casionally at the high cost of living.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

ticularly gratifying, not only because
it compensates for the loss in agricul-
tural products, but it demonstrates
our increasing ability to compete With
Great Britain and Germany in the for
eign markets. So long as our steel in
dustry is so we'll able to meet foreign
competition it need have little fear of
any change in the tariff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

Wife-You say ought to practice econ
omy, John. Now, what did your dinner
downtown cost you today? Husband "a
trifle weakly)-About 50. Wife-HevenS,
John, So just for a dinnerl Husband "a
trifle indignantIy)-Well, that included a
bottle of wine, of course. (dore indignant
ly). You don't s'pose I would pay So just
for food, do you7-New York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

Even the march of science is not
without its drawbacks. Something
new in the way of automatic tele-
phones is making it easy for the hand
book operators on horse races to
dodge the Chicago police
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

Nor is it at all likely that Jack john
son will have such an easy time of it
when he is forced to fight the SNUG
Cling charge that Uncle Sam proposes
to press against him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

Everyone in these United States,
whether athletically inclined or not,
must look with great pride on the fine
performances that have been made so
far by Americas representatives at the
Olympiad being held at Stockholm
But, then. Americans have faculty of
excelling in all fields of human en-
daavor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

Among the captains of finance is
Policeman Dawney of Chicago. Out
of the $4,000 IL. wages he has re-
ceived during his twenty three ears
of service on the Chicago police force,
he has been able to save a fortune of
G10O non
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

King George of Greece promises to
resign his job next year. Some people,
however. consider next year. to be
as indefinite as the tomorrow which
never comes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

If Colonel Roosevelt had any idea
that he is the regular Republican presi-
etenr1ai nominee he wouldn't be hold
ing a convention in Chicago on August
10. when the new party he is form
ing will be launched. And because
Roosevelt is not the Republican presi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

Among the unfortunates just now
are those with pronounced appetites
for chicken. Chicken prices have
Joined the COW on its jump over the
rooop
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

After its suspicious opening in Bal
timore last week, the canning season,
this year. ought to be an unqualified
success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

What's he matter. my dear?' "Oh.
I'm trying to tell that Gotrox person how
perfectly beautiful we think her horEh1
old wedding present is.'-I1GA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

The story of the 70-year old woman
who jigged for five minutes confirms
the rumor that there's no jigger like an
old jigger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

An Oklahoma girl has discovered a
way to remove parental objection to
her marriage. She removed the parent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

Il hear your store burned down last
night said the casual acquaintance
I wish 1T had" replied the unfortunate
merchant; but 1T didn't; it burned up.
The fire started in the basement Cath
Ollie Standard and Times
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-07
STOCK MARKET
CLOSES HEAVY
BY Associated Press.

New York, August 6.--An irregular ten
dency was evident i'm early dealings on
the stock exchange today. In no case
were changes more than fractional, heav-
mess being most marked IN Canadian Pa
cific and Atchison.
Prices were inclined to react during
the first hour, st. Paul was the heaviest
OF the standard shares. it's one point
decline following the publication Of June
earnings, showing a large net decrease.
Politics entered into the calculations OF
professional element in stocks today,
with consequent heaygness in the general
list Another feature was St Paurs un-
favorable earnings for June with a 1-point
decline In the stock. Hill issues were
well supported on Great Northern's show
ing. Steel again reflected more pressure
than other favorites. Trading slackened
after the moderately active opening.
Bonds were steady.
Business was light and the general I'M
dertone was better,
Traders who sold stocks in the morning
covered to some extent in the afternoon
the list made some progress upward, es-
pecially st. Paul and Reading
The market closed heavy Prices fell
back in the final dealings on weakness IN
Canadian Pacific, Northern Pacific, Union
Pacific, and the Sugar issues
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-07

