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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20
I'D HERTLSLNG Talks
BY wILLIAM c. FREEMAN

The Brooklyn Eagle celebrated its
SEVENTEEN birthday October 26th last (the
paper being established in 1s4l) II issued
very large newspaper on that day to-
splendidly printed and illustrated, and
which contained tremendous amount OF
most interesting data.
One page in this supplement riveted my
attention, which was entitled, Growth %
Newspaper advertising" The first para.
graph on this page read as follows:
There never was a time In the Eagles
life when it was not an advertising medi-
UNI. More than one-third OF its first issue
was made up OF advertising. which in
character pictured Business brooklyn ~
1t then existed.
The cost OF advertising then was some
what less. The published cost Of a five
line advertisement In 1871 was $50 a year.
Today a fve-lne advertisement in The
Eagle costs s2SS year.
Advertising was crude and little or no
attempt was made by the merchant 10
induce sales by publishing prices. In
deed. the announcements were couched in
the most polite and general language"
On this page appeared the names Of "a
number of advertisers who have been
Identified with the progress Of Brooklyn
from the time the paper was started up
TO the present time.
I happen to be familiar with a great
many Of these firms. existing today that
started long years ago to build their bust
happen to be familiar. too with a
number of other Brooklyn r7er-N -rte who
uStu 70 advertise out who "a not adNer-
tise on right lines, and who are not now
in business
II all reverts back to the same prin-
clple OF advertising-that the merchant
VINO starts right builds so Thoroughly
that his business lives and prospers.
1t might be interesting TO 0uofa fvo,,, .
letter which the late Joseph Pulifzer
whose sudden death shocked the nevvsna-
per world, wrote under date OF Senfero-
per sth' 1911. to the Brooklyn Daily Farie.
rms Is what sincerely feel about fbe
BROOKLYN Eagle; In the first essentials ~
any newspaper to be respected ANA -
res pectable-integrity, independence ana
intellect consider II among the fore
lnost newspapers In the nation-and there
most" ~''i Aofe-
IN order that a newspaper shall live T.
must conduct its affairs as a busi,e.se
and II must have the confidence ana -,
spect OF the people in its community, n n
Is to prosper. a IL
CTo be continued)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20
GLOBE SIGHTS
rFrom the Atchison Giobe.I
TFrom the Atchison Globe.

IFrOm the Atkinson GlODe-1
So many complaints are filed and so few
are investigated
If you have many ideas the chances are
you borrow most of them.
Wives of great men all remind US that
they made their husbands SO.
Figures have lied about the poultry
business about as much anything.
A boy usually believes that everyone
who works around a bank is rich.
Neither does it improve poetry great
deal to print it in Old English type.
Flavor in chewing gum doesn't last very
long, and it was never intended it should.
An elocutionist can't change the nature
of things much by calling himself a
read r
Any girl who can come north for visit
is the Daughter of a Proud Old Southern
Family
one can't tell how much work girl
does by the easy speed with which she
trips along the street.
1t is never safe to figure that because a
man is walking with a cane that he isn't
going to get there.
As the world grows wiser, patent right
territory doesn't sell as well as it used to,
but the sucker lists are still large.
There are Violins which cost two thOus-
and dollars, but only few can play well
enough to make them worth that price.
BY working together in scrambled form,
some bad ones get by with the good.
Which may apply to more than the an
tiQue Onelette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20
.JAYHAWKER JOTS

Do something to make others happy.
urges the Leavenworth Labor Chronicle.
even if you only leave them alone.
When the snow is the wheat
the frost is on the pumpkin" says the
Salina Journal, but it means good
humor for the farmers.
According to Will Palmer there are
two reasons why hunting is no longer
a popular sport in Jewell county. There
is nothing TO hunt and the farm ers
won't let anybody hunt it.
a woman should never allow her
name to go on family monument I'M
til she is quite sure she is dead, ad-
vises Will Palmer of the Jewell County
Republican, and he backs up this ad-
vice with the following statement of
fact: A Jewell City woman made that
mistake and afterward a fellow came
along and persuaded her to change her
name.
kid" story usually isn't much
good unless you know the kid. We
claim this one is different and was
pulled off by Dewitt Kiff just four
years old, son of ex-county clerA,fC.
D. Kiff and wife. He had been cross
and peevish for some time and his
mother diagnosed his case as worms
Young Kiff had no objection wha1-
ever to having worms, but he object
ed most strenuously to taking the
worm medicine. 1t was p round
fight every time he had to take it.
Warnings as to the able result f
he didn't take his medicine feazed him
not at all One day about an hour
after the usual struggle he came run
ming to his mother with an almanac
picture saying Look here muver.
Here is a man what took his worm
medicine!" The picture he had dis
covered was that Of an Indian with
nothing on but a crown of feathers
and a belt dangling with snake skins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20

bottom of this to a good flow of deep
water. The cost of drilling that TWEEN
ty or thirty feet has been saved, GER
tafnly an economy worth considering.
AS a matter of fact. this combined dug
and drilled well is a particularly dan
gerous type. according to a water sup
ply paper issued by the United States
geological survey. It may readily
breed malarial fever or even typhoid
fever. which is more prevalent in the
country than even in the overcrowded
cities, in spite of the supposed pure
water supply of nearly all farming
sections. Such a well is all the more
dangerous because it is fancied to be
safe. Although the water encountered
by the deep well may be perfectly
pure at the start, contamination may
take place almost Immediately by the
entrance. especially after rains, of
seepage water into the open well and
thence into the casing of the drilled
well. The remedies are obvious. Either
the casing should be carried to the
surface of the outside ground or at
least above the highest level ever
reached by the water. or the open well
should be converted into a water-tight
system by applying thick coating of
cement over both sides and bottom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20

gown. her latest purchase for hei
niece.
"Of course this is no mere pleasure
trip" was her cold-blooded declara-
ton. Make the most of your oppor-
tunity, my dear. You will never have
a graceless scamp, imagine; but JACK
ought to get the Hons share OF the
money. If you let him slip through
your fingers because of any roollsh-
ness. youll get no more help from
me-"
1t was not Jacks face that danced
before the girls eyes as she arrayei
herself in the grudgtngly-given nnery.
Indeed, had she not become very Ion1
of Colonel Calvert, whose acquaintance
she had made in New York the pre-
vious winter, she would never have
consented to come to Stormclih He
had taken an almost paternal interest
in her from the first.
Nervous sobs were very near the
surface as she stood there and
watched the sun go down. Her fate
was in her own hands. She liked lux
ury and hated poverty. 1t was per-
fectly clear why this invitation to the
Calvert summer home had been eX-
tended. Cold, common sense admon-
1shed her to accept thankfully what
the gods had provided. But she d1dn I
love Jack-she never could love him!
It would be a case of barter and sale
A firm, quick step crossed the We
randa. She saw Jack coming, and heI
heart leaped into her throat. what
should she say to him?
Ten minutes later it had been SAID
all uncertainty was over forever.
Jack had rushed away, shopping at her
angry words.
And now she must face her aunt
bitter upbraidings. She knew the price
she would have to pay-poor clothes
plain living, uncongenial tasks; but her
heart sang within her. Mrs. Van
Brunt would call her a sentimental
fool; but she felt that she had done
the wise and sensible thing.
Slowly the last CLEAN of daylight
faded; stars flashed into the darken-
ing sky. Colonel Calvert met her as
she re-entered the house, and drew
her into the big drawing room, into
the brilliant gaslight
$50 you have refused Jack? ?" There
was an amused CLEAN in his shrewd
gray eyes as they searched her face.
"Why2 Don't be afraid-tell me. my
dear. Why did you do it?"
Down went her head upon his shoul-
der II found couldn't-sell my
self" she faltered.
Colonel Calvert stroked her rum
pied hair tenderly. That's where you
showed good sense. Now, I wonder
if there isn't somebody else who has
a better show than poor Jack"
Connie started back, pale and trem-
bling. The sudden fear was unfounded.
He gave her low whistle evidently a
signal. A man in a long motor coat
came swiftly down the hallway.
MY fayorite nephew. Duncan
Vance" Colonel Calvert said. with
twinkling eyes. 81 wanted to be sure
you We're worthy of him, my dear; so
1 let Jack have the first chance. But
I knew you'd stand the test all right
-(Copyright. 1911, by the Associated
Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.J
Tact is merely the art of getting what
you want.
Some men haven't charity enough to
cover their own sins.
Once more we hear the ancient query:
why is footbaH2''
After a man discovers why a woman
appeals to him she doesn't.
Marrying an heiress is the gold cure for
loves intOxication.
A woman drifts into religion as natural
ly as a man drifts into politics
There's no excuse for failure unless
you yearn for the unattainable
If you would have your own way you
must be willing to travel alone at times.
The woman who insists that she is a
perfect LADY, is seldom able to prove it.
The pretty manicure girl doesn't have
to wait for leap year in order to secure n
mans hand.
When a man tries to explain his politi-
cal belief to his wife she doesn't under
stand it any better than he Toes.
Considering the number of people who
have been disappointed IN love. its
wonder there are not more pessimists
abroad in the land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20

THE MONK AND HIS WHITE CAT
Pangur, my white cat, and /,
Silent play our special crafts;
Hunting mice is one pursuit,
Mine to shoot keen spirit shafts
Rest love. all Fame beyond,
In the bond of some rare book
Yet White Pangur from his play
Casts, my way, no Jealous look.
Thus alone within one cell
Safe we dWell-not dun the tale
Since his ever-favorite sport
Eatch to court win never fail
Now a muse to swell his spells
In his tolls he spears with SKILL
Now a meaning deeply thought
have caught with startled thrill.
Now his green fulI-shining gaze
Darts his rays against the wall:
Now my feebler glances mark
Through the dark bright knowledge fall
Leaping up with joyful purr,
In mouse fur his sharp claw sticks;
Problems difficult and dear
With my spear 1, too, transfiz.
Crossing not each others will,
Diverse still, yet still allied,
Following each his own lone ends.
Constant friends we here abide.
Pangur, master of his art,
Plays his part in pranksome youth;
While in age sedate 1 clear
Shadows from the sphere of Truth.
Alfred Perceval Graves, in the Specta-
tor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20
QUAKER MEDTTATIONs.

TFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
A girl is never SO crafty in making
it seem how she isn't.
Money used in charity seems much
more expensive than any other way.
People are too busy with foolish amuse-
ments to have any time for sensible
ones.
When a man can be interested in an
old uncle. it's sign he may not get any
thing in the will, after all.
THE only time love is worth more
than wealth. says the Cynical Bachelor,
lis when you already have the wealth"
A girl who stay wide awake all
night dancing with strangers would fall
sound asleep before talking with her
family
Sir remarked the pompous man,
permit me to inform you that you have
my umbrella" 'Indeedv' replied the abb
sent-minded man. Permit me to inform
you that you have my sympathy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20
Convict a Scientist.

| From a convict in Clinton prison
Dannemora. the World has received an
anonymous letter giving details of the
now famous tunnel constructed under
the laundry and discovered on October
7. After giving a description of the
almost insuperable difficulties that
were surmounted by the pIotters. he
tells of a hitherto unknown agent that
might have been used in affecting es-
cape.
AS was made public at the time by
the World, the genius of the plotters
who worked out by mathematics the
exact angle at which the tunnel should
drop TO reach the sewer of the laun-
dry. The plot would have been sue
cessful had not q convict, who was
supposed to be loyal to the plotters.
revealed the plans to one of the
keepers.
During the past week Supt Col. J.
r. Scott" writes the Worlds infor-
mant, has given the prison the great
est shaking up in it's history. Every
keeper was used to search the 1900
prisoners. The 1900 cells were then
subjected to a minute examination and
cleaned of contraband goods.
"One of the men who was expert
menting in chemistry had a box of OK
ide of iron, and powdered aluminium
was found. This is the base of a com
pound known as thermit, which when
properly applied will melt steel as a
candle flame would melt butter" Their
init, when ignited by adding to it a
pinch of finely powdered aluminium and
barium peroxide, reacts, producing iron
and aluminium oxide at an intensely
high temperature. approaching 5000
degrees centrigrade, or $500 degrees
Fahrenheit.
A dispatch to the World from Gin
ton gives the name of the educated
convict as Gillespie and tells of his
part IN pushing forward the tunnel
That work had been begun three years
ago, but abandoned last year because
of the difficulty of disposing of the
dirt. Gillespie undertook to finish II
alone and thus effect general prison
delivery. He knew the depth to the
sewer and the distance to the parti-
ton. and with this base and perpen-
dicular he figured out a hypothenuse
of % feet inches. Eleven feet had
been finished by the conVicts who be-
gan it.
When he had dug four feet, he en-
countered q stone that was too heavy
to handle alone. He called a convict
named Susdorf to help him. The dirt
was mixed with ashes from the fur
mace and thus removed. Gillespie and
Susdorf worked together until Septem-
Der 25, when they figured that in three
more days they would be finished.
They laid off at that time because they
feared themselves suspected and be-
trayal followed.-New York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Some women cry much easier than
they laugh. and oftener, too.
=
Among the rare humans are those
who are not inclined to be more or
less hypoeritical.
x X
When a mans in doubt as to the
sources of a quotation he generally
credits it to Shakespeare,
X X
There are any number of intelligent
people who actually seem to get en-
joyment out of arguing.
X x q
In the way of eye-openers, the bills
that come in on the first of each month
work out very well.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20
ABoLIsHING STATE LINES.

The decision of the United States su-
Dreme court in the railroad safety APP
pliance case portends a curtailment Of
the powers of state railroad commissions,
if not their abolition. In this case the
Southern railway failed to comply with
certain provisions of the law, but claimed
that it was not liable, inasmuch as the
statute is a federal one, and the faulty
equipment which was made the basis of
litigation was operated between points
within the boundaries of the state of Ala
bama.
The supreme court however. has decid-
ed that this not a valid defense, and
makes the law applicable to any road
which extends from one state to another
even if the particular offense occurs with
in state boundaries. This means, If it
merce law is upheld in its widest possible
significance. The word Interstate" is
given broad Interpretation, which is GER
tain to create antagonism from time to
time with state Washington
Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20
WIN Meet in Wasbinpton

Three hundred physicians and 30 or
40 scientists will visit this country
from Germany in September. 1912. in
connection with the International Con-
gress of Hygiene, to be held at Wash
ington. The visit Will be for the pur-
pose of learning American methods in
the conduct of such institutions as the
Rockefeller Institute and the Johns
Hopkins Medical College
DR.. Albert Oliven, of Berlin. who is
at present in this country arranging
plans to facilitate the studies of his
colleagues when they arrive. explained
that while Germany is supposed to be
further advanced in the medical pro-
fession than any other country. II is
always prepared to learn something
more.-New York American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20
FROM OTHER PENS
SHAKESPEARE RULED OUT.

4I7'7H I14A711@ II III . 2 4
One by one our tottering idols fall. The
Shakespeare convention has just been
given the coup de grace by literary club
out west, which, after a spirited debate.
ruled that William of Stratford is ''hcen-
tious, unclean, objectionable - and should
be displaced in study classes by the
chaste G. b. Shaw.
Mr.. Shaw may we'll be alarmed some
times to find his teasing banter about
Shakespeare and mock tin trumpeting of
himself as Shakespeare's superior taken
so very soemnly.
Why cannot people understand, or take
the trouble to understand (eyen people
in literary clubs') that Shaw the per-
sifleur is behind the comic mask the gem
uine lover of Shakespeare, whose protest
as dramatic critic was against, not gen
uine and intelligent admiration for
Shakespeare, but the conventional and
sham -'bardolatry'' and the meretricious
renderings which forget that the plays
the thing" and smother it in tinsel and
rose pink.-Milwaulzee Sentinel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20
DAFFYDHS
BY U. NoALL.

If a cat news will a pauper?
(Say.l Amt you never been no
place p
If locomotive weighs several tons,
what does a railway
(Break the news to mother gently)
If the moon had a baby would the
skyrocket?
in at YOU'D
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20

The Orange Judd Farmer is very
kind in the suggestion that President
Waters of the Kansas State Agrieul-
tural college would be the proper man
to succeed Mr.. Wilson as secretary of
the federal department of agriculture.
Nor is there any doubt that Mr. Waters
would more than fill this important
chair. But Kansas would be exceed
ingly reluctant to see this place ten
dered to one of its most valuable men.
Kansas has much need for President
Waters right where he is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

IFrom the New York Press.1
What makes man talk shop is it's not
much Of a shop.
= lot of men could be popular if they
didn't think they were
Being engaged is buying a lottery ticIxat .
being married is not cashing it,
The pompous man seems to think ma
ture is taking liberties when it rains on
him
The only time a woman pays a tele-
phone charge cheerfully is when she calls
up the neighborhood to give It some new
gossip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20

One of the Kansas newspapers that
has been very consistent for the last
four or five years in its attacks on the
railways. all kinds of large corpora
tons, the tariff and most of the other
agencies that have promoted pros
perity in this country in times past. is
now viewing with alarm the fact that
there is going to be a huge army of the
unemploYed this winter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20

Senator Cummins JOINS the ranks of
those who are insisting that the Sher-
man antitrust law is wholly made
quate. But under pressure from Presi-
dent Taft and his attorney general it
appears to be some pumpkins of a
statute. Why not wait a brief spell
and see how the trust dissolutions
work out before characterizing the law
as deficient?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20

Mr.. La Toilette is soon to start on a
speech making tour. It will take him
through the states where Insurgency
has been strongest Why doesn't he
devote his time and attention to the
"enemy's' country? Why doesn't he
stump the east from where come large
delegations to the national conven-
ton? Well-discretion is the better
part of vaIor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20

It's about time that a long suffering
public rebelled in some forceful man
ner. Pete Sharp. the southern Kan
sas man. who has been getting more
notoriety of late than he has deserved
because of his possession of two wives,
is going to write a book. The people
should see to it that it becomes the
first worst-seller
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20

Nor would it be at all surprising if
the reports are true that another revo-
lulicn is to be launched in Mexico It
is easier for the revolutionary inclined
in that country-and their number is
large-to live by loot rather than by
labor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20

And now the cry is swat the
pigeon because it is alleged to be an
active agent in the spread of hog
cholera. If these "swatting'' cam
paigns continue to multiply and are
waged successfully, there won't be
anything left on earth but humans.
And then it will be a dreary place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20
HU4OR or TIE DAY

You look blue" Il am. have cau..
SO unset vo,5i, what did he say thse
that upset me."-Houston Post. ''e Ssaa
MIS- aooo- Eternal vigilance q. -.
49, 81 peace Second Dftto-vss -
VINO wants peace at that priceg-J III; ous
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20

Do you hear that weeping and wall
ing and crashing of teeth that is COM
ing in whenever the wind blows from
the west? It's origin is in the Kansas
towns that did not obtain the location
of the new state hospital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20

Any number of quail hunters have
gone forth from this vicinity during the
past few days, but has any one noticed
a returning hunter with anything that
looked like a well-alled game bag.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20

Universal war seems to be in closer
proximity than universal peace. Rus
STA gets into the game by ordering
Troops to Persia. The dove of peace
might just as we'll join the bears and
hibernate for the next few months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20

1t is to laugh Some folk are now
attacking Mr. Wickersham for his
'1eniency'' in the enforcement Of the
antitrust law. This is the era when
General Attack and his brother Pro-
miscuous Attack and all their rela-
tives are in the IimeIight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-20
DUG-DRmLED WELLS A DANGER

Almost any community in which
wells have been drilled can boast of a
number of combination dug and drilled
wells. The owners congratulate them
selves on their wisdom in utilizing an
old dug well fifteen. twenty. or thirty
feet in depth, and drilling through the