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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-12
HARD 10 -UNDERsTAND.

Governor Hoch says he can not I'M
derstand why he was mad the object
Of such a hard fight in Kansas. A little
over two years ago perhaps willis J.
Bailey could not understand why such
an uncalled for fight was made on him.
In fact, some of the Republican man
ayers tried to tell MI. Bailey after
wards that the fight was not on him
but on those who were around him.
Nest people know that the real rea-
son why there was a fight on Governor
Bailey in 1904 was because E. w. Hoch
was not elected state printer. But not
withstanding that, Mr.. Bailey and his
political friends have stood by Cover
nor Hoch in the campaign just closed.
Without them he would have been
overwhelmingly defeated.
Suppose Willis ]. Bailey had been
heading the Republican ticket this
year. Does anyone suppose that he
would have received only a bare plu-
rality Of 2,0OO?
It is to be hoped that Governor Hoch
will carefully study to discover the
cause of the opposition to him. and that
he VIII profit thereby.
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Football played 5000 Miles Ava

At last, the kick is made. the ball is
up in the air, your heart is up in your
throat, the ball comes down a-spin-
ming, is caught by one OF the backs,
he starts off like lightning; Interior
ence has formed automatically, the
two teams mingle at last, the man is
thrown, the s%ignboard at the end of
the field says FIRST down." and anoth-
er historic game is under way.
Ten minutes later, at a club in Den
yer. a hush falls over the little group
who have gathered to look at a grid
iron arrangement of wires with the
rival cOlors at either end and a minia-
ture football which can slide In either
direction. h man at the telephone
clears his throat. Still holding the re-
ceiver to his ear, he announces to the
crowd, Smith kicks of, Brown runs
the ball back to the thirty-yard line.
Is downed by Jones. Robinson ties his
shoestring.' The crowd breaks into a
little cheer. Similar scenes are being
enacted all owe the broad land. The
game had started at 2:10, but at Den
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-12
WAGGENER,s ANTT-PAss BILL.


There will doubtless be many meas
Ures introduced In the coming legis-
lature intended to carry out some of
the ideas promulgated in the Square
Deal questions. Strange as it may
seem, Senator Waggener. of Atchison.
will hand out early in the coming
passes.
incidentally Senator Waggener is a
railroad attorney and in that n
ton he has learned a few things about
passes. It has long been his opinion
that the railroads would be fully as
well off as they are If passes were done
away with. provided the prohibition is
made absolute; and as long as there is
now a popular demand for the aboli-
ton of passes, Senator Waggener be-
lieves this is a good time to push such
a measure through.
The bill to be introduced by the SEN
ator from Atchison will make it a
felony for a pass to be issued by a
railroad official, or requested or used
by others than IONA hde railroad en-
ployes. In order to enforce h law
the bill will empower every train con-
ductor to arrest every person present
ing an illegal pass, and make it the
conductors duty to turn the offender
over to h officers Of h law at the
first station possible.
The law, says Senator Waggener,
should prescribe the form Of passes to
be issued to railroad employees, SO that
the legal pass shall show in what ca
pacity its possessor is employed.
To the layman this sounds like a
pretty good sort Of a measure to ac-
complish the object sought.-with the
proper penalties attached to It, of
course-and coming from such an au-
thority. both on passes and on consti-
tutional law, it ought to be a hrst-class
bill.
W. R. Stubs viii have to hurry if
he frames a better anti-pass mesure
than that Of Senator Waggener.
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elevator had stopped running before shs
covered the Instruments. and still he
naQ not come. Slowly she adjusted her
hat before the mirror. There came 4
Iash OF eager, impatient feet up the
stairs, and the door of the office waS
burst OPEN He dropped his suit case
and came forward with outstnetched
hands.
oh, he exclaimed. GREATNESS and re-
Ieved, I was afraid you would be gone
She did not turn.
You know, don't you, why I didn't
come yesterday You understand II was
not my fault-that I hadn't time to send
YOU 2 note even?'' She Bowed her head
In. silence. All, but you still think It
was unmanly to talk through Thar ola
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES me, dear. I didn't
know what I was doing. But I do love
you. Mabel" he would not be d5scour-
aged by her silence. Il love YOU and 7
want you. Tell me. can you org5qae me
and love me a little in returns p
Then she wheeled about, her face
radiant, her eyes shining like gray stars.
Pierce, deari" was all she said but he
satisfied. for he read ais answer il
her eyes-CCopyright, 1906. by Alice L.
CarSOuO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-12

