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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News.J

TFrom the Chicago News.1
circumstances and lawyers alter cases.
And women, generally speaking, are
good takers.
1t takes a woman to find an excuse
when there isn't any.
There is no gilt-edged reference that can
beat an obese bank balance.
Anyway, the unwritten law seems to
have lot written about it.
Nearly every gift that is made has some
sort of a string tied to it.
Brag about a girl to her female friends
if you would discover her faults.
The time you can depend upon a woman
is when you are sick or in trouble
An iconoclast is a man who knocks our
pet theories into the middle of next week
When the doctor tells a man to diet
the patient proceeds to refuse all the
things he dislikes.
When a man retires from political
office it is usually with the assistance of
his constituents.
After spending a lot of time in getting
what we want, most of us spend a LOT
more in trying to get rid of it.
A scientist tells us that a woman,s mind
is apt to give away sooner than a mans.
Constant changing naturally wears any.
thing out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07
FRON O7EER PENS
RECOGNIZING PORTUGAL.


England's proposal that the various
powers act simultaneously in recognize
ing the new provisional government Of
Portugal is timely and probably will be
accepted. 1t implies a suggestion for
early recognition, too, and this also
seems to meet with general approval.
While precipitate action at such a
time would be most unfortunate, it is
nevertheless necessary to establish re-
lations with the republic, provisional
though they may be, as soon as the
circumstances of the situation Will
warrant. Every nation has something
at stake in a condition such as now ex-
lists. It would be safe neither to COM
merciaI nor political interests to delay
recognition very long At present We
have no diplomatic relations with
Portugal, since the government with
which we were in communication has
been overthrown. The republicans
there, to be sure, may not hold their
power, but until they are superseded
they form a. national authority and if
during the period of their control this
or any other country had relations with
Portugal that called into question any
of the rights of international inter
course it would find itself at a disad-
vantage to be out of touch diplomati-
caIly with the ruling powers.-Omaha
Bee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07
And That Ended IT.

John Hays Hammond. at dinner in
Lenox, talked about captains of in
duStry
"Of course. to a certain extent, they
must be cruel" he said. "They must
discharge incompetents, refuse to en-
ploy needy friends if these friends be-
long to the incompetent class. But
then
Mr. Hammond smiled.
"They don't have to repulse their
friends point blank" he said. ''They
can forestan what is coming. Like the
pretty girl, you know.
"a caller said to this pretty girl:
"'My purpose in calling tonight,
dear Miss Smith, or Mary, rather-for
1 may call you Mary, may I not?'
"'Oh, yes the young girl answered
calmly. Yes, certainly. All papa's
elderly friends call me Mary
"And there, of course the matter
ended. st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07
LOWERING LIvING's COST.

The November American Magazine
reprints a letter in its department of
THE Pilgrims Scrip" which was sent
to the Massachusetts Cost of Living
commission. 1t goes as follows:
1T seems to me that the elimination
of waste is nearly impossible in house
holds where there are numerous serV-
ants; at least, 1 have found is SO, with
only one, and the waste rises in geo
metrical progression with the number
employed. l have now been doing my
own cooking for nearly year, and 1
feed my family twice as we'll on about
two-thirds the cost. A large part Of
the saving comes in the economical
use of meat. I make a delicious dinner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

A number of bloodthirsty Texans ap-
pear to have paved the way for getting
themselves into serious trouble. They
burned at a stake the other day a Mex
lean whom they believed to be the per-
petrator of murder, The Mexican gov
eminent viii probably take the mat
ter up and see that something is done
about it. AS long as Texans of this
sort confine their operations of this
kind to negroes, they are reasonably
safe from interference. There doesn't
appear to be anybody or anything to
look after the interests of negroes and
see that they get their legal rights es-
peciaIly in Texas and other southern
states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07
Looking After the Eggs.

Lady Betty, who is 4 years old, and
never misses a trick. was taken the
other evening to a restaurant for her
supper, and with all the Importance
and sprightly dignity of her years,
calmly ordered poached eggs on toast
While the little family group was
awaiting it's service, the 'kiddie"
amused herself by looking out of the
window, pressing against a screen to
get a closer view of something below.
She was warned by her mother that
the screen might give way and let her
fall to the sidewalk, perhaps injuring
her terribly She drew away, thought
minute, and then said naively,
''Would I fall if the screen went out ~
you certainly would" was her moth
er's reply. "And would I get awful
hurted % VERY likely" "Then what
would the man do with the eggs -
philadelphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Among the rare things is a real good
excuse.
The expense of fast automob iling
can not be reckoned until the court
fixes the fine.
Considerable is said about the ring
ing of wedding bells, but who ever
heard any?
Maybe prices are high so as to be in
harmony with the general "uplift"
movement which is to the front these
days.
And while women are held to be re-
sponSible for much of the trouble in
the world, it is also a fact that you
seldom, if ever, see a picture of man.
angel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07
HUMOR or THE DAY

