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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
EVENING CHAT

Il live for those that love me-
For those that know me TRUE,
For the heaven that smiles above me,
And waits my coming. too;
For the cause that lacks assistance.
For the wrongs that need resistance,
For the future in the distance,
For the good that 1 can do
g. L. Banks.
Is personal happiness your only ideal
When 1 meet with anyone who is dis
appointed and disguised with life who
says, What are we here for anyhow I
can't see much sense in it." who tells me
that even when his dearest desire and
ambition has been satisfied. he has soon
wearied of the qualification. I always
want to ask him that question
in life?"
Do you know. I think that that is the
trouble with a great many people. 1t IS
the reason they are dissatisfied and feel
that something is lacking in life-thelr
one ideal is personal happiness.
To be sure, they may seek it in ways
which do not at once appeal to US as I'M
selfish For instance. one mans chief
aim is to win some high office. We say
IT is a worthy ambition, and applaud him
when he succeeds. And yet absolutely
his only motive was desire for personal
happiness in the honor and envy of other
men.
Another man is in love. He will make
any sacrifice to win the woman he loves
He dreams by night of the little home he
is to make for her and himself and works
for it by day. We call his sacrifice IN
selfish. but in the last analysis has he
any aim or motive except personal hap
piness?
Another man studies so diligently at
college that he graduates with the
highest of honors. He is praised for his
persistence and application. but after all
did he have any ideal beyond personal
happiness in his efforts? Probably not.
| fancy can hear some folks protest
ing that this is all nonsense and saying
that. of course, no one has any ideal be-
yond personal happiness, if 1 make such
on all-inclusive term.
Perhaps they are right. but I can't
think So / believe there are many peo-
pie who really do live. to some extent at
least, for the future in the distance, for
the good that they can do"
When any man looks ahead and finds
that the only plans he is making for his
only care he has are plans, ambitions
and cares for personal happiness, I think
he is in a bad way.
Whether he gets what he wants or not.
be saying sooner or latter that life is
empty and meaningless. stale and I'M
profitable.
"Often when you look for one thing you
find another" I wrote the other day, and
this is one of the occasions when that IL
true.
Seek solely for personal happiness ard
you will probably miss it.
Seeks to be worth something in the
world. Have ideal of work we'll DONE
of social service, of helping the life force
by your life to get a little nearer the
ideal type it is trying to produce. and 1
firmly believe you will have a fair chance
of finding personal happiness as a by
product of the greater gain.
Is my only ideal in life personal hap
piness?
Surely that is a question we all ought
to ask ourselves once in awhile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
KANSAS COMMENT
THE MORTGAGES OF VICE.


Is it not disheartening thing to go
through life under the harrow of debt.
struggling to get release under circusn-
stances that give no hope of relief? Is it
not unfortunate to feel that We can never
lift the mortgage from the home. that n
spite of all our efforts it must finally be
sold over the heads of those dearer to is
than life itself? But all this is nothing
compared with the mortgage of vice upon
the character which blights the life.
Many a man has died without being
able to lift the mortgage from his home,
yet has been real success for he kept
his manhood clean, his integrity IN
stained and, although he left no ma
terial wealth, he had enriched the lives of
all who knew him.
The nicotine mortgage upon your vital
ity, the alcohol mortgage which hardens
your nerve fiber, benumbs the brain
cells, paralyzes the power to achieve and
makes you a slave instead of a king, are
encumbrances compared with which the
mere mortgage upon your home is
blessing.
If you are mortgaged to the cigarette
habit which demoralizes your ambition,
and vitiates your aim; if you have
whisky mortgage an immortality mort
gage on your character which you have
been trying for years to lift. this is in
finitely worse than your chattel mortgage
real estate mortgage. The mortgage
on your home may not touch your real
self In spite of it you may be man,
respected, looked up to, admired If your
life has been clean you may have made
every acre of land in your vicinity worth
more But if your character is mortgaged
to a demoralizing habit; if you are the
victim of d degrading vice that holds you
down cripples your advance. this is u
thousand times worse. 1t loses you not
those who know you.-Lineoln Repub
lican
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
JAYHAWKER .JOTS

