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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
HYHAWKER .JOTy

Tom Thompson, the sage of How
get a mans pay''-if she can get the
man.
If every home would have a curfew,
/ says the Baldwin Ledger. it would not
be necessary for the Getty dads" to
maintain one.
con that they have no whitewash over
| in Denmark. because a statesman
there was sent to jail not long ago.
AS the Coffeyville Herald says, You
wouldn't believe it, but there is a fell
| low in Coffeyville so slow that he miss
| ed the Missouri-Pacific train the other
| day.
Speaking of fads, remarks the OF
! tawa Herald: Have you heard any
thing this morning from your neigh
| Dor who always" sleeps on the
| porch?
No doubt. thinks the Leavenworth
| Post, the time is not far off when
school of government by correspon-
dence' will be opened either in Law
renee or Topeka.
A confession from Deacon Walker:
| I don't like salad, and dislike to play
| whist and games with cards. therefore
| I have never gotten very far in society,
and that isn't all.
House warnings are all right as
| social affairs. says the Beloit Gazette,
| but it protests that the kind that gets
| a fellow UP at 5 a. m. to get the fur
mace started isn't so pleasant.
/ It does seem a little suspicious, says
the Kansas City, Kan, Gazette-Globe,
| that these successful aviators get so
many offers of marriage. Can 1t be
that women like a man who is guar
| anteed not to live long?
| Farmers in the wheat belt are being
urged to organize to fight the chinch
| bugs, says the ElDoradO Republican,
and it adds: Organization is a great
| thing. The chinch bugs and the gold
bugs have been at it for long time.
In Kansas City. notes the Parsons
! Sun, they are talking about condemn
| ing land for the Kaw river. And the
| Sun continues: Heretofore it has been
| generally understood that the Kaw
river could condemn the land pretty
| thoroughly each spring without any
outside help.
If woman is properly old fash
of the year is that someone won't be
warm enough, says the Atchison
Globe Next to the devil. her greatest
fear is of draft" while she is al
ways of the opinion that members of
the family should wear more clothes.
Her idea of unreasonable foolishness is
to go out bareheaded, and Mary Gar
den party gown is her notion of the
! original sin. Nor will it help your
case to tell this old fashioned person
that the health authorities have
learned that it isn't we'll to bundle up
so much, and that an open window
gives only the fresh air we need to be
what she knows because she knows it,
and also because her mother told her
so. That ought to be authority enough
to satisfy anyone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
GLOBE SIGHTS.
TFrom the Atchison Globe. l

From the .AtcnlSon CIoOe.J
As a man grows older he grows to hate
the word. providing.
Don't imagine you are a circus lion and
have to look fierce all the time.
If you always speak the truth people
will overlook your bad grammar.
You can compliment any woman by tell
ing her she has a nervous tempera-
ment''
Railroad men are not the only employees
who are OCCASIONALLY paid short mileage
A policeman has dangerous job, but
overwork is never counted among the
hazards.
If you borrow so much as a, dime from
man and forget to pay 1t back. he'll
remember it
Our idea of a mollycoddle is a boy who
doesn't have chapped hands at this season
of the year.
Circumstances have nothing on the price
you can pay the lawyer in this matter OF
altering cases.
In trying to deceive the public. it is well
to remember that possibly the public is
smarter than you are.
There are so many 'talky' people in
the world that some of them actually
claim to enjoy hard work.
So many women think that, if they
didn't worry a good deal, their husbands
wouldn't be able to make living.
they would rather have a dollar now thar
two dollars year from now.
When a man goes into the saloon bust
ness, he is expected either to get rich
or chronic alcoholism out of the bust
ness
Father sometimes has a bunch thai
there is plenty of sympathy for and laws
to protect all the White slaves except
| him.
! is not perceptible that the passing of the
miStletoe has made any particular differ
> ence in that line of business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
AWAY WITH THE TIGHTS. BAH

