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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15
JUSTICE Unmarried.

One of the greatest travestfes on
Justice ever enacted in these United
States is to be found in the pardon
ing of Colonel Duncan d Cooper by
Governor Patterson of Tennessee. 1t
is an insult to the efficiency and In
tegrity of the courts of that great
state. 1t is more than that. 1T is a
savage and unwarranted attack on the
criminal Jurisprudence of the entire
nation.
Before the ink was fairly dry on
the decree of the court of last resort
of Tennessee. the supreme court of a
sovereign state. which affirmed the
conviction of Colonel Cooper on a
manslaughter charge for the killing of
former United States Senator E. w.
Carmack, Governor Patterson present.
ed the guilty man with a full and free
pardon. I'm my opinion" wrote the
governor in his reasons for the par
don. neither of the defendants are
guilty and they have not had fair
and impartial trial but were convict
ed contrary to the law and evidence"
Has there ever been anything quite
so rank in the use of executive au-
thority in the history of any of the
states? A jury, after a lengthy trial
convicted Colonel Cooper and his son
of manslaughter for the killing of Mr.
Carmack. There was no doubt in the
mind OF any one who ever followed the
case that the verdict was not a just
one in respect to Colonel Cooper. Some
criticism was lodged against it on the
ground that It did not go FAR enough.
Many people believed the verdict
should have been murder in the first
degree, for Cooper shot down Car
mack in cold blood. The son took no
actual part in the killing. but he APP
peared to be particeps criminis and
the jury looked upon him in that light
The supreme court. however = of the
opinion that the young man is deserv-
vote it decided that the trial OF the
elder Cooper was a fair one and the
verdict rendered against him a just
one.
With a scratch of his pen, however,
Governor Patterson sets the verdict of
the jury and it's affirmation by learned
judges at naught and drags the majes-
ty of the law in the dust. No wonder
there is so much lawlessness in Ten
nessee. No wonder night riders ply
their trade there as it suits their fancy.
No wonder a certain element in the
state holds its laws in little respect
would be otherwise in a community
where a man elected to the chief ex-
ecutives chair has so little regard for
the law and its Interpretation and adj
ministration by the courts?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15
QUAKER fluctuations.

LFrom the Philadelphia Record.
The man who says life is not worth
living is the man who doesn't make 1t
so.
All mon have a vein of sentiment.
but with the old bachelor it seems 10
be all in vein.
The motto of the reckless chauffeur
seems to be. Where there's a wheel
there's a way"
A person can say "I told you So.
with as much impressiveness as
though it meant a great intellect.
No, Maude dear. the members Of
the legislature could scarcely be called
counterfeiters just because they some
times pass bad bills.
Muggins-It's when a man can't see
the point of a joke that he feels It
most. Buggins-Yes, especially when
he sits down on a bent pin.
Hoax-Spring fever and prosperity
go hand in hand. Joax-I don't see
how you figure that out. Hoax-The
man who has 1t hates to admit IL.
She-I often wonder what a man
really thinks of q girl who smokes
cigarettes. He-Well, I suppose he
has the same opinion OF her that a
girl has of a man who knitS and drinks
ice cream soda.
Wigg=Bjones is one of the most
dignifled men I ever saw. and yet he
doesn't seem able to succeed WaKg-
That's just 1t. He is so busy maintain
ing his dignity that he never has time
to do anything else.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15
THE REpoRrER,s ENyoY.

When earth's last paper is printed. and
the forms and the metal are cold.
When the newest scandal is ancient, and
the latest extra is sold
We Shall Ioaf-and, Lord, how We need
tt!-wtth nothing at all to do
TIL the boss of the perfect paper shall call
US to work anew.
And then we shall work as we'd like to,
each on his own machine:
And the truth shall be in our COPY and
nothing shall intervene;
We shall write real stories about them
beggar and millionaire
that's on the square.
We shall work in a rush and a hurry, for
that is the goodly game,
But we shall not dig in the gutter for
stories of filth and shame;
And the copy readers above us shall leave
our features alone,
And the stories that fill the columns we
shall recognize as our own!
We shall have no fool assignments, no
cruel missions of pain,
To torture the broken-hearted or blacken
the sinners stain;
We shall scoop and be scoopeds a-plenty,
we shall love the furry and noise,
We shall fight with the business office
and fuss with the copy boys:
But each of us shall be human, and each
of us shall be free
To write the thing as he sees it for the
paper that ought to be.
-Berton Braley, in Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News

JFrom the Chicago News.]
He who cheats himself never lacks
customers.
If woman can't praise a man she
can at least pretend to-
The oftener some men fail the more
money they accumulate.
A suffragette may be an old girl
who isn't satisfied with her lot.
Did you ever hear of a man who
married q woman to reform her?
When a woman asks a mans advice
she is trying to get him in bad
And lots of men have pretty necks
and shoulders-but what's the use?
When a girl gets old enough to have
sense she quits wearing sensible shoes.
A woman may point the finger of
scorn at a man. but she Dokes it in
the eve of another woman
Only a widow seems to appreciate
that what a man eats is as important
to him as what a woman wears is to
her.
When young a girl wonders if she
will ever meet man she would
marry: after she gets older. she won
ders If she will ever meet one She
wouldn't marry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15
SEED CORN TEST FOR SCHOOLS.

