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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03

A sweet singer of the plains has
passed on to larger rewards. To be
sure, the practice of poetry was but
diversion with Eugene F. Ware. But
the Muse Of this most subtle art smiled
graciously on him. She touched
spark of genius in his soul. The re-
Spouse was verse and rhyme which
ranks with any that has come out of
the west, that places its author as the
peer of the poets of Kansas. From
grave to gay these poems ran. Taken
as a whole they are a chronicle of
LIES story set deftly in melodious
lines and phrases. It is impossible
for any one individual to say which
effort of Mr.. Wares was the best.
Some insist that this qualification be-
longs with one poem. Others declare
the honor is with another. It all de-
ponds upon a mans moods. Suffice
it to say that in his serious work the
poems. THE Washerwoman's Song
John Brown" and THE Now" are
among those of great distinction. He
wrote much that was typical of the
great west and Kansas. And in light
er vein, he produced many a verse
that made life more worth the living
by encouraging smiles and laughter in
those who were so fortunate as to
read them.
But Mr.. Ware was more than
poet. He was one of those essentially
self-made men that have helped to
make Kansas and the United States
what they are today. Born in the east
ern section of the country. he came to
Kansas after four years of distinguish
ed service in the Civil War. He was
then a harness-maker by trade. He
settled on a section of land near Fort
Scott and between breaking the virgin
land of Kansas and plying his trade he
studied law. A few years after he had
been admitted to the bar he had work.
ed his way to the front rank, and for
many years had been deservedly look
ed upon as one of the foremost law
yers in the state and in this section of
the country. His service as pension
err commissioner under President
Roosevelt brought him into national
fame, although even before then he
was known to the world of letters not
only all over his native land but in
foreign parts as well.
Mr.. Ware was large of body and
large of heart. A friend. indeed. he
always was. There will be many to
mourn his untimely death besides his
intimate friends and the members of
his family. But his songs still live and
the world is all the richer for them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
JAYHAWKER JOTS

Mr.. P. B. Beer lives unmolested at
Hartford, Lyon county, notwithstand-
ing the fact that Kansas is a prohihi-
ton state.
This sigh goes up from the Kinsley
Mercury: If the supreme court could
only enforce the rule of eason'' upon
chauffeurs.
William Will is one of the residents
at Bucklin, Ford county. And there
are undoubtedly occasions when Viii
liam won't.
Bert Walker of the Osborne Farmer
has discovered that they don't take
all the nutty people to an insane asy-
lum by g. jug full
Editor Endsley of the Selden Inde-
pendent calls attention to the fact
that mo one appreciates the hot sea-
son like the ice man.
A "gurgle" from Miss Rachael in
the La Cygne Record: Candor is
speaking to others as you would not
like them to speak to you.
collie pups for sale and he advertises
in the Halstead Independent: Guar
|anteed to bite or money lefl.nded.'
How sad! The Albany correspond
ent of the Sabetha Star reports:
again our ears have been panied to
hear of some unbecoming talk over the
phone"
The auto develops q high degree of
speed, remarks the Marquette Tribune.
but it can't keep up with piece of
racy scandal when the party line is in
working order.
The last man in a procession occu-
pies very unenviable position, thinks
the South Kansas Tribune. BY the
time he goes by, the spectators are
tired of looking.
A real Kansas Kiddoo was married
the other day when Miss Katherine T.
Kiddoo of Coffeyville, Joined hands
and took the leap with Mr.. Jean H.
Powers of Emporia.
Prof. L. L. Dyche still maintains
that carp is better to eat than a
bass, notes the FL Dorado Republican.
and it Issues this challenge: He doesn't
dare to run for Office on that platform.
"Pansy Blossom is the correspond
ent of the Ell Dorado Republican at
Snow This is the first intimation to
most folk that such delicate flower
could thrive and wax strong in Snow.
An obituary notice in the Pratt
Union: We understand that the Saw
yer News expired last week, and as it
has not reached this Office up to this
time we can readily believe the report
to be true. Probably the intense
hatred for Pratt. which the News had
so persistently cultivated, finally
''busted it's gall SACK and it was
smothered to death by its own "pizen. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
STUDY YOUR OWN BUSINESS

