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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23
PRIMARY LAW AND IT'S RESULTS.

Looking back on the results of the
balloting for candidates, throughout
the country this year, 1t is not sur
prising that the "old guard in New
York is fighting desperately against
the passage of a primary election law
in that state. Many old timers have
been forced to relinquish their hold
on public office, where it would have
been next to impossible to dislodge
them under the old delegate system.
In a number of states the people
have decided that if they want a thing
done right they must do it themselves
and not turn over the job to a few
men elected to represent them in a
convention.
With the change has come the in
evitable breaking down of party lines.
Party leaders find increasing diff
ficulty in controlling the electors
through political organizations or po-
litical machines.
The Populist movement twenty
years ago was the beginning of the
breaking up of the fierce and bitter
partisanship which the country wit
messed during and after the Civil war.
That movement weakened the Re-
publican party in its strongholds of
the west and disorganized the Demo-
cratic party in it's solid southern states.
The second Cleveland administra-
ton split the Democratic party in
1895 and resulted in possibly half a
million of Gold Democratic voters
marching into the Republican camp,
carrying with them their antitariff
doctrines to inoculate their new asso-
ciates.
The year 1895 brought men long
adversaries into the same camp, and
that year sowed the seed that has
almost destroyed partisanship in the
United States.
It has become impossible for the
candidates of either party to make
any calculations based on prior cleo
tions.
The only thing that can be now ac-
cepted as correct is that the voters
are sponging out all old election sta
tistics and marking down surprising
changes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23
REFLECTIONS OF BACHELOR

[From the New York Press.1
The longest lectures are +bosa ,-,,,
get instead of giving them. 'O~
A woman can detect when her neigh
Dor wears false hair, even though It's
real. ~
A mans consolation for all his fail
able.
The hen lays the egg, but the roostsr
struts all over the farm and brass
about it LASS
The one thing that has no expression
is photograph, and that's why a wo-
man can see so much in hers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23
RUNOR OF THE DAY

He-It was Wordsworth. I believe. who
said, The child is father of the man"
She-Yes. Wasn't he silly?-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
EN- II q, dom, MT, know about taking young BIZ
That's just it. There's a risk In taking
promising young man into paying en-
terprise. baltimore American.
Motorist-Going to have big year in
Yep, grand peace celebration. This is the
first year since 1872 that we haven't had
old-home week or knights of Ceres con-
Vent1on!-Puck.
What's his profession? Brown-He's a
social botanist- Jones--And what is that,
pray? Brown-Oh, we invite him especial
" to give attention to our wallfIoversI-
Illustrated Bits.
and the others fast. Young Lawyer-Yes,
| start work by the slow one and stop by
the other.-Life-
Wife-Mother says she refuses TO pay
US visit t5 unless we let her pay her board
thing.-Cleveland Leader.
Little Willie-what is lawyer, pa? Pa
two other men to strip for a fight ana
then runs off with their clothesSChicaeo
News.
NJ le Baron-Mme- is going out in tha
car, Joseph Be careful to blow the tires
up well. Chauneur-M. lie Baron NAV he
assured that I shall blow them IN as n ~
were NJ lie Baron himself-Sourire
Employer-Come here, young man T
understand you've been gambling in r,,h
Der shares. Clerk-Yes, sir / Ynada eI9o
last week Employer-Great Scott ~
you know anything else2-London 0ninioy
when are you going on your vacat5ov -,
I don't know. I've got to wait until ~ a
neighbors get through using nv suit cass =
Detroit Free Press. cast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

Being out of the jurisdiction of DR..
Crumbine. Miss Helen Gould was en-
abled recently to furnish pink lemon
ade to 400 children. The occasion was
q real circus which she provided for
their entertainment, with ice cream,
toy balloons and peanuts on the side.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

The friRhtfuI wreck on an inter
urban trolley line in Indiana Wednes-
day by which AZ persons lost their
lives again emphasizes the necessity
for some better system Of operating
railroads. This particular accident
might have been averted by a double
track. America could learn something
from European countries, or even from
Mexico on the conservation of human
life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

When I get foot loose from public
office intend to devote a part of my
time to giving to the American people
some idea OF the purity of the lives of
my traducers,' said Secretary of the
Interior Richard A. Ballinger, at Dem
yer this week. Many people are more
interested in the first part of this an
nouncement than in the last.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23
Apropos advertisements: Advertiser,

Apropos advertisements: Advertising
brand of medicinal whisky we OBJ
serve the picture of an aged gent in a
high hat. Under the picture is the
line: Mr.. A. H. Jordan, wearing the
hat he wore when married 81 years
ago" This may be a good ad for the
booze in question, but it might occur
to some that the old gent wore that
hat 81 years because he couldn't spare
the price of new one after purchasing
his regular allowance of said booze.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

