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The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08
ny THE WlY

There is nothing like having the
proper equipment on q trip OF eoven-
ture. Hon Ralph Faxon came to To-
pelka after the next teachers' conven-
which was entirely too small Tor trans
porting same to wichita
From the esteemed Morning Squash
we gather that the Whttc0mD ofetn-
rem went to Lawrence To-Day 70 paay
football and that several other WASH
burnites went along on the same train.
The department Of agriculture at
Washington has just issued q bulletan
on the pursuit, capture and de9truction
of the '-cimex lectularius." The VIE
says the bulletin should come from @ ire
department Of animal industry. a. tno
cimex lectularius Is not q vegetable.
but q varmint.
In pointing out points Of interest for
the teachers to visit. the Morning
Squash shows rare taste In erouplns
and classifying the sights. Group one
includes: the State Hospital. the Re-
form school and the Daily Capital
building.
Now that Topeka has been voted the
proper place for the next teacnets
meeting we hesitate not to observe that
the BARRIERS got the little end OF tie
teachers patronage. and we are giao
Of it. We prefer to see the lady teach
ers in the majority.
Mrs. Pankhurst is appealing to the
colored ladies' in Chicago. We have
several in our beautiful little village
who would make lovely militants. ana
can prove their militancy by police
court records. Mrs. Pank could al
most make up a company mere.
Jack Supp was quite favorably im-
pressed with the lady teachers but
says some Of the male ones looked Ike
their mission in life might be to teach
the young idea to shoot craps.
Judging from his pictures, 1t would
be better for Huerta to plead guilty
than to stand trial and let the jury get
a slant at him.
It IL said that Anna B. Taylor. pro-
fess.onal simp trimmer. once operated
in Topeka. The wonder IL that she
moved away from such good pasturage.
There IN a woman In Poland who ad-
mits she IL 120 years old. According
to the feminine rule for difference be-
tween actual and admitted age, that
makes her about $50 in the shade.
The express companies have been
given until February / to arrange their
affairs SO they can reduce rates
Strange how impossible it is for an ex-
press company to find time to arrange
its affairs during the holiday shipping
rush.
What did you send Jessie Wilson foz
a wedding present?
So did we-so did we.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08
QUAKER MEDITATToNs.
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CFrom the Philadelphia Record.J
Revenge Is sweet, but don't tell that to
the people who marry for spite.
The breezy girl il more to be desired
than the one who is fun OF hot air.
The fellow who always wants to be
treated says it's an ill-wind that blows
nobody on.
1t doesn't always make a fellow feel
uppish to get tho reputation OF being a
high flyer.
It doesn't pay to do things by halves,
such az. for instance. saying the right
thing Mt the wrong time.
It's all right to carry other peoples bur-
dens. provided they don't put on more
airs than they can carry.
Blobbs-'T wonder why Germans are %
despondent?' Slobbs-'Oh. q German b
always looking for the wurst-"
The average man will not only lay
down his life for the woman he loves,
but he also wants to lay down the law
to her.
Wigg-'.Dolittle is very exclusive. isn't
her" WaEg-"I should say 30. Why that
fellow fsn't even ON speaking terms with
his own opportunities"
Honesty il the best policy" quoted the
Wise Guy. "At the same time. the fell
low who hesltate0 to steal q kiaD Vim
seldom got one" addea the Simple Mug.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

fore one Of the great secrets Of sue
cess. We must realize. and especially
valuable is it for young men and women
to realize. that one carries his success
or his failure with him. that it does
not depend upon outside conditions.
There are some that no circumstances
or combinations of circumstances can
thwart OF keep down. Let circumstance
seem to thwart or circumvent them In
one direction. and almost instantly
they are going forward along another
direction. Circumstances il kept busy
keeping up with them. When she
meets such. after q few trails. she ap-
parently decides to give up and turn
her attention to those Of the less posi-
tive. the less forceful, therefore the
less determined. types Of mind and OF
life. Circumstance has received some
hard knocks from men and women OF
this type. She has grown naturally
timid and will always back down when
ever she recognizes a mind. and there
fore life of sufficient force.
ITO make the best of whatever pres
ent conditions are. to form and clearly
to see ones ideal, though it may seem
far distant and almost impossible. to
believe in it, and to believe In ones
ability to actualize it-this is the first
essential. Not, then. to sit and idly
fold the hands, expecting 1t to actualize
itself. but to take hold Of the first thing
that offers itself to do-that lies sufii-
GENTLY along the way-to do this faith
fully, believing, knowing. that it il but
the step that. will lead to the next best
thing, and this to the next; this Is the
second and the completing stage OF all
accomplishment
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

