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The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
IoNG 80.

There is no eQuivocation about Sen
ator Longs declaration on the rate
regulation question, made in his ad-
dress before the knife and Fork club
at Kansas City last night. He states
positively that he is for President
RoOsevelt's plan as set forth in his mes
sage There is no longer any possible
doubt as to what Senator Long will
do and his action viii be in accordance
with the wishes Of the people Of Kan
sas.
While Senator Longs friends have
been confident all the time that when
the test came the Kansas senator would
be found on the side of President Roose-
velt, many Of them feel that his decla-
ration would have been more satisfac-
tory had it come several weeks ago
when the battle waged hottest. Now
the conflict is practically over. The
railroads are rapidly capitulating. Pres
ident Cassatt of the Pennsylvania and
Senator Penrose, his senatorial repre-
sentative, several days ago declared in
favor of the Roosevelt plan and bar
ring some secret trap-some misplaced
switch-the presidents ideas viii be
adopted.
Had Senator Long made his declara-
ton in his Newton speech instead Of
waiting TIL the fight was practically
over, Kansas people would have felt far
better about 1t. The president outlined
his present policy during his southern
tour in October, 50 it was. known prac-
tically what he would recommend to
congress and it would have been as easy
for Senator Long to have given his
ideas at Newton as at this time.
The important thing, however. is that
the senator should be right" and now
that he has shown that he is right, the
people Of Kansas will give him their
enthusiastic support.
Incidentally Senator Long took occa-
few things personal. He alluded to the
fact that Kansas City has been built
up partially by discriminatory freight
rates at the expense of the people Of
Kansas, and he intimated that these
determinations viii probably be correct
ed when President Roosevelt's Tlan gets
into good working order. Some indi-
viduals in Kansas City may object to
this-in fact there are organizations
there that are charged with holding
up" the railroads for these discrimina-
tory rates-but those who are broad
enough to be sincerely in favor Of a
square deal will not take offense at
Senator Longs statements. They viii
be willing for the people of Kansas to
have the same freight rate privileges,
situation considered, that Kansas City
enjoys.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

EFrom the Philadelphia Record
Any man can promise.
It often happens that the more a.
man is worth the more worthless ara
his sons.
Wigg-'So he thinks he has discov-
cred his affinity, eh p Wagg-"Yes:
they both like onions"
About one girl in a thousand has her
mind set on an ideal husband. The
other 999 prefer real ones.
The man who claims that he always
desires to do the greatest good to the
greatest number may consider the
greatest number to be number one.
Thirsty Thingumbob-''I was on de-
stage onct." Tatterdon Torn-ssWof
did you do?" Thirsty Thingumbot&
1T was a tank drama, an I was de
tank"
Hoax" -"sapheddie's girl went back
on him and he told her he was going
to blow his brains out" Joax-"And
did hep" Hoax-tI believe he tried
to, but there weren't any there"
Hook-"B Bjones is the sort of fellow
who is always anxious to share bia
troubles Nye-"Ah, that explains
why he has invited me several times ia
go out in his automobile with him.
Mrs. Muggins-''AIiss Antique went
all the way to Hot Springs to take the
baths for her complexion, Mrs B11e-
gins-''Why, aren't there any drug
stores in her neighborhOod? ~
Muggins They say he married her
for her money. I wonder IL he ever.
calls her pet names.n BugEins-ssOh
yes. Sometimes he calls her his treas
ure and sometimes his investment
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
JOURNAL ENTRIES


People have long suspected that
Bill White had some dark secret that
he has been hiding from the world,
and it is out at last. He confesses
to owning a phonograph. Sentence
has not yet been pronounced on him.
Funny, isn't It, remarked the
Cheerful Idiot, "how long some songs
persist in living. no matter how much
they are murdered2s o.
Thirteen seems to be somewhat un-
lucky for Mr.. Fitzsimmons also.
While everybody is, of course, duly
grateful to Santa Claus for favors
rendered, yet if people could get him
off in a corner somewhere he would
probably discover that he had un-
covered a three-foOt vein of trouble
in some places for bringing the
wrong things to the wrong places.
Although the country correspond
ents overlooked mentioning the fact,
we trust the wheat has been duly
saved again.
Have you succeeded yet in avoiding
the rush?
The available supply of silence
must be running mighty short. The
accountants who Investigated Tom
Kelly have used so much of it that
the stock will probably have to be
replenished in the near future.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.