After Ave months of idleness, miners
in the coal fields OF the southwest have
returned to work on much better terms
than they were subjected to before the
strike. It would save much in money
and annoyance to both sides in labor
controversies If employers and en-
ployees could decide promptly what
they will do, and stop bluff1ng.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

The Democrats are expecting to Sc
cure control of the next national
house. but they should not rely too
much upon platform promises to cap
ture the votes. Many voters yet re-
member the pledges Of 1892. broken
the following year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

The Dearmarias are on the JOB again
AS the English language is becoming
a little stale, it is to be hoped that
their outbreak will result in choice
collection of new and startling express
sions to take the place of the antique
shorter and uglier," "moliycooole'
Strenuous life,'' etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

Governor-EIect Plaisted of Maine
says he lost about 5000 votes that
rightfully belonged to him, owing to
Names peculiar ballot law. What
does the man want?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

The old time PoDulist sees a bounti-
full yield of fruit from the seed that
he planted years ago. although another
is in possession of the orchard. Arizona
will enter the Union with the initiative
and referendum in full operation. This
adds her to a rapidly growing list of
states which includes Oregon, Okla
homa, Montana, Nevada, South Da-
kota, Utah and Maine. In several
other states the principle involved has
been adopted by local communities,
sad wherever it has been tried it has
proved so successful and satisfactory
that its benefits are quickly extended.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

Plumbers are in convention in St.
Paul and so far, it is not reported that
any of them has felt called upon to re-
turn to his shop for a wrench or other
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

A dispatch from Granite City, Ill,
says that a swarm of fierce mosquitoes
chased the crew from a freight train
and took possession of the engine. Far
be it from US to render a decision upon
this statement, but we will hedge
thus: Granite City, ILL.,, contains either
some perfectly awful mosquitoes or
some perfectly awful liars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23
KANSAS COAAENE
GIVEN A CHANCE.


A boy of II was in Jail at Ottawa,
charged with burglarizing a hardware
store It seems probable that he had
been reading some of those helpful 70
mances which treat of killing Indians
as a Life Work, for he stole guns AMI
ammunition when he might just as well
have stolen graniteware dishes, or
something else that was useful.
He had been peddling gum and doing
other trifling things for a living before
embarhng in business as a burglar.
and had started off wrong in a general
way, but people who knew him be-
Heved there : ere possibilities for good
in the young fellow. He is bright AMI
capable and has shown signs OF quail
ties of a praiseworthy sort. So when
he was brought up before the judge it
had been decided, by that wise jurist,
and by the county attorney, Who de-
serves a lot of praise, to give the lad
chance o make good. Arrangements
had been made with a responsible
farmer to take charge of the boy, and
so, when the prisoner pleaded guilty 10
a penitentiary offense, grand larceny,
the judge duly sentenced him, and then
paroled him, and turned him over 20
the farmer.
The judge made a talk to the boy
which shows that he is thoroughly
good, as well as wise man. He talked
earnestly and kindly, like a father who
speaks more in sorrow than in anger,
and impressed upon the boy the fact
that he is given the chance of his HE
to redeem himself and make a useful
career. While the boy behaves him
self he will enjoy his liberty, and VII
learn to work. Surrounded by indus
trious and honorable people, he viii
have every incentive to be decent
How much better is that plan than
the old way of locking a youthful prls-
oner up with the hardened outcast or
society! In the old times society al
ways was eager to place the peniten-
tiary brand upon a young fellow who
went wrong; the world has progressed
so much that society, as represented by
the courts is now reluctant to lmparL
a stigma that never can be removed
Emporia Gazette.
SAVE HIM FROM HIS FRIENDS.
The action of President Taft in ap-
pointing Senator Bristow's choice as
postmaster at Salina after once turn
ing him down is a genuine move made
by a genuine president. 1t was unfor-
tunate that the man had once been
turned down at Washington, but those
who remember the circumstances Will
also remember that the turning down
was not done so much at the presi-
dents instigation as at the demand OF
those who were making the defeat OF
the insurgents the real business OF
their political lives. The narroWness
of such work was soon seen by Presl-
dent Taft and. being a man of prin-
cfple, he repaid Senator Bristow for
the slight and appointed the Bristow
choice. There is evident proof that the
president has learned what the insur-
gents in the house have long contend
ed, that the Insurgents were and are
his best friends.-Ottawa Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

The military authorities of every
country solemnly announce at least
once per annum that the national
forces on land and sea are in state
Of unpreparedness. Football man
ayers pursue the same tactics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

Congressman Tawney charges his de-
feat entirely to the wicked Democrats.
He says it could not have happened
except for the new primary law. Peo-
pie will draw their own conclusions as
to the usefulness and value Of the law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

What a blessing it would be to Of
tenders against the law If juries could
be managed like the Ballinger COM
naittee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23
FRON OTHER PENS
EDUCATION AND VOCATION.

