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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
JAYHAWKER JOTS

A woman does good deal of lying
about how well she and her husband
get along, but man does a lot more
telling the fellows at the club what a
who unless he has participated in a
great event quite recently, is speaking
without any experience.
The name of the street car company
Is the Manhattan & Interurban Street
Electric Railway Light & Power COM
pany. An effort will be made to put
the entire name on one car, says the
SaHna Journal, evidently with jealousy,
as the lone street car in its town is
certainly not large enough to have such
lengthy name printed on it in the
smallest of letters.
A Downs man started out the other
day to find man to help clean house,
beat carpets, etc. He interviewed ev-
cry man he saw that appeared to be
idle, including all the chronic loafers,
affairs who could not afford to do the
work. The man finally became disgust
ed, left his own business and beat the
carpets himself.-Down News.
I'VE are ready" writes Thomas Ben
ton Murdoch, Ito join most any politi-
cal party that can beat death, work
and taxation, while causing hot butter
ed pancakes to grow on bushes. What's
the use of working, dying and paying
taxes, anyhow? The world seems to
nave gotten out or ped crOSS-leRgeQ
and has been going that way ever since
Adam was divorced from his first wife"
You have probably seen the some
what gorgeous card. with this legend
printed upon 1t in forceful black let
ters: Smile. damn you, smile!'" says
the Emporia Gazette. "It is tackled UP
in many offices and business houses
and other places. There are people so
constituted as to consider it humorous.
An Atchison merchant considered it so
amusing and instructive that he dis
played it in his show window; and the
children on their way to school saw it
and laughed, for children see the funny
side of such things. Then a woman,
who witnessed the amusement of the
young ones, wrote a scorching letter to
one of the local papers, giving that
merchant a sendof that will trouble his
dreams for weeks to come; and he post
poned all other business in order to take
down that funny card and burn 1t. Pro-
family is not funny under any circum-
stances; it is foolish and coarse, wheth-
er it be spoken on the street corner, or
framed as a motto, and the man who
uses it merely advertises that his moral
perceptions are as blunt as a snow
shovel. That the card in question is
so frequently seen in places of public
resort is bitter commentary upon the
sense and decency of men. ANYTHING
that will shock women or cause the de-
terioration of childish innocence is I'M
fit for good men to USE"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

and a theft which Christian considera-
ton ought to render impossible in the
sanctuary" This is the severe slap on
the wrist to the fair ones, figuratively
speaking, that was delivered on Sunday
In New York by the famous DR.. Park
hurst, who has Joined other New York
clergymen in the crusade against the
wearing Of hats by women during
church services. Those were pretty
strong words but strong words are
needed in a case of this kind. And this
particular bit of reform ought to ex-
tend all over the country. 1t is mighty
hard for a church-goer to become at
all interested in sermon of woman's
large hat in front of him obscures
the view of the preacher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

Some Republican politician will soon
rise up in all likelihood and move to
make the selection of Joseph N. Dolley,
representative-elect from Wabaunsee
county, and chairman of the Repub-
1ican state committee, to the position
of speaker of the house of representa-
tives unanimous. And the seconds that
this motion will have will be many.
Mr.. DoHey displayed great abilities as
q harrnonizer in his conduct of the re-
cent Republican campaign. Those are
the qualities that are absolutely es-
sential to make man an effective
presiding officer in the lower branch of
the Kansas legislature. And further
more, Mr.. Dolley is deserving of all the
honor that his Republican colleagues
can give him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
CARNEGIE ON THE TARIFF.

Andrew Carnegie to the fore. Not
on the golf links where fore" is
about the only word that is heard
neither in a new and promiscuous
distribution of free" libraries, with
strong emphasis on the word free;
nor in any other eleemosynary I'M
dertaking. Still, at that, his recent
advent to the front is a charitable
one, to a certain sense of the word
He is first, last and all the time in
favor of radical reduction in many
of the tariff schedules and if his
words help toward an accomplish
ment of such a condition of affairs a
right and proper charity will be ex-
tended to the vast horde Of con-
sumers in this country who have been
made to suffer to a considerable
financial extent through the excuses
of the tariff.
No man has come out stronger for
an adequate tariff revision than Mr..
Carnegie and it was hardly to be ex-
pected that he would take such a
stand. a great part of his enormou
fortune has been made possible by
the exorbitant tariff charges on pig
iron and its more refined product,
now where tariff schedules either of
or his financial standing. But that
does not palliate the significance of
his urging such a radical cutting of
tariff rates as he does. But because
of the position he has occupied in the
business world, extensive in numerous
directions, his utterances on this sub
Of 0Taon
1.-THE infant we have nursed," says
Mr.. Carnegie in referring to the man
ner in which American industries have
been protected by the tariff, zap
proaches the day when he should be
weaned from tariff milk and fed upon
the stronger food of free competition.
1t needs little, if any more nursing.
but the change should not be made
abruptly. 1t is better to err upon the
safe side, if we err at all, but he is
the best of protectionists who cor
reefs all faults as they are revealed
and positively declines to subject the
nation to protection in any branch
where it is not clearly needed, afford
ing a protection always with a re-
solve that it shall be temporary"
AS Mr.. Carnegie points out in other
places in his article on the subject of
tariff revision which appears in the
current issue of the Century magazine,
many Of the industries in this country
which have been fathered and made
strong by a high protective tariff no
longer need this means of enabling
them to maintain their present proud
positions in the business world. They
are quite strong enough now to go it
alone. Mr.. Carnegie is not a free
trader by any means. He believes in
tariff for an adequate revenue but
he believes that most of this could be
secured by levying high tariff on the
luxuries that the rich demand and
that they are in a position to pay for.
He also believes in the protection of
infant industries but emphasizes the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
JOURNAL ENTRIES

