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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03
HOW TO GET RICH.

M. E Ingalls,, one of the prominent
railroad magnates of the country, re-
Gently declared that there are three
sources of excessive fortunes-the rail-
road rebate; the tariff, or special privi-
lege: and the municipal franchise Sc
cured without giving value received.
Mr.. Ingalls, is right-as far as he goes.
The Standard Oil company is an exam
pie of excessive wealth built up by re-
bates; the steel magnates illustrate the
way the tariff piles up fortunes for
those it favors; and the millions of
the late Charles T. Yerkes show what
municipal franchises can do.
But there are other great sources of
excessive fortunes. None of the things
named by Mr.. ingalls, accounts for the
millions of the railroad kings. Here
enter two other factors: watered stock
and stock-jobbing. Millions Of dollars
are sometimes gained by a single coup
by one of these methods where it would
take years to accumulate them by one
of the other methods
Still another source of a few gigantic
fortunes is the advance in real estate,
the most legitimate of all. It is said
that the Astor millions are founded
upon real estate investments made by
the founder of the house of Astor in
the early days of New York.
The mines. too, have frequently piled
doubtless numerous other methods by
which millions may be accumulated, but
the questionable sources Of excessive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03
QUAKER REFLECTIONS
IRON the Philadelphia Record.1

man of iron-the laundryman.
Hot-headed people hate those who get
cold feet. =. -,
Many a scent gift reposes in IS silk
II doesn't take a professional strong
man to raise objections.
Too much punch will make a fellow get
on his Christmas-tide.
The greatness that is thrust upon a
man is apt to CRATE on his neighbors-
The navy has its hardships. There are
the arrnored cruisers for instance.
The woman who marries a man to re-
form him shouldn't let him know 1t.
Some men only put their best foot for
ward in order to tread on another TEL
lows toes.
Hoax-"Some men are as natural as a
circus poster" Joax-"How?" Hoax
always on the fence"
Hoax"He would rather fight than
eat" Joax-"That's what he gets for
marrying cooking school girl
Blobbsg-"Bjones evidently believes in
making a thing go as far as possible"
Slobbs-"Yes; he even stretches the
truth"
Nell-"Maude is going to marry a poet.
Don't you feel sorry for her" Belle
.'Oh! Maude never did eat much. any
how.
wigwag-"Did your wife get all those
things as wedding gifts? Newly.wed-
Every one Wigwag-sWhat did you
get?., Newiywed-"oh! I just got mar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03
HUMOR OF THE Day

Mr.. te-Phist-Doctor, does it cost
anything to ask you whether 1 need medi-
cal treatment or not? Doctor-Not a cent,
My answer, though, will cost you So
Chicago Tribune.
your constituents must realize that
you are working for them" Yes" an
many of them have gotten the idea that
/ am emitting the proposition. washing
ton Star. -.- 70
DO you think that politician is disin-
terested in his friendship II don't want
tor Sorghum. He'll work harder If he
sees something in it for him.''--Washing-
ton Star.
The Lady-"I think you'd appreciate a
cake of soap" Weary Wilie-"No,
thanky. ma'am. I've got a cake on hand
dat wuz give to me more tire year ago."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Were glad to welcome you into our
little family, Mr.. Starven. Our board
ers almost Invariably get fat" Yea"
replied the new boarIer. I've noticed the
same thing in most boarding houses. It's
cheaper than lean meat, isn't it?'-Phila-
de..-hia Press.
Father-That kid ought to have a
spankingI He's altogether too precocious;
knows more than 1 do Mother-But,
dear, 1 wouldn't call that precocious.-
Detroit Free Press.
Mrs. Hicks-John, I'm sure there's
burglar down in the dining-room. Mr..
maybe he'll take away that chatngdish
of yOurS.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03
SOME FARMERS.

