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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR

TF'rom the New York Press.l
1t keeps everybody poor buying good
Christmas presents for the people who
give poor ones
The reason a girl loves to go to a dance
is so she can sit on the stairs with a man
and not do It.
4 girl learns more just pretending she
cant understand it than a man does pre-
tending he knows it ALL
A man has to be destitute Of a single
spear of hair to think he's the bald
headed one they make the jokes at.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

A worldwide shortage in the sugar
cane crop is given as the reason for
the high prices in sugar. But what is
responsible for the material drop from
the high prices that were reached in
the sugar market a few weeks ago =?
There certainly was no time in which
to grow another crop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

The cheapest thing in this world. next
to a debate in the house Of representa-
tives, is courtesy. yet IL is becoming
harder to find than a body's nightie in
dark closet We saw a little old lady try
to buy a through ticket to the coast the
other day from a fresh village agent who
drew $45 a month and an occasional sober
breath, and his insolence made every real
man in the station yearn to lean up
against him with a right uppercut BY
the time he had snapped and snarled his
way through the coupons the old lady
was all a-tremble and that road had made
several robust enemies for life. A sulky
saleswoman. who radiates bad temper and
baking powder perfume, Will drive away
more trade than the advertising man can
Jolly back in a month The dyspeptic telc-
phone girl, with an impeachment In her
speech caused by six-ounce Wad OF
noisy gum, has caused more members OF
the church in good standing to bite neat
section out of a hard rubber receiver than
having to pay for the cooks toll mes
sages. The man who knows how TO treat
the public with the courtesy due a dray
horse doesn't have to burden the want
column with his age. color and previous
condition of servitude.-Emporia Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07
KANSAS COAAENT
PAY WAGES TO OUR WIVES.


There is wide discussion, particularly
in England, about having husbands pay
wages to their wives. 1t Is proposed to
make this system compulsory by law.
There is no doubt that women who re-
ceive regular allowances out Of their hus-
bands incomes are happier and better
provided than those who never know
what they can count on, and, especially.
than those who have to ask their hus-
bands for every cent they get in the
course Of the year.
One wise family ARRANGEMENT Is TO have
the better manager, whether It happen to
be the husband or the wife, handle the
family resources and to let the other
partner receive a stated sum for his or
her personal needs.
A good husband will do the right thing
by his wife; a bad or Indifferent husband
1t is 10 be feared is beyond the reach Of
the law, save of such law as we now have
on the subject
The payment of regular wages implies
a different relationship than that which
now goes Cor is supposed to go) with mat
1t would be marriage with most
of the poetry left out And the poetry
is one of the best parts of it.-Wichita
Beacon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07
Strange Freak of Nature.

A strange work of nature has been
found in a forest in the town of Wool
witch. Several years ago the trunk of a
large tree was blown over, some of its
roots still remaining in the ground. Out
of this trunk there have now grown three
perfect trees 30 feet high and about IS
inches in diameter. These trees have no
direct connection with the ground. but
draw sustenance from the roots of the
old trunk While they may be regarded
as branches they have all the appearance
Of well formed trees themselves.-Port-
land, Ne, Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07
BY TIE WY
BY HARVEY PARSONS.

