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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-26
SINS OF FATHERS
Visited on the Boys Who Go to
Reform School.
Most of Boys at Topeka InSti-
tuition Are Such Victims.
WEAK IN STRENGTH AND WITS
Have No Future, Declares
Superintendent Charles.
Interesting Stories of the Boys
at Topeka School
WEAK IN STRENGTH AND WITS

The Boys Industrial school, with
its ESQ occupants, is of itself a thing
apart-a world within a world II
has its own rulings and records its
boys are different from other boys,
are judged by a standard of their
own.
Strangely enough, this fact is not
generally recognized, said DR..
Charles, uperinterdent of the sohool,
IN fact. il IS not even known. Out
si6ers think the youngsters are like
other Eoungsters-a little more high
spirited. that is all Such boys are
the exception. not the rule; tho are
our easiest problem, in fact. they are
no problem at all This is called the
reform school; but it shouldn't he
called that. We can't reform hcys
In q short Two years; that's like max
ing a string stand straight: f2nDOs-
sible; its not the boys that are wrong
its their parents. grandparents,
homes environments, ancestors, pre-
natal Influences for 200 years back.
An inpenerrable wall divides our
boys from other boys This was new
er more true than now: we have the
lowest class of boys we have ever
had mentally and physically below
par"
This marked change in the .har1c-
ter of the lads IS due to the recent
ruling Of the Juvenile court; the bet
ter boys are reclaimed, the more wav-
ward ones committed to the charge
OF lA-E @CnD0l W ELllN per cent OF the
boys are mentally five years behind
their physical age. Not one Of hese
chaps can ever become a normal, self
supporting citizen" said DR.. Charles
they Will either remain fit subjects
for the state institutions or baeOna
the anti-sociaI ne'er-do-weu whose
sole object seems to be to perDetuate
a class of degenerates
It was luncheon time when the re-
porter visited the Industrial school:
7fA la 10 -,
airy refectory where these peculiar
representatives Of Young America
were having their dinner
Negroes Predominate
Scuff. Scuff. scuff; each company
tramped in with short shufflins stems.
the captains saluting the superintsl-
dent in the doorway. Although there
are 80 white men to every negro in
the state. the per cent in the scnooI is
three TO one-it seemed, in facC. as if
ASIf OF the boys We're colored
This race question is one If tbs.
most difficult with which DR. Charles
has 10 deal. The boys are divided into
five companies second division re-
EardiEg color would necessftafe Ten
families, ten captains. ten officers Ten
homes Mrs. Charles Opinad that
friendships formed in the industrial !
school between the white and csforal
race often lead TO that most danger
Gus OF all customs intermarrIdge he
tween the two.
Dr. Charles is eminently fitted to
cry day. he has read dozens Of books
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-26
BREAKS A COLD
IN A FEW HOURS
First dose of Pape's Cold Conlpound
relieves all grippe misery
Contains no Quinine

After the very first dose of "Pape's
Cold Compound" you distinctly feel
the cold breaking and all the disa-
greeable grippe symptoms leaving.
1t is positive fact that a dose of
Pape's Cold Compound taken every
two hours until three consecutive
doses are taken will cure Grippe or
break up the most severe cold. either
in the head, chest, back. stomach or
limbs
It promptly ends the most m isera BILE
headache, du1lness, head and nose
stuffed up. feverishness. sneezing, sore
throat, running of the nose, mucous
catarrhal discharges, soreness stiff
ness and rheumatic twinges
Take this wonderful compound with
the knowledge that there is nothing
else in the world which will cure YOUR
cold or end Grippe misery as promptly
and without any other assistance or
bad after-effects as a 25-cent pack
age of Pape's Cold Compound, which
any druggist can supply-it contains
no quinine-be sure you get what you
ask for-accept no observation-disclosures
in every home. Tastes nice-acts
gently.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-26
P. E. LAUCHLIN
Democratic Candidate for State Treasurer

