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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-02-23

Have you been betrayed by promises
O. quacks, swallowed pill and bottled
medicine without results except a dam
aged stomach? To those we offer Holl-
ister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 80 cents
Elk Drug Store.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-02-23

Union Steam Cleaning and Dye Works,
ladies and gents clothing cleaned, dyed,
sponged, pressed and repaired. T. 5.
Rich, Colfax.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-02-23
Officers Elected

Before the close OF the Sunday school
convention last Thursday evening the
officers were elected: President,
L. D. Totten, OakesdaIe; vice president,
Professor Beattie, Pullman; secretary
Agnes Crumbaker, Garfield; treasurer,
II. G. Edgar, Colfax; secretary home de-
partment, Mrs. Hench, Palouse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe.I

IFrom the Atchison Globe.l
How boarders abuse boarding
houses!
You can't ever say a man is rich.
judging by what his daughter wears.
The average woman can get an
awfully big headache in having an
awfully little good time.
A woman who accuses men of hirt-
ing with her will sue man for
breach of promise on a mighty small
excuse.
If a woman wants to make a sue
cess of handling men, her first care
should be to see that he feels at home
IN his own house.
When a rI~wl1o works down town
blooms out on Monday IN a new shirt
waist it is a dead give away: She has
made 1t on Sunday
Just as most of US have gotten so
we can call the driver of an automo-
bile chauffeur without choking to
death on the word the women's pa
pers say that the French word chauf-
feur is bad form and we should use
the English word, driver
There is a great deal of charity for
the dead. Still, if the Globe, in
death notice, gives the age Of the de-
ceased too low, people call attention
to it. Some time ago, a woman died
and we stated her age at So. We were
told hundred times next day that the
woman was at least IS. Her age was
given as So by members of her family
Bill Moore says if he hadn't been
poor he would have been dead fifteen
years ago. Had he been the owner Of
a fortune, he would have loafed about
the house in idleness, and died young;
being poor, he has been compelled to
hustle and take exercise which every
man needs. He cites half a dozen
younger men than he is who have died
because they were not compelled to
work, and hustle. and thus get need
ed exercise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06

Of agitators has gained a hearing. The
agitator is responsible for the feeling
in San Francisco. The same element
that is responsible for Ruef and
schmitz in San Francisco liz RESPONSE
Bile for the anti-Japanese movement in
the schools.
This element by no means dominates
California. and 1t is a mistake to be-
lieve that the whole of California IS
excited over this Japanese matter. An
attempt was made a short time ago to
get a meeting of educators in Southern
California to take action with refer
ence to the Japanese. and a Los An
geles paper cautioned the teachers Of
that city against being drawn into a
trap to endorse San F'rancisco's atti-
tude. 1t was made very clear that it
was a San Francisco movement and
had nothing to do with California as
whole. except in those localities where
the agitator had worked up a prejudice
against the Japanese Very likely it
will eventually turn out that a large
and respectable portion Of San Fran
cisco is not so bitter against the Japa-
nese as appearances now indicate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06
NOT CALIFORNIA.

The press dispatches that are now
appearing under a San Francisco date
line are of a tone that would lead the
public to believe that the entire Pa
cific coast region is in a ferment over
the danger of the japanese invasion z
Judging from some Of the utterances
in the interviews from San Francisco,
one might think that the whole state
of California is on the verge of seces-
sion because President Roosevelt dis
approves Of san Francisco's attitude
toward the japanese.
As a matter Of fact, California as a
whole is not nearly as crazy over this
japanese matter as the San Francisco
dispatches indicate. 1t is true that
there are several localities where a
strong antf-Japanese prejudice has
been aroused by the agitators. just as
there has been In San Francisco. but
many other communities stand ready
TO give the japanese every encourage
ment possible to become an industrious
American citizen.
Los Angeles, for instance, is not
only tolerant Of the japanese, but it
aids them in every way towards Sc
curing an American education. Many
adult japanese are unable to attend
day schools. and the public school sys-
tenn OF Los Angeles includes night
schools. open to all classes, but which
are especially attended by japanese
The spirit of Los Angeles is helpful
to the japanese instead Of antagonistie
to them. and 1t is san Francisco's spirit
Of antagonism that Japan resents.
At Riverside. the center of the or
ange industry. the japanese are not
only tolerated, but they are regarded
as Of value to the community. and Jap
anese pupils frequently take high rank
in the public schools. But at Red
lands, only . short distance from Riv-
erside, the agitators caused the Japa-
nese to be driven out nearly two years
ago.
The anti japanese prejudice is there
fore only in spots where q certain class
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06
RAcE sIrIcInE AGAIN..

