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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-21
"THIs DATE IN HISTORIC

1S79-Gen. John A. Dix died. Born July
"a. 1898.
1S94-Strike of $50, 900 miners inaugur-
ated in the bituminous coal region.
1900-Attempt to blow up the gates OF
the Welland Canal.
1905-Orville H. Plat, u. S. Senator from
Connecticut. died in Washington.
Conn. Born there July 10, 1887.
1e10-Samuel L. Clemens ('Mark
Twain'D died in Redding, Conn.
Born In Florida, Mo-. Nov. 80, 1885.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30
FROM OTHER PENS
soIL CONsERvATIoN

In the 'ast decade covered by CEN
sus reports the average acre devoted
to wheat in the United States produced
1875 bushels a, year. Austria, in the
same period, produced II bushels per
acre, France, 1913, Germany 27.6 and
the United Kingdom, 1922. In the
same decade our average yield of oats
was less than 80 bushels per acre,
while Great Britain's was ~ and Ger
many's 46 For barley the figures are
25 bushels per acre, as compared
with 33 for Germany and 34.6 for
Great Britain.
Comparisons similarly unfavorable
to our agricultural progress might be
presented at wearisome length. Near
ly all show that our boasted soil is CIV
ing poorer results than the hardwork-
ed fam lands of European countries.
1t is not the soils fault. 1t is because
We have neglected the conservation of
our soil, just as we have neglected the
conservation of our forests and our
other natural RESOURCES. We have been
forever taking something out and put
ting nothing back. AS James ]. Hill,
who is heart and soul for better farm
ing because he wishes his great grang-
er railroad interests to pay better, says,
our agriculture is in the condition of
bank whose depOstors are steadily
drawing out more than they put in
Ohio State Journal.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30

Neither the uncOnsclonabIe monop-
olist nor the frenzied politician shall
get the upper hand. The problem will
be solved by the peaceful but resolute
resistance of the level headed, the
practical and the courageous to the
aggressions of concentrated wealth on
the one hand and concentrated dema-
gogism on the other.
President Taft emphasizes his mes
sage of reinsurance to the people with
the declaration, in effect, that those
charged with the responsibility, and
sobered with the difficulties they con-
front, will stand pat in the middle of
the road until the people have restored
things to a condition that makes for
the preservation of our ancient insti-
tutions of personal liberty and private
property under the constitution
Nobody longer need be in a state of
doubt and uncertainty as to the atti-
tude Of the administration and what
the future holds in store. Lucid Wig
orous and all mbracing, President
Tafts Rochester speech leaves moth
ing unsaid that could contribute to an
outspoken avowaI of duty and purpose
made in response to a general desire
for definite outline of policy. It We
toes in advance of enactment all legis-
lation on the plane of that which we
have just seen thrown back on its
authors It disabuses the minds of
those who seek 1oophole or an open
breach in the Sherman law. It draws
the sane and conservative closer to the
side of the courageous and patriotic
speaker.-Washingt Post
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30
Smoking Among WOMEN.

Smoking among women in New York
seems to be on the increase. 1t is an
ordinary sight to see women putting
at dinner parties and 70 see them sTnok-
ing occasionally in certain restaurants,
but cigarette smoking in taxicabs still
is unusual A taxi whirled down Fifth
avenue from the Waldorf-Astoria yes
terday carrying two fashionably gown
ed Young women. They smoked long,
thin cigarettes and after inhaling the
smoke blew it upward. Perhaps it will
become the fad for society women in
their afternoon whirl through Central
park to lake their cigarette cases along
and enjoy few puffs when taking the
air. They may find it comforting and
soothing. too, to smoke as they do their
shopping An indication of the spread
of smoking among women Is seen in
the fact almost every Jewelry store in
Fifth avenue displays in its windows
cigarette cases for women.-New York
PraEs.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30
AYHAWKER JOTS

