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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
THE NEW TARIFF LAW.

After more than four months of in
cessant labor the members of con-
gress have passed a new tariff bill
and it has been made law by the
signature of President Taft. For the
time being, therefore, tariff revision is
all over but the shouting and that will
be kicking. That the new law will
be satisfactory to most of the ardent
tariff revisionists is not to be thought
of for a moment Even President Taft
admits that it does not go far enough
in its revision downward. But that it
is a better law for the whole people
than even the most optimistic of them
had reason to expect after Mr.. AL
drich and his me toos" got through
with their work on it almost goes
without saying. Mr.. Taft is respOn-
sible for this and the victory he
achieved in this respect is really a
remarkable one. If he had taken a
hand in the revision game at an
earlier date, the measure might come
nearer meriting some hearty applause.
But the new tariff law is a great
Improvement over the old Dingley
law. This much is conceded by Sena-
tor Cummins of Iowa, one of the lead
ing insurgents against AIdrichism and
the protection of the Interests for
which that dogma stands. And while
the results of such revision downward
as have been made by it in various
of the schedules will not probably be
noticeable to any great extent by the
consumers, the moral effects of the
revision secured by Mr.. Taft will be
great. 1t means that the day of out
rageous protection has passed in this
country. The props from under that
propaganda which Mr.. AIdrich and
his friends tried to keep in force have
been knocked away in a no uncertain
manner. There will be no more high
and higher tariff revisions in this
country in the future. All of them
in the years to come will be of the
downward variety until a tariff law
is finally worked out which will al
ford all necessary protection to Amer
lean industries and labor and at the
same time relieve the consumers of
the country of many of the financial
burdens that are now placed on them
in their purchases of the necessities
for life, and which have been develop
ed by unreasonably high tariff
charges. This law will not be franz
ed, though, until the details of ad-
justing an equitable tariff measure are
placed in the hands OF a tariff COM
mission. A start in this direction has
been made by authorizing the presi-
dent to employ a commission of ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
A Wise Indiana Hen.

hen will not hatch an egg laid by
a hawk, according to Chris Summit,
OF St1nesville, this county. He tried
the experiment, he said, and failed.
One day last week Mr. Summit was
out shooting crows on his farm, and
while returning home saw a hawk sit
ting on her nest. He shot it, and also
dIslodged the nest, with an egg in it
almost ready to hatch.
Mrs. Summit placed the egg under a
sitting hen. In short time she heard
the hen shouting words of warning to
her brood. and at the same time peck
ing at something in the nest. on in
Vestigatfon Mrs. Summit found the
hawks egg pecked into mincemeat
Mr.. Summit concluded that the hens
instinct warned her not to nurse a
bird that might prey upon her brood.
Bloomington (Ind) dispatch to
New YORK World
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
KANSAS COMNENT
PLENTY OF INSURANCE.

indications are that the bank de-
posltors OF Kansas will have so much
insurance before long they will not
know what to do with it.
The state legislature passed a law
creating a state guaranty insurance
fund, under direct supervision and care
Of the state.
The national bankers of Kansas at
oLce proceeded to organize an insur-
ance company of their own to protect
oe sPSo IN national banks.
Inc banks of Kansas City, Mo, it. is
announced, are preparing to organize
anotner deposit insurance company,
hlch VIII doubtless come over into
Kansas and undertake to write bust
ness here.
Catching the general drift of the
times. and the strong public senti-
ment in favor OF insurance of deposits,
big company has been organized in
Undertake the business OF insuring, on
gigantic scale. the deposits of the
banizs throughout the country.
Meantime, The three or four deposit
insurance companies which were al
ready IN existence at the time the
Kansas law was passed, and which are
Eustllng for business. are talking Of
affecting a combination of resources,
and a consolidation into a big, strong
company, doing a national-wide bust
ness.
Out Of all this superiority of oppor-
tUnity, the bank depositors of Kansas
ought to be able to get all the insur-
ance they can conveniently use in their
business.
Possibly it is this general propoga-
ton OF new business and guaranty
plans which inspired the national bank
ers to come to the conclusion that a
special session of the legislature would
be a good thing. in order to enact
some sort of a law that would recognize
in an official. way the Kansas born and
bred bankers insurance company, and
give that company special recognition
over the numerous outside companies
which promised to bid for Kansas bust
ness.
There is. however. an opportunity
to smooth over the difficulties which
caused the most imperative demand for
the special session. and it is to be hoped
that this means can be taken to save
the expense of the session. legisla-
tive special session can not be held
for less than $4,000 to 1000, and rich
as it is, the state can find much more
profitable ways to spend the money
than in a special session.-Salina Jour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
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~E4 GREB RDRPN G

