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Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-23

~ admire the spirit that never gives
up" says John d. Rockefeller, it,, "a
his Sunday school class. And how
about tho man that "nevcr gives
DOWN.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-23

First and last, all the battlcships 10
parading past the sultnn's windows.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-23

gwen on FRIDAY IN the banquet room OF
the Odd Fellows hall, when DR.. and
Mrs. Roper entertained in honor Of the
following charming young ladies'
Misses Carpenter, Allen, Miller, Ed
wards, Gibbes, Gnrnett, Glass, McGill,
IIalun, Beidlcman Langdon Raiblc,
Dexter. Mason. Allen, swanson. Others
who greatly enjoyed the lovely affair
were: DR.. and Mrs. Harvey Blain, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. G. Rcynillcr. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. q. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. W. H..
Lloyd, Mrs. Fen Hildrcth. and Mcssrs.
Peter, Ward, Lcjcune, Anderson, Pool.
cr. Barnhart. Colbert, Dreschcr. Rich.
ardson, Znchau, Porter, Baker, Moore,
Losse and Blauvelt.
4 thoroughly enjoyable meeting Of
the Loco Ochio club was held on Fri.
day afternoon at the home Of Mrs. q.
A. Hcsla. Mrs. q. Il. Mcany proved
one Of the most fortunate contestants
in the game Of 500.
The last meeting Of the music see
ton was held Tuesday mt the kindergar.
ten room, about 80 ladies' being pre-.
sent. The following program was
given:
Vocal solo, Drink to Me Only with
Thine Eyes" Mrs. n. Levy.
Vocal solo, 'Dermot Astorc." Mrs.
y q. Kirkpatrick. $685.
Plato solo. "come Back to Erin, ;,
Mrs. +. =. Hildreth.
Vocal solo, "'The Last Rose Of
Summer" Mrs. c. Fleming L'Engle.
Vocal solo, "The Harp That Once
Through Tars's Hail." Mrs. W. ".
Nesglc. .
Vocal solo, "Only Faded Rose"
Mrs. J. q. Kirkpatrick.
Piano solo, ;" Home, Sweet Home. 4"
Mrs. W. II. Cline.
Vocal solo, "Bonnic Doom" Mrs. r..
Fleming L'Engle.
"Auid Lang Syne.''
All the numbss were plcasingly rem.
dered, and heartily received by all pre-.
sent. ''Thc Last Rose Of Summer"
was sung by Mrs. L'Engle nrtistically
and fcelinely, and Mrs. W. A. Cline
played "Homc, Sweet Home" with
expression aad skin. Refreshments
were served.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
DEHoRNING THE RAILROADS.

All of you who have raised cattle
know that years ago there was much
trouble because of the long horns Of
the steers. One old fractions bossy
steer would keep nearly all the rest
away from the trough A man sug-
gested that the steers be dehorned. The
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals objected, but it was finally
shown that the practice was beneficial
to the animals themselves. We do not
wish to injure the railroads or take
one 1 0 cent piece away from them that
Is rightfully theirs, but we do wish to
dehorn them so that all Of us may
have an equal chance at the trough Of
prosperity."FrOm a speech by Colonel
". A. Harris.
Without considering the present
campaign in Kansas. Colonel Harris
has made a most happy smile. The
present rate regulation movement.
with President Roosevelt behind 1t. is
simply move to dehorn the railroads
in the interest of the whole people
No one wishes to take from the rail-
roads any of their legitimate rights.
There is no desire on the part of the
public as a whole to injure or cripple
the roads any more than the man who
dehorns his cattle wishes to injure or
cripple them. The rate regulation
movement is designed simply to de-
horn the railroads SO as to keep those
that are inclined to use their horns
and be ''bossy" from gouging and i'm
posing upon the weaker classes.
Some railroads doubtless try to be
decent Just as some cattle are gentle
and inclined to leave others alone. But
when dehorning is resorted to. 1t is
necessary to treat all cattle alike, and
it works the same way in dehorning
the railroads.
OF course there is considerable snort
ing and plunging and paving OF dust
at the start. but the railroads will find
that they are more frightened than
hurt. After the first smartfng IS over
it win be better for the roads as well
as for everyone else. They win get all
the feed they need or are entitled to,
and each will have just as good a
chance as the rest. But there won't
be so much feed wasted in rebates and
passes. The big roads won't be so able
to chase the little ones away from the
trough, nor will there be SO much dan
ger Of their tossing the hired men over
the fence of the feed lot.
Colonel Harris struck a good smile
when he spoke of dehorning the rail-
roads
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03

