The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-28
EROM OTHER PENS
FAUNAL SCIENCE.

After reading the thrilling story of
the ex-president's latest form of en-
tertainment in the Guasu Nguishi
(whichis the way to spell it if the lin
otypee machines didn't go wrong Sun
day night, we can only hope that the
Nairobi correspondent of the Associ-
ated Press is an arrant nature faker.
According to the account Colonel
Roosevelt has been attending lion
spearing bee the main object of which
enlightening function seems to be to
scare and hurt the lion as much as
possible before killing him.
A long line Of porters. we are in
formed, came winding over the veldt
behind the Stars and Stripes, proudly
borne aloft by a gigantic native. chant
ing the elusive safari song to the
equally elusive music of the tin horn.
The second division of the parade con-
sisted of a band Of 20 Nandi warriors,
lightly clad in spears and head-dresses.
The third and last division was COM
posed of Colonel Roosevelt on a horse
named Tranquility When the caval-
cade reached the appointed spot the
lion was there and the 20 Nandi war
riors went at him with their spears,
the third division of the parade TAX
ing up its position within easy view of
the proceedings. After tormentlng the
quarry for some time the Nandi
brethren finally closed in upon him
with their spears and put him to
THE COST OF PACKAGES.
In the widespread discussion of the
increased cost Of living some attention
is being paid to the great change
which has come about in the manner
of supplying most of the necessaries in
common use. Comparatively few peo-
pie nowadays ever buy or even see a
whole salt Goldfish. as in the old days.
Such salt fish as is used in the family
comes from the grocery store or mar
ket, homeless and in packages, which
have added materially to the cost
dried beef and bacon in the same way.
instead being sliced at the market
in quantities to suit purchasers. Crack
ers, biscuits, raisins, oatmeal and so on
and on. through all the long list, are
brought in packages rather than III
bulk by large proportion OF consum-
| ers, and at ali increase in the cost. be-
cause the form is slightly moro con-
venient In fact. It is obvious that the
| cost of the package, snowy labels ano
| other accessories. is the result OF 9
decided preference on the part OF the
consumer, but it makes a material IN
crease in the course of a year In the
living expenses of the average family
| Manchester Union.
| A DEFENSE OF WAR.
| 1t remained for Prof. Edward Meyer
of the University of Berlin, the kaiser
i
| bluntly out at this day with the declar
alton of belief that war Is the great
1 est human instrument Of progress -Th'
/ destructive power of war, he says, is {
/ creative power. Stagnation means de
| cay. War. he adds is responsible fo
progress in every direction and IN ever!
human activity, and is, therefore, JUST
fable. Following which he falls back
on the reiteration of the familiar asser
| ton that the war with Spain made tn
| United States world power
If peace means stagnation in his vo
| cabulary. how does he account of tn
| tremendous progress of this country
| If war means progress in every direc
| ton and in every human activity tn
| United States is a standing illustration
that it is not essential. This nation wa
a world power long before the war wit
| Spain was dreamt of. That inciden
| merely called Europes attention to TIL
fact, but Europe's ignorance of Amer
ica's latent energy did not alter Amer
ica's actual strength or position--Pitts
burg Dispatch.