The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-19
KANSAS COMMENT
THE CoNTENTED MAN.

lie CONTENTED MAN
The most contented man I know OF
anywhere is an old farmer who lives
miles away from the throbbing heart
or commerce and the gay wh1ri OF
clear of debt, a comforta BILE home to
live in, and actually wants for nothing
in the world. He could go to the pig
cities two or three times year ana
see things, if he wanted to, but ne
doesn't care to go. He finds out all
he wants to know in his daily paper:
He is satisfied to sit around home all
day and watch his, hogs and cattle grow
into money; to send his wheat 10 mar
ket wren the I-rice is right; to give MS
share to the country church and to oc-
casionally help neighbor out OF the
rut. He hasn't seen much or the Woriu
ano his circle of acquaintances Is nm
tied. He has lived or the same place
for a quarter of century, ana wiz
die there. He says he is perfectly sat
isfied and wouldn't change places with
railroad president. He has reared
his family well ma his boys have gone
out into the world anC are successful
and respected. But the I'D man wants
for nothing. claim that he has soiVe't
Il greater I,ot'e III and wen more won
derful victory than the man VINO mas
conquered nation.-Bert Walker.
ANOTHER PROBLEM SOLVED.
This decision of the state board OF
health that the contents of all potlies
must be printed on the label VIII pc
a great calamity to the men who nave
been drinking malt, hop tea. ana d
few other connections of similar nd
ture. The bottle now must be laDeleo
in plain letters stating exactly whal
ingredients the contents is composer
of; otherwise the druggist or mercn isa,L
is violating the pure food law. Inc
witness in a whisky case, who hereto
fore has been unable to tell what he
has been drinking, not being apie "
distinguish beer from any other lquoI
that might be offered, will no longer
be troubled with such defective mem
ory. He can not be imposed upon by
thee onscieneelesS vendor VINO sens Tue
stuff because on the bottle IS plalhiy
printed an analysis of just Wnat ne Is
drinking He can now put the lapei
in his vest pocket and when called to
the witness stand take it out ana re-
fresh his memory as to what II cor
tanned and give plain and explicit tes-
timony The world is certainly pro-
crossing. Difficult problems are grad
ually being solved.-Salina journal.
ROOSEVELTS TRIUMPH.
President Roosevelt's triumph Is
COMPLETE Not only has he won the
country generally to the support OF ms
policy for thorough government controI
of the railroads, but he has won q
great part of the railroad Worl1 as
we'll. President Mather of the ROCK
island company at Chicago yesterday
came out boldly for government regu-
lation and the dispatches say that a
number of other railroad presidents
, took a stand against state control at
the same time but then that doesn't
matter. If government control is eff,
fective that will be all the states VIII
ask and if it isn't the state prooaply
ILL continue to take a hand in affairs
until it becomes so. The great point
* that the president, with the aid OF
his Republican supporters, mas per
G-I1+ Mi
themselves admit the justice of the
tcaIse-HutchinSon News.