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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFrom the Chicago News.l
There is no room at the top for a quit
ter.
Be a reformer If you will, but begin
on yourself
Every man knows how other men
ought TO do things.
Follow your inclination II you like;
that's the road to ruin.
Take home a box Of candy occasional
" to sweeten your wife's temper.
But the more a man knows the less
he has to say about his knowledge.
Self love is the only brand of love
some men are capable Of generating.
A kind word often does more COOL
than a dollar-but most of us would
rather take the money.
From the viewpoint of a woman in
front OF q mirror, an honest man isn't
the noblest work of the Creator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Story told by a Topeka pastor re-
Gently: An extremely beautiful but
somewhat vain little girl, the .daugh-
ter of very homely father, was adj
miring herself in the mirror. mann
ma" she said as she studied her feat
ures, Ibid God make papa" Yes.
daughter" answered the mother. And
did he make me, too?" asked the
child Eyes" "Well, I see he is do
ing better work here lately" conclud-
ed the little girl.
X
els whisky a incidence" asks the
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune Must
be the Commercial-Tribun never
watched the output OF medicine in a
Kansas drug store.
The Hartje divorce case has been
ftshed out of the Pittsburg cesspool.
That is the cause of that suspicious
odor which emanates from the direc-
ton Of Pittsburg again.
e X
A com bine of canning companies
has lust been formed. President
Roosevelt is not in it, so far as we
know. but he will probably continue
to can every federal official who does
not measure up to his standard OF
duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
AXHzWKER JOTS

Frank farrell openly admits that ne
invested in Trego county gol9 snare
once upon time, which quaInes nun
as a sympathizer with those who went
into oil.
Holton boasts that when it's new opera
house is completed it will have the I'm.
est and best appointed opera house OF
any town of its size in the state. nat
has Concordia to say TO that!
Complaint is made at Burlington that
there are too many round-shouldered
boys and pigeon-toed girls d. in the
Schools. Doesn't Burlington take any
interest in football and basketball.
Here is a new story told by the WIN,
said the judge, your wife said you
had not spoken to her for three years. :
"Well. YOU see" said the defendant, i
didn't want to interrupt her.
What-are-we-g oing-t o-do-next item
from the Salina Journal: With the two
factorily settled. and the central
Branch being mended there is mighty
little in this part of the state left Tor
the newspapers to whacks at
Vain regret by the Holton Signal:
Some young man is going to get
leap year proposal all right. One OF our
brightest and good looking girls has
purchased a fine farm in Wapaunsee
county. We wish that 1t was posslpie
to reduce the number of years that Is
credited to us by some Is, so that rose
ate hopes could be INDUCED in.
Society note in the Emporia Ga
zette If the wedding epidemic Whlch
is prevalent among the younger So
ciety crowd is not checked, there VIII
he nobody left single but the older
crowd and the knee trousers and
short dress crowd. 1t is rumored to-
dav that three more weddings in ad-
dition to those already announced, are
to take place before Christmas.
II oh
aid: Grant Stewart, carrier on rural
route No e. lost his gold watch on
September IS. Diligent search failed 10
reveal a sign of the watch. One day
last week after heavy ram. SteWart
got out to punch mud off of his wheels.
Something glistened in chunk or muo.
Digging out the object, Stewart found
his missing watch. The Watch nad laiIl
in the road for days and had hnaily
been picked up by Stewards wagon
wheel and carried along until Stewart
found it, The case was bent somewhat
but the works were in good condltlon.
Speaking of lurid journalism, the
Leavenworth Times brings forward this
sample from the lola index ana cares
anyone to beat it: Determined that
the red mist of crime which shrouds IN
crimson mystery the death OF caroline
Nav Sapp, the Moran girl, VINO was
found dead almost in the doorway OF
her parent's home last Friday night
must be cleared away, convinced that
the. cruel palm of the hand of a fate
now most terrible must be opened 10
disclose the bloody finger prints OF
murder, most revolving, and with prac-
ticed eye and tact born of ripe expert,
ence inspecting every possible clue and
cross-examining anyone, every one
whom he thinks may reveal informal
tion of value a man with a jaunty car
rage. springing step and keen, piercing
eyes, is mingling with the people OF
Moran. He is a Pinkerton detective.
He has begun work on the Sapp muir
der mystery, for such it has come to
he called. with instruction to stay at 1t
until IL ia solved"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
GLOBE SIGHTS.

