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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21

An evidence of the way in which the
congressional mind is wont to work on
occasions is found in the protest
against the ranking of the literature
which is being sent out by the country
life commission. Several congressman
claim that this is an abuse of the
Thanking privilege extended to the
members of congress and the federal
departments inasmuch as the commits
sion in question is not in reality a fed
eraI department of any kind but mere
ly a speciality of Mr.. RooseveIt's Gre
ated without authority of law. But not
a word is said by any congressman
against the tons and tons of political
ammunition which was sent out dur
Ing the past campaign under congress
sional franks. Most people would be
inclined to look on the last mentioned
sGorts as a greater abuse OF the frank
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21

ing privilege than that which is in
dulged in by the country life commits
sion. If it's activities in this line is
really an abuse of this sort.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21

Reports come from Washington
that the Kansas delegation in con-
gress is going to insist that some of
the good plums which are to fall from
Mr.. Taft's hands be given to Kan
sans. This will be fine for ''the faith
full but while the Kansas congress-
men are looking after these little re-
wards for meritorious political SER
vice they should not forget to keep in
mind that they will be doing the rank
and file of the people whom they
represent a better service if they do
their part towards securing, an hon
est tariff revision. Their attitude in
favor of the protection of Kansas
zinc through an adequate tariff will
permit them TO do this for even the
most ardent of tariff revisionists
realize the necessity of protecting in
FAINT industries. 1t is those that have
outgrown their baby dresses that no
longer need a high protective tariff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21
HUNOR or THE Day

Thomas Riley. former attorney Of Bos-
ton: was famous for his wit and powers
found himself opposed by a lawyer named
Lowe. Matters mad not gone far before
the jury. said: Gentieme5ah d nay Taih hsaF ID
Of Io. the poor Indian, but who ever
naut.
First Farmer-H'lo. Hiram! Where be
you Roln second Farmer-Goin' to taown
70 glt drunk. an gwash hoaw dread I'll
Boston Transcript.
Perks-Td like to have Won helm us o,,t
at bridge. Play? Lane-Not a very good
game; SO much the better. we play for
Golfer-You've caddied for me before.
start? sandyWee II vein elnts is before or d Me
what we're Raean' to dae, yelI no dae sac
Inauiring Lady-How much milk does
YOUR your COW give a day? Truthful Boy
And how much of that do you sell? Truth
full Boy-Bout twelve quarts. lady.-Hu-
man Life.
Married eh?'' yep" ct thouSbt ~
was purely platonic affection" TT was:
burg Post.
tering the studio of the famous portrait
painter II Wish to engage. you to. paint
may ms aa Por!rai IT wsrt shall be delighted.
new hat on" pardon me, madam but ii
am not landscape artist."-Life
Don't you admire the old-time melo-
dies?" mo; I'm a fresh-air fiend. '-Dra-
Nearly all, the trouble in the world
comes through money" observed the NOR
"yet people will borrow trouble. '@Chicag5
Daily News.
He don't give nuthin' to the church
now?" mo. Somebody told him the Bible
says salvation is free an he says fur be
Atlanta Constitution.
Conductor" complained the lank spin
ster passenger, that man in the opposite
seat is winking at me!' He says he
doesn't mean to wink at you,' explained
eye that's turned toward you shut,
ma am.'-Judge.
pleasing ren PURSUIT u or possession? 4 don't
know" answered the man with a motor
have sometimes suspected the police get
more fun out of my machine than do
Washington Star.
"Didn't: you say there was a statesman
peculiar impression; 81 merely said that
relative of mine was one of the United
States senators from New York."-Bohe-
milan Magazine.
Dum1ey-say, you'd better take some
thing for that cold, old man. Now Wise
Don't offer me any more, please. I've
taken too much already. Dumley-Too
much what? Observation-Disclosures
Press.
The lecturer had been describing some
of the sights he had seen abroad. There
are some spectacles,' he said, that one
never forgets." Il wish you could tell me
where 1 can get pair of them" ex-
claimed an old lady in the audience. I'm
always forgetting mine. kansas CITY
Journal.
three most uncertainest things in de
world? Bones-Ah dunno, Mistah Ta IS;
What am de three most uncertainties
things in the world? Bones-A woman an
two other women.-Chicago News.
Man-Do you believe that story apoutt
her? Woman-rd believe anythlng 41o 9
her unless she told 1t me herself.-Plck-
Me-Up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21
KANSAS COMMENT
WHERE Lice rs CHEAP.


