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The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

every. position he has filled The aps
pointment would give him the rest
from his present office which he
needs and he would return after HE
successor had been appointed better
able to give to Kansas the splendid
service OF his position for which he
more than any other man in the state
Is fitted. In urging this appointments
of F. D. Coburn the sun wants it dis
tinctiy understood that it IS brevet
promotion and that Kansas IS not t.
be deprived OF his services as secre-
tary OF the state Board Of Agriculture
except for a few months for F. D
Coburn is worth more to the people
of Kansas in his present position than
he or any other man as United States
senator and he has done more real
good and given the people OF Kansas
more actual service that has benefit
ted more people and added more
wealth to the state than any senator
Kansas has had in Washington since
the admission of the state
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haps you might come. It was the an-
niversary. I was there again yeater-
day and today. I am wearing an old
suit because It IS the suit wore then =
81 remember II, she cried penitent-
ly. but I did not know that was the
I'VE are 1t your gate ne said with
a sudden change OF tone. Pardon my
heroics.' He lifted his hat ana turn
ed away. She waited a moment, then
called softly to him. He turned back.
looking into her face fnquiringly-
I'm glad the trolley house burned
down." she said softly We could GO
out tomorrow in a buggy-if you care
to. Perhaps IT might happen
Lightning never strikes twice IN the
same place" he announced promptly.
1T has happened already.
I'm glad it has she said meeklg-
''I shall always love arbutus.
''And me?" he demanded.
''And-you,'' she said
Copyright, 1906, by Homer
Sprague.)
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01
JOURNAL ENTRIES

It's a wise and forehanded sweet girl
graduate who makes her graduation
gown also do duty for a wedding event
a few weeks later.
It strikes us that politics in Kansas
has come to be a weighty matter when
two such heavyweights as Schuyler.
drummer and Bill Ryan are running
things.
1.-THE women folks are always max
ing trouble" observed Bill Doolittle
today. Just see what a muss the
Katy has got Hoch intol"
1t is also noticeable that when the
other fellows win, the umpire always
plays on the side Of the opposition.
This department. is curious to know
if, after the wedding. Alfonso VIII make
the usual desperate efforts to eat
Ena's biscuits and let on that he likes
them.
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GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe.l
le greatest disease is OLD nee

The greatest disease is old age.
Vacations are like marriage: Antici-
patton often beats the realization.
In speaking OF a man the woman who
is related to him usually makes this
comment: He has to have something
to growl about
A little man with a big wife looks
meeker and more crushed than usual
when his big fat wife walks beside him
wearing elbow sleeves and long gloves
Women out west look a little aur-
prised when woman employs a nurse
girl in addition to g hired girl. but thew
go all to pieces when a woman hires 4
maid.
We have known a great many women.
and have heard hundreds Of them tell
their love affairs, but never yet knew
one who received a proposal Of marriage
in conservatory.
A man and woman marry and build
home away from the town where they
will be All Alone. In a few months the
discovery is made that it is too far out
to keep a girl, and they move to town
A good natured Atchison man was
recently presented with a very extrav-
agant bill for dressmaking which his
wife had run up. As he pulled the
money out OF his pocket, his only COM
ment was. What snap Adam hadn'
We don't suppose the public general
~ shares our views, but the mother and
father sitting in the audience who have
kept their daughter in school in spite
OF her kicking and screaming and
bought all the white stuff she has on.
though depriving themselves in doing it
are a great deal more heroic and sn-
teresting than the Young Thing on the
stage who thinks she knows all about
Life, and who doesn't know any more
about it than a mouse that has Fvsd s,li
its life in a fruit cake
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". 7. Morgan pays this tribute in
the Hutchinson News to the ability of
3 P Waggener. Some criticism is
being passed upon the Democratic par
ty in kansas because Bale Waggener
dominates its organization. Bale Wag-
gener is about the smartest man ia
Kansas and we are glad he is a Demo-
crat. II he were a Republican he might
be leading the Republican party around
by the nose Just as he does the Demo-
cratic party. He was the leader Of
the Democratic party in the last sen
ate and sometimes 1t took all Of the
81 Republicans in the senate. the speak
er Of the house and the governor to
keep the Democratic tail Of these sena-
tors from wagging the whole dog-and
then the dog wagged some. Don't OBJ
lect to Bale Waggener running the
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01
REFLEcrIoNs oF a RAcHE1oR
From the New York Press

