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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07
QUAKER sTEDrTATroNs.

EF'rom the Philadelphia Record.
Earrings are still in vogue among
telephone girls
The man who is his own worst enc
my needs no others.
Many a man with a weak chin is
blessed with a strong beard.
Even the people who marry for
money sometimes repent at leisure.
The world must be full of spared
rods; there are so many spoiled chill
dren-
A mere man is apt to wonder If
women ever really mean it when they
kiss each other.
Some people always pay their debts,
even though they may have to borrow
the money to do it.
Some people spend all their lives
throwing wet blankets over the fires
of other peoples enthusiasm.
Many little man stands on his
dignity, but that doesn't prevent us
from looking right over his head.
Fat Lady-The Armless Wonder
plays the violin with his feet Living
Skeleton-Why shouldn't he? He has
bow legs.
ITS the little things that cause us
the most annoyance remarked the
Wise Guy. That's right . agreed the
Simple Mug. Seven children live next
door to me. and the oldegt Is TO-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07
JAYHAWKER .JOTy

Several of the Kansas farmers, who
followed Prof. Dyche's advice and es-
tabIished fish-ponds on their premises,
are now hauling water to assure their
fish enough for at least one good drink
a day.
Ins1stence is made by the public au-
thorities of Douglas county that the re-
cent "holdup' in the county treasurer 5
office there was, as a matter Of fact, a
''hold-out'' on the part of employees in
that office.
A circular on THE Need of Spelling
Reform in the Public Schools is being
given wide circulation. Teachers Of ex-
perience will agree that in no place is
sfmplified spelling in all it's pristine
beauty and grandeur more often seen
than in the public schools right now
Salina Journal.
Miss Anna Carlson tells in her Linds-
borg News, of a 7-year-oId girl who.
while feeding the cat at the dinner
table, was reproved by her father, who
later; whereupon the small girl wept
and said 81 think it's a shame just
because she is poor dumb animal, to
treat her just like d hired girl
An east side woman had her choice
between a new rug for her parlor and
a handsome summer gown, says the
Cherryvale Journal. After three sleep
dress. She argued: '1 can darken the
parlor and the rug will look all right
in subdued light, and besides, hundreds
of folks will see the dress who would
never see the rug"
Pertinent comment in Clay Center
Times: In the cities it is not proper
for man to go in his shirt sleeves
wearing suspenders-which same is a
queer dictate of foolish fashion. A
man may go among ladies in a bullying,
fluttering, puffy shirtwaist arrangement
with belt attachment holding up his
unmentionabIes and be au fat. But
the Indian sign is on a nice smooth
shirt front and back if the same I'M
mentionables are held in place by gal
luses.
Madam" the Wichita Beacon quotes
a, tramp as saying, would yer be so
kind as ter help a pore Teller what has
lost every cent on account Of tn Mex
lean revolution?" The lady looked him
over carefully. Why she exclaimed,
you are the very same man who came
here yesterday and claimed that you
had been a burglar, but had just been
converted by a revivalist.' 'sYessum. -
he acknowledged. I'm de same Teller.
I'm havin' a awful hard run O. luck dis
Summerp'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07
MIR. TAFT AND MIR. CUSINuNs

Senator Cummins of Iowa is out
with a severe arraignment of Presi-
dent Taft's able defense and explana-
ton of the Canadian reciprocity bill
which was delivered the other day at
indianapolis. Among other things
Senator Cummins is disp1eased at the
activities of President Taft in carrying
the reciprocity proposition to the peo-
pie And it wasn't so long age that
the erstwhile Republican progressives
were lauding the then insurgent Gov
ernor Hughes of New York to the
skies because he took the causes he
was championing to the people when
the New York legislature became re-
calcitrant. But, of course. that is an
other story, as Rudyard KipIing
would say.
Still the exceptions that Senator
Cummins is taking these days to the
activities of President Taft in waking
the people up to the fact that Cana
dian reciprocity will be a good thing
for all classes of people in this coun-
try. and on other matters, do not at
tract the attention that his remarks
once did. And this is especially true
of his attitude on Canadian recipro-
city. During his career as governor
of Iowa, Senator Cumnins was an
avowed champion OF reciprocity with
Canada. He says he is yet. for that
matter, although he is doing his best
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07


