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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05
SAYS UNCLE CIV

AS they knew, even away back in Lord
Bacon time, it isn't what you eat that
makes you fat-ft's what you digest The
poorest man 1 ever knew had more money
than he knew what to do with. His neigh
bors said that he died rich" He died
poor, as he had lived. He had at least a
million, but not a decent pair of shoes,
a hat without holes or clothes that would
keep out the winds of winter. He had
not even the warming memory of a good
deed to comfort his cold, dollar-scraping
existence. There wasn't a dog in town
that would wag his tail at old Bullion
Bolts. Not a child but ran away from
that terrible, greed-furrowed face No
body loved him. though many pitied.
Old Bullion" Bolts gorged himself on
curse of Midas. Everything he touched
turned to gold, and there was for him
neither food nor raiment as the rest of
US know them. His bank account showed
him rich; his life was poverty-stricken
to the end He had eaten, but he could
not digest.
separated by a wide gulf. The one sets
upon his dollars the brand of mis- person
atty; they go forth to toll for him and
return with their winnings like bees
laden with honey. They serve him while
he wakes and while he sleeps, and the
bigger his accumulation of assets. cash
digests his dollars.
Upon the other. gold sets its mark of
greed. He serves the dollar, not the
dollar him. He shrinks in proportion to
the increase of that hoard which others
call his wealth. The dollar digests him
gold greed becomes a living monster that
feeds upon his diminishing vitals until the
end.
The most ignorant man in our town
was the one who knew most about the
classics He was said to be highly edu-
Gated Perhaps he was, but he was
ignorant inbecile of most things.
He lived in his library, a slavish recluse
among dead and gone minds. He knew
enough to dig other mems thoughts out
of the trust tones, but he didn't know
enough to think for himself.
He was completely the servant of men
who had lived hundreds of thousands of
years ago, and who could not profit by
his service He was of no use whatever
to his own day and generation. He had
learned much and it had set its seal upon
him the dollar mark is set upon the
ossifying countenance of the miser, but
he could digest nothing. He belonged to
his books, not his books to him. And,
Will esome of US prevented the sacrilege,
I was Inclined to sympathize with a
nephew who wished after his uncle's death
to burn the library lest it damn another
Copyright, 1913, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05


If your plans have gone astray,
If you've had a gloomy day,
1t won't help to sit and worry;
That won't change your lot a bit,
Worry will not make things better,
It's no use to be a fretter:
If you're hoping for improvement
You have got to work for it;
Buckle in and show your grit.
If your bills are falling due
And you haven't got a sou
Worrying will never pay them,
That's a fact you must admit;
You will not succeed in lining
Your old wallet just by whining
There's but one way to get money,
That's to hump yourself a bit,
Buckle in and show your grit
If despair is at your door,
And your heart is bruised and sore;
If the worst's about to happen
Why not patiently submit?
1t is better to endure it
As a man; you cannot cure it
With your grumbling ana your growing
Smile and make the best of it,
Buckle in and show your grit.
Edgar A. Guest, in Detroit Free Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05
The Color OF the Races.

Bergfeld, the German investigator,
holds the view that the fermentation
of the races is due to feeding. He
points out that in the animal world
color is often determined by food, and
the same results are shown in the diff
ferent human races. According to this
theory, the original man was black,
since his chief diet mus thave been
vegetarian. Fruit and vegetables con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05
KANSAS COAAENT
THE RIGHT TO WORK.

There is nothing that demonstrates
more conclusively that a tremendous
revolution has been going on in the
world than the demand in so many
states for constitutional amendments
and by such a large number of cities
that new charters shall be made. The
old constitutions and charters do not
fit into modern life. They were mostly
made to protect property" and mod
ern conditions demand that men"
shall be protected, and to protect men
there must be great changes made
in the theories of government. That
requires changes in constitutions and
charters The prevailing idea in all
the changes is that men, women and
children shall have rights, and among
those rights is the opportunity to work
and to receive enough for their work
to sustain life in comfortable circum-
stances as long as the nation produces
enough to satisfy their reasonable
wants. The old words, the right to
life. liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness did not include this right to the
opportunity to work, or rather it was
taken for granted, for there was a
whole continent open at that time in
which men could find work. That is
not the case at the present time, for
the right to work in any part of that
continent depends upon the will of
private owners, who can give or
withhold work at their own pleas
ure. HOW the problem Will be
worked out no man can tell, Sut the
claim of the inherent right to worN
and receive reasonable pay, will be
adhered TO. When all men have
that right enforced, pauperism and
the suffering caused by the denial OF
the opportunity to work will disap-
pear.-Ottawa Republic.
MR.. BRISTOw IS DODGING.
The mere announcement of Senator
Bristow that he will be a candidate
for reelection is not as frank and
honest as the people of Kansas have a
right to xpect from the holder of so
high an office. Mr.. Bristow fails to say
in his statement whether he Will run
as a candidate on the Progressive or
the Republican ticket. In other words
he will bide his time and run on
which ever ticket looks the best to him
next year. being ready to sacrifice the
principles of, and his followers is either
the Progressive Third party or in the
Republican party, whichever is most
to his personal interest. Such a posi-
ton will hardly meet Colonel Roose-
velt's rigid code of party loyalty and
it will greatly offend Kansas Republi-
cans as well. Mr.. Bristow had better
make up his mind pretty soon with
which political party he will cast his
lot. He should declare he will cast
his lot. He should declare himself
politically to be either a man or a
mouse or long tailed rat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