you or they would kill me when Won
got out You must never tell how yo.
made the trip. Pretend that the ver
saw them and climbed a FIRE ascape
am going TO be gone by the time Won
get back to the house "
But how can I reward you % rs
questioned.
She threw a glance at him
Il can set. a divorce if Jim Is con-
victed. MY freedom is a rich reward. =.
She kissed her hand to him in irnfta
ton Of the circus ring, and he watched
with admiration IS her little figure
sped across the open. Then he dropped
through the scuttie.
Bull luck. suppose" laughed the
manager, when Danyers reported the
next morning.
just that" assented DanverS ssbrll
luck and woman"
But he would not explain the latter
part. and the manager imagined If to
be the girl he married on the strenrtg7
Of his increased pay-( Copvriehf
1905, By P. c. Eastment-9
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
QUAKER REFLECTIONS

LFrosn the Philadelphia Record.l
Hanging is more than case of sus-
pended animation.
The best way to keep a cook is to
try to get rid of her.
Trouble is always on foot for the
people who have corns.
On the first Of the month our bills
come early to avoid the rush.
Even when the baseball grounds are
not decorated you see plenty OF bunt-
ing.
If Methuselah had been a woman how
she would have lied about her agei
When a fellow calls on a girl the
later he stays the more he is gone on
her.
There are two ways of cleaning out
a bank. One is to be Janitor and the
other Is to be president.
Blobbs-"He is a profound thinker;
he writes articles on the dignity of
labor Slobbs-sYes. and us wife
works like a slave TO support him.
Did you say you was looixin' for
work2'' asked the farmer. ''We11," re-
piled the educated hobo, your grammar
may be at fault, but that's what / was
looking for-some time ago"
"A man is either advancing or re-
treating" remarked the Wise Guy; she
is either going up hill or down hill.
II suppose you mean that mani is sell
dom on the level" murmured the Sim
pie Hug.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
GLOBE SIGHTS
[From the Atchison Globe-I

FFrom the Atchison GIobe.I
The fool of the family nearly al
ways runs it.
As we grow older. we have more
sympathy for men who can't deliver
the goods. We can't do it.
When we were boy, the plebean
boys said YES. mom,v to lady, and
the aristocratic boys said. yes. man" "
A rabbits hide isn't worth two cents
on the market but it's worth more
than a million dollars to the rabbit
When tempted to talk about anyone.
remember that right here Is a good
time to practice a little self-denial.
You'll have to hand It to the Cos
sips If It wasn't for them we would
all be tempted to be a little more care
less-
An Atchison woman says she has
never known a man who could drive
a team to suit her. The same woman
puts whisky in pumpkin pies.
When q man has disagreeable medi-
cine to take, he takes few doses, and
quits. but a woman will take it to the
last dregs in the bottle.
They say an elderly widow lately
wrote a gushy letter to an old bache-
ior. and concluded as follows: "P- s.
Faint heart never won fair lady"
There are some women so suspic-
ious that when a guest kneels down to
say her prayers. they say she does It
to see II there is any dust under the
bed.
When a friend opens up a CONVEX
sation with. ct am going to tell you
something for your own good, nerve
yourself to hear something disagree
able.
An Atchison man says he Is so m
lucky that he can place perfectly
good dollar in his pocket. carry it three
or four hours. and it viii turn to a
counterfeit.
When the pet kitten gets drowned in
the cistern. ever notice that Father
feels as bad as the women folks? But
It is a different way; Father has to pay
to have the cistern cleaned out.
In private life, man tells his old
stories, and carries out mis- old fads.
Same way with an editor; after he has
been with a paper many years. his
readers become tired OF his old stories
and his old fads
The women may have entirely too
much to say in the question depart
ment Of their favorite magazines about
keeping their husbands love. but there
is at least this to their credit: None
OF them ever admit that husband IS
so worthless his love isn't worth keep
I fur
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
HVM0R OF THE Day

