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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
AYHAWKER .JOTy

The Lawrence Journal has found out
that temptation plays a game where
nobody else has a chance to win"
There is one old fashioned Cannon In
the United States, says the Leaven-
worth Post, that is not of the disap-
pearing type.
A discovery has been made by the
Arkansas City Traveller to the effect
that the man who is always hunting
for a cheap Job generally gets it,"
The four Engle boys. newsdealers al
wellington, are reported to be the hap
piest lads in town. Notice has just
been sent them that they won a $500
cash prize in a circulation contest just
concluded by the Saturday Evening
Post.
We have a suspicion. says the Coffey-
vile Herald, which is something of q
Sherlock Holmes, that the signature to
some of the '1ove' poetry appearing IN
the Chanute Tribune is the nom de
plume of the bachelor editor Of that ex-
cellent paper. Now il the Coffeyville
Herald will only find out what particu-
lar subscriber Of the Tribune the love
poetry is aimed at the romance will be
complete. It's a safe bet she's on the
free list.
An honest confession from the Blue
Mound Sun that IL doesn't print all the
news: For instance this week." II
says, I'VE have the story or q man VINO
had his hide tanned by a combination
Of a girl and a buggy whip that would
be good for q column. We also have
the story Of a man who deserted his
wife, woman who had shady dea
with an out-of-town doctor. one mar
who went up against skin game II
Kansas City, a ladies' free-for-a al
street fight, an attempted suicide, al
elopement and q couple of puppy-lovt
scandals. No, we don't try to print al
the news and there are some peopl'
who are glad we don't"
Up near Baldwin is a. Kansan who Il
100 years old. He works every day. Hi
eyesight is failing some but he keep
up with the news by reading the heat
| lines without specs. He attributes hi
| long life and perfect health to eatinl
whatever he wanted when he wa
hungry, to. keeping a 2-gallon jug
whisky in which is soaked medicine
herbs and voting the Democrat
| ticket. These three things and onl.
thse have extended his life to cen
fury. He once chawed terbacker ou
| feared it might shorten his life and
IS years quit chawing. The question Is
who wants to pay any such penalty j
order to live so 1ong?-Walnut Vale
| Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20

with a parting injunction not to for
get that he was q tenor.
"And I hope I haven't offended Miss
Abernathy by depriving her OF your
company-or you. either" she added
without looking at him.
mo need to worry on my account,
Dick assured her. las for Miss Aber-
nathy-"
st suppose Mr. Hopper awaited him
self of the opportunity to see her homa
with-with her voice." she said.
room that opened into the rectory. The
iiE aaon stood ~o6 g Hua H audibly. '
-..Wouidn't It be Jolly i those two
DiGS began and then h sss 1sturned 50
dered at it Before he could ask her why
not she had hidden him hasty good
night and passed within.
tomary appearance at the Abernathy
mitted him that Molly. had gone over te
the EectoEy. He vas both e; ashamed trssah anS
toMsrd the ari who Sad 1 promsed hin
what he asked and relieved to find nd, that q,
the dreaded confession might still DC
It so happened that Dick was spared tbs
pain of that confession. An affair thai
to eeIods tho9 e err rss se
brought Dick and Molly together again
this time secure In the belief that theil
only mistake had been to DOUBT ever
for single moment. the genuineness o.
their attachment
This final state of affairs was made
possible by the elopement and marriags
of H. Darlington Hopper and Helen Ware
They had been lovers long before coming
to Eureka, but the young woman's 1riend:
had not taken kindly to the man OF ne,
choice She, however, knew her owl
mind and was convinced that she va
making no nistake.-(Copyright 1917
by Associated Literary PPress.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
GLOBE SIGHTS.
rFrom the Atchison Globe. ]

IETOIn IH0 AICDlSOu OAOOCsI
We have no desire to live SO near
to Nature that there won't be screens
to keep the flies out.
Women who abuse men great deal,
are always the sort of women men do
not care for.
When a man goes hunting, and
doesn't get anything, he says on his
return that he didn't go.
Among the boys, boy who does
not carry papers is regarded as some
thing of a Sissy and Drone.
If you engage in something that is
wrong, and are not whipped for It.
how bold you become in following
your wrong coursei
What has become of the old fash
toned boy. who, when he killed a
snake, lighted a match and held IL
close to the snakes body to make it
stick its legs out?
An Atchison woman lately returned
from a kin visit in the east. Speaking
of the house in which her Aunt Mary
lived, she said: SIT was larger and
more beautiful than any house you
ever saw in a dream"
People love to talk so well that they
often make sentences longer than is
necessary. The farmers are telling
| this on George limerick: He wanted
the team hitched UP, and said to his
son: zoe, you go out and hitch UP
awhile
II you have a conspicuous fault
pray that people will abuse you about
| It to your face instead of behind your
back. To be called down will humili-
ate you. but that doesn't matter SO
much: you will do better, and that is
| the main thing
| When the circumstances justify it.
a woman may quote to her second
husband her first husbands opinion OF
her jam and jelly. but under no cir
cumstances should she refer to hei
first husbands deathbed. Men do dis
| like that kind of precedence.
A great deal of that indignation in
| Shade Land. which becomes apparent
| in this world in the darker tinge OF
the clouds, or the moaning OF ths
wind, is due to the Shades having
made the discovery that bereaved rela-
tives have issued q card of thanks
There is little doubt that some of tht
most disagreable disturbances in na-
1ture have originated in just this way
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
tFrom the New York Press.l