1.-THE course of true love doesn't always
run smooth" sighed the young widow
That's right" rejoined the old bachelor
Sometimes 1T ends in marriage."-Chi
cago Daily News.
"Dibbs is an up-to-date person" why
owe Observation-Disclosures Age-Her-
aid.
She-Wel1. I hope you are going to write
a letter to the man who insulted you He
Gan actor)-What make him a present of
my autograph? Not much.-Pele Mele.
British Educational System.-Mother-
Amt you goin to wash up them tea
things, Mariaranne, before you go out?
Daughter-No, amt, I'm late enough for
Mothers clip class, as it is.-London
Opinion.
sleep last night, Henry? Mr.. Henpeck-I
beg your pardon. my dear, for having in
terrupted you.-Exchange-
What's the use!-Nervous Passenger
during fog)-But surely you're not leav-
ing the bridge, are you. officer? Officer
no good stopping up there; you can't see
anything.-Punch.
A Nasty One-''My husband has had
only one bad stroke of luck all his Hfe'
''Well, why didn't he get a divorce?''-
Fliegende Blaetter.
Mrs. Dyer-Have you had any expert
ence in taking care Of ,children?
opi1 WORKED for tSe best
Puck PUG oN'S "'AsD -Of '"' '''' AA'4eS'-
THAT horse of yours looks terribly run
down" yes" replied Uncle ST Simlin.
why do you keep him7'' well. it's a
kind of comfort to have him around. As
long as I've got him feel feel that there amt
boss trade. Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

sit is needles to state, in this con-
nection, that this same Caligula is re-
sponsible for the inane expression,
rolling in wealth. Cash was his
hobby, and he worked it to the limit.
1t was his delight to shovel gold coin
from the roof of his residence until
every beggar in town was so blamed
rich he wouldn't work for wages. A
few gents who favored conservation of
coin, got together and talked it over.
They decided that the best thing to
do was to put Caligula out of the cash
busineSs-AND THEY DID!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

So the st. Louis & San Francisco
Railway company more Familiarity
known as the Frisco is about to make
connections which will give it entry into
the City Of Mexico. This is quite 4
distance, by the way, from the Golden
Gate. the original objective point of
this road. But getting into Mexico will
show that the Frisco" is progressing
in the right direction. For many years
now, it has been one of the few rail-
roads in the country which started from
no place in particular and arrived at
no particular place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

A dispatch from Leavenworth, telling
of the possibility Of the purchase of a
moving picture machine by the federal
and state penitentiaries, says that pic
ture shows are exceedingly popular with
the inmates of these institutions. And
why shouldn't they be? Picture shows
sre popular with the poor plugs in the
outside world who have to give up a
nickel each to see them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
[From tha New YORK Press.l

EFrom the New York Press.l
Good nature stands sleep better than
any other test.
Nobody has yet reformed politics; poll
tics has deformed most of those who
tried.
People want new-fangled theories when
they are well; when they are sick, the old
gospel.
II takes so long to save a fortune the
heirs are crazy to show how soon it can
be spent.
Even a man who thinks he wants to die
will put up a big fight against anybody
who offers to help him do 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

It has been very thoughtful Of Presi-
dent Taft to delay issuing his Thanks
giving proclamation until the eve of
election. 1t is customary for the govern
nors Of the states to follow i'm
mediately the lead of the pres
1dent in this particular. And,
perhaps, a few of the governors,
who are running for reelection, will
not have SO much to be thankful for
after the votes have been counted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

Not only as a baseball center but also
in other ways does Philadelphia APP
pear to be waking up. Men who sell
bad eggs there are sent to Jail for
terms of three months. Punishment for
such fellows would be more complete If
they could only be made to eat some
of the eggs they sell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

Don't overlook the state fair bonds
ballot when you go to vote tomorrow.
1t will be separate from the regular
election ballot, and small in size in
comparison. But it really means more
to Shawnee county and Topeka than
any other question which is to be decid-
ed at the polls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

When it comes to matrimonial
monkeyshines various members of the
Gould family lead all the rest. Frank
Gould has just taken unto himself a
second wife through the medium of an
Anticipated Scotch ceremony, merely
declarations on the part of the prin-
cipals before witnesses that they are
wed. And at that. many of the matri-
monial bonds in the millionaire set
might just as we'll be tied as loosely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

Since the famous North Pole contro-
versy every unusual record made has
become the subject for dispute. And so
there is nothing so very strange that
an argument is now on, and one that
has assumed an international character,
concerning the distance Travelled by
Post and Hawley in the balloon. Ameri-
90 TT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

They are questioning the mental
makeup of the Texan who thanks jury
most effusively for sending him to
prison for life. But maybe the inmates
in the Texas pen are shown as good a
time as are those who get behind the
bars of the Kansas lookup.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

If the voting tomorrow is not any
nvelier in Kansas than has been the
campaign which ends tonight, a record
vote for smaIlness will be polled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

After having been in obscurity where
she belongs for some time, Mrs. Kath-
crime Clemmons Gould breaks into the
Hmelight again with the announcement
that three different attempts have been
made of late to poison her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

The LIMOGES in this country who are
always demanding that the size of the
navy be increased, certainly convey the
idea that the United States has not
nearly enough men of war. to protect
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

Assuredly are the bandits of Ken
tuck a fearless lot. They make their
nightly rounds on motorcycles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07
THE PATIENT TO THE DoCroRs.

