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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22
A GREAT WORK AHEAD.

| Some day a great psychologist OF re-
! form will be produced in this country
that is, a man who will chronicle the
why's and wherefores of certain pres
ent moral conditions. That man will
take into account the work of such
bodies as the National Reform asso-
citation which has just concluded its
annual convention in Topeka. He will
follow its trails and find them good.
! broad streets, hewn from entangled
misconceptions, indifferences, and
criminal malefactions, of and against
civic Righteousness.
To thoroughly conceive of the idea
and lode-star of this organization is
not the work of a moment. 1t means
a few waking nights" and some sor-
row from the things which these peo-
pie are trying to correct They bur-
; den themselves with several of the
worlds greatest problems and among
them are these: Divorce. Race Hat
red Sabbath Dissertation and Social
Evil
Not one of these but must be hand
led with gloves, covered over with the
eider-down of diplomacy, tact and
good sense. The man who desecrates
the Sabbath as the reformers say,
brooks no interference because he
declares they rob him of a
right and a freedom which is
his under the law of the land.
The Divorce advances for his misfor-
tunes no apology. but declares that it
is his own business. The race hater.
and that term is deliberately used. be-
lieves in class, and in many instances
it is fruit of generations. The less
said of the social evil doer, the better.
But his problem is nevertheless a real,
active one.
And these reformers offer for ev-
eryone of these wrongs a solution.
They offer God. During their two
days session not one. but called for
the interference of the Holy Ghost in
his behalf in whichever direction he
might direct his fight. Not one OF
them but declared that the American
people must elect the pathway OF
prayer, earnest conservation. and deep
faith in the Eternal Being if ever these
wrongs would be checked and wiped
away.
There are scoffers and pessimists,
men who laugh at the work of chose
preachers; men to whom their earn
est hours of deep religious thought
are but as a child's sandhouse; men
who look upon these reformers' ideas
as mere chimeras and things to be
tolerated-but that does not make
them worthless, 1t does not destroy
them. That it retards their value is
a certain and definite fact-but it does
not absolve them of influence and re-
suits.
That last fact the reIigic-reforn1-
psychologist will record. Just how he
Will say it, just to whom he will give
the credit, no one can say, but that
he will chronicle its fine thread of
gold through his pages is not to be
denied
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22
wATERwORKs sTTUAuON.

President Charles F. Street of the
Topeka Water company has gone back
to his office on Wall street, New York,
after vainly trying to deliver the water
plant which he sold to the city about
six months ago.
Mr.. Street will undoubtedly stay in
New York until the city council gets
anxious for him to come back. Within
a few weeks, it will probably begin to
percolate into the brains of some of
the city council who voted against city
ownership that the city of Topeka is
helpless. Then there will be a wall
go up for Mr.. Street to come back and
bring his waterworks title with him.
He will come. Mr.. Street will stand by
his agreement and sell the plant to
the city. 1t is merely a question of
how long it will take the city council
to realize the folly of its action.
Perhaps one of the things which the
city will try to do. pending its return to
earth, will be to force Mr.. Street to
spend a lot of money enlarging the
plant, and giving the city the kind of
service it needs. Who will compel Mr..
Street to do this? Not Judge Pollock.
for Judge Pollock has ordered his re-
ceiver. J. W. O'Neil. to turn over all the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe


| People have too much business to
talk about and not enough to transact.
Which would be wiser for a man
| past so to do: marry trained nurse or
a good cook?
If a secret is kept a secret, this is one
sign that it was not considered i'm
portant enough to tell.
When a school teacher pronounces
"dahlias' the ordinary person doesn't
know what she is talking about.
1t is said of an Atchison woman that
the only times she overdoes is when
she tells of how much she accomplish
When the man of the house leaves
town, his women folks have a we'll
now we can accomplish-something
look.
When mothers hear of a young girl
who likes to take care of babies, they
make as much of her as if she were
pudding.
After a woman has been married long
enough to know men well, she wonders
that she ever had enough faith in one
to announce her engagement.
We do a great many foolish things,
and make mistakes every day but we
wish to call attention to this proud
record: We never use the word "erst-
while
About the only advantage the wife
of preacher seems to have over other
women, 10 thHt her husband is home
more and has more time to hang
shelves.
We are glad money is an object to US,
and that we do not belong to the 400
which study extravagant and ridicu-
lous methods of separating themselves
from their wealth. We are glad we
have some useful employment, and that
we do not ride in a tally-ho as a swell,
and blow horn to call attention to
the fact that we do not have to work.
Here are a few items we have COM
piled from The Globe: Johnny For
ley expects to become guard at the
Worlds fair Johnny Forley, who
failed to become guard at the Worlds
fair, will not enter school again next
season, but will study to become
physician John Forley has taken a
Forley won the prize at Mabel Turkeys
card party last night John Forley
has resigned his position in the cloth
ing store to accept a more lucrative po-
sition wiping at the B. & NJ. round
house" Johnny Forley has gone out to
western Kansas to shoot prairie chick
ems Johnny Forley has quit wiping
at the B. & M. round house" Johnny
Forley has accepted a position in Leav-
enworth.' Johnny Forley is working
with painting gang in Denver. Mrs.
Forley reports that her son Johnny is
making a wonderful success with the
atrical company in California. He is
getting fifty dollars a week. Johnny
Forley was severely bruised while
alighting from a freight train at Oma-
ha junction yesterday" We are tired
of printing items about Johnny Forley
in such a way as to conceal the truth
Johnny Forley is the unfortunate Off
spring of an industrious and wCGthy
father and mother. He is lazy, and
can't hold a job a month. He smokes
cigarettes. and shows many indications
of becoming a failure in life. The Globe
TrNta
Forley's name except in connection
with telling the truth about him.
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he asked Naaman for gifts for them
Naaman responded by giving him dou-
BILE what he asked.
OF course the story of the two needy
young men was false, but Gehazi
deemed the lie necessary to work his
graft The CRATER will always lie.
Upon his return Elisha asked him
about his absence. Another lie was
necessary. He denied that he had been
away from the house. Elisha, of
course, knew what he had done Ele ac-
cused him of the graft and pronounced
the curse of leprosy upon him, and
Immediately" says the divine record,
he became as white as snow" with
the loathsome disease.
How many modern Gehazis there
are! How many people are ever ready
to work any little graft that comes in
their way
How many public servants there are
who take advantage of their positions,
just as did Gehazi, to make money to
which they are not Iegitimately en-
titled. Many of them argue. the first
time they do it, that no one will be
harmed thereby. just as Gehazi did.
Then it is easy to do something a lit
tie worse, a step at a time. until the
boodler. 1t is not always that punish
ment comes SO swiftly and with such
force as it did to Gehazi, but it is al
most certain to overtake the CRATER in
some shape eventually.
The state of Kansas has its Gehazis
today. There are men who have COM
the respect of their fellows
and who have been given positions of
trust, just as Gehazi was. They have
seen opportunities to make money out
of their positions and they have
argued that it would harm no one
overlooking the injury they might be
doing to the public-and their greed
has urged them on to graft. In some
instances the publicity given their acts
metes out punishment to them. Others
may not be punished except by their
own consciences and the fear of being
caught, and they may go on in their
career until a penalty as great as that
which was pronounced upon Gehazi
overtakes them. but it is almost sure
to come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

