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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21
GLOBE SIGHTS.
IFrom the Atchison Globe

[F'rom the Atchison Globe.l
Why does rooster crow?
Talk happiness. People get tired of
hearing of your woes.
A successful politician works as
steadily as interest on a note.
Most men are optimistic as long as
things are coming their way.
Students of the occult are usually
foolish about other things, too.
The we'll preserved woman is not
usually what would be called a peach"
Ever think how foolish it is to bear
a grudge? Unkind feelings have no
market value.
If a woman spends more than ten
minutes in arranging her hair, the result
is a coiffure.
If man tells you he plays poker as
a pastime. it is safe to assume he quit
the last game loser
Whenever a woman wants the powder,
she says she always likes a little for
the end of her nose.
Here lately, a man can't tell whether
a woman is carrying q pocket book or
suit case, her pocket book is so large.
The only time woman can see any
excuse for a man to travel the booze
route is after she has turned him down.
No woman's picture looks any better
the skylight when it was taken.
The average boy considers an over
coat so much excess baggage which he
must wear to appease his mothers van
fly.
Missionaries and college students are
very similar in one respect: Both are
regular in writing home that they need
money.
When a man controls woman, peo-
pie are not likely to know it, but when
a woman controls a man, everyone in
town knows it.
When a man remains throughout an
entertainment with his overcoat on, 1t
is one sign he doesn't attend such an
entertainment very often.
A man who is always trying some
thing new never does very well, but he
has great deal to say about his steady
neighbor being in a rut.
State your views on any subject. and
If your listener says he hasn't made up
his mind it means he disagrees with
you and hates to say so.
Three girls who had evidently been
away to stay all night" were passen-
gers on a North Fifth street car yester-
day morning. They carried one suit
case, and, as they left the car at diff
ferent places, they opened the suit
case, and divided their night gowns,
powder rags and tooth brushes. The
car was crowded, and the passengers
were greatly amused.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21
secret Of Making Gold Lost.

NJ. Capel. a distinguished French
chemist and alchemist, who has long
been trying to manufacture gold,
brought about the death of himself and
his entire family last night just when
he believed that he had solved the
golden riddle.
M. Capel has recently limited to sew
eral people that he had made an i'm
portant discovery in his experiments at
gold production, and he wrote to his
brother saying that he believed he was
on the way toward solving the problem.
He called his wife and three children
into his laboratory at Pomet last night,
and showed them what appeared to be
a nugget of gold.
He was explaining to them the pro-
cess he had used, when he inadvertent-
ly pushed a basin containing some gun
powder too near the lamp. A terrific
explosion following, blowing up the en-
tire laboratory and leaving it a heap of
ruins.
Neighbors rushed to the rescue and
with great difficulty were able to recov-
err the shattered bodies of the alchmist,
is wife and three children. The wife
was still able to speak, but she died on
er the shattered bodies of the alchemist,
has left no trace of his secret discov-
ery.-London Express.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

If the State Journals idea of a
primary were in force, the temperance
element in Topeka would not now be
trying to get either Swendson or
Green out of the mayoralty race. Both
could run and the one that was
strongest with the people as a whole
would be nominated. unless Holiday
could defeat either of them singly, In
which case 1t would make no differ
ence which made the race.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

ty when he looks about him and sees
evidences on every hand of how his
prediction has not come true" But
didn't it come true? Soon after that
prediction Herbert Hadley's subpoena
servers started on the Rockefeller trail,
and Mr.. Rockefeller got so panicky
that he hid out. And Standard Oil has
been panicky ever since. The panic
struck Rockefeller all right, all right.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21
THE PRIMARY AGAIN.

