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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-05
LAYKZ WKER JOTS

Somebody is talking of starting an
other paper at Russell.
Osawatomie boasts that it already
has radishes coming up
Some Concordia people who are
spending the winter in Florida, claim
to have captured two sharks.
The baseball casualties have already
commenced. An innocent bystander
at Ellinwood was hit in the mouth by
foul and it cost him four teeth.
A sneak thief is going around and
stealing canned fruit down in Allen
county, but owing to the great amount
put up last fall, canned fruit Will be
little missed as anything.
Dan Anthony knows something
about farming as well as other things.
He has thirty acres of alfalfa that
yielded him 10s bushels of seed, besides
two hay crops. The seed alone Is
worth SIS a bushel.
you Ais Doin's,'' which is the
name of a paper at Woodston, re-
Gently published list of state Off
Gals with w. r. Smith and ]. c. Pol
lock as justices of the supreme court
1t apologies by explaining that press
time found it short a small amount of
type to fill with, and this list of Off
Gals. which had been standing for
some time, was picked up" for the
fill. 1t promises never TO print the
name Of a state officer again.
SHERIFF Priest" says the Kinsley
Graphic, has been giving the blood
hounds recently purchased by the A. H
t. A. some lessons of late and in each
case they have freed the COON. The
plan has been to start one of the boys
out, first providing him with pole
climbers, and then after he has made
a good getaway put the dogs on the
scent and turn them loose. When Cal
finally overtakes them he chains the
dogs and leads them away, after
which the 'culprit' slides down the tel
ephone pole upon which he has been
perched on the cross-arms for a half
hour wishing it were twenty feet
higher. The officers are greatly pleas
ed with the dogs and think they have
a good pair
Rossville Reporter. Clarence De-
Graft has outdone all the hunters in
this vicinity for years by killing a Wild
cat, that was weighed by d. NJ. How
ard. 1t tipped the scales at 20 u lbs
He shot it with Noe shot at twenty
discovered 1t. it was walking towards
him through the thick willows on Mr..
Wagner's place near the river Clar-
ence was standing still. The cat stop
ped held up it's head, turned around
carefully and commenced to leave in
a stealthy manner. Clarence then shot
and saw no more of the cat till he
found It dead; there being light
snow on the ground he could track.
him. The first jump the cat made
was twenty-five feet. the second jump
ten feet and on down to a walk and
when found he laid on his side dead.
The killing of the cat was a great
victory for the fowls and cottontails
and a saving to the farming commun-
ity. d. NJ. Howard thinks it could
have killed a young calf without
much trouble.
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him around and suddenly came rid
ing back with six-shooter in her
hand She had never shot at a man
before, burglar, cowboy or Indian
chief and for novice she did remark
ably well. Out Of six shots she sent
three bullets into Jim at points calcu-
lated to give him pain, and before she
had ceased firing he was on the run
for cover. When he had got a gait
on him the girl headed for the ranch
at a lope and her part of the adven-
ture was over. Not so with Jim Tras-
kon. He had to get into the brush
and send for Tom Matthews, and Tom
had to ride eight miles for a surgeon
to pick the lead out and dress the
wounds, and after Jim had told about
forty lies about the affair. the fore
man said he was too ripe for him and
had better go. Tom shook his fist un-
der the poor fellows nose and reared:
when I was telling you how to get
that girl, didn't know that was talk
ing to a blame fool! Jim, you've
mixed and muddled the case worse
than an idiot. and now you go and sIs-
pend yourself from the limb of a Weep
ing willer tree and be hanged to you!
You had mighty handsome girl and
untold millions within your grasp, and
then you went like burned kyote and
forgot that you was a white man, in
stead of an rInjun. Get along out OF
Montana with youi"-fCopyright
1907, by Mary McKean-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-05
GLOBE SIGHTS.
IFrom the Atchison Clio

