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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25
is THIS JUST?

To the average individual 1t would
appear that the government officials
are splitting hairs in prosecuting the
Santa E's for aiding in raising the
bonus to locate the beet sugar factory
at Garden City. The government con-
tends that this was an indirect way of
giving rebates. and the Santa Fe has
f.een indicted in Chicago therefor.
As the State Journal understands 1t,
the company which is behind the Gar
den City factory asked a bonus in
locating its mill The Santa Fe was
naturally interested in getting the mill
in its territory and it subscribed $15,-
900 towards the bonus to bring the
mill to Garden City. 1t acted as
business enterprise of that locality,
seeking to bring in additional capital
to build up the community, just as is
done by every live town in the country.
OF course. 1t can be seen that re-
bates might be given in this way, but
1t seems hardly possible that the Santa
Fe intended its contribution as such.
There is no contention. so far as this
paper has learned. that it is a case of
discrimination. Doubtless the Santa
Fe would be just as willing-if the
contribution Is held to be legaEto do
the same by any other company that
will build a million dollar sugar fac
tory on its lines.
1t seems like a poor policy on the
part Of the government to prohibit a
railroad from assisting in building up
the territory along it's lines, If it is not
done by discriminating against some
other locality. Much of this country
would still be undeveloped had not the
railroads made special efforts to de-
velop it. There may be g. question. of
course. where the line should be
drawn. but where no violation Of the
anti-rebate law is intended. 1t would
seem that railroad ought to be al
lowed to aid IN bringing new industries
into new regions the same as though
It were smaller enterprise.
Here is another danger that the gov
kind: 1t is liable to bring the anti |
public. II this contribution of the |
Santa Fe was made solely to build up |
l new industry on its lines and with |
40 intent to evade the law. and If it |
resulted only in good to all concerned |
as is very evident-then this prose- |
,ution IS unjust. And unjust prosecu- |
which would be a dire calamity.
The zeal of public officials in strictly |
the law is to be commended, |
,ut there are plenty of instances where |
he violation of the law was intended. |
Without hunting up unintentional |
hough possibly technical violations.
There Is a vast difference between |
granting the Standard Oil company a |
ow special rate on it's products
hereby enabling 1t to crush competi-
ion and build up a monopoly-and
-iding the building of a new industry
which helps instead of binders the
public good. The law was intended to
prevent unjust discrimination and not
o discourage the promotion of legiti-
nate development.
If there is danger that rebate evil
night grow up under the guise of
bonuses" it might be prevented by
providing that hereafter the interstate
commerce commission must approve
UGH contributions before they can be
made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25
HUA0R OF THE Day

ct don't believe you ever work." said
| the charitable citizen.
Well" responded the beggar, Pocksti.ng
Philadelphia Ledger.
Doctor-You understand, don't you that
this is only to be used externally?
Patients Wife-Sure, sir. allus makes
him get out O. bed to drink it.-Harper's
Weekly.
1T believe it's a fact that a man must
get to be at least 80 before he really knows
Yes. and he must be at least 40 before
he learns to quit telling what he knows"
Philadelphia Press.
Paw, what is a lay delegate to a
"A yellow legged chicken. my SON.
Chicago Tribune.
Doctors never bleed people now, do
Great Scott. mani Did you ever have
American.
Who discovered American" asked the
Columbus. discovered it." answered the
boy whose father is under suspicion of
graft but he didn't know how to get the
money out Of it. "-Washington Star.
Mr.. F1atwell (his first Atlantic voyaee)-
Do you know, Mary, that this ship burns
400 tons of coal every day?
Mrs; Flatweli-william Henry have you
such fairy tales as that?-Puck.
Have you named the baby yet?'
Not yet. Uncle Theophilus has been
plunging heavily in wheat, and were
waiting to see how he comes ut."-Chi-
cago Tribune.
First Artist-Splasher says he never
paints anything but high art.
Second Artist-Perhaps that is why the
Hanging committee always hang his pic
lures above all the rest almost out of
siRht.-Roseleaf.
Shell see in some of the CHILEAN towns
women are conductors on the street cars.
He-I suppose 1t is hard to tell, then,
when she Is calling out a street, whether
-Yonkers Statesman.
why did you leave the room so hur-
riedly.
Because answered young Mrs. Tor
kins, Charley is beginning to talk about
the weather. approve of what he Is go
ing to say, though don't think it proper
for me to hear 1t. "-Washington Star.
What color did you paint your house?"
Herring
"Herrtng?'
Yes. live near a number of fac
Well what has that to do with it?'
IT knew herring looked well smoked
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Tommy-Pa, what is natural history?
Pa-Letters going into pigeon holes.-New
York Sun.
Club Woman-You have no mind of your
own, you microbeI You're merely one of
those persons who think they think!
Only Her Husband-You flatter me
dear; often fancy that 1 imagine I only
suspect think!-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
[From the New york Press.

T IO1H1 N'eS.,''I - II n ,"-.7SS1',,I
Ribbons underneath help you to i'm
agine a summer shirt waist is a real
thing.
A man is impertinent If he tries to
fiirt with a girl and insultingly indif-
ferent if he doesn't.
A nice thing about being a fat wo-
man is how comfortably she can slip
and bang herself into the bath tub.
It makes a woman very proud of
her husbands business ability to have
him know how to hook her up the
back.
A mans idea of being a patriot is
yelling himself hoarse because some
body tells him something is against
the constitution -. 49,. = -. n.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25
GLOBE SIGHTS.

[F,rom the Atchison Globe.I
Even the dog that attends to its own
business is admired.
A compliment is like a big fish story:
Should not be taken seriously
Sometimes what you pay for isn't very
good, but what you get free is worse.
You can't always pick out the man
who is making money by the way he
spends it.
It is not a sign a man is without en-
thusiasm because he shows no enthus-
iasm over your affairs.
Ever notice the majority of people who
ride on the cars look as though thew
could not afford the trip?
A properly appreciative man meets a
new reason every hour for being CRATE
full that he is not a woman.
Subject for discussion at the next
meeting Of the Shannon Literary So
ciety: Resolved, That man is usual
ly guilty"
There are so many ways of killing a
friendship: One is expecting something
Of your friend, and another is being
perfectly frank with him.
How much charity there is for the
thoroughly worthless and useless mani
And how sharp the criticism of the men
who are decent apd useful.
It Is said that when a man tells the
same stories day after day, it is a sign
he Is growing old. All men. whether
young or old, tell the same stories day
after day.
A farmer living six miles north OF
town lately saw six big birds lowering
around, and at first thought they were
buzzards; but closer investigation con-
WINGED him they were storks.
Bill Moore is always telling how he
works like slave, and that he has
worked so long he can't quit. We have
worked long time. too, but we'd have
no difficulty in quitting If we had a
chance.
Every day we meet a man who is GER
tainly fifteen years older than we are.
and he says, when men become as old
as we are, it makes a difference" etc.
And we don't like him to talk that way.
There was one good item in town to-
day, but we didn't get 1t. Bill Harri-
son knew 1t, and was telling 1t at the
depot, but he was going to Weston. and
was so long telling the Introductory de-
tails that his train pulled out before he
got to the item.
A man and his wife and six children
have been waiting all day at the depot.
They arrived early this morning, ana
expected a man living north OF town to
meet them; they expected to visit the
man living north of town. We don't
blame the man living north of town
for not showing ND.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25
FROM OTHER PENS
YOUNG MEN AS SOLDIERS.

1t is the young fellows who make
efficient men behind the guns. The
naval records just compiled show that
the average age of gunners who made
extraordinary records in practice by
the Atlantic fleet was remarkably low,
running from 24.6 years in the case of
handlers of the big twelve-inch guns
to 20.5 years for the chaps who man
ned the six-inch rapid firers. In nu-
merous cases the average included the
trainers and captain of the crews, who
as a rule are older than most of the
other men. All the facts go to show
that the American sailor caught young
develops into the most efficient man
of his class.-Troy Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25
GRADUATED EPITHErs

Jones told the story of fish,
The size of it was model:
His hearers smiled in scornfu1 wise
And murmured: "Mollycoddle."
He told the story once again,
But only reused their ire:
His friends. perceiving how 1t grew.
Ejaculated: ''Liar!"
He added next dozen pounds.
The story found no iaker:
Instead his auditors uDrose
And dubbed him: Mature faker."
Until he reached the first told size
He caused the weight to vary,
And then his friends. contemptuOus.
Remarked: "Reactionary."
New York Sun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

In order to prevent the watering Of
stock Massachusetts and Wisconsin will
require in the future that all stock is
sues shall be sold at not less than par.
In other words, stock must represent
actual value. Then when a concern is
capitalized for $1o0, 900 the public. includ-
ing investors and creditors. viii know
that one hundred thousand good dollars
have been put into it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

Notwithstanding our humiliating
weakness, as compared with Japan,
that Captain Hobson pointed out. ma
val authorities rank the United States
navy as second among the world pow
ers. while Japan's navy ranks fourth.
There is really no use of our surren-
dering to Japan just yet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

Uncle Joe Cannon says there Will be
no war with Japan because this ma
ton will never give Japan cause for
war. Uncle Joe evidently thinks the
Japs won't come over and lick us just
Tor the fun of the thing or because
they need the exercise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

The railroads are taking plenty of
time in answering that letter of the
Kansas railroad commission, asking the
roads If they won't please be so kind as
to give Kansas a two-cent fare. Per-
haps the roads think 1t shows a lack of
taste to answer a letter by return mail.
AT any rate, they are sure to exhibit no
undue haste in the matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

Sometimes the railroad laws of Tex
as are referred to as oppressive. yet
there is more railroad building in
Texas than in any other state in the
union, and last year the receipts of
Texas roads showed an increase of
$40, 100000. 1t looks as though it
pays the railroads to be Oppressed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

Meanwhile" comments the Capital,
1.-The chair would doubtless entertain a
motion to lay Jesse Grants presidential
boom on the table, But first wouldn't
it be a good idea to catch the boom?
Nobody has sighted it yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

Speaking OF stubbs. the Clay Center
Times says: He has many of the quail
Ties OF La Toilette and number be-
longing to Governor Cummins OF Iowa"
How, we rise to inquire. did Mr.. Stubs
Gst these qualities belonging to Cum
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

1t is asserted that the Katy has
''outwitted the government" and will
build a line through the Kiowa-Co-
manche Indian reserve, notwithstand-
ing the governments protest against
1t. Then in about twenty years will
the katy bring suit against the gov
eminent for several million dollars
which it will claim under its old al
legged land grant?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

minis and La Toilette? Are they old.
secondhand qualities. or are they as good
as new? And why do not Cummins and
La Toilette kept these qualities them
selves If they are worth anything, In
stead Of turning them over to Stubs?
Please explain these things. Mr.. Valen-
tine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

There is a more or less fierce debate
raging up in the Fifth district on the
question, Resolved, that B. T. Bullen is
running for congress in the interest of
Congressman CaIderhead." Each side
is firm in its respective faith and re-
fuses to be convinced by --Ae other fell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

If Anna Gould is anxious to get
married again why doesn't she leave
those European titles alone and set
tie down to keep house for some good
American husband? That is the road
to happiness in such cases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

If all the nature fakers-fshermen
included-should support DR.. William
Long for president, he would give the
winning candidate hard race. But
no two nature takers ever agree.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

There IS this to be said for Harri-
man: No railroads of his are in such
poor condition that tracknen say 1t Is
dangerous to run trains faster than six
miles an hour over them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25
JAPANESE NOT DECEIVED.

1t is noticeable that the more closely
the intelligent representatives Of Japan
now in this country study the navy
yards, the battlesbips and the land as
we'll as the naval defenses of the
United States, the more emphatic are
their protestations of the peaceful at
titude of their people. The declara-
ton by German experts that the Amer
lean navy is imDotent is discounted by
the head of the Japanese navy, when
he inspects the resources at the COM
mand Of the United States Even criti-
cisms of the navy by alleged naval
technical journals lose their force
when personal inspection by the Jap
3nese experts does not disclose those
efeCts.-Rocheste Democrat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

Noting that other towns are refer
ring to the subject of weeds. Leaven-
worth confesses to some surprise that
all the weeds are not in that town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25
Fun Particulars wanted.

When the nurse brought the cheering
news to Hyperion recently that he had
just become the father Of triplets, he
betrayed no particular satisfaction.
'Only one boy, SIR
WELL said Topperton, ''go on; don't
keep me in suspense. One boy-what
are the others ?"-Sketchy Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

In the meantime. why doesn't
some one develop a good healthy Vice
presidential boom?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

Might as well get ready for the car
shortage again 1t will be due in about
six weeks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25
LIKE DAVIS COON.

Don't shoot, I'll come down is the
attitude of the Burlington railroad
system on two-cent fares. The atti-
tude of the other coons in the railroad
brush Is Non Posumus. "-Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

Now the government ought to get a
string on the thread trust
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25
FAIRBANKS, PRE-EMINENCE

In the art of maintaining a dignified
silence, however, Mr.. Fairbanks has
some claim to recommendations
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

"A certain western congressman has
had disastrous experience in gold
mine speculations. One day a number
of colleagues were discussing the SUBJ
ject of speculation, when one of them
said to the western member:
tom, as an expert, give US a dehni-
ton of the term bonanza
ga bonanza replied the western
man, with emphasis, 'Is a hole in the
ground owned by champion liar!"-
Success,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25
From Harry Orchards Diary.