The state treasurer handles eight million dollars cash
and many millions in bonds yearly.
1t is to your advantage that office who
will guard your interests
You require ability, integrity and that
incumbent will give his time your business to
the playing of politics."
The candidacy of P E. Laughlin offers to you a
who meets every test
DO we know this?
His home county, where the and his qualifications
best known him plurality of 900
of 10000 cast-three banker candidates the
And in the county where he born Atchson he
ceived nearly 1870 of the votes cast in the primary
Three hundred bankers endorsed him as a candidate
You trust banker to handle your money-naturaly
he is to be trusted to know the qualifications of the
needed handle the states money.
P. E. Laughln is a native Kansan-a self-made man
every He has his way by innate ability integrity
and merit alone
He has by sticking to business-by dealing
industry. And the who has won, Meth
resorted political pull" of pot
the who will for you bringing quail
ties most needed to the of the states finances
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-26

on psychic phenomena, elements of
sociology. physiognomy, child prob
lens, and pathology of the mind. Best
of all. he mas had practical training of
the most rigid sort. He has COPIED
with and conquered soma Of the most
desperate young criminals in the mid
die west-murderers robbers at
tempted suicides, and boys who are
bad all through. He has studied the
boys until he realizes that he must
deal with them not as types, but as in
dividuals. He showed the reporter
picture of the vested choir-chnrubic
little chaps, with eyes upraised de-
voutly.
The Cherubs in the Choir.
lone shot his father with a Rifle
killed him. too Another put arsenic
in his mothers coffee" was the doc
tors sentenuous observation; ITO see
them interested in their soup and Dread
is not to understand what they really
are. We don't have the choir any
more; my daughter. who organized it,
is married. Some of the boys sang
very well: their chief ambition, how
ever. was to be crossbrearer- Miss
Margaret, one of them besoughr her,
I'll do anything for you if you'll only
leave me pack de cross
Seated in the cosy dining room, the
reporter could hardly believe such
desperadoes surrounded the house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-26
A Log on the Track

of the fast express means serious trouble
ahead If not removed, so does loss Of
appetite 1t means lack of vitality. loss
OF strength and nerve weakness If ap-
petite fails, take Electric Bitters quickly
TO overcome the cause by toning up the
stomach and curing the indigestion
Michael Hessheiner OF Lincoln, Eeb, had
been sick over three years, but six bot
ties of Electric Bitters put him right on
his feet again They have helped thous-
ands. They give pure blood. strong nerves
good digestion Only 50 cents at Campbell
Drug Co--Adr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-26

Over the crackers and coffee Mrs.
Charles gave "reminiscences of the boys
who had interested her most. She and
her husband have been at the school
for eleven years-have esta blished GER
tilted teachers, a practical nurse. man
ua1 training printing department,
physical director and dairy barn-ac-
complished much and learned more.
The Butler Who Was a Poet
Mrs. Charles declared one CT the
most extraordinary boys was chap
who acted as her butler, and was a
poet, withaI: he was held, I believe,
for numbering some member of his
family. He wrote an ode on ransies.
and inscribed it to the superintendent
wife; it ended touchingly:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-26
The Butler Who Was a Poet.

"Pansies. I will give to thee,
Hoping you'll remember me-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-26

When last heard from Archie was
pulling corks in a saloon and had
abandoned the pursuit of poetry.
One of the few really 1ovabIe boys
Mrs Charles has had was Pat lex a
product of the Kansas City Patch"
He was brought to the school in
handouts and introduced as :. ter
rible boy" His head was round and
red. his shirt was pink. and the su-
perintendent wife felt drawn to him
He had been educated on -quarreIs
and robberies and deaths; he declared
women could fight better than men
could, and gave as testimony his wit
ness of a neighborhood row herein
lone lady pulled another 1ady's scalp
from her hid,''
He was SO ignorant he did not know
the name of a single flower, and gave
Mrs. Charles a bouquet of wild vio1ets,
insisting they were roses. When the
boys contradicted him. he fought Not
only his tormentor. but innocent by
ISLANDERS felt the power OF his Irish
fists
ssThey Like You If You Can Lick En-
Why do you fight so much3r Mrs.
Charles asked him wistfU1ly, regarding
his scars, his cuts, and his scratches
They like you if you can lick en-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-26

His nose is so big that it looks out
of place,
It was put on hot. and ran over his
face
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-26

All writer's however are remer1-
bered by lines they never intended 10
make great: Archie com posed the fol-
lowing couplet which will never be
forgotten in the school; it referred to
his special enemy-a member Of the
wide nosed race Chanted Archie:
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05
BAD FOR THE STOMACH.
When Non fatty Foods Are Intimately
Mirad with Craase.

