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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01
of riot and mob. instead of under the
reign of reason and law.

of riot and mob. instead of under the
reign of reason and law.
But what this writer started out to
say in connection with the presidential
possibilities as reviewed in the Topeka
Sunday paper was in reference to this
unkind cut coming from the LaF'ollette
or insurgent organ:
"LaFollette has q following in all
parts of the country which. if not as
large as Roosevelt's has been, is grow
ing and is not less enthusiastic in its
loyalty
What's that? Do we read Alright?
Here is an implication that Colonel
Roosevelt's following is not as large
now as it has been, bue another i'm
plication that LaFollette's following is
not less enthusiastic in its loyalty than
the coloneTs, and is almost as large and
is growing.
Does this mean that the insurgent or
gan and the organ Of a Republican
candidate for governor is really coming
to believe that Colonel Roosevelt act
ually tells the train and means what
he says when he so emrhatically states
that he is not a candidate and wishes
that his true friends will not urge that
delegates be selected to vote for him at
the convention
But here is a strange thing. In all
the political meanderings to which ref
erence is made in this chapter. our
morning contemporary comes out with
this admission, and OH what an admis-
sion it is ana what a cold, wet blanket
it must cast over the brow of Senator
Bristow, William Allen White, and 9TH
er admirers and enthusiasts of LaFol-
lette for president. Here are the actual
words which appeared in the Topeka
Capital December 81, which is no longer
ago than Sunday. even if it was last
year, but last year was only yesterday
in this instance:
''The chances that LaFo1lette will be
inaugurated president in 1913 are not
apparently bright. He is much more
likely to be elected in 1915, if he lives
So our friend Arthur does not now
think that the chances for LaFollette
are very bright just now and thinks,
as it says, ''he is much more likely to
be elected in 1916 if he lives
Well, well. So after all our morning
friend is grooming LaFollette not for
1912 against Taft. but for 1915 against
wi ON?
But before it is everlastingly too late
let us wish the presidential possibilities,
those who favor them and our readers
generally A Happy New Year.
(Chapter LXIII next.)
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EVENING CHAT
By RUTH CAMERON.

Some little New Years resolutions for
those who have had bad luck with bigger
resolves.
To love little more and hate a little
less.
To think a little more and dream lit
tie less.
To appreciate a little more and criticise
little less.
To do whatever work I have to do
whether it be washing dishes. painting
pictures, or building bridges-in a man
ner little nearer to my best possibili-
ties, and to be a little less easily content
with makeshift performance.
To give up little more cheerfully
whenever giving up shall be necessary,
and to demand a little less praise and
gratitude for my good deeds.
To lose my temper q little less often
and be a wee bit kinder to everybody.
To smile a little more and frown little
less.
To add little more in some way to my
physical efficiency. and to squander a lit
tie less health and vitality by neglect and
abuse of my body.
To make a little more allowance for the
other fellows faults and mistakes, and
little less for my own.
To surprise myself a little oftener by
my success in resisting temptations. and
appall myself a little less frequently by
my selfishness and weakness.
TO open my ears little more freely to
my neighbours interests and concentrate
a little less passionately my own.
To be honest with myself a little more
frequently and to keep up fewer pretenses
with my soul.
In short to make by Titles little pro-
gress towards what I ought to be. and
make the year 1912 at least little better
than 1911.
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by TIE WY
BY HARVEY PARSONS

As Tor ours we have sworn off srnok-
Ing Cigarettes: they are hard to BUY
mere and beside. we never cared Tor
cigarettes anyway.
Dodd CASTOR received one straw vote
Tor President Honors are certainly
snolng his way; he has been mentloneu
aIso as a promising candidate for an
important state job,-that of Admins
tration goat.
Cigarettes have added another victim
70 their long list. Pablo Moreno, OF
sonora, Mex, passed away at the ten
def age of 127, after having smoked the
oeaoly coffin tacks only rs years
Just because General Delk, leader
OF the .'Nazarenes,' bit a chunk from
tne neck of a co-worker is no reason 10
suspect that Gen. De1k is not vege-
taflan- The said co-worker was I'M
doubtedly a prune, or he would not
have fallen for the co-worker job.
The danydil has ceased to be a popu-
lar tad; it is now a contagious disease
That lovely old moth-eaten joke:
Nothing succeeds like success should
go to the cannery; a magazine wearing
the Success brand has just gone into
the hands of a receiver.
other eastern publication. Tt refuses to
respond to dun for something it
printed during the tail-end of the base
ball season.
The lawyer who discovered that a
marriage license was an unnecessary
expense in Missouri, may have con-
TERED Great Boon upon Missourians
in distress, but his discovery is of dang
little value to Topekans; the latest
market quotations on marriage licenses
here is $3.50 per throw, while the fare,
round trip to K. c. per pair.-remains
about $40.
And, to all who fall for the allegation
that after the ceremony 1.-TWO are made
one we would offer the information;
the railroads continue to charge two
fares for man and wife. You can't take
your girl to K. c.. marry her and then
bring her back on one fare. The con-
ductors did not acquire their mathe-
NAUTICAL education in the school of ro-
nance.
The same to you. 1.-TWO iops) The
same to youI
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HUMOR OF TIE DAY

