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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18
BILLBOARD DECISION.

Attention is called by The Survey to
a billboard decision that is likely to
become historic which has been
handed down by the supreme court in
Missouri This was an appeal taken IN
the case of the Cunning company
against the city CT st. Louis. The issue
at stake was an ordinance regulating
very severely the construction, repair
and erection of advertising signs and
billboards. The opinion, which is writ
ten by Judge A. NJ. Woodson, says in
part:
sThere is but one virtue connected
with this entire business, and that IS
the, advertising itself This is legit1-
mate and honorable business. II noll III
ably and legitimately conducted, but
every other feature and incident there
to has evil tendencies. and should for
that reason be strictly regulated ana
controlled. The sign boards and bill
boards upon which this class OF adVer-
tisements are displayed are constant
nenaces to the public safety and vel
fare of the city; they endanger the pub
lie health promote immortality, consul
tute hiding places and retreats Tor GRIM
inals and all classes of miscreants.
They are also inartistic and unsightly.
While advertising, as before stated,
is a legitimate and honorable business
yet the evils incident to this class OF
advertising are more numerous ana nase
in character than are those incident to
numerous other businesses which are
considered ma1a in Sc: ana winch Tor
that reason may not only be regulated
ana controlled, but which may be en-
tirely suppressed for the public good
under the police power of the state
NV individual opinion is that this class
of advertising as now conducted is not
onlv subject to control and regulation
bv the police power of the state. but
that it might be entirely suppressed by
statute. and that, too. without Offend
ing against either the state or federal
constitution"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18
HUAOR or TIE Day

why, SIR" said Mr.. Dustin Stax. do
you call me an amphibian?' It refer to
your method of capitalization" But I
have developed the resources Of the land"
you take to water. w ashington Star.
"Dr. Deepsearch is wonderful man. He
has discovered over thirty new diseases"
"Can he cure them ALP" "Oh, no. He
leaves that for some one else to do
Boston Transcript.
Mother-In his last letter. NV son asked
me to send him half-dollar to buy him
q logarithm table. Friend-Well really,
/ do think his college should at least sup
ply his furniture.-Pele Mele.
Sunday School Teacher-why, Willie. I'm
surprised; what part of the Bible is it
that you don't believe in? WilIie-That
part in the middle where they keen the
family ages.-Puck.
.Gramercy-We can't afford to give a
dinner in the house. Besides we haven't
the things. Mrs. Gramercy-Pshawi We
can borrow the silver. Gramercy-Yes
and have the guests carry most of il
away as sOuvenirs.-Judge.
OFFICER Eat distance judging practical
Wen, have you learnt anything new to
day? Private-Yes, sir; If you takes the
the barrel and a man Just fits inside he's
800 yards away. OffIcer-And what Is there
remarkable about that? Private (after
conside ration)-Nothin' 'cept that dfdnft
know it before.-Punch.
''The man on the curb has just ma6s
investments in inflated stock" How do
you know that?'' Don't YOU see ha is
selling toy bal1oons7 ''-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
MIS-. Stockproker-Oh, Louis, come out
and see the hired man watering the stock.
Mr.. Stoyckbroker-No, Rachel; came
out here to forget business! -Yonkers
Statesman.
She with newspaper)-Another cyclone
out west. 1t has swept dozens of farms
clear of everything. He'll bet the mort
cages didn't bulge an inch.-Boston
Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
fF'rom tne Chieago Newa.1

