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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
ATTACKS ON PRESIDENTS.

Now that the acrimon1eS OF the
presidential campaign have passed
ou,ax the files of recent newspapers
show the crossf1re of campaign
sneeches. writes Joe Mitchell Chapple
in the National Magazine. Except III
rare instances the newspapers were
not pronounced in aggressive attacks
and although some cynics Wouio oe-
plore the yel1owness of twentieth CEN
tury journalism, yet the old newspaper
files of washington's days reveal po-
lttical virulence that surpasses our
most ochre-hued newspapers. Ohe
notable paper denounced washington
as "a faithless, unpriucipled and ar1s-
tocratic moderatist who would offer
the liberties of his fellow citizens on
the altar of administration; and the
sacred obligations of their country on
the altar of treachery and dishonor.
Compared to this, our campaign
speeches are only echoes Other writ
ers insisted that the American nation
had been debauehed by Washington
and another speaker exclaims in ironi-
cal tones. LET his conduct, then, be
an example for future ages and let it
serve as q warning
ington certainly "was an example to
future ages" and posterity has an
swered the hypercritics Of those days
when the father of his country was
charged with political hypocrisy, as
srch critic, of today will hereafter be
Judged. President Washington replied
in a dignified manner: "I have
consolation within me of which no
earthly effort can deprive me, and
that is that neither ambition nor in
terested motives have Influenced my
conduct The arrow of malevolence'
however barbed and pointed, can
never reach my most vulnerable part
Tt is well that all these outoursts OF
passion and bitterness are eliminated
when history is written. The unfair
and unjust attacks made upon a pres
ident or presidential candidate seldom
live in history and only reveal the PAD
temper and malevolence of the mo-
ment whose venom becomes RIDICULOUS
as time blunts it's barbs of hatred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
KANSAS COMAENT
FAKE ADyERTIsING.


Every honest advertiser is injured
by every fake advertiser because fake
advertising discredits all merchandise
been an illustration of this in Fort
OF junk, remnants of job lot OF
stocks from small country towns. 20
put it off on the people of this COM
munity. 1t was heraIded in hand bills
as the biggest opportunity for buyers
of merchandise to learn to discrirnin
ate between the stores with which
they deal 1t should be apparent on
its fact taht no outsider is coming IN
here to sell stuff cheaper than the
home merchant. Competition among
the home merchants is so keen and
costs are reduced to such minimum
that no outside man can incur the
large expense of moving in tempo
rarily and sell his stuff cheaply. He
must necessarily have a lot of value
less second hand merchandise that he
wishes TO close out in q community
where he does not live and will not
have to stay to meet the people he
has defrauded. The wise and economic
buyer is the one who watches closely
the announcements of the home mer-
chants and buys opportunity. 1t Is
possible for an ordinary family to save
at least $40 a month the year round
by this method. They buy from re-
sponsible merchants who they know
must stand behind the quality of their
goods, and whose announcements they
may accept at fact va1ue.-Fort Scott
Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
SAYS UNCLE CIV

The most wonderful day in the
weary record of time-of all the years
that have gone and the years that are
to come is some day" 1t is the red
letter day in the calendar of Hope.
the New Years of the Golden Age, the
harvest time of dreams.
Upon that one day of all the rest,
since the sun first looked upon Eden,
the goodly garden shall bloom again,
the Angel of Defeat put by his flaming
sword and we shall enter in to find
the charmed precincts serpentless. All
that we have longed for, all that we
have expected, all that vision saw and
grim Ambition dared shall then be
ours. 1t is then and only then that
the imperfect shall put on perfection,
that which was gross became finer
than fine gold, tears change to pearls
and the bloody perspiration of despair
become as rubies for our delectation.
Then friends shall be truer than we
guessed, there shall be no foes. Hate
shall be cast into outer darkness. and
Love take on the shape that Fancy
painted.
Some day-none knows when-but
in the fullness of time and labor, these
things shall be ours at the goal of De-
sire. IT'S the day we live for, the
fruition of the struggle. the dawn Of
victory.
This is the thought that spurs our
heaviest feet through the 1abyrinthine
maze of things that are, the inspira-
ton that converts tagging courage
into the enthusiasm that achieves,
that soothes the pains and binds up
the wounds inflicted by the thieves of
circumstances. 1t is because of this
we toll, and scheme and plan and
plan and scheme and toll again-for
that which shall be ours some day
But some day never comes. The
dream we dreamed Is still more hope
than substance, the Land of Things
that Should Be still mirage that dips
only to the horizon of the plain of
reality. So still we strive and still we
thirst, and die unsatisfied. And some
day is still tomorrow, a weary journey
hence.
The moral? The maze thar tricks
our steps is worth the threading. The
hope deferred is worth the hoping, so
we do not forget the sweet of circum-
stance and deem the world a barren.
frfeHdless waste. The strife is worth
the striving, SO we do naught in anger
The work is worth the toll, so we do
not find it only toll.
And seeing the world thus. our
some days" put off their glamour and
take on a pleasing actually, they sin
the leash of tomorrow and become
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
DAFFYDNS
BY u. NOAIL,

