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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-31
KANSAS FARSfERs IN RIGHT.

Many farmers in Kansas who de-
voted much time and energy last fall
to the sowing of acres and acres to
wheat are going to get absolutely no
returns from these efforts when harvest
time rolls around in a few weeks.
Their wheat prospects were killed by
the unfavorable climatic conditions
during the winter months. But are
they down and out? Are they sitting
around and moaning at a cruel fate
which has overtaken them? Well,
hardly. Many Of them have plowed
up their wheat lands and sowed them
to corn, from which they expect to get
a profitable crop. Even If these ex-
pectations should be unfulilled. there
are not many of them who will have
cause to worry. The recent years of
agricultural prosperity in Kansas have
fattened their bank rolls to such an
extent that they can well weather a
storm of this kind.
But that is not all. Experience has
taught the Kansas farmer not to put
all his eggs in one basket. With his
wheat and his corn he has fields of
alfalfa and other valuable crops. He
has pens of pigs. He has herds OF
cows whose products never brought
better prices than they do today. His
wife has chickens and hens galore
which add more than mite to the
family exchequer. In other words, the
failure of one crop nowadays does not
mean a spell of hard times for the
farmer like it did not so many years
ago. when his activities were devoted
to the raising of just one crop.
OF course, there are farmers here
and there who are not thus fortunately
situated Their experience of this year
will mean the making OF more up-to-
date and better farmers of them. AL
most any farmer, with soil like that of
Kansas to work with, can make GER
tain of an almost continued agricul-
tural prosperity if he will utilize his
land intelligently by planting a diver
sity of crops. In some years all of
them will do well and he will profit
accordingly. In no one year is it
scarcely possible that each and every
crop will be failure and those which
are a success will be sufficient to keep
the ball rolling with him in the right
direction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-31
q. S. TRADE WITH CANADA.

That the avoidance of a tariff war
with Canada was a great good thing
for the business interests of this coun-
try is made apparent by some recent
statistics which have been gathered by
the department of commerce and labor
on the trade of the United States and
Canada. These show that the exports
from this country to the neighboring
one on the north show a larger gain In
the current fiscal year than those to
any other of the important countries
of the world.
For the ten months ending with
April, for which the bureau of statistics
has just prepared a detailed record of
the commercial movements, the ex-
ports to Canada amount to 17411 mil
lion dollars, against 129 million in the
corresponding months of last year, and
for the month of April alone, % mil
lion dollars, against Is million in April
of last year. The increase in exports
for the ten months in question is thus
As million dollars, while the total in
crease in exports to all parts of the
world during the same period is blu.
So million, the figures in each case re-
lating to exports of domestic merchan-
Q1So. 10 france InS export
show for the period in question an in
crease Of 9 million dollars. to Germany
II million, to Argentine 51z million, to
Mexico 61s million, to Australia 2 mil
lion and to Canada, as above indicated,
40 million dollars.
This increase in exports to Canada
occurs largely in manufactures. Coal
shows an increase of about million
dollars; cotton, about 2 million; wheat,
about IA million; horses, about a half
million; and furs and fur skins, about
half million; but aside from these the
bulk of the increase occurs in manu-
featured articles. Agricultural imple-
ments show an increase from ~ mil
lion dollars to 21k million; automobiles,
f. m l million to 3 million; cotton
manufactures, from ~ million to "a
million: and lumber, from PA million
to nearly million. During the same
period scientific instruments increased
million; wire, over Il million; build
ers' hardware, n million; and books,
maps and engravings, about y million;
while many other manufactures show
smaller increases, though in many
cases the percentage of gain is large.
heats show but slight increase and In
some cases a decline in quantity. Min
eraI oils show in most cases a decline.
though lubricating and heavy paraffin
oils show a slight increase.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-31
AYHAWKER JOTS

