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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-26
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
THE CASE OF. ANDERSON.

There are two arguments in favor
OF pardoning Charles w. Anderson, the
Kansas City man who has recently
been taken back to the federal prison
from which he escaped years ago. One
is that it would be simple justice, mas
much as the man has shown that he is
no longer criminal, and the other is
that it would have a good effect on
others who come forth from prison
doors by showing them that the public
lives down his past.
1t has been several years since An
derson made his escape, and in tina
meantime he has reformed, lived a
decent life, gained the confidence of mis-
neighbors, and proved himself a good
citizen. OF course, no one knew that
he was an escaped convict and it re-
manned for another ex-convict who
recognized him to tell his secret. An
derson has already been punished for
his escape by being re-arrested.
Prisons and penalties are for pur-
poses of reformation and not for re-
venge. Anderson has simply proved
that he has reformed, SO there is no
need to punish him further.
More than that, pardon in his
case would be an object lesson to 9TH
ers who go wrong. If he should be ia
ken back to prison and kept there, the
average convict will conclude in his
own mind that it really does no good
to reform but that the only way to
avoid trouble is to beat the law-to
keep from getting caught.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
Evolution of Glass Eyes.

THAT is an artificial eye of the sew
enteenth century," said the curator OF
the medical museum. 1T isn't very
deceptive, is it?''
The ancient eye resembled what Is
called a patch. There was band to
encircle the head, and a semi-circle of
leather with a human eye painted on
it-a large, blue, staring eye. 1t was,
in fact, simply patch on which an
eye was painted.
Next came these silver Shells" said
the curator. "They were inserted I'M
der the lid in the empty socket. A lit
tie more deceptive, eh?"
The shells, in shape like halves of
walnuts, had eyes upon them, and
were not unsightly. They were SO dull
and Opaque, though, that no one would
ever have taken them for the real
thing.
Next came eyes of porcelain the
curator went on, waving his hand to-
ward a case of fairly presentable por-
celain eyes, land finally we got glass
eyes-translucent, brilliant eyes that
will never be improved on till a NOV
able pupil is invented, a pupil that,
somehow, will work in harmony with
the other pupil.
MANY an inventor is working on
this movable-pupil idea. OF course
there's fortune in it for the success
FIJI man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

| Of the smart youths inclined to "a
| miliarity that almost amounted to ruoe-
ness
Ellison noted it all, his heart grow
| ing hotter until it burst all restraint
miss Waring-Millicent!' he breatn-
ed with low intensity as they Were
alone for a moment. Il cannot peal
this! 1t may be presumption-lmpro-
per even for me to speak 'here-I cannon
help it! am sure you have long
known of my deep love for you, though
you cannot realize how it is my very
life and SOUL have had so little TO
offer, felt could not presume to ask
you to give up, for me, your luxurlous
position, to-but can provide you Win
comfortable home. and my whole lie
shall be devoted to
His staminering speech was interrupt
ed by the laughing, bubbiing crowd OF
conspirators, eager to witness his ols-
comfiture.
''Ha! ha! Look at him!" "Oh, the
easy mark!'' HAS ne offered you his
purse, Millicent?' "Ha! . hai The ia 1ea
Of If Mr.; W WAR gai. Failed" AS
Unbeeding the swirl, Miss Waring
calmly began counting money from the
drawers and pilirg it in heaps upon the
counter. There" she said at last,
lars and ten cents. That means $S54.zO
for tie hospital from you fellows. You
folks who dared me to do this promised
double of the amount took IN, you
know" She beamed at them sweetly.
My hat! I never dreamed you'd pull
in so much!" gasped Stream. Its sure
up to US, boys! But. oh, Ellison, sonny!
Ellison-you-you-!' he doubled with
joy, "your face pays for 1t all! See 1t
now, don't you? Catch on to 1t? 1t was
such q chance as comes once in a life
time! On, my! Oh, my!"
Ellison perceived, and turned blank,
mortified face to apologize to Miss war
ing, but she laid gentle, restraining
hand upon his arm and again addressed
the gurgling, growing crowd very
sweetly out distinctly: II claim your
congratulations upon my success as
saleslady, and" (she blushed adora-
bly) "and also Upon me engagement to
Mr. Ellison -(Copyrighted. 1907, by
P, G. EaStment.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
QUAKER REFLECTIONS
IFrom the Philadelphia Record.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record-1
They draw lots-Poker players
To corner the market doesn't always
mean a square deal.
1t is possible to toe the mark with
out being we'll heeled.
A fellow generally talks through his
hat when he is full to the brim.
1t isn't nice to say to seasick pas
senger: Don't give up tho ship"
The trouble with O crank is that he
won't always go when we want him
to.
No, Maude, dear; there is no SINH
larity between star fish and a sinner.
The Scotchman may be cold with
the kilt. but he is seldom kilt with the
cold.
When a woman goes to church she
tries to fix her mind on things above,
so she thinks of hats.
Mrs. Muggins-"My husband says
have made another man of him. Mrs
Buggins-'You'd better look out, or
pretty soon he will be looking around
for another mans WIFE,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
JAYHA W.KER JOT.S

