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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

sidy of two-fifteenths from the COM
mons and two-tenths from the clergy
in order that he might go to war with
France Still, it is only since 1912
that incomes have been taxed regu-
larly each year, and the rate has var
led from Is 4d in the pound in 1855 to
I'd in the pound in 1874.
Ours. again, is far from being the
only country in which the income tax
has been adopted. 1t was introduced
in Italy in 1864, in France soon after
the Franco-German war, and in Prus-
STA in 1891. Since then Austria, Den
mark, Switzerland, Holland all have
followed suit. OF course, it is an in
valuable source of revenue to any
country. In the United Kingdom. for
example, it has produced sums vary
ing from 100000 pounds in 1875 to
25,O00,0O0 in 1900.-London Chron-
icle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

Hum Dinger, of the Newton Kansan
Republican, remarks: 1 have noticed,
accepted theory to the contrary not
withstanding, that a good character is
hard to maintain without the support
of a good reputation.
And the patient Meade Globe remarks:
Well the Democratic party has been in
power for almost six months and there
is no reduction in the high cost of liv-
ing-in fact, nothing in sight that
would indicate relief.
The Small Kid stood on the street
corner, amusing himself by throwing a
laSso al the little girls who were play
ing near by, tells the Parsons Sun. His
attentions were centered upon cot
ton haired maiden of some four sum-
mers. who was making every effort to
evade the flying moose. when another
young lady from a distance called:
sit down and scream, Dolly; sit down
and scream. That's what 1 did and he
don't dare touch me-"
Some Idle Thoughts from Maria
Peacock, of the Leavenworth Times:
Chin music isn't often harmonious.
Sunny eyes often take hearts
by storm. There are men who
try to pave their way with gold bricks.
Other peoples wild oats fur
nishes us food for thought. ..
Many a man who holds a good hand
You can get wisdom from the ant, but
you'll have to go to your uncle" for
money.
Major W. J. Brown, speaker of the
Kansas house of representatives, found
the true Kansas optimist in Represent
ative Frank Thorpe of Kearny county,
says the Abilene Reflector. Early in
the summer Thorpe was much discour-
aged. Six weeks later, after the sun
had baked Kansas daily and not a drop
of rain had fallen, Thorpe was jubilant.
Things are looking BETTER he de-
clared, well be all right out in Kear-
n.y." Had any rain?'' asked Brown.
Not drop" Got any corn?'' Not
a buShel." Then what has happened
to cheer you up?" why, major don't
you know that broom corn is worth
two hundred dollars a TOM" That's
fine" commented Brown. How much
broom corn will Kearny county raise
this year?" Not pound-but We are
going to put in a rip-snorting acreage
next season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17
TEACHING BOYS CITIZENSHIP.

How the Winston-Salem, N. c.,
board of trade is helping the high
school to train boys for citizenship is
told in bulletin just issued by the
United States bureau of education.
The school authorities established a
course for high school seniors in gov
| eminent and economics, and put it
under the direction of the secretary
of the Winston Salem board of trade.
The course is a foundation course in
the principles of economics and gov
eminent, but with special reference to
the industrial, commercial and agri-
cultural problems of the United States,
particularly the Southern states.
Next a Juvenile club was organ
lied among the boys, in connection
with the board of trade, the purpose
being to have the boys check up their
theoretical knowledge gained in school
with the practical, everyday problems
of an industrial center, such as Win
ston-Salem is. Boys in the club were
granted all the privileges of regular
board of trade members, except vot-
ing. They were allowed to take part
in debate and were assigned to com
mittee work. Before entering the
club they took the "Athenian oath,
whereby they promised allegiance to
the highest ideals of civic righteous
ness for their city.
One of the first tasks assigned the
boys was to assist in the Industrial
survey of Winston-Salem which the
board of trade is making students
who had been specializing in the eco
Monies and government department
of the high school were chosen Tor
this work In this way they are get
ting A first-hand knowledge of or
ganized industrial efforts in it's rela-
ton to the welfare of the community.
THE Winston-Salem plan" says Lee
Row Hodges, secretary of the board
of trade, trains the boys of the city
directly for citizenship; first, in the
high school, where they are taught
the principles of civil government and
instructed in the theories and basic
problems governing our economic
order; second, in the juvenile cluo'
where they have the means of being
identified with the real work of NUM-
cipal development, and take part IN
actual social and industrial 1nVeSuga-
tons An opportunity is thus provid-
ed for the boys to study at close
range the varied industries of the city
under competent direction and in an
official capacity.
In brief, the plan contemplates,
first, teaching the boys how to live;
and, second, equipping them with an
education whereby they can make
living. which, in the end, is the real
secret of practical training for intel
ligent citizenship
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Originality is also a breeder Of jeal-
ousy.
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Among the clubs-for-women en-
thuSiaStS are the wife-beaters.
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Not a few of the overly credulous
people are those who believe in them
selves.
Il !
A doctor is usually more Skillful IN
taking than telling what a patient has.
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There is some hope for the man who
is willing to admit that others may
know more than he does
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17
EVENING IN THE DESERT.

