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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18
FROM OTHER PENS
CONGRESS AND rHE IoRRv.

CONGRESS AND THE LOBBY,
inc oeIinition OF lobbying given by the
COMMITTEES that has been 30 long investi-
eating the unofficial and often UNDER
GROUND influences exerted upon coneress-
men u comprehensive enough to take I'm
the signers OF a petition. and the right
der government which il In any re-
spect responsive to the public WILL Tho
lobby. according to the committee report.
a person or body OF persons seeking
any manner whatsoever" In this conn
prehensive sense there will always be
lobbying There will always be individuals
and associations that seek to influences
congress to pass one bill and to defeat as,-
other. In order to take any action we
need to know whether corruption was Ut
yielded to these. outside influences. The
committee Is severe on one member Of
Congress. though 1t does not charge MIN
with corruption. and it regards the ac-
uvtttes OF several associations a. highly
improper. especially the National Associa.
ton Of Manufacturers. but it isn't in
human nature to sit still while congress
Is legtslating money into or out OF ones
pocket. The main responsibility IL on
congressman to resist all outside and i'm
proper Observation-Disclosures Record.
THE LOAN SHARK AND THE WORN
THAT TURNED.
The victim Of q loan shark in the west
case is illuminating. The victim was q
railroad conductor: he borrowed IS ten
years ago, agreeing to pay 10 per cent Z
month Paying this amount regularly he
found two years later that he owed $e6
The loan shark threatened to garnishee
his wages and he RESIGNED In another
year the amount had grown to $40.
Wherever he went the loan shark pur-
suded him. He, lost position after POSI-
ton: and finally went through bank
ruptcy. He had paid the money
lender in six years SIS, but only
$40 of this was credited on the loan. He
had paid for the use Of the SIS for
twenty-five months Sis. The money
lender brought suit ana lost his case, and
then the worm turned and sued him for
damages. The Kansas supreme court, in
awarding the $5,4lS declares that where
a party makes an unlawful demand and
N uses s 1ns a fe Of the
is entitled to recover the loss and dam
age resulting. But the amount will hard
" compensate the victim for the ten
years Of embarrassment. of lost oppor.
tunities. of mental worry and physical
hardship. Nevertheless 1t may prove to
loan sharks that they cannot use the
courts in the nefarious pursuit of their
dupes-New York American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18
EVENING CHIT
Making Your MIN, ,r,,.
u RUTH CANERoll

II you had an employee who conla mt
d MtIn except under certain favorable con-
yoSr n o.d ana Who frequently disobeyed
Oscharge him, Of course.
AnO YET now many Of U.s. all o,,r 1ivas
Who .esd "a our employ. slovenly worker,
VINO always protesting that he Can't
work under this or that Condition. ana
S wno o. C,ten deliberately disobeys our or
pens. we could not discharxe thi. n srp-
p.oyee. but we could train him. II he
, Mouid only take the trouble, for the EN-.
''"fee c. . SPEAK OF is each mans mind.
one talking In the ROOM" saws one ner.oy
can never think Of two thinrs at
once, says another. -
can't write when there =. . .,,.,.
uC1ins. says an author
can't concentrate on my work when
IAN ! am gong out in the evening" saw The
httle stenographer lady ~'o
can never listen to every ,,oxa -, j..
.ecsure. confesses an. educated woman.
o, my mind Y sure to wander on at least
Al these people are unconsciouslv adj
nsstln9 the slovenliness and disobedience
=. Heaong servant, and hence fheir
ON v 1,nssnicieney in training him. ''-
m the schools to teaching cl,tldr.r e. tr"sn
tneir own minds. The habit Of mini c,s ~
srol Ii more valuable than almost anv
Ways such SJ he al 1o, but except in indirect
I.
1imseIt to difficult and uninterestfne IN.
oies. no enort Is made to teach ii.
he LILY yee one cannot blame the much
D s;n school system after ali. for
n,nu control IL one Of those many fhinSs
mnlcn no one can do for US but c,t,rseivss
The only thing an outsider can az !. T.,
such training. - o" OF
The The time to commence disciplinins thi.
IN .,. servsnt ID the very first moment
ne &c Shows how the need OF discipline. When
me me young sd. student discovers that he can
his first instinct ID to humor hi. lin, lin;
e ana ind an unoccupied place, but every
time ne does that he weakens his mini
control The thing to do, il he wishes emo 10
=; De t master ter OF his mind. is to stay right
IN spite OF the distraction The ulttma -
saln IN EFFICIENCY with be many times
worm the temporary discomfort and Ioss
NO man can be really efficient unless hi.
al 10 completely master Of his MIND
Ano well trained mind even
Is not exceptionally br,i;ont
ana powerful. fs often quite a sva i,,ahie
z lactor toward success, as a briliiant
mino which has not been well trained
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18
Surely the Belgian syndicate whie

