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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-18
JOURNAL ENTRIES

The New York aquarium has received
an octopus measuring three feet across.
No aquarium is large enough to hold
the Standard Oil devil fish. Maybe that
is why it is still at large.
Ann O'Delia Diss De Bar
How we wonder what you are"
wrote the poet some years ago and We
are still wondering.
X
The death of a rich relative Of his
has brought Dennis Kearney, the FAM
Gus sand lotter" into public view
again. Dennis probably will find much
work on the isthnus soon along the line
of his old occupation of fighting against
Chinese cheap labor
The per capita savings bank deposits
in Massachusetts are reported to be
1920. What lot Of misers there must
be in the Bay state!
Democratic papers which claimed that
the report Of the bureau of labor would
show no increase in wages common
surate with the increase in the cost Of
living, don't seem to know what bu-
reau Of labor is for.
The only crop whose abundance or
scarcity does not affect its price is the
apple crop. The apple yield this year
is well up in line with that of whsat
ana corn out 1t is SaTe 10 preQlcE tHdl
the consumer will pay the grocery the
same old price Of 50 cents a peck next
winter.
y
The fate Of being sued by a certain
class Of women seems to have become
permanently attached to the person who
becomes secretary to the president Of
the United States.
y
# there are only 100 Pula5anes left
shouldn't they be corralled IN a puDlic
park like the buffalo lest they become
extinctg
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.JAYHkWKER JOTS

Osborne county Is rejoicing in a con-
siderable reduction of the tax levy.
A yield Of rs to go bushels of corn
per acre is the outlook in the Arkansas
valley.
The wellington Tribune advises its
readers not to work in hot weather
and then turns out eight pages OF good
solid reading matter.
lola is figuring on the establishment
of a municipal foundry. Kansas towns
are always found somewhere near the
head of the procession.
eve are authorized to announce"
appears to be a favorite Introduction
for many of the items appearing in the
country newspapers these days.
Politics must be growing warm down
at Independence. The court house
ring found it necessary last week to
roll out to a Sunday school picnic.
As an evidence Of prosperity and
progress it is noted that Wellington
merchants now go to New York to
purchase their stocks instead of stop
ping at Kansas City.
An Ottawa man has been fined $40
for disturbing the peace of his mother
in-law. Slowly but surely the Amer
lean citizen is being robbed OF his
most cherished privileges.
Now that it Is too late to do tn en-
any good, the Sterling Bulletin reminds
the Rice county teachers that they
! could have had better wages TINS year
If they had asked for them
Satan is not having it all his own
way this summer while the preach ers
are taking vacations. In one Kansas
/ town the churches are holding union
Sunday services in the opera house
The Dickinson county fair associa-
ton has adopted an antipass PROPOSE
ton and decided not to issue a single
free admission ticket to the fair this
year. Even the officers and directors
! Of the association will have to buy
tickets This antipass movement is
spreading like a prairie fire.
The manager of a clothing store at
La Harpe had a window display which
called the attention of every woman
passing the store. Mr.. Jones had a
! display of trousers in the window but
decided to change and put in another
line of display stuff He put whiting
on the window in order that he would
not be too conspicuous while dressing
the window. The thought struck him
that he could have some fun and so he
left a small round clear place in glass
and above the hole put the words Tor
Men Only Very naturally the ladies
passing saw the words and again very
naturally wanted to see what it was
and did So A bunch of men watched
the fun and declare that not one wo-
man out of the twenty-five who pass
ed the store, neglected to see what it
!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-18
eLet Go the sheet -

They were on their honeymoon. He
had bought a catboat and had taken
her out to show her how well he could
handle q boat, putting her to tend the
sheet. A pun of wind came and he
shouted in no uncertain tones, Let go
the Sheet No response. Then again,
Let 90 that sheet, quick" Still no
movement. A few minutes after, when
both were clinging to the bottom of the
overturned boat he said:
why didn't you let go that sheet
when I told you to, dear2"
II would have said the bride. s'if
you had not been SO rough about It
You ought to speak more kindly 70 your
wife. New York Post.
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THE WATER PRoBLENr.

