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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19
a PROPHECY.

In the current issue of the New Eng
land Magazine a writer gives what he
calls "a Radical Forecast" dealing
with political matters, in which he
prophesies the dissolution of the Re
publican party in the not distant fu-
ture. He even says that the Republi-
cans, as a party, will never elect an
other president
Theodore Roosevelt. In my opin-
ion,' says the writer, sis the last Re
publican president. His party, so
strongly entrenched in Office, is never
theless on the verge OF dissolution. to
which end it moves as certainly as did
the Wing party in the years just before
the Civil war. It Is possible that the
Republican party could win in 1908
with Mr.. Roosevelt as its standard
bearer, but he has said he will not
make the race again, and he is q man
OF his word. Should his party nomi-
nate Fairbanks, Taft or any other con-
servative. he would be beaten worse
than Parker was beaten in 1900 And
should the choice Of the Republican
convention be some such progressive
as Cummins of Iowa or La Toilette of
Wisconsin, he would be equally doomed
to defeat, for two good and sufficient
reasons; primarily, he would not re-
ceive the support Of organized capital.
but would be fought by it; secondarily,
h e could not hope to win the favor OF
radical voters, however much they
might admire him personally. because
of the certainty that the princes OF
special privilege would ba-lk him, If
they could not rule him, in Office
Sounds funny, doesn't It? But who
we should like to ask, will elect the
next president? If Bryan is nominated
by the Democrats and some man like
Fairbanks by the Republicans. the
support of organized capital would be
against Bryan and for Fairbanks,
which. this writer asserts, would elect
Bryan. But if the Republicans should
nominate La Toilette, organized capital
would not wish to support either one,
and this would still elect Bryan. ac-
cording to this writer's reasoning. But
you don't have to believe it unless you
wish to-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19
FuNsroN As A JoURNALrsr.

The little Kansas hero from lola has
done so many other spectacular things
since the days when he first slipped
into Cuba to fight for Cuban liberty,
that many Of US have forgotten the de-
tails Of those adventures. Harper s
Weekly takes occasion to call attention
to them in connection with General
Funston's recent trip to Cuba.
General Funston went to Cuba this
time. says Harper's, "in the cause Of
peace, as he went once before for the
pleasurable trouble there was in It.
Now he is. a regular; then he was a
rebel In the earlier time Harper's
Weekly did all in its power to make
him regular then. He went to the is
land as its correspondent with the IN
eurgents, and, Of course, he made his
way through the Spanish lines and
Joined Gomez; less able devisers than
Funston found it easy to do as much
Doubtless our correspondent observed a
good deal, but he found no time to
write down the results, for he soon be-
came too busy in the game of killing
Spaniards. Towards the end OF the
strictly family phase of the trouble.
however, he seemed to have had enough
OF bloodletting. He was then chief Of
the dTIileTy OF Gomez. II Is true Llal
he had no guns, but he had a number
of weary mules, and one pleasant morn
ing Gomez directed Funston to make a
Balaklava charge with these mules on
a weIl-appointed body Of Spaniards who
were searching for just such an incl
dent. Most of the mules and their rid
ers were killed, but Funston escaped
with a gaping chest and a disgust for
war. He managed to get to New York.
He seemed to think that he ought to
report to the editor Of the Weekly on
his way to the hospital. and while car
rying out his purpose he was induced
to write the story Of the charge. It
was his only contribution, but it was
stimulating reading. Then he went
away. saying that ne was through with
war and was going back to the kansas
farm in search Of harmless peace. But,
as the world knows, his wounds did not
let out all his fighting blood. nor did
his brain fail him when he had occa-
sion for cunning Devices"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chlcaao News.l

