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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-12
THE aArHARpr rAM1EE.

Gayhardt is the way the name is spelled, but it is pronounced Gayheart, and 1t is said the family lives up to the pronunciation of It's name. The Gay- hardt family is situated in Baltimore, which is near Washington, and we may soon read that the President has gone to Baltimore to call on the Gayhardts, for they are family after his own heart. Little is said about Old Man Gayhardt, which is perfectly in accord ance with the fitness of things. He works. Mrs. Gayhardt is the mother of fourteen children, all boys and all healthy. Death has never invaded that family circle, and high vitality char acterizes all their domestic arrange ments. To preside over such a house hold is a feat that calls for a striking display of energy. There are seven or eight beds to be made up for every nights repose. Family meals proceed by relays, as there is not room enough for all at one table. They come in squads, and bring such hearty appe- tites with them that barrel of flour lasts only two weeks, although helped out by supplies of bakers bread. It is stated that all the children go to church on Sundays, and every house mother knows what this nleans-what cleaning, polishing, hair-smoothing. and general bringing to neatness and order.
 A great family surely. All the four teen boys cant be President, but per- haps one of them can be. Possibly one of the others can rise to be a pitcher in one of the big leagues. Another may yet be college professor with Car negie salary, or pension, and so on and so forth A Gayhardt Old Home Week by and by would be an interesting and populous affair
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far more than that. But the s27S,- AT was the amount of taxes paid by the negroes under the South Carolina system for distinctly educational pur- poses.
 This is a good showing for people without souls, incapable of being truly civilized, etc., etc South Carolina owes her negroes a vote of thanks, which they will probably get.
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Francisco Jose. who was born in Paradella, Amares, in 17SS, was recent ly presented to the Medical Congress of Tuberculosis at Oporto as a fine specimen of a perfectly healthy old man of the Lusitanian race, Though 119 years old he has no symptom of any disease. Jose served in the Portuguese army which in 1910 opposed the invas- ion of the French under Napoleon l. He was present at the siege of Oporto in 1892 He is still good shot and works as a tailor, carpenter, shoemak- CT, painter and gardener.
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An Episcopal rector at q recent church dinner was telling why men did not at- tend church as In former years. That reminds me-" he said, ''of young man who assumed charge of a parish in a little western town. He was not very successful and became alarmed at the increasing slimness of the congregation attending his services. One day he wrote to the bishop of his diocese about 1t. begging him "to come down and spend quiet Sunday" with him. Soon after, the young man was jared by a letter from the bishop. who was an outspoken man, The letter concluded with these words: You do not need a quiet Sunday. What you need Is an earthcuakel'
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A story of the use of photograph records as evidence in legal proceed ing comes from Paris. A lodger sued his landlord to suppress as nuisance ths noises of a coppersmith on the ground floor. He employed phono- graph to record the sounds complained of, and no sooner was the instrument set going before the judges than they began to stop their ears in dlsmay. The complainant was not long in ob- taining the relief he sought.
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It is discovered that Pennsylvania has still $140OO,Ooo in her treasury. And some are saying, "Of all said words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, It might have been.
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The Springfield Republican thinks that stories of New Haven railroad expansion cannot flourish much longer, because there are limits even to the United States. That's what used to be thought before the Spanish war.
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for over year on the lines of the h. do-European Telegraph company, be- tween London and Teheran, Persia's capital, This circuit is 4,00O miles in length. and in it's course 1t traverses the North sea for two hundred miles and passes through Belgium, Germany, Russia, Turkey in Asia and Persia.
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There are several crumbs of com fort in the thought that Harry Or ehard didn't have business which call ed him to this part of the country.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-12

The Prince Regent of Sweden is the most expert tennis player among the royal families of Europe. His enthusi- asm for the game has resulted in the construction of the best covered court in Europe where he engages in match es with any player worthy of his prowess, whether noble or commoner,
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r1Nes AND DorxGs.

