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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10
sJAYHAWKER JOTS

An evidence of the growth and
prosperity of Beloit is the opening up
of another barber shop.
Judge A. NJ. Jackson Of Winfield has
ptomaine poisoning induced by eating
shrimp salad.
An Ottawa man says there was no
real panic. In the language of the
farmer boy who saw his first hippo
potamus at the circus, they amt no
such thing"
There seems to be many marital
mishaps around Abilene. Thirteen
divorce cases are pending on the
district court calendar there for the
January term.
People seem to like the scrip so
well around Fort Scott that the banks
are advertising for 1t, asking the peo>
pie to please bring it in and allow
the banks to redeem 1t.
Eldorado's real lemon crop has
been harvested. S. H. Clary is the
proud owner. of the lemon tree there
which bears fruit The yield this year
consisted of two lemons.
An unknown man was killed at Lost
Springs recently by a train. 1t Is sup
posed that he was blinded by the flare
of the street lights and did not see
the approaching train in time to
escape.
A quartette of four men was ar
rested at lola a few nights ago for
violating the new city ordinance
which makes it a misdemeanor for one
to expectorate on the sidewalk. They
were fined SIS each.
After a forty-two years stay In
Leavenworth Mr.. and Mrs. H. Friend
Itch have left to make their home in
New York city. They are entitled to
some sort Of recognition for sticking
it out at Leavenworth as long as they
did.
Harvax- Stewart IF FJ11DohoIdt met
with a rather peculiar facial accident
the other morning. He was getting up
and was stretching himself and yawn-
ing. His Jaw became locked while his
mouth was open and 1T REQUIRED the
services of a physician to get 1t into
place again.
John NJ. Hicks of Kingman county
has one of the finest specimens of tho
bald headed eagle which has been seen
in those parts for long time: He
shooting. 1t measures seven feet and
four inches between the tips of its
wings. Mr.. Hicks is going to have
the bird mounted.
Two young women started home
from their work last Friday evening,
says the Pratt Union, and had gone
but short distance when one called
for the other to wait. She then
stopped and struck a match on the
sidewalk. lighted her cigarette and
cite but she had to strike her match
on the sidewalk.
With the current issue, the Colony
Free Press enters the twenty-eighth
year of its publication. The Free
Press was one of the first newspapers
published in Kansas. 1t has expert
enced many ups and downs but has
the reputation of always having ap-
peared on it's publication date. 1t Is
enjoying a period of ups just now
which is deserved.
We can hardly believe this, says the
Atchison Globe. But business man,
who has the reputation of reliability.
says he saw two women in one Of
Atchisons largest and most respecta-
BILE restaurants last Saturday after
noon, smoking cigarettes. Think of
women smoking cigarettes in public in
Atchfson. The women had been
drinking, and were seated at the table
smoking. The man was in the res
taurant only a moment, and he does
not know whether the proprietor
stOpped them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10
FENCE POSTS MADE DURABLE.

Of particular interest to farmers is
a recent bulletin of the forest service
bureau of the department of agricul-
ture pointing out the fact that fence
posts of many kinds of cheap woods
which ordinarily would soon decay, If
set in the ground, can be made to last
for twenty years by a simple treatment
with creosote. Most of the so-called
inferior" woods are well adapted to
the treatment, and this is especially
true of cottonwood, aspen, willow,
sycamore, low grade pines, and some
of the gums. When properly treated,
these woods outlast untreated cedar
and oak. which are fast becoming too
scarce and too much in demand for
other uses to allow of their meeting
| the demand for fence posts.
1mpregnation with creosote has
been greatly cheapened by the in
PRODUCTION of the open tank" which
can be installed at a cost of from $50
to s45, or much less if an old boiler is
used. A tank with bottom twelve
feet square in area will suffice for
treating forty or fifty inch posts a
day. or double this number when two
runs per DAY can De made. The
absorption of creosote per post is
about as follows: Eucalyptus, one
tenth gallon; willow. two-tenths gal
lon; sassafras, ash, hickory, red oak,
water oak, elm and maple, four-tenths
gallon; douglas fir, quaking aspen, and
black walnut six-tenths gallon; syca-
more, cottonwood, and lodgepole pine,
seven-tenths gallon. The price of
ereosote is about 10 cents per gallon
in the east and middle west; 16 cents
per gallon on the Pacific coast and 81
cents per gallon in the Rocky noun
tain states. The cost of treating a post
will therefore vary from to Is cents
Properly treated. it should give service
for at least twenty years.
Experiments conducted by the for
est service bureau show that with pre-
sentative treatment the durability of
lodgepole pine in Idaho is increased
sixteen years. The cost of creosote
there is relatively high, yet by treat
ing the posts there is a saving with
interest at per cent, of cents per
post yearly. More important than the
saving, however, is the fact that
through preservative treatment other
woods are fitted to take the place of
cedar. Of which the supply is rapidly
becoming exhausted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10
GLOBE SIGHTS,

