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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
FROM OTHER PENS
NAUGHTY POST CARDS.

Throughout the entire country there
is rising a general sentiment against
the indecency everywh ere exhibited in
the windows of shops and stores deal
ing in illustrated post cards. In Phila-
delphia and Chicago the police author
tiles are waging aggressive wars upon
this evil. One printer of the objection
able cards in the former city has been
arrested and several stores dealing in
his wares have been raided by the
blue-coated guardians of the peace
The officials of the western city have
been materially aided by the Chicago
newspapers in ferreting out the
sources of this menace to the good
name of the community. one can
rarely venture into the downtown dis
tricts of Columbus without noticing
profusion of this species of matter in
tended for the mails, All sorts of sug-
gestiveness abounds. Sometimes
quite often, in fact-the printers have
not stopped at mere uggestion.-Co-
lumbus, Ohio. Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
GLOBE SIGHTS.

[From the Atchison GlobeJ
Do you give others as square a deal
as you expect?
Every man wears his pantaloons too
long or too short.
You hear people say so many things
you can't depend upon.
Half these fellows who make a mile
minute do short miles.
Occasionally a man gets so tired
that he feels like writing poetry.
Every time you are disagreeable to
a man, he begins laying plans to get
even.
Considering how fond of each other
men and women are, they do lot of
quarreliRg.
What has become of the old-fash-
toned church member who wouldn't
go to circus?
If wolves could talk. what a lot of
dirty tricks they could tell of what
had been played on them!
Those people who play the piano
only "for their own amusement" are
usually easily amused.
The average busy man does not
have time to take care of his money.
and the idle men get it.
Anybody can have a good time at
a picnic. but very few can have
good time the next day
After a man has been married
short time he begins TO have a horror
of that word entertain
When a tailor abuses another tailor
he says he can't make suit of
clothes as good as a hand-me-down. o.
We have noticed that in society the
inquisitive persons always gets hold OF
the spoons bearing the initials of a
neighbor.
Never ask your friends why they
like you: you will never like them so
well afterward because of the reason
they give.
Give a boy a nickel every day for a
week. and on Monday of the second
week. he will feel that you owe him a
nickel every day.
When you meet barber on the
street carrying a little satchel, it is
not sign he is going away on a
trip; he is probably going out to shave
a dead man.
In a small town, there are never
any ready made clothes big enough
for big men. They are also comneI1ad
to send out of town for their collars.
shirts, shoes. etc.
A man appeared at a lawyers Of
fec, to institute a suit for divorce
'sMy wife owned me, all right" he
said. "but when she attempted to
brand me, I rebelled."
When a princess says she is tired of
doing nothing and wants position"
down town. it is a sign there are no
matrimonial chances in sight, and
that father has put his foot down on
dry goods bills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

rFrom the New York Press.l
A man might be able to economize in
jail
A man can repent of most anything if
If hurts him hard enough
A man can get a bad name other
WAYS than going into politics, but not
so quick
A young woman might be able to
love an old husband if there were no
other kind known.
A woman gets her fortune told so
that If it ever should come true she
could say she knew 1t was going to
happen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18

punishment is to cure criminals of the
crime habit. Does anyone believe Dali
ton personally is not safe to turn loose?
1t is argued that the example is bad.
On the contrary the example is good If
criminals know that when cured of the
crime habit they can have a chance to
act over again they Will reform the
more quickly and effectively. We must
get out of our heads the idea that pun
ishment must be drastic and everlast-
inc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18

The Hutchinson News says baseball
has taken the place of politics down
there as a topic of public discussion
and the country is just as we'll off. But
walt till Hutchinson drops to sew
enth or eighth place and politics will
have its inning again
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18

Some time ago a girl at Boonville,
NO, placed her name in a bottle and
threw it into the Miss ouri river. Re
suit: She has just been married to
Mr.. Charles Stein. a wealthy planter,
who found the bottle. This is not the
6rst instance, however, when a bottle
has led to a stein.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18

