The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-23
JANA WKER JOT.S

| Like as not Bent Murdoch will now
Butler county. At Potwin, in that coun-
ty, Charles v. Cain has succeeded B.
L. Adams as postmaster.
Buck Dawes thinks the Republican
party is making a great mistake in not
resubmitting the prohibition question.
MOT as great a mistake, however, -
comments Tom Cordry, 'as the party
did when it nominated Dawes for attor-
ney general
The Ottawa Republic runs a depart
ment called Heard in the Hotel Ro-
tundas," and Roy Tapley files an OBJ
lection to it. Ottawa he says, hasn't
a hotel rotunda or any other kind of a
rotunda. Some time the reporter who
runs that department will be asked to
tell what a rotunda Is, and will discover
that he doesn't know
On a west side street the other night
woman lay sick unto death, says the
Fort Scott Tribune. I'VE must get her
reused and interested in something"
said the doctor, "for on this depends
her life" Her husband whispered in
her ear that he loved her; she never
blinked, though ii had been decade
since she heard that from his lips.
Some one whispered something about
the baby; still no response. Then some
old woman commenced telling about
new kind of salad. What did it taste
like?" she asked, sitting half up in bed.
And today she is well. ---
Ex-Chancellor F. H. Snow recently
addressed the students of the Universe
ty of Kansas on the early. history of
that Institution. DR. Snow was a MEM
Der of the first faculty consisting of
three instructors and has been a MEM
Der of the faculty ever since.s There
were forty students the first year, now
scattered from Maine to California.
The growth of the university in forty
years has been remarkable. There are
now Ito students. The faculty num-
bers ITO. The first building was old
North College. The university now has
fourteen buildings with one in course of
erection, and is crowded for room. The
first appropriation was $1,000; the bill
now before the legislature carries with
1t an appropriation of over $7S0.000 for
the next two years. Graduates of the
university occupy positions of honor in
every department of government
About 10000 students have attended
the university, $500 of whom received
degrees.
Confession by old Bent Murdoch:
While in Kansas City, a day or two
ago, I was halted by IAN old sweetheart
of mine" She was in closed carriage
with her coachman and fOOtman and
was downtown shopping. Although she
is a grandmother, is worth million or
SO ana all InaJ, L IOlQ ner Sne looked as
young and sweet as she did when we
were boys and girls together" and she
believed me- And to be polite 1 sug-
gested a little lunch, as 1t was about
that time of day; but she declined my
invitation by insisting that 1 take
luncheon with her. A lunch for two
costs seventy-five cents; while a lunch
con costs four dollars and half and I
went. 1 always had a weakness for
to eat and good society, and
we talked and ate and ate and talked
for two short hours. Her husband is
no longer here, don't you know. Since
home I have been somewhat
distressed in mind about it. Did 1 or
did not make a mistake in going to
luncheon in a strange city with a very
rich and very handsome widow without
a chaperon? People will talk, you
know. 1t was a Topeka fair damsel
who told me that 1 would be talked
about" until I am four hundred years
Did. 1 am very unhappy about it and |
am trying to make myself believe 1 am
sorry l went; but then 1 am not. An |
honest confession is said to be good for |
the soul. Having now confessed, like |
A man, all can do Is to ask the people |
at home to forgive and forget. AS ] |
babe her good bye possibly held her |
hand a second or two longer than was |
really necessary, but then she didn't |
seem to mind 1t. 1 only recall that the |
lime was entirely too short