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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-27
AYHAWKER JOTy

According to the Douglass Tribune,
the squirrel crop in its vicinity is of
bumper proportions this year
1t is truly said, remarks the Mar
quette Tribune, that some men have a
lot in them, but it's a vacant lot.
Mack Gretchen of the Sedgwick Pan
tagraph reports that his paste brush
shed so much last week that one of
his subscribers thought he had en-
closed a lock of hair.
A little girl generally thinks most OF
the boy at whom she makes the worst
faces, observes Click Fockele in the
LIE Roy Reporter, and she hardly ever
changes her ways as she grows older.
An item from Lincoln, in the Belpre
Bulletin: Mark Grimes has a hen that
nature has overlooked in the matter of
feathers. 1t is nothing uncommon to
see downy chick, but when this
chicken grew to pulIethood and finally
became a hen minus feathers, she be-
came a curiosity Except for a fe "
feathers in the tips of the wings and
TAIL she is covered with a downy fur.
Related by the Herndon Nonpareil:
Willie, you may tell US what
an ocean is Willie-"I beg to advise
teacher, that on account of lacking
sufficient knowledge to correctly an
swer the question put before me, I re-
gret exceedingly to be compelled to say
lAoI II 10 loO Qeep Luz ana appear
ing to my rights as an American citi-
zen, l refuse to answer"
Some of Verd Napier's "Sunbeams,"
in his Blue Mound Sun: Sometimes a
budding genius develops into a bloom
ing nuisance. he more of Lis
money it gets, the better the world
hkes good loser. Most of US
have too many great ambitions to sue
ceed IN small things People
Will think lore of the advice you hand
out If you charge something for it
A brute is a man or woman
Who unnecessarily turns child's
laughter into tears - Most wo-
men seem to get a great deal of pleas
ure out of pretending they have moth
ing to wear You can't get
some fisho rmen to admit that there are
as good fish in the sea as they have
caught.
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Exchanging Human Frame.

A discussion has arisen recently over
the brain capacity of the ancient per-
son fragments of whose skull were dug
up in England not long ago and be-
came known as the Piltdown skull.
The first reconstruction of the skull in
Dictated an exceedingly small brain ca
pacity. But when a famous anato-
mist. DIR. Arthur Keith, examined into
the matter, he reported that a proper
reconstruction would show a skull of
normal size.
haven't found any particular change gin
the human frame in the last few thou
sand years. 1t was feared few years
ago that the British national physique
was in a process of decay. But an ex-
haustive series of comparisons proved,
as Prof. Karl Parsons said, that the
average Englishman of today is GER
tainly not behind his Anglo-Saxon an
cestor.'' A twentieth century man
could wear his ancestors armor if he
had to.
The only bodily features that are un-
dergoing changes that have been OBJ
served, as Prof. Keith says in his in
teresting little volume on Man: A
History of the Human Body" are
those of the throat and jaw and per-
haps of the lower inteStines.
He has examined more than one hun
dred skulls of Neolithic people-people
who lived in Britain four thousand
years, ago or more-and has seen only
one with a contracted palate and ir-
regular teeth. Contraction in the
width of the face and distractions of
the nose and throat are fairly COM
mon nowadays. The change Prof
Keith attributes to the less vigorous
jaw action required by modern diet.
The worn-down teeth of ancient man
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-27
THAW ASKS DELAY
Wants Two Weeks to Meet the New
York Indictment.

Concord, N. H, Oct. 27.-Harry K.
Thaw, his counsel and attorneys rep
resenting New York went to Roches-
ter, N. H, today to attend a hearing
before Governor Felker at his home
in that city on the question of fur
Their continuance in the Thaw extra
dition proceedings. Thaw seeks de-
lay of two weeks in which to meet
the indictment in New York county
last week. The New York lawyers
are opposed to the continuance. The
hearing was held at the governors
home because indispositon of the ex-
ecutive prevented his coming to the
state capital here.
Thaw issued a statement saying he
had directed his New York lawyers
to withdraw application for bail in
New York City because the New York
county indictment against him was
null and void, he being legally in
sane in New York"
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MADE BIG PROFITS
lola Cement Company Cleared ST, 2OO,-
900 i'm 1907.