The house is drear and dark and lone,
The kitchen and the hail.
And in the living room, I own,
There seems no light at all;
Upstairs or down It's just the same
No joy close by can stay
For pleasures blind and deaf and lame
Since mothers gone away
The flowers in the garden sigh
And droops each pretty head
Somebody speaks 10 me, and
Must wonder what was said.
The whole place has a. downcast air;
The bluest skies seem gray,
And there's one more than empty chair
When mothers gone away.
think it may be good for us
From her awhile to be;
We get a true perspective thus
And judge her rightfully.
She is the queen of all the earth,
A queen with loving sway,
All, well we know her sterling worth
Since mothers gone away
Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchlson Globe.l

The fact about the Noble Red Man
is that he is somewhat slow In going
to work, and doesn't do mucn when
he gets there.
Don't brag too much on your kin;
they are apt to drop in and make You
exhibit them for a few days which
will seem longer.
What has become of the old-fash-
toned man who went into a store and
said, Give me a nickeIs worth of five
dollar bills?''
Men don't wear collars as high as
they did few years ago. but it takes
many of them longer to acquire sense
in other particulars.
He sure fell into q key of butter"
said Count MCGOWAN this morning in
speaking about a poor farmer who re-
Gently married a rich widow.
Samson was a strong man until he
got haircut, but other athletes
haven't depended on sighting the bar
bers as much as the poets have.
A woman who doesn't or couldn' |
support her husband, can work up
quite a line of wrath when she gets
to talking about a woman who does.
J. A crook frequently gets more con-
sideration from his family than q de-
cent member of the same line; some
pathy and not enough sense in this
world.
Some women wouldn't mind being
killed in an accident so much if it
were not for the fear that they wouldn' t
be properly dressed for the occasion.
Although there is d good deal of
meanness in the world, that is no rea-
son why you shouldn't talk about any
thing else; there is also plenty of good
ness.
A man has a right to dislike music,
If he happens to be built that way,
but he will be regarded as Coarse
Creature if he expresses his opinion
on the subject
eyes if the eyes need help. but they
don't add as much in the way of wis
dom as some people seem to imagine,
and they never look right on base
ball player.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07
JOURNAL ENTRIES

It's possible to bore a human with
questions without putting holes through
him.
And if it wasn't the warm weather
almost everybody would have some
thing else to complain about
4 y
A real thinker, man who would
have something to say worth while,
generally maintains profound silence.
X 4
The more talented the man, the hard
er he usually works to improve and
further develop his talents.
Nor does it necessarily follow that If
you take a day of under present at
mospheric conditions you'll enjoy it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

Reports from Washington are to the
effect that the resolution paving the
way for the direct election of United
States senators has finally been sent to
g. conference committee. They would
have been more nearly correct had
they stated that this resolution had
gone to a grave, a temporary one. at
least. There doesn't seem to be the
remotest possibility that the house
conferees viii agree to the Bristow
amendment giving the federal govern
ment supervision over the senatorial
elections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07
HU4OR or THE Day

