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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11
JAYHAWKER JOTS

Out in Lincoln county there is a
town that labors under the name of
''Aginville.'
The Rossville Reporter is on hunt
for the old-fashioned woman who
couldn't sleep without a nightcap tied
snugly over her ears.
The gossip that hurts, points out the
HoIton Signal, is not told in the crowd
but under the seal of secrecy It
travels the fastest and cuts the deepest.
A little sermon worth while from
Tom Thompson of the Howard COu-
rant: The kind of thoughts you have
when you are alone indicate the kind
of a person you are. Cultivate clean
thoughts if you would have clean
mind and be clean in life.
A charge frequently made against
me is that I dislike women, writes Ed
Howe in his Monthly Magazine for
Decent Der I can dispose of that easily:
I don't. I dislike a bad egg, but that
is no reason why I should dislike mil
lions of good ones There are foolish,
bold and useless women and I have a
right to say / like sensible, modest,
useful women better. The other day
I entertained at my home the wife OF
an out-of-town friend I had never
met her before. but her husband often
told me that she frequently abused me,
because of my CRITICISMS of women
1t wasn't long before we locked horns
on the woman question. listed for
nGr the KIM L ulSAlh6u- W ell sic
said, everyone dislikes women of that
kind I dislike women of no other
kind.
Criticising the effort of any one to
made a heroine of Miss Chamberlain.
of Shady Bend fame, the Emporia Ga
zette recently remarked The girl
who at all times conducts herself in
gentlemanly manner is in no danger
Of a surprise party such as she en-
dured'' And the brilliantly edited
Ho1ton Recorder chimes IN that it ex-
pressed the same opinion several
weeks ago. although in a som ewhat
cruder form Now that these para
gons of correctness have spoken it will
be up to the Kansas girls, who want
to keep out of trouble, to conduct
themselves in '.gentlemanly man
ner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11
GLOBE SIGHTS
By THE ATCHIsON GLOBE.

There are a few grateful children who
won't expect too much of Santa Claus
A man should think too much of his
complexion to cover it with whiskers.
While the advance agent has his faults,
he isn't what one would call a pessimis
tic person.
There is no doubt that a good detective
story is better than a bum love story or
a presidents message.
Men hate to do chores so bad that life
is seldom entirely satisfactory to boys
who loathe that form of service.
A man who keeps a photograph should
keep more records; there's too much
monotony without keeping it canned.
So many beautiful women are conceited
it is possible Helen Of Troy merely
imagined she was the occasion of the
row.
Every man would like to have his wife
dress as well around the house as she
does down town, although he might kick
on the bills.
A man who can afford to keep a sleigh
for what snow we have in Kansas, prob
ably feels able to maintain a dog for the
quail season.
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AMBITION.

do not care for wealth and fame,
Particularly fame.
I wouldn't give a fig to have
A great and honored name.
I'm rich enough, if I but have
A luxury or two,
And leisure time enough to do
The things 1 like to do.
Let others have the glory, and
The joys of swollen wealth;
I m satisfied if 1 but have
Enough, and time. and health.
Others may tread ambitions path,
If it delights them to,
l only want a chance to do
The things I like to do.
-Somerville Journal
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.



down grade.
A man may be able to dress well If his
family doesn't
Home is the place where many a man
shows up at a disadvantage
It's easy for a girl to deceive herself
about how she trusts her husband
The rnother-in-law joke goes in the
funny papers but it falls flat at home.
A man with well balanced mind
doesn't have to part his hair in the mid
die.
Some men take advantage of their OBJ
portunities-also OF those of their neigh
bors-
A spinster can truthfully say that such
a thing as marriage has never occurred
to her.
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HUAOR or THE Day

