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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13
.JAYHAWKER JOTS

A recent round up rabbit hunt,
eighteen miles northwest of Good
land, resulted in the bagging of $50
Dummies.
A Chanute woman, whose husband
deserted her last year, has brought
to her visiting her daughters.
Sharon is making claims for a rec
ord. Sherman Roach drove into town
last week with a load of corn which
measured one hundred bushels and
20 pounds.
The consensus of editorial opinion
in Kansas is that the person who
doesn't do his or her Christmas shop
ping early is fit for treason, strategems
and spoils.
Isaac Page, 20 years old and one
of the wealthy farmers in Hayes
township. Dickinson county, has pur-
chased an automobile. He takes the
dust from nobody now.
According to the Oakley Graphic
a citizen of that burg has received a
sample of Missouri long green smok-
ing tobacco. This is nothing wonder
full in itself but the Oakley man will
try to make it.
Paola has set about the raising of
a fund for a soldiers statue for that
town. and Henry Allen has promised
to deliver a lecture there, the re-
ceipts from which will be added to
the subscription.
The Jefferson County Veterans as
ISOLATION has petitioned Senator Long
to endeavor to see to it that the words
United States of America" are placed
above the entrance to every federal
building in the cities of the country.
Joe K. Mahaffey of Erie, says that
he recently sold a bunch of twenty
six hogs for s6s.50 per head and
twenty-five which averaged S91 per
head. He also. sold one hog for $500
and another for $500. Mr.. Mahaffey
is dealing in the Poland China breed
of hogs. The hogs which he sold were
especially fine ones.
Is Mr. Mauley of lola a lucky man
or has he experienced considera BILE
bad luck? He has a broken arm, but
in receiving it he escaped bites from
a vicious dog. Saturday night he was
on his way home when the dog rushed
out at him. He stepped aside and in
doing so fell and his right arm was
broken near the wrist.
For several days the citizens of Nc
Pherson have noticed change in
the happenings of the town. Meetings
have been delayed and even up town
ceived tardy marks. There was
something strangely lacking in the
atmosphere and no one seemed to be
able to fathom the mystery until
someone noticed that the town clock
had not been striking the hours of
the day An investigation showed
that the forty pound hammer had
been fractured, resulting from a flaw
In the iron. A new hammer has been
ordered but 1t may require several
weeks to get there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.
tFrom the Philadelphia Record

GFrom the Philadelphia Rscord.1
Success Is target with a mighty
small bulls eye.
The door of Adversely aiwaEa Ia.
the latchstring out
In looking ahead some people ara
entirely too previous.
Life is full of trials, which Ia q
good thing for the lawyers.
1t sometimes happens that both a
man and his hair come out on ton.
It's a safe plan to believe only half
you hear, and then forget most 81
that.
When the biIlposter gives his wife
a paste in the jaw she doesn't feei
stuck up about II.
Time and tide wait for no man. vet
some fellows always insist that their
time will come.
Wigwag-'T despise a Jealous wou,-
an" Cynicus-"So do I-almoSt as
much as one who isn't"
Hoax-"There goes a fellow who q
always looking for an opening" Joax
What is he-a burglar?"
HallrooE.-''The iandlady saws her
table is her strong point" Starboarder
Yes; especially the butter"
Tommy-"Pop, why does the moo,
get full 2" Tommy's Pop-"I don't
know Don't bother me-" TonmvE
Pop. guess the moon wouldn't get
would it?' ~ss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13
RoosEVEIrs STAND.

