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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
SAYS UNCLE CAV

I'm willing to take it from Uncle
Dusenberry that it's no Use. to- de-
mand that folks quit kicktn' your
dawg around if he's that kind of a
dog.
From the time when your fore
father went out and poked up the I'M
calmly ancestor of the crocodile and
lost patch of hide for his pains, HUI
mainly has had intense respect for
whatever has been able to take care
of itself, and it hasn't had respect for
much else. The seed of respect is fear,
and though there is a familiar, highly
etherialized form OF respect commonly
defined as worship. fear is at the bot
tom or 1t for all that. The crooked
old yoodoo artist who cowed the first
idol exhorted his gullible neighbors to
fear 1t and respect it, but he always
put fear first. Which showed that he
had stumbled upon a basic law of
higher psychology a; few uncounted
thousands of years ahead of you and
me. - -
Willingness to be kicked is an invi-
tation to be kicked. It has always
been so and so it will always be. There
or human nature in the parable of the
Improbable servant from whom was
taken the one talent that he did not
know how to make use of. Any school
girl will tell you that if you're a
"'fraid cat" somebody's sure to cry
BOO
There be many good folk who fret
their good hearts over the respect paid
to certain type of rough-and-ready,
two-fsted politician while brains and
worth go scorned and unrewarded in
the community. The answer is sim
pie. It's for the same reason that the
monkey pulls the jackaI's tail and
doesn't trif1e with the lion; the reason
that you might kick a poodle and re-
frain- from booting mastiff. Brains
and worth don't enter very largely into
the problem. The politician has a
crude but effective way of enforcing
his demands and making those about
him respect his authority. The neg
lected worth and brains haven't that
way. When they do have it they're
respected.
After all, we haven't made a great
deal of moral progress in some partic-
ulars since the day that our hair
coated ancestors jabbered over the
wound given one of their number by
the nameless sauria- who nipped the
fellow who poked him up out of his
nap.-(C opyrfghaef1912, by w. E. VIII
nams.) s-15--sgt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Almost every man has an idea he'd
make an excellent boss.
X X X
Much needless worry is the interest
you have to pay on the trouble you
borrow.
Many men are DESTROYS of holding
jobs where they won't have any work
to do.
% s-s.s--
All ideas that are worth anything
have ready market and command a
good price.
The danger signals along the path
of life are generally conspicuous
enough for every one to see.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
HUMOR or THE DAY

Miss Campus Chilean we have some
space in your paper? Society Editor.
What do you want space for? Miss
secret society.-Chicago News.
THAT was annoying coincidence" said
age it, whats the trouble?'' The
pension examiner and the life insurance
doctor both called on me at the same
"I am not candidate But, colonel.
1 protested, 'I don't give a rap whether
know whether you will be one" "Great
Scott? he retorted, with evident displeas-
ure. Haven't 1 told you plainly that
am not didateT'-Judge.
I'm some parts of Africa" dilated, the
returned explorer. zone can buy wife
wen" replied the fussy Old bachelor.
mo doubt a good wife. is worth that
much."-Lippincott's Magazine.
Does your wife regret that she married
q poor mann" mot as much as do
Judge. at ...',...'.,-s
Nipp CflippantIy)-what pleasure are
you going to give up during Lent? shipp
savagely)-Lending my friends money
Baltimore American.
Willie why don't you let your little
brother have your sled part of the timer
i DO, ma take IL going down the hill
and he has 1t going back."-Boston
Transcript
You say you can get me into societyY''
Yes; but We must plan a.-campai1n
Now which crowd do you want to get in
with, the bridge set, or. the gasoline set -
Louisville Cour1eT-Journal.
His Excuse.-wife-Can you give me a
little more housekeeping money, my dear1
Husband-Sorry, my love. but 1 haven't a
cent left I've been insuring against
burglary and theft--Filegende Blaetter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
oHIo's VOTE NOT DECISIVE.

