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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04


| A gently insistent hand drew her in
side the door and led her into the sit
| ting room. Madeline leaned against the
| door jamb,, staring around her. 1t was
just as they had left it.
why. I thought everything was
Sold
Eyes, but somehow Henry traced
nearly all of the things. and what he
could not buy he somehow managed to
duplicate a secondhand shops. Henry
always did think your mothers house
was the finest in Grafton Heights, and
before he was doing so well he used to
tell me that he meant some day to earn
house just like it for me-"
Madeline felt the room spinning
around her. There were other things
Henry Carruth had tried to tell her
more than once, but he had been a poor.
struggling lawyer and she well-paid
illustrator even then. She had talked
of trip to Paris, a career-and where
had it all gone? Lost in wanderings
through a desert of apartment houses.
studios, teas and luncheons. But Henry
had realized his ambition, or part of 1t
at least. Perhaps now he did not care
so much about the rest.
She never knew just how it happened,
but Mrs Carruth had soon taken away
her wraps, and then after a comforting
cup of tea she had led her guest over
the old house. The bay window had
made a great improvement in Made
lines quarters, otherwise they were
first drawings framed and hung above
her old-fashioned desk.
Downstairs once more. she gathered
I'D her wraps and was drawing OH her
gloves. when Mrs. Carruth excused her
self to look after some dinner details.
Madeline stood by the window looking
at the arbor over which wistaria now
chung like a loving, harmless old oc-
felt lovingly of the old-fashioned
damask hangings. A step sounded be-
hind her. and without turning around
she remarked, with something Of a
choke in her voice:
MRS. Carruth, 1 never knew before
the bitterness of that old saying. "a
rolling stone gathers no moss-not even
pleasant memories"
A hand rested appealingly on her
shoulder. She looked up to meet Hen
ry Carruth's grave glance.
I know of a cozy corner just meant
for tired rolling stones. Will you come.
Madeline?'
1t was midnight when he came back
from town. but Mrs. Carruth was wait
ing for him.
II told her We must be married be-
fore the list. Mrs. Stanhope wanted it
in the new parlor. because the Bulgra-
fine for a wedding bell-but L don't
propose that Madeline shall endure
another moving day.
And the sweetest part of it all was
that she never blamed her mother for
all these disturbing years-just acted
as if she herself were to blame for a
foolish ambition for a career. That is
true loyalty, and it makes me all the
more willing to trust my boy to her
care
And Mrs. Carruth turned to find her
son by the window, his rugged face
pressed against the old damask hang
ing where he had found his first and
only love that ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1907, by NJ. NJ. Cunningham
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ritter. are the direct primary and the
antipass. With a direct primary the
people can nominate their own candi-
date and not be traded out in con-
vention. have come to favor a direct
primary law because when brought face
to face with the proposition as 1 have
been in the legislature, I have found
that the convention system cannot be
reformed, cannot be made truly rep
resentative, and that nothing short of
direct primary will cure the evil. 1
have for a long time favored an anti
pass law and hope to secure the pass
age Of one that will be real anti-pass
law and not a subterfuge. All sorts of
schemes are proposed that will leave
loopholes, methods of escape, some of
them very cunningly devised. There is
only one real antipass law and that is
a law which prohibits passes to every
one except employees who give their
time to the employment of the company
and whose duties require them to travel.
There is no excuse for any other kind
of a pass
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JOURNAL ENTRIES

1t keeps the average mans guesser
working overtime these days trying to
determine whether this is some of the
groundhog's winter or otherwise.
The valiant manner in which the
senators from Harper, Montgomery
and various other counties are stand
ing up for the poor down-trodden rail-
roads certainly ought to bring forth
results the next time the people get a
chance to do something for them.
= n
Parting is not such sweet sorrow
when it comes to breaking away from
yaur railroad pass. If you don't be-
lieve it. ask any politician.
n
Don't get gay because you will soon
be out of bondage to the coal man.
The same individual may be the ice
dealer soon.
4
No doubt some of the railway mag
mates think the interstate commerce
commission is mighty inquisitive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
GLOBE SIGHTS.
TFrom the Atchison Globe.

