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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26
IN PASSING

Maud Muller, on a summers day.
Put on her smartest white piQue.
White shoes. white belt and lingerie hat
ana on the front veranda sat.
Inc seasons catch came riding by
Maud thought she knew the reason why.
lThe one who'd Travelled from afar,
And had dandy motor carr
But still at forty miles an hour,
he noted not the maiden flower.
The while she sat upon the porch,
And up the road just watched him scorch
With wonderment she looked, and then
she muttered: Jaw. doggone such men!"
Indianapolis News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News. ]

LFrom the Chicago News.]
And occasionally a soft answer gen.
crates wrath.
If time is money you can't accuse a
lazy man of being stingy.
The easiest way to get popular with
people is to let them bore you.
If all men paid their debts promptly
there would be fewer financial panics
The average man would rather blow
his own horn than listen to a band
concert.
The less some people have to say
the more difficult it is for them Aot to
say it.
If two women kiss but once when
they meet it's a sign they are not good
friends.
It's what a small boy has to eat
every day at home that he passes up
when dining at a neighbours.
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FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State Tcurnal
AWAY during the summer may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
20 any address ut the rate of ten cents
week or thirty cents a month (by
mail only. Address changed as often
as desired. While out OF town the
State Journal will be TO you EAe a
daily letter from home.
Advance payment Is requested on
these short time subscriptions, to savc
bookkeeping expense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26
HUNoR or THE Day

IT notice that you writer's use a great
deal Of tobacco. Does 1t stimulate your
IT don't know. But it makes you forget
that you're hungry.'-Cleveland Leader.
IT am a self-made man. said the POM
The other looked at him critically. your
excuse is satisfactory" he Shutdown
and Country.
Examination for Nomination to Osborne
-Admiral--rell me some incident of the
AspirantSTt has spoilt all the cricket
Punch.
Editor-I hated to. refuse scribbler'n
he sab why dd SSnt f take
ne would kill himself.-Judge.
Il s,,pose." said Uncle Eben, dat rs
one o. de provisions of Providence dat
talk whole lot Io an give i hisself away.
sos he won't fool anybody. Washing
ton Star.
do you" asked Mrs. oldcastle. believe
in observation-disclosures
bar Mell" replied her hostess II can't
to tell the truth amt got much use for
the rest Of the Psychosis family. "-Chica-
Hasn't he an odd way Of putting
thingS?"
Yes, especially golf ls"-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Do you think it makes one nervous to
ian.
Yes" answered the economist, eff he
11nlnks about the price. washington
George, dear, I'm afraid our wedding
Will have to be postponed"
Impossible, darling. My creditors won't
stand it."-Illustrated Bits.
The Iawyer-How old are you?
Inc Wftness-That's my business
Inc Lawyer-Mr. Clerk, record the fact
that this lady is old enough to be asham-
ed OF her age.-Cleveland Leader.
Mistress-Bridget, have you cemented
the handle on the water jug which you
dropped yesterday?
Bridget started to, num- but most
tle.-Punch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

J. I. Bristow thinks it Remarkable
that. with SO many square dealers In
the state in favor of a two-cent fare,
Governor Hoch should have happened
to find one who didn't, in choosing an
attorney for the board of railway COM
missioners. But it appears that Attor-
ney Grattan was really in favor of a
fwo-cent fare. He just took a funny
way Of lining the rest of us up for it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

It is said that Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish
proposes to run the Swedish prince
while he is visiting in this country.
What does Lindsborg propose to do
about that?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

sake. Elsa, say Yes and put me on
of my misery"
s.For Dicks sake" Elsa Whispered
contentedly as her hand slipped into
his for an instant. "Mr. Carmontelle
said that if I made good tonight
might get other engagements, but
did not suppose that they would be for
life. -(Copyrighted, 1907, by Homer
Sprague.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

A Topeka man who used to be a
railroad off1cial-but who is not now
sends his family east every summer
''New York is two thousand miles fur
Their away than it was last year" he
said after he planked down the cash
for several railroad tickets. This anti
pass law has increased distances won
derfuilv
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LAwsoN's PROPHECY.

