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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13
Art and Eggs.

John S. Sargent, when he was last
IN America" said the art editor of a
New York magazine, visited one DAY
the gallery of a certain millionaire.
This millionaires gallery was large.
It included, perhaps, a thousand pic
lures. But the pictures had not been
collected with discretion. Many of
them were bogus, and those that were
genuine were not, at best. worth much.
In silence Mr.. Sargent walked
through the gallery. Now he paused
berore this painting, now before that.
But he said nothing. Not a word.
The millionaire. alarmed at this 81
lence, became very voluble over his
pictures. He pointed out their merits
in the eloquent tone of an art cata-
logue, and each of his sentences had an
interrogative infection=at the end Of
each he paused waiting for Mr.. Sar-
gent to agree. But the great painter
continued silent.
said: - ''''- :
AT least you will agree that my
your
'Tolerable? Yes Mr.. Sargent an
swered- And he added, with a faint
smiles But what would you think of
a tolerable egg p Exchange
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

He-A1y motto IS Never give up
She-Yes; I've frequently noticed il in
a crowded street car.-PhiladeIphia Rec
ord.
NO man. said the fellow who quotes,
''can serve two masters
And yet answered the observer, I'VE
have men who commit bigan1y. st.
Louis POST Dispatch
What do you mean by writing
Among the prettiest girls at the dance
was Captain Andrews? The captain is
a man.
yes; but he spent most of his tims
among the prettiest girls there. "--Phiia-
delphia Telegraph.
your bump of destruction is unusual
" large" said the professor of phvenol-
ogy. "Ae you a prize fghter?'
NO. replied the victim in the chair;
Il am furniture mover. Chicago
News.
say. pa"
Did grandpa usta lick your"
Il should say he did-nearly every
day.
broken by sobbing.
WHAT'S the matter? What are you
i'm s-s-orry for poor old grandpa.
cause I s'Dose it n1-n-must a always
hurt him worsen it did you"-Chicago
Record.
Even the worm viii turn remarked
the village philosopher.
j yes" replied Colonel Kaintuck; II
was down to the sstillery this morning
watchin' it. It's a fine sight, sab, fine
sight kansas City Drovers' Tele-
gram.
What do you regard as the best pro-
lection from burglars?'
wen, I have found that being indes-
pendently poor is effective. st. Louis
+ Post-DIspatch.
j Husband dmpatiently)-If the fool
killer would strike this town he would
find plenty of work to do.
Wife-Is there such &. person, deaD2
Husband-Of course there is
Wife with anxiety1-Wel, I do hope,
John, that you viii be very careful
London Tft-Bits.
Teacher-Iohnny, what happened On
July 4 100 years ago?
4 johnny dunno, ma am. I amt but
10.-CIeveland Leader.
Eyes. we are prepared to make radi-
cal improvements in our railroad COM
Dany."
I'VE are preparing to drop two of our
dummy directors Portland Telegram.
The one-Jack Haverstraw Is en-
gagged.
was going to do something desperate
when I refused him. Who is the girl?
The One (meekly)-I am--Chicago
Journal
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IF HEARST Should WIN

Mr. w. r. Hearst appears to be maxi
ing a determined effort to show that he
was defrauded out of the nayoraItv of
New York by Tammany in the recent
election, and to win the office in the
courts. There is a possibility that he
viii succeed If he can get a square deal.
Mr. Hearst was defeated by q very
narrow margin on the face of the re-
turns wnen the tremendous number of
ballots cast is taken into consideration.
His enemies had control Of the voting
machinery. and it is not at all improba-
BILE that all the doubtful Tammany votes
were counted that possibly could be
counted. and all the Hearst votes thrown
out that could be thrown out
If Hearst should become mayor of
New York. however, he would probably
have a hard row to hoe. He ran as a
municipal ownership candidate, and the
people would expect tremendous reforms
from him Immediately. It would be i'm
possible for him to bring them about
He could probably do nothing at al
towards municipal ownership until an
other legislature should give him the
power. Such things are accomplished
I slowly. Mr.. Hearst would have to give
4 New Aotk an SAccSutAiSly Spectacular
administration to come uD to his ad-
vance notices, and there is little proba-
btlity that he could do it. This would
kill any ambitions he may have for the
future.
On the other hand, If he should fai
to get the office he would be a marty
IN the eyes Of vast number OF. people
not only IN New York. but throughou
the country. The belief would still pre-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

