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The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17
ST. PATRICK,s DAY.

Il Wherever any number OF Irlshmer
are congregated today the world over
they are holding some sort of an ap'
propriate celebration in honor OF the
festival day of the patron saint OF the
/ Emerald Isle, St. Patrick. If there Is
an Irishman who is so unfortunate as
to find himself alone on this day he is
Just as Jealous as are his more for
| tunate brothers in paying simple
tribute of some kind to the memory
of the man who is revered above all
other human beings by the members
/ of the Irish race.
And his is a memory which is
worthy of reverence. His figure is a
| heroic one in the history of the IA
| nous missionaries of all time. He
| was sort of a Moses to Ireland in that
he led the Irish people out of a bond
age which enthraIled them. 1t was
| through his efforts, and his alone, that
slavery was put to an end on the
Gould sod" at such an early period as
the fifth century. AS a matter of fact
it was probably because he was forced
into slavery himself in Ireland that
was responsible for his later crusade
against it, which he waged at such
great odds and so successfully.
The fact that he was once a slave
in Ireland also emphasizes and ex-
plains the further and more important
fact that he was not an Irishman by
birth. He was born in Scotland. I'm
doubtedly there is many an Irishman
of today who will insist to the con-
trary and be quite willing to back up
his insistence with a hearty fight for
a principle, or for the mere fun of it,
but the fact remains that st. Patrick
was a native of Scotland. When he
was a lad of about the age of sixteen,
he was carried captive to Ireland by
a band of marauders and at that time
his name wasn't Patrick at all, but
Succath. After a short period in
captivity as a slave he escaped back
to Scotland, only to be carried back
to ireland and slavery second time.
On escaping again to Scotland in a
few years he resolved to become a
missionary to Ireland. He was Or
dained a Roman Catholic priest in
Scotland, and after a long preparation
was consecrated a bishop. Having
previously, according to some ac-
counts, visited Gaul and perhaps
Italy, he passed over to his chosen
field of labor in the year 432, and
preached the gospel with such extra
ordinary effect, that although not
absolutely the first to introduce Chris !
tianity into that country, he has al
ways received the credit for its gem
eraI conversion. The tale of his hav-
ing driven the snakes out of Ireland |
is of the mythical sort, or more prop |
erly speaking, is allegorical of the |
success he achieved in driving out the |
evil spirits from the souls of men. His
gigantic labors as a missionary Will
be appreciated by a brief resume of |
his work. He established 365 church. |
ss, baptized 1900 people with his /
own hands and consecrated many |
bishops.
The name Patricius, or Patrick, was /
bestowed upon him by Pope Celestine |
and there is little wonder that it is a |
name so dear to the hearts of Irish
men, when the great and noble work
is bearer performed is taken into
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17
FROM OTHER PENS
TRIUMPH OF AMERICAN SINGERS.

TRIUMPH OF AMERICAN SINGERS.
Years ago Sydney Smith. sneering at
the literary pretenses of this country i'll
an insular and insolent English maga-
zine asked "Who reads an American
book?" Until recently Uncle Sam him
self might have asked, not with
sneer. however, but in sorrow, VINO
hears an American voice?"
Grand opera was given over to for
eigners who sang in many tongues; the
concert stage was peopled with men
and women who came across the br1ny
to traffic on our lack of patriotism, the
while making mock at us. 1t was a
deplorabIe condition of affairs, all the
worse in the way of national hum11a-
ton because it was unnecessary.
singers. It was more vain than
patriotic It was afraid the Old World,
to which it toadied, would think 1t 1g-
norant If it preferred or even liked the
home brand All this has been changed
and within a short time. Indeed, 1t Is
especially in the past season that the
American singer could be said to have
whelnling favorites at both the New
York opera houses have been Ameri-
cans-Mary Garden at the Manhattan,
Geraldine Farrar at the Metropolitan.
More than this, at both houses the
brunt of the work and the bulk of the
success in a little lower plane has been
done and won by Americans. An Amer
lean tenor has shared the honors with
Caruso and Bonci; four out of the five
their low C's; Eames, Homer, F'rem-
stadt Fornia-to name the more prom
inent of the women are Americans
Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17
THE NEWSROv