[From the Atchison Globe.l
Sometimes a man can look wise ami
say nothing without gathering much
moss.
There are all kinds of fools in this
world, with the possible exception Of
the silent kind.
A yellow" preacher is good deal
worse in his small way, than a "yel-
low" newspaper.
For an expression of real disgust.
notice the way young girl looks when
she says: We'll, am disgusted!"
Il am compelled" writes a woman
living near Atchison, Ito marry a wild
over or resort to a matrimonial pa
per-
Somehow it never makes ones stom-
ach feel just right to be told that the
chicken served for dinner was great
pet.
There is more time wasted in think
ing of the things you would like 10
do than is required to perform what
you ought to do.
A good many of the stories of the
gossips are too preposterous to be-
lieve, but none of them are too un-
reasonable to repeat.
When a young thing of 16 looks at
a very old woman she wonders why
the old woman ever permitted herself
to grow SO old and wrinkled.
A lawyer never seems to mind be-
ing caught idling in his office, but a
doctor always seems as embarrassed,
when some one comes in and finds
him without a patient, as a girl does
whose dances are not taken at a bail
Something new in automobiles is IL
be put on the market: a six-wheel
touring car. If the trouble 1t is pos
sible for them to give increases with
the number of wheels, the motorists
will require an occasional ocean voy-
age to rest up.
When a man is on top, and easily
vanQuishes all opposition, 1t is easy
for him to be magnanimous and chari-
table. But let an opponent appear
who is smarter than he is then watch
the magnanimous and reharita BILE man
go into the airi 10 ATara4err- rsa r5-.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFrom the Chicago News.1
Marriage ties are observation-disclosures
times.
OF two evils some people choos,
both as samples.
Little girls cry for dolls and big
girls cry for dollars.
It's Just as well to remember that
it's always well to be just.
Most people look at their troubles
through a magnifying glass.
Occasionally a man climbs out of a
rut only to find himself in a hole.
If a man has common sense he en-
joys little nonsense occasionally.
There's quite a difference in dress
makers, even when they seem alike
Show us a man who is unnecessar iiy
humble and we will show you a hypo-
critic.
It's wise man who treats his moth
er-in-law with kindness early and
often.
Silence gives consent, but there are
times when it is unwise to consent to
silence.
The meanest kind of 1ypocrite is the
man who praises the Lord and refuses
to pay his just debts.
AS long as a man has sense enough
to mind his own buisenss and does it
he will never have occasion to occupy
q padded cell.
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THE WORLDS GOOD SAMARITAN.

Suffering and distress knows no ma
tionality. All humanity alike is sub
ject to it. 1t is no respecter of per-
sons, but comes upon Jew and Gentle,
Christian and pagan, white, black,
yellow, and brown.
And wherever suffering is found, it
must appeal to the tender-hearted
everywhere, whether it be an individ-
ual in our own neighborhood or a ma
ton across the seas. To be sure, dis
lance subtracts from the emphasis of
the appeal to our sympathies because
we realize less of the details, but stor-
les of distress the world over appeal
to the Good Samaritan.
The president of the United States
is fast putting this county in the light
of the Good Samaritan of the nations.
Not only does he lend the weight of his
high position to stop war, and injus-
tice, and oppression wherever it exists.
but he asks his fellow-countrymen to
aid those who are in material need,
and he sets a good example by doing so
himself.
First it was the starving japanese.
and later their yellow brethren, the
Chinese, for whom President Roose-
welt made a public appeal to the peo-
pie of the United States. Millions of
these people across the Pacific were
famishfng-the Chinese are. now-and
the president asked material aid for
the sufferers.
Now the case of the famiue-stricken
of Russia has been presented to him.
and he promptly responds by con-
tributing of his own means and indi-
rectly asks the American people to- do
the same.
1t is certainly a good thing for
America to do. There is material
prosperity on every hand in this land
of ours. and substantial aid to the suf-
fering of other people will go far to
prove that this is really a Christian ma
ton, a people who believe in peace
and good will America can we'll af-
ford TO cast its bread upon the inter
national waters-to be the Good Sa-
marian of the world.
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QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