Surely the Belgian syndicate which
has Just obtained concession from
Mexico to build 5000 miles Of railroad
there. will mot begin operations until
something like peace has been .restor-
ed in that land Of much trouble. One
Of the favorite outdoor sports Of the
Mexican revolutionists II the tearing
up Of railroad tracks. the burning Of
bridges and the destruction Of other
railroad properly. II y estimated that
within the past two or three pears
more than $soo. 10000 worth Of railroad
property in Mexico has thus been D.
s&royoA r = - =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18
Romance From snain.

Atlas we exclaim when : rocket 600.
sordid Ar anai let ~ us tai take our minds from
vi9rate over sweet romance romano
f erna1 With love ana especially with pa
Maharanee Of Kapurthala Tndis OF tn =
now touching these shores with her hns :.
Dano who was once, and we feel sure
We read Of ths we
gave OF his love, and we thrill convui-
sively when the publicity agent tells us
Strange to say. this lovely Indian min
dan dancer When The Prines Of india iioaa a.~
knees and besought her to chanSe her
name from plain Anita Delgado to sonor-
Gus Maharanee Of Kapurthala. Dear. old
lillian strain srafted On to orien T, roy-
atty and told little ,Annie's giitterfne
sutton to vamose. which is spanish for
But Instead Of folding hi. tent like an
Arab and silently sneaking back to
spangled lover do? Did he murder the
doting Delgado and flee with the pulchri-
tudinous daughter? No. Did he ride or
No. Did he Romeo around her dormer
window? No. Did he strum q plaintive
guitar and induce her to elope by the
he do? -e 1's'
Let the news item tell it In 1t own way:
and her husband. are Visiting in !. the
United States. The Maharanee formerly
was q Spanish dancer named Anita Del
lions of the Indian prince to his dauEi-
ter. The maharajah overcome the pa
rental objections by giving her father
$o,ONU :
How much more efricacious than writ
ing Petrarch's sonnets to Laura, or
vTitinx Of a $500 checE. Let y. s Sit By
the borderiand OF old romance in the twi-
light:
Where glitter hauberk, helm, and lance,
And banner waves. and trumpet sounds,
And ladies ride with hawk on wrist,
And mighty warriors sweep along,
Magnified by the purple mist.
The dusk Of centuries and Of song
and let us dream upon the magic and the
wonder and the glory and the power u q
5000 checklist. Louis Post-Dfspatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

Governor Tener is probably worth the
$4,000 a year he will get as president
OF the National League. but a good
many people will not believe 1t unless
he improves the quality of the peanuts
sold in the bleachers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

Not a few of a certain variety Of
Kansas reformers are sure to be
shocked greatly by the pronounce
ment Of Judge Ben Lindsey that chill
dren should be permitted to work on
the stage under proper sAfeeuarda.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

Jack johnson has solved one OF the
problems incident to the high cost of
living. He Is the recipient of many
vegetables when he attempts to make
q showing as a wrestler. OF course.
they are pelted at him. but they don't
cost him anything.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

peace prize for 1912. And that was the
year in which he served as chairman
Of the Republican convention in Chi
cago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

Nor will this be a very Merry Christ
mas for the denizens of the South
American jungles. The Progressiv,
party has finally hit their trail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

Colonel Roosevelt has probably ca
bled his congratulations to Kaiser will
helm on his prowess as a hunter. The
German emperor recently killed 43 wild
bears and II stays within a Jew
hours. That IL a variety Of sport which
would be more properly characterised
AZ butchery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18
HUh10R or ZHE Day

sapleigh-"I: weakly don't know what's
the mattah with me. don't seem able
to collect my thoughts" Smart-"Take
my advice. old man. and don't try
Boston Transcript.
'sThose two boys next door are quar-
relinx all the time.'' That's 30. II you
saw 'em fighting together you'd never
dream tEey were only half-brothers."-
Cleveland plain Dealer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

