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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29
EVENING CHAT
BY RUTH CAMERON.

"It is true that I am an alien.
But my sonny son is Themistocles."
-Euterpe.
A mother came to me the other day
year-old daughter.
1t seems that when the mother was a
little girl she loved books and study and
dreamed as her most precious dream that
some day she would go to college. Some
day never came. Instead she had to give
up even finishing her high school course
1t was very bitter disappointment and
naturally made her prize education even
more highly, as we always do the good
And so it was that when this woman
went into home of her own and one
day they laid her baby girl in her arms,
her first thought was, "she shall have
the finest education in the land" And so
the mother began to dream her dream OF
college all over again, for this precious
new incarnation of herself
Of course you know the rest After
eighteen years of saving and planning
and dreaming on the mothers part, the
girl does not want to go to college. 10
her it Is unjust and unreasonable that
her mother should insist on tying her
down to four more years of the study size
hates. To the mother It is the most b.
ter trial of her life: she sees her daughter
throwing away what to her is an I'M
endures the disappointment of her dreams,
a second time.
Only those who have had some such ex-
perience in their lives can know how
much tragedy is wrapped up in that sim
pie story
The extent to whtchfather and moth
ers enter into their children's lives is
both beautiful and terrible.
1t is truly wonderful to see how much
personal pride, how much renewed am
bition they feel in these reincarnations
of themselves.
There is a woman who lives near me
whose little daughter has a very fire
musical talent 1 enjoy hearing the ut
tie girl play, but I enjoy even more
watching the mothers face fairly glow
with happiness as she sits and rocks and
listens. The mother has had many losses
and disappointments. She was bred to
life of culture, LUXURY and ease She is
living a painfully narrow and toilsome
existence. And yet as she sits there
rocking and listening to the second gen
Grafton fulfilling her own dreams Of
musical accomplishment, she looks per-
fectly happy. I would give much to be
able to paint her portrait then.
Young people, you cannot realize too
keenly how much it means to the older
folks to have you fulfill their dreams.
But you older folks. you also cannot
realize too well that young people have
their own lives to live. They part
of you, you say All yes, but remember
that they are party-and the bigger part,
themselves.
Grant that they may be willing and able
to fulfill those unfulfilled dreams and
ambitions of yours.
But grant also that you may have for
bearance and patience and understand
ing when that is not possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29
QUAKER NII.DrrATIoNs.

From the Philadelphia Record.1
The best brand of happiness is the home
made kind.
The only way to be perfect is to follow
the advice you give others.
The people who jump at conclusions
must regard life as a hurdle race.
Many a man who has use for cats
will feed the kitty in poker game
No, Maude, dear; when you bid a seam
stress goodbye it isn't necessary to say
$50 long,
It's the easiest thing in the world to be
good natured If you haven't anything else
to do.
A man begins to worry when he realizes
that he hasn't enough hair to take its
own part.
It doesn't take a dressmaker to tell you
that a wedding gown never costs as much
as divorce suit.
Ever notice that the fellow who tells a
girl he would die for her wants to take
his own time about doing it?
BlobbsA "CIosefist is the sort of man
who is always looking for a needle in a
haystack." Slobbs-'Too mean to buy one,
Ell %
There is no effect without cause"
quoted the Wise Guy. How about when
a woman changes her rnind?' asked the
Simple Mug
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

to tell anyone else how to vote. It is
wholly unnecessary that the governor
should do so. William Allen White is
attending to that little matter for the
Bull Moose leaders in Kansas. He is
assiduously circulating another hand
picked ticket throughout the state,
telling the voters just how they must
discharge their duties at the polls.
But it is likely that most of the voters
in Kansas feel fully competent to mark
their ballots according to their own
ideas and without any suggestions
from Mr. White.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29
THE LEAVES GIVE THANKS.

THE LEAVES GIVE THANKS.
All the cheerful little leaves
were lying mute and slain
Inelr tender summer faces
MaFred with age and pain
rough the threadbare forest
otrode the windand rain
Wept because the sky was gray,
because the leaves were dead,
because the winter came so fast,
ana summers sweet was sped;
ana because |, too, was mortal
All flesh is grass I said.
But While I was lamentfng
The woods began to sing.
Inc voice of all dead leaves came up
As when they sang in Spring:
fralse God, they sang, for Winter
ana stormy harvesting:
Praise God, who uses old things
TO serve the new things need
ana turns US into earth again
1hat next years roots may feed;
Roots but for US and our decay
Would shrivel in the seed.
To the thousand thousand summers
Our summer has been thrust,
But the snow is very gentle
Above its rags and rust
Lie down, lie down, oh, brothers,
With the thousand summers dust"
Georgia Wood Pangborn, in the october
Scribner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Nor are there so many folk who
bow gracefully to the inevitable.
X e
If worry helped in any way there
might be some excuse for indulging
in it.
r
Some people are SO constituted
they'd refuse to be happy If they mad
the opportunity.
Among the expensive diplomas in
the school of experience is the mar
rtage certificate.
Few persons are willing to take
blame for anything il there's the
slightest chance of shifting it to other
shoulders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29
A Fable of Fate.