There's a good deal of truth in the
saying that life is largely a pretense.
X x
When widower marries widow
there is nothing amateurish about the
affair.
X n X
Among the more prominent signs
of the times are those lighted by cleo
tricity.
X
Probably the most valuable watering
cans are those which can be used eff
fectively to water stock.
X X
Some girls are so touchy over their
age that they feel insulted if they are
merely asked whether or not they
have lived in town very long.
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point that most of the prominent in
dustries in the country now have long
since outgrown their swaddling
clothes.
Perhaps Mr. Carnegie's ideas on
the subject of tariff revision reflect
the honest sentiment of many men
high in the business and financial
world who may not have the courage
to come out and express them quite
so boldly. But whether they do or
not, they are of the utmost i'm
portance and should have a consider
able weight with those who are en-
trusted with the duty of revising the
tariff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
QUAKER 01EDTTATToNs.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record
The fellow who steals a watch must
expect to wind up in Jail
Charity covers a multitude OF sinS
that might better be exposed.
When a fellow is in hole don
rub it in by looking down on him.
A pessimist is simply man VINO Is
never happy unless he is miserable
Any man can have an appreciative
audience if he only talks to himself
There is one sign that Is never
forgery. and that is the sign OF OLD
age.
IT is useless for man to dream or
1oIitical career when he Is too
proud to beg and too honest to steal.
The sexton-'In what way do you
regard your occupation as helpful to
mankind ?" The Wen,
i've made many an opening for man
in my time"
az tell you, that boy of mine il
growing exclaimed the, proud par
emf "I'll take your word for IT," re-
n1ied the bachelor friend, but he
doesn't seem to grow on me-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

Now that it is a thing of the past it
may be remarked that there could have
been but one excuse for the EIks' min
strel show. The herd needed the
money to help pay for the finishing of
its new club house. This was a lauda-
bic object, to be sure, and is not open
to the slightest criticism for the Elks
new home is of distin gushing credit to
the city, and there is not a more gener-
Gus lot of fellows on the face of the
earth than these self-same Elks. And
Topekans, generally, are probably glad
that they had an opportunity to return
a few favors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

Topekans are naturally most loyal
and partial to Washburn and the Wash
burn athletic teams but they never for
get the fact that they are Kansans and
are quite naturally and enthusiastically
adding their voices to the great yell of
Rock Chalk, Jay Hawk, K. IT," which
is properly floating over the state be-
cause of the wonderfully fine showing
that the state university boys have
made this season on the football grid
iron
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

Elevator Man-Fiftieth story. Far as we
MANDY hf that conducter forot to coiisct
our fares. Come along, quick. We're a
dime in.-Boston Transcript
He puts too much poetry in his letters"
Inere was time when would nave
girls father. but nowadays filling up.
letter with poetry amt such a bad idea
Louisville Courier-Journal.
THE political situation is developing a
Gon SIZE 4 amount OF acrmoayd re re
those photographs taken early in the cam
palgn, when we were still APPLE to look
| pleasant. "-Washington Star.
Now Susie" said the teacher 'if your
father should agree to work for $3.50 a
day and at the end of six days should
ma am replied Susie. IAN it wouldn't
take ma long to tell him so, you bet your
l-Phtladelphta Press.
rs there any method that will enable
derstand woman, replied the home
grown PhiGsopher lis not TT, to try Under Pd
self sooner or later."-Chicago News.
ing in wealth We'll. that may be true,
to roll too far.'-The Catholic Standard
and Times.
Tafter-If the ballot were given to wo-
men, the Republican party would have
cinch. Byron-Yes? Tafter-All women
want protection.-Puck.
Mr. Cutter-What's that you just put
under your pillow, Ethel? Mrs. Cutter-A
piece of Mrs. Thrycewed's divorce cake.
I'm going to dream on it!
He has everything to make a woman
happy" on the contrary, he has nothing
woman ask Of her husband than that he
raVf brayery "t ne or faiiing these.
heart diseaseH'-Life.
dren. you know how a knife is made. I
want you, Marjorie to tell me which is
the most important part Of 2, knife ;1 e., Mar
you. What part of his knife does your
father use the most? Marjorie-The cork
screw.-Wasp-
Mabel! I'm surprised at, you, putting
out your tongue at people" II was al
past."-Harpers Bazaar.
Goodart-You didn't actually tell him
Wiseman-Sure. Goodart-Oh! wouldn't
have had you do that for, the world
him. It only makes him pity you.-The
Catholic Standard and Times.
politics? Mrs. Stretches, indeed; I wish
to know whether the men who kiss the
babies are thoroughly antiseptic.-Puck.
"Wiu YOU fly with me-" Certainly,
George" said the practical girl IF you
have perfected a really dtrigtble airship.
Kansas City Journal
There seems to be a tendency among
Crushed rather than folded, in warm en-
braces. Styles change, of course-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
IFrom the New York Press.J

