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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12
THE SHOE MIST FIT

From the fuss which certain mem
bers of congress are making over a
few pertinent sentences in President
Roosevelt's message concerning the
secret service, it is evident that these
shafts have sunk good and deep in the
very home that is theirs. For certain
ly, no one is compelled to put on a shoe
that does not fit. OF course, it is pos
sible for men to be most unjustly ac-
cused of doing things but in that case
they are not liable to resent the at
tacks in the way that is now being en-
ployed by congressman in the particular
case in question.
AS a rider to the appropriation bill
passed by the last session of congress
there was a clause which effectually
limited the employment of the experts
in the secret service by federal depart
ments other than their own. In other
words the department of justice and
other federal departments were cut off
from calling on the secret service men
connected with the treasury depart
ment, and who as a body make up the
best detective force in the world, to
help them unearth conspiracies and
frauds of all sorts. This action greatly
hampered the work of the department
of justice, especially in working up
cases against the land and timber
thieves among whom are some of the
mighty in the land. The secret service
men had been doing a monumental SER
vice in this. They were responsible for
unearthing the evidence which resulted
in the successful prosecution of Senator
Mitchell and Representative Williamson
of Oregon. They were working on
cases in the same line and which it
was rumored would involve other per-
sonages of equally high standing. Sud
denly, their activities were cut off by
this little congressional act and the
cases they were working up fell fiat
because there were no other experience
ed thief crackers at the disposal of the
department of justice and it takes many
years to train men to do this kind of
work efficiently.
So in his last message to congress the
president took a whack at this little
bit of congressional activity. Follow
ing his custom he struck straight from
the shoulder and characterized it as leg
islation which ''has been of benefit only
and could be of benefit only to the
criminal classes This is pretty
strong language for a president to adj
dress to congressman but under the
circumstances it appears to be most de-
served
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12
LAYHAWKERJOTS

The Fort Scott Republican allows
that it's opera house shows are as good
as the patronage they are getting.
The Emporia Gazette tells of a man
20 years old who was "out of money
and therefore not considered de trop
at the best hotels who threw a stone
through a plate glass window in order
to be arrested and sent to a warm jail.
Back in Boston, the center of cul-
ture, free dancing schools are main
tained to teach the school ma ans to
dance. Out here in the woody west if
a school teacher dances or plays cards
her job is in danger, remarks Mack
Gretchen.
Daniels as saying that one of his
neighbors is quite a small man phys
ically and that his wife is a large
woman, and that she wears spectacles
which magnify about four diameters
so her husband will look to her as big
as other men. The other night she
lost her specs and Polk swears she
went and put her husband to bed with
the Children by mistake.
"a west end young man has been
complaining lately that he couldn't
wake up as early as he would like, so
the other morning his brother fixed
things for him. says the Great Bend
Item-RustIer. 1.-THE phone is very
brother asked a farmer friend to call
him the next morning at $50 by
phone He then saw the night watch
and got him to promise to call him at
6. He then asked central to call him
at $50, and got another friend to
promise to call him at 7. Each stead
lastly kept the faith and the other
young man, the one who wanted to
get up early and couldn't, had to an
swer the phone each time. At the
o'clock call he was so wrathfu1 that
he pulled the phone from the wall, de-
posted it in the corner and went back
to bed, getting up at IL. That made
five times in one morning and that
was doing pretty well"
, SAYS the Sabetha Herald: 1.-THE
Joker who refers to the farmer as
hayseed does not know his man. At
a sale near Sabetha recently farmers
were present from various sections of
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa.
The farmers asked for the best hotel
in Sabetha and, being taken there,
called for the best service in the house.
At the sale the men could not have
been told from a group of bankers
physicians or other men of business.
They wore tailor made clothing, with
trousers creased: wore the finest linen
and the latest hats. Some of them
had on patent leather shoes. The men
thought nothing of bidding calf up
to $50 or 5000. They were educated
men: professional farmers. When
COW was taken into the sale ring the
farmers knew by the makeup of the
critter how much porterhouse steak
and other high price meat there was
in the animal. They knew the cows
ancest ors and they knew how near the
kind. The farmer is working with his
head as well as with his hands. and is
making farming a successful bust
ness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12
GLOBE SIGHTS.
TFrom the Atchison Globe.]
even a woman ever liked all

