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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10
EVENING CHAT
BIZ RUTH CASHRoN.

Dear F'riend-Please give your opinion
on the subject of why mothers should
opinion is that they should when needed.
Also at what age"
The above terse little note was signed
by Miss Somehow imagine her a
| stern young aunt, who looks with disfavor
upon the way her married sister :sparcs
the rod and spoils the child
Seriously, the little note opens up two
subjects about which L have often
thought. First, is corporal punishment
good for children? Second, at. what age
should discipline begin?
It's quite a while, isn't it, since have
mad a symposium of my reader friends
views on any subject. How is this for
chance to start the ball rolling again?
This is a subject upon which almost all
women and some men are likely to have
Maiden aunts and mothers of twelve,
fathers, and even old bachelors who have
IDEAS on this subject, are urged to con-
To start the discussion, here are few of
my humble opinions.
AS to whether corporal punishment is
answer to that is-that depends. There
are some children who can be managed
without corporal punishment and some
children who simply cannot. 1t is a matter
of study.
/ don't think corporal punishment Is
such a terrible thing as some people cor
some other forms of discipline such os
frightening or threatening child 1 don't
mothers spanking simply makes child
mad and doesn't hurt it very much. \
switch is both better and easier. If you
are going to make pain the punishment OF
misdeeds, be sure you really inflict pain.
Never punish a child when you are
angry. That's too much like revenge.
Make him realize that the whipping is a
consequence of his misdeeds, not your way
of avenging yourself for the trouble lie
has caused you
The word consequence reminds me that
the very best punishments to my min /,
are those which fit the sin. A miscellaneous
little boy had a trick of pulling his baby
sisters hair. Spanking did no good. One
day his mother punishedN him by pulling
his hair; that eventually cured him.
The age at which discipline should begin
is a vital question. I know a mother who
thinks it is very strange that she cannot
control her child despite repeated punish
ments She forgets that up to the time he
was two years old she made no attempt at
discipline, and that during that time, his
naturally strong will gained tremendous
Roadway. 1t seems to me that as soon as
a child is old enough to throw his toys
down for the pleasure of seeing them
brought back, he is old enough to be
taught that his mother isn't going to do
that and to be disciplined If he persists
What do you think? Let's have a real
nice chat about it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10

"oh, I see. Your father is a mer-
chant in Medina?"
Father died three years ago. Mother
and I live about two miles beyond
the red bridge
member right. Nice collie at the gate.
Butternut trees in the yard"
Yes, that's the place"
wall, I'm glad the wheel wasn't
loose. Good day to you.''
When Uncle Jim reached home he
had the air of a man who had picked
up thousand dollars in the road.
His sister took one look at him and
said:
"Out with It. James. I'm sure you
have discovered something
Yep. I have discovered wife for
Robert. Listen
And then he went on to tell why
he had been driving about the country,
and how success had crowned his ef-
forts at last.
Yes, I have heard of the young
lady" replied the sister "but you have
wasted your time. There will be no
chance for Robert to be introduced. If
there was he'd say she was like all the
rest"
Hold your horses, sister Mary. Your
brother Jim is running this side show.
Say nothing to nobody. but watch my
gait
Robert came from the village at a
late hour that night, and next morning
complained of headache.
You come driving with me,'' replied
the uncle. "I want somebody to point
out the exact spot where Gen. Wash
ington spit over his shoulder after lick
ing the British in the battle around
here"
The young man made all sorts of
excuses, but was dragged off despite,
and the pony was headed the red
bridge
Robert he soon realized that he had
not been brought out to be lectured
and advised. Not a word of censure,
criticism or fault finding.
Uncle Jim was taking chances on
meeting Miss Delisle. It was a pleasant
day, and she was pretty sure to be
driving, but there were other roads she
could take. Luck was with him. 1t
was Just as he caught sight of her half
a mile away and coming toward them,
that he passed the lines to the young
mand and said:
you drive for a minute. I want to
smoke
But I can't drive"
so I've heard. but now is the time
to learn"
But there's some one coming"
Let 'em come"
Miss Delisle came along wondering If
the driver of the other rig was asleep
or in drink. His horse was wandering
all over the road, and as she pulled up
to let him pass Uncle Jim got in his
work. He gave a sly pull at the wrong
line, and the ponies had a head-on COL
lision and began backing into the fence
Take care of her. yoC idiotv' shouted
the relative as he leaped down to quiet
his own horse.
There was a broken strap or two to
be mended, a nervous girl to be as
sured, and explanations and beg par
dons and introductions, and Uncle Jim
took care to keep 40 feet away while
all this was going on. Nothing much
was said while driving back home, but
in response to his sisters interrogations
when they did get there the brother
whispered:
"Hushi Robert has seen and admired
and will be in love within a week.
Sure to get married inside of a year.
did it with my little I-atchet!'-(Copy-
right, 1912, by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10
A RAN ON WEDDING GIFTS.

