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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17
a SATURDAY SERMON.

Let another man praise thee. and not
tnihe own mouth; stranger. ana hol
thine own lips. Proverbs XVII ?.
Not infrequently. the remark is heard:
If you don't speak a good word for
yourself, nobody will" But it is the
rankest sort of falIacy. At best, it is
the poorest kind of an apology for self
praise. 1t must have been uttered Or
iginally in jest. And if some people
take any stock in such false philoso-
ply as this. it furnishes a little more
evidence that they belong to that quite
considerable class which is not deserv-
ing of commentator for anything.
The fact of the matter is that every
act of a man or woman which is worth
while is nearly always accorded the full
praise by others to which it is entitled.
There are exceptions to this rule, of
course, just as there are exceptions to
all other rules. These exceptions, how
ever are all in the great minority. Peo
pie are inclined to be generous with
their praise, too generous in many in
stances. And while it is often the case
that an individual who is deserving of
praise does not get it directly, the
praise is given nonetheless and it is
sure to help him on his way.
Most folk, too. are well aware that
the man who is given to singing his
own praises is not held in very high
esteem. Indeed. if much of any at
tention is paid to him it is of the scorn-
full variety. The braggart is not well
come in any society, except of his own
kind. Nor is he apt to be very popu-
lar even there because of the COMPETE
ton which prevails. 1t is for these very
good reasons that each and every per-
son should strive to follow the advice
given by Solomon in the words. quoted
above: Let another man praise thee,
and not thine own mouth
Nor does the man who INDUCES in
self praise gain anything by it. Rather
does he lose. 1t does not help him
along in any of his activities. The world
knows full well that every mans judg-
ment of himself is sure to be prejudiced
and thereby faulty. And the man who
is forever harping on who he is, what
he is. what he can do and how well
he can do it, is sure to be set down just
as he deserves to be as a weak sister.
Ruskin expressed this thought tersely
but forcefully when he wrote: "Conceit
may puff a man up. but never prop him
up
So the very futility of self-praise,
which is nothing but a spoken mani
Hesitation of conceit, should be plainly
apparent to every one. And being ap-
parent, it should be avoided.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17
Wanted to See Prince.

One night at the foreign office in
London at very large crowded party
was asked if I could present an
American girl to the prince Gas he was
them. I did not think it would be
easy. The prince was not well-he had
hurt his knee and walked with a cane
and looked tired. He was sitting with
a group of royalties and ambassadors,
and it did not seem a propitious mo-
ment for an introduction. However, 1
was willing to try, particularly as the
young lady was goCdaughter of
President Lincoln. 1 said TO the United
States minister: "Show me your young
lady-teH her to stand a little for
ward and I will see what I can do" I
went back to my place near the royal
group and asked one of the English
ladies what she thought.
I must say she was most discourag-
ing, but while we were talking, Prin-
cess Christian heard a little of what
we were saying, and asked me what |
wanted. 1 stated my case, and said
could not make up my mind to ask
the prince, as he looked tired. II will
see what 1 can do" she said, and
few minutes later she left her place
and went to speak to the prince. Al
most instantly he got up, walking with
| his cane, and came over to me. What
do you want me to do, Nine; Wad-
| dington? Who is your protegee 2
mot mine, sir godcEild of Presi-
dent Lincoln. who is in London for
day or two, and whose great desire is
to see the Prince of Wales" pray,
bring her to me- made little sign
to the young lady, who was standing
on the outskirts of the "circle"-not in
the least shy. She came forward. l
named her, saying she was the god
child of Mr.. Lincoln. The prince
shook hands with her-talked few
minutes-said she ought to be proud
of her godfather. and then added:
sNow that you are here you ought TO
walk about a little and see some of
the rooms and the people" THANK
YOU, very much" she replied. looking
straight at him with her big blue eyes;
"but 1 don't want to see anything else.
only wanted to see the Prince of
Wales. and now that have seen you
Ii don't want anything more."-Mme.
wa ddington. in Scribners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17

