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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-21
THE JAps-AND we.

A Russian general who is passing
through the United States on his way
home from Manchuria. gives it as his
opinion that this country would meet
more than its match If it cot into a
fight with Japan. He speaks from ez-
perience. He has met the Japs him
self His opinion of the fighting abil-
tiles Of the Japanese since he has seen
them in action can be read between
the lines Of the following paragraph
from the Los Angeles Express:
Lieutenant General @. a. Kondra-
tovitch, division commander in the
cars army. looked reminiscent this
morning when he remarked mildly
that the United States would do we'll
not to arouse Japan You couldn't
win If there should be war, is his
opinion, uttered. not argumentat lively,
but positively, as one who had pro-
flied by experience.
General Kondratovitch. who COM
manded division of Kuropatkfn's
army during all its Manchurian en-
gagements, is on his way home to st.
Petersburg after seven years service
in Manchuria- Concerning information
he Is a veritabIe sponge absorbing
much and revealing little. Wholesome
respect for Japanese prowess is the
most evident thing about his CONVEX
sation.
What are your relations with
about allowing the Japanese to go to
school with then?' Is there the least
likelihood OF war; These were some
Of the questions that General Kon-
dratovitch propounded in quick sue
cession more by gestures than words.
When the possibility of war was pooh
poOhed the general smiled knowingly.
He muttered something i'll Russian
that. freely Anglicised. was probably:
Don't be cocksure. We got ours To
the pointed question. DO you think we
could VIM he replied with a slow
smile. NO.
This, Of course. makes us Americans
smile General Kondratovitch has had
personal experience. but he cannot
make us believe that Japan could do
TO Us what it did to Russia. Still, there
is no use Of trying it. just to show the
general.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-21
Il. I'll. HARTMAN.