From the Chicago News.
A man who is a friend onIv to him
self has but few friends.
An undertaken never complains that
he is worked to death
No woman cares to be the silent
partner in a matrimonial firm.
Query: Is the poor man who mar
ries rich grass widow in clover?
The coat doesn't make the man r,Yt
the lawsuit makes the attorney.
There would be no labor troubles
If every man had job on Easy street
Many a man is unable to stand on
his dignity because his wife sits on If
Don't attempt to belittle others he
cause you feel that they are superior
to yourself.
If some men were paid only for
what they know they would never
possess more than 80 cents.
It's as difficult to get a man to ad-
nit that he snores as 1t is to get a
woman to admit her age.
Bees are partial to sweet things but
that is poor consolation to the girl
who happens to be stung by one.
AS a rule man judges ali other
women by his wife and woman
judges her husband by the worst
things she hears about other men.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

What can be done by farming with
the head is we'll illustrated by William
Spencer, who lives near Alton, up in
Osborne county. On a, two-acre patch
Mr.. Spencer raised a little matter of
1S7 bushels of corn the past year. The
rest of his crop was not so good. but
it was frst-class.
A remarkable fact is that Mr.. Spen-
Ger has no use whatever of his lower
limbs. yet he has made a pronounced
success as a corn-grower, simply be-
cause he uses his head in his business
His corn is 50 good that it is eagerly
sought for seed, and he sells more for
that purpose than any other farmer in
his community.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
4HE CAIIEl a THE 81.

Do you hear the call of the city.
Do you mark how the men reply2
Thousands and hundreds of thousands
The crowds are hurrying bys
And those who have failed are many,
And many are those who have Wons
But the most of all the thousands
Are the men who have just begun
For youth is the call of the city.
And the strong young men come forth
From the cheer Of the southern pianta-
tons,
From the desolate farms OF the North,
From the old New England homestead,
From the lonely ranch in the West
They bring their strength to the strug-
gle.
They offer the city their best.
They give their youth and vigor
In eager sacrifice,
And out of the stress of their toiling
Shall the City of Beauty arise
They are worn and spent with labor
They are tossed aside again,
And the city is calling, calling
For the lives Of other men.
Anna Louise Strong in the Chicago
Record-HeraId.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
REFLECTIONS OF A BAcHEr,oR.
From the New york Pressl

T IOIH tllI tNEW Iork Press.
You could never make a woman
VINO owns a pearl necklace believe she
could catch q sore throat.
Everybody gets awful suspicious og
the cooks moral character II she la4s
a week go past without trying to o,Sif
If a man did not know how to swear
there would be no way to express his
a rocking chair in the dark. "a
A mans daughter may not he haa,,-
~iA--' il. !. = ~ ~ 3oSs 10y nave 70 lie awake
.Ss - lstls u. over whether she Is
So. - - tas-1S1 = "a 70 death or haze
states prison. ~
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
FRON OTHER PENS
RAILWAY PROsECUTION.

Evidently the government is intent
upon vigorous measures to suppress
railroad rebating This is indicated by
the institution OF proceedings at Phila-
delphia. There may be no success in
securing convictions; the railroads there
may be innocent, as they claim they are,
but much can be done to put down the
evil by swift and relentless action
wherever a bit of evidence appears on
which to base ft.-Springfeld Republi-
CaU
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

Two men approached the desk at the
Savoy hotel yesterday and asked for
rooms. Sam Campbell, the clerk, turn
ed the register around and handed the
one nearest him pen. The man regis
tered: Smith Brothers"
Campbell looked at the name a mo-
ment and then said: Hadn't you better
register the two full names instead of
this?"
The man who had done the writing
looked puzzled. "How's that?" he asked.
Il just suggested" said Campbell,
that you register your full name and
that of your brother. It isn't custom
ary to register firm names on hotel
books
There was another short pause and
then the man with the pen said:
"I don't exactly understand. My name
is Smith Brothers. don't know this
other gentleman. Kansas City Times.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

Mr.. Jimmie Hyde is still able to give
some of his celebrated dinners, but
Nine. Bernhard and not Nine. Rejane
was the chief attraction at his latest
affair of this kind.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22