Good judgment is often lucky guess
"If' is a little word that spoils Soma
big plans. ''~-'-0
mach matrimony.
If man is your friend he doesn't
have to tell you So
A woman learns a lot from her ser-
wants, but viii not admit it.
A sure sign that you don't knows
much IS to think you know it all.
The chronic borrower hopes ha,1I ma
meet any of his creditors in heaven
Occasionally a woman who doae,,s
gossip furnishes lot of material Far Il
Some women marry for love. some e..
q home and few to spite the otl1er
woman. ~ OInsh
The reason SO many men get rosrr,a.z
= because they are too tender haart -
Marrying man to reform b,.,
IKE trying to make a satisfactory w. IL re
ietle out OF a bad egg. Oiile-
The woman who knows how ~ -,
a BABY. properly didn't sco,sir5s spank
KISowledge through a corresnoss, tne
every time new barber oor.
= IN an the bald men drop II te tG
Il ne can suggest SOMETIME y TO 70 see
make hair grow. eSAAllAs rhat VIII
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18
JOURNAL ENTRIES

s Too many jokes are not what they're
cracked up to be.
Real wise men neither blow their
own horns nor co they WELD a ham,
mer in the anvil chorus.
Give a woman the opportunity and
time, and she'll tell all she knows and
perhaps a little bit more.
u
Again the remark is pertinent: There
is no need to complain about ehe wealth
er. It will be what it will be.
Most of the applause is not sincere.
One man will clap his hands for no
better reason than that his neighbOr is
doing likewise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18
= BnttonhooIl saved Him.

Dennis Cronin, residing at Ninety
sixth street and Second avenue. Man
haitian, was waiting in the College
Point ferry house for a boat when he
took a mammoth chew of tobacco.
Very soon afterward Dennis, obliged to
sneeze, partly swallowed the guild.
which became lodged in the opening of
his windpipe.
In great distress and unable to speak
he was turning black in the face, when
a man saw his trouble. He borrowed
a buttonhook attached to q key ring
and thrust 1t down Cronin's throat. He
didn't know what he was going to find.
and expressed surprise when his fish
ing expedition produced q quid of to-
bacco.
The feat saved Cronin's life. but the
savior refused to give his name.-New
z ork American
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18

It is remarkable that DR.. Wiley has
been able to accomplish so much for
the benefit of humanity in the ad-
ministration Of the pure food and drug
laws in view of the obstacles that
were placed in his way by other en-
ployees in the federal department of
agriculture whose activities seem to
have been encouraged by Secretary
Wilson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
EFrom the New York Press.J

EFrom the New York Press.]
Our pleasures come in faint out
line. our pains in solid chunks.
In some business cold nerve seems
more useful than sound brains
The summer girl tries the sun on
her complexion; the winter girl the
rouge pot.
The dickens with man who has
q pedigree is he never seems to have
anything else.
It's easy for any girl to get mar
rieds the hard thing is for her to get
happiness out Of It.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18
HONE NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers OF the State Journal
away from home during the sunnnner
nav have the paper mailed regularly
each day 90 any address At the rate OF
ee1 cents a week or thirty cents a
month Cby mail only. Address
rhanRed as often as desired. While
oE1G Oh town the State Journal will be
60 you like a daily letter from home.
Advance payment is requested on
Rhssse short time subscriptions, to save
bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18

Undoubtedly Erie. Pa, holds the
distinction of being the home of the
meanest amusement promoters ex-
tant. They have sued Bud" Mars
for 5000. which sum they claim to
have lost because Mr.. Mars did not
fulfill the letter Of his contract with
them. 1t will be remembered that
during the exhibitions Mars gave at
Erie he took 8 fall that nearly ended
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18

his life, and was in hospital for sew
eraI weeks Immediately thereafter
But Mars had a contract to make
flights in Erie during the balance 81
the week in which he happened t'9
fall OF course it was impossible for
him to live up to the terms of this
contract. Still the Erie promoters in-i
sist on their pound of flesh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18

Like Banquo's ghost, the proposed
construction OF the Topeka-South-
western railway has bobbed up again.
Maybe it viii be a go this time Many
of the little and large successes de-
velop from numerous failures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18

''They have real prohibition in Ok
1ahoma," stated a Topekan who Wis
tied that unusual state recently. And
then he explained Significantly: I'm
Oklahoma City they retail beer at 25
cents per pint bottle.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18

