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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15
THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRERs.

THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOREFSS.
One of the strong arms that is doing
yeoman's service in helping to make
the world a better place to live in, the
Kansas organization of Christian En-
deavorers, is now meeting in annual
convention in this city. Its numerous
delegates are thrice welcome to To-
peka, for they and the individual So
cieties they represent are engaged in
one of the most important works in the
world-the promotion of Christian
growth and usefulness among young
people.
That success Is attending the efforts
in this direction is best evidenced by
the marvellous growth which the So
ciety has enjoyed. 1t was started
twenty-nine years ago in a Congrega-
tiona1 church in Portland, Me, by the
pastor who organized society Of the
young people in his charge. So sue
cessful and so attractive was this pro-
ject that it was taken up by the young
people of other churches. These So
cieties soon began to band together,
and the organization they formed has
grown in less than thirty years time
to one of nearly 10000 societies, scat
tered all over the civilized world with
a membership that includes more than
1000 900 young people. If this organ
ization had not ben doing its work well
in remarkably fertile fields it never
would have attained any such proper
lions.
Be it remembered, too, that this is
only one of the organizations of young
people in the churches. There are sew
eral others including the large Epworth
League, the Kings Daughters, and the
brotherhood of st. Andrew. Then
every church whose young people are
not allied with any of these large So
cieties, has a young peoples organiza-
ton of their own. Nor do any of these
societies carry on rivalries one with
the other They work hand In hand
when the occasion presents itself.
The great activity among the young
people of the churches in organizing
themselves into societies for their
mutual advancement along Christian
lines shows that they are alive TO the
need of the times. They are the flower
of the growing generations The man
ner in which they are ordering their
lives and forming their characters Will
make them the leaders in the c1Vtnza-
ton OF the next SeIleIdllOA' AhoS eHSS
will be able to do their allotted tasks
in a most acceptable fashion almost
goes without saying. 1t is well within
the truth to assert that the future OF
civilization is secure in their hands
Not only are these societies helping
their members along to better and
higher things. They devote quite as
much attention to others, being en-
gagged in home and foreign missionary
work. And one of the strong features
of the Christian Endeavor organiza-
ton is its INSTRUMENTATION charac-
ter It's societies are part OF score
of different church denominations. This
makes for an ever-growing harmony
among the various Christian cults that
can only result in bringing them closer
together. And who can tell? Per-
haps. the great church universal will
be brought about eventually through
this mingling of the young people of al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15
ii UNOR or THE Day

bought his new sutomobiie he 0fRs has GSa
4OO-pound hog the other day.-chicago
News.
Mrs. Hoyle-They say your husband has
money to burn. Mrs. Doyle-Weil, he
must burn 1t nights; you can't get him
to make fire in the morning.-New York
Press.
who Is that chap" THAT is seltzer.
they say he is regular chaser."-Life.
The man could name all the state gov
errors, but not single league pitcher
but you are far from being assimilated
into American citizen as yet"-Pitts-
burg Post
Mr. Green-Now, I'm gong to tell Won
something Ethel. Do you know that last
nsn at y9ur pIrI Hone soI Von snter promised
for taking her away. Little Ethel-For-
give you, Mr.. Greeni OF course I will.
Why, that's what the party was for
Penny Pictorial.
Renewing Acquaintance.-"You know
that SO you lent me" Not now, In.
troduce me. "-Cleveland Leader.
MY publishers inform me that they
of my new novel" isn't 1t discouraess
ing?" ..Discouraging7 What do you
people with money to speDd."@GRhic sstIS
Record-Herald.
Did he object to his wife's getting into
prison?' mo. He only said II wasn't the
Jail where his mother used to go."-Har-
per's Bazaar.
what salary do you want?' "Oh, fifty
a week" 81 judge I'd better frame NV
question differently. What salary do Vol,
expect ?'-Pittsburg Post.
st think I'd rather be an honest man
than a rich man, these days" ssRnf
why?" Rich men have SO much, competi-
ton. cleveland Leader
Hub-A penny for your thoughts. dear.
Wifey-They will cost you a lot mora
handsome new suit and hat I've Orders
Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15
WHAT TAFT HAS DONE.

