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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

Under the startling title Prom Peat
to Paper in Two Hours" James Cooke
Mills describes. in the Technical
World Magazine for December,
wonderful industry which has sprung
up in Michigan. By a peculiar pro-
cess which the author details. the peat
is converted into cardboard. finished,
weighed, and tied in packages ready
for shipment-all in two hours. and at
a cost of IS a ton. whereas the straw
board now in use costs over $40 a ton
to produce. 1t is not a matter of pa
per and pencil plans and theoretical
profits, either, for the plant has been
working twenty-four hours a day, six
days a week. for several months; and
turning out about thirty tons of the
finished product daily. All that the
plant can produce is at present being
used in the manufa cture of cartons, by
the makers of breakfast foods and
other products. The finished product
is superior to the cardboard made
from straw or wood pulp, in several
ways The passing of the peat pulp
over hot rolls in the process of manu-
facture brings to the surface of the
paper the natural oil of the peat, and
makes the surface of the finished
product waterproof and antiseptfc-
Besides this. peat paper IS lacking in
the odor. which straw or wood pulp
paper POSSESSES. The peat cardboard
is alsOAextr en1ely tough.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27
FROM OTHER PENS

STRENUOUS LIFE IN PANAMA
Whatever else may be said of the
presidents visit of inspection to thu
Panama canal zone, certainly no one
will accuse him of having arranged the
trip with any view to a luxurious junk
ct. AS a matter of fact he has selected
precisely the most uncomfortable month
in the whole year. and this with en-
lightened elaboration. President Roose-
welt has given more than fifty hours to
personal observation on the isthmus.
He has Travelled on slow trains, in fact,
so as to see the Culebra cut with his
own eyes. He has heard the school
children sing at Gatun. He has climbed
up to the operating level of a steam
shovel and had heart to heart cOnfab-
ulation with the engineer, and he has
seen a real train carrying dirt away
Culebra hill These are the things that
count in serious investigation Away
with Poultney Bigelow and his lean AMI
slippered pessimism-New York Sun.
MR. HEARsT'S USEFULNESS.
Mr.. Hearst is useful in politics very
much as hell fire is useful at camp
meetings. The fear of him arouses the
careless and fills the anxious seat with
awakened consciences that yearn to
be good. A just appreciation of the
alternative ever stimulates solicitude
for salvation If we had not been
threatened with Hearst, We should not
now have Hughes. Mr.. Hearst must
be recorded as sort of a backhanded
blessing tn e kind that brightens as it
takes It's flight.-Harper' Weekly.
FINGY CONNOR'S STATEMENT.
Mr. Hearst will have a chill when he
hears of the F'ingy Connor's determin-
alton to make him a candidate for pres
ident If it cost Mr.. Hearst $3.50. 900 to
be defeated for governor of New York,
how much would 1t cost to be defeated
for president of the United States p
New York World.
NOTHING.
Stonewall Jackson once said, Moth
ing justif1es profanity" And, after
awhile. along came General Bernard
Shaw and justified 1t, just as the gen
eral prophesied.-Was Washington Herald.
THE NEW YORK SPIRIT.
sold for $500. The next thing will be
the listing of church pews on the New
York stock exchange Journal
GRANDDADDY OF THE TRUSTS.
You see the tracks of Standard Oil
everywhere It is the sleek. bald head
ed granddaddy of all the little trusts
Atlanta Constitution
PRETTY THICK.
~ subscriber wants to know If there
is any animal that has q thicker skin
than the elephant Not unless it is
Charles F. Murphy. Houston Post.
NOT NEW.
Records of the divorce courts seem
to show that marrying on probation"
is no new thing-Chicago Tribune
INDICTMENT.
Washington woman is going to ma Ike
a dash for the Pole. Why not a trip
to the moon? There is a man in that.
New York Herald.
NOT OFTEN.
The Goulds do not often make the
sort OF bargain Anna did.-Baltimor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

Hutchinson is the largest town in the
Seventh district and Great Bend comes
second, but Garden City thinks it can
see with its prophetic eye the time
when it Will not always be thusly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

Noting the report that Stubs. viii
step out OF the senatorial race, Tom
Cordry impertinently asks how a man
s. to step out of that in which he is
not Some people just go around ask
ing fool questions. Or will this come
under the head of a square deal ques-
fion7
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

Now since a Topeka cook has fall
len heir to a half million dollars, per-
9aps more people will consent to be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27
KANSAS COMMENT
MORE LAW ENFoRCEMENT.

