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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
a REAL MOVE FOR PEACE.

In the June American Magazine in
an article on Peace Education and
Peace" Sir Francis Vane, a we'll
known Englishman, makes an appeal
to America to aid him in the cause
which is so near to his heart. Sir
Francis Vane is leader of the w orld
Scouts-an organization composed of
$4,000 boys in Italy, France, England
and other countries, whom he is train
ing to the ideals of international peace
Among all the peace advocates, Sir
Francis Vane is the one who is get
ting the most work done. He believes
that the natural place to apply peace
education is upon the young and that
the best way to educate the young
against war is to give them a chance
to exercise their natural chivalry and
adventurous faculty for hero-worship
in behalf of universal brotherhood.
Following is an extract from the ar
ticle:
so I appeal to the people of the
greatest republic in the world, one
which has in the past done so much
to unite mankind, to use this most
powerful instrument so ready to our
hand, by which the young, the lords
d
compelling force for unity and frater-
nifty. Enlarge your scout movement
preserve it from narrow and retard-
ing nationalism, help the youth of 9th :
err lands from being misdirected and
corrupted by ancient, outworn preju-
dice, by making the ideals of your
scout training international. Without
any divisiveness or rivalry or separa-
tions or letting go anything you now
have, simply reach out and superadd
a world policy of peace and brother
hood Why not federate your children
in the scout movement under uni
versal council composed of represen-
tatives of all peoples where the scout
movement exists?-a miniature United
States of the world? Such a policy is
simple and feasible. Your children
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
EVENING CHAT
The intellectually of ringer Tips.
BY RUTH CAMERON.

The intellectually of Finger Tips.
A certain young woman who married
man of great brains and ability was
being discussed by some of her ac-
quaintances the other day.
Il don't see how he, with all his
brains, could have married herI" COM
mented one of those critics who are
always wondering why anyone marrieE
anyone else.
why? Isn't she particularly clev-
err" asked another woman.
MY dear" reJoined the critic, "she
has no brains at all. Her father would
have been glad to send her to the best
college in the country, and she was So
stupid that she couldn't even get
through high school. And she has
absolutely no intellectual interestsl"
The woman criticised is the mother of
two children whom she is bringing ur
with rare common sense; she is a good
housewife; and she is a thoroughly
pleasant household presence. One can
tell by the way her husband looks at
her that he finds infinite pleasure and
peace in her and in the home she makes
for him.
And yet her critic asserts that she
has no brains!
If the critic is right we certainly
need a new definition OF brains.
To me- this successful wife and moth
err is every bit as much a "brainy"
woman as the most successful private
secretary or woman lawyer. OF course
1t is a different part of her brain which
is developed, but surely it is just as
valuable a part. We might get along
without private secretaries or lawyers,
but don't see how we'd manage with
out mothers, do you? To be sure, the
book part of this woman's brain is I'M
developed But doubtless there are
portions of the brain Of the popularity
called ''brainy" woman which are not
particularly well developed. Notice
some of this species and see how the
back of the head, just above the nape
of the neck, is shaped. Two to ons
you will find 1t fiat. Well that is where
the bump of domesticity ought to be,
the part of the brain that makes a
woman capable of making a pleasant
home. 1 think the woman who has that
bump we'll developed has just as much
right to be called "brainy'' as the wo-
man who has a superabundance OF
brain tissue in some other part of her
head.
The kind of brains this woman has
you might almost call the intelIectu-
atty of the heart. Besides this, there
is an intellectually of the finger tips
which is Just as important to the world
as any other kind of cleverness One
young girl in this town is the envy of
all her friends gecause she can do any
thing with her hands from trimming
a wonderful hat or making a tooth
some cake to upholstering a chair or
papering a room. She does not care
much for books or study. and consc-
ouently insists that she is stupid
call her the most clever girl 1 know.
A certain young man is considered .
failure by many because he could not
succeed as business man. But he il
very happy and very skil1ful as a
maker OF beautiful pottery. and 1 call
him eninently successful.
The intellectually of the heafA ard
of the finger tips is just as much need
ed in the world any kind of clever
ness. Don't make the mistake OF un-
der-valuing them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