Ex-Commissioner of Pensions Ware
tells his story in the American Spectator:
The first account of a special examiner of
the bureau, when examined at the end of
item: Porter. so cents" The auditing
office promptly notified the examiner that
the government did not pay for the malt
refreshments Of its servants; whereupon
the examiner carefully explained that the
90 cents had been given to the porter on
the train for helping with his baggage.
He was then informed tina the item
would be allowed, but in the future in
similar cases he would use the form
porterage." When the account for the
following month was received the auditor
was astonished to find a charge of 500
for cabbage" H must be running a
boarding house or a rabbit farm" was
the officers It was only after
another exchange of letters that it de-
veloped that it had been for local trans
portation, and not for vegetables, that
the expenditure had been made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-12
JOURNAL ENTRIES

In the excitement over the election
IN other states, no mention was made
Of the fact that Texas went Democratic.
put we trust you win pardon the over
sight.
. . =
Don't be in a hurry for the Thanks
giving proclamation. It may take Gov
ernor Hoch several days to get into tho
proper frame Of mind 20 take his pen
in hand and write it.
y y
Those spOrtive gentlemen who bet
that Washburn would score Saturday,
and also those who bet that K. U. would
make more ~touchdowns tina Wash
burn, can now realize the folly of bet
tng-or Of stating it in a foolish way
at least.
y = =
That nomination which we proudly
presented to Frank Foster last spring,
all done up in tissue n tied with a
blue ribbon, turned out to be a nice
shiny gold brick. but we didn't know
1t at the time.
\ y \
Warning: John Davitz, Of Oak Mills,
according to the Atchison Globe. will
Kill sixty hogs this all. There are a lot
Of people who would better stay away
from Oak Mills.
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QUAKER REFLECTIONS.
rrrom the Philadelphia Record.

Some men are disgraeefuliy rich.
The one secret that is well guarded
is the secret of success.
Simply looking bored to death won't
get one into polite society.
He who would enjoy fame must not
forget to pay the press agent.
Many a fellow who sports an auto
mobile coat hasn't even car fare.
Some people forgive their enemies be-
cause it's too much trouble not to.
Truth may be stranger than fiction,
but not the campaign literature brand.
Blobbs-"How do you NOV you are IN
love with her?v oh, I feel like making
such a fool of myself
The fellow who is always up In the
clouds must get used to coming down
with the proverbial dull, sickening thud.
siiiicus-"Since his wife died he actually
seems to be growing Younger Cynicus-
HE will probably continue so until he
marries again
Tommy-"Pop. what are the duties of
a campaign manager? Tommy's Pop
Principally, my son. to count chickens
before they are hatched-"
I understand Crater De Doodle is go
ing south for the winter, remarked one
RfaIto saunterer. Yes" replied the
other, '-he can't stand exposure"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-12
GLOBE SIGHTS.
IRON the Atchison Globe.l

IFrOm the chis Globe.1
Reformers can always find something
to be busy about. After election 1t will
be the corset
In the western part of the county.
lis sign is displayed at a farm HOUSE.
gate: We are busy ~snucking corn
Candidates keep out"
What has become of the old fashioned
young man who said. when introduced
to a new young lady, Il had a knock
down 70 her.
When an old maid is no longer a sue
cess or the ball room floor, her old heart
can be cheered by being asked to be d
"chaperon' along the wall.
Ho-. policemen are abusedl And did
you ever know a policeman who wasn't
a pretty good fellow and anxious to do
his duty? We never did.
How you resent 1t when anyone inter
feres in that which you consider your
b~usinesse' And how often you interfere
with the business of others.
When a man writes a PROPOSAL Of
MARRIAGE to- q woman, he has written
something that will last forever: A wo-
man never destroys a letter that IN
tains an offer Of marriage.
What age should a girl be when her
parents make the discovery that she
would have a betteretime entertaining
her callers If they would go off to bed
and leave her alone with them?
II a doctor will look anxious when
talking to a woman patient, it becomes
a mere matter of conscience with him
how long he can string his visits out:
she thinks he should keep on coming
hen her condition is that alarming.
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PorNTEp ~PARAGRAPHs.
[From the chieago News.I