OhliI1veo. Io. among the motley of the mar
1x;.,e ket place he stands,
ien deeos Of divers races in his little
grimy hands;
1eouno tne press of thronging thousands,
IN the thick of straining strife,
ne VIII cry you for a copper all the traf-
licking of life
Inough you hail from sunset islands girt
py seas and jeweled foam,
lie can cheer you your journey with
greeting from your home;
Ahough your heart is linked by memories
TO the countries of the morn
ne can barter you message from the
\ land where you were born.
through the strident stress at noontide,
through the blazing bloom of night,
OoWn the slow, slack hours of morning,
ere the coming of the light,
IN times OF joy and laughter, in the
darkest days of dearth,
ne can give you brave adventures from
the farthest of ends of earth
AT the portals of the city, at the gate
ways of the sea,
Where the ringing wheels of commerce
shout their sounding symphony,
Where the flags of every nation are to
al the winds unfurled,
ne Will sell you for a penny all the rO-
nance of the world
-1e9nry M Hoyt, Jr., In Appleton's Mag
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
CFrom the New York Press.] ]

Half the excitement to a girl of being
in love is wondering if she really is.
Because there are as good fish in the
sea as ever were caught is no guar
antee that you will catch any of them.
Men who sneer at the world are
merely trying to distract your atten-
tion from the fact that the world de-
spises them.
The most puzzling thing in making a
bargain is to guess whether the other
fellow is lying more or less than you
are.
A woman could really believe in
mems brains if they could comprehend
that what is paid for in millinery is not
mere material. but the potential ca
pacity to make other women miserable
by not having something more costly.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

Except for his age, seventy-one
years, there is nothing so remarkab BILE
in the fact that Edward P. Weston
has started on a walking trip from
New York to San Francisco. Walking
for wagers and notoriety is the way
he has employed for making a living
for a long time
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

Clifford Pinchot, the federal forester.
is opposed to free lumber because he
says that the taking off of the duty on
this commodity will not conserve the
TIMBER In this country. But that's
not the point at issue. Free lumber
might mean cheaper lumber and the
people are much interested in the pos
sibility OF cheap lumber.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

riage of justice. He was then presi-
dent and was deeply Interested in the
suit Being the most distinguished
private citizen in the land he ought to
be still interested in it, and in view
of his opinion on the decision of re-
versal it would be most interesting to
learn what he thinks of Judge
Anderson's action.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

Governor Stubbs has quite a num-
Der of Juicy plums yet to bestow and
the many candidates for them are do
ing all the worrying for him on this
subject that is necessary.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

Mr. Hartman may be economizing
to the extent of wearing a last years
suit, as he stated not long ago, but he
has sufficient loose change in his
pocket to buy a valuable property in
the midst of the millionaire's homes
on Fifth avenue, New York.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17
CANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT.

Pending legislation, which is to be
pressed to enactment if possible during
the coming special session of congress,
is intended explicitly to confer upon the
president plenary authority to govern
the canal zone and administer its af-
fairs according to his discretion. It
seems desirable that the president
should have such power, and it is not
easy to see how objection to it can be
made on reasonable grounds.
There is ample precedent for such
course. When the Louisiana territory
was purchased so good a Democrat as
Jefferson and so earnest a professed
believer in the doctrine Of the consent
of the governed" with, the authorize
ton of a Democratic congress led by
John Randolph, of Roanoke, appointed
Claiborne to govern that territory with
"all the powers heretofore held and ex-
ercised by the governor general and in
tendant." Again, when Florida was
annexed Monroe made Jackson its gov
ernor. with congressional sanction, with
all the autocratic sovereignty of
Spanish captain general, to exercise
the functions of legislature. executive
and judiciary all in one.-New York
Tribuna
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

A three cent passenger fare is to be
re-established in Missouri by the mid
die of April. This won't cause much
worry among the folks who are not
given to travelling and their number
is larger than those who are. Still
there isn't much satisfaction in this
thought for the travelling public.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

been compelled to pay two-thirds of
their taxes in December or be penal
lied where they now enjoy the privl-
leges of paying but half of them and
without penalties.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