Great discretion is being exhibited
by the Cinnamon who are plotting a
revolution to Dust Yuan Shi Kai from
the presidency of China. They have
Eranciaco
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

Whisky Is said to be accountable TO
most of the hunting accidents. Sti
Maine. where many Of them occur, is
prohibition state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The state journal II . member Of the
$4,000 PREF and receives the rsli dsy
oAn1aA6eA for the exclusive afternoon
0uei1cat1on IN TOPEKA
The news n received In The state Jour
ri building ever wires fer this sole puS-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

There's a ray Of hope for the chinch-
bugs. The experts lave begun to quar-
rel over the methods that should be
pursued for their determination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

Something else to worry about. A
Wisconsin professor declares that q
per cent of the hogs brought to slaugh-
ter are Tuberculosis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

Wisconsin farmers are said to hav
agreed to hold their potatoes for high
er prices. Antitrust officers. do you
duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

It has long heen known. Of course. that
there y certain rough relationship be-
gence; and, stin further. between brain
surface And intelligsnce: but both Of thess
facts are complicated In Q variety OF
Ways, A. for example thsfo 8 4 fouea
reaetacushlp beeWoeo TIE stso ana weight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

A London Punch joke: 1t IL pointed
out that our winters are now always
late. One more sign of the growing
habit Of unpunctuality in our degener-
ate age
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

And the order Of the Cardiac Incl.
dent warrants the conclusion that 9
dignity which becomes affronted al
jests is of the peanut variety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

During the year drawing to a clos
153 Alpine climbers have been killed ant
614 injured. Let's abolish football, b!
all means.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

Many Of those who have been stand
ing 10 nobly at Armageddon are evi
IDENTIFY getting cold feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

New York alone has mailed s., 400 900
to Europe as Christmas gifts. It's a
good thing Christmas comes but once
4 year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

Moral suasion seeming to be inef.
fectua1 why not try the honor sys-
tenn" baseball or football, on the
Mexicans?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18
nfkx-three,

"Forty-nina n1kx-three. sdxty-two.
father pract1c1ng football signab?s' mo.
He's been taking on the screens and he's
trying to remember their numbaru."-De-
tro1t Free Pre-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

AZ a tourist attraction. the sad.
sweet. inscrutable smile Of Mona Lisa
should be all the better for the vaca-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18
His:lkeyyille Items.


Hickcyville Items.
Miss Euphemia Nudge has wrote q
poem that nobody around here under.
stands and she can't quite make It out
herself. Inasmuch as It seems per-
fectly vague and nonsensical. 1t win
probably be accepted and published by
one Of the high brow magazines.
Grandma Whipple Of this village. who
has been on the decline for several
years. is not expected to live through
the winter, perticklerly II she doesn't
stop performing break-neck stunts on
her new motorcycle. Grandma has
worn out three generations in our VIII
lage.
A Lament.
I met three thieves the other night,
Who held me up and robbed me right,
And still no warrant has been sworn
And no tin jail will they adorn.
They had the time Of their young lives
And never dealt me better'n fives.
Not Exactly.
There was young man from Cornell.
Who engaged life insurance to sell;
But ere many a day
He was forced to say
That selling insurance is-not what
It u cracked up to be.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03
A HANDSOME WOMAN OF 40
WITH FINE HAIR

INSTEAD are you nearing gray
haired old age at Forty The
worlds most famous beauties reached
the zenith in their 40s. But when q
wOman's hair loses its beauty and be-
comes gray and strag gling. be she Z.
or less, the world looks upon her as
an old woman.
Roblnnare Hair Dye is not INTENDED
TO bleach or change the Original color
Of the har 1t is TO restore faded or
gray hair to its original color, ana
make It soft, lustrous and heau'iI
again. It is a pure preparation from
our own laboratory guaranteed harW-
less, and no woman or man need hest
tate to use it. Thousands now are
using it with best results, and clTiIS
the quarter century We have sold 10
never have we heard of an UnsuHNess-
full treatment Does not stain the
scalp, and is not detected
Don't make the sad mistake Of Da.
ing out the white hairs. for very short,
~ they will come faster than you ca.
pull them out. Instead use Roon0sFe
Hair Dye, and we promise that you
will be pleased with this marEe.'--.
successful restorative. Prepared =.
light, medium and dark brown ana
black hair. Druggists and toilet gyoaS
departments, 75c; by parcel post o5c' ,
Send US the name Of your druggist I
he cannot supply you. and we VII sels
you FREE samples OF Robnna.re -ase
Powder and Cold Cream Of Roses.
Jacobs Pharmacy Co., Atlanta Ga
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03
THE KING OF DIAMONDS

