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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-14
Water JOY Riding.

The Kansas City Star gives the FOL |
lowing rules for persons who are I'M
familiar with small craft and wish TO
enjoy the pleasures of boating;
Never, when inexperienced enter
canoe that is to be driven over swift or
deep water.
Newer enter small boat of any de-
scription with a known 'cut-up, VINO Is
given to violent and humorous capers.
Never stand up in a boat unless II
is being held firmly against ianoing
stage; never attempt to change seats
with another occupant.
Never become one of party OF more
than four in any rowhoat, no maILer
what its alleged capacity may De- Inc
| ordinary sliff is unsafe with more than
| two occupants.
other small craft on deep water OF
| shallow unless the person in charge OF
| the oars or paddle is an experienced
| boatman.'
with the exception of the fourth, the
/ Stars rules are worthy OF the atten-
/ ton of persons who have a penchant
| for aquatic sports and who have had
| little experience with boats or as SWIM
mers. There are rowboats or various
shapes and sizes. To say that no row.
| boat is safe with more than four per-
| sons aboard is absurd. Many din
/ ghys' built with view to large carry
ing capacity and seaworth1ness IN
rough weather will carry in safety more
persons Cndn q IdnQluUDcT WOuiN W
Iieve it possible for them to accommo-
date. Many rowboats are large enough
to be safe for q dozen or score Oh
, passengers. Canoes are also OF various
sizes. Some of them are built to carry
; a large number of persons, While otn-
, ers are intended for two. All OF them
are tricky when overloaded. A skin
8 is defined as "a small, light boat
may be less than IL feet or more thar
2 20. To say that the ordinary skin i
= ! 60 xxrf+1, than two occupant;
= is misleading, Notwithstanding the fac
D that it is always unwise for inexperl
enced persons to load any boat up Z
j its proclaimed carrying capacity;
e A general rule might be added Z
e those laid down by the Star. Don
d try joy riding in small boats. The sor
| of recklessness that costs legs ana arm
/: and loss of property and lives to motor
e lists causes drowning to persons VINO
boating. A boat, Hike an automobile
Q and unlike a mule, is dependable VINE
: In the hands of some one who know
d how to manage it and what to expec
p of it, Like ar automobile, a boat IS
r vain thing for safety in the HANDS Q
: any one who has looked upon the win
?. when it was red. or some other color
g and liked it's looks well enough I
" drink deeply.
Joy riding, on land or water. is risky
i The fool who rocks the boat ano IN
y fool who drives the automobile W1tnou
S regard to the laws of the land or tn
l. laws of chance or the laws Of courtes
tc others on the road are about equa
is ly DANGEROUS to those who are unwls
)" enough to ship with them. The ecu
f. I.n', who rocks the boat is not a sourt
lie Of danger to other boats. and n
Id death-dealing capacity is more Hrnite
as than that of the fool who drives II
ne car, but when he gets ashore ailve
st should he soundly drubbed by the a.
ne lest survivor-Louisville Courier-Jou
of nal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-14

startled force. The red haired girl
seemed more frightened and foriorn
than ever. Impulsivelys he took the
carnation from his buttonhole and
laid it on her freckled little hand.
4 At dusk that evening he stood out
side the little railway station. await
ing the New York train. A card was
thrust into his hand from behind;
He turned to see the figure of giri
Fastening away. Her hair CLEANED
red under a street light.
He examined the card. On IL was
written: Miss Marjory Hohlngs,
worth. Echo Cove. California. ana
Coniston laughed light heartedly. he
had found "The Golf Girl at his own owl,
door, since Echo Cove and the town
which his estate adjoins, Glen Dug
lass, are but seven miles apart.
Some of the very few folk VINO
Lnou the above story maintain that
Dick Coniston purchased lifelong hap.
piness with ten cent carnatloni pul
the rest know that he won his pretty
wife and deserves her because OF ms
generosity and innate kindness OF
heart copyrighted 1910 by Asso-
ciated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-14
THE CASE OF DAVID GREGG.

