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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09
AN HONEST REPUBLICAN

Two men were discussing politics the
other day, and one OF them said there
is not an honest partisan in Kansas to-
day 20 yes there isl said his friend
There are lots Of honest Republicans
you'll have to show me a diagram, -
said the other. please describe what
you mean by an honest Republican .
An honest Republican said his
friend, is Republican who openly &C
knowledges that he voted for Tom
Kelly" This was such clincher that
the argument closed then and there
Minneapolis Better Way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09
swan Neck Mark of Beauty.

Among the Padaungs fro mthe Karen
nj and Shan states. recently Inspected
by the prince and princess of Wales, the
swan neck is esteemed so great a mark
Of beauty that extraordinary pains are
taken to acquire it. As early as posi-
bic in the life of the female infant. brass
rods, about a third of an inch in dame
ter. are coiled around the neck and are
added to periodically so as to keep the
neck in a constant state of tension. The
longer the neck the greater the beauty,
and some Of the Padaungs carried from
20 to IS coiIs.-Madras Mail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09
UNKIND.

". Y. Morgan, who was himself a
member of the last legislature, has the
following to say of the Mcpherson in
cident in which W. R. Stubs was con-
cerned: 1t was unkind Of Farmer
Smith, just after W. R. Stubs had in
formed his Mcpherson audience of the
excellent railroad law that Kansas. has.
to get up and cali attention to the fact
that Mr.. Stubs had opposed its pas
sage. OF course 1t was true, but doesn't
Mr.. Smith understand that the truth
sometimes hurts OTTAWA Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

year ago. During February. 1905. To-
peka's building operations amounted
to s12,4s5, while during the month just
closed they have been $42,770, an in
crease of 242 per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

Pretty soon now the language viii be
reinforced by such expressions as
punching his hits, % sliding to third,
good stick work" and similar meta
phorical terms that may puzzle the
student Of dead languages when. in the
year 1920, he delves into the American
literature Of the twentieth century.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09
GREAT ERROR

A receiver has been appointed for a
concern in Chicago which has sold 81.
100000 worth of stock to western farm
ers, contracted debts to the amount of
S250,000 and had 500 cash on hand. How
the 500 cash came to be overlooked. IS
not xplained.-Ottawa Republic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

It is quite evident that the outbreak
in China is coming. We are having the
usual rumors about the death Of Isl
An, the Illness Of the emperor, and the
same deniais that We had before the
Boxer outbreak.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

Along with the statehood. railroad
rate. and other momentous govern
mental problems that viii be solved
soon, will be the overshadowing ques-
ton OF who shall be congressional
committeeman at Leavenworth. When
that Is settled the country viii heave a
huge sigh OF relief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09
PTDNTv on TTME

Kansas city is already discussing the
question of whether she shall cal. Il q
union station" or a union depot
Kansas City should not be in a hurry
about giving it a name. There is
plenty of time yet.-Salina Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

Chief Goodwin says he win not be-
gin to drive out the joinhsts until after
tomorrow's primaries. The chief should
not be too harshly criticised for thus
delaying action. You see, some Of his
friends may need those votes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

Colonel George Harvey has very
graciously offered the Democratic
domination for president IN 1908 to
woodrow Wilson, president of Prince
ton This is the season of the auadren-
MUM when that nomination can be
passed around without doing any dam
age
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09
Knew az About ID.

what do you understand by q
cataract2" the new teacher of No. 2
asked Willie Straw. The answer came
promptly: Its the fire milne down
at DaIeviIle Corners" he said. in
GREATNESS haste to impart his knowl-
edge. s.But It leaks some. and it isn't
half SO good looking as the Torrent.
either. 7 gu just wait till parade day,
and you'll see her. teacheri"-
Youths Companion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

The other night at Mcpherson was
not the frst time Farmer A. w
Smith has spoken from the same plat
form as ". r. Stubs. Have they both
forgotten that momentous meeting on
January 10. 1898, in Security hall in
Topeka when the reports were brought
ia that ''the prairies were on FIRE" for
Hoch2 What changes time hath
1Krnnght. fforaEiol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09
PROVOKING

Why don't the Democrats trot out
somebody for congress against Phil
Campbell? We have been counting
the days for the past six months and
wishing that the campaign would open
and now it seems as If things will be
unanimous Such proceedings are real
provoking.-CofeyvilIe Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

According to figures dled BY the
American Contractor. a building trades
paper. Topeka Is wen up in the com
pafat3ve Increase of its building opera
usus during February over those Of .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09
FRON OTHER PENS
WANTED: CLEAN MONEY.

