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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
GLOBE SIGHTS

lFrom the Atchfson C5,ohe
man. smart "o-
Because your friends have no bust.
th eoS 70 LAX ABOUT you. Is no reason
The man who thinks a pr..+ A.,
one woman Is apt to be gallant ana
honorable toward the SEX
Almost any woman, IL given hAr
choice. would rather be independen aer
rich than happily married.
start out to do what you shouldn't
w.. ~, anu you VIII meet everyone of
your curious acQuaintances
When a man has a boil on his bana
people sympathize with him, but if he
him. A~oAn at
If it wasn't for the fact that man
nave trouble with their kidneys, ali
women ~ ehe
About II o'clock every day. a ma.
Desins to wonder what there will be
Tor dinner, and a woman besins to
worry over what she will cook.
sb ~n snana = woman get. up a picnic.
day before at the telephone, and the
other two-thtrds looking at the sky.
Every man has debts and troubles
that no one knows anything about
They are like worthless kin: II a man
a.
them. TOO
Where" the busy people scream IN
chorus every night. looking back AT
what they have done. and rernernha-
ing all they intended to do. has This
day gone?" ''''s
:. It pays to be polite: For instance,
yourself. the one to whom Won nass
1t gets the top slice, which is ant to
be little dry. "p' 70
If girl can play a little, sing a ~
i tle; ana ,sa reaS a little French. It is an
one knows exactly what that n,s.
but It h something her father n.SI,
great deal for 1t a private boardire
school uan8
A girls idea OF a real giddy time ..
to get a crowd OF girls Together as
find a shady creek where the,, ana
take on their shoes ana stoc,<ing. can
go wading. They never 10 In w.s Hiu
deeper than their knees, for fear thnss
will be drowned. they
Inc man %no was remarkably pref
~ as pany has many emharres.
ments- He can't call on onc - -
mothers friends without havir~ nls
ture shown him that was taken - pc; pc
wnen a pany. ana sitting in wash
bowl with nothing on him. wash
When a girl looks pretty IN
mock. 1t took her half an bo,,r nam
her skirts and fest arranTed 80 get
girl who nounces down rerardi..A me
her appearances. may be comfor+sh,osI
rides horse astride. nan who
A girl is never ready 81
from a party until she has 20 nome
most ana hostess that she had Ia,,a1,
time. some OF the boys get the,r Icy
Is H''u nav ve so S on put the entertainment
good time. me mad .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18

has not one or more such claims, in q
pleasant frame OF mind to learn that
the distinguished sultan Of that land
has just purchased such an tnsignih-
cant tr1de as 500, 900 diamond. Tur-
key always insists that she IL unable
to meet the claims against her because
of q chronic scarceness OF money in
her public treasury. This is probably
true. The system IN vogue In Turkey
ia to devote the returns from taxes
first to filing the private purse OF the
sultan SO he can indulge his caprices
for baubles like the one mentioned
and then turn over what Is left to the
public Golfers. This is an excellent
plan, especially for the sultan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18

Hard times, any old kind Of times
may come and go. but the money pours
IN an unceasing stream into the till of
the Standard Oil company. Its direc-
tors have declared the usual SO divi-
dend per share. Just think. An invest
ment Of $4,000 in this company when
its stock was at par would now net
an income of $1,000 a year which is a
plenty for an ordinary man to have a
luxurious time on. But what's the
use OF thinking thoughts like this2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18

Rear Admiral Sperry, who has as
sumed command of the battleship
feet and who will direct its movement
around the rest of the globe, Is not
as well known generally to the people
of the country as some of the other
naval officers. But it can be taken
for granted that he will discharge the
new and onerous duties which have
been thrust upon him IN an eminently
satisfactory manner. For when has
an officer of the United States navy
aver called to a task and found want
ing? Never
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18

