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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

held her two chubby palms outward.
testing the weather. How charming
was that 16-year-old bit of German
simplicity and childlike innocence! She
was like the spring, the flowers!
The boy Joseph stood beside the
fiaxen-haired maid and, with uncon-
scious gallantry, offered her the fra
grant branch which he had selected
put moment since. Elsa" he said,
for YOU
She took the flowers. but her eyes
gazed wistfully at the sun-browned
face above her.
Il thank YOU" she said, in her
pretty broken German: IT thank you,
decide"
Had the woman known what mo-
mentous thing it was that Elsa had
decided she would have gone back to
her desk. Yet. so quickly had Elsa
spoken of her verdict that she could
hardly avoid the astonishing revela-
ton.
Il have decide" said Elsa again. ct
have decide. Joseph. You are too
too much for me to marry. I thought
you were just a farmer. but 1 learn,
on so bitterly, that you are a great
singer; that if you go to the city and
do not marry me, you will be a fine
gentleman some day. Joseph. I will
not marry you now
The boy was quick in his reply
oSetA IAAliSiy 81 " TIE WOHldH WHO UdQ
looked upon him as a boorish coun-
try lad. Without hesitancy, he said
suddenly clutching the chubby little
hands:
mo, Elsa, you will not marry me
now, but when I am rich and can take
care of you. my wife. my little girl,
do you hear?"
But the sweet blue ewes were still
troubled and the tears began to flow,
great and round, yelling over the rosy
cheeks.
Joseph" she said, ct think you love
me we'll, but you must be a great art
ist, musician like my brother. Fritz,
at home. Fritz always says. "A great
artist must not marry. He must think
always of his art-he have no time for
love-"
HE had no time for love!' The
heart of the woman contracted in sud
den wonder. and unconsciously she
held her breath and leaned forward
eager and alert. to see how this boy
would deal with this much-debated
question.
ELSA, Elsa-one thing I know
that love is a far greater thing thar
that you would call art
His arms were about her now. an6
abashed before this great and simple
| tenderness.
For long she sat upon the floor, ex
aiming the secret places Of her in
most soul When she raised hel
head. the light of the setting sun
! breaking through a rift in the west
ern clouds, caught and made of ever!
drop of dew a globe of mystic light
: She drew back her head anC
breathed in all the clean, sweet fresh
I ness of the world. Then she rose anC
extended her arms as in strange new
freedom.
, When she found ink and paper il
1 the dusky shadows of her desk, sh
managed to write, though the tear
| streamed fast. a few words, which
! for all the blurring and the blots,
| certain man, now so far away, wa
soon able to read, in Overwhelming
rapture of understanding and sym
pathy: Love is the greatest of al
arts. dear. Come!'-(Copyrigh
1910 by Associated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

reducing the high cost of living. N
countries where such a system is in
operation it is used by many farmers
living within a radius of fifty and even
a hundred miles of cities to ship butter
and eggs and other farm truck direct
to their customers in the cities. Many
European farmers have built up most
profitable business in this fashion
They not only get a better price for
their wares but their customers, even
after the postage is paid. get them at
a price, in many instances consider
ably less than that charged at the re-
tail stores This is a possibility of the
parcels post to which not much atten-
ton has been paid but it is surely
worthy of careful consideration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19
Left Ericsson Again.