The Lawrence Journal is guessing
there will be no special session The
danger of passing a primary election
law and some other reforms, it thinks,
would be too great.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18

1t is said that President Roosevelt's
next message will be the longest he
has ever sent to congress. That is
what comes of this period of enforced
idleness during the summer months.
breaking the chain of the messages
he had been issuing before that at the
rate of three or four a week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18

1t is perfectly consistent that the
girls at the State Agricultural COL
lege should be taught domestic
science. The boys are taught how to
feed farm animals, and the girls are
taught how to feed the animals that
feed the farm animals
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18

Mr.. Hartman tells the east that
there is more money in the west than
they realize back there. Mr.. Hartman
doubtless regards this as a great over
sight. and he will Immediately set to
work to remedy the defect by laying
plans to take the surplus. To allow
the west to have more money than is
necessary for its needs is unthinka BILE
to the financial magnates
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
NEW YORK CITY.

The city is spending almost as much
money in a year as the ordinary ex-
penditures of the federal government
at the beginning of Hays administra-
ton. There is the budget of 10000
900; and ten millions more are this
year asked for. There are the pro-
ceeds of water rates and dock rentals.
There are local Improvement bonds,
charged against assessed property
owners, but often thrown back upon
the city as in the case of the Iivings-
ton street Improvement Finally,
there are the huge bond sales; one
of $40.O0O,0O0 is set for September 10.
In all these ways the expenditures Of
a waSteful and laundering government
mounting rapidly toward a quarter Of
a billion dollars.-New York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18

Chairman Gary. of the steel trust,
says a $1,000, 100000 crop will soon
be marketed and then money will be
more plentiful for borrowers. Prob
ably. But the borrowers will have to
come to the farmers for it instead of
going to Wall street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18

Topeka's races were held last week
and failed to bring rain-an almost I'M
precedented occurrence. This week a
large number of county fairs are being
held. If they also fail to bring the
moisture. it will look like the moisture
bureau is out of service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
ADVANTAGE OF oRscITRIry

l cont expect with mighty deeds
To set the world afire:
Unknown 1 hope to end NV days
To fame I don't aspire
l don't expect to serve the land.
nor Tor 1t shed my blood;
Snail not charm the ears of men
With oratory's flood.
L shall not be a pioneer
upon savage shore:
NC monument shall mark my bones
When l shall be no more
But though forgotten shall sleep
Twill be past troubles reach;
II be no peg on which to hang
A presidential speech.
New York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18

Down at Parsons a hotel waitress
claims to have had 5000 worth OF jew
els stolen from her the other night.
Wages are so high now that a wait
ress with less than 5000 worth of al
legged Jewels and money in the bank
would be a curiosity-maybe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18

As near as we can figure 1t out,
President Roosevelt's vacation has
consisted of putting up his hay crop
and writing six speeches and his mes
sage TO congress
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
KANSAS COMNENT
DEAD IN HER YOuTH.


