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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14

Marie Sake. great operate singers OF
the last half century; Emily Winant, a
concert singer well known in festival
work; Sir Augustus Manns, the famous
English conductor: and Fritz Scheele,
conductor Of the Philadelphia orches-
ira; Edward Harderup Grieg, the emil
nent Norwegian composer; Frederick
Bergner. the violoncellist and one of
the founders of chamber music In this
country: Joseph Joachim, the most
celebrated violinist of his time; and
our own Carl Wolfsolm, whose influence
upon the growth of the higher music
in the west has never been fully ap-
preeiated
THE art world has lost Rudolfe
Julien, the head Of the Paris school.
whose graduates are scattered all over
the world; Edward Kemyss, the sculp-
tor; Theobold Chairman, the eminent
Partisan portrait painter; Benjamin
Champney. the dean Of American land
scape artists: and Augustus ST. eau
dens, who reached the front rank of
modern sculptors and placed the noblest
American portrait statue, that Of Lin
coin. In our own city.
This country has lost but two prom
inent men of letters-Thonas Bailey
Aldrich and Archibald c. Gunter Two
other American writer's, Theodore TIL
ton and Moncure D. Conway, have
passed away, but they have lived so
long in Europe as almost to have be-
come denationalized. England has lost
Gerald Massey, the poet, and F. G.
Stephens, the essayist and one Of the
founders Of the Pre-R aphaelite brother
hood; Italy. Gioso Carducci, it's greatest
modern poet; Canada, DR. w. H. Drum
mond, whose delightful poems in the
French Canadian patois are favorites
everywhere: and France, it's distin-
guished poet and critic, Rene Sully-
Prudhomme.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14
HUNOR or THE DIP

Mistress.No Bridget, am willing. to
you the use of my automobile on your
day out.
Bridget-But why. mum?
Mistress-Its too great a risk!-Brook-
lyn Life.
Leap Year had just struck on the clock.
around her neck, wouldn't you like to
button my. waists for me?'-st. Louis
1.-The true statesman" said the earnest
citizen. VIII always value honor above
Yes; replied the keen observer. IT
guess that's why many Of our senators
or' orr l Press se ao'n i0f the nom
Why do you live SO far out of town.
We'll; have three pretty daushters-'
And the cars stop running at II p. m"
Cleveland Leader.
Professor-I want you children to 20 to
my lecture tonight
~, Rob bert Gov yoq whip us instead.
"A mans occupation has a very great
influence on his character"
Think so7'
"I know IT.
oh! I don't know: one of the worst
Sprieht pianos @H knnW a Posf oeaier IN
YES" said the fair young girl, "every-
body says I'm just the picture of NAM
s.sa.''
well. replied the gallant youth. you're
certainly a very flattering picture
Philadelphia Press.
Canvasser-I am taking subscriptions
for new book, entitled Poems of the
Ages: A Complete Library of Poetry"
Man at the Desk-I have substantially
the same thing-Bryant's Library Of
Poetry and Song
Canvasser-Not the same thing at all.
I've seen that book. It's crude and incom-
plete. The work I am taking subscrip-
lions for IS to be the combined output of
all the Indiana poets.-ChicaEo Tribune.
bune.
Esfe-Bobby, when you grow up what
kind of a wife are you going to marry?
Bobbie (promptly)-One that doesn't
mine Christmas, an he gimme a whole
dollar. He's been away fer ten year an
dat wus de fust time I'd seen him since
he come back
What business was he in7'
well, suh," said Brother william, 40
he gone away he WIZ In de burglary bust
ness! Atlanta Constitution.
Redd-I see you've got a new chauffeur.
Greene-Yes; he's all right. too.
Redd-COme well recommended?
Greene-Oh. yes: he doesn't know a sin
gle chorus girl.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14
GLOBE SIGHTS.

