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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04
Fish Behave ScandaIous

I INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-Thousands Of
i fish in the Mississinewa river, In
the Hoosier state, acquired free Jag
the other day, when the beer in the
watts OF the Indiana Brewery were
emptied into 1t. And the way they
acted was just too scandalous.
Catfish, carp, white suckers. red
horse and bass behaved something
scandalous. They reeled and stag
gered and threw flip-faps in the air.
Every once in a while bunch of
bullheads and pouts that had sworn
eternal fealty to each other came to
the surface. waved their flippers at
the crowd on the shore and sang:
Hail! Hail! The gangs all here"
The big catfish that climbed a
mooring stake under the impression
that 1t was barber pole was hos
pitably received by boy with a tin
bucket. The redhorse that was car
rying home Welsh rarebit and some
toasted marshmallows in a paper ice
cream box, with the idea of placating
his wife. was nabbed while he was
looking for the keyhole. The con-
vivial party Of young suckers that
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

and German will again greet ones
ears. Hence when the driver shouts
"Inshallah (please Cod. Bagdad in
three hours!" one cranes ones neck in
order to get an early view OF the
mosques and minarets of story and
legend
Within half an hour Of Bagdad,
the Holy city Of Kazimain, famous for
it's mosque with domes of solid gold,
and the fanaticism of its inha bitants.
stands out against the clear blue sky.
Annually thousands of Shia pilgrims
make their way from Persia to pray
at this shrine. and the Ottoman gov
eminent reaps quite rich harvest
from the duty it levies on corpses i'm
ported for burial amongst the saints
Of Shin Mohammedanism No unbe-
lever is allowed within the precincts
of this place of worship, and only
glance can be obtained on ones way
through the bazar, Of the splendid mo-
sales which cover The facades of this
mosque. To stand and look at the
building would arouse the fanaticism
Of the inhabitants. and lead to unpleas-
ant If not dangerous consequences.
The natives look askance at every
stranger entering the city. and so fa-
matte are they that the writer of this
article was unable to purchase drink
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

of water lest his lips should defile
the bowl. From Kazimain to Bag
dad there is a very old-fashioned sys-
tenn of lramways. which passes near
the tomb of Zobedieh. Haroun-al-Ras-
chid's devoted wife,
GIories Have Departed.
Bagdad at last! and finer sight eye
never looked upon-from a distance.
The stately palm-trees swaying to and
fro IN the gentle breeze, the strange
goofas playing upon the river. the
minarets. the bridge of boats with its
crowd of passengers, made me won
der whether my senses were enchant-
ed. Ichabod-when / reached the
city discovered that 1t was distance
that led enchantment to the view,
and that the glories of Bagdad had
indeed departed! With the excep-
ton of portion OF the custom house.
known as the "Medras,' or high
school, nothing now remains of the
Bagdad Of Haroun's days. This. too.
Is shortly to be demolished in order
to make room for more commodious
buildings. Alphabetically. Bagdad
has little to offer, and the British res
idency and the girls school of the
Alliance Israelite are the only build
ings that arrest attention.
If little can be said in favor Of the
sights to be seen, the social life m
Bagdad amongst Europeans has much
to recommend itself. Everyone seems
good-tempered. notwithstanding that
the mean temperature in summer is
118 degrees Fahrenheit. There Is
plenty Of sport, tennis. badiminton.
polo-whilst an occasional dance or
garden party does a great deal to dis
pei that feeling of inconsistencies that
overcomes the best and worst OF us.
Bagdad boasts three clubs-the Brit
ish, German and French. Hospital
ity is written with capital over
each, and anyone pitching his tent In
that city will find warm welcome ex-
tended him by his compatriots.
Each of these clubs sets day apart
every week or month for the recep-
ton of guests. One then hears such
a babel of tongues that one might I'M
agine ones self in Berlitz school.
Modesty precludes my saying anything
about the British club.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