[From the Philadelphia Record.1
1t doesn't take a man of mettle to
steal.
A painter often goes to the wall be-
fore his pictures.
Glitter1ng generalities are the gold
bricks of speech.
A broken promise is one Of the hard
est things to mend
Even when you pay for q telegram
you send it on tick
A fellow may feel that he is always
right until he is left.
More-bid curiosity is what attracts
people to auction sales.
A man can keep out of lots of scrapes
by raising whislSers.
AS the weather gets colder the pick
pocket is freezing onto things.
Those who have nothing to complain
of generally complain of enrui.
To admit that you are a se1f-made
man is either a boast or a confession.
When a fellow is cornered it doesn't
necessarily indicate that he IS square.
Blobbs-"What drove him into f1nan-
cial straits?" Slobbs-' Backing bobtafl
fiushos.'
For every man who makes his mark
there are a dozen trying to make 8
mark of some other fellow.
De Tanque-''Why do you call him
the human corkserew2" O'Soaque-
"Oh, he's such a bore"
The man who puts his shoulder to
the wheel of fortune often finds that ne
is turning It for some other fellow.
Any boy who would rather GO to
school than to a circus will never break
into ths strenuous class.
Wigg--"Why did your friend. the
poet, get his hair cut?'' Wagg-s.T SIM
pose because he didn't want it any
longer
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GLOBE SIGHTS.
From the Atchlson Globe. /

LF'rom the Atchison Globe I
she travels hard road in making
the change, but the young girl who
cries for prince and castle, is some
day going to be very grateful because
she can work for a living.
When a country woman eats town
butter she is likely to say one of two
things; Funny this butter is so white:
ter is yellow: Coloring natter
The poor, unlamanted men: In talk
ing to an old lady, it viii be found
that tears come to her eyes when she
mentions the children the Lord took
home years and years ago, but she is
band is dead
What has become of the magic Ian
tern? We know where the stere-
opticon is, but where is the magic Ian
tern? And, also, where is the view It
always showed of q moss rosebud
which gradually bIoomed on the wet
sheet before the audience into a full
blown rose, amid the delighted ex-
CARNATIONS of the audience? And where
Is the good church worker who loaned
the sheet?
Experience proves that when a
guest at party starts a timid knock
on some one not present, instead of
getting rebuked, his tack hammer is
drowned in the noise of the sledge
hammers that follow.
An Atchison woman is so old fashion
ed that she has made the request in her
will that she be buried in some spot
known as a grave yard" she doesn' t
want to be buried in a burial lot that is
dignified by the name of Cemetery
When a father doesn't marry the sec
ond time to please his daughter, she
leaves home: but when she doesn't
marry to suit him, not only is that re-
treat denied him. but he has to let the
new sOn-in-law come and live with him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

IN Monte Carlo said a New York
musician. Il had the honor last winter
to meet Calve.
talked to me of Prosper Merimee, the
creator of Carmen She knew many
anecdotes of Merimee. Once. she said
he was conversing with the young
prince imperial
q what is the difference between an
accident and a calamity?' the prince
imperial asked.
Just then the lads cousin ane rival.
Prince Napoleon, appeared, and Meri-
NEE smiIfngIy said;
q If your cousin fell into the Seine
1t would be an accident. If anybody
pulled him out it would be a calam-
ity'.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

Some papers of the state are wait
ing, more or less anxiously for Senator
Long to declare himself on the freight
rate question. The senator has always
been with the president on other ques-
tons. He gained great favor with him
during the sugar controversy when that
important question was up and when
it viii be remembered Senator Burton
took the other side. But as yet Senator
Long has not declared himself. A large
number of western senators are lining
up with the president in this matter
while the Elkiuses and Forakers are
organizing the opposition. IF Senator
Long wants to court the people of
Kansas and represent their interests as
he has always faithfully done he win
be against Elkins and Foraker on this
particular observation-disclosures City
Traveller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

When Maggie. a recent arrival from
over the sea, had finished cleaning the
windows her mistress was amazed to
mon the inside only. She inquired
the reason for this half completed
task. thinking that, perhaps, the girl
was afraid to sit outside the windows.
NIaggfe's reply was delivered with fine
Il cIaned 'em inside SOS we could
look out, mum, but lift the dirt on
the outside so the people eouIdn't
look in. ''-Harner's Weekly.
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He'd work for Nothing.

Andrew Carnegie plays golf well.
and likes to talk about the game. OF
one of his friends a golf tyro, he said
at a dinner in New York:
BLANK went to play one day, and.
disliking the rather forward manner of
his caddie, discharged the lad and took
another in his place.
The discharged eaddie, instead of
retiring in a seemly manner to the
clubhouse, lowered about Blank. He
regarded closely the mans rather
clumsy methods of play. on his
freckled young face sheer came and
went.
BLANK chose stick and swung for
a long drive. But he missed the ball.
THE discharged caddie gave a loud
laugh.
BLANK frowned at the boy and
swung again-a mighty swing-but
again he missed
There came from the caddy another
loud, harsh laugh.
"A third time Blank swung, and a
third time only turf and dust rose into
the air.
HI. mister yelled the caddie deri-
siYely, If you'll take me back III carry
your clubs for the fun Of the thing. -
Los Angeles Times.
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DEXLIN-

