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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

[From the Chicago News.1
The suspected may happen unex-
pectedly.
Music hath cf1arms-but so hath
the snake charmer.
Get-rich-quick schemes are all right
until you wake up.
The average man doesn't waste any
po1iteness his wife.
Some people can't even be crazy
without attracting attention.
There's lots of pleasure to be de-
rived from deceiving a deceiver.
If you would keep your friends
don't get into the habit of using
them.
The only harmless fools are those
in the hands of the undertaken.
Blessed is the chaperon who hath
eyes that see not and ears that hear
not.
The hurt resulting from falling in
love is apt to be painful-for a short
time.
Jealousy declines to listen to reason
because it doesn't believe there is
such a thing.
Clever doctors can induce a woman
to take any kind of medicine by tell
ing her it will clear her complexion.
Most of the adverse comment on
tainted money is due to the fact that
the comm enters are unable to get
their hands on 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Some folks live in faith and by hope
but principally on charity.
X X X
This Is the season when the country
is stirred up considerably-by spring
blowing.
Many a man who tips the scales at
200 pounds weighs about ten ounces
in the community.
y X
A real paradox is found In a vine
in that it can keep on running while
it is rooted to a spot.
x X X
Getting right down to essentials It is
not half as bad to die an old maid as
1t is to have to live that way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17
AYHAWKER JOTS

A Kansas editor recalls that Senator
Plumb used to say that he never saw
a poor crop in Kansas in presidential
year.
1t is hard to understand why the
Green Banner, published at Green,
Kansas, didn't wait until March II to
put out its first issue.
Liberal claims that 500 new houses
have been built there in the last two
years. This is a liberal claim but it is
believed the facts will support it.
Hard time socials are getting to be
popular over the country. 1t is such
joke, you know, for the rich farmers
to pretend that they are hard up.
Roller skating not only is popular
since it has become the principal d.
version of the officers and their wives
at Fort Leavenworth.
A young woman writes to the Mime
apolis Messenger: when a country
feels as If her freckles were as large as
the spots on a giraffe
Another period of mourning is the
order of the day at Wichita. Big Joe,
the six foot alligator, that has occu-
agerie at Wonderland park, has pass
ed away. No wonder he died. He has
been fasting since September, 1907.
A "black hand" warning was posted
on an old mans door in Garrett, telling
him to get out Of town, "as we don't
like chicken thieves" The local paper
comes to the old mans defense, and
says he is too feeble to steal chickens
even if he wanted TO-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17

fathers and your mothers, and Mickey
has his little sister Nora, and think
little sister Nora's love is worth all
the money in the world" And he
smiled down at the rosy-cheeked child
by his side.
And Miss Millicent, seeing him thus
at his best, was thrilled and touched
and almost convinced by his words.
After all. why should they not work
together? He was a king among men!
And at this moment of her in
decision Miss Faversham, somewhat
recovered from the headache, drifted
in and stood behind Millicent's chair.
We ought to have Mr.. Barry here
all the time she said. 81 heard his
speech. He has wonderful way with
the boys. After all. men are more
effective than women in such work. :"
Millicent smiled up at her.
1--WE are going to have him." she
said.
How" asked her friend, Watching
the big man. who, with little Nora on
his lap. was telling a funny story to
| the boys.
II am going to marry him." said
Millicent, as she pinned the green
token to her blouse above her heart.
-(Copyrighted. 1908, by the Asso-
ciated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17
RATE INCREASES.