Sne encouraged his woO1ng. One day
Beyers left the city suddenly.
After waiting patiently for some
months, no word was heard from
Beyers other than that he was seen in
Milwaukee. The girl pleaded the case
with her father and he consented to
her trip to this city. In order to pay
the expense Of the journey he took a
mortgage of 500 upon his property.
When she arrived In Milwaukee
Florence sought the aid of District At
torney Yockey and he showed a keen
interest in her welfare. With no furth-
or information than description Of
Beyers. the ofiicial took up the search
and was rewarded with success.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04
Fiahtinq Goat WaLops a Bio Quarre!some Elk

went ali right until put an Angora
goat in the enclosure. Scarcely was
the Angora in the enclosure when
Nose charged, lowering his four ant
lers, sharp and hard as rock, and lift
ing the poor frightened goat high In
the air.
The Angora landed hard and re-
manned still, out for the count and bad
ly torn Nose saw the blood ana
caught the lust. He roared like an
anarchist mob and lowered his head
for another charge. Just then hll'
kenny became interested. He got up
shook himself briskly, paved a mo-
ment like a sprinter getting a start
and just as Nose launched forward
Kilkenny shot at his side. Like bat
tering ram Kilkenny smashed into
Nose, overturning him.
Il hollered for Bess, my stag hound.
and grabbed a pitchfork. AS Nose
charged. the willy goat sidestepped as
neatly as a boxer and delivered Sec
ond bump, which took the wind right
out of Nose.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

an Incompatible and delightful
vision of stately palaces, lovely wom-
en-. shady courts and cool fountains,
such as exist in no other city of the
world Many a lover Of the beautiful
has laid down his book with sense
of WEAKNESS of Occidental civilization,
and closed bis eyes in order to revel
in visions of Oriental luxury, oblivi-
GUS of the fact that the east seen
through the magic spectacles OF fairy
romance is not the east In reality.
Bagdad has a charm all its own.
For it Is not only the largest and best
known city of Mesopotamia-the era
die of the world-but it is one of the
few remaining cities still unspoiled
by western innovations. Moreover,
the advent of the Bagdad railway and
Sir William Wilcocks' irrigation
scheme have given the City of the
Caliphs so much prominence of late,
that a brief description of what is to
be seen and done in the City of a
Thousand-and-One Nights may not
prove uninteresting to that large cir
Gle of readers who can spare neither
the time nor the money to undertake
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04
Bankrupt, Little Old Man Seeks Fortune as Newsie

He held out a paper to a passing
man. The customer reached into his
pocket. and was Immediately assailed
by a ragged boy of twelve, who
showed paper into his hand, seized
the cent, and was gone.
The little man tucked the paper
back under his arm.
THAT doesn't seem fair to me-" he
observed. He stole my. customer.
Still, suppose l will have to expect
that. Perhaps l. too, may learn to
do it,
No one knows the name of the little
man. He refuses to give It.
Il wouldn't like the people at home
to know that am forced to sell news
papers on the street." he explained.
you surely wouldn't ask me to do
that, would you?
you see, l was the owner of a
small general store until short time
ago No. can't tell you where it
was. It's of no real Importance.
And then became a bankrupt. l
was told that l had not managed nv
store Systematically. Perhaps l had
not. but l had worked hard. at any
rate. Even the firms to whom owed
money admitted that.
$50 I sold what had left and paid
what l owed. After l had finished
paying them all. had but very little
left. And so l came to Cleveland.
There was no place for me at home"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04
in a River of Beer

tumbled into a landing net for the
purpose of going on Joy ride. were
easy.
AS for those that swan ashore and
laid down for fear they would fall
out of the water-it was almost q
sin to take them.
1t all came about because the In
diana Brewing company had notified
the deputy internal collector Of the
district that it would cease manufac-
turing beer before the end of July.
The beer was measured and it was
found there were 1916 barrels In the
tanks. The revenue officer at once
prepared to drain this through pipes
into the sewer. and soon it was run
ming into the Mississinewa river.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