sist of one ship afloat, divided into four
divisions located at as many naval
stations, each station being provided
with a full staff of officials on full
pay" Commenting on these facts the
Anglo-Russian Qsondon) bitterly re-
marks:
Russian ships. and various offices
have existed in imagination only on
previous occasions, too, and this re-
minds US of the whole Russian budget
for 1910. which is declared officially as
the first for about eighteen years which
shows a surplus. But is not this an
admission that all the surpluses which
have been regularly shown in previous
years we're purely fictitious? They say
that one of the drawbacks of lie is
that the liar can not exactly remember
it afterward and is apt to contradict
himself. But we should have thought
that a finance minister of a great en-
pire at least should put down his lies
in black and white in his notebook. SO
as not to expose himself on a future
OCCASION
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17
THE CLAMBERIN, RRIAR.

vas leanin' over my door one night.
An lookin' I'D and down,
Wnen Tavelin stranger came in sight,
With fiddle old and brown.
An. never a word to me he said,
NOR axed me his desire,
But stretched his arm above his head
An broke off a twig o. briar.
And away he went beneath the moon,
with the briar leaves on his breast
Playin' a wild an wanderin' tune
His cheek to his fiddle pressed.
Folks does be passin' to and fro
Even on these lonesome ways,
An loaded carts in lumberin' row.
On fair and market days.
But they never wear from the gray boreen
Inc track of the strangers feet
N OF smut from my ears at morn or cen
Inc sound of fiddlin' sweet.
The winter wind has stripped my tree,
But at nights, beside the fire,
You'd wonder how strong it Games to me
Inc smell of the clamberin' briar.
Helen Lanyon, in the American Maya
zine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17
NO WONDER RUSSIANS KICK.

1t is quite burdensome enough for
taxpayers to have to foot the bills for
the maintenance of a navy that is
actually in existence. But the limit
would appear to be reached and over
stepped in asking taxpayers to main
tain a navy whose ships are of the
same negligible quality as are ghosts.
Yet that is the way they do things III
Russia. The naval estimates present
ed to the Douma for 1911. notes the
Literary Digest, amount to a total OF
$4,000, 900, an increase of $12, 500, 600 over
the figures of last year The per-
sonnet, exclusive of officers, is put at
APIS, an increase of 500 men. Ye.
both ships and men are largely non
existent. Real admirals draw real pay
but only command imaginary fleets
and squadrons of phantom ironclads
long ago sunk or captured by the jap
anese. The London Standard says
that the Douma is to make an appro-
priation for 1.-The maintenance at full
ratings of all the higher ranks of the
service whose utility passed away
with the loss of the Russian fleet at
Tsushima." This writer continues:
For example, the Pacific command
now consists of a third rate cruiser and
a score of small fry. gunboats and sub
marines. Yet the old divisions. each
under its commander and staff, are still
kept up, and of these divisions there
are four in the Pacific command. Thus
the naval equipment of Russia in the
far east in the coming year will con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago Ne

[From the Chicago News.l
Tell the truth or some one will tell
it about you.
Among others, the county recorder
is a man of deeds.
Not all politicians who study har-
mony are musioally inclined.
Frequently q thief steals such a
small sum that he is sent to jail.
No man is so great that he can af-
ford to ignore even the smallest man.
Too much patience is awfuiy hard
on a certain portion of a mans trou-
sers.
The man who uses all the knowl-
edge he has has all the knowledge he
can use.
When the bills come in the first of
the month man resolves to practice
economy.
The pen may be mightier than the
sword. but both are capable of putting
up pointed argument.
A woman's fingers are all thumbs
when she attempts to get money out of
her purse for the purpose of paying
another woman's car fare
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17
HUNOR or THE DRY