The Boston school board has estab-
lished Vocation Bureau" the pur-
pose of which is to ascertain the con-
dition, the needs, the natural tastes,
the hopes and plans, of the boys and
girls in the grades, in an effort to as
sist them toward a life work with the
least waste of time and effort.
Records are to be kept of pupils for
two or three years before they leave
school, showing to what extent their
vocational desires change and shift,
and to what extent they are likely to
make a wise choice of their life work.
This is but a first step in a move
ment that is growing all over the coun-
try for the purpose of bringing edu-
ton into direct alliance with liveli-
hood.
If it were absolutely known just
what future employment a pupil was
best suited for and most cared for,
it would be possible to % direct his ed
ucation as to save waste. both to the
pupil and to the school.
In England the educational boards
are cooperating with labor exchanges
and boards of trade in an effort to
keep track of 4upils after they leave
school, and TO ave them from falling
into lines of employment in which the
money expended for their education by
the state will not be justifed.-St.
Paul Pioneer Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23
YE-Aw-wHASZLZT!

The shades of night were falling fast,
When through the city streets there
passed
A huckster wagon: on the same
There sat a boob who thus did name
The garden truck he had to sell,
And every moment he would yell:
neutrality-suspicious. Ri-ptermat-
erS:
Ca-ya-yall- bagecaw-ly-f far perTaters
YE-awglmnxzhtlsjq hmm mzigowly
Yow-ee-g lafznxyng- mpfh-mm- browly-
WARTERMELONS!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

Song writing is to be introduced as a
part Of the course of study in Chicago
schools. Aren't the songs bad enough
already2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

According to Francis ]. Heney, the
san Francisco graft fighter, the es-
sence of insurgency is the belief that
the present distributions Of wealth is
ineuuitabIe, and that political power is
utilized to promote this state of inc
quality. While the country as a whole
IS PROSPEROUS, Mr.. Heney said in Chi
csgo before the City club, all do not
share alike in the prosperity The pop
uiar dissatisfaction with the present
tariff law 10 due largely to the belleI
that it was framed in the interest OF
the powerful few who had special rep
xesentatives in washington at the Tune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23
SALMON AND sARD1NEs.

Disheartening news for fish eaters
comes from the Atlantic and the Pa
cific-from Maine and Alaska. There
is a smaller pack than usual of do
nestle enthusiastically young men
haden-and the price has gone up. Be-
fore the pure food law was enacted
these home grown sardines, often put
in cottonseed oil, were palmed off on
confiding Ame ricans as Mediterranean
sardines, put up in pure olive oil. Now
they have to sail under their true COL
ors. They still have many consumers
though they have not all the good
qualities of the imported article.
The announcement that the Alaskan
salmon pack is below normal is a
more serious matter. We are heavy
importers of sardines, but not of sal
mon. We are exporters of the last
named fish. The reported falling off in
the catch suggests the inquiry wheth-
er enough is being done for the conser-
walton of valuable food fish We
know that some rivers south of Puget
Sound which once swarmed with sal
mon furnish few now, largely because
of the reckless and wasteful methods
of the Gamers. The same cause has
lessened the output of some of the
Alaskan rivers.-Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

A current advertisement for Gin
gerie for the fall BRIDE indicates that
the modistes are counting heavily upon
mild fall weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

The chauffeur of the hosting engine
at the Mills building is becoming q
town pest. He toots his whistle every
five minutes, and the office boy spends
three minutes of the five asking some
one if it is dinner time yet?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

Now that his insanity dodge has
failed, Porter Charlton should think
up some new defense. He might get
some backing from the W. G. T. U.
by offering evidence that his wife
smoked cigarettes and drank beer. Or,
he might be able to touch the tender
spots of the court by showing that she
SnOred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23
Margaret Hand is sum

Margaret Hand is suing Arden Hand
for divorce in the local courts. She
states in her petition that he fails to
make a hand" in the labor of sup
porting the family. 1t is evident that
she believes in that Biblical advice:
IF thy hand offend thee, chop it on.
or words to that effect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

AS onward pressed this noisy zap,
The people cried, law, shut yer trap"
But still he'd bark and bawl and
bleat
At eventide along the street,
And from his gurgling, babbling yell
We gathered that he'd like to sell
WATERMELONS!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

But who, may we ask, let the Dear
marias out of cold storage?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

He-It was wordsworth. I believe who
said, THE child is father of the man"
Shelves. Wasn't he silly Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