Mr.. Wisicarver. of Ellis, ought to be
handy to have around at a turkey
spread
A difficult feat, thinks the Kansas
Optimist. is that of a little wee man
keeping step with a great, long-well,
a great. long, rangy woman.
It is understood that Topeka's re-
submission daily will be a morning
paper VIII it be called The Eye
Opener OF 1.-The Mornings Morn
ing ?''-Salina Journal. It will prob
ably be an evening paper called the
Nightcap and its motto, Here's How"
Abilene Reflector
A fond ottawa paternal parent has
always chided his wife for being so
strict with their child, relates the OF
tawa Herald. Let him be a boy"
was the daddy's comment The moth
er was persuaded and this is a sam
pie of what happened in one week:
The boy drew out the kitchen cabinet
flour bin, scooped the flour out onto
the floor, substituted the family cat,
shut it up in the cabinet and carried
a dish of pruneS=one prune at time
store house under the kitchen range.
The mother has decided that the
fathers fondest hopes are being full
filed.
A silre-enough story from real life.
related by the Atehison Globe: An
Atchison girl began going with an
Atchison man several years ago. He
called about every evening in the
week Took her to the theater, NOV
ing picture shows and dances. They
went buggy riding together and walk
ing Sunday afternoons. About a year
ago they were married. Since then
taeater going has stopped; a dance is
unhe ard of. and a moving picture
show an event to the couple. Sunday
afternoon walking has ended, and
buggy rides belong to their dead
past Today the girl met one of her
neighbors, who evidently had not
heard Ct her marriage. She said to
the girl: You have quit going with
that fellow you went with SO long,
haven't you?''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
I'D YER Using Talks
BY WILLIAM c. FREEMAN

The educational committee Of the Cam
den IN. - Y NJ. c. A has been paying
for the past year.
/ had a call the other day from Mr.
Hedr1ck and Mr.. Lutte, educational di-
rectorS of that institution They tell mo
they are planning for another course or
lectures on advertising for the comin.
season, and 1 was glad to hear them say
that the work accomplished last year
stirred up a lot of interest among local
advertisers in the local newspapers
one of. the developments of the work
of the Y. NJ. c. A. was the establishment
OF a home week in Camden, which this
year, took in the week of October % to %
A committee of merchants was appoint
ed TO visit all the storekeepers in Cam
den with the suggestion that during home
week they should all decorate their win
dows, and advertise in the local newspa-
pers to attract as much business to Cam
den as possible.
1t was a great success and gave a great
business stimulus to the city which as
you know, is just across the river from
Philadelphia.
But the information that interested me
most was the following:
delicatessen store in Camden started
space of one inch, That is a small ad-
Vertisement, but it appears regularly and
has been very profitable.
A grocery store is advertising regularly
in the Camden newspapers with a space
of two inches double column, and their
advertising is paying them.
A small druggist, using a two-inch
double column advertisement. has be-
come regular advertiser and his busi-
ness is increasing right along.
And other lines of business have been
telling about themselves in the newspa-
perS with the result that all of them
have become greatly interested in adver-
tising and find that they can get good
results from small expenditure OF
money.
1t is not necessary to spend a lot or
money in advertising to get good results
The most important thing is to make the
copy interesting ard have it appear regil-
larly.
CTo be continued)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09

