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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
EVENING CHAT
BIZ RUTH CAMERON.

mere Is certain type of woman, for
Mnofn al her sisters will work their fin
| so well, you ask? All no. my friend
quite to the contrary. Because they are
AFRAID OF her, afraid of her rowing eye
In awe of her critical mind frightened to
death of her pitiless tongue
friend of mine was about to open her
nome Tor weekend house party. The
Gay before the guests were to arrive, she
ana her maid spent at least eight solid
hours scrubbing and polishing and gen
erany putting in order what seemed to
me IN the first place, thoroughly we'll
scrubbed and polished and orderly home.
why am [ so absurdly particular about
han dozen old friends?" she answered
my query 1t isn't for half a dozen old
friends. It's for one of them. Do you
know Mrs. M? Well If YOU did you'd
understand. My dear, 1 believe that wo-
man could see a grain of dust behind a
picture in an unlighted room at midnight.
If a single picture IN the house isn't hung
exactly straight, If there's a worn place
IN one OF my chairs or carpets, or a single
finger mark anywhere on the paint-and
you know how hard it is to keep all that
white paint clean-that woman will know
1t and talk about it for. months. She can
tell at glance Just what every article
IN the house cost from the napkins to
the piano. If a gown doesn't fit lust right
she knows 1t in a minute and can hardly
keep her eyes off of it. I once wore a
waist to her house that was too big in
the collar and I could see that she ached
to speak about it. Just wait until she
comes, and you'll see why I'm so absurd
ly particular you call it."
[ waited and l saw. After the first five
minutes of our acquaintance, during which
Mrs. MS rowing eye took me in from
head TO foot, set down my style of hair
dressing antiquated, reckoned the price
per yard of my gown, decided that the
collar was real Irish, sighted a little
wrinkle in the yoke, and made me uncom-
fortably conscious of every inch of my
self, I understood.
l think we all know one or more women
of this type We have all worked our
selves weary before opening our homes
to them. visit from such a one is not i
a visit 1t is a tour of inspection.
And yet, after all, who shall say but |
that we need them. Mrs. NJ. s tours of |
inspection are sometimes unpleasant but |
they apt to be healthful. MY friend /
says that in anticipation of Mrs. NJ s |
visit, she cleared out a closet which had |
been needing attention for a least two |
years. And for my part I had that /
wrinkle in my yoke attended to the very |
next day.
Although we may not love the critics
who lash us towards perfection, let US
still give them "honor due"
But 1 certainly wouldn't want to be
one of them. Would you?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
An Unusual Bride.

In the old boom days of Sioux City
and South Sioux City. twenty years
ago, a movement to remove the county
seat of Dakota county, Nebraska, from
Dakota City to South Sioux City was
pushed forward by a quartet of the
leading business men of the Nebraska
suburb. At the special election which
was held on the question of removal,
South Sioux City won by large ma
jority, but the supreme court of the
state decided, upon an appeal from Da-
kota City. that the court house building
erected by the real estate boomers of
South Sioux City was a bride offered
to the voters of the county. The court,
holding to this view. enjoined the re-
moval of the county records from Da-
kota City. Work on the construction
of the new court house" had proceed
ed to a point where the plaster was
about to be put upon the walls and the
doors to the vaults were about to be
hung. Upon the announcement of the
courts decision the work stopped short
and the building has remained in that
condition until this day. photograph
was taken of the building on the day
the decision was received. That photo
graph shows that the building has not
changed in these years. The court
house is about to be converted into a
beer brewery-Sioux City Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.

