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The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

SENATOR BENsON's CHANCE.

SENATOR BENSON'S CHANCE.
Certain Washington correspondents,
and divers newspapers which they
serve, seem to be inclined to ridicule
the United States senate for one of the
few really sensible things it has ever
done Out Of Kansas comes a new
senator, unknown to politics or fame
Coming as he did to fill a vacancy
which was not expected-though It
might have been, as his predecessor
had been sent to jail-there was for
him no committee place. Now, to a
senator the committee is as the breath
of his nostrils. It furnishes indeed the
only excuse for being a senator. 1t
gives him a gorgeous office, an un-
limited supply of sparkling mineral
water, or lemonade made thereof,
telephone, a clerk at 81, 500 a year,
messenger at 81, 400 a year, stationery
and indeed, everything deSira bic eX-
cept work. So il was necessary to find
a committee for Senator Benson, of
Kansas, successor to the lamented
Burton. AS he is g Republican. the
members of that party went into COM
mittee on ways and means and in
and disposition of useless papers in
the departments making him chair
man. Flppant persons may ridicule
this committee. They may regard
Senator Benson's appointment as
something akin to the minister to Da-
honey in one Of Hoyts clever plays
But really if the duties of his Office
are at all described by its title, he
has a magnificent opportunity to make
himself useful to the nation Just
think what he might do with some of
the worse than useless papers IN the
departments of state ana wari-New
York American.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22


When crab meets crab they sidestep
ers-
Bargains, bargains everywberei When
you haven't got cent
It's a wise travelling man who knows
when and where 10 stop.
However, the short change man ignS
necessarily short OF change.
Only the honest CRATER Confines his op-
Grafton to trees and shrubs.
A dinner that appeals TO the eye doesn't
always appeal to the stomach.
No married man would care to 20 fish
ing If his wife insisted on going along
It sometimes happens that a shady char
acter basks In the sunshine Of popularity.
When a man gets a, chance to dispose OF
his troubles he always heaps UP the meas
ure.
One kind Of opt9rnist Is a self-sakisded
bachelor who irnaginen he might be happy
II married.
There are still few old fashioned mar
ried people IN the world who really DO not
want a divorce
OF course is all right to be born a
leader. but the man in the rear has q
better opportunity to get away.
Our idea Of q mean man is one who viii
deliberately ssy things n his sleep for ths
purpose Of keeping his tired wife awake
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

me something long te
ss(sleo.s said Mrs. IaceS. later that
evening, as they walked together IN The
old fashioned garden why are you SO
long In finishing that French henri
Cleo looked quickly at the older Fonn-
ans face Something shs read ths=e
assured her that Hugh had confded IN
her.
"0hr, she said. with a little gasp.
weren't YOU ever so happy IN the
thought of something that was coming
that Won inst loved to put It off7 Don't
telI T4ueh. but I am going to finish It
tomorrow"
And the last stitch"
VIII be q love knot" smiled Cleo.
Copyright, 1906. by P. G. Esstment-)
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

The law provides that ION the ad-
mission of every new state into the
union, one star shall be added to the
union of the flag. and that such addi-
tion shall take effect on the Fourth Of
July next succeeding such admission" ="
The president has signed the statehood
bill, and it is now safe to welcome Ok
lahoma into the sisterhood Of states.
but the forty-sixth star can hardly be
added to the flag this year. The details
of admission will naturally consume so
much time that the change cannot be
made on July 4. Next year in case
Arizona and New Mexico vote to unite
two stars will be added at once and the
union will county forty-seven states.-
LeavenWorth Times.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.


