The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
FRON OTHER PENS
"A PARALLEL CASE.

1t is said that there is a woman in
New York, who has very rich pearls,
but she can't wear them very long, for
their beautiful CLEAN grows dull and
they lose their vigor There is some
thing in the physical constitution of the
woman that affects the pearls and dulls
their lustre. To cure the gems of this
illness, for that is what it really is,
she sends them to another woman, who
wears them awhile. which change re-
stores them to health and lustre.
The incident gives US some idea of
the difference among people Why
would not a factsof this kind be valu-
able to the psychologists, who treat of
nerves, emotions, stemperaments and
upon the physical condition. Might not
a person who makes { pearl dull, make
another person stupid? 1t often hap
pens that one coming from the pres
heaviness that makes life seem dreary,
from the presence of a different per-
son one will come forth with sunshine
on his brow and hope in his heart.
So the profoundest pathological in
quiry should be. what physical condi-
tions do we unfortunately have, that
make US dull and stupid, and throw
spell of grief and gloom over the sphere
of our personalities, to the end that
some counter-irritant may be found to
overcome the repellant forces, and put
in their places vivacity, charm and en-
thusiaSm, or in other words, rub up the
pearl OF HE ana make II SiI1llG.-OI11O
State Journal.
FARMERS AND GAME LAWS.
The farmers have learned that pro-
lection for game means protection Tor
themselves during the greater part or
the year from unwelcone city visitors.
And the hunters, as class, who visit
the country when no game law is in
force are very different from those Who
hunt under license and during a brief
open season The necessity for taking
out a permit and confinig his pursuit
of game to a limited period discourages
the ''rowdy'' city hunter. who kills the
farmers poultry, wounds live stock ana
leaves meadow gates standing open.
The farmers have come to realize,
too, that with no protection there soon
is likely to be no game for them nor
anyone else to shoot.s And a majority
now cheerfully admit that the privilege
of the country boy to earn pocket mon
ey by hunting or trapping never re-
suited in sufficient returns to make 1t
an industry of any Importance in well
populated rural districts.
The enmity of the farmer for the city
hunter is of long standing. 1t had its
origin in the damage wrought by care
less MISREPRESENTATION sportsmen-who
tramped the farmers fields, shooting
carelessly and diregarding injury done
the landowners. This antagonism is
fed in communities near to large cit
les. But it is a mistaken prejudice IN
remote and thinly settled DISTRICTS
Kansas City Star.
PREPAREDNESS FOR WAR.
1t is unfortunate but true that
boasts of our ability to whip any other
nation and sneers naval and military
preparedness have never put an army
to flight or sunk an enemys battle
ship when war was actually upon u.s.
The answer to requests for adequate
organization and equipment is that
war scares are manufactured and
that nobody will ever want to fight US.
These objections are childish, are dis
credited by history and cannot be be-
1ieved in many cases to be sincere.
Whoever knows anything at all IS
aware that Japan is just now very
chesty power; that she could take the
Philippines and Hawaii in four
weeks and that with our present re-
sisting power on the Pacific coast i'm
mense damage might be inflicted or
tribute exacted before we could repeI
her forces of invasion. The only
wise course is for US to complete as
soon as possible our fortifcation
scheme in the Philippines, Hawaii
and along our Pacific coast to in
crease our present paltry 1900 mill
tary strength in the Philippines; to
keep the navy at it's present strength
or greater, replacing continuously old
ships by new; to encourage an
auxiliary and convertible merchant
fleet and to perfect reserve army
of militia capable of instant enlist
ment and amalgamation with the
regular army. Experience shows posi-
lively that sooner or later unprepared-
ness means heavy penalty In blood and
treasure.-1ndianapol Star.