waterworks property to Mr. Street. The
receivership is merely nominal now;
Street owns the property.
When the council finds that it can not
compel Mr.. Street to improve the plant.
it may try to induce him to take new
franchise Mr.. Street will decline; he
has already declined. He says his pres
ent franchise is good enough for him.
Then possibly the council will try to
invalidate this franchise. This viii lead
to the inevitable lawsuit; a fight in the
circuit court, court of appeals and
United States supreme court, and ten
years is a short allowance for the round.
Then there will probably be some new
point. and another ten years consumed.
Meantime the city would be struggling
along with its plant in exactly the con-
dition it is today. plus deterioration
And the insurance trust would be TAX
ing $4,000 a year in tolls.
Or perhaps the council will decide
to get the legislature to pass the
necessary law (Which possibly couldn't
be done). authorizing it to vote bonds
(Which probably the people would de-
feat) which would be sold Off any
body could be found to buy them) for
the purpose of building a new water
works system. And as soon as things
were ready to begin work on its plant,
the present company would start an
injunction suit, and the merry chase
through the various United States
courts would begin again.
Isn't it a lovely muss which the city
has gotten itself into? Isn't the city
council proud of it's work? VIII the
present city council reconsider its &C
ton and rectify its error, or will the
of Topeka have to elect some
new councilmen who will exercise a
little more common sense in dealing
with CITY affairs?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
A good time isn't always worth the
price.
The punt of the pigskin is heard in
the land.
The fool is hopeless who laughs at his
own folly.
Don't advertise your trouble. It's a
drug on the market.
The man who does his level best
doesn't go down hill.
The ascent up the ladder of fame has
made many a man dizzy.
A cheap cigar has little reason for
being puffed up with pride.
Dissipation is a thief that steals the
sense as well as the dollars.
Don't put on more airs than you can
conveniently get away with.
Csotrox-"What is a good cure for
gout?" Harduppe-"Poverty
To catch a fisherman in a lie it isn't
necessary to put salt on his tale.
A girls first love affair demonstrates
the happiness of being miserable.
The modern Diogenes who looks for
an honest man only succeeds in finding
fault.
Wigg-"I don't believe art pays, do
you?" Wagg-"Well, I know artists
don't"
When might and right engage in fight,
And very Oft they should.
We find that might does not make right,
But generally makes good.
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Just now politics is causing some
strange doings and sayings.
For instance: There is one candi-
date for Office who is fretting away
day after day because the ducks are
becoming plentiful but he has to
watch his fences during the campaign
and he is afraid to go hunting. He
might go on Sundays. but he is afraid
that hunting Oh the Sabbath would
not do for candidate for office. So
the ducks are safe, so far as he is con-
cerned.
There is another candidate for
office who is sometimes troubled with
chills. When he makes long drives
at night to political meetings he often
takes along a bottle which might
wrongfully be labeled "cold tea" He
hasn't made a trip during this cam
pafgn that he hasn't been in company
with red hot prohibition speaker.
There is another candidate for
Office who has been invited to several
clubs where brewed beverages are the
chief topic of conversation. He has
not been to one yet. Some of the
brew club members limited that if he
was afraid to go to their club rooms
they would not vote for him, so he
worked up courage and started to the
club room. Just a few min utes before
he got there the police pulled the brew
club. The candidate hasn't been
there yet.
Another candidate for office is wor-
ried. He doesn't know what he fears,
but he fears everything. Some say
he is afraid of his shadow. A few
days ago he was told that the woman
suffragists would demand that he sign
their petition for their ticket to go
on the official ballot, and he was told
that If he did sign the men who op-
pose suffrage would vote against him,
and that if he didn't sign the women
would vote solidly against him. He
was so worried that he forgot that
the women can not vote at the cleo
ton in November.
There is another candidate, this one
for a state Office. who says to his
newspaper friends ''Say something
about me In the paper once in a while,
please; the people don't know 1 am
running" He hasn't taken a day off
to campaign, for he knows II he did
he wouldn't be elected. but he would
like a little advertising.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

Philadelphia Bulletin: A good deal
has been said by the Republicans this
year regarding the probability that
FIRST voters would cast their ballots
for Roosevelt. This is not likely to be
true in the south. but there are some
grounds for the belief that the presi-
dents personal qualities of straightfor-
wardness, vigor and courage make him
especially a favorite with a host of
young men who have never before voted
for presidential electors. There must
be several hundred thousand of these in
the north and west, and if a big major
ity of them support the Republican
ticket they will prove an important re-
lOforcenent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22
SHOT BY OWN REVOLVER.
Son of Chanute Contractor Is Nfortally
Hurt.