WANTED. CLEAN MONEY
If you could take an ordinary bill out
Of your pocket and mark 1t so that it
would be Of no use to any one except
the one to whom you wish to send it,
by mail, doing away with the journey
for q money order you would think it
a great convenience would you not2 Yet
this is just what the post-check cur
rency would enable you to do. When
this money has been used in this man
ner it Is returned to the treasury for
redemption and a. fresh bill Is issued In
it's stead. Thus the circulating cur
rency is constantly kept fresh, clean
and comparatively free from disease
germs. This should appeal to the ply
sician and hygienist as an important
step in our progress towards the final
stamping out of all contagious diseases.
What can be more unhygienic than old,
worn. greasy paper money, passing
from hand to hand, among all classes
and conditions of nen2 Time and again
they have been examined and found
literally to swarm with bacteria. The
clean fresh post check would be used
but little until some one would want to
send it by man, when its further cir
eulatiOn would cease, and a new one
would take Its place. Business men uni
versally endorse It. It now remains
onfy for the medical profession and all
who desire clean healthfu1 money to
see its many good, tirne-saving, money
saving and health and life-saving quail
tiles and write their congressman and
senators about 1t urging them to vote
for the bill III. r. 1870, which viii
come up for passage at the present ses-
sion. The plan has the approval of the
postmaster general and was favorably
reported upon by the house postoffiee
committee at the last session.-Phil-
adelphia Medical Council.
TWO OF ILLINOIS JEWELS.
Illinois has two curiosities-a Chicago
policeman who tries TO do his duty and
| 8. governor who scorns a railroad pass.
They are deserving of a place in the
Hall of Fame.-Nashville American.
WHICH?
Time alone, however, viii have to de-
| terrnine whether Senator Patterson is
merely a riot or really a revolution
Indianapolis News.
DEAD EASY.
If some of the professional magazine
writers were IN the senate they could
settle some Of the hard problems in
| little or no time.-Knoxville Journal
and Tribune.
THE CAUSE OF IT.
The Hearst movement in the state
will be formidable only so long as the
regular party organizations give people
cause for registering protests-Bufalo
Express.
DON'T BE BAsHFUL. JOHN d.
IT, as young Mr.. Rockefeller holds,
/ there can be no justification of false
hood, let him stand up and answer
this: Where is father ?"-New York
Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

at makes no difference to me per
sonalIy whether the joints run or not"
said Topeka man yesterday, but I
don't Ike to live in a town that is run
By the criminal element"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

Among. other things those Idaho
miners might confess to stealing
Charlie Ross, to smuggling William Pat
tsrson, and to knowing A. r. Brown.
They have confessed to nearly every
thing else
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

In the meantime you viii notice that
the senator from Utah Is not urging
that the senate lay. over statehood nor
rate legislation while It takes up the
Eruoof case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

If Ed BfcKeever should become
secretary to the governor. Governor
aoch will have a better collier" to
take care Of the politicians who visit
him than he has had since Tom Nc
Neal rgs4f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

Most people viii believe Chief Good
win is going to close the joints in good
faith after they have been shut up for
about q month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09
or COuReE NOT.

The railway rate bill is expected to
do away with TIE excessive charges
on railways. but no one has suggested
that it IN any way AFFECTS the excessive
mileage allowance Of members Of con-
Eress.-springheId Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

It is to be hoped that the reform
wave that has been sweeping over
other towns and is scheduled to reach
Topeka tomorrow viii not be delayed
81 transit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

As we understand It. Mr.. schawb
insists that he isn't dead and he posi-
lively refuses to admit that he IS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

virginia also proposes to pay only
two cents a mile as passenger fare. A
bill to that effect has passed both
houses Of the Virginia assembly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

And still the state chess champion
ship is undecided and we must endure
the suspense awhile longer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

We are anziously waiting to see what
the ice trust proposes to do to US this
summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

Query: IF the joints should be
zIosed, whose graft would be shut off2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

DON'T forget to vote early-and in
eidentally Smash the Ring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

The Hearst movement in the state
will be formidable only so long as the
regular party organizations give people
cause for registering protests-Bufalo
Express.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

now do It once more.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

Mrs. Nexdore-I bought a new piece Of
music for my daughter to play and
guess shell master it soon. She was try
ing all afternoon.
Miss Pepprey- Indeed, she was; very!-
Philadelphia Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09
DON,T BE ~

DON'T BE BAsHFUL JOHN d.
If. as young Mr. Rockefeller holds,
there can be no justification of false
hood. let him stand up and answer
this: "Where is father New York
Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

Briggs-Biiter's daughter did very well
in literature. didn't she?
GrLggs-Yes, Indeed I understand that
she made money enough on her first
novel to get herself an education.-I.ffe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