TFrom the Atchison Globe.]
Not even a woman ever liked all her
kin.
Kin are almost as easy to accumulate
as empty tomato cans.
Never read ANYTHING as a duty; only
read such books interest you.
The truth is. when a man has no sense,
there is nothing in his head to cause him
when a man comes to Atchison with a
scheme. he carries letters of introduction
to nearly all the chumps.
Women saw that in order to make a
profit on a husband. he has to be man
aged like a garden, or a mich COW.
Ever since the day some man wrote the
story about Jonah. there have been peo-
pie who can't go fishing and tell the
truth.
Every girl who sends a personal to this
office with her name spelled Mae may
depend upon having it changed to May.
Your friends will remember what you
didn't give them Christmas a good deal
longer than they will remember what
they got.
The man who keeps a Christmas list
NAV be REGARDED as an ideal man by me the
real sissy with curls.
When a man offends. half of the grief
his, wife feels is lost in the self-rlghteon1S
FORGIVE: a woman does love to Forgive.
A great deal of fun is made of the fam
lily album But there is nothing more in
teresting- Most families make mistake
in not keeping more complete collection
of photographs.
The old-fashioned boy who used to
steal eggs to buy candy and ammunition,
could buv automobile with the pro-
ceeds at the present figures, providing the
hens were LAYING.
That chorus of whistling heard even
ingS at this time of the year originates in
suspicious mothers making their boys
keep up a constant whistling while they
seed rasinS and pick nuts
Question for the Lancaster Literary So
ciety to debate at its meeting: docs
sympathy give a neighbor the right, in
time of bereavement. to go into the home
that has been bereft. and poke into every
corner?"
Fashion announcements are to the eff
feet that the clingfng gowns-those Direc-
mer This. combined with the customary
peek-a-boo effects common to the warm
season is going to make the coming sum-
mer rather severe on the modest man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12

ton. On the other hand, anyone who
is familiar with the daily and weekly
workings of a court will be forced to
admit that juries are doing their full
duty pretty much all of the time in
handling a variety of cases, criminal
and civil, but to which notice is not
attracted outside of the interested
parties. AS a matter of fact, it is safe
to say that juries far more often do
full justice than fail in their duties.
Occasionally, though. a jury in an
important case does its duty in such
an excellent fashion that its labors
are worthy of more than passing
notice. This is assuredly the case
with the jury which has just found
Abe Ruef, the former political boss
of San Francisco, guilty of the crime
of bribery. The trial which has re-
suited in this verdict is a memorable
one in the history of the juris-
prudence of this country. 1t con-
sumed no less than one hundred and
six days and was nerve wracking to
an extensive degree. AS an incident
to it murderous assault was made
on the public prosecutor in the open
courtroom, but the injuries inflicted
by the would-be assassin were not
sufficient to keep the fearless Mr..
Heney from being present to hear the
verdict which places the stamp of APP
proval on his great work in driving
municipal contaminators out of
power in the great city at the Golden
Gate and in bringing them to punish
ment
This Reuf case may be technically
local to San Francisco but the moral
effect of the verdict brought in by the
jury in 1t should be great throughout
the country. 1t should be an efficient
word of warning to corruptionists,
bride givers and bride takers,
wherever they may be, that the day
of their inglorious and pernicious rule
is one of the past and that they are
not immune from punishment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12
al sATIrRDAY SERMON,


Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all
| thy ways be established Proverbs IVES.
A familiar Interpretation of these
wise words is ''look before you leap"
1t is an admonition that is ever being
given to people. especially the young,
but it is good for young and old alike.
If it were not great and forceful
truth it would long have been con-
signed to morgue of some sort. But
1t is one of the truths given voice to
by Solomon that will live as long as
the human race endures. It's constant
repetition. although it may become
tiresome, can not fail to accomplish
good if attention is paid to it.
Much of the unhappiness that is
prevalent in this world, where mani
fold blessings abound, is due to i'll con-
sidered steps that are taken; too
hasty and i'll advised judgments that
are formed.
When matters of moment, or even
trivial affairs, come up for determine
ton it will be of the utmost and salts
flying value in the long run if they are
considered as to their most minute
details befoFe a decision is made con-
corning them. This would seemingly
be a simple lesson. It is one that has
an appealing force which is self evil
dent and a lesson that it should be
easy to learn. But that it is too fire.
quentIy disregarded is plainly apparent
on all sides.
The American people are justly
noted for their alertness and their
activity. This, in a measure, may ex-
plain why so many of them are con-
tinually getting into trouble for de-
Gliding things of great and even little
Importance to themselves in a hasty
and haphazard fashion. They have
developed this injurious habit to a
degree more marked than have any
other people and the results are any
thing but desirable in many instances,
especially to themselves.
Sober, sane and painstaking thought
is needed before any question is finally
determined. In the decision of these
questions, the everyday ones that are
coming up, involving as they do all
the affairs which make life living,
care should be taken that the
persons making them are established
in all ways to follow the steps decided
on to their ultimate and successful
conclusion. If this were done in the
determination of all of the questions
which confront a person during the
course of his life, there would be
much less misery of all sorts in the
world. Prompt decisions and judg-
rlents are often needed in the ext
gencies of the business world and in
all of the walks of life. For the most
part, though, the questions which will
make or mar happiness and content
ment-and but for the development
and existence of which the world
would be a sorry place to live in
need not be passed upon until all of
the conditions surrounding them can
be canvassed and looked into. If this
be done the chances are great that
the decisions reached will be the best
ones for all concerned and will prove
to be of immeasurable value.
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send a horse out in this storm? Are Won
running an animal society, or a trans
portation Hne?"
Brief silence, then a prolonged whis-
tie and the receiver was hung up with
decision.
mo venturing out for you, Miss
Hess" he remarked with unconealed
satisfaction. Its a blizzard, the sort
we usually get in February, and it's
been tying up the town while we've been
drinking tea"
"Oh. but I must, mother will worry.
Whatever shall I do?'
Polly's cheeks were pale now and her
dimples had faded.
do my dear? Why we will telephone
your mother before the wires are
down." interrupted Mrs. Baxter. II
trust your grocer and butcher beat the
blizzard, and If you will be my guest
until the storm is over
lmpulsively Polly sprang forward
and clasped the hand of her hostess.
~ You are SO splendid fde1 wish sho I
catching, the light of a pair of hazel
eyes watching her above the tele-
phone book, she said "Oh!" very sud
denly and turned her face the other
way:
1t was past eleven. The couple
from the floor below, who had come
up for a game of whist, had taken
their departure. Mrs. Baxter was
making Ine ROUNDS OF neT apartment,
to be sure that all was fast against the
storm, which still ragged furiously.
Polly and Roland stood in the round
bay window looking down the storm
blocked boulevard.
what cruel thing a big storm
is" said Polly.
mot this storm. I think it is the
finest old blizzard that ever blizzed.'
He tried hard to look into her eyes.
eff could just tell you what this
blizzard means to me-
He had been drawing her toward
him with his glance. but now she
drew back and summoned all her
dimples.
please, please not now, not here
1t is your house, you see-and I'd
have to be polite
Don't you want to be polite 81
urged Roland Baxter significantly
81 don't know. Oh, you are not
playing fair. It's SO soon
Nothing of the SORT" interrupted
Roland recklessly. 'It happened al
10 o'clock this morning. 1 remember
the chimes ringing just as 1 looked
into your eyes for the first time"
And again Polly Hess said "Oh, ~
which, oddly enough, seemed to
satisfy her companion, for he
dropped the heavy curtains, blotting
out all sight of the raging elements
and drew her back into the circle OF
crimson-shaded Iamplight.-(Copy-
righted, 1908, by Associated Literary
Press)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12
Mob insurance a Novelty.

