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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[F,rom the Atchison Globe.


Do you know how far down it is
necessary to go to arrive at brass
tacks?
Our idea of affuence is having money
so abundant you feel like investing
part of it in a parrot.
There are a lot of cheap people in the
world, but everything else seems to
have gotten out of that class.
Some men seem to imagine they are
like Milwaukee. and must depend upon
beer to make them famous.
If there are party guests at a house.
the man of the house isn't the host:
He is only the husband of the hostess.
Ever remark how many things you
are compelled to do in which there is
no pleasure, no profit and no sense?
And you cannot possibly avoid them.
Daysey Mayme Appleton who makes
was heard to tell recently of a cashier
who is petite in his accounts.
After a man passes fifty, he is pretty
fortunate il he doesn't find more ac-
quaintances on the tombstones in the
cemetery, than he finds on the door
plates in town.
There isn't anything in the theory
that children will grow up to be CRATE
full for the whippings they get; this is a
fairly hea1thfu1 country, but people
don't live long enough for that.
Lysander John Appleton says that he
and his daughter Daysey Mayme talk
such widely different languages when
ever they attempt to define Romance >.
that he can't believe they belong to the
same family.
What has become of the old fash
toned door bell that pulled, and that
sounded all over the neighborhood,
giving the neighbors opportunity to get
to the window to see who is calling
That little modest button that pushes.
and is heard only in the house. deprives
the neighbors of one of their greatest
toys and rights
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04

to speak TO the girl alone and tell her
the mystery that was puszllng Dim.
To Don's surprise, the girl iau4neo
musicaily as he completed the taie-
your mystery In no mystery az
ALL" she replied. The photograph you
have is of me. II IL proot--enAe
gives it its look Of antiquity, and 1t was
taken in a masque rade costume Ine
mystery sums up to only one thing;
Why did that suit case go 70 rev
York instead of Newark. 1t belongs
to father, you know; and we have
never been able to trace it. Rot thae
it was of any particular value, but
father is a collector of out of print
books, and you are now holding In
your possession the gem of his col
Don Werner changed the subject.
Upon his return to New York he
made special trip to Newark to re-
turn the old print. And Thereafter ne
did not need an excuse 70 call
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04
JOURNAL ENTRIES

It's the things left undone which
initiate against success.
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Experience. is an f4xcellent teacher
and also an exceedingly expensive one
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Manysa girl is never troubled with
suitors until she is possessed of for
tune and then they're not of desir-
able kind.
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Money may not be able to purchase
the real thing in the way of happiness,
but it must be confessed that it can
provide many attractive substitutes.
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Not a few men will hesitate in re-
spending to the call of the weather
to take off their overcoats because
such action would neceSsitate the
purchase of a new suit of clothes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04
QUAKER sIEDITAToNs.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
The Irish chiroDodist should be re-
signed to his fate.
Stretching the imagination won't
make both ends meet.
1t is hard to make money and
friends at the same time.
Even the girl with a rosebud mouth
can give a whitening smile.
The man who can bottle up little
sunshine for a rainy day is a corker.
It's a mighty good resolution that
YOU can keep for any length of time
without spelling.
No man likes to be interrupted in
the middle of a sentence unless he is
serving a sentence in jail
MANY have called, but few have
chosen" paraphrased the father of
family of oId-maid daughters.
AS an illustration of the fact that
women can endure more pain than
men look at the tight shoes they wear.
Blobbs-There are 4S different ma
teriaIs used in constructing a piano"
Slobbs-Yes, and I'll bet IS of them
are noise.
No, Maude. dear: just because a
mans suspenders are out of sight we
wouldn't say that he has no visible
means of support.
Muggins-That boy of yours seems
to be a hustler. He's never idle. Bug
gins-I guess that's right. When he
hasn't anything else to do he eats
something.
Home is where the heart is" quot
ed the Wise Guy. Yes. but II doesn't
follow that a girl is homeless Just be-
cause she is heartless. added the Sim
pie Mug
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04
The Northern Genius.

