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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

"vot's der diffrunce between capital unit
labor?' Capital don't hat ter iabor, uni rS
Leader
able to the firm What makes you think
sop HES telling everybody that he can't
possibly get away to go to the game To-
day.'-Detroit Free Press.
isn't it awful when you find that you
full as when you find that you can't. get
your best friend to trust you."-Cieveiano
Leader.
s'For mercy's sake, Tommy! Didn't tell
you not to fight with that Mercer boy!
take was in not telling the Mercer boy
that he mustn't hit me first."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Stealthy Steve-Wah amt de only indus
try. what dem flyin'-in-de-air merchines
mulutionize de chicken business. Dey
won't leave no tracks; Abs gwine be
try Transportation some day-if dey don't
muffin interfere wild nah plans befo' time.
Judge.
The Grocer hear your wife supports
the family by taking IN Washing, Uncle sI
Well: don't you feel Just little Si e,,I BIT
No gaS d deres nun degradn erbout
man. deed All is.-Chicago Daily News.
| Often the Case.-"My wife believes that
| what is to be will be- "Well?' And
she believes it will all be my fault
Kansas City Journal
| The thing that worries a man about be-
ing rich is how he can get richer.-New
York Press.
| wow!-Mamie-Did he say was crazy?
Estelle-Worse than that. Manlie-What7
Estelle-He said you were "a padded SELL"
Cleveland Leader.
| When the Big Stick works.-"The old
man doesn't look happy, yet you never
hear a word out of him around the house.
| NO but Just watch the expression he
puts into a beatin' of a spring carpet
Atlanta Constitution.
| words.-The ex-officia1 looked annoyed
at the reporters question. I'm a private
citizen now he said significantly. But
your words are of value, urged the Wis
| itor "Only dollar per-" rejoined the ex-
official.-Philadelphia Ledger.
| After the Observation-Disclosures did
Jones look like? Bocker-A tariff bill af-
| ter the senate has got through with it.
| New York Sun.
Immune.-You can't insult a flea by
| telling him that he is going to the dogs
Philadelphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
KANSAS COMAENT
srUBBs AND PARDoNs.

Governor Stubs is quoted as saying
tnat ne does not believe much in the
Innocence OF convictS in the state peni-
tentlary; that though he is not OPP
posed to granting pardons and paroles,
ne DeHeVeS this power should be used
conservatively; that he believes there
is many man in the penitentiary who
Is contrlte and penitent. who would be
GOOD citizen if released.
We hold with Governor Stubs that
IL isn't OFTEN an innocent man is sent
TO the penitentiary. This may occur
occasionally, but if so it is exceedingly
rare. However, the thing which the
man in whom is vested the pardoning
power has chiefly to take into account
Is not whether a particular man or
woman Is guilty, but whether If he or
she IS given liberty he or she will
become good citizen. If there is a
reasonable certainty of this, it is not
rlght TO detain them longer
T. w. Hoch will perhaps be remem-
oered as the pardoning governor for
long time to come. He gave liberty
victs in the penitentiary, but it is yet
to be revealed that he made a mis-
take. The only reports we hear from
John Collins. Emmett Dalton and Will
ne Sell are entirely good. Indeed
there is disposition to complain on
the part of few that they have SO
nearly dropped out of sight.
Wh1le Governor Stubs is correct in
MS statement that the pardoning pow
er should be used conservatively. that
should not mean it should be used
sparingly. The Times is of the opinion
that there is a large number of men
and women in the penitentiary at
Lansing who should be given their
freedom. In the exercise of this Glenn
ency 1T will be found that a mistake
has been made once in q while, but it
is better that one man who is almost
instinctively a criminal should be at
large than that ten men who are
properly entitled to their liberty
should be kept behind the prison
walls. Prisons are not maintained for
the purpose of punishment, but as cor
regional institutions, and when they
have adequately performed their SER
vice in this direction, the convict
should be released.-Leavenwo
Times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
IFrom the New York Press.1