vIH 1lI- -NeW OK Press.
A girl can be a great deaI. or beIr, -
a woman II it isn't her own T1ofher
When a man knows how To carr 1,is
a1elaas y > q sign ne doesn't try to writs
A girl will never believe van lo,-.
her * you tell her 50 IN nlssn $40
language.
IT women could vote vol, would Vs.
er get them to elect a esirlS-l1eafle5 80
to anything. oiie
49,. : s.s.'iL g wore the absence of clothes
49,, g. 9 ~3lst 2 woman does in SUM
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It Is recalled that William Allen
white holds a Job as regent Of the state
university by virtue of the grace Of
Governor Koch, whom he is now criti-
cIHine because OF the Katy deal. This
also brings to mind that J. ". Berry
of Jewell, who is opposing some of the
Republican nominees, is a regent Of
the State Agricultural college, also by
appointment Of Governor Hoch. These
facts prove, however. that Governor
Hoch has made some good appoint
ments, in spite Of criticisms Of him on
other grounds.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFTom tHe Cnlcago NeWs.J
Some people save 8 lot Of time nv
telling the truth.
Do your best for your boss or he may
do without you.
Some writer's have fine flow OF other
writer's thoughts
No wise person ever goes to a conf
dence man for confidence.
And the more justice some men get
the more they are dissatisfied.
A mans worst enemy is often ia he
found directly under his ovvn hat.
About all q pessimist is good for * IN
sit around and anticipate r1iserv.
If the parents of q girl want her "a
marry a certain young man ali fhev
have to do is pretend that they have 10
earthly use for him
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

Tents are being put up in which to
house popular theaters in san Francis
co. The people out there apparently can
not wait for new theaters to be built
before they see moving pictures Of how
the earthquake happened.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

Harvard has severed athletic relations
with the University of Pennsylvania.
The U. of P. is not complaining On that
score-in fact it IS rather glad OF it
but Harvard used a postal card in do
ing it. That is what hurts. The U. of
p athletes think Harvard might at
least have used a two-cent stamp 10 tell
them about it.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

The Birmingham News says the Rus
sian douma is the nearest approach
there has been to a political rough
house since the Populist party went out
of business. What does the News know
about the Kansas legislative war Of
1882
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

It was no great surprise to Kansas to
learn that some OF the big shippers in
Kansas City have been receiving re-
bates, Kansas commercial interests
have been Disseminated against in IA
vOr OF Kansas City for years. and for
that reason some Of the Kansas City
business interests lined up in opposition
TO railroad legislation by congress.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

''Bnl White says he would rather
trust the Katy suit to the judgment
Of Governor Stanley and Governor Bail
ey than to the Judgment OF the United
State supreme court. Would you2''
asks the Lawrence World. Well, If the
supreme court would decide the ques-
tion from a standpoint of simple JUS
tiee, its Judgment would doubtless be
all right. but there is danger that the
court win allow lot of smart lawyers
to tote in a choice assortment of tech
nicalities in the name of the law that
would result in miscarriage of justice
That's the danger.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

It Is apparently safe once more to
put away your fur CAPS and wear your
straw hat when you come down town
n the morning The cold wave early in
the week IS no longer waving.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

The greatest insult that ever came to
me-says a western editor-was when
conductor on one of those western cow
paths mistook the odor Of my cigar for
a hot box on the axle. and stopped bis
train to see about it.-Gomer Davies.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

The whole country has been urging
congress to pass the rate bill. and now
that a campaign is coming on we shall
probably hear from each and every con-
gresham that congress acted entirely
On its own volition in the matter.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01
A Peter CartrIeht story.