A London food inspector took from dealer sample of butter marked to sell about twenty per cent. below the market price, and, upon examination, found that it was real fresh butter.
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Little Alfonso can be afforded The Spanish ministry reports that all gov ernment expenses are provided for, and that large surplus is in sight.
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The valuable collections relating to gyrsy life and manners formed by the late Charles Godfrey Leland have been given by Mrs. Pennen, his niece, to the British Museum. But note in the in- dex to the manuscripts states that they are "reseryed' for twenty-five years from the public use. They contain, among others. a Romany vocabulary, and a book, "Romany Wit and Wis dom," which was never published.
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Probably the longest telegraph cir cult in the world has been in operation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-21

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.I
A fighting chance is all the average
woman requires.
The trusts demonstrate that many a
profit is without honor.
It makes a fellow feel downcast to
be considered an upstart.
We wouldn't mind the unexpected if
it didn't happen so often.
1t isn't always the stingy man who
keeps his troubles to himself
One mans silence may be more elo-
quent than another mans speech.
Money is the root of all evil, and
sometimes it is also the root of the
family tree.
Wigg-"I tell you. success merely
means hard work" Wagg-''So does
the lack of it,
We all long for the impossible.
There is time in every mans life
when he would like to kick himself
After a man gets rich he rather
doubts the Biblical story about the
camel and the eye of the needle,
Some people impress US as being so
formal as to refuse to bow to the in
evitable without an introduction
I'VE are a nation of runts." ex-
claimed the Wise Guy. Prehistoric
man was much larger than we are,
"weli. for my part replied the Sim
pie Mug ct would much rather be
small than be prehistoric"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-21

up the deficiency, but there is good
reason to believe that the two-cent
rate IL profitable. Kansas, as Attorney
General Jackson has pointed out. will
nave to fight its own battles in this
matter. and the sooner a start is made
the better. If the railroad commission
refuses to act. the blame will rest on
the board. There ought to be no
necessity for a special session of the
legislature to act on this matter, and
only the failure of the railroad COM
miss1oners to do their duty would pos
sfbly furnish an excuse for one. OF
course. If the railroad board refuses
to act. a special session might be call
ed. but in that case the necessity for
the special session would rest upon the
board. Er4tg
If the boards special attorney is
doubtful about the two-cent fare
proposition. the board might consult
with Attorney General Jackson, who
appears to have given the matter some
thought, in spite of the fact that he
is one of the busiest of state officers
Mr.. Jackson. by the way, is the head
of the states legal department, and the
board has only to call upon him to
avail itself of his services.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

[From the Chicago News
Pluck begets more happiness than
luck.
The spice of gossip's life is SLAM
derous story.
Some men never miss the waiter till
their Threats get dry.
It's a poor artist who is unable to
draw his own conclusions.
No matter how big a man is, he can
not afford to belittle others.
There is some hope for the fool who
does not boast of his wisdom.
Misery loves company. That is why
some bachelors and spfnsters marry.
Usually when a man imagines he is
in love he merely has a touch of dys-
pepsia.
But the conceit of the self-made
man isn't in it with that of the tailor
made woman.
Instead of dreaming of tomorrow
the successful man is wide awake to
the opportunities of today.
It's the easiest thing in the world
for a man to stick up for his friends
when they are present.
When a girl says she never intends
to get married she means it about as
much as the man who says he has
more money than he knows what to do
with.
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UP TO TILE BOARD

Is not this present agitation in favor
of special session of the legislature
to enact a two-cent fare law uncalled
for just at present? Is a special ses-
sion of the legislature necessary for
that purpose?
Last winter when the two-cent fare
subject was before the legislature it
was argued that some doubt existed
as to the Justice of establishing a fiat
two-cent- passenger rate in Kansas and
that the legislature did not have suffi-
cient time to thoroughly go into the
matter. 1t was asserted that the state
railroad board had ample authority to
handle the question. and that the leg
islature ought to leave it for the rail-
road board to do. The board, it was
pointed out. had authority to require
reports and information from the rail-
roads, and it could get at all the data
necessary.
When the railroads themselves offer
ed to give Kansas a two-cent mileage
book if the legislature would pass up
the fiat rate proposition, it seemed like
a fair thing to do. with the under
standing that the railroad commission
ers would take up the two-cent fare
question and act upon it. And there
the situation rests.
If special session of the legislature
were called. doubtless these same
arguments would be made again. A
special session appears absolutely I'M
necessary, so far as the passenger rate
question is concerned. The railroad
commission certainly has power to
act.
Neighboring states are enjoying the
two-cent rate fiat. Local travel has
largely increased In those states as a
result. In some sources it is asserted
that this Increased travel has not made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-21