[From tho Atchison G1obe.1
A good partner is as hard to find as
good help.
A boys band Is usually the limit
so far as music is concerned.
Nothing will make a red headed
woman more angry than to be asked
If she is ready.
pie, forget it; but II you nurse It and
exaggerate 1t, 1t becomes a boil. This
is true of other troubles than pinples.
A man is never contented. When
he can't eat, he imagines that ne IL
going to die, and when he has good
appetite, he fears he has a tape-worm.
Subject for discussion by the Lam
caster Literary society: When wo-
man is requested to give cooking re-
cfpes to her friends, has she right
to refuse?
When it is said of a man that he
rises with the lark, and goes to bed
with the chickens. 1t is usually the
case that nothing more can be said to
his credit.
One reason why the dishes, win
dows, floors and clothes have SO hard
a time finding someone to wash them,
is that this class of work never comes
under the head Of Art"
1t shows as much conceit to think
that people are talking bad things
about you as to imagine they are say
ing good things. They are probably
not thinking of you at all.
This is the time Of the year when
We begin hearing about how the rab-
bits are destroying the orchards, but,
somehow, the rabbits are mighty
scarce when the town hunters go af-
ter them.
An Atchison little boy, soon after he
went up stairs to bed, was called to by
his mother, who wanted him to come
down stairs, and do an errand. 'I
can't" he replied: I've done got my
pants started of"
Notice to fathers Of manageable
girls looking for change of 1ocation
We have had that kind of weather all
winter in Kansas when girls saunter
down to the front gate after supper
and waylay the Eligible Man going by.
A woman will let funeral of a
friend a church wedding, or run
away interrupt the common current
CT events. but all of these, with a fire
added, will not prevent her from keep
ing an engagement with her dress
maker.
The amateur singer is dreary
enough at best, but when he makes
extra preparation for a song, ii is
worse than ever This Is one of the
queer things about amateurs: the
more they practice a song. the worse
they sing it.
An Atchison man gave a little boy
some candy the other morning, and, as
the little boy took 1t, of course his
mother said: what do you say to the
gentleman ?" And then she almost died
of modification, as the little boy said.
sweetM: Give me some more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14

France can always be depended upon
to produce a gentleman who will get
wildly sensational over every possible
occasion. Lucien Millevoye, a mem
Der of the chamber of deputies, is the
star in this line Just now. He sees a
grave crisis in the affairs existing De-
tween Japan and the United States.
He would not be surprised to hear of
the Japanese fleet bobbing up almost
any moment and engaging in a fight
with Bob Evans warships. He thinks
the situation is such that France and
Great Britain ought to step in now
and adjust the differences between the
rnikado and Uncle Sam. Millevoye
ought to get the medal for being the
champion ass of the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14
DEEP WATERWAY PLANS.

Indications are prevalent in the
news dispatches from Washington
that the prospects for any important
action being taken at this session Of
congress on deep waterway 1egisla-
ton are not as bright as they might
be. This is not particularly en-
couraging but a great amount of pre-
liminary work is needed in connection
with this subject before any definite
steps can be taken. There seems to
be a general disposition on the part
of the members of the house COM
mittee on rivers and harbors, where
this legislation will originate, to do
something toward river improvement
on an adequate scale at this session.
But they are troubled to know just
where to begin.
What they appear to want is some
big project with which to head a gen.
eral waterway improvement bill. but
apart from a few urgent appeals for
preliminary surveys. mono Of the large
projects seem to be pressing hard
enough to get things started. Most Of
the western members had hoped that
the plans for the Lakes-to-t the Gulf
project would be in shape for congress
sional action. Unfortunately, 1t is
not. The report of the engineers en-
gagged in the survey Of the stretch of
river from St. Louis to
Cairo will not be ready be-
fore next June and nothing definite
can be done by congress until this re-
port is ready.
Because Of the unreadiness Of this
biggest project 1T makes it hard for
the lesser ones to get hearing. And
while the Improvement of the Missouri
is big project. and one in which the
people of this section of the country
are more particularly interested, 1t
does not appear to have acquired
prestige enough as yet to carry
through a rivers and harbors bill on
a big scale.
Although deepened waterways are
sorely needed for the handling of traf-
fic and its regulation it is well that
too great haste be not INDUCED in to
the end of their accomplishment.
Some of the tasks involved in the
deep waterway projects are rather
monumental and need to be thorough
ly worked out in all of their details
before large appropriations are made
for them. It would seem possible that
some comprehensive plan for the
creating of an adequate deep water
ways system could be developed dur
ing the present session Of congress
and appropriations made for proper
preliminary surveys for the work This
would be a good step of progress to
take and will probably be as far as
this congress will be able to go in the
matter.
In view of the unpreparedness of
various of the deep waterway projects
the calling of the Missouri River
Navigation congress to meet at Sioux
City on January % and % is most
opportune. This organization should
be able 10 start an agitation and
develop plans that will hasten the i'm
provement Of the Missouri river. Max
ing this stream navigab:e for freight
carrying boats will be of untold bene-
fit to all sections of the states which
border on it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14

