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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30


is something more. I want chance
to regain your love. Do you thinh
that there would be q chance for me-
in time ?''
Something in his tones told the girl
of his sincerity and his loneliness. He
had hurt her cruelty in those old days,
but she had felt sure that he would
come back to her. Her face grew
softer as she laid hand upon his
arm
''Why wait, Jim ?" she asked. You
have learned your lesson" i
The bundles fell to the hard packed
snow as Jimmy rapturously caught
her IN his arms. AS he recovered the
bundles, one crushed under the grasp
and there was the tinkle of broken
glass.
Bess gave a cry of dismay.
you've broken the lamp I bought
for the parior." she reproached.
Jimmy laughed happily. I'll buy a
dozen lamps for the parlor-our par
lor," he promised recklessly.-(Copy-
righted 1907 by Homer Sprague.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30
TRAINS TO RUN AGAIN.

In the Missouri Pacifics announce
ment that it will re-establish the pas
| senger service on various of its branch
lines in the state, which was discon-
tinued recently, in difference to the
earnest appeal of the railroad commits
sion'' there is a slur or an implication
that the company does not feel that 1t
is compelled to take such action and is
merely doing so to be nice to the COM
mission. Its Difference appears to
show a certain contempt for the auth
ority of the commission.
The Kansas state board of railroad
commissioners did not ask any favors
of the Missouri Pacific. Nor has 1t any
favors to ask of any other railroad If
it continues to work in the interests Of
the people, who created it. The COM
mission gave the Missouri Pacific rea-
sonable time in which to show cause
why it should not re-estabnsh pas
senger service that was never anything
to brag of even at it's best. Behind this
preliminary procedure of the commits
sion was the authority given to the at
torney of the board to begin proceed
ings to revoke the charter of the Mis-
souri, Pacific il such step was deemed
advisable because of the failure of the
railroad company to live up to the
terms of it's license to do business in
the state and provide reasonable trans
portation facilities. Opinions have been
expressed by competent authorities that
such an action could have been main
tanned successfully.
So while the Missouri Pacific may
like to create the impression that it is
acting in difference" to the commits
sion in the establishment of its pas
senger service and not because 1T has
to, the probabilities are that the action
is being taken because the company
does not want to take any chances or
losing it's right to do business In this
state and having it's lines here opera
ted by receiver until they are dis
posed of to some other railroad or new
that would operate them In
a proper manner. George Gould, and
the interests allied with him, have the
dream of controlling a series of rail-
way systems that will give them the
first through line of railroad under
practically one management from the
Pacific to the Atlantic The lines OF
the Missouri Pacific through Kansas, |
or rather it's main line across the state, |
will form a most important link In this
great transcontinental system, and
Gould would not think of losing them. |
But one thing is certain, however, re-
CARELESS of the spirit of difference" or |
anything else that may be injected. The |
establishment of the passenger ser |
vice on the Missouri Pacific means that |
the people along it's lines, and through |
out the state as we'll, are to be provid- |
ed again with a convenience that is |
theirs by right and they will give credit |
to the board of railroad commissioners |
for taking the prompt and drastic &C
ton which secured it for them. 1t is
a shining act that has been accom-
olished by the board and it's attorney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.1

IFrom the Chicago News.J
| After the honeymoon comes the
| simeon.
Some men are born small and some
others shrink
Love will find a way-even II 1t is
only the way out.
Success is the result of beating the
other fellow to 1t.
Some dreams go by contraries, but
the majority don't go at all.
II it. wasn't for the fool and his money
lots OF wise guys would starve
The average man would rather nav
half dozen grudges than one debt
One man doesn't look good to anoth-
er unless he has more dollars than
sense.
All the worlds a stage and all the
actors try to monopolize the spot light
We would never suspect how smart
some people were If they didn't tell u.s.
People soon forget the good advice
you hand them, but they never forget
the other kind.
Occasionally a man is compelled to
stretch the truth in order to make both
ends meet.
1t takes a woman graciously to per-
init man to apologize for some injury
she has done him.
Some people refuse to SOW seeds of
kindness because they fear the result
will be a crop of ingratitude.
There isn't much hope for the man
who Is unable to convince himself thae
he isn't just a little better than his .
neighbor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30

