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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

Iron the Philadelphia Record
Courage that is bolstered up is gem
orally a sham.
The crank is generally a part of the
machine. except in politics
It's the things we don't do that often
give US the most happiness.
A man must be either very rich or
very poor to show a contempt for
money.
Even the weather man doesn't always
know just when to change his flannels.
girl always expects a fellow to be
a spendthrift lover and an economical
husband.
Some men are born lucky" remarked
the Cynical Bachelor, "and others get
married.
The world is full of sunshine-other-
wise the awning-maker would be up
against it.
A man always talks louder when he
knows he is wrong than when he real
ICES he is right.
BIobbs-"Your wife suffers from ner-
vous prostration, doesn't she?'' Slobbs
well, sometimes I think she suffers
and other times I think she positively
enjoys it."
so our engagement is all over He
spoke rnoodily ssYeszD she renlied NOT
Il told it to my dearest girl friend as
a great secret, and now It is all over"
Wigg-'You say you Travelled all
through France. Do you speak
French?" Wagg-"No; got so
could say How much2' in French. but
it didn't help me any. They took all
had. anyhow
Mr. Subbubs-'. Sometimes wish
women could vote Mrs Subbubs-
why, Henry7" Mr.. Subbubs-"V
then, you know, it would be necessary
for even the cooks to live in one place
for 80 davs.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Just now the newspapers are prescrib-
ing onion juice as cure for Appendix
citis- If that is the best cure they can
rake up this department refuses to have
the disease.
We are thoroughly convinced that
spring was sprung at last.
We judge that the place Maxim
Gorky intended to go to was Pfttsburg,
but he made the mistake of stopping in
New York.
You vii notice that Judge Humphrey
calmly refrained from sassing back
after President RooseveIt's remarks
about his court.
This department cordially endorses
President Rcosevelt's idea of an inherit
ance tax. Under that sort of 4 system
the burden of taxation on this depa RI
ment would be reduced to a nnfninlu.a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
Stopping the Paper.

She came down the street three steps
at a time, and sailed into the Observer
Office like a whir1wind. She waited for
no ceremony, but wildly asked:
us this the printin' Office %
Yes, madam.
I want to stop my paper"
step 1T right away, too"
TITS stopped we replied, making q
blue line through her husbands name
on the subscription list.
"Mebbe that will learn you some boss
sense and how to do the square thing
next time and not slight people just be-
cause there poor. If some rich stuck
UP folks happen to have q bald-headed,
knock-kneed, cross-eyed brat born to
en- you're in a awful hurry to put it
in the paper and make It out an angel.
but when poor people have a baby you
can't say a word about It, even If it is
the purtiest child ever borned. That's
what I'm stoppins the paper fur. This
ort to be lesson 70 every paper in
Michigan and she went. out OF the
once as mad as a wet hen.-Coopers-
vile (Mich.1 Observer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
HappY AUTHORIZATION.

1t CHANGED that the poet was out
incoming around for material at the
time of the first postal delivery. SAYS
T1t-Bits. Thus it happened that in
stead of the letter itself, he found the
slip bearing the intelligence that a
registered letter awaited him at the
postoffice upon his return. AS he
gazed upon the slip a frown Of thought
gathered upon his forehead. 81 won
der what the dickens it is % he NUT
tered.
Then a smile broke suddenly over his
race BY Shakespeare" he cried, I'll
bet my poem has won the sWhiri of
Fate competition. And the first prize
too. They wouldn't send a check in a
registered letter If it were for anything
AS a riotous celebration of his happy
success he cast his pipe aside and lit
one of his cherished cigars Lets
see he said, as he sank luxuriously
back in his chair. revealing in the arc
matte smoke. "One hundred pounds!
Mary shall have that sealskin she's
been yearning for ali these years; and
III get whole new suit all at once,
and an overcoat. Well go for a splen-
dld tour by way of the lakes. I must
nave a new typewriter in place of this
worn out old thing. And I'll get a
bike. Mary needs a lot of new cloth es,
and, by Tom Hood I'll get a dozen
new ShlrtS ana collars and cuffs SOS to
be stocked up at once, and an extra
pair of shoes. Then I'll lay in a store
of a thousand cigars=good ones@and
five pounds of tobacco. and a dozen lead
pencils And Mary shall have a cool
f5 to do with just as she likes. oh,
isn't this windfall! / must write and
get her home from mothers right off y
Just as he seized his pen there was a
ring at the front door. A glance at the
clock told him it was already time for
the second delivery.
Come in. come in, and have drink
old fellow cried the poet f1inging
wide open the door and attempting to
shake hands with the postman
Registered letter, sir. Sign here
and there responded that official stol-
idly, thrusting his book into the poets
outstretched hand.
With trembling fingers the poet
dashed off his signature and ripped
open the letter. A fragment of cloth
frs. met his eager gaze, and then he
read:
Dear John: I send you a sample,
and want you to get me three yards
like it for a blouse. It is very impor-
tant, so I send this by registered letter
so you'll be sure to get it. Am well.
Hastily your loving wife,
MARY"
Hunt" remarked the poet. staring
blankly at the half sheet Of notepaper.
Well he observed, his face brighten
ing up. Il had a grand time thinking
of it, anyway"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
KANSAS COAAENT
a PRACTTCAL IDEA.