GFrom the Philadelphia Record.I
Many black sheep masquerades as
spring lamb.
A love match is one where there is no
money to burn.
Good habits must be cultivated; bad
ones grow like weeds.
1t is sometimes better to be on the
level than to climb upward.
When lovely woman stoops to folly, it
merely proves, her stupidity.
No man knows his own strength unless
he realizes his own weakness.
The man with bad temper isn't any
more amiable when he loses it.
The fellow who can't look you in the
eye will lie to you over the telephone.
The people who sigh for the good old
days would kick like steers to have them
back again.
Blobbs-''Isn't there a drink made from
catnip2" Slobbs@''If there is 1t must be
what they call a pousse cafe
lone mans point of view is good as
another's," remarked the Wise Guy. Yes,
If you don't try to sit on it,, added the
Simple Mug.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
ADVERTISER TALKS

1 ran across a curious bit of advertising
history the other day which confirms thu
impression 1 have always had. viz, that
business gets its real impetus only
when newspapers put it before the pub
lie in a human interest way.
The Eastman Kodak has not spent
much money in newspaper publicity. but
hundreds of stories have been printed
about it in the newspapers of the coun-
try.
At the beginning of its career. when
than the largest Kodak. a young man.
Mr.. e. c. Wick, tried to get the company
to do some advertising. The company
could not undertake the financial risk lt
ly they could not pay their bills.
Mr.. Wick, who has always been re-
sourceflu. hit upon the idea of giving a
Kodak to prominent newspaper publish
ers throughout the country. He explained
to publishers the new invention-that IL
was a wonderful thing. He showed them
how. by just pressing button, a photo
graph could be taken, instantly, any
where, at any time.
Most editors have families and pets
They took these little Kodaks and snap
ped pictures of their wives. their children.
their dogs. their cats. their horses, their.
flower beds etc.
They sent the films to the home Office
for development. Some Of them turned
out poorly, naturally, but the most OF
them were pretty good The Kodak OF
of a silver dollar.
The newspaper editors were delighted
with the little picture device. They wrote
editorials about II. They got no money
for doing so. They boosted the Kodak to
beat the band.
The result was that orders poured In
swiftly to the company and the business
got its real start then and there.
Later on Mr.. Wick did get some adver-
Using from the company but not a great
deal.
Heaven only knows how many sue
cesses have been started by the newspa-
pers without their getting a dollar in re-
turn
They haven't gotten over the habit YET
of boosting this that thing and then
calmly sitting by and watching the ad-
vertising go elsewhere.
No wonder the American Newspaper
Publishers association is sending out let
ters cautioning them not to print news
items free that are promotion work pure
and simple. cleverly prepared by ingeni-
Gus press agents.
CTo be continued)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
rFrom the chicago News.J

lFrom the Chicago News.1
A wife should act like one possessed.
Unless a man is chicken hearted he's
seldom henpecked.
He who lends money without security
borrows trouble.
A man is always willing to pay what he
owes-if it is a grudge.
Does a thin woman worry because she
has such narrow outlook?
Our idea of a lazy woman is one who
never gets busy with her complexion
It's practically impossible for a man to
form an impartial opinion of himself
If man saves money it Is because he
is kept too busy at work to spend it
The average mans way of forgiving an
enemy is meaner than his refusal to do
SO.
The candidate for office who .aIso ran"
has to explain to his friends how it hap
pened.
1t is hard for a man to mind his own
business unless he has both mind and
a business
Sunday is the day of rest; but did you
ever know a. man. who felt rested on Mon
day morning?
Before promising to fly with a young
man 1T is up to q girl to investigate his
ability an airship chauffeur
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
THE COsr OF INSURGENCY.