How many people there are who find
themselves in the same predicament,
outlined in the words quoted above,
that Paul confessed to the Romans he
was always in. Here was a man who
has been well described as having been
head and shoulders above" his
brethren in intellect and influence.
Certainly, his was an uncommon mind.
And after his conversion to Christian
ity he led life that for purity ap-
preached that of his Master. His
teachings, as they are revealed in his
epistles, which make up such large
part of the New Testament, are not
only profound for their wisdom. They
also show the unusual caliber of the
man who delivered them. his unbound
ed faith his great charity towards all,
and his consuming desire to inculcate
the highest standards of living among
his followers and all other people. Yet
Paul, Christian gentleman that he was,
was free to admit that, strive as he
might to do the things which were
good and which he knew to be good,
he could not always do them while it
was particularly easy for him to do the
things which he knew to be evil.
1t is small matter for wonder, then,
that SO many men ana NOlAlCI less
gifted by far in all the attributes that
go to make up a good and great per-
sonage, should order their ways in like
fashion, or rather, fall into such ways
There are exceedingly few people who
do not prefer to do right, who do not
have an almost inherent longing to do
so. But the evil, the sin that is with
in them, the human frailty in their
makeup gets the upper hanI and they
go the wrong way-even with their
eyes open. This is one of the strange
anomalies of life.
The mere fact that its existence is so
general does not palliate this fault
Because it is so easy to drop into, is
one of the very best reasons why the
strongest of efforts should be made to
avoid it. The good way, tn right way
is always the best one to take, even
if 1t is sometimes the hardest to fol-
low And if more people would only
make it point to strive earnestly to
do those things which they know to
be right and good, instead of compla-
Gently sliding away and doing the
things which they know to be wrong,
it would not be long before most of the
serious world problems would be
cOIvad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.

[From the Philadelphia Record
Every mother owns the prettiest baby
in the world.
The successful guesser always boasts of
his foresight.
The chronic bore can generally make
pretty big hole in a mans time
Man used to worship the golden calf.
Now he workshops the golden eagle.
The blind always have an acute sense
of touch, especially the blind beggars.
The man who paddles his own canoe
today may own a steam yacht tomorrow.
GuzzIer-"Let's have some pale ale"
Harduppe-'An right; I'll furnish the
pail
Some men are so narrow minded we
marvel that they are even able to cast
shadow.
No, Maude, dear; there is no similarity
between a post-mortem and a dead letter
office.
Uncle Eph-"Am day young man, 'Liza's
goin' to marry a bread winner" Aunt
Mandy-"Bettah dan dat; he's cake
walker"
"A good name is more to be chosen
than great riches" quoted the Wise Guy.
Yes but mighty few of us are in a posi-
ton to make choice added the Simple
Mug.
sillicus-"S Singleton is pretty well off.
isn't he?" Cynicus-''Yes, but he doesn't
know it, Sillicus-''What do you mean?''
Cynicus-"He's going to get married"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
AIR PRIVACY COMES HIGH.

.'If blood be the price of admiralty"
said Kipling in his splendid Song of
the English Lord God, we have
paid it in and so some French poet
may we'll write of his country's pur-
chase of primacy in the air. if the
aviators of France continue to lead
the world in numbers, in records made
and in triumphs won. Everywhere
that men fly far and fast death is the
price they pay for fame and other re-
wards of their daring and their Prov
ess, but France pays most because
France leads in the number of fly
ing machines and flying men and in
the use made of both.
In two phases of preparation for
possible war the French people have
shown remarkable enthusiasm and
Willingness to run all the risks in
volved and pay all of the inevitable
cost in money and in the lives of brave
men. French submarines and French
flying machines and airships for mill
tary use are not only numerous but
they are handled with great courage
and skill. In the air, especially,
France has been fearless and resource
full enough to win the admiration of
the world.
When French dirigiblesis wrecked
and two or three officers perish. or
French military aeropIane plunges to
the earth and a gallant young soldier
is hurled to his doom, it must be borne
in mind that France is the stronger
and safer because of their daring.
Outnumbered and outweighed on land
and sea by Germany, the French ma
ton is making a brave stand against
all rivals in the air.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFrom the Chicago News.]
It's a wise man who doesn't repeat his
own wisdom.
A bachelor says that kissing is one way
to remove paint.
The best jokes told about a man are
those he never hears.
The woman who fails to say because
must have another excuse.
Good resolutions are the only buried
treasures most people have.
Worth makes the man, but 1t is too
often figured in dollars and cents.
The most successful farmers seem to be
acting as editors of agricultural papers.
Every time circus visits town we have
a lot of fresh evidence that men are but
grownup boys.
A girl may never trouble herself about a
mans future if he comes her way with a
present two.
Almost any fool can distinguish between
vice and virtue, but it takes a wise man
to act according to his understanding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Most folk can see through the wool
that you try to pull over their eyes.
~
A big majority of the troubles most
people have are in their imaginations.
The amount of money that a man
would like to have is seldom measured
by his actual needs.
n x Y
Any number of men are unfortunate
Iy equipped with the disposition of
some mules. So are a few women.
\ "
No moss may be gathered by a roll
ing stone, but much that is annexed
by stone that stands still isn't worth
anything.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
A True Bear story.

