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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25
CUBA'S PROGRESS.

1.-THE increase in the population of
Cuba as shown by the preliminary fig
ures of this years census is as good a
proof as one could desire that the
overlor dship which the United States
has exercised has been in it's essential
features wise and benevolent" says
the Chicago Record Herald. Eight
years ago the census taken by the
United States officials showed a popu-
lation Of 1.572.797. Today the popu-
lation has risen to 2,02s,2S2, an in
crease Of 20 per cent Even If the
count this time is more complete than
1t was before this indicates a degree Of
prosperity which is certainly remark
able.
1.-The increase has been most rapid
in the provinces at the two ends of the
island, Pinar del Rio and Santiago,
which show respectively 80 and 3S per
cent gain. 1t was least in the pro-
vince of Matanzas, lying southeast of
Havana, being there only Is per
cent. In Havana province itself the
increase was 23 per cent.
Another index of the prosperity of
the island Is shown in its foreign COM
merce, especially that with the United
States. In the year OF the last census,
1899, the total imports of the United
States from Cuba were $31,747,O0O,
and the exports to Cuba were $26,934,-
600. Last year the imports had risen
to $s5.00O,00o and the exports to $46,-
100000. This year the figures for the
ten months ending with October have
been almost exactly the same as those
for the full twelve months of last year,
showing therein heavy gain.
THE best the United States can
wish Cuba is that she may early come
to recognize that a bad government of
her own would be just as harmful to
her population and her economic
prosperity as a bad Spanish govern
ment, and that she may make up her
mind to keep her political affairs in
order as soon as new elections are held
so that the United States will have
no need for intervening again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

she followed her host to a deep chair
| beside the fireplace.
| you say 1 wrecked your mothers
| life. Well, then, know that hers was
| not long. My season of regret ana
penitence has lasted longer than you
have lived. 1 loved your mother. but
did not understand her. 1 went out
| into the world to make fortune. not
| for myself. but for her; and thougnt
| that the fortune must come nrst ano
loves dream afterward. with women
| 1T is different. The dream must come
| hrst-the fortune is a secondary con-
sideration. Your mother-God bless
her memory-thought had forgotten
| that I did not care-and so sne
passed out Of my life and into your
fathers.
But she had you: had nothing.
nothing but money and the memory OF
one happy summer OF her life never
expected to know what peace and hap
piness meant again. until that day In
the store. when your eyes, your voice
I thought 1t was the other Sylvia. my
Sylvia, come to life. And 1 Dougnt
those cards because you painted them.
taken them from my desk and toucneo
them one by one, because your hands
had touched them, too. I meant TO cal
on you later. after 1 had become more
accustomed to the thought that you
were, well, just you"
The girl rose suddenly and turned
away from him. The man stepped IN
front of her and held her gaze with his
And now you come to me In anger
and take from me my once Christmas
happiness-the work Of your hands,
Sylvia, Sylvia. haven't paid my debt
of repentance? Can you not extend
DEMONSTRATIONS forgtveness-in
your mothers manner"
There was a mist now between the
violet eyes and the earnest face OF the
man. He was watching her hungrily.
%. - -. hlA "a
to accustom himself to heart-starva-
ton.
Sylvia turned toward the door.
ct must go now. We are leaving on
for me downstairs in cab. We are
going home"
Homer The man echoed the word
mechanically, duly.
The girl hesitated. then held out her
hand
yes back to dear old Hestonville.
Why don't you come. too? Why don't
you run out tomorrow-for dinner?"
The man turned his back on the ar
tistic room. the wealth of green ana
crimson decorations, and stretched out
both hands.
sylvia, child, do you mean 1t? Do
you understand that if come 1t VIII
be-to see your"
Bravely the violet eyes were raised
to meet the searching look in the brown
ones. Slowly the long lashes dropped
to hide the violet depths and the girl
sighed softly but she did not with
draw her hands from his.
rs 1t peace and good will for me.
Sylvan
The tender lines around the girls
mouth relaxed in a smile. She stepped
to the door, laughing at him over her
shoulder.
''Yes-and merry Christmas IL you
come tomorrow"
Tomorrow" he echoed happily as he
IzAI1 for 6nr nj 70
morrow is the day OF Christmas gifts.
am coming to claim mine without
fail "-(Copyrighted, 1907, by E. q.
Parcells.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25
AYHxWxER JOzS