from the Atchison Globe.1
About half of a popular mans time
is devoted to funerals
The styles in mems hats seem to
look a little worse every season.
Some men are so awkward they can
cut themselves with a safety razor.
Some leaders are merely followers
who make loud noise about it.
1t is difficult for a man to look dig
nified with his hands in his pockets.
A great many Reforms are nothing
more than a groan for the power 9th
ers have.
The man who is always prepared,
never seems to have anything happen
to him.
The real truth about Christian Sci
ence depends a great deal on who Is
telling it.
Fame and fortune never snatched a
young man when he was playing a
slot machine.
A mother never insists on reading
her daughters letters much after they
begin to get interesting.
The man who fails in his efforts to
do something well. is still more of a
success than the one who never tries.
Some mems idea of being good is
to get out with a large lamp. and
search for Sin, that they may expose
it.
Perhaps one reason the world is so
unsatisfactory is that the one-two-
three people always get their own way.
There are a great many women who
hope that Saint Peter is not using any
ink on them, for though they play
cards in Lent, they Refuse To Play
For Prizes.
Could you conjure up a tender MEM
ory of your mother coming to your
bedside when you We're sick In the
night, if it happened that it was the
style in those days for women to wear
M faY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
TWO YEARS MORE OF TEDDY.

Two years ago today Theodore
| Roosevelt took the oath of Office which
| began his present term as president of
| the United States. His term is there
fore Just half over.
1t has been a fairly busy two years
for Mr.. Roosevelt. Three great things
stand cut pre- eminent in his accom-
plishments in that time. but he has
done a multitude of other things that
the ordinary president would also
count as great achievements.
The three things which are most
eminent among the acts of the presf-
dent in the two years past are the
bringing of peace to Russia and Japan;
arousing the moral sense of the nation
along the lines of the square deal; and
forcing congress to pass the railway
rate regulation law.
There must be a difference of opin-
ion as to which of these acts is the
greatest, but the settlement of the
Russo-Japanese war is the widest in
mendous benefit to two great nations.
preventing the further sacrifice of
thousands of lives and millions of
wealth. but it marked a new era in
the worlds history and made the ma
tions of the earth respect America as
never before. Incidentally it made
Theodore Roosevelt the first citizen of
the world.
But busy as President Roosevelt has
been in the past two years and great
as have been his achievements. it
must not be imagined that he will sit
down and rest on past deeds. Roose-
welt isn't that sort. There is work
ahead to be done and the country can
rest assured that Theodore Roosevelt
will do it. Just what he viii achieve
in the next biennium no prophet can
foreteu, but the country need not be
surprised if he accomplishes more
than he has since March 4. 1905 He
has had more experience now and he
knows how to do things To be sure,
he has aroused violent opposition
among a certain class, particularly in
the east, but he has the backing of the
people as a whole. The country is
now in a transitional state. and it is
exceedingly fortunate that Theodore
Roosevelt is at the head of things.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Roose-
welt is determined to step down from
the presidential chair two years from
today. There is also no doubt that the
people as a whole are DESTROYS that he
shall serve another term. But Wheth-
er he does so or not, there is little
doubt that he Will be an active par
ticipant in public affairs. and that he
will exert a tremendous influence In
directing public thought in America.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
AYKA WKER .JOTS