Undoubtedly, there was a tremen-
dous rush to the dictionaries when
the newspapers reported to the other
day that Mr.. Cones, Mr.. George Cones
the representative of Meade county
in the lower branch of the Kansas
legislature, had introduced bill
which seeks to prohibit women from
appearing in tights before the public.
1t provides that all of them so dis
porting must wear dresses which will
come at least four inches below the
sspateIIa'' That was a word for ordi-
nary nortals to conjure with and
many of them did. For all some folk
knew. the .spatella'' might be located
any place from the arch of the instep
to the bridge of the nose. And horri-
BILE reflection! Was it possible that
Mr.. Cones, Mr.. George B. Cones of
Meade county, Kansas. proposed to
abolish the tights and provide for
dresses, the skirts of which might be
shorter than any that have ever been
dreamed of before. That would have
been an affront to decency. and it
seemed impossible that even Kansas
legislator could have any such design.
Surely there must have been many
I
"patella" is the three dollar and a half
| characterization of that wonderful
bone more commonly known as the
knee-cap. And then these signs of re-
| lief must have changed to signs of
| chagrin.
| Perhaps 1t is improper for women
to appear in theatrical performances
in tights. At least, there are a few
| puritanical souls who hold to such
belief. But not much. harm has been
caused in the world by such practices
If any ones morals have ever been
perverted by going to the theater and
seeing the members of the chorus in
| musical show cut a few caDers in
tights, his morals must have beer
pretty bad to start in with. Thar
| woman's form there is nothing more
divine. It has been the inspiration OF
the worlds renowned artists anc
sculptors. And here comes wise man
of Kansas, who would forever hold il
from view in all of it's loneliness. But
1.-THE chorus of a musical show would
not be the only thing that would be
affected by such a fool law as this. II
the legitimate drama, there are many
tparts, which women have played will
success. that compel them to assume
the garb of the registering youns
Iprinces and kings of other days, wher
1.-THE men wore tights and doublets and
high top boots. Sarah Bernhard ha,
appeared in such parts. SO has Maudt
Adams. So has Topeka's own Gene
We've Russe1l-all estimable women
And they have been able to enhance
} igreatly their regulations as actresse
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every pretty face. do not \ ~
why YOU sent for me
You doubt mel -,,<
She was sobbing. CLAYTON tnoo4hs
! her very lovely He softeued a. htlIe..
at apologize he said But ~
must understand that ] have reiuS 's,
your request. I shall go to my CRU
| Il Won wish. and send you a man
who will be willing to marry YOU
for ten thousand dollars: SO you can
save your fortune. And I'll SEND
gentleman
sWhy won't you marry me?"
There Is only one woman WIS.,
to marry" he said. am WINS WINS
to try to provide you with nus
band
"Yeu are very. kind" she breathed.
you are very faithful. M'sieur."
| at trust = ann said Clayton;
She's worth 1.-THE girl shall
Suddenly the light went out: Clay
tom felt himself caught in soft arms
and softer lips brushed his own,
voice, you do love me-and nave
She released him. In moment
| there was a blaze of light. Margot
| had disappeared. Clayton looheo
about him Things looked strange
| ly familiar. now that he could see
. them clearly. =.
by the gods he cried, this Is
Jane Barron's house, as I live"
He heard a slight noise, ana
turned. It was Margot returned
without the mask. Clayton hesi-
tated for an instant. then he caught
her in his arms.
| ruth. he cried.-(Copyrighted
1911 by Associated Literary Press.)
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

[From the Chicago News.1
Most of the things we want we can do
without. Ai oo
The methods of some high financiers ara
only more frequently. 'N'
Some of the men who were ho~~, -.
soon get bravely over it,
The average man tries to get exner,an..
in small lots at wholesale rates
When two people quarrel one il alvavs
IN the wrong-and often both are
It Is better to be called down nv vo,,r
irlends than shown up by your enemies
:. About the only time some peopIe v,,Ii
listen to advice is when they are giving
The average woman doesn't heliava h.1r
a man says-unless he is a beaufv doctor
A fussy old bachelor says the tonrua of
q woman is a dagger, and she never lets
1t grow rusty. "a iees
When woman has an unattractive f,v-
ure other women are willing to admit tbst
it Is natural e
Occasionally we meet a young mar, vvbo
is willing to go through anyfhin1 e. y no
girl he loves-including her fortune. o1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
KANSAS COAAENT
AMEND The LAW.

