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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11

There is hope in the old land yet
says the Chicago Record Herald.
Nobody in Washington has gone so
far as to frame a bill m king it a
criminal offense to be a consumer
There would be more reason for re-
joicing, though, if the Record Herald
would assure the people of the coun-
try that such a bill will not be in
troduced and passed in the near
fiIf,Ire
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11

No wonder the insiders on the
affairs of the Southern Pacific rail-
road brought all of that company's
stock that they could get on the
stock exchanges during the past week
and ten days and which rather I'M
usual buying was responsible for ma
terially boosting the price of such
stock. The preferred stock of the
road is to be called in at fancy fig
ures. A semi-annual dividend of 81
per cent has been declared on this
stock and a quarterly dividend of / Il
per cent has been announced for the
common stock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11

Here is a home view OF Mr..
Roosevelt's visit in Africa. 1t comes
from the Oyster Bay Pilot, as follows:
"If Mr.. Roosevelt carries out his in
tention to remain in Africa a year he
will doubtless employ much of the
time in fishing, picking berries, TAX
fng pictures. studying native Ian
guages and prospecting for diamonds.
He certainly could not maintain the
killing pace with which he has
started. There wouldn't be animals
enouRh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11

Missouri's anti-cigarette law is only
of the half-hearted variety. 1t merely
prohibits boys between the ages of
ten and eighteen years from using
the ''coffin-nails." as cigarettes have
been most appropriately dubbed, in
public places. This is little better
than no law at all on the subject.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11

most of them think they are. In
reality, too. the instances are not few
where the judge of a court is not
nearly as well equipped in the law as
are most of the men who practice it
before him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11

Although the sentiment can scarce
" be classed as admirable. the Chi
cago judge who addressed the
graduating class of the Chicago law
school got right down to the grass
roots of the legal profession when
he admonished the graduates: you
must run many a cold. nervy bluff
and cannot afford to be numbered in
the down, and out Glass; He also
said that a lawyer should be fifty per
cent better than the court And in
this connection it is safe to say that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11

The New York World says that be-
ing a Democrat is a state of mind.
And the Omaha Bee comments on
this by remarking that ''if present
conditions continue it is likely to be-
come chronic melancholia."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11

Most persons who have anything in
their pocketbooks at all will find
themselves to be shy of the per capita
circulation of money in this country
which has just been figured out at
S25 nj
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11

There will be a general agreement
with this sentiment expressed in the
London Black and White: cat this
time of year the pretty woman be-
comes even prettier than before.
Even the plain woman assumes a
certain comeliness. and the change is
as subtle and mysterious as delight
full
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11

AS was to have been expected the
report of the federal department of
agriculture on the present condition
of the grain crops does not bear out
the representations of the "crop
killers which were delivered a
couple of weeks ago. The "cror
killers are the real mature fakirs."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11
THE HoMEsEEKERs

IN the street of Bye-and-Bye,
Where the airships mount and fly,
You and I will go home hunting,
1here are mansions in the sky;
You and and Baby Bunting
Aeavenward home will try
Where the landlords are good angels
And no rentals make us sigh
In the sky of Bye-and-Bye
In the heavens we will fly
= gu and 1 star daisies hunting
When the evening shades are nigh
You and I and Baby Bunting
FLOWERS of gold will find ON high
Wnere the gardeners are angels
And no florists sell and buy.
On the planet Bye-and-Bye
We shall live and never die
There is respite from home hunting
Many millions miles on high;
You and I and Baby Bunting
Dreamily will float and fly
Earth Will be ITO LETT to others
In the coming Bye-and-Bye
Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11
FROA OTHER PENS
NEW ENGLANp,s VIrALIrY.