The Anglo-Saxon melancholy IS the
most terrible power the human heart
ever conceived: by comparison the
Wanted Celtic melancholy is as a
young girl weeping over her dead
dove. But the Anglo-Saxon melan-
choly and awe brought forth the
strongest force in the world-the An
glo-Saxon fortitude; and it went down
into the pit CT hell and brought forth
the key of heaven, and in the fires
of hell it hrewed out of poison the
cordial of Immortality. Does Brown
ing's optimism seem a strange growth
of the black fen and Henley's savage
courage an unlikely blossom? Both
are rooted in the depths or the ra-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04

Certain Of the public officials of Chi
cago believe. that their town will run
up against financial ruin il the present
agitation to make it dry city is
successful The same opinions have
been held by officials in Kansas cities
over the prospects of a. strict enforce
ment of the prohibitory law which
would prevent them from illegally coll
lecting revenue from Joints" and sa-
looms. But when such an enforcement
of the law has been brought about,
they have been able to raise money in
other ways, and have seen their-towns
grow more prosperous and become bet
ter places to live and do business in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04

Now that the feasibility of airships
as engines Of war has been established,
It Is natural that apparatus to destroy
them should attract the attention of
men. According to the Lokal Anzeiger,
an invention in connection with pro-
jectiles to be fired at balloons and air
ships has just been made by Herr
Wagner, landlord Of the Railway hotel
at Ensdetten, near Munster, in West
phalia. The projectile is so con-
structed that when it leaves the cannon
four knives in the casing open. thus
giving the missile greater destructive
mower
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04
FAITH.

What fail today
Shall I despair
And signing. sadly say:
Fate Is unfair.
Beaten today, shall I
Denounce the strife,
Letting the hours slip by,
Condemning life?
Because today I'm sad,
Shall I cry out.
That life is never glad,
Or free from doubt?
Because one friend turns foe,
And wrongs my trust;
Shall my venom show
Saying mankind's unjust?
Why should then live on,
Why brave the Strife2
IF every hope is gone,
Why cling to life?
But no. Faith ever cries,
Tomorrow better things
Await youi So arise
And brave life's stings.
Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04

The enthusiasm among the progress
sive Kansas Cityans will probably
reach the point before many hours
have passed where an explosion in
duced by Joy will be inevitable. Ex-
perts have told the authorities at
washington it is perfectly feasibly to
equip the old Missouri river with a
twelve foot channel from the mouth of
the Kaw to st. Louis Unfortunately,
though, between the feasibility of a
plan and its accomplishment there is
generally an extensive chasm. But if
other sections of the country can get
millions for the Improvement of water
ways there's no good reason. why kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04
The proposition 20 amend the

The proposition TO amend the fed
eral constitution so as to permit OF
the levying of a direct tax on incomes
has finally been ratified by both
branches of the Illinois legislature. 1t
received an unanimous vote in the SEN
ate and the vote in the house was 80
Kor to 8 against. And Illinois is a
state where many miliionaires reside
and where incomes are large.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04

Some way must have been found 10
evade successfully the law in New
York state which makes it unlawful to
bet on horse races. The racing asso-
Citations there have apparently taken
on a new lease Of life. In their an
nouncements for the coming season
they are Offering purses and stakes
which are thousands of dollars larger
than those which have been hung up
during the past couple of years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04

Battling Nelson is reported to be
cheerful, Notwithstanding the severe
beating he received when he lost the
lightweight prize-fighting championship
OF the world. But, then, it must be re-
membered that he got $4,000 for his
pains. Almost any man would be
cheerful in defeat if he could come out
OF it with such a comfortable bank
roll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04

sas City and its surrounding territory
can not do likewise. And In their eff
forts to get this Improvement the
Kansas City folk should get all possible
aid from the people of Kansas. and
especially those in the eastern half OF
the state. The turning OF the Mis-
souri, into waterway worth while will
be of considerable advantage to the
people hereab bouts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
[From the New YORK Press.l