Because of Colonel Roosevelt's vic
tory in winning majority of the Ohio
delegates to the Republican national
convention his followers are jumping
in the air, cracking their heels together
and insisting that It is all over but the
shouting. This is far from being the
case. however. They are counting on
winning the fIimsy contests they have
made in many of the states and con-
gressional districts against Taft dele
gates who have been regularly chosen
under the political rules that prevail
in these localities. And if such con-
tests had been made against Taft dele
gates at the national convention of
four years ago, Colonel Roosevelt would
have been the first to characterize
them as the work of political brigands.
Nor is the fact that Colonel Roosevelt
carried President Taft's own state
against him as significant as the
colonel's admirers insist. They ignore,
of course, the counter fact that Presi-
dent Taft was even more successful III
State, which is Colonel Roose-
velt's native heath. And If the atti-
tude of a candidates native state were
a controlling factor in the making Of
presidential nominations Colonel Roose-
welt would have been eliminated from
the race long ago.
Mr.. Roosevelt and his friends have
been insisting that they represent a
cause which is popular with from so
to 80 per cent of the Republican vot-
ers of the country. They insist that
had there been presidential primaries
in every state, this alleged fact would
have been demonstrated. But this claim
of theirs is no more substantiated than
many of the others they have made as
their campaign has progressed. There
have been presidential primaries in nine
states. Mr.. Roosevelt has only been
able to win five of them, and in two.
those of Illinois and Pennsylvania he
won delegates to a national convention
on issues purely local to those states. |
Maryland, California and Ohio are the |
other primary states where he received |
votes. In the other four prf |
maries President Taft won two, Massa-
chusetts and New Hampshire; and |
Mr.. LaFollette won the other two |
North Dakota and Wisconsin. So, as a |
matter of fact, Mr.. Roosevelt has just |
half of the states where presidential /
primaries have been held. This surely
doesn't prove that 80 or 80 per cent
If the Republican voters who have had
L chance to/express their presidential
preferences by a direct vote are 70.
Mr.. Roosevelt.
At the beginning of this unusual pre- |,
presidential campaign Mr.. Roosevelt's
also claimed that their can
lidate would win the delegates in every
state west of the Mississippi with the
exception of Arkansas and Utah Mr..
Taft has already won the delegates
rom half dozen other western states
besides these. All of this goes to show
hat the claims set up by Mr.. Roose-
7elt and his friends seldom coincide
With the facts. And their claim that
lie is now certain to win the nominal
ion at Chicago is no more substan-
iaI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

Judge Gary, the head of the United
States Steel corporation. undoubtedly
knows whereof he speaks when he de-
MES that his concern is contributing OF
has been asked to contribute anything
whatever to the Roosevelt campaign
But it certainly hasn't been at all nee
essary for this good" trust to con-
tribute to the Roosevelt fund since
ample contributions to it have been
made by George w. Perkins and others
who are deeply and financially inter-
ested in the steel trust and other cor
porations which are AFFILIATED with it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
DAYS TOO SHORT.

When primroses are out in spring.
ana small, blue violets come between:
w men merry birds sing on boughs and
green, Gnu
And rills as soon as born, must sing:
"hen butterflies will make side-leaps,
1es tnougn escaped from Natures hand
Upon their heads in fragrant deeps;
Wnen small clouds are so silvery white
zach seems broken trimmed moon
Wnen such things are, this world too
FOR me doth wear the veil of Night.
view. 80 .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
DAFFYDHS

If a tailor made a coat for an octo-
pus would you call it a coat of arms.
John Henry! This pay envelope has
been opened. Hand over the rest of
the change.)
If butternilk is sour is q hotel suite:
Concert Dust off the electric chair.)
If the city editor got mad would he
go into the composing room?
Chats the system. Hit him again
when he amt lookin'.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

AS temporary chairman of the Chi
cago convention, Elihu Root will be
called upon to make the keynote speech
of what promises to be the most I'M
usual gathering in the history of the
Republican party. And all Of his re-
markable ability will surely be taxed
to sound a chord that will be in har-
mony with the spirits of the political
giants who will be there to do battle
unto the death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

On the tenth anniversary of Cuban
independence a report comes from that
island that the negroes there are
planning a big revolution against the
government because they feel that they
have been unjustly treated. There is
nothing out Of the ordinary in such
news, but there is something remark.
able in the fact that Cuba has enjoyed
independence for 10 years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

men as reported in the seventh chapter
of st. Matthew as follows: Judge not.
that We be not judged. For with what
Judgment We judge, We shall be judged;
and with what measure We mete' II
shall be measured to you again" And
the continuation of the same passage
in the Scriptures might also be inter-
eStine to him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

Excellent as the Kansas blue sky law
is, Minnesota, which is contemplating
the enactment of similar measure, can
improve it by inserting provision pro-
hibiting the newspapers and other pub
iications in the state from advertising
blue sky schemes which have their
headquarters in other states, and which
the law in question cannot prevent
from doing business through the mails.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

Ban Johnson has won out again in
a threatened baseball war that might
have assumed proportions which would
have put organized baseball out of bust
ness. What else might be expected,
though? Bans career as the dictator
of baseball has been one uninterrupted
string of victories. His batting and
fielding averages are 1000 each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

James H. Preston, mayor of Balti-
more, holds the distinguished honor of
being the first gentleman to be, sug-
gested seriously for the vice presiden.
tiaI nomination in either the Republic
can or Democratic parties. The Demo-
Gratis of Maryland are behind his boom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

IFrom the New York Press.J
Statesmen are people you read about in
ancient history.
An extra easy way not, to make money
is specializing.
Maybe even ghosts are afraid to go
downstairs and see II there are burglars.
What makes the children specially good
is for no callers to be in the house
girl knows SO much at Is that she,a
feel mighty proud to know half as much
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

It's too bad this campaign for the
Republican presidential nomination did
not happen during the unusually cold
weather of last winter. Its warmth
would have sufficiently heated even
those localities that labored under 2
natural gas shortage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

Keeping in the political limeIight is
at least expensive to Clifford Pinchot,
Before T. R. entered the presidential
lists, Gift contributed $4,000 to the La
Toilette campaign fund. His brother,
Amos, contributed a like amount to the
same cause. There is no telling how
much it cost them to change their
seats to the Roosevelt band wagon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
NEW CHINA no sToP FAMINE.

