The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-22
KANSAS cOMMENT
LArULLETlEs wOnn.

Il . WORFA.
Senator LaFollette spoke at sixty
c~nautaEquaS last summer. After a
three weeks rest he then began a tour
or lectures before lyceum and lecture
associations. Beginning in September
he has spoken once and sometimes
two times a day and will continue un-
III November 1st. when he goes to
washington. He will have delivered
more than 100 lectures during the
covering in time from two to
Az hours per lecture. How he has
the physical endurance to perform
such a Herculean task is a mystery.
He Is a very light eater; is a vege-
larlan and never eats meat nor drinks
coffee. A glass of milk, a few crack
erS and a piece of toast and butter is
his usual meal. His throat and vocal
organs are very much worn. He
drinks an enormous amount OF Ice
water during his speeches. 1t seems
that his inf1exible determination TO
carry his message to the largest posi-
BILE number of people is the secret OF
his marvellous physical endurance.
So determined is he to tell the story
Of his contests in Wisconsin and in
Washington for the fundamental
rights of the American people against
the greed and power of the
tons that he compels his physical or
gans to perform this unusual bur-
den. He places upon them a.stupen-
dous task such as no other public
speaker in his country has ever done.
He hesitates at any hardship.
Last Tuesday night he spoke at Ster-
ling, Kansas. On "Wednesday after
noon at Halstead he talked for over
three hours Wednesday night he
spoke at Hutchinson. not being able
to begin until 8 o'clock because or a
delayed train, but it was after mid
night When he closed; and the next
night he spoke at webb City, MO;
and so he is to continue day after day
and week after week, during the con-
gressional vacation season.
He stirs his audiences as no other
man in America can. and has accom-
plished more as , platform orator
He has made a tremendous impress
sion upon the American people. He IS
in truth a man with q message ana
has accomplished great results.-Sa-
lima journal.
A FLUSHING BRIDE.
Far be it from the Gazette to point
the finger of scorn at any woman out
there arc times when a proper regard
for home Institutions, the star span
gled banner, and the bulwarks and
~palladiums of our liberty, in general.
impel it to the disagreeable task OF
criticising a daughter Of Eve, just as
though she were a son of Adam.
Thus when. chronicled in the Ga
zette's dispatches, is found the dis
quieting information that the relic OF
P. T. Barnum it about to be married
for the fourth time. the Gazette rail-
lies from the initial shock, only to be
frustrated again by finding, upon fur
Their perusal, that the enterprising
chronic bride has selected a titled for
eigner. The patriotic citizens of the
United States are growing tired OF
seeing the blooming damsels married
to IMPOVERISHED counts, dukes and
baronets.
Mr. Barnum died several years ago.
after giving utteranee to the great
truth tina people like to be humbug-
ged-although this assertion may not
have been a reflection upon the girl
he left behind him. The widow soon
dried her tears, and married a distin-
guished Greek-nofSthe tattooed one;
he died, and then she married a
French baron. and he too, sought the
infinite peace Of the grave. And now
h IL about to marry a count; no a
New york count, although this ar
iety IS in season. "a French count
F:mporia Gazette.