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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29
JOVRNAL ENTRIES

These good times can not always
continue, the wise men tell us. And
Just before the hard times commence,
the Democratic party will get into
power. and then we will point at the
Democrats and tell them to look at
what they have done. The Democrats
have as tough luck as Bill Doolittle,
or old Bill Shiftless of Osborne.
4 u
The expected newspaper war at Clay
Center has not yet been declared. It
is supposed that the warriors are
awaiting the arrival of the war cor
respondents.
=
The dispatches say that the presi-
dent gave and received numerous
Christmas gifts. No individual in
stances are mentioned but it is sup
posed that he sent the Bellamy Storers
q pair of fine. juicy lemons.
It is suggested that the proposed
antipass law also compel the railroads
to lay plank walk between the rails
on all roads in Kansas. Some road
beds are very hard to walk on at
present.
Speaking of rare treasures, a To-
peka woman got three dozen fresh
eggs as a Christmas present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29
LAYHA WKER JOTS

Inc Hutchinson News suggests that
it's name be Injunction City hereafter
A peach tree near Potter, up in Atch-
ison county. was planted in 1858 and is
still bearing.
The Holton Signal will start the new
year in its new building and with n
brand new press.
Rush Center has mine different sep
arate and distinct secret societies. and
is inclined to boast about it..
Parsons ships six or eight carloads
of bones to market every month.
Padsons must be a regular bone yard.
Hot news item from the Clifton
News: There was a dandy dog fight in
town the other day; the best we have
seen i'll long time.
A Denison man had an attack of ap-
pendicitis before he got all of Els corn
crop gathered, and the neighbors gath
cred and did the gathering for him.
Perhaps" suggests Walter johnson.
that disturbance of the seismograph
at the University of California Sunday
was caused by the shock of w. r.
Stubs senatorial announcement"
According to the Kingman Leader
Courier, the meanest man in Kansas
lives in Kingman county. The man
went into a neighbours orchard and
girdled about a hundred -year-old
fruit trees.
A Valley Falls man has just got home
from Montana. The mercury there reg
istered IS degrees below zero before he
left and he is enjoying this fine winter
resort brand of weather that Kansas is
famous for-sometim-s.
Lewis Jones. an eleven-year-o boy
who lives near Alma killed gray wolf
with a 2-caliber rifle a few GsSs ago.
The wolf was after a rabbit and ran
close to the boy. He was a mighty
proud boy when he dragged Mr.. Wolf
home
A couple of weeks ago up north of
Fhilipsburg there was a commotion in
a farmers hog lot late at night, says
the kirwin Argus The owner ran out
and discovered a wagon backed up 10
the pen. There was a team on the
wagon and a horse tied on each side
of the team and there were a number
of live turkeys in the wagon box. Up
to last report no owner can be found
for any of this property. as the men
near the wagon ran away in the dark
ness and have not returned since.
Osborne Farmer: We just knew it
was time for Osborne county to get
into the game again. Here 1t is: Lucian
T. Storer of Bethany township is the
one to bring US immortal fame this
Benamy Storer and the grandfather IF
Lucian Storer We're first cousins
Lucian says he doesn't think his rela-
tionship Will hurt Bellamy any Bell
amy Storer was all right and got along
fine until he married Maria" who was
a widow and was crazy to be a polite
ian 1t is not generally known to Os-
borne county but Lucian Storer is also
a distant relative of President Theo-
dore Roosevelt. The Bellamy StOrers
and the Teddy Roosevelts are just hav-
ing nothing more than kin fight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29
Britons and Yankees i'm uruguay

