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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19
QUAKER MEDTTATTONs.

= lFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
With some people the only object in
life is to object.
Where ignorance is not bliss it's folly
to be unwtse.
Can the Judge be said to lay down the
law when he Is laid I'D?
EIocution is merely the art of knowing
how to speak, not when.
Lots of people can say just what they
think without talking very much
When it comes to the aeroplane most OF
US are still satisfied not to be in 1t.
When a doctor tells a woman she
mustn't talk she simply gets new doctor
The race is not always to the swift, as
many a fast young man has discovered
Some people are SO superstftious that
they put of till tomorrow what they can
do today, if the day happens to be Friday.
scribbIer-"My, novel has been turned
boundless faith in it, Scrawler-''Well,
I hope you'll eventually succeed in getting
It bound"
Muggins-:.'That boy of mine is a won
DER" Buggins-'In what way?' Muggins
-''WeI1, today is his birthday and 1 gave
him a new knife He's had 1t three
quarters of an hour and hasn't cut him
self yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

delighted to see you again.
he looked at her wfstfully, with curious
lntentness. Mrs. Vandyke, conscious of
something unusual in the situation, dis
standing by themselves. Lois could hear
tne pounding Of her own heart above the
Lnrop OF the music, the oabbIe of gay
voices; but the mans eager facs SWAN
mistily before her eyes.
lois, dear, what is it?' lie bent to
mistake ~ not answering my letter two
Your letter., she repeated. IT received
no letter from you
I wrote the morning left Surry, CIV
ing the aooress to which an answer was
~. I hadn't time to come and bid you
gooo-Dy. asked you in that letter II
you would marry me when 1 won out. I
s MArcneo the mails for many days. but no
ed you had taken that way to let me
know my hopes were futile"
A sudden brightness went over Lois
Your letter never reached me, ward .
she said softly Il think I understand
What would you have answered II it
what matters. 1 can ask you to marry
me with a clear conscience For have
maze good Fame and fortune are mine.
1 love you more than ever. Have I any
consequences to me than anything else in
Lois glanced back to where Gordon
vance and Virginia were standing, and
ment she was smiling happily into her
lovers face. "Oh, Ward, you did not come
too SOON" she said in sobbing whisper.
might have taken the one that led for
ever away from you!'-(Copyrighte 1910,
by Associated Literary Press)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19
POINTED rAKAGlsArHs.
TFrom the Chicago News-1

IF'rom the Chicago News.1
Z ''If'' is blamed for most OF orr failures
You can't do your work well II you dis
like II.
You are nearly always right-from your
own point OF view.
What is one. mans hobby mag be an
other mans nightmare.
Lots of men are as truthful as the lato
G. w. but they can't prove it.
There's no hope for men VINO haven't
sense enough to invent excuses.
Too many peoples idea of friend in
some one they can impose upon.
The bride is given away at the altar
and occasionally the groom is sold.
If a mans acquaintance don't know
that he Is in love it's sign that he isn't.
why is 1t that we invariably hear OF a
mans bad deeds long before the good
ones?
A political boss is man who saves
the voters the trouble of thinking Tor
themselves.
A small boys idea of an entertainment
is any kind of gathering where refreshS
ments are served.
And occasionally a man thinks he f. ~.
ing neglected when his enemies aftecS
strictly to thetr own business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19
A SATURDAY SERMON.
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his
own house. Proverbs XIV II.

