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Market Gossin.

FURNISHED by J. e. Gall Commissions
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and stocka
onice ITO West Sixth St. Phone ISL
Liverpool cables: Opening-Wheat I'D
lower; corn unchanged.
second cables: Wheat UNCHANGED to I'd
lower; corn unchanged
corn IS. oats g.
Kansas city estimated car lots tomor-
row; Wheat 40. corn go oats q
23S. oats 1885,
Chicago estimated car lots tomorrow:
Wheat 81. corn 261, oats 2S4
Northwest car lots today 355: last year
Isl.
Closing cables: Wheat sd lower; corn
unchanged.
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Drowned in a Cistern.

Pocahontas. Ark, Aug. lump
ing or falling into a cister full of
water, Mrs. d. n. Dial. prominent in
society and wife of an optician here,
met death by drowning yesterday.
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Topeka Market.


FURNISHED by the Charles Violin Pack
ing Co.. yards close at noon Saturday
We cannot pigs, thin sows hogs
weighing less than 10 lbs. Do not mar
ket hogs unless same are well finished,
below prices effective at once, until fur
Their notice.1
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Chicago Proiucc Marker.

Chicago, Aug MISUNDERSTANDING
steady. Daisies, 13c; twins. n1sG12c
young Americas. 13c.
POULTRY-Alive. easy; turkeys, 14c;
chickens. lie: springs, Hd15c.
BUTTER-Market steady. Creameries,
19d22c; diaries, 17620c.
EGGs-Market steady. Firsts. 1s1sc-
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H. D. Hoover.
So. Elk. w. F. F1ack-Oscar
Bennett. ~
8 81; cha chautauaua. E. ]. Fisher
SIS. Cowley. w. L. Cunningham.
Sc. Cowley. C. H. Buchanan.
81 Butler. c. H. Selig-F. H.
So Butler. j. t. Morgan-J. W.
So. Chase. ]. H. Mercer.-Georse
Hughes.
60. Marion. H. G. KYLE. W. Mitch
ell
! 81. Morris. NJ. F.. Amrine-A. J..
Campbell.
81. Dickinson. C. A. Case-E. z.
Butcher
60. Clay. w. A. Morton-E. McCIur-
"a. Washington. J. ]. veatch-H.
w. Geffert.
e5. Republic ]. R. Bowersox-H N.
Boyd -..
&c. Cloud. ]. B. wood-Charles Arm
strong.
81. Ottawa. ]. T. white--M. w.
Rice.
6s. Saline. C. B. Kirtland.-John
Burke.
SO. Mcpherson. Chas. Lander'-Chas.
20. Harvey. H. p KrehbeiIChas.
Schaffer.
IL. Sedgwick. E. B. Jewett-
~. Sedgwick. Cliff Matson-