AS the Kinsley Mercury says: Most
any child takes the cake.
DIR. Cutshaw is the name of a dem
tist who visits Agra, Phillips county.
'Grasshoppers are laying eggs" re-
ported the Dodge City Journal. and
the Kinsley Mercury pertinently
queries: "Well. what are you going
to do about it?'
Boss Kelly of the Toronto Repub-
lican quotes Bill Slivers as saying: l
was g. when L first heard young
ster refer to me as the "Old Man.
1t gave me shock and nurt Tor d
week, but after years grew 10
look upon it as a term of affection
ate regard
yes" remarked the merchant to a
reporter for the Marysvile News, we
certainly have a snap The wholesale 9
houses send me duns every mohth aho
draw on me at sight; but if l send a
bill to a farmer he comes in swearing
mad and quits trading at my store.
While I am hard up for money, many
of those who owe me are sending away
cash in advance to mail order houses
IF I contribute money to any cause
people say I am bidding for trade; II
I don't they say I am hog. Every
day l am expected to dig up for some
thing that comes along, from rd1Ile
ticket to a church fund by the people
who say I ought to, because they do
Skeers & Sawbuck, neither buy tickets
nor help the church fund, and yet get
cash in advance business; and II
were to circulate a subscription paper
among the wholesale houses where l
trade ] would get the laugh proper. II
sell a pair of pants I must treat the
whole family to candy; if buy load
of potatoes I must do the same thing.
Customers who are able to pay, hang
on to their money, while I pay 10 per
cent at the bank for ready cash.
do a big business during hard times
and poor crops with people who are
willing to trade with me providing
can duplicate catalogue prices and
wait until after harvest for my money.
MY scales weigh too heavy when [ sell
sugar and too light when I buy but
ter, and I am a thief, a liar and
CRATER If I smile I am soft-soapy
hypocrite; if 1 don't I am a grump.
Yes. this certainly is a snap And
then he looked over $4,000 worth of
book accounts and wondered how he
could raise $3.50 to meet sight draft
tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30


The widow. and the fatherless thou'st
crushed,
gains,
Though every rival from thy path were
brushed,
Wealth flies, but sin remains.
Thou'st crowned the goddess Pleasure in
thy heart,
Thy cup to fill she. for a moment.
deigns
Thy couch to gladden-then she will de-
part.
Joy dies. but sin remains.
Thy hurrying feet have chased the phan-
tom, Fame;
Perhaps she seems to turn, to wait thee
feigns;
Weary the race nor even free from blame
Fame flies, but sin remains.
Zen glorious Love may yet be bought too
dear
If through the loss of Honor he attains
Thy heart; for honor's ghost will still ap-
pear,
Love dies. but sin remains
Elizabeth H. Dubois, in the Bankman.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30

that the girl was with you most of
the time and that she wore the ring.
on, don't ask me to talk about it.
1t was all so pretty. and 500
Wretchedly comical. Let go my
L won't Kit, listen. The ring was
my mothers. I think 1 told you that
when gave it to you. 1t was her en-
gagement ring. and she asked me to
give it to the girl 1 loved best with
her deepest affection and blessing I
wouldn't scatter that around whole
sale, would The girl who wore it
Last summer up at Glen Allyn was my
sister. The Kingslake girl never
knew her. Madeline was only there
week, and she did not mix with the
girls at all. She's a college girl. and
fond Of boating and golf. and we are
good pals. She asked to wear moth
er's ring just from sentiment, and 1
let her, of course. I had not found
the real owner then. Don't you see,
dear? Kit. answer me-
"All ready" some one shouted on
the next floor. They had taken the
top off the car. and let down a ladder
to the prisoners.
Kit take off your glove
And there in the narrow little car,
suspended in midair, Morley took his
mothers ring from his vest pocket,
and slipped it back where it belonged,
and kissed it for luck
'All out down there" they called
again.
Coming" answered Morley. hap
ply copyrighted 1911 by the AS
sociated Literary PreSs.)
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30
oUAKER NTEDITATIoNs.
IFrom the Philadelphia Itecnrd.

[From the philadelphia Recnrd.I
Luck Is poor religion.
The ice man makes few warm
friends.
You cannot hurt a canal boat by
treading on its tows.
Love at first sight may merely
prove that love is blind.
Many a fellow wastes most OF his
energy in making a fool OF himself.
Badness is a sign OF longevity
The man with no hair isn't apt to dye
II you are going TO kick at all IL is
just as well TO get there with both
feet.
When a man complains that he is
not appreciated It is generally his own
fault.
Some people seem to take more in
terest in our affairs than we do our
selves.
Some people move in circles. and
others are continually trying to square
tn themselves.
The average woman can talk mora
about a $50 hat than a man can. abont
a business deal involving millions.
Hoax-'Tt's a good plan to beqf,
at the bottom and work to the Tor, :,
Joax-"Yes. unless you are digeinT a
we'll"
Nell-"Mrs. Dasharey is really a
wei preserved woman" Eeile-'sye-
she believes that lf-preservatfon Al
the first law OF nature"
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30
KEEPING THE MIND CLEAR.

