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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02

mandeds cor just tricky spirit. who
will vanish in q breathe"
II am not spirit" said the leap year
lady; but I've come to ask you
question
The professors face fell. II knew it
wasn't just the roses that brought
you" he said. Il suppose it's some tan
gle in your Greek?"
mo- said Miss Merriman, sit isn't
tangle in Greek; it's a. worse tangle.
And it has something to do with roses
'Botany?" asked the unconscious
professor.
''Oh. nor Miss Merrinan's voice ex-
pressed certain scorn of his dense
ness.
We'll, you said it had something to
do with roses" the professor told her.
helplessly.
do the roses you send me have any
thing to do with botany?" Miss Merri-
man demanded.
"No-of course not" the professor
stammered; "of course not--they have
to do with
"What?" Miss Merriman's tone was
eager. Her upturned face pleaded. Her
eyes were like stars. A faint glow
from the little moon turned her hair to
gold, and as the professor looked down
at her a great light shone in upon his
soul.
'why-they have to do with-1ove."
| he said.
of course" was the tremulous re-
Spouse: ''oh, why didn't you say it be-
fore?'
IT was afraid" he whispered. and
| took her hands in his.
You see I had to come-to your rose
| garden" she explained in the shelter
| Of his arms
| ITO stay always?" he begged; and,
as she murmured Always" wise Bob
| bic, coming up the path saw the tab
| leau in the moonlight, and chuckling
as he went, beat a hasty retreat
Copyrighted, 1908, by Associated Lit
erary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe. ]

[From the Atchison Globe.
Sometimes people cast glances that
are intended to be arch which are SIM
ply idiotic.
A mans occupation, as a rule is as
uninteresting as washing dishes,
sweeping rooms and making beds.
When women attend a party, on the
way home they have quite little crit
icism to offer, even If they had a good
time.
It is not always safe to be proper.
If you pronounce aluminium" the
correct way, everyone but Webster
will laugh at you.
If you have a culprft in your pow
er, a boy or a husband, do not punish
him too much; if you do, he will in
evitab1y hate you.
The man who has amounted to
something because of hard work and
native ability, always attracts more
admiration from us than the man who
has been struck by lightning.
Summer clothing for a girl costs
very little. An Atchison girl looks like
princess in summer, but, being poor.
she cannot afford expensive winter
clothes.
Most men who die prematurely die
either of stomach or kidney trouble,
the result of overeating or overdrink-
ing. Women live longer than men;
I1i6 WOLlSH QIcl- IL IuG
men don't do more of it. there will
not be enough men left after awhile
to hold an election.
rags are royal raiment when worn
for virtues sake" This is the declar-
alton of one of the Autograph 'charac-
tiers hanging up around town. AS a
matter of fact, there is no reason why
anyone should wear rags for virtues
sake. Virtue can always afford to
dress reasonably well.
when I was preaching, I some
how got the impression that If would
let the world go headlong to the devil,
and engage in business, would make
a great deal of money in very short
time. This impression grew upon me
until I gave up preaching and engag-
ed in business, thinking 1 really ought
to pay less attention to the world, and
more to my family. I think my idea
was to make money for two or three
years, settle a large amount on each
of my children, and then resume
preaching. Well, I have been trying
to make money ever since. but withou
success. 1 am poorer now than ever
before PA rson Irvine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02

gress time and time again, and the re-
suit is that before many years he be-
comes a congressional leader. As such
he makes his state a power in the ad-
ministration of the affairs of the ma
ton. An instance OF this is in the re-
cent denomination for the fourteenth
time of Serene E. Payne by a con-
gressional constituency in New York
state. Mr.. Payne is now chairman OF
the most important committee Of the
house of representatives. the commit :
tee on ways and means. The west may
yet learn a few things from the east
and this would seem to be one of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IRON the Chicago News

It takes clever woman not to say
smart things.
But few men seem to realize how
homely they are.
Some men go around looking for
temptations to yield to.
Any man has too much money who
has more than you have.
Success will go a block out OF its way
to dodge lazy man.
Speaking of women's compilations,
seeing isn't always believing.
Nothing hurts a woman like having
to pay for something she has used.
The attractiveness of a plain woman
may be due to her unruff1ed temper.
The safe side Of lawyer is the of
side-if it Is about a thousand miles
off.
Until Cupid RECEIVERS his sight mar
rage will continue to be more or less
of failure
Nothing gives the average woman
more pleasure than to have street car
conductor, miss her.
When young married couple begins
to act sensible 1t Is q pretty sure sign
that the honeymoon Is on the Wanss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02
KANSAS COAAENT

