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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09
A SENSIBLE VIEW.

In defense of the indicted cattlemen
it is said they are only technical vio-
lators of the law, that the land was
not doing any one any good anyway
and that they could not afford to fence
Just their own lands. We fail to see
how that excuses them. They know it
was against the law and they were I'M
der no obligation to stay there If they
could not prosper. It is a queer sys-
tenn of ethics by which a teacher jus
titles cheating in examination, by say
ing he has to have certificate; an
editor. the publication of a sensa-
tional libel because he can't get sub
scribers enough to live in the news
paper business; a lawyer, sharp prac-
tees because he can not get a living
practice otherwise: druggist, the
Illegal selling of whisky because he
cannot make a living in the straight
drug business. No man has a divine
right to prosper in the calling he picks
out for himself. If he can't be fair
and honorable and strictly law abiding
in 1t and succeed, it IS his duty to quit
it and try something else even though
it involves the sacrifice of what he has
put into it. There are plenty of Op-
portunities to earn honest comfortable
living. and no man is too good to swing
an ak or toll with the shovel.-Chap-
man Lookout.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09
JOURNAL ENTRIES

In answer to many inquiries: No, E.
L. Copeland. the new treasurer of the
Santa Fe, is not the man for whom
Copeland county was named. He is not
even a citizen OF Copeland county.
Speaking of concerts. there is one in
progress at the Auditorium this week.
1t starts about o'clock in the morning
and keeps up all day.
There is this against the new presi-
dent of the New York Life to start
with He wears side Whiskers.
One of the crying needs in Shawnee
county just now is a few more candi-
dates for sheriff. There are only six so
far.
If Alberta and Medicine Hat do no
worse by US this winter than they did
this week. We viii forgive them much
that is past.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

TFrom the Chicago News.l
A saucy girl is apt to make a sassy
wife.
The boy with a faultless father is en-
titled to a lot of sympathy.
Poor variety shows are responsible for
a good many hard frosts-
A satisfactory sweetheart doesn't nee
essarily make a satisfactory wife.
Many a man who attempts to stand on
his dignity gets a hard fall.
After being swindled some men say
nothing but proceed to get even.
A man isn't necessarily deaf because he
is unable to hear the voice of conscience.
A man may be able to take care OF him
self. but he isn't apt to realize 1t until
he acquires a wife
Honest men may be scarce, but there
are a number who have been investigated
and INDICATED.
Every man has a little scheme OF his
own for making the world hor*c~
is difficult to induce others to take stock
in it,
OF course the average man doesn't real
" care for q political office, but he seems
to realize that # is his duly ~ is-... u
the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09
ST. VALENTINES DAY.

ST. VALENTINES DAY.
The next is St Valentines Day.
The day of lace paper and hearts,
And celluloid things.
And Cupids with wings,
And with bows and wee little darts.
Little fat Cupids all smiles.
And verses-each writ to a maid
Wee towheaded elves
With no clothes on themselves,
All dimples and all unafrafd.
All. well, it is good to be young
And happy St. Valentines day;
To load up with hearts
And Cupids and darts,
And sign them and send them away.
May. each signing Strephon that day
Alight on a magical dart,
A dart that will fly
As true as a die
And puncture and win him d heart.
And make him so happy and glad
The world will spin around to a tune
OF ineffable bliss;
May it win him a kiss
And a wedding long about June.
Houston Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09
Small SpIashes.

Some homes are nothing but store
houses for furniture.
The man who spends two-bits for a
drink thinks a nickel is enough for the
contribution plate
If everyone had their own way there
would be less contentment in the world
than there is at present
Women don't judge women by their
dress, but that is the way they judge a
man.
An alenist declares that egotism is a
species of insanity. The world is flied
with insane people.
Charity in thought word and deed IS
SO rare that it is a wonder it isn't more
fashionable
A franchise is never given on Fame
without value received. Notoriety offers
its franchise gratis.
Men who set themselves up a s judges
of other men never want to give the de-
fendant an opportunity to argue the
case.
Liberty hath her deaf; roll no less than
Tyranny--Portland Evening Telegram.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09
s'PRINGLEIs0f IN NEW YORK;