You can always get plenty of books
and literature along the line of your
employers business. and when he finds
that you are keeping your eyes, ears
and mind open, that you are studying
his business, he will keen his eyes on
you, says Orison SWEET Marden in
Success Magazine in an article en-
titled THE Exceptional Employee
Your employer is not blind. Do not
think because he is net constantly
patting you on the back that he is not
taking your measure.
The first thing the successful en-
ployee must realize is thar he is really
working for himself. Every bit of
work he does heartily, honestly, thor
oughly. is developing his own capac-
ity, making him a bigger. broader,
more capable man. If ne robs his en-
ployer of time or energy. he is rob-
bing himself more because he is prac-
tieing dishonesty. and cultsvating q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03

Mrs. Mary McAtee, aged "a years, of
Mount Carbon, who lived alone and
had been accustomed to sit on her
front porch, it was noticed for the past
three days sat in her regular place
from early morning until late at night.
When accosted she made no reply, but
she was known to be eccentric and this
excited no comment.
Finally relatives approached and
found her dead. sitting bolt upright
The coroner said that she was a victim
of apopIexy. and had been dead at
least three days.
Many people passed and repasse3
her without bein eognizant of the fact
that they were bidding the time of
day" to dead woman.=PottsviIIe
Pa. dispatch to Philadelphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
GLOBE SIGHTS.
rFrom the Atchison Globe.1

From the Atchison G1obe.J
A man is very seldom sorry for
what he didn't say.
A person who diets to get thin lies
about how little he eats
It isn't always possible to guess the
yield of wheat by the length of the
straw.
The fact that a fool isn't to blame
isn't sufficient to keep him out of
trouble.
Our notion of rare work of art
is a snapshot of a hoopsnaks violating
the speed limits.
The social whirl in a small town
doesn't move around fast enough to
make anyone dizzy.
Considering all the stuff the barkers
rub on them, men ought to look a little
better than they do.
While other things mev seem real
istic enough on the stage, the stage
money never fools anyone.
Still. if you were confident you could
whip the bully, you might become a
bully yourself in time.
Still, the lot of the man who can't
come back may not be SIS sad as the
fate of the man who never arrived.
A visiting girl feels she should stay
quite awhile; at least, long enough 70
air all her special scenery on suitable
parades.
There is no doubt that the wearer
of pajamas is inclined to look upon
the nightshirt brigade as a delegation
of fogies.
When you want to see someone, he
is long time getting there, but the
executioner with his axe usually ar
rives on time.
Sometimes a man wears out his re-
ligion sooner than he does his Sun
day clothes, although he doesn't put
it on any oftener.
And it is just possible that much of
this Safe and Sane Fourth talk comes
from those who are getting SO old the
noise bothers them
Everyone has list Of people who
don't do as they agree. hut has any
one nerve enough to put his own name
on such a list?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03

The hftfeth anniversaries of the open
ing events and battles of the Civil war
are not only bringing forth many pro-
pOsals for properly marking spots
made historic by that struggle, but are
also revty1ng interest in Revolutionary
battles and incidents. One of the
many proposals is to mark the place
of Washingten's crossing of the Della
olution are urging that national
park be established. The location is
about twelve miles up the river from
Trenton. The crossing has already
been impressed on the nation's-even
the worlds - mind by Emanuel
Leutze's painting of washington
Crossing the Delaware" which is in
the Metropolitan Museum Of Art, and
gives the popular conception of the
event. The crossing, it will be remern-
Defeated at New York, meeting re-
verses and other embarrassments. and
being hampered by Congress, Wash
ington had been slowly retreating. As
he fell back the generals grew insub-
ordinate, and men deserted by hun
dreds and swore allegiance to King
George III. Washington's force was
reduced to 5000. 1t was blue Christ
mas for Washington and his army, and
that night in pitchy darkness he made
his crossing to surprise the Hessians.
The venture was rather less notable
than the march through the inky night
and across ice to Trenton where the
surprise was so complete as to result
in surrender of the mereenaries. This
was not, however, Washington's only
crossing of the Delaware. He crossed
again to win victory at Princeton. and
the whole situation was changed. It
was really the birth of q new nation,
and 1t is appropriate that the spot
where he made the historic crossing
be marked--Indianapolis News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
ONLY a NE.vVspApE,R CIV.