Enthusiastically emphatic is the dec
laration made by Mr.. Roosevelt on
! Wednesday evening that under no cir
cumstances will he be candidate for
or accept another nomination for the
presidency. This declaration is prac-
tically a. reiteration of the announce
ment he made on the night after the
last presidential election. That an
nouncement is repeated by the presi-
dent and he adds: r
IT have not changed and shall not
change the decision thus announced
Surely this should be convincing as
well as satisfying to the skeptics who
have expressed the belief J that Mr..
Roosevelt was dallyinE at the present
time with the Republican nomination
for president; and those other than
skeptics who have been insisting that
he could be induced through argument
and the creation of favorable sentiment
to accept a denomination. He could
most assuredly have one if he said the
word but he will not say this word. He
rightly believes that for all practical
purposes he has served the two terms
which a wise custom fixes as the limit
for the continuous presidential service
of one man.
With this forcible expression of Mr..
Rooseve1t's determination not to be a
candidate for denomination the atmos-
phere in Republican political circles
has been clarified. Mr. Roosevelts
first statement on this subject should
have been sufficient. But many of his
admirers thought it was made on the
spur of the moment and that the presi-
dent should and would reconsider it.
Nv.
Roosevelt has made no direct and pub
lie statement in the premises much as
he has been urged and importuned to
do So To be sure, he has told men in
private conversations that he would
not be a candidate again and he has
written couple Of letters stating that
this third term talk and efforts to
create a decided third term sentiment
were distasteful to him. Scoffers and
purported friends of the president have
paid no attention to these statements.
They have gone ahead yelling for
Roosevelt for a third term on the theory
that Mr.. Roosevelt would or could be
made to change his mind. But his re-
cent reiteration of his intentions should
silence them. 1t should be taken at its
face value and probably will be by
most men. There will be some, how
ever, who will continue to shout for
Roosevelt for third term but they can
be squelched properly and will be-
With no reason for further doubt as
to where Mr. Roosevelt stands on this
all important question the Republicans
can begin their milling in earnest
towards the nomination Of the next
strongest man and vote getter in the
party for presidential honors. The next
strongest man will be needed for the
Republicans will not have walkover
in the next presidential contest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13

up to the platform to be- greeted By
ironical cheers.
1.-THE train went ahead of time" he
sputtered. II shall report this to the
officials s Z
You're wrong. squire" drawled Ned
Burns, who posed as q wag. That
amt the regular train; that's the Coast
ter Special. Makes close connection
with the Cutter Express from up your
way"
The laugh which followed showed
Warning that the sympathy was all
with the runaways. He was to be
candidate for county treasurer In the
fall. 1t would not do to turn his towns
people against him. AS he headed the
horses for home he half turned in his
seat.
when that Coaster Special COM
pletes the round trip" he shouted out,
you might tell Dick Torrington to
come out to my place. amt going to
kill the fatted calf, but there's tur-
key 1 was saving UP for Christmas.
guess that'll do as well."--(Copyrisht-
ed, 1909
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13
JOURNAL ENTRIES

It's time to feel apprehensive when
a girl asks you to meet her at the
garden wall She may throw you over.
4 4
Doctors advise folks to walk to their
work. If they follow this advice they
would visit the cemeteries daily.
u
If golf was in the category with work
it would not be so popular.
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Most persons are tick1ed to death to
get possession of landscapes, particu-
larly when they are on the back of
500 bills.
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Real estate activity frequently is
found in landslides.
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Some fellows versatility is confined
to showing how many kinds of an
idiot it is possible for one man to be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.1

LFrom the Chicago News.1
Money is either a mans slave or his
master. -<
It doesn't take much dough to buy
paste diamond.
A woman's tears are usually more
effective than her words.
Our idea of q good boss Is one who
can boss without bossing.
Bachelors are the onry men who
have any illusion about women.
When a pessimist expects to be dis
appointed he Is disappointed IL he
isn't,
Don't tell man you are as good az
he is: show him that you are better.
1t sometimes happens that the girl
who 51lts young man does him a ia
vor.
Perhaps If there was a woman in
the moon instead Of a man IL wouldn't
get full 50 often.
Offer \ woman an apology and the
chances are she will offer an excuse
for not accepting 1T.
When a man loves a woman more
than tongue can tell it's up to him to
let his money do the talking.
AS a matter of fact It isn't SO much
what your neighbor thinks OF himself
as what he thinks Of you that counts.
Instead Of trying to see how much
trouble you can stir up, get busy and
help those who are in trouble and see
how much you will enjoy the change.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13

