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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

ofr-year, was as follows:
W. j. Bailey, Republican. .159. 242
". H. Craddock, Democrat. ......-- III .14S
a s. McAlIister, Socialist. 4.07s
Il. w. Emerson, Prohibition. 6,o65
). H. Lathrop, middle-of-the-road
1ol,aA4St -------.--- -.s-.---.--.,--.--- 90
Bailes's plurality was 42.O94 It will
be noticed that the Republicans had
22,6Sl less in 1902 than in 1900. while the
Democrats had 1855 less. This repre-
sents approximately the stay~at-home
vote in 1902
It IS asserted that the eDmocrats viii
pretty generally vote this year because
of their enthusiasm for Harris and their
belief that he can be elected. On the
other hand there will probably be an
unusually large stay-at-home vote
among the Republicans, because Of the
dissat isfaction over the way the state
convention was run last spring. These
things add to the element OF doubt and
render guessing on the result wy un-
certain.
The comparative vote on president in
1900 and 1904 is also interesting. In
1900 the vote was as follows, counting
the first presidential elector:
Mckinley. Republican ...........-...-.1 S5, $50
Bryan Democrat ..--.-....-.-....--.---l52 ,6ol
Minor parties ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS o,2i0
Mckinley carried the state by %. S54.
He ran about 1000 ahead OF Stanley.
While Bryan ran about 1000 behind
Breidenthal.
The vote on president in 1903 was as
follows:
Roosevelt. Republican ................ 81, $50
Parker. Democrat OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. s6,17+
Socialist .............. ................. Is 500
Prohibition ......... ................... 1906
Populst -....-..--. -.-.--...,......--... 6,25S
Roosevelt received 1900 more than
Mckinley. while Parker received IS. 600
less than Bryan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02
JOURNAL ENTRIES


This IS the time of year when the
man who never failed to shut your
Office door last July. always leaves it
open. He has just learned that is the
way you want it, when you don't want
it that way.
Bishop Vincent says men should not
make long prayers Well. mighty few
men are guilty of it, Some of them
don't make any at all
4
Doubtless Thanksgiving Day is
placed just after election because the
people are then SO thankful that the
candidates are no longer chasing
them.
+
A boys idea of the best possible
economy is to use a pumpkin to make
a jack-o-lantern for Halloween and
afterwards give 1t to his mother TO
make into pies.
y
Our idea is that Abe Ruef of San
Francisco. should be given a medal for
his nerve as well as ten years in the
penitentiary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

IRON the PhiladeIphia Reo0rd.I

rFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
s+1-he more the merrier' doesn't andy
to bolls.
Time is money, but that is no reason
why you should want your watch to gain
time
All things may come to those who wait
but the trouble Is few Of us can afford TO
wait
A man sometimes doesn't know when
he is we'll of, but he always knows when
he ISN'T
Between airships and submarine boats
il is doubtful IL the coming generation
viii be on the level.
Fe-~I swear 7 have never loved be-
fore" She-"Ahl Then you must have
saved considerable money"
The literature OF advertising has made
rapid strides. but re still read about
gents furnishing goods and s. ''pants- p
WfgEZtFIe doesn't care how he spends
his money Wagg-.T gneass that's right
He attended two Church fairs last weeiz.S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02
HUMOR OF THE Day

Eyes. indeed said Mr.. Staylate. boast
fully 7 always pay as 60
Really replied Miss Patience Come,
sitting a yawn, and do your creditors
never complain about having 70 wait so
long ?''-Philadeiphia Catholic Standard.
What do you most enjoy about auto
.sThe sense Of relief" answered Mr.
Cunrox when I get to the end OF 2
trip and find that nobody has been hurt
w ashington Star
How do these new football rules com
pare with the old ones?'
well. last season at this time my boy
had a stir neck, bruised head and d
twisted ankle. This year he has a
sDrsined wrist, a broken rib and a lot
OF wrenehed tendons- I guess the rules
are about the ane.'-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Knox-'The idea of the swell set snub-
bing Jlgley simply because he a ser
made man Ascunl-- Think so2 knox
-"Of course. Why, they have admitted
Hawkins. who IS also self-made man.
Ascunl-t'Ah but Hawkins was made III
England. Philadelphia. Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02
SOME FICTRES