Aleppo. for nothing more uncomfort-
able can be imagined than a journey
through the desert in a native car
rage. Forced to lie full length for
IL or IA hours at stretch daily. jolt
ed from one side to the other whilst
the burning 1ays of the sun beat down
upon ones head. one gives a sigh of
relief upon reaching khan" just be-
fore shutdown in order to snatch a few
hours 'sleep-feas permitting! More
over. the roads are infested with rob-
bers. SO that it is necessary to travel
with an escort Of soldiers.
After some 20 days Of travel one at
last approaches Bagdad. glad at heart
to know that in a space Of q few
hours the sound Of English, French
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

N EW YORK.-About a hundred per-
~ sons, attracted by the noise OF bat
tie, watched Kilkenny. an Irish goat
with a disposition for fight and an
Irishman's love Of fair play. rush into
the breach and wallop the stuf1ng out
OF Nose, a big buck elk, who was wor-
rying an Angora goat in one of the
enclosures in Central park.
Keeper Hoey said Nose was such
quarrelsome elk that he separated him
from the herd and put him In an en-
closure with Kilkenny.
They respected each other. though
the goat weighed 800 pounds less than
the elk" said Hoey. "and everything
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04
journey necessitating several weeks

a journey necessitating several weeks
Of travel
How to Get There.
One can reach Bagdad either via
the Persian gulf or via Beyrut-Alep-
pc. the latter being the most pictur-
esque route. From Aleppo southwark
one must either proceed all the way
by native carriage or go to Meskeneh
and travel down the Euphrates to
Feluja on "shaktoor"-a vessel
somewhat like child's Noah's Ark
borne downstream by the river cur
rent.
The traveller who harkens after Pull
better return home once he reaches
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

A Cornell university scientist ad.
vises men and women to marry and
live longer. Plenty OF people who have
tried the experiment would be glad
of q short life.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

Johnny would like to have an in
vestigation of the invisible govern
ment" which mysteriously finds out
when he has been breaking the domes-
tic rules.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

An ostrich escaped from a circus in
an English town and was captured aft.
or chase through the streets. Fine
chance for motorcycle cop to show
Just what he could do.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

Crop experts figure that the wheat
crop this year will be 744,0O0.00 bush
els. Others experts say that times will
b hard. which shows all that some n
Derts know about prosperity.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

Some Of the highest notes trilled by
q grand opera prima donna are hardly
worth the money when it is possible to
hear wood song from birds throat
for nothing
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

The deaf man has at least one ad.
vantage. He does not have to listen
to the latest popular songs as played
by neighbor's monograph.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

Women are wearing the beehive
type of hat and there is no telling
what kind of bees they harbor In those
thought receptacles
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

Medicine is progressive science. It
II now only $500 years since Hippo
crates time and cure for whooping
cough is believed to be in sight. At
least the specialists of Paris hope SO.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

1t is whispered in piscatorial cir
cles that the fish have decided to boy.
colt any angler who does not use san
itary bait.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

Most of US who are more fortunately
situated like to tell ourselves that the
gentlemen who dig the bitches and
stoke the furnaces at SO in the shade
get used to 1t and do not mind the
heat
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

Now that nagging has been defined
as brain itch," 1t will not be necessary
to explain the itch a person who IL
nagged has to swat the nagger.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

Mother-in-law jokes are a drug on
the market, but the man who tried to
blow up mother-in-law's home with a
bomb seems to have gone the limit.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

Mother will want to know when she
gets back what father had been doing
the night he put the geranium out of
doors and-watered the cat.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

One can tell how modest bathing
suit is when one sees young woman
In an evening gown and marks the ex-
tent southwark of her sunburn.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

BY doing the daylight turkey trot
In restaurants and playing bridge on
the lawn society manages to keep
from dying of ennui.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

Man is machine" says an expert
in the bureau Of chemistry. Well, we
know some machines that can't be
made to work.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