side Aunt Hepzibah sat, waiting Her
jaws were set in a heavy, purposerui
revenge Barbara grasped Jasper
arm with a little half-sob.
''Oh II hate heri'' she whispered
Jasper stood silent, staring at the
woman, and with the helpless, treTn-
bling touch on his arm there surged
up within him a mighty passion. He
shook Barbara's hand from his arm
almost roughly and took three great
strides toward the house. Then he
halted, suddenly, and turned
You come with me- he said
She had to run to keep up with him.
There was no breath left for speech
Presently they turned in at a gateway.
'TWhy, it's the minister's" painted
Barbara.
Jasper knocked loudly at the door.
I'VE want to get married. announc-
ed Jasper, a steady fire burning in his
eyes.
the minister's wife bewilderedly. why,
it's little Barbara Larsen and-and
Jasper! Well. well. WE'LL" She led
them into the front room and disap-
peared
mighty good thing.. they heard the
minister say. THAT child leads a dog
life He strobe into the room
well, well!'' he said kindly. $50 you
want to get married. That's right
Jasper. You're doing fine with the
farm now A wife is just what you
need to make the old place look right"
He stood them up before him.
When it was over and they were
again outside, Jasper took Barbara's
hand in his.
Come he said.
They walked, hand in hand and
speechless, down the village street and
along the road that led to Jasper's
farm. AS they reached the gateway
the moon peeped out from under
cloud and flooded the orchard with
silver light. Jasper stopping and
gazed dazedly about at the familiar
scene. then down at his wife's dropping
head.
Barbara" he whispered ,unbeliev-
ingly.
She looked up, her eyes still dark
with wonder
He took her suddenly in his arms.
The pent-up longing of two endless
years seemed to eliminate in that
moment.
why, Barbara he cried passion
ately, you're mine-you're minei And
I didn't know I was doing itl'-(Copy-
right. 1911, by Associated Literary
Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
POSTSCRIPT
HOLD THEIR OWN
SOutherners in National Com
mittee Will Make Hard Fight
To Maintain Size of Delegations
in National Convention.

Washington, Dec. 9.=The fight to
keep federal officeholders out OF the
national committee promises to make
the meeting OF the national commit
tee next Tuesday one of the liveliest
in recent years. Much OF the protest
against the large southern delegation
has been based on the fact that the
federal officeholders have FREEDOM
mated and have been swung into
line" to support the existing admin
istration.
Colonel Lyon. the Texas member.
hopes that by keeping the office holders
off the delegation the representation OF
the soutehrn states viii not be impaired.
Another move to be made by Colonel
Lyon and his associates win be TO nulllfy
the selection Of any delegates made prior
to the call of the convention by the ma
tional committee. This action was suE-
gested by the election of Taft delegates
from Alabama several months ago at
meeting called by the postmaster Of Mo
bile member of the committee from
Alabama.
The threat to reduce the southern dele
cations has been resurrected by Senator
Bourne Of Oregon.
Il am going to use my best efforts to
have the forty delegates from Texas Sc
lected from Republicans who are not IN
debted to any administration because OF
their employment by the government.
said Mr.. Lyon
Personally, I am going to insist that
the candidate for president who gets our
votes shall come out against the Bourne
proposal to cut down our representation
I further will insist that no city be given
the convention whose state delegation Is
willing to cut down our strength In the
convention" The prospective fight appears
to have thrown the strength OF the south
ern members Of the committee 10 y.
Louis as the convention city. although
Chicago still seems to be favored by
majority. Denver and Cincinnati also
have put in bids. President Taft wei give
a dinner to the committee Monday even
ing which will be attended by Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock and Vice President
sherman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
a sATTRDAY SERMON

