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The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-23
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Hunnewell thought it was a great
! joke at first, remarks the lola Regis
ter, but it is getting harder to laugh
every day.
Speaking of sugar, says the Downs
Times, it will be possible for man
to carry home quarters worth in his
vest pocket soon.
The news stories tell of the dearu
of two $4,000 dogs, notes the Downs
Times, and it adds; Five thousand
dollar dogs are a good deal like the
farm er's view of the giraffe. They
amt no such animal"
As explained by the Downs Times:
"Girl'' once meant a young person OF
either sex, as also did "maid." We
still keep something OF the meaning
when we speak of young orator max
ing his maiden speech
An observation by Miss Anna Carl
son in her Lindsborg News: Funny,
isn't it? Before marriage man VIII
desert his business in the middle of the
day to spend a few hours with the lady
of his choice. After marriage he in
vents all kinds of excuses to get away
from her and spend his evenings with
the boys at the club.
Lets swat the mosquito, urges
Editor Gear Of the Florence Bulletin
and he gives some personal reasons:
II we were to pick what We consider
to be the meanest insect animal or
varmint we would choose the mos
quito. We have a ten round bout
about every other night with one or
more of the creatures after turning in
and the worst of it is that the mos
quito usually has stamina enough to
stay the full ten rounds
She had an object lesson that wasn't
easily forgotten, says the Osborne
Farmer. "This new percolator," ex-
planned the wife of a Conway Springs
exhibiting a new purchase,
II bought from Chicago firm. 1t
cost me only $4.7S and express. Don't
you think I got a great bargain 2' "A
fine bargain" the husband answered
Il have several dozen of the same
kind at the store and am selling
them for So"
one of the blessings of life in a
small town is not generally appreci-
ated as it should be. 1t is the privilege
the men enjoy of going about in their
shirt sleeves 1 was in city last week
VIII ere the poor men were sweltertng
and perspiring and mopping and puff
ing and blowing and. I'm afraid. pro-
faning and not a man among EN-
brave enough to do the sensible thing, |
remove his coat. Hurrah for the
small town.-E. W. Hoch. in the Ma
rion Record.
An elderly and very well known
widower of the city had girl, relares
the Junction City Republic. He now
has none. Out of the fullness of his; |
heart he bought her an engagement
ring, then trusted her to her own de- |
vices for Il few days While he went to |
Topeka to the state fair, and when he |
came back he found her married, ar i |
in possession of tho ring, and abdurate |
about the idea of returning the gift |
He being somewhat of an "Injun |
giver,' called the aid of the law, but |
the law could do nothing for him, . /
he gets a policeman to go with him to /
Mrs. Newlywed, and she was asked 20 |
state. at once and for all, whether she |
intended to keep the ring or return it
to him. Her nerve failed her, and she
landed the ring over at once.
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SUPPLEMENTAL BOOKS.

Most of the school teachers and su-
perintendents in Kansas seem to be
of the opinion that books supplement
tai to those adopted by the state text
book commission are needed in the
several grades, particularly in the
matter of readers, if the pupils are to
be given the advantage of studying
the widest possible range of literature
This idea certainly seems to have mer-
it, Nor is it an exclusive one with
Kansas educators. It is common the
country over. And it is hardly prob
able that most of the educators Of this
country have this idea for the Interior
purpose of helping the book trust dis
pose of its wares, as the Topeka and
Kansas protestants against these sup
Elemental books allege.
Such supplem mental books have been
used in Kansas schools for several
years. although their use has been de-
clared illegal, now that the matter has
been called to the attention of the
courts. The practice of compelling the
parents to purchase these books sup
Elemental to the state text books was
indefensibIe, because q teacher or
school superintendent could order as
many of these books as individual
order more than seemed to be neces-
sary. The courts have lately decided
that even boards of education can not
purchase such supplemental books
from the general public school funds
and for the common use of the pupils.
So there appears to be only one ave-
nue. open for the getting of such sup
Elemental books as may be deemed
&c OF arf
book commission to adopt supplement-
al books in addition to the regular
state text books for each of the grades.
The text book commission could easily
make up a list of such supplemental
books on the suggestions of the teach
ers and school superintendent. Thus
would the use of such books be legal
ly authorized. list of these books
that might be adopted by the text
book commission certainly would not
be as comprehensive as the whole
field of school books from which the
teachers and superintendents in the
past have been making their selec-
tions. But it surely ought to be suf-
ficient for the purposes.
And when the text book commission
makes up such a list of supplemental
books, the school law should be so
amended that boards of education can
purchase for the common use of the
pupils such supplemental books as
their schools need This win relieve
the parents of school children of any
unnecessary burdens in the matter of
buying books. And the tax on the
general school funds will not be heavy
for a set of supplemental books ought |
to last class room for several years. |
This seems to be the only alterna- |
tive in the present dilemma. 1t will |
take time to work it out. and it is pos |
sibIe that the schools viii be crippled /
somewhat in being deprived OF their |
accustomed supplemental books while |
waiting for the needed changes in the
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-23

