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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Giobe.l

IFrOm the AtchiSOn Gtobe.I
Always do your best; sometimes even
that isn't very good.
A man never appreciates the bad
habits OF his own dog.
A boy doesn't care much how his
hair is cut, so 1t is cut short.
Almost every old man Hmps, and al
most every old woman waddles.
Stage fright is one thing on the stage
about which there is no sham.
Bluff man by offering to bet, and he
won't like you as much afterwards.
There isn't great deal Of sunshine
in the smile man produces when he
loses.
People are always willing to admit
that one who disagrees with them is
prejudiced.
When man has one shoulder lower
than the other, 1t is worse than being
bald.
When a Beauty Doctor is called in,
he doesn't usually have much to begin
work on.
When man is old. his children fuss
his children.
OF the many recent Reforms, the
huglass waltz seems to have had about
the shortest run.
You can convince woman that every
man is a liar, except the one who is try
ing to deceive her.
If you want to be popular, don't ask
people to take an interest in your
affairs: Be interested in theirs.
If man descended from a fish. he has
been guilty of telling some awful lies
about his speechless ancestor.
When a woman refuses an out-and-
out offer of marriage, the man Is affict-
ed with some serious defects.
When a man says he will do certain
thing "or know the reason why" he
frequently learns the reason why.
Up to date, wads of chewing gum
have been found on the under side of
every piece of furniture made except a
coffin.
The man who brags usually has lot
to say about the things he is going to
do: what he has done is far less import
ant.
II you could be born over again, would
you change your parents? As full of
faults as you are, they wouldn't change
you.
II a boy has several grown sisters,
he may break up and wear out every
thing else about the house, but he never
gets much of g. chance at the parlor
furniture.
A man is apt to try to impress his
children with the idea that he was a
model boy. while he tries to make his
associates believe he planted quite
crop of wild oats.
Times are so prosperous that churches
no longer hold old fashioned ice cream
socfafs in the hope of raising at least
two dollars by an evenings hard work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30
THE BOND PROPOSITION.

An important matter that comes up
in the city election next Tuesday is
the bond proposition for the Topeka
& Southwestern railroad. This is real
ly only transfer of bonds, voted once
before, to the new corporation which
proposes to build the railroad from
Topeka to Council Grove. The bonds.
to the amount of $4,000, were vot-
ed sometime ago for a road cover
ing this same territory, but the project
has been taken over by the Topeka &
Southwestern company. In order to
make the bonds available for the new
company 1t is necessary to revote
them. and that is the proposition that
will come up Tuesday. This expIana-
ton is made so that the public will I'M
derstand Ii.
The bonds will not be issued until
the road is built, so that the city will
not be out anything If the project
should fall by the wayside. If the
road is built it will be worth many
times $50, 1000 to the city of Topeka. 1t
will not only open up an entirely new
territory to this city. but, according
to the present plans. it may put To-
pelxa on another great transcontinentaI
line-one actually extending from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. More than
that, in addition to giving Topeka ad-
ditional railroad facilities, this road
will probably bring to Topeka a con-
siderable additional population. 1t is
estimated that the Topeka terminals
alone will cost the road $4,000. or
nearly three times the amount of the
bonds.
So don't forget to vote for the bond
proposition on Tuesday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30
IN THE TWILIGHT.

The fire upon the hearth is low.
And there is stiffness everywhere,
And. like winged spirits here and there.
The freight shadows fluttering go,
And as the shadows round me creep,
childish treble breaks the gloom,
And softly from a further room
Comes: Now lay me down to Sleep"
And somehow, with that little prayer,
And that sweet treble in my ears,
My thought goes back to distant years,
And fingers with dear one there;
And hear my child s amen,
My mothers faith comes back to me-
Crouched at her side I seem to be,
And mother holds my hands again.
Oh, for an hour in that dear place,
Oh, for the peace of that dear time;
Oh, for that childish trust sublime:
Oh for a glimpse of mothers facet
Yet, as the shadows round me creep,
do not seem to be alone :.
Sweet magic of that treble tone
And Now lay me down to sleep
Eugene Field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30
LAYKA WKER JOT.S

