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Evening star., 1911-06-11
AN UNRESTRICTED DELEGATE

A N Iowa Representative was telling a col
> league of the struggles Congressman
had encountered in his efforts to mount the
ladder of fame.
"And," the Iowan concluded. che never
went to school in his life All the same, he is
a successful bus ness man. and was proml
nent enough long before his election to be
sent as a delegate to the Chicago conven-
ton
q see unused the new Congressman.
"One of those ,,ninstructed delegates we
hear so much about"
NOT UP TO DATE
SOME persons find it hard to keep their
~ stock of information about men and
things up to the present moment. and are
consequently betrayed into asking questions
about dead peop'e as if they were living. A
startling instance of this was the following
inquiry received by firm of music pub
fishers from the organist Of a church in a
Western town:
would you kindly inform me how let
ter would reach Mr. Ben Jonson, author Of
the song words, Drink to me only with
thine eyes p
This, perhaps, is an even more fragrant
failure to keep posted than that involved in
an application received from dealer in fish
ing tackle by a firm of New York publishers,
for the present address of "Nlr. Izaak Wal
ton, author of The Complete Angler"
Some years ago, it is said, w. s. (now Sir
Willam) Gilbert, was at the house of
wealthy but ignorant and pretentious wo-
man. She asked Mr.. Gilbert several ques-
tions about musical composers, to show that
she knew all about them.
"And what about Bach?' she asked "Is
he composing noWadaVS?s
"No, Madam" answered Gilbert; "he is
decomposing.'
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-08-12

New York, Aug. 11.-TheOdore
Roosevelt, i'm an article on Alaska,
discussing the Controller Bay con-
troversy, says the government itself
controlled the development of Alas
ka in the interest primarily of the
people as whole. He advises that
if Controller Bay is bottled the
government build railway from the
harbor at Katalla to the coal fields.
The breaking into print of ROose-
welt, with his ignorance Of conditions
in the northern territory. Is oai5 an
other evidence of the ex-presi1cnt' 5
desire to seek the Iimelight. All Of
his writings are marked with so
many inaccuracies and misstatements
that he is making himself ridiculous
in the eyes of the reading public,
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-08-12

who have recently cleaned much re-
liable information as to the fallacy of
the charges made about Controller
Bay.
Washington, Aug. 11.--Alaskans
who are at the capital are greatly
amused over the attitude assumed by
Roosevelt i'm reference ~ Alaska.
While pretending to be interested in
the development of that country he
attacks the very people who are at
tempting to accomplish that end and
makes the glaring error of all muck
rakers of reiterating silly and UNI
founded charges. As Roosevelt is
directly responsible for Alaska's
present stagnatioH his professions of
friendship are looked upon with II
great deal of suspicion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13
LOCATING THE STATE FAIR.

Perhaps it was expecting a little too
much that the delegates to the annual
session of the Kansas Improved Stock
Breeders association should go on
record as favoring Hutchinson or To-
peka for the location of the state fair.
Many of these delegates have no doubt
exhibited their high class stock at
Hutc hinson. Other of them have dis
played their fine horses and cattle at
Topeka. Some have had exhibits at
the fairs held in both places. And
wherever they have exhibited, they
have undoubtedly been treated in the
best possible fashion. So to ask these
gentlemen to go on record in favor of
one of these cities as against the other
was scarcely reasonable
Their final disposition of the ques-
ton, however, has not very much to
commend it. To split up such appro-
priations as the legislature might
make for state fair purposes between
Hutchinson and Topeka would be a
poor plan. Except that the fairs at
each of these places might be made a
little larger, nothing would be accom-
plished. No state fair would be es-
tablished. There can be no such thing
wealth, following each other in Sic
cessive weeks or being held on the
same week as were the Hutchinson
and Topeka fairs last year. If the leg
islature has any mind to attempt such
thing as a two-fair proposition, it
might better leave the matter where it
stands now.
What Kansas needs is a great state
fair. The matter of its location is of
secondary Importance, except that the
best one should be selected.
And even Mr.. Sponsler, secretary Of
the Hutchinson fair association, who
addressed the stock breeders on the
subject, presented an argument that
would go to show that Topeka rather
than Hutchinson is the place for the
fair. In opposing a proposition to en-
dorse the location of the fair at Man
haitian, which plan was probably sug-
gested to the stockbreeders as a COM
promise between Hutchinson and To-
peka, Mr.. Sponsler insisted that pop
ulation is required for the backing of
a successful fair. No state fair can
be held in a small town, he insisted.
And he pointed out that the more
successful the various state fairs are.
the larger are the cities in the vicinity
of which they are held. This is an
argument that is irrefutable. The fact
that Topeka has a population of a.
600 as against Hutchinson's population
of 10000 would seem to settle the
question as to which place should be
the scene of the state fair on this
most important score.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13
OPEN AIR SCHOOLS.

