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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24

ne won't mind it SO much About the
lneanest thing anyone could do that
his per cent away from him.
We may confidently look forward to
a break in the longtime friendship
between WiIlum Alum White and Wal.
ter Roscoe Stubs. White recently
wrote q magazine article entitled ;
Ihree Years of Success and didn't
give Stubbs all the credit for said
Nay, Agnes. it wasn't Booker T.
Wash nj TINS birthday. You can tell
the difference, If you strain your
northeast corner of our building, but
a red. white and blue one.
Again has the state been saved. An
Oldest kansas Inhabitant has been dis
covered. We held all the time that
the state would be in heck of a fix
without an Oldest Living Inhabitant.
Gov. Wilson spoke about two hours
and other privileges.
tMoveupfront. please" is what you
might call standing ORDER
If T. R. breaks into the game next
Monday, as advertised by the hopefuls
who desire to ride in on his coat tails,
ne may find it expedient to Woodrow
wilson number Of his undesirable
supporters and promote harmony in
his camp. 1t is known that Heinie
Cabbage Lodge parts his whiskers in
the middle, and suspected that he
changes his collar every day. The
loudest Roosevelt supporters won't
stand for Anything like That.
The Wichita spotter who found a
live wire where he was expecting to
find a free drink, may have suspected,
for the moment, that he had connected
with sample of Jersey Lightning
It may be observed that the word
formerly" following a name and
preceding an Office filled by federal
appointment. frequently explains the
opposition to the denomination of
Taft
The Chicago gent who rented two
flats and kept a wife in each, got his
by failing to remove a rent receipt
from his pocket. Wife number one
found it and forgathered with wife
number two. We have always held
that the man who led a double life
should keep a burglar-proof filing case
with time lock, and use his pockets
for the transportation of matches,
cigars and other harmless incidentals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24
ADVERTISING Talks
BY WILLIAM c. FREEMAN

An unusual movement has been ga.
augurated I'm New York by the Roger
homoson-Glvernaud company manuias-
turers of sillSs-a movement that VIII
arouse interest in all parts OF the coun-
try.
of silk mills Their business. as manu-
facturers. by following the usual and ac-
cepted methods. has been satisfactory-
but the members OF the firm are amoi-
tious They have faith i'm their product.
an feel that more people should know
They have decided therefore. so far as
the New York territory is concerned, 20
sell their silks direct to the consumer.
This will not disturb their present rcla-
lions with the retail trade IN other cities
throughout he United States. they VIII
continue to maintain their wholesale bus
mess in other sections
In departing from custom" as they have
done. fney figured that. inasmuch -
they are in community representing
practically one-fifteenth or the total pop
ulation of the United States. they ought
TO be able-by the aid Of a sane. iuteln-
gent newspaper campaign, and the main
tenance of a retail store where they can
exhibit a varied assortment OF their silks
to do as much business IN the View
York territory as they have heretofore
oeen able to do throughout the entire
country.
This thought influenced them TO make
this move. and their progress. mus isr-
am told, has been very EratifNinE- They
are advertising in the New York news
papers. modestly but persiatently. ans
there is every reason 10 believe that tncv
will succeed in building W very large
retail business.
Their experiment will be watched with
interest by manufacturers all over tha
If IT succceds-and there is no
reason why IL should MOTT will undouuf-
edlv lead to manufactures selling their
product direct to the people. maintaining
their own business organizations, In all
territories, for that purpose.
CTO be continued.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.l
When it comes to the scratch the flea
has jumped.
glutton is a man who eats as much
as a small boy wants.
Keeping a husband in hot water is a
poor way to preserve him.
woman never smiles more naturally
than when she wants to cry.
Many a woman who has but little to say
keeps saying it all the time
If you want to know how old married
woman is ask her husbands sister.
A widow knows a lot of things she didn't
learn until after she became a widow.
Marriage Is the worst kind of failure
if a man admires other women and
neglects his wife
A self-made man is usually in such a
hurry to finish the Job that he neglects
to add the finishing touches
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24
HUMOR or THE DAY

