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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13
Richard to kin himself for dlsappolnt-


Richard to kill himself for disappoint-
ed love-
,.,I Sne rose and went through the train.
Inc eyes of the other passengers fol-
lowed her. She walked with ease and
ligntness. and from the topmost wave
OF ner brown hair to the tip of her tan
1o0t' sne was absolutely correct, mo-
She found Marston on the observa-
ION PLATFORM. with his moody ewes
il1eu on the shining rails thar seemed
10 slip from beneath the train to end
in the sunset.
as she came up behind him. she
saw something in his face that touch
eo her with tenderness. She droppe5
ner hands on his shoulders. "Oh. little
bad boy, she said, you read the tel
egram."
E Don't joke" he said. f1oarseIvj "I
am punished enough
II you had not been 500 imnerti-
nent, Miss Carstairs informed him at
should have told you before that I
promised Deering to wire whefher 7
had decided toto marry you-not
Whether 1 was going to marry him -
Marston gazed at her in a dazed
way. Then your yes meant"
THAT am going to marry Won. If
tie bad boy" said Miss Carstairs. cooIlv
copyrighted 1907. by p. c. East
ment.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13
JAYHIWKER JOTS

Fort Scott reports a labor famine.
1t Is asserted that 100 men are wanted
in that town to work.
Speaking of heroism, five Leaven-
worth women recently killed p rats
and they were not the kind women
use in their hair. either.
A sea gull was caught at Ottawa
recently. Heretofore sea gulls have
been seen in Kansas only out in the
Arkansaw valley, where they have to
irrigate.
The school ma'am famine has also
struck Bourbon county, where twenty
per cent of the teachers have married
or gone into other lines of work this
summer. go 49, =
Trickett isn't the only -enforcer.
A fish warden in Franklin county has
been making arrests in ewh olesaie lots
among fishermen who use nets. and
he has convicted five.
F. L. Jeffcoat, a travelling man for a
salina wholesale grocery, uses an
automobile exclusively in making
his territory in western Kansas. He is
one travelling man who doesn't care
for a two-cent fare.
Sporting item in the Atchison Globe !:
An Atchison man who was in Norton
vile a few days ago, claims that the
craze over croquet and pitching horse
shoes is causing business men to neg
lect their business. and many to neg
lect moving their lawns and Painting
gin about 1 o'clock in the afternoon
and last until late at night. That is
a pretty big story, and we will inquire
around a little further before publish
ing it as the truth.
The New York Evening Post prints
this: The Kansas legislature at its
recent session enacted certain laws
which it's wise men are trying to
viding that only lawyers may be elect
ed to the office of county attorney. In
certain county there is only one
lawyer, and he must be elected under
the new law. He does not want the
place. and will not serve If elected.
The law regarding explosives is so
loosely drawn that any person who
has them in his possession for proper
purposes is liable to be thrown into
prison. A law designed to keep hun
ters off farms will operate to drive
picnic parties away, to prohibit bo-
tanists from pursuing their studies,
and will endanger the liberty of any
man who strolls in the country.
Lightning story in the Leavenworth
Times: Jack Jeffries was notified yes
terday of freak played by lightning
at his home in Alexandra township.
The fluid struck telephone wire
melted the box and the wire for about
100 yards: the wire fell across
barbed wire fence and melted the
fence wire also and ran off into the
ground. BdllS OIL QdACSu
the house and frightened all of the
inmates. and shocked one of the boys
so badly that he threw glass of water
he was drinking out on porch. A
daughter. who was looking out of a
window, said fire played all over
riding pillow standing in the yard. On
the same night lightning killed va1u-
able mare for Amos Marker, a Wyan-
dotte county farmer, residing near
Wallula. He was offered $105 for the
animal the day before, but refused 1T.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

