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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23


startled whisper. "And Is she-stin
Eyes. she is still the same. She ha,
preserved her youth, and you know
how preserved youth looks. I'd rather
have an honest wrinkle than all
the" He stopped, and then went
on more calmly: All my life have
her with graces of the heart and soul.
that she never for an instant had.
where here, beside me-Oh. I've been
blind as a bat. Miranda, blind as a
bat, but I'm going to make up for II
il you'll let me. II you'll listen to a
poor middle-eged sutton after your
dreams of Apollo Belvidere!'
The glow had come back again to
little Miss Eldridge's face, Her eyes
were twin stars.
Let youi" she whispered. "oh. to-
night, after my eyes were opened. I
thought of you and felt SO desperaf
ly lonely. for I knew you had some
1.-The school board" said the profess
sor irrelevantly, "have raised my SAL
airy. They've offered to make me
principal Of an outlying school where
all the teachers own their homes
beautiful homes, with, lawns and vine
covered porches."
The professor Strengthened as he
spoke and looked positively young.
And an hour later Miss Eldridge
opened the tiny window of her sky
light bedroom and tossed out across
the roofs faded bunch Of violets that
she had worn on memorable night
twelve years before and cherished ever
since. Then she turned about with a
happy sigh, for the dream was ended
and in its place had come the sub
stance Of ity.-(Copyrighted. 1908.
by Associated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23
HVAOR OF THE Day

This son of mine is always up to some
thing
wants to take a female part in q college
play.'-Kansas City Journal.
success?" asked one statesman:
NO answered the other. The dele
thusiasm for the man was talking about
instead Of stampeding for me."-Washing-
ton Star.
Johnny-Must we be kind to dumb ami
mails because they can't talk or because
they don't talk?-New York Sun.
Does he believe in realism?'
Yes: but he carries II to excess. In the
second scene he Is severely wounded, and
he has a doctor issue bulletins between
the acts."-LouisviIle Courier-Journal.
Knicker-Did she turn you down after
Bocker--Yes; she is a practical girl
New York Sun.
He says he doesn't love money"
mo wonder. He's never had a chance
to get even well acquainted with it,
Kansas City Times.
smth-Isn't he really eccentric?
Jones-No. He's poor man!-Chicago
News.
Towne-I believe it's a fact that a man
must get to be at least 30 before he really
knows anything.
Brown-Yes: and he must be at least 10
before he quits telling what he knows
Philadelphia Press.
Molly-What are you smiling about?
Coddle-I was just thinking how fitting
1T would be II had Thompson's money
and my intelligence about what ought to
be done with list. Louis Post Dispatch.
I'VE can live on bread and cheese and
kisses
THAT seems economical enough"
"And If the cheese be hmburger, we can
even dispense with the Observation-Disclosures
City Journal
Why did yeug tell your wife you had
Because 1 had had six"-Houston
Post.
| Deacon Longface-That new preacher is
an out-an'-out modernist. II he amt
tried for heresy I'm no prophet
His wife-Sakes alive, What's he said
| or done, Hennery?
can't see no harm in going to church on
Sunday in an ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
"Ah. my love- sighed the ardest lover.
''if you only knew how beautiful you
| are"
"You mustn't speak of it, protested the
modest girl. 'T don't want to know"
why not?'
Because" she said, 'ft will make me
too conceited. '-Catholic Standard and
Times.
| Church, can't bear Wall street.
Gotham-That was my trouble, too
| Yonkers Statesman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23

