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The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
oLD-TIME TELEGRAPHERs.

considering how large a force in
human activities is filed by the electric
the earliest knights of the key are
still living. It was in 1914 that the
first line was put in permanent opera
ton, an event remembered by thou
day millions of miles of wire traverse
every land and thousands of miles of
cable lie at the bottom of all the seas.
The "Old-Time Telegraphers, who are
meeting in New York, have had much
to talk over and much to marvel at,
seeing how much has developed be-
meath their very eyes.-Philadelphi
Inquirer.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

One of W. Y. Morsanss European
letters got lost in the mails and ap-
pears in the Hutchinson News after the
last chapter has been printed. Sort of
a P. s.. as it were. But the rest of the
Kansas editors who have been getting
lots of good copy out of those let
ters will not object in the least IL other
delayed letters keep turning up for
the next six months.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

Marshall Field paid the minister
who "oficiated" at his wedding a fee
of $25,000, and yet the minister prob
ably worked no harder at it than
some of those Arkansaw parsons who
do the Job for six bits and take their
nav in coon skins.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

Haven't you a well-dehned, 44-cali-
bre, four-cylinder photograph in your
mind Of T. T. Kelly going into court
to compel Accountant Morris to give
him certificate of character?
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

the administration of Theodore Roose-
velt look dull and dinky will have to
get up mighty early in the morning
and raise a considerable quantity of
dust
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

The day Marshall Field was married
he had a page 'ad'' in all the Chicago
papers. One wouldn't suppose he
would have had time to write such a
big "ad' under the circumstances.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers OF the state Journal
avFav during the surnraer may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
~ any address at the rate OF thirty
cents q month. Address changed as
often as desired. While cat Of town
the state Journal Will be to you like
q daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

You will notice that the beef trust is
relying solely on technicalities to keep
out of Jail. It is saying nothing about
being innocent
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

Accountant Morris report is looked
for before long. Then perhaps "a r.
Brown" will pay back some more of
that money he didn't steal from the
state
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
40 COLOR LINE IN IT.

A colored Clergyman in this state
lately scored his race for being ''in-
dustrfous seekers after something
easy" It is q good epigram-and a
good shot for individuals of all colors.
New Bedford Standard.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

Veil? Der eggsepted American idee uf
pleasure in a foreignees coundry iss to
see as mooch in as short a dime as bos-
siple, und uf der Chabanees rough
necks continuate to chase Mr. Hartman
he ought to see der biggesdt pardt uf
der island in a foo dayss.
Dere iss blenty uf nois going oof
aboudt der kid secrecy associnations, but
vots der yoos. A kid vot iss stuffed to
der thorax NIT creek und latting und
stoof like dot haf got to work. id oudt
vorthlessness. Id iss like taking plue-
mass fer chillsundfefef.
Der kids haf still yet somedins to be
tankful for. Der Skvimmink seeson
closed pefcre der schoolss obened.
DER SONG UFDER CHoYFUL ebay
want to see der punkins und
Der oder kinds uf froots,
Und uf dey haf dot kinds uf fun
want to 1oop-der-shoots.
/ want to rubber vile der eops
Yell, Back! Git ouf der cart"
Drink lemmynade und chew gum
drops
Und gedt my moneys wort.
want to see der lopers, yet,
Der PAGERS und der resd;
1 want to make q 1iddle bet
Und come ouf second besd.
Und see der short-horse do hise worst
Und looe py half-a-hair.
YESi Uf i'd doesndt do me firsd
Want TO DO DER FAIR.
Respectfully dessicated to Charley
Samson. mitout hiss permissions.J
Sir" exclaimed Rev. x. Horter. .I,m
surprised to hear you swearing at the
heat. What will you do In the next world.
where there's not a drop of water to rnois-
ten your parched-'s
'.Huhr' grunted the fat man. Are xots
sure there's no water there?s
Positive
"Ahl then there's no humidity. that a
what knocks me- can stand the heat
Philadelphia Press.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

It's a good thing Secretary Taft did
not have roast whale appetite when
he was in Topeka last year. Roast
whale might come a little high here.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

Some people suspect that there was
a secret indemnity somewhere in the
peace treaty. The State Journal hasn't
the least doubt of it: The landlord of
the Hotel Wentworth got it. a
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

The st. Petersburg Novoe Vremya is
no madder at NJ Witte than the Toxic
Nichi Nichi is at Baron Komura, so
honors are even.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

There is a suspicion that when Gov
ernor Cummins thinks of a certain
other Iowa gentleman he thinks of
him as Secretary Pshaw."
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
.IIIsr 4 RoRMALITY.

