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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01

also wears brown gloves. as you ss
Hello; what's all this2" sara
voice behind ooh
The girl turned joyfully.
the accent on the word made AiorlHS ~.
wince-"has mistaken your coat -ov
his. And he's trying to take IL
from mel" z,ook
strangely Funny hadn't notl OUT :
it-seeing I'm wearing my own coH.-s
And the robber is Aldrich. nauen''
three. Brink, you old p1rate
Aldrich sat at his desk MoL MOL, n.
despite the fact that the outer once
was full of clients. His feet resteu
among scattered papers on the SUI
face of the mahogany: ms
were clasped behind his head. q
Thus ran his musings: she's 3
darlingl And to think she's olu
George MeiIody's sister; Dorothy
Mellody-DorotFy Meliody-Doroths
Mighty pretty name. that. alert.
"Princevil1e isn't any farther TON
the city than Cornwall can go up
there for the weekend occasionally
If they'll ask me- l must maze r. it
hadn't been for that blessed cinoer !
wouldn't have met her! If that isn't
luck, the greatest of luck
He stopped and glanced over ms
grubby hands rustling his papers; ho
shrill whistle in the outer Office
His feet came down of the desk;
He reached for a sheet Of paper anu
a pen. and wrote rapidly. With an
honest, shame faced grin he read
what he had written: Dear Wad-
Come back to work. / have changed
my mind; there Is such a thing as
luck after ALL" He signed MS nalne'
sealed the note, and rang for mes
senger.
'.There!" he said, squaring his
shoulders. And then: Dorothy Mel
lody. BY Jove. that's pretty name.
1911 by Associated Lit
erary Press)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01
HU1HOR OF THE Day

is one of Christian Science treatment. why
did they send for me?'' Because doctor,
they think the case is hopeless '-Balti-
more American.
A Primal Instinct.-"welI. Eve had one
have to clean house" NO" agrees the
man But iii bet a dollar she did. just
the same."-Judge.
Ted-Did he sober down and marry? Ned
No; he married and sobered down.
Plaintiff lin lawsuitl.so you think vii
think we will get it.SPuck.
What are the proper calling cards2..
against you, old sport."-Washingto
Herald.
are 54.4 quqarts in 100 pounds of milk.
acknowledgements of what?-Yonkers
Statesman.
| scott-Schiller says that the best woman
5es ONE Msom F6e0q hest taEs oa is tb
Transcript.
Mistress-How is it, Mary, that the pud
| ding last night was again sent up broken
up? Ma n NM I;h It never somehow
Punch.
81 have been told" said the confident
performer, that make my violin sound
like the human voice." Yes" replied
the candid friend !; but there are so many
kinds of human voices."-W ashington
Star.
First New Woman-It is very important
to get all cooks interested in the suffrage
movement. Second New Woman-Why SO?
First New Woman-Because every cook
controls two votes-her own and that of
her mistress.-Life.
Indisputable Proof--Wife-You don't
like my new gown? Well. it simply proves
that 1 have taste, and you haven't. Hus-
band-That has already been proved-by
our marriage!-New York Telegram.
Her Status.-"Oh, that my son should
wish to marry an actress shrfeked the
proud, patrician mother. Now, ma don't
take on so,' beseeched the undutiful heir.
"She isn't really an actress; she only
thinks she is ''-Louisville Courier-Journal
McCooI-What's my bill? Clerk-What
room? McCool-I slept the billiard ia
BILE. C1erak-F1fty cents an hour.-Chfcago
Daily News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

TFrom the Chicago News.1
The proof of buffer is his failure
to make good.
Lots of people marry in haste and
repent Immediately
Man wants but little here below. and
he seldom gets 1t.
Some men are easily ratified and
some are hard to shake.
A man is seldom so level headed
that he can't get a hat to f1t him.
A woman never takes a mean ad-
vantage of a man-from her point OF
view.
How we fail to admire people who
feather their nests with borrowed
pIumes!
Few men would reach the top, If
they depended upon their neighbors
for a boost.
Anyway, you never see man wear
ing his diamond collar button at the
back of his neck.
And it sometimes happens that when
a man put his best foot forward ne
gets his leg pulled.
1t may be. her missing sense OF
humor that enables the average wom-
an to take herself seriously.
The still. small voice may be ac-
counted for on the ground that con-
science doesn't care to strain Its vocal
cords.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01
BUSINESS PROSPECTS BETTER.