fair before they go to Pensacola
One prominent citizen today prom
Used that when Walton county day oc-
ours that a train load of citizens will
go to Pensacola to make that day the
biggest one of the entire week, and in
that way prove that Walton is the
Invest county in Florida.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY.
People here are elated over the sub
ject of the national highway. Walton
has failed to build her portion of the
highway, but work on it will begin
shortly and an attempt will be made
to make it the best portion of the
route. The people here have gotten
an idea that everything in Walton
must be little ahead of their neigh
bors and the road proposition will not
be an exception to the rule.
1t is thirty seven miles across the
county and bids for the building of IL
will be advertised for next week. The
county commissioners decided that the
work could be done to better advan-
tage, more cheaply and completed
sooner by having it done by contract
than If the county undertakes to do
the work.
Work on the hard road from De-
Funiak to Freeport, point on the bay,
is being carried on as rapidly as the
force engaged in the work can do 1t.
This road will be an important one
when it is completed and will help
wonderfully in the development of the
southern portion of the county. The
distance Is eighteen miles, eight of
which has been completed.
PALMER COLLEGE.
Preparations are being made for the
fall opening of Palmer College. This
city and county is justly proud of this
college and it is said that there are
plans being made to make this the
educational center of West Florida.
The Chautauqua hotel, which was
recently purchased by the citizens of
this city, has enjoyed a very pros
porous season and is planning to go
after the winter tourists for the COM
ing winter.
MARDI GRAs FLOAT.
DeFuniak will be represented in the
Mardi Gras parade in Pensacola next
season. Mr.. Lillard is working to have
every town in West Florida represent
ed in the parade, and since Milton and
DeFuniak have both signified their in
tention Of participating the parade
will probably include every town on
the railroad.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-07
SAYS POLICE ARE
DIRTY CROOKS
Atlanta Lawyer Objects to Having
JeweIry Removed From His Office
Now Part of $4,000 Trunk Robbery.
Nv Associated Press.


Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 6.-Characteriza-
ton of the Atlanta police and Plnker-
ton detectives as dirty crooks" was
made here today by former Judge Geo.
+. Gober, from whose offices $1,000
worth of stolen diamonds were re-
covered yesterday. The stones were a
part of $50, 900 worth of jewelry which
was stolen here last April from two
trunks belonging to Solomon Gilsey, a
salesman of Cincinnati.
Gober, who is a prominent local at
torney, asserts that he was retaining
the property until he was paid a fee
of $500 by the jewelers. Protective
Association for services in connection
with the recovery of the property. He
acted as attorney for George Wrenn,
one of the three local youths now I'M
der arrest for the theft.
Chief of Detectives Lanford said to-
day that he planned to ask the grand
jury to investigate the lawyers con-
nection with the case and that he be
Iieved information might be gained
which would result in the recovery of
S12,0 600 worth of the jewels which are
still missing. He asserted that the
police did not know of the possession
of the jewels by Gober until recently.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-07
Black Moose of South
Are Out in Cold

Continued from First Page)
would be stormy, the committee went
into executive session.
An hour Of wrangling ensued. The
raised voices of the committeeman,
earnestly debating and denouncing,
could be heard outside the committee
room At the end Of an hour many of
the committee had quit the room. A
vote was taken. Tt was so close that
half a dozen committeeman scurried
out to round up the absent members.
But they had departed for bed. The
vote was disregarded and another vote
was taken. This time, by a vote of
II to 16, the following resolution was
passed:
Resolved. That we regard the Fridge
delegates as entitled to seats in this
convention, but disavow that part of
the call containing the word white,
We approve the position taken in the
letter written to Julian Harris of
Georgia by Theodore Roosevelt"
Julius T. Mitchell of Rhode Island,
and DR.. George =. Cannon of New Jer-
sey, both negroes and members of the
committee, led the fight for the ne
groes. They were in a bitter mood
when the contest ended. Mitchell de-
clared that the deciding vote in the
committee was cast by q questionable
proxy, given in blank and hurriedly
secured.
Confronted with this decision and