A Parsons man who was engaged tc
girl and wanted to get out of it
gave her $50 and called off the deal
But then. it might have been worth 1t
Fort Scott has done away with the
street railway pass. This, however, oc-
casions little surprise, since Coffeyvflle
has started an agitation for a Sunday
lid.
A large eagle, killed just east of Ar
kansas City, measures seven feet and
seven inches from tip to tip. 1t is be
! ing taxidermized and will be mounted
| in the Eagle lodge hail.
A farmer near Clifton harvested 80
| acres of potatoes which yielded so
so cents bushel. This will make other
| farmers sit up and take notice.
| A judge up at Atchison refused to
give an aged couple a divorce because
property. but refused to undo knot
\ that has been tied over two score
years
A Hutchinson man has received a
| letter from man confined in castle
in Spain. There is beautiful 17-year-
old maiden mixed up in the letter. Here
Is venturing that there Is niger"
in the gas mound as well.
Ell Dorado folks believe that an old
man. who has been suffering from
asthma for number OF years, cured
himself by eating raw beef steak This
remedy is used by cutting the raw beef
up in chuncks, sprinkling salt and pep
per to taste on it, and then eating 1t.
e. r. De zoe, of Wellington, has in
his possession an ancient piece of fur
niture in the shape of a center table.
1t is over 200 years old and was the
property of his great great grandmother.
1t has been in the hands or relatives
ever since the death of the original
owner.
Undoubtedly the champion humorist
in this country lives in Argentine and
he Is in the banking business there He
closed the bank when the furry came
and the next day got over his scare
and reopened it. Then came the humor-
GUS part. The man actually declared
he closed in order to balance his books.
Judge A. NJ. Story has returned to
Manhattan from Chicago where he
spent q week visiting the international
live stock show. While there he help
ed buy 1--WE imported Hampshire ewes
for the herd at the college. The. hve
ewes were chosen from Hook or 100
Later the remaining IS were put IN the
sale ring and 80 OF them sold Tor $ou
each.
Frank Smith arrived at the. Kansas
state prison last week from Mankato to
serve an indeterminate sentence OF
from two to 20 years Tor forgeTy, E Es
There are four other Frank Smiths In
the penitentiary ahead Of him. It
might be easy enough TO conceive OF
Ave other Smiths at Lansing but why
"F,ranks?"
Atchison was ever noted for. being
the home of curiosities. A new one has
just been discovered there. It Is
chicken that wears a dress. This bird
is FIVE months old and never feathereo
out. Miss Daisy Sewers, whose family
own the hencoop where this fowl lives,
took pity on the broiler and built for 1t
a warm flannel dress. At first the
chicken was terrified with the dress on
rcfo cd RI II
seems to dwell in peace and happiness
as well as warmth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25
HUNOR or THE Day