Perhaps the readers OF the State
Journal are curious to know just what
the election figures on governor have
been in former years. They are in
teresting for purposes OF comparison.
In 1904 the total vote for the various
candidates for governor was as follows:
E w Hoch Republican ..............1 1856 7sI
D. NJ Dale. Democrat. ................1 lie, 991
G. Lowther, Socialist. .................1 Il. 101
James Kerr, Prohibition......... 6,5S4
Governor Hoch's exact plurality was
69,740-almost 10000.
Other candidates on the state ticket
received a larger vote and a larger
plurality than Governor foch. Justice
W r. Smith, for instance, received a
total vote OF 1916 which was more
than $4,000 higher than his Democratic
opponent. Charles T. Scott, for con-
gressman-at-Iarge, received a plurality
Of $500, but his total vote was only
/, 200 more than Governor Hoch's.
For purposes of comparison, presiden-
tial years should be taken. for in off
years there IS large stay-at-h home
vote. In 1900 the vote on governor was
as follows
W. z. Stanley. Republican. ......... ISL. 500
J. W. BTeidenthal. Democrat......... I6s. 1893
q. c. Clemens. Socialist. 1.25S
z. Holsinger. rohibition..-.......... .. 26s
Governor Stanley's plurality was H.
100. It vii be noticed, however. that
Hoeh's vote n 1904 was only 1883 more
than Stanley's. but Dale's vote in 1904
was A SOP less than BreidenthaFs. The
Socialist gain was 1O.s4S, and the Pro-
hibition gain was 1929. Surprising that
all these gains came from the Demo-
Gratis and none from fs,rraaeaa .,,r,,,,.,
tion, it atiIl leaves 2s,199 Democrats IN
accounted for. who presumably staid at
home because they would not support
Parker.
The vote on governor IN 1902. the last
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02
FAMILY TROUBLES,

Fathers got the rheumatic
An mothers got a chill;
a stomach-ache is all that is
9tsfressin' brother Bill.
Uncle throat IS gettin sore
An baby has the Group,
An sisters coughs a reg lar roar,
lou ought 10 hear her Whoop,
The different microbes here about
Has all been classified.
Eaeh shows peculiar stripes, no doubt
When duly magnihed.
ne greatest comfort we have found
Is learnin science terms
So $ all of us kin sit around
CoHnparin' notes on germs.
Washington star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

zone OF the main things noticeable
about La Follette's roll CALI says the
Osborne Farmer, sis that on all occa-
siOns he was hooked UP with Ben Till
man and other Democrats, who were
notorious for opposing the policies ad-
vocated by Roosevelt and the Repub-
lean party But it is also noticeable
that ne wasn't hitched up with the AL
arich crowd that is far more opposed
to the policies Of Roosevelt and what
the people want than are the Demo
crafts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

In another week the senatorial fight
viii come to the front and occupy the
center OF the stage for little more
than two months. As soon as the gen
era1 election is over and it is known
what legislative candidates have pulled
through and what ones have fallen by
the vayside, the contest for senatorial
votes will settle down 10 business. And
"a soon as this senatorial fight is set
tied the contestants VIII begin to figure
on Senator Longs place two years
hence Politics. like the poor. we have
always with us
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

says the Washington Post: Criticism
of Joseph Ralph Burton, of Kansas.
halts in the face Of the conduct Of his
wife, who has given up her house in
order to be near him while he is serving
his Jail sentence. There must be much
pf good in a man who has such devotion
81 q splendid WOMAN,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02
ENFoRcED NIRTrE.