Chollie-why. was walking along the
street, and the fellow.s total stranger to
Mollie-I don't see how he could be q
total stranger and know you 80 we'll
Yonkers Statesman.
"Yaas. pardner," drawied the lean ma
tive with the huge yellow corncob. Bill
was the unluckiest man in seventeen
twas. eh?'' answered the man who was
p' 9es. siF " Why. nk When opportunity
knocked at Bnrs door he thought q was
bed. "-Chicaso News. (
Horace--Miss Jolly gave me cold look
Heien-Mad at your &
Horace-No; she was running her tour
face e9r the Easf rGEs
the heavy thinker. moppins his beaded
what puzzles your we ask. as is ex-
IT was just wondering If an Elton jacket
is in the same class as a dinner COAT
Chicago Evening Post.
pummy-I always keep my gloves on
E when ! 60 to bed. I find 1t keeps my
Bivinity,Do you keep your hat on. tool
Singleton-Does a woman always mean
what she says?
Wedderly-Durfng courtship she doesn't,
but after marriage you bet she does
Chicago News.
'Bliggins is always repeating the things
well" answered Miss Cayenne, ''he.
ought to be encouraged have no doubt
they are much less wearisome than his
Star. s
Does the new minister practice what,
he preaches?'
Goodness, no."
why are you SO emphatic?"
Because his last sermon was on gamb-
Ilng.'-Cleveland Plain Dealer. IL
Uncle Eph-Am dat young man 'Liza's
goin' to marry a bread-winner? y
chanpeen cake-walker.-Phi1ade Rec ,
ord.
MY lord. here come the villagers. You
know what lord does in a play
Yes, know. Take out a quart of ale,
and let them divide 1t among them
Louisville Courier-Journal. q
. ref COURSE said the earl, Everybody
VIII say that you married me for my
what do we care? I get it, don't T?'@
Chicago Record-Herald.
Mrs. Gray-what book has been the
most helpful to you?
Mrs. Brown-Webster's dictionary. The
baby sits on It at the table. and It saves
Plain Dealer.
Your collection of water colors is very
nice" said Mrs: Is:.wellman. but have you
mo. indeed. replied Mrs. Nuritch. Il
don't consider them safe
NO, in case Of fire. you know."-Phila-
delphia Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
lFrom the New York Press.1

A man who can hang pictures for a
woman without cussing isn't married
to her.
If a girl objects to being kissed it's
because 1t tastes so much like the
stump of a cigar.
The most successful love letter is the
one that says the same thing over again
the most times.
A4woman can learn a lot about what
her husband doesn't know by having
him try to explain it to her.
The proutier man is about having
lot of children the madden the bills it
costs to raise them make him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13

been on. the pay roll ever since.
Theoretically they have been at work
all this time in removing that snow
fall, which is now surely entitled to
the place of the most remarkable on
record. Even Chicago ought to blush
with shame that such a condition Of
affairs could possibly exist for such
length of time. ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13

1t is ever the consumer who is
forced to play the goat. Chicago's
city council thinks 1t would be a good
plan for the bakers to put sixteen
ounces in a pound of bread. The
bakers tell them to go ahead and pass
an ordinance to this effect, but they
add that if a pound of bread must
weigh sixteen ounces why the price of
a pound must necessarily be increased
one cent. bringing the price for a
pound loaf which actually weighs a
hound up to cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13

Uncovery of the robbery of the
Kickapoo Indians on such gigantic
scale by the senate investigating COM
mittee is a laudable effort. But more
and lasting praise will be credited to
the government authorities when the
guilty have been punished. Maybe
this is expecting little too much.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13

Now comes an expert bibHoph1le
who declares that the famous Milton
Bible which sold recently for $1,22o
is a fraud. There are many frauds in
antiques, but it was reasonable to sup
pose that they would not be practiced
through the medium of a Bible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13

Senator JEFF Davis of Arkansas has
started the lingual pyrotechnics in the
great national talky-talky club. Ben
Tillman and others will not be long in
following. Most of this talk for which
the senate is famous sounds good but
that it accompliShes much is
question to which most people an
swer in the negative.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13

Appearances would indicate that
United States troops are more needed
for the preservation of peace and
order in Pickens county, Alabama,
than at Goldfield, Nevada. If the re-
ports of the race war in the southern
state are correct, telling as they do of
the killing of twenty-five negroes and
five whites, steps should be taken to
suppress it before there is any chance
of it's ramifying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13

Refreshing news is brought from
the east by A. c. Jobes. the Wichita
financfer. He says the eastern bank
ers are now optimistic. That's fine.
But they really ought to be ashamed
of themselves Many of them should
be glad, likewise, that they are not on
the way TO jail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13

Treason is strong word. But
when William H. Langdon, district at
torney of San Francisco. declared in a
New York speech that graft is trea-
son, he created definition most sue
cinctly correct. Graft is treason and
IL capital punishment should be meted
out to anyone it should be dealt to
the CRATER, the man who prostitutes
municipal, state and national govern
rnents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13

More morphine is reported to have
been found in the stomach of the late
L. H Perkins of Lawrence. If all the
reports about the presence of this
drug in this organ that was part or
Mr.. Perkins are true, that gentleman
must have been trying to get corner
on the morphine market.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13

For the purpose of lodging the
rapacity of trusts a large number of
foreigners have Joined together and
are going to hike from the U. S. for
an island in the Southern Pacific
where they will establish a democratic
republic of their own. Perhaps they
are flying into rapacious jaws that
they dyream not of. particularly those
of cannibalistic tendencies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13
The Cotton Crop.