II * A 444 w 81 4 III
[ BY HARVEY PARSONS. II
Sard Brewster has several distinc-
tons: the principal one is that he not
only has a lot of hair but something
under it.
Rev. Robert Norris says he has pur-
chased booze in 40 Topeka joints;
outside of the mere facts that Topeka
hasn't had 40 joints in three years
and that Rev. Norris, a well known
worker" in the State Temperance
union is so well known that he
couldn't purchase drink if there
was an open joint in every block in
the city, his statement is all right.
And. ere we drop the damp sub
1ect: Gent who was pinched for SELL
ing without a government license was
NOT q stubbs spotter, as heretofore
been Jawn Dawson spotter, for
Dave Leahy doesn't even know the
Add Damp: Four carloads of beer
were dumped into Cow crick this
week. And the more r-less turbid
Missouri, when the consignment ar
rives. will opine that nothing with a
bovine name ever gave such liquid
before.
No wonder foreigners fail to grasp
our legal frameup at the first grab.
who simply, quickly and quietly kill
ed Il men at one swat, got a life SEN
tence; during the same week a Cali
forn1a dentist who kidnapped a little
school girl and kept her confined for
16 months. was given one year in
Jail Mcnamara merely killed lot
of people, he didn't disgrace them for
life. Can you blame poor benighted
r.e-{-
ton, for making some slight mistakes
in his attempt to interpret our legal
schedule?
nation what Dave Leahy is to the
state of Kansas
The Hutchinson Gazette spells the
fuzzy fluid champaign, but a Kansas
writer, who has no chance to refer to
the label, is justifabIe in misspelling
anything alcoholic.
A Chicago suffragette sold the fam
lily spoons to raise money for the
Cause. The male end of her family,
who in all probability bought said
spoons. is no doubt drinking soup
THE worlds a stage no doubt;
maybe that's the reason so many of
us get the hook.
Milwaukee wants the Prohibition
party national convention. From our
experience with prohibitionists, we
hold that the convention, to insure a
full attendance of delegates. should
be held in Topeka, where nothing is
open and bootleggers are so blamed
scarv they wouldn't sell anything to
one wearing a long-tailed coat.
It keeps a lot of people poor try
ing to convince neighbors that they
are not.
The man who before marriage
promised to move heaven and earth |
for his sweetheart usually refuses to |
move his chair while his wife |
sweeps
The theory that you can tell how
long a man has been married by the |
condition of his dress suit doesn't al |
ways hold good. Maybe he was mar
ried in the daytime and conventional |
black
The chances are that If the cook
ing school graduate least her bread |
upon the waters it would sink.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

Those skeptics who are always
scornfully remarking: physician heal
thyself." must surely be satisfied with
the activities of that Connecticut doc
tor who personally directed every
move in the operation for the removal
of his vermiform appendix.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

Frank IsbeH, one of the western
league magnates, announces that he
viii kill a thousand rabbits. Perhaps
he is going cunning among the base
ball fans who sit we'll to the rear of
the grandstand and are ioudest with
the yells: kill the umpire
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

The same brand of law and order
that has prevailed in Mexico for years
seems to be doing business there still
even under the new and righteous gov
eminent installed by Madero. Nine
leaders III a revolutionary movement in
the state of Oaxaca were summarily
lynched recently by partisans of Ma
dero
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

With a couple of wars in progress
and several more in immediate pros
pect, the Carnegie Peace foundation,
ever alive to its opportunities, has in
creased the bulk of the printed matter
if sends ont weekly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

Nor is there any one who will doubt
the expert testimony to the effect that
the sugar trust raised the price of
sugar to the consumer while it con-
tinued to pay the sugar beet raisers
the same old scale
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

The Socialists lost out in the Los
Angeles election. AS a matter of fact
most of the municipal victories won
by the Socialists of late 1--we occurred
in towns that not very much has been
heard of heretofOre
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

Nor is any one likely to dispute tht
fact that Clarence barrow has beer
pretty well paid for being labor's
friend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

That harmony among the Democrats
that Champ Clark said recently he had
obtained after three years of untiring
effort, seemed to go a-glimm ering at
the very first session of the house of
representatives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

Attorney General Wickersham is
III. However. he is not half as sick as
he made the trust magnates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

Not much is going to be accomplish
ed in a fight against high taxes after
they have been levied. The time to
fight high taxes is before and not after
they become a fact.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

Persia has confessed her weakness
to withstand an assault from Russia
through the frantic appeals for help
she has sent to other world powers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

Like Banquo's ghost of song and
story, the Lorimer investigation has
bobbed up again
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07
FROM OTHER PENS
CARNEGIE on TRI1STs.