Having finally grasped the idea that
President Roosevelt and Governor Hig-
gins did exactly the same in the or
ganization of the New York assembly
as Governor Bailey did in the organiza-
ton Of the Kansas legislature, the To-
peka Capital. which was commencing
the president and Governor Higgins
week ago, has concluded that their ac-
ton was not exactly creditable after all.
The fact remains. however, that the
Odel machine would now be in control
of the New York Assembly if they had
not taken that action, just as there was
danger that the Burton Kelly machine
would have dominated the Kansas
house Of 1903, as it did the senate. had
not Governor Bailey urged his friends
to name a speaker who was not tied up
with the Burton crowd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

the ranch and the proof trotting along
side. It would have been all over for Nj
guel but for the fact that the CSreaser
met man who had good reasons foI
wanting to md him-and found him. Elk.
plantations came later, and when tbs
Greaser realized that a few brOnchos.
more or less, couldn't count against a
man who had only about twenty minutes
70 1--we, he set things in motion to reach
Miguel That is all the story
The south wind rustled the vines in the
patio. Margaret looked down to the grove
of mesquite just beyond the big corral.
where a brown baby rolled in the dust
at the door of ATiguers tepee. AIleyne' 8
eyes followed hers. He understood
Copyright, 1906, by P. C. Eastment.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

If it is true that the Usage coal
operators are responsible for the ad-
vance in the price of Burlingame and
Usage coal, it would seem that they
are somewhat rash. Topeka furnishes
an excellent market for Usage county
coal, and natural gas has just reached
Topeka. A good way to encourage
people to use natural gas for fuel in
stead of coal is for the coal men to
increase the price Of coal. In addition
to that the United States supreme
court has just decided. in a case
brought against Usage county coal
operators. that the Kansas antitrust
law is valid, and that the coal opera
tors can be compelled to answer ques-
lions put to them by the county at
tor1ey. If there is a combine, as there
would seem to be somewhere from the
advance in the coal rates. the county
attorney should now be able to ind out
about it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

The Shaw Republicans in Iowa hate
Governor Cummlns worse than the boss
busters in Kansas hate Cyrus Leland.
And in Iowa the opposition to Cummins
has a considerable degree of respecta-
bility about it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

Soon after the first baby vas born
the young wife went upstairs one even
ing and found her husband standing
at the side of the crib and gazing earn
estly at the child. As she stood still
for a moment. touched by the sight.
she thought: ''Oh. how dearly Charlie
loves that boyl" Her arms stole softly
around his neck as she rubbed her
cheek caressingly against his shoulder.
The husband started slightly At the
touch. Darling, he murmured
dreamily, cit is incomprehensible to
me how they can get up such a crib
as that for ninety-nine cents. ''-ArgO-
naut.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

Fred Dumont Smith ought to be
careful how he allows his case to be
taken over into Missouri. According
to the friends of j. r. Burton, Mis-
souri, federal juries have not the nice
sense Of distinction they should have
81 dealing with dishonest practices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09
Equal to dc Occasion

An amusing story is related Of an
eminent actor who at the awkward
moment of an "unrehearsed incident
saved the situation. The scene was
the deck of a ship round which rolled
and heaved a vast theatrical sea. The
hero of the piece stood OH the rolling
deck and soliloquized. The audience.
was listening intently to his fervid ut
terances, when from the, at places.
threadbare ocean a rudy head pro-
truded. Alive to the contretemDs and
equal to the occasion. the practiced
player with appropriate feverishness.
shouted:
Man OVerboardt'
The unfortunate unit in the manipu-
Iation of the sea withdrew his head
rapidly, and as he did so the actor.
looking all sympathy and sorrow, re-
marked.
Another poor fellow gone to his
account Tit-Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

eff Germany does not need those
10000 freight cars she has ordered to
carry troops to the French frontier"
says the Washington Post, "she might
make a little coin out of the deal by
sending them out to Kansas, where
there is demand for them to move
the corn crop" Well. we guess yes.
y Germany has any freight cars to
spare just let her send them on. We
can iii them not only with corn. but
with wheat coal, and a lot of other
products
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

Cotton seems to be a pretty good
thing for those sections that raise it.
In the last five years the value of the
south's cotton crop exceeded by nearly
four hundred million dollars the total
gold and silver production of the
world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

Tt looks as though County Attorney
Hungate ought to get busy and ask
these Usage coal operators some more
questions inasmUch as the price of coal
has been showed up another notch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
IFrom the New York Press.l

II IUIIL NE = y = u = 7 Z.77'-
The investment is for the other fell
low when he sells il to you.
1t is no use to try to convince a girl
that you love her when she knows it.
Everybody abuses the devil. but It is
to be noticed that he never thinks of
resignipg his job.
The enjoyment a woman gets out of
having her daughter 90 to a party is
sitting up nights to make the dress for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

st. Petersburg reports that the Rus
sian government has not heard from
General Linevitch for five weeks. st.
Petersburg should inquire of the Lon
don newspapers that know ALI about
things that happen and more that
don't happen in Washington
Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

The State Journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report Of that great news or
sanitation for exclusive evening publi-
cation
The State Journal receives for exclusive
publication the leased wire report of the
Publishers Press for the edition for Sun
cay morning.
The news is received in the State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

Now that the original Ratchet that
little George Washington used in not
telling a lie has been found, very likely
a profitable industry could be built up
manufacturing some more Of these
originals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09
A Correction.

