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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
PovERTY-A GREAT ISSUE.

THE Interpreter in the August
American Magazine, strikes the nail
right on the head. His prophetic words
should be blazoned from one end of
this country to the other; they are like
the writing on the wall. The following
is quoted in part from the article:
But there is still more impressive
section of this array of independent
voters. The naturally disconnected will
remain contented-naturally. A good
many voters will be satisfied with "A
thorough overhauling and houseclean-
ing I'D the exemplary punishment of
the worst offenders. The insurgent Re-
publicans will go back into the fold
when their immediate demands are sat
isf1ed. Old-fashioned Democratic doc
trines will recall old-fashioned Demo-
Gratis to their old-fashioned allegiance.
Bosses will be sacrificed. Notifications
Of the tariff income taxes, corporation
tax laws, regulation of railways and
other similar measures will work con-
Citation. But when party lines are
drawn and strengthened again, then
will be left outside still. from present
indications, many thoughtful, serious,
enthusiastic men who. apparently, have
suddenly become convinced that Pow
erty is the disgrace Of modern civiliza-
ton, that it is incompatible with De-
mocracy, and that it is durable by po-
litical measures This feeling is run
ming like fire through the very influen-
tial people who are interested in vol
untary charitable work, it has taken
hold of a number of religious sects
and recent events have shown that ii
is the moving force among the younger
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
AT TWILIGHT.

The glowing wane of summer afternoon,
oucceedlng midday glare on water way
And island path, bids ripples laugh and
play,
Round white beach sand beneath the ris-
ing Groom
OF evenings breeze that glides from dune
to dune,
To where the glorious offing waves make
sway
brown-ribbed bark. which for that
breeze would stay
Its hoist OF sail and anchors mauling in.
Its proud good-by to woodland, rock and
strand
Which have so often seen brave ventures
start
Whether to fail or some fair prize to
win
That in the twilight's amber mist they
stand
And, unmoved, watch the birdlike boat
depart.
William Struthers. in the Boston Trans
script.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Industry always comes in for a lot
of admiration.
n \
Your opinion of a neighbor. good or
bad, is probably reciprocated by him.
\ y
The more poverty-stricken some
people are the bigger show they try
to make.
Maybe inveterate cigar and pipe
smokers are healthy because thew
drink so much water. Smoking makes
them thirsty.
II there were smaller coins in the
land than the cent. most of them
would soon md their way to the
church collection plates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
IFrom the New York Press. I

IF'rom the New York Press.
The crop that never fails year after
year is trouble
man wants to be talked about. so
he does it himself.
All the money a man could save by
self-denial he would rather his family
did.
Anybody who knew how to invent
perpetual youth would be too imprac-
teal to make anything out OF it.
A woman wants verybody to believe
all the nice things about her husband
that she couldn't possibly make her
self believe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOME NEWS wH1Ln AWAY.

Subscribers OF the State journal
away during the summer may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
to any address at the rate of ten cents
week or thirty cents a month (by
mail only.) Address changed as often
as desired. While out of town the
State Journal will be to you like a
daily letter from home.
Advance payment is requested on
these short time subscriptions, to save
bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

The plea of the minister OF labor Of
Canada that the Grand Trunk railroad
and its striking employees submit their
differences to arbitration should be
needed. The strike is proving most
disastrous to many who are not con-
cerned in it directly. All of the big
railroads in the United States and their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

If the insurgents did not go around
insisting that every politician OF man
in public life, with the exception OF
themselves, was a crook and always
acted with dishonest and Interior mo-
tives, they would stand better chance
Of winning popular favor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

President Taft's idea that two or
three months is about the right length
of time for the vacation that every
worker ought to take will come in for
popular approval Unfortunately, how
ever, it is one of those most desirable
theories which cannot be worked out
A., racfice
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

Great stress is being laid by the in
surgents on the fact that Colonel
Roosevelt is going to make a speech in
Indiana in the interests of Senator
Beverage. He is also going to make
one in Massachusetts, in the interests of
Senator Lodge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

employees have been able to get to-
gether this year on differences quite
as serious as those existing between
the Grand Trunk and its workers
either through arbitration or compro-
iaa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

One hundred park seats have finally
been purchased by the city authorities.
They ought to make it a thousand. If
there Is one thing that Topeka parks
have been lacking it is seats, and while
a hundred will help some, they will not
be nearly enough
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

The Kimberly diamond mines have
yielded $42O,oO0,OOO worth of dia-
monds during the past twenty-seven
years. "Still,' as the Chicago Record
Herald so tritely remarks, ''our west
ern corn fields do a lot better than
that"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
EROM OTHER PENS
NAvIEs IN SOUTH AMERICA.

