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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05
THE SANTA EF.

AS far as gross earnings go, the fiS-
cal year of Atchison, Topeka and San
ia Fe Railway company. just ended. Is
the banner one in the history of this
railroad. Preliminary estimates are
that these earnings will be $4,000, 900
in excess of the high-water mark that
was reached by the company last year,
when the gross revenue amounted to
sos, 100000. These mammoth earn
ings place the Santa Fe in the front
rank of American railway systems 1t
is doubtful if more than two other
railroad companies will show gross
earnings in excess of the 100000, 900
mark.
And this rather remarkable show
ing of the Santa Fee is wonderful
tribute to the genius of Edward Pay
son Ripley, its president. and his lieu
tenants-in-ch who direct the va
rious operations of the system of more
than 1900 miles of lines between
Chicago and the Pacific coast and the
Gulf of Mexico.
Only a few years ago, fifteen or six
teen. the great Santa Fe of today was
in the doldrums, or to be more spec
ific, in the hands of receivers. When
a reorganization was effected, Mr..
Ripley was placed at the helm. In
that brief space of time he has chang
ed a tottering railroad property into
one of the greatest in the world. But
he hasn't done 1t alone. Without con-
scientious, competent and hard-work-
ing heads of the various railroad de-
partments to carry out his orders and
work out his plans, no such success
could have been achieved.
Of course, the original projectors OF
the Santa Fe were men exceedingly
wise in their own generation. They
were of almost prophetic vision. They
planned the routes through a territory
that was certain to develop, because
Of its natural conditions, climate ana
resources. a great deal faster than
anv other of the then almost unbrok-
en- country of the great west ana
southwest. Nor must the fact be lost
sight of that this road has played a
major part in the marvellous develop
ment of this same territory.
But there are other railroad lines
in these same sections. And none of
them can show such record OF sue.
cess and growth in the brief period OF
time that the Santa Fe has climbed TO
tho top of the railroad ladder. So the
credit for the Santa Fe success must
most properly be given to Ripley ana
his men. The story of their fifteen
wears of effort is one of the romances
of railroading. Nor is it a romance
due to chance. 1t is one that mas
haep written through constant toll,
through hard and well directed work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05
.HYHAWKE!R .JOTS

Otto Sem, of Valley Falls, has new
auto. And the Eastern Kansan could
not refrain from remarking: Otto
"au-tO" show 'em how to make 1t run
just right.
1t is surprising to the Winfield
wants the reckless chauffeur jailed be-
comes a speeder himself when he gets
a machine.
AS the Elk City Sun says: There is
something wrong with the boy that
doesn't go swimmin', stub his toe, tear
his clothes, or get dirty. He will bear
watching.
Fashion note in the Olathe Register:
Since the coming of the Bulgarian
dresses, the Indian squaws are right
in style. They have been wearing Bull
garian shawls for years.
An explanation from Brother Finch,
of the Lawrence Gazette: If you go
out looking for grasShoppers and FIND
some unusually large ones, this is the
way you can account for it: The fat
hopper has been summering in the
field where the owner sowed poisoned
bran mash every morning.
II never worked so hard in all my
life to get a house clean as I did to
clean the one we moved out of last
week. an Independence woman said
recently in the hearing of the indie
pendence Reporter. TT was this way,
she continued. There was a nefghbOr
who put in most of her time talking
about me. I figured that if / didn't
clean the house good when I moved
from that neighborhood she would
have one on me and would make the
most of it. So I worked day and night
to get the place cleaned up and I'll
bet the family that moved into that
place said that I was sure a good
housekeeper."
Two-year-old Kansas eggs are not as
bad as they sound, says the Summer
Session Kansan. Neither are they bad
when eaten raw. Try them once. For
one thing they'll increase your weight.
Now this may not sound inviting, but
wait and absorb the rest Of the pre-
scrtption. Take cold storage eggs two
years old, beat them lightly. freeze
them, and serve with chocolate sauce
at meal time. Do not be afraid of the
i'll effects because experiments have
proven that there are none. DR.. ).
J. Crum bine, dean of the medical
school, and Prof. F. H. Billings of the
department of bacteriology. applied the
test to six college students to see II
eggs properly handled would keep
normal period and whether or not they
could be eaten without i'll effects. The
students ate the prescribed mixture
with their meals for ten days and at
the end of that time, when they had
exhausted the supply of eggs and choc-
olate sauce, they found that their
avoirdupois had materially increased.
This experiment proves that two
year-old Kansas eggs are nutritious
when properly served.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.
TFrom the Philadelphia Record.