Topeka has met the greatest or the
railway kings of The world and is pretty
we'll pleased. with him. Topeka found
him a genial, afrabIe gentleman. and
1t trusts that the introduction and ac-
guaintance was mutually pleasing 1t
also trusts that the acquaintance will
continue and become more intimate by
the construction of a direct line from
here to the gulf.
The career Of e. LIZ. Hartman has
been the most remarkable OF any OF
the rulers of the railway world. For the
railway world has rulers. and first place
among them Is now accorded to Mr.
Hartman. Yet eight years ago, when
he first secured control of the Union
Pacific a hundred railroad men were
better known than he. Since then he
has built up the greatest railway sys-
tenn in the world. The Union Pacific
which was bankrupt when he bought
it, has become a great dividend payer,
and all the Hartman roads are stead
lily advancing In value
Mr.. Hartman frankly admits that
there are evils existing in railway
rates, but he denies the charge that
discrimination in transportation rates
and accommodations is responsible for
the formation of the trusts and the
fortunes. The high tariff. Mr. Harri-
man says, IS chiefly responsible for
these evils, and in proof of his assertion
he points to the great steel trust, the
largest Of all corporations. The great
fortunes accumulated by the multimil-
Honaires of the steel trVst, says Mr..
Hartman, are due to the tariff.
In this contention Mr. Hartman is
partially correct. but not entirely So
The Standard Oil trust, the most op-
pressive of all, was built by railroad
rebates and Discrimination. II prob
ably was not voluntary discrimination,
for Standard Oil in many Instances
forced railroads to give it better rates
than its competitors got. 1t has even
been known to hold up railroads for
part Of the income they collected for
carrying oil for its competitors 1t is
true that the tariff is responsible for
some trusts, but the rebate is response
bic for others.
It is an encouraging sign that Mr..
Hartman asks that the present rail-
road law be given a fair trial before
more drastic measures are taken to
correct existing evils in transporta-
ton. BY so doing he not only admits
the existence of the evils, but also that
they must be remedied. And since the
remedy lies largely with those in con
troll of the railroads. 1t is a good symp-
tom that Mr.. Hartman takes this
view OF the situation. 1t means that
the railroads themselves will try to
remedy the evils in order to avoid
more drastic measures. When the
railroad magnates sincerely take that
view, there will be little demand for
further regulation by the people. 1t
is the-peopie-b e-damned idea promul-
gated by Cornelius Vanderbilt a few
years ago, and the charge-all-the-
ira -will-bear policy that arouses
public indignation.
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the knees, but still it was a suit-a real
boys suit with coat and pockets and
Rafael exulted as he put it on. lie
| borrowed A pair of scissors, and with
/ into shredS. Then firmly and un-
falteringly he began TO cut his hair.
| The work was not that OF a practiced
| hand. Bald spots and tufts alternated
on his crown, but Rafael was highly
pleased with the result as he ran his
hand across it.
He leaned reckIessly out OF the win
dow, and the joyous noises OF the
street called up to him He would re-
turn the scissors, and then set forth In
quest tof new experiences! But adven-
ture met him ere he had time to search
for it.
AS he started down the stairs, he
came face TO face with Giuseppe, The
son Of the organ grinder. They glared
at each other for moment, and be-
fore Giuseppe had time to recover from
the sh ock OF RafaePs appearance. the
Wonder-Child had dealt him a singing
blow on the jaw. The onslaught was
so sudden that Giuseppe reeled, and
had all he could do to keep from fall
ing At this successful encounter Ra-
faePs blood felt like wine in his veins.
He danced on the top step, daring the
son of Giuseppe to come on. But Gu
seppe had had two surprises and was
reluctant to invite a third Like all
DULLES he was a coward at heart, ana
the more eager Rafael became the
more giuseppe AuAlS Oe~Sfs LUIS IA
the hall below began to open, and a
group of boys were soon at the foot OF
the stairs. urging the combatants to
their utmost
'.Give it to him, Giuseppei" they
shouted.
"Maka him put down the scissorsl"
shrieked the italian.
Rafael tossed the scissors behind
him.
'sCome on" he yelled. and the two
grapDled on the landing.
Giuseppe was chunky and heavy;
Rafael was 1.-THE and quick with his
fists. Giuseppe was in q fight more or
less all day iorg-it was no new ex-'
perience to him, but to Rafael It was a
supreme moment. For the first time
in his life he was tasting the keen
rapture of battle and he fought Ike
one possessed.
So 1t was that Jose hski, Fastening
home from the concert hall, saw a
crowd about the stairs and heard the
sound of scuff1ing. Blood was stream
ing from Rafael's lip and a front tooth
was gone. but the light of victory
illumined his face. Beneath him on
the step sprawIed the son OF Bernardo.
Rafael cried his father, aghast-
With all the dignity of triumph and
as much of clearness as his swollen lip
would allow Rafael made answer.
Mine fader, I plays no more nit
long hair and a sailor suit Today L
goes nit the boys!'-(C Copyright.
1906. by Homer Sprague.)
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.1

IFrom the Chicago News.l
It doesn't require much effort to
grumble.
Too many men speak twice before
they think
Many man never fails because he
never tries.
Dignity carried to excess becomes a
chronic disease.
Prolonged visits are apt to deal hos
pitality a death blow.
Use the hammer of truth when you
have occasion to nail lies.
One can never estimate a mans sal
airy by the work he claims to do.
It costs more to avenge wrongs than
1t does to protect our rights.
Even the temperance orator some
times has occasion to speak with bated
breath.
It's difficult to convince the average
man that he isn't as clever as hs
thinks he is.
It may be better to be happy than to
be rich, but no poor man ever derived
any satisfaction from that thought.
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in the district. Christensen has served
as county treasurer In Republic county
and is very popular there. Afr. Cald-
well is an oId-tirne resident OF Cloud
county. was chairman of the RepubIi
can county committee for a number Of
years, and ordinarily would probably be
elected by a good majority. He has
declared against the direct primary,
however. and is said to be regarded as
rather favorable to the railroad inter-
ests, but he was nominated by a big
majority in a field or four candidates.
Governor Hoch lost Cloud county in
the recent election and carried Rep1b-
lie by only a small majority, whict
makes the Democrats believe they have
a chance to elect Christensen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-21
GLOBE SIGHTS.
From the Atchison Globe. j