The recent unfortunate, or fortunate.
end Of G. J. Devlin is another striking
reminder Of the fact that this world
goods are a very uncertain quality and
have but little to do with the happiness
and content of mind for which we are
all striving. He was known as the rich
est man in Kansas and his extensive
business certainly laid claim to the dis
tinction but his last days were spent in
misery and his honest purpose only
made the misfortune the harder to bear.
He died of a broken heart and his death
most desired to do-Belleville Freeman
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The death of c. J. DeVIin in Chicago
last week again emphasizes the vanity
of wealth or the repute of possessing
it. Devlin was wonderful man. It
is d question whether at any time in
his life he was actually worth $50 600,
and yet he assumed to oWa immense
enterprises, was one of the big coal OPP
orators Of the country, built railroads
and talked as glibly of millions as
many people worth infinitely more
would of hundreds He was charitable
to fault. He would help anybody
who had a scheme, no matter about its
want of feasibility. He was vain of his
reDuted wealth and liked to have it
discussed. He dealt in bank stock not
as an investment but as a means Of
borrowing money. When he collapsed
it developed that his big enterprises
had been financed with other peoples
money and that the poor. who had
their all in his failed banks, were the
chief sufferers. His humiliation dur
ing the four months preceding his
death must have far more than coun-
teHbalanced all the qualification Of his
PALMER days. His life and death
should be an example to the Kansas
youth. It is better 10 have little and
actually possess it, to enjoy a modest
competency, than to soar above the
clouds for a time and in the end fall
and bring ruin to hundreds who have
trusted alike in your honesty and bus
mess ability.-KinEman Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13
Sc Lad Naited LONG Fnonel1.

A Maine girl of ideals told a young
man who asked her for her hand that
she should not think of marrying q
man with less than ten thousand dol
lars.
The young man went to Boston and
worked very hard for several years, re-
turned, and called on the young lady,
who said. Wen. John, how are you
Pretty Wen" he said. sI have al
most gotten nineteen dollars toward
the ten thousand.
well, john" she said IT do not
know but that is enough. I guess we
can get along with that. Success
Magazine.
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vail that he had been defrauded Of the
office to which he was elected. he
would be regarded as a great leader.
Hearst defeated in his efforts to win
the mayoralty under present conditions
would be a greater man than Hearst
successful.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

Henry James, the novelist, narrated
at a Boston dinner party a conversa-
ton that he had overheard that after
noon.
1T was a conversation said Mr.
James. between a young book clerk
and an older one. It occurred in a
book shop devoted to the sale of the
most popular and newest fiction.
THE younger clerk approached the
older anxi0usly.
Say he whispered, there's a wo-
man here wants Spencer's poems.
2. Is it Herbert SpenceT's poems?f the
more experienced clerk asked calmly.
/" Yes said the other. What shall I
tel! her?'
Tell her we haven't EN- said the
older eIerk.-Los Angeles Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

Stubs to succeed Senator Burton and
Governor Hoch to succeed Senator Long
is an outline of the plans that are form
ing in the busy brains of a small bunch
of truly good Kansas reformers. It will
be pity to spoil such a pretty program,
but there are quite a number of very
worthy gentlemen in Kansas who will be
just rude enough to do it.-Miami Re-
publican.
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he had not made himself clear. he fur
nished this key: 'sWhat I mean is. am
I free from her? The clerk replied
Yes. indeed. She got a divorce and
is married again. You are as free as
air in Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

The State Journal is a member Of the
Associate Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganization for exclusive evening pubu-
cation in Topeka.
The State journal receives for exclusive
publication the leased wire report Of the
publishers Press for the edition for sum
day morning.
The news Is received IN the State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
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Where Il belonged.

An amateur authoress who had
submitted a story to a magazine wait
ed for several weeks without hearing
from the editor concerning it. Finally
she sent him a note requesting an
early decision, because, as she said,
she had other irons in the fire"
Shortly after came the EDITORS re-
ply: Dear Madam have read your
story. and 1 should advise you to put
it with the other irons. -Harper's
weekly
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OTJT on THE BUSINESS.