/
| AS is so pointedly suggested in the
above words of 8 olomon nothing but
II ouble generally comes to those per-
sons who are ohsessed with an excess
| i've or mo; dinate desire of gain. And
still. this failing is almost inherent
with humans, especially in the present
era when the possession OF much ma
terial wealth seems to be the one and
only aim of every one. In most in
stances, though. the avarice of man
brings about his own ruin. financially,
at any rate.
An apt illustration that this is so
is being unfolded these days in a court
room at Council Bluffs. Iowa. where a
man named AIaybray and several of his
a. sociates are being tried on charges
of swindling many Of their gulnbls
brethren. The swindles were in the
I.ature of fake prize fights, wrestling
catches and foot races. The swindlers
would pick out a man with few thou
sand dollars. the moro the merrier. and
put him on the inside" of contests
such as those named. 60 that he could
bet his money on the, sure thing"
here was always slip up of some
Kind when the contests were held which
made them turn out just directly OPP
posite to the Tip" The sWindlers
would walk away with their dupe's
money and he'd go home with his ex-
perience.
And these victims. who. were they?
They were young and old professional
men, youthful and aged farmers, men.
in fact, in all walks of life and of all
ages, who were possessed OF all the way
from one to twenty thousand dollars
and even more; men who had reputa-
tions for honesty and probity in their
home communities where they Nere re-
spected by their friends and acQuaint-
ances. In many cases the money which
the swindlers got from them represent
ed the savings of the accommodations
of a life time. But whatever the sum
was, 1t was not enough for the posses
sor. He was eager for any opportunity
to double or treble l. in any kind OF
scheme. And in these particular cases
most of the men who lost their money
have admitted on the witness stand
that they not only lest it gambling but
they went into what proved to be
crooked games with the idea that
they were going to beat" some one
else out OF as much or more money
as they put into the venture.
Surely this is not an exceedingly edi-
flying commentary on the moral make
up of the people of today. 1t pictures
them as being aVaricious to the extent
that they are willing to enter into
schemes to defraud others If they can
only increase the size of their bank ac-
counts thereby. With such unfortunate
ly- minded individuals it is a case of
more, more, more by hook or crook
And their Unsuitable greed results in
their undoing. Money may be the root
OF all evil but /. is avarice that nour-
iShes the root and it is a fertilizer
that seldom produces anything but trou-
bic in one form or another.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

Wroten ad Looie Linkenfusser, Bo-
hunkus, Moo Chersey:
Greetings, Looie: HAT, you, allretty
started yet your spring gartenl Und
uf not. how dit you escape i'd Ven
1 vendt home lasd efening, afder
hard days. toll in der blackschmidt
shop, my wife meets me py der front
gate uf der house allretty und sayss;
Hans, here ISIS a package uf dill pig
gle seeds vich you shall blant in der
beck yart." But 1 reniggles. Il al
ways heard dot you should blant dill
piggles in der dark side uf der moon
allretty." Meier mind about blant-
ing dem in der moon" Says Mrs.
Hans. Il know vot iss id dis moon
foolishmendt. You can proof dot you
candt reach der moon, und den go
Offer und blay pea-niggles NIT Adolph
Gristleburger. You beat I'd fer der
beck yart und blant desc piggle seeds
Oudside uf being a crook und q loaf
er, you fss a fine Teller, but hat to
watch you. Run along, allretty, und
be sure und blant dem right side
down."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19
INSURGENTS GLANCE FRONT.

