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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11
A NEEDED APPROPRIATION.

One of the most important items IN
the sundry civil service bill. which is
soon to come up for consideration in
the house of representatives. is the pro-
posed appropriation of $250,00O for the
PURPOSES OF the advisory tariff commits
sion which was created by the new tariff
law to i'd the president in the matter
OF applying with justice the maximum
and minimum feature of the new law.
Under the direction of Mr.. Taft the
scope of this commission has increased
materially. He proposes that its in
vestigations shall concern the cost of
materials and manufacture of all of the
important articles of trade in foreign
countries and in this country as well.
And, if it's work is thorough. as there
is every reason to believe that it will
be if the money is provided to pay for
this work, much information will be
obtained which will be of enormous
value in the further revisions of the
tariff which will be undertaken before
long.
Announcement has already been made
by the Democrats in the house that
they will oppose this appropriation.
Whatever reasons they see fit to give
for such action, it will be pardonable
to charge them with the Interior pur-
pose of desiring to hamper the Repub-
lican administration in the matter of
an honest and scientific tariff revis-
ion. That will be politics for the DEM
ocrats and under the leadership of
Champ Clark they are adopts at play
ing the pame. And it remains to be
seen if the Insurgents will join their
prCfEi1i1p in assault
against the Taft administration.
The insurgents" have always been
fighting for a scientific revision of the
tariff. President Taft and every other
honest minded Republican is agreed
with them on such a proposition. A
straight out-in-out tariff commission
would no doubt be much more desir-
able to help in bringing about such a
revision. But it does not seem posi-
bic that congress, as it is now consti-
tuted, will pass such a law. And until
such a one is passed the tariff COM
mission now in existence is an excellent
substitute for the real thing. 1t won't
be able to accomplish much, however,
unless it has plenty of money to pay
the expenses of its Investigations. The
regular Republicans in congress are
evidently disposed to grant this money,
gested by Representative Tawney, one
of the wheel-horseS of the regulars. If
the insurgents" are consistent in their
demands for the right kind of tariff
revision they will join forces again with
their one-time colleagues and push this
appropriation through.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11
As IT Is Pronounced.

Ten professional men, including doc
tors, lawyers, teachers, and a preach
er, took part IN a pronouncing match
in a New York hall of the Young
Mems Christian Association recently.
Twenty-one words were written on the
blackboard. The best man in the ten
pronounced twelve words right, ac-
cording to accepted authority. The
average number of errors was eleven.
Such are the perils and uncertainties
of that which we are pleased to call
our mother Tongue.
William Henry P. Phyfe having COM
piled a book of 1000 Words Often
later edition 20 increase the list to
10000. 1t is not likely that even in
the second effort he reached the final
word, for decisions on disputed pro-
nunciations are chiefly arbitrary. and
even presumpt1ve authorities take little
trouble to agree among themselves.
Only one han in the Young Mems
Christian Association ten pronounced
"harass'' with the accent on the first
syllable He admitted that he was per-
haps right by accident. The nine-to=
one argument of educated usage in
dictated here has not prevailed with
the dictionary makers 1t may catch
up yet.
"soualor'' and "squalid" OF these two
words the latter is arbitrarily "squaw-
lid" as pronounced, while in the for
mer the logical "squaw-lor" has been
recognized only in modern times
against the fixed "squay-lor" of ear
lier years.
After all, the harmonizing of En-
glish pronunciation is matter of some
importance in comparison with the
simplifying of spelling.-Kansas City
POST
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11
LAYHAWKER JOTS