Last Saturday the farmers marketed
5000 dozen eggs in the little town of
Beverly.
Two Rice county men recently sold
three head of hogs that weighed 1900
pounds and brought them $85.15.
Kansas City, Kan, man prints a
card in a newspaper down there III
which he brands as absolutely false
the report that he enamored of a wo-
man other than his wife.
A Bendena boy wondered if his shot
gun would go off when it was half
cooked, so, in the quest of knowledge.
he tried 1t. 1t went off, so did one of
his toes that happened to be in front
of the muzzle.
Wall from Conner Davies: A man
family gave our little girl a very young
pup last winter. He Is now a big
lunix of a half grown dog and the
worst nuisance YOU ever saw He has
torn at least $40 worth of clothing, by
pulling the articles of clothes off the
line. He plays with the little girls in
the neighborhood and tears their stock
ings into the raggedest kind Of open
work" He hauis the cats, which are
good mouserS, around by the neck until
they much resemble dish rags.
He paws the newly planted garden and
tears up the fine rose bushes we plant
ed last spring. He is just about the
right age to imagine he can fight and
barks half the night as a warning to
possible fntruderS that he is on deck
to protect the lives of the family We
have given him away once or twice
but he comes back. Every time we
have him taken away by a stranger the
smallest children howl themselves all
most into a fever. We confess that we
have become somewhat attached to
him ourself. and don't like to kill him.
because the other evening when we
went home after bad day in the Of
flee, with people growing at US for the
poor way We have of editing a news
paper and such like things, the dog met
us at the middle of the block in the
nerriest sort of a mood, as though he
was the only friend We had on earth
it, too. We don't know what to do,
and We are in a peck of trouble about
tive hate to kill a friend, a man has
SO few real friends, and certainly none
TO spare. This pup of ours seems to
be sincere in his friendship, though he
acts up pretty bad with our property
sometimes. There's going to be q crisis
at our home tomorrow. We are watch
ing for the outcome with deep interest,
One of Mrs. Davies fine hens has tust
Matched brood of chickens They
will make their debut in the back yard
tomorrow. That will be the test of the
pup. If he molests that brood of fIufrv
little chicks, we can easily see his fin
ish right now-she won't do a thing to
the pup. Of course it will start a riot
all right enough, but the problem will
probably be solved-he'u be deader'n
door nail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

proclaims his political independence to
the extent of declaring that he will
not stand for the Republican party
when he believes the party wrong;
| which means that Mr.. Allen is now a
| newspaper editor and not a. politician.
There is now a red-hot municipal
campaign waging in Wichita. The Re-
publican ticket was named by the ele-
ment that has been standing for the
joints; and an independent ticket was
put up in opposition to the joints by
those who favor a clean town. Mr..
Allen gave advertising space in his
paper to both parties, allowing
each side to edit its own matter, but
he took no part in the campaign him.
self. He did, however, start a cam
paign for clean streets and alleys,
which did not appear to set well with
some of those who were in authority;
and he also went after Illegal regis
tration. thereby mourning the enmity
of some of the local Republican man
ayers. as a number of arrests have
already been made as a result of his
fight.
Owing to some unwise statements
which appeared in the Independent
ticket advertising, libel suits have been
against the independent campaign
managers. and these suits have led to
Mr.. Aliens declaration of independ-
ence. He asserts that the suits were
started merely to frighten him, but
he refuses to be frightened. The ac-
lions are brought by S. B. Amidon, a
well-known Wichita Democrat, and
Mr.. Allen says:
1.-THE editor of The Beacon confesses
to tender feeling for the Republican
party, but we have never believed that
the Republican party improves any
when it turns Its management over to
a Democrat, even of Mr.. Amidon's rec
ognized ability. When a Republican
campaign committee does this it loses
the right to appeal to the loyalty of
Republicans. Republicanism, as pre-
cious party faith. does not stand for
an effort to frighten a newspaper; it
does not stand for suppression of
facts from voters; it does not stand for
padding the city's registration with IL
legal voters. It does not stand for
police officers who prevail upon the
weak and ignorant to register in vio-
lation of law. The Republican party
cleanliness and order, for a strict ac-
countability to citizenship of the pre-
cfous responsibility of government
Whenever the editor the Beacon
finds the Republican party departing
from its long record in the line of
duty he has no hesitancy whatever in
saying that the Republican party de-
serves licking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