read during many days was the ques-
ton addressed by his "mimber" TO the
Chancellor Of the Exchequer ana the
brief reply thereto, both of which were
fixed beforehand by mutual arrange
ment
In one instance the name given and
afterward repudated by the hoy did at
tract some attention on the Monday
following the remand lady sat at
breakfast in select West End Hotel
and languidly pcruscd the record of the
case until her eve caught the words OF
Philip Morland.' Then her air Of deli
cate hateur vanished. and she left her
breakfast untouched until, with hawk
Ike curviug Of neck and nervous clutch
ing Of hands she had read every line
Of the police court romance She was
a tail. thin, aristocratic looking woman,
with eyes set too closely together. a
curved nose, like the beak NJ bird Of
prey and hands covered with a leathery
skin suggesting talous Her attire and
pose were elegant. but she did not seem
20 be a pleasant sort of person. Her
lips parted In a vinegary smile as She
read She evidently did not believe one
word of the newspaper report in SO far
as the diamonds wer concerned.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03

seen a light in the house However,
here it IS. Let's have a look at il.
The pair entered the news and
approached the deserted house The
solicitors clerk knocked and then
tried the door. II was locked. They
hotk went 10 the window and looked
ir. Had Philip hanged himself. as
he intended, they would have beer
somewhat surprised nv the spectacle
that would have met their eyes As
it was, they only saw a small room of
utmost Indebtedness, with a mattress
lying on the floor in front If the fire.
place. An empty tin and 4 bundle
Of old letters rested on a rlckety
chair, and a piece OF sacking was
thrust through two broken panes in
the small window opposite
Not much there, eh?" laughed the
policeman.
Not much indeed. The floor is al
covered with dirt, and If it were not
for the bed, one would imagine that
the house was entirely deserted. Arc
you sure Mrs. Arson is dead?
"Oh, quite sure. Hers was rather a
hard case. some one told me / re
member now; It was the undertaken
He lives near here?'
And the boy. Has he gone away 90
Il don't know. haven; seen him
lately"
Each of these men mad read all he
reports concerning Philip and his dia
monds. Large numbers of tiny, white
pebbles were lying on the floor be-
meath their eyes, but the window was
not clean and the light was far from
good, as the sky was clouded Yet
they were visible enough The clerk
noticed them at once, but neither he
nor the policeman paid more need to
the treasures almost at their feet
than was given by generations Of men
to the OutcrOp of the mair reef at
Johannesburg At asst thew turned
away. The clerk gave the policeman
a cigar with the remark:
Il will just ask ;he undertaken to
give me a letter, stating the facts
the boy Is in the vSrkhouse
Who knows? Il often bea-s me to
tel what becomes of the 'lids VINO
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03
Up-to-Date
Jokes

Wife Creading) this funny,
my dear? Here is an article which
says they have found a new species
Of birds in Australia which have four
legs. Now, whatever do you sup
pose they want four legs for?
Husband (yawning) They are
probably politicians, my love, and by
this beautiful dispensatiOn of their
Creator they are enabled to stand on
both sides of the fence at the same
time.
A person entered an inn with a dog.
and an Irishman asked what breed it
was.
The owner looked the questioner in
sOlently up and down, and then re
piled. with a drawl;
1T is cross between an ape and
an Irishman.'
Faith. thin, we're both related to
the beast was the ready retort.
First Man-HOw do you do7
Second Man-Beg pardon. but you
have the advantage Of me.
First Man-Nes. l suppose I have
We were engaged to the same girl, but
you married her
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03
o 'Brien in Trouble.