Seattle. like Topeka, is having
trouble over her water rates. Super
intendent Youngs of the water depart
ment of that city has been posting up
on the question of the use of water
meters by other cities with the idea Of
determining whether or not meters
save water. Almost any water user
could have given him the desired in
formation and saved him time and
trouble. OF course meters save water.
Further. the harder the city using a
meter system bears down on the con-
sumers=that is, the higher the rate
fixed for the 100 gallons-the greater
will be the saving.
The Seattle Times in discussing the
matter says:
That is just the reason a great many
persons in Seattle are opposed to
meters.
The plan was originally and should
be yet, to give Seattle residents a
plentiful supply of the best water on
earth-to have this water as cheap to
the consumer as possible, vet sur
rounded by regulations to prevent UNI
necessary waste,-and to encourage
the making of lawns and the planting
Of shrubbery. the keeping up of park
ing strips, and the making of a city of
beauty as we'll as of stability.
The water supply of city should be
ample for the legitimate needs of the
people. And the legitimate needs are
for household use and for lawns and
gardens.
IN the winter time people use water
only for household use. The supply
then is unlimited. The consumption
should not be more than 35 gallons per
capita. In the months of June, July,
and August particularly, there is need
of water for outside uses.
If we base q charge for water for
the three or four months when water
is needed on lawns on the rate for the
amount used in the other eight or nine
months. the result would be that with
in one brief summer nine-tenths of the
lawns and parking strips in the city
would be abandoned and allowed to
grow up like a country bayfield,.
On the other hand, if a meter rate is
based on a minimum charge, with ex-
cess for all used over that, then the
| tendency is for the poor man to keen
down his water bill by cutting of
everything but the minimum charge
The result, therefore, would be the
same.
Naturally under a meter system the
use OF water is curtaled, the average
supply per capita is reduced but "the
beauty of the city, is also sacrificed.
Mr.. XOungs III examining into the
question whether the squeezing process
of water meters will not cause the
people to lessen the use of water has
/ developed the fact that in Sioux CITY
/ the supply under the meter system has
dropped to 35 gallons a day in the
summer. BY the use of meters and
high rates Seattle's water supply can
be cut down to IS gallons a day if a
mere cutting down process is ali that
is desired.
This whole meter question is one
that means the loss of thousands and
I thousands OF dollars IN values to the
city Just as soon as adopted It ever
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senator Be- surnrised.

The Oldest youngster in the senate Of
the United States is Pettus Of Alabama
The southerner says that a man who
does not grow old as rapidly as DO his
friends is at q certain disadvantage IN
their presence. The senator is moved
to this reflection by an Incident occurring
at the recent ceremonies attending the
laying of the corner stone of the new
senate Office building.
A venerable old fellow. much bent and
broken, approached the Albanian,
whom he took by the hand, affection
ately inQuiring as to his health.
1T am in excellent health" briskly re-
sponded Mr.. Pettus, not recognizing the
old gentleman.
why, don't you know me, Pettus?''
came in surprised tone from the other,
who gave such clear evidence of the
fight of years. I'VE were classmates -
Whereupon Mr. Pettus remembered;
and the two had friendly chat.
When the old chap had departed. Mr..
Pettus turned to a colleague. observing
Il know that gentleman was just my
age, but, God bless me, I didn't dream
that I was hisl''-American Spectator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-18
GLOBE SIGHTS.

