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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

lrron the chicago News
Some women who claim to be under
80 talk like sixty.
The man who talks shop dislikes to
nave his wife talk shopping.
Sef-conffdence is all right if you are
IN position to back it up.
Before hitching your wagon to a
star look to the strength of your har-
ness.
People who fish for compliments
frequently lose their entire angling
outfits.
A mans narrow mind is seldom due
to the fact that he minds his own BUSH
ness.
If girl really has a young mans
best interests at heart, why does she
marry him?
When lovelorn youths intentions
are serious his attentions are apt to be
ridiculous.
If fortunes wheel doesn't turn to
suit you put your shoulder to 1t and
give it another whirl.
If a small boy is allowed to stay UP
late at night he is willing to sleep
overtime the next morning.
When a woman is going away on a
visit she never finishes packing her
trunk until after the expressman calls
for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08
MIR. sTUBBs IS FAMOUS.

The Stubs article in the Cosmopoli-
tan is creating quite a Juror. Way up
at Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Herald
of that place is moved to remark:
THE STUBS OF MICHIGAN.
How Stubs Crushed the Kansas
Machine" is the title of an interesting
article in the October COSMOPOLITAN It
was re-pubiished in full a few days ago
with every mark of approval by the De-
troit Tribune, and in abbreviated form
by the Detroit News.
Stubs is a wealthy railroad con-
tractor in Kansas. Two years ago he
was elected to the Kansas legislature
He had a falling out with the majority
OF his colleagues and as a result Mr.
Stubs pet bills failed of enactment
Stubs was determined upon revenge.
He would smash the machine that had
injured mis- feelings. He would defeat
into the executive chair would place
man more to his own personal liking
Mr.. Stubs first step was to put
100000 in the bank subject to check
Then he passed the word around that
the money was there. In an incredible
short time Stubbs began to get action.
Before the day for the state convention
Governor Bailey withdrew. and Stubs
man has a clear field.
The moral which the Tribune and the
News would have draw from this
magazine article appears to be that a
political machine can be smashed to
bits by determination and righteous
cause.
The more obvious moral and one
more easily understood is how wonder
fully effective in Kansas politics $780,
600 may be in the hands of a man who
wants revenge regardless of expense.
In other states Stubs method might
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08
PUBLIC OFFICE A PRIVATE
GRAFT

The Comanche county bond deal
including the embezzlement of State
Treasurer T. T. Kelly, is only another
instance of the Burton standard OF
official conduct. The Burton concep-
ton of public office is a private
graft Burton and Kelly are two of
a kind 1t seems to be impossible
for them to do right as public officers.
To the average person it seems sur
prisiEg that Mr.. Kelly and his asso
cfates should continue to graft, con-
stdering the fate that overlook their
chief, Senator Burton. The grating
instinct seems to be so strong in some
people that they cannot resist it.
And the disposition to graft spreads.
When low official sees a higher one
using his office illegally, the lower Of
fetal is likely to make it an excuse
for doing the same thing-if the
grating instinct is in him. When a
dishonest clerk sees the officials over
him boodling, is it any wonder that
the clerk should do the same thing
when opportunity offers?
OF course, the Comanche county deal
was nothing new with Kelly. He was
simply continuing the line of action he
began when county clerk of Miami
county. The State Journal told all
about Mr.. KeIly's record in that office.
but most of the Republican party or
gans rushed to his defense They said
that occurred a long time ago and
should not bar Mr.. Kelly from being
elected state treasurer.
And it did not.
The majority of the people of Kan
sas seemed to take the view of the Re-
publican organs and they elected Kelly
state treasurer. Time has proved that
he is the same Kelly who was county
clerk of Miami county. His field of
operations is wider now. He handles
thousands now where he handled only
dollars in Miami county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08

The growing demand of the people
of the United States for tropical and
subtropicaI products is pointed out in
the annual report of the chief of the
bureau of statistics, just issued by the
department of commerce and labor. 1t
shows that the total value of tropical
and subtropical products brought into
the United States during the fiscal
year 1904 amounted to $43O,556, 775,
including those brought from the Ha-
waiian Islands. Porto Rico, and the
Philippines. In nearly all of the trop-
4cal and subtropical products the i'm
portaticns of the fiscal year 1904 are
materially larger than in earlier years,
while in quantity the increase is even
greater than that in value. because of
the declining prices of many of these
articles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08
GLOBE SIGHTS
{ From the Atchison CLONE. !

lFrom the Atchison GIobe.J
At this season, there is a taste OF
rooster in spring chicken.
The croquette is the old fashioned
hash-baH after it gets into society
When it gets too cold for the flies
to play outdoors, is the most disagree
able season of the year.
The indications are that we will live
next winter on jam and recoliections
OF what we spent at the fair.
II man gets irritated when he is
interrupted in reading a letter, that
is one sign it is not from his wife.
II IS said of an Atchison woman
tnaI Wnen she made a tour around
the world she registered from Chicago,
When crowd of passengers crowd
on train OF cars they suggest the
ctothes as they are tumbIed out of the
laundry bag.
"A woman under thirty will serea m
Iouoer when she sees a bug than a
Moiiiah past fifty will scream when
she sees a snake
A man may have always been an
ilnduIgent father, but if he is slow at
this is forgotten Gil
A farmers wife knows such seriens
lungs IN life that we have noticed
ln ma she isn't as apt to brush the flies
on her baby's face as quick as a town
mother would. 10"
Next winter. when she refused the
n Haty 10 save it for the preacher.
Mother will say that she woIIId have
put up more fruit if it hadn't Re-,
Ior the fruit jar famine. oh. we are
onto Mother ' VIC are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08
SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS.

The Municipal Journal and Engineer
takes the city of Topeka to task fol
having considered the possibility OF
saving money under the emergency
measure of a horizontal cut in salaries
/ 1t says:
THE newspapers of Topeka are dis
cussing the question of a cut in the sal
aries of the city officials. At present all
the officials in the employ of the city
who receive 81 900 or over are as fol-
lows:
"City attorney. $500 per year; fire
marshal, $3.50; city engineer, $1,620;
mayor, 81, 500; city clerk, 81, 500; election
! commissioner. 81, 200; city treasurer, ST.
200; street commissioner, 81 ,O2O; plumb
ing inspector, $1,000; chief of police, ST.
600; superintendent of light plant, ST.
600.
THE aggregate of these munifcent
CD salaries, and those of officials who
receive less, amounts to 100000 per an
mum. The proposition is to reduce
these already too small salaries by 10
per cent. This would mean a paltry
saving of $4,000 per year.
I'm consideration of the fact that the
total municipal assets of Topeka in
1902 footed up to about 1900, 900, this
on the part of this prosperous city. In
the same year the net debt, per capftE
was 1912; the assessed valuation of
real and personal property was $500 per
capita. The total expenditures of the
city, in the same var, for maintenance
amounted to $9.3S per capita, as COM
pared with $16.45 and s2S.71 for the two
cities next larger and smaller in popu-
lation. Maiden and Newton, Mass.
we do not hesitate to say that, in
stead of seeking to reduce the sal
aries, Topeka should increase them.
1t is absurd that the highest salary
paid to any official of city the size of
Topeka should be only $500! 1t is
more absurd that the mayor should
receive only $500 per year, and that
his should be fourth in the order of
amount of salary received
What is the matter with Topeka
Is she poverty stricken, or are the
newspapers giving the outer world a
wrong impression? In any event, it is
a badly policy to cut salaries, espe-
cially when they are already too low"
The item from the Municipal Jour
nal and Engineer contains the usual
of error to be found when the
eastern magazines write long range
editorials about the west
AS matter of fact, Topeka is not
likely to reduce it's salary schedule.
The salaries have been steadily going
up, and there are no indications of a
decline. The plan to reduce salaries
was merely suggested as one way to
meet a deficit which threatened to |
occur in the city finances.
The Municipal Journal asks, 'eWhat
is the matter with Topeka? Is she
poverty stricken" If the MunicipaI /
Journal would investigate sufficiently. I
it would find that Topeka is not pow
arty stricken, but is tied down by law
TO a levy of IL mills for current ex-
penses. This makes municipal econ
omy of utmost Importance, especially
n view of the fact that Topeka is un-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08
MIR. KEILY,S CASE

