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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

CFrom the Chicago News.1
Cultivate bad habits and you'll reap
miseries.
Many a man makes a fool of him
self by acting smart.
Even a society bud doesn't care to
marry a blooming idiot.
It's as easy not to do things as it is
to tell others how to do them.
Don't make up your mind until you
hear the other side of the story.
The palmist only awaits an oppor-
tunity to grasp the hand of fortune.
Every time a married man starts to
settle down his wife stirs him up.
It's usually the loud talker who is,
getting the short end of the argument
Every time a man gives a 50-cent
present he expects a dollars worth of
thanks.
A man has about as much use for
his poor relatives as his rich relatives
have for him.
Every man is firmly convinced that
there is the making OF a hero con-
cealed about his person. ars
If people were all perfectly candid
none of US would be on speaking terms
with our next door neighbors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15

as a preventive of the smallpox. In
oculatIon has since been superseded
by Jenner's simpler process OF vaccin-
alton but the latter was possibly sug-
gested by the former. At any rate,
incubation was boon to mankind till
vaccination was discovered. Washing
ton by firmly insisting on inocula-
ton stopped the spread OF smallpox in
the American army during the Revo-
tionary war.
Mr.. Straus is a practical philanthro-
pist and has found other ways of do
ing good than that by which he il
now known on both sides of the At
lantic. Several years ago he Original
ted and maintained In New York city,
a system Of depots for the distribution
Of coal to the poor, and in the panic
winter of 1894 he. set up at his own
expense a system of free lodging
houses for the homeless. He is one
OF the true philanthropists of Ameri-
ca.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atehison alobe.l

IFrom the Atchison Globe.1
Reformers always want other peo-
pie to do the work.
We should like to see a child mind
it's mother before We die.
A woman isn't real old fashioned
unless she has a bad sign for every
dream.
ly, but when he bumps up against
something he finds he was moving
pretty fast.
After a country town gets the idea
that it is a city, the people stop calling
the old people Grandma" and Grand
pa"
What has become Of the old-fash-
Toned home where children had mo-
lasses for every day, and the jam was
saved for Sundays and company?
Quit arguing with people you are
fond of. In a stiff argument, mean
things are always said; and friends
should not say mean things to each
other.
A woman isn't a sincere worker in
the Vineyard IL she is ever known to
buy a table cloth that is too short to
fit the tables used at socials at church.
What is the proper thing for a man
to do when a woman attacks him
We sometimes think that the only
thing to do is to politely request the
woman not to repeat and get through
as soon as possible.
When a woman is unable to attend
a reception to which she is invited. she
not only sends her regrets, but, her
card on the day of the reception. We
suppose this is to let the women who
are there know that she was Invited.
They tell of girl who visited in
Atchison who was so popular her
hostess hid her trunk the day after the
girl got there. But the fifth day, the
hostess got the trunk out and put it
where her guest would stumble over 1t
in the hall.
A man is naturally in great rush to
get hold Of a girls hand. and tell her
that he loves her, and after that he is
in her power. A woman knows a way
of managing man after he says he
loves her. Many man who has taken
a girls hand and said he loved her,
just in fun, has found himself married
as result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15
DETERMINATIONS OF FUR SEALS.

DIFFERENTIATION OF FUR SEALS.
News leaking into the United States
from various sources indicates the
rapid determination of the fur seal
herd in the Behring sea, and the fail
ure to protect which seems to be due
solely to the diIatoriness of the state
department at Washington. The Uni
ted States marshal at Seattle reported
recently large number of Japanese
poachers. seized and imprisoned by the
American revenue cutters; special
dispatch to the San Francisco Chroni-
Gle from Seattle supplements the story
of the marshal with the fact that the
japanese poachers are under the COM
mand of white men, supposedly Eng
lish: an Associated Press cable dis
patch from Toxic brings information
that Russian vessels have captured,
sentenced to be shot and then re-
prieved, japanese seal raiders caught
on the Copper islands.
All the information points to the
fact that the magnificent seal herds
inhabiting the waters of the Pribilof
and Copper islands have been SO far
killed off that the poachers are forced
to go within the three-mile zone upon
the land itself in order to catch enough
to pay the expenses of their voyages.
There is being wasted in this way a
great natural resource, worth millions
of dollars when all that is necessary to
protect it is for the state department
at Washington to propose to Canada
that joint action be taken. Canada is
ready. Russia and Japan are ready to
do their parts. And the only thing
that blocks the project now is the de-
lay at Washington for which the pub
lie is given no explanation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15
QUAKER MEDTrATIoNs.

lFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
SPARROW spells reedbird.
The ice man enables us to take the
cake.
No man is as truthful as his look
ing-glass.
Lots of fellows prefer a vacation to
a vocation.
The football hero will soon be
mounting his pedestal.
Every rose must have its thorn; in
fact, it has about a dozen.
MANY a man has made a spectacle
of himself after he has cut his eve
teeth.
The man who can write the best
love letter doesn't always make the
best husband.
girl always has a warm spot in
her heart for the fellow who treats
her to ice. cream.
your play is entirely too heavy
complained the theatrical manager.
s'All right" said the optimistic PLAY
right, TN try and reduce the wait be-
tween the acts
1--WE never see the mother-in-Iavv
joke any more" said the contributor
to the comic paper; at wonder what
has become of it, my dear fellow .
replied the editor, "the mother-in-Iaw
never was a joke"
Please, sir, can you let me have a
asked the Respondent berpar
''My friend said the dienified person
1--WE should all greet misfortune wifi,
a smile" Sure replied the des-
pondent onei that's what want the
nickel for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15

According to the records kept by
the Chicago Tribune there had been
up to the close of last week 877
drownings throughout the country so
far this summer. This is a fearful
commentary on the carelessn ess in
the main of pleasure seekers on and
in the water during the summer
months. The terrible list might be
reduced considerably in future years
II parents would see to it that their
children learn to swim. And it
would be a good plan for the par
ents. themselves. to cultivate the art
of swimming.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15
HU1AOR OF THE Day

What are you going out before the
curtain again for?" demanded the
stage manager, clutching the arm of
the new vaudeville artist, who had lust
made dismal failure. Somebody's
clapped," blurted the actor. land 1
want to find out who it was.''-The
Circle.
Jimmy" said Tommy, whats the
matter with you? You don't never go
in for any fun nowadays" mo, I'm
bein' good because I'm going to have
a birthday soon an 1 want to git a
present" replied Jimmy. Better not
be too good or mebbe they won't give
you nothin' but a ble."-Philadel-
phia Press.
''The new leading mans enuncia-
ton is remarkably excellent Yes,
and he had the greatest difficulty to
overcome in acquiring it." How was
that?" HE was railway brakeman
and called off stations for three
years."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
81 tell you 1 must haev some mon
ey!" roared the King of Mariana. who
was in sore financial straits. Some
body will have to cough up" "Alasi"
sighed the guardian of the treasury,
who was formerly the court Jester,
''all our Golfers are empty. Judge.
eyes. sir" said the druggist. ''we
have all sorts of porous plasters. What
sort do you want Pa |"Well-er.T which
kind has the fewest holes in it?s asked
Stinjay. "I want to get my moneys
WORTH Press. t-f
Edyth-He is Just too handsome
for anything, but they say he drinks
and CANDLES terribly and has been
divorced three times. Mayme-Oh.
well, you can't expect all the virtues
in one man.-Chicago News.
Doctor, what shall give my wife?
She's a kleptomaniac." Don't ask
me. I'm no rate."-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Hostess want to introduce you to
Prof Hopscotch, the celebrated Orl-
entalist. acknowledgements rags
or brassware Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Many a man who is fond of pie
just as lief his wife didn't know 1t.
X X X
There are many good and suff1-
Client reasons why love should be
blind.
y X X
When a man spends money just to
show he has it he doesn't have it very
long.
There's this consolation for some
folks whose minds begin to wander.
They cannot go very far.
y y y
It's difficult to reconcile the state
ments that Solomon was the wisest
of men and that he had a thousand
wives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15