I'm joyful abandon live the birds
why not menu" asks Ebert Hubbard.
Some men and some women do. as
Hubbard suggests, live in Joyous
abandon" but usually the police or
the prosecuting officers have to round
them up for disturbing the peace
Howard Courant.
A high school girl has great faith in
her lover who will be one of the con-
testants in the track meet this spring.
I know he can win in the high vault, !"
said the high school girl, because he
jumped down over our fence one night
when papa came to the door to see
what kept me so late."-Concordia
Blade
The first near-killing of the Hays
census man, says the Free Press, &C.
CURED this morning, when he nudged
up to a mature young man with glasses
and asked. BLACK or white. married or
single. How many children?" and
nearly tainted when the reply came,
'ir, I want you to know, sir, that I
am a bachelor"
The London Daily Mail rave a prize
of fifty thousand dollars to the winner
of the airship fight from London to
Manchester, which leads the Chanute
Tribune to remark that Kansas news
papers ought to be ashamed of them
selves. Not one has come forward
with a prize even half as large for
awaiting some encouragement now for
several months.
You can judge for yourself wheth-
er the commission form of govern
ment gives business administration"
says Thomas w. Morgan. Formerly
lola has just simply killed pups that
were delinquent in their taxes, but
now that the new plants in operation,
the chief of police advertised four bull
pups, got new owners for them and
collected the tax from the new own
ers-which was something of a stroke
of business"
A census enumerator at Newton is
under arrest charged with attempting
to kiss an 18-year-old young lady. This
is held to be outside his duty to the
United States and a fracture of the
peace. He says he didn't, neverthe
less he must fight the case. If she
says he did and he says he didn't, I'M
der ordinary cases he would escape but
In cases like this the court judges Of
probabilities and may soak him. re-
marks the Walnut Valley Times
A youno mother of a religious turn
of mind, says the Salina Journal, wish
ed to announce to friend the birth of
her first born child. She sent the fol-
lowing telegram: Isaiah. &c." which
being interpreted, reads: For unto us
a child is born, unto us a son is given,''
The friend, more literal and less IA
miliar with the prophets, read the mes
sage, and said to her husband: Mar
garet has a boy, but why on earth did
she name him Isaiah? He must be
healthy chap. though, for he weighs
nine pounds and six ounces
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

ly and, either through the ceasing of
the stimulus or the failure of the old
stimulus to stimulate any longer, we
have the inevitable reversion to nor
NAL conditions.
The need of simplification in our
methods of popular control of govern
ment is based on nothing less than the
necessity for getting something that
in actual operation will prove practi-
cal.
When we have by sufficient study
and experiment along these lines ar
rived at a point where the electorate
votes only for men it knows, we shall
have real popular control, real demo-
cracy, and government that more &C
curately responds to public opinion"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11
Barbara

and father ?'' demanded Barbara,
without preface.
McWade jumped to bis feet. "I
thought perhaps you knew" he said,
fastened his eyes upon her flushed
face.
well I didn't" There was tint
of tears behind Barbara's indignant
eyes. 81 had a letter even today from
mamma and she never so much as
mentioned it. 1 think it is an unfair
way to treat a girl!'' She flashed a
lightning glance at the artist and turn
ed on her heel.
McWade did not follow her. In
stead, he looked out over the hills at
the brilliant color of the early sun of
wonderful day. Presently McWade
turned slowly back toward the lodge.
Come Bob he cried to the dog,
which seemed to feel a new note of
gladness in his masters voice; the
sooner we get our duties for the day
done the sooner we can go to her"
That night as the early moon rose
over a crest of fir trees the artist and
his dog strolled up the path from the
lodge toward Toray Manor. Barbara
was a trifle pale as she stood in the
doorway and met McWade's eyes. She
afternoon with a cloak of dignity
which sat strangely upon her child
like shoulders.
do you mind if we &C outside ?"
she asked, suddenly feelEg lncapaDle
OF meeting his eyes.
81 was about to suggest this, he
said, when they found themselves en-
tering the summer house. McWade
seated himself beside Barbara on the
rustic bench and vagrant moonbeams
wandered in upon them.
Barbara" he said, with sudden
ness that revealed long concealed
love, many months ago in London
looked upon medallion of very
beautiful girl. 1 loved the picture
girl the moment L looked into her eyes
and kept on loving her unit, 1 had to
tell her father about it. 1t was he
who had the picture of her. After
that sailed for America in search of
the original whom I found to be a
thousand times more wonderful than
my dream of her" He paused. "And
Il have taken my own way of wooing
her."
In some way Barbara had discover
ed that a masculine shoulder was bet
ter to lean upon than rustic post.
But papa and mamma may not con-
sent" she was saying as the arm of
the man went about her.
ST have their consent--in writing,
said McWade.
And the dos pounded his tail on the
floor of the summer house in joyful
appreciation.-(Co 1910 by
Associated Literary Press 4.-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Few are the successful men who
haven't experienced one or more fail
ureS.
Death is one of natures debts that
is certain of collection. sooner or later.
4
Distances are frequently measured
as 1.-The crows fly but nobody else can
go that way.
Looking glasses seem to be just as
popular with homely girls as they are
with the pretty ones.
X y X
If young women and young men were
as particular in picking out matri-
monial mates as they are their clothes
there wouldn't be so many divorces.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

