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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-26

Your daughter plotted to trap my
son!"
Ills false. sir. 1t was right. the
other way"
They would probably have kept on
quarreling for the next half hour, but
a thunderbolt shot out of the black
cloud and struck the tree underneath
which they were standing. Five peo-
pie were knocked senseless and con-
tinued in that state for a quarter of
an hour. Then the two peppery old
men recovered consciousness, sat up
and looked at each other.
Talbot, where are we?" slowly
asked Jones.
I'm heaven. Jones'
Were we killed by lightning2"
I'VE must have been"
well, as we are in heaven and the
children married, I don't want to carry
no grudge against you I'm willing to
apologize IL you are"
We'll, I'm sorry"
"So'm l."
OF course they found out later on
that they were no nearer heaven than
the hucklebreyy swamp and of course,
there was a little humiliation on the
part of both, but like sensible men
they buried the Ratchet and rode
home together to congratulate the hap
py Copyrighted, 1907, by
May McKeon-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-26
JAYHA WKER JOT.S

| The Erie oil refinery. is now turning
out a carload of grease day.
Thieves broke into the Holton ex-
press office a few nights ago and stole
seven boxes of whisky.
| Chanute has heard frogs croakins
and has seen wild geese going north
sure signs that spring is at hand.
| Down at Cherryvale some farmers
have already planted potatoes and
sown oats-not wild oats either.
The Concordia Kansan tells of a
stock sale near there recently in which
a Duroc-Jersey SOW sold for $505, the
highest price ever paid for a Duroc-
Jersey in Kansas.
A new home out at Dighton in the
short grass country contains twelve
rooms, with closets, pantry, bath
room, lavatory and all modern con-
veniences, besides big attic.
Hutchinson is suffering from a
house famine. The only ''empties'' a
woman house hunter found there the
other day were two houses out near
the reformatory and a suite of rooms
over a store.
Inquiry by the Horton Headlight:
Without meaning to be impolite, we
would like to have Mrs. Frank FARRELL
arise and tell how she can fill the
Holton Signal with so much news and
also get the homework done. Before
we get our foot in it, we had better
wife's benefit.
Ralph Tcnnal issues this personal
card of thanks: 1--WE desire to take
this means of expressing our heartfelt
thanks to our friends and neigh bors
for their sympathy and remedies dur
ing our late suffering from chilblains.
We have reached the eighty-ffth rem
edy offered. In order to try the re-
naming 173 suggestions we will have
to await another cold spell, and the
suffering attendant. So far we have
not had the nerve to try the coal oil
and salt remedy offered by one faith
full and well-meaning friend
A Sterling man tells the Bulletin
this chicken story: "I have a good
sized chicken lot and have about sixty
hens. and have been selling about rs
cents worth of eggs a day all winter,
amounting to over SIS a week. 1 find
that when 1 count out the cost of feed
that our chickens over and above the
cost of feed more than pay for all the
groceries we use. We feed them
wheat and bran and slops. always
feeding it to them warm. We always
have nice fresh eggs. all we want to
use, and the balance buys our gro
ceries. 1t pays to keep chickens"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-26
LEGISLATIVE PERSONALITIES

Recent occurrences in the Kansas
legislature show that all is bv no
means peace and harmony among the
Kansas solon. Personalities in the
state house have not vet deveIoned
however, to the extent that they do in
some other legislative bodies. The
following report of a recent sitting of
the Italian chamber of deputies.
translated from a Rome newspaper.
conveys an idea of how they do it in
Italy:
The Socialist Deputy Ferri demand
ed the floor to reply to NJ. Santini. who
had accused him, in his absence the
day before. of having declared, in a
speech at Bologna, that every Italian
general had run away on the field of
M. Ferri had said, being familiar
with history, that against the Aus
trians and in Africa many italian gen
erals had taken flight.
The president of the chamber
GU insult the army; 1 can not allow
you to continue"
NJ. Santini to NJ Ferri-''You are
the father of cowardice. Be quiet. you
good-for-nothing."
NJ. Ferri to NJ. Santini-''You have
twice been slapped in the face and
made no response
M. Santini-'T have always fought"
NJ. Giolitti. president of the council
these humbugs"
M. Ferri-"At the battle of Adowa.
in Africa. the generals ran away
A violent tumult here arose in thx
chamber and the discussion could not
be heard
NJ. Giolitti-"You were not there. -
NJ. Ferri-''Neithe were you"
NJ. Giolitti-"Your words are I'M
worthy of the parliament. I scorn
your opinions"
NJ. Ferri-'It is the word of a GEN
tleman. addressed to rocues."
NJ. Santini-HYou are q coward
Insults and denunciations filled the
air, other deputies loudly denouncing
the speech of NJ. Ferri The members
of the government arose to leave the
chamber. Seeing this, NJ. Ferri cried !:
GO, brigandsI You are unworthy
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