OF decided interest at the Midwinter
exposition will be the state board of
health's pure food exhibit which Is be-
ing prepared by DR.. Crumbine, the sec
rotary of the board. And not the least
interesting feature of this exhibit will
be the number of things that are made
from Kansas corn in Kansas. The num-
Der of food and medicinal products
made from Kansas corn and in Kansas
is not generally known and it is to show
these that the products have been COL
1ected and are to he exhibited
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14
JOURNAL ENTRIES

A Haunting of vice goes a long ways
to make men vicious.
\ 4
Even the fairest of flowers has its
shadow beneath it as 1t swings in the
sunlight.
There is only one way of doing q
thing right but there are countless
ways of doing it wrong.
Quite as much is in the world to
admire as there is to pardon and to-
pity.
= y
As Hyperides said, one half of the
world must sweat and groan that the
other half may dream.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14
KANSAS COAAENT
SENSIBLE PROGRAMME.

| The call Of the legislature in spec
| ial session settles that question.
There Is no further use In arguing as
to whether or not the call was advis-
able. 1t is done. The question is
| what the session will do. Unless it
| shows results the party and the SEN
ate will be hurt.
| The special session should pass a
| direct primary bill providing for the
nomination Of candidates of all par
ties on the same day for every Office
from United States senator to road
overseer. This law should be SO
framed that members of one party
can vote on candidates OF an
| other. 1t should safeguard the pri-
maries against illegal voting. 1t
should restrict the expenditure of
money by candidates to legitimate
expenses.
The guaranty deposit bill, which is
not a guaranty at all, merely a COM
pulsory mutual insurance by the
banks of the state of their deposits.
should be carefully drawn so that
the bad results, which there will be.
will not exceed the good results. We
believe such a measure can be pre-
pared and passed.
Any defects in the new tax law
should be corrected.
The constitutional provision should
be obeyed for a constitutional appor-
tionment of legislative districts SO as
to give the counties entitled to repre-
sentatives their rights.
Railroad regulation should fol-
10 the lines on which the state COM
mission Is working and the recon-
mendation Of that commission and its
attorney should be enacted into law.
There may be other matters of
Importance proposed put most of
them can wait. The extra session
orb To hoc CT fc
consistent with wise and careful leg
islation and adjourn at the earliest
possible date. The session will cost
$4,000 a week. A primary law will
cost the counties at least $4,000. The
people are wanting economy this
year and they will probably receive
with more gladness the motion to ad-
journ than any other action of the
Observation-Disclosures News.
THE DIFFERENCE.
Again this mighty truth is forced
upon us: When you lose out, in politi-
cal fight, the machine" has won; when
you win, it is a great victory for right
and Justice and the great common peo-
ple.-Osborne Farmer.
BUT THEY COME.
All reforms come slowly bu they
come. The people are determined to
have hand in the business of noni-
mating their candidates and a law,
plain faced, straight and square, minus
subterfuge will come.-Norton Courier.
AN INDEPENDENT LOT
The Republican party of Kansas
needs a broad. liberal. progressive lead
ership if it can hope to win continuous
victories. The people of Kansas are
going to be jobbed into anything if
thew know it-Miami Republican
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14