TFrom the Atchison GIobe.l
A we'll dressed woman is a work of
art.
Nothing pleases a pretty woman more
than to walk down the street with a
homely woman.
If there is a watermelon in the refrig
orator, there isn't room for anything
else there except hope that it will I'm
ally get cold.
Il feel, said an Atchison man this
morning who ate too much yesterday,
-'as if I had eaten a dose of brick bats,
and finished the meal on cement grout-
ing"
Mention that a church has very
large membership, and some woman
who is a member of a rival church, will
say, That church has always been
great at proselyting.'
There is one consolation about things
getting as bad as they can get: You
quit worrying when they have reached
that stage All the worrying is done
when bad luck is getting started your
way.
1t takes the women longer to do their
work in summer than in winter for this
reason: They must do a sum in arith-
1netic every time they open the refrig-
orator door. There are eggs butter
the last meal. some fresh fruit the lard
can. and a dozen other things in the
ice box. She takes them all out to re-
arrange them, to make room for anoth-
er dish, puts them back in again, closes
the door triumphant. and turns around
to discover that she has left out two or
three things which must go in. Then
everything is taken out again. and the
problem worked all over again. She has
to solve a problem worse than Pigs in
the Clover every time she opens the
ice box door. No wonder it takes a Wo-
man so long to do her work IN summer.
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The Foremost Personality in .Duma

Alaydin! Odd name. Odd indiv1duali-
ty. Molten lead is less fiery than he
under stress; cooled lead less stolid
when he is at rest. The Duma bristles
with personalities; no congressional
body more. The venerable, the striking,
the Warrior-1ilze, the statesman-l like, the
plain people in homespun whose very
simplicity is a distinction-an are there.
Only one stands uniquely apart
Aladdin. The Westerner cases one
glance at him and murmurs, Walking
delegate" He is just that type. But
this is a type new to Russia. Verify,
he is the first
WHO are the most striking person
alities in the Duna7' I asked of four
representative men. Each one of the
four named -Aladyin first! Yet he is not
distinguished, not prepossessing, not
unusual Indeed. he is essentially COM
monplace. but largely and intensely
commonplace. He is the average man
emphasized,-his hopes, his ambitions,
his weaknesses, his failings, are all in
herently mediocre and bourgeois But
he burns with that commonplace hope;
he WOULD be a glad mrtyr to that mid
dle-class ambition; he betrays his weak
nesses in his step and in his dull eye; he
trips repeatedly over those ordinary
failings that a eleverer man would
avoid. OF reserve he has little. OF
force he has much He is fearless to
foolhardiness, and outspoken beyond all
courtesy. In other words, he is a sim
pie, honest man. The analysis of per-
sonality is a fatuous thing, and ono
may easily go astray by elusive leads
which promise what they do not reveal.
Aladyin has many traits of character
that are tangible. But none explains the
man. He is this, and that, and the
other thing-all obviously-and yet the
man remains an enigma. Interests CEN
ter in him because OF these paradoxical
qualities.-From "Aladyin, Russia's
First Walking Delegate" by Kellogg
Durland, in the American Monthly Re-
view of Reviews.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-18

DR.. Edward Brooks. the noted teacher
snd author of Philadelphia. described al a.
dinner the great strides that popular edu-
cation had made in the past fifty years.
Smaller and smaller" he .,, said. be-
those who can not read or write. It
won't be long before a thing that once
happened to me in Sullivan county will
be quite impossible.
when I was teaching school in my
youth in Sullivan county boy one morn
ing undertook to go through the alpha
HE stumbled along and finally came
to a fun stop before the letter x
q Dunno that sun, he said.
q oh. yes, you do, said l. Think a
Tie thought Then he Frightened.
- Why he said that's dads name. -
Chicago Inter-Oeean.
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PT.ENTY or ROOM.

