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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
Redeenaing the Desert.

The economics of the new era on the
high plains is based upon two Things:
the confidence of the residents n the
new systems of agriculture, and the
steady influx of immigration wnlcn IS
making a demand for vacant ullapie
land. no matter where in the On1teo
States it is located
With these two things at work II IS
easy to see how the plains country mas
been transformed, and it is not d1thcuil
to understand that its future viii snow
less variation in values than has Its
past.
AS one rides across the level plains
of western Nebraska or western Kan
sas. the smoke trails on the horlz IN
are not those of railway trains. but OF
steam blows and threshing outfits one
hundred steam plows have been pusy
during the past autumn turning over
the gray buffalo grass sod and prepar
ing this land for a crop Of wheat next
season. Under the new system OF agrl-
culture it is no such task as was the
earlier "brea king by means OF OK
teams and hand plows. Six implements
in one is the modern system. The
western farmer is too impatient for re
suits: behind the plowa he bitches a.
harrow. behind that erusher and pull
yerizer. and in the rear a wheat drlll,
so that when 80 acres of the days
work have been covered nothing re-
mains to be done until harvest. More
than that, he outs a headlight on his
steam engine and runs the aggregation
"a hours day.-C. NJ Harger, In
Moody's Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
EROM OTHER PENS
MISSIONARIES NEEDED.

A very suitable form of retaliation
for the slight considered to have been
put upon the Japanese by their exclu-
sion from the public schools Of San
missionaries to San Francisco to open
schools of manners there. The JaQa-
nese have excellent manners, and as a
race enjoy the reputat ton of being mod
els of courtesy. Wt8eheF they live up
outlying regions Where they have the
upper hand, may doubtless be debated,
but at any rate the reputation of their
manners Is very good. One could hard
ly say SO much of San Francisco. Like
ly enough that city in these days has
due proportion Of courteous and for
bearing people, but its reputation is ar
fected by the fact that it gave to the
world and to the dictionary the word
''hoodlurn," which came into being and
use as the name of creature, brutal.
gregarious, outrageous, and lawless,
which San Francisco in its earlier days
produced in such numbers and of such
quality that a new word had to be dis
covered to describe it. The city has its
can cities have them now, but san
Francisco was the home of the bre Cd,
and the impression prevails that it still
fiourishes there in greater exuberance
This strong hoodlum element has al
ways Influenced San Francisco's attI-
tude towards Orientals, because the
hoodlum soul especially delights to
abuse the weak, the unprotected, and
the stranger. If a mission from Japan
of success in the work of bringing the
hoodlums of San Francisco into touch
with civilization, the work would be
a bundantly well worth its cost. and
tons and its spirit would still be ap-
reciated.-Harper Weekly.
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is to be adopted for the nomination Of
all elective. officers, it has. Tnuells sef
merit. -.
What is the delegate system .of
making nominations except chuosinR q
large number OF bosses, whe are, in
turn, dominated by a rear bpss4ser BY
three or four bosses who are EontrolI-
ed b. the master boss. These make
trades and combinations and respond
to various manipu;ations. AMI if the
ticket happens to be a bad one. the
real boss escapes responsibility for it.
How much better than this would
be Secretary Bonaparte's idea of
choosing the boss at a party primary
and then holding him responsible for
the power thus placed in his hands7
But how much better still is the
idea of letting each individual mem
Der of a party be his own boss and
vote direct for his choice for each Of
flee, instead Of delegating the power
of naming the ticket to any boss or
combination of bosses2 That's the
direct primary plan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
JANA WKER JOTS