"Pshawy exclaimed Miss Yerner, i'm
patiently. Pm sure We'll miss the open
ing number. We've waited a good many
minutes for that mother of mine''
torted, GROSSLY. "Ours? O. GEORGE" She
cried. and laid her blushing cheek upon
his shirt front.-Catholic Standard.
And what did poor Jorie die OFF,
Brain fag.' Poor fellow, How did he
get it?'' Trying to figure out how to
get rich without working.
Leader.
I'm going to mary your sister, Johnny
and take her far away. What do you
think of that?" IT guess 1 can stand it
If you can."-London Tit-Bits
Mother, when the fire goes out, where
does it go?" asked a child of her parent.
You might just as well ask me where
your father goes when he goes out."-Red
Hen.
Can he play poker?'' 81 guess so; no
body seems to want to play with him.
Houston Post.
dear" rs the drinking water at your
offices Favored with cloves ?"-Bunalo
Express.
at was a neat idea what did she
do?" Had the ice cream nodded to look
like individual pork chops.
Post
What did your wife say when you
stayed out so late last night?' II don't
know. She hasn't finished telling it all
to me yet.''-Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
[From the New York Press.1

Very strong convictions about q
thing are grounded upon little thought
over it.
People seem to think the way to
prove they are your friends is to act
like your enemies.
You can tell by how you like fiat
terry yourself that it is perfectly safe
to do it to anybody.
woman can preserve her mem
Dry of gallant romances forever, even
when she didn't have any.
A man thinks he has a fine literary
taste when he can tell you what the
author of book likes to eat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

President Taft's reasons why he con-
siders a congressional investigation of
the sugar frauds in the customs SER
vice inexpedient at this time appear to
be adequate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

Some people will not have to stretch
their imaginations very far to blame
the recent terrific earthquake at Car
tego on the comet. They'll forget the
fact that no comet was lowering near
when an earthquake put San Francisco
out of business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

Those who are supposed to be versed
in the matter think that $50 saloons
will not be too many for the town of
Gary, Ind, which has a population of
$4,000. 1t would be interesting to get
their opinion on what would be an ex-
cessive number for town of that
size. Onthe basis that has been fixed
it means saloon for each one hun
dred of the inhabitants or for each %
n2en, who are the chief patrons of
saloons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

This is almost paradoxical. The fruit
crops in Georgia and Florida are not ex-
pected to amount to much because of
frosts and cold weather which happened
along n few weeks ago. But the fruit
crop in far-north Michigan gives prom
Use of being of the bumper variety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

If things keep on going in the direc-
ton they have taken there will be a
Panama canal exposition for every few
thousand of the inhabitants of the
country. San Diego plans to have one.
So does New Orleans. San Francisco is
also in the field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