IFrom the Atchison Globe.l
The people always approve when a
widow marries a widower.
He is about as funny" a man said
the other day of an alleged humorist,
as house on fire..
You can pay some men a cornpli-
nfent by asking them df they have
change for a $40 bill
If you are unable to satisfy your
self-and you cannot-how can you
hope to satisfy others?
In arguing with man, about the
only thing you can convince him of is
that you are prejudiced.
We once found S. bill, and still
remember how recklessly we scuander-
ed it. Come easy, go easy. 8.
That dim religious light" which the
novels talk about, too foten, in real life,
comes through unwashed windows.
1t isn't necessary for a woman to be-
lieve everything her husband tells her,
but it is very necessary that she make
him think she believes 1t.
IF this keeps up said a woman to
her husband, It'll go crazy" 1T you
go crazy about that" replied the hus-
band, ut is a sign you are looking for
a chance to go crazy"
Perhaps the Young Things would
study better If a love story were run
in with the geography, and the arith-
metic tables. In order to catch their
attention, a love story is run into ev-
erything else.
Don't get discouraged, girls. Accord
ing to the womenS departments of
newspapers and magazines, if a girl
starts out with determination and a
pickle, 1t is no time till she is owning
and running an immense pickle fac
tory.
Whenever a man tells you something
mean that he has heard about you, tell
him something disagreeable that you
have heard about him. In case you do
not happen to remember anything, in
that will do him good.
Occasionally we look at q mans ears,
and it seems to use We have never be-
fore seen anything SO funny or ridicu-
1ous. In the same way We occasionally
looks so odd that we are almost will
ing to believe that we have never be-
fore seen anything like dt.
They tell of an Atchison man who
comes from a town in the east. They
say that when he celebrates too much.
and becomes mellow, he tells about his
says they are handsome and rich, ami
cultured, and smart, and, when in his
cups, he gives these sisters to his
young men friends in Atchfson. A
young man leaves for the east in a few
days to look at one of the sisters. If
she is as beautiful as the brother rep
resents and as rich, and as smart the
Atchison young man will propose. But
you know how it is about these eastern
people; they never bear close inspec-
ton very well
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10
RELENTLESS UNCLE SAM.

Benjamin u. Greene and John f,
Gaynor have been incarcerated in the
federal penitentiary at Atlanta to
serve sentences of four years on con-
victions of defrauding the government
IN connection with the Improvements
of Savannah harbor. This is a great
object lesson of the relentlessness of
Uncle Sam in his efforts to mete out
Justice to criminals who are gone af-
ter in earnest. 1t shows the utter
futility of persons thinking that they
can escape punishment when the fed
eral government has absolute cases of
crime charged to their doors,
Justice has not moved with leaden
foot in this Greene and Gaynor case,
although the men were indicted eight
long years ago, and although Captain
Oberlin M. Carter, their accomplice,
has already served his term of i'm
prisonment for the part ne played in
the affair. 1t was only because
Greene and Gaynor got away to
Canada and used the huge sums they
stole from the government to fight
extradition not only in the Canadian
courts but in the British privy coun-
Gil, that their ultimate fate was de-
iayed. The government has trailed
them in effect most tirelessly through
the courts of three countries
This failing of such men as Greene
and Gaynor and Carter, the breaking
up of the western public land frauds
the stern pursuit of the railroad re-
baters-these acts are worth reams of
talk. The same energy that has hunted
down these swindlers might be USE
fully applied in cases of vastly greater
Importance to the business COM
munity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
From the Chicago Newsl