IT had proceeded in this way a few
steps, when suddenly L saw, about s
feet away on the curving border of
the spruces, running directly at me,
what appeared to be a large bear. 1
had just time to push forward the
butt of my rifle and yell, when the
bear collided with me, knocking me
down. 1t seemed to turn slightly to
the left as 1 pushed my rifle into it,
and clearly recall it's shoulder strik-
ing just above my left knee, while its
claws struck my shin so that it is now
black and blue. 1 had the sensation
lated. AS fell to the right, my rifle
dropped and, in my confusion, 1 grab
bed with my left hand the animals
fur, while 1 remember having a quick,
foolish thought of the small knife in
my pocket.
1.-The bear was, I believe, more sur
prised than l. I felt it's fur slip
through my hand, as it quickly turn
ed to it's right, and, swinging about,
ran back over the hill without any
attempt to bite or strike me. Rising,
as the bear wheeled, I picked up my
rifle and shot as the animal was dis
appearing. The bullet struck 1t, evil
IDENTIFY high in the back. Immediately
into the woods and on the flats for
over an hour, and at last lost the i'm
pressions on hard ground. Its tracks
showed that it had kept running for
more than a mile, and then settled
down to a walk on the timbered
ridges, continuing to a flat country
below. For the first mile 1 saw, at
intervals, considerable blood on the
leaves of brush and trunks of trees
about three feet up from the ground,
but afterward saw no more.
who will believe this remarkable
incident? Certainly If another had re-
lated it to me, L might have thought
it some mistake owing to excitement.
Twice have had the good luck to
see the action of bear when it cross
ed unexpectedly the fresh trail of a
man-once in Mexico, and again last
summer on the Macmillan river, when
a bear crossed Selous's trail. In both
cases the bear jumped in great fright
and ran at full speed. From
Hunting the Big Bear on Montague
Island" by Charles Sheldon, in the
June Scribner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

GOOD ROADS


Tne whole country appears to be
awakening to the Importance Of i'm
proving the highways. Papers from
Maine to California are discussing the
question and authorities all over the
country are devising WAYS and means
of making the roads better. Massa-
chusetts in this as in many other
things has taken the lead. The legis-
lature of that state has passed and
Governor Foss has signed a bill ap-
propriating $5,000,O00 for the con-
struction of highways in the state.
The money is to be provided at the
rate of $1,000,000 yearly until the en-
tire sum has been expended. How this
money is TO be applied we do not
know but that so great sum is to be
expended by the old Bay state shows
how the fever of fixing up the roads
has taken hold of her people. 1t ap-
pears remarkable that so many states
have gone along so long without bet
ter roads. Enough money is lost by ev-
cry generation to make every road in
the country permanent rock road.
The old Romans were wiser than we.
Two thousand years ago they con-
structed highways that are good yet.
1t is time that America should wake
up.-Leavenworth Times.
THERE'S A TIME TO QUIT.
We like to work and we like to see
others work, but we just arise to re-
mark that when we get to be worth
as much money as some We know,
work with us will cease. We could
never discover why men sixty and sew
enty years of age and worth from
forty to one hundred thousand dollars
should continue to toll. from early
until late and in all kinds of weather.
We like to see man provide some
thing for his family after he is gone,
but the average boy is better off il not
left too much property. You who have
labored your three score years should
stop work, and enjoy life the few short
years you have left to remain with US.
-Marysville Advertisements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
by THE WAY
my HARVEY PARsoIsA

From Satterfield's cartoon, we
gather that Gov. Stubs has found the
climate of Chicago of great benefit.
The Sat" picture shows a marked i'm
provement in the face of our Gov. took
with him.
Cap Conveys suggestion that dogs be
employed for colcal police work is a
GOOD one. OF course, care should be
used in the selection of various brands
of dogs for the different lines of SER
vice. Bird dogs could be trained to
chase the guineas and chickens OF the
nothing like a good old Missouri hound
for showing hogs where to head in at.
An epigram has been described es a
short sentence with a kick to it, so an
epigram must be a mule.
Jim Jeff thinks there should be two
other referees on the job. Maybe he
thinks the scrap will be too fast for
one man to see all of it, and then again
he may doubt his ability to refrain
from handing the big gloom a few
waiIops In the heat of conflict, or in
the neck.
Some women consider a novel true
to life only when every male character
in it is deep-dyed villain.
Picking daisies is considered a
Pes'iiIiS' Dol IL Inc udisleS were Boou 10
eat and the picker was being paid by
the hour, it would be work.
The popular idea of living close to
nature seems to be to live as far as
possible from a laundry or a barber
shop.
That McCanless had removed his
shoes is no evidence of guilt. Maybe
he had a corn.
Over a hundred American athletes
have shipped to Stockholm. If the
voyage is rough, the discus and shot
tossers should be in excellent condi-
ton, as they will do enough heav;ng
to keep from going stale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subsc, .I,ers Of the State Journal
away from homo during the summer
may have the paper mailed regularly
each daY To any address at the rate OF
ten CENTS a week or thirty cents a
month Thy nail only. Address
changed ms often as desired. While
out Of town the State Journal Will ne
To Won like daily lctter from home
Advance payment Is requested on
these short time subscriptions, to save
bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
DAFFYDHS
BY U. NOALL.