Now that the Society of Spugs, that
admirable organization which frowns
on reciprocal or toadying Christmas
giving. is f1ourishing so vigorously
throughout the land, another one,
which will put the ban on like kind
of wedding gifts, is quite as badly
needed. 1t is true that there is wave
of continental hysteria about the holt
davs which makes the total of mis-
placed Christmas giving enormous, but
against this can be set the great num-
her of weddings which levy their tax
unon friends and even mere acqualnt-
ances-
II cannot be said that the interested
pairs are parties to this social holdup'
to this polite but none the less drastic
b1igandage. They delight in the free-
will offerings of their friends and no
one can blame them, but the thought
full bride and groom find the custom
of general present giving embarrass-
ing to say the least. 1t entails many
reciprocal obligations that they do not
wish and often cannot afford.
A Boston bride-to-be, going too far,
has sent out the following warning:
s'rlo one who sends me a present Will
he admitted to my wedding" This is
too drastic, too revolutionary, too sell
fish Giving is one of the finest vir-
tues when practiced sincerely. 1t has
a sanction that places it high in the
scale, for, sit is more blessed to give
than to receive"
If this intending bride merely wish;
ed to shut off the flood of gifts that
come in a propitiary way, or are
wrenched from unwilling purses, or
are SO much bread cast on the waters
by girls and men who think of the
return to them when they stand be-
fore the minister. then her action
must be commended. to that extent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10
LIFE,s LITTLE DAY.

LIFE'S LITTLE DAY.
A little at time does life give,
We do not need the days SO far away,
80 well is it planned for US to live:
It Is secret, this living by the day.
One little day is what life means.
Tomorrow is not ours until it is today,
Why fill 1T with the things that sorrow
CLEANS?
others way.
One little day is all life gives,
Until it closes, give of our best,
Be kind, be patient, just while it lives;
God gives US night, to roll the curtain
down and rest.
CLARA HUMPHREY CROWDER.
Marion Kan.
Copyrighted, September 8, 1912.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10
JOURNAL ENTRIES

One mans like are apt to be bitter
pills for another.
r. n
Many engagement rings are nothing
like strangers to the job
=
Some women solve the servant prob
lem by doing their own houseWork.
Among the oltimists OF the tenn
porary variety are brides and grooms
Nor is the way of the transgressor
any harder than it ought to be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10

]. J. Hill, the empire builder of
the great northwest, has always been
in the habit of lecturing the people on
a variety of topics. and whenever he
has anything to say it usually rings
true, and is therefore sometimes rath-
er unpalatable. But he preached a
little sermon the other day that every
man should take to heart and heed.
1t can be summed up in the few words
that no nation can exist without the
true Christian spirit behind it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10

of the skilled mechanic variety.
President-elect Wilson is also some
thing of a civil service enthusiast, but
it is not likely that he will add ma
terially to the classified lists until he
is about to retire from office. This ap-
pears to be a well-established presi-
Dental precedent, but it is one that
might well be broken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR
rFrom the New York Press.I

TFrom the New York Press.I
What makes boy a credit to his faith
er is to be like his mother.
Nowadays people want their catechtsln
sugar-coated like their liver pills.
As long as a girls complexion isn't
CHASTITY she can be proud OF how she
never has to do anything for it.
If a man had all the money in the
world it wouldn't be enough to support
his poor relations the way they deserved.
What comforts a woman about beng
too big to fit the bathtub is when she was
a girl she could almost sQueezS through
o kpotholeA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10

A scientist has discovered that bees
have nervous prostration. Probably he
found some of those that were buzz
zing in sundry hats before the fifth OF
last month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10

More fruit for the Socialists. Mrs.
r T. Stotesbury, one of the society
leaders of Philadelphia, entertained
the socially-elect from all over the
country at a magnificent ball the 9TH
er night. Incidentally, the gown and
Jewels she wore had a value of close
to S10OO.O0O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10

Nor are the people likely to be vex-
ed at all over the prospects that old
General Legislation will be sighted at
the present session Of congress- Most
folk have the we1l-founded opinion
that the less of such legislation en-
acted by congress and state law-mak-
ing bodies, the better it would be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10

More trouble for the army canteen
advocates. Colonel Maus, chief
surgeon of the eastern division of the
army, has just presented an elaborate
opinion to the effect that the use of
alcohol by officers and men is the
most battling obstacle to the proper
progress in the development of the
army
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10

1t would be interesting to know if
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait has adopt
ed for her own use the costume of
the Chinese women which she declares
70 be the ideal mode of feminine dress.
probably not. To preach is one
thing. To practice it is another.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10
by wing.