why does the farm boy beat the
city boy SO often 2" That's easy"
Lets have the answer THE little
red school house offers a better cur
riculum than does the little red thea
/ ter comique. '-Washingto Herald.
When Socialism Reaches the Army
l-Colonel-Why the deuce don't you
salute me when you pass, sir? Recruit
II nodded me 'ead, and said, "Wot
Sidelights on History.-The wooden
horse was standing before the be-
leagured city. THAT seems a heavy
veying it critically. "Of what weight
would you say 1t was?" Troy weight,
of course" answered Hector. Where
at envy turned Paris green.-Harper's
Weekly.
Caught In the Act.-Ellen (the
nurse, to little girl of 6, who is sup
posed to have an afternoon sleep every
day)-Nancy, you are a naughty little
girl not to have gone to sleep this af-
ternoon! Nancy (reproachfully)-El-
len! Ellen! Don't you remember the
three times you looked over the
screen, and was fast asleep
an ideal quick lunch?" ''I can suggest
nothing more like 1t than a hasty pud-
ding on a fast day."-Baltimore
American.
"Ah!" exclaimed the new boardcr.
quite a good idea" "Yes?" replied
Mrs. Starvem, patronizingly. Then
you haven't been accustomed to begin
your dinner with consomme served in
thought it was hot water to prevent
dyspepsia. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Considerable conversation is mere
sound, not sense.
=
Women are hard to please in shoes.
They want them large on the inside
and small on the outside.
II =
There's only one man who can pro-
perly get back at a dentist. He is a
chiropodist.
Some women are responsible for the
frightful hats their friends wear. They
help select them.
=
Not much success in life is due to the
advice of friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25
Els cHRIs1MAs FLEECE.

Got to say piece today. at our Log Cabin
An my insides are shakin' like the ripple.
Been a learnin' it for weeks an got it al
by heart.
I'm sure that can say it. If 1 only get e
start.
It's the Christmas entertainment. an the
teacher says that
Mus show the people 1 can speak an new
er blink eye.
An pa an ma an gran'pa, too, an all the
A sittin' on the benches there an gapin'
wide at me.
amt askeered,
amt Altered,
There's nothin' they can do;
don't know why,
But somehow I
Jes' wish the thing was through. .
times or more,
Said it every time that was sent to do a
1T was the good ship Hesperus that sail
ed the wintry sea,
An the skipper had taken his little child
to bear him omDany."
Know the way to wave my arms, jes like
the preachers do,
When they're ShOutin' loudest, an they're
gettin nearly through.
Ma says can do it fine. an pa, he hopes
wnl only do as well as that when other
folks are nigh.
hHOW L Will,
But somehow, still,
kinder wish today
That was through,
An would you,
If you'd piece to say.
amt Altered of anything, I'll grab a
garter snake,
An let him twist about my arm an never
even quake:
An once fell into the pond an nearly
drownded, too:
An then I never even cried. like lots of
boys would do.
But I can't understand 1t, why I feel so
very queer.
An why I feel so shaky now the day is
really here
My stummick seems to be upset, it seems
to tremble so,
even wish that I'd be sick, so bad
couldn't go.
I amt askeered
I amt Altered
But still I wish today
They wouldn't call
On me at ALL
My Christmas piece to say.
Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

Kansas Democrats seem to have been
needlessly worried over the possibility
of Mr. Bryan taking a hand in the
fight for the national committeeship
which is being waged between John H
Atwood and J. 6. Johnson. Mr. Bryan
writes to Mr.. Atwood that in keeping
out of this contest he is doing what
he has done elsewhere. He never takes
part in these fights, he says, unless a
vital principle is involved. Roger Sui
Mvan, of Illinois, probably does not
agree with Mr.. Bryan as to just what
IL vital principle"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25
FROM OTHER PENS
I"ORTCINAL PACKAGES. !"