1T seems to me that neither football
players nor their critics have much On
one another" why not7'' Because one
is body Of idckers and the other ~
knockers. Boston Record.
Mrs. Crawford-Why don't you try the
new paper-bag cooking2 Mrs. Crahsha,s
II would. dear II ] thought 81 was a.
easy getting the meals IN pare- ba-r
at the delicatessen store.-Judge.
SteIla-You can't put an old head on
young shoulders. Bella-But YOU can ma
a new waist line on any aged woman
Judge.
II fear that boy OF mine is incorrf.-i-
bic" What noW2" He wants to sen
Santa Claus a Black Hand letfer y.
Louisville Courier-J ournal.
Tightwad-Is there anything more No..
rendinE than to have a wife VINO -
cook, but won't do it2 Dyspeptic-,-es'
70 have one that can't cook and viii ~
it--Harper's Bazaar. "'' CO
The piano we sold YOU said tho -.
chant, was II satisfactory - 49,,
", replied Mr.. Cumrox We -, y,
tested and its ali right. Nv dafrc.,
ana three music teachers triod 90 ~,
kinds or Wagner on il. and IT stood 49, y. y.
way that shows regular tunee ,,--.'t ~, ~
any strain at al washington st. %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24
GLOBE SIGHTS
BY THE ATCHIsON GLOBE.

You are SO smart: Why are they called
loving cups?
White gloves are some other color so
much of the time.
Sometimes a man abuses the help and
calls it executive ability.
It is boys notion that he has to obey
the most unwritten laws.
Disagreeable orders aren't the ones
most likely to be countermanded-
So many towns won't recognize a fire
trap until 1t catches something
More men would belong to lodges if
they could get in without initiation
Becoming a good wing shot is possibly
the most expensive accomplishment.
A Lenten sacrifice doesn't amount to
much if one tries to make up for it later.
Sometimes a liar keeps it up until ne
fools himself into belief In his veracity.
Most of the aviators smoke cigarettes,
but that habit isn't likely to kill them
An only son is apt to have a lot or
trouble getting his mothers consent to
get married.
The POSTMASTER is apt to spend too
much time introducing a speaker that
everyone knows
A pipe smoker doesn't care much for a
pipe until 1t gets strong enough to take
care of itself.
When a man withdraws from the race.
it indicates he wasn't speeding much III
the first place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24
FROM OTHER PENS
on Mr.. Knox

The proposed visit OF Secretary Knox
to the Central American republics Will bo
commended by all Americans who have
business interests in those countries. and
all others who are alive 10 the need or
securing permanent peace between our
southern boundary and the Panama ca
nal. We are measurably responsible Tor
the welfare and progress Of those coun-
tries in the eyes Of the whole world Our
relations with them hitherto have obvious
~ been on an unsound basis. Their people
have failed to comprehend our good feel
ing for them and tho peaceable and
friendly attitude Of our government
toward them. for very good reasons II
the secretary Of state, In his conference
with the heads OF their governments. and
in such public addresses as he may make
in his official trip. is able to impress upon
the minds Of the Central Americans the
fact that the hackers OF revolutions and
the soldiers of fortune, whom they have
been led to regard as typical Americans,
misrepresent the people Of this country.
and are generally without standing here.
he will accomplish one good purpose. To
be sure, he must encounter land we hope
he may be able to overcome) the doubt
and distrust caused by certain actions Of
our government in the past--New York
Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24
JOURNAL ENTRIES

People seldom get enthusiastic over
presents of the useful variety.
3 X y
The individual who tries to say
clever things usually fails to do SO.
X y
There is plenty of good in most
folk but the trouble is that no one
tries to find it.
\ X X
Not infrequent1y it's just as bother
some to start an automobile as it is a
balky horse.
When women get on the bench, the
French system of Jurisprudence will
have to be adopted. That permits the
judge to do most Of the talking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24