we all throw a little more cold water
than Is necessary.
The suckers are rapidly crowding
sensible people off the earth.
The trouble with the hen that lays
the golden egg Is that she Is not very
busy.
a man occasionally makes what he
thinks is a concession which after
wards turns out sixty or seventy bush
els to the acre
As a rule when married people kiss
with any degree Of affection, it indi-
Gates that they have been parted at
least six months.
Perhaps one of the reasons there is
never any fear of refreshments run
ming short at a woman's party is that
it never happens that boys are invited
A farmer walked into a barber shop
with a weeks growth of whiskers IT
guess I'll have to come out of the
brush" he said as he climbed into a
chair.
When a dead beat s'gets religion" at
revival every church member he
owes is down to work early next morn
ing, in order to be first to send him
his bill.
Cranberries are SO. high this year
that the day after they are used to
decorate Christmas trees it will be per-
fectiy proper to remove them from the
string and cook thema [Note.-We
wish to call attention to the fact that
we got to this Christmas cranberry
piece or etiquette before Edward Box
had ever dreamed OF &c. A @s.,ss +
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-21
JANA WKER JOTS

Emporia has new en1balming fluid
factory. How would it do to embalm
the Town Row.
The Wamego Times claims a man up
there raised twenty pounds of sweet
potatoes on one vine.
The katy continues to encroach on
the rights Of the common people. 1t
pie in its depot at Parsons
This is a pretty quiet town." says
the Lawrence World. 1.-THE state cleo
ton has been over for ten days and no
body has yet sprung boom for mayor
Of Lawrence
Jewell Republican: How do you
suppose this mother felt? On her
dying bed in Kansas City she had to
wait for relatives to raise a hundred
dollars to send to Rocks county to pay
her sons fine for selling booze, before
he could be released from jail and
come to her bedside
Kansas people certainly appreciate
rural free delivery. One carrier on a
new route presents this note from one
of his pleased patrons as evidence OF
how his services are Appreciated
"Frien Tom: AS you run the fire. de-
livery past my place | would ike you
to stop at Jones store and bring me
out a sack OF salt and two sacks Of
-four and a horse collar; and just get
him to stick in a set of whimetrees UNI
der your buggy seat II they don't mt
Won can take them back and exchange
them on your next trip. And I'd be
obliged if you d stop a Jim Wheeler 5
and get one of his chicken cOops and
leave here then I'd have the gobbler
caught that he wants and you could
take it to him as you go back. Had /
better have it out alongside of the road
or will you come up to the house after
it? This free delivery is a great thing
for US country people"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-21
JOURNAL ENTRIES

It naturally makes a man feel sour
TO be handed a lemon.
" -
A Chicago professor says high school
fraternities develop liars It is to be
regretted. however, that high school
fraternities have no copyright on that
power.
"
If she hadn't come so close to going
Democratic herself. Kansas would feel
a whole lot like scolding because a child
Of hers acted like Oklahoma did.
n 4
We imagine that you won't hear Of
any politician returning his railroad
passes during the next three months.
a
This is the time Of year for the young
er members Of the gobbler's family to
begin to get their mourning clothes
ready
40
This department is in favor OF try
ing the commission Rlana-of4 city gov
eminent just to find out whom, the conn
mission would blame because the joints
are not closed.
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QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

LFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
The favorite musical instrument OF
graft is the lutte.
Some people settle their bills like
lockwork-that is on tick.
The man who keeps his own council
doesn't have to hire a lawyer.
The sins that worry us the most are
those most likely to be found out.
Some peoples idea of charity is to
give starving man pepsin tablet.
Some people are so emotional as to
almost solve the problem of perpetual
emotion.
Some men apparently have so much
to do that they never have time to do
any OF it.
Sillicus-'So you think their friend
ship viii end in marriage, ?" Cyni-
cus-'Yes; guess that will be the
end Of it,
mo, madam, I never drink during
business hours" exclaimed the hobo
haughIily. What IS your business %
asked the madam. Sleeping" replied
the hobo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-21
HUMOR OF THE Day