An important matter has just been
disposed of by the Wisconsin legisla-
ture. The bill which provided for the
discontinuance of the junior class
dance at the university has been re-
4onfad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

The Wellesley college girls have de-
cided not to marry until three. years
after graduation Very sensible of
them. 1t will take that long for them
to be able to support husbands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

With true oriental politeness China
thanks the administration for refus-
ing to support the proposed loan.
Based, possibly. on the reflection that
If it doesn't get the loan it won't
have to repay it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05
BY THE WAY
By HARVEY PARSONS.

Kansas is noted for many things,
but chiefly for being the place where
it SHOWS at least three times after you
began to wondeF where you planted
last years Panama hat.
Olson, of st. Paul, offers slightly
from the college professor who was
the aggrieved party to a family scan
dial; Olson didn't break the home
WreckerS umbrella, in his rage, and
fore said home-wrecker could get
home.
In fact Olson, college professor, act
ed almost like a normal man might
have acted under similar circum-
stances.
Perhaps the French objection to the
German officers visit in a dirigible
was due to the off-hand manner in
which they came. 1t could not be
called formal international visit, as
the Dutchmen merely dropped in.
"They never have more than half a
feed in the cupboard" says Jack Supp
in describing some of his relatives,
but they have a phony Louis the
Ounce chair with bogus wormholes in
1t, so they are vurry, vurry proud"
1t is probable that Mrs. Pankhurst
will refrain from doing much damage
for about three years. Rumor hath
1T that an English prison is practically
fire proof, and that there are no let
ter boxes on the inside.
AS rule, it isn't hard work to hold
a political job, but usually it requires
more work to get it than it does to
hold any other kind of job.
VIII some expert on grammar put
us right: Should one write it there
were but 200 guests at the Ethel
Roosevelt wedding" or should one
say 900 spectators?'
Bill Atchison says he is going to
cure jointists of selling booze. He
may do it, but he should practice on
something easy, such as curing a flea
ridden dog of scratching, or a duck
from fooling around in the nearest
mud-puddle.
Austria is throwing fits because she
feels that she didn't get her share of
Turkey. Austria had about the same
idea of the equitable division of Tur-
key that was entertained by the other
Balkan states, and that was to give
little Montenegro the wiSh-bone after
it had been properly polished. Now
that Montenegro has expressed a desire
for a little of the white meat and
dressing, the neighbors are enjoying a
rare case of heebe-jeebes
It's almost time to begin to sift out
the moth balls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

Julian Hawthorne, according to his
attorney, is penniless. In does seem
impossible to make money in litera-
ture, even that of high finance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

In spite of the fact that dollar
diplomacy has been abolished, Mr..
Wilson finds that he must have mil
lion-dollar diplomats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

With all the cannonading at Tcha-
taldja, the Bulgarians have not sue
ceeded in batering down any of its
slIperfluous consonants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

The commission form of govern
nent has been a great success, but it
does not prevent the removal of faith
full officials without cause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

An exchange says that former
president of a Central America re-
public has died a natural death. Who
shot him?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

Now comes an expert and declares
that much riding in automobiles
causes flat feet. But, in the opinion
of most automobiles, that isn't as bad
as flat tires
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

Only one situation would satisfy the
solicitous officeseekers in Washington
"a place for everybody and every
body in his place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The state Journal is a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the run DAY
eeIerraph report OF that great news 0r-
ganizatfon for the exclusive AFTERNOON
publication in Topeka
The news is received IN The State jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

Woman will indignantly deny that
she. goes from one extreme to an
other and then calmly proceed to
button her shoe with a hairpin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

A lawyer in New York has been
awarded six cents in SANDER suit.
Somebody must have accused him of
offering his services gratis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

Would 1t be proper to call a man
who owns more than one automobile
an autocrat?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

The job hunters can tell without
sampIing it that there is too much
shortening in the pastry on the Wash
ington pie counter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

An Iowa man who married a deaf
mute has found a way to end family
quarrel. He tied his wife's hands be-
hind her so she could not talk back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

Boston Common is to be resurfaced.
Probably the ground has grown too
hard for the tramps that sleep there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

That zone of silence discovered
in the Alps, says the Washington Post,
is probably the one that was lost when
Vic Murdoch abolished the secret
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05
According to Uncle Abner.


