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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18

tage. DR.. Sidis contends that it is by
arousing7t this potential energy that the
patients whom he treats are cured; and
he further insists that he has demon
strated the possibility of training peo-
pie to draw readily and helpfully on
their hidden energies.
"If he is right in this contention his
psyche pathological researches obvi-
ously have vital bearing. not only on
the problems of medicine, but on
equally important problems in the do
main of educational and social reform.
In any event, it is conceded that by
his mastery analysis of the laws of
suggestion, his development of the
hypnoidal state, and his classification
of the factors governing the produc-
ton of mentally caused diseases. he
has made highly original and valuable
contributions to the growth of the new
science which seems to promise so
much for the future of humanity.
This being so, it is Interesting to
know that DR.. Sidis will soon be in a.
position to carry on his Investigations
more extensively and Systematically
than in the past, since, through the
generosity of a wealthy New England
"OHIdh' MIS-. NAL LID JoAOS'' AO Ao0
come into possession of beautiful
estate near Portsmouth, N. H, given
for the express purpose of establishing
psychopathological institute-the
first of it's kind in the United States.
Here he will not only receive pa
tients for treatment, but will install a
complete laboratory equipment for
careful experimental work; and he also
hopes, as soon as he has the institute
organized, to found a training school to
which physicians can come for in
structions in the principles and meth
DDS of psychopathology.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18
GLOBE SIGHTS.
TFrom the Atchison Globe

We have known people with weak
hearts who were rather proud of their
affection.
When a man loses his money, people
always say that he had an expensive
family.
ans work is never done: she gets such
a late start at it.
The men who work the hardest and
accomplish the most, rarely complain
about being slaves.
A man who will get excited over
football is nervous, and will get excited
over anything.
You can't hustle when you're dead
on your feet; you can only drag
around, and long for bedtime.
Every man who joins an athletic
club thinks there is the making of a
pugilist in him, until he gets a few
hard jolts.
ly offered, the rag continues to be
about the only thing properly fletcher
lied by most people.
A man who is always going around
saying, 1T desire to be perfectly frank
with you" is finally shot, as the editor
of the Iconoclast was.
Ever hear of a drunkard who ad-
vised young men to follow his exam
pie? We have never heard liquor
drinking defended by anyone.
When a woman is property owner,
and has a vacant house, she makes as
much fuss about it as a Republican
makes when the Popu1ists win.
You are just beginning to have a
little sense when you refuse to attend
a midnight lunch consisting of beer,
dried beef, summer sausage and
cheese.
An old fashioned man made this re-
mark about another man who is doing
well after a streak of hard luck:
water is running on his wheel
again."
If a man eats just one meal that
agrees with him, he Immediately be-
gins to think he has cured himself of
stomach trouble, and starts out to
cleanup all the food in town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18
NOW TO BUSINESS.

The good results of the election in
the markets of the world were more
quickly and strikingly reflected in Eur
ope than at home. The Old World had
been in trepidation lest the election
might have consequences seriously af-
fecting American credit. To the fin
ancial world at large the success of
the new nationalism portended politi-
cal changes little short Of revolution
airy, and which must have had a par
alyzing effect on business. The cir
cumstance that England, Germany,
Holland and France have $4,000, 900, 900
or $4,000, 0o0, 600 invested in this coun-
try gives a sufficient reason for this
feeling of uneasiness and accounts for
the rebound in American securities
upon receipt Of the news that all was
well.
Prices are higher in London than in
Wall street, where, as it would seem,
the market was not so quick to realize
that the danger was past-that the old
order of things would endure. Nobody
doubts, however, that as soon as the
offerings of stocks speculatively held
for sale on the expected rise have been
absorbed the looked for general upward
movement will set in.
The election could not have turned
out in a way more conducive to free
dom from disturbing influences grow
ing out of political agitation and leg
islatiVe uncertainty.-Was Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18
QUAKER MEDITATIoNs.
[From the Philadelphia RECORD

