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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
MOTHERS GOING COUNTS.

MY fathers he's a travelin man.
he travels everywhere
he been to Europe and Japan
And seen the Russian bear;
he stays at home a week OF so,
Or mebby just a day,
ana then the first thing that you know
he has to go away.
We're always glad when fathers here,
re brings US lots of things.
he s been all over, pretty near,
ana nc seen queens and kings;
w e hardly seem to miss him, though,
And things 90 on all right,
h'or mother bolts the doors, you know
So Wen be safe at night
" seem somehow, to get along
All Ieetln pretty gay,
Inefe hardly anything goes wrong
When fathers far away:
He's very kind and very good
And we'd be awful glad
Q nave him stay here If he could
but still things amt so bad.
sometimes when mother goes 3sonaeVhe here
And don't come home that night
Ahen s WheA it's pretty lonesome there
And nothing seems just right.
m glad boys mothers needn't 20
10 travel far away
II seems about a month or so,
When mothers gone a day
Chicago Record-HeraId.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
EROA OTHER PENS
NAVAL HEROES or PEACE.

Naval officers IN every country
know that the crew Of an attacking
torpedo or submarine boat In time of
war are doomed to almost certain
death. OF half a dozen frail craft
which make a dash against a battle
ship one might live long enough to
launch her bolt. The rest would be
sunk before they could even get with
in range Yet the volunteers for tor
pedo and submarine service are many
and eager. Even in peace the work is
extremely hazardous It is not long
since a British torpedo boat destroyer
was broken amidships In a rough sea
from sheer fragility and her crew lost.
The French submarine Lutin which
stayed on the bottom off Tunis on
Monday, is only repeating the accident
to the Farfadet last year almost in the
same place. For the crew it means
slowly choking to death in the grad
ually exhausted air, q death far slower
and more painful than drowning
New York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
GLOBE SIGHTS.
IFrom the Atchison Globe.I

From the Atchison Globe
Every man has his asking price, and
his selling price.
Nearly every mother teaches her
baby boy to say he is "a bad boy"
Say girl is pretty and every one
around screams: .She knows it.
If you have pleasant weather for a
picnic, then something else happens.
Many people get credit for being
reserved, because they can't talk in
diligently.
We do not intend to rejoice on New
Years day; we intend to cry, because
the best year in history is dead.
A mans financial condition deter
mines whether he IS a user of an alco-
holic stimulant, or a booze fighter.
A 1Iissourian was talking to a negro
today, and said: 81 have the Atlanta
spirit in me, all right Don't poster
me-"
Even a girl who Just adores'' music
would take longer look at the pic
lures of Saint Cecilia, If she would
take off that halo and put on a new
fall hat.
There is a terrible similarity be-
tween the sound of the closing of a
hearse door, and the sudden, croupy
cough of a child that awakens every
one IN the night.
There's a difference. The Joy OF a
chafing dish Is watching things cook,
but there doesn't seem to be any par
ticular rush to get near the stove to
watch the cabbage and potatoes go to
pieces
Love is the funniest thing. An Atch-
ison young man is understood and
skinny He has sallow complexion
weak, watery eyes. his hair is scani
and thin. HIS nose Is too large for
his little face and his mouth has nc
more expression than that of fish
He has barely enough intelligence tC
keep a most inferior job in a store
But a nice looking Atchison girl is
crazy over him. She negiects work sht
should do at home, and brings criti'
cism upon herself by being on tbs
street most OF the time hoping K
catch a glimpse Of her adored one. Sns
always manages to see him in tns
morning, and frequently arranges 81
that she can walk home with him a
noon. She never fails TO come dowI
town afternoons and always hangs
around hoping for a chance to wall
home with him at s O'Clock. Abou
/ the only good thing in her love afHai
is that the inferior young man shi
| fdolizes never can scrape enough
money together to marry her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
HUMOR OF THE DAY