The following story Is told OF Peter
Cartright. the noted pioneer Methodist
preacher:
Cartright was a rock-ribbed Demo-
crat and once ran against Abraham
Lincoln for the legislature and was
elected. After the war an anti-waA
Democrat in an argument with Re-
publican claimed that Cartright was
a southern sympathizer. They did not
settle the question. but Cartrig1t who
was then a very old man did the next
Sunday at church where both the dis
puters attended He was baptizinx
iafants. and taking one into his arms
he said to the father, name this
child Jefferson Davis responded
the father in a tone audible to every
body in the church. The old preacher
hesftated a moment and then in most
solemn voice said George Washing
ton, baptise thee in the name of the
Father and OF the Son and OF the Holy
Ghost Amen" and then in his most
impressive manner remarked God
forbid that should ever be a party to
naming a child after q traitor to his
country Exchange.
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FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE. ASSOCIATED PRESS.

The State Journal is a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the fun DAY
telegraph report Of that great news organ
lEatiou for the exclusive afternoon publ
cation in Topeka.
The news Is received IN The State jour
nal building over wires FOR this sole pur-
poEe.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

lola is trying to get the Rev Sam
Jones to hold series of revivals in
that city. The famous cement of lola
has had such a hardening effect on the
city until now it takes regular nitro
glycerine evangelist to stir it up.-Che-
topa Advance.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

The dandelion comes IN for a great
seal Of deuunciation, but the dandelion
ls greatly to be desired compared to
the cottonwood tree that produces cot
ton. A bas that kind OF a cotton
rrondl
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THE nIrrERENT KINns

A new book recently published is
said to contain a description OF more
than sixty different kinds of railroad
rate determinations. Some Of the ex-
pert rate makers evidently still have
something to learn.-Omafa Bee.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

The Man in the White House and the
senator from Rhode Island might get
together on one issue: There are eight
children in the Aldrich family.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

THE ANTT-PAss PROPOSITION.
The most important bit Of legislation
to come before the next legislature OF
Kansas VIII be an anti-pass bill. The
measure will be adopted easily. The
fight viii be to keep from having the
provisions Of the bill SO framed that
the object can be evaded or gotten
around, to prevent the insertion of
a joker It is Ao longer necessary 10
call names. The people understand that
free passes are likely to be used the
same az money would be, to buy favors,
business or legislative. commercial or
political With this understanding, and
If true. there can be no excuse for Cp-
position to strong bin which win pun
ish the giving or receiving of q free
pass 1t is sometimes suggested that
the railroads viii find other ways to get
fayors. That may be true and if SO it
does not make a cents worth Of differ
ence. It is up to the next legislature
to put a stop to the free pass habit,
whether something else will be found to
take it's place or not-Hutchinson News.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

Some visitors who were being shown
over a pauper 1unatic asylum inquired
OF their guide what method was en-
ployed to discover when the inmates
were sufficiently recovered to leave.
'sWell,' replied he, you see, it's this
way. We have big trough of water,
and we turns on the tap. We leave It
running. and tells 'em to bail out the
water with pals until they've emptied
the trough"
How does that prove it?' asked one
of the visitors
well" said the guide, them as
amt idiots turns off the tap."-F9ar-
per's Weekly.
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ExcLAMAToRY

The very able and nationally famous
William Allen White is adding several
stanzas to his noted poem of several
years ago entitled, What's the Matter
With Kansas" He has dropped the in
terrogation mark and in its place has
substituted the exclamation point
Smith County Journal.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01
MONOPOLY's GRIP

A monopoly has the power to ad-
vance its charges az well as reduce
them. It may reduce them to head on
opposition and then put them up
again when the danger to itself blows
over The only effective way to deal
with monopoly is to abolish it.-St-
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

John d. Rockefeller is a director in
only one conpany-the Standard Oil
trust It is believed. though, that he
has friends in the directories Of several
other influential Chicago
Record Herald.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01
An African Prophet.

The African natives were AInuch in
terested IN the building of the great
bridge across the Zambesi at Victoria
Fails, says the June Worlds Work.
They were mystified as the cantelever
arms crept out from the cliffs. A chief
was asked by his collector what he
thought about it. He replied, that
the playmates of the gods could of
course do anything, and went on to say
that. evidently the chief god of the
white man was holding up the two
sides until further orders. Another al
ways predicted disaster, and kept his
unbelief until the bitter end. When he
saw the arch joined. he pinned his
faith to a tragedy for the first engin>
and train that would pass over. He
was convinced that the bridge would
fall down as soon as the train reached
the middle. With a view to seeing his
prophecy fulfilled, he came with a full
retinue, including many wives, and
saw the trucks come over. We believe
that he was sadly disappointed and
that the faith of his tribe in him as =
prophet has Waned.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

Possibly Secretary Taft trained
down from s2s to $50 pounds in order
10 be in better trim to enter the presi-
Dental race.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01
UNCLE CHET's ADVICE.