IFrom the New York Press.l
There is mighty little poetry in being
supported by It.
It would be a nice thing to have an in
come you didn't always owe before you
got Il.
one Of the very hardest things is to be
as good when you have the chance not to
as when you haven't.
A thing to puzzle a man whose children
can't support themselves is who Is going
to support their children.
Ths more money a man has. the easier it
is for him to lie about how much happier
he was when he didn't have any.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Some day there is going to be an up
rising against baseball. A Topeka man
went into a clothing store yesterday
and couldn't get waited on till four
clerks decided whether a certain pitch
er was any good or otherwise.
Only a few more days now till little
Willie will go through the annual per-
formance of blowing off his fingers
The news that a former Topeka wo-
man has inherited $3.50. 900 because an
uncle was wise enough to invest in
Nevada gold mines before he died, is
apt to make others wonder why their
relatives do not display some CT this
sort of wisdom.
Congress has finally decided that the
canal shall have locks. but it is not
stated whether it will have them cut
straight or curly.
When a rain comes after a long dry
spell a farmer can not see why city
man wants to carry an umbrella out IN
the rainl 1t only keeps good wet
water off the ground.
Here is more grief: The corona
ton of the Norwegian king viii not
only make US wrestle with ''Haakon, .
but also s'Trondhjem." and other un-
pronounceables.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22
The Mountains of Mystery.

Rips Village Of Falling Water"
Pa1enville. lies at the base of old High
Peak, in the CatskiIIs, and from the
summit, looking far out over a field of
fieecy. eloud-tipped peaks, the gilded
dome of the capitol at Albany tosses
back the sparkling sunlight which
glistens in the silvery Hudson below
as though seeking to detain it in its
mad onward rush to the pathless sea
Side by side on the southern border
of this forest mountafnland rising over
1000 feet out of the valley beneath,
stand as sturdy. silent sentinels Round
Top and High Peak-the latter so
graphically described by Cooper's
Misunderstanding in ''The Pioneers"
Half way up the northern slope of
these twin guardians, from the rustic
veranda of one of the artistic mountain
homes within the confines of the re-
stricted residential districts of Sunset,
out over thick branching tree tops, ma
ture' S, color scheme presents a never
ceasing change. Beginning with early
morn. looking eastward through the
Glove across the valley of the Hudson
to where the sun gradually wheels his
broad disk up from behind the bold
skyline of the Berkshire hills of west
ern BTassa chusetts, and throughout the
midday, when the picturesque play of
thick cumulous clouds presents unoeas-
ing attraction, az ther softenng shades
silently creep from peak to peak, until,
at fading eve, out through the glen
westward appear silhouetted against
the sky. massive banks of blazing fires,
a dazzling prelude to the mellow af-
terglow Of the decling god as he passes
out over the threshold of another day.
From "A CatskilI Reveric, by
Charles B. Wells, IN Four-Track News
for June.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22
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sPoTT1NG THE pTCTURE.

In q hammock she sWayed,
In the shade of this trees,
And I thought that the maid
Was the oictures Of ease
Such a beautiful posei
Quite the best she could choose.
And such openWorlS hose
And such neat little shoesl
More reposeful a sight
Very seldom la seen
Than this maiden in white
With her background of green.
But she scrambled in such
An undignif1ed haste,
With so frantic a clutch
At the back Of her waist
How she wriggled about
TWere not easy to tell.
And we heard her let out
A most horrible yell.
Oh, that girl was q wreck.
As she claWed and she dug
She had got down her neck
An unIadylike bug.
fyl7foa On K1v-r
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

what a terrible tempest the depart
mental G. A. R. can raise when Com
rnander Coney gets started. But why,
pray are all Of its maledictions di-
Fected al five members of the supreme
court when the entire seven unani-
1nouslv offended
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

Mae Wood alleges that she is the wife
Of Senator Platt, which would make
Platt bigamist Now let US see if
Senator PIatt is investigated and given
q dose Of smoot.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

It will be impossible to convince the
Igorrotes that we are not gradually see
ing the light and growing more and
more advanced when they read about
so many of our big corporations having
yellow dog funds. Having heard from
their Chinese neighbors how chop suey
has taken hold of the people of this
country and how the joints for that
delicacy are Increasing on all sides, they
can readily believe that our millionaires
who search the world for delicacJes
have heard of their favorite dish and
have found out on trial how good it is.
This will tend to reconcile the Igor
rotes to being assimilated, although
they will hardly like to see any in
stitution encouraged that has a ten
dency to decrease the supply Of yellow
does.-Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22
SENATOR WHYrE.