In his youth he had been a sailor; but,
finding that responsibility did not pay,
he had become a sub-editOr. Of
course. he had been tattooed in that
far-off time. and the superscription:
True till Death to Amy" surmounted
by a laurel wreath, glared in all the
loneliness of red and blue ink on his
big right arm. That was all right IN
til-well, until he wanted it altered.
'Fraid there's nothing to be done, -
said the tattooer who had perpetrated
the inscription. "Once you're tattooed
you're tattoOed, you know. 1t can't be
altered"
"Can't-eh ?" said the erstwhile tar
III m. that's awkward Never mind;
get to work in another line. Make it
read for Amy read Gwendoline. -
Taller
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

A Pennsylvanlan has discovered
that a group of millionaires has form
ed a plot to turn our government into
an oligarchy for their personal benefit.
Not while Nelson ". Aldrich, Stephen
B. Elkins and Joseph Benson Foraker
sit in our house of lords to guard the
liberties OF the people.-Hutchinso
News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

Senator Rayner says Secretary Taft
has too much to do. Still Taft is a
fairly good-sized man, and he ought
to be able to stand considerable work
without hurting him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

Governor Cummins OF Iowa had
few words to say to the Iowa legisla-
ture on the subject of railroads and
insurance companies yesterday, but It
did not arouse as great interest as
The few remarks that were dropped
ln Washington by T. r. about a month
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09
Might ReDeaI 1t.

George D. Robinson, once governor,
was examining an applicant for admis-
sion to the bar who had failed in all
the branches of law upon which he had
been examined Mr.. Robinson, it is
said. asked in his most kindly manner
if he would like to be questioned
further.
Well replied the applicant, Il
would suggest, if you please, that you
try me on the statutes"
MY dear young man." replied Mr..
Robinson, pleasantly. Il do not doubt
that you are UP ON the statutes, but I
doubt that you will succeed in the law.
Suppose you should have the utmost
familiarity with the statutes, what's to
prevent the legislature from repeating
all you know Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09
FRON OTHER PENS
DIR. OSLER,S LOB

We shall not believe in OsIerism until
we have some proof that DR.. Osler
made as bright speech on his foretieth
birthday as Mark Twain did on his sew
entieth.-Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09
PEACE AMONG THE PINES.

Recent dispatches from the Isle of
Pines say all is quiet there. the army
having put its gun behind the door and
gone out to hoe the ineapples.-Chi-
cago Record-H Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09
OF HOIRSE

If the Colorado cowboy who roped a
Wildcat will drop a postal card to T.
r., Washington. D. c., he will no
doubt be put in line for something
better than punching cows.-Denver
Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

Because Governor Pattison required
a foot-warmer at his Inauguration, are
we to understand that he is habitually
addicted to cold feet?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

It looks Ike rubbing t IN on Sena-
tor Burton to remind him of the mag
nificent opportunity when the railroad
bill comes Belleville Freeman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

The Longworth- Roosevelt engage
ment simply goes to prove once more
that there is no way to keep an Ohio
man out of the White House.-Port-
land Oregonian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

Though badly handicapped by its ge
and helt. the sugar trust is doing
its best to give an fmpersonation of an
infant industry in dire peril.-Chicago
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

Instead of telling Topeka students
to burn midnight oil in getting their
lessons, their instructors should now
tell them to burn midnight gas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

There were good many doubling
Thomases on the earthquake PROPOSE
tion. but there seems to be witnesses
enough to prove it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

Tt is remarkable that some men car
carry on so many kinds Of business a
the same time. There was Yerkes, fol
instance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09
HARRINGTON. EFT AL.

The London Literary World says the
novel reading habit IS spreading. Evil
IDENTIFY London is beginning to feel the
influence of Indiana.-Chicago Record
Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

Still Kansas has had a very mild
winter compared to what has been
dIshed out to New Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

Il is not very surprising that Kansas
has the largest poultry show in the
world The Kansas hen leads them all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09
NOT So sILENT EITHER

The college presidents are still talk
ing about ameliorated football. but the
students maintain an omtnous silence.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09
SCOTT CARRYING FRANKLIN.

