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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15
POLITICS AND PROHIBITION.

| When the Democrats of Kansas final
iy decided to stop fighting prohibition
and standing UP for the saloons, they
| simply got in line with the advancing
sentiment Of their party-possibly they
| led. When they declared for the en-
forcement of the prohibitory laws In
this state in their last convention, they
rendered a conspicuous service to the
| cause of good government
1t has been remarked that the mem
bers of the Democratic party are now
in the forefront of the anti-saloon
movement, inasmuch as the saloon is
outlawed in a great portion of Demo-
cratic territory, the Solid South. The
way things have been going during the
last two or three years 1t will not be
long until prohibition will be the rule
in most of the southern states.
1t is not a partisan issue, however,
for which the friends of good govern
ment ought to be thankful, and it Is TO
be hoped that prohibition will never
again be made a party question as 1t
was in Kansas some years ago. The
law would long ago have been better
enforced in Kansas had not the Repub-
licans put prohibition plank in their
platform, thereby leading the Demo-
Gratis to do the reverse out of sheer
contrariness.
This modern prohibition movement is
not a party nor class issue, however.
A Republican mayor was elected in
Louisville, KY, last week on a Sunday
closing platform, although it is a Dem
ocratfc city. The Democratic candidate
had declared for a wide open town. The
Democratic governor-elect of Mississip-
pi, on the other hand, is an avowed pro-
hibitionist.
In Republican Illinois 220 saloons will
be outlawed as a result of last weeks
election. All of Williamson county, a
mining county, voted against saloons,
closing forty-f1ve drinking places.
Jacksonville, a manufacturing city of
over 5000 population, voted the same
way, closing thirty-two saloons.
This new prohibition movement is by
no means partisan, nor is it confined to
any class. Let us hope that it will re-
main that way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15
HUNOR or THE Day

Baron (to servant)-Johana.h has anybody
been smoking my cigars except your
self?
Servant-Yes, sir. you.-F1igende Blaet-
ter.
Miss Yern-Of course, you've read that
new love story of his.
Crabbe (book reviewer)-Yes, had to.
Very realistic, wasn't it?
Miss Yern-Nonsense! The dialogue be-
tween the lovers was positively silly.
Crabbe-We Press.
Father" said little Rollo, what is ev-
oqution?"
Evolution, my son, is a sort of apology
which man has invented for displaying 50
many of the traits of the lower animals.
Washington Star.
Helm going to bring Jolt home with
me to dinner tonight.
She-Oh. mercy, dear don'ti It's the
cooks day out. and III have to cook din
neri
He-Never mind: 1 owe Jolt one. any
way.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

in search Of picturesque cniioren " poSe
for him. .sz.,<
While this rapid fire of elucidatlon
was going on. Zephine looAe cor - nrehend
the situation. Finally, sne DuISs 80
laughing, trifie hysterical, pernsls
but still it was the vivacious AeDniie
coming to her rescue - .,,t,ed Al
at once.
"Oh, I'm SO glad We all understand
each other now. And know, were
going to be the best OF frae saerf,on she
turned to greet an old acquaintance;
s:And so you thought was ho,
laughed Ralph, looking at Zepnine Will
undisguised admiration. Well l am
pretty much of one. You'll have to
take me in hand just the same: ! may
not mind promptly sometimes, but that
will be because I'm oblivious 70 every
thing save the glory of your hair.
replied Zephine icily, as she turned ana
left the young man staring olankiy a.
ter her.
On the last day out, zephine sat
curled up comfortably in her steamer
chair, pretending to read. Ralpn saI
not far off, sketching her, as she very
well knew. -
when we get settled In the studio.
shall make a portrait OF you. miss
Holiday. That is. IL you are willing.
Then 1 shall be both dyed ana
painted lady" she laughed teasingty.
IAN irresistible combination.
Ralph made no reply, but gazed az
her so steadily that at last Zephine was
compelled to raise her eyes.
1T could love you in spite OF either,
was the unexpected declaration that nc
made in response to her questioning
glance, "but, fortunately. I'm not put
to the test. All the dyes in the worlo
couldn't produce the matchless bright
ness and beauty of your hair. dear.
Why did you try to deceive me, Zepn-
ine?"
Were you deceived7"
For a day or two, because you shock
ed me into 1t. You haven't told me why
yet
"Oh. because you annoyed me thst
very first day by making love to my
hair. Everybody does. It's my rival.
and II wanted you to make love TO
me-"
"And didn't do it. the very next
daY?''
Zephine looked at him indulgently.
Yes, and every day since. You're
every bit the incorrigible boy I imagin-
ed you.''
"Only this incorrigible boy is in love
with his teacher" answered Ralph,
stealing hold of her warm little hand
beneath the steamer rug.-(Copyrighted.
1907 by Homer Sprague.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe.l