Here said the editor, you use too
many words You say. he was poor. hl,t
honest you have only to say that he
was honest. Again you say: He vas
without money and without friends, Sir,
ply say that he was without monev1I
Smart Set
Bacon-Did you see that street car scene
in the New York play? Egbert-Yes. very
amusing, wasn't it? What was SO am1,s
ing?" why. everybody in the car had :
seatr'-Yonk Statesman.
knicker.Have you got a hired girl?
Bocker-No, indeed; we have an made
guately remunerated lady.-New York
Sun.
did you hear what happened at Rag
ley's today?" NO; what was II? IL
took down an old pistol he had had abonf
the house for years, and playfuliy snar,-
ped the trigger at his wife. thinking it
it WASH New York Evening World. 'l
The Venus of Milo refused to tell bou,
she lost her arms. IF I should say
broke them off while trying to button y,
dress up the back she said, you'd ash
me what has become of the dress p
lapsing into stony silence, she paid no f,sr-
Their attention to the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17
AYHAWKER JOTS

The Selden Independent points out
that "the man who complains without
a cause will probably soon have cause
to complain
If it is true that an apple a day will
keep the doctor away, the Burns Citi
zen wants to know how many it will
take to keep the undertaken away.
An emery contemporary accuses the
Concordia Kansan editor of boasting
about his new equipment every time
he buys a, towel for his office, notes
the Osborne Farmer, and it adds:
Well a boast every three or four years
certainly isn't piling it On too thick.
Among the many admirable things
that can be said about Osborne, none
stand out so brilliantly" remarks the
Farmer, "as the fact that the town
never adopted an official slogan" This
may also be explained by the further
fact that the only euphonfous express
sion that could be made up with Os-
borne part of it is, Osborne Ossif1ed.
Mr.. Key, of Neal, also gets in the
short name contest
A retraction in the Minneapolis
Better Way: This is an abject apol-
ogy to Charley Miller's colt. A cou-
pie of weeks ago we stated in these
columns that the said colt was a year
old and weighed 1900 pounds. We
lied. The colt weighs over 1900
pounds and we wish thus publicly to
do a small measure of justice to his
equine majesty by acknowledging
that we did him an injustice by, in
effect, robbing him of over 100 pounds
of his real weight. We trust that this
will make matters right with the colt
and it will again enjoy its food as
before our bad break.
Some people imagine that because
they drop a nickel into the collection
box at church on Sunday morning it
gives them a license to be onery all
week and still hang onto their passport
to heaven. says Deacon Walker in his
Osborne Farmer. Lots of folks be-
lieve that all that is necessary to have
a cinch on a happy home in the New
Jerusalem is to go to church two or
three times a month and look sancti-
monious. Some fellows hesitate wheth-
err or not they had better give I'D a
nickel or a dime when the box comes
round. They finally decide in favor
of the nickel on the theory that
it will at least admit them within
the pearly gates, and after they once
get inside they are so ell-fired smooth
they can square things for the best
seat in the choir. 1t beats the world
their way into heaven. They look
upon a good seat there in the same
light they do a box at the theater. If
they have the price they can get in. I
NAV be mistaken, but somehow or
other have an idea that a good many
of the ones who wear the brightest
crowns Over Yonder will not be the
ones who have occupied the front seats
here. Because there is no use talking,
we may be able to fool lot of the
brethren, but we can't fool the Lord.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17
GLOBE SIGHTS.

