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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
THE WORK OF THE CONGRESS

For months the newspaper writer's
at Washington, and others all over
the land taking their cues from these
sources. have been calling the Sixtieth
session Of congress the champion do
nothing congressional session in the
history of the United States. But
congress got mighty busy during the
eleventh hour and a glance at the re-
sumo of legislation enacted during
the course of the session Is sufficient
to establish the fact that congress
has really done q considerable amount
of work. much Of which Il Of most
important character. But a number
of important matters were also left
undone by congress. President Roose-
welt expresses himself as being well
pleased with the 1abors OF the nation
al legislators. and if he il satisfied
there's not much reason for anyone
else to kick quite extensively.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
IFrom the Chicago Nev..

IFrom the Chicago News. ]
He who looks for trouble finds fault.
More people are fooled by the truth
than by lies.
No, Corde1ia, the biggest words do
not always have the most weight.
Birthdays, holidays and weddings
are what keep the average man poor.
Many a man who knows himself
hasn't any cause to boast OF the ac-
quaintance-
There isn't much satisfaction in
downing man who doesn't mind be-
ing downed.
A girl doesn't think she IL q full
fledged woman until she has made .
mans heart ache.
An Office seeker will sometimes nut
himself out in making an effort 20 xet
others to put him In.
The man who gets the worst of the
scrap realizes that an ounce of pre-
vention IL better than q POUNDING.
Many q woman attends q dramatic
school SO that she will know how 10
act In court II she IL ever called upon
to play the leading role in q divorce
case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
A VALUABLE LESSON.

The monitor Florida. after q whole
days pounding from the heavy guns
of battleship, is still in the arena,
and able, If the battle had been an act
ual encounter, to make a good show
ing against an enemy. It was an in
teresting experiment and gives the
navy much needed knowledge concern
ing the strength of armor plates and
the force of prodectiles. knowledge that
cannot be obtained by firing at targets.
A new military mast was erected on
the Florida, and that also was put to
severe test by the guns of the Ar
kansas, and 1t stood the test we'll. This
form Of mast will now be used on
other ships. The experiment also prov
ed the value Of the turret. for the
mechanism of the turret was not de-
stroyed, and after a IL inch steel pro-
jectile had hit the turret the gun it
contained was still in action. Had the
fight been a real engagement the gun
could have responded to the attack.
Such experiments as these are neces-
sary as a part of the drill to which
the navy Of the United States is &C
customed, and which result in making
it the most efficient of the navies OF
the world. The crew of the Florida
were under the protected deck in the
stern Of the vessel during the firing
but the dummies that were in the tur-
ct and on the military mast were not
damaged by the shots. The experiment
was successful in all respects. and fur
nished data for the officers of the navy
that will be of great value in theil
study of offensive and defensive war
fare
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
JOURNAL ENTRIES

It Is just as hard now as It ever
was to get something for nothing.
\
You cannot tell whether or not q
woman is really accomplished until
you have tasted her pies.
= + \
Oratory il no longer an engine Of
progress in the field of politics, be-
cause it is generally Of the hot-air
variety.
\
If some folks entertained the peo-
pie they really liked they would lose
their social standing.
X 4
Pity goes out to the man who mar
ries a woman who thinks her mission
in life is to look after suffering hui
mainly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04

DR.. Crumbine, the secretary of the
state board of health, can always be
depended upon to do the sensible
thing. In the crusade for pure milk
which he has started with such sue
cess he proposes to have every city in
the state adopt uniform ordinance
governing the handling of milk. This
is eminently fair. What's good for
one city in this respect is just as good
for another and the people of all the
cities should have equal protection
against impure milk or anything else.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04

Conspicuous by its absence among
the deliberations of the recent con-
gress was legislation pertaining to
railroads, and their regulation. Ex-
cept for the employers liability act,
which was really an old story being
properly rewritten, there was no rail-
road legislation of any kind and little
of 1t was offered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04

It is hard to see how Mr.. Greene,
the Indiana banker and quarter MIL
lionaire, can plead to kleptomania as
an excuse for the thefts OF NUMBER
of horses which he has committed.
But he probably will do so for that
surely is better than no excuse at all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04

It takes whole lot to satisfy some
people. The wheat experts in western
Kansas declare that the estimate or
100000 bushels for the coming
wheat crop is considerably too low.
They say that the crop will surely
Yield more than 100000 bushels
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04