10. Sedgwick. Nick Geutzner-
"a. Sumner. E. W. Phillips-A E.
Alexander.
70. Sumner. H. F. Harbaugh-Robt
McGregor.
7s. Harper. w. NJ Moore-B. F.
Blubaugh.
Brown.
49, Barber. VIM. Gesner*-W. c.
Afford.
10. Pratt L. c. Miller-D. w. Blaine"
so. Reno. w. Y. Morgan"-W. E
81. Reno. Fred Fehr-w. A. Aus
tin.
50. Stafford. Arthur Akers-M. B.
Walker. r..
SO. Barton. Q. w. Dawson-w. P.
81 Rice. Ansel r. Clarke. F. Fo-
ley.
IS. Ellsworth. L. H. Seaver'-W. F.
Sekabec.
Sc. Russell. Louis Banker-F. S.
Rockefeller.
81. Lincoln. T. H. Crawford-A.
49, Mitchell. B. F. McMillan-John
Tromble.
49, Osborne. ]. A. Morton-Harry
So Jewell. F. E. Burke-A.
swope.'
81. Smith. Peter Pyle. S.
Rice.
90. Phillips ]. NJ. Gray-w. C.
Whiting.
So Rocks Geo. Yoxall-J. C.
Foster.
"a Ellis VIM. Grabbe-w. H.
Mulroy
s5. Rush. Frank U. Russell
Louis Schaumburg.
90. Pawnee. Dudley Posey-
David Ely.
81 Edwards. F. D. west"-F. N.
Cole.
9s Kiowa. ]. W. Davis-B. H.
Albertson.
90. Comanche w. " Jackson
]. p Caudill.
100 Clark. w. w. Harvey-Lot
Ravenscraft.*
101. Ford. L. A. Madison-A. ].
1o2. Hodgeman A G. Farley-w.
1913. Ness. Geo. A. Elliott. n.
Goodwin
fo4. Trego. c. NJ Bell. J..
los. Graham. Alvin LAW. R.
Ashcroft.
los. Norton. r. A. Richmond
Chas. Darling.
1o7- Decatur. L. M. Parker. D.
Flanigan.*
los. Sheridan. A B. Shoemaker
A F. Haverkamp.
100 Cove. D. M. Denniss-J E.
Springer.
ITO. Thomas. 1. W. Crumley"-J.
w. Clark.
i'll Rawlins. ]. NJ. Turner-Jas
Malone.
112. Cheyenne. j. L. Finley"-C.
Fl. Price (Socialist).
113. sherman. E. T. Murphy-W.
H. Stone.
ia Logan. E. ]. Guilbert-J. S.
Prices
lis. Wallace. Ed Carter-Chas.
Mckinley.
116. Greeley. Wichita. Robt.
Eadie-W. c. Dickey.
III Scott. NJ. E. Boulware-T. A.
Hines independently.
lis. Lane. F. H. Lobdell-O. P.
Jewett.
11s Finney. William Ford -
120. Kearny. r. A. Beckett-B. A.
Bunce.
121 Hamilton. Paul Rich'-H. ].
Lowbach
1922 Grant-Stanton. r. r. Crarey
j. w. Beck.
1928 Gray-Haskell- c. c. Iseley-
San Francisco
1874 Meade-Seward. ]. E. McNair
S. D. Adams
1875 Morton Stevens. Richard
Brollier-J. S. Stout.
ATTORNEYS GENERAL TO MEET.
Second Annual Convention TO Be Held
in Colorado Capitar.
Denver. Aug 17.-At least 25 states
will he represented at the second an
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Cotton Market.