Fate cannot be evaded. A grand
vizier asked his master, the sultan,
for permission to depart at once for
Smyrna.
you may go, vizier,'' the sultan
answered. But why this sudden de-
parture?'
alas. SIRE said the grand vizier.
Il have just seen the angel of death
among the throng before your throne,
and he looked at me so long and
strangely that 1 am sure he must
have come for me-"
60, then; go at once" the sultan
said and after the vizier's departure
he beckoned the angel of death to
him and asked:
"Why did you gaze so strangely at
my grand vizier?"
ct was only wondering" the angel
why the man was here,
for have orders to kill him late this
afternoon in Smyrna."-London Opin-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
TFrom the Chicago News. ]

Many an old settler refuses to settle.
Industry is the magnet that draws
things our way.
Anyway, a first class baker isn't a com
mon loafer.
A student of languages should never
patronize Speak-eaSies.
Some people can look so far into the
future that they can't see the past
A man is tolerant of another mans bad
habits if they are similar to his own.
It is so much easier to tell others how
to do thing that it is to do it yourself
Few men are as black as they paint
ed as white their tombstones would
indicate.
If people were credited with their good
intentions the recording angel would have
to work overtime.
Some people couldn't hear the shrlll,
small voice of conscience even if it were
shouted through a megaphone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29
HUMOR or THE DAY

Husband I feel that we ought to give
the people next door a dinner some
thing" why so2 They have never done
anything for us in a social way" Yes,
while we were away-"-Louisville Courier
Journal
There isn't one man in a million who
would be so mean to his wife and chill
dren as you are" remarked the wife.
you, dear" ventured the husband, slow
ly-"you have such a head for figures
Harper's Magazine.
Of drink? Gent-Certainly. here's a
dime. Tramp with dignity)-I beg your
pardon, sir, this is only a dime. 1 never
drink Decent Whisky--Washington Post
Mr.. Frank1eigh-I have nervous head
ache tonight. Miss Queeler-Tve heard
that music viii cure anything Of a ner-
vous origin. Shall sing for your Mr..
F'rankleigh-Oh. It doesn't ache as bad as
that-Musical Courier.
''Mordecai Judson," roared Colonel
White who had been aroused In the mid
die Of the night by suspicious noise in
his poultry house is that you in there
you black thief?" mo, sahg' humbly re-
piled a frightened voice IBIS IS mum
cousin Ink Judson. dat looks so much
like me and steals everything he Kin
lay his dog-gawn hands on. Abs al
home dis minute. sah uh-sleeping de
sleep O. de Jest."-Puck.
do you think standards are getting
more rigorous in politics?'' ..T1ndo,,ttI.5s
ly," replied Senator Sorghum. 1T is ~,
longer possible for a man to get a local
reputation as statesman simply ~
wearing a Prince Albert coat and chin
whiskers- Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29
DAFFYDHS
BY U. HOALL.

If Jack johnson had a cigar named
after him would the cigar box?
(Take this seat, old ladyO
If driver drove his team up in
front of a store and left it standing
It'll he came out would the steamster?
pass around the lid, boys, here
comes the cop.)
When a horse turns around does the
wagon wheel?
Diets shoot him at sunrise. He's
the boob that put the chest in chest
nut.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

Among the jokesmiths there is cur
rent a report that Schrank. the would
be assassin of Colonel Roosevelt, is to
be dealt with lightly by the Wiscon-
sin authorities, because under the laws
of that state the imposition of a $50
fine is the extreme penalty for shoot
ing a Bull Moose out of season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

1t is interesting to note that the
total of national campaign funds of
the Republican. Democratic and Pro-
gressive parties is only about half the
size of the fund used by the Republi-
can national committee in the Roose-
welt campaign of 1904.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

IFrom the New York Press-1
The only cook that will stay is the cook
that can't cook.
Working for living is much easier
money than marrying it.
A baldheaded man can be specially
proud he has such fine mustache-
Nothing makes a millionaire feel so poor
as to know somebody he could help with
a few dollars
Every time a woman sees a crowd run
ming her way to fire she's scared it's her
petticoat showing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

Governor Wilson says he would pre-
fer to go to bed early on election night
rather than to sit up and hear the re-
turns But the betting is about 1OO
to / that he doesn't.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

