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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
GLOBE SIGHTS.
Iron the At

lF'rom the Atchison Globe.1
A man never does justice to himself
as an entertainer when his wife is
around.
freckled boy we cannot help wondering
If he were a pretty baby.
A nice woman is cousin to the angels.
We know woman who is as good to
old people as she Is to babies.
A brunette says that the blondes are
always selfish, and that they are ex-
ceedingly affected In their manner
toward gentlemen.
You can talk all you want about in
different people, but the people with
the enthusiasm are the ones who make
a hit with us.
Time flies SO fast. after a man passes
fifty! Sunday comes so frequently to
this writer that he doesn't seem to
have anything to do.
About the worst thing you can say
against a man is that he is of so little
consequence that he is not even asked
to sign petitions.
We never knew a man so mean that
he did not admire q really good man.
But the people reserve the right to de-
eide who are the good men in the com
munity.
If the wife dies first, her husband ALL
the way to his grave is burdened with
the wonder of what she intended to
bureau drawers.
There is this difference: If a man
hugs a girl he gets white stuff from
her face on his coat, and after mar
riage. If he hugs his wife, he gets flour
on his coat from her hands. Il
Why is it, when a man or woman Is
in love the people say the heart In af-
fected? Why not say that he Is lung
broken? How much more has the
heart to do. with the affection than the
lungs?
When was a young man." an old
fellow said today, IT noticed that tho
ladies looked to me q great deal, and
I fattered myself that they were adj
miring me- but I afterwards discovered
that they were only remarlxing my big
mouth"
We are on the streets every day. and
have noticed this: We soon hear COM
pliments for man who is polite in
dustrious and efficient. We never knew
this rule to fail. Some people believe
that good conduct is not remarked by
the people. This is mistake. We can
name large number of Atchison peo-
pie who are complimented everywhere.
because they are capable, polite and
efficient. Nothing in the theory that
only evil-doers are talked about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
J1EFFvs MISTAKE

We want to say this about It in pass
Ing: II Grant ever did apply to jeff
Davis for place in the Confederate
army and got turned down, right there
Is where jeff made the great mistake
of his hfe-the mistake that cost the
Confederacy its existence. The hand of
Providence must have directed that
mistake.
If that story is true, it can never be
said hereafter that Jefferson Davis
never did a good thing for the Stars
and Stripes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
THE PROMOTER

He has scheme to make him rich
In just a year or two.
And all he needs is money which
He'd like to get from you.
HIS words are words of honey and
His hope will never fade,
For he will dazzle all the land
Whenever his pile is made.
A1Ino, his cherished plans go wrong,
His smile is still the same.
ne luck VIII turn ere very long,
SO get into the game.
We cannot fail, the figures show
Big profits, plain as day.
Reaction, when it comes, you know,
WIN make the venture pay
It's thus he talks from morn to night,
With ne'er moments rest.
He has the plot exactly right
His chances are the best
And SO he lives and SO he dies
"A dreamer unto death
He can't promote then, tho he tries
1t with his latest breath.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

New York was almost elected. al
though opposed both by the Republi-
cans and Tammany This year the
league was supported by the Republic
cans. but was ingloriously defeated by
Tammany. Does it follow that Mr..
Hearst is bigger than his own indie
pendent League party and the Repub-
lfcan party combined?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

Sylvan Klein, ex-jointist, will write
O book while he is in Jail. Mr.. Klein,
however, is not the first gentleman
who has employed his time in liter
airy labors while taking an enforced
vacation of that sort
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

Kansas" Still. there may be excep-
tons. you know. There are some Of
f1cials in the Kansas state house
right now who were once infected
with Populism," at least, and they are
making good, honest officials, too.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

You will notice that the financial
stringency does not keep the Standard
OIL company from declaring its divi-
dends as usual-and you know what
sort of dividends the Standard usually
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