New York. Aug. H.-COTTON-Spot
closed quiet; middling uplands. 5000;
Galveston, Tex Aug. H.-COTTON-
Market steady. 10.Sc
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Ranges OF Prices OH stocks.

FURNISHED by J. z. Gall, COMMISSIONS.
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office Ito West Sixth st. Phone 4S6
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topeka. Kan. Aug. II

MIXED AND BUTCHERs.......ss.1 1860
HEAVY ........ ..--....-............ 645Q6S>
LIGHT CATTLE. ''a''S'
COWS teommonj .................. Sooxs.S
HEIFERS ......-. .......-.......... 300Qp3. 1
sGiHss good. 100 to zoo ibs.j.... 4SSG q
GALX,ESs SoS Sy The 'S coniineata seoS
Eces-ch lea; 10 fsisc: 4. a9 z. 1sc.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago. &c; N.
Y EsE Lss BUrTER!a2c
tWholesale prices f furnished BY Topeka
Packing E GS AND # Po LncIfes street,
PoTLTRY,Menss SCI oia springs Sc brol
keys. lOc; ducks, &c; geese. &c.
BUTTER-Packing stock. 1bc.
WHHoTEsALE FRUIT AND PRODUCE.
FURNISHED by Sam'l e. Lux. WhoiesaIo
Fruit ! 1RlA aIa ErGsacs'i h. basket. 400.
RAEARS0Caiifornia Bartlett. per boz.
TT Utah PRUNEs-Per basket crate.
- E1aBBAGE-Per h.. nc.
CCHlccIEsdBERs-1-s blu. box. 7sc. '-'
PLUMS-California. per crate. s1.s5
S WAaNTTEAksM9ELoNsFeer ef it,. Ike soSsaS
PEACHES-Elberta. per crate. Sc;
1EMONS-California. $50d6.OO
Observation-Disclosures. per box 50. 75a4 ss
TALOUPEs-Arizona, per crate
. R5IxSANAS-Mediun sized punches ~ a
az 90: large punches. 2.75Q3.00; Jumbo.
"a a5G3. so; extra large punches. per pound
NEW EAR C0RNnPer doz.. 2oc.
RADISHES-Per doz., 20c
TI1RNIPS-Per bushel $1.00.
MANGO PEPPERS.-Per " bu.. Soc.
REETS-Per doz. 30c.
CARROTS-Per dog. punches. zoe.
SPINACH-Per bu-. 40c.
POTATOES-Per bu., 75c.
WAX BEANS-Per box. Sc. =
CHEESE.
wisconsin Y. A.. 15c: IAmburser, lac.
Daisy, aO-lb. each. 15c; Dairy Twins IL
box l5c; Wisconsin yellow, 15c; VIE.
consin white, 15c; Brick, 14c; Block
swiss domestic style. 15c.
Grain Market
FURNISHED by ]. B. Billiard, corner Ka,
sas Ave and Curtis St.l
Topeka. KAN Aur II
WHEAT.No. .. slGSsc; No. g. s7@7oe;
No Z; r-gnsc.
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Chicago Grain Market.
FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall, Commissions.
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office no West Sixth st. Phone 1851
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HERE ARE THE men.

CONTINUED from Page One.)
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Kansas CITY Grain Market.

Furnished by ]. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth St. Phone 4S6.]
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Grain Market.

tFurnish sas q I've. ana curtis esS s ka
Topeka. Kan, Aug. II
WHEAT-No. .. s10S3c; No. 8. S7@1oc
Nc co : s.goss
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The Republicans of Clay county met
at Clay Center Saturday and elected
Otis Sewell as chairman of the county
committee. Mr.. Sewell is a square deal
Republican.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
GFrom the Chicago News

CFrom the Chicago News.1
The fat man doesn't mind it II you
call him portly. =
4 What's the matter with wedding
ring as an exclusive circle?
Marrying a girl with money is the
surest get-rich-quick scheme.
It's always safe to ask a girl for a
kiss after you have taken 1t.
Heavenly pedestrians probably won't
have to dodge automobiles.
Some peoples charity is confined to
the distribution of lemons.
Perhaps women would scold less II
their husbands refused to stand for it.
One years work of mans brain
may be ruined by his tongue in a few
seconds.
Every minister has his favorite hymn
and every other man has his favorite
her.
After a mans goodness reaches "a
certain point he begins to take an oc-
casionaI day of.
Women talk constantly. haping there
by to say something at some time that
will really make a hit.
If at last you don't succeed it may
be due to the fact that you didn't try.
try again quite often enough.
Talk is said to be cheap, but the man
who talks too much has to pay Tor it at
high rates sooner or later.
And once in a great while you hear
some man say it's a shame to take the
nnoney-but he always takes it, just
the same.
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QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.
lFrom the Philadelphia Record,

TFrom the Philadelphia RecOrd.J :.
Many a man commands respect by
simply looking wise.
The composer of music may be par
doned for putting on airs.
A fellow can ALWAYS be some girls
fame if he has money to burn.
The Iumberman isn't the only person
who planks down when he pays his
board.
A man must apologize to a woman
before she will admit she was in the
wrong.
The average woman is dreadfully
disappointed if her worst suspicious
don't come true.
The man who tells you there is no
such thing as luck has either never
had any or has had too much.
When Dame Fortune knocks at our
door we are consumed with the hope
that our neighbors are all looking out
of their windows.
A fool and his money are soon part
ed, but a fool and her money fire.
quently marry into the nobility, which
is pretty much the same thing.
Some bathing suit girls never VEN
ture in the water because they can't
swim, and others because they haven't
waterproof compilations.
"a man is seldom as black as he is
painted" quoted the Wise Guy. Nor
as immaculate as his tombstone would
Indicate" added the Simple Mug.
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TEAM PLAY.

