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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28

there. When I went down with Sykes
they arrested us and put US in jail so
often that finally we got so that we
went right to the jails. as soon as we
That's a bad country, but We didn't
need any money as Sykes had his wash
ing done before we went.
At the same time while we were in
Mexico, Continued Wheeler. u was
informed that the brass band in the
town was to play at the theater before
and after the performance. I found
that it was law that the band should
be engaged to play by every theatrical
company. I found it was no use to
kick so we let them play When the
performance was over / decided to put
in d bill against the band for so cents
for every man who saw the show. The
mana ger of the band handed me his
bill and I handed him mine. 7 found
he owed US $3.50 and he paid it.
brought a brass band to Topeka once.
I remember it because while we were
here one of the players came 10 me and
said he wanted to draw 40 cents to send
home to his wife. I gave him 80 cents
and stood him off for the other 10 cents.
He was satisfied with the 80 cents.
1.-THE Show Girlf' played in Atchisau
and this is what Wheeler said about
the engagement of the company there.
when the man went there to put up
the Autographs he found that there
were no bills bearing the Atchison date
on hand so ne went to a print shop TO
have some printed. The shop had no
red ink so they used cafAup to make
red letters. It worked well, the bills
were painted and pasted on the big lith-
oeraphs b1lf bfore the company went
to Atchison it rained and the catsup
ran and faded out When the company
got there early inHthe morning and saw
the faded bills the players thought that
tbe comDany had been there before and
started for the next town"
Wheeler says heis temperance man.
He .laims that he used to play the
breweries on percentage but had TO
stop it"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
aUAKER REFLEoTToNs.
IFrom the Philadelphia Record

LFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
Going to the doxs-fox hunters.
The way of the transgressor is often
easier than you think
The worst thing about an automobile
is that 1t hasn't horse sense
It's all well enough to paddle your
own canoe if you can't get anybody to
do It for you.
The pen may be mightier than the
sword. but fattery is often mightier
than both put together.
Any baseball player will tell You that
it is easier to do penance during Lent
than it is to win pennants later in the
season
1.-THE things that count" said the
Manayunk Philosopher. are not St
much what we get as what we keep
Yes, especially servant girls" replied
his wife.
Wigg-tWhat an awkward chap Sub
bulbs is. He doesn' seem to know what
to do with his hands, Wagg-"No, only
when he's going home with his usual
assortment of bundles
In Discatorial lore we're told
OF things quite hard to beat.
A fish may have headache, but
It never gets cold feet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
PoINTEp PARAeRApHs.

IFrom the Chicago News.1
Oil magnates live on the fat of the
land.
Some men seem to have been born
asleep and forgot to wake up.
A mans best capital is his ability and
willingness to work.
The safest time to monkey with the
stock market is on Sundays and holt
days.
Nothing p1eases a busy man more than
to set two chronic bores to boring each
other.
The greatest objection to cheap
clothes IS that they usually make the
wearer feel the same way.
In an argument the long-winded man
succeeds either in convincing his op-
ponent or in making him tired
There are two classes of men in the
world-those who make fools Of them
selves and those who don't have to.
What a delightful old world this
would be If all men were as perfect as
they think their neighbors should be!
The average man finds it easier to
keep his enemies down than to keep his
fool friends from getting him down
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
1AYHAWKER JoTs.

Thus early the optimistic Eoodland
News sees the best crop outlook IN
years.
CherryvaIe complains Of too many
loafng boys.
A Pratt county man sold a widow a
COW and IS taking his pay in milk at
quart per day.
Leroy has murder mystery. But
who is guilty or who is the victim can
not be learned
A notorious Topeka topper has stop
ped drinking. Tt may be to his credit
or lack of credit
A Sabetha man purchased half doz-
en- thermometers last week simply be-
cause they were low.
One of 20 brothers and half broth
ers who enlisted in the Union army Is
a Hutchinson resident
Chanute IS to have a new bowlins
room. Not one of the kind however
where highballs are used.
Ten Juvenile chickens and IS pigs
started life on an Usage county ranch
with the mercury 10 below.
Holton has eleven church organiza-
tons worshiping in their own buildings.
The iointists are less fortunate
An lola man took short nap in the
depot but it was long enough Tor q thiel
to secure his valued gold watch
New Cambria will determine whether
the proposed cheese factory manufac-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28

