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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18
.AYHAWKER JOT.S

Ere this, the Meade Globe had ex-
pected to see in print that old and
familiar paragraph: Winter fingers in
the lap of spring
From the Inman Review: 4 man will
pouch his cheek with filthy tobacco,
Juice runs down his cheek, feels good;
but a hair in his biscuit kills him
The dachshund has short legs, but
his pants are just as long as any other
dogs points oilt the Leavenworth La
Dor Chronicle and Resubmissionist.
Some women are so generous, re-
marked the Leavenworth Labor Chron-
icle and Observation-Disclosures Civ
ing somebody a piece of their minds.
One of the reflections BY a Nav
erick" in the Carbondale Post: There is
one advantage in trading away from
your home town if you get stung. You
can put mud on the sting, but not on
the singer.
A Kansas newspaper published an ar
ticle headed, Through College on a
Cow" and in commenting thereon, Tom
Thompson said: THAI may be a reason
able case. I've known young men to
leave college on the hog.
Editor Joslyn of the Carbonate Post
is not one of those fellows who refuses
to profit by experience, as the following
remarks from him show: We are now
thinking of planting our early cabbage
our early cabbage to be late turnips.
Clyde Knox's idea of a double-dis-
titled fool is the fellow who sends his
little boy to school with the message
that his papa is going to lick the
teacher" Licking the teacher is just
about as fruitful as going red-headed
to a newspaper office to get "satisfac-
ton"
Sunday morning while passing be-
tween the Methodist and Congrega-
tional churches we heard a dialogue
something like this:
Meth-Take My Silver and My Gold.
not a mite 1 withhold. Cong.-Why not?
Why not tonight. After a short inter
val the tunes changed. The Cong. song
win there be any Stars in my Crown?
Meth-Cn full chorus)-Not One, No
not One.-Carbondale Post.
Anna Carlson writes that there IS
nothing to the theory that the CONSOLE
dation of the Lindsborg News and the
Jindsborg Record was effected as a po-
litical move of some sort. Miss Carl
son explains: The merger was made
principally for the purpose of making
Saturday night in the print shop
printers can tell the uninitiated that
it is a serious thing to work in a shop
where the ghost doesn't walk)
I'm not very strong for the over
modest, super-retiring sort of a GIRL
writes Pip Daniels in the Howard
Courant Il don't like to see girls
boldly, brazenly get out and try to
run things that are none of their bust
she wants and hasn't the nerve to
reach out and grab him, will always
be sitting back alone, holding the
sack. And it serves her quite right"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18
EVENING CHAT
By RUTH CAMERON.

In one of Robert Louis Stevenson's
DOCKS, young man receives this advice
from fr1end VINO has seen something OF
the world: BE soople, Davie, in all things
immateriaI''
With the end of Lent, the most prolific
wedding season of the year will COM
mence. How 1 wish that every twain who
are to become one this spring would take
the above advice for their matrimonial
motto, and honestly resolve on their we'd
ding day to try to be 'soople in all things
immaterial'
1 wish also that they might be able to
get the right point OF view what is
are immaterial that we fume and fret and
worry ourselves, about. And so many
things are vital that we seem to hold very
lightly.
For instance, any third party will GER
tainly admit that it is comparatively inn
material whether that call on which Mrs.
Newlywed's heart is set is made Friday
evening, or put off until the next week
in Difference to a smoker which Mr.. New
lywed particularly wishes to attend. But
the two most concerned do not seem to be
able to look at this matter as inmaterial.
And no one will deny that the peace and
harmony of the home are most vital in
the lives of these young folks. And yet,
over that tmmaterial point, they lightly
soil and tarnish these precious and vital
things.
In witty little volume by one of the
modern women writers, a young wife is
pictured as inquiring of her husband,
who has just come from their homo to
the summer place Wnere Sne Is stopping,
if he brought down a particular belt
which she has repeatedly charged him not
to fail to bring. OF course, he has brought
the wrong belt and for a moment she Is
ready to scold. Then the following dia
logue takes place:
" Look here, could you use some choco-
late nougat, instead of the belt? Because
1 have got that.
'Of course I could, Tommy. dear, and
it doesn't make much difference, anyway
Where's the nougat?
'iMr Wilbour struck an attitude.
- And there are still people who wonder
why married you! he exclaimed. 'Toots,
you're a brick
If more women were like that, fewer
men would be asking themselves why
they ever married. Furthermore, when a
woman like that wants something which
is really material, she usually gets it.
Nor is this preachment aimed chiefly at
the feminine sex Quite to the contrary.
BE soople in all things immaterial," is
an admonition which men need as much
if not more, than women.
To be sure as 1 can feel some logical
person thinking, both do not need to be
soople all the time But there is little
danger of that.
A very happy couple. who seem to grow
more devoted every year of their married
life once told me that they made a reso-
luton on their wedding day that each
would give up more than half the time
If any two people will make a resolution
to be soople more than half the time, and
will really try, despite failures and dis
couragements, to live up to that they
will be practically sure of happy mar
ried life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18

made my Christmas SO memorable.
Kenesaw was a baby. 1 had other
brothers. We were living a few miles
from a small town in Indiana, and my
father had only a few days leave. He
was compelled to rejoin his regiment
before Christmas day, Ind he left
home the day before, If I remember
correctly.
ct shall never forget the day before
that Christmas. My mother and faith
er went to town, and the boys natur-
ally were much excited. When mother
came back with a bundle we were
more excited. It turned out that father
had purchased us some gifts. Mine
was a candy camel. I placed him af-
fectionately on the 'what-not' of the
best room, and took many pilgrimages
to have a look at him. OF course,
caressed him, and now and then
would take a loving lick. For several
days following Christmas, my camel
remained there, but one day l could
not resist the temptation, and turning
carnivorous, I devoured my animal.
do not know what the other boys
did with their animals, but suppose
they went the same way that mine
did. "-Washington Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18

a tremendous expense, will probably
mean a further cutting down of the
improvements and extensions they
planned to make this year. When the
political experts, in their endeavors to
make capital for themselves with the
people, pare the income of the rail-
roads down to the bone, and little
closer, they never make any allow
ances for such emergencies as the
struggles that the railroads have to
wage occasionally with such snow
storms as have prevailed during the
past few weeks. In the aggregate
thes, storms have cost the western
railroads many millions of dollars.
Nor is there any way for them to
provide this money except to take 1t
from the funds that they had set aside
for other purposes Big SURPRISES TO
make needed Improvements and pro-
vide against all possible emergencies
are absent these days from the strong
boxes of the railroads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18

he had bungled his job. The detec-
i've beckoned to a policeman, turned
the man over to his temporary caro-
ana then, listening to i:arl's account
OF the theft he had witnessed in the
local train, they waited for that delay
ed train to draw into the station.
carr was on the alert for the mai
whose face he had remembered with
singular vividness The detective was
watching at another door.
The mon followed closely behind this
Brown Girl and they had no ~troubl-
in apprehending him
While the detective detained the
plckpocket, Carl addressed the Brown
Girl and related the incident of the
gold purse
with. With q little cry of alarm, she
glanced down at her arm where dan
gied the golden chain from which the
purse had hung.
The bag was. of course, gone.
What shall I do2" she asked anx-
iously. What has become of the
man?'
Here he is said Carl, and then the
detective approached with his captive.
A quick search of the mans garments
brought forth the golden purse and
the girl was able to identify it without
trouble.
The detective took their names and
permitted Carl and the Brown Girl
Margaret Bronson, was the name she
Aeu given TO the OIIlcer@CO go.
Carl accompanied her to the street
and there they paused. Their acquain-
lance had been so informally begun
and in it's brief course so filled with
incidents, and each had rendered the
other such good service, that they
hardly felt like strangers.
Il am very grateful to you Mr..
Levering," she said with shining eyes.
And L am more than grateful to
you" he returned heartily. You saw
ed my watch for me and that means a
good dealt was my fathers watch
and he is dead"
II am very glad, indeed don't
know what you thought of me, but
l had to let you know she said, evil
IDENTIFY recalling the means she had
taken to attract his attention.
That's the best part of it-your
forgetting rything-traditions and
all that. you know-to save a perfect
stranger from loss" he smiled down
at her. But that's a feminine trait,
I've Observed
She blushed under his praise and
then they parted. Carl was conf
dent that they would meet agin. Now
that he knew her name he would ar
range to meet her conventionally and
then-he resolved on the spot that the
race of Cupid and Cupidity in the sub
way should not be in vain Copy
righted, 1912 by Associated Literary
Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18
QUAKER MEDITATToNs.