William Ellis lived in Wisconsin for
a number of. years. He delivered an
address at the Business Mans Dinner,
held at the Blackstone Hotel Chicago.
on February q. His subject was "Prac-
tical Results of Insurgent Domination.
Among other things he said:
Insurgency has been in control of
Wisconsin for twelve years When Il
assumed control the cost of conducting
the business of the state was less than
| four million dollars, and now it costs
| upwards of thirteen million dollars.
The people of that state pay $50 per
cent of the taxes which they did. That
in dollars and cents, is what insurgency
has done to Wisconsin"
And this is the other side to the pic
ture of the model governmental agen-
cies that Wisconsin has for the regula-
ton and control of the railroads and
all the other public utilities as well as
many of the private enterprises of that
state Under the laws of this sort agi-
tated by Mr.. LaFolIette and others, the
taxpayers of Wisconsin are, indeed,
lords of all they survey, but they have
been compelled to pay a pretty price
for their privilege.
1t is needless to poin out something
of the parallel conditions that have al
ready made their appearance in Kan
sas. Everybody in the commonwealth
knows how its expenses have been pill
ing up and piling up during the last
few years, or since the Republican in
surgents'' have been sailing the ship OF
state. 1t is out of the question TO
create state boards and commissions TO
investigate this and regulate that with
out spending big bundles of money to
keep them in working order
And tho question arises: Ofwhat does
if profit a taxpayer to have the rail-
roads and this and that utility and
business activity regulated in such
way that he will save in the course of
wear a dollar or two in the aggregate
on railroad rates and another dollar or
two in some other direction, if his tax
rate is increased two and three hundred
percent, and he has to pay out more
in his increased taxes than he has
saved by the activities of state
officials in reducing railroad and other |
rates?
Governmental activity that works out
in this fashion may be something of |
boon to the people who don't pay taxes.
And. of course, it may be possible that |
tn tax payers have no rights in the
premises anyhow. This much is certain,
though. The politicians who rant
around about how they are saving the
people money by regula ne this and |
that quasi public utility, and the
trusts" are exceedingly careful to
cover up the fact that such saw
ings are likely to be more than
eaten up in increased taxes. That
is the case in Wis
,onsin. And things seem to be go
ing in that direction here in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
GLOBE SIGHTS
BY THE ATCHIsoN GLOBE.

A man who always kicks when things
don't suit him, always kicks.
Always remember that somebody saying
so doesn't make a black dog white.
Usually the accused is more concerned
in getting out of it than in getting justice.
A man who spends most of his time
hunting the Promised Land, has a lot of
trouble locating it.
In some families instead of being a
pet, the youngest child is bossed by all
the older children.
If a man likes to talk pretty well. he
is apt to get the notion that he is born
Leader of Men.
There is a novel called 1.-THE Talker,'
and, without reading 1t, we infer 1t has a
heroine or two.
AS general rule. a man isn't keeping a
great deal when he keeps the secrets of
his lodge room-
Dry farming has it's drawbacks, but it
yields more at harvest time than anyone
ever got out of the wild oats industry.
One can't deposit his health in a bank
and draw interest on it. but it pays big
dividends to the man who takes care of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
JOURNAL ENTRIES

A wise man doesn't have to tell his
friends that he is.
X =
Most humans are no better than
circumstances compel them to be.
n 4
Laughter is a fine thing. But too
much of it that is INDUCED in is of the
foolish variety.
X -
Presumably, the originator of the
expression true love never runs
smoothly had reference to the love
that prevails with married couples
n
Maybe married women are not so
keen to go on the stage as their un-
married sisters because they can de-
claim to their hearts content under
the conditions existing with them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
u-nIo1AL PERMANENCY.

! Mr.. e. r. Brown of Vining, Clay coun-
tv. calls attention to the fact that tho
punils in the public schools of Kan
sas, who reach the grades where civil
government is studied are taught from
textbook which is committed to the
nrinciple that the tenure of office Of
the Judges of the supreme court of
the nation should be permanent and
secure. In a general sense the same
arguments that substantiate such ,
contention can be applied against the
recall of judges. Mr.. Brown presumes
some of the men in the public arena
in Kansas these days who make it a
practice of faying the methods of the
appointment of the federal supreme
court justices, and who are ardent
disciples of the recall of judges. are
responsible to a greater or less extent
for the adoption of this textbook on
civil government for the public schools.
That is a fair presumption. And it
does seem a trihe strange or incon-
sistent that on the political stump GER
tain Kansans should agitate for the
recall of judges, and should attack the
methods of choosing supreme court
judges, while they have seen to il
that in the school room the children
of Kansas shall be instructed in Just
the opposite direction. In other words,
is their present assault on the courts
merely something in the nature of DO
litical claptrap to catch the votes of
the unthinking?
This textbook in question is Town
sends Civil Government, and as Mr.
Brown says it presents an excellent
answer against the changing of our
present form of appointing supreme
court justices that has 125 years of
successful precedence behind it, Not
only that but it presents just as goo
an answer in a general way against
the recall of the judiciary. The atti-
tude of Townsend's Civil Government
in the premises is found in section }.
page 232, as follows:
For reasons well known to the ex-
perienced lawyer and jurist, the ten
ure of Office of the judges should be
made permanent and secure, depend
ing only on their good behavior When
the constitution was before the people
for their consideration, one of the most
gifted statesman of that day gave
his views on this subject in the fol-
lowing language:
* .First-That they may be independ-
ent ana fearless IN the discharge of
their responsible duties, it is neces-
sary that they should hold by the will
of no man, or set of men. They must
feel dependent on no earthly pow er
for their continuance in office After
appointment. were they in any manner
dependent on executive, legislative or
popular favor, the scales of justice
might be doubtfulIy balanced, and con-
fidence in the judiciary would be seri-
ously disturbed.
tSecond-This independence could
hardly be expected from judges who
hold their offices by a temporary ten
ure. Periodical appointments, however
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
KANSAS COMMENT
WORTH EMULATION