Once more has President Roosevelt
given expression to his ideas concern
ing race suicide. and he does SO
forcibly and with no mincing Of
words. In connection with his recon-
mendaticn that marriage and divorce
be regulated by the national govern
ment. the president brings in the in
fiuence of home life on government.
and the sin-he calls It a sir-of race
suicide.
when home ties are loosened, =
he says; when men and women cease
to regard a worthy family life. with
all its duties fully performed and all
its responsibilities lived up to, as the
life best worth living: then evil days
for the commonwealth are at hand.
There are regions in our land. and
classes of our population, where the
birth rate has sunk below the death
rate.
Surely it should need no demon
stration to show that wilful sterility is,
from the standpoint Of the nation,
from the standpoint of the humanrace,
the one sin for which the penalty Is
national death, race death; a sin for
which there Is no atonements a. sin
which is the more dreadful exactly in
proportion as the men and women
guilty thereof are in other respects, in
character, and bodily and mental pow
ers. those whom for the sake Of the
state it would be we'll to see the faith
ers and mothers of many healthy
children, well brought up IN homes
made happy by their presence. No
man. no woman. can shirk the pri-
mary duties of life. whether for love OF
ease and pleasure. or for any other
cause. and retain his or her self-re-
spect"
Mr.. Roosevelt certainly has pro-
nounced ideas on other matters than
and the pursuit of the
octopus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06

it different now %
"Oh. I've turned out about q. niillion
and half on that Arizona land deal
and few other irons I've had IN the
fire for the last year or two"
They had reached the disabled auto
by the roadside.
All at once Naoma laughed gleefuily-
IT'S the first time I ever saw ma
chine run itself out of the road before
it broke down."
Boyd's eyes had a mischievous
twinkle. Didn't you realize that we'd
turned out? I guess the things rested
up now and we can go back he con-
tinued as he helped her in
When they had started, Naoma was
thoughtful. Il shouldn't think you'd
want a wife that would turn a man
down at the slightest excuse" she
nused
II shouldn't want her to do it more
than once.'' he laughed.-Copyrigh 1905
by May McKeon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06
OUR BUSINESS GROWTH.

There is little doubt that the ire
mendous growth in business has much
to do with the present car shortage, as
recently suggested in these columns.
Few people realize how great this in
crease is, but it is most readily seen by
the increase in railroad tonnage, as
practically every other industry pays
tribute to the railroads through trans
rortation.
A writer in the December Review of
Reviews points out that during the
lifetime Of many who are still active
factors in business affairs, or seventy
six years ago, we had twenty-three
miles of railroads, today 223,00O miles.
or including double track and sidings.
313. geo miles. The freight in mile
tons has grown from $4,000. 900, 900
in 1882 and $4,000, 900. 900 in 1890, to
1877. 900, 0OO,0 600 in 1905, the total for
the latter year being more than twice
as great as for 1890. The gain Of 49,
10000 900 tons between 1900 and
1905, was very much larger than the
total Of 1882, and nearly two-thirds as
great as the total of 1890. Owing to
the Improvement in roadbed and to
the larger and much more powerful
locomotives and cars, freight traffic
has increased by a much greater per-
centage than the increase in the num-
Der Of cars and locomotives. and like
wise than the increase in mileage. On
most Of our roads we have very nearly
reached the limit Of heavier locomo-
tives and larger cars, for as these are
increased in weight heavier rails and
heavier bridges are made necessary. It
is really a case of reconstruction, and
reconstruction and rebuilding year af-
ter year. Yet no road in a prosperous
section seems to catch UP with It's
business. The depot and the rolling
stock and the roadbed built for the
present are behind the times before
they are completed
Great as has been the growth of
traffic during the last ten years. says
this writer in the Review Of Reviews,
at must Of necessity be far exceeded
by that of the next ten. since popula-
ton is increasing and the volume of
trade grows more rapidly than popula-
ton. To extend our railroad facilities
by the building of new mileage, by i'm
provement Of tracks and terminal ia
cilities and by the increase of rolling
stock adequate to meet the actual
needs of the country during the next
ten years, would require as a minimum
an expenditure in that time of from
$4,000, 900 to $1,000, 1000"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06
QUAKER REFLECTIONS
[From The Philadelphia Record