Without doubt the Republican
leaders are wise in their determination
to wait a year before they begin the
work of rejuvenating their party. By
that time the Bull Moosers will prob
ably have talked their movement to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10

Only, four of the eight Kansas con
gressmen have taken the trouble as
yet to appear in Washington for par
ttc1pat1on in the present session of
congress. OF course, their rather
meager. pay at the rate of $500 a
year runs on just the same.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10

At any rate, most of the Chicago
hotel keepers should be enthusiastic
supporters of the Bull Moose move
ment, and will probably continue such
allegiance as long as the members of
the new party descends on that town
for its big barbecues and conferences.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10

OF course, the poor old consumers
will have to foot the expenses of the
International conference on the high
cost of living that is provided for in a
bill before congress, and which will
likely be passed within a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10

What explanations can Colonel Cecil
Lyon of Texas make to his ranking
officer, Colonel Roosevelt? President
Taft received larger vote in the Lone
Star state than did the candidate of
the Bull Moose clan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10
FROM OTHER PENS
INGRA1TUDE TO PERKINS.


Those Progressive leaders who plan
to Danish George w. Perkins to the
rear are an ungrateful lot. They did
not demur when he gave more money
than any other contributor to the
Roosevelt cam paign funds before and
after the Chicago convention. They
let him bear the burden of organizing
the third party and hoped to climb into
office over his shoulders, but now they
profess to be too nice to associate with
him. For months Mr.. Perkins deVot-
ed his time and talent and money to
the Roosevelt candidacy. But for his
executive ability the third party cam
paign would have been run at random.
He probably spent as many hours and
as much energy in political Iabors as
he did in the promotion of the Har-
vester trust. Without Mr.. Perkins's
services the third party would have
made a far poorer showing. He was
the Mark Hanna of the Progressives.
If the Progressive movement was a
battle for the Lord, Perkins deserves
honor, not humiliation. And he would
have no difficulty in proving that he
was quite as good as his associates
REFORM IN RUSSIA IS REMOTE.
The fourth Russian Duma, which
met in St. Petersburg on Thursday, ap-
parently belied predictions in elect
ing for its president a candidates sup
ported Dy the center ana the Lett
against the reactionary Right, by a vote
of PSI to 159. To strengthen it's grip
on the representatives of the people.
the government had resorted to the
usual manipulations of the electoral
law which have hitherto been so sue
cessful in restricting the vote to an
inconsiderable fraction of the Russian
people. The second and third Dumas
were known as Landlord" Dumas.
For the latest elected body the govern
ment set out to increase the strength
of the clerical element among the
deputies. Up to yesterdays vote it
seemed that it had obtained more
than it bargained for. An actual ma
jority of priests and deputies under
clerical influence seemed probable.
and the government faced the posi-
bility of having to do business with a
body of reactionary deputies more roy
alist than the king. By what sup
tinkering such an outcome
has bee averted the dispatches have
not told us. What is plain is that the
Gar has now as docile a parliament
under his control as the last one, and
that the chances of thorough reform
are as remote as they were a year ago.
New York Evening Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10

Brilliant and impulsive people US
uRl1y have dark eyes," says a lecturer.
And impulsive men, neglected by ma
ture in this respect. often have them
blackened for them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10
DAFFYDHS
BY Q. NoALLA

Can you telegram from an ounce?
(Aw, quitchakiddinD
Is a pumpkin to a hydrant?
Il don't care Tell my mother.)
To make clauses out of phrases do
you adverbS?
(Let's boil him in oil. He's the
boob that put the sand In the sand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10

And the aviators have, indeed, some
distance to go before they get in the
bird class. A pigeon has recently
made the journey across the Atlantic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10

A square inch of clear conscience
for a cent-the Red Cross Christmas
Seal. Don't forget to buy enough for
all your Christmas packages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10

Here's an unusual kettle of fish for
Kansas AS the official date for the
beginning of winter approaches, win
ter weather of the normal variety for
this latitude is putting in an appear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The hunting season Is about over
and the canoe is laid away, but there
will soon be with us the young man
who skates on thin ice
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10
WHY NOT HANG HING

Several newspaper solicitors who have
recently covered this country, report
that many families not not take" a
single newspaper of any kind. No
wonder there are so many get-rich-
quick schemes being successfully work
ed. And 10 wonder there is so much
ignorance even in Kansas, and rebel
lion at modern ways and customs and
conveniences. The man raising a fam
lily without a newspaper, should be ar
rested.-Newton Kansan-Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10
ON THE SPUR
OF The MOMENT
Another Twist to ]
BY ROY K MOULTON.

