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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS


LFrom the Chicago News.l
Even the greatest Of fish begin life on
a small scale.
A Ioafer is n man who Ioafs and has no
bank account.
IT Is easier to start rumor than + Is
to head It off.
A girl IS. never satisfied until she draws
her beau into a knot.
Sudden acquisition of wealth transforms
family Jars into jardinieres
1t is useless to reason with man who
imagines that he has no reason TO listen
That charity which begins at home sell
dom has occasion to call on poor rela-
tons
Is il not true that the average man
would rather patronize an excursion boat
than paddle his own canOoE
An ex-bachelor calls his wife Birdie"
because she Is always associated in his
mind with bill.
A husband is sometimes landed by 4
maiden efTort-and sometimes by an effort
Of the maiden's mother.
No, indeed, Cordelia, q pickpocket and d
reporter are not in the same class Just
because both take noteG-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
People Of the PIlilipDines.

In the Philippines the density of
population is sixty-seven to the square
mile. In the United States It IS twen-
ty-six to the square mile. The in
habitants OF the Philippines are usual
~ found on or near the coast. except
in the island of Juzon. where about
half the people live in the two rich
valleys in the interior. Only one
seventh of the civilized population live
inland, but the wild peoples are con-
fined almost entirely to the interior.
In the archipelago there are 1900
barrios, or villages. with an average
population of 500 inhabitants. The
average size of the barrio varies
widely in different provinces. A num-
Der of adjacent barrios form a pueblo
or municipal unit. and thus there is
practically no rural population. Three
hfths of the population live in villages
of less than 1000 inhabitants and
per cent in towns of over 5000.
There are four towns with a popu-
lation exceeding 10000 each and
thirty-five with a population exceed
ing 5000. Manila is the only incor-
porated city in the islands and its
inhabitants number 219, Chicago
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

The order of the day here is to keep
well corked up and watch the weather
and hear what the prophets have to say;
some are prophesying a light winter and
it's hard to tell what we are to have,
as there is a long time yet for winter
and we shall need a good long winter
to get our teaming done as there Is lots
to be done on snow or on runners. The
health of this place is good at present
The byword here is poor old Mr.. Kipp,
he is gone, yes, he is gone, and what
have they done with his wife and son
Levi will they get justice We hope they
viii don't you.-Downerville COrrespon-
dence Hermon IN. Y } News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
JOURNAL ENTRIES.

Book Note: The State Journal has
just received a volume entitled THE
Presidents Report: University of Chi
cago. Founded by John D. Rookie
pages, but a hasty examination of 267
of them fails to show anything on the
subject of tainted money or the oil
trust controversy.
Clyde Reed. chief clerk of the rail-
way mail service of the southwe est,
was in Topeka recently, but he failed
to follow his usual custom Of telling
the state house newspaper men a
story cautioning them that it is mot
for publication"
Judge Foote is pushing a crude oil
burner now. The runOr that he dealt
exclusively in hot air is erroneous.
Wanted-A good-sized, husky tor
nado, capable of carrying a union de-
pot over into the next county Apply,
Pro Bono Pnblico. Kansas City. No.
The hop crop may be cut short. but
as near as can be learned in lower
Kansas avenue circles it is not ex-
pected to interfere with the supply OF
hop tea.
How thankful we are that the state
federation election finally passed off
without any casualties!
More trouble ahead: Nan Patter-
son is to write a book. 1t will prob
ably be entitled. "How I Did Not XIII
Caesar"
Fashion Note: Last years straw
hats have been very numerous on
Kansas avenue recently.
It is reported that Governor Hoch
had cold feet at the recent banquet of
the Saturday Night club, although the
hosts kindly tried to make it hot for
him.
"a young man." says an exchange,
cannot refute a charge of fckleness
by showing that he has smoked one
brand of cigarettes for ten years" Of
course not. One brand of cigarettes
would plant him beneath the daisies
long before the ten years were up.
The bookkeeper who makes these
entries proposes to reform from read
ing the Atchison Globe. Three-fourths
of the time he finds on finishing an
item that it is a paid local.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
Eracfness Overdone.