A screech owl was responsible for a
spook story at Ottawa. The Santa Fe
depot was believed to be haunted
The Parsons Sun is looking for Chair
man Crummer's announcement that he
is out of politics almost any day now.
Wellington also expects Santa Claus
to leave natural gas In its Christmas
stockings.
Charlie Blakesley thinks that Cyrus
Leland's announced desire to be speak
er scarcely conforms to his lifetime of
silence.
W. A. HUFF has made good his threat
to revive the daily edition of the clyde
Republican, and now the people Of
hot for supper.
Some Iow-down thief-played a mean
trick on an Ottawa policeman; stole
the officers gun right out Of the sacred
precincts Of the police court room, where
it had been left for safe-keeping-
While four state university young
people were boating on the KaW re-
Gently, one of the girls fell out into 10
feet Of water, but was promptly res
cued by the young man who Jumped
after her.Th enga cement will probably
be announced later.
"A man in Stafford county who was
elected to Office, has disappeared and
can't be found" says Tom Cordry,
were compelled to mark the place
where he went down and do some
deeDing diving before they brought
him up unconscious, but still breath
ing" 1850 1e}S sN t
The Leavenworth Post says a woman
and a man, members of a theatrical
company, met on the sidewalk in front
Of a Leavenworth hotel and engaged in
a kissing bee 1T has not been learn
ed" says the Post whether the cou
pie had long been apart. whether Or
not they were man and wife. or Wheth-
er their osculatOry feelings oVercame
them suddenly and caused them to for
get the surroundings At any rate a
large number Of people enjoyed the
show" Possibly they were just ad-
vertising the show.
Maybe you thought the election was
over but it isn't up In Cloud county.
Listen to this from the ConcoFdia 1Sau-
san: I'VE do not believe this county is
for Charley Curtis for United states
senator We are not sure that the Re
publicans of Republic county are -or
Curtis, either. Yet there is no doubt
that if this senatorial district nominates
and elects a railroad candidate for
state senator that he viii vote fer
Curtis for senator. because It is d con-
ceded and recognized fact that the
railroads of Kansas desire the success
posed to Curtis yourself but. should you
vote for railroad candidate for state
senator, you would be voting for Cur
it's a man you do not desire to see
elected to the United States senate
Mr.. Delegate, to the county and sena-
torial convention, there's a grave re-
sponsibility resting on you, a duty to
Yourself. to the Republican party, and
to your country. Meet 1t like man,
bv voting for a candidate who stands
for the people and not for the corpor-
atoms
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
An T-nappreclated Pun.

John f. Stevens, chief engineer of
the Panama canal, has been in Vari-
Gus limelights in washington during
the Investigations, but he carried his
point. and has been told at last to go
ahead and build the kind of canal he
has advocated. He is a man to carry
points when he makes them. He is an
ideal engineer, rugged and strong and
every motion indicates unlimited re-
serve power. His face is rather hand
some but determination dominates,
from the thick dark hair and heavy
eyebrows to the brief. strong NOUS
tache over lips which close like a
punctuation mark when he has said his
say He missed it once. however. and
told the story as though he rather en-
joyed it. He was sitting on the counter
in a western grocery store when q
cowboy came in, and taking him for
clerk, said: Gimme some raisinsi
There had just been a couple of i'm
promptu hangings in the next town,
and looking up without moving the
young engineer asked:
DO you want the same kind of
raisin's they had over yonder?"
The next instant he was looking into
the business hole of the cowboys
shooter He says that it was as big as
a cannon. and he was getting ready to
slide off and hunt for raisins, when the
proprietor came to the rescue, begging
the cowboy not to spatter up his place.
He took advantage of the pause to
apologize.-New York Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
JOURNAL ENTRIES


1t is announced that sJohn MacDon-
aid is to lecture Ia Lawrence on
scotch Music on November 23
This department deems il its duty to
warn Mr. Macdonald that, If he tries
to supplant the photograph with the
bagpipe it will be "2s' for him in
Lawrence as well as in November.
Some Topeka people are complain
ing that their bull terriers are being
stolen Our idea of a man hard up to
steal something is one who will steal a
bull terrier. Nobody ever got a chance
to steal a bull terrier from this de-
partment.
We were about to offer the COVER
nor's chair two years hence to- Henry
Allen, but somebody else has gone and
handed it over to Grant Hornaday--so;
what's the use?
great many people are always
borrowing trouble, although most of
them have a good supply Of their own.
\
No two men agree as to what caused
the late landslide. Fhe only4thinE they
agree on is that it 74apPene% q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
CONCERNING Razorbacks.