WO1N1 n OlLAIION-
Way out in the north part Of town
where some new building is going on a
teamster was trying one day a few weeks
ago TO back his wagon up over the curb
ing where few heavy planks had been
laid to form a driveway Slowly and
carefully he worked his team till he had
tnem in good position, then he urged
mem TO make a pull back up the steep
Httie Incline But IL proved too much OF
a task for the horses to accomplish at the
ter do? Whip them and lash them
around and curse them? No. though a
couple of spectators fully expected him to
ioiI Tw out that very common plan
Whoa. Nellie. Take II easy, Old Girl
ana his very tone OF voice was a caress.
Little too much of a Job Ell p
ne cropped the lines and began I'm
uooklhg his team from the wagon. And
as ne nimbly tended to the work OF I'M
hltchlng he spoke kind words and gave a
pat to his steaming. painting horses.
Ihen, having freed the team. he led the11
10 the rear of the wagon, hooked the
double tree to convenient place. and the
wagon was pulled up to the desired posi-
uon with scarce an effort.
How many of the drivers OF work
horses on the streets of Hutchinson are
half so kind and thoughtful in the treat
ment of their dumb friends? Education
and the best efforts OF the humane So
ciety have accomplished much toward en-
Tightening the people as to the best way
OF caring for dumb animals and have
helped to stimulate a sense of Justice only
prutes are still at large, going their two
legged, vicious way about the streets OF
tne city, abusing the beasts that serve
them Could they all have seen that sim
hearts would surely have been touched,
no matter how hardened they may have
been, and the lesson would have been a
good one.-Hutchinson Gazette.
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largest monsters of war afioat. But
the score and more of mill OF it would
take to build a couple such dread
noughts, could be expended over
period, say of three years, to he better
advantage of the whole people of the
nation in the development of existing
agricultural schools, the establishment
of new ones and the general promul-
cation of agricultural information. Big
ger crops are what the United States
and its people need; not bigger bat
tIeshiDS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20