Sultan Kiran.s proposal to Miss Roose-
veft, it appears, was only a matter of
form When an oriental potentate
wishes to be especially polite to a lady
he throws in a proposal just as a deli
cate courtesy.-Ch Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

There may be an assorted lot of
revolutions because Russia and Japan
made peace, but no one will kick if
Cummins and Shaw quit.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

Japan's censor sees no need for the
rest Of the world taking so much in
terest in the little family difficulties of
the Fiowery Kingdom.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

Just as like as not Tom Kelly will
Issue one Of those French ultimatums
to Accountant Morris one of these
days.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

Chicago thinks Marshall Field was
carrying the excursion idea a little too
far when he went across the water to
London to get married instead of to
ST. Joe. Mich.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
WATCH HIS SMOKE.

Governor Folk of Missouri smokes
twenty cigars a day. And there ar
many people in the country who ar,
carefully watching the smoke.-Chicag
Record-Herald.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

eWho struck Billy Patterson" and
ssWhere is Charlie Ross?'' have beer
superseded in Kansas by 'Who is A
r. Brown 90
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
FuMIGATIoN-

The state board of health has or
dered every school house and public
building in the state fumigated. This
does not include the state house, where
the state board Of health is stationed.
But every school house must be fumi-
gated before the fall term begins
Horton Headlight.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
LOVE TRIuNrpHANr

he loved his charming little wife:
lie loved her more and more;
30 wnen some dumplings she had made
He swallowed three or four.
0 love, triumphant! Wondrous Iovel
And love in spasnas, too
Said weeping friends about his bed:
Thank heaven he'lf pull throughi''
San Francisco Call.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

What has become of the Mother
Florence Memorial that Governor
Hoch started?
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
ER0M OTHER PENS
IT WON'T BE LONG

If Mr.. Rockefeller has any desire to
die poor he probably will arrange to
minimize the transit between poverty
and the grave.-Baltimore Sun.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

It will be interesting now to see
whether Japan or Russia can get oui
of Manchuria first.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
REEDER.a MIsrAKE.

At Downs the other day Congress-
thought he was talking to Judge Pick
Ter. of Smith Center, but instead he
was talking to R. M. Turner, Of Man
kato, Democrat. Reeder laid bare
all the plans of the Republican party,
and its secrets, and now the Demo
Gratis will soon know how corrupt the
Republicans really are. No apologies
are due either Turner or Pickler over
the mistake, as both are good men.
for kick for being taken for a Repub-
hcan.-Concordia Press.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
A TRIBUTE.

Mother Florence, the greatest work
er OF the salvation army in Topeka,
succu1nbs to injuries received some
time ago and passed into that some
thing which we call DEATH She was
a noble and Christian woman--not
rich-but poor--but the good she
done, the help she rendered to the
poor and down-trodden for her Master
while in the walk of life is an honor
that millions of dollars could not buy
-Quenemo Republican.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
HIS DEW

Mr.. Rockefeller is trying the barefoot
Kneipp cure. So strong is the force of
habit he is determined to extract what
can.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.

The meeting of the reciprocity con-
ference in Chicago has once more
made it clear that the tariff problem
would be very simple matter if there
were not SO many persistent and pug
nacious different opinions about it,
Indianapolis News.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

Goodby, Mars; take keer o yerselfl
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

