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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08

the London Miller as text, the North
western Miller points out the possible
danger that threatens the American ex-
port -four trade
We. cannot believe, however, that the
American miller will allow this trade to
be taken from him. He will find a way
to hold it, if necessary
American wheat-growers should not
make the burden of American millers
any heavier than is necessary, however,
because it would naturally react on the
farmers. Kansas is particularly in
terested in this matter because Kansas
hard wheat flour has a fine market in
England, and we not only want to keep
it, but we want to greatly build up the
milling industry on these prairies of
ours. All Kansas wheat ought to be
ground into flour right here at home.
According to Secretary Coburn. how
ever, Kansas is no great offender in
raising macaroni wheat. The most of
that article comes from the Dakotas.
where the advice of the department of
agriculture has been taken. Kansas is
sticking by our reliable Turkey hard
wheat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08
AYHAWKER JOTS

carload of mule colts in Meade
county cost from SIS to SITS each.
1t is alleged that three preachers at
Sabetha preach without salaries, mere
ly for love of the work.
Marion has a Dawn Club" but that
doesn't necessarily mean that it's mem
bers always get up at that time.
Mr. Unruh, of FIilsboro, claims the
distinction of being the largest exclus-
i've dealer in pigeons IN the state"
Commissioner King of Trego claims
the medal for best returns from farm
ing. He netted 500 this season from
an acre of SIS land.
One of the problems which the high
school teachers at Salina have to solve
is how to crowd 243 pupils into 175
seats. And the answer isn't in any of
their books.
A Mankato girl entertained at Up
year-old party" Know what that is %
asks the Advocate. We'll. the young
ladies all wear the 'duds' of a 12-year-
old, the horrid boys are excluded and
the girls just have a perfectly lovely
time all to themselves"
Otto Glitzke, a German farmer who
lives near Downs raises a great flock of
turkeys every year and he never loses
any of them through the depredations
of coyotes. He puts little bell on every
turkey as soon as they are big enough
to turn loose and the noise frightens the
coyotes away.
Some farmers need regulating an
much or more than some railroads The
Sylvan Grove News reports that a far
mer brought 189 eggs to a store in Lin
coin county and traded them for goods
The merchants suspicious We're
aroused and as soon as possible he had
a clerk candle them. The result showed
166 eggs bad and 90 passably good. The
farmer was called up by phone and
agreed to make them good and did so.
AS the White City Register tells IT,
Dunlap has troubles of her own. Ac-
cording to the Leader, the report got
out that q. Whitaker shot Mr.. Back in
the back because he didn't back away
from his hen house in the back yard
one black night. The report came to
the ears of said Mr.. Back, who felt
sorely aggrieved and Inundated. To
seek redress, Mr.. Back had Drs. Har-
vey and Yearout to issue a search war
rant for the alleged buckshot, which
was said to repose in his back These
doctors submitted a published state
ment, in which they declared that no
such as a gunshot would in
fict, could be found. Then Mr.. Whit
aker backed up by saying that while he
never took back anything, he did posi-
lively deny having said that he shot
Mr.. Back in the back yard from the
back porch, because he wouldn't bring
back the pullet Stirring events occur
in Dunlap, as this one indicates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08
JOURNAL ENTRIES

An English bishop says men ought
to kiss their wives. II the bishop de-
sired to create a sensation he should
have said that men should kiss other
peoples wives.
1t pays to be alive and progressive
AS long as there are early birds the
supply Of worms will not give out.
e X n
The Australian nobleman whom
Gladys Vanderbilt is to marry is a
chamberlain. Not being up in
knowledge of such things, we desire
to ask if this will make Gladys a
chambermaid?
This department refuses to take
much stock in that story about George
Washington being indicted for tax
lodging. If the facts were known
there was probably a conspiracy on
the part of the government to "perse-
cute" George.
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HUN0R or THE Day