Prohibition in this country means
today system of regulating the IL
quor traffic whereby whisky may be
obtained legally from the drug store
on a physician's prescription, and
from the express office without any
such prescription. Doubtless. there
are advantages in the system. The ex-
press companies. I'VE believe, never
maintain bars of their own, or permit
d-.>king on the premises. Thus they
off~- the same discouragements to
public drunkenness as did the now
defunct South Carolina dispensary.
But good or bad, this traffic in original
packages of intoxicants from other
states is not authorized by the dry"
states. There is no partisan division
on the question whether the federal
government should not use Its power
over interstate commerce, to help
rather than hinder the states in carry
ing out their own policies. Yesterday
it was TilIman, Democrat, who
brought up the issue in the senate.
couple Of years ago it was Dolliver,
Republican. 1t was clever Feat Tor
the South Carolina senator to persuad de
a Republican pundit like Mr.. Knox to
draft for him the kind of bill which
would effectively keep liquor ship
ments out of prohibition states. Yet
we do not suppose any one had pre-
viously doubted that there was some
way of doing this If the federal
authorities were really in earnest
about it. The question presented is
one about which license commune
ties have always been quite indiffer-
ent, but every growth Of no-license
sentiment increases its practical i'm
portance.-New York Evening Post.
A QUESTION OF MONEY.
An English authority states that he
tain it's policy of keeping a navy
stronger than any other two powers.
He believes Germany and the United
States may overcome this lead.
The whole thing seems to be
question of money. If the United
States wants a navy larger than John
Bull what is to stop us? IT would be
merely a question of price. The
United States is by far the richest gov
eminent on earth and is already high
in rank in ironclad building. If the
United States will pay the price and
give out the work our great steel con-
Germs will soon have the facilities to
build ships faster than any other |
a high ambition to have the greatest
number Of life-taking machines in the |
(Mo.) Leader.
SOME TRUTH IN THIS.
Our Lady of The shows" the Cana
dams felt as grieved as Nebraskans |
when Secretary Wilson spoke of this |
section as the arid west. Snow is
poeticaL but too much of 1t is deter
rent to agriculture and immigration.
The Canadian railroads have gone so |
far lately as to discourage the Ice /
carnivals and the great meetings for |
snow sports that have come to Iven |
the long Canadian winter To make
these things characteristic of Canada |
is to confirm the impression that Can
ada is an Arctic country, and that does
not attract wheat Farmers into the
Canadian northwest. 1t Is not certain |
but the west has been held back a bit |
by wild west" shows and cowboy
State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

Shopping as a contributory means of
treating insanity is a new vogue at the
st. Louis insane asylum. DR.. Atkins,
superintendent of the institution, de-
clares that a bargain rush helps wan
ing reason He takes squads of pat
tents to the stores daily for this new
treatment A good many folks, here
tofore, had an idea that the chronic
bargain hunters were more or less
crazy. They certainly act like it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

Rather discouraging to say the least
Is the announcement to New Workers,
who voted 100000 to make the Erie
canal barge canal with the belief that
1t would be the means of materially re-
Aucing the railroad freight rates across
the state. that 1t will take a hundred
years to complete the improvements at
the rate OF progress now being made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

In all likelihood Samuel G. Clemens
will be referred to from now on as "Old
Easy Mark" But probably he is so
well fixed financially that he can look
upon his loss of $4,000 in the promo
ton Of a breakfast food as a joke Still
one would think that his previous ex-
periences in business enterprises had
wised him up a bit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

AT last an American gets a good
quantity of gold and property with a
British title. To be sure this lot is not a
girls. No such luck A veteran of the
civil war is the Individual He is sole
heir to two million dollar British es-
tate. He has been plain George North
edge of Marientee, Wis. Now he is Sir
George William Northey- Northedge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

rFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Is 1t sin that makes the cynic7
Even an upright piano may develop
into q downright nuisance
Some men spend all their lives do
Ing good, and others making good.
The centipede has more legs than
a man, but he doesn't do SO much
kicking.
The Cynical Bachelor says that no
man can marry without counting
trouble.
Some people are so clumsy that
they can't even talk without making
a break.
When a man can't collect his
thoughts ne sometimes borrows other
peoples.
There is nothing new under the
sun, and yet some people fiatter them.
selves that they are making new reso-
lutions.
Nell-"Congratulate me. I am go
ing to marry Willie Gotrox." Belle
why, he hasn't said anything to me
about it," NeIl-"Of course, not. ne
doesn't know II yet"
"Have you ever had any experiences
in literary work." asked the editor.
The applicant for job smiled For
a great many years." he replied. az
was employed in a powder magazine"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

ment out of huge sums Of money in
connection with the Savannah harbor
improvements. Greene and Gaynor
were also sentenced to pay fine Of
$575. 749. If they have to work out this
fine in prison at the rate of a dollar
a day their sentences will run well on
into eternity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