One of the chief objections that is
urged against the ordinary primary has
already appeared in regrad to the COM
ing First congressional district nomi-
nation. People in some of the other
counties fear that Shawnee will COB
BILE the nomination If a primary cleo
ton is held and If there is a candidate
in practically every county. And if
Shawnee had only one candidate that
would very probably happen, mas
much as this county has a much
larger population than any other.
That is the main objection to the
ordinary primary-it allows plurality
to nominate; and in a contest VIII ere
locality counts, the most popuIous
county or township or the biggest
town controls. So in the First district
if each county has a candidate 1t is
quite likely that the Shawnee man
would win, although he might not be
the choice of the district as a whole:
and the only chance some other county
would have to win would be to get out
two or three candidates in this county
so as to divide up the vote. In reality
that is about what will happen.
The same thing is true in most
counties where there is jealousy be-
The primary was tried last fall in
northern county, with the result that
the county seat corralled the entire
ticket with the exception of two Of
fees. A ring of town politicians
manipulated it. If a country candf-
date announced for an office, a man
IN a township adjoining him was urged
to run for the same office, thereby
dividing the country vote and giving
the candidate of the town ring
plurality.
At the same time, even an ordinary
primary is better than most conven-
lions. for in a convention the nominees
are the result of trades and combines
The delegates from a county to a state
convention, for instance, are usually
elected in the interest of some special
candidate. If the county has a candl-
date of its own. the delegates trade
their votes on other offices for votes
for their own candidate, and the peo-
pie have nothing to say about it.
The ordinary primary will not
eliminate the political fixer. He will
scheme to divide the opposition to
him among several candidates, while
he will concentrate his own forces on
a single candidate
Do the advocates of the ordinary
primary suppose that Mr.. Curtis
would have been beaten If the recent
contest had been decided by
a direct primary, with the same can
didates in the field? Mr.. Curtis would
have won by a good plurality, al
though 1t is very doubtful if he could
have wen If he had been running
q afpSf soma one of the other ca1df-
dates singly.
The way to get at the real choice of
the people is to let them vote their
preference for each candidate. A Cur
tbs man, for instance. would perhaps
want Curtis for his first choice, Camp
bell for his second, and the others in 1
this order: Benson, Getty, Murdoch.
Bristow, Stubs. Another Curtis man
might vote in this order: Curtis, |
Benson. Murdoch, Stubs, Getty, Bris- |
tow, Campbell. A Benson voter might
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21
A Girl Private Secretary.

The new private secretary to Phila-
delphfa's reform mayor is a slip of a
girl Her name is Margaret Foerder-
er, her age is only twenty-five, and
when she stepped into the position
that generally goes only to diplomats
or astute male politicians. she was the
first woman who ever filled a like
place in Pennsylvania.
Besides being very young Miss
Foerderer is very pretty, and-take
notice-she is not woman suffragist.
She is the kind of a girl who runs to
intelligence without being mannish
Primarily the position of private
secretary requires tact and practical
knowledge. Miss Foerderer's predeces-
sors had these qualities developed so
thoroughly that all of them have step
ped from the $4,000 job in the mayors
office to positions paying from $1,000
to $4,000 a year. When Mayor Weav-
er appointed the girl to the place left
vacant by George A. Welsh's rise he
said: shes got the tact. and she's
got the knowledge. She can deal
with men. If she wasn't a girl 1 think
she might be mayor some day her
self. Philadelphia Dispatch to the
New York American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

The chaplain of the Colorado state
senate in his prayer the other morn
ing gave thanks that I'VE are all alive.
sober and out of JAIL" 1t evidently
doesn't take much to make the Colo
RADIO chaplain grateful. or else those
are considered great blessings when a.
Colorado legislator goes to Denver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21
LOSTED.

l feel SO far from anywheres!
Perhaps my family
as got so many other cares
They've. all forgotten me.
pose III starve to skin an bone
II stay losted here alone.
My little dog, he founded me,
An wagged his tail an whined,
But he can't lead me home, for he
Is taught to walk behind.
And 50 L m crying yet, becuz
I'm just as losted as 1 was.
-Burges Johnson, in Harper's s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21
FROM OTHER PENS
srUBBs ON COMPETITION.


If the Hartman railroad inquiry
does nothing else it will add to the
dictionary some interesting definitions
of monopoly, community of-interest
and similar terms. Taking the hear
ing in Chicago, Mr.. Stubs, traffic di-
rector of the Union and Southern Pa
cific lines, maintained that the great
railway combinations had been bene-
fetal to all concerned; that a monop
oily, indeed was a long step toward
the millennium. But when Commits
sioner Lane asked him whether
combination of all the railroad sys-
TENS in the country would not in
crease the benefits now derived from
the joint ownership of the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern, that in
stantly became '.too large a question"
for Mr. Stubs to talk about offhand.
Still more interesting was the wit
ness assertion that ownership of
parallel lines does not mean the de-
struction of competition. Mr.. Hill,
said Mr.. Stubs, cannot. If he would,
destroy competition between the Great
Northern and the Northern Pacific.
He must employ vice presidents and
general managers. These men have
their regulations to uphold or to con-
struct They will work for their own
line against the other line and COM
petition would be inevitable" This
picture of some of Hill's employees try
ing to put other Hill employees across
the street out of business would bring
tears to a crocodile's eyes.-New York
Evening Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

senator-elect Guggenheim has re-
signed from all the big trusts and
corporations that he has been con-
nected with. but it is hoped he will
have sufficient salary left that he
won't have to borrow from the Wat
ers-Pierce Oil company when he wants
TO buy something extra.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

The "ghost walked" in the legisla-
tureelast Friday, but other ghosts will
come up before the session is over that
will cause more fear and trembling
among the members.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

Senator Fred Dumont Smiths rail-
road bills read all right and Fred
Trfgg thinks perhaps it is doing that
gentleman an injustice to search for
the bug under the chip. The meas
ures may be as good as the& look to be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