Was Job the most successful physi-
clan because he had such lot of pa
tience?
(Lcok out for that man, He's the
gink that put the dent in accident.)
If Bridget decides to take a hand
in the marriage, game, would she
stand PATTI
Nothing is certain, as the fisher
man said when he found it on his
hook.)
If an Englishman takes a daily
wash, when does the bawth tub?
(Wincent, Will you have wine
gar with your witties?)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20

Just how the Democrats feel toward
the plain peepul of the male variety
is to be found in their determination
to let the tariff on tobacco stand. They
call it a luxury. But it is likely that
a few million laboring men will dis
agree from them in this particular. It
must be kept in mind that the present
tariff and other taxes on tobacco in
clude the special ones that were levied
on it during the Spanish-American
war. and which have never been re-
moved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
moved.

Presumably no Kansas legislative
session is considered as properly be-
gun unless some big plays to the gall
leries are made against the lobbyists.
There is such thing as legitimate
lobbying. And no rules or regulations
of any kind are needed to protect hon
est legislators against the other kind.
Neither will any resolutions or laws
prevent dishonest legislators from ply
ing their trade with the professional
lobbyists of the wrong sort. Plenty
Of ways can be found to circumvent
them. ----
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Spirits of old that bore me,
And set me. meek of mind,
Between great dreams before me-
And deeds as great behind,
Knowing humanity my star
AS first abroad I ride,
Shall help me wear, with every scar,
Honor at eventide.
Let claws of lightning clutch me
From summers groaning cloud,
Or ever malice touch me,
And glory make me proud.
o give my youth, my faith, my sword,
Choice OF the hearts desire;
A short life in the saddle, Lord.
Not long life by the fire.
Louise Imogen Quincy in Philadelphia
Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20

Neither blacks nor whites should
find any particular fault with the bill,
prohibiting the intermarriage of I'M
naixable races, introduced by Repre-
sentative Herr. No respectable negro
wants to marry a white mate, and no
respectable white person wants to
hook up with a negro or Chinese. The
bill is aimed at the lower crust of all
races, and in no way interferes with
the rights or liberties of any human
being
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20

President-elect Wilson doesn't want
a ball, high or otherwise. President
elect Wilson is both temperate and
Democratic, and the fact that he who
dances must pay the fiddler does not
encourage the light fantastic with an
administration that has economy
for a slogan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20

Steve Balch, of Sedgewick county,
wants a pardon. His offense consisted
of chasing state entomologists off his
farm when they wanted to spray his
apple trees. If the state entomologists
handed him their titles, he was justi-
fled in chasing them, and is entitled to-
a pardon. Entomologist is $4.9S
word, and a plain farmer with q.
Dutch name might mistake it for new
slang meaning apple thief"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20

Golf contests occupy lot of space
in the newspapers, but the tiddle-de-
winks championship has not been set
tied, and mumblepeg tournaments
have been shamelessiy neglected. Il
is time to view with a1arm. Why this
uncalled for discrimination
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20

One parcel post package held UP as
unavailable contained a live lobster.
Possibly a Pittsburger trying to get
to the Great White Way without, pay
ing railroad fare.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20

Now the women of Kansas are out
for law that will give them equal
property rights with. their husbands.
And this, despite the fact that most
married women are able SO to fix
things that they control all of the fam
iIy property now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20