The race among Chill, Brazil and
Argentine for the naval supremacy OF
South America is attracting world
wide attention, and is as exciting in
struggle between Germany and Great
Britain. Chilli was little dilatory in
entering the race, but is endeavoring
to compensate by ordering the largest
warship, 80, 000-ton vessel, from an
English shipyard- Argentina's two
Dreadnaughts are being rushed for
ward at a New England shipbuilding
plant. Another of the Dreadnaughts
built at private yards in England for
Brazil had her steam and gunnery
trials a few days ago and gave such
a good account of herself that she has
been accepted. That vessel, the Sac
Paulo, is a trifie faster than her sis
ter ship, her maximum speed having
compare favorably with the Delaware's
and the North Dakota's rate OF almost
22 knots. The Minas Gareas, delivered
a few months ago, and the Sac Paulo
differ from all other battleshlps now
ready for service in the strength of
their main batteries, mounting twelve
12-inch guns each. The Wyoming
and the Arkansas will carry the same
number, so disposed that all or them
can be used on either broadside. Ow-
ing to their arrangement, only 10 guns
on each of the Brazilian ships are
available for broadside fire, but more
of them can be brought to bear direct
" ahead or astern than will be pos
sible on the 12-gun ships of the United
States.-St. Paul Dispatch.
THE TENDER HEARTED DUTCH.
James Corbett says that Jeffries lost
the battle at Reno because OF the
strain of Dutch blood in him. Mr..
Corbett states that "the Dutch are a
tender, loving sort of people and take
everything to heart When Jeffries
heard that his old manager, Delaney
was to be with Johnson in the ring
his heart broke at once and the bat
tie was lost before it was fought.
Probably this is why the Dutch
submitted so gently to the caresses
of Spain at Leyden and Harlem.
Possibly also that famous passage OF
the Dutch fleet up the Thames to
London. destroying everything in its
way, was merely intended as tender
little visit to the English king, and
when the Dutch cut the dikes to keep
out the soldiers of Louis xiv, 1t was
only their kindly way of giving the
French a bath. 1t may be also that
their descendants in South Africa had
no purpose but to teach the British
the art of war in the most practical
manner. A delicate insight into his
tory from the siege of Leyden to the
battle of Reno is valuable thing to
have. and we thank Mr.. Corbett for
his illuminating remarks.-New York
World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

Friday was an unusual day in the
newspaper offices. Not a word came
over the Associated Press wires con-
corning the doings or sayings of Col
onel Theodore Roosevelt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

Some other word besides "whirlwind"
will have to be dug up to properly de-
scribe the closing activities in the Re-
publican primary campaign during it's
final stages. It has been of the "whirl-
wind" variety for a couple of months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

The many voters in the state who
failed to register and qualify for par
ticipation in the primaries will likely
be the very individuals who will kick
the loudest and the longest over the
nominations which are made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

A key Of beer fell into the Erie
canal at Schenectady the other day and
is a menace to navigation. This is not
the first instance on record where beer
has proved a hindrance to navigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

Washington is safe. Target practice
at FIT. Monroe proves that a hostile
fleet could not approach the nations
capital. But this proof was secured at
a cost of eleven artillerymen killed and
five wounded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

Frederick Warde, the veteran TRACE
dian of Shakespearian roles, is going
to return to the stage next fall. Natur-
ally the question arises: Can he come
haoI1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

OF the primary campaign now
drawing to a close it may be honestly
said that it has been lively and excit-
ing enough TO suit the most fastidious
in this particular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

Topeka boys ought to be convinced
by this time that stoning street cars is
an expensive form of amusement. The
next time any of them are caught at
it few Jail sentences will likely be
handed out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

Sam Berger and Jack Gleason are out
with interviews to the effect that they
think Jeffries will enter the ring again.
What as? A second rater.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

There is one advantage to being a
bowling reformer. He seldom runs
out Of something to howl about.
There are plenty of business
chances for man with money to get
into, but If he hasn't the money, the
only thing open seems to be debt.
first Mobile skirt" outside of the
comic pictures. and 1t looked like; the
girl who wore it got the pattern direct
from LIE Figaro.
Words that burn should be insured,
take the risk on serious poetry, this
advice il wasted.
An item under New York date line
is headed: Arrested Tong Agent"
From which we gather that It is
against the law to peddle tongs in
New York.
There are also advantages in being
small and insignificant. Rhode Island
was the first to get complete census re-
turns
Pure food inspectors in Chicago an
nounce that they find ice cream cones
full of borax Perhaps they are. 1t
Is cinch they are never more than
one-third full of ice cream.
Miss Kate Adams, formerly of
Topeka girl, is now on the police force
in Chicago. However, plain drunks
who make pilgrimage to Chicago
for the sensation of being carried to
the patrol wagon by handsome lady
cop, will be bitterly disappointed. Miss
Adams does the office work and Mike.
Jim, Bill and Jawn continue to
pound prisoners and pavements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

Decidedly unimportant even if it is
true: Jere s. Lillis, the former Kansas
City banker, is reported to be in New
York city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

An auto has crossed the Arctic cir
Gle. That's not so wonderful. DR..
Cook did that much handily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
WASTE OF MONEY.