The opening of windows in a PrOvi-
dence school not quite three years ago
was so novel a feat that the whole
country watched says the Survey for
January. Newspapers reported 1t at
length and committees came to inspect.
The example set by Providence has
been followed from coast to coast. Now
the open-air school is almost taken for
granted. In 1908 three cities had out
door schools, in 1909, five; at present
there are twenty-seven schools AMI
some fifteen or sixteen cities have
adopted this new feature of an educa-
tional system.
Boston, New York, Chicago, Hartford
and Rochester, the pioneers after
Providence, have had a number of imi-
tators in the last few months. Paw
tucket, R.. L, besides establishing a
very fine open-air school, has adopted
the progressive policy, which also pre-
walls in Boston, Of including an open-air
room in each new school building.
Montclair, N. J., has started school in
tent, which has attracted wide news
paper attention. In Orange, N. j., the
new open-air school is run under the
| j mt auspices Of the board of educa-
ton, the health department and the bu-
reau of associated charities. These
supply respectively teacher, medical in
spection, and supervision of the special
diet which it is customary to give the
children in these schools. A somewhat
similar plan is being started in Phila-
delphia.-
| Washington, D. c., Milwaukee, Wis.
Albany and Buffalo, N. Y, and Oak
land, Cal, have recently adopted tbs
new gospel of fresh air for school chill
dren. In Detroit Superintendent Mar
tindale has o-dered that on pleasant
days all classes in schools with large
enough Fairgrounds shall be held out
doors.
! A host of cities are seriously consid-
ering the OPENING of fresh-air schools
among which are Atlanta, Brockton
Columbus Erie. Grand Rapids, Mich
Minneapolis, Newark, Toledo anf
Wilkesbarre. Pittsburg has an open
air school supported by private fund'
and Philadelphia a private tuition
school for normal pupils conducted out
Of-dOOrS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13
THE STORY OF THE APPLE.

A farmer picked this apple in his orchard
in the west
And put it in barrel with some others
of his best;
Because they were SO splendid he declared
the price must climb
And SO he raised his figure on that barrel
by dime.
The man who bought that barrel stuck
label on the top,
Ihen told the fnterviewers of shortage
In the crop;
And when he came to sell it to a buyer
on the floor
He added on his profit and half dollar
more.
The man who shipped that barrel stuck
his label on it, too,
AND talked of early freezes and the dam
age that they do;
Inc man to whom he shipped it said the
growers price was high
And raised the price two dollars more
than in other days gone by.
The man who stored that barrel told of
shortage in the pick
Or scale and other pests that make the
apple orchards sick,
And he put on five dollars to the cumu-
latye price
And SO it went. each handler taking out
his little slice.
Oh, when you eat this apple, may it fill
you with delight
10 know that some one profits on each
nibble and each bite.
And, o, be glad you do not live so very
far away
From where the apple started, for think
what you'd havesto payt
Chicago Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13
PENSIONS FOR TEACHERS