lures limburger before granting a
building permit.
The seni-daiIv mission of a Howard
man is a trip to the postofTice corner to
nirt with the passing school girls.
tn these piping times of high priced
meat an Elk county man keeps i've
greyhounds and two poodle dogs to feeo
Figures seldom lie, it's the figures.
This applies to the Topeka mayOraity
campaign six weeks in advance of cleo
ton.
Four marriage licenses issued in an
hour and one marriage ceremony IS the
latest record of a Morris county probate
judge.
Parsons youths begin a strenuous life
early. One 14-year-old boy arrested for
a minor offense had a pint of whisky III
his pocket.
w. L. Brown is now selling wood from
his Kingman county claim that were
slips planted by himself less than 20
years ago.
A I.eavenworth man couldn't prevent
a cigar of doubtful brand being named
otter him but luckily no law cornpels
him to smoke them.
Wellington has a brass band of a doz-
en- and every member had to buy his
horn. It is presumed that they will
also have to blow them.
An entertainment not down on the
bills at q Jackson county ice cream So
ciaI was a suddenly resolved into we'd
ding of a young couple.
The way of the transgressor is often
easier than 1t seems. A Pratt youth vas
escorted out of a billiard hall and home
on the tip of his mothers shoe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28

express, and that the. familiar claim
heard in other litigation that such pro-
hibition belongs exclusively to the po-
lice power of a state Is insubstantial
The decision bears directly upon the
plan Of denying transportation to the
products of trusts which fan within the
prohibitions of such a law when pass
ed. But the strength Of the decision
is weakened by the fact that Chief Jus
tice Fuller and Justices Shiras, Brewer
and Peckham dissented and held that
transporting lottery tickets did not
constitute commerce, and that the
power to regulate does not include the
power to prohibit an commerce.
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TAX RrLI BuGABoo.

The tax question is still the most i'm
portant question before the legislature.
To many members it is a great bugabOo
Although it has been discussed for
months and although a tax commission
after months Of work prepared a
lengthy report last July. which was
thoroughly circulated there are stil
a number of members who do not know
their own minds on the subject. It rs
doubtful If there are two dozen mem
bers in both houses who know their
own opinions on the taxation question.
or who have opinions. And this, too, IN
face Of the fact that they have known
ever since they We're nominated months
ago that this would be the most i'm
portant piece of legislation to be passed
upon this winter.
There seems to be a great lack o.
craftsmanship in the legislature this
winter The present legislature may be
no worse than preceding ones have been
in this respect, but outside of 3. 2.
Waggener, Senator Smith Charles n.
Peck and a few others the chief object
Of the members of this legislature in re.
gard to taxation seems to be to escape
responsibility. Instead Of going to work
and doing the best they knew how on the
anxious to leave the subject to some
body else
It cannot be denied that the present
taxation laws of Kansas need fixing
This fact has been recognized for years
but no legislature has passed a bill Oh
the subject on the ground that ffty
days is too short a time to prepare .
new system of taxation. Realizing this.
the last legislature provided for tar
commission to examine the laws Of other
states and form new system to be pre-
scented to the present legislature The
commission printed its first report nine
months aeo, and ten thousand copies
were circulated throughout the state.
There is no reason why every aspirant
to the legislature should not have
thoroughly studied this subject and dis
cussed it with his constituents IN all it,
phases before he ever came to Topeka
A few members have done so, and say
openly that they are against the pro-
posed plan in any form. but the ma
jority, especially in the lower house.
seem to be hopelessly at sea on the
question
Is it impossible to get a resDeetable
sprinkling of real statesmen in the Iegis-
lature2
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Wan Street and Roosevelt.