An oId-time Populist editor asserts
that J. L. Bristow has no chance of
election to the United States senate
because "a man known to have been
once infected with either Populism or
honesty is forever barred from pre-
ferment In the Republican party in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

About the time the country gets re-
adjusted to all the new gold that is
coming in and the new currency is
sues that the banks are putting out,
congress will begin to tinker with the
financial question and make more
frnnihla
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

A candid but puzzled Republican
remarks: eff the Democrats were in
power I would know who was to
blame for this financial depression,
but under the circumstances I don't
know how to account for it,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

watch the milk dealers every day
and every hour" screams the Kansas
City Post, and 1t adds: mo poison is
worse than that which criminals put
into milk to adulterate it, Must be
that Missouri river water is worse than
was supposed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

When Congressman Scott assumes
the craftsmanship of the committee on
agriculture In the house, he will occupy
the most important committee place of
any Kansas congressman, and one of
the most important in congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

Ex-Governor Frantz OF Oklahoma,
refused to take part in the Inaugural
ton of his successor. Some people
never get SO old that they won't re-
fuse to play If things don't go their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
on ICOmRaH NOT

A dispatchsf from Wall street says that
some Of the gold now being imported
will be sent west OF course, if Wall
street has all 1t needs, the west won't
kick about taking the surplus, but real
", the west doesn't need 1t and can do
nothing with it except put it in the
banks-Lawrence World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
trouble.

If New York ever again refuses to
send the west anything but clearing
house certificates when the west
wants it's currency, what's the matter
with sending New York clearing
house certificates representing wheat
and hogs when New York wants
bread and meat to eat?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

With his eye on the price of paper,
Editor Brady. of Lawrence. announces
that other commodities must follow the
fall of wheat and hogs. VIII Editor
Brady kindly call the attention of the
paper trust to this announcement?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

Here ia some good philosophy pro-
mulgated by Frank farrell: 1.-The man
who is q failure is not the one who
has not succeeded in establishing a
fortune. but the one for whose COM
ing his family does not watch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

Alaska Republicans have adopted
Af1nging resolutions declaring for
taft. Now will the reactionaries be
food9
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

Anyway, the Democrats can point
with pride to the fact that they can
prove an alibi when the investigation
is held to find out who rocked the boat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

No matter how much currency
there is in the country, what good
does it do If the banks or the people
hoard it up instead of keeping it in
circulation?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

8. Even # the kaiser Is not at home
when he calls. Taft. probably has
enough cards along so that he can
leave one,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

Roy Tap1ey observes that inasmuch
as 1t is now in trouble in the federal
courts, the Appeal to Reason will really
have to appeal to reason. Usually it
appeals chiefly to prejudice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

To go back to an old subject, whether
Mr.. Fairbanks ordered those cocktails
or not, If is a safe guess that he will
never do so again. That cocktail Incl
dent was just as good as signing the
pledge for him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

The sky pilot Of the future may no
Dc thu kind Of man Ralph Connor wrote
about. He is more likely to sail in {
balloon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

Walter Wel1man is coming home.
And he might as well-the North pole
will be in the same old place next
year at this time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

That brilliant star you hear sc
much about nowadays is not Mars
TTm Oklahoma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
WIFI. TELL. HIM HOW

An American women's club has
been opened in Berlin William will
be carefully advised how to run his
empire.-Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

Buffalo Bill appears to have a hard
time keeping out Of divorce suits-either
his own or other peoples.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
One on Sam Crawford.