The Arabs say that he who drinks q
tAe Nile must always thirst. that no on
er waters can quench or se.l 49,, ,.t,-,
those who have done homage an 49,. - -
oath Of fealty to Kansas can never ~
allienated or forsWorn- -. 81.
The love of the people for their state p
not so much a vague sentiment az ~. . ~
satiable passion. The anniversary or Us
admission is observed by the scnoois - =
festival and holiday. with CONNIE NOR 49,
exercises Days are set aside IN sll,-.,c
by executive proclamation. TO decorate
the hills and roadsides with trees - -
lover adorns his bride with jewels
astsrs ~ 1,,sbsndry are induieentIy ex-
planned and excused as the foloies on =
friend from whom better things are eN-
pccted hereafter. The wanderers Whe.t
caprice Or misfortune may temporarily
Danish are recalled by an irresistible - -.
hcitation As they remember the 49,.
and the soft touch OF its atmospnere'
which is like a csress-
The cross which Coronado reared az
the verge Of his wanderlngs Ions -
venturer have slept for ages IN tnell an
cestral sepulchre in SPAIN lie loun-
neither Quivera's phantom towers nor
Cibola's gems and gold; but a tairer cap
ital than he sought to despol has risen
like exhalation from the solitude ~. ae
trod and richer treasure than ne craNen
has rewarded the toilers OF an alien race
Upon their effulgent shield shines star
emerging from stormy clouds TO the con-
stellafion of the Union. and beneath they
have written. "Ad astra per aspera." an
emblem Of the past by whose contem-
plation they are exalted, the prophecy
OF that nobler future 10 which they con-
fidently aspire.-Hin city Republican
o
THAT WOODSHED DEBATE.
The death penalty and the spanking
of children are two institutions that VIII
he abolished ere long II the Humane So
ciety succeeds in its plans Now, there %
the question. It says in the good book.
thou shalt not kill" but does IL say
thou shalt not spank Far from IT, but
contrawise it saith spare the rod ana
spoil the child or words TO that erect
Verify II seemeth unto one who has sur
ViVed many spanlkings. that mamma
slipper rightly administered would Eredt-
" decrease the necessity for DEAN
penalty" That time honored woodenen
debate with papa and barrel stave getting
the best Of the argument has saved many
a man from the gallows. Perhaps not
Lucas Independent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24


Among the eight beatitudes with
which Jesus Of Nazareth prefaced his
sermon on the mount, the one quoted
above, the sixth, conveys a most es-
sential suggestion to men and women
if they are to develop themselves
properly and order their lives along
right lines.
! All of our outward actions are con-
trolled N q great measure, correspond
with and proceed from our inward
dispositions, from the affections of the
heart If these be not of the right
sort our actions will be in accord with
them. 1.-THE pure in heart have been
aptly defined as those who are free
from earthly, carnal and impure af-
fections, which defile the heart in the
sight of God
Surely it should be the aim OF every
one not to have feelings and desires
which are of the improper sort, which
Will lead him astray into sin, and even
crime; which will turn him from the
most wonderful creature that God has
made into something little better than
the most ignorant of beasts and brutes-
A clean heart is more to be preferred
than high honors or great riches. 1t
will point the way to a life that is
worth the while.
Nor is there any doubt that the
hearts of the people of today are
much cleaner than they have ever
been before in the history of the
world A lot of crime is rampant
wherever civilization reigns. The sins
of society are multitudinous. Roguery
fiourishes in high and low places. De-
spite these conditions. though, the
great majority of the people, of all
civilized nationalities=the ever grow
ing and increasingly important middle
class, as the sociologists call them for
want of a better term-these people,
the bulk of humanity, are marching
on the road to higher and better
thinking, to more noble existence.
There will be scoffers at this state
ment Some folk seem to like to
think that the world in general, or the
people in it, are headed to perdition
and that they are travelling gait
which will land them there before
long. But they are wrong, dead wrong.
The people are improving all the time.
If they were not, none of the nations
of the world would be making the
strides it is these days to higher planes
of civilization. There would be no eff
forts on the part of most people to
give to all men their full rights and
just deserts. Nations only improve
and advance in exact relation to the
improvement and advancement of
their average citizenship. This argu-
ment is unanswerable.
The people of all countries and all
climes are struggling along with
worthier ideals. There is evidence on |
every hand that their accomplish
ments are not of the negative kind. |
It's the desires of their hearts that are
pressing them on, the good desires |
the desires of the right sort. The peo-
pie, God bless them, are cleansing |
their hearts of the things that ought |
not to be in them They have a big |
task their hands. though, before !
the highest goal is even approached. |
For as Jesus, specifically shows in the |
chapter of St. Matthew, out |
of the heart proceed evil thoughts |
and everything else that is evil, in
Guiding murders, adulteries, theft, !
false witness and blasphemies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24