Grand Rapids Herald;
# the Wall Street Journal knows
what it is talking about the great imam
cial interests which it serves will or
ganize to prevent the nomination Of
President Roosevelt, or, failing in this,
viii combine to defeat him at the polls.
The two reasons assigned are, first, his
opposition to great corporate interests
as shown in his intervention in the
Northern Securities company affair, and
IN his successful efforts to induce con-
gress to pass antitrust legislation; and,
second, his attitude with regard to the
coal strike and his evident sympathy
with laboring interests
The journal even goes SO far as to
name the man-ayadge Parker of New
York-whom Wall street will indorse as
Mr.. RoOSevelt's successor. in case the
effort to defeat his denomination should
fail
In proof of these assertions the Jour
nal cites the fact that the New York
Sun, known to be the paper in closest
touch with Wall street interests, is
openly opposing Mr.. Roosevelt, and is
magnifying Judge Parker's virtues.
That there is and will be organized
opposition to President Roosevelt among
the stock manipulators there can no
longer be doubt They find that they
cannot control him. He is thoroughly
independent He thinks for himself He
fashions policies and leads the people up
to them. He is no trimmer. Anything
like the suggestion of dictatiOn arouSes
takes is calculated to enabarrass some
bOdy-witness the publication of the
Rockefeller telegram. A man of this
stripe is hard to handle He cannot be
bribed directly or by indirection. In
stead he exposes the bride giver and
brings him to justice. Wall street finds
such man as this an awkward prOpo-
siti0n in the presidential chair. All Wall
street will therefore oppose.
Does the president care2 Does he fear
the results? Not a bit of it. Any one
who knows his character viii tell you
that he would do just as he is doing al
though he knew that the penalty would
be his enforced retirement from public
life He is not actuated by policy, but
by principle. Like Luther, he would go
to Worms although there We're as many
devils there as tiles on the roofs of the
/ houses. President Roosevelt has taken
the position he has assumed because he
believes his. position is right.
What viii the people do about it,
viii they sit by supinely and see this
champion of their rights defeated by the
organized money power? VIII they al
/ low corporate greed to work the over
throw of the man who has done more
towards effectively placing the bit in
the mouth of ayarice than any other
man2 These are questions which time
alone can answer. But if we were to
venture a prophecy. it would be that no
| campaign document was ever published
which was better calculated to help on
the prospects of Theodore Roosevelt's
success in 1904 than this editorial in the
4 Wall Street Journal.
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light than as the manifestation CT an ur-
friendly disposition toward the tinted
States
Such is the Monroe Doctrine. It is
not a law. It is not a treaty It IS
only declaration made by an Ameri-
can president eighty years ago It's
meaning was clear at the tiIne-that
we should never permit any European
power to gain more land on our con-
lnent. It has saved the South Ameri-
can republics and given them q chance
to develop.
No European government has ever
acknowledged the validity OF the doc
trine. unless England may be said re-
Gently TO have done SO. But since
Prince Macmillan tried, in 1865, to es-
tablish monarchy in Mexico no Eu-
ropean government has ever seriously
disputed it in action
When England and Germany decided
foreibly to collect Venezuelan debts
they first assured the United States
that they would take no territory, not
even temporarily. The United states
then raised no objection. But President
Roosevelt took the occasion to restate
the Monroe Doctrine as it applies to
this situation. He said:
mo Independent nation in America need
nave the slightest fear of aggression from
the United States. It behooves each one to
maintain order within its own borders and
to discharge its just obligations TO foreign
ers- When this is done they can rest as
sured that, be they strong or weak, they
have nothing to dread from outside inter
ference"
The doctrine stands as firm as ever,
then. and it means that we viii not per-
init any European government to take
another foot OF American territory We
assume no responsibility for the Cen
trail and South American republics 9TH
er than this. We will not protect them
from the consequences of their folly
or of their thriftlessness-fu than
to preserve their territory from Euro
pean aggression. The famous doctrine
may sometimes mes more than this,
but 1t can never mean less.
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The Newark Slaughter.