There may be mistakes made by
others than newspaper people," re-
markes the Anthony Bulletin, but We
don't hear much about them"
0. father, dear father, come home
with me now. the clock in the steeple
strikes one; the carpets are dangling
out there on the line, the houseclean-
ing stunt has begun. The cupboard
is empty, the fire has gone out, poor
mother is working alone, and I am
so hungry I hear my small ribs go
rafting against my backbone. The
dishes are piled out there by the pump,
the furniture stacked in a pile, no use
to get grouchy or holler or kick: so
brace no and smile darn you, smile
Salina Journal.
Occasionally we have a reminder of
the first time we fell in love; she was
trim and neat, with red haIr like bur-
nished copper, gray eyes that spelled
mischief with cap NJ and lips like
rosebuds. She carried her dinner reg
ularly. We carried ours intermittently,
in rough weather. One day a group of
US were eating together and the angel
OF our dreams had pie in her lunch.
Those rosy lips encomQassing pie shat
tered our angelic dream and we knew
she was only human. Two years later
when we met her again we had forgot
ten all about the pie; now we help her
eat it.-Anthony Republican.
"A porter on d missouri RACINE TuIl
was being chided the other day, the
Ottawa Herald says, for the fact that
the tram was late. The porter was off
one of the southern runs and had his
own ideas. Kansas" he said. Us de
hahdest state in de worI fob us folks
to run trains on time. Folks heah is
de most peculiar yo' even saw. Hit
takes 'em foar minutes a head to kiss
goodby, en- dey's genahally sevahal
head. Yves agotter wait twell dey gifts
done. Same way gittin' off de keahs.
Noah kissin' en- noah pesterin, en- noah
foohshia' eroun in Kansas der emmy
where's in de worl'. Yeh jest naturally
KANT 1ev no trains on time"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-31
JOURNAL ENTRIES

When a man IS on easy street the
road without a turn is never too long.
x y
A wonan's hat is not ION straight"
these days unless it sets decidedly
aSkew.
X X
Many Of the mind cures probably
fail because of the paucity of material
with which they have to work.
x x X
Any number of individuals are given
credit for being wise to all kinds of
things concerning which they actually
know nothing.
x
AS a matter of fact. a girl thinks
more of a single compliment on her
looks or appearance from an elder
brother than she does of hundreds of
nice things that may be said of her by
as many other fellows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-31
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.
[From the Philadelphia Recor,

GFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
To err is human, but in baseball it
counts against your average.
Many a man growls about his meals
who would resent being called a dog.
The character of little Eva in I'm
Gle Toms Cabin is really no child's
play.
When a man fails to get an office
out of either party he becomes q re-
former.
A girl hates to be rescued from
drowning by man who is already
married.
It's a curious thing that the people
who do the most practicing are the
poorest preachers
It doesn't make any difference how
good business is, the pushcart vender
is always running behind.
The average man will generally stop
what he is doing to deliver lecture
against wasting time
To say that a mans heart is in the
right place is a back-handed compli-
ment. 1t seems to imply that there
may be something wrong with his
head.
II believe you advertise for a handy
man to make himself useful on board
your yacht, said the applicant for the
job. Right you are" replied the
yachtsman. What experience have
you had?" 1--WE been a bartender for
Is years." said the applicant proudly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-31
DOMESTIC SERVICE FOR MEN

So much is heard these days about
women crowding the men out of the
many and varied positions in all
branches of business that were here
tofore looked upon as being in exis-
tence for the exclusive benefit of male
sex, that any suggestion which con-
Germs the possibility of men entering
women's spheres of work is interest
ing. One such is given on the new
Mans Page which has been inserted
in The Delineator. 1t is nothing less
than that there is fine field for men
to take the place of servant girls. This
is at least an unconventional sugges-
ton for this country. Nor is there
any likelihood that it will be popular
" received by men, even the unem-
ployed among them. However, in for
eign countries, particularly in the
Orient the great majority of house
hold servants, even to the maids of
all work, are men, 1t may be pos
sibIe that similar conditions will pre-
vail in this land some day. At any
rate, the suggestions in the Delinea-
tor, which come from Paul West. are
worth reading. They follow:
There are today few occupations a
young man can take up without fear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-31
GLOBE SIGHTS.
IFrom the Atchison Globe. !


