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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

make money in this way begin on their
work They send some matter they think
interesting to dozen papers at least
spending from SO to 80 cents in postage.
When there are no returns from this work
there is much disgust. Newspapers, sup
pose, are not worked 50 easily. The best
way to make money is to earn it. The
man who advertises How to Make Mon
ey' has an easy way of making lt-for
himself. Plating silverWare. distributing
circuIers, addressing envelopes at home
and many other schemes are well adver-
tised under the head of How to Make
Money ''-Birn1ingham News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24
VEST CONrINUEs POPULAR.

According to a dispatch from To-
peka, Kan, the Democracy of Cover
nor Folk of Missouri, has been estab-
lished by the governor taking a drink
of whisky from a bottle and refusing a
chaser. Therefore, it appears the real
test of Democracy is adherence to
neither silver nor gold, but devotion to
the dog and the hair of the same
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegrap
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Modern scientists are finding out that
90 many old theories are not true that
one of these days somebody will come
along and upset the theory of gravita-
ton and we will all fall away from the
earth instead of towards It.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

After people read in their papers the
next day about an earthquake. they
distinctly recall feeling it. At the time.
however, they think the jar is caused
by their stepping a little too heavily on
the old earth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

While General Sherman was probably
right in his definition of war. peace at
an army post also seems to be a pretty
good imitation of the same thing, ac-
cording to the testimony in the Taggart
case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

With the big crops and good values
that Kansas is producing this year.
think what a cracking good Christmas
card Secretary Coburn will get up next
Decsmberi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State Journal
away during the summer may have
Gho paper mailed regularly each day
20 any address at the rate of thirty
cents q month. Address changed ms
often as desired. While cat Of town
the State Journal will be to you like
q daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Now that the quarterly dividend has
been declared, perhaps you will be will
ing to sell your Standard Oil stock as
MFR. Lawson told you to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24
KANSAS COMMENT
THE WAY OF A MAID.

Whenever a woman discovers some
one looking at her, one hand goes up
to her hair and the other to the back
of her belt. A man reaches for his
necktie. Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24
FROM OTHER PENS
NEEDS NO ENDORSEMENT.

A New England reformer asks If
some statesman cannot find a check
for graft?" They usually prefer cash;
it's harder to trace.-Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Very likely the peace ENJOYS are duly
grateful that New Orleans was not cho-
sen as the place for holding the peace
conference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Japan probably wouldn't insist on the
indemnity were it not for the fact that
a good fat indemnity would come in
real handy in her business just now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

The Chicago News points out as an
other proof that Governor Folk is a
great man, the fact that Mrs. Nation
dislikes him. If this constitutes great
ness the woods are full of great men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Look out for an advance in the price
of whitewash. The Philadelphia city
council proposes to investigate itself to
see if those charges are true!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

her own war expenses have been heavy
enough without paying Japan's as we'll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Still we cannot help the feeling that
Mr.. White is a pretty decent sort of an
Individual, nevertheless and notwith
standing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

The cure" Mr. Rockefeller is taking
consists only of sunshine, water and
fresh air. And he hasn't a corner on
any of them. either.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24
DOUBTFUL.

The State Journal wants to know
what Stubs means by saying that
if Kelly treated Stubs fair he would
treat Kelly fair We are frank To adj
NIT that we don't know what Stubs
did mean and we doubt. at this late
date, if Stubs can tell either.-Salina
Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

One might have known there would
be an earthquake or some other kind of
an upheaval in ST. Louis if the lid were
kept on during August
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Hasn't Japan limited Russia's naval
power enough already without writing
Ct in the treaty?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24
CAN'T PASS LA FoLLErrE.

Any United States senator who trav-
els on railway passes and yet draws
mileage from the government is book
ed for a season of trouble with Mr.. La
Follette.-Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24
GOOD FOR RAILROADS.

The trainmen are all earnings theil
money this summer. Trains are run
ming from one to three hours late ant
everything loaded from caboose tx
cowcatcher.-Jewell Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

New Orleans now wants General
Wood. It thinks he would apply some
of his noted Moro treatment to the mos
quitoes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Peace hath it's victories. of course. but
cts hard to tell just who has licked at
Portsmouth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Alfonso isn't the first young man who
has been compelled to look further.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24
THE WHEAT CROP.

The movement of the Kansas wheat
crop seems a little slow. The grain
buyers say the trouble is that Kansas
farmers do not have to sell until they
get ready. 1t was not very many
years ago that the New York financiers
used to talk about sending money west
to move the crops.-Wichita Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Perhaps one reason why the Taggarts
did not get along better together is be-
cause they were so near alike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Do you suppose this country could
worry along without president as long
as Norway is doing?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24
m NCoTTNA.

