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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-15
SOME LEGISLATIVE METHODS.

A member Of the Ohio legislature re-
Gently said he had to abandon a meri-
torious bill because other members had
threatened, II he pressed it, to fight
other measures in which he was in
terested.
This says the Columbus state
Journal, lis not ordinary courtesy
among gentlemen. It is the rule of
threat. That bill should have stood
upon its own merits. 1t should be voted
upon according to the worth Of it. It is
very like the argument I'll set fire to
your stable. unless you buy your oats
from me That's the philosophy that
is too much in vogue in legislative
halls.
Coupled with this the Leavenworth
Times cites the system of "logrolling''
under which members form a combins-
ton to pass one another's bills. taking
their merits on trust. This practice is
as bad as the other. Both ignore to a
large extent the question whether this
or that measure ought to pass, giving
or Withholding their support for IN
worthy reasons. Merit should. of
course, be the test Of all proposed leg
islation. but often It isn't.
This is one form of reciprocity that
the State Journal Is against. Reciproc-
ity is all right in its place, but its place
isn't in legislative halls when 1egis-
lators utilize it to pass enc anothers
/ pet measures. In that way many a bad
bill Is passed, and many member
afterwards, when his constituents de-
mand to know why he voted for such a
measure. wishes that he Rad been more
/ careful about reciDrocating.
/ AS to the Ohio instance, that is sim
/ ply a hold-up and nothing more II the
proposed bill was bad K should have
been beaten on that account-likewise
/ the other bills proposed by the same
member. If the latter were good meas
ures they certainly should not have
been opposed just because the first was
bad. These methods obtain entirely toe
much in legislatures.
But possibly it Is too early to expect
/ the millennium.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-15
"a ~ ~ DAYHoFF.

The somewhat acrid correspondence
that has been passing between I. L.
Dayton, who occupies the Office Of state
superintendent OF public instruction,
and certain educators Of the state who
wish to protect the school districts Of
Kansas. may not be especially edifying
because Of the light it throws on the
character Of the state superintendent,
Tor most people already know what
manner of man he is; but its publication
may serve as a warning to those Of 9TH
er states that Kansas educators-out-
side Of the state superintendent's Office
do not endorse the chart and books in
controversy and the methods employed
to sell them.
This chart purports to be for the
study Of agriculture and nature in the
country schools, and it is sold at S43.50.
Some Kansas educators say it IS not
good for much. while others say it Is
good work but should be sold at from
five to ten dollars for the set. Superin-
tendent Corbett of Saline county says
he considers the work all right but that
its price should have been about one
seventh Of what It was sold for. But
Superintendent Corbett believes the
work as a whole is practically a swim
sell 1t and the excessive price. charged,
and he would have brought criminal
prosecutions against the agents who
worked the graft in his county had they
not left the state too soon.
The names Of F. D. Coburn. Prof
Haworth Of the state university. and
Superintendent Carney of the Concor-
dia schools, appear in the advertise
ments Of the work. and it might not be
out OF place TO explain how this comes
about. When the state text book COM
mission approved the chart some of the
members insisted that something to
make it applicable especially to Kan
sas be Incorporated in it, and the pub
fishers therefore asked Mr. Coburn to
prepare something about Kansas agrf-
culture to be included in the Kansas
edition, and the other gentlemen pre-
pared matter on other Kansas topics.
But the peculiar thing about the mat
ter is that Superintendent Dayhof re-
fuses to call the text book commission
together to revoke its approval of the
chart, even after he acknowledges that
is it sold by Misrepresentation Two
months ago Mr.. Dayhoff wrote letter
referring to the agents of the chart as
"scoundrels,' yet he continues to give it
a page advertisement in his paper! Is
it possible that his revenue from that
advertisement would be cut off If the
approval were revoked. and therefore
ne proposes to see that it is not re-
volzed?
In the meantime the agents are said
to be working other states and using
the Kansas endorsement to fleece the
public
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-15
GLOBE SIGHTS.