Two years ago, a man by the name of
Lawson sprang into prominence through
his articles called 'F,renzied Finance"
In these he predicted that before long
the Standard Oil company would be
compelled to plead in a court of bank
ruptcy and John D. would realize the
peoples revenge from the prison cell.
Most OF us could hardly believe 1t but
today, with one fine of 100000 upon
them and many more following closely
upon It's heels, with this weeks startling
statements from John DIS own brother
regarding the monstrous crimes which
he has performed we would not be sur
prised to hear of most any calamity be-
falling the company or the men at the
head of it. Tom Lawson evidently knew
something about the subject which he
was Observation-Disclosures Freeman.
MYSTIFYING.
1t is pretty difficult for the average
man to understand the situation as ex-
planned, or rather mystified by polite
ians. There SENS to be general idea
that the unreasonable and extreme pro-
tective features of the tariff have help
ed to build up and increase the power
of the trusts and corporations. 1t is
fact that most of the trusts and monop-
olies are standpatters and use their
power to prevent a revision of the tariff
and yet one of the ablest Kansas editors
uses considerable space portraying the
evils of the tariff and why it should be
revised, and still more space defending
the big trusts and corporations.-Holton
Recorder.
OF COURSE.
"Three-fourths of the automobiles go
to the small towns in the agricultural
section" says prominent automobile
dealer. Sure. Isn't this the section
from which all the money comes? And
doesn't it take money to buy automo-
World.
THE LIMIT REACHED.
There was once said to be burned
child that did not dread the fire.
We have known one or two men who
after passing the graveyard where were
buried the wrecks of numerous Kansas
ma gazines, persisted in trying the ex-
pertinent for themselves.
There is recorded in medieval history
the case of a man who warmed into
life in his bosom a frozen viper. But
there Is no mention that he tried the
experiment after he was bitten.
But we think the limit was reached |
by the fellow who wrote out petition
and circulated 1t. requesting the COVER
nor to call a special session of the present
egislature.-Holton Recorder.
70
THE RIGHT STEP"
A. H. OFT, a Topeka druggist, has been |
refused a permit to sell liquor and the
probate judge who took what the pa
oers call "the right step" may be a |
candidate for the supreme bench
Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

Mr.. Bryan will have to hunt a long
time before he finds a keynote that will
sound any more melodious to the pub
lie than the one just given by Secre-
tary Taft. It is probable, in fact, that
Mr.. Bryan VIII strike about the same
fo0e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

The South African government has
authorized the purchase of a million
dollar diamond as a present for King
Edward Why doesn't it buy him two
or three pounds of beefsteak?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

Mr.. Hartman says his business is to
make his railroads pay. The impress
sion that his sole business is to make
other 7eople pay his railroads good
and plenty is therefore erroneous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

But 1t is a wonder to many people
why President Roosevelt and Secretary
Taft are not together on the question
of federal charters for interstate cor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

A Paris editor fears that President
Roosevelt is OVERRIDING it in regulating
the trusts. 1t is evident that the Paris
editor gets his news from Wall street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

1t is estimated that American tourists
took $50, 100000 to Europe this summer
That represents the spare cash that
Kansas farmers have piled up in the
banks. Europe has to have something
10 live on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

Evidence that Mrs. Eddy lodges her
taxes won't convince many people that
she is crazy. There are too many 9TH
ers who do the same thing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26
FRON OTHER PENS
NEWSPAPERS AND MONEY
MAKING

