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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12
A RIDICULOUS PRACTICE.

Charles L. Warmer, until recently
the trusted treasurer of the Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Chicago & st. Louis Rail-
way company. better known as The
Big Four, robbed that concern of a
huge sum of money, estimated in
some quarters at not less than ST.
100000. He and his friends are blam-
ing his defaleations indirectly on wo-
men. A boy bandit robbed a bank in
Kansas not so long ago and he had
scarcely made good his escape before
his relatives were attributing his
downfall to mere slip of a girl who
had refused to return his protested
affections. More recently. right here
in Topeka, a woman was foully MUIR
dered by a rather degenerate speci-
man of the genus man and an effort is
being made to place the blame for his
act on the shoulders of woman.
And so the story goes and has gone
on ever since the fall of Father Adam
was attributed to the frailty and false
ness of Mother Eve. But it is about
time that the intelligence of the CIV
| iIized people of today called halt on
| this ridiculous practice Of blaming
women for the sins and crimes of
men. There are instances, no doubt,
where women are the prime movers in
the criminal and dishonest acts OF
men. These are probably not more
numerous. though, than are the
cases where men instigate women to
the commission of overt deeds.
But to hold women responsible. eth
er directly or indirectly, as is the all
| too general custom for the misde-
meanors of men, is silly and nonsen-
steal It is a grievous and disgraceful
| insult to womanhood. It bespeaks of
nothing but arrant cowardice on the
part of men who get to the end of
their ropes in double-dea1ing and
whose outlines of crime is brought
to the light of day.
In a couple of the cases noted it Is
probable that women prof1ted from
| the criminal men who were their
friends but to use them for an excuse
or a shield on which to blame the
crimes is mean and despicable. SINH
| lar instances to the cases mentioned
are happening all the time in every
part of the country. Whenever a
man goes wrong in any way the first
thing that is done is to blame it on
a woman who was unfortunate enough
to be acquainted with him. This is
all wrong. Women, as whole, have
troubles enough of their own with
out being charged with all of the pet
ty and grosser crimes for which theil
male companions are solely respon-
| sihle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12

life, and banjo and mandolin playing.
and glee club singing. and the other
things that operate to leave studies to
The grinds are attractive in themselves,
and not merely because of the distinc-
tions to be won in them. The best way
to make the study courses attractive is
Ike John Sherman's way to resume
specie payments. Why not begin by
making them attractive? 1t is up to
the professors. Our observation is
that whenever a professor lectures en-
gagingly-say, as engagingly as good
rublic speaker speaks or a good
preacher preaches-he needs bigger
and bigger lecture halls. and the diff
Guilty is to keep fellows out of his
courses, not to get them in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12
QUAKER MEDTTATIoNs.

(From the Philadelphia Record
A barberous question-.Does the
razor hurt?''
The devil establishes a good many
coaling stations along the way
The advertiser and the fisherman ara
equally fond of catch phrases.
If you insist upon making a lobster
OF yourself try and keep out of hot
water.
Fame demonstrates that even tn,
mantle of greatness may be wor1
threadbare.
He who dances must pay the f1ddIe-,
and usually about ten times as much as
the dance was worth.
Blobbs-"Guzzler always has an edea
on" Slobbs-"In spite of which he
doesn't seem to cut much ice."
Beauty is only skin Deep" ufotei
the Wise Guy. How about a sa11-
sage?" demanded the Simple Mug.
When a fellow is stuck on a GIRL"
says the Cynical Bachelor; "he never
realizes how badly he is stuck till he
marries her.
Wigg-'They say he got a prize of
$1,000 at the county fair as the ugliest
man in the county" wagg-"Afi. his
face is his fortune. eh?'
Hoax-'I understand you are going tn
marry Miss Antique" JoaxA"Huhf I'd
like to catch myself" Hoax-"Weu
you'd better. If you don't catch your.
self she will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12
THE COLLEGES AGAIN.

