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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24
a DIZZY EvADED.

Another evasion of their responsible
titles and the probable shifting of them
| to other shoulders has been committed
by the public authorities of Shawnee
county. Robert Pigg, a notorious vio-
| lator of many laws, was discharged tile
| other day from custody in the county
| Jail and before he had satisfied the full
4 term of his sentence, on the condition
| that he leave this-locality within forty
eight hours and never return to it
again.
Pigg was serving a sentence and
working out a bill of costs and a fine.
which he was unable to pay. for con-
Quoting one of the most despicahls
dives that was ever operated in this
city. There was also another serioue
charge of larceny at his door for which
he had yet to be tried and punished.
But he is given his liberty on the I'M
Outstanding that he leave town at once.
This means. OF course. that he had to
go to some other locality and it is rea-
sonable to assume that he VIII soon be-
come one of its undesirable citizens
wherever it may be. A man of Pigs
habitual criminal tendencies has passed
the stage where there is anything but
the slightest of chance that he win
reform and lead decent life. I'm
doubtedly he will be a trouble maker of
the worst sort to the end of his days.
And is it right that Shawnee county,
unfortunately his home. should thrust
such a worthless and mischievous bur
den as Pigg is on any other COM
munity? No argument can be invented
to prove that there is the slightest jus
tice to such a procedure. 1t is the duty
of every locality to take care of its own
criminals just as much as it is it's duty
to look after its own paupers. 1t may
be expensive and a nuisance for a
county to have such a charge as Pigg
has been on its hands, but it is one of
those burdens that ought to be bern.
and not lodged.
Pigg's just deserts would have been
the infection of his full sentence and
all it's penalties upon him and then his
trial on the larceny charge which word
probably have sent him to the states
prison for term. If he returned here
afterwards and followed the accus-
toned tenor of his ways by indu1sing
in a little more crime it would have
been the county's duty to deal with him
accordingly regardless of the expense
and the bother.
But to give him his liberty and insist
that he inf1ict his presence on some
other community. that is an indefenH-
BILE proceeding. 1t is INDUCED in from
time to time by almost every locality
in the land but that is no excuse for it
and it is a practice which should be
stopped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24
GLOBE SIGHTS.
From the Atchison Globe.l

TF'rom the Atchfson GIooe.1
Horses have quit soaring at automo-
biles. but dogs still chase them
All the oId-fashioned boys have been
located. except the one who used to spit
on new shoes. "
When a woman confesses to poor
memory, she says it isn't long enough
to reach from the dining room to the
kitchen.
The women are always telling OF
brutal husbands, and the men talk a
good deal about men who are cruelty
imposed upon by their wives.
Very few religious women believe
that their husbands will be saved, BID.
believe that all knowledge of the fry
ing process will be mercifully b1Otted
out of their memory.
Men don't like to be found fault with
before other men, and women can't
get over the humiliation of being found
fault in the presence of other women:
people don't like fault finding, any way
you can fix it.
IT have my faults" said Daysey
Mayme Appleton, in burst of humil-
correct my parents in public. 1nvar-
iably I wait until we get home to tell
them of their faults in grammar md
department They owe a great deal to
my thoughtfulness and regard for their
feelings"
There are lots of women who know
how Cook and Peary feel Many a
time they have had to cut for the head
prize, but they always looked pleasant
while doing it. Surely the politeness
that attended the critical moment when
a painted plate was in question, is pos
sible when it is only a pole.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24
QUAKER MEDITATIoNs.

LFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Too many people want to pay their
debts with promises.
1t doesn't do to be so soft that every
one wants to sit on you.
Travel broadens some men and mere
ly makes others fat
Many an undertaken would hesitate to
bet on a dead sure thing.
The fellow who has the soign OF
vantage generally gets the coin.
You can't always make light of your
troubles by burning your bills.
No man can make a woman happy
unless he occasionally gets Jealous of
her. =
Simply being left-handed doesn't
prove that a man never does anything
right.
Some people want to kill two birds
with one stone. while others are satis-
fed to kill time.
Nell-"I tell you. she is on to. the
latest wrinkle" Belle-"She ought to
be; she's complexion specialist"
Life is a grind" quoted the Wise
CIV. Yes, and that is what sharpens
a mans wits" added the Simple Mug
The perfume manufacturer says that
if you take care of the scents the dol
lars will take care of themselves.
When a man has more money than
he knows what to do with he also has
n ore friends chan he knows what to do
xsi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
IFrom the New York Press.l

IFrom the New York Press.1
The reason girl won't let a man
kiss her is she knows he will do it any,
how.
A woman gets her theories out of
reading novels; her facts out OF raising
babies.
There's nobody who wouldn't rather
be a live liar than a dead truth-telier
No amount of money can reconcile a
woman to lack Of sentiment; no
amount of sentiment can reconcile 3
man to lack of money.
What a woman likes about a servant
is when she smashes an old family cup
she can make up for it by telling the
latest neighborhood gossip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24
JOURNAL ENTRIES

A man known to have heart trouble
is at least free from the visits of in
Surance agents.
y
School days may be golden rule
days for the kiddies but they are also
dig days for parents.
X
Many youngsters are romantic but
the number of those who would
rather make love than eat is few.
< 4 g.
There would be nothing attractive
about the arguments of most women
if they were not generally so Illogical
n o
Speaking of friends. the. fewer the
better, because then you are not
likely to be so keenly disappointed in
humanity when the real test comes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24

you knew there couldn't be but one
of u.s. r ll
II blame myself for waiting for
that" said Genevieve demure1y, "since
I've seen your photograph at my cou-
sins; a number Of photographs. in
deed SGT
Mr.. Zimmerman drew a long
breath. And 1 was wondering why
your face seemed so familiar" He
made a motion toward an inside
pocket, but then checked himself re-
necting that perhaps it would be
wiser to wait a little for that. But
by the middle of the next forenoon he
felt 1T safe to exhibit the little kodak
picture Jim had given him-a picture
of Genevieve with a tennis racquet
over her shoulder and her hair ruff
fled by the breeze.
Genevieve- pouted. eff he were 60
ing to give you any," she said. ''he
might have chosen ono that-that
flattered me more"
The sea voyage from Baltimore to
Boston, though not a long one. af-
fords considerable opportunity for
progress in acquaintance. Mr.. X. Y.
Zimmerman might be suggestive of an
algebraic problem, but in that case
not one of his fellow passengers was IN
doubt as to the final solution
Copyright, 1903, by Associated Liter
airy Press.) .s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News.J

IFrom the Chicago News.J
It's easier for girl to be clever than
pretty.
The chronic grumbler isn't even salts
fed with himself.
The man who does his best seldom
has to look for a job.
The average man is poor Judge OF
his own Importance.
It's Just like a woman to forgive a
man who doesn't deserve It,
Unconventional people can be as tire
some as the conventional brand.
Keep love at the boiling point and II
will soon simmer down to nothing.
After a man gets married he has less
to say about what he can or cannot
AFFORD.
IF promises were like railway restau-
rant pie crusts fewer Of them would
be broken.
The aviator who patterns his machine
after riches should be able to fly in
any kind Of weather.
When ntrange woman comes to town
the. first thing the native females dc
is to find fault with her clothes.
A man rever reaches the highest de-
gree OF contentment until he becomes
perfectly Indifferent. and then he has
nothing to live for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24
A THUNDER STORM m CADIP

A THUNDER STORM IN CAMP.
1t begins with gentle dropping, like tiny
elfin hoofs
Galloping hiher and thither over the
cabin roofs,
And grows with quick crescendo as mar
tial drum beats do.
Till it sounds on the resonant shingles a
rous1ng rat-tat-too.
Then rises a roaring tumult as the drops
come swift and large,
Like the sound of mastering horsemen
and the ,squadron's headlong charge.
The z1gzag lightning flashes illune the
darkling lake.
And the rolling thunder crashes make
the mountains seem to quake.
Anon the rush is over. and rumbling far
and low,
Out through the mountain passes the
routed cohorts go.
Night casts upon the landscape her all
-. effacing shade,
And stations her, FREELY rangers in every
copse and glade
The crescent moon is sinking behind the
pointed frs,
And the breath of the dying storm wind
in the fluttering tree tops stirs.
Across the lake comes fitful, the looms
weird, wailing cry,
And the owl boots bacG responsive from
his dead-tree perch near by.
A pens1ve hush steals SOFTLY Ger lake
and wood and hill,
Till nothing breaks the silence save a
far, lone whippoorwill.
Washington Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24