[From the Philadelphia Record.l
Nearly everybody is reverent during a
thunderstorm.
It is impossible to get the best of some
people. They haven't any.
Lots of our self-made men have started
out with very poor material.
The man who tells a lie in pity is better
than he who tells the truth to get even.
your father is smart man, isn't he.
Bobby "Oh, yes. He knows almost
as much as I do
80 Jacks going to marry her. Why,
she's mere nobody and his grandfather
came over with the Mayflower." That's
nothing. Hers came across with 800, 0O0.'
BIobbs-''Bjon whisky is pretty
strong, isn't it?" SIobbS-'T should say
so. I took a drink with him the other
night and I got clear to the ferry before
l knew / had left the house."
Mrs. Malaprop-'I don't think We ought
to go over to the Smiths tonight" Mr.
Malaprop-''Why2" Mrs. Malaprop-.'The
paper says Mr.. Smith was suddenly ia
ken with the initiative and referendum
and recall. We can't be too careful of
the children, you know"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
From the chicago News. I

From the Chicago News
Some things that come to pass are
vetoed.
The man who steals watch ought to
wind up in jail.
It's easier to get left than to be either
right or president.
Love is a disease-but it isn't as con-
tagious as it used to be.
BY performing an. autopsy a doctor
hopes to secure inside information.
There's no fool like an old fool except
the fool girl who marries him.
The man who borrows trouble usually
gets more than he bargained for.
If you are truthful you will have to adj
NIT that you are more or less gOSsipy-
Every time a man stands up for his
rights he is apt to tread on some other
fellows toes.
There is said to be a woman in Ohio
who can actually sharpen lead pencil
so we'll that it doesn't look as if she had
done it with her teeth.
Grounds for divorce may be the
cemetery of love.
Getting rich quick is as dangerous
as it is difficult.
A man with money to burn seldom
starts a conf1agration-
A man has reached the turning
point after a pretty girl passes by.
Love Is apt to be blind until third
party enters-then it can see a mile.
Perhaps a young widow might get
rid of her weeds by marrying a gar
dener.
Nothing jolts an egotist like the re-
fusal of people to pay any attention to
him.
When an old man dies and his rela-
tives say that he is better on the
chances are that he is.
A man may think the world OF a
woman, but he should remember that
there are others in the world.
Rather than lose out at the last
minute, the bride will promises to obey
but she always has her fingers
crossed.
When a man wins IS on a horse
race he is apt to tell everybody he won
S50-except his wife, who would want
to spend it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18

THE FARMERS oPpoRrIJNrry.

THE FARMERS OPPORTUNITY.
Every condition points to fine crop pros
moisture which will insure against
drought; the heavy frosts have killed
many Of the insect pests and the trees
4 tan1 winter wheat have been well pro-
It is doubtful IL more suspicious con-
uuons FOR good crops have ever pre-
vailed here and IL behooves the farmers
to meet Nature half way by doing every
tnlng In their power to produce q real
bumper crop in 1912. Deep plowing. care
Iul seed selection and faithful attention
to the growing crops will produce the
Iinest crops ever seen here unless some
thing entirely Unforeseen happens.
Experts declare that the yield of corn
OF wheat per acre can be increased 10 per
cent by seed selection alone. Then why
not select the seed carefully? Many
farmers think they can tell good seed
IN the crib. Tests have shown this plan
TO be dangerous, for sometimes the finest
SEED is not properly fertilized and will
not seTmlnate. There are many simple
methods by which any farmer can, dur
ing the winter months. pick out ears OF
seed corn which are without question
properly fortified.
No doubt some farmers object to hay
ing city people advise them how TO get
peter crops. The city people are not try
ing to tell the farmer how to farm
they simply want to urge him to farm
the best he knows how and to be willing
TO learn more.
NAOcAl W uiAekuuler VINO has organized
me Leavenworth Progressive Agricul-
tural club, is a banker and also a prac-
teal farmer. He sees the ADVANTAGES TO
be derived from better farming, and for
the purpose of interesting the farmers IN
raising bigger and better crops. is indue-
ing the business men to cooperate with
him in campaign of education.
1t Is noticeable fact that the farmers
who stepped to the front at the very out
start to help in the formation of a Pro-
gressive Farming club are the best farm
ers in the community. men who have
made good. One or two farmers have
been heard to ridicule the idea OF inject
ing Book Learning into farming No
further evidence OF their ignorance Is
needed. No farmer who is really anxious
TO get the best out of his land will ridi-
Guile any honest effort to assist the farm
er.-Leavenworth Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Where there's will there may be q
way, and likewise, generally, lawsuit
ANY number of people strive hard
for prizes that are not worth TIE win
ming.
Too many wives seem obsessed with
the idea that they should typify the
goddess Of war.
y
Most of the "old songs" may be
beautiful, but that doesn't make them
any the less monotonous.
X
Was there ever an instance in the
case of lean wear proposals where the
Door man had the courage to say no
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18
ADVER TLSLNG Talks
By WILLIAM G. FREEMAN