More attention is being given all the
time to the need of providing the pupils
in public schools with educations along
practical lines. And an excellent sug-
gestion of one manner in which this
can be brought about in the schools in
rural communities is contained in a cir
cular which has been prepared by F.
w. Howe, assistant In agricultural
education in the federal department oe
agriculture. 1t outlines a simple, eff
fective and inexpensive plan for the
testing Of seed corn in the country
schools. And it points out clearly the
value of agricultural education along
these lines in such schools.
There are at least three reasons,
says this circular, why teachers, espe-
cially in the rural districts, should be
interested in seed-corn testing as a
school exercise: It furnishes an easy
and interesting study in seed germina-
ton and plant growth; the extended
use of 4 good method has vast eco
nomic value in improving the produce
tiveness of American agriculture; and
the teaching of 1t in the rural school
exerts a strong influence toward in
creaSing the confidence of parents in
the permanent worth of good school
work. The teacher whose work is sup
ported by such a sentiment in the COM
munity has her powers of usefulness
increased rnany-fold in comparison
with one who is Indifferent to the home
interests OF her pupils and their par
ents. The teacher who once begins in
diligently to try some simple exercises
in agricultural nature study will not be
long left in doubt as to the responsive
interest which she can awaken in any
kind of productive school work. Chill
dren love to do things-especially
things that are obviously useful: they
need only judicious direction in order
to turn this instinct into various forms
of continuous elf-education-which is
the only kind that Sticks
1t has come to be true that almost
every farmer and rural schoolboy now
understands the importance of testing
seed corn before planting-and testing
it in the ear rather than after Smelling
But many farmers fail to do as well AS
they know in this matter, because they
regard many of the methods that have
been recommended for testing seed
corn as too much trouble
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

nent. That accidents of this character
are no more frequent is no reason why
the lives of the travelling public should
be placed in jeopardy. Not one person
in ten thousand is sufficiently familiar
with car construction to judge the
danger or safety of a railroad car. 1t
is up TO the railroads to furnish every
reasonable precaution. In this case 1t
was not done.
TT is such events as these which
ultimately bring upon the railroads leg
fFlatiOn which their managers term
adverse" and which may sometimes
be even extreme. But they have only
themselves to blame in many cases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Some people never shine unless they're
forced to play the port OF the goat.
y
There is altogether too much fuss
ing over things that cannot be helped.
u X "
Impatience may not be a virtue but
it's usually found among successful
men.
Women can never be accused of ex-
aggeration when it comes to telling
their ages.
Perhaps the practice of politeness is
not general with people because it
doesn't cost anything.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15
a GREAT TALKER.

her gate, -
And asked If she'd go strolIing. She said
THAT would be greati'' =
I spoke about the weather we'd all eaa
joyed of late.
Geneva showed her dimples. and smiled.
1T has Dsen greatT'
Ensued silence deadly. which, hoping to
abate, -e -
asked her, Flows your mother?' She
laughed, Mas feeling great ir'
The minister two novels. a play, nv sis
ter Kate -
No matter what I mentioned, Geneva
thought twas great.
1t happened some months later-I don't
recall the date
She married Cousin Herbert Ono doubt
..s she thought him great.
she neither sings nor waltzes ror
plays" heard him state
But when it comes to talking Csers,-...
simply great,''
-Lippincott's Masazias.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

There is some sense to the protest
which has gone up from the prominent
clubwomen of Kentucky against the
census rule Of listing housewives as
people who have no occupation. A
woman who attends to all her house
hold duties, including the care of a
family OF children, is more GENEROUSLY
occupied each day than the man who
puts in an eight or even ten hour lick
in a railroad blacksmith shop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

New York city's poorer class have
taken to eating goats meat because
they can buy it at from to cents a
pound cheaper than the cheapest
grades Of mutton. But il there is any
considerable demand for the meat of
the festive goat in New York and other
places Il is reasonable to assume that
81 won't be long before the meat trust
gets q corner on the goat supply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

Leave it to Walter wellman. He
can analyxe all situations to a nicely.
He insists that Colonel RooseYelt's &C
ton in agreeing to address the Nation
al Conservation congress is a virtual
endorsement OF Mr.. Pinchot. As a
matter of fact the chances are just as
good that Mr. Roosevelt would have
spoken at this congress If there never
had been any such thing as the Bal
linger-P inchot controversy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