rFrom the New York Press.1
A few men are SO lucky that when
they ask a girl to marry them she
rejects them.
II man hasn't any morals, he'd
better have a tidy sum of money IL he
wants a good reputation
There may be redheaded angels in
heaven, but how does 1t help things to
have such tempers there?
It seems as IL a woman would rath-
er look pretty in her photograph than
actually be so in her own person.
It's awful bad for the youngest child
to get spoiled, and that's why the FAM
lily think they don't do 1t, but they do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
HUlAOR OF THE DAY

Riggs-Did your wife's father settle any
thing on you when you married bis daugh-
Himself 81 us and we ae can't ant get rid Of
him.-Boston Transcript
New Wears srst Wifi swho has fust cone
my dear, you can't think how nice some
Of the women are Far too respectable to
%! heard you were going to have an
al fresco performance of shakespeare al
such such thing. my ls' dear; NM my husband can't
bear them Dago actors. It's to be ali in
English. Baltimore American.
.she's very mannish, don't you think?'
Yes. Even rocked the boat when she
was out with another girl."-Buffalo Elk
press
DO you think 2. Canada VIII ever become
ball."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
me If my wife is here? Waiter-Yes, sir,
eighth hat to the left.-Fliegende Blaetter.
shoes creak. Bocker-And now his car Of
fortune has flat wheeis.-New York Sun.
ater? Patrice-No, I can't say that I do:
the cars are SO frightfully crowded. don't
you Know! But 1 always enjoy 1t after
get there.-Judge.
Teacher-I can't teach this Young Dutch-
man to talk English. Principal-But why?
Ieacher-PYe been working hour and
/ can't make him see the difference be-
tween a flat head and level headed
man!-Cleveland Leader.
Where are you going with the goat.
little boy?" Down to the lake Come
along If you wantex see some fun. This
here goat has jest eat crate Of suonres
an I'm goin' down to let him drink. -
Answers.
Little Paul had been accustomed tn
sleeping with the light in his room. One
blown out. In few minutes sobs were
heard coming from the direction Of Paui,s
bed. Whats the matter SOM" said h,s
papa II can't see how to shut NV ewes
sobbed the little fellow.-The Delineafor
Lots of people have to tell what thew
are going to DO, or they would have 10th
ing to tell-Life.
B1Il-Do you remember that s10 Ioanad
you year ago? Jll-Yes. recall ii now
BILL wish to gracious I could ,-Judre
Alasr sighed the poet, the world does
not understand me-" well cheer NM
reJoined the practical person. THAT In
something to be thankful for I'm sure -
Chicago Daily News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20

One of the grave and essentially
important questions of the year APP
pears to be as to whether or not Herr
Hans Wagner of the Pittsburg base
ball team will clout the sphere-that
is believed to be the correct express
sion a sufficient number of times
in the right direction to bring his bat
ting average for the season up to a
percentage of $50. If he doesn't
well, it IL pretty difficult to determine
just what the effect will be on society
in general.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Every man who has one doesn't look
upon his hobby as such.
~ X
Complete facial DISCUSSES would be
becoming to many people.
q ):
They've been defining love for CEN
turtles and a satisfactory job hasn't
been done as yet.
It's easy enough to make out a
check but the difficulty comes in get
ting real money on it.
y = =,
Z The small boy of the family is al
ways envious of the visiting minister
when meal time comes around-and
no wonder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers OF the state journal
away during the summer may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
60 any address at the rate OF ten cents
q week or thirty cents a month Thy
mail only.) Address changed as often
~ desired. While out of town the
Stato Journal will be to you like 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, 1910-08-20
ARE WE OLD AT FORTY?