Ascum-'Is your boss going TO give you
the raise you asked for?" Clark Well
ERIN afraid to say 1 told him I thought
my pay should be commensurate with the
agreed with me. "-Philadelphia. Press
Procrastination had just stolen. an hour
from Time
Pm only borrowing it, chuckied the
old thief, and to show that I intend to
pay it back III just make minute Of 1t"
Which, as he afterward reflected, made
neutrality-suspicious. Tribune.
Miss Fryte-Yes, the French made the
best mirrors. recognize the fact every
time I look into NINE.
Mr.. Dippy-What a painful reflection on
the American artisans.-Cleveland I'lain
Reader.
whyte-That concern was pretty well
smashed uD, WASH t ,it2
Browne-I should say it wasi B5ones
was appointed receiver last month. and he
found anything to receive.-Somervill
Journal.
Well" said the girls father, from
my observation of that young man of
yours last night speedily concluded that
he was rather Wild
"Of course" replied the girl. petulantly
TT was your persistent observation of
him that made him wild. He wanted
you to go away."-Philadelph Press.
MY husband is such generous man"
"Yes?''
Yes. I gave him box of cigars for
his birthday, and he only smoked one. He
gave the rest to his friends. "-Philadel-
Dhia Press.
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FROM OTHER PENS
COMPULSORY VOTING

The Canadian parliament will proba-
bly, pass a law at the coming session
providing for compulsory voting. 1t IS
proposed to make acknowledgements for
a term Of years the penalty for aosen-
teeism at the polls, unless the default
ing citizen can show sufficient ex-
cuse. as set forth in the statue. It is
said that the leaders and a large num-
Der of the best elements in the leading
PARTIES of the dominion are favoraDly
disposed to this species of legislation.
The danger to public. safety arising
from absenteeism at the polls is great
" exaggerated in many minds. Poltl-
cal activity and interest cannot be kept
always at white heat, but when the
issue is important the great majority
of the citizens vote. A country is safe
in trusting to the spontaneous loyalty
Of its citizens. In fact, there Is no real
loyalty which is not free and spontane-
GUS. The assertion that compulsory vot-
ing is necessary to maintain demo- me,
the country is in peril-Phiiadelphi
Ledger.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
[From the New york Press.J

Mere force OF habit makes a girl scream
when she Is in the dark with man even
if he doesn't do anything.
Chorus girls are mighty shreWd to be
able to buy diamonds so cheap that their
small salaries can stand 1t.
The worst about having a good reputa-
ton IS the way you sometimes try to live
up to it when you don't want to.
When widows get married again they
ought to cut out the references they give
the second husband from the first.
When the crops are bad the farmers
blame it on Providence. but when they
are good they think it's because they're
30 smart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-21
UNCLE SAM TO THE G. Q. 2

Say, G. o. p.
Between you and me,
You've got to brace
Or you won't have place
In the next race
The other side is going some.
And 1t will get there
II you don't open your eyes
And get wise
To the situation
Wants a square deal,
Which It Will appeal
To the people for, and they
Won't come your way
AS long as you line up with money
AS long as you let the great
Exert their might
And boss and legislate.
By gosht
This is no josh.
And take it from me
That the G. o. p
Has got TO break the letters
OF steel and oil and coal
And rail and meat and sugar
If it would reach the goal
OF any party answ ring
A party's highest call
The welfare of the people,
The greatest good for all
Now, @. o. P, you've got to
Make good in this regard,
Or you will get the lemon,
And get it fierce and hard.
See?
That's me
Talking, and if you amt a clam
You'll listen to your Uncle Sam.
w. J. hampton in the New York Worid
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Gravestones at Auction.

AT Breslau recently an auction sale
was held in the military churchyard,
when a large number of old and neg
lected gravestones and monuments
were offered for sale. Many things
have at different times come under
the hammer, but a sale of used-up
gravestones is sufficiently unique for
comment. Before the sale, the auc-
tioneer specially impressed upon those
who attended the necessity for treat
ing the occasion seriously and for be-
having with piety in the sacred pre-
cincts. Yet, after all, the auction
nearly ended in free fight. A ring
of local undertakers had been formed
with view to keeping prices down,
but on each occasion when they
thought they had complete pur-
chase, q stranger made a bid at the
last minute, and just beat them by Sd
or Cd. The ring" became so angered
at last that they attempted to turn
the stranger out of the churchyard
maintain order. One very pathetic
incident marked the sale. Just as it
was over man dashed UP to the gates
in motor car. and springing out
asked for the auctioneer. He said he
had come to buy the stone from his
mothers grave. He had only heard of
the sale two days before having
moved to another part of GERMANY
It turned out that the stone had been
purchased by the stranger who had
opposed the ring" and he Immediate
~ presented it to the newcomer with
out any charge, declaring that he had
no right to the stone in the circum-
stances.-P. T. O. of London.
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Judge Loves n Joke.