ONLY A NEWSPAPER GUY.
I see man strut through the jam IN q
Take a seat mid the speakers and chat
rs this Murphy p I ask. that the crowd
he deffes?''
NO." says some one, hes one OF the
newspaper guys"
see a man pushing his way through
the lines
mers and shines.
"Chief Kenlon2" 1 ask. but fireman re-
plies.
see a man start on the tran of a crook.
And he scorns all assistance, but brings
MIN to book.
mfr. Burns?" inquired. Some one seorn-
''Burns?' Nav. He's just one of them
newspaper guys
see a man walk through the door of a
show
Where great throngs are blocked by the
sign s. R. O.
Us this Goodwin himself. that no ticket
he buys?"
I see a man knock on a presidents door
And the sign mo admittance" completely
ignore.
SIS this Morgan. that privacy's rights he
denies?"
Morgan? shueks! It's just one of those
newspaper guys
And some day III walk by the great
streets of gold.
And see a man enter. unquestioned and
bold.
"a saint?'' III inquire. ana old Peter'n
reply,
wei, I should say not. he's newspaper
New York Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03

Henry Boyd. He had been at the
point of failure and he believed that
she had brought him success.
Look here" was his proposit1on q,
why can't you stay You don't Iook
as If you belonged here. and cannot
see why you are doing it but you are
the one thing that, for years. have
been looking for
Later Frances ran over to tell the
doctor about it. He looked out the
window and nodded his head Boyd. s
all right he said. Il have known
him for a long time. and he is as
straight as possible. You couldn't 90
better"
So it came about that Frances built
up b business that exceeded anything
in the square. But it's q mystery to
me- said Boyd how q woman Of
your talents happens to be here You
are above it, and you are above me-
If you weren't, I should ask you to
marry me. But / know there is no
hope"
eyes. you poor little thing" he said,
and the girl felt her heart beating at
that expression of sympathy.
One day there came an offer of work
from the doctor. A patient of his was
going abroad and wanted n compan-
ion. TITS great opportunity, he
He expected to see her radiant, but
she hesitated. 81 am not sure that
want to leave she said.
Whats that?'' he demanded.
Yesterdaya Henry asked me to mar
ry him. she told him. s'He thinks he
is not good enough, but he is the salt
of the earth"
Together they stood and looked out
the window. Across the way shone
the windows of the shop, back of them
was all the color and glow Of summer
supplies, in the door stood Henry. i'm
maculate in his white apron. his blue
eyes meeting theirs across the street.
Frances laughed q little. You See
she said. what have dons to him r.
The doctor nodded. TITS better than
a trip to Europe" he agreed Then he
went to the telephone. I'll call up
my patient and tell her, No"
Frances waved her hand to the man
across the street. "And Til go over
and say Yes to Henry was her joy
full decision as she gave a last look
through the doctors Copy
right. 1911, by the Associated Literary
Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
The Smiths We're Mixed.

". George Smith, NJ. d.. of Atwater,
this state. engaged in advance q berth
aboard the Cunarder Saxonia, which
sailed for the Mediterranean. He nut
his luggage in stateroom 81. Some
body put it out again. DR.. Smith
wanted to know who had been mon
keying with his baggage. He had it
put back.
He went to the purser's Office and
met a man who was getting w. George
Smiths letters. This man was read
ing letter from Buffalo signed Helen.
He said he didn't know a single Helen
in Buffalo. He was w. George Smith
of Philadelphia. The purser at this
point introduced the men, and they
shook hands and went together to the
same stateroom.-NeM York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
KANSAS COMAEHT
THE HAPPY FARMER.

The farmer gets more free advice
than any other individual included in
the population statistics. He does q
little more work than any other per-
son, but he gets told more often how it
should be done than the next fellow.
The city man gets away without the
average person knowing much about
MIN, but let the farmer try some new
scheme and half of the merchants, the
banker. the livery stable man and
most of his farmer neighEors are there
with instructions
He is cited the best way to make
oats grow, by the Farmers Magazine,
and the Weekly Husbandman informs
him how to make a success of cultivat-
ing wheat and harvesting corn. Let
MIN try new breed OF cattle and
some editor tries to fatte1. his circula-
ton average with advice on the cul-
ture of the COW and why He is warn
ed by the storekeeper not to buy of the
grocery peddler and the college pro-
fessor sends his son literature proving
that q boy has no business G. the farm
when education will fit him to wear
high collars as well as soft gloves.
But with all this advice the farmer
gets along some and makes a mighty
stable customer for the hank to have
and a friend to the editor when sub
scription time arrives. He is around
furnishing motive power to make the
mare go and cuts ice, wherever he is.
no matter what the season of the year.
Hutchinson News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
JOURNAL ENTRIES

