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The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24
CRUELTY TO TREES

Plenty of evidence is to be seen
about town that proper attention is
not given to the trees which so gem
orally line the streets and which are
such an enjoyable and valuable asset
to the city. Among other things there
is an indiscriminate pruning of them
which damages the trees to a serious
extent
In many cities and villages, accord
| ing to a bulletin just issued by the
National Council of Horticulture, pro-
gressive organizations are endeavoring
to- protect trees from mistreatment
which has been deplorably common in
the past. This is a matter that might
well be taken up by committee of
the Commercial Club. If there is none
to which it might properly be referred
special committee for this purpose
could easily be created. 1t would prob
ably find willing helpers in the MEM
bers of the various Forestry clubs in
the city, and all those interested in
this important matter could probably
devise a plan or a city ordinance that
would give the trees the protection
they need.
In the bulletin in question there is
a general discussion of this matter OF
cruelty to trees which is applicable to
Topeka. 1t follows in part: Horses
have been allowed to gnaw at the bark
and at the new shoots: telephone and
Telegraph companies have cut
branches indiscriminately and when
Excavations have been made roots have
been hacked away without regard tc
the mutilation of fine specimen tree
which it would be beyond the power OF
the vandals to replace.
A species of cruelty which is not as
noticeable as those cited is improper
Ipruning. Not only is tree injured By
lcutting off large branches, but when il
lis done so that ragged Stumps are left
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24
THE ROADWAY OF MY HEART.

THE ROADWAY OF MY HEART.
A big road circles round the world sure
fine 1T is and gay.
But the little boreen of my heart runs
lone and far away;
lis W1nolng over weary seas with many
a sigh beset,
But, oh, of all the roads know IL is
the sweetest yet.
BY common ways and common graves
and common homes it goes;
But' on, Its beauty no one but the soul
within me knows;
It's dawns are drenched with dews from
heaven, its nights are fearful sweet,
And sometimes One long crucified walks
there to guide my feet.
1t leads me down by purple hills where
fairies sport of nights,
IL shows me many a hawthorn lane, the
scene Of dead delights;
1t clothes again with living grace the
faces laid away
Beneath the cold Of grass and mold, my
road of yesterday.
oh, twilit boreen of my heart, the world
Is vague and vast,
But you are holy with the balm of all
my hallowed past;
You thrill me with the touch of hands
my hands were wont to hold,
You lure me with the light of dreams
dreamed and lost of old.
The big road of the world leads on by
many stately town,
But the little boreen of my heart keeps
ever drifting down
By common ways and common graves
and common homes, but, oh,
OF all the roads in life it is the sweetest
road I know.
#. c. Brayton. in the Rosary Magazine.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24
KANSAS cOAHENT
THE POET BYRON.

This is the anniversary of the death
of Byron. one Of the greatest of Eng
lish poets. He died at Missolonghi,
Greece. where he was engaged in help
ing the Greeks in their war for inde-
pendenee from Turkey.
Poets are not considered as impor-
tant as they once were. Fifty and
hundred years ago the great hgures
in literature were poets. Every news
paper had its poets corner and every
periodical devoted much of Its space
to poetry. Now the newspaper which
prints poetry is the exception and the
magazines only use poems to fill out
broken pages. This tendency of mod
ern literature away from poetry may
not be best but it is a fact.
Byron began to write when mere
boy and was only fifteen years old
when his first volume was published.
A lot of his rhymes are rank and snow
his youth and the rather low moral
Byron was popular, petted and peev-
ish. He was a sport and the ad-
miration OF society spoiled him. He
wore himself out having a good time
and went to travelling. He lived In
Spain, Italy and Geneva, wrote most
of his best things when abroad. He
went back to England for a snort
time, and was made much or, married
and separated from his wife. He al.
ways considered himself unapprec1ated
his generation and was so acknoWi-
edged at the time. He was 1reaKisIl
and thought more of having swarm
the Hellespont than of his literary
reputation. When the Greeks got ln9o
the fight for independence his romantic
mind guided him to their side ana ne ne
enlisted as a volunteer in the greek
army, only to die of the fever.
Such was the life of Byron. the au-
thor of 'fChilde Harold" the PRISONER
of Chillon'' and many poems tna5 ale W
still read and admired by the "oiAo'
Hutchinson News.
KEEP THE MONEY AT HOME.
It is generally accepted as good
municipal policy to hire your own nome
laborers TO do public work. In lew
cities could you get a vote to let PUBIC
works to outside contractors IL outSluS
labor was to be employed.
And yet a lot of our people VIII sip
out of town quietly, thinking no one
viii know it, and buy goods tnat can tta,, oe
had as well at home. And then tney
complain because local merchants oo
not keep the best assortmentS OF goooS.
Do they suppose our home stores are
going to keep lines just for the pleas
ure of looking at them?
If the thousands on thousands OF col
lars sent away from here for things our
home people supply, could by a sudden
growth of home loyalty, be spent at
home, what would be the result?
our stores would keep larger assorI-
ments they would be doing more busI-
ness, they could hire more help, these
help would swell home trade instead Of
going off to other places to get jobs.
Real estate values would rise, ana
every man that owns property would
get a dividend in the gain in value OF
his holdings-Atchison Champion.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