Once there was young civil en-
glneer, Swede, who was full of the
importance of his work, and what it
might mean to the world. He could
pulId railroads, and bridges and
canals: he could make cities sanitary
and fit for human habitation. This
young engineer, with his beautiful
theories, and his hopeful view of life,
dr1fted out into the Orient, where life
contains less of hope to the many who
are born In a crowded Chinese city
ne observed the wretched sanitary
conoltlons, and the appalling death
conditions and lower the mortality,
and went to the mandarin, the gov
ernor OF me city. and told him what
he knew; that the natives died like
flies when the plague came, and that
mean engineer-could improve all
TINS. But the mandarin wasn't de-
llghteo, and told him to go back to
Europe or America, and build as many
sanitary sewers and waterworks sys-
TENS as he desired. They did not
want them in China; there are too
many people alive as it is. And this
is fair instance of the cheapness of
life where too many live; where there
Is too much poverty, and not enough
rice and millet for the hungry stom-
aches. There really isn't very much
reason why more of them should live.
And this has developed a fataiism
which has made the Chinaman regard
his life as cheap, and incidentally to
make MIN view other i1VeS IN the
same light. Therefore suicide is COM
mon, for trivial causes. Infanticide is
also frequent, for why, the Chinaman
figures, should girl babies be raised to
reduce the food supply without help
ing repleniSh it. 1t is the girl babies
who are killed in China. Perhaps for
the same reasn-that life isn't much
to risk-the Chinese coast is about the
only water where pirates may still be
found. With life so very miserable,
one can hardly blame an ignorant
Asiatic for thinking that robbery and
one gets away from America, the more
he realizes what horseshoes of luck
came his way to be born in this coun-
try, even if fate and his own ability
have made him only a hod carrier
Atchison Globe.
THE WICHITA WAY.
A poor man in Wichita, who owned
a few COWS and sold milk, had a police
warrant issued against him for viola
ton of the ordinance in regard to the
quality of milk. The man went to the
police station, gave himself up to the
officers and told them he di1 so be-
cause his wife was sick and probably
dying. He was poor and could give no
bond, but asked that he be permitted
to stay with his wife that night, pro-
badly the last few hours she would
have on earth.
The police refused the request and
because the man had no money or
bond, they put him in Jail. His wife
died while the husband was kept in
JAIL and her last hours were without
the care and love that should have
been hers.
The story is one that would rouse
the people of Wichita to sympathetic
indignation-if they read it in a novel.
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21
Endurance of a Guide.

An Alpine guide, Philippe ALA
mand, of Bex, has gained publicity in
the Swiss papers by a marvellous
pedestrian achievement He started
on a Monday from Taesch and as
cended to the Weisshorn hut, whence
he returned to the valley to fetch a
member of his party who had been
left behind. There was time for only
three hours sleep after that, and then
the Weisshorn had to be climbed 1t
was in bad condition, and the ascent
took nearly eleven hours. No sooner
had he reached the top than ALA
mand hastened down and proceeded
to Zermatt to join another party who
had engaged him for the Matterhorn.
He overlook them in the hut at 4
O'Clock on Tuesday morning, went up
the Matterhorn at once, and did not
get back until II o'clock on Wednes-
day night, having been "A hours with
out sleep, walking and climbing all the
time. Even then he took only a days
rest before leading a party IN the
Dent Notwithstanding Gazette
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21

HE don't give nuthin' to the church
now?" mo. Somebody told him the Bible
says salvation is free an he says fur be
1t from him to dispute the Scripturesr'-
Atlanta Constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21
FILL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRFSS

The State Journal Is a member OF the
Associated Press and receives tho full day
telegraph report Of that great news or
GaniKation for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news is received in The state Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pSlr-
ncA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21

Nearly all the trouble in the world
comes through money" observed the NOR
alizer. YES rejoined the demoralizer
yet people will borrow trouble. "-Chicag5
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21

Golfer-You've caddied for me before
VIII you give me some hints before we
start! Sandy-Weel. If yell Just no dae
badi-Punch. 49, N 500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21
Double Thirteen scares

Panic struck the Church of God and
Saints of Christ of the United States
and the Continent of africa" the body
founded by the late negro prophet
William S. Crowdy, when a sheriff's
levy was made on their property yes
terday. The trouble was not that the
sum was a considerable one, but the
exact figures set the community in a
commotion of terror. The sum named
in the judgment is $1,313.
Not since the board of health drove
the inventor of the holy kiss" and thu
promoter of the God -with-you- till
we-meet-again'' restaurant to leave
Philadelphia for his Illegal experiments
in healing smallpox. have his followers
been driven SO near to despair. The
hoodoo numbers named loom big on the
troubled horizon of the sect, and more
than one member prophesies it's down
fall as a result.-Philadelphi North
American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21

Inquiring Lady-How- much milk does
Bout eight quarts, lady Induirine Lady-
And how much of that do you sell? Truth
ful Boy-Bout twelve quarts lady-Hu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21

Married. eh?" yep" IT thought IL
but another fellow started to call. s,UPttts
was purely platonic affection" TT was;
burg Post. was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21

Good morning, SIR" saws the lady on
tering the studio of the famous PORTRAIT
painter. Il wish to engage you to. paint
my portrait" 81 shall be delighted
madam" az want it painted with nv
new hat on" Pardon me, madam hut
am not a landscape artist. Life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21

Conductor" complained the Iank spin
ster passenger, that man in the opposite
seat is winking at me!' He says he
doesn't mean to wink at you" explained
the car official. Hes trying to keep the
eye that's turned toward you shut,
ma am. Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21

Don't you admire the old-time melo-
matte Telegram.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21

Perks-Id like to have You helm us mt
at bridge. Play? Lane-Not a VERY eood
game: SO much the better. we play for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21

pleasure, pursuit or possession" IT don't
know answered the man with a motor
car. Possession is a fine thing. But 1
have sometimes suspected the police get
more fun out of my machine than do
Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21

First Farmer-H'lo. Hiram! Where be
you goin'? Second Farmer~C5oin' TO taopn
TO GIT drunk. an gwash hoaw dread I'll
Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21

Thomas Riley. former attorney Of Bos-
ton. was famous for his wit and powers
81 rspfaiTtee: once in trying case, he
Lowe. Matters mad not gone Far befoTe
Riley became Impatient. and, turning to
the Jury. said: Gentlemen, L nave heard
heard Of Lowe. the poor lawyer ?''-Argo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21

Didn't you say there was a statesman
in your family?" queried my deaf friend.
"Oh, no." cried, Fastening to correct his
peculiar impression; II merely said that
relative of mine was one of the United
States senators from New York."-Bohe-
milan Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21

Dumley-Say, you'd better take some
Don't offer me any more, please. I've
taken too much already. Dumley-Too
much what? se-Advice.-Philadelph
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-05-13
His Good Eve.

