The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-17
KANSAS COMMENT

CHARITY.
II there ara any people on earth who
I DeiieVe IN casting their bread upon the
waters 1t Is the people of Kansas. Her
people are kind hearted and generous
ana OUT OF their abundance they con-
tribute liberal store for charitable
and benevolent purposes. This fact has
mace the state a Eeritable paradise to
solicitors for so-calIed charitable enter
prlses. The Good Book tells US to
Give to him that asketh of thee" but
II is Wen to use discretion in giving.
Apropos this question the Manhattan
republic pertinently remarks: Last
FUNDS for the Home for F'riendless Wo-
men ana wanted either donation or
some printers ink. About a year ago
benevolent looking gentleman, call
Tor a similar mission for some rescue
nome. We advised everybody to give
cheerfully to such an excellent cause.
Later we learned that he got about IS
rake off. We determined then to in
qulre little more closely into these
requests that come in the guise of
charity. SO we courteous1y asked the
laoy what share of the donations she
received for her work and she just as
courteously told us that that was her
business We explained that as she
nad asked US to mention her work we
thougnt the people of Manhattan were
entitled to know what became of the
money, how much she received and
how much the Home received. She re-
piled that as we had donated no money
we We're not in position to inquire and
II we didn't care to give her any print
er's ink she could get along nicely
without 1t. Possibly we are wrong but
it seems to US that the public is enti-
and right now when one dollar will buy
sufnelent food to save Chinaman
from starvation and five dollars will
save a Russian from a similar fate;
Nyn ri
little helpless babies are starving to
death and the dollars do not come fast
enough to save them, that the people
are entitled to know how many COM
missions and salaries are to be ex-
tracted from their dollar before it has
chance to commence to do good
Lindsborg News.
ADVERTISING. .#
A business man who advertises every
week in his local papers, made this
statement few days ago: THE trou-
BILE with US country merchants is, we
don't advertise enough" This man is
a successful business man of long ex-
perience, He is successful because he
is doing the largest and best business
today that he has ever done. He ad-
mits that observation-disclosures, legiti-
mate publicity-has had much to do
with his success. The greatest prob
lem of the merchant of the small town
today is. the competition Of the big
stores of the cities. The success of
these big stores depends entirely upon
their advertising. Did you ever stop
to think OF that. 1t is fact that
everything considered, the country
merchant can do as we'll or better by
the buyer as the mail order house can
The only thing necessary is for the
country merchant to show the buyer
the truth of this statement. and the
home newspaper is the best medium
for that purpose!AOsborne Farmer.
.
SCGGESTIONSS
AS commencement y time of the
sch ools is near, some one has had the
nerve to suggest that a chest of tools
would be a very appropriate present.
for the "handsome. boy graduate. We
wonder how something along the line
of dishpans, stoves, sewing machines
and milk buckets would answer for tn e
.as1zeet girl era daate Pm Rim m