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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

AN AFTER CHRIST8IAS CAROL.
Ten little dollars, all OF them mine;
One went to Sanity, then there were nlne-
Nine little dollars, at any rate;
One went to Sanity, then there We're elgnt-
Eight little dollars, saved, by heaven;
One went to Sanity, then there were seven.
Seven little dollars. not in the mix;
One went to Sanity, then there were SIX
Six little dollars still alive;
One went to Sanity, then there were tiVe.
Five little dollars. would there were mores
One went to Sanity, then there We're iour.
Four little dollars, left to me;
One went to Sanity, then there were three
Three little dollars, firm and true;
One went to Sanity, then there were TWO.
Two little dollars-more to be done
One went to Sanity, then there was one
one little dollar, all alone;
1t went to Sanity. then there was none.
No little dollars. all are spent;
I wonder if Sanity will pay the rent
w. J. hampton, in the New 10TH
Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

The Manchester man who claimed
to hold conversations with the dead
had a distinguished forerunner in
William Blake Blake moved con-
tinually in a company of angels and
patriarchs. Mr.. j. r. Nisbet, in his
Insanity of Genius. recalls the story
OF friend of Cunningham who once
called on Blake. --axd found him sit
ting. pencil in hand, and drawing a
portrait with all the seeming anxiety
of a man who is conscious Of having a
fastidious sitter He looked and drew
and drew and looked, yet no living
soul was visible. ssDisturb me not
said Blake in whisper, 4 have some
one sitting to me- sitting to yol.''
exclaimed the astou4shed visitor;
where is he2 I seeno one'' But
see him." answered Blake haughtily.
There he is, his name is Lot; you
may read of him in the scriptures. He
is sitting for his portrait .''-1sondon
Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Not many folk have to try very hard
to avoid doing any thinking
X
Some people use the obituary notice
of a relative as a medium for telling
of their own Importance.
x
A good pedestrian these days is not
necessarily a strong walker He is
nimble at lodging autos and trolley
cars.
= x
The man who is able to steal a mar
ried woman's love from her husband
doesn't get anything to brag of in the
love line.
x X
Mans unreasonablenessi is also shown
by. the fact that not a few of them get
angry at their typewriting machines
for mispelling words
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
HUAOR or TIE DAY

..That new stage curtain won Tar, anss .,.i;
1T won't do? o. o, TN y l,, ''"Balti-
more American
,ror,rav-Pop. what is sound advice
~ ..-..-s, Ton-Sound advice. my son. Is
I-'o,.,.,-sl1v nine parts sound ana one part
ssdxic -e-Philadelphia Record
Knicker-Is that Boston Rv5 girl t frlsias
Is1S -, nor they tie themselves together
S,.itl, Topes.-Harper's Bazaar
re foolish to be extravagant at Christ
- II YOU really wish your friends 70
remember it, give them cheap ~
Iippincott's-
rro1,,,s-po YOU expect to spend a pleas
- 9CSl.riatrnasZ Pokus-I ought 20. that's
sbo,,t ali i have left to spend.-Woman'S
Home Companion.
..yvhy are you rg4shing around nd SO to ..,,s
I'm irving to GEE something Tor my VIE
.stIad s4lv offers ''-Louisville Courier
Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
TFrom the Chicago News.l

From the OlAieo6S ~NS'fS'i
Last call for the Christmas shopper.
Sidestep your worries and have merry
Christmas.
ANYWAY, it's never too late to mend the
Christmas hosiery.
cheer up. old mani Your wife may not
give you a box of cigars.
And there are girls who can dispense
with mistletoe in the business.
1t may be more blessed to give than to
receive, but both go at Christmas.
Christmas comes but once a year-but a
woman has to fight moths all the time.
After a man has paid all his Christmas
bills it's only natural for him to want to
turn over a new leaf.
Santa Claus may be an easy mark, but
he knows when a small boy tries to work
one OF his big sisters stockings on him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

the stranger. "I'n have some other
money tonight, and III come around
and we Will straighten up
Fitzpatrick still is waiting for the
stranger to come around And when
he went into Riverdale avenue deli
catessen to do his shopping with the
bill Jacob Abrahamson, the proprietor,
looked at the bill and then looked at
Fitzpatrick.
4 wouldn't give you cents worth
of sauerkraut for that; it's a Confeo-
crate BILL he said.
So it was.-Yo nkers dispatch to New
York Sun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