FFrom the Atchison Globe.1
The indignation of your friends
doesn't keep warm as long as boiled
Tears are a woman's weapon. but
here lately they don't seem to be very
effective.
The only trouble with experience as
a teacher is that the knowledge she
gives comes too late.
Somehow. no woman looks tall
enough to wear the stockings that
hang on the line on washday.
When a mother of twins meets the
mother Of one baby, the mother Of one
baby is made to feel that her task is
to get rid of idle time.
It is the opinion of every mother
that her son-in-laW would never learn
that his wife Is looking badly unless
some of the neighbors told him
When an engaged man buys his girl
very fnexp presents because he
is saving for their future. it seems to
come very easy to her to imagine he
is saving only for his own
If a man under ordinary circum-
stances wants the people to give liber-
ally, he f7atters, but when a preacher
wants a heavily loaded contribution
basket. he gets out a Grub and swings
1t down on the heads in front Of him.
All kinds of peoples get before the
lime light in time, except the one
everyone would like to hear from: The
man who lived next door to a famous
pianist when the famous pianist was
taking lessons and practicfng. It
would be interesting to have such g
person get up and say he was bored.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-15
NI7LvANE AND TROTrrAFAN

Who would have supposed, though.
that things could ever come to such a
pass with David Mulvane that he
would have to put I'D a stiff fight to
win out against a man Ike Jim Trout
man kansas City Star.
Yes, but funny things happen in
politics sometimes. The Republicans
did not vote for Jim Troutman" last
Saturday simply voted against
the Ring, part of which Mr.. Aulvane
was-and is. unless he has quite re-
Gently reformed.
Mr. Troutman was not an issue last
Saturday. but he saw his opportunity
and made the most Of it. Mr.. Mulvane
was an issue through his connection.
with the Ring and the Sehlitz combine.
and that was suHeient to overthrow
him had the law and order leaders de-
sired to punish him to that extent.
After the victory on the issue Of Ring
and anti-Ring had been won. mr.
Troutman came to the front very
likely he had been secretly forming his
plans and utilized the law and order
victory to take Mr. Muivane's place at
the head Of the Shawnee delegation to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-15
PoINTED PARAaRAPHs.

[From the Chicago NewsJ
Contentment Is never begotten by re-
greet.
Do not let your keenness overshadow
your kindness.
Ability is measured by deeds rather than
by intentions.
No man accompiishes much who is az
flicted with She hurry habit.
A woman's no never means yes
when she is conversing with her husband
Only a doctor Of long experience can
look doleful when an epidemic is brew
ing.
An Ohio man is so lazy that he thinks
it's too much like work to keep from
working.
OF two evils we are advised to choose
the least-but why not reject them borh2
CAN the average man q. fool and you VIII
discover that he is fool enough no. to
stand for IT.
Men who spend their coin get something
for (which is more than can be said OF
some who invest their money.
If a woman possesses neither powers OF
conversation nor curiosity she ought TO
prove a drawing card in a dime museum.
Perhaps the snake got the best Of his
encounter with Mother Eve because she
didn't have a hatpin with which to &C.
fend herself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-15

Uncle Dandy Shaping Billy on the back
he was saying: we've got to hire you
a substitute. Billy, and I know just the
man It's Amos Elack-fe needs 3 wife
II ever a man dfd-a preacher with I'VE
OF the worst children going. Any en-
doWed proposition will be tempting to
him-besides, I've already detected him
casting Sleeps eyes up this way 50
you trot along and find Elizabeth while
I look him ups And be sure you burn
that letter-it must be thought to have
got lost in transit You may tel Who
ever you see there's going to be oou-
Bile wedding up this way. soon.
ives Sin. 7 viii . F7illvs said obedient-
" cant 7 sFar,'f tel seun had hand
in bringing on beth matches.
Sure enough there was doupte wed
ding-with Uncle Dandy playing Lalry
eoSfather to both brides Copyright.
1906 by ". r. CALDWELL
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QUAKER REFLECTIONS
TFrom the Philadelphia Record

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
Any man can be happy II he Is conceited
enough.
Even the fellow who lives in an attic
can come down In the world.
The secret Of success is one that even
a woman cant always tell
You can't exactly say that a girl Is
heartIess when she wears It on her
There seems to be a difference betwssa
taking boardera and keeping boarders.
skeptic is G man who wants 10 turn
a cloud inside out to make sure It IS sill
yer lined
Author-aEave you seen me play be-
fore7" Critic-sDo you suppose I'd be
here now If had2'
When a girl is planning her trousseau
she hasn't much time to think about the
fellow she Is going to marry.
Tommy-t'Pop, q man and MS wife are
one. aren't tneyf IomTny's Pop-"Ess
my son. one Of them Is generally the
whole thing
Sunday School Teacher-''W Why did the
II s. pose Jonah wanted to git in ont o
de wet.
Mrs Newrich--'.Is your husband fond. OF
piscatorIa1 pslrsuits2" Mrs. 1Tadeltouicx
mo, he spends all his time a-fishin' -
Visitor to Insane Asylum And this fell
low who keeps calling CASH Cash. Z
suppose used to be a clerk In depart
ment store Attendants No. he's q for
eign nohIenan who was disappointed Ia
-er-hove.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-15