MY golden morning. glad win stay for
Wait till you come and my heart under
stands
Touching my eyes that are dim while I
pray for YOU
Into the Hight with your beautiful
hands,
And all my vigil shall be fulfilled,
sorrow and waiting and Loves bereaving
with the light of my morning stayed
and stilled.
o. nay morning. so filled with splendor.
Dawn of my midnights lashed with fire.
Feace OF my dreams that my lie shall
render,
flushed with the vision of 1dfe's desire.
How in the faithless should quicken your
beaming?
They shall all pass and their voices be
dumb,
And their ewes shall be blind who have
turned from their dreaming.
But, 10! shall know that my morning
has come.
MY golden morning. my far. far morning!
Years have gone over, still you VIII
shine,
Winter and rain come apaee with their
Bloom and the summer are sweet on
Ever they meet you. my hope and my
yeaFning,
Steadfast out of the silences past,
Ever abiding. my faith that is burning
Your glory shall find me and fold me
al last.
Munger. in the Metropolitan
Magazine
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-23

lFrom the Chicago News1
Man wants but little here below the
standard.
A cold snap looks like a soft snap
to the coal man.
It's up TO the near sighted painairt
to use a hand glass.
Il a mans mind Is fully occupied he
has no time to be miserable.
It's a question which are WORSE
shortcomings or long stayings.
Every time a man looks IN a mirror
he imagines that he sees q hero.
The woman who looks younger than
she Is hasn't much cause for worry.
A mans pains are due to bad luck
and his gains to his good Judgment
so he thinks.
A girls idea OF a rose without a
thorn is a handsome young man who IL
rich and eligible.
Fortunately a young man can't even
imagine that his best girl viii look like
her mother a few years hence.
The world applauds the woman who
forgives an erring husband. but IL gives
a man the laugh who foreives an
erring wife.
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Tries to Drown: WAS Too Fat

I m so fat even my wife no longer
loves me- said note left by Wilson
Arnoldt, a house and sign painter. inst
before he jumped into the Mississippi
river today.
The Would-be suicides plans were
laid carefully enough, but he failed to
take into account the specific gravity
of his 300-odd pounds of avoirdupois
when he took the plunge from the ferry
landing here. Arnoldt went down a
few feet. promptly came to the surface.
and stayed there.
Two miles downstream he hoated.
finally being picked up by a party in
a skiff. Beyond an upset stomach,
there was nothing the matter with him,
and finally, after being pulled to the
shore, he promised not to try it any
more.
"If can float so well maybe I can
become an expert swimmer" he said.
Il think I'll try it, possibly it might
take off some of the f1esh.''-Donald-
Sonville (La.) dispatch to the PhiladeI-
phia North American.
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HNAGOR or THE DAY

wa ts,,,. 90 sturbing.-Waiter Cto night nurse
es-,chinB patent)-dave some &C.,.
fbat ~ tNtsht Nurse-No, greatly fear
Itire. ann ""ake--Ase
to Hn,oksT1Yes so w,ab Yes, my dear shall be glad
OF the country. Mrs. Knic,xer W. y s,, ss
stay in town.-Judge. VIII
Senator. why don't vo,, u..,-
~.Iunk ~ Z. fou,H be IN Washington foy 80
years Il don't know abo1,f 49, - ~,
State Io,,. mas mas the recalL"-LouisviIIe couris--
-. oyy,-And you guarantees that the nsr-
Ia a. r,tssqt qulte iot9 peaier-Rather. T5ir
ter. ''D III soss"ay''--Biiegends Biaet-
Won am am gong to blow out my brains!'' .rf
you can do better by ieavinr xro,- ti Litt
Nnsre tney are and going into vaudeS-iiie =
what on earth Possessed Mrs. R..6,,-
ISL ISL I,.,1y 70 marry that dry goods cierf x,
she first met him he was ~ ~. nnen
counter. Toledo Blade sam
tto Dingsley wants an extra man or two q,
week. Never mind n.te eurlns race
wants Give the society editres. .,l
assistants. Cleveland Plain Dealer
a,i1dv.rs d1hiVers tslowly evolving an artioI. -,
s,,ll..le avls.lon brooks, give me no6.-,
SYNONYM Tor nip and tuck sst3~oeilllL
tstrugghng with a Black TTard .aSohA 1900.
T1sil Tienil-Cub and Giant. you IunIb-eT,
Don't bother mei-chicago Tribune. '''-'
~Ho wis your garden getting .Io--,..
" ny 40 you ask that questiou7'' drn-sS,d
ca the suourbanite suspiciousIy ssNrerei,,
pu' , OF 70 @p9iteness- II see. 7 thought rns.,--
Houston Chronicle.
Ill III We solved a splendid idea" said q
nartyer cts have f." replied his
TO nave divorces granted in a coupon So,.,.
nke lOOV-mile books or meal ffc[ets ~ -
Star. eSAets- 80
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The WonderfuI Master Rettv.