From the repeated calls that the
Kansas Bull Moosers have made for
campaign funds, it is apparent that the
enthusiasm for that cause among the
voters of the state is not sufficiently
strong to open up their pocketbooks
in a liberal fashion. And the demands
of Mr.. White and his assistant lead
ers have really been modest. They have
only wanted a few thousand dollars all
told
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

President Taft is exactly right, as
usual. in his declaration that there is
no reason to fear that the immigra-
ton of the better class of Europeans
will result otherwise than benefcially
to these United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

If Lieutenant Becker thinks his con-
viction of murder in the first degree
is legal butchery." it would be in
teresting to know how he would char
acterize the cold blooded killing of
Gambler RosenthaI?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

Speaking of moonlight nights, could
there be any finer ones than those
which have prevailed hereabouts OF
late.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

1t is true that the old-time dollar
went a great deal farther than the
modern dollar 1t is also true that 1t
was harder to get.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

On Tuesday, next, it will take the
voters only a few hours to settle the
matters that the candidates and their
active friends have been laboring on
most strenuously for many months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

Twelve per cent of the students at
Princeton are working their way
through college. The others, probably,
are working their dads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

Not being able to catch the hold-up
men. it seems that the Chicago police
are striking at their base of supplies.
A stranger was arrested in the windy
city recently because he had 1920 in
his pockets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State journal is g member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news Or
ganixAtion for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news is received in The State Jour
ns1 building over wires for this sole puT-
nose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

incidentally, Columbia university
seems to be continuing most sue
cessfuI career without anything that
savors of a football course
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

Presumably the Bull MoOsers are not
worrying much because their national
committee already faces a deficit of
some $4,000. Brother George Perkins
has a check book of inexhaustible pro-
horizons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

Even the baseball lemons come high.
The Philadelphia National League
club is for sale and the price mark is
one million dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

Nor do the young Turks appear to
be as fierce and successful IN battle
as did the old-fashioned variety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29
KANSAS COMAENT
VOTING AWAY FROM HOME

VOTING AWAY FROM HOME.
According to a law passed at the last
elector may vote away from home should
he be necessarily detained away from his
home precinct. The old law provided a
way for railroad men to vote away from
home, and the legislators two years ago
evidently held that while railroad men
were Just as good as anybody on earth.
they were no better when it came TO a
matter of rights in regard to voting. The
law reads: 1T shaft be lawful for any
qualified voter of the state OF Kansas
having complied with the law in regard
TO registration where such is required,
eral election, be unaVoidably absent from
his township or ward because his duties
or occupation or business require him TO
De elsewhere in the state. outside the
county in which he resides. to vote for
county, district or state officers. members
OF congress and electors OF president and
vice president of the United states in any
voting precinct where he may present
himself for that purpose on the day OF
ton prescribed in chapter $50 OF the laws
OF 1SOli provided he shah not have voted
az any other voting precinct on the same
gay. AS part of the same chapter, sec
ton 1914, laws Of 1909 is amended TO read
as follows; "All such envelopes shall BY
the judges of election, be filed with toe
county clerk of the county where srcb
vote was cast not later than the day fol-
lowing such general election. and said
postage prepaid, to the county clerk o.
the respective county where such votes
DSAOAA5- -ANcWlOu hanSdn-RepuDlican.
IS IT "DU CYGNE7"
The controversy now being INDUCED n
among Kansas editors in regard to the
correct spelling OF the Marais des Cynges.
or Marais Du Cygne" as some contend
appears to revert to the question OF
whether there was only one swan or sew
eral swans on the marsh when the
Frenchman named the river. The old
timers insist that the proper way is
Marais du Cygne," copying probably
from the poem of Whittier on the massa.-
speaks Of THE low reedy fenlands. the
marsh and the swan" The o. rs If they
follow Whittier. are correct for the SIN
gulaT is the old way of spelling It, IT.
however, there were more than one swan
on the marsh when the stream vas
named, "des Cygnes" would be the proc
er name But in all probability q swan
never saw the river that runs through OF
taWa. whoever gave the stream its name
was probably looking at a flock of Car
ada geese or sand hill cranes when ne
named it. Now what will you do in a
case of that kind? The Frenchman who
decided upon the name didn't know sand
NIL cranes from swans and most OF the
people who use the name OF the river
don't know whether IL spells swan or
swans" so history will not suffer what
ever style of spelling is used. The state
maps and books almost exclusively use
the spelling "des Cygnes" and unless YOU
want to be a stickler for form and al
here to the singular number il would be
a whole lot less trouble to let the case
rest.-Ottawa Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

Anyway. this country owes vote Of
thanks to Felix Diaz. He didn't starr
his revolution at Juarez.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

Apparently the worst part of the
campaign is about to come. Reading,
Pa, turned out 100000 cigars last
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