A genuine novelty in the way of in
surance has just been introduced in
London called mob insurance" 1t is
taken out by merchants against pos
sible losses through rioting or looting
by mobs This does not mean that
merchants fear the suffragettes are
about to burst all bounds and inaugu-
rate a reign of terror. Protection is
rather sought against the violence of
the unemployed, who are unusually
numerous in London this fall, and
are likely to become more so as win
ter approaches. The most active de-
mand for this queer insurance, is in
the vicinity of the parliament build
ings, which would naturally be the OBJ
jective point of a mob melted to make
a demonstration against the author
tiles. Nothing may occur to justly the
fears of the merchants who are seek
ing this form of protection, but it is
highly significant of conditions in the
worlds ropolis.-Rochester DEM
ocrat and Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
TFrom the Chicago News.

TFrom the Chicago News.1
A period of time is punctuation mark
in history
The old blue laws were enough to make
our ancestors feel the same color.
If some men were to lose their self cons
ceit there wouldn't be much left.
Other people may have good taste, but
of course yours is a shade better.
People waste a lot of time trying to
obtain things they have no earthly use for.
Manipulating snow shovel detracts
from the pfcturesoueness of the winter
landscape.
And the way of the modern, prophet is
to say Il told you so" after the event
has occurred.
A man is entitled to his share. but he
has no right to try to separate another
man from his.
And a woman's idea of a pretty hat is
one that costs a lot of money, regardless
of what it looks like.
Somehow it is awfully hard for a
mother to persuade her daughter to marry
the kind OF man who Will make her happy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12
JOURNAL ENTRIES

The more careless a girls hair looks
the longer it takes her to fix it that
way.
X X
Among the relics of barbarism
which seem to be in style again are
women's earrings.
X y \
There is only one secret a woman
has any success in keeping and that's
the one about her age.
"
The faster a man drives his automo-
bile the greater are the chances he
will soon ride in hearse.
X = X
Some precocious children hang up
their stockings on Christmas eve
merely to oblige their parents who still
believe in Santa Claus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12
QUAKER MEDITATIoNs.

TFrom the Philadelphia Record
The tallest man may really be beneath
contempt. ,.ta- ,ind
Lots of idle people would rather iino
fault than find work. - 10000.
Some fellows never take brace Decauss
thew take too many bracers.
A woman's idea of economy Is 10 save
car fare by having an automooAe. .
The fellow who owns an autonI91 t2 e, ~
ant to run into things. especially INTO
debt. :, Ill., ara ,,o&
a,f1o,,+ics inst because they are subject TO
fits ct -,
Fine feathers may not make tlne plrdss
h1t a mans clothes may make MIN look
like a Jay. -. 49,.
,,an1 man we wouldn't suspect II he
didn't tell us about them-
The man VINO suffers from indigestion
No. little patience with a woman who
merely has a broken heart
MANY a fellow fatters himself that he
holds the KEY to a girls heart. only to
discover that some other fellow has pick
ed the lock.
2lobbs-s''rhe sparrow is a nuisance. I
wonder how it would be possible to exter-
roinate him." Slobbs-"Make him fash
fonable for womens hats
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12
A JURY,s GREAT WoRK.

Considerable fault is found from
time to time over many alleged
miscarriages of Justice because
of the fact that juries fail
to do their duty as others
see it. There is good deal of equity
to some of this criticism because
juries do work in rather wondrous
ways in the handling of some cases.
But it must be remembered that fault
is rarely if ever found with juries I'M
less they fail to convict in important
criminal cases and in their deter
mination OF civil suits of sufficiently
large calIber to attract public atten-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12

It's trif1e late in the day for James
Sharp, who headed the religious fanat-
les in their recent murderous outbreak
IN Kansas City, Mo-. to realize that he
is not Adam God" whatever that
might have been, but is in reality a
mere human being. Still the punishment
that Is due him would have come Just
as swift and certain if he had persist
ed in the belief that he was some sort
of divinity. Other religious freaks
who are travelling around the world in
the guise of this or that saint or di-
vine person ought to profit by Sharp's
experience and wake up to a realiza-
ton of just what they are.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12