Mistakes in the administration of
criminal law in this and other lands
are MT uncommon Cases come to
the front frequently where man is
convicted and serves a term in prison
for an offense which was committed by
another Men have also been hanged
and sent to death in the electric chair
for murders done by others. Such
things should not be. And perhaps
there would not be so many of them
| If it were not for over-zealousness on
the part of peace and prosecuting Of
icers to make records for efficiency
| by fixing the responsibility for a crime
on some one.
An instance of the grave injustice
and injury that is done through we'll
Eintentioned, but misdirected, efforts to
exact a full and complete penalty for
every crime has developed right at
home here. 1t is the case of David
Gregg, a lawyer. He was arrested
on the charge of being an accomplish
to the kidnapping of Marian Bleakley
He passed some time in Jail before he
was able to provide the bail demanded
He had to hire lawyers to look after
his interests. When the time came
:. for his trial. which, because of &
change of venue in the case, was Sc
in another locality. he was forced t.
bear the expense of going there will
his attorneys to defend himself. Mr.
Gregg emphatically protested his limo
cence all along. On his trial beini
, called these protests we're corroborat
ed by the prosecuting attorney, VIII
:. announced to the court that Mr.. Greg
was the victim of a mistaken identity
He was not the man wanted at all 70
: playing a minor role in the kidnar
ing. 1t was another man who locke
y like Gregg. The prosecuting attorne
announced that he knew who this ma
was and that he would be arreste
and proceeded against
OF course, this vindication of M
y Gregg is satisfying in a way to hi
Sl and his friends. But does it give hi
l. anything like adequate reparation fl
the rather infamous calumnies whie
have been heaped upon him? Hardl
For many months now he has bee
- laboring under the stigma of beil
CT charged with a heinous crime. r
Is CARELESS of his slow-coming vindic
as ton, his reputation has been sulli
ms in a way that is serious. Worst of a
re he does not appear to have mu
at chance for redress Suits that
tie might bring for false arrest would
zee expensive, and il they we're SUGGEST
M it might not be possible for him
he collect such judgments as might
o. given him. Even If he should be ma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-14
REsuIns IN MAINE.

To bark back to the time when the
Democrats were successful to any con-
siderable degree in their campaigns
in Maine will necessitate calling on
the memories of the oldest inhabi-
tants. The Democratic victory in
Maine on Monday is well-nigh unpre-
cedented Not only does 1t include
the election of a governor and ma
jority of the state legislature, but also
a success in half of the congressional
districts of the state. Where the Re
publican candidates for congress were
successful they squeezed through with
narrow majorities, and their brethren
of years gone by used to get such big
majorities that their election to office
was looked upon in the light of pro
forma affair. Nor is this all. The
election of a Democratic legislature
means the election of a Democrat to
succeed Eugene Hale in the United
States senate.
And these things happened in
Maine. the home of Blaine, of Reed.
of Dingley, of Hale; in Maine which,
through the habit of keeping her able
sons continuously in federal Office. has
always cut such prominent figure
in the administration of the affairs
of the nation. No wonder there is
glee among the Democrats of the ma
ton today and corresponding gloom
among the Republicans. Important
local issues were involved in the recent
state campaign, to be sure. The
Democratic candidate for governor and
the Democratic candidates for the
legislature ran on a platform which
provides for a resubmission of the pro-
hibition question to the voters. That
| they should win out on such propa-
| ganda is significant, inasmuch as the
champions of prohibition, and not
without good reason, have been insist
ing of late that the wave of prohibi-
ton is appealing more to the people
of the nation today than ever before
In the congressional contests, the
tariff was the issue. The result al
most speaks for itself. But the new
and righteous plan of President Taf
for further revision of the objection
able features of the tarfn on sucl
scientific facts and figures as will b
collected by the tariff commission
| probably hasn't had time as yet t.
sink in very deeply into the minds
of the Republican voters. 1t is as hon
est and fair a proposition for tariff re
vision as could be proposed by any
one with the machinery at hand. AM
, many people. who have the utmos
. confidence in President Taft. believ
that this machinery Is just about a
good, especially as 1t is in his hand
. and is being worked under his direc
ton, as that which would be provide
by what Is known as bona f1de
tariff commission. This tariff program
v promulgated by President Taft is on
e on which all Republicans can stan'
o They will have grasped its significant
IL by the time the fall elections 70
q around, and it is not likely that s
: many of them who are anxious for
further revision of the tariff. will flo
to the Democratic congressional cal
;e didates in other states as they mu
10 have done in Maine.
te One thing is certain. The result
rs the Maine election should teach Il
ly Republicans in other states that the
m must stop fighting each other ar
fight together If they hope to contr
tba Cfvtv-SacOnd cOr gross
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-14