Good news comes from California
fornia in the shape of an interview
from Clifford Pinchot in which he says
he has no intention of resigning his
position as chief of the United States
bureau of forestry. Mr.. Pinchot is one
of the most valuable Of the nation
public servants. 1t is to be sincerely
hoped that the controversy which has
been started by other people between
Mr.. Ballinger, the secretary of the in
terror and Mr.. Pinchot can be amicably
settled with honors even.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24

Discussing the necessity of home
teaching in the public schools the In
dianapolis Star rightly says: THE
ideal teacher, according to the modern
standard, would be something of an
Admirable Crichton, and it is not pos
sible. of course, to secure all the ac-
complishments and virtues for each
and every school at a small yearly sal
airy. At the same time. the needs of the
age are developing teachers of a rnucn
more highly cultivated and all round
type than has been the rule before. 1t
devolves upon them to give the child
much training that belongs to the
home. but inasmuch as not ali homes
give this and many children would lose
the most important part OF their equip
ment If they did not get it in school,
nothing is left for the schools but to
furnish IT,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24

And now the shoe is on the other foot
in the endeavor to collect large penal
ties. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Railway company would like to have
the United States fork over to it a
small matter of $61, 2S7 800 for land that
the company claims was given to it by
the federal government in Kansas and
Oklahoma and then taken back and
decided to Indians. 1t is reasonable tt
assume that the Katy will come about
as near collecting this huge sum as
has the government in its efforts to lift
a $29.00o.00O fine from the Standard Oil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24

Washington folks are deeply inter-
ested in the trial flights. soon to be
held, of an aeroplane that will alight
and sail on the water at the will of The
operator. 1t is to be hoped that they
will not be disappointed as have the
Kansas people who pinned their faith
in the famous Call continuance. 1t was
also built to fly and sail on the water,
and so far it has failed to do anything
but run along on land. This would be
something. indeed, were it not for the
fact that automobiles have been doing
the same thing for years:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24
KANSAS COAMENT
THE DEADLY wH1sKERs.


The Lawrence Journal which
Usually al ny speaks by the card, says that
Doc Crumblne Is going to wage ruth
less warfare AGAINST whiskers. hold
m ,ns enae TINS variety of vegetation is
mere mas been some criticism of
the DOC recently because of his ac-
tivlty In enforcing rules and regula-
elons. Wnlcn seem to curtail the
sweet boon of personal liberty.
Henry j. Aliens paper, the Wichita
Beacon, contained a coIumn-Iong
story last evening, describing the an
gulsn that has been caused by the re-
moval of the common drinking cup
from passenger coaches. Mr.. Allen
says ne has seen strong men break
down and cry like children when
compelled to drink out of their hats
While travelling
There have been dozens of protests
against this innovation. and it is said
the board of. health department at
topeka is flooded with bitter, sarcas-
TIC and abusive letters from travellers
VINO regard the tin cup ruling as a
direct slam at the palladium and the
bulwarks and other things of our lib
erty.
When people have cooled down a
little they probably will let the bull
WarkS and palladiums slide, and buy
their own cups before embarking
upon journeys. The experiment is
worth trying, anyhow, and may result
IN protesting the public health to an
unexpected degree. When you come to
think of it, it isfnot pleasant thing
to drink from cup that has been
used by every tobacco chewer and
garlic eater on a train, and in which
all sorts -of whickers have been
soaked.
And thus do we come around to
whiskers again, after much vain wan
der1ng among tin. cups. If the an
nouncement Of ]. L.. Brady is correct,
will be generally Endorsed. In the days
of Populism, Kansas acquired repu-
tation that has done her invalculable
harm. In the East there is a general
belief that the whiskers in this state
obscure the sun and no cartooniSt
would think of picturing a Kansas
farmer without giving him bushel
or two of "sluggers." The man who
runs largely tos-wl1ikers is generally
considered incapable of producing
anything else, and is more or less of
a joke. Hence the popular impression
that Kansas is a sort of perennial
Harvest Home for galways has done
the state serious harm.
An official ukaSe against side
boards and hangdowns from Doc
Crumbine will do much to advertise
the true sentiment of Kansas, which
is unalterately opposed to superflous
whiskers. The travellers in Missouri
will find more boards in an hour than
he will find in Kansas in a week.
Lilacs really are so rare in this state
that when a stranger comes into
town with a large bunch of them he
is a sensation, and the newspapers get
out extras.-Emporia Gazette.
A TIP TO PEARY.
Somebody ought to remind Peary
of the old parrot and bullfrog story.
After having NEST of its feathers
chewed off. ana a leg broken. and
one eye spoiled, the parrot. it will be
remembered, solliquized; =" know
what's the matter with me; talk too
damned r11ucls''-F,m Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24
Telephones for Chinese.