steila-Did they throw rice over the
Dl BeIla-yes; that is why she invited them
to her first biscuits.-N. 7. Sun.
1T is reported that the man who in
ssVVell. he certainly had his good points
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Il cant imagine anything more unsstis-
factory remarked the chronic kicker
than a meal at our boarding mouse nc USE,
Evidently you never got a kiss from your
best girl over the telephone. r hlladel-
phia Ledger.
Laundryman-I regret to. tell you sir.
that one of your shirts IS lost. ,3z ,-o,.
Customer-But here have just ps+io you
z cents for doing it UP, 49,.
Laundryman-Quite right, sir; we iaun-
dered 1t before We lost it-Aarper
Weekly.
II want to get a nlitten. please, said q
the little girl If it don cost 100 Ie l1,,.
you, my child2'' replied the shop keeper.
mo. just only one one that sul -ss ,ie
rejected rel + az Philadelphia Press.
I'm afraid haven't many good .arguq--
ments for our side Of the question, SAID
'ii mo 10 arg assTggsuments?' responded the cam
Ra3 ,5 naanag gzI a1 1g ss4eTybody Would
rather take them for granted than try to
understand them. w ssiington star
your one idea seems to be money, .
said the critical friend.
Wen answered Senator Sorghum;
that condition has one adNantase. I ou
don't have the usual difficulty of getting
people to accept your Ideas Washing
ton Star.
you think your next speech will make
an IMPRESSION said the campaign ad-
Vi IS do answered the candidate.
Have you any new argument TO place
/ before your opponents?
mo; but I have lot Of new names 70
/ call him.
This African explorer, whose expert
ences are being published in some of the
| rTapers. says that parrots are delicious
/ eating always thought they we're very
But he refers to wild parrots. It's their
association with men that makes most
parrots tough. ''-Philadelphia Press.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
TF'rom the Chicago News.l

There Is a lot Of head work done in a.
pin factory
A cheek Of brass enables many man
- cola storage is a failure when It comes
to keeping an engagement
A widow seldom wastes much time Wis
ting her late husbands folks.
Ts7,,f a family tree with a ghost roosting
IN one Of the branches a shade tree2
When a married man goes astray his
lie sj-uavs blarnes his bachelor friends.
A shresvd politician IL one who knows
3,1st how much the people viii stand for.
T-,,llx nfne-tenfhs OF your earthly trou-
4,ies you'd vanish II you didn't talk 50
much.
when a woman breaks a mans heart
ne hi1~rfed1v patches Il up for some other
woman to smash.
Nothing seems 20 please contrary man
so much as an opportunity to argue with
another contrary man
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
A Legend Of the City of mexico.

As IS generally known. senior many
PAD things are met with at night in
the streets Of the city; but this Wall
ing woman La Llorona. is the very
worst Of them all. She is worse sby. far
than the Vaca de lumbre=that at
lfaionlgnt comes forth from the po-
Lrero OF san Sebastian and goes gal
lop1ng through the streets like a blaz-
lag sW-hirlwind. breathing forth from
ner nostrlls smoke and flames: be-
cause the Fiery Cow, senior, while a
dangerous animal to look at. really
does nobody any harm. And La
1lorona is as harmful as she can be-
seeing her walking along quietly
az the times when she is not running,
ana shrfeking for her lost children
she seems respectable person, only
odd-loo king because of her white skirt
and the white reboSo with which her
head is covered. and anybody might
speak to her. But whoever does
speak to her, in that very same mo-
ment dies!
No one who has stopped her to talk
with her ever has lived to tell what
happens at that terrible encounter;
but 1t Is generally known that what
does happen is this: Slowly she turns
toward the one who has spoken, and
slowly she opens the folds of her white
reboSo-and then is seen a bare grim
ming skull set fast to a bare skeleton;
and from her feshless Jaws comes one
single icy-coId breath that freezes into
instant death whoever feels it. After
that-shrieking again for her lost
children-she rushes onward, the
white CLEAN OF her gashing the dark
ness; and, in the morning, the one
who spoke to her is found lying dead
there. with look OF despairing hor-
ror frozen fast in his dead eyes!
What is most wonderful is that she
is seen in the same hour by different
people in places widely apart: one see
ing her hurrytng across the atrium OF
the cathedral; another beside the Ar
| COS de San Cosme; and a third near
Salto del Aqua, over by the prison OF
BelenEand all IN the very same mo-
ment of time.
She IS so generally known. Senior
and so greatly feared, that nowadays
few people stop her to speak with her
and that is fortunate. But her loud
keen wailings, and the sound of hel
running feet, are heard often and es-
pecially in nights of storm. I myself
have heard them, senior; but never
have seen her. God forbid that I ever
shalli-Thomas A. Janvier, in Har.
per's for November.
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Paying Politeness.

