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

and when they had faded a great bunch
of brilliant autumn leaves filled their
place.
"Leonora, am jealous" announced
the doctor, as he watched her so into
ecstasies over the gorgeous foliage. Il
believe If 1T weren't for this agrees
sively sentimental scamp. I'd stand half
a chance myself. Don't you care for
me the least little bit, Leonora?" y
The girl hesitated.
More than a little bit, DR.. Tor
renee. But foolish or not, all my
thoughts center around this unknown
admirer. He appeals to my imagina-
ton more than any man I ever actually
knew love romance, can't help II"
well, them" said the doctor de-
cisively, 1.-THE sooner he's discovered and
laid low. the better. I'm going to hunt
him down IL it takes a month OF sun
days, and present him to you, little
Miss Romance"
In less than a week word came from
the doctor that he would call on n Ger
tain afternoon, with Leonora's consent
and bring 'Mr. Macintosh" with him.
With feverish anticipation Leonora
waited the elimination of her ro-
nance. On the stated afternoon she
dressed herself in her most becoming
frock and tucked some of the violets
that had come that very morning into
her belt.
The bell rang. Her heart beat furi-
iously. She was half joyous-half
afraid.
The doctor entered her sitting room
alone.
"wouldn't he Gomez" faItered Leo
nora.
HE wants time to have little talk
with you first, Leonard. First, he's
asked me to tell you a bit what he's
like, and then IL you don't want to see
him, you needn't I'm going to be just
as frank and fair about him as knew
how. He Isn't handsome. In fact. I
think he's about as near homely as
they make 'em. And he's conceited.-
awfully conceited. He isn't rich. eth
er-makes just a fair living, though
he hopes to do better some day. He's
pretty fond of his own way. I've dis
covered, but you could manage him
without a doubt. He's"
Hes everything you say he isn't,"F
interrupted Leonora. He's handsome
and modest and unselflsh and-and
anyway. money isn't everything"
"Why Leonora," stammered the
doctor, utterly taken back by her burst
of passionate defense.
And know something else about :
him, too. 1 found it out today. His
handwriting is always the same funny
boyish scrawl whether it's on a pre-
scription or in a note sent with lady
slippers
The doctors face was radiant.
'Leonora," he cried, you do love
me--there is no rival?"
NO, dear, none. You've won the
rubber, even If you did juggle the cards
a bit. 1 acknowledge my defeat"
And then the man who was pretty
fond of his own way" insisted on TAX
ing thirty kisses|and one more to
grow on.-(Copyrighted. 1907. by c.
II. Sutcliffe.)
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JOURNAL ENTRIES


If Sweden wins the Americas cup
Ay tank she moost have pooty guide
yacht.
y =
A Topeka girl says she is glad to see
thatN the government is going after the
powder trust. Pozzoni's, she says, is
her favorite kind, but it is unreasona-
bly, high.
z n 4
Some of these alleged soft drinks are
really hard to drink.
4 - "
No doubt those Vanderbilt millions
will make the count as Gladys glad can
be.
o. ~ o
The bishop of London advises men to
kiss their wives. But what do the wives
say about it? You couldn't blame them
for refusing to be kissed by some hus-
bands.
We note that Washburn is worrying
as usual-before the game-about the
weakness Of it's team, but the suspicion
will not down that this worry is design
ed chiefly for the consumption of the
other fellows.
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HUlAOR or THE Day