IFrom the Atchison Globe.1
Everybody seems to need somebody
to abuse.
Repartee often amounts to this: i'm
pudence.
A lucky man is a man who saves
what he earns.
No man is as wretched as ne I'M
AGNES himself to be.
IT seldom pleases a man to be told
of the goodness or greatness OF an
other.
Most bald men have beautiful curly
hair on their breasts where 1t is never
seen.
did not excuse his looks by thinking
he was smart.
A dog frequently worries cat. But
a man, who is nobler than the dog,
worries himself
Because your. neighbors say things,
don't imagine that everything you 90
pleases them.
1t is a greater temptation to sell beer
at a dollar a bottle than it Is to sell
beer at ten cents a bottle.
A husbands and wife's opinions new
er differ so much as when the subject
of little spending money Is discussed.
Mules are becoming SO scarce and
high that finally the newspapers VIII
print an announcement of the fact
when a mule colt is born.
When a red-headed woman passes
along the street and she hears people
saw, "Where's the white horse?" how
mad it must make her!
If Hard Work manages to save
hundred dollars, Lazy Envy will say
the amount was a thousand dollars. ana
that it must have been stolen.
After all, most of US have pretty con-
tented dispositions, or else there would
be more unhappiness, considering how
often we see our own faces in the
glass.
It's very hard to get news, and news
seems to be getting scarcer all the
time Today we asked lawyer for
news and he replied: ct haven't so
much as heard yesterdays news, to
say nothing of what is going on today"
A certain preacher went into local
ticket office to secure half-rate per-
nit He filed out all the blanks until
he came to Remarks which the rail-
road man was expected to fill out, but
after biting his pen awhile, the preach
er wrote "Be faithful, and walked
proudly away feeling that he had
dropped seed where it might do good.
In Coolidge a prominent church
member has been buying whisky for
years at certain drug store. Lately
he has changed stores. and there is a
good deal of talk" What. people are
asking, is the trouble? An Enterprise
reporter looked the matter UP, and
found that the man took such big
drinks for a dime that the druggist
roa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
Gland conscience"

Lincoln Steffens, in the Octoper
American Magazine, says pr the lanu
frauds, in the course of his story OF
Heney:
'sThey call it the land conscience,
but it is the typical American view OF
law. The people out there reel aooue
parts of the country feel about liquor
laws and public franchises. since
the liquor laws are too strict, they
must be broken. Since you can't get
a franchise for nothing, without Did
ing YOUR city officials, bribery is nee
essary and right We've all heard
this sort of talk, and so Heney heard
in Oregon. Since the land laws were
drawn to save the public lands Tor
small people who want small holdings,
the big monopolists cannot get big
holdings without breaking those laws,
debasing themselves and corruptlng
public officials and pubic oplnlon'
therefore 1t was, and it is, right to do
all these things in Oregon"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
FROM MR. RIPLEY.

| 1t appears that President Ripley of
| the Santa F'e, did not intend to dis
| parage all investments in states through
| which the Santa Fe runs in the inter-
| view credited to him in the dispatches
| last week, but only railroad invest
ments. In its comments on the inter-
| view the State Journal expressed a
| doubt whether Mr.. Ripley intended the
| meaning that was conveyed in the
| words ascribed to him, and in a letter
| which he writes in reply to this pa
per's editorial he states expressly that
| he referred specifically to railroad in
vestments. His letter follows:
| To the Editor of the State Journal.
Since you do me the honor to re-
fleet editorially on what you call my
ply.
The statement which you somewhat
| incorrectly quote was in fact that 1
would not advise any railroad invest
ments in the western states which had
been engaged in passing oppressive
laws.
During the last ten years we have
spent more money for property in Kan
sas than we have made out of the citi-
zens of the state in profits on their
transportation. We have borrowed
money for improvements, some of which
are still under way and must be fin
there is d change in public sentiment
as manifested by the acts of the leg
iSlature and railroad commission. We
could not borrow it if we would, and
1 could not advise its expenditure even
if we could borrow it. If we can earn
anything over and above interest and
dividends we shall probably put the
surplus into improvements. This is not
a threat; it is simple statement of
fact.
1 am a little tired of the statement
that the people have-no desire to
harm legitimate railroading in the
least" This has been the preface to
every attack that has been made upon
our rights If it is true, the people
have very little influence with those
who make laws for them. Permit me
the road than L do on Wall street, and
think 1 have a pretty fair concep-
ton of what is going on in the west
ern states.
creasing; also that our profits are
growing smaller; also that further
raids on our income are in contempla-
ton Notwithstanding the alleged desire
of the people to do no harm. 1 am not
predicting panic; 1 know that the la
borer, the artisan and the farmer are
doing better than ever before in his
tory-but 1 do not like the prospect
from a railroad standpoint, and I know
that in the long run that which affects
the railroads adversely will injure the
entire territory which they serve,
Whether we like it or not we are tied
together and when one important in
dustry is singled out for persecution
the others can not escape injury,
Yours truly,
E. P. RIPLEY.
1t is encoura ging to note that Mr.
RipIey's letter is not as pessimistie as
the interview that was credited to him.
He comedies that the laborer and the
|
fore in history" and he does not even
predict a panic. 1t is the railroad bus
| mess that he is chiefly discoura ged
about. But the president of the Santa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
BoTH SIDES.

