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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
LFrom the Chicago News.l


He's an active candidate who runs
ahead OF his ticket.
Silence may be golden, but it
doesn't always get the coin.
Laugh at yourself and the world
will join in the laugh.
Anyway, the rolling stone doesn't
break into the mossback class.
A man and a woman can never
agree as to the charms of another
woman.
man seldom tries to belittle other
men unless they are bigger than him
self.
A woman always wants her children
to have their fathers wisdom and her
beauty.
Instead of speaking his mind. many
a married man speaks pieces of his
wife's mind.
Don't try to Judge a woman's sense
of humor by her laughs at her hus-
bands jokes.
We have more respect for women
who want to vote than we have for
men who try to break into society.
There is no good and sufficient rea-
son why you should mind your own
business If other people will pay you
more for mtndfng theirs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14
MIR. DoLLEY,s coon PoINr.

From the address made by Joseph
n. Dolley on his assuming the chair of
speaker of the house of representatives
it is quite apparent that no mistake
was made by the members of the ma
jority of the lower branch of the Kan
sas legislature in elevating him to the
position of its presiding officer. AS
chairman Of the Republican state COM
mittee during the recent campaign Mr.
Dolley exhibited those qualities of tenn
permanent which are so requisite for the
proper discharge of the onerous and
delicate duties of a ruler of a legis-
lative assemblage. He is a man who
invites trust and confidence. He is a
harmonizer not Of the steam roller
sort, but of the diplomatic and better
variety.
He made 1t clear to his colleagues
that he is not to be speaker for what
ever uses the majority of the house,
the Republicans, might wish to make
of him. He is to be the speaker of the
entire body and he proposes to see that
the members of the minority, the Dem
ocrats, who have quite a respectable
sized quota at this session. are accord
ed their full rights and privileges as
members of the lower house of the leg
islature. His appeal to the Republi-
cans and the Democrats to forget their
political affiliations in the handling of
legislation was in the proper spirit and
should be needed as it is most timely.
OF the many important questions
that will come before the legislature
for consideration at this session there is
hardly one which can be construed az
a purely political proposition. Most of
them are of the constructive sort, of
the kind that mean for the develop
ment of the state and the proper ad-
ninistration of it's affairs. There is
room for honest differences of opinion
over many Of them, but there is no
necessity that these differences should
draw an alignment of the political sort
among the members of the house or of
the senate, either, for that matter
Political parties of the good, healthy
sort are needed in a democratic gov
eminent such as maintains in the
United States and its subdivisions.
Their activity during campaigns is of
immeasureable benefit. But after these
campaigns are over, especially in a
state like Kansas, the members of these
parties Republicans and Democrats
alike who are sent to the legislature,
should forget their political affiliations
on questions of general moment to the
state. They should remember that first
and all the time they are representa-
tive Kansans whose interests and those
of their constituents are in common,
and they should work over legislation
accordingly. This sort of a spirit pre-
vailed to certain extent during the
regular session of the legislature two
years ago and at the more recent spe-
cial session. 1t should develop in
strength during the present session and
the chances are that it will do so un-
der the stimulus and encouragement
given to it in the salutatory of Speaker
Dolley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.

CFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
The coal man says things are coming
his weigh.
Fresh children, unlike fresh paint.
should be sat upon.
A fellow may turn as red as lob
ster without being one.
Some fellows haven't enough push to
master a wheelbarrow.
When you understand maiden lady
is she Miss understood?
Even a very tall man is under two
feet when he stands on his head
Every man regrets his past mistakes
and goes on making more.
Even the girl who wears clocks on
her stockings isn't always on time.
You can't expect to keep your house
warm unless you keep your cellar
coaled.
Some mighty big men have been
known to crawl out of some mighty
small holes.
A winning smile is all right, but any
poker player will tell you that 1t isn't
in it with winning hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14

every day or two, it would almost ap-
pear, come tales of disasters in mines
in this country in which many, many
lives are snuffed out. These OCCUR
rences are happening with such fire.
quency nowadays. however. that sin
gle one of them does not even attract
much space in the newspapers. But
as a matter of fact they are alarming
and EVERY effort should be made to-
wards fastening the solution OF the
problems that will make mines reas-
onably safe places to work in, which
they most assuredly are not under
present conditions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14
JOURNAL ENTRIES

