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Arizona republican., 1913-04-09
The Razor
By HOWARD L. RANN

The razor is a toothless weapon which has tained great popularity among barbers who do feel all while it is being pushed around the human face It is used dehorn the line beard and ncucate peace among colored brehren and in both instances leaves large, F ing footprints a token of There two kinds of razors-ordinary and safety. The ordinary d slllful substitute for d pair of tweezcrs. especially when in nstropped Nearly all ordinary take hold of the beard with both hands and remove everything that gets in the way. A which is being Wieded by penurouS cit
 zen who is in a hurry to get to church will leave
 O handiNorl his cOuntenance, which look like Sitting Bulls makeup for the war dance When the barber begins shave a patron lie first blows three four long furroWs and then waits to if the customer is conscious. Some able Q go to sleep in a barber chair, but this is q dangerous practice. the is liable skip three hills and lands in the middle of a pet mole. The safety is an imitation of the three section drag which ca be the face at high of speed without removing anything but
Arizona republican., 1913-04-09
Spring Longings
By WALT MASON

I'd fain be a-fishing while sit here dishnS motheaten verses for butter and bread I'd like to be stIaNing in green lanes and playing in sWeer scented meadows. with blossoms beSpread. f pr where songbirds have chOrused their anthems in April for thousands of years; I sigh the wildwood where now, in childhood, I'd gambo around like the frSkeSt steers I'd like to be swimming. like gOsling a-Skimming around in the brooklet. my clothes the brink: it's sad to be trammeled by bathtub enameled, when is so anxious plunge in the drink This life brings me butcher and grocer order fish from the market store: more do 1 angle my baited hooks dangIe front of the suckers and troutets more l sigh for the open, l find myself hopin' that l 30 fishing in June July: but just the present find my chair pleasant. and am contented to here and sigh. In springtme we're yearnng. bosoms burning with fond recol Iectons woodland and stream it all ends in wishing; when some one says Fishing, We think sta wing home is a bully good scheme.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-09
Socrates and MT. ZumZum
(Kansas City Starl


 The president sitting reading O the classics-as was natural for a former college professor-when the senator from Alaska shown
 MT. President" the senator said T want to present friend. MT Zumzum of Sunrise City. whom spoke to you about the other day lIr Zumzun, you will remember. is of cessful merchants and in my opinion would make invaluable assistant secretary of the interior" Il am very glad to meet you. Mir Zumzum." said the president rising. Did | understand you to say you had given considerable attention to the problems of banking and currency?"
 Well. not exactly. Mr President" the applicant responded. modestly, but feel l could fill the place acceptaby."
 Sit down. gentlemen" the president cordially, picking up the book he had been reading T was very much interested in passage I had just across in Xenophons Memorabilia as came in Let me translate a bit of it to you l am sure you will find it interesting. It tells of d conversation between Socrates and young chap Glaucon, who has just announced his didacy to an important position in the state
 It is plain Glaucon," said Socrates, that if you wish to be honored must benefit the state"
 Certainly" answered Gaucon
 Then" said Socrates, inform us with what proceeding you will begin to benefit
 
 as Glaucon was silent as if just considering how he should begin, Socrates said; Would you endeavor to make the state rcher?"
 Tell me- then7 Socrates proceeded. from what the the state arise ana what IS thelr amount; for have doubtless considered in order that if any them fall short you may make the de- ficiency. and that if any of them fail you may procure fresh supplies
 These matters, by Jupiter" replied Glaucon, T have considered"
 Well, then" said Socrates If you have omitted to consider that point tell me at least the annual expenditure of the state; for you undoubtedly to retrench is superfluous it..
 Indeed" replied Glaucon. 'T have vet had time to turn my attention subject
 On all the subjects which Socrates questioned him GlaucOn similarly G- So Socrates said: Take care Glaucon, lest. while you acquire glory, you with the of it. Do how dangerous it is a person to speak of or undertake what he does not underStand?"
 The president paused moment at the end o his translatng and then said: MT. Zumzum. let commend the writings of Nenophon to you There is very much in them that all of car profit by. Good morning, gentlemen"
Arizona republican., 1913-04-09
The leaven Is at Work