IN NILO11NAs
OH she was gay little ctRarette.
And he was q fat cigar
And side by side on q taboufsts
They stood in a ginger jar.
Though nary a word could understand
(For they chatted IN aetobacl,
Yet wonderful things am sure they plan
ned;
Like lovers all do-alack.
Today she's a sad little cigarette.
For gone is her brave cigar, ).
And all alone on the tabocret
She stands in the ginger jar.
Ali love is a marvellous thing. It's tue.
And many a fault twill cloak
But often It ends as the dream of these
two,
In nothing at all but smoke.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

The battle between science and the
mosquito is fiercer than the conflict il
the Far East.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

In the meantime. how do you suppose
Wladivostok feels about it?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Colonel Miner says it isn't so.
khArei
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24
WHEN 1T GETS WET m KANSAS

seAAA<AS Il 4 SNA1k , w Il AN AE&ENk5tASs
When it gets wet in Kansas
1t does the thing up right;
The vegetation braces up
TIL it's just a perfect sight
Inen the great wheat fields of Kansas
Are q wonder to the eye,
Where the haistones fail to strike them
And the cyclones passed them by.
When it gets wet IN Kansas
The chinch bug fails to fly;
Then the hopper quits his chirrup
Anc lays him down to die.
W here now IS Bill A Reeder.
AND his irrigation schemes,
Or Secretary Wilson,
With his semi-arid dreams7
When it gets wet in Kansas
The people very soon
Began to tai kand worry about
The changes in the moon:
For the corn is getting weedy
And the harvest's drawing nigh;
The work that stares them in the face
Is enough to make them sigh.
When it gets wet in Kansas,
1t don't put the folks to rout:
They don't sell everything they have
And go adjusting out.
They say they think they'll have enough
OF wheat and corn and rye;
Then everybody thanks the Lord
For Kansas on the fly.
Russell J. Harrison
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24
Patrick Henry,s Grave.

Inquiry is made now and Them said
James Atkinson, of Philadelphia, las to
where Patrick Henry, the Tongue of
the Revolution, is buried. The great or
ator lies in a quiet grave on the estate
in Charlotte county, Virginia, where he
formerly lived Red Hill is the name of
the estate, which is on the Staunton
river. SO miles from Lynchburg. When
Patrick Henry bought the place 1t COM
prised about $500 acres. One of the
nearest neighbors was the celebrated
John Randolph, of Roanoke, 10 miles
away Red Hill is now owned by Hen
RVS grandson. William Writ Henry. He
has in his possession some interesting
relics of his celebrated grandfather, in
Guiding the desk he always used. which
still contains his letters from Lafayette,
Washington, Madison and other great
men of early days; the large, round
back chair in which Patrick Henry died,
and a portrait of him by the elder Sui
ly under which hangs a yellow slip OF
Shall ana several other of his friends
Baltimore Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24
THE GOLDEN RULE.

can have fair treatment if he will play
fair with me-" hasn't Mr.. Stubs mo-
mentarily lost sight of that shining
guide to human conduct known as the
Golden Rule OTTAWA Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24
Dead Easy.

The other evening a man of the bur-
glar type stepped up to an old gentle
man and, handing him piece of pa
per, said
Sir, would you be good enough to
read me the writing on this piece of
paper?"
The individual addressed consented,
and, moving toward the rays of con-
venient gas lamp, read the following
words:
eff you utter a cry or speak a. single
word I shall shoot you. Give me your
watch and chain and your purse at
once, and then pass on.
Completely taken off his guard, the
gentleman handed over the articles ask
ed for and walked off. A few steps
brought him to a policeman, and, relat-
ing his story, the pair proceeded in pur-
suit of the stranger, who was not yet
out of sight.
Next morning, before the magistrate
the vagrant was called upon for an ex-
PLANTATION.
your honor" he said, az am not an
educated man. and therefore can neither
read nor write. Last evening I picked
UP a piece of paper, and, it striking me
that it might be of some Importance, /
took It to the first person I met and
asked him to decipher it. The gentle
man read it quietly to himself, and
then, without saying q word, HANDED
me his watch, chain and purse and
walked off without giving me time to
recover from my surprise, or to ask
him what he meant. It seemed to me
that the paper possessed certain
value and that he had given me the
valuab1es as a reward for finding it. "
But the magistrate give him six
months just the same.-London Tit-Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24
Athol, Kansas.
Fresh Air in sleepine Roops.