The Irving National Exchange bank rec
ognizes the value of newspaper advertiB-
ing in the development OF its business.
1t recently put out an advertisement
headed 1.-The Business Man and the Re
form of Our Banking and Currency Sys-
tenn The motive back of the announce
ment is explained I'm the following WORKS
of one of the bank officials:
This advertisement was decided upon
as being the quickest and most direct
method of telling the business community
that currency and banking reform con-
cerned the business man even more than
the banker"
with that as basis to work on. the
advertisement was builded on an intell'-
gent plan. 1t was printed in the newspa-
pers morning and evening, Tor six days
The response was immediate. Within
few hours after the advertisement frs.
appeared 200 replies reached the bank and
during the whole series OF advertisements
replies We're received daily in proportion
These replies came from merchants. man
ufacturers. brokers and professional men.
and a large number came from points
outside of New York city.
Not one Of the answers was Of the In
different sort that an advertiser some
times gets who -offers to send something
The advertisement offered to send pam
phlets to business men-a report Of tho
national monetary commission-the I'm
portance of Monetary Reform to Businssg
Men, by John V. Farwell; Banking Re
form and the National Reserve Associa-
ton. Dy j. IduBhihF AHl o.
publications OF the national monetary
commission and how they may be obtain
ed; simple explanation Of modern bank
ing customs.
In many lines of business, particularly
in banking, It Is assumed by the man.
ayers that the public is entirely familiar
with their methods and greater mis-
take was never made
People want information on all subjects
they want to know about banking. and
trust companies. saving banks. the meth
DDS of corporations. etc It is gratifying
to see in all parts of the country that
these big enterprises are beginning 70
realize the value of newspaper adverts-
ing to inform the people.
Go be continUsd-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
[From the New York P

JFrom the New York Press.]
Hearty welcome, hearty farewell.
The hand that spanks the children
saves the world
Women do most of their crying in pub
lie so as not to mean it.
There's nothing but statesmen at the
head of your party and nothing but ward
heelers at the head of the other fellows.
When a man away from home forgets
he's married he couldn't understand how
he isn't worth being remembered by his
family
Income looks bigger than wages ill
the bills come in
People think they know how to raise
children when they don't know how to
raise even cabbages.
A man reads one sentence in the Con-
stitution and then wants to argue about
the whole document
When a girl lets a man put on her
skates for her she's not taking cod liver
oil for. that sort of thing
woman seems to have a second sight
about a little money in her husbands
pocket that he forgetfully brought home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18

Regardless of his rather crushing de-
feat at the meeting of the Republican
state committee. Governor Stubs as
serts that he and his friends ought
to be able to carry 100 out of los
counties in Kansas for Colonel Roose-
Welt. Let's see. The state committee
is made up of the chairmen of the
county committees. A chairman of a
county committee. if he has any de-
sire 70 continue in that position, must
necessarily reflect the sentiment of a
majority of his committee. There
fore, the latest claims of Governor
Stubs in the premises look about as
ridiculous as his original claims that
the Republican sentiment in Kansas
is overwhelmingly in favor of the NOM
nation of Roosevelt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18
FROM OTHER PENS
PROBLEMS ON THE FRONTIER.