Almost all married people are look
ing for sympathy.
Eating all you can get is what
gives people stomach trouble.
If a farmer milks. that is sign his
wife has the upper hand.
If boy consents to wear shoes in
summer, it is to walk on the feet OF
the boy who goes barefoot.
We have noticed that when a man
has sore eyes, he also looks as though
his teeth are bleeding.
When a woman sells a horse, she
wants the owner to promise to pet and
spoil it as she has done.
When a good-natured man gets mad
he is mighty mad. and you'd better
keep away from MIN.
when I smoke a cheroot, II is as
punishment for being fool enough to
smoke. Drake Watson
Every girl can give the impression
when away from home that her par
ents are rich. but a boy can't do it.
Home grown gooseberries are COM
ing to market. They make a pie that
we prefer to any other table joy. But
alas, we can't eat pie.
When a woman's kin comes to visit
her, should she apologize to her hus-
band and say that they are coming
awfully fast, or should she accept it as
a right, and say nothing?
We can look at any mans dinner
pail and tell if his wife loves him. A
woman shows lots of her personal feel
ing in the way she packs boiled eggs
and sandwiches in dinner pail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-31
HUMOR OF THE DIP

ones brightness Record.
He-You can see the comet now about
a. m. She (coldly)-Thanks. I'm waiting
UP about that time, anyway.-Baltimore
American.
Sometimes we interpret too literally IT
want to learn to make jelly said the
newly Installed housewife. rs it hard?"
oh. Lord, no num-, replied the cook.
81 want to thank you" said the orator,
for the manner in which you gave atten-
ton to my remarks. Your attitude was
gratifying1y different from the others"
want any credit that is not due me. I
have had insomnia for weeks."-Washing-
ton Star.
well, how's things?, Fine" replied
last novel so worthless that 1 have six
publishers bidding for my next book
Louisville Courier-Journal.
You have broken your word to mer.
Baron Fucash; being a foreigner 1 can't
help using a certain amount Of broken
English" -Washingto Star.
Railfence-The Turkey Trot Tribune
useter be such mild. conservative sort
of paper, but 1 notice lately that the
editor takes the ground that the Uni
England combined, and just dares 'ern
ter sail in. Backlots-Yes, Turkey
Trot's been dry for years, but Jest vo-
ted wet a couple of months ago. / ten
We, the press is purity reliable mirror
of public opinion.-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-31
THE ouEsTIoNER

The great world problems vexed her
brain
The why and wherefore of the uni
verse
How things began, and what was even
worse,
The end of all things. And the mental
strain
Kept her harassed. She seemed an end
less chain
OF solemn questions. which unanswered
lay.
And then there came into her wondering
life
A man-who queried, ''wiu you be my
wife?''
And swift she answered with an eager
Veal"
And this to her was the red letter day
OF her experience. She had answered
Yes
Without once waiting to reflect or guess;
And then once more she fled to queries
She's wondering now why twas she
married him.
-Lurana W. Sheldon. in the New York
Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-31

veled that no inquiry had been put
in motion by the railroad people for
| the absconding bit of baggage.
Late one afternoon he rode over to
the Springs; there was no mail at the
postofice, and when he had finished
| his business he mounted his horse and
rode slowly out of the town back to
the camp; Flip gamboled about the
The way led among sand dunes
standing like hooded monks along
the trail; he stopped once and, half
| turning in his saddle looked at the
| sunset. 1t Redeemed his bronzed face
and glinted On the damp rings of hair
on his forehead. He pushed back his
hat from his head and listened.
The steady beat, beat of hoofs grew
nearer; some one was coming from
the town-perhaps one of the boys had
been in-but he had left all of them
at camp. He waited for the rider to
catch up with him. The horse was a
strange one. and the rider did not re-
semble any of his friends. A broad
hat tapped up and down
Dan Kennett's heart went up and
down, UP and down, as girls lovely
face was revealed under the broad
brim of the Tapping hat; it stopped
altogether when the rider resolved
into Evelyn Lane herself, coming
toward him with tremulous smile and
pleading eyes. Flip raced crafty
toward her.
"Dani' she called. and It woke him
from his stupor of surprise. In an
holding out his arms. and she slipped
down from the saddle and into his
embrace with the happiest sigh of con-
tent in the world.
long period of bliss. she told him how
Perched on sand dune, after a
she came to be there.
She had loved him, but had doubted
her own heart, and he had gone away
so quickly. If he had waited q littlei
Then things had been very dull and
she had decided to spend a year with
an aunt in Los Angeles. She and Flip
had started, and the day the train had
stopped she had been visiting the ter
rfer in the baggage car. When the
chain had slipped from her hand. she
had caught an instant's glimpse of her
lover.
At the first stop she made use of the
information gathered of the stopping
place in the prairie; had taken a
local train to the nearest point to
stage to the Springs and from the
hotel window had seen Dan Kennett.
She had called for horse and fol-
lowed him and-here she was! Dan
took her back to the Springs in the
| afterglow, and the next day he ac-
companied her to a railroad station
where she could resume her journey
westward: he would join her as soon
as his work was done and then they
could be married. Before they part
ed, Dan solemnly tore the red tag in
two pieces and gave one to his sweet
heart. "If it hadn't been for that,
Evelyn he murmered, this might not
have happened"
Browning was relating glimpse he
had had of Dams meeting with his
sweetheart. ct say, fellows" he con-
cluded, 81 never saw a chap so glad
to see his rich uncle in my life!"-
Copyrighted 1910 by Associated Lit
erary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-31
FROM OTHER PENS
WRONG POINT OF VIEW.

