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|bt since the break began has the zet been so demoralized as it was |frst quarter hour Stocks were iwn over regardless of price, and |starred prices on the tape told @
 of confusion and lost confidence Ing security holders.
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 last fall were at about 120.
 The support of United States Steel by Standard Oil'interests was regarded as one of the most interesting features of the market, and it was saidt by one prominent man to indicate coalition between the Morgan and Rockefeller forces, a case of ''union for defense"
 It is probable that the walking out of local telegraph operators had some thing to do with the early afternoon break in stocks, which carried Read ing down to new low record for the day, and other issues before o'clock to prices nearly as low as during the orening collapse. But brokers reported that the selling press1re early in the afternoon was light,
 The, low-priced, non-dividend shares were weak, In this class were south ern Railway common, Mexican Central, Colorado Southern, Denver and Rio Grande, Colorado Fuel, Rock Island, Pressed Steel and Erie common The | deliveries in some instances were quite heavy and carried the stocks lower than in March Now and then there is steady investment buying in small lots. representing investments of 10 to go shares at from $200 to $7OO, by the class of people who look for large profit in this at present non-produc- tive group of securities.
 Time money rates were higher and siXty-day loans were quoted yesterday morning at per cent. flat, as against 5 1-2 per cent last week. There was very little time money in the market and the assertion was freely made that the demand was so far in excess of supply as to place lenders in a po- sition to name their own rates for largo amounts
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SlSlll.
 market seems to be in a mood of Elation which for the present takes ore account of developments, fav- Ee or unfavorable, than it did in it's M of speculation for the rise, last *ber and November. In many res
 the present market is a logical hesis of the other.
 decline of II points in Inter-Met per cent. bonds to 53, and break
 points in Standard Oil stocks were 3ents illustrating the frightened
 of investment conditions.
 situation was aggravated here by Etrain that long decline in prices uces when there IS no relief ir past weeks wholesale liquida, of stocks, with consequent redlse- of the burden of liabilities resting 4 he New York banks, is the only
 road to avoiding extremely awk
 money complications. Hart from the disturbed conditions < ad the factors making for the low range of the year were the thir, < ment of the report of Commis sr Smith on Standard Oil methods I h was met with a bitter and sar
 c reply from the Rockefeller in Ets, a severe decline in the price o CT and silver. the Western Uniol , ators' strike and low bank re ps
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|fter all the liquidation and decline
 le past six months it seems strange
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'Ex-d dividend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-13
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
A gathering of Elks is naturally a
stag party.
Mora" support may be very COM
forting. but it doesn't win elections.
In painting the town red 1t seems
also necessary to make the air blue.
We never know what we can do till
we try, and then sometimes we are
sorry we found out.
Even when fellow is on the de-
fensive he is offensive to the people
who don't like him.
The offer of an engagement ring
generally influences a girl to give
fellow the glad hand.
Some men wouldn't know what to
do with themselves If by chance they
should get out Of debt.
Discretion frequently gets the repu-
tation of being the better part of valor
when it is really the lack of nerve.
NelI-'Chollie Saphedde is in love
with me-" Belle-"He' doesn't act like
it." Nell-"No, I haven't told him
YETI
There is no freedom of speech in
this country" exclaimed the Social
istic orator. "Oh, I don't know" re-
Piled the man on the outskirts of the
crowd; 1--WE are not all married."
Tommy-"Pop. when is a girl an
old maid? ?" "Tommy's Pop-"When
she begins to worry for fear she won't
get married, my son. Tommy
"And when is a man an old bach
elor?" Tommy's Pop-''When he be-
gins to worry for fear he WILL
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

