The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-10

cal gospel The butterfly is made out
of red, yellow, or green pasteboard,
with a picture of the presidential can
didate on one wing and the vice presi-
Dental candidate on the other. 1t has
hook at the top by which it can be
fastened to the coat or dress. The
people who have this device to sell de-
clare that the butterfly badge always
makes a great hit with the ladies.
Another member of the political
menagerie is the owl, which comes in
the form of a pin and bears on his
broad breast this sage advice: BE
wise; vote for William Jennings
Bryan''-or for Taft, depending on who
wants to buy the services Of the owl.
Another new arrival in this Noah's
ark convention is THE Chipping Bug"
The "chirping bug" is probably the
lineal descendent of the gold bug" of
the "chirping bug" is like locust, and
is made of tin. By squeezing the bug
at the proper place, harsh, rasping
sound is produced. On the bugs
chirp for Taft for president" The bug
will also chirp for Bryan If properly
approached.
One firm offers a hand mirror with
a picture of either candidate on the
back This is another novelty which
ought to appeal strongly to the ladies.
Post Card Fad.
is taken advantage of in all sorts of
ways. There are dozens of different
designs The Democratic state COM
mittee had used about $4,000 souvenir
kinds One is a handsome picture of
the national capitol. with small pic
lures of Bryan and Kern in the cor
ners. The other is comic" show
ing a badly battered dinner pail in
scribed: ''The bottom is out of the
full dinner pail The Republican
party is liz power. Isn't change de-
sirable?"
One of the most popular campaign
novelties is the postage stamp sticker,
to put on envelopes. These stamps
come in sheets like postage stamps.
Some are put up in books, with waxed
paper between blocks of six, similar
to the stamp books" sold at the post
Office. The stamps are OF various col
ors, and usually bear the picture of
presidential candidate with a brief in
scription such as Vote for Bryan or
For president, w. H. Taft.
The Democratic state committee is
using other forms of ''stickers,'' bear
for Bryan; are your About $4,000 of
these stickers have been used or sent
out to various parts of the state by
the Democrats.
ties is called "A race for the White
House" and is manufactured by
Kansas company. 1t is a card about
ten inches square, with a picture of
the White House at the top. Extend
ing downward from the picture in the
center of the card is column of such
comments as these:
A winner.
All in
sure loser
NV money on
Wanted-help.
on one side of this column is a me-
dalton picture of Taft on the other
similar picture of Bryan. each mounted
on a triangular pointer, and arranged
to slide up and own the column. 50 thai
the nossessor of the card can express
his sentiments about the rival candi-
dates from day to day, as the race
for the White House progresses.
Campaign Buttons.
There are cam baign buttons ad lib
scores and hundreds of them. One os
the new things in the button line is the
tiny pasteboard flag. with picture Of
either candidate in the center. At the
top of the flag is little projection to
fold back and insert in the buttonhole
This is a cheap substitute for the cam
paign button. and is used in large
quantities by the Democratic commit
tee
The name Taft" has afforded an OPP
portunity for some genius to get up a