[From the Philadelphia Record.l
Silence causes lot less trouble than
talk.
Fools and rascals are merely people
who are found out.
The skeleton in the closet wouldn't
be so bad If it would only stay there
Life is naturally a burden to the wo-
man who doesn't carry her age we'll
It's all right to take the world as Won
find it, but leave little for the rest of
US.
Blobbs-"A woman's troubles are AL
ways extreme" Slobbs-''Yes. hats and
Shoes
Nell-"They say she is two-faced,
BELIEVES, haven't you ever seen her
in the morning before she had her
makeup on?"
No, Maude. dear; French isn't one
of the dead languages. although il is
frequently murdered by the people who
try to speak It
Tourist--''You have quite a town here
Do you know the population?' Native
Sure. Every man, woman, child ami
dog Of EN-"
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JOURNAL ENTRIES

Hereafter he should be known as
Senator Leonidas Belts. Leonidas,
you know, also defended and held his
pass as long as possible.
EE&
Bulletins from the country indicate
that the hen strike is over and others
besides millionaires- may soon. be able
to afford, an occasional egg for break
fast. rea.as mrs .se-f0 e
= &-~ go ~ -,ol-5--.-
About time for some new scandal
to break out in Pittsburg, isn't it
4
If it isn't too late, we wish to re-
mark that Mr.. Hartman was also
long on Fish stories.
Only a few more days now till the
Kansas legislators must go home and
explain to the people at home that it
was the other fellows fault.
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AS TO COMPROMISING.

Those who are criticising the lower
house for taking the stand it did rela-
tive to a compromise on the primary
election bill are themselves open to
criticism.
Two diverse plans are presented
one a direct primary, and the other a
hybrid system, part convention and
part primary. If one of these plans
were accepted the other must be re-
jected. There can be no compromise
on both.
The house simply insisted on stand
ing for the direct primary and the
adjustment of the convention. On all
the details of the system it is willing
to compromise, but 1t insists upon
doing away with the convention.
The house is right. There may be
good features in the details of the Fitz-
patrick bill, but the system is wrong.
1t appears unnecessary to adopt the
machinery of the primary if the ma
chinery of the convention is still to be
maintained, by which the politicians
can continue to nominate the tickets
regardless OF the will of the people.
1t really looks foolish to adopt pri-
mary plan which will turn the job Of
making the nominations over to con-
ventions.
Therefore the house IS right in in
sisting on a real direct primary or
nothing. 1t will be better to have no
law at all than one which fastens both
the convention and a bogus primary
on the people. The details of the di-
rect primary are open to compromise.
but there can be no compromise con-
corning the general plan to be adopted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-05
EROM OTTER PENS
THE DANGEROUS SENATOR'S.

Mr.. Smoot is prejudiced in the eyes
of many members of congress simply
because he owes his election to the
votes of the majority religious sect in
his state. Would a Gentle, elected by
those same votes be entirely free from
suspicion of duplicity, if the assump-
ton holds that the Mormon hierarchy
is a seditious. vengeful and highly
mischievous orgd nization. bent upon
avenging the blood of the prophets
rather than upon advancing the in
terests of the nation?
1t is matter of common knowledge
that we have in the United States SEN
ate representatives of commercial in
terests who because of their connec-
ton are legislative Ishmaelities, with
their hands against every man and
seeking the advantage of various pri-
waite enterprises to the disadvantage
of the nation. These men profess 10y
atty to the government. They exer-
else the right of sitting in judgment
upon the membership of a man who
would have no power, if he had the
will, to accomplish injury to the gov
eminent for the satisfaction of the
Mormon church. 1t seems inconsis-
tent to draw the line SO closely upon
mere suspicion, when the senate is so
Indifferent to known hostilities to the
public interest that exist among its
members.-Detroit News.
SLAUGHTER ON THE RAILWAYS.
With a record of nearly 400 persons
killed in railway wrecks during the
past six months and about $50 in
jured, the public is asking whether the
railway commissioners of the several
states and the Interstate commerce
commission can not intervene to stop
the slaughter. It is noticeable that
the worst wrecks occur when rounding
curves and with trains moving at very
high speed. The conclusion forced
upon the men i'm the street is simply
that the structures are not strong
enough to Withstand trains of the
present heavy weight and moving at
great speed. In this connection it is
surely disquieting to be told by a prac-
dent of the Burlington road that
trains are being run today on prac-
tically every road in this country fas-
ter than the operating officials in
charge consider wise or prudent" If
the travelling public is such fool that
it demands dangerous speed and the
railways are competing to supply it,
then it is time for a higher authority
to intervene.-New York Herald.
%
LOEBS JOB.
Certain friends of Secretary Loeb
are asking congress to raise his pay
deserves 1T. Who else would take the
kicks and buffetings he patiently en-
dures for the meager pittance that he
receives New York Sun.
NOW ISN'T IT THE TRUTH
Building and being is far better than
boasting and borrowing.-Ba Baltimore
American.
PUNISHMENT IS MERITED. -.
Mr. Tower will be approached" by
: the German emperor on account of the
Lehr ineident.-New YORK CONNER
cial.
ONIONS.
A physician states that by hanging
| onions in the house sickness can be
prevented The occupancy of the
house can also be prevented at the
same time.-Los Angeles Times.
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HER TRuJ,fPH OVER TINfE.