The grass widow is sometimes daisy
Some people believe all they see, and
imagine the rest.
1t takes middling good man to make
both ends meet
Hearts rank higher than diamonds, ex-
cept in the game of love.
about the only fruit some people seem
to like is the apple of discord.
Crumbs of comfort may be all right, but
it takes a lot of them to make a square
meal.
The ball player shouldn't think SO much
of settling old scores as of making new
ones.
One good turn may deserve another, but
som times it's a mighty long time between
turns
For every man who succeeds in bottling
his wrath there's another fellow with a
corkscrew.
Hoax-"It takes influence to succeed
nowadays" Joax-"Yes, even the dentist
must have a pull
She-.'You men are such helpless
things" He-''Yes we can't even fall in
Love without good bit of assistance
Time is money" quoted the Wise Guy
Yes, but the trouble is it is so seldom an
even trade added the Simple Mug.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

pie of that city is shortened 10 years
by the acids in smoke and the carbon
particles which invade the lungs.
Surgeon J.. w. Stoner, of the United
States public health service, traces a
connection between a smoky atmos-
phere and the drinking habits of the
people. Women living in sunless,
gloomy homes, attired in somber
clothes breathing a smoke-hlled at
mosphere are prone to be irritable, to
scold and whip their children and to
nag their husbands, who flee to the
saloon for solace and relief. Surgeon
Stoner is also of the opinion that chill
dren reared in a depressing atmos-
phere are dull, apathetic and even
criminaIly inclined. The smoke problem
is still Observation-Disclosures News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05
JOURNAL ENTRIES

A mans troubles are usually as nu-
merous as he makes them.
= r
Conscientious people are generally
also noted for their lack of means.
10
Almost everybody is willing to give
advice, but mighty few will take it.
+ +
More often it's the person that
hasn't anything to be conceited about,
who is that way.
The average young man, to make an
impression, usually refers to his
puerile experiences as my checkered
career"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05
BEFORE TILE RAN.

The blackcaps pipe among he reeds,
An there'H be rain to follow;
There is a murmur as of wind
In every coign and hollow;
The wrenS do chatter of their fears
Wn--e swinging on the barley ears.
Come, hurry, while there yet is time,
Pull up thy scarlet bonnet.
Now, sweetheart, as my love is thine,
There is drop upon it.
So trip it ere the storm-hag weird
Doth pluck the barley by the beard!
Lo; not a whit too soon we're housed;
The storm-witch yells above US!
The branches rapping on the paneS
Seem not in truth to love US.
And look where through the clover bush
The nimble-footed rain doth rush.
-Amelie TToubetzkoy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05
From the HickeyvilIe Clarion.