The most popular bill winch couIu
be introduced in. the next legislature
would be one compelling road work
with King road drag. The common
people are more interested in the goou
roads problem than the anti-pass lesls-
lation Few people ever get the ops
portunity to ride on a pass, but nearly
everybody is compelled to ride the baq
and muddy roads more or less. Put th@
King road drag law on the statutes
and it will do more good to the great a
ever discussed Cor cussed) by the army
of would-be reformers.-Troy Chief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
TFrom the Chicago News.1

L
An apology is a poor excuse at best
Don't forget that a hungry man can't
eat advice.
Happiness is less apt to be a matter
of luck than Of pluck.
Dyspeptics who love to eat love not
wisely but too well.
People who give themselves away are
not necessarily charitable.
There's always a woman in the case
when a female lawyer is employed.
Any man who Is completely wrapped
up in himself is a bundle of conceit
There are numerous sure-thing con-
hdence games, but matrimony is the
surest-
One can't estimate the amount of
moral courage man has by his physi-
cal dimensions.
Experience may be a great teacher.
but a mans experience with a woman
doesn't teach him sense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
SOME EvERYWHERE.

Some paper accused the Jewell Re-
publican of having turned Democrat
the other day. When it reads the reso-
lutions published elsewhere it will
probably accuse the whole Republican
party in Jewell county of having
Joined the Farmers Alliance.-Repub-
lican. We are all in the same boat,
Palmer, up in this part of the state.
Things are moving, and unless the Re-
publican party continues the good
work, as outlined by Roosevelt, the
Farmers Alliance or some other form
of protest will again be in evidence
Beloit Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
A NEW FEATuRE.

An unusual feature of the Repuh-
lican state convention to be held next
week will be the delegation of negroes
who Will be present for the purpose
of inducing the convention to incorpo-
rate a plank in the platform declaring
that there shall be no general law en-
acted next winter providing for the
separation Of negro and white children
in the common schools of the state
COncOrdfa Blade
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
[From the New York Preas.l

from the New York Press.1
Everybody would want to tell the
truth If it did the work better than
lie.
Faith in a thing is knowing you
wouldn't have It II you tried to reason
It out.
A girl is innocent when she isn't
afraid to call what she walks with what
they arc
one of the sardonic things of life is
that when a man is lucky to die he isn't
here to enjoy it.
When woman has a eood-loo<ing
husband It is a sign she Is Suspicious
Of the designs of most all her friendN,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24

Due credit should be given John D
Rockefeller for giving 100000 to the
San Francisco relief fund. OF course
MIR. Rockefeller has more money than
he knows what to do with, but that
gaet should not detract from the credit
due him for hts generosity. Mr.. Rookie
feIIer's gift cost him as much as
though a man worth $50 600 went down
IN his pocket and dug up a whole dol
Tar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24

An exchange suggests that when Gov
ernor JEFF Davis, of Arkansaw. is sworn
IN as United States senator, it would
be q good idea for the serseant-at-
arms to search him, presumably to dis
arm him. But are not the Arkansaw
Eentleman's hsts his best arms. para
doxicaI as It may sound?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24

1t is said that the breakfast menu Of
the Chicago Elijah these days consists
Of grape fruit, baked apples, breakfast
food, eggs on toast, rolls and coffee.
These modern ravens seem to carry a
pretty fair assortment of goods in their
cafe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
FOR RRIsTOW

The sentiment at the Lincoln con-
vention indicated that J. L. Bristow of
Salina was by a big majority the
choice Of the Sixth district for United
States senator. Mr.. Bristow is one of
the clean big men of the state.=Os-
borne Farmer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24

I'm the course Of time" says the
Washington star, AN opportunity to
contribute to a campaign fund may be
regarded as a distinguished privilege
instead of a burdensOme obligation. 80
Sure. Just as the railroads now con-
slider it a privilege to give passes to
-aleaates to state conventions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24

the room seemed to lose much Of il
desolatfon. even as her face lost It's
many traces Of years and patient SUI
ferfng.
sI,II be ready Saturday she said
- Copyright. 1905, BY P. G. East
ment)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24