We'll, Plunger has completely lost his
reputation, observed C1ubsky.
TITS good thing" said his friend. cit
was the most objectionable thing about
him. Detroit Free Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

Mrs. KnicHer--Is your husband an after
dinner speaker?
Mrs. Bocker-No, but he does a powerful
lot of grumbling during it-Brookiyn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

ct understand the author of that popu-
lar song got only. $500 for writing It
oh. well. perhaps It was a first Of
fence. Did he pay the 2''-Philadei-
phia Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

Young Doctor-Ie seems to have every
confidence in my ability to save him
Old Doctor-Is he delirious on other sub
5ects, also Drudge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

"A pretty girl, even if she is poor, can
have. all the attention she wants, can't
Yes There's only one that can beat
who's that2"
"A homely girl with the coin''-Detroit
Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

Citiman-Do they keep a servant girl2
Subbubs-Ohl certainly not But as soon
as one leaves they engage another-Phii-
adeIphia Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

smash the Ringi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

"A hypoerit" said Uncle Eben. as q
man dat gives pious thanks fob de dafk
night dat favors his plan fob liftin' chick
ens''-W ashington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

If some of the professional magazine
writers were IN the senate they could
settle some Of the hard problems IN
little or no time.-Knoxvill Journal
and Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

why is it that some Of the bright boys
who know everything the teacher asks do
not turn out to be great business men?f'
Perhaps" answered Mr.. Dustin Stax-
ITS because they get into the habit OF
answering questions, w ashington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

Yes his. delicacy of touch Is quite
marvellous
"Ah, pianist?'
mo, a society Journalist ''-CleveIand
Plain Dealer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

Have you ever lost your faith IN hu-
nanlty2 asked the philosopher
Never In their gullibility," said the
CRATER, but unfortunately they've lost
their faith in mer'-Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

Jane. leaning forward: ssvvin you please
remove your haiti hides half of the
stage"
The woman in front with much bitter
ness: No. I WON'T
Jane, louder: Excuse me. suppose If
It. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

money!
1saacstein-You shalt Come sroun5t
to my pawnshop undt I viii lend you feeE-
~ eendts on dot revolver!-Puok.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

Now. Tommy" said the fond parent,
who was it that discovered the hand
writing on the walI?"
The teacher!" promptly replied Tom
my, an said did It with my new PEN
ell an kept me in.'-Chicago News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

Time alone, however. viii have to de-
ternine whether Senator Patterson Is
merely riot or really revolution
Indianapolis News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

You never bought a gold brick, did
your" asked the admiring friend.
Not exactly" answered Mr.. Cumrox: .
but once came mighty near having a
French count for a son-in-lavr. wash
ington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

Young Wicklow do you ike my cook
ng2 Don't you think I've begun well2
Husband = I'm = yes. I've often heard
hat well begun is half done.-Punch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

What do you think? Young Softed
who is a laughing stock among the girls,
says he can marry tomorrow any woman
he pIeases''
That's right"
You don't believe such egregious van
ny as that, do your"
IT'S the truth. You see. he doesn't
please any."-Baltinore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

Chief Goodwin SAYS he is Convinced
7Tis time to close the Ids
But there are many skeptics VINO
Believe il won't be did.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09

TWO OF ILLINOIS JEW ELS.
Illinois has two curiosities-a Chicago
policeman who tries to do his duty and
a governor who scorns a railroad pass.
They are deserving Of a place in the
Hall of Fame.-Nashville American.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-09-07
A Wonderful Prodigy,

The king of prodigies died on June
q, 1925, at the age of five, after hav,
ing astonished the whole world. His
story is the most remarkable in human
annals and is attested by evidence
which has satisfied all the learned in
Quirers who have written about him.
The infant, Christian Heinecken, was
born of respectable parents in Lubbock,
1721. A few hours after his birth he
began a conversation, at ten months
there was scarcely a subject on which
he could not express an opinion and
at a year and a month he had mastered
both the Old and New Testaments. He
was only two and a half when he was
able to answer questions concerning
anything in ancient and modern his
tory, and he was also at this time an
expert geographer. He spoke Latin
and French, and at the age of four
was speaking In the French language
at the court of Denmark. All this
time he was being nursed by his moth
er. At the age of five it became nee
essary for him to be weaned. and in
consequence of this change of diet he
died, leaving psychologists an insolu-
BILE "problem.-Westminste Gazette.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-09-07

this campaign General Oku particularly
distinguished himself, his forces storm
ing the trenches in front Of Liaoyang
for nine successive days in some Of the
most desperate infantry charges in
modern warfare.
At Mukden also General Oku was
conspicuous, and at Tie Pass, the final
big battle of the war, he was largely
responsible for the awful Russian
rout which caused the car to depose
General Kuropatkin.
General Oku is sixty-two years old
and is a samurai or knight of the Otta
clan Of the famous western province
Of SatSuma, noted for its military caste
and the number of military and naval
leaders it has produced. He won his
title of baron for distinguished service
in the war against China. AS q youth
he received a collegiate education and
at twenty-seven he entered the army.
In 1877 while a major he was placed
in command Of the emperor's forces
In kamamoto castle, in southern Japan,
during the Satsuma rebellion. After
being nearly starved he led a desper-
ate sortie, cut his way through the
enemy and Joined the relieving forces.
On account Of this act he won promo
ton and decoration.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-09-07
Town without Horses or Wheels.