LFrom the Philadelphia Record.
It is extravagant to say to a free
thinker: "A penny for your thoughts. -
When a man gets to heaven there
will be somebody to say: It's just his
luck"
When a man ceases to be a good fell
low, he has either become very rich or
has gone broke.
Somehow or other marriage doesn't
seem so important to a woman after
she has accomplished it.
A doctor is sometimes Obliged TO
send several bills before a patient re-
spends to his treatment.
The pocket that holds a flask Is a
hip pocket. In fact. some times It Is
a hip, hip, hurrah pocket.
Cnadulterated nerve is about the
only thing nowadays that the pure
food people have to fall back on.
Blobbs-'Bjones is going abroad for
the mud baths" Slobbs-t'VVhy doesu't
he stay home and go into politics ?,'
Sillicus-"Y can't tell auvthfng
about a woman" C,yncus-ssWeil I
don't know about that, but do know
you shouldn't"
When a man boasts that he Fever
did anything he is ashamed of. It NAV
merely indicate that he Is lacking In q
sense OF shame.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
TFrom the Chicago News. I

IFrom the Chicago News
Woman is the one problem that
science can never solve.
Those who win success by practice
haven't time to preach.
It is easier to write silly letters than
it is not to mail them.
Some rundown regulations couldn't
be uplifted with dynamite.
It takes a woman to do things .proD-
erly without knowing how.
Williams in the plays have to be aw-
fully bad in order to make good.
A mans particular friends are often
those who are not too particular
The spinster has a strenuous time
trying to make herself believe that she
is a man hater.
Stake the average man to a drink. a
square meal and good cigar and he
cares not how wags the world.
The owner of a yacht and a autorno-
bile ought to be able to run into debt
faster than man who has to walk.
Handsome Is that handsome does"
is seldom applicable to the man with a
three days set Of Whiskers protruding
from his complexion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06
JOURNAL ENTRIES

We newspaper men have the conso-
lation that when we have to pay cash
we can ride on the California Limited.
X u y
It is very appropriate that the
Racket store in the small town should
be the one that handles phonograp
y "
We wonder If Mrs. Caruso read the
New York papers last week, and If So
what Will happen when Mr.. Caruso
gets back home.
The Kansas City papers have Mrs.
Potter Palmer scheduled for a visit to
Joplin. Joplin needn't swell up, how
ever. Mrs. Potter Palmer cannot help
it win next years Dennant.
The Kansas City Times was expected
to print the presidents message in full
of course, but why should it give two
columns Of solid nonpareil to Locks
ley Hail. at this stage of the game?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06
TIle I,ostrnaster,s Tsenort.

The following is a verbatim copy of
the first report made to Postmaster
General Cortelyou by newly appoint
ed postmaster in rural district of
North Carolina:
muster Jorge Cortelyou, President
of The United States.-Dear sir been
required by the instructions of the post
office to report quarterly. I now fulfil
that plesent duty by reporting as fol-
lers. The harvestin has been goin on
purity vel and most of the naburs have
got thur cuttin about dun. wheel is
hardly a average crop on rollin lans
corn is yellerish and wont cut morn
ten booshils to the aker the health of
the community is only torrerable
meesels and cholry has boken out in
abought and a half mile from hear,
thar are a powful awaken on the sub
ject of religion in the Potts naburhood
and many soles are bein made to know
thar sins forgiven. Miss nancy Micks
neer- nabur had a new baby but he Is
a poor scraggy little Teller and wont
live half his day this is about. all /
know and have to report the present
quarter give my respects to MISS
Cortelyou and subscribe myself yours
ly.''-Harper's Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06
HUMOR OF THE DAY