George 7. Wallace. president Of the
ruling male by the creamery COM
pany, and one Of the best known resi-
dents of salt Lake, tells this as the
latest telephone story:
In a certain western central Office
one hello" girl was always late in ar
irving in the morning. Time and again
the manager had pleaded with her to
be more prompt. Her hardness con-
tinued until he was moved to desper-
ate methods
Now, Miss Jones'" he said one
morning as he came to her exchange
with package in his hand, II have a
little scheme which I hope will enable
you to arrive at the Office on time.
Here is a fine alarm clock for you
Promise me that you will use it.
The young woman promised and ac-
cordingly set the alarm for the proper
hour when she retired that night.
At o'clock there was a. tremendous
Whirring from the alarm clock.
The sleepy hello" girl rolled over
in bed and said sweetly and still
asleep: Line busy; call again. ''-Ex-
change.
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An important economic fact Is fb,s
pointed out by Charles. Edward T7,,sseI5
~ the March instalIment of ssSol5iers IF
Magazine: sis DOuy
Let US see. In present conditions the
o u opportunity for the Irish farmer
- IA garry products. For these he has
s11ecsptlonaI advantages, a moist. noder-
S aes cllInate, and rich pastures. Irish
~ ueesI IS probably the best in the world.
80 5laFof IS marvellous, to quote Jerry
? 90 ollckles. Here is an enormous mar
ket Tor dairy products right at TreJanf5,s
uoor; Tor London and most of FngIan5
must import butter The distance IS
snort, the transit Is quick. ireland can
Ldise almost unlimited quantities Of
garry products-and yet irish buttor
1or al It's excellence, is rare in England
u what use is land to the Irish farm
el II ne cannot get his products to mar
kel! He might as well be on a. coral
rse1 IN the Pacific It is the rates
charged on the Irish railroads that slof1+
MN IN like walls. Here are q multi
pllcity OF small lines, separate COM
panies, al owned in England. The
stockholders have no concern except 10
get their dividends regularly and in
large sizes The ARRANGEMENTS for
snrough transportation are defective
Eacn little road maintains its own
gouglng tariff, each insists upon its own
pound OF flesh; the resulting charges ara
ProDaDly without parallel except
IN some remote and mountain
Gus regions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-15

Topeka seems to be improving. At
least the law and order people won
the county primaries. But in Topeka
It doesn't affect the situation materially
whether the law and order people win
or lose. The law is violated right
along But it is only fair to assume
that this time the people are in earn
est-for Heaven knows they ought to
be. If a town ever had an object
lesson in the luxury of lawIessness To-
peka has had it, Nothing that To-
peka has ever done, has cost the town
SO much as the wide open policy which
been adopted. tbs to be hoped that
the apparent change Is not for pub
iication, but that instead It is really an
evidence Of good faith. Topeka should
learn that that is the only thing that
pays in the long run.-Emporia Ca
zette.
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Mark Twain's Memoir.

At a little dinner given by the writer
IN Hartford about 1879, to Donald G.
Mitchell, Mr.. Clemens and his lifelong
friend, the lovable Charles Dudley War
ner, We're guests. The talk ran along
the lines as to methods --hlfc reading
and speaking, and Mr. Mitchell was
much interested to hear Mr.. clemens
describe those he had followed. In the
beginning he had used manuscript,
which he gradually reduced in size till
It became simply a little card of hero
glyphtcs pictures to suggest the subjects
e ne treated. This he kept in his vest
pocket to consult as needed, but later
dispensed with it altogether, substitute
ing for a while a few marks on the
back of his finger nails, until at last
he was able to trust entirely to mem
Org.
Few men have ever been so ready
and witty in introducing others to pub
lie audiences. At Hartford. December
u. 1877, he presented Mr.. HoweIIs. and
after word or two as to his literary
work said. But am not here to speak
Of his literary reputation, but simply to
"a long pause) back up his moral char
acter. Henry P. Goddard, in Harper's
Weekly.
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LAYHA WKER JOTS