Brooklyn Citizen
THE slaughter of the innocents" IN
the Newark trolley car is one Of the
most painful incidents in the history of
railroad accidents which the public has
been forced to consider in years. Nc
one wants to dwell upon the dreadful
picture of dead and mangIed school
children and agonized parents; for, pity,
indeed. did blow the horrid deed in
every eye. that tears shall drown the
wind"
But when are these friehtful mas
sacres of helpless passengers to stop?
Are the people to have no choice in
these Gays of advanced civilization, OF
many and easy applications to secur~
safety, between walking through snow
or slush, or taking the risk of being
run down in a moving cage, at grade
crossings Of trains going thirty or more
miles an hour?
It might be pertinently asked. or
what use are gates Of so hinsy a con-
struction that car on which the
brakes are set can slide down a track
and crash through them as though they
We're there merely to look at2 But.
why do the authorities anywhere, par
ticularly in tniclzly settled locality.
still permit steam railroads to cross or
binary roads and city thoroughfares at
grader
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
sPoTTER TESTIMONY IN EAST.

1t seems that in prohibition Massa-
chusetts -spotter'' testimony does not
have any more value in court than in
Topeka. and Kansas. The following is
from the Daily Eastern Argus. publish
ed at Portland, Maine, under date of
February %:
"Spotter' testimony received another
hard knock from the judicial bench in
Plymouth, Mass, last week. The at
tempt of the spotter to masquerade as
a detective was quickly disposed of by
Judge Pierce in the superior court. It
is not true. he says, that there is no
difference between the detective and
the "spotter" The "spotter'' seeks to
have crime committed in order that a
conviction may be obtained. Every
instinct of decency in a man. said the
judge, protests against this. I need
say no more about it," he told the jury.
except to say that in this case you
have the testimony of such a man.
What he says may be true. He is d
man who is hired to get evidence and
get it as he can; he is paid to get a
man into a criminal situation" And
in the same strain denunciatory of the
'spotter" witness Judge Pierce went
on to say: 1T is possible that such a
man is telling the truth. and if you
find that he is, you should believe him.
If you find he is not. you are not to
hesitate to throw his testimony aside.
1t is well in courts that the fountain
of justice should not be polluted. 1t is
we'll that the witnesses for the Com
monwealth should come into court with
clean hands, before they ask a jury ,
this court to find that somebody else
character is besmirched.' And this
wholesome doctrine is as good foI
Maine as it is for Massachusetts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
EDITORIAL coMmENr.
What the Monroe Doctrine Is.


Ladies' Home Journal:
The ignoble little war that England
and Germany made on Venezuela gave
q chance for a clear, new statement of
the Monroe doctrine. This doctrine has
been discussed more, perhaps, than any
political subject in our history except
slavery and secession.
1t was announced by President Mon
roe in his message to congress in 1923
and the way it came about was this:
Napoleon mad been overthroWn. But
before he was overthrown he had
shaken UP every kingdom in Europe
that he had not conquered. All the
m0narchs. therefore, We're setting to
work to repair their damaged thrones.
They wished to establish monarchy
everywhere they could and as thor
oughly as they could.
The South American colonies of Spain
had lately become independent states.
and the United States had recognized
them Consequently Spain thought it
q good time to try to recover them.
There seemed to be some danger, too,
that Russia. If she lent her aid to
Spain might take as payment for her
Spanish territory This situation was
a threat of kings against republics. and
it looked as if more fighting might have
to be done to mold the ground that had
been won for republican government.
1t was at this time, and for this rea-
son. that President Monroe declared in
his message:
can continents are henceforth rot
to be considered as subjects for future col
onization by any European power
we could not view any interpretation
for the purpose Of expressing them. ~
controlling in any other manner their oes-
tiny by any European power. in any other
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REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR
IFrom the New York Press.l

Most. men. carry success as gracefully
as they do too much liquor.
When you kiss a girl with freckles
they never taste the way they look they
wo1Id-
When. men get devoted to girls, first
it's ohaperons, then mothers-in-law.
then doctors
Some women's figures are so dainty
that when man looks at them rs
thinks of upholstery.
4 woman who wears a rat has {
pretty mean opinion of one who touches
M her compIexion.
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Moses Nose" as he was
Familiarity known to almost every Mason
and Elk in Kansas-who died suddenly
at his home in Holton Friday morning.
was one of the largest men in Kansas.
He weighed $50 pounds, and instead Of
being plagued by reference to his weight
he used it himself as the means of max
ing fun.
Another HoIton man. who weighs $50
pounds, is William Fisher Several
years ago Nose sarbach and Bill Fisher
took a trip west together. They decided
to have all the fun they could, and
Fisher was to pass himself off as the
father of Sarbach. Fisher would go
into the hotel alone and register.
Can my son sleep with me2" Fisher
would ask the hotel clerk.
Certainly" the affable clerk would
reply. and then Fisher would call Sar-
bach into the hotel and the two would
try to hold the clerk to his promise to
furnish a bed that would hold the two
pounds.
At Salt Lake the father and SON
went in bathing. and the fun they had
was only equaled by the humor thar
the other bathers found in looking at
them in bathing costumes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
esUCH IMPERTINENCE. .
The Young Man Was Polite, but the
Woman Baked.

She was a little old woman-a shriv-
eled mite CT humanity-with wrinkle1
face and thin gray hair She wore
faded bonnet and a dingy black coat
she held a letter and her hands trenl-
bled slightly as she reached to pull down
the lid Of the letter box
An athletic young fellow stepped I'D
and turned the knob fol her on Uncle
sans letter safe. Then he glanced ar
the nlisssve IN her hand
.sDid you wish to post that letter.
MADAME he asked. respectfully.
Yes
Well" he said. there is no address
on it. You have forgotten to address it.
For a moment she hesitated. Then she
turned.
what business IS that of yours, STRIP
she demanded. I'D like to know what
concern it is of yours whether I address
my letters or not. Such im1ertinence.
The young man. red and embarrassed.
stood HELPLESS under the avalanche Of
language that descended upon him. 4
street urehin whistled softly Happy
Hcoligan.n and the crowd went No tia
street with 2 broad smile on its face-
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28

To pushing the statehood bill Mr..
Quay has made no pretense Of being
actuated by other than selfish motives.
but it happens that for once he has
found himself in position where he can
serve his own purpose and be right at
the same time if he can secure the
passage Of the measure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28

Montana has grown tired of her anti
gambling law and has passed it on 20
Idaho. which state shows a disposition
to try it a while The law makes the
maintenance OF a gambling resort n
felony. Montana has decided to try
local option for a change
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28

The .postofice authorities have dis
continued, temporarily, the rural mail
delivery along number of Indiana
routes because of the impossible condi-
ton Of the roads as notice to the people
that if they want regular mail service
they must see to it that the roads are
% for travel The rural mail service
may prove to be the most potent factor
an the good roads movement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28

There is not much foolishness about
Mr.. Hearst. Instead of blushing and
simpering when the presidency is men
toned to- him, he says frankly that he is
ready to take anything which he may
be found to merit, even to a nomination
for president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28

Washington Post: Whenever the wo-
men Of state-the majority of brains.
character and social iuAuence-are
ready TO ask for the ballot, they will noa
be long in getting it. From present APP.
pearances Maine and Kansas will soon
join the equal suffrage procession.
Meanwhile, why does not some state IN
which equal suffrage obtains add inter-
est to the movement by electing a wo-
man to congress-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28

When Attorney General Knox gels
down to business in the matter Of trust
busting" there are those who would like
to sec him tackle the theatrical trust
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28

David r. Francis is rapidly ap~
preaching the point when he viii be
entitled to enter the John Barrett class
He has Just honored King Edward with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28

Editor William r. Hearst will turn his
newspapers over TO the hired men anG
henceforth turn his attention TO politics
How about Editor Bryan?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28

About the only excuse apparent for
the unseating of Congressman Butler Of
Missouri is that the contestant needed
the money. Butler has served out the
term, lacking a few days