The present city comm. ission law
provides that by a majority vote en-
ployes. with few exceptions. can be
removed. This could be done under
the mayor and council SYSTEM This
provision may have the effect Of breed
ing small politics. Mayor Porter and
other commissioners state that it is
calculated to prevent an effective civil
service system If we are to have a
permanent business administration the
law should be amended No employee
of the city should be removed except
for cause That is the intent of the
commission system of government. A
recommendation from the city COM
missioners that the law be amended
would, no doubt, be sufficient to con-
vince the legislature and several of
the commissioners, including the may
or. have expressed a willingness to
vote for such a recommendations
Kansas City (Kan.) Gazette Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

from various parts of the country
telling Of success that has been
achieved in catching criminals by put
ting bloodhounds on their trail. Who
will now have the temerity to arise
and remark that an occasional edi-
torial "jacking-up" does not work
wonders? After having been criticized
so severely, the bloodhounds evidently
decided to demonstrate that they had
not forgotten the tricks for which
their race was once famous, and that
they could earn their grub if they
were so DISPOSED
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Not only are persons of a froward
Iheart-those individuals who are stub
born, who are not willing to yield and
comply with what is required or with
what is reasonable and thus accepted
by the great majority of folk-an
abomination to the Lord. as Solomon
points out in the words quoted above.
They are also an abomination to other
portions of society of which they form
part-a part, which one may be
pardoned for occasionally thinking is
all too large a percentage of the whole.
Probably there is no more Disagree
able trait in humanity than perverse-
ness, nor an equally senseless one, and
particularly so in a state or nation
where all folk are deemed to be free
and equal. A little perversity well d.
rected is often the medium for the ac-
complishment of much that is good.
But chronic perverseness and peevish-
ness at all things that exist or are pro-
posed, or at most of them, and which
are decidedly agreeable to the ma
jority of the people, only bring these
who are afflicted with it into con-
| tempt
The Pathfinder has his place in the
world. But it is a place that needs to
| be occupied with discretion and intel
| ligence On the other hand there are
altogether too many persons who
seem rather to cultivate the custom
of continual complaint with everything
that comes within their notice. In
stead Of circulating anything to their
70 tho hnnaft of
others they actually do the opposite.
Sooner or later they are discovered
to be the abomination that they real
| " are. And the result is that the cold
shoulder is turned on them. They are
ostracized from the deliberations of
the community in which they ply their
self-attributed and most undesirable
vocation of public censors.
Nor do they confine their attentions
| to matters of public concern. They
are always leveling criticism at the ac-
| lions of their acquaintance and neigh
bors. Much of this criticism is unjust.
All of it is uncalled for. But to find
fault with everybody and everything
that-cumes within their ken seems to
be the sole purpose in life of many
men and women. Many. who are
prominent in this class, were originally
blessed with considerable ability. nat
ural or acquired. And if they would
turn their talents in the right direc-
tions. they would be invaluable to
their fellows, and get much more out
of life themselves. AS a matter OF
fact, though, their repeated fault-find-
ings, which may have given them
prominence at the beginning because
of the force and originality used in
the expression of them. are certain to
prove their undoing. Because they use
no discretion in their criticisms they
eventually become discredited. No at
tention whatever is paid to anything
to which they give voice. even though
it may have some merit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
JOURNAL ENTRIES

People who make light Of other folks
troubles usually magnify their own
X = u
Calling kitchen work domestic science
doesn't do away with it's disagreeable
features.
X =
If there are no two women alike in
this world, the same may be said with
equal truth of the men.
y X 4
Many novelists waste a lot of vaIua-
BILE time in describing the scenery along
the way. Most Of their readers skip
these parts.
A woman may be favored with all
kinds of beauty, but if she lacks that
indescribable attribute called charm
her beauty doesn't count for much.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
HUAoR OF THE DAY