[From the Atchison Globe.1
| 1t is not so easy to make a living as
| it is to make love.
Many attempts to benefit the people
| simply annoy the people.
The more some women spend on their
| clothes the worse they look.
If you will hand a friend a lemon,
follow it with sugar and the sQueezer.
When some men try to do better, 1t
is generally remarked that they do not
try very hard.
one of the funniest things in this
world Is to see a woman who isn't used
to it, make change.
The average woman isn't satisfied
with telling a polite lie; she insists upon
her husband agreeing with her.
Girls do not think other girls true
friends unless they take sides in their
quarrels to the extent of making faces
at the enemy.
A girl loves to read a letter as she
walks along a street. particularly IL II
is in bold handwriting that looks like
A Mans.
The relatives of a deaf person always
make this kindly remark: that he can
hear anything it isn't intended he
should hear.
jokes he should not imagine he Is
great wit: a girl of 16 laughs because
she is 16.
with all that the smart men have
Accomplished, Iney nave IQaQe no GIIOTLS
to grow extra pairs of hands on the
mother who has all the work to do.
A very good poem from Efingham
was received today, but we were COM
pelled to return 1t for two reasons:
First, we do not publish poems: second,
the poet tries to make gentleman"
rhyme with "Emngham."
Boy talk: Two boys met on CONNER
cial street today. One of them said:
"We'n have company at our house to-
morrow" "Will you have anything
good to eat?' the other boy asked.
sWeT," replied the first boy, with fine
scorn. IT guess we'll try
What a delicious world this would be
IL men only knew in advance the best
thing to dol The average man has
eight or ten roads in front of him, no
matter whether he is travelling for
pleasure for money, for notoriety or
for love, and is always in doubt as to
the best one.
No matter where a man is located,
he believes he knows of a place where
money Is easily and readily made: a
place where the fields are always green,
and where there are no hot winds. But
after he sells out, at a sacrifice, and
moves. he finds that the reports from
the place are dishonest, and that it has
its drawbacks and disadvantages; that
hot winds blow occasionally, and that
success Is only possible there by adopt
ing the same hard rules required by
success everywhere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,
[From the New York I

from the New York Press.1
When you can believe most people
it's about something of no impor-
lance.
When a girl is interested in a man
she arranges 1t SO that some other feI-
low thinks he Is the one.
Make girl believe you think she q.
pretty and she doesn't care what Won
think about her brains.
ABOUT the only thing a very thin
woman can be proud of Is she car
stoop over without bursting her stavs
When you can get a boy IN I'm tha
morning by calling him only ten t,, r.e
IT'S a sign It's not a school day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

Perhaps you have not thought of this
point brought out by the Lawrence
World: 1.-The fearful slap the state of
Kansas gave Pittsburg because of its
open defense of it's joints and dives in
dictates pretty plainly the non-partisan
character of Attorney General Jack
sons fight on the liquor business in
Kansas. Pittsburg is the home of the
Republican state chairman, and pre-
Humably every political influence that
the town could muster was brought to
bear to prevent prosecution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

The standpatters and ship subsidists
will be especially sorry that Congress
man Burton did not beat Tom Johnson
That would have taken him out of con-
gress-and he is rank tariff revision
list and one of the leading opponents of
the ship subsidy grab.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

J. Pferpont Morgan is going to give
up his kennel of high-bred dogs. Who
says the common people are not feeling
the financial stringency?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

Ex-senator Spooner shows up as an
attorney for Mr.. Hartman in his trou-
hles with the government. Mr.. Spooner,
you may remember, was the gentleman
who resigned from the United States
senate in order to make some money.
He appears to be doing it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

In all the centuries that Spain owned
the Philippines she never sent her sec
rotary of war or any other prominent
man over there to help the Filipinos
toward self-governnent. Instead she
sent armies over to repress self-gov-
eminent. Perhaps that explains why
the United States is more successful
over there than was Spain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

7 it is interesting to note that when the
next president had an important job of
investigating he wanted done, he called
on Mr. Bristow to do 1t, just as the
present president and the last president
did
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

Here is another argument in favor 81
clearing house certificates: A bank
cashier contracted nyxedema from
handling bank notes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

Wall Street gives Roosevelt credit"
for the financial stringency, but thus
far Mr.. Bryan has not accused the pres
ldent of stealing the material from him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

Kentucky has just sold its chewing
tobacco crop for the highest price in its
history. The real necessities of life
continue to come high. even IL wheat
and meats are a little cheaper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

While uncertain concerning some of
the other months of 1907, owing to their
perversity, the Leavenworth Times
Identifies the present season as Novem-
Der all right. You don't have to look at
the calendar to believe It.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15
FROM OTHER PENS
BOARDING MONEY.