st. Louis. Oct. 27.-George E. Mich
olson of Kansas City, president OF the
lola Portland Cement company or
West Virginia and Kansas, testified
today in the federal court here that
the two large dividends which officials
of the Equitable Trust company OF
New York claim were concealed, were
not paid to the stockholders.
The dividends were declared, he
said, for the purpose of reducing in
terest charges on large outstanding
loans.
One of these dividends at 20 per
cent amounted to 100000, he said,
and the other amounted to $1,5OO,O 900.
Both dividends were declared in
1908.
Nicholson was testifying in the suit
of the Equitable trust company
against the National Bank of Com
merce for $150,00O alleged to be due
on loan of $250,000 made
by the Bowling Green Trust company,
since absorbed by the Equitable, to
the cement company. Nicholson said
that in 1906 and 1907, when he was
trying to get control of the lola Port
land cement company his annual in
come was about $4,000 year. Now
he is in voluntary bankruptcy.
AT that time he was president of the
Kansas Cement company and ne
sought to buy an option on the lola
company. ]. c. Van Blarcom, presi-
dent of the National Bank of Com
merce of ST. Louis, agreed to loan him
$1,500,000 to buy the option on the
common stock of the lola company
he said, and he secured $25O,OOO from
the Bowling Green Trust com pany. He
was assisted in floating the latter
loan, he said, by a representative OF
the National Bank of Commerce. In
1907 the lola company made profits
of $1,200.000 year he said, but the
panic of that year, and litigation IN
Texas forced the company to liquid
OF a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-27
GLOBE SIGHTS
BY THE ATCHIsoN GLOBE.

Some men don't like theaters because
they are Too Old.
Dieting is a boys notion of cruel and
unusual punishment.
A good loser generally has had expert
ence in that direction.
A friend is who allows you to prove
anything you say by him.
Outside of Utah, one is always fairly
safe in abusing the MormonS.
When a man is lazy it is easy for him
to imagine that he is overworked.
Some people are so obstinate they would
oppose trust that reduced prices.
Would you rather have more sense than
money, or more money than sense?
AS long as he pay for his drinks, a
man believes he is a moderate drinker.
A man who can't control his OVID vine
clad cottage frequently poses as leader
of men.
All efforts to secure ten-cent cigar for
nickel have never produced much but
disappointment
If men were Not fools they wouldn't
smoke until their threats become parched.
and gagging sensations are felt.
Men are always suspicious of each otn-
err When two men meet. one of them is
sure to say, .How's your conducts?
Speaking of w. k. rules which work
both ways men now have carriers that
hold their socks up and their shirts down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-27
BY THE WAY
BY HARVEY PARSONS.

A local Republican mas used up a
whole tab of scratch paper in an at
tempt to figure out whether 1T was
Sulzer or the Prong-horned rumlnant
party that got the worst of the oeai
when he Joined a candidate. HIS
final verdict was a draw, as the party
had nothing of consequence to loose
and Sulzer was in about the same NIX.
While charging a Democratic ad-
ministration with the hard times, II
may be well to remember that the
before the Democrats took charge OF
the bakery.
One may pipe from recent report
to the mayor, that the police ladies are
making arrangements to get the city
sued for about million dollars. News
papers will not be foolish enough to
print these reports in full. but they
will get out, some way, and then all
city ordinances on the subject cannot
prevent the fireworks that will follow.
For instance, the latest of these re-
ports locates a suspected disorderly
house" on corner which has enjoyed
for about so years reputation for up
per-cruSt' responsibility.
Wisconsin has a new law against
gossips, but the fact that a woman
was the IrSt victim OF the law, does
not let the men out. Some of the
worst gossips in the world shave regu-
larly.
Felix Diaz should not take any ex-
cess baggage when he calls on
Huerta. All he needs is a wooden ov-
ercoat.
A Topeka man who tried it is now
satisfied beyond a doubt that giving
anything to a woman is a permanent
transaction. Sometimes it is possible
to work the recall on presents given a
man, but women are naturally ''cling-
stoneS.''
There is a time and place for every
thing, but it is safe bet that Satur-
day was not the time nor st. Louis
the place to hold an open-air prohibi-
ton meeting.
When man has to economize he
usually thinks first of some item of
eats that might be dispensed with in
his household. And he always thinks
OF something he doesn't care for, but
is liked by the other member of the
family.
AS we understand it, the city parents
are wishing someone would take, steal
ana carry away the Sixth street via
quot Under this regime of short po-
nee protection, the theft would be pos
slble, but not profitable enough to in
Vlte the effort
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KOBSON IS TAKEN IN.
Made a Life Member by the WORLDS
w. C. T. U.

New York, Oct. 27.-Congressman
Richmond Pearson Hobson of Ala
bama, who introduced a resolution in
congress to prohibit throughout the
United States the sale of alcoholic
liquors, was today elected life mem
Der of the Worlds Women's Christian
Temperance union at its convention
here.
The action was taken on motion of
Mrs. Annie K. Wiessel head of the
Alabama delegation who announced
the w. c. T. u. of that state would
contribute his 500 membership fee.
The convention thereupon voted to
send 500 to Hobson to be used in
his temperance campaign in Alabama
and the delegates from Maine, Penn
sylvania and Kentucky gave $500 more
for the same purpose.
Announcement that the organiza-
ton would work for state laws re-
quiring a three to five mile zone of
prohibition around all government
reservations was made by Mrs. Ella
Hoover Thatcher of Washington, D. c.,
head of the temperance work among
soldiers and sailors.
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as he ran up the cellar stairs. She hud-
died lower on the chopping block A silver
but she did not seem aware of it.
What have done? What have I lost?
can't stand ity'
The Rev Pearson Bovine was lust TAX
ing off his vestments in the room upstairs.
A taxi had whirled up to the door to take
him back to the rectory. Came a thunder
ing tap on the door, and even before he
could answer it the door burst open and
Kindly keep them on, Pearse," he said
he and the rector were very old friends
Keep them on-the vestments, I mean
and put on those you've taken OFF, and
come with me-"
The rector, somewhat mystified, ad-
This way Emerson Instructed. lead
ing him downstairs and opening the cellar
door.
Emily still sat on the block. But she
jumped up as the pair came into the
cellar.
Before she could speak. Emerson was
talking. 80
mere isn't word of truth in that silly
gossip about the Randall girl IL; and fr me;
'Pearse this young woman has kept her
self too much in the background When
to her younger sister to slave her life half
out supporting her and bringing her up
She has kept so much in the background
mat I fancy she wishes to remain there
tor little time yet Sudden changes are
ooe g yoar for and
The limited for California was speeding
through the soft. autumn twilight, EnlIy
there today because 1 was worn out said
what heard about you and the Kana ai,tl
girl. Lob, Price, 1 thought really
You deserved to- he said severely, put
there was nothing at all severe IN the me
he 6enf it fss b sef the Mccure
Newspaper Syndicate)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-27
THE FOOD FACTOR.

In connection with consideration or
the opportunities, or lack of opportunl-
ty, for adequate nutrition which prevail
among the poorer classes in large cit
les, it became apparent that there are
in such communities not a few families
which actually suffer from a lack OF
sufficient food. The main items of ex-
penditure among the laboring classes
are for food and rent. These are, or
course, absolutely essential. 1t is IN
teresting to note, therefore, from the
statistics that have lately become avail
able, how the percentage OF income eA-
pended on rent and food increases as
the income decreases. These stubborn
facts enable US to realize the keenness
of the struggle to make ends meet III
poorer homes, even with a regular in
come when it is very small. When
over 80 per cent of the wages earned
is thus disbursed, the opportunity TO
obtain other necessities-not to men
ton nonessentials-is SO limited tnat
frequently recourse is had to reduc-
ton in the food bill, which is already
as low as is consistent with the main
tenance of health. Here is condition
which perhaps permits the inroad OF
disease among the poor quite as readily
as other unhygienic living conditions
particularly those pertaining to hous-
ing and environment. When there is
even a moderate expenditure for alco-
hol the situation is even worse. The
Journal OF the American Medical as
ISOLATION thinks our sociologists have
not sufficiently appreciated in the past
that the occurrence of conditions in
which the support of the family and
the provision of even the barest neces-
stiles prevent the attainment of any
variety and interest in life and almost
enforce a monotonous existence reacts
in a variety of ways on the health and
efficiency of the community through
the diet factors referred to. The at
tempts at amelioration and reform must
accordingly take into account possible
changes in the mode of feeding which
might set free a greater proportion OF
the income for other things than food
Dietary habits need to be dealt with
in this field quite as much ignorance
and the "stultifying influence of the
surroundings"
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GOING FOR THE MAIL.