Every man shall receive his own re-
ward according to his own labor L
Corinthians III s.
This is one of the many certain
truths that were enunciated by the
great apostle. Paul. Its strength is to
be found in its reasonableness. On
that account it should appeal to all
men with compelling force, as it un-
doubtedIy would, if they would only
ponder on it. And if they did so
fairly and honestly, their satisfaction
with the conditions that surround
them would be enhanced to their own
inestimabIe advantage. Furthermore,
the way would be opened to them for
better and larger accomplishments
Altogether too many people are apt
to bemoan their situations in life. no
matter what they may be nor how
really unsatisfactory they are, on the
theory that they are the victims Of a
cruel fate. They see their brethren,
who started out on even terms with
them, forging to the front. They
shrug their shoulders as they are
passed on the way, and remark that
they are not lucky" Many of them
let it go at that and stand still, with
never a word from their lips unless
it expresses dissatisfaction.
Now if they would just get down to
brass tacks with themselves and ana
I'VE the conditions as they really ex-
ist. they would find that in ninety-nine
cases out of a hundred they have no
one to blame but themselves for the
lack of progress they have made, for
the unenviable positions they occupy.
They will find a screw lose in some
part of their machinery. a vicious
habit in many instances. that has
held them back Maybe they can fix
things up and start out again with
renewed vigor and determination to
correct their faults and do better. And
maybe they cannot. Many of them do
and the excellent results achieved
are little less than remarkable.
All men are considered equal in the
ewes Of the law But this equality
among them does not go much fur
Their. and frequently not that far.
There are no two individuals who are
exactly alike in temperament or capa-
bilities. This is all the explanation
needed as to why one man fails at
one thing where another succeeds.
But the one who succeeds does not do
so because he is lucky or because
the myth, called good fortune" has
smiled on him more kindly. Search
where you will among successful men
and you will find in almost every in
stance that success has been due to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
FROM OTHER PENS
A SENSIBLE SECRETARY.

=
Secretary Fisher. of the department of
the interior at Washington, appears to
be very sensible sort of man-to have
good eyesight as well good judgment.
He recently reported on the condition of
things in Alaska and disposed of many of
the misrepresentation and misstatements
touching the affairs of the United States
national waterways commission in Wash
ington the other day Mr.. Fisher advised
the commission that it would be unwise
for it to support any legislation that
would hinder or prevent the combination
Of power companies or the consolidation
of several water powers under one system
of operation In his opinion, government
activity should be centered on the Hmita-
ton of power and the national and state
governments should agree upon general
policy that would encourage the develop
ment Of these projects, while protecting
at the same time the rights of the public.
Clifford Pinchot. the former chief for
ester of the United States, was on the
there is trouble to be made and obstruc-
lions to be placed in the way Of the de-
velopment of our resources. He recon-
rnended that all power licenses be made
for limited term, approximately so years,
but this proposition of his was speedily
knocked on the head by Fisher, by the
explanation that such a limitation would
not be at all necessary If the government
would reserve the right to adjust the
prices of the operating companies or in
dfviduaIs approximately every 10 years.
Pfnchot appears to be a theorist, Fisher
is a practical man, of sound and discern
ing mind.-Charlotte Observer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
JOURNAL ENTRIES

The larger the gathering the more
uncongenial It generally is
One mans idea of good time is
likely to strike another as folly.
<
1t is also truse that few fools have
any money from which to become
easily parted.
All of the people who rely strongly
on hopes come out at the little end Of
the horn.
= y
The chronic crouch is so reiigiously
left alone that he has a quiet time Of
it, anyhow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
GLOBE SIGHTS
81 THE ATcHIsoN GLOBE.

A cruel joke is funny only to savages-
Romance is so often used as a nice
name for something worse.
There may be such a thing as a hope
less invalid but they are rare.
Some men also give their conscience
credit that belongs to fear
Neither does time aviate much for the
gent who is awaiting the verdict.
Seeing your own mistakes, however,
isn't as hard as acknowledging them.
No man is too busy to shave, and the
other excuses for whiskers are weak.
A 16-year-old girl hurries good deal,
considering where she is going.
A daughter devoted to her mother is 4
rare Jewel and proportionately precious.
Turkey is never as much better than
chicken as the price per pound indicates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
MRS. new WINS.
Given Back Her Farm-Othcr Inn
portant Supreme Court Decisions.