An exceedingly good point for getting
college students more interested in the
educational courses is made by Har-
per's Weekly, as follows:
''All work and no play makes Jack
"a dull boy That is a text which no
doubt has been pondered many times
by Presidents Wilson and Lowell and
he numerous other gentlemen who are
trying to find out what's the matter
with the colleges. They have also
turned it around and considered the
results of all play and no work, or
arely enough work to get through
examinations and rag a degree,
which seems to be a still commoner
state of affairs, since the sports and
all-round men decidedly outnumber
the "grinds'' in most colleges: and
they don't find those results satisfying,
either. They all agree that the thing
10 do is to make studies attractive, and
President Lowell once suggested that
it might be possible to accomplish that
by arranging rewards for success in
studies that shall be really desirable
end desired, like those to be won in
athletics. That plan may be all right.
hut as We see it. athletics and club
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12
THE NEW GIRL.

Since We've been keeping house we've
All sorts of servant maids,
And some were really not so. bad
Enough most Of them were "jades"
some couldn't sweep. some couldn't cook
some wouldn't cook who could.
And some of them by stealth forsook
Our quiet neighborhood
And left us mutely to deplore,
When they had taken wings
more holes in our depleted store
OF silverware and things
Yet We were never hard to please
And would, I'm free to saw
Have gladly kept the worst of these
But none Of them would stay
But now, at last. my wife and 1,
no couldn't keep girl,
Have got perfect treasure Myt
She's just a gen1-a pearl!
She doesn't storm or sulk or swear
Or keep us on the rack
And wages? Pshaw. She doesn't care:
She never answers back
NOR thinks to say an ugly word
Or even wear a frown.
Our greatest joy in life occurred
When she dropped into town
She Frightened all our hopes and aims
When she arrived today.
she weighs twelve pounds. the doctor
claims,
And she Is here to STAY
T: A. DAILY in the Catholic Standard and
Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12
AYHAWKER JOTS

It occurs to the Manhattan Mer-
curry that when girl comes down
town so often that the street loafers
get a nickname for her she is COM
ing too often.
lola, Emporia and a few other of
the progressive towns of the state are
now talking about trying the commits
sion form of government. They ought
to take the leap for the water is re-
ported to be just fine.
Tom Thompson of Howard has
made the discovery that if you are
polite to a young boy nine times out
of ten he will be polite TO you. but if
you are polite to young girl she is
very apt to stick up her nose at you.
The editor of the Greenleaf Sentinel
laments because column of school
notes. which he sent to the printers
matter that was contrary to his views.
| This Is sad, of course, but what eX-
cuse is there for Sentinel who is too
| languid to read the copy that goes
| into his paper? asks the Kansas City
Star.
| J. Milton Laws, q wealthy farmer
near Burlington took offense at a
| negro recently and rebuked him with
the aid of shotgun. For this he had
| TO pay a fine of $500 and costs
| amounting to nearly 5000 more. 1t
| is reported, says the Emporia Ga
zette, that he will organize Personal
| Liberty League, and spend the winter
on the lecture platform.
| Walt Mason, who, like all fat men,
is modest as maiden or a shrinking
violet. says Esther M. Clark is the
best poet in Kansas. OF course this
| is stretching it, for Mr.. Mason himself
| has a laurel wreath gently trailing
| over the southeast corner of his man
ly brow, and blue ribbon hanging on
his Nominated breast; but Miss Clark
easily is second to the Fat One in the
Kansas poet list.-Garden City Tele-
gram.
| One of the Atchison Globes human
| interest tales with its pointed moral:
There are in Atchison, and also in
every other town, we ever knew, two
women who live all alone. When a
| family is large, the view point of its
members is large to match 1t; there is
noise, confusion and disorder, and a
| loving charity that covers everything
that is not harmonious. but when the
| family dwind1es to two women, and
| perfect order and quiet succeed disor-
| der and noise, the viewpoint of the
two narrows and narrows. until finally
the greatest achievement on earth is
to get the wash on the line by ten
| Monday morning and the greatest
| grief is to have a caller track mud on
a spotless floor. The two women who
| live alone in Atchison (like the two
| women who live alone all over the
world) have reached that stage where
all the sorrows that storm outside
are unheard in the buzzing of the one
| fly that got into their perfectly kept
home, and if stranger should faint
| on their front porch their first
thought would be to look for mud on
his shoes. They are becoming so tight
| ly bound to the little details of tidi-
ness that friends are planning to send
two noisy boys, day at time, to
| spend the day with them. Little girls
might sit primly perched on chairs
and submit to busting and face
washing every five minutes, but the
boys will not: They will create havoc
and a shakingup in the narrowed
| lives of these two women that will be
| good for them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12