.Church-How are the New Workers on
the transportation question?
Gothan1--Oh, they stand pretty WE'LL
Yonkers Statesman.
What makes you so small, little boyf
Il guess it's because I'm only q half
brother, Teddy. "-Comfc Cuts.
What excuse can there be for a mans
drinking as Jones does7"
HIS wife refuses to speak to him when
Misunderstanding a wife is something like
eating mushrooms.
Parks-How 40? bad.
Marks-You've got to wait results be-
fore you can be absolutely sure you've
taken the right kind.-Boston Transcript.
Miss Ann Textiles a good-Iooking
horse, but does he scare easily'7
Dealer-No, mum; but perhaps you'd
better not get round in front OF him.
Gerald-May kiss you for your
mother?
Geraldine--well. think not; she couldn't
sue you for breach of promise, and could.
Pick Me Up.
Bertha (reading)-It seems that every
name has meaning, dear Gerald means
strong and Donald means proud"
Gerty interruptingly)-Henr means bus
iness(. He said so last night.-Ally Soper
81 have met two women today" said
Mr.. Cooley. whom I consider the queens
OF Their respective types Of beauty"
the other one was a brunette. "-Philadel-
phia Press.
Il don't suppose-er-that you would-er-
object to my getting an alarm clock?''
coo Not At all ma, am" rpelied the sleepy
all."-Scraps
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NACARONI WHEAT AGAIN.

| The slap that Secretary Coburn gave
| that pet of the United States depart
ment of agriculture, macaroni or durum
| wheat. is reinforced by another attack
made by the Northwestern Miller, pub
lished at Minneapolis, the milling au-
thority of the country. And the Miller's
attack is based on some remarks made
by the London Miller.
IT appears that British millers are
largely Selling on the cheap macaroni
wheat from America 10 make blended
flour that they can sell in competition
with the flour ground by American
mills. After speaking of the manner
in which it must be treated for blending,
the London Miller says: American
farmers have been advised to grow it
in greater quantity by their own gov
eminent officials, but all the same, 1t
will kill the American flour trade with
the United Kingdom"
That sounds oTniuous. One would sup
pose that American millers could COM
pete with British millers in this mat
ter. but it is explained by the North
western Miller that American flour
manufacturers, having a good supply OF
wheat of one quality to use, have not
acquired the experience in blending
possessed by British millers, who get
their wheat from all parts of the world.
I'VE who understand the science of
blending" continues the London Miller,
"who have to study the wheats of the
world individually, can make excellent
use of this wheat, so long as it is COM
paratively cheap, as at present, where
as the American miller dare not do SO,
or, if he does, he will be ruined. Our
trade rivals have provided, or are pro-
yiding. us with the best possible weapon
and we must use 1t to their discomfort.
eff the cultivation of durum wheat is
persisted in, it will be the greatest
blessing that our home millers have ever
been granted. By the mistaken and mis-
leading policy of section of men across
the Atlantic, a great lever has been put
into our hands and we must use it to
the best advantage to meet and defeat
the competition of all and sundry. For
several years we have been watching
this wheat and the seedlings have been
increased from season to season, and
the elimination has been reached by its
appearance on our leading exchanges in
bulk and it should be the beginning of
the end of the American flour trade In
England"
With these and other extracts from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

[From the Philadelphia Record.1
Telegraph companies do business on
tick.
A high-handed proceeding-win
ming jackpot.
Those who are slow to wrath make
fast friends.
The fellow who is driven to drink
doesn't need a chaser.
Man is made of dust, which Is why
his name is so often Mud.
A mans remarks may be cold even
when his tongue is coated.
Even on a hot day no man likes to
be thrown completely in the shade.
The cartoonist who goes on the
vaudeville stage doesn't always draw.
When a fellow has lost his stand
ing in the community he must expect
to be sat upon.
1t is only the girl with the pretty
ankle who has difficulty in keeping
her shoe laces tied.
No, Maude, dear; we have never
heard that proofreading is taught at
the House of Correction
Nell-"wby does she always dress
in black" Belle-"She married an
octogenarian, and she is merely in
training"
"Bah.' exclaimed the Socialist,
Money is filthy lucre." 'Well. I've
done the best 1 could today" replied
the man who dabbles in stocks. II
cleaned up a thousand dollars"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08

loving-and until today hadn't seen
such woman"
You have known me but three
hours"
Three hours or three years! What's
the difference when know / have
found the one 1 want?"
They were back again on the city
drive. and the little red house was in
sight.
now" Brady told her, quietly. ''Of
course L couldn't expect you to feel the
way do. But what want to know Is
this:-May come again."
of the car with his strong arms, she
smiled up at him.
yes" she said, "if you like, you may
come again. copyrighted. 1907, by
Jessie Morgan.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08
GLOBE SIGHTS.