A contributor to the Atlantic Month
ly, who signs himself "Ex-OfficiaI' .
seems to strike a false note in his
discussion of the government service
in Washington. He admits the at
Effectiveness of employment in federal
bureaus and departments to many
thousands of young men and women
all over the country. Washington is
q pleasant dwelling place, the work
is easy, employment under civil SER
vice rules is meaSurably secure, and
the pay is good. But this writer is
inclined to dissuade young men from
seeking employment in the govern
ment service at Washington. He de-
clares that the man who feels he has
something serious to do in the world
is out of place there.
This is bad advice. OF course, only
a few, relatively speaking, can ever
hope to get into the service even in
the humblest capacities. Uncle Sam
does not employ men and women for
charity's sake. There is a great deal
of useful work to be done in Washing
ton, and it is generally well done. To
be in the government service is to be
honorably employed. All men can
not be leaders, and most men every
where work hard for moderate re-
Enumeration. An ambitious man is as
likely to find an outlet for his am
bition in the government service as
III any OIuoT.-NGW Ofh LILIES.
20
WATER FOR BEASTS AND BIRDS.
A good samaritan in Chicago has
provided a thousand basins to be plac-
ed on sidewalks in front of residences
and stores to supply water for dogs
and birds. The basins will be sta
toned at points where merchants and
residents will agree to keep them
filled. Some of the largest of the de-
partment stores have volunteered to
see that the basins are supplied with
water.
The physician who is the originator
of the plan thinks 1t will prevent a
good many "mad-dog" scares. Dogs
grow frantic from thirst, he says, and
run about in search of water, and this
is the genesis of most of the mad
dog" excitement The theory of the
physician may or may not be correct
act in distributing his basins and they
probably will be well patronized-by
the dogs at least
In many of our American cities
there is too little attention given to
supplying water to slake the thirst of
our animal friends. In fact, the hui
man animal doesn't always find it an
easy matter to get drink of water
when he chances to be "a stranger
within the gates.'' Private philan-
thropy has supplied drinking foun-
tains in various cities where there has
been public neglect to do so.-Louis-
vile Courier-JouTnal-
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of woman's taking the bread out of
his mouth. These are: prize-fighting,
ladies' tailoring, and-do not sneer,
young manl-DOMESTIC SERVICE!
Even prize-fighting may be closed to
men tomorrow. If some strong-armed
Vassar graduate should decide to
capture the championship belt.
Ladies tailoring may entice them at
any time. But. as time goes on, it be-
comes more and more evident that one
field will never again have woman
occupant. Go into general house
work, solve the servant problem, and
save the American homei
There is no reason why young
American men should not make ideal
servant girls, and yet preserve indie
pendence. The bookkeeper works
from eight till six. His meager wages
must pay board and lodging and
clothe him. What 1ifel But the gen.
eral-housework girl in a small family
what does she have to do but cook
few meals, clean a few rooms, after
fashion, and collect thirty dollars a
month? Not penny for expenses. a
nice room, plenty of clothes given her,
and every Thursday and Sunday out!
Young man, it is easy. What prepar-
alton is needed? Nothing; anybody can
learn to cook in week. Capital? A
trunk and a written reference from
your last place, the latter readily OBJ
tainable from the manager of any en-
ployment office.
"And think of the happy lives you
can make by your charming little Gu
linary surprises. Then; when the fam
lily go away for the summer, they take
you with them, or-you have the
whole fiat to yourself, and everything
free! Young men, it is a vision of
happiness!
"Who knows, too, but that your en-
ployer's daughter may fall in love
with you, and marry you, thus, when
she goes into business for herself,
making you happy and comfortable
for life?
"At all events, young men, domestic
service is worth considering. 1t Is an
open field, and man can make his
mark in it. Why not be a pioneer ?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-31
British Navy Changes.

