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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

From the Philadelphia Record.1
Some people are altogether too proper
to be Interesting.
A maiden effort is something that gen.
orally leads to matrfmony.
Unless a man is q good listener he can't
hope to be happily married.
The less a mans inclination to be
rounder the less he has to square himself
The trouble about the cup that cheers
is the echo that haunts you the day after.
No woman feels that she has lived in
vain SO long as she can make some other
woman Jealous.
NeIl-.Mrs. Henpeckke boasts that she
reigns supreme In her own home" Belle
'-Reigns? She positively storms
TT tle energy that women expend in
making fools Of men could be concentrat-
ed-but what's the use of specializing with
impossible problems?
Blobbs-'T see Chollie Saphedde has re-
turned from abroad: Travel seems to have
broadened him." Slobbs-'Oh, that's due
to the padded coat he brought back from
London
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Iron the Chicago News.

CFrom the Chicago News.1
Now it's time to turn over a new leaf.
Brains can make money. but money can't
make brains.
Remember It's Door resolution that
will not hold water.
Will it. be the same old resolution with
q new coat Of varntsh1
It's easy to swear off-and Just az easy
to fall off a little later.
Don't blame the leap-year maid for try
ing to make a name for herself.
Men who are society favorites are eel-
dom a success at anything else.
You might resolve to get even with the
world by paying youDdebts.
The small tumb1er is responsible for
many of the slips attributed the cup.
Don't smile when you say Happy New
Year," II you are on the aqua pura We
hicle.
There are times when It is advisable to
keep the door closed that leads to your
dome Of thought
When you climb on the water wagon,
stay there: don't ask the driver for
transfer to q beer wagon.
There'u probably be no one in heaven
better than the average man thinks he
will be during the coming year.
with the advent of the new year many
a man will devote an entire day to re-
pairing those pavements made or good IN
fentionS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03
REPREHENsIBLE sPoT1TNG.

Probably it is necessary for the
large railroad companies to maintain
systems of espionage, more popularity
referred to as spotting, over the large
armies of employees that handle the
funds of the companies in the first in
stances. Among such great number
of men as the railroads employ there
are bound to creep in goodly num-
Der who are dishonest and spotting is
not only needed to weed them out but
also for the protection of the honest
men, who are in the great, great ma
jority. As a matter of fact the rank
and file of railroad employees in the
classes of conductors, trainmen and
station agents, stand as high, if not
higher, in the plane of honesty than
men in other walks Of life.
But some railroads go to an extreme
in their spotting that is reprehensible
to say the least and one which should
not be tolerated in any civilized COM
munity. They actually lay traps
through spoilers to encourage en-
ployes to acts of dishonesty and viola
ton of rules and when the spotter
succeeds in laying these traps and
springing them with success. the en-
ployes, many of them tried and trust
ed in the service. are melted with sum-
mary punishment in the way of dis
missal.
Not so long ago one Of the big rail-
roads running through the west dis
charged a string of passenger conduc-
tors working on its lines from Kansas
City to the Pacific coast. Many of
the men who lost their places had
grown gray in the service of the COM
pany. They lost them by permitting
a woman, who was in the employ Of
the company as a spotter. to work on
their sym pathies.
This woman was attractive in appear
ance, glib of tongue and told a story
| that would be apt to elicit sympathy
and help from any man. She boarded
a train at Kansas City and told the
conductor that she was without any
funds to speak of and must get to the
Pacific coast where her husband. a
former railroad man, was dying. This
story had it's effect on the first conduc-
tor and with all the others and they
passed her clear through TO San Fran
CISCO They did not have to wait long
to find out that they had been duped
and that the woman had imposed
upon them at the instigation of the
company. They had no possible de-
Tense to make to the charge that they
had passed the woman along as an act
of charity for she presented conclu-
sive evidence against them. And they
were discharged.
A railway company that would
trick it's employees into a violation of
rules by such Inscriptions means and
methods Is not worthy of the patron
age of the people or of a charter per-
| hitting it to engage in the business
of transportation. This is carrying
the spotting system decidedly too far
and is an act that is worthy Of the
! condemnation Of all decent men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03
For large Families Only.