July 4.-Went out and blew UP
Pixies Peak, using a No. bomb made
with a short section of water main
filled with: Radium, part; guncot-
ton, parts; chloride of potassium, 2
parts The spectacle OF the Peak go
ing over the horizon was one of the
most inspiring of my career.
July 5.-Didn't blow up anything.
Thought of going out and blowing
Denver off the map, but stayed at
bomb factory.
July 6.-Started on a job in Nevada
Took four bombs, one No. for mills;
one No. for altering the topography
of a section of country about the size
of the Yellowstone National park: one
No. for individual surface work, and
one No. Is for shooting a hole in the
moon.
July Reached Silver Gulch. Me-
vada, and changed the rather rugged
surrounding country into a level plain
This hitherto barren section will some
day make fine grazing country.
find this work of altering the COM
plexion of the map very pleasant.
July S.-Visited Goldbug and blew
the mining camp at that place around
on the other side of the Panamint
mountains, using an old boiler filled
with 1900 pounds of giant powder,
two tons of potash q always use pot
ash in pot shot like this), and four
DdrrelS OF WOOD powder.
July 9.-My attention having been
called to the impassabilit of the.
Rocky mountains for railroad pur-
poses between Grand Junction and the
North pass, I went over and opened
four first class gaps in that range, us
ing the regular bomb for deep cash
work-the No. 9 sugared.
July lot now being within five
days of the open season for mine
bosses in Colorado, I returned to that
state to blow a few of there over the
Great Divide.
July lion train. Sat by the win
dow with my pockets filed with small
hand grenades, and amused myself
blowing up stations along the way I
think the most amusing thing I ever
saw was the town of Sidehill, Colo
RADIO, when hit it i'll front of the post
office with a tin can filed with lid
dite. 1t got up as one building and
assembled to a height of about half a
mile. alighting upon the back OF its
neck in a nearby gulch.
July 12.-Dull day Took a wheel
barrow load of small No. bombs up
town and tried for a few notables. but
no luck. Saw Sherman Bell and hit
him in the back with a hodful of: dy-
Mantle, 7 parts; tro-glycerine,
parts, and sulphuric acid, 1 part; but
think he had a suit of armor under
his clothes. At any rate, after light
ing about a quarter of mile distant,
he walked off as If he had tripped.-l
Clark McAdam in st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25
GETS on THEIR -NERvEs

The admirers of '.Bilr' as a good
old-fashtoned name snort in disgust at
the idea of PhilanderN in the presi-
Dental chair.-Atlanta Georgian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25
MORE LIKE THE HARE.

A Washington florist has turtle ex-
hibited in his window that he has
named Teddy" While In the men,
orable race the turtle certainly did
win. his methods were not exactly
those followed by the agile president
of the United States--Baltimore
American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25
LEGAL LOVE.

It is reported that a Washington
sutton has taken oath before a notary
public that his affections all lean in
the direction of a certain person
named in the deposition. Before max
ing any bets onthe outcome of the
suit, we should like to find the legal
definition of perjury that holds in
Cupid's court. Swearing ones indy
ing any bets on the outcome of the
possibly be a case of kissing the thumb
instead of the Bible.-New York
Tribune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25
WEAKNESSES DEMOCRATS.

The Democratic alarm bell sends
forth warning that the battleship
fleet is to be sent to the Pacific in aid
of the Republican presidential cam
paign, and Japanese Democrats are
expected to believe it.-Philadelphia
INQUIRER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

''I don't believe you ever work. said
the charitable citizen.
WELL" responded the beggar, pocketing
a dime, IT just worked you, didn't r.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

Doctor-You understand, don't you. tina
this is only to be used externally?
him get out O. bed to drink it.-Harper'
Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

IT believe it's a fact that man must
get to be at least 30 before he really knows
anything
Yes. and he must be at least 40 before
he learns to quit telling what he knows"
PHILADELPHIA Press.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-06

lated TO reduce the price of copper
materially. At the present time there
is not an available supply abroad of
over 5000 tons of copper For the
first time in the history of the cop
per industry, We were unable in the
month of January to- promptly meet
our deliveries. This was true In Feb
ruary and March, and re are only
now beginning to catch up Since
the first of the year Europe has not
taken from America within 10000
600 pounds of the amount taken in
the corresponding period year ago
This does not mean that Europe Is
consuming less. but that the foreign
ers believe 1t will pay to hold OFF a
little longer About the 1st of May
large accumulation of deferred or
ders will probably come into the mar
kct. nut the buyers will have TO pay
full prices | see nothing in the gen
eral business situation on which To
base expectations of a smaller de-
mand for copper. There is good
deal of talk. but | notice business
keeps up at the maximum.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-06
QUESTIONABLE EXPLOITATION

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,t,ono, isnaranea carelessness or
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