Among the railroad bills pending in
congress, some of which have been
favorably considered in committee, is
one known as the Fulton bill, the OBJ
ject Of which is to prevent even tenn
porary injustice to shippers through in
creases in rates. It is well known, Of
course. that the Hepburn act empowers
the commerce commission to set aside,
upon complaint, rates fixed by a carrier
on the ground of unreasonab1eness or
discrimination. But this means that
the rate In question remains In effect
until the commission sets it aside, and
as investigation and hearings take time
it is easy to imagine cases where the
law would not sufficiently guard the
interests Of shippers and the public.
The Fulton bill, recognizing this fact,
proposes to prohibit carriers from ad-
vancing rates or putting into effect an
nounced advances II even one shipper
makes a formal protest against the
threatened action. That is, the bill gives
the commission the additional power to
hold up a proposed advance of a rate
pending the results Of an inquiry into
it's reasonabfeness. and provides that
In the event Of a protest by any shipper
the commission shall issue the restrain
ing order and undertake the inquiry.
But the commission is of the opinion
that the bill goes too far. 1t says In a
letter on the measure that 'it would
establish a hard and fast rule Of doubt
full fairness to the railroads and of
questionable advantage to the public"
It would give the protest Of a single
shipper the effect Of preventing the ad-
vance of any rate until it's reasonable
ness had been investigated and deter
mined.
The inference is that a milder meas
ure dealing with proposed Increases
one, for example, that gave the COM
mission the power to prevent advances
only where the protests are Of sufficient
volume and gravity to establish pre-
sumption of unreasonableness-w
meet with its approval
In view Of past predictions as to the
terrible danger of giving the commits
sion rate-n1aking power, Of the tyranny
and interference that would result it
is interesting to find the commission in
opposition to a proposed considerable
extension of it's authority over rate-fix-
inc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

from the Philadelphia Record
To be treated coldly makes ones
blood boil.
The dollar mark isn't always a
mark Of esteem
The barber doesn't mind a fellow
with lots of cheek.
The best people must be all dead
Judging from tombstones.
Many a man has developed mental
Indigestion from biting off more than
he could chew.
Lots of people would rather move
than pay rent, and yet claim that
heaven is their home
Tommy-"Pop, Is there really
fool killer 2" Tommy's Pop-ssNo.
my son. If there was a fool l,ller
the lawyers would starve to Death
Some people have a great NAV,
theories about marriage, but ARA
they get married they find that r. 70
condition and not theory that COZ
fronts them. '-
The tn, man who commits biga,my is
a fool says the Cynical Rache,or
WHATS the use of a fellow eettin.
into trouble by marrying two wir,ass
when he can get all he wants h.
simply marrying one 20 -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17

100000 worth of tin plate for use
in the salmon-canning industry, and
almost $6,000,000 worth of foodstufrs.
Hawaii paid more than $40, 100000 last
year for things from our mills and fac
tories, the Philippines nearly $1,000
900, Porto Rico s14,0o0.000. For food
stuffs last year Hawaii paid US $4,000
900, the Philippines about $1.000,0O0
Porto Rico nearly $10,000,000.
Our trade with the 'non-contigu-
Gus" territories last year was not one
sided. We got from them merchan-
disc worth $7s,000,000, besides the
100000 in gold that came down
from Alaska. Other things that came
down from Alaska were $S,500.00o
worth of fish (mostly canned salmon),
almost 81 100000 worth Of copper ore.
and about 100000 worth of-furs and
skins. OF our s32,000.000 purchase
from Hawaii last year. more than $780,
ooo.o brought raw sugar. From the
Philippines we got hemp valued at
more than 81, 000, 900, not quite $780,
900 worth of sugar, and cocoanut meat
and copra valued at a little less than
year s15,750,000 for raw sugar. nearly
100000 for cigars, $1,5oo,ooo for
leaf tobacco, and about 100000 for
fruit.
Ten years earlier-in 1Ss7-our ex-
ports to Hawaii totaled $5,47S,z22. to
the Philippines $6s.45s, to Porto Rico
$2,028.751; our imports from Hawaii
totaled $15,311,6s5, from the Philip
pines $4,352,181, from Porto Rico
$1.943,251. Compare these figures
with the figures for 1907. The show
ing is a very comfortable one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17
OUR TERRIroRIAL TRADE.