'-Youngiing is going to marry the widow
why. she's twice as old as she is"
''Oh, WELL he'll age fast enough after
the wedding. Town and Country.
Friend-so that is your little boy7 He
Proud Mamma-Just es I was at his
age. My daughter. now, is more like her
father.-Nos Lotsirs
THAT fisherman is always talking about
the whoDpers he caught
HE doesn't catch them" answered Miss
Cayenne. He merely tells them
Miss Pechis" said Mr.. Timmid. at the
other end of the sofa, IF were to throw
We'll" replied Miss Pechis, "Id say you
were the LATEST man 1 ever saw."-Phila-
delphia Press.
DO you think you will ever publish my
poem?' wrote. the author to the editor.
And the editor replied: What have you
done to deserve itT'-Atlanta constitu-
ton.
HAS that city boarder of yours got any
consumption, Hiram?
just outer see the bare places in our veg
etable garden and meat house."-Balti-
more American.
what a happy disposition your hus-
band seems to have"
Eyes. 1 always make him believe that I
when he insists on getting them i pre-
tend to let him have his own way."-Chi-
cago Record-Herald.
wigg-Scribbler' new novel IS very re-
alistic, don't you think so?
Wagg-Yes, indeed. When I came to a
six page description of a yawning chasm,
Record.
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.AYHAWKER JOTS

| A doctor at Meade bears the very
! appropriate name of Fee.
| A tracer has been started after the
| Chinese pheasants that were turned
| loose in Kansas last fall. How many
young pheasants are there now in the
state?
Natural history item in the Atchison
Globe: 1t was reported on upper
Commercial street that Joe Van Horn
| caught a 120-pound catfish in the Mis-
souri, river south of the bridge today.
By the time the reporter -ot to the
Globe office the fish was reDorted to
nave weighed over 200 pounds.
This town clearly is not ready for
high society,"" says Editor Lummax In
the Vinland Vine. "Emulating the way
they do with the rich, the Vine inno-
Gently announced that Mr.. and Mrs.
Jim Hasbeen were expecting a visit
from the stork week after next and in
consequence the paper lost fourteen
subscribers and the editor had to hide
out for two days. Vinland is not met
ropolitan. In the same issue appeared
a notice that a certain royal family was
expecting visit from the stork within
ten days. We either made a mistake in
setting the time or our people are not
metropolitan"
Writer TapIey of the Lawrence World:
The novelist-naturalist was interview
ing the big grizzly bear in a convenient
opening in the Louisiana canebrake.
NOIlnS lldl his guest dppcdI0u III
ease, the bear remarked upon it.
yes" said the literary gentleman, II
have heard disnuieting news" I'm
deed" replied the bear. Il trust nome
Of your people are ill ?" mot at all,
responded the lit. gent. But OBJ
serve by this mornin's paper that his
excellency. Theodore Roosevelt. is
headed this way, so 2" exclaimed
going I might be tempted to remain
and play with his dogs. were he an
ordinary sportsman visitor, but with
the great Theodore - And l, too,
noyelist-naturalist. His excellency
seems to have even less compunction
In shooting at my kind than at yours.
Whereupon they separated, Bruin to
out leaving tracks, and his late COM
panion to set down for the magazines
another series of entertaining nature
fakes.
1t may be considered long jump
from the prize ring to the pulpit, COM
ments the Downs Times, but the Rev.
Thomas Muxlow, pastor of the Metho-
dist church at Gaylord, was at one time
the middleweight champion Dugilist OF
England. He won the title and de-
Tended it for some time against all
corners. He was on his way from his
training quarters to the ring one Sun
day morning when storm came up
and he and his associates sought
shelter in church. While waiting
for the rain to subside he became inter-
ested in the powerful sermon of the
preacher and was converted before it
was finished. He Immediately gave up
his pugilistic career and began study
ing for the ministry. Ever since that
time, which was over forty years ago,
he has been dealing straight jabs and
upper cuts to Satan and his cohorts,
and he has dealt some pretty effective
blows, too Mr.. Muxlow is growing
old now, but he never tires of telling
how he made the long step from prize |
fighter to minister, and how thankful
he always has been for the rain that |
drove him into that humble church |
back in old England
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GLOBE SIGHTS.

