The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
WHEN YOU BREAK a BILL

DefylnG time and tempasts dire.
It braves the boundina billows' shock.
Their fury does not feaxe that rock.
/ II stands imnovabIe until
Man comes along and twdsts drill
And plsss the hole With dynamite
To move that rock is now a joke.
And whyf Because that rock is broke
An infant with basket may
In time move all Of it away.
xsh that # required a drill
Could not be rent apart By less.
Fer . wsils !, this bin remains sntir.
VIII not spend It, no indeed!
Unless Tor something that need.
Ha Know Tas That II; = Slesmins thing il broke
Chicago News.
Freak Laws in Texas.
Iexas Is great state. and num-
oe.s many good people among its A.
uoo,ooo Inhabitants. but, judging
from some OF my experiences in late
VISIT, l should say that big Lone Star
commonwealth was a victim of good
deal OF foul legislation" said Mr.. W.
~. bennett. Of San Francisco, at the
Rennert.
Coming out OF Ell Paso. the con-
ductor came through the train and
warned the passengers that 1t was
violation Of the Texas law for anyone
to take a drink Of wine or other liquor
from private bottle. and that who.
ever did so was liable to q fine of 5000
and three months in Jail.
1 On, r
was a consumptive invalid that was
going back to his old home. in the
east to die. The sick man had an at
tack which caused him to collapse.
and his nurse rushed terrified through
the car begging some one for slim
ulant. I told the conductor that I'd
take a chance on breaking the law
and handed by bottle over to the
nurse, who bestowed hearty blessing,
while the conductor, humane man.
turned his back on the scene.
Another ridiculous statute requires
the stoppage Of any passenger train
that is an hour late. It is then de-
tanned for the next twenty-four hours
| and a new train is ordered out from
the next station ahead. By reason OF
fast train was on was held two and
one-half hours in one town, because
the company, to avoid being late, had
heightened its schedules.
such laws would seem to indicate
an excess of granger representation in
a state that is in most respects thor
oughly modern and progressive. Pub
lie sentiment, as found in talking tc
many Texans. is bitterly against the
enactment of measures Of this sort
and it may be taken for granted that
they will be speedily repealed
Baltimore American.
Growth of the Capital.
The census taken recently by the
police force of the District of Colum-
bia indicates that the national CAPT
tai is growing in population at an ex-
Iceptional rate. The increase in in
habitants for the last year is reported
as 9,812, which would mean a growth
IL steadily maintained, of almost 100,-
900 for the current decade. OF course
such rate of growth has not beer
maintained since 1900. According to
ington's- population was 27s,71s. The
population reported by the police in
1908 il $50, 403, 80 that the increase In
eight years has been 60.6S5. By 1915
Washington may be expected to gair
at least $1,000 more inhabitants and
Compared with it's nearest rival
Baltimore-Washfngto is making
rapid strides forward. Baltimore.
percentage Of growth between 1896
and 1900 was I'll. while Washing
tons was 20.9. The disparity in ex-
pansion will undoubtedly be create,
in the decade from 1900 to 1910, fol
Baltimore's growth was checked fol
a year or more by the losses of the
great fire of 1904, while Washington's
growth has been stimulated by enor-
nous building operations, most OF
them conducted under the auspices o.
the national government.
The check to business resulting
from last falls panic will also be fell
less in Washington than in perhap.
any other American city. The nation
al capital does not depend for live
and it's workers have steady employ
! ment assured them because the gov
ernment's activities are being contin
ually extended.
j In it's physical aspect Washington
has gained enormously in attractive
ness in the last eight or ten years. I
is an ideal residence city. and it,
charms appeal most potently to Amer
leans with leisure enough to enjo,
them. It has become the winter HON,
of families Of wealth and reflnemen
from all parts of the union, and it
quiet, order and beauty make living
within its borders constant satisfa
ton. 1t still has great potentialitie
in the way of architectural develop
ment, and its material prosperity Il
secured by the ever broadening &C
tivities OF the great governmental ma
, chine.-New York Tribune.
Moose Drink at q Pump
II James Tfbbetts, Of the Neck Road
Benton, has been entertaining strang'
company for several days. Early las
week Mr.. Tibbetts went to the bari
and turned out his stock. When h
stepped into the barnyard a few min
utes later to start the water at thu
pump he was surprised to find a bull
and q COW moose apparently waiting
} for the water.