Wife-Mother says she refuses 10 na,
US visit unless we let her pay her board
Hubby-Tell her we couldn't think of sIIcI
a thing.-Cleveland Leader
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

F,riend-I say. one of your clocks is slow
and the others fast. Young Lawyer-Yes.
start work by the slow one and stop by
the other.-Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

Little Willie-What is a lawyer, pa? Pa
A lawyer. my son, is a man who induces
Two other men TO strip for a fight and
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

Jones-He seems very nice young man.
What's his profession? Brown-He's a
social botanist. Jones-And what is that
pray? Brown-Oh, we invite him especial
~ to give attention to our wallfIowers!-
Illustrated Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-23

NJ le Baron-Mme. is going out in the
car, Joseph; Be careful to blow the tires
up well. Chauffeur-M. lie Baron NAV he
assured that I shall blow them IN as IL n n
were NJ. lie Baron himse1f.-Sourire. -
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-08-11
JOHN WILLIAMS BETTER
Every Letter From the Doctors
and Nurses Bring the En-
cOura2Ing Information

We saw Mrs. John Williams on the
streets this morning just after she lad
received her mail from the east. We
asked her how Mr.. Williams was get
ting along and she informed us that he
was gaining rapidly. Said that DR.. P
d. Peabody had a letter from the
doctor last evening and that the reports
sent by him were excellent. Mrs. Will
liams then read us portion of letter
written to her by the nurse. From it
we learned that Mr.. Williams was per-
mitted to sit up for a while yesterday.
He was feeling much better and said
himself that he believed he would soon
be John Williams again. He has lost
considerable flesh but has now COM
menced to mend. His stomach had
now recovered sufficiently SO they
would give him liquid nourishment and
that everything was looking for the
best. The letter from the nurse could
not help but give encouragement to his
family and many friends in this city.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-08-11

the motion and the bonds were put up.
The defendant then demanded a jury
trial and Messrs. Wist; S. H. Egeland,
Jas. Cooper, Jr., Boyle Levoy and Chas
Buchele were secured as jury. Most
of the afternoon and part of the even
ing were spent in the trial of the case
and several witnesses were examined.
After the evidence was all in and the
arguments made, the jury retired for a
few minutes and brought in a verdict
of ''Not Guilty." which places the
costs upon Mr.. Peterson. This will be
more balm for the wounds he has
received at the hands of the ordinance.
In all our conversations over the out
come of the cases, and we have had
many of them, we have been unable to
find anyone, except Peterson himself,
who can see the side of the case as he
views it. The majority of people look
upon the prosecutions which have been
started by him as righteousness and all
are glad that he received the worst of
them all
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-08-11
arsOn.HOYelsOn

On Angst End, 1910, at the home of
the brides parents in Rochester, Mimi,
occurred the marriage of Miss Anna H..
Hovelson, of that city, and Peter M.
Larson, of Webster, South Dakota.
The bride is very highly spoken of by
those who enjoy her acquaintance. The
groom is employed with C. C. Chapman
in his barber shop in this city.
The happy young couple arrived home
in Webster Tuesday morning and have
gone to housekeeping in a home pro-
vided by the groom in the south part
of the city. We join the many friends
of the groom in hearty congratulations,
and bid the lady of his choice gener-
Gus welcome to our midst and hope
their married life will be one of con-
tinued happiness.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-08-11
Jailed and Disbarred

At the time the supreme court was
handing down decision in which En-
est S. Cary was declared suspended
from practicing law in Minnesota for
the next two years and declaring he
would be obliged to serve sentence of
thirty days in the Hennepin county Jail
for contempt of court, the disbarred
attorney filed for the nomination for
Judge of the Hennepin county district
court on the republican ticket.
Cary's suspension from the state bar
is ordered in unanimous decision by
the state supreme court following
charges brought against Cary by Eli
Southworth, secretary of the state bar
association. In addition to ordering
Cary's suspension, the supreme court
discharges a writ of habeas corpus
obtained by Cary in an effort to escape
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-08-11
Store burned at Waubay

Saturday night about IL o'clock fire
broke out in S. L. Purdum's store at
Waubay. The fire department res
ponded Immediately, but the fire had
gained such Roadway that it was impos-
sible to save the stock of goods, and
the building was also badly damaged
before the firemen succeeded in getting
the flames under control.
Mr.. Purdum has been handling sec
ond-hand goods, but recently he added
complete line of groceries to his
stock, and the stock he had on hand
was valued at about $1,000 and was
insured for SO, 500. We understand that
Mr.. Purdum has secured another build
ing and will again engage in business.
Jas. Lynde and Chas. Anderson were
up from Ortley Friday and Saturday.