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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10
KANSAS COMMENT
ExPANDING THE On

EXPANDING THE CRANIUM
Remnants of another prehistoric man
have been found, this first settler ante
dating all others, even the human crea-
ture of 10000 years ago, whose skull was
found in the limestone stratum of Kansas
We know not of what value such a dis
cOvery may be, unless it is to inspire in
US hope of the Improvement our descend
ants may make in themselves in the next
20.eO0 years. since much has been
achieved in the last 20 900.
We admit there is great room for i'm
provement, and 200 centuries is a long
time to practice on checking ones unde-
sirabIe foibles, and overcoming habits
which tend to less robust physique.
Sometimes seem to be going back
ward, but taking US by and large. before,
behind and sideways, there is the ocular
and physical proof in these prehistoric
skulls that our efforts as a race have
succeeded in establishing a front eeva-
ton of the forehead far beyond that of
the first man.
As we aspired for more brains. we got
Them that is the influence of mind over
matter; anybody can do it. We venture
to say that by severe application. limit
ed ribbon-lfke forehead can be lifted
noticeably from the age of 16 until man
knows so much he begins to think he
knows it all; after that his case is hope
less. In this, prehistoric man had the
advantage. None of him ever thought he
knew 1t all.-EI Dorado Republican
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chieago News.l

LFrom the Chicago News.l
Poverty is disgrace-if your credit 5
good
Even in the darkest hour there are only
sixty minutes.
Some men marry for money and some
others are married for it.
It's surprising how easy it is to kiss u
girl that won't let you
When a woman wants to puzzle a man
all she has to do is act natural.
Some women never get homesick be-
cause they are not home long enough.
In case you should ever become a ghost
have you decided whom you will haunt?
And many man treats a stranger bet
ter in barroom than he treats his wife
al home
Once in great while there is a father
who would be glad to have his son fol-
low in his footsteps
We have often wondered how many
wives Solomon had annexed before dis
covering that there was nothing new IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10
JOURNAL ENTRIES

A big-hearted man is also likely to
have q lean purse
Most CT the -geniuses are that
way in their imaginations.
X x
Some people are so poor they have
to make the same automobile do for
two or three seasons.
y x
The nearest approach to perpetual
motion is to be found in the piano
player at one of these continuous NOV
ing picture houses.
To become popular with some peo-
pie you mast admit you're in the
wrong in every argument you happen
to have with them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10
DAFFYDLLS
BY U. NoALL

If K. Z. had a conflagration would
Washburn?
(Get out the life net boys, she's go
ing to Jump
If restaurant is dirty would you
call it a violin?
(Aye Tom. but death turks in the
valley below.)
You may string beans, kid goats and
con- glomeration, but you can't bull
frogs2
Gil get you yet Turner Morgan if I
have to follow you clean to Rio
Janeiro.)
If the senorita were invited to take
a trip to the North Pole and refused
would the hidalgo2
(Pass me a lemon, lads, I want to
squeeze her.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

We may all be pardoned. says the
Manchester Guardian, for giving up
the puzzle of Chinese names. and yet
this little vocabulary may help the
newspaper reader through the rebel
lion: King means metropolis; Flu,
provincial capital; Chu, a second class
city; KEN, a third class city; Kiang,
a river: Ho. a stream; Hal. a lake or
sea; Tao, island: Chan, a mountain;
Ling, a pass; Ia. big; Siao, little;
Kouan, fortress; Wei, camp; Men, car
rier; Pei, north; Nan. south; ST, west;
Chang, upper; Pal. white; Hei, black !;
yang. blue. Marking, therefore. as
has been noted already, is southern
metropolis; Picking, northern metrop-
oils.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

As blossom flies when the wind is blowing,
butterfly light, dipping and glancing.
FIutterfng white, rosily glowing
So she comes, dancing.
Z ar rare, wind blown flower
Fragrant sweet upon ApriPs bosom.
Blooms her exquisite life this hour
A flying blossom.
Blow. sweet wind, from the land of fancy.
fiower or youth on your wings ad-
Vancing;
Blow, blow me the heart of Nancy
When she comes, dancing.
Pail Mall Gazette.
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ny THE WY