Justice Dickey of the New York
state supreme court occasionally en-
to witnesses and lawyers, his honor
being careful generally that the laugh
ever. a young lawyer turned the tables
in clever fashion. He had been labor
ing through an opening address, when
the court remarked rudely: why don't
You're beginning at the end and going
backward like a crab. don't like
crabs" This gave the young lawyer an
opening. Remembering that Justice
Dickey lives in Newburg, he retorted
at once: Il don't like crabs, either. AS
a matter of fact, don't like any
crustacean, and since your honor has
that especially I don't like Holsters, and
more especially I dislike them q la
Newburgh." The trial proceeded to Il
dence.-New York Press.
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sOMETHING DOING-IF.

There Will be no abatement of the
voracity Of the privileged classes. Not a
concession viii Trey make to the de-
1nands Of the people. If the. Democrats
will stop contending over the personal
ambitions of men and get together upon
a plan and unequivocal platform pro-
claiming the principles which all Dem
ocrats hold in common. there will be
something doing some of these days
Houston Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-21

The nomination Of G. r. Christensen.
or Relleville, for state senator in the
Cloud Republic district IN opposition to
wv. w. Caldwell, the Republican non.i-
nee, promises to make an interesting
contest In. spite OF a natural Republi
san majority Of perhaps 800 Or more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-21

When the rate-regulation debate in
congress was at its height. the railroads
made the plea that If their rates were
regulated BY the government they
would have TO reduce the wages paid
their employees. Several railway en-
pIoyes' orga nizations were induced to
take a stand against the Hepburn bill.
But the bill passed. and instead Of re-
ducing wages, some railroads are Civ
ang their employees an increase.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-21

In view of the way the Lawrence pa
pers talked about Henry Allen last
spring, it is somewhat remarkable that
the press of the Lawrence Journal
didn't baIk when J. T.. Brady made it
print this: "a few knockers are at work
on Henry Allen to prevent his going to
the state senate from Franklin county
It would be a pity if they should sue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-21

If Mr.. Moody should happen to
make good in the Standard Oil case
before he retires from the cabinet, the
people may smash a few presidents
themselves by plucking him off the
bench and placing him in the White
House
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-21

4 fair jury is all that Prosecutor
Henry asks in the trial of Reuf and
Schnitz DOUBTLESS Reuf and Schmidt
win ask the same thing and they will
try to make sure the jury Is fair BY
picking it from among their friends
whom they are sure of.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-21

what with digging the canal. rop-
ing and tying the Standard Oil COM
pany, and breaking the railroads to
regulation, Mr.. Roosevelt Will be sure
Of fairly good exercise in the next two
years, even II he doesn't map out a
new program or two in his coming
message
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-21

After his experience with Mr.. Harrl.
man Mr.. Stuvyesant Fish is qualified
to take a more conspicuous part al
Mrs. Fish's monkey dinners.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-21

1t Is also a disappointment to those
whose business viii require them 10
attend the state senate sessions the
coming winter. to know that Henry Al
len refuses to add to the interest Of
that body by sitting in 1t and occa-
sionalIy making a few remarks about
the weather and other subjects.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-21

A temperance campaign Is to be
started by the State Temperance
1,nion next month The state Tenn
perance union probably intends to
take up the good work where the
Democrats dropped it on November s..
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coed. Mr.. Allen could do more for Sem
ator Benson than any other ten men
in Franklin county, and that ought rs
be the governing situation. Alien is a
rafting good fellow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-21

Very likely the Standard Oil company
would like to have the man VINO saia y
owned the earth, prove his assertion
1t has discovered several states thae Il
doesn't own and its title TO otners NAY
1ne .afeor1ted