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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09
An Experiment With a Boy criminal.

It was 10 o'clock at night, dark and
cold The boy, sixteen years old, was
strong, and his face was not very pre-
possessing. The Judge (Judge Lind
sey) is built like a flower. but he had
worked hard on this boy, and he be-
IIeyed in his method" So when the
door closed behind the officer, he went
straight up to the boy.
Henry" he said, the officer who
u you here says you had your
eye on the fire escape, and that you
are looking for a chance to skip He
said he wouldn't be responsible for
your return to jail if 1 made him leave
you alone in his room with me. He
said that you'd be down that fire escape
quicker'n a wink. Now, I don't be-
l1eve it. I believe in you, Henry, and
1 hope you believe in me-"
With that, the judge went to the
window and, throwing it up as high as
1t woul- go, he said:
There, Henry, there's the fire es-
cape and the night and two hours the
best Of 1t, for I'll promise. If you decide
to duck not to report to the warden
till II o'clock. Now. then, if you think
Q are not worth saving. not worth
helping-if all the hours have spent
with you in Jail are to go for nothing,
vol 'scoOt.' III not interfere. / leave
1t to you. 1 can't save q fellow, yOu
know, not by myself; I can only help a
fellow to save himself, if he wants to.
If he doesn't want to- and I al con-
vince him that he ought to want to,
then 1 do not see much hope. So go
or stay, as you wish, Henry
DC o mean that, judge?v the. boy
asked, and the judge thinks his i'm
pulse was to go.
You know what I mean" he an
swered, and for a moment the two
looked at each other.
Then" say the judge, st thought
I saw a peculiar shadow cross his face.
and I believed he understood. I went
back to my table and sat down.. I must
confess it was an anxious moment for
me. l wasn't sure that I had made on
that boy the impression I hoped to
make.
He looked SO hard. And he wavered
there. I hardly dared to o at him.
I thought of the ridicule of the police,
of the failure and what it would mean:
the defeat of h policy I was coming to
believe in. n there that boy hung,
swinging. actually swinging. Well, he
had A certain peculiar swinging gait,
and when he made a lurch for that
window, my heart rose in my throat.
His q n went up in the air. and I
thought he was gone. But no@the
hand that went up seized the window
and brought it down with a slam and
a bang. Then the boy came and sat
Down at my table.
Judge he said in q very simple,
almost boyish way, III stay with you.
Inever lad nobody talk to me like you.
III do anything you say for ME to
do From Ben 3. Lindsey. The
just Judge" by Lincoln Stefens in Nc
Cures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09
AN ARL

It seemed so very far away.
We never thought of it at all,
But We approach It day by day,
As winter merges into fall.
The unforeseeing person still
into its festive season drifts,
But those who are forehanded will
Begin to buy their Christmas gifts.
Just look at all the magazines,
The advertising pages scan;
Unless you are a man of means
1t pays yOu well to look and plan.
1t strikes you with a sort of jar
To note the way the season shifts.
BUT You would better now, by far,
begin to buy your Christmas gifts.
Don't wait until the snow and ice
Upon the walks accumulate.
And notions hit their highest price
They're u to do it If you wait.
Don't linger till it means a crush,
For even now the curtain lifts.
Be early and avoid the rush,
Begin to buy our Christmas gifts.
Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