Reports from Portugal are to the
effect that there are many obstacles
in the way of establishing a republic
can form of government. Undoubted-
" the chief one is the ignorance of
the people of that land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18

Rumor has It that William E.
Corey. ex-president of the steel trust,
and his latest wife. who was Miss Ma
bel Gilman, the actress. are about to
dissolve partnership. This was to be
expected, They have been married
long enough for the erstwhile Miss
Gilman to get a large hnk of alimony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18

Mr.. Bryan has organized himself
into an exclusive smelling committee.
He is going to devote all his time be
tween now and the date for making
the next Democratic presidential
nomination to finding out things
about the various candidates for this
honor. The results are bound to be
interesting. As a political sleuth,
Mr.. Bryan is in a class by himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18

The small boys at Lynn, Mass. are
probably in high feather. There's a
water famine in that town, and the
water department has requested the
citizens to reduce their baths to one
or two a week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18

Attorney General Dawson has de-
livered an opinion to the effect that
betting on horse-races is unlawful at
fairs or on any other occasions
Goodbye to many of the fairs in
Kansas. They are little else than
horse-raee meets. And while there
will be excellent races at the state
fair TO be held in Topeka, they will
merely be an incident to it. It is to
be an agricultural exposition of
large proportions, first, last and all
the time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18

The actors who participate in the
performances that are being staged
at a New York city theater beginning
at midnight will probably have a diff
fieult time making themselves heard.
The New Workers who would make
UP the audience in a theater opening
at such an hour are generally in a
pretty talkative mood by that time of
night, nor do they speak with soft
Voices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18

If the great white way system is in
stalled on Kansas avenue by fair
week, a public reception and banquet
will be in order for Contractor Over
ton and Contractor Ramsey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18

At any event the Chicago aviation
meet was conveniently staged so
that in the lake the falling aviators
had something of a soft place to hit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18

Topeka's one time famous Karnival
knights have been resuscitated. And
they'll help to make the Semi-Cen-
nial festival to be held here during
fair week 9 merry affair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18
Deals Justice by Kicks.

Furnishing a pickpockat by kicking
him until he howled for mercy, Alder
man John F. Donohue, the Solomon of
Wilkes Barre, saved the county from
the expense of a trial and the impris-
onment of a thieving tramp.
Walking to his office near the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, Alderman Donohue
saw. a tramp picking the pockets of a
drunken man. Selling him by the back
of the neck, the alderman kicked the
tramp along toward the railroad, at the
same time lecturing HIM upon the
wrong of thieving.
'T'll not arrest you.' he said (kiek,
kick, kick. I'll give you another
chance to live honestly C1ick), but not
in this city Click, kick You'll get
out Of here (kick) as fast as you can
(kick, kick). and never come back
(lkickl. Now go. and here is one to
remember me by (kick).
The tramp fed, and the alderman is
satisfied that shoe-leather justice was
effective. and opened his court
Wilkes Barre dispatch to Philadelphia
Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18
FROM OTHER PENS
BANKRUPT THROUGH GRAFT.