For a long time the famous Scotch
verdict, Guilty, but not proven" has
held a place of prominence among the
many unique incidents of jurfspru-
dence. A place alongside Of it will be
given to the French decree in the Nc
Kee divorce case. The divorce is grant,
ed because both parties to 1t were
guilty of offences warranting a sever
ance of the marital relations. This
ought to give little satisfaction to
either OF them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18

About the best item Of news that
has appeared in the local newspapers
for some time is the announcement
that Marshalls band will give free
public concerts in the City park on
Monday evening of each week during
the entire summer. And 1t is to be sin
cerely hoped that p way can be found
whereby the city can give the neces-
sary financial aid to this really great
institution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR
LFrom the New York Pre-

IFrom the New York Press.1
An Interesting thing about a girl is
not to be your sister
The man who will keep a promise
never has to make one
Being married is lot more respec-
table than 1t is exciting
One of the interesting things about
most of the clothes women have is IT'S
impossible for a man to guess what
they are for. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18

7 That the members OF the Kansas
Delegation m congress stand in the
good graces Of the powers that be is
plainly palpable from their successful
assault on the pork barrel" They
secured nearly a half million dollars
xur federal buildings In the state and
these ere hard times. too.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18

That Mr.. Green likes the job OF be-
ing msyoEaof Topeka and that Tope-
takzns like him IN the Job is apparent
Hyom pubic endorsements his candi-
Macy for reelection is getting even
xhough the election Is nearly q year
lxofP
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18

And now comes the robbery of $685.
BOO which was being kept temporarily
at the little depot on the Santa Fe at
Hranch, New Mexico. Since the be-
ginning of the year the bank holdups.
train robberies and like crimes have
seemed to become an epidemic. They
are not confined to that rather myth
cal place of yore, "the Wild and, woolly
west They have happened in the
east, the west. the north and the south
with proper impartiahty. They ap-
pear to be pulled or more easily and
successfully in these days of advanced
civilization than ever before. Will
some one please explain why?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18

Texas Republicans are going to the
national convention uninstructed and
It is generally believed that they have
designs to start a stampede for the
nomination Of President Roosevelt.
They won't have any luck. But even
If they did, It is known that Mr..
Roosevelt would decline the nominal
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18

Surely there must be something to
the adage that fool is born every
minute. And naturally some are big
ger fools than others. But the medal
Tor being the champion fool properly
belongs on the breast of a Brooklyn
man. He visited a spiritualistic me-
dunn and through her conversed with
the shade of his departed wife. WHEY
told him It was her wish that he deed
over his house and grounds to the
medium. He did SO. He has wised
up a bit and has brought suit to re-
cover the property from the medium
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18

, Many of us will find great consofa-
ton in the statement Of a scientist
thak mirrors are deceptive and ones
ESefiection IN the average mirror never
hoes one Justice
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18

It must put the governments which
have money claims against Turkey,
and It is not believed that there is a
zinxle government in the world which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18

Just as many doctors and just az
lrFumfnent ones are declaring Harry
Mnaw insane as are saying he Is sane.
s1fts Is probably explained by the fact
khat both SIDES have plenty OF money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal II q member q the
Associated Press and receives the fun day
ganization for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news II received fn The State Tour.
nal building over wires TOR this sole pur-
Dose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
Bryan as a Humorist.