A man who claimed to know about
hogs, razorbacks in particular, gave the
following dissertation: Arkansas has
a greater variety of hogs and less pork
and lard than any state in the union
An average hog in Arkansas weighs
about II pounds when dressed with his
head on and about six pounds and a
half with its head off. It can outrun a
greyhound. jump a rail fence, climb like
a parrot, and live on grass, roots, and
rabbit tracks. It hasn't much tail nor
bristle, but plenty OF gall 1t will lick
a wolf or a bear in fair fight. 1t is
so-called razorback because it is shaped
like a sunflsh. In hunting razorbacks
they are always shot at sideways, for
there is not a ghost of a show to hit
them otherwise. any more than to shoot
at a split Single. 1t can drink milk
out of a quart jar on account Of It's
long. thin head. This type of razor
back is known as the stone hog be-
cause its head is so heavy and its nose
SO long that it balances up behind. The
owner of this type of hogs usually ties
a stone to it's tail to keep it from over
haIancing and breaking its neck while
running. If the stone is too heavy it
will pull the skin over its eyes and II
will go. blind. Mineral Wells (Tex.
Inde=.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
HVMOR or THE eDNY

wsggs-'I hear old Misery has untold
News. az
band without asking for III" Eyes. but
she had to divorce him in order to ac-
Making a I1it.-Biggs~Did DeRanter
make hit in. his new play lastsnight?''
some one l3cated jn the galieFy a. DeRanter
was the target. &C hicago Daily News.
Hello, Leo painted the tigress I've
been chasing a nice. tender little antelope
for an hour or more DID It pass BY
h hfs ?non No. TeIpdied The Ign lichns
here. Philadelphia Press.
Gladys-.You say you can't endure that
tiresome Jack Harkalong, yet you seem
might" Irene-'I want to have the sat
posed yet-'-Chicago Tribune
marked the novice in public life. which
kind" responded Senator Sorghum
Friends, you know. are divided Into two
great classes; those whom you need and
those who need you '-Washington Star
Aunt (showing small nephew. who has
come on a visit, round the grounds
Now, dear, I'll just take you through
and lie down. Nephew-@Auntie III if you'd
rather go at once, you know. please do.
-I-shouldnt be a bit lonely. Punch.
What I want to give the people"
iexclaimed 5.the Orator. lis a speech that
wrong answered Senator Sorghum.
Human nature is the same in politics
as anywhere else. If you want to get
EN- really interested give EN- gossip. p
Washington Star.
you'll find I'm hard to discourage
said the persistent sutton. melOdramatcal-
~. "Some day Ill make you admit
you love me, and then-and not till then
1 will die happy TN say it now" re-
piled the heartless girl. Il don't mind
telling a lie for a good end .-Philadelphi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
QUAKEIl IsIEFLECI1oNs-
From the Phiiadeiphia Record. ]

[From the Philadelphia RecordI
The Beef Trust refuses to be cowed.
Even the blind man might enjoy a.
change of scene.
Beauty is only skin deep. but ugliness
generally goes right through.
No, Maud, dear; water on the brain
doesn't come from a crick IN the back.
Many a fellow would gladly die for a
girl If he felt that she could replace the
loss.
a girl doesn't object to being kissed:
she objects to having you think she
doesn't.
The wise man is always more stingy
with his wisdom than the fool Is with
his folly.
The Cynical Bachelor rises to remark
that a man never realizes how little he
knows about women till he marrtes one.
Mrs. ugsins-"Before we were mar
ried you used to say you could listen TO
my sweet voice all night" Mr.. Buggins-
well, at that time 1 had no idea
would ever have to do it"
Wigg-"The last J. saw of you Young
pop was talking yon to death about his
baby. How did you get rid OF him ?"
Wagon, some fellow came along who
had just bought an automobile. 50 I in
troduced them and made my escape"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
Three Gond needs