A girl likes to read poetry so as to
imagine some man is talking it to her
A very valuable university course
would be one to teach college men how
little they know.
If a woman were as bald as a billiard
ball she would insist on wearing some
color to match her hair.
A man thinks he is being mighty
good to his family because he let's
them try to get up meals for him to
say he likes.
It takes man who is never surprised
over $50 cigar bill to get wild with
indignation over a 81 gas bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

And still another crack has been
taken at the navy. G. P. Connolly has
an article In the current Golfers to
the effect that there is crying need for
a reorganization in the control of the
navy. He contends that it should be
ruled by experts, rather than by poll
ticians, and there is a good deal of
truth in his remarks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

Mr.. Gompers' political activities have
been endorsed by the American Fedora
ton of Labor through its adoption of
his report. That is a different stand
from the one which was evidently
taken on election day by the rank and
file of the laboring men of the country.
If they had followed the dictates of Mr.
Gompers and voted as a unit for Mr..
Bryan, he would undoubtedly have been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

Wonderfully important news item in
Mondays Geographic dispatches: Mr..
John D. Rockefeller exercised Sunday
by walking home from the Baptist
church, a distance of two miles. But
It was a trif1e thoughtless, at that, in
not telling what the oil king had for
dinner. The New York newspaper men
would better buck up and pay a little
more attention to details.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

Even Richard Croker had to laugh
when the news was conveyed to him
that Mr.. Bryan might be a candidate
for the Democratic presidential nomi-
nation in 1912. Adm that's about the way
Mr.. Bryan's announcement to this eff
feet has been greeted all over the coun-
try as is evidenced by the comments
that have been made on it by newspa-
pers of Democratic as we'll as Republic
can tendencies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

A tentative list of new names for
certain of the streets in Topeka has
been prepared by the committee of
councilmen to which the matter was
entrusted. There is no suggestion in
it of changing the names of the east
and west streets in North Topeka to
numbers. This idea was put out by
this committee at the beginning of its
labors and seems to be an excellent one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

"Any lady who decorates herself in
a way to shut of the views Of those
sitting behind her commits theft
q theft not tolerated In the theater
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
FRON OTHER PENS
MARYLAND'S ELE.

| MARYLAND'S ELECTORAL VOTE.
The mixup over the Maryland cleo
! troal vote caused by the extreme close
ness of the tally calls attention once
more to the fact that the country has
practically departed from the original
theory OF the electoral college. Whereas
in the beginning that body, consisting
of electors chosen by the people of the
different states, selected the president
and the vice president upon It's own
initiative and responsibility, now it is
simply a formal registering board re-
cording the popular will. The splitting
of a state electoral ticket between par
ties might in the early years have re-
suited from a greater or less degree of
confidence on the part of the voters in
the ability of individual nominees for
the electoral college to choose wisely.
Nowadays it means simply that voters
make mistakes when they cast their
ballots. In Maryland, for instance, 1t
is evident from the returns as they
stand at present that some 600 more
people undertook to express their pre-
ference for Judge Taft than the num-
Der who voted or tried to vote for Mr..
Bryan. But they were ignorant of the
method of marking the ballot and in
effect voted only for the first-named
elector. This happened in the case of
both parties, but there were more tg-
norantly marked Republican ballots
than Democratic. In some circum-
stances such a ballot would be educa-
tional in its influence, but the question
arises whether the test has been pro-
perly applied in Maryland or with en-
tire fairness to all classes of voters
If the educational test is to be adopted,
it should be uniformly applied prior to
the entrance of the voter into the poll
ing place.-Washingto Post
O.
THE END OF SOCIALISM.
Just to keep busy, Mr.. Roosevelt has
been making a study of Socialism. He
is now writing a paper on this theme,
and it is not yet determined what he
will do with it. He may send it to
congress or publish it as an open let
ter or save it for his first contribution
to the Outlook. Like many other
public men and observers Mr.. Roose-
Welt has thought the rise of Socialism
in America one of the most interesting
phenomena of our times. Not know
ing as much about the doctrines as he
wished to and having a great deal of
curiosity he sent for lot of books
and has simply devoured them. He
has read the ablest and most profound
writer's on Socialism, and Is now en-
gagged in demolishing them, one after
the other. He is an fndividualist of
the most pronounced type, and while
he treats the Socialistic theory with
respect, he riddles it as Utoplan, qu1x-
cite, impracticable, Impossible. When
Mr.. Roosevelt's paper comes out it will
be found worth reading. He will prove
himself a noteworthy exception to the
rule which advocates of the anticapi-
taIistic theory lay down; they say, you
come a Socialist don't read any So
cia1tst books" Mr.. Roosevelt has
read such books and he doesn't intend
to leave the authors of them leg 10
stand upon.-Walter Wellman In Chi
cago Record-Herald-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal Is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganization for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news is received in The State Jour
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