Anse Frisby couldn't afford to buy a
screech owl whistle for his oatnobole so
he takes a cat along with him and when
he wants a body to git out'n the way he
steps her tail.
Lem Higgins. the best puzzle guesser in
this county, who has taken several news
paper prizes went crazy this week when
he tried to figure out a new railroad time
table.
Bud Hicks received some sad news this
week His wife has been collectin' ALI
mony from three former husbands and
one of them died the other day. If that
sort of thing keeps up Bud Will have to go
to work.
One idee OF reciprocity is to send nine
pair of socks to the laundry and get one
pair back. Ez Harkins sent his only shirt
last week and they sent him back corset
cover and Ez has been wearin' his coat
buttoned up tight around his chin.
There is nothing in this world that has
caused so many matrimonial accidents as
the kissin' games at the church socials.
Anne Hilliker went to one twenty-seven
years ago The next day he went and
borrowed 81 and got married and he has
been borrowin' money ever since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

Kansas City dame ran away from
her dying husband with a person CIV
Ing his name as M Soule- Would it
be right and proper, under the cir
cumstances to refer to said female
person as a "Soulemate ?"
One might observe that, notwith-
standing the bloodthirsty threats of
the administration and police depart
ment, the large, gray, damp blanket
of silence that covered the Ge-lorious
Fourth was punctured and powder
burned around the edges.
But as whole, it was a quiet day.
The greatest disturbance we noted was
a pair of loud socks.
And at last, we have discovered the
definition of the word ''miscreant."
a "miscreant'' is a small boy who
dares pop a fire cracker on the
Fourth of July. Let us hope that said
police court was misquoted, and that
a "miscreant" is something else.
It is tough on the town colored boys
when a colored band of fifty pieces
drops in for day. 1t leaves about SO
colored boys without girls and ripe
for crimes, stratagems and beer par
ties.
The wise gink with two weeks
vacation, never stays out of town
more than a week, reserving the other
week in which to rest up from the
out-oftown vacation.
Owing to increased educational ad-
vantages, and added features in the
curriculum of our schools, the percent
age of those who know the difference
between a Autograph and an oil
painting has greatly increased, but the
art of constructing a mint Julep,
which is not taught at school, is still
confined to select few.
Another misleading thing about this
weather is that it helps a man to
believe that it is economy to use a 81
rod and quart of bait to catch a IT.
cent bull-head.
No war was declared between
Balkan allies, but from the way they
are potting each other, it makes one
shudder to think what would have
in the approved style.
What has become of the old FASH
toned man who put wet grape leaves
in the roof of his hat?
Likewise the o. F. woman who con-
sidered a picnic the proper place to
display her best china and silver?
This is what might be called a
Saturday sandwich" a day of activity
pushed between two layers of Sunday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05
HOME NEW WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State Journal
AWAY from home during the summer
may have the paper mailed regularly
each day to any address at the rate
of ten cents a week or thirty cents
n month (by mali only. Address
changed as often as desired. WhHe
out of town the State journal viii De
to 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, 1913-07-05

Some other animal emblem will have
to be chosen for Colonel Roosevelt s
Progressive party. A real bull moose
actually ran away from and lodged
an automobile on the streets of Du-
1uth recently. From their own asser-
tons, it is impossible to imagine a
dyed-in-the-wool Progressive, of the
Roosevelt type. lodging anything or
running away from it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

sumers was just 32s per cent. of the
price that was received by the pro-
Queer. Surely this is trifie more
than a commensurate return to the
wholesaler and the retailer. If it isn't.
then the actual cost of wholesaling and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

Big corporations have often been
characterized as being "soulless.'' And
Uncle Sam seems to have made a
strong bid to be so cIassed. Think of
it! A pension bureau chief has been
suspended for three months without
pay because he kissed a girl clerk
goodbye on her discharge from the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

Jane Addams continues to demon
strate that she is a woman of unusual
mould and good sound sense. Reply
ing to a suggestion of some of her
over-enthusiastic friends, she declares
that she would not run for mayor of
Chicago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

Steps have been taken in Duluth to
eliminate the brewery control of sa-
looms. And this Is another problem
that the cities of Kansas do not have
IN wrestle with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

More power to the arms of the mem
bers of the public utilities board. They
are taking time by the forelock and
hammering away in an effort to see
that the consumers of natural gas are
provided with the largest possible sup
ply for the winter season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