OF all juvenile prodigies was there
ever one to compare with Master Betty
the infant Roscius? The press of the
day voted him "A very extraordinary
phenomenon playing marbles in
a morning and Richard III in the ev-
euing an inspired being .
Of exquisite judgment and sensibility
the energy Of whose delivery was
such as to leave all description at a
distance. - The Intelligence of man
ner, the eloquenceN Of the eve when
speech was denied, the rapid yet 5u-
dfcious transitions from PROSTATE af-
fiction to dignified resentment are
qualities which a Gar-iek might 6is-
play" The Edinburgh manager was
in fear that the young actors voice
would not fiji the house. MY dear
sir said the 1Z-year-old genius. L
beg you viii be under no apprehen-
sions upon that score, for II my voice
does not fill your house. my playing
will. ."-London Daily Chronicle.
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QUAKER SlEDrrATToNs

[From the Philadelphia Reoord7
Lots of men are liars who ne,,.-
You can flatter any man bv ss,.,-
his advice. " asking
Great minds flow IN the sana .b..
mel But then, so do canal boats
Judging from the money he r,.t..-
the aviator is never on his unrers i''a'
The actors fur-lined overcost d..
always a protection against a froaf
One mans words don't carry a,,,- -
weight tnan another's on the scales
An umbrella has more ups and dov,-
than a man. and doesn't kick abont ~
It doesn't cost anything TO put 4,
good word when the collection plate A.
passed. ~
The florist rejoices that there ar. a..
many people who throw bouquets al
themselves. e
Even the man who firmly believe. Il,
prayer generally prays for twice ~
much as he expects to get.
She-"There arg more ways than IN,
Of getting even with a man." He
Yes, one way is to marry him. ana
the other way is not to-"
Blobbs-"Yes. called him a doubio
distilled liar and several kinds Of horre
thief" Slobbs-"What did he eav7-s
Blobbs-'I didn't wait TO hear. fpst
hung up the receiver"
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-23
GLOBE SIGHTS.
TFrom the Atchison Globe

IFrom the Atchison Globe.1
A girl doesn't need much raw mater
ial to make a romance
A boys notion of disgrace is to have
to wear clothes with lace on.
It has taken the grape fruit longer
than was expected to go out of fash
ion.
There are salads that we suspect Of
being in violation of the pure food
law.
tt is hard to convince a young trot-
ting horse that it can't gain time by
running.
Next in fishing, waiting for the pa
rade probably is the greatest display
Of patience.
Women, however, are not the only
ones who occasionally put on shoe
that pinehes.
There are any number Of men who
seem more important than a great
actress husband.
A rainy Sunday can also offer June
% some competition when 1t comes to
being the longest day.
Reduced prices are sometimes
great shock to the party who purchas-
ed at the original figure.
There are so many complaints about
insane asylums that We suspect crazy
people are hard to get along with.
While the chess player may have his
faults, it may be said for him that he
doesn't try to violate the speed limits
Another ready means of attracting
attention when other methods fail is
to purchase clothes Two sizes too large.
1t might also be well to arrange an
omen season for the bore who always
wants to submit proof of his state
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-23
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Smiling at misfortune is another fine
theory that is not praetieed exten
sively.
The intellectual man is generally not
the one who is forever insisting that
he Is.
Most folk who have good reason to
brag seldom take advantage of their
opportunities.
April showers bring forth May flow
ers, but the cold showers of September
bring out the gas stoves.
X y X
There is no good reason why a spring
mattress shouldn't be just as service
able in the winter time.
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Called Jen Davis Thier.