NEW EIN6lAND
One of the triking features of the re-
vival of business this spring is the
great industrial activity in New Eng
land. The number of new mills,
building or planned, the additions to
old mills and factories which are be-
ing made, and the general increase in
productive resources afford evidence
of expanding traffic and greatly aug
mented wealth. This industrial
growth is on a larger scale than it has
been for a long time. 1t is abundant
proof that New England is full of
vital force, in business and in all pro-
ductive activities.
The greatest gain in the number
and capacity of mills is in the textile
industry, the field the best part of
which superficial observers of bust
ness conditions and changes have said
the south was fast capturing. South
ern cotton mills have indeed multi
piled rapidly and prospered greatly,
but they have merely taken a part of
the increase in the vast industry built
upon the fiber of the cotton plant
They have not cut down New Eng
lands output of cotton goods. They
have not even prevented its strong and
almost constant expansion. Yankee
skill and capital, the experience of
New England manufacturers, the
prestige of their products and the ma
chinery of distribution in their hands,
all unite to defend the cotton industry
of that section from injury by compe-
tition in the region where the raw
material is grown.-CleveIand Leader.
THE PASSION OF SPEED.
This has been called an age of la
bor-saying machinery. It might more
properly be called a time-saving age.
The many inventions which save labor
have for their object greater speed
fully as much, if not more, than the
| saving of labor. The railroads spend
millions in equipment to reduce the
running time. Large sums are ex-
pended to build ocean steamers to
| clip a few hours from the number re-
quired in crossing the ocean and peo-
pie pay handsomely for the privilege
| of riding on the faster boats. Build
| ings which formerly required years to
erect are now completed and occupied
| in months.
In all lines of human endeavor this
| the man whose business is urgent who
takes the fast trains and the fast
boats They are sought just as eager
| ~ by those on pleasure bent. with
whom time is no object except the
consuming desire for speed.
Can the pace be continuously quick
ened? The question is not new, but
rather as old as the time when man
| trained the dumb beasts to his use
| or hoisted a sail to expedite the slow
er oars The developments of speed
| have been more rapid in recent years
| than ever before and the speed limit
must some time be reached, but just
at present there are no signs of more
than temporary let up.-Omaha Bee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11

ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Air Dome.
Tonight-Harvey Stock company u
drama and vaudeville.
At the Novelty.
Ionight-Moying pictures s to $40 p. m
At Vinewo0d.
Each Each day and night-All kinds Of attrac-
For particulars. prices ana amusement
aslaiis see announcements In this paper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11
SATISFIED to Stay Out.

An old darky wanted TO join fash
ionable city church. and the minister,
knowing it was hardly the thing to do
and not wanting to hurt his feelings,
told him to go home and pray over II.
In a few days the darby came back
'sWell, what do you think of 1t by
this timer asked the preacher.
Is'Well. sah,'' replied the colored man.
"Ah prayed an prayed an de good
ILawd He says to me, .Rastus, All
wouldn't bodder NAH haid about dat
no mo- Alive been trying to git into
dat church mahse'f for de las 20 years
and All amt done had no luck. -
Christian Register
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11
Tho Country's Resources.

According to government statistics.
the area OF this country including
Alaska. is equal to all Europe approx
mately. In unappropriated lands we
have 754, S95, 900 acres awaiting settle
ment or development. and our develop
ed water power is 5,357.oo0 horsepower.
Our coal supply is estimated at 3,135,-
70S. 600 900 tons, and on an annual con-
sumptive basis of 429O0O,000 tons-rec-
ord output of 1907-there should be lit
tie cause for uneasiness over the fuel
question. In iron ore We have supply
of 1855, 600, 900 long tons. and the largest
annual amount ever produced by US
was only 100000 tons. In pig iron
production, in 1907. we contributed b.
7S1, 900 long tons to the worlds product
of SO, 5O0, 600 long tons. We have pc
troieum areas aggregating $3.50 square
miles, and gas areas 10.055 square miles
In 1907 wealth production on our farms
totaled s7,41200o,000 more than the to-
tai wealth of the entire country in 1850.
No wonder J. P. Morgan's father told
him that 1.-The man who would become
bear on the future of this country
would go broke. wall Street Sum-
mary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11

why do you run your car so slowly
these days?' with everybody carrying
home garden tools you can't run over a
man without risking a puncture. Pitts
burg Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11