lFrom the Atchison Daily Globe.1
We don't see how some women wear
the funny things they wear.
Whatever you do. don't make your
| friends so many wailing places.
| Association with cheap people is the
most expensive thing a man can do.
OF late years women are beginning
to wear false hair earlier in life, and
also later.
This butting in has it's bad features
but it's a pity some mems friends
don't butt in oftener than they do.
Do you know why Ira Sickler is SO
poor? He has been working a good
many years to perfect a baking pow
der
Occasionally you see a shrinking,
frightened looking woman who dis
plays great nerve by wearing a big,
atrocious hat.
A man was trying today. on the
streets. to start an automobile. AN
automobile" said Jim Chisham, "is as
uncertain as woman"
What has become OF the old-fash-
toned woman who went out to the
cred material for a winter bouquet7'
When the wind blows on a. woman
coming around corner. there IL al
ways an impression that she dressed
in such a hurry she didn't put on
enough skirts
"A IOWh WOIudn VINO visited IN LnS
country yesterday tainted dead away
twice in her hostess's Kitchen: once
when she saw her put at least pound
Of butter on the mashed potatoes, and
again when she saw her use Real
Cream in making chicken gravy.
Those Marcel waves the girls are
wearing do not cost to exceed a dol
lar, though they look as IL 1t broke
Father to buy them. A girl saves her
combings for years, and these Marcel
waves are a result. There are SO many
different ways of late for using up
lost hairs that the girls no longer per-
nit one to get away on a mans coat.
About the safest business a man
can go into" said a Missourian on
market this morning, land the busi-
ness that will bring in the greatest
returns for the capital invested, and
the business in which the loss is the
smallest in case of failure, is that of
hshing for catfish with a piece of
liver. There is no man so poor but
that he can raise piece of liver for
bait"
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REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR.
IFrom the New 7

[From the New York Press.1
The way not to understand women
Is TO try to.
The reason a man likes to 90 fishing
is his family doesn't like to go with
him.
Postmen can tell there's nothing in
women's letters by their bein~ SO thick
A woman thinks her husband is
smart to be able to tell what makes the
furnace smoke though he can't stop it.
If a man could play the piano and
know how to make his living in spite
CT it this would be a much more cheer
ful world
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The Washington papers have been
objecting to the return of Mr.. WI to
this country as minister from China.
and now the Star foresees that the first
thing he will do on his arrival will be
to ask a lot of embarrassing questions
about why some people do not like
him
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The Presbyterian" a new combina-
ton of a mint julep and a highball, has
been invented in Washington. AS It is
said to make those who partake of it
hilariously happy SO that they shout for
joy, the name given it would seem to
be a misnomer
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Senator Cullom, 1t is said. sis sure that
Speaker Cannon will be the choice of
the Republicans if President Roosevelt
will only step aside" Well, what does
Senator Cullom think President Roose-
welt has been trying to do for the past
three years.
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According to Governor Hoch's ex-
PLANTATION. the Pittsburg boat whose
license President Roosevelt caused to
be revoked, was guilty of acting
fresh" and that is about as great a
crime in the eyes of the average sem
sible man as though it had actually
bumped into the presidents steamer.
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Must be that Foraker did not make
any effort to head off the Taft en-
thusiasm in Japan-or else he hasn't
any more influence in Japan than he
has in Ohio.
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1t is evident that President Roose-
welt found no evidences of nature fax
Ing in the writings of the late Mr.
Dickens If he had, he certainly
would have said so.
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more speeches for the president to
make when he comes out of the cane
brakes, and the fact that he has not
given out any advance copies of them,
even to the press associations, indicates
that they may be mighty interesting to
Wall Street
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Anyway; let us hope that Gladys
Vanderbilt's matrimonial venture will
turn out better than did that of Con-
suelo who purchased an English title
few years ago and has recently
separated from it.
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OF course, one ought not to let the
right hand know what the left hand
doeth. as the Good Book says, but If
you have hired hand it's a pretty good
idea to keep tab on what he does.
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, Governor Hoch was quoted by a re-
porter at Memphis as saying that
Kansas will send to the Republican
national convention ga Roosevelt
delagtion instructed for Taft" Which
Is, of course, not far off
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Japan continues to show evidence
that it has become civilized. A lot of
girls have been killed over there in a
factory explosion.
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Wall street is congratulating itself
that it got off comparatively easy in
the presidents recent speeches. But it
should remember that there are two
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TREY L. Ford, who has just been
tried for bribery in San Francisco,
the jury disagreeing. was formerly at
torney general of his state. Very like
ly Mr.. Ford looks upon that disagree
ment as a "vindication''
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Some people are extremely hard to
satisfy. First, Mae Wood sued Sena-
tor Plat for breach of promise be-
cause he didn't marry her, and now
she is suing him for divorce because
he did marry her
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that there are no bees In the Philip
pines. but just the same the impress
sion prevails i'm some quarters that
Uncle Sam was stung when he took
possession of the islands.
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Senator Plat says Governor Hughes
is building up a machine. And Plat
is SO accustomed to machines that
he ought to know one when he sees
IL
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Two boxes OF humble bees are be-
ing rushed to the Philippines to aid
in the cross-fertilization OF certain
plants. This would seem to indicate
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The bears in the Louisiana cane
brakes won't get very much attention
from the public as long as the Cubs
and Tigers keep up their fight in Chi
car0
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There is some doubt whether
Gladys Vanderbilt captured the count
or the count captured the heiress.
And, of course, this is a very impor-
tant matter
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Speaking of menageries, this ex-
hibition' of Cubs and Tigers in Chi
cago is drawing the biggest crowd of
any aggregation of animals in the
country
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The Chinese at Shanghai gave Taft
. banquet. We trust. however, that
he win not be shanghaied
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The Missouri Pacific does not ap-
pear to be any better in Nebraska
than it is in Kansas. judging by the
report of the railroad commissioners
UP there.
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The muck raker is certainly going
it pretty strong when he accuses the
Father of His Country of lying about
hi
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Now will Mr.. Bryan kindly pick out
his particular clothes among the mass
that the president put on display last
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Still, it is quite possible that the
cocktail incident would not have
made Mr.. Fairbanks so unpopular
had he possessed any popularity to
start with
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NO wJRET.Ess POLITICS.

Now It is promised that Wireless cleo
trio lighting Will quickly follow the
wireless telephone, but politics without
wirepulling is not yet in sight.-Fiorida
Times-Union.
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A GOOD ROOTER

1t is too bad that WI will not get
here in time for the post-seasop
series. He is the biggest Chinese fan
ever imported-Chicag Post.
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FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

IL 1t possible that an understudy of
Harry Orchard is loose in Colorado?
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THE JOYS OF A BARREL.

1t may explain to Henry Gassaway
Davis. but not satisfy him, that he Is
talked of for governor of West Vir-
ginia because he is wealthy-and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Star.
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KANSAS COAAENT
WICHITA,s RuGARoo.

| W1Cd1TA'S BUGABOO.
| Durlng the month which has just
closed Wichita issued building per
mlts to the amount of 1924, 900 for
new buildings. During September a
year ago she only issued permits for
S4I,oo0. only one-sixth of the number
ISSUED last month.
The gratifying fact of September's
| great record is that majority of the
great expenditure for buildings is to
De Tor homes, In the list of Septem-
ely new dwelling houses. During the
past eleven months over $50 new
homes nave been builded in Wichita,
ton.
Wichita is becoming a city of homes
Sne ISM the windy wonder any more
but she's growing wonder to her
SELL And the great fact is that the
city Is catching the home building
spirit more and more. Men are get
There was day when we were
taught that Wichita could not suc-
ceed unless she was naughty; good men
bowed to the wide open town. nom
necessary to make a town." Today
the sentiment has changed. Men are
building their homes here because they
love the town and they are building
with the high purpose to make the
town an ideal place in which to live,
and do business and raise a family.
The old bugaboo about running the
town by making It decent has passed
away. and the men who used to be-
lieve In 1t are now marvelfng at the
magic strides of the town under new
conditions.-Wichita Beacon.
NEW THING IN CIRCUSES.
Barnum's' circus paid its license in
Topeka and went to the circus lot by
the wagon route laid out for it by the
chief Of police without a murmur.
Which proves two things: That the
Topeka council has fought circus wind
mills so long it inagines every circus
is going to try to beat the city out of
the license fee; and that the big cir
euses are no longer composed principal
ly of ungoverned and ungovernable
rough necks who would rather have
free-for-all fight than to work.-Law-
renee World.
A REASON
The indications are in this county
that Bill Reeder will again go to con-
gress to represent this district. Bill
says the reason that he is against any
of the tariff is that without
large profits in manufactured goods
that men with small means would not ,
put their money in competitive plants. J
now really is that not a great and logi-
cal reason?-Colby Free Press.
THE MACHINES OBJECTION.
The chief objection to the primary
system seems to be that it takes ten
Or twelve men to control a township.
Under the good old convention plan /
It only takes one man, and he don't |
have to hustle much.-Smith Center /
Pioneer.
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CLOUD ON OUR HAPPINESS.