ct don't know whether to accept this
testimonial or not" unused the hair
restorer man. whats the matter with
it?' demanded the advertising man
man writes: I used to have three bald
spots on the top of my head, but since
using one bottle of your hair restorer
7 have only one "-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Knicker-What is Henpeck's state of
mind? Bocker-He hasn't any; IT'S a
territory.-New York Sun
Gramercy (aroused from sleer)-That
isn't burglar you hear in the ROOM
It's only a mouse. Mrs. Gramercy-
Gracious! Isn't that just as bad?-
Judge.
Mr.. skimmerhorn." inquired the
landlord, ''how did you sleep last
night?" Like a top" answered the
guest. II thought SO. could hear
you-aw-hummings all night long. =
Her-Do you like my biscuits, dear?
| Him-Well, they're fair, but you should
have seen the ones my greatgranamotn-
saw your OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES! Hfn-No,
but I've heard grandfather mention
those biscuits to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
i land Leader.
| "What form Of summer amusement
pleases you most7'' Staying at homo
and writing to people at summer re-
sorts about how cool 1t is in the city"
louisville Courter-Journal-
You are sure that prize fight was
on the level?'' Absolutely" replied the
politician. when the referee counted
ten the defeated candidate for the
championship was too much exhausted
even to demand a recount.
ton Star.
DO you know anything about the
people who have moved in next door
to you?" NO" My goodness! They've
lived there three days, haven't they?'
Chicago Record-Herald.
Papa" said little Harry, II believe
that the man in the moon is a police
man. "Why?" inquired his father.
Because" Harry explained, you can
never see him unless the moon is full"
sl-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-14
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Most folk have the proper idea as
to what is right but they don't act
according to such ideas.
Many a man, who has reputation
for drinking like a fish,, WOULDN'T
think of tasting a drop of water.
e
some men are so worthless they
wouldn't work even If they could pick
out their own jobs and fix their wages.
\ \
There is not the slightest trouble
in the world in being happy II you
have an active and vivid imagination
and work 1t overtime.
y r
Women have ever been held up as
being the greatest of takers. But a
few men have come to the rront oIiate
Who can give them cards and spades
at the game and win out handily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-14
GLOBE SIGHTS.

IFrom the Atchison Globe.1
Some people are courteous only to
strangers.
You half way please your friends;
and displease others very much.
What a busy man is compelled to
neglect, would keep lazy man en-
ployed.
The funniest jute hair the girls are
wearing is the kind that shoots out a
long way behind
When an old woman becomes
funny acting she acts "funnier"
than an old man.
If your wife loves you, she gave you
your overcoat when you started down
town this morning.
We've noticed that the travelling
passenger agent of a railroad has
mighty little to do
There are all kinds of tastes in this
world, including people who enjoy the
| illustrated song at a moving picture
The general verdict seems to be
that If Mrs Earle No. /, takes back
her affinity-seeking husband, she de-
serves him.
| ct do not believe in ghosts or medi-
cine. 1t is impossible for me tC
! change my mind on either subject. -
Drake Watson.
| Have you noted how cordial and
pleasant a hostess can be when hel
summer guest announces that she will
depart the following day?
We know the LATEST and mos
worthless man in the world; still, h
knows how everything should be dom
he's always criticising busy, capabl
men. and saying they don't do thing
right.
/ Women think that. the very swelles
thing that can be provided for din
ner is tomato, with yellow stuff poure'
over it. But we have noticed that Will
guests say of the tomato with the vel
low stuff poured over it, How nice!
they seldom eat very much of 1t.
A certain market gardener neve
reaches Atchison before noon. an
seldom has a load more than once
. week. Still. it is a safe bet that h
: thinks he Is as good as the men VIII
: reach town every morning at o'clocl
I When a politician travels over tn
!, country in a special train, and make
speeches at all the towns throug
4 which he passes, think of the thol
j sands of men who neglect their wor
To hear him. Think of the grumblir
> employers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-14