"The rank and file of the Republic
can party. almost with one accord ad-
NIT that Taft's administI alton so lar
has been a partial, if not quite
failure" remarks the Hutchinson Ca
zette in the fullness of it's wisdom.
Rut it does not continue on and
noint out in what respect the Taft adj
ADMINISTRATION has been a failure. 1t
rambles along in an effort to inquire
out the cause for the failure ana
thinks it finds an easy answer by say
ing: "The whole thing lies with the
president He it was who lacked
strength of character to Withstand the
entreaties and intimidations of the
wolves in sleeps clothing who came
swarming out of the ranks of his own
political organization.
All of this may sound pretty good
to Democrats who are opposed to Taft
on general principles and to few or
the Republican insurgents who are In
i'll humor because they are not per-
mitted to run the government in &C
cordance with their own whims But
the Hutchinson Gazette is going to
have a hard time in its endeavors to
fool the people that the Taft admin
istration has been failure or that
any small portion of membership of
the Republican party believe it to be
a failure. Honest-minded men know
differently and if President Taft keeps
I'M his present lick in accomplishing
things his four years administration
will be one of the most successful in
the history of the United States.
hi nvno1lpnf accom- nliSh-
ments so far is the enactment of the
tariff law with more schedules re-
yised downward in it than any other
tariff law which has ever been placed
on the statute books by the Republic
can party. This law is far from be-
ing perfect but it is a big step in the
right direction. Furthermore, the
president has a tariff commission
working under his. direction and has
secured an appropriation of $25O,OOO
from congress for its purpose. This
money is going to be used for sc1en-
tific investigation of the conditions in
cident to tariff making and when they
are concluded President Taft will be
ready for another revision downward
along equitable lines. And when that
time rolls around it will be the first
occasion in the history of the country
when reliable data have been at hand
for the making of tariff laws. If that
is not an accomplishment of moment
in the interests of tariff reform, one Of
the most important questions before
the people, what could be?
Mr.. Taft is also responsible for in
augurating a tax of one per cent on
the net incomes of corporations. This
gives to the federal government
larger measure of insight into the
workings of all the corporations OF
the country than it has ever enjoyed
before.
Under the presidents repeated urg-
ings congress is finally going to give
the people postal savings bank sys-
tenn 1t has just about prepared in
conference for final passage a series
of amendments. suggested in the main
by the president. for the further regu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

Billy Mason, who will be remember
ed for the theatrical stunts he per-
formed in the United States senate
when he was representing Illinois in
that body. has qualified his statement
that more than so per cent of the
United States senators have bought
their seats. He does not. mean to
convey the idea all of these senators
have purchased their seats outright
by buying the votes of legislators. He
says that money is spent to create
sentiment for or against candidate"
This qualification by Mr.. Mason takes
most of the sting out of his original
charge. It is to be presumed that in
United States senatorial campaign
the money used in legitimate expenses
by the candidates is spent for the
purpose of creating sentiment in their
favor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15
QUAKER MEDITATIoNs.

TFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
A woman lives in the past a man
in the future.
Even in charity one-half the world
DOESN'T know how the other half gives.
even the man who carries the NOD
NAV be the architect Of his own for
tune.
Our bad qualities are the ones that
are hereditary. Our good ones are al
ways our very own.
The people who consider 1t unlucky
to begin anything on Friday are usual
lv so lazy that they prefer to put 1t on
till Saturday.
Tn union there is strength, but a
man never realizes it till he forms a
mai rirnonial alliance with strong
minded woman.
..Sweet are the uses of adversely,
Quoted the Wise Guy. You can have
mine said the Simple Mug. Il don't
care for sweets"
Muggins-"What part of the Bible Is
it where Solomon says all men are
1iars?' Buggins-''I imagine it must be
something he wrote after coming nome
from a fishing trip.
"There is only one thing worse than
reading poetry" said the practical
romantic young woman. Writing it,
snarled the practical young man.
Rlol,bs-"S cribbler has written a most
exhaustive magazine article on the in
trinsic value of commodities as COM
pared with their market value" Slobbs
-"Well, he's pretty well equipped TO
write such an article. He can't even
Inv a collar button without getting
stuck"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15
JOURNAL ENTRIES

1t is just about as hard to pick the
loser in any contest as it is to pick the
winner. -
The more distant a relative is the
more popular is he likely to be with his
kin.
4
AS a matter of fact the great, great
majority Of people never brag about
their ancestors.
X X
Another strange thing is that most
Of the dyed-in-the-wool pessimtsts are
pretty well fixed financially.
- < \
It's especially difficult to argue with
a woman because she'll seldom give
you a chance to present even part of
your case without interrupting you so
often that you get all mixed up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe.1