rFrom the Chicago News.1
some feminine compilations are COM
pick affairs
A distant relative who is "close" is both
far and near
Too many friends in need viii keep an
easy man broke
FIRST Impressions of dental students are
seldom the best
When it comes to giving advice the
average man is liberal.
A man isn't necessarily. an artist be-
cause he draws the color line
If a mar is well and happy he ought
10 be willing to let It go at that.
After doing one thing do you not often
wish that you had dose the other2
OFTEN a man does himself a favor b.
keeping on good terms with his neigh
bors.
Many women have a way about them
that is calculated to drive sensitive men
to drink.
Some people display the best Of taste
by cutting out originality from their con
versation-
Most Of Us know when we have said
enough. but few Of Us have sufficient self
control to put the lid on
In after years a man sometimes wishes
he had attended nls o~n funeral instead
of his Wife's wedding.
Occasionally a woman dyes her hair
red, but If a mar was 10 DO a thing HkG
that he would be connneQ ia 8 raddGa
cell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-12
HUMOR or TIE DAY

Tell the press censor to exercise more
than ordinary vigilance over all the pub
lications that come into the palace" said
the car.
FOR any special reason. your majesty?'
yes. The fortune teller has warned
me tLat I am liable to hear some bad
news. Washington Star
DE reason" said Brother williams.
that you never see a angel with q mus
tache Is. dc men has SIGH a close shave
ter git dar!"-Atlanta Constitution.
How Urkind: Hsien-what do you
tie-Gorgeous! When does it come OF?
Puck.
Jeems-A Michigan youth killed himself
after smoking too many cigarettes. Rivers
The papers gave him a big pun, I sup
pose.-Ex.
where does Lucia get her beautiful
golden hair from7' From her father"
rs he blond7" mo, but he Is a chemist"
II Motto Dor Ridere-
But She Minds the Helm. Nubbs-I un-
dcrstand that the stdrbo7Id is on the
right side II sfe sSip. DuhbE-Exlctys
and the sta--boar1sr is on the risns sde
OF the landla2y.
yes, they're just like brothers, aren't
they" Al, N SSg sense Ia66ssy course n:9fhhsaafrss
what I Observation-Disclosures Press
On the Fly: Heidi you have a mics
vacation2 ShsSpIendid! Jack taught rs
to fish. He-Catch ~anythingh She-ses
I caught Jack II
How do you dispose If your garbage
here?' asked the stranger, who was
gathering zata for purposes Of pubhca-
garbage can" sud thu man with lie
chin beard: but L don't know, Of course.
about the n~eighbors. Chicago tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-12
TIE Coli Shoulder.

At a reception in Washington some
time ago one of the guests. a man with
a poor for faces and, in addi-
ton, a little n~ear-sighted, took the
host aside and spoke to him in a con
hdential whisper.
''You see that tall mar standing by
the door," he asked.
YES
well. I was talking to him a while
age about the terribly cold weather in
Nebraska last year, and he yawned in
my face"
The host smiled. Don't you know
who he is?" asked he.
mo"
That's Lieutenant Peary, the Arctic
explorer."-Harper's Weekly.
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Tho InterIInear Baedec,zer.

No sane man enjoys keeping a diary
and no modern man writes volumin-
Gus enough letters to cover all the
items of a foreign tour, says h Trav-
Ell Magazine. But there is a way of
having an indelible record of the jour
neyings, day by day.
In your guide-book, the faithful
Baedecker or whatever, underline the
hotel you decide on, with the
Good" or Bad" or Fair" Under
line each castle, mansion, gallery. with
the date. and short comment if desir-
ed.
AS for Instance Blenheim Castle.
Then In your writing, august 6, 1905.
Met Big Tin Sullivan in front of a
Velasquez."
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Fee and Foe.

In a suit recently tried in a Virginia
town a young lawyer of limited expert
ence was addressing the jury on a
point of law. when. good naturally, he
turned to opposing counsel. a mar of
much more experience than himself,
and asked:
That's right I believe. Colonel Hop
kins?"
Whereupon Hopkins, with a smile Of
conscious superiority, replied:
'Sir, I have an office in Richmond
wherein I shall be delighted to enlight-
en- you on any point of law for a con-
sideration."
The youthful attorney, not in the
least abashed, ooh from his pocket a
half dollar piece. which he. offered
Colonel Hopkins with this remark:
mo time like the present. Take
this, sir, tell US what you know, and
give me the change
Weekly.
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Close Questioning.