The effect of the railroad rebating
prosecutions has been to SO stiffen UP
the agents everywhere that business
men complain that there is too great
earn estness in holding them up in
ways that are even unreasonable. It is
to be said, however. that that kind Of
virtue is eloquent.-Springfi eld Repub-
Iican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02
REFLECTIONS or 4 BAoHELoR.
IRON the New York Press.l . :.

IETON lIle = y J 1Ia -s7s..I
We are al for reform unless 1t is for
4 girl likes 10 be in love just 50 she can
say she isn't.
have plain sense even after a college edu-
cation.
When q man has lived long enough In
a flat be kind Of looks forward to Dur-
gatory the way a schoolboy does TO vaca-
ton.
4 girl who is too delicate to sweep a
hall rug can dance seventeen miles q q.
ball and then want TO walk home with
one OF her partners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

The Democrats Of Anderson county
nominated Father Gormley Of Garrett
Tor representative. Some time ago the
statement was made that his church
connections would not allow his par
Nclnatiou en- politics. but Frank FARRELL
rs he is still the candidate and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02
HAMPERING RULES.

pamphlets to show that the fifteenth
amendment is what is the matter with
us. We are also hampered somewhat
by the ten commandment Minnea-
polls Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

Hero Is another thing that is the
matter With Kansas, according to the
Washington Post: Kansas Is crying
for men to aid in husking the bumper
corn crop. Kansas has been calling for
nelp ever since her farmers got too
7.it.f7 to work -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

The Hon John Sharp Williams ex-
plains that he is still for Bryan, but
against Organism. says the New York
Tribune About in the same position
toward Bryan that Speaker Cannon is
toward Roosevelt--Cadiz CO.) Sentinel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

There is no great loss without some
small gain. The hurricane that did
such destruction in Cuba also blew all
the mosquitoes into the sea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

why Wall street should be so worried
about money to move the crops, -
while Kansas and Nebraska banks, in
the heart Of the grain district, are re-
fusing to accept deposits. pleading that
they have more money than they can
use.-Washington Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

The books of the Cuban government
are to be audited. This may strike
CUBAN politicians as a disgustingly
sordid policy.-Baltimore News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02
Only ONE IN CAPTIVITY.

Why should Princeton be allowed to
boast longer OF having the only living
ex-president2 Can't Yale capture
Hon Thomas Estrada Palma ?-Phila-
delphia. North American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

work on the Panama canal ought to
progress extremely fast now. The
president is going to look after it him
self in a few days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

In statement Issued Monday. the
Massachusetts an7oEratic candidate for
governor. Moran. said that 100000 has
been offered him bY certain corporations
and liquor interests if he would make
confidential statements as to his policy
when elected. He declared that he had
spurned this offer and consequently
was opposed byathe convention Of inter-
ests-Arkansas city Traveller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

Missouri is boasting Of a hog worth
81 900, but If careful inquiry were made
a considerable number of twO-iegged
hogs can be found over there who are
worth more than that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

Only i've days now until we win
know whether the cyclone that is
threatening in Kansas is the real thing
or only a BLUM.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

People dislike rainy weather purely
for it's own sake. This is one case
where there is no heavy talk about the
principle Of the thing.-Richmond
Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

Isn't it somewhat peculiar that no
one discovered this railroad comnlis-
sioner problem until some one mad
vertently brought it out just before
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

This IS no mere earthquake that is
happening out i'm San Francisco now.
It's a political upheaval
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02
How a Modern Balloon is Made.

