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The independent., 1907-02-28

Clarke of Adams resisted the desire
to pass the bin at this time ana pro-
posed to move that II be laid over.
He wanted to know why the senate
did not insist on its own bill instead
OF taking up the joint committee bill
from the house. He asserted that the
senate might soon have reason TO
change its mind. though ho said he
did not speak OF anything known 90
him personally lie also objected TO
the emergency clause and said II would
give the roads chance To- tie tho
bin up In court
Aldrich af Butler made speech In
favor or passing the bin immediately
and without change so that " could
60 ta the governor llc said " waH IL
simple measure, fully understood by
The independent., 1907-02-28

A member of the third house speak
ing in one of the hotels last week was
throwing up his hands in holy horror
What are we going to dor he ex-
claimed. 'These bills that formerly
we're thought to be inspired by The
lobby and which seemed to us on the
face OF things introduced for the pur-
pose of producing a little interview
are now the proper thing. Bills to cut
rates are declared just. Bills to regu-
late corporations are thought neces-
sary. II we say n word. we are met
with the answer that they are needed
DO yuu wonder that the corporations
are not putting up fight against the
commission bill. They viii be glad
when this thing is settled"
The independent., 1907-02-28
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT

The governor signed S. +. II, by Glib
son, an act to provide for the pay Of
judges and clerks of elections in
Omaha when an election is held by
the CITY, county or school district at
The independent., 1907-02-28

The enactment of an anti-pass law
appears to be one of the big tasks the
members have. When it comes down to
the point of saying who shall be pro-
hibited from over exercising the privi-
leges Of this railroad courtesy" it is
found that opinions differ. The house
fixed up the bill once and then went
back on it's work and ordered a new
bill drafted and then when this bill
came up for consideration, more time
was demanded. Tearing a custom of
this character out by the roots reveals
the presence of many rootlets with te-
naciouS hold.
The independent., 1907-02-28

Nebraska -. s14 1870, ,S33 "a SIG, ,311, 1896. .95
Op. expenses e tax 709S, ,1S2. Is 9,2762 "a
Net Earn'gs in Neb 1892, ,701. SO 7035, $40. 81
Earn'gs per mile... 1886 66 1886 %
Earn per mile net. 7,314.3 1877. 40
The independent., 1907-02-28

John Curries blocks of Tennessee
marble are again the subject of bill
by Representative Blystone of Lancas-
ter There is no doubt that the final
plans for beautifying the capitol
grounds will include the erection of a
suitable statue and the marble will
then be made due use of. The cost Of
placing the capitol building and the
walks about the grounds in shape is
reported to be about $4,000 II this be
true, the members will hardly feel like
putting $4,000 more in a statue If it is
also true that the capitol building is
in as unpresentable a shape as Repre-
sentative Dodge declared it to be, a
new building would be the solution.
Some members think the interior is in
much better condition than for
number of years and that minor
changes cannot help until the state is
ready for new building with beauti-
fled grounds
The independent., 1907-02-28

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The independent., 1907-02-28

The end of the legislative session
rush will occur this year as always. A
few more bills have been introduced
than usual, and this will give the sift-
ing committees something to do. Vhe
consideration of the important meas
ures has taken considerable time from
committee work and the closing twenty
days will be as full Of business as the
most industrious person would wish.
Speaking of industry if any man in
the legislature is watching more bills
that II. T. Clarke, jr., of Douglas,
county it must be a senator Mr..
Clarke is a leading member of tho ju-
dietary committee and he has at his
tongues tip a comprehensive explana-
ton OF as many measures as any
member Of the legislature Mr. Clarke
is the leading spirit behind the ter
minal taxation bill and a great many
measures affecting business and juris-
prudence have come under his care.
Mr.. Clarke uniformly stands for the
best class Of legislation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-09
PRUDENCE NEEDED.