In recalling incidents connected with
Virginia politics some years ago a prom
inent Virginian recently related to a
Washington man an account of an inves-
tigation of election frauds in the lower
section of the state. In the course of the
proceedings it developed that the ballots
in an important precinct had not been
sealed after the final count. thereby re-
ing exposed to fraudulent practices. The
chairman of the investigating committee
closely questioned the election judges as
TO why the prescribed duty of carefully
securing the ballots had been neglected.
Gould you not obtain any mucilage in
the toWn?'
mo, sir"
Gould you not procure some sealing
wax. sorne shoemaker's wax, if nothing
else?"
mo, SIR
well, then. sir. VIII didn't you go out
into the woods and get some resin? Do
you mean to tell me that there were no
pine trees around there shedding tears at
your Infamous rascality ?"-Washington
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Have you heard De Wolf HcDper's
story about the young mar who want
ed a pas for "Happyland %
Nj. Hopper and his company had
arrived in a small "one-night-stand'
and were on their way to the hotel
when the comedian was accosted by a
iank individual who ske for "a
ckut." Hopper had grown weary OF
this class of suppliants, and he was not
especially gentle in inquiring what
claim the man had upon his generos-
ity- Are you the sherin?" he de-
handed.
The stranger shook his head.
The constable %
Another shake.
The mayor"
Nope"
ARE you a stockholder in the thea
Nope"
The bill poster, perhaps?''
A third shake Of the head.
Then" roared Mr.. Hopper, Gin the
name of the grey banshee. what right
have you to ONE to me for seats %
why didn't you ask me that
afore?" dueried the fellow. I'm the
son o. tn chap that hauled tn wood
that come from tn Ground tina was
bein' cleared for, tn fellow that sold
his plot to tn man that put up tn
op'ry house"
Mr. Hopper says that h belief that
he had run across a descendant of the
author of THE House That Jack
Built" prompted him to hand out the
coveted -pasteboards-
A group of actors sat waiting for
Henry w. Savage in the Garden thea
ter, New York, between the ~rehearsaIs
the other day, when the conversation
turned to the subject of smart boys.
"When I was on the staff OF the
New York Daily News" said J. Hay
den Clarendon, who a now given up
journalism to play the part of Art1e in
THE Prince of Pilsen," 1--WE had an
office boy who was the greatest sue
cess as a failure that you ever saw.
On one occasion I sent him to Richard
Harding Davis rooms to get some
copy Pretty soon we heard a ciatter
Of feet on the stairs and in burst the
boy entirely out of breath"
Whats the trolble2 Wasn't he
there2' I asked.
mo, sir. he's out n de joints all
locked uD.'
""Then why the dickens didn't YOU
wait for him as I told your I asked.
"fWh-wh-why, dere wuz a note on
the door dat said, Return at once SO
I fought youse wanted me back
quick"
Marie CahilI and Eugene cowles
were chatting while off stage during
one Of the rehearsals of Marrying
Mary at Days recently
yes" said Cowles. "colored ser
wants are funny. In my study at
home I have numerous pictures Of the
Bostonians' hung and labeled One
morning my man Caesar was fussing
about and fixing up while I was at
work. He looked owe the pictures.
just as he had done a thousand times
a.say. Mr.. cowles. did you cher
sing De Messiah when you was at
Bostock's?'"
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sENATE -vACANCIEs.

pretty sure thing that some of them
will not live to join the same group
two years later. OF the forty state
senators of Kansas who assembled last
year only thirty-seven wilf return next
year. Peck is lead. Benedict, dean
of the senate and q member continu-
ously for thirty-hve years, is dead.
Smith Of Franklin has resigned on &C
count of poor health. Any c~onspicu-
body of men. taken over a period
of years, constitutes impressive evil
dence Of the uncertainty of this exist
ence.-LaWrence world.
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A member of the Philadelphia bar
tells Of a queer old character in Al
toona who for a long time was the
judge of q police court in that town.
On n occasion, during d session Of
his court. there was such an amount
CT conversation and laughter in the
court room that his honor became
very angry and confused. Suddenly,
in great wrath, he shouted:
silence, here. We have decided
above a dozen cases this morning, and
I haven't heard a word of one of
them!"-Harper's Weekly.
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Punctilious.