In sustaining an objection in the SUI
per1or criminal court, Judge L. S.
Roam told a very interesting little story
about Jefferson Davis, president of the
Confederacy.
''It doesn't prove anything for a
man to be merely arrested" said the
Judge Jefferson Davis, president of
the Confederacy, was once arrested as
thief. It was when he was Secretary
OF War to President Franklin Pierce.
The secretary was travelling incognito
from Augusta to Atlanta Opposite
him sat an old woman, who kept
watching Mr.. Davis all during the trip.
interested doubtless by the fact that he
Just before reaching Atlanta. the
old woman missed her purse, and on
reaching the city raised the alarm In
much excitement.
IAN officer asked her if she suspect
ed any one, and she said, Yes: that
queer-looking man with a verv evil
race made the journey to Atlanta He
looked capable of any crime said the
old lady, and she was sure that he had
stolen her purse And she pointed out
Jefferson Davis as the thief.
THE officer arrested the Secretary
Of War, despite his protest
You've made mistake. my man.
said Davis. But you'll have to come
with me, me- insisted the officer.
Well, them consented the secre-
tary of War, take me to your mayor.
and I will establish my identity and
prove that am not a thief
The officer decided to hurnor the
prisoner, and took him to the mayors !
Office.
THE mayor, of course. ordered
Davis release. and the old lady was
very much confused at having mis-
taken the Secretary of War for a com |
mon thief
so, you see.' said the Judge. ITO be |
arrested means nothing. 1t IS the con-
viction that counts s''-AtIanta c,orsti-
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Igll!.
kSS&96P )52Ek5SJ

we have Il on the best authority
that II Is wise father who knows his
sa,,n oen son, put nothing was said, IN the
failure eoH to reeee9izs ee9ns ,bs Mrs Rimmsls
claims TO be her son. Mothers NOT
pelng included in the volume bv
Mhlch we settle all mooted questions.
~. reiuse. at this time, to pass upon
the wisdom of Mrs. Kimmel
Personally, we hold that he Il neith-
er kimmel nor White; whether he Ia
Roose Rooee sender or the Lost Charley
WITH this department, and We await
further evidence.
ana IN the same connection. Do
w.. s~o columns Per day would satisfy
you IN the kimmel-White casey
Thanks. sdw. sdw.
We take Il. after reading rero-t.
On On the reciprocity election IN canada.
tllat travellers will continue TO take
one drink out or the bottle before try
ING 10 cross the line with II.
~, Leavenworth judge has ruled
Shat wire may search her hurhond.a
pockets ad lib. The average man viii
nv ~. no Iauit with this ruling provid-
l4g the wife is instructed 10 leave the
SheWing tobacco. pocket knife ard
keys IN the same pocket she took them
9%us % or; tkotten grammar, but expicit5
ls reno wiIe Is 50 prone to pool the Dro-
eeecs or midnight frisk. and fben
pour the whole works into the vvrons
pocket. "'UHs
Sir Bill-fred L4aurier, after years IN
politics, has experienced a T7e,y 7,oItt1-
cal deal. He has been up srsir-t ,.,,'s-
Is known in this country as an Ts-ue-
Inc kimmel pretender failed a
Prouuce a crooked thumb. This was
a serious otHgFsight on the nsrt - -.
insurance company. "a e'e
Hep
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l-she could not. There must be a way
out At first she dared not think of
5soIsy as the way out, but of late he
haunted her, awake or sleeping-her
eng her hero. her deIiverer.
This Peggy read as in a lightning
1aSh, when she felt the tremor OF
t1lsie slim fingers as Georgy. coming
peHlhd them, spoke. pretending to re-
puke them for keeping the stage wait
Elsie was humming over the dance
Ihuslc-a plantation air she had
ISausht from her nurse. and twisted
INTO INTO something rather wonderful. Miss
BAH mad fine ear-she caught it
lquickly-still that took a minute or
So Moreover Elsie did not mean to
full swing.
Singing. her voice high and sweet.
poWec right and left. then lifting their
joined hands higher than their heads,
sne guided Peggy through a perform
ahce truly marvellous. Up. down, back.
forth, with intricate swings and side
steps, and Wonderful small shuf1es,
the two Of them swept the STAGE the
audience applauding madly.
Decidedly the Pompadour Sisters
We're the hit of the evening. Peggy
smiled happily, thinking in what re-
quest Elsie was likely to find herself.
Sne looked half angel, half nymph, her
face deeply flushed, her silky hair
beautifully disordered. Peggy knew
she hersef was showing scarlet
through the yelling make up-she had
supdued her color with grease paint,
but It was no longer effective. Still
she footed it lightly. consciously maxi
ing of herself mainly a support for
Elsie-Elsie whose secret she had sur
prised' and thereby surprised herself
even more.
She was not Indifferent to Georgy.
HAIHeT la - f,,
dlference to the others. Duly she
wondered If he-With a catching
breath she stole a glance at him.
Where he stood watching the dance,
and particularly the chief dancer.
AS the curtain rang down after the
third encore he caught Elsie under the
arms, and tossed her up, as one might
toss child, saying:
Il must! To find out If you are
mortal or fairy. No" as the appIause
rose madden than ever, you mustn't
go back--I would look at you all night
but you have done enough Run
outside and sit down now-just as you
are-but don't drink more than seven
let more than nine
fellows propose at once"
Elsie obeyed without a word. Georgy
busted himself getting ready for the
next turn Peggy was stealing away
he had not spoken to her-when he
wheeled and caught both her hands.
saying:
''Peggy-nny love didn't bat an eye
over seeing you in pink-and you were
a fright sure enough. So I think you
ought to reward it. Let's set the day
tomorrow
But Elsiel" Peggy gasped, though |
her head swan with happiness.
Georgy looked carefully over her
head TN attend to that" he said in /
her ear. "She thinks of me as-Op- |
portunity. We will see to it. she has
many and better opportunities.
Impossible Peggy said. turning
away her face "But we will see that |
she is happy-almost as happy as our
selves. -(Copyright, 1911, by Associ- /
ted Literary Press)
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FROM OTHER PENS
BANKING IN STOVES.