lFTom the Philadelphia Record I
To the schoolboy a horrible example
is any problem in arithmetic.
No man is so blind that he isn't
occasionally looking for trouble.
The only idea some fellows have of
the horn of plenty is great, big
drink.
It's all right to help others. but it
doesn't pay to be too busy to stop and
help yourself.
The people who are always getting
things mixed seldom do it as success
fully as the cook.
q No, Maude. dear; they don't have
scales on the railroad STATIC, platforms
to give the trains the right of way
A man is often obliged to pocket
his pride, in which he has the advan-
tage over a woman, who has no pock-
cts.
The Bachelor-Yes she has threat
ened to make things unpleasant for
him. The Benedict-Is that so? When
are they going to be married?
Tightwad-Don't you think that
drinking impairs the memory? Guz-
zler-Sure thing. How many years
ago was it that you bought me that
last drink?
Old Scadd-It has cost me $4,000
to give you a college education. Young
Scadds-But just think of the returns,
dad. I've already got a job at Sc a
week
'tI am now making a speciality of
pressing trousers" said the little tailor.
'Ah, then I suppose you find your
business increasing" murmured the
facetiOuS4 customer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18
THE MONEY MUST BE RAISED.


Only few thousand dollars. really
paltry sum. remains to be subscribed
to the $45,OOO fund which is needed to
complete and equip the building for
the Y. W. C. A, and to enlarge and
make more adequate the facilities of
Y. NJ c. A. 1t is inconceivable that
Topekans, who have not yet subscrib-
ed to this fund, will fail to do so, and
wipe the old White Elephant off the
local map. If they do not, it means
that all of the hard work which has
been done in the attempt to raise this
$4,000 will go for naught. All of the
money. in the neighborhood of $4,000,
which has so far been raised, has been
subscribed under pledges which do not
call for the turning over of a single
penny OF it unless the whole sum need
ed is obtained.
What a shame it would be if the two
Christian associations are to be denied
all Of this bounty which has so cheer
fully been accorded them, simply be-
cause it is impossible to make these
pledges good. by securing the few thou
sand of -@lIars needed to make the
fund complete. 1t will be to the last
ing discredit of Topekans and their
city if this great and grand goal, so
near at hand, is not attained.
1t must be. That is all there is to
the proposition. Nor is this a striving
after the impossible. The remaining
money needed can be raised, ana should
be raised easily. There are quite as
many and more people in the city who
have not yet lent their aid to the
cause as there are those who have. 1t
is up to these people who have not yet
given to make the victory certain. The
request that they do so is not an I'M
reasonable one. These associations
have done a great work in the city.
They will be able to do a greater one
If they are equipped with the neces-
sary facilities
If this $45,000 fund is not provided
the blow will fall the harder on the
Young Women's Christian association
This organization has never yet been
properly housed. 1t has struggled along,
in a successful way, too. under most
severe handicaps. 1t has a building
under construction which will meet its
requirements The erection of that
building will have to stop just where
it is and where it will be of advantage
to no one unless the money asked for
has been raised. Two-thirds of this
$4,000 is to go to the Young Women's
Christian association. Surely the peo-
pie of Topeka are of mind to do as
well by the girls and young women
of the town as they have done by the
boys and the young men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18
RESERVED ENERGY.

H. Arlington Bruce contributes an
interesting article to the November
American Magazine in which he de-
scribes how four great experts are eff
fecting some remarkable cures by utiI-
izing the powers of the human mind to
combat them. DR.. Boris Sidis is one
of these advanced theorists who while
curing his patients has at the same
time been studying them and who has
reached some very interesting and
novel conclusions. Chief among these
is his doctrine of reserve energy. which
Mr. Bruce describes as follows:
According to this doctrine, each of
us possesses stored-up fund of energy
of which we ordinarily do not make
any use, but which we could be trained
to use habitually to our great advan-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18
JOURNAL ENTRIES