IL AOAAA +4Acr N&4ACd8C news
Count your joys and yeu will discount
your sorrowz.
An ounce of assistance is worth a
pound of advice.
Heaven won't be exclusive enough to
suit some people
No man in real life ever made love
like a lover on the stage
When a farmer puts his hand to the
pillow he soon turns back-the soil.
A shoemaker isn't necessarily greedy
because he is always en- the make.
If a man can't make good at any
thing else he is apt to make good ex-
cuses.
The more a. girl pretends she doesn't
want to be kissed the more willing she
is.
Most Of the mans friends are willing
to become his enemies on the least pro-
vocation.
Some people borrow trouble ana some
others wait for the neighbors to throw
1t over the back fence.
The pen is mightier than the sword
when it comes to making an obese bank
balance look like 80 cents.
When a married man has occasion T.
talk in his sleep he always says thinrn
that his wife is unable to understand
When a girl removes the family
photograph album from the parlor It
a sure sign that she is afflicted with
social aspirations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19
QUAKER RESTRICTIONS


lFrom the Fhllads1phia Record l.
The children who are sean ana ~.
heard are deaf mutes
The sausage manufacturer might al
vertise the best wurst
Even a cyclone may demonstrate that
at IS easier to move than to pay rent.
1t Is well to remember that the 1one-
est prayers don't always reach the far
thest.
The minute some men get the repu-
tation Of being good takers they want
to quit work
The man who isn't scared when he IL
getting married is either a widower or
a bigamist.
a poor man pretending to be rich
fools about as many people as q rich
man pretending to be poor.
There is only one thing a woman
loves better than to be told a secret
and that is to find 1t out for herself.
He-'Don't you know that an abbre
waited bathing suit makes a girl short
err" She-"Yes. but it makes the men
look longer"
Muggins-''M wife is always talking
about how she misses me-" BurrinaZ
"Oh. that's a feminine falling. Few
women can throw straight"
The professional humorist was hav-
ing his shoes shlned. And ia vour
father a bootblack, too7' He asked
mo, SIR replied the bootblack: INV
father is q farmer" abr said fire
professional humortst. reaching for his
notebook, ''he believes In making hav
while the son Shines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19


In defending himself against his rec
ord, as set forth by Senator La Toilette,
Senator Long is reading to his Kansas
audiences a letter from President
Roosevelt commendatory of the kan
sas senator for disagreeing with those
extremists who want the impossible =
Now Kansas has great faith in Presi-
dent Roosevelt and a letter Of common
dalton from him has considerable weight
with Kansas audience. But perhaps
it would be no more than fair to state
that the presidents letter was written
long before Senator La Toilette intro
duced his amendments to the rate bill
and it had no reference to him or his
amendments. In fact, Senator La Fol-
lette had but just entered the senate at
the time the letter was written.
This being the fact, there may be
some room for doubt that the president
classed Senator La Toilette as one who
wanted the impossible" inasmuch as
La Toilette simply wanted what the
interstate commerce commission had
been asking for seven years.
AS matter Of fact, at the time the
president wrote his letter to Senator
Long there was considerable doubt
whether the AIdrich crowd in the sen
o~O WONAu let any SUIT VI d rate DAl
pass, and President Roosevelt was
slirmishing for votes. To that end he
was doing lot of "jollying' among the
senators, and the Kansas senator was
one who had to be "jollied.' Early in
the rate bill campaign even his own
people did not know how Senator Long
stood on the rate regulation problem.
No one had any doubt, however, how La
Toilette stood.
If the president really believes that
Senator La Toilette is an unwise ex-
tremist whose amendments ought TO
have been voted down. why doesn't
Senator Long get another letter from
him with direct reference to La Fol-
lette, instead Of reading a letter that
had nothing to do with the Wisconsin
senator and leading people to believe
that it was directed against him?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19