[From the Atchison Daily Globe.J
| 1t is not sign of cowardice in a man
| to be afraid of a woman.
We are all talked about behind cur
backs. Even preachers get it, from
| their members.
Say what you please about a wom-
ans tears: They float her out of a
| lot of difficulties.
| Nearly every man says that he will
whip the school teacher, man or wom-
an. that whips his child.
The Lord. no doubt, never made a
woman's form that the dressmaker
didn't think she could improve upon.
Subject of discussion at the next
meeting of the Lancaster Library So
ciety: Can a woman go to hell any
quicker than a man?
Tell your troubles to a woman, and,
although she may not say it, you may
depend upon it that she is thinking:
Heavens, what would he do II he had
to bear the burden 1 have
Just about the time the average kin
row begins to boil over and become an
interesting inter ST sensation. some cooler
and the trouble quiets down.
A very old lady on her death bed
in a penitential mood, said: II have
been great sinner for more than 80
years. and did not know it," An old
colored woman who had lived with
her long time. exclaimed: Lord,
knew it all the time"
In Coolidge, a man made great
preparations to engage in business,
but all of his acquaintance knew he
was doomed to failure before ne
started in. A man always has out a
lot of signs, thus enabling his neigh
bors to tell a good deal about him.
We are easily fooled; in fact we are
often fooled with our eyes open. When
a man announces that he was married
secretly three months ago, Just for
tend not to. Poor devil. he has had
hard enough time without The Globe
jumping on him.
Last fall the excitement was over
barrels. There was a big apple crop,
and people said it was a shame the
way barrel manufacturers piled ii on
to the poor farmer. But the barrel
situation has regulated itself; there
are no aples this year. Nature has
Never fear; it will settle yours.
Four years ago an Atchison man.
occupying a responsible position pay
drunkenness. Since that time he has
been a wanderer, growing a little
poorer every month. He is getting
along in life, and his prospects are
very bad. Thousands of examples
like this but, in spite of them, young
men continue to pay big prices for
liquor they do not need; for liquor
sically Why do men do such things?
Liquor does not take hold Of man
like the opium habit or the tobacco
habit Many reformed drunkards have
told us that 1t is easy to quit. Then
why are there so many drunkards?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08
THE HEROINE OF THE NOVEL.

The maids of old were reckless things,
Who stormed and laughed and cried.
And played on hero'S poor heart strings
In thousand ways beside.
To doublet and to hose they took,
As we are forced to say,
But your modern girl goes through the
book
In perfectly well-hred way.
Your modern girl tears not her hair;
Her hands she does not clasp.
Her fiercest look is a baby stare,
And she's never known to gasp.
She has no wish to rave or gloat;
In fact, she's too blase,
And she breaks a heart or she cuts a
throat
In a perfectly well-bred way.
Louisville Courier-Journa1.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
IFrom the New York Press. 7

[F'rom the New York Press.l
A useful thing about red hair is it's
a warning to you not to marry it.
All a woman has to do to think a
mans idiocies are genius is to be his
mother.
If man can afford an automobile
it's because he has money through not
owning one.
If a man gets up too late to shave
himself his wife is suspicious that he
doesn't love herSany more.
When a girl has lot of rejected
proposals to tell about it's a sign the
men never heard OF them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08
KANSAS COMMENT
THE PRICE or PAPER