lFrOH the chicago news.
Beauty doctors encourage a good
many vain hopes.
The man with swelled head US
ually wears small hat
When a man makes mis- will he has
right to be self-willed.
Even a lawyer objects to being
crossquestioned by his wife.
that fills the plumbers pockets.
If a man has a standing offer he
can sit down and think 1t over.
The lecturer tries to make his mark
in the world by making remarks.
The success of the man who sue
ceeds is usually due to the failure of
others.
If it wasn't for the easy marks in
this world there wouldn't be so much
doing"
Some people seem to have no use
for anything common-not even COM
mon sense.
man gets lot of credit for be-
ing a good husband-after the IN
dertaker has him on ice.
It's easier for a woman to make a
fool of man than 1t is for her to
make a man of a fool.
It's strange, but nevertheless true
that woman can be jealous about a
man even when she has no earthly
use for him.
Sooner or later the young man who
elopes realizes that it is easier to run
away with a woman than 1t is to run
away from one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

CFrom the Philadelphia Recordl
1t naturally takes a razor to raise
whiskers.
Jack Frost keeps tabs on his vic
TINS ears.
A baseball drama would be a sort of
grandstand play.
It doesn't take an optician to make
a spectacle of himself.
The fellow who hasn't a red cent
naturally has no ready money.
Where a girl is concerned the tailor
isn't always successful sutton.
You are apt to catch q beastly cold
when 1t is raining cats and dogs.
To feel that he has one foot in the
grave wouldn't worry centipede.
They couldn't always tell which from
which even in the days of witchcraft.
No, Maude. dear; If you care for such
things there is no reason why you
shouldn't turn somersauIt in winter
Overheard at the musicale: wige-
what is that she's singing? It's pretty
rocky. anyhow" Wagg-"Natura1ly
It's lullaby
When a man feels that the world
owes him a living it doesn't do him
much good to put his claim In the
hands of collecting agency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10
HUNOR or THE DAY

you were well Off"
so I did. I remember distinctly telling
You lied, then?'
THAT would be a question in casuistry.
it."-Puck.
Indignant Cftizen-say! Your boy threw
stone at me just now and barely missed
Mr.. Grogan-You say he missed you?
Indignant Citizen-That's what / under
Mr.. Grogan-It was not my blythe
New Century.
Lady (engaging cook)--why did you
leave your last place?
Bridget Maloney-Whoi. mum. the mis-.
| came to the conclusion that was worth
more than she was givin' me, and OF lift
You say she is trying to discourage
ycaT salt'"
In what way?"
"She told her chum in my hearing that
some brans ons
You know Shakespeare was a bad ac-
tor tor. said the ma, man who prides himself on
That. answered Mr.. storminston
critics nowadays. Star.
"Boo-hoo!' sobbed the young wife. Il
just know that you didn't think of me
once while you were on your vacation
why. Julia, how can you talk like
that?' protested her husband. Didn't
mail you postal card with a scene OF
every place visited?"
Yes. but. G-George, they were all post
marked Chicago and received the day at
ter you left."-Chicago Daily News.
Mr.. Bryan will never be quite satisfied
until he has had presidential nomination
in every large city in the country-Chica-
go Tribune
OF course that Nebraska man of ia has
used liquor and tobacco all his life. 1t
seems impossible to kill some men.-Phil-
adelphia Inquirer. r..
What we really need is a hog with more
spare ribs.-St- Joseph News-Press.
To some saIoonkeepers it may be almost
as annoying to be good as to be put out Of
Observation-Disclosures News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Love is one thing that folks are never
too old to learn. O.
There's one solace. Cigarette smok-
ing doesn't hurt anybody but those who
indulge in it.
Quite beyond the help of an oculist
is the young woman who has a sweet
heart in her eye.
It's possible to wear many suspenders
of the embroidered variety because they
do not show when a man is dressed.
X
Most men, who feel compelled to
thrash suitors for their daughters
hands, would prefer them to be poets
rather than football players.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10