Name me no names for my disease
With uninforming breath;
I tell you I am none of these,
But homesick unto death.
Homesick for hills that 1 had known,
For brooks that 1 had crossed,
Before I met this flesh and bone
And followed and was lost.
Perhaps 1t broke my heart at last,
But name no name of ills;
Say only, Here is where he passed
Seeking again those hills
-Witter Bynner, in Century Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

They had dry" parade five miles
long in Kansas City last week. In fact
the parade was so dry, Git is said,) that
about two divisions thereof dropped
out to take something for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

The country editor. who sets up and
reads proof on his own paragraphs, is
the real autocrat of the newspaper
business Two editors and a proof
reader keep strict watch on this col
umn for fear we might try to slip
over a live one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

Hon. Dolley is no piker. His gem
crosby is truly commendable. Last
week he allowed Mr.. Hodges to carry
four counties. Repenting of his rash
act. he interviewed himself the next
day and cut the contribution down to
three. But just to show that he is a
real sport. he closed the week by con-
ceeding Mr.. Hodges about a dozen
counties
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07
KANSAS COMNENT
THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG.

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG.
In the average town there are scores
of young men and boys but when you
try to lay your hands on one that has
an ambition to stand at the head OF
something worth while, they are Nigh
ty hard to find. The young fellow who
is afraid of hard job or flies up
when he has to do the dirty work"
around an establishment had just as
well quit before he commences. Nine
out of ten look at nothing but the
salary and expect two dollars before
with ambitions can't be kept down.
They don't consider the item of salary
until they are worth something and
then there are opportunities on every
hand. The one who tackles, job with
determination and sticks to it day af-
ter day, mastering every detail as he
goes, will soon be in demand and the
question of salary will be of the least
consequence. To get position of re-
sponsibilitv requires long years of I'M
ceasing toll. 1t takes self control and
sacrifice but it pays and pays big to
silently and unmurmuringly pursue
desired end, year in and year out, until
something is accomplished.-Fow
Gazette.
INCONSISTENCIES OF PEOPLE.
Keep it out of the paper" is the
cry which the local newspaper pub
Usher daily hears. To oblige often
costs considerable, though the party
who makes the request thinks the
granting scarcely worth saying thank
you" for. A newspaper is a peculiar
thing in the public's eye. The news
gatherer Is stormed at because he gets
hold of one item and is abused be-
cause he does not get another. Young
men, and often young women, as well
as older persons, perform acts which
become legitimate items for pubfica-
ton and then rush to the newspaper
office and beg the editor not to notice
their escapades. The next day they con-
denim the same paper for not having
published another party doing the
getting apparently their late visit to
the printing office.-Newkirk Repub-
lican News Journal.
IT'S UP TO YOU.
Young men, you are the architects
of your own fortunes. Rely upon your
own strength of body and soul. Take
for your star, self-reHance. Don't take
too much advice-keep at your helm
and steer your own ship, and remem-
Der that the great art of commanding
| is to take a fair share of the work.
sumo your own position. Put potatoes
| in a cart over a rough road and the
small ones will go to the bottom Rise
above the envious and jealous. Fire
above the mark you intend to hit. En-
ergy, invincible determination, with a
right motive. are the levers that move
the world.-Lindsbur~ Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

The police reporter exposed par
eel of those "all tobacco" pills which
are sold exclusively in anti-cigarette
Kansas. Sergeant Dan Garden, the
Terrible Tarrier looked down on the
display and observed: "Phwat have We
theer? Cigaroot-ses? I believe 1 will
thry thin. How NANNY av thin do
We taake at a do-ose ?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

The State Journal Is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report Of that great news or
ganization for the exclusive afternoon
Solicitation ia Topeka.
The news is received in The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07
GOOD ROAD REFERENDUM.