Goodiand proposes to let its light
shine by mean@9of a new electric light
plant
BeIoit expresses a desire for new
Central Branch depot, end Fred Trigg
suggests that new Central Branch
road would be more to the point.
when a girl spends three dollars for
little photograph frame says the
girl who writes those things Tor the
Leavenworth Post, ITS a sure sign of
a man in the case.
The old father bullfrog, who runs
things at Puckett's Run near Erie, was
tuning I'D his bass viol the other day,
time to begin looking around for spring
shirtwaist stuffs.
Opinion handed down by Justice Ralph
Tennal: The foolishness about love,
honor. cherish and obey should be elm
mated from the marriage service ana
the real, vital matters inserted. For in
stance a man should be required 20
swear that he would get home for his
meals and woman should promise
to have them ready when he arrives.
Out at Chapman one Sunday recently
the postmaster posted this notice on
his door: 'Oh, We scribes aud phari-
sees-the train is an hour late today
You can go to church in peace without
worrying about your mali. Pray for
yourselves and don't forget the post
here in the office. He VIZ attend Wor-
ship here in the office among the mail
sacks Stop in on your way home and
if anyone has sent you any mail it will
be in your box.7.-If not the postmaster
will be glad to write you a letter.
The students Of the Kansas Wesleyan
at Salina work OF their surplus enthus-
iasm with this literary gem as yell;
Hot Potato. Hot Potato
Half Past Alligator,
Ram BAN Bool3ator,
Chic-a-wa- saw,
Wesleyan, Wesleyan
Rah, Ran, kan
s-s-s-s-s,
A special correspondent writes he
Atchison Globe from Caney. Kan: The
gas we'll continues burning. The heat
is warming the ground to such degree
that farmers are profting. Lettuce and
radish seed put in the ground at six
last night and sprouted, pushed through
the soil and matured by seven this
morning, and thousands of teams are
engaged in hauling the products of this
immense hOtbed to market. All sorts
Of experiments are being tried. One
man planted potatoes, and in six hours
he not only had potatoes big enough to
dig, but the heat went on and cooked
them so that they were baked ready 4 T
the table Eggs laid within two miles
of the gas we'll are Matched within two
hours. and all the incubators in this
section have been thrown away Watch
for the Caney Gas Well Incubator! The
lame is sure to be attached to the next
incubator invented. The flames were
shooting up so high at noon TO-DAY tnat
some fear was expressed that the heat
in heaven would cause those who were
there to wonder If they had reached the
other PLACE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-15
TIE RREGHr ROr-

When daw's sick I'm 50 lonesome!
/ don't know what to do:
4 nave TO tlptoe round the house
Nd talk in whispers, too
When Maw's sick all the fellers
They have ter stay away.
= S Szn keep stlll nor make noise,
Nor whistle sing or play.
When Aaw's sick things don't taste the
Nd no desserts nor pie.
Inc cook she looks at me 81. cross
"a paws so snappy. N.Y.
When EN- 4faw's sick nawthin' seems quite
Essept the doctor. He
'q Isl comes comes and goes. Nd every time
lie smiles nd winks at me
Tom Mason in The Reader
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district but because no one apparently
desired to run against him. Then
John A. Hessin got into the race, but
after looking him over most Of the
Fifth district people concluded they
would just as lief have Calderhead,
and so Mr.. Hessin withdrew. The
State Journals original prophecy
stands as correct. The people Of the
Fifth district are not especially for
Caiderhead, but they are not anxious
to make a change unless they are sure
the change viii be for the better.
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en- Cotton as FneI.