Regardless Of the fact that several
OF the jurors in the famous Carmack
case are unable to read and write and
that couple of others cannot talk or
understand the English language in
telligently, they must certainly be con-
WINGED of the fact that ex-senator
Carmack was killed and that the kill
ing was done by the Coopers.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

Any movement to abolish football
at Harvard will have hard shedding
The profits on this sport for the last
season were no less than $4,000. This
is enough to place all of the college
athletics at this institution on easy
straef
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

Some people in Euclid park, one of
Topeka's suburbs, think it would be
fine If they organized their locality
into little city. They must be keen
in their search for trouble.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

No word of comment has come
from Oyster Bay as yet on the de-
cIsion of Judge Anderson in throwing
the suit against the Standard Oil COM
pany, at the first trial or which the
famous $29.0OO.00O fine was assessed,
entirely out of court. Wnen this fine
was reversed by the circuit court of
appeals on the ground that it was ex-
cessive to the extent of more than
S2e.O00,0OO at least, Mr.. Roosevelt
designated the reversal as a miscar-
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

"Save your old wastebaskets," ad-
monishes the Chicago Record Herald.
IA little trimming will convert them
into fashionable spring hats
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

The spring poets appear to be a
little slow in making their presence
known Perhaps the recent cold spell
blighted them. It's to be hoped so,
but like other fond hopes, this one
will probably not be realized.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

John Philip Sousa declares that rag
time" music is dead. Maybe it is so
far as the famous bandmaster is con-
cerned, but unfortunately such is not
the general conditions in regard to it
prevailing throughout the country.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

There seems to be a feeling in Wall
street that the tariff revision session
of congress will not much disturb
the high protective features of the
present tariff. This opinion is prob
ably based on the fact that Wall
street has many friends in the United
states senate. and the presumption
would appear to be weIl-founded.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

General fault is being found by the
people Of St Louis with the new di-
rectory for that city. It only gives the
town a population of $4,000.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

1t was a misfortune that the Iegis-
lature was not sufficiently wise TO
make an appropriation for the estab-
lishment of a state fair at some local
ity in the commonwealth. But this
regrettable failure is not going to put
out of bushes the fair of state wide
proportions which was instituted in
Topeka last year. This undertaking
was a fine success last year. Work
is already under way to make it bet
ter one this year. Let everybody in
Shawnee county lend a shoulder to the
wheel to make it so.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17
FTTLL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRPSG

The State Journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report Of that great news or
ganizetion for the exclusive afternoon
ppblfca ton in Topeka
The news is received in The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17
POISON ON TRIAL.

How watchful the rum interests
are for their own. Lawrence was
flooded today with letters from an
eastern whisky firm, which accord
ing to its own statement has sent
more men to hell over the whisky
route than any other concern in the
country. AS proud as these distil-
lers are of their product they use no
envelope head to advertise their busi-
ness and the card to be sent in re-
ply is carefully worded so that no
one need know its content. If whisky
is a good thing and should be pur-
chased by the public, why this Sc
crecy? Why not come out boldly
and sail under true colors? The
reason, is that whisky is an outlaw
land. It is no longer possible to do
a successful whisky business pub
.licly, but like a feotpad it must op-
crate under the cover of darkness
and strike a man down without
warming Whisky was proud and
whisky barons - were among the
wealthiest men in America People
who wanted their products had to
buy them at a high price and no
the end in sight, and the positive
knowledge that their days are about
over, the manufacturers OF 1ntox-
cants send out the most fauning or
letters and beg to send their poison
on trial to whoever will receive it.
Immediate action is urged in the
following words: "The order is
before YOU, all addressed, stamped
and ready to mail. Aff1x your name
and address and drop the card in the
nearest box. Do it now while you
think of it, Yes. young man here
is your ticket to destruction and the
train is about to start, jump on at
once for fear you may be too late
World.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17
KANSAS COMMENT

