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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
UNFORTUNATE CHILDREN.

Thirty years hence, will William
Howard Taft Higgins, or William Jen-
nings Bryan Virgins be any more
grateful to the person or persons re-
sponsible for their names than Ulysses
Simpson Grant Smith is today to his
denominators? The custom of naming
children after distinguished men Is by
no means new. Its age, in fact. Is
probably about all that remains for its
excuse. In no country has 1t prevail
ed more than In this. So that all that
is needed, frequently to tell a mans
age is his name. Hunt up the time of
the distinguished statesman from
whom he was named, and his age is
ascertained. Women, fortunately for
the success of their supposed age
secretiveness. escape this habit. But
among the mems names all degrees and
eminences of popular statesmen are
represented in great abundance, from
George Washington Brown down to
Theodore Roosevelt Jones. The lesser
degree of misfortune comes to those in
fants whose great prototype possessed
only two names. Those of the William
Henry Harrison Smith type have a
greater burden to bear. And there have
been some whose parents could not
agree on any one pinnacle of great
ness, and have gone through life with
such loads as George Washington Ben
jamin Franklin Johnson.
1t is a sign of the progress of the
day that this custom Is being honored
more in the breach than in the OBJ
servance. 1t would seem that chill
dren. not being wholly unexpected az
fairs. might in times past Jared some
what better as to their names. The
development is curious. Primitive peo-
pie seem not, at first, to have recog-
nized the necessity Of any definite
names for children. Names were
scarce in the olden times. There was
John. and when John had a son he was
called Johns son, that's all. Probably
Johns daughter had no designation
whatever. Surnames were happenings.
as a study of their derivations will
show. In time this was better regula-
ted. but the selection of given names
for children was still a task. Down to
the times of a generation or so ago
prevailed the pleasant custom of OPEN
ing the Bible at random and taking the
first proper name that appeared on the
page. The naming of children after
prominent men was the next subterfuge
of Incidence. Perhaps that custom will
be outgrown in time; there are hopeful
signs. A fair proportion. today. of
children Of both sexes get names that
have a family or, at least, an euphonic
significance. But there are still some
unfortunates. Probably in the end 1t
will be necessary to organize a society
of some sort for their relief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
ROJESTvENSKY.

Newspapers all over the world de-
voted the sob department to the Rus
sian Admiral Rojestvensky, whose
death was reported a couple. of days
ago.
They pointed out that he was a real
hero all wool and a yard wide. and
that his misfortunes were due entirely
to bad luck. Given q fair chance there
is no saying how much grass the adj
miral might have cut
The sob editors agreed that a great
and good man was gone, and they
were doubt to call upon the two great
political parties to insert In their plat
forms planks demanding an interna-
tional wailing place, when the news
came that the death story was false
alarm. Rojestvensky is still alive, and
will spend the balance of his days
reading the nice things the papers said
about him.
Naturally the sob editors are dis
gusted, even indignant. After pulling
out the tremelo stop and playing a
dirge that fairly makes the world
sliiver, 1T is humiliating to find that
the corpse is sitting up pasting things
in a scrapbook.
If the admiral has the first instincts
of man of honor. he will take a dose
OF Rough on Rojestvenskys and make
these obituaries good.-Emporia Ga
zette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
GLOBE SIGHTS.
rFrom the Atchison Globe

IFrom the Atchison Globe.]
You never see ghosts; you only
HEAR of them.
No man likes to hear a woman brag
on some other man.
Never tell a Joke on your friends,
and, II you hear one, don't enjoy it.
A woman can keep a secret, but she
can't disguise the fact that she Is Keep
ing it.
fee. he generally keeps it up the ball
ance of his life.
Almost everyone has to think to be
polite: the natural impulse is to help
himself first
When a man wants to demonstrate
his superiority to a woman, he talks
business to other men in her presence.
When people form debating clubs,
IL is not so much with the desire Of
hearing other peoples opinions as to
tell their own.
IT have my faults, but 1 can say
this to my credit: l never had my pic
ture taken in lodge clothes.
Watson.
one of the surprising things about L
funeral is the ease with which the wo-
men of the afflicted family produce
mourning clothes.
There is nothing a man hates worse
than to have his wife call him into her
room, and say she wants to have
private talk with him.
Subject for debate at the next meet
ing of the Lancaster Literary society:
Resolved, That man and his wife
are not kin to each other"
For the Lancaster Literary society
to decide: The young women wear
their hair in fashions that older women
can't initiate. Does that mean the
younger generation is more capable?
When you hear a very hard story on
a man. and 1t turns out to be true, in
vestigation will usually reveal that the
man either has side whiskers, a goatee
or parts his name in the middle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