Newspapers, it seems-New York pa
pers, at any rate-should receive more
credit than they get for being in bust
ness solely to do good-or in some cases
to raise holland not from any sordid
purpose to make money. Mr.. John Nor
ris is an authority whom we find quot
ed as declaring in behalf of the newspa-
per publishers of New York, that there
is hanging over sixteen of them an in
crease of three million dollars d year in
cost of production. This three millions
of added expense he divides into 81, 100, 0CO
for white paper; 100000 additional for
compositors, $4,000 for stereotypers,
and $4,000 for other labor. Not more
than four papers of the sixteen, Mr..
Norris says, can meet this increased ex-
pense and still make both ends meet
Mr.. Norris thinks the daily newspaper
business is the most precarious venture
going. Ninety per cent of the newspa-
pers circulated in New York he finds to
be one-cent papers. The newsdealers
Mr.. Norris says, make a vast deal of
money out of the New York papers
81, 100000 from the World alone; organ
lied labor takes an enormous sum from
them in tribute and wageS-$2 500, 600 a
year being paid for labor by the World
alone; but the returns to capital invest
ed in the newSpa per business Mr.. Nor
ris considers so unsatisfactory as to i'm
peril the liberty of the press. All of
which brings it into the forum of dis
cussion how long the present oEe-cent
cent One cent buys at least a third
less of most commodities than it did
when one-cent newspapers began to be
the fashion, but it buys more newspaper
now than ever.-Harper's Weekly.
PARKS IN CITIES.
Only a few years ago, comparatively
speaking, the great discovery was made
that play is not only good for children,
but that it actually has an educational
value Young folks need play in order
to be healthy, wealthy and wise. Hence
the playground movement was started,
and all cities of considerable size now
have large open tracts for the special
qualification of the play impulse" as
the educators call it. Now. at last. in
our very deliberate progress, it has been
discovered that play is good for grown
they absolutely need play.
Good, healthy, clean amusement of some
kind or other is necessary to the well
being of a community. Baseball parks,
theaters, etc, are important elements
in public life, and ought to be regarded |
as matters of public interest and dis |
cussion, in order that they may be prop |
erly regulated, and diversions Of a right |
character offered in them. But of all |
the amusements which young people or |
grown people need, those which take |
them out of doors are the most neces- |
sary and the most beneflcial.-Columbus |
(Ohio) State Journal.
TOLSTOI.
As a calamity bowler Count Tolstoi |
acts as If he is trying to revive the de- |
tunct Popuiist party-Birmingham |
News.
THE LURE OF THE WIRE.
People who never telegraphed be- |
fore will now have an Unsuitable long |
ha " o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

AS though there were not already
enough racket in Wichita, the CONNER
clal club is trying to induce a plano
manufacturer to locate there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

incomes Of $4,000 or $50, 900 a year"
But has Professor Brooks no figures
on the poverty striken families with
incomes Of only $4,000 or $4,000 a
year?
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WEDDINGS AND BAD TRACKS.

WEDDINGS AND BAD TRACKS.
Yet also already, If the families of our
big railroads magnates spent less for
their foreign dukes and worthless titled
profigates, there would be more money
to spend on improving the tracks and
equipment, and making it less danger
Gus for the common people to travel.
One of these upper-crust weddings alone
cost the Gould family more thanit would
to repair every mile of their Kansas
track and patrol it with watchmen night
and day for five years.-Kingman Jour-
nal.
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Letter in Mails Six Years.

William B. Mcdaniel of $50 Ocean
avenue, Patchogue. L. l., yesterday re-
him on February 1. 1901. Since that
date Mr. Mcdaniel has lived in sew
eral places in this city and part of the
time he has received his mail at the
general delivery department at the
postofficc.
1t appears that the letter followed
him about to his various addresses,
but always arrived too late to reach
him. Two years ago. Mr.. Mcdaniel
returned to Patchogue, but the let
ter did not arrive there until yester-
day Why it was so long on the way
is a mystery.-New York Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

Lincoln said You can't fool all of
the people all of the time" but Old
Man Rameses came near doing it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26
It Would nenend