The number of bales of this years
cotton ginned up to November IA is
considerably less than usual the num-
Der being 1911, POP, against 1861, 242 in
1906 and 1901 ,1S0 in 1905. The total
number Of bales ginned in 1906 was H.
$50, POL. Cotton is now grown in 16
states, the new state of Oklahoma hav-
ing produced 81 ,961 bales last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13

No letters of coincidence Will be
sent from the United States to the
Macedonian revolutionists because OF
the murder of Boris Sarafoff. rms
Bulgarian bandit instigated the alb
duction of Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the
American missionary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13

A well known stock breeder after a
trip through several states declares
Kansas hogs to be the best. He might
have added that there are some of the
two legged variety who are the worst
on the face of the earth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13
KANSAS COMMENT
THE NEW TAX LAW.

VIEW IAA LA w.
Onquestionably the worst thing the
people OF. Kansas have to fear Is the
new tax law. The Republicans will
nave TO make that an issue and. prom
Use 10 amend it or defeat it Is inevitable.
Ever near a man say he was in favor
OF mat law? It's unfair from start to
nnlsh and the socalIed explanations
ana advices sent out from the tax
commissioners are rot. That tax law
IS awful simply awful.-Lawrence
The new tax law certainly is not
al tnat 1t should be, but it is a begin
n1ng. There5 are some who, condemn
II unreservediy as does the Lawrence
journal, and there are others who say
that 1t is only a slight modification
OF our old taxation system, with pen
aities added TO. compel tax assessors
ana others to do their duty. Kansas
mas been shamefu1ly lax in the matter
or taxation. with the result that but a
few who regard II perjury to make
false report have wholly complied
with the law. Another fault of the
old tax system was that it put an I'M
fair portion of the burden of taxation
upon the cities The new law seeks
to get all.property of whatever kind
upon the tax rolls. It may fail to do
SO but that is what must be accom-
Ri1shed soonerer later.-Leavenwort
Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13

Bryan has lost no time in expressing
10y over the positive declaration OF
Mr. Roosevelt that he will not be a
candidate again. Other presidential
possibilities are just as joyful even If
they are not giving expression to 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13
FULL LEASED WIFE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal ls s member % fre
Associated Press and receives the WI oay
telegraph report or tnat great news o.
ganization for the exclusive AFTERNOON
Publication "a Topeka,
The news II received In The sfsts jour
mai building ever wires for thiG sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13

No better evidence is needed that
such financial stringency as has exist
ed In Kansas is melting away than the
resumption of the heavy movement OF
grain which 1t interrupted for time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13
A NEW SCANDAL.

A new scandal, so it is said. is
cused of robbing the state treasury by
a system of hypothecating Oklahoma
warrants given in payment for keep
ing Oklahoma prisoners in the Kan
sas penitentiary. But why should
discovery of that kind create as"scan-
.dal" in Kansas. and at TopekaP-
Kansas City Star. ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13
BANKS LACK CONFIDENCE.

Restoration of confidence between
banks and bankers themselves appears
to be the thing that is most needed
for a speedy return to a normal basis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13

Chicago steps 20 ehe fore once
more with novelty in the way of
municipal activity. Think of it. over
q thousand laborers who were en-
rloyed to clean the city streets of
mnow after q big storm In 1905 have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13
wEARISOME INDEED.

Recnrd is to be "a straight-out Demo-
cratic paper That is too bad The
only thing that's as wearisome as a
Democratic "organ' is a Republican
organ.'-KanSas City Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13
EXACTLY so

If Uncle Sam would adopt a postal
savings bank, it would bring out the
creyices quicker than Panama bonds
Constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13
NEVER,

The man who says he cannot tell.
Bryan from Roosevelt is a good deal
like the fellow who could not tell the
difference between a banana and a
COW. Would you send such a man to
the grocery store to buy dozen
bananas ?-Lawrence Journal. =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13
A SIGN OF THE TIMES

The Portland Oregonian, one of the
best and most successful newspapers
on the Pacific coast. has just declared
Its political independence. 1t will
support President Roosevelt but be-
yond that it has no announcement to
make. The day when people take a
newspaper because 1t is Republican
or Democratic is passing rapidly
Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13
WON'T WORK, HERE.

Having been successful to at least
an encouraging degree in securing
naval recruits by the moving picture
States government will now try that
plan of securing men for the army.
Still, there will hardly be rush Of
Kansans who are making from $25 to
$40 per month. board and room fur,
nished free, to enlist in the army for
the munificent wage of S13 per month.
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