Judge George A. Carpenter, Of the
Qnlted States district court for the
Uhacago jurisdiction. has instituted a
w@eorn that It would be well for his
brethren ON this bench to follow. AS
Ear as he Is concerned there will De no
further ind1soriminate appointment of
receivers for bankruptS. He will have
60 be shown that such receivers are
absolutely necessary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15
HUMOR or THE Day

These COMPOUNDED mergers are absorb
ing everything cried the disgrunted
yes, Georse," Said his ob obs n wife
'one of them has even brought together
DRESSES 0se scatreTed PIG sp0tS on y19s de
Holmes-You've got Morris chair at
HoImes~Great for Comfort; don't you en- en-
JOY 1t? Henpeck-I do when I get a
chance. but Maria's cat usually beats me
to it.-Catholic Standard and Times.
Mrs. De Swell (sarcasticaIy)-Your hus-
band has never spent any time travelling
through Europe, has he? Mrs. Plainface-
No, John has never been indicted.-St.
He-It looks to me as If McCrabbe in
mncS NJ ncer T w6Td ff be r. ts bu5e co1T
discharge McCrabbe life.
'All got for my trouble was thank
you, said the man who begrudges
friendly. effort. You're lucky. " replied
the millionaire philanthropist. Tn ex-
pected to say thank you TO people who
find me a suitable method Of giving my
money away. Washington Star.
Crawford-Dont you miss the theate-,
living out here in this one-horse town?
that you never see in New York!-Puck.
of germs SHu anO~ Dollar n 'n bii so Ips
heard. but If they expect to transfer
themselves from the Dill 10 me Wnlio 1t
is in my possession, they'll have to step
lively. "-Birmingham Age-Herald.
His Blunder.-Him-Why on earth do
the poets always speak of wine and wo-
mem together? Her-Im sure don't
know 1t isn't very complimentary. Him
OF course not. Wine improves with age.
and-"-Cleveland Leader.
IT am satisfied with your account OF
my discovery" declared the scientist II
told you that It would be impossible to
eHaggerate the importance OF this discov-
ery?" "Well?" said the reporter. fYou
didn't ry.H-Louisville Courier-Journal
The Rev. DIR. Putemtosleep-Deacon
Goodleigh walked right out of church In
the middle OF my sermon. wonder II L
offended him? Mrs. Goodleigh-Don't let
that worry you, doctor. He has been
somnambulist for years.-Philadelphia
Record
"Why are you so sore on the eminent
magnate? He has done some good things"
81 was one of them."-Pittsburg Post.
"Scribbles writes some very pleasing
verse" Indeed? I've never heard of it's
pleasing anybody Evidently you've
never observed its effect on Scribbles"-
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

The theory that the pen is mightier
than the sword received something of
u black eye the other day when a
newspaper editor at Morehouse, Mo-,
shot and killed the mayor of that town
rs the eliminating incident of a po-
1itical quarrel in which these men had
tndulRed for some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

There ought to be something doing
at the National Conservation congress
to be held in Kansas City early in
September. President Taft, Colonel
Roosevelt and Clifford Pinchot will be
azsacng the speakers. Mr.. BalliRger
ought to be invited to speak by all
maans as should one or more repre-
Eentattves of Golfers Weekly,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
IFrom --e New York p

IF-rom --e New York PressJ
It's very lucky for child not to take
after it's father.
When the devil invented money he
found he had sure thing.
Much of our generosity is inspired
by a passion for showing Off.
A woman is always a girl till she gets
married, years or no years.
When a man could lose money cheer
fully at cards it would be sonnebody
else'S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

All possible encouragement should
be giveS. to the Topeka Anti-Tubercu-
losis so fiety which has just been form
ed w lille consumption is not preva-
lent in this locality to the extent that
it IS IN many others. the efforts should
be unzeIentinz to prevent its spread,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

That latest bunch Of postoffice rob-
hers to ply their trade at Richmond,
Va, certainly added insult to injury
when they unlocked the postoffice safe,
cleaned it of It's wealth. and then lock-
ed IL M again
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

This much is certain. DR.. Cook has
a few friencs of the right sort. They
continue to pin their faith to his asser-
fions that he located the North pole
and also scaled the dizzy heights Of
Mount ATcKipIav
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

It would appear that the Calhoun
bluffs road is more in need of the at
tention of the county commissioners
than is the Sardou avenue highway.
The latter is perfectly safe, even if it
Is a trifTe sandy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

Uncle Vim Hill is of the opinion
that the railroads will soon have to
raise their freight rates in order to get
the money they need. And the great
Empire Builder generally knows
whereof he speaks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

Mr.. Bryan is in a particularly happy
frame of mind these days. In all
likelihood he thinks that things are so
shaping themselves as to demand his
drumming for the presidency again as
the candidate of the Democratic party
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

An Arizona man stopped a fight be-
tween two men. Then one of the COM
batants got a revolver and mortally
wounded the mediator. All of which is
additional evidence that 1T pays for a
man TO mind his Own h1rsineGs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

reduce it's ravages to minimum, and
eventually wipe it out entirely. THESE
things are all possible and 1t needs
society just like the one organised to
point the waY to them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

Democrats of all shades of opinion
are now seeing rosy visions of s. great
victory for their cause in the next ma
4ionaI campaign. But that's a habit
they've had for many years back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15
A Napoleonic Plan.