It can not be denied that the presi-
dent Is a grievous disappointment to
some people. For instance, a certain
class expected to get considerable from
his remarks about the man with the
muck rake, but the consolation was the
wrong kind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24

Attorney Hughes, who asked the big
assurance officials a few embarrassing
questions, viii make some official in
quiries about the coal trust next, and
the public will await with interest the
appearance or President Baer on the
witness. stand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24

Senator Aldrich says there will be no
unnecessary delay regarding the rate
bill OF course not And its friends
must not complain at the necessary de-
lag Necessary delay, from Mr. Aid
rich's standpoint, is that which is re-
quired to get the rate bill into shape
so that it will not hurt the railroads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
SUNDAY CLOSING AN ISSUE.

It now appears that the only way
the Sunday closing laws of Missouri
can be kept out of politics. is for the
Republican party of that state to de-
clare in favor of it. Governor Folk has
enforced the law and the Missouri
Democracy Is standing with him. This
will be a leading issue this year, unless
Republicans endorse it in their con-
vention.-Salina Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24

Speaker Cannon thinks there viii be
a revision of the tariff when the pub
lie makes I'D its mind that a revision
is needed. The public has already
made up its mind. but the trouble is
that Speaker Cannon is not good mind
y-co1er
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24

IT is stated that John L. Sullivan has
offer ed John Alexander Dowie $1,000 a
week to appear with him in vaude-
vile sketch. Dowie IS not wholly with
cut resources to fall back on. Think
what a drawing card "the two Johns
-s-r5s7d ne,f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24

The Philadelphia Press thinks that if
this phonetic spelling is adopted it
viii be impossible to tell an educated
from an uneducated man by his spelling
but 1t Is that way now. Most unedu-
Gated people spell almost as badly as
some college graduates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24

Score a big credit mark for the lit
Gle town Of Plalnville that gave two
dollars per capita towards the San
Francisco relief fund
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
ANoTHER PROBLEM.

A member of the New York legisla-
ture is trying to have a bill passed to
require that all Chinese laundry checks
shall be written in English. This re-
minds us Of the fact that no legislature
has recently wrangled over the ques-
ton of having doctors prescriptions
written in legible United States.-Chi-
cago Record-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24

That Chicago man who offers to tell
the absolute truth for a whole year for
S25, 600 may get his money but he won't
have any friends left.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
IMPRIsoNING CORPORATIONS.

Why may not a corporation be inn
prisoned to all intents and purposes,
as well as an individual? is the Ques-
ton thrown out in a Chicago commu-
nication to the Green Bag. In i'm
prisoning a man the state merely takes
away his liberty, his earning power
AMI his material ambitions for the time
of the sentence. If, then, an offending
corporation were closed UP for a GER
tain period of time. or its earnings
were appropriated by the state. It
would in effect undergo a punishment
similar to that inflicted by imprison-
ment of a person. It is startling sug-
gestton, but not many 'imprisonments'
Of corporations would be required to
make IaWbreaking very infrequent
where now it is impudently common
Springfield Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
FpON OTHER PENS
DIVORCE REFORM IMPERATIVE.

DIVORCE REFORM IMPERATIVE.
The decision of the United States SUI
preme court in the Haddock divorce
case impresses once more the impera-
tive necessity of divorce law reform and
uniformity Of practice between the
states. If all those divorces are invalid
which have been obtained by the hap
hazard methods which the court con-
dennis, then the present. status of
thousands of women and children is
most unfortunate property questions
CT great completely are raised and So
ciety is needlessly shocked and dis
turbed in regard to a matter upon
which it is most sensitive. The confu-
sion of the laws which permits three
times as many divorces to be granted
in Chicago as in New York, which recog-
nizes no cause in one state, only one
cause in another and in half a dozen
states almost any cause, is bad enough
without the confusion of the technical
rules as to actual residence and pro-
cedure.-New York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24

Not one man in 20 ever takes the
trouble to thank an editor for a COM
plimentary notice. But If the notice
not only abuses the editor, but in
duces all his friends to abuse him.
Holton Signal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24

The Chicago Chronicle, which, it
should be remembered. is the organ of
John r walsh, hands out this opinion:
sAfost people do not have a list Of the
muck rakers at hand. Their names
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
REVERSING UNCLE CHET.