There is an orga nization of progress
sive farmers down in Cowley and
| Sumner counties in Kansas, and in
Kay county. Oklahoma, who hold each
year a tri-county farmers institute.
At the recent annual session of this
institute these farmers expressed
themselves regarding three public
questions. The first was with refer
ence to good roads, the second per-
tanned to public accounting, and the
third was directed against the mail or
der houses of the big cities.
The good roads resolution simply
asked for a systematic use of the King
road drag in making roads and recon-
this purpose.
On the subject of public accounting
this declaration was made:
Whereas, in Kansas there is an ag-
gregate expenditure of money raised
from taxpayers for state and local
purposes upwards of ten million dol
lars for which there is no full and sys-
tematic accounting rendered, resolved
that this institute request the mem
bers of the legislature from Kay,
Sumner and Cowley to favor a state
uniform public accounting law, SINH
lar to that of Wyoming and Ohio,
(whereby great saving of taxation has
been made in those states), and pro-
viding for such uniformity and system
of accounting as will show the cost of
the separate items of service and en-
able the taxpayers to compare same
among the municipalities, thereby in
surfing efficiency and economy of Off
cial administration and correcting
waste and extravaganza in the same,
said accounts to be periodically and
thoroughly audited and reports of
said audits published in full for in
formation of taxpayers"
In view of the practice of many
farmers in sending away to the big
cities for staple goods, the declaration
of these southern Kansas farmers con-
corning. the big mail order houses is
significant. 1t follows:
while we favor the addition of
reasonable parcel post service to our
national postal department, successful
in other countries and necessary in
ours, to insure convenience and i'm
part a benefit among all citizens and
age the patronage of the department
stores in the large cities. especially
where there is no great material ad.
vantage in the same, and we deem II
the duty of all dealers to purchase
home products where other conditions
are equal and of all consumers to
likewise pay purchase money to homo
merchants, believing that home inter-
ests should be paramount in the mind
and efforts of all good citizens"
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to "break JAIL as she expressed II
during the relaxed vigilance OF the
Saturday evening recreation hour, and
subsequently to coax her way to the
| managers presence. As far as he was
concerned, to see was to engage. Did
mention that Elfrida was a ripping
tearing beauty? Well, such is the
case, and she conflded to me that she
was paying for her own costumes.
You must go back at once" 1 said
sterniy, as soon as we had compared
notes on the numerous exciting events
which had occurred since our parting.
and give up earning my own dv-
Just when have proved how easily
I can do it?''
you've only been at it two days"
remarked, and as it is the fourth of
the month. suppose you still have
most Of your allowance"
Instantly saw my mistake. Elfrida
turned her back on me, and for fully
two minutes every one Of my usual
methods of effecting a reconciliation
faded utterly. At length a brilliant
lead came to me-
IF you will leave the company to-
night, WILL said in the tone of one
making the sacrifice of a lifetime.
Elfrida displayed signs Of interest.
she didn't, of course, know that my
engagement, like that Of dozen other
'O7 fellows who were members of the
Queens Guard, was only for the cur
rent week.
You are willing. then, to forego the
pursuit of the Queen?" inquired Ell
frida, quoting from the play with
mock intensity. 1 detected, however,
an undercurrent of real anxiety in her
voice, and fastened to reassure her.
Anything that 1 gave up for your
sake would be the next moment for.
gotten" replied. dramatically.
She allowed me to kiss her.
Il will do it," she said after q mo
ment's elaboration. But we will
both have forfeited our salaries"
glanced at the clock 1t was quar-
ter after nine, and I knew by the noise
outside that the first act was just over.
Selling the fourth in-waitinx I'M
tremendously by the arm, hurried
her down the corridor to the ladies'
deSsfng room
haven't got one" I whispered, land
pin that fiummery under 1t. 1 will
have a cab here in FIVE minutes, and
Haven"
She obeyed my directions. and twen-
ty minutes later 1 stood alone on the
station platform, disconsolately watch
ing the disappearing train that was
bearing her BrennerwardS.
l got back in time for the third act
all right, but didn't succeed in meet
ing Miss Ellsworth after the perform
ance, nor any other time, for that mat
ter, for ] kept my promise, and quit
that night.
In this case, however, virtue met
with a substantial reward, for when
the episode came to the ears Of my
father and of 1lfrida's. they were so
the situation that they permitted our
engagement to be announced at
copyright. 1907, by P.
c. Eastment.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03
JOURNAL ENTRIES