The gains made by knocking are
seldom of permanent variety.
People ought to be as willing to
take advice as they are to give it, but
they're not.
Another fine theory that doesn't
work we'll is that all men are born
equal
Altogether too many folk engage IN
vigorous talk when they should be
hard at work.
Oldest inhabitants are pointing with
pride to the fact that the present
drouth is as nothing compared with a
couple that have gone on before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
REFLECTIONS OF 4 BACHELOR,
IFrom the New YORK pre

from the New York press.1
Summer girls. mostly have very
wintry heart affairs
monday outing when a man
s sJss o1L IL. WIN ms friends and hard
It's a great extravaEarcs to have
any money in your pocket. bacares.
you can't help spending If.
Nobody seems to know how tn GO
out and swim when it means 1asy,,SSs,
q pretty girl back on ths. beach 80
!. wife can learn to trus. her b,,e-
Dand about most anything except the
f te ne brings her home box Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the chleago Newg.l

From the Chicago News
Learning doesn't always indicate
wisdom.
It's a shame the way some people
remember to forget.
Young man, learn to say mo. .
Leap year is coming.
A mans idea Of a good joke is one
that he tellz himself
It is often too late to realize that it
is never too late to mend.
It's a poor excuse that a woman
won't accept If she wants one
Occasionally a widow marries a
bachelor just to show him that she
can.
Probably our prayers would avail
more If we were to get busy and try
to help a little.
How our faces do worry us. With a
man it's his whiskers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
4 Wide-Awake constable.

Eye say We amt been speedin',
eh?" said SiIas as he stopped the car.
Nary a speed" said the chauffeur,
trying to be amicable.
When did we leave QuincevilIe %
demanded SiIas, suspiciously.
Five O'Clock this morning" said
the chauffeur, with a wink at his COM
panion.
Five this mornin', Ell ?" said the
constable, catching the wink. Taken
We six hours to come four miles.
Wa-al. guess I'll run We in, anyhow.
only III change the complaint from
overspeedin' to obstructin' the high
way."-Harper' Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
RMgZ ~ T NJ FAN ~
ID lE

The city fathers have announced
that no firecrackers will be exploded
in Topeka tomorrow; the kids haven't
said much about it, but it is suspect
receive another demonstration of the
truism that actions (and firecrackers)
speak louder than words.
Gentleman was pinched for at
tempting to hand Taft a roll of money,
but instead Of being arrested, he
should be given a diploma as the first
patriot to offer anything more sub
stantial that advice toward the 1912
campaign.
Rochester. N z, is going to estab-
lish home for drunkards, and the
establishers should rem ember that the
first requisite of home for drunkards
is q front door full of key holes.
Mr.. Ryan also neglected to state
that he would -line-let-the
chips-fall-Vvhere-they-may and the
rolls over and groans: 'E tn, Ryan
U. S. Marshall Mackey has been re-
quested to remove some red-hot IN
dian ladies from a tract of land in
Wyandotte county. That If we may
be pardoned g. repetition, is our ia
vorite idea of no good hot weather
sport.
When anyone commits an act of
violence these days. the reporter in
variably starts the story with: "Crazed
by the excessive heat" etc.
Local preacher took as the subject
or his yesterdays discourses Who
created HelI? The subject is timely,
Rev.. but not knowing the answer,
we'll bite: Who did, anyway?
In Paris. newspaper men stick each
other with swords when one paper
scoops the other. In this country.
(exceLt in Kansas) they stick each
other for the drinks.
WE'LL PERHAPS.
The Professionalism doth annoy,
And little Willie mustn't pop II.
For Mollycods do not enjoy
The awful noise, so he must stop I'll
Hep
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03

Apparently baseball is not always
baseball. An Indiana judge has so de-
cided at any rate Managers of a team
that played some kind of a game with
balls and bats were brought before
this judge for having INDUCED in their
activity nearer a church on Sunday
than the Indiana law allows. Wit
nesses testified that the stunts put on
by the teams were so execrable that
it could not he considered baseball, so
the learned 5urist threw the case out
of court Some judges would find no
difficulty at ali in splitting hairs with
a duh axe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
uO1gT7 NVyys wHTTF AWAY.