Chanute, Oct 22.-Henry Harp,
second son of G. A. Harp, the con-
tractor, was accidentally shot Friday
afternoon while hunting, and it is
thought MORALLY wounded
The report brought in was that
young Harp, carrying a shotgun on
one arm and a IA revolver in his belt,
was hunting in the woods across the
river southeast of town. He stopped
over to pick up a walnut and the re-
volver becoming loosened from his belt
fell to the ground. struck a stone and
was discharged, the bullet entering his
groin on the right side. Drillers near
there saw the accident and fastened
to the scene, assisted him as best they
could and dispatched messengers to
town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22
GEHAZI THE CRATER.

The Bible lesson which will be
studied in the Sunday schools of the
world tomorrow is the story of the
healing of Naaman the Leper. Incl
dentally it leads up to a brief but
pointed story of graft which has a very
modern application.
Naaman, who was the commander of
the armies of Syria, was afflicted with
the leprosy. little Hebrew maid. a
slave in his household. told of the Won
derful power of Elisha, the prophet of
the Lord in Israel, and suggested that
Naaman go to Elisha for healing.
Naaman did so and was healed. Being
man of great wealth and as he was
naturally delighted over his recovery,
he offered Elisha great sum OF money
and other costly gifts. which, of course,
Elisha refused to accept
Now Elisha had a servant named
Gehazi. Up to this time Gehazi, so far
as the record shows, had always been
an honest, trustworthy sort of man.
But here temptation to graft was pre-
sented which he did not resist What
would be the harm, he argued, in get
ting some of that money from Naaman
for himself? Naamap was rich and
wanted to pay Elisha for curing him of
Ieprosy, but as Elisha would not accent
it, what wrong was there in his taking
some of the money himself, thought
Gehazi To be sure he had no inst
claim on the money, but no one would
be defrauded by his taking it, so why
shouldn't he?
And Gehazi gave way to his greed
As soon as Naaman had departed &C.
hazi ran after him. He represented
that two young men had Just arrived
at Elisha's house and were needy, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

check stand is now located. on the
south side of the room. This is to be
done so that the clerk can get a bet
ter view of all the entrances to the
hotel.
The counter has been at that place
since the hotel started, years ago.
tics has leaned his elbows upon its
boards, to inscribe his name in the
hotel register. 1t is made of just COM
mon pine boards, painted a dark red.
or brass to its makeup. But never
theless 1t was well known in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22
Mnst Stay on Ticket.

One man wants to get off the Shaw
nee county ticket. He does not want
to be a candidate but he is too late
and he must stay on. This man who
would escape Office is w. F. Stahl on
the Auburn township ballot for town
ship clerk. He wrote to County Clerk
Newman Tuesday asking that his name
be taken off the ballot. The letter
was posted at Wakarusa station
Wednesday. Wakarusa is but 1 miles
from Topeka but Newman did not get
the letter until this morning. The
last day for candidates to decline was
Wednesday. Stahl will have to stay
on the ticket
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

CFrom the New York Press.l
In a political campaign the devil
hardly has to lift his hand to get a
bumper crop.
A woman takes pride In thinking how
proud she would be if she had anything
to be proud of.
It's mighty funny how Queerly a girl
is built who is not allowed to dress the
way she wants to.
Some men are so domesticated they
can look pleasant when they find the
cooks hair in the butter.
About the time a man thinks he has
learned all about running his automo-
bile it Is due to blow up on him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22
AT THE WoRLD.s FAIR.