sunset
A flaming gold and crimson-flaunted sky,
With fainter red and gold on snow
crowned peaks afar,
And all the open, barren wastes between
Transfigured lie, suffused in splendor soft;
Gods goodness glorifies a weary
world.
Twilight
Against a sky of Softest saffron glow
The rocky ruggedneSs of nearby hills,
Clear cut in forms of darkest misty blue,
While paler purple haze the distance fills;
Gods precious peace pervades a
quiet world.
Starlight
Beneath a sky of deepest indigo
The desert looms in half-seen shapes
groteSQue-
Mysterious, like strange, enchanted
land;
While from the brilliance of the low
hung stars
Gods love looks down upon a
sleeping world.
Max w. Ball, in the Outlook.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17
HUAOQ or THE DIP

Penley-"Tve written a new novel
Come up to my apartment and Ill show
you the proofs" Friend-"Proofs! Why
old chap. don't doubt your word in the
least. "-Boston Transcript.
wilkins has some singular ideas for a
fnancier, remarked the president to the
wee president of the Unlimited Conf
aence Corporation. What about him %
He thinks We ought to pay off our debt
instead of refunding it."-Puck.
w hat Is that mans profession?' Lob
Dying. How do you known TITS ap-
parently the only profession a man can
carry on successfully while he stands
around doing nothing. "-Washington Star
Tommy-"What's settlement worker
dad?" Dad-"One who finds the silver lin
ing to the other fellows clouds. Judge
Has your life been in keeping with
these surroundings" asked the prison
visitor. No; in the keeping of them
replied the convict, looking at the bars
Buffalo Express
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

Tennyson, like Mrs. Browning, was
careless regarding his manuscripts
Some weeks after leaving his lodgings
in Mornington Place, Hampstead, he
wrote from Bonchurch, telling Coven-
try Patmore that he could not find
his book of elegies-a long, butcher
ledgerlike book" and asked him to
make inquiries. Patmore went to
Morington place and, being allowed
to search the poets old rooms, found
the book in a closet where Tennyson
had kept his tea and bread and butter
1t was the unpublished manuscript of
'In Mernoriam.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17
Income Tax Not a New Idea,

1t was just IL years ago that Sir
Robert Peel, of policeman fame, first
thrust upon the British nation the not
altogether pleasant duty of paying in
come tax.
Originally, of course,s theatax was a
war tax. and as such was by no means
a novelty, for similar impositions had
been made upon the nation so far
back as 1912, when parliament grant
ed to the king-Henry villa sub
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

Notwithstanding that the attend
ance and receipts were cut down by
the worst kind of weather, "a bigger
and better fair for next year. is the
slogan that is sounding in Topeka
those days. And every Topekan
should make it a point in whatever
way he can to work for the fulfill
ment of this slogan. The great fair
that has been developed here is one
of Topeka's most valuable assets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

est point on record in this country.
They average 8 per cent higher than a
year ago and Is per cent higher than
two years ago. Surely the Democratic
tariff law, when it gets into operation,
will have a rich field in which to la Dor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

School and college days having ar
rived again, the first important matter
to be attended to is the development
of the best possible football teams.
Basketball, hockey, and other winter
sports come next Then the baseball
and rowing seasons are on, with COM
mencement exercises shortly there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

Coin Harvey, in announcing his
candidacy for congress in the Third
Arkansas district. says that among
the things he wishes to accomplish is
the development of a higher standard
of citizenship. That is most desira BILE
but it cannot be brought about by leg
iS1a tinn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

There is always something to worry
about. The drouth having gone the
way of the things forgotten, Kansans
are now fretting about the possibility
of premature frostS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

Woman, too. appears to be without
honor in her own country. News comes
via Chicago that one of Topeka's po-
licettes is especially qualified for her
lob because of the Irish blood in her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

A Brooklyn woman has been allowed
81 a week alimony. All she required,
of course, was the means to support
herself in the manner to which she
had become accustomed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

Before long. Harry Thaw, the Mexi-
can situation. and divers other matters
of Importance and otherwise, will be
crowded out of their places of promi-
hence in the newspapers by the Worlds
championship baseball SERIES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

In 1T77, the first umbrella made its
appearance. But probably the first
good place to hide it did not appear
until some time later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

Considering their showing in the
Third Maine congressional district. the
aggressive campaign that the Progress
sives are planning to increase their
representation in congress, is sorely
cd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report OF that great news d.
gaY1ization for the exclusive afternoon
publicat ton in Topeka.
The news is received in The state jour
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

After China's civilization becomes
we'll established. Japan won't have to
go very far whenever it is looking for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

