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THETOPKA DAXItIC HEUAL1): WEDS K.S DAY. JANUAUJ 9, 1907. A during the next six years unless it is I liE TOPEKA DAILY HERALD INDEPENDENT ROADS ASK SYISS SUPERVISION for cashiers who are disposed to refuse warning from the experience of the Philadelphia cashier. The dispatches from Topeka say that Senator Benson -went to church in Topeka. Curtis, Calderhead and Campbell and Joe Bristow also went to church, however, so that none made, any gain inthe Senatorial race over Sunday.

Ottawa Republic. It is now up to Stabbs and Murdock to explain where they spent their Sunday. purchaser has only to send a note to the head railway office telling where he wants to go on his tour, and he receives in return an exact statement, with his itinerary drawn on a map, inies of trains ind guide books. -No Free Passes. There are no free passes in Swib, erland, everybody from the presiden of the republic down having to pay 4 his own fare.

WHO -IS MY BROTHER? Wha is my "brother? Only tie --Who dwells beneath the same roof tree. Whose blood doth only bear the trace Of the same mothe1', the same race. Who is my brother? Only he Who in the same sanctuary Doth say his prayers that I say mine, -Thinks only, one creed is -divine. Or is my brother every man Arched over by the sky's wide span. Whose brow by bays or jewels pressed.

Or who in humblest garb is dressed? There is but One whom bod we call, Who is the Father of us all; iAnd so all men I brothers claim. In our one' loving Father's name. Annette Kohn. In New York Times. THE AMERICAN LAUREATE.

Oh. Connolly, dear Connolly, Pray heed by latest wish, Your days don't pass In Gloucester. Etherealizing fish; Our navy you must classic make That is the job for you. So. Connolly, -Dear Connolly.

Be Kipling p. d. p. Oh. Connolly, dear Connolly.

Go sail the Seven Seas, Grow highlv skilled At getting thfWed When seasick, if you please; And while your're at it. anvalyze Observe deduct take note!" Go Connolly. Dear Connolly, We must get classic boats. Oh, Connolly, dear Connolly, The Briton and the Frank, The Spaniard, too. All learned to rue Encounters with the Yank; But see our ships in lit'rature! Does laurel deck their brows? No.

Connolly. Dear Cnr.nnllv wonderful views on the Bay of Naples, Sorrento, Castellamare, Pompeii, and the towns and villages that line the shores as far as Naples. Owing to the prevailing winds at the time of the great eruption, Capri proved an admirable point from which to see the effects of the volcano, since the whole region lies like a panorama before the island and the winds carried the dust and ashes to the left and right, point from which to see the effects of winds at different altitudes blowing in opposite directions, so that the ex-, halations from the volcano took a serpentine form. The commoner shape was that of a mushroom, or, as the Italians see it a "stone pine." Some of the pictures show the lava masses near by while still too hot to be safe neighbors, the artist having visited the mountain and sketched them as they appeared after surrounding and partially ruining the villa called Tre Case The illustrated press made us pretty well acquainted with the general aspect of the eruption in its various phases, but always by the aid of the photograph. This little collection shows the relation of the parts better, presenting also the relief of the great clouds as photographs cannot, and especially it gives the colors which are Indispensible to an appreciation of beauty and grandeur of the scene.

llllll III II II IBIHI I JMj1 'LI Ls hj "Coughing at Concerts' is the title of an article appearing in the Boston Transcript. As a companion piece we suggest "Snoring in Church." Washington Post. Add to this the crying baby at every kind of a gathering and you will have three of the chief disturbers of the public peace. As if overburdened humanity did not have trouble enough with knowing about germs, here comes the pure food law to compel us to know what we are eating. Parsons Sun.

Methodists seenf to be trumps in the Senate, but the Baptists captured the House. POSTSCRIPTS. Mr. Bryan's explanation as to how he stands on the presidential nomination nas a cusuncx mom-uau uuw It is said that Mr. Guggenheim, of Colorado, spent a million dollars to get into the United States Senate.