Some Rice county farmers are also
stu husking corn. They hope to be
through in time to put in the new
crop. -5s
Roy Tapley notes that Governor
Hoch has passed on to the legislature
the lemon the people handed to him
last fall.
Lightning struck house near Paola
last week, and another bolt killed a
cow. Think of lightning doing that
in February!
Liberal, away down southwest,
claims to be the largest broom corn
market in the world. There have
been 500 carloads shipped from there
so far this season. with about 800
more to ship. 1t brings from forty to
sixty dollars a ton.
Some Sabetha men are thinking of
buying $4,000 acres of land in Cuba
at three dollars an acre. They have
sent three men down to look a it, and
If it is covered with mahogany and
ebony they will buy it. They want to
make sure that the covering isn't just
a veneer. however.
Here is the way some Kansas peo-
pie live: Up at Smith Center the
Christian church women gave a dinner
Saturday and the menu included tur-
key, chicken, dressing and gravy,
mashed potatoes, kraut, apple sauce,
cranberry sauce. slaw. jelly, pickles,
pie and cake, and they gave all of it
for quarter. A dinner like that in a
big city would cost from one to two
dollars.
Averted tragedy recorded by the
Oberlin Herald: "A terrible tragedy
was averted at Claud Paddock's on
Monday. He came in the house and
turned his back toward the stove,
which being red hot, the seat of his
pants caught fire and when he noticed
it there was a good sized fire roaring
up his back. Luckily just then his
wife appeared on the scene and by
emptying the water out of the reser-
voir put out the fire, but Claud now
stands up when he eats
Sterling Bulletin: 1t is said that
wedding and a horse race can't well
be postponed, but Marshal Fox stop
ped wedding a few evenings since. A
certain young man had engaged to
marry a Reno county girl. He came
to Sterling and took the train for
Hutchinson to get his license. But it
so happened that the lid was not on
tight that day and he got too much
of the contents which sh ould have
been kept closed up tight. He came
up on No. train to Sterling, expect
ing to get his horse and go out to full
fill his contract. But he was too full
for good behavior, so the marshal in
vited him to take a walk to the cooler.
On the way he pulled out a large en-
velope, and said to Fox, "Read that"
The marshal found it was a marriage
license. The fellow said he was to be
married that evening. The marshal
told him he was running this end of
the game, and would entertain him in
the cooler over highland so he did,
and the wedding was put off.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.1
Better a good enemy than a bad
friend.
Uneasy is the tooth that wears a
nlisfit crown.
When courtship ends in matrimony
Il mans troubles begin.
Words seldom fail a woman-unless
she is at her own funeral.
AT least the man who says witty
things gets a lot of self-approval.
Even when woman does trust her
husband she doesn't let him know it.
Dead men tell no tales, but the an
ecdotes their friends tell about them
more than make UP for it.
The recording angel doubtless has
to keep a special set of books in which
to record secrets women do not keep.
Think twice before you speak; and
If you think three times the chances
are you will not think it necessary to
speak at all.
When a young widow begins to take
the advice of a man seriously it's a
sure sign that she is willing to let him
fill the shoes of the late lamented
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QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

[From the Philadelphia Recordl
In reality the under dog gets a dozen
kicks for every bit of sympathy.
Some actors get fabulous salaries
and some get imaginary ones. There's
a difference.
No, Maude, dear. we have never
heard that massage will removes panes
from window.
The wastebasket is not a beautiful
thing, but nevertheless 1t is brimnnine
over with poetry.
1t may be true that wealth doesn,t
bring happiness, but most of us onIy
know it from hearsay. -'
Neli-.Her face would stop a
clock stop clock Why, her faro
Is SO ugly it would make a clock run y
Some men make love to erase
wldoW under the impression that tbev
are making hay while the sun shines
Tommy-"Pop, what is expert tastt
mony? Tommy's Pop-"Expert testi-
mony, my son. is thing supplied Nv
bidder" 'e hisnese
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
HUMOR OF TIE DAY