Subscribers to the State journal
visiting the Worlds Fair may have
ahe paper mailed regularly each day
to any address in St. Louis at the rate
IA thirty cents n month The last
edition OF the State journal reaches
ST. Louis the following morning. The
paper can be sent care of the Kansas
building. ~ desired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

Ded Chabanees ISIS making a holler
pecaus der Rooshans iss disgeesing
dereselfS in Chimes duds. Dey says dot
dey like to shoot Rooshans, but dey hate
to shoot a chinymun, und dot some
Rooshans may ged away vile dey iss
trying to see uf dey ISIS wearing pig
tails. Maybe it ISIS now so dot Chap
dey hat reformed in dis respect since
der Chinko-Jappa var, ven Chinymun
pot-pie vas der Chabanees national dish.
Der ISIS lods uf sooper hoos employees
around der state house, but der greatest
uf dem ISIS desc; der armed guard vot
sleebs in the state treasury.
Chupiter may hold der attention uf a
few scientific stiffs, but Mars condinues
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22
Cures Winter Cough.

j. E. Cover, 101 N. Main St.. Ottawa,
Kan, writes: Every fall IT has been my
Wife's trouble to eaten a severe cold, and
therefore to cough all winter long. Last
fan / got for her a bottle of Horehound
syrup She used it and has been able to
sleep soundly all night long. Whenever
the cough troubles her, two or three doses
Enc we'll" sc. soc, 500. Sold BY Rowley
e Snow and w. S. Miller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22
TO CHANGE A LANDMARK.
Clerks Desk at Copeland Hotel VIII
Be Changed.

An old landmark of political history
is to be changed in the Copeland hotel.
The clerks counter in the northeast
corner of the lobby is to be torn away.
A counter will be put up where the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

Hartford Post: 1.-The trusts are in
ferior to the government" is the way
a spellbinder puts it Just before cleo
ton the trusts will permit the state
ment to go unchallenged, but there is
no court Of record where such a state
nent is in evidence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

Nobody is taking enough interest in
the election to take a straw vote.
There are some things to be thankful
for in connection with an apathetiG
campafer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22
WABASH TO sT. LOUIS
Worlds Fctr Roufe-'sFollovv the
Flag"

Only line to Worries cafr main en-
trance. Five daily trains from Kansas
CITY. Shortest line. Ask your agent
for tickets over the Wabash.
L 8. MCCLELLAN
Western Passenger Agent,
Kansas City, Mo
Fl. c. SHIELDS.
Travelling Passenger Agent.
Kansas City. Ma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

Mr.. Hearst's reelection to congress
seems assured. He has been endorsed
by the Populists in his district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

Senator Buttons desire to have his
case advanced is attributed by the
Washington Post to the fact that he is
tired of living in a doubtful state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

That President Roosevelt will be
elected is strongly probable, but that
he will have 290 electoral votes is open
to doubt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

Dey are getting tired uf nigeros ofen
in Mizzizzippy, we're der planters ISIS
canning der Africans in fafor uf
Megsican laborists. Anoder "outrache"
fer Col. Jeltz to straighten oudt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

While both parties would be glad
TO have the support of Wall street,
each is trying to convince the people
that the other has it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

The New York Herald which has de-
olared its belief that Roosevelt will be
elected is suspected of having received
a tip from General GrosYenor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

st. Louis Post Dispatch: Every man
In the country, without regard to party
ties, will approve President Roosevelt's
aenunciation of the men who put iron
m cork life preservers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

When those dissatisfied citizens of
Panama see Secretary Taft, nothing
more will be necessary to insure their
keeping quiet, at least until he leaves
the isthmuS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

They have an educated horse in
Berlin that answers questions. He
could do a good business over here by
telling who will be elected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

The campaign is so dull in New
England that the papers continue to
discuss the Gypsy moth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

Probably the most surprised can
didates this fall in Kansas will be those
who find themselves elected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

Uf you look close a huff. you can some
advantage to somepody see in efery
state uf affairs. Fer instances, uf Tim
Donofan vas Chief uf bolice, dere might
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

Dis ought to be a goot week fer de-
gTocerists to unloadt cold storage aigi
in SOLD spring cabbache. A Tom show
ISIS soon canning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22

The fight of the Democratic papers on
Mr.. Cortelyou make that gentleman's
defeat almost certainty.