Some girls who in the blossomed way
OF romance long have tarried,
Now sitting up take notice and
Start wishing they were married.
While other ones, who married young
And made a lifelong bingle,
Are wishing they had tarried some,
And that they now were single.
That thing the witty Frenchman said
Seems true, SO don't forget it,
That II you marry, or do not,
In time you will regret it.
But from the standpoint of the man,
Staid business man or SDooner,
w hen he is wed he wishes that
He had been married sooner.
Houston Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
[From the New York Press,

IFrom the New York Press.1
If love is now enough it's real.
A man could write nice, long letter
to his wife if she wasn't.
People hate you if you arc success.
end kick you If you are failure.
One of a woman's smartest tricks is
making men think she hasn't any,
When man isn't afraid to scold a
bank cashier for the way he Is kept
waiting at the window he must be very
rich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
FROM OTHER PENS
GIANTS IN THOSE DAYS.

The delivery at a cold storage HOUSE
in Astoria of a 510-pound sturgeon a
few days ago is remindful of the ola
DAVIS when sturgeon of this size and
much larger were too plentiful to
cause comment. In those old days
more of the big fish were used for
fertilizer than were used for food, ana
like a good many other of the great
natural resources of the state, the
Oregonians failed to appreciate the
value of the big fish until they were
practically extinct.-Portland Oregon
ian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

Still, it may tend to remove the
doubt which some people have con-
corning the existence of one George
Washington, since it Is learned that he
f1bbed just a little bit about his taxes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
HINT TO THE LIBERAL.

Apparently the board OF managers
of Swathnore college is having
painful struggle over the question OF
abandoning intercollegiate atnIelics 70
secure an endowment. People WHO
leave money to colleges can always
make their gifts douhly pleasing by
naming no onditions.-Chicago Rec-
>ord-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

If Kansas had had a special session
of the legislature there would have
been plenty of company along. Michi-
gan, Illinois and Alabama are all en-
tertaining special sessions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

The Los Angeles Express rises
nominate the governor of Minnesota
and the governor of Georgia as the
standard bearers of Democracy next
year upon the platform, Look at
the directory The Express is not
particular whether the ticket reads,
..Smith and Johnson" or. johnson
and Smith,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

Governor Hoch favors the plan of
nominating the next Republican state
ticket by direct primary. But then,
Governor Hoch isn't a candidate and it
wouldn't cost him anything anyway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

Joe Bristow upholds the New York
Yacht club in turning down the chal-
lenge of Sir Thomas Upton. New York
will be glad to note that somebody out
here is standing up for that down.
troddeu section
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
AFTER THE HINDOO.

The gentle Hindoo is having a bad
time of it in the northwest. He is
imported into Vancouver, where as a
subject of King Edward he would
seem to have good right to go. me
Vancouyerians chase him across the
line into the United States and the
people of washington chase him
hack craftsmanship and brickbats
are working here at ross-purposes.-
New York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

The Quaker lady who left three
million dollars to Swarthmoree college
on condition chat it engage in no ath-
letic contests, must have had an idea
that a college is intended for educa-
fio0al purpOseS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

In one noted presidential campaign
there was a cry of rum, Romanism
and rebellion Should Fairbanks
accidentally be nominated the Wash
ington Post suggests cocktails, cir
cumlocution and crookedness'' as "a
slogan"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

The Illinois legislature has been called
to pass another primary law in place of
the one the courts have declared uncon-
stitutional. When a legislature \oes
not do its work well it sometimes has to
go back and do it over again
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

According to Chicago dispatch
the actors up there are taking steps
to do away with Sunday theaters
Some actors do not seem to think they
should be compelled to work seven
days in the week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

Some people along the Atlantic sea-
board just cannot see how the presi-
dent figures it out that the Pacific coast
is as much a part of the United States
o. thar own region.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
AN ILL WIND, ETC.