Light another hundred-foot candle
of condensed gun cotton. We must make
the next mile in less than a minutei"
That command, or something like 1t,
will be given by the commander OF q
United states torpedo boat in the next
war in which this country may unhap-
PLY be engaged. writes Mr.. w. R. Stew
art in Technical World Magazine for
April It viii not mean that, finding
his ship in a desperate situation, the
captain has decided to blow himself
and his whole command out of the va
ter. It will signify only the adoption
as emergency fuel of the wonderful new
compound ''motorite.'' a secret COM
position Of gun cotton and nitro-gly-
cerine, invented by Hiram Maxim,
whose f'Maxfmite'' is the high explosive
now used by the government in sub
marine t0rDedoes.
Motorite for fuel use IS packed in
long steel tubes and under forced draft
can furnish an almost unlimited amount
of power for a short distance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-15

An American lady residing In Rome
recently presented to a friend, who is
an able, an intellectual man. and IA
niliar with English, although no trav-
eler. a copy of one Of Mary Wilkins
New England stories.
1.-THE author OF this, my dear
friend, she said, f'is the best portrayer
of New England character we have. No
other writer has caught SO well the
charm of the place and the people. I
hope you will like it.
The able took the book and thanked
her. In a few days he came again and
returned it gingerly, saying a word or
two Of thanks.
Were you not pleased with the
quaint portrayal of the life?" asked the
lady.
you say this is a faithful portrayal
of life in New England p
Very faithful indeed
The able sighed and said with deep
sympathy: How sad!"-The Reader
for March
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JOURNAL ENTRIES
nc As WFLL ouIT.

MIGHT AS WELL QUIT.
Almost daily it SHOWS.
And the cold wind blows
And makes US not pretty quick;
The coal man smiles
AS our temper rifess
But 1t does no good to kick.
It's expected that
I'D at Medicine Hat
The people won't care d lick
But down here we do
Not like it q few
Yet it does no good to kick.
The sleigh bell chimes
Ring out betimes.
And the gas meters merry click
ArOuses our ire
While the bill climbs higher.
But it does no good to kick.
So far as this department is con
cerned no croWbar will be needed to
open the baseball season. It can just
stay closed.
This department. ventures the opin-
ion that the 5000 people who paid out
a lot of good money to go to Caney last
Sunday were mighty hard up for a
place to go.
If the weather bureau had just as
lief, we would like to have the wheat
crop considered safe for a week or two
while the heat is turned on and the
moisture turned off.
Ever notice how intellectual the per-
you say and agrees with you?
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A Ed PRECEDENT.

A candidate for Office in Pike county.
Missouri. fell dead just as he started
out to begin his campaign. We trust
this viii not become epidemic among
candidates this year; we are looking
for a nice revenue from this service
and We don't want any of the fellows
scared off before we see their saw
bucks. Concordfa Blade.
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the state convention. But the result
would have been approximately the
same had Mr. Mulvane's chief oppo-
nent been anyone else.
It was not simply "a man ike Jim
Troutman" that made mr.. Mulvane
trouble; it was his own record as a
prominent leader Of the Ring and a
political hacker Of the Schlitz combine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-15

Bishop Kemper Of Kansas was the
victim of hold-up one night when he
was the only passenger. The driver
told the road-agent, who had covered
him with a six-shooter, that his only
passenger was a bishop. Well" said
the robber wake up the old man.
want to go through his pockets" When
the bishop was aroused from sound
stun1ber and realized the situation. he
gently demonstrated with the man be-
hind the gun He said: Surely you
would not rob a poor btsnop. nave
no money worth your while, and / am
engaged in the discharge of my sacred
duties Did you say you We're q
bishop2" asked the rcad-agent. % Tes.
Just a poor bishop what enurcnz
THE Episcopal church. Ihe nell you
aret Why. that's the church I belong
to. Driver. YOU may pass on.'-Et.
Rev. EtheIbert Talbot, IN Harper S
MAGAZINE for March.
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It is estimated that the railroads of
Kansas give away as passes Transport
tation worth a million dollars, If you
had to buy it, at every session of the
Kansas legislature. If this isn't brib-
cry, what is it and what is the object
of it2-Cuba Daylight.
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NO DANGER TO CURTIS.

Chas. F. Scott is at home from
Washington, looking after his fences,
which are greatly in danger of giving
way and letting Henry Allen in. Curtis
doesn't need to come home. He has a
committee to look after. his fences,
which are fixed SO tight that there is
no danger of any bad, rude person
breaking in and taking Mr.. Curtis Of
fee away from hin.-HoIton Recorder.
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PREsUMPTUOUs EDITORS.

The editor Of the Riley Regent is a,
candidate fer county clerk of Riley
county. That's queer. Doesn't Mr.
Amos know that editors are considered
presumptuous when they ask Office for
themselves! It's enough for them to
san.