If the stories Of the miSadventures
of privately boarded money could be
circulated as widely as the stories of
the troubles of banking institutions,
they would hasten the reversal of the
recent furry and create a grand run
to escape the manifold miseries of
keeping wads of cash in personal
possession.
Burglar proof vaults are costly.
Only the quite rich can have person.
ally owned and guarded chill ed-steel
safety vaults, and even then electric
burglar alarms are required. The
number of boxes in safety deposit
vaults was limited, and now there are
many unhappy persons with Wads or
currency and burdens of coin they
don't know what to do with or where
on earth to keep.
The fortunate first ones in the lines
at the paying teller's wickets are now
the forlorn keepers, to their own
misery, of money whose safety haunts
them in dreams. There is a dreadful
revulsion of fear. The miserable man
now Is the man with his money.
There is the story of the woman
who was convinced. after due ponder
ing that money would not be looked
for in an old shoe. To make doubly
sure, she put it in pair of her hus-
bands cast-off shoes. But the in
nocent husband forthwith conceived
a perverse psychological impulse to
have the old shoes mended. Only the
dearth of tramps prevented him from
handing out a fortune at the back
door. As 1t was, the money was saved
by the boisterous establishment Of the
cobbler attracting a crowd.
The only shoe depository. the under
the-coal-pile hiding place, the mat
tress, the refrigerator. the underline
carpet safety-all the time-honored
places to secrete treasure are under
the bulls-eye of the up-to-date burglar.
and the man who got in line early and
consequently rejoiced in his actual
coin is now the really worried person.
The worriment of the @hoarders Is
more destructive of sleep than the
worry of fearful owners of bank
credits, and the run is now reversed.
The man who claps down his bother
some hoard at the receiving teller's
wicket heaves a deeper sigh of relief
than when it was handed to him at
the paying teller's window.-Los An
geles Examiner.
NOT CHOSEN AS A DEMOCRAT.
Parties have no place in municipal
elections and the voters of Cleveland
have SO declared. Tom Johnson was
not elected as a Democrat, but as q
mayor who has served the people
rather than the special interests OF q
few.-Pittsburg Leader.
rr-x-1Y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

Mayor Busse, of Chicago, is going
south to hunt bears. Does Mr.. Busse
imagine for a moment there are any
bears left in the south?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

AS we understand 1t, in the presen
situation the Lusitania is Wall Street
hurry-up wagon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

Who says Kansas has no navigable
rivers? Did not many Of the first set
tiers come in steamboats,? And does
not the great seal of the state itself
show a boat navigating a beautiful
river? Avast, We scoffers!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

Senator Foraker says emphatically
that he will never ride in the Taft band
wagon. Certainly not. The Taft band
wagon is already pretty well crowded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

A microscopic examination of a piece
of currency recently revealed $4,000
microbes. Ask for nice new clearing
house certificates. -r
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

It would not be at all surprising if
the securities and stock of brewing and
distilling corporations also take drop
one Of these days-and it won't be the
kind Of drops that they manufacture,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

If this prohibition wave that is sweep
ing over the country brings about a
shortage in the water supply, the sur
plus moisture that is squeezed out of
corporation stocks may come in right
handy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

Chicago does not expect toissue clear
ing house certificates. They are good,
OF course, but what's the use?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

Mr.. Trickett told Chicago how tn
trick could be done, but 1t is safe t
predict that Chicago will not do 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

In spite of the stringency, the Topeka
coal man is more hopeful than he ha
been for a long time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

Perhaps the Santa Fe will have to
pay that Los Angeles fine Of $3S0,000
with clearing house certificates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

Thus far. however, Mr.. Hartman has
not arranged to be bailed out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

Just now you will note that the banks
are anxious for people to play the conf
Gence game on them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

When natural gas is a trifie shy we
trust there will not be coal famine
also,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

There is nothing to indicate that tn
prohibition wave has yet struck Mil
waukee or st. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15
TO THE GIRLS.

Girls, be good. You'll be women
pretty soon and you'll hope to be
women a long time. Everybody hopes
you will be good women, and it is a
hard matter to make good women out
of bad girls.-Howard Courant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15

While the machine in Kansas has
been running over Joseph L. Bristow to
some extent during the past year or SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15
CARELESS.

A man was arrested in New York
last week for selling stock in COM
pany that does not exist. There Is no
excuse for such crude methods in a
community where charters may be OBJ
tanned SO cheaply and no questions
asked.-Kansas City Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15
Mary's Question.

