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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.J


Lots Of people stir up strife by
preaching harmon.
But bird in the hand doesn't annoy
the early worm.
Most fresh people consider them
selves the salt o. the earth.
Lots of unemployed men would rath-
er find fault than find work.
What's your pecialty-viewing with
alarm or pointing with pride?
one of the objectionable political
sins is The acceptance of a small bride.
Some married couples can patch up
a quarrel until it looks as good as new.
Many man imagines he is a great
financier until he tries to discount a
note.
A young man seldom kisses a girl
against her will, but it's up to her to
make hi.E think that he does
No matter how good people. are and
how sure they are of going to heaven,
they arc nearly always anxious to wor-
~ along On earth as long as they can
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Few men are as thoroughly bad as
they have regulations for being.
X y
The sins that are covered by char
ity's cloak generally show through it.
4
It is far easier to attain popularity
than to retain it for any length of
time.
June brides are not very popular
with young married couples who have
numerous wedding presents to pay
back.
And the pessimists are undoubtedly
of the opinion that Cupid is busy these
days making much future business Tor
the divorce courts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07

them than it does a boomer girl pail
team it won't amount to much.
Marco Morrow is Justly peeved' be-
cause the names of the higher salaried
players in the newspaper league didn t
get the biggest, blacklist type in the
new directory, but If his theory was
followed to the letter, it would have
cate some of the humber brothers in
said directory.
And, it may be, of course, that the
compilers of, said directory considered
what they earned, rather than what
they got.
officers of the law have troubles
enough without adding the untethered
dog to the list of misdemeanors. The
domestic canine is a touchy subject,
and many tame, inoffensive citizen
who would submit without squaWk
were his wife stolen, will rise up ana
make some one break the speed records
for interfering with the liberties OF ms
dog.
An unfortunate nut held by the po-
lice started to make lunch of cinders.
Perhaps the poor wop had been look
ing over a grocery price list.
When a hobo is nipped by the po-
lice. he usually gives his residence as
either New York or Chicago, and talks
out of the corner of his mouth to prove
it.
The man who stays out late, should
not object when his wife raises cain
upon his return to the home nest. He
has had his fun, and she is entitled to
hers. .-s--
Legal etiquet, as we understand it,
may be summed up thusly: Any tax
payer can sit on a jury, and any law
yer may sit on a witness, but the
Judge may sit not only upon the case,
but upon jury, lawyer and witness.
President Gomez says he wants to
pursue the rebels. but he hasn't SAID
that he wanted to catch them.
About the only satisfaction some
people get out of, life is the certainty
that, when the time comes, dying Will
not be distasteful.
A gent who is to lecture in Topeka,
has three letters in his first name and
three in his LAST but six letters and
a nice collection of periods in his title.
Maybe he shortened his name so as to
get the whole works in one line min
ion.
Unless they. are clear out of other
material, the gossips should not waste
any time in viewing with alarm the
report that Richard Croker introduced
Annette Kellerman as his niece. Rich
ard is 20 years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07
DAFFYDHS
BY .. NOALL.

If the speeches were dry was the
banquet
(You are a simple country lad. I
know.)
When the cook strings" the beans
is the capon?
(Cut-cut-cut, git yur hair cutD
In mixing the drinks at a soda foun-
tain does the limeade?
(And as they sat by the seaside, she
sighed, he sighed and then they both
sighed-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
[From the New York Press.1

IFTOm the new York Press
The straight trouble with tba
straight and narrow path is that on All
the signposts are good-advice mottoes-
A girl ought to be glad she isn't a
man, because then 1t would be so
much easier to get fooled by some
other girl.
The reason so many people with 4
head start in a race lose is ii makes
them think they don't have to run to
win.
It's awful bad luck for a mans
friends If he ever happens to read one
paragraph of the.Constitution. becauss
then he wants to argue about the
whole document.
When a man makes up his mind to
economic, 1t encourages him SO much
about the future that the first thing
he does is to go and spend some mon-
ey on the prospect -.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07

On the possibility of Senator Root
also being named as permanent chair
man of the Chicago convention, Colo
mel Roosevelt says there is no sense
in the talk. THE permanent chair
man is elected by the convention .
continued the colonel, land no one has
a right to speak for the convention"
Only the other day in discussing the
possibility of a compromise candidate,
the colonel declared that no compro-
mise candidate was possible. II will
name the compromise candidate he
added, and he will be me- That
sounds just a trifle like speaking for
the convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07
DIsCONTENT.