Summer evidently hasn't packed its
grip and gone away to stay just yet.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

man.-Eeclesiastes 1913.
It's a good idea to stop once in a
while in the rush of this world and ask
ourselves what is really worth while.
Occasionally it will do US no harm to
give a few serious thoughts to the end
towards which we are striving in life
and see if the goal is really worth our
effort-whether it is what we will really
want when we reach it.
How many men there are whom we
are inclined to regard as reasonably
successful, but who are really failures
so far as their own happiness and their
usefulness in the world are concerned.
How many work and struggle and
despoil their fellows to pile up a great
mass of wealth, only to find it a source
of anxiety to them when they get it!
How many spend years in turmoil and
chicanery and deceit to gain what they
think is fame and power, only to fnd
it bauble at the end!
When you come to the end of your
journey, when you are compelled to look
back over your short life-for it is
bound to be short, even though it is be-
yond three score years and ten-when
you realize that you must cross over the
Dark River, would you prefer to look
back to a life of deceit, treachery and
oppression, or to one in which you have
tried to do some good to your fellows
and embody the spirit taught by the
Master Of men?
Topeka has recently had striking
example of the end of a life well
spent. Mother Florence, although
one of the poorest of the poor, de-
voted her life to going about doing
good to those whom she could reach.
She went out among all classes of
people in Topeka and scattered sun
shine everywhere she went And was
ever anyone in Kansas so honofed in
death as was Mother Florence? AL
though poor and lowIy, for two hours
stream of people passed her bier as
her body lay in state. All classes
from the highest to the lowest did
honor to her memory. For the first
time in the history of the state the
flag on the state capitol hung at half
mast in memory of a woman-and she
one of the poorest of the states citi
zensi Yet these outward indications
of a peoples grief were only slight
evidences of the tribute which they
felt in their hearts for a life spent in
doing good.
Mother Florence certainly had her
share of tribulation in her life. but
does anyone believe she was not hap
py? Was not her lie really more o:
a success than that of the man or
woman who spends life in struggling
for money, or fame, or social position,
to the neglect of all the better things?
Very few. of course, can do the
work Mother Florence did. It would
be impracticable. But everyone can
have her spirit.
Many men have tried to lay down
rules of life, but no one ever gave ut
terance to one more comprehensive
than that of Solomon. Fear God. and
| keep his commandments: for this is
the whole duty of man. One may
have no more wealth than Mother
Florence, but if one strives to follow
| that rule of life. one will be more sue
ceSSf1Il than 1OF11 n ROoknfoIlar
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
BURROW.

The Leavenworth Times has been
reading about the great solicitude of
the secretary of state for the school
fund, which he imagines is about to be
depleted by the city of Lawrence. The
Times concludes a comment by saying
In the meantime, It is refreshing to
note that Burrow has come around to
the conviction that the state school
fund is sacred, a view he evidently did
not hold when he was a party to the
several disreputable bond deals that
have taken place in Kansas within
less than two years.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
a Fifteen years, secret.

The old matchmaker of small town
in the west of England recently re-
tired, and the contract for keeping the
church and town hall clocks in order
was given to his successor. Unfor-
tunately, from the start the new man
experienced a difficulty in getting the
clocks to strike at the same time. At
last the district council requested an
interview with the matchmaker.
You are not so successful with the
clocks as your predecessor" he was
told. t'It is very misleading to have
one clock striking three or four min
utes after the other. Why, before you
took them in hand we could hardly
tell the two were striking. Surely you
are as competent as Mr.. H-?"
Every workman has his own meth
DDS, gentlemen replied the watch
maker, ''and mine amt the same as
HIS were.'
I'm decidedly of opinion that it
would be for the general good if they
were,'' remarked one of the coun-
cillors.
every well, sir; in future they shall
be- came the reply. 81 happened to
write to Mr.. H last week about
the trouble L had with the clocks, and
but, perhaps he added, as he pro-
duced a letter and banded it to the
chairman. you'd like to see what he
said.''
Dear Sir Gran the letter. about
them clocks. When you get to know
what a cantankerous lot of busybodies
the council consists of you'll do the
same as did for fifteen years-forget
to wind up the striker of the town hall
clock, and the silly owls won't be able
to tell that both clocks amt striking
together. Tit Bits.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
IuxHRIES.

The beef and coal trusts may absorb
SO much of the average citizens in
come that in a few years he may feel
that he cannot afford life insurance
Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

At der conclusioring uf a Asassinated
Press dispadge vich tells how der Cha
banees is chasing Mr.. Hartman NIT
cobblesteins und bricks. iss desc words:
'Mr. Harrinans visit to Japan, it is
declared, was entirely for recreation and
pleasure"
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

Councilman Svendson wants to bring
some more territory into der city. ID
vos goot bitzness, Mr.. Svendson, you
iss a correctness Bring in few stribps
uf territory, any oldt territory viii be a
impI offmendt, und cofer oop Kansas
afenoo NIT it.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
POOR JUDGMENT.