President Roosevelt. in an open let
ter to a friend, gives some powerful
reasons as to why Mr.. Taft should be
elected to the presidency and why Taft,
and not Bryan, is his logical successor.
And this writing of open letters by Mr..
Roosevelt ought to prove quite as eff
fective in helping the Republicans to
success as would his appearance on the
stump. There's a distinction between
these methods Of campaigning but the
difference is not great.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15

Police Judge Sims, of Kansas City,
Kan, heartily favors a state law es-
tablishing whipping posts for wife
heaters. 1t may be a sort of a relic
of barbarism but it would seem to be
sorely needed for the proper punish
ment of that most detestable crea-
ture on the face of the earth, the
wife beaten. Certainly the enactment
OF such a law would go a long ways
toward the elimination of this repre-
hensible practice. And It may be
said in passing that when Theodore
Roosevelt was governor of New
York he expressed sentiments favor
able to the enactment of just such a
measure by the New York legislature
but the matter was never pressed to
a. conclusion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15
Az APPREC1AToN

.tThe Hon. Bill Sapp OF Kansas Is credit
ed with being the only man in the state
VINO wears a plug hat ali the year 'round.)
Ho here's to that Kansan. the brave Bill
Whose soul is distressed at a coon skin
Whom even derby would shock, nayhap.
The halo. he wears is not lightly gained.
ror' mink Oh the times 1t has showed or
An dthe silk has wilted and dropped and
waned.
And once. you remember, some fool begat
Inc query, Say, where did you get that
Yes. BIZ was a martyr and stood for that.
Came thaws in the winter. and SNOWFALL
When boys. on whose lips hung nipping
Put Bill through series of lodging tests.
Plain folk. with no wish to be sharp or
Have lifted their voices when in the mood
And cried, 20, cricky, just look at the
But Bits soul wings to a loftier height
Tnan the kansans who'll wear plug hats
at night
With a fun dress suit" muffied out OF
sight.
And he goes brave as knight Of old,
A plug hat sheep in SLOUGH hat fold,
A nero unsung if the truth be told.
New York Sun,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15

Governor Hanly. of Indiana, de-
livered an address before the last
graduating class of the Manual Train
ing High school at Indianapolis and
it now appears from the records of
the school board of that city that he
was paid $25 for his effort. It's
rather unusual to say the least, for
the governor of state to make such
a charge as this for a talk to home
folks on such an occasion. Prob
ably It's the result of the chautauqua
habit which Governor Hanly has
cultivated. It's to be hoped that the
custom will not spread to other
governors who are similarly afflicted
with the chautauqua habit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
TFrom the New York Press.1

IFrom the New York Press.1
There can never be any monopoly of
misery.
Surprise parties are if anybody has
a good time at them.
There's nothing gives red hair such a
temper as to be married.
The more a woman can trust her
husband the more he can need 1t.
The thing woman adores in a novel
Is where the heroine begins to think
about marrying one man because she
loves another.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15

forgotten mortgages given twenty
years ago in the famous "boom days
and force the new settlers on the
lands in question. who hold titles I'M
der sheriff's sales for delinquencies
In taxes, etc, to pay these mortgages
or get OF the land. The justice of
this decision is apparent on its very
face and it is to be hoped that 1t is
good enough law to. receive the en-
dorsement OF the supreme court of
the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15

The underlying principle of justice
as it is administered by the courts is
properly founded on a basis of COM
mon sense and equity within. of
course, the confines of the laws on
the questions at issue. But it is an
all too frequent occurrence for judges
TO neglect these basic principles of
common ordinary sense and equity.
And 50 it is particularly refreshing
that a court decision comes to the
front like the one handed down the
other day by Judge william H.
Thompson, of the Thirty-second
jndr;ial district OF this state. Judge
Thompson holds that mortgage
spectators cannot buy up old and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15