At meeting of the reporters of
the New York papers, the other day.
correspondent asked Mr.. Bryan IL
ne expected to be nominated.
Young man." said Mr.. Bryan. eff
caesar had known you, he would
nave revised that story Of all Gaul
being divided into three parts.' At
q public meeting, an auditor asked
Mr.. Bryan If he believed in the south
ern negroes having vote. Are you
Republican ?" asked Mr.. Bryan. in
turn; II am not old enough to vote
yet" replied the inquirer. "Well.'
said Mr.. Bryan, 'by the time you are,
you might ask the Republicans
whether the Fflipinos will ever have a
vote" Lightly referring to himself,
Mr.. Bryan said few days ago: "In
1896 was killed and buried. I know
this, because I have often read about
1t. When I reappeared in 1900, the
Republicans were puzzled. They did
mt know whether 1t was q mistake
about my being killed, or whether it
was just case of resurrection"
These incidents seem to bear out a
growing theory that there has been a
mistake about Mr.. Bryan. He is
popularity believed to be a man who
expresses himself freely and frequent
ly. Now it appears that the contrary
is the case. He has been concealing
the real Mr.. Bryan; the numerous
one.
When he first appeared In public
life, he was surfaced over with a
gloom which gave no hint Of the bub-
bling man below. In the campaign
of 1896 he ffereely proclaimed that
you could stop mine owners from Of
fering you too much silver by agree
ing to take all they offered at their
own price. In 1900 he ponderously
dictated the policy of scuttle out OF
the Philippines. In 1907, when he
came home from Europe, he put
forth in solemn earnest a proposition
to establish a dual ownership of rail-
roads, the federal government to run
the trunk lines and the states the stub
ends.
Everybody thought that Mr.. Bryan
meant these things, but that was be-
cause 'the peerless one" was misun-
derstood Folks didn't know that he
was great OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
HARRY ORCHARD.

A reprieve has been granted Harry
Orchard in order to give the pardon
board of Idaho a chance to consider
his claims for a pardon. In all proba-
bility he will be pardoned, for the
authorities naturally feel that he is too
distinguished a man to be spoiled by
hanging. and, since he has become
pious and somewhat lachrymose in his
repentance. it would be a shame to
ruin his future by the ministration of
the executioner. Many people who are
not bloodthirsty, and who are opposed
to capital punishment, first and last,
will regard the extension Of clemency
to Orchard as an outrage. By his own
confession he is the worst criminal of
the age-a soulless monster who made
murder his trade and ambush his di-
version, and If he is to be pardoned,
and turned loose. 1t would be we'll to
throw open the doors Of all condemn
ed cells and let the murderers go fish
ing, for 1t would be a manifest sin
to keep the small fry in Jail while
the boss killer is at large.-Emporia
Gazette. Wv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
KANSAS COMMENT
THE RANsoMnD SINNERS.

Erencn Oliver. a professional evan
senst, VINO rescues the perishing on
casn basis. and boasts Of his string
OF converts as country newspaper
giving away a hand-painted bucksaw
70 the prettfest girl in town, still
Hnos Kansas happy hunting ground.
recently he has been negotiating
with the good church people of Mad
ison, who naturally want to see a
great spiritual awakening in the town.
MI. oliver wotld like much to go to
madison and hunt up the sheep that
was lost II he can get his price: other
wise the sheep may remain away on
the mountains cold and bare, away
from the Reverend divers care, I'M
I'll 1t dies OF old age.
Mf. Oliver demands five hundred
dolars for pitching his moving tent
IN Madison and snatching the brands
from the burning. Five hundred dol
pie. Two Of the three churches
In the town, the Methodist and the
presbyterian, have been discuss
Ing the wisdom of joining forces
and raising the required sum. After
much talk and travail of spirit one of
the churches has determined to come
up to the captains office with half the
amount, and the other is hesitating;
the congregation is divided; some of
the Worshtppers are anxious to go into
s.AS pOOAs akh0 0tHSIS Indt
Mr.. Oliver should deliver the goods
before being paid; some even go SO
far as to tnsinuate that the CONNER
cfal evangelist should take his chances
on the question of remuneration, and
depend upon the contribution box of
the thanksgiving offerings Of those
who have been pulled out of the
slough of despond.
To one who has no interest in the
controversy. further than the interest
common to all innocent bystanders in
religious progress, 1t would seem to
be good scheme to let Mr.. Oliver
slide and use the money to increase
the salaries Of the regularly officiating
clergymen at those churches. These
good men need the money more than
does the silver-tongued Mr.. Oliver,
and in the long run their work will
be productive of more good than the
frenzted methods of professional
windburners who turn the commune
ties upside down and fill churches
with sound and fury, after drawing
all the money that is coming to them.
-Emporia Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18

nuts, IL you don't mind."-(Copy-
righted, 1908, by Associated Literary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
Diseases Barriers to Full Work.