The colored military band which
marched up the streets of Atlanta
Georgia, yesterday playing 'tWe'll
Hang jeff Davis on a Sour Apple
Tree" may be commended for their
bravery, anyway But their judgment
was no better than that of the bull
that attempted to stop the train
Salina Journal.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
a sATURDAY sERMoN.

Fear God. and keep his command
ments: for this is the whole duty of
man.-Ecclesiastes 12:13
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09

Since Teddy Rosin-felt put der lid on
der Chappo-Russianese disturpances
Mr.. Vitte iss svelled so oop dot der Ka-
zars besdt bear hide ofercoadt would not
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
HOW do7

Ven Misder Greens NAKED loop hiss
lisd i'd iss efident dot he dit nod confine
hisseluf to boss choints.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
Graft in Boer war.

.''Burdette, in London, is writing back
about the grating of the English gov
ernment's provision buyers during the
Boer war" said a Los Angeles news
paper man today, who twice visited
Beerland during the war. Mr.. Bur-
dettes discovery has been noted many
times. On my first trip to Africa. as
foreman of Inuleteers,' with a cargo of
1000 horses, / discovered that each trip
represented a small fortune to the Eng
1isi1 grafters. The hay item alone in
volved thousands of dollars, and thou
sands more were filched in the alleged
purchase of horses. The provision ac-
count-expenses of the trip-netted an
average of $1,000 trip, and the long
shore work of unloading netted an av-
erage of $500. British contractors
made the Kaffirs do the unloading and
corraling, paying them 1 shilling day
and charging the government what they
pleased. The Boer war, indeed, was the
greatest graft ever practiced in the
world. The British can teach us meth
ods of graft never dreamed of in our
philosophy. Los Angeles Express.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
Adanfation to Environment.

i've seen a good many curious
things" said the customer at the new
department store, "but those three
signs on your three front widows,
Millinery Artistic Hair Dressing and
tSausages,' cap the climax"
Its this way explained the pro-
prietor. "When I rented these two
buildings and threw them into one,
those signs were on the front windows.
1t was easier to make the departments
correspond with the signs than to rub
out the signs and paint new ones, and
| I let them stay. Is there anything in
the line of millinery, hair dressing or
sausages you would like today ?''-Chi-
caeo Tribune.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-09
Qualifying 1t.

A young Virginia woman, who was
very i'll, was approached by her color
ed servant who said: miss May, nah
mothah dun had a cousin what had de
same ailments what you dun got" "Is
that so, Cora? 2" replied the lady. "Yess-
um,'' responded Cora, encoura ged, "but
nah mothah's cousin she died, deed
she did" "Wen Cora said her mis-
tress, angry that she should tell her
such a tale at such an inopportune time.
"if that's all you have to say to me
you can leave the room and don't come
in again. I don't want to hear such
stories" Cora was thoroughly fright
ened at what she had done and wished
to ameliorate her ill-chosen story, so
she thought for a moment, and turning
to go, said: well. Miss May, NAH
mothah tole me she died mighty easy"
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To The EDITOR or THE SuS-sir' ftis quite true
that the city OF Havana to be clean as far as
tho see, but let your investigator penetrate
into the houses OF tho and he viii md dirt and
Nth enough TO cause alarm. Havana. on tho whole,
however. may be considered a clean city. ] have
been In most Of the other towns OF the island a
number OF times. and without exception they are
extremely unsanltary
The conditions at Baracoa are fearful, / have
been compelled to threaten the city officials of that
town with exposure TO your valuable paper In order
10 accomplish any result toward cleanliness, Dead
cats, chickens aud dogs are allowed 10 remain In
the streets until removed By private means: the
rooms used for toilet purposes In the principal
cafes Of the town are In such hlthy and terrible
condition that life IS placed In great peril even 10
pass by in front OF the building.
About the middle OF December spent night at
hotel In Santiago in the most prominent part of
the town. During the night the employees OF the
hotel pumped out the cess pool and the refuse
spread over the pavement Immediately In front OF
tho hotel and created such terrible stencil that
was compelled 20 leave my room at o'clock In tho
morning and 20 elsewhere. Tho contents OF the
pool were allowed 10 remain in the street until
iTaflo had distributed II the next day.
NEw YORK, Jan. 10. j. W. pKALI.
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The City Bank.