Among the variety of things in
the Standard Oil companys reply to
the government in the proceedings
incident to the appeal from the de-
cision of the United States court Of
appeals reversing the mountainous
fine of nearly S3O,oOO.OO0 which was
assessed by Judge Lands. is con-
siderable pungent sarcasm. That
sort of stuff never helped any sort
of an argument very much.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15

Hudson Maxim. the inventor, has
turned his energies to developing a pro-
cess for the prolongation of life. If he
would only invent something to make
human beings immune from the death
dealing explosives and weapons of war
he has produced he would average up
things in more equitable way. Still,
if he can prolong life he will be doing
something worth while
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15

The suggestion of the superintend-
ents of the state institutions for the
insane and the boards of managers
of the penal institutions for the es-
Establishment of a separate asylum for
the criminal insane is. a good one.
The penitentiary is no place for GRIM
inals who are insane. Neither are
the regular insane asylums
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15

Reports of the various county fairs
which have been held all over the state
show that the attendances this year
have been generally larger than. ever
before. This is pretty good evidence
that the hard times" which have been
prevailing for some months in various
parts of the country did not even
scratch the pocketbooks of Kansans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15
ANOTHER MODERN WONDER.

The most interesting stride yet made
by the science of long distance COM
nunication is the plan now proposed
by a naval officer to put q wireless
telegraph station on top of Washing
toms monument at Washington. D. G.
The officer declares that from the top
of this monument, $50 feet high, he
could flash wireless messages across
the ocean, because no mountains or
tall buildings would interfere. The
next thing we know they will be
teaching the statue of the Goddess of
Freedom on the dome of the capitol
building to sing the national hymn
Wichita Beacon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRSeGS

The State Journal 10 q member Ct the
Associated Press md receives eho fun DAY
ganlEation for the executive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news is received In ThS State Jour.
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15
sunshine as a Hair bleach.

In the days of Queen Elizabeth
women of fashion suffered the most
violent headaches because they stood
in the sunshine day after day to
bleach their. hair yellow, in imitation
of her majesty's chrome locks. There
is no particular fashion in hair color
today All shades and tints are in
the market. The peroxide blonde Is
sitting in the background hoping. and
among men she remains always un-
der suspicion.-Nsw York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15
FOREST FIRES.

Forest fires are still raging In the
north and more damage is being done
by the flames each day. This year
seems bound to furnish a record in
the matter of forest fires. British Col
umbia. Dakota and Minnesota are the
scenes of three great CONGREGATIONS.
The smoke Of burning timber stu
darkens the horizon at Seattle, accord
ing to Rev. r. C. Mexican, who re-
Gently returned from that place. just
now the attention of the country is di-
reeted to the fires in Minnesota and
there will probably be much suffering
as a result of the devastation OF the
flames. But a generous American peo-
pie are even now gushing rehef trains I'M;
probably soon be back at their home
starting anew the struggle OF life. 1t
is such a spirit that has builded and
developed America-Salina Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15
XMAS cO4ArNT
HOW TO GET RICH.

The get-rich-quick schemes, having
never failed to catch the credulous.
It, perhaps, isn't strange that the bu-
reau of navigation of the United States
navy department should adopt some
what similar line of advertising in their
efforts to gain recruits. However, the
governments scheme in the navy is
not get-rich-quick proposition, put
get-rich-sure scheme. The recruiting
officers are telling how man can save
In the navy. A pamphlet, giving the
particulars, shows that a man in the
navy can save 1929 in 80 years, the
figure being based on the theory that
man enter the service at the age OF
Is, and be sufficiently dutiful ana
clever to attain the rank or petty OF
f1cer at the end of four years, and the
rank of chief petty officer at the END
of eight. The sailor only needs 10
save half he earns, and deposit 1t IN
the naval savings bank, and re-enllst
promptly at the end of each term OF
service. At the end of 80 years, the
man is retired on three-fourths pay,
which means he will draw something
over 81, 100 from the government Tor the
rest of his life, in addition to the com
Portable fortune already saved TINS
advertisement of the navy is good. ana
1t is possible, no doubt. but 1t lacks the
backing of testimonials. There are rev
of the $4,000 kind of sailors, notwith-
standing we have fine navy, excep-
tionally well behaved.-Atchison GLOBE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-15

Eyes, sir" said the druggist, ''we
have all sorts of porous plasters. What
sort do you want Pa E"Well-erS which
kind has the fewest holes in it ~ asked
Stinjay. 81 want to get my moneys
worth .n-PhiladeIphia Press. e.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27
Republican Mass conventio.