State Treasurer Kelly has been caught
red-nanded in financing the Comanche
county school bond deal for Mr.. A. A
GODDARD, using the state funds for the
purpose, and is therefore an embezzleI
whose resignation should be demanded
by Governor Bailey. Some years age
Governor Osborn asked and received the
resignation of State Treasurer Samuel
Lappin who had disposed of $17,O
worth of forged bonds to the state
school fund.
The statement of Treasurer Kelly,
published in another part of this paper
today, is pitiable. Confronted with the
sworn testimony printed in last
nights paper there was really nothing
for him to say. His statement when
closely read simply corroborates the
testimony and is really in the nature of
confession that he is guilty as
charged.
Mr.. Kelly carried Mr.. GODDARD with
state money, 1928, 10000, from July 26tn
to August 11th-which is simply one
thing: ENLIGHTENMENT.
When Mr.. GODDARD bought these per
cent bonds of their original holders he
contracted to pay $4,000 and
paid $4,000 down and agreed to pay the
remaining $4,000 upon the delivery of
the securities. He paid this $4,000
July 22nd and gave his note for the
amount for three days to the Inter-
state National bank. At the end of
four days Mr.. Kelly took up Mr.. God
ards note with two checks signed by
I. T. Kelly, state treasurer. These
checks were for $61. 500 each and aggre-
gated $123, OOO
Mr.. GODDARD permitted Mr.. Kelly to
hold the per cent bonds and ne re-
ceived his cancelled note July 18th. The
state also thus paid Mr.. GODDARD his
$4,000 profit sixteen days before the
school fund commissioners on August
18th bought and paid for the $123, 600
of Az per cent bonds
1t is a lamentable story.
Kelly is a shrewd, smart man, of good
address, a fine accountant. He has
made mere tools of some of his asso-
ciates. A man of his capabilities could
have achieved wonderful success in a
commercial way were he honest and
turned his talents to legitimate COM
pursuits, instead of to graft
ing and the manipulation of public
trust funds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08

like some of its neighbors, in that To-
peka gets no revenue whatever from
saloons, gambling houses and other
resorts.
The mayor of Topeka gets $1,000
a year, and the Municipal Journal
will probably admit that this is
enough, in view of the fact that the
mayor is not required to give up his
regular occupation to assume the
duties of the office of mayor.
There is one thing the Municipal
Journal is right about: salaries are
too low in Topeka. AS soon as the
city can find some way to get more
income it will doubtless do as it has
been doing, and pay more to it's Off
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08
Gave the LAWYER His Ouietus

Not long ago a prominent contribu-
tor to the columns of the newspapers
was witness in a trivial case in court
and was being harried by a bumptious
country lawyer, who asked:
$50 you are a writer, are you? Well,
sir, with what great paper or magazine
are you connected?"
with none" was the modest reply.
Then, why do you call yourself a
writer? What do you write-novels,
scientific works. histories. or what?"
II write anything and everything
that occurs to me as likely to be worth
reading, or to sell whether it is worth
reading or not"
Well, then, for whom or for what
do you write? You say you are not
connected with any paper or maya
zine
Yes, sir.I so stated. am an IN
attached writer, for the general mar
ket."
Just So. You write anything that
occurs to you. Wen, now. do you eyer
write up the proceedings of courts ?"
II have done SO occasionally"
Can you state to the judge and jury
what particular kind of court proceed
ings you would deem worthy of your
pen ?"
Yes. If I saw a young lawyer
treating a respectable witness in a very
rude and disresDectful manner and
making an ass of himself generally I
should think that possibly worth writ
ing up
The court and jury smiled audibly.
The judge took the witness in hand for
a moment.
'How much do you think a scene
like this, for instance, ought to bring
if it were well written up?"
''It would depend upon the actors.
If the lawyer were a person of any
note or character possibly IS or So"
What would you expect to receive
should you write the facts of this par
ticular instance ?''
About rs cents, your honor"
Counsel for the defense had no more
questions to Observation-Disclosures Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08
QUAKER REFLECTIONS

lFrom the Philadelphia Record.
Many man is pound foolish VIII
isn't even penny wise. az
me policeman who patrols a GENE.
'ery knows all about dead beats.
Every stage has its wings. br+ Z,
taxes an angel to make them futter.
In the game of life lots of girls
would rather win a diamond thsn :.
heart. IMAM a
The funniest thing about MANY .
comedlan Is the fact that he thinks
1t Is natural that the musicians wbo
blows. ooAe u
When man is his own worst enemy
himself. Win
No, Maude, dear; there is no stint
larlty between a dinner coat and an
Elton Jacket. al
The girl who fishes for a husband
snouid know the difference between a
nibble and a bite. q
1t was handsome wedding,
And happy was the bride
Inc men all swore it was a bore
And all the women cried.
Most of us can only do one tbine
wen, says the Manayunk PHILOSOPHER,
The man who is successful as a
money maker is generally a disna al
failure as Spender"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08