Busy as most Of US are these days,
every once in awhile we manage to
pause long enough to wonder why it
takes so long for the news of the bust
ing of the meat trust to reach the price
of meat.-Indianapolis News.
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Been quite awhile, now, since any
body resigned as boss of the Panama
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ONE FOR Loci

This time the presidents message
must and shall not leak. Another
hard job up to Loeb.-Baltimore
American.
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CLOTHES AND THE MAN.

Clothes don't make the man, but
in some longitudes they make a pref
ty effective disguise.-Dallas News.
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CHANCE no COIN al FEW.

The unusual length Which President
Roosevelt is threatening for his next
message will be forgiven if the usual
coinage of new phrases De kept up
Seattle Times
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COIuD REAT WELLMAN.

COULD BEAT w EILMAN-
Sir Thomas Upton might try heat
to the pole with Wellman, and, II he
loses, enter his yacht in a slow-mule
ocean race.-Nashyil1e American.
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THE cATERPILLAR

Caterpillars killed now VIII save a
good deal of trouble next year
Rochester Herald
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A REASON.
THE MACHINES OBJECTION.

The chief objection to the primary
system seems to be that it takes ten
or twelve men to control a township.
Under the good old convention plan
it only takes one man, and he don't
have to hustle much.-Smith Center
Pioneer.
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GETTING TO BE A NUISANCE.
Now somebody else is going to glad
den the hearts of mankind by "mak-
ing dash for the north pole" Can't
the north pole be abolished by inter-
national agreement New York Sun.
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FRON OTHER PENS
BosToN's FASHION NOTE.


A local tailor has made a hit with
a large number 7pf customers by in
sorting a secret pocket in the coats of
married men. whip trade with him. As
he broadly adveftises the new trick,
it is for the purpose of enabling mar
ried men to hide their change from
their curious wives. Already he is
hiring more help.-Boston Herald.
HUMANE NATURE THE SAME.
In the drowning of girl of fifteen
and young man of twenty-five; low
ers without the consent of their par
ents, practical people may see little
but retributive fate Furnishing the i'm
petuousness of a boy and the dis
obedience of a girl. Yet from ma
terial not dissimiiar Shakespeare built
up the most beautiful love drama of
all literature.-Brookly Eagle.
GETTING READY.
Mr. Roosevelt is going to make an
other speech, and Wall street takes
a double reef in stock market quota
York Press.
OH, BUTTERMILK!
Dead, one boom-killed by cock
tails. Oh, Demon Rum! Oh, woful
Day!-New York Sun.
WAS ANYTHING BUT A LAUGH.
The reporter who says Bellamy
Storer laughed when asked what he
doesn't know the difference
between laughing and showing the
Courier-Journal.
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A NATONAL some

LAS rendered by the average American.
My country, tits of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
I'll tum tun tcei
Land where my fathers died
Land of the tum ii tum
Turn ii tuTn tee tim tum
I'll tum ii tee.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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OH. BUTTERMILK

Dead, one boom-killed by cock
tails. Oh, Demon Rum! Oh, -Woful
Dayi-New York Sun.