It's the wise man who never COM
ments or guesses on woman's age.
X n
Many persons are more certain to
get a ride in a hearse than they are
in automo biles.
X y
Among the relics of barbarism
which are struggling to get into style
again are earrings.
X X X
Maybe there is such a thing as
platonic love but it surely never pre-
walls in the love- of money.
x X x
No matter how much snow falls or
how cold the weather may get the
baseball fan remains serene enough
to dream of next summers pennant
winners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14
KANSAS COMMENT
WHY 4 FARM?

some time ago the Lawrence papers
Degan denouncing, in clarion tones
the inquiries which made the poor
Idrm OF douglas county an undesir-
aoie retreat, and this led the papers
IN other towns to investigate the care
OF the local paupers, with the result
tnat tnere Is now in Kansas a general
~ y1I1e, ags.hst the poor farm system.
w hereVer investigation has been
made' the disclosures were discour-
aging ana sometimes startling: the
average poorhouse, secluded as it is
anu usually free from the scrutiny
OF critlcal eyes, is a noisome and
squaIid den, lacking the most neces-
Sary conVenfences, and usually over.
IN with Vermin. To herd unfortun-
aee oiu people and sick people in such
q pace Is something abominabie; and
IL seems more so when one remem-
pers now careful the people are in
housing the criminals. The average
Jan IS more comfortable than many
lapor1ng mans home but the aged
unfortunates, who have nothing worse
written against their names than a
charge OF poverty, are denied the
thimsS essential to decent existence.
There is such a strong protest be-
ing made, that a reform will doubt
less follow soon; and while the work
of reformation is in progress, why not
apohsn the poor farm, as an institu-
ton, altogether. What is gained by
paying man slary to neglect a
county farm, that might be productive
and profitable, if operated by a man
who had to make his living from it.
$50 80 long as this system prevails,
ABUSES are bound to creep in. The
paupers being isolated, are forgotten,
and the perfunctory visits of county
supervisors are not apt to bring
relief from such impositions or abuses
as they may suffer from.
They should be given a decent
home in the town that is the county
seat, where people might take some
interest in them, and investigate their
condition at will.
If tho county must have a farm, it
should have wall around it, and the
jail prisoners should be kept there
and made to work; they are usually
wood and drawing water, while the
paupers are usually aged and feeble,
and the superstition that their labor
may be of value is absurd.-Emporia
Gazette.
SUBSTITUTES FOR PROFANITY.
The words ''Piff1e'' or "Pshaw'' or any
other words will answer every call for
profanity, if the user simply accustoms
himself to their use. There seems to be
a demand for some form of expression
as vent to ones feelings or passions.
Christ in condemning the sinful did not
say, Gentlemen, fear you have done
wrong in breaking the law but it
words that stung he said, Eye genera
ton of vipers.'' Some years ago the
pastor of a leading church in Lawrence
caught his hand between two doors at
the postoffice. Catching the injured
hand in the other he said in angry
tones, 1.-The miserable thing" 1t gave
vent to his feelings, but any sort of an
exclamation would have done the work
Don't try to suppress your feelings, but
try to choose words that are neither
profane nor indecent. and in their use
you will obtain all the relief that could
possibly come with a string of oaths.-
Lawrence World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14
Tight Corsets Ruin Girls Voices.