A girls notion Of an ideal hero is
one that would be in a padded cell if
he wasn't on the stage.
What convinces a man he is having
a good time doing anything is for none
of his family to be along.
It takes a woman to admire herself
for the beauty she would have if her
figure, feature, eyes. and complexion
were just a little different.
The outrage to the average person
about being run over by an automo-
bile is that he wasn't in the machine
doing 1t to the man who did 1t to him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

Surely there should be no concern
over the possible exhaustion of the iron
ore in this country. Senator Burrows,
OF Michigan, declares that there is
enough of it in prospect to supply all of
the demands for the next six thousand
years. By that time it is likely that
the fact that the people of this earth
used anything quite so crude as iron
ore and its products will be laughed at
with derision by the moderns of that
rnarind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

Kermit Roosevelt rather slipped one
over on his father and the rest of the
notables in the great African expedi-
ton. He achieved the honor of being
the first one of the party to get lost
for a whole night in the jungles But
boys will be boys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

From the extent of the personalities
which are being INDUCED in as Incl
dents to the debate in the senate on
the tariff measure it is reasonable to
assume that most of the senators have
about as much love for each other as
have a crowd of foolish and jealous
girls who are chasing the same man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

If Senators Curtis and Bristow keep
up their present gait on the subject of
tariff revision, the people of Kansas
will be able to continue to point to
them with great pride. They voted for
free iron ore the other day and against
the stand taken on this proposition by
Mr.. Aldrich and his crowd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

Protectionists in the senate are now
admitting that prices for almost
everything are high but they deny that
the tariff has added to their cost. They
say that the producers do not gain by
them but that the blame belongs on the
wholesalers and the retailers. Maybe
So but the consumers pay the bills,
and they are the ones who are de-
handing relief. They'd like a chance
with lower tariff duties to see how
things would then work out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
THE PEOPLE TO BLAME.

Some of the fellows who ought to
know better are getting hysterical
about hanging Patten, the wheat spec
ulator, for running the price of wheat
up so high. Now we are not so sure
that were it possible for US to make
four millions of dollars in three days
by pushing, up wheat and we knew
how to do 1T, that we would not put
it up and it Is our humble opinion
that some of the newspaper boys who
are crying loUd and long forveng eance
to fall on PaFens head would do the
same. Msn are not to blame for this
SO much as are the people for allow
ing conditions to prevail that will give
one man the power to do these
things. We don't harbor any i'll will
toward the Carnegies, Rockefellers or
tricks for taking the money that the
fool people pile at their feet. So long
as a considerable majority of the peo-
pie tolerate and demand conditions
that allow one man to corner the
bread supply Of the world we abso-
lutely refuse to loan the rope to lynch
men who show business acumen suf-
ficient to take advantage of such con-
ditions.-Colby Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

Fault is being found with the Topeka
sewers because they failed to do their
work during the recent storms. But it
must be remembered that the storms
were unusual ones in the quantity OF
water that fell in brief space OF time.
The sewers maye not be perfect but 1t
must not be expected that they do I'M
nosslble things.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

This is adding insult to injury. ~
large portion of the money which the
frugality of Abdul Hamid made it pos
sible for him to save up is to be used to
pay the expenses of the revolution
which was necessary to depose him
from the Ottoman throne.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

Rather than sacrifice her wonderful
growth of auburn hair, which was
sapping her vitality, Denver wo-
man calmly faced certain death
which speedily came to her. With
most women of these days, though, it
wouldn't be much in the way of a
sacrifice for them to discard their
hair. They could toss most all of it
away without pang Of regret except
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

Kansas will be as dry, hquorally
speaking after June as is the Shahara
desert in other respects, that is If the
plans for a strict enforcement of the
prohibitory law and it's new amend
ments are carried out as they should
Ia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