Governor of the Prison-In what trade
were you before you were convicted?
Prfsoner-I was a 'cellist in an orches-
ira.
Governor-Well, then we'll set YOU to
work saving wood.-Simplicissim
He-Oh, the scoundrei.-.
she-It serves you. right; everyone toId
him that he was the biggest thief in the
country.
He-Yes. I know; but I thought Il
knew more than he did.-I4es Annales.
Il see some French scientists have been
able to produce artificial vegetables?"
Nothing new about that"
There isn't?'
mo; the milliners have been doing it for
years."-Louisvi1le Courier-JournaI.
Miss Ascum-I thought you weren't go
ing to send Marie Machines an invitation
to your party.
Miss Cntting-Oh, I decided that 1 could
not hurt her feelings that much.
Miss Ascum-Ahi then you sent her one?
Miss Cuttins-Yes; but addressed it to
Miss Mary McGinnis. "-Philadelphia
Press.
Mrs. A.-That woman next door bought
hat exactly like mine
Mr.. Admit it make you mad?
Mrs. A.-NOt q bit; 1 gave mine to her
cook.-Illustrated Bits.
Mrs. Yeast-Did you say your husband
used to be = long distance runner?
Mrs: Crimsonbeak-Ye but he doesn't
have to be now; we have a saloon right
the corner.-Yonkers Statesman.
"Thackeray probably thought himself
original when he produced a novel with
out hero"
Easy: novel without a conserva-
Herald.
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REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR
EFrom the New York Press.J

IFrOm the New Ok Press.J
woman's idea of a happy holiday
for her husband is taking her to spend
the day with her relatives.
When a woman has thick ankles it's
because she slipped and sprained them
when she was girl.
When a man gives up drinking for
a year it's a sign that if it lasts a week
he Will think he is a wonder.
Either a girl worries because her
sutton has no mustache or because he
has one and it tastes of tobacco smoke.
1t takes a good deal of beauty for a
girl not to need to be told she has it
If you want to be popular with her
A cheerful thing about losing money
on a bet is how much more it would
have been If you had given it to your
wife to buy hat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

The statement is going the rounds
that Norton is the smallest town in the
state to support daily paper. Norton
will probably resent this, as it is con-
Eiderably larger than either Augusta
or Clyde, both of which have daily pa
pers. Two years ago Garden City, which
now has two f1ourishing dailies. was
smaller than Norton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

The Kansas senate is not the only leg
islative body that can reverse itself
with the rapidity of a lightning change
artist. Look at the way the lower house
of congress Topped on the ship subsidy
proposition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

The constituents of some state SEN
ators are taking occasion to express
their disapproval of the way said SEN
ators are acting. Just as though it is
any business of their constituents how
senators yOtet
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demeanor which has characterized
him all along, and which, to my mind
is a proof that his wife told the truth
on the witness stand, for Thaw looks
to that story to acquit him, and it will
acqutt him, and Jerome knows it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

Secretary Shaw will get a salary of
$4,000 year when he quits the cabinet.
Quitting the cabinet, however, is not
tend by the same dangers as quit
ting the Panama canal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

Down at Jefferson City a man who
was broken out with smallpox went to
Christian Scientist meeting and min
sled with the other attendants. If the
others recognized his disease it was
certainly a test of their faith
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

1t is gratifying to note that Congress-
men Campbell, Murdoch and Miller of
Kansas were among the Republicans
who stood against the ship subsidy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

But if the governor is allowed to pur-
chase horses and carriages at state ex-
pense, won't that be practically the
same as paying his street car fare and
thus Increasing his salary? Nothing
like being certain about such things.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

The legislature contemplates spending
$4,000 on horses and carriages for the
governor. Must be the governor will.
have almost as fine a turnout as some
Kansas farmers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

A Kansas Democratic editor wonders
why the state senate did not exclude
Governor Hoch from the senate cham
her when he delivered what amounted
to a criticism of that body
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

Senator Bailey has been ''exonerat
ed by the Texas legislature Now cal
the Texas legislature apply the white
wash brush to itself?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

A considerable number of legislators
have gone home, and, since they will
not again have the privilege of signing
the payroll some of them will probably
forget to come back
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
A oIrEswON on TTT1ES

Secretary Garfield having the title
of Jimmy" President Roosevelt will
have to address James Bryce, the new
British ambassador. as Jamie" when
he becomes better acquainted with
him.-Hutchinson News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

