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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
.MYHAWKER JOTS

Reports sent out frcm Great Bend
last week of damage being done by
jackrabbits are found to be correct
except in one detail: What the CORES
pondent mistook for rabbits were II
reality cinder beetles. Judge Adna
P. Gristlebone of Coolidge. the cinder
beetle expert, was sent for and quick
" recognized the tracks in the snow
as those of the dreaded beetles This
is the first time in ten years the Gin
der beetles have ventured east of the
One Hundredth Meridian. A quaran-
tine viii be established at once--Kan-
sas City Star.
In a writeup of a Leap Year party
given by some of the ladies in its vi
entity, the Hays Free Press reports:
AS some of the husbands would not
go TO the Leap Year party their ladies
had to resort to the kidlets as escorts.
as no gents We're admitted unless they
had a lady guardian. 1t is fortunate
for the young men as many of them
would have been left out as they have
had the cold-feet and been going to tbs
parties alone without taking q lady,
tyet it would have cost no more) and
the ladies' were right in giving them
the icy-stare."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
KANSAS COAGMENT


WHEAT is WELL PROTECTED
The excellent condition OF the wheat
uelds of Kansas when winter opened. has
peen a source of conEratulation ever
since When the first snow fell in No,
Vember, II disappeared and warm wealth
er succeeded giving the wheat additional
growth until in many sections 10 was higa
enough to pasture, and everywhere q
was well rooted
Before the recent cold spell came snow
had fallen and it cleared on comfortable
It was not cold, yet IL was cold enough 80
that the snow did not melt Ten days
ago the snow fell again succeeded by
close to zero weather. The wheat was
safely sheltered under a covering or
snow No melting weather followed 40
that when Unprecedented low tempera-
lures appeared last Saturday and Sun
day. the wheat was under full protection
or course there may yet be melting and
the roots may be exposed to a severe
freeze. but let US not lose sight or the
good fortune that has taken care of tie
wheat fields far.
Nature provides enough food and shelter
Tor man, and If he would do his part
conserving his provisions from harvest 20
harvest, he would not suffer.
While men continue to exhaust all their
resources as fast as they possess them.
there VIII be suffering. though philan-
thropy and charity be doubled
As nature protects the crops so II
would shield man If he would use the
reason and intelligence given him as n
part of Natures acknowledgements Rpa
con.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
GLOBE SIGHTS
81 THE ATCTIIsON GLOBE.

If you want to take the conceit out OF
some one, try it on yourself.
Fewer men would sign petitions If they
had to pay for the privilege.
When a joy ride has joyful ending
you are less likely to hear of it.
Still. most people had rather hear a
man swear about it than cry about IT.
Benedict Arnold was the most adver-
tised traitor, but he wasn't the only one
Some men admit their mistakes, and
others say they would like to live their
lives over.
Every delegate who attends the conven-
ton thinks he may develop into a dark
horse.
Most people would rather have holes in
their stockings than in their shoes; there
is that much pride in the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
FROM OTHER PENS


pennsylvania IS preparing to onbarl. on
an important advance IN prison rnethode
something over 5000 acres OF lana have
been or are to be acquired for prison nur-
poses Thereon the necessary BUILDING
VIII be erected. Just how much OF ne
regulation prison character these vii
nave IS not stated. But the irnnortanf
thing IS that the prisoners are 10 be Given
outdoor employment They are ~ 49,
turned into farmers and foresters. horti-
cuturists. roadbuilders and the ike
1hey are expected to raise enough rro-
duce TO maintain themselves. They are 10
carry on experiments IN the iraror-fant
branches OF forestry and orchardius
Ihey are 10 build good roads through the
state property, quarrying the material on
the estate In their spare time thev mas
even become sportsmen for there are
good trout streams running through the
property.
This plan has been tried ELSEWHERE.
tnouBh we doubt " anything on quite 20
large a scale has hitherto been az
tempted The encouraging thing about ID
Is that where II has been tried IL baa
proved successful. The authorities nave
found that II is not necessary TO r,,asnfa.r,
a great appearance OF prison life mn,
men who are sent TO institutions OF mat
nature have been content to work o,lf
their punishment and in many cases a. Ia
declared to have been the making ar new
mcn--Bufalo EXPRESS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Nor is it any easier to crack jokes in
cold weather.
< x
All the comforts of some homes are
not worth Dragging about.
Seldom does the village checker
champion amount to much else.
X y
Not few men are clever enough to
hire other people to make money for
them.
And the only places from which COM
plants about the cold weather have not
come are the cemeteries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

Governor Harmon of Ohio is sched-
uled for some speeches in Wisconsin.
Governor Wilson of New Jersey is soon
to make & rather extended talking tour
through the middle west Governor
Foss of Massachusetts Will likely get
in the speech making game before
long. In other words, between now
and the assembling of the Democratic
national convention a number of states
Will have to get along from time to
time without the services of the gen
tlemen elected to serve them in execu-
tive capacities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
DAFFYDHS
by U. NOALL.

