The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-25
KANSAS COMAENT
BOOSTERS AND MEN FIGHT.

BOOSTERS AND MEN FIGHT
one day. while sitting on my porch
At Potato Hill farm, saw Bert
Raulston's rooster pass in the road.
He was going down to the chicken
yard at the farmhouse, and I followed
MIN, wondering why he was visiting
US. soon found out. My brother
Bruce, the farmer has a rooster who
rules the chicken yard The other
/ ROSTERS Fought him until they found
they could not whip him, and then
declared peace by keeping out of his
way But 1t seems that the best rooS-
ter among Bert Raulston's chickens
mad heard of my brothers prize chick
en-, and, when 1 arrived in the barn
YARD they were at it, hot and heavy.
They fought for an hour, resting at
intervals, but, finally, our rooster
drove the interloper away, and chased
MIN up the road until he disappeared.
our rooster won the fight. but he did
not seem to feel we'll for several days;
ne mad been badly punished. week
or Two later, while again at the farm
mouse, / saw another strange rooster
come walking into the barnyard. The
rooster was stepping high, and looking
tight, and soon found it. The strange
rooster belonged to Abe King, and
was rather a better rooster than that
sent over by Bert Raulston. Our
rooster and Abe Kings fought at in
tervals all day, but finally the stranger
was compelled to retreat, and return
home But, while our rooster had
won splendid victory, he had been
cruelty punished. For days he rested
out in the hay and we saw little of
him. There was nothing in either en-
counter except a fight: no principle;
simply punishment for the three best
chickens in the neighborhood. If our
rooster is compelled every week or
two to whip the best rooster in the
neighborhood, I plainly see the re-
suit: ne VIII finally be compelled to
give up the championship belt. He is
being overloaded. Fights of this
barnyard in the country, but in every
store and Office. Whoever has oppo-
sition has fight on his hands. And
1t is men and roosters who have OPP
ness career, was fighting three roosters
at one time; three newspapers in my
town were abusing me. Several out
Of town roosters have fought me; not
because I had offended them, but be-
cause 1t is the disposition of BOOSTERS
and men to fight. There was no great
prize in my barnyard; no great pros
pect of advancement, but was COM
PEELED to fight as though fighting for
kingdom. And how 1 have been bat
tered up! The punishment that hurt
me most was the evident enjoyment
the other chickens found in seeing
three boosters on me at one time. One
of the rooSterS I gated as effectively
nor of the state. And the people pre-
sented me with gold watch and sill
yer water set.-E. w. Howe's Monthly
for April.
BOOKER WASHINGTON ALL RIGHT
Race prejudice is hard thing. 1t
is harder than plastering. Booker
Washington has lived an exemplary
life and yet because hystericaI wo-l
man got frightened and told a wild
story to cover her fright, he was beaten
and is held UP to scorn. It is unfair.
Anyone with sense knows that Booker
Washington is an honest upright man.
Further, everyone with sense knows
that man in his position could not
afford to do such thing as he is
charged with, no matter how much
brute there was in him. With sensible
people this will not hurt this remark
able man, but with a class of chumps
1t will be held against him. It is a
funny world--Lawrence Journal
World