A police judge some place suggested
not so long ago that the extraordin-
ariIy lengthy hat-pins worn by many
of the women should have their point
ed ends covered with corlxs. If all the
crusaders and reformers in the land
are not too busy insisting that honesty
is the best policy Con the part of the
other fellows1 one or more of them
could render a great service by agitat-
ing for the use of corks on the points
of hat pins. 1t was only the other day
that a man at Whippany. N. j.. los'
his right eye by an occidental encoun'
ter with one of these pins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-14
THE STORM.

thought the storm it's might had spent,
That deep as life though love had grown,
No more would sails he dashed anc rent,
The ship no more from harbor blown
look on thee, and strive in vain
To keep my course Ger calmer seas,
For the resistless hurricane
Breaks on the oceans mysteries
I cannot find or peace or rest
In storm or calm, by sun or star;
Driven on this visionary quest
1 fly beyond the harbor bar.
The eternal ocean stretcheth wide,
No chart have 1 in this mad race,
And yet the very storm may guide
Unto the glory of thy facet
Smart Set.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-14
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
IFrom the New York Press-1

The man who thinks he does the
marrying is easy game for any woman
who sets out for him.
The way a hero makes love on the
stage is cold b1ooded sanity to the way
any man writes a love letter off it.
There are more summer fools than
winter fools, only more of them are
outdoors where they can be seen.
The most wonderful thing about
how natural a young woman can be
is how different her naturalness al
ways is with different men.
If a man can be lucky enough to in
herit a house to live in, he can be
unfucky enough to Have the taxes and
repairs amount to more than the rent
he used to pay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-14

It's too bad in one way that Gov
ernor Patterson has withdrawn from
his candidacy as the Democratic NOM
inee for the governorship Of Tonnes
see The people of that state were
Just aching for a chance to turn him
down with a dull, sickening thud- His
pardoning of old man Cooper, convict
ed of being an accessory to the killing
Of ex-Unfted States Senator Carmack,
was the most fragrant and reprehen-
sible instance of executive impudence
that has ever come to light in these
United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-14

politan Psychicai society of New
York few days before his death. Any
medium who can get from the spirit
of Professor James the contents OF
this letter can win $1,000. Credulous
as most humans are 1t is not likely
that many of them believe the purse
will have to be divided among sew
eral claimants. or, as a matter OF TACT
turned over to any one of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-14
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
lFrom the Chicago News. ]

[F'rom the Chicago News.1
Be good or some one Will tell the
truth about you.
Many a bad husband at home is 3
good fellow" down town.
And many a woman can't see joke
who is married to one.
But the self-made man never neg
Iects to worship his creator.
Occasionally a man grasps an idea
that is difficult to let go of.
A man is seldom disappointed in love
until after he gets married.
If you are perfectly miserable your
enemies have no cause for complaint
Don't you wish you were half as i'm
portant as you think folks think you
are?
You can't convince the young man
who is in love that the object of his
affections will ever grow to look like
her mother.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-14

successful in such suits. any money
that he might get would scarcely re-
pay him for the indignities to which
he has been subjected.
Prosecuting and peace officers are
human and liable to make mistakes.
But in all cases where a serious crime
is laid at the door of any individual
they should use the utmost care that
they are right before they go ahead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-14

A real opportunity has finally pre-
scented itself for spiritualistic mediums
10 make good the claim Of their power
20 hold converse with departed souls
professor James. of Harvard. who was
a learned investigator in the realms
of the occult. died recently. Before
death he announced that after that
event occurred he would communicate
from the spirit land If possible; Since
his death several mediums have in
ststes that they have been in com
mrnieation with Professor James. the
nrosA'sor wrote letter to the Metro
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-14
KANSAS COMMENT


