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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

which according to the census of 1900,
employed an average each of 100 men
or over, will add at least SO per cent to
their present force in the immediate
future, making a total in round num-
bers of $50, 900 men. In other words.
with the continuance of business con-
1dence, the important manufacturing
interests of the nation will be enabled
to increase their force by more than a
half million working men to meet the
market demands for their products.
So 1t will be In all trades. Even with
the election in doubt, statistics collect
ed by the Construction News, show
that building construction is now max
ing new high records throughout the
country. The figures for October show
an increase of $12,00e.0oo in the cost OF
buildings started in that month as
compared with the figures for October
a year ago and the prediction is that
trade will continue uninterruptedly and
grow even greater from now on.
Soon, therefore. will the ranks of the
great army of the unemployed. which
have been hard put to it during the
past few months, be decimated. The
result is that tranquility will again
reign among the people, throughout the
land, a tranquility that is brought
about by full dinner pals every day in
the week and full pay envelopes on
every pay day. Surely the people of
this country have much to be thankful
for in the glorious prospects before
them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
CONGRESSMAN ANTHONY.

Congressman Anthony, the repre-
sentative from this, the First district
of Kansas, received fine compliment
in the wonderful vote given him. 1t
should be a source of qualification
not only to him, but to the district for
whose interests he has shown during
his first term, careful consideration,
deep study and an earnest desire to
act and vote for its welfare,
Mr.. Anthony led the tickets in his
various counties. receiving a higher
plurality than Taft and Stubs in
LeaVenworth, Shawnee, Atchison,
Brown and other counties of his dis
triet. His district gave him a more
largely increased vote than was given
in any of the other congressional dis
tricts in the state.
Another fine thing about Anthony:
he did not play the rabbit" on the
speakership question. While he ad-
Voeated a revision of the rules, he was
fair to Speaker Cannon and was pleas
ed to preside over the latter's big
meeting in Topeka in September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
GREAT ARE THE PROSPECTS.

Scarcely had the votes cast on election
day been counted before the news be-
gan to come with leaps and bounds
from the big business and manufac-
turing centers Of the country that the
stagnatfon in all lines of activities
which had been prevalent for many
months was already thing of the past
and that before many weeks have gone
by the large manufactures and other
concerns employing labor of all sorts
will be running again at full blast and
on full time and in a good many in
stances they will be able to give EN-
ployment to more persons than ever
before in their history.
This is the result of the confidence
of the business men all over the land
that there will be no radical interfer-
ence on the part Of the party which has
been continued in power with the ex
listing condition of affairs in the bust
ness world, a condition that augurs for
a prosperity which will be the equal of
any that has ever been enjoyed by the
people of the United States and prob
ably a greater one.
From the Omaha Bee comes the
statement that within the past few
days the railroads of the United States
have released orders for equipment and
supplies aggregating $24O.OO0,ooo and
that this Is but beginning of a won
derful activity in railroad circles. And
so it has been in all other lines of bust
ness of lesser magnitude. The orders
which jobbers and retailers had placed
with manufacturers conditional on the
result of the election were of unusual
magnitude, just how great it will prob
ably be impossible to ever determine.
An inkling of their number can be
gained from almost any travelling man.
Each and every one of them who has
gone through these parts of late has
shown books filled with orders which
were to be executed in case of Repub-
Hcan success on election day and to be
cancelled If the Democrats were sue
cessful. All of these orders have be-
come effective now and the impetus
they will give to the employment of la
Dor can hardly be realized.
An idea of it is obtained from an
article just published in American In
dustries by the National Association of
Manufacturers This states that it is
safe to assume that the thirteen thou
sand manufacturers In the country,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
EFrom the Chicago News.I

After a man gives his word he
should try to keep it.
Cripples have running expenses the
same as other people.
If man has a wife he always
knows what to do with his money.
The average man thinks his brand
of politics is the only real thing.
The foolish person who fools with a
bee is apt to get a singing rebuke.
Some women abuse their husbands
as a means of asserting their indie
pendence.
It's poor policy to judge a mans
worth by the amount of life insurance
he carries
"A shabby coat NAV cover a fat
purse, but the combination isn't al
ways a safe one to bet on.
The world is growing neither better
nor worse, but the people in it-wel,
that's another story
Follow in the footsteps of the aver.
age great man and you'll be surprised
10 find how small his tracks are.
Our idea of a beautiful woman is
one who looks attractive with her hair
done up in kid curlers-and she Is
scarce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
FRANCE AND THE BEEF TRUST.