1t is the opinion of Henry Clews, the
New York banker, that there will be
no further depression in the business
and financial world. The low ebb has
been reached and from now on moth
ing but improvement is looked for In
discussing the situation in his current
weekly financial review, Mr.. Clews
says. among other things:
Little change is observable in the
local money market. Rates continue
very easy, owing to the return of funds
from the interior, and the best COM
merciaI paper is quoted as low as 3z04
per cent. Needless to say the later fact
is helpful feature OF much potency in
the business situation. Concerning the
latter there Is disposition to take a
somewhat more hopeful view. The eff
feet of recent liquidation has been
beneficial and general business. it is
recognized. has been conducted on
such conservative lines for several
months past as to materially restrain
any further depression. Shelves gen.
orally are bare Of merchandise. In
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01

lFrom the Atchison Globe.I
Non fnrCof ooandoIc b,.k

lFrom the Atchison Globe.I
Men forget scandals but women
don't.
Some men quit their bad habits
every day.
bore never pays much attention to
the busy signal.
Men who love the hardest don't AL
ways last the longest.
Some men are SO active they never
find time to settle down to work
An Atchison man says he owes every
one in town but the undertaken.
There isn't anything that will bring
out vanity like 49 cent sale of silk
hose.
It's awful hard for a real nice girl
to love a young man who wears soiled
collars.
How often you hear unsuccessful
men say money gets more credit than
brains!
This is free country. but you can't
cram your opinions down the throats
of others.
In the estimation of his client. any
lawyer is a good one If he wins the
clients case.
False pride. as we understand IT. is
the kind the modern woman takes in
her jute hair.
jackass is treated with altogether too
much contempt.
Be like a bank robber, and st,,dy
conditions carefully before you set out
to do the job.
Friends of a rich man call him con-
sentative and those who don't like him
say he is tight.
An ugly man has an advantage over
an ugly womans he doesn't attract as
much attention
An Atchfson girl who learned to
speak French several years ago al
ways dreams in that language.
A fat woman's tears are as sorrow
full as a thin wornan's but thew don't
look it: they often look funny.
Telling of the great men Won have
seen or known is not an effactive
method of rejecting their greatness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01
AYHAWKER JOTS

Arlington, Atchison county, sounds
like it was named by an Englishman
of the cockney type.
Lese majestic from the Mankato Ad-
vocate: Every day proves more con-
clusively that Teddy is a Ben Davis"
If this sort of weather isn't good
for wheat, says the Emporia Gazette,
it's difficult to figure out why We are
getting it.
"Six Lunger'' is the nom de plume
of the individual who furnishes the
Wilson County Citizen with it's high
school notes.
It is announced that Senator Por-
ter wants quail preserves. This we
take it is simply a difference in
taste, most people prefer them fried.
The Thaws have had to resort to
the old trick of having their jewelry
stolen in order to attract attention, is
the way the Emporia Gazette puts it.
III P. Hayseed." the High Prairie re-
porter of the Wilson County Citizen,
delivered himself of this bit of frugal
advice last week: Those wishing to see
John Russell's new girl had better wait
as we believe the price of admission
will drop from Csc to 10c, as the baby
grows older.
There is one thing you can say for
Old John Barleycorn, writes Deacon
Walker in his Osborne Farmer. He
plays no. favorites. Old John doesn't
stand on the street corner and pick .out
his victims as they pass by. whose
ever will may come" The rich, the
poor, the high and the low; the strong
and the weak, they all look alike to Old
John. He has no more respect for the
king on his throne than ne has Tor the
unlettered Mexican toiling in the ditch;
Old John never forsakes those who
stand by him. He will follow them into
his place of business: he will go with
IL I'M to their happy home; he will be
at their heels when they journey to dis
! tant cities. In the closing days when
poverty stalks into the home and
strength and beauty have fled, Old
John will be there to replenish the fire
and keep the fever running high. Drive
| Old John from your door and he will
stay away just so long as you refuse
to recognize him. But give him one
| faint smile and he will return to his
| old place and treat you as warm as he
did in the days before you Stunned
| him. Old John never in the world lost
| a patient that played with him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01

some departments OF industry, notably
| iron and steel, orders have been held
back for so long a period that there is 4
large accumulation of business which
sooner or later must be transacted. IL
is also generally recognized that finan :
cial, Industrial and commercial condi-
lions at the east are much better than
for several months. At the west the
situation may be somewhat spotty,
especially where credit has been strain
ed through over-speculation In lana
and irrigation projects. In that por-
ton of the country there has been q
moderate reaction, and business tnere'
too, has been conducted on strictly con-
sentative lines; all Of which viii cer-
tainly prove beneficial. For some time
to come easy money rates are likely to
prevail in New York. The reduction In
the Bank of England rate to per cent,
however, was a favorable factor, snow
ing a stronger position at that center.
Europe has been a fair buyer Of our
bonds since January 1, and IS reputeo
to have taken about $1o.OOo,000 of the
New York city issue. The effect OF
these transactions has been to increase
the supply of financial bills and slight
ly depress foreign exchange. Few COM
mercial bills, however, are offering. this
being the season When produce exports
are relative liglls. The changed ten
denotes of our foreign trade are help
full, and henceforth we may look for
more normal conditions through the re-
straint of imports and announcement
of exports, especially as trade is rela-
lively more active abroad than here.
Uncertainty about the supreme court
and railroad decisions at Washington
still acts as a damper in business cir
cles 1t is to be hoped that this ele-
ment of doubt will be removed as soon
as practicable. The issues involved are
of supreme Importance, for they affect
not only the machinery of our great in
dustrial corporations, but also the ad-
justment of some of the most vital
political and economic issues of the
day. Nothing worse than reorganiza-
ton can be expected concerning the
industrials. The supreme court cannot
and will not destroy actual property,
and. should the decisions prove entirely
adverse, it is safe to say that the coun-
try will quickly recover from the shock
and go on as placidly as before"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01
JOURNAL ENTRIES

And among the undesirable citizens
are the practical jokers.
x y
Umbrellas seem to rival pins and
pennies in making getaway.
= X =
If it were not for hope more people
would have suicidal inclinations.
x X X
1t wouldn't be at all surprising to
hear of a modern wife illustrating her
lectures with a few lantern slides.
= X
What's become of the old fashioned
sweethearts who used to put bunch
of ks at the end of their letters and
label them kisses?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01
KANSAS COAHENT
A COMMON SENSE LAW.


SENATOR stone, has introduced a bill
N tne missouri legislature requiring
c4upies nit by Cupid to submit to a
puysi ., examination, and otherwise
ceu9rtalilng the matrimonial opportun-
ilies OF the undesirable. Such a law
nay meet the opposition of the PAM
pSEeo pruoe or puny paranoic, the
pnSSlcdily unit or moral and mental
llloilycoooIes, but it is a good meas
uIe lor all that. This divorce evil will
never be overcome, and should not
pe' until the root of the evil is at
lacked, and its source is marriage.
improper marriages that were not
mace IN heaven, and should not be on
~ geif II. Ine advice of Ben Franklin,
l.. r. and the Bible to multiply and
repienlsh the earth is bad advice
wien II becomes indiscriminate or
unanimous. And such a law extends
Iurther than relieving the strain ON
the divorce court; it is the hone of
posterlty' the restriction Of crime and
INSANITY, the source of happiness if
tolloWed to its logical end, which is
,nal the human animal may have at
leaSt as Ialr a chance at development
ana improvement as is accorded the
peasls or the field. Other states have
such laws. but they are all too few,
ana must fall short of their aims
uIitii tney cover the country and the
comment like blanket, and are as
ciosely observed and strictly enforced
as other laws intended to guard the
Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01

Three persons were killed and sew
eral others injured in Philadelphia a
day or so ago by large sign which
was blown off a building in the bust
ness district. 1t is safe to assume
that Philadelphia will now take some
stringent action against such signs
and others that hang over the side
walks Other cities, however, will not
be likely to follow suit until similar
accidents have happened in them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01

Here's a warm one right off the bat
from the Chicago Record-Herald: In
giving the new president of the United
States steel corporation only half as
large a salary as was received by his
predecessor, the directors probably
took into account the fact that the
new man has no former musical com
edV star to support.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01

And the naval appropriation bill
now pending in congress carries with
it $125,421,53S. The army bill is
likely to be nearly as large. And there
are fully fifty-seven other ways in
which this huge sum of money could
be spent to the better advantage of
the people. These appropriations also
make Andrew Carnegie's peace fund
of $1o,000,000 look trifle insignifi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01
FROA O7EER PENS
PRESERVATION or rup

A~AS'A1 - v "A A1ON OF The SEAL.
That this useful animal of the
oceans. that furnishes the world with
us beautiful fur. shall not disappear.
put may be propagated in colonies
that snail continue it's service. is an
end to be desired by both sentime
ana commerce. Between the seal nj
rates of Russia and Japan and of
other countries, including our own.
there Is great danger that the enor-
nous waste Of this life by shore and
peiag1c massacre may continue to the
utter extinction Of the seal The
greatest danger is loss of the young
left on the rocks to die of hunger be-
cause OF the killing of their mothers.
And now comes the humble Bo'sn
Thurber, of the United States cutter
Bear, OF great experience during many
years in the Arctic and other seas,
who. after much handling of young
motherless seals off the Pribilof is
lands, has interested the proper au-
thorit1es at Washington in his idea
that there may be solution of the
difficulty of saving the lives of these
young ones by the simple process of
swapping a iigament in their mouths,
by which they may be able to take
fish for food at a very early stage in
stead of depending much longer upon
milk. It is represented that his ex-
per1ments have been very successful,
and that he hopes, by proper colonial
ton and care of these young seals, to
build up great rookeries of them
Cincinnati Inquirer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01

Grease. and plenty of it, seems to be
the indispensable thing in all human
activities. That attempted aeroplane
flight from Key West to Havana
would have been a great success as
well as memorable accomplishment.
# the aviator had only been supplied
with enough lubricating oil to keep
his machine running.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

lFrom the New York Press.1
Income is pennies; outgo is dollars.
Liars and fatterers make a big army
but a small firing line.
A man with a sore finger CAM be1n
thinking he deserves public hcnors
for it.
A girl likes to have her lips spoken
of as ripe cherries. specially if they
are like Sits in white plaster.
After all, what's the difference he
her head and ribbons, spangIes and
jewelsg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01

Dave Leahy. the governors private
secretary, might be able to hold his
own in a letter writing contest with
Myra McHenry, but in a talkfest-
we'll, Dave is a pretty good talker, too.
but in a bout with Sister McHenry. he
never can hope to do better than come
out q Door second. ss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01

Many men will undoubtedly soon
begin to simulate an interest in chill
dren, flowers and music. Mr.. A. G..
Pearson. of Kansas City. Kan, who
addressed a Topeka audience recent
~, declared that men who were in
terested in such things were men who
could be trusted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01

And another reason for fastening
that good day along: There won't be
any such thing as United States SEN
atorial deadlocks when the people are
given their right to elect their repre-
sentatives in the senate by direct vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01

When the political fortunes of the
late David Bennett Hill seemed to be
falling into a decline a number of
years ago he got chance to make a
speech. In 1t, he thunderously pro-
claimed: 'I am a Democrat" It's ef-
feet was magical. and once more did
Mr.. Hill become a power in the politi-
cal arena As to whether or not his
tory repeats itself will soon be DEM
onstrated. Colonel Roosevelt got a
chance the other day and he pro-
claimed: ''I am a Progressive"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01

George v, king of England, emperor
of India and a few other things, has
brought libel suit to protect his
reputation. This is the first intima-
ton that most people have likely re-
ceived that such a distinguished in
dividuaI as king or emperor ever
needed anything in the way Of rep
11fafiOO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01

Newspaper reports are to the effect
that King Alfonso is so gay with his
attentions to other women that his
queen is about to leave him and re-
turn to her family in England. But
one of the prominent magazines is in
the midst of serial story which styles
the courtship and marriage of Alfonso
and Victoria as being the only royal
fove-natch and real romance that has
occurred in ages. Not only that but
this magazine insists that Alfonso and
his queen are living an ideally happy
life. still the magazines and the news
papers seldom agree on anything.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report Of that great news or
ganization for the exclusive afternoon
publication in 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, 1911-02-01

1t occurs to the Kansas City Star
''that the $4,000 verdict in the Grain
breach of promise case is a reminder
that every sentimental letter is a
promfssory note"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01

1t is reported that the first real test
of strength will be made in the Kan
sas senate within a few days. The
application of a little common sense
would be more to the point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01
KANSAS LEADS.

IN the organization of the present
ssssion OF the Kansas state senate
the rules were changed depriving the
Iieutenant governor of the power to
appoint the committees and imposing
tnat function upon a committee nam
ed IN resolution which was adopted
Dy vote of Fl to 49, Now follows
tne Texas state senate with a new
set or rules which gives the Prohibi-
tlonists absolute control of the deIib-
erauons of that body, and takes from
.ne lieutenant governor, an anti-Pro-
nlo1tIonlst, almost every vestige of au-
Ihor1ty, except that he must abide by
the new rules. The rules provide for
the removal of the presiding officer
by force. If necessary, and as a last
resort by impeachment if he violates
them. The power of the appointment
OF committees is taken away from
the lieutenant governor, and placed
IN the hands Of the majority The
lieutenant governor already has an
pointed his committees, but these an
continents may be changed at the
olscretion of the senate. Kansas was
nrst TO change its senate rules. but
Iexas has scored in formulating the
severest restrictions upon a presiding
ofncer ever appointed by a legislative
pody-Atchison Champion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01

1t is safe to assume that the real
thing in the way of January weather,
which wandered away somewhere,
will make its appearance in June.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-01
INITIATING SOCRATES.

Socrates, the great philosopher, was
the first to adopt the method of ques-
ton and answer as the best to teach
truths. His system is not in use in
our schools and colleges as such, but
that it is not out of date and never can
be entirely superseded is shown by a
study of the arguments before the su-
preme court of the United States. The
attorneys come to argue their briefs,
but they remain to answer questions.
Members of the bar will especially
appreciate what has occurred in the
past two weeks while the American To-
bacco and Standard Oil cases have en-
crossed the attention of the court. Not
a single attorney in these cases leaves
the court without being subjected to a
severe grilling. The advocate comes to
argue his contentious. In the middle
of his argument some member of the
bench stops him with a question, pro-
poses an illustrative case, and there Is
a running fire of question and answer.
The supreme court tries to PROFOUND
"stickers'' and is all the time asking
questions. In no other court in the
world is this practice so. marked.
What is happening in these impor-
tant cases occurs every time case
with knotty questions appears. The
justices inquire at length. Often many
of them take hand in the questioning.
It is the best way in the world to get
at the truth, but it makes an advocate
| nervous.-Boston Globe.