She-So many men nowadays marry for
money. You wouldn't marry me for money
would you, dearest?. He (absently)-No,
darling, wouldn't marry you for all the
money in the world She-Oh, you horrfd.
horrid wretch.-Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11

Jnquiring Lady-How much milk does
your cow give day. Truthful Boy-'Bout
eight quarts. And how much of that do
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11

There are 5000 empty houses in Lon
DON" I'm mighty glad we don't live
there. My wife couldn't get through more
than half of them at moving time-at least
not without strain that would be bad
for her."-Chicago Record Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11

ut was a charming romance How
now?" why. q young duke in a serial
story fell in love with a pretty working
girl who posed in toothbrush advertise
ment. kansas City Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11

Madam (who is rather talkative, to her
husband, who has been standing silently
before her for some time)-Well what are
you looking at me like that for? Mon
look with your mouth shut!-Paris Gauiois
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11

Yes, the old gentleman will soon have
another wife to support What? You
don't mean to tell me he is going to marry
another wife while your mother is living?
No; l am going to get married. New
York Telegraph
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11
JAYHAWKER JOTS

Presumably Fort Scott has a police
force. But-14 houses were robbed
Evening star., 1909-05-26
A Civil Pension List.
,m the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Ine fnldOelpn1A inquirer
President Taft has come out boldly In
favor of a civil pension list. He isn't
certain how 1t is to be established, but Is
willing to do anything that will work to-
ward establishing some sort Of fund for
the civil employees who grow old in the
service. So far Congress has been ada
mant on the subject and has not been
consistent in the matter. At present we
do have a civil list which is very expen-
sive. 1t Is seldom that man in the
civil service Is dropped simply because he
is too old for work. He is kept on the
rolls either at full salary or is given q
lighter task at lower salary, but he is
maintained by the government. 1t would
not only be cheaper to establish a pension
list but 1t would be for the betterment Of
the service. 1t seems likely that 1t cannot
be established without making the en-
ployes contribute some of their income to
this insurance. as Is done in many other
countries. The question is of most i'm
portance at Washington, where such a
large portion of the community is sup
ported by the government through sal
aries paid various officials and clerks. The
salaries are low, compared with the cost
of living but it Is difficult for a man to
resign a sure income for the indefinite
prospects of individual initiative. PEN
sion fund that would take small per-
centage of the monthly salary would work
no injury, while the prospect Of honorable
retirement on comfortable pension
would make life more endurable to those
who approach old age.
Evening star., 1909-05-26

OF space and no question of good roads.
True. it may not be possible to hold an
aeroplane race on a stormy day. Perhaps
1t will be necessary to wait for period
OF comparative calm Or maybe the plane
Of the air-sporting era will be stanch
weather craft, capable of meeting and
using the winds as easily as the Wright
machine is now handled In light airs.
1t is unsafe to doubt the possibility of
such developments. What has been ac-
complished is sufficient to mark the OPEN
ing OF a new era in the activity OF man.
Further development is just as sure to
come as the improvement of the railroad
locomotive followed the Stevenson inven-
tion and the turbine Mauretania sue
ceeded Robert Fulton's Cleremont. Mans
inventive genius works rapidly after the
first success is scored in a new direction
The practicable large-scale 'airship'' of
our dreams is practically certain to be
evolved within few years.
Evening star., 1909-05-26
A Record Explained.