1t would appear that favorable action
should be taken. by the legislature on
some one of the plans that have been
projected to provide pensions for the
veteran school teachers of the state,
and particularly those who labor in the
cities, as they are generally the ones
who stay in continuous service for a
length of time sufficient to warrant
them receiving pensions. In most of
the large cities of the country superan-
nuated teachers have been in the re-
ceipt of pensions these many years.
What is just and right in large cities
is equally so in smaller ones.
Among the suggestions that have
been made to establish a pension
system for the teachers, is one which
seems to meet with their general ap-
prevail. 1t was Endorsed only the other
day at the monthly city institute of the
teachers of Kansas City, Kan 1t also
has the support of NJ. E. Pearson, su-
perintendent of the schools Of that city
and president of the Kansas Teachers
association Many other prominent
educators in the state and bodies OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13

teachers look on 1t with favor. In brief,
it provides for an annual pension OF
$500 for teachers who have retired af-
ter so years of service. The fund to
pay this pension is to be provided by
an assessment of not less than l nor
more than ia per cent Of the monthly
salaries of the teachers; by appropria-
tions of boards of education of not less
than IA times the amount obtained
from the teachers assessments, and by
gifts from outside sources.
There may be objection to this plan
from certain boards of eduaction be-
cause of the, additional drain it will
make on their finances. But they could
use none of the large sums of money
placed at their disposal each year to
better advantage. They might well
more than make it up by erecting less
ornate school buildings. This seems to
be a hobby with most OF the boards.
Substantial and modern buildings are
needed for the schools in every city
but it is the truth to say that large sums
of money nave been wasted in making
such buildings altogether too elaborate.
Not only is it justice to the teach
ers that they be provided with a means
of certain support after they have
reached advanced years. but it would
also be to the benefit of the develop
ment of the schools to provide for their
retirement. School teachers are no
more than human. and many of them,
after a continuous service of many
years, outlive their usefulness as teach
ers, just as men and women in all the
other walks of life eventually outlive
their usefulness. At best school teachers
are seldom paid more than a living
wage. And it is unreasonable to ex-
pect that they can save a competence
out of it that will keep them from
want in their declining years. Natur-
ally they are tenacious of their posi-
tions, and school boards are reluctant
to discharge them even though it may
be realized that they have become a
detrinent rather than a help to the de-
velopment of the schools. In providing
a system of pensions, the way is opened
to retire such teachers with honor and
with emoluments that are deserved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13
This Boy Had Grit.

Without telling his mother that he
had wounded his shoulder with his
new rife, Alfred Tessoir, Is, who lives
in Petersvflle, set off on 3-mile tramp
to New Rochelle hospital Yesterday
afternoon. On the road he met his
father
Where are you going. Alfred p" his
father asked.
'Oh, to the village to get something
I need" answered the boy.
His father suspected nothing, and
Alfred went to the hospital, where his
wound was dressed. He appeared at
the table in good time for supper.
Then his parents noticed that he could
not use his left arm, and their in
quiries brought out the story
The boy had gone into the woods
near his home to hunt chipmunks. The
trigger of his rifle caught on a vine
and a bullet made a flesh wound in
his left shoulder The boy bound up
the wound with his handkerchief,
went home and left his rifle and sought
the hospital.-New York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13
GLOBE SIGHTS. 5
[From the Atchison Globe. 7

Some men never say anything they
think important unless they whisper
There is always something that keeps
some men from striking their stride.
Any man who lives the life of her
NIT is also apt to be foolish in other
ways.
Country life has now about all the
advantages of city life excepting type
writing machines.
Congress has nothing on the average
home VIII, it comes to insurgent OBJ
lection to the house rules.
A man who hews to the line gets IL
lot of consideration because. of a fear
that he will do more hewing.
A good way to keep your ambition in
the future tense is to devote most If
your time to talking about it.
A boy usually feels that 1t is his duty
to hate the teacher until he gets old
enough to fall in love with her.
The gambler is apt to be silent
man, who relies upon his socks and
neckties to do the talking for him.
An Atchison woman is not on speak
ing terms with her neighbors on ac-
count # the mysterious death of her
dog.
Any young man who thinks that get
ting married is the only thing that will
make him work harder ought to get
married.
Don't think too much of personal
adornment, but We contend that every
fat woman should know better than to
wear fur coat.
While a fat man may not feel any
more important than thin one, there
is no denying the advantage of the fat
one in looking the part.
without wishing to appear captious
We suggest that the man who insists
on quoting poetry. should learn it, and
quote it right.
1t happens to the man who is thrown
into the spotlight, instead of edging
his way in by his own efforts, that he
is thrown out pretty quick.
AS a general rule, you may take il
for granted that the statuesque nader
would be counted simply overgrown Il
her father had less money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News