The Exchange Editor of the Gazette
goes through many newspapers IN liie
course of a week, his trusty snears ~
hand These papers come from al al
parts of the country and represent an
shades of political and religious con-
viction. If a man had time 10 Ieao
them all he would know more IMAM
the encyclopedia in year, lot Ainel
lean newspapers are a great eouca-
tional institution. It is surprising now
much first-class stuff is printed on
their editorial and local pages.
There is one curious thing tnat the
Exchange Editor has noticed a nun
dred times, and that is that the news
comes in waves. For instance, pa
per at Schenectady, N. Y, prlnts q
wife-beating story with an appropriate
heading in large type. Some IlIeo
Father of that town goes nome anu rs
annoyed by his wife's HOUSEKEEPING
arrangements, and 4rebukes ner Win
a chair, or breaks large platter over
her head. The exchange editor tnen
picks up a paper from town III
Pennsylvania and finds an exacIiy
similar story concerning Tlreo rain
| er of that place. And story OF the
same sort will loom up in nearly every
paper that comes to the office, for
perhaps two or three weeks.
| crooked cashier story came from
Abilene the other day, following marc
] upon the story of a similar story from
Ohio. The exchange editor Is ruily
| expecting to encounter a deluge OF
| such news during the next few weeks.
It is as sure to CONF as night is sure
\ to follow day. The why and where
| fore can't be explained, but the fact
is nevitable.-Emporia Gazette.
| STUNG.
1t is such a common thing for an
| American heiress to marry foreigner
and get the worst of the bargain thai
the unhappy termination of these al
fairs fails to excite a great deal OF IN
terest, much less does it arouse the
sympathy of the public any more.
1t is a rare thing for an American
millionaire to be "bested" in dea
of this kind by foreign woman, bu'
such has been the case with Rober
Winthrop Chanler, nephew of JONI
Jacob Aston, who recently married
CavaIieri, the noted singer. 1t seem
that Mr.. Chanler signed over to Cav
aleiri his entire fortune and. havint
secured this grip on his money, within
few months after the marriage sh'
sent for a young Russian noblema1
with whom she is in love and left he
J American husband.
The foolkiller, at least in connection
with the question of 1nternationa
' marriages, will apparently have plen
ty of business to transact in th1
country for a good many years t
p: come. And it will be noted furthe
l that it apparently makes no differ
{ ence whether an American heireSs o
! an American millionaire figures i
these affairs, the balance of trade re
e mains in favor of Europe
[ worth Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-14
FRON OTHER PENS
TILE TRACKLEss TRoLLEY.

Every year and almost as regularly
as the coming Of the Christmastinle,
appears a notice in the technical press
of some new type Of the trackless troll
ley. Scarcely a year in the past 15 has
gone by without the announcement Of
at least one variety, so that it has
come to be an annual feature, both
here and abroad. The idea has been
better accepted on the Continent than
in America, for their roads are superior
to ours; but beyond its use on short
runs, where the traffic is not heavy, 1t
does not appear to possess any special
advantage over the auto-bus system.
1t is well known fact that the
amount OF energy required per ton
mile is twice as great on a good road as
on rails, aid this. together with the
additional difficulties entailed by the
complicated overhead work necessf-
tated on lines where trackless trolleys
are used would seem to make the
prospects for this system rather poor.
The development now pushing the su-
tonobile bus to the fore, and the strong
possibility of this type ultimately sup
planting the present trolley system
may be taken to indicate that wheT
some one at last inyents really prac,
teal trolley without tracks 1t Will fin
its principal competitor in the auto ous
| and such a rivalry could only resui
disastrously for the trolley--Mancnes
| ter Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-14

A member of the interstate COM
rnerce commission predicts that it is
only a question of time when the rail-
road corporations will squeeze out the
express companies and assume the
business of these concerns, which are
gathering the cream of transportation.
There is little to prevent this now"
adds the Philadelphia Record, but
the strong interest of railroad presi-
dents and directors in the fat divi-
dends of the express comp MES"