'Mysgood man." said a professor OF
sociology, you seem to be happy;
would you mind telling me the reason
for your happiness %
4 wud not, sor," said the Irishman.
Il have just done three good deeds, and
amy man who has performed three
good deeds has raisin to be happy"
Indeed he has," said the professor,
land may ask what three good deeds
you have performed ?"
Z HWen,S as I was comm past the ca
thedral this mornin' 1 saw wumman,
wild wee bit av infant in her arms,
cryin' thot hard it wud melt the heart
of a stone. I asked her phwat was the
matter. She answered thot for the
want of So to pay the fees she could
not get the child baptized, and it was
a sickIy child and liable to die soon
felt thot bad for her 1 pulled out tina
only tin dollars 1 had and told her to
go and get the child baptized and bring
me the change. She went inside reJolc-
in and soon returned wild her face all
smiles, gave me the change, and went
away hapin' b1essin's on my head.
Now amt thot enough %
That's good said the professor;
now, what were the others?"
Others ?" said the Irishman; "thots
ALL
Il understood you to say you per-
formed three good deeds"
And so I did; don't you see dried
: widows tear@thots wan; | saved a
soul from purgatory-thotS two; ana
lastly. I got Swim good dollars for
bad tin. and If thot wouldn't make
you happy thin you are hard to please
Judges Magazine of Fun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
KANSAS, C0NMENT
SERMON.

There are niurdefers Who never have
"a ken human life. There are ctiIninais
who never committed q crime In the
eve Of the law. These nurderers and
criminals murder theff. own youth.
murder the youth Of others, and cons
nit burglary on the hopes and aspira-
tions Of those who have much to ex-
peet from the future. He is a murderer
who Stays hope In a child, he is a
criminal who robs a child of its chance
i'll the race of life. Our competitive
system tends that way. The greed for.
place and power causes US to rob our
fellow men of their most cherished
things The desire for wealth eausrs
us to take from Others what they need
to complete their happiness
Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
Nature,s Sherlock Holn,es.

The sun has revealed an interesting
scientific discovery which will delight the
archeolegists Of. the entire country At
Castle park Colehester. as elsewhere, the
siderably modified the natural greenness
Of the grass. But in one place there were
Noticed parallel and transverse bands of
grass which were much browner than the
surrounding fxerdure. Closer examination
showed that the brown bands formed the
ground plan or a spacious Roman villa.
The SHALLOW son over the ruined walls
of the villa had been dried more thor
oiighly than tbs deeper soil on either side
of them. and thus the sun had made a
tracing of the villa for the edif1cation Of
scientists.-Dundee Advertiser.
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REFLECTIONS or A BACHE1loR,

IFrom inc New OK --Trhss-T
If a girl hasn't any man TO write a love
letter to she will write one 70 smother
girl.
A womans idea Of a good husband is
one who doesn't forget to tell her how
home
We ali have an idea that everybody can
fool the farmer, but somehow the farmer
keeps on getting all the money.
One bad thing for a girl about stopping
being engaged and getting married is she
stops getting presents from him.
Men have very strong Will power to be
able to go on thinking they set more
real happiness out Of being married tasm
they used to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16

Says the Chicago News: when the
Democrats came within 5000 votes of
carrying New Hampshire and about
1000 votes Of carrying Kansas 1t will
be seen that Mr.. Bryan cannot be class
ed wholly as a visionary If he is talking
over the furnishings of the White
House with his family to while away
the long Nebraska evenings" How
ever, Mr.. Bryan should not rent out his
Lincoln house just yet on the strength
u the Kansas vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16

state Denton; Montgomery county the
nome of Mark TulIy. candidate for
state treasurer: Ellsworth county, the
home Of f. T. Fairchf1d, for state sup
erlntendent; Saline. Wyandotte and
Lyon county, the home of three of the
justices Of the supreme court. and
shawnee, the home of State Printer
McNeal, all went Democratic this year
on governor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
THFEN1GMA.

~ . sse why milk should please
x. fksss5<EIA the COW.
* Ritter. too, and cheese
s5SEitia at11ea COW.
But G9fS% beefstealxs should be
ICenst f75e Zee eeut of me
8 4 s H1la e IlfeH to see,
= ~ Said the Cow.
see wsIz men take trips"
x sad . fish.
- "a sfsAm and sailing ships
:. said The fish.
But Why They make me bite
On hooks hid out of sight
Is what gets me all right
Said the fish.
Il see why people beg
Said the hen.
.-.o AT breakfast for an egg"
Said the hen
But why a butcher Iout
Should send me up the spout
Is What I can't dope out
~ SAID ssthe hen.
New York Times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16