A tale is told of Kansas minister. a
great precisiOnist in the use of words.
whose exactness sometimes destroyed
the force of what he was saying On
one occasion in the course of an elo-
quent prayer, he pleaded:
20 Lord! waken Thy cause in the
hearts of this congregation and give
them new eyes to see and new impulse
to do. Send down Thy lever or lee
yer, according to Webster's or Wor-
cester's dictionary. whichever Thou
usest, and pry them into activity. -
Everybodyss Magazine for June.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

An exchange says that Uncle Rus
sell sage ought to have died long ago,
because he has been utterly worthless
TO the world for years. That is a
great mistake. He has been most
useful. One set of moraIists have
pointed to him as a shining illustration
Of what can be accomplished by living
a life of frugality, while another. set
has held him up as horrible example
OF a narrow and misery existence.
It would be difficult to hnd man
who has served as an example over a
wider range.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
REFLECTIONS Of A BACHELOR

IFrom the New York Press.I
Every girl is awful pretty when she
looks In the looking glass.
Getting married IS like specializing:
sometimes you don't lose
Peekaboo shirt waists are meant to
show less than they appear to and more
than they ought to.
A man in public life can't make people
believe he IS honest even by going to
church every Sunday.
woman is awful fond Of you when she
thinks she makes you so happy that you
don't need any Of the money you earn to
spend on yourself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
IT WILL BE WARM.

Tom Lawson promises a Kansas audi
ence the warmest Fourth of July ora
ton it ever heard, if he can give utter
ance to all the thoughts that are crowd
ing in upon him without spraining his
te.=Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
DIsCOURAGING.

The testimony of aMinnesota lumber
man in the railway rate investigation
that he ships 225.000.0 600 feet of lumber
a year is a little discouraging to the
citizen who was pointing with pride to
fifteen or twenty saplings planted on
Arbor day.-Washington Star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
ARE MEN -AFRAID7

It may be a touch of gallantry that
prevents the other men from coming to
the rescue of Grover Cleveland in mis-
fight with the womens clubs, and it
may be something else.-ClevelandP Plain
Dealer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Did YOU ever hear Of a destructive
hailstorm that the haiIstones were not
reported as large as hens eggs? Wen.
here is a variation: An Atchison man
tells of storm in which the hail
stones were larger-larger. mind you
than hens eggs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

That Russian representative parlia-
ment might smell as sweetly if called
by some other name than a zemsky
zobor. But after all it is an appeal
from Nicholas drunk to Nicholas 20
bor.-Parsons Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
SOMR POINTERS.

If Secretary Wilson of the agricul-
tural department will make visit
through Montgomery county while ne
is in Kansas he can get some practical
ideas on farming. Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Senator German has notified the state
Of Maryland that he wishes to be re-
elected two years hence. Maryland
might have SUSPECTED as much; but
now she has ample warning and can
not plead that she is taken by surprise.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Senator Burton has returned to Abb
lene for a few months rest. There is
no danger Of robbery on the street cars
Observation-Disclosures City Traveller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
ON E0R WERR-

A Fort Scott man, who is travelling
is writing articles regarding the Cliff
Dwellers" for the Republican. The ar
ticles do not say where the writer is
travelling but everybody knows that
Webb AfcNall's home is in Smith coun-
ty.-Parsons Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
NoRMAL CONDITIONs.

The ST. Joseph, Mo. News-Press feels
that normal conditions have been re-
stored in Kansas, as the preachers are
again taking their texts from the Bible
instead of Ida TarbelIs books.-New
York Commercial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

There is said to be considerable diff
ference between a cyclone and a lorna
do, but we have never yet come in con-
tact with a person who could draw the
distinction. Judging from the stories
told by those who were in the Snyder
struck that Coffeyville Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

An eastern congressman announces
that he lis going to give some thought
to the questions Of tariff and revenue"
Now doesn't that sound funny in Kan
sas? To attain the eminence of a con-
gresham in Kansas a man would have
had to think all kinds OF thoughts, not
only about tariff and revenue, but about
447 other subjects, long before he got
the Office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
soWING AND REAPING.

Richard Croker, living apart from his
wife, and losing two of his four sons in
a tragical way, can hardly find in all
the wealth he amassed while the Tam
many boss in New York, an adequate
solace for the sorrows of his old age
Hartford Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
NO DANGER.

At any rate, it will never get so that
a foreign aristocrat viii refuse to
marry an American heiress because her
fathers money is not above suspicion
Denver Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

If Nan Patterson will let some really
bright woman, who knows how to
write, prepare that book for her and
draw the morals in 1T, it win doubtless
be great success. But Nan might
have some trouble in living up to its
teachings, judging from the way she
is starting out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Possibly Rojestvensky has decided to
land somewhere else because he hea1i
that Oyama would be at Vladivostok
to meet hirn.-Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
STILL LEARNING.

A man 20 years of age has entered the
state university of Missouri. Gradually
B1issourians are finding out the advan-
tage of being able to read and write
lola Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
EABOR SAVING DEVICE.

Mr.. Alexander and Mr.. Hyde might
save work by preparing blanks to be
filed in whenever the denial of a resig-
nation rumor is due.-Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
NEUTRAL WATERS.