[From the Philadelphia Record.1
The best cure for laziness is a sine
cure.
Some women regard a husband as
merely a contrasting background.
No, Maude. dear; riding a fellow on
a rail doesn't make him a railroad
man.
When we say that a man is con-
valescing we may merely mean that
he has outwitted the doctor.
Some girls seem to think they are
so popular that it's a wonder they
don't build barbed-wire fences around
themselves.
Some men would sacrifice their own
comfort for that of a friend. This is
more true Of some men, however, than
of others.
Blobbs-"Mrs. saphedde has no
joke" Slobbs-"I don't kno- about
that. She took Chollie SaphedDe."
Muggins-"It is a very diplomatic
thing for a young man to remember a
girls birthday" Mr.. Bugins-'Not Of
ter she is 80, my boy"
Miss Ann Teek-"Our family is a
very old one. You know we came over
in the Mayfower" Miss Pert-s'Did
you have a pleasant voyage?'
wigwag-" That's a fine dog of
yours. Saphedde." Saphedde-"Yes.
indeed. he is; That dog knows as
Mrs. Fondparent-"Sen for the
Fondparent-"why, he seems all
right Mrs. Fondparent-"H isn't
at all. He says he doesn't want to go
to the circus"
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WHIP BEHIND.

The boy delights to steal ride
by hangingg on the rear;
he swings between the muddy wheels
And twirls his thumb at fear.
But those less agile than himself
Maliciously inclined
Soon turn his laughter into tears
By calling whip behind
Just so the man who catches on,
And rises to the top,
TOO quickly learns less lucky friends
Would like to see him drop
He finds, alas! the laurel crown
With thorns is often twined,
And hears below him still the mean
And hooking whip behind"
The hearts of few are big enough
To honestly rejoice
w men others get lift from Fate,
50 harki the spiteful voice
1t follows us along the road
We travel with mankind
anu works confusion to our Joy
BY crying Whip behind
We all of us are hanging on
The coach of Father Time,
Delighting in its rapid pace
With reckleSsness sublime
But If We tumble Off. behold!
Our sudden change of mind
We, too take w the chorus then
And echo: Whip behind
-Minna Irving in Leslie's Weekly.
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who was running away with tears
streaming down his cheeks. my
man, don't be a babyi" the general
demonstrated, thinking to shame the
renegade. "Boo-hoo. Wisht / was
baby-and a gal-baby at that" was
the answer that showed him the case
was hopeless That is less humanity
amusing than the answer of a guile
less lieutenant, who, with half a COM
pany, had been captured and paroled
by the ubiquitous John Morgan. Upon
reaching federal territory, the lieu
tenant made haste to report to the
nearest post commander, who, after
duly welcoming the newcomer, said:
Tell me how ell this happened. Were
you surprised %
Surprised A heap worse'n that.
tell you, was plum astonished to
see them gray fellers. I was, fer a
fact, colonel" the lieutenant answer
ed, with the air of one who fully
covers the case.-Success Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13
Ras THE LINGO.

I
| There are undoubtedly persons both
In this country and In Japan who
would like to see war between the two
nations When the San Francisco
school trouble was at its height it ap-
peared as though there was a delib-
crate attempt in some quarters to fer
ment strife between America and jap
an. Serious trouble was fortunately
averted and the trouble-makers in
America apparently subsidized with the
exception of an inf1nitesimal number
in San Francisco.
But Japan continues to be troubled
with bad attack of jingoism- There
seems to be a foolish and Incorporate
class over there as we'll as in this
country. This class, e1ated by Japan's
victory over Russia, would be delight
ed to see conflict between the Jap
anese and Americans, believing that
Japan would also be victorious over
us. Thus far Japanese craftsmanship
has acted wisely and with due friend
ship for this nation, which Is, OF
course, reciprocated, and 1t is sim
cerely to be hoped the Japanese gov
eminent will be wise enough to put
down the lingo over there and not al
low him to plunge the two nations>into
war. Still, it may be serious prob
lem for Japan. A considerable ele-
ment in Japan seems to have taken
affront at the little disturbances in
San Francisco. We as a nation have
a high regard for the Japanese, but
good way for them to sacrifice Ameri-
cas- respect and belief in their good
sense would be to attach undue inn
portance to the actions of a few San
Francisco ruffians.
The State Journal does not believe
in the foolish and absurd policy of
Japanese exclusion, when the entire
immigration from the Flowery King
dom in a year does not equal that
which frequently comes from Europe
in a single day to Castle Garden. This
country needs this japanese labor, and
it is only at the behest of a few agita-
tors in San Francisco who are stran-
CLING the growth of that city and
bringing a reproach on the cause of
union labor. that the Japanese are
excluded. 1t would be a great mis-
take on the part of Japan, however, to
allow this exclusion policy, which we
will probably outgrow in time, to
make serious trouble between the two
nations. That would be worse for
the Japanese than 1t would for US.
1t is to be hoped that the lingo in
Japan will be suppressed, and in the
meantime this country should see that
a fairly good job of suppressing is done
over here also. But the only way we
can do it is through public sentiment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe.