The Republican has always held a
high opinion of Congressman c. T.
Scott and given him credit for his full
share of political sense. but we must
revise our opinion on the latter score
If it is true that Mr.. Scott is counting
on carrying Mr.. Aliens county, Frank
lin. And it seems to be true. A friend
Of Scott was in Topeka last week and
gave the reporters a letter from Scott
in which among other things, he Us
that he believes he will be able to carry
Franklin county. If Mr.. Scott has no
better political judgment than to think
he can get Franklin county away from
Allen, he has no business running at
large unprotected. He should be in
charge of a chaperon.-Miami Republic
can
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

The coal man always rejoices when
there Is news from Medicine Hat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

It seems that Fftz ana his wife made
up-and then the crash came!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

The Farmers Gazette asks: If a farm
er puts two pounds of corn on hog
per day with ten cents worth of corn,
and hogs go down in price enough so
that he loses ten cents day on each
hog, how much is he making? Hawi
go off. that's easy. How old was Ann?
-Salina Union
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

The present is proving very I'M
healthy season for many ambitious
Baltimore American
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09
What He Was Not.

Mr.. Charles V Moran. National league
baseball player, was walking up F street
the other morning. rejecting no doubt
upon his batting and fielding averages
or, perhaps, on the days when he made
home run hits on the amateur stage. At
any rate, 1t is to be supposed he was
not thinking Of children's toys-much
less balloons. On the corner Of Eighth
street he ran into a balloon vender.
Look out there!" cried the peddler.
Look out yourself answered Moran.
I'm not a football player" retorted
the toy man.
Neither am T. acknowledged the ball
player.
But you act like it," fired back the
dealer. What do you take me for?''
Moran eyed the man critically
YOU'RE nothing more than foul tip;
you're over the fence ard out; you're a
balk; you're a bum base runner; you're
up in the air; you're balloon
''Whiskersi" said the balloon man. 'I
guess what I'm not ain't.-Washingt
Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

If Waiter Wellman really starts to
the North Pole in an air ship. there is
a good prospect that the public will at
least be relieved from his egotistical
and tiresome 1etters.-Fort Scott Re
hcan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

It is Governor Pattison in Ohio now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

A few weeks back a welI-known young
Scottish author gave an interesting lee
ture IN Lanarkshire country town. I'M
der the auspices of the local mutual i'm
provement society.
The lecturer acquitted himself to the
entire satisfaction OF the audience, which
said great deal for his power of self
command. as the embarrassing intro
duction he got would have disconnected
the most composed of men.
The chairman Of the evening was a
local busybody, glib in speech but prolix
and shallow, who is never so happy as
when he is spouting from a public plat
form. He introduced the lecturer in a
long and flowery speech, in which he
alluded at great length to the eminent
services rendered to Scottish literature
by the gentleman who was about to ad-
dress them and whose name he might
say was familiar in their mouths as
household words"
NOW" he continued, Z have great
pleasure in calling upon A painful
pause, and then the occupants of the
front benches heard the stage whisper
by the way. what did you say your
name was?"-Tatler
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

mo. my little girl. can't lend your
mother any -four or oil or butter or fiat
irons or lamps or potatoes or anything
else that she sent you over for. but 80
back and tell her I have a lot of trouble
she can borrow. Baltimore American
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

Some folks said Uncle Eben, finds
fault so much dat when dey tries to pay
a compliment DER friends think dey is
sarcastic an gifts mad jes' de same
Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

That railroad is in pretty bad shape,
isn't it2"
Fierce. The ticket agent says that
even the dead heads have begun patron
izing other lines. cleveland Leader
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

War remarked the moralizer, SIS
more expensive now than it was hun
bred years ago.
That's right" rejoined the democrat
izer. They didn't have riots at home af-
ter the war was over in those days
Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

your little dog" remarked Subbubs.
looks very odd. What did you have his
tail cut of for?''
I'VE simply had to do it, replied Citi-
man, Fhe Wagged it so much and we live
in a fiat. you know. philadelphia Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

PROFESSIONALISM today. gentlemen. I
will not call the roll, but will expect
those absent to speak to me about it at
the end of the hour.-Yale Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

Waiter-sorry. sir. but we are entirely
out of bread.
O'Brien-Then yez may bring me an
arder av toast.-Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

Novelist-They say the dialect business
is dying out.
Mortal-That's what. But who cares2
Novelist do. don't know grammar
enough to write plain English.-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

Briggs-I see that young Tutter came
near being dubbed to death by a New
York policeman.
Griggs-What offense was he innocent
of?-Smart Set.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

Percy-Im afraid Of Miss Isabel.
Guy-Why2
Percy-Oh, she looks at me as II she
could make me propose if 7 We're left
alone with her.-New Yorker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

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