Inc boy who was started wrong is prob
ably father to the man who habituaI1v
stops at nothing.-Puck.
Modiste-Do you want a train ~, ,,o,,r
gown, madam? Customer-Yes ana
want 1t on time, too.-8oston Transeript-
"A horse is mans truest friend, ssia
the lover Of animals. He's more Ike a
rrelatlon than a friend" replied Farmer
boy Josh; al1us ready to eat AM 1,s ~ NY ~
ton Star. sillHs-
"Old Rumsey always was rret+1, o,...,,
es, and he always win be. since he
was mixed up in that railroad accident
51ct ~ ~ ist wants the street car con-
ground that his cork leg is Higher To- ~ .ns
natural one would be."-Chicago Record
City Chap-Own this place clear7 s,,-
:! n4urpanite-There's a 5000 automobile IN
knicker-What do you know about ~.
recauf Bucker-I believe in it for nm
pires-New York Sun. 0'i'7
The srnttten Man (fervently>-r,ova vo,,
caring? Why, before met Won 7
1 tRougRt only Of having a good time in
The Marketer-Aren't you wasting
6oou zeal or that steak in trfnr,ins. So
The Butcher-No, na'arn: I U,eir11s7 a.
first.-Toledo Blade. -
You women bear pain more herosr.t,.,
than men," who told Won 41,at-s e S
tori" mo. shoemaker. ,ondor ,oni~,-
ion. A OpAn-
Wigg-I have heard that all me sx,,s-
tors are total abstafners. VaegNk fra5d
OF taking a drop too much, I suppose
Philadelphia Record.
Eddie-D'ye think there's anv money =,
goats? Bobbfe-Yes; there is il, fT9is 49,, "a
be ate pops pocketbook this rcar-ntve- 9-
Chicago Daily News. ---'A s.
Physician-I do not think anv 4oc.,
treatment will do you good. noaSs,s.
Pauent-An right. Til 20 ia a sT,ec. its
In New York-Baltimore Americain ~-s-''Ss
It doesn't pay to be right too oftsr
Life. 'Oo 0l'en--
Miss Antique don't believe vo,, ---,,,.
tel my age Miss Caustique-I could. hut
wouldn't be so Philadelphia. Rec
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHEr,oR

GF'rom the New YorIz. Press
A really good excuse is too vaI,,sA,a
to waste by using.
Economy is about as popnlar
having a tooth pulled.
When man has a sweet 7isnos,.....
it's a sign he's away from hor1e 'loA
The reason babies teethe is 80 +1,a,.
mothers viii have an excuse fo~ Len Len
yelling the roof of the house or 1Al'7i1
woman knows the reason g.,
ner neighbors hate her is she has go 49, u
lovely children as against Their ss,-s saeAa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

The number of ''I-told-you-so's" Is
unusually large. Most Of them had
Just about lost all hope, but they now
confess that way down in their hearts,
or tucked away IN a secret recess of
their minds, was the certain knowl-
edge that there would soon be a
change in the weather. They insist
that It was unreasonable to assume
that the hot wave could or would con-
tinue forever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

The visible supply of fresh vegeta-
bles having persisted through the ac-
4ivities of an impressively grand old
summer time, the price of canned
goods of this variety has taken a seat
in the elevator going up. But some
body will be sure to blame the increase
in the price of canned vegetables TO
the tariff law as a duty is levied on
them ranging from II cents a pound,
including the can, to 40 per cent ad
sya1orery1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

Presumably the professional wealth
er men are patting themselves on the
back because they predicted the
change in the weather. OF course,
they have forgotten their many recent
predictions along the same lines which
bore no fruit. But they finally hit it
right as they were bound to do ac-
cording to their usual methods of
procedure. When the weather CON
tinues in the same style for a con-
siderable period. they keep hammering
away with predictions that there is
going to be a change. And one is
bound to come, so they are certain TO
hit it right eventually.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07
FULL, LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Honrr NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State journal
away from home during the summer
may have the paper mailed regularly
each day TO any address at the rate OF
Tfs17 CENTS a week or thirty cents a
month (by mail only. Address
changed as often as desired. While
ont Of town the State Journal viii be
20 You like a daily letter from home.
Advance payment is requested on
these short dime subscriptions, to save
bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

California and San Francisco are
peculiar places. A year ago they pro
hibited the -Jeffries contest
from being staged in their midst be-
cause it had all the earmarks of de-
veIoping into a prize fight. And prize
fighting is unlawful in California.
There has been no change in the law
there, but on the glorious Fourth Of
1911 the Wolgast- Moran contest was
pulled off at San Francisco before a
large crowd. Maybe this wasn't a
prize fight, though, Notwithstanding
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

A Chicago woman of French ex-
traction and a former resident of Kan
sas, has written a book that is an
absolutely truthful story Of her life
Impossible. No man or woman would
dare to write a true story Of his or
lnnr life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