A certain cottage and its old mis-
tress had improved so greatly in com
fort and appearance that visitor
shrewdly surmised that the son or the
house a law ne'er-do-well, had turned
over a new leaf. He inquired about
It.
Eyes, sir, my sons in work now, "
said the smiling mother Takes good
money. he does. too. All he has to
do is to go twice a day TO the circus
and put his head in the lions moth:
The rest of his time e as to hisseif.
Y uth's Companion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
Wants 1000 for Tooth.

H. H. Alter was as mad as a hornet
when, according to his statement, ne
discovered that after he had suffered
from toothache for several days, and
went to DR.. w. E. Rummell, the dentist
pulled out the wrong tooth. The tooth
that was extracted, Alter alleges, was
about the best one he ever owned, and
he wouldn't have taken anything for
it. while the one that he. wanted to
have extracted was worthless old
thing that he would have been willing
to give to any one.
DR.. RummelI said he was sorry be-
cause of the mistake he had made, but
Alter was so indignant that he went
into the local courts and entered
damage suit against him for $1,000, the
amount. he declares. the lost tooth was
worth.-Pittsburg dispatch to Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

Mr.. Cutter-What's that you just pu
under your pillow, Ethel? Mrs. Cutter-E
piece of Mrs. Thrycewed's divorce cake
/ m going to dream on 1t!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

"Economizing. are they? You surprise
me! 1 understood they were simply roll
ing in wealth. Well that may be true,
but believe they have to be careful not
and Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

Tafter-If the ballot were given to wo-
men the Republican party would have a
cinch. Byron-Yes? Tafter-Au women
want protectiOn.-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

Now SUSIE" said the teacher, 'if your
father should agree to work for $3.50 a
day and at the end of six days should
bring home 3d. would that be right?" No.
ma am" replied Susie. AN it wouldn'
take ma long to tell him so, you bet your
philadelphia Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

He has everything to make a woman
happy" "On the contrary, he has nothing
but wealth" Dear me! What more can
a woman ask OF her husband than that he
have Wealth. THAT he have brains. beau
ty. bravery" But" "Or, failing these,
heart diseasen'-Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

rs there any method that will enable
a man to understand a woman" queried
the innocent youth. The only way to I'M
derstand woman" replied the home
grown PHILOSOPHER. lis not to try. Under
these circumstances she will reveal her
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THE political situation is developing a
considerable amount of acrimony," re-
marked the observer. YES" answered the
candidate. Its a good thing we had all
those photographs taken early in the cam
paign, when we were still able to look
pleasant. '-Washingto Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

mabel! I'm surprised at you, putting
out your tongue at people," 1T was all
right. mother: it was the doctor going
past."-Harper Bazaar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

Teacher (on object lesson)-So now, chill
dren, you know how a knife is made.
want you, Marjorie, to tell me which is
the most important part of a knife. Mar
ojrie-Er-er-er- Teacher-Wellg III help
Father use the most? Marjorie-The cork
ScreW-WaSp.
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HUMOR or THE Day

Elevator Man-F,ftieth story. Far as we
go! Uncle Hiram (getting ouD-Gosh,
Mandy, that conductor forgot to collect
our fares. Come along. quick. We're a
dime in.-Bost0n Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24

Coodart-You didn't actually tell him
that I didn't think him much of a poet
Wiseman--Sure. Goodartzoh! l wouldn't
have had you do that for the world
Wiseman-No nsensel That doesn't hurt
him. 1t only makes him pity you.-The
Catholic Standard and Times.