Wall street is troubled over the fact
that the thousand telegraph operators
emnloyed in the street will be called
out on wednesday. But there are
Concentrations. Think how many
peoble in the interior will save their
With fhe street.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

Since Wall street has taken to adj
vocating Populism, it would not be
surprising to hear of Mrs. Lease MAX
ing speeches for Wall street one of
these DAYS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
THp PARAMOUNT ISSUE.

The repeal of the ordinance proh1o-
1orge is the issue that is paramount at
Murray this year. and state and ma.
tfonal politics have been lost sight OF
bv the citizens of that place SO tense
ucah Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

You really cannot blame state officer
for not wanting to pay thousand dol
lars or so out of a $4,000 salary to get
an office which he thinks should be
handed him on a platter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
AFTER THE OTHER FELLOW.

Farmers In Minnesota have pledged
themselves not to sell wheat for less
than SIPS, and farmers in Georgia
are bound not to sell cotton for less
than is cents. But they an loatne
tr1Ists and thew demand drastic legis-
Iation to punish the rascals who sup
nress competition and maintain high
nrices -PhiIadelphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

The Lusitania lived up to what was
expected of her by smashing the trans
Atlantic record on her second trip, MAX,
ing it in five hours less than five days
This is somewhat speedier than whey
it required from twenty to forty daW
two or three generations ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

BY the way, has Martin Chuzzlewit"
advanced to a place among the "six
best sellers" since the presidents Cairo
speech? If it hasn't. we fear advertis-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

Among the questions in Kansas his
tory in the last teachers examination
In this state was this one: Discuss the
Bogus Legislature, and the publish
sd authoritative answer says: After
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

Things continue to come the farm
er's way. Notwithstanding the slump
IN the stock market this week, wheat
has been jumping up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

War is always expensive And in
this war on the trusts the latter seem
disposed to tax up the cost to the
consumer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

If the Royal Swedish Yacht club
comes over and wins the Americas
cup, like as not Lindsborg will chal-
lenge Mcpherson to run a race with
Drairie schooners
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

You will note that the president is nov
after bear. The turn of Baer will pro
badly come at some other time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

Millionaire Maloney spendt lot uf
money skearching fer hiss gall vich
eloped NIT a Englishment. vich vas
vasteful Der Englishment will bring
her back fer supplies es soon es she
runs out uf ready cash, und den papa
will need dot money he spendt looking
fer her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

mine in Moo York, Won may presumtion
dot der professional gold-brickerss fer
vich dot willache ISIS justly celebrated,
may safe transportation on der thin yell
low veneer used by dem.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

Yet that great intellectual game,
chess, does not draw such tremendous
crowds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

On his Mississippi journey the pres
ident will avoid the Indiana cocktail
belt and stick to the waterway-Bal-
timore Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

Repordts from de Sapp murder cas-
say dot der defendant ISIS cool. Uf
vas oop agensd id so strong as he iss
1 tink 1 would also hat bonch uf chillS
yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

It looks as though the Cubs will eat
the Tigers up. nature or no nature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
THE BEGINNING.

Generally speaking, whenever the par
ants of a pupil who has been corrected
bv the teacher, become angry and ere
ate trouble in the school, then is the
time the youngster makes his first step
toward the reform school, 'Then ms
narenfs wonder what was the reason of
his downfall Advertiser.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

Morton county hat now a $4,000 cour
house. Morton county, hating no rail
roads, hat no particular use fer SIS,
900 court house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

A lady in wellington hat tasted skixt
dayss. Groceries are also higher den
cats beck in Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
MISSOURI FOR INSTANCE

It is said that Roosevelt is now con-
WINGED that he could carry two or
three southern states if he is nominal
ed. Possibly he could.)NashviiIe
American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

know absolutely holdings aloud
der Tiger-Cubs proposition, but 1 ar
afraidt to atmidt i'd in der streed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
BARGAINS!

Your wife could probably prove to
you that you could actually save money
by going to Europe now.-Balt1more
Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

Lasd efening vas in hash foundry
ven a BOOKSELLER settled near me und
vendt to ge-sleep. Der d-high-cham-
bermaid uf der hashery comes yet. und
sayss by der boosist: ''Vot will you
haf?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

"Guildy on Won count" sayss der Gus
toner es he wakes oop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
THAT NAUGHTY COCKTAIL

One sinner destroyeth. much good,
and one ordering of cocktails upsets
whole buttermilk campaign.-Atlanta
Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12

Majer Ben Lilly, der bear specialist
made der first score at der pressiden
tial hunting ground. But der MAZE
always vas a poor talker.