Inc report that JaWn G. Cooper was
| moving away received no credence in
! this department when the story was
nrst circulated. AS we understand it,
they didn't leave him anything to
move away.
Wilson Democrats claim IA of the
| 20 Kansas delegates; which reminds
US that Cap Slater once claimed the
Chicago lake front.
The bonesetter fixed Bat Nelson's
broken hands, but didn't make any
effort to hammer the dents out of his
TIN ears. AS Bat is not prize beauty
anyway, and does not make practice
of smuggling with his ears, the repair
man rolled up his overalls and tools
before finishing the job.
W. J. Bryan has just celebrated his
f1fty-second birthday. Seems like he's
been running for president longer
than that. doesn't it?
Prof. Dyche's belief in Doe Cook
would be a greater asset to the Doc
were 1t not generally known that the
Prof. is also firm believer in the
German carp.
Harry Kemp may be expected in
Lawrence by any westbound freight.
Inc time for his annual bath draws
near. For years it has been his Gus
tom to Gampen himself in the turgid
The Irish wear shamrocks on st.
Pats day, but there are some cheap
sports around town who wear phony
stones the year round.
After Buck Weaver has been in the
pen about ten years, the dopesters
may refrain from printing his name
on the sport page. The poor base
ball player suffers enough contumely
without it.
The congressional committee APP
pointed to investigate the baseball
trust could make a two-base hit by
jinx and a cure for the charleyhorse.
It doesn't take more than fifteen
of real spring weather to give
some people a bad case of spring
fever.
The only drawback to legislative
reform, as it is being practiced in New
Mexico is the danger of mo quorum
By failing four members of the lower |
have established precedent which |
will be hard to keep up during the re-
mainder of the session.
But the prompt move against the |
members is Ii
votes Several members who came |
with the impression that their votes
were worth a thousand, may feel at |
this time like they would be glad to
sell for a ten-cent cigar.
The old-fashioned dime is
greatly missed by those who attend a
church where the collection" cere-
nony is vanished with a gentle hint
by calling it a "silver offering"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20

Governor Wilson may be something
of a novice in the political arena. But
his supporters in Kansas appear to be
past masters in the game. The way
they packed the Kansas delegation TO
the Baltimore convention after the
Hutchinson convention had been organ
tied by the adherents of Champ Clark
and the delegation instructed for the
Missourian. was as neat piece of poll
teal work as has been pulled off any
where in many a day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
DAFFYDHS
BY q. NoALL.

Should you shut the barn door be-
fore you let Uncle Toms Cabin?
professor. Kindly play for US Il
little of that za-crossing- the-ice
music.0
If Crane street gets flooded viii Mon
roe?
Get out the lifeboats, lads. The Shun-
ganunga is waxing angry.)
If a man laid a carpet would a CO.
coanut layer cake?
(Those coming in late may stay over
and see the next show.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20

While the farmers around Topeka
and in every other section of Kansas
are waiting for the ground to get in
shape SO that they can put in their
spring crops, they could most proftably
employ their leisure by dragging the
roads. The roads are getting as ripe
for dragging they ever will be. Nor
would it be a bad plan for the cityans
to cooperate with the farmers in max
ing sure that the roads leading to the
towns are dragged as they should be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

LFrom the New York Press.l
It's the crazy man that is most i'm
patient with all other craziness-
Telling stories is a thousand times more
popular than listening to them.
All man has to do to win the admira-
ton of his family is to neglect them like
a prince.
No matter how much money a woman
has the man who marries her for it
knows he earned more.
It's from talking to wise old men that a
girl gets convinced foolish young ones
are so much more interesting.
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regulated. or by whomsoever made,
would be fatal to their necessary in
dependence.
'Third-If the power of making them
were committed either to the executive
or legislative, there would be danger
OF an improper complaisance to the
branch which possessed it; if to both,
there would be an unwillingness to haz-
ard the displeasure of either; if to the
people, there would be too great
disposition to consult popularity. to
justify a reliance that nothing would
be consulted but the constitution and
the laws
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20

Kaiser wilhelm's efforts to build a
navy ten times bigger than the biggest
and to create an army of the same pro-
portionate strength are working out in
the inevitable way. The tax burdens
of the Germans are becoming larger
than they can bear. A heretofore SUBJ
stantial real estate brokerage firm in
Berlin has failed with liabilities
amounting to So, 600. 900. It's difficulties
were due to the prostration of the real
estate and building business. which has
been brought about by the enormous
taxes that are now levied by the Ger
man government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20

Judged from the standpoint of the
future welI-being of the American peo-
pie. social purity is a more important
issue than the tariff or the conserva-
ton of the natural resources rightly
insists Professor William A. McKeever,
of the state agricultural college. AS a
matter of fact, the standard of morals
among the boys and girls of the nation
Is its most important resource. To de-
velop it to the highest possible degree
is essential if these United States are
TO maintain their prosd pre-eminence
among the nations of the earth