Working or thinking without sys-
tenn enfeebles the mind, and leaves the
mental faculties in a clogged condition,
so that they do not work sharply,
writes Orison SWEET Marden in Success
magazine. The mind must be kept
clear and clean for the present prob
lem, so that it may seize and grasp
with all its might the thing it is at
tempting to accomplish.
There is only one best way to learn
how to act: that way is the way of
system. systematic your thoughts,
your energies, your abilities. Learn
early in life to do this, and it will
prove the master habit that wins sue
cess.
Systemless men are always surprised
that the heads of great enterprises can
find so much time for social life. for
hobbies, for travel. They can not un-
derstand it at all. They do not realize
that a man of great organizing ability.
with a splendid system, can do more
effective business in a single hour at
his Office than systemless man can
accomplish in twelve. 1t is not the
number of hours, but the effectiveness
of the system that tells.
One of the advantages of a college
course is that it trains the mind to
work by system. Whether he likes to
or not, the student is forced to con-
centrate his mind when the time
comes, no matter what his mood, or
how he feels. Four years of training
in this should put the mind into work
ing order. It should tune the intellect
so that all the strings viii be in har-
mony. A good college education should
train the mind to think concisely,
deeply, effectively at will.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30
GLOBE SIGHTS.
tFrom the Atchison Globe. /

[From the Atchison Globe.
A woman always thinks a man is in
earnest if she isn't
If an automobile will go at all, it
will go fast enough.
There either isn't much excitement
or there is too much.
What a lot of cigars are offered to
a man who has quit smoking
Clowns in a circus must get awfully
tired of their performances
circus lion has some difficulty
looking as fierce as its tanner.
There are, doubtless. occasions when
men swear to keep from crying.
No man, unless he is bald-headed.
can wear a cap without mussing his
hair.
It doesn't take much to please some
men; there are tramps who like that
sort of life.
Sometimes a man gains a reputation
for Enterprise because he makes a
A bundle of faded love letters
doesn't fade as fast as it should in this
progressive age.
Women don't swoon as easy as
they used to, and are harder to bluff
in other respects.
A pug dog usually puffs as if it had
travelled far enough to find an excuse
for itself. But it hasn't
Dead men tell no tales. but that is
no excuse for using their skulls for
paper weights or tobacco boxes
Perhaps the formal introduction, as
viewed by some Young Things, is the
most estimated performance
Hair receivers come in various
shapes. but there is little excuse for
confusing them with a butter dish.
Is the automobile blamed for the
small attendance at church2 1t has
been blamed for about everything else.
There aren't as many haunted
houses as there used to be, but peo-
pie have plenty of other fool notions.
If the ballot were something that
could be embroidered much strength
would be lent to the Suffrage move
ment.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30

showed but AS per cent to be below
the grade prescribed by law, while the
year preceding revealed IA per cent to
be below grade.
The new city ordinance which went
into effect in Chicago the first of this
year requires all COWS to be tested OF
the milk pasteurized, and the resuit
of this measure is expected to be most
beneficial to the consumer. In coop
Grafton with the wedding out Of IN
sanitary milk rooms in the eity-a cam
paign inaugurated by the authorities
marked improvements are looked for IN
the quality of milk sold to the consum-
ers.
MILK bottled in the country" is a
slogan which has been extensively EN-
ployed by dealers. It has increased the
sale of milk delivered in this manner
and earned for Chicago the distinction
Of having the supply bottled in the
country instead of in the city as Is
the case generally.
Most of The milk retailed in Topeka
is handled in bottles but not all of it.
AS a general thing the bulk of the milk
is bottled in milk rooms and creamerles
within the city limits. Still, during the
past two or three years, since there
has been some semblance of inspection
and regulation of the city's milk sup
plv by local public authority. its stand
ards have been pretty high but scarce
" more so, comparatively speaking
than its price. There is room for inn
provement. though. in all things. And
this is as applicable to the Topeka milk
supply as it is to anything else
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHs.
IFrom the Chlcago News. ]

