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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14
ORIGIN OF .sThe Dickens"

"Oh, go to the dickensi" What the
dickens you got ter do with it," and
similar remarks including dickens
are classed among cursory expressions
or cuss words. Modest well manner
ed women who have not mingled with
the world too recklessly are content
with plague take it, and "confound
it," but real old-fashioned, vigorous
damn is common enough nowadays
among those of the fair sex who know
a thing or two and are somewhat ad-
vanced, 1t is the most singular that
the expletive dickens Is almost uni
yersally associated with Charles Dick
ems; and 1 have often seen it capital
lied by the ignorant in honor of the
renowned author.
Shakespeare wrote THE Merry
Wives of Winsdor" in 160O-about
two and a half centuries before the
author of "Mr. Pickwick' became a
world celebrity; and in that COMEDY
Mrs. Page is made to remark, Il cannot
tell what the dickens his name is
The word dickens means the
deuce" go to the deuce" Is as
common as go to the dickens. And
it may please all the Dicksons, Dixons,
Dickinsons Diccinsons, Dickensens,
Dickenses, Dickonsons &C.. to know
that their names are derived from the
original little bit of profanity used
by grand ladies in the court OF Eliza
beth. and by Good Queen Bess~ herself,
the equivalent of .'the deuce"-that
is. sthe dickens.''-New York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
rFrom the CHICAGO News.l

TFrom the CHICAGO News.l
Investigating committees cannot harm
honest men.
Few people mourn the loss OIL Olil''i
neonle's money.
Every time a man bets with woman
he loses If he wins.
Every bride should possess a lot Oh
patience and a cook book
II doesn't always pay to be good-and
it never pays to be bad.
Ana the heiress who marries title
seldom gets her moneys worth
D,,rino the courtship it's tempera-
rnent. after marriage it's case OF tenn
per.
MS oueer how anxious people are to
,a,,d x,o,I money when you don't need it.
the father gives the bride away-if
her small brother doesn't get ahead of
him.
rFbe man. who is paying for a house
IN the instaIlment plan has a castle in
a woman of SIS can seldom remember
anvthing that happened more than
twenty years ago.
The man who is ashamed to admit
that he is a politician will never ger
much coin out of politics.
Romance makes a bee line for the
tall timber when man begins to refer
to his wife as the "old woman"
A pessimist thinks it is an i'll wind that
blows anybody any good but himself.
An cptimist doesn't care whether IT is
windy or not.
If the young man isn't too dense
well-tirned yawn on the part OF the glrI
VIII start him homeward as quickly as
the application of paternal shoe leatner'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14
GLOBE SIGHTS.

From the Atchison Daily Globe.I
It's very, very easy to be foolish.
Better watch out.
You can tell. married man when
he passes through a screen door by
the way he fights the flies.
religion with anyone of whom you
may some day want favor.
No man was ever brought up in
what he regards as the proper way
when he turns out to be failure.
No one can properly enjoy eating
corn off the cob unless he can
stretch an actave with his mouth.
You are more apt to hear any
woman rave over a doctor than the
man who has TO earn the money
to pay her bills.
summer resorts are becoming
about as disagreeable to take as pills.
Thev are sugar-coated, but they cost
money and are disagreeable.
The shaNbiest thing in the world is
a worn out welcome, but the people
who wear it do not seem to notice
anything wrong with it,
1t is wonderful how a school teach
er will regard the importance of cor
rect spelling oyerestimated after she
has a lover who can't spell.
We have never heard of any
one who was prevented from doing
what he. or she, wanted. to do, by
the presence of a chaperon.
When Father scolds. the girls, in
stead of seeing any justice in his
complaints. blame Mother for ever
bringing him into the family.
The government is so fierce in pro-
hibiting matter of the nature of a lot
terry going through the mails, we
wonder it doesn't hold UP love letters.
This is the season of the year
when the most important question
around every home is how many
clothes the visiting girl will have in
the wash.
Speaking of old-fashioned things:
What has become of the old-fashioned
back yard that was always wet,
muddy, sloppy and slippery. and dis
graceful looking sight?
Women are smarter than men: A
woman can take care of her house
hold and attend a crying baby, but a
man can't go on with his work If
there is sack of nuts on his desk.
Every mans friends are divided by
a line: Those on one side who show
their years by advising him to save
his money and those on the other
side who show their youth in calling
him q tight wad-
A certain Atchison man, formerly
very useful. is lately of no account
whatever. because he is in love. His
friends are urging him to get mar
riad as soon as possible, and get back
to his former usefulness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

EFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
Mans chief end is his finish.
Be useful, but don't be used.
A girl may be the pink OF propriety
and still feel blue.
The counterfeiter should be paid in
his own coin.
1t is the common lot of man to wish
for an uncommon lot
No, Maude, dear; the florist isn't a
PIANIST just because he deals in palms.
A man can make light of many things,
but seldom of his wife's biscuits.
It's all right to look on the bright side,
but it's better to take a peep at both
sides.
The pfckpoclket naturally tries to keep
his hand IN, but sometimes succeeds in
putting his foot in it.
Sunday School Teacher-"The Bible
says the veil OF the temple was rent fl
twain. What are we supposed to un-
derstand by that?" Willie Green-"I
s'pose it means that it was rented to
two families"
Little Willie Con his first visit to the
country)-"This milk is awful good.
Where did it come from, mamma 2"
Mamma-"From COW, my dear" Little
Willie" Mamma. why doesn't our milk
man get a cow"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14
JOURNAL ENTRIES

A Topeka family has rented house
with a garage on the premises, but the
only vehicle they have to keep in 1t is
a baby buggy.
X
If curves go out of fashion in fenli-
nine attire. as sombody or other de-
clares, it is evident that, some angular
ladies will be very much in fashion.
y X y
The name of one of the horses that
has been here in the races this week
is ''Alice Roosevelt" This department
would like to know why it isn't chang
ed to Longworth.
X
There is this objection to the can
didacy of Taft: 1t Is giving Ohio en-
tirely too much of the limelight.
X
A Topeka girl who has waited in
vain for years for a Prince has con-
cluded that the proverb, "All things
come to him who waits means just
what it says and does not include
femininity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14
AN ExPENsIyE LESSON.

With the payment of a II per cent
dividend this week by Receiver Brad
ley, 1t IS stated that the assets of the
defunct First National bank are about
exhausted and depositors need expect
little more.
This II per cent dividend returns to
the state of Kansas se5es67o of the
$54S. 900. approximately. of state funds
that T. T. Kelly had on deposit in the
bank when it smashed. There is still
$9s.530.O5 due the state, practically all
of which it will lose, besides being out
tied uD in the bank.
Nearly 100000 Is the price paid by
the people of Kansas for electing a
man to a position Of responsibility
when they knew of the bad record he
had behind him. 1t is no use. of course.
to cry over spilled milk, but the ques-
ton is. will the people profit by the
lesson? To be sure Kelly's second NOM
nation was secured by the manipula-
ton of conventions. by putting up bolt
ing delegations in counties that were
against him-his own among others
and seating those delegations in a high
handed manner, but the people were
not Obliged to re-elect Kelly even if he
was on the Republican ticket
OF course, partisan politics did it, and
therein lies the curse of partisanship.
Partisanship is all right in its way, but
when dishonest or designing men load
themselves on to a party. the honest
partisan is not obliged to stand for
them Blind partisanship has cost
Kansas dearly in the past. and 1t Is to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14
Cat Two years in a Mine.