Chicago alienists pronounce love o
form of insanity. Every one Of then
married. no doubt.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

1t requires stronger constitution
to endure vacation of one day than
q vacation of two weeks
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

These are terrible days for the man
who has contracted with himself to
color a calabash pipe
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

It Is a real mean husband who will
command his wife to do thing that
be knows she wants to do
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

We have pity for the man who has
st. Vitus' dance, but none for the man
who has tango or turkey trot.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

Strained relations again exist be
tween the girl who tans and her chum
who freckles.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

But you can often find some perfect.
iy good men on the shady side Of the
street.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

Laundries and soda fountains are do
ing a booming business.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

Returned vacationers seem glad to
get back.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

When we have policewomen will
they demand new styles every season :?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

Young men who take young women
canoeing should hug the shore exclu-
sively.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

A little summer now and then Is rel
bhed by the latest men.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

No diamonds will be mined after
1923. Again we should worry.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-10-04

20 the readers Of the Arabian
Nights-and who has not read
Genealogical, the city of
Haroun-al-Raschid, conjures up
an incnmnar "a bile and delightful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
AFTER IS YEARS.
Crane = Co. Issue Anniversary Folder
Of Firms History.

About the neatest thing in the printer.s
art to make It's appearance In some tirae
u twenty-four page booklet from Crane
& Company. Its appearance il explained
in embossed letters on the modest brown.
deckle-edge cover. reading, .sForty-fifth
Anniversary, Crane s Company, Topeka
Kansas.
AS to the quality of workmanship dis
played in the little booklet, there is left
very little to be said after quoting the
first paragraph of a short historical
sketch it contains, which says:
On the forty-fifth anniversary OF the
birth OF this business 1t is fitting to place
before the friends and patrons Of the bus
iness and its founder a showing Of the
results OF his 1abors.' The showing 10
one that even Crane 8 Company may
The twenty-four pages are heavy glaze
paper and the work Is In two colors. each
page bearing a neat border in old gold.
Four pages are devoted to the historical
Of the founders heads Of departments and
interior views of the plant.
On one page ar six pictures of the build
ings occupied by the company from the
original location on the third floor Of "a
building at Sixth and Kansas avenues
used from November, 1868, to November,
1853. This building has since been destroy
ed by fire. The other buildings shown
are those which were used at 71s-715 Kan
sas avenue from 1863 to 1873, also destroyed
by fire; 1I Kansas avenue from 1873 to
1881; 812 Kansas avenue from 1881 to 1888;
Sl2-H4-Sl6 Kansas avenue from 1888 to 1889.
also destroyed by fire; S12 Kansas avenue
from 1889 to 1899. showing reduced force
OF employees after the fire there On the
opposite page is picture OF the three
story building on East Eighth which has
been the home OF Crane & Company since
1889
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
SNIP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

There is no substitute for Banquet
Flour.-Adv.
Social dancing this afternoon and
tonight at Steinberg's Music Hail.
Adv.
Every members of the Topeka po-
lice force was presented with either a
turkey, duck or goose today for
Thanksgiving dinner.
Judge A. w. Dana yesterday grant,
ed parole to Mrs. Va1Ife Prickett,
serving liquor sentence in the county
jail. who is. according to Sheriff
Kiene, model prisoner.
The federal court is winding up
business today and will probably
finish all cases tomorrow. Judge Pol
lock has not yet given his sentence in
the H. Leone Miller case.
New York, where he will spend the
winter with his daughter, Mrs. Francis
Birch. at White Plains, and his son,
Carl w. Kimball, at Holmes.
Josiah Ross, chief of police who
has been confined to his home for
several days on account of illness, Is
better this morning and will be able
to attend to his duties Monday.
Harold Newman, who has had
charge of the box office at the Grand.
leaves next week to become assistant
treasurer of the Willis Wood, Kansas
City, which is under the management
of the Crawfords.
The prisoners at the city Jail are
working as usual today. Many new
prisoners have been received during
the last three days, several intoxicants
being there at the present time. The
rock pile will still go on today as
usual but there will be better dinner.
Work has begun on the remodel
ing Of the pcstoffice. Saturday the
office will be moved from the pres
ent building to the Kellam building on
Sixth and Jackson streets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
SANTA FE NOTES.