against the Republicans IN kansas
All that saved the state ticket from de-
feat was the superior organization
which served to create some little en-
thusiasm by ar appeal to party loyalty
But at no time was that orsanlza-
ton used to cement faith il j true
principles OF Republicanism- An ap7
peal to party patriotism when the par
ty itself had lost the ~conhaenee Of the
people does not win the right kind Of
victories. It does not create the prop
er party spirit. The conduct of the
state convention by the party leaders
was at variance with the views and
wishes OF three-fourths the Republic
cans of Kansas and at cross purposes
with the sentiment of the state. and
for that matter with public sentiment
in the entire nation. It was not in
harmony with the Roosevelt idea and
yet the convention was held just at a
time when the administration was en-
gagged in the most gigantic struggle in
the country's history TO overthrow cor
porate domination.
Had the party taken a bold stand for
the principles for which the national
administration was then fighting, had
II placed Itself squarely on record WITH
the just demands of the people, a tri-
umphant victory would have been as
sured. The party entered upon the cam
paign year with every opportunity open
to it to make a winning fight A cam
paign made upon the issues of the
present time would have insured tri-
umph at the polls. But this opportunity
was never accepted. The campaign
Speakers talked of almost everything
except the real issue. There was a diff
referee between public sentiment and
the position taken by a majority of he
leaders of the Republican party was
never bridged and to the close observer
of the trend of affairs in the state the
result Of Tuesdays election is no sur
prise.
Kansas is a Republican state. The
movement in the state is not one antago-
nistic to Republican principles. 1t is a
movement to purge the party of cor
porate domination and it is widespread.
It is a movement to follow Roosevelt and
Taft and La Toilette because the people
believe in the things that these men stand
for, and when the Republican party or
ganization is devoted to the interests of
the people and not controlled by cor
porate power and greed, Kansas will give
her old-time Republican majorities.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09
BRIsTOW-s

Among the very few Republican
speakers who talked about railroad reg
ulation and freight rates in the cam
paign just closed. Joseph L. Bristow
was perhaps the leader. He got down
to the meat of the matter and told the
people what they wanted to know. Mr..
Bristow followed The lines laid down
by Roosevelt for the control of corpora
tions in general.
In discussing Tuesdays result IN his
paper, the salina Journal, Mr.. Bristow
points out that over the country as a
whole the Republican party did well for
an of year" In Kansas alone,'' he
says, was there a slump, and this fall
Ing of came at a time when Kansas
should have given a majority exceed
ing 5O,0Oo.'
There is a reason continues MI.
Bristow. for this phenomenal condition
in the state which the party can weil
heed if 1t cares TO restore itself to old
time confidence Of the people. From the
time Of holding or the state conven-
ton last May up to the hour OF the
closing Of the campaign the drift was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

made an impression upon him that
time could not efface.
He tried to rea that evening, bUt
he could not keep his mind on the
magazine, and at last he threw IT down
n gave himself up to meditation. lie
knew that if he brooded On the sub
ject he would be unfit for business or
anything else. He must ind the girl
somehow. Perhaps he might rae her
through the conductor Of the tram.
She must have come on board about q
o'clock. Perhaps he could run UP the
line and find out from the ticket agent.
He a about decided upon that
scheme when there came a knock at
the door and he went to open il. A
bell-boy thrust a telegram Into his
hand and stood waiting TO see II there
was an answer. Clifton broke n seal
listlesly, then gav a shout. = mes
sage ran
"Come home. you silly. Bess VIM
ston was the girl IN section sixteen
She saw your name OF the suitcase
That's why she was so nice.-NelL.
ANY answer2' asked the boy, ncg-
citing first on one foot and then on
the other.
Il hope the answer will be yes.
said Clifton absently. Il mean, ne
went on quickly. yes, there's an an
swer," and he stretched out his hand
for the blank=(Copyright, 1905, by
NJ. NJ. Cunningham.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
IFrom the New York Press.l

IFrom the New York Press.I
The man who is willing to pay all his
taxes hasn't any to pay.
A woman needs a fur opera cloak
whether there is any opera or not.
When a woman buys a hat she seems
to be afraid it might look like one.
It's pretty discouraging to get engaged
when that wasn't what you meant.
When a man gets down the whole world
turns its back on him unless it's q wo-
man.
Sometimes a woman does a thing the
way she sets out to, unless you expect her
to.
When a man bets on an election he is
sure the country is going to the dogs un-
less his side wins.
The reason most people don't lose more
money in their investments is they haven't
It TO lose.
A girl is no longer a bride but a mar
ried woman when instead of crying be-
cause her husband doesn't praise the bis
cults she gets mad.
One of the truths a man learns by get
ting married Is that it doesn't cost any
more TO feed two than one; but at the
same time he learns it costs fifty times as
much to dress them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09
KANSAS COAMENT
GOULD AND OTHERs.