tise Of hope seemed 70 have vanished
came a telegram.
Mollie very III. Wants you. Come "a
once" >'''-S -
On the small white bed in the dim
room MoIlie tossed YEARLY.
I want Taddy, Taddy. But he Wont
tunn- depressing her little hand
TO her stomach-'sit hurtsg'
''dollie-my baby!' Feltus bent over
her, his gaze blurred with tears O1e
OF her quaint beaming little smiles
greetd him. Il 1es' knowed you'd tuu
Taddy.'' she cried
After the first long embrace, a fever
ish WhiIn seized her. II want a tumble
tiss OH you haven't fordotted. rad
dy7" she cried in shrfll tones Of dis
tress as constrained silence ensued.
I'VE must hunor herr rnurmured
Evelyn with doWncast eyes Even
though it is foolish game. we can pre-
tend"
Presently with infinite content the child
had said she needed. Heretofore her rest
had all been uneasy dozes, dominated by
her unsatished wish for her father.
kept his arm about Evelyn.
She might waken. you know" he ex-
on which the long Iashes rested. How still
II was In the roomt How loudly the cable
cars clanged4 Presently the man spoke
s'Don't you thinIx-maybe-for Moilie's
sake 1t was then that Evelyn broke
in-irrelevantly, fncoherently, perhaps,
but he understood.
It know now It was the chain in the
painting-I couldn't see till I overheard
someone explaining It at an exhibition.
Oh was vulgar, common; thought
You did not understand me, sweet
heart; you never did, Hseltus said simply.
But there was no hint Of reproach IN the
big, protective gesture with which he
tightened his arm about her. "Win you
try now, Evelyn?' he added gently.
Yes" she murTnured. Yes, oh yesi
Norris"
And Mollie slept-a sound, refreshing
sleep. An fncipient dfrnpIe showed IN her
cheek and pretty smile on her baby lips,
as II in some fashion she was conscious
OF her minastration.-(Cop 1906. BY
P. G. Eastment.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19
HUMOR OF THE DAY

Il wonder If it's literally true, as they
say, that the darkest hour Is just before
the dawn? p
Wouldn't be surprised Notice that Of
ten when get home from the club Just
before dawn fall over everything in the
house p Philadelphia Ledger.
ArcLubberty CsourIy)-Thot'n dol OF am
goln out, and thot STILES ut B gorra
us too duH for me at home in dhe ave-
Mrs. McLubberty-DuII, is ut? How
d we know ut's dull? Whoy don't yez
stay at home wan avenin'. jist to see how
We pass dhe tonne whin ye're away
Puck.
What reason have you for thinking
that the thief who entered your house
was locksnith by trader" asked the de-
Why. 7 saw him make a bolt for the
q4oor. said the victim Of the robbery
Towne-l..'The weather seems to be clear
ing up I'm sorry now that I took this
I7rowne-Yes, the sin is all the greater
when you steal something you don't real
" need-Phfladelphia Press.
But protested the pert young house
wire you ought to take Off something
Tor the holes in these doughnuts'
very well, madam replied the wise
paker; I Il allow you one cent each for
me noles when you return them. Chi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19
GLoRE sIGHTs.
Iron the Atchison Globe.1
anco,4ra ras lxrine

Inquisitiveness encourages lying.
Don't send agents to your friends.
To say a man lacks tact is a polite
way of saying he is imDolite-
Give some people a guarantee. and
they will compel you to make 1t good.
1.-The men want to whip are either
too big or too little."-Drake Watson.
we like nice weather. but we're no
pig; we do not insist on it when the
farmers need rain.
s'When I have it fully developed
said a man today, lit will be the great
with a dozen things we thought would
develop into the greatest things on
earth, but none Of them ever did.
An Atchison father is very much
Disguised. He recently bought his
daughter a SIS gold watch, and she
isn't as pleased with it as she was with
a box of chocolates young man sent
her. The watch from her father
means nothing, but the chocolates seem
to mean enough to cause her to sit and
look out into the dark and think, and
think, hours at time.
A little Atchison boy was caught
fighting by his mother. That evening
the little boys grandfather called.
What do you think, grandpa the
mother of the culprit said. Frank has
been very, very wicked Today 1 saw
him strike that little Houston boy"
The culDrit was present, and said in
dignantly. Grandpa he wasn't a lit
tie boy; he was a great big boy
The Globe, in an effort to help tho
farmer get rid Of his surplus apples.
prints the following from Every Wo-
mans Magazine: An apple eaten every
night viii do more toward clearing
the complexion than anything else in
the world Apples should be eaten all
through the day to attain better re-
suits. and If eaten in large enough
quantities. will not only improve the
complexion but win give the eater a
better ngure."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19
JOVRNAL ENTRIES