[From the Chicago News.]
Profile portraits are one-sided af-
fairs.
If a girl is as good as pie she doesn't
always take the cake.
A man isn't necessarily charitable
because he gives himself away.
As a rule the girl who jilts a young
man does him a great favor.
Some men fail because they are
honest ana some because they are not.
1t is the easiest thing in the world
to dream that you are making money.
A telephone in your house is a great
convenience for your neighbors.
Unless a woman can read between
the lines she'll never know her hus-
band like a book.
Many a successful man got his start
in life by having a woman push him
along in a go-cart.
When a mans success meets his ex-
pectations the latter are usually on
their return trip.
Never start a modest man to talk
ing about himself unless you have
nothing to do but listen.
It's so much easier for man to
make a woman happy during court
ship than it is for him to make good
after marriage
Woman say that men are all alike,
but when two men fall in love with
the same woman a difference soon ex-
lists between them.
Too many people deny themselves
the comforts of life in order to pile up
an estate for a bunch OF dissatisfied
heirs to fight over.
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HYHAWKER JOTS

| Clark Conkling of the Lyons Repub-
| lican is the oldest newspaper man in
point of continuous service on one
paper in the Seventh district
The Haywood trial is said to have
cost the state of Idaho 100000. which
| the Holton Recorder cites as other evil
dence that Haywood and his crowd are
undesirable citizens.
Bert Walker says he suspected there
was a fish trust. even before Uncle
Sam discovered it. He says he hasn't
had a bite the last half dozen times he
has gone to the river with his hook
and line.
Bendena is said to be the only town
in Kansas without a church There
are churches all around it in the
country, and the town people attend
those. A few years ago Potwin was an
incorporated city with neither church
nor joint. but since 1t has been taken
into Topeka it has lost that distinc-
ton.
Old Dad Lummux. of the Vinland
Vine. is offended because he did not
get an invitation to the Beverage we'd
ding. We did not get an invitation to
Senator Beveridge's wedding, says
Colonel Lummux. but we did get
printed copy of his speech in the sem
ate. Possibly he does not know that
# one senator could frank COW an
other could a wedding invitation"
Homemade definitions by Ralph
TennaI: Home-A place where you
do not hesitate to do what you long to
do elsewhere. Family-A number or
persons who are obliged to listen to
opinions you do not express to others.
The land of freedom-A yet undiscov-
eerd country where a man can do
what he wants to when he wants to do
it, and in the way he wants it done.
The editor of the Beattie Eagle is
athe father of a new girl. In the rush
of getting out the newspaper, and run
ming errands for the nurse, and ad-
miring the baby, he has had no time
to repIr to the various congratulatory
notes, kilograms, telephone messages,
etc. So he prints a card OF thanks
ending in this somewhat familiar man
ner: 1--WE take this means of express
ing our heartfelt thanks to all in this
our glad hour of amusement"
Osborne Farmer: One of the pet
theories of an old maid is that if she
were boss she would make the neigh
boris kids stand around and obey and
have the old man home on time for
a member of the church he always
saws of him: What more could you
expect. He belongs to church. That's
why 1 don't join" This is an age
men who have owned automobiles but
a few weeks are getting so they can
drive them with one hand when the
occasion arises. Some girls be-
come old maids from choice. some be-
cause they can't help 1t and some be-
cause they didn't care to hook up with
any one of the six or eight worthless
dubs who wanted them. Old Bill
Shiftless has been roasting secret So
cieties a good deal lately. We know
Bill sent his application into the
Woodmen a couple of weeks ago, and
when they came to ballot there wasn't
enough black balls to go around.
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One of the fine tributes to the memory
of the late Justice Valentine is that in
this brief paragraph from the Kansas
City Star: The death of Judge Daniel
NJ. Valentine at Topeka removes an
other of the plucky pioneers who were
prominent in the building of Kansas
His twenty-four years service on the
supreme bench gave to Judge Valen-
tine an acquaintance throughout the
state possessed possibly by no other
man in Kansas. and he was one of the
few officials OF the new state during
those strenuous days Of the formative
period of it's history who stood above the
fractional and partisan quarrels which
clouded the career of many bright men
of that day. Not even the suspicion of
scandal ever attached to the private or
public life of Judge Valentine, although
he served his state at time when po-
Htical and official scandal was regarded
in Topeka as almost conventional His
defeat in 1892 for reelection to the
bench was one OF the misfortunes of
politics which the state would have COR
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'"They will not stop us; they have
a passport" he answered.
He leaned down and picked up the
tiny handkerchief which had faller
from the countess hand. In one cor
ner was embroidered a device, and al
sight of it he gave a quick start.
"Evelyne-what is your name your
family name?" he demanded in
strange tone.
sI'Arant," she answered, a sudden
chill of fear at her heart.
"Then you are the Countess Eve
lyme he said softly, and smiled He
touched the indicator and the car
came to a stand. Turn round Leon,
and drive to the country place of the
Countess of Arant. and you may take
your time" he ordered.
The machine swung about and pro-
ceeded back over the way they had
just come. The girl caught her lovers
arm and gazed into his face with tear
wet, pleading eyes.
'Oh, Robert, Robert, you are taking
me back!" she cried. Indeed, I am
just girl. like any other, and I love
you-you are taking me back to worse
than death. In two days will be mar
ried-to the Duke of Maratine!"
and do you think that will be so
terrible, little grip" he whispered. as
he held her close to his heart. Some
how, don't think you will so much
mind, dear-for it happens that am
the Duke of Maratine.'-(Copyrig
ed, 1907, by E. c. Parcells.)
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JOURNAL ENTRIES