Tammany, winning with Republican
aid the mayoraIty OF Greater New z ork
by less than 1000 votes. is not dis
posed today to pose as the maker OF
governors and residents.-FVa shing-
ton Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

Bad News won the handicap at
Adueduct in record time. Bad news
has a reputation for travelling fast
Washington Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13
KANSAS COA4ENT



The papers are SO used to that way
of doing things that the Capital refers
to the Topeka seni-centennial celebra-
ton in 1911 which leads the State Jour
nal to admonish it that the affair pro-
poses to celebrate the seni-centennial
of Kansas. IN order to have the proper
kind of a celebration it will be neces-
sary to interest and invite the whole Of
Kansas-and then the whole of Kansas
viii help.-Lawrence Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

Why does not the car refer the diI-
ferences between himself and his sub
iects to The Hague ?-CharIeston
News and Courier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

President Eliot remarks that the
hardest task of President Roosevelt
will be in the reformation of football
President Eliot might have made the
task of the president much lighter had
he remembered that football reform
begins at college. Com
merciaI.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

Editor Dodge of the Beloit Gazette
says that he has seen only one town
ship treasurer's statement published
this fall, in spite of the new law re-
quiring the publication OF such state
rnents ANNUALLY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Bryan will
not allow that small cloud, labeled
s'Pattison," that is looming up in the
east, to mar the pleasure of his
around the-wor1d trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

What does it profit state treas
urer to have the state draw interest
on its surplus funds?' inquiries the
Miami Republican in a scriptural tone
of vcica
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

The electric car is vel past It's early
stage where its termini were never
very far outside Of the city limits. It
has becomes powerful factor in drawing
city and country together and the res
idents Of both places are gamers there
by-Portland Oregonian-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

Probably the thing that worries
Tammany most is that Jerome will
watch it so close that it will have no
opportunity to make anything out OF
the business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

The Honorable Israel Durham
seems to have got his transfer to the
Oblivion line, along with the Honor
able Boss Cox.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

Very likely Senator Foraker's throat
has improved so that he can say sew
eraI things out loud. And if it hasn't,
it is likely that he has thought them.
even il he hasn't said them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

Tammany won by q scratch. but
Heroine won by scratches.
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NO CLOSED SEASON.

Our Audubon societies have now
succeeded in getting every sort of bird
pretty Wen protected except the stork.
New York Evening Mail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

Pennsylvania has also added some
what to the sentiment against footba,
at Harvard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

william Randolph Hearst has been
elected says the New York American,
t'and William Randolph Hearst will
be sworn in as mayor OF New York
There's optimism for you. Or is it
only a first class bluff?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

Lawson advised New Workers to
vote for jerome. Now the question is,
was he working for or against
gerome2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

A Kansas man who invested $500 in
a farm cleared up a net profit of 800
in two years; bet the farm was in
Texas.-Houston Chronicle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

Boss Cox, Boss Durham, Boss Muir
ply and others OF the boss class can
now sympathize with those Russian
grand dukes who have also been fired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

When the new Russian government
learns to enjoin the strikers under the
constitution, the strikers may be sorry
that they spoke.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

Most of the football prophecies that
were made in Topeka last Friday now
resemble the Republican election pre-
dictions in Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

BIr. Paul Morton gives it out that
the people do not want cheap insur-
ance. Possibly not, but they think
thew do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

The Record calls attention to the
fact that Coheyville hasn't landed a
new factory now for almost q week.
Coneyviila must be going to sleep to
let such a thing as that happen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

Under federal control an insurance
supervisor might find his path to the
main office carpeted with SO bills
Baltimore sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

Boss Cox did not give out his retire.
anent announcement soon enough. The
people beat him to it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

We would like the attention of the
chair long enough to ask if Mr.. Car
field also promised immunity to the
Standard Oil company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

Mr.. Hearst might advertise in the
New York American for those lost bal
lot boxes and test the efficiency of that
publication as a pubIicity medium.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13
SPLFNDID ASSISTANCE

Mr.. George B. Cox of Cincinnati is
not slow to learn when he has enough,
especially when he received such
splendid assistance from the voters
Houston Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

Governors Herrick and Ferguson
might get together and sympathize
with one another.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

The average voter seems to be be-
coming mighty well educated in the
art Of scratching. all right.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

A Chicago alderman is named Ko-
hout Is it possible that he would like
to go in Kohouts with some corpora
ton on a municipal hold-up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

One thing the Telescope IS quite Ger
from the Fifth district must properly
represent the people on the trust and
railroad question-and that clearly
means legislation along these lines.
The die is cast.-Belleyiie Telescope.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

latter reading. over the list Of
things that are worrying the Fill
pinos." says the Washington Post,
s.there is a strong temptation to refer
40 the archipelago as New Kansas. -
what Are they also troubled about
too great crops and what to do with
their money!
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FROM OTHER PENS


There isn't a political "boss'' IN
America whose boss-ship wasn't per-
ceptibly weakened by yesterdays work
at the polls.-New York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13

Messrs. McCurdy. Mccall and Hyde
are not the only ones who know how
to beat an insurance company without
dying: Mr.. Wandiver of Missouri
thinks he has a pretty good scheme to
beat the New York Life at least
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NOISE

The people of Mars probably heard
the earth making q noise like an cleo
ton last night.-New York World.