The Topeka Capital on the railroad
question seems to be reversal of Chef
Thomas advice to '.holler for EN- but
vote agin en- Usage County Chron-
icle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24

What san Francisco would ike now
would be building that is both earth
quake and fire-srOof.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24

Senator La Toilette has succeeded in.
breaking the ice in the senate, but the.
skating around his colleagues desk is
still pretty good.@Nashington Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
vINDICATION HARD.

Dowie will call it quits for a million
dollars and a vindication. 1t would
probably be easier to raise the million
dollars than the vindication.-Bost
Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
CHANGEARLE wEATHER.

If you do take them off be sure to
keep them where you can find them
again without much trouble.-Chicag
Record Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
HOPE.

There is to be another peace confer
ence. We hope it will not be followed
Immediately by several wars.-F'lorida
Times-Unior.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
STRANGERS.

Cornelius n. Bliss says that he does
not know Andrew Hamilton-another
case where ignorance is bliss.-Boston
Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24

A New York burglar conducted his
own case in court SO well that he will
study to become a lawyer.-Rochester
Post Express
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24

Just as VesuVius and Zion are calm
ing down Springfield, No, breaks loose.
New York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
WT4OSE Fault WILL TT BE.

RepubIlcan senaLOfs are CUILpIdIIIiIIB
that the railroad rate fight will disrupt
the Republican party.-Atlanta Jour
nal.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-20
BASEBALL NOTES,

Manager Fred Tenney sent word to his
Boston players Thursday telling them tn
report at Washington March Il ready to
march to Jacksonville. Fla, for spring
practice. Tenncy will leave Boston on
the 18th with those of the players livin:;
in this part of the country, and will have
the boys out for work on the morning of
the 10Th. After a two weeks stay at
jacksonville the Boston team will work
North. stopping at Charleston. S. c.. and
at some of the cities in the makeup of
the Virginia League. Games are being
arranged for at Washington and at Bal
timorc April .. Tenney hopes to bring
the boys to tie line for the opening game
ut Brooklyn in good shape.
Thursday was Manager Collins busy
day ut American League headquarters.
whore he kept a stcnoGrapher hard at
work several hours debating interesting
notes to his army of ball tossers. Collins
had heard from several of the players
who were supposed to have grievances.
all saying they would be on hand when
called for The visit to Hot Springs be-
fore the trip South will please the old
players. rs heretofore lleN nave gone u
tho health resort at their own expense.
I'VE must have a good start this sea-
SON. says Collins. land the old players
must be down to weight before starting
in for preliminary work. The young
pitchers will have to do the bulk of the
box work during April
Baseball players wintcrinE in New York
are coming out strongly for modifica
ton of the foul strike rule. Men like
Clarke Griffith. George Davis. Tim Hurst.
Edward Barrow and John McGraw. who
are making "A living out of the game. say
that this rule should be modified so as to
increase the batting The average player
is demanding a change. yet the playing
rules committee is standing pat. One of
the most popular suggestions is to call
foul bunt strike. Players say that it is
an absudity to designate as n strike a
hard-hit ball which goes over the fence
two or three feet foul. There is general
complaint because the pitcher has such
a great advantage over the batter Pitch
ers themselves are pretty well satisfied
but, as one critic says. would probably
welcome a relief from the terrific strain
of so many close games.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-20
MARKET REPORTS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features Of the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York. Jan. 19-Thc market showed
more breadth and variety today. that at
anv time during the current speculation.
The aggregate dealings fell short Of what
would be supposed from the constant ac-
tivity of the dealings owing to the fact
great market leaders than is the case on
some occasions of great speculative ami
nation. very large number Of sep
aratc issues which go to make up the
total of today's dealings are dealt in
smaller lots and show less inertia than
the great railroad and Industrial corpor-
ations OF which the floating supply neces-
impression is made on prices.
A number Of the prominent standard
stocks made conspicuous movements
however. during the day and the whole
level of the market was lifted pretty uni
fornlly. Points of strength constantly
realizing in progress at other points,
which caused irregularity in the price
movement at different times. There was
little news to account for the action Of
the market. but it was broadly based on
the heavy increase in the money market
supplies by reason of the great accumu-
latiOn of cash resources at New York
now in progress. The discount rate in
London Yielded fraction today and the
further rise ir the sterling exchenge rate
at continental points marked the further
relaxation of the condition at London
The most conspicuous feature in today's
market was Reading. which responded
Ilolently to resumption of operations
ny the pool in the stock which conducted
its previous brilliant advance. which was
widely exceeded by today's squirt. The
Jump in Anaconda was accompanied bv
rumors of the practical cornering of the
STOCKS by interests affiliated with the