a tentative one2" quite so. I'm camp
ing out"-Baltimore American.
san,ant spinster.--An old Greek phil
osopher once remarked Whether you
marry or not you will regret IT, q ms
saving was recalled to our minds by the
story Of lonely spinster Who When ash
cd what she would do II she had her life
10 live over again, replied: Il would get
married before had sense enough 10 de-
eide to be old maid Exchange.
Jonah joined the Vacation Liars club
ives y he remarked. Il enjoyed my ocean
trip immensely York Sun
..win you have another potato Miss
do. Really we can AFFORD it"-Detroit
Free Press
'.They say she spurned his offer Of mar
rage" "She did She found that he was
dependent upon rich uncle, 50 she mar
ried the uncle."-Detroit Free Press
It believe I should like to work on
street car" said the theatrical manager
around where business is always so good
that they're standin EN- up In the aisles
Washington Star.
Hell see that the first woman victim
OF the aeroplane has tumbled to her death
in France She-Mercyl I wonder how
she was dressed--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Little Willie-Pa, what's financier2
PA financier. my son, Is man who IL
capable Of inducing other men to pile up
a fortune for hin.-Chicago News
shopman-The fresh herrings are very
nice this morning, MN. Lady-Er.--have
they rces2 Shopman-Well, MN. all fish
IS dearest at this season Punch
A young Canadian came to Washington
last winter and was making a Christmas
call upon very pretty young woman
whom ne met for the first time. DC you
have reindeer In Canada2" asked the
young lady. mo. darling he answered,
at this season II always snows."-
Ladies' Home Journal
Now, Willie" said the superintendent's
little boy addressing the blacksmith's lit
tie boy. who had come over for froiic
wen play sabbath school You give
me a nickel every Sunday for six months,
and then at Christmas III give YOU a 10
cent bag Of candy '-Woman's Home
ComDanion-
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THE NAVAJO srLyERsSuTH.


The sun CLEANS on the desert waste
And in its fiercest glare,
The silversmith his forge has placed
And works his wonders there.
All day the tinkling forge resounds
Where the gaunt lizards bask
Amid the desert that surrounds
The toiler speeds his task.
And in his hands new shapes are wrought
In silver. cleaning bright;
The genius OF the plains, self-taught,
Tolls on, nor heeds the night
Child of the desert, whose rare gift
Has lowered in strange soil,
Your tinkling forge spells more than
thrift
Your day spells more than toll.
Yours is the thrill the craftsman knows,
Yours the triumphant heart
Yours the creators pride that grows
Beneath the spell of Art.
Arthur Chapman, in the Denver Repub-
Hcan.
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JOURNAL ENTRIES

An ideal climate for one man is
wholly unsatisfactory to another.
X 4
The average man gets a good deal
more out of life than he puts into it.
= y
The water-wagon will be uncomfort-
ably crowded during the next few
days.
It's easy enough for people to keep
theii expenses down if they fail to pay
sheir bills.
A good converse tionalist is not nee
essarily an individual who talks a
great deal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

No particular significance attaches to
the betting of Wall street gamblers that
Colonel Roosevelt will be the next Re
publican nominee for president and
that he will be elected. The odds at
which these bets are being made are
5 to l. on those odds Wall street
gamblers will bet on any proposition
that NAV he advanced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01
DAFFYDLLS
BY .. NOALL.

IF the confectioner scalds milk and
beats eggs will his cruelty make ice
cream
tFor PHYS sake. take that limburg-
er out Of the house..
If the deep dish apple pie is all out
is the pumpkin
CTake your cold feet off my Dack)
If stove is iron is the table cloth?
tSave those tears He was bad
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
[From the New York &C.