A Mother Who Didn't Deserve Mother

1nOO&ks
II you should see a woman take up
a very valuable and beautiful piece OF
bric-a-brac, the only piece OF its kind
and absolutely impossible to replace,
calmly drop it on the floor. watch It
shiver into thousand pieces, and
then sit down and laugh, you would
not for q moment hesitate to call her
insane, would you?
The other day q neighbor Of mine
told me about a friend of hers who
deliberately broke something infinitely
more beautiful and wonderful than
the most exquisite piece of bric-a-bfac,
and instead Of grieving over her loss,
laughed about it and called upon her
family and friends to laugh with her.
And If my neighbor is any criterion.
instead of calling her insane they all
joined with her in thinking the whole
thing a huge joke.
You see it was this way. This wom-
an has a little boy about six years old.
He is an unusually sweet child. with a
gentle, timid manner and big trustful
eyes that seem to look right into your
heart. Now, how it started I don't
know. but for two or three years this
doing anything he objected to by say
ing. "If you aren't good you can't go
to the dentist
Exactly what his conception Of the
dentist was. or what Kind OF lie ms
mother had told him about the mat
ter, can't imagine. But 1 know that
she had somehow led him to believe
that going to the dentist was the
incest thing that could happen to q
little boy, and that some time II he
were very, very good he should have
that treat as a reward.
Last week he had some trouble with
his teeth and had to be taken to the
dentist. They kept the deception up
to the last moment, and you can i'm
agine what a wicked disappointment,
what a cruel revulsion Of feeling the
little boy suffered when he found out
the truth. He is ordinarily very
happy child and seldom cries, but on
this occasion he burst into q perfect
storm of tears and absolutely refused
to be comforted.
Nor was that the end Of it. The dis
appointment of years Of expectation
has really left scar on that chtld's
character. He has grown suspicious
and distrustful Of everyone, and espe-
cially Of his mother.
And yet that woman actually tells
the whole thing as joke and laughs
at it. Her baby's trust In her. surely
something more wonderful and beau
tiful than the most exquisite piece OF
bric-a-brac, lies shattered-and she
laughs.
You say that there are not many
mothers like her. I am not SO sure.
OF course, her case is an exaggerated
one. but 1 know that there are a
great many women who constantly
practice small deceptions with their
children and think nothing OF it. 1t
, is g. thoughtless foolish habit and no
for her children, and not merely an
instructive passion such as an animal
feels for its young. would be guilty
of 1t
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

Harsh criticism IL far from being
the most forceful kind.
Any number OF good fellows are
travellers on the road to poverty.
The trouble with a crouch is that he
seldom has a good excuse for being
that way.
. = =
Most of the political gossip Is about
as unreliable as the kind the women
indulge in.
What has become of the old FASH
fOned woman who was exceedingly
proud Of the small shoes she wore?
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08
ON TIE SPUR
or The MOMENT
The Officials.
BIZ ROT K. MOULTON.