in recent years, and that this advance
is no more than necessary to meet the
greater cost of living, and no one WISH
es to see the wages reduced.
Certainly no one in the iron busi-
ness. whose prosperity depends to
large extent on that OF the railroads.
favors any policy that Is unfair to
them. 1t is, nevertheless. true. tnat
there Is widespread feeling among
all business men that many, railroads
have resorted to reprehensible prac-
tees, and do not come before the peo-
pie with clean hands when they pieao
TO be permitted to increase freight
rates. If the railroads had been as
frank in their financial statements. ana
as honest in their methods as the great
steel and iron companies and had not
INDUCED in outside speculations or otn,
er questionable practices. there would
be little hesitation today in agreeing
to high freight rates. Some railroads
have been honestly conducted and some
rates ought to be increased, especially
those relating to freight which must
be shipped by fast lines In almost as
short time as passenger train scne-
dule, but we do not believe that all
railroads are entitled to like consider
alton, or that there Is any justincatlon
for a general and sweeping advance IN
freight charges. Let there be the most
searching investigation to determine
what the actual facts are in every case,
and then all fair minded americans
will cheerfully acquiesce in the result:
When the public becomes convinced
that higher charges are necessary to
meet legitimate expenses and that there
will be no buying of securities OF other
railroads, or other questionable use or
funds, there will be no opposition to
reasonable advances in rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News.

Friendship is a branch of self-love.
When a man is easily bought the
buyer Is usually sold.
Many a politician who expects a
plum is handed lemon.
One of the worst things under the
sun is a shady reputation.
If some men were compelled to pay
as they go they would stay.
A woman is naturally or color
when she removes her complexion.
We always feel sorry for a dignified
man when the taffy is being passed
Some people never know when to
stop and others never know when to
begin.
What puzzles a small boy is how his
mother can stand to wear such a hot
slipper.
A good dinner has about the same
effect on a man that a good cry has
on a woman.
Run for Office and read the opposi-
ton newspapers IL you would see
yourself as others see you.
Beware of the man who gives you
q tip on the races. He may have an
ingrown grudge against you.
Don't try to convince a man that he
isn't as clever as he thinks he is un-
less you have no use for his friend
ship.
Only when a girl has a man where
he must face the person with her or
pose as the defendant in a breach-of Of
promise suit will she admit that she
has cornA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
HYHlWKER JOTy

An FL Dorado man named Mart Wells
started in the other morning to count
his spring chickens. When he reached
600 he stopped.
A new Jail is being built at Bushton
but the Sterling Bulletin thinks it is
more likely to be used as a wheat bin
than a place to conf1ne wrongdoers.
A party of Beloit automobiles have
returned home after a three weeks
outing in Colorado. While there they
made a climb with the machine of $500
feet.
Probably this seasons record for cat
fish tales goes to Augusta where a
story is current to the effect that one
of the natives recently caught a catfish
which weighed an even 80 pounds.
An epidemic of some sort has broken
out among the turkeys around Atchi-
son. Its results are fatal. One woman
lost 40 of the Thanksgiving fowl re-
Gently in one day and another lost so
In three days.
]. F. Bales, a farmer living near
Beliot, and historian of local note.
declares that Brigham Young was the
man who brought the first sunf1ower
seed to the state. when Young
went to Salt Lake he planted sunhow-
ers all along his route to guide his
followers later on" said Bales, land
from the seed which that old Mormon
sowed has come the sunfiower crop OF
the Sunfiower state"
A Concordia girl went to Salina and
gave a swimming exhibition at the
natatorium to a number of friends. She
is said to be a wonder as she can
swim standing on her head, swim dog
fashion, sailor fashion, Indian fashion,
dive without holding her nose, can
LAY" her hair. tread water, float, jump
off the spring board without hitting on
her back and she never catches the
cramps.--Wichita Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

can only hope
As ne reached out his hand to take
hers. his fingers touched somethine
warm and velvety.
.,,IPurr-urr-up,".. came a confidins
steps. mo
Did Miss Pierce's pussy cat come
over here, Denton? I've been sent to
look her up"
That night a burglar entered Mics
Carter's house. Denton was the first
20 give the alarm, and he showed the
Iamiiy silver piled up In the middle
OF the table in the dining room, with
the corners OF the cloth twisted over
I saw light" he said. "and I
came-and l suppose he was scared
away. l had not been to bed"
MISS Carter, very beautiful in a
iosy uressing down, examined the sill
yer; Il think everything is here" she
said.
You are sure that nothing is gone
from your room? ?" Denton asked. He
might have gone there first
MISS Carter flew upstairs. with the
she came down she was as white as
she said.
Denton turned to Nesselrode. per
maps II you took your automobile and
followed the man you might get the
But" Nesselrode protested.
mere are no butts in the service
gravely.
And after Nesselrode had whirzed
away. and the six old ladies had re-
tired to their rooms to talk it over,
Denton detained Miss Carter.
And when he had pulled down the
SHADES OF every window, and when he
had closed every door, he put his
hand in his pocket and pulled out the
pearl necklace.
"All's fair" he said. "in love-"
But" she gasped.
There was no burglar" Denton
declared; Il found the pearls on the
gave me the idea. and mussed up
the things on the table. 1t was the
only way that I could get to see you
again tonight-and I couldn't stand
another day of Nesselrode's
Slowly a smile curved Miss Carriers
lips.
Amy one would know you were q
writer of stories" she said, there
were SO many easier ways
II couldn't think of any, Denton
said. 80 L tried this"
He went toward her. ''Nesselrode
will be back presently, we must be
qulck-oh, princess. is 1t 'yes'-?"
Her cheeks were as rosy as her
pretty gown.
"Of course when the prince storms
the castle-the princess surrenders."
AS he kissed her they heard the
"chug-chug" of the returning auto
mobile.
Nesselrode came In, putting. mot
sign-"he began, and stopped.
The two people by the table were
smiling radiantly.
as she held out her hand in which
glimmered little heap of milk-white
beads, II am SO sorry that you had
your drive for nothing, Mr.. Nessel-
rode, but" she hesitated, and then
ton found the pearls!"-(Copyright
1908, by Associate Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
JOURNAL ENTRIES

The things that appeal to one most
in a big city are the beggars.
y
Most men have the idea that their
wives won the prizes in the matri-
monial game.
Some folks are so economical that
they won't even use a whole cloth to
make lie out of.
Maybe mems hair generally turns
gray before women's because men
wear theirs all the time. -.
= y =
A few persons appear to have
creed to the effect that it's impossible
g make living without lying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

Something new in the way of trusts
Is being formed under the guiding
hand of ]. Pierpont Morgan. the past
master of organizing gigantic combin-
ations, according to dispatches from
New York. It's nothing less than an
automobile trust with a capitalization
of $25,0O0.0O0 to start off with. This
will be in the nature of a good"
trust in that 1t will not worry the
common people" very much. They
are only interested in automobiles to
the extent of watching them pass by
and wishing for a ride in them. and
also lodging them on divers occasions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
ON KNOWLEDGE.

hInowledge Is good. will admit,
power, as we've all been told.
1t wtns,fo man both fame and cold.
o1s ignorance, they say. is bliss.
,ouSn contradictions beat the Dutch.
l Know I'm pretty sure of this;
90 not want tao know too much.
Pedantic bores who swell and nufr
DeGause some midnight oil they've
nave SHOWN to me conceit enough.
FOR modesty they never learned
l I naae their patronizing ways:
We not a deal OF use for such
In fact, 1 hardly think 1t paws
90 not want to know too much.
a rather be little dumb.
little dear. a little blind
ana nc. Ret along by rule of thumb
man be entirely voice and mind.
q IKE to keep some faith and trust,
T6 81 putting all things to the touch.
Some knowledge often brings disgust
Chicago N ws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
KANSAS COMMENT
sHRINERs AND rEMpERANcE.

SHR1NERS AND TEMPERANCE.
one OF the most significant things
saIo OF done in connection with great
meeting of the Shriners at st. Paul
address of the Imperial Potentate Of
the order, Mr.. Frank C. Roundy:
Gooo-fellowshfp," he said. depends
more on the things that you think
tnan upon the things you drink" 1t is
related that this remark caused great
surprise. but it is also related that it
nad the effect of making his listeners
reel that the days and nights of liquor
end
Mr.. Roundy was moderate in his
otner remarks concerning the old
practice among Shriners of making
artincial cheer at their banquets with
champagne and kindred liquids or
more humble origin. but the manner
OF MS remarks was such as to give
ance element, in that branch of Ma
sonry, that the elimination Of liquor
mas become, through Mr.. Roundy's
speech, an unwritten law that Will be
observed in the future.
IL Is said that Mr.. Roundy's remarks
We're inspired by the effect that the
elimination of liquors from some of
the temples of the order has had. 1t
appears thai small per cent of them
nave been giving dry banQuets dur
ing the past few years and found that
their success was far more satisfactory
than the wet" banQuets they had
been giving. from every standpoint of
the good-fellowship which it is the
purpose of the order to cultivate.
The friends of the temperance ten
dency everywhere will regard the re-
marks of Imperial Potentate Roundy
OF the Shriners as a long and steady
step towards the abandonment of
liquors at banquets generally as a
means of promoting good cheer among
the guests. The Shriners are an in
fuential body and their example will
be followed in time by other organ
izations.-Wichita Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