Mr. Staylate-Y-a-s, hate those-ah-
simple minded country people that SHOW
eg sqIss sh1 Wsst sneE Isei, usr. ...
training, One Of the irst things I was
taught was the art OF appearing interest
Weekly.
suppose your feelings sometimes lead
you to say more than you intend" said
the man who adrnires oratory.
Never answered Senator Sorghum,
BQf II sometimes happens that my in
w ashington Star
Our amateur club is going soon to pro
What an Improvement
How an Improvement
Most amateur clubs produce traRe-
dies. Baltimore American
your friend BardIet left some verses
with me today that. were quite anus
indeed, replied Dubley;;'I didn't think
he was a humorous. poet"
Neither does he."-PhiladeIphia Press s.
II amt got nuthin' pertickIer ag'in the
WORT, said the old time GROWER. i've
jest about decided to let her alone fer
two or three weeks. an II she does better
in that time than she's been a-doin'.
May let her alone for good an all."-At-
lanta Constitution.
Old Chum-Your wife reminds me OF a
Prettynan-That's nothing; she is con
tinually reminding me of every girl [ ever
kneW-anyWh
Say, paw
We'll. son."
What's a critic?"
"A critic. son, is an artistic knocker'-
Milwaukee Sentinel
"A girl" said Miss Prim, should al
ways teach man his distance
Yes" replied Miss Koy. but the right
sort of a man would know his distance T
have no patience with the fellow who
stands of about three feet and then leans
way over to kiss you, as If you were a
hot potato"
''sody crackers2 .Yes'm.,' said the
country storekeeper; Il got EN- rll-er
send 'em UP to you"
We'll" replied Mrs. Medders, Il did
low to take en- with me-
f'Yes'Tn. but We see, Bill Bruser he's a.
dozfn' on top o the bari jest now, an
he amt in the best o. humor today
Philadelphia Press.
Now. Ioogy yuh. Claudr' said old
Brother Utterback. addressing his callow
nephew; don't be dOwn-hearted and
mogger u-kase you's a Niger and can't
git de political preponderance dat q. white
man can. To be sho' yo amt got no
chance O. goin' to de legislatures but law
suzz. boy, a man don't halter write an
Hon to his name befO' he can steal
Puck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
LACKING.

I know SPOT, a dreamy spot.
WITHIN the cooling forest shade.
where sunbeans filter through the leaves
And make a mystic. fairy glade.
And 1 would wander there today,
Afar from din and smoky sky,
But, all the place is not complete
No -babbling brook. goes laughing by.
l know a field, a green clad field,
Ihat lies not far away from here,
where songs of meadow lark and thrush
wake sweetest music to the ear
Barefoot upon the velvet sod
But ali. the place Is Incomplete
NO big eyed daisies dip and nod
l Know q stream, a siIv'ry stream,
~ " nose banks are lined with willows sweet,
w mere graceful boughs are hanging o. er
ana sWirllng waters softly greet.
ana there fain would wander now,
ana I'VE again dear boyhood's role.
b4 Ut. Diane the luck, what is the use2-
The place amt got no ''sufrnrnins hole y
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Here is this departments idea of a
joke, printed in the independence Re
porter: The Democrats are sending
dozens Of negroes from Oklahoma to
this county to vote at the next cleo
ton
y
There is considerable curiosity In
Kansas as to why Taft should call for
$500 soldiers when he already has
Funston.
=
Someway or other we find it hard
work to get excited because the Wash
burn>scrubs scored against the Varsity.
= -
Topeka can sit still and watch the
close of the contests for the pennants
in the other leagues with a good deal
of satisfaction. We've got ours.
y x
Only three months more now until
the biennial poker game will open in
Copeland county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
LAYHA WEHR .TCTS