After spending two years in the
depths of a coal mine cat owned py
lanes Warke of Ashley, Pa. has re-
turned him. The cat was such an IN
veterate thief that Mrs. Warke insisted
two years ago that it should be killed
or lost Several attempts to lose II
failed and warke, who is a miner, then
nut him in a bag and took him to one
of the lowest levels of the No. 20 col
liery.. There he f1ourished and grew rat.
There was fine hunting, the big mine
rate being numerous and daring. Ike
Gently. the mine was shut down, and as
there was no more grain in the stables
the rats left. Now there is no more
hunting and the cat made its appear
ance at Warke's home. How ne got
out of the mine is a mystery.-Omaha
Rec
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14
AYHAWKER JOTS

The truant officer Is already get
ting busy at Norton. He bagged "a
delinquents the first day.
The Union reports that everybody is
hunting houses at Pratt. This, then.
is the open season. for houses out
there.
An Abilene man gave the Reflector
two-pound tomato that he had
raised, and the Reflector duly re-
fiected thereon.
Up at Beverly an "ugliest baby con-
test has been inaugurated and three
their safety they better declare all en-
tries ineligible because of too much
beauty.
A well-known Lawrence young
man. according to the World. is hay
ing such a hard time with his girl's
father that he has even become
afraid of the chairs in the parlor be-
cause they are armed.
There Is question whether this
item from the Hiawatha World should
be listed as a casualty or sport: Or.
Smith, of Hoiton, in giving ex-Gov.
Bailey ride In his new automobile
ran over three chickens and dog
Live stock note from the Norton
Telegram: A farmer with two year
old steer in a wagon had some trouble
in the north part of town this AFTER
noon The steer butted the man out
of the wagon on the horses and the
team started to kick and run away
After circling Mr.. Thompson's resi-
dence the wagon turned over and the
horses stopped. Very little damage
resulted and the affair was very
laughable one on account of the bel
lowings made by the steer during the
exciting period of the incident.
Some things must be charged up
against the automobile, also. There is
this from the Concordia Blade: Dud
Shetterley who skipped town Monday
before a warrant could be served on
him. made his getaway in an auto
mobile According to the story told
by the police, he beat his wife while
drunk Sunday and threatened TO cut
her threat with a razor. HIS conduct
disturbed the entire neighDornooo.
Dud is old enough to have arrived at
the age of discretion and good be-
havior. but when he takes on load or
bootleg whisky he hasn't as much
sense as a rabbit chased by yellow
dog"
Jewell Republican,: Next Monday
morning we will hear the tramp
earth 1t will throng the streets OF
the cities and villages, and stream
along the highways and byways or all
the hills and valleys of this fair lana.
In this glad throng Will be the prlue
of the homes, the hope OF the coun-
trv the sinews of Industries. the des-
tiny of the nation. Future presioen.s
and GOOD mechanics are marching sloe
nv side There are authors anu
statesmen. preachers, teachers
erals philosophers. magnates' us
coverers. experts, specialists ana fu-
t1re leaders of men in their ranks
rake off YOUR hat to this Grand Army
Of the Republic and to the men ana
women who viii point out to them 1tne
way of achievement and success
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR

[From the New York Press-]
A woman is so deceptive she can have
a temper without even red hair.
No matter how much a summer vaca-
ton costs it's worth the money to get
home.
When a man is sane he doesn't know
the first thing about writing love let
ter.
A woman can hardly ever afford any
thing for herself that she Is sure she
can afford for her children.
There is something about the average
you wonder how they look when they
have clothes on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14
BARX NAV


JUST a chubby bunch of dimples,
1, Juse a tangle of bright hair,
'ISs q oiue-eyed bit of sunshine,
lust Dtnk-toed feet everywhere,
'u at Deani of baby sweetness,
11 r1.nat the tenderest feeling starts.
WIN a light from heaven bringing,
Making sunlight in our hearts.
Just a little human flower.
fragrant as the summer air,
rose lips softly crushed by kisses,
one is always pressing there.
Just dainty fount of cooings,
That like trill of song bird darts,
And whose merry baby laughter
Is like music in our hearts.
Just bit of angel Wilderness
Dropped unspotted from the skies,
With their purity still shining
In the clear calm of her eyes.
Just a little tender lily
Whose sweet innocense irnparts
Such an incense that we feel it
Like prayer within our hearts.
Baltimore American
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