NO HANKERING FOR A CHANGE.
From time to time there recurs an
awakening among the scattered ne
oreWs OF the earth toward a Ilohlst
movement. The tribal spirit is not
spasmodic, but the intermittent action
Is. At Atlantic City a few days ago,
the American Federation OF Alonlsts
met and the results of their denoera-
tons are expectSd to be substantlal IN
furthering the propaganda of Zion1sm.
Effort are being made to unite the
German and Russian Jews, VINO seem
to be opposed to each other. BE TINS
said, that all the Yiddish leaders ASK
is the protection OF the government OF
the Sultan of Turkey, which nolds
suzerainty over a large part OF Fdles-
tine. Funds are ample and the dues
ton is not so much a cry Tor money,
but rather to create a popular spiIIt
among all the Hebrews eVeryWnere
scattered toward a unihcation OF IN
terests, and a concentrated effort to
colonize in Palestine. AT the Allantlc
City meeting letter was read from
DR.. M. Caster, president OF the Eng
Zionist federation, urging all american
Hebrews to get together In support %
the Zionist movement American Jew >
as rule have never shown great en-.
thusiasm for the Zionist movement, anu
there are many reasons Tor TINS IuAe-
warm spirit. The oppression OF EURO
pean governments on the Jew, always
them to this country, and here they
found a sanctuary, a cloister. CONNER
cial and industrial conditions were suCn
as to meet a reciprocal response on tne
part of the immigrant. He settled mere
made a home here, and is satisneo.
Downtrodden humanity of any race
might seek a surcease from their OPP
preston, where no other remeoy oHer
| ed, but in America, where so many OPP
portunities have been presented to the
| Jew to make good. he has no speclal
urging to give up all he has secured IN
America and return to Jerusalen.
Prominent and distinguished Jews nke
DR.. Henry Frienenwald and Dr. M
Caster, will keep alive that racial splrls
among their followers, but the recruits IL
| for the Oriental movement must Dc
gained from Europe and those states
Where oppression reigns-. Few, II any
will enter the active list from Amerl'
| ca. Present conditions are satisfactory
There is not sufficient inducement Oh
fered for the Anglicized Jew to go oacH
| to Palestine where his future is at lne
| best, but problematical-Wichi Ea'
| gle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02
QUAKER MEDITATToNs.
[From the Philadelphia Record.

[From the Philadelphia Record.1
Success only comes to the man who
goes after it.
Even the promoter isn't always
faithful to his Trust.
Nowadays it's a poor rule that won't
work five or six ways.
1t takes a certain amount of blow
and buster to raise the dust.
Two can live just as cheaply as one
If the man has to pay alimony.
When hens refuse to lay there should
be some way to egg them on.
Mountains never. move, and yet 1t is
possible to see a mountain pass.
You can generally tell if a man is
fond of cabbage by smoking his cigars.
The things that come to those who
wait are often the things no one else
wants.
Simply burning your bridges behind
you doesn't necessarily mean that you
are setting the world on fire.
Nell-"I don't like Mr.. Saphedde He
is $3.50 weak kneed." Eelle-"Then I
wouldn't advise you to sit on him.
No, Maud dear, it isn't considered
the coming down that Is dangerous
BIobbs-"How can a man love his
enemy as he loves himself?'' SIobbs-
Simply by being his own worst enc
N.Y.
Wigg-"Sillicus says he is working
for all he is WORTH Wagg-'Is that
SO? Then I suppose he Is getting 81 q
week"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Many of the weather predictions this
summer have properly been hot air.
=
If opportunity knocks at every door
only once it is kept tolerably busy.
4 \ y
It's safe to say that a good many
bargain-hunting women get fooled on
their wedding day.
y y
When neither family thinks its Off
spring is being buncoed the wedding is
an unusual one.
y y
From the wills left by some folks it
is quite evident that they didn't be-
live in charity beginning at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02

"Affinity'' cases are now cropping
up and being given notoriety all over
the country. They will properly take
their place along side the numerous
and various ''unwritten law cases
which are given prominence from
time to time and they are worthy of
Just about as much serious attention
as are the latter. This styling of
offences against the laws of man and
decency with high sounding and in
definite words and phrases does not
palliate them in the slightest degree.
And the less said about them the bet
fer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02
THE FIRST CHAPTER