When Non.fatty Foods Are Intimately
Mixed With Grease.
The stomach never has the least pow.
er of digesting true fat This is dis
posed Of I'm the intestines When eat
en- In the ordinary forms. as fat meat,
butter, etc, the fat separates out in
the stomach and does not In the least
interfere with the work Of the gastric
Juice on the other food. but when a
non-fatty food has been intimately mix
ed with grease the latter prevents the
gastric juice getting at the food II
could digest
Fish fried In oil or butter is by no
means the most marked example, as
the fat does not penetrate very deeply
Potatoes mashed with butter are rath
er worse, and minced vegetables fried
with butter are bad offenders. The
reason advanced explains why pork
is difficult of digestion The muscular
6bers are mixed up with fat cells, and
by the liberation Of the oil In each
tiny cell the eaten pork Is made into
an oily paste.
very strong stomach will do the
work required, but 1t is not fair task
to impose frequently. and weak stom-
ach win refuse to do anything beyond
its owner by few stabs
that it will not stand such treatment
Exchange.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05

OF all the domestic animals the horse
is probably the most gentle, but there
are exceptions. A California man had
in his stable a fine thoroughbred horse,
of which he made quite pet One day
he went into the stable. and. stopping
to pat bis favorite steed, he was sur.
prised when the horse. with a violent
plunge, broke the halter and came at
him with open mouth At first he
thought 1t was In fun. but he soon
realized his mistake and hastily climb
ed up ladder and yelled for help. On
the arrival of his son the horse went
back to the stall and Immediately re-
sumed its former gentleness to all but
Its owner. To him it remained dead.
ly foe until he was compelled to sell 1t
He never knew the reason for its sud-
den animosity.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05
THE SUMNER GIRL.

FYER heels are the highest ner h0's I"
N the thinnest. .,,s- At
II Her skirt IL the narro"est ever oAs-
played; .,.
the shortest, -. .,. r.
Her earrings the longest 'ha' ever were
made.
Her feathers the tsIlest hef "A''n - inc
smallest
That ever kept time 10 q eirele ol pearis, .si
Her handbags the biggest her puiiS ais
the broadest
That ever were pinned to a structure OF
curls;
Her hatpin's the sharpest tha' ever pro-
Jected
Ten inches or more from lingerie na.,
Her sunshade's ths deepest thal ever was
carried
And shaped like Chinese pagoda al
that:
Her collars the laciest BIT of adornment
That e'er from the makers OF lingerie
came,
For she is the sumner girl oaeK 10 the
beaches
And living as ever right up TO her name.
New York Times
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05

Among the worlds left handed gen
fuses was Leonardo da Vinci. who
wrote a treatise on aviation, the hand
writing Of which travels from the right
side of the page to left. Nelson. too.
was left handed, hut that was from
necessity.
j. Il Green records a story of Ad
miral Nelson's visit to Yarmouth to re
ceive the freedom of the borough "A
storm met him on his landing, but the
danger failed to prevent his appear
ance on the quay. When the freeman's
oath was rendered to him the town
clerk noticed that the hero placed his
left hand on the book Shocked at the
legal improperly be said Your right
hand, my lord That, observed Mel
son, is at Teneritfe."
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05
ERRORS OF SPEECH.
Cannon Abuse Of the Verbs to Get, ia
Lay and to Lie.

Cannon Abuse Of the Verbs to Get "a
Lay and to Lie.
The verb 10 get is one Of our much
misused words. Il means TO acquire.
VIA obtain. ana primarily il signifies
the putting forth Of effort to attain
something. Consequently II is not only
superauous. but incorrect to speak OF
a man as getting drowned or get
ling sick" and YOU may unfortunately
abave a cold" but It is Impossible that
you have got cold"
Al this moment no exceptions occur
10 the writer to the rule that got should
never be used IN connection with have
which alone sufficiently expresses pos
session. Say = have the picture " not
"I have got the picture" ;" "lhe dog
mas broken leg" not The dog has
got a broken leg"
THE irregular verbs lay aud ne are
frequently confounded. Lay IS an ac-
tive or transitive verb, and lie is pas
1--WE or lntransltive. We lay things
down or have laid them down, but we
and things lie at rest You lie down.
have lain down. will lie down or are
Wing down. She lay down yesterday
and is going TO lie down this afternoon
A frequent error Is to confound the
past lenses Of these verbs. One should
say. "Alary laid the book on the table
and lay down herself. but the book
lies on the table.-Exchange
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05