If race horses are bred in Kentucky
where is rye bread?
(Poor Persial, How Shuster ulster
booster-)
If the inmates of the asylum are bugs
are the attendants?
(Pooh! Pooh.. Pooh.. Claude. A
man for me.)
Could thu builder of light house lay
his floors on moonbeams?
wipe your feet on that doormat
John Henry, 1 just cleaned this house.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
POSTSCRIPT
SWINDLER IS CAUGHT
All of His Victims Were Recently
BcreaVed widows.

Chicago. Jan. I7.-Information Nas
given to Postoffice Inspector stuart to-
day of the arrest in Philadelphia Of
John Infancy, who the postofiice auth
critics assert is implicated in an OF
legged diamond swindle which netted
thousands IF dollars. The principal
victims being bereaved widows.
The scheme practiced. it is declared.
was to send a letter to a widow adj
vising her that her husband mad COLI
tracted for "A valuable diamond intend
ed as a gift on which there was still
payment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

Not only does the number of trust
prosecutions inaugurated under the
administration Of President Taft equal
those which were begun during the
Roosevelt regime of seven years. but it
must also be remembered that under
the Taft administration many of the
Important suits Of this character be-
gun under the Roosevelt administra-
ton have been carried to most sue
cessfuI conclusions. This is even of
more Importance than the activity of
the Taft administration in beginning
new suits under the Sherman law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
LULU CHASER FREE.
Her Husband Admits That He Beat
and Chol1ed Her.

Chicago. Jan. 1T.-Mrs. Ralph G.
Herse, known on the stage as Miss
Lulu Chaser was given decree Of
divorce today by Judge Mcdonald in
the superior court. Some weeks ago
Miss Chaser told the court that her
husband had beaten and choked her "a
number Of times.
Judge Mcdonald ordered the decree
prepared, but withheld It on the pub
locations of report that Here did not
contest the suit for chivalric reasons.
Herse was summoned into court and
there admitted that he had ill-treated
his wife and denied that there was col
fusion in fling the bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
SNEED IS INDICTED.
Trial for Murder of Boyce Is Set for
January 20. A'

Fort Worth. Tex. Jan. III. n.
Sneed was today indicted charged
with the murder of A. G. Boyce, ST..
and his trial was set for January %.
Sneed, whose wife eloped with A. G.
Boyce to Winnipeg in November, shot
and killed the mans father on Janu-
ary 13.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.I
woman's looks affects a man more
than her talk
People are actually what they SEEM
after they die.
A novel lie attracts more notice than .
commonplace truth
The less advice a man has to give. the
more listeners he will have.
This is a swift age. If your name is in
the list of also rams you are doing fair
lv well
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
REFLECTIONS OF BACHELOR.

IFrom the New York Press.I
A man can worry heap more over his
badness than his debts
The good things Of the world have
habit of getting into the hands of bad
people
The reason the whole family spois tho
baby is because each one thinks nobody
else ought to do it,
A woman goes off in a room by herself
to have a beautiful time with a bunch OF
old letters the way man does with an
old pipe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

With enough snow on the ground to
make the coasting good and enough
ice on the creeks and ponds to make
the skating fine, it is likely that the
small boy and the small girl have been
shedding few tears because it has been
necessary in many parts of Kansas and
other sections of the country to close
the schools on account of the cold
weather
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

Perhaps POSTMASTER HitchcOck's
suggestion that the government take
over the telegraph lines was hastened
because he did not want to see the
United States occupying a seat too far
in the rear of the progressive govern
mental procession. The announceme nt
has just come from London that Great
Britain has gone a step further in this
direction by taking over the telephone
lines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