George J. Gould a ys that a trans
railroad OF the United
STATES IS assured. In making this ate
ment he refers. of course, to his own
system. Meanwhile, however. Mr..
hartman. by his acquisition of an in
creased interest il the Baltimore &
ONO, also appears to be reaching out
Ior q transeontinentaI system. A short
time ago one of the leading railroad
men OF the country-not Mr.. Could
declared that in twenty years the
whole railroad situation III the country
would be radically changed and that
the situation then would be a few sys-
TENS reaching from The Atlantic to the
Pacific If this takes place it will be
evolutionary indeed, for it has been
the judgment of the best railroad ex-
perience that the public and the stock
helder could best be served by making
the Mississippi river the great dividing
line OF the railroad systems of the coun-
Try. This, for instance, has been and
still IS the policy of the Pennsylvania
railroad. which has thus far persistent
" refused to enter into any plan for
extending its system beyond the Mis-
sissippi.-Wichfta Eagle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09
TOM MAGSTAFF.

Law enforcement vas not successful
in all parts of Kansas Tuesday. The
defeat of Tom Wagstaf as county at
torney of Montgomery county by the
joint element that he put out Of bust
ness down there. is unfortunate for the
cause of civic righteousness in Kansas.
Wagstan was a young lawyer. only a
short time out of the state university
when he was elected county attorney.
The jointists thought he was safe and
offered no opposition to him. But when
young Wagstaff took his oath to up
hold the constitution and enforce the
laws Of the state, he thought the oath
meant just what it said. He went to
work to clean UP the joints. and he
convicted so many law-breakers that
the county jail could not hold them all.
Some Of the overflow was sent to the
Labette county jail. while others had to
await their turns to serve their SEN
fences.
All of which made the joint element
Of Montgomery county very wrathy, and
for months it has been laying its plans
to defeat Wagstaff. With two cities of
the hrst-class in his county. and two
others of the seeond-class, the law
breaking element IS by no means in
considerable, and 1t has accomplished
Wagstan's defeat.
But Notwithstanding his present de-
feat. Mr.. Wagstam can have the salts
faction Of knowing that he has made a
statewide reputation as an official who
is not afraid to do his duty. and some
time when the people of Kansas want
a man to do a special stunt in that line.
Tom Wagstaff viii get a loud call.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09
POINTED
-fFrom the Chicago News.l

TFrom the Chicago News-l
Never lend yourself to the borrow
ing OF trouble.
Many shady regulations are due to
the casting Of reflections.
some men work overtime trying to
quench a burning thirst.
Nothing ever takes a harder fall out
of worry than hard work.
You could save a lot of carfare by
letting your thoughts travel for you.
It goes without saying that the less
said about some things the better.
Few men are able to keep within
hailing distance Of their good inten-
tons
If a woman is ia a position to sup
port a husband she a afford to do
without one
It takes a woman to carry on a con-
v~ersation with a man in a tone that
savors OF a seolding.
Probably half the pleasure a woman
gets out of life is due to her ability to
change her mind and complexion at
Will.
Vanity isn't on the official list of vir-
tues. yet unless sman has a good
opinion of himself he will never
amount to much.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09
QUAKER
IFrom the Philadelphia Record.

lFron the E~nllaueiphia hecofd-I
No man is so hungry as to want TO eat
his own words
A woman may be o~utspoken. but never
u~nspeakably 50.
Al any rate. the bald-headed man al
ways ONE out on top.
The fellow who owns nothing has no
difficulty IN holding his own.
It doesn't take a dressmaker to ruffle
the average woman's temper.
No matter how short a girl may be.
she feels that some fellow longs for her.
It is human nature to ride our own
hobbies and deride those of our neighbors.
Love IS blind: at any rate the fellow
who Is in love feels hat It is out Of ight.
She-~Why Is a seat in a car
ike a conuEdrum2 He (gailantly}--I
give 1t up.
Blobbs[His fortune is founded upon a
rock. Slobbs-HWhat is his business? %
Biobbs-"He makes cradles
Wigg-sMr- Rich is adding another wins
to his rouse WaggzfYes; I've heard
the Riches al unto themselves wings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09
senator snooner.a sI1ootlng.

