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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
LAYHAWKER JOTS

| Now that Emporia is 80 years old
| isn't 1t time that she was settling down
| and behaving herself?
| Ell Dorado has the first billiard hal
! FL Dorado loaferS graduate from?s
The mayor of Oakley has offered $50
reward for evidence leading to the ar
rest and conviction of any one vioIat-
ing the prohibitory law at Oakley.
The piece which the Seneca Fri
bune printed year ago about che in
| dividual who wanders from Kansas, is
on its second journey around the Dress
of the state. 1t is so good that it will
doubtless continue to trave, for mary
years.
One of the recent graduates from
Baker has chosen job in keeping with
the graduates usual desire to reform
the world. He has gone to New Jer-
sey to organize the Prohibition party.
The Hutchinson News convicts Lieu
tenant Governor Fitzgerald of being a
machine man. 1t points out that he IS
running a header these davs.
The catching of gophers for the boun-
ty has developed into. a regular bust
ness in Marshall county. During the
four months from March to June, in
elusive, 1885 scalps were paid for by
the county clerk at ten. cents each.
More than half of these came in dur
ing June, yet on July nearly 5000 NOR e
were brought in by two men.
A Mankato girl was offered a canary
bird which she accepted with delight,
bought a cage. and has been tending
the bird carefully, but can't understand
why it don't sing. She hasn't found
out yet that it is an English sparrow.
A Mankato boy, according to the
Monitor, always puts his pipe, lighted
or unlighted, into his pocket when he
meets certain girl 7sfah t@ %
Emporia Gazette: A swarm Of spar
rows has been living in the trees back
of George sMathewson's place on wall
nut street, and yesterday morning
George found 132 dead sparrows on the
ground under the trees, while he could
see only two which were alive In the
branches above. The birds had evil
IDENTIFY tried to fly when the heavy rain
came Saturday night. and the wind
beat them to the ground and then the
rain drowned them.
Billy Morgan tells this, SO It must be
so: When great men come to Kansas
they frequently find the general aver
age of intellectual size so high they
are shocked because they fail to make
the impression which they do else
where. Not so with Secretary Taft,
who is strictly our kind of man. On
the train from Ottawa after his Chau-
tauQua speech, the secretary Leaned
back. evidently wearied with the hard
hot afternoons work. He had been
cheered and saluted, addressed as Mr:
Secretary and Our Next President,
and United States senators hal sour
ried around to do him honor. Surely as
he closed his eyes to retiecI, perhaps to
nap, the crowd around him would give
respectful silence from chatter and
hubbub. Some did. But as the secre-
tary of wars head inclined forward "a
a doze one of his just-meC Kansas &C
ouaintances reached across the aisle,
punched the secretary in the ribs. and
said: Say. Bill. see the wheat out that
windoW?'' The official attendants of The
narty were shocked and Inundated, but
the next president just gave that Willy
cordial smile which always comes on
and said: Fine"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

From the Philadelphia Record.1
The average girls notion Of an ideal
man is one who will propose.
Nine-tenths of what a man knows
about his neighbors his wife tells him
Some fellows feel that they can't get
a job because they know too much.
This world is a f1eeting show, and
the best some of us can do is to get
standing room.
diplomat is a man who doesn't
say everything he thinks or think ev-
erything he says.
The politician doesn't forget his
promises. He brushes them UP and
uses them over again.
Wiggz"These cigars of Wigwag's
taste like cabbage" Wagg-"Well,
he's a vegetarian. you know"
When we are told that a dogs bark
is worse than his bite we are satisfied
to accept the statement as true.
Nell-''Who was the best man at
Susie StrongTnind's wedding ?" Belle
There seems to be a suspicion that
Susie was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the chicago News. ]