Few people will be surprised at the
news from Washington that the
original estimate on the cost of the
Panama canal was far too low. The
original estimate was about $140,O00.-
900. Conservative estimates now put
the cost at $2o0.ooo,000. When the
dnal bills have been paid-well what's
the use of prophesying? There Is one
consolation, however. Whatever the
canal costs It will be worth the money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14

Once more do the war clouds hover
over Morocco. The landscape Of that
country wouldn't look natural If a few
Of these dark spots were not flying
about It would be good thing for the
peace of the world if these present war
clouds developed into something that
would end in the determination Of all
the natives of the land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14

It's something Of a task to fool Presi-
dent Roosevelt on any proposition. But
1t seems that Governor Sparks of Ne
vada was able to turn the trick. The
president is now satisfied that the fed
eral troops have been used as cats
paw by the Goldf1eld mine owners. They
are to be withdrawn Immediately and
Mr. Sparks comes in for a deserved re-
buke from Mr.. Roosevelt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14

Encouraging news comes from New
York In the announcement that the
bank reserve deficit there has been
finally wiped out. The banks now have
on hand more cash than the legal re-
serve demands for the first time since
the financial stringency was started
Other big money centers are reporting
equally good conditions and it will NOT
be long now before the lid is taken
of on Withdrawals all over the country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14

1t was thought that white Hand"
societies were organized for the pur-
pose of combating murderous trade of
the BLACK Hand" societies. This idea
seems to be wrong. A white Hand"
society at Columbus. Kan, threatened
a woman's life If she did not produce
$500 in cash. Things are looking up a
bit, though, for an arrest has been
made in this case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14

Everyone will now have to admit
that Mrs. Howard Gould got decidedly
the worst of the marital bargain even
though she did get millionaire. No
one can blame her for insisting that
she is entitled to the Judgment OF
separation. One of her attorneys says
that Howard Gould is a "sybaritic
satyr" Let's see. That would be
voluptuary with the combined tenden-
ctes of q man and a goat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14

Politicians at Washington are busy
with their pencils and have it figured
out that Mr.. Taft will get 4s4 votes for
the presidential nomination on the first
ballot that Is taken at the national
convention. This is three more than is
necessary for q choice Anti-Taftites
win proceed to get blue in the face dis
counting these figures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14

Hunters In the east end of Saline
county are not making much noise
these days about their prowess. Eight
hundred OF them INDUCED in a wolf
hunt one day last week and they sue
ceeded In killing Just two wolves. That's
not the worst Of it. Wolves are I'M
usually plentiful this year in that To-
califY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14

Emphatic denial is given of the pos
sibility of Mr.. Stubs retiring from the
Eubernatoria1 contest in the event OF
the special session enacting a direct
and state wide primary law which will
become effective at once and do away
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal IL a member OF the
Associated Press and receives the full day
ganization for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news In received IN The State Jour-
nal building over wtres for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14
Paying the .Lightening."

A party of American tourists who
were comfortably established in hotel
in Germany discovered a new contribu-
ton to English as she is spoke only
this time they found it in the written
word. The building had been recently
wired for electricity. and under the
bulbs in each room directions were
posted in French, German and Eng
fish. The French was irreproachable
the German nearly So and the English
read as follows:
To open and shut the tightening cleo
trical one is requested to turn to the
right hand. On going to bed it must
be closed. Otherwise the tightening
must be paid--Boston Herald
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14
HOME REMEDIES.

one summer, many years ago
All, Well do / recall the day
Pa said: 'Bill. take fork and go
Along with Jake to help make hay
said: "Oh, pa, can't; Il m sick;
Gee! can scarcely drag about
need some medicine right quick
I'd said: We'll try the apple sprout.
That's sure to help, and costs much less
Than quinine, calomel or squills."
Pa never did run to excess
In luxuries like doctor bills.
In winter when 1 felt depressed.
Had hacking cough or aching head,
He'd say: Put coal oil on your chest,
And soak your feet and go to bed
But when the bright warm days of spring
Brought all the leaves and blossoms out.
He never gave me anything
But hickry oil and apple sprout.
I knew his recipe by heart
Prescription always read this way:
"Oil hick 'ry, mixed with equal part
OF apple sprout, three times a day.
Rub well"-I did the rubbing act
Repeat at bedtime as required"
Which same-I blush to own the fact
Was oftener than 1 desired.
Now. grown to manhood, still swear
By pies that mother used to make;
And just as freely I declare
PaS medicine was bad to take.
indianapolis News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14
The Senate Cloak Room.