Bridget-Faix, OF am not, but she seems
to be.-Philadelphia Press
'Lookee here. young feller" said Dea-
our Berthy for some time"
Yes. sir" replied the bashful young
''waaI. I want to know ef you're soin'
to marry her?'
the gumption to ask her."-Philadelphia
Ledger.
rs it customary to tip the waiter in
'Why-ah-yes, sir"
Then hand me tip. I've waited three
quarters of an hour for that steak I or
dered. cleveland Leader.
Elsie-So you consider him misleading
and disappointing? Why?
Edie-WeH, he had me on tender-hooks
last night in expectation that he was go
ing to ask me to go to the theater.
Elsie-And didn't hep
Edie--No; he only asked me to marry
him.-Tit-Bits.
ART, said the noralizer. ''can never
successfully initiate nature" "
OH I don't know" rejoined the de-
moralizer how about artificial iee?''-
Chicago News.
snlith-Life is very. uncertain.
Jones-So is life insurance.-Woman's
Home Companion.
things, aren't they2
Richmond-What makes you think so?
Ferry-Why, they hear all people say to
them, and you never heard of one being
talked to death.-X onkers Statesman.
Sunday school Teacher (reprovingly)-
George, do you know where little boys
go TO when they don't come to Sunday
Georgie CgreatIy enbarrassed)-Yes-u
down to the river behind that big syca-
more-but don't you go; it's only for men.
Printers Ink.
@old Gaaysehas.p is in his second child
No that wouldn't be so bad. He's in
the second widowerhood and looking for
No. S."-Chicago Tribune.
George. have one very disagreeabIe
habit. I walk in my Sleep
"Oh, that's all right. I was afraid you
land Plain Dealer.
Norah-You take Tom out in your auto
every day, don't you? He appears to be
a necessary fixture in the machine.
Cora-He is He's an automatic speak
er.-Cleveland Leader.
Young Wife-Whats the trouble? Why
do you sit on the edge of the chair?
Husband-WeH, dear, you know we are
buying it on the installment plan, and
that's all I feel entitled to.-Brooklyn
Life.
Tess-Yes, I wish all men were bache1-
Jess-whati How could we get mar
ried then?
Tess-Oh. don't mean permanently,
but just long enough to learn to sew on
buttons and mend their clothes.-PhiIa-
delphia Press.
Lawson-What did your wife say to you
when you got home last night2
Dawson-Say4 She SAID an eighteen-voI-
une elopedia.-Somerville Journal.
He said he would lay the earth at
YES answered Miss Cayenne, 1T
sounds good, but it Is not practical You
already have the earth at your feet.
What you want IS a three or four-story
house over your head.'-Washington
Star
Miss Goodley-I saw you with your
hancee yesterday. She's awfulIy sweet
Kadley-She ought to be- I've been
buying her candy every week for the last
three months.-PhiIadelphi Press.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

Colonel Bryan would not get very
Ear in a race with Ed Howe. Mr..
Bryan had two months the start Of
the Atchison editor. but he has now
only reached Manila on his way
around the world, while Mr.. Howe is
already away beyond that. This may
explain why Mr.. Bryan never reached
the White House first.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

Mr.. Hearst has finally figured out
that it cost him exactly $69,837 to run
for oh1ce in New York. Mr. Hearst
must be doing about as we'll off of his
paper as are some Of the Kansas coun-
frv editors
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

Indictments have implied that crimes
have been committed Tor money. 1t
is time the senate is testifying to the
world that this is no place to come to
make money dishonesty.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

THE SEVEN AGES.
A little laugh,
A little fun;
A blossom bordered
Way to run
A getting tail,
Ana serious, tO0s
And then to school
10 labor through.
Then blossom bordered
Ways Of love
Just two on earth
And stars above.
Then to the altar,
Then away
To homeiy cares
OF every day.
Then joys untold,
Then new delight!
A baby crying
In the night.
Then something mors
Than parents gIee-
A gran child
Climbing on your knee,
And then to sleep;
Green and above;
But dfe's worth living
For the love.
j. NJ. Lewis in Houston Post.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

This holiday season has certainly
been a prosperous one for the business
interests of Kansas. Most of the people
are abundantly supplied with money,
and the weather has been ideal for
them TO get out and make their pur-
chases. From over the state reports
Of an unprecedented Christmas trade
are the rule.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