Importations of 1bers in 1904, in
Guiding those from the Philippine ISL
ands, amounted to 299,951 tons.
against 2493O6 tons in 1900, 1892
tons in 1890. III. 751 tons in 1880. and
45,5S3 tons in 1870. Cocoa imported
amounted to 72,277,6OO pounds in
1904. against 41.746.s72 pounds in
1900, 1S.266,177 pounds in 1890. =
403,64S pounds in 1850, and 3.6O4.S45
pounds in 1870 Tea importations in
1904 amounted to 49, 9S,O1e pounds
against S4,s45,107 pounds in 1900
SS,sS6,129 pounds in 1890. 72.162.
pounds in 1880, and 47,4Os.4s1 pounds
In 1870 Fruits also show a rapid
increase in importation, the value of
tropical and subtropical fruits brought
into the United States in 1904 being
$24,S9O.SO0, against S19,s63.5o2 in
1900. $14,O2s, sos in 1880, and STAG
592 in 1870.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08

The total quantity of sugar brought
into the United States in 1904 from
the tropics, including that brought
from Porto Rico and the Hawaiian
Islands, is 4,675, 627,S13 pounds,
against S.3e5,OS7,7s6 pounds in 1900.
1882. s2o,S9 pounds in 1890, 1885,
2s6,03O pounds in 1850, and 1885,
ee2.049 pounds in 1870. Coffee i'm
portations in 1904 amounted to $685.
S31,292 pounds, against 7S7,991,911
pounds in 1900, 99,159,120 pounds in
1890, and 235,256,574 pounds in 1870.
1mportations of raw silk in 1904
amounted to 16.722,617 pounds, in
Guiding all classes of manufactured
silk under this title, against 11,259,S1O
pounds in 1900, 5,9S4,360 pounds in
1880, 2,562,256 pounds in 1880, and
5S5,5S9 pounds in 1870.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08

William L. Douglas. the shoe manu-
facturer of Brockton, is the choice of
the Democrats for governor in Mas
sachusetts- Mr.. Douglas is a popular
man, self-made, and a millionaire. He
has served in the state house of rep
resentatives and senate. and has been
mayor of Brockton. 1t was largely
due to his efforts that the state board
of arbitration and Cancellation was
created. 1t is a theory of Mr. Douglas
that a properly advertised candidate
VIII get the votes, and he has always
commended that a well managed press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08

Formal notifications of nominations
and letters of acceptance have got
down as far as the candidates for gov
ernor this year. Probably by the time
another presidential campaign rolls
around we shall have the candidates
for the offices of constable and justice
OF the peace replying to the chairman
OF notification committee with a let
umns long
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08
AT THE WORLDS FAIR

Subscribers to the State journal
Visiting the Worlds Fair may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
20 any address in St. Louis at the rate
on thirty cents a month. The last
edition of the State journal reaches
ST. Louis tile following morning. The
paper can be sent care of the Kansas
building. IL desired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

IFTO1Il ITlt New DIX PreSS.
After frills come the bills.
Nearly always a woman takes or
weight in the wrong direction.
A man has to have very thin legs to
give himself away as a woman does
getting on a streetcar.
When there is no whisky in the de-
canter it is a sign that a man has just
either swore off or on.
When woman is caught out in the
rain with her best hat on it is a eau
ton the way she can spank her child
for getting it's feet wet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08

Franchises have been so cheapened
by the open handed way in which they
have been given out by the city coun-
GIL that people are beginning to re-
xuse them when offered. 1t may be-
come necessary to accompany each
one with bonus in the future. in or
der to induce the intended beneficiary
to accept it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08
A Fresh Airing.