Speaking of gallantry, the New
York newspaper men describe the
plaintiff in a suit recently brought
against Governor Sulzer for breach of
promise as a young woman" And
she confesses to being thirty-five years
AID
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

There has been a cut in the freight
rates on carload lots of bananas from
the south to Topeka. This may help
a trifle. Unfortunately, though, ba-
nanas are worthless when it comes to
making lemonade
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

Although he has kept the peace Tor
twenty-five years, Kaiser Wllhelm mas
also managed to keep England and
France in hot water during most Oh
that period.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

Evidence has at last been produced
to show that the thirst of fish is not
at all similar to the thirst of men. A
thousand barrels of beer dumped into
an Illinois river killed untold num-
bers of the finny tribe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

Possibly there is no connection be-
tween the success of the suffragists in
Illinois and the fact that Senator J.
Ham Lewis has reconsidered his de-
cision to cut off his pink whiskers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

Following up a particular shipment
of apples from Michigan to Chicago,
an investigator for the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald has discovered that the
price paid for these apples by the con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

Perpetual peace between this coun-
try and Brazil is prophesied. All Bra
zil will need to make this certainty
is one good look at Colonel Roosevelt
during his tour OF South America.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

Why all this fuss about tight
skirts? None of them is so tight that
it prevents a woman from catching a
man, if she is so disposed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

me stare Jour11al IL q member Of the
4eieeraph report of that great news IT.
ganfzation for the exclusive afternoon
qualification in Topeka
The news is received in The State jour
nal building over wires for this sole puf>
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

Nor can the birth Of four tiger cubs
in the New York zoo be accepted as a
good omen for Tammany Hall. All
of them are behind the bars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

And the longer a lobbyist has been
on the payroll. the more indiscreet II
would seem to let him off.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

Young Mr.. Morgan says there is not
much money in the world. Still there
was enough of it to keep his father
rather busy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05
Coal Smoke and Health.

The medical officer of health for Man
chester, England, presents evidence to
show that the working life of the peo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

A composer of ragtime confesses
that he "can't write a note or music
But what was his reason for mention
ing it? Nor is he alone among his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05
ON TEE SPUR
or THE NOMENT
This, That and the Other.
By ROY X. MOULTON.


We have always felt that the station
agent in a small town has a snap. We
have watched him internationally for
twenty years or more. All that he has
to do is to sweep out the station, take
care of the fires, empty the ashes, make
excuses to the patrons for trains that are
late, ride up and down the track on a
three-legged handcar and fill the switch
lights, count the cash, do the telegra phin &
for the whole town and the railroad at
the same time. carry nine tons of baggage
every day, answer 5000 fool questions,
take the numbers of freight cars in the
yards, work the semaphore, keep a cool
head with the train dispatches, check
trunks, answer the telephone, chase the
hoodlums off the platform, pull the tramps
out of box cars, watch the track for bad
rails, and joints, sell tickets two three
feet long without making a mistake, ham
die the parcel freight, carry suitcases for
old ladies, make out way bills and figure
freight rates to Honolulu and Jacksonville,
Fla. After that nothing to do till tomor-
row. Hohum. It's a gay life.
The new British ambassador is Spring
Rice. He sounds like a June wedding.
New York is in fear of an oyster
famine next year. But there will always
be plenty of Holsters along the great
white way
1t would be interesting to know what
sort of rhubarb pie Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst makes.
The loudest horn is frequently found on
the cheapest automobiles. Automobiles
are a lot like folks, after all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05
The Great American Stomach.