Though the United States is the
Croesus of the world in natural re-
sources. though its wealth in this re-
spect is we'll nigh infinite, still it would
seem that too little. if any, attention
is being paid at the present time by
the men at the helm of the federal
government concerning its multi
tudfnous expenses which are increas-
ing almost hourly through the growth
and extensions of all the governmental
departm ents and the many great pub
lie works which are being undertaken
in all fields of governmental endeavor.
The people of this country have
never been accused by anyone at home
or abroad of being niggardly with
funds for the support of the govern
ment and the works it undertakes
But this is no argument or reason for
governmental extravaganza.
Every prudent man is now cutting
down expenses in every possible way
Is no duty of retrenchment laid upon
the government?
This is the one important thing
which President Roosevelt has moth
ing to say about in his message. In
fact he frequently appeals for "liber-
al appropriations" He nowhere urges
economy.
AS a matter of fact, the government
estimates sent to congress, in this time
of general embarrassment and fall
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ing public revenues. call for $4,000
900 more than for the current fiscal
year But that is by no means all. IT
Is proposed to appropriate $4,000
900 a year to improve inland water
ways, a most desirable and valuable
undertaking but none the less costly.
Then there Is the expensive Panama
canal work under way and there will
be enormous appropriations asked for
other purposes, most of which will
eventually accrue, to be sure, to the
benefit of the people.
But it is pertinent to ask where this
great increase in the amount of
money needed is to come from? There
is but one answer. From taxation. of
course. and that means that people
who are struggling to meet their
obligations are to have an extra bur-
den laid upon them by the govern
ment. Such home1y truths these
seem to have no place in the thoughts
of the individuals at the head of the
government. One would be apt to
think that they take it for granted
that revenue comes from the clouds,
not from the pockets of the people.
Certainly governmental extrava-
gance should not be INDUCED in at
any time and particularly not at this
time when the people have all the bur-
dens they can carry without being
loaded UP with heavier taxation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-09
AYHAWKER JOTS

George Moulton has severed his con-
nection as manager Of the Broquet op-
era house at Norton. He has held that
position for twenty-one years.
The Parsons military company dis
banded because 1t could not be reorgan-
lied into a machine gun company. AL
most all of the members Of the COM
pany work in the Katy shops and un-
derstand machines, but can not dlstin-
guish between hay-foot and straW-toot.
George Brown of Cairo brought into
Pratt one day last week a gunny sack
full of rabbit ears. He took them to
the county clerks office where 1t was
found there were 7S9 pairs of ears. He
cashed them at a bounty of three cents
each, the amount the county pays on
the ScalpS of the pest.
A Chanute doctor has sublime con-
'fidence in his fellow men. He announces
in the local papers that he is going to
Europe to take post graduate course
but he has arranged to have somebody
in his office during his absence, so that
people may have no. inconvenience In
paying the money they owe him.
Sam Apple, who lives at Baxter
Springs became alarmed at the cond1-
ton of the banks and decided that ne
would keep his money at home. Four
robbers entered his home and carried
aWay S75 in cash and several hundred
dollars in checks. The burglars EVIL
IDENTIFY thought Mr.. Apple had barrel
T. C. Heacock exhibited some second
growth potatoes at the farmers tnstl-
tute in Anthony that were bigger ana
better than many grown this year as
first crop. They were firm and healthy
looking and they were good to eat.
The largest monument that has been
set I'D in MapIewood, Empor1a's ceme-
tery. for years, was hauled to the cene-
for the late Eugene Truitt. The base
weighs four tons and the boulder which
rests on the base, weighs six tons me
beauty of the monument Is SAID 10 De
commensurate with Its Size
"a Mexican started for Preston sun
day." SAYS the Pratt Union, but got on
NO instead of No. 2. -Four does not
stop between Pratt and Hutchinson so
about four miles up the track tne con-
ductor came along and told the Mexican
he would have to get on. a,a Inc r m,N,
the bell and said: You will savy by the
time you walk back to Pratt.
Mead Shumway, who is to be hanged
in Nebraska for killing his employer
wife. was a Kansan up until a rev
months ago. He worked at Neodesha,
hut left there with horse belonging to
another man. He was traced as Iar
north as lola and then was not hearo OF
again until 1t was reported that ne hao
committed a brutal murder In NeDras-
Ma The Jury in his case made spec
iaI recommendation that he be hanged.
Frank Dougherty. of Bean lake. got
into a bunch of wild geese the other
day. and killed six. Frank Dousherty
is the best game shot In that part OF
the country. No one around there can
touch him. Men who have hunted with
h;n, are willing to bet that If he can
decoy a bunch of geese. he will get
seven of them, with pump gun. he IN
variabiy kills two with the first shot,
when thew are punched, and brings
down Ave single birds after that.
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LOOKS LIKE LOOT.