Inc stars and stripes is less familiar
~ Uruguay than the blue cross of Nor
way. and the Yankee is known chiefly
as the producer of agricultural ir1nie-
ments, sewing machines and noveltjes
IS II any wonder that our example il
counted as nothing and our Influence
too faint to be recognized?
IN the clubs an American feels an
allen- Inc Uruguay, one of the hand
soonest and most aristocratfc clubs In
south America, is frequented. as a
matter OF course, by every one who has
ambitions; the talk here is of society.
OF the horse show and the European
fashions At the Spanish or italian
cups Gu me traditions of the mother coun-
try are preserved with coinmendab BILE
loyalty. The modest English club at
tracts all English-spea king travellers
Whether they come for pleasure or for
business, yet, even to its huge green
blizzard tables, with golf balls for
projectiles, it Is British all through
ana this is so because England is DOM
lnant IN Uruguayan affairs. England
mas sixty million pounds invested; she
owns the railways many of the large
estancias, the Liebig's Extract OF Meat
company, several mines, tramway
company and three banks; England
holds much of the external debt of one
hundred and forty million dollars; and
in Montevideo one notices her influence
even in such a detail as the character
isttcally British custom of driving to
the left on the road and that on the
pavement one must walk to the right.
Although Uruguayans are sensitive and
resent interference from without they
are genial and cordial, hospFsable, and
honest in everything but politics; they
welcome any one who has faith in them
and therefore they look upon the Eng
lish as practical friends. 1t is only ma
tural that they should. The English
have not been afraid to invest their
money here; they have acted while we
talked. and they have had the conf
dence, which we seem to have lacked,
that investments will not be unre-
turned.-Albert Hale in the Reader
MAGAZINE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

She says. the wide world can't produce
- man IKE him. And that's the deucei
think that he S. a poor excuse
Though l agree It
May De the case. he may be fine
1 Ano not what 1 would term a shine"
Inc error may perhaps be mine,
But 1 can't see it
Sne says he has a noble mind
1hat ne IS brave and true and kind:
perhaps he is, 1 may be blind
And very stupid
AT least ne wears a good disguise
6ut whether that or otherwise
L always thougnt that bandaRed ewes
Belonged to Cupid
he s not bad looking, 1 admit
His Clothes too he a1araISs sse,,,s - a.
But stu he doesn't make hit
With me- I'd rather
she get a boy who's not in debt
And VINO abjures the cigarette.
Fernaps l have no call 10 fret,
But I'm her father
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29
KANSAS eCOMNETT
HOW ~ e n0NE

E1OW IL H. JUNE
A mans religious belief. or unbelief,
is known to his neighbors. A mans
social ideas and political predictions
are usually well understood by his
friends and associates So then when
a fellow citizen is chosen to the legis-
lature, his neigh bors and friends can
very fairly determine what he will do
or try to do, how he Will vote or line
up on the important questions. He
may not know himself; may not have
fully made up his mind, but the judg-
ment of his immediate friends out
lines his political course to an almost
dead certainty. So then it is possible
for a few Industrious men, through
personal contact, correspondence and
a comparison of the information OBJ
tanned. to make a very intelligent
guess on how 131 Republican mem
bers of the legislature will line up on
United States senator when the voting
begins Although there are seven or
eight avowed candidates for the SEN
ate, 1t is possible for the friends OF
any one candidate to very nearly de-
termined how the vote will stand on
the first ballot and also what will be
done on second choice. And to be a
good politician is to be able to state
off hand, who the members are really
for when they get down to the actual
work OF nominating a candidate.-El
Dorado Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29
ERON OTHER PENS
MORALLY 1NpEFENs1BLE.

Secretary Metcalf's report only serves
to drive deeper the conviction that the
attitude of the San Franciscans, so far
as it concerns Japanese children-not
grown mems morally indeIensibIe,
though probably defensible in law.
Only ninety-three Japanese children IN
the schools, and more than a fourth of
them citizens of the United States
could these work injury to the multi
tude of white children? The sentiment
and conditions prevailing in San Fran
cisco are such-the population is neces-
sarily so widely scattered-that segre-
tation means that but one child IS in
attendance upon the Oriental school
With the president and the secretary Of
commerce and labor the country must
hope that San Francisco viii alter its
course In this regard.-New York Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29
Fanecics About Idn n. Tarbell.