Senator Spooner of Wisconsin. is
successful hunter of big game, accord
ing to the Milwaukee Sentinel. on one
Of his trips he had for his guide Bill
Murray. They were out looking for
be<- or deer one day, when Murray
suddenly threw up his rife and fired
The senator saw an animal fall heav-
IN and called, We've got him this
time, Bill
ssWe!'' sneered the guide There's
M we about it. I killed him plain
enough
Quickly making their way to where
their quarry lay, they found a fine
specimen of Jersey ealf-
we've killed somebody's calf"
yelled the guide.
ing look and said: William, you
should be more particular in your
choice Of p~ronouns. We isn't adapt
ed to lis particular instance"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09
JOURNAL ENTRIES

BY the way, did you ever find out
who was running for congress against
Ed Madison down in the Bigs Seventh?
There is II time when a man al
ways expects to put his foot in it, and
that is When he buys a new shoe.
= = X
It was a PURE oversight. but we neg
lected to say that a lot of men made
their mark Tuesday.
y y =
Although the Republicans finally won,
we notice that the Democrats got the
most fun out of shollerin'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

Judge James H Reeder. Of the Twen-
tv-third judicial district. is one OF the
unfortunate Republicans who went
down in defeat Tuesday. He was a can
dfdate for reelection. but the people
OF the district decided in favor of ]. c.
Ruppenthal. a Russell county attorney.
Judge Reeder has always stood high in
his party and in his profession ia that
part Of the state. The man who de-
geats him, although much younger, is
also regarded as n Of the best lawyers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

I-.eavenworth and Atchison are not
the only towns wnere h jointists We're
evidently afraid Of Harris. In the joint
ward of Salina, which is naturally
Democratic, Harris got a bare plurality,
while the strongest Republican ward
which is also for prohibition. a Har-
us a biz plurality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

Chairman drummer says that two
weeks ago the Republican ticket would
have been beaten. but the Fairbanks
Alien meeting in Topeka turned the tide
the other way. Does Mr.. drummer
think that Topeka would have been
unanimous for Harris if it hadn't been
for that meeting?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

Tt is a pretty safe proposition that
the speech made by Henry Allen in To
peka two weeks ago saved q good many
votes to the Republican ticket. although
ms county went for Harris. If the
Democrats want to blame somebody for
Hoch's election, they WIN hit the right
man by blaming Henry Allen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

C. H. Ridgway says the reason Wy
andotte went so strongly for Harris is
because TIE people thought Governor
Hoch was guilty of discrimination in
enforcing the prohibitory law in Kansas
city and not enforcing it in Leaven-
worth. In other words, the people
thought Governor Hoeh was violating
the anil discrimination law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

in western Kansas. He is a close stud
ent. and a young man Of absolute in
tegrity. A paper which he read before
the last meeting Of the state bar as
soeiation was widely commented n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

occasionally a man is able to accom-
plish the aims decided upon in how
hood. We have just talked with a
man who whipped The big fellow who
abused him when the was a kid
Lawrence World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09
THE ARIZONA KICKER.