They are telling funny story about
Dig Sam Crawford up in Detroit. 1t
deals with the time when Sam was a
barber out in Nebraska, long before he
stepped into maJor-league baseball, al
though at that time Sam was cloutinR
en- out on the nose in the semi
weekly games he used to play out in the
wild and woolly.
Sam, as every one who knows the
great ball player will tell you, is a
ready-witted fellow and quick at repair
tee. Well. when he was running a bar
Der shop in Nebraska he was also the
western agent for a hair restorer and
Sam tried his best to work the stuff on
his bald-headed customers. Sam is him
self inclined to the above mentioned
aH11ction. But the story goes, Craw-
ford was one day trying to work off
bottle on customer when the man
turned to the ball player and said:
Why, you're ba1d-headed yourself
why don't you use bottle Of the re-
storer?"
We'll, you see," glibly replied Sam,
Il represent before using, and my
brother at the next chair over there
represents after using.'' - -
The story doesn't say whether the
customer bought a bottle or not, but
Sam laughs every time he hears any
one refer to the Observation-Disclosures
Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
DON'T LIKE TO STOP.

Why do women try to speak a par
agraph the length of half column
without taking q breath New York
Evening Mall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
BE CAUTIOUS.

As another method of preventing
panics perhaps it would be worth
while to try the scheme of not biting
off more than can be chewed.-In-
dianapolis News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
ROWS KNOW.

"Bee stings Danish pain" That may
may be sound scientifically. but the
mere memories of boyhood can pick
flaws in it-Detroit Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
WILL COME IN SOME SHAPE.

Doubtless, also, the country will
agree to currency reform when the re-
formers agree upon it.-Brooklyn
Standardization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

Mr.. Hearst as the candidate Of the
Independent League for mayor of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

Anyway. the turnip crop was good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

WALL STREET TAKES HEART.
Having heard from the United
States, Wall street cheered UP whole
lot yesterday.-Pittsbur Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
ERON OTHER PENS
OKLAHOMA, THE HUGE S

OKLAHOMA, THE HUGE STATE.
No state has ever come into the
Union bearing greater gifts and more
hopeful promises than Oklahoma,
whose star, the forty-sixth. will shine
upon the flag the Fourth of next July.
1t is a huge state. The distance from
corner to corner is as far as from
Augusta, Maine, to the city Of Wash
ington. Even the most eager "boom-
err can not overestimate the riches
of the state. Its farms could feed
half the world. The combination Of
mines and oil and gas insures 1t a
great future in manufactures. The
people, a million and a half strong,
include an extremely high proportion
of native-born Americans, and there
are few states where the proportion Of
iIliterate persons is so small. No other
commonwealth came into the sister,
hood with so many congressional dis
tricts There will be five representa-
tives, and there is population enough
for seven. This state Of thriving towns
and farms has grown in eighteen
years from the sparsely settled ter
ritory Opened" in 1889 by President
Harrison's proclamation.-Yout
Companion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
lust as HARD no

The new $40 gold pieces act just as
skittish as the old ones.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
Colors Seen in Dreams.

Red and yellow are the dream col
ors If DR.. Havelock Ellis is right. No
other hues come to the dreamer Of
dreams. Simroth has declared that
red is the most primitive of colors,
and long ago protoplasm from which
human beings derived their origin on
the new earth probably responded to
or was affected by red color waves.
In the depth of the sea the algae or
seaweed are red. With the savage red
is the favorite color, and for a bright
piece Of red calico African savages
gladly would give valuable elephant
tusks.
Red strikes the note of intense emo
tons. It is the color of JOY jubilation.
Savages paint themselves red and re-
jofce at seeing each other in burning
hues. German women of the early
ages daubed their bodies with brilliant
red and yellow, and considered them
selves most beauteously adorned.
On sacred festivals in Rome and
Greece Pliny records red was smeared
over the statues of Jupiter and was
the color of religious rejoicing.
The human eyes, 1t 10 said, can dis
tinguish 100000 different hues or col
ors, and can appreciate and differenti-
ate twenty shades of each hue. In
other words, the eye is capable of
100000 color mpressions.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
KANSAS COMNENT
THE COURTS DECISION.