The remaining uucertain. element cen
tered in old o'Brlon. mi missioner. Now
10 CHANGED that the treasury had dis
covered that by a clerical mistake in a
warrant the Old man had been drawing
twopeuce a day in excess of his riEhtfm
pension for 80 years. Some humcrist in
Whitehall thereupon sent him a demand
FOR one hundred and three pounds and
fifteen shilluEs. and the member " the
WhUcchapel Division was compelled TO
adopt stern tactics IN the House before
the matter was adjusted. and O'Brien
was allowed to receive the reduced
quarterly stipend then due During that
awful crisis the poor old fellow hardly
ate or slept. Even when IT had ended,
the notion remained firmly fixed IN his
mind that the 'murdherin' government
had robbed him OF a hundred gowlden
soverejgus. an more"
As FOR newspapers, the only item he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03
Copyright. 1904. ny Edward }. Clode
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT

Two persons among the six millions
OF the metropolis alone possessed the
knowledge that would have led the in
qulrors along the right track The
doctor who attended Mrs Arson In her
last illness had he read the newspaper
comments on the boys speech and man
nerlsms. might have seen the coinci-
dence supplied by the Christian name,
and thus been led to make some further
investigation But his hands were fun
Of trouble on his own account a dis
penser mixed a prescription wrongly,
ana dosed a patient with half an ounce
81 arsenic instead OF half an ounce 81
cream OF tartar The subsequent In
quest gave the doctor enough TO do.
ana the first paper he had leisure to
peruse contained bare reference TO
the Diamond Mystery az revealing no
further developments lie passed the
nara nh unread
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03
His Address.

Lady MorIand hastily tore open the
recovered dressing case. and consult
ed an address book
oh, here it is" she cried. tri-
umphantly Number three. Johnsons
News. Mile End Road. T. What a
horrid smelling place However,
Messrs. sharpe & Smith will now be
able TO obtain some definite intelN-
gence for me. julie, Ny carriage
In ten minutes"
Tnus il happened that during the
afternoon a dapper little clerk de-
scended from an omnibus In the
neighoorhood of Johnson's News. and
began his inquiries as all London
ers do, by consulting a policeman.
Certain facts were Forthcoming.
"A Mrs. Arson, a widow, who lived
in Johnson's News? Yes. I think a
woman of that name died a few weeks
ago l remember seeing a funeral
leave the News. I don't know any
thing about the boy. Sometimes when
l pass through there at night, I have
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03
By LOUIS TRACY

are left alone in London Poor little
devils, they mostly go to the bad.
There should be some means Of look
ing after them, | think"
Thus did Philip, bravely sustaining
his heart in the solitude Of a prison
escape the greatest dangers that
threatened the preservation of his Sc
cret, and all because a sCheming
woman was too clever to tell her so
licitors the exact reason for her
anxiety concerning the whereabouts
Of Mrs. Arson and her son.
The boy passed a dolorous Satur-
day night and Sunday. Nevertheless
the order, the cleanliness, the compar-
alive comfort Of prison, were not
wholly ungrateful to him His meals.
though crude, were wholesome. luxu-
rious even compared with the pri-
vatiOns he had endured during the
previous fortnight. The enforced rest,
too, did him good. and, being under
remand, he had nothing to do but
eat take exercise, read a few books
provided for him, and sleep.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03
To Be Continued Tomorrow.
Gladstone s Early Wit.

Gladstone, when boy. was visit
ing in the country, and the farmer
was showing him around. Coming to
a field that contained a large bla X
bull, the farmer said.
There's a fine, strong bull there.
Master William, and it's only two
years old"
How do you tell its age"
Why, by its horns, said the
farmer
by its horns" Young Gladstone
looked thoughtful a moment, then his
face cleared. "Ah, I see! Two horns
two years
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03

q A VULGAR sWindle," she muir
~ INJURED TO herself How is
IL possible for police
magistrate TO be taken in I'm such
manner, I suppose the jew per
son knows more about It than an
the boy 70 give that name Il is suf-
hClently uncommon TO be remarkable.
How stupid IL was Of Julie 20 mislay
my dressing case II would be really
interesting to know what has become
OF those people, and now l may have
to leave town before l can find out"
How muCn further her disjointNd
comments might have gone II is I'M
possible TO say. but at that moment
4 French maid entered the room ana
Eazed inquiringly around the various
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03

The prices Of medical prescriptions
IN Russia are regulated by the Govern
ment7