Howard nodded.
t'You poor boy she said. "fSu
must have nearly killed yourself
Father will take you upstairs ana give
you some dry Clothes
"It would be no use." he reminded,
'I've got to get back again. The linn
tied goes through at six and must be
reported"
''But you'll take good care of your
self when you get back, won't your"
she pleaded.
Howard nodded She followed him
to the door.
Howard she called, as he was
turning away. He came back up the
steps.
I'm coming down to see Cousin
Jane tomorrow afternoon" she said
softly. I'll tell you then how sorry
I am that was cross and hateful the
other night
There twas a soft sound of meeting
lips. and then Howard went down the
walk The rain still poured in. sheets,
but he did not notice. In answering
the call he had found not danger, but
happiness. at the other end of the
wire.-(Copyrighted, 1907, by NJ. NJ.
Cunningham
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JOURNAL ENTRIES

The White Sox continue to come
down. We hate to suggest 1t, but they
evidently need some new carriers.
n ~
go to the ant, thou sluggard" ad-
vfsed solomon, but you don't neces-
sarily have to go to a picnic to find the
ant LOOK for him in the cupboard.
* "
Deacon Twogood's idea of being
real wealthy is to be rich enough that
people will call you eccentric" when
you are disagreeaDle
n u ~
We trust the weather will not pIav
another joke on us by making us be-
Heve the hot weather is over, and then
run tho mercury up to 10 in the
shade.
The enemies of the Greek letter
fraternities will be glad to know THAI
Isl An will quit-until they discover
that Isl An Is not Greek letter.
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.AYHAWKER JOTS

after the smoke nuisance. Cigarette?
The Black Hardware company, of
Council Grove, sells the White Line
buggy.
Lacrosse has become so metrop poll
tan that people are run over by auto
mobiles on its streets.
An Allen county man last fall leased
an apple orchard on shares. His share
is four apples, and three bites.
Great Bend horse shoe pitchers are
getting so high toned they are now call
ing it "quoits." When it gets to that
point the game loses it's charm.
Personal in Wellington Daily News:
The top of Charlie Gambrillo's head
looks like a quarter of cleared land.
with a small patch Of timber on the
south eighty.
The geographical center of the Uni
ted States is located nine miles north
west of Smith Center, unless says
the Pioneer, some son of a sea cook
has moved it in the last two or three
days"
Garden City has reached the point
where it believes 1T is entitled to free
mail delivery. When a town is big
enough to have it's mail delivered by
carrier 1t feels as important as boy
does with his first pair of long pants.
A Bendera man who takes the Com
moner, met w. J. Bryan at the Wa
thena Chautauqua and complained that
the paper Doubtless Mr.. Bryan apollo
gized and promised to be more careful
about writing the wrappers hereafter
The good people of Mulvane are ask
ing the city council Ito restrict the Open
Sunday which has grown up in our
midst" The good people should not
have waited until it was grown up. 1t
may be a hard job now.
Henry Allen was interviewed in Kan
sas City the other day and explained
why he quit politics. A reporter asked
him what is going on in Kansas poll
tics. Don't know anything about it
quit running for Office some years ago."
replied Mr.. Allen. why did I quit?
Well, once I was a chump, another
time, I was easy and the last time 1
was just plain fool. I had just
enough sense left to know that ought
not to run for any office and I quit.
There was another reason why I quit
did I ever tell you the story about the
man who ran for the office of county
assessor in Missouri county for "a
years?" NO" was the reply of the
listener. We'll there wasn't anything
to it except that the old fellow ran for
the nomination in season and out of !
season for "a years. Finally the pee
pie rose UP and nominated him. Then
he laid down and died. his honor hav- |
ing been vindicated. I don't want to
die, so I quit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-21
A PROBLEM SOLVED.