From the Atch1SOn GlODe.I
No man is so modest that agents
will not find him.
What has become of the old fash
toned oxen with brass knobs on their
horns?
Nothing offends a man more than
to say his business is not as annoying
A rabbit is better than a squirrel
to eat, but not enough better to make
1t good eating
What has become of the old fash
toned girl graduate who wore an over
dress looped up with pink roses?
What has become of the old fash
toned person. who when a child was
christened. asked. "What will you call
her for short?"
A boy recovering from the measles
was told well. you are over one
trouble But there are enough left
to keep him busy the balance of his
life.
When a reporter asks a woman If
there is any news nine times out of
ten he receives this answer: News?
How can 1 know any news sticking in
the house from morning until night 2"
A man gave Gersham Brownson.
boy. a dime this morning. What do
sham looked at his mother scornfully,
and replied: "Only girls say thank
you
Rev. John A. Bright and wife. and
two sons, Luther and George, are In
town, to attend Midland commence
ment. 1t is a sort of family reunion,
as the boys have not seen their pa
rents i'm long time. In a barber shop,
this morning, a reporter heard the
father and boys. all preachers. talking.
II preached in Oklahoma City last
Sunday night" the father said. How
did you do?" Luther asked. "Well, -
the father replied. nobody walked out
on me- well, maybe you'll make a
preacher after awhile said the son.
The father has been preaching thirty
five years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Among the other good effects of dol
lar wheat may be that of limiting the
invention of new breakfast foods.
~ ID
You know Roosevelt once wrote a
book entitled, 1.-THE Winning of the
West" Well, he has got 1t won, all
tight.
Anyway, we don't let any little old
green bug eat up our wheat in Kan
sas.
Mrs. Howard Gould says she will
make Howard tell the size of his IN
come. If she succeeds, this depart
ment suggests that she be hired as a
tax assessor.
Some people are not satisfied with a
land flowing with milk and honey. They
demand cream instead of milk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13
HUNOR or THE DRY

sho III you should meet an old beau and he
sn .e1 squeeze your hand, Mrs. FRANKIE? %
But if he should not?''
7 c,i+i SrnouId be disappointed. kansas
Biggs-Did you make anything of a
SID5din ass,. tT f:,, IN your automobile?
q DISss AgIoomily)-1t was all spring when
II wasn't fall.-Baltimore American
,Pattibence-And her color-isn't that arti-
vPatrice.oh. no; that's real paint
us anyone waiting on you?' asked the
naughty saleslady. finally condescendine
Pm afraid not, replRIe eTS tSs latter n,
husband was-I left him outside0but T I'm
AFRAID he's become disgusted and gone
home. ''-Catholic Standard and Times
,,, %df you would live properly and obey the
1--we to be one hundred
ed F d9nt want bs to Iye that that lonF deoar
four years II YORK. two T6 IN Berin;
Il see. And what is she doing now
K6indergarten1ng or painting china
m surprised that you should be so in
ter.ssted in watching those silly dudes"
Force of habit, 1 guess. I'm president
OF a real estate Improvement company"
,'.well. they're a, vacant lot"-PhiladeI-
phia Press.
.! hear your son, Hank, wants to go to
mer.
''Yas'' replied the hayseed. resting on
ms noe, he wants to learn baseball and
the farm Yonl1ers Statesman. ' 0-'
Polly fadniring the wonderful creation
in the shop window)-Don't you wish you
your hat?
Kitty-No I don't believe in wearing
birds feathers MY mammals a member
Mrs. Knicker-Did you ever study, the
economy of nature? e
Mrs Bo s when Johns horse
York Sun. H.t 8. --- --,tt
wife-Those new neighbors of ours seem
to be awfuly poor.
Hubby-How do you know?
Wife-Whenever want to borrow any,
thing they never have it!-Tit-Bits.
''Tigg's great grandfather fought in the
revolution; his grandfather fought in the
War of 1872: his father fought in the war
between the States
How about TiggsT'
HE fought in the peace congress-
Washington Herald.
Kids Mother-Of course. people joke
Baby may be grow up to be president.
Family Friend-Or If not president he
flied falsifier' which is almost as promi-
nent. you know.-Puck.
He (after a quarreD-I was fool when
SheIYes, but I thought you would i'm
prove.-New York independent.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.
till water runs into jags.