Not being able to prevent the Wallace
circus from showing in Topeka on Dec
Grafton day the local 6. A. r. manage
ment accepted as an olive branch from
the circus one of the horses to head the
parade. As Uncle Chet Thomas used 70
say. If you can't beat 'em, jine EN-
Leavenworth Post.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01
The scientific Marvel of Idaho.

The world is less familiar with the
Snake river of Idaho than with any
other river of importance in the
United States: and yet it is our sew
enth largest river-more than a thous-
and miles long, says the June Worlds
Work. It is one of the most wonder
full and impressive waterways in tlls
world. The few who have tried to fol-
low its winding course through wild
and forbidding eXtents of lava pla-
teaux. do not wonder that so little Is
known OF it. for no railroads traverse
the Hfeless. desert that borders It, and
no boats, for hundreds of miles at a
stretch, dare ply its waters 1t is
navigable for only one hundred miles
from its junction with the Columbia
to the Idaho boundary, and in several
isolated sections of the interior. For
the greater part of it's course It flows
through old and magnificent canyons
of its own making through desolate
and awful wastes. the result of vomit-
ing craters and of convulsfons Of The
earth.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

OF the things in favor Of Count witte
IS that Gorixy denounces him.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01
WORRY OVER IITTLE THINGS.

People who leave footprints on the
sands of time'' DO not wear themselves
out worrying over the little things, the
inconsequential things of life. The man
who stops every five minutes to take
the sand out of his shoes while travel
ing life's road will never arrive any
where. Don't worry over the little
things in life. There is neither happi-
ness. honor nor glory in it-El Dorado
Republican.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

Mr.. Goodfenow. Is candidate Cor
sheriff up in Rocks county, and from
newspaper reports he is really that
sort
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

This Is the time Of year when the fool
who rocks the boat once more gets into
the headlines Of the newspapers.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

Democratic party. He might get hold
OF something that would DO more dam
age"
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01
COLONEL HARRIS MAY Ao

Kansas still has plenty OF room for
people from other states who wish TO
come and make their home here. If
there are any other prominent residents
of Chicago who wish to come west and
locate in Kansas they viii be gladly
welcomed Marion Record
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01
CuTTING oUT SIDE LINEs.

Moved, doubtless, by a recent United
States Supreme Court decision and the
current government investigation into
railroad relations with coal mining,
the Baltimore and Ohio has decided to
sell its stock holdings, which gave to
the road control of several coal mining
companies. The anthracite roads
should do likewise Railroads should
be compelled to stick to the business
exclusively Of common carriers
Springfield Republican
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

The brook that nnurEnurs DER the stones.
The wind that blows so nice and free,
And every simple leaf and flower,
Is wrapt in sweet Ideally.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01
REMEMBRANCE.

know a little valley deep.
BY rocky hiIl-tops all shut round.
And, when my footsteps there turn,
1t seems tread on holy ground.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01
III

There, far from scenes Of worldly strife,
Each thought I breathe seems half a
prayer.
o youth, and hope. and love, and joy.
find my long-lost childhood there
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