1E1IkOONTI1 NTEefAI l.
The most remarkable position into
which a city has ever fallen is that of
the city of Lawrence, Mass. This man
ufacturing city, with a population Of
Sc, 900, finds itself bankrupt; its late
mayor, fire marshal and one alderman
are in Jail; the mayors secretary has
pleaded guilty of bribery. and several
other city officials are under indict-
ment for bribery or for direct stealing
from the city.
With the city in this predicament
it's leading citizens have Joined in pc
tition to the legislature to give it a
commission government of five per
sons, to be selected by the legislature
and to exercise all of the powers of
municipal government Intii a new
charter can be adopted.
It is altogether probable that Law
renee has as large percentage of
honest people as any otner American
city. But evidently the honest citizens
of the town were entirely neglectful of
their civic duties. No city could pass
entiely under the control of a gang of
reckless plunderers unless this was the
case The appeal of its people to the
legislature to save the city from the
consequences of their neglect of civic
duties will probably have to be met.
It is a confession that the people Of
the city are incapable CT conducting
their own municipal affairs.-Seattle
Post-Intelligencer.
COCKTAILS IS THE MAN.
1T is too big job for one man"
Col. George w. GoethaIs is reported
to have remarked to Mr.. John F.
Stevens, upon the 1atter's retirement
as chief engineer of the canal digging.
Mr.. Stevens is said to have replied,
Unless that one man is absolute
boss" Colonel Goethals developed
himself into an absolute boss, in ac-
cordance with the tip. Mr.. Roosevelt,
temp something of an abb
solutist, encouraged the idea and fin
ally with the stroke of his pen made
the colonel an autocrat. The result
has astounded the world. Colonel
Goethals rules his volunteer army
with military discipline in which
there is a dash of the benevolent par
ent. He is guide, philosopher and
friend, as we'll as commandments
Before this veteran army is loOsed
and scatters itself two important tasks
should be performed; the installation
OF terminals. comprising all the word
implies to commerce, and the Tort1-
fications. The first is in speculation,
but the Notifications have been auth
orized, preliminary work is started
and it remains only to declare that
they shall go forward simultaneously
with the last stages of the canals con-
struction: labor, machinery and the
whole administration to be automat-
iealIy transferred to them.-Provi-
denca Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18
KAKSAS COAAENT
MA AND TEE soTJARE DEAL.

MA AND THE SQUARE DEAL.
so much has been said lately about
poor abused Father that Mother has
mad 10 retire Temporarily into a some
what blue background 1 have been
thinking it about time she was being
dragged into the HneIight again, and
remark by the Boss the other even
ING, which was really directed at a
squlfnlng conscience, decided me.
ne says that men go up town after
supper and mill around (Which sounds
IKE cattle range for an hour or two
OF three, TO rub up against each other
ana round off their corners; which
process is also supposed to broaden
tnelr views and lift them out of the
rut In all of which his woman &C
qulesces (whatever that Isl.
had occasion to pass near the place
or congregation the other evening, and
It buzzed like fly trap. I saw not only
father and his crowd, but son and
MS crowd, all having a good time in
the cool evening air and bright moon
hight And not only was father and
boys out for an airing, but daughter
and her chums passed and repassed
along the side streets, and it gave me
a little thrill of pleasure to see them
enjoying life. But something was miss
ing; and ere long I noticed that it
was mother.
Now where do you suppose mother
could have been? Was she out in hes
automobile getting cooled OFF, was
she in at the Bong Tong absorbing
ice cream sodas and chocolate sundaes2
I think not. Mother, after supper had
washed the dishes, fed the cat and dog,
pulled weeds for the pig, shut up the
chickens, put the little ones to bed,
set sponge for bread, sprinkled down
the clothes, and before she went to bed
she would sit down and darn-a good
many things.
Or if mother had no cats, dogs, chick
ems, pigs or children to look after she
was most likely sitting alone on the
could from the people passing; anu
thinking. thinking; which is a very
foolish thing to do.
Now it seems to me that the whole
proceeding is a rut, and it gets worn
so deep that often nothing short OF an
earthquake will jolt people out of it,
Sometimes it happens and then mother
has no lack of company, but she is
usually too far gone to care about 1t.
There is a remedy for all this, l. E.,
neighborliness; and if mother gets a
little assistance at evening chores She
will be at liberty to avail herself of it
In every town, every person, If he tries,
can find enough congenial people to
form social intercourse club, which
is best when not a club at all, but just
a bunch of folks who visit one another
of evenings and have a pleasant time.
They do not all congregate In one place
at one time, unless it be the young
people, but just visit around, and back
and forth, and get acquainted, which is
good for all commemorative. Kelley in
the Toronto Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18
THE WORKING GIRL.