we name our girls Lily or Violet, Rose
Or Hyacinth, just as our fancies propose;
FOR ooys. then, why should we make any
About giving such names. say. as Golden
Why, Hollyhock Tompkins. or SweetwiI-
Or Barberry Smith might capture the
Then, why stop at flowers when vegetable
nature
Has for boys and girls both such a rich
nomenclature?
Let US say Stringbeans Perkins is feeding
While Carrot Roots playing with Sum-
mersquash Boggs;
"Punkin'' Hubbard with g1ee gives Philis-
tines jolt,
And equally famous is Cucumber Holt.
If these sound bucolfc. yet who wouldn't
stand
To have a 1and-grabber named Cabbage
De Land?
What charming young girl but would grin
with delight
To be named Lettuce Bray or Celery
White?
Parsley Green is more rustic, but. oh,
OF tender suggestions has Cauliflower
Budd!
The spices, too, offer some suitable turns
In the names Nutmeg Wood and perhaps
Pepper Byrnes.
For a happy young maiden how's Cara
Or hows Cinnamon Bear for a stock
brokers' boy?
These samples, I hope, will SUFFICE to
make plain
The problem of naming the baby is eased
If only with vegetable terms we are
Sleased.
George Jay in Success Magazine.
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GLOBE SIGHTS.
[Fron the Atchison Globe,

[From the Atchison Globe.J
Young people waste a terrible lot of
enthusiasm.
Ever notice how a woman lowers her
voice when she has occasion to ask a
favor7
So many people are unreliable that
lately we are beginning to suspect
our own statements.
A look at the towel would indicate
that every boy in the world is a mem
Der at times of the Black Hand So
ciety.
Potatoes and meat aren't the only
things that should not be swallowed
whole: For instance, there's compli-
ments.
There are women who think 1t is
sufficient proof of intellectually in a
woman If she doesn't believe half the
men say.
The women live to good age con-
sfdering that they spend one-third of
their time in worrying over what to
get for the next meal
clothes has a great deal to say about
her husband not being able to appre-
ciate what she saves him in dress
makers bills.
An Atchison man appealed to a po-
liceman for protection from a woman
who was annoying him. Don't come
to me-" the policeman said, IT am
afraid of her, too"
There is good deal of merit in that
contention OF old-fashioned parents
that children should be put to work as
soon as they are able; that it is a
duty their parents owe them.
Said to be new: A man married a
and later a report was circu-
lated that she was a grass widow.
There may be something in it," he
said: I've noticed that she's troubled
with chiggers, and here lately I've
caught hay fever"
The Globe has been accused of being
too strong an anti-visitor faddist, but
this is what actually happened in Atch-
Ison recently. A very flospitable wo-
man lives on Atchison street, fully 20
blocks from the depot, and two. wo-
men she had never seen, and carry
Ing a baby with them, went there one
afternoon, and she had to get supper
for them. They had to stay here be-
tween trains, and had heard OF her
through relative, SO they went 20
blocks to save the price of a meal.
Another time the Atchison woman's
daughter-in-law's stepmother's cousin
arrived and stayed a week, without in
vitation, and she had baby with her.
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REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR
lFrom the New York Press. ]


Going on a vacation is one way to
learn to do without comforts.
Either a girl is heartbroken because
she can't marry a man or because she
does.
A man would just as lief be honest
as not if it were possible to make any
money that way.
A woman never feels entirely re-
spectacle unless something she wears
is done in handstitching.
An alarm clock is a useful thing to
make you wish In the morning you
hadn't set it to go off so early.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-21
This Language of Ours.