If the wishes of a people could ac-
complish anything the operation,
which Senator Gore of Oklahoma Is
about to undergo with the hopes of
recovering his eyesight. would be an
unouali1ed success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
REFLECTIONS OF A-BAcumon
From the New York rrass.J

LFrom the New York Frass.J
The reason . girl thinks a man IL .
hero is he isn't.
The only way to convince your son
his opinion is wrong Is TO agree with
him.
Noise IL SO impressive to people when
if'a their own that they uistaio Il Tor
brains.
No amount Of inteiiect can ever oona-
pensate. the man who doesn't think he
knows enough about basebaiI Ia wesr
his lungs out at q close game.
You can tell q bride and bridexroono
by the way he IL afraid It viii fsft~ue
her II she carries her own parasoi ana
after they've been married q few yearr
~ - Va! mgnng around thq bqby q
eoeG en9ulao ~ ~.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04

In the vicinity of Chicago the d.
vorcee is gaining fast on the June
bride. Marriage licenses to the num-
Der of 165 were issued in the Windy
City on the first day of June and on
the same date fifteen DEGREES of di-
vorces were granted and twenty 9TH
err applications for divorces were
made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04


Surely the troubles of the Kansas
City Star are many in it's eff
forts for honest elections in it's
vicinity. When there's an cleo
ton in Kansas City. Mo-, the Star
becomes terribly wrought UP with
thoughts of dishonest men In Kansas
crossing the line and voting unlaw-
fully at Missouri election Rewards
of considerable size are offered by the
Star for the apprehension of these Of
tenders. And then when there's an
election in Kansas City, Kan. the
Star has similar feelings that the
dishonesty inclined in Missouri
will jump across the river and
do their part in polluting an cleo.
ton in Kansas. So another occasion
arises for the offering of more re
wards. This offering of rewards 70,
dishonest voting and registration ha,
become a continuous performance witt
the star for there Is an election o
some sort on in Its neighborhoo.
nretty much all of the time. whel
one is not occurring in Kansas City
Mo-, one is happening in Kansas City
Kan, and vice versa Cerrasniy tn
Star Il between the devil and the dee,
sea, o.. 1t issst, ~ th1n,Es-sc,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04

That Russia is in sore need of mon
ey is evidenced by the proposition
made recently by her minister of fin
anee for the issue of an international
loan TO the amount of $100,00o,00O
Half of this sum is needed to make UP
deficit in the budget for 1908. Eight
millions of it is to be devoted to ia
mine relief and thirty millions Is
wanted for the ministries of war and
marine. principally for the augmenta-
ton of munitions of war and military
stores. This latter item, and the pur-
poses to which it is proposed to put
1T, makes it appear that Russia feels
the necessity of preparing Immediate
ly for fight of some sort. 1t would
be quite natural to think that Russia
has had all the war she wanted for
quite a considerable time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
KANSAS COMMENT
THE DESTROYER.

And now comes the startling asser-
ton that the automobile is destroyer
of beauty. that 1t causes more
wrinkles than Father Time, that it is,
in fact. the short route to the home of
the once was My lady is actually
ruined, SO far as beauty goes by the
auto. or course she enjoyed the pro-
cess OF destruction, but her beauty Is
gone.
There are many ways in which the
auto goes about its nefarfous work.
The sun shining on the fair motorist.
or the road ahead. causes the lady to
scowl, while at the same time. ac-
cording to the writer who thrust the
awful fate upon the public in the
plainest English to be found. her de-
sire to appear her prettiest to the
young man at her side causes the
lower part OF her face to break per-
manently into smiles. The forehead Is
a scowl and a smile on the face-love-
ly combination. This. it is supposed.
twists the fact out Of shape-handi-
cap No. /.
Then there is the dust from the
road which the motor stirs up and
which follows the car, spreading over
its occupants. This dust becomes SO
thick that it covers the hair of the
lady motorist, and when she tried to
remove 1t her hair comes out like
chunks of wheat straw from a thresh-
ing machine. As to the freckles, but
everyone knows about freckles, so
why speak of them.
And SO it goes. Blasted nerves. bad
complexion and the loss Of hair. Is
there anything q woman breads more
than any of these. And all be-
cause OF the automobile.
1t Is hardly likely. however, that
the cry of the alarmist will cause the
women to cease riding in autos It
only shows how some persons can al
ways find something to be alarmed at.
There are few things the woman auto
list enjoys more than riding in a ma
chine. and there are few such sports
In the world. Long live the auto. If 1t
does spoil some complexions.-Salin
Journal.
LAMENTATIONS DECREASE.
1t appears that for the first four
months OF this year the Immigration
into this country was 124,3s2, com
pared with 40<,332 in the same time
last year. and 3S3,115 in the same
months OF 1905. On learning this
those who have feared that this coun-
try VIII be overrun by foreigners will
breathe more freely, especially when
| they realize that many of these i'm
migrants are migratory, that is, that
they came in last year but returned
| to Europe in the early winter, and
| now again are numbered among our
accessions of population from abroad
Last November and December a great
number OF foreigners went back to
Europe. fearing that they would not
have work here during the winter
The Storage of many a big ocean
Elmer" was crowded with them, The
winter migration Of our foreign
population to Europe is larger than
most people realize and does much to
keep down the number of Immigrants
who make permanent homes in this
cOUntrY.-I. 'Tirnes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED R6tSSl