Yesterday the body of a young girl
one of Kansas City's fairest and
sweetest daughters-was laid away in
an untimely tomb in Elmwood ceme-
tery, the victim of pistol in the
nands of a young man who thought
the weapon was not loaded. Death is
an awful mystery at best, battling the
WlseSt intellect and requiring a most
cniio-nke faith to meet Its terrors
without an inward shudder, but when
IL comes without apparent reason,
suddenly and in violent form, to an
innocent young being in the flush of
the morning of life, then indeed it re-
quires the stoutest heart and the
strongest faith to bear with the in
scrutaDIe ways of divine Providence.
why was this young life begun if 1T
was to be SO soon ended. And why
does death come so often to just such
innocent, 1ovable young creatures-so
orten that it has become an aphorism
or life that those whom the gods love
die young, while those whose hearts
are dry as summer dust, burn on to
the socket" From out the great
bourne from which no traveller ever
returns no voice comes to answer
these ceaselesS questions, and the an
guished heart can only suffer and
struggle on in soul-racking doubt and
unavailing sorrow. The last word of
loved ones, clinging to each little
straw of comfort is: AT least the
heavy trials and bitter disappoint-
ments of life are spared her. Peace
and rest at least are hers. And SO
may 1t "be to all the young lives that
Peace to their ashes.-Kansas City
Journal.
CHEAP.
Representative Archer of Brown
county is against an extra session of
the legislature on the grounds that it
would cost too much, he estimating
that it would cost the state 100000.
The Topeka Journal has figured out
the cost as about 5000. Allowing
that the session lasted 20 days would
mean $50 for each member, or $4,000
as total. Mileage would make up the
rest of the $4,000. AS matter of
fact the passage of a two cent fare
bill would bring back In savings to the
people that amount of money in a
very short time. In the face of the
fight being made by the railroads a
two cent fare bill would be very cheap
at that sum.-Leavenworth Times.
NO HOLES THERE.
The way that Henry Allen is going
after the vioIators of the prohibitory
law in Wichita is a caution. He has
raised the point that they are not only
breaking the Kansas law but the fed
eral pure food law in not having Ia
bells on the bottled goods they are
what it is The United States attor- |
ney, Harry Bone has been appealed to
and will be asked to decide the ques-
ton. There may be holes In the
Kansas law that liquor dealers may |
crawl through, but there are mighty |
few who care to fool long with Uncle |
Times.
WE SHALL SEE.
The Washington Star irreverently |
refers to him as t'Hullabaloo Hob |
SON" But wait until Mr.. Hullabaloo |
Hobson trains his rapid fire talk guns
on the washington Star then we shall
see what we shall see.-Hutchinson
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
same

The American Press Humo-ists' as
ISOLATION is in session in Los Angeles
this week 1t is feared, however. that
Honorary Member Rockefeller does not
feel funny enough at present to attend
this session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
90 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Just now a quartet composed of
Fairbanks, Knox, Foraker and Can
pon is singing, soto voce, 1--WE Don't
Care If He Never Comes Back"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18

And now it is asserted that there is
no new continent north of Alaska.
This is another Indication that land is
going to be scarce in the future. Bet
ter hurry and buy your farm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18

The Standard now hopes to escape
paying that fine on a technicaltty.
Anything that does the business will
suit the Standard, even a technically.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18

If H. H Rogers is the wreck he is
pictured to be by his friends, In order
30 keep him from being taken into court
70 testify, he is indeed to be pitied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18

The forthcoming message of the
president to congress is said to be an
extraordinarily long document. Per-
haps it Will be issued in three or more
volumes this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18

Speaking Of the proposed pardon for
Emmett Dalton, ]. L. Brady advances
this idea: 1.-The opposition to the parole
or pardon of Dalton is not in good
Christian spirit. The advanced idea Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
AN AMIABLE sCAPEGOAT.

The trouble, perhaps, in sending a
prominent man. to Jail is to find one
that looks like an amiable goat.-Mil-
waukee News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18

It is stated that Newport monkey
smokes a package of cigarettes a day.
Still. Newport should not brag about
it, or a lot of other towns may confess
tc having many monkeys who do the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
THE TEST.

Those new yellowback ten-dollar
bills which are now being issued are
handsomer than the old ones. but they
buy just as little at the butchers
Indianapolis News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
ANOTHER NATURE FAKER.

"Uncle Billy Waring of New Jersey.
who says he can forecast the weather
by the curl or lack of it in the tails of
his hogs, may expect brief, pointed
communication from the White House
shortly."Atlanta Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
WOULD SAVE TROUBLE,

feud is said to be imminent be-
tween Hartman and the Standard OIL
crowd. In that event Uncle Sam can
afford to sit back and await develop
ments.-Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
AND MORE TO COME.