''F'riel hit weak and nervous roller to
Anderson, who stabbed at it,"
1.-THE two men on bases were tearing
around like tomcats filled with bird
shot"
'Friel was throwing the mud head
high as he p1oughed"
Anderson gathered the damp horse
hide and chucked it,
THE fielding on both sides was green,
with saffron touches
1.-THE sign to turn the electricity on
was made by Cantillon."
big John Anderson slipped a single
off Roberttaillie.'
NH and Perrine grabbed the bound
ing atmosphere"
Hughes and Patten got dement's for
Selling their left feet"
"Robby tried a damp sling wash
ington Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-21
A Cruel VIII.

The will of Thomas Smell, filed for
probate today brought to light a queer
exhibition of eccentricity. Smell took
advantage of the extreme limit allow
keep an estate Valued at sioooi 900
intact until twenty years after the
death of his youngest great-grandchild,
now aged six. The legatees are thus
allowed a share of the income only
They comprise Richard Smell, Clinton
a SON: Lena Dinsmore. San Jose, Cal,
a niece; Thornton Smell. Elkhart. Ind,
and Harry Smell. Bloomington
nephews, and seven children of a de-
ceased brother residing in Kansas CITY.
The will virtually orders that the in
heritance shall not fall due till the
heirs are dead.-Chicago Inter-Ocean
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FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State Tournal
away during the summer EIay nave
the paper mailed regularly each day
10 any address at the rate OF ten cents
n week or thirty cents a month (by
mail only. Address changed as often
ms desired While out OF town the
State Journal will be to you Hike
daily letter from home.
Advance payment As requested ON
these short time subscriptions to save
bookkeeping expense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-21
KANSAS CONAENT

THE NEWS AND THE STRIKE.
The Associated Press is the greatest
news gathering agency in the world: In
no instance has it's superior organ1za-
ton been put to such test as in the
present telegraphers strike. The As
sociated Press operators were the best
in the country BY long experience
with the intricate news reports they
had acquired an understanding of the
work which seemed to make them in
dispensable. When they all left their
keys 1t was supposed that 1T would alb
solutely destroy the great news service
of the Associated Press. The result has
been surprising. While the strike IN
terfered for a few days the vital news
has been covered by specials and the
great news gathering association is
now serving, it's members with an adj
mirable report, which grows better each
day. The Associated Press will win
against the strike Of its operators, who
had no real grievance, and whose going
out is in reality a sympathetic move,
based on their belief that it would help
the other operators. The Associated
Press operators get from $27 to $50 per
week, while the commercial operators
get from $50 to 500 per month.-Wichtta
Beacon.
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FROM OTHER PENS
rHE DIES MONIES Plan.

Thoughtful students of the problem of
municipal government will watch with
deep interest the effect of the new law
governing the city of Desi Moines, Iowa.
The people of that municipality will
hereafter have a great deal to say re-
garding the bestowal of franchises for
public utilities. Instead of placing the
control of these matters in the hands of
the city councils, subject to approval by
the mayor in Des Moines all franchises
must be submitted to the vote of the
people, In this way public improve
ments which are needed, and which cor
porations are willing to supply on terms
satisfactory to both, can be had. There
will be no holding-up of rapid transit
ordinances, for example, which appeal
to the people as desirable, or obstructing
beneficial measures by pigeon-holing
them in committees. This interesting
plan combines the administrative and
legislative functions of city government
in an elective council of five, headed by
a mayor. In addition to requiring that
all franchises must be submitted to the
vote of the people, it establishes the re-
call, the initiative, the referendum and
direct primary Observation-Disclosures
Chronicle-Telegrap
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Secretary Taft does not appear to
be afraid of government regulation
that will let the government make the
rates, amounting practically to gov
eminent operation such as Senator
Long proclaimed against last year.
Taft IS for regulation that regulates.
and any regulation that does that will
say what the rates shall be.
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It is reported that the government
has spies on the payrolls of the trusts
to find out their secret workings. This
may bring forth some crfticism-if it
is true-but it should be remembered
that the trusts have their spies in the
United States senate-any number of
them