Statfsticians at Washington continue
to divide all the territories of the
United States into two classes. New
Mexico and Arizona are contiguous
territories. They touch states of the
Union. You can step from the ter
ritory into the state. Alaska, Hawaii.
the Midway Islands, Guam, Tutuila.
the Philippines. and Porto Rico-these
are in bureau language "non-con-
tiguous" territories. To reach Alaska
by land you have to traverse bit of
the British empire, and to reach any
of the others you have to go by sea.
Last year-the calendar year 1907
the United States sent to those out
lying territories merchandise worth
$70,0oo,000. Alaska's purchases from
US last year came to s17,500,0Oo, Ha-
waits to $16,000,000. Porto Rico's to
$25, 100000. the purchases of the Phil
ippines to $11,000,0O Alaska took
(among other things) $500, 900
worth Of finished manufactures. about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17

others are easily refuted by facts.
But in a way the people Of Kansas
are not worried over these malignant
untruths. They know mat prohibit
ton is working wonderfully for the
benefit Of the whole people of the state
and that the prohibition law is being
enforced better now than it ever has
been before. and what is still better.
it has been demonstrated that the
law cam be adequately enforced where
the peace authorities are inclined to
do their full duty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17
HU1NOR or THE Day

John; do you love me?"
DC. you adore mer'
will you always love mer"
Ye-look here. woman. what have you
home now?"-LouisviI1e Courier ournal.
He-Pardon me. madam, didn't see
She (distressingly plump)-oh, my dear
monsieur. you are so kind.-Transatlantio
Tales.
What sort Of a looking chap is Gus
syn ;.
corner and one looks bored to death, the
other one is Gussy. Opinion.
DO you account for your extraordinary
ede. IT married a good cook."-st. Louis
Dispatch.
Cnent-Didn,t you make a mistake in go
ing into law instead of the army?
LawyeNWhy?
cltent t, 7;t., the way you charge. there
Heart Review.
criticism of our SO gold pieces" inns
None whatever" answered the young
| man who has read law. Tn my case it's
mere hearsay Observation-Disclosures
Star.
Parson-My dear Brother Rightly, what
means this british intoxication?
Rightly-Have to 'scuse me this time.
dominic. My wife said f 1 came home
drunk she'd never speak T. me 'gain.-The
syrup quick
Druggist-What sized bottle?
Wild-eyed Man-Bottle7 I want a cask
It's twins.-Illustrated Bits
THE Bourbons learned nothing and for
| got nothing
Well responded the smooth Wall
to be much of business man."-I-onis-
Vile Courier-Journa1.
down the cherry tree. But" he boosted,
Il never abused the plum tree" Herein
he held himself above his illustrious an
cestor.--New York Sun -.ti -g- -tsa
II always try to treat my maid as If she
were a member of the family
"Graciousl How do you get her to put
up with it?'-Chicago Record-Herald.
Prue-wouh you marry an extravaganza
DollylThat would depend, dear. on how
long he had been extravagant.-Harper's
Weekly.
First Doctor-was the operation sue
| 0SCOuU OOCVOI@6plenQIQ! we located
the trouble Just where 1 said we would.
| but we had to cut nearly through the
| man to find it.
| First Doctor-Will he get well?
Second Doctor-The patient? Bless you,
no! He died directly after we begun
| Judge.
THE sum-" remarked the kindly citizen,
"shines for ALL
"And that's what worries some people,
averred the caustic citizen. They seem to
| think the sun ought to be handled as q
spotlight. "-Lousville Courier-Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17

A grand jury has entered on it's
1abors in this county and will probe
into the alleged graft in connection
with the building of some of the
sewers in the city. 1t will also con-
slider evidence that has been collected
against certain gamblers and also
concerning such violations of the
prohibitory law as may exist here and
1T is not known that there are many.
It is to be hoped. from the standpoint
OF the taxpayers at least, that this
grand jury will accomplish a little
more than did its predecessor. But
outside of some possible results in the
sewer scandal it is hard TO imagine
that the grand jury will be able to dc
much, for Topeka was never so free
from crime and violations Of the
asuuor law as It now Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17

Maybe it's mean to laugh in this
instance but the laugh cannot be
helped It is directed at that brave
posse that happened by chance to
run on to the bandits who robbed the
Tyro bank and then promptly held
up their hands while the bandits
frisked them Of their guns and horses.
Chances are that the members of this
posse will have to hunt homes in some
far distant lands They certainly will
not have nerve enough to again face
the home folks at Ochelata.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17

Some Union Pacific stockholders have
Brought a suit against Mr.. Hartman
and some OF his fellow directors through
which they hope to make them disgorge
some $4,000, 900 profits which were Sc
cured by selling securities to the COM
pany. The first thing you know these
captains of finance will be expatriating
themselves. Life in country where
they are not to be permitted to fatten
at the expense of the people who en-
ploy them will become intolerabIe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17
LAUGHTER.