LIE PRICE OF PAPER.
Quite number of the newspapers
of this state are beginning to blue
Things up in late appreciation of the
way print paper is going up, up, up in
price and down, down, down in quail
1ty. They all know it is because of
the news paper trust. thew all know
tnat protection misapplied makes pos
sible this trust They all know that
Tree pulp from Canada a throwing
open the doors and a plain business
invitation to outsiders to come in I'M
der guarantee of fair play would bring
the price down to where it belongs
But the editors, many of them, are
AFRAID to say so and are welded to the
worn out traditions of our party, one
of which is that the policy of protec-
ton has more than passing to do with
tariff schedules. BY the way, do the
newspaper men know and realize that
the congressman Calderhead, Miller
and Campbell are opposed to action
which would cheaper paper? They
are self-announced, self-glorlhed
stand patters.-Clay Center Times
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
HarriSville, the county seat OF
Richie county. West Virginia, will be
without any municipal taxation this
year for the first time in the OLD
towns history. The announcement has
just been made by the mayor. Romeo
II. Freer, former attorney general OF
the state. Harrisville owns its own
electric lighting plant, and the pront
from its operation combined with tho
interest on the towns money In banks
will afford ample revenue for all estl-
mated municipal expense. so that no
corporate tax will be laid. No other
town in West Virginia ever enjoyed
SLOW BUT SURE.
A Brazilian who is visiting this
country when he landed at New York
20 ny-PraGi6Anf
Cleveland. He said that rwenry-four
years ago he met Mr.. Cleveland when
he was governor of New YORK ana
promised to send him a box Of fine
cigars, but that he had neglected to do
so. When he determined to again
visit America he thought of the prom
Use and purchased a box of the finest
cigars that are made In Brazil and
son. Since the promise was made
Cleveland has been elected president
two times and now is the only living
x-president.-Salina Journal:
GILMAN.
The father of Mabelle Gilman-Corey
appeared at the door or her mansion
and was declined admission. He then
laid all the blame on Corey. Possibly
the old man was right but he is late In
hunting up his daughter. He should
have hunted her up years ago before
she fell into evil ways. Any sensible
father will stick by his daughter but
this man seems to have decided to do
the sticking when his daughter mar
ried millions. We have little sympa- |
they for him.-Lawrence Journal.
MORE PROHIBITION.
Vice President Fairbanks has prob |
ably come to the conclusion that pro- |
hibition prohibits. 1t prohibited him !,
from being a lay delegate to the gen |
eral conference of the NJ. E. church,
Holton Recorder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08

During the month just closed
Wichita has issued building permits
aggregating nearly six times as much
as during the same month a year ago.
Included in last months list are about
seventy new homes. Closing the
joints certainly had a disastrous eff
feet on Wichita
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08

Only year from now we will be
making figures showing how our favor
ite candidate can not help being elect
Cd. But a year and month from nov
we will be explaining why it didn't
happen. That is one of the benefits OF
living in a free land like this glorious
republic of ours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08

While it is true that Assistant United
States Attorney West has been elected
superintendent of the First Baptist Sun
day school in Topeka, John D. Rookie
Teller should be warned not to place
too much reliance in that fact in case
Standard Oil should be indicted in
Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08

There will be a dollar dinner" up in
Nebraska, at which it is expected Mr..
Bryan will declare his intentions to-
wards the Democratic presidential
nomination. AT present prices the
dinner will probably be composed
largely of a glass of water and a tooth
pick-and the pick will have to be a
small one at that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08

The saloon men are trying to head
off statehood in Oklahoma now by
stopping the canvass of the returns,
In order to hold on to their saloons.
The saloon men seem bent on increas-
Ing the sentiment against them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08

The father of Mabelle Gilman Corey
proposes to, sue his millionaire son-in-
law for alternating MabelFe affections
from him. But it may be a question
whether the old man lost mucn, even
If he can prove his case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08
FROM OTHER PENS
SAUCE FOR THE. GANDER.