GF'rom the New York Press
The acts of the coolest people can
make the rest Of us the hottest
When a man says he respects the law
what he means is he's afraid Of IL.
People don't get nearly so top-heavv
from having brains as from fhinkInS
they have them.
A woman can even stop curling her
hair to hear how near a neighbour
family is to being broken -up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04

News reports of the other day car
ried the information that ElDorado,
Kan, Grand Forks, n. D., and Fort
Pierre, s. D., rejected the adoption OF
the commission form of government
at special elections which were held to
decide this question. 1t will be a case
of live and learn with those commune
tics
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04

New Workers are figuring on honor
ing the ex-president by remaining one
of the avenues of the town SIT. Roose-
Welt avenue or "T. Roosevelt park
way Thera is already a Roosevelt
street in New York. but it was not
named after the doughty colonel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04

People along the Ohio alley are ex-
periencing quite as disagreeable floods
as those which prevailed in France
recently and which drove the French
into a frenzy of excitement. But the
folk along the Ohio are used to such
things
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04
Nor on a HAIR Dime Either.

Simon Hardcastle believed with sim
cere faith that any wife who had or
asked more than quarter of a year
for her own amusement or enjoyment
was a being too horrible to contem-
plate He came from the village store
for dinner and told what he had
heard.
Miranda, would you believe that
the Lords Prayer could be engraved
in a space no larger than a dime r?
seWelI. yes, Simon" she hazarded-
eff a dime is as large in the engrayer's
eye as it is in yours, 1 think that he
would have no difficulty at ALL
Housekeeper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04

Once in awhile a Washburn athletic
team wins a game. But it's notice.
able fact that all such victories are
won over other Washburn teams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04

And here's another advantage that
Kansas has. There is no danger with
In the broad confines of this state of
anyone being wiped out of existence
by snowslides and other avalanches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04

1t occurs to the Chicago Record
Herald that "hogs are getting so high
that it is almost compliment to call
a man one"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04

So sudden and unexpected has been
the drop in eggs. it's wonder most
Of them haven't been broken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04
The Sin of Fear.

More men have suffered through ig-
noble fear than through all the nalaul N,s
of earth: more have Slnneo lnIouSi'
fear than through temptation; more
have fallen into -treachery and shame
through fear than through all the De-
sires and passions of the hearr anu anu
VET one may be rid Of fear wlInout
special cleverness or Skin or
will not to suffer, or want, or Gle, Dul
he can will not to be afraid.
Belief. submission, and love-tnese
NAV not be in each mans reacn, OUT
courage is. None SO aiiing, SO anxlo oIs
so desperate, but he can repudlate selI-
pitv and shake off fear, hold up nus
head and make strong his heart he
may will a million dollars ana go pen,
niless but when he wills endurance TO-
it is therel
col1rageousIy, strength pours In on
every side. The ruddy sun that warns
man, the stars that watch his sleep,
encourage him. The triumphant WINDS
that sweep down from the sky, the glad,
bright sea that buffets him, flashes salt
and terrible laughter. All the elemenIai
powers, the forests. and the very STONES
of the mountains communicate paIieh1
endurance Always life itself can i'm
part strength to encounter life. Who
has not, in his daily walk, been fortified
by the patient kindness OF some Snop-
woman. the delicate. hard-earned mlrth
of the lonely widow; the warm, brlgnt
eIf-forgetfulness of the broken-heart-
ed? And of the rarer and diviner mani
festations who shall speak? OF the
overworl1ed and overwhelmed who
gayly pick up all their lxindred's and
their neighbor's burdens to add to their
own; of those under sentence of death
who smile along their accomplishing
way; of the weary and the needy VINO
passionateIy give up their lives to some
ideal of liberty or devotion. Unknow-
ing. such carry strength in the very
folds of their garments as we brush
them by in the street.-Harper's Week
w
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04
STANDARD OF CADETS AND MID.
SIIPMEN.