Maybe Congressman Rodenberg of
Illinois. who was booked for a speech
at the Kansas Day club banquet,
found it convenient and more pleasing
to make other arrangements because
of the unprecedented action of the
banquet committee in eliminating
mock duck from the menu.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

y :
stances recognize the superiority of the
human, and as a rule, at such times
give man credit for dangsight more
decency than he has
One time a man was hunting for
pears near the east coast of Florida.
Some bonehead set fire to a large tract
OF timber, and an east wind did the
rest me hunter WAS squatting in the
MIDST OF Il shallow lake when the wild
thIngs began to congregate, and crowd
eaeh other to see which could get clos
est 10 him. An old lady bear, with her
eyes run OF tears and cinders, waded
IN, pushed couple of deer out of the
way and Struggled up close to the hunt
er "Oc-ie oo-ie?" said the bear. yep,
l IeeI that way about it myself" said
the hunter When he told the story,
some noodle in the audience piped:
and dld you shoot the bear?'' GER
IAlNLH NOTl' answered the hunter,
IN an upper-case tone of voice.
And that is just how we feel about
the suffering jaczrabbits. The man who
would kill an animal that is forced into
ms power by hard luck, would lend
money 10 q waslerwonan at 10 per
cent a month.
The Missouri board of health has fol-
lowed Kansas in abolishing the drink
ing cup, the comb and the towel on
railway trains. But it isn't such a
hardship in Missouri, where they drink
out of a bottle and let the barber comb
their hair when they set their annual
naircuts.
Lorimer ran for congress seven times
AND THEN HE GOT IT!
And the Tennessee preacher who made
moonshine booze and peddled it to his
congregation, was undoubtedly looking
after the SpIrituouS welfare of his flock.
Ironjaw Brown is for Champ lark,
but we hold that it is not worth coll
umn; 80 also are a number of others.
The Junction City gent. who, upon be-
ing rejecte.'. manifested his displeas-
ure by taking few shots, at the home
Of his sweetheart violated one of the
rules of the Rejected club. The pro-
per way, according to rule, is to meet
the late intended at a dance, refuse to
dance with her and then slip her a
Narsty Look
Wichita's prodigal baseball fran
chise is coming home They may not
kill the fatted calf, but as there are 300
stockholders, they will think of 300 diff
fatted player manager.
A woman thinks more of the spoon she
gets with a can of baking powder than
she does OF something that cost her
husband a ten speck.
Be careful what you say-unless, of
course, you are rich enough to get by
with the time-honored prevarication to
the effect that you have been mis-
quoted by a mere cheap reporter"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
P. 0. CLERK TO PRISON
Gets Three and a Half Years for Steal
ing $4,000 Package.

St Louis. Jan. 17.-Geo. Stec1x. former
postOffice clerk who confessed to tho
theft of $4,000 registered package or
currency, was sentenced in the United
States district court today to three and A
half years in prison. He restored SO. So
after having secreted it In a chicken coop
for year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
FULL, LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganizauon 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, 1912-01-17

today that Insurgent Cummins means
TO run for the presidency. This will give
Governor Stubs, William Allen White
and other Insurgents who are dissatis-
fed with LaF7olIette. another oppor-
tunity of presenting one of their lead
efs TO make the race against Presi-
dent Taft.
Chapter I-xxv1I tomorrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

That jump which the COW made over
the moon has finally been eclipsed for
height by the jump in price which has
Just been taken by that almost neees-
farv coN-product butter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

Not satisfied with weather Of 20 de-
grees below zero, the professional
weather observers in this neck of the
woods would like to see it get down
below degrees below zero so that
new cold weather record for this vicin-
ity might be established. They should
be turned over to the tender mercies of
the Shady Blenders
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

A Reno county farmer gets q years
in states prison for stealing chickens
And bv way of contrast it would be in
teresting to know how many murders
in Kansas have gone unpublished dur
ing the past decade
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

After people have made up their
minds that a thing is impossible it usu-
ally come to pass Senators Curtis
and Bristow have actually agreed en-
the distribution of twenty Kansas post
Toasterships
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

The abolition of the public drinking
cup on trains in their state will not
work much of a hardship on the Mis-
sourians. The travelling public in Mis-
souri, have never been very enthusiast
tic drinkers=of water, except for
chasing purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

Rev. Robert Gordon is undoubtedly
right in his insistence that not one boy
in a thousand is fundamentally bad.
But he'll have hard work convincing
the average boys big sister that this is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

As was to have been expected, there
was man mixed up in the disappear
ance Of Violet BuehIer. There's gen
orally man in the case, either di-
rectly or indirectly. whenever any girl
disappears, whether she's an heiress or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

Another dove of peace has been
started on its way England has be
gun the construction of her twenty
eighth dreadnought.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
BEARS TO SPRINGS
Hendricks says He VIII Take Denver
to Excelsior.

Chicago, Jan 17-Jack Hendricks. man.
ager of the Denver club Of the western
League. announced here today that his
club would train at Excelsior Springs,
Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
B. P. WAGGENER LOW
Well Known Lawyer Frustrated by
OverworIz Following Operations.