The State Journal Is q member q sne
Associated Press and receives the TUT gay
telegraph report of that gros1 nssnen,,
publication IN Topeka
The news is received IN Tho State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
D0ae
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
Exaggerated Evils Of Insomnia.

OF the five minor exciting causes
CONDITIONAL nerve diseases insomnia
q ~ chief and its intrinsic evil effect
is invariably exaggerated ty the i'm
portance attached to II oy 'n net su Wind
wing awake. quite half the MISCHIEF IS
obviated. but in nervous people the
idea Of fatigue doubles the actuai e,
haustion. - echqheld's funouof'.i
AaRvo p1seasaa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04

NlOOtS0 Ut q
James Tfbbetts. OF the Neck Road,
Benton, has been entertaining strange
company for several days. Early last
week Mr.. Tibbetts went to the barn
and turned out his stock. When he
stepped into the barnyard a few min
utes later to start the water at the
pump he was surprised to find bull
and cow moose apparently waiting
for the water.
Mr.. Tfbbetts went directly to the
pump and began raising water for the
stock. AS the water poured from the
spout into the big trough among the
first of the animals to reach it were
the strangers. Each moose drank its
quantity and then slowly walked past
the farmer to a low place in the fence,
where each leaped over and struck
of across the field in the direction of
the woods.
Every morning since the creatures
have appeared in the barnyard when
Mr.. Tibbetts has turned on the water.
The strange part of the AFFAIR lies in
the fact that the farm IL well watered
Nv three small brooks which keep
ryr,,ine all winter and the Sebasti-
cook river is but few hundred yards
swav. 1t is possible the creatures
Sayo discovered something in the
nroors and in the river which sets
sheir taste going in another direction.
o. thew are watering regularly at the
ghhetts pump.-Kennebec Journal
4
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-16
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
National League

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15.-Phila-
delphia's hard hitting today was mora
than Offset by bad fielding. and Pitts
burg won. to 5. Corridor outpitched
Maddox by a bigger margin than the
score shows, four of the visitors hits
being of the. scratch variety and being
punched with battery and fielding mis-
plays OF the home team. In the sixth
Pittsburg scored two runs without
making a hit. Philadelphia being
charged with four errors. The home
team made bid for victory In the
ninth Courtney led Off with a two
Dagger and two outs followed Grant
scored Courtney with a single and
Knabes double brought Grant home.
Clarke ended the game by pulling
down Titus drive to left center field
this respect being a feature OF the
game and greatly aided his team in
winning. Score:
Pittsourg ------'' ''.'.--......-......' %
rIsnePaA sd,oy and ssib:o5: Corridor NJ and
Doom. Umpires-Klem and Johnstone-
sNEW YORK, Sept 15.-After Ames was
knocked out OF the box In the eighth inning
ther scoring or hitting. Hits BY BridweIl and
Tenney won for New York in the second half
OF the eighth The visitors played joke deld-
ing game. Score: r. H. e
ST. Louis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 q
New 1Ork III .
Batteres-Sallee. Higgins and Bliss; Ames,
Mathewson and Bresnahan- Umpire-ODay.
BOSTON. Sept. 15.-ChicagO's pennant as
piratiOns met with setback today at the hands
OF the Boston players. who won to 2. Linda
man opposed Brown In the box and the Boston
man ouJpitched his rival and would have scored
a shutout but for error by Sweeney In the
third. Score. r. II. E
Boston ..................
CnicdgO
Batteries-Lindaman and BOwerman; Brown
and King Umpire-EmSlie.
BROOKLYN. Sept. 15.-Superb pitching by
Spade and Ewing shut out the home club this
afternoon at Washington park, Cincinnati win
ming by score OF 10 0. Score: Z. n. r.
Clnclnnau
Brooklyn .....-.......-........-.
Batteries-Spade. Ewing and McLeans Bell
and Dunn. Umpire-Rigler-
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-16
ROSeben Sent to Post
While Very Lame
Great Sprinfer Compelled to
Run While Near Breakdown
and Loses Race
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