Wroten ad Looie Linkenfusser %
Proon afenoo, Pihlepurg.
I Greetng, Looie: I vas framing id
oop TO skidinkle oudt uf der wiliache
toaay' but ven ge-spoken 10 der
Dig nois aboudt dakfnE a dav ouf he
salt could dake Won OUT uf der mad
calendar und leaf der sefen spot
egsposed to der vedder. Ding sous
my luck, id vas effer such Vot iss
der yoos, anyway? Noding to do but
IN und duck der hottesd hot spots.
All We go to bed ad night for ISIS to
gedt IN der morning by gosh oop.
Aindt i'd awful. Looie? Nodings to
talk aboudt but der tearoff. und dot
supchect ISIS gedding mighty SOLD
from frequendt hastings. Only few
uf der besd uf us know vot ISIS a tear
off, but dot dOndt interference nit der
resd uf US talking aboudt id. know
vot ISIS a tearOff. und you dondt. so 1
Will dell you, in words uf Won er more
sylabIs, so you viii know all aboudt
Id. A tearoh. Looie. ISIS a haUuf
brudder on it's moders' side. to a rake
Off. Id ISIS unknown quantity vich
somebody gedts, und you ISIS nod id.
A tearoff ISIS composed by der foller-
ing prescriptioning: Essence uf
shark gall, sefen parts; extract NJ
consumers pogget book. der resd uf
it. Der tearOff iss vOt unables der
guffernmende to pay members uf con
gress salary, unstead uf der wages
vich dey earn. u will diaphram id
for you. so: A Teller VOt tss nod a
member uf der Onionated Stats pc
caus he Ifs in Canady. walks oop to
Congress in his nautymobile und
says: Il choos to sell some aigss vich
growed on my Canady aig garten.
Vot ISIS der anser?'
Him." sayss Congress. "Vot ISIS
der brice uf aiSs YETI" "Sigsteen
cents yard. already" answers der
Foreign Producer. Him. sayss
Congress vonce more in der same
blaze, der besd laid aigss uf mice
und hens gang aft a-vot-effer-id iss.
es Burns ey was i'd Harry Lauder.
sayss. You may sell your ding
busted aigss in der Onionated Stats
uf you will pay me % cents a yard.
yet. 1 dondt need der money. but I
do i'd to protect a friend uf mine vot
hat got a aigery ad Bunktown, Moo
Chersey."
Nit 4 Wild giggle uf anguish. der
Canuck beats id back home Und den
congress wires hiss friend vot hat der
aigery: "Canady aigss iss sigsteen
cents a yard. Duty, % cents. Add id
oop." Und der friend NIT der aigery
adds sigstcen ind dweuty-three ami
gets fdy-kcx fer a arser, vich ISIS der
brice web ne charges you fer a omelet
web he formerly sold fer sefenteen
cents. Do you gedt der idea, Looie?
Yes? But I bat you dond't get der
a!gss. I bat myselluf also dot ven Mis-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
Boston Women Like Snakes

