The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-15

Did the assessor miss counting you?
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Another last survivor of the War OF
1872 died in New York the other day.
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Judging from the news columns, the
war correspondents are not earning
their salaries at present.
Taft's tip to the railroad magnates
shows that he understands the re-
sponsibiIities of holding down the lid
during the present administration.
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The secret is out. Rojestvensky is
manufacturing his international law
as he needs it. That is apparently
why he is paying so little attention to
France.
A New York paper says a bank teller
with no bad habits has been robbing
his bank. Perhaps bank robbing is not
classified as a bad habit in the neigh
borhood Of Wall street.
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Arizona has become such a lake re-
gion in the last six months. that you
won't be able to get around in the
desert, if you should go out there now,
without a bathing suit
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Actor Jefries declares he will re-
tire from the stage and the drama will
have to worry along without him in
the future. At last reports the drama
wasn't doing very much worrying.
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The way your Uncle Samuel goes
after those who break federal liquor
laws is shown by the fact that 400 Of
the 100 prisoners in the Fort Leav-
enwOrth federal prison are bootleg
gers.
The Washington Star publishes a
cablegram from London stating that
Father Canon is once more back in
Russia ready to lead the revolution
lists again, but you mustn't tell the
car about it
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That Missouri mob which lynched a
negro the other day seems to have been
in too much of a hurry to find out
whether the victim was guilty until ar
ter he was hanged. The mob probably
considered that as an incidental formal
ity anyway.
The Missouri newspapers chronicle
the arrest of a young gentleman by the
name Of Jesse James for taking more
than was coming to him in the way Of
interest. His arrest will, Of course, be
regretted. as he is the son of a former
prominent Missouri citizen.
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Our Vladivostok exchanges have been
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so We cannot say for certain. but it is
supposed that the old town is getting
ready to entertain a distinguished visi-
tor, though whether it win be Roiest-
Vensky or Togo is a little uncertain.
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"Bent Murdoch is aspiring to sit in
the executive chair when Governor
Hoch surrenders it." comments the
COneyville Record, which the Ell Do
RADIO colonel amends by saying: you
probably mean when Hoch is thrown
out next year. According to that
amendment Colonel Murdoch probably
has long time to wait.
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Thirty or forty years ago Russia
sold us what she thought was a gold
brick. She got fooled. We paid only
some small change for it, which we
got back years ago, and now it is
sending US something like $22,00O.O 900
year of the real yellow article. If
Russia had Alaska to draw on now it
would help some.
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Oklahoma goes Kansas one better
on cyclone stories. The best Kansa.
could ever do was to have the water
all blown out of a well - feet deep
but Oklahoma takes not only the wa
ter out, but a underground buckle
also, and the we'll was 200 feet deep
too-if the printer did not get one toe
many ciphers after the two.
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Would you suppose that the Chi
cago strike has any effect on Arlan-
saw2 Wen. it does. Chicago ordi-
narily eats thirty car loads of Arlan
saw Strawberries q day during the
season. but now while the strike is or
it is difficult to get the berries hauled
and the market is largely cut off
Consequently a lot of Arkansas Der.
ries have been going to waste.
Your Uncle Bent is still saying things
Here is his latest; Many women. a few
men and numerous newspapers are in
sisting that Hoch shall appoint 'Tige
Bills in all the big towns with a view
Of closing the joints and stopping tn
sale of Intoxicating liquors, while tn
governor stands on the rim OF tn
chasm anxious but hesltating. He vii
not do it, Hoch is much on the say
but little on the do"
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License towns have the sam
trouble with saloons that prohibition
communities do with joints. In 10