From the chicago NeWS.1
only unmarried women nave opu-
rnistic views of welded bliss.
Food for thought is often response
BILE for Intellectual dyspepsia
Neuralgia and rheumatism come
under the head of sharpshooters.
When the unexpected happens the
Get told YOU So chap is in his glory
Hard luck never misses an oppor-
tunity to take fall out OF a SOFT
snap.
Don't be stingy with kind words;
they are worth a lot more than they
cost.
Charitable people never look on an
undeserved epitaph as grave mis-
take.
A wise man accepts all the advice
that is offered him-but he doesn't
use it in his business.
A woman's idea of economy Is to
buy a scent loaf of bread instead of
a dollar sack of flour.
When a man calls his wife "hon-
ey'' the explanation is that it keeps
him as busy as a bee supplying her
wants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08

show you my negatives. I go back to
town in the morning.
Temple took Bigger over to call that
evening and many evenings thereafter.
Mildred became his assistant in his pho
tographic trips. but now Bigger only
smiled amiably when she came after
the plates. 1t was while they were eat
lag lunch the last day of Temples stay
that she patted the dogs white head and
looked up.
DO you know" she said, II think
that dogs take after their masters"
LAS you early gave Bigger certifi-
cate of good character. feel battered"
he said with laugh.
But I do think so,'' she insisted
Sometimes their masters take after
the dogs" he insisted. Now when
first saw you Bigger had fast hold OF
you"
II don't see what you mean" she said
with a puzzled knitting OF the brows.
Like Bigger I want to hold on tb
you" he said, as he possessed himself
OF her hand, "only want to keep you
forever. May l. dcar?"
The answer must have. been YES"
for an engagement ring in the form of
dog collar adorns the proper finger
copyrighted, 1907. by Mary McKeon.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
HUMoR or THE DAY

Even if you. do allow animals the right
to reason. it is easily proved That their
reason Enr Is az Of va,, very we 4 3. kind"
Because a dog will always agitate the
tan end of discussion. while a cat "a
generally on the fence. "-Philadelphia
Press. srfs-
Old Gotrox-But if my daughter 1narries
you viii she have all the comforts to
which she has been accustomed?
Young Debroque-Well, it will be youi
Goodley-If men really would vote al
they pray. this would truly be a happy
Wiseman--Yes. but in that case yoa
wouldn't get them to the polls once in 10
Observation-Disclosures Press.
Your daughter is a slxillful performer
on the piano. is she not?''
YES. answered Mr.. Comrox.
The way she play for hours with.
out getting an ear-ache or a sprained
Iy expert. ,'-WashinEton Star. ooi''''oii'
You say you are giving your son
by a course in ten modern languages.
What profession do you expect him to
He hopes to get a job doping out
names for cigars. sleeping cars and apart
ment buildings. "-Cleveland Leader.
Pat.Is Casey tn boss in his own
Mike-Qnly whin he's drinkin' in Dolin's
- When you were in Europe. did you go
mo. avoided and gave. it all to the
porters and hackmen. Chicago Record
Charity will have hard work in the
next national campaign
She'll have to kiver SO many Republi-
cans an sinners.''-Atlanta Constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
MR. RoCKEFELLER,s TESTIMONY

It IS difficult for the average lay
man to see what Judge Lands learned
from Mr.. Rockefeller in the federal
court in Chicago Saturday. The
facts that Mr.. Rockefeller testified
to have long been matters of common
report. although perhaps they have
never been offered in court before.
About the only thing Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter was certain about was that he was
president OF the Standard OIL COM
pany of New Jersey-a purely honor
airy position, Mr.. Rockefeller observed,
Observation-Disclosures he had not been
active in the company for ten or
twelve years. other matters concern
ing which the court sought knowl-
edge, Mr.. Rockefeller was either igno-
rant Of or his recollection was hay.
1t made little difference to the pub
lice, however, as the public has never
had any doubt as to the connection
between the Standard Oil company of
Indiana and the Standard Oil COM
pany of New Jersey. The public has
also suspected in a. general way that
the Standard is engaged in the re-
filming of oil, as testified TO by Mr..
Rockefeller. The public also imagines
that the Standard engages in a few
side lines concerning. which Mr..
Rockefeller said nothing. 1t is also a
matter of general knowledge that the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey
pays from 40 to 60 per cent dividends
on its 800. 100000 or stock.
1t would have been interesting,
however, to have ascertained what
dividends the Standard Oil company
of Indiana pays on It's $1;ooO,oOo of
capital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
JOURNAL ENTRIES