It's joke on Shawnee county joint
lists that they elected John Schenck
county attorney in order to defeat
Frank Foster. but somehow they can
not see the point
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

A Chicago firm is advertising for
''the most beautiful young woman"
She ought to be easy to find Most
any young fellow with a steady can
point her out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

It isn't likely that the Kansas City
stockyards are greatly frightened even
If they are to be investigated by both
the Missouri and Kansas legislatures
They have been Investigated before
and are used to n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

An Arizona man raises ostriches and
sells them when they are two years old
for $500 each. Some of these days
Kansas farmers will buy ostriches for
their Thanksgiving dinners, just to
have some way to spend their money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

1t is becoming more and more evi-
dent that what scientists don't know
about earthquakes would fill good
many books.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

The editor of the Barber County In
dex does not mean to mislead anyone
Since the pass is no more he has ia
ken out the railroad time cards, and
this week runs this: Trains are due
when you see the smoke
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

Governor Hoch proposes to Ego after"
the high school fraternities during his
present term. and the h. g (. know
what he did to Standard Oil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

Some dynamite was thawed out up
at Seneca the other day with the usual
result Thawing out dynamite seems
about on a par with tickling a mules
heels as a heaIthful OCCUPATION.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21
A Uninuc Position

New York beats all places 1 ever
knew in the matter of unusual occupa-
tons for women" said an out of town
man. Something I heard yesterday is
a good illustration of what / mean. I
was lunching with a woman friend in a
restaurant in the shopping district
when she called my attention to a sty-
lish looking girl few tables away from
US.
:" Guess what she does to support
herself demanded my friend.
After half dozen guesses my COM
panion said: She's an adjuster'
Life or fire insurance. asked.
Neither was the reply. She ad-
justs differences between a big dry
goods establishment and its most vail
ued customers. She's what you'd call
the peacemaker in general of the firm
When valuable things are returned
with evident signs of wear and the de-
mand is made that they be credited
this lady makes a trip to the customer
and explains that there is evidently
some mistake, etc. She has infinite tact
and good humor. and seldom makes
enemies for her firm. In lots of cases
a fashionable woman will lay the blame
of a returned article on her maid and
say that it was something she did not
authorize. She is so clever about this
sort of thing that she gets good salary
and a. long vacation in the summer for
when fashionable people are out of
town her business is dull."-New York
Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

John Macdonald protests that the
expression, little red school house."
should not be used in Kansas. as there
are none in this state. And yet there
are men who sometimes go out and
paint the entire town red
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

The city primaries are set for March
18th For whom will they be un-
iucky?-g
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

Naturally there is great rejoicing in
temperance circles over the state be-
cause Representative Sourbeer was not
placed on the temperance committee in
the house. But you cannot always
bank on a name
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

J.he state journal is a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
feIeeraph report of that great news or
ganfzation for the exclusive afternoon
puhlfca ton in Topeka.
The news is received in The State Jour
nal building ever wires for this sole pur-
rro<e.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

Of course the Panama canal Is sure
thing now since a Kansas man has the
contract to dig II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

Jamaica has been repea tedly struck
by hurricanes and earthquakes. Looks
like those Jamaica people would pick
up their island and move it to some
safer neighborhood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

Perhaps one reason Pittsburg's morals
need washing so badly is that most of
the water has been used up heretofore
for steel trust stock leaving little for
laundry uses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

Teller, who year ago predicted
panic. must curse his prophetic inabili-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21
ADVICE.

'sToot your own horn If you don't
sell a clam" was the sage and ex-
perienced advice of Scotty Briggs to
the young preacher who ran the dox-
ology works in the Nevada mining
camp. 1t was the voice of worldly
wisdom Self-assertive mediocrity gets
the best of the pudding, while shrink
ing and unaggressive merit goes to
bed hungry. How necessary. then, for
him who knows his own virtues to IN
dulge no foolish modesty, but to pro-
claim to the world in no uncertain
tones all that he has accomplished and
all that he expects to accomplish. The
world takes men at their own valua-
ton. loot your own horn or you VIII
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21
YELLOW PERIL?

The sending of German army Off
GERS to Janan to learn the art of war
is not unreasonable, and will probably
prove profitable. Nor is it impossible
that one of these days japanese Of
fcers will be invited to go to Germany
then. what beconoes of the recent talk
about the ..vellow peril p Has 1t
been transformed into a Golden Bless
ing New York Tribune.
FOR THE REAL THING.
Mabel Gilman plans 20 uas1 g., sne
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21
CARR TAYLOR.