Can Idyll of a country town.
or all the pretty pictures that adorn the
ancient wall
OF Mem'ry's tottering structure, there is
one above them all
That holds the painters colors and is just
as bright to me
As when the master made it and I took
it tenderly;
I see it now so plainly far across Times
haZy vale,
OF Betty-pretty Betty
Going for the mail,
I see the one-street village and feel the
wholesome cheer,
The blessed country quiet and the simple
atmosphere;
I hear the homely greetings and I see
them come and go
The good old-fashioned bodies that used
to love and know.
But like a single jewel-like blossom
by the trail
Is Betty-pretty Betty
Going for the mail.
Twas 'Howdy. Mistress Betty and
GOOD evening John, to you
A smile for George and Billy and
A tHowdy, Mister Persons; glad to see
you-how's your PAP"
And Harvey, stop this evening, I've
package for your ma
And Harvey, lucky fellow-while we pinned
along the trail
Went with Betty-pretty Betty
Going for the mail,
The lane was alluring, and the shady
way they went
Spoke only lovers nothingS and the
lovers sweet content
o, how we used to envy and our burn
ing hearts repine
That we were not the stolid oaks for
Betty's clinging vine!
A picture 1 shall cherish It'll these tired
senses fail,
OF Betty-pretty Betty
Going for the malei
John D. Wells, in the Buffalo News.
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Armour Case to Federal Court.

where two plaintiffs, one a resi-
dent of Kansas, the other resident
of New Mexico, Jointly sue a corpor-
alton not a resident of Kansas, in the
state court, the action cannot be re-
moved to the federal court
This holding was made by Judge
Pollock today in an opinion handed
down in case entitled 81. o. Benton
and L. B. Noble VS.. Armour Packing
company, a corporation" Benton was
a citizen of Kansas; Noble a citizen
of New Mexico, while the Armour
Packing company is a New Jersey
corporation. Benton and Noble sued
the packing company in district court
of Pottawatomie county for 100000
actual loss claimed and $4,000 dam
ages claimed by reason of breach of
contract. The Armours removed the
case to the federal court upon the
ground of diversity of citizenship, but
Judge Pollock remanded the case to
the state court, holding that as it
could not have been brought in fed
eral court by plaintiffs. that it can
not be brought there by removal.
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AT THIRD CHURCH
Special Services Sunday to Install
Rev. Gilmore.

Despite the inclemency of the weather
there were large assemblages at all
the services yesterday at the Third
Presbyterian church. Several new
students were taken into the Sunday
school and all the Sunday school re-
manned for the Rally day services
which consisted of good music, exer-
cises, granting graduation diplomas,
and a brief sermon by the pastor.
Installation services were conducted
by Topeka presbytery in the persons
of the Revs. S. S. Estey, Ralph Ward
and H. j. Hicks, at p. m. Many old
friends of Third church were in at
tendance. The pastor of the Disci-
pies church of Oakland, Elder Fuller
offered prayer. Rev. Mr.. Roby, of the
United Brethren church, read the epis-
tie. Rev. DR.. Estey, of First church,
Presbyterian) presided and preached.
His sermon was excellent as well as
appropriate Rev. Ralph Ward charged
the pastor, and Rev. H. ]. Hicks charg-
ed the people. Rev. Mr.. Gilmore is now
the regular pastor of Third church. The
prospects are good for a successful
work.
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QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.
IFrom the Philadelphia Record.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.]
The coal man now has things coming
his weigh.
Few women are sharp that they
can't be flattered.
In looking out for other peoples rights
a man is apt to get left himself
The consequences are seldom pleasant
of sitting on either fresh paint or fresh
children.
The man who depends upon luck to
carry him through life must expect an
occasional puncture-
Some people look for trouble with
telescope and have to use a magnl1ylns
glass on their joys
The ms and outs of courtship demon
strate that it is almost as easy to fall IN
love as to have a falling out
Youngpop-"No man can serve two mas
ters" Nigwag-''What inspires that sage
quotation?" homeopathic fact that
/ happen to be the father of twins.
Some men are never satisfied, COM
mented the Wise Guy. That's right,
agreed the Simple Mug. MANY a fellow
who wants the earth kicks like a steer
if he gets a little dust in his eyes"
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THOUGHTS TO IMPROVE HEALTH