Say what you will, some newspaper
reporters are cruel chaps. One Of
them in Chicago interviewed James J.
Jeffries on July as to what was hap
pening to him q year ago on that date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

the fact that both men s1ugged each
other IN unmercffu1 fashion for thtr-
teen rounds when Wolgast put Moran
to sleep. California,s and San Fran
eisco's definition as to just what is a
prize fight would be interesting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

President Taft has pointed out in
emphatic fashion that the people, who
insist that reciprocity with Canada is
not good Republican doctrine, don't
know what they are talking about.
Surely no one questions the Repub1i-
canism OF James G. Blaine and Will
lam Mckinley. And they were ardent
champions Of the reciprocity idea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

And now the state board Of pharma-
cists is evidently trying to put little
jinx on the state board of healths
swat the fly campaign. The former
has decreed that grocers and general
merchants cannot sell fly poisons.
Swords or pistols, gentlemen?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

Most folk in these parts are prob
ably convinced by this time that there
IS also a drouth in the neighborhood
where old Jupiter PIuvius has been in
the habit Of mixing UP the rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

H P. Mccormick of Chicago is a
multi-mi1lionaire high-fiier for fair.
He has built an aeroplane of his own
design that actually goes up in the
air
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07
PUBLIC AS AN INVESTOR.

July 1 is dividend disbursement day.
This means that stocks and bonds
yield to their owners the interest
which the investment has earned.
Throughout the country about $780,
600, 900 will be distributed to investors.
It used to be thought that these divi-
dend periods came only to enrich those
who already were wealthy, but in the
past decade a great change has oc-
CURED, and now securities are held by
a large number of people The Ameri-
can telephone and telegraph company
alone has more than $1,000 stockhold-
ers and nearly every security that is
actively sold on the stock exchange is
held by the small investor This
change means that the public has a
personal interest in the management
of the corporations.
The old e-damned'' policy
OF the elder Vanderbilt is not followed
by wise directors of corporations, and
where 1t is still followed. either openly
or secretly. the result in the long run
lis to the disadvantage of the property
tnvoIved.-Bosson Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

The ruling that grocers must not
sell fly poison, indicates a policy OF
game conservation, likewise q colIu-
sion between those two highly adver-
tised state departments the bailiwicx
of Doc Crumbine and the monarchy OF
Prof. Dyche. At the same time this
ruling seems to classify the Musca
Domestica as a game bird, subject to
the protection against "snares, traps,
ETC." In other words the Musca Do
mestica must be swatted according to
rule, instead of poisoned. But some
effort should be made to separate the
two departments, and dissolve the
trust. Otherwise we may get a ruling
to the effect that not more than one
dozen flies may be swatted by any one
hunter during any one calendar day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

Beautiful Kansas has fractured the
heat records Of a quarter of a CEN
fury; the hot summer of 1901 is an
also-ran, but 1t is safe to bet that some
grizzIed pioneer will arise, as soon
as he RECEIVERS from heat prostration,
and announce that it wasn't anything
like as hot as the summer Of eighteen
umpty-ump.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07


HOT AIR. Contributed.
I read of the charm of the winsome
land, perfumed with fragrant
rain,
Embroidered by Ceres and other DOW
ers, with shy roses in fields of
grain.
I dreamed Of the sunflo=ver in brown
ana gold. till my eyes had a
tawny hue
And longed for a sight of the richest
green, 1 sighed for a prairie
view.
MY eastern home lost all of its charm
and boldly started forth.
To seek the voice that lured me- on in
search Of measureless worth.
Pity me nowl I'm in Kansas land on
the windswept prairie bare,
Brown is the grass and dead the grain
ana Drassy the sky and the air.
Orler by rar than Coburn's facts ara
stronger than promises be.
The not winds of Kansas are burning
Burning me!
kansas,-the dearly beloved mas
showing her children a stunt
OF records in drought and heat and
dust. with never a thought of
She knows they will sinp of 1,av s-1,,r,,.
fair and her sunkissed atrnoe-,
phere,
whenever they leave for other lands
t sl II forget what they learned
BUT since 1 have come to the noted
plains, I have found there are
"dregs in the cup"
For the hot winds of Kansas are
burning.
Sizzling me up!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

The Burlington, Kansas, man who
laughed as he shot himself, had a
laugh coming. The Joke was on the
weather No matter what his past
life may have been, he felt reasonably
certain that he was headed for a cool
er climate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

After reading of the Gay Glittering
Gaudy Gloriously Spectacular Pageant
to be put on by the coming circus, we
gather that the management of the
same feeds its press agent on bird
seed and diamond dust.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

Every dog should be permitted to
have his day, but the nights should be
reserved for suffering humanity in
search of slum Der.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07
FROM OTHER PENS
HATP1Ns AND WOMEN.