A few month ago 1t was scarcely be-
neved that anything could make the
Standard Oil company obey the law, but
since that fine was imposed the Stand
ard carefully pokes all railroad money
with long stick before picking 1t up,
to make sure it isn't loaded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

latter part of this statement is the
strange feature about it. With tho
present state of "dryness" in Kansas,
the wonder is that the key was not
seized by a thirsty throng before 1t was
unloaded from the train. and Its con-
tents consumed without delay. ., :
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

The weather has been too unfavor-
able for Walter Wellman to make his
start for the pole. WelIman is lucky.
Many another explorer has made the
start but has encountered the unfavor-
able weather later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

The telephone company in Philadel-
phia has instructed it's central girls
to cut out the word please" in talk
ing to patrons. 1t figures that the
word is used 100000 times a day by
the operators. and that it requires a
half second OF time to say ii. Thus
$4,000 seconds-or 125 hours-is
wasted on the little polite word. Phila-
delphia probably wants that 125 hours
for sleeping purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

H H. Tucker got out of Jail In time
10 attend the International Petroleum
congress in Bucharest. but for some
reason he isn't attending. Perhaps he
Is too busy filling orders for that anti
Standard book
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

Secretary Taft may be "the Great
Postponer," as Mr.. Bryan asserts. but
the latter has doubtless noticed that he
does not postpone replying to an OPP
ponent whenever occasion demands IT..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

Der stylish woman will nod hat any
hips to speak uf, says der Dressmak-
ers Onion. / know uf few vich will
rekvire der constandt addention uf a
anti-fat dokter uf dey dondt. But,
yedt, allFetty, der dressmakers ISIS
right. aftder all. Der Vimmen's hips
should nod be spoken uf anyway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

Once more the revolver in the hands
of a careless idiot has cost a human
life and untold anguish to friends.
What's the use OF 1t all? OF what ben
eft is a revolver in the hands of the
ordinary person anyway?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

The Washington Star publishes an
editorial entitled. organs Running
Mate" But is it definitely settled that
Mr.. Bryan is to need any running
mate?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

Harry Thaw's' nephew has been sent
as a missionary to Syria. If Harry
would agree to go to some such place,
perhaps 1t would be easier to persuade
a jury to acquit him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14
ALSO NATURE FAKERs!

The president is working on six
speecnes. which means that certain
silk-hatted scoundrels will again seek
the cyclone cellar.-Detroit News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

Down in Wichita der boos fernin ISIS
broken. Two-per-cent ISIS nearly es
hard to gedt dere now es beer vas two
weeks ago. Dis ISIS printed es infer
nation fer some Wichita folks vich
have peen in eggsile. Dey can go back
now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

Japan is feeling chesty again. Per-
haps it has heard the high opinion
Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson
has of its fighting qualities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

And now the Japanese propose t.
blame US for the Vancouver riots also
Well did you ever!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

While the first frosts of the season
came on Monday night. it was Tuesday
night that the hopes of Kansas people
Tor a two-cent fare were frost-bitten.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

Dere ISIS dis much to say fer cold
vedder, der gas hold-oop notwith-
standing. Good cold vedder will put a
crimp in dot Bar Harbor young vo-
mans vot wears a Grecian costume.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

DR.. Wiley produces statistics to
show that human life is growing
longer, but the -undertakers are not
IikelY to go out of business just yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

Governor Johnson. of Minnesota, says
he Is not a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for president. Mr..
Bryan has not been heard making any
such rash statement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

Perhaps the trouble was that Walter
wellman couldn't keep his feet warm
UP there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

Now we are assured from the cas-
that there will be no panic The cas-
was a long time finding 1t out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

Skirt dances have been forbidden
at the Iowa State fair, but the old
reliable AGRICULTURAL horse trot will
continue to attract the farmers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

Some people are extremely lucky
Richard Croker not only won the Eng
lish derby, but he also got out of New
York politics just in time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14
HE CAN'T BE WRONG,