Maryland win now have two lawyers
of superior attainnents in the senate.
and. as both belong to the anti-Gorman
element of the party, they should work
together well in double harness. An
examination of Mr. Whyte's record in
the senate shows that he always took
an active part in the proceedings and
was famous for his independence. At
eighty-two he is a prodigy of physical
vtgor. and no doubt he viii set the pace
for his octogenarian colleagues. Pettus
and Morgan of Alabama--New York
Sun.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22
HOCHS REPLY

Gov. Hoch's grandiloauent reply to
Mr. Stubbs was noticeable In that he
failed to say anything He has not de-
MED that he promised to appoint Mr..
Stubs senator and then failed to do so.
It was to clear this point that Gov.
Hoch was asked to take his pen in hand
Lawrence Journal.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

In Russia the car would like to
dismiss the douma and send it home.
In America congress would like to
60 home. but President Roosevelt
keeps insisting on its doing a little
more work first
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

Oklahoma VIII need a couple of good
United States senators before long, but
she needn't come up here and try to
coax Mr.. Cobun to go to Washington
for her. We won't allow it.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

According to Mr.. w W. Rose, of
Kansas City. Kas., the supreme court
tried to oust him but It didn't sue
ceed because he beat the court to it.
SIR. Roses version reminds one OF
the Irishman's fea. When the court
slapped him he wasn't there.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

position for reelection as senator from
South Carolina. Colonel ". ". Tomp
1zins is his opponent. incidentally there
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22
wonders Of yVfreIean.

.Here's a wireless message" an
nounced the business manager. from
a man who desires to take our entire
Help Wanted department for today's
issue
ssWhere is hep inquired the manag-
ing editor.
out in the Atlantic ocean '-Pittsburg
Post
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

Still, Mr.. Bryan should be in a meas
are grateful to Hearst even though
the latter's newspapers are not joining
IN the Bryan boom. It is fear Of Hearst
that makes so many Conservative
Democrats favorable to Bryan.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

''It's an III wind" etc The gas
deld people who don't want other peo-
pie 10 use their gas note with pleasure
that Topeka manufacturers are going
back to coal because the local gas
company is charging too much for
paa
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

Isn't it somewhat peculiar in view
of the issues Of this campaign. that Mr..
Curtis press agent should point out
that he and Colonel ". A Harris
made the Union Pacihc come to time,
and that Mr.. Curtis also opposed the
n, X e. T. land srab2
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

.bers may have important business at
home explaining what fne congressman
they are.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

The Kansas city Star demands pure
rnilz without water. The Star appears
TO be somewhat particular. A good
many Kansas City people would be
satisfied il they knew they were get
ting pure milk without formaldehyde.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

Still. If does not necessarily follow
that England viii line up for Bryan
after the colonel makes that Fourth of
July speech in London.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22
HoN me- Chose the Aaron Bum July.