Bill Quantrell should make a visit
to Kansas and identify those bones of
his that are in the state historical So
ciety.
The Wichita situation is causing
Marsh Murdoch a great deal of uneasi-
less and he is having one fit after an
other. Why not move to Topeka where
all is peace and harmony?
X 4 4
Bill Reeder's enthusiasm for a pri-
mary in the Sixth district, is showing
signs of aba tement, He is evidently in
favor of a primary-for the other fell
low.
Gene Denton, the Kansas secretary
of state, is the best natured man in
Kansas. This IS no reflection on Tom
McNeal
Henry Allen made a speech at Dodge
City the other day which, it is claimed,
cred in Kansas. His residence in the
Windy Wonder is evidently having its
effect.
Del Travis, the Kansas game war;
den, has some ideas that the next state
legislature should &p&&esSs -pss-~ li~t
1t is reported that Deacon Walker
of the Osborne Farmer. will soon be-
come a benedict. And his case has al
ways been considered hopeless, too.
Evidently the oil trust is in no hurry
to pay that $4,000 900 fine. The price
of oil hasn't yet been raised.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
IFrom the New York Press.l

IFrom the New York Press1
When YOU see a blond head, maybe
is was always so.
If man has any theories about
how to raise a family it's because he
has no family.
A man can stand most any morti-
fication except to have his old love
letters quoted to him.
A girl can always find a man to
marry If she can only get the trous-
seau to marry him in.
A nice thing about losing your
money in an investment is the way
your family can't nag you to give it to
them.
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BEDTIME.

At o'clock the golden sun seeks In the
ruddy West
The downy coverlets of cloud the night
draws DER his breast:
AT O'Clock the whippoorwil cries good
night to the CLEAN:
At O'clock the sandman comes to close
sweet eyes in dream.
AT o'clock the sandman comes and little
boys and girls
Upon the breast of rocka-by lay all their
pretty curlS;
At s O'Clock the lips of love the songs of
slumber start
And soon two hearts are folded sweet
within a mothers heart.
Baltimore American.
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HUNOR or THE Day

