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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26
KANSAS COMMENT

MILITARY TRAINING IN SCHOOLS
Military training, under the direc-
ton of United States army officers
for every seventh and eighth grade
school boy in the state of Washington,
is provided in a measure which R. A.
Hutchinson of Spokane will submit
for passage to the legislature, of which
he is a member of the senate. early in
January. 1t is purposed to devote a
halliday each week to drill in the
instructors being officers from Fort
George Wright, on the east side of
the state, and Forts Vancouver and
Lawton on the west side Of the Cas-
cade mountains. Mr.. Hutchinson says
the state will benefit through it in
years to come, when the common
wealth will have drilled citizen
soldtery ready in case of emergency,
instead of having to depend upon raw
recruits for protection.
1t is thought that the bill will pass
without opposition and that an i'm
portant forward step in common
school education will be TAKEN
Wichita Eagle.
THE SAN JOSE SCALE DANGER.
1t is to be hoped that the orchard
men of Reno county will appreciate
the danger that threatens in the dis
covery of the San Jose scale in this
county. Prof. Dickens emphasizes the
Importance of extinguishing the pest
at once and 1T is surely to the interest
of all the orchard men 70 cooperate
with him heartily. Any orchard owner
who has the slightest reason for sus-
pecting that his orchard may have
been attacked by this greatest enc
my of the fruit tree should get busy
at once with the measures necessary
to check it's spread and to wipe it
out where it has already gotten foot
hold. The fruit growing industry is
one of increasing Importance to this
section and nothing that threatens its
prosperity should be tolerated.
Hutchinson News.
EARLY SHOPPING.
1t is a chestnut, of course, and editors
are as tired of sounding the Early
Shopping slogan as the people are of
hearing it, but the only way to remind
some people of their duty is by con-
stantly prodding them in the ribs
Consequently the Gazette again re-
minds the common people that they are
doing good to others and to them
selves by purchasing their silly Christ
mas presents before the rush begins.
If you intend to buy a pair Of roller
skates for grandma, or meerschaum
pipe for the pastor, or pair of sus-
pender for Aunt Jane, or corkscreW
for the baby, do not postpone the
errand until the last thing on Christ
mas eve.-Emporia Gazette.
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The Real Thing in Pumpkins.

Yankees think they know all about
pumpkins because they invented the
pumpkin pie, but to see the real thing
as a commercial article you must come
to the Hoosier state" writes a COM
mercial traveller, from Indiana. He
speaks OF a packing concern in Indian
apolis where pumpkins are at present
or great Importance. They are received
in large Quantities there from all parts
of the state for shipment to the market
and for canning, and 40 carloads a day
are not an extraordinary quantity. You
can't quite realize what a carload of
pumpkins is till you reduce it to pies.
and one is struck with awe when in
formed that 40 carloads will make about
100000" writes the drummer. "A car
load, they tell me, weighs about rs tons.
OF course, that would be too much for
one days baking. so the pumpkins are
canned, and each ton fills $50 tons, and
three regulation-sized pies can be made
out of the contents of one can. saw
a 40-car consignment that had been
dumped into the packing concerns
yard-2, 100000 incipient pies, as it were
and when a man who stood neck deep
among the yellow giants said, Quite
some pumpkins a echoed Quite
sonnet New York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26
AN UNUSUAL PROTEST.

