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The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26
JANA WKER JOTS

Mrs. Lillian Darrow. who was muir
dered recently at Sioux City, Iowa, by
her father-in-Iaw, formerly lived at
Chapman, Dickinson county.
Noting that the Globe-Democrat says
fsthe eyes of the nation are on Mary
land" the Salina Journal rises to ask,
what's the matter with Kansas
Plainville has started the report that
a mountain lion is terroriZing the ma
tives up there, probably in the hope
that President Roosevelt may be per-
suaded to run up the Lincoln branch.
Billy Morgan is responsible for this
slam: A Cleveland man was dead for
four hours and then was resuscitated
and lives. Perhaps there is hope for
the Democratic party after all.
Joe Bristow notes that Roosevelt's
trip through Georgia to the sea, was
somewhat different from the famous
journey made through the same local.
ity by General Sherman some years
ago.
Although over a hundred saloons
have voluntarily closed in Kansas City,
Kan. it is believed that the assistant
attorney general recently appointed for
Wyandotte county can find something
to do to keep him busy.
The lie mailer on the Hoxie Sentinel
has scored. He asserts that an extra
down hand car the other day, thus
proving that the trains on that line do
sometimes really run as fast as a
handcar.
Charley Kirkland. who represented
Saline county in the last legislature
and got through a resolution endors-
ing Major Warner for United States
senator in Missouri when there seemed
little chance for Warmers election, re-
ceived a special invitation to attend a
banquet in honor of the Missouri SEN
ator at Kansas City
Henry Honey of the BIankato Advo-
cate, who is taking a pleasure trip
through the west, tells this little ex-
perience: I'm the seat back of me sat
a lady from Boston with a nonocle in
one eye; in the seat in front of me
was a lady from the south dipping
snuff; in a front seat sat a perfumed
dude from the effete east, in strong
contrast to the Crow Indian in blanket
and moccasins across the the aisle;
three seats away a woman from Ar
kansas calmly chewed tobacco and
spat out of the window, while four
seats away another woman-ffo1n Iowa
-chewed the rag because the train
was too late
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26
a perso1laI onesfioll.

M, Frederic Febvre of the Coincide
Francaise is about to publish a volume
of "reminiscences. One of them concerns
King Edward when he was Prince of
Wales. He paid j visit one evening 10
the Theater Francaise. and in the foyer
he was approached by NJ. Febvre. who
bowed. and gravely inquired: Madame
votre mere va bien, monseigneur The
actor could not understand at the time
why this sympathetic question amused
the prince SO much. But it was sub
seouently explained to him that his
very polite solicitude may have struck
the prince as the French equivalent of
the English vernacular, Does your
mother know you're out?"-London
Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

Telling the story Of the Railroad
Rate in the current McCIure's Ray
Stannard Baker sees small hope for
Justice for the small shipper as long
as the power Of the railroad to fix rates
remains in the hands of individuals.
1.-THE railroad is, indeed. the essen
tiai tool Of industry throughout the
world says AIR. Baker. ct is the
regulator of business. It holds the
scales of destiny. It decides where
cities shall be located, and how fast
they shall grow, it marks out in no
small degree the wheat and corn areas
it sets boundaries for the business Of
the coal miners of Illinois as against
those Of Pennsylvania, It marks def
nItely how far the lumber OF Wash
ington shall go, it decides whether
-four shall be manufactur in Mime
apolis or Buffalo, and whether the
chief export business in grain shall be
done at the port of New York or at
the port of New Orleans.
And the great fact arising out Of
these conditions, the overwhelming
fact, is that these enormous powers.
the control of the very instrument of
business destiny. is in the hands of a
comparatively few private citize
who are handling the tool not to build
up the nation properly, not to do real
justice as between Chicago and New
z York. or between Rockefeller and the
Independent reiner. or between wheat
and flour. not to make the rate-sys-
tenn simple and time-saving, but to fill
their own pockets in as short a time
as possible. Hill says that the state of
Washington shall grow, Tuttle says
that Pittsburg shall not grow, the
Western railroads say that Chicago and
Kansas City shall butcher the beef, the
eastern roads allow Rockefeller to
dominate the oil industry and become
dangerously rich. It is terrible power
to place in the hands of a few men
fewer every year-about ten men. now,
sitting in Wall street Railroad prop
erty is the one kind of property which
determines what tribute every other
kind Of property shall pay to it.
when a shipper or a citizen who
thinks he is wronged attempts to get
relief, he must submit his case, not to
an impartial tribunal, but to his ad-
versary in the case" Mr.. Baker con-
tinues. What justice can be hoped
for? He is poor, he does not under
stand railroad conditions, he does not
dare, single-handed, to make a fight
for the whole community and take the
chance of earning the further enmity
of the railroad: his adversary is rich,
employs the best legal talent, is en-
trenched in power. Out of hopeless
ness of justice has arisen the present
widespread demand, voiced by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, for some tribunal
which IS at once impartial and power
ful enough to do justice as between the
railroad and the citizen. The people
have asked that the government
through the interstate commerce COM
mission, be made such tribunal, in
other words. that in case of dispute
over a rate. the government of the
United States shall say. once for all.
what is right and reasonable. They be-
lieve that such great power is better
in the hands of the government than
in the hands of individuals. This de-
mand the railroad owners are oppos-
ing with all the ability. legal acumen,
money power, and political influence
that they can command
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26
Gosslp Over TelenIlone.