John Jacob AstoF has an income of
$4,000 a day. This will enable Mr..
AstOr to purchase a few Christmas
presents before Saturday night, if he
has not already done so.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

A clause has been inserted in the
pure food bill in congress providing
that the country's liquor must also be
pure. Now the question is, what eff
feet would this have on the Kansas
artfcIe2
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

The new prosecuting attorney of
Boston is referred to by admiring
friends as another jerome" Very
likely. some of the big insurance Off
cia1s can not see why mans friends
aho11ld SANDER him thus.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

If Santa Claus has any new brand
of revolution in stock, it is pretty Ger
tain that little Nick Romanon will
find it in his stocking next Monday
morning.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

Virginia has added insult to injury.
She has decided that when she hangs
a man the expense Of the operation
must be paid for out of the victim S
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

Up to the hour of going to press the
Wisconsin corporations had filed M
petition asking LaFollette to stay and
be governor.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
FORT1JNE NOT HAPPTNEss.

The case. of President W. E. Corey of
the United States Steel Corporation
strikingIy illustrates the folly of ac-
cepting fortunes smiles as a guarantee
Of happiness.-Portlan Advertiser.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
WHAT is NEEDED.

This government doesn't need SC
many men who are willing to die for it
as it does of those who are willing to
live for it.-DalIas News.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

Congress has been working so hard
for two weeks that it thinks it is en-
titled to a two weeks vacation, and it
has therefore taken a recess until
Tar1t1a,.tr 4
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

Mr.. Walter Roscoe Stubs looked
down at the senate chamber in Wash
ington from the visitors gallery, but he
seems to have had an idea that the
view would be better-or more salts
factorv at least-ere it reserved.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

worlds money markets would get busy
and go to farming in Kansas they
would find that there wouldn't be any
financial stringeneies to have causes.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

Councilman Nipps' plan to board up
Kansas avenue has it's good features,
for it might lead the property owners
20 take speedy action to get it paved.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

Frank FARRELL refuses to subscribe
for that new paper which is called
'sThe Truth About Cod" He main
tains that the Bible is good enough
for him.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

The golden heart given by the people
of Colorado to the president is in charm
ing contrast with the marble heart that
the governor of Mississippi has always
shown him.-Boston Globe.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

Notwithstanding the near approach
of the zero season, the Kansas City
Star suggests that the temperature Of
the KinsIey Mercury is liable to be up
to boiling point his week.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
AN AFTFRTHOUGHT.

What the country is waiting for is
chance to celebate Thanksgiving in the
near future with a little more encour-
agement from the trusts that control
the staples of the feast.-W ashington
Star.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

AS we understand It, the railroads
never give rebates, but they are will
ing to abolish them if congress will
let up.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
me- offer the city their best.
From an Old Maid.

hesitate to speak of one aspect of
the life of OLD maids, and yet it is the
aspect which is the ground Of all our
woes, all our disabilities. Here we are
in the world. we women, designed by
Nature for one great use, the peopling
of the world. But something makes US
us unmarried women-rebels to the
great command-unwilling rebels, per-
haps, but none the less doomed to the
punishment of rebellion. Because we
were proud and silly; because we were
vain and weak; because we were cold
and shallow; because we were seers of
visions and climbers after the impossi-
Bile; because we wanted riches; because
we dreamed of a black-haired suitor to
the utter undoing Of a red-haired one
because our parents dismissed our early
WOoers, and no others appeared: be-
cause, sometimes, men were tickle; or
because we were born in Massachusetts
instead of Utah-whatever the reason,
we stand rebels to the great command.
And we pay the price of that rebellion
to Nature which civilization has impOs-
ed upon us. We miss the joy of love,
and the nobility of a worthy mother
hood. have sometimes thought that
there can be no bliss on earth greater
than that of a loved and loving wife who
folds her child in her arms, and feels
her husbands arms infold them both.
Here the human being touches divine
heights, is creator and protector, ''allied
to that which doth nroVide and not
partake." No unmarried woman every
walks quite so close with God as this.
or has such rapture of harmony with
the universal law of life.-"Autobio-
graphy of an Old Maid" Everybody {
Magazine for December.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

Mr.. Bonaparte should remember that
while Uncle Napoleon was a great con-
queror he was never up against Old
Ironsides.-New York Evening Mail.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

sIn the last ten years" said Sen
stor Bailey in the discussion concern
ing Senator Burton in the United
states senate. there have been I'VE
indictments Of senator's and all Of the
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

The railroads advocacy of any partic-
ular scheme of rate regulation no doubt
merely means that they. have already
located the loop op-holes.-Richmond
Times Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

1t seems that Irrigation Bill" Reed
er is inclined to shy at anyone who tries
TO saddle a senatorial boom on him.
Mr.. Reeder is undoubtedly wiser than
his enemies give him credit for.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

BY the way, does anybody ever think
10 get a present for Santa Claus?
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

''The beautifuP' really did not get
q chance to stay that way long.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
90 ADNANTAGE.