War between Japan and China
Can it be that Richmond Pearson
Hooson got hold of the wrong horo-
scope ?-Indianapolis News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

1t is to be hoped that we get two
cent fare in time to put Governor
Hoch In the proper frame of mind
to write his Thanksgiving proclama-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

a bad von-fer der Chink. Uf he
dondt shoot hisseluf in der neck NIT
id, some vite man ISIS liaple to dake Ia
away from him und bump him on der
lid NIT it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

Why cannot the White Sox play as
we'll against other towns as they DC
when they go up against Wichita?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

walter WeIIman Is on his way home
Look out for the lecture bureau an
nouncements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

Misder Hartman gate some re-
porders a lesson in der yoos uf a lam
tern He seemed a exspert nit der
comon' er garden variety uf lantern,
but Won may gadder from der Remarks
made by hiss enemies dot he iss ex-
porter NIT der dark lantern.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

Looks like Taft and Hughes" says
an exchange. And that looks ike
pretty good combination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

Ply means uf a proclamation Mayor
Green closed hiss grocery shop two
afternoons dis week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

A northern Kansas paper reports
that a five-Eallon key of liquor was
received there and remained on the
depot platform for some time. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

A dispadge from Vancouver sayss a
lod uf Chinks ISIS armed NIT guns. Der
combination uf a Chink und gun ISIS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14
KANSAS C0AAENT
NEBRASKA.

IN NEBRASKA.
Nebraska has made mucn progress
politically during the past few years:
The people made the raiiroaos stano q
States senator. for the first time in
history; they have reduced express
rates one-fourth and MADE IL SUCK,
have regulated freight rates, made the
passenger fare two cents per mile,
and this week they tried for the first
time their new direct primary election
law, no conventions being held any
where in the state Kansas also was
ready to put in force all these pro-
gressive measures; but a hold-over
senate upon which the special inter-
ests still had a controlling grip, eth
er defeated or forced compromise
on every one of these measures
Jewell Republican.
FUN OF BEING CAR.
The Gar Of Russia visited st. Pet
ersburg last week for the second time
In two years. He entered the capital
of his empire as steathily as burg
lar enters a residence which he In
tends to rob and after he had attend
ed religious ceremony in honor of
his grandfather, Alexander second.
ne silently and secretly stole out OF
the town. He concealed from the pub
lie knowledge If his presence in the
city, because he was afraid Of assas-
sination, What pleasure can he have
In the government of his dominion,
when he is In mortal fear of the peo-
pie whose love he should enjoy.-Sa-
lima Journal.
A CONTRADICTION.
Artist Earle's first plea was that his
marriage with Miss Kuttner. an event
to which he looks forward, was fore
ordained before their births. The
force of this excuse is essentially
weakened when he pleads the injus-
tlce or the French system of prear-
ranging marriages. Encouragement
and foreordained are not so very diff
ferent in matrimonial contracts
Wichita Beacon.
CROP ROTATION
Half a dozen speeches are to come
from the president in October. From
the continued fertility of the presi-
dents mind. we judge he has made a
careful study of the advantages of
crop rotation and other scientific sub
jects bearing upon fertility.-Law-
renee World.
BARGAINS IN BUZZ BUGGIES.
Owing to the near approach of fall,
and for other satisfactory reasons, o.
600 New Workers have sold their au-
tomo b1les, and nearly as many more
have .countermanded orders for new
machines. Now is the time for the
Kansas farmer to purchase his horse
less chaise.-Leavenwor Times.
BIG FAILURE.
The biggest failure on Wall street
was the failure to get up a panic to
order or discredit the administration
Jewell Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

Nit der aid uf der courts, a choich
socieoy ISIS carefully picking a Kansas
Svede, clear down to der pin-fedders.
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ALWAYS THERE.

The revolver that Is not loaded con-
unues to keep its place In the armory
OF the angel OF death.-Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

Der tout und hiss INSIDE informa-
ton" ISIS soon parted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14

Artist Earle appears to have disap-