Opinions are being expressed all ov-
err Kansas, and in other places "here
interested persons live, to the erect
that the enormous fees demanded py
the receiver and the attorneys mixed
nm in the Uncle Sam Oil company
bankruptcy proceedings are little less
than efforts to loot what Is left or the
cash assets of the concern-efrorts
which should not be tolerated.
These opinions appear to be well
founded. H. H. Tucker, jr., may nave
nismanaged the affairs OF the Uncle
Sam company and perhaps the pro-
ceedings to throw it into involuntary
bankruptcy were necessary.
But it would seem that the very law
firm. which purported to be acting IN
a bona. fide manner for certain Stock
holders and other creditors OF the
company in the institution OF the
bankruptcy proceedings, could haro-
ly have the interests OF their clients ana
+he company at heart when its mem
bers demand the exorbitant Zee OF
s15 600 for their services for six
months work. Neither does 1t seem
to be anything like within reason Tor
the receiver, who was content to work
In Wichita at a salary of $l25
month to ask SIC, 900 for his services
such as they have been to the COM
pany for six months. The same crit
icism holds good of the $4,000 fee de-
manded by the attorney for the re-
ceiver.
These demands surely can be styled
nothing else than efforts to loot the
finances of the tottering company.
Lucky it is that these demands first
have to receive the sanction of some
court before there is a chance of their
becoming effective. They should be
cut, and probably will be by the court,
to reasonable figures, and particularly
as to the demand of the attorneys for
the creditors. 1t should be cut to the
bone. Charges have been made re-
peatedly that these lawyers did not act
in good faith in bringing the bank
ruptcy proceedings, which have been
looked upon in many quarters as a
conspiracy to put the Uncle Sam COM
pany out of business, regardless as to
whether or not it was mismanaged
The laws should be so changed as
to make it impossible for fees of this
size even to be demanded in bank
ruptcy proceedings where the amounts
involved are not any larger than in
this one Judges might be found who
would have the temerity to allow out
rageous demands such as these.
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vice, and he had had to get back int
it by hook or by crook
TITS used UP pretty nearly al my
fall vacatfon-this groom-of-my-laoys-
stable business" he concluded humor-
ously. "Still haven't neglected my
profession entirely for I've spent All
my leisure moments, dearest, planning
a dream of a little house for two.
He paused and waited for Marcia TO
speak. but never a word said Marcia.
She didn't even raise her eyes TO look
at him; but then, she did not nIt ner
head from his shoulder, either.
So Kendall kissed her.
At that Marcia sat bolt upright:
.aTell me. sweetheart" he urged mold
ing her SO close that she coulqnt
escape II she would. you do forgive
me don't you, and you do love me- anu
YOU will be my bonnie brideT
what a lot Of questions to De an
swered at once!" exclaimed Marcia
willfully lodging them all
But it takes only one little WORD TO
answer them ALL" urged Kendall ana
before he could kiss her again Marcia
had spoken 1t.
A plaintiive whinny from Pegasus
broke the silence at length, ana the
lovers came back to earth with start.
(Which role do you think your IKE
playing better, Nike" asked Marc .,,
mischievousiy, groom or bridegroom
And down Tanglewood road they gal
Hoped laughing merrily.-(Copyright
1907.)
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QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

lFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
People who are stuck I'D seldom
stick up for each other.
The blue laws don't prevent some
fellows from painting the town red.
Shakespeare never repeats" which
ia more than can be said of some
voters.
A girl may not be stylish. but when
she has the mumps she certainly looks
swell.
He-"would you consider stealing
a kiss petty larceny?" She-Oh, no.
It's grand"
No Maud, dear, we wouldn't ad-
wise YOU to go to a detective agency
to have your umbrella recovered.
"a promise has it's drawba cks," re-
marked the Wise Guy yes, as
sented the Simple Mug, most prom
ises have strings tied to them
$50 you are hungry, Ell ?" said the
woman to the tromp. How would
few chops suit you?" Lamb or
wood?" asked the tramp cautiously.
"when I get mad always go to
nv aunt" volunteered 1ttie WaIHe'
"And why?' asked the caller on,
she's SO sympathetic. and you know
a. soft aunt. sir. turneth away wrath.
replied Willie.
We hear the women pirate about
woman's maiden aim,
Rut that must be. without a doubt,
To change her maiden name
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-09
LUCKY TOPEKA.

Topeka will receive Christmas pres
ent this year from the Chicago, ROCK
Island and Pacific railway company
which ought to be received with great
appreciation by the people of this city.
This gift is in the nature of the locat-
ing at the general Rock Island offices
here on the first of the year of new
department which will give employ
ment to between thirty-f1ve and forty
men. 1t will be known as the district
auditing department and will audit all
the accounts of the large southwest
district of the system of which the
offices at Topeka are the hub
News items about the establishment
of this department have been publish
ed already but they necessarily fail to
convey an idea of the real benefit to
the city that will accrue from the To-
cation. of this department here. In the
auditing departments of railroads the
salaries paid to clerks and heads OF
the various branches average up
greater than those in other depart
ments.
So this new Rock Island department
will mean the bringing to this city OF
a considerable number of well PAID
men who will make their homes here.
The salary roll for the men in this de-
partment, exclusive Of the department
al heads, will approximate 5000
month. This means that $4,000 more
each year will be turned into the var
tous business channels of the city. mat
is no inconsiderable sum for place
the size of Topeka 1t will go quite
way in increasing the prosperity Of all
the interests of the city.
Topeka, most assuredly, should De
profuse in it's thanks to the ROCK Is
land for such a Christmas present
1t is the custom now for the railroads
to be looked upon as being pretty onery
in many particulars. Perhaps they are.
But all of them radiating in ana about
this citv seem to be striving to see
which can do the most to add to It's
growth and prosperity. For this the
whole people should be, as they actual
ly are, most grateful.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News-1
axcuse is seldom a justifiable eX


An excuse is seldom a justifable ex-
cuse.
sweet are the uses of adversely
for our neighbors.
A bluff is all right as long as you
can keep the lid on
After coaxing a girl to sing man
is ant to wish he hadn't.
HIS Satanic majesty is probably
ashamed of some of his associates
In the spring the gardeners fancy
turns to thoughts of green goods
Don't expect to strike any man IA
yorably if you aim at his pocket DOCK.
The headache of a woman Is ma
trral but that of a man is usually &C
quired.
When man squanders a month S
salary on an engagement ring-that Is
love.
All a man has to do in order to keep
his wife in a good humor IS 20 preleno
to be Jealous of her
The neighbors may know what you
have got. but what they don't always
know is how you got it,
1t is far better for man to be
calIed down by his wife than to be
shown up by his neighbor.
/ Stage money is the only kind that
talks: the real thing gets there as
quietly as a gum-shoe politician.
After a woman has made a strenu-
Gus but successful effort to marry a
certain man she is apt to discover that
he is very uncertain
When woman wants to make a
man feel like a dollar minus 70 cents
she asks him to describe the costume
some other woman had on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-09
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe. ]

