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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-17

should go to congress. Fortunately
for Mr. Scott. neither Of these former
Capital men are in the Second district.
J. F. farrell is running the Holton
Signal and 3. P. Walker owns the Os-
borne Farmer. Here is a paragraph
from the Farmer this week: Stubs
Civic league Is down and ont. We have
never had much use for Farmer. Smith
OF Mcpherson. but we have taken him
to our bosom now and win henceforth
love him for what he did TO the Civic
league the other day. The league met
its Waterloo Thursday when its chief
sachem. J. S. George, candidate for
railroad commissioner, was beaten in
his own precinct. ward, city and county
by a vote of three to one at the Reno
county Republican primaries. Reno
was the stronghold Of the league and
George was the leagues prophet as
well as its president. This means that
the league is down and out. There isn't
enough left of it to make a respectable
funeral. The Civic League was the
creation Of Stubs. He wants to ride
1t into the United States senate. Stubs
is great poser. He has read some
thing about the ungainliness Of Abe
Lincoln and is trying to emulate him.
Stubs VIII be repudiated in his own
district when Henry Allen makes Scott
look like thirty cents in his race for
congress-
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QUAKER REFLECTIONS

TFrom the Philadelphia Record
Never satisfied toper's thirst.
A man Is apt to slip up even on a
pavement Of good intentions.
The fact that money doesn't make the
man doesn't worry the money maker.
Education is largely a matter of en-
vironment. Parrots never go to Sun
day school.
The fellow who swears of sometimes
comes to full stop, and sometimes
merely to a semicolon.
We close our eyes to our own faults
and then fondly imagine that we are
irnpafring the vision Of others
peace hath her Victories quoted the
wise Guy. Yes, but war does more
advertising" added the Simple Mug.
When prosperity is with US the pes
sirnist always goes ahead announcing
that this is positively the farewell APP
pearance-
Tonmy-'.Pop, is a married man ever
INDEPENDENTLY rich2" Tommy's Pop
mo, my son; he may be rich, but never
independent
Wigg-sYou can reach a mans heart
with food, woman's with fattery.'
7Vagg-''In other words, stun them and
they are yours
Tel a man he is in his prime. and he
gill feel compimented; tell a woman
and she will feel that you are casting
reflections on her age.
why do you book agents never shut
the door behind your inquired the vic
tim us 1t carelessness2 NO sir, -
replied the book agent, its caution"
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

TFrom the Chicago Nsws1
If you can't speak the truth keep
stiff under Jaw.
But the day worker acquires more
coin than the day dreamer
It takes a man with a cork leg to
laugh at the man who wears wig.
often "the coming man has a little
bill he would like to collect.
A good Joke on a friend wouldn't be
worth a smile # on yourself.
It will now proceed in the following
manner" said the detective.
Some music teachers cultivate the
voice. and some the imagination
IF a man owes you money he is al
ways ready to laugh at your alleged
jokes.
Intuition comes easier than serious
contemplation: that is why women pre-
fer it.
A man would forget the most Of his
troubles if he didn't take a vacation
once in a while
If man returns a borrowed UNI
breI1a it's a sure indication that he has
a conscience
Book learning is about all a man
needs in this worlo-rroyiding ne
spends his time in jail
Tts easier for man to marry a wo-
man for her beauty than it is to live
with her for the same reason.
Beware of the man who looks at you
Nth an air of vacant inquiry when you
are trying to tell funny story.
a woman may not be able to drive a
horse or a nail, but when It comes to
driving a bargain slae manages to get
fbarp
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One Of the last and best things John
James ingalls, contributed to Journal
ism was piece a stick" in length on
the power OF the press. IN a system
OF representative popular self-govern-
nent ike ours" Mr.. ingalls, said, the
supreme power is public opinion.
From the ultimate DEGREES Of this
tribunal there is neither exculpation
nor appeal It's organ is the press.
which protects minorities from the
tyrannies of majorities, the weak from
the oppression Of the strong and the
poor from the extortion of the rich by
appeal TO the conscience Of the peo-
PIE, and by condemnation of error,
falsehood and injustice. The august
Judge, the despotic magistrate, the
corrupt legislator may be Indifferent
TO the penalties and sanctions of the
moral law, may care little for heaven
or hell and less for God or devil: but
ne trenbles and covers and shrinks
from the terrifying publicity Of the
daily newspaper. No craft or subtlety
can eVade its sleepless vigilance: no
hypocrisy can escape its penetration;
no bride can purchase its verdict. With
free thought, free speech and a free
press our civilization viii emerge IN
impaired from the tremedous revolu-
ton through which society is now
passing, and the standard of Spartacus
VIII be raised in vain ''-Holton
Signal.
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JAYHA WKER JOTS