About the only army personnel leg
islation which stands a chance of en-
actment a. this session of Congress is
that which would increase the corps
of cadets at the Military Academy.
This is in the line of the policy that
there should be a greater proportion
of the army officers coming from the
institution which possesses the facil-
tiles for training the young men for
duty as commissioned officers of the
military establishment.
The fact that so many vacancies
exist by reason of the failure of candi-
dates to pass the entrance examination
at West Point and the circumstance
of the enforced resignation of mid
shipmen of the Naval Academy for de-
ficiency in the recent semi-annual ex-
aminations have aroused the appre-
hension in Congress, it is said, that
these examinations are too severe. The
suggestion that there shall be inter
particular must be intolerable to the
authorities at West Point and Anna
polls, who ought to be intrusted with
the responsibility of determining the
character and scope of entrance and
other examinations calculated to DEM
onstrate Individual fitness of cadets
and midshinmen. The congressional
intercession in behalf of these students
would be more harmful than almost
anything Congress could undertake on
the mistaken notion of defending the
cadets and midshipmen from the ex-
actions of examination. The standard
to which these students attain must
necessarily be left to the academic au-
thorities, regardless of the appeal TO
sympathy which diSnisSeS actually m
Washingtort Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04
FROA OTHER PENS
A BAD CIVIC EXPERIMENT.

To obtain pubIic revenue from vice
is plainly evil in principle and perni-
cious in practice. This simple PROPOSE
ton lies at the basis of the movement
which long ago in England, and later
in the United States banished the lot
terry as an official means of replenish-
ing the public treasury. 1t has remain
ed for the town ofHot Springs, Ark,
to attempt to utilize gambling as a
source of support for municipal gov
eminent.
The frankness of the expedient only
emphasizes its adherence. To close the
gambling houses embarrasses the mu-
nicipal exchequer. Hot Springs needs
the money, and, moreover, its local
conscience is not offended by the faro
table, the roulette wheel, or the green
arena of poker A state law forbidS
the local licensing of gambling pri-
vileges. Therefore, it is supposed that
the simple course be adopted of en-
forcing the penalty prescribed by
statute. There will be regular. for
NAL raids once a week of the local
temples of tickle chance. The fines
will be imposed and collected with
placid regularity. The gamblers an
nounce their Willingness to pay with
out protest. The presumption is that
they prefer to private blackmail pub
lie fine. whose. source and distinction
are known of all men. Thus 1t is pro-
posed to Establish in the United States
a species of Monaco. with the diff
ference that the municipality, instead
of proprietary prince, shall reap the
profits.-Washington Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04

have adopted colors. Egbert-What arc
they? Black and ue?-Yonkers States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04

you're buying cheroots since you're
married. Beginning to economic, eh7'
mo; my wife likes for. me to leave the
long butts. She loops 'em with ribbons
and hangs 'em about the flat.
Courier-Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04

He-Now that we are married, pet. do
do you love me enough to cook for me
She-Enough, darling? I love You entire
~ too much for that.-Boston Transcript
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04

Beulah-When he kissed me last night
I asked him TO tell no one. Belle-And
did he? Beulah-Why. IL wasn't two min
utes before he repeated it.-Honkers
Statesman.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-11
The Latest in Furs

fitting stole, and the chiffon softly
frilled or plated transforms it into a
coat. Seal, sable, mink, lynx. fox and
black marten are the favorite furs,
while for smart occasions broadtail and
errnine are essential Chinchilla, has
dropped in favor for the time being, its
place having been usurped by the eff
fective Australian opossum. Sable has
always been considered very extrava-
CANT fur and beyond the reach of the
average pocketbook With the present
styles, however, where the skins lend
themselves readily without being cut
at all to muff, stole or coat, it would
seem to be one of the most practical
of furs. Skunk. which has never at
tanned in America the popularity which
it has gained in Paris is in demand
for narrow band trimmings. and muffs
of this graceful fur. deftly combined
with soft satin. are much affected by
the younger set. Muffs are still large
and are either pillow or barrel shaped,
the lining being shirred to fit the wrist
closely. Both short and long stoles
are worn. Where the former is de-
sired two whole skins are used with
both heads and tails showing The
lining is a very soft one, so that the
wrap lies fat on the shoulders, Civ
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-11
BY JOAN GREENSHIELDS