my sisters first--'
why didn't you Gomez she inter-
rupted. her eyes sparkling with sud-
den thought Now. be honest!'
Have you been honest? Isn't 1t q
fact that you ran away to avoid meet
ing me-because you were tired OF
hearing continuous praise of me?"
81 don't like paragons." admitted
the girl. "and--did he praise his
daughter to you?"
Eyes; he harped on his daughter
until I imagined she must be a model.
flawless girl"
And so you took to the woods to
escape?"
''Dinner!" announced Hannah Jo-
sephine.
Yes: and now-well. I'll never
again be able to escape. I'm your
tardily to the call to dinner.-(Copy-
right. 1909, by Associated Literary
Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12

They've got to get up pretty early
in the morning when they fool Texas.
A large fine was assessed against the
Standard Oil company about a year
ago by the Lone Star state, but it was
impossible to get service on the octo-
pus to collect it. The state authori-
ties, however. discovered that several
cf the railroads in their confines were
debtors to the Standard for consider
able sums SO they proceeded recently to
garnishee the railroad companies to
the extent of these debts and have col
lected nearly 100000 in this fashion
on what the Standard was owing to
the state. Hats off to Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12
GLOBE SIGHTS.
IFrom the Atchison Globe.

CFrom the Atchison Globe.1
A woman is like an egg: when she is
bad, she is very bad.
The past is referred to as being dead;
but it is terribly alive.
Every woman wears corsets. and says
they do her great harm.
A mans idea of a dull time is to
play cards with women, and nothing
Up.
Your competitor doesn't talk half as
much about you as you think he does
The boys report that more men than
ever are being killed in the dime nov
| els.
Considering the multitude of tempta-
| tons, people arc pretty good, after all
We can pick out a mean mans wife
| as far as we can see her. she looks sc
distressed.
People are never old. according to
their own talk; they are only getting
old"
We never knew particularly good
workman who didn't have a particu-
larly good job.
| A man, while denying that his wife
is more patient than he is. will get ur
and pass the baby to its mother when
lit cries.
| Every woman whose hired girl is
about the woman who formerly en-
| ployed her being "easily suited
There is one time at least when
stinginess is admired; the stinginess
of the girl on the program who re-
fuses to respond to encores.
When about to tell a story, so
many men start out like this: But to
appreciate it you should hear Sam tell
| it. I can't do justice to it,
When you have sick kin, and peo-
| pie ask you how they are, you are ex-
| pected to throw great gratitude into
your voice If they are better. and
great terror If they are not quite so
well.
If you believe all the women say.
| and you. are No Gentleman if you
don't, you believe they never sleep If
there is a fly left in the house. and
that they will chase all day after one
speck of dust.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12

One mans failure is generally the
stepping-stone to another's success.
X X X
Most folks, regardless of the station
in life, consider themselves superior to
others.
X X
A whole lot of people make things
considerably worse in trying to rectify
their mistakes.
x X
Human frailties are as numerous and
take on as many different forms as the
leaves in q forest.
X X X
All bores are quite bad enough but
probably the worst of them is the fell
low who has a remedy for every posi-
BILE ailment and complaint right on the
end of his tongue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12

A pointed temperance sermon is to
be found in the rapid descent to ut
ter worthlessness which has been ac-
complished in a few brief years by
Sammy Morris, at one time a star
football player and also an expert
baseball pitcher 1.-THE booze got me- IS
are the only words that Sammy has
to use to tell Of his downfall. It will
also get almost every one else who
dabbles with it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
[From the New York Press.]