And only a short time ago Senator Beveridge said that r.o man needs a million dollars. A Redlardn (Cal.) girl "claims to te able to write 300 words a minute on the typewriter. And we are almost willing to bet that she can-also chew gum and talk to a bystander while she is writing them. A good manv of the pocketbooks received as Christina presents are still as flat as they were when received. Mark Twain may be getting 30 cents a word for his stuff, but we have seen some of it on the bargain counter Eeliir.g at about 30 centg a pound.

Nowadays the papers are full of advice as to how to cure a cold. But first you have to catch your cold. A Boston man is claiming that he was robbed on a street car. There are other strap-hangers who feel the same way about at, but are saying notning. Now that railroad passes are abolished, a new leather trust is being formed, and It will even cost more to walk.

Cheer up. The road the water wagon travels never was very smooth. The Harvard man who left college to marry a milliner has gone back to the old, original get-rich-quick scheme. The automates awnod in New York are said to have cost $70,000,000. When we add to this the cost of repairs and fines paid, we it is the auto that makes the mor.oj: go.

Miner Spanish war veteran, but he made -the mistake of not enlisting with the Rovrsjh Riders. Which explains why he was buried in- a mine instead of one" of the government departments. A scientist declares that in a few more centuries the-red-headed girl will disappear. What will become of the white horses? Zlon City is at auction. That ought to result in a quick sale and small prophets.

-If sickness Is to be the only valid excuse for absenteeism- In Congress, the doctors in Washington, will get a bigger share -of the general prosperity. In the Chicago schools- they are now teachless "hugless dancing" and "waterless swimming." They will prove quite a helo to the brainless pupils. Washington Post. PERTINENT PERSONALS. Admiral Dewey adorned the White house reception, but Mrs.

Dewey unfortunately was too ill to attend. Edward Everett Hale has attended President's receptions eince 1862. and on the last occasion he presented one of his grandchildren. After 2.400 years, Confucious becomes a deity, by imperial edict. No one will accuse the Chinese of being a hasty na tion.

Bishop who Is president of the Actor's Church alliance, reminds his brother clergymen that they have much to learn from the stage people. Mrs. Whitelaw Reid wore "a dog col- lor of pearls" at the President's reception. Can no substitute name be found for this ornament? passed this week, before their new terms begin. GOVERNOR HOCH'S MESSAGE.

The great length of Governor HochV message, read to the House yesterday, will prevent it from being 'as widely and carefully read throughout the state as It deserves to be. It is a very able document and shows that the Governor is thoroughly familiar with the state's affairs and has given much thought and care to the prepara tion of this splendid public paper. While the Governor has made many recommendations to the Legislature, he has done so in a way which does not assume that a failure to agree with him on the part of that body, will be either treason to him or the people of the state. Recommending a state primary law on general principles he very wisely says: "I am. not unmindful of the difficulties in the way of a prac tical application of these fundamental theories, but I trust this Legislature will be able to solve the problem." That is a proper and reasonable spirit in which to consider changes of law which effect all the people of a great Eiite.

To assume that there is any cut and dried plan which may be adopted for the settlement of a ques tion about which there is so much a difference of opinion as the state pri mary law is to invite serious dissatis faction and disaster. Let us hope that the members of the Legislature will accept all of Gover nor Hoch's recommendations as the sincere expression of his opinions, and be guided by them to the extent that they are shown by fair and dispassionate discussion to be worthy of adoption. SOME INTERESTING ART MAT TERS. Once in a while a great original pic ture comes to light in the world and nowadays it is 'quite as likely to ap pear in the United States as in any other place. No 'one was surprised, therefore, that at the united exhibition of the Academy of Design in New York, a painting was shown that at tracted universal attention and comment.

It was Winslow Homer's "Gulf Stream." Not a thing of beauty, but a thing of wonder and of master workmanship is this picture. It was said by the reporters and critics who attended the exhibit that it was worth while to stand about by the hour and hear the comments on the "Gulf Stream," they were so varied and so surprising. One said, "Many people reject it at once because it has a negro in it. Such Is the silly pride of the race. Yet this black man, with his typical West Afri can head, giant muscles, big feet, and anxious expression, is probably as fine a bit of work in painting the figure as Homer accomplished.