AT Selma, Ala. a colored preacher
came upon the hotel veranda where
was sitting and asked me for a sub
seription to assist his church in put
ting new shingles on the roSf. When
had given him something 1 asked:
reverend, suppose a cyclone
should come along this summer and
scatter your church building all over a
ten-aere lot?"
Yes. sah."
and you had to collect the money
to build new edihce?''
Il understand. sah.''
And you collected eight hundred
dollars and found that it didn't need
but six hundred to rebuild?"
Yes. sah.'
''The rest of that money would be
left in your hands?"
ut would. sah.''
And the question is what would
you do with it?'
Dat would depend. sah," he re-
piled after a moments thought.
How depend?"
ION what de law says in de case,
sab. If de law says dat 1 could graft it
and still hold my job I should do so.
If de law says it would be stealin' and
1 would git five years in de pen fur
it. 1 should let Deacon Turner take de
risks and whack up wild himi"-M.
Quad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

This year Taft will go around the
world. but if he keeps on growing in
greatness. in another year or two the
world will be revolving around Taft.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

The latest picture of Mayor Taylor
of San Francisco, shows him with curly
hair and a curly beard. San Francisco
tried one mayor who looked like that.
Some people never learn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

If the Topeka & Southwestern lives
up to its advance notices it will have
a handsome depot in South Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

Speaking of trusts, the BARRIERS in a
Pennsylvania town have agreed not to
cut the hair of any man who shaves
himself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

Korea, by the way. has had some real
experience with the Yellow Peril.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

John Graham Brooks, who made
the statement at an eastern Chautau-
qua assembly that it costs $4,000 to
bring up a child, explains that he
':Gpoke OF middle-class families with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

Taft's speeches may read like a law
yer's brief. but the logic is there and 1t
is easy to discover just what he means.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

The panic appears to be Indigenous
10 Wall street in these latter days, but
1t doesn't thrive anywhere else.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26
KANSAS CONNENT


ADVICE.
There is talk of an extra session OF
the legislature to enact a 2 cent rail-
road law. Better set aside the mort
gage the railroad companies have on
the legislature before going to the ex-
pense of an extra session.-Holton Sig
nal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26
Cane Whitfield by lincoln.

Ira H. Haworth. who was friend
of Abraham Lincoln. celebrated his
eightieth birthday anniversary yester-
day.
Mr.. Haworth has a cane and gavel
given to him by President Lincoln in
1860. They are made from the wood
of a black walnut tree which was cut
down by Lincoln. The cane was whit
tied by Lincoln. and around the top of
it is a band of German silver, which is
engraved: ITO Ira Haworth from
Abraham Lincoln. 1860"
Eyes, Abe gave them to me-" said
Mr.. Haworth yesterday, when I was
chairman of the township committee
in his home county. / used them in
the campaign of 1850. When he gave
them to me he said:
This gavel is to keep order. The
cane is to use when you get old.
know you will live to be old, because
the good die young."-Kansas City
Times
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rho Industrious Flower.

1.-THE most marvellous thing to me
is the swiftness with which the
morning glory vines grow during this
enervating weather" said the tired
woman. ct have one in my window
box. It has gone up the side now and
is coming across on string 1 put
there to the other side. I lie down on
my couch to watch 1t. The other day
1 thought I really must get up and
turn the vine down over the stringg.
Before I could get up the wind had
blown it down or it had reached down
of it's own accord, and while 1 lay
there watching it, it grew about four
inches across the vine It grew so
fast in fact, that it made me even
more tired than 1 am to lie there and
watch it."-New York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26
Nothing to Be Said.

Neither of the two men sitting
across from each other in the car look
ed like a joker. On the contrary,
each had glanced furtively at each
other half a dozen times when the one
on the right-hand side took a card out
of his pocket and handed it across with
a bow. The other received it with a
bow and read:
Did you ever seen such weather as
we had last spring."
Then the man on the left-hand side
took card from his pocket and hand
ed 1t back with the other. His card
read:
IT'S pretty late to talk about 1t now,
but / never did"
Then each placed his card in his
pocket and heaved sigh and looked
out of the window. and the conduuc-
tor. who came in and tried to collect
their fares over again. made a miser-
able failure of 1t. They had cards
ready bearing the legend:
What the devil do you take me for,
anyway? 1 paid when I first got on"
M. Quad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26
A Scotch Excuse.