Everything" says Hon. stubbsy
was against Guyer." Including. we
may presume. the methods and list OF
speakers used In said unfortunate
Guyer's campaign.
Why bouncing baby The ex-
preston savors of the rubber doll,
rather than the live specimen.
Reader has it figured that writer of
this colyum is a close and constant
student of the classics because quota
lions correctly quoted. frequently ap-
pear IN said colyum. our answer Is
hereby filed with the clerk: Have
read a majority Of said classics in the
dim Past rem Der many quotations
in a general way. but keep on our
ridge, potted Pope. kippered Kiplmg.
etc, by which our first guess at de-
sired quotation is verified. That's all.
Haven't read a classic from Apology
sometimes called Preface) TO FINS
since Walt Mason's first collection was
issued in book form
One ]. Finney. who is advertised as
the probable successor to woodrow
Wilson as president of Princeton, is an
oldtime football player He may not be
fully qualified for the job of president
but If he played the college game in
the old days before its emasculation.
he should easily qualify as the Pro-
fessor in Jiu Jitsu.
Hon. Hopkins questions the right Of
Hon. Finley to run for congress in the
Big Seventh. Several gents OF Mr.
Hopkins brand also questioned the
right of perfectly good Republican
aspirants to run for congress In the
Second district But why worry about
it? Another Democrat congressman
from Kansas wouldn't be such an
awful calamity.
Country school ma'ams. are as a rule
fresher and more attractive than the
city specimens. The answer is that
the country girl teaches school to fll
IN the vacancy between graduation
and matrimony. and the city girl who
bites on the great educational gold
brick usually makes 1t a Life Work.
The preacher who oficiated at Col.
Jack Astor's last matrimonial party.
has been forced to resign. but then.
unless the big fee" story is an abso-
lutte fake ne could AFFORD to resign.
Hon. J. G. Cooper local Lothario.
has had lots of trouble. and IL is our
prediction that he will continue to be
in hot water until his bank account
runs dry. Death is not alone IT, its
preference for a shining mark. Wom-
en- and lawyers are Deaths rivals
The man who unexpectedly receives
n small legacy, is in doubt for time
whether to buy home or an automo-
bile He usually compromises by buy
ing a home, and then mortga ging
same to buy the honk-wagon. There q
by, of course. returning within a few
short months to his starting point
A man can have the time Of his life
doing something that he knows any
other man would be a blamed fool for
doing.
Heard a a Concert.-"She doesn't sing
with much feeling" Not for her au-
dience. Exchange.
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POSTSCRIPT

Fond Du Lac, Wis. Nov. 10.-Leonard
FAKE. 10 years old. who wrecked a 500
me train at Fremont September 4 and
caused the death of four and severe in
Juries Of three others, was today SEN
fenced to the state industrial school. In
MS confession he told of wrecking the
train out of revenge because he had been
refused a ride on hand car by a sectio a
Chicago. Nov. 1o.-Mrs- Jane Quinn.
whose husband was found shot to death
grand jury to answer charge of muir
der by the coroner's jury. She was taken
TO the county jail
Chicago, Nov. 10-The fourth annual
convention of the Association of Railway
Electrical Engineers, which closed today.
dent.
the stock exchange firm of Balland
Whicher was announced this afternoon
Rieman II. Duval. director of the
Atchson Topeka & Santa Fe, is in the
city on tour of inspection today. Mr..
4Rjuval visited the shops and general Of
noes OF the company
Chicago, Nov. 1o.-Action toward the
the Rock Island railroad system was
postponed today despite the practical
breaking off of negotiations between
company officials and the so-called fed
Grated committee The federated commit
tee decided TO let the strike situation
marx time until the annual convention of
the American Federation of Labor which
opens IN Atlanta next week.
Springfield, ILL.,, Nov. 1O.-A temporary
injunction was issued today by Judge
humphrey in the United States circuit
court restraining the striking employees
of the Illinois Central railroad from pick
etlng the shops and from using any
method of intimidation.
Kansas City, Nov. 10.-J. J. Swofford
formerly president of the Swofford Bros
Dry Goods company here, was indicted to-
day on a charge of using the mails in a
charges that Mr. Swofford sold through
the mails $1,000 worth of unindorsed
stock of his firm to various persons. The
dry goods company is now defunct and it
is charged Swofford concealed the real
condition of the business and assured
buyers that the stock would pay big re-
turns when it was practically worthless.
Minot, n. D.. Nov. 1O.-Threshing IN
northwestern North Dakota where thou
sands of acres of flax and wheat lie III
the field unthreshed is at a standstill as
the result of the heavy fall of snow. The
below zero.
Sterling, ILL.,. Nov Efforts to
check the spread of hog cholera in
county have proved IN
aVailing and it is now estimated that
before the week ends the value of ami
mails killed will reach more than a
million dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

Champ Clark is elated over the re-
suits of the recent elections. But you
don't hear any hosannas of joy going
up from Woodrow Wilson e Co, al
though it is likely that Colonel George
Harvey will be able to explain away
the Democratic reverses in New Jersey
and New York in a perfectly satisfac-
tory manner to himself. Colonel
George is a clever gentleman, even if
he does need the services of valet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

Nor has the cause of undertaking
been strengthened in any material way
b. the episodes surrounding the CON
sClidation of the Hampton and Column
biaE magazines and the recent arrest
of the publisher of the Hampton
Columbian on charge of having used
thu, mails to defraud
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