American efforts to regulate the
length of women's hatpins, in order to
lessen the danger therefrom, are the
extreme of mildness when compared
with the drastic measures adopted by
the railway administration of Saar-
brucken, Germany. In this country
numerous municipal bodies have dis
cussed the hatpin question, and a few
have fixed upon a certain number of
inches as the length to which women
could lawfully go in the wearing of
hat fasteners. So far as is known,
however, there has never been an at
tempt to enforce such an ordinance
probably for the reason that Ameri-
can women are considered able to reg
ulate such matters for themselves.
1t remained for the aforesaid Ger
man railway administration to pre-
scribe a desperate remedy for what
seems to be regarded over there as a
desperate disease-if the following of
fashion can be termed a disease.
The railway officials Of Saarbrucken
have received their orders as to how
they must act when they are confront
ed by woman wearing hatpin of
the prohibited length. She must be
requested to remove it, and If she
refuses to do so she is to be prevented
from travelling by train and told to
leave the station, further refusal to
obey making her subject to IMPOSE
ton of fine. Thus it is made mani
fest that Germans are bold where
Americans are Observation-Disclosures
Chronicle-Telegra
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

Physician--I do not think anv 1oc,
treatment VIII do you good, msdsr
Patient--An right. I'll go to a greess n
In New York.-Baltimore American
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

In We olden time when dudes wore
white beaver hats and baseball players
wore side whiskers, there were of
course, certain DISADVANTAGES
they didn't have weather bureaus to
notify them daily that another Record
had been Broken
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

Eddie-D'ye think there's any r,o-n,. =.
goats? Bobbfe-Yes: there is in tsis 80 /.
re re ate pops pocketbook this rnorninr--
Chicago Daily News. - AAA'A .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07
TEACHING PURITY AND HEALTH.

TEACHING PURITY AND HEALTH
During the summer is the time to
study up plans for educational i'm
provement and reforms. If nothing is
done before school takes up" it is not
likely that anything will be done af-
terward. We refer now to the cry
ing need of introducing some method
of instruction that will tend to save
the youth from those debasing mala-
dies that destroy both soul and BODY.
Because 1t is a matter that requires
most delicate and careful treatment is
no excuse for losing sight of the press
ing need of it. If we could only arise
to the full consciousness that life,
health. purity were sacred we might
feel that the truth that promotes
them is also sacred, and that it is
simply wicked to turn our backs on It.
Three of five judicious men or won-
en-, called together for the purpose CT
perfecting a process for leading the
youth into the paths of honor and
health, could formulate plan that
would be of great advantage, if not m
deed establish a complete REFORM
Ohio State Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

Wigg-I have heard that all 4ha sv,s-
tors are total abstatners. WaRg-k frajd
Philadelphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

=, You women bear pain more heroicaI1v
than men" who told you that doc-
tori mo, Observation-Disclosures 1nin-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

al,I11 rooSS y no was started wrong is prob
sfo1s OF ,ea., 10 tne man who habitua1ly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

It doesn't pay to be right too oftsr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

The Marketer-Aren't you WASTING i.
good deal of that steak in trirn7T,i,,ss 80
first.-Toledo Blade. s'4e0 II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

The Smitten Man (ferventlvA-v.o S,,, x,,,,
darling? Why before I MET voy
thought only Of having a good tir1e' T., :,
hfe.-Puck '4AHe IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

City Chap-Own this place clear7 s,,-
p nurp Manufacturers a 5000 automobile on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-07

racau9 P,,n,, NAT 40 you know about the
uires-NTe1v VI e neneVe IN 1t for UNI