The imperial commission appointed
two years ago by the dowager en-
over and decide if it is likely to be a
good and proper thing for the Celes-
tai empire to adopt has reported in
the affirmative. The commission
tackled the gramophone, too, sbut
were not especially pleased with the
effect when the machine noisily
ground out their hard, broken conson-
ants. One gramophone in each pro-
vince will be ample, so far as the gov
eminent is concerned, is the commits
sion's decision. There will be none in
the emperor's palace, where only the
gentlest conversation is mingled with
the singing of the birds and the music
of the many fountains.
AS a result of the decision of the
commission the Western Electric
company, of New York, has been
commissioned to install municipal
telephone system in Picking at an es-
timated cost of $150,000. At present
there are only 1000 antiquated tele-
and most of them are in the foreign
settlements. The contract for Pc
king is only a preliminary one. The
phone system for the benefit of all
residents of the city. Contracts will
be awarded later for Canton, Han
kow, and Tientsin.
The company will begin work at
once on the equipment, which will in
clude power plant and a reserve
plant, $4,000 feet of lead-covered
cable for aerial and underground con-
struction, and two battery switch
boards. Each board will have a capa-
city of 10000 lines, but only $500
lines will be set up at first. The COM
nese in setting up the plant.
New laws are being drafted to meet
the requirements of the telephone. No
Chinese is to be allowed to fly a kite
in any street where there are tele-
phone wires. There is also to be a
person calling up the imperial palace
on the phone. Provision is made
for double set of operators at the
outer limits of the imperial reserva-
ton. ~
The operators will be men of the
grave and scholarly class. Instead of
saying ''hello," the subscriber rings
and then remarks: May attract
your attention? ?" e
Having received permission, the
subscriber indicates whose particular
attention he wishes to attract, and
then gets his connection. There is to
be rigid penalty against cutting in
or listening on somebody elses wire.
In due time the scholarly hello
men will give way to Chinese hello
girls, who are to be especially trained
There is no such word as lovely in
the Chinese vernacular, but there are
two very popular terms of affection,
"dovey' and pretty birdie" in the
language. Either of these will suit
the purpose, it is predicted, so far as
the hello maiden is concerned
e 1t is reported the phone commits
sion proposed to the American con-
tractors that they put in extra thick
insulated wires in order to stand the
strain of the warbed wire gutterals of
which Chinese conversation is mainly
composed.
There is only one other problem the
commission has to deal with, name
~. Can a business bargain over the
phone be enforced? This is a knotty
problem in China.-New York Her
aid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24

Fall has arrived officially. But it
would be just like Kansas to produce
a continued period of summer wealth
er notwithstanding the fact that
there has been enough of it during
the late season to last the people here
abouts for a good long time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24

Government experts at Washington
think that Brazil was shaken by ali
earthquake last Sunday. Thus far no
word on the subject has been received
from Brazil. 1t is reasonable to as
turne that any earthquake shock which
visited that country would be felt
there. No use talking, some of the feo-
eral government officials have to ex-
tend themselves to earn their pay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24