room is responsible for MANY of the
morning bad feelings. The close. I'M
pleasant taste in the mouth, the I'M
comfortable feeling about the head. the
ianguor or the whole body, are often
the result of poorly ventilated sleeping
rooms: Free ventilation is not always
possible in apartments. When one has
large mouse, with airy chambers, it is
easy TO ventilate properly; but in small
bedrooms it is not always possible to
admit fresh air at night without some
one taking cold.
Yet one must have fresh air in the
sleeping room. One woman who has
three children occupying one of the rooms
or her tiny apartment always airs the
rooms after the children are in bed
ana the last thing before she retires
She covers the children up snugIy. opens
the windows, and, while they are raised,
shakes out the clothes that have been
worn during the day and hangs them
where they will air thoroughly in readi-
ness for the morning. The air in the
room is changed and freshened before
she closes the windows
This is good plan but, of course,
1t is only poor substitute for the pure
air that ought to be coming into the
room all night. There is a simple ar
rangement by which this can be pro-
cured. A board about five inches high
should be made to fit into the window.
Its length must be just the width of the
window, and it should be hinged in the
middle that it may be the more easily
taken out and in. It must be fitted into
the window casing just below the bot
tom of the sash. The window is then
closed as far as possible with the
board in. This leaves a space between
the upper and lower sash by which the
fresh air is admitted in an indirect way.
Success Magazine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24
How a Priest Killed a Grab Bill.

A story which the writer heard some
years ago, and which has an obvious
point in connection with what the wri-
ter is trying to say here, was told by
one of the lobbyists who had been en-
gagged in pushing a grab" bill through
the New York legislature. The bill
failed to pass, and the reform organiza-
tons and newspapers of New York city,
which had denounced it and its sponsors
in unmeasured terms, regarded it's fail
ure as one of these rare triumphS of
aroused public sentiment to which the
corrupt legislators had bent and bowed.
The lobbyist had a curiously different
version of the matter. He said the bill
was killed by a little parish priest in
one of the slum districts of New York.
who somehow had got interested in the
measure, and had come up to Albany
and apparently with amazing inno-
cence had asked the ringleader of strike
legislation, who was one of the active
promoters of this particular bill, to use
his influence against it. The little priest
knew nothing about politics, and read
the papers but little; but he had known
for a lifetime this particular politician,
and knew intimately a side of him not
familiar to newspaper readers. He be-
lieved in him implicitly. and in abso-
1utely good faith asked him to use his
influence against the bill, and succeed
ed. According to the lobbyist, who pre-
sunably knew what he was talking
about, the little priest had been more
powerful in his influence against the
legislation which he opposed than all
the newspapers and reform bodies in
New York together. He was more pow
erful, because he was better armed. He
knew the good side of a bad man, and
how to appeal to it.-George W. Alger
in the August Atlantic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24
DIDN'T THINK OF IT.

Why didn't Devlin conceive the
piano contest idea when he got hard
up ?-Salina Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Why didn't Devlin conceive the
piano contest idea when he got hard
up ?-Salina Journal.
WAGSTAFF'S FIGHT ON JOINTS.
Thomas E. Wagstaff, county attorney
in Montgomery county, and Law
renee boy, has found new way to
harass the joitists Heretofore when
raids have been made in communities
where an enforcement of the law has
been attempted, the brewers agents
have come into court and replevined
the property confiscated by the officers
in the raids made. Mr.. Wagstaff has
discovered that none of the brewers
are authorized to do business in Kan
sas. and therefore, have no standing
to originate or maintain an action in
the Kansas courts. This point means
much in parts of the state where the
violation of the law is continuous and
fragrant and where there is an ener-
getic officer who desires to do his
duty and in doing it descends fire.
quently upon the resorts operated and
takes possession of the liquid refresh
ments kept on hand. Mr.. Wagstaff is
making a winning fight for law en-
forcement in Montgomery county,
which shows that it could be done in
other counties If officials would do
their duty.--Lawrence Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

you may refuse me now" said the per-
sistent young sutton, but can wait. All
things come to him who waits .
Yes replied the dear girl, land I
guess the first thing will be father; hear
him en- the stairs. Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

He-You married me for my money.
She-We11, what If I did? 1 didn't get it,
Isn't that punishment enough 7-Detroit
Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Teddie-Wen, suppose I shall see all of
you girls bathing this afternoon!
Kittie-Well, hardlyi Still, you may see
a little more of us.-Ally SloDer's Half
Holiday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Cannibal Chief-what did you get from
that shipwreck that was washed ashore
yesterday?
His Chef-A shoemaker and a case of
sherry wine.
Grandchildren wen have sherry cob
bier for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Only last year you wanted $50 for this
mule, and now you've raised to $50"
That's natural-it's a dedicated mule
now. Ever since John come from college
he's been swearin' at that mule in six
languages. Atlanta Constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Legislative Kettle Ito Insurance pot
Howdy, old chuml They've sent me down
to help purify you.-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

was their marriage a secret AFFAIR."
az should say so! The groom didn't even
know of it till she'd lined him up for the
ceremony. Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Mr. Snooks-To what, sir, do you ate
tribute your success as a statesman?
Mr.. Sellum-n a customer doesn't ses
what he wants make him want what he
sees-Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Have you corns?" asked the corn pias-
ter man.
Yes, I'm supplied" said the busy man,
without looking up.-Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Johnny Ito his sisters young mani
What base bail club did you play with
this season?
Sisters Young mani never played a
game of base ball in my life, why do you
ask?
Johnny-Cause 1 heard ma tell sister
that you were splendid catch.-Nsw
Yorker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