The Lawyer-"Is the defendant IN the
habit Of drinking when he alone?" The
Witness-'I really cannot say. sir. never
had the pleasure of being with him when
he was alone. "-Chicago Daily News.
Miss Payntz-'T just can't bear to walk
ion So" Miss Knox-~Maybe your COM
plexions too thick; If you put 1t on thin
ner it might not do that. philadelphia
Press.
Wears Wife (sympathizingly)-' Now
that you can't get about and are not able
timer Old Maxwell, mum, sometimes
]. sits and thinks: and then again I just
sits Punch.
That corporation ought to be willing
to contribute to your campaign fund.
NO. answered Senator Sorghum; cam
fashion. If corporation wants to do
anything for a man now it has to be IN
the nature of q direct personal payment"
Washington Star.
Aren't you proud to be a servant Of
the Republic?" asked the patriot. Yes"
answered the government official who has
10 economist m proud. although
must confess have a boss that is rather
slow about lifting salaries. Washing
ton Star.
The F'riend-I can't understand your
method of dealing out Justice The Judge
You You. cant. Ell? The F'riend4No: For
ten years at hard labor yesterday for
saultfng a neighbour The Judge-Because
she once gave my wife cooking lessons.
That's the ansWer.-Chicago News.
Podd-Tne Marmadulxe children are ter
rors, amt they? Purdy-They certainly
are; but you can't blame Marmaduke
Podd-Why not? Purdy-It isn't his fault.
What can a mere parent II AGAINST two
sets OF ents?-American Specta-
tor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06

No law firm in Somerset county,
Maine, was better known than the
firm of Walton & Walton, S. J. Wal
ton being the senior member of the
firm, and his nephew. Lyman, the
junior. So well known were the men
personally that they were always
spoken of as IS T." and Lyman -
A number of years ago the citizens
of the town of Scion, in the northern
part of Somerset county, bent their en-
ergies upon getting up the biggest
Fourth of July celebration ever
known in the county. Among the
numbers on the programme was an
grafton by the Hon. S. J. Walton of
Skowhegan, ex-senator of the county.
A large platform was built under
some large trees, and it was there that
the senator poured out his eloquence
and told over the well-known features
of the revolution and how many times
his great-grandfather died for his
country.
A visitor approaching the platform
observed an old farmer gazing at the
speaker with open-mouthed wonder.
AS the visitor drew near the farmer
the latter remarked: "Pooty spoken
man, hain't hep" yes" answered
the visitor. IS. ]. is an easy speaker,
and it is very easy for him to earn $40
today Yes, yes" observed the far
mer. as he stroked the yellow corn
tassel on his chin. very easy for him,
but mighty hard for us.''-Boston
Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06
The Heert oil a child.

That which disparages US and quick
ems revolt is no less a factor in s.
chiId's emotional life. But there is
this difference. We have the better
opportunity to defend ourselves and
to obtain reparation. So there is a
certain pathetic pleasure in standing
with humanity where its joys, long
ings, it's embarrassments and its
cisappointments are simplest and
newest, and, perforce, where impo-
tency is absolute.
Give me this most uncommercial,
this divinest, of enterprises for my
own! Give me child to be at home
with, to be in absolute confidence
with! If cannot refashion my warp
ed, wrinkled and discolored old soul
into the unbiased graces and the
ethereal purity OF the spirit of the
child, let me now and again open that
little door and shut myself In that lit
tie heart, just for the sheer delight of
it.-Pa1terson Du Bots, In Success
Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06
REFLEcTIoNs OLE a BAcHELoR
CFrom the New York Press.