A little friend of mine was spending his
vacation in the country with his grand
parents. One day not long ago he was
walking in the fields with his grandfather
and was surprised to see all the cows
chewing their cuds. Not understanding
what it meant he exclaimed:
DO you have to buy chewing gum for
all them cows, grandpa ?'-Albany Jour-
nal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

'She loved him at sight
What was there about him to admire?
ooh, a general odor of gasoline and a
thick coating of dust."-Puck.
II don't know what we shall do if ex-
penses keep increasing"
cost nearly two millionsl"-Life.
Silas-By heck. thar is one horse the au-
tomobile can't scare.
Cyrus-What is that, Sile7
Silas-Why, q sawhorse. 1 threw one In
front of a red devir' and wrecked the
whole blamed Observation-Disclosures Her
aid
Mrs. Waters (sternly)-Is there bar at
tached to this hotel, young man?
Bell Boy-No'm; but we kin send out an
git any kind O. booze yer want.-Philadel-
phia Press.
How Mr.. Gazzletools expression has
hardened"
Yes answered Miss Cayenne He
used to have mobile countenance. Now
it is an automobile countenance.''-Wa
ington Star.
In the Country.-Sman Boy-Mister, ma
auto in front of our house for half an
hour. She thinks tn smell from your au-
termobeel may drive away tn mosqui-
toes.-Judge.
80 you have taken your son into re
bank to work his way arp from the bot
tom? How is he doing?"
'Oh, fairly well. He reported for duty
twice last week and hung around for
nearly an hour each time, in spite of the
fact that there was golf tournament go
ing on."-Chfcago Record-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08

You can't make a crooked stick
straight. Men who went wrong in for
mer legislatures are not likely to go
right in the next legislature. Keen
xhem at hOme.-Omaha Bee.
The Bees remarks apply to other
officials as well as to legislators and to
other states besides Nebraska.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08

be called a running Doodle campaign,
but 1t better. serves the purpose of the
Detroit Tribune and the Detroit News
to point to Stubs course as that of
high-minded patriot inspired by the
nobleSt reform sentiments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08

make the arrest
Twenty-one years ago Valley Falls
woman bought s.. 80 worth of goods and
ieft town. This week the merchant got
81 from her, mailed in California The
one cent was probably interest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08

Russia seems inclined to postpone
the evil day as long as possible by
sending her fleet to the Orient by the
way of Cape Horn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08

The Bristow retirement item has
again started on its rounds. 1t origin
ated in Florida this time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08

e Dere ISIS only Won ting vot will make
yourselluf more egsawsted den to attend
der worlds fair ad Sand Looey, und dot
ISIS to hear somepody dell you aloud i'd
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Save Systematically

ana invest your savings where they
VIII earn from to s per cent. accord
ing 70 time. Security first MORTGAGES
on 1opeka MONIES. repayable monthly.
The Capitol Building and Loan Associate
SS4 Kansas Ave. Cali for aoosrs.,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08

Some uf der streed-corner fieIdmarshals
decited dot id vas all oop NIT der Roosh-
ans ven der Chabanees got negst to der
Port ArtCr vattervorks, bud id ISIS nod so,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08

Racon-He went to the fancy dress ball
in a costume made of old letters.
Egbert-Sort of a suit of mail, eh2-
Yonlxers Statesman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08

Anyvon Wishing to cuss a policeman
would be furnished NIT bodyguard und q
maggiefone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08
der rim uf der rushing rifer had besser
dake a sneak fer der hill pastur.

hat to work. to hard for a lif1ng, chust
dake look or two ad der Teller vot iss
Working oferdime drying to avoid a chob
fear some labor booroo Teller might slib
oop on him.
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~. r. BURROW.
81. L. DAYHOFF,
ssC n COT I'm NJ -

IF you will agree in writing for the
three consolidated into one case, with
three separate verdicts 1 will pass on
the stipulation. I understand that it is
desired to try this matter before cleo
ton, but I wish to say emphatically
that 1 can try but one case, or all
three cases consolidated as one with
three separate verdicts," said Judge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08
DON'T FORGET THIs.

I'VE have instructed our attorneys to
demand immediate trial, to waive all for
mallties causing delay and to make any
agreement necessary to bring a trial
without delay
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08

Der brtce for playing der same tun
more den nine consekitif hours on a cleo
trig piana would be den years in der Goa
mines.