The railroad people want Carr Tay-
lor's scalp. Taylor is the attorney of
the board of railroad commissioners.
employed by the state in looking after
the interests of the people in Transport
tation matters. The railroads COM
plain that Taylor Is incompetent and
unable to compete with their attor-
neys and for that reason they want
him bounced. Quite likely.-Holton
Recorder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21


abouts of the ring. 1t was well for her
faith that she was not present at the
answering of her question.
Two young men sat before a table
in a cheap theatrical boarding house
when a messenger entered with a pack
age of letters to add to the pile on the
table. One of them caught the thick
blue envelope up.
Here's another whole book to be an
swered," he laughed at he slit open the
cover Twelve pages" he gasped as
he turned over the closely written
pages.
''She must want her moneys worth"
Whats the question:" laughed the
other. Love or theft?"
Something about a ring" chuckled
the first as he read the first paragraph.
Listen. "'At several crises in my
life" he read, 'T have turned to you
for advice and you have never failed
me- Now, in sore distress of mind 1
come to you for advice as to ring
which I have reason to believe was
stolen. I will acquaint you with the
"Cut it, urged the other Just use
the old standby. Your first suspicion
was correct That'll do as good as
anything
The reader scrubbed on the pad of
paper before him and slipped 1t in the
return envelope. A couple of days later
her suspicion and bore 1t in triumph to
her brother
John Noailes came as close to swear
ing at a woman as he had ever done in
his life, but he checked his temper and
solemnly warned her of the folly of
giving heed to the charfetans. But even
as he spoke he knew that nothing would
convince her of Vincent's innocence
save the finding of the ring.
Gradually it became noised about the
town that the spirits had told Miss
Noaies that Crawford was a thief.
Vincent had not been near the house
since that night and his apparent break
verified the gossip. 1t began to look
ugly for his prospects when Miss
Noailes was moved to entertain a few
friends.
Elvia sat apart from the rest trying
to appear Interested in the conversa-
ton while her thoughts We're with Vim
cent, when suddenly Miss Celeste sat
up In her chair.
THAT miserable kitten has brought
a bone in here?' she cried as an ir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE MEETING.
Important Change Is Made In Worlds
 Championship Series.

New York, December 12-Owing to the impossibility of finishing all business on hand today the National Baseball league when 1t is hoped by holding a long ses- sion all outstanding matters may be cleared up.
 On motion of MT. Murphy of the Chi cago club suggestion to be considered later by both major leagues, providing that hereafter the post-season series for the worlds championship shall consist Of nine games instead of seven, and that the players shall share in the receipts of five of the games instead of In four, was adopted.
 It was voted also to amend the consti- tution so as to give the president of the league absolute power In the matter of discipline as far as 1t refers to players, except in the matter of expulsion, which is to be put before the directors
 The day closed without a deal for play- CTS being recorded. Among the rumors flying about today one that seemed to haveea a basis in fact was that Ned" Hanlon, once manager of the Brooklyns and later with Cincinnati would retire altogether from baseball It Is stated that Hermann rather favors George Stall 1ngs formerly manager of the Detroit American and last year of the Buffalo team, for the place. It Is not thought the deal will go through, however. Billy Clymer of the Columbus American as- sociation team, who Is here is mentioned In connection with Cincinnati's manage ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-13
Los Anqeles Results.

Los Angeles, December 12-Four favor orites won at Santa Anita today, Guy Burns riding two of them for R. F. Car man. Belairus, at % to 1, developed un- looked for speed in the last sixteenth of the sixth race reaching the post neck ahead of Senator Beckham Botanist, an odds on favorite beat the barrier In the fifth and led to victory. Summary:
 First race. five furlongs, purse-Friar of Elgin, 106 (Burns), to 2, won; Bolds field, TOT (Archibald), 4 to 5. second; As toria Belle, 107 (Musgrave), 10 to 1, third. Time, 100 2-5.
 Second race. six furlongs-La Gloria, 93 (Martin), to ?, won; Money Muss, 9S (Burns), to 5, second; Scarfell, 102 (Mc- Carthy). to 1, third. Time, 1:12 1-5.
 Third race, mile. selling-Ed Sheridan, 102 (BarkwelD, ' to 1. won; M. Candlemas, 103 (Preston), Il to 2, second; Nellie Ra- cine, 9S GA. Harris). ' to l, third. Time, 1:41 1-5.
 Fourth race, seven furlongs-Rif1eNan 1OS (Burns), to 4, won; Edwin Gum, IF Gycurgus), 25 to 1, second; Colonel Jack 10S co. Ross), 9 to 2. third. Time, 1:25
 Fifth race, six furlongs-Botanist, 100 e. Ross). to 10. won; George s. Davis. 9' (Hutchinson), IT to l, second; Summer Cloud 105 (McKay), to 1, third. Time i:12 3-5. 5,
 Sixth race. five and one-half furlongs- Belarius, los (Boland), 25 to 5, won; Sen ator Beckham 105 (Musgrave), to l, sec ond; Kerry, 1O5 (GranD, to l, third Time. Tor 3-5.