Let me do something perfect, before death;
Some least of things SO If he whole
and free
From any faltering touch. that none
may see
One faintest flaw: that not one Iiehtest
breath
May dim the grace NV s,1re hand FASH
ioneth
! know there is not any strength in me
To work this deed. oh, NAV Thy pow
er be f
FULFILLED in weakness. as Thy Scripture
saith
Ny soul is sick of half Accomplishment,
VI deeds that are no deeds, of victories
Uncrowned by triumph; stranger to con-
tent
Until Thou work in me some excellence.
mat my heart may have rest ere I go
hence;
Blind voyager across the bitter seas.
Edward Barss, in Atlantic Monthly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07

As is usually the case. no effort IS
to be made to reach the men higher
up who were concerned in tampering
with the jury in the Mcnamara case,
and for which Attorney Clarence OAR
row is being prosecuted. In all ques-
ticnable activities. the men higher up
seem to have charmed life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07

As bad luck would have it. the ma
tional kennel of that worthy organiza-
tion of Yellow Dogs was located in To-
peka just before the agitation was
started for a city ordinance providing
that dogs must be kept off the streets
Suggestions, that the location of this
kennel here is responsible for the pro-
posed ordinance are out of order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07

At last the cards are being shuff1ed
fcr the organization of the Republican
national convention. But Colonel
Roosevelt and his friends will not con-
slider the deal a square one unless it
gives them all the best of IT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07

Wall street men appear to be getting
more sensible as they grow older. They
see good times ahead and are refusing
to worry over politics. All business
men, the country over should take
pattern after the Wall streeters in
this particular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07

Uncle Judd Harmon is also somewhat
nifty in the manipulation of the steam
roller. In the primaries, Woodrow Will
son apparently won seven of Ohio's
delegates to the Baltimore convention
But under that unit rule which is so
popular in Democratic circles, Uncle
Judd has pocketed these Wilson dele
gates in easy fashion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07

Orozco has a plan to finance his revo-
luton by issuing bonds. Nobody will
be likely to buy any of them, though,
unless under pain of death. And that
probably is the way that Orozco has
figured on selling them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subsca 5bers of tho state Journal
away from hoTI.c during the summer
may have the paper mailed regularly
each day to any address at the rate OF
ten cents a week or thirty cents a
month (by mall only. Address
changed as often as desired. While
out of town the State Journal VIII be
to YOU like a 1ai1y letter from home.
Advance payment Is requested on
these short time subscriptions, to save
bookkeeping expenses,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07

Presumably the only folk in this
country who are not giving close at
tention these days to the activities IN
the political arena are the June brides
and their more or less insignificant ad-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07

Even with their baths costing the
federal government Sc each. some of
the United States senator's do not ap-
pear to be particularly clean, if you
take the word of their political enc
mics
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07

President Gomez, of Cuba, has a
magnificent opportunity to demon
strate the force of his assertions that
nc is perfectly competent to contr II
the situation i'll that uneasy land. 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07

In the last four games played and
won by the New York Giants, they
have scored an aggregate of no less
than 81 runs. Some ball playing, that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07

There is much weeping and wailing
and gnaslling of teeth among the no
bility of England. A horse belonging
to a rank outsider won this years
classic derby.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

The State Journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganfzation for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news is received in The State Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole puT-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07

Evidences are accommodating that the
wages of sin received by Banker Morse
we're sufficiently large to keep him and
his family in luxury for the remainder
of their daYs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07

All roads lead to Chicago these days,
and all of the telegraph wires run out
of there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07
FROM OTHER PENS
SCHOOL FOR sALEsWc

SCHOOL FOR SALESWOMEyN
When the Chicago board of educa-
tlon recently eSta blished part time
classes in craftsmanship at the Lucy l..
Flower Technical high school it ent err
ed upon an interesting experiment.
Inc young women in these classes con-
tlnue TO give up most of their work
ing day to actual service behind the
counter, but for a portion of the day
they go to the high school for special
study in their line of work. The de-
partment stores in which they are en-
ployed pay their salaries for the whole
time, and also their car fare to ard
from the school. This is a recognition
of the mutual advantage that comes to
employers and employees from high
er standard of efficiency. Selling goods
is too often ranked as unslxiIled labor
This means low wages, unsatisfactory
work, uncertain tenure of position ana
no future The present movement will
result in lifting some saleswomen, at
least, into the ranks of skilled labor,
and Will offer an inducement to 9TH
ers to follow in the same course.
There Is no labor in the world that
need be rated as absolutely unskilled
Therefore it will be a good thing for
the country when the chance now Of
Tered TO, a group of Saleswomen in
Chicago is within the reach of all and
continuation schools. are esta blished to
cover all occupations. The practical
experiment of the board of education
will lend additional support to the new
lOed OIL the IurLnor eQucaLlOn OF work.
ers. The states responsibility does not
cease when a boy or a girl goes to
work. Some of the greatest educa-
tional problems begin, instead of end
ing, when the boy or girl reaches the
age of IA and becomes a wage Garner.
News.
SANE FOURTH is ESSENTIAL
In 1909 the number of killed and
wounded on the Fourth of July was
5,307. In 1910 the number decreased
to 1928 and in 1911, the number was
still further diminished to 1908. In two
years there was gain of more than
66 2-3 per cent in life and limb. The
press throughout the country is alrea-
dy waging war against the use of fire
works and firearms in celebrating the
recurrence of our national birthday
Some cities have inaugurated the plan
Of municipal picnics and others stree
pageants, and wherever the plan
has been tried it has worked with adj
rnfrable success. A safe-and-sana
Fourth of July is greatly to be desired
New Orleans Picayune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07

ACTIVITY IN THE OIL FIELDS.
We invite the attention Of our read
ers this evening to the monthly oil re-
port which appears on another page
1t is full of interest to every person in
the miCcontinent field, whether mer-
chant doctor or laboring man, because
the revival of work therein indicated
means return of prosperity, and gen.
eral prosperity should interest every
one. There were more wells drilled in
the midcontinent field in May than in
any other month in the history of this
field. There are more rigs and drill
ing wells now than ever before in the
history of the field. June promises to
break all previous, records. This means
returned prosperity to the oil fields.
and when the oil fields prosper every
other branch in the oil regions profit.
More wells were drilled in Kansas last
month than before or since July, 1906.
More work is in progress now. Ma
chine shops are busy, supply stores are
pushed the farmer can lease his land,
every dri!ler is busy-and activity in
the field promises t. increase. We have
frequently predicted that the best days
of the oil fields of the middle west
were yet to come. We believe that
they have started land that the next
year will be the best year in the an
nails of this great Acknowledgements
ence Reporter.
INCOME TAX IN SIGHT.
The income tax amendment yet needs
'OeSS O0Aoie II SdH DecOIne a part
OF the federal constitution. Sixteen
states have not yet ratified it, Five OF
these states have rejected the amend
ment and in three of the states one
house rejected it. but other legislatures
OF these states may be of a different
mind and will ratify il. And then
there are eight other states that have
not voted upon the proposition yet. SO
that the prospect OF getting the re-
qulsite number of states to ratify the
amendment are very good. 1t will not
be surprising, however, If the amend
ment providing for the election OF Unit
Ell states senators by the people shall
Leavenworth Times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-07
RY THE WAY
By HARVEY PARsoNs

Eleanor Sears is going to organize
a girls polo team, but if divided
costume does no more toward helping
them than it does a bloomer girl ball
team, it won't amount to much.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-05-10

A. G Glidden called at the Dem
ocrat Monday and requested that
he be permitted to extend his
thanks to Mrs. Douglas who runs
a rooming house in this city and
also to Mr.. Earl Moon, both of
whom have been very kind to
them during the past two weeks
Mr.. Glidden came to Liberal with
out money and Mrs. Douglas gave
him room and board. Mr.. Moon
assisted him in various ways. Mr..
Glidden left Monday morning for
Rapidan, Michigan, and he says
that just as soon as he can obtain
the money he will show his APP
probation for what has been done
for him here by these people. He
has good word to speak for the
people of Liberal.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-05-10
Forgan Is Building Up

Nearly forty houses have al
ready been built at the new town
OF Forgan, on the Wichita Falls
railroad, in Beaver county, Okla,
according to 0. w. Jeffries, who
returned from trip in that sec
ton yesterday.
''Forgan looks like it will be a
good town." said Mr.. Jeffries, at
the Midland last evening, There
are all lines of business represen-
ted, many store buildings are now
going up. They expect to get the
railroad completed to the new
town by the Fourth of July. -
Hutchinson News
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-05-10
Ethelton Items.

Earl Davis and family spent
Sunday with P. H. Day and fam
lily.
E. j. Hoyt and wife called on
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hickman
Sunday afternoon.
Leonard Day went to Santa Fe
Sunday.
Some from this vicinity attend
ed the pie social at the Brown
school house last Friday night.
r. Y. Harlow and family re-
turned to their claim last week.
There is not much news as every
one is busy farming.
Pastures are looking fine since
the big rain.
There will be no Sunday School
at Ethelton Sunday, May 10Th, on
account of the convention at Col
den Plains.
Rev. Neff will preach again on
May 10th at II a. m.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-05-10
NOTICE OF sHERIFF's SALE.

ANSAAS1 VI
BY virtue Of an Alias Execution or order of
SALE issued out of the above entitled court in
the above entitled action, to me direct anu de-
llvered, | will on Saturday, the 18th day of
May, A. D., 1912, at the hour OF O'clock D. M,
at the west door of the court house In the
city of Liberal, Seward County. Kansas sell
at public auction TO the highest and best bid
der for cash in hand, the following described
personal property, to wit: I motor and saus-
age grinder, sausage suffer. lard press, kettle,
4 meat blocks. | lot meat tools, Ice chest, cash
register, simpson scales. miscellaneous can
ned goods, loo lbs lard. l. Dbl pickles. show
case. safe. 10 rolls of paper, 800 oyster buck
cts, shelving, counters, meat hooks and fix
lures used I'm the City Meat Market, slaughter
house and pens, set harness. buggy, wag-
on, % dining chairs, Morris Chairs, / show
case. | majestic range. banquet range, /
Globe heater. heating stoves. wash stands,
Ice chests, dressers. side board. organ,
1 typewriter, sewing machine. / kitchen cab
met, IA bed steads, springs, mattresses /
bath tub, 30 comforters, book case, A pill
lows, IA blankets, bed spreads and linens II
cases fruits, 1 small show case. gas stove.
carpets and rugs, clock, Dishes lot Jars and
cooking utensils. 1 electric fan. iron dayen
port, hotel Office table, dining tables and
Ice cream freezer; said property is levied
upon and appraised and will be sold as the
property OF 8. X. McCamant.
Dated this 2sth day OF April 1912
H. H. Edison. Sheriff.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-05-10

Well, Liberal won and the contes-
tants deserve much praise, especially
those in the literary work who were
Phebe Bucklin, Hugh Funk, Freda
Harris and James Sealey. They 8na
joyed this work immensely.
Miss Berry-"Anna, What Is meant
by Egyptian parchment?"
Anna Why, when Egypt gets so
hot that the Egyptians are parched.'
Here's hoping L. H. S. will win at
Meade. A whole train load will sur
prise Meade Saturday morning.
1t has been said that L. H. s. can
yell.
Anna Veyo
Anna Vlvo
Anna veyo vlvo yum
Its just as plain as plain can DO
Liberal put 'em on the bum.'
LlDeral people, you should De proud
Of your high school. 1t has licked
three towns.
We we're very much surprised at
the information gathered from one
Of the Freshmen's essays which has
been recently read, Franklin's edu-
cation was got by himself" "He
worked himself up to be a great liz
erary man,. HE was also able to
invent electricity" and "Franklin's
father was tallow chandelier"
This followed: "Sir Walter Raj
eigh was put out once when his SER
want found him with fire in his head.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-05-10
Sunday, at Golden Plains

The Sunday School Convention Of
Seward township will be held at the
Golden Plains School house May 18th,
1912, beginning at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Opening Song Congregation
Devotional Exercises
Supt. OF Golden Plains
Song Congregation
Welcome Address Mrs. L. V. Davis
Dissatisfaction to Be A Successful
Sunday School Teacher
Miss Marriage, Mrs. E. @. Whet-
stone and J. w. Ray.
Song Golden Plains S. S.
Sunday School Lesson
Conducted by Ralph Heath
BASKET DINNER
Song Congregation
Reports from Sunday Schools
Music Ethelton Sunday School
Discussion-Spiritual life in the Sun.
day School
BY 5. c. Garner, Mrs. G. c. Row
an and o. K. Pearce
Song Victory Sunday School
Address -Glve Your Best Work to
God by Mr.. Ralph Heath
Song Ethelton Sunday School
Papers-Social Influence of the Bible
Mrs. P. H. Day, Charles Stutsman
Music Golden Plains
Report of the State Convention, at
Hutchinson N. l.. Falls
Discussion-Sunday Occupation for
Young People and Children
L. V. Davis, Ralph Heath and
Mr.. Watson
Address-LOoklng Ahead
Bert Dubois
Music Victory Sunday School
Observation-Disclosures of the Sun
day School
MIR. McElhlnny, Mrs, c. D. Day
and N. L. Falls
Business
Closing Song-GOd Be With You
Till We Meet Again
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-05-10

Mr.. |. B, Jordan called at the
Democrat Office Tuesday, to look
after his subscription. He ex-
poets to move to the state of
Washington, sometime this sum
mer. His family will also go.
HIS daughter, Miss Kathrine,
is one of Seward county's success
full teachers, and we will be sorry
to lose her.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-05-10
Liberal High School Notes
Marian Heatherton and ArabelIa pensecOla

And one day after there had been a
lot of rain he threw his cloak in
puddle and the queen stepped dryly
over" Even franklin and Raleigh
would be surprised at these state
ments.
A tender-foot, who entered High
school and who worked for a farmer
for his board while in school, tells
the following story:
1.-THE Kansas farmer called me at
3 a. m. He says, You can slip down
and cut tnat little patch Of oats be-
fore breakfast
Are they wild oats? l inquired
sleeplly.
'WildS Why, no, they're tame
oats.
We'll, If they're tame, maybe l can
slip up on them in daylight said l."
Found on examination papers Of
high school students:
"The Greeks planted colonies for
their food supply" "He had moth
ing left to live for but to die" "The
heart is located In the west side.
''The Greeks were too thickly pop
ulated to be comfortable. "The
brain is situated in the abdomen. "
Miss Briley-"Gordon, what are you
doing? Turn around"
! Gordon-"Oh, / was only thinking
Miss Briley-"Gordon, you should
MT think in school, don't ever let this
happen again"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-05-10
Good Shingles
Properly Applied

4 still offer the conservative home
III builder the best value in roof.
L ing yet produced. Where many
fail, however, in getting the
1 real worth out of their shingles
is In mailing them on with an
inferier nail. Cant expect a
25-year shingle to give you the
proper service il 1t is put on
with a 5-year nail. This is fire.
quently done and the result is
that the shingle gets the blame
mot the nail. OF course, In
some instances h e shingles
may be at fault, but IL you are
careful and get shingles made
ofheart wood with good straight
grain, manufactured full thick
ness, and properly dried, you'll
never have kick coming. Let
us show you shingles that are
right and tell you about the
tar Lumber Co..