Since Congressman Curtis declared
United States senator. we note that a
inclined to feel more kindly towards the
Union Pacific
"a
Musical note: Those individuals wh4
couldn't carry a tune in a bushel basket
VIII doubtless enthuse as usual when
Parlina sings here.
It is gratifying to note that Mrs
Thomas Collier Platt has not yet been
accused of being member of the
Florodora Sextette.
This department extends sympathy to
Frank farrell. Mr.. farrell refused to
stand for the tariff-reform Republican
whom the Democrats In the First dis
trict nominated for congress, and he
declared allegiance to the Prohibition
nominee. And it wasn't a week after
wards before it was discovered that ths
Prohibition nominee had forgotten to
file his papers and wouldn't be on the
ballot. It's pretty tough to bolt your
own party candidate and then discover
that the man you are supporting isn't
running
A good many mems forgetters are
working overtime these days regarding
the registration proposition.
A lot of railroad conductors will feel
mighty peculiar next year when they
work their trains and find everybody
paying fare instead Of riding on passes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19
FRON OTHER PENS

ARE WE A CHRISTIAN NATION.
It is, Of course. a well-known. an
old, familiar truth that. strictly speak
ing, there is not a Christian nation,
power, government, or people on this
globe And If there be among all the
people Of all countries one man who,
Judged by his fidelity to the precepts or
the Master. is fairly entitled to be
called a Christian, neither his name
nor his habitatiOn has been made pub
lie. While it Is true that the nations
called Christians are the leading pow
ers of the earth. and that the story of
Christ and His religion has been and
still remains the most wonderful the
most glorious story ever told, yet it is
undenied and undeniable that in order
to insure domestic tranquility and pre-
serve their territorial integrity those
nations feel compelled to set aside
and to kill not only the heather. but
christian bret hren. The greatest of
all human interests is war. It absOrbs
more of human effort, both intellectual
and physical, and more Of human life
than any other interest. And in spite
of the progress of ideas that make
for peace. the cost of war-of armies,
navies fOrtifications. and pensionS-iS
on the increase. It Is deemed indis-
pensable to national safety and honor
to be prepared for war. The senti-
ment that we must have a great navy
is almost universal. As the whole
tenor of the Gospel of Christ is in
sharp conflict with all this, does it not
follow that not only are there no
Christian nations, but that anti-Chr1S-
tan doctrines and practices are the
chief interests Of the nations called
Christian? And If It be admitted that
the employment of organized brute
force is an indisp ensable national ne
cessity, are we not forced to the con-
clusion that It is a patriotic duty of
government to persistently violate the
most solemn and Impressive teachings
of the Prince of Peace? Granted that
the human race Is trending upward
and that is true beyond question:
is permitted us to hope that there will
come time. a long. happy time. when
human conditions will be such that a
government based on Christianity will
be possible. It is we'll enough to long
for the coming of those conditions, but
It is folly to assume that they are here.
Washington Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19

o, Teddy. its s day plan,
To thus reform the blu bak spelers
It makes things more than ezy for
The struggling literary. fslers
The pulling words are ezy made
The silent letters spiflicated,
And everything Joshbiling
Yu ar the man for whom we've waited.
Xu shud mock punkchuation out,
And capitals; you are 50 scrapy
'TWood not be a big job for you
And wood max meny peepl hapEs
sum enemiz OF coars would say
That you ar in the Wuzy belt
But don t yu mind them, say yur say
And sine your naxnes n. Ruzyvelt-
-HOuston Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
rFrom the New york Press

CFrom the New York Press.
When a girl has cold feet she pre-
tends It Is her ears.
Good habits are mostly keeping
A man could do a lot OF work With
half the energy he uses trying to get
out of It.
It's a mighty poor lawyer who can't
draw a viii 50 that he and the rest of
them won't have to fight over it after
ward
The way the world discovered that
appearances are deceitful was In
watching how women look at home
and when they 60 calling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19