Only four of the first panel of forty
eight talesmen summoned for jury
duty had undecided opinions aDOut
Burr, and only one of those four ex-
pressed himself as entirely unpre1u-
diced concerning him. The other forty
four were SO irreconcilably hostile that
the court promptly discharged them,
and another panel was summoned
This second lot, however. was worse
than the first, and the situation grew
more and more serious as the sitting
process continued for one candidate
after another expressed open hostility
and even hatred for the defendant at
last, when hope of securing an impair
tiaI jury had almost faded, a talesman
by the name Of Morrison took the
stand who, 1t was believed, would prove
an exception to the rule This gen
t1eman had apparently kept an open
mind on the subject of the prisoners 8
innocence or guilt, and was willing to
serve as a jurOr-al1nost too willing
It seemed to the defence,-and MT
Bolts rose to cross examine.
Are you q freeholder?" asked the
counsel.
s'Yes, have two patents for land. ;"
answered the candidate.
Are you worth three hundred dol
lars ?" continued the examiner.
Yes" snapped the witness. Il
have a horse here worth half Of It,
Have you another at home to make
up the other half2" jocosely pursued
the attorney, and the audience laughed
Yes, four of them 2'' rerorted the
ta1esman, angrily. II am surprised
there should be so much terror of me, ="
he continued. addressing the audience;
''but perhaps my name may be a ter
ror," he added, his voice rising to a
shout, 'for my first name Is Ha1nil-
toni"
This "unpreiudiced" candidate was
then excused and for fourteen days
the weary search continued without
success. Not one impartial citizen was
discovered in the entire second panel; :;
and at this juncture the proceedings
were brought to a standstill- After same
discussion, however. the defence sug-
gested that it be allowed to select any
one it chose from the last panel, and
the acceptance Of this unique proposi-
ton paved the way for one of the most
startling moves in this extraord dinary
trial.
Strictly speaking, not one of the pro-
posed jurors was eligible to seat in
the jury box. but of course some of
them were less bitter against the de-
fendant than others, and it was natural
to suppose that Burr's advisers would
take advantage of that fact and choose
the best Of bad lot. Nothing so COM
monplace, however. characterized their
plans, and to the utter anazement of
all outsiders Burr proceeded to noni-
nate the most Objectionable ta1esm en-
of the entire list. 1nexplicable as Il
surprising manOeuVre must have been
to the general public, 1t was, of course,
instantly comprehended by the oppos-
ing counsel. Burr and his advisers
doubtless reasoned that the safest jur-
ors would be those whose hostility had
been most thoroughly exposed. The
very fact that he was willin gto place
his life in the hands of his avowed enc
mics was. of course, the most eloquent
protest of innocence which a prisoner
could make.-Frederick Trevor Hill,
in Harper's Magazine for June.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

No matter how stringent the meat
inspection bill is made. it viii be no
small task to restore public confidence
in the link sausage.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

As one views some Of the store win
dows one can see the hope for a safe
and sane Fourth Of July disappearing
rapidly down the street.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

Il President Roosevelt doesn't look
out he VIII get Chancellor Day mad
at him yet-and then see what viii
happenl
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

Oklahoma and the indian Territory
will become the forty-sixth state That
Is s'23" for each OF them as territories
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

In the meantime what has become Of
ahe original pure food bill?
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

II congress gets IN too much of a
hurry and goes OF home before finish
ing It's work, it may get called back by
agr. Roosevelt to sit IN special session
dust at tima when some OF the mem
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

Mr.. Bryan Is at Trondhjem- Now
4et the coronation Of King Haakon be
nnlled of
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

Phila delphia may be slow, but you
tean't make kidnapers believe it.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

Which is really the longest day in the
year: June 21 or %? Some say one ane
some the other.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22
TARRED wIrH sAnfB STICK.

t Is noted with some degTee OF sar-
casm that a Pennsylvania railroad clerk
saved $4,000 while working on a SAL
ary of $126 a month What Of it2 The
railroad monarchs who have their mil
lions did not save them out Of their
stated compensation.-Cin En-
Quirer.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22
KANyAS CONAENT
THIrNnERBOLTs.