Consistency, aSSuredly, Is not one OF
the jewels in the collection of gems
of which the congressional 'insurgents''
are possessed. 1t will be remembered
that along last summer they
were berating President Taft
right and left because he did not as
sumo a more dictatorial attitude in the
matter Of the revision of the tariff.
They expressed the opinion that the
president should have jumped into the
tariff fight at the very beginning of it
and told congress Just what it was to
do. They have declared, since the
Payne DILL became q law, that much
of its lack of efficiency, as they look
at it, is due to the negligence of Presi-
dent Taft to take a hand in the shap-
IN 6 of the statute.
But now there has been a change
of front on their part in the matter Of
how far it is polite for a president to
go in suggesting the form of legislation.
Much of the opposition which is being
delivered by the "insurgents'' in the
senate at the bill seeking to amend the
interstate commerce law so that it will
become an effective weapon for the
needed regulation Of railroads, is that
the measure has originated with the
executive branch of the government
rather shan with congress. They criti-
cize President Taft severely because he
has suggested the form which this leg
islation shall take. And they criticized
him 800 as severely and more so be-
cause he did take an active hand in
Shaping the course of the tariff legis-
lation. Surely they are a difficult ag-
gregation of men to please.
AS a matter of fact. though, there
has been no effort on the part of the
president to jam this interstate COM
merce bill down the throat of congress
in just the form that it was prepared
for him by Attorney General Wicker
sham. In his special message to con-
gress discussing the advisability of
making certain amendments to the in
terstate commerce law he called atten-
ton to the fact that a bill had been
drafted covering his suggestions on
such amendments which would be fur
nished to members of congress or their
commits ees at their request. Copies
of these bills were subsequently intro
duced by senator and a congressman
and referred to the appropriate COM
mittees. The interstate commerce COM
mittee of the senate has reported IA
vorably on this bill as being, in the
opinion of the experienced members of
that committee. the measure that will
best do the work that is needed. Sew
eral amendments have been made in
the bill by the members of the commit
tee. More will probably be made on
the floor of the senate and the house.
ANY better plans to accomplish the
ends in view which can be suggested
by the Insurgents or any one else.
viii likely be warmly approved by
President Taft. He would probably be
the first one to look favorably upon any
plans that will better this legislation.
OF course, he'll have to be shown"
as they say in Missouri. and the mere
statement Of an ''insurgent'' that his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

ideas are better ones will not be con-
Vincing to President Taft or the peo-
pie. The Insurgents however. will
probably be found on every question
as long as they. are in congress just
where they are now on this interstate
commerce bill. They are obsessed with
the idea that there is no method of
reaching given point except their own,
and each of them is so individually
bright and clever in his own mind that
they are now beginning to differ from
each other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Things bought for a song are usually
worth no more.
u ::
Gray-matter with many individuals
seems to Rave tendency to be green.
n n n
Something in the way of an unusual
man is one who likes to go shopping
with his wife.
n y
Everybody has his own ideas as to
what constitutes a Eense of numor and
few of them agree.
X X ~
Undoubtedly the average man is
nervous when he proposes but probably
the girl is more so Tor fear he won't.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

Something new in the way of femi-
nine fashions is called the shadow
coat" It is nothing more than a piece
of the fimsiest sort of yelling cut In
the shape of a coat and with places TO
put the arms in. It can be rolled up
and put in a small sized pill box and
still leave room for the pills. But what
will likely make it especially attractive
to the women is the fact that a good
specimen can be secured for the nomi-
nal sum OF $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

No protest is heard from the Hutch
inson newspapers over the meeting Of
the Central Kansas Teachers associa-
ton which is to be held in that town
on March 81 to April 1. But memory
recalls that these same papers got well
nigh black in the face over the meeting
OF the State Teachers association in
Topeka They thought it was a shame
that teachers should be encouraged to
waste their time and money in attend
ing such a meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

There was a goat in our town
And he was WondrouS thin,
And yet wherever food was, he
Was always butting In
And when he found the food was gone,
He never acted blue
He merely ate the dishes. and
He ate the table. too.
He ate family washing and
The clothesline at a bite;
And then he ate a milestone, just
To whet his appetite.
He might have been there eating yet,
But that's an open question
He ate box of breakfast food
And died of indigestion!
Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

1t is a noticeable fact that the news
dispatches telling of another 'insur-
gent victory in the house of repre-
sentatives over Speaker Cannon on a
rather trivial matter of procedure did
not fail to state that this 'Insurgent"
victory was won with the aid of the
&c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

In all likelihood spaghetti win be the
piece de resistance at the banquet
which is to be rendered Colonel Roose-
Welt by the king of Italy. That will be
like fairy diet compared with the
rhino, hippopotamus and elephant
steaks he has been accustomed to of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

A suit involving $5274 which has been
IN the New York courts for seventy
years has good prospects of being set
tied this year. This approaches, at
least, If it does not surpas, the fam
Gus record Of Jarndyce VS.. Jarndyce.
and it shows to just what extent JUS
tice can be impeded in this country 81
litigants have mind to take advant-
age Of the laws delay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