Progress has been located. It has
reached Coneyville At least the papers
speak Of the march of progress" there.
An ottawa man is very proud because
he has got hold Of So gold piece of
the vintage of 1910. Most people are
satisfied to get hold of those articles Of
the vintage Of 1905.
Opinion handed down by Deacon Bert
Walker: The man who is worth $50, 900
and denies himself all Injuries of life
is a bigger fool than the colt that swan
a river to get drink Of water.
Up at Concordia a tailor recently had
a bad night of It, An attack Of hic-
coughs got hold of him during the af-
ternoon and kept his palate busy jump
ing up and down all night.
A former Salina woman whose home
is in Kansas City but who Is visiting
in California, recently gave birth to
triplets. Now should Kansas. Missouri
or California have credit for this good
crop?
This is about the season of the year -
says the Osborne Farmer, when moth
er takes a lamp and goes down cellar
and looks carefully over all the shelves
She wants to know how many cans Of
jelly she has left
There is joy in the home Of certain
Old Codger in FL Dorado. II you don't
believe it, read this from the FL Dorado
Republican: The state fish warden has
promised to put some black bass in the
north branch OF Little Walnut on or
near Chas. Eckel's farm.
Another political canard nailed by
Frank farrell: THE Becks are cireulat-
ing a story that we spelled eccentricity
with an * at the spelling bee last Fri
day night. It is a nefarious fake, start
ed by the hated opposition to weaken
our boom for governor. True, the pro
nouncer, the judges and the audience.
including our wife. agree with the
BeclSs on the proposition, but the re-
port is false, just the same. and we rise
Ia the strength Of our young manhood
to so brand it. Admitting, for the sake
of argument, thar we spelled eccentricity
with an K, it is no worse than to spell
Deuteronomy with two is and that's
what win Beck did. Now therel And
VIII Beck is g Sunday school superfn-
tendentI9
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WILLIAM GREEN.

Two years ago the State Journal in
the face Of terrific opposition urged
the election of William Green for eoun-
Gilman IN the Third ward. He con
scented with reluctance to make the
race. He was elected. His two years
record has been made and it is most
worthy one. This paper declared its
confidence in the integrity ability and
fafthfulness OF Mr.. Green to serve the
city conscientiousIy and well. He has
done So He should be renominated
and elected.
When a foremost citizen. a successful
business man. and one Of clean record
in personal and political life. like Mr..
Green, goes into the council, it is most
just and fitting that he be given a sec
ond term and indeed be retained in the
service of the city.
To the other qualities presented to the
voters two years ago Mr.. Green now
adds the valuable experience, the bet
ter judgment acquired by his term Of
Office.
So commendable have been Council
man Green's official actions in general
that he has now the active support and
aid Of strong organizations and numer-
Gus influences which were against him
two years ago.
Mr.. Green, like many Of his associ-
ates in the council, should have been
accorded a nomination without opposi-
ton. Through some unfortunate cir
cumstances Major Harvey. a most ex-
cellent and popular gentleman, is
brought out against Mr.. Green. It is a
credit to Topeka that two such good
-,
service to the city-but where one Of
them has acquired the experience. has
made a record of safe guarding and
furthering the welfare of the city it is
fitting that he be chosen again. No
councilman can please aI-none expects
to. Each must make some enemies.
One cannot always please all his in
dividual constituents and do what he
believes is for the best for the city as
a whole-but in general it is rare
councilman who does more faithful and
effective work than William Green has
done. It is to be hoped he will be re-
turned.
Topeka has been fortunate in her
council body. She has escaped scan
dals too common in the cities She
should be careful to retain men Of hon
orable record and efficient service.
Topeka has council exceptionally
devoted to the city's interests. Great
progress has been made in nearly all
directions, except the repairing of the
few worn out streets-but there is hope
ahead in that difficult problem beset
with many obstacles. A councilman is
too frequently. condemned for the mis-
takes he must make and TOO rarely
commended for the good he earnestly
tries TO do-often at personal loss.
We have tried to look at this aues.
ton in a broad. impersonal manner and
that is the attitude asked of the public
who will make the nomination and iii
the office.
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OUR COUNTRY c0RREsPONDENT.


