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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26
AS TO MACHINES.

Some good friends of the State Jour
nal, among them a diplomatic states
man from Reno county and an
erudite editor of Wichita, are scoffing
with SCOTS and jeering with jeers the
new Square Deal organization on the
ground that it is a machine
OF course it $50 far as every or
ganization is a machine. There is no
dispute about that But it's an open
and above-board machine without any
secret springs or hidden levers or
back-action contraptions to fool the
people with. In fact, the people are
invited to take hold of this machine
and make it their own.
In this day and age of improved ma
chinery it is impossible to get any
where without a machine. But there
is a difference in machines. Some ma
chimes are private, close-corporation
concerns, while others are public
utilities that are owned and operated
by the people.
There may be some mechanics con-
nected with this Square Deal machine
whom some Kansas voters do not like,
but when it comes to choosing between
the Kelly-Mulvane crowd of mechan-
les and such men as c. A. Stannard,
Fred Quincy, J. n. Dolley, W. A
White, c. B. Kirkland, and others like
them, there ought to be no hesitation.
These latter gentlemen have no pri-
vate axes to grind in politics. Can the
same be said of the MuIvane-Kelly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26
JAMESTOWN.

The scene around the mouth of the
James river, where the jamestown
exposition was opened today at Nor
folk, is somewhat different now from
what it was three hundred years ago
when a little band of hardy cavaliers
sailed up that stream and made the
first real settlement in what became
the United States of America For
while St. Augustine and Santa Fe
were settled before jamestown,
they were not a part of the original
| thirteen states. nor did they become a
part of this nation until long years
afterwards.
Three hundred years is very brief
time in the life of nations. Three
hundred years in the early history of
Britain, for instance, is passed in only
few pages by the historian. This
country of ours is really young in
years, although it is giant in achieve
ment. Today it is one of the greatest
of world powers, yet three CEN
turtles ago this great continent was
peopled only by the red man and the
beast of the forest. Where eighty mill
lions of people now dwell was then
nothing but forest and prairie-an I'M
broken wilderness, thousands of miles
in extent.
Wnen those nESC N1rglnlanS SdlleO
up the James river not another white
man existed nearer than Florida, and
the next nearest was far across noun
tains, prairies, plains and desert,
among the mountains of New Mexico,
in a region that just now is coming I'M
der the development of the Anglo
Saxon.
Even after that little band of caval-
iers laid the first stone in the founda-
ton of the future greatest republic of
history, it was a whole century before
the colony of Virginia was safe from
humiliation by the savage, and almost
two centuries elapsed before civiliza-
ton advanced to the crest of the Allie
ghanies and crept over into the valley
of the Ohio. The real development
of this glorious land has come within |
the last century. In that time great
cities of more than a million people
have sprung up. Civilization. wealth, |
government, power. all have made |
tremendous strides.
If the cavaliers who settled James |
town; if Captain John Smith, and Po- |
cahontas, and other historical char |
acters, could come back and join in |
the celebration which begins today at |
Norfolk, their amazement would be |
beyond description. We are a youth |
full people, but the Anglo-Saxon, aug
mented by other races whom we have |
assimilated, has been doing things in |
this America of ours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe.l