''Talk about Col. Mann's safe full Of
scandals" said the telephone girl; "he
doesn't know what scandal is. He ought
to be a telephone girl for a little while
if he wants to know what people are
doing. I tell you it is amazing what
grown people trust to telephone girls
ears There isn't a day that we do not
hear appointments and discussions OF
things done the night before that would
turn affairs upside down If we ever told
them. Men and women talk as freely
over the phone as though they were
marooned on an uninhabited island.
They use their own names and the
names of others interested with the
most startling freedom and frankness.' y
New York Sun.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

When the sky is hung with mist
An it starts to rain.
Then your feelins get 8 twist
That you can't explain.
All the sadnesses of years
Come in dark array.
Driftin with the tide Of tears
On rainy day.
How we bruised the laughin' flowers
Meath our careless treadg
How We wasted golden hours
ScoI1n as they sped.
At the simple Joys they brought
Far from pomp an frayi
Things seem different when we're caught
BY a rainy day.
All the snilin' an the song
From existence flee:
All the world is goin' wrong
Leastways seems to pc
Then you struggle to repent
OF your erin way.
Can't be much worse punishment
Than rainy day.
Va -t,sr,..ks,r. esasn.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26
REFLECTIONS or 4 BACHELOR.
LFrom the New York Press. I

IETOAn the new I LOEk E1feSS-
The more a man loves a woman the
more he has to tell her SO, or she won't
believe him
A girl has an awfully. deceptive way
of making a man believe he is doing
the proposing.
A woman is mighty clever to make a
man think the reason she loves him is
that he loves her.
You can never make man believe,
when he is carrying a bundle, that
everybody does not think it contains
some awful queer woman's clothes.
A curious thing about women is that
either they find fault with the way
cheap cigars smell in the house or
with the money you waste on good
ones
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26
CAUSE non HOTNEss.

Since the investigation of the life in
surance companies of New York has.
begun and it is revealed that immense
contributions have been made to the
Republican campaign funds, it makes
the Democratic policy holders in such
companies pretty blamed hot under the
coliar-and we don't blame them very
much. Democrats believe their theory
Of government is correct. they believe
sincerely their party would give the coun-
try the best administration Of govern
ment, it isn't hardly fair to use their
money to boost another party.-Con-
cordia Kansan.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Mr. McCurdy probably thinks the
policyholders ought to be thankful that
his family isn't any larger.
We do not wish to be ca0tious. as
Uncle John Seaton would say, but it
really appears that Colonel Dod Gas
toms knowledge Of the Jonah-and-tae
whale incident needs fixing.
%e@&f
Although Mr. Carnsg8ez adFoeates
wearing short hair. there is such
thing as carrying it too far. For in
stance, look at John D. Rockefeller
with his wig off Or, coming nearer
home, there is Tom RIcNeal.
It is evident that the cause of higher
education is languishing in some of our
universities. They failed to score in
Saturdays games.
Eastern papers have a good deal to
say about its being the open season for
guides with the deer hunters now. In
asmuch as guides are not fashionable
in this region, the hunters shoot the
farmers family COW in place of a
guide.
Most any day now Medicine Hat is
liable to break into the dispatches.
Now that the Remington Paper COM
pany has pursued its case to the United
States supreme court, its next task win
be to collect the money.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26
APPLE TuESDAY.