Ida NJ. Tarbeu, whose new historical
just beginning in The American Maya
zine, recently Travelled through the west
and south collecting material and visiting
friends. While she was the road sew
eral ld-time fallacies about her were
given fresh circulation-and some sur
One story is that Miss Tarbell got her
information about Rockefeller and Stand
to Rockefeller; OF course the truth is
that Miss Tarbel never met Rockefeller
was in church IN Cleveland in the fan OF
1893 Her history of Standard OIL and
Rockefeller was written from docu-
ments just as her histories of Lincoln,
Napoleon and Madame Roland were writ
ten.
An interesting story was printed the
other day in a very important daily news
paper in the south. The writer said I:
What Influence the late Charles A.
upon the character and career of Miss
Tarben belongs to that category of things
uIate upon She was for several years
that great editors private secretary, and
to write her history of Standard OIL
Miss Tarbell never worked on the staff
of The Sun, and was never secretary to
Charles A Dana. As an editor she had
some business with Mr.. Dana at the time
of the publication of his "reminiscences in
the Misunderstanding Mr.. Dana in the
collection of certain corroborative docu-
The latest story about Miss TarbelI was
The story is that Miss Tarbell is soon to
go onto the stage and take the part of
Shirley Rossmore in The Lion and the
Mouse" at q salary of 900 a week. OF
course Miss Tarbell never even considered
doing such thing.
In this connection, and to calm the
readers troubled spirit. a few facts may
not be unwelcome. Ida M Tarben was
born in Erie county Pa, and is grad
uate of Allegheny college, located at
Meadville, Pa. After service as a school
teacher in Poland, Ohio. she became as
sOcate editor of The Chautauquan in 1888
and continued in that position until 1891
From 1891 until 1894 she was a student
in Paris al The Sorbonne and College de
France. From 1894 until May, 1906, she
was associate editor of McClure's Maya
zine In July. 1906. she became associated
with John S. Phillips. William Allen
White. F. P. Dunno, Lincoln Steffens,
Ray Stannard Baker and others in the
conduct of The American Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29
MILLER,s REsoLuTION.

Congressman J. NJ. Miller's resolu-
ton to investigate the lumber trust is
receiving quite a bit of favorab BILE com
ment. After spending some eight
years in Washington, Mr.. Miller seems
to have finally found something that
will be beneficial to the people if prop
erly urged One OF the queer phases
of his position is that he is in a meas
ure stealing his enemy's thunder, Mr.
Moore having to a conside4 able extent
based his canvass of this district
against Mr.. Miller upon the prevailing
conditions regarding lumber.-Burlin-
game Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

If Harry Thaw's mother had made
him get up in the morning and milk
the COW and curry the horse before
breakfast, and then saw wood awhile
after he came home from school, he
would probably have grown up into a
useful citizen instead of high-roller,
and she would not now be putting up
half a million dollars to defend him
against the charge Of murder. If a
boy who isn't taught to work doesn't
go to the devil it isn't the fault of his
parents.-Jewell Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29
REFLECTIONS or A BACHELOR.

From the New DIX FressI
Before a girl refuses to marry a man
she gets a guarantee from him that he
will ask her again
When a man doesn't get mad with the
way a girl plays whist it's a sign she is
mighty pretty.
A woman tries to make other people be-
lieve she trusts her husband in the hope
she can make herself believe it.
Next to lodging the custom house a
woman seems to like best not having the
street-car conductor collect her fare.
Marriage would be a great success if a
mans wife would let him wear his old
clothes and not make him put on rub
bers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

One Of the planks on which Cover
nor P. P. Elder Of ottawa, is running
9or state senator in the special sena-
torial election IN that district next
Wednesday, is a plan to send all con-
Grmed drunkards to a Kelley institute.
the same as insane persons are now
sent to an asylum to be cured. paying
the expense out Of the public funds in
ease the patient Is too poor to pay for
his own treatment. Does Governor
Elder think some OF the politicians
would take such a risk of being steer
ed up against the Kelley cure as that?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

Corner Davies takes a look down the
track into the immediate future and
then casually observes that "one J. B.
Foraker Will soon understand the pc
culiar sensation that permeated the
bull calf which stood on the track to
right the oncoming express train"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29
ACCEPT NO INITIATION.