| Wellington reports fine bass fishing
down there.
The wolf crop in Lyon county was
! uninjured by the frost. One man har-
vested 15 scalps recently.
Down at Harper the town shoe
maker has just died. He conducted a
shoe shop in one room for twenty
years.
Emporia has been visited by four
nickel theater promoters in two weeks.
Why do promoters think Kansans are
So cheap?
Walt Mason notes that the farmers
who are worrying about the green
bugs are the same ones who were wor-
rying about the gold bugs few years
ago.
A Lawrence paper mentions that the
number of conversions at the revival
isn't it, asks Charlie Blakesly,
Slightly irreverent to refer to the con-
verts as marks ~
A young man in Wellington who was
prevented from making his usual
evening call sent his adored one the
following note: IT'S said that absence
conquers love. But OH believe it not,
I've tried in vain it's power to prove.
And thou art not forgot" The heart
less young woman returned 1t with all
the romance removed by writing
across the back: "Ohl Splatter.''
Junction City Union: This morning
some of G. w. Schmtdt's cattle were
being driven toward town when one
COW went wild and ran into the home
of a Mr.. Fuller in the east part of the
city. The COW got inside of the house,
overturned a table and broke 1t and
smashed up other things. The little
children who were in the house took
refuge under the beds until the COW
was removed.
Burlington, according to the JEFF
fersonian, has a Lemon club, which
was organized by half a dozen sweet
young things a few nights ago. The Of
ficers in this new organization are
main squeeze. keeper of rind, main
juice extractor. holder of seeds. head
peeler and chief hander-out The du-
ties of the officers are as indicated by
their titles The club expects to give
a hand out" in the near future
Troy Chief: When the Chief office
was moved ten boxes ranging in size
from a cigar to goods box and all
filled chock full of clippings on all i'm
aginable subjects We're found slowed
away and covered with dust They be-
longed to Sol Miller in his life time
and were clipped by him at different
times during the forty years he own
ed the Chief If we ever get time
enough to spare we intend to look
through these old clippings and pub
lish some Of them which may be in
foraet{nc-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
JOURNAL ENTRIES


Bill Doolittle is mighty sad these days.
He cannot help thinking what a glori-
Gus time he might have had if he had
breweries.
n e
Floral note: Colonel N. H. Loomis
has recently collected one of the finest
assortments of bouquets ever got to-
gether in Kansas.
= g.
In spite of the spring frosts, the
usual number of peaches have been
visible on Kansas avenue this after
noon.
The man who is stubborn and preju-
diced is the one who refuses to be-
lieve as we do.
Crop note: Reports from the wheat
belt state that the drouth is. becoming
threatening, but at Wichita the drouth
is far past the. threatening stage and
has become extremely serious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
GLOBE SIGHTS.
rFrorn the Atchison Globe


| When lazy man finally gets start
ed, how he rushes-for a little while
| When a girl really is afraid of tn,
men, her mother worries about that
| too.
Some people practice self denia
| in order to have something to bras
| about.
| A woman's memory is always good
at remembering man who is trying
to forget her.
| A man can sometimes beat a wo-
| man at killing time, but he is never
so busy while doing it.
The man who thinks he understands
women is never married; usually he
isn't old enough.
Although we smoke cigars, we ad-
NIT that we are shocked when we see
little boy smoking.
There may be something which looks
worse than weeks growth of whisk-
ers, but it hasn't been discovered.
There are a good many excuses for
playing billiards, but the man who
says he plays for exercise, has about
the weakest.
If mothers had their way, all sons
would become professional men, and
every family would number at least
one preacher.
Talk baseball in a crowd of men
who knows Intimately most of the
great players.
The great panics that spread over
the country are caused by. people in
every community exaggerating the ills
that threaten.
The trouble with making a mistake
is that the man who said you were
making one is on hand when the re-
turns come in
A very thin woman will say that
stout women look gross, and a stout
woman will speak of thin women as
being skinny"
The simolified spelling board claims
100. 900 people use their form of spell
ing. OF course there will always be a
few poor spoilers.
Spring note: Owing to the extreme
cold weather, violets and bedbugs are
much later than usual in making their
appearance.
This question will be discussed at
the next meeting of the Lancaster Lit
erary society: Which is preferable to
sleep with: a baby or a bedbug?
The average woman thinks it is a
pretty good sign that woman doesn't
love her baby if she Will stop to wash
its dirty face before kissing it.
A girl doesn't usually take much in
terest in foreign missionary work so
long as she is fairly successful in lead
ing young men into her church.
ST have been scared all my life,"
said an Atchison man today, but no
one has caught me yet" We all
worry too much over calamities that
do not threaten.
When the children begin to wear out
clothes, it dawns upon Mother that 1t
is more important for her to be a sew
ing machine vfrtuoso than an artist on
the piano.
by the town men because they were
exercised about the Russian thistle |
are getting some fun out of the pres
ent contest with the dandelton-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the chicago News.1