TFrorn the philadelphia Recori.J
A good bluff makes more noise than
Even If man fights but one duel
he has second.
The laughter and tears of a wom-
an are equally deceptive.
A woman always tries to make a Sc
cret of what she doesn't know.
Even the watch a man keeps on
his tongue will run down occasionally.
Don't attempt to light your path
through life by burning the candle at
both ends.
Nearly every girl secretly believes
that she could win fame and fortune
as an artists model.
MANY a man isn't particular about
what he has to eat If the accompany
ing drink is satisfactory.
No bachelor likes to be roasted. but
If is no more uncomfortable than be-
ing married and kept in hot water.
Sometimes man fails to accom-
plish anything worth while because he
is too busy criticising some other fell
Lows work
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30
KANSAS COMAENT
THE SHO.

l THE SILO.
1t takes long time for just com
mon human beings to grasp an idea.
II you want an illustration, there's the
sllo- For ages untold the careful
housewife has been spending the swell
! tering days Of midsummer over the
COOK stove putting up provender for
the famIy'S winter fare. 1t was ac-
cepted as the regular and sensible
thing to do, and as the jars and glasses.
hlied with mouth watering preserves
and Jellies and jams and marmelades
accumulated in the darkest corner of
the cellar, a sense of security and
peace stole over the housewives spirit.
1t was thrift.
But this thing of canning COW feed
is different. The man who proposed
putting up fodder in season so that
the COW could have som ething green
TO go on during the winter, was a
joke. We smiled knowingly al him
and stroked our boards. What a
funny fellow, Of course the milk COWS
went to the bad for lack of succulent
feed. the cattle got poor, and the
that was to be expected-tfe grass was
gone and they had to do the best they
could on dry feed.
But now comes the silo, and the
principle of canned feed for the stock
is the same as canning fruits and vege-
tables for humans. and it works out
just the same. Wherever it is used
with judgment, the silo has proved a
wonder revelation, and the idea is get
ting a hold all over the country.
And why not? The COW thrives on
canned goods" the same as men,
Ottawa Republic.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30
HUHOR or THE DAY

Yes" said Miss Knox. Il saw her In
that new spring suit OF hers and she real
~ behaved as II she were happy" 'Well?''
queried Miss Ascum. We'll It's remark
able how happy some people can be no
matter how they look."-Catholic stand
ard and Times.
A Freak of Nature.-Colonel Dennison
had become the happy father of twins.
and his unbounded pride in this twofold
lblessedness found expression on every oc-
casion. He stood with a friend on the
bank steps one day a young woman
passed wheeling baby carriage contain
| ing pretty girl bale. Doesn't a woman
look queer" said the colonel loftily with
only one childr'-Success Magazine.
"Some OF the railroad companies are
trying to persuade their employees to be
courteous to the public Isn't II re-
markabIe, II things Ro on in this way
the time may come when the public will
have cause TO give up the belief that it
exists merely to be imposed upon and
treated with contempt Record
Herald.
Perspiring Customer-Ph-h-h, Bring me
something cool. Waitress-Yes, sir.
Would you like an ice2 Perspiring Gus
tomer-No, no. something cooler than
that.-Punch.
Mrs. Galley (as Galley arrives home at
to come home at all? Galey-The game
was called on account Of daylight, my
dear.-Puck.
Motormaniac-What do you think Is the
most difficult thing for a beginner 10
learn about an automobile2 FTankenstein
To keep from talking about IL all the
time.-Toledo Blade.
His Wife (who was unable TO attendJ-
Did the congregation agree to your utter
ances on the criminal rich2 New Clergy
man (proudly)-I am sure they did. They
were all nodding.-Judge.
Wife-Do you remember the first time
we met? Hushand-Yes- was real
estate agent, and you came to my office
looking for flat. She (savagely)-We1l,
1 found one.-Baltmore American.
Warden-The prisoner refuses to work
unless he can practice his own trader
Caovernor-That IS but natural Put him
at IL. What is his trader Warden-He
is an aviator, sir.-Toledo Blade.
DE man dat talks about hisse'f an
how honest he IS" said Uncle Ebsen,
"a llus sounds like he was runnin' kind o.
short o. references. w Star.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Too many people look pleasant only
when they are posing for photographs.
X X
A real wise man would not bet on
his own judgment concerning anything.
X
Making an honest living seems to be
one sure way not to get rich quick.
Ought not the hobble skirt also have
tendency to keep its devotees from
becoming gh-steppers?
X
It's generally the case that the peo-
pie who are the most jealous, have
the least cause to be.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR
LFrom the New York Press-l