III He ideal protection in cold winter
weather. dating from the days
when clothes were first recognized
as necessity, is Of fur. and because
the women Of today have realized the
health value Of time spent in the open
air the question of fashions in fur has
become a very important one.
This season the skins used are of
many kinds. and in such a wide range
as 10 suit the eNactions Of every hgure
and every purse. Tho combination
Of two COR In some cases three) kinds
OF fur in one garment is very popu-
lar mode. and very practical one.
particularly in coats and wraps. The
short haired fat furs which one must
necessarily use for coat are not be-
coming TO all faces, and, when this
is so. collar, cuffs and trimming of a
soft fluffy variety may be added with
charming effect and satisfaction in
the knowledge that one is quite in the
fashion. The Partisan fad of combin-
ing fur with chiffon and lace is a very
pretty one, and for evening or early
winter wear il is much used. The chif-
fon- figures chiefly in scarfs or under
sleeves and vests in short coats. In the
latter the fur part resembles a close
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-11

knees. increasing the long line in
front
Fur coats are to be much worn in
length from 36 to 50 inches, the shorter
ones, of course, being more practical
for walking. They are all semiitting
in the back and front and the rather
small sleeves are invariably finished
with a cuff. Sometimes this cuff is
made of different fur, long haired;
but where this is not specially desired
the sleeve is mace very long and rolled
back. When necessary to take the
place of a muff,. this can be pulled down
over the hands. Long shawl collars and
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-11

ing the desired protection to the back
and chest without giving the appear
ance of short neck. In the long stoles
the back part is made to cover the
shoulders well in either square or
pointed effect, while the front fastens
close at the throat and falls to the
huge revers are equally popular. A
new motor coat of seal showing both
the fiat revers of seal being made large
enough to show beyond the narrower
collar of marten, with which this smart
model was trimmed. Very large, fancy
buttons of passementerie, chenille or
silk cord are used for fastening or to
cover the fastening.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-11

T INGERIE is fascinating to women,
because the feminine mind re-
spends instinctively to the lure of
tlmy muslin and foamy lace, and a
walk through the smartest shops which
are filled with. hand made creations
from France and Austria will convince
one that the subject is exciting more
attention from the manufacturers than
ever As a rule, each year brings some
change in the cut or style of our under
wear, the change being determined and
governed by the lines of our outer gar
ments. This year, on account Of the
close fit of things, all unnecessary full
ness, particularly from the knees up
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-11
Bv LOUIS G.AJJNER
My Lady's FurbeloWs

is avoided. Garments are cut to fit
close to the figure Below the knees,
however, full hounces, embroidered or
lace trimmed, soften the hard lines and
combination Of drawers or pettieoa
and chemise has taken a firm hold
and this is made either on princess
lines or fitted into a narrow waistband,
the idea being to keep the waist small.
Drawers are made SO wide that they
look like a short skirt and by series
of darts the fullness on the hips is
eliminated. The same result can be OBJ
tanned by having the garment cut bias
on the hips. Skirt, drawers and chemise
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-11

as the elbow. where they nare, showing
frills of white silk underneath. A silk
rope girdle confines the fullness in
some semblance of figure.
One of the new dressing gowns spe-
cfally adapted to the exigencies of
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-11

modern travel is called a Pullman
gown" 1t is made with a hood and
deep shoulder cape and is fitted with
large pockets on either side. The
sleeves are long and the garment but
tons all the way down. Tussore is the
material used.