Some little while ago popular
writer visited a Jail in order to take
notes for a magazine article on pris-
on life. On returning home he de-
scribed the horrors he had seen, and
his description made deep impress
sion on the mind of his little daugh-
ter Mary. The writer and his off,
spring, week later, were in a train
together, which stopped at station
near gloomy building. A man ask
ed:
What place is that?"
1.-THE county jail" another answer
ed promptly
Whereup Mary embarrassed her
father and aroused the suspicious of
the other occupants of the carriage
by asking in a loud, shrilI voice:
rs that the Jail you were in, faith
er ?"-Judge's Library.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15
FULL LEASED WIPE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRTcSS

The Gtate Journal 10 a member OF tia
Associated Press and receives the 4ru day
TELEGRAPH report c* that great news or
gantgation for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news In received In The State Jour.
mai building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15
Government Gives Advice.

When an American boy leaves
school he does not always know what
sort OF work he wants or is fit for. Or
even when he knows exactly what
Kind of job he desires. he often does
not know at all how to find 1t. Such a
job as he aims for may not exist with
in his opportunities of place and time
So the boy leaving school may drift
into an unsuitable occupation, or,
worse, into no occupation at all, in
spite of an honest wish originally to
work. In Germany they order these
things better.
Every year printed schedules of
comprehensive questions are sent to
schools to be distributed among the
pupils who are going to leave the
schools that year.
The pupils are asked to put them
selves in communication with the
municipal labor bureau, which will
ton, and give them the best chance
possible to secure work.
Yearly circulars are also sent to all
the trade guilds and other labor So
cieties to enlist their cooperation.
The children respond readily to the
aid given them. Boys come by dozens
to the offices of the bureau in search
of positions as apprentice or beginner.
Each brings a form of application
filled UP by himself, but signed by his
When the bureau finds a place for
him he is notified by post card and
presents himself for examination by
the employer, wherever and when
ever the latter may appoint.
Whether the boys takes the job or
not he must report to the bureau the
result of the interview. and this goes
on until work is procured which suits
him and which he is able to do.
For the direction of the boys the
labor bureau has prepared, with the
aid of expert employers and medical
men, handbook of the industries
open to boy. This handbook de-
scribes the different kinds of work,
the qualifications necessary to each,
the prospects of promotion or steady
employment, the health conditions,
the dangers and difficulties, the cost
and time of training and everything
else which the boy and his parents
ought to know before choosing his ca
reer.
A ladies' committee has lately been
appointed to look after the girls also,
from the schools. So the young peo-
pie of Munich have a first rate chance
for a good start in life.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-15
BRIBERY.
MISUNDERS STOOD.

The man who was quoting the evan
gelist on the street the other day as
predicting that in a few years the peo-
pie of Lawrence will be flying, really
misunderstood what was said. A
party who sat in the choir tells us that
DR.. Bieberwolf really said that people
would be frying. The words are SO
nearly alike that it is easy to get them
mixed.-Lawrence Journal.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-25
COnfederateS DecOrateGraveS
at Alexandria.
DEPARTED HEROES HONORED
II. T.. Lee Camp Veterans Parade
with Light Infantry md Hold APP
prOpriate ExerctseS-CitiEeDs Petit
tion Gov. swanson Not 10 Commute
Death Sentence of Joseph Thomas.
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.
fReu Tetar,ho-a 1ly4
Conner of Prince and Royal Streets.

conner OF LIlltt ana tsuAdA oilNNta'
Alexandria, Va, May 2L-Confederate
Memorial Day was observed here this af-
ternoon with exercises under the auspices
Of R. +. Lee Camp Confederate Neter-
ans. After marching through several Of
the streets with the Alexandria Light In
fantry al their head. the veterans gath
cred about the AppomattoX Monument
at the corner Of Prince and Washington
streets. where Rev. Charles d. Bulla. pas
tor Of the Washington Street Southern
Methodist Church, delivered the Grafton
Of the day. Following the singing Of a
hymn. the Invocation was offered by Rev
William ]. Morton. rector OF Christ Epls-
copal Church. Commander William a.
Smoot. of the camp, then introduced Mr.
Bulla. whose address was listened 10 with
marked attention.
At the conclusion Of the address the
camp marched TO Christ Church yard,
where a number Of Confederate soldiers
are buried i'm q common mound This had
been beautifully decorated with flowers In
tasteful designs. in addition TO several
Confederate flags. The exercises there
closed with tie firing of salutes by the
infantry The gathering which assem-
bled at the monument and marched TO
Christ Church numbered about 200. The
monument was prettily decorated, and
flowers were strewn on the graves of Con-
federate soldiers I'm the cemeteries in and
about the city.