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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-27

soled her. Take it out of the house
Keeping accounts and give US rice pud-
dlng Tor dessert until it's paid back "
now But It father father said Marcia, ready
know Mr.. Shipley, of Boston-Peter
Ship1ey?''
Peter Shipley? I should say SO. One
| or the finest young men in the world
Prouts-the Boston Iawyer-has just tai
ken him in as junior partner. What
about Shipley, daughter
II was a somewhat crestfailen Marcia
mat appeared at Mrs. Benson jerks
dance that evening. She had foregone a
pair Of new slippers; she had been foolish
enough to let a thief impose on her; and
worst of all, she had failed in hospitality
and courtesy.
Although she had consoled herself
- really didn't have any money left for
the second borrower
"Oh. Marcia, exclaimed Mrs jerks
when Marcia went into the drawing
room; i've such a delightful surprise for
YOU Just before dinner-I had to rush
down town again for something I'd for
Sotten-I met old friend of mine from
down in front of the postoffice. He said
he was expecting an important letter that
hadn't come yet And, as he hadn't plan
ned which hotel to go to, persuaded him
to come here. You see. he's an old friend
of your father and he is crazy. for some
reason, to meet you. He's awfully nice,
Marcia Do be good to him"
Mrs jerks continued oblivtous to
Marcias gasp of surprise and flush of
embarrassment; and just then Peter Ship
ley, very good looking in an out-of-date
evening suit borrowed from his host, and
with a mischievous twinkle in his eye,
came up, was introduced to Marcia, and
claimed her for the first dance.
It's the least you can do, he laughed
he led her away.
"II do anything you want me to do.
really. Mr. Shipley, to convince you that
/ am penitent."
\ few months later, when Peter Shipley
paid one of several visits to Judge New
bury's home, he reminded Marcia of her
words at Mrs. Jinks' dance.
III never be convinced that you are
really penitent for the way you treated
me that first day, Marcia, unless you viii
stand by your word and do anything I
want you to do. l want you to marry me,
Marcia"
And Marcia stood by her word.-(Copy-
righted, 1911, by Associated Literary
Press.)
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EVENING CHAT
By RUTH CAMERON

In the city of Boston. a few weeks ago.
a happy wedding party ended abruptly
in funeral-nay more two funerals
The automobile in which six of the
guests were pursuing the bridal couple,
who were fleeing in another car, turned
turtle. Two women were killed instantly.
The little bridesmaid died with the
bouquet which she had held during the
ceremony in one hand, and in the other
the confetti, with which she had Planned
TO shower the bride and groom third
woman was badly injured about the
spinal column that she may die or. worse
still may live crippled for life
Not so very long ago in another city.
the horses of the bridal carriage were
frightened by the throwing of old shoes.
and the bride was thrown out against a
tree and instantly killed.
These are two of the more striking and
terrible casualties resulting from our
pleasant way of celebrating the knottins
country annually furnishes to the news
columns its quota of similar, though
lesser accidents.
Truly one is tempted to cry out win
the prophet. How long. o Lord2'
Now I am not one of the reactionaries
who thinks that because of these terrible
things, all jollification at weddings should
cease
on the contrary. it seems to me that
there is nothing prettier or more desir-
able than the truly sweet and pretty
wedding customs.
I love to go to a wedding where the
bride carries out all the jolly little
! think there is nothing more pleasantly
deadly to tfisagreeable stiffness and for
mality. than the Jolly custom of having
a bride cake to be cut by the bride and
containing tile time honOred symbols OF
thimble. ring and dime
7 think there is no prettier picture than
the bride makes when half way up the
stairs she pauses and throws her shower
bouquet to the many-colored group be-
low. itself living bouquet.
And if he hOuSenlateS do not object to
the task of cleaning UP afterwards l do
not see any possible harm in the shower
OF confetti with which the descending
couple is greeted. and surely it makes
hilarious and gorgeous setting for Inc
happy departure
But when the couple go out of the door
of the home. 7 think that right there the
Qualification should stop and stop short.
Would it be possible to make young
people stop like this right a. the height
of their excitement and merry making,
you question?
I think so.
Simply let the father and mother eircu-
late the word among the young folks in
the early evening. that while all reasoSl-
able demonstration inside the house Will
be welcomed. once the couple have
passed through the front door. they are
to be considered as on their own terri
Let the front door and not the rail-
which the couple succeed in eluding pur-
suit be considered as the point at Whit n
demonstra lions shall completely cease,
and I'm sure our newspapers viii no
longer be giving us tragic stories. such
as that which was recently published IN
Boston. supposedly the city of progress
and the home of intellect and reason
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says UNCLE CIV

I cannot agree with the degenerate
every exquisite thing is something
tragic. The tragedy is there, no doubt,
for where judgments are fallible and
passions escape control tragedy fol-
lows. as night does the day. But the
good. the beautiful, the true-and the
words are synonyms-spring from
gladness rather than pain: they exist
in spite of the tragedy, not because
if it.
1t is a vicious heresy. although a
widely accepted one. that sorrow must
precede joy and pain gives birth to
pleasure. The old analogy of human
birth in pain is faulty, in that artiff-
cial modes of life create the pain.
Pain never begets anything but pain;
sorrow nothing but sorrow, and I'M
happiness brings forth fruit only after
it's evil kind.
Self immolation may beget remorse
or satisfy remorseful impulses, but it
never made any man good or happy.
Goodness may entail self sacrifice, but
it is the cause, not the effect, and even
then the application of the principle is
often doubtful.
That which is good is created in
joy; that which is worth while in art
or in labor is wrought in joy. Pangs
and tears may accompany it, but their
source is error and their fruit is bitter.
The good, the beautiful, the true, are
born and have their being in spite of
sad and evil incident.--( Copyright,
1911, by w. E. Williams.)
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POINTED PARAGRAPHs..


Fcw explanations really explain.
The cradle manufacturer is naturally
out for the rocks.
only woman can smile swectly when
sh, wants TO cry
aou don't have TO lead some men TO
water TO make them drink.
Yes. Alonzo. it's easier to get married
than IL Is 10 stay married.
A woman never means IL when she says
she doesn't care how she looks
Some people are so conceited that they
are actually jealous of themselves.
Nearly every time YOU meet "A man you
hear OF some other man he disnkcs.
There's one thing we admire about wo-
men. Few of them are called ''profcs-
sors-
A self made man IS one who merely
makes the most OF ready made oppor-
tunities.
Some peoples idea OF charity h. 10 give
a hungry man a glass of water and
tOothpick.
The man who is considered a good fei-
that kind OF "a chap at home.
When May and December take cacn
other for better or for worse. the chances
are they will both get the worst OF IL.
Up to her wedding day "A girl believes
that II a husband has bad habits 30 s.
because his wife never feeds him angel
food or meets him at the door with
I-f1
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ADVERTISING TALKS
By WILLIAM c. FRIEDMAN

It was my pleasure recently to meet
Mr.. Sidney Sibley, Of the Fitehours
CMass.) Sentinel
He gave me some information that
was very glad to hear-told me that
every bank in Fitchburg advertised reg
ularly--two or three times a week-and
that the advertisements are newsy, at
tractive. informative and effective.
The real impetus to bank advertising III
Fitchburg was given by an experiment
which was tried out by one of the banks
It advertised that it would keep open
Tuesday evenings to receive the deposits
of the people who did not have the time
to visit the bank during regular banking
hours.
The results from this publicity were in
Simultaneous Other banks at once rec
ognized the force of specific publicity, 50
they commenced to advertise, giving the
people information that they wanted TO
know-giving 1t to them In an interest
ing manner, not in the old and stiited
way so often used by financial institu-
Fitchburg has several very successful
banks and trust company. although
it is a small community The people,
however. are thrifty and intelligent and
their example has a good effect on the
people who live in the surrounding ter
ritOry-
It is pity that more banks in every
community do not recognize the value OF
Informative advertising in daily newspa-
pers. It will pay them handsomely
Yet there is more bank advertising be-
ing done today than there was year
ago-more than two years ago-and
about 600 per cent moae than five years
ago.
In the larger communities banks do not
advertise so extensively as they do in the
smaller Communicative III = the larger
communities they spend carloads OF
money in circulars and by other methods
soliciting accounts.
I've advertisement writer could COLI
duet a successful campaign for any
bank in any community. and Increase its
business tremendously
ITO be continues
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-27
LAYHAWKER JOTS

Will Palmer of the Jewell County
Republican would rather see whisky
circulars in the mail than a saloon on
the corner.
Editor Good of the Cawker City
Ledger would be in favor of calling a
special session of the legislature if
there was a guarantee that the legis-
lature would confine it's work to the
repeal of about 500 pages of the
statutes now on the books.
The Cawker City Public Record be-
lieves that many a woman would be
willing to trade a million dollar hus-
band for ten thousand year alimony.
When you hear man say he never
makes enemies remarks the Nicker-
son Argosy. you can bet he doesn't
work very hard at anything in parti-
cular-
The editor of the Robinson Index
is a brave man. He says that at a
recent party some of the young wo-
men wore short sleeves and they had
dirty elbows
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JOURNAL ENTRIES

Most of the petty objections float
ing around come from small minded
people.
During the two days following
Christmas not a few persons suffer Sc
verely from the effects of turkey-in-
toxication.
= X
Many man now faces the bitter
task of smoking up the cigars present
ed to him by his fond better-half.
X
boy talks a good deal about his
first watch, but not any more than a
man does about his first automobile.
=
When a SNOWFALL lands on a man s
hat he's apt to forget about the time
he used to throw them in the same di
rection.
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QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.J
It is just as well to let sleeping dogs
lie: also wideawake men.
Very few of US possess the gift of turn
ing our obstacles into stepping stones.
You don't find a live man boaSting of
his ancestors. He knows they are dead
ones.
Even dyspepsia demonstrates that the
ultimate consumer always gets the worst
of it.
The average woman hasn't such a
horror of dying an old maid as she has Of
living one
Diner-"Waiter Isms afraid this egg Is
bad Waiter-''Mentally, morally OF
physically. siT2'
Hoax=..What are the knights of the
Bath2'' Joax-'Give it up l always
battle in the morning
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HUAOR or THE DAY

Rastus-What yo' tink is de mattah VII
me. doctah? Doctor-Oh. nothing but tho
chickenpox, 1 guess. rastus getting
nervous)-I clare on nah holman. doctah.
/ amt been nowhar I could ketch dat
Medical Times.
The Altruist.-Farmer-N I've caught
you, you young rascal. May I ask what
you're doing up IN my apple tree2 Please
sir. IN only frightening away the spsrf
rows. they're such awful thieves" r.
Fiegende Blaetter.
come to dinner. old man. we've got a
new cook sorry. I've an engagement
today: but I'll come tomorrow no
use; she leaves tomorrow. Boston
Transcript
You've spoiled the sale Of my new
novel;" What's the matter" you re-
viewed IL under the heading. Recent
Books and the printer made IL reno-
Decent Books instead. "-I"'is~
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FROM OTHER PENS


WORSE THAN TRUST PROBLEM.
The history Of railroad regulation, ~
disclosed in the findings Of the railroad
securities commission shows that stats
control over some of the activities OF the
railroads affords an aggravated parallel
for the evils growing out OF the non
enforcement OF the Sherman law for 30
many years. railroads derive their au-
tnority for Issuing stocks and bonds from
their charters the right to grant which
is exercised by the states owing to de-
fective legislation and lax administration.
together with the failure OF the states 10
adopt uniform provisions governing tho
case. things have been permitted 10 go on
from bad to worse until the obstacles
confronting those looking for solution
Of the problem are practically insur
mountable.
That enforcement OF the sherman law
would at least have the effect OF checking
the further growth OF monopoly was
readily admitted. however pOwerlcss ~
might be TO undo what had attained huec
proportions in the past. But as 70 the
railroads. the commission reports tha-
existing conditions are so involved that
progress toward putting a stop TO What
is complained OF is surrounded By dini-
culties almost as great as going back and
Furnishing bygones. The volume or rail-
road securities permitted TO be issued
could not be curtailed without workiu-
great harm and injustice, nor would ~
be wise or expedient. even II II we're pos
sible, for the government 10 arbitrarily
assume rcgulative control in o matter
which vitality enters into the doctrine OF
states rights.-Washington Post.
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CONGRESS AND ALASKA.

Now that the slanderous and brutal at
taclSs made In the Alaska investigation
year ago are cleared up. congress has no
more important duty than TO pass the
legislation establishing the policy which
Secretary Ballinger urged of sales on
royalties.
Coal lands in Alaska cannot be profit
ably bought by individuals under tho
present land laws. ii they are honestly
acquired. Unless the individual purchaser
is buying for syndicate TO which he
expects TO sell or Of which he is a part
both forbidden by law-he cannot acquire
Alaska coal lands at a profit.
The next step indispensably necessary
is that congress shall pass laws permit
ting the sale or lease OF Alaska coal
lands a royalty. Unfortunately the
Democratic house is far moro ready ip
investigate than TO legisiatc. II is will
ing % expose. It is not ready TO render
development feasible. The senate should
be wiser. All are agreed that legislation
bringing Alaskan coal and mineral lands
into the market is needed. Courage ought
to exist TO pass IL, even in the face OF
charges certain to come that profit viii
he made off the lands.-Phiiadclphio
Press.
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REFLECTIONS or a BACHELOR.
IRON the New York Press

IFrom the New York Pross.l
What makes person popular IS to tell
other people they are
Going through tunnels in an ciectrf
lighted train is wasted opportunity FOR n
girl
A woman has just as much right 20 Ito
about her age as a man about his pokc-
hands.
What makes the baby look so much like
its mother Is its father knows II looks
like him.
A man would rather have the country
ruined by his political party than saved
by the other fellows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-27
BY TIE WAY
BY HARVEY PARsoNe

Having failed to make any dent of
! -wrecking depth in Kansas, Joe
Bristow demands presidential primary
Tor the District of Columbia. Up to a
late hour this afternoon Hon. BriStow
has taken no part in the campaign for
city councilmen in Squamhassett,
Massachusetts, but there is a reason.
There is no such place as Squam-
hassetr-
Among many and various Christ
nas-dlnner stories, We note that Mrs.
Nermllya and Mrs. Dunn enjoyed a
nice visit in the Cook county Jail We
nave often opined that debate based
upon the relative homicidal values of
strychnine and cold lead would be in
teresting if delivered by qualified de-
baters.
How times flies. Fifty-two weeks
ago the cartOOniStS were working out
on the picture of a pickle-shaped in
thinking out the action part of an
categorical picture wherein "1911"
figures as a spineless old has been
with whiskers a yard long.
It is evident that ]. Pierp. Morgan
has all the Persian rugs he can use.
Otherwise, the U. S. government
would be shipping boatloads of sol
dlers TO Persia to put stop to the
Russlan outdoor sport of numbering
female Persian rug-makers at the rate
of 500 per day.
The New York reporter who shot
his wife and then beat it for a news
paper office to write up the affair,
differed from the ordinary run of
newspaper reporter in but one slight
essential; the average newspaper re-
porter does not shoot his Wife-(he
couldn't buy a gun for the purpose)=
he sim ply starves her to DEATH But
there is nothing strange about the
fact that he tried to write it. A real
newspaper man would try to write the
story of an accident while dying from
the effects thereof or make column
out of the elopement of his own
grandmother.
Harry Kemp has heard the "calI of
Kansas" and wants to come back; but
there isn't room for him. We need
the space he would occupy for an ig
norant Polack laborer who may, in
time, develop into Citizen.
Hobo Kemp has been made the goat
of pair of advertisers, but he is none
the less goat.
And Kansas is not a goat pasture by
choice.
General Reyes lost out in his revol-
ution for want of backing: but now
that he has lost the chances are that
he will get all the backing that could
be desired. And while the backing
will consist of an adobe wall, the
fronting will be composed of a bare
foot firing squad.
A millionaire who Christmassed in
Denver took dinner with his wife
who was in Salt Lake. A special tele-
phone line connected the tables, and
the telephone toll on that dinner con-
versation was SIS. Being a million
aire. a few hours difference could not
ne fo
Salt Lake is less than SIS. He could
have eaten dinner at the same table
with Mrs Millionaire, and with the
residue fed 400 hungry children. BUT
HE WOULD HAVE LOST THE 20 |
LINE ADVERTISEMENT HE GOT
IN THE PAPERS!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-27
DAFFYDuS
BY U. NOALL.

If the soap was in debt would the
sapolio?
your face washed.)
When the lamp gets rusty does the
coal-oil2
hurry up. Mehetabel, or you'll be
late for school)
If cook weighed two hundred
pounds could the stove litter?
ooh for some pr'unes like mother
used to stew them.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-27

Wait until some umpire hands the
Cincinnati Reds a particularly raw de-
cision that costs them an important
game. Then watch their new mana
ger. Hank O'Day, stick to his good
resolution to treat him with that Gas
ton and Alphonse politeness that Hank
himself liked to receive when he was
llr7piri0v
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-27

Italian soldiers slaughtered defense
less women and children in Turkey.
Russian soldiers have Just used their
lead and steel on equally defenseless
women and children in Persia Here's
hoping that Russia and Italy have a
war so each OF them can get good
taste of their own medicine
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Russia must be wanting trifle
more from Persia than is rightly her
due. Else she would not have de
manded the retirement of w. Morgan
ShEster- He has been giving every
one with a claim against Persia a
square deal.
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THE CoNIMoNPLACF.

thank God for the common place
The joys that garment every day
The aforementioned, unseen things
That keep the common way.
The routine sun that all the years
Has kept his one unchanging place,
Jnmurmuring through cloud and mist,
A smile from his face.
Mans life is like a little road
That runs beside cabin door
Feeling Its way among the flowers
That bloom for evermore.
And hedged about by common things
The ancient landmarks lead him on
Toward the homing sky.
The heavenly glory does not hide
Far off in some sequestered place
The mornings opening door reveals
God in the daisy's face.
st. Paul Dispatch.
APOLOGIZE.
I am too little for the cares of men.
1t was ordained that 1 should tend the
Spring
Blow with child-pouting lips upon her
fires,
And nurse each lovely thing.
I have no nettle for the deeds of men.
It was ordained that 1 should tend the
Spring.
am too foolish for the storms of men.
1t was ordained that 1 should dance and
laugh;
With faerie ladies eat my boney-crusts.
With tipsy COLLINS quaff,
have no greatness for the griefs of
1t was ordained that 1 should dance and
laugh.
Anita Fitch. in McClure's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-27

SEC of the meanest men in the
world have been located at Cook coun-
ty, Illinois, which is also the habitat
of Chicago They are among the en-
ployees of that county's charitable in
stitutions and have distinguished
themselves by stealing trifling sums of
money and other personal property
from the unfortunate inmates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-27

j. Pierpont Morgan ought to take
up his habitat in Germany. That's
where he seems to be appreciated.
Not so long ago Kaiser Wilhelm con
Ferred on him the Order of the Red
Eagle. Anc for a Christmas present
the kaiser sent him a magnificently
wrought bust of himself Maybe Mr..
Morgan has agreed to finance the
German emperor in the war he is
credited to be planning against Eng
Land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-27

OF what particular significance is a
straw vote contest on presidential
candidates. if the newspaper that is
conducting it is right in its editoria
opinion that ''it is not safe to rely on
what a man says he is going to do a
year before a national election. Po-
Htically. year is a long time. and
every voter possesses the inalienable
privilege of changing his mind"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-27

General Bernardo Reyes deserves
any fate that may be coming to him
because of his efforts to foment an
other revolution in Mexico. He wears
a goatee Of the proportions Of $50
willow plume.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-27

In Maryland they don't lynch Of
Tending negroes, or riddle them with
bullets or burn them at a stake. They
merely hack them to pieces and death
with hatchets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-27

The best feature of the recent
Christmas celebration throughout the
country was that the poor generally
we're better taken care of than ever
hefnre
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-27

Peace in China Will never be aeced-
ed TO by the rebels. so the latest re-
ports have it. unless a republic is es-
tablished. And in that event the peace
that is likely to prevail won't be any
more or as much like the real thing
as the peace. or lack of it. which has
prevailed in Mexico since the new re-
public was instituted there. A sue
cessfuI republic can only be established
in a country that is blessed with an
intelligent proletariat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-27

a Missouri farmer who did not be-
lieve in banks. not only lost his money
to robbers. They also took his life.