You may be down on your luck and
the world may seem to be against you,
but be thankful and don't give up; re-
member. YOU are not a life insurance
director!-New York Herald
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

New York spends $1.OO0,OOO a day
for drink What would New York do
with all that money if it had prohibi-
don?
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
CARNEGIES YOUNG MEN.

In selecting his future young part
ners" Carnegie should remember that
boys will sometimes be old boys.-New
York World.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

It seems that OdeII is bound to have
harmony even if he has to smash
things to get 1t.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
OTHERS WANT 10 KNOW HOW.

J. P. Morgan SAYS he was cheated in
a recent railroad deal. The other fel-
low might almest be justified in fixing
up dates for the purpose OF going out
to lecture about it.-Chtcago Record
Herald.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
THE- IIMITs OF COURTEsY.

It is now established that a United
States senator has to be both convicted
and dead before ''the courtesy of the
senate" fails hirn.-New York Evening
Post.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

A writer in the Washington Post
deals with Causes of stringency in the
Worlds Money Markets" II the
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
The Barking Cat.


Physicians" said one of them, "are
not mercenary. They could make oceans
Of money if they cared to stoop little;
but they remain upright. Look at the
case OF the barking cat
The barking cat2'
Yes. Delarmers barking cat You
know Delarmel, the French laryn-
gologist? No?
''Well, DelarmeI, to prove a certain
claim of his. operated on a cats vocal
cords and larnyX in such a way as to
cause the animal to bark like a dog.
The singular freak attracted no great
attention among scientists, but show
men from all parts of the world be-
sieged Delarmel, imploring him to make
barking cats for them.
"A cat furiOusly and hoarsely bark
ing would be a strange, attractive
sight, and one that would prove a
splendid drawing card for showmen.
These men accordingly offered Delar-
mel sums from 500 up to $1,000 for
barking cats. He could have sold, un-
doubtedly, 1000 of them at $500 apiece.
For the rest of his life he could have
kept proftably employed at this work
buying ordinary cats for a dime or so,
and turning them out barkers as valu-
able as horses.
"Delarmel, though, would not stoop.
He made only one barking cat, and
that has been dead now for two years. "
Los Angeles Times.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

i've been all over this town." said
the doctor, trying to get some fresh
hickory nuts and pecans, and I'VE found
more liars than there are nuts. Every
where you go they'll tell you their stock
is strictly fresh; nothing on hand but
this years nuts. And then they will
work off on you a lot of old, moldy
stock that has been on hand
TT seems to me-" interrupted the pro-
fessor impatiently, you are making
much ado about nutting."
"And that's a moldy chestnut" growI-
ed the doctor, putting on his hat.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

A city man was showing a country
cousin through the Metropolitan A1u-
scum sSee that bunch of old Egyp-
tan coins over there, Reub?" he said.
pointing at one of the showcases
wei. every one of those coins is over
three thousand years old s'Qutt yer
l<iddin'." retorted the countryman-
s9VVl1y.. it's only 1906 now! w!'-Cleveland
Leader.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

The State Journal ig 8 member Of the
Advocated Press and receives the fun Gay
Telegraph report OF that great news "a Gt-
6anization for exclusive evening puoAa-
catlon In Topeka.
The State journal receives for eIclllsiVe .
publics tion the leased wire report OF INC
Eubliahers' Press for the edition 1or-isa1'-
Gay morning.
The news 1s received in the state Jour
nal building over wifes for this sole puf9
pose.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
HUMOR OF TIE Day

Bridget (after taking up the callers
card)-She amt at home, ma'am.
Caller-Really2 Are you sure2
Bridget-Fai5c, OF am not, but she seems
to Philadelphia Press.