The country scribbler, bless his ways
And bless his noble tribei-
he has an old-tinne honored phrase
All functions to describe.
Be 1t a cock fight or a play
4 is an the same, egadl
he takes his pen in hand to say:
pleasant time was had
When neighbors come from near and far
To kill the festive hog
Or men convene to chase the ID ar
From out its native bog,
Or boys and girls prepare a fete
And gather gay and glad
He takes his pen in hand to state:
a pleasant time was had"
And when the powder mill explodes
He's right on hand. Ween,
To help pick fragments from the road
And thus portray the scene:
Bereaved relations raised their cries
And lamentations sad
And took it hard, but otherwise
A pleasant time was had -IPuck.
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Timothy Woodruff was engaged in
conversation with some friends in
Kingston, n. Y, when one Of the party
referred to the fact that an extremely
wealthy old man in the town had re-
Gently exhibited signs of incipient phil
anth ropy.
why" said the friend, do you
know that yesterday he was taking
around a petition for the purpose of
raising funds to enable poor woman
to pay her rent?"
"Oh,'' said Woodruff, st happen to
know all about that. You see, Blank
owns the house the poor woman lives
in. New York Times.
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THE JOINTS ARE CLosrD

It is with much qualification that the
State Journal can announce that the
joints-including joint drug stores-are
closed, and that the illegal sale of lfauor
in Topeka has stopped. The lid is on
as tight as the proverbiaI drum. At least
it was last evening.
There seems to be no doubt that
Chief Goodwin is entitled to the credit
for closing the joints, and the state
Journal wishes TO take the opportunity
at this point OF commencing him for
his action. 1t makes no difference to this
paper who enforces the law-5ust SO it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-17
GLOBE SIGHTS.
rFrom the Atchison Coz

ELOuI the <AlLuLS0A ALAQDE-4
If you own two or three horses you
are never without something to occupy
your mind.
One way Of making your friends feel
uncomfortable Is to be forever placing
them under obligations to You.
It may be a little early. but The Globe
makes haste with the annual spring
announcement that spinach Is = good
broom for the stomach.
A few hours after the Industrious man
has cleaned the snow of his walk, a
warm sun comes out and clears 1t Off
the walks OF his shiftless neighbors.
Some people are no respecter Of
age, and If an unmarried person were
a centenarian would joke her about
marrying
Some women have such good friends
that when they wear atrocious clothes
the friends cay they are in advance
OF the styles
When the coffin is in the house. and
It Is too late to change anything. Il IS
a common thing for the family to won
der II they always did what was right
by the departed
Summer fashion note: Ice viii be
so high the coming summer that It
will be the stylish thing to move the
refrfgerator into the parlor so that
every caller may see that the family
uses one.
yvhen you repeat a commitment m
yourself even though you laugh at ii
remember there are those present who
viii say that you think there is q
good deal IN # after all
When people want to spend az little
money as possible. and cut out every
thing that calls for energy. they ciair,
to be leading the Simple Life. 1t viii
be found upon close inquiry that ne
followers Of the Simple Life 10 not l.se
enough soap. It is a new way Of dIg-
nifylng dirt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-17

It has been asserted that when the
state house nag was placed at half mast
a few days ago as a tribute to the
memory OF Susan B. Anthony. it was
the first time a woman was ever so hon
ored by the state OF Kansas. But this
is an error Only a few months ago the
state house nag was flown at half mast
out Of genuine and heartfelt sorrow be-
cause Of the death Of Mother Florence,
Topeka's Salvation Amy angel So far
as the State Journal knows that was
the hrst time this honor was ever ac-
corded a woman. and this week It hap
pened for q second time out Of respect
to the memory Of Miss Anthony.
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ropEKA.s NEw oRDHR.