1t is a Harvard professor who now
casts doubt upon the story of Left
Ericson's discovery and settlement of
America and of the Morse occupation
of southeastern New England under
the name of Vineland or Wineland
wherefore Bostonians have no occasion
to resent the attack of alien and lesser
breeds upon cherished tradition. But,
indeed even when thus stricken by one
of their own household. they need not
mourn as those without hope, for the
denial Ct the Norumbega legend ap-
pears to be based upon single point
of minor and rot convincing import
ance, so that laymen as well as the
eject may be permitted still to cherish
the faith which was so dear to Prof.
Horsford
The argument against Leifs settle
ment Of the banks of the Charles river
is based on botanical grounds. In Lab
rador we are told. there is a berry
known as the wine berry which is not
found farther south. and 1t was this,
the 1conoclast AYERS, which the Morse
men found and which moved them to
call the country Wineland. And yet,
according to the Flateyjarbok, the re-
Port of Tyrker TO his foster son Left
was that he had found vines and
grapes" and Tyrker, who was a Ger
man, added, to confirm his report, that
he knew OF what he spoke, for he twas
porn III d country where CnoTe was no
lack of grapes and vines" And when
Left and the rest of the party went
to see Tyrkers vines and grapes they
did not contradict or correct him, but
gathered a boat!oad of the grapes, cut
ting down trees to get at the vines.
That certainly sounds more like the
wild grapes of New England than the
wine berries Of Labrador.
Again, in the saga of Eric the Red
it is tod that in the place where Left
settled day and night were more near
ly equal in length than in Iceland, and
that Oh the shortest day of the year
the sun was visible for nine hours, or
from 1870 to 4:30. That certainly could
not be true of Labrador, but indicates
some place near or at the latitude of
Boston. We shall not be surprised,
therefore. if the statue of Left Ericsson
is permitted to remain on Commonwealth
avenue and If Bostonians and some
other Americans continue to believe
the story of NorumDega and the leg
ends of the Icelandic and Norwegian
sagas.-New York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19
QUAKER MEDTrAToNs.

[From the Philadelphia Record.1
Has anybody here seen HALEY?
The straw hat will soon be coming
out on top.
None are so blind as those who
won't see their own faults.
Few of US ever get heat prostration
from making hay while the sun shines.
Some people are quite as much
wrapped up in themselves as a ball
OF Irvine.
All the worlds a stage. and when
fellow proposes the girl is usually
the prompter
The love of money is the root of all
evil, but it looks as though that was
the sort of love that makes the world
go round.
Hoax-"I wonder why so many peo-
pie go to the mountains" Joax-"I
suppose it's because, as in the case of
Mohamet, the mountains won't come
to them"
Imitation is the sincerest form Of
f1attery." quoted the Wise Guy.
Huh" snorted the Simple Mug. Did
you ever try giving girl diamond
ring made of paste?'
Blobbs-"Why was their engage
ment broken Off" Through
cruel misunderstanding" Blobbs-
What was it?" SIobbs-"Each I'M
derstood the other had money"
Ne1l-"Yes, she has refused an
American millionaire and is going to
marry a foreigner with a title. but
without cent Belle-"Maybe she
believes that good name is more to
be desired than great riches"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19
JAYHAWKER JOTS

On the other hand, the fat man has
this advantage, thinks Arthur Riddle.
He does not rattle when he shlVers.
In a robbery at Stanford, Kan, the
robbers paid no attention to the money
drawer or any part of the store ex-
cept the silk department, and $4OO worth
of bolt silk was taken. The result IS
dresses are afraid to appear on the
streets.-Clay Center Dispatch.
A little girl whose father was a COM
mercial traveller sat on the porch hold
irg a kitten, and creeping up close her
mother heard this: kitty, said the
young miss, Il know you an L know
your mamma an 1 know all your little
brothers an sisters but l amt eve
seen your papa''-then after brief
rause-'I spec he must be travelling
man."-Hutchinson Gazette.
Fred Logan had a hen setting IN
the same pen where an old SOW had a
litter of very young pigs. The old SOW
promptly ate the eggs, and the hen
promptly appropriated two OF the
scw's pigs, having one under each wing
When the old SOW would demonstrate
She would promptly peck the big por-
ker on the nose. Finally Mrs. Logan
became afraid the old sow would Kill
and eat the hen and thus acquire the
chicken eating habit, and so Fred shut
the hen up for a week. On letting her
out, she Immediately went back to the
pen and reappropriated those two pig
cies One morning later they found
nothing left Of he misguided hen but
a few feathers scattered about the pen.
The old SOW had grown tired of hav-
ing anybody butting in and showing
her how to raise her own children, and
70 made a meal of this offfcious mem
Der of the mothers club.-Mulvane
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19
HUlNOR or THE DAY