EdE CART BEFORE THE HORSE.
In making stubborn fight for the
passage of the maximum freight rate
law senator Carey and his associates
In the Kansas senate were doing no
harm' and possibly they were putting
the state IN position to make a better
fight for its rights.
But the experience of Missouri with
It's maximum freight rate law is not
such as will tend to encourage the en-
actment OF legislation of this charac-
ter without proper investigation.
anu the same senate which passed
IN ne uouptIul maximum rate law was
an Ioaded and primed to kill the pub
Hc utilities bill, which is the logical
preliminary to a maximum freight rate
law. -0'e
AS indicated by Judge Mcpherson
IN IN MS decision, 1T may be that it will
pe necessary to discriminate between
strong and weak lines. and allow weak
l1neS to charge more than strong lines
for similar service.
10 determine which lines should be
is delicate question. involving r1any
cIose legal points. The only way in
Whlch these questions can be settled is
through the public utilities commits
sion, composed of men specially
selected for their fitness for such
work.
The reason the new law was applied
SO consc1entiously and effectively in it's
very first year was because it was ap-
piled by three men specially fitted for
their work: men who thoroughly un-
derstood the necessity of careful
thorough and detailed preparation for
such radical change
If the regulation of the railroad
freight rates and the railroad passen-
ger rates of the state were left to a
similar board, an equally satisfactory
result would be secured.
Selected in this way, and endowed
by the legislature with the authority
which the public utilities bill proposed,
the state board of railroad commits
SionerS would cease to a "king of
shreds and patches" but would be-
come a real regulator of the railroad
and would be in a position
to make it's authority respected
Salina Journal.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17
ADJUSTMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS.
AT the Grand.
friday night-''The Clansrnan"
5aturday matinee and night-"BusteE
Monday night-Al G. Fields NIinstrelss
At the Novelty.
..,1SI r1SoInlgGh1tt-Readick G1t Stock Company in
Naatinees-Wednesdays and Saturdays.
AT the Majestic.
DAILY matinee 2:30-Hlgh class vaudeville.
evenings 7:45-9:l5-High class vaudeville.
AT the Auditorium.
Tonight-Concert by Washburn Glee
For particulars. prices and amusement
details. see announcements In this paper
elsewhere.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

At the Auditorium.

DalIy matinee 2:30-Hlgh class vaudeville
evenings 7:45-9:15-High class vaudeville
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

club.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

Bessie-Are you fascinated by your
fance? Tessie-Fascinated! You ought
to see the cute way he kisses me under
my chin! Bessie-Yes, 1t is cute.
taught him that.-Smart Set.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

'I haven't much confidence in that
temperance reformer who is speaking"
"Why?" Every time he mentions
whisky his upper lip twiches. ."-Birm-
ingham Age-Herald.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

Yes, he's her fourth husband" "Un-
lucky fellow mot a bit of it. Each of
his wife's three ex-hus bands pays her
and she gives it all to him. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

rs hypocrisy ever excusable?" "I
think SO. For instance, the interest
that young man pretends to take in
the girls family. ."-Louisyille Courier
Journal.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

Talk about painful amputations-"
'Go ahead" Here's a wealthy doc
tor who cut off his son without a cent
kansas City Times.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-10-21

airy, under our form of government,
a new bureau built up clean of po-
litical influence of graft. If there
is any wrong doing we have yet been
unable to find it.
The western homesteader does not
ask or expect to do other than to
fully reimburse the government for
every dollar expended. 1t is the only
instance on record that l know of
where the government is recompens-
ed for its outlay in internal improve
ments- As a rule these expenditures
are made. as under the river and
harbor bill where there is graft and
misapplication and speculation and
bad judgment and no recompense to
the government in any shape or form
l sincerely hope that the great state
of Ohio, whose good people came this
way in abundance, will not through
her great journals or her representa-
tives in congress, oppose a measure so
fraught with benefit to the men and
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-10-21
When Idaho Was Young.