All of the wiseacres among the old
est inhabitants are shaking their
heads these days and mournfully sigh
ing: Well pay dearly for this me
weather later on"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

The open season for Maine hunting
guides is now at hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29
FROM OTHER PENS
GIRLS

GIRLS.
The hero of Albert Edwards novel a
Mans World" tells OF a new and inter
esting use whinh he has found for the
telephone. He had been straining his eyes
for a long period of time and one day
they suddenly gave out He seemed to-
tally blind. He alone in the room
and, fun of horror at his plight. he CROPPED
and stumbled to the telephone to call
physician. The story proceeds: Cen
trail said, and ] remember that my
voice was calm and commplace. "Will
you give me the Eye and Ear hospital? I
can't look up the number I'm blind"
Sure came back the answer. 1T mus
be hard to be blind" A clutch came %
my throat. 1t comes to me now as 1 write
about it, comes every time l hear people
complaining that modern industry has
robbed our life of all humanity. has turn
ed US into mechaniSms. Such talk makes
me think of the sudden sympathy which
came to me out of the machine. When
ever I am utterly blue and discouraged I
go into q telephone booth. Hello. Ger
trail I say. tell me something cheer
full. I'm down on my luck" 1t has never
failed. Always some joking sympathy has
come out of the machine and helped nie
to get right again. We have no doubt
that the little device would work. what
ever the rules and regulations of the tels-
phone company. Nothing has ever beel
devised, praise be, which will turn grl
wholly and entirely into a machine. Shs
is girl first of all. If an appeal for
help comes. she shows it that way. U:i-
der other circumstances, she shows Il in
other ways as when, in packing crackers
into box, she Economically scribbles her
name and address upon slip Of paper
and sends IL off into the world, with a
secret interest in her heart in the pos
sible outcome.-Chicago Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

Cheer up! There will be only one
more week of the political turmoil and
confusion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

Governor stubbs told an audience at
Parsons that he intended to vote for
Colonel Roosevelt but he was not going
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29
ADVISING COLLEGE "INFANTs.

With almost heartless indifference for
the feelings of those most important ia
dividuals, college freshmen and sophJ-
mores, President James, of Illinois uni
Versity, speaks OF them in fauts-" AMI
he continues; Many failures in college
work of the first two years can ge direct
ly traced to alcohol and tobacco. Seniors
and juniors might build up an excellent
tradition If they would prohibit freshmen
and sophomores from smoking and drink
ing" President James believes there IS
a time and place for all things. and he
warns his charges that they can learn 10
play poker at any crossroads. whereas
anywhere else is to develop their intel
lects. This will probably seem hard to the
infants" whose ideas of Importance are
concentrated in a pipe, a glazing hat band
and a knowledge Of draw" but II is
good, soud doctrine. just the same.-New
Y ork American.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-25
TAFT WRITES
OF OLYMP|CS

That President Taft Is deeply inter-
estcd in the success of the American
athletes who will compete In the Olym-
pic games at Stockholm was shown
yesterday, when james II. Sullivan,
secretary of the American committee
and American commissioner to the
games, gave out the following letter
which he received from the President:
white House. Washington d. G.
Mr.. Dear Mr. sullivan: ! am sorry
that | can not accept your cordial in
vitution to attend the athletic carnival
to be held on June to help dcfray
the expenses of the American olympic
games team. should be glad. IL pos
sible to testify by my presence to my
interest In athletic sports In general
and in the success in particular of the
athletes who viii represent the United
States at the Olympic games in Stock
holm.
Good luck to your committee. May
the carnival be all that you could ask.
Sincerely,
(SigneO WILLIAM II. TAFT.
New York World.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-25
AXELROD BEATS
Y. MARCALLINO

G. AXelrod justified his confidence In
by winning his hardest match of the
present "Y" tournament from Val Mar
calllno yesterday afternoon. The for
mcr San Franciscan took two straight
games. 2l-l7 and 2l-lj, from the local
crack, in spite of the handicap of five
points which he conceded. AleXrod
has two more games to play, but with
Marcallino and Dwight. the two tough
est propositions in the tournament, dis
posed Of, he should have no difficulty
In running through the remaining pair.
AXelrod has come through all his
matches without a defeat, while Mar
callino and Dwight are tied for second
place. each having been defeated by
ANc!rod. The pair viii play off their
match some time this week, and pro-
vided that the leader plays up to form
and wins his next two, the MarcallinO-
Dwight match viii determine second
place
Yesterdays match brought out the
fastest handball of the present tourna-
ment. In the first game Marcallino
started working the corners before Az
elrod caught his stroke, and he ran 8
points In addition to his handicap.
making the score 1910 before AleXrOd
got II point The latter then made 10
In row, and from then on had the
edge on the. situation. Alexrod made
Is straight In the second game, while
MurcallinO made one run of s.