stay out. Chris Maier appears to have
been more respectable than most of
those of his kind, but he was persistent
1t is stated that he has been in the
liquor business for thirty years, but
now he accepts sentence of sixty days
in Jail, pays a fine Of 5000, and gives
bond to refrain from liquor-selling in
the future County Attorney Schenck
is certainly making good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
From the I

from the New York Press.1
When a small boy doesn't like 20 read
dime novels you can never trust him to
tell the truth.
It takes mighty little champasne to
make a man think he's as important as
he wants the walters to think hS is.
If a woman didn't have a single rela-
tive left for anything to happen to she
would be afraid to open a telegram.
At a certain age the only way girls
can avoid being Iovesick is to be away
from their mothers 80 they can be
homesict
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

Der railroads. refoosilated to haul
der state feesh yarden's prifate feesn
car Beink unrestricted py iecnlsia-
ton. der railroadt prefer to pass ooP
der carp und oder such freight, una
haul suckers only ad cendts per
mile.
opserf. bleas, dot der Standard OIL
combany hat added Yoorup TO las col
lection. / hat always saspicioneds COT
Misder Rocking fuller intended TO adu
der Contineadt to hiss prifate beck
yardt-
Piping in der dresses ISIS more pop
ularious den hem-sttehing dis summer.
Der yoosual number ouf corner OBJ
serferisds viii be piping der hosiery
during der rainy SEASON.
"Cleanliness." sayss der pro8erb. 81
ness. wish my dog vas aN&Qllower
uf dot saying, but he aindt. Res4adtly
he vas lefd alone ad home, und he
Gated der lid ouf from a pockedt
Bible. Den he fergodt der proferb,
und unsteadt uf eating a bar uf soap
fer chaser, he used my slibbers fer
der SECOND course, yedt.
AID a late hour dis afterdfnner. der
var In Hondooras vas ofer. Dis, be id
remembered, Is der var vich stardted
a week ago. Der Won vich viii stardt
dis efening will nod be over for sew
eral days. We dond vandt der reader
der score uf negst weeks var on sus-
picion.
No Won vandts to knock on Cecil
Spooner, but We would respectlessly
unkvire uf her PROPERTY man uf he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30
FROM M. NJ. MURDocK.

Speaking of Hermit Hugh Gamer
on's present visit to ex-senator and ex-
Governor Ross at Albuquerque, N NJ,
nrty years ago this month Ed Ross.
then editor of the Topeka Record. and
the writer hereof shouldered their
guns and footed 1t from Topeka to
the headwaters of Mission creek.
where both staked out claims on gov
eminent land. TemDus fugit, and so
do human honors and ambitions. along
and together with flocks of youthful
inspirations, aspirations and Dreams
Wichita Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30
GOOD FOR THEM

President Davidson of the Frisco
system believes that all this railroad
legislation is to the best interests of
the people and the railroads This is
an entirely new view of the matter
from a railroad standpoint, and it is
hoped that Hartman, Hill and others
VIII join Mr.. Davidson in that belief.
-Leavenworth Times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

Tt is extremely hard to work nm anv
enthusiasm over next Tuesdays cleo
ton in Topeka. but it is up to the voter
to cast his ballot in order that he NAV
not have to register again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