1.-THE voices of some women speak
ers often make those possessed of a
musical ear wish for DEATH" said
Nine Won Klenner, discussing 1.-THE
Vox Humane" before the Rainy
Daisies the other afternoon at the
Hotel Aston.
'eVoices," said she "have become
worse and worse with civilization till
at the present time, as a nation,
Americans are known for their bad
voices. The responsibility for this
chiefly rests on the strain and effort
used in speaking in subway and on
elevated trains and on the crowded
streets 1t is also due to lack of
control of the vocal organs due to too
tight clothing and undue pressure on
any part of the body or the lack of
knowledge of the formation and
molding of tones.-New York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14

A Wyandotte county farmer placed
the value of his wife's affections at
$4,000 and is suing to recover that
sum from the man he accuses of alien
atfng them. A pretty fancy figure that,
for feminine faNor, isn't it? But then
the fact that the woman in the case
IS a lawyer may explain it. On the
other hand, though. a woman lawyer
might not be looked upon as an over
" desirable companion for a man.
Think Of the possibility of all the femi-
nine arguments in a household being
presented in due legal form and YER
biaEe.-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14
FRON OTHER PENS
THE DANGERoUs JUROR.


The dangerous juror is the man who
is not intelligent enough to consider the
broader aspects of a criminal case
who is without mental breadth to I'M
derstand that the case is not one
against John Doe or Richard Roe, but
case of organized society versus
crime-and who is not sufficiently hon
est to abide by his oath, regardless OF
the sympathy he may feel for the de-
PENDANT or his family, when the proof
of guilt is plain, and it is his plain duty
to fix the penalty provided. The weak
kneed not consciously dishonest but
not thoroughly honest juror, the juror
who can be reached by an attorney
not with money, but through the
medium of personal acquaintance or
friendship or admiration for brilliant
attachments, and who forgets the
solemnity of his oath and his heavy re-
sponsibility as the final arbiter be-
tween society and the defendant, the
ignorant Juror whose qualification for
service is that he never reads the
newspapers and knows nothing about
the case and little about anything else,
constitute the curse of the jury sys-
tenn. If they did not make the failure
of criminal prosecutions so common it
would be much less difficult to discover
and prosecute the juror who takes
brides and to discover and prosecute
the jury "fixer'' within the bar or out
side of the Charlottesville Courier
Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14
GLOBE SIGHTS.
rFrom the Atchison Globe,1

from the Atchison Globe.1
We have noticed that when a farmer
travels, he carries less baggage than a
town man.
In a small town, when a young man
freezes his ears his friends say he froZe
them going to see his girl.
It is considered a breach of manners
to answer a friends letter under week.
A business letter should be answered by
the next mail; a love letter never.
We have often wondered that the
lawyer of some noted murderer does
not aIlege, at the trial. that his client
became bad because of a stepmother.
claim would probably clear the muir
derer.
You hear a great deal of your duty"
One man says you should do this, and
another says you should do that, but it
all resolves itself into this: Avoid be-
the long way, and making failure OF
life, wise men do things the short way,
and succeed.
When a man wants to wear belt,
instead of SuSpenderS, he buys one,
and puts it on. But, if a woman wants
to try a new thing. she gets up a club,
and lectures and writes about it until
she is sure of a following. DR.. Mary
Walker is the only woman who ever
had real courage in the matter OF wear
ing apparel, and she isn't right in her
head
we heard an old gentleman say late
": when I was young, I worked very
hard and didn't take any care of my
self And now look at mel" And he
did look pretty tough. being paid, ana
toothless. and sick. But exposure dur
ing his youth never hurt him; nara
work, when young, never hurt MIN.
Nothing the matter with that man ex-
cept his aga
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14

The United States does not stand
alone among the nations whose in
comes have not equaIled expenses of
late. Even Germany is in the same
boat. The deficit in the German bud
get for this year is estimated at s44.-
900, 900 even after allowing for an
increase of $13.75O.oeO in revenues
through new taxation. The budget
shows an increase in expenditures of
$116,750.o00 over 1908. Business con-
ditions in Germany are poorer now
than they have been for some time
and are getting worse right along, and
that country has not experienced a
money panic, either.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
lFrom the New York Press.I