Since little Paul wrote his composition
on snow, his mother hopes that he may
snow ee pos' he began ann but thi n9w II wn a
be air with clothes on."-Youth's Com
panlon-
up with his orders lis he a manufac-
turer2" "Oh. no. Merely man with a
wife and five grown daughters. WASH
ington Herald.
Young wife-Arthur. dearest, how do
they arrange these pickles IN the bottle
so nicely? Young Husband-They pile the
pickles UP. Petsey, and then blow the bot
ties around Observation-Disclosures Evening
Bulletin.
ner of harsh things about you just now
Yes replied Senator Sorghum. such
is the fckleness Of the public; One might
think was pitcher who had lost a game
for the home team. w ashington star
vIsitor-My dear sir. trust I can bring
some uplifting influence TO bear upon Won
Business Mani have no time Tor preach
ing in business hours. Visitor-I don't
want to preach TO you I'm agent for an
elevator company.-Baltimore American
at the banquet last night snirrlev
talked for an hour and three-quartere. =
'Heavensi How did he ever find enough
to say to keep him going that lonK2' .si4o
didn't say much, as a matter OF fact t,,.t
his wife WASH there so ] suppose ~
thought he would be wasting an opnor-
tunity If he failed to talk until he VA.
physically exhausted. Chicago Fecord-
Herald
There is one thing can't underrtor,.,i
about Christmas" What's that 20 ssfT'-u
II is that everybody gets more fbs,, Nv Nv
gives. can't understand what becor,a.e,
OF the surplus. Judge. 0iAeS
'Bilkins is the most impractical 49,,
ever saw. Is he. really7'' ssf3e,,ra.si
doubt Why, he is just the sort ~ e ,51 a
who would open a soda water eto,-1 ~
Germany Birmingham Age-HersIae IA
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WESTERN UNION DAY LETTER.

st. Louis, Nov. 4, 1911
CIV H. Heine, care National Hotel,
Topeka. Kan Topeka State Journal
deserves mountain high praises for
being the pioneers of publishing daily
comics in color. Frank Munseys IN
PRODUCTION of one cent Sunday after
noon papers created big sensation. The
State Journals event is more practical
in every way than Munsey's. Every
member of family becomes interested
in every copy of State Journal.
'sR. s. CRADLE,
Manager World Color Printing COM
pany, st. Louis.
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH Co
New York. Nov. S, 1911.
Mr. Frank p. MacLennan, Publisher
State Journal Topeka, Kansas
s"ro give daily comic page in colors
REQUIRES courage, enterprise and great
confidence in neWspap per supremacy
Hearty congratulations. You deserve
great success.
GEORGE SMITH,
Associate Publisher and General
Manager Newark STAR
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH GO.
New York, Nov. 6, 1911.
ssATr Frank P. MacLennan. Publisher
State Journal, Topeka, Kansas
accept hearty congratulations on
being first paper in United States to
give subscribers daily comic pages in
colors. Great work.
"HFNRY L. STODDARD,
publisher New York Evening Mail
(Chapter XIV Tomorrow
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and Attractive Daily and sunday Mat

and Attractive Daily and Sunday Mat
Service.
st. Louis, No, Nov. A, 1911
State Journal, Topeka. Kan.
4 want to say that your pressman
deserves a good cigar and d pat on the
back for the excellent results he got
in the printing of our color mats You,
or whoever is responsible for the IN
novation of daily colored comics is en-
titled to much praise because it is a
feature necessary for large circulation
and large circulation is necessary for
profitable advertising. The Chicago
Daily News, Columbus Dispatch, Spo-
kane Chronicle and a number of other
equally important papers have been
running half and full page daily comics
in black, and the amount of adyeris-
ing they carry is evidence of the posi-
ton they own in the newspaper world
in their particular field. When Frank
Munsey started his Sunday afternoon
papers in Washington, Baltimore and
Philadelphia many publishers thought
it was a bad idea and others thought
it a practical and timely one, 50 much
SO that the New York Telegram put
out a Sunday afternoon edition. What
ever merit is in this particular feature
is entirely hidden by your clever idea
of introducing daily colored comics. It
may take some time to assert its value
but you are bound to win out, as you
Internationally make your paper WITH
this addition, of interest to every mem
Der OF the family where your paper cir
r s. CRADLE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11
DAFFYDuS
BY L. NOALL.