Va -
The town of Funchal, in the Ma
deira islands, is a town with no horses
and no wheeled vehicles. In travelling
about one either drives in a sledge or
is carried in a hammock. The streets
and adjacent roads are paved with
small and curiously smooth cobble-
stones, and from the first it was found
that runners were better than wheels
both for speed and comfort. For in
stance, when you come to a hill the
oxen draw your sled to the top and
are then unhitched. Your driver then
proceeds to %toboggan your conveyance
gently down the other side, while the
team trots on behind. Horses are not
available in Funchal, as the nature of
the cobblestone roads would soon ruin
their feet. This is why the OK, with
his flexible hoof, is the draft animal Of
Funchal. For expeditions into the
country the hammock is used. This is
slung on a pole, carried on the Shout
ders Of two men, and is perhaps the
most comfortable conveyance in the
world-no jar and no need to guide it.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-09-07
How to Prevent Coughing.

Coughing is the worst thing for a
cough, and in most instances Of cough
there is more coughing than is neces-
sary to subserve the purpose of the
cough. e., to remove offending ma
terial. The following conditions will
help one minimize coughing in all in
stances, while in the milder cases it
may stop the cough altogether after a
little perseverance: When tempted to
cough take a deep breath, filling if pos
sible every air cell, holding it until the
warming, soothing effect comes or so
long as Is reasonable, and mark the
modifying result on the cough, which,
able, will often be found under control.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-09-07
BRAVE GENERAL OKU.
Warrior Who Is Now at Head of Jap
anese Army staff.

General Baron Kodama, who died in
July, was chief of the general staff of
the Japanese army and his place has
now been taken by General Baron
Hohaku Oku, who commanded the
army which first invested Port Arthur.
His forces assaulted and stormed Kin
chau and defeated the Russians in the
heavy three days battle Of Nanshan
Hill, this victory cutting off any hope
General Stoessel had Of a relieving
army reaching him. After General Oku
had bottled the Russians up in Port
Arthur General Nogi was intrusted
with the work Of capturing that for
tress and General Oku was transferred
to the second or left Japanese army in
the advance against Kuroptakin. In
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-09-07
The Poodle,

Why is a poodle, so called? Some
one says: Probably the natural an
swer would recall the old lady who
said that no credit could be given
to Adam for naming the pig, since
anybody would have known what to
call it. Poodle seems so obvious a
name for this dog. And, in fact, this
is not far from the truth about the
origin of the word. 1t is quite recent
in English, not being found before
1864, apparently. 1t is the German
'pudel,' which comes from the Low
German, 'pudeln.' to waddle, and the
dog must have been so called, as Skeat
says, either because he waddles after
his master or because he looks fat and
clumsy on account of his thick hair"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-09-07
France and Her Sailors.

France owes the greater part of her
past glory and her present power to
her sailors. There has been no dis
covery of geographical Importance to
which the name of a Frenchman has
not been attached.-Paris Eclair.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-09-07
[

A certain photographer is exhibiting
in his window the photograph Of a
young man with the following inscrip-
ton attached to it: This is the man
who put his hair in curls to have his
photograph taken and then can't pay
for them"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-09-07
The Doctor.

Katharine-Papa, I'm going to do
something to help cut down your heavy
family expenses.
Papa-What is it, daughter?
Katharine-Papa, I'm going to marry
our doctor.-Brooklyn Life.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-09-07
More of Him.

Miss Mugley-The idea Of his calling
me homely. 1 may not be very pretty,
but I'm certainly not as homely as he
is. Miss Pert-No, dear, but that's
simply because he's bigger than you
PHILADELPHIA Ledger.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-09-07
1t Might Have Been Worse.

Lydia-1'm just as mad as I can be
with Charlie. He kissed me right be-
fore all the girls. Georgette-Well,
isn't that better than if he kissed all
the girls before you?
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-09-07
Riches.

Eyes" says the philosophical person.
wealth brings its disappointments."
After we lose it." puts in the mate
realistic man.-Judge.