ST have scheme for making q million
dollars!' said the get-rich.quick man.
You'll get into trouble with the poss e
won't try to operate it,. I'm going to sell
it to other people at 10 cents COPY
Washington Star.
What's the bearded lady SO mad
about?'' inquired the armlsss wonder.
logue of a safety razor FACTORY said the
living skeieton.-Cnicago Tribune.
And are you mammals boys, or papa's
boys?" The courts haven't decided as
yet madam. We're in litigation.''-Kan-
Not Wholly Despicable.-"Was your
father college men, th ASKED Ine sop PINT
he once got into trouble FOR helping to
nearly kill a bridegroom and he's crazy
Hospital Physician-what ward DO you
Wish Wis , to be taken to- pay ward or t sN
Dimocratic.-Puck.
Old Roekssy-Why did you quarrel with
called me his treasure. and 1t sounded al
together too ggestive.-The Smart Set.
How much the baby looks like it's
father" said the visitor who meant to be
replied Mrs. Rasper. The child is usual
ly right cheerful and handsome. wa ash
lngton Star.
Manager-What's the leading lady in
such a tantrum about? Press Agent-She
tonight. Manager eeGea a Scott Amt
that enough? Press Agent-Nope-she paid
for ten.-Cleveland Leader.
'T am not ashamed of my latest book
said the author. "Of course not" said the
the 6eantifuy h0 eoiored I a
Atlanta Constitution.
get rid of their stock of manuscripts be-
cause they have watered it too much
Judge.
Mrs. Knicker-Been shopping? Mrs.
Bocker-only pricing things 50 I will know
me.-New York Sun.
The Lady-Now that we are going to be
married we might economize. Promise
me that you will do nothing you can't
afford. The Man-What? Do you want
land Leader.
Mamma-And you say your Uncle Tite-
Yes. ma'am. Mamma-And what did
you say? Tommie.I was to surprised 1
couldn't say anything. mamma.-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Tramp-I've walked many miles to
see you, sir because people told me that
you was very kind to poor chaps like me.
Householder-Oh, they saiG SO, did they?
The Tramp-Yes. sir; that's why 1 came
Householder-And are you going back the
same way? The Tramp-Yes, sir House
holder-Then, in that case, will you be
good enough to contradict this rumor p
California Christian Advocate.
His Name Suits the City.-1n washing
ton, where talk. and efoquence are always
on tap. there is Chinaman named Chin
On.-Popular Magazine.
Hear about the row at our ciub7',
mo" E'erdy struck ChoIly with a ia
blespoOn." ''Scandalousp' NTen't Il
though? Both were under the infl,,ancs
of ginger pop-'-Pittsburg Post
who was it kissed you in the arbor
last EVENING"" What time ?'-Simnlicis
sinus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

A small parcel came to this office
the other day. One like it has been
coming at about the same period of
each year for a long time. There is a
proverbial saying to the effect that
good things are always to be found in
the small packages. That fits this
case exactly. And few things come to
this office which are more acceptable
and valuable. 1t was nothing else than
The World Almanac for 1911. It COM
prises a great mass of statistical and
other information on almost every hui
man activity the world over This in
formation is up to the minute AS a
quick reference book to find out any,
thing you want to know. The World
Almanac is in a class by itself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

So Mr.. Peary did not reach the
North Pole after all. He only got
within a mile and a half of it. Here's
hoping that this will not necessitate
another trip in quest of the exact spot
where the pole is located either by
Mr.. Peary, DIR. Cook. or any other
American. The people of this coun-
try have had all the North Pole con-
troversy they care about. Indeed, the
end Of the first one is not yet in sight.
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[From the Philadelpbia. Reco

lFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Faithful to his trust-the nagnate
Never kiss and tell. kissing should AL
ways be close-mouthed. ei-
The fellow with money to bur,, ao..-..
always inspire love match. "oesn I
It's a good thing to marry for ,,r.
able. S' Aiore iof-
Inc woman who lives beyond her hns-
bands means would live beyond ba, nus eI;
mony. 0 nSI an
1t may seem like a parsdo~ -.
man who saves lot of money sls nu s.s we
himself a lot of trouble. ~iSo Saves
,r Blo6os." Borrowsn says he's a dear
His friendship is certainly expensivess ~
Migg-"Do you think we shall ever h..,a
uHIseIsa peace? -Wagg-''Not So ion~
stakes eos oriu8e Tor
S,incus--We hear of many se1f-u,a.7~
Tn yn;c, Dul seIdom Of z self-made woman.
faca In her fortuna7'' "oi'ah NnoSe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