creature among us who is short of
bread this fall.
OF course. the first thing hoped for
all around is big crop; but the first
question is, Will 1t bring down the
prices? Under natural conditions of
trade, 1t certainly would II the supply
were to be reserved for home con-
sumption alone. With $4,000 900 peo-
pie there would be in that case about
seven bushels of wheat and thirty-two
bushels of corn apiece, though the
greater portion Of the latter will nee
essarily be used to feed the animals.
including the chickens.
But, a plentiful supply of corn
means a plentiful supply Of poultry,
eggs. beef, mutton and pork, and so
we should get the corn back in an
other form. To sum up the crop pros
poets as given out, it is expected that
the yield of wheat will equal about
693, 100000 bushels, or 100000
more than that of last year; of corn
about $4,000, 900, or 1876, 100000
more than last year; and of oats about
1,1O2, 900, 900, or 34S,000,000 more
than last year; and, with this general
increase it is thought that they should
fall in price, although wheat Is the
product chiefly in the public mind.
There are, however. two things to
be borne in mind in this relation. One
is the tariff of 25 cents a bushel on
wheat and 25 per cent ad valorem on
wheat flour which shuts out compe-
tition from Canada on one hand and
Argentina on the other. The second
is the expected utter failure of the
crop in Russia, and the great reduc-
ton in that of India. And both of
these will be seized upon by monopol-
lists, as usual, to keep the price at as
high a point as possible, although the
Argentina crop is expected to be
$50, 100000, and that of Canada 49,
100000 bushels larger than last years.
New Zealand has not yet been heard
| from, but all the increases above not
| ed, including the one in this country,
seem to be offset by the failure of the
Russian crop and a decrease of the
| Indian crop to the extent of 100000,
0OO Under all the circumstances az
conditions the prospect Is promising
! for the farmers and the SPECTATORS
But. as to how it will turn out for the
consumers. It is better to suspend
| Judgment for the present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23
GLOBE SIGHTS.

[From the Atchison Globe.l
A man who is really smart, need not
act smart
A woman who has boys always be-
lieves that the boys living next door
are particularly tough.
When a farmer drives to town on
hot morning in July. his horses, at
ter they have trotted about ten or
twelve miles, know they are not out in
the pasture.
country boy from Missouri was
on the streets the other morning
looking bored. I'm tired of this
horn blowing" he said, at the end of
two hours; I'D like to see fuss
start"
A man we know comes to town
twice week, and always insists on
shaking hands. On meeting him. we
put our hands in our pockets but he
reaches in and gets them.
A man doesn't think he has too
many parcels II he has a free finger
to scratch his nose. and a woman OBJ
1ects to carrying bundles unless one
ing over crossings.
When a young lady visits in town,
the young men not only call on her
the evening before her departure to
say goodbye, but go to the depot in
the morning. Unless she interests at
ledSt ndlI dozen young men TO this
extent. her visit is not considered en-
tirely successful.
1t is hard enough now to be a wom-
an, with cross husband and dishes
to wash three times a day. but 1t is
going to be harder. The new sheath
corset, made for the directoire gown,
goes all the way down to the knees,
and the woman wearing one can't sit
down and couldn't get to fire on
time II 1t was In the next block.
II am a very candid man." said an
Atchison man the other morning who
was preparing to give a lot OF dis
agreeable opinions. IT always express
my sentiments Whereupon the
man about to be criticized, replied
when I hear candid man talking,
always feel like using a club, and
since you do as you please. I shall use
my club IL 1 feel like it,
It has always been said that Daniel
Webster's last words were: at still
live" As a matter of fact, the last
utterances Of the great statesman
were: "Give me some brandy" So
many last phrases that are looked up
on as prophecy by those left on earth,
were not last words at all. II am
sick at my stomach" are oftener thu
last words of great men than Don't
give up the ship"
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FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State journal
away during the summer may hav,
the paper mailed regularly each day
TO any address Mt the rate of ten cents
q week or thirty cents a month Thy
mail only) Address changed as often
as desired. While out OF town the
State Journal viii 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, 1908-07-23

II the Democrats have a hope of
swinging the negro vote of Ohio
through the influence Of Joseph B. For
aker It Is a vain one. Foraker is one
of those Republicans who fights tooth
and nail with the men of his own party
for his ideas and principles but when
he is beaten he forgets personal diff
ferences and uses his best endeavors
Cor the success of his party. There are
lsts of other men Just like Foraker in
che Republican camp. And that's just
eAe reason why the Republicans are al
ways so strong at the polls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23
KANSAS c0l4l4ENT
A MINUTE.

