The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
KANSAS COMAENT
ouEER HIrMA.N NArI1RE.

QUEER HUMAN NATURE.
In town within a thousand miles
of Emporia wealthy farmer is in Jail,
and it is possible that he will be sent
to the penitentiary.
The other night there was social
jamboree It school house in the
neighborhood, and many vehicles
stood outside while the beauty and
chivalry had good time within.
When the jewellers went to their car
riagesr and buggies and autos. to re-
turn to their homes, they found that
such things as whips, laprobes,
blankets and other furnishings had
been stolen.
Some clew Or other led local Sher-
lock Holmes to believe that the things
had been stolen by the farmer in ques-
ton. A search warrant was obtained,
and his house was searched and the
missing goods were found concealed
under beds and in other places. The
value of the stolen property was high
enough to make the offense grand lar
ceny.
This farmer is exceedingly prosper
Gus. The officers who went to his
home with a search warrant saw evil
dences of prosperity on every hand.
There were thousands of bushels OF
corn in the cribs. herds of comfortable
cattle and hogs in the feed lots, and
the house was supplied with every
ordinary comfort. The farmer always
was popular man, and his numerous
friends were too badly astounded to
be interviewed when the facts were
made known Instances of this sort
are surprising, but not unusual. Only
a few weeks ago a wealthy woman
completed term in prison for steal
ing furs that she could have bought
with her pocket money any time.
The twists in human nature are so
curious that one who studies and OBJ
serves them always has something new
to marvel at.-Emporia Gazette.
AS THEORIES USUALLY WORK OUT
Every good citizen applauded the
government in it's undertaking of re-
clamation projects, wherein it invest
| ed millions in dams to store water TO
be used in irrigating arid wastes. which
| have thus been converted into rich
fields. The only question has been,
how far should the government go ~
| tn paternalistic work. The enthusiasts
| tic theorists cried for tens of millions
perfectly cocksure that the proceeds
from the sale of the recovered lands
| to the settlers would reimburse the gov
eminent while protecting the buyers
from the greed of the soulless corpora
| tions which otherwise would have ex-
elusive control of such projects.
| Lnough time has now elapsed to COM
plete a number of these projects. The
| water is available the lInd has been
| offered for sale and the federal treas
ury has recov cred a portion of the sum
invested And President Taft IS asking
congress to amend the laws so that
surplus water may be disposed OF even
to corporations which serve private
land owners and for easier. terms FOR
! the settlers than now fixed by the in
terror department, for otherwise he sees
an inevitable large deficit between the
| investment of the government and the
returns. The case we'll illustrates the
habitual sanguineness of theorists
when planning some beautiful pro1ecl
to be paid for with money other than
! their own Sooner or later, 1t Is also
true, most of them get rid OF their own
| money in much the, same way, wher
| fully convinced that they have MIL
lion assured.-Iola Register.