The referendum is coming increasingly
into vogue. Quite a number of states
will vote next month both for public
officers and on some proposed meas
ures of public policy. In one state,
Louisiana, the people will cast vote
either for a tax for public roads or
against a tax for public roads"
Without special tax it seems that
there will be no improved public roads,
so that it is fairly up to the people of
Louisiana to decide whether they will
or will not have improved roads.
A tax is always Objectionable, and
the disposition of men is to oppose it.
But states which improve their roads
are going right ahead of those who do
not. The real estate increases in value
because more can be got out of it.
mud road is itself a tax. It obliges
the farmer to use more horses, draw
smaller loads and lose more time in
going to and from market A tax that
will secure for the farmer roads as
disable in winter and spring as IN
summer will enable horses to draw
double loads and more with them at
good speed, will save that farmer
money and contribute to his prosperity.
The payment of such a tax ought to
be made cheerfully, for it is a good in
vestment.- Philadelphia Press.
=
HAPPY THOUGH MARRIED.
United States with a legitimate griev-
ance can get divorce proves that the
great majority who stay married are
happy" says the editor of the Ameri-
can Suffragette. Her doctrine appears
| TO be sound.
Those cynics who constantly harp
upon the laxness of married ties, and
condemn American women as spend
thrift and lazy, are more familiar with
| the inside of the lobster palaces than
! with the inside of the average Ameri-
can home. Big cities, it is true, have
| q tendency to destroy home life, and
do not offer the best opportunity for
| bringing up children, either from the
moral or the physical standpoint. But
the fat-house holds just as large per-
| centage of happy homes as can be
found among jewellers in towns, viii
| lagos or open country
! The human brain Graves a certain
| amount of amusement, but 1t is the oc-
casional, adm OF the average, woman
that loves the bright lights and the
crash of music better than her own
| home.
| Half the divorces are due to hasty
| and ilI-considered action, with no cause
| that period of reflection and calm con-
sideration would not find trivial Ere
quently, mistaken pride and the advice
| of foolish friends are to blame for fan
ming some petty disagreement into a
| home destroying blaze.-Chicag Jour-
I nal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

The latest dispatches on the subject
seem to indicate that DR.. Crippen cant
come back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

Up in Iowa they have reversed the
Kansas mode of procedure to an
alarming extent. Instead of fining and
failing the booze seller, they save that
treatment for the ''spotter," who man
ufactures the evidence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

President Schurmann says that
RooseveltG methods spell Caesarism.
He should remember that Mr.. Roose-
welt is a reformed speller, and that his
methods could spell nothing more that
Seezerism, at the worst.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

Incidentally, we forgot to ask J..E. H
how he found our other lady friend,
Louise lana?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07
Lovely Character-Lesson xvIII.

Lovely Characters-Lesson XVIII.
CALIGULA.
Caligula of Rome, it was, who took the
bath of gold.'
He filled his bath-tub full of coin, and
in the same he rolled.%
And as he splashed within the cash
he giggled, "Ain't ii rich?
(But tainted money in the bunch gave
Cal the Roman itch.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

1.-THE course of true love doesn't always
run smooth" sighed the, young widow.
That's right, rejoined the old bachelor.
Sometimes it ends in marriage. Chi
cago Daily News.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-11-03

The collections had been sii'.?'ss" ana
The disbursements s4co.g1i-A' Of which siss-
90 was surplus turned Into the STATE
treasury. and s45,37424 was warrants paid
presumably for the expenses OF operating
the department What has become OF the
other 100000 does not yet appear.
one Of the smaller funds is the gaughe
fund. for which $17.o57.26 have been col
Iected. and from which warrants pa'd
shows an expenditure of f1o.259.B. What
these warrants were does not appear nut
II seems likely that they were for extras
or salaries OF additional clerks.
The Game cash fund shows COLLECTIONS
OF 81, sss.as. and disbursements OF Sl,'oi.-
ga pretty good fit, which will probably
be perfect by the end of the fiscal year
Another remarkable fit Is In the Factory
inspection fund, which shows collections
of S16OI5.50 and disbursements OF $io'V-o.4i'
If Brake does no. get rid OF that tewnty
dollar surplus by Dec. /. he Is not the
genius he Is cracked up to be.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-11-03

that: but it is an indication at least
that the people want to hear the Re-
publican side.
Saturday night the candidates were
at Grand Junction, and received u
hearty welcome from the townsnIen
OF Ben Griffith Monday night will be
spent at Montrose, then Ouray, Tellu-
ride and Durango viii be visited and
finally Alamosa.
The Democratic Golden special
was abandoned, and the candidates
have since been travelling on ordinary
trains What the reason is has NOT
been officially announced; but ii is
probable that the meager attendance
at the meetings had something TO do
with it. The candidates were greatly
disappointed. and especially after the
Republican candidates started out and
got twice as many listeners every.
where.
The absence OF the candidates In the
southwest has caused no abatement in
the number of meetings elsewhere,
Congressman McKinlay OF California
has had splendid meetings for a week
past in the eastern and northern por-
ton OF the state, In Denver ward
meetings and parlor meetings are held
nearly every ward is well organized
for work ON election day They win
be in Durango Thursday.