Baseball has its casualties as well as
football. A wellington boy broke his
collarbone at 1t.
Harper county brags about stalk of
cane sixteen feet and three inches high
Somebody ought TO beat that
A Kiowa county school ma'am walks
to her school, five miles there and back.
besides what she walks around the
room during the day
Greeley county towns are named
Horace, Tribune and WhitelaW, but to
even things up Grant county is not far
away with Ulysses as its county seat.
A Piainville merchant advertises for
all persons owing him over five years
for honey are requested to settle for
same at once and buy some more"
Warming from the st. John News:
Travelling boOtleggers are reported in
the vicinity of st. John. They better
look out; We have city marshal thatn
get en-"
L. G. Soper, OF Cherryvale, last spring
planted two pumpkin seeds. Now he
has eighteen pumpkins, the smaller of
which weighs about 100 pounds, and
the largest about 100
If anybody but Old Bent Murdoch
had told this story it would sound fishy,
but you know Old Bent never tells fish
stories So 1t will have to be accepted
as the gospel truth: solomon Lanham
cars of steers and was returning home
to Oklahoma. Thursday, on No g. He
was IN the smoking room Of the rear
sleeper with another passenger and
they were telling war stories. A third
man entered the sleeper at Topeka and
after lunch they all three re-engaged
in conversation about the war, which
was continued until the train arrived
at Emporia At the battle Of NASH
vile. which was fought in December,
1854. my brigade was ordered to charge,
said Comrade Sol We were going up a
hin at a lively clip when we came to an
old fashioned stake and Tidered" rail-
fence. I was on the top rail when a
rebel smell exploded over our heads. A
niece of 1t cut a cash across my breast
to the bone and 1 fell of the fence as
good as dead My old bunky-we had
messed and slept and fought together
for three years-got hit in the head.
When came to I raised myself on
nv elbow and not ten feet from me
was my bunky. He was on his back.
The blood was streaming down his face,
which was as pale as death Poor Jim
was rs dead'-'You are ID liar,
SOL exclaimed the comrade, who gos
on at Topeka. sol, you old fool, you
are the one that's dead. came to
nret4I- soon after was hit and looking
around saw you were as dead as you
will ever be- / saw you die, SO<-and
they fell on to each other and they
hugged and they cried and they Rugged
while the other feliOW-he cried too.
Where are you going. Jin?' said Sol
Going to Colorado. No. you are not
You are going home with And thus
did Comrades Sol Janham and James
sanderson meet AZ years after the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
POINTED PARAGRAPHS


From the Chicago News1
The fewer enemies a man has the less
one hears about him.
Some bank balances grow rapi Wy, but
most OF them are easily checked.
Talk is cheap, women are fond of
bargains-and that's all there is to it.
A bottle labeled hair bleach often
contains a woman's golden opportunity.
When the other fellow ceases to dis
play any interest It's time for you to
shut up.
If a man dresses well ana hasn't very
much sense he is usually dubbed a
ladies man by others.
Occasionally there are men who would
rather pay their debts than be bored to
death by bill collectors.
At some period in his matrimonial
career almost every man pretends to
let out a line Of talk in his sleep Tor the
benefit Of his wife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03

supporting Mr.. Green. and the vote,
by the usual method would result:
Holiday 8; Swendson. z; Green, 5.
All the Holiday extremists would
prefer Green to Swendson. and would
therefore make Green their second
choice. All the Swendson extremists
would prefer Green to Holiday and
they also would make Green their sec
ond choice, so that the twenty votes
would stand this way:
Gre7ssn ,.....5 z22z2 22222232 5-s5
Swendson 3SS3111I111222 23-4s
Therefore. although Mr.. Green re-
ceives the lowest number Of first choice
votes, he receives the nomination be-
cause he is the average hrst choice of
all the voters.
This will be regarded as an evil by
some people who will argue that one
of the stronger candidates ought to
win. Possibly it may be, but it is what
happens many a time in convention
when the third candidate has enough
delegates to deadlock the convention
until he can compel the others to COM
promise on him. It Is what happened
in the New Hampshire Republican
convention recently when neither Of
the candidates who were highest on the
start were in at the. inish, but the
finish was between the candidates who
stood third and fourth at the start
AccoT ding to the plan of holding a
second primary, Mr.. Green would be
eliminated and the voters would be
given a choice only between Swendson
and Holiday. According to the La
Toilette plan Green would also be
eliminated. and his votes would be
divided between the remaining candi-
dates according to their second choice.
OF course If any candidate receives
more than half of all the first choice
votes it shows that he is the choice of
a majority of the voters. regardless of
the other figures. and should be so
declared.
The more candidates there are in
the field the more valuable is this plan
over others. It gets at the wish of the
voters as a whole with mathematical
exactness, and it makes the work OF the
f1xer and boss practically impossible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
EFrom the New York Press.l

TFrom the New YORK Press.I
slim ankles don't always stay that
way the rest of the way.
Every one is more ashamed to get
caught doing things than to do them.
A man doesn't care q rap how much
money he earns; it's how much he
gets.
A woman gets a good deal Of COM
fort out Of knowing what nice things
people viii say about her at her fu-
neral
Parents who are discouraged can
generally get their daughters engaged
by having lights In the parlor that sud-
denly SO ont.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
NOW WOII.n WollE.