Eour score and seven years ago.
struggling with relentless foe
- LINERS Drought forth on this shore,
a natlon that for evermore
" as born for liberty to stand
with equal rights for every man.
IN IN civil war were now engaged,
MO carnage fierce where battles RACED.
61esung whether our nations life
Gan long endure in such a strife.
On battlefield of that great war.
We dedicate forevermore,
A portion for resting spot
T or those who fell, forget IL not
Fitting that We should do this thing
Enough plain it brings the DEATH the
sting.
In greater sense we cannot act.
We cannot consecrate this tract
ms haliowed ground beneath our feet
grave grave men living, and brave men dead,
" no struggled here, let it be said
Consecrated it though sad,
beyond our strength to take or add.
The world win little note nor long,
Dur iate IN story or in song,
BUT 1t will never quite forget
rms sacred place their blood made wet
Il IS for US, the living here
70 dedicate with hope and cheer.
ourselves to that most loyal side
For which they nobly fought and died
Rather for US to that great task,
Be1ore us yet of God to ask,
From these honored dead be given
inspiration born of heaven,
mat we share a little portion,
BY their measure of devotion.
Ihat here we chant a glad refrain,
That these brave men died not in vain
That this nation from God shall have
a message from the world above,
That freedom shall be given birth.
And never perish from the earth;
Our country reunited be
For love and law from sea to sea.
FREDERICK NJ. KIMBALL.
Topeka, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
Icon the New York Il

From the New York Press
What makes it so hard to be good is
it's so easy not to be.
The best luck farmer ever has Is
when the mortgage IS foreclosed and he
quits.
few people never stop learning after
they are out OF school but most never
learn a thing while they are in.
There's some chance for a woman to
run the house on a fixed sum unless her
husband puts in his oar
Long before he is fit to be the office
boy the average man gets q grievance
because he isn't made the Junior partner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24

It would appear that the Democrats
IN the house Of representatives are far
from being united on their naval pro-
gram Of no battleships to be author
ICED this year. JEFFERSON NJ. Levy,
one of their prominent number from
New York, has introduced a bill au-
thorizing the construction of four new
battleshipsi and making a preliminary
appropriation for the same of $780,
ooo. 900. Mr.. Levy is evidently peace
enthusiast OF the rsgardless-of-the-
price type.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24

Two or three months ago. Champ
ozark and other prominent Democrats
were pointing with pride to the har-
mony prevailing in their party. But
Wherever the Democrats have since
congregated to select delegates to the
Baltimore convention, with the pos
sible exception of Missouri, they mixed
up in the bitterest kind of fights.
Without doubt, the Baltimore conven-
ton is going to be a stem-winder for
settlement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24
DAFFYDHS
BY u EOALL.

If the best candy is American why
is gum arabic?'
1Put it all on one check, waiter.)
If a girl started in business what
would the darnsel2
Don't be harsh on that girl. Her
mother was only a woman-)
If the ship is made of wood is the
captain?
(Lower away the boats, there's a
man overboard.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24

No less than twenty of the licensed
taxieab chauffeurs in New York city
have served terms in prison. and more
than one hundred others have Grim
inal records of lesser caliber. There
fore, all strangers contemplating a Wis
It to New York would do well to pat
Tonize the street cars for getting
about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24

There will be many to disagree with
the sentiment expressed by woodrow
Wilson in his little speech to the kan
sas editors when he said: 1.-The eff
fervescent and rhetorical period of our
politics is passed There will be gen
erai agreement, though. that this per-
Tod of politics belongs in the past
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24