Instead Of having so much to say
regarding a sane Fourth of July how
would 1t do to advocate a sane cleo
tion?' asks the Parsons Sun. which
leads to the belief that the Sun thinks
q lot of crazy things were done in the
recent election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16

The Kansas City journal should st
knows BETTER than the Journal that
Stubbs did< not receive, or distribute
Standard Oil Doodle, and that there is
not the slightest evidence that the
Standard Oil. company was hostile &c
any candidate on~fhe Republican tick
ct It's employees. like the employees Of
all other corporations. no doubt voted
as they pleaseds No large employer Of
labor cam on would attempt, to cortToa
the votes Of its employees. -Leavenworth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
COLoNEI, .HARRIs sTAYs.

s@177O4F III ItIN4o 2 n
In buying property here after election
Col Harris has refuted the suspicion
that he was securing a residence in
Lawrence for campaign purposes only.
1t was believed by many that he would
never locate here. but in case Of cleo
ton live in Topeka and in case of de-
feat remain in Chicago. Purchasing the
Prof Robinson home is satisfactory ev-
idence that he really intends to live in
Lawrence. World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16

Twenty-six millions CT water has
been poured into the Pullman COM
pany's stock. This viii help some to
keep down the dividend rate and make
It appear that the company is making
less money without cutting down the
receipts at all. It's great game-ttis
high finance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16

After all. nearly everybody is pref
~ well pleased over the way the cleo
ton came out. The Democrats are
pleased because they came so near
winning, and the Republicans are
pleased because the Democrats didn't
come any nearer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16

An Osawatomie bootlegger who vio-
lated the federal liquor law, was fined
$500 and given sixty days IN fail BY
Judge Pollock at Fort Scott. It isn't
very hard for Uncle Sam to discourage
the violation of his laws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16

Elder. Bryan made a speech to the
Presbyterians at Indianapolis this
week. Elder Bryan is all right in his
way. but Deacon Rockefeller is away
ahead Of HMM some respects.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16

There Is little doubt that the Re-
publican party is zchastened and sub
dued, but there are indications that
certain portions of It won't stay so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
PRoGREss IN SEAM

Spain is steadily advancing. The
Spanish cabinet favors the enactment
of a bill that will result in the anne
Iteration of the condition of working
women and working children. This is
humane indication that reflects great
credit on the old kingdom. Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16

Now Mr.. Hearst says he will fight
In. the Democratic ranks as private.
which leads Southern Democratic
paper to hope that he will stay in the
ranks long enough to get accImated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16

The Platts signed a statement that
there had been no scandals. and then
the dispatches went ahead and told the
worst kind Of scandals on the Platts
Nobody believes the. statement signed
by them
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NO HURRY.

You need not be in q hurry to buy
a ticket TO Siberia by way of the tun-
mel under Boring straits. Why should
you want to go to Siberia, anyway p
Philadelphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16

If the bunch of>senators that brazen-
~ worked there for railroad and cor
poration interests two years ago. and
defeated measures designated to curb
the rapacity of the trusts. again dom
mate legislation and make themselves
the tools of organized wealth. it viii
mean an end of Republican ascendancy
in Kansas.-Independe Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16

Governor Hoch is doubtless duly
thankful for his 1900 plurality. even If
he did not mention It specifically in
his proclamation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16

Wall Street Is glad it defeated
Hearst. but it would be a whole lot
gladder If it was sure that Governor
elect Hughes doesn't mean ali he says
about doing his duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16

Now that the theatrical trust is en-
Iarged, what a calamity It would be
to some people If the theaters should
be prohibited from giving passes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16

4 looks as though the Square Deal
campaign didn't pan cut IN all cases
At least J T. Pringle did not get one
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I.rCKY FOR us

All the worlds a stage, but few of us
are compelled to admit that our MOTH
ers were chorus girIs.-Chieaso Record
Herald.
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WHAT IT WAS

1t is mistake to call the election IN
Kansas on Tuesday a Democratic Ian l.
slide It was Republican house
cleaning" If our party heeds the
warning of the paper knocks cast
Tuesday we will come UP smiling for
the election in 1908 none the worse for
the shakeup on November 6.-Blue
Mound Sun