IFrom the Atchison Globe.1
Lots of women go with women they
talk about.
If you want your wish to come true,
you have to help it along.
Every woman imagines that she is
an ideal sick room visitor.
When business man has had
good many partners, it is a bad sign.
In their efforts to get rich, some
men never get beyond a house and lot.
Every time you look at a twelve
year old boy, he needs a new pair of
shoes.
Why don't some of the married wo-
men look as pretty as the widows?
What's to hinder?
When man is going to ask you
for favor, the first thing he does is
to shake your hand.
The man who has the grip always
imagines it grips him a little harder
than it does anyone else.
A married woman always hates to
see her husband on friendly teTms
with q man who is notorious f1irt.
Show US man willing to begin at
the bottom, and we will show you
man who will some day get to the top.
You may have no Soul for Music,
but the fact that you aren't interested
in country town band doesn't prove
it.
Unless you intend to become a
teacher. some people say you cannot
afford to go all the way through col
lege.
When you get through with your
work, for heavens sake go off and
rest; don't bother the man who is still
busy.
Always remember that if a man
knows where he can make dollar, he
will not tell you about it: he will go
after It himself.
A boy seems to learn just so much
in skating, and then stop; boys do
nothing on the ice now that boys Gid
not do thirty years ago.
You can pick UP a boys school
book, and find instantly where he is
studying. Every page he has passed
over is full of marks and dirt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Theory and practice are generally at
swords points.
X X
Somebody gets the better of every
bargain and it is not always the fellow
who is sure he did
X X
An interview with any of the Oldest
inhabitants: Wen pay up for this
fine weather later on
K X X
The more brilliant the conversation
alist, the fewer the topics he is likely
to be able to discuss.
\ K
Not much energy and intelligence is
required to manufacture q complaint.
Maybe that's why there are SO many of
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17

John Brisben Walker thinks it would
be more than worth while for the sew
eral states which would be on it's route
to appropriate the necessary money to
construct cement highway from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, with branch
to the Gulf of Mexico. The chance still
remains open for some bright man TO
make a suggestion which win be of ad-
vantage to the people of the land and
at the same time not make such a dent
in their pocketbooks that they will be
financially embarrassed for the rest of
their lives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17

'You hear good deal of national
rights and states rights remarked
Colonel Roosevelt in his recent New
Haven speech and then he added:
s'I'm for BOTH That was one of the
reasons why Colonel Roosevelt was no
more successful than he was in adj
vancing the causes of his friends dur
ing the recent political campaign. He
was on both sides of every question
and supported the candidates. of men
who are Numerically opposed to each
other on all political principles. Some
folk had the idea that Colonel Roose-
welt was going to prove himself to be
the first human who could ride two
horses in opposite directions at the
same time. But events proved that
this feat has yet to be accomplished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17
REFLECTIONS or A BACHELOR.

IFrom the New York Press.1
Fun takes money to get and rnedt.
cine to get over.
Excuses can't be convincing unless
they are your own.
1t takes a woman to get a five-Ii,,o
letter and fill ten pages answering IL
Kiss and never tell; and it's a.
same way about gambling if you lose
If man can get his wife to beat ~.
children into obedience he viii 49,
how it shows the value of his discizs-
line. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17

The western railroads have asked for
the arbitration of their differences with
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers. Surely the representatives of the
this organization will not place any OBJ
stacles in the way of such a procedure
This way out of the difficulty ought to
be fair to both sides. A strike on the
part of the engineers on the western
railroads would develop into disaster
Of tremendous proportions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17

According to the annual report of the
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton the country rural schools are most
expensive. 1t is also the well-founded
opinion that they do the best work in
equipping children with the fundament-
ais of an education.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17
ERON O7EER PENS
RED CAPS FOR HUNTERS.

The game warden of Wisconsin be-
lleves that if all the hunters who go
into the Northwestern forests would
wear red caps the mortality list as a
result of accidents would be smaller.
He is going to suggest that the Wis
consin legislature pass a law making
the wearing of red caps compulsory
1t is probable that many of the hunt
ers would object to looming such fam
ing ileadgear, but the suggestions is not
without merit. A red cap may DE seen
for a long distance, and the hunter who
wore one in the woods would be COM
paratively safe from the bullets of other
hunters. Every year the Northwestern
forests furnish to the newspapers a long
list of fatalities. A conspicuous feature
of the list is the number of men who
lose their lives by reason of being mis-
taken for bears or deer by excited fellow
huntSnen.
In the first flush of the game season
it might be a laughter inspiring spec
tacle to see multitude OF red caps bob
bling UP and down like jack o. Lanterns
in the Wisconsin woods. The novelty,
however, would soon wear off, and if
the death list should show decline at
the close of the season the experiment
would have been well worth trying
Louisville Courier-Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17