A canny Scot was brought before a
magistrate on the charge of being
drunk and disorderly. What have
you to say for yourself, sir?" demand
ed the magistrate. you look like a
respectable man and ought to be
ashamed to stand there
"I am vera sorry, sir, but cam up
in bad company fra Glasgow" humbly
replied the prisoner.
what sort of company"
"A lot of teetotalers." was the start
ling response.
do you mean to say teetotalers are
bad company" Numbered the magis-
trate. ct think they are the best of
company for such as you"
"Beggin' yer pardon. sir" answered
the prisoner, we're wrong; for had
a bottle of whisky an I had to drink
it all mys elf!"-Reynolds' Newspaper.
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TOLSTOI

As a calamity bowler Count ToIsto
acts as If he is trying to revive the de-
funct Populist party.-Birminghan
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

ct am self-made man." said the POM
pous individual with his chest expanded
The other looked at him critically. your
excuse is satisfactory" he sadd.-Town
and Country.
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THE LURE OF THE WIRE.
People who never teIegraphed be-
fore will now have an Unsuitable long
ing TO wire omebody.-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

II notice that you writers use a great
deal Of tobacco. Does 1t stimulate your
brains. p
II don't know. But 1t makes you forget
that you're hungry.'-Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

Examination for Nomination to Osborne
-Admiral--rell me some incident Of the
present reign.
Aspirant-It has spoflt all the cricket
Punch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

Editor-I hated to refuse Scribbier'I
poem. 1t was q good one.
Sub Editor-Then why did you refuse Il
Editor-Why, he said If didn't take IT
he would kill himself.-Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

II s''pose." said Uncle Eben. dat RS
one o. de provisions Of Providence dat
makes man wifout much sense want to
talk whole lot an give fisself away,
SOS he won't fool anybody. Washing
ton Star
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1.-THE. RIGHT. STEP"

THE RIGHT STEP"
A. H. OFT, a Topeka druggist, has been
refused a permit to sell liquor, and the
probate judge who took what the pa
pers call "the right STEP may be a
candidate for the supreme bench
Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-26

George. dear, I'm afraid our wedding
Will have to be postponed"
Impossible, darling. My creditors won't
stand it."-Illustrated Bits
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KELLEY GOES TO BOSTON.
One of the Results of the Meeting of
the Baseball Commission. ~

Cincinnati, Sept 4.-The National
Commission, at it's session here, approved
long list of players purchased by the
16 clubs of the two major leagues, and
also a large number of drafts from the
minors. The Cincinnati club is reported
as purchasing 13 players and drafting g.
but four of the purchased players are
those who were secured last year, and
on whom second payments were made
last spring. The drafted players include
ten pitchers, the best known of whom
are Tozier, of Buffalo, and Mccarthy, OF
Newark both men of excellent reputa-
ton in the Eastern league. Harry
Wolverton. formerly with Philadelphia
and Boston and now third baseman or
the champion Williamsport CLUB, OF the
Tristate league, was also drafted by GIN
cinnati as were Outfielder McGlVary,
of Pueblo, and utility man, Eagan or
Peoria. The results of the purchases and
drafts give the Reds two thoroughly ex-
perienced infielders in Hulswitt and
Wolverton. several outfielders who are
highly recommended, and number OF
pitchers. including Upp, Mccarthy and
Tozier from Glass A clubs. some OF
these men will report this fall, but the
majority will not show here until next
season.
The most notable feature of the oraII
was the securing of Joe Kelley, formerly
manager of the Reds, by the Boston
National League club Joe was broughl
up in Cambridge and is very popular
in Boston where he may be expected
to do some of his best work. 1t is prac-
tfcalIy certain that deal Will be maze
for Fred Tenney that will allow Joe 10
play first base.