The first cool days of the waning
summer are always attended by hnan-
cial losses. which, instead of arousing
sympathy, provoke smiles of derislon.
These particular losses result from
making use of the parlor or sitting
room stove as a bank, in which hard
earned savings, or hard-saved earn
ings, are deposited from time to time
by the head of the household. Gen
orally the reason for this method is a
fear on the part of the hoarder that it
would be running too great "a risk to
entrust the savings to a regularly es-
tablished and responsible bank. But,
be the reason what it may, the saw
ings from the garden truck, eggs,
poultry and other produce are secreted
in the stove as the most unlikely place
to be Inspected by thieves, and in due
time a snug little sum is accumulated.
BY and by a day comes along, and
strangely forgetting about the money,
a fire is started in the stove, and the
cash goes up in smoke before it occurs
to the depositor that he has uninten-
tionally robbed himself Then comes
the usual frenzied search of the ashes.
followed by the usual tearing out OF
hair by the handfuls.-Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
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name in vain. Exodus Xxx T.
OF all of the great ten command
ments. as they were delivered by
Moses to the children of Israel, and
around which have been builded the
moral laws of all the civilized nations
of the world, none are held, apparent
". in such disrespect these days as the
one which is quoted above. Blasphemy
is to be found and heard on almost
every hand, and the volume of it in
dulged in seems to be on the increase
all the time.
This appears to be particularly true
OF the younger generations of men.
Likely, most of them started in with
the use of impiously. irreverent words
for a no better reason than to appear
smart" In this. though, as in all
unseemly and unrighteous things.
habit is formed which grows and
grows until it is well nigh a second
nature. The result is that, with many
of the young men Of today, and older
ones, too,-and their number is out
ra ageously 1arge-there is an almost
constant taking of the name of God in
vain Much of it is done, no eoubt,
in a thoughtless fashion and without
any premeditated intention of offering
an indignity to the Supreme Being. but
its effect is just as banefuI IS If there
were a disposition actually to speak
evil of God.
Absolutely nothing is accomplished
by it. Woefully mistaken is the idea
for any one to hold that force is given
to any argument or staten ent by its
punctuation, at every breath, with a
curse or an oath. AS matter of fact,
the use of them has a directly oppo
site effect, if those who practice them
only knew it. The man who can not
think of any words to express his
feelings with except they form an oath
is confessing his ignorance. Indeed, |
any man of ordinary intelligence |
would have no difficulty at all, if he
only used his wits. in formulating ex-
pressions with the eommonest of
words which would give more force to !
his ideas and his arguments con-
of others if he really ever |
has occasion to make any-than can |
be obtained by adding the simplest or
the most extravagant of oaths to any
thing he may say either by way of in
troductory remarks or conclusions
Most people of intelligence and re-
spectability realize this. They hold in
almost absolute contempt the indi-
viduals who are prone to curse with
glib tongue There is nothing quite so
harsh in sound as an oath or a filthy
phrase: nor is anything uttered which
is generally so meaningless and in
effectual, except as they stamp the
users of them as being among those
who place a premium on ignorance
and folly.