If you can laugh yourself out of
your own folly and meanness, you are
lucky.
Little people are like little automo-
biles: they make more noise than big
ones.
If you make a conspicuous success
of your business, you will not have
much time for side issues.
French duels are now so much of
a joke that real ones may be seen in
moving pictures, for five cents.
When a sick man isn't doing very
we'll, the doctor says he didn't take
the medicine according to directions.
A Fine Old Southern Family is the
family of any Southerner who hap
pens to come north long enough to
tell about his kin.
There is a lot of nonsense in this
Live Wire talk. Don't become more
enthusiastic or enterprising than COM
mon sense warrants.
Do you like to hear your friends
praised as much as you enjoy hearing
yourself praised? You wretch, you
don't, and you know 1t.
Teddy Roosevelt's pictures appear
in the American newspapers as regu-
larly as Ebert Hubbard's picture ap-
pears in his own publications.
Our idea of nothing to laugh at is
III
funny written in better English.
Which includes, we may add, most
of the dialect stories.
The man who lights cigar with a
five dollar bill, has often been laughed
at as a fool. Money spent in night
of drinking would be better spent in
lighting a cigar. Most extravaganza
is too edged.
We hate the drunkard who is jovial
30 -1Ia ., 1a4,% LEI
detest the man who becomes sour
when he is drunk, and looks as though
you held his nose. and made him
drink a lot of whisky he didn't want.
Some people you are associated
with will have their own way in every
thing, or quarrel all the time. There
fore you must either give in to them.
or kill them. And since you can't kill
them, the only thing to do is to get
away from them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

Colonel Roosevelt will probably not
be overly pleased with the arrange
nents which have been made by the
New York city authorities to assign
no less than 5000 policemen to the
Job of seeing that nothing happens to
him during the homecoming festivl-
ties which have been arranged in his
honor. Be it known, that Colonel
Roosevelt always feels capable of TAX
ing care of himself on any and all
occasions and under each and every
circumstance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15
KANSAS COMMENT

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE STRIKES
3 A new play, called "Strife," is at
tracing attention. 1t is pitiless ssa-
tire on human nature. The story of
the play relates to a strike in a great
mill. The president of the mill COM
pany and the labor leader directing
the strike are the heroes of the play.
There is much in the play of hunger
for the families of the workmen; much
of the humiliation for the labor lead
er and the president Of the mill COM
pany.
No one succeeds in the end; all con-
cerned in the strike lose. A new presi-
dent is elected to manage the mill
company. because the old one failed
to win the strike, and a new leader is
elected by the strikers because the
strike failed
And that's the real truth of strikes;
everyone concerned loses. and is hui
INFLATED and beaten. That's the truth
about every quarrel; everyone con-
cerned loses, and is Inundated and
beaten.
There is nothing on the face of the
earth so foolish as a quarrel, except
theft. A quarrel is worse than false
hood; you are punished for falsehood,
but not so much as you are punished
for quarrel that might have been
avoided.-Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

Jim Ham Lewis, former congress
man from Washington, recently deliv-
cred a rather savage attack on Editor
BRYAN and Editor Roosevelt, both of
whom he described as being respon-
sible for a movement which is going
to lead to disruption of parties into
bands flying the flags of their own
special interests. Among other things
Jim Ham is famous for rather re-
narkable collection of hirsute appen-
dages which are attached to his cheeks
and chin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
Iron the New York Press.1

A woman can believe any good of
a man who asks her for lock of her
hair to be his talisman.
If only one in a hundred deserved it
II would be better for men to have
faith in all women than in none.
If everybody wanted to do some
body else's way thered be just as
much trouble as there is now, with
everybody wanting to do his own way.
A man who stays out till in the
morning and has to be at his business
by never has any doubt it's his
wife,s fault he didn't get enough sleep.
After a man has been married few
wears nothing seems so exaggerated
as the love letters he wrote before his
wedding, except the checks he always
was writing after 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State journal
away during the summer may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
to any address at the rate OF ten cents
a week or thirty cents a month Thy
mail onIy.) Address changed as often
as desired. While out of town the
State journal will be to you like a
daily letter from home.
Advance payment is requested on
these short time subscriptions, to save
bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

Although the weather has been nice
and warm for the past few days 1t
is not near to being normal with the
weather which usually prevails at this
time of year. But everybody will be
better pleased, probably, if 1t does
not get as hot as it usually does.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

finally been reached in the political
arena in this state. Both Governor
Stubs and his followers and Mr..
Wagstaff and his admirers, express
themselves as being perfectly satisfied
with the way the land lies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

Some boys in Jersey City have CIV
en- up profane swearing because they
want to be policemen when they grow
up. This is an instance where poor
excuse is better than none
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

Colonel Roosevelt ought to join the
Holy Rollers" and acquire the gift
of tongues" Then the next time he
crosses the Atlantic he can make
speeches to each variety of immigrants
on board the ship in the languages to
which they are accustomed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15
FRON OTHER PENS
MAKING EDUCATION MORE PRAC-
TICAI.