To THR EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir. The
scandal which at present is lowering about
the premier banking institution OF America
seeming to involve IL through its offlcer In
the attempt TO sell things to the public at
a false value. again starts up an alsrmin z
train OF thought in many minds few
months ago the premier bankers OF the coun-
try were shownsto have hired brokers to
building stocks. while the court testimony
telling OF the Efforts of the promoters OF this
enterprise to float their securities abroad
revealed to every one clear attempt at
fraud.
Now, consider that in each case the m en- in
volved stood in the very first and highest rank
OF the business. social and religious life OF
our city and country.
Consider. also. this strange and evil feature
OF such cases. the fact that nobody seems TO
care Their offices are still filed with repre-
sentative men they still hold their director
ships in fduciary institutions, while socially
you meet at their houses the first men OF
the country.
What. then. is the conclusions
Are we in America all sunk TO such low
level of business morality that VIC arc actually
unable TO discriminate between an honest
act and the act OF common thief? Or can
II DO true. as Lawson claims. that these people
are literally and in fact band of financial
highwaymen. but so powerful that neither
the law nor the individual dares rise against
them and hurl them to the punishment they
would seem to deserve! OBSERVER.
NEW YORK, Jan. TO-
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BRYAN LOSES AGAIN.
sealed Letter Request OF $500 OF r. $.
Bennett Thrown Out In Court.

New HAVEN. Jan. 10.-In his second
attempt in the Superior Court in this State
TO get possession Of the $50. 900 left him in
trust by the provision Of sealed letter at
the death Of Philo S. Bennett William J.
Bryan was defeated to-day by Judge Silas
Robinson refusing to allow the sealed
letter 10 be admitted "a evidence
When the Superior Court several months
ago denied Mr. Bryans application TO have
the sealed letter probated az part OF
the will Mr., Bryan, as executor, brought
suit for n construction of the will. In the
arguments to-day concerning the admis-
sibility OF the sealed letter as evidence,
Henry G.. Newton. counsel for Mr.. Bryan,
and Judge Henry Stoddard, representing
the widow, had a wordy war as to whether
Mr.. Bennett believed in free silver.
As Mr.. Newton was finishing his argu-
ment for the admission of the disputed
document he observed
l might also add that the personal rea-
tons between Mr. Bennett and Mr. Bryan
were friendly and that their political princl-
pies were the same.
Yes. their personal relations may have
been friendly, snapped out Judge Stod-
dard, but doubt the political part OF IT,"
not?" Queried Judge Robinson.
We'll, Bryan had Bennett say So, re-
torted counsel for Mrs Bennett
Mr.. Bryan will take the case TO the
Supreme Court In an effort TO prove that the
letter was declaration Of trust by which
he is the beneficiary Judge Robinson in
passing on the construction of the will
admitted the $4,000 requests TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan for educational purposes.
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jan Life In Japan.

From NE ron Max Gd-fNs.
Imagine a park or garden In the Japanese style
with dwarf trees surrounded by a hedge instead
OF wall, in this park group OF Japanese houses.
Ike those occupied by the peasants. The prison
cts are all a, Work pr0poriioued TO their physical
ability. Some are tArcshing and grinding rice:
others are weaving coarse cloth OF a dark red color
OF which the prison uniforms are made: the old
and innrm are separating leaves OF paper All OF
them receive a percentage OF their earnings Tue
younger prisoners are IN school. The discipline
IS military In form. but IN Us spirl rcf0rmatory.
There are few evasOns Notwithstanding the
ease with which they could be effected, one reason
for This Is the erclenCy Of the japanese police,
which Is said 10 be the best IN the world The pris-
oners are divided into three grades. and are dlf-
ferenily fed. according as they Idle and re-
fraetOTy. amenable to discipline. or exceptionally
well behaved The only other punishment is soil
iary confinement In sort OF dungeon, not exceed
ing nve days No prisoner may be discharged,
however short his term OF sentence. unless MS
family or friends hssudne responsibility for him.
The result has been the Organization OF a large
number OF prisoners sid societies,