A man looks eligible to girl either
because ne has money or a handsome
mustache.
When a man would rather go to
grand opera than football game ne
doesn't know how to tell the truth
There is nothing that arouses q mans
ridicule SO much for the fellow that
wrote them as the old love letters his
wife keeps until he flnds they are his
own
A woman would like to be a man IL
she could wear her hair long, have the
same kind OF clothes she now has, and
think it was exciting to go buggy rid
ing with one.
When you try to kiss a girl in the
dark and find out that it il her mother
the only way you can square yourself
is TO pretend that was the very thing
you meant to do
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06
GET BUSY.

It amt the 4alkin' in this world
That gifts man ahead
Il amt the figgerin' on big plans
To do things. in his head
1t amt the dreamin' bout great stunts
That's bound good luck to bring.
II ain [ tae ktclxln' that wins out
It's dotn'-that's the thing.
me man that hustles evry day
Amt goin' to lose out.
The one who gifts right down an digs
VIII win, beyond a doubt.
1n 4,s Iazy man amt got no show
Don't talk; don't dream: dom Law around
Git busy-that's the thing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06
wOMEN AND PENNIES.

woman in New YORK street car
the other day let her resentment be
known to all passengers by throwing
On the floor the five pennies which the
conductor had given to her when she
ofrered him a dime for her fare. Wo-
men should not take it SO seriously
when a conductor tries to get even
once in awhile. for conductors say that
they get all their pennies from women.
Buffalo Express
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06

Frank Rockefeller. the new Demo-
cratic representative from Russell
county. is a relative Of the Standard
OIL magnate. His father was a cousin
Of John d. Cannot a certain element
deduce additional evidence from this
that the Standard tried to beat Cover
nor TToch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06
KANSAS cOANEUT
II II


a demand will be made on the leg
stature which will convene in January
Tor increased appropriations, and nota-
Oily by. the state university at Law
renee. Kansas university is an institu-
ton OF which the state has reason to
feel very proud and the school needs
money The condition of prosperity
which prevails generally through the
state has made possible largely in
creased attendance at the university,
with the result that the present facili-
ties are inadequate in many respects.
There is no better school system in any
state than that to be found in Kansas,
and because this il true 1t is SO much
the more necessary that the head of
the scheme shall be as generously pro-
vided for as possible. The state can
AFFORD to set aside a liberal sum of
money for current expenses at the uni
versity for the next two years and for
new buildings and the legislature, it is
to be hoped, will do the handsome thing
IN this case.-Leavenworth Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06

ICY Leland says the Holton Re
corder. lis said to be in the lead in his
race for the speakership." And then
It adds, "Merciful Moses! What has
become of the boss busters?" Well.
some of them are supporting "Cy''
Leland. If you must know.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06

Senator Bailey is going back to
Texas from Washington to prove that
he has not been an attorney for the oil
trust while acting as United States
senator. The people of Texas won't
stand ANYTHING like that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06

1.-The politicians" say that J. L. Bris-
tow has no show of election to the
United States senate. Still it is notice
able that nearly every move 1.-The poll
ticians" make is designed to keep the
SaIina editor from being elected, which
would indicate that they are afraid he
has a show
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06

The fear expressed by a Kansas City
railroad organ that the party caucus
may be done away with in the coming
legislature leads to the belief that 1t
might be q good thing to do. This is
the principal argument for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06

Harry Thaw's promise to his wife
to eat his Christmas dinner with her
at a fashionable hotel in New York
for some mysterious reason recalls to
Fred Trigg General Kuropatkin's
promise to the car to eat a certain
Christmas dinner in Toxic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06

Melba cannot keep up with Calve
by having a romance all her own for
the papers to print stories about, but
her son is about to be married, which
Is the next best thing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06

The coal famine is becoming serious
IN q number Of Kansas towns. A coal
famine viii make more trouble than
any sort Of q shortage unless it be a
-four shortage, and In extremely cold
weather it might be worse than even a
famine in flour. An extraordinary eff
fort should be made to move the coal
err.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06

Before the umpire starts the game
between LaFollette and his opponents
in the senate, the country would like
to know which side. has the ball.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06

Query: viii there be the same old
row between the house and the senate
in the Kansas legislature this winter
that has prevailed for several years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06

Tt will be noticed, remarks the
T,eavenworth Times, that the Kansas
statesmen are not forecasting any
&hfrtv-dav session.