The girl who works-God bless her
She is brave and active. She is not
too proud to earn her own living or
ashamed to be caught at her daily
task. She smiles at you from behind
counter or desk. It is an honor to
know this girl-to be worthy of her
regard. Her hands may be stained by
dish washing, sweeping or factory
grease, but it is an honest and helping
hand. It stays misfortunes from
names; it is our shield which protects
many forIorn little family from the
almshouse and the asyIum.-E1usco-
tab Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18

Sunday School Teacher-Why, Willie. I'm
surprised; what part of the Bible is it
part in the middle where they keen the
family ages.-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18

Mother-In his last letter, my son asked
me to send him a haf-dollar to buy him
q logarithm table. Friend-Well, really,
do think his college should at least sup
ply his furniture.-Pele Mele.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18

FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18

DIR. Deepsearch is a wonderful man. He
has discovered over thirty new diseases
Can he cure them all?'' "Oh, no. He
leaves that for some one else to do
Boston Transcript.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
VESTIGES OF THE JUNGLE SPIRIT-By A. B. Bea1le

had been told of it's greed for power by an eminent Engiishman. We may grant that ito keep diplomatic troubles alive go long as there is any political advantage 10 be gained by it." may be the right thing to do, seen in the cold light of national su- premacy." It is entirely in keeping with Darwins procurement of the first man s method of getting foothold on the globe externination of the weak, selection, and so forth. But must the fang and claw be our weapons till doom's day? From amoeba. to man was no short path: and it was & fine thing no doubt-the essen tial thing-to be hairy and strong and merciless in that dim dawn when men jabbed and snarled their meanings. Be-
 fore men evolved vocabulary 1t was
 better to eat the weak than, say. to build
 matched shelters to protect them from the storms wrath or the heat of the siroc-
 co.
 And now, shall we believe that man. hunger is still alive among thoughtful men? Shall we be forced into belies that after all we as a nation have not sin- cerely prayed and wished for the pruning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20

actually cozy and comfortable compared with St. Stephens for him thereafter.
 Of course he has views" He belongs to party or group, and there is nothing so pieasureabIe in a pure way as the joy Of fighting for a cause and pushing a doc Urine, getting adherents for the side whcn you honestly believe to be the right. Prob ably the Mohammedan missionary in Si- erra Leone has5as much personal satis- faction in his d6nverts as any Christian missionary in his. Propagandisnl is it's own reward. From time immemorial men have compassed sea and land to make one proselyte, the joy Of success being pos silly greater in the case of the little schisrnatic than In the case of ever so stu pendcus a bishop Perhaps the heretic' s Joy is the greater.
 In English politics this element of prop aganda plays a large part in sewing sac rificial service. Men will do for the sake of their convictions what they will hardly do for their country. Personel pique and pride of party at least can rein force pa- triotism; so that the question Is much less, What will I do for my country's good?" than, What will I do for the cause that I have adopted for my coun- try's good?'
 This subtle element of partisan zeal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20

which pastures and blazes before the world, is simply patriotism plus personal ambition. It is different from the patriot ism of the soldier in that it is national: i: its perspective is not glory, but theory If the celestial city. appears at the end of the perspective that means social posi- tion and advantage, perhaps fame as the worlds great commoner, perhaps dig- nity as an earl or at least baron. Cynics might argue with much force that by the same process the zeal of the missionary grows in intensity in proportion to the narrowness of his aim If he goes out to increase the following of his own church or sect. he will be more self-denying, more intense. more crudely and savagely fanat- ical than if he is aiming in broad way to minister to the spiritual life. This by way of illustration. I imagine that the very intensity of political feeling in Eng land today makes 1t easy to find enthu- siastic radicals or tories, unionists or home-rulers, who will lay down vital in- terests of their own in defense of what they call their principles. The fanatical advantage is with both extremes.
 Another element in the British situation today is the stage of social development identified with the latter half of the 18th century, and still surviving with modifi-