4 few political busybodies continue
to insist that there is strong opposi-
ton in the legislature to the formal
election of William H. Thompson to
the United States senate. Surely any
member who votes against Mr.. Thomp-
son will never again have the nerve
to ask the people of his territory to
entrust him with any sort of political
mower
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20

The French congress opened fair
and warmer. One might gather, from
recent dispatches. that the French
congress is opened with a small sword
instead of prayer or can opener.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20

I'VE want one more man to make up
our poker party" 81 know one, Finest
player 1 ever saw. He always takes
home the Say. you don't know NUT h
about poker parties If you think. any
poker party is ever looking for that kind
of a man. Do you know any man with
money who doesn't know how to play
very yen?H-Houston Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20

The Democratic majority in the state
senate had to draft a Republican for
the big judiciary committee. There
were not enough Democratic attorneys
to fill the committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRE@H

FMo Etate Journal I'm q member OF the
Associated Prss6 azd receives the fun dny
ealemrMDh report Of that great news or
9MnAwAtion for tho exclusive aftern0@m
Rublfcatiom In Topeka.
The news ls received I'm The State J0ce-
NAL building over wires Coz tn@ soiS p13~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20

There are 81 farmers in the house.
The city member who expects to CLEAN
anything may as well go chop a hole
in the ice and jump through.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
ON 7HE SPUR
OF The AOMENT
Nfillionaire,s Row.
BY ROY x. MOULTON.

NfiIlionaire's Row.
The mansions are built without
thought of expense,
In Millionaire's row.
The gardens are fine and the lawns
are immense.
In Millionaire's row.
There's silver and gold on the table
The families all eat their dinner at
night;
But you don't hear the chirp OF the
cherubic mite
In MillionaireS row.
They all own a dozen or 50 Of ma
In Millionaires row.
They have their coupes and their fine
1imousines
In Millionaire'S row.
They have all the gasoline wagons
in style;
They smash the speed limit and sport
round a pile,
But baby cabs? Gosh, there amt one
in q mile
In Millionaire's row.
Their Iiveried servants are always
at hand,
Their talk is correct and their man
ners are grand,
In Millionaire's row.
The luxury in every home is COM
The lights are abIaze snc the music's
a treat,
But you don't hear the patter Of baby's
In MiIlionaire's row.
Those people are poor who pretend
they are rich.
Without a small voice raised to high
concert pitch,
In Millionaire'S row.
There's one joy in living of which
they can't tell;
I'd rather hear my kid give one
hearty yell
Than to own all the mansions in
heaven Orwell
In Millionaire's row.
Signs.
When the house starts dice game 1t
is a sign that the house doesn't expect
to lose anything by it.
a sign that he is going to have a lot of
snow to shovel
When man suddenly culiivates a new
line of profanity it is sign that he is
running his own furnace.
When a wife. starts in early IN the
1t is a sign that she will be at his office
In the afternoon in search of a check.
When man continually hoists his right
foot. and feels around with it absent
mindedly it is sign that he has been
frequenting places where there are long
brass rails about foot from the floor.
Caught on the Fly.
The Nicaraguans have promised
to be good, but q Nicaraguan's idea
of being good would land him in jail
anywhere in the United States
The Steel trust reports an era of
great prosperity. 1t certainly takes a
trust to find out when prosperity is
lurking around.
Pierri Lott says he is pleased with
the freshness Of American women
Let il be hoped he means what he
ought to mean.
While the Greeks are calling for
volunteers why do the members of
the Greek letter fraternities hang
back?
General Grants picture will be on
the $4,000 bills, but those desiring to
familiarize themselves with the gem
erals features can buy a lithograph
much cheaper than that.
Joe Cannon's old auto has been
sold in Washington for $500. All his
machines seem to have gone to the
bad.
New York policeman has been shot
by mistake for holdup man. Rath-
er natural mistake, after all.
The trouble with these Mexican
revolutions is that they are not re-
volving in the same direction.
Turkey is up against four kings
and Turkey holds a punk hand to
bluff en-.
Three alfalfa crops in California
this year, meaning real alfalfa not
whiskers.
The theatrical managers always hold
back until after election and then they
send all their shows out just the same,
no matter who is elected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20

January has hardly chance left to
come anywhere near the mean tenn
perature of the corresponding month
a year ago. But as that temperature
was mean. why grurnbIe?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20

Just supposing, that it fell to the
lot of a colored postman to deliver a
parcel containing a skeleton! Well it
is impossible to suggest exactly what
would happen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
THE FARMERS.