This department trusts Secretary
Coburn realizes what terrible thing
he has done. Now that he has driven
the cyclone out of Kansas-where we
are used to its playful moods-it has
invaded Mr.. Coburn's native state,
Wisconsin, and killed twenty-one peo-
pie.
x \
You can't accuse a girl of carrying
concealed arms as long as these elbow
sleeves are in style.
y r X
This is the time of year when most
people appreciate a real game of
freeze out
We note that Sir Harry MacLean.
commander-in-chief of the Moorish
army. has been captured by the Ban
dit Rafsuli. In other words, Sir Harry
has been bound in Morocco,
X n y
This department rises to protest
against likening Harry Orchard to An
anias. The only thing Ananias did
was to lie about his property state
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
GLOBE SIGHTS.
Iron the Atchison Globe

From the Atchison Globe.1
Few men have courage enough to be
timid and admit 1t.
A woman can look pleased when she
Is not, but man can't do it.
You soon become very tired of the
good person who takes an Interest"
in you.
If you are not quite certain as to
whether or not you are a fool, the
chances are against you.
For every man who works. there
are three or four who bother him by
trying to sell him something.
When a man prides himself upon
always being perfectly just you may
, depend upon it others do not think
he is.
Nearly every farmer living close to
town at some time thinks of getting
rich by laying out a burying ground.
What good excuse is there for peo-
pie labelling themselves because there
has recently been a death in the
family?
Learn the particular style of beauty
a man admires and you have a fair
description of the last woman to fas-
cinate him.
Our idea of a perfect gentleman is
grocer, who. when faster steals a
piece of cheese, gives him cracker
to eat with it.
Sometimes we see children crying,
and think they haven't much to cry
about, but old people only cry when
they can no longer keep from it.
A boy can think of many reasons
why he would like to be grown up"
but when company comes he forgets
them all but waiting for the second
table.
A boy and his father may agree
pretty well about everything except
what is a proper amount of spending
money on circus day and the Fourth
of July.
The coming generation counts on
great deal of biliousness and wrang-
ling in the future: almost all the young
men going away to school expect to
become lawyers or doctors s,-
There are millions of opportunities
to steal. And how few are taken ad-
vantage of! The great bulk of the
people are honest; only occasionally
you find a man foolish and weak
enough to be dishonest.
A japanese paper napkin dropped
from the table of an Atchison res
taurant today, and a customer walked
on it in leaving the place. When this
fact reaches the war newspapers it
will be useless to try and avoid Inter-
national complications.
A pitiful case of distress is reported
from Coolidge. A woman and her
starving there. They are well-to-do
people, but could find no servant to
cook their food. The house in which
the four women were found was In a
terrible state of neglect; no servant
could be found to clean up, although
the husband and father of the women
was able to pay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08

ion Pacific railroad, which has here
tofore rigidly investigated all acct
dents on its line by a board of inquiry
or Its own officers and employees, has
decided, as an experiment, to invite
outsiders of local reputation and
standing to be present and to partici-
pate in the hearings of the company's
board, and to join in it's findings,
either through assent or dissent there
at The company expects, through
this means, to have the public realize
its sincerity in seeking to ascertain
the exact cause of the trouble, regard
less of the responsibility"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
THE BIGGEsr EIsH.