CAF1NEGlE ON TRUSTS.
Writing in the North American Review
Mr. Andrew Carnegie takes up the cud-
gels Tor the United States Steel Corpora
ton and for industrial corporations gen
orally, demands that the national policy
IN reference to these concerns be regula-
i've and not destructive, and suggests
that the process of regulation be left to
an industrial court, constituted and con-
Quoted on the same plan as the Interstate
commerce Commission and the Commerce
sumes that it will be granted as an axi-
large production, trade combinations are
necessary. Granting combination. regula-
ton should follow and in order that this
should be impartial an industrial court
should be formed with authority to fix
maximum prices In this suggestion, Mr..
Carnegie points out, there is nothing revo-
tutonary, since we already have the In
terstate Commerce Commission which
likes railway rates, and the Court of
Commerce, its court of appeal. The es-
tablishment of these tribunals he declares
to be one of the most beneficial advances
made in modern times.
Mr.. Carnegie'S argument, fair and log
ical on its face, is very timely and it ought
to exercise no small influence upon pub
lie opinion. 1t is not new, for practically
the same views have already been set
forth by many advocates of industrial
peace, but it puts the matter at issue in
such shape that he who runs may read.
In a word, 1t is a simple and direct appeal
to the common sense of the nation and as
such it has genuine force.-Pittsburg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

Sard Brewster has several distinc-
tons: the principal one is that he not
only has a lot of hair but something
under it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07
An ANCTENT TNDT-sTRy


A recrudescence of the practice of
piracy as an industry appears to be an
incident of the present disturbance in
China. 1t is in evidence especially about
Hongkong and in the neighboring waters
of the Chinese coast, including the islands
of the Canton delta
With the opening of so-called treaty
ports in China, this becomes a matter of
international concern. For the past so
years these plunderers have operated with
more or less immunity from restraint by
imperial authority Today, in the con-
flict of revolution, they have become YET
more audacious. They are now reported
as setting up pitched battles with the
forces on shore and capturing and
1ooting vessels of trade outside, beheading
their crews.
1t is not an issue of Chinese politics,
although the original object of the pratt
cal organization was the expulsion of the
Manchu rulers and the re-establishment
OF the Chinese dynasty of the Mings. It
has become simply an association of rob-
berry along barbaric lines. Now that
British steamship has been taken and it's
officers slain, the consequences are likely
to become serious.-Boston Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

Rev. Robert Norris says he has pur-
chased booze in 40 Topeka joints;
outside of the mere facts that Topeka
hasn't had 40 joints in three years
and that Rev. Norris, a well known
worker" in the State Temperance
union is so well known that he
couldn't purchase a drink if there
was an open joint in every block in
the city. his statement is all right.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

And, ere we drop the damp sub
Ject: Gent who was pinched for SELL
ing without government license was
NOT Stubs spotter, as heretofore
printed in this colyum He must have
been a Jawn Dawson spotter, for
Dave Leahy doesn't even know the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

Add Damp: Four carloads of beer
were dumped into Cow crick this
week. And the more or-less turbid
Missouri, when the consignment ar
rives. will opine that nothing with a
bovine name ever gave such liquid
before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

The Hutchinson Gazette spells the
fuzzy fluid champaign" but a Kansas
v ritter, who has no chance to refer to
the label, is justiflable in misspelling
alcoholic.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21

1vs years in the state penitentiary.
In this city he went by the name Of
John Hogan. and that Is thought 10 be
his true name. However. he gave the
name of. John Jones when arrested for
the robbery at Austin, under this
name he pleaded guilty. and was sem
fenced. The last robbery was at Aus
tin when about $500 worth Of silk was
stolen. Jones" packed 1t away in
two valises and boarded the Great
Western and came to this city. A
hickman hauled him to the edge of
town and he asked to get out. He was
two blocks from any residence. The
driver thought this strange but he
complied. It was in this way Jones'
was traced and spotted as the thief.
He says that he had no accomplices
and got nothing out Of the robbery.
He would not tell what became Of the
silks. 1t IS quite certain that he is
one Of gang of silk operatives who
have been doing quite a thriving BUSH
ness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21