I'VE must go to some quiet. inexpensive
place next summer, said the man who
wife, don't talk SO grewsomely! You
know that there are no longer any quiet
or inexpensive places except cemeteries
Washington Star.
Il saw that member of the legislature
taking notes." said the observant states
man. VERY foolish of him." replied the
constituencies schemer. 1T isn't safe to
handle anything except cash. "-Washing-
ton Star.
Buyer-But I'm afraid he wouldn't make
a good watch dog. Dealer with bull ter
rier)-Not a good watch dog! Why, bless
your heart, it was only last week that this
very animal held burglar down by the
throat and beat his brains out with his
wallpapers Bazaar
Student-I want some information about
the bronzes. suppose 1 had better write
to the keeper? Attendant-Yes, miss; or
you might see him verbally!-Punch.
Your store is no good. sir. asked for
lace. curtains last - week and l couldn't
for silk socks yesterday. and couldn't get
EN-" That's strange. And today L
Blade s -O''O'
"One-half of the world doesn't know
how the other half lives quoted the Phil
adelphia woman. ION her alimony' re-
turned from Reno.-Philadelphi Record
Doctor, I'm all rundown and extremely
nervous. Can you save me?' Surely
my friend, surely. Yours is a common all
ment just now. You are simply reading
mere baseball news than you can assim-
INSTRUMENTATION Star.
He treats me like fool" why.
didn't know he knew you!'-Cleveiand
Leader.
Jndge-Prisoner, are you guilty or not
guilty? Prisoner-Let my lawyer plead
not guilty for me. judge: l amt got the
nerve.-St. Paul Dispatch.
rs he really good husband to her7''
Rather-he let's her read the sporting
page first. "-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19
FRON OTHER PENS
STOPPING THIRD DEGREE.


New York city police began the sys-
tematic use of what is termed the
third degree" in extorting confessions
from alleged criminals and it is nat
ural that the first step toward Iegisla-
ton on the subject should be taken
there. The New York state passed a
measure providing that the confession
of a criminal shall not be used against
him, unless it is made in the presence
of his counsel.
This is a natural reaction against
the abuse of the third degree by
Superintendent Byrnes, the first to
practice it in an extreme way and his
successors. But a law such as has
passed one chamber of the New York
legislature goes farter than the COM
mon law. The confession of a GRIM
legislature goes farther than the COM
mon law, but by the common law the
prisoner must be under no compulsion,
he must be warned that all he says
may be used against him and he must
have the opportunity to see his coun-
sell
The police not alone in New York
so frequently disobey the law in ex-
torting the confession of criminals that
positive legislation is needed. Nothing
is gained for justice by extorting con-
fessions. Nothing is secured for the
protection of society by a system
which discredits confessions because
some are overwhelmingly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19
ADMINISTRATION TO DATE.

Even if Congress should adjourn to-
morrow the record of the present ad-
ministration to date would really be an
extraordinary one. Never has so much
been accomplished in single year as
has been attained since the Inaugural
ton of President Taft.
The tariff law enacted at the special
session last year was a stupendous
piece of work in itself. and has proved
SO successful that few can be found to
criticize it,
1t has brought an unusual amount
of revenue and a wonderful amount of
business to the country. 1t has given
every man who is worthy of it a
chance to work. and wages are being
ly that it can easily be said that never
before in our history have the people
of this country been receiving so great
a reward for their labor and toll.
AS a result of this tariff legislation
we have entered into pleasant relations
with every country, gaining from them
the most advantageous terms for our
exports to them and giving in return
the benefits of our minimum rates.
Such arrangements with our nation
al competitors throughout the globe do
much more to make peace and friend
~ relations than anything else that
could be done. and already the princi-
pie of a maximum and minimum tar
iff has been fully INDICATED, and
shown to be not, a threatening club,
but a means to bring advantage to
both sides in a peaceful and friendly
way.-Leavenwort Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Most of the infant prodigies exist
only in the minds of their parents.
X X
This is also the season of the year
when fish tales develop to wonderful
proportions.
X ::
It's rather remarkable the number of
words a clever individual can use and
say nothing.
X <
Many a girl would not do very well
matrimonially If her husband could
merely provide her with the comforts
she had at home.
y x
When the country goes to the dogs,
as many people predict it will, there'l
be a terrible fight among them in the
struggle OF each to get his share
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19
THE DANGEROUS FLY.