Recently a press representative
was permitted to see the government
list of all the postofHces in the Unit ID
States in the year 1860. From it
were CLEANED some interesting facts
concerning Ida. Al years ago. There
were but eight counties in the then
territory and but 80 postofices. Be
low are given a list of counties and
postohices, county seats being men
toned first in each list.
Ada Boise City. Martinsville,
Middleton, Montgomery, Fayetteville
sheperdsville. Union. Weiser ranch
Alturas-E smeralda, Atlantic City
and Little Camas.
Boise-Idaho City. Centerville,
Horseshoe Bend, Placerville. Pion-
eerville.
ldaho-Florence City, John Days
Creek, Slate Greek, White Bird.
Nez Perez Lewiston. Elk City
French City. Mount Idaho, Pend d
Oreille, Spokane Bridge.
Eagle Rock, Fort Hall
Malad -ity.
shoshone-Pierce Wallace
Press.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-10-21

women who are struggling to get
homes in the west.
beg your pardon for so extend
ed an article but this is matter Of
prime importance not only to our
home and community but to the whole
west and matter which involves the
welfare of men and women from ev-
cry part of the United States. We
feel when it is well understood it will
be well supported. Very truly,
WILLIAM e. BORAH.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-10-21

The editor of the Columbus, O..
Journal. one of the strongest papers
tack on the plan of issuing bonds for
of that state has recently made an a.
the completion of the western recla-
nation projects in an editorial Of that
paper The editor assumes to know
something about the proposed plans
for a bond issue and spreads out to
the people of that state an impress
sion relative to the matter that can
not but create wrong impression
and interfere to a certain extent with
the successful outcome of the plans.
The editorial referred to says in
part as follows;
"The declaration by Senator Bo-
rah at Spokane that the west is by
right entitled to great irrigation pro-
jects is the contention of an enthusi-
astic selfishness. The west has no
such right Irrigation is plain bus
mess matter in which the interest Of
the whole community must be con
suited. There is some fear that we
will stray from the position Presi-
dent Taft's promise to recommend to
congress an issue of $10,OOO.OOO for
irrigation purposes is an indication
of it.
This nation has already spent
$4O,000.0OO on arid plains out west.
but this money we understand, was
derived from public sale of lands,
which is, to a slight extent, a recog-
milton of the fact that irrigation
should not be paid out of the nation
al treasury. though the course pur-
sued was only beating the devil about
the stump.
There is much to be said, how
ever, in favor of government out
lay for irrigation purposes. but the
extravaganza and corruption that
would go with it as a powerful argu-
ment against the policy Already
these Rocky mountain fellows are
concocting a demand for S50O.00O,-
900 to water their farms. Let them
once be encouraged and the produc-
tive forces of this country viii have
infinite interest to pay"
senator Borah's Reply.
This editorial leads me to say
word, if you will permit me. to the
readers of your great journal in he-
half of the issue of bonds for the
completion of the irrigation proiccfs
now begun. l do not think if the
matter is fully understood you viii
think it either selfish or illadvseG.
rhe reclamation law was pass
Tor :he pu;n pose of enabling settlers
to reclaim the arid lands of tn west
by using to that end the cr+=i. -
the goveren.c 7 for a limited rod
af time. III u-her words, the lnds
derived from the sales of public lands
in such arid states was to be used to
build irrigation works, put the water
upon the land. whereupon the settlers
We're to pay back the government
every dollar so used
Your editorial states: This nation
has already spent $4,000 900 on the
arid plains of the west. This is
technically true but as a final or Ill
innate fact when the work shall have
been completed the government will
not have been out a dollar for the
settler pays it all back in the way of
charges placed ageinst the land which
he must pay in order to get title to
his land
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-10-21

Votes For Women" is the name
Of a monthly periodical launched by
the Washington State Equal Suffrage
Association. Mrs. NJ. T. B. Hanna
of Edmunds, is the editor and her as
sistants are Adella NJ. Parker, Mary
e.. O'Meara and Rose Glass. The
primary purpose Of the publication is
to draw support to the constitutional
amendment for equal suffrage that
is to be voted on in this state in No
vember. 1910. Ultimately. the mag
azine is to be made national in its
scope.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-10-21

field and farm should make the
glory of our state complete and her
people happy and call to us the
thousands of desirable homeseekers
who would build for themselves and
their children an abundance from
this Land of Paradise Us Statesman
man.