[From the Chicago News
1t is sweet to suffer when we suffer
for those we love.
Beware of the mining stocks lying
around on the ground floor.
Work is a great institution-when
we can induce others to do 1t.
Even the proprietor of a canning
factory sometimes says: ST can not.
Few photographers would care to
take people for what they are worth.
Most women have a head for figures
when it comes to looking out for
No. 1.
Perhaps the new woman is a failure
because there is no new man to play
second fiddle.
If a man is called upon to bury his
wifes pug dog he is apt to shed tears
of joy.
Most people are more than satisfied
with their misfortunes. but not with
their fortunes.
People applaud the villain on the
stage for doing things they would have
him arrested for doing in real life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

Lillian Russell was interviewed about
the Thaw case at Los Angeles a few
days ago. mo girl of 16 years." SAID
the actress, fought to be allowed to
come to New York and fend for her
self on the stage, who has not some
strong religious influence to carry her
through temptation. Especially if she
is beautiful. It's too bad Evelyn Mes
bits mother did not bring her daugh-
ter up better. She probably did the
best she could-being poor. But she
ought to have given her some kind
of religion to carry her through. Re
ligion doesn't cost money. And it will
carry a girl through cruel places. 1t
arms her. - "It sounds funny to hear
you expressing such confidence in relig-
ion," some one blurted out to the fam
Gus actress. She turned on him a slow
but deadly look and said coldly, May
ask why?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
shortest Wav Througb.

A man in Altoona, the owner OF a
very fine forty-horsepower Limousine
motor car, failed, and while his affairs
were being settled up the car disappear
ed. AS soon as everything had been adj
justed, though, the car reappeared in
the Altoona mans garage again. This
angered one of the creditors, and the
first time he saw the bankrupt he took
him bitterly to task. "A nice bank
rupt," he said. How does it happen, if
you're a bankrupt, that you still have
that automobile?" ''Well, you see,'
said the other smiling, II went through
the bankruptcy court, but the automo-
bile went round. '-Argonaut
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
THE MEN OF TILE CHEsIY.

In other days a modest chap
ne was; appeared in modest garb;
was never looking for a scrap
And spoke no word that had a barb;
Adm1tted that some others knew
ABOUT some things much more than he
And took reasonable view
OF things that might or might not be.
But now, alas. there's come a change.
he speaks as with the final word.
ana uses language new and strange
That few of us have ever heard.
He dresses in outlandish ways
With leather trimmings every place;
LOOKS on the world with scornful gaze
Through window glass across his face;
And dwells within an atmosphere
or arrogance and gasoline,
But do not think that he's gone queer,
He's merely got his first machine.
Indianapolis News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

1t is frequently stated that the rail-
roads are calling off extensions and
improvements because of hostile leg
islation, but it appears that the "calI-
ing off" is done with a great flourish
of trumpets for theatrical effect only,
an the improvements are soon under
way again. AS a matter of fact. the
railroads are making only such i'm
prcvements and building such extern
sions as they believe will be profitable,
and they will not permanently aban-
don a profitable project on foolish
nrStnXt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.1

LFrom the New York Press
After a man has had his engagement
broken off he can afford even an au-
tomobile.
1t makes woman awful ashamed to
have you see above her shoe tops If
they are shabby looking.
When a man is making all sorts NJ
faces at himself In a mirror he usual
1y isn't crazy, only shaving.
A girls idea of being bold Is to for
her his seat in a street car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

ships and sacrifices; who is worshfpped
by her husband, idolized by her chill
dren, and loved and respected by all
who know her.
The Ordinary Woman is to be pitied,
but the extraordinary one is envied,
and the extraordinary woman is al
most as numerous, as her ordinary sis
ter. We all know her, and ''her price
is far above rubies."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
ALMOST uNANIMn11s

!. Since both Hartman and Burton
have attacked President Roosevelt
even the Democrats are wanting
roosevelt to accept another term in
the White House. 1t really begins to
look as though he might be the nom
inee of both political parties in the
next campaign, and inaugurate a CON
clifton such as has not occurred since
tine era of good feeling in the Madf-
son administration.-Lin Republi-
can.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

Secretary Loeb is to retire from the
White House and become the president
of a Washington street car company.
Handling a street car company will
probably be an easy task after the ex-
perience he has had in handling some
of the presidents visitors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