MINI La W ENtOECE MEM.
The Athens correspondent of the
Jewell Republican was a candidate for
justice Of the peace. and formulated
platform wholly Of his own. 1t is
given Just as written by him: We ex-
pect to be elected justice of the peace;
II so, We shall enforce all laws. There
IS one law that says there shall be
guide board placed at all four corners.
We are tired Of being called out night
and day TO tell people where to go.
trustees look out; there is another
says you shall NOW the road sides.
keep down the cockleburs and sun
flowers There will be some damage
suits by adjoining neighbors where
they are not cut. Any man or boy
shooting a quail viii be fined to the full
extent of the law. Chicken thieves
Will be hung without judge or jury
and afterwards tried by the law. Any
one appealing from this court will be
fined $50 for contempt Years ago
Clay Center had a justice who serious
~ threatened the next chicken thief
brought before him with term in the
penitentiary. Every culprit was afraid
Of the penitentiary. He was a good
Justice. too. along with his severity
Clay Center Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

Incidental to the adoption Of a pri-
mary election law that will include the
nomination Of United States senators
the Wichita Eagle points out that it
will no longer be necessary for sena-
toria1 candidates to open expensive
headquarters in Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

Among the Christmas presents which
q number Of Kansas gentlemen would
prefer not to have from Santa Claus.
are writs of custer from the supreme
court, nicely tied up with blue ribbon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

There might be this bad feature
about Senator Platt's resignation If he
should step out now: Some one might
succeed him who would not want to
give way to T. Roosevelt when the
proper time comes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

The New York delegation in the
United States senate may not amount
to much now. but there will be some
thing doing in that quarter If a certain
citizen Of oyster Bay is sent to Wash
ington as a senator two years hence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

"God sends a good wife to every
man." says Sir Thomas Upton. Sir
Thomas has the faith all right He
has been Overlooked thus far.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27
GOOD WORD FOR HOMER

Governor Hoch ought in justice
make his son, Homer, his private sec
rotary. No son ever ought to be re-
quired to edit his fathers paper while
the old man is in office and wants
more, and be expected to do himself
any credit. We will say for Homer,
however. that he has done better than
most fellows would have done under
the same stances.-Holton Re-
corder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

Count Boni has received a raise any
way. The salaries Of French deputies
have been increased from $1,000 to
$4,000 & year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

This sort of weather is first rate and
II the weather bureau will just kindly
continue It until after Thanksgiving a
large number of the mean things we,
as people, have been thinking about
It Will. be rescinded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

Parsons has a suit case mystery, and
Fred Trigg suggests that it may be the
Katy suit case. But is there anything
mysterious about that2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27
IN PRoHERITIoN KANSAS

Several cities in the state. now that
the election is over, are asking the
joints in their respective towns to be
SO kind as to close their shops on
Sundays-on Sundays mind you-but
the whisky sellers say nay, nay, kind
friends, we cannet do it And this in
Prohibition Kansas where the state
militia hasn't. a thing to do but to
toast its shins by, the fire.-EI Dorado
Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

The farmers are the real plutocrats OF
Kansas. Every automobile in Phillips
county-there are four Of them-is
owned by a farmer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

The fact that Reno county gave the
Populist nominee for governor one vote
causes W Y. Morgan considerable sur
prise Mr.. Morgan thought he had ev-
cry Populist in Reno county converted
and turned from the error Of his way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