The Officials.
Who gets down to the once lates
And then presides In gorgeous state.
And makes the proudest callers walt?
The president. xxx
Who wears a diamond in his shirt
That makes the very optics hurt?
Who always is abrupt and curt?
The general manager.
Who makes you feel like thirty cents
When you would ride without expense,
Who has a rundown that's immense :?
The general passenger agent.
Who bores you through with naughty
stare,
When you would travel anywhere
And grabs the money for your fare7
The ticket agent.
Who takes your ticket with disdain
And freezes you with might and main
For daring to get on his train7
The conductor.
Who seems ashamed to take your
grip?
Whose dignity will never slip.
But who will never miss a tip?
The porter.
Who is the shabby old galoot
Who wears q fourteen dollar suit
And greets you with a kind salute?
oh, that's only the old duffer who
owns the railroad. That's all.
Stuck to His Story.
The bronzed gentleman with an anchor
tattooed upon his wrist stood At thu
end Of the bar and slipped his toddy.
IT have just returned from q trip ts
steamer and had a terrible experience"
Tell it," chorused several OF the reg.
ulars who were grouped about him.
well, when we were two days out oi
Havre We ran into q tremendous storm
and our ship began to leak. All day We
worked the pumps. The water kept rising
in spite of our efforts and the great
waves toyed with the ship as though II
were a peanut shell. Man after man wal
washed overheard. About 8 O'Clock wal
in the captains cabin engaged In q game
Of California Jack with the captain and
the first mate when the end came. The
boat went down like a shot. head first
and every soul on board was drowned
The name Of the ship was Nancy Lex
and
But" interrupted the bartender, 81
everybody on board was drowned, yol
must have been drowned too"
The stranger glared at the assembled
throng and said. Il was"
Seven men took the pledge that day
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08
Where Goodness Counted.

It was - years ago today-July
30. 1S64-that Grant exploded the
mine which blew up the center Of
Lees lines at Petersburg.
From a hidden ravtne In front OF
Petersburg a mire was dug under
meath the strongest of the Confed-
crate forts. The construction of the
mine was suggested by Col. Pleas
ants of the Forty-eighth Pennsyl-
vania, and was prepared by his men,
who were mostly coal miners from
the anthracite regions of the Key
stone state
He excavated a nearly horizontal
shaft about 500 feet in length, at the
end of which, and 16 feet below the
surface of the earth, a large cham
bcr was exclvated. In this chamber
were four magazines containing in
the aggregate some six tons Of pow
der. up to which ran the fuse.
Just at dawn on the 30th OF July
the mighty blast of $4,000 pounds Of
powder was fired. The big guns in
the fort, its garrison of 500 men and
huge masses Of earth were thrown
high in the air. leaving great hole
(known as the crater) where Q mo-
ment before the center Of Lees lines
had been.
When the great black smoke cone
was belched into the heavens the
Union artillery opened fire along the
entire line, while an assaulttng coli
umn rushed toward the place where
the fort had stood. but which was
now the great hole In the ground
made by the exploded mine.
Down into the crater scrambled the
men In blue (mostly negroes). and
out of the crater the better part Of
them never came. The men in gray,
rallying from the confusion. concen-
trated from every side and poured
shot and shell upon the struggling
mass Of men huddled In the crater.
The Federal loxs was between 1000
and 5000.
The recovery Of the Confederates
after their center had been blown
high into the air by the great explo-
sion will ever remain ~ one Of the
most emaxing instances Of self-pos-
session known to military history
Rev. Thomas b. 0regory In the N. Z.
Amee3caD
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08
THE SUCCESSFUL MAN.

In an interesting article entitled
Thought as a Force in Daily Living
Ralph Waldo Trine. writing In the
November Woman's Home Companion.
describes as follows. the chief charac-
teristic Of successful people:
Successful men and women are al
most invariably those possessing to a
supreme degree the element of faith.
Faith. absolute. unconquerable faith. II
one Of the essential concomitants, there
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

For the first time in its history. the
Orphans home at Atchison is to be
provided with something adequate in
the way Of fire protection. This il one
of those essential but material matters
that has been overlooked by the
righteous reformers who have been In
power in Kansas off and on during
the many years that this institution
has been In existence.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

William Allen White promises full
Progressive state ticket in Kansas for
the next election But the lambs to
be led to the slaughter haven't been
selected as vet.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

Japan is beginning to substantiate
its claims for recognition as a worlds
power. One of her citizens has run
the Marathon distance in close to rec
ord time
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

Huerta also seems to be candidate
for the foolish house. He has asked
France II she is disposed to mediate
between his government and the
United States. And what pray tell.
are the differences between the United
States and the Huerta government
that are subject in any way to med
iatfon?
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

Congress is supposed to be of value
and service to the nation. But it is
difficult to figure out how the country
is going to be helped much by the
continued debates in the house of rep
resentatives on "absenteeism."
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