"a state fair would no doubt be a
nice thing, but it would lock to the
| average taxpayer that the cities which
are so DESTROYS of having the good
thing would be willing to raise the
money and not call on the people to
raise it for them. That a state fair
would be nice money-making
scheme for the city goes without say
ing, but why the people of the state
at large should finance the enterprise
is not explained. 1t is safe to say that
there are not ten people in Osborne
county, who are in favor of an ap-
preparation being made for that pur-
pose and it might be we'll for our rep
resentatives of this district to ascer-
tain the wishes of the people before
lending their support to enrich To-
cality at the expense of the people at
large"
Thus speaks the Osborne County
News and in expressing this senti-
ment it has achieved the unique dis
tinction, so far as is known. of being
the only newspaper in the state, and
presumably having the interest of the
state at heart, which is opposed to the
establishment of a state exposition
through state aid. The Osborne News
is certainly entitled to it's opinion on
this and any other question and no
possible fault can be found with the
honest expression of it. But perhaps
the News uttered these words with
out giving the matter due considera-
ton as newspapers have habit of do
ing on occasions. Thre has been
much opposition in newspapers
throughout the state to the establish
ment of state fair at Topeka, or at
Hutchinson, or at Wichita, the three
cities most prominently mentioned for
the fairs home. But until the News
spoke 1t was not known that there
was any serious opposition to the fun
damental project, the creation of a
state fair. The News is right in saying
that the city selected for the state
fair would reap considerable benefit
from it. This would be true not only
in a monetary way but also in the way
of prominence that the city would
gain throughout the country as being
the home of the Kansas state fair. But
the News is wrong is declaring that
Topeka or any other city should es-
tablish a state fair on Its own hook.
That's an impossibility. even Il To-
pekans raise sum of money for the
purpose that would not be equal to any
that the legislature might appro-
pirate An agricultural exposition
does not become a state Institution
until it is mothered by the state, run
by the state and supported by the
state until it becomes self-sustaining-
State control of an exposition of
this kind gives the moral support it
needs to make 1t worthy competitor
of the similar institutions run by the
states that are agricultural rivals to
Kansas. Unless it is known that a
fair dignif1ed by the name of "state"
is actually state institution in fact.
that any prizes that may be won at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
[From the Chicago News.J

EFrom the Chicago News.1
Love is blind to most of the danger
signals.
Optimism and dyspepsia are not on
speaking terms.
Some men are such swindlers that
they cheat themselves.
A woman just loves to quarrel with
man who isn't quarreIsome.
A young man doesn't begin to rise
in the world until he settles down.
An old bachelor is as much afraid
of baby as spinster is of mouse.
Isn't it queer that a man never
shows his temper until after he has
lost it?
When a self made man makes a fool
of himself he robs some woman of the
job.
Every young man looks forward to
the time when he will be in a position
to boss somebody.
The more a woman knows about the
affairs of her husband the less she has
to say about them.
A noted lecturer announces his re-
tirement from the platform. due to his
recent marriage He will now pose as
the audience.
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Wroten ad Looie Linkenfusser, vich
iss Hiding Oudt.
Merry ferthachuly und Habby Xmas.
Looie; Diss ISIS der day alder der day
pefore, und der vorst.-efen der liter
wurst und wienerwurst,-iss ofer. How
ener, Looie, dere ISIS someding yedt TO
came. Fer der negst mont, 1 will wake
myselluff oop in der night, saying, Hell
10, bill" Id ISIS der bills vich Games
afterwards, like der dark brindled taste
after der night oudt.
want to said to you. Looie, dot dis
merryxmas iss a greadt institooshun.
Id vas invented kvite a vile ago, by a
bunch uf wise vons vot came oudt Ut
der east, bearing presendts uf franklin
cense und demurrer. in shinglevood box
es. Uf dey hat known vot dey vas
leading too in der future, dey would hat
came bearing nodings but DER respects
una besd wishes. Der apuse uf der skim
tentionss, but der resulds vas es herein
intimationed. Der custom uf Citing
oop vas discontinued fer Thirdly years.
er more, und den He. der reskipiendt uf
der feirsd Xmas gifts. gate oop all He
had,-propaply to return der compli-
mendt. Id ISIS a sadness, Lcoie, dot id
vas such. Years. und-den-some later,
der Dutch invented der reciprocity sys-
dem by vich We now suffer. Wy der
xmas sock got indo der game. hisdory
fails to disclothes, -propaply pecaus der
early Dutch feets vas larch, und der
early Dutch trousers vas oben ad der
bottom, as dey ISIS now. Anyhow. Loo
lie. der sydem got started, and vas
TRANSPORTED to dis coundry NIT der
early sketlerss. Id ISIS now customary
fer Mamma to purchase Papa a Nice
Pinana stool und charge id to Hiss Ac-
coundt. Baby buys Papa a nice Pic
toor Book init all der animiles In Id.
Uf you will study ofer dis skitivation,
you may, Ply ag algebray, arrife ad der
commissioning dot Papa ISIS der Goat.
Nod so, Looie. Id ISIS der Citing Cop
vich ISIS der besd part uf i'd. Now
know dot you ISIS such a proon dot you
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26