Are inn experienced servants the
best for hotels?
(My references are of the best I
wrote them myself.)
If you can hear New York Bay how
does Long Island Sound2
(Step up Mr.. Norris and get your
Carnegie medal-)
microbe2
6The bacilli win git you if you don't
watch out-l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11
FROM OTHER PENS
BIG FORTUNES IN GERMANY.

BIG FORTUNES IN GERMANY. -
The essential matter Of a recently sup
pressed Prussian year book IS grad
ually coming to light and a conspectus or
the millionaire class of Germany Is now
possible. A millionaire. in that part OF
the world. is the possessor OF a million
marlxs-S250 o00-and OF this class accord
ing to the author of the compilation.
there are $500.
The greatest seven fortunes in Prussia
range between 45.O0O,000 and ST.. 10000.
The two named are both possessed by
women-the former by the daughter OF
Krupp, the latter by a daughter Of the
vienna ROthschilds. Between them come
a number of noblemen whose wealth rs
principally in coal and zinc. a fact strong
" corroborative of the claims 70 mineral
wealth lately put forward by Germany.
Immediately behind the fragment OF the
Rothschild fortune follows Berlin
banker. After him comes duke in the
mining and manufacturing district OF
Westphalia. with $l5.000,00O.
Americans will wonder at the precision
with which the Prussian fiscal authorities
ascertain and tax them. The Information
is based upon assessments for income
and capital taxes" and an ingenious TeuA
tonic system Of checks and counter
checks leaves no room for ambiguity and
permits no rich man a chance TO escape
paying his just dues. A publication
equally accurate and comprehensive.
dealing with American milionaires.
would have its interest but cannot be
looked for at once.-Chicago Record-Hcr-
aid.
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JOURNAL ENTRIES

Time doesn't fly 50 fast when you're
wasting it.
Altogether too many words of praise
arc not sincere.
y
The man who is easily angered has
a disagreeable road to travel.
The severer the critic the more sensi-
tive he generally is to criticism.
X
Nor does the company that misery
loves and aeeks have very pleasant
time.
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REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR.

TFrom the New York Press.
JJnselfishness is letting the selfish have
everything
The first man to acknowledge how
smart he is always is himself
It would be awful unlucky for the
weather man If he ran for a public office
The more bills a man runs up the more
he wouldn't If he were able TO pay them
Don't tell a woman you love her; tell
her what your loving her makes you
want to do for her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11

Civilization is certainly making rapid
strides these days in China. Following
the edict of a few months ago doing
away with the queues, another i'm
perial edict has been issued which
sends to the wastepaper basket the OBJ
solete Chinese calendar. The Roman
calendar, generally used throughout the
world. is substituted in its place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11

Governor woodrow Wilson is assur-
eddy a novice at the political game He
is surprised that any attention should
be paid to the fact that he applied to
the Carnegie foundation for a teachers
pension. A man at all familiar with
politics knows that somebody is sure to
attempt to make mountain out of
every little molehill of happening
that has transpired in the life of any
candidate for public ONCE from the day
OF his birth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11

Among the Democrats of Alabama
there is q strong sentiment in favor of
giving the Democratic presidential
nomination to Representative Oscar
Underwood. His colleagues in con-
gress from Alabama held a meeting
the other day and unanimously en-
dorsed him for the nomination. But
Mr.. Underwood. who is evidently even
wiser than he has been credited with
being, says he is not a candidate for
the honor.
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WEsTERN UNION TELEGRAM.

'sChicago, Nov. 4. 1911.
"Frank p. MACEDONIAN, The State
Journal. Topeka, Kan.
'Congratulation on the innovation
of d colored comic page in your daily
issue 1t not only shows commend
able degree of enterprise, but should
he a strong circulation puller. Wish
ing you success in this newest live wire
venture, I am, sincerely yours,
&C. H. LEICHLITER,
Sunday Editor, Chicago Record-Her-
add
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11

Information is being given out at Los
Angeles that the McNamaras got them
selves in the hole from which it was
impossible for them to escape because
they talked too much. Sam Gompers,
apparently, has no intention of taking
heed accordingly. This is also valu-
able hint to every other human on the
face of the earth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11