Time, the fall of 1910. Scene, the
schoolhouse at Shady Grove. Occasion.
Representative y. giving an account OF
his stewardship in the House, with spe-
cial reference to his votes on the tariff
bill.
Now, my fellow-citzens. l have gone
over the subject frankly. Withholding
nothing. exaggerating nothing: but IL any
of you care for fuller explanation of
matters i am at your service"
At this. Uncle Billy Smith. power
in the neighborhood. raised his head and
cleared his throat. You voted, then,
for some of them protective duties?"
''I did For all that the noble and pro-
gressive people of this district are inter-
ested in and should profit by"
"And you don't call 1t swag now?''
Frankly. l do not 1t is but our
share-our just share-of what is going.
I'm sure we are fully entitled to that. !
put the question to you. Uncle Billy. You
know what the good book says about the
man who failssor refuses to provide for
Evening star., 1909-05-26
The Kings Derby.

..Ninoru winsv The cables this morn
ing flashed sad news to thousands or
Americans who have been eagerly await
ing the result of the great Derby race at
EPSON Downs in England For there
were high hopes for the success of an
American-bred horse entered by citizen
of this country, now domiciled in Eng
land ''Sr Martin" was heavily backed
here and abroad by loyal Americans, who
believed in the horses form as probable
Derby winner. He was bred by Madden,
one of the foremost producers of fast
horsefiesh in this country. and sold to his
present owner Winans. for a sum stated
at both s65,oOo and s7O.OOO. Two horses
were sold together for $15 OoO, Sir Mar
tin being the chief consideration.
Just as the American people backed 'Sir
Martin" as Derby favorite, the English
people, acting from patriotic motives.
plunged heavily on ''Minoru." because he
is owned by King Edward Kings horses
do not invariably win the Derby, but
when they run they are always heavily
supported by the public. Patriotism can
not always be relied upon to pick the win
ner. though this year the kings horse
proved the best entry.
The only American-bred horse to win
the Derby was 'Iroquois." owned by
Pierre LoriIlard. This was in 1881, great
year for American racers abroad, "Iro-
quois" also winning the st. Leger stakes
and James r. Keene's "Foxhall' captur-
ing the Grand Prix of Paris and several
important English races in addition. Will
liam C. Whitney sent an Epglish-bred
winner to the Derby course for first place
in 1901 and Richard Croker took the
Derby honors two years ago with his
1rish-bred "Orby.' Thus there have been
three American owners successful in the
Derby, as against two continental owners,
whose horses ran first in 1866 and 1876.
This record serves to indicate how great
would have been the honors of "Sir Mar
tin today II he had justified the expecta-
tions of his breeder, owner and public
hackers and won the blue ribbon. But
unfortunately he did not even get a
-'plaee,' falling during the race. Such is
the fallibility of judgment in the great
racing game.
Evening star., 1909-05-26

his own. I hope / am better, not worse
than a heathen."
"And yet I've often heerd you talk
about swag. and abuse the republicans
for robbery"
That is true. Uncle Billy, but owe it
both to you and to myself to admit that
after hearing the whole tariff subject
thrashed out in Congress by the big men
of both sides 1 changed my mind some
what. If you read the Congressional
Record / sent, you must have observed
that l voted in first-class democratic
company
But you amt no high protectionist?"
Not by any manner of means! A high
protectionist is man who votes for high
duties all along the line. I want no high
duties except such as will benefit this
district 1 want my people to have the
best of everything that's going, and as
much of 1t as possible"
And there amt no such thing as swag
In the tariff business?''
'"The word, 1 have found. is too strong.
1t Is better to say share. I want to be
understood, and not to give offense. What
l have obtained for my constituents-who
have honored me far beyond my deserts
is SIMPLY our snare OF the IdVOrS tnat
were going"
And you want to go back?"
II shall feel under the deepest obliga-
tions IL my fellow-citizens again bestow
their confidence upon me. 1 am better
prepared now than ever to serve them In
Washington. 1 speak the language of the
tribe, and know the way around"
But the tariff is now outen the way"
Certainly, but melons are constantly
being cut in Congress, and these worthy
people deserve. and should get. big
slice every time
Uncle Billy allowed that the argument
was good, and pledged his vote to Mr.. x.
for a second term.
Evening star., 1909-05-26
Flyinr as a Sport.