IFrom the Atchison Globe. g.
To be a success, a peacemaker must
tbe a pretty good fighter. 14s04f n7'
| The Sensitive Persons seem to
rather enjoy being offended.
| A good, teacher can occasionally
learn things from her pupils.
A thin woman is apt to say that
| woman weighing over hundred and
forty pounds, is gross"
The average mans idea of arr -
! picture that isn't very p1 atty, and costs
| more than an automobile.
/ When a man spends a good deal of
! time telling that he has quit drink
| ing, he is still on dangerous ground.
If a ball team has nothing else to
it's credit, it can always be relied upon
for a choice collection of nicknames.
The only time the average girl be-
comes a real baseball fan" is when
her interest centers on one certain
player.
Some men fuss around over little
job of work in manner very sugges-
tive of a hen which is raising one
chicken
Every man hopes some day to run
across doughnuts as good as the ones
he used to steal from the pantry shelf
when he was boy.
The less a man knows of the world
the more apt he is to boast: 81 am a
man of the world" Men of the world
do not brag about it.
1t Is seldom letter affords the man
who receives it as much satisfaction as
was experienced by the writer in get
ting 1t off his mind.
Talk with the average man about
his line of business, and you can learn
a lot of it's disadvantages, provided he
isn't thinking of selling it.
In these prosperous times. the
tramp who has hard luck story cIey-
er enough to serve as meal ticket.
could probably get a good price for IL
from some magazine.
The hen with little chickens has one
decided advantage that mothers do NOT
haves When the hen wakes up in the
night, she doesn't have to get up to see
IL her little offspring have kicked the
cover off them.
We have known people able to pIav
every other musical instrument excent
a guitar. We have known thousands
OF people able to play a part of the
Spanish .Fandango' on the guitar. in
addition to few chords, but wesnev-
er knew anyone who could play a
tune" on guitar, or play a guitar
by note.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

when one raises the window and lis
tens to that gentle MARBLE over in the
next yard, intoning the breath of
orange groves and tropical seashores
and making one feel that the old earth
has fallen in love again., and it is time
for everybody to do the same: One
cannot any more analyze bluebird's
song than he can the smile of sweet
heart. 1t makes one forget everything
except to feel happy. 1t is hope and
blue skies and rose bushes and joy all
mingled into one sweet sense of salts
faction. Does this .overstate the case :?
Just wait some morning, when you
waken to find the bluebird's song al
ready in your heart, and your
thoughts float out in benedictions upon
all the world They don't do it? Then
you never heard the bluebird's song
Ohio State Journal.
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QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

LFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Even a tugboat has to toe the mark.
A square deal is one that will go
round.
Generally speaking laxative
woman.
A family tree doesn't always bear
the fruit Of our industry.
The average woman likes to dress
well even when she is sick
It IS possible for a dog to be amia-
bic and still be a cross breed.
No, Maude, dear; water colors are
seldom used in painting the town red.
In the matter of lettering a hand
It's toss-up between the manicure
and the poker player.
Blobbs-"I don't see how cSuzzIar
can hold so much Slobbs-"Mavha
he eats piece of sponge cake between
each drink"
Wfgg-"H Have you ever eaten bran
died peaches?" Wagg-'sNo: hut NV
aunt, who lives up in New York state
sent me some peaches preserved in
Tommy-"Pop. was writing done on
tablets OF stone in the old days ?' Tom
my's Pop-"Yes, my son. Tommy
Gee! 1t must have taken a crowbar
to. break the news"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26
That Bluebird.

There was the trill of a bluebird in
the soft air of yesterday morning.
Where did that little creature come
from, anyhow? 1t seemed to be born
of a warm breath. for hardly had the
south wind got here till the bluebird
perched upon a bough and piped its
advent. There is nothing sweeter than
the song of the bluebird, for it tells
of cold days going and gone; it sings
a farewell to ice and sleet and coal
smoke and shut-up houses, and a well
come to the woods, the wild flowers,
the tinkling brooks and the mild out
doors. There is a suggestion in it of
throwing aside the furs and over
coats, of sitting out on the porch, of
ordering ice and slicing green cucum-
hers.
The whole dream of life is changed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26
JOURNAL ENTRIES