Champ Clarl1's pronunciamento that
a precedent DEGREES against any man
announcing his candidacy for the pres
ideney, may explain the silence of T.
r. in this particular. Despite the
opinions of some of the Wall street
gamblers in the premises, however. it
is still a good bet that the colonel has
no intention of permitting some of his
friends to force him into the race.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
D.AFFYDHS
BY U. NoALL.

If the boss of the composing room
paid off everybody except the proof
boy wouldn't there be the devil to
pay?
(Hat Hal. Hat,. A mechanical joke
at last)
If a goat butts upon all occasions
what does a shoe button2
(Agnes. Agnesi, We're all out of
mustard.)
If a color runs what's to prevent it
from being fast2
(The comedian viii now pray.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

Everything is pointing to a most
prosperous year for the people Of the
United States during 1912. Even the
most rabid of the financial pessimists
are pulling in their horns. And once
again are the prospects good for
smashing that bugaboo that a presi-
Dental year is a bad one for business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

Great stress is laid in insurgent
quarters on the growing popularity of
LaFonette because of the audiences
he is drawing in Ohio. And yet these
same insurgents insisted that the Won
derfuI crowds which greeted Presi-
dent Taft in Kansas last fall were
without political significance whatso-
ever
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

There will be no need for any furth-
er political wrangling in Kansas con
corning selections for two of the inn
portant offices. At their annual con-
vention, the chiropractors of the state
endorsed Mr.. Capper for governor and
Mr.. Stubs for the United States sen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
RY THE WY
~ HARVEY PARSONS.


Yesterday mayhap you observed.
was the first cool day of the year A
Jennings is responsible for this item.
In his report, issued February 1, Hon.
Jennings will endorse the above.
use has been found for the safety
razor. Far be it from US to attempt
to white wheeze out of the incident.
but the unfortunate sufferer who re-
Gently put an end to his suffering with
that otherwise useless implement is
entitled to place among the Twenty
Greatest DISCOVERIES.
Banker Morse has an obese chance
OF witnessing another revision of the
calendar. Aside from the fact that he
IS federal prisoner, he has a few lit
tie side lines such as arterio- sclerosis,
Brlght's disease and heart disease. In
fact, the chances that he will ever cast
another vote against Taft are extreme
~ remote.
Mrs. o. H P. Belmont demands
$500 per colyum for her suffrage in
terviews; and, although she could
maxi up a major portion of the col
umn by signing her full name, she will
save protest fees by drawing checks
on her regular account, rather than
upon the newspapers.
In other words, suffrage interviews
are classed with Tight COMICS in the
newspapers, and newspapers do not
pay 5000 per eolyum for light comics.
And. if Mrs. Q. H. P. Belmont sticks
to her Newyears resolution, the read
ing public will be annoyed but slightly
with her interviews.
A Chinese republic will result in a
Chinese legislature. How, for the love
of Mike, can a Chinaman move the
previous question, a suspension of the
rules or an adjournment without pre-
vious practice? It took Joe Dolley two
sessions to get the fine points of the
previous question.
The gas pressure was so low Sunday
that some of the churches suffered
annoyance So there is hope of a Re
form in gas service.
Hon Dolley says, in his annual re
port, that money is in strong de-
mand." You have to give it to Hon.
Dolley; some of his guesses are mighty
nearly correct
When the British consul to Persia
was annoyed by roughnecks. thou
sand British soldiers We're fired into
| Persia by the nearest route; the fact
that an American, with his wife and
two babies, are fighting their way out
OF the lnlecled district, mas aroused d
mild protest in some of the American
newspapers.
That is the reason American non
l-combatants who happen to be caught
in a foreign revolution always drop
their HIS and claim to be subjects
Of " lis Majesty, King George" The
United States is the only power in the
little round world that is too busy with
politics to look after its citizens.
That loud noise you hear this after
noon is neither an explosion nor thun-
der: it is the chorus of broken resolu-
lions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