Rojestvensky's voyage is apparently
panning out as one of discovery. He
has discovered more neutral waters that
he does not transgress on-unless he
has to-than the ordinary man supposed
to be in existence on the east coast of
Asia.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
A PERsONAL INQUIRY.

DO you figure that by being on good
terms with the devil in this life you
win lessen the heat allotted to you in
the next Hutchinson Bee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Twice as many girls viii graduate
from the university this year as boys.
The girls do not need to be given their
chance. They are taking it.-Lawrence
World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Some time this summer the Ancient
and Respected Order of Commencement
Orators viii be organized in Kansas
lola Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

George Martin intimates that any
man who wishes to be governor Of
Kansas is off mentally. He ought to
know, for he was afflicted that way
himself once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
TROIrRLE INDEED.

We trust that the trouble between
Bishop Potter and the 7. n. c. A. will
not lead the Y. NJ. c. A to start a rival
to the bishops saloon.-Wa shington
Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
KANSAS COsIsIENr.

no GET THE MONEY.
Miss Mae Wood says she chased Sen
ator Platt away. Then why is she SUI
ing Lawrence World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

II the strikebreakers in the teamsters'
strike knew how to drive they might
get along better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
~ moi. SHATTERED.

The literary world is shaken with the
announcement that Daniel De Foe was
a liar We always did have some doubt
as to the historical accuracy of Rob
inson Crusoe. Wichita Beacon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

We are neutral in this eastern war, of
course, but most of US cannot help be-
ing little more neutraler towards Rus
STA than towards Japan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Attorney General Moody is another
cabinet officer whom the railroad mag
mates are not booming for president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

1t is rumored that a white bear has
recently been seen in the Colorado
mountains. Our Sherlock Holmes, re-
memoering that people sometimes be-
came suddenly gray-headed from fright.
draws the deduction that this bear was
IN Routt county about three weeks ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Mr.. Carnegie announces that he is
in favor of municipal ownership. Mr.
Carnegie lacks long way of being
original in that respect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Thomas W. Lawson may create a
breeze at Ottawa, but it wouldn't be
noticed In the cyclone country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Psychologists claim that men are
longer in the morning after a nights
PEST than in the evening. Still. some
men find themselves very much shorter
In the morning after their wives have
had an opportunity of going through
their nockets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
FROM OTHER rs.
WORST OF ALL

The men who won't respect gray hairs,
Oh, how we do despise 'em!
He most of all, who won't respect
His own gray hairs, but dyes 'ern.
Philadelphia Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

This is the season when the women
folks are especially anxious to get
hold of the newspapers: the dry goods
advertisements are running serially.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

He may deny it, but in his heart ev-
cry man believes he could make a fine
speech if he only had practice--OttaWa
Republic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Would you have thought it! Even
Arkansas has Joined the procession of
states that are cleaning out the grafters.
Two state senators down there have
just been indicted for bribery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

The Emperor William evidently re-
allies that the red-nOsed peril is apt to
prove as serious as the yellow peril
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Bigamist Hoch is said to have muir
dered eleven women. It is therefore a
matter Of regret that he can be hanged
hut nnce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

The railroad magnates will probably
agree that Secretary Taft proved an
alibi on the charge of being safe and
sane during the late railway congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

st. Louis claims to have had rain
of fish. 1t isn't any ahead of Chicago.
however, for that city has had a reign
OF brick-bats and clubs for two weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

What is home without a cyclone
caveF' asks an Oklahoma exchange. If
the editor is asking for information we
might say that it is a good place to
stay away from when a funnel-shaped
cloud heaves in sight in the southwest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Since the Chicago school children
have gone on a strike, the teachers
ought to do the same-with hickory
rulers about two feet long. properly
applied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

The day seems to have passed when
the Democrats of Kansas stand up for
whisky. Some Of the best anti-saloon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

The failure of the scheme TO ruiz. Nia0a-
ra Falls does not lessen IN the slightest
degree the inTany Of the attempt to do SO.
Kansas City Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
THE MEN or the FLEEr.