Armour & Co. have adopted a plan
for the pensioning of their employees,
whereby. on reaching a certain age,
they will be retired on pensions that
may amount to half of their regular
wages A more remunerative system
would be for Armour & Co to give
their superannuated employees all the
meat and meat products they and their
families need. Then the worked out
employees would be on easy street for
sure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

The Manchus are getting no more
than a taste of the same medicine
they doled out when they took the gov
eminent of China by force few cen
turtles ago from another clan of China
mon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

y Missouri ~irl may be the best
milkmaid in the country. according to
a decision reached recently at the ma
tional dairy show at Chicago But this
does not put Kansas out of the running
for being the home of the prettiest
TnilkDaids
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

What a cruel world this is in places
Municipal judges at Chicago will have
to worry along on annual salaries of
$4,000. The voters of the Windy City,
heartless things. refused to increase
their SoIomons' nav
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

If the Panama Canal is to be ready
for traffic in 1913, New Orleans and
Louisiana will have a fine chance to
stage a Panama canal exposition on
their own hook which will beat out by
two whole years the official one to be
held at san Francisco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

Farmers who We're lucky enough to
gather in some corn this year are
smiling. The total crop is a short one
That means higher prices for it. AS
for the consumers, well they can twirl
their thumbs little faster, if they
want to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

one of Italy's warships successfully
shelled another defenceless Turkish
town the other day. But just wait I'M
tn the Italians land a body of troops
there. The Turks will more than even
things up with them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

Unusual progress is being made in
the Mcnamara trial After several
weeks of effort four of the twelve
jurors have been obtained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRlSSS

The State Journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the full Gay
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, 1911-11-10

There seems to be merit in the sug-
gestion of some of the Western league
magnates for shorter schedule. Why
prolong the agony for the tail-end
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

Russia must want a portion of Per-
STA pretty badly, when she's willing to
60 to war to avenge an alleged insult
to one of her vice-consuls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

Everything comes to those who wait
Something of a stringent ordinance is
being planned to regulate effectively
the operation of automobiles within
the limits of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

Presumably Italy now wishes thai
she had had her differences with Tur-
key settled at The Hague
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

White is one of the best fellows in
the world The other day one of our
reporters in an item called White
marrow minded. DO you know
the adjective is vicious part of
speech, sometimes We sometimes
think adjectives ought to be abol-
ished It is the adjective which
gets a newspaper man into libel suits.
1t is the adjective which is responsible
for nearly all the crime not checked
up 20 liquor, riotous living and angry
passion
You can call a man a prevaricator,
or say that he is mistaken, and even
go so far sometimes as to good natur-
edly call him a short but ugly word,
hut if you put before that short but
ugly word an adjective which Will be
here represented by things
are likely to pop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10
CHAPTER XIX.

| rThis Chapter XIX at the request of
/ William Allen White is made agricultural.
| but incidentally somewhat political, and
! on account of promise in yesterdays
/ Chapter XVIII creased a little with
Rockefeller's Standard Oil, which is prob
ably the best oil on the market owing to
/ the fine organization, equipment and
world wide facilities, including the So
called economies of administration en-
| joyed by John D. and his associates
At noon today the writer received a
le, ter fr9l.I William Allen " hite, aut Tor
Of Court of Boyville "A Certain Rich
Nan Whats the Matter with Kan
sas," etc, etc. This letter now has a
bearing on these "Reminiscences. As
Mr. Whites letter was rot marked "pri-
vate,'' personal or .-cs nddenual." we
violate no confidence in printing it here
with.
"Emroria, Kan. Nov. 8, 1911.
Dear Frank: Walter Hughes and
Laura French are on a vacation and Walt
Mason just came back today So 1 haven t
had time to keep the run of your articles.
don't care what you or any one else
says of me. I'm sorry you've got tied
up with the stand patterS. They re on
their last legs. Taft means well but he IS
out of the possibilities for President.
save him But it's all right. Life is too
full of beautiful things to get excited
about politics. I refuse to read anytnlng
you say about Taft or La Toilette or
Stubs or me But if you have any
thoughts on agriculture-fine; III read
them with care. Bang away shoot II
you must. this old gray head; but spare
your country's flag Love to Mary ana !
Anna. Sincerely, W. a W.
To this letter the writer penned the fol- !
lowing reply today:
Dear viii: Thanks for your beautiful |
letter Have not written word about |
you that you or your wife need fear to |
read. I could not abuse you if I wanted |
to. In your office and your (our) town
are some of my Lares and Penates that |
have never been able to move away and |
never will. I know you are awfully busy. |
Here, too. You have many times mlSrepre- |
scented my position about Cannon, but !
that is another story and 1 will tell you |
about it when l see you. VIII have asri- |
culture story today, you suggested,
and as we strive to please our valued |
subscribers. like the Whites, in Chapter
Nineteen. Watch for it. On sale In EN-
poria upon arrival motor ear tonight Am
not tied up to stand-patters and never
was. Am a progressive conservative indie
pendent Republican Please show Mary
and little Bill daily page in colors.
Big hit with Topeka kids Sincerely,
IF. P. NJ"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

Everything" says Hon. Stubbsy
was against Guyer" Including, we
may presume. the methods and list OF
speakers used In said unfortunate
Guyer's campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

Chicago, Nov 10.-Mrs- Jane Quinn,
whose husband was found shot to death
in bed last week, today was held to the
grand jury to answer a charge of muir
der by the coroner's jury. She was taken
to the county Jail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

Chicago Nov. 1O.=The fourth annual
convention of the Association of Railway
Electrical Engineers, which closed today,
elected F. r. Frost, Topeka, Kan, presl-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

White has been so busy writing a
new book which is likely to be a big
Der BEST Seller than "A Certain
Rich Man" which is said to be max
ing White large royalty, and appears
to be making White that Certain
Rich Man" himself.
White co.nes home from Colorado
where he has buried himself three
months, writing book, rushes off to
Lawrence to attend a meeting of the
board of regents of the University of
Kansas. takes a whack at the Street
Railway, Heat, Power & Light company
of Emporia and then proceeds to attack
national politics.
This must have been about William
Aliens frame of mind, on the last
day of October when he hurled on an
unexpected world his now famous edi-
torial 'One Weary President" referred
to and commented upon in these Rem
iniscences of . Newspaper Man in To
peka'' in chapter XII.
But we said we were going to make
this Agricultural and here goes
With all of our troubles now comes
this old farming SANDER of Whites
or his Good Man Friday, Walt Mason
who does a good deal of the devilment
around the Emporia Gazette office
when White is away. and sometimes
too. when he is there.
This writer, be it remembered, is a
farmer by choice. but a newspaper
man from necessity. He admits he is
not very much of a farmer, that he
understands the newspaper business
better; but we do have a farm of one
hundred acres five miles west of To
peka. and raise fine alfalfa, prairie
hay, cows and other live stock,
pigeons, fruits of all kinds. vegetables
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

Why a bouncing baby2 The ex-
preston savors of the rubber doll,
rather than the live specimen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

New York, Nov. 10.-The suspension of
the stock exchange firm of Balland
Whicher was announced this afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

Sterling, ILL.,. Nov 1O.-Efforts to
check the spread of hog cholera in
Whiteside county have proved un-
availing and it is now estimated that
before the week ends the value of ami
mails killed will reach more than
million dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

Now We wouldn't have had White
called narrow minded in the State
Journal for a ten dollar bill, but in
our rush in trying to hold our news
boys and keep the organization of the
aper intact, we overlooked that proof
and the copy slipped through unex-
purgated. It is herewith and hereby
retracted. We never said White is
marrow minded" because it would
not he true and we try to tell the
truth. White is minded" all right;
that is, sometimes He is not always
minded in politics, but that is another
story. But White is really broad
minded and broad-gauged and a man
of high ideals. He is a busy man.
He lets politics. and book making
and office holding mix. He is a re
gent of the University; a good one,
too; he is an author; a first class one;
he is a newspaper man; a fine one,
when he gives his attention to the pa
per. He has Walt Mason and a bril-
liant lot OF capable assistants; but
when White writes a heavy editorial,
he often sails in without being sure of
his facts. He thinks what the facts
ought to be, and seems to write his
comments accordingly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

Rieman II. Duval. a director of the
Atchson, Topeka & Santa Fe. is in the
city on a tour of inspection today. Mr.
Duval visited the shops and general Of
fices of the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

Springfield, H.. Nov 1O-A temporary
Injunction was issued today by Judge
humphrey in the United States circuit
court restraining the striking employees
of the Illinois Central railroad from pick
citing the shops and from using any
method of intimidation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

One j. Finney. who is advertised q
the probable successor to Woodro'
Wilson as president of Princeton. is "a
oidtime football player. He may not 4
fully qualified for the job of presiden
but If he played the college game /
the old days before its emasculatioi
he should easily qualify as the Pre-
fessor in Jiu Jitsu.
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northwestern North Dakota where thou
sands of acres of flax and wheat lie al
the field unthreshed is at a standstill as
the result of the heavy fall of snow. The
thermometer this morning registered 8
below zero
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

In his letter quoted above. he shows
he is a very busy man. We are awful
" sorry he has not had time to read
these chapters, for though he says it
who ought not, he is missing some
good political horse sense and when
White says that he declines to read
any thing we write about Taft or La
Toilette. or about William Allen, him
self, he throws valuable information to
the winds. This information, too, all
for certs daily, in colors.
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teams?