The new year promotions in the
English fleet must constitute somewhat
grim and pathetic reading to the hard
working young officers of our own ser
vice who linger so long at the sheer
pole. Eleven commanders have at
tanned past captains rank, at an aver
age of 81 years-not of service, but of
age, the oldest being at Al and the
youngest at 35. Think in these days
of head winds and adverse currents
of a captain of 35 in our navy!
The other notable fact in this Sc
lection is the recognition given to spe-
cialization. Seven of the new cap
tains were either gunnery or torpedo
tors, and but one sole and solitary
nonspecialist appears ir the list. Cap
tain Lowther Crofton, pleasantly re-
membered here as flag commander to
that fine sailor, Sir Edward Seymour,
during the Hudson-Fulton ceremon-
les, has attained his new grade at So,
thus jumping over the heads of 80
seniors and, luckily favored by a fair
tide, with a sure chance of securing
flag rank at an early age.
The promotions of lieutenants to the
grade of commander are equally note
worthy in the advancement of gun
merry and of torpedo officers, a partic-
u1ar efficiency in battle practice evil
IDENTIFY constituting a strong claim to
the remembrance of the admiralty. The
Sall morse ana WeeVIlIy biscuit sub
alterns have Jared not nearly so we'll,
and this to US seems a queer discrim-
nation. The oldest of new command
ers is 35, the youngest 81, and here -
as the immortal Sqeers has it, there
is richness" The ages at which these
command ranks are reached in the
British and the Japanese navies seem
rather immature to US. But after all
is said and done, and recognizing the
new responsibilities, are they, on the
whole, so very young New York
Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-31
REFLECTIONS OF ABAcHEnoR.
[From the New York Press

LFrom the New York Press
girl marries man for home com
forts and he gets them
The only way not to be bored with
relatives is not to be on speaking terms
with them.
man who can't let his wife run
her own home isn't very fit to rim HE
own business.
There's no gambling about being in
the stock market because it's a dead
sure thing against you
Even If the average man could ba i.
successful merchant he'd nearly
ways rather starve to death chssin1
after public offica.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

[From the Chicago News.1
How we dislike the dentist who
spares no palms,
A girl isn't necessarily an angel be-
cause she's fly.
The average man can't understand
why he has enemies.
Some animals multiply rapidly and
same snakes are adders.
A genius is man who tries to Dor
row money-and gets it.
A man may retain his good name If
he can keep out of politics.
Usually the man who sits at the
head of the table does all the work
and takes what is left.
There are statesmen who are will
ing to let the people have anything
they can't get away with themselves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-31

These charges that Mr.. Lorimer pur-
chased his seat in the United States
senate are reminiscent of the expert
ence of Alexander Caldwell who was
once elected to the United States SEN
ate from Kansas. After he had been
IN office for some time the charges
were made that he had secured his cleo
ton by buying the necessary votes in
the Legislature. And Mr.. Caldwell made
70 bones about acknowledging the corn.
He got up in the senate and announced
that when he arrived in Topeka to fur
ther his senatorial aspirations he found
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-31

1t has taken the congressional insur
gents quite some time to dig up that
story that Colonel Roosevelt was in
sympathy with their plans and aspira-
tons when he retired from the presi-
dency. But when it comes for Colonel
Roosevelt to make a choice between
these insurgents" and President Taft,
It is not difficult to figure out how he
will make it.