Newspapers throughout the Union
have made a family matter of the ex-
actions OF the paper trust. 1t is perfect
ly true that the trust has given consid-
Grafton to the subject of making money
as we'll as making paper, and that 1t has
employed to the uttermost every ad-
vantage the tariff makes it a present of
al the direct expense of consumers. The
officials of the trust have been advised
editors to increase the subscription price
when the heavy increase in the prices of
print-paper becomes effective next
week. Newspapers the country over,
without regard to politics, are combining
in an organized effort to wrest the tariff
hands.
Their purpose beyond doubt is estab-
lished on justice, but why should en-
deavor be confined to a single schedule
simply because it's persistent till-tap
ping is felt in newspaper business Of
fees? Why should not every tariff tax
that feeds a trust be wiped off the
statute book? Why should not protec-
ton be given to other cash boxes
against other licensed highwaymen?
Take. the single item of lumber. At
the very time we are seeking to pre-
serve our forests we are paying the
men who destroy them, not out of the
general treasury but out of the pockets
thousand feet of lumber they cut and
carry to market. Newspapers that keep
a discreet silence when others are rob-
bed have scant right to scream fer help
when the black-masked tariff burglar
visits their own offices. The same sauce
that serves the goose benefits the gan
der-Los Angeles Express.
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There is nothing new in that plan. A
good many people have been practicing
1t for months and saying nothing about
1t, but it appears to have little effect
on the beef trust.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08

1t is reported that Senator F'itzpat-
rick, the leader of the state senate,
lodge, became angry because w. r.
Stubs referred in speech at Baxter
Springs to the record of the senate last
winter You can hardly blame Fitz-
patrick 1t would make almost anyone
angry to have a record like that thrown
un TO him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08

Oklahoma will send blind man to
the United States senate. But even a
blind man can see through some of
the schemes in the senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08

1t is feared that the Bishop of Lon
don won't have "a chance to play ten
mis- with the next president-if he
should visit this country then. Taft
Is not built on ter1nis-p1aying plan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08

Topeka will probe its sewer graft
to the bottom" comments an ex-
change But the trouble is that the
sewer is too shallow If 1t took long
er to get to the bottom there would
be no scandal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08

1t is reported now that the Swedes
of Stockholm will send over a yacht to
Gift the Americas cup, and w. Y.
Morgan, who has been to Stockholm,
warns the New York Yacht club TO
IoOk ont
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08

Ford secured a hung jury at San
Francisco on his first trial, but so did
Glass. Yet now Glass has been sem
fenced to five years in the penitentiary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08

Evelyn Baldwin is to make another
attempt to reach the North Pole. Still.
IT isn't likely that Walter Weifman will
have to hurry any on that account.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08

After hearing his recent peace
speech to them at Toxic, the Japs
probably wonder why Taft is called
the secretary of war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08

We fear Mr.. Sheldon will have to
make another trip to London. That
city has just elected as it's mayor the
head of one of its big brewing con-
Germs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08

This is the week that is tough on
the Louisiana bears. Just how it will
affect the Wall street bears remains to
be seen
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As It Was in the Beginning.

In the meantime, Adam, wondering
what in Eden could have happened to
him, was quite little distance from
us, grunting. You know what men are
always grunting, whether they are
hurt or happy. Then he started in at
looking silly. At that he was a great
success. That is instructive with his
sex, as flirting is with Ewes. He felt
the need of taking some one buggy
plussed, for there weren't any buggies
yet, nor horses, nor was there, so far
as he knew, any one to take if he had
been equipped.
In ten minutes more I had that pair
together.
Great Scott! How ignorant that first
man was! 1 had to teach him the very
first principles. He was as ignorant
as-well, as some men are today. !
can't say more than that. But Eve
she needed mighty little showing. Her
intuition helped along again. I re-
member, clearly, as they stood looking
hard at one another.
Adam, 1 am going to teacn you
something. 1 don't know what it is
myself. but I am certain it is nrce.
You quicker up your lips like this
She showed him.
''And them she said, you bring
your face a little closer. here. 70 mine
yes, stupid, just as close as possible
And next you
There was silence in the Garden for
a little while, and then:
"Oh-h-h, AdamI'' with a shiver in it.
You know how it sounds. 1t hasn't
changed a bit since first 1t thrilled
Creation.-From the Autobiography
of Cupid" by Edward Marshall in the
Bohemian: