The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-01
KANSAS coMMENr


PUSSY AND THE RIR1s
euls season when Hedging hird.
eardare ling about our lawns and
lives hsst On tnelr untrfed wings, pussy
4n.e hlgh. The cold scraps from az
.apIe are scorned. Even rniIlS go
IN ner saucer. No such canned go.
~ nel al the height of the ga mo 60
son. With claws extended ana
ta..seu paws. she resists all at
tempts to put her safely ayav IN -
nest in the basement NJ ,. her
uoes the fascination of the darrros.
invite TINS companion of all ,,-ttts
anu gophns. But there is somatbtrss.
a nror tangible and toothsome honninS
canca ' a, lawns in helpless inno-
mentality. The tremendoI,s seIi.l-
VI insect pests would never 49, -
curred mad birds been protected II
- q matter of the most common OH
I:i saeioh among the older people that
,,-as not as numerous as they
~eie % years ago, while insect nests
nave multiplied. 1t means millions on
unions OF loss to the farmer I1I,e,,.
tualiy the consumer paws for Ar all
through higher prices. If we ,vant
eheap FOODS, we must save the birds
o eilee Prouect the crops. The cat, cruel
rmer that he is, has his fi1nction
tbs beauty, clothing every rnofion
anu attitude in an Unconscious and
fascinating grace, his substantial SER
t.ceS IN orlVlng away vefInin, give
MIN mis- secure place by our firesids
But let every cat lover in the co,I,s-
Try and suburbs take pains to see that
Pussys destructiveness is reduced to
the limit. Every cat should wear a
pell during the season when young
ana helpless birds are hopping about
our lawns. In many country homes
the immoderate love for cats permits
spraWIlng colonies of them by the
dozen, reducing bird life for miles
around. You can get just as much
pleasure out of one cat as out of
twenty Under the most favorable
conditions, the supply of cats far ex-
ceeds the demand. Behind Kittv's
most frolicsome graces there must
lurk the tragedy of the water butt.
Wnere dark scenes of execution must
take place while children mourn frol-
lCSome playmates. No family is NOR
ally lit to keep a mother cat, unless
some one has the Spartan resolve to
control the kitten population by this
stern decree.-Winfield Courier.
FOR A NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.
discussion of the establishment of A
feoeral university to be supported nv
government funds will be renewed at
the nftieth annual meeting of the Ma
tlonal Education association, which IL
10 be held at Chicago from July to
Il The National Education associa-
ton is the largest organization of its
KIND in the world, and not less than
$4,000 are expected to be in attend
ance at this meeting. Topics to be
| taken up include the American high
school; the relation of the public
schools to social welfare work and to
public health; the rural life condi-
tions and education Among those
who are down to make addresses are
Jane Adams, head resident of Hull
House; DIR. F. B. Dresslar, specialist
IN school hygiene and sanitation In
| the United States bureau of educa-
ton; DR.. David Starr Jordan, president
| of the Leland Stanford Junior uni
vers1ty; DIR. Harvey w. Wiley, pure
| food expert; DIR. Philander p. Ciaxton,
the United States commissioner of ed
ucation; the Baroness Bertha Won
Suttner, who inspired Alfred Nobel to
found the Nobel peace prize; and
Luther Halsey Gulick, the inventor Of
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