lFrom the Chicago News.1
Many rich man makes moor hus-
band
1t is only the sneaking kind of enc
mics brave man fears
A woman has faith in a mans
Judgment-if he does as she suggests.
If you are unable to keen your
troubles to yourself they will expand
A peck of trouble looks like a
bushel to the man who is up against it.
An old fashioned gentleman is as
polite to girl of 5S as he is to one
of IS.
The first time girl is disappointed
in love she begins to map out a ca
reer.
Some people travel to view the seen
cry and some actors carry their own
scenery.
1t isn't polite to ask a guest how
long he is going to stay, yet every
hostess is anxious to know.
1t doesn't matter whether you give
his Satanic majesty his due or not;
he'll get it just the same.
You are wrong, Cordelia: man
doesn't acquire that dark brown taste
In the early morn from wearing tan
shoes
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24
The New Minority Leader,

Mr.. Mann's value to the house has
been realized more fully by his col
leagues than by the public. because
much Of his work has not been of the
sort to attract general notice. Only
those who have sat in the popular
branch or who have read the Con-
gressionaI Record for the last half
dozen sessions can realize with what
care and industry the Chicago MEM
ber has followed the business of the
house down to it's smallest detail and
what a restraining force he has been on
questionable legislation. He has been
"a treasury watchdog" and "a great
objector," but, unlike William S. Hol-
man, of Indiana who long appropri-
ated those two titles, he has not used
his powers in an illiberal or petty way.
He has yielded to reason whenever con-
fronted by it, and has only insisted
that the supporters of measures which
came before the house should make
out a good case. He has practiced
obstruction as a means to desirable
end and not as an end in itself.-New
York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe.1

[From the Atchison Globe.1
Are you as polite at home as you are
among strangers?
Riding trousers look pretty fierce
when they are not riding.
Nearly anything will give you a
headache if you get too much of it.
Not near all the lightweights are en-
gagged in the manly art of pugilism.
A great deal of the wasted energy
you hear about is devoted to making
hip pockets.
If fishing doesn't discourage a fish
erman, there isn't any use to argue
against his weakness.
Don't get the idea in your head that
you are Atlas, Juggling the world
around on your back.
A thrifty man is occasionally dis
couraged by seeing a spendthrift stum-
BILE onto a gold mine.
Every woman thinks there is a big
difference in baking powder, and that
the brand she useses is the best.
While your friends may help you in
emergency, it isn't safe to count on
making your living in that way.
Getting really busy is one way of
being sure to meet number of loafers
who will blow in to bother you.
There may be other words as badly
misused as typical" but right off the
reel we are unable to think what they
are.
You may wonder that the fakir puts
up such a convincing argument. But
it isn't any wonder; he has to be con-
vincing or quit.
If a man never wastes any money,
he is pretty sure to get rich, but if he
is never going to waste any money,
what's the use?
Speaking of extremes. there are
boys who can't learn to smoke, and
others who don't seem to be able to
learn anything else.
If you insist on running things,
make up your mind that a lot of peo-
pie will be awaiting an opportunity to
give you both barrels.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24