When Senator Ashurst telegram to The Republican week urging advisory election for federal judge, expressed some curiosity concerning the effect of it upon democratic senti- ment which had not been enthusiastically favor Though there had been minority agitation tiously ignoring it.
 work, reinforced by later one to the Tucson Citizen willing coadjutor in which the senator states that he has requested the president Mir Bryan and Attorney General McReynods to hold up the appointment of a federal judge until the people of Arizona have spoken. The senator also states that if the appointment should be made in advance of the popular decree he will ask the senate to withhold confirmation until the receipt of the Arizona verdict
 In later telegram Mr Ashurs goes farther and recommends advisory vote for the other federal offices in this state and he promises tp request the president hold up all Arizona ap- pointments until the peoples choice may be ascertaIned These teegrams of MT. Ashurst put the matter of advisory election into such prom thence that it longer be ignored by the democratic leaders
 The legislature year ago made legal nro- Vslon for such an election and while provision does not extend to the other federal offices the same legislature, if it is still the same mind regarding the right the people rule, may make provision for such election
 It is stated that the governor will be reuuested to include recommendation of such legislation in his call for an extra session
Arizona republican., 1913-04-09

the lather The should never be used for shaving purposes until the patient has been chloroformed and bound hand and foot. it be- comes dull quicker than joint debate on the race problem A razor is a handy implement to have abO he $ be used numerous purposes such as pruning a bush decapi defiant A great many people would prefer to toy with a deadly than have To- quacious chrOpOdst puttering around their feet and commenting upon their contour.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-09
A PRAYER.

Civilian Elery Channing)
 Q God animate to cheerfulneSs. a joyful blessings, o the bright circumstances of lot and maintain a perpetual contentedness under thy alotments Teach that nothing hurt if with true loyalty of affection we keep thy com mandments and take refuge in thee.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-09
A POJITER TERM

tI.os Angeles EXaminer) Victim Street Accident Balancing at callers card)-I guess you're ambulance chaser, aren't you?
 Lawyer tbandy)-Thats rather cruel name. old Why call a settlement
Arizona republican., 1913-04-09
SHE KNEW TT NTtLIN

One day teacher having first-grade class in physiology. She asked them if they knew that there burning fire in the body all of the time. One little girl spoke up and said:
 "Yes'em, when it is cold day l can see the smoke
Arizona republican., 1913-04-09
THE IDEAL IN WOMEN

Is it really wise for man to search for hs ideal in woman? Evidently James Oliver Curwood. the writer. thinks not. In his short story. The Composite Girl in the April Red Book magazine he endeavors to prove the futilty of such a quest
Arizona republican., 1913-04-09
THE UNKNOWN GOOD MAN

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of flowing hidden underground. secretly making the ground green. < a AT nl x.i
Arizona republican., 1913-04-09

Now If the civilized world will kindly forget all about Mrs. Emmeine Pankhurst for the next three years, that will be most damaging blow that can be aimed militant suffragettism
Arizona republican., 1913-04-09

We trust that on the opening the special session there will be no new or greatly enlarged program.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-09

The postotfice in the federal building has already opened lines of travel
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1913-11-13
THAT WAS ENOUGH.

A young Frenchman in the sopho-
more class of an American college
was invited to a musical entertain
ment given by. his classmates, where
there were. sung. in honor of the for
eigner, number of French songs and
they were given in the best American
French.
"I say, old man." observed one or
the sophomores, after the entertain
ment, "I suppose those French songs
made you feel little homesick. eh2 ?"
NO" responded the Frenchman,
"only sick.''-Rocky Mountain News
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1913-11-13
FIRST AID TO INJURED.

Small Arthur-Mamma. I hurt my
finger. Please tie a rag on it. o
Mamma (after an examination)-
1t isn't injured enough to need tying
up, dear.
Small Arthur-Well, tie a rag on 1t,
anyway, so I won't forget which finger
it is that hurts-Chicago Daily News.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1913-11-13
TT WAS NOT p1FrIcuLT.