She isn't as young as she used to be.
But her laughter was never lighter
Her hair is blanching, as you may see,
But the pleasures of youth delight her;
She has kept the heart of girl-she
wears
A look that frightens away the cares
which like to come plaguing US una
wares,
She is helping the world grow brighter.
What does it matter about her years
since the graceS of youth attend her?
she adds to our glee' and lessons our
tears
What service that is to render!
she smiles and trouble at once departs,
Sne gives new courage to doubling hearts
All. hers is the highest of all the arts
That add to the worlds gay splendor.
How cheated are they who think or say
That years are the only measured
She never has foolishly put away
The youth she was born to treasure,
Her hair is blanching. but her eyes
The glory of hope serenely lies;
She sees no skies but the bluest skies,
Her world is world of pleasure.
Chicago Record-Herald.
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REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELoH
[From the New York Press.l

IT TOIII IIIe 1NtW IOI Il IEosI
When a man isn't mistrustfu1 of a
woman's receptions he is a polite liar.
Saying your prayers doesn't seem to
show you how to guess which way the
stock market is going.
The best thing about trying to teach
others is what you yourself can learn
If you have any sense.
There is no argument where you get
so earnest as in the one when you don't
know anything about it.
To a girl a fine matinee consists of
one part acting and two parts of choco-
lates during it and soda ice cream af-
terward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-05

A great deal of mystery is connected
with the disappearance of $4,000 from
the United States subtreasury in Chi
cago the other day. Has "a. R.
Brown been in Chicago recently?
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HUMoR OF THE DIY

Sir, want your daughters hand"
You may have It with the greatest
that's always in my et,,-Baitimore
First suburbanite-W time do you
get home evenings?
Second Burbanife-wen, I have no reg
ular time. I leave the office regularly at
S:4S.-Somerville Journal.
Rollingstone Nomoss-Don't let's go In
mere. DIS woman keeps a dog. Let's 60
on TO de next place.
Tatterdon Torn-De woman at de next
Record
in his automobile in his life.
weys he's fo str lucky s,, dog He's al
up in the AIRY onkers Statesman.
Applicant Cat western newspaper Officer
write. - - "--~
Editor-Good. Just take a seat.
APplicant-Have you any assistant?
Editor-I can't tell yet. sent him out
to see man and expect to hear gun 20
on every moment.-Life.
Angry Subscriber Crushing into office)-
L want yew ter stop sendin' me yer darn
scription's got six months an two weeks
yet tew run, so send yer scurr-lous sheet
time
Country Editor (sweetlyl-Yes. sir; any
one you could recommend.-Puck.
First Doctor-was the operation sue
Second Doctor-Oh, very. 1t will proba-
bly, necessitate several rnore.-Phfiadei-
phia Record.
Teacher Gin manual training scbooI-
What W at may be REGARDED as the forerunner
Shaggy Haired Pupil-Anybody that gifts
In It's way.-Chicago Tribune.
medical authority, that any one who
WI constantly practise singing can stave
Even So replied the hardheaded man.
some people might stand chance OF
living i longer by letting consumption TAX
ang It's course -Philadelphia Press
eIHc1e Eben tteiit1g the sugsrvtIre news
hung out his shingle ez a lawyer.
That fellow? Why, he can't even
oh Bill knows what he's a-doin'. He's
goin' t make a speshulty of this onwrit-
ten kind, thet's maxim sech a hit hyur
Teacher Now. Johnny. what is canal?
earth.-N. Y. Sun.
An Exception to the Ru1e.-It,s easy
come. easy go, with Charlie Tickleham
Not when he comes to our house. It's
almost imgossible to get rid of him
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
What is competitor, grandpa?' in
CURED the little boy
"A competition said the trust magnate
musingly. Let me see. 1 think 1 ought
to know-it strikes me we used to have
EN- IN our business. but. really, it's so
long ago that L don't exactly remember
now-'-Brooklyn Life
Corlkins-I don't know how I do it. bu.
I can always tell what time of day it is
without looking at the watch or clock
McStab-To be sure. Nature always con-
fers instinct upon creatures that lack the
higher faculties.-Chicago Tribune
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Williams,
Democratic