Through the result of the Republi-
can primaries held IN Shawnee county
on Saturday the voice of the people is
supposed to have been heard. Once
more Topeka has been notified to
cleanse its Augean sta bles and to hand
the jointist his walking papers.
Things have become pretty rotten in
that city recently from all accounts
and drunkenness. gambling and Inn
morality bid fair to become wide
spread and chronic as they are in a
good many other towns in Kansas
where a fair sprinkling among the
younger generation is growing up as
morally weak as they make them.
The fact that five of Topeka's high
schol girls are to be found in a well
known charitable institution in that
city that was never designed as a
shelter for girls that are pure would
go to show that there is plenty of
knowledge being disseminated there as
elsewhere that has no place in the
high school curriculum and Of a ma
ture only too easily learned, but
whose blighting memory It is hard to
erase and whose sorrowfuI pangs# can
never be forgotten. But Topeka is
now going to present a clean bill of
health for all other Kansas towns to
pattern after.-BeIoit Call.
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Not savine a Nod

After a tight on James Island, South
Carolina, in 1852 there was among the
wounded a young fellow suffering in
tenseIy and making an unusual amount
Of noise. General Williams, in com
mand, when passing through the hos
pital quarters approached the soldier
and in a gruff voice asked: Whats the
matter with your"
The soldier. pointing to his foot. re-
piled: I'm wounded
Stop your noisel There are men lying
around with their heads knocked off
and not saying a word. Chicago In
ter-Ocean.
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The Moros. like all other natives of
the Philippines, are possessed OF
consuming desire to carry a pass,
some sort of an official certificate as TO
character, home, business. etc, Of the
bearer, and they are willing to pay any
amount therefor. and never think of it
as taxation. On this weak point the
Moros showed the first signs Of yield
ing. Then the plan of indirect taxa
ton caught, pleased. and overcane
them, as it catches wiser men than
they. Imported cotton cloth paying
duty at the custom house had long been
reaching the Moros through a few
coast traders and was now in large use
among all Moros. Touching the jacket
of the nearest datto, GU are lot Of
foolish and ignorant children" said.
GU are haggling about paying taxes
when you have already been doing it
for years, and have actually been Civ
ing the Americans money to pay me, to
pay the interpreter and all my sol
diers." This at once struck their at
tention. The explanation followed.
They understood it remarkably quick
~ They saw the hunor and the truth
of the thing, and, wondering at the
flnesse that had been able to make
ton, yielded in a sort OF nonplussed
way, feeling, no doubt that 1t was use
less to hope to escape a people who
could devise such a smart system OF
getting money from other people with
out the latter's even knowing It. To
my help also at this juncture came my
old friend the priest Noskalir1, the
Metropolitan, as it were, of Ianao,
with, If not a revelation, sons thing
better-wisdon1-to his people: at is
the viii of Allah ta-Allah, the Merci-
full. who has many names"
In these ways government and civili-
zation have gained upon them.-R. L.
Bullard, in the March Atlantic.
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RAILROAD ASSESSMENT.

Joseph Hoffman, city assessor for
Kansas City, Kan, has a surprise in
store for the railroads, it is said. BY
q seres Of photographs he will attempt
to show that the railroads are not bear
ing a fair portion of the taxes in wy
andotte county. Mr. Hoffman is going
TO needless trouble. He can hardly tell
the state board of railroad assessors
anything they do not know about the
proportionate assessments Of the rail-
road and OF private property He
should remember that two or three years
ago the railroads suffered because Of
the floods and that the state board out
of Difference to them reduced their valu-
atoms, permitting the small property
owners who also suffered by the same
food to pay an increased tax, so that
the corporations might remain in a po-
sition to continue to do business in
Kansas. 1t also has probably not oc-
Cured TO Mr.. Hoffman that the state
board Of railways assessors is under OBJ
legations to the railroads for special
train service. for numerous passes and
other favors. There is no hope of any
thing to be gained by attempting to
convince the railroad assessing board.
The only way in which the railways can
be compelled to pay a fair share of tax
is through new board-Leavenwor
Times.
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is enforced-and the state Journal de-
sires to commend every official who does
his duty in this respect
But IN accomplishing this feat Chief
Goodwin has proved that it can be done,
and done well. It is now up to him to
keep the joints closed. And incidentally
let the houses Of vice and gambling
resorts. il any remain, follow the joints.
The people have spoken.
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Texans in Texas.