It's quite evident now Booth Tarking-
ton used himself as the model for the
famous Monsieur Beaucaire, he of the
fighting spirit Two Indianapolis DO
lcemen can testify to this. They tried
to prevail on Booth to go home in a
peaceable fashion during the early
hours of Christmas morning. He re-
taliated by punching their heads and
kicking them in the shins and was
finally arrested. Now the question
arises what was Booth doing out at
such late. or early hour, and what
condition was he in that made him re-
fuse to go home in a quiet, orderly
way and also made him fight? Every
body is entitled to but one guess for the
answer to this question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30
HUNOR or THE DAY

Yes" said subbubs. the man who sold
me my phonograph said I'd have no trou-
whats the matter with itr' asked Cit
imam. "Out Of orderr'
mo, but the way my neighbors are be-
having is simply scandalous." -Phiiadei-
Don't you think" asked Mrs. oldcastle:
Does she7' replied her hostess as she
the doctor had put her on a diet Of prunes
and uncooked things."-Chicago Record
Herald
yes" said the society girl, haughtily.
shes got duke. all right,
"Oh, never attended a remnant sale In
my life. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
and I won't hurt you bit.
Patient (after the Observation-Disclosures,
know what Ananias did for a living now.
Surgeons in New York recently oper-
ated on a patient and removed six inter
81 wish they'd operate on our flat and
remove few pianos and monograph"
so your husband has given up betting
on . horses?"
"Why?"
We'll, he had an idea that he would
like to know just where his money went.
so he's Joined a poker club."-Chicago
Record-Herald.
What do you think? I went into a
shoe store the other day and the man
gave me an odd pair"
''Ha. ha! Good joke on the dealer.
What sizes were theyT'
Both were mines "-Chicago journal.
Il can see you're worried about me,
dear" said the very sick man.
20! not at all" replied his wife prompt
w.
But why do you look so gloomy then?'
ct was thinking whether my sealskin
eacque would be considered mourning
Philadelphia Press.
Nodd-What does this money stringency
mean. anyway?
Todd-Why, the thing has simply spread
from me to the whole country.-Life.
II m going to make a lot of money writ
ing books and then I'm going to farm"
why not make a lot of money farming
and then write books Her
aid.
II see the Oldest bank in your town has
failed" ..l.I--| ~
: Yep. and lost everything had in IT."
What did you have in it" -H
Confidence -E1ouston Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

GFrom the Philadelphia Record.J
The fault finder seldom practices on
himself.
Many a fellow puts everything on
his back to make a front.
Even tina footman may feel that he
Is at the head of his profession.
When a man carries a corkscrew he
is generally looking for an opening.
Never praise another woman's babv
to the woman who has one of her own.
The deep-voiced opera singer as well
as the ball player may make basehit.
The man who is assaulted and rob-
bed OF his last penny is knocked
centsless.
A man can pocket his pride, but a
woman Is handicapped by the dress
maker.
No man has been so dead in love
that sooner or later he hasn't come to
life again.
No, Maude, dear; there is no simil-
arity between the Clearing House and
the Weather Bureau.
When a woman tries to conceal her
age with paint and powder does she
make up for lost time?
do you consider that Won are In
the best society,"" asked the mere
man. Yes replied the exotiet
when 1 am alone"
Nell-"Miss Antique says she is just,
turned H." Belle-"What nonsensef
Why. she is II IL she is a day" Nell
well isn't II just turned 17?''
Wigwag-"Oldbach is a thorough
pessimist." Henpeckke = "Nonsensef
married" A
Mrs Muggins-"Would Won cau
Mrs Henpecke a liberai-minded wo-
man z" Mrs. Buggins-"Only where
her. husband is concerned. She fs
generally giving him q piece of her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30

Not having any outside foes to fight
and strategic campaigns to work out
and attract their attention, the officers
Of the navy, who are not with Bob
Evans fleet. have felt the need of some
sort of excitement So they have start
ed afresh the ever dormant controversy
between the officers of the line and
staff as their proper functions. 1t has
now reached the point where Admiral
Brownson has resigned because of the
assignment Of the command of a hos
pital ship to a physician. II it doesn't
result in anything more serious, we'll
and good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30
HYHAWKER JOTS

c. Hudsheth is the champion coyote
killer of Sedgwfck county. He has re-
allied bounty on 20 scalps this year.
A midwinter exposition will be held
at Goodland on January s to IL under
the management of the Goodland Com
mercial club.
An Ell Dorado woman is so devoted to
outdoor life that she sleeps on a cot
on her front porch. If she sleeps in the
house she catches cold.
Mrs. Patterson surprised the Episco-
pal congregation at Salina by announc-
ing that she would donate a big new
pipe organ for Christ cathedral.
The meanest wife In Kansas lives at
Cheney. She refused to darn the
holes in the only pair Of socks her hus-
band had to hang up for Santa Claus.
Inmates Of the federal prison at
pounds Of pork at their Christmas
feast. They also consumed IA boxes of
oranges.
The merchants of Liberal claim to
have disposed of 1000 pounds of can
dy during the holiday trade. There
must be a lot Of sweet tooths in that
little burg.
When it comes to novelties always
depend upon lola to furnish them A
butcher down there has a small pig
frozen in ice in front of his store.
This calls for extended comment from
the local papers.
Hays City seems to be justified in
boasting about the new cement side
walks in the town. The Ellis Review
takes occasion to say that that there is
no town in western Kansas with bet
ter sidewalks. That helps some.
Doc Morrison, of Atchison, has start
ed a discussion that may rival the in
terest taken in corn-husking. 1t is tur-
keys this time. He says that once he
had a turkey that weighed 81 pounds
Morrison says that he once had 80 ap-
pies that made a bushel.
Around the artesian country at Meade
the chief excitement Is not over a cur
rency shortage. The terror of the day
at Meade is rats. Millions of rats have
crept in upon Meade from no one
knows where. In a years time a mil
lion rats would be expected to multi
ply fast enough to furnish rat popu-
lation Of 60 millions. The people of
Meade reason, that If they are suffering
from few million rats this year they
will be UP against the real thing next
year when they try to hold their own
against so times as many millions The
anti-rat agitation is becoming strong
and the city election next spring hinges
upon the number of rats the different
candidates have killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Moses was not the wickedest man
of his times just because he broke all
the commandments at once.
" "
1t is more comfortable to be absent
when wanted than to be present when
not wanted.
Lots of men who can write good
articles can't write out checks that are
worth anything.
y = . 0a ~
If wits were sharpened many fell
lows would not need to have their
noses to the grindstone.
\ -
When a man can not be anything
else he plies the trade of a politician
and is often a successful one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30

significant little fourth class post
offices were abolished, but their places
| were taken by any number of rural
free delivery routes, the carrier on
each of which makes more money
| than the little postmaster ever
thought of doing. Instead of the rural
stores being ruined by free delivery
| they were all benefited. The farmer
found that by dropping a postal card
| to the nearest store he could have sent
! to him all sorts of small articles which
| it would not pay to send a team for.
And now the retail country mer-
chants are up in arms against the
parcels post. They believe that If it
is put into operation it will build UP
the business of the mall order houses
in the large cities. They are sending
protests by thousands to congress on
the proposition and there is an init
nation in some quarters that the ex-
press companies through their agents
are stirring up a sentiment through
out the country which Is responsible
to n great extent for these protests.
One does not have to search far for
the hostility of the express companies.
The express companies already meet
the postal rates on certain class OF
packages for which they have special
rates and it is also charged that they
give special and inside rates to the
big mail order houses. The express
companies can and would undoubt-
eddy meet the twelve cent rate pro-
posed under the new parcels post plan
for everything except especially long
distances. This is so we'll understood
that the postal officials have no hest
tation in saying that the country
storekeepers are now being made vic
Tins of an organized effort on the
part of the express companies to keep
up their rates. The minute the par
cells post law. with its limit of eleven
pounds goes into effect the express
companies will meet the new compe-
tition in such a way that the country
storekeepers will be the direct
gamers
Under present conditions the aver
age country storekeeper always deals
with the jobbing center in the i'm
mediate vicinity. The effect of the
passage of the parcels post law would
be to give the country storekeeper a
lower express rate than he now has.
For every pound the farmer got direct
by mail from the mail order house.
the storekeeper would get a hundred
at the same rate per pound. This fact
is well understood by the express |
themselves. They don't |
care how much the mail order house |
delivers to rural free delivery patrons, |
provided they are permitted to keep |
up their excessive rates to the coun- |
try storekeeper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30

Walter Wellman to the Chicago
Record-Herald. That's enough to jar
a roar of laughter from a brass mon
key. Wellman arrogates to himself a
good many things but everybody in
this country knew that Mr.. Roosevelt
was deeply interested in the Taft can
didacy and was using all honorable
means for its promotion before Well
man returned from the land of ice and
snow after his unsuccessful effort to
fly to the North Pole. It's quite evf-
dent that he brought his windbag
back with him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30
GLOBE SIGHTS.
Iron the Atchison Globe

GFrom the Atchison Globe.1
What has become of the old-fash-
toned girl who set her cap for a
man?
Life is but a fleeing show. but it is,
nevertheless, the greatest show on
earth.
A woman has too much faith in the
family physician, and a man has not
enough.
Curiosity is the sensation that
makes a man feel he has an empty
stomach in his mind.
No one objects to a man fighting
for his life; 1t is the man who fights
for fun who is unpopular.
Don't fuss because your wife works
so hard for her church. Remem Der
how hard you work to kill a rabbit.
Notice the smile of pity that old
married folks show when they witness
the enthusiasm of the newly married.
A young man who is asked to be
usher at weddings, acts as godfather
in middle life, and pallbearer as an
older man.
It always makes the neighbors smile
when a woman bosses her husband,
and they are particularly hilarious If
it happened that he was raised a pet.
HE didn't know anything when he
was born, and he has been forgetting
ever SINCE is the pleasant way in
which one Atchison lawyer lately re-
ferred to another.
When a child is sick, there is al
ways the hope that it will be better
in the morning, but when sickness
comes to an old person he counts on
feeling better in the spring.
Every time you destroy old letters,
you admit you didn't know your own
mind a year ago; you admit that in
a year you will probably be ashamed
of the opinions you entertain today
Before a girl marries she sees
Laro in every man. but after she has
been married awhile she Is often
heard saying. thoughtfully, II have
been thinking what great babies the
men are"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30

New York is slowly but surely get
ting abreast of the times. After the
first of the year 1t will be necessary
for the matrimonially inclined to take
out license which will be a matter of
public record. Some eminent New
Workers argue that this procedure,
new to the Empire state, will make
marriage more difficult because of the
publicity involved and which a good
many people shun. Well, IL any cou-
pie is not ready to stand as man and
wife in the eyes of the world it is
not yet time for them to get married.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30

There's terrible CONSERVATION among
the police Of lola where many strange
things are always happening. They
believe that some one Is selling jamaica
ginger there in great quantities and
that 1t is being extensively used as a
beverage. They want to stop 1t. Prob
ably they are creating this furore over
the sale of this medicine" to draw at
tention from the more specific VIOLA
lions of the prohibitory law which pre-
vail within the confines of the fair
TOWN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30
IN CoNGREss.

A grand display
OF silk top hats;
Prince Albert coats
And pearl gray spats.
OF walking sticks
And shoes that shine;
Our congressman
Are now in line.
In congress now
With hand in coat
A statesman starts
To clear his throat;
And then begins
A warm debate
About the Cuban
Tariff rate.
Again they come
With speeches grand,
Intended to
Astound the land,
Again they take
The speakers hint,
And let it go
With leave to print"
In Washington
Today we see
Silk hats and
Haberdashery.
Deep eloQuence
We hear once more:
The orators
Are on the floor.
Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30

Talk about cheerful spirits. A bunch
of internes in the Cook county hospital
at Chicago INDUCED in such revel on
Christmas in the hospital buildings
among the seriously sick and the dying
that the police were first called to quell
1t, but the officials of the institution
succeeded In restoring order before the
bIuecoats arrived.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
IFrom the New York Press.l

lf rum ene NeW Aorh FreSs.I
A voter can get very excited over
the constitution IL he has never read
1t.
1t takes woman not to have to
understand men to know how to man
age them.
If a woman could buy a new hat
whenever she pleased she would know
exactly what being in heaven is like
Some men are 50 selfish they think
they ought to be allowed to spend a
part OF the money they earn for their
families.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30

Financial and business reviews for
the past week state that the holiday
trade did not reach the high water
mark of last year. That's probably
true of the east and other big centers
of population where the money strin-
Eency was felt most severely. 1t doesn't
appear to be true of this part of the
country. The Topeka merchants have
reported a larger trade this year than
aunr before
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30

Pittsburg, Pa, scores again as being
the home of most unusual characters.
A Presbyterian minister has spurned a
purse of 800 in gold which his parish
toner's gave him in the form of the new
gold coins because the old motto is
omitted from them. How many Kan
sas clergymen would take the same
gtapd7
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30

Novel methods to cause death are
ever being experimental with by
would be suicides. Along comes a
man living at Middletown. N. Y, who
tried to shuttle off the mortal coil by
pouring molten lead in his ear. He
may die, but If he lives he certainly
will have had a taste. of the hereafter
which many think the wicked are
cent RI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30

One thing was accomplished by the
establishment of two cent fare by
the railroads. No holiday excursion
rates were put in effect. In other years
most generous holiday rates have been
in force. And many who used to take
advantage of them felt compelled to
forego the pleasures of spending their
Christmases in the old homes.