Mr.. Rockefeuer's church in New York
proposes to import a minister from
England. With Mr.. Rockefeller's sup
port that church ought to be able to
afrord the best of imported goods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

1.-THE government is after the scalp
OF John D. Rockefeller" declares an
exchange. But wouldn't it be just like
John D. to give the government the
sin leaving his wig in its hands?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

making all sorts Of threats as a result
OF President Roosevelt's order dis
charging a battalion OF the Twenty
nfth Infantry. But with Senator Nor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

Mr.. Hartman says the high tariff
IN responsible for the trusts. If this is
SO. let US remove the tariff on turkeys
Down with the turkey trust.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

Very likely Cawso will cut out thu
monkey business in the future H
says a monkey did it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

Now that the pure food law compels
the label to tell what is in the box, we
are curious to know If any more hay
or excelsior will be sold under the
euise of breakfast foods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

Governor Hoch's plurality was only
about 1886 less than Chief Justice
Johnston's after all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

The congressional delegate from Ha-
wall has no vote in congress, but he
comes in strong when the mileage is
handed out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

gan advocating a strong anti-negro
plank for the Democratic platform.
what will they do?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27
ATCHIsoN,s REGREr.

Atchison people regret the possibility
of a big prohibition row in Atchison
because of the certainty that after
few months of quarreling. the old con-
d1tions Will prevail 1t seems that the
present crusade was started by Attor-
ney General Coleman, and not by Gov
ernor Hoch. Coleman will retire from
otiice IN January. Just what inspires
him to start a number of big rows. he
cannot finish up, no one knows-Atchi-
son Globe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

Pretty soon we may have a Society Of
Custed Mayors In Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27
Spool of Wire Speaks.

Would you believe it if some one said
to you Il have an attachment to my
telephone that will repeat for me at my
convenience, and as many times as I
may desire, any message sent over the
wire in my absence?" NO. you would
politely answer: rs that SOP" and set
the speaker down as a prevaricator.
Yet E F. Stearns, in a clear and con-
vincing article entitled "A Spool of
Wire Speaks published in the Teen
nical World Magazine for December,
vouches for the truth of the above
statement.
The telephone is the name of this
mechanical marvel It is the invention
of Poulssen, a Danish scientist 1t is
more wonderful in its operations than
is even Edison's photograph; for it
does startling variety of things
Should you telephone a man in his alb
sence, a little bell will answer that
connection has been made with the tel
ezra phone at the other end. If at any
time during this one-sided CONVERSE
ton you should desire to recall any
statement, you merely reverse the in
strument, run it back to where the err
ror occurred, and start again. This
process destroys the first record.
Many other equally startling facts
concerning this latest scientific discov-
cry are recorded by Mr.. Stearns in his
absorbing article
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

BENJAMIN Franklin TI1lman also ap-
pears to have a pretty good press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27


In looking over the roll of the men
elected to the lower house of the
state legislature, we arrive at the con-
cluslon that the voters and taxpayers
OF Kansas can rest assured that every
act of the coming session will be in
the interest of good government. With
this body of men it will be impossible
for anything to be done that ought not
to be done; and that nothing will be
neglected that ought to be done. A
large majority Of the members are
honest, decent, square deal taxpayers,
who are not looking for anything or
expecting anything in a political way.
They are not politicians, nor Office
seekers, but men who have nothing. on
their minds but the good of the state
and to our mind. the taxpayers of the
state can go about their work with a
feeling that the next session of the leg
islature will do as near right as any
session held in many years. This
ought to be a. comforting thought to
everybody--EI Dorado Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

When Charles Dudley Warner was
a newspaper editor in the early sixties,
he was accustomed to write his edi-
torial upon the war with fervid haste.
regardless of all consideration Of
handwriting.
one day a compositor left the com
posing room and appeared at the edi-
tors desk
"Mr. warner" he said, IT have de-
cided to enlist in the army"
With mingled emotions of pride and
responsibility. Mr.. Warner replied, ''I
am pleased that you feel the call to
duty"
ooh, it isn't that" replied the truth
full compositor, but I'd rather be shot
than set your copy."-Ram's Horn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27
rN0ucEMENT

Washington woman is going to make
a dash for the Pole. Why not a trip
to the moon There is a man in that.
York Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

Mark Twain was talking of war and of
the hardships and privations of sieges.
"a Frenchman," he said, called one
day on a woman who had two dogs. They
were ugly little brutes. and, when they
came near him. the man pushed them out
of the way with his foot.
a. I perceive, sir. you are not very fond
of dogs.
The man started in surprise.
g I'm not fond of dogs!' he exclaimed:
WHY madam. I ate more than twenty of
them during the siege of Paris "-5ar-
per's Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27
NOT OFTEN.

The Goulds do not often make the
sort OF bargain Anna did,-Balumore
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

Records of the divorce courts seem
to show that marrying on probation
is no new thing.-Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27
Ma HEARsT's UsEFIJI.NESs.
FINGY CONNoR's STATEMENT.

Mr.. Hearst will have chill when he
hears of the Fingy Connor's determin-
alton to make him candidate for pres
ident If it cost Mr.. Hearst $3.50, 600 TO
be defeated for governor of New York,
how much would it cost to be defeated
for president of the United States? P
New York World
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

turned to bring a glass of water. Mars
ton was at her heels, his own drink
ing cup filled to the brim.
Thanks. Mr.. Mcguire took such a
dreadful cold while we were at Groton
Lodge"
The invalid was recovering from the
paroxysm and there was nothing for
Emily to do but introduce David to her
employers.
Mr.. Mcguire extended a trembling
hand. Mrs. Mcguire raised her lorg-
From Chicago2 In pork. sup
poser"
Hunts cheeks colored.
''No-not exactly-in the law for
Emily bit her lips. and. returning to
her chair, stared hard at the flying
scenery.
But you are in the Law
And for men in pork am going
to Europe on my first big commits
sion"
cess" said Emily, in calm voice,
though her heart beat sufocatingly.
She might have helped him to find 1t,
but he was now going to Europe for a
mighty corporation-and she was a
companion the most desDtsed and in
adequately paid parsonage in the Ma
Emily. ring for the porter and or
der clam broth for US all from the buff
fet car"
II don't care for any, If you will ex-
cuse me, Mrs. Mcguire I'll order for
Nonsense said the domineering
Mrs Mcguire. "A cup OF hot broth
will do you good. You're looking a bit
white this afternoon. and we can't af-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-30
ABOUT SUFFERING.

From the Lancet.
or the etlology of suffering we know
nothing definite. Direct inheritance is
rare. and possibly initiation is the chief
factor when father and son are affected
There is usually we'll marked neurotic
Inheritance. others in the family having
various forms of nervous complaints. But
l have not been able to confirm Charcot's
statement that suffering and ordinary
facial paralysis frequently occur In the
same family Shocks, frights and debility
after some acute illness are the causes to
which the onset is most frequently at
tributed by parents. Imitation is un-
doubtedly an occasional cause, children
having often been known to start the
habit when put in charge OF a suffering
nursemaid. A friend of mine who was ex-
tremely fond of horses and was hardly
to be kept out of the stables acquired a
most obstinate stutter from the groom.
Adenold negotiations are often met with
and are important as a predisposing cause,
since they tend to prevent the proper
filing OF the chest with air. When pres
ent they should be removed as a prelimi-
nary measure. although It must not be ex-
pected that their removal will lead to a
prompt cessation of the stutter.
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The learned pate
Mr.. BRYAN on Publicity.

Mr.. Bryan makes an admirable sug-
gestion in connection with his home
coming next month. The expense will
be considerable. and he proposes that
the money to defray the cost to be
raised by popular subscription and that
full lists of all subscriptions to be
promptly published.
This would lend to publicity Of cam
paign subscriptions handsome en-
dorsement. and It should be followed
up with similar action In 1908. Every
dollar of the campaign fund of 1908
should be promptly acknowledged.
No matter how strong the need of
curbing the trusts and revising the
tariff may become slush funds for the
purchase and control of presidential
and congressional elections will also
become an Issue, and 1t will be an
issue of no small Importance. Some
think 1t will lead all the rest. The
democrats will demand publicity in
past campaign funds. and in doing
this they must stand ready to publish
their own campaign lists. Mr.. Bryan's
suggestion looks that way, and it is
timely and excellent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-30
HIS IMPRESSION.

From the Sunday Magazine.
An official of the government insane
asylum at Washington is firm believer
In the beneficial effect of amusement on
a deranged mind and, being himself
good amateur comedian, occasionally
gives his patients a little entertainment.
His last performance was especially
ludicrous and absurd but one man in
the little audience sat through it with
most grave countenance. look of
perplexity at times coming into his eyes.
ut certainly is remarkable state of
affairs he conhded to visitors after
the doctor had finished an amazing sort
of Highland fling" very remarkable
condition of things, when they shut me
up here and leave him on the outsider
From the Houston Post
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-30
RIVER GIVES UP RARE WHISKY.

vermllion Is. d. Cor New York Sun.
For some unknown reason the steam
boat North Alabama. which struck snag
and sunk in 1870, six miles below here,
suddenly reappeared on the surface of the
Missouri river last evening, and today
hundreds of people are viewing the spec
tacle. The boat was bound from Sioux
City to the Yellowstone district with
-four and whisky when 1t sank. 1t is sup
posed a change in the current washed
away earth deposited above and around
the boat, allowing 1t to rise again. There
were fifty barrels of whisky aboard, and
already hunt has begun to locate the
liquor, which has had thirty years of rip
ening. Owing to the fact that mud and
sand have filled up much of the interior
of the boat it has been impossible to get
at the whisky as yet When 1t is reached
South Dakota's prohibition laws will un-
doubtedly be severely tested.
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tons, and that the story of 1896, 1900
and 1904 would be indefinitely repeat
ed. The defeat of the anti-corruption
bills should be made an issue in the
fall campaign. Dlngleyism and the
trusts may become incidental issues,
or even leading issues, but in no case
should the slush fund be neglected in
any way, much less ignored
A house of representatives should be
elected this fall that will send up the
senate bills forbidding campaign con-
tributions by corporations, and that
will at the same time institute an In
vestigation of the gigantic slush funds
of 1896, 1900 and 1904 This should
be an issue alike in 1906 and 1908.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-30
HOW MOL TO LIVE.

A Physician in the Journal of Public
Health.
Fully three-fourths of the people who
come under my care for treatment are
personally responsible for their illness.
They have lived too fast. Men attempt
to acquire fortunes in few years which
should require a lifetime of honest BUSH
ness methods to accumulate. They burn
the candle at both ends" After working
like slaves during the day they spend
the good part of the night in thinking
smoking and dining.
Women, In their efforts to comply with
the demands of society, overtax their
nervous system, and resort to stimulants,
narcotics and hynotics.
Our mode of life is all wrong, We
are in one great procession of hustling
restless men and women. who are rushing
rapidly towards confirmed invalidism or
premature death. well-known- artist
thus speaks of the hustle and push of
the nineteenth century life; MANS bust
ness requires haste. The average bust
ness man and professional man eats In a
hurry, and gets dyspepsia. He walks in a
hurry, and gets apoplexy. He talks In a
hurry, and gets the lie. He does business
In a hurry, and becomes a bankrupt. He
votes in a hurry. and produces corrup-
ton. He marries in a hurry, and gets a
divorce. He trains his children in a hurry
and developes spendthrifts and criminals.
He gets religion in hurry and forgets
it in a hurry. He makes his will in a
hurry, and leaves legal contest He dies
in a hurry, and goes to the devil. And
his tribe steadily increases"