it are emblematic of the champion
ship of the state, exhibitors of all
classes in all parts of the country
will pay no attention to it. That's
been the reason why the various
larger fairs in Kansas which have
been held under the individual aus
pices of certain localities have never
developed into state fairs. To-
peka, Wichita and Hutchinson, the
prominent candidates for the location
Of the state fair. have had fairs Of
their own In the past and will prob
ably continue to have them no mat
ter where the state fair is established.
Some of these exoositions have been
successes and some have been failures
but none ofthem could be developed to
an institution that will be an agricul-
tura1 exposition adequate to the
prominence of Kansas as an agricul-
tural state unless the state gets be-
hind the project and lends its name
and authority to help it on the way.
AS to the location of the fair, To-
peka and Topekans would prefer to
see it established in Osborne county,
rather than that it be not established
at all. Topeka first of all is going to
work for a state fair for which the
agricultural interests of the state are
in a crying need and after this is ac-
compIished Topeka IS going to use
every honest effort to have the fair
located within her confines.
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abomination to the Lord: but such as
are upright IN their way are his delight.
Proverbs xi:20.
Not only are persons of a froward
| heart, individuals who are stubborn,
who are not willing to yield or comply
with what is required or with what is
reasonable, an abomination to the Lord
but they also are an abomination to
the other portions of society of which
they form part, a part which one may
be pardoned for occasionally thinking
is all too large a portion of the whole.
Probably there is no more disagree
able trait in humanity than perverse-
ness, nor an equally senseless one, and
particularly in a state or nation
where all folks are deemed to be free
and equal A little perversity we'll d.
rected is often the medium for the ac-
complishment of considerable that is
good. but chronic perverseness and
peevishness at all things that exist, or
at most of them, and which are de-
cidedly agreeable to the majority of
people, only bring those who are af-
fiicted with 1t into contempt.
The fault-finder has his place in the
world but it is a place that needs to be
occupied with discretion and intelli-
gence. On the other hand, there are
too many persons who seem rather to
cultivate the custom of continual COM
plant with any and everything that
comes within their notice. Instead of
circulating anything to their own adj
vantage OF to the benefit of others they
actually do the opposite. Sooner or
later they are looked upon as the
abomination which they really are and
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from the deliberations of the conmun-
ity in which they ply their self-at-
tributed and most undesirable voca-
lions. Some men, and women, too,
seem to think that their especial sphere
in life is to find fault with everything
that develops within their ken. Many
in this class are of considerable natural
ability, who If they would turn their
talents in the right directions, would be
invaluable to their fellows. But as d
matter of fact their repeated fault
findings, which may give them promi-
nence at the beginning because of the
force and originality used in the ex-
preston of them, are certain to prove
their undoing. Because they use no
discretion in their criticisms they
eventually become discredited and no
attention whatever is paid to any thing
they give voice to, even though it may
have some merit.
As the season for new resolutions
rolls around it might be well for these
perverse ones to open their eyes bit
and direct their energies in proper
way to meeting the conditions which
confront them On every hand with
fair and upright spirit and doing their
part to remedy them and make them
effective in the way that will be pleas |
ing to the majority. They will soor |
find that this changed attitude will |
give to life a much pleasanter. aspect |
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Der same to you.
GLOBE SIGHTS.