Several hundred boys, by relaying
one another at short intervals, sue
ceeded in carrying a message from
Mayor Mcclellan, of New York, to
Mayor Busse, of Chicago. They cover
ed the distance of 1000 miles in 119
hours and % minutes. The race was
organized and promoted by the Young
Mems Christian association. The boys
ranged in age from IL to % years.
All things considered, 1t is remark
able and important performance. The
smoothness with which the plans were
carried out speaks to the credit of the
institution that planned it, and there is
a very pleasing significance in this dis
play of executive ability. The Y. M.
c. A. is a permanent and valuable in
stitution that has made its own place
in this country and throughout the
world. 1t has reached such a size that
the perfection of its organization is i'm
portant 1t exercises something of a
monopoly in it's own field. there is not
much competition in it's activities, and
il has no commercial motives. Conse-
uuently every exhibition of capable and
efficient management is gladly re-
ceived-
AS for the boys. doubtless, as Mr..
Kipling said of the animals entering
the ark, they were agreeable to 60.
race inspired is the important thing
1t is an important spirit. 1t makes
for the future success OF these young
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men, It is spirit that the country
needs. 1t is one Of the distinct bene-
fits that arises from organizations in
which the youth of the country are
intimately associated in accomplishing
common purpose. If. by means of
relay races or any other expedients,
the Y. M. c. A. can inspire team play
among its members. 1t will serve
most important purpose. Team play
initiates against class feeling, section
alism and provincialism. 1t creates
true democratic feeling and develops
the sentiment of loyalty. 1t is the es-
sence of an essential fraternity which
is so much to be desired among the
young men Of the country and the older
ones as well.
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HUA0p or THE DAY

an answer?
Because I don't want to give YOU A mo
nopoly until I find out whether there's
any competition.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Gyer-Isn't 1t queer that the bump of
benevolence is located at the top Of
mans head?
Myer-what's queer about it?
Gyer-Why. it's as far from the pocket
book as possible.-Chicaso News.
What did Jack give you for your birth
"A hundred visiting cards and the en-
doesn't intend to propose for a year at
least. Boston Transcript.
Remember. a book play needs BOOM
I'm getting some Of the best citizens to
say a. good word for our production"
You s0 make &c sss Ts
nounce it."-I-ouisville Courier-Journal.
Upton (whose office is on the twenty
don't mean to say you walked ell the way
UP here and the elevators running?
Uncle Rube-wa'll. thirty years age I
no elevators these days.-Puck.
...IIow could you distinguish Achilles
from the slrlS! asked the Greeks. HOW .
could you see that he was a man in wo-
mans garb?" t. ~
HE didn't drop. his handkerchief" ex-
around. "-Washington Herald.
Ma. why don't you keep out of the par
lor? Things are running smoothly now
You amt engaged yet. daughter, and
your ma knows from experience that a
young man who finds things running too
smoothly is apt to get bored and quit
Kansas City Journal.
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Lawrence has even been noted for
the pecullarities of it's bright men. One
OF these shining lights worked out in
Topeka the other day by turning in a
fire alarm for the sole purpose of graft
flying his curiosity as to how prompt
the local fire department was in an
swering calls. He found out and also
got arrested. When Topeka young
ster does such a fool trick he properly
gets 9. good spanking. And that's. ex-
actly what the Lawrence man ought
10 have received for he actually was
perfectly sober when he performed this
highly original stunt.
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sill to meet a blow that dropped him IKE