Do you believe in the fatalistic theory
t thAt D., the hour of mans death is fore
me? Certainly notr'
You speak positively"
well, ought to know. I'm doctor"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mosquitoes large here?''
Purity large" answered Farmer Corn
ger. Then mebbe some of these fellows
that's 50 crazy for huntin' would come
'em. '-Washington Star
Mrs. Chugwater (who has been reading
do they call that place The" Hague?
Mr.. Crugwater-''The'' is short for
would know that without being told
Chicago Tribune.
my little girl is. She repeats every word
after me.
He-she must get awfully tired.-F1ie-
Mrs Mrs.. HighmTs Con the way back)-what
Mrs. Upmore-Wasn't it, though! She
kept telling us all about her troubles with
hired girls and didn't give US chance
TO say word about ours.-Chicago Tri-
bune.
yoh hard luck stories," said Uncle Eben;
but yoh never kin tell whether he is
sympathizin' wifi yoh or congratulatin' his
Star
How did Jibbs first come to be smitten
with the pretty girl he's engaged tor
He said he was hard hit with the first
look she gave him.
And yet that must have been a glancfnr
blow. "-Washington Herald
What interested you most in youh2trav-
els, Major?
Major-well. the mummy of a queen I
saw IN Egypt. It's wonderful how they
could make a woman dry up and staY
that way.-Pick-Me-Up
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SHAWNEE COUNTY TAX LEVY.

The Shawnee county commissioners
have followed the lead of the Topeka
city council and announced a substan-
tial reduction in the tax levy. This is
an action that will be applauded by
every one who pays taxes. Its inf1u-
ence outside the county will be good.
While in the present instance the ac-
ton of the county board is applauded
there are cases in which the desire to
make showing" gets the better of
the good judgment of the members Of
the county business court, and action
is taken that seriously cripples the
county. The affairs of Shawnee coun-
-ty We're never in better shape. A grad
ual reformation has been going on for
several years. Corporations that have
not borne their just proportion of the
public burdens have been brought to
time. Individuals who have hidden
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GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe


" How boy hates to contest! p
AS rule, If a man visits his first
wife's grave, it is because his second
wife takes him.
Widowers do one thing better than
widows: They don't take their children
with them on their second wedding
tri2.
What has become of the old-fssbfon-
ed woman who thought it a waste Of
time to fan anywhere except in church?
When mans second wife wants to
be acceptable, she has to be agreeable
to three sets of kin: Her husbands. his
first wife's, and her own.
Every anniversary is a tombstone to
a woman. 1t reminds her that So-and-
So, who was here one, two, or three
years ago, is dead now, boo hoo
Are you kicking yourself out of a
job? Many people do it. Are you will
ing to accept a poorer job in order that
you may have your fool way? Many
people are.
DO you remember what owen Mere
dith said?" a woman asked an Atchi-
son man today. NO" the man re-
piled, Il don't remember it, and don't
care to hear it,
Il don't take much stock in the
stories told by a man on his enemy.
and most of the stories you hear have
that sort of origin. 1 have invented 50
many myself that I know they are not
very reliable. Irvine.
If we were an amateur artist we
would let storks standing on one leg
alone, and paint pictures of Japanese
girls. If Japanese girl has her face
painted where the back of her head
should be, it looks like the pictures OF
Japs on screens and fans, and must be
correct.
There is always something the mat
ter in Atchison. In the spring. the
farmers can't sell all their radishes.
and in the summer the Missourians
can't sell all their frogs legs. There
was a man in town today from the
lakes who had six dozen frogs legs.
Take them to the restaurants" a man
suggested: they'll buy them" Yes"
the Missourian replied, they'll buy
them, but they won't give anything"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-13
FIFTH WARD SEWER SCANDAL.

The Fifth ward sewer scandal has
been revived. The report of City En-
gineer Rodgers confirms every charge
of crooked work in connection with it's
construction made months ago. While
an effort was then made to hush UP
the matter and gloss over the ugly
charges there is no reason now why
the council should not take the Ques-
ton and handle it without gloves. The
people of the Fifth ward contracted
for a sewer to be constructed along
certain lines. They fulfilled their part
of the contract and paid for the sewer
as specified. But what did they get?
They received in return a sewer which
In many places entirely fails to do the
work required; they paid for a sewer
to be built a certain depth but were
given something less expensive at
shallower; they paid for a certain kind
of manholes but were given an inferior
and cheaper kind.
The people have a good cause for
complaint. They have a right to de-
mand that the city council act at
once and do every thing possible to
correct the injustice that has been
done them. Set the machinery in
motion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-13