LII SOOHIS DEC101O1N
decision of the supreme court
handed down last Saturday affirms
the constitutionality of the general
railroad law of Kansas. While this
was not expected, yet IN view OF the
boast last summer by Mr. B. p. Wag-
gener. the able attorney for the Mis-
souri, Pacific. that he would secure
contrary decision, the result is mat
ter or congratulation. The supreme
court expressly disposes of the objec-
and the claim that the law was an
illegal mixture of judicial and legisla-
tive in the powers conferred upon the
state board of railroad commissioners
This decision and the knowledge
that the general railroad law of our
state is strong one leads to the
gratifying conclusion that Kansas is
starting right in the regulation or
and ability to enforce a reduction or
an equalization of rates. The railroads
have the right to present their side
and in case they are not SATISFIED with
the decision of the commission then
try it again in the court NO law could
be passed by the legislature which did
not give the railroads this right. All
this will take a little time. but 1t Is the
wise, safe, orderly and fair way 10
proceed. The decision of the supreme
court points the way.-Hutchinson
News. q of
MAKE THEM SAFE.
The proposition that railroad tracks
should be made as safe as 1t is possible
to make them needs no argument. Ana
any railroad company which permits
it's tracks to become unsafe violates one
Of it's first duties to the public. Ana
when it continues to disregard the con-
dition of it's tracks and diverts the mon
ey which should go to track repair TO
some other purpose-such as the Dulio-
ing of railroads in other territory, as
a
high crime against society. To say
that the company can't afford the I'm.
provements is no excuse at ALI even IL
true. If it can't. it should quit pusl-
ness The safety of the travelling pub
lie should be the first consideration, and
any railroad policy which for the sake
of gain considers highly the Solemn mn
and sacred duty of guarding human ne
is nothing short of infamous. And the
proposition Is so elemental that no IN
sistence upon it can by any sort OF
sophistry be put in the light OF "perse-
cution' Of the Standardization Rec
ord.
WHO SHALL DO IT?
Making a direct primary law Is
good deal like revising the tariff In
one certain respect snoulo De
should call the present legislature to-
gether with the present state officers
in the state house, the law would pc
made by men who do not DeIleve IN
it, and the Lord only knows what
would be enacted. At best the law
will be imperfect. 1t will take years
to bring it to a smooth, equitable run
ming. But there will be much gained
If men who make the first draft are
kindly. 1t begins to look as though
an extra session might be called, at
any rate some of the state officers
who are feminist the state central
committee making the necessary ar
Ill fnr q N
extra. session of the legislature.-Clay
Center Times. hnE frs 81 -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
HOW CARELESSI

The railroads of the United States,
according to the interstate commerce
commission, killed 5000 persons last
year, over 5 per cent more than dur
ing the preceding twelve months How
careless people are!-New York
World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
WHY KENTUCKY IS HAPPY.

Kentcuky has just sold It's chew
ing tobacco harvest at the highest
price since the civil war. And they
say that food-stuffs are going down!
Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
Emperor williams Visiting Cards.

The German Emperor believes in
being sufficiently represented, even on
visiting card. No ordinary sized
piece of pasteboard will suffice him,
for Williams cards measure no less
than six inches in length and four in
width. On the upper line is the sin
gle word Wilhelm" and below are
the words "Deutscher Kaiser and
"Konig Won Preussen." The words are
printed in large, fat, German script
letters OF course, the Emperor does
not carry these imposing sheets of
pasteboard himself; they are confided
to his chasseur, or body servant, who
follows him.
The other sovereigns of Europe are
content with more modest visiting
cards, with the words upon them in
Latin script Among the simplest In
size and appearance are those of the
Emperor of Austria and the Prince of
Wales. The prince has two sets Of
cards, one for use abroad and the 9TH
er for England. The English one
bears the words 1.-THE Prince Of
Wales" the other the French equiv
alent, prince de Gales. "-Ttt-Bits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
A Difficult Lingo.

