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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-01
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
IFrom the New YnrL 80.

IFrom the New York Press1
The reason a girl has such a happy time
before she is married is she isn't going
to afterward.
The reason woman can get SO thin
worrying over her. husband is he can get
so fat letting her do it..
First a woman tries tocure her husband
of his bad habits. then she tries to cure
him of getting lot more.
Maybe men would like to go to church
if it kept them out late nights and took
all the money in their pockets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-01

Inasmuch as the police and soldiery
of France have finally succeeded in
wiplng the daring automobile bandits
Of paris out of existence, they will have
something Of q rest until some aero
plane bandits put in an appearance.
Probably they won't have long to re-
main at ease. The unusual Us always
being staged in France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-01

Nor did they kick Champ Clark
houn' dawg around in Massachusetts,.
In fact they treated him like an aris-
tocrat Presumably Professor Wilson
is not as strong in his beliefs that the
people are competent of deciding what
is best for them in matters political.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-01

The ridiculous in political campaign
ing was reached and passed by Colonel
Roosevelt in the closing stages of the
Massachusetts primary campaign when
he told his audiences that vote for
Taft would be the same as vote for
I.orimer. And Colonel Roosevelt says
he believes in a square deal"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-01

Many men are free to assert that
the record - William H. Taft's admin
istratien of the presidency will be ap-
preciated at it's true and large pro-
portions when the time comes to set
it down in history. But why wait until
that time to give President Taft the
honor and endorsement that is due
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-01
SWAT THE FTIEs NOW

They say that if every fly was swat
ted in April that shows up, there would
be no flies in July. Anyhow every fy
Killed now will be many thousands
killed for August. Get your screens ON:
yard; clean the cistern and use a little
precaution, and you will have the
laugh on the typhoid family, the doctor
and the expense pages of your ledger.
-Norcatur Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-01
FROM OTHER PENS

COMPLETE SAFETY NOT POSSIBI E.
Excellent as are many of the sug-
gestions now offered for increasing
safety at sea, it is at least debatable
whether most of them except the very
simplest would not violate the rule
that human life cannot be conducted in
the conditions required for avoiding all
risks.
Remote perils, small perils. and great
perfls that come only very rarely are
and must be treated as negligible IL
we are to have time to live in and
money to live on. There are precau-
tions which would be at once useful
and intolerable. Anybody at and mo-
ment might be killed by a falling
aerolite,s but adequately to guard
against that perfectly real though
hardly measurable danger would be an
act not of wisdom but folly or insanity.
People live on the sides of volcanoes
because that is a good place to live
till the eruption come, once in every
two or three centuries-and in the cir
cumstances the excuse is adequate
On land or sea we can never be quite
safe, and in this respect as in every
other, while the ideal is good, the prac-
teal alone is within present reach, and
its attainment is all that can reason
ably be expected.-New York Times.
THE VALUE OF CANALS
The Rhine. Germany's boosted river,
after traversing German territory for
many miles, enters the sea through a
foreign country-Holland. From the
time of Bismarck there has been a pro-
ject to open a ship canal from some
point on the river in Germany to the
North Sea. The matter Is now to be
laid before the government, the Reich
stag, the parliaments of the Federated
States and the municipalities interested
in the project The canal, according
to these plans, will leave the Rhine
near Vessel, follow the boundary of
Holland closely and join the River Ems
not far from Leer. The city of Emden,
at the mouth OF the Ems, would thus
become the harbor city of two great
German rivers, and shipping which now
enters the Rhine through Dutch terri
tory would need fear no embargo by
hostile navigation or tariff regulations.
The estimated cost of the undertaking
is $58,75o.000. about 81, O00. 900 less than
that of the Rhine-Hanover canal now
under construction. Apart from he
advantages which this new mouth To
the Rhine would afford shipping inter-
ests, 1t would result in the reclamation
of considerable stretches of uoorland.
the so-called Bourtanger moor, through
which the canal would run for its
entire length. In much the same way
the people of Chicago want a watar,
route to the sea through United States
territory, but Canada seems to control
the Northern lakes and will not permit
any water to be diverted from the Sc
Lawrence river to make a ship channel
through the Mississippi-New Orleans
Picayune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-01