There is no fact more striking than
the way modern life is pushing back
the period of old age. says a writer in
the September Strand Magazine. Less
than a. century ago a man was old at
40. You have only to pick up Jane
Austen's novels TO find gentlemen OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20

Mr.. Hitchcock, the postmaster gen.
eraI and premier politician in the Taft
cabinet, is on his way for hunting
trip to Arizona and New Mexico. He'll
be landing pretty big game If he can
corral those four United States sena-
torships in the new states for the Re
publican party. And Hitchcock gen.
orally gets what he goes after.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20

Most of the Kansas congressman who
failed to secure denominations are get
ting all kinds of nice write-ups In
the newspapers these days and among
the incest" of them are those in the
newspapers which fought the hardest
against the denomination of these men.
Sort OF rubbing it in, isn't it?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20

Oysters grow on trees in Porto
Rico and the fish swimming around
that land will eat out of the hand. At
least, report to that effect has been
made from San Juan to the bureau of
insular affairs. But then the summer
weather is responsible for all kinds
OF peculiar stories getting started.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20

Germany evidently does not propose
10 be caught mapping in the great uni
versal peace movement which is MAX
ing such rapid and expensive progress.
Kaiser Wilhelm has just placed an
order for the construction of three
more gigantic battleships of the
dreadnought type.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20

NJ. sumoto. formerly editor of the
Toxic Times, and who Is now visiting
in this country. says that Japan does
not want the Philippines. Another
good mark for the wisdom of the Japs
will have to be scored.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20

There is really some hope for the
Esperantists. They have decided that
their favorite lingo can stand consid-
cradle Improvement. And they have
appointed a committee to work along
that line
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20

The former Topeka ball team has
gone through another game without n
hit. Present indications are that the
former Topeka team will make rec
ord in this particular which has never
been equalled in baseball and never
will he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20

It won't be the fault of the gifted
political correspondents for the news
papers who are at Washington, Oyster
Bay, and Beverly, If there is not e
rupture between President Taft and
Colonel Roosevelt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20

If the youngsters of Topeka had a
vote Mr.. Billiard could probably be
mayor. of the city for the rest of his
natural life. He is. the only one of the
city commissioners who put up fight
not to have the safe and sane" Fourth
OF July ordinance forbid the use of any
and every kind of powder crackers and
ffreuorIrS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20

Bets are being made that the Kan
Bas corn crop for this year will yield
225. 900 bushels. Such a crop will
jbe of the bumper variety. The corn
yield for 1910 was placed by Mr.. CO.
Fburn at 147.O05,120 bushels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
MAKING A LIVING. NOT ALI.
NOTORIETY HUNTING
STA TESMEN.

It would be interesting to know just
how much attention the public pays to
such affairs as the Gore flare-up. The
people mutually want to see the crooks
prepared to denounce man simply be-
cause somebody seeks to cast suspicion
upon him. The trouble is that the
scheme Of notoriety hunting statesmen
of trying to make a hero of themselves
threadbare. Nobody gives heed to the
undertaking magazines any more.
Why should politicians assume that
their undertaking will be more well
come ?-Leavenworth Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20

Gallagher is now praying for the re-
covery OF Mayor Gaynor. There can be
no mistake about it. Human beings
are queer mixtures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20

Governor Haskell of Oklahoma will
be in his element on October 10. He
has been chosen to open the Interna-
tional Indian congress which opens at
Muskogee on that date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20

So many and varied are the changes
In the new football rules that the old
players at the game will have to get
busy and learn it all over again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
KANSAS COMMENT

QUEERNESS OF CITY BUILDERS.
The report that Chicago is just about
70 complete three big tunnels under the
Chaeago river at a cost OF ~, 100000 calls
10 mind the fact that the spirit OF
achievement seems disposed to choose
as the site for q great city locality
Wnere there are natural conditions to
pc overcome. Ever since the city OF
81. petersburg was begun on a name
less marsh inhabited by few strug-
sing nsnermen, other great cities have
Deen FOUNDED upon sites almost as I'M
promising. The tunneling OF rivers and
the building of bridges over them: the
leveiing down of great hills and the
nllins up OF great depressions has re-
~'lired much of the time and money of
many centers Of population. And in
readymade sites for cities are permit
I'd to go unimproyed or are used for
the purpose OF growing potatoes or pas
turing sheep.-Atchison Champion.
MAKING A LIVING, NOT ALL
Kansas people arc realizing as never
before that not all of life consists in
making q living" Important as this
problem is. 1t now divides attention
most OF life. This In it's relation to
the young involves the question of edu-
cation at the university or some other
well equipped institution. The fact that
more than half of the 1908 young peo-
pie who attended Kansas university
during the last school year came from
the farms and that a large percentage
or the others came from the shops,
marks the era of higher education
available for them.-Abilene Reflector.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20

Teacher-I can't teach this young Dutch
man to talk English. Principal-But why?
Teacher-Tve been working an hour and
I can't make him see the difference be-
tween e fiat head and level headed
man!-Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20

Where are you going with the goat,
little boy7" Down to the lake. Come
along If you wanter see some fun This
here goat has jest eat a crate Of sponres.
an I'm goin' down to let him drink."-
Answers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20

Little Paul had been accustomed to
sleeping with the light in his room. One
blown out: In a few minutes sobs were
heard coming from the direction Of Paul 8
bed. What's the matter. SOM" said his
papa. II can't see how to shut nv eyes y
sobbed the little fellow.-The Delinesfor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
-! 80!