am glad you came" he said. ''I want
TO show you something
Then he went into business details
which her quick mind readily grasped.
This last year has been a fortunate
one for me-" he said. at can sell out
now profitably and go to town, and
now you must plan where we shall live
and what We shall do, Margaret. If
we could stay here my money would
be quite a little fortune and we would
be people of some prominence among
the sand hills. In the city it will not
go far, but you will know best what to
do with it,
She rose and went to the window. In
front of her stretched the lake and
the star-lighted sky. Then she turned
back to Allan and saw him for the first
time with eyes that were not dazzled by
prejudice. He sat in his country store,
a little king of the community. In the
city he would be an atom, a laborer
among the common people. Here
among the sand hills his word counted
against the word of any other man.
He was listened to-looked up to. She
came toward him swiftly and stood by
his desk.
what would you think" she asked
rapidly, ''if should say that didn't
want to go back ?''
His startled eyes met hers. "But
you could never be happy here" he
said.
"And you could never be happy
there she retorted.
For a moment they faced each
other
Allan said slowly: 'I have only one
wish--to make you happy"
Suddenly she broke down and Sob
bed in his arms.
"Then let me stay here" she said,
where I belong, and where. o Allan,
we can really live happy ever after. =
Copyright, 1911, by Associated Liter
ary Press.)
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24
THE SENATE INSURGENTS.

Following the lead of the Republi-
can insurgents in the house of repre-
sentatives. the Republican insurgents
IN the senate made a demand the other
day that they be considered as an or
ganization separate and distinct from
the regular Republicans in the house,
and that they be entrusted with the
making of their own committee as
signments, accordingly. The commit
tee on committees to which this un-
usual request was made naturally
turned it down. This action was
rightly taken as a declaration that the
dominant faction in the Republican
party would not recognize a minority
of the party as having rights under a
separate organization, while the men,
bers thereof claimed rights as mem
bers of the Republican party.
No other decision was possible. The
Republican insurgents in the senate,
most of whom got there through pri-
mary nominations, made their cam
paigns for those nominations as Re-
publicans. They received nominations
from Republican voters and were
elected to Office by Republican legisla-
lures. They will be representatives of
Republicans in the senate as long as
their present terms last and can be
considered in no other light.
If they adhere to their present
evident determinations to be consider
ed as members of some organization
that is distinct from the Republican
party, they will have the chance to re-
tire from that party when the time
comes for them to seek reelection to
office, as most of them undoubtedly
will. From the new attitude they have
struck it does not appear that they will
have the moral right to enter Repub-
lican primaries and ask for the suf-
frages of Republican constituencies.
They can run as Independents or as
candidates of the new organization, or
party, they are desirous of forming,
whatever its name may be. That
hasn't been disclosed in the shuffies up
to date. But it does seem that they
have severed themselves from the Re-
publican party. even though their de-
sires to do so have not been officially
recognized either by the house of rep
resentatives or the senate. Their ac-
tfons smack of having obtained the
votes that elected them to Office under
false pretenses.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Most persons lives are considered
failures because too much is expected
of them.
If dictionaries were not handy there
would be even more misspelled words
in the newspapers.
The individual who can merely out
talk all his friends and acquaintances
is not very accomplished.
What has become of the old fash
ioned mother who used to turn faith
er's wornout trousers into pants for
Willie?
Among the big and little pTiloso-
piers, the poets, and the prose ar
lists, ct cetera, ct cetera, it seems to
be the consensus of opinion that op-
portunity is a knocker.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24
Zebroid Colts wonders.