GRAVESEND, y. Y, Sept 15.-Rose-
ben was sent to the post in the Bay
Shore stake when he should have
been in the horse hospital The great
sprinter was lame and gave evidence
of being near breakdown, but he
started, and as a consequence Of his
condition finished third. Zesom won
the race.
owner D. C. johnson is reported to
have made q big bet on Roseben on
the chance that he would not break
down, and because the horse was
known TO be unfit those with whom he
bet gave him odds that he would not
have secured otherwise. This grand
old horse. whose past performances
have endeared him 10 the race going
public, did his best. De tried TO win
for an owner whose desire to get the
odds and win q bet caused him to send
a crippled champion TO the post.
Roseben ran with one of his legs in
bandages, and was wholly unable to
keep up with the pace set by Bosom.
that sprinter finished second. Roseben
was quite lame at the finish and it is
probable that his racing days are over
Summary:
FIRST RACE-Five and a half furlongs, $500
added year olds:
Horse. Weight and Jockey. Fin
Fitzherbert, 122 SHILLING gl--.-...........-- 1
Wise Mason, 107 (NOtter) ter).--...-.......... 2
MsdmAn. 107 Butler .-...-.---..-...-.--.-- 3
Time, 1:07 Is. Bird Of Flight II, Witching
hour. Field Daisy, finished as named
SECOND RACD-Selling. year olds, $500
added. about six furlongs
Horse: Weight and Jockey Fin:
lds d, 10I tButerl-.-.-- !
Fancy, 100 Smith observation-disclosures 2
Dial Plate, 107 tShreye) e).---..-....-.......- 3
Time, 1:10 3-5. Biskra. Queen Marguerite.
Black Mary. corncob. Select. He Knows. Ma
yuma. voitrone. Russellson, Water Bridge.
Obert. finished named
THIRD RACE-Handicap for all ages. $500
sdded, one mile and furlong:
Horse Weight and Jockey Fin.
Brookdale Nymph, IOs CE. Dugan) --.------. ]
Danoscsra 80 (Butlerl ...................... 3
Time. 1853. Arctic and Juggler, finished as
named
TOURTH RAcE-The Bsy Shore. value 81. 500,
3 year olds and upward. about six furlongs:
Horse. Weight and Jockey Fin.
Bosom. los (Shillng) ..----.--.....-..-...-
Westbury, los (Smith ).....--.---....-..--...
Roseben, 10 (HOlmes) ...-...----.. --..----..
Time. Zoe S-5. Jeanne dare also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Selling. 3 year olds and up
ward $500 added mile and quarter:
Horse, Weight and Jockey. Fin.
Bedouin, 113 (AfcCarthy) hy)-...--.-.-..-.......
Gretns Green. los (Notter) )...--.-....--.....
Bed News. 1o3 (Herbert) .--...-.-....---. 3
Time. 2.05 3-5. Trash. Miss Ida, Red Friar,
Milford, finished as named.
SIXTH RACD-Maiden. 3 year olds and up
ward $500 added. one mile and furlong:
Horse. Weight and Jockey Fin.
Imitstor, Io5 (E. Dugsn) .-..-.-...----.--.i
Torenis. los "a Lang .-.-..---..-........ 2
Dixie Gold. los (Butler) .................-. 3
Time, 1856 Putgads. Tennis. Batsman. Chief
Brsnt. Irish Lace, Alabama, Anonyma, finished
named
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-16
Marathon Race Will Be
Run Thanksgiving Day
Century Athletic Club Arranges
Event, First of Kind to Be
Held i'm the State