n MIN ~
A minute isn't much, but to gain a
rev, what a struggle is going on In
the transportation world! Time was.
not so many years ago, when four
weeks was counted good time In
crossing the Atlantic; now the four
day boat Is here, and the two swiftest
ones strain each voyage to lop on
rev minutes and establish a new rec
ord. while other lines are planning the
construction of boats which shall do
even better. Recently the Pennsyl-
vania railroad spent a million dollars
70 save three minutes between Phila-
oeipnla and Trenton, N. j. To save
ninety minutes between Philadelphia
and Harrisburg. the same company
lars. Ten years ago. the country re-
garded the Pennsylvania as fast
road. A westerner riding over 1t at
that time marveled at it's excellent
roadbed, and at wonderful system,
new to him. of watering its engines
without stopping. But in the ten
years the company has spent $780,
100000 to save an hour or two of
time; to give the public more speed.
me santa Fe spent ten million dol
lars to save seven miles and a climb
over the Ration mountains by building
the Belan cutoff in New Mexico. Ten
million dollars Is quite a sum, but the
engineers can easily show that the
time saved offsets the great expense.
The Northern Pacific spent FIVE
millions last year to save a few min
utes between ST. Paul and the Pa
c1f1c road, and so on with any num-
Der of roads and steamship lines. In
cutting down the time, it is esti-
mated by experts that the railroads of
this country have spent three quarters
Of billion dollars in the last few
years. and further plans for saving
minutes are under contemplation.
tunnels are built, mountains torn
away, streams spanned with costly
bridges, grades changed and lines
moved, all at great expense in order
that we may get there a little quicker.
| of travel.-Atchison Globe.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
GFrom the New York Press.1

trAoii INC NSW Iork freSS.
A man can always be enthusiastic
about the cooks meals II he has plen-
ty to drink with them.
woman's idea of a good husband
Is one who says 1t costs him less to 10
married than II used to cost to b .
bachelor.
You could never makes a man SEQ
that 1t Is not mere generosity that
moves him to send home to his wife
a box OF the special kind OF fruit he
likes.
There's nothing more exasperating
about a woman than for her always to
agree with you so you can't argue with
her to show her how much smarter
you think you are.
The most remarkable thing about a
girl in summer hotel is the way she
can get proposed to in the letters she
writes to her friends II there isn't q
man within . hundred miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23

From the lack of interest being
taken by the voters throughout the
state in registering. there does not
seem to be the interest in the ap-
preaching primary that might have
been expected in view of the 'insistent
demand" that the people of the state
made for it. The chances are that a
good deal of this 'Insistent demand"
was manufactured by the politicians
who forced this measure through the
legislature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23

fit to all concerned. And it's up to
them to show their interest in the more
substantial way of speedily subscrib-
ing for the small bond issue that is to
be sold to make possible the beginning
Of the construction of the road. Money
so subscribed will not be in the nature
of a donation. 1t will be an invest
ment from which there should be ade-
quate returns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23

Property in the state or Connecticut
has evidently not increased in value to
any great extent with the passing
years. There are ninetyfive towns in
the state that do not know when the
latest revaluation of the property in
them was made. And there's one
town, New Fairfield. that is still going
on the valuation placed on its property
ta
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23

No trouble should be experienced in
selling the $4,000 worth of Topeka
Southwestern bonds for the purpose of
completing the purchase of the right
of way through Shawnee county and
which will insure the Immediate be-
ginning of the construction of the road.
las a matter of fact the men on the
committee of so, appointed to sell these
bonds. could very handily take them all
over themselves. If it came to a pinch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23

One thing is certain as a result of
the primaries. Any number of men
who are seeking the Office or renomi-
nations to offices will soon have to go
to work for living. All of them can
not win ont.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23