Atchison, Kan, Jan. 17.-B. 2. Wag-
gener. general solicitor for the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway, was Frustrated
at his home here today. His relapse
was said to be due to overwork fol-
lowing two operations he underwent
recently.
His condition this afternoon was
stated to be improving.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

This much is certain, at least. To-
pska's ball team for the season OF l9lz
is numerically strong at present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
A LovE-soNG.

Love me for nothing time may take away,
But for my very self that must endure,
Fixed as the stars along the eternal way,
Strong for your strength and for your
loves sake pure.
Then though this glowing force and
frame decline
Through gradual changes to the with
cred worst,
str through the yelled defeat you shall
divine
The immortal soul that turned to you
at first.
New York Evening Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
Ply TIE WY
BY HARVEY PARSONS

If hungry jackrabbit walked up TO
your door and asked for a hand-out,
would you slip him Jolt on the bean
Just because he happened to be jack
RABBIT? Neither would we. neither
would we.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

Here is another interesting point
brought out in this discussion. Gov
ernor Stubs in a letter to the attorney
general seems to direct him to bring
his action before some court or JUS
tice who is known to be friendly to
the governors side of the contention.
Isn't this rather remarkable General
Dawson says in his letter to the gov
ernor today, you admonish me to
bring this proceeding before some
justice of the peace friendly to the en-
forcament of the prohibitory law"
That is certainly unusual. and if
governors and authorities of the state
and nation should adopt this practice
of instructing their attorneys-ge general
to bring their proceedings before
courts and judges which are known to
be friendly to the states contention,
what would be the result? Whittier
would we drift? In that event, the
governors principle of the Recall
would undoubtedly be brought into
frequent use
What if corporations should insist,
like the governor. in having their cases
brought before courts and judges
known to be favorable to their cause
and contention?
What criticism would Governor
Stubbs make of a railway company
that insisted upon having its case
brought before a judge. a justice, or
court favorable to its side. Perhaps
there is a distinction here.
There ara some things about the gov
ernor which are hard to understand.
and yet he makes in many respects a
good executive.
Al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

Wild animals. under trying circum-
stances recognize the superiority of the
give man credit for a dangsight more
decency than he has.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

And the Tennessee preacher who made
moonshine booze and peddIed it to his
was undoubtedly looking
after the spirituous welfare of his flock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

Lorimer ran for congress seven times
AND THEN HE GOT IT!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

II WIN be noted BY the dispatches
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

Ironjaw Brown is for Champ lark,
but we hold that it is not worth a coll
umn; 50 also are a number of others
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

The Missouri board of health has fol-
ing cup, the comb and the towel on
railway trains. But it isn't such a
hardship in Missouri, where they drink
out of a bottle and let the barber comb
their hair when they get their annual
hairccts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

Be careful what you say-unless. of
course, you are rich enough to get by
with the time-honored preVarication to
the effect that you have been mis-
quoted by a mere cheap reporter"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

A woman thinks more of the spoon she
gets with a can of baking powder than
she does OF something that cost her
husband a ten speck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

Wichita's prodigal baseball fran
chise is coming home They may not
kill the fatted calf, but as there are 30t
stockholders, they will think of 300 diff
ferent ways to kill the efficiency of the
fatted player manager.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-23
Liberty Items.

S'anely A. Kenuey spent several days
at Salisbury Maryland.
Mr.. Howard Maynard is spending two
weeks at Sparrows Point
|. Miss Eva Sappiug'on visited Miss Ella
Lawrence. near Uuionvile.
Miss BeuIah Sweadener entertained the
Mite Society of the NJ. P. church.
The {. E. held their meeting in the
NJ. p. church on Sunday last at 8 p. m.
MIR Charles Smith is visiting his mother
Ms +. +. Smith. East 2nd street, Fred
erIck city
This evening the % a musical and liter
arv entertainment will be held in the Nj.
P. church.
Rev. !. w. Paris, preached an eloquent
sermon on Sunday last in the NJ. p
church at 10 so 4. m.
Rev S J. Cavauaugh, who was painfully
Injured by a fall, has recovered sufficient
ly TO he on the streets.
Miss Minnie Monshaur left on Friday OF
last week for Philadelphia, Pa, to re-
sumo her millinery duties
Miss Gertrude Wright, of this place,
who has been visiting friends in Washing
ton, D. c., has returned home.
Rev. Solomon German, pastor of the
| VI. f. church, delivered a very interesting
sermon on Sunday last at 7 p. M.
Mr.. NJ. F. Starr was in Frederick on
Saturday last seeing his many friends
| He lett later for Virginia accompanied by
| his wife.
Mrs Frank +. Hammond entertained