DR.. Woods Hutchinson says there is moth
ing the matter with the American stom-
ach. This is reassuring certainly, but il
simply bears out the ancient precept that
the average stomach will lead a blameless
life if only it is treated with respect and
consideration. 1t has often been said that
the stomach of a baby is keyed up to a
continuous performance but when a per-
son ceases to be a baby he should cut out
the continuous performance feature and
adopt q program which calls for meals
three times a day.
You may have met the man who will
load up on lobster a la Newburg, jap
anese crab meat, fiiet de mignon and
champagne, and when he gets up in the
morning feeling like the flag end of mis-
spent life, with his head revolving like a
motion picture real and his tongue the
size of n Vienna loaf he will straightway
lay all the blame his stomach. The
same results can be achieved with fried
trIpe and beer.
The man who acquires what Mr.. Edison
terms a food Jag and then suffers a
mild form of indigestion believes that
nature has handed him a worn-out stom-
ach. He has to learn that a stomach is
only a stomach. 1t is not a 5000 horse
power battleship engine nor mogul loco
motive. A man will not overtax the throb-
bling engine of his automobile. When
ondary speed, but he will make all sorts
of logical excuses for it. When his stom-
ach fails he condemns his stomach.
DIR. Hutchinson is right. There is moth
ing the matter with the American stom-
achs. There is, however, something the
matter with a good many Americans
who abuse them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05
BY THE WY
BY HARVEY PARSONS.

Kansas City dame ran away from
her dying husband with a person Civ
ing his name as M. Soule. Would it
be right and proper, under the cir
cumstances to refer to said female
person as a "Soulemate ?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

One might observe that, notwith-
standing the bloodthirsty threats of
the administration and police depart
ment, the large, gray, damp blanket
of silence that covered the Ge-lorious
Fourth was punctured and powder
burned around the edges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05

But as whole, it was quiet day.
The greatest disturbance we noted was
a pair of loud socks
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-18
EAST CORINTH

Miss Helen Calhoun of Troy, N. Y.
who is stopping with Mrs. M. A. Miller
visited on Taplin hill Sunday and re-
ports she is enjoying the beautiful Yer
mont scenery very much and that she
feels much improved in health from the
effects of the pure, clear air.
DIR. and Mrs. Rowland were in Barre
Monday.
The oyster supper and musical given
by the Y. z. G. U. in the church Friday
night was well attended.
III. A. Prescott OF Orwell visited his
mother over Sunday.
Quite a large delegation from here
attended the missionary rally at Brad
ford Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. Regain of Sutton, Canada, visited
his relatives, A. c., II. A., and w. L.
Jackman, this week.
Mrs. Everett Corliss has returned from
her trip to Manchester.
Paul Davis of Barre has been the
guest of his cousin, Leland Everett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quincy Of Boston are
visiting at her sisters, Mrs. Walter
Haynes.
Married at East Corinth by Rev. John
L. Holden, Laura Smith and Cyrus Dick
ey, on the evening of Nov. 10, 1913.
Congratulations.
c. w. Jewell, jr., was IN Manchester
last week, visiting his father.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-18
Finn RELEASED
BY HABEAS CORPUS
Man Who Was Accused by Dying Wom-
an at ST. Johnsbury Out of
Jail Pending Hearing on

st. Johnsbury, Nov. ll.--on petition
of Fred T. Finn, Judge Leighton p.
Slack of the superior court Saturday is
sued a writ of habeas corpus directing
Sheriff w. Fl. Worthen TO release Finn
from The Caledonia county jail, where
he has been confined for the past two
weeks. Finn was arrested after state
ment by the late Cora Towne of Bel
willie that he had furnished her with
poison. She died at the st. Johnsbury
hospital Nov. 6.
At the hearing before Judge Slack
Saturday Harland y. Howe represented
Finn and States Atty. w A Dutton
OF Hardwick appeared for the state.
Howe argued that Finn was being il
legally held because he had not been
given hearing before any judge since
us arrest.
Mr.. Dutton said the prisoner had not
been brought. into conrt because the
state was awaiting the report from DIR.
B. II. Stone, who performed the au-
topsy. Howe thought it was scheme
TO keep from the defense what evidence
the prosecution had gathered against
Finn. Judge Slack issued writ and
Him was at once released. Following
his release, an armistice was arranged
between the attorneys and it was agreed