The cabinet adjourned yesterday to
let the president get his teeth fixed.
Those teeth are an important part of
the president. especially when it comes
to smiling or soaring the trusts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

After reading the few remarks of
Mr.. Samuel Hopkins Adams about the
New York police force in this weeks
Golfers we judge that a job as super
visor in San Francisco isn't the only
one in which an Industrious man can
lay by a few fortunes on a meager
salary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

II the prospect for a good wheat
crop holds out, T. B. Gerow and D. w.
Blaine will have to begin their annual
argument about the importation of
harvest hands few weeks earlier
than usual If IT is to have the effect of
bringing in enough men,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

The chief duties of a San Francisco
supervisor appears to have been to
vote as Abe Ruef told him to, and ia
rake in the cash.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

Iowa girls have sat down on that
Fort Dodge plan of taxing bachelors.
They will also sit down on the bach
elors If they get a chance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

The Eagles will soar at lola for their
state convention in May, and they will
also be sore If the county attorney of
Allen county persists in clipping the
wings of the local aerie in its efforts to
entertain with liquid refreshments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

Owing to the high price of paper, the
Los Angeles Examiner has increased
the price of it's Sunday issue to ten
cents. 1t doesn't take a very big news
paper these days to eat up a nickel in
the making
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30
HOW ABOUT L,EMONso

Senator Burton IS not out for re-
venge. However, if President Roose-
welt, ]. L. Bristow and the prosecuting
attorneys expect to find any Christmas
presents on the tree hereafter, direct
ed in the hand of the gentleman from
Abilene, they may as well fortify them
selves for disappointment.-O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30
ERON OTHER PENS
TAFT.

TAFT
The beauty, so to say. of Secretary
Taft's trips. is that they produce re-
suits. He is no junketer, but man of
affairs, with business in hand and a
knowledge of how to transact it. His
visit to the Philippines several years
ago justified itself. Later, his pres
ence in Panama was a help to the
governments interests there, and his
work in Cuba in taking over control
at the time of President Palma's re-
signation was admirably executed. On
the journey he begins today he will
visit Panama, Cuba and Porto Rico,
and at every point look into matters
of government regulation. The presi-
dent is not more fortunate in any 9TH
er member of competent cabinet
than In this administrator. who,
though taken from the bench, has
shown practical grasp of business and
politics such as is seldom exhibited
washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

The Fort Dodge. Iowa. idea of tax
ing bachelors who refuse to get mar
ried IS not favored by the Fort Dodge
girls. In other words. they are op-
posed to having rebates given with
their marriage certificates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

The open switch was the deadly cause
of yesterdays railway wrecks. There
ought to be some effective cure for the
open switch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30
NOT LONGS FAULT.

No, my boy, 1t was not because Sena-
tor Long invited him that Senator La
Toilette will make two addresses this
spring. Senator Long is not trying to
force the Wisconsin senator to come
here.-Salina Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30
A SUGGESTION.

Chief Justice Johnston recently deliY-
cred a lecture on How Laws Are
Born" 1t might now be in order for
Senator Fitzpatrick to make a few re-
marks on "How Laws Are Not Born"
.Burlingarne Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

Another drawback about spring is
that it gives the man with the loud
taste in vests a chance to be heard
-four blocks away
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30
kansas CONAEHT
coST. nF cAREI. ESSNESs.