greatly excited. over the presence presence Of #
Afahatma Sri AgaHyR. ssthe first gen
uine Mahatma thEt' ever left India
So be on your gu, srd, and recognize
none but the genuine. Do not be foo.-
ed by any Mahat1la imitations.4Afa-
rion Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

Now there IS a musical and lecture
trust. In other words there is a com
bination Of lecture bureaus and the
managers OF the famous musicians.
similar to the theatrical trust that
controls most of the play-houses of
the country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

To be sure Los Angeles is a little par
ticular about its policemen and /:
makes them pass a civil service ex-
animation. 1t had N vacant places
to fill recently and only fifteen appli-
cants passed the examination success
fully Able-bodied. intelligent men
can make too much money in other
lines out there to bother with any
$1,000 a year Jobs on the police force.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

Justice Brewer, has demonstrated
that he is still a true Kansan, even
though he has been absent for years
from the state. When a man brags IN
the east about the big crops of Kansas
you may know that he still has the
Kansa1 snlrif
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

play the game and they will leave
nothing undone, no wire unpulled, to
get senatorial vote.
In the meantime the people may
exert a small amount of influence by
writing their sentiments to their rep
resentatives and senatorsAor they
may not. 1t all depends on the SEN
ators and representatives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

A contemporary notes that 'aIs
commercial clubs. farmers clubs. mill
Iers and jobbers" are invited to at
tend the antitrust meeting at Salina
next month. and that w. r.. Stubs
and Carr Taylor have responded TO
the invitation. The railroads probably
put these gentlemen in the last named
=.-ea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

Noting that the island Of Hiknero.
Of the Promotus group, mas disappear
ed. the Parsons Sun suggests that "A
r. Brown" be asked about it. II the
sun viii kindly locate Mr.. Brown we
xniznt try il on him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

Have you any fault to ind with the
year that is just coming to a close? If
you have you must be 4 powerful hard
person to please.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

Now that Miner Hicks has been res
cued and has a job on the lecture plat
form, we are ready to have 4 few more
indictments of Standard OIL trotted out
IN the news columns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

Ex-Mayor Rose OF Kansas city, Kan,
says that he will not rest until the pro-
Hibitory law is repealed The indica-
tons are that Mr.. Rose is going to get
pretty tired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

State Chairman Ryan came all the
way from Girard Thursday to give Mr..
Bryan a Democratic welcome Mr..
Ryan might have saved his railroad
fare. Mr. Bryan probably would not
have missed him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

Senator Bailey is making his cam
paign for reelection armed with a big
revolver now. The country had sup
posed that sort CT thing was past in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29
A Hard Luck story.

Hilien. wealthy resident of A1nity-
vile, Frank Bremen of Bay Shore is
dying in Nassau hospital tonight as
three times in the head and lungs by
Mr.. Hillen.
Further misfortune awaited Bren-
ner after the shooting, which took
place at o'clock this morning, when
the injured man sought aid at the
nearby house of Albert ]. Burton. He
entered the house through the side
door.
Mr. Burton was awakened by some
one shouting, Come down"
Selling a club he descended the
front staircase. He turned on the
electric switch and saw a face looking
as a fash he walked over, and, reach
ing behind the door. dealt the man
there a singing blow with the club.
'Don't hit me-" cried the man. I'm
shot,
nv a noise at his front door. Taking
his rifle, he raised the window and
called out to brighten the supposed
ing shadows along the side of the
house he fired three times He hearc
proans. and then all became quiet He
retired and went to sleep Mineola.
L. l., dispatch to the New York Times
Actor and Lawyer.
sir Henry Irving was at one time
,,-itness in q case Of street robbery He
nod seen a sneak thief make off with
iris pocketbook. and he consented to
9Dpear as a witness for the girl.
The thiefs lawyer was Of the type
+hat roars and rants at witnesses and
attempts to break them down. He tried
This method on the distinguished actor.
land at what hour, sir, did this hap
pen p asked the lawyer.
1T think - began Sir Henry. when
the lawyer interrupted with:
''It isn't what you think. sir; it's
what YOU know that we wanti"
Don't you want to know what
tffnk?' mildly asked the actor.
IT do not the lawyer snapped out.
well then" said Sir Henry, II
might as we'll leave the witness box.
can't talk without thinking. I'm not a
lawyer. -Caledonian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