president Roosevelt win get dollar a
We saw Gwo plunks) buck Chats four)
And then (six dollars. please)
fired Chats eight a shot 1.-TWO u1ore)
And brought him to his knees.
The hunting scene Chat makes nineteen)
Is something really fine;
Inc Jungle all a vivid green,
q think that's twenty-nine)
Tonight we lie beneath the sky,
Zone. two. three. four, five, six;)
It's great. (seVen, eighth the moon is
high.
The woods full of big sticks!
So what we do CHATS twenty-two)
Let's do with all our might
(Come. Kermit count, whate'er you do!
Yes, twenty-eight is rightly
1t is great sport (my words are short,
But why should I waste ink?)
thought heard a rhino snort
In coming down to drink.
I'm on his track: (KerTnit, go back
And count these words again.)
The night is still and raven black!
(Loeb. come and hold my penn
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! cThey'n hate
to pay
For four bangs in a row,
dollar each. but that's the way
The contract reads. knowD
Ooeb. skin the rhino while I add
These words.) What heavenly breeze.
We're off to bed! (And Kermit, lad,
Mail this first chapter, pleased
j. w. Foley in the New York Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02

The population of Kansas has in
creased $3.50 in the last year. While
d is not unusually large, it is q
good, healthy growth. It's the kind
of an increase in population that
counts for in the main 1t represents
persons who have come to Kansas to
make their homes here. And now that
the people of the country are begin
ming to realize the possibilities of Kan
sas' fertile fields there is every reason
to believe that the increases in popula-
ton in the years to come will be much
larger
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02
A One Word EpitaDh.

The undertaken paused in his meas
urements.
There is only one 1-word epitaph in
this country he said, hanging his
tape across his shoulders. 1T is in the
town of Worcester. I believe it is quite
a. drawing card. Holiday-makers come
to see it from miles around.
1.-THE epitaph consists of the word
Gone A Worcester auctioneer lay
dying. He whispered to his wife with
a quiet smile:
, g I've been "Going, going all my
life. Now I'll soon be Gone" Put
that on my tombstone, dear. That one
word Gone" only
The wife complied" continued the
Observation-Disclosures Bulletin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02
Australian Clay Eaters.

In the Northern Territory, that vast
subtropical section of Australia which
Is to be opened up for settlement now
that It has been taken over from South
Australia by the commonwealth gov
eminent, some of the natives have a
curious custom of eating a certain
kind of white, powdery clay.
Investigation does not indicate any
particular fondness on the part of the
aboriginals for this particular diet. but
the clay would appear to serve a use
full purpose in between whites by way
Of STAYING or hunger when game Is
ecarce-L0ndon Standard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02

That the railroads of the country
are firmly convinced of an approach
ing era of increased business in all
lines of endeavor is evidenced by the
announcement of several of them that
they will order $4,000 new freight
cars in the aggregate within few
weeks. This is a small number to
be sure when compared with the or
ders that were being placed by the
railroads a couple of years ago but it
is good testimony that business is
picking uD and that the railroads be-
lieve it will continue to do so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02

can easily be understood to enjoy a
distinct advantage There is a less
substantial but nevertheless consider
able gain in the use of such a gun for
target practice. 1t is to be devoutly
hoped that this country may not have
war to prove the value of this in
vention, but it may be worth great
deal to have other nations know that
this country has added this to the adj
vantage of the equipment of its sol
diers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02
HOME NEWS While AWAY.

Subscribers OF the State Journal
away during the summer may havr
the paper mailed regularly each day
60 any address at the rate OF teri cents
= week or thirty cents a month 10y
mail only.) Address changed az Dfteu
as desired While out OF town the
State Journal win be to yOu like a
1aily letter from home.
Advance payment is requested on
these short time subscriptions, TO save
bookkeeping expenses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02

New Jerseys legislature must be of a
peculiar stripe or else the liquor deal
ers in the state have a wrong opinion
of it. Because Governor Fort has
threatened to call out the militia to
saloons closed on Sunday according to
the law they have decided to keep
their doors locked on that day for the
time being, but they insist that they
will have no trouble In getting the
members of the legislature. when they
are in session again, to change the law
so that the saloons may be kept open
on Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02
Leaves Prison for old Job.

After serving five years at the Nc
Neils Island penitentiary for the theft
Of gold dust from the Wild Goose Min
ing company, of Nome, Alaska, by
which company he was employed as
confidential clerk, George Tolman has
returned to Nome and again taken up
his duties as clerk for the company.
This is said to be the first instance of
any person convicted of theft and SEN
fenced to McNeils Island. in which the
employer has re-employed the thief
after the sentence was served In Toll
mans case it is considered extraordi-
nary, as he stole more than $4,000
Tacoma dispatch to Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02

How many of us have noticed that
we walk with our arms as well as
with our legs? Sitting on a grassy
slope overlooking a seaside prone
made the other day I was struck by the
mechanical swing of the arms of the
stream of passers-by-the right arm
always keeping position with the left
leg and the left arm with the right leg.
By attempting to reverse the order
of the swing I found that 1 had a ten
dency to progress like a crab, while
the effort to keep them fixed by the
side was like the shutting off the
steam from the engine. Arms and
the man must be amended to arms,
legs, and man!-London Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02
Australia,s wild Oysters.