The need for a separate building for
such state departments as the historical
society, the G. Ar. the horticultural
society and a few other departments is
emphasized most strongly nowadays
when the necessity for rooms in the
state house in which the legislative
committees may meet is pressed to
the front, There are really no ade-
-nrate quarters for the committees of
the legislature, and inasmuch as the
bulk of legislative work Is done by the
committees they should have ample
accommodations in which to pursue
their labors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12

Chicago's club women are evidently
a sensible lot along some lines. Not
long ago the city council passed a
drastic ordinance with a view of maxi
ing Fourth of July celebrations with
powdercrackers and fireworks as safe
and sane as is possible. The club wo-
men have arrived at a conclusion. that
# will be demanding too much to
make boy give up fireworks and fire
crackers unless there is something to
offer him in its place. So they are
planning for the holding of numer-
Gus field sports for the boys on the
glorious Fourth. This is a plan that
might be followed to good advantage
in other places.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12

Among the many recommendations
of the state education commission that
are worthy of attention and adoption
is the one urging that a course in ele-
mentary agriculture be made compul-
sorry in the county high schools. These
institutions of learning are supported in
large part by farmers for the edu-
cation of their children and they should
be given the opportunity of learning
everything they possibly can about the
science of agriculture. Such a course
surely ought to appeal strongly to them
and confer upon them unusual bene-
fits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12

Every individual in the land should
paste in his hat the remark made to
J. Pierpont Morgan, the noted flnan-
cier, by his father: ANY man who is
a bear on the future of this country
will go broke" It is an epigram of
optimism of the right sort because it
is founded on facts. There is no
chance for the pessimist tosmake much
of a success at anything in this country
for the vastness Of it's territory and its
resources with their proper develop
ment mean continued reign of pros
perity for many ages regardless of the
dark clouds that may float over the
horizon occasionally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12

From the interview given out by Mr..
Taft on the conferences he has held at
washington with various members of
the house Of representatives on the sub
5ect of tariff revision, it is plainly APP
parent that Mr.. Taft is going to use
all Of his great powers to have an
honest revision of the tariff in line
with the pledges of the Republican
party. If congress fails to make such
a revision the chances are that Mr..
Taft will use his power of veto on any
hybrid sort of tariff revision law that
might be passed. If he finds such ae-
ton to be necessary he will fe doing
his countrymen great service for an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12

Wroten ad Looie Linkenfusser, Kala-
mazookus, Wisconsigan.
Howdo, Looie.
Skince ,wrotening you lasd, dere haf
peen shootency in Kansassitty. From
yot learned py heresy,-I pellet dot ISIS
der correction Enklish for hearsay,-id ISIS
gaddered by me dot a gang uf stiffs, male
una odervise, took in DER own hands to
make noise like Mister God und hiss
dee-siples. A few fool bolises, fellers
vlch hat families to support und vas nod
to be blamed fer being bolices. -vendt
oud to call der streed bawlers, und godt
Id in der neck, solar plexus, collar boeie
ind elsevere- Id ISIS a skinch, Looie. dot
would hat peen NIT dem. You iss
planned fool, ind know i'd. Hencency,
oop.
Now Looie. I want to said to YOU; here tsa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR
TFrom the New York Press.1

The way a man can keep on being crazy
over a girl is for her to keep on pelns
crazy over some other felloW
The honeymoon is mostly over when
the couple quit buying their meals IN
hotels and the bride tries to proVlde them
at home.
The reason a woman wants 70 get
clothes in the very newest fashion Is SO
as to go and call in them on an her
No matter how clever man knows ms
wife is it makes him grean 70 nave h tsr
has stock in is not trying to cheat him
when 1t calls its surplus a liability
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12
cunabuIa

According to the Chicago Record
Herald number of theatrical mag
mates have been at work in Chicago
this week over plans for the creation
of something real in the way of a
theatrical trust. The new venture it is
said will control at least five hundred
of the theaters of the country and will
have a capital stock Of S5O.OOO.OOO.