"Politeness." said Senator Gallinger,
in the hope of shilling rather acri-
monious argument In congress, al
ways pays" His flushed listeners
looked up at him in inquiry, and he
smiled and repeated:
"Politeness always pays. Two little
girls I know were set before plate
Containing two punches of grapes
one a very large and tempting and
perfect bunch, the other small and
hard and green
1.-THE two little girls looked at the
two punches for a space in silence.
Then the polite child said:
81 Is 90 gweedy?'
No the other answered, Use not
a bit gweedy.'
sssThen,' said the first, 90 choose 3"
Los Angeles Times.
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It was a RISK.

Two Scotchmen with a thirst count
ed up their joint possessions and found
that they could just cover the price of
a drink of whisky. They went into the
nearest saloon. and ordered the one
drink. Sandy putting down the money
for the same. Then arose a discussion
as to how it could be disposed of to
the best advantage of both. Being
Scotchmen, it was no Alphonse and
CASTOR discussion. Each was disposed
to stand on his own rights, while at
the same time admitting the claim
of the other.
At the critical moment a stranger
entered the saloon. With a wink Of
his eye at his companion, Sandy
turned to the newcomer and said:
''Will you have a drink with US p
Surprising that the other had drank
before his entrance, the stranger said
heartily, IT WILL and emptied the
glass.
There was an uncertain pause for
moment, and then the third man
said: Come on boys and have one on
me-"
Sandy wiped his mouth and said: "See,
mon it worked"
yes" was the reply. 'but OH
what a risk!"-Philadelph Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

politically than George B. Mcclellan. 50
4 he Is defeated for governor he may
bob up formidably for the presidency.
whereas if he is elected governor he
may make such a failure as to remove
him forever from the list Of presidential
elfsfb3es
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

IRON the New York Press.1
II would be easy to get rich II It
really made you unhappy.
Wonen's hats are more expensive
than smoking, but they aren't 50 use
fsil.
A nice thing about being engaged to
a new girl is the way you can use your
old love letters again.
II there were no birthdays. Christ
masses and weddings a man would have
a chance to get ahead few dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

IN his speech the other night Colonel
Harris attributed the nations prosper
ity to pountiful rains. abundant sun
shine, good crops and like causes. But
didn't Colonel Harris ever hear OF the
IlInaIev hilll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
ITnreosonabIe Objections.

IF you marry him." said her papa.
who was exhibiting symptoms of vio-
lent dispIeasure, Il shall not only have
to support him, but shall have to pay
his debts, too"
But the pretty and petulant young
thing VINO was hanging to his coat lap
els was not moved by the argument
Now, papa" she said. you know
well enough that George has to live,
lust the same as other men. And as
TO his debts I've heard you say hum
dreds Of times that q mans debts
ought to be paid.-Tit- Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

L took a god while for that marrying
story On Rameses to get into the papers
-four thousand years-but now that
gossip has been started about him.very
likely we shall hear that Ram was
7t-o~alaF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

when Colonel Harris left Topeka he
went to Kansas City and took the
''Iraty'' for Parsons. The public will
accept without question the statement
that Colonel Harris paid fare after he
r.ached- Kansas CITY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

II e asserted that a press agent ineit-
ed that race war in Philadelphia in or
der to advertise his piece. If that be
true, his piece should be suppressed
everywhere, Just as It was in Philadel-
mia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
RIVALRY OF THE WHOOP.