ATlzona decided yesterday that
statehood was beaten, and when Arizona
makes up her mind to a thing of that
kind It Is final She objects to being
united with New Mexico on any terms,
matrimonial or politicaI.=Salina Jour
nal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

Tt is somewhat remarkable that the
candidates. except Stubs and Phil
Campbell, went against Hoch, and even
Douglas county. the home of Stubs,
came near doing so, Shawnee. Saline.
Franklin and Sedgwick. all of which
have candidates for United States SEN
ator. gave Democratic pluralities for
governor. It's about a standon be
Su-eer them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

s~tenographer to cabinet member and
presidential possibility, George B. Cor
telyou seems to be quite as much as
the man OF destiny as President Roose-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

1t isn't very likely, however. that
Eovernor-elect Hughes viii send a note
OF thanks to Mr.. Richard Croker for his
valuable assistance in the late strug-
gle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

The Democrats are making no great
Roadway towards getting control of the
United states senate. They lost two by
this election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

Every time you buy a ton of coal, it
IS Sl.f5 for the man that digs the coal
and puts it on the car. 81 for the man
that sells it and s5.75 for the railroad
Tor hauling it to US, a car carries %
tons, .25x$5.75 $143.71; the same com
pany sends the same weight to Dem
Yer for $40.-Oberlin Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

1t is evident that if the tariff is to be
revised it win have to be done by its
friends"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

Pretty hard to tell whether Governor
Hoch will feel like pIucking a few flow
ers from the conservatory of his soul
Tor q THANKSGIVING proclamation or not.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

While we are talking Of revising thC
tarin. why not raise the duty on de-
Voree scandals imported from Paris2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

Tt is reported that -.e Democrats
made gains" in Iowa. but Governor
Cummins will run Iowa affairs for a
third term. Just the same.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09
THE MORAL.

A monkey in New York got loose.
and after giving his chasers a ace did
stunts on the elevated road He finally
tried to slide on the third rail-" and
that was the end OF monk. This story
teaches that not even a monkey may
safely monkey with a live Wire--Rich-
mond Times-Dispatch-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

During a display OF winter hats. a
certain milliner placed in her window
the following placard:
IF you wish a hat becoming to you,
you must be coming to me."-Harp-
er's Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

Election forecasts are rarely wortk
the paper they are written n, Yet some
people viii persist is betting on tbs
strength Of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

Chairman drummer f~orecasted Hoch's
election by $1,000 and Chairman Ryan
f~orecasted the election of Harris by
10000. Looks ike a draw. One was
lust as far off as the other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

Was there a mistake somewhere
Governor Hoch carried two precincts il
Wyandotte county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

The returns from Pennsylvania indi-
cate that niEe million dollar trimmings
for a four million dollar state house, are
just what Pennsylvania people wanted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

Secretary Bonaparte says Mr.. Hearst
is a good man to be afraid Of. Score
tary Bonaparte evidently has good
Judgment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

No wonder reform was beaten il
Pennsylvania. There We're only clever
reform tickets running in that state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

Seems to be a pretty even division
in Missouri also. The Democrats car
ried it by only 5000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

We knew it all the time. A man
whose name began with H was elect
all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

Tt is. Of course. no great surprise that
Mr.. Hearst says he has been counted
out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

ssBow much did he make out of that
latest GRAFT scheme IA clean million.
you mean a miller. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09
ERON OTHER PENS
WHO'S AFRAID.

Secretary Wilson is blufing when
he says of the proposed beef consoli-
dalton: I'VE have grand juries to
listen n to ndict. we have petit
juries. And we have penitentiaries.''
Has the government sent anybody to
the penitentiary for buying two. four,
or a dozen manufacturing establish
ments Has 1t indicted any official
of any industrial trust for his conduct
in forming that trust Does n Off
Ger of the United States Steel corpora
ton or the International Mercantile
Marine or the Writing Paper Trust, or
forty other combinations, lie awake
at night listening for the approach of
the United States marshal? IF course
men do not like to buy into lawsuits,
and hpanciers here and ia England
may be shy In the present state of feel
Ing of investing in the proposed com
pany to buy out an the packers, but
the administration has not yet accom-
plished one solitary thing aderse to
the Industrial trusts as such.4Phila-
defphia Record.