When Great Britain grants equal
rights to the women. the militant suf-
fragists should be drafted for service
on the London police force. They
demonstrate daily that they are more
than the equal Of the present brand
Of London boobies
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

KANSAS AND DRY FARMING.
It u q matter Of particular interest
In Kansas to note that the 1nterneuon-
al Dry Farming congress mas NOT onV
selected . Kansan to head It ZOE Sne
coming year but that the body has
chosen . Kansas city. wichita, - the
seat Of its next convention. The seIec-
ton of DIR. Waters OF the State Ats
cultural college - president insures
2 deep interest on the part OF 1re.. Aan.ss
and the selection Of wichita ~ the
convention city naturally means tnae
many progressive farmers OF the stato
will take advantage OF the opportunny
to hear experts from all parts OF the
world. Dry farming, IL in short. m
tensive farming, common sense farm
ing. scientific farming, ana DE- wa
ters' experience az pract1cal eclentlH
has peculiarly fitted him Tor the posls,
ton to which the congress has elected
him. Much Of the work that is con-
templated by the congress Is along the
same lines as the extension work tnat
the Agricultural college has been DO
ing in western Kansas. Conservation
OF moisture, summer following OF
land, rotation Of crops. diversified
farming. cultivation OF drouth resist
ant crops. these are some OF the fea-
lures which the congress Is empha-
sizing and the farmers who come from
all parts Of the globe to attend the an
nual conventions show the faith they
have in the system because OF what
it has accomplished for them. Noting
can welcome the opportunity to en-
terrain the congress and learn the se.
crets Of soil culture which experienced
men have to tell. For in these secrets
lies one of the big secrets Of future
greatness of the state. When the big
farms that are now yielding only .
small return on the investment are
cut up into" little farms well titled.
Kansas will enter on a new era In her
agricultural advancement and the dry
farming congress promises to be q
factor in bringing this about.-Salina
journal.
WHAT HE DID SAY.
When President Wilson sat down to
write a Thanksgiving proclamation
doubtless his mind was full Of the Mex
ican situation and the currency bill, a.
well as the prosperity Of the nation.
He would have been forgiven IL he ha6
launched into a detailed song Of
Thanksgiving that this country and
Mexico-up to date-had not clashed.
The offense would have been condoned
II he had returned thanks in that the
members Of the senate banking and
currency committee were not so far
apart in their ideas as possible for them
TO be-one element favoring regional
reserve banks and the other q central
oank plan, pure and undenled. But the
president has the happy faculty Of say
ing lot In a few well chosen words.
FOR instance. this brief sentence in the
thanksgiving proclamation nearly COW
cred the entire diplomatic and political
situation. THE nation has been pros-
porous not only, but has proved its
capacity to take calm council amidst
the rapid movement Of affairs and
oeai with its own life in spirit of cam
uor' righteousness and comity."-Nor-
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

incidentally. the Kansas school
ma'ams who attended their great con-
vention here were becomingly gowned
in most attractive costumes and few
of them found 1t necessary to attain
this end by wearing slit skirts
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

Although the wheels of justice may
move slowly in the natural gas case.
such a condition does not prevail with
the wheels in the gas meters, regard
less of the adequacy of the supply.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

safety-first Enthusiasts have weekly
reason to remember that their work
is still remains to be done.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

Bavaria's king has been deposed be-
cause he Is chazy. This is a reform
that should be waged with vigor in
the Balkan states.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

Probably. even If the news that
Sulzer has Joined the Progressive party
reaches him In South America, 1t won't
prevent the colonel from having
bully time.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

Higher education is expensive all
right. The College of the City of
New York is to be equipped with a
new athletic stadium that will cost
5000 OOOO
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

A street-car strike seems to have
been successful in removing the po-
lice from Indianapolis.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

That moral medicine which Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Bryan are
giving to Huerta through Special En-
voy Lind seems to work mighty slowly.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

Perhaps If as enthusiastic study
were given the income tax rules as is
bestowed upon the baseball rules,
more people would understand them.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

Maybe General Felix Diaz would not
take such a handsome picture as he
does If he consented to have an inter-
view with General Huerta.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

Returns from the Mexican election
show that Candidate Felix Diaz ran
well-to an American consulate.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