Boston women are taking kindly to
the fad of being photographed with
snakes which Miss Marguerite Banks
has imported from Europe
When I first saw the thing in
Rome" said Miss Banks. "I was hor-
rified, l couldn't believe that all those
beautiful Roman women were taking
such an interest in those horrible crea-
lures. But they didn't seem to mind
don, found the fad had already pre-
don. found the fad ha daIready pre-
coded me, and duchesses, cOuntesses,
and the fairest and most noble ladies
in the capital had their drawing rooms
filled with portraits of themselves with
their pets.''-Boston dispatch to the
New York Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07

door.
Jimmy" she gasped as the door
closed behind the retreating parson.
JIMMY For goodness sake
Jimmy Brice took her hand in his
own. Nell, dear. I've waited so long,
and we've missed Mabel and Nixon,
anyway, and this is such a bully
ciergyman-a real gentleman of the
"If you will be good enough to
stand before me here" said the clergy
man when he came back.
Gomez" said Jimmy gently, and the
girl arose.
Stars were winking drowsiIy in a
cloudless sky when they once more
turned into the winding drive and
found the colonel still pacing the YER
anda.
What do you think?' he beloved
as they drew up to the steps. They
didn't go to Worthwhile. They took
the 5:26 train for the city and were
married there. Had the impudence to
send me telegram, Nixon did, asking
my forgiveness. My forgiveness, mind
you-confound his impertinence! So
you've had your trip for nothing!'
Have We?" said Jimmy, helping
the blushing Nell from the car. "Oh,
I'm not so sure of that. colonel Step
into the library with me, If you will
I've something important to tell you.
Matrlmony seems to have struck this
family today in a verita BILE epidemic"
copyrighted, 1909, by Associated
Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
THE WATERSHED

Black mountains pricked with pointed
-, A melancholy sky
ueolslanced was the German vine;
The sterile fields Law high
through swarthy Alps journeyed forth
AIoft; II was the North, the North:
Bound for the Noon was /
L seemed to breast the stream that day;
NJ, met, opposed, withstood
Inc NorthWard rivers on their way,
My heart against the flood
MY heart that strove to rise and reach
ana teIt the love of altering speech,
OF frontiers, in its blood
But Oh the unfolding SOUTH the burst
OF summeri Oh to see
Or all the Southwark brooks the first!
w., The travelling heart went free
win endless streams; that strife was
stopped,
And down a thousand wales I dropped,
I flowed to Italy
Alice Meynell in Golfers Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
Not That Kind

Apropos of examination time, Prof.
Carl C. Peterson, of Dubuque, related
at a recent dinner some examination
stories.
"Once, in Bible lesson he said,
81 repeated the text"
Arise and take the young child
and his mother and flee into Egypt.
"And then I showed the children a
large picture that illustrated the text
in bright colors.
"The children studied the picture
eagerly. Then they all frowned: all
looked rather disappointed. Finally a
little girl. said:
Teacher, where is the flea p -
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
A SATURDAY SERMON.

Hear instruction. and be wise, and re-
fuse it not. Proverbs villas.
If this precept of Solomon were
more generally followed there. would
be many more fine successes in life
and it would take on added charms
and interest for those who are strug-
Cling along in the rut of self
suficiency
Many persons are all too prone to
think that they are adequate unto
themselves in all things. They are
particularly loath to accept in
struction from any one or from any
source. 1t is about the last thing in
the world that they will seek on any
subject. AS soon as they reach the
age Of maturity, and very frequently
before they get that far along. they
form the foolish belief that they are
just about as wise in all things as it
is possible for human beings to be.
They have a judgment and an opinion
on every thing under the sun. And
theirs is the only right and tenable
one in their own minds. They plod
along with their work and also with
their play according to their own
ideas. They will take advice from no
one. They would not think of seek
ing instructions on anything. No,
indeed, they know it all. The results
of such conduct are known to every
discerning person. The people of the
Hiram-Know-aH type never accom-
plish anything very wonderful in their
lines of work, and they fail to get all
of the possible enjoyment out of their
play.
Poor. deluded, unfortunate crea-
lures! There are some of them who
go so far as to think that it is an
exhibition of ignorance to accept or
ask for instruction on any subject
Why a man was actually once heard
to remark that he considered it an
acknowIed gment of ignorance for a
person to consult a dictionary fire.
quentIy The righteousness of such
a contention will appeal to every one
with the possible exception of the
man who made it. 1t is merely men
toned for the sake of showing what
peculiar and unenlightened notions
arc held by those who are afflicted
with the conceit of their self
adequacy.
Instead of stunning instruction,
every man. woman and child should
seek it and be glad to get it from
any ana every source 1ISLe ID NUN
ing that presents greater truth
than that old adage to the effect that
one is never too old to learn. No mat
ter how we'll educated a man may be,
or how wide has been his experience
there are others on earth or who are
living in the books that they have left
behind that are capable of giving him
some sound information and further
instruction of value. even in his own
specialties. In fact the better edu-
Gated and the more experienced a |
man is, the more does he realize the |
extent of his own deficiencies and |
more eager is he to better equip him |
self in all things.
Those who refuse instruction. who |
think the search for it is belittling-
they are the truly ignorant. They |
should be held up for derision, if their |
condition were not so pitiable. Failure |
in work, unhappiness in life, and |
countless other undesirable attributes
Of existence are the only portions |
that are in store for them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
THE CALL OF COUNTRY.