FRANCE AND THE BEEF TRUST
France fears the beef trust" fears
the result Of the contemplated invasion
of the Chicago beef barons into her
realms and well she may If 1t pro-
poses to operate there in the manner,
adequate to itself at least, with which
| it has conducted it's affairs so success
| fully in this country. But France does
| not propose to sit idly by and allow
| the American beef trust" to gobble up
| her meat markets and heap burden
after burden on the heads of her peo-
pie. She proposes to check this rapa-
| cious organization and check 1t con-
| clusively.
1t was three years that the Chicago
packers began their conquest of
France. They started in by trying to
acquire near Dieppe a large space of
ground tor the construction of abat-
toirs and annexes for preserving meat.
The Dieppe municipality refused to SELL
but the trust has since bought land
from the commune of Granville, near
Hayre, and erected an abattoir at
cost of 100000. Proposals for pur-
chase of land have also been addressed
to MarseiIles, Bordeaux and other
ports where cattle are landed, and
also near the international market at
Vilette.
But the government of France has
been memoriahzed by a party headed
by NJ. Meline. to stop this. 1t says
that France possesses 100000 head of
cattle, worth $500, 100000, and the in
dustry of raising them and their prod
ucts, such as milk, cheese and butter,
maintains about half the population of
France. NJ. Meline and his friends
seem alert as to the methods by which
the "beef trust" does business for he
says: 1.-The plan of the Chicago trust
is to commence by buying only French
cattle, which, owning to it's immense
capital, it can buy at very high prices.
When that operation has succeeded and
the trust has become the only possible
buyer it will lower the purchase price
and strangle our agricultuFists. If they
resist, the trust will import American
cattle to keep down the prices, while
it will continue to sell dear to the
butchers and the consumers"
Under French treaties cattle may be
imported If healthy, but may be
slaughtered only in specially construct
ed abattoIrs. So NJ. Meline and his
friends in the fight proposes that a law
be enacted forbidding communes to
or permit lEl0 VI
abattoirs beyond the needs of the local
population, thereby preventing the
American trust from repeating it's
Granville operations. Such a law would !
prevent the concentration by specula-
tors of all the cattle slaughtered in the
country. And the indications are that
such a law will be placed on the stat
ute books of France before long. Per-
haps it will not work out right in prac- |
tice but in theory it would seem to |
furnish the means for checking the |
beef trust But because of a difference !
in the administration of governments |
in France and in the United States 1t |
would be hardly possible to try SINH !
lar plan in this country, although 1T is |
admitted on almost every hand that
some stern steps should be taken to
curb the beef trust" here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Frequently man may be misjudged
by the company he is compelled to
keep.
All men are not liars because there
are some who never think of going q
fishing.
X
Society may be an empty thing but
there is no doubt that there are many
empty things in it.
~
If you want to give a left-handed
compliment tell woman that her new
hat makes her look several years
younger.
There's only one way to keep some
servant girls from breaking dishes in
a month Of a value more than their
wages amount to and that's to raise
their pay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

China can always be depended upon
30 develop crouch of some sort and
8or all occasions. Some of her import
ant men are feeling a bit Inundated
these days because only sqadron of
the American battleship feet visited
their country instead of the whole fleet.
Whats the reason for any kick from
the Cinnamon in this regard? They're
mighty lucky to have seen any of the
feet. Why, look at Kansas, Kansas
the great. She and other more OF less
distinguished spots on the globes cir
Gle, have had to be content with moth
ing but pictures of the fleet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
De. Hltcncock. the chatrm

Mr.. Hitchcock, the chairman of the
Republican national committee, with
whose conduct of the campaign so much
fault was found, is now a great man
snd Is basking in the plaudits of the
successful candidates and their friends
ana followers. But every iota Of blame
would have been heaped upon his
shoulders II the votes had told another
story. His inexperieaoe, his youth and
q variety OF other things would have
been hurled at his face by the very
ones who are now commencing his
perspicacity and judgment. But there's
nothing unusual in this. It's the way
OF the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
HER CATCH

He told her about the fish he caught
On his vacation trip,
And how he used with rod and line
The mountain streams to whip:
And how he stalked from pool to pool
An old and wary trout.
And. where all others anglers failed,
Had pulled the rascal out.
But while he talked a maid demure
Was cIinging to his arm.
Her shyly dropping iaShes dark
enhanced her modest charm.
she did not boast about her catch,
It's not a Woman'S plan,
But while he angled for the fish
She hooked the fisherman.
New York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

About every other day the newspa-
pers report that a serious crisis of one
sort or another has developed between
foreign countries but fortunately for
the peace of the world these crises are
generally of the paper variety. Thus has
the recent one between France and
Germany over the Casa Blanca affair
turned out. And the others which will
be sure to follow it with unerring reg
ularity from time to time will undoubt-
eddy result accordingly. Certainly there
would be no need for diplomats with
their medals. gold braid and lace, if
there wasn't work of this sort to do.
They probably create a good many of
these crises in order to convince the
folks at home thsI they are indispen-
sable, though necessarily expensive, adj
junct Of governments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

What, pray tell, is the necessity of
the American Federation of Labor
hauling Mr.. Sam Gompers over the
Goals for the too great zeal he display
ed in the recent political campaign?
He didn't do any harm to anyone. sex-
oept possibly to himself. and maybe a
little bit to Bryan. But. come to think
of it, perhaps this great labor organI-
cation thinks that Mr.. Gompers' po-
itical activity is bad precedent to let
go uncenSured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

That Is years sentence which has
been imposed on the New York mil
lIonaire, Charles w. Morse, for the
part he played in wrecking the Ma
tional Bank of North America, will go
down in the judicial history OF the
country on the same page with that
% million dollar fine which was placed
against the Standard Oil company,
only there can be no doubt in the
minds OF all Morse deserves every
bit of his sentence. It's effect ought
to be most salutary among the wild
cat hnanciers who infest New York
city,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

John D. Rockefeller has at last edged
his way into the speederino class. The
old mans chauffeur was taken into
custody in New York city the other
day while he was breaking the speed
laws In taking his. employer to a physi-
clan. Regardless of the fact that there
is some doubt as to the actual financial
status of John D. he was able to pay
the IS fine which was assessed against
his eYuplOye.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
REFORMING THE SENATE.

In an address in. support of his own
candidacy for United States senator,
Gov. Folk, of Missouri. said the other
day that the great battle of the next
few years against the enemies of the
people would be in the senate of the
all the world where there is more to
all the world where therei more to
be done for the people against graft.
greed and lawlessness than there -
said Gov. Folk. He further expressed
the opinion that conditions in the ma
tional senate were worse than they
ever had been in the legislature of
Missouri or in the municipal assembly
of ST. Louis.
The discovery that senators have
been receiving retainers from pow
erful corporations was revelation
to the country. But even back of that
We have had for years the spectacle of
men sitting in the national senate as
representatives of special interests.
The fight upon privilege in the senate
will be the more difficult because to
so large an extent the powerful spec
iaI interests are represented in that
body, not by hirelings, but by prin-
cipals. What the country demands is
senate that shall be truly repre-
sentative of public interests--Chicag
News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR.
[From the New York Press.1

[From the New York Press.1
A girl can feel sure a man is de-
voted to her unless he happens to be.
1t takes a good man to know how
much better any kind of woman is.
Some people would rather steal a
poor living than earn good one.
The way to make yourself believe a
thing you know isn't true is % nave II
one of your political principles.
When a woman is proud of what a
fine nature her husband has it's a
sign that's the way she consoles herseif
because he can't support the family
very well.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

1t seems that the game laws of AZ
RIGA will limit the size of Mr.. Roose-
velt's game bag, but it will have to
be of pretty good proportions at that
az he takes advantage of the section
of the game laws which Will permit
him to kill ten hippopotami.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal Is a member OF the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganization for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news is received In The State Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

Any number of interesting ifs have
come to the front as the result of the
recent election. One of them is this:
Judson Harmon, of Ohio, was mention
ed as possible candidate for the Dem
Scratic presidential nomination. He
was the Democratic candidate for gov
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
A New zealand Prophet.

Rua, the Maori prophet, recently
told his followers that during the
night a vision appeared to him. and
he was informed that he was to take
unto himself another wife: but if the
first wife was not agreeable to the
proposal, he should be taken up to
heaven. On seeking the first wffe's
permission, she stoutly refused; and
when he mentioned what would hap
pen to him if she didn't consent she
told him to go to heaven as quickly
as he could
Rua got his followers to intercede
for him, but the old dame was
obdurate. For four days he locked
himself in his room, and on the
morning of the fifth day he was
seated on the veranda of his house
wrapped in a sheet and weeping Bit
terIy. Soon his followers were around
him, crying with joy to see him back,
as they thought, from heaven.
Rua told them that he had been al
lowed to remain if he wished. His
followers subscribed a purse of gold
pieces to persuade him to remain,
which he consented to do.-Chicago
News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

It's a long road that has no turn,
says a proVerb. and probably Mr..
Bryan is convinced by this time that
the one he has been travelling for the
past decade fits this adage to a nicely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

Many men are showing unusual wis
dom these days. They are not talking
politics. 1t is almost unnecessary to
state that most of those in this class
were Democrats
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
KANSAS CONNENT
A NEW PHILANTHRoPIsT.

a man has been found who is truly
friend of the American people:. He
MADE request in his viii leaving a
sum OF money to some educational
institution that will raise a like sum
LOT endowment of professorship that
Will lnculcate In the young a love for
breakfast"
The family assemblies at the table
without appetite, and tell over their
breakfast food what does, and does
not, agree with them. This philan-
throplst wants a return of the good
oid days when the day began with a
Dig appetite that was satisfied only by
pig breakfast, beginning with meat
and potatoes, and ending with pie.
Il particularly request the will adds,
that our descendants break away
from the Sissy boy breakfast Of hay
ana cream, and return to the break
tast or our ancestors which always
included pie. In those days every
one was hungry. and ate heartily, and
no one questioned what did or did
not, agree with him, and consequent
~, there was no disagreement"
Fhe day may come when we will
swing back to pie for breakfast:
Every thing we swear by today is
proved fallacious theory tomorrow;
VINO can say that it will not some
DAY be proven that the salvation of
the American people is pie for break
IaSr !-AtchiSOn Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

Perhaps 1t is impertinent but the
question will not down: What happen
ed to Mr.. Hearst's Independence party
on election day and what of its fu-
RuPe?
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Cremation Still Unpopular.

In spite of the strong sanitary argu-
ments advanced in favor of it, the
practice of cremating dead bodies Of
human beings is but slowly gaining
favor. This fact is confessed in the an
nual report of the French International
Cremation society of Paris.
This society is doing it's utmost to
induce the French people to burn rath =
er than to bury their dead. Owing to
its efforts the number of incinerations
is growing from year to year, but the
increase is hardly perceptible.
Most of the cremations in France oc-
cur in Paris, as the country people do
not take to this method of disposing OF
the dead. America the report says,
has the largest annual number of Gre
nations There are SO crematories in
the United States, in which last year
nearly 1000 bodies were consumed.
The greater number of the erema-
tions in this country, it is claimed,
take place in the case of foreigners.
Germany has Is crematories, which last
year fncinerated nearly 5000 bodies. In
the Argentine republic there were 976
cremations. in Switzerland 721, in Great
Britain 705, and in Italy 442.-Leslie's
Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

They seem to be having a duet in the
next suite" Yes: the man is practicing
on the cornet while his wife talks
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

tain?" asked the passenger on the ocean
liner mo: I'm never home long enough"
replied the Captain.-Philadelphia Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

Dally-Pardon me- dear, but you cut
ridiculous figure on the street yesterday;
Polly-Oh, forgive me, deari If had
seen you L should have spoken.-Cleve-
land Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

They seem to live happily together"
Yes: ne lets his wife select his neckties
and his photographers" - Nashville
American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

did you ever spend any money foolish
ly?" Sure, L was engaged to girl once
myself. Free Press.
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Imports Her Governorg.

Among the 26 French and the nine
British governors of Michigan during
the colonial period there was, of course.
not one who had been born and
brought up within the area included in
Michigan. OF the half dozen American
governors in territorial times, all were
carpet-baggers.
Twenty-Five different men have held
the executive office since Michigan's
admission as state II years ago. OF
but one Michigan governor in these II
years is it recorded that he was born
within the state. though doubts are
even cast on this statement, and this
one was removed from the state in in
fancy to return at a later period of his
life. Not one of the remaining were
natives of the state. Governor Warner
is an Englishman, born in Nottingham
shire, Governor Bliss was born at
Smithf1eId, N. Y Governor Pingree
was born at Denmark, Me. Governor
Rich was born at Conneautville, Pa.
Governor Winans was born at Avon, N.
7. Governor Luce and Governor Alger
were born in Ohio, and Governor
Bego1e in New York state.
The first native governor of the state
whose home has been in Michigan con-
tinuously from the date of his birth to
the time of his nomination and election
will be Governor Bradley. No more
representative citizen has ever sought
the honor. Representative" is a word
which, as applied to an old line of
Michigan governors, meant a man who
had assisted in developing the re-
sources of the state and had aceumu-
lated large wealth.
In the doctors case it means one who
has achieved equal success-though
along professional lines in which the
financial rewards of success are only
moderate. He will be the first physt-
clan to become governor of Michigan
and one of the few men of his profess
sion who have attained such distinc-
ton in the entire United States.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

Justin" said Mrs. Wyss. Yes" re-
piled Mr. Wyss. win you speak kind
word to Fido and make him wag his tall
He hasn't had one bit of exercise all day.
-Lippincott's Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

Reporter suppose you don't know
what the Senator thinks about this tariff
reform business? Senator's Private Sec
retary-No: no more than you do only
know what he says about it-ChicagO
Tribune.