OF course no one would venture to
coubt the word of Mr.. Curtis good
friend, the Capital, that he has been
fighting the railroads for fourteen
years, but a good many people sus-
pect that he had his fingers crossed
while he was doing it. l-o-s ve~-
BY the way, how many of your
resolutions are still uncracked?
y
Doc Newman is giving pretty good
exhibition these days of how a federal
of1iceholder keeps out of politics.
If some man is laundering for fame
and wealth he can get both by invent
ing hair restorer that will deliver
the goods. This department doesn't
care for any itself, but it has heard Of
men who do.
~
No matter how much a man may
founder around in making his first
speech, if the local editor is his friend
it always appears in print that the
man spoke in a few well-chosen
words"
70 y
Mr.. Rockefeller advises people to
lay by something for a rainy day
Judging from the pile that Mr.. Rookie
Teller has laid by he must be expect
ing an awful lot of rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03

presidents, as representing the capt.
talist class, as soon as possible, and we
do not hesitate as to the means" 1t
may be that there are japanese an
archists who would issue this sort of
document, but as these particular
statements are printed in English, evil
IDENTIFY to be read by Americans. there
is room for suspicion that the paper
was originated by the opponents of
the Japs in order to create prejudice
against them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03
JAYHA WKER JOT.S

A 400 acre farm near Fairview re-
Gently sold for $28,500, over $40 an
acre.
Atchison's police court took in $27,-
SIS during 1906. The fine crop ap-
pears to have been fine in Atchison
the past year.
The more the Sterling Journal hears
about Aldrich. Foraker and some of
the other senators, the more 1t Is in
clined to warm up to Tilman.
Atchison Globe: An Atchison man
holds annual pass No. 5, of the Pull
man company for the year 1907, good
on all lines. You really wouldn't ex-
pect Kansas to score that near the
top, now would you?
Sabetha Herald: When a woman
has dinner ready it makes her mighty
mad If the men folks do not show up.
Isn't it kind of scandalous for
Kansas, a prohibition state, to have a
county named Bourbon?
George Hooks sons, says Ralph
Tennal, are typical boys, and here is a
story which illustrates. Boys always
have wild and woolly dreams, and
they want to go in the woods and be-
Recently the Hook boys saw an ad-
vertisement saying that certain prices
would be paid for wild animal hides.
The boys were all enthusiasm in a
minute. They decided to set out traps
in the woods and catch wild animals
and sell the hides. Every evening
they walked two or three miles into
the woods to set their traps and walk
ed out every morning to see what they
had caught. After this had been CO.
ing on for a week, they discovered
that one of the traps had game. But
the game proved 20 be a pole cat. The
advertisement had quoted a price on
pole cat hides, SO the boys brought
the dead pole cat to town. Going to
the house. the boys proceeded to skin
the pole cat good and proper, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hook being absent. After
the worst had happened, George Hook
walked in. The atmosphere almost
knocked him down. For fifteen or
twenty minutes there was a very
rough house. Mrs. Hook came home:
then there WAS trouble. The Hook
boys were herded in the smallest
room in the house. Fumigating ma
terlals were secured as quickly as pos
sible and the house was completely
disinfected, including the boys. In
the meantime the boys clothing was
taken out and burned. Then the most
CALLING thing of all happened to the
Hook boys. When they sold the
skunk hide, the man gave them only
a nickel for IT. and stood them off for
the nickel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03
GLOBE SIGHTS.
TFrom the Atchison GIobe.I