Oysters are sometimes regarded as
dangerous, but they are not usually
considered savage. A Queensland
Judge, however, has decided that they
are wild beasts. Before royal COM
mission on the pearling industry,
which has been sitting at Brisbane, a
witness stated that eight years ago he
had laid 100000 shells In the neigh
borhood of Friday Island The Jap
ansse stole the shells, and the district
court judge held that as pearl shell
oysters were wild animals there was
no penalty for stealing them.-London
Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02

From the reports appearing in the
newspapers these days it is evident
that Kansas is to have another
bumper crop this year to which atten-
ton has not been properly paid hereto
fore. 1t is preserves. Evidently the
Kansas housewives are laying in a
supply of these delicacies this year
which will tide them over for another
year when there may be a fruit short
age. And the value of this crop is no
small one as can be attested to by the
heads of families who have to foot the
bills for glass Jars. sugar and fruit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02
what,s an Inch of Rain?

The rain fell in buckets. the thunder
racketed terribly, and the lightning
drew zigzag lines of bright gold upon
the violet sky.
$50 you, too. don't know what an
inch of rain is exactly" said the
weather clerk, as he looked at his
rain measuring instrument. VERY
few people do, it seems. I'll explain 1t
to you.
IAN acre is 6,272,64O square inches.
An inch of water on an acre is there
fore 6,272,640 cubic inches. That
amount at 227 cubic inches to the ga1-
Ion, equals $4,000 gallons, or 100000
pounds, or 100 tons.
AN inch of rain is. in other words,
rain falling at the rate of 100 tons to
the acre. "-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02
Pensions for Widows.

In stating that the Australian state of
Queensland in 1879 began a system of
subsidizing widows in the care of their
children, Consular Agent Asbury Cald-
well. of Brisbane, writes of its further de-
velopment:
''The idea has steadily grown, and it
has been found wiser for the state to
pension the mother for the care of her
Children than to condemn her to such
employment which would cause here to
neglect the children. The following new
scale of weekly allowances was author
lied by the recent parliament, to take
effect May /, 1905: For one child, $122;
two children, 800 each; three children, %
cents each; four children, 81 cents each:
more than four children, a maximum of
81 IS New York World
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02
Crown to Her Husband.

An old fashioned English stone
mason is employed in yard in upper
Hoboken to chisel tombstones. He
makes $3.40 day. as against $2.33 in
the old country. He lost his job last
week, and there was some protest, to
which the manager replied: HE is a
splendid workman, but he is always
day party ordered headstone with
this inscription, "A Virtuous Woman Is
a Crown to Her Husband You see,
he wanted something for his departed
wife's grave. What do you suppose
our Englishman did? The stone be-
ing a little narrow, he contracted the
sentence thus, "A Virtuous Woman Is
5s to Her Husband AS we couldn' t
stand the 5-shiIling business we had to
drop him. New York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02
RESTRICTIONS OF A BACHELOR
TFrorn the New York Press.1

Self control is a thing you always
have till you need to use It.
The best thing about women Is how
different they are from men.
You'll generally find a model hus-
band is too dull to be anything else.
Most people give advice about the
things they don't understand and get
it about the things they do.
The reason a woman takes 50 much
pride in her children Is 30 she wiz
know she Is doing her duty by them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02

Toledo is now undergoing an in
vasion by the Boys of '61'' but they
will leave behind them nothing except
pleasant memories. And it's as notice
able as it is a sad fact that the march
ing hosts at each succeeding G. A. R.
national encampment are growing less
and less in numbers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02

Boston is probably several degrees
more than green with jealousy just
now. A Chicago man, vacationing in
the neighborhood of Beantown. caught
a sixty-eight pound Goldfish the other
day. the largest by far of the season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02

Things will warm up in Oyster Bay
bit. A number of the jackies on the
presidents yacht, the Sylph, were de-
MED admission to a public dancing
pavilion in the presidents home town
because they were in uniforms. This
is certainly worse than ''lese majestic"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-02

It's rather distressing to learn that
the defense in the trial of Captain P.
c. Hams for cold-blooded murder of
William E. Annis is to be like that
used in the notorious Harry Tha.w