If a thing is worth doing at all Il
should be well done.'' remarked the man
'Ezeept. when you order a rare. steak
Sentinel.
why. Mr. Knox.,"' said the landlady 70
of butter fail in your coffeel''
did it on purpose, Mrs. flasher. .. re-
Times.
."Dere. amt nobody dat can't brag a
little BIT about something. said Meander-
..pat's right answered Plodding Pete
Take you and me for Instance We never
get mixed up in no labor riots. do WeZ''-
Washington Star.
Intimate Friend-Whaf was the breach
Of senatorial courtesy of which you ac-
Senator Grafton lfiercely)-Why, the
scoundrel approached the interests I rep
mel-Puck.
Hello: .Bill<ins, who are you working
Same peopIe-a wife and hve children.
i-Montgomery Advertiser.
steIla-Are you going to marry him2
Beila-Yes, he has been Investigated by
him. Brooklyn Life
OdA new COOK C1edQ, IQe4ff
I'm afraid not. When I asked her
what kind Of soap she used to wash the
vegetables she said she didn't use any
Detroit Free Press.
Politician-Your brother-ir-lagv. big
Mike Callahan. has applied for a political
JOB. Can you safely recommend him?
Costigan-Weu. OF couldn't safely do
anything else--Judge.
That office holder never makes. a move
that IS not dictated by his political boss
NO, answered Senator Sorghum s'he
mas been given to understand that he can
hold his situation only during bad behar-
ior- ashington Star
You objected to Jack because he had
10 work for living. didn't you mamma7''
class" ~ ~
Well. It's all right now. May he call
Has some one left him a fortune7,
no, but he's lost his job. b.''-Cleveland
Mrs Hunnimune-You nasty trsnptFzov-
dare you eat that lemon pie set out 10
Tired Tinothy--welL it did take nerve.
ma am. but q starvln' man can't be very
Parlle' lar about what he eata.-Cleveland
Some er you sinners Is OF en- gray
heaoea. s eot 50 OF. in fact, dat wen you final
~ retcnes up at whar you kwine satan'u
say, wen he open de gate. Come right
IN, ch1uun; but my, myI how late you
is Atlanta Constitution
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

rs our new cook clean. dear?v
I'm afraid not. When I asked he
what kind of soap she used to wash tn
vegetables she said she didn't use any'
Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

Stella-Are you going to marry him?
Bella-Yes, he has been investigated bv
three magazines so I shall know all about
him. Brooklyn Life
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

Politician-Your brother-ir-iayv. big
Mike Callahan. has applied for a political
Joo. can you safely recommend him?
Costigan-WeII. OF couldn't SAFELY do
anything else--Judge.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

for noW?''
Same peop1e-a wife and I'VE children
Montgomery Advertiser.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01
SOMEBODY SURE TO BE HIT.

1t seems almost impossible to pre-
sent any legislation in the public IN
terest at Washington that does not hit
some special interest. Here is the
wood alcohol crowd opposing the de-
natured alcohol bill, although as a mat
ter of fact. its passage will greatly in
crease the demand for wood alcohol
in the denaturizing process. But the
facts never appear to those special in
terests. The beet-sugar opposition to
Cuban and Philippine tariff revision
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

That office holder never makes a n1ova
that Is not dictated by his political boss -
NO, answered Senator Sorghum ''he
mas been given to understand that hs can
hoid his situation only during bad behar-
ior. Washington Star
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01
ERON OTHER PENS
AS 10 PASSES

Probably some abuses will be prac-
ticed under cover Of the liberal excep-
ton clauses. Mem who are not indig-
ent, but whom railroad officials wish
to put under an obligation or to whom
it is inexpedient to refuse fayors, will
less or INDECENT. If a big shipper can
get rebates in no other way he may
contrive to get occasional small re-
bates in the form of passes. There is,
however, a provision calculated to dis
courage the acceptance of free trans
portation by those who would other
wise grab at it. It is that any per-
son, other than those in the excepted
classes, who uses, or solicits, or ac-
free transportation shall be liable to
a penalty of not less than $100 nor
more than $4,000. The men who hays
been persistent beggars for passes will
not care to put thmselveS in the power
of railroad officials by soliciting them.
Those who, when travelling, have os-
tentatiously displayed their passes THAI
fellow travellers might see that they
belonged to the superior order of dead
heads, will not care to advertise the
fact that they are lawbreakers. Con-
gressmen and judges will do less free
riding. The proposed anti-pass legis-
lation is more severe than that on the
statute books and probably will be
more effective. The railroads Them
selves are becoming less liberal. They
have found out that they have not
been getting value received for many
of their passes. They cut off the con
gressional supply at the beginning of
the year, and now that a rate regula-
ton bill has passed they will not be
inclined to go back to the old prac-
tice.-Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01

little bit about something. said Meander-
Ing Mike.
OATS right" answered Plodding Pete.
Take you and me for instance. We never
get mixed up in no labor riots. do we2''-
Washington Star.