Observing Apple Tuesday, the new
feast day, in the ways suggested by
those who have named it will also re-
suit in making a more beautiful Whit
sunday. In d way Apple Tuesday is d
branch of Arbor day. You may not OBJ
serve it by planting any tree that comes
handy. You must plant an apple or
some other orchard tree, If you do any
planting, in order to conform to its be-
hests. And do it scientifically, too, so
that your descendants may not have to
be worried over apple shortages along
with their other troubIes.-Boston Tran
script.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

wi hat is aiifnoly. mamma. asked Ehe
little boy of his grass widow mother
+Alimony, my son, is the pin money
woman gets after she leaves her nus
band. ''--Y onkers Statesman
''Can you see anything to commend in
that insurance directors career2
Well answered the man who tries to
be charitable. "he was mighty good TO his
family. Washington Star.
Algernon-I heah that you and Claw
dence had an altahcation lawst night and
he called you evahwytning
him. deah boy. I called him nothing don
cher lknow.-Chicago News.
But. protested the crooked capitalist.
you were SO positive that you could get
our u, bin through the Legislature.
but couldn't touch the members at all
:, Why,. you insisted that they ali had
Exactly. And they an held out for it
and wouldn't consider mine. .''-Phiiadel-
Oh1a Press.
Cashier coughing)-Pardon me. didn't
Ethel (blushing)-I haven't caught it
yet n1yself.-Cleyeland Leader.
Was he kind to his family?"
7 should say he was. He couldn't have
been kinder if he had been an Insurance.
president. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
1T takes lot of patience to run an
automobile does it not?' asked the man.
Ess AOAS Oh patents, TeDiI1d the 1Dr-
tor; land I've got 'en1. .''-Yonkers States
man.
The race is not always to the swift
salc the Sunday school teacher impress
siVely- Can any one tell me Why2'
Because sometimes their gasoline tank
explodes,' promptly replied the lp-to-date
little boy.-Baltimore american.
kniclxer-so James got mixed up in his
Boeker-Yes. He told his wife that he
| had been up all night with the baby, and
MS employer. that he was detained in the
office on business.-EIarper' Bazar.
why do you like to read aboi,f the nas-
times III and frivolties Of the superintendent
a curiosity to see what the directors Of
my insurance company are doing with nv
premiums Washington Star.
Arry-Hi, there! You there! Hi Coma
OF the grass, can't you? Don't you see
e tne nouceE It's the likes of you tresDsss-
IN -cnaps as makes EN- shut their parks.
noble Owner-Oh, ] beg pardon I for
got the notice. III come on at once
Offieer-Ye're undher artist fer exosd-
in tn shpade limit .
- Chaa,uffeur-1y .Ila,l autometer only registers
OfficeT-Thin we'll alther III o5arsa n
cruelty to animals. fer we've 3ecaved me-
INTO galI0pln me harse tin rnoflps an I,,1.,,-
1IastIer than W0T absolutely NECESSARY
I hope said the drummer. stta+ ,,o,,
were thoroughly satisfied with NV rerSor+
Tor the past month
Well, replied the head of fba g.
mere was ore feature of it that reaii1,
eNeeeded our expectations.
- es! What was that?"
press ne expense account Philadelphia
{
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26
coRN- ANn WHEAr rRArNs-

The announcement that is made con-
corning the running Of corn and wheat
trains" over the lines of the Rock Is
land in Kansas is one of great import
anee to the farming interests of the
Sunhower state. It means that the
farmers along the line of the Rock Is
land win have an opportunity to learn
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26
JOB FOR THE HALL OF FAME.

This race suicide question is becoming
ken by our strong minded sisters. No
sooner had Mrs. DR.. Somebody up in
Detroit declared that Withholding the
suffrage was the cause than comes
Mrs. Gates of Utah, who declares that
race suicide follows because women
have degenerated physically in the
struggle for Intellectually. Looks as
though the subject viii have TO be re-
ferred to the New York Hall of Fame.
-ChattanOoga Times.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26
49, He Ma WitI1 ID.