An enthusiastic meeting of the Cen
tury athletic club was held in the East
Oakland clubrooms last night. The
matter of holding a Marathon race was
brought up and thoroughly discussed
and it was finally decided to hold such
race on the morning Of Thanksgiving
day. II was first decided to have the
course out the San Leandro road to
Hayward, returning on the new boule-
ward to Fruitvale, but owing to the
hardness of the road it was believed 1t
would prove hard on the runners 1t
was finally decided to have the race
start at FruitYale near the railroad
station. run up Fruityale avenue. TAX
ing the road that leads past the pic
turSQue home of Joaquin Miller and
following il down into Redwood canyon
and then on through Castro valley.
winding up at Hayward, distance
close to 20 miles, over rolling road.
through shady redwoods and well kept
orchards.
This will be the first time that a
Marathon race has been held in this
state and it is sure to attract much
attention IL properly managed. The
race will be opened to all registered
amateurs and sanction of the Pacific
athletic association will be applied for
Monday night at the annual meeting
All contestants must be more than
Is years of age and will have to pass
a severe medical examination before
being permitted to run.
The number of prizes will depend on
the entries and every one will be well
worth winning. Quite a number OF
the runners that participated in last
Sundays Dipsea race signified their in
tention of participating in the race. II
will be a scratch affair, as it would be
impossible to handicap a race of this
distance, as all runners would be ar
unknown quantity at that distance, and
furthermore Marathon races are al
ways scratch events.
Arrangements will be made to have
the entire course patrolled by a COM
petent corps of bicyclists and a ply
Sician will follow the runners in ar
automobile 10 see that they are al
taken care of IL the race proves toe
strenuous. Each contestant will be
on a wheel No pace making will be
allowed.
Track Captain William Moir Jr.. J
Godfrey Hassard and Robert Mills
have been appointed to take charge o1
the race and Will be assisted by the
entire club membership.
The club decided to play intercol-
legiate football this year and the first
practice of the season will be held
Monday night Teams averaging Isl
pounds or more desiring games can be
accommodated, providing they are reg
istered amateurs, by addressing Car
Strom, 1907 Park street, Alameda.
The club will have the following rep.
resentatives in the Irish Volunteers
games at Shell Mound Sunday: 44(
yard run, Alex Rattray. Al Wieben: $50
yard run. j. G. Hassard. Alex Rattray
Al Wieben; one mile race. J. G. Has
| Stearns; running broad Jump. j. G
| Hassard. Alex Rattray; running high
jump. Howard Vose-
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-16
Spanish Queen Win:
Rich Empire Stake
Ten Thousand Dollar Purse
Brings Forth Sensational
TrOffing at Syracuse

SYRACUSE, n. Y, Sept. 15.-With a
notable field of II horses. including
Geers' Teasle, Spanish Queen. Acquin
and Dewitt 1T took five heats and sem
sational racing to decide the big race
on today's card at the state fair
grounds, the Empire State stake of
$4,000. for 2:14 trotters. Acquin took
the first heat after a hot finish with
Dewitt In the next heat Acquin was
never headed, but in the third was
challenged at the half by Spanish
Queen, the later winning In magnifi-
cent drive.
A spectacular finish also character
lied the fourth heat, which went to
Spanish Queen, as did the fifth and the
race. Summary:
The Empire state 2:14 trotting three in I'VE,
purse 10.000-Spansh Queen won the third.
fourth and fifth heats In 2:07A, 2:oSN, 2:0Sak
Acquin won the first and second heats In 2:09K
2:0S15. Teasle, Dewitt. Carlokin. Axtellain.
Prince G, Rafhes, Directum Penn, May Kew and
Passenger Charm also started.
2:1S trotting. three in five. purse 81 1,200-Allen
Winters won three straight heats in 2:1215.
2:12M, 2:11&. Northern Man, Kid McGregor
and Composer also started.
2:04 pace, two in three purse 81, 1,20o-Hedge-
wood Boy won the second and third heats in
2:03A, 2:03Z. Reproachless won the first heat
In 2:05A. Baron Grattan, Gallagher and Ethan
Roberts also started.