Imagine the alarm Of Richmond P.
Hobson when he learned that Great
Britain has built two Dreadnaughts
disguised as cruisers. He will insist
on our building seven Topnotchers dis
guised as Minneapolis
Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

Jackson's band did not play for the
Long meeting recently because it did
not get around until "too late" It is
noticeable, however. that It avoided be-
ing too late" for the Harris-Folk meet
fnr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

rhs republicans better be CAREFUL
.aU thew beat Hearst in New York He
-aa beaten for mayer and It went q
,onr ways towards giving him the nom
i.aEion for governor. II he had been
zssatad mayer he would have had to
ss-ens good with his promised re-
$500 or be would now be more dead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

Chemist wiley. Of the Department Of
Agriculture, Is about to organize a class
to experiment In booze fighting. Dr.
Wiley ought to be able to get an album
dance Of expert testimony in that line
without resorting to special expert
mauts. Many q man has been making
e~periments Of that kind for years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

Doubtless David J. Hanna grows
more grateful each passing day that
kind fates spared him from being elect
ed chairman Of the Republican state
committee this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

Perhaps A6r. Hearst is resorting to
the corporation method Of owning his
newspapers and not paying taxes on
the ground that If one has to fight the
devH with IRE. one also has to dodge
the same way His Satanic Majesty
.7-ar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
nronIFYrNa Ks OPTNIoN.

The country IN general has a FAIRLY
good opinion about Nebraska, but 1t is
first name is Mae" is running for Of
flee of county attorney In one of the
Nebraska counties.-Baitimore Amer
lean.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

Secretary Tart may Congratulate
himself on getting out Of Cuba before
the question of pensions for the sur
vivors of the "late war was raised
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

The Milwaukee Democratic conven-
ton opened with cheers for Bryan and
La Toilette. To follow the precedent
of recent Democratic conventions in
the west. 1t should adjourn with an
Endorsement of Roosevelt Washing
ton Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

1lr. Hughes is running only for gov
ernor of New York, while Mr.. Hearst
is suspected Of running for both COVER
nor and president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

Another old theory busted Instead OF
getting cold and frosty when Mr.. Fair
banks came to Topeka, the weather be-
came real balmy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

Some Of the Democratic papers"
says the Wichita Eagle, ARE. trying to
show that the present prosperity is not
due 20 Republican policy" What dis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

Talk about eIevating literaturel Look
at this proposed magazine for the blind
IN which everything will be printed. with
raised lettersl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

HOW much longer, pray, are the DEM
eeFats to get along without making
thsir customary campaign ''break2''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

Ths indications are that the election
Daerds win earn their money this year
she same as they did two years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

what relief It win be when election
& over and we can go back to our old
paalime Of watching the grand juries
iT4dtot the Standard OIL company!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

It Is evident that new California
language in which there are no naughty
swear words win never be very popular
VITA Uncle Joe Cannon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

Il you haven't thought Of it before,
Gle q string around your finger at once
10 remind you TO go down and register
tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

1r Edison says with his new motor
tossing cars win run Is years without
repairs. This evidently means that
nav will have east-iron tires.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

Ehay are plowing with disk piows and
atltrlng pIows in Kansas, but In Color
edo they ars using snow pIows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

Secretary Tatt II also making law
ana-order speeches. why not have Taft
end Folk team" together?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
KANSAS C0AGAEHT