John Dawson, the assistant attorney
general of the state. leaves soon for a
European trip which VIII embrace a
tour of the British Isles. And it's quite
reasonable to suppose that he will get
firsthand some additional pointers on
the common law of England over
which he dotes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23

How about the building boom which
is in progress In Topeka these days?
Permits for new buildings to cost an
aggregate of $1,000 have been issued
since the first of July. This spells pros
perity with capital letters for the peo-
pie of the city. 1t also tells of the
steady growth that Topeka Is enjoying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23

From recent reports issued by the
railroads their business is so poor that
there are thousands and thousands of
idle freight cars in the country. And
yet some Kansans have peen forced to
complain to the state railroad COM
mission that they are unable to get
cars to carry their wheat away from
the filled to overlooking elevators.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23

Most of the business men in Topeka
and everybody in the neighboring ter
ritory along the proposed line Of the
Topeka Southwestern railway are free
with expressions OF opinion that this
project will be one of immense bene-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23

The millennium must be making its
way with rapidity to New York city.
A number of the leaders of Tammany
Hall have announced themselves as be-
ing in favor of civil service reform.
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JuvENuE OBSERVATIONS.

Sins we left town paws havin' dandy rest
Bob don't climb up the buttons on his vest
Jim don't make him get on his knees till
lain
Tu be his buckin bronko, wild, untaim.
Now he can sleep quite pecefut without
fears
Claws Fred aint hoam to drop beens in
his ears
An Baby she SAINT staiv his ahead in
As tnnosent sheed do with rollin pin
An he don't halter lug up coal and wood
Our being in the kuntry dug paw good.
He duzzent halter get up in the mite
Jest as hees settled in his bed awl rite
To get Marie an Ethel each a dwink
Or tuck the blankets round Estelle an
Pink
He duzzent halter go in raymint thin
Down to the kitchen door to let puss in
An nav don't maik him get up emmy more
Jest as he like a bugle starts to snore
To see IL awl the windows she did lock
Or maybe jest to wind the bedroom clock
Paw duzzent halter do a thing but rest
CESS he must have curridge in his brest
To stay in our big city hows alone
OTIS a big plais that's bilt awl of brown
stone)
An vile we do not bother him no more
CESS at times his heart feels orful sore
Caws he don't heer our prattle in his eers
An wot he thort was bother now appears
To be the pleasure of his life and then
He longs to hav US awl back hoam agen
-Harper's Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23

OF the one hundred and five coun-
ties in the state only seven of them are
without high schools. This is an edu-
cation record to be proud Of.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23

Atlantic City has been dazed at last.
Several fair bathing maids proudly ap-
peared on the beach the other day with
tattoo marks on their arms and shout
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23

Nothing was heard of record
breaking cheer being made at the re-
cent convention of deaf mutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23
The Man Who Makes Time.

They do not run trains so fast in
England because the engineers know
too much about their engines" said an
engineer who has run an engine in
that country. "In England a man has
to be competent machinist before he
Is allowed to run. They say that the
man who knows all about how an en-
CINE Is put together, knows how deli
cate some Of its parts are, knows how
many dozen and one things there are
liable to break at any minute hasn't
the nerve to run one of them eighty or
ninety miles an hour. The best en-
g1neers, are the one who don't know
too much about their engine-just
know enough to locate a pounding in
a cylinder box. or how to unlock her
on one side If she breaks a driving rod,
or something that way. That's theory,
at any rate, and 1 believe it's pretty
nearly Observation-Disclosures Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23
A Feminine Hodcarrier.