Slack work and inefficient industry
come in more cases from chronic
disease than most realize. Incipfent
consumption keeps many from full
work. There are in this city at least
10000 adults doing part work because
Of tuberculosis. Taking the various
chronic and preventable diseases and
there are some $4,000 adults In city
of the size of Philadelphia whose
work Is poor from lack OF health.
This is profitable neither to en-
ployed, employer nor the community
When the sleeping sickness has left
Africa, malarial fever is wiped out by
destroying mosquitoes in the tropics
spruce and other like intestinal
maladies in east tropical Asia, the
hookworm in the south and elsewhere
and consumption over all zones, tenn
perate and torrid, the Industrial eff
cheney Of man will be increased over
the world on a scale which will adj
vance both comfort and wages. the
standard of life and the return of
capital-Philadelphi Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
Murderer Pleads for Sunlight.
"Jes' two hours, enIemen jes, two

"Jes. two hours, gentlemen jes, two
hours"
That was all that Dick Williams
could say from his bed of sickness
when the state board of parole called
on him at the penitentiary at Fort
Madison this week. He pleaded for
two hours of sunlight before he died.
He is dying, there seems no doubt of
1t, but he is in for life that is, practi-
cally for life, for he was given twenty
seven and one-haf years the last
time he was tried for murder at Bux-
ton.
He was sentenced to hang once,
but got a new trial. OF late he has
been very sick and has given up hope
of recovery But he yearns for two
hours of sunlight before he dies, and
with the tears streaming down his
cheeks pleaded with the board yester-
day to let him out that he might be
free for little while before death
comes
The board has not acted in the
case.-Des Moines Register and
Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18

60 to the gas meter, thou sluggard.
ana learn how to sit still and yet hus-
tie.-Nashville American.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25

i-"KlIarneys lakes are beautiful. We'll really have 10 CO."
Said Fluffy to her aunt one day. They went. And there was
That morning Flufys loving aunt was feeling far from well;
And when Joe said he'd take them both 10 visit some fair dell
She said she'd have to stay behind. "But you two go, pray.
,Twould be a shame to mis- the chance, it's such a lovely day.
Just tell me where you mean to lunch, and ! need youhere
I'll telegraph "And will fly TO my own aunty DEAR"
2-n Traddles' motor car they went to DunIoe's famous gap.
They full enjoyed the charming ride and suffered no mishap.
But when. lunch over, happy Joe was calling for the bill
This telegram was handed them, Come back Am very i'll"
At once Joe Traddles called his car, although he'd meant to ask
IF in dear Flufys radiance forever he might bask
Speed laws forgot, they forged ahead-for Fluffy feared The wo
When on a level stretch Of road the forward tire burst.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
AS TO CITY DETECTIVES

expected occasionally
brings consideration to
able bodied
portion of that not
inquiry what function
the half able bodied performing return for their
salaries
violations morals committed dur
victims and ccum
readily The OF
number of violations
Occasionally where special effort has been made
been made and the
'sweatbox" has yielded certain results.
the community by their arocy and
Spokanes reputation all the country
still The be said of the i'm
robberes When thief grabs of tools bag Of
junk spoes the convenient secondhand store
negectng the meantime absent himself from
haunts he frequently finds from half dozen able
bodied fe difficult than he anticipated and lands jail
The total of these captures makes scarcely noticeable
detection
crime actual results constitute nothing than soft and
uneventful job for the six able bodied.
results
that being uess effort to detect
could better uniformed
posted crime who accomplished moth
interest the reading public would suddenly
attention his representative who
persisteny speedily the
in
city detective duty, apparently.
several and the rule of
affairs
respectfully detective force
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19