Even Up.-Stymie (who has dallied too
Whatehuh wanfer tes up two S Ssd fori
Green Cditto)-Tha's all right, old chap.
Can't you see I'm driving with two clubs.
Puck.
The Hero.-He-You needn't fear the
pion runner II they attack US you should
see how would run for a policeman
Pele Mele. .
Thou Art the Man.-'Didn't' some idiot
propose to ,you before our MARRIAGE
married him" That's Just what I did"
Bon Vivant.
Pipe Dreams-"My uncle used to smoke
his pipe and blow smoke rings that would
float float across .os the room ana ring the door
dreamily, used to blow some that would
ring the door bell."-Exchange.
Evidence for the Desense.-Mother ,(af-
ter a lesson on obedience to ones parents)
a5oUt T SayS "fa hysEwye t Sel5on
wanted TO be sailor, but his parents
son wanted to to be a sailor-and. he did
be."-Punch.
Discipline.-The Fond Mother-Come in.
Hamish. Hamish-A will ma. The Fond
Mother-Come in. Hamish-A, viii ma
have another pot to smash.--The Sketch.
''They say that mans signature is al
That's true. Especially on check.
That shows whether he has money in the
bank or is merely an ordinary thief
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Caller-I called in answer to yer ad-
for a first-class cook, num-. The Lady
(eagerly)-And you want the positions
The Caller-Not at prisInr. mum There's
three other parties ahead Nv yez. but I'll
accept three months option on the job
widout any consideration.-Puck.
A Libel-"What will cure a man who is
in lover" Housekeeping expenses
Houston Post.
In All Its Purity.-Diner-Gaaso Dom
nee mwaa ung chattobriang avec petty
pwah-(And much more a deal worse)
er IN dcn you sss nl Uer
fectly Diner-Oh, it's treat for them to
hear, a little French oocasionaliyi-London
Opinion - HN'9 i-s1 .'@r
Skillful Driving.-First Irishman lin
London Tube)-Sure, an t is a mighty
sthrange way of travelling. Secondd Irish
mSnBedadd' r Is o wondR sFbe wo men dent
Punch.
Clarabel-It was while I was wearing
this bewitching hat that my husband first
became acquainted with me. Isabel-And .
do you never fear that he may bring suit
against your mililner for damages life
At the Summer Resort-"what did she
say when you asked her to marry your"
"She told me to ask her again next week,
when the. man she is engaged to at pres
troit Free Press. ...
She-So they do not live very happily
together. you say? He-No; it's the eter-
He is as STRAIGHTFORWARD as she is
Observation-Disclosures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24
HENSON. THE MAN.

1t seems that thas North Pole was
really discovered by Henson, an in
trepid colored gentleman. who person
ally conducted the Peary excursion.
This much is gathered from interviews
given by Mr.. Henson himself, who
seems determined to keep history
straight, at all hazards.-Empori
Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24

A Dayton, Ohio. clergyman is going
20 hold Sunday afternoon services Tor
men at which he will permit them tic
smoke. If a man is such a slave to
tobacco that he cannot deny himself
the delights of it for the brief hour and
a half of a church service, religion is
not going to do him much good. even
if it is administered to him at smok-
fnCfeSf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24

Isn't it about time for some media
ton and arbitration in Omaha? One
man has been killed and several 9TH
ers hurt as a result of rioting which
has been incident to the strike there
of the street car men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24

. Mr.. Peary announces that he has
no more statements to make for the
present concerning the North Pole
controversy. He has reached this de-
cision too late for he has already
made too many statements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24

This is rubbing it in. couple of
newspaper correspondents who are
covering the war on the Spanish from
tier were fired on by both the Moors
and the Spaniards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24
FULL TP.ASFD WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Winter gowns for women, so the
directors of feminine fashion say are
to be simple. but the chances are that
that won't affect the prices of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-24

oh, horrorsi English women. or
some of them. have discarded the Gig
arctic and taken to smoking cigars. A
halt should be called before they get
down to pipes.