If you could make out the inscription
on an obelisk would you know then
what the monument?
CThere goes another button.)
If the French chefs biscuits were
o. K would you want a Panama's?
Bring the rosin, Watson, the bow
scratches.)
A young girl took a woman old
(Her pocket-book was scant)
Into an eating place one day;
Twas Just to restaurant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

IF'rom the New York Press.J
Borrowing money is a dream: paying 1t
a nightmare.
A girl doesn't have to worry about bow
legs except in bathing suit.
The family guesses where a man was
the night before by his proving he wasp't
there.
What gives man grievance is all the
good cigars he could smoke If the family
didn't eat anything.
1t makes a man lot more tired to
stand for ten minutes in a street car than
two hours at a political meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

More work for the Carnegie hero
medal commission. Congressman Red
field, of Brooklyn, announces that he is
willing to accept the Democratic nom
ination for the vice presidency
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

Kaiser Wilhelm is probably laying his
pipes to negotiate a big loan in the
United States. His prominent naval Of
ficers, who have been visiting in New
York for few days, have been private
ly entertained by gentlemen who are
merely distinguished for their millions
and banking connections
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

Nor does it take much of a political
prophet to figure it out that Senator
Curtis would be heartily in favor of
the movement to nominate Governor
Etubbs for the vice pre- -oacy in the
event that Colonel Roosevelt grabs the
major honor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

Many of the Roosevelt enthusiast SITS
were willing to bet that the Republican
national committee would steal the
four delegates-at-large from Missour y
for Taft. They are now sore because
the committee didn't. Such action would
have given them more to rave about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

Those IS congressman who played
ball today for sweet charity's sake
ought to be strong on the coaching
lines and Raging the u----ire. That's
the only feature of baseball where talk
fS cd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

Those people who are always banker
ing for the old times must have been
happy on receiving the news of the
little embalmed beef scandal that
was unearthed when the Prairie got
ready to take the marines to Cuba.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

Dave Leahy persists in his joking.
He has just advised Governor Stubs
to direct the Republican national con-
vention to nominate both Roosevelt
and Taft
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

Such a falling off has occurred in
the value of personal property in To-
peka and Shawnee county during the
past year, according to the returns of
the assessors, it may not be amiss to
suggest that some of the taxpayers
have tried to beat the high cost of
living by lodging taxes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

to be deserved, for he probably ordered
the government to dump the necessary
millions of real coin into the Wall
street banks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The state Journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the ruiz DAY
Eanfzafion for the exclusive afternoon
publica.icn in Topeka
THE news is received in The state jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

A corps of dentists is to be added
to the navy. And in this instance there
surely can be no objections to pa ssing out
these jobs to the men who have the
best null
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

Jim Jeffries must be growing weaker
all the time. He wants two men to
help him referee a fight between a
couple of lightweights.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

1t now appears that 1t was govern
ntent money and not J. Pierpont Nor
gans that steumed the money panic
L, 1907. Mr.. Morgan has been getting
all the credit for this. And it is likely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

Now that the smokers have won out
in their squabble with the Kansas City
street railway company, not so many
of them will indulge in the weed while
they are on the cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

BY making It's meetings public, the
Republican national committee at least
escaped the perils of the photograph.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

Regardless of it's past performances in
that direction, Chicago is likely to
break all records next week as the
Windy City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

In only one particular is the Demo
cratic national convention likely &c
outclass the Republican affair. There
will be more nominating speeches al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

In her discussion on when Speech
Is Golden Sister Ruth Cameron neg
lected to mention the successful
Chautauqua lecturers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

This may help a, little bit. New side
walks in Topeka are to cost less this
year than last.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

Reciprocity with Canada is a fact
as far as baseball playing is concerned
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a sATTRDAy sERNION.

For the good that 1 would do not: but
mans vii :19.