Mrs. Schenk and her attorneys are
reported to be jubilant over the turn
the testimony in the murder trial
against her has taken. But it might
be just as well for Mrs. Schenk and
her attorneys to muzzIe their enthu-
siasm until the jury has rendered it's
verdict. Not many juries seem to be
Influenced to any great extent by the
testimony presented in case. That's
the reason no one can ever tell just
what a jury will do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

Probably no one will dispute the as
sertion of John G. Milburn. the Stan
dard Oil attorney, that John D. Rock
efeller is a business genius. And 1t is
generally the case that geniuses of all
sorts are a trifle self-centered and are
apt to pay little or no attention to
the rights of others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

The chances are they were not fit
to print, but just the same it would
seem that the people generally are en-
titled to know exactly what were those
four words one New York woman
Kissed into another's ear, and on
which the latter was able to collect
$4,000 damages. They are evidently
excellent words for folk to strike out
of their vocabularies. Just suppose a
poverty-stricken man or woman
should happen to use them? He might
have to stay in jail for life working
out the fine or damages that might
be assessed against him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

It does beat all how women can
make the men knuckle down to them.
Frank Gotch, as powerful a man as
far as muscles go who has appeared
on the earth during modern days,
says he will not enter the wrestling
arena again unless he gets his fiancee's
parmissiOn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

According to the birth records of
Topeka for the year 1910, there is no
prospect of this country or Kansas be-
ing engaged in a war in the Immediate
future. The girl babies born out
numbered the boys by nearly so. Or,
at least, this is the way some of the
old-fashioned soothsa5ers figure it out.
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PosroFFICE REFORM.

The postmaster at Kansas City has
announced that he will pay no heed to
the requests that the office be closed
on Sunday, that it will continue to be
open at the usual hours. At regular
intervals there is heard a demand for
Sunday observance at the postoffices,
presumably for the simple reason that
it affords something to talk about. If
1t were suddenly to be complied with
1t is likely that those to protest the
1oudest would be some of the number
who had most strongly urged it. If
the postoffice windows were kept
be compelled to be on duty through
out the day, and the work that the
carriers are required to do during the
hour or so that the windows are open
simply lightens their task for the fol-
lowing day. There are other things
a good deal more badly in need of re-
form than the postoffice.-Leaven-
worth Times.
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Among modern financfers of fancy
caliber, James K. Hackett, the actor,
who appeared at the Grand last night,
is surely entitled to a prominent place.
In recent bankruptcy petition he
filed, Mr.. Hackett confessed to $141,-
600 liabilities and assets to the sum
of S524
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

If it is true, as. is being alleged.
that the Missouri Valley conference
has the Interior motive of killing col
lege sports. it has started in on the i'm
possible. College sports will continue
to thrive as long as boys go to college.
They are to be encouraged and di-
rected into proper channels They are
a most essential feature of college life.
The benefits accruing from them are
large. and would be larger if more of
the students participated in them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

Some space in these columns was
taken up three or four months ago
pointing out the utter worthlessness'
that had developed during late years
among bloodhounds in tracking fugi-
tives from justice. Since that time
there have been several news items
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
THE con on pEAH

Fleet-pinioned as the gale he rides,
:, Inc man-bird wheels his easy flight
New monarch of the new ~age, guides
Inc eager millions into light.
1ong-Waiting world hear thou his cry;
Put battleship and rifle by.''
Builders of dreadnoughts. useless now;
Armed ranks that wait the nod to STAY;
List We to call of loom and pillow,
The aeroplane is king today
Long-suffering world hear thou his cry: i,
Lay uniform and bugle byi''
No more shall patent shell and mine
Our tax-born navies split and NOW;
Nor trpmpets spur the charging line
Inc God of Peace has writ it SO;
War-weary world hear thou his cry:
Put hate and all her furies by!'
The man-bird sweeps the conquered sky,
To horror turn the lust to slay;
The nations set their quarrels by,
Peace makes the heroes of today;
Hear thou the happy millions pray;
How blind we were but yesterday"
Percy Shaw. in Hamptonss Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

Whatever else may be said of pu-
gilism, it Is certainly a profitable pur-
suit. Tommy Burns, who might prop
erly be styled as a "has-been" is
guaranteed $12,5OO whether he wins
or loses in fight that has been ar
ranged for him to be pulled off in