Everybody bolts everybody. Nobody
is for anybody. The old soldiers have
bolted the supreme court for turning
down Comrade Ben Simpson for SUI
prefne court reporter and appointing an
.enbryotic would-be lawyer Of doubt
ful politics" to the place The law says
old soldiers shall have the preference.
Hoch has belted Stubbs, Dolley5 Miller
and all the other Republicans who 10
any way made it possible for him to be
governor. The Methodist preachers and
the prohibitionists have bolted Hocn.
Sunday mornings Kansas City journal
bolts Roosevelt. Topeka has bolled IN
dian Curtis. The town does not drop on
its knees and kow tow to this Great
and Good man any more. Two hundred
Republican newspapers refuse to sup
port the Republican ticket. Stubbs says
the machine threatens to Smash the Ike
publican ticket if the 100000 year
graft is not handed back to it. Hoch
declares he will vote for no man who
drinks, and as three or four candidates
on the state ticket are moderate drink
ers, Hoch of course bolts his own ticket.
And what a lovely time we are all haV-
ing anyhow--El Dorado Republican.
THE MATTER WITH STUBBS-
Much as the Gazette admires Stubbs,
it is forced TO the confession that he
might learn one or two points from
those who play the game of politics as
Il pIOlSSSiCn. 1Aey WlAif DAlSAA CAA NAAO-t
virtues and in spite Of their vices, and
some of these virtues-whatever they
have of courage, kindness, and man
hood, others should copy who desire to
work with the people. One of the ser
ious troubles with Stubbs Is that he IS
a poor loser. He is not a thoroughbred.
Every time he gets a swift kick from
any source-and every man gets lots
of them-he does the bruised placed UP
in cotton, and takes it over the state
for people to see. It is all right to
kick back, but it never pays to show
your sores. People don't like them no
matter how unjustly they were received.
Stubs should learn this, and not forget
it If he expects to stay in Kansas poll
tics. He is big, brave. strong, honest
nan, who is 20 per cent right, but he
doesn't seem to be able to bear any
political pain. He cries too easily He
should cheer up. in this controversy with
Hoch. It isn't half so bad as it seems
Emporia Gazette.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22
INSPIRING OPTIMISM.

At any rate nobody can say that the
members Of congress are not optimistic
They are stili talking about early
Philadelphia News.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22

visitor-The girl In the next flat Is
rather an Indifferent performer on the
piano, 1 should say
Denizen-IndifTerent She's positively
cailous.-Puck-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-03
TRAFFIC MEN MEET
0FFrCIALs OF WESTERN RAILWAY
 IN MONTGOMERY.
sThex Gathcrd to Discuss 0HtIOOk for ahe Years Business and Spent Pleasant Day
 Here,

Yesterday morning there was a meet ing of all the traffic representatives, both freight and passenger depart ments of the Western Railway in the office of General Freight Agent Ans ley.
 The meeting was called simply to follow the custom of getting all O. the representativcSS. of the West Soint route together at least once a year. Moth ing of importance was done. It was family gathering" permeated by the spirit of good fellowship and everyhoGy became better acquainted with each other At o'clock delightful lunch con was served which rounded out m unusually pleasant day. all ot the traf- 1ic men leaving for their headquarters on the night train last night.
 The following made up tho gather fng;
 gomery.
 W. N. Cox. Superintendent os Trans portation and Machinery, Montgomery.
 VI H Smith. Freight Claim Agent, Atlanta.
 .. F. Bllups, General Passenger Agent. Atlanta.
 " M Ansley, General Freight Agent, Montgomery.
 G. Bennett, Supervisor of Agen- cies and Stations, Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-03

The fifty Montgomery policemen who have been on the anxious seat since last October arose from the bench last night and shook hands with themselves wlaen Police Chief Adolph 5. Gerald announced the reappointment of every one of them.
 Not one single officer lost his place All of the t'bad timber" was cut down some time ago The list of policemen sent to the City Council last night con fAfned but two new names--Arthur Armstrong and J. F. Hammond. They are to fill places that have been vacant s0mn time. Mir. Armstrong has been a hotel clerk Mir. Hammond Is a painter.
 The communication forwarded by Chief Gerald to the Council was as fol- lows;
 Montgomery. Ala, Jan. 1, 1906. Hon. W. M. Teague. Mayor,
 Montgomery. Ala:
 Dear Sir--I most respectfully sub init through you to the City Council the following list of names to be of fIcers and patrollnen of the City of Montgomery for the ensuing two years. ending the third Monday in October, 1907 and ask the confirmation of same
 Day Sergeant-J. Nj. Smith
 Might Sergeant--Oscar McDade.
 sMounted Oficers-J. A. Laprade. J. L. Taylor. F.. P. Smith. T. Crossland. J. P Avant. W. J. Pendergrass. D. P. Canty. Troy Murrell.
 Patrolmen--H, C. Evans, T. E. Will Hanson. J. A. Thorn. H. c. Mahler, J. F Partin, T. J. Swearingen, c. s. canty.