John Mitchell. the former president
of the United Mine Workers and in all
probability the strongest leader OF Ia
Dor in the country. despite the beliefs
of Samuel Gompers in the premises, is
the kind of a labor leader that de-
mands the profound respect of all
men. He announces that he will not
take an active part in the presidential
campaign under any circumstances.
It would be a great thing for labor in
the United States If there were a few
more leaders of the caliber of John
Mitchell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

Chief Eaton has told his policemen
that they can wear light weight blue
coats during the heated spell in place
of the heavy regulation coat. That's
a sensible plan and the chief might
have added. a valuable pointer or two
by telling some of his officers to wear
specs. They might then be able to
see a few scorching automobilists and
others who create annoyances by COM
hitting petty misdemeanors for which
they should be hauled over the Goals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers OF the State Journal
away during the summer may hav-.
the paper mailed regularly each day
20 any address nj the rate OF ten cents
10 week or thirty cents q month (by
mail only.) Address changed as often
las desired. While out OF town the
State journal win be to you like q
daily 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, 1908-08-06

There are a number of automobile
scorchers in Topeka. who ply their
trade chiefly at night. 1t would be a
good plan for the police force to get
after them and also for the safe and
sane motorists to lend their assistance
in, all ways for the suppression of the
scorchers. It's duty they owe to
themselves at least.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
From the New York Press.I

IFrom the New York Press.1
1t would ge a great happiness to
women If doctors would have bargain
days to dose the children.
A man can be very fond of his
family when they pretend to like to
have him smoke an old pipe.
The girl that can blush at things
she doesn't understand can under
stand worse things without bfushing
at them.
There's nothing makes a woman
have more love and less respect for
her husband than for him to be will
ing to dress the children.
A thing that makes man about as
proud of himself as he can be is to
be asked to subscribe for the stock of
some corporation when he hasn't q
red, cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

wnom she had met couple Of years
ago In Mexico. He turned out to be
section foreman and the disappoint-
eo lass was Immediately marched
nome by her irate father who came
with her. The environments of the
society In which the section foreman
whirled did not come up to the ex-
pectations of the Italians Of noble
blood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

Congressman Richmond Pearson
Hobson. who achieved fame as a
youth by calling a fishing trip "pis-
catorial pursuit" has more reasons for
worry because a recent press dis
patch is to the effect that although the
Mikado's debts are so great that his
nation is nearly bankrupt he is still
rushing ahead in the construction of
a bigger navy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

Information now comes from Wash
ington that while foreign governments
ARE insisting that the United States
representatives at their courts be mil
lionaires. so that they can hold up
their end socially, investigation reveals
that the foreign diplomats accredited
10 this country are making regulations
around the national capital that a
"tightwad' might envy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

An incident to the inspection of
milk to be sold in this city after Oc-
tober 1 under the provisions of the
ordinance recently passed by the city
council which is not pleasing for the
common people" to contemplate is
the fact that the milkmen will prob
ably boost the price of their wares to
ten cents a quart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

/ Mr.. Bryan is getting to be a real re-
FORMER in earnest. He Is going to
make comparatively short speech in
accepting the Democratic presidential
nomination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

Most people living in these parts
Just now would not have the least bit
of terror in going UP six miles in a
balloon for it's been discovered that
the temperature at that height is thir-
~ degrees below zero.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

AS might have been expected it was
the west. and the new state or Okla
homa in particular. that has provided
something out of the ordinary in an
international romance. An Italian
girl, of a family of title. came all the
way from sunny italy to oklahoma to
znsyrx a prominent railroad official"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

/ The forest fire which has swept
Through an extensive territory in Brit
Ssh Columbia leaving wake of death,
destruction and disaster is almost too
terrible to contemplate.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-02-28

al the city of Wenachee
that draina
put a sanitary condition, as o inspection.
A. t. KAUPP, NJ.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-02-28
DROWNING OF
METH0W GEORGE
Broke Through the Ice While Cross.
ing River.-BOdy Recovered.

Last Thursday evening, lMethOW
George, an Indian who has lived here
for some time, but came from the
Upper MethOw, and is the last of his
tribe, was drowned in the river. He
evidently walked too near the open
water, and the ice always thinner
there, gave way. Loud cries of dis
tress were heard from the river about
II o'clock by quite a number of peo-
pie A number hurried to the bank
and the Indian was discovered strug-
Cling in the water. At one time he
was within a short distance of Ellis
Cole, who held out a long pole, but
an Indian on the farther bank com
menced jabbering Siwash at him and
the poor fellow then started across to
the other side, but sank in midstream
Harry Stark and P NJ. Snider put out
in a boat but could not reach him in
time.
The next morning Messrs. Brown
Hibbard and Snider went out in a
boat, and just below the rapids the
body was discovered in about six feet
Of water. 1t was recovered and given
over to the Indians for burial.
MethoW George, whose father was
a chief, was local character. With
his death a once large and powerful
tribe becomes extinct.