Aunt Alma-So you took your first
dancing lesson today Was it diff
cult?
Small Louise-No. All had to do
was keep turning round and wiping
my feet-Chicago Daily News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-17

monologue, rather than solo. He
gave no encore.
Miss Louise Cox captivated the audi
ence. She is one of the youngest sing
ers of the Metropolitan Grand Opera
company. In addition to charming
soprano voice, she is pleasing person
ally Miss Cox made fanltless Gel
trude- She opened her concert. which
Faust" and gave as an encore Allit-
sens "Since We Parted The prayer
from La Tosca" was exquisiteiy Civ
en-, with a merry little air, Under the
Juniper Tree by Hollaender, as re-
ward for persistent applause.
Sig Crescenzo, the tenor, sang the
'Cavatina'' from Faust with La
Donna Mobile from 'Rlgoletto' to
follow. Crescenzo is fond of singing
gave all the encores his accompanist
would allow. He closed with u selec-
ton from La Boheme,'' and Come
Back to Sorrento one of n Neapoli-
tan cycle.
The appearance of the Ioini-Corsi
company marked the commencement
of the Parkhurst series for the season
1884. The concerts are to be as pop
ular as they were last year. The .ther
numbers include: Pasquale Arnato,
baritone, Oct. 80; Fritz Kressler, vio-
I1n1st, Nov. ID; Christine Miller, con-
tralto, Dec. IL; Kneisel String Quar-
tet, Feb. 10; John Mccormack, tenor,
March 5; Katherine Goodson. pianist,
JAM ID; and Paderewski's extra con-
cert, Feb. 5, at the auditorium.
A I. IT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-17
AT THE CONCERT.

Ferdinando Paer, according to tradi-
ton. made fun of himself and his
times when he wrote The Choir
Leader" Signor Pini-Corsi had fun
Thursday afternoon with the audience
al the Grand. Pini-Corsi, according to
himself has regarded life as joke
for sixty years. He amused Topeka
with forty-five minutes of drollery at
the opening number of the Parkhurst
concert series. The course commenced
auspiciously, although the day was
wet. The house was well filled. Some
of the more astute musicians objected
to the basso buffo's absurdities, but tie
majority of the house was pleased.
The cast presenting III Maestro Di
Cappella'' included Pini-Corsi, as Bar
naba; Louise Cox, soprano, as Gel
trude; Attilio de Crescenzo, tenor, as
Benetto; and Oscar Spirescu, most ex-
cellent accompanist-
the last century, was chapel master at
Dresden, imperial composer to Napo-
leon, and director of the italian opera
in Paris. He was secretly amused at
his own dictatorship, and ridiculed it
in one of the lighter of his many COM
positions. The opera was revived by
Pini-Corsi. He made a CHEEKY little
impresario in his small clothes of pur-
pie and gold. There was some doubt a
to whether his extreme rotund'ty vas
PM or pillows All doubt was re-
moved when the singer reappeared in
swallowtail and exhibited the same
noble girth. Barnaba, in the opera. is
rehearsing his new composition, Cleo
patra,'' and dreams of the fame he will
win when his work is produced. He
goes through the score, initiating the
various ruments-Pini-Corsi hum
ming his accompaniment the while.
makes of his baton a flute, violin or a
cello. He rehearses Geltrude ir the
title role, correcting her phrasing in a
most diverting way.
Sig. Pini-Corsi put forth his best eff
forts in the tabloid, but apparently be-
came bored in the concert that fol-
lowed. According. to his manager, he
considered the program too taxing. He
sang Dainty Little Dorrie'' racetious-
ly. but made of his last number, "Fe-
male Scions of My Family Tree" a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-17
Saturday Specials

Michigan Pears, Tor preserving,
large yellow Kieffer's, - bus.
basket 75f; bushel $3.50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-17
AT THE NOVELTY.

There's an excellent bill at the Nov
city the last half of this week-no
doubt about it. It's amusing and goes
off with snap. The Hayama Japs,
equilibrists, have one of the best acts
that has been at the theater this sea-
son. They're real little jokes of Japs;
they belle the supposition that there's
no humor on the isles of cherry bios
soms-they crowd their act with fun.
They balance barrels on their toes,
and spring each other about on their
fingers. Going to drop in and see
this again. remarked several in the
Thursday night audience.
Brown and Jackson, a man shaped
like a clothespin, and a woman in
decollete worthy Kitty Gordon, may
not sound interesting-but are. They
have flow of rapid repartee. Their
dialogue about equal suffrage is rich.
Kansans line up against Brown who
agrees that women on election day
should be at the polls-North and
South. Brown is six feet high and six
inches thick. When he appears in
the skin tight uniform of a buttons"
he would cause the most morose to
grin.
Let us pass lightly over the per-
Torrance of Irene May, Girl of the
Golden West" who MARBLES weirdly
about '1o-o-ove-
DeWitte Young and sister open the
bill in THE College Juggler and the
Fair Coed" Their stage setting is
astounding-inc everything i'm
agina BILE from 50 college remnants to
a picture of September Morn" The
college boys room contains a brass
bed with a lace valance over a blue
silk slip-its presence is a mystery
until Young lifts the whole parapher-
MALTA, and balances it on his head.
Harland and Robinson have a COM
edy musical stunt. Harland twists
plaid ties about the rungs of a chair,
shoulders the chair, punches his ac-
Gordon to the tune OF a gay Scotch
air, and makes the audience think he
has a bagpipe from the Highlands.
Harland can de more with his ac-
Gordon than some men can do with
an honest-to- goodness orchestra. He
was applauded again and again, and
T.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-17
FOR 1912 TAXES.
State Will Draft 10 Per Cent. of Them,
or $4,000.