Items for this column may be tele-
phoned to 1915 or the State Journal office
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Miss Ethyl Chambers and DR..
John Mcdonald Smith, which took place
e. DR.. Smith practices in Canadian, Tex.
where they will make their home Miss
Chambers is well known among Santa Fe
freight auditors office number of years.
Engineer J. Cocfert Of Emporia is here
Engineer Geo. Mckee and Brakeman
Henry McDade are enjoying hunting
trip in the Rocky mountains:
Office is spending today with relatives IN
Harveyville. Kan.
Fireman e: BARD .,t OF Em d friard Is
Engineer Richard Jones and Mrs. Jones
Jones' brothers, Engineers W. H. Jones,
T. o. Jones and Chas. Jones': All four
brothers are engineers for the Santa Fe.
Geo. wood, and tro children, Earl and
4 ..elma. are spending a few days with
relatives in Kansas City ny,,, II tho freight
his parents in Valley Falls.
of Emporia are spending today with rela-
Miss Anna Walker Of the car account
W. F. L. Kruse of Kansas City. former
ly of the freight auO1tOr 8 ONCE mere, -
spending a few days here with relatives
H e. Kline of the freight auditors Of
flee is in Kansas City today, visiting with
relatives and friends.
T. c. Cutz of the telegraph department
is in Leavenworth today with relatives
and friends.
r, L. Stoff of the freight auditors Of
flee is spending today with friends IN
Richland.
William Jones, jr., son of Engineer
Jones of Kansas City, is visiting relatives
here for a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
ROCK ISLAND REWARDS.
=
Topeka Omcials Out On Tour Of
Roadmaster Inspection.

Preliminary to the awarding OF
cash prizes to the roadmasters and
section foremen of the Rock Island
Lines, ]. b. Smalley, assistant general
manager of the road. headquarters In
Topeka, has just returned from trip
OF inspection Of the tracks OF part
OF the second district. Assistant Gen.
eral Manager Smalley was accompan-
led by the division superintendent OF
the second district and G. w. Lille OF
Topeka, district mechanical superin-
tendent.
Each year the Rock Island gives
500 to the roadmaster with the best
piece of track maintenance. Also a
cash prize of $50 to the section fore
man making the best showing. The
awards have become popular with the
track men and have instigated RI
valry for better roadbed over the en-
tire Rock Island system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

suefred from subsequent inconveni-
ences that could with any certainty be
ascYtbed to its absence.
Now a French doctor has reported to
the Paris Academy of Science that Sc
runs extracted from freshly removed ap-
pendixes, when injected into animals.
have a measurably stimulating effect on
the contractile. or peristaltic. movements
Of the Intestinal walls. and that in all
probability along this line is to be sought
and found the use of that which has been
declared useless. This is in effect the as
ing the degenerate and therefore danger
Gus vestige of a once active viscus. is still
secreting gland and an efficient aid in
the complicated process of DIGESTION
New York Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
DEFENDS THE APPENDIX.

That the appendix vermiformis is what
biologists call a vestigfal organ, and use-
less or worse, has long been the general
opinion among medical men, but that
opinion has never been unanimous. Ever
alimentary canal began to receive atten-
tion-which is ever since antisepsis and
asepsts made abdominal operations fairly
the appendix presumably served a pur-
pose, and that its removal was not an
unmixed blessing
What the purpose was has been the
subject of many guesses among this fac
ton. but none of those hitherto presented
has been very satisfactory, and OF the
innumerable people who have been de-
prtved Of this mysterious organ few have