New ArrivaI-What a lot of loving cou-
pies there are here.
Old Guest-Yes, the husbands don't get
down except over Sunday.-Town Topics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

STILL" reflected Uncle Eph'm,. steady
ing himself by a strap and looking dag
gers at the passenger who couldn't md
room for his valises on the floor Of the
car, "a end seat hawg amt quite as bad
ez a whole seat hawg."-Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

what are you going to do now. Serb
lets?'
why. am jiist about to start a mag
azine''
Under what name?''
The Age of Woman Do you think
1t will be q success2''
"Well, it is doubtful. Chicago Daily
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24
HUMOR OF THE Day

why do you always seek the deepest
pools?" asked the grayling.
in order to be where the sunshine can
not strike answered the trout. II freckie
so easily."-Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

Instructor lat night school-The lesson
speaks of character building How
ter?
4, Shaggy Haired Young Man-Don,t stick
too close to your lines. Try to work in
the galleries.-Chieago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24

First Office Boy-Why did yer t'row up
yer Job at Biffurn & Banes7
Second Office Boy-Why,I couldn't stand
ole Bangs impotence! He had de crust
ter tell me. right ter my face, and before
de hull office, ter git out Nv de place and
never come back! Dat was de last straw!
Life
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22
Russ0.IAPANese TREATY
Japs Didn't Insi-s upon ird~mnity
Because Not In = positios 10
Enforce ray ment.

81. Paul. MINI, Sept. is-Comment-
lns on the Portsmouth treaty. II. W.
D,nnlson. Lgal adviser to the japanese
foreign offce. said while In this city IN
the way to Seattle with members of the
japanese peace embassy:
I'VE didnt insist upon Indemnity. for
the simple reason thai, our position
didn't permit Of lnsis,cncc. II we'd had
\ fee, In the Baltic sea or al army be-
fore st. Petersburg or at the satcs II
Moscow. We misht have enjoyed the
kane advantage the Germans possessed
when they occupied Perla
"kussis. In refusing TO pay an In
icnniiy. simply got out II a debt which
her creditor was not In n position 20
collect. II would have COS, US millions
o: yen. not to speak VI lofs Of life. 10
%suiorocs indemnify"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22
SEC. TAFT M0MEWARD BOUND
re secretary Of war ana Psvtv
ssss FROM Yokohama On BsasA
the steamer Korea.

Yokohame. Sept N-sccrefzry q
Wal TAFT and party sailed for San
Francisco on the steamer Korea amid
japanese enthusiasm. Secretary Tan
Was given 4 reception q the American
consulate by local merchants. Before
sailing. Secretary Taft said that he
thought that reports Of the japanese
anii-peaee demonstrations had been
greatly exaggerated In America. He
and his party had Travelled all through
Japan. and had found NJ trace Of any
anti.foreign or anii-American feeling.
While a prominent American party had
been involved IN n Toxic mob. he
thought that 1t was because the party
happened to be caught In tie mob and
not because they were American. Oiher
churches besides American churches
he'd teen burned. Secretary Taft said
that he had examined the Chinese boy
coit closely The Chinese. he said.
war, American goods badly. aud hav-
Ing lost si5.0oo.oo0 by he boycott. arc
finding out tina, they are cutting "a
ihrir nose TO spite thelr face.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22
JUDGE PARKER
INTERVIEWED
The Former Prssidsntial Candidate
on Cooperation Contributions.
He TALKS RATHER CUTTINGty
Iu~tisssses TAss Not the New York
lafe Atoae Cessrtbst~d Z" h
Repssiicaa Campaign t'uad
Last Year

Esopus. N. T., Sept. is.-Former
Chief judge Alton u. Parker. last year
the democratic candidate for ptesiden,
Of the United States. referred 70 the
charges made by him In the ptes!den-
iiai campaign las, fall. that corporation
funds we're being used In aid OF the re-
publican campaign. To a correspondent
who called at Rosemont. Judge Parkcr's
home. and asked him II he had any
thing to say In relation TO the state
ment made by vice-Prezident George