It is the season when the housewife
must be reminded about the housefly.
Nor are the precautions against its
danger and the practice of its proven
ton restricted to the woman of the
house. The warfare against this pest
is mans work also.
The entomologist of New York, DIR.
E. P. Felt, is in accord with similar
experts in other states, as well as with
the counsel issued by the federal ex-
perts in entomology in the vernal call
for the minimizing of this winged car
rier of disease. These alarms are
timely, and they are needed. The
mathematics of this insects multiple
cation stagger formulas. The theoret-
ical offspring of one domestic fly in a
single summer are calculated in the
quadrillions. But these possibilities
need not discourage destruction. The
fly can not travel far. The normal
radius of it's life is restricted to less
than a quarter of a mile, although it
may be carried farther on carts or
other vehicles. Their breeding places
exist chiefly because of indifference.
The care and cleanliness of domestic
animals have much to do with the de-
velopment of this danger. Sanitation,
particularly in the disposal of refuse,
is Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19
KANSAS CONNENT

A B1GGER THING THAN COMETS.
GA probabilities, old averages, the
oio law OF nature that was set in force
Iohg before Noah began looking at the
| clouds and calking up the cracks in
the barrel-these things are bigger
than comets
II IS an easy matter to ascribe a
hurry in natural conditions to some
tnlng extraordinary that happens to be
IN progress at the time. And the
comet answers all demands for the
extraordinary thing, upon which to
lanS the explanation of every phe-
nomena So we shall have the comet
late spring, and the comet cold rains,
ana the comet disturbances of this and
that character as manifest in the
weather conditions. For we are still
cnlIdren walking through the great
forests of our primevaI estate, and
seeking to explain our surroundings by
the signs in the sky.
But the late spring is a far more
substantial institution than any comet
that ever sky-hooted across the heav-
ems. and the cold November rain that
falls IN the middle of May has more
authority for its presence, more weight
of ancestry and dignity of rank, than
all the tail-bearing, spark-shoo ting
monsters of the armament. The late
cold spell, and the amazing frost in
midsummer have been with US al
ways, running in on of the law of
averages as certainly and regularly as
time, death and taxes. 1t was cold,
late spring when the Greeks stormed
Troy, and the heel of Achilles was
tender from chilblains. Winter sat
around in springs lap while Wash
ington tarried at Valley Forge, and
the citizens murmured that Providence
had turned the seasons around to re-
Duke the rebellion. The June rains
that should have been scattered
through July and August set Noah
afoat in his first aid to flood sufferers
and these things took their course
without regard to comets, sundogs,
shooting stars or political insurgency.
Today's rain is tomorrow's sunshine,
and the 90 degree weather of last
March is the goosefesh and shivers OF
this may, though comets come and go.
Ottawa Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
IFrom the New York Press.I

IFrom the New OK Press.I
Nowadays poets seem to be able to
do most anything but write poetry.
\ powerful stimulant of conceit is
to be an only child with a fond
mother.
If a man could find as many ex-
cuses for going to church as for taking
a drink he would be mighty pious
The oftener mans wife stops him
from making a fool investment the
more he wants her to think what good
judgment he has.
A girl has so many different ways
of flirting with a man that she can't
tell them all herself, and often she
thinks it's real when it's just one of
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

In rebuking the young bachelors Of
his congregation for not showing any
inclination to marry a Chicago priest
said: Married men live longer and
are happier than those who remain
single" Now listen for the dissenting
Z owls of the old bachelors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