The evolution of a new domestic
animal that will be of use to the work
ing world is the problem en- which the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture has been engaged for nearly three
years. The work is now so far ad-
vanced that it may be said that sue
cess has been reached. Even If moth
| ing further is accomplished, there has
| been one new beast of burden added
| to the farm category, and the chances
| are that there is som mething even bet
| ter in sight.
| The problem has been to secure a
cross of the horse or mule kind with
wild zebra. This has been done.
There are now six "zebroid' colts at
the agricultural experiment station at
Bethesda, outside of washington. Two
of them are years old, and are grow
| ing fast. While not full grown, they
are developed sufficiently to judge
something of their form and endur-
ance. They weigh now about 500
pounds, and promise to go to 500 or
1000. Their sire, q wild Grevy zebra,
weighs 500.
They have 1een broken to double
and single harness, and have proved
fast and with great staying power.
The only trouble seems TO be to hold
them down on the road. They want
to take hills just as fast as they go
on the level. While they are. of
course, lighter animal than horse
or mule, they eat little and seem
ready to eat anything. They seem en-
tirely Indifferent to the sun in sum-
mer, and stroll around in the heat
when the other animals seek the
shade. At the same time, they have
stood the winter well, seeming almost
as Indifferent to cold as to heat.
AS to price, the officials say that
while they are still a novelty, they
will, of course, bring fancy prices, and
for that reason it will pay to breed
them; but on their merits alone they
in the market than a mule of the same
size.
The zebroids promise to develop to
just the right size for polo ponies.
They are so quick and catlike that
they probably will make good polo
players. They are too young yet to be
| tried under the saddle, but that is one
| of the things for which the depart
ment wishes to experiment with them.
The dams of the new hybrids are
burfos, the smallest, most insignificant
members of the horse tribe on this
continent.
What the experiment station is now
looking forward to is getting a colt
from one of the fine Morgan mares
that is now on the farm. If this is
done and the foa1 is as much bigger
in proportion as the hybrids by the
burros, it will make an animal far
superior to our best mules.
The Grevy zebra sire used for these
breeding experiments is one which
was presented to the then President
Roosevelt by the Emperor Menelik,
and he is a beauty from the standpoint
of brute strength and activity, stand
ing somewhat under Ia hands high
Country Life in America.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24
HUAOR or THE Day

Host--Have a cigarette, old man? Guest
No, thanks-Ive chucked smoking-too
effeminate. don't you know.-Punch.
Thomas" said the professor to a pupil
in the Junior class in chemistry, "men-
ton an oxide" Leather" replied Thorn-
as. What is leather an oxide Off" asked
the professor. IAN oxide of beef" answer
ed the bright youngster.-Chicago News.
'T shouldn't be surprised to hear IT at
any time that our friend who dabbles in
fluffy finance has lost his mind Are
you an alienist?" mo. I'm an expert
accountant, and have been going over
his books. Washington Star.
what is a reign of terror, pap" "A
terrible rain, my son."-New York Press.
when the officials visited the prison a
convict knocked against the governor ac-
cidentally,. and what do you think the
man said?' "What?" HE said. Pardon
me- And the governor answered, That
let's you out Baltimore American.
wife-DarIing, 1 want a new gown
Husband-But you had a new one only
a short time ago. Wife-Yes. but NV
friend Ellen is to be married and I cant
wear the same dress I wore at her
DO you think I am really your affin-
ity? asked Solomon's nine hundred and
eighty-fifth wife, coquettishly "My
dear" said the Wisest Guy, ''you are one
IN a thousand" He got away with it,
why, what are you crying for?'' '.Oh.
my sweet Azori was lost a week ago.
We'll, haven't you heard anything of
just returned him anonymously. but
stuffed"-F1iegende Blaetter.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
IFrom the New York Press,]

tFrom the New York Press,1
There's a kind of man who thinks
people will take pompousness to be
power.
When a woman is away from home
she can even get homesick for the
family quarrels.
We can nearly always see when a
mistake is being made unless We are
the ones who are making it.
A man who swears off drinking
seems to think the purpose of it is to
see If he can't swear on oftener than
he did off.
When a girl makes up her mind to
marry man an easy way for him to
escape is by getting run over by rail-
T 7d train.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24

kans, they would insist that Carter
Harrison is totally untitled to to pe
mayor of their city. Harrison thinks
it is all right for the right kind of
boxing exhibitions to be held, even
with the law of Illinois against them.
Nor does the parallel end here. Mayor
Harrison says he is going to enforce
this law to the best of his ability,
even though his personal views are
opposed to If
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24

the injury is incalcuIab1e. 1t is true
that pruning is needed to produce
symmetrical shape; but the best rule
is to prune as little as possible. In
discriminate cutting out of branches
cannot be called pruning A skillful
pruner will take out only a branch
here and there and when he is
through the removal will hardly be
noticed except in the improved appear
ance.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24