Here's a little advice tossed out
gratis to some of the politicians in the
state: Don't count chickens before
they are Matched especially when the
Kansas delegation at Washington has
a hand in tending to the incubator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

Italy is preparing to take part in the
universal peace" movement. She plans
to spend $50, 300 900 in the construction
of four Dreadnoughts and several fast
scout cruisers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

The Chicago Tribune reflects that Gin
too many cases mothers day begins
long before father has finished his
morning nap"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

The robin Hood" of Russia, who is
no more, had something of a socialistic
turn of mind. He robbed the rich and
distributed his spells among the pow
erty-stricken peasantry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

that it might be momentarily incon-
venient for some of them to imme-
diately find the money. with which to
ren1ace If
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
Fp0M OTHER PENS
A LESSON FOR AMERICA.

Now that Persia is one of the storm
centers of the world it is worth while
to take heed Of certain conditions in
that ancient kingdom which may well
give Americans something to ponder
long and deeply in connection with
their own country's problems. They
see one of the most powerful and
famous regions of the world of long
ago So reduced in strength that a small
Russian army, with a few hundred
Cossacks for it's vanguard, is able to
penetrate without much opposition to
one of the most important cities of
Persia. 1t is not a condition due wholly
to changes in the fiber of the inhabi-
tants. 1t is not the result Of religion or
of long subsection to other states.
Persia has been Independent for many
centuries. Its faith is militant.
The main source of weakness is the
sparse population. the encroachments
Of the deserts and the arid lands, the
decay of industries upon which pros
perity depended in the ages of Persian
power and splendor. Persia is a
tremendously impressive object lesson
on the dire effects Of deforestation-the
loss of the woods and the drying up of
streams which depended upon the
forests for their water supply.-C1eve-
land Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Topekans ought to be firm believers
in the adage to the effect that it never
rains but it pours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALITY.

In an address to the Boston Teach
ers' club the other day President
Eliot. of Harvard. said that the dan
ger in the public schools today is that
they will turn out a uniform product
In the future the machine tendency
should be corrected, and he believes
that teacher should have fewer pu-
pills than at present. In other words
the individual pupil should and is to
receive more attention. The herding
process is not good for human beings.
however desirable it may be for sheep
Individuality should be encouraged in
the school, in society and in the, trades
This cannot be done by a teacher re-
sponsible for the training of a great
mass of pupils. No two persons are
alike physically, intellectually or NOR
ally. And their differences within
right lines should be developed and ac-
centuated. Variety, not uniformity, is
what we want in human beings.-Roch-
ester Democrat and Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
MUSICAL THERAPEUTICS.

1t was Congreve who wrote in the
first line of his now forgotten drama,
1.-THE Mourning Bride" Music hath
charms to soothe the savage breast. 4"
The ancient legend of Orpheus and the
compelling power of his Tyre over the
animals was an earlier recognition of
the almost hypnotic effect of. music
upon barbaric untamability.
A paper lately read before the Music
Teachers Association on the subject of
Musical Thera peutics' described the
healing potency of music in certain
mental and nervous ma1adies battling
the best skill of the physicians. 1t is
very generally recognized by alienists
and neurologists that music has a sed-
ative and tranquilizing effect on such
cases.
1t is the custom at the New York
State asylum at Willard to have con-
certs given periodically, and perform
|ances at the institution are features of
the seasons schedule of the Cornell Glee
club. The patients have a brass band
and a choir OF their own. The 700 mem
tally enfeebled patients have been seen
to listen, with all the enjoyment and
appreciative interest of rational persons.
to a severely classical performance by
a string quartet. At various other hos
p;tals and sanitaria music is among
the recognized therapeutic agencies, and
lit is eagerly looked forward to by the
patients.-Philadelph Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
One on Mr.. Fairbanks.