The late Mrs Mary BTapes Dodge visit
ed a St Louis family some years ago.
There was in this family a little boy with
an fnordinately sweet tooth. Mrs.
Dodge said the little boys mother one
day ssdo you think it is right for Bobby
to eat SO much bread and JAM
..It doesn't hurt him." the visitor an
but all that jam?' complained the
mother anxiouslSr.
ssOh.'' said Mrs Dodge with grim
smile, The doesn't eat It. He leaves Il on
the doorknobs. Boston Globe.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

one reason why the late Senator
Quay was so anxious to have New
Mckee admitted as q state has appar-
entity come to light in connection with
the failure of that Allegheny bank. one
OF the politicians implicated proves to
be q New Mexico man who expected to
be one Of the United States senators
from the new state. Incidentally he
YES q cog in the QUAY machine.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26
THE WAsHINGTON TRAIL.

United States district attorney,
United States marshal, pension agent,
collector of internal revenue -Four
federal offices to be filled in Kansas
in the next few months. Senator'S
congressman, the governor and state
officers, and practically all the vaga-
bond politicians in the state are Keep
ing the road hot between Kansas and
Washington about these four appoint
ments.-El Dorado Republican
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

sculptor Borgium is getting a pretty
good line Of advertising out of smash
ing his lady angels anyway. a lot of
people would never have heard of
Sculptor Borgium if he hadn't played
ssr7a ql
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

Somebody has started a story that
Russell Sage recently lost S21.O98.03.
1t may be true about the three cents.
but it is hard to believe ne ever lost
s98, let alone the $21.00a.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

How diseouraging it must be to DR..
Parkhurst 20 know that all this wrong
doing has been going on in the insur-
ance companies, and he never found
out about it,
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26
A CORRECTION,

A paragraph is making the rounds
OF the newspapers to the effect that
the entire congressional delegation OF
the state of Oregon is under indict-
ment for land frauds. The statement
is an exaegeratfon. oregon has two
senators and two congressman, and
only three of them have been prose-
cuted. One Oregon congressman is
still at arge-CoffeVVille Record.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

II President Roosevelt had not been
so successful in stopping bel1igerencfes
between Russia and Japan, even he
would probably have hesitated before
attempting to do away with bloodshed
on the football field.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

Certain sections of the south are
troubled with an epidemic of hoarse-
ness and sore throat. The region af-
aicted IS s well defined belt extending
south through Virginia to Raleigh, N.
n on through Roswell and Atlanta,
ca. to Jacksonville. Fla, then west to
rs,sreaee, Ala, ana north west through
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

OF course nobody knows in advance
just what the presidents message viii
contain, but people who have been
keeping tab on what the president has
been telling the south may think they
"a N a-l1ass
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26
TOM MORGANss VIEW.

Since the Devlin fa1fure, deeds to
the amount of $125.0O0 have been
recorded in faRor. of Mrs. Devlin in
a single Illinois county. She claims
this property originally came from
her father, but the deeds are eight
years old and it is significant that
they were not recorded until after
Mr. Devlin's financial collapse. The
DevIin creditors have just cause to
feel incensed. Such circumstances as
this contribute largely to the making
of 0ttawa REPUBLIC.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26
BEAsTLY INTOxICATION.

Some men with a queer sense OF hu-
NOR took an elephant belonging to a
circus into a saloon in Kansas town
and gave him nine quarts of whisky
to drink When he was refused any
more the tipsy animal became enraged
and started in to wreck the place, pick
ing up a decanter in his trunk and
smashing the bar. In fact, the elephant
appears to have acted on the occasion
with almost human inteiligence.-Balt
more American.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

Senator Penrose says the Repubh-
cans of his state have no apologies to
offer for conditions in Pennsylvania"
Apologies are not what is wanted.
Cash to pay off what they owe that
busted Allegheny bank would be more
to the point.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

RIr. Hartman Is trying to make the
Death Valley special look like thirty
cents. and to make sure of plenty OF
advertising space he is taking Miss
Roosevelt east with him.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

IN view Of the remotely POSSIBLE eIec-
ton of a woman as speaker of the
Utah legislature. members are wonder
ing how they shah address her. It is
always correct to call any woman sif1fp-
" speaker. "-Pittsburg Gazette.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26
RosT0N HAs HER BEANS.