At this writing Kansas is enjoying
as fine a brand of winter weather as
anybody could ask. but we are almost
afraid to mention it for fear Medicine
Hat Will break loose before the paper
gets r,rtnted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

Former members of the Twenty
nth infantry are evidently anxious to
vindicate the presidents good judg-
ment in dismissing them from the
service. judging from the way some Of
them are acting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

One difference between Colorado
and Mississippi is that in Colorado
they don't insist that the victim OF a
lynchIng bee shall be coIored.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29
WORD FOR CARR TAYLOR.

There seems to be quite a scramble
on for Carr Taylor's place as attorney
for the railroad board. Just why this
should be so is hard for the common
people to understand. What is the
matter with reappointing Taylor? His
record has been pleasing to the people.
who believe he has tried to do his
duty at all times, and been handi-
capped in his good work only by the
fact that he was before a board that
wished to do nothing for the people.
The man who believes in law enforce
ment as appnedl to railroads isn't GO
Ing to feel any too good about it If
Taylor is left out.--Burlingame Chron-
icle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

For a man who received the unani-
nous nomination OF q party that has
ninety per cent of the voters Senator
Bailey is having hard time getting
rR-electfon in Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

As we understand It, the Populist
party refused to die, even when its
funeral had been announced and pre-
pared for The Populist party is
mighty unreasonable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

hat had ferry larch lemon in stock fer
der Admiral. Id vas a case uf bedarn-
1fyoudo, und bedamufyoudondt
RESOLFED,-
Through-oudt der year
will nod ZOOS
Der svamp-root beer
(Vich dondt choos).
I will nod snipe
Der Cigarette
Il smoke a pipe
Allretty YETI.
I also say
Und reso1ute,
will nod blay
Upon der hute,-
(Dis iss a bluff,
A1lreatty too;
I couldndt Ut
wanted TOD.
Yes, I'm in all
A cautious stiff
(Vot you might call
Conserfatif),
Und resOlu-
Tions vot make
Iss von6 do
Nod tink I'll break
HANS zuPF.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

Thus far it has not been reported
that Senator Bailey has apolOgized to
ex-senator Burton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29
TWO PRESTDENTs

Mr. Joseph II. Choate was asked to
define the difference between ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland and President Roosevelt
.-Well.'' he said, f'Mr. Cleveland is too
law to hunt and Mr. Roosevelt is too
restless to fish. Financial
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

Id Says nit der baper dot a Paris
vomans killed 120 infunts. From oder
dispadges We gadder also too dot der
infunts vas in luck pecaus dey win nod
hat to if in Paris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

Ad lasd, Nose Harmon ISIS oudt of
chail, und so years. oldt. Berhaps he
hat discofered, allreatry, vot many
younger men allreatty know, dot FREQ
loaf iss der mOsd egspensif kind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

Der diforce law uf Dakota hat go
Dokter Lorenz skinned a block es a sur
geon. Id hat amputated two vifes on
uf Chin Blaine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29
full. LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

The New York Insurance investiga-
ton is still marching on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

My idea uf a mean practical choke ISIS
to meet a discharged conflict ad der pen
gate nit a warrant for Something's else.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

Speaking of the scarcity of labor.
Los Angeles is having trouble In find
ing enough men to be policemen. al
though the jobs pay 800 a month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

Id musd be a strong temptation to
dem ofer-vorked. under-pafd school
mans to chump DER chob, ledt edication
go, und dake a chob clerking in a hash
foundry Surely, der dinky salaries
paid dose girlss will be Won uf der besd
oxcooses Saindt Peder could ask f.a~
trowing der untrue tax-paying vorldt
down der beck stairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29
A 1AYT TOWN

There is in this country only one
place where such things as fake" BIZ
cycle races may still be arranged for
the purpose of swindling the public. 1t
is hardly necessary to mention the
name of the town.-Chicago Record
Herald.