IFrom the New York Press.1
And the greatest charity is being de-
cent to your relations.
Nobody is ever SO sfaort-sighted as to
be unable to see his own virtues
A girl with a ladder in her stocking can
feel worse about a shower than Moan
did about the flood.
The most wonderful thing about
woman is how much she can think an
undeserving man deserves
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

Nor is Mr.. Pinchott taking advan-
tage of his speech-making opportuni-
ties in Ohio to apologize to the people
for the way he tried to mislead them
in the Controller Bay affair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

Representative Underwood, the
Democratic leader in the lower branch
of congress. is suffering from an at
tack of appendicitis. induced, perhaps,
by his over-playing of politics in jam
ming the Sherwood pension bill
through the house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

Admiral Dewey is such an enthusiast
for peace that he wants the United
States to construct at least four new
battleships a year so that peace may
be maintained. It's a good thing that
the seas are broad Else they would
soon be so filed with battIeships that
there wouldn't be room on them to han
die the commerce of the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

And with severe weather over the
most OF the North American CONT
nent. not a single word comes from
Medicine Hat. Again it is asked:
What has become of the town that
has made Canada, and its province of
Alberta famous2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

Poor ammunition for the "antis' is
to be found in the fact that 112 of the
prisoners in the federal penitentiary
have been of model habits during
thei entire lives so far as abstinence
from the use of tobacco or liquor is
concerned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

Those New York suffragettes who
ware too late with their suggestion to
Governor Dix that he mention their
cause in his annual message to the
legislature were probably delayed
through over-zealousnes on their part
to get their hats on straight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

Kansas reputation for occasionally
doing things in the reverse of the usual
order seems to be deserved. A club Of
bachelors in the western part of the
state is making plans to wage a partic-
ularly active campaign for wives for its
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

Edifying: New Years jewellers in
San Francisco We're entertained by
professionals who danced the Grizzly
Bear and the Turkey Trot. These
were too tame for the New Workers. It
took the Hula Hula dance of Hawaii
to satisfy their cravings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

With the prices of shoes going after
some of the aviation records for height.
why doesn't some arbiter of fashion
decree that going bare-footed is the
proper thing to do-in the summer time,
IF coS.rce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
FULL, LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PIES

Natural gas undoubtedly is an ad-
mirable and dependable fuel for equa-
torial regions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

It's appropriate that the scientists
and historians of the world should have
held a joint convention, as they did re-
Gently at Buffalo, n. Y Both are
gropers after facts which they often
miss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

The December that has just passed
into history was the wettest one that
Topeka has ever experienced literal
". not liquorally, speaking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

Yesterday. mayhap you observed.
was the first cool day of the year A
burning desire to scoop T. Butto1ph
Jennings is responsible for this item.
In his report, issued February 1, Hon.
Jennings Will endorse the above
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

use has been found for the safety
razor Far be it from US to attempt
to white a wheeze out of the incident,
but the unfortunate sufferer who re-
Gently put an end to his suffering with
that otherwise useless implement is
entitled to place among the Twenty
Greatest DISCOVERIES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

Banker Morse has an obese chance
of witnessing another revision of the
calendar. Aside from the fact that he
is a federal prisoner, he has few lit
tie side lines such as arterio- sclerosis,
Bright's disease and heart disease. In
fact, the chances that he will ever cast
another vote against Taft are extreme
~ remote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

Mrs. o. H P. Belmont demands
$500 per colyum for her suffrage in
terviews; and, although she could
maxi up a major portion of the col
unn by signing her full name. she will
save protest fees by drawing checks
on her regular account, rather than
upon the newspapers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
Latest American Fashions
BY CORA MOORE.