1t is curious fact that the loss of
any one of the five senses is atoned for
to considerable extent by a pro-
nounced increase in the efficiency of
the other senses. The result is some
times astonishing
A man who had lost the sight of
both eyes trained his hearing until he
could tell by the sound of his footsteps
on the sidewalks as he made his way
about town whether he was in the
middle of the walk or at one side,
whether he was walking past brick
or q frame house or fence or open
ground.
He knew in what part of the town
he was not only by his memory OF
sense Of general direction, but by the
difference in the tones of his foot
steps, and he walked about freely, sell
dom running into anything or any
body.
Some one in his presence once called
in question his total blindness.
(Which eye do you think l can see
YithY' he asked the skeptic.
"The left one. of course" was the
reply. II can see that the right one is
blind"
In reply the blind man merely
opened his penknife and tapped the
left eye with the little blade.
1t was glass eye.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-05-13

We saw Miss Carrie Jacobsen, the
Charter Oak contestants, sitting beside
the driver taking lessons in running
the machine, her future property we
hope.
County Attorney Klinker, was over
last week looking up the prospects
of reelection. He found but few rails
off the fence in this neck of the woods
Editor Harthun was over to inspect
our town Saturday.
Lulu and Edna Bretthuer went to
Ute Saturday to visit over Sunday.
Mrs. Hans Henrichsen and daughter
Vena went to Mapleton, Saturday to
visit Mrs. Fred Miller.
H. j. Cummings and Peter Eggers
democratic candidates for county
sheriff were over looking up their
prospects last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Detlef Mundt, of Deni.
son, came over to visit over Sunday
with their friends, VIM. Benningsdorf
and family.
T. j. Shipley, who has been visit
ing his daughter at Arion returned to
his home, near Draper, S. D.
Mrs. Oran Wilson returned from
Council Bluffs Monday to spend the
summer with her mother, Mrs. Mary
knight.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-05-13
WEST SIDE ITEMS.

Henry Wiese and family have NOV
ed into the house recently vacated by
G. e. Bates and family.
Mrs. Frank Marriott was a Car
roll caller last Saturday.
Miss Minnie Mills, of Denison, was
guest at the F. Book home on Sun
day.
Mrs. C. L. Patterson and Miss Edith
Dodd were Carroll passengers last
Monday afternoon.
Miss Anna Peterson of Denison Wis
tied at the home of her sister, Mrs.
August Voss on Sunday.
Miss Martha Eiffert was a Carroll
caller last Monday.
Rex Truesdell came up from Council
Bluffs last Friday and spent few
hours in town, calling on old friends
Mrs. H. j. Moeller had the mis-
fortune to injure her thumb last week
blood poison resulting. The thumb
caused severe pain and she was quite
sick for few days, but is feeling be
ter at present writing.
Miss Alma Huneman went to Deni
son on Saturday to spend Sunday with
friends.
Mrs. B. d. Soesbe and children lief,
last week for Harlan, Iowa, where
Mr.. Soesbe has secured position.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-05-13
When Explosives Explode.

A popular notion that explosives will
'go off" by any simple method is
wrong. Many Of the most powerful
explosives imaginable may be kicked
about, may be set on fire or may be
shot out of a gun, and unless the prop
er agency for exploding them is en-
ployed they will not 'go OFF, and will
do no damage. The reason for this
may be explained by an Illustration.
Consider grateful of coal. There is
there enough of what we may call ex-
plosive energy to throw 1000 pound
weight through foot of solid steel
If only it could be liberated. But there
can be no explosion without oxygen,
and the coal in the crate will not burn
faster than the supply Of oxygen in the
air which reaches it will permit. If
the coal could be furnished all at once
with enough air to cause it's complete
burning, it would explode with as great
violence as if it were SO much dyna-
mite.-St. Nicholas.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-05-13
The Sun Of the Blind.

i have not touched the outline of a
star nor the glory of the moon, but !
believe that God has set two lights in
my mind, the greater to rule by day
and the lesser by night, and by them
I know that l am able to navigate my
life bark, as certain Of reaching the
haven as he who steers by the North
star. Perhaps my sun shines not as
yours. The colors that glorify my
world, the blue of the sky, the green
Of the fields, may not correspond exact
ly with those you delight in, but they
are none the less color to me. The
sun does not shine for my physical
eyes, nor does the lightning fash, nor
do the trees turn green in the spring
But they have not therefore ceased to
exist any more than the landscape is
annihilated when you turn your back
on it.-Helen Keller in Century.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-05-13