If words counted instead of deeds no.
body would have the slightest trouble
in getting ahead.
X X
Much of the feminine beauty of to-
day, especially as to compilations, is
not even skin deep.
X
A girl hasn't much use for master
full man. after she marrieS him. She
insists on running things then.
X X
Some folk never seem to have any
thing to say about others unless it be
of an unpleasant character.
X X X
Question for discussion: Why do
many of the women have the bulk of
the fussy trimming at the back of their
hats?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18
HUNOR OF THE DRY

City Editor metropolitan daiIv)-co
down and interview J.. Pierpont Morgan
on on tn, the financial situation-talk right up
TO hlr1-don't be afraid of him-capital is
timid.-Puck. -
Crimsonbeak-These little flats are good
things some times. Yeast-When do Won
think SO? When a fellow is stretching
out his hands to show you the size of the
ment will prevent him from going foo
far."-Yonkers Statesman.
Nodd-I can tell you. old man, 1 am
feeling pretty good this morning; we inst
got word that my wife's family is Coming
Why good over such a calamity? wen
you see, If they weren't coming to us we
should have to visit them. Life.
What are you getting up for your
Christmas number?'' Some great sti1fr y
said the magazine editor. I'VE win have
an article on pellagra, study of the jail
system, something on the isolation Of
typhoid germs and a red-blood expose Of
the way our axle grease is being adult
terated. "-Pittsburg Post.
. Then there is no bowling to public men
for the e."-Pittsburg Post poSs
boy. well" replied the other. 9: "if's
something like this: If your father saws
he'll punish you if you don't let your
Washington Star.
The Tower of Babel was in process Of
construction I'VE will go as high as we
can and then have a woman stand on the
top with her new hat on" they explained
Thus we learn now they hoped to reach
the stars.-New York Sun.
Othello was telling Desdcmona OF tha
dangers he had undergone but aid Won
ever photograph charging rhinoceros?' '
she asked. 1t was then he discovered She
had found other heroes in the iIlI1strafa6
magazines and the green-eyed monster he
gan to take possession of him.-Chicago
Tribune
Customer-What do you mean by that
sign, Shaving pessimists, % cents?'' Bar
berLThats because It takes more time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18

Following the forced dissolution of the
window glass trust, it is going to cost
more for people to let a little light into
their houses. Immediately after the
smashing of this monopoly by the fed
eraI government, the announcement is
made that there will be a material in
crease in the price of window glass. Is
this an indication that the glass trust
was a good thing for the consumer?
Or is it merely a piece of spite work
on the part of the promoters Of this
trust, who, as individuals, still control
the window glass manufacturing plants?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18
AS TO PUPPY LOVE


1t is lamentable fact that too MANY
children are allowed to play at love
ana have sweethearts when they ought
10 be having the measles 1t is enough
10 give them infant paralysis. Too
many parents show a wonderful disre-
gard or where their daughters spend
their evenings, or with whom they are
spent or they openly encourage atten-
tons OF young men to their daughters
who should be attending to their dolls
what are several Parsons parents
thinking about to allow their daughters
under the age of Is years to entertain
young men at their homes as lovers
before they have graduated from the
high school? What these children and
all alike them need is nice hickory
switch applied where it will do the
most good. Girls who fluff their hair
etc. trying to give the impression that
they are grown. up should be padded
and sent to bed until they have ac-
cumulated some wisdom and common
sense. 1t is natural for all parents to
believe that their own children will do
no. wrong but some people have al
ready learned to their sorrow, and 9TH
ers have the lesson coming to them in
the near future, that there's something
radically wrong when a girl who ought
to have or know no love but for her
parents, brothers, and sisters thinks
she has a ease" with a young man.
A published list Of the puppy love af-
fairs in Parsons would be interesting
reading, especially with the names of
the puppies, and the Sun may decide
to publish it in the near future.-Par-
sons Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18
FROM O7EER PENS
THE AMERICAN WAY.