From Rome comes the first monthly
bulletin of the International Institute
Of Agriculture, not nearly so complete
as it will be. but at least a tangible
beginning in the collective official re-
port of crop supplies by the nations.
This first bulletin is of eight pages.
neatly arranged, setting forth the de-
cisions of the general assembly. out
line of the statistical service proposed
for this year and next year. the sys-
tenn of distribution of countries into
geographical zones, and other informa-
ton.
A table of winter wheat figures is
fragmentary. those for the United
States being the only complete re-
turns There is another table of win
ter rye statistics; also assurances that
the German and British governments
are now making inquiries with view
to supplying the reports requested. and
that the Italian government will be
ready to furnish monthly information
after June Is next.
At a time when the world is con-
corning itself about high prices of
food, the possibilities of the institutes
bulletin become of significant interest.
New York Evening Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

If experience in courts of justice
counted for anything in the prize ring,
Jack Johnson would be able to win in
his contest with Jeffries without much
AfFarf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

Somebody has missed trick by not
blaming the present high cost or living
on the proximity of Halley's comet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15
FROA OTHER PENS
LAW AND RISING RATES.

The railroads of the country, espe-
cia1ly those of the trunk line system,
are certain before long to turn to an
advance in freight rates to increase
revenue.
Their current supplies and equip
ment are both higher. They have been
forced to advance wages from to 10
per cent. The efficiency of labor has
not increased. No fewer employees are
needed. Heavy issues of shares and
bonds have added to the demands for
dividends and to fixed charges. AL
most everything else Is being advanced,
and it is natural for railroads to eX-
pect railroad freight rates to rise also.
But under the Hepburn act a railroad
must justify each advance 1T makes be-
fore the interstate commerce commits
sion first, and the circuit court or the
new commerce court, If 1T Is provided.
afterwards. A common carrier cannot
advance charges because other things
have advanced. 1t must prove that its
own business requires an advance. 1t
must show that this advance is re-
nuired for a reasonable return on its
capital, measured by all the conditions,
taking into account among them its
own dividends in the past and fixed
charges require.-Philadelph Press.
THE IMMUNITY BATH
No one likes the immunity bath, but
when a thing is necessary, liking or
disliking cuts no figure. 1t IS way the
law prescribes for discovering graft II
there was some other way as efficient.
the government would not resort to this
method. But it is the only way left by
which the people may protect them
selves against fraud and thievery.
There are abundant instances where
corruption has been exposed through
this process. Most of the rottenness in
Pittsburg was uncovered by men blow
ing on their partners IN crime. It
makes no difference what their motive
is, whether high or low. if what they
tell sustains an honest suspicion and
fits in with the circumstance sur
rounding the event, that is all that IS
desired.
There must be some way to get at
the fraud that seems to prevail in
every direction. 1t is the duty of the
hour to crush this enemy that threat
ems the very life of the nation. To do
this. any weapon that is handy must
be used. 1t is no time to be particular
about the method. so we get at the
truth.-Ohio State Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15
Army,s tuberculosis Hospital.

1.-THE United States war department
is maintaining at Fort Bayard. near Sill
yer City. N. M. one of the greatest
hospitals for tuberculosis patients In
the world said Mr.. H. A. Martin. a
banker of the above-named town. at
the Rennert.
''The inmates of the institution are
limited, of course. to the officers and
men OF the regular army who are vic
tins OF the disease. and the total at
tendance now is. 1 think, between 500
and 700. The location of the hospital
is exceptionally fortunate. as the dry
New Mexican climate is especially
good for those whose lungs are af-
fected Money has been spent with
liberality and good Judgment in maxi
ing the place what it now is-an ideal
sanitarium. The buildings are on a
grand scale and the surrounding
grounds are beautiful. The accepted
treatment of fresh air and maximum
of nutritious food is followed. with the
result that many of the patients re-
cover entirely.
ssThis is nearly always the case il
they are lucky enough to go to Fort
Bayard before the disease makes too
great inroads in the constitution. A
dry climate. plenty of fresh air and
good food in abundance can be relied
upon to mitigate the evils of consump-
ton, if not to effect re."-Balti-
more American.