Max O'Rell used to tell the following
incident:
Major Pond. my agent, was very
often present at my recitations. and l
asked him once II be heard everything
said. because | think a lecturers
conscientiousness should not allow the
audience to miss a syllable. At my
request he went to the very back of
the hall. and II was arranged that II
he missed single word he should
raise his handkerchief TO his nose.
Il was tired that night, and toward
the end at n most important passage
| saw the major lift his handkerchief.
! put on steam. Soon afterward |
came to very critical point. and once
again he raised bis handkerchief to
his nose and kept It there. That pro-
ceeding astonlshed me, for was near
ly at full blast. For the second time
l opened the steam valve and did my
utmost. Another Interesting passage
remained. and as ] approached 1t
again the handkerchief went to the
majors nose. | could do no more,
and with a lamentable sense of failure
l finished dismally, thinking that all
had been lost.
al regret said | to the major, ap-
pearing quite dlsheartened, that you
did not hear me-
"'Not hear your ! heard every syl-
labler
"'Why the deuce did you put up
your handkerchief asked.
az forgot all about it, was his an
swer. oh, l am so sorry! Fact is,
I've a cold In my head. Pray pardon
me-
"'You have nearly killed me- l re-
torted. ."-Tit-Blts
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05
A BIT OF ADVICE
First Don't Delay. Second Don't kS-
periment

II you suffer from baekache; head.
aches or dizzy spells; if you resi-
poorly and are languid in the morning
If the kidney secretions are Irregular
and unnatural in appearance, 90 rot
delay. In such cases the kidneys often
need help.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
prepared for kidney trouble. They are
recommended by thousands, Can Hood
River residents desire more convincing
proof Of their effectiveness than the
statement of a Hood River citizen who
has used them and willingly testihes
to their worth?
Mrs. A. l.. Vincent, Eighth & CO.
lunbia Sts., Hood River. Ore, says
"Doan's Kidney Pills have been used
in our family and have proven very
beneficial. Whenever my back aches !
take this remedy and it relieves me.
For sale by all dealers. Price 30 cents
Foster. Milburn Co, Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United SUITES
Remember the name--Doan sand
take 10 other.
Merchants Sign Markers at this office
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05
M'CAN PRAISES
CAMAS PRAIRIE

Capt. C. P. McCan visited Camas
Prairie last week in company with b.
E. Duncan. Capt. McCsn has made
several trips into that region and de-
clares that he is impressed with il be-
cause of the conditions prevailing there
that are very favorable to the raising
of livestock. u is possible that he
will locate some of his thoroughbred
stations there and operate a breeding
farm in the north Klickitat county
region.
Conditions are ideal for a breeding
farm there" he says. "The bracing
atmosphere will act as a tonic to a
growing colt. In some parts Of Ore
gon the climate is too wet for young
colts, while in others il is too dry.
From my visits 10 the Camas region,
! believe that it is unsurpassed for
such purposes.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05
Requieseat In Pace.

The man with the old clock under
his arm laid it on the jewelers. show
case Il wish you'd see what Is the
matter with this" he said.
The jeweler removed the dial, screw.
ed his eyeglass into place and inspect.
ed the works Of the ancient timepiece.
Nothing is the matter with 1t now;
Its sufrerlngs are over"
well how much do owe your"
asked the man.
Nothing" answered the jeweler.
This isn't professional treatment
This is a coroner's inquest" Ex.
change.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05
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Thouohtful Robert.

Robert was about to have another
birthday. In the past the funmaking
had always been so hard and prolong-
ed that 1t left hin fatigued at night.
So this year. before he went to bed
the night before, when he had said his
prayers he began over again. His
mother, surprised, asked him:
why are you saying your prayers
twice, Robertp
"Oh," replied Robert, tomorrow
night I'll be too tired to say 'em at
all. ll."-EyerybOdy's Magazine.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05
Mt. Hood Railroad
Time Table Effective June IS, 1912
South Bound

South Bound
Daily except Sunday. Leave Hood River
8 a. m. Arrive Parkdale 1925 a. m.
Daily except Sunday. Leave Hood River
l 40 p. m. Arrive Parkdale 3;l5 p. m.
Sunday Only. Leave Hood River a. m.
Arrive Parkdale 8: AS a. m.
North Bound
Daily except Sunday. Leave Parkdale
lO:45 a. m. Arrive Hood River IL m .
Daily except Sunday. Leave Parkdale
3;45 p. NJ. Arrive Hood River 5 80 D. m
Sunday Only. Leave Parkdale p. m.
Arrive Hood River 8 80 p. m.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05
Moth.r Was Puzzled.