Iron the Atchison Globe.l
When 1 say everybody, 1 mean my
self. PEARSON Irvine.
You often hear a mother say to her
child, How often must | tell your How
often must YOU be told?
When a man can't find a certain thing
around the house, he begins to suspect
that his women folks have hidden it.
While considerable criticism is given
women's clubs and the amount OF time
wasted upon then hem yet there is one ne a d
MED: when 1t comes the turn of member
to entertain the club, dirt and cobwebs
are cleaned out that had not been dis
turbed for months.
Living in the house with a Lovely
Character is a happy existence In COM
parison to living in the house with lot
woman today. She says that one by one
these angelic notices have crept upon her
without having one of them tell her what
to do. They are driving her crazy. and
in life to do exactly the opposite to what
they say. When she wakes in the morn
ins ne is h na the minuse that
is gone can not be recalled" and al
ton tiIe Of getting right up. she Immediately
feels like wasting time by lying in bed
When she finally begins tearing around.
getting dressed, she is stared at by IL
Illuminated notices saying. Think quietly
live simply and elegantly, study deeply"
button of her shirt waist she looks
straight at a motto, which says, LOOK
on the bright side; ignore trifles." When
she is about frantic because she has not
enough money to pay her Christmas bills
one of her notices looks sadly into her
eyes, saying: BE content. with few
friends and email means; love every
bodVN17 When she is SO thoroughly d.
gusted that she is ready to smash every
motto in the house. her eye lights on a
Comic" one: Don't grunt pig. Do your
stunt" AS she turns out the light at
night the last thing that meets her eyes
is a motto: Let slumber sweet your
eveiids greet" and that makes her so
mad she can not go to sleep.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03

Here is an observation of the Sabetha
Herald, up in Nemaha county on a
subject that is engrossing the atten-
ton of some people just now: 'wa
wish the Kansas legislators could hear
some of the things the Herald hears
about the various candidates for United
States senator. Men come iato the
Herald office every day and express the
hope that Bristow will be the next
United States senator. These are not
Idle men. They are men who come IN
and pay their subscription: men who
work and pay their way. 1t is the
opinion OF this kind Of men that must
be listened to IL we as Republican
party hope to prosper"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03
A LOVE STORY.

He fell in love with her
Ere he'd seen or known:
He heard her voice-sweet, pure
Over the phone.
He was a millionaire
And she-she worked for him
He talked gush and hot air
BY wire.
And so they each loved each,
And finally he met her:
He vowed she was peach
And to get her.
She made his heart rejoice
And he stayed not nor tarried:
He wanted that ere voice;
They married.
But now. o, darn it ALL
He says that all is lost;
She does not heed his call;
Wires crossed.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03
KANSAS COMAlENT
MORT, AND "cY /.


One of the sensational events in
Kansas Republican politics is the
yawning gulf which is widening be-
tween Cyrus Leland and the Long ma
chine of the old Seventh district over
the speakership fight 1t would be
amusing II not really so tragic to hear
land as "Mr Ta,a SPEAK =. OF Lee ee
the nearly twenty years of close com
radeship of Mort and Cy. With the
Long machine behind Simmons and
the Square Dealers behind Stannard, it
means that Leland will have to make
the tight of his life. The Times hopes
the old war horse will win and we be-
lieve Leland's friends will land him
the speakership. He will have the al
most solid support of the first district
10 start with. Leland Is almost the
only one of the old guard of Kansas
Republicans still in the harness. He
mas the brains and deserves this honor
to crown his half a century of loyal
service to the Kansas Republican or
tion.-Leavenworth Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03
THE OLD ONES

In order to show it's sincerity in the
anu-pass movement the Sun is going
to return every railroad mass for the
year 1906 on the first Of next IAN
uary. Accompanying each returned
pass the railroads will find the address
OF the Sun for the next year and all
communications to this office from the
railroads. viii be treated strictly con-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03

The senate Is sale to be worried be-
cause there is no vacant niche In which
the marble bust of Mr.. Roosevelt as
vice president can be placed. why
not" asks the Washington Post, place
At on the desk of his friend, Senator
LOGGER Or what's the matter with
giving it room adjacent to the seat of
Joseph Benson Foraker?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR
[From the New York Press.l

Girls seem to think that the only dis
grace worse than having big feet is hav-
ing cold ones.
You can always tell who Is winning an
argument by the way he doesn't need to
shout
One good thing about having plenty of
money is how much more you can try TO
get with it.
Unless there is a cuddling girl in 9 novel
women will never recommend it as huving
any sentiment.
Either men kick because they can. get
government jobs, or. IL they get OF be-
cause it wasn't better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03