Milwaukeeans are reported to have
seen nothing immoral about the grand
opera Salome, with Mary Garden in
the title role. But if Milwaukeeans
imbibe as much beer each day as they
are credited with doing, it is not rea-
sonable to expect that they are in a
condition to see much of anything by
the time of evening that a grand opera
Is usually presented
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17

Brigadier General Frederick A. Fun
ston has been passed over again. Per
haps the United States army would not
be the utterly worthless institution
it is held up to be by it's commanding
officers. if officers of real ability were
placed in command of divisions, instead
Of these jobs being given to favorites.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17

If there is a liberal purchase of base
ball season tickets, not only will the
team that is to represent Topeka in
Western League next year be helped.
but the individuals who buy these tick
cts will get value received for their
money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17

Gage park has finally been determined
upon as the best place for the location
of the buffaloes which have been pre-
scented to the city-but the buffaloes are
still frisking about on the plains of
ATioIinnr,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17

Apparently the Gould family has had
a-plenty of French counts and princes
for relatives-in-law. At any rate they
are going to change the brand. One of
George Gou1d's daughters is slated to
wed an Englishman with a title.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17
FORGET THE MICROBES.

Microbes in everything you eat and
drink and if you eat and drink mi
crobes you will surely die, and if you
don't eat and drink you will still more
surely die. Bound to surely die in any
event. You had better pay no more
attention to microbes than your grand
daddies did. They ate and drank
everything they wanted and they lived
long and prospered. What did Methu
selah know about microbes in his time?
Eat and drink everything you want,
microbes and all, and you will live I'M
til you die, and that is just what old
Methuselah did-he lived until he died.
Il .OuiSYille I.Hre
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17
PROTECT THE oUAIL.

Most Of the hunters who have been
on trips out of Minneapolis say that
quails are very scarce this year. Sec
tions which usually abound in the birds
offer scarcely a shot in an afternoon.
This situation means that there is urg-
ent need for protection of quail. A law
must be put in force again placing an
embargo on quail shooting for years to
come. The open season is short now
but it should be closed altogether.
Quails are exceedingly valuable fowl.
One of them is worth several hundred
English sparrows at present, and their
lives must be spared.-Minneapoli Mes
senger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17

General Barry, commandant at West
Point, evidently forgets about the flock
of geese that saved Rome from falling
into the hands of an enemy. At any
rate. he has decided that no more
chickens can be kept on the West Point
raSarvatioD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17

When work begins next spring on the
new paving that is going to be put
down in Topeka, the chance will be af-
forded the city commissioners TO show
whether or not they can handle this
kind of work in a more satisfactory
manner than it has been in the past.
If they do, the people will surely rise
up and call the commission system
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17
HEART OF A CHILD.

Children, in many directions, under
stand more than their elders give them
credit for, and on the other hand are
unable to comprehend many things that
they are assumed to understand-for ex-
ample, the reasons for certain lines of
conduct. This is because they look upon
the world with eyes that see but little
of it and their visions of the years to
come are filled with strange and Won
derful things. They do not know that
these coming years are to be governed
by what they are doing now and can
not be made to understand it by being
told. They must be guided into paths
that lead to a happy future by other
means than mere cold instruction.
Their hearts must be won. In other
words. they must be fathered or moth
cred in the best sense. 1t is not al
ways easy to get a cfild's heart, but
when it is done it is worth while.
Sometimes hayward boy most readily
comes under the influence of a sympa-
thetic man, sometimes of a woman, but
it requires the true parental heart in
either case. 1t is a working of the
old law that "'tis love that makes the
world go round Love is indeed the
one law that applies to children.-In-
dianapoliS Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17

The State Journal Is q member. of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganization for the exclusive afternoon
publication Ia Topeka
The news ts received In The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pvr-
Dozn