DR.. Karl Francke, an eminent German
scientists, insists that women are ruin
ing their figures with the sheath, or
tight skirt But of what concern is a
woman's figure or health to her II she
can only keep up with the fashions?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-01

Popular votes are being taken in sew
eral of the large cities as to the hour
for calling the baseball games, and the
league magnates are acting according
ly. The recall Of umpire's decisions
will come next.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-01

Champ CIark's houn' dawg has picked
up another delectable bone in the shape
of the Colorado delegation to the Bal
timore convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-01
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Somebody got --slugged through the
ropes in Massachusetts, and it wasn't
William H. Taft.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-01

According to the newspaper reports
boston went wild'' last Saturday night
with enthusiasm for Colonel Roosevelt.
But Boston voted for Taft when the
opportunity was presented.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-01

Parachutes are likely to become the
''lifeboats'' of air craft Several men
have already dropped safely with them
from aeroplanes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-01

even if Damascus is the Oldest city
on the face Of the earth, it is safe to
bet that not much fire insurance was
carried on the $100OO.OOO worth Of pro
perty recently destroyed there by
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
, What Was Needed
CONTRADICT CTlON AND ARGUMENTS EFFECT SPEEDY RE-
COVERY OF "SICK" MAN PETTED BY FAMILY.

Lester
M been very sick man lately but he's better now said old TIM
with phioraspshness
everything
a
of 10
to do m
everything
to
em whoop
before which he had awake the
"We
ened all by the time leave for
remedies the and calling for clothes and
jibberfng
sewers OF o
sick
to
with him again"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
NEW RAILROADS BUT NO TERMINALS.

~ American of Trenton "Let rival com
pany undertake to build a line this State as
~ Grand Trunk undertook to do in New Eng
New Jersey is not bottled up eecuay and
completely England The general railroad act in
New jersey permits railroads time
company shall deposited with the State treasurer
certain money evidence of good faith All that
company required the land by purchase
fact the existing railroads would look
with perfect compacney such enterprise Our Tren
contemporary doesn't the point 1t is ownership of the
terminal at the Hudson railroad without terminal at
The front of Jersey City
and Hoboken with the exception Morris
fee by the State but squatted and
used by ehigh Valley railroad the grip of the rail
foreign steamship companies and competing
would have show. Evidently the True American
the fight by the Baltimore and Ohio to get
1t the upward of $40,
today is under the control of the Penn
sYlvania railroad.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
THE SOUTH JERSEY BERRY BASKETS.

~ OUTH JERSEY has farming population that goes to
church Sunday and looks the denzens OF the
~ goddess because they do
rustic ideas But the average South
Jersey his moraes with his berry
basket Virginia making fruit and vegetable baskets
complains Mayor Bankenbug Philadelphia that it cannot
market for honest in southern New Jersey be-
the farmers don't them They have
better for short baskets and have difficulty obtaining
by the million mayor has taken the hint and the
South Jerseys thrifty agreuturss
will be in Philadelphia Do of these shortmeas
market? And where the
authorities? And what the State supern
tendent weights doing in his job?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
GRAND OPERA IN ENGLISH.

TEN HE Metropolitan Opera directors having refused perms
for Oscar Hammersten give opera English he
"A he will ahead do it without their
people will support him TO be there is his
grand New York years,
stein assures the public that in English will not violate
this pact How he figures this ont he does explain Perhaps
he to contend that English opera will be grand
Hammerstein evidently is getting ready for fight in
something for which he is known TO have stomach But the
of musicoyers with him in his desire give
era in the yenacular with good artists and
given to American audiences in French German
Italian. Why should the nations language barred?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
TAFTS TRIP TO PANAMA.

w HY President Taft has undertaken trip to Panama at
w this time is not explained in the line of official duty
usefulness. AS he is accompanied by family rela-
tons he will not home surroundings though
aboard warship the public business concerned
without neglect of anything since Congress has
adjourned over holidays will reassembe until the
President In point of fact the trip is holiday
ship of the made to do duty as an excursion
yacht Panama. however, the President can make a
showing official duty by conveying to Colonel Goethas the
engineer of the canal the appointment OF governor
1t for Congress to confer the higher mill
tary rank President approved by the
nati NATL
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
INFLUENCED BY THE FOOD rAKEPs.