And the worst is yet to come. Nat
Goodwin announces that he has fin
1shed his book.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

April IA is now the most important
date for the people Of this country to
look forward to. It marks the OPEN
ing of the major league baseball sea-
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

plimented because her conduct arouses
the disapproval of John L. Sullivan
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

It IL to be wondered II Huerta's ap-
petite is keeping up and If he sleeps
well.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

The state journal II . member Of the
Assocsassd rrere ana n rec receaves sas s",. eny
ganixatlon for the exclusive afternoon
publication In Topeka
The news IL received In The state Jo0f.
nal building over wires for this sole puS-
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08
FROM OTHER PENS
SHOULD KNOW BETTER.

Morris Htllquit. a noted Socialist. ia ex-
ip,aining i1 a. what the beliefs Of his party are
statement state which is in error and for which
tnere Is no excuse. He declares in effect
are under capitalistic control. decfsrinx
mat the newspapers are mortgaged often
s,dslines or Syproducts Of ral!rosds ss "and ana
the opposite from the truth. Very few
newspapers are SO controlled. Just who
4~ns tSeir 1riy what they owe and most Of
an on me at washington. The great It
themselves in that a great neWspaper in
a large city is naturally q concern Of
the hsy a1e
them to influence public sentiment is far
from fro the the truth The fact is that most Of
nouncing and even misrepresenting great
Se wt the & O
fes Better 4sa
over, such course is seldom resented by
the corporations and not often do they
tacks This applies even ~ tas~sdR to adversisinx ss
corporations: Some Of the newspapers
wn,Sh sn,S o;tsn asss the most BIT
poration advertising. Hence Mr.. Hillquit.
totally misunderstands the newspaper sit
uatfon OF the country as applied to cor
pora lions. There are no fiercer opponents
Of corporations than our metropolitan
millionaire newspapers.-Sprinfeld Lead
cr..
REMOVING THE CAUSES.
II believe in steel cars. but not to
minimize the importance OF other resorts
to safety" saws the chairman OF q COM
mittee Of the National Association Of Rail-
way Commissioners which has been inves-
tizating the subject Of safer rolling stock.
IT believe in steel cars for all new equip
ment, but instead Of spending money re-
placing good wooden cars would put Il into
efficient signals" says the author Of the
at its recent meeting at Washington.
Serious railway accidents In which wood
en- cars figure as responsible for q high
death rate are likely to lead the careless
to assume that f1imsy cars are alone or
primarily the cause of disaster. It would
not be surprising to find many legis-
latures this winter 1exislating on the sub
ject. Steel cars, Of course. do not insure
against accident. They merely minimise
tn , danger OF death when an accident oc-
ours. It is important to make cars as
substantial az possible, but no less I'm
to install the best Of block systems, to
lay tracks az safe as possible and keep
speed down within REASONABLE lim1tS-Cleve-
land Plain-Dealer.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08

Hands OF across the sea.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-08
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N 1or
III the human mind as Magnetic North.
Arctic Explorer and Chautauqua Lecturer
penetrating Eskmo-anos
his life and adventures
parallel respects those OF
Arctic Travellers but his inter-
of life absolutely unique
Geographical Society in recognition OF ms
knowledge of this land and It's aboriginal
light disputed points, and
mayb b absolutely relied upon -.
explored the ncognita
from the Arctic to the Pacific Ocean
relieving 200 miles
to bring impered camp
Education he established the Public Schools
today the North Pole
he founded modern ospice OF St
distressed halers and Arctic
night flor daylight there none) the dead OF an
relief for his SICK the
intelligence his dogs the Igloo villages before
customs fetish dances and neatnen
the reahery of false guides the awful silence
the Auroral spendors study Arctic bird and animal
attack kyaK
the final this and much combine to make the most
fascinating lecture today before the American public
call this lecture rather it is the graphic and
mysterious andbo bordering the rcumpoar
the North has stirred the heart OF the
and engagements have been demanded In
of audience would satisfied until
wonderful three different occasions
dull commonplace moment Laughter and
Bubng humor dramatic situations and descriptions
Of exquisite beauty fairly crowd another.
explorers gift Of popular speech Mr. Writ has It