IFrom the New York Press-1
Humanity borrows its wit and steals
it's ideas.
The greatest help a woman gets in
deceiving man is from him.
It makes a f1irt awful lonesome to
have only five or six men around her.
The money man can make on a
gamble he can spend. with lot more
besides, celebrating 1t.
The people a man supports know SO
much better than he how he should
manage his affairs that If he did it
that way they would have to support
themselves
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12

Congress should pass a law as soon
as it gets in session creating the posi-
ton of general financial advisor to
the presidential cabinet and also to
itself and should stipulate that the DO
sition be given to none other than
Professor Henry Jones Ford of Prince
ton university. He has discovered that
the United States loses $5o,ooo.ooO
each year through loose methods in
making up its budget. And a salary
says of $1.00o.0oo per annum, would
be none. too small for Professor Ford's
services.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12

Congressman Phil Campbell only
accompanied President Taft on a
small portion of his recent journey
and yet he returned home suffering
from ptomaine poisoning. and Con-
gresham Phil is a pretty husky in
dividual at that. Mr.. Taft, on the
other hand. met all corners in the food
line from 'possum and pine bark
stew to soup made of aIligators'
tears, and he completed his trip feel
ing none the worse for it except that
he was trif1e tired. Truly is Mr.
Taft wonderful man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12

Captain Ronald Amundsen, the
Norwegian explorer, who is preparing
to make a dash to the North Pole,
evidently expects to take his time
about it. He is going to carry with
him sufficient provisions to last for
seven wears
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12
FR0M OTHER PENS
woMAN's TRADE UNION LEAGUE

WOMAN'S TRADE UNION LEAGUE.
A step in the labor movement of some
significance was recently taken in the
national convention, at Chicago Of the
Woman's Trade Union league. Eight
states and several cities sent delegates.
The secretary of similar league in
England, member of the adn1inistra-
tive committee of the English labor par
ty, and the representative of German
woman's labor league, were also in at
tendance.
In the wide range of topics that came
up for discussion, a proposal for the eX-
clusion of Asiatics. introduced t,y n del
egate from the Mattresses union of San
Francisco was voted down after a spir-
tied debate. Resolutions were adopted
directing each local league to secure
the Introduction of an eight hour bill at
the next meeting of the state legisla-
tCre, and to call on the federations of
labor to cooperate in this effort. Otn-
er plans which the convention indcrsed
include the elimination of night work,
the protection of dangerous machinery,
better sanitation in workshops, the pro-
libition of the employment of sick moth
erS, seats for women and permission for
their use when the work allows. an in
creased number of female factory in
spectors based on the percentage Of fe-
male workers in the state. the appoint
ment of women physicians as health in
spectors, and a minimum wage scale for
women workers IN the SWedleQ IrdOeS.
Boston Transcript
NEED OF MORE SATURDAYS.
That there is need for more Satur-
days in the calendar Is the belief of
| Professor Raymond A. Schwegler of
| the University of Kansas, who finds it
impossible to fill all the lecture en-
gagements that he is asked to make
with the county teachers associations
| Of the state These associations hold
their meetings on Saturdays to discuss
topics and Occasionally to listen to an
address. Professor Schwegler, who is
associate professor in the department
oe education. thought that he was kept
pretty busy last year, but this year he
| finds that already all his Saturdays
but three are engaged as far ahead as
April. He also holds himself in readi-
ness to visit the various general meet
ings of school patrons. to deliver COM
| mencement addresses, and in the sum-
| mer to visit the normal Institutes
which request him to speak before
| tt EN-. During the past year he deliv-
cred addresses at twenty-fouf COM
mencement and other school exercises,
and visited thirty-seven Institutes. be-
| ing able to accept fewer than one-half
CT the invitations that he received
rom the last named. The services OF
| Professor Schwegler are offered to the
| common schools of Kansas as part
of the work which the university feels
to be it's duty to do for the strength
| ening and upbuiIding of the state sys-
| tenn of education from the bottom to
| the top.-University Bulletin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFTOm the Chicago News.
All men who can bottle their wrath
are not corkers.
Many man who poses as a lion 10
in reality only cub.
After man is married he never
buys hammock built for two.
Some men can't even blame cigar
cites for their failure to make good.
It's awfully hard to give away
some things that you want to get rid
of.
The proceeds of DIR. Cooks lectures
come under the head of the pole tax.
A babbling brook is probably so
called because it can't keep ITS mouth
shut :. - - : : -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12

1t IS not difficult to figure out who
is the boss in Kaiser Wilhelm's fam
lily. That distinguished gentleman
will not take a ride in the Zeppelin
airship because the empress of Ger
many has put her foot down on the
proposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12