chased the Carnahan restaurant Mon
day We understand Sutton Bros.
will take possession next Monday.
Jake Rhode. who formerly resided
here. but now of Manning transacted
business here Friday.
. Edna Romans of Denison came Fri
day for short visit at the AL. Milf
gan home.
Ben Kinney of Manning was Ma
nilla business visitor here Friday.
Leveta Mills of Sioux City spent
Friday here visiting her father, Amos
Mills. who purchased the Caldwell
livery barn. Miss Mills left Friday
evening for Manning where she will
visit there with friends.
Eura Kepford of Buck Grove spent
the latter part of the week here Wis
iting her uncle Lutte Tillett and fam
lily.
VIM. Graham transacted business
in Sioux City Tuesday.
Charley Copeland and wife returned
home from Harlan Thursday evening
having been called there by the illness
of the latter's mother, Mrs. Nc
Dowell.
Mrs. VIM. Flint is enjoying vis-
it from her sister, Mrs. VIM. Lewis
of Gray.
M. e. Church notes.
Monday of this week the Epworth
League met in the lecture room Of
the church at p. m ana elected
the officers for the ensuing year.
The ladies Aid Society meet with
Mrs. Brokaw, on Wednesday after
noon. Prayer meeting at 8 o'clock
Thursday evening and on Friday even
ing the entertainment given by Mr..
Lewis of Omaha. bids fair to be the
best of its kind ever given in the town
as Mr.. Lewis has a large stock of
moving picture film from which to
draw and SO will not present any,
thing but the very best. He will use
more than one mile Of film which
should be seen by everybody. Sunday
school at 10 q. m. Sunday preaching
at IL o'clock. followed by class meet
ing. Junior league at 2:30 p. m. and
Epworth league service at z O'Clock,
following by the sermon to the grad
uating class. You are all invited to
attend,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-05-13
Harmless Joke.

Place a spool of cotton in the in
side pocket of your coat and. having
threaded needle with the beginning
of the cotton, pass the needle through
the front of the coat, unthread the
needle and leave about two inches Of
the cotton hanging as If it were only
stray piece. The first person you
meet will be sure to pick it off you,
and his establishment when he finds
there is no end to it will give plenty
of innocent fun.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-05-13
VAIL ITEMS.

S. A. Krat was in Deloit on bust
ness Saturday.
Mrs. M. o'Conner spent Tuesday in
Omaha.
Miss Ella Ryan, of Dunlap, was the
guest of her brother, E. T. Ryan, here
Wednesday.
Born to Charley Dugan and wife, a
daughter, May 5th, 1908.
Mr.. Jas. Dugan and cousin, Miss
O'Keefe, was ealing on Denison
friends Saturday.
Mrs. M. Monaghan was attending to
business at the county seat Friday.
Mrs. d. O'Leary and children, of
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-05-13
How Iii. PLACE Wa. Filled.

A well known divine whose theolog-
ical discourses draw crowded houses
In all the principal cities accepted an
invitation to lecture in small provin-
cial town, but discovered afterward
that he had prior engagement on the
same date. He accordingly apologized
and offered to make good any loss the
society might incur through his delin-
Quency.
A few days later he received a letter
from the secretary assuring him that
NO harm was done and inclosing n
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-05-13
incorporated in Den,.on Review 1907.

handful which the divine is never
tired of reading to his amused friends.
LAS the Rev. Mr.. is unable to
give his advertised lecture on Con-
science" announced the bill. -four
members of the B minstrel troupe
have kindly volunteered to perform In
stead a screamingly laughable farce
entitled -. Any person who has
bought ticket for the other enter
tainment may have it transferred to
this on payment OF sixpence EXTRA
London Taller.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-05-13
His Hint.

Don't you want some needles.
dear?" queried Brown as he picked up
his shirt and glanced at the places
where the buttons should have been.
why, no. replied Mrs. Brown.
why do you ask?"
"Oh, thought" said Brown a trifle
neryously, that probably your old
ones had become worn by much use"