The parcel post is the greatest thing
ever devised for the farmers. 1t is
also great thing for town people.
Surrounding Lawrence there are many
farmers who produce butter and eggs
and other fam produce. Why not get
city and county together? Why not
be useful to each other? Why not fur
nish market for each other? The
farmers have to sell. the town people
have to buy. T.4e parcel post is the
one way opened for them to get to-
gether This paper has advertised much
for the farmers but little of it has been
for the sale of butter and eggs. This
Is what the town people want. There is
a ready market for the country butter
and eggs.-Lawrence oJurnal-World
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
THE PEA SON WHY.

Two years ago the five lonesome
Democratic senators in the Kansas leg
isIature were taken in and tenderly
cared for by the overwhelming Re
publican side of the senate. This year
the Democrats have more members.
and the Republicans have been turned
out to get the living off the short grass
or drift off where the grazing IS bet
ter. But there is reason for the treat
nent they are receiving. Last session
the Democrats were so few that they
wer., not dangerous, and the Republic
cans could afford to be liberal NOW
the Republicans have so near to Z, -
jority that if given all they ask for
they would probably get strength
enough to take things for themselves.
Lawrence Gazette.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-06
County Correspondence
FLAT RIVER.

Miss Judith McNew is very i'll
with typhoid fever.
Charles Elvins spent the week
end with home folks at Doe Run.
Misses Blanche and Mable Bau-
den spent Thursday and Friday
shopping in st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs.'O. NJ. Bilharz and
little daughter, Natalie, spent sat
urday and Sunday in St. Louis
We are very glad to say that Miss
Maggie Williams il so much better
She il now able to drive around.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. ID. Fisher spent
Saturday and Sunday with DR.. +. l..
Keith and family at Rivermines.
Miss Mary Sfophlet left Thurs
day for st. Louis to attend the
Teachers Meeting, which is being
held in st. Louis Thursday, Friday
and Saturday,
Misses Mary and Elizabeth Ga
belio left Tuesday for Denver, Col
orado. They have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Red hurry Of River
mines. Their home is at Altoona,
Penn.
Miss Dorothy Keith entertained
the Roasty-Toasty Club on Halo.
wc'ru night. Those present were
Misses Mary Stophlet, Irene GotI,
Jean Stophlet, Virginia Waring,
Messrs. Randall Murrill, Arle
Bates, Hosea Murrill, Roy Postas,
John Kells and Glcnwood Keith.
They played all kinds Of interesting
games Ducking for Apples, Snap
Dragon and many others, Much
fun was afforded tousting marsh
mellows by the open treside.
Those who attended the basket
ball game between Flat River and
Pennington in the Pennington
High School gymnasium Saturday
afternoon were Mrs. NJ. II Topping,
Mrs W. l.. Johns, Misses Hudson,
Mildred Keith, Mary Stophlet, Dor
othy Keith, Jean Stophlet, Irene
Coil Sarah Lane, Mabel Bauden and
Mary Long, Messrs. Lee Smith,
Vernon Wallen, Randall Murril,
Glenwood Keith, Charley Mitchell,
James Wilson, Delas Johns, Mr..
Johns, Mr.. Guessing.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-06
DESLOGE.