Let US laugh at trouble,
Smile from day to day;
In the warmth of laughter,
Trouble melts away.
Though your hours are weary.
Smile both left and right;
II your burdens heavy,
Laughter makes it light.
Care rejoices ever
In sullen frown:
But when laughter greets It
Care gets out of town
All the gloomy corners
In the heart grow bright,
When the sun of laughter
Sheds its rosy light.
Therefore. laugh at trouble,
You will find today,
In the warmth of laughter,
Trouble melts away.
Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,
[From the New york Press

IFrom the New York Press
One of the compensations of a fat
woman is telling how she lost 1t,
A girl would fall in love with some
man If there wasn't one on earth.
There's scarcely anything harder
than to pronounce the time after mid
night to show you haven't the hfc-
coughs.
An old man married to a young wife
would have lot to learn IL she
couldn't keep him from finding ii out.
A woman gets mad with a man who
can't do anything useful about the
house, but she dispises him IL he can.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17

"Ginger up and loosen up is to be
the watchword of the committees
that will canvass the city during the
week for subscriptions to the fund of
$4,000 which Is needed to start the
county fair on its successful way to
becoming a big state fair. 1t is an
expressive watchword and one that
the business men OF the city should be
glad to heed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17

Theoretically, at least, most OF the
irrational legislators, great and small.
Eahe In favor Of a revision of the
tariff. But the rub comes in fixing
up a new schedule that won't cause
some of their influential friends to
feel that they are getting the worst
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17

This is St. Patrick's day. the great
festival day among the sturdy Irish.
And II would be wen for some OF the
brethren to remember, before they
wax warm in argument, that not a
drop of Irish blood flowed in the
veins of their patron saint He was
half Scotch and half French.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17

It's a lucky thing for Mr.. Roosevelt
that he is not king of England. H. P.
Robin, premier of Manitoba, is quoted
to the effect that If the president were
king of England his dictatorial policies
would have caused him to be beheaded.
But then maybe Mr.. Robin would not
have the final say in the matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17

It is not often that the Shylocks of
the present day, the pawnbrokers, are
circumvented for as general PROPOSE
ton they are exceedingly willy indi-
viduals. So when one is handed a real
lemon, 1t is to laugh Therefore roars
of laughter are in order for one of them
of this town who loaned a stranger S.
on his own overcoat that the fellow
picked up in the store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17

Russell J. Harrison, Of Selden, Sheri-
dan county, is an avowed candidate Tor
the Democratic nomination for COVER
lnor. And Mr. Harrison is not whit
different from other candidates. He
thinks he stands a good chance Of Sc
curing the nomination
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
4eIerraph report of that great news or
sanitation fer the exclusive afternoon
publication n 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, 1908-03-17

Since the enactment of anh-free
transportation laws by many states
and by the federal government, the
railroads do not pass anything now
ant dividends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17

Those inaccurate statements that
ehe liquor men are using in prohib
ton campaigns in other parts of the
country concerning the effects of
prohibition In Kansas and the way
the liquor question is handled here
ara proving to be boomerangs- Many
Of them are 50 ridiculous on their face
that their faisity Is evident and the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17

Bob Evans has certainly knocked In
the head the idea that long sea voy-
age is good for persons who are suffer
ing from rheumatism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17
But how can man die better
Than facing fearful odds?