Homesickness is mental in its ma
ture, but it isn't born of the reason
ing faculty. The American abroad
thinks he has every reason to long for
his native land, having the finest in
the world, but it isn't confined to
Americans; this call of country which
sometimes makes men do apparently
foolish things. The Chinese comes
here from a crowded and miserable
land, but always it is with the inten-
ton of going back. Even the Europe
ans. who fit in better in the Amer
lean scheme, never tire in relating the
virtues of the "old country and many
of them go back. So it isn't so strange
that Meme Wallace, an Esquimau lad
whom Peary brought to New York
from Greenland, is thinking Of going
back; is anxious to go back to a land
where bluhber and greasy fish are
Injuries. It isn't much of country
to which he will return, as reckoned
by climatic advantages, or natural re-
sources, or society, but it is HIS coun-
try, which is reason enough for one
stricken with that inconsistencies
which calls men back.-Atchison
Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
RUNS INTO MONEY.

Some idea of the quantity of ma
terial used by the postal service may
be gained when it is stated that dur
ing the last year the division furnish
ed 100000 yards Of Irvine, 3.26O.000
pens, $4,000 penholders, 5000 pen
ellis and 100000 blank cards. To
wrap the bundles 100000 sheets of
wrapping paper were used. Blank
forms are furnished by the millions
OF the form, application for Domes-
tic Money Orders" which is seen in
the lobby of every postoffice, there
were gill, 600 used last year, and
during the same period 1904 rubber
stamps were manufactured and sup
piled to postoffices.-Ft. Scott Repub-
lican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07

graphs from balloon. However, he
seems to be displaying a little poor
judgment in deciding to work over the
same trail that has been followed by
Colonel Roosevelt. If recent reports
from Africa are correct there won't be
many animals left in that section of
the country for Mr. Boyce to photo
era nh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
FULL LEASED WIPE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRES
HOME NEWS WHILE away.

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away during the summer may have
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TO any address at the rate of ten
cents "A week or thirty cents a month
(by mail OnIy.) Address changed as
often as desired. While out of town
the State Journal will be to you Hike
a daily letter from home.
Advance payment is requested on
these short time subscriptions. to save
bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07

Mrs. Annie Besant, chief dreamer in
the realms of theosophy, declares that
she has solved the riddle of life. To
the head of the class for Annie, even
II her answer to the effect that the sin
and the suffering in the world is to be
explained by the hypothesis of rein
carnatiOn, is a little too vague for
ordinary folks to grasp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
REFLECTIONS OF "A BACHELOR
LFrom the New York Press.T