Pursuant to the action Of the repub-
lican state central committee, issuing the
call Tor the republican state convention
to be held in Denver on Saturday, the
18th day OF September, 1908, the repub
licans of Elbert county are hereby
called to meet in mass convention at
Elizabeth on Monday, the 7th day of
September, 1908, at the hour OF two
o'clock p: M, for the purpose OF electing
nine % delegates to the above named
state convention.
Also to elect delegates to the republic
an float representative convention. com.
prising the counties of Arapahoe. Dem
yer, Boulder, Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Lin
coin, and Elbert, the call for which has
not to date been issued.
SAM TAoGART, Chairman.
j. j. KRusE,
Secretary Republican County Central
Committee.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27
Democratic Mas. Convention

Notice is hereby given that mass
convention of the democratic voters OF
Elbert county, in the state of Colorado
is hereby called for and will be held on
Tuesday, September l, A. D. 1903, at 9
o'clock p. IN. of said day at the town hall
in Elizabeth, Colorado, for the purpose
Of electing eight delegates to attend the
state convention of the democratic party
to be held at Pueblo, Colorado, on Sep
tember 8. 1905
Also to elect delegates to represent
Elbert county at the congressional, judi
cial, senatorial and representative con.
ventions in the districts OF which Ebert
county is a part.
j. f. MAYER,
Chairman Democratic County Central
Committee.
ALBERT NEuMAs, Secretary.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27
ABOUT THE NEW ROAD

There seems to be some controversy
over changing the diagonal road west
OF town, 20 one running on rectangular
lines. While We do not know a great
deal as to the merits Of this case, it
seems that possibly the commissioners
we're just little premature in this mat
ter, inasmuch as there was no time al
lowed users Of the road in which to form
ulate and present protest against the
change. Elbert wants the shoTte and
best roads it can possibly get to all con-
tiguous territory, for as a general thing
heavy loads will hunt good roads, every
thing else being equal.
As to any county money being spent
to keep the road in its new location, we
would respectfully remind the commits.
sioners that the county money belongs to
the taxpayers OF Elbert county and
could, with more justice to the town of
Elbert and also to a majority OF the peo-
pie OF this section, be used in keeping the
road in its old location than to keep it in
the new one regardless OF the wishes Of a
few
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27

Ience OF the voters OF Ebert county
tered and a new precinct be created,
pied, the boundaries Of the several
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27
D. r. BURNSIDE
Fine Wines, Liquors, and Cigars
Batz Beer on Draught
Excellent Health advice

Mrs. M. NJ. Dawson, OF 379 Clifford
avenue, San Jose, Calf, says: s'The
worth OF Electric Bitters as a general
family remedy, for headache. biliousness,
and torpor of the liver and bowels is so
pronounced that am prompted to say
a word in its favor, for the benefit OF
those seeking relief from such Affections.
There is more health for the digestive
organs in bottle Of Electric Bitters
than in any other remedy ! know Of.
Sold under guarantee at Fred Long Is
drug store. 50c.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27

The new Alamo Hotel, corner 18th and
Market streets, Denver, is fast becoming
the favorite stopping place for those Of
our people desiring first-class accommo-
dations at nominal cost. 'Once a pat
ron, always patron
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27
What is Bss. for Indigestion,

A.. Robinson OF Drumquin. Ontario.
has been troubled for years with indiges.
ton, and recommends Chamberlain's 4
Stomach and Liver tablets as athe best
medicine ever used" IL troubled with
indigestion or constipation give them a
triai. They are certain to prove bene
hcial. They are easy to take and pleas
ant in effect. Price, - cents. Samples
free at Fred Longs drug store.