One aspect of American life a for
eigner finds difficulty in understanding
is the conplaiSance with which we ac-
cept an adverse political decision. For
weeks and months we hurl bitter in
vective, preach the gospel that state
and national safety depends on some
certain election result and work our
selves almost into a fury over the pos
sibility that the other party may sue
coed. Then election comes and we ac-
suit may be.
Tuesday Americans were partisans;
Wednesday they were mere citizens.
There is no bitterness over the result,
but, on the contrary, a willingness to
admit that virtue was not confined to
either side; that the state and nation
will continue to grow in prosperity and
power, regardless Of the result record
ed. 1t is the essence of patriotic cit
izenship to insist that each party shall
nominate its best candidates, and that
the best aspirant for each office shall
be chosen at the polls. Party labels do
not matter. Honesty and efficiency do.
1t is no less a manifestation of good
citizenship to turn in after election and
assist those who have won the privilege
of serving the public in Office. The diff
ferences of past weeks should be for
gotten and entire attention given to the
task at hand Of giving county, state
and nation the highest possible quality
of service. And the officials cannot do
this by their own efforts alone; they
are entitled to the cooperation of the
public.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18

If the quail of Kansas were the only
things that were going to suffer during
the months open season for their kill
ing which is now on, it wouldn't be so
bad, even though quail are valuable t..
farmers as destroyers of insects which
help to ruin crops. But the cows, the
calves, the pigs, and the chickens, which
will have their promising careers nip
ped in the bud, are sure to be numer-
Gus. And the number of hunters who
will be killed or MANNED as a result Of
accidents and their own carelessness is
sure to be large. The question nat
uraIly arises: Is an open season. for
quail worth While2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18
KANSAS COMAENT
CITY AND FARM.

Whatever the census returns may
snow OF increase Of population in the
cities. it is certain that most of the
schemes for turning people from the
cities back to the farms are impracti-
cal and worse than futile
1t Is not true that anybody can be a
FARMER. Land at $50 to SIS per acre
involves large outlay of capital to
begin with, and there must also be al
most an equal amount invested in ma
cnlnery, live stock, etc. A city man
with that amount of capital, especially
with a growing city business, would
hesitate to take the chances. The
only ground for hope is not that the
city man leave 1t for the farm, but
that the farmers, who are the only
ones who Know how to run a farm, viii
not leave 1t for the city. Heretofore
the city has drawn its best blood in
tne farmers boys who did not want to
stay with the farm any longer.
Inc farm Industry today is in the
hands of those who have been raised
in and trained to it. It must be even
more so in the future. and the farmers
boys are not going to leave for the city
DIS tney nave In times past. The re-
wards or the farm are becoming great
err and the comforts and pleasures on
Ine farm are multiplying every day
ana therefore, the temptation is be-
coming less and less to leave it among
The farmers bays
the farmers boys
ing to hold the balance of population
between the city and the country. 1t
is a matter that will adjust itself.
me theorists may talk and advise
with the familiar cry of back to the
farm," but after all, it will amount to
nothing. A natural law will govern
ana the forces Of self-adjustment are
already at work which will distribute
the population of country and city ac-
cord1ng to the needs of each-Smith
County Pioneer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18

That the voters of the cities of the
country are deeply and wisely con-
cerned in the administration of their
municipal affairs is evidenced by a re-
port made the National Municipal
league which has been meeting at
Buffalo. It is to the effect that the
most conspicuous single development
during the past year has been the
rapid and widespread interest in the
commission form of government and
in the question of city charter reform
zeneralIV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
[From the New York Press.I

CFrom the New York Press.1
Real virtue scorns adulation; that's
where it differs from brains.
Mans reason gets him into mischief
that woman's instinct keeps her out of.
Any woman can understand tele-
gram because no woman understands
punctuation.
A few men can undergo as severe an
ordeal for themselves as all women can
for other people
No matter how it disgusts a woman
for her husband to chew tobacco she
can't help admiring him for being able
to do such hard thing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18