IFrom the Atchison Globe.J
Talk doesn't go as much as It used
to.
Who ever found good gravy at a
hotel?
Somehow an old man on a bicycle
doesn't look We'll
Most stories of heroes were invented
to punish towards.
A woman would rather see a brides
outfit than attend the wedding.
Men seem to be too much one way,
and women not enough another.
If angels are as nice as girls OF ten
and twelve. we shall be satisfied.
Every person specially interested In
scandal, has been the subject of one.
A woman has the same ambition to
go in society that a man has to go TO
congress.
Depending too much on your friends
is a good deal like depending too much
on hope.
A man likes his regular work good
deal better than he likes being pan
bearer at a funeral.
We have noticed that when man
says "I am right there with the
goods" he is pretty worthless.
Why do some men like filthy stories
They dislike walking in Nth; why are
they so anxious to put their heads INTO
it?
A good many people complain about
the evil Of gossip, as they should. But
a good many more complain than VIII
get up and leave in the middle OF some
tale of SANDER.
The moths have a great admiration
for that tender sentiment which
nronnpts a woman to fold away the
Clothes left by the dead, rather than let
some one wear them
Atchison- people who remain up as
late as ii o'clock at night, do a great
deal of yawning and stretching the
next day. Our people are not sports,
and we are proud of the fact.
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JOURNAL ENTRIES

Anything that goes on two legs may
be said to be a biped, except stock
tngs.
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About the only kind of signs that
many folks believe in are those of the
dollar variety.
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Women's' minds ought to be cleaner
than mems for the reason that they
change them so often.
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It's questionable whether or not
the jaws of death are more terrible
than some of the jaws of life.
Y
Maybe women turn to the end of
a new novel before reading the story
because they ar prom to want the last
word.
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THE MATTER OF SIZE

Taller buildings. greater stores-largeness
is the style:
while:
It's the day of greater things, deep or
wide tail:
Edges Of my lady's hat spread from wan
Life insurance towers rise half way to
the stars:
Steamships half mile in length; longer
trolley cars; 80
Fortunes swollen to a size re'er dreamed
of before:
Every year the lannon's range lengthens
more and more.
Longer. stronger. heavier-everything has
grown;
ExceIlence depends. it seems. on the size
alone;
Yet the. good old stork adheres to her
Eight-pound babies are In style. as In
Caesars day.
Chicago Record-Heraid.
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Cheering news for everyone in the
country but Richmond Pearson Hob
son: The United States ranks second
IN strength among the naval powers of
the world. Japan stands fifth and
there is little building of naval vessels
going on in that country. Hobson will
probably insist that the Japs. crafty
chaps that they are known 10 be. are
building all kinds of battleships on
the quiet and taking all possible pre-
cautionary steps for the war he has
tried so hard to pull off between Japan
and the United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26

The annual report of General Bell,
chief Of staff of the army, is wonder
fully surprising in view of the recog-
nized military genius of Theodore
Roosevelt. As president. Mr.. Roose-
welt has been commander in chief of
the army for seven years. General
Bell now writes that the army is en-
tdrely out of gear and that there is not
much of anything about it which
makes for it's efficiency either in
peace or in war. According to Cen
eral Bell the cavalry arm of the ser
vice Is the worst military organization
Of its sort in the world. All Of this
comes after the army has been re-
organized for quite a period in line
with the suggestions made by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. although It must be
said In all fairness that he has made
several recommendations for the re-
forming of things in the army which
congress has not acted upon as yet
The chances are, though. that General
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26

Mr., Bryan announces that he hopes
60 remain in politics for twenty years
longer. at least, and will be johnnie
on-the-spot whenever a man or
group of men attempt to Republican
ize the Democratic party" Also, he
says. that he hopes 1t will never be
necessary for him to run again for the
presidency. But who Is to decide this
question to Mr. Bryan's satisfaction,
but himself? The people of the ma
ton have done their best to endeavor
TO convey to him that in their opinion
It was unnecessary for him to have
been a presidential candidate on the
first occasion. They have emphasized
this opinion quite strongly on two 9TH
er opportunities. Mr.. Bryan, however,
seems to have the idea that the peo-
pie do not know what is good for
them in the way of presidential tim
Der
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Bell viii have to take a riding test, .
or walking test" or put on some
other unusual stunt before March 4,
for the purpose of determining wheth-
er or not his mental and physical
faculties are such as will permit him
to continue in the army service.
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FRON OTHER PENS