INV q tAOAkSkH N1dtiOOIa- Is MADE.
The chief amateur balloonist of
America is DR.. Julian P. Thomas of
New York He has written d most
entertaining article in AppIeton's
magazine for November, in which he
describes some thrilling escapes. In
cidentally he says:
1t may interest the reader to hear
something about the construction of a
Dig modern balloon. and its equip
ments. It is made of what is known
as balloon cloth, which som times is
OF SILK, and is sewn in small sections
Of about a yard square. so that If one
OF the sections should burst the whole
balloon would not collapse and de-
strcy the aeronaut.
AT the top of the bag is the valve
to let the gas out when one wishes to
descend. A rope for opening 1t runs
from this valve through the center of
the balloon TO the operator in the
basket. The balloon is filed through
the neck, and this is left always open,
50 that when the gas expands, from
the heat of the sun or the lesser pres
sure of high attitudes, the gas may
escape and not burst the envelope.
AS soon as the balloon is sewn to-
gether 1t is blown full of air and given
three coats of varnish. Each coat
must be allowed to dry thoroughly
before the next is applied, or else they
would never become perfectly dry and
the balloon would be likely to be de-
taneous combustion. This spontaneous
combustion is not bursting into flame.
but a Kind of excee dinghy quick dry
rot. myself have lost three balloons
through it. Once, in my factory, we
were looking at a beauty when some
one shifted the air ana remarked.
Thomas balloon is gone and SO it
proved to be. Five minutes saw it de-
stroyed-rotten so that you could poke
your finger through 1t.
Sometimes the balloon is so affect
ed in only a few sections, and a man
may make an ascension thinking his
balloon is all right. Protected by the
itself. he may even get up to some
height before discovering his danger.
In former times there were many fatal
accidents from this cause.
when a balloon is packed, talcum
or some other powder is sprinkle6 over
the folds to keep them from adhering
to each other. If this is neglected the
| balloon VIII be ruined, especially in
hot weather.
"As [ said. a fine netting covers the
balloon proper, both to strengthen it
and to carry the weight Of the basket
and its contents. All the strands of the
netting come together in the 'concen-
trating ring just above the basket. in
which the aeronaut stands. The
anchor and guide rope. as well as the
basket, are fastened to this concentrat-
ing ring.
"Au modern balloons, besides the
valve. have a rip cord. fastened to q
| long patch sewn in the envelope. by
means OF which the balloon can be cut
This IS never used except in cases OF
extreme emergency. and when the
/ basket Is within ten or fifteen feet of
the ground"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

Fred Trigg's idea of a man wasting
valuable time was Vice President Fair
banks trip through Arkansas. Per-
haps the same thing was true with
reference to Kansas, so far as the Fair
banks presidential boom is concerned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

The politicians are so uncertain that
they are getting their explanations on
both sides hxed up as to how it hap
pened.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

The Republican leaders have one
thing TO be thankful for this year: They
are not burdened with overconfdence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

It's all right to denounce Senator
smoet, OF course, but when the W. c.
~. e. puts him in the same class as
King Leopold it is going a little too far
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

That California kid who is said to
he the heir apparent to the throne of
Poland win have a hard time proving
property after those people over there
have battered the throne around a
few years longer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

AT first glance, the only Objection
20 the new pure food rules is that the.
give the food so much time to spoi
while one is reading taem.@PhiladeI
phia INQUIRER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02
FRON OTHER PENS
THE LABEL AND THE CAN.

You may now be assured that the
government guarantees the label, no
matter what you may find in the can
Atlanta Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

Sir Thomas Upton is so popular in
this country that 1t would be a matter
of general regret TO see him tied UP
with the beef packers.-W-as hington
Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02
IIo,E ID Eeels-to Go % in q BalIoon.

How 1t Feels to Go Up in a Balloon
The American Magazine for Novem
Der includes an article on Sky Sailing,
the New Sport" that presents a Won
derful account of the sensa tons exper-
fenced by the balloonist. Here IS a pic
ture Of how you feel as you leave the
earth on your first ascension:
Let GO everybody shouts your
pilot, and the first Of a series Of strange
phenomena strikes you. For it is not az
if YOU were moving upward or leaving
the earth. It seem as If the earth were
leaving YOU. Your balloon seems to you
to be standing perfectly still as If held
suspended by an invisible hand while
the earth recedes back, back at a start
ling rate. You look over the top Of
your basket at the people with whom
but an instant before you were rubbing
elbows and you gaze into a multitude
OF upturned faces cheering themselves
blue and at a forest Of arms waving
hats and flags and handkerchiefs. Even
as YOU gaze. the faces blur and fade,
while the decreasing noise of the cheers
gives you an idea Of the rate at which
you are soaring Skyward. And still you
cling away and not the earth. You do
not feel the least sensation of upward
movement of the sort you feel while in
the elevator of a hotel or Office building.
On the contrary, so indescribably
smooth and easy is the motion that
there seems to be none at all, and were
you blindfolded and were it not for the
recsding sound from the crowd below,
you would not know that the balloon
had left the earth. and you might be
tempted to step overheard into space. ."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

resumption OF big crop stories in the
kansas papers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02
FULL LEASED WIRE ElEPORT
or THE ASSOCIATED sRFESS