They are sending Bill Montgomery
down to Girard TO sit on the lid. This
is a poor way to treat Bill after the
hard work he has done for the admin
istration gang. The Girard lid is said
to be extremely hot.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-11-03
THE TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION

Merchants of Greeley acted wisely
Friday night when they met to-
gether, talked ouer conditions and
almost unanimously resolved them
selves into the Greeley Traffic asso-
citation. The move is in keeping
with the progressive cities of the
state, most of which have traffic
clubs enlisted in the cause OF eQuit-
able freight rates and the upbuild-
ing of their respective communities.
Intelligent cooperation has long
been recognized as fundamental in
the advancement OF city. 1t is only
through cooperation that the aver
age family could exist. The more
harmonious the relations between
the members and the closer the ad-
herence to the mutual plan. the
greater the material and ethical pro-
gress.
The same conditions that apply to
a family apply to community.
Where there are continual factional
differences, petty jealousies, un-
wholesome pickering and untemper-
ed selfishness. that community is
doomed to warow in its self created
evils. But where the fraternal spirit
exists, where there is fair play for
all and a concerted pull for better
things for all. no outside influences
can check to the onward march.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-11-03
POTATOES ARE SCARCE

Eaton Herald-The government
Crop Reporter for October estimates
the condition of the potato crop
throughout the U. S. on October 1st
as 70.5 per cent, as against 1873 last
year and 1876 for an average for
ten years past. But these figures
are held up to this point only by aid
of good crops in the north Atlantic
states MAINE to Pennsylvania) with
SOC per cent, the south Atlantic
states (Deleware to Florida, raising
few potatoes, with S26 per cent, and
the single state OF California in the
west with Ss per cent. The great
pototo raising states OF the middle
west supplying the markets from
Pitsburg to Salt Lake and from Can
ada to the Gulf. are all in the short
class. Wisconsin SO. Minnesota 81.
Iowa SO, North Dakota 40. South
Dakota so. The whole group Of
north central states west of the Mis-
sissippi river making an average Of
only 66.3 per cent Colorado IL put
down in this list at 50. Idaho 72 and
Utah 7s per cent. 1t would seem
from the report that there must be .
The Greeley tribune., 1910-11-03

The sadd st day that Senator
O'Connell will ever pass was the day
when he thought he had some dig
nifty and reputation at stake and
entered suit in Denver against the
Post" for 100000 damages for
defamation of character. etc. Ye
Gods! 1t is laughable to think OF a
little cuss like Senator O'Connell
having 100000 worth OF character
or even a dimes worth after having
made the admissions that he did
during the last few days in that
trial. We never thought he had
much character anyway and now a
dimes worth Is certainly an extra
VACANT rating. The Tribune only
wishes that the other ten traitors
had sized their characters up at
equal valuation and put 1t in the
balance of court proceeding. Then
We could have gotten at their real
valuations too. Let the good work
go forward.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-11-03
make that scratch out" the alone
will never count for me.
Yours truly.
II. G. STRONG.

Day by day the evidence Is increas-
ing of the purpose of the corpora
tions to defeat the initiative and ref
erendum amendment at the polls on
the Sth. Down in Denver the bill
boards are flaming with libelous
statements as to the disaster that
may be expected to follow any ef-
fort of the people to do their own
legislating through this means. No
effort is made to remain within the
facts or the probable facts. The
advocates of the Representative
Government League make any fabul-
Gus statement that best suits the
credulous hearer in effort to prejud-
ice them against any system of direct
legislation. Their fabulous figures
of probable cost have been disproved
this cost they lose track of the cost
of such extra sessions as we have
just passed through which was rend-
cred necessary because the people
did not have within their means the
power to get what they wanted only
through this misnamed representa-
tives form of government. They
complain at the cost of our last ex-
ira sessions. when one-tenth of that
cost exerted in n petition for the sub
mission of measure to the people
would settle the whole proposition
without any disturbance of public
AFFAIRS. The whole trouble lies in
the fact that under direct legislation
corporations and interests will have
to buy the whole people instead of
buying a dozen or. as in the case OF
the last legislature "a short dozen at
that) eleven treacherous senators.
BY all that is sacred and holy and in
the interest Of the people. let us
adopt the initiative and referendum
and have an end to boodling legisla-
tors.