Still water runs into jags.
Some men talk too loud and all wo-
men talk too much.
Freedom exists only in our minds
No man is really free.
Many CRATER has built his fortune
on a steal foundation.
Some men attempt to do a MAIN
tent stunt ON a side-show ability
Only a silent man. is able to realize
the folly of talking too much.
Most men would rather lose $40 on
horse race than pay a $1.9S gas bill.
When we are forced to grin ana
bear it we find it easier to bear than to
grin.
A man thinks he's just as good as
anybody when he goes to church in
the rain.
Faith is something that enables a
man to close his eyes to his own faults
and imagine his neighbors can't see
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13
THE NEW SOUTH.

| 1t has been only rev years COM
paratively since the prophetic eye OF
Henry w. Grady saw what he fore
named THE New South" This gifted
son of the southland-journalis au-
thor, statesman, whose death in his
prime was a great loss to Dixie-look-
ed down the vista of years and saw the
south of today, recovered from the
disastrous effects of the war, rising
above the spirit of narrow sectionalism
and developing it's magnificent re-
sources in the way that they deserve.
| Yet it is doubtful if even Henry w.
Grady realized the full greatness of
the New South. The June number of
the Worlds Work is given over to de-
scribing the resources and achieve
ments of that portion of this land of
ours that lies south of Mason's and
Dixon's line, and it is truly remark
able story. Northerners who are ac-
customed to regard the south as I'M
progressive and poor will find much to
surprise them in the Dixie of today.
The war set the south back gen.
Grafton. Up to the breaking out of
the rebellion the southern states were
comparatively rich and powerful. The
productiveness of it's soil is what made
slavery profitable. 1t dominated the
| affairs of the nation to a great extent.
But the war devastated the southland,
sapped its energy and stopped the
wheels of it's progress for three dec
AIDES. 1t was the punishment of provi-
dence for the wrong of slavery and Sc
cession.
Now the south has recovered it's
strength, and since the advent of the
new century it has been going for
ward with giant strides. Its tremen-
dous resources are developing as rap
idly as those of the west. Its wealth
is piling up just as fast. From an i'm
poverished empire, it is springing to
one of opulence. Its agriculture is ad-
vancing on scientific lines; it's coal
and iron mines supply a large portion
of the nations needs; in manufactur-
ing it is building up great industries;
in education 1t is taking advanced
ground and adopting new methods; it's
craftsmanship is becoming broader
and more progressive. The south of
today is a far different region from
what 1t was even a decade ago.
We of the west take pride in the
great achievements that we see ac-
complished on these plains and prai-
ries and in our mountains and valleys.
L
for pride. The south has kept pace
with the west in its advancement in
the last decade, although it is diff
cult for the north TO realize it. Cotton
has done for Dixie what wheat and
corn have for the west, and the new
southerner is fully as progressive as
the Yankee.
1t is we'll that it is so. The welfare
of the nation as a whole demands that
each section develop and advance;
-tkat the people of the entire country
rise IA learning. in morals, in mater
ial advantag es-fn short, in civiliza-
ton. Therefore the north rejoices
with the south in its prosperity.
The people of the south still have
one great problem that they must
solve-the race question. While it
sometimes seems a black menace in
the sky of the southland, wise lead
ership and broad statesmen will doubt
less find a solution in time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13