You don't have to register for the
Senatorial election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

The annual increase in the number
Of Original Gibson girls goes on. de-
spite the fact that the artist has been
for some time IN stucious retirement.
IVY ARLINGTON star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

Richard Croker has wired home
from ireland indicating that he is
against Hearst This ought to be a
good thing for Hearst. but it may not
work that way IN New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02

Fame is aeeting. Can you recall
the name Of the Philadelphia banker
who was the talk Of the country a few
weeks ago because he betrayed his
trust and then killed himself?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02
KANSAS coNAENT
. NAMPAIGN.


The Chicago Tribune prints carr
toon which indicates that the cam
paign spellblnders are having a hard
tiIne to get crowds in the middle west.
The same apathy exists In Illinois, In
diana, and Ohio that is found In kan
sas. Tor some reason the people do
not care to talk politics. The of year
snoOze is deeper than usual
What does this mean2 Any man is
entitled to a guess on It. The Gazette s
guess IS this: That the politicians are
talking or one thing and the people are
thinking OF something else. At least
that is the case in Kansas The presi-
dent in his Harris burg speech last
month set the people to thinking about
the income tax, the license upon corpol-
atoms, and the inheritance tax. But
the Republican politicians are not talk
ing of those things. They are talking
of the work already done. They are
waving the dear old flag. and are
standing by the grand old party.
What the people desire to hear about
is the line the president has set down.
They don't hear about the new issues;
so they stay at home.
The great danger to the Republican
ticket in this county and in this state,
and indeed all over the west, is the
stay-at-home vote. The Republican
speilbinders, are for the most part
talking OF things that keep people away
that can get the people out to the polls
will be habit and character of the can
didates.
There should be a big vote in this
county But there win not be, as the
registration is now 800 short in Empor-
ia. II that per cent of the total vote
stay away from the polls all over the
county. there Will be shrinkage of
1000 votes in this county. Lyon county
conditions prevail ali over Kansas,
One thousand votes short in this coun-
~ will make a state shortage of at
least 75,00O.
That may mean the election or de-
feat of doch- It may mean the coun-
try over, the election or defeat of a
Republican house of representatives.
1t is an alarming condition, for the
party in power.
Certainly it means something. Get
out your prophets license and take a
guess.-Emporia Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02
"a 80 FoK GoMPERs.

IN spite of 1he declarati0n OF Com
gresham IaHtlef7eld that President
C4ompers kept him from being defeat
ed there has been no call for Comp
ers' services in the many other dis
triets from Republican congressman
who see -defent staring them in the
face.wPratt GluAen-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02
STRENGTH OF NATIONS.
Az ELAsTIC ANALOGY.

Wise citizens make good and gtedt
Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-02
A WOMANtS QUESTIONS.

Why do we always md the rockers
Of the chair with our insteDs when we
go proving in the dark. Why do our
friends call the very afternoon we are
wearing our ugiiest calico wrapper
and are cleaning the top shelves of a
closet9 Why is it that when we go to
town in a Macintosh and an old hat
that the sun comes out brilliantly and
We meet everyone we know? Why is
it that when dinner IS late that our
hubby invariably gets home a half an
hour earlier than usual, and IS in a
hurry to get out again3 Equally why
is 1t that when dinner is right Oh time
this same old hubby is an hour behind
time and everything IS spoiled even to
the cooks temper These are dues-
not answer theln.--Cuba Daylight.