COSTs OF CAREl4ESSNESS.
San Francisco is Mortified to dis
cover that her city government has
been fostering for years the worst graft
in history. 1t is Uncomfortable that for
the long term he has enjoyed the priv
iiege the people of San Francisco
should have endured ABE" Ruefs
system of public plumber. It is i'm
possible to sympathize with the good
people of San Francisco in this new
trouble. ANY citizenship that will be
guilty of SO much carelessness doesn't
deserve good city government.-Wich
tia Beacon.
OUGHT To HAVE COME SOONER
The disclosures in San Francisco
show how graft honeycombed the pol
ftics of the country. 1t was fortunate
that the awakening came when 1t did.
Possibly in some instances the people
will go back to their vomit as they
have done in Philadelphia but in most
instances they have been good results
of permanent nature. 1t is a safe
proposition that never again will there
be such general corruption in public
affairs as there has been in the past
twenty years.-Lawrence Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

Senator Long is becoming more and
more addicted to the senatorial habit
of talking without saying anything that
expresses an opinion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

The assumption that Senator Long is
not for Senator La Toilette for presi-
dent is not contradicted by him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

Still. you cannot blame Evelyn for
thinking Harry was not crazy when he
married her. although she may have
told some of her chums that he was
Just crazy about her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

If worse comes to worst, perhaps
Mr.. Roosevelt can secure constitu-
tional amendment rendering ineligible
to the presidency in 1909 anybody who
weighs less than 500 pounds.-Law-
renee World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

Vienna dressmakers have struck for
higher wages 1t is to be hoped that
this sort of a strike will not prove
catching
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

/ About time now to acquire a few
callous places on your hands by intro
ducing them to the lawn mower.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

Spring. Gentle Spring, appears to be
the real thing-in spite of gossip to
the contrary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30
NOTHING TO DO NOW.

However, President Roosevelt will
miss congress. There will be no spe-
cfal messages until it meets again
Milwaukee News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

Having been through IT. Harry Thaw
ought to be something. of an expert in
temporary insanity hfmself-if It
proves to be temporary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

You will note that the Thaw case is
crowded off of the front page much of
the time now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

The public doesn't care for faith in
railway stocks so much as it does for
faith in railway trains. In other
words. 1t is not so much afraid of
panics as it is of wrecks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

Z They do say there are some rail-
roads that never have a wreck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

County Attorney schenck has achieved
: notable victory in putting out
OF business one of the most
persistent jointists in the state OF KAN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30
soITEEzE IN MAIL RATES.

Railroad men are reported to be try
ing to arrange a combine to refuse to
carry the mails If they cannot be pafd
for more than they carry. To get a
eaiiy average they want the weight of
mails for a week divided by six in
stead of seven: why not five or four?
An administration that is really oppos-
ed to combines and monopolies would
make short work of job of this sort.
philadelphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

If the trainmen really quit work. Il
will be- case of one strike and out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30
NO ExPL1N1NG NEcEssA

Meanwhile. such senators as Simons,
Stewart and Hodges are not having to
hold meetings to explain their ac-
tons to their loving constits-Law-
renee World.
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AN INsIDIOJJs DANGER.

most insidious danger of an-sparks
from the wireless telegraph. And the
worst Of 1t is that II may be somebody
eIse's message that will burn us.-Cna-
cage Inter-Oceau.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30
THE WORM TURNED.

If the railroad corporations had rot so
often meddled with the business of
state legislatures they would not now
have to complain SO much of legislative
meddling with their business.-Phlia-
delphia Record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

And still nobody has killed off the
wheat crop This is getting serious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30
MUCH KILLED.

Don't feel too tranquil over the
death of the ship subsidy bill. Re
member what an awful time thew had
with the Mad Mullah.-Indianapo
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

Won. er two fer dot madder, might
presumption dot Misder Harriman's
assertion dot he would RAIDER go to
der penidentiary den to der poor haus,
means dot Misder Hartman disiikes
to trafel und preferss to go to der
nearesd blaze.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

Der ladest moor uf der var depart
mendt ISIS to sendt der niggero SOL
cheers to der Ffllypeanudt islandts.
Vich ISIS much safer fer der niggeros
den sending dem to Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30

Der sanitary commiddee appointed
Thaw could safe lodts uf time py led
ding Misder Cherome hat feirsd inn
ings. IF he vas permissioned to cross
egsamine Misder Tlaaw fer q hour,
dere would be no trouble in arrifing ad
verdict.