[From the Chicago News.l
Keep your eye on the man who never
makes mistakes.
1t isn't pleasant to get nailed down
except to breakfast.
Talk is cheap. yet some people use
extravagant language.
Lots of men have recovered from
their annual swearoff.
Believe in others if you would have
others believe in you.
Getting busy often takes a hard fall
out of a fit of the blues.
Many mans popularity is due to the
fact that he isn't aware of it,
The tramp avoids many of the walks
of life by catching freight trains.
In many a mans life the turning
point is reached just after a pretty gil
passes.
Don't try to do the things you can't
and don't do some of the things you
can.
Any man can tell a lie, but 1t takes a
born diplomat to induce people to be-
ueve it.
You will have smiling friends as long
as you keep still and let your money
talk for you.
Some people never stop to count the
cost because they realize that they
haven't got the price. anyway.
It's easy to convince the world that
you have sense IL you have an unus-
ually large number Of dollars
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JOURNAL ENTRIES

1t is very much feared that many
people skipped Mr.. Harrinaan's testi-
mony in the State Journal yesterday
to read that of Evelyn Thaw.
John w. Gates is quoted as saying.
''It is easy to get a million dollars .
Will Mr.. Gates kindly mail his recipe
to this department.
Speaking of health, this is the time
of year when that old-time enemy of
the race, the Spring Fever germ, be-
comes most active.
4
The tariff is beginning to have a
worried look. Ida NJ. Tarbell is after
it again.
n
Mr.. Cleveland made a speech in Chi
cago the other day, and he did not use
up more than half of the dictionary
either.
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MEN WHO COrNn

1
| Inc opponents of wholesome laeie1a-
ton that the people are asking for in
this session of the Legislature have
been casting many aspersions at the
so-called Square Dealers. The SIM
porters of a real direct primary law
the antipass bill, and maximum freight
rates, are accused of being demagoeues
WHO are trying to ride into further
power on a popular wave of antagon-
ISM 10 the railroads. They are called
Fopuilsts and agitators by the cornor-
alton sympathizers.
But VIII these appelIations stand
analysis? Look at the personnel of the
men who have been most active in
TINS legislature in fighting for the leg
lslatlon the people want
II may be asserted that w r
Stubbs is candidate for United States
senator and is trying to curry favor
with the people-but leave Mr. Stubbs
out OF consideration. He is not the
whole show. Such men as Fred
quincy and John T. White, c. A. STAN
nard and George Plumb. Davidson of
wichita and c. B. Kirkland. Steve
Brandon, ]. w. Bergman, ]. N. Dolley
and a number of others cannot he ac-
cused OF playing the demagogue in or
~ sam pOhllcdI 1dVor- All of these
are men of wealth. They are men of
sound judgment and high integrity
ana there is no suspicion that thew
have the office itch.
Then there is w. Y. Morgan. Mr.
Morgan disclaims any MEMBERSHIP in
the. Square Deal crowd, but he has
been consistently working for what the
people want. He has an embryonic
guoernatorial boom following him
around, but no one would accuse Mr.
Morgan of being a demagogue,
w. B. Ham, Senator Tucker and Sem
ator Young are others who are sup
posed to have political aspirations.
but no one who knows them would
accuse them of being "PopuIists."
In fact, the men who have been fore
most in the fight for good legislation
In this legislature are men of high
standing at home; men of large inter
ests who are by no means in politics
Tor what they can make out of it: mon
whom railroad passes and similar IA
vors cannot influence
When men like these head A move
ment of the people it means something.
1t is not "Populism" in the opnro-
brious sense of that term. These men
are not wild-eyed fanatics. They are
men who have made a success of their
business and who have the respect and
confidence of the people of their re-
spectlVe communities. They are men
who count
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QUAKER REFLECTIONS.
tFrom the Philadelphia Record

tFrom the Philadelphia Record.J
Many a man has saved money by
avoiding the dead sure things.
Some men are self-made and 1t
takes nine tailors to make others.
The man who stands on his dignity
should be careful that his foot doesn't
slip.
It's all right to make the welkin ring
but the dinner bell has a more cheerful
sound.
Considerable pressure is always
brought TO bear on the girl who is
Rugged.
1t may be gratifying to the pride to
be placed on a pedestal, but 1t must be
mighty lonely.
Blobbs-"I always take a nap on
Sundays. Don't your" Slobbs-'No.
1 never go to church."
Marriage is a serious problem to a
girl. There are SO many people she
doesn't know whether to invite or not.
Virtue is it's own reward The box
who keeps clean gets washed just as
often as the boy who has a good time
and gets dirty.
Tommy-"Pop. an encore is sone-
thing singer gets, isn't it?" Tommy's
Popp-'Well-er-it is Something =
singer takes, my son."
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to sit here. Banque Romaine! Thieves!
Banque Romainei"
At this aliusion to the old disputes
on the Roman bank, M. Giolitti turned
fiercely and rushed toward the LEFT.
but the ministers of agriculture and
of costes restrained HIM.
M. Bertetti came IN to M. Ferri' s
seat. seized him and saidsHI ~spit in
your face, you vile hogi"
Several deputies interposed, but the
alteration was such that the presi-
dent ordered the gendarmes to clear
the tribunes.
MN. Ferri and Santini continued to
abuse each other. Finally the Incl
dent was closed and the chamber ad-
journed.
Thus it appears that the little pleas
antries that have recently been ex-
changed by Kansas statesmen are very
mild compared with the way the Ro-
mans do in Rome.
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No MESSAGE in Dreams.

Renewed interest in the theory of
dreams, says the Boston Post, having
been aroused by the statement of a
New York lawyer that classmates long
dead had appeared and conversed
with him, Professors James and
Royce, Harvard's leading psycholo-
gists, were asked how they regard
dreams.
Said Professor James: "a dream is
nomenon, about which 1 have found it
impracticable and impossible to form
any theory to which 1 would be willing
to stick.
81 have read weird stories of how
certain dreams turned out true, and I
credit them. There is no general law
by which dreams can be predetermin-
ed, and no one kind of dreams seems
to be prophetical.
Dreams are a type Of mystery that
can well be forgotten. To try to draw
conclusions about them is a ridiculous
waste of time"
Professor Royce argued: "a dream
is a peculiar phenomenon occasioned
by ones mental condition. 1t can
have no significance any more than an
ordinary fanciful idea. Anyone who
believes in dreams is suffering from
illusion.
incidents that create a great i'm
mental characteristics, such fear of
fire, are responsible for mental and
brain disturbances that result in
dreams. That dreams sometimes
come true is only a coincidence, al
though they may so affect the mind OF
the person that he will voluntarily
make them come true"
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A GOOD ENDING

| And so all the Juror about the Katy
suit in the last campaign was unneces-
| sary after ALL A great amount of good
not air was wasted, and still the people
VIII not be mulcted of fifty million dol
| lars Tor grasping railroad company
The United States supreme court has
oecloed-as every Kansas governor, to
whom the question has been submitted,
has. except Governor Hoch-that the
state of Kansas has no business trying
to intervene In behalf of the Missouri.
Kansas & Texas Railroad company in
the matter Of securing lands which it
claims in the Indian Territory. which
nave passed into the hands of settlers
VINO purchased them from the Indians
Governor Hoch, however, will doubt
less continue to feel that he did his
duty in giving the Katy" it's "dav
IN court" That has been his conten-
tlon IN the matter, and he shouldered
the duty himself instead of passing If
up TO the legislature. 1t was the legis-
lature that stood sponsor for the
Katy" in the first place.
Inc decision handed down in Wash
lngton yesterday is a very happv fer
nlnatlon of the question for everybody
except the Katy people-and even
they have no just cause for COMPLAINT
Governor Hoch will feel "vindicated."
ana SO will his opponents. The COVER
nors who have gone before him and all
other officials who have turned down
the suit are likewise indicated. The
people have no fifty millions to nav.
ana the settlers to whom the land be-
longs viii no longer be harassed by the
haty's" claim. And even the KATY
mas an exceedingly valuable railroad
through one of the most fertile and pro-
uuctlVe agricultural and mineral reg
ions on the western henisnbera
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-26
KANSAS COMMENT
THE WORTH OF Man.


The worth of a man to the world
is not measured by, what he knows,
nor by the humber of books he has
read, nor by the extent of his travels,
nor by his bank account, nor by the
cut OF his coat and the shade of his
necktie, nor by the fame of his grand
rather, nor by his rating by Brad
streets, nor by his genius. ability or
intellectually, but by the extent to
which he can and does make practical
application of noble thoughts and high
ideas to the affairs of life. 1t is meas
ured by the encouragement he gives to
the downcast, by the help he gives to
those VINO need help, by the sympathy
he manifests to the sorrow1ng, by the
smiles he brings to careworn faces, by
the assistance he renders TO worthy
causes How does the measure find
you Marion Record
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FROM OTHER PENS
THE BILLIoN-DoLLAR SESSION.

THE BILLION-DOLLAR SESSION.
The present session of congress
promises to be record breaker in the
matter of appropriations. From all
present indications the total will come
very close to the billion-dollar mark.
There is a possibility that it may cross
that mark. 1t is not easy to see just
where any important economies could
be effected in our budget. A few mill
lions could be saved here and there,
perhaps, but their total would be COM
parativeIy inconsiderable. A few dol
lars could be saved here and there by
the adoption of better business meth
DDS in some of the departments, but
the total would be no very important
sum. Our navy is none too large, and
there are branches of the military
service which almost demand expan-
sion beyond their present strength.
Our pension roll Is enormous, but it's
reduction would meet no public ap-
prevail. Our postal service costs a
vast sum, but it is a vast business. So
long as general prosperity continues
we can carry our expenditures with
little convenience with little under
standing of their magnitude.-New
York Sun.
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THAT'S SO.

The grass is green,
And the ellum tree
Is full O. sap
As it kin be,
An all the birds p
Are full O. song
An keep a-chirpin'
All day long,
And from out far
Where cattle browse
You hear the lowin'
OF the cows.
An every tree
An bush an twig
VIII soon be rounded
Out an big
With leaves, as big
AS they can be-
Just every bush
An shrub an tree
When nature donS
More clothes an things
Us humans take
En- off, by jingsi
Houston Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-26
HUMOR OF THE DIP

Hicks-A woman will always have the
last word.
give you a chance to apologize.-Boston
Transcript.
I'm sick of all these Eln1hursts and
Lyy9dhgrsts and Swamphursts-
Yes Why doesn't somebody get orig
Louisville Courier-JournaL
Cashier-You'n have to be identified be-
fore | can cash this check, madam.
LLadSymI can 9n identity myself, sir.
Lady-With the aid of a mirror-Chica-
go News.
1T II see they are, using alcohol as mo-
the mere prospect Of drink to % draw raw
man ten Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
rs ignorance ever bliss?'
Sure
Cite IN instance"
doesn't know where to ind work PITTS
bur- Post.
Her husband left her a fortune on con-
dition that she shouldn't marry again. and
she she i can't msRe out whether it
means Jealousy or revenge. Detroit
"On what ground the alienist was ask
ed, do you declare the prisoner insane?'
y,
piled the alienist, for If he isn't crazy,
he's up against 1t. "-PhiladeIphia Ledger.
Citiman-Has your volunteer company
secured n fire engine yet?
Sububbs-Yes, but we haven't had
chance to test it.
Citiman-No barns or houses on fire. Ell?
Subbubs-Oh, yes; but they've always
burned down before we got there.-Phila-
del2hia Press
Patience-That painting doesn't look like
n ST
Patrice-No; it is not. The artist be-
longs to the new school of simpliied
painters.-Yo Statesman.
rs that next door neighbor in your flat
still learning to play the cornet?"
mo; he's just practicing.
Plain Dealer.
At the State Club Dinner-Chairman-
I'm sure We be all very sorry our secre-
tary is not here tonight. I can not say
we miss is vacant chair. but do say we
miss is vacant face.-Punch.
He-They say apple pie without cheese
is like a kiss without a squeeze. Do you
believe it?
She-I'm not prepared to Judge. I've
never had kiss without a squeeze.-De-
trOit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-26
MURDOCK's FIGHT.