Drafts for 10 per cent. of the 1912
taxes, or a little more than $4,000.
were made on the county treasurers
of the state today by State Treasurer
Earl Akers and State Auditor W. E.
Davis This money will be used to
pay the states running expenses. But
5 per cent. of the total taxes, or
about $456,00O, remains to meet the
states bills until the first of the year.
1t will be a close squeeze for the
state during the remainder of the year,
but state house officials believe that
there will be sufficient funds to meet
the current bills until at least por-
ton of the state taxes are available
late in December. About $3.50 is
required each month to meet the
states current bills and this year there
will not be enough of the 1912 taxes
left to pay the claims in full to the
first of the year. However, the audi
tor is permitted to draw on the coun-
ty treasurers in December for a por-
ton of the new taxes and if these war
rants are honored promptly, it will
probably not be necessary to stamp
state warrants mot paid for want of
funds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-17
MARIGOLD BUTTERINE

We think is the best Butter
inc on the market. We are
giving free demonstration at
our Kansas avenue store to-
morrow. Step in and taste
it. You will be surprised at
the fine flavor. 1t will cut
your butter bill in two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-17

UdSkSC SOC UuSIl0l .SU
Hams, Skinned and Plain, all sizes,
1000 lbs to sell Saturday at, 1b. TIC
Young Hens, dressed and drawn,
pound .17hc
Stick Candy, good quality, lb. :. Toe
Celery, choice well bleached, large
10c stalks ...........:. 2 for 15c
Peanut Butter. fancy quality. 1b. 15c
Tomatoes, No. cans......3 for CSC
Sugar Corn, 10c quality, cans for
15c; dozen .SSc
Pumpkin, sardou's Railspliter brand,
cans .25c
Sour Pickles, large size, doz -. 2Oc
Mackeral, bright fancy, each -. 1Oc
Matches, good quality, boxes. sc
Brooms, not too heavy, each .22c
Meadow Gold Creamery Butter,
plain wrapper, lb. .34c
Wheat Germ. better than Cream of
Wheat at about " the price,
6 h. sacks csc
Apple Cider, fresh and sweet. worth
soc gallon, our price. csc
Breakfast Bacon. Hickory smoked
sugar cured, h.. .2Oc
Potatoes, fancy Northern, so lb. to the
Coffee, fancy Rio zoe quality, 1b. 17c
Id LOT 4SC
Pumpkin, Defiance Brand, a 15c
quality, at can lie
Pancake Flour, 1Oc pkg, pkgs. 15c
Coffee Topeka Maid an Is OF. pkg.
Tor SOC
Sauer Kraut; 1919 quality, can. -. &c
Coffee, lib. pkg. soc value;
special, pkg Csc
Ginger Snaps, fresh. 2 lbs. for 15c
Navy Beans, best quality, lb. ..5c
Flour, The Regal or Queen of
Tampa brands, 4S-lb. sack Silt
California Hams. smoked shoulders.
Vinegar. a gallon ......... 24c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-17
New York Money Market.

New York, Oct. 7-MONEY-Money on
call easier, 3a35z per cent; ruling
rate. 3A per cent; closing, 31z631a per cent;
80 days. 1854 per cent; six months 4a4G5
per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 51zG6
per cent.
Sterling exchange weak at s4.sL15 for so
days and s5.S5.45 for demand. Commercial
bills. s.. SgA.
lars, 47c.
BONDS-Government bonds strong, rail-
road bonds easy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-17
OLD NAME STANDS.
Episcopal Church Will Make No
Change at This Convention.