national convention. Il - probable that
the republicans who favor progressive
principles will try to decide what they
arc going to do. All who believe that
the republican nAtional platform should
give expression to progressive prln.
ciples and avoid the reactionary will
be welcomed to Des Moines without
further notice. A few local republi-
cans who have talked the matter over
say that they would be pleased II
scores OF the Iowa republicans should
come to the city the next ten days and
talk freely and advise with friends as
to program for the presidential year.
Question Squarsiy Up.
"The question ID right up to us to
decide what we are going to do" said
state official yesterday. TT may
be that Iowa can have very little in
fiuence in deciding who shall be the
candidates of the republican party for
president and vice president, but Iowa
republicans can have very great infiu-
ence deciding what principles the
party shall announce. We who believe
the party is and ought to continue to
be progressive owe 1t a duty to our
selves and the rest OF the country to
see to It that n delegation Is sent to
Chicago that will properly reflect the
progressive sentiment OF the middle
west. We at least can do this with
good grace
1t is to be expected. Of course. that
the anti-progressive politicians will do
all they can to create dissension among
the progressives, but /. is almost GER
tain that during the holiday season
something will be done to indicate the
line of battle for next year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
REPUBLICANS ARE
WELCOME TO OFFER CAN.
PAIoN SUGGESTIONS.
NO CONFERENCE CALLED
AND NONE WILL BE
Republicans Asked to Make Il . Point
to Confer With Senator and Con.
grsssmen During Holiday Recess -
Delegation to National Convention
Should Reflect Iowa Sentiment.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec Ex-senator A. b.
Cummins is. expected home today or
tomorrow. Congressman s. F. Prouty
will be back from Washington this
week. 1t is expected that some Of the
others of the Iowa delegation will be
in Des Moines during the holiday seas
on.
A great many OF the leading republic
cans Of the state who have maintained
their regularity with the party by sup
porting the ticket at all times, will be
in Des Moines during the holidays, as
is nearly always the case. 1t is expect
ed that Senator Kenyon will be able
to get away from the court work in
Chicago and be here to consult with
other progrfessives. But there has been
no "call" issued for any conference"
and none will he so issued. at least by
progressive republicans. The return
ing. members have let their friends
know they will be home. that is all.
The announcement having long ago
been made that fight is to be made
for strictly standpat delegation to the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
Dumont New. In Brief.
to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Dumont. Dec. 21.-Announcements
are out for the marriage of Miss Ruth
Davis. daughter of George Davis and
wife, of this town, and Mr.. Ralph
Frame, of Canton. s. d., Christmas
dav at the home Of the parents of the
bride. Miss Davis was born and
reared in the vicinity of Dumont, Mr.
Frame Is stranger to most of the
people of the town. The friends of the
bride will wish her much JOY in her
new relation. They will make their
home in Canton.
Mrs. c. Jones is reported to be quite
sick at her home on the Otterstein
farm at Union Ridge.
Miss Carrie Heeren and Mr. Ben
5amin Walsh. of Hampton, were united
In marriage at the home Of the brides
monther. in Dumont, last Thursday
Rev. DR.. Clinton. pastor of the NJ. b.
church. officiating. About thirty five
invited guests We're present. The
young couple departed on the evening
train for an extended trip into Idaho
and other points in the west.
miscellaneous shower was given
Miss Arvilla Wendt at her home south
OF town Tuesday in honor Of her ap-
preaching marriage to Mr.. Goodsell
Thursday Of this week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
INJURY ENDS IN DEATH.
Buckeye Youth Hurt in Runaway Ac
eidsnt Sueeun1bs 70 Loekjaw.
Snecja1 IN T}noce poD,,h,,,or