"A ChhAAAAAAO 4IOuN31EACAs
Chicago has a woman hodcarrier.
but she is temporarily of the Job" of
"toting" bricks and mortar up H.
foot ladder. Her name Is Mrs. Martin
Maud, sheis forty-four years old, and
lives at 1858 Wrightwood avenue. She
is staying at the Chicago avenue sta
ton at present. because she persisted
in wearing the jumpers and other
male apparel that her fellow-work-
man wore.
The fact that the manly looking
woman who was earring mud" on
the building was woman would
probably never have been known had
1t not been for her unruly hair.
Mrs. Maud was tripping up the lad
der with a heavily laden hod. when
her hair, which had been coiled under
her SLOUGH hat, started to fall down.
With little screech she dropped the
hod and grabbed for her falling
tresses.
Policeman Warner. Of the Shen1eld
avenue station, happened to be pass
ing, and, hearing her screams, ran
over to the assistance Of the "toter."
To his surprise he discovered the hod-
carrier to be a female.
She tearfully acknowledged her sex.
She asserted that her husband had
been dead for two years and that she
had tried in vain to obtain other
means of support. She declared that
she was strong and liked her work.
1T isn't very hard work and 1 like
1t. but 1 couldn't climb the ladders
with dresses on" Mrs. Maud tearfully
explained to municipal Judge Max
well when arraigned before him in the
Sheffield avenue branch court yester-
| day. 81 just was compelled to wear
trousers.
81 tried to find other work before ]
took up this business, but I couldn't
find any. I always have been strong
and healthy. One day I was passing a
building where the men were at work
| and I decided would try it.
Il went home and changed my
dresses for my dead husbands old
clothes and came back and struck fol-
| a job. The boss didn't know that ]
was a woman and he let me go tc
work. The first week was awful hard
but I'm used to 1t now. None of the
| men 1 worked with knew that was q
| woman. I did just as much work as
| they did,
well, you can carry the hod if yor
want to. but you can't wear men.
| clothes" Judge Maxwell told her. He
4 assessed her fine at $40 and costs
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
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pride and brought them low. The old
inextinguishable hope was there. vital
and dominant as ever.
On the great evening she arrayed
herself with trembling fingers. The
face her mirror showed was flushed
and radiant. 1t was as il her lost youth
had stepped back to crown her for u
moment with the touch of all sweet,
imperishable things.
The professor was going to a special
meeting of the board Of education and
had promised to wait for her at the
car when 1t was time for her to return.
Ten minutes before she arrived he was
at his post, pacing restlessly. Under
the thin flare of the street lamps his
face looked more tired and haggard
than usual. The glory. too. had faded
from Miss Eldridge's eyes when she
worn. The professor guessed at the
reason instantly.
"Wasn't he there?'' he asked, a throb
Of commiseration in his voice.
EYES," she cried. with little laugh
that was half a sob. Eyes. He was
there. He-he came and talked to
me, and instead of-oh. professor.
how can tell youi He isn't the least
bit like an Apollo Belvidere! He's
grown stout, and a little bald, and
and" a second sob stuck in Miss
Eldridge's throat.
But she had worshiped unreality
50 long that now she was determined
to have the truth at any cost. 'And
Il thought his remarks exceedingly
vapid," she ended bravely. Then she
glanced up at the professor and noted
the change in him.
why. professor. she cried, has
anything happened? Has
"Yes," said the professor grimly. "a
great deal has happened. Tonight at
the board meeting I saw her!"
Miss Eldridge's question came IN q
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-16
WET WEATHER
 BETTERS PRICE
Cotton Opened Six to Nine Points ID Wednesday MOrning-LOcal Trad CTS Ire BearisA- Demand for Spots and Price Goes Up Slightly.

New York, April 15.-With cables not as bad as expected and very wet map, cotton opened to 9 points up and commission houses were buyers on balance at the start. The market exhibited poor rallying power, how ever, and acted as though it weighed a ton. Local traders were bearish and sold on rallies. \ good demand for spots was again reported from the South, with loc bid in the interior of Alabama for middling, but none sell ing, 10 l-2 to l1c being asked The market has few friends and until con- ditions change or it becomes oversold, only moderate rallies can be looked for, J. $. BACHE & co.
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