The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-13

reached the last remaining pillars; of
iberty-the drug stores. Leavenworth
is a good town, so good that adjectives
fail me in description of its virtues.
(They failed Attorney General Jack
son." said the club historian in an audi
BILE tone of voice). Mr.. Anthony gave
a good account Of himself and his ef-
fort pleased everyone.
The Mind> Reader.
Prof. Nicholas NichoIovitchski was
the next speaker on the programme, be-
Ing booked for mind reading seance.
out the Russian was not present. The
chairman. after calling in vain several
times for Mick" became cross and laid
the blame of the distinguished guest s
absence Of the shoulders of T. A. Nc
Neal. The latter was on his feet In
an instant and declared that the mat
ter OF transportation for the professor
from ST. Petersburg had been left to
the president who was supposed to
have forwarded the money, and intf-
mated that the club treasury had been
looted by its officers. Mr.. Bone then
decided to turn the mind reading job
over to Mr.. McNeal, but the members
voted the proposition down by an over
whelming majority. II will guarantee
that this effort will be Just as bad
as that of the gentleman with the un-
pronounceable name" said Mr.. Bone,
McNeal proceed. The latter was blind
folded and committee collected slips
of paper with questions written upon
them by the members. Mr. McNeal
went off into a trance of miraculous In
spiration and proceeded to call of the
questions and answer them as follows:
Question: IF I were to die suddenly
who would be Curtis adviser and cam
paign manager?" (signed DIR. A. NJ
Answer: God only knows"
Question: rs it possible for man
who has reached my time of life to
swer: Possible, but not probable"
Question: will 1 be properly recog-
nized by the senior senator for my
efforts in his behalf?" CIV. Y. Morgan).
Answer: IT do not think you can count
on it."
Question: "Will have opposition in
my candidacy to the senate next timer?
(Senator Curtis). Answer: THE pro-
liabilities are that you will not, unless
you carry out your present plan of go
ing on the Chautauqua platform. We
cannot stand for everything 1-'-
Question: What shall a man do who
was has tired and tuckered- out feel
ing?" Harry Bone). Answer: There
is nothing better than pink pills for
pale people"
Question:: "Is there anything you
could suggest that I could use effect
ually in putting a stopper in Bill
white?' Mort Albaugh). Answer: II
do think, from past experience, that the
job Is possible"
Question: "a specialist has agreed to
change my countenance so that 1t Will
resemble that of Alexander Hamilton;
shall I hire him to do the Job ?'
"L. 8. F.) Answer: Il don't think 1t
advisable for you to spend your money
in that way The. man is attempting
the impossible, and is evidently IA
kir." @
When Kansas Was Young.
Capt. ]. G. Waters spoke next from
the inspiring subject when Kansas
Was Young" and his eloquent ear
nestness and subtitle sarcasm brought
the guests to their feet many times
in outbursts of applause and laughter.
The speaker said in part: ''If I should
die tonight 1 should want it inscribed
upon my tombstone that this night
spent upon this garden roof was the
most pleasant Of my life. This So
ciety celebrates its quarter centennial.
that period representing to its men,
bership the best, sweetest. juiciest,
choicest out of the whole carcass.
During the life time of this club
you have witnessed mightier and more
things than Aladdin ever
flung as incense from his lamp. The
episode OF war, the reach for archi-
pelagoes, the travel Of the flag. the de-
velopment of desert to empire, the
grand march of the state, hurridIy
passing it's elder sisters, to be near the
music with it's crops. cattle, currency,
and, as q Missourian would add, its
cussedness; and through the whole
weave runs the woof of prosperity.
Five members have died in the
past twenty-five years. (Here the
speaker invoked their presence in a
beautiful eulogy) One of the old
guard is left, only to stand here and
tell of the glories of the past in words
that were fabricated in. his diaphram
and aborted in his. mouth. When 1t
comes to that a chigre can do much in
years
precedent is an obsolete word in
our lexicography. A new and grand
er breed of men have been genesised
in Kansas, and the world must ven-
ture here for its thoroughbreds. There
Is no tuberculosis under our hides. no
asthma in our souls, nor tumefaction
a bout our person, save as it originates
in our pocketbook; and I present the
roll of this club as the
sample to be carried in the CONNER
cial mans grip as evidence OF the quail
ity of manhood I'm stock 4 on the
shelves of Kansas" - y -sA g =
iticians as "a procession of melancholy
spirits who have sunk into" oblivion
and left no bubbles where they went
down." He paid a splendid tribute to
Murdoch and Curtis and de-
clared that the state was proud of
them He said that he had been
warned to let gubernatorial and sena-
torial politics alone, "and I do it with
grace and pleasure" Mr.. Waters was
given a grand ovation when he sat
down at the close of his speech.
Somebody moved the names of Cur
tbs. Anthony and Murdoch for mem
bership in the club. but they were
voted down but the president inform
ed them that they were unanimously
elected.
Senator Curtis the Last,
Senator Curtis. the last speaker on
the program. talked as follows on
kansas and the Vice Presidency" .