TFrom the New York Press.l
Solomon advertised his wisdom. ana vat
he had wives.
What makes a girl see through q man
is for him to be her brother
For a successful man, going to school
stops only when. he goes to his grave
Every man talks a lot about the CON
stitutions unless he knows something
about II.
The more work a man would like to do
for fun the less Of it he would want to
do far pax
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

There is nothing unusual about the
fact that a war of considerable pro
portions has broken out in the camp
of the Missouri Democrats The Demo-
Gratis, the country over, have a habit
of dwelling in harmony until the time
for important conventions and elections
approaches. Then they pick up their
battle axes and go after each other so
firecely that their party's cause is ir-
retrievably injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

One of her consuls having been held
up and wounded by a band of Persians,
Great Britain has a fine excuse now
to take whack at Persia on her own
hook. And when Russia. and Great
Britain get through with Persia. there
won't be much of it left under the con-
troll of the natives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

England's nobility has never been
reckoned as being of much account
by a large majority of the people of
this country. There is bound to be
a change of sentiment in this direction
in view of the testimony at the trial
of the beef barons, that the original
idea for the formation of the meat
trust was conceived in the brain of
British peer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

Senator I.aFolIette insists that the
peoples viii is law and that it is above
courts and constitutions Granted. But
how are tle people to express their will
if it is not through constitutions and
laws and their administration by the
courts. Every man cannot take the
law into his own hands. Nor can .. mob
of them do the same thing. unless the
anarchy preached by Emma Goldman is
TO prevail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

Census figures show that the percent
age of insanitys increase in this coun-
try is more than double the percentage
of growth in population. This might
possibly be explained by the surmise
that as time rolls on 8 much larger per
centage of the crazy people is taken
into custody. And they don't come near
getting all of them, either.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

Professor Dyche having obtained the
enactment of law for the protection
of skunks, advices come from several
points in the state that he needs be-
stir himself in getting necessary legis-
1ation that will protect chickens and
turkeys from the skunks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

Being confined in prison viii go hard
on General Reyes. He won't be able
to give the proper tonsorial attention
to that wonderful plumage of whiskers
that hangs down in such profusion from
the noint of his chin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

They have novel way Of Rleeting a.
president in the republic of Peru. The
government troops proclaim the man
they want for the place, and then see
to it that he gets the Job. Evidently
there are as many kinds of republics
as there are republics
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

More evidence that college men are
a reckless lot. In the face of the sue
cessful prosecutions of trusts and mon
opolies, mergers, etc, under the Sher-
man antitrust law, they have gone
right ahead and perfected a merger of
the college clubs of the country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

Among the captains of finance in
these United States is that Philadel-
phia policeman who drew salary of
$1,000 year for 40 years and retired
from the force with a bank roll
amounting to S25O;O0O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

A Boston educator declares that
colleges Will soon be teaching the art
of aviation. Certainly such an activ-
ity will mark some real progress in
the realms of higher education.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

Having won $4,000 at the gam
ing tables of Monte Carlo, Prince
James Bourbon will probably cease
posing as the rightful owner of the
Spanish throne until he goes broke
in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01
TIMELY COrNsEL.

Commission men Sp in Wisconsin have
prepared some advice for the consuming
public, the purpose OF which il Is ex-
planned is to reduce the weekly house
hold bills. Eat more rabbits and more
fish. say the commission men, and less
meat, because rabbits and fish are cheap
and meat is high. Speaking from our
own experience. a diet OF rabbits would
grow mighty tiresome in ten days. and
fish at once week come quite often
enough
While the concern Of the commission
men for the condition of the public
purse is timely they are unnecessarily
modest about their own part in and con-
nection with She situation. The commits
sion men are themselves largely RESPONSE
bic for the high cost Of living and I'm as
Stunning to advise an oppressed public.
should not hesitate to reveal the author
ity in the case which they accordingly
possess The country is buying back
from the commission men at 20 cents the
eggs il sold to them last summer at 10
and u. Apples and potatoes and onions
and other vegetables have been arbi-
trarily advanced in price week by week.
not in obedience to any law of supply and
demand particularly, but in conformity
with the whm of these same commission
men who maintain a hard and fast price
agreement.
The merit in the counsel which comes
from the commission men via Wisconsin
Is nevertheless obvious. Buy fish and
rabbits and the saving over the cost OF
meat will enable US TO enjoy a potato or
an apple occasionally, or even an egg
Leavenworth Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

With Lillian Russell tripping light
~ again to the marriage altar. Nat
Goodwin will have to step lively TO
keep good his claim to the matri-
moniaI medals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

Nor is insanity without profit oc-
casionally. Harry Thaw has been
able to settle his debts amounting to
more than $1,000 on a p per cent
basis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