WILEY the ygant and trusted food expert forced out
of office through the influence of the food takers and
poison after the conspiracy against him had been
Congress- that the adulteatOr and debasers
will rejoice the Taft appointment of Carl L. Asberg
the position long DR. Wiley would like to know
Influenced Mr. Taft make this appointment.
may be hard guess Mr. Taft permitted the
spators against Dr. Wiley and against the food of the people
retain their positions and authority and the influences in
their behalf evidently selected Dr. Wes per
faps these influences will be potent after Mr. gets
mt nf oHic
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
AN HL-TIMED STRIKE SETTLED.

TNORTUNATELY the itimed strike of the local express
drivers has compromise and the Christmas
packages that been accommodating by of the
strike being forwarded their destinations strike
ranged when will be nconvenen for the public
perhaps widespread harm innocent people is
merely udged shows disregard of the welfare
naturally ncnes the public judgment against the strikers
without of their That the drivers
underpd may be conceded but why drag the
thousands of people the of the holiday
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20

Martha Kelly, Miss Helen Sweinler,
Miss Dorothy Hasselman. Miss Helen
Ward, Miss Charlotte Byron, Miss
Therese Byron, Miss Margaret Me-
Campbell Miss Allain Poncet, War
ing Gillespie Louis Scott Henry Paul
Finlay, Amedee Finlay, Joseph
O'Keefe, Bailey Scott, Dickey Jewett
and Marion Poncet.
A children's party will be given
Friday, December ~ at the Column
bian Club House, East Orange, and
on New Years eve a masked ball,
under the auspices of the entertain
ment committee, Harry klenen,
chairman.
Mrs. Wilbur S. Johnson, of LA Har-
rison street, East Orange, will give
dance at the Woman's Club House
East Orange, Tuesday night for her
sons, Carroll w. Johnson, a freshman
at Yale, and Wilbur Wallace Johnson
who is at the Taft School, WATERFOWL
Conn.
The wedding of Miss Evelyn r.
Lesser, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Saul Lesser, of 1893 South Sixth street
and Nathan Erlich, of this city, will
take place Sunday evening, Decem-
ber 29, at O'Clock in the Russian
Synagogue on High street Rabbi
Herman Brodsky will offlciate The
prospective bride will be attended
by her sister, Miss Rebecea Lesser.
who will be maid of honor, and four
bridesmaids, Miss Marie +. Pertente
and Miss Bertha Jason, of New York
city, and Miss Bessie Slavitt and Miss
Pauline Levin, OF Newark. Mr.. Err
Itch has chosen his brother, Morris
Erlich for his best man, and the ush-
ers will be Harry Sevel, of New York,
and three brothers of the bride, Israel,
David and Louis Lesser.
Following the ceremony there will
be a reception at the Lesser residence
| for the immediate relatives
! The marriage of Miss Anna Ang-
! lum Deryin, daughter of Mrs. Will
| liam P. Dervin, and Arthur J. Sim
mott, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John f,
]
| scheduled to take place in January.
! The ceremony will be solemnized
with a nuptial mass in st. Antoninus' S
| Church by the Rev. Michael DON
nelly pastor of st. Joseph's Roman
! Catholic Church, of Newton, who is
cousin of the prospective bride, and
will be followed by a wedding break
| fast at the Washington.
It will be a quiet wedding and no
| invitations will be Issued.
Mrs II. B, Sommer, Mrs Frank
| Garfield and Mrs. S. T. Simmonds
will act as patronesses at the dance
to be given tonight by the Phi Sigma
Sorority.
Mrs. Inglis Nj. Uppercu, of High
street, entertained att luncheon yes
terday at Sherrys New York. Gov.
ers were laid for sixteen and after
the luncheon Mrs. Uppercu and hei
guests witnessed a matinee perform
anee of Never Say Die"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
TO know what you prefer, instead of hunby saying
Amen to what the world tells you you ought prefer is
to have kept your soul aIiye--R. L. Stevenson.