! The now long wraps are things Of
much variety and generally of undeni-
able grace. which is more than can be
said of them in other seasons. The model
sketched is equally suitable for sealskn.
velvet or plush, and for daytime or even
! ing wear alike.
: The long, rounded collar. reaching al
most to the waist line in back and con-
tinuing in a broad shawl effect over the
shoulders and down to the hips, is one of
the important fail innovations The
sleeves of uniform length. with a loose
| band cuff OF the fur, are also new. 1t is
such a conservative model that there can
be no question of its prestige for a num-
Der of years, whether it is developed in
| fur or in a fabric
| Seal is. if possible. more OF a favorite
! than ever. but instead Of IA choice of two
| on three pelIs for trimming, fashion per-
ihlts at least half dozen. Skunk, fox,
ana crmine are old stanGpys, but stone
martin. chinchilla, squirrel and any
number of dyed skins are on the list also.
Innings are considered with almost the
same care as the furs themselves for,
Wherever possible, they are of the richest
order-beautifully sumptuous brocades or
perhaps gold or silver embroidered. If of
satin. they are Of excellent texture.
| bfocatcic woven in many ColorS with
Clustering touches OF metal and marvel
Gus patterns are not above serving the
! humble purpose of lining; grosGra.ns are
| much used. and there are the frosted
silks that are reckoned in the same cate
| CORY in spite of the fact that they cost
several dollars a yard. Fortunately the
majority o. the novelty silks have the
advantage of exceptional wearing quail
| ties.
AS for length. the full length takes
precedence although the tirce-quarter
and the half-length models are both in
order and have ii certain diStinC lion that
| is lacking in the more utilitarian one.
However, on this point there is not much
| to be said
In the more plable furs, like sealskin
there are some dolmanlike wraps that
nave their own charm. One of them is
cut in two rounded points over each hip
anu the fastening made over one Shout
der with good sized fur-covered buttons.
Some of the fur designers are employ
ing fringe and tassels. preferably of che
mile. but with black furS jet fringes and
ornaments are worked in to excellent ad-
vantage.
Mufs are large, many OF them so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
AUCTION BRIDGE
BY r. +. Foster.

1t is conventional for the dealer to
name a suit for one trick when he has
two sure tricks in that suit. enough
in another suit 10 make up for what he
is shy in the suit he names. If he bids
a diamond. for instance, he has either
the ace or both king and queen of that
suit, and a sure trick iii some other suit
besides: or he has two sure tricks in
diamonds.
The object of the dccarat ton is to
show his strength in order that his
partner may be able to bid something
better If he can, such no trumps If
his partner has nothing better he may
at least be able To support the suit
named II il is outbid he knows Wha
to lead or what will be led to him. The
dealer does not necessarily want the
trump to he the suit he first names. He
is simply giving information on the first
round.
But there are many hands in which
the dealer does want the suit he names
to be the trump, and does not care about
his partners making a better declaration.
ANY strength his partner has will prob
ably be more useful as a help to the
dealers hand.
In such cases there arc two ways to
declare. One is to bid the suit for one
trick and stand ready to bid two tricks in
il if overcalled. The other way is to bid
two tricks at once. AS a rule, good play
ers prefer the One-trick bid. AS it pre-
vents any possible misunderstanding by
the partner.
Here is Il hand which shows how an
original one-trick bid, which should have
been two tricks may he misunderstood:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
GROWN UP CHILDREN.
By Ruth Cameron.