Yew never heerd me tell
About tibet monster? Well!
He was the biggest one
1 ever seen, / sWuni
! When I. describe his size
L can't believe my eyes;
An I don't. 'spect tibet yew
Kind skurcly b1ieve 1t, tew.
Down Lizard Crick one day
l fished an fished away.
An here 1 wanter state
had the proper bait,
An ev'rything wuz clear,
My head an hands an gear,
When 1 felt, nigh the bank,
A mos tremenjus yank.
MY cork went aout o. sight,
My pole bent double, quite;
The crick she billed an billed.
An got all rough an siled.
l Strengthened like a bull,
An fetched a mighty pull,
An would yew b'lieve it? Say,
Howell, he got away!
N 7. Sun.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR
IFrom the New York Press.1

From the New York Press.
A girl learns to swim so that some
fellow can teach her.
A woman's age depends entirely up
on whether her children look it,
When you. hear a woman admitting
there are any such thing as freckles
it's sign she hasn't any.
When a man brags about having a
dry cellar it's more likely to mean
bottled stuff than water
If a man is making money he is
willing to advertise It to everybody ex-
cept the tax collector and his poor re-
lations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08

The figures for the past six months
show that under municipal ownership
the city waterworks have been tre-
mendous success. Yet some of these
days somebody will advise abandoning
them and turning the water contract
ever to a private corporation, just as
some people have been advising with
reference to the lighting proposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08

Now that John D. Rockefeller has
been caught, Henry Allen suggests
that he be turned over to Bandit
Rafsuli of Morocco. Mr.. Raisuli would
get that $2s,oOO.O00 fine out of him.
all ,-f1bf -.sr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08

The people down in Texas who tried
to reform the saloon and make it good
can sympathize with the efforts of the
statesmen over at The Hague who are
trying to reform war so it won't hurt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08

If Japan really insists on boycotting
American goods. we may be forced. by
way of retaliation, to make not only
our own imported Japanese ware. but
also manufacture it for other coun-
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oUALIFIED FOR THE JOB.

With MT. Carnegie combining the
character of American citizen, Scotch
gion of Honor, 1t is small wonder that
he feels cosmopolitan enough to I'M
dertake the role of making peace for
the world.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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THE THIRD PARTY.

Though a millionaire, the new sena-
tor from Wisconsin, to succeed Spoon
er, is a close friend of La Toilette. So
there viii now be three parties in the
senate-the Republican, the Demo-
cratic and the senators from Wiscon-
sin.-Ohio State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08

McClure's magazine has quit pub
fishing Ellen Terry's autobiography
because 1t has discovered that the
autobiography is identical with some
''stray Memories that the noted ac-
tress contributed to an English publ
cation sixteen years ago. Still, IT
would seem that Miss Terry has had
experiences in the last sixteen years
that ought to be worth reading.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08

The Dallas News speaks of 1.-The war
In Texas between the farmer and the
boil weevii.' We thought the boil
weevil was licked long ago. He
wouldn't last long If he tried to live
Al Kansas
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KANSAS cOMMENT
YOUNG DAN ANTHONY.

1OON6 DAN ANTHONY.
II happens that this reporter is well
acquainted with young Dan Anthony,
or Leavenworth, the new congressman
from this district. We have long adj
I mn, the man, and sincerely hope he
VIII make a success in congress. We
nope ne VIII get away from the old
ways OF politicians which people do not
IKE: A machine consisting of the
commence and good will of the people
is more powerful than a machine
consisting of the usual off1ceholders and
officeseekers.
Young Dan Anthony was elected
make him feel particularly kindly
toward the people OF this district. He
is young, and has a good "fgure;"
ngure that. will attract attention IN
congress, since he is more than six
feet tall. He comes of a good family.
and has good record. He lives in a
nice home in a fine town, and has
many good friends, as we'll as good
Kin. Therefore. what is to hinder this
fortunate young man from doing some
thing for the people? Why should re
not refuse to adopt the old and objec-
tionable methods of politicians, and
strike out for better things in public
affairs?
Young Dams father was a striking
public speaker, and a man of force.
Young Dan may become such man.
of LaFollette? We are all tired of the
old ways in politics. Young Dan An
thony is just about to begin, and we
sincerely hope he will begin right
Atchison Globe.
THE GOOD FELLOW" GIRL.
The lesson to all young girls in the
story of Miss Loving of Virginia is
wanted to be a good fellow" The
good fellow girl who takes a little
drink and does. daring things, because
she thinks it's original and smart; very
fN~0rU Hrpr1 he 1. 49, h ny
friends and rIins her Own llfI. And her
purposes We're rSrfectiy iii coei.t when
she started out. The old-fashioned girl.
who docs things IN the sweet and mod
est fashion taught her by a good moth
err, who abhors drink and who siluns
all things that are inclined to be fast"
is the real blessing of the period. The
girl who likes to be a good fellow"
periods but she'll always be left out in
the cold by the same fellows who en-
courage her to be good Indian"
when these fellows get to looking for a
wife.-Wichita Beacon.
AN EDITORS TROUBLES.
Everybody has his troubles, even
the editor of newspaper A reporter
party. The hostess would not tell
the reporter about it. saying she pre-
ferred to have her friend. Miss So and
So, write the piece. This was on Tues
day. the signal went TO press Wen
nesday night, and Miss So-and-So
brought the story in Thursday morn
ing, after the papers were all in the
postoffice. Later in the day the
hostess called at the Signal office and
abused the editor like pickpocket for
not printing an account of her party!
If the hostess had allowed the reporter
to handle the story. her party would
have been taken care of promptly and
properly, for the reporter is onto her
lob, while Miss So-and-So can't write
for sour apples. We strive to please, |
but trying to please everybody is war.
and you know Sherman's definition of
war.A-Holton Signal. ~ 49,.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08