There was certain gentleman
from the breezy town of Laramie.
Wyo,. Col. Ball by name, who Is just
as unconventional as his section and
who caused the dignif1ed vice presi-
dent of the United States to look at
him in wonder not long since.'' re-
marked Mr.. S. B. Hitchcock, of Chey-
enne, at the Hotel Herman.
"Col. Ball paid the capital visit
and fell into the hands of his friend,
the amiabIe senior senator from Wy
oming, Hon. Clarence D. Clark. 1t
was up to Mr.. Clark to make things
pleasant for the colonel during his
sojourn in town, and SO the senator
took pains to introduce his country
man to almost every man of promin-
ence at the seat of government. Early
in the game he took him to the Capitol
and without telling him what was
coming off, led the Laramie man into
the presence of Mr.. Fairbanks and
proceeded to make introductions.-The
colonel didn't catch the name. but
he was immensely impressed by the
vice presidents attitude, being only a
little over five feet himself Looking
first at the senator and then at the
lofty Indianian, he shouted: Beg par
don, senator, but what did you say
your long friends name was Bal
timore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
oMNIA soMNIA.

Dawn drives the dreams away. yet some
Once in a tide of pale and sunless
weather,
dreamed I wandered on a bare hillside.
When suddenly the birds sing all to-
gether.
Still it was winter, even in the dream;
There was no leaf nor bud nor young
grass springing;
The skies. shone cold above the FROST
bound stream:
1t was not spring, and vet the birds
were singing.
Blackbird and thrush and nIaiuttve will
lOW-wren,
Chaffinch and lark and linnet, all were
calling;
A golden web of music held me them
1nnumerable voices, rising, falling.
o. never do the birds of April sing
More sweet than in that dreamaa I still
remember;
Perchance the heart may keep its songs
Even through the wlntry dream of life's
December.
-Rosamund Marriott Watson in the T on
don Athaneum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
A Little Slip.

The Rev. Mr.. Spicer had for three
days enjoyed the telephone, which had
been his last gift from an admiring
parishioner. He had been using it i'm
mediately before going to church.
When the time came for him to
announce the first hymn, he rose, and
with his usual impressive manner
read the words. Then in a crisp, firm
tone, he said: Let us all unite in
hymn six double o; sing three
Youths Companion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
Held Eating Contest.

I1clu Eating contest.
Three members of the Manhattan
Fat Mems Club who are In training for
the Forthcoming annual championship
eating contest met Sunday at 244 East
Third street to settle a private wager
of $50 as to which of the trio couId
get outside of the most food. Here
is what they consumed:
Ex-Alderman Frank J. Dotzler,
who weighs $50 pounds
275 oysters.
IL pounds OF steak.
IL rolls.
IL cups of coffee.
8 large pies.
Jack Gossman. who weighs BIS
pounds
210 oysters.
6 pounds of steak.
8 rolls.
10 cups of coffee
large pies.
Jack Probst. who weighs 800
pounds
100 oysters.
IL pounds of steak.
10 rolls.
6 cups of coffee.
large pies.
Peter Balvado, the referee. awarded
the $50 to Dotzler, who had hard
work pushing the money into his vest
pocket.
A dozen other members of the club
who were present as watchers, got so
interested in the contest that their
mouth opened and shut automatically,
as the trio ate. Finally they all began
to howl for some food themselves.
Its all gone" said Balvado. With
loud cries the twelve rushed out to a
restaurant.-NewY York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
A British View of President Eliot.

President Charles w. Eliot of Har-
ward passes, and with justice, for the
most level-headed man in America. He
is, in fact, regarded as the incarna-
ton of common sense ingeneral and
of the common sense or opinion of
Americans in particular. His utter
ances are on a par with his views.
They are plain without being rugged,
direct without being blunt, familiar
without being trite or trivial. You
may search in vain whole pages of his
writings for a trope or figure. You
will scarcely find a trace in them Of
the seasoning of wit or the salt Of
humor.
But this power of normal vision.
of unerring sincerity, or superb bust
ness insight and instinct, is priceless
among mobile" nation like the
Americans ever eager to run after
some new thing and as keen on flesh
views as a child watching the bio
scope. Such sterling qualities are suf-
ficient and more than sufficient to ac-
count for his unique position in a.
democratic country, where he is all
the more widely appreciated because
he speaks in a language that is I'M
derstood by the people.-London Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
UntamabIe Tasmanian Wolf.