While prominent representatives of
all factions of Kansas Repubiicanism
joined the other night in drinking a
hearty toast to President Taft at the
banquet of the Wyandotte Republican
club, Senator Bristow. in Washington.
was delivering himself of an interview
to the efr-ct that the sentiment of the
Republicans in Kansas is overwhelm-
ingly opposed to the denomination of
Mr. Taft.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11

Evidence seem to accumulate. to sub
staatiate the theory that it is only the
verv rich who can enjoy this life. A
Missouri woman has placed a value of
$4,000 on seven kisses. which she al
leges were forced unon her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11

This much is certain. If Postmaster
General Hitchcock is successful in his
campaign to compel the magazines and
periodicals. to pay an increased rate of
postage, it will be futile for many of
them to attempt to circumvent the in
crease by printing lighter stuff than
4l,ar- r,nN... 10
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11

Almost without limit as to its size
is the new field that has been entered
by the advertising Mems League of
New York. It proposes to abolish
fraudulent advertising throughout the
country through criminal prosecutions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11

According to the reports to the fed
eral department of agriculture. the
condition of the winter wheat
throughout the country is now below
the ten year average for this period
of the year. Prophecy is an uncer-
tain business. but there are a few
seventh sons of seventh sons who have
q bunch that the wheat crop next
year is going to be of the bumper
variety, and especially in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11

SO many lists of the twenty great
est women and the twenty greatest
men, in the world are being selected
these days. and they vary so widely,
that everybody interested will have to
select a list for himself, if he is to be
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Here are a few teIegrams:

WESTERN U~N1ON I-A-A1 y -
Spokane, Wash, Nov 4, 1911.
Prank P. MacLennan, State Journal
Topeka, Kan.
Congratulations the Journal for be-
ing the first paper in the United States
to give subscribers a daily comic page
in three colors. 1t will be expensive,
but the public will appreciate it.
s'W. H COWLES,
pub. The Spokesman Review
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11

In view OF the activities of the Yale
undergraduates in demollshing opera
houses and promoting all sorts of dis
orders. it seems highly appropriate that
the Yale Dramatic association should
choose as a medium for its efforts Ser
nard Shaw's play, The Devils Dlsci-
ME-,
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''FrankfOrf, Kan, NON- I, Ell
Friend MacLennan:-l have just mn
ished reading your article concerning
your entry into Topeka newspaperdoIn-
7 endowed il much. Your diction is such
that a very true picture is conveyed If
YOU rem enber, I was there when you
first took the shop, and Lor some time
afterwards; and I can heartily testify
to the conditions as you describe them
though you are d trif1e conservative
But this is not what set out to write
YOU about Yours with respect,
&c A. HENRIE.
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DANGEROUs WOAfrN.

A valued contemporary observes that
there is no use talking about woman suf-
frage as long as women wear murderous
hatpins. A man hates a hatpin more than
he does a rattlesnake. Every time he
sees one he says to himself, There Is
that Internal nuisance just waiting 10 jag
me-" And so he inwardly remarks that
so long as women tolerate this hatpin
horror they shall not have his vote.
There are accounts Of great devasta-
ton by the hatpin. In Omaha, not long
ago. a man lost an eye by the prick OF
hatpin. There have been several cases
of this kind. Some day the men will pass
an ordinance making II the duty of the
police to pull out every pointed hatpn,
or arrest the wearer for carrying conceal
ed weapons. There are so many narrow
escapes it is a wonder there are not more
accidents To have ii come out IN the
evolution Of things that women are real
" dangerous is terrible TO think Of
Columbus State Journal
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POSTAL. TELEGRAM.