[F'rom the Atchison Globe.1
A woman wants men to have good
times in a woman's way.
About the surest and quicket way to
unpopularity is to squelch people.
Everybody has something: a man has
dandruff, and a woman has cold feet.
Ever notice that when there Is some
thing to talk about, no one is above
''talking?"
The only economical people are those
who have no money and whose credit
is not good.
heart is rare. Many people say there
never was such a thing.
It is painful to have tooth pulled,
but pleasant to talk with experience on
the subject afterwards.
An Atchison man was once told he
would 90 to hell 1T don't care" he
said; "I'm made of asbestos"
Every man claims that, when a boy,
he was able to turn a Somersault. But
not one boy in a hundred can turn a
somersault.
The fellow who is always demanding
another chance q great bother. Let
him take another chance and say moth
ing about it.
People who talk a great deal about
their high sense of honor are like those
social position: Haven't got IL.
Lysander John Appleton complains
that since his wife began to take the
Women's Weekly Beautifer, the only
food he can find in the house is skin
food
You become tired of pulling your
boat up stream, but IL you lay down
your oars to rest for an hour, you will
drift backward further than you can
recover in q day.
How easy to wish" for a million
dollars to give to your friendsi WHY
not give them what you have? You
could be polite and kind to them with
out much trouble.
Introduce your brother to a stranger.
and linen times out of ten the stranger
will say, why, he Is a better looking
man than you are!' 1t is a way stran-
gers have.
The preacher grumbles because PEG
pie do not remember his sermons. Ife
doesn't remember them himself; he il
compelled to write them out to keep
from forgetting them.
AS a rule, a woman will have a pre-
monition OF all sorts of coming trouble
except the one that really comes: That
her husband will be mad when the
Christmas bills come In
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-09
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

IFrom the New York Press.]
Tbere is nothing coyer than a maiden
except widow
The way for a girl to think that she
can love a man is for everybody else
to think she oughn't to-
The way to compliment your wife on
the meals she gives you is to make fun
of other women's.
Unless man loses his temper in
poIitical argument he doesn't feel he is
being loyal to his party.
Half the fun to women OF having
good cry is for somebody else TO De
there and enjoy It with her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-09

It's to be hoped that there will be
no unnecessary bloodshed in Phfladel-
pfia. Egged on by the American
Philosophical society the American
Anthropometric society is awful angry
at the Wistar institute because the lat
ter has not taken proper care of the
brains of the late Walt Whitman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-09
JOURNAL ENTRIES

How Is it that no one has thought
to blame the financial panic on Loeb?
Many will be found to disagree with
Theocritus that all women are alike in
the dark.
q So
Glory is hard to take care OF after 1t
has been won.
n
Too bad. The real clever men,-in
their own estimation,-are never ap-
preciated properly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-09

Anyone, who thinks there is plenty
Of work these times for everyone in
the land. will have that idea rudely
shattered by this bit of information.
New York city's postmaster ad-
vertised for two hundred men to do
extra work during the holiday sea-
sons. He received more than five
thousand applications for the jobs in
three days. And they did not all come
from New York. Many were from
neighboring states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-09

Probably the Raw river win join with
the railroads in declaring the decision
Of Judge Pollock. in fixing at 600 feet
the width of the stream at it's mouth,
to be q fine one. This is the width that
nature has provided. Certainly the
Kaw would be entitled to indulge in
righteous Indignation were it made
more mouthy than nature has decreed
1t should be regardless OF any necessi-
ties which might develop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-09

Roger Sullivan played a "Quiescent'
part in Chtcago's reception to Bryan
according to the Chicago papers. No
one could imagine him cutting loose
much enthusiasm over the opportuni-
ty to extend the glad hand to the
Nebraskan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-09

A movement has been started by
the Religious Educational association
Of Chicago to Gust liquor dealers. sa-
loon keepers and bartenders. who vio-
late the liquor laws, from fraternal
organizations. What would happen If
this movement was extended to prohi-
bition Kansas? Those interested may
answer the question for themselves.
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lights on Kansas avenue for the pur-
pose of making the street a minia-
ture great white way" The people
can get along without such a show.
although it might. be pretty. There
are plenty of other streets in town
which actually need better lighting,
and there is no need of wasting money
for the mere purpose of making a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-09
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRtcSS

The State Journal 10 6 msmbcr 1s .ns
Associated Press and receives thu wi Gay
teieeraph report OF that great news Or
sanitation for the exclusive AFTERNOON
publication IN Topeka
The news Is received in The ste*e Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pur'
pose.
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That request of the grain growers OF
the state that the governor appoint at
least one practical farmer to the grain
grading commission seems to be most
reasonable. Some of their claims for
a necessity of change in the grading
of wheat seem equally reasonable.