The remark is often made that there
are too many railroads and it is pre-
dicted that sooner or later some of
them must go into bankruptcy. Yet
railroad building continues and the
earnings of those already in operation
increase. The fact that railroads make
business for themselves instead of be-
ing built up by the business already
established in the territory which they
enter. seems to be overlooked by the
pessimists.
When the history OF the transcon-
tinental lines is reviewed there seems
little foundation for a fear that the
railroad business will be overdone.
Railroads are the real pioneers of the
country. Where they go the people
will follow even into the desert.
What is true of the country general
" is true OF the cities. The extension
of trolley line into suburban region
is always followed promptly by the
building of many additional homes
along the route taken. Topeka doubt
less soon will be afforded an iilustra-
ton of this fact, following the extern
sion of the city railway to the indus
trial school. Real estate values along
the proposed route are advancing all
ready and property is changing hands.
The only thing that can prevent a
rapid expansion of the First ward to
the northward will be the placing Of
too high a valuation on the land by
property holders. Also. the projection
of two lines OF road to Council Grove
need cause no worry. There will be
business enough for both when they
are built and in operation.
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should be adopted-for the destruction
Of seattIe's home beauty means the de-
struction OF home values and big de-
struction at that
OF course, a meter system would
save the offlcials of the water depart
ment a lot of worry, as the average
supply of 35 gallons a day-as is re-
ported from Sioux City-would mean
that our present system, without any
change or improvement, is adequate
But who wants a Sioux City out
here?
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links are good and you viii ind a lot of
nice people
Il spent an afternoon at Rockdale re-
Gently said Phillip, "and found the
oldest collection OF cranks and farmers
! Imaginable
''cranks. perhaps. but not farmers
said the youth, laughing. The most
distinguished doctors, lawyers. politi-
clans and scientists in the state go
there, and all the literary and progress
sive lights in petticoats.'
Good heavens! all my discrimination
must have escaped Phillip explained.
In the autumn Sallie was again visit
ing their common friend at whose house
Philip first met her. They fell deeply
IN love with each other. Philip asked
Sallie to marry him, and she went
home to tell her father about it. Soon
afterward Philip was invited to dine at
Judge Norton's house In Orange.
The lovers had a few minutes talk
before dinner.
Father says you won't be able to
support a wife for years" said SaIlie,
sadly.
we are young enough to wait
But he says IN New York without a
pull young man isn't likely to sue
coed ever
Doesn't he want young partner to
relieve him of the petty de ils?"
well, you see. there's my brother,
Sam-he's a sophomore aTI will be
graduated in four years. if he's dropped
only twice more"
They found the judge and his son
waiting for them in the dining room.
After greeting Philip cordially Sam in
troduced him to his father, and, to his
blank dismay, Philip found himself
shaking han-ls with-the DUFFERi
There was not, however, the faintest
CLEAN of recognition in the judges eye
Philip thankd heaven he had grown
q VIZ f1,afy- r7onaffnR
At the end of the dinner Sam and Sallie
left Philip to speak his piece to their
father.
Judge Norton. I want to marry
your daughter" he said
How do you propose to support
wife?" inquired the Judge.
wife, inquired the judge.
ITO all appearance" interrupted the
judge, you are without influence. for
tune or the semblance of a clientele.
No young man, go back to the farm
and play tiddley-winks.'
So the old duffer had known him
after all.
''By the bye said Philip, after an
instant's hesitation. Il was telling Sam
about our game of golf"
You held me UP to ridfcule before
my SOM"
1T was your moving the ball that
impressed him; he said he would de-
spise a man that did that, even if it
were his own father"
You took a mean advantage of me
as if a man is ever expected to play
fair when he is off for relaxation in the
summer!" The judge was greatly agi-
tated. Il would have given anything
to prevent having Sam told that" he
continued. 1.-THE effort of my life has
been to inspire him with absolute con-
fdence."
But don't you see. I couldn't tell
Sam the mans name? I didn't know
it myself till tonight"
Upon my word, I forgot thatl" ex-
claimed the judge, immensely relieved
How about my marrying Saliie
You said you would give anything to
prevent Sam knowing you cheated al
GOLF
The judge WINGED.
Were all human, remember;
might be tempted to tell him the mans
name yet
mo. no-not on any account! I'll
gladly give you Sallie-"
g" TO have and to hold-my tongue
from this day forward i" inter
rupted Philip, laughing.
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EMPTINESS.