This thing of keeping officers and
paying them salaries to watch the hobo
tribe, to arrest where there is occasion
and to board the thriftless CRATER at
considerable expense to the county or
city, is a useless waste of money and
should be remedied by state and city
laws.
And there is a way to do it. And
it should be done. How? Put them
to work.
The hobo, that is the simon-pure
article, is constitutionally opposed to
work, except to work the other Fellow
but he'd rather work than to pass his
time in confinement with bread and
water diet.
Every city should have some sort OF
public work that these men could pc
put at: something that would en-
able them to pay their fines and get
out of town. ..
A great many people, probably, don't
realize that large majority of the
fines adjudged against the hoboes ar
rested, are never paid, simply because
it is cheaper to let the fellows out and
permit them to leave the city than to
continue to board them.
But if there was work to be done
one of two things would happen: the
city would collect its fines or the hobo
would steer clear of the town. Either
alternative would be satisfactory
Great Bend News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

There are plenty of business
chances for a man with money to gel
into, but If he hasn't the money, the
only thing open seems to be debt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

Words that burn should be insured,
but as no insurance company would
take the risk on serious poetry, this
advice il wasted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
KANSAS COMAENT
GAINING GROUND.

Anotner decisive step in the progress
OF the nation will have been taken
Wnen the recently created law for
effect.
Inc news dispatches convey the in
formation that Superintendent of Pris-
ons Ladow is soon to visit the larger
FEDERAL prisons. his purpose being to
establish the new law upon an active
basis.
In connection with this announce
ment there is printed the information
that already half the states have laws
providing for the parolling of prison
only per cent of parolled prisoners
have failed to appreciate the clemency
SHOWN them by keeping faith with the
prison officials.
This, undoubtedly, is an excellent
showing, fully justifying the wisdom of
those who first planned to put offenders
upon basis where they might prove
themselves to be possessed of RELIABLE
ity and honor, despite their positions
as enemies to society.
The human race has SO greatly adj
vanced in the practice of ethics that
there is no longer any reputable de-
Tense of the theory that offenders must
be punished by means which humiliate
and degrade.
The theory that men who are at outs
with the law are merely delinquent,
and that it is the duty Of society to
strengthen and enlighten them as far
as possible, is steadily gaining ground.
Ottawa Republic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

There are also advantages in beine
small and Insignificant. Rhode Island
was the first to get complete census re.
turns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
HUAOR OF THE Day

Tt could be woven into the pattern.
~ What are you talking anout?'' Strange
tnat nobody has ever utilized the dollar
mark as a figure for expensive rues"A
Pittsburg Post
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-04-20
Lecture Course Next Season.

Two representatives of different
lecture bureaus put in an appearance
the past week, both having quite an
attractive list of entertainers. The
upshot was an illustration of the
saying, the last shall be first. A lady
representative of the Redpath Ly-
ceum bureau appeared before some
OF the citizens who have had to guar
antee the course heretofore, last
Monday evening, and booked a
course of six entertainments which
ought to make a strong appeal to the
local patrons Of this class of enter
tainments. The lecturers under con-
tract are Gov. Hoch, the Kansas re-
former-governor, Thomas Fletcher
OF Ohio and Ernest Harold Baynes,
a popular nature-study speaker, who
uses stereopticons to illustrate his
talk about animal life. Alton Pack
ard, the greatest Of the cartoonists,'
the Oriole Concert company COM
posed of ladies and the Chicago Boy
Choir and Sarah Wathena Brown,
the famous harpist, complete the
list, which looks good to us.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-04-20
Civil Calendar Cut Short This Term.

According to Clerk Weldon, the
attorneys interested in the cases on
the calendar for the April term have
nearly filled that court program full
of holes by getting together and set
ting cases by compromise or other
wise instead of fighting them out.
On the civil calendar only half doz-
en- minor cases are now in sight,
with the prospect that the spirit of
compromise may result in cutting
some of these out without going to
trial. As stated last week, the GRIM
inal calendar is also likely to be
short, and it would not be surprising
if the court should be adjourned
within day or two.
The Harmon personal injury suit
against the G. & N. w. Ry. Co.,
which has been won in the first trial
but remanded back for second trial
by the supreme court. will not come
up at this term. the attorneys for
the corporation having made set
Element satisfactory to the original
plaintiff. Brown, Abbot and Somsen
Of Winona, for the railroad COM
pany, made overtures for settlement
with G. T. Howard, Harmon's attor-
ney, and after small concession,
the Harmon interest agreed to the
payment of $1125 and the case
is stricken from the calendar.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-04-20
Great Conference at ST. Paul.