Buckeye Youth Hurt in Runaway Ae-
eidsnt Sueeumbs TO Lockjaw.
Special to Timcs-Republican
Buckeye. Dec. 21.-Friday evening,
Dec. 8. Leonard Seely. son of James w.
Seely. in company with two other
young men. was returning from bas-
ket supper at Racine On the way
home they got to racing horses and as
they turned the corner one-hilf mile
east of town the buggy upset AS
Leonard was driving. he chung to the
reins and stopped the horse, but in
the meantime he sustained very bad
~ broken leg. Both bones were broken
just above the ankle, tearing all the
muscles and ligaments loose and
spreading the ankle bones apart in a
terrible condition. He seemed to be
getting along until Saturday, when
lockjaw in acute form set in and
he passed away Sunday evening Dec.
II. The funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon from the Evangelical church,
Rev. Mr.. Jones. Of Alden, delivered the
address to the mourners and friends
Leonard Seely was born June %, 1893,
at Fort Dodge, and came to Buckeye
ten years ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
s,Lk THIEF coNFEssEs.

John Jones PIsaeisd Guilty and 10 Sen.
fenced 20 Five Years.
Special TO Times-RepublcaI.
MASON City, Dec. 21.-One Of the
silk robbers who have infested this
section Of the country, has made his
conversion and has been sentenced to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
Rock Island Will Pay.
Special to Times-Republtcan.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Des. 21.-It seems GER
tain that Margaret F. Murray. the
Davenport girl who got a Judgment Of
$4,000 against the Rock Island rail-
road. will get the money Following
the recent decision in the supreme
court. which was the second time the
girl had won the case. the Rock Island
company did not file petition for re-
hearing. and presumably the Judgment
will be paid. She was awarded the
heavy verdict for loss OF fingers in
a mangle which she was operating.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
Mu.t Pay 30. Ia Two stat.,.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec 21.-The fee which
George w. Sewers paid to the secre-
tary Of state yesterday of $12.50O was
one Of the largest fees ever received in
that office, and 1t is taken to indicate
that the Hawley interests are quite
ready to proceed with their consoli-
dation of the Iowa Central and Min
neapolis roads. The Minneapolis is
both an Iowa and a Minnesota corpor-
alton so that similar large fee will
be filed in Minnesota before the deal Is
complete.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
HORSE STUDY IN SCHOOL.
csrru aordo Scholars TO Have lnstrue.
tive and Attractive Course.

Special to Times-Republican.
Mason City, Dec. 21-To make the
rural schools Just as, attractive and
as practical as attractive, Superinten-
dent Benson has introduced into the
schools practical study Of the horse.
nativity, early use, the horse among
the Greeks, the intention Of different
parts Of the harness, shoeing, use of
the flesh and the hide, etc. He has
arranged long series Of Interesting
questions which will be used to supple
ment the well laid foundation Of the
teacher. It - proving very interest
ing to pupils.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
Scranton Ns,ss ssslss-

ecranton. Dec. 21.-<Ciarc Gibson ana
Alice Hays were married at the home
Of the brides parents last evening q
$780,. Only relatives and . few Snti-
mate friends were In attendance. These
young people were reared in Scranton
and the well wishes Of q large number
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
Buckeye New. Items.

Special to Times-Republican.
Buckeye, Dec. 21.-Wednesday after
noon. Dec. 20. at Alden. Miss Edith
Trinde and Louis Topp. both Of Buck
eye. were united in marriage They
will reside on the Trinde farm just
north of town.
Born. to Mr. and Mrs. Phelps A. Kel-
logg. Saturday. Dec. 16. q boy.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-08-03

seventy-eight years of age, and is in
fairly good health for one of her
years.
1t seems that about everybody
who can leave home has gone or is
going away for a vacation-some to
the mountains, some to the Northern
cities. some to the seashore and
some TO jail. If we knew where
there is enough fresh water to fish
in, we would HE away too, but the
streams in this section that are not
completely dry are so low they will
not float a decent trout, and the
propeller of jack" would stir the
mud from the bottom. w L B.