Mrs. Amelia New, after serving
nine years in the Kansas penitentiary
for the murder of her husband. viii
get the land in Greenwood county
taken by her attorney IN payment OF
his fees. The Kansas supreme court
reversed the Greenwood county dis
trict court today in the suit brought
by Mrs. New against J. A. Smith, the
present holder of the land: In les
Joseph New was killed and in Janu-A
airy. 1898, Mrs. New was found guilty
of the murder and sentenced TO prison
for life. Previous to her sentence
she had given deed to James
Shultz, her attorney for a tract OF land
in Greenwood county
The supreme court affirmed the de-
cision of the Shawnee county district
court in the case of Charles Z. Gibson
against Emily Courtney, h. +. Court
ney. H w. Conrad and the Capital
Building and Loan association. The
case involved the validity Of tax deed
on record eleven years and filed by the
building and loan association. Ihe
court held that the deed was valid
Just because his train has reached
terminal or a division point it does not
necessarily follow that the brakeman
on that train is Off duty and not liable
as a servant Of the railroad company
for injuries he inflicted upon the per-
son of a passenger upon that train.
The supreme court today affirmed the
decision Of the Sumner county district
court in granting damages 20 Amos
F. Morey, passenger. who was as
saulted and injured by a Rock Island
brakeman ramed York at Caldwell
Kan.
In a suit brought by John V. Abra-
hams against Stanley Medlicott. treas
urer, and tho board OF county COM
missionera OF Shawnee county to re-
cover taxes paid under protest. the
supreme court holds that debts can
not be deducted from credits in a
personal property statement for tax
alton purposes
Under a decision handed down by the
supreme court a city has a perfect right
to charge a minimum Of so cents a month
for gas regardless OF the amount used
and to charge a rental Of % cents "a month,
for meters furnished for the use OF tenant
It has authority also to provide that own
ers Of tenant property and not their ten
ants will be dealt with. This opinion was
rendered in an appeal from Allen county,
the case Of r. NJ Cunningham and n. NJ
Beckey against the city Of lola
Boards Of county commissioners have
authority to make road levy OF one mill
under a law enacted by the last legia-
lature. and in a Cowley county case the
supreme court holds that the limit or
one and twelve hundredths mills for cur
rent expenses fixed by law enacted in
1909 does not apply to the road levy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

from the New York Press.I
All that one girl knows it took dozens
of men to teach her.
1t lust scares some people to death to
call undercIothes by their right names.
People who never have any time Tor
mere frivolities often have plenty for
sheer idiocies.
When a woman always goes to the
front door to meet her husband her neigh
bors know what a hypocrite she IS
The reason a man always remembers
with such tender sentiment the first girl
he ever loved is they didn't get married.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09

Bill Pepperill, secretary of the
Democratic state committee, is op-
timistically enthusiastic over the
chances for Democratic success at the
next general election, both in the state
and the nation. This is no unusual
attitude. however, for Bill to assume
He has been in the same frame of
mind over the prospects at every gen
eral election during the past quarter
of a century. and until the votes were
counted. And whenever a Democratic
victory comes in Kansas, Bill PepperiI
should get the best job that it is with
in the power of his party to hand out.
His pertinacity in seeing the silver
lining of every Democratic cloud is
worthy Of large rewards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
DAFFYDHS
BY U. NoALL.

IF a dog had fish hook stuck in his
tongue. would it tear his pants?
(Sic him, Tige. He won't kick
back.)
If the typist is cute, is not the prose-
cutor?
If = hen LAYS an egg in the day
time. will she lay awake at night?
(Rememberi Solomon had few
more troubles than the rest of us.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
MAY ISSUE BONDS.

The state utilities commission to-
day granted permission to the Mis/J
souri, Pacific Railway company ~
issue bonds for the purpose Of pur-
chasing new equipment. The road
proposes to buy fifty modern engines
and number of coaches and box
and mail cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09

King Alfonso's wrath against the
book published by his aunt Infanta
Eulalia, is likely to make it one of the
six best sellers in the European book
trade, even if there is nothing much
in the book. as she says. And the
chances are that she is exactly right
in her estimate of the book