age what was in that letter. 1t was
the confession of the girl that she
loved that old, doubling bachelor.
And he, of course, did the only hon.
orable thing he could do-rnarried
her But he believed he was max
in ga martyr of himself, think of it,
and that he was sacrificing his hap
piness for the girl. And then he
woke up and found out that she
was all the world to him and that
he was the happiest person alive"
II read story, too" the girl
said.
"You?"
Eyes. Shall 1 tell it,"
"Please do
Its about a girl but instead of
being blind her eyes wers very
wide open. And there was an old
bachelor like yours, and she loved
him and she knew he ought to love
her and thaA he would II she could
just get those old blind eyes open.
And what do you think she did?
Something very bold. There was
man out west whom people
thought she loved, but she didn't.
Neither did he love her. People
were just wrong. But she wrote a.
letter to him in which she told him
how she loved this old spachelor
and how this other man ust not
come back for her, and ben she
deliberately sent the letts | to the
bachelor and left him tdlsuppose
that envelopes had been mixed.
And-and it ended happily too"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
STARVED AN INFANT

PITTSBURG, Pa, Nov. 19.-Fred
Pfeifer of 1910 Colwell street, this
city, was arrested. charged with
starving to death the infant child
Of Mrs. Rosie Ordman. Mrs, Ord
man and Pfeifer came here from
New York.
When the child died Pfeifer ex-
acted $45 from the Ordman woman
for its burial. Later 1t was discov-
cred that 1t had been buried as a
pauper. At this afternoons hear
ing it was found that Pfeifer had
associated with several other
women with children, and that the
children Soon after died.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
he FOUNDED A. CITY

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 14.--"Father"
A. e. Horton the man who found
ed San Diego 40 years ago and who
did mighty good job, has just
passed his 95th birthday. He ex-
poets to have several more birth
days, too. His explanation of the
fact that he is hale and hearty is
that he has been temperate all his
life.
81 feel just as young as l did
when l was so years DID," he says.
II have always tried to be happy,
although it was not much of an
effort"
Father" Horton, as he is affec-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19

TEN. There's nothing slender about
Maggie. The question is, how does
she beat the Smearton handicap?
| asked her.
Sure, me girl" she says, in a
burst of confidence. II find meself."
Thatswas 1t. Maggie fed herself
ont of her wages, which was ample
Funny, isn't it. how some people
will loosen uD for everything but
eats.
So that evening Maggie initiated
me into tie game. We Clipped in
aud bought ourselves a mess OF
sauerkIaut and spareribs, and Mag
gle cooked II as only Maggie car.
Then we fell against 1t for all we
was worth. not forgetting a plateful
for Mortimer.
Little did we suspect we were
piped off by two pair OF hungry
eyes. the same belonging to our
employers.
(conttnued.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
FIGHT BETWEEN TWO
MAYORS

1. DAYTON, O., Nov. 19.-Mayor
Crickmore of Germantown, O..
and Mayor Reiter of Miamisburg,
D., clashed in an attempt to secure
The parole of Joseph Cline of the
latter city, who was fined more
than $500 and heavily sentenced
tor threatening to strike"
Mayor Crickmore, as Cline's at
torney,- claimed that Mayor Reiter
had played him false, as he agreed
not to oppose the application for
parole Reiter asserted that Cline
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
CRAZEDBY ACCIDENTAL
SHOOTING OF FRIEND

ANACORTES, Wash, Nov. 49,
Charles Shock, formerly well
known here, died, and Irving
Burk, mine engineer, is on the
verge of mental arrangement as
the result of an accidental shoot
ing which occurred near Ketchi-
kan, Alaska, Sunday. according to
word received here by the parents
of the dead man.
The two men were hunting in the
wilds of Alaska.