Mr.. Bryan has now been In four
train wrecks counting the derailments
of 1896 and 190O.-Indianapolis Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18

1t Is reported that eastern paper mills
are looking to straw as the future ma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
SPORT.

The reed-bird season opened on tbs
Delaware with one man killing himseli
ana three wounded. Wait until TIL,
deer season oDens.-New York World
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
tsTaDS.''

Among the intereste visitors at the
marine barracks at Washington on
one occasion there was a party of
young girls from a Maryland town.
They were very much interested in
everything pertaining to life and dis
cipline of the post.
What do you mean by 'taps?' "
asked one young lady.
TAPS are played every night on
the bugle," answered the officer. ''It
means lights out They also play it
over the bodies of dead soldiers"
A puzzled look came to the face of
the questioner. Then she asked:
What do you do If you haven't a
dead soldier ?"-Judge's Library.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
One Thing Needful.

Hash again.
Under the superb mustache the proud
sensitive lip of Hector Tresilian curled
disdainfully, and pushing the unpalata-
BILE dish far away, the young husband
exclaimed:
''Ah, if could have one of those good
old dinners my mother used to give
mel"
The prosaic, matter-of-fact wife,
smiling coldly, retorted:
Well Heck, If you'd give me one of
those good old checks you father used
to give your mother. perhaps the mat
ter might be arranged"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
French Afystifies Pat.

An Irishman, visiting in Paris, was
one day walking down a busy
thoroughfare when he saw large
stone residence.
"And whose may that be ?" he in
CURED of a bystander.
Je ne comDrends pas was the un-
enlightening response from the per-
son addressed, Frenchman who
knew no English.
"Je ne comprends past" repeated
the bewildered Irishman. Sure
that's a mighty quare name!"
A little farther down the street was
another mansion surrounded by Iuxu-
RANT gardens. Upon inquiry as to
the Identity of the owner he received
the same answer as before.
Faith. and he must be a rich
mani" quoth Pat in establishment
At a church nearby a funeral was
being held, and Pat asked who was
dead.
"Je ne comprends pas" was again
the reply.
"Och. that's the fellow. is it? Why,
I've just been SEEM some property of
hist"
came upon bridal party entering a
church.
who's bein' married." he asked
curiously.
"Je ne comprends pas" said his
neighbor.
Pat incredulously
why, I saw the fellow buried not
five minutes ago!"-Judge's Library.
Correcting the Record.
Representative Champ Clark. of
Missouri, tells a story about former
Representative Henry U. johnson. of
Indiana.
mr.. Johnson" he said, "was en-
gagged III a debate with an Illinois
congressman and called him an ass.
This was supplementary, of course,
ard had to be withdrawn. Pursuant
to the order of the speaker Mr.. john
son said:
"I Withdraw the language I used,
Mr.. Speaker, but insist that the gem
tleman from Illinois is out of order
How am 1 out of order?' demand
ed the Illinois man. with considerable
heat.
" Probably a veterinary surgeon
can tell YOU retorted johnson. This
was parliamentary and went to the
Record. News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
RIVALRY

There is no rivalry like that between
country baseball clubs.-St. Joseph
News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
JUST WOKE UP.

Alton B. Parker says he is out Of
politics. 1t took the news long time
10 reacn him.-Chicago Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
WE SHALL SEE.

w T. o1l@AA%AN NoA]A>
The Washington Star irreverently
refers to him as "Hulla baloo Hob
SON" But wait until Mr.. Hullabaloo
Hohson trains his rapid fire talk guns
on the washington Star, then we shall
see what we shall see.-Hutchinson
News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-19
LOCAL MENTION.