II C. L. Davidson becomes a candi-
date for governor, it will put Henry
Allen of wichita in another tight box.
He will have to choose between David
son and Grant Hornaday, one a home
candidate and the other a warm per-
sonal friend. Both of them, too, are
incIining towards the Square Deal,
and Mr.. Allen does not warm up to
the Square Deal crowd with any great
amount of enthusiasm. He is used to
dllemmas. however, and viii doubt
less nud happy way out, as usual.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
[From the New York Press.1

CFrom the New YORK Press.J
A girl would rather have broken
engagement than none at ALL
Some men are lucky to die ever If
they have to go to the wrong place.
Women are smart enough to make
believe they aren't SO that you get
fooled by them.
There's no fun at all in sleeping late
in the morning unless you ought to be
at work.
When a bride gets wedding pres
emit she has to try to exchange 1t to
see how much 1t is worth.
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Senator Hodges of Olathe. is talked
of for the Democratic nomination for
governor. One argument against his
candidacy is that the amateur poet
probably could not resist the tempta-
tion to rhyme his name with senate
lodges" which he fought last winter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13
Huu1ors of Wnr.

During the civil war the commander
of a marching detachment looked
along his line, scowled at its irregu-
larity. then shouted aloud: CLOSE upi
Close up, you felIowsi Why, If the
enemy were to fire on US now they
couldn't hit a d. one of you" An
other commander. while battle was
in progress, came upon straggler,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13

And now Ohio calls it 1.-The Kansas
green bug" This is liable to make Mr.
Coburn rear up and paw the air some.
The bug originated down in Texas and
Oklahoma. where it did a tremendous
amount of damage. 1t never got very
far in Kansas and we have no claim on
it whatever. Yet the world will prob
ably call it the Kansas green bug be-
cause Kansas killed it Off
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13

The assessors figures show that To-
peka has 2.7s2 people, but if you should
try to count them you would be con-
WINGED that there are more than that.
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] D. Bowersock, who used to rep
resent the Second congressional dis
trict in Washington, appears to have
accumulated a sense of wisdom and
humor along with his congressional
experience. He is quoted as saying
that the duties of stockholders in an
ordinary corporation are to keep still,
look wise and occasionally spit"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13

Howard Gould has decided not to go
abroad this summer as usual because he
has a divorce suit pending. In other
words he will contribute to the lawyers
what he usually gives European hotel
keeDers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13

The wild and irresponsible affidavit
should be called down when directed
at a private citizen as we'll as when
directed at a court There are too
many affidavits made without any
foundatfn of fact for them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13

Haywood says Orchard is tho great
est liar of the twentieth century" Mr.
Haywood is conservative. Why does ne
limit it as to time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13

1t is said that Fairbanks is no longer
the iceberg he once was. That's what
a man gets for running real hard. If
he keeps up this presidential race it is
yet liable to make him sweat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13
KANSAS COMMENT
THE FARMER.

From the time the morning stars
first sang together, to this very hour,
the men who owned land and Guilt
waited 1t have been the aristocrats, the
noble or chief persons, the principal
men of the. state. the plutocracy, as
every line of history abundantly
shows. The owner of land-the far
mer-is Independent of all things mu-
table and immutabIe. His life is his
as he largely controls it; his food is OF
his own production, his home is his
and the things that go to make up the
real life are his or at his command.
And as time goes on, farm life will be-
come more desirable; and we are sur
prised that that any young man viii
leave the farm, while we are much
more surprised that more young men
are not striving to become owners of
farms. There is not farm under the
flag today that will not increase in
value as the years go by, as every
young man must know: and it seems
to US that instead of going out into
the business or professional world to
seek advancement, the level headed,
sensible young man would go to the
farm where he will in the end find
everything that can come to anybody.
anywhere ElDorado Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13

Old Jupiter Pluvius is doing the right
thing by Kansas now, even though he
did neglect US in the spring. The show
ers have been coming just right re-
cently
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13

The attention of the man who claims
that the impossible cannot happen is
directed to the fact that the joints in
Pittsburg have been closed this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13

Orchard evidently does not care for
the respect of even criminals He claims
that he was a coward and sheep thief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13

Pennsylvania may be in earnest about
the Knox presidential boom, but the
country can't see anything but joke
IN It.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13

A news item says a Portland man is
insane over losing 800 bet. Is he real
~ insane, or just mad about it?