The tracer sent out to disclose the
identity of H. S. Daniels "of Kansas"
failed to disclose. H. s. Daniels, you
remember, is the kansas man" who
gave out an interview in Washington
last week in which he said that year
ago Roosevelt was immensely popular
IN Kansas. but since then there has been
a great revulsion of feeling and now the
president couldn't carry the state.
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their property from the eyes Of the as
SCISSORS have been brought to see the
error of their way and the whole sys-
tenn has been gradually reorganfzed
fhis has made possible the reduction
IN the levy year by year. 1t is the re-
SUIT OF careful system of financiering
that has been applied to the business
OF the county. The man who is pri
nlariiy responsible for the revolution is
county Commissioner w E. Sterne who
mas taken the county affairs out of the
lhnuence of politics. has brought the
business OF the community to a busi-
ness basis, and has raised the whole
standard of public service. AS long as
men like Mr.. Sterne will consent to
serve the public in the capacity of COM
missioner the interests of the county
can not suffer.
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Not to Blame.

Captain said the anxious excur-
sionist, there are not enough life pre-
servers on this boat"
"You mistake, SIR" answered the
indignant commander of the vessel.
1--WE always carry a sufficient number
of life preservers. We have too many
passengers aboard today, sir; that is
all."-Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-13

Noting the Salina Journals assertion
that if Judge Benson had refused to &C
cept a nomination for the legislature
which he did not want. he would now
be practically unknown, T. A. Cordry
points out that this should be an awful
warning not to refuse a nomination to
a political office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-13

Says the Kingman Leader: ~. r.
Burton is about the only man in Kan
sas, Republican or Democrat, who is
fighting Roosevelt and Taft. He is do
ing it on high moral grounds" You
will remember that Mr.. Burton and
Andy Richards also opposed fusion on
the same sort of grounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-13

The Leavenworth Times tries to be
optimistic. 1t points out that we can
rest assured the Kansas state board of
railroad commissioners won't allow the
railroads to charge US more than three
cents mile
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-13

The Fifteenth amendment can breathe
easier now. Governor Vardaman has
been defeated and 1t wilI1ahot beeover-
turned, for awhile at least.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-13

Now that the emperor of Korea has
been disposed of. the Japanese jingoes
may demand that, their government do
the same by the emperor of Califor-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-13

No fear is expressed that the gov
eminent will be backward about COL
lecting that fine because the money
may be tainted.
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And now the poor Teddy bears are
jumped on again. This time somebody
charges that they breed idleness in the
children. Has anyone else got any,
thing against the Teddy bear?
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Two Breaks with One Stone.

The late w. E. Gladstone was not
figure who suggested humor-unless it
was to his great rival, Disraeli, who
once described him as "a sophisticated
rhetorician. intoxicated with the ex-
uberance of his own verbosity''-but
there was humor in his comment when
his house in Harley street was attack
ed one Sunday by thousands of work.
ingmen, who were only driven off by
a double line of mounted police. Glad
stone gazed upon the debris of his hall
man.
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rected at any election since 1892 had
Judge Valentine consented to again re-
enter public life"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-13

Perhaps you did not know that City
Attorney Dreaming carries a full line
of diplomacy in stock, but it appears
that he does
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-13

You will note that the proud but law
abiding citizen of Pennsylvania is no
longer boasting about how much his
state capitol cost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-13

Clark Howell. of the Atlanta Constitu-
tion. declares the real Democracy of
Georgia is dead. 1t was not supposed
the Democracy of Georgia would take
that prohibitory law SO hard.
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THE DRY TOWN.

Demands by dry towns for anti
snake bite continue abnormal. Judg-
ing by the extra large number of rep
tiles reported killed this year, people
must be out hunting them.-Nashville
American.