A complete line of perfumes at Prices
drug store
The city pay roll for Christmas
amounts to $40, 1880. This much Christ
mas money is going to go into circula-
ton for the council will pass on the
pay rolls this evening.
Pay 20 per cent to 40 per cent less
for your Christmas pictures by going
to Coe Bros Cut Rate Art Store, 1872
Kansas ave.
A six inch water main is being laid
by the water department on Lane
street from Eleventh to Huntoon
streets. large eight inch main will
be constructed on Crane street from
Kansas avenue to Quincy in place of
the four inch main that does service
there now. At the corner of Quincy
and Crane two large steamer water
plugs will be installed and a six inch
service main will be connected to run
to the alley near the Wolff Packing
company plant.
The Ladies' Guild of Grace Cathed-
raj will sell fruit cake all day Fri
day at the Palace Clothing Store.
A petition for brick pavement on
Buchanan street from Thirteenth to
Fifteenth Streets has been filed with
the city clerk as also a petition to
close the two alleys bounded by Sew
enth and Liberty streets, East Eighth
avenue and Bensons addition
We loan our cameras free. also teach
you how to develop and print.
WOLCOTT PHOTO SUPPLY,
sos Kansas Avenue.
For Corn Feathers call Bell phone
1913.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-19
RECALLS CAMPAIGN HISTORY.
Attorney General JackSon's, Comment
on Reid Cartoon.

The Kansas City Journal this morn
ing printed a cartoon by Albert Reid
showing Attorney General Jackson
with huge gun aimed at the S,@aa1-
ard Oil rabbit, while in range of the
gun was friendly looking old COW
named Independent OIL interests
The picture was labelled: He may
get the rabbit. but
Attorney General Jackson said this
morning in speaking of the cartoon:
THE picture drawn by my friend
Albert T. Reid and printed by the
esteemed Kansas City Journal is GER
tainly unique. The representation of
the Standard Oil company as a harm
less and innocent little rabbit is good.
Let us See-fs it not the Kansas
City Journal which about a year ago
devoted several columns a day for
some weeks in an attempt to convince
the people of Kansas that the Stand
ard Oil company had contributed
tn ousands of dollars to control the last
Kansas electiOn?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-19
STORES WILL OPEN.
Druggists Threaten to Transact Busi-
ness on Sunday.

The business streets of Topeka will
not present quite the deserted appear
ance that they did last Sunday, for
some of the druggists and probably a
few of the confectionery and cigar
stores will remain open next Sunday
just as they do on week DAY
Last Sunday not store oi any klno
with one exception for a few hours
opened its doors. In a measure 1t was
done as a species of retaliation and to
give the citizens of the city an idea
what Sunday closing really repre-
scented. In a number OF instances the
meant a dead loss unless they were
enabled to sell everything as they ordi-
narily did on any day.
The druggists especially have weak
ened and a number have announced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-19
Market for Dried Locusts.

Quotations are invited by the cape
department of agriculture for the
supply of dried locusts during the
forthcoming season in bags of not less
imam seventy-f1ve pounds net, de-
Iivered free on rail at the nearest rail-
way station. The locusts must be
thoroughly dried before being bagged
and the bags guaranteed free from
earth or stones. 1t may interest our
readers to know that two raisers of
poultry in the cape peninsula state
that as a poultry food they find dried
locusts most suitable if given in the
warm mash. They then efficiently
take the place of the imported Ameri-
can meat scraps. and are much
cheaper.-Rhodesia Herald
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-19
FUNSTON HAS GONE.
Roosevelt Wires to GoIdfeld for More
Information.

Goldfield. New, Dec 19-General
Funston left Goldf1eld this morning for
San Francisco. President Roosevelt
has asked for more information regard
ing conditions here forthwith and tele-
grams are being sent to him from all
of the civil organizations, the mine
owners association, the local miners
union and the commission sent to in
veStigate the situation.
This morning Attorney o. N Hill
ton, special counsel for the Western
Federation of Miners, conferred with
the executive committee of the local
miners union over a proposition to be
presented to the mine owners later to-
day or early tomorrow. Just what this
proposition is can not be ascertained
but that it will be anything that the
mine owners will care to accept is
doubtful, as 1t will not contain a prom