About as untamable an animal as
ever came into captivity has been
added to the collection this week in the
form Of Tasmanian wolf. The new
arrival, the first of its kind received
for a long time, hates mankind with a
deathless hatred and makes no pre-
tense Of gentler feelings. It lies coiled
up in the remotest corner Of its den all
day even the offer of food being an
excuse for an outburst of boundless
fury. ~
owes humanity little gratitude. There
has been war between them since they
first met Somewhat smaller than a
wolf in size, with a doglike face, a
long, tapering tail. and in color gray
ish brown, with the hinder part of the
back and loins marked by black cross
bands. the thylacine. to give it its
scientific name, is very distinctive
animal-London Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17
HUMOR OF THE Day

"vot's der diffrunce between capital unit
labor?'' Capital don't hat ter labor, uni
labor don't hat der capital'-Clevelano
Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

isn't it awful when you find that you
can't trust your best friend?" Not SO aw-
full as when you find that you can't get
your best friend to trust you."-Cieveland
Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

Jones seems to think that he's invalu-
able to the firm" What makes you think
sop Hes telling everybody that he can't
possibly get away to go to the game to-
day."-Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

'For mercy's sake, Tommy Didn't tell
you not to fight with that Mercer boy?
Eyes, ma. But where you made your mis-
take was in not telling the Mercer boy
that he mustn't hit me first.
Plain Dealer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

what is to be will be- ''Well?" "And
she believes it will all be my fault
Kansas City Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

The thing that worries a man about be-
ing rich is how he can get richer.-New
York Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-17

wow!-Mamie-Did he say I was crazy?
Estelle-Worse than that. Mamie-What7
Estelle--He said you were "a padded SELL
Cleveland Leader.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-03
SEri.Ll1 La. Comet.

If We ask the effect of comets stfih inc the eaftA We will readily see that if the head of the comet were cofl- posed of heWfGegs collision would have disastrous consequences. \ rain of miiljonS or great meteorie stones would. of course. bring catastrophe. If. hoWe#rr i-Were merely q rain of small particles oI dust We might never become conscious of it. for the parti- cleS would never reach Us. They would be fused into gas through friction with our atmosphere many miles before reaching the surface. If the gases lib- eratpd tE friction were ill excessive volume We mi4lIt suffer discomfort CT even di>a>tar Il is estimated that hundreds of millions ef meteoric p1tji- cles strike eur atmosphere every day This would be a serious matter il we were not protected by our gFeat sheI= teriaG envelope of air. Occasionally q metoofic baWIder is large enough to resist tue heat generated by this fife. tion and reaches tHc surface. This we call Il meteorite. The now established connection between comets aud me teots k q matter of great interest," Ralph F. Larhin ill North American Review.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-03

If q thing is possible and proper to man, deem it possible to thee.-MaTcla Aurelius.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-03
Locked Shah la House of Commons.

Locked Shah r. House of Commons.
 \ sIah of Persia. who made state visit to England in 1873. had curt- oUS experience ill the distinguished strangers gallery of tue house of com mons. He soon got tired of watching the legislators at work, but when he made a move to go he was told he could not leave the gallery It hap pened at that moment that division was called, and in accordance with the practice which then prevailed all the doors of the house were locked until the vote was taken. Mir Gladstone made an interesting comment on the incident. Tt is" he wrote in his jour nal, 'probably. or possibly, the first time for more than 800 years that a foreign sovereign has been under per sonal restraint of any kind in Eng land. d."-Westminster Gazette.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-03

Ta gives twice Vh4 gives quickly. far Ha fe sure to be asked aga 3a.-Lop oa puueh-