nobody around here has heard it play
tune yet l guess T. Egbert got
stung on the opry part of it.
Old Man Jurdy has got a new cork
tip on his wooden leg and is now one
of the best pool players in our midst.
William Tibbitts has got new cod
fish out in front of his grocery store.
Hank Tumms's dog stole the last one
and run off with it down the rud
More than half of 1t was spoiled for
sale before being recaptured.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
SOCIAL NOTES OF ,as N5wAfk tss sas{,Rss

Girls from the factories and MEM
bers of the educational classes of the
y. W. c. a. congregated al head
quarters, IA '-res Park street, last
evening to participate in the usual
Christmas festivities. - formal pro-
gram was given. the numbers of
which were as follows:
Indian Songs Cadman, Miss Ella
Darlington; Birds Christmas Carol.
Kate Douglas Wiggin, Josephine
Oberhauser; songs, angels Guard
Thee Eva Hamilton; "Beauty's 5
Eyes, Tosti, Mrs. Fairall; recita-
tions, christmas, Lias. "A Rural
Courtshop," Miss Daisy Sherk; songs,
"If Thou Weren't Blind" Noll john
son; THE Lost Word" Van Dyke,
Miss Ella Darlington.
Following the program there was
social hour and a Christmas tree.
Refreshments were served.
The regular weekly whist given by
the Ladies' Guild of Beth Israel Hos
pltal will be held Sunday evening at
S5 Market street. Mrs. Louis Reich
committee in charge.
A typical Christmas evening in
the hall of an English gentle
man of the sixteenth century was
the scene conceived in the Christmas
play given yesterday afternoon by
the students of Rosemount Hall, in
South Orange. No efforts were spared
by Miss Mary MacMahon, the prin-
cipal: Lottie Fay, Miss Agnes Arm
ington and Miss Leta Deley, who
were in charge and the affair, which
was a pronounced success, was both
pleasing and instructive. Shakes
perean ballads and the comic scene
from Two Gentlemen of Verona"
and Midsummer Nights Dream, F."
given by the servants of the house,
gave the touch Of reality to the per-
formance, and illustrated the char
acteristic wit and fantasy of the
Tudor period. The beautiful historic
carols of the race, 1.-THE Boar's Head"
"The First Noel" God, Rest Ye
Merry Gentlemen" From Far
Away" and I'VE Three Kings OF
Orient Are" were sung by university
students acting as waits or min
strels The wassil bowl and the Lord
of Misrule, with his merry following
gave the democratic spirit of the
time, which met all Englishmen or
equal ground at least once a year
Miss Kathleen Fitzsimonds, of the
primary department, proved herself a
necessary factor in every part of tho
performance.
The children did so we'll that tC
give one more praise than another
would be unfair to all.
The cast included; Miss Mary
Hauck Lady Geraldine; Miss Doro-
thy Sherman, Sir Trustram; Miss
Jean Burns, Master Rivers; Miss
Florence Creaden, Lady Beatrice
Miss Gertrude Fell, Lady Alice; Mis-
Dora Thurston, Lady Barbara; Miss
Anna Whean, Little Edith; Master
Guyton Boston, The Grandson; Mis-.
Mary Stoneham. The Jester.
Watts or University Students
Miss Celia Ressorman, Miss Heller
Kelley. Miss Margaret Sweitzer and
Miss Evelyn Gooch.
Servants-Miss Iris Thurston
Hugo; Miss Margaret Barrett, Greg
ory.
Hinds-Miss Josephine Toomey
Pyramus; Miss Marie O'Keefe
Thisbe Miss Evelyn O'Keefe, Pro
logue; Miss Elizabeth Hauck, TIL,
Moon: Miss Dorothy Sweinler, TIL,
! Wall. and Master Frank Hart, Tn,
/ Lion.
The Lord of Misrule--Miss Lauri
! Davis.
F'ollowers-Miss Margaret Scott
Miss Gladys Finlay, Miss Marguerit
Poncet, Miss Natalie Resor. Mis-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
AT THE OPERA

Mrs. styles-Well. declared There
are the Gottroxes on time! I never
knew them to get here before until
the pertormanc was half over!
Mr.. Styles-Well, they usually come
in their own automobile. l imagine
they came down ~ a street car to-
night.-Yonkeres StaLesman.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
On the f. /. ~
SPUR 2zz qz
MOMENT
By Roy K. Moulton
IN 1890.