There are several kinds Of srown-up
children in this world.
There's the kind that everybody loves
the folks whose hearts have refused to
grow old with their body. VINO have
somehow miraculously avoided the Gym
icism and disenchantment which usually
come viii, the wears, and have kept all
the fine enthusiasm and optimism OF
youth.
And there is the kind of people WHO
really have grown old but refuse TO ADMIT
it by their manners or their clothes. 100
often We laugh at them Whch we really
ought to pity them.
And then. again, there is the klnd OF
srown-up children. who. while they nave
lost all the fine qualities OF youth, nave
still kept it's pettlness-and as LOT tnIse'
well, to me, at least, II pretty Haiu "
remember that they afea pis e1io"sH ~
deserve dislike.
In our neighborhood there is a person
with the outward semblance or q man
People who see him on the street or Know
him casually think he deserves TO DE caIIeu
one People who know him Better usually
come to realize that he IS simplya grown
I'D child of the least desirable class Here
Is little example of the tricks by whlch
he has earned this reputation. In coih-
Dany with several other young couples
he and his wife used to play cards two
or three evenings every Week one very
lovely summer evening the rest OF the
co!rpany felt diSinclined to card playing
and voted for walk. He preferred the
card playing and said SO wi h all the inn
nervousness of q spoiled child The rest
of the party naturally saw no reason why
they should all give in to please one mem
Der and plea sanity responded that they,
would walk and ne might play cards II
he preferred. So angry was he at TINS re-
fusal to yield TO his preference that he
not only stayed at home ard played
cards. but he actually ''sot mad and re-
fused even to speak to the offenders any
more.
What do YOU think of that? He saw
them constantly. on the street. at social
gatherings and at the restaurant they all
freouented, but he passed them by in
stony silence. The other day he found
himself on the street car sitting next TO
one Of the women, and although she WIS
quite ready TO say good morning and pass
the time Of day he hid behind his paper
and Rugged his mad And all because
thev wouldn't play what he wanted TO,
Do YOU remember what Portia says OF
one OF her lovers God made him. and.
therefore let him pass for a man That
is a. very EXPIRE ssive description of some
people, isn't it?
Again. | know hostess of a boarding
house who says she has to be very care
full TO have all her helpin2s exactly alike
because there arc some Of her guests who
would re much upset if they though,
| any one else was getting an ounce moro
| of pudding or more p!ums in their sauce
| than they.
To have grown up and lost all the elo-
ries Of childhood. and not to have com.
pensated ones self by getting rid of its
| pettiness and petulance, surely this is one
| Of the tragedies of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
Knitted Garments.

The fashions Of the moment are exem-
plified in serge. homespun and tweed, or
in those knitted garments which have be-
come so popular. At one time the knitted
coat was little more than a sweater:
now it is in reality a coat, both smart
and shapely, and prettily trimmed.
Tweeds, too. are much improved, and
show beautiful shadings. blending into
one color, and the bright browns purple
heather tones and forest greens make up
very sTnartly.
The half-length knitted coats accord
with the present silhouette and have a
slight. close-fitting effect, and if matched
in cloth, serge or tweed for a plain skirt
make really satisfactory costume for
country and general morning wear The
soft felt hat is the popular headgear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
For the Baby.

The business Of walking requires de-
Felopment of strength and obedience to
the VIII. The baby muscles are not ac-
customed to just this kind of order. and
they do not readily respond Neither
have they supported such great weight
as is now demanded Of them. 1t is we'll
to battle in salt water night and mornin 9
the legs of baby who is learning ia
walk. and to rub; and knead the muscles,
working toward the body.
The clothing must be loose, with moth
ing tight around thighs or hips The
bones and flesh Of the little child are
very soft. and if the legs are crowded
out of the natural position in any man
ner by the tight clothing the bones will
adjust themselves to the pressure and
grow crooked. Women having the care
of children should keep this in mind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
Chicken Mousse.

chicken mousse is n delicacy in the
cold meat line and one quite within the
scope of the home cook. When properly
prepared it Is smooth and creamy and
of delicious flavor. The day before the
mousse is to he served cook one cupful
of rich chicken stock with the beaten
volks of two eggs one minute. season to
taste with sat and pepper and, II the
flavor is liked a little celery salt; add
one c,,pful of the pounded white meat
of cold boiled chicken, one tablespoonful
of gelatin dissolved In a little cold water.
Stir al together well. then press through
a sieve Add a cupful of whipped cream
and the dry whipped whites OF three
eggs. Beat well with an egg beaten until
nearly cold, then turn into Wetted
mold and stand on ice until firm. Then
mold on a bed of mayonnaise. as pre-
ferred