A Washington woman prominent in the
official set of the national capital tells OF
a function to which she had invited an
attache of one of the legations famous
for his extreme Doliteness. The invita-
ton was formally accepte but on the
morning of the appointed day she re-
ceived a note, written by the diplomat
lists valet, and couched In the following
terms:
Senior Blank regrets much that he will
not be able to attend Mrs. S~o-and-So's
reception on the evening of the 22nd in
slant, as he is dead."-Harper's Weekly.
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FROM OTHER PENS
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.

President Roosevelt's visit TO Pan
anna will be a unique and an ausplc-
ious incident in American history. 1t
will not be the first time a president
has gone outside of the territorial lin
its Of the United States, but it will be
he first time one has visited a Tor
eign country. In that it will set q
commendable precedent. In stopping
at Porto Rico on his way south Mr..
Roosevelt will do ava with the fool
ish notion that outlying possessions or
the United States car never be visit
ed by the president because in so do
ing he would have to leave the United
states. One Of these days, we may
hope. he or some succeeding president
viii visit our other possessions-Ha-
wall. Guam, the Philippines, and,
above all. Alaska. which we have own
ed for nearly forty years and during
the administrations of nine presidents
but which, because of a foolish super
stftion, has never yet been visited by
the chief of its government IN Wis
iting n he will demonstrate that
a President of the United States is not
a prisoner, a Dalai Lama or a Brood
ing Buddha. but is as free to go about
the world as is the French president
or the German emperor.-New York
Tribun
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more counties decreased it to 5000.
When so counties had reported, Hoch
had only a few more than 200 to go
on. Sizty-hve counties showed his
plurality to be only 2.50o. The only
thing that prevented the election of
Colonel Harris was that the supply of
counties did not hold out long enough.
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REFLECTTONs or A BACHELOR
rFrom the New York Press.l

Half the fun of being rich seems to
be trying to get richer with it.
There are lots of fools IN the world be-
sides those who are engaged
If It wasn't on her head YOU would
think a woman's hat was a flying ma
chine.
It's mighty unfortunate for most people
that they look so much like themselves.
No matter how much q woman disap-
proves swearing she is grateful her hus-
band is so manly.
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sCAPEGOATs.

De white folks dey keeps shoutin' names
An argyfyin' shame.
On evy fastest niger born
Case some er us ter blame.
Now I amt say tive wrongs makes
right"
But dis am GorsDel true
Eff Pm ma ~''brudder's keeper" Boss.
l reckon-so is you!
De Bible low we all is kin
In Gawd A~'mighty's sight,
An none er US amt black all thoo-
An none er us afnt-White.
You's mighty bigetty down hyar,
But On de "Jedgemint Day"
When Gawd ax-"Whar yer brudder?"
Boss,
I bet yer dassen't say,
-Rosalie NJ. Jonas, In The Ameriea1
\ Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-12

Before the official count commenced
the Republican state committee claim
Cd the election Of Hoch by 1900. The
onclal count in the first dozen counties
sut this figure down to $500 A few
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There is a rift in the clouds for Con
gresham Grosvenor Of Ohio. He vas
defeated for denomination last spring.
and the uture Of the country looked
pretty dark to him, but now it turns out
that the man who defeated him will not
go to washington to wreck the nation
after all. He was beaten by a Demo-
erat.
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rur MnNRoE DOcTRINE.

According to a telegram rom Ber-
lin to he London Morning Post. the
German government is distributing
thousands of copies Of the speech late
w made by Prof. Burgess in which he
referred disparagingly to the Monroe
doctrine. The money so expended viii
be worse than wasted. The speech
was miscellaneous. because 1t tended to
foster in Germans the delusion that
they may find in Latin-America a field
for colonization and conquest. As a
matter Of fact, the Monroe doctrine
was never so firmly rooted in the
minds of. the American people or SO
resolutelv upheld by their government
as it is today-New York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-12

How would you like to live in Las
Angeles2 That city has just got
through with the general election, and
next month it must endure the agony of
q hot municipal campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-12

The Atchison Globe reads resubmis-
sion in the result Of the election.
Funny how many opposite results this
election has.