Mr.. Curtis says emphatically that he
Is not the railroad candidate for United
States senator. Like as not he would
direct our suspicious towards Joe Bris-
tow. Mr.. Curtis, you know, has been
fighting the railroads for fourteen long
and weary years. Bristow is only a
novice by the SIC of record like that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03
NO PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.

r Dumont Smith has given as his
opinion that immense fortunes are nor
in themselves evils. Never havino
been In possession of one we are I'M
able to state, but some how or other
the idea has always chung to US that
when one man has an immense for.
tune good many other fellows must
be short.-Wichita Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03

Mr.. Hartman has been called to tell
the Interstate Commerce commission
what he knows about the unlawful
combination OF his railroads. Mr.. Har-
riman will probably give a splendid ex-
hibition Of a man whose memory is not
very good on some points
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03
Color and Light.

Tho neculiar Simplicity Of the country
5orrT IN the south is illustrated by a
e Story told by Representative John Sharp
Williams. o-+oeaoa
in Mississippi and offered for the mail a
letter that was over the weight for
s.Srhis is too heavy" said the postmas-
ter you Will have to put another stamp
The old darly's eyes widened in aston
ishnoent. "Wul anudder stamp make 1t
any lighter, boss?'' he asked. Harper
weekly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03
THE RTCHT 1nEA

The better class of newspapers in
Kansas are making no howl over the
action of the railroads in not exchange
ing transportation for advertising. A
newspaper is a business enterprise IT
mas advertising space to sell. If the
railroads want to advertise, thew
should pay cash for 1t, just the same
as the merchants do. If they don't
want 1t, they should let it alone. The
newspapers have stood against dis
elimination on the part of the roads.
ana they should not themselves ask to
be xcepted.-Kingman Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03
DIVORCES.

During a period that witnessed seven
hundred thousand American divorces,
only slxty-seven divorces were granted
in the neighborinE Dominion Of can
ada. When people marry in Canada
they known it is for better or worse
until death do part. Their minds are
settled on that point. In the United
states they regard themselves married
for life provided both remain satisfied
with the experiment In one wear
more divorces were granted in the
American republic, than there were in
al or Europe, Australia and other
British possessions. In Chicago three
hundred divorces were granted in a
single day.-Jewell Republican, -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03

Congressman Curtisc brings in Uncle
Joe Cannon and a number of his con-
gressional friends to prove an alibi for
him. but someway people always were
suspicious of an alibi.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03

Fred Dumont Smith may have
changed front on. the railroad question.
but he is standing pat on his tariff re-
vision Views. He has been advoca ting
the removal of the tariff on trust-made
goods for two or three years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03

The state railroad board finds that
the railroads have cars enough but
they have not facilities to handle them.
In other words. there is a shortage of
facilities. What Is. needed is a few more
facilities factories
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03
THE CRYING NEED

We haven't gone into the merits of
that proposed bankers guarantee
fund. but If it prevents depositor's
account from falling below five thou
sand dollars there should be no deIev
in enacting such a law at once-Par-
sons Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03

A good many people have now wrapped
their good resolutions up in tissue pa
per and laid them away so they won't
get broken. Then they will have them
all ready for next year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03

Mr.. Curtis insists that he isn't the
railroad candidate for senator. Is ii
possible that the railroads have
neglected to inform him?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03

You will notice that it is a California
man who claims that Eve handed
Adam a lemon instead of an apple. Is
this another way to boom California
T1y-OduofS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03

Now if the senator from Edwards
and seventeen other counties will kind
" declare himself on the senatorial
question
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03

The North American Review is print
ing Mark Twain's autobiography, but
in order to get people to read it the
publishers are sending it to the news
papers in the shape of press clippings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03

Uncle Joe Cannon's testimony would
carry more Weight in Kansas If Kansas
people had a little higher opinion of
Uncle Joe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-03
WILL IT WORK2

The statement of Manager Hurley. of
the Santa Fe. that there is no real car
shortage" indicates that Mr. Hurley
proposes to give the shippers Christia n
Science Observation-Disclosures Sun.