If all the suffragets were beautiful the
for twenty years past
and make up, but the fact remains that
most of EN- are generally made up first.
A good many baseball players we have
heered of would have made better clarinet
players.
There is something about wearin' nose
glasses that makes it easy for Teller to
borrow money.
When it gets so can tell the names
of the generals from the names of the
towns where the battles are fought there
will be considerable more interest in the
Mexican war.
Any man who allows himself to be seen
going home with half dozen eggs or a
pound of butter is holding forth a terrible
temptation to burglars
An eastern savant says science can't lie.
Perhaps not, but some of the scientists
can.
Deacon Pringle was seen by a certain
party from this community goin' into a
movin' picter show down to the city one
day last week when he thought nobody
was lookin'. We have always maintained
in this paper that a deacon to hum and
deacon away from hum is two separate
and distinct kinds of deacons-
Teller was through here last week
selIine' a brand new brand of hair re-
storer. Anse Frisby spilled part of
bottle of 1t on his horsehair sofy in the
parlor and he has to go au'~r 1t regular
with the lawn mower.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

Even the wicked railroads are lend
ing a helping hand to the flood suf-
ferers by carrying supplies free OF
charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

At Louisville 5000 barrels of
whisky have been lost in the flood.
Probably this is the first time that
water has been mixed with whisky in
Kentucky.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

The simplified spelling board i:
going right on simplifying words thai
refuse to be simplified.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

OF course, Easter hats and the 4S
t-suffrage-parade hats are two en-
tirely different and separate things.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

The announcement is made that
none of the Madero brothers will live
again in Mexico. Probable true,
whether any of them returns there
or NOT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

New York pays out $2.50O,0O0 year
~ in police pensions, but the gam
blers and other undesirables have
been contributing much more than
that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

Probably the most changeable thing
in the world is q French cabinet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

The automobile celebrated its fiji
teenth anniversary last week. 1t
seems longer than that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

In fact Olson, college professor, act
ed almost like a normal man might
have acted under similar circum-
stances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05
ON THE SPUR
OF THE NOMENT
By ROY X. MOULTON.

The IDEAL
There amt so fur as / kin learn, no
other face so sweet like her'n.
Her neck is like the pretty swan;
Her lips is like the cherries and her
big gray eyes are simply grand
To feast your humble orbs upon.
She's got a peck of golden hair and
with figger she is there;
She weighs one hundred eighty-five.
L tell you what, she just suits me.
If you'd see her, you would
agree
She is the SWEETEST gal alive.
TIE ample damsel of my choice has
got a fine contralto voice,
The first time that 1 heard her sigh
I couldn't make my heart stay still.
She sounded like a whip-poor-
will,
Or else an ostrich on the wing.
tell you what, she won my heart.
She got my goat right from the
start,
For vocal music L admire.
don't know much about technique.
but I can tell when voices
squeak;
OF her'n 1 know I'd never tire.
I fell in love, though you may scott,
and asked her fer her hand
right off.
She said it couldn't be arranged.
1 tell you what it was a blow. a knock
out piece of news to know.
Since then my view of life has
changed,
She said I was a dream to see, but
she could never marry me;
And then she heaved a sad, sweet !
sigh,
She said she must obey the laws and |
simply turn me down because !
She's married to another guy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

Kansas is noted for many things,
but chiefly for being the place where
1T SHOWS at least three times after you
began to wondeP where you planted
last years Panama hat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05
Personal.

Amateur-The only sure way of get
ting an article accepted by maya
zine is to buy the majority of stock
in the magazine and appoint an editor
who is a personal friend. Then if your
story isn't any good, it will probably
be printed. If it is a good one, it will
be returned with thanks.
Lutie-The handsomest man in the
United States is Sam Kiser, the YER
sitter for the Chicago Record-Herald,
but he is married, and is SO respect
able that he lives in Evanston.
Hank-It might help you some if
you would keep regular habits. Try
and get to bed by O'Clock every
morning. That's our SYSTEM.
Students-We don't know who
Savonaralo was. He never played
the vaudeville circuit which reached
this city, so far as we know. Maybe
he was on the Orpheum or the Keith
& Proctor time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

Perhaps the French objection to the
German officers visit in a dirigible
was due to the off-hand manner in
which they came. 1t could not be
called a formal International visit, as
the Dutchmen merely dropped in.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-11-14
Worthy Precedent.