We note that another paper railroad
has been built from Salina north to
Concordia. Enough paper railroads
have been built north from Salina to
cover the country Whereabouts several
layers deep, but the rights of way
continue to produce mighty good
wheat crops.
The announcement is made that
pictures of the unwritten law" are to
be shown at a local theater. There is
some doubt as to whether the writer
of the announcement said what he
didn't mean. or didn't say what he
meant.
Even Mayetta has gone dry.
The drouth that Attorney General
Jackson has started ought to make the
express business especially good IN
Kansas.
What is really needed in this world
of ours is a cross between the dove OF
peace and the fighting cock. Put spurs
on the dove, for instance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26
POINTED PARAGRAPHS,
[From the Chicago News. ]

lFTOIn InG chicago NEWS
Wise men are always in haste. but
never in a hurry.
It's the last word that usually brings
on the first blow.
You can't blame a physician for try
ing to "heel'' himself.
With some artists painting is more
of habit than an art.
A good workman and a poor boss
never trot in double harness long.
1t takes skillful artist to make a
speaking likeness of a dumb person.
The tongue of a fatterer either has
a fool back of it or one in front of it.
How much easier it is to buy things
on the installment plan than it is to
pay for them that way!
About the only time the average
man gets anything to eat at home is
when there is company to dinner.
If a man doesn't fall in love until
after he gets on the shady side of 40
he invariably works overtime in an
effort to make up for the neglected
opportunities.
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HUMOR or THE DHY'

whats this 'dementia Americana
Don't know unless it is brainstorm
raised by an exaggeIaaetdi ego IA hn5er III 1l
by the way" remarked Bragley, in an,
alone for quite a while last evening with
one whom 1 admire very much; -.
.'Ah!' replied Miss Kute, alone, were
you ?'''-Philadelphia Press.
your husband says that when he is
angry he always counts ten OeIore ne
yes" answered the other.
pepsta home seems nothing but a class In
arithmetic" washington Star.
Governess Tin Smart Set fanily)-why,
how loving your children are! Such az
lection between brother and sister Is de-
cIve-Yes' We're glayin' grewn-uPs;
maid.-Puck.
yes" said CASSIDY, "the poor lads git
But, said Casey, II thought We said he
mortal as they thought at first "-Phila-
delphia Press.
Yes, indeed" said the pretty college
girl, ''our literary club held a meeting
last night and ! tell you we just went wild
.Graciousi'' exclaimed the. rural aunt
in Mortified Indignation. ut is just sin
and a shame the way gals these days are
falling in love with furriners."-chicag
News.
Maude-I thought you had made Jack
swear off smoking cigarettes.
Ethel did. But I had to let him begin
again. couldn't think of thing to give
him for Christmas that didn't have some
thing or other to do with tobacco.-Iife.
Mrs. Gaddie says she's quite Disguised
with those new peope who moved in last
week. There's some scandal in the fam
lily.
"They wouldn't tell her. That's why
she's so disguised with them. ''-Philadei-
phia Press.
Lady-But why can't you get work?
William-Well, you see, lady, it's like
this ere. I'm too poor, ma am If Id got
a million or two to invest in some goin'
concern, could git a job as manager, but
I amt got the cash. That's just 'ow 1t is.
-Pick-Me-Up.
Look here exclaimed the angry man,
he rushed into the real estate agents
office, that ground bought from you
yesterday is 30 feet under water
Pardon my oversight" apologfzed the
gentlenlanly agent. I'VE give a diving
suit with each plot. L will send yours
today.''-Cardif Times.
How high did he climb?''
dat amt de question. How fur he Eel
is what he can't make out. He didn't
have time ter measure de distance comm
down!'-Atlanta Constitution.
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KANSAS COMMENT
BLUFF OF LEAyENwoRTH.


Leavenworth's bluff that it will take
the militia to close her saloons should
De ceHeo by the attorney general.
Leavenworth will weaken. Every crook
talks as 1eavenworth is talking. The
truth OF the matter is Leavenworth sa-
looms are kept open because the brewers
want TO keep them open. Scare the
brewers and Leavenworth will be good.
Inc only thing needed to enforce the
pronlpltory law as it has stood for five
years. has been little courage in some
OFFICIALS at Topeka. The man came
along IN the person of Attorney General
jackson, and the law was enforced.
coleman might have done as we'll. But
he didn't. Jackson is now in line for
anything that the people of Kansas can
give him. He has shown that he is a
brave honest, faithful man. 1t pays to
serve the people. 1t does not pay to
serve the politicians, for they run when
the people say boo. Jackson owes moth
ing to the politicians, and he seems to
be paying it off with interest!-Em-
pOria Gazette
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
[ From the New York Press.l