FROM the CnlCdSO R6WSI
A man often deserves praise for do
ing his duty.
Men with grievances stick to the
truth, sometimes.
Sooner or later the chronic kicker
will kick himself out.
1t isn't always the hit dog that does
the most bowling.
Nothing sobers nniser quicker than
to find that money is tight.
All the worlds a stage, but only a
few of us get the spotlight.
It's easier for a woman to mend her
husbands clothes than his ways
Ever notice how polite a man is
when he wants to let you loan him
money?
No doubt there was many a lemon
given in the guise of a Christmas pres
ent
It is better to be known by the COM
pany you keep than by the friends you
give away.
When a man is honest enough to adj
NIT that he doesn't know much. there
isn't much you can teach him.
| Occasionally a middle-aged woman
retains her illusions and doesn't be-
lieve all the world wicked and un-
kind
Marriage is apt to be failure when
both husband and wife throw away the
| bait they used in catching each other.
After a girl has been engaged three
or four times she finds it almost as ex-
citing as a man does when he gets his
hair cut.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13

[From the Philadelnbia :

from the Philadelphia Record.1
At any rate you can't say that the
lazy man lacks repose.
When razor loses its temner its
owner can't be blamed if he loses his
The man who is always blue cant
very well expect his memory 10 be
kept green.
The trouble with the easy-Soinx fell
low is that it's SO hard to get him
started.
If you want to be I'D with the lark
in the morning keep away from the
swallows at night
1t doesn't seem to make much diff
ference how bad business Conditions
are, the GROWER is always rushed.
One swallow doesn't mako a
spring" quoted the Wise Guy. s.No.
but one grasshopper can" added the
Simple Mug.
Muggins-Oh, I'm tired of life.
nave you a pistol you can lend me9
Buggins--No. but can LET you have a
chatting dish. =
Wigwag-One doctor tells mo T
should only drink with my meals and
another tells me should drink only
between meals; now, what is a FELLOW
to do? Guzzler-Try both.
Blobbs-Lord Nocash brought over
with him the most wonderful hunting
dog in the world. Slobbs-What's so
wonderful about it? Blobbs-Tt is
trained to point eligible heiresses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13
HYHAWKER JOTS

When money is tight, is that another
argument in favor of prohibition?
asks the Lawrence World.
It is not believed that any of the
many Kansas papers have failed to
refer to the legislators as "Solons."
little here below, confesses the Mar
quette Tribune. They want everything
they see and read about.
That Strong City bank, which has a
cashier only 20 years old, would be up
against it if the patrons of the bank
were mean lot Any notes this
young man might sign on behalf of
minor cannot negotiate contracts of
that sort.
Four of Beloit's young sports be-
gan playing pool yesterday at 1 O'Clock
and continued until o'clock %. M,
without an intermission. Forty-seven
games were played in all. One of the
participants told a Gazette reporter
today that when you get down to it in
that manner, that it is work of the
raj genuine sort. They all had good
appetites for supper when they fin
ished.-Beloit Gazette.
1t is an old chestnut, this. thing of
| talking about people trying on old
writes Deacon Walker in his Osborne
Farmer. 1 used to do it myself, but
after few years took a tumble when
I found that nine out of ten fit me.
Any day you can look out on the pub
| lie square and see some individual
| picking up an old shoe. He will sit
down in plain view of everybody, try
| it on and then get up and prance
around and blow about what fine fiji
| it is. Not long ago a man jumped onto
me because had given him a Shot
so he claimed, I looked the matter UP
/ hot he tn
had been written two weeks before the
| fellow pulled off the stunt to which he
supposed I had reference The fellow
who is looking around for chance
to show the neighborhood that he Is
guilty of something they little suspect
can't do a finer job of proving il than
| by putting on every old shoe he finds
| lying in the pathway and announcing
| that he has quite q perfect fit. I'll
admit I talk quite little about peo-
pie putting on old shoes, but I see sc
alfred much of it that it makes me
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13