PROBLEMS ON THE FRONTIER.
News from Mexico varies, as it did so
notably in the revolution of last wear
One day we are told that the situation
has improved so per cent within the week.
and the next day that it has become ex-
ceedingly grave. 1t is well to take as
cheerful view as possible, and we earn
estly hope that the most favorable re-
ports are the most accurate and most
likely to be realized. Yet it is only ordi-
nary prudence to regard the situation
along the frontier as serious and a con-
tanning the possibility of grave complica-
tons, with which this government must
be prepared to deal with authority.
promptness and efficiency.
1t is greatly to be regretted that 50
much of the fighting between the Next
can factions occurs close to the frontier
and it is difficult to avoid the conclusion
that II is brought about there purposeiy
for the sake of involving American inter
ests. if not of involving American inter-
vention. But that very fact is q reason
for avoiding. so far as possible, anything
like Intervention. This country will not
willingly let itself be dragged into such
action to suit the ambition spite OF a
MEXICAN faction. Yet. neither Will il per
NIT invasion Of its own territory or in
jury to its citizens; nor could 1t regard
with comp1acency a chronic menace from
Just across the boundary nne.-Ncw York
Tribune.
COLLEGE GRADUATES AT TWENTY.
Like the bolt from a clear sky comes
plete reorganization of the University OF
Chicago, the general belief being that this
Rockefeller institution. amply endowed
and heavily patronized. was cortentedly
going its own happy way. President Jud-
sons plan may be excellent in policy-in
fact, we are inclined to agree that his
premise is a good one. but in carrying IL
to its conclusion he Will most certainly
meet almost unsurmountable obstacles. II
the reorganization affected his own uni
Versity alone the task, though not neces-
sarily simple. would be a mere matter OF
administrative change. But the reorgani~
cation affects the whole public school
system of the state of Illinois, and a sys-
tenn that has stood the tests OF 80 years
time is not lightly altered.
DR. Judson maintains that college grad.
yates should be sent into business at art
earlier age. Accordingly he recommendn
that two years be sliced OF the elemen-
tary school system and that an entirely
new academic institution-the junior col
lege-be created. He affirms that ad
vanced work can be done in tfis junior
college to such an extent that only two
more years of study will be necessary be-
fore the man or woman has completed
the reqirements for the bachelors degree.
All this will turn out A. BIS at the age OF
60 For those who seek to continue their
training the university with all its grad"
uate courses and its work for the pru-
LESSONS will still be open. The idea ia
at once novel and bold--Boston Tran
script.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18
A BALLADS OF VACCINATIONS.


Ones a bib1iomaniac,
Others run to tapestries,
China, rugs or bric-a-brac;
Some devote their energies
Unto butterflies and bees.
1 am bent a different way,
Leaning to a life of ease.
Give me three square meals day.
Some are always on the track
OF a dado a frieze;
Some grow happy DER a pack
OF strange things called Japanese,
Going into -rhapsodies
Over bits of painted clay;
But my longings to appease,
Give me three square meals day.
One with experts at his back,
Goading them with liberal fees,
Looks for Sheffield plate, alack!
And such strange inanities;
Chippendales do others please,
Peachblow vases some make gay.
To the winds with fads like these,
Give me three square meals a day.
ENVOY.
Jades, ename1s, worries,
Be the hobby what it may
That excites your ecStasies,
Give me three square meals day!
New York Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18

DR.. Wiley has resigned his position
as chief of the United States bureau of
chemistry. But the worthy fight he
has been waging so successfully for
pure drugs will not die with his re-
tirement from public service. 1t is too
popular with the people. They will
demand that it be continued with
vigor And it will be an imperishab1e
monument to the man who instituted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18

Secretary of State Knox may be
having something of a nerve wracking
trip through the South American re-
pubIics on account of the plots against
his safety which have been made. but
happily thwarted so far. However, he
has this satisfaction at least, and it is
one that his wintry storm bound
friends at home must be envious of:
He is down where the big bananas
grow, where it is summer all the time