From the New 7 OK Press.
The first thing for a man to do to
gain a woman's trust is not to merit it.
About the hardest thing to do is to
get any enjoyment out of the enjoy
ments you carefully plan.
The more a man makes love to a
girl the more likely she is to marry
some other fellow for whom she has
to do it.
The most provoking thing is what a
lot more straight thinking a woman
can do with her heart than a man
with his head
The Lord meant brothers to be a
horrible warning to a girl, but it
doesn't seem to do a bit of good when
another fellow comes along
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07

Apparently there has not been as
much tax lodging of late in Shawnee
county as there used to be. Five hun
dred taxpayers in Topeka have been
listed as having $4,000. or more, in
personal property and there are 2.7O0
new names on the tax rolls for the year
1909. This is a most desirable condi-
ton of affairs. The less tax lodging,
the lighter will be the tax burdens of
those who have to pay
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07

According to a prominent New
York physician, one man in every go
and one woman in every II in this
country die of cancer. Most people
probably had no idea that this dread
disease was so extensive. And one
result of this announcement will be to
cause additional worry among that
great horde of folks who are ever GER
tain that a variety of diseases are
lurking around in their systems.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07

Kansas population increased 25.46O
during the year ending on March l.
That's not a large increase, to be sure,
when compared with some of the in
creases in population in various local
tiles in the county. but it is a good
substantial one. 1t is one that the
people of the state may we'll point to
with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07

The announcement that a United
States live stock sanitary inspector has
discovered a cure for hog cholera is
of great Importance to hog raisers.
But it probably doesn't make much
difference to the hogs. The lives of
most of them are destined to be short
and it surely doesn't matter much to
them whether they go the cholera
route or via the slaughter house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07

Iris ion Bill Reeder is at home
again and the news from the Sixth
Kansas congressional district would
seem to indicate that he will have to
pay particular attention to his po-
liticaI scalp If he does not desire to
lose if 2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07

It is evident that many of the hotels
in Kansas have got to buck up con
siderably if they are permitted to con-
tinue in business by the state board
of health. And it is high time that a
good many of these public resorts were
placed in fairly habitable condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07

The people OF San Diego county, Cal,
seem to be properly imbued with ideas
as to the value of good roads. They
voted not long ago in favor of a pro-
position to issue bonds to the amount
of no less than 1880, 900 for the pur-
pose of building frst-class highways in
their community. It will be money
well spent and other counties through
cut the land ought not TO be slow to
fellow this lead, proportiOnately of
course TO their means and needs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07

Walter WelIman is to fly soon in
his dirigible balloon for the North
Pole. At least, that is what the re-
ports from Norway state. Wellman
got this far in his search for the pole
nnca hafnra
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07

uer Tafd signed dot tesroff schedule,
hiss patent-leather smile-vot-vondt-
came-ouf slipped aboudt skix inches.
Hopink dis will find you der same. 1
remaineseffer, HANS
P. S.-LCoie. I am gedding tired NJ
writing dis halluf-bakcd Dutch stuff.
hat peen bidding id now fger eight
years., und id haf ruined skiX type
writer's in dot time. Fer tree days.
alder writing to you, 1 am so fun uf
id dot I say, "Ow-itch" ven 1 scratch
myselluf NIT 4 pin or a tOmcat. 1 am
20 to night school. und see uf I candt
learn to write right. Eight years. ISIS
too long to unfict dis kind uf rot on
der printers und der public. Els efter'
but lingering on a change,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07

With a Moorish war, a Carlist up
rising and a revolution on his hands
Kin Alfonso of Spain has Just about
as much trouble as any young
man should be called upon>-to look
after
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07

Mrs FIighsome-He preached to an audi
ence of women. did he2 And he took FOR
his text Let your women keep silence in
the churches? That must have seemed
like a deliberate insult to all Of you Mrs.
TTpmore-Ouite the contrary. You ought TO
have heard how he roasted Paul for writ
ing those words!-Chicago Tribuns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07

An Illinois cartoonist was slugged
the other day by a baseball player.
Some of them encourage worse things
than that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07

Undoubted1- it. will be of concern
to thc canals oirds to know that their
interests were we'll looked after by the
tariff reVisers who placed cuttlefish
bone on the free list