Managing q husband is easy enough
for a wife till his mother interferes.
The baby is always SO smart it's
the only one in the family with any
brains.
After a girl gets along up in years
she knows any man will make good
husband.
When a man doesn't have TO make
excuses about anything, it's sign he's
a bachelor.
You think you are considered a
great man for spending money fool
ish1y on people; you are only despised
for it
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30
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OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HONE NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State JOurnal
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may have the paper mailed regularly
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ef1anged as often as desired. While
0rG OF town the State Journal Will be
20 you like a daily letter from home.
Advance payment is requested or.
these short time subscriptions, to save
bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30

Evidently the railroads are due for
long delayed and much needed rest.
president Taft's keynote speech and
the prompt rejoinder from Champ
Clark indicate that the next big polit-
1cal battle is to be fought out on the
tariff The railroads have been the
butt of all the political campaigns Of
recent years.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30
IMPROVING CITY MILK.

Restricting the sale of milk to bot
ties. in the city Of Chicago, has been
the means of improving the quality and
lowering the infant mortality" declares
Bulletin 13s. just issued by the bureau
of animal industry of the United States
department of agriculture, entitled:
The Milk Supply of Chicago and
Washington . During the year 1908,
SAMPLES OF milk tested IN Chicago
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30

Those automobiles races at Elgin
came near making a world breaking
record for unnecessary slaughter. To
be sure, only two of The active parti-
cipants in the races were killed. But
a large section of the grandstand fell
to the earth and thirty of the specta-
tors were more or less injured.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30

According to a Pennsylvania preach
er. men should make sure to marry
only steady girls. And if the girls
know what is good for them they will
marry only steady" men. Also viii
"steadiness'' among all the girls aver
age up much higher. as a matter of
fact, than it does among the men.
Few men get the worst of a matri-
monial bargain, as the records of the
divorce courts will testify. But per-
haps the large number of divorces in
favor of the women is due to the will
ingness of men in general to put up
with whole lot before they kick over
the traces.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30

"All trains on time is the motto
and ambition of President Bush of
the Missouri Pacific. But the Kan
sans on the Central Branch of this
system will probably declare that
only seeing is believing in such par
ticular- Still President Bush seems
to have the faculty of getting what he
goes after
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30

Present expectation with the Orient
railroad are that it will reach Kansas
City within four years. Presumably
the Orient is going to travel thither-
ward by aeroplane.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30

Presumably there is already much
extraordinary primping being in
dulged in by certain American heir
esses. More distinguished foreign
noblemen will be in this country to
attend the Gotch- -Hackennchmidt
wrestling match than have ever gath
cred here before at any one time.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30

Unusually strange things happen oc-
casionally- The chorus men who ap-
peared with a musical show in Topeka
recently actually had to do some work.
Circumstances forced them into the
roles of scene-shifters.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30

Gotch and Hackenschmidt's meeting
is styled as the greatest wrestling
match of the century. Still it proba-
bly, won't take a place as the Eighth
Wonder of the world
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30

Upton Sinclair has books to sell Mrs
Sinclair has ambitions to shine on the
stage. Harry Kemp is ever hunting
for profitable markets for his poetry.
Therefore. the present imbroglio in
which they are mixing also comes in
handy as a medium for much free ad-
vertising for each of them Perhaps
its effect, though. will be boomerangic.
It's not a very choice affair.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30

Survivors of the Battle of the Arick-
aree are to be honored guests at the
state fair and the Semicentennial cele-
bration TO be held in Topeka week
after next. And If you want to read
a stirring account of that famous
struggle hunt up Margaret Hill Nc
Carter's Price of the Prairie. That's
where it's to be found
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30

On his big swing around the circle
President Taft will visit twenty-folr
states. That will leave exactly the
same number unvisited by him.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30

Myra McHenry appears to have
some discernment. After a five
months seance in Washington she has
returned to Kansas with an opinion
that s'insuI gency'' is on the wane.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-30

A few joint debates between SEN
ators Curtis and Bristow would appear
to be in order. Nor would there be
any dispute between them as to which
side of the argument each should take.