Mrs. Sarah T. Rorer. the we'll known
culinary expert, is out with an opinion
to the effect that men are unfit to have
ery hand in the bringing up OF chill
, oren. If this Is true some youngsters
are in hard Hues for the same thing may
be said with just as much force of
many women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12

Miss Democracy of Kansas appears
to be flirting with Senator George
Hodges of Olathe and seems to be de-
sirous of pinning the next Democratic
gubernatorial nomination on his
breast. She's an extremely wise young
lady
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12
HUM0R OF THE DAY

hotel and then say You nave nave 1 NO money no
.eweIl, I thought you'd be just as vexed
to hear it this morning. Vivant.
"Hurrah,' Whats the matter?' Here's
a magazine with an article in it about
something that the other magazines
haven't any article about. "-Cleveland
Leader.
II have been on an exploring trip
form sheets! constitute o the ees data ta'i for
my lecture. ''-Pittsburg Post.
closefist-You don't know the value
of money. Mrs. Closefist-I think I could
Bits. - =" 'e1
Mrs. Benham-How much did you pay
the minister when we were married? Ben
ham.Don't ask me; hate to admit that
paid him anything.-New York Press.
Howard-was your play really taken of
after only six nights run? Coward
Yes, really. 1t was drama that was ap-
Puck.
Truth r;,t :, vas lying at the bottom Of well
tention Whereupon Truth d Rssa s a a
Kicked the bucket9chicaeo tribune. anu
MT BIunen-Wh nat! hasn't the landlord
sent anybody here yet to fix that front
him Mrs. Bluffen~Don't bother about it,
for the instaiIment collector to be coming Ming
around-Cathol1c Standard and Times.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the principal in
dustry in New York. as near as We could
jedge. Abner? The Travelled Man-Step-
PIN lively I reckon.-Puck.
Mamma--Did you tell God how naughty
you We're? Mary-No. mamma. I thought
It hadn't better get out of the family
Chicago Record-Herald.
tastes" cried the desperate man ss That
p e9m Yo31 s.a the forgery g The crime s
1t h w .Ss ds
cript.
Stella-what would you do with five
feet OF books? Bella-rd read the last foot
The Man-She looks nice enough to eat.
appeal to some people~IIiustrate Bits.
| Mortified Citizen-Hey, there, What are
lie says he can't Remember au Whether az i6 6e.
/ ever called me liar or not. I'm (biffD
giving him (bifD the benefit of the doubt.
Talk about your realism. this show
looks awful natural to me-" How now %
Six months have elapsed since the play
started and the housemaid hasn't done
any housework yet."-Louisville Courier
Journal.
THE governor makes such a fuss al
ways about my debts. But what can
do? I'm too young to marry.''-Fliegende
Blaetter.
Touch and Go-wife (reminiscing)-
| Well I very nearly didn't marry you,
John. John Observation-Disclosures know
but who told you?-The Sketch.
gifted with a delicious sense of humor
Preaching once on charity he told a good
story of gentleman who was one day
| relating to Quaker a tale of deem dis
tress, and concluded by saying: ST could
not but feel for him. Verify, friends,
replied the Quaker, thou didst right in
that thou dfdst feel for thy nefghbor: but
didst thou feel in the right place-in thy
pocket?"-M. A. p.
Tragedy.-Elder1y Gentleman-Sav did
you see a hat that blew off that car?
lpolicemanEYes, I just threw it back. on
| jumped Off after it!-Scribner's Magazine.
| Scapegrace Nephew wish I had vour
appetite. Uncle Henry. Elderly Relative
Be thankful you haven't, my boy. 1t
| wouldn't fit your income.-Chicago Trfb
une.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12

The way baseball players are bartered
and sold be the nagnates Of the game
is suggestive of the fact that slavery
has not been eradicated entirely from
these limited States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12

Wen pay dearly for this weather
later on" is the general prediction of
the oldest inhabitants and the goose
bone prophets as they wag their
heads in a knowing way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12

The Taft family continues to make
bids for fame, One of the Presidents
brothers has just paid 100000 for q
nfCfYIro
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12

Halley's comet continues to come
along strong. Astronomers think 1t 1t
will be visible to the naked eye by
January.