Governor Haskell, of Oklahoma, an
nounces that he will not go back to
Guthrie, which has been declared to be
the capital by the supreme court IF
the state. Still, it apparently isn't
necessary for a governor to remain in
a states capital city. Some governors
IN other states pass most of their time
away from the capital, carrying IN
political campaigns and attending to
other personal business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18

Moneys talkative power appears
to be just as good as it ever was. Con-
gresham F'oss expended $4,000 in
the campaign which resulted in his
election as governor of Massachusetts.
This is 100000 more than was spent
by the rival Republican candidate,
Mr.. Draper. This is also many thou
sands of dollars in excess of the salary
Mr.. Foss will receive during his CUB
ernatorial incumbency. Certainly
political honors are expensive these
days. and the man without money
does not appear to have much of a
show to get any of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18

Chicago and Illinois authorities are
keeping up their work of indicting men
who are alleged to have been mixed UP
in the Lorimer bribery scandal In the
several cases of this sort SO far brought
to trial there has not-been single
conviction All Of which emphasizes
the fact that it is easier to Sunearth
grafters and bood1ers than it is to pun
tsh them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18

Decision has been reached by the
baseball powers to keep the western
league in Glass A. 1t is to be hoped
that the intentions of the new Topeka
magnates to give the local fans SOM
thing that approaches Glass A baseball
will be fulfilled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18

Count De Lesseps of France, has
done much better than any of the 9TH
er foreign aviators who came to this
land in quest of high and fast-hying
honors. He has won the hand of an
American heiress
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18

And Maine increased in population
during the past decade by So per cent.
From the returns of the recent cleo
ton there it is safe to conclude that
The Increased population is made up
nj Dem ncrats
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18

The moon is a dependable old fellow.
All Of his monkeyshines including
eclipses are pulled off on scheduled time.
How different he is from his more
notorious but exceedingly flighty
neIghbor. one HalleY's comet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18

Football may not be the sport of
kings. But It. is evidently a pastime
for plutocratic audiences. Single ad-
mission tickets for the Yale-Harvard
game are being snapped up eagerly at
500 each
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18

The State Journal Is a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the fun day
telegraph report Of that great news or
ganization for the exclusive afternoon
publication IN Topeka
The news is received In The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sols pur-
pose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18

The conviction will not down that
Count Tolstot has reached an ad
vanced stage of second childhood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18

Bill Kercher's garbled report of our
conversation with Albert Reid con-
corning his picture of the milk maid
and the COW, has been through the
country weeklies as grapevine, and is
now making the rounds in the guise of
boiler plate. Up to this time we have
refrained bawling Kercher out before
his admirers, but it has to be done.
The bald facts are that Kercher's ac-
count of the incident is not only badly
garbled, but expurgated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18

We believe in expansion, but will
never be caught advocating the expan-
SION OF Dr. Eliot's fivefoot shelf for
the purpose of making room for TrIjnoT.
Glyn's publications.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18
LOVELY CHARACTERS Lesson
Calico.

"Galileo Galilei, most observant guy,
Discovered stars and other junk sus-
pended in the sky.
Perhaps he was the scientist, eve
knew, but we forget,)
Who wrote the first report on why the
water was so wet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18
: ?

%Mr. Calico made MANY iDnor+o,t'
discoveries. 1t was he who first dis
covered that tours would beat a per-
fectly good full, and that a volume Of
MI. Hennessey's celebrated liver tonic
CONTAINED larger headache than a
copy of the Pabst publication of cor
responding size. Other important dis
coveries by Mr.. Calico were; the dis
coVery of oyster cocktails, roof-gardena
and delirium tremens
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18

Hon. Tolstoi will have to cash in To
get proper recognition. Cable tofls are
high and cranks plentiful within the
conIlhes OF our own newspaper SER
vice. Tolstoi dead is worth a colurnn
Tolstoi convalescent is worth less than
one stick under a machine set head.