Alfonso, daring and doing, is every
inch a prince. His people love a man
who dares. Every step he took into
the zone of especial danger strength
ened his hold on the hearts of his peo-
pie. Any true son of Hispania would
die for him. Every year of such a
reign as his gives him something more
to live for, something more to die for,
If need be. Though a youth in years,
Alfonso knows his responsibilities, and
faithfully is he discharging them He
knows his dangers, too. for violent
death has reached out for him more
than once. He has learned to be neith-
er foolhardy nor a coward. In that
middle course which he pursues, how
much more a prince he seems than his
neighbor of Russia, sinking in dark
ness from the fear of nameless blow.
Such as Alfonso will do all that can
be done to hasten the day when regi-
eide will be a crime as unknown as
1t is abhorred and unnatural
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17
IN REALITY A PRINCE.

Alfonso, the young king of Spain, is
still very much of a boy. Perhaps it
was partially a boys rashness that led
him to dare the dangers in that hot
bed of anarchy, Barcelona, seemingly
disregarding all the warnings of peril
there. And yet there is something more
commendable than bravado in his ac-
ton. Duty called him to Barcelona, a
part of his duty as ruler Of the Span
ish people. Having taken the precau-
lions that human foresight could pro-
vide against the attacks of his mis-
guided enemies, he went calmly to his
duty, leaving the rest to a power high
er than himself. And he returned to
his capital unscathed. He was pelted
with roses instead of bombs.
Such a course cannot but command
the respect of fair judges everywhere.
surely than he who courts it. Neither
course is commendable. To him who
goes intelligently and calmly about his
duty, danger may come and 1t may not,
but his conscience is clear, whatever
happens. The perils that surround a
monarch in these days of anarchy and
organized regfcide are greater than
those which threaten the ordinary per-
son, but the king has his duty like the
rest of us, and If he is any king at
all, he goes calmly on to do 1t. He
may escape danger from the very fact
that he is moving, or sudden death
may come to him, as it comes to many
a man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-17
Rich Indian Family.


The Berryhill family is one of the
largest In the Creek nation. There are
more than seven members of its va
rfous branches This family draws
| more money for oil royalties
than any other in Oklahoma.
They are mixed-blood Creeks. some
OF them being almost white-cultured
and refined citizens Nearly every
one Of the family secured allotments
in that section of the Creek nation in
which was later developed the Glenn
oil pool, the greatest oil pool In the
world.
AS result of the oil wells that have
already been drilled on Berryhin allot-
ments the family now draws from s15,-
| 900 to $4,000 each month. Some in
dividual members Of this family have
the richest producing allotments in
the oil field. One draws $4,000 month
royalty and another draws $4,000.
There are many members Of the family
whose allotments have not yet been
drilled, and there are others whose al
| lotments are outside of the present de-
velopment, but they are likely to be
brought in almost any time.
lobe Berryhfll is an Indian preacher,
and was one OF the most active in the
movements to have the Indians sell
their allotments and go to Old Mexico,
take up land grant there and live ac-
cording to their old customs. There
has not been much heard about going
to Mexico since the Berryhills COM
menced to draw big royalties from
their Observation-Disclosures correspon-
dence in st. Louis Republic.
A Tailor Talks.
THE average man has five pock-
cts in his coat-two outside, two in
side, and a ticket pocket says a
tailor. There are. however, certain
professions which render special
pockets desirable.
Most people know what a peach
er's pocket is. but how many have
heard of a music pocket? Many pro-
fessional singers have their overcoats
fitted with such a receptacle. Usual
ly they are placed in the back OF the
coat, just above the waist line, and
will hold half a dozen pieces Of mu-
sic without crushing.
Some detectives. too, have their
business suits fitted with a hand
cuff pocket in the sleeve. The spec
ial advantage of this is that the
| manacles can be withdrawn unseen
When an obstreperous prisoner sees
the officers hand seeking a pocket
he knows what is coming and acts
accordingly. But with the special
pocket the bracelets are out and
snapped on his wrists before he can
resist.
"One of my customers makes a
point Of. having his trousers lined
with leather from the knee down
| ward. Why? Because a. dog once bit
him severely in the calf, and he
| doesn't want it to happen twice.
London Answers.