Weston may be something of a walk
er but from the territory covered by
many of them during their Christmas
shopping tours there are some women
in Topeka who could make him sit up
and take notice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

1t comes so hard for some congress
men to pay railroad fare that many a
home f1reside will miss their presence
during the holiday recess. The anti
pass law has worked wonders as a cure
for congressional wanderlust
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

There is good reason for the joyous,
hopeful looks on the faces of the wild
ows and the sprightly old maids which
ere noticed these days. January 1 is the
advent of a leap year. Beware boys!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

1t looks as though the governor of
Nevada has doubts that there are
enough men in the entire state to pre-
serve order at Goldfield. Even this
should not worry him for no disorder
has existed there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

litical one in character. Among it's
members are all OF the prominent Re-
publicans holding big federal positions
in the various branches of government
departments incident to the conduct of
the multitude of AFFAIRS Of the port of
New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

Publicity has been given by the
newspapers of China to public meet
ings where the Chinese have had the
temerity to urge governmental reforms
SO, most properly from the standpoint
OF China's throne, the press must be
muzzled. There's not much chance of
China acting like civilized nation as
long as 1t is inhabited by Cinnamon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25
IEI.AND,S ROOMERS-

It is said that every Kansas con-
gresham except Phil Champbell, is
supporting Cy Leland for governor.
Senator Long isn't openly for Leland
now, ttesspoliticians say, but they
predict that he will be in the Leland
camp within few weeks.-Atchison
Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

Those real flowers of sunny Kansas,
the school teachers. will be here in
force during the next few days. They
are thrice welcome and Topekans
should make a special effort to enter
tain them in all possible ways.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

A new cause for divorce has been pre-
scented by Georgia woman She wants
one because her husband went to the
theater twice a week and refused to
take her at ALL That man surely has
a mean disposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

Score a couple for the gas company.
Prof Mcfarland, of Kansas university,
has discovered that there is no air in
the natural gas. He thinks that the
trouble with the gas here is altogether
one of pressure. That's trouble enough
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

Russia's war department has decid-
ed to organize a military auto corps.
It should have no trouble in keeping
well in the van Of the retreats for
which the cars soldiers are famous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

Because of the decision of the United
States supreme court, Greene and Gay
nor will undoubtedly have to serve out
thedr sentences of four years each for
their completely with Captain Oberlin
M. Carter In defrauding the govern
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

King Alfonso, of Spain, evidently does
not believe in a square deal He went
to England after his queen and now he
objects to the Duke D. Alba coming
to America for one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25
HIS OWN FAULT.

OF course it was pathetic that Mr..
Gore, the blind senator from Oklaho-
ma, did not draw the long term, but
he should have been more discreet
and had Tom Kelly do the job for him.
CHAMPION,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25
PREPARED.

Mr.. Fairbanks has some money in
will enable him to provide his own
lemons when the Republican conven-
ton is held.-Empor1a Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25
ANENT MR.. WARE.
THE SMOKE NUISANCE.

Discouraging prospects for reducing
the smoke from locomotives are re-
vealed by an investigation under way
in Boston looking to reducing the
nuisance in that city. The railroads
report that the smoke consuming de-
vices tried on locomotives have not
them. It might be the expense of in
stalling the devices warps the opin-
ions of the railroad men, but the Bos-
ton investigators do not seem to think
So. Electricity and anthracite must be
the solution, they thfnk.-Wichita
Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

the Republican presidential nomination
by the Republican club of New York
is significant, even though the organi-
zation is more OF a social than a po-
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FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
ganixation for the exclusive Afternoon
publication N Topeka
The news is received In The State Jour
nal building over wii'es for this sole pur-
pose.
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MONEY LOST IN HOGS.

An Indiana man drew his money out
of the bank and put it in hog-pen for
safe keeping. The hogs ate 1t. While
this is peculiar case, it is not uncom-
mon for farmers to lose money in hogs.
-Leavenworth Times.