3 Perhaps t railroads insist on keep
ing up rates in Kansas on the theory
that kansas farmers are rich and can
afford il.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

Senator Fred Dumont Smith thus
states the faith that is. within him in
the last issue of his paper. the Kinsley
Mercury. THE two big things before
this legislature which overshadQw ev-
orything else in the judgment of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

Among the other wages of sin is hav-
ing to answer questions propounded by
Mr. Jerome and the Interstate Com
merce commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

BY the way, how are the various
presidential booms coming on since the
country has had to give its attention to
the ThaW case?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

Mr. Jerome evidently intends to land
Harry Thaw in an insane asylum If he
cannot do any better-or worse-accord-
ing to your point of view.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

Instead of Midway, or Pike, or
Trail, the jamestown Exposition will
have Warpath. Many people will go
on the warpath. however, without going
near the Jamestown Exposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

Resigning from being chief engineer
of the Panama canal may get one a
better job, but there are apparently I'M
pleasant features about it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

Mr. Hartman wants fair play" in
stead of a square deal" Well, -mosi
people are in favor of giving him both
requiring him to do the same.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

It was extremely hard work for some
gtate senators to deprive themselves OF
their passes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

Junction City proposes to run Lib
eraI'' ticket this spring. just as though
no custer proceedings were ever thought
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KANSAS cOMMEN7'
4 WORLD MOVEMENT.


me missouri legislature is about to
suoilit TO the people a constitutional
aliehoment permitting the people to
nave the initiative and referendum
oklahoma also is about to put the in
l.latiVe and referendum in her constitu-
tlon. 1t is in practice in Oregon, and is
Under consideration in many American
sldtes- 1t gives the people a little more
voice IN their government than they
nave had heretofore. With the growth
OF popular intelligence, through the
multiplication of newspap erS, maya
zines and books at popular prices the
people nave been feeling cramped by
the old system Representative govern
hent. Each man individually desires
little more voice than he has in the
government. The primary movement,
Whlcn is al over the United States, is
part OF this movement. The antipaSS
movement which is found in every
American state, is a part of this move
nent-Ior by the pass the corporation
controis TOO much in politics, and the
Individual is made comparatively a
smaller factor The initiative and refer
endum is the logical consequence of the
primary and antipass movement-the
rise of the individual in the social unit
10 the place which his growing INTEL
ngence has fitted him to occupy.
In other days when educa ton was
limited to the rich, when books were
comparatively expensive, and long
hours of labor, made the reading of
DOOhS anu magazines almost q prOh1D1t-
ed luxury, the individual did not feel
his restraint. Others did his thinking
for him, naturally. But now that the
laboring man is the reading man, there
is rise of the individual, demanding
more definite rights in his government.
This movement is directly antagonistic
to the communistic movement, miscall-
ed socialism, but it is a democratic
movement that is as wide as civilization,
based upon the aspiration of the in
to rise and be man and to take a
mans place in the affairs about him.
This movement is felt in all parties and
somewhat in every nation. It is the in
evitable consequence of the invention
of the rotary press, which made print
ing cheap and put learning into the
hands of the average man. 1t is di-
rected always against the autocracy CT
caste and prince-craft; in America
against the autocracy of aggrandized
wealth, and its servant, machine poll
tics. He who resists this movement will
be ground to pieces For it is as merci-
less as the sunrise. It is the sunrise
the coming of another light wave to the
masses. And light cures evil more than
anv medicine. A little over a century
ago similar movement rose in the rev.
olutions of America and of France. The
bOurbonS of that day and the bOurbOnS
of today were fighting against the
of the stars in their courses.
For the force outside ourselves that has
guided the evolution of this race, is di- |
recting this worldwide movement that |
no human force can stop.-Emporia Ga
zette.
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The Lawrence World can see Victory
for the People coming down the high
way, just the same.