LFrom the New York Press.1
The only thing that can try a
woman's patience more than being
married is not being.
Most people are more concerned
with keeping out of hell than with
getting into heaven.
A woman is always proud to say she
has a fashionable dressmaker, es-
pecially If she hasn't.
The first time a man makes love
he's afraid the girl won't believe him /;
ever afterward that she will.
Practically every man has a sneak
ing suspicion that there is something
disgraceful in being useful.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14

Mayors of other cities might follow
with advantage to their constituencies
the suggestion of the mayor of Rosele.
N. ]. He has ordered the policemen to
watch the alleys and back yards, rath-
er than the principal streets, in their
search for burglars. But maybe it
would be asking a little too much of
the police of a place like Topeka and
during weather such as has prevailed
here lately to pound beats on other but
the principal streets where there are
plenty Of stores and other places with
inviting warmth in them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14
= PRoHIBITIoN NovE1TY.

Something decidedly new in the
way of placing the ban on the sale
of liquor in a community without en-
acting a straight out and out prohibitory
law is in the making in Tennessee. A
bill accomplishing this end has just
been passed by the senate of that
state and the chances are 1t will go
through the other branch of the legis-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14

Surely is the new house of repre-
sentatives made up of the right sort of
stuff. Just think of it! It has been de-
cided to limit the number of the house
employees to forty. There were seven
ty of them at the last session and not
SO many years ago there used to be
about two employees for every mem
Der. Verify do the times change and
for the better. But angry. indeed,
must be the emotions in the breasts
of many of the faithful" who use to
Ill with distinction such positions as
sssuperintendent of ventilation ''su-
perintendent of waste paper baskets
and a variety of other equally sense
less but lucrative positions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14

Reports from the Pacific coast are
TO the effect that the members of
twelve of the Chinese societies in San
Francisco have signed a compact to
keep the peace in the Chinese quar-
ters of the city. In other cities of the
country where large colonies of China
men have congregated the police see
to it that the Chinks keep the peace
just the same as others are compelled
to do. But then they always have an
unusual way of doing things in Frisco
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14

Evidently 1. D. Young of Beloit, a
former state senator. believes in TAX
ing time by the forelock. He is busy
these days booming himself to succeed
Mr.. Reeder as congressman from the
Sixth district. Mr.. Young believes that
his desires to this end will be fulfilled
if there is any such thing as gratitude
in politics. If he is basing his chances
for success merely on this proposition
he will be terribly disappointed for
there is no such thing as gratitude in
politics"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14

If the rules against smoking in the
halls of the legislative houses during
the sessions is enforced this year "as
usual and as it has been announced
that they will be. anybody in either
chamber can smoke when it suits his
fancy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14

The Chicago News regards with
conplacency the efforts of the New
England farmer in crossing the orange
with the cucumber It will continue
to pin its faith to the Illinois farmer
who crosses the pike with a water
melon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14

Enough winter weather has been ex-
perienced around these parts to remind
those who have come here from north
ern chimes of their old homes, and so
there is really no need for any more of
IT. Will the weather man please take
notice?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14
ETTLI. LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRFSS

Mr.. Harriman's stenographer says
she never knew her chief to tell lie.
But what. pray tell, does her word
amount to along side that of the dis
tinguished Mr.. Roosevelt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14

Every once in great while an
sarthquake wreaks a terrible devas-
fation in some corner of the globe.
Numerous lives are lost in it's destruc-
fsve path and the people of the whole
1zorid stand aEhast in horror. But
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14
Finds Menace in School Life.