BY almost a unanimous vote the
members of the Illinois Republican
Editorial association, one hundred in
number, endorsed Speaker Cannon in
no uncertain tones at their annual con-
vention which was held the other day.
This is more evidence that one OF the
famous political polls OF the Chicago
Tribune OF recent date was conspicuous
for its inaccuracy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

When Colonel Roosevelt gets back
home he will be able to tell his brother
Masons just how it feels to ride a real
camel across the burning sands, and
from the expressions of opinion he has
already made on the subject the
chances are he will report the Masonic
way Of accomplishing this feat the
more attractive one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
Iron the New York Press.l

lFTOIn the new xOrk FTeSS.J
Judge not. lest We be convicted.
The rainbows of life are Of women's
tears.
Husbands are the masters at home in
everything but fact
It's almost more than most men can
do not to claim the credit for fine
weather.
son is her conviction that some day
there will be something to make her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

Colonel Roosevelt has had an inter-
esting time in visiting the historic
places along the Nile where much
English blood was spilled in the sub
1ugation of the natives Of that terri
tory. But the chances are he would
have had a better time had he been on
deck when the history of these places
was being made with ferocious fights.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

So many Kansas school teachers are
being handled roughly these days by
some Of their pupils that 1t might be
we'll for the teachers training schools
in the state to put Jim Jeffries. Jack
Johnson. AID Wolgast. Bat Nelson and
other fstic lights on their faculties to
give the embryo teachers a thorough
training in pugilism and the finer
points of rough housing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

No doubt about it. The steel trust is
a great institution. 1t provided work
last year for no less than 200, 900 addi-
tional employees. and it paid out in
wages the rather staggering total of
915l 600 O00
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

Ban Johnson. president of the Amer
lean league, is nothing If not conserva-
tive. He declares that the Chicago
team will be in the race for the PEN
nant. And in all probability each of
the other seven teams in the league
will be. At least, it is reasonable to
suppose that is what they are in the
league FOR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

Another bit Of evidence Of the gen.
eral prosperity prevailing in Kansas is
to be found in the fact that the build
ing and loan associations are enjoying
a steady and substantial increase in
business all the time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19
IT WAS TIME TO ACT.

The time is certainly ripe for the
Republican editors who are standing
by the state and national Republican
platforms to get together and form an
association. 1t is just as well to let
the people of Kansas know just who
are the men that are really Republi-
cans and making a fight for all the
principles of toe party.-Manhattan
Mercury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

When Governor Stubs was in WASH
ington not so long ago "A Year of
Taft" looked so good to him that he
patted President Taft on the back, told
him he was all right. was doing fine
and Kansas was for him. But now that
the regular Republicans propose to
put "a Year Of Taft before the people
Of Kansas In convincing fashion, the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

same Mr.. Stubs looks upon the pro-
position as a challenge for a fight in
which he and his square deal'' friends
viii welcome the opportunity Of en-
deavoring to show that "A Year of
Taft" has not been acceptable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19
KANSAS CO4AENT
THE CONOuERING HERO