The flying machine has undoubtedly ar
rived, in the shape of the aeroplane. Nc
longer is. it problematical or in the way
Of an experiment. The Wright brothers
have demonstrated that a man can sus-
tain himself in ''heavier-than-air' ma
chine, can guide 1t over a prescribed
course and can land at will at a chosen
spot. Other machines have been pro-
duced capable Of similar performances
though perhaps not with the same pre-
cision OF action, the apparent superiority
Of the Wright machine being perhaps
due to the greater skill of the operators
Orders are being taken for the manufac-
ture of these planes" and will doubtless
be filled as quickly as manufacturing
facilities are provided, so that in a few
months. in all likelihood. aeroplanes will
be procurable for racing purposes and for
the qualification of the desire for novel
experiences.
A writer on this subject recently de.
clared. on the strength Of personal ex.
perience, that there is no speed spor,
comparable with "fying." and he pre-.
dicted that the intrepid seekers afte,
unique sensations-such people as those
who delight in bicycle scorching and auto.
mobile racing-will soon be getting aero.
planes to crafty their love of dangerous
action. Yet this writer asserts that there
is less danger In aeroplaning than ir
motoring. and he believes that when the
flying game is once well under way there
will be fewer accidents than those tha,
result from excessive speeding in gasoline
cars.
This forecast paints an interesting pic.
ture. the air dotted with swiftly gliding
planes, swooping and soaring. racing and
maneuvering. 1t requires no especial fer.
tiiity of the imagination to conceive aero.
plane meets in the near future. perhaps
within five years. with contests for speed
length Of flight. ease of ascent and de.
scent and management aloft The sport
is susceptible of a wider range of vari-
alton than motoring, and there is no lack
Evening star., 1909-05-26
Next Years Campaigns.

In the talk about the probable length
of the session this remark is heard: "Sen-
ators on both sides are nearly talked
out. Some are already repeating them
selves. The general reader Is tiring OF
the subject. Business men have pretty
| we'll made up their minds. 1t should not
be surprising If the debate collapses sud
denly. 1t is too late for any more erect
| i've set speeches. and the cross-fring is
getting stale"
Then this remark: 1.-The cool weather,
unusual for May, has heightened the de-
| bate. The Senate chamber has been alto
gether comfortable, and members, with
but the one topic before them, have en-
joyed the controversy. But let warm
wave strike the town. and get on the
| nerves of the debaters; let collars wilt
and extra pocket handkerchiefs become
necessary; let the hum of electric rams
be heard in the land and the brethren
will soon come to reason and agree TO
knock off. Debating under such condl-
tions is dangerous. A man is apt to lose
his patience and balance and say things
that plague him later on the stump. His
political opponents at home, as well as
the men in his own party who want his
place, are certain to seize on any slip
and capitalize 1t against him.
Already, without the heat counting in
the equation, enough has been said In
both houses of Congress and on both
sides to make it certain that next years
congressionl campaigns will be the live
liest and most interesting in long time.
If the tariff is the issue, thousand ex-
plantations will have to be made about
the crisscrossings in this years record.
record will still afford abundant ammu-
milton for attacks on many Of the men
who have made It. Some of the most
prominent men in our affairs have on the
| one side openly fiouted their party's latest
| platform, while others on the other side
| have tried to give a new reading to their
| party's latest campaign promises. The
situation is full of dynamite.
The battle for control of the next House
| will be fought in the west, the northwest
and the middle states. There may be a
few changes in the south, but none from
the democratic to the republican party.
Here and there a new aspirant may win
over the man on deck, but he will line
up with the party to which he owes his
commission so far as the House organ
ization is concerned. But, in the other
or does not contain will afford the basis
of some vigorous conflicts between the
two parties. And as 1910 will be the skir-
mish line for 1912, great importance will
attach to next years result.