That Topeka's growth is a stable
one, and that the prospects of the
citys continued development are ex-
cellent, are evidenced by the purchase
of realty here for investment pur-
poses by people living elsewhere. There
have been several such real estate
d calls here recently
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24

Lieutenant Governor Hopkins says
the Seventh congressional district is
strong for Colonel Roosevelt. Not so
long ago Mr.. Hopkins said the same
district would give Mr.. Martin a hand
some majority in the special congress
Eional election held there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24

Tt is to be hoped that the request of
the city commissioners on the street
railway company that it build an ex-
tension to Gage Park, will be more
fruitful than has been the request of
the city commissioners on the Western
Union Telegraph company that it re-
move its unsightly poles on the east
side of Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24

The wind developed velocity of 80
miles an hour in New York city the
other day, and it is merely described
in the newspaper reports as the wind
lest day New York has ever had"
Such wind in Kansas would have
been heralded abroad as the most ter
rtble hurricane or tornado or cyclone
that had ever visited the earth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24

At least one kind of perfect man
is to be found in the person of John
g. Kerr of Chicago, who has been
a postal employee for 81 years. He
has never missed a days work during
that period nor has he ever received
reprimand. But this kind of almost
Jnaehine-like perfection seldom gets a
man anywhere. It isn't normal. In
fact, it is against the run of human
raff,-a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24

Reports from Turkey Of the opera
tions of a Soudanese sFe-warrior as
a Joan-of-Arc-like leader of the Arab
forces would tend to substantiate the
contention of Rudyard Kipling that
the female of that species is more
deadly than the male.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24

During the past few days it has been
necessary in a couple of places in
Kansas TO dig railroad trains out of
twelve-foot snow drifts. And still
there are some people who will turn
up their noses at the weather predic-
tons of the groundhog
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24

Juarez is about to be taken again
by Mexican rebels. This time it is the
Nasquistas who are expected to turn
the trick And it ought not to be long
now before there is nothing left of
Juarez to take.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24

AIissouri's delegates to the Demo-
cratic national convention have re-
ceived specific instructions to swim or
sink with Champ Clark. Missouri
Democrats never did do things by
halves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24
a sAruRDAY SERMON.

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they
shall see God. st. Matthew VS..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24
by THE WAY
By HARvEY PARSONS.

Abe Attell got the worst trimming of
his life. but he got his per cent 80
ne won't mind it SO much. About the
Ineanest thing anyone could do that
particular Yiddisher would be to take
his per cent away from him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24

Gov. Wilson spoke about two hours
and other privileges.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-01

INDIANA
LEAGUE
NORTHERN INDIANA
LEAGUE STANDINGS

In desperately fought game before
a large crowd at the East Chicago
ball park yesterday, Hammond In
creased her lead IN the Tight for the
Northern Indiana league pennant.
The score was l to 0. ana the consen-
of opinion seemed TO be as the
crowd surged out of the grounds that
II was the best exhibition of baseball
yet shown at the new park. The wish
tors scored the only run of the game
in the third inning. when Moll opened
the inning with a single to center.
went to third on Bergman's attempted
sacrifice. which Inglis Yielded perfect
ly. but threw wild to second, and
came home on Staten's hit to right
field. That was the only inning in
which Hammond threatened. Jorg-
ensen was the only man for East Chi
cago to reach third base. This oc-
CURED in the seventh inning. when
he made two-bagger with one man
gone and reached third a high
bounder to the pitcher by Kelly, who
was sent in to bat for Bartell. but
Kempf hit to Staten. who retired him
at first. ending the inning. Both
Bergman and Inglis pitched gilt edged
ball. allowing only four hrs each, but
Bergman had advantage in the
strikeouts of nine to Ingns' four.
Wallace started two neat double plays
for East Chicago which were finished
successfully. but the star fielding
stunt of the afternoon was pulled off
by Meddy, Hammond's left fielder in
the sixth inning. Wallace and Beach
had each flied out when Peterson hit
| a hard liner to left center. which
Meddy captured In one hand after a
long run. The crowd showed its APP
probation by long and vociferous ap-
plause. compelling the hero to don his
cap. apparently much against that
young athletes inclinations.
The score: