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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
GLOBE SIGHTS.
From the Atchison Globe.1

You have right to hate any one who
finds fault with you.
Nearly every unsuccessful man we ever
met was a good billiard player.
A mans efforts are like a woman's ba-
bies: you can please him by admiring
them.
Man acknowledges his meanness when
he makes laws to protect women from
men.
one to hate him by promising more than
he can fulfil.
Women are most sensible when among
women, and men are most sensible when
among men
You sometimes doubt that wealth brings
refinement when you have seen the chill
dreh of the wealthy.
What a useless loafer and thief a rat is.
How we all fight him! And how well he
ton.
The recent serious illness of one of the
girls in Lysander John Appleton's family
is due to her efforts to live up to a motto
on her wall: Never put off till tomorrow
what you can do today She began Iiy-
and as she found something to do every
minute of the day, and work still to be
done when night came, she put of moth
ing and kept on working until she fell un-
conscious Wednesday morning.
When We see woman going to a neigh
with a large trunk, and various handbags
we are reminded that the man who goes
on the longest possible journey takes no
baggage, and only one shirt and even that
is pinned on. He wears neither shoe nor
hat, and he leaves his money and valua-
bles at home for his relatives and friends
We refer to the man who gives all he
possesses for his fare: the dead man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
THE NEW REGIME.

When I was lad 1 rolled up pills.
And learned how to make up doctors
bills:
Also how to put broke bone in splints.
AND can't say I've been sorry Tor 1t
since,
For set those bones so carefully
That now am a captain in the new ma
wee.
I 1earned-and my job today confirms
My tale-how to plant good promotion
germs:
I studied tricks of the trade a few,
And when twas healthy to reply, me,
too"
I piled and potion-ed so carefully
That now I am a captain in the new ma
wee
I never learned how to navigate,
l couldn't guide vessel through Magel-
lan's strait
I wouldn't know how to take in sail,
Or blow off steam in the teeth of a gale,
But those details are not bothering me, =
NOW, landsmen all, whoever you may be,
II you want to command a ship like me
be plumbers, painters, divers-have land
trade like mine,
Not used to ships commanding like the
navy line,
Don't try to know what to do at sea,
And you can all be captains in the new
navee.
Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

guaranty bank deposit law until the
next regular session SO an opportunity
can be given for most mature thought
and consideration on the proposition
As the STATE Journal has commended
there is undoubtedly great merit in
the plan to insure bank deposits in
some way, but it would not seem
equitable to the banking interests of
the state to hurriedIy pass a measure
now which would at its best be but
half a law. as it would not affect the
one-half of the banking business of
the state which is carried on by the
national banks. Under these circum-
stances it might injure the business of
these banks and that is a condition
which would be most undesirable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

was able to slip into the hotel without
attracting attention.
Nothing more was said regarding Inc
matter. but Jessie's heart sang as sne
saw the governor take his departure
and realized that one OF his hrst omciai
acts would be the signing of the par
don for Tim.
But 1t was two weeks before the ma
chinery of the law at last released us
grip on the person of Tim Darlington
and he walked out of the death mouse
to freedom He had arranged to come
straight to Jessie and they were noat.
ing over the same fishing pool Whe1o
the governor had taken his plunge.
Ss'It seems like miracle that the gov
ernor should have gone overboaro JuS.
after you had brought my case Iresnis
to his mind" said Tim as he are" III o
fish.
ut wasn't exactly a miracle. con-
fessed Jessie "I remembered what ne
said about that being the only point
When I saw him standing there In the
bowl rocked the boat-5ust a tiny
bit. 1t wasn't really wrong, was II!
sfDo YOU expect me to say yes TO
that?" demanded Tim with laugh, as as
he bent to kiss the happy face. -
should call it assisting the miracle.
(Copyrighted. 1908. by P. G. Eastment.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
Reminiscences OF Carlyle.

A new diary has been published in
England. It is that Of William Alling-
ham, who died in 1889. and these remin-
iscences of Carlyle from it will interest
everybody:
We learn that Carlyle looked on his
Cromwell as much the most important
book he had written. Sartor Resartus
not, though it brought him much hero
worship. AS to Frederick the Great
he said that 1t occupied him thirteen
years. eight Of them having been spent
in writing the book, and that he had
had mountains of dust and rubbish to
swallow my mind was full of Fred
erick. I used to ride a great deal then
and when came in I usually had an
hours bright talk or so (ah med, and
then after dinner sat down to Frederick
she silent in another corner of the
room. Often I think she would have
been glad to speak to me-ah dear.
Well, it nearly killed me. 1t
was the desire and longing of my life
to finish it,
Once the conversation turned to Ma
poleon III. Carlyle had known him
when he was kicking his heels about
London In unhappy exile-"Met him at
dinner-he made up to me rather, un-
Outstanding me to be a writer, who
might, perhaps, be a help to him some
how. His talk was puddle CT revolu-
t1Onary nonsense. lie WAS Allciiduy "
mass of darkness. / used to meet him
often in the street mostly about Sloane
Square. His face had a melancholy
look that was rather affecting at first
but I soon recognized that 1t was the
sadness of an opera-singer who cannot
get an engagement. When 1 heard OF
him afterwards as emperor, said to
myself, Cad, sir, you've got an opera
engagement such as no one could pos
sibly have expected"" Whistler, Car
lyle described as the most absurd
creature on the face of the earth. He
thought that the painter was more con-
cerned to depict his coat than his face
Browning he liked as man to nota-
BILE extent, but he could not away with
his poetry HE ingeniously twists UP
the English language into riddles
Burns, he declared. was the greatest
noet since Shakespeare-as for Keats
he wanted to live in a world OF
treacle."-Harper's Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

ested. in the project, to dispose Of the
present fair grounds. Their location
is more admirable than any similar
grounds to any other city in the state.
They are actually in the city limits
and easily accessible by street car and
railroads. In fact they are hardly a
good walk away from the center of
the city.
They need to be enlarged, however.
and there is plenty of unimproved
land to the south of them which can
be acquired at a reasonable figure for
this purpose. This new pill will per-
NIT the county commissioners to thus
enlarge them and equip them with
adequate buildings When this is
done the state legislature will see
tnat Shawnee county means business
In the matter of holding a big county
ra1r and that it will have ample facili-
Ties with state aid to hold state fair.
And the legislature at the next regular
session will not be slow in extending
the necessary aid for the establish
ment OF state fair.
II Kansas needs anything it Is a
sIale Ialr. Kansas is the home of
the highest possible class Of live stock
OF all sort. The fruits of Kansas
agriculture are many and marvellous.
But under present conditions the
Kansas producers of live stock and
agricultural products have to send the
fine results of their labors to the fairs
held by other states, If they are to
display them as they should to the in
terested people from all parts Of the
country who congregate at state fairs
This is a condition which should not
longer maintain. Kansas should have
state fair of its own. It should be
held at the capial city of the state
where the facilities for it will be
ample. And the legislature should
pass the bill which will permit Shaw
nee county to do its part in helping to
create state fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.
IFrom the Philadelphia Record.

rFrom the Philadelphia Record.]
Won don't have to go to the rink to see
a lot of cheap skates
Don't brood over your troubles You
will only hatch out more.
Hone for the best, but don't take 1t out
entirely IN hoping.
When fellow is a bad egg he Is seldom
spoiled with flattery.
Most people live with the expectation
of cashfrig in their hopes.
Peopie don't wear false teeth so much
from choice as from chews.
If is easier to convert your cash into
experience than to swap 1t back again.
A fool and his money are more easily
parted than q wise man and his wisdom.
Many a man is honest SIMPLY because
he has never been caught with the goods
Some men are respondent because they
can't get out OF debt, ana some because
they can't get in.
Jlidged from the way in which some
aristocrats are fleeced, IT must be mark
of breeding to be an easy mark.
Wfgg-s'They say Mrs. Hghflyer puts
everything she has on her back Wagg-
1T can scarcely believe 1t, judging from
the decollete gown she wore 1T night
Little willie's father had been away on
a visit They treated me like one Of the
family" he said. "Geei' exclaimed Will
lie. wouldn't they give you second
piece of pie?"
Mrs Guzzler was watching her husband
try to get on his hat the morning after
the night before. And yet you men won
der why women wear shoes too small for
their feet" she scoffed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
FOR A STATE FAIR.

Although it would have been most
proper for the members Of the legis-
tature to have confined their atten-
ton to the measures suggested by
Governor Hoch in his message to the
special session. there is every evil
dence from the deluge of bills which
have been already poured in that sew
eral matters will be taken up for con-
sideration. This inevitable condition
having arisen, it would be we'll for the
legislators to take favorable action on
a bill which has been presented that
will permit the Shawnee county COM
missioners to levy a two mill tax for
the purpose of charging the present
fair grounds, or acquiring new ones,
and erecting permanent and substan-
tial buildings on them.
This measure has the support of all
the business men and the people of
Shawnee county and it's enactment
and the subsequent action by the
county commissioners looking towards
the creation of a real county fair in
this locality next fall would be the
first great step towards the establish
ment of an annual state fair, an event
and an occasion which the state of
Kansas so sorely needs.
A law seeking to do what this bill
does was enacted by the last legisla-
ture, and like many pieces of legisla-
ton which are passed without much
care by the Kansas solons, it was de-
fective and failed to accomplish it's
purpose. 1t actually provided that
the county commissioners could
make this levy merely for the pur-
pose OF selling the old fair grounds,
purchasing new ones and improving
them. There was every disposition
on the part of the county commits
sioners to make a special levy for the
purposes of a real fair which would
ultimately become state fair but
there was no disposition on their part
or on the part of the people of Shaw
nee county, all of whom were inter-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
JOURNAL ENTRIES

The really remarkable boy is the quiet
one who obeys his parents.
q
Taxes are something like death in
that it is impossible to escape them.
u 4 =
Detectives are quick in finding out
whether or not their clients have
money.
It's hard work for some folks to be
what their friends think they are.
y q
Those. who fall in love at first sight,
would do well to take a second look.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IRON the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News1
All the world loves a winner-with tne
exception of the loser.
Tba worst of 1t for others means the
best Of it for the undertaken.
1t takes a woman or a phonograpn CYL
inder to talk while running around.
And it Is good plan to cultivate the
habit of getting your moneys worth.
If you would be popular keep your trou-
bles to yourself; that will help some.
Many man gets the upper hano py
dealing it to himself from the bottom OF
the deck.
A newly married couple should occupy
apartments in which there is no room LOT
suspicion.
Most women have faith in their nus
bands as long as they can buy Things on
credit at a drygoods store.
When two women exchange compn-
ments the recording angel is kept as busy
as when two men trade horses.
It takes lot of Christianity to en-.
able a man to feel glad when he is called
upon for $40 to help repair the church
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

In the endorsement of William Jen-
nings Bryan by the Kansas Democratic
state committee there are no eulogistic
words over the Nebraskan which
would denote any remarkable enthus-
iasm for him by the Democrats OF
Kansas. Chances are that If one could
get right down to essentials he would
not find much real enthusiasm for the
much defeated presidential aspirant.
He seems to be the octopus that has
the Democratic party Of these United
States securely entangled within his
tentacles, and the weakness of the
party is shown by the fact that he can
not be shaken of.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

Another trust buster has appeared in
the United States senate. Senator
Frazier. of Tennessee, is the man. He
has introduced a bill providing that
all duties shall be removed from ar
ticles of American manufacture which
are sold abroad at lower prices than
are obtained for the same products at
home. The bill has been sent to the
judiciary committee where it will pro-
badly rest in peace. But Senator
Frazier intends to make a speech on
the proposition. That will not help
much.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
DISSERTATIONS:

Id may be opserfed dot der Rank Out
slider always knows more aboudt your
bitzness-vedder i'd be running a benk
er crap game-den you do
Also dot der Gufferner's massage cut
very fiddle ices NIT der cheneral tenn
perature uf elder house.
Dot Stubs no longer wears a striped
collar. und ISIS gedding fat.
Dot der kvesdion uf Thaw's sandy II
nod debated egstensify In dis coundry.
undil alder der atvisapilidy uf der spec
ial session iss beaten to a pulp.
Der feet dot der fare to Yoorip hat
came down to SO, hat in no way shaken
my determination NOD to write q book
uf trafel.
Els a breaker-oop uf real dignity, q
number ug heroic remedies hat peen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

The thirty-one bills introduced in
the house of representatives on the
first day does not look very much as
though the Kansas legislators had any
intention Of limiting their legislative
activities to the measures suggested in
the message from Governor Hoch.
But, anyhow. they did not pay any at
tention to the governor at the regular
session year ago and probably will
treat him with the same scant courtesy
this time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
KANSAS cOMMENT
HEssIAN FLY IN EvIDENcE

HESSlAN FLY IN EVIDENCE
Farmers report that the wheat is
being seriously injured by some in
sect pest J.. w. Jones, who keeps
pretty close tab on the crop, says he
has examined number of wheat
fields and that the crop has already
been injured to a great extent and
that the result can be attributed to
the hessdan fly He says that he
found fly In all stages of develop
ment, from eggs up to full grown
flyers. and that their presence is no
There has been a marked change in
the appearance OF the wheat fields Of
late. When they were bright green
two weeks ago they now look brown
and dead IN spots. 1t is of course too
early to figure the amount of dam
fly is Of itself menace to the crop.
How serious, time alone will tell
Sedgwick Paragraph.
GOOD FOR KANSAS CITY, KAN.
Even Kansas City, Mo-. which is
always being thrown up to us as a city
of low rates. has not been able to show
City, Kan, since the census of 1900
was taken. In introducing a bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for improve
ments and additions to the federal
building in Kansas City, Kan, SEN
ator Long submitted statement
census OF nearly 200 per cent in
population, an increase in two years
Of 10 million dollars in assessed
valuation, gain of nearly l20 per
cent in building operations in one
year, total of 21,242 buildings served
and three and one-haf tons of mail
handled Monday and Tuesday Of
Christmas week.-Atchison Globe.
KANSAS DRUG STORES.
An esteemed Nebraska contempor-
airy Is evidently under the impression
that the Kansas drug store is moth
that impression prevails quite gener-
ally in those states where saloons
are open for business. II the peo-
pie who labor under the misappre-
hension would keep within mailing dis
lance of Kansas history, they would
find that the drug stores in the state
are running under ironclad restric-
tons. You must go to your high lie
ense territory to find the free and easy
drug store, where the prescription
clerk isn't a success unless he Is an
expert with the corkscrew.-Empori
Gazette.
GRAFT is THE NAME FOR 1T.
One of the gratis that need much
reforming in this country is this thing
of extortionate fees charged and al
lowed by the courts to- receivers of
bankrupt corporations. A man who
can not earn a hundred dollars a
month to save his neck at any job he
can get a hold of will charge and be
allowed a thousand dollars a month as
soon as he files his report as receiver.
1t Is robbery, Embellishments
Kansan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

A decision has finally been made by
the federal court of New York to the
effect that Mr.. Hartman must an
swer certain questions propounded to
him by the interstate commerce COM
missioners. Mr.. Hartman surely has
had plenty of time to frame answers
to these questions. They were asked
him during February, 1906
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

Now is the time for some nimble
Kansas wit to write a touching little
ditty on the activity of the legislators
in special session and their changed
attitude on questions of important
legislation. Such an effort might
most appropriately be called 'See the
Rabbits Run"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

It was decidedly kind of Governor
Haskell Of Oklahoma, to stop off in
Topeka and make a speech to the
Kansas legislators presenting strong
arguments for primary and bank de-
posit guaranty legislation. Some folks
might call it Quitting in but far be
1t from US to suggest such a thing or
that a speech from Governor Haskell
on glittering generalities would have
been more felicitous
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

When basketball games take on the
roughness INDUCED in by the Wash
burn and Nebraska fves in the re-
cent contest between them and near
ly end in a riot, it is high time for
the college authorities to eliminate
this sport from the athletic curricu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

There's certainly lots of truth in
the old aphorisn that politics makes
strange bed-fe11ows and at first
glance it would seem to be most ap-
plfcable to the coalition of F. Dumont
Smith and w. Roscoe Stubbs. But a
careful analysis of their motives
leads one to the conclusion that there
is nothing particularly strange in
their working together
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

Something is wrong. F. Dumont
Smith and family have been in town
for a few days and not even a para
graph, let alone the usual column or
so, has appeared in the newspapers
about that part Of the family which
takes on the form of a blooded bull
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

An American Indian figures at last
IN an international episode. white
Cloud" who was with the Buffalo
Bin show is named in England as the
correspondent in a divorce suit which
has been instituted by an English
man against his wife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal IL q member OF the
Associated Press and receives the full DAY
telegraph report Of that great neWs CT
Plantation for the eXcl- i've 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, 1908-01-18

That there has been a great change
of heart in many things on the part
of the Kansas state senators is be-
coming patent with each succeeding
hour. They actually tolerated the
reading of the governors message on
Thursday afternoon. This interest
ing procedure was passed by at the
regular session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

There is plenty of strong. sober
sense In the memorial of the State
Bankers association urging the legis-
iature to delay the enactment of a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
SCHOOL FOR DIPLOMATS.

DR.. Richard Davenport Harlan, for
mer president of Lake Forest UNIVERSE
ty, Illinois, and eldest son of Justice
Harlan, of the United States supreme
court, has been touring England and
France in the interests of the George
Washington university, and has inter
viewed hundreds of business men. both
American and foreign The prime pur-
pose of DIR. Harlan's tour which has
just been completed, was an examina-
ton of the great Ecole des Sciences
Politiques in Paris and the London
School of Economics and Political Sci
ence. 1t is the intention of the direc-
tors of the George Washington univer-
sity to model that institution after
these two famous schools. and DR.. Har-
Ian, as the representative of the move
ment In the United States, has been
having look around. He has been
studying the features that are likely to
appeal to the American needs.-Wash-
ington Herald.