spondent stated that the Democrats would
be greatly injured by the panic. because
s sney were preparing such toolish oanRins
cloak room. The cloak rooms are the
places where senators indulge their fan
cies In days when men told stories, vest
of Missouri was the king of the cloak
room, and Don Cameron was his lay fig
ure They rig Jokes on new men IN the
cloak rooms, and the last thing they DO is
to construct serious laws there. The SEN
ators who spend most of their time scent
Fellows with tobacco smoke are not olten
consulted on especially serious matters;
they constitute the army" OF the nag,
and follow their leaders. Bryan did a good
deal in the cloak room to fasten the Pnii-
ippine islands to this country, and the
Washington letter-writers say that he has
been alarming his anxious friends by talk
Ing over financial measures there that ne
thinks ought to be adopted, One or his
ed by the words of the Nebraskan that he
took him over from the Democratic cloak
to have him talk it over with Aldrich and
some of the others whose ideas needed
righting. 1t is said that when Bryan got
very polite to him. and said that he hoped
that Bryan would be the Democratic can
didate. But this aside, when a real bill is
to be prepared it will not be thrashed out
amid the chaff of the cloak room, but in
some committee room Aldrich Will do it
In his Ms little back offee in the apartments
help, If the lowanS do not think him too
old. If Culbertson has any amendment to
offer he will prepare them at home. When
George F. Edmunds and Thurman wanted
to draft bill or an amendment, Edmunds
used to rise in his place and blow his
nose. Then he'd walk out of the chamber
Soon afterward Thurman would walk out
at another door. They'd meet down in the
judiciary committee room, and there the
business would be done The senators or
visitors who talk about legislation in the
cloak room talk much about it that
they never find time to put down any
thoughts, if they really have any, on pa
per-Harper's Weekly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14
AN INDEPENDENT LOT.

The Republican party of Kansas
needs a broad. liberal. progressive lead
ership if it can hope to win continuous
victories. The people of Kansas are
an independent lot and they are not
going to be jobbed into anything If
they know it--Miami Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14
How Mr.. Roosevelt Got His Bear.

Then we crouched down. with my rifle
at the ready Nor did we have long to
wait. Peering through the thick-growine
stalks 1 suddenly made out the dim out,
line of the bear coming straight toward
us; and noiselessly l cooked and half
raised my rifle, waiting for a clearer
chance. In a few seconds it came: the
bear turned almost broadside to me, and
walked forward very stiff-legged, almost
as If on tictoe, now and then looking
back at the nearest dogs. These were two
IN number-Rowdy, very deep-voiced
hound. in the lead. and Queen, shrill-
Once or twice the bear paused she
looked around at them, evidently hoping
that they would come so near that by a
sudden race she could catch one of them.
But they were too wary.
All of this took but few minutes, and
as l saw the bear quite distinctly some %
yards off, l fired for behind the shoulder.
Although / could see her outline, yet the
1T and not on the bear itself. But 1 knew
my bullet would go true land, sure enough,
at the crack of the rifle the bear Stun
bled and fell forward, the bullet having
opposite side. Immediately the dogs came
running forward at full speed, and we
raced forward likewise lest the pack
should receive damage. The bear had but
time more than one valuable hound might
lose its life; SO when within half a dozen
steps of the black. angered beasts / fired
again, breaking the spine at the root of
the neck: and down went the bear stark
dead, slain in the canebrake in true hun
ter fashion. One by one the hounds strug-
gled up and fell on their dead quarry, the
noise of the worry filling the air. Then
the cane. and my companion wound his
horn to summon the other hunters.-From
In the Louisiana Canebrake,'' by Theo-
dore Roosevelt. in the January Scribner.