Oftener the objection is to the sharks, which are creatures seemingly more repul sive to most people than the poor hunted snake. Two curious points In this picture are the sugar canes apparently the only nourishment left to the shipwrecked negro and the flying fishes. Who but Homer would dare to paint the flying fish on its extravagant swimming stunt In the air? Distant ship, water spout, patches of red gulf weed, flying fishes, dis mantled sail boat, snaky lengths of sugar cane, and half a dozen sharks there is incident enough and to spare! But the negro fighting for his life dominates this great bustle of the elements and marine life, ancTholas the center of attention, so that Is only af terwards that the other objects are noticed. An artist asks captiously why the hulk is not running wet with water. A seafaring man speculates how the negro keeps his place on the sloping deck with not a cleat against which to dig his heels.

A little girl asks anxiously whether the ship will see the boat and rescue the poor darky. And so It goes. "Gulf Stream" is the peg on which the whole exhibition seems to hang. Another remarkable picture is Mr. Holman Hunt's "Lady Shalott." Mr.

Hunt is in Manchester. England, and he recently told an audience that he was at work on his famous "Lady of Shalott" for fifteen years, but the scheme of the picture was taking shape in his mind for half a century. Those who possess a copy of Moxon's illustrated edition of Tennyson, published in 1837, will find therein the original sketch of the "Lady of Moxen drew around him the young pre-Raphaelite artists of the day Rossetti, Millais, sArthur Hughes, and Holman Hunt to illustrate his book, and of all the choice drawings, that by Hunt was most admired. The artist decided to convert the drawing into a great painting, but before he could put his intention into practice he felt called upon to preach sermons to the people by means of canvasses on Scriptural subjects. But he never put from him his early ambition, and its realization has occupied the evening of his years in these pathetic circumstances.

Just now there is on exhibition in. Boston a collection of paintings by Charles Caryl Coleman, depicting Vesuvius in eruption.v Mr. Coleman has a beautiful villa on Capri called the Villa Narcissus not very far from that erected in recent years by Eliiiu Vedder. "From the top of his house, he can see Vesuvius, i and a few minutes' walk gives him Geneva, Dec. 5 During "the last 20 years Switzerland has been gradually buying the railways of the country private companies, until cow nearly all the lines, with a 1,500 mile-' age, are in the hands of government.

Last year the earnings were $24,135,474, and the expenses leaving a profit of The railways in the country are di- Swiss Train Decorated vided into the Western, Central, Northeastern and Southern divisions, all under the direction of the general government. Several small lines that have not yet passed under federal control prefer to operate unaer the supervision of the government, employing government rolling stock, as they have found their earnings to increase by this method. Since the government took over the railways, big reductions have been made in fares the lines being operated not so much with the idea of making money as for the purpotes of public usefulness and encouraging tourists to vis.it the country: The charges are almost the lowest In. the world, bein 3 cents a mile first clss, 2" 1-3 cents second class and 1 3-5 third class. Excursion tickets are issued at fare-and-a-haif for round journey.

Touring Made Easy. The "ahonnement" system of Belgium is in force in Switzerland. A $16 second class ticket entitles the purchaser to travel anywhere he wants in the country as often as he wants for 30 days. This ticket also allows the holder to have free transportation or? all the Swiss lake steamers. This 30-day "abonnement" holds the rco-old for cheap "travel in A lined in silver, distinguished both the bodice and skirt, while insets of pleated chiffon marked the front panels of the skirt.

A dog collar of pearls was worn about the throat, below which fell a string of pearls. Great was the glow of the electric lights, but greater still was the flashing of jewels. Never before has such a wealth of precious stones been seen at a White house reception. Mrs. Cornelius whose beauty does not need to be enhanced by artificial means, was literally ablaze with diamonds and emeralds." Her tiara might have kindled the fires of envy in the soul of a duchess.