sill to meet blow that dropped him like
Re had just fallen when win Hardin
stairs. he noticed the amp "a Ss' on the half
sister, ana shtsd IT. and next instant n:
oh; win. we had to come homeland
bad-and Raffles has been here and rob-
bed the house-and-!'
Fats! interrupted the brother.
him Mr.. Raffles. and he didn't deny his
Identity. I gave him all our jeweiry. and
acted real nice on mothers account"
Inc library door stood partly open. and
Of course young Archer had heard all
came forward and showed himself. AS
the girl uttered an exclamation and
shrank back. he said:
rors. with something like a tragedy to
END up with. If your sister will 60 up
stairs and you will come in here. / think
mat all can be satisfactorily explained"
And all was. 1t was done In sections
and md. methodicaliy; As a first move, the
wis was beginning to revive, were
bound. When the mask was torn from.
his face. they saw that he was indeed the
haffies who had terrorized the manor
Then Miss Betty was brought down ana
formally introduced to Archer. BY this
eAA'c shc iidu SACndHScQ her WTAVPSE AoE
something more appropriate for receiving
company. Then the stolen jewelrv was
restored. Then the nearest country police
station was telephoned to and Raffles
was removed. Then the mother awoke
and said she had had a good nights deep
and felt well enough to come down to
breakfast. and she didn't faint away
when told of the doings of the night.
Then. as a sort of closing chapter to.
the events. brother VIII beckoned his sis
ter to follow him out into the shrubbery,
and when they were hidden from sight OF
the house. he turned on her and said:
Sis. YOU are a brick-a regular brick"
''Yes?" ,sha smiled
"Yes?" q.
And by the great horn spoon. II you
two bricks don't fall in love with each
in-law Tll-I'l-"
And then Betty blushed and laughed
and ran away.-(Copyrighted.1 1908. by As
ISOLATED Literary Press.0
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JOURNAL ENTRIES

Some persons are har~-- when they
are looking for work simply because
they haven't any to do.
X x X
A perfect knowledge of the failings
of ones neighbors might be set down
as the real worldly wisdom
X x X
There are a number Of reasons for
kissing but frequently much If it is
done to find out IL mans been
drinking.
Women are naturally not successful
in a pantomime for the reason that in
a perfect one there is no speaking.
X X X
It's the people who don't have to
that are always impressing on one the
fact that it is no disgrace to be COM
PEELED to work for a living.
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GLOBE sIGHTz
tFrom the Atchison Globe

tFrom the Atchison Globe
Ever occur to you what disagree
able job living is?
1t is very easy for a girl OF Is to
get a becoming hat.
1T hate a man who loves his enc
mics. '-Parson Irvine.
No man can smile in the face Of ad-
versity and mean 1t.
Most of your friends want you to
work for them for nothing.
Soup cannot be carried in a napkin;
yet how many people try 1t!
While a man is watching his enc
mics, his friends get away with him.
As a rule, the person who carries q
guitar on the street. can't play very
we'll.
There is awful little fighting done ia
the world. considering the big talk
about it. :
A boy doesn't feel there is much the
matter within him unless he is sick at
his stomach.
Whenever a boy comes anywhere
near his mother, she says to him.
Look at your hands!"
There is little music in the instru-
ment that is easily learned. There is
the triangle for instance.
thing in himself every day to make
him q little less conceited.
A boy always quotes some boy a
little older than himself as f1nal au-
thority in an argument with his
mother.
Few people reach 30 without discov-
ering a weak spot in their constitu-
ton, which will cause them trouble
some day.
Speaking of critics: Have you ever
heard the home girl talking about
a visiting girl whose hostess has her
aided her coming by saying she is
beautiful!
II the baby is noticeably soiled as
to face and raiment, the mother apollo
she has cleaned 1t up In the course
Of the day.
The women are indignant again. A
man lately ran away deserving his wife
and seven children. He left note to
his wife which read: BE sure and
keep the children together"
Is there some great comfort in be-
ing fool? II not. why do 30 many
people act sensibly ninety-nine days.
and then kick It all over by being
fool for a few minutes?
People are always laughing at the
rabbit for being timid. Considering tho
number Of boys with shotguns. and
is rabbits business to be timid.
over in Missouri, when two men
quarrel. and it happens that both be-x
long to the same church, another
quarrel develops as to which shall
take out his letter" and leave tho
church.
II hate the man who Is always Civ
ing me good advice. I hate the man
who corrects my pronunciation or
grammar, and who finds fault because
II eat too fast. or drink too much ice
water. hate . man who IL forever
picking at me. and 20 do other poo-
le."-Drake Watson.
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Uses of a London Church.