THE .CONQUERING- HERO.
me alleged achievement OF Com
mander Peary has created no en-
thusiasm in congress. The PROPOSE
ton to do him honor was received
coldly, and it has been determined
that he must furnish proofs Of his
discovery of the North Pole before any
laurel wreath is forthcoming. And
the fact that this action of congress
is regarded calmy, and without pro
test; by the people. shows that the
hearts of his countrymen.
Had there been no DIR. Cook; had
Peary arrived from the North with the
triumphant announcement that he had
discovered the pole, and found nobody
to share or dispute the honor, things
would have been different. The en-
thusiasm of the people would have
been genuine and spontaneous; Peary
would have had no opportunity to dis
play his narrow. Jealous, petulant ma
ture. He'd have been taken at his
own valuation. and 1t is safe to say
that congress would have bestowed
ing promotion. a gold medal, and all
kinds of pink and blue ribbons.
But the long-drawn-out wrang-
ling was fatal to continued enthus-
iasm; Peary's attitude toward Cook
showed that while he might be an
intrepid explorer, he was not gem
.erous or broad-ninded man; and his
manifest determination to make as
sible, reduced that exploit to a purely
commercial affair, and robbed 1t Of its
romantic interest. The man who goes
hunting the Holy Grail will always
be greater popular hero than the
one who hunts for a copper mine. 1t
was supposed that Peary was animated
by the enthusiasm of the pioneer and
the scientist, but he has shown that he
was inspired by reverence for the
cash register. His final claim to public
admiration was forfeited when he
coolly declined to furnish congress
with his proofs" because he wanted
to use them in his magazine stories.
Columbus and Livingstone and others
who gave up everything to further
human knowledge must shudder
when they contemplate this explorer
for revenue only.-Emporia Gazette.
THE LENDERS.
The borrowing and lending Of house
hold articles such as dishes, silverware,
ferns and the like has established a
the rating business men and money
loaners get in the financial circles OF
any town. For instance certain women
are known as good lenders" They
supply of silverware and cut glass on
all occasions where there is a posi-
bility of 1t getting good usage (and
making a good showing). On the
other hand there are those who are
mighty close about their personal eff
fects and their friends would no more
think of asking to borrow their silver
ware than they would their 5ewelry.
Some women are SO good about lend
ing it seems too bad that they can't
the good will they manifest, by get
ing all the women to vote for them.
Gazette Times.
~ -A1 yrr-rr r-O Avn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19
EROM OTHER PENS
SETTING A PRECEDENT

A Philadelphia heiress expects in a
short time to marry an English noble
man. Her prospective husband is heir
to an earldom. but he is not
plentifully supplied with the worlds
goods. 1t may have been entire
ly accidental that he fell in love
with an American girl who was
rich, but he did, and his family at
once began to talk about her dowry.
The girls father is a shrewd business
man. He will allow the couple $40, 900
a year, but he will increase this al
1owance by $1,000 every year until
it reaches $4,000, provided the gentle
man in the case proves to be "a good
husband" However no matter how
good he is the capital of the dowry will
be kept in the hands of the father or
his trustees for ten years. Should the
husband in the meantime succeed to
the earldom the yearly income will
be increased in order to properly sus-
tain the couple in their more exalted
position.
Evidently the Philadelphia has
learned something from the mistakes
of other American fathers. We do not
know that it is possible to make a
husband good by holding a money
threat over his head all ths time, but
it may have good nf1uence.-Charles-
ton News and Courier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

Id ISIS always such, Looie, ven
comes der springtime comes also der
spring garten, der spring poet und
der spring collech yell. Ge-speaking
uf collech yells. Looie, tink vot hab-
bened to Misder Taft ven he wissited
In Chawcawgo on Saindt Patricks
day. He vas met by a gang uf Yale
yellers, vich singed to him. Dere ISIS
oder disadvantages in Visiting Chaw-
cawgo, but can tink uf holdings vors-
ed den .vot habbened to Misder Taft
Und, es fer der spring poet, raus
init him. He should be kicked on
der collar button und added to Ward
en- Codding's chustly celebrated col
lection uf cherubs. Hoping dis Will
find you der same. Looie, 1 remain es
effer, your affectionated friendt,
HANS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

Der Chawcawgo saloon interests re-
mark sobfully dot der closing uf der
zoos stores in dot burg Will kill der
saloon interests intend to safe der bee
yoodiful fiddle cidy-uf dey hat to kill
all der inhabitants dereof to do i'd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

Onated States so frequencely, Oldt Age
ISIS naple 20 catch HIM away from hiss
own freside some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

Misder Cudy-hay remarked in Chaw-
cawgo dot he would avoid der lime
light. id hat peen mentioned before
dot Misder Cudy-hay vas partial to der
electric hand light used by AUTOMOBILE
lists,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

Der weather prophets vich hat
peen predicting frost. can point nit
pride to der committee uf so es a
justification uf deir guess.