Another reaching out for the inn
possible. A doctor of Ithaca. N. Y,
would have the statue of a perfect
man placed in every public school So
far there has never been any such
thing, either mentally. morally or
physically. A statue of one would be
q sham
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24

IN losing the first games of the sea-
son, the Topeka ball team started out
most auspiciously. A bad beginning,
you know, means a good ending. But,
of course, if the Topeka team had
won the first games, there would have
been no disposition among the local
fans to place much stock in the re-
verse theory that good beginning
means a bad ending.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24

Carter Harrison. even though he is
again mayor of Chicago is probably in
an envious mood these days. Mr. Mer-
riam, who opposed him in the mayor
atty contest, has just been made a full
professor in the department of poll
tical science at the University of Chi
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24

An excellent suggestion from the
Springfield Republican: Our seacoasts
have their three mile limit within
which foreign belligerents cannot fight
each other. Every International boun-
dairy should have a three-miIe limit
a.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24
~:

Sample of rare comedy from the
Camorrist trial: His eye (the glass
one) fell before the steady gaze of the
court" (And then, of course, the
hearing was suspended.)
The change of styles in warships is
only second to the change of style In
woman's hats. And one is worth
about as much as the other after the
change of style
Jeffries couldn't come back. We
wait with patience to see whether or
not Hon. Cooper can.
Because We have written SO many
of them, and know the style, we ex-
pect better obituary notice than we
Will be entitled to.
The man with all kinds of money
usually acquires wife with a mania
for breaking up collections.
AINTTTTHETRUTH
And, should some fairy come unto
| The wild-eyed baseball loonatic
And say: "Old Socks, I'll slip to you
| Your dearest wish.'' The dub would
pick
Instead of wealth. or health or fame.
A SEASON TICKET TO THE GAME!
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24

Burning up old horses for the pur-
pose of collecting insurance on them,
a practice that seems to be popular in
Chicago, can not be commended on
any score. But as far as the public is
concerned. it would prefer to have the
old horses disposed of in this way
rather than to have them put in cans
and sold for pressed beef.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24

All is harmony between the Rock
efeller and Gould interests on the Mis-
souri, Pacific. But what this railroad
system needs more than that is bet
ter roadbeds, better equipment and
better management.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24

Indications are that the white
mans hope" will be found in the aero
plane. Jack Johnson is going to take
to aviation as soon as he gets out of
Jail in San Francisco.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24

The proposition to pension the fire
men of this city after they have out
lived their usefulness is most merito-
rious and should be acted. on favor
ably by the city commissioners.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24

And speaking of exciting events in
the world of sport, the thirteenth an
nual cable chess match between Great
Britain and America is now being
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24

Conditions appear to be about nor
NAL in Kentucky. A negro was lynch
etd there the other day and. as usual
his body "was riddled with bullets"
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24

Illinois senate seems to be all that
It should be. Shorter and ug1ier words
and blows were exchanged the other
day by two of its members.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24

There can be no denying it. The
big dirigibIe balloons, made in Ger
many" are veritable birds. They are
forever landing in trees.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24

The Canadian reciprocity bill hav-
ing passed the house of representa-
tives, the senate. or a considerable
portion of it, will put on it's usual
stunt Of trying to maui the measure
to death
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24

The burglars who murdered the
town marshal at McLoud, Okla, the
other day had little trouble in making
good their escape. Bloodhounds were
placed on their trail.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal Is a member Of the
Agsoctated Press and receives the fun day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganization for the exclusive aftscnoon
publication in Topeka.
The news Is received in The State jour
1al building over wires for this sole 2ur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24

Better things for the farmer are ex-
pected of this congress, says the At
lanta Journal. The others did little
more than to send seed to him.