Methods of scientific charity are for
the first time being applied to the re-
lief OF the great famine which is
scourging China in the midst of its
revolution. Sun Vat Sen, recently
president of the Chinese republic and
still a guiding spirit. has said that the
government will taze steps to prevent
famines in the future. such condi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

One of Topeka's clergyman, who is
attracting some attention these days
by his continued criticism of the man
whom a majority of Topekans have
twice placed at the head of their city
government, seems to have forgotten
the advice of the Great Teacher OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

Another senate committee having
given Mr.. Lorimer a clean bill of
health, it is reasonable to assume that
Mr.. LaFollette and other leaders of
the anti-Lorimer faction will demand
8 third investigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

Surely that question asked by Sena-
tor LaFollette as to where Colonel
Roosevelt obtained his 100000 cam
paign fund is of the impertinent vari-
ETY.. Everything that Colonel Roose-
welt does, you know, is all right.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

Commissioner Tandy is doing good
job in cleaning the rubbish out of the
alleys. Nor would. it be bad plan
for the city to do the same sort of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

BE A BOOSTER.

A Kansas merchant who has had his
ear pretty close to the grass roots,
sends out the following booster circu-
lar: stop. listen, look and if you
have a good ear, a keen eye and a
thorough knowledge of conditions, you
will understand that old man prosperity
is coming to Kansas this year and he
is going to visit your place of bust
ness If you have your home in order
and give him the right kind of a re-
ception. The fellow has been a good
a little bashful and backward occa-
sionally, he will meet you half way.
but he won't push himself into your
company If he is not invited There
fore, to be plain, If you expect business
to revive. you must do your part, get
your nerve back, stiffen up your back
bone and get in the front rank of the
hustlers. Should a grouchy customer
come in, greet him with a smile, give
him hearty handshaka, tell a funny
story, tell him about this prosperity
and he will take on your enthusiasm
and be like the boy with a sore toe.
forget 1t, when some kid mentions a
swimming hole or place to get worms.
Every business man must be booster:
for his business, then his neighbor's
business, then his town, and it won't
do any harm to speak q good word
cheer for everybody. It will spread, go
on. and the backbone of the buEaboo
election year" will be broken and anv
prejudice existing over politics, tariff
or free trade will be easy to forget as
the bubbles in the water. Get
busy. Boost. "-Marysville Advocate
Democrat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Inasmuch as the last and dreadful
chapter in the life of Clarence v. T.
Richeson has been written, why not
close the terrible book for good and
ALI time?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

And what is the diplomatic CORPSE"
1.-The diplomatic core,'' replied the man
who takes a pun seriously lis what the
weaker nation is permitted to receive
ing the appFe.''-Washangton Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
AN UNNECESsARY nJDGE

prevalent BELIEF among lawyers
and others who note court matters, is
that the office of justice of the peace
is an evil, that it rarely settles mat
tiers to general satisfaction, that is Of
ten foments trouble, that it breeds
big bitter suits from small matters,
that trif1e taken into that court soon
develops into an appeal to the district
court with enough costs incurred tc
insure a savage contest on appeaI &c
see who shall pay the costs-not what
Is Justice in the cass.-Judge Ruppen-
thai in the Luray Herald
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

willie why don't you let your little
brother have your sled part of the time p
Il do, ma take It going down the hiIl
and he has 1t going back-"-Bostor
Transcr1pt. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

Nipp 1lippantIy)-What pleasure ar,
you going tosgivef up during Lent? Shipl
(savagely)-Lending my friends money
Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

Does your wife regret that she married
q poor mann" mot as much as do
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

You say you can get me into societv7..
Yes; but we must plan a campaf1n
Now which crowd do you want to get in
with, the bridge set,o the gasoline set %
Louisville CourieF-Journal
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Building
Material
Brick is Most
Suitable fOr
Many Reasons

HE value of building material is determined by its adapt
~ ability, its durability and the fire protection it affords Any
architect builder, not suffering from cementts will tell
5M&E you that brick the most plastic of building material
&$Al furnishes unit which lends itself to all the intrcaes of
sucn Beauty of design strength of building and
E& fence all in served by it and its limitations set
only by the capacity and imagination of the architect
&s@- engineer who it.
To the aTchcitect who artist in color well FORM
and who dans the poboe the of burnt clay material nd
pnsab He the of color that be wrought with
brick and aoa Indeed believe that the demand for building
material of that includes the possibilities Of color continually
growing and in large for the yercasng Of
brick
Enough commonly known concerning the lasting qualities Of brick
that of the realm of discussion If the ancient temples
along Nile down the brick with which they built
could be safely used again for buildings despite the centuries
they manufactured
As to fire protection be discussing the obvious One
has but to remember that brick made perfect by fire. and has
through 1000 to 1900 degrees of heat before it is ready for the builder
conhagraion stone and other building materials melted
and resolved back sand and carbon before the heat experienced by
brick its original baptism of fire has been reached Many fire ha,
been stopped good brick wall when ston steel and cement have
failed.
Mr. W. Fitzpatrick consulting architect of the International So
ciey of State and Municipal Building Commissioners Inspectors