The ANONYMOUS Society for Economical
Dwellings for the Poor, PARTISAN lnsl-
tuition has made a new departure IN open
ing an apartment house for large famii1es
only. No family is allowed to move INTO
If unless it has at least three children.Ih
house fills long-felt want, private own
ers like many in New York. ob1ectlng TO
renting to families with children.
AS soon as it was opened the new mouse
was filled 1t consists of a central Du1ld-
ing eight stories high with two seven
story wings 1t contains altogether nine
ty-four separate tenements, and a census
taken Just after the opening showed that
children. The rents vary from 1874 10 IA
francs 1886 50 to sS4.S0) a year.
A majority of the tenements have q
large balcony upon which the living room
.Maiways a good sized one-opens. A pc
culiarity is that the partitions between
the parents and chfldren's rooms run only
three-ouarters Of the height to the ceiling.
This is regarded as insuring all necessary
nriyacy. while it enables the parents to
keen watch over the children. Inc win
dow stills are all at such height above
tha floor that the small children can not
climb ", to them. In every stairway, pc
sides the steps of ordinary height, there is
a fiat of halfIheight steps for the use OF
the children, which they can climb With
The building is equipped with fire es--
capes-not a general thing in Paris-and
various facilities approaching the equip
ment of a New York tenement house
Philadelphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

An evidence that official Russia is
waking up in the administration OF
justice is found in the extremely light
sentences passed out to the members
of the first Russian douma who were
found guilty of attempting to incite
anarchy through the medium of a
manifesto. Most of them got three
months in prison and two were &C
sually acquitted. Not so many
moons ago the mere arrest of these
,nen on such q charge would have
,neant their certain consignment to
the Siberian mines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Porous plasters get just about as
close to nature as anything.
= \ =
One of the real tough jobs that con-
fronts most men is to eschew evil.
y y
No person is quite so intolerable as a
busybody in other mems matters.
T. e e
Lots of people, who profess them
selves to be wise, are fools of the worst
sort.
Perhaps it is progress for doctors to
hunt up new diseases but their time
could be spent to better advantage in
looking up cures for old ones.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03
PHII.AN1HRopY's BANNER YEAR

Nineteen hundred and seven is the
banner year for philanthropy" says
the Chicago Tribune. 1.-THE total
benefactions by donation and bequest
to educational institutions, charities of
various kinds, religious objects, mu-
seums, are galleries. municipal i'm
provements, and libraries amount to
the extraordinary total Of $149,903,-
100. The total for 1901 of about
$124,00O,000 is the only one that can
be said even to approach it. Of this
great sum about 1os,000.o0o has been
given outright and s42.Ooo.oo0 left by
will Education has received $780,
915,542; charities, s49.452,296; mu-
seums, art galleries, ETC., $17.247, 400:
religious objects. $10.s43.s72; and Ii
braries. $2,943.000. OF the total
amount fourteen persons have given
about $1os,00o.O00. and 1s5 women
have contributed s3o.744.461.
1.-THE three leaders in this generous
work are John D. Rockefeller, Mrs.
Russell Sage, and Andrew Carnegie. in
the order named. Mr.. Rockefeller
leads with about s45,000,O00, the
principal item being $32,000.o00 given
to the general board Of education.
Mrs. Russell Sage began her dona-
tons in the last six months Of 1906,
after the death of her husband. Dur
ing that half year she gave away
about a million dollars. but in 1907
largest sum ($10,0OO,000) being for
the Sage charitable foundation. Mr.
Carnegie takes third place, his total
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03
An Unclaimed Letter.

A letter addressed to Anton Bruck-
ner. the Austrian composer, who died
some years ago, is unclaimed at Car
negie hall. The performance Of one
of Bruckner's symphonies by the Bos-
ton Symphony orchestra was not re-
ceived with any noticeable signs of de-
light by the public. while the critics
had little to say in its favor. One
small voice of praise was heard, how
ever. So a clipping bureau cut out
this commendatory criticism and in
closed it in an envelope addressed to
Anton Bruckner, Carnegie hall, with a
promise to keep him supplied with all
similar clippings il he subscribed to
the bureau.-New York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03
CONFIDENCE.

Don't you bother, honey,
Bout de things de white folks say;
II de sky amt smdlin' sunny
Twill be bright some other day.
Dey'u have dis Oh world marked 80. K
In jes' little while;
Dem congressman on de way
An now's de time to smile!
You needn't ever worry
Tell1n troubles, cause you see
Dey'u tell EN- in hurry
Better far dan you an me
Could never hope to do it,
You must wait a little while,
But when congress once gifts to 1t
Dey will do it UP in style!
2 -PfttSburg Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

One way to put a stock exchange
out of business, temporarily at least,
is that which has occurred in Rome
There seems to be a difference of
opinion as to whether this gambling
mart was blown up by a bomb or by a
gas explosion. Whatever was the
cause 1t certainly was effective.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

able to do because the latter is tied
up in an extended litigation In the
courts. The legislature decreed that
a dam and other distractions in the
Desplaines river should be removed.
The few people who were interested in
these Instructions went to court
about the matter. Along comes a
flood and washes the dam and other
Instructions away. Score one for ma
ture and Its flood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

William Allen White, in his Emporla
Gazette, makes a strong plea for the
nomination Of w. r. Stubs for COVER
nor and declares it to be Mr.. Stubs
duty to get into the race for the NOM
nation. Mr.. White hkens Stubs to
Cromwell and John Brown as to his
fullness of faults but declares that he is
a leader and stands for the progressive
element of the Republican party as
does no other man in the contest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

Another topic for endless discus
sion has been furnished by the man in
the Atlanta prison who claims that he
Is the original Boston" Corbett, the
slayer of John Wilkes Booth who as
"a ssinated President Lincoln.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

Mr.. Taft will not make himself par
ticularly strong with the sugar and
tobacco trusts by his determination TO
fight for a Philippine tariff bill which
will materially reduce the duty on
these two commodities. But this will
not worry Taft any.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

William D. Haywood is no longer
secretary and treasurer of the Western
Federation of Labor. Ernest Miller
has been appointed as his successor by
the executive board. No comment is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

ter, and-and your daughter loves me
so she has brought me to see my new
mother" she said, keeping her gaze
on the fire.
He knelt beside her and turned her
face gently toward him.
1.-THE beautiful home we'll have-ano
your beautiful voice viii be with me al
ways. We go on the early train, the
most early train, to see madam, the
new mother, mon ange."-(Copyright-
ed, 1908, by N. p. Daley.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03
FRON OTHER PENS
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING.

In Germany they have arrived at the
idea that outdoor, advertising should
be regulated. This is a proposition that
all civilized people and governments
might heartily indorse. 1t may be con-
ceded that advertising by signs and
bill posting so as to secure public at
tention is legitimate within reasonable
bounds. It does not follow that any
one and everyone has the natural right
to obtrude his advertisements in an Of
fensive manner, to cut off the view of
the landscape, to deface natural scene
ry or vulgariZe an otherwise beautiful
vista. The authorities of Berlin think
that advertisers privileges do not go
that far. They believe that whatever
right they have to outdoor advertising,
they must so exercise that right as not
to interfere with the right, pleasure,
convenience and peace of mind of other
people. Therefore they must not resort
to sprawling exaggerated and unduly
obtrusive advertising. In the city Of
Berlin outdoor advertisers are limited
to the use of certain pillars erected for
that purpose. A private corporation
controls all outdoor advertising in that
city. 1t pays 20 per cent of it's gross
earnings as a license tax.-Philadelphia
Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

To the great army Of young men.
who are regulars in calling on cor
responding number of the fair sex. the
blue Sunday has one great advantage.
one great saving advantage. With
xhe candy stores closed it is impos-
sfpie to purchase a box of sweets to
Garry along as a peace offering or a
premiunn for the privilege of loafing
around
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

In spite of many difficulties" the
New York World declares itself able to
give the New Years greetings ex-
changed between prominent person
ages. It prints Mr.. Roosevelt's to Mr..
Hartman as Now IS the time for all
good men to come to the aid of their
Taa-4v"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

War is probably quite as warm and
undesirable as General Sherman styled
It. but the pursuit Of peace is fraught
with great dangers. About sixty thou
sand persons were killed or injured In
various accidents during the year 1907.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

A. travelling preacher told the good
folks Of Newberg, Indiana, that all
women who danced were disreputable.
He was treated in most proper FASH
ion by the ga1lants of the town to a
miscellaneous collection Of eggs.
When they got through he looked
IKE the yellow kid and the odor that
pervaded htm-we11 it is best not to
ztteu1pt to describe 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

In the death of Col. M. NJ. Muir
dock, the veteran newspaper editor
of Wichita, Kansas loses one Of her
pre-eminent characters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

Every expert who has been pro-
pounding reasons for the recent money
panic agrees that one Of the causes is
that the people have been going too
fast in business affairs. Mr.. Rfdgley,
the comptrollerof the currency, holds
this view too among other ones. He
thinks that it will work good In the
and. That's some consolation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

Finally It has developed that Kaiser
wslhelm's sister told tales out OF
school and was responsible for the
charges brought by Editor Harden
that the German emperor was sur
rounded by a group of irresponsibles.
Everyone felt sure that a woman
must have been mixed up in some
way for the publicity given to the
scandals. That's a way the fair sex
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03
A Real Golden Slipper.

The highest priced sandals that have
ever been made it is believed have just
been completed by Lynn shoe firm for
uaIistic work The sandals are valued at
$500. and are marvels in the art of shoe
making In shape they are like the ordi-
nary Sandal, but they are made entirely
of gold leaf hundreds of thousands and
probably millions: of pieces. of gold leaf
going in the making. Gold leaf was used
70 make them as pliab1e as possible. The
buckles are Of solid gold. The sandals
weigh a little less than three ounces each.
-PhiladeIphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

Old nature has again demonstrated
lis ability to do q proper thing at the
right time. One of its acts has ac-
-TT,oiluplished something that an act OF
me Illinois legislature has been un-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member Ut the
Associated Press and receives the fuu DAY
telegraph report of that great oews or
Eanization for the exclusive AFTERNOON
publication in Topeka
The news is received in The state jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
nose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03
NEED FOR GUARDIANs.
AIASi IT'S TRUE

There are nearly 800 active vol
canoes in the world, not counting
Togo Dreaming of Topeka.-Salina
Journal $50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03
PURE FOOD FOR ANIMALS.

George B. McCabe, solicitor Of the de-
partment of agriculture, remarks that
the national pure food law is for the
benefit of beasts as well as human be-
ings. The following example Is cited:
Surprising a farmer living in Indiana.
near Chicago, should haul his hay into
the Illinois metropolis for marketing.
Suppose, also, that this farmer claims
mis- hay to be timothy If he sells it
under this claim and the purchaser dis
covers that the hay contains red top
the farmer is liable to prosecution I'M
der the pure food law. Quite proper.
Likewise, presumably, the faithful
horse, who at the dinner hour finds
shoe-pegs served when the menu calls
for oats, will have quite as good a
ground of complaint under the law as
the unsuspecting housewife upon whom
the INSCRIPTIONS peddler foists nut
megs made of Eastwood. In this war
on the sale of fraudulent foods let no
guilty man escape.-Rochester Demo-
crat and Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

Miss Gettingon (archly)-I hear you are
thinking of matrimony, Mr.. Mccoy.
Mr.. McCoy-Me? Say, what do you take
me for?
Miss Gettingon-Oh, Jacki For better or
for worse of course-but this is SO sudden.
Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

Disguised Wife-Say nigzah cher sence
All married yo' yo's dun nuffin' 'cept sit
round de house Doan' yo' cher feel emmy
ambishion?
Lazy Husband-Ah feels ambishion wen
Abs sittin' round hyah, honey; but 5es' .
soon 8 All stahts ter wo'k All gifts dis
cOuraged.-Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03
WRONG NUMBER.

If there is any one thing more than
another that makes man occasion
ally wish the telephone had never
been invented it is getting the wrong
number" It generally happens at the
most inconvenient hour of the day for
both the man who is doing the calling
and the man who is wrongfully called.
1t may even happen that man is
taken from his bed in the dead of night
only to re informed that somebody
has got the wrong number Tho
situation is embarrassing and fatigu-
ing at either end of the wire. but
there is apparently no certain rem
edy. Perhaps the persons who make
the call are often to blame for speak
ing indistinctly. More likely and more
often Central is so hurried and
busy that she can not help but
make mistakes. If she would take
more time to it she might be more
accurate, and speed at the expense of
accuracy is desired by no one.-New-
ark Sta-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

IF you refuse me-" said the young man
81 shall blow out my brains"
E It'd hate to have you do that" replied
the girl thoughtfully, land yet 1t would
be a good Joke on pa. He says you haven
any, you know. philadelphia Public
Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

Congressman (sternly)-You seem to for
get, madam, that there Is such a ward as
''obey" in marriage contract.
Congressman's Wife-Is there? Why
isn't 1t funny how jokers do creep into
thines?-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

O'Brien-Tis a Quare thing about a
cousin o. mine. He had a great habit o.
walkin' in his sleep.
O'Toole-Ye don't tell me? Can't be
cured of 1t, at all?
O'Brien-Cured Of It? Shure, it's the
maxim Of him; he's In the police force
Illustrated Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-03

Here's firm advertises for genteel
man, not afraid of good pay, one willing
to start at 10 and quit at 3. You have all
the qualifications to land that job
'A1l except the $4,000 to invest in the
business. '-Pittsburg Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-21
DouD-HARvEY FEUD AGAIN.
Saturday Night Street Fight FoIIows

Saturday Night Street Fight Followed
by Sunday Pitched Battle on Farm.
A pair OF new chapters was added
to the old family troubles OF the
Douds and Harveys Saturday night
and Sunday. Saturday night they had
a row on NORTH, Center street, and
Sunday there was more lighting
among them out in the country, seven
| miles south OF the city, in Timber
Creek township. .sS
The people concerned in the 1nixups
were Samuel Harvey, Of Marsha1ltown
his sons George and Cal, and the lat
| ters wife. who is daughter Of Milo
Doud; Milo Doud and his son Ctrnel
Doud.
On Saturday night Samuel Harvey
and his son George, and Milo Dond and
his son Curnel, had general scrap on
Center street, in which there were
some very decided marks OF fray on the
features of all the combatants save
George Harvey, who, If he received ev-
en- scratch or bruise, did not show 1t
today The elder Harvey did not fare
so well, however, and had his LETT eye
badly blackened and bruised, evident
~ from severe blow which is alleged
to have beer delivered by somebody's
foot. TIL. two Douds each had dis
colored optics, even blacker than that
OF the elder Harvey. altho the latter's
face was more badly damaged around
the eye.
The police took a hand and arrested
Georeg Harvey and Curnel Doud. on
charge Sc fighting. These two are the
younger men and the police Judged
them to he tie .xgressors. Otto Rad
loft went bond for both men. This
morning, in Justice I. s.. Millard's
court, where the hearing was held.
Chief Of Police Nicholson made tnfor-
nation against these two men as we'll
as against Milo Doud. The two young
er men pleaded guilty and were at FIRST
fined $50 each. owing 20 the frequent
assaults in the two families. but While
this was being done Milo Dold went
out to secure counsel and when he
came back pleas of both men Were
changed to not guilty and the Douds
made information for assault against
the elder Harvey on account OF the
Center street scrap, and against Cal
Harvey. Milo's own son-in-law, on the
same charge. All hearings were then
sent for Friday next
The charge against Cal Harvey Is in
connection with the trouble Sunday
on the farm, the outcome Of
which was two informations filed be-