Another Twist to IL.
This is the way woman writes the
houn' dawg song:
Every time the doorbell rings,
Somebody raises the price of things;
Makes no difference IL we're rich as kings
They gotta quit boosting the prtae -
things.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10

President Taft has added another
10000 of the government employees
to the classified civil service lists.
They comprise the navy yard workers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10

We have been asked to search
through history and to name an all
star ball team, one that would be the
champion of champions. We have
done so and. after spending consider
able time on the matter, name the fol-
lowing team:
Umpire-Judas Iscariot.
Manager-Charles Frohman.
Reporters-Ananias and DR.. Cook.
Pitcher and aptain-Napoleon
Bonaparte.
Catcher@The Duke of Wellington.
First Base-William the Conqueror.
Second Base-Samson.
Third Base-Hercules.
Shortstop-Tom Thumb, the short
est stop known.
Outheld-Mercury, Tam O'Shanter
and Paul Revere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10
Personal.

Link: The best place to have boil Is on
your father-in-law or your uncle.
Fond Mother: Name the child Ahab ana
then nobody will ever be able to find ar.
unpleasant abbreviatiop for it.
Collector: The 25-cent piece you refer
to has a value. 1t is worth quarter
Club Woman: We have received your
letter. Among the books we would recon-
mend for your reading are good English
grammar ana Webster's distionarY.
/ ANXIOUS: The best way to be sure and
stay out Of ae entirely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10
LANGUAGE PURIsTs BTrsY.

There is to be countrywide attack
upon slang, ragtime, swearing ana sug-
gestive expressions. The LANGUAGE
League of America, at a recent meeting
in Chicago, has arranged for it. I'm
questionably, modern society has Slip
ped into careless habits of speech, but
1t will be a difficult matter for the
purists to establish a line of demarka-
ton for slang. Words that were classi-
field in that category decade ago are
now pretty generally accepted, in liter
airy circles as apt and simplifed, or at
least comprehensive expressions. The
league would better concentrate its eff
forts on the suppression of the greater
evils of profanity and evil suggestion
Ottawa Republic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10
KANSAS COMMENT

A GOOD LIVING ON THE FARM
We wish it were possible to impress
upon every boy in the rural schools OF
Kansas tina there is fer him a better
chance for a good living and some
money besides by equipping himself
for intelligent farming than by fitting
for some occupation, he does not
know just what, in the city. We have
been around some and our eyes have
been OPEN Our observation is that
thousands of young men are spending
their tinc in the towns and are earn
ing from 50 TO SIS per week at un-
cohgenial labor anc are barely able
to make both ends meet. 1t makes no
difference how poor the business OF
farming may be regarded, it is GER
tain that it is far better and holds
more in store for the future of the
50 to SIS per week man in town than
any other business he can hope to fol-
low. If the truth of this statement
could be made apparent to those boys
who are now in the rural schools OF
kansas, it is certain that the DISPOSE
ton to seek work in town would at
once be checked.-Kansas Farmer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-11
PAYS $40 DEBT rs YEARS OLD
Blind Man at Chicago Sends $50
Check, Covering Interest on
Board Bill.

Newark. y. P.--Charles Pearson, Of
~ Myrtle avenue, who is employed
III the tax assessors office in the city
hall has received from blind man in
Chicago q letter inclosng a check for
$50, in payment OF board bill the
writer incurred in the home Of Pear
sons father, Joseph, twenty-five years
ago. The amount Of the bill was 500.
The rest of the $50 represents inter-
est
The man who sent the money is Jo-
seph Justice. Although stricken blind
several years ago he has been able to
Use a typewriter and his letter Is
tyrewritten. In 1t he recalls how he,
lis wife and their two little sons came
from England to This country, arrived
in Newark and found their way to the
Pearson home, taking the "red horse
car in Bank street"
The letter adds the writer and his
family were treated with such kind
ness as they never could forget, and
he now is in financial! position to
Fay the debt. He said he obtained a
position with the 3. F. Allen company
o. Chicago. and is in charge of the
office Of the concern. He has been
with the company for twenty-five
years. On Christmas he sent a letter
to Pearson TO ascertain if he still
lived in Newark A second letter
Dnp,o IN Nuyr Wars DIV ond tho
third, inc!osing the check. followed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-11
Workrooms for Poor Children.

TO keep children off the streets and
help them to grow up useful members
of society a number Of juvenile work
rooms will shortly be opened in
Vienna.
An influential committee, with Ba
ron Bienerth, lord lieutenant OF lower
Austria, as president. and including
cabinet ministers, the chief of police
the burgomaster and a number OF
ladies, has been formed to carry out
the project.
It is proposed to bring poor, neglect,
ed children into these workrooms and
teach them useful, practical handi,
crafts.
Holiday courses will be organized in
connection with the workroom, when
the children will be taken to the coun.
try to gain some insight into farm and
garden work, and familiarize them
selves with rural objects.