Hill have come. my dear
MAIDEN, I-I-I.I have c-c-c-come to
ask for your e-c-c-consent. l would
like to m-m-m marry your beautiful
son, Edwin"
young woman, do you think you
can support my son in the manner
to which he has become accustomed?
Or do you want my son just because
l am a rich woman?"
81 think 1 can s-s-s-support him. "
Remember, he is somewhat frail
and can do no heavy housework, and
the pin money 1 allow him now
amounts to $25 a week. 1t would be
hardship for him to be deprived of
any of the luxuries he now enjoys at
home"
"I have considered all of that"
"He has an automobile and driver
for his own use when he goes out to
make his afternoon calls on his
young gentlemen friends. He is tenn
peramental and takes no interest in
the running of a house. He cannot
cook and he spends a great deal of
time dawdling over fancy work and
china painting"
II know all of that, but l still love
him and I will cherish him and pro-
tect him.
Ills clothing is a great item of ex-
pense. His hats alone cost me a
small fortune
'I know"
"You know men are fiighty and
often suffer from nerves. They are
rightly called the weaker sex and are
becoming more and more of prob
lem"
Il realize that, but / have already
bought the ring for Edwin. All we
need is your consent"
What are your prospects,"
II am in the hide and tallow busi-
ness with my mother and we have
prospered. Father and the boys spend
great deal of time in Europe, and
all of their summers at the seashore.
Mother expects to be able to spend
more time with them in the future,
as she will retire from business and
leave me in charge Of it. | will give
him a fine town house and summer
chateau, a valet and an electric
limousine"
Il am not particularly anxious to
see my son marry into the hide and
tallow business, but if he loves you,
suppose any objection on my part
will be useless. Young men often
get foolish notions in this regard,
nowadays They are SO romantic
and unbusinesslike. Are you the
rattle Drained young woman who has
been playing a mandolin under his
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
THREE CLASSES OF MAN

Men may be divided into three
classes-the man before you married
him, the man after you married him
ana the man you didn't marry
The man before you married him
was all soul.
The man after you married him is
mostly stomach.
The man you didn't marry is the
only living example Of the perfect
man.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20

window every night and sending him
violets every morning.
81 must confess that | am
"well, | suppose I might as we'll
consider your proposal. But, don't
elope with him. II you do, he will
never get one cent of my money"
"I promise
well, bring around your bank
books and | will look them over.
Good day. / am very busy"
Madam, you have made me the
happiest woman in the world. Good
morning"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
UNCLE sam AS SANTA CLAUS.

IA OSTMASTER MORGAN of New York, reports that during
the past weeks his office dispatched foreign ports
42S,763 international money orders calling for
$500000 besides about $4,000 registered articles
parcels post packages Sixteen European
this overflow of American Christmas bounty besides Egypt
South Africa end little Liberia Uncle plays
Claus for the world.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20

neighbor, who was passing by.
What be yer rhinkin off"
81 was thinkin'," said the host, "as
how the lamb is a picture of inno-
cence."
''Yaas, brother John, but that one
Of yourn IS picture Of gilt"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20

A certain professor of divinity who
was spending the summer in the
Scottish Highlands was invited, so
the Yorkshire Post declares, to bap-
tie the infant son of the local min
lister.
When the time of the ceremony ar
rived the guest gave out for con-
gregational singing a paraphrase
much favored on such occasions.
Let u.s. said he, Sing from the fifth
paraphrase, beginning at the second
verse: AS sparks in close succession
rise. "
TO his CONSERVATION, the congre-
cation giggled audibly. Afterward
asking the clerk what he had done
wrong, that functionary replied,
you must know, professor, the min
ister's name is Sparks, and yonder is
his tenth ba.rn!"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
FROM THE HIoKEYvILLE CLARION

T. Egbert Peavey has got a new
plug hat, which folds up like the
bellers at Jed Frink's blacksmith
shop. For everyday use he wears it
shet, but opens it up to the last notch
like cab driver for polite social fune-
tions. He says 1t is an opry hat, but
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20

The proprietor of a country hotel
was gazing with fond admiration at
the newly put-up sign of the Golden
Lamb" which swung lazily over his
door
Good morning, brother John,' said