A Kansas man has been fined $50 for
giving too much attention to slit skirt
that passed his way. But why not pass
out a little medicine to the accessory
in such a crime?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

Japan is rushing its warships to Chi
nese waters. secure in the knowledge
that China has neither a navy nor har-
Dor defenses to do them any damage.
japan is great little bully.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

Having seen no government report to
the contrary, it can perhaps be taken
for granted that the amateur garden
crop came out as usual. 40 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

And the man who tried to pass Con-
federate money in Detroit evidently
made the mistake of thinking he was
in New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

It's impossible to stop them. An
armless woman voted in a suburb of
Chicago by marking her ballot with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17
FROM OTHER PENS
RUSH THE CANAL

with Mexico standing as constant
taGnace to our peace and Japan ready TO
weakness, the obvious duty of the Tinted
states Is to rush the Panama canal 10
o and thus increase by. at least
gFess has been tardy in building an ade-
quate number of battleships The one
finish the canal. Col. GoethaIs saws Thar
the water can be let in by October and
this means that the work on the canal is
in the final stretch More men shouId he
put to work on the canal at once so that
IL VIII be ready for use at the earliest OPP
Goethals indicates that his original esfi.
mates that the canal would be finished bv
Without doubt, If The effort We're 9et made
me canal could be made ready for use by
the FIRST of the year This would require
a larger force than is at work at present
but the expense should not be considered
1t may be that we will not be required to
SEND our battleships through to the Pa
cific. but should be ready for the
emergency when it arises. We have been
SO timld about preparing for war that the
world has been losing respect for us. and
there is a growing danger that a conflict
WI VIII be forced upon us against our will.
really prepared for war, we can talk peace
with greater assurance of being listened
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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
The final touches are to be put upon the
conference room, admission to which is to
be denied even the formally appointed
conferees on the part of the house and
senate who are Republicans until such
time as the bill shall be approved in final
form by the majority members. The party
leaders are TO be consistent to the last.
The dill is to be Democratic from start to
finish No outside assistance is wanted
in its preparation and none will be toler-
ated. No doubt other tariff bills have
been framed and pushed through congress
in much the same manner. but those tariff
bills were held up for condemnation by
the discoverer of the New Freedom as
the cmef triumphs of committee work,
of covert phrase and unexplained classi-
fication." and were horrible examples
with which he emphasized his demand
that it be. put into the. heads of legis-
lators public business is public bust
ness and that wherever any pub
lie business is transacted, wherever
plans affecting the public are laid, over
that place a voice must speak. with the
divine prerogative of a peoples WILL Let
there be light" The Democratic leaders
in congress are consistent, but the au-
thor of that essay publicity is strange
" out of tune in his official sanction of
the closed doors within which the i'm
portant legislation of his party majority
IS Observation-Disclosures Bulletin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

New York newspaper men seem to
be deteriorating. The police, not they,
solved the recent big murder mystery
there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

After all that has been said and done,
the best thing about Governor Sulzer
seems to be his wife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

Harry Thaw also undoubtedly holds
the record in the habeas corpus line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17

Apparently New York city is less
afraid of vile politics than it is of vile
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-17
KANSAS COMMENT
SAFETY FIRST


Whatever the final verdict in the case
of the New Haven road may be. the
latest appalling railroad accident
sharply emphasizes the need of that
safety first propaganda which several
carriers have undertaken in earnest.
Some are publishing and circulating
lists of safety rules and precepts, as
we'll as lists of Don'ts among their
employees The New York Central
system has put into service safety
exhibit car, which contains various
models and pictures, and from which
illustrated lectures are to be given TO
employees at various points.
There is evidence in the New Ravens
startling record of accidents, and in
other recent railroad disasters, to prove
that the safety propaganda is quite as
necessary in the inner offices as 1t is
in the yards, depots and sheds. Safety
lis increased by taking thought, and the
process should not be confined to en-
gineers, firemen, brakemen, switchmen,
Signalmen and other employees. Pres
idents, directors and traffic passengers
have much to do in promoting safety.
The question may be one of substitute
ing an improved device for an inferior
one. 1t may be a question of acceler-
ating the Introduction of steel cars. 1t
may be a question of disciplining men
who take rules lightly and expect vio-
lations of safety orders to be over
looked if the motive be unselfish. If
safety first" be the understood and
repeatedly illustrated policy of the Of
ficers and directors of a railroad, the
employees, from the highest paid and
most experienced down to the rawest
recruit, will gradually absorb that poll
icy, and chances will seldom be taken
for the sake of speed or a regularity in
schedules. The responsibility for acct
dents is widely distributed, and the
travelling public itself is not without
blame in the premises. Cooperation
and vigilance, prevention and prompt
correction of defects are the price of
that degree of safety in travel which
we have a right to demand of American
Intelligence and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Sun