There is pending in congress a bill
er, and the homenlaker which proposes
that the nation and the respective
states shall cooperate in secondary in
dustrial education as freely and profit
ably as they have done for many years
in the state agricultural and mechan-
ical colleges. This proposed law is
based on the experience gained under
the law of 1862, establishing the land
grant colleges. 1t is designed event
ually to carry industrial education
down through the public secondary
school, that the states may place the
elements of agriculture, manual train
ing, and domestic economy in all the
public schools of both the country AMI
the town.
This measure proposes to allot an
nually from the national treasury 20
each state for secondary schools about
10 cents for each person enumerated at
the census. Practically speaking, this
bill will add instruction in the manual
arts and home making to the high
SIS, 900 900 annually to that purpose. It
will cause to be established over 300
agricultural high schools, in addition
to the nearly so opened recently, but
for the most part poorly supplied with
funds, and will devote about 100000
to this purpose. 1t will supply to nor
NAL schools $1,000, 900 annually to pre-
pare teachers to give instruction in
practical subjects in rural and town
Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

Congressman Phil Campbell may
we'll be proud of the fact that he was
responsible for pushing the law
through congress which gives the gov
eminent an opportunity to put the
bucket-shops out of business. This is
one of the greatest pieces of real re-
form legislation that has been passed
l,x, conRresg in years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

Colantha Fourth Johanna has lost
her record of being the best mi1ch
COW in the world. Being forced to lug
around that name with her must have
had lot to do with her decline as a
milk producer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

Aeroplane records for height and
distance flights are scarcely set down
these days before it is time to sub
stitute other and greater ones for
them. A new King of the Air is COM
ing to the front every other day or so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

One chemist has the nerve to report,
in connection with that bleached flour
case that the nitrites used in bleaching,
change the hemiglobins into met-hemi-
globins. This is indeed serious. We
have no idea what these hemi things
are, but when a scientific person
springs word like that. it is time to
view with alarm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

Equador's army is now in worse
straits than If it had engaged in NOR
tai combat with the forces of Peru.
Yellow fever had tackled it with a
heavy hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

Apparently Governor Haskell of Ok
lahoma carries the capital of that
state around in the lining of his hat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15
A CREATIVE SENATOR.

Governor Broward has been chosen
by the primaries as senator from
Florida, a very unusual event, consid-
ering that the present incumbent has
made a good record. The reason is not
far to seek. Governor Broward is a
creative man, whereas most of the
southern statesmen are academic.
A few years ago Governor BroWard
proposed that the state drain the
Okechobee lands, which are the finest
quality for small fruits and vegetables.
This seemed like communism or so
cialisn to many, and he succeeded only
after great difficulties. Now he has
turned worthless swamp lands into SOIL
worth $500 an acre and the state Will
soon get rich out of its energetic en-
terprise.
This is the type of man needed IN the
south. The average statesman OF ina.
section is so haunted by the ghost or
the Confederacy and the ghost or negro
domination that he has no chance 70
make two blades of grass or corn. or
cotton. grow where there was only one.
If every southern state had a few sucn
men as Broward there would De a re-
vival of industry in that section wmc1
would wipe out all fear of ghosts ana
would relegate sentiment to It's own
sphere. -Philadelpfia Inquirer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

Old Doc Munyon retained his COM
posture while his newest wife slapped
his face in public. We may now look
for a change in the advertising mat
ter, and an intimation that his re-
markable composure was the result OF
taking his own medicine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

1t may be impertinent to ask, but
we have a curiosity to know: While
on his western trip did Governor
Stubs meet the gentleman who won
his six-shooter and suspenders at cat
tleman's picnic 20 years ago?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

If you have nothing else to do, you
might try to figure out the connection
between a toy balloon and q circus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

Just about the time some enthusiast
reports that Wagstaff can't carry INDIE
pendence, along comes some other en-
thusiast and reports that Stubs will
not get half a dozen votes in Wind
Hill. Twas ever thus-except a little
fewer In spots.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

Brodie Duke Is 81. and his fourth
bride is %. Now some jay will re-
vive that old mathematic joke they
used when Cleveland was married.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15
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This is poor weather for q strike
among the overcoat makers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

ment in that line. =.
A Milwaukee lady killed her 14-year
old son with a brick. In this connec-
ton it may be stated that many sons
of that age need killing. but it is con-
sidered a faux pas on the part OF the
mother to attend to the matter in per-
son.
The K. U. quartette which paused in
Topeka long enough to become soused
and secure an introduction to the chief
of police, got away without getting
their names in the paper or their sa-
cred persons behind the bars. This is
accounted for in this manner: although
the boys were foolish, they had sense
enough to refrain from yelling that
"rock-chalk'' thing
Tag day has been put off for a week.
Very frequently we come across some
excuse for being thankful
Wireless reports that Roosevelt is
lecturing the emigrants en- his ship
He should find an enthusiastic audi
ence. Most emigrants agree with him
in his favorite fad-anti-race suicide.
If all the charges against Governor
Haskell had been proven, Guthrie
might have felt less grief over his de-
parture.
Five thousand cops will take part in
the Roosevelt parade in New York. 1t
is kind of the police to make arrange
ments for the protection of the inno-
cent bystanders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15

SHORTER AND UGLIER.
Now comes the gladstone season when
The truthful man will go astray
And tell whopper now and then
About the fish that got away.