Some fear is expressed by some Of
the friends of William Green lest the
candidacy of S. A. Swendson for the
mayoralty will result in throwing the
nomination to c. K. Holiday, by divid-
ing the vote that would be united upon
Mr.. Green were Mr.. Swendson not a
candidate.
This fear may be groundless, but the
situation admirably illustrates the
utility of the primary election plan
which the State Journal has been ad-
vocating, and also the chief weakness
of the ordinary primary that allows a
nomination to be made by a bare
plurality
Tor the sake of the argument, let
the situation be understood like this:
Mr.. Holiday viii be the candidate of
the liberal element, with which he
will combine a considerable personal
following and the backing of certain
corporate interests. Mr.. Green will
represent a large element of the con-
servative business men Of the city and
those who believe in the enforcement
of the law. Mr.. Swendson will have a
personal following, including some law
and order extremists, most of whom
would be for Mr.. Green as between
Green and Holiday.
This is a supposititious cause, but If
is the situation feared-Or hoped for
by some people.
Now suppose further that there are
twenty ballots cast as follows: Holli-
day. s.; Green. Z; Swendson, 5. IN
der the ordinary primary plan Mr.
Holiday would be nominated, although
he might not be the choice Of a ma
jority OF the twenty.
Tor suppose Swendson. being the low
man, should be eliminated, and a sec
ond primary held, as is done in South
Carolina and some other states. and
Of his votes, should go to Green
and one to Holiday. The result would
stand II for Green and 9 for Holiday,
thereby nominating the former.
A second primary. however, is i'm
spractica1, in that it Is expensive both
in time and money. The plan devised
by the State Journal gets at the exact
wish Of the voters much more easily.
Suppose the voters express them
selves not only as to their favorite
candidates, but also as to their second
and third choice and on through the
list if there are more candidates. This
is done by simply marking 1, 2. 3,
and so on, aIter the name OF each
candidate.
! Suppose Mr.. Green's votes are
divided on second choice, 4 for swend-
son and for Holiday. It is evident
that for third choice they will be 8 for
swendson and 4 for Holiday. Suppose
Holidays 8 votes are divided on sec
ond choice, s for Green and for
Swendson; and Swendson's votes are
for Green and I for Holiday. The
tally sheet, according to the State
/ Journals plan. would then look like
this:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
EROA OTTER PENS


Rev. DR.. Davis w. Clarke of Cfncin-
natl, o.. is making an effort to secure
sufficient money to erect a monument
over the grave Of the late negro poet,
Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Rev. Mr..
Clarke's father was a STAKEHOLDER, but
he says 1.-The man who wrote When
Mandy Sings and When the Corn
Pone Is Hot deserves monument
Chicago News.
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he had to call out the militia to do it, -
or words to that effect. and they print
ed it on large sheets OF cardboard
These cards were hung in all the joints
in the state where the proprietors al
lowed them. why don't the Demo-
Gratis take the same cards now and
hang them in the churches2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03

refused membership in a West End
club, had the audacity to write to the
club secretary, demanding the name of
the man who had blackballed him.
The secretary could not resist the
chance of sending the following reply;
"Sir, I have received your letter de-
handing the name of the man who
blackballed you His name is Legion. .
Sporting Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
WON HIS BET

When the Square DEAL questions
were first launched. a citizen of Hoi-
ton who had watched Mr.. Curtis ca
reer and course with much intelligence,
wagered thirty cents with friend that
If the scheme proved to be a popular
move or apparently so that before
three months Curtis would claim to
have originated It, The citizen won
and the friend paid the bet last week.
-Holton Recorder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03

It is asserted by the Republican
managers that the alleged Republicans
who say they are going to vote for
Harris, are not Republicans at all but
are really Democrats and Populists
who have been voting the Republican
ticket OF late years This is probably
true. But wasn't it these same Dem
ocrats and Populists who rolled up
the biz majority for Roosevelt and
Hoch two years ago2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03

The Chicago city health department
mas seized and destroyed 10000
pounds OF decomposed poultry. The
Chicago health department is evident
~ reforming. A few months ago it
would have been studiously looking
the other way until those chickens
had all been put into cans with fancy
labels
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
A CAREFUL CRITIC.

spelling. It is the general opinion that
nearly everything that Roosevelt does
will have to undergo a very critical
scrutiny by Mr.. FOraker.-Bryan (OO
Democrat.
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BAD NIGHTS, THESE.

dates and the spel1binders dream of fig
ures in tumbling disarray and wake up
to see the ghost of the tariff pacing be-
fore their tired eyes.-Lorain (O.) Her
aid.