From the New OK PfesS.
Even when man doesn't like
champagne he likes to show off order
ing it.
When a girl has nice wavy hair it's
a sign a lot of other girls hate her for
1t.
You can forgive a man most anything
except your having done him wrong
woman is always interested in you
If you will talk to her about some man
she is more interested in.
The average man has such a good
opinion of himself that if he inherits
money from a rich relative he thinks
it's because he's so smart.
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the car. On the up trip Culbert slip
ped bill into his hand
goes with this he said, but tnat
comes a little later. This Is a time
my boy, when the Jack o Spades cap
turad the Queen of Hearts and the
King of Idiots"
'Yessir," assented Jack. wondering
what it all meant. He knew about the
wedding cakes and ten dollar bills Inc
rest was Greek, but satisfactory De
cause his king and queen were pleased.
Copyrighted, 1907. by M. M. Cum
ningham.)
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T1cHT-RoPE WALKING.

Mr.. Bryan by his letter would make
the next national issue either govern
ment regulation against government
ownership, or government regulation
by a man who believes in regulation
against government regulation by a
man who disbelieves in it. The MAX
ing of All issue that will be neither 100
"a dical nor too conservative is ticklisl
business-New York Tribune
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TAX ON, BACHELORS.

A bachelor has no excuse for being.
He musc be set down at once as a
selfish thing, who wants to enjoy life
without any of its responsibilities. Their
state of bac-aelCrdom IS really an
eva sion. and they ought to be made to
pay heavily to the community which
allows them to exist.-Washington
Herald.
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11-sT LIKE OLD TIMES.

England is experiencing a good deal
of a sensation in seeing DR.. jameson,
whose raid precipitated the Boer war,
and General Rotha. of the Transvaal,
ISOLATED in the conference of colon
iaI premiers. But VIC have grown
used to seeing confederate brigadiers
and federal generals sitting side by
ord
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

Chicago, st. Louis, Kansas City and
Seattle are already in the race for the
Republican national convention next
year. SEWER will soon enter, with Los
Angeles and some eastern cities as pos
eibilities. Kansas City will suit Kansas
frSf rate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

The Rhode Island legislature adjourn
ed without electing another senator, but
Aidrich is enough for one state, espec-
tally for a state the size of Rhode Is
land
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26
R1Rn,s WAGES.

Iu the garden there are a thousand
small offenders that he who tills the
soil for pleasure would willingly FOR
give. If it be granted that the thrush
and the blackbird steal a certain
amount of fruit, still their presence is
so beautiful and their song SO sweet
that what they take may gladly be &C
corded as wages.- Colorado Springs Ga
Zette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

ward smokes, merely for the pleasure of
seeing his surplus money burn" Sure.
Lights them with dollar bills, too.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

The jamestown exposition was pried
open today, but of course many of the
buildings are not finished. Who ever
heard OF an exposition being all ready
to open on time?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

Seventy Morcs and other brands of
Filipinos have arrived in this country
for exhibition at jamestown. AS their
bolos have been taken from them, it is
believed that they are ''paciffed," tenn
porerily, at least.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

Among other presidential booms that
do not appear to be making any more
Roadway than F'oraker's, is the Demo-
cratic boom John Temple Graves start
ed for Roosevelt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

Speaking OF Kansas prosperity, the
Los Angeles Times casually remarks:
1.-The average Kansas farmer smokes
the same kind of cigars that King Ed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

When asked what he thought about
third term for Roosevelt, Senator Pen
rose said he didn't Think That's Just
what he didn't do, also, when he gave
away the story of that five million dol
lar cOnSpiracv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

There is more trouble ahead for the
poor railroad financiers: President
Roosevelt is going to make public his
views on over-capitalization on May 80.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26
FpOA OTHER PENS
THE KICKER.