Proper punishment for that Virginian
who shot two persons. fatally wounded
another and severely injured a fourth
for a no better reason than he believed
they were responsible for the theft of
some of his whisky, would be to keep
him so filed with whisky that he would
suffer ,lelirium tremens continuously
until he died
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

This is too much even to ask credu-
lous people to believe. Bermuda as
tronomers noticed some peculiar ac-
tons on the part of Halley's comet a
couple of hours after King Edward
died and they think these were in some
way connected with the death of the
English monarch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

John Kleinhans. an inspector for the
state board of health has just closed
six restaurants in some of the smaller
localities of the state because of their
unsanitary conditions. It's about time
the restaurant and hotel proprietoors of
Kansas realized that they will have to
keep their places clean or get out of
business. And the demands made on
them are not unreasonable, either.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

How many laps ahead of Tom Wag-
staff in the gubernatorial race are to
be credited to Governor Stubs for his
determination to support a missionary
in India?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

Noting that poor house statistics show
it is possible to live in Missouri for 3O.2
cents day, the st. Louis Post-Dispatch
thinks the high cost Of living may be
due solely to a lack of organized econ
o,,,u
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

England's new king won't have to
work overtime to make a better rec
ord and reputation than was acquired
by his kingly ancestors who reigned I'M
Ger the name of George.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

According to the federal department
of agriculture the condition of the
wheat in the nation is improving all
the time. The crop killers should get
In some other business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

A Harvard professor now makes the
announcement that he has succeeded in
breeding some blue rabbits. This
takes the medal away from the chap
who recently produced blue" rose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

Newspaper men In Berlin are now
buster than they have ever been be-
fore. And the reason? None other
than that Colonel Roosevelt is in their
midst
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

They are now looking for the men
higher up in the Illinois legislative
bribery scandal The betting ought to
be about 10 to 1 that they will not be
found
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11
HOW TRUE. HOW TRUE!

Editor by the way -,
kind Sir: I wish to offer the fci-
lowing for publication in your depar.r
ment After writing it, can think OF
no other place where it would mt SO
we'll:
al went into a restaurant to get
string of soup: -
The waiter saw me coming, anu 'o
sucker few the coop;
Then a ring-tailed dinkey-dfdoi tooA
my overcoat and hat
But chased him to the corner. Wnere
1 took him to the mat
Yes, took him to the mat
And recovered coat and hat; ,.
oh, the ring-tailed dinkey-dido didn't
| seem to relish that
On the road to Mandalay
Where tomorrow is today
And the breakfast food is thunder
Mixed with apricots and hay.
This, YOU will moi doubt perceive
| is a parody. 1 respectfully submit
however, that as a piece of fool
inaI. Very truly yours.
''Tel. %. State Hospital
"Off1ce hours. August to July "a.
The establishment of the Tubercu-
losis camp in the Soldier creek woods
may not meet with the approval of the
conservation congress. which makes
much ado about "diverting timber
lands from their natural purposes.
The Morning Squawk. in its daily
hints to Marathoners," says: Timber
up with three or four short dashes."
What the public thinks of the NJ. S,
advertising scheme would require
three or four short dashes.'' If set dp
print.
WE'LL HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO
| LEAVE.
| Lives of f7nanciers remind MS
| That it's up to us to climb.
| Or we'll only leave behind us
| Footprints on the sands of Time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

That may be poetry which Alfred
Austin. poet laureate of England has
written on the occasion of King Ed
wards death, but it doesn't sound like
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

One of the Pittsburg, Pa, newspa-
pers printed the following headline the
other day: Blind Children Will See
Wild West Show"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

Uncle Joe Cannon is evidently just "A
years young.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11
FRON OTHER PENS
CENTURY OF THE cH1LD.

DR.. KraUskopf has said many things
in his notable career which have made
FOR the upiift of humanity, but nothing
truer or more vital than his statement
that this is to be the century of the
child. 1t is a curious and disheartening
fact that though the human race is
many thousands (posisbly milllons) of
years old, and although every member
of it came to maturity through a long
childhood, the crying evil of tho day is
that the child is neglected. Not that
he is treated as a. chattel or abused or
uncared for, but that he is not given
that intelligent training, that broad
sympathy AMI tenderness which, he de-
serves. Most of us do not study our
children closely enough, do not sympa-
thize with them sufficiently. 1t is so
easy to say no or don't that we
quench the young spirits without a
thought of the responsibilities imposed
upon lis. Children need more attention
of a sane sort than most parents bestow
and parents need more spiritual and
moral growth fer contact with their
children. The child that grows up
principally in contact with servants or
upon the streets is going to suffer. This
is a personal matter for every parent.
The duty toward children is of the first
mportance.-PhiladeIp Inquirer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11
WE'LL HAVE NOTHING ELSE TC
LEAVE

Andy Carnegie has slipped a diplod-
ocus to each of the European mon
archs to add to their collection of fos-
sils. We haven't the least idea what
a diplodocus is. but if it's fossils they
need, why not hand them a round of
American vaudeville jokes?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

"It do beat Samhill >" observed
Gran'p Miggles, chow lazy my son
Hennery hev became sence he moved
inter town. When he first moved in,
he was tickled to death with the bath
tub in his house. Said it beat carryin'
water down cellar to a tub all boiler.
Now, he's that cussid flazy he's putin
in a shower bath. Too lazy in fact, to
slosh the water onter hisself with his
hands"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

Man down in Virginia shot four peo-
pie because he suspected them of steal
ing his whisky. This is not the first
rumor that whisky is getting scarce in
Virginia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11
HUNOR OF THE DAY

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11
THE MORBID CURIOSITY.

1t is somewhat of a reflection upon
the social morals, that in every society
play and book there must be some
faithless woman, dragging her sorry
presence across the pages of events.
And it seems very strange that re-
spectacle and intelligent women will
read a-d look on, as if wandering
virtue was necessary and interesting
aspect of life.
People will sit and enjoy the harrow
ing details of inf1delity and think that
because the consequences fall heavily
upon the straying one there is a great
moral lesson in it, that justifies a
recreant curiosity. That is, however,
not the case. The lesson is lost in the
shocking details. which occupy the
mind and lend their presence to poison
the thoughts.
People sometimes think they can in
dulge themselves in such depraved fes-
tivities, and then, neutralize the exper-
fence by putting on their best clothes
and going to church next Sunday.
Don't smile at such suggestion. 1t is
done all the time. We see it. and then
wonder at the shallow and thorny soil
into which the gospel seeds are scat
tered.-Ohio State Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11
IDLE CARS AND WAGES.

Inc bulletin OF the american hallway
association showing that there were
1887 idle cars on the railroads of the
United States and Canada on April 13,
as compared with 25, 1856 on April 1, in
dicates that there is a good deal more
to the talk of a slackening in trade
than has commonly been believed.
There would not have been an increase
of nearly 200 per cent in idle cars if the
goods had been at hand to be moved.
Doubtless a considerable part Of this
slowing down has been due to the high
cost of living.
This increase in idle cars is particu-
larly interesting in connection with the
advance in the wage schedules of vari-
Gus railroads The changes in wages
means additions of several millions of
dollars to the annual pay rolls of eacn
of the large companies. While it IS
true that two or three of the large sys-
TENS can afford, on the showing of
earnings in their last reports, to pay
the increases, others cannot, without
either a very large increase in the
volume of traffic or increases in freight
and passenger rates. 1t is doubtful if
some of the roads cen afford to pay
the higher wages without advancing
rates. no matter how the volume Of
traffic grows.-Buffalo Express.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

"Tel. %. State Hospital.
"Office hours. August to July "a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11

I'm going to mary your sister, Johnny
and take her far away. What do you
think of that?' 81 guess can stand it
If you can.''-London Tit-Bits.