The senator in the same speech cast
out this sop. referring to the same
Sherman law:
THE fact is, the law was not under
stood by the people to apply to labor
organizations and it is a mistaken Ju-
dicial construction that has made it so
apply. The law should be amended by
taking out from under its operation all
labor organizations and all employees
associations. The law should exclude
entirely from its prohibitions the col
lective bargaining of labor unions and
employees
The State Journal believes that the
high minded and broad gagged labor
unions of this country, of which there
are many, are not asking for special
privileges under the law What they
want is exact justice under it. No
capitalist, because he is a capitalist,
should be permitted to escape the pen
atty of an infraction; neither should a
working man because he is such But
each is entitled to the protection of the
law and each should suffer the penalty
if he disobeys it. Many labor unions.
like the organizations for capital, are
chartered and are responsible in case
of a default in contract.
Senator LaFolIette is too big a man
and is a candidate for too big an office
to stoop to demagoguery and ask for a
law which might regulate nefarious
combinations of capital and which at
the same time might not operate
against a similar nefarious organiza-
ton of labor. for both labor and capital
may work great harm and untold
misery and suffering to both the inno-
cent and guilty under combinations
which should not be permitted under
any law. This has been shown in tes-
timony in the last few days in the
combinations of the beef packers. and
it was most graphically shown in the
Debs combination Of labor when Chi
cago and other cities were under a rule
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

THE PHILOSOPHY OF roYs

THE PHILOSOPHY OF TOYS
Inc Christmas toy giving season is an
huaiiy the occasion Of much fine snun
argument among our moralists Concern
ing the influence of toys
A lew years ago it was seriously
argued that the prevalence of the Teddy
bear was destroying the maternal in
stlncts among girls. To this 1t might lie
replied, that SIS wicked nurses and heart
less parents long held the child heart in
terror by threats that the bears youio
eat them up. so a social service was rem
dered when the youngsters were per
suaded TO look at the bear as a friend
RMS may be regarded as particularly
true, low that a cultivation OF antlpathy
for bears is no longer necessary for Inc
survival of the race.
An American rabbi some years ago tried
to persuade the Nuremberg toy makers
to give up making tin soldiers. which he
felt tended to love of militaryiSm How
ever, admiration OF soldiers life is =
disease every boy catches and it may be
userul to get it over early like the
measles.
The serious misfortune OF Toyland n
that so many parents OF small means feel
that they must buy exp lsive toys to
make the children hapT D. After all Il n
the simple toy that lasts. In a few dayH
the 80 mechanical steamboat will De in
the junk barrel, while the boy viii be
playing with his 25-cent cart. And the
doll the little girl takes TO bed is not the
French creation that winks and smiies
but ugly old Hannah. the home made
uarling of rags.-Winfield Courier
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

A short time ago il seemed to APP
pear to our friends the insurgents,
that LaFollette could win out and win
out big in this state if a presidential
primary could be called. It was then
that there was talk of a special ses-
sion Now that talk has dwindled
away and with it goes the likelihood
of a primary to select delegates to
nominate LaFollette or Taft. Indeed,
it apparently became doubtful later on
with a sudden awakening that even
LaFollette might be able to carry
presidential primary
Then the Wisconsin senator was 10
be brought out to this state and in a
whirlwind campaign prepare the Jay
hawkers TO swing into line for him.
Then the whirlwind business was
abandoned and it was given out that
Senator IaFollette would make at
least one speech in the state and that
in Salina. Here at the home of Sena-
tor Bristow, the staunchest of all
staunch friends. it was thought that
one senator could come and receive
warm audience in the town of fellow
senator. and one who had been I'M
wavering in his faith. and yet this fell
through and LaFollete turned his eyes
viting field in Ohio.
At Cincinnati Saturday night Sena-
tor EaFollette, in the home town of
the president, seems to have gathered
together quite a good crowd, the press
reports reading that the hall in which
he spoke twas well filled. Here in
stead OF speaking of the fine, practical,
progressive results of the president, asl
he well might speak to President
Taft's neighbors. throwing aside a
modesty which the president himself
would naturally have among his own
people, Senator LaFollette misses this
opportunity and seems, to some ex-I
tent, play the demagogue. for at Gin
cinnati, referring to the anti-Sherman
trust law, when the court goes to the
same limit in enforcing penalties on
combinations of labor, it takes away
the homes and small savings of the
guilty ones
Well, when President Roosevelt was
in the White House he never stood for
anything of that kind, neither does
President Taft today, and neither does
the court; not saying, however, but
that there are some prosecuting Off
GERS, who are not the court. however,
who are not negligent Of their duties
in trying for exact justice, whether the
defendant be a capitalist
or laborer, rich or poor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

As for ours, we have sworn off sInok-
ing cigarettes: they are hard to buy
mere, and beside. we never cared Tor
cigarettes anyway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

Dodd Castor received one straw vote
LOT PRESIDENT Honors are certalnly
sliding his way; he has been mentioned
aiso as promising candidate for an
important state job.-that of Admins
tration goat