The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-06

What's the use of paying so much
attention TO this man Castro anyway?
Isn't Castro really a false alarm?
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The only bird that was buncoed by
the sun into coming north last week
did not catch the worm. but he caught
cold all right.
We have become so accustomed to
having nice summer weather in winter
that this unp1easantness in March
doesn't set well.
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It's mighty tough to have to admit
a crop failure in Kansas, but the ice
harvest in Kansas this year really
didn't amount to much.
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One good thing about the indoor
circus is that there are not three rings
and an elevated stage" or two to be
watched all at one time.
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That anti-foreign feeling in China
seems to be good at hide-and-seek.
one day it is raging violently and the
next day there is nothing to it.
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man was killed as the result Of
g prize fight in San Francisco. One of
these days somebody will bob up with
a proposition to reform prize fighting.
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It Is reported that some gamblers
are preparing to do some gambling In
Indiana. 1t is safe to gamble that
they won't II Governor Hanly hears
about It,
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It appears that Engineer Wallace
gets $65,OOO job. which should soothe
his feelings some even If he does recall
some Of the unpleasant things Seere-
taEy Taft said.
Apparently the car proposes to
emulate President Roosevelt. He is
trying to play the peacemaker between
Germany and France. Think Of the
ear as a Deacemaker!
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Municipal ownership is certainly
making headway in Kansas. Oberlin
and Clay Center are two Kansas towns
that have recently voted for municipal
ownership of electric light plants.
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Tt is said that the free congressional
seed graft is to be abolished after this
year. So you better enjoy your free
seeds while you can, for next year you
may be sorry you ever said they
wouldn't grow anyway.
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If it were not too late for with
drswals, the way in which the support
ers Of both Gululy and McNary insist
that their respective candidates are
''in the fight to the finish" would IN
dicate that both are thinking of with
drawing.
It seems that the packers are afraid
the newspapers will pick out the sen
sational features of their trials and
publish them" The sensational
features" from the packers point of
view. are those that show the guilt Of
the defendants.
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In Kansas Mr.. Coleman drops the
states suit against the Standard Oil
company. In Missouri Mr.. Hadley is
pushing the Standard harder than
ever. That illustrates the difference
between the attorney generals-or at
torneys general-of the two states.
An AFkansaw bank failed with LA
biltdes of over $4,000 and with just
S94-so on hand to meet them 1t can
be readily understood that the 30
cents was probably in stamps. but how
can the people that looted the bank
Justify overlooking so much as S942
1t is figured out that there are s.155
lawmakers in this country. If they
should all agree what a lot of law
would be saddled on to usl As it is.
haIf of them are trying to pass laws
and the other half are trying to keep
laws from passing. But we pay them
all for it just the same-and some of
them the corporations pay also.
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"Just at the time congress. Missouri
and several other would-be world pow
ers think they are playing tag with
the trusts" says the Chicago News,
''Eansas rises to announce that the
Standard Oil can Is once more sitting
on its neck" Yes. and SO far as At
eorney General Coleman is concerned.
1t can apparently just stay there.
The man behind the gun has re-
ceived so much praise that the Council
Grove Guard calls a halt and demands
shat something be said for the man
before the Run. But the man before
6he gun Is usually sprinting SO fast to