Colonel Harvey, in his ADDRESS at
the Jefferson club dinner in New
york, compared the restlessness of to-
day to the restlessness of Chlcagos
COW which kicked over Mrs. O'Leary
lamp in De Koven street on the hlgnl
fortunate Illustration to anybody who
saw Chicago before the kick and who
sees it now. Mrs. O'Leary's cow has
emphasized the American propensity
for kicking, through indicating her
self in grand results. "Chicago's COW"
Is more admirable than Chicago and
Atoms COW, although history records
that, owing. to- .sher more vigorous
kicking. she was1Alot nlilked nearly 50
dry-St Louis Globe-Democrat.
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THE SMART MoRMoNs.

Speaking of golden weddings: Absa-
lom Woolf, a wealthy Mormon living
near Logan, Utah, yesterday celebrated
his golden wedding to two women. They
are sisters, and have lived next door
to each other since the wedding day
fifty years ago. The Mormons must
really be very smart men: They seem
to know how to get along with lot OF
wives better than the man with one
wife gets along with that one.-Atchi-
son Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

The northern Kansas corn belt was
given fine brand of winter yesterday,
but as it usually gets some extra fine
Indian summer along in December when
the corn needs shocking, the corn belt
can stand it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26
LUCKY IN HIS ENEMIEs.

If the local politicians continue to
hand out compliments to the presi-
dent persons who are not very en-
thusiastic over him now will love him
for the enemies he has made.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

The peace conference has not yet sue
ceeded in sending home the Annapolis
and West Point cadets, and the indica-
lions are that those institutions will
continue to turn out warriors for several
dayS to come
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HOLT.

What a jolt it must be to legislators
drunk with power to be told by the
governor that he will appeal from
them to a people sobered by reve!a-
lions of rascaIity in political and busi-
ness lifei-New York Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

Wichita is importing Japs from Los
Angeles to act as walters. Wichita peo-
pie must be getting tired of doing their
own waiting,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

We can't blame the ground hog fol
missing it in his guess on the weather
this spring. Nobody could guess right
this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

Wall Street is becoming Populistic but
1T is not protesting against being cruel
fed upon the Cross of Gold 1t will
take the gold in the shape of cross or
in any other way, just so it gets the
cold
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

Seeing he had little success with his
suggestion to Mr.. Bryan, John Temple
Graves might try it on Senator Foraker
next
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26
,RAH EOR x c.

If Kansas Republicans want to do
nice thing they will boom the PROPOSE
ton to hold the Republican national
convention in Kansas City. That city
is capable to take care of it and Kansas
could have some comfort in having
convention so near home-LaWrence
Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

Vice President Fairbanks owns a farm
over in Illinois, but it is in Indiana thai
he is having trouble in keeping his
fences up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

A number of Indians will be part of
the show at jamestown. Will they be
allowed to go on the War Path?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

Publicity seems to have been an effec
tive cure for the five million dollar con
spiracy, all right.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

anyway, John Temple Graves can
prove an alibi on the charge of narrow
partisanship.
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THE LAWRENCE VIEW.

Anyhow said a K. u. girl, tine
boys who marry Manhattan girls never
have been regarded as very particular
young men."-Lawrence World.
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THE PEAL. EIGHT

The fight in Kansas next year will
not be to carry the national delegation
for Taft but to prevent the machine
politicians from using Taft's popularity
to elect themselves delegates and then
re-elect Dave Mulvane national COM
mitteeman. That is what must be pre-
vented at all Observation-Disclosures Jour-
nal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

AS another instance of proving that
there is nothing in a name, John Tenn
pie Graves is a very funny fellow. At
least he has added much to the gaiety
of nations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

There is this comforting thought
about a crop failure: 1t would enable
the railroads of the country to catch
up with their business-perhaps
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26

Secretary Taft's mother is different
from most mothers. She does not care
tie have her son elected president.