PROFIT IN GOOD CONDUCT.
A Iavorite theory with the Globe IS
that honesty pays, for its own sake
that a man who is honOra BILE succeeds
much easier than a man who is tricky
indeed, that only an honorable man
can achieve permanent success in any
thing. 1t Is also a fact that an honor-
able useful man lives an easier life
than a tricky man; that success in life
is easier than failure. The Broad Road
followed by Thieves, Isoafers, Trick
sters, Dead Beats and Drunkards IS
thoroughly uncomfortable road, hIled1
with alarm, worry. Ill-health and final
retr1butlOn, whereas the Narrow Road
Travelled by honorable, useful, industri-
Gus people, is more comfortable in ev-|
cry way. An Illustration Of this fact has
just been furnished by a great life in
surance company. The New York Life,
which has lately been investigated and
dlsgraced, and found guilty of all sorts
OF corrupt practices. has been badly
crippled. On the other hand, we saw
q prediction il the Bankers Magazine
the other day that the Northwestern
Lie, wnlcn has always been noted for
honesty, conservatism and fairness, Will
speedily become the greatest insurance
company of the United States. The
Northwestern Life has practfced good
principles. and is about to receive its
reward; the New York Life, which has
been corrupt, and reeled along the
Broad Way, has been practically ruined
4 by exposure. Exposure of bad con-
NuSt always COAlSSs appreciation OF SOOQ
conduct always comes.-Atchison Globe.
CALL DOWN FOR SCHOOL GIRLS.
There is too much counting among
1 the children in this town. Boys are
scarcely out Of knee trousers and girls
scarcely have dresses to their shoetops
until they bsgin a fast and furious sys-
! tenn OF courting. It is harmless at first,
| but it grows serious. OF course all the
children in this town do not make fools
of themselves but too many Of them
do. The parents are mostly to blame
for this, as they allow their children
too much liberty in this respect. There
are two or three girls here about Is
years of age who make themselves con-
spicuous by their attempts to attract
the attention Of men. There is nothing
| wrong about them-not now-but their
mothers should take them in hand or
/ there will be. It is simply calf love and
| they should be quarantined against it
before they spoil the sweet school girls
who should know nothing about any
kind Of love except that of father and
mother and they lose all the respect
any one could otherwise have for them
-Emporia Gazette.
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BULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF TIE ASSOCIA TED 9ttFSS,

only ten days now and the agony viii
"a over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

7 mere is still considerable curiosity
Nny Secretary Taft was not persuaded
to eome to Kansas, inasmuch as he is
ssng up to Idaho to make a speech.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
MONEY IN LITERATURE.

William Dean Howells says there is
no money in literature. Nevertheless
the publishers are not complaining
Milwaukee Sentinel.
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FARM pIsTILLERIEs.

ACCORDING TO recent consular reports,
there are about 10000 farm distilleries
in Germany making alcohol. The alco-
hol is run into a large tank An in
spectOr comes around and locks and
seals the tank. Then the farmer starts
the still and continues until the tank is
full. The government inspector re-
appears, unseals the tank, measures the
farmer wishes to denature the alcohol
on the spot he can do so, and the
amount Of the tax IS then returned to
him. According to Mr.. Hill this sys-
TEN works well and is not very expen-
sive to the overnment-Wichita Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

Holze Smith, after a thrilling contes
with himself, was elected governor Of
Georgia by as large q majority as the
situation seemed to call fore Chicago
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

In matrimonial matters most wo-
men would rather be envied than
happy timore- Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

Also the humane SOCIETY might
make a note of some unblanketed
children on the streets these cold
nights.-Indianapol star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
IS YOUNG AS EVER,

Age cannot Wither nor custom stale
the Infinite variety Of the New Eng
land Providence Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
FROM THE JOINTS.

Where are the Hoch majorities COM
ing from? demands a Democratic or
gan. Wen q good many Of them are
coming from the Democratic strong
holds in Kansas.-Leavenwort Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

KICKING N NEW YORK
s A Broadway shoe dealer calculates
that there are % paifs Of shoes worn
out in New York city every minute.
Must be more just now when there is
so much kicking going on.-Horton
Commercial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

stena-Did they throw rice over the
Bella-Yes; that is why she invited them
to her first biscuits.-N I sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26

ct is reported that the man who IN
vented barb wire is dead.
well, he certainly had his good points
Cleveland Plain Dealer.