The State Agricultural college is evil
IDENTIFY bidding for a great increase in
its number of young women students.
It advertises that 46 per cent more
of its girl graduates get husbands than
is the case in any other school. What
does K. u. say to that?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

The brewers probably violated the
supreme court injunction by taking
their property out of the state, on the
theory that they have violated so
many laws that another violation prob
ably wouldn't be noticed anyway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

One mitigating circumstance about
the cold weather we have had is that
the Western association schedule has
not yet been opened. If the baseball
season out here had really commenced.
such weather would really be unfor-
<-fvaa bIa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
EROA OTHER PENS

PEACE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS
Peace and Righteousness may not
work together always. For instance
the advocates of peace will not cease
to uphold the rightfulness of the
peace campaign for the mere sake of
keeping the peace with those who
differ from them.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

1t was all right for the Rhode Island
legislature to adjourn without electing
another United States senator. but the
country would have been better
pleased If Rhode Island had fired the
senator It already has.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
MUM IS THE WORD.

Where ignorance is Rliss. the Re-
publican national treasurer believes il
is folly to be wise to the distribution
of old campaign funGs-Mirneapc If;
Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

Incidentally the next Republican ma
tional convention will have to build a
very strong platform If Secretary Taft
is to stand on it without its bending
under his weight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

The king Of England was mistaken
for a beggar in Italy last week-proba-
bly, because he never works and really
does not amount to much.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

Those who have seen him report that
Secretary Taft does not appear to have
worried over the Ohio situation suff1
GENTLY to have lost any great amount
of flesh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
HARD TO BELIEVE.

OF course it is hard to imagine such
a wonderful change, but it really does
look as though Atchison, Leavenworth
and Wichita are henceforth to he
dry World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
WEDDFD PESSTNrIsM

At least threefourths of the mar
ringes which come to grief do so be-
cause on'e CT other of the parties is
doubtful whether the ma tch win turn
out well-Weekly Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

Members of the Democratic national
committee favor Mr.. Bryan for presi-
dent. 1t is suspected that Mr.. Bryan
feels the same way about 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
A GREAT CHANCE GONE

Washington correspondents reported
that Hartman was lost in the capital
city the other evening. If he had only
stayed missing what a chance there
would have been for a counter-con-
spiracy story!-Springfeld Union
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

A good way to keep out of President
Roosevelt's classification of undesira BILE
citizens is not to be a law-breaking
capitalist on the one hand. nor a
fomentor of class hatred on the other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

The Milwaukee brewers propose to
fight this receivershiD business. But
as their Kansas property is already in
the receivers hands. it is not clear
just what they will fight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

eral-debility hat decited to burchas no
more oil from der Standard, from vich
We. may gadder dot der Standard will
soon pack ids gribp und beadt id fer
Misoori.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

Is there anything significant in the
fact that President Roosevelt will makf
his next railroad speech in Fairbanks
state?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

"A candidate for an appointive Office at
Wellington is claiming the job under
the old soldier preference law. He used
to be in the German army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

Und ven der mayer uf Mayetta
chased der viskey drummer oudt uf
town We gadder der squeedly solum
fought dot behaps der unfortunate
victim carried printed price lisdts I'M
steadt uf SAMPLES.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

The high wind the other day accom-
plished good in some places. 1t blew
down numerous billboards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
SAFETY SIGNALS.

Fire escapes nave been placed on
the White House. Railroad managers
who call on the president to offer him
advice will do well to have the red
Signals properly lccated.-Omaha Bee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

Ad lasd der secredt ISIS oudtl My
oldt colIeche chumbp. Dodgasting-
house, atmidts dot he ISIS not a base
ball umper. 1 fought all der dime id
vas some dark crime uf hiss youth
vich vas eadting on him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
A HELPFUL HINT.

to seek fat position on the editorial
staff, it is all right to take your di-
ploma along. but do not begin any
spiel about folklore and civics.-Gal-
weston News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

Those Pacific liners appear to be
wrounders
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
DEL VALENTINES VIEW.

1t is going to be Roosevelt. but If
not Roosevelt then Taft whose chief
strength is that he will do the things
Roosevelt wants and tells him to do.
Why not have these things at first
hand and renominate Roosevelt with
drafted, he will submit He can. be
elected even though Bryan is the op-
position candidate; Taft might be and
might not be; some of the others men
toned would. suFe1yS be beaten by the
Nebraska Comnoner. Another term
would give the president time to COM
plete some of the schemes he has in
augurated for the betterment of the
country and the perpetual safety of
the republic.-Clay Center Times. 4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

My Uncle, Agusd Jinglehammer, uf
Noobrisky, wrides me a postage card
dot he ISIS in bed as der resuldt uf
agsidendt. He agsidendtly fired a
hired man. und ditndt know he vas
loaded, but he vas, und kicked sefen
Stats oudt uf der oldt man. He sayss
der hired man vas son uf a gun.