DR.. Henry Van Dyke, some years
ago, appeared before one of the copy.
right hearings being conducted by the
congressional committee on patents in
Washington. The list of speakers was
a long enc, and in an effort to conclude
the session at a reasonably early hour
the chairman was allctting time spar.
ingly. Thomas Nelson Page, who had
been granted ten minutes, talked so
entertainingly that half an hour
elapsed before his hearers took note
OF the flight Of time. 1t was, then Doc
tor Van Dykes turn.
How much time do you need, doc
tor?" inquired the chairman, consult
ing his timepiece tri1e anxiously.
Ten minutes-by Mr.. Pages
watch" replied Doctor Van Dyke, and
amid the merriment which followed he
was invited to talk at as great a
length as he Observation-Disclosures
Magazine.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-11-14
Cure for Mosquitoes.

London people have discovered or
adopted, rather, an agreeable way to
keep their houses free from flies and
mosquitoes. They burn sandalwood,
which has a pleasant odor, but one
which is disliked by these summer
pests. The idea has been imported
from the Orient, where it has been
used for many years.
The sandalwood can be bought at
almost any Turkish or Japanese i'm
porting house. it is prepared for burn
ing by being cut up into pieces about
half an inch thick AMI three inches
long, and then baked or dried il a
slow oven for twen;y-four hours. A
piece OF the wood Is then lighted and
Paced in a metal urn. After it has
become we'll aa2mo :be fame is ex-
tin-uished and the rcd ember left to
snaoider until it is LII consumed and
only a small heap OF fine gray ashes
Is left.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-11-14
Worries Emery Supply cornered.


Emery is a common substance ut.
lized II thousands of different ways.
but there are few people who knoa
that virtually the worlds supply Of
emery comes from two points in the
eastern hemisphere. The Greek
islands and Asia Minor, near Smyrna.
are the chief producers OF emery
says the Engineering and Mining Jour
nal.
The recent conflict in the Balkans
hes seriously interfered with the pro
duction of this agency for soft polish.
ing. In fact, it has shut Off the sup
ply from the United States, which
heretofore has imported about $3.50,
900 worth of emery each year.
In addition there has been strike
Of emery workers on Naxos, one OF
the islands Of Greek possession, and
the Greek chamber passed bill regu
lating the trade in the commodity. A
speedy settlement Of the labor diff.
Guilty followed, and it is expected the
market will return to normal in the
near future.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-11-14
FRIED H0MiMY WITH BAC11::l
BREAKFAST, With, of Course,
Little Fruit.

First fry the tnin slices CT bacon II
a frying pan, then Cut The cold hom!ny
III slices and fry il the fat. II is wei
tC have plenty, so as 10 avoid TIE
need OF another mGal Q: hearty disa
for tbs meal. Rolls or Geld bread IL
almost any other lutte ceremonial
dish will complete the ordinary lia-.:
breakfast, with the COFFEE. OF course.
& little fruit is always IN order at any
meal, whether custom or fashion calls
for it or not. That usually is more
matter Of convenience and economy
or luxurious indulgence than, other,
wise, although for breakfast the 7rult
is Of especial value as an appetizer
and clearer Of the taste and whole sys-
tenn than at any other time. We are
all so apt to have no appetite and also
TO be sluggish in the morning that
fruit is a very desirable addition to the
first meal of the day at any season.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-11-14
Brichte nlna Faded Goods.

Hang across a clothesllne, moisten
all the very soiled places, and rub
with soap. Then turn the hose on
them. You can turn the hose off while
you rub the soiled places a little be-
tween your hands. Then turn on the
hose again, drain and dry. They Will
then be sweet and clean.
Potato water is excellent for bright
ening shabby carpets. The carpets
should first of all be shaken well and
beaten, then scrape half dozen good
sized potatoes as finely as possible
into a bucket which is half full Of
warm water. Strain this, wiring
cloth out of the water, and give the
carpet a good rub all over, rinsing fire.
quently.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-11-14
Totals 12,oOc,CGo Miles.

There are 100000 telephone sta
items in this country, and the amount
of wire made use OF will total at H..
100000 miles. Some idea of what this
total means may be sTasped when We
calculate that this length of wire cosid
be wrapped around the earth 500
times and that it would make so sepas
rate lines from the earth to the moon,
but there would not be half enough
wire to reach from The earth to our
nearest planetary nc:%hbor Venus.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-11-14
fIlacaroon Pudding.

Soak six macaroons in one-falf cup
Of milk. Heat one pint of milk iii a
dorble boiler, then add one egg we'll
beaten, two tablespoons OF cornssarch,
one-half teaspoon Of salt, and the mac
arcons. Stir we'll to make it smooth.
Cook about 20 minutes. Take from
fire, add little vanilla. Have ready
the serving dish lined with onc-half
cup Of sugar, pour in the pudding, Gov
ering with one-half cup of sugar. Put
on top layer of oranges cut into thin
slices, and cool before serving. Peach
es may be used in place Of the
oranges.