The Convention of the Laymen's
Missionary Movement to be held at
the st. Paul Auditorium, April 1928,
will be a great parliament of the men
OF Minnesota and Wisconsin to fur
Their the work of evangelizing the
world in this generation. It is ex-
pected that it will be attended by 200
representative men from 66 counties
OF Minnesota and Ia in Wisconsin.
Some Of the greatest speakers Of
the world on Missionary topics are
to be present in St. Paul. including
J. Campbell White Of New York and
Bishop Lewis of China.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-04-20
Presbytery Meeting Last Week.

The April meeting of Mankato
Presbytery last week was attended
by between thirty and forty dele
gates and several lively sessions were
held.
Tuesday evening retiring moder-
ator Jones Of Pipestone delivered
the moderator's sermon, which is
we'll spoken of, and Wednesday eve-
ming was given over to educational
topics. Mrs. Kiermeyer, dean of
Albert Lea college for women, was
the first speaker, her statement of
the ends and aims of that institution
as relates to the young women placed
in its charge being followed by an
informal reception at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. C, V. Everett, which
was attended by a considerable num-
Der of high school young ladies and
others. Following this address at
the church. Rev. Latimer of Winnie
bago talked interestingly of his ex-
perience with class of boys and
Mr.. McKibben of Marshall took up
another aspect of the boy Prob
lem.' both speakers agreeing on the
proposition that it was necessary to
get next to a boy by showing an
interest in things which boys were
naturally interested in. such as ath-
letlcs. base ball, fishing, etc.. in or
der to get boys into the church.
Thursday evening Rev. j. J. Ehr-
stein was installed as pastor in the
church in which the sessions of the
Presbytery were held, Rev. Paden
OF Mankato preaching the opening
sermon. Moderator Meyer of Delhi
gave the charge to the pastor and
Rev. Jones of Pipestone delivered
the charge to the people. A pleas
ant feature at the close was the in
vitation extended by the moderator
to DR.. Dubois of the M. E. church
OF this city to give word of well
come to Mr.. Ehrstein on behalf of
the sister churches. the Doctor ac-
quitting himself in his usual happy
manner. Moderator Meyer and the
other speakers all contributed their
share towares making the installa-
ton a real house warming for Mr..
Ehrstein and his flock.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-04-20
Seed Bed For Corn.


Good seed institute circular No 4. Farm
ers' institute department.)
This is one of a series Of articles
prepared by the Farmers Institutes
Department, to furnish information
regarding the production and selec-
ton of good seed, and to call atten-
ton to the Good Seed Institute to be
held at Redwood Fall next winter.
This institute is the result Of cooper
alton between the local business men
and the State Farmers Institutes
Department.
Corn does best on soil that is
rich and warm. 1t is gross feeder
and if grown continuously on land,
lit is very exhaustive crop. IL will
casually give the best results when
following clover crop. or on land
that is well MANFRED. Under most
conditions fall blowing is preferred;
though spring blowing may be used,
if done early and the land narrowed
Immediately.
Ii it is necessary to pillow under
manure for corn, the dressing ap-
piled should not exceed twelve loads
per acre. 1t is better to pillow the
land in the fall. top-dress with man
ure during the winter or spring, and
disc the manure into the surface.
Ii manure is applied with a spread
er, one will have but little trouble
in discing it in. Where manure
must be spread by hand, it can be very
we'll distributed by going over field
with a common spike tooth harrow
and then following with the disc.
In the case of land being MANFRED
during the winter and spring, and
then plowed, the manure is likely to
separate the furrow slice from the
subsoil to such an extent that the
furroW slice may become too dry
and the corn damaged. In this way
during dry years, manure plowed
under in the spring may become an
actual detriment to the crop; while
if the land had been plowed in the
fall, and manure added to the sur
face and disced in, it would have
acted as conserver Of moisture and
consequently have been direct ben
eft to the crop.
A spring blowing is best prepared
for corn by the frequent use Of the
harrow or Disc 1t is not enough to
get the surface of a spring blowing
fine, but it must be worked until
the furrow slice is PACKED down
against the subsoiI.
The discing in Of manure on fall
blowing, and the working of a spring
blowing also. assist in the germina-
ton and killing Of weeds that later
would cause much trouble. At no
time can weeds be as easily killed as
before planting time.
A good seed bed for corn is one
in which all Jumps have been pulver-
lied, and which contains plenty OF
plant food. It is sufficiently packed
against the subsoil, 50 that moisture
can easily moye up to the corn roots
by capillary action, and the surface
is loose and mellow enough to check
rapid evaporation.
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