New York, Oct. H.-Any probability that
the name of the Protestant Episcopal
church of America might be changed at
this general convention was disposed of
today by the house of deputies. This body
adopted a report submitted by the. COM
mittee on PRAYER books, which found that
resolution proposing changes in the p legal
title of the church
The house of deputies voted for the in
PRODUCTION Of five minutes of prayerful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-17

silence in the observation of Good Friday
at p. M, the hour of the death of Christ.
organized today and elected: President.
Judge Charles Andrews, western New
L ork; vice presidents, G. Godeon, C. Will
son, southern Ohio; secretary, George F.
Henry, Iowa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-17
Now is a food
Time

to place a good sized Grocery or
der, before the bad weather sets
in. Prices on some staple art
icles are lower now than they
will be later on. Try a $500
combination grocery order.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-04
H. s. LIVELY,
fIE j st Mag0T
STATE A0NORS VARIOUS |
GLASSES IN Basket BILL
Leaders At Present Writing
For Championship In
Several Leagues
FAIRMONT FIVEs
FARE VERY WELL
Local Y. M. C. A. Team Leads
All Corners And Has Won I
Association Lead.

More interest has Deen. shown this
season than ever before in basketball
in West Virginia. Almost every town,
hamlet aud city is represented by one
or more teams, and the great winter
sport is fast taking strong hold on
the sporting fraternity Of the Little
Mountain State. With many Of the
larger towns and cities represented BY
strong teams the race for the state
championship in the various divisions
Is proving close and interesting and
almost every town ia the state makes
claim to some sort Of championship
honors for the season.
With the basketball season draw.
ing to q close the race for the state
basketball championship for West
Virginia for 1913 in all classes is nar'
rowing down and there are now but
two real contenders, namely, the
Fairmout Y. NJ. C. A. and the Wes'
leyan College teams. Each Of these
teams has been defeated but once and
each was defeated by the other team;
A third game which shall decide the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-04
INAUGURATION DAY.

This is Inauguration day-the day
on which the new.made president IS
firmly installed in office and the dis.
icnrded executive Is turned loose with
cut ceremony, to find some new job
without brass band accompaniment.
Slnauguration day is regarded with
feryent joy by the countless patriots
who have been in the minority for
the last sixteen years and have at
last arrived in sight of some fat Of
fee. 1t is also the greatest day in
the year for Washington. There are
veterans in Washington who havo
fought and bled through the last fiji
teen inaugural balls and many a fee.
Bile old man will tell his grandchildren
tonight how he stormed the punch
bowl in the pension building in the
great struggle of 1876.
On Inauguration day the expiring
president rides with his successor to
the capitol building and helps him
takes the oath Of office. This is not
/ considered to be as pleasant job
as walking behind the chariot OF y
Roman conqueror, neither is it as
beautiful. Often the parade has to
stop until the rotary snowplow in
front gets the road cleared, and
when the ex-presIdent finishes his
task, he has a plug hat full of snow,
and pneumonia is getting ready to
move into his system. Ex.presi'
dents do not usually live very long.
hut there should be some more hu-
name method OF Fastening their de-
mise.
On inauguration day also the ex-
president takes his successor over
the White House, shows him how to
work the check draft on the furnace,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-04

gives him the key to the grade
door and the china closet, tells him
what to do in case the kitchen sink
clogs UP again and then wishes him
well and goes away on the night
train. Turning over the White House
to his successor is tie one solemn Joy
Of the day for the ex:president,
Inauguration day comes four months
after election because in the early
times it took that long to sort out the
returns. Now, however, the worst is
usual yEnown after supper on cleo.
ton day, and, the. president, who has
just died, politically, has to hang
around four months until he is buried
while the man with q large, uncon.
trollable' hope has to wait even longer
before he can coin it into postoffice
or cabinet position. Both of THESE
are unnecessary cruelttes, and should
be ended. The president ought to be
,iuaugurated December 4th, On the
other hand Washington wants the in.
augural day put off until May, when
the climate is better and higher prices
can be secured for seats in the review.
ing stand. If inaugural Parades are
necessary this should be done, but
there are many who are of the opinion
that the government could be run, If
due caution we're exercised, without
any inaugural parade at all.