Prominent farmers throughout the
state seem to be greatly in favor of a
direct primary. They applauded Gov
ernor Hoch when he preached the sub
1ect in his address of welcome at the
annual meeting of the state board of
agriculture. A good many politicians
have stated that the farmers are not
Interested one way or the other over
the state wide primary. Their own ac-
tons show that the politicians do not
know what they are talking about in
this regard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10

Sunday closing in Missouri as in
terpreted by the doughty Judge Wal
lace of Kansas City has been given
added strength by the decision of the
st. Louis court Of appeals in sustain
ing the Judges decision in reference
to the law against Sunday labor, at
least as far as it applies to BARRIERS.
Judge Wallace contends that this
practically sustains him in the stand
he has taken regarding the work of
actors on Sunday, which he holds to
be Illegal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10
It's

should have forgiven myself. It's
taught me a lesson"
I'm glad it has," said Amy. then
something in his utter humility OF
speech and attitude touched her.
viii you keep a secret II tell
you?" she demanded. Harvey nodded.
Il was coming to ask you II you
wanted to go skating, when I met
you," confessed Amy.
Harvey looked up. hope illuminate
Ing his face. The red lips were very
near his own, so forgiveness was seal
ed with kiss.-(Copyrighted 1908 By
c. H, Sutcliffe.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10

AS an added inducement to have Mr..
Roosevelt visit Kansas in the near fu-
ture, it is to be hoped that the Kansas
congressional delegation will not for
get to tell him of the black bear which
was recently killed at Sedan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10

One can always feel certain that a
Kansan or a former Kansan is sure
to jump into the limelight on every
occasion, whether it be of Importance
or otherwise. Lawrence is now claim
ing Scion Summerfield, the fifth tales
man called in the Thaw trial. as a for
mer resident. We'd call this consider
able hard luck for Mr.. Summerfield.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10

Politics in Oklahoma give every
evidence of becoming quite as con-
fused as it is in Kansas. The Popu-
lists down there claim that the fusion
agreement they made with the Demo-
Gratis has not been fulfilled. So they
propose to run a party of their own in
the future. That's right. The more
parties and factions in parties the
1nerrier the times and it is wen to be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10

Mr.. Stubs is an interesting speaker
and convincing talker. His
keynote campaign speech at Emporia
on Wednesday night reads we'll and
probably sounded just as good. He
paid his compliments to the Republi-
can machine in language of Roose-
Veltian character. Perhaps the ma
chine would not be looked upon with
such reproach by Mr.. Stubs If he only
oopfrolIed il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10

II the cost of the special session of
the legislature is $4,000 or even $4,000
the people Of Kansas can well afford
1t provided the work OF the legislators
Is meritorious. But if they come to To-
peka and fiddle around for 30 days
without accomplishing anything Of
value, why it will be nothing short of a
criminal waste Of money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10

It is we'll nigh impossible to let the
opportunity pass to call especial at
tention to the robbery of nearly $1,000
in cash from the Quenemo bank, in
view of the great amount of cautionary
advice that has been scattered around
OF late telling folks of the risk of loss
through theft that they run in hoard
ing their money in tin cans and old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10

ell in weakening on the Sixth street
v1aduct contract. 1t becomes interest
ing when one endeavors to ascertain
the gist of what Mr.. Howard is talk
ing about. If this letter is a sample
OF the lucidity of a majority of the
councilmen in expressing their views a
reporter might be we'll pardoned for
misinterpreting their intentions occa-
Sionally
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10

East Eighth avenue is the one spot
IN the city which teens with life dur
ing the hours of the night. Three
good sized theaters. presenting vaude-
vile, are now being conducted within
one block. A conservative estimate is
that between fifteen hundred and two
thousand persons attend the perform
ances at them nightly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10

Gross fraud in the municipal gov
eminent Of St Joseph. Mo, has been
unearthed. Salaries have been paid
for some time on the names of many
dead men kept on the rolls Of the city
electric light department. There are
lots of other cities in the country
where many dead ones" who are
still alive. draw pay. for doing little
more than drawing their breaths.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10

It looks as though they meant bust
ness at st. Joseuh. Mo. Four men
have actually been arrested on charges
OF having mulcted the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10
VAIN REGRETS.

Of all the combinations line
lnat Just occur to me,
there's one tnar rather holds the edge
- er any that see.
think InaI experts would agree
Ihat il WoutO De all rlgnt
To be 4 mlIiaonaIre ana nave
A small boys appetite.
When winter holidays come round
Ana spread tneir Sroanlng board
lie person mus equipped could lnen
Get action on his noard,
For he could gently lead himself
Up 10 Inc SOouiy store
AlIu there Tor once procure SO much
he Woul0n ASA tor more.
He'd have a turkey large and plump
IN front oi every plaLe.
IL Things were oiIiy So arranged
iiat Ne couiu DAY me treisnt,
AND 40 Ior pies, n generous piece
VI every h4nd tnai S mace
WOuAu De, Wnen IL Was LIME for pie,
In front OF hlfn arrayeQ.
TOO bad it is in this vain world
mugs are adjusted SO,
r or Wnen ne mas the appetite
lie uoeSn nave Inc dough-,
AND Wnen he has the Cash In hand
he mas. SO L nave heard,
An appeIILe mat well might fit
A small canary bird.
Nashville American
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10

An Illuminating contribution to con-
keznporaneous literature of the puzzle
variety is Councilman H, B. Howard's
writtea statement endeavoring to ex-
plain away the action of the city coun-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10

In addition to being burdened with a
heavy debt the pipe organ in the Audi
torium now has a pigeon roosting on
r.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is member Of the
Associated Press and receives the fun day
ganization for the exclusive aftsruoon
publication N Topeka
The news is received in the State Jour-
aa1 building over w!ies Tor this sole p'ir-
nose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10
FROM OTHER PENS
THE "oNE DRESS" SEASON.


1t is curious to note the influence of
fashion upon the spread of so essential
ly an questionable thing as the recent
currency Stringency.
1t was a rich mans panic; there
fore, 1t is now a sign of richness to be
poor. Many a household which is album
dainty able to keep it's style of living on
an exact level with the standard Of last
winter is looping off familiar luxuries,
simply because the great social leaders
have found it expedient to do so. They
call it a "one-dress'' season on Fifth
avenue, and Fifth avenues imitators
are preparing to make a hard times
party" as chic a form of entertainment
as it was in Richmond during the civil
war.
By and large the phenomenon is a
beneficial feature of the situation. We
have learned that the pace must be
eased off bit, and we can yield to the
inevitable far more easily If it is Off
cialy recognized as the fashionable
thing to do.-Chicago Evening Post.
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STRONG ON HINDsIGHT.

The Russian statesmen and military
leaders in charge of Russia's recent
unpleasantness with Japan are now re-
vealing the most dazzling genius for
pointing out the mistakes of one anoth-
er. If they could only win wars by
s'hindsight" Russia would today be
master of the world.-Chicago Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10
CAUTIoNING MR.. FAIRBANKS.

Charles Warren Fairbanks, who
says he is always an optimist,' should
be more chary of speech. Some one
says the difference between pessimism
and optimism is FIVE cocktails.-Louis-
Vile Courier-Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10
AN the Comforts of a jail.

Iucchesi, the Italian anarchist and
assassin of the Empress Elizabeth, who
is imprisoned at Geneva, enjoys four
meals a day, plenty of fresh air exer-
else. and permission to smoke his pipe
at the expense of the government. He
listens to lectures delivered by a pro-
lessor of languages, engages in light
work, for which he is paid. and reads
the best classical and contemporary
authors. 1t is not surprising to hear
that his health is excellent, and that,
after studying Voltaire, Montesquieu,
and Jean Jacques Rousseau, he is now
preparing to write his own memoirs
London Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10
How Adam Was Punished.

A prominent pastor tells this story
''I visited a certain school one day
where Bible instruction was part of
the daily course, and in order to test
the children's knowledge, asked some
questions. One class Of little girls
looked particularly bright and I ask
ed the tallest one: What sin did
Adam commit
"'He ate forbidden fruit
fright. Who tempted Adam
Eve
"'Not really Eve, but the serpent.
And how was Adam punished?'
1.-THE girl hesitated and looked con-
fused. Behind her sat a little eight
year-old. who raised her hand and
said: Please, pastor. I know
"'well tell US. How was Adam
punished?'
"'He had to marry Eve "-Har-
per's Weekly.