''Chicago, Nov. 4, 1911.
Topeka State Journal, Topeka, Kan
you are certainly giving the people
of Topeka a great treat in your dally
comic supplement. There should be
a great response to this feature of cir
culation building.
'.WM. H. RANKIN,
efVice Pres't Mahin Adv Co"
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Just as in the newspapers every wo-
man is beautiful, remarks the New
York Tribune. so every election in
which nen vote is carried by the
women
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RY THE WY
BY HARVEY PAIRS

The system of elimination of pros
pective jurors used by attorneys for
the indicted meat packers. is a good
stunt, and should be used more ex-
tensively- The percentage of billiard
ball material is entirely too large in
the average jury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11

There is no good reason now why con-
gress should delay any longer in get
ting down to business. Myra McHenry,
1Iyra Warren McHenry of Kansas has
arrived at washington.
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Kaiser Wilhelm has conferred the
Order Of the Red Eagle on J. Pierpont
Morgan. Many of his enemies at home
seem to think he is the original Black
Crook
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11

Here's hoping the Kink- Emperor
and Queen-Empr press have a perfectly
Delhi-tful time on their brief bisit in
India.
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KANSAS cOMAENT
KIPLING STILL ROUGH.

Rudyard Kipling. who never posed as 4
parlor ornament, doesn't intend TO De
elassed as a cloisonne vase In his own .s
age His latest poem, The Female 81
Her Species" proves it.
You've read Kipling for SO many years
Inat you naturally would think that ne
had got to the sy-chair- by the-fire
stage about now and that he would
soften up bit. But to read his latest
poem and then turn back and glance over
his Rag and bone and a hank OF hair
effort. you'd think that he wrote one In
the forenoon and the other just after
dinner III is so elemental in both that
you almost look around to see the stone
axe with which he dispatched the Wild
animal he had for dinner.
one always thinks of Mrs. Kipling when
he reads of Kipling's women, and Won
ders If she is quite happy with her lord
and master for writing such hard things
ABOUT her sex In the newest one, ne
takes thirteen long stanzas to compare
women to the she bear. the cobra and
other wild and vicious animals. and he
makes it plain that you can parley with
the menfolks Of almost any OF these spe-
cies, but that. II you think much of your
wife and children, you had better take
out an accident policy before you tackle
the mistress OF the house.
Compromise and arbitration and peace
measures. he asserts in metered sentenceS
are for the male. You can talk the mann
out of it, perhaps, or arrange matters
with him in a more or less satisfactory
way, finishing IT up with cigar or "A
cocktail, but you don't employ any or
these arts of peace and aids to good
fellowship when you negotiate with a
woman. The fact is Mr.. Kipling thinks,
that you don't negotiate with woman
at all. The man who tries Il had just as
well take easier methods OF suicide.
And all this. too, after we had begun
to think Of Mr.. Ktpling Is becoming less
militant. more guarded in his statements.
and more dependent upon the soft minis
trations of women.
Mr.. Kipling doesn't bob up very often
any more but when he does come up. he
appears clad in his full regimentals just
as ready TO fight as ever. and willing
to settle matters in the good old-fashion-
ed way that obtained before The Hague
tribunal and the long range cannon came
into common use.-Ottawa Republic.
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(That was pretty bad one, but we
could think of no way to hammer it
into a daffydiI.
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Did you ever think how II rejoices the
heart OF that boy to be permitted TO 30
to town with father2 It IS the same way
whenever father drives out. no matter n
It is only to get a pig OF a neighbor. Get
the boy up on the seat with you. BE
ready to answer all his questions.-and
there will be lot of theml Let him
help you hitch up Trust him to hold
the horses while you are in the store.
Let him help you to get the pig. In
short, think of him your right hand
man of tomorrow. 1t will do the boy
good and you viii be the better man Tor
it.-A. II. T. A. Weekly News.
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local minister preached vest erday
on THE Kind of Man to Marry" Safe
bet that every man present blushed
over what he felt to be a personal de-
scription.
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For.-and if you don't know it any
woman can tell you,=Man is the most
egotistical animal in this Big Round
Zoo.
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R. S. Cradle, Mgr the World Color
Printing Company, Original. Clean
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The aKnsas Industrialist the Aggie
publication, is self supporting, and it
prints no advertising. A lot of coun-
try editors should attend K A C
long enough to get at least part of the
recipe
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No use trying to convince a woman
that any man who ever proposed to
her is fool.-unless he broke the en-
gagement himself