A man who has an office downtown
called his wife by telephone the other
morning and during the conversation
asked what the baby was doing.
"She Is crying her eyes out" replied
the mother.
What aboutT
Il don't know whether it Is because
she has eaten too many strawberries
or because she wants more" replied
the discouraged Observation-Disclosures
News.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05
Makinn n plain

Sapleigh-Oh, | say, Miss Hammer.
ton, why is 1t that you are always out
when call? Miss Hammerton-Be
cause I'm foolish, | suppose. Sap.
leigh-l-er-beg pardonl Miss Ham
megton-Well, you know the old say.
ing, "a fool for luck"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05

what sort OF chap is Wombat to
camp withY "He's one Of those fel-
lows who always take down a man
dolin about the time It's up to some
body to get busy with the frying pau
-Iouisyiua r,our5er-Journal
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05
Mhn, Ne Never Forget

according to science, are the things asso-
ciated with onr early home life, such as
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, that mo,ner h OF
grandmother used to cure our oulns, ss
scalds, sores skin eruptionsl cuts, ,spfalns sn,,s
or bruises. Forty years oil cures s" prove
its merit OnIv 55c 1T Chas. n. Clarke.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05

81 have world Of confidence in Cham
berlsins Cough Remedy, for have used
it with perfect success, writes Mrs. NJ.
l. Basford, Poolesyille, Nd. For sale by
all dealers
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05

what are you doing, you idiot"
"Why, you told all the men In the
troop, captain, that they should talk
to their horses as they would to
friends hadn't anything to say to
my horse, so was reading few
pages Of history to him."-Le Rire.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05
FOR SALE

Belmont Slab Wood and all other
kinds OF wood at reasonable prices. To
prove our policy to deal honestly and
squarely with the people, We refer new
customers to our old patrons. Give MS
a trial with your first order is ali we
ask TO gain your patronage. Delivery
made to any part OF the city in large or
small quantities. -
We have city license to do team work
Of any kind. \
GEO. ". HOWARD & SON
ne ffeights Phone 344-M
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05
lNNNNNAAMMAN~~@NN~


An men have a sense OF justice !
, in their hearts, but 1t rarely ex-
tends to the pocketbook.-Life.
N3.&3S&,As s1@%@@%%.%@%@@sS
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05

Some people who are imagined
3 to be rolling in wealth have
pretty small rOll.-Judge.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-05

Merehant,s sign Markers AZ thIs odiee
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23
JOINT CELEBRATION
PLAN FINDS FAVOR
All Glasses of Englisllnlen
Want to Join Hands With
United States.

LONDON, Dec, 22.-FcH public move
mcnts in England have enlisted the APP
proval and supper, oi so large num-
hcr or prominent men as the plan 10.
joint International celebration OF the one
hundredth anniversary of peace among
English speaking people,
The meeting AT the Mansion house in
London Wednesday over which Earl Grey.
tormcr governor general Of Canada. pre-.
sided, ivaa the first public announcement
OF the project on this eide OF the Atlantic.
ono hundred names. Mr, As9uth, tho
prime minister. Sir Edward Grey, ser
retaTy OF stale FOR foreign affairs and
eleven other members of tho cabinet
head the list, followed by the principal
members OF tho last Conservative min
lnionlst party and J. Ramsay Mac
Donald. leader OF the Labor party.
The church is represented by the arch
bishop OF Canterbury, Cardinal Bourne
OF the Roman Catholic church. the heads
OF the various nou-conform,st Protestant
bodies. and bishops OF the Church Of
England, science and art by tie chan
celors o! The university: the heads OF
ioyai societies and yaIiOu. other I'm
portcnt personalities in these domains.
one OF the projects ~ the English COM
mittec Is the purchase Of SulgraVe manor
the old home OF the Washington family
which stlll is IN a good preservation, II
IS hoped also 90 place a bust OF George
Washington In Westminster abbey. Harry
SrlttaiD, who Is secretary of the English
branch of the Pilgrims club and mem
Der Of the executive committee for the
peace centenary, Will Visit the United
states and Canada in January 10 make
ARA ngements with the overseas organi-
zailons for the Joint celebration which
VIII begin lyLtc in 1914