If that proposed debate between Pro-
fessor Dyche and Del Travis will set
tie for all time the engrossing question
as to whether or not German carp Is
a table delicacv something worth while
will be accomplished
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

Tex Richard. the promoter of the
Johnson-Jeffries fight, has also been
chosen to referee the contest. If ar
rangements could be made to have
Richard take the place of both prin-
cipals and put on pantomime of the
fight before the moving picture ma
chine, his cup of happiness, no doubt,
would be nearly full.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

The way of the offending mother
in-law in China is not one of roses. A
new form of punishment was recently
witnessed in Chenchow, says the
Shanghai Times, when a cruel moth
er-in-law who had driven her daugh-
ter-in-1aw to commit suicide was p1a-
carded and compelled to carry the
dead daughter through the streets,
with a man going on before to call
the populace to see the body. 1t was
certainly a hideous sight, but a
doubtful form of punishment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

like such a sum for a wedding garb
for himself. No matter how extraV-
agant he may be, nor how large his
purse, it would probably be impos-
sible for him to spend more than $3.50
for a dress suit for such or any other
kind of an occasion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

If strength of odor counted for any
thing there would be no need for the
federal government to engage in elabo-
rate tests to determine whether roast
beef or cabbage produces more energy
in the human hndN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

Battling Nelson is of the opinion that
Speaker Cannon would have made a
good featherweight. AS a matter of
fact, though, Uncle Joe has been a
champion in the heavyweight class for
many wears
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

Professor Blackmar's suggestion that
there be a greater cooperation be-
tween the churches and labor is a good
one. Their interests, for the better
ment of the conditions of mankind, are
Identical in many essential particulars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

Surely the burglar who visited the
Orphans home must have got in there
by mistake It is not conceivable thai
even a burglar would be mean enough
to attempt to rob an institution of such
q ri n RI ntnr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

Standard OIL goes merrily on it's
way of coming money for its stock
holders. The regular quarterly divi-
dend of SO per share has just been
declared. Uncle John D. will have
to keep busy figuring up new and
more elaborate schemes for giving
away his surplus funds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

Here's hoping that success crowns
the efforts of the new company which
has undertaken the task Of construct
ing the much-projected Topeka South
western railway. Topeka needs this
line but the territory it will tap needs
IL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

without desiring to belittle the ca
liabilities of the two young women
who are going to make trip from
New York to Frisco in an automobile,
IL Is safe to conjecture that they will
not make as good time as Pedestrian
Weston did
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

This must be love. A California
heiress decided away her fortune OF
100000 in order to prove that the man
she was engaged to marry was not
seeking her hand because it held such
a heap of gold. And he married her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

It is up to man, mere man, to hunt an
appropriate hole. crawl into it and then
pull it in after him. An educated
chimpanzee, now dead. was valued at
SIS 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

Assuredly no one expected that the
people of Denver would vote to make
1t prohibition community or to re-
strict the freedom of the traffic in rum
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

There is at least one individual in the
country for whom the high cost of liv-
Ing has not terrors. He is the Harvard
senior who lives and keeps strong on
an expenditure of 81 a week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

A Washington girl who is soon to
marry a New York millionaire has
Imported a SIS, 900 gown for her we'd
ding dress. This is one instance
where the girls have decidedly the
best of it over the men. 1t is imprac-
ticable for a groom to spend anything
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

Whether or not the earth was whisk-
ed by the comets tail last night is a.
mystery to ordinary folk. If it did
nothing happened to make that fact
anDarent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

The life of Roosevelt has been singu-
larly free from scandal, but he left one
lady friend in this country who was
not a member of his immediate family
Her name is Molly Coddle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

Daily Oklahoman opines that there
would be fewer white slaves If there
were fewer malefactors of great wealth.
Another and more practical remedy for
the white slave condition, would be TO
paint them blue or green.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19

If an employe gets loaded to The
1nuzzle, and doesn't go off by himself
his employer is justified in discharginG
him. If he is overloaded, the chance,
are that he will be busted