There is little doubt that much of
modern school life is unhygienic Seats
and desks are often constructed
rather with a view to their convenient
place in the school building than with
any recognition Of the fact that they
may make the scholar round
shouldered The type in some of the
textbooks is far too small even for
strong young eyes.
The punishments are often absurd;
to keep a child in after school hours
is to deprive it of fresh air and play,
possibly of a meal, for no useful pur-
pose; corporal punishment, be-
walled by some faddists as "degrad-
ing" is far more effectual and less
harmfu1.-London Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14

Kind Lady Cat children's party)-well
my little man: what are you going to be
at uncomfortable neckwear)-Somefin'
what don't wear collar:-Punch-
What is the size of your large mems
handkerchief" asks the shopper. They
are just the same size as the small mems
fable salesperson. THE size OF the man
doesn't make any difference in his hand
kerchief. Judge.
Stella-Do you do your Christmas shop
ping early? Bella-Of course, but l never
buy till the last minute.-New York Sun.
Gyer-Lightning recently struck man
in Kansas and cured him 11, Of dyspepsia:
widow told me.Chicago News.
Lady with some hesitation)-I-er-wish
to look at some false fringes. Tactful
misunderstanding madam. What shade
does your friend wish?-Punch.
Father-Do you mean to tell me you
didn't say word when that young man
kissed you? Daughter-Why, dad, how
visitor-Is this lake in your garden arti-
fetal? Child of the, House-No. stree.
thing.-St Louis Republic
Mr.. Maguire?'' Family tree, it is
ma am? One of the ancestors controlled
-Tit-Bits.
How does Santa Claus manage to
reach the people who live in flats? He
can't take the presents down the Chin
ney'' We'll, he can send EN- up in the
dumb waiter, can't he?"-Ptttsburg Post.
''Why didn't he wait until New Years to
swear OFF, 1.-The last time he came home
swizzled his wife painted swapping turtle
red white and blue and turned it loose In
his room.''-Houston Post.
Young Mother-Im sorry, Mr.. Topfloor,
if baby's crying annoyed you. He's been
bacheior)-That's IT. The idea of letting
young child have a knife to play with
Boston Transcript.
Suppose" Kissed the villain. suppose
our plot should leak out?' That's all
right" said his accomplish. consolingly.
1T can't Don't you remember telling me
five minutes ago that it had thickened?"-
Philadelphia Inquirer.
s'Going to the North Pole is no pleasure
trip said the sympathetic friend. WELL,
answered the Arctic explorer, sit reminds
me somewhat of the average pleasure trip.
Everybody is so anxious to start and SO
glad to get Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14
ELS BANNER ovER nfE.

surrounded by unnumbered foes
Against my soul the battle goesi
Yet though weary sore distrest.
know that shall reach my rest:
lift by fearful eyes above
His banner over me is love
Its sword of battle will not yield,
Ihough fiesh may faint upon the field;
He waves before my fading sight
The branch of palnl-the crown of light:
lift my Frightening eyes above
His banner over me is love-
NV cloud of battle dust NAV dim.
His veil of splendor curtain Him;
And in the midnight of my fear
NAV not feel Him standing near;
But. as lift my eyes above,
His banner over me is love
Massey. in New Orleans Picayune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14
Comradicity of Hotel Men.

A rare feeling of comradicity exists
among the hotel men of the United
States. The recent startling suicide of
Frank V. Barnett, one Of the best known
hotel men in the country, and former
proprietor of the Gotham, in New York
city, brought out such a volume of mes
sages of coincidence and sympathy as
might have followed the death of a
leading statesman. An incident grow
ing out of Mr.. Benefits untimely death
was the suicide of Mr.. George Crouch,
at one time a power in Wall street Mr.
Crouch had lived at the Hoffman House
in New York for many years. Happening
to hear its veteran managing clerk,
Major A. r. Peacock, comment on the
unfortunate death of Mr.. Bennett, Mr..
Crouch without a moments hesitation,
fastened into brokerage office at
the hotel locked himself into an inner
room. and fired a bullet into his brain.
On the table by the side of the dead body
was found pack of cards, On top Of
which the seven of spades, known by
fortune-telIers as ''the sign of DEATH
Leslie's Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14

Visitor-Is this lake in your garden arti-
fetal? Child of the House-No, stree.
It's real. / fell in and got as wet as any
thing.-St. Louis Republic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14

Father-Do you mean to tell me you
didn't say a word when that young man
kissed you? Daughter-Why, dad, how
could I?-Pick-Me-UD.