Probably Victor Murdoch. who has
won and lost his mail weighing graft
fight twice, Will eventually win out and
succeed in having the system changed
But it is pretty evident that the rail-
roads mean to, Keep the matter hang.
ing fire until after the weighings for
another four years have taken place.
This innocent, looking delay is worth
a cold fifteen millions to the railroads,
and proba bly, they are more than will
ing to Jar loose from a portion of il
for the sake of saving the rest.-Law-
renee World.
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CHARACTER BUILDING.

What is the object of education? Is
it to teach a child or man to know
netting that he did not know, or to
be something that he was not? Is it.,
in other words, an intellectual or a
moral process? The safest answer is
to say that 1t is both; but there is a
growing suspicion among those who
have studied the question most deeply
that our schools are not so successful
as they might be on the side of char
acter building.-London Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-26
REFLECTIONS OF A BAcHE1,oR
[From the New york Press

[From the New York Press.1
A good way to enjoy ones friends is
by not visiting them -
A man could afford to buy Jewels for
a wife If he wasn't married.
The way to convince a man is 70
make him think he is convincing Won,
woman is SO proud to have her huv-
have him called a scoundrel for it.
A man never gets much fun on. -.
showing his wife how to fix her se1s,,- "a
machine unless he knows how to c,,ss
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TWO CENT FARES

Two-cent-a- mile fare bills were
passed on Tuesday by the Missouri
senate the West~virginia house and
the Iowa house, and on Thursday the
Pennsylvania house fell into line by
the unanimous passage of a bill of the
same sort The state legislatures
seem to be doing their best to profit by
Secretary Roots warming; but we do
not know that some of the people who
are protesting against federal en-
croachments will be any the better
pleased.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-26

Mr.. Bryce, the new British ambassa-
dor, has just arrived in this country.
Mr.. Bryce can doubtless yet secure
back numbers of the Washington pa
pers in order to read what has already
happened in the Thaw case
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James ]. Hill predicts hard times next
year. Let's see: Did not one John D.
Rockefeller once predict hard times aid
shortly thereafter the grand jury began
to indict him? Perhaps Uncle YIN"
figures that the courts will get around
to him about next year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-26

A scientist says there are something
like 10000 earthquake shocks a year.
1t is suspected, however. that he mis-
took some of the shocking things in
the Thaw case for seismatic disturb
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-26

There Is considerable complaint
because of a shortage of labor already
this spring. But we must shut off
some of the best labor that comes to
our shores. simply because few agi-
tators demand it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-26

BY the time Miss Tarbell gets through
with her remarks on the subject, the
high protection magnates may wish
that they had listened to the demand
for tariff revision some months ago be-
fore Miss Tarbell was tempted to take
nD her men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-26
A HARD, HARD WORLD.

When you buy twenty-five cents
worth of oysters you get twenty cents
worth or water. When you buy a
chicken you get twenty cents worth
or feathers When you buy fifty cents
worth of ham you get twenty-five
cents worth of meat and the balance
in fat. When you buy twenty-five
cents worth of beef steak you get a
tough proposition. When you buy a
ton of coal you get a whole lot of
misunderstanding Bulletin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-26

A headline in an exchange reads
"Raisuli Needs Money" Raisuh evil
IDENTIFY gets into the same predicamen;
as some of the rest of US occasionally
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HAS SHE MET THEM ALL?

Mrs. Mary Elizab beth Leases remark
that men have not improved any since
the days of Adam would seem to imply
rather wide acquaintance extending
over a considerable period.-Provi-
dence Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-26

Naturally Mr.. Hartman had to have
some place to invest the big earnings
of the Union Pacific. He is a dealer
in railroads. so it was perfectly natura.
for him to buy more railroads with
this Union Pacific money. What could
he Dlainar7
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-26

A Cleveland man who lost spoon
full of brains in an accident, sued for
$4,000 damages and recovered 1000.
The jury evidently did not believe his
brains were as valuable as he thought
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-26

Things are in such shape in Cali
fornia that the southern portion of the
state is beginning to demand a di-
vision of the commonwealth into two
states. 1t is asserted that the railroads.
through their grasp on San Francisco,