John Sharp Williams. Democratic
leader in the lower house of congress,
handed Uncle Joe Cannon a fine bou-
quet yesterday. Mr.. Williams hopes
this will be the last time this duty of
bouquet-hander will fall to him. He
hopes to be Senator Williams before
such bouquets bloom again.
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Although Mr.. Harriman's forgotten ap-
pears to have been well oiled and i'll
good working order, he seems to have
had fairly good memory wherever
Etuyvesant Fish was involved.
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The Aldrich currency bill has beer
signed by the president. 1t is designed
to make five and ten dollar bills more
plentiful, but the prospects are that it
will be Just as hard to get them as it
has been in the past.
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A good many influential papers over
the country are seriously talking about
coming political uprising. And when
they get to talking that way it won't
be long until the people think they
sight it coming down the road. Then
they will rush out to meet 1t, and there
will be all kinds of trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-05

There is really no occasion for the
elder Mrs. Thaw going on the witness
stand. She cannot compete with Eve
Ign in telling an interesting story, and
the public is now ready for the case
TO he closed
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The suspicion is deepening that the
big finauciers who are interested in the
transcontinental railways have some
thing to do with the better jobs that
hunt up every practical man who
takes hold of the Panama canal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-05

After giving congress chance to do
it-and congress observation-disclosures
General Cortelyou ordered that Victor
Murdock's plan for weighing the mails
be used by the postoffice department
hereafter So Victor has won.
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Senator Spooner says he must quit
the senate in order to make some
money. Senator Spooner must have
read Senator Beveridge's article in this
months Appleton's.
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the state next year and will be sent
to the United States senate. The trou-
BILE is that the people may not elect a
Republican legislature, If some of the
predictions now made are correct.
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The interstate commerce commission
can be almost as curious and inquisi-
tive as a grand jury when it starts
out that way. -sz-.s
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1t is shown by the census bureau
that the United States has a high
death rate. lone way to lower it,
says the Chicago News. would Soe TO
establish a sane Fourth of July Still
a better way would be to establish
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AS WAS EXPECTED.

AS expected from the time it be-
came known that the company was
devoting the energies of its agents
and officials to the campaign, the ad-
miristration of the Mutual Life In
surance company of New York wins
in the balloting for trustees. The or
ganization built up by the money of
the polfcyholders was turned to the
personal use of the trustees in order to
perpetuate their control; very much as
if the president of the United States
were to devote the army and navy and
every civil official to the task of fore
ing his reelection. That is called "mu-
tual" insurance.-Lindsbor News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-05

One of the chief missions of the AL
Ton railroad appears to be to furnish
funds for big f1nanciers to juggle with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-05

President Roosevelt has subscribed
800 to aid the famine stricken Rus
SLAMS. One cannot help wondering if
Nicholas Romanoff has given as much.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-05

Senator Bailey returned to the senate
the same day that Senator Spooner re-
signed Bailey has no intention of re-
signing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-05

One thing is certain: Governor Cum
minis is not putting forth any frantic
efforts to keep Secretary Shaw from
moving from Iowa to New York.
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Senator Bailey does not appear 20
have been as conscientious about not
practicing his profession during his
term of office as Senator Spooner has
been.