when George AIDE wintered in
Egypt said a Baltimorean, sit anus
ed him a good deal to see the serious
way in which his fellow-tourists took
their smattering of Egyptian archeol-
ogy, of the Arabic tongue, and OF the
ancient Egyptian dynasties. They had
picked up all this fiimsy knowledge in
a week or two's reading, but they act
ed as though 1t was the precious fruit
of a lifetime's study.
'.At Assouan. one fine day. a young
woman from st. Joseph complained
that she could not understand the
Arabic of her guide. To the crowd
that encircled her she pointed out the
guide-a bent old fellow with a white
beard-and she said bitterly that. af-
ter her thorough study of Arabic. 1t
seemed strange that she and this
guide could not converse.
From the rear of the crowd Mr..
AIDE called gravefy:
TITS your own fault, Miss Hodson.
You should have hired younger
gusae. These toothless old ones all
speak gum Arabic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

MISE buCz<1IIs .
Auntie seemed to have something pri-
vate to say to the clerk. for she asked
him to step into the hall for a moment
with her, thus leaving the two culprits
alone.
Alice looked like wilted flower, and
tears came to her eyes. What could a
man do, even If 1t was not his fault
even If he had taken solemn oath not
to apologize? He reached out his two
arms and she stepped into their en-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-08-21
RING0ES

Frank Butts spent Sunday with
friends in the village.
Mrs. T. G.. Banghart, of Plaintiell,
is visiting A. Il. Simerson
Sexton Gary, Of Pennington, Bap-
tlst church, was II visitor at the home
Of John Pegg on Wednesday.
Fred llaisch and wife, Of phiIadel
phia, are visiting Dr. and Mrs. Z. G.
Young.
Miss Anna Fox, of MorrlsvIle. who
haa been visiting Miss Carrie Higgins
for the last few days, has returned to
her home.
Miss Mabel T.. Wheeler has return
ed from an extended visit with friends
IN Trenton, Pennington and Hope
we'll.
Alonzo Emery aud T.. II. Wilson
went on a fishing trip to Three
Bridges Friday. They brought home
IA fine string OF fish.
liza Munson and wife, tins village,
and George Hoppnck aud wife, of
Pennington, were visitors in Hope.
well Saturday.
The Rev. and Mrs. j. r. Bresning
han have been calling on friends here
during the last few days. Mr.. Bres-
ninghan was former pastor of the
Ringoes Baptist church.
Richard Sked, OF this place, died
here Monday. He was III the sixtieth
year of his age, member Of Ringoes
Council. No. lG5, Jr. O. u. A. NJ,
and the Kirkpatrick Memorial church.
Rlngoes. His funeral will be held
Thursday afternoon al 80, with ser
wees at the fitzpatrick Church
Bufial will take place at the kingoes
cemetery.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-08-21
WIlllAMS-FINGER.

Miss Mary Hunt Finger, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Finger of
this city and DIR. Louis c. Williams
were married Thursday evening by
the Rev. Frederick B. Harris, former
pastor of the Centenary NJ. +.
Church. The couple was un-
attended and only the immediate
families were present Miss Finger
was attired in the gown worn by her
mother on her wedding day. The
gown was a handsome one of pearl
satin. She also carried a shower
bouquet of brides roses. She was
given away by her father. The cere-
mony was performed at the home of
the brides parents, IS Perry street.
The bride is socially prominent and
Dr. Williams, who was former resi-
dent physician at s. Francis Hospital,
is one of the most successful young
physicians i'll Hunterdon county.
DIR. Williams is n graduate of JEFF
ferson Medical college and has prac-
ticed i'll this, his native town, for sew
eral years. AT the present time he is
president of the Hunterdon County
Medical society. DIR. and Mrs. Will
liams left here on the 8 p. NJ. trolley
for Trenton. where they took Il New
York express. Their trip will take
in the New England states and Cana
da. At the trolley terminal here II
large body of friends was present to
bid the couple JOY and the Elk y
home was illuminated in their honor