In the November Woman'S Home
Companion, Ralph Waldo Urine writes
a most suggestive article entitled
Thought as Force in Daily Living"
Following is an extract:
The type of thought we entertain
has it's effect upon our energies and to
a great extent upon our bodily condi
lions and states. Strong, clear-cut
positive, hopeful thought has a stimu-
lating and life-giving effect upon ones
outlook, energies and activities: and
upon all bodily functions and powers.
A falling state of the mind induces a
chronically gloomy outlook and pro-
duces inevitably a falling condition OF
the body The mind grows. moreover,
into the likeness of the thoughts one
most habituaIly entertains and lives
with. Every thought reproduces of its
kind.
Says an authoritative writer in
dealing more particularly with the eff
fects of certain types of thoughts and
emotions upon bodily conditions: 'Out
of our own experience we know that
anger, fear, worry, hate, revenge.
avarice, grief, in fact all negative and
low emotions, produces weakness and
disturbance not only in the mind but
in the body as well. 1t has been proved
that they actually generate poisons III
the body, they depress the circulation:
they change the quality of the blood,
making it less vital; thev affect the
great nerve centers and thus partially
paralyze the very seat of the bodily
activities. On the other hand, faith,
hope. love, forgiveness, joy and peace.
all such emotions are positive and up
lifting, and so act on the body as to
restore and maintain harmony and
actually to stimulate the circulation
and nutrition
1.-THE one who does not allow himself
to be Influenced or controlled by fears
or forebodings is the one who ordinar-
lily does not yield to discouragements-
He it is who is using the positive, sue
cess-bringing types of thought that are
continually working for him for the
accomplishment of his ends. The
things that he sees in the ideal, his
strong. positive and therefore creative
type of thought are continually help
ing to actualize in the realm of the
real.''
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News.l

rioiii 1iiS
Even the vegetarian may try to make
both ends meet
Many an earthly saint has a face that
scares away temptation.
People who go away for change
usually come back broke.
A mans success may be due either to
his backbone his cheek
1t isn't the easiest thing in the world
to transform duty into desire.
Most of the students in the school of
experience are forced to study economy
A woman has no right to blame her
husband for drinking If she drives him
to it.
Even with the aid of mirror
woman is unable to see herself as others
see her.
The black sheep stands a better chance
of living to a ripe old age than the fat
ted calf.
Music may be the food of love, but that
doesn't seem to prevent the corner grocer
from piling up a fortune.
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bear witness to the time when he ate
shreds of tough, raw meat.
Appendicitis and certain other intes-
final affections the professor is dis
posed to attribute to this same change
from a raw to a cooked diet. OF other
signs of physical change he finds no
evidence.
The human body has proved marvel
ously adaptable to new surroundings.
1t may not sprout wings in the next
hundred generations. But it is pretty
sure to keep serviceable pair of legs
and a robust constitution.
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EXTRADITE SIMPSON
RoSedaIe DefauIter Gets Continuance
Pending Arrival of Papers.

Winnipeg, Man, Oct. 27.-Applica-
ton for a writ of eXtradition was
made before Chief Justice Mathers in
court of kings bench today in the
case of j. G. Simpson, the Rosedale,
Kansas, banker, charged with the
theft of $4,000 from the Rosedale
Security bank. AS the papers in con-
nection with the proceedings had not
arrived from Kansas, Justice Mathers
postponed the hearing one week and
permitted SIMPSONS release on bond
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few HOPPERS LEFT
Poison and Parasite Reduces Them to
Minimum.

Manhattan, Kan, Oct. 27.-The ento-
mologists of the Kansas Agricultural col
lege and the farm demonstration agents
who have just made careful investiga-
ton of the grasShopper situation, report
that there are now fewer hopperS in the
state than there have been for many
years. The S74 tons of poison sown in
western Kansas counties last summer was
the cause. Sixty to so per cent of the
grasshoppers were killed by this poison
bran mash The remaining hoppers were
so left to the mercy of parsital insects
that few of them ESCAPED.
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Lloyd George, chancellor of the
British exchequer, expresses the be-
lief that the women of Great Britain
will get the ballot some time. But if
the militant suffragettes do not mend
their ways, the chances are that its
arrival. will be coincident with that of
the millennium