The church Of All Hallows. London
Wall, presents a strange appearance
every morning. The building is open
ed early for the accommodation of
girls and women who arrive in the city
by the "workmen's" trains. which fire.
quently are run at such an hour as to
compel the passengers to make a long
wait after arriving in the city for their
places of business to open. A short
service is conducted, and then the con-
gregation is permitted and even en-
couraged to employ themselves with
needlework or with reading. The wo
men and girls are provided with read
ing matter, though care is taken thai
it shall not be too narrow in its range.
London Globe.
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That the Democrats throughout the
length and breadth of the land have
buried the Ratchet for the time being
at least and are going to get behind
Bryan and Kern with a solid front is
best evidenced by the fact that
"Fingy" Connors. chairman of the New
York state Democratic committee, and
Boss Murphy of Tammany Hall. placed
no obstacles in the way of the selection
of Norman E. Mack, of Buffalo, as
chairman of the Democratic national
committee. Connors and Murphy have
been the bitterest sort of foes against
Mack for a number of years.
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FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers OF the State Journal
away during the summer may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
TO any address Mt the rate OF ten cents
. week or thirty cents a month 10y
mail only.) Address changed as often
as desired. While out OF town the
State Journal win be to you like q
daily letter from home.
Advance payment is requested on
these short time subscriptions, to save
bookkeeping expenses.
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Some of the folks in western Kansas
are surprised that a number of college
boys from the east were able to last
through the harvest and do as good
work as other kinds OF harvest hands.
Like individuals of every sort and
class. college boys of the right kind
give creditable accounting of them
selves no matter what station of life
they are placed in. They can handle a
pitchfork quite as niftily as they can
carry a plate of ice across a CLASSY
ballroom floor
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THE uNITMETrr

While great men and others are making
more history
BY means of the usual secrets and mys-
terry,
The plain humble householder gets his
hands blistery
. BY cutting the grass in the dusk
While all through the starlighted night
sounds the ringing
Of harmony grand as the chorus is sing
ing,
The plain. humble householder still Is by
4 jingiing.-
He can't get the baby to sleep.
oh. work sof the world that's so great in
the viewing
From art down to politics, via some brew
doing
There is "a whole lot of chores right at
home.
-Indianapolis News.
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Some of the Democratic war horses,
who have been alternating. as 1t were.
during the continued period of Demo-
cratic decendency. are getting out into
the open again and buckling on their
armor for the fray. Notice Adlai E.
Stevenson, a former vice president, an
nouncing his candidacy for governor of
Illinois. It's a long time since Mr..
Stevenson has taken an active part in
poIitica
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-28
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
tFrom the New York Press.1

y FfOfn tne NeW IoIk TESS
A man. is a mighty good husband
when he doesn't think his wife talks
too much
poet is not to have to support yourself
that way
One of the easiest things is to
marry a girl because she made you
think you wanted to.
Every man has vanity enough to
think that people envy him the way he
can make friends.
1t seems odd that the easiest job, as
well as the one with the most fun in
It, should have gone to the devil.
Men have commercial ratings based
on their financial credit; women social
ratings based on their washday
clotheslfnes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-28

Because Mr.. Nation. the state audi
tor, has refused to register an issue
Of bonds made by the city of Wichita
that does not mean that the bonds
are worthless. Mr.. Nations action is
based on a technical error in the
issuance of the bonds. Securities
backed with the name of Topeka's
neighbor. the Peerless Princess. are
quite as good as those issued by any
community in the United States.