When General Kuroki sailed for
home he said he left our beautiful soil
with regret. It's wonder some of
those Seattle real estate agents didn't
sell him some of it before he left. At
any rate, they made him sorry he
didn't own II.
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FRON OTHER PENS
MORALITY IN POLITICS.

Senator Platt accuses President
Roosevelt of "having discovered the
Ten Commandments" The public
may think it was about time. Was it
not in the rising tide of the Platt re-
rime that ingalls, declared 1.-The deca-
logue and the golden rule have no
place in politics A man who brings
a little common morality into our
system of government seems to be ap-
Observation-Disclosures Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08

1t is to be hoped that there will be
no more assaults on umpires on To-
peka ball grounds. Topeka thinks
we'll of baseball now. and such extreme
measures should not be taken to make
the sport unpopular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08

There's a lot of folly about this mat
ter of postal cards, but it's good is
more than compromising. The picture
postal is an educator not to be consid-
cred lightly. 1t is often a work of art,
and this, added to it's authenticity, i'm
proves the receivers taste as well as
his geogra phy.-Cleveland Leader.
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CAUSE OF EARTHQUAKES.

Roosevelt. Foraker, Hughes. Hearst,
Bryan and Bingham are all active,
with Taft moving around between
times. And yet we wonder at seismic
Enthusiastically Eagle.
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gate for every 10000 votes cast. If
Kansas were represented proportion
ately with South Carolina 1t would
have 1,4s0 delegates to South Caro-
lina's Is. AS it is, Kansas has only 90.
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ALSO TO MILLIoNAIREs.

Now that Edna May and Mabelle
Gilman have retired from the stage
and married there is more room at the
top for some other chorus girl to
climb the ladder of fame and fortune.
Colorado Springs Gazette.
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Tom Cordry points out that If Okla
homa sends a blind man to the United
States senate. he can't be accused of
winking at some of the things done
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08

The mercury reached "a degrees
Sunday, but that isn't much over the
mark established in the good old sum-
mer time last March. when it got up
to 90 in the shade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08

Also, it was only one short month
ago that the wheat crop was ruined
Now it is so big that the farmers can
not get harvest hands enough to cut it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08

The Republicans of South Carolina
will have one delegate in the Republi-
can national convention for every 142
Republican votes cast. The Repub-
ucanS of Kansas will have one dele
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08

There was frost at Cleveland, Ohio,
Tuesday night. Perhaps that is where
the man lives who said there would
be no summer this year.
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CRUEL JOY.

Dentists Hurt Dentists, says a
newspaper headline. Goodi Glad to
know that somebody can get even with
a dentist. It's like setting a thief to
catch a thief in this case.-Colorado
Springs Gazette.
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This is about the right distance afte
the Fourth for the deadly tetanu
germ to get in his work.