The statisticians have discovered that
every five minutes baby is born in
New York. Two hundred barrels OF beer
are drunk every five minutes in Chicago,
and a divorce is granted every I'VE min
utes in Sioux Falls, but that's no reason
Boston should fret.-Boston Globe.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

jerome is turning people away from
his meetings in New York for want of
room, condition which does not ex-
actly please the grafters who would
prefer to have some one else in the
district attorneys Office.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

Judge Hutchinson, of the southwest
Kansas district, instructed sheriff
the other day that a man who took
out a government license should be
watched. It is priTna facie evidence
that ne intends to sell whisky. There
seems to be wisdom in the judge 8
conclusions, but there might be a mis-
take. The government requires
license now for the sale of patent
nedicines-Salina Journal
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

A Chicago criminal was convicted on
the thirteenth ballot the jury took,
from which he concludes that thirteen
is really unlucky. Then, too, he might
also consider that thirteen men, count
ing the bainn in charge Of the jury.
convicfed him
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

BANKER Dougherty Of Peoria. VINO got
away with great many hundred thou
sand dollars and is now in jail, charges
all his troubles to the reform wave
that is now sweeping over the country
This reform wave has much to account
for It has overfaken many a thief, and
will overtake many more. Il is every
bit as bad as the newspapers, and you
cannot be too severe when you mention
philadelphia Press.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

Mr.. Jerome asserts that political
bosses have no influence over him, and
yet when ne finds ont wiaat they don't
want he usually does IT, Looks as
though they have a sort Of inverse in
auence over him at least.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

There is this to be said in favor Of
WINS. the Republican candidate for
mayor Of New York: Senator Piatt
isn't tearing things loose supporting
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

Out Of consideration Cor the feelings
and habits of Secretary Shaw, the
president might have held up his order
telling cabinet officers not to talk, till
after February I, when Mr.. Shaw viii
have retired.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

Birmingham to Little Rock. It is ex-
peeted TO break out in New Orleans
within a day or two
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

Russia will keep three hundred
thousand men on it's Manchurian
frontier, and Japan will probably have
am army where it can ealy watch
what is going ON in Siberia. Nothing
like keeping an eye out to see that the
other fellow. keeps the peace.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

Chicago is inclined to look on the
bright side anyway. and be thankful
}hat it's ice famine didn't happen along
three months sooner.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26
HEI.PFI1L ACTIONS.

Out in Kansas a COLLECTION was taken
up the other day to pay claim of 80
cents brought by the Standard Oil com
actions, such as this, may yet tide that
corporation over a hard winter.-Cihi-
cago News.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

Some of the politicians in New York
are now lining up for Jerome. Per-
haps they hope thereby to discredit
him with the voters.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

Now that Kansas city, Kan, has
passed resolutions calling Governor
Hoch another, everybody is probably
''vindfcated."
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

WHAT KANSAS HASN'T

Did you know that of the 105 counties
in Kansas A are without a pauper; Is
have no poor houses; 81 have not sin
gle occupant in JAIL and 81 have not a
criminal case ola doeket.-Cherryva
Republican.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

New Orleans would have the country
believe that It has all OF its mosquitoes
mUzzled and that the president is
therefore safe.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

This is the time OF year when we
begin to hear from Medicine Hat.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

Guess those frayed and frazzled life
insurance chaps viii think that they
have been pretty badly Hughesed when
geIes Express.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26
NEXT-

If President Roosevelt is successful
in eliminating brutality from football
heno doubt win take up the automobile
Union.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

Ha ha. harl YerEes has SpruI8 lLe
sfanding-room- straps in London
street cars, and the Englishmen are
'ffawrious. The Londoners never could
understand American jokes.-Boston
Globe.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26
ER0M OTHER PENS


1t mas been discovered that golf will
cure hay fever; but what will cure golf?
Memphis Conmercia1-Appeal
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26

The State Journal Is a member OF the
Assoctated Press and receives the fun day
telegraph report Of that great news or
8artsatlou for exclusive evening publ
catioa IN Topeka.
The State Journal receives for exclusive
pu2lleet ton the leased wire report OF the
publishers Press for the edition for sun
day morning.
Tha news Is received in the State Jour
nal building over wires Tor this sole puF-
pose.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-26
HUMOR or TIE DAY

what is alimonv. mamma2's asked the
little boy of his grass widow mother.
9Alinony. my son, is the pin money a.
woman gets after she leaves her hus-
band. .''-Y onkers Statesman.