"a native Texan is almost an anon
ally in Texas said F. B. Wilkes at The
Lexington yesterday afternoon. THAT
seems a strange statement to make,
but It is a very true one. nevertheless.
You know, Texas is all comparatively
new country. and most of the people
there are from north Of that section.
1t win be different in another genera
ton, but today the first thing one asks
another on being introduced to him is:
Where are you from, sir?' 1t is told
of a certain prea cher out there that
one Sunday when his church was pref
ty full he asked:
How many native Texans are
there in this congregation p
Seven men arose.
How many men are there here
who are not living under their own
names
Not a man arose, but there was an
awful period of suspense there for a
while. until the pastor gave out the
closing hymn. Baltimore News.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
IFrom the New York Press.l

TFrom the New York Press.J
A man can always marry an heiress
in a novel.
The same woman that calls her fairness
GUINNESS thinks her red hair is golden.
It always makes q woman awful mad
not to have anybody calling when tel
egram arrives
There is nothing a woman win believe
quicker than when you tell her she has
brains. unless It IS beauty.
What a woman likes about having an
allowance is she always has an excuse
for not being able to pay her bills with
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some way or other the State Jour
nails morning contemporary does not
have much success in training its for
uaer employees to stand by the doctrines
Il seeks to teach after they leave the
paper Two OF the Capitals former
bright men are now running papers Of
their own. both hrst-class weeklies.
Neither has much use for the Civic
League. and both are openly for Henry
allen for congress in the Second dis
trict. The civic League is one OF the
Capitals pet hobbies. while it win be
ra4l and norwood to ft II Mr.. Allen
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dey nod making egspenees. Der big
chef seems to be a. anchel in disgeest
ven he pry dem Ioos from such a poor
proposition
All der fool ideas fer shutting OUT
der purning gas veil haf peen used oop,
so MAYBE now Id viii stob py IDS own
sveedt will.
To skate on der ice iss no doubt.
fiery nice, uf you pick oudt a bootifuI
day. but I dondt like to skate on the
roof uf my pate. chusd pecaus I amt
buildt dot way.
Deer Kansas Railroad Wreck trust
ISIS in danger uf being busded by Colly-
redo. Der Wreck Island ind Centifee
should ged oudt inchuncton againsd
der Rio Grand.
-AH-CHOO!
Der sigds uf Sprig
Vich wafe I'd swig
Iss Cd der cloding sdores, by CHG
Nod id der air.
Der chubp vot suE
Dot Sprig had sprug
Should be bastidadoed I'd hug
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A Interruntion.

The young divine touched his glasses
nervously, and. leaning forward took
her hand.
Miss Milvain," he said. Mabel, I
can no longer conceal the sentiment
that glows in my breast The time has
come when I must divulge the hope
that has long been cherished. the
burning devo="
But at this moment the parrot
trained by the bluff, football-playing
brother, interrupted.
"Cut it out said the bird. 'fNone
of that rot, old man."
And the minister, drawing himself
up. said stiff7y:
ITO continue the topic of few
moments ago, I repeat, Miss Milvain,
that Mommsen's History of Rome, "
etc-Los Angeles Times.
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Some Of the coal men do not like it
at all because President Roosevelt is
trying to head or the coal strike. They
don't wish to avert the strike. It is the
public which viii have to foot the bills
IN the increased price Of fuel that
wishes to get the strike averted.
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eft not out Of order" says Bert
walker. 1--WE would like to ask if Gov
ernor Hoch has given up his idea Of
sending Tom Kelly to the peniten-
tiary2" Did anyone ever suppose that
Governor Hoch had any idea OF send
ing Tom Kelly to the penitentlary? In
stead. 1t has kept Governor Koch busy
apoiogizing to Kelly.
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Congressmen Murdoch and Campbell
have Joined the insurgents on the state
hood bill. And in so doing. they are
doubtless representing the viii Of their
constituents. Kansas Is in favor OF Civ
ing Oklahoma q square deal by admit
ting 1t as a state and leaving the New
1Eexico-Arizona question to be settled
on its own merits.