CONCERNING THE CONSTITUTION
The Outlook distances Alexander
Hamilton a few leagues, we suspect,
in it's construction of federalism. Here
is it's idea:
The constitution did not create the
nation, the nation created the con-
stitution: the constitution did not limit
the powers of the nation; it deter
mines how those powers shall be dis
tributed it prohibits certain SPECIFIC
acts by the nation.
This doctrine seems to ignore the
primary object of constitution,
which is to protect the rights of the
min ority. 1t exalts9the rights of the
majority and regards the constitution
as prescribing the form of nation
already in existenee. The Outlook S
antithetical statement clouds the
theory, which might be more clearly
expressed thus: The people created
a nation by forming a constitution to
govern themselves by. We do not
think that the federal idea depends
upon setting up the nation as superior
to the constitution or regarding 1t as
the creator instead of the creature.
All the progress in federalism that has
been made and M is quite enough,
has been upon the Interpretation to
certain phrases and clauses of the
constitution; and this experience
recognized the constitution as stand
ard which view our esteemed con-
temporary, unintentionally perhaps,
discards If Interpretation is not
SUFFICIENT 1t would be better to amend
than destroy.-Ohio State Journal.
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In the attention that will be paid
by the legislators to amending the tax
law careful consideration should be
given to the recommendations along
this line which will be made by the
members of the state tax commission.
Because of their familiarity with the
law and its operation they are surely
IN the best position to appreciate it's
deficiencies. Most honest folks seem
20 be of the opinion that the theory
of the new tax law is a correct one
and that the only changes needed in it
are those which will make it more eff
Hectfve
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The fact that Judge Richard Bal
finger of Seattle who is to be secre-
tary of the interior in Mr.. Taft's cabi-
net. IS a former Kansan, ought to be
of some consolation in view of the I'M
successful efforts made by several
Kansans to get into the cabinet. One
of the surest ways not to get a cabinet
portfolio is for a man or his friends
to announce his candidacy for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26

Inspector and a resident of Kansas
City, Kan, has the correct informa-
ton it is quite evident that the crook
ed work done in the recent election in
Wyandotte county was not quite
crooked enough to escape detection
and so when the votes are recounted
the properly revised returns will show
the reelection of James F. Getty to
the state senatorship. This would be
a most desirable accomplishment A
few more legislators with the ability
and honesty of purpose of Mr.. Getty
would be Of advantage to any state.
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REFLECTIONS OF "A sAolaELoH
[Frorn the sew york Press.

The most successful way to be a
lunatic is to write ailove letter.
One of the riskiest things about pro-
posing to girl is how she will prob
ably accept YOU
A girl will kiss an old man just to
imagine how different it would be If he
was young.
If a man had as many wives as Solo
mon he would wonder If some other
one wouldn't have suited him better.
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Language fails in an effort to de-
scribe and characterize the crimes of
the might riders in Tennessee as
they have been detailed by one of this
nefarious band who has turned states
evidence IN the criminal trials against
them which are proceeding there.
Most of them were more than afro
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Mr.. Castro, who is now in Germany.
will give out no information concern
ing his future plans. But it would be
safe to bet a dollor against a dough-
nut that is pretty much all hole that
he does not return to Venezuela.
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FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRFSS

It IL reported in New York that
woman there tainted under the weight
OF her enormous hat. Other women,
or that is a good many of them, would
be delighted to pay such a toll to
fashion OF any sort
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Der prosecution hat PROCEED dot der
night riders did i'd; now der defend
ants should be asked to please dondt
did i'd again, und der incidence will be
closed.
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Der Glad Tidings, Cad dwendy scendts
a nne) hat chusd peen recifed trough
der morning baper, dot a noder suffer-
ing normandy hat peen cured by dok-
ter Carson. Uf der subbly uf suffering
normandy holds oudt, der Big House
facing der Statts-haus skvare will be
paid for.