The rubies around the neck of Mrs. James Speyer burned with dull, red fire, while the collars and necklaces of pearls worn by some of the visiting New Yorkers would have ransomed a king. The Queen of Sheba was famous for her great wealth and even the Queen of Sheba was not arrayed like one of these. Diamonds sparkled everywhere, and jewels of costly price were displayed with regal abandon. If there had been no other attraction at the White house last night this magnificent array of precious" stone's would have made the occasion memorable.

The wives and daughters of the distinguished diplomats in whose honor this first reception of the winter was given by the President and Mrs. Roosevelt, were gowned and adorned with equal brilliance and lavishness. Washington correspondence. QUEEN MARY'S CRUCIFIX. Among the most highly treasured possessions of the Duke of Norfolk, Is the identical crucifix and rosary which belonged to the ill-fated Mary Queen of Scots, and which she wore on the day of her execution at Fotherihgay castle in February, 1587.

It is on historic record that when she ascended the scafford, she was attended by Jan Kennedy and Elizabeth Curie, who assisted her to disrobe, and who took off her "chain of gold pomander, beads and crucifix." This she handed to Sir Andrew Melville, the loyal and devoted master of her household, and charged him to convey it to the Earl of Arundel, as a last token of affection, for his, the earl's father, Thomas, fourth duke of Norfolk, who had befriended her during her long and severe imprisonment, and who had been actually affianced to her in her captivity. This was construed as treason by Queen Elizabeth, who cut short the romance by having him beheaded. Guarded safely as a sacred relic, the rosary remained in the possession of the successive earls of Arundel and dukes of Norfolk until the beginning of the nineteenth century, when, for some extraordinary reason or another, it was presented by Charles, the eleventh duke of Norfolk, to his kinsman Henry Howard, of Corby castle. For sixty years it remained at Corby castle, but at length, in 18S3, on the death of Philip Henry Howard, it came back into the possession of the present Duke of Norfolk. The rosary measures fifty-three inches In length, ar.d consists of the usuai five series of ten beads, with a larged bead between each series.

The 'beads are hollow spheres of gold, wrought each with a simple pattern. They are connected by small gold rings. The -cross, which is also of gold, has a quarter foil section, with delicate chasing. It is hung with three near-shaped Baroque pearls, tro from the arms, and a third from the foot. The figure of Christ has traces of white enamel.

Indeed, the crucifix, as well as the who1" of the rosary, was formerly beautifully enameled. TW Ill III II fee 4S r. BY THIi HERALD PUBLISHING CO Fatter pU Kflztr 0nerl Manasr lie Cflktel State Paper of Kansas. Every Evening Except Bur.day. iCnitred at the PoatofTlCa at Topeko, K-in Hy ecor.d class mattar.

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W. H. KENT NOR. a ecr THE COLORADO RIVER LOOSE AGAIN. The gigantic efforts of the great en- plneers of the country to control the "waters of the Colorado river form one of the most interesting experiments of the times.

This turbulent stream, which for has carried the moun tain floods safely into the upper end cf the Gulf of California, was diverted from its course because Y. was tapped V.y an irrigating ditch. The Sallon Fink, being on a lower lever, dre.v the stream that left its old bed and poured Into the new outlet, until it threatened to fill up to the level of the sur-Toundlng country and form a vast lake, destroying in the process, millions of acres of productive land. 'Everybody Is familiar with the heroic work, in volving the expenditure of hundreds of thousands of dollars, to con trol this news stream and confine it ngaln to its old course. Just a few weeks ago the word was flashed over the counary that the task had been accomplished after many trials.

Now, within a few days reports have reached the geological survey that the massive dike has broken in a new Tlace which much be attended to at once or serious results will follow. The officials of the geological survey say the $300,000 for repair work set aside at the direction of E. H. Harriman of the Southern Pacific rail road will not be adequate for the work. but that $500,000 should be immediately available, with the prospect of an ultimate expenditure of $2,000,000 for completion and maintenance.

President Roosevelt is being promt- Informed of the situation, and has been in conference several times with Director Waleott and other officials of the geological survey on the sub ject. THAT REMINDS THEM. The Boston Herald says that the new Governor of New York revives memories of a Buffalo mayor who went Into that same office about twenty-five years ago, and later went to the White house. In further reference to that other Governor the Herald says: For the first time in a generation New York has a Governor who is neither a political toss in his own right nor the creation of a political machine. The inaugural address of Governor Hughes and his message to the Legislature mark the advent of a new power in the f.ffairs of the state.

Public senti ment and a party exigency forced hi-? nomination, and as he alone of the Republican candidates for state offices was elected, his sole obligation Is to the people, and they can accept without reservation his declaration that he assumes the office of Gov ernor "without other ambition than to serve the people of the state." A BILL THAT SHOULD BE GIVEN CLEAR TRACK. It 13 hoped that the Legislature will pee its way clear to pass a bill, be fore the week is out, making the sal nry of the Supreme court justices $3, 000 per year. The sentiment in the state favorable to such an increase seems to be almost universal. It is very generally recognized that the service rendered by the judges is in adequately compensated and the con stitulioii nakes it impossible for sev c-ral of tl.e judges to receive any benefit from i law increasing their pay A They might as well be scows! Oh, Connolly, dear Connolly, The Navy yarns you sign Will give the hook To any book Connected with- the brine! So dip your pen in deep blue ink Our ocean annals start! And if you can Get Gibson, -man. We might butt into Art.

Thomas R. Ybarra. COSTUMES AND JEWELS AT THE WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION. The one noticeable difference in the White house reception of today and those of several years ago. is the constantly diminishing number of Whaf these state functions lack in numbers, however, is amply made up in the brilliancy and gor-geousness of the -gowning and the smartness of the ensemble.

As usual, the Blue room was crowded, many guests from New York coming over to witness the diplomatic reception, by- many regarded as the most interesting of the series. Family bereavement, absence from the city, and indisposition retired Mrs. Cor-telyou, Miss Wilson, and Mrs. Hitchcock from the receiving line, while another notable absentee was Mrs. Fairbanks, whose recent illness rendered the exertion of New Year's Day too exacting for her to risk taking her place in the line last evening.

Mrs. Roosevelt had with her Mrs. Root, Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Taft, Mrs.

Met-calf, Mrs. Bonaparte, and Mrs. Straus. Everybody remarked the becomingness of Mrs. Roosevelt's gown of pink and brocade, which in some lights gave an effect of gold.

Made with tightly fitted bodice softened with pink and grey velvet, the gown had touches of lace about the decolletage and in the sleeves. Her soft hair was arranged in a slight pompadour and she carried a cluster of La France roses. Mrs. Root wore a gown of soft white satin and lace with diamond jewels. Mrs Shaw's gown was white lace over wjiite silk, with diamonds, and Mrs.

Taft had an empire gown of pink chiffon. One of the most stunning creations worn last night was the gown of white and gold brocade in which Mrs. Met-calf appeared. Mrs. Metcalf, who always noticeably smart, looked particularly well in the gown, which was made with sweeping skirt, the low-cut bodice having an effective zouave arrangement of lace.

Her Jewels were diamonds. Mrs. Bonaparte 'wore a very becoming toilette of white messaline, with trimmings of white chiffon and lace and clever introductions of silver about the bodice. Mrs. Straus, wife of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, wore a gown of pale yellow satin and chiffon.

The robe was made, in princess fashion. the entire upner portion being formed of point de Venice lace and chiffon. Bands of pearl embroidery, faintly out- "Hammer has little histronic ability, real ability. He is absolutely the same tn every character. And in every character he is Hammer," "I've always regarded him as a sort of an automatic actor." "Automatic?" "Yes self-acting." "You say he has made a living out of poetry? Impossible!" "Well, he says that if it were not for the poetry the soap never would sell." PREVENTING ANY PANIC.

"I suppose the saloons in this place keep the side door unlocked Sundays?" -T'You bet they do. pard. Say, if they didn't th' fire warden would close up th' places In a hurry." Anyway, the Germans have one thing to be thankful for in their campaign. Senator Tillman won't take part in it. SOME STAGE TALK.

PAINTING THE SCENERY. TfiY for a Tunnel Dedication. All employes, from director-in-chief to switchman, are divided into nine classes, entrance from one class into a higher necessitating an examination. All posts are fii'ied by open competitive examination. Ail conductors must know German and French, and many can speak English and the Italian.

The hfglvst salary paid is a year, which poes to the directors of the railways; the lowest is $240 a year, drawn by switchmen. A general passenger agent gets $1,800 a year, a conductor and an engineer $400. The total number of employes is 27,151. The Hospital Car. The trains make first class time, some traveling at the rate of 56 miles an hour and the average speed is about 32 miles an hour.

Attached to every express train is a Red Cross car, equipped with 'everything that might be needed in the event of a disaster to give first aid to victims. Th? maintenance of these wagons is dead loss financially to the government, and as accidents happen very seldom they are scarcely ever needed, but thu authorities not being in the business purely for profit believe they should take every precaution to relieve suffering if the need ai'ses. The partial destruction of the enamel is due to the vandalistic zeal of a servant at Corby castle. She took it into her head that the rosary ought to be cleaned, and without saying a word to any one, boiled it in hot water, and when taken out most of the enamel was off. Marquise de Font en oy.

WHY MEN GROW BALD EARLY. Men lose their hair from the bad habits of, first, using brushes too vis- orously, and, second, from constantly wearing a hat. The man who plays a "tattoo" on his head with too stiff brushes will soon be brushing a bald pate, and where the stiff felt hat is worn from morning until night there is a constant warmth maintained, without proper "airing," that soon dries out every particle of the natural oils, and the hair cells simply lose their vitality. No application of tonics of any sort are of any help in such a case; the easiest and most helpful thing is to just leave off the hat when possible. Another reason for the early and persistent baldness of men is the constant cutting of the hair.

There is no doubt that baldness among men has greatly increased in the last quarter of a century since the wearing of very short hair has been in vogue. Nature takes a hint very easily, and she no kdoubt has concluded that the modern man no longer wants hair on the top of his head. PRESIDENT WQN'TYIELO Refuses to Modify the Brownsville Order. Washington, Jan. 9.

"There is but one man who can modify that order. I am hat man, and I'll never modify it never." This In substance is a declaration President Roosevelt is said to have made- yesterday to several congressional call ers with whom he talked concerning the discharge of the negro soldiers. The news was carried to the capitol, and the President's friends renewed their efforts to preclude the possibility of a senatorial inquiry into the constitutionality of his action in dismissing nefgro troops without honor. Senator Foraker announced yesterday that he had agreed to withhold the rest of his speech until Senator Tillman could he present. Tillman wants to enliven thines by asking the Ohio Senator some leading questions which will Incidentally have a bearing on Ohio politics and perhaps brin-r out in the record the feeling existing between Senator Foraker and the President.

Vhat amounts to an agreement between Senators Foraker and Lodge has been attained by their friends. It provides for the investigation by the Senate committee of the affray at and that a subcommittee be paid out of the contingent fund of the Senate. Such a resolution would ignore the constitutional and legal questions. Unless the speeches yet to be made create resentment it is believed the compromis will be effective. AMERICANS BUY LANDS Vancouver, B.

Jan. 9. A firm of lumber merchants trading in St. Paul and Minneapolis, have had v- transferred from the government fifty-two sections of land on Queen Charlotte Island in the sound of that name in British Columbia. In the properties there is over one billion feet of spruce, cedar and hemlock.

By the terms of the concession the Canadian government reserves a royalty of so much per thousand feet on the timber as cut. Work of cutting the timber will commence In a few days AN INCIDENT OF THE DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION. The Washington Post says that curiously enough at one time all the prominent candidates for the Presidency were grouped together in a corner of the East room, and one almost looked for the lightning to come down from heaven. Incidentally, Mr. Fairbanks was the tallest of the group, which may or may not be prophetic.

Mr. Taft was the largest and jolliest, and Speaker Cannon seemed like some tough old oak that, having weathered many a storm, now invited the thunderbolt from on high. Ofall the interesting and uniqxie happenings of the evening this accidental group of the principal candidates for the Presidency attracted the most attention. Vice President Fairbanks, Secretary Shaw, Secretary Taft, Secretary Root, Speaker Cannon these five men alone would have made' any assemblage worthy of more than a passing glance. Anyone of them may stand at the head of the line in the near future.

THE PROGRESS OF THE SOUTH. In 1906 that portion of our country which we refer to as the "South" Built 3,055 miles of railroads. Produced $2,000,000,000 on its farms. Dug" 84,000,000 tons of coal from it3 mines. Cut at least 13,000,000,000 feet of lumber.

Gave $700,000,000 worth of merchandise to American export trade. Manufactured $2,000,000,000 worth of goods in iron and steel and wood and leather and cotton and wool and other materials. Added $2,650,000,000 to the value of its real wealth. And all this in spite of its race troubles. Some of these days that unfortunate section of the coun try will relegate to the rear its Till- mans, its.

Vardamans and its other wild asses, like Jeff Davis of Arkansas, and be as happy and sensible as it is prosperous. A GOOD SENATORIAL EXAMPLE. The Legislature of has set Kansas a good example in regard to the Senatorial election. The vote on Senator will be taken in that stale on January 22, but the caucus which settled the matter was held last night, and. the Senator chosen, so thai: the Legislature may now get down to busi-ness" without the disturbance and' interference with the legitimate business which a Senatorial contest always creates.

Let the Senatorial fight in Kansas be settled by an immediate caucus and get it out of the way. Dooley thus sizes up the Japanese excitement. Says he to Hennessy: "Hosan and the 'Aldherman' think that the United States and Japan will go to (1) Because the little brown men want to send their little 45-year-old 'childher' to the San Francisco public schools. (2) Because the Japanese" want the Philippine Islands. The third reason why Hogan and his friend expect war is because they had been One of the most amusing jokes of the season is for half a hundred men to get together and call themselves the people and then pick out half a dozen of their number and call them the "people's lobby." Then threaten the members of the Legislature with all sorts of terrible things if they don't do the things the "people's lob by" tells them to do Hutchinson News.

One thing can be stated with a good deal of certainty. The Kansas Leg islature this year will not vote to build any oil refineries, but it may conclude to go into the show business with Topeka, Topeka can manage a show better than Warden Jewett could have run an oil refinery. Wichita Eaglet A man who wanted to borrow $5,000 from a Philadelphia banker Saturday fired -g fccmb in the bank when his re quest was refused. The explosion killed the cashier. It will be" well MOST ANYTHING, A WORD FROM JOSH WISE.

There's "two kinds uv wise men in this world one th't does things an' one th't makes other men do things. Now that the United States district court In cmcago nas aeciueu mil Standard must stand trial, guesses as to Just how it will escape are in order. The Yale gvmnasium director has given out some statistics that prove conclusively athletes liveUCnger than ordinary men. It was necessary to do this on account of the statistics that prove conclusively ordinary men live longer than athletes. "Wasn't the' gown Mrs.

Puffins wore yesterday bearrtifuiry decorated?" "Decorated! s' I thought it was uphol- stered." vf J. "I can't eat.vl can't sleep and I can't work, doctor. VI don't know what's the matter with me." "There's nothing' -the matter with you except that you have been overworking." it- "But what shall ,1 do to recover my strength?" 1 "Nothing." replied the doctor, who was a man of few words, but wise ones. The north pole, so an unchained scientist remarks, is- moving southward at the rate of 20 miles a ytar. Then Peary will have no difficulty in finding it about 1912.

Senator Foraker has been mentioned for President again. Who is the man that mentions Foraker this way every three or four weeks? MUST DATE AWAY BACK. "Ethel crght to be ashamed of herself. She has made a fool of Percy Mushton." "I didn't know she had been acqiainted with him so lona.".