sam Doss was a st. Louis visitor
Friday.
Mrs. Il. a. Rca was Flat River
visitor Tuesday.
Or. l.. NJ. Reeves visited in Cape
Girardeau Sunday.
Miss Clemmic Jackson j. on the
sick list this week.
Mrs. Maude Jobe is visiting in
st. Louis this week.
Fielding Bradley was Bonnie
Terre visitor Sunday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. | F.. Ruff
fling, Thursday, girl,
Miss Nirgie Murril was st.
Louis visitor this week.
Little Alta Mothershead is on the
sick list at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeno Pratt visited
in Pennington this week.
Chas. Calvird made business
trip to St. Louis Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John AuBuchon
visited at Hazel Run Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Murrill Of
Flat River visited here Sunday.
Miss Edna Horn of Hazel Run
visited relatives here Tuesday.
Mr., and Mrs. Emmett Calyird Of
lockwood visited here Tuesday
Mr.. VIII Richard moved his fam
lily to Elvihs this week to reside.
MIR. and Mrs. Ellis Abduction
were Pennington visitors Monday.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Young of Cantwell, Saturday, IA
girl.
Clyde Robertson and lrvan Sitton
are visiting at Cape Girardeau this
week.
MIR. and Mrs. Marvin Hovis aad
children of st. Louis visited here
this week.
Hon. John l.. Bradley, Deputy
Labor Commissioner, of Jefferson
City is spending few days with
home folks here this week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-06
IN MEMORIAM
Mrs. Caroline E. Lawrence

The subject of this sketch was
born In Bohlsbach, Germany, May
LIST, 1888, and departed this life, at
home in ST.. Louis, October nth,
1913, aged seventy-four years, five
months and twenty days. She came
to this country with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. b. Siebert, in 1873,
and located at Ste. Genevieve, where
on November Goth, 1852, she was
united in marriage TO the late Henry
Lawrence, to which union were born
seven sons and six daughters, all Of
whom were grown before death en-
tered the home, when In 1904 the
husband and father passed out of
this life. Two sons, Henry Il. and
George f., and one daughter, Mrs.
Amelia l.. Schmidt, preceded her in
death. Those surviving are j. A.
Lawrence of Pennington, VIM. +.
of Flat River, Mrs. J. II. Douglas
Of Elvins, Alfred J Of Kirksville,
Mo-, Leo +. of Tacoma, Wash,
Felix p, Mrs. w. j. Janis, Mrs.
Leslie Richards and Misses Cora
and Rosemary Of st. Louis. She
left also thirty.siX grandchildren
and twelve great-grandchildren.
Several years of her useful life
were spent at Doe Run, from which
place she removed to st. Louis In
1892, where the end came peacefully
while conversing with members of
her family, after only a few day
illness, having retained her facul-
ties to the last. She for some time
was only waiting, and when the sum-
mons came she was ready, for her
life work was done and done will.
Her memory will be cherished by
all who knew her, for to know her
was but to love her.
Her remains were laid to rest at
Ste. Genevieve, where she spent
several years of her childhood and
the earlier years of her married life.
May her soul rest in peace.
&.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-06
Business College Notes.

Miss Anna Byington Of Hope
well, Mo, was a caller Tuesday.
She is interested in business educa-
ton and expects to take up the work
later on.
Miss Mary Cunningham, who re-
Gently resigned her position as
stenographer with Attorney Paul
Cayce, has gone to San Antonio,
Texas, where she expects To accept
IA similar position.
Miss Edna Meyer completed her
stenographic department course with
us on last Friday and left for St.
Louis where she has accepted pO-
sition as stenographcr In the Office
Of the f. G. Taylor Fur Company,
The special and general informa-
ton averages are out and show the
following, first and second honor
students, respectively: Spelling.
Miss Hoehn and MIR. Beard general
information; Miss Hoehn, with Miss
O'Dell and Beard second.
MIR. A. +. Upchurch of Desloge,
came over last week to check up
some Of his mail course work. Mr..
Upchurch is an excellent, wide
awake, progressive gentlemen, hav
ing started his bookkeeping and
shorthand work with us at the night
school in Flat River last year.
Mrs. John Simms of Pennington
and Miss Sarah Layne of Elvins
were visitors this week. Miss
Layne reports her brother Emmett,
IL former student of ours, getting
along nicely as cashier of the bank
at Elvins. Emmett was one of our
deserving, reliable students, and we
congratulate him upon the success
that has come his way.
Clinton Rogers, holding a lucra-
tive and responsible stenographic
position in the office of the Frisco
Railway, st. Louis, was an interest
ed visitor Monday. MIR. Rogers is
another of the many Pennington
boys that is yearly ascending the
ladder of success-the result of hav-
ing received our high trade, money
earning, educational training.