The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-26
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

0NAK u he Al nVAD N " >
Pick out the folks you Ike the least and
watch EN- for a while;
e never waste a kindly word, they
never waste a smile;
They c~riticise their fellow men at every
chance they get,
h never found a human just to suit
eneAI fancy yet
from tnem 1 guess youd learn some
Some things what every one of us should
know a lot about.
When some one knocks" a brother, pass
Say something good about him If you
have to make it up.
It's safe to say that every man God made
holds trace of good
That he would fain exhibit to his fellows
The kindly deeds in many a soul are hi
Awaiting the encouragement of other
souls that dare
To show the best that's in them; and a
Would start the whole world running in a
hopeful, helpful groove.
say something sweet to paralyze the
"knocker' on the spot
Speak kindly Of his victim if you know
the man OF not.
The eyes that peek and peer to find the
The tongue that speaks in bitterness, that
frets and fumes and scolds;
The hands that bruise the fallen, though
their strength was meant to raise,
Inc ~weaklings who had stumbled at the
parting of the ways
All these shOuld be forgiven, for they
know not what they do;
Their ~hindrance makes a greater work for
wiser ones like you.
So, when they scourge a wretched one
who's drained sins bitter cup,
Say, something good about him If you
have to make it up
Is. w. Gillian in Baltimore American.
George A. Clark, state printer. is con-
fined to his home with an attack of the
grip.
The circuit meeting of the western
association took place in Kansas City
today.
The walls of the corridor on the first
floor of the Shawnee county court
house are being k~alsomined.
The appraisers appointed recently to
assess property for the new paving 10
work.
Tn faculty of the Kansas Medical col
lege has secured DR.. D. D. Wilson of
Nortonville, to deliver a series of lee
lures on orthopedic surgery.
The graduating class of Washburn
college has chosen DR.. King, president
of Oberlin college to give the address at
the graduation exercises in June next.
The county officers are worrying over
the murder case. sIt is a mys-
terry" said Sheriff Lucas, to which
County Attorney Hungate chords in
perfect tune.
MI JUS 1CAlLOAA d Just D66Il elGCLE1
president of the Oberlin National bank
of Decatur county. Mr.. Benton is a son
of Mrs. Case of Topeka and i've here
for many years.
The Rev. Canon Burke is sick at his
home on Western avenue and will not
be able to conduct services at the
Church of the Good Shepherd this ev-
ening nor at St. Simon Friday evening.
The commissioner of elections office
will not be closed for four days of next
week as stated in last NIGHTS nanRr hl1i
viii be kept open for four days of next
week until 10 o'clock at night in order
to accommodate intending voters.
The policemen have worn out and
broken down most of the chairs about
the station by sitting on them so much,
that a raid is being planned on some
well-stocked joint from which a new
supply of that article Of furniture can
be obtained.
Wonder if alItte candidates for clerk
of the city court Of Topeka know that
they must qualify as expert court
stenographers in order to hold down
the job? Whoever wins will have to go
through an examination IS thorough
as the one given the reporter in the
district court.
A. r.. Edegren Of Chicago was in the
city on Wednesday afternoon looking
for a location for a conservatory of
musical instruments. He has about
S25, 900 which he wants to invest" said
President Holiday with whom Mr..
Edegren was comforting. I'VE will find
some locations and let him see if he
likes them. Mr.. Edegren is a Lyon &
HeaIy agent. and with his wife also
teaches music"
The following good story of what
happened to a country policeman While
in Topeka appears in the Fort Scott
Tribune: "Chief of Police Mendenhall,
who made the trip to Topeka with the
members of the Kansas Municipal
victim of a thief while in that city and
that the bold bandit had made away
with his watch and chain. The chief
had removed his coat and vest In his
room and hung the garments on the
back of the chair. City Attorney Street
removed the vest and the chief put on
the coat without the vest. When he
discovered that he was not wholly
dressed, he went after the vest, which
the city attorney had carefully hung
back on the chair in the meantime, but
minus the watch. 1t was an hour be-
fore the big officer missed the watch
and he started to make a howl to h
landlord. He was thoroughly convinc-
wanted to cause the arrest of every
porter and chamberrnaid in the hotel
In fact. he made such a racket about
the missing time recorder, that the city
attorney had to return the watch to
him. The chief set up the cigars to
the gang with the promise that moth
would be said about it in Fort
Scott. 1t leaked out today and his
friends are having lots of fun with
him."