Lies a vain parade,
Doesn't It seem queer
That we're all afraid
1t viii disappear
That we hold it dear,
That we try to spin it
Out with toll severe
Say, what is there in it2
Loves a tickle Jade,
Lying, insincere,
Yet we let a maid
Boss and dOmineer,
Though we know it's sheer
Madness to begin IT.
Folly, do you hear?
Say, what is there in it?
Flowers only fade.
Leaves get brown and seres
Fruits are soon decayed-
It's a hollow spherel
Pain that lasts a year,
JOY that lasts a minute.
Fuss and fret and fear
Say, what is there in it2
TENVOI.
This song holds no cheer,
Neither can you win it,
Who. with nasty sheer,
Say: What is there in it2''
Ted Robinson in the Cleveland Leader.
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the other day IN Lynn for exceeding the
speed limit. whereupon he at once told
the officers who he was and where he
lived. When he reached court he de-
manded his discharge on that ground
The judge looked the law up and found
that the prisoner was right and dis
charged him.
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The announcement of the bureau of
labor that workmen were better paid
in 1905 than they were in 1904 and
that commodities have declined in
prices noes not seem to have the effect
Of stopping strikes for higher wages
or shorter hours. It seems that the
man who tolls with his hands doesn' t
know when he is well off even after
nonaebodY tells him.
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It looks as though the presidents son
ln-law will find hard Shedding at the
fall election. BOSS" Cox and the Gin
cinnati labor unions are opposing his
ee-election to congress-.
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IF THE RAILWAYS WE'RE WISE!
1t has been announced that various
railroad companies propose to appeal to
the courts to set aside the new railroad
rate bill. as unconstitutional and void
In trying to have the bill set aside the
railroads will be committing a serious
error.
1.-THE railroad corporations, power
full as they are" says the Grand Rapids
Press. cannot afford to enter into a
warfare with the people of the United
States. When the people know what
they want and are aroused on the mat
ter, as in this case, acquiescence is bet
ter wisdom than antagonism.
The law IS neither radical nor ex-
treme. In many respects it does not go
far enough to please the public. Yet. if
the railways will loyalty accept it and
honestly observe it. more drastic legis-
lation may not be taken for years. But
if the railroads make resistance to it.
or disobey it, or secure its notification,
then. driven by public sentiment, con-
gress viii lose no time in enacting a
rate making law whose little finger may
be larger than the present ones arm.
THE public feeling which forced the
passage Of the rate bill was no ephem-
eraI spasm directed against the one par
ticular evil, but is a deep, broad and
abiding determination that corporation
abuse shall be effectively curbed- The
people have come to realize that freight
rate favoritism is the mother of most
existing monopolies. And having once
realized it they will not forget. Freight
rate discrimination must go. If it will
not go quietly when hidden, it must be
taken by the nape Of the neck and
thrown OUT
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The state OF Massachusetts has earn
ID the prize for absurdity in the matter
II legislation. The last legislature pass
ID an act which gives a man immunity
4 he aids the officers of the law in do
ng their duty. An autoist was arrested
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a nrAra.ER ga cOITRsE-

Three persons were injured by
frightened horse in Maryland. Details
are lacking as to whose automobile
he got scared of.-Savannah Press.
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THE LIJMBER TRUST.

When a farmer starts in to build a.
new house or barn he is forcibly re-
minded of the beauties of the protective
tariff which allows the lumber trust 10
rob him under hee fallacious theory Of
protecting the American laboring
man. "-Mankato Advocate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-18

The Brooklyn Rapid Transit riots are
likely to prove a valuable campaign
asset for the advocates Of municipal
ownership and Mr.. Hearst is making
the most of the opportunity thus AFFORD
ed for furthering his candidacy for the
@overnorship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-18

In cunning for political aspirants con
sidered to be opponents of their inter
sses the labor unions have selected shin
ing marks for target practice in the
persons of Ldttleheld of Maine and the
presidents son-in-law.
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/ There is one sure way to prevent dis
honest bank officials from stealing the
savings Of the poor and that is through
the establishment of postal savings
laeaIrs
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Mr.. Bryan's objection to tainted
money for his reception fund seems to
have left the committee with a treas
ury almost empty. Is the other kind
60 scarce as that?
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CANNING THE DOG.

# it is true that 1900 dogs are be.
ing eaten in Dresden every week, wa
can't see how Germany has, by ex-
GLIDING American meats, brought
about much of an improvement in
conditions over there.-Chicag Rec
ord Herald.