There Is some complaint this year in
KANSAS because a Missouri newspaper
Is dipping into Kansas politics. Still,
the Kansas voters were SO badly fooled
two years ago that most Of them are
now from Missouri also.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19

II you don't register you must
realize that the campaign orators
don't mean you when they say. "Fel-
low citizens. in that impressive tone
Of voice which they carry with them
Sns that purpose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19

vice President Fairbanks, who has
q presidential boom Of his own, says a
good word for Governor Cummins up
in Iowa. This is practical reciprocity.
You remember that Cummins side
tracked the Shaw presidential boom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19

Judging from recent testimony before
the interstate Commerce commission.
the grain trust is now composed Of the
big miliionaires at the terminals in
stead Of the small individual grain buy
sts mat Secretary Smiley organized d
za.a wears ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19

Mr.. Curtis says the Union Pacific de-
feated him for United States senator,
but supposing Mr.. Curtis had been
elected, do you suppose. he would have
stood by La Toilette or Aldrich?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19

If Senator La Toilette is just bound
70 override senatorial courtesy he will
ind that two can Play at that game.
~ IL Toilette persists in telling the
people how their senators voted on GER
tain matters he can expect to be called
q faldr and Populist IN return Sen
atofis1 courtesy wa not protect him II
3. ovsrrides It himself No, street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19

That story which the Republican
managers set afoat about the Guam
trel1 reunion that is to be held in Law
renee in case Colonel Harris is elected
governor acted a great deal like a sub
marine beat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19

Because he changed from one party
s5 another a Ptttsburs man was as
aaulted and beaten. It's a good thing
euch punishments don't follow in
Kansas or there might not be enough
well people to take care of the in
l-aaE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19

ssrhe boast OF kansas that her bank
deposits amount to s10s per capita,
-sgr the washington Post, will not
sen tnezvolume Of Wan streets wall
~ money ts move the waatern
aps Perhaps not but Kansas can
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19

There is an aggregation in Nebraska
known as the 'tCornhuskers." Don't
imagine, however. that they have any
connection with cornheIds. They are
football players.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19

Hearst rhymes with the ''thirst, p
p3 course, but the rflymsters ought not
70 take advantage Of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19

That man who has started an ele-
plant ranch in Texas knew what he
was about when he picked out the To-
cation. There's room for 1t down
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19

BY the way. why doesn't Senator
Long attack Senator La Toilette by
reading La Follehe's record in congress.
THAT'S the way La Follstte attacks
. 1,1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19

Frank farrell thinks that If there was
any doubt as to the election Of Colonel
Harris it has been removed since A w
Smith made a speech against him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19

Mr. Bryan says that partisanslip Is
dying out It looks that way. Most
of the Democratic leaders are busy
charging other Democratic leaders of
having abandoned Democratic princi-
ples.-IndianapoIis Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19

OIL is a great DUST collector Con-
seouently there is no dust on oiled
roads. You will also note how much
adust'' oil has collected for Jeln D.
poclrefalIer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19
Minute Measuring Device.

The successful measuring of min
ute distances and lengths up to one
seventy milionth of an inch has been
recently accomplished by DR.. P E.
Shaw of the University College Of Not
tingham. England So delicate is the
apparatus used that the slightest Vi
bration in the earth OF air will disturb
the accuracy of the measures. To
guard, to the greatest possible extent,
against disturbing elements the appa-
ratus is placed in a vault under the
university, but even here no work can
be done until traffic in the streets has
ceased, and power plants, even at a
distance, have suspended operation.
The slightest draught is fatal to the
successful measuring of so minute a
quantity, and it has been necessary. to
suspend operations on account of a fly
buxzing about the room
The basis of the apparatus is a very
fine mfcrometer screw and a series Of
six levers acting in conjunction with
It. The value of such detailed meas
urements to the medical and other
professions will be great and DR..
Shaw hopes even further to elabor-
ate his deviee.-Harper's Weekly.