appealingiy. "They are all SO rono
of you, you know" .,s.,e
she shook her head. coul9n,s
do it-even for the sake of the cnlT
dren. But I'll come to them. as
ALWAYS have, if they are i'll and neeo
nae-at least until there is somebody
else. But 1 cannot be your WIFE.
Evading his outstretchec hands sne
ran swiftly down the path. Her hearI
beat fast with excitement az tns
thought of having refused an oner
marriage; but there was sense OF
relief. even of exultation. HAN way
home she sat down on q green panh
by the roadside and hid her purnins
face in her hands. 80. -.
ST couldn't dol couldn Jus ,s
to save myself from being an oio
maid: or even to keep the dear little
ones away from the Widow Bro"n,
who won't be any too good to them
she said aloud
She did not hear the sound Of pur-
suing footsteps until voice OF innn-
Looking up with gasp OF surp..se
she met DR.. Hyiand's searching gaze;
Dorothy, the window was open,
-overheardi" he said. I'm glad you
are not going to marry Ebenezer Biake
because it leaves me a clear nelo!
your goodness and unselfishness won
my heart long ago; but was never
quite sure about Ebenezer until TO-DAY.
May I tell you now how very dear
you are to me?" -
seemed SO unreal, SO like dream.
She had never dared hope for~happl-
ness like this.
ooh. you don't mean that you want
me for your wife? 1t can't bel! sne
gasped. -.
arms Copyrighted 1911 by Associ-
ated Literary PreSS.J
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13
Egypt's Lost Art Discovered.

Ebalming that will maintain the
human body a hundred agesEthe lost
art of Egypt-is said to have been dis
covered by Homer J.. Paar a grad
uate of the school of pharmacy of the
University of Pittsburg. Paar has
been experimenting on rodents and
has a number of mummy rats which
he uses as paperweights on his desk
and one large one which he uses for
a door-check. He claims that a body
properly protected can be rendered
immune to the disintegrating influence
of time and would carry thousands
of years into the future it's beauty of
today.-Pittsburg Special to the Phil
adelphia Record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13
.DURNAs ENTRIES

One of the best ways to avoid trou-
bic is not to help start it.
\ X
There is no end to the foolish ways
in which money can be spent.
=
Not few men are out trifiing around
when opportunity knocks at their doors.
X X y
Everything has improved wonderfully
with the advance of time except human
dispositions.
4
Many a man is conceited enough to
think that if girl refuses to marry
him she has made UP her mind to be an
old maid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13

Mrs. william A. Clark, jr., daugh-
ter-in-law OF the former United States
senator and Montana copper king of
that name, is. indeed, remarkable
woman and mother. She is one of the
very few who have made their ap-
pearance on earth that has been at all
successful in planning for the future
Of a son and having him fall in with
her plans. Some day. her boy. now
a youngster of five or six years, will
be possessed of 100000, 900. Since
he has been old enough to know any
thing she has tried to inculcate him
with simple tastes. And his sole de-
sire is to become. a policeman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13
FROM OFFER PENS
AND END OF SLAVERY.

The supreme court of the United
States in it's session of Tuesday handed
down decision declaring the contract
labor law Of Alabama unconstitutional
Human slavery was abolished in this
country nearly so years ago, and it was
high time for the disappearance of this
survival of slavery known as poem
age" act If it was forged in the first
groes to a new species of servitude it
was not long in delaying it's applica-
ton to poor immigrants who came
within its reach. This is what first in
.voked attention to the nefarious sys-
tenn and caused the downfall pro-
nounced in the solemn decree of the
supreme court.
Without describing the provisions Of
this peonage system, it is enough TO
say that it legalized an Ubiquitous
means of holding men in bondage and
extorting from them the utmost posi-
Bile service for least possible compen-
sation. If a poor man prosecuted by
fortune entered into a contract for la
Dor with a dealer in this system of
peoange to pay a debt or meet some
other obligation, chicanery was fire.
quently employed to hold him in servi-
tude beyond his stipulated term If the
bondsman was suspected OF an attempt
to escape, force was often employed to
retain him and keep him at his task.
But in the mildest and most equitable
way in which such a law could be ad-
ministered it was an iniquity.-Ph1la-
delphia Record.