OH the AMMAN coast a hundred strong
are the ships of the Russian Gar
1nelF sullen sides wash a ghOStly song
OF the harvest of souls to be reaDed ere
long
BY the terrible reaper. war.
The trim. sleek sides of the man-of-war.
That CLEAN on the waters crest,
Are soon TO be torn by the battle scar.
As the pitlless shells from near and far
Flunge deep IN her reeling breast.
The glistening guns will belch forth flame,
And missiles OF solid steel
VIII shrek and moan in a loud proclaim
Retrieving-a countrys waning fame
Or to sink in the shattered keel.
Far from home on the ocean wave
These ships by a host are manned,
And whether the men be serf or slave,
They are true and stanch and their hearts
are brave
For they love their native land.
The trail Of the czars may be red with the
blood
OF The victims of greed and lust.
May appeal at the throne OF the Russian
To smite tyranny into the dust.
But the throb and thrill of a nations
pride
In the hearts of her sailors beat.
It's craven soul that dares deride
The valor and aim of the men who ride
To challenge the hostile fleet.
Topeka, May 10. 1905
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Another snub for the Kaiserl Mr.. Pier
pont Morgan. who was in Sicily at the
date Of the royal visit, left without grant
ing his majesty an audience. London
Punch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

was bound to marry a noblenan or
nothing" remarked an American girl re-
turning with Il foreign husband
guess you got BOTH" said her father,
ana went Oh making out u check.-Tit-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Grayee-l see that Cholly Highly has
married a chorus girl. I suppose his fan-
lily must be nearly wild!
George-No; they seem to be rather re-
neved than otherwise. They hope that ne
has at last reached the limit OF posi-
bilities for annoying them.-Pittsburg
Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

this spring?
Creeps-rwo of 'em. And this IS the
fourth year I'm wearing my best.-Boston
Courier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Bigelow, the Milwaukee banker, appears
to have been just an ordinary robber with
extraordinary facilities for doing business,
Rochester Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Ida-So that young man who has been
calling on Molly for eight years popped
the question last night?
May-Yes, but it was more than pop.
It sounded like a ten inch gun.-Detroit
Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
AIiss Tarben and the Paragranhers


Miss Ida NJ. Tarben, famous for her
History of the Standard Oil com
pany," has for some time. as much as
though she were a public official had
her work noticed by the newspape
to point a moral" Now to "adorn
a tale" attention IS frequently being
given her personality. While Miss
Tarbell was in the Kansas oil fields re-
Gently, a story went the rounds of the
press in which she was made to tell of
an interview with John D. Rockefel-
Ter. As a. matter of fact. John D. and
the woman who has made him the
most talked Of man of the day have
never met. About the same time. u
story was circulated all over Colorado,
that the Standard Oil historian was
travelling in the state, incOgnito, TO
study the financial and political deal
ings of the Colorado Fuel & Iron com
pany. The rumors had it that she
was living quietly at the home OF a
friend in Denver, having her mail and
kilograms delivered at another ad-
dress. One paper told of interview VS.
with legislators and ventured a pre-
diction as to when the Fuel and Iron
Story would appear. Miss Tarbeu
since the Kansas trip is known to have
been in New York engaged for the
July McClure's upon an account of
John d. RockefelIer's personality,
which is to be followed later by the
story of the Kansas fight against the
Standard Oil-Dallas Times Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
HUNfOR OF THE DAY.

II IS understood that there Is already a
movement among the bears OF Colorado to
organize a Society Of the Survivors OF 1905.
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Fare said the street car conductor.
Thank you" replied the country girl
blushing prettily.-douston Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

The reported order for battleships from
Russia gives Charles NJ. Schwab first place
among the travelling Observation-Disclosures
ter, n. II. Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Mr.. Roosevelt will yet take the life
blood out Of the trusts says a RepubIi-
can organ. Such drastic measures are not
necessary. Better results viii be obtained
II ne viii just take the wafer out OF them.
New York American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
The Guardian of ..Buster Brown,'

More than any other comic supple
ment character, Buster Brown has
made a hit. A lawyer and two secre-
taries are said to be employed con-
stantly by Mr.. Outcault his author to
keep track of the business end" of
Buster Brown, for there are Buster
Brown cigars, suits. carriers, stockings,
belts, sweaters; there is successful
Buster Brown play. And in Busters
every effort, Mr.. Outcault profits. He
lives at Flushing, L. I. and has an in
come of some seventy-five thousand
dollars year.
His inclinations are to the theater,
he has contributed largely to the
clubs annual burlesques, and is CO.
author of Buster Brown" as a stage
production. He served his apprentice
ship to art in Paris. and returned
with the regular art students outfit
beret or soft cap. and a veIVeteen
painting jacket. To this day, in his
hours of ease, when not drawing Bus
ter Browns or royalties therefrom, he
dons this cap and jacket and strums
student songs on the banjo He is pre-
pairing himself for the stage, or says
he is; but is also fond of baseball. and
takes his children to the wild parts OF
Flushing. and instructs them in the
mysteries of Three Old Cat" as he
used to play it in Ohio when he was
q Buster" boy himself.-Roy L. Nc
Cardell in copper, Outcault and Com
pany." Everybody's Magazine for
June.