Subscribers Of the State Journal
away from home during the summer
may have the paDer mailed regularly
Pacll 7av to anv address Mt the rate OF
ee0 rents n week or thirty cents
month (by mail Onlyl. Address
cllnngcd as nffeu as desired. Whine
out Of town fhr state journal VIII be
to Won like a 7aflv letter from home.
Advance payment is requested on
these short time subscriptions. to save
1e,~l-I-cenine c-xDenSeS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03

Out here in Kansas the farmers gen
orally consider a Jersey bull calf as
little better than worthless. But in
Missouri the other day a seven-year-
old Jersey bull was sold for $4,000
and a two-year-old Jersey bull was
sold for $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
HUAOR or THE Day

Taught by observation-disclosures at that
k ssn That's my bump. Of Caution
mule! * ansas City Time.
An Easy One.-sAdrs. Smart Is very
clever about conceaIng her moves, but
her show her hand" who is thaf3'' ssTTaS-
glove dealer. Baltimore American.
UnslxilIed Shot Ito ganekeeper,-T,p,
worry about that. sir. I left my best one
at home in case Of accidents. "-FIlegends
Blaetter.
They say she has never auarreled with
her husband" Then she must get UP
1t rains at ght."--DetToit Free Press.
~Is there anything worst than living in
the suburbs?'' asked Howard. YES re-
piled MI Patrecks of Haekensack, there
Is. Living in the suburbs of the suburbs.'
-Harper's Bazaar.
Gladys Ito aeroplaning friend)-Y do love
TO see the gulls flying about Aeroplan-
ing Friend-Oh, come away; dol 1 can't
stand watching theml They oughtnit to
be out in this windi-Punch.
That fellow cut me out in very IN
derhand way" Yet you are going to the
wedding" Yes; may get chance to
soak him with an old shoe.'-Washingto
Herald.
Eve-Adam, want you to remember one
thing Adam-What's that? Eve-That
when am looking the eyes of half the
world are upon you.-New York Press.
Globe Trotter-I guess Jinks hasn't been
around very much. World Belter-VVby do
you think so? Globe Trotter-I have heard
him speak favorably OF two hotels.-Judge
Blobbs-Bjones always looks SO nens,va
when he speaks of his ex-wife Slobbs-
Well, IL you knew the amount of alfrnOnv
he has to pay guess you'd think she was
rather expensive.-Philadelphi Record.
Il haven't recently heard you EXPRESS
ing the hope that your rich old uncle
might shuttle Off" mo He married y
young woman not long ago and nm busy
hoping he may live forever. New york
Sun
Mrs. Wigwag-When your husband
takes you to the theater, does he ever 90
out between the acts2 Mrs. CSuzzlef-
Well, l wouldn't express It In Just that
way. He sometimes comes In between
drinks.-Phfladelphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03

Frank ]. Gould. who has been indict-
ed in connection with the Vaccinations
of the wire trust, is conveniently loea-
ted He happens to be in France. No
doubt the French climate viii appeal
to young Mr.. Gould strongly for quite
a continued period
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03

The outlook for the Canadian reci-
procity bill to pass the senate is re-
ported to be bright. But the same re-
port states that the senator's will likely
debate the matter for another month.
There is this consolation. though. No
body but the senators and the senate
employees has to attend the session of
the senate and listen to this debate
Nor are the newspapers giving very
much space to its details.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03

While the rich men in the east are
pretty wise and will not fall readily
for an old-fashioned gold brick game,
still they get worked in other ways
Just as good" as the druggist would
say. One of them not so long ago paid
$4,000 for a rug that cost $500 at
ConstantinopIe q few years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03

And what, by the way. has become
of former United States Senator Bev-
eridge of Indiana? That the country
has been able to progress at all with
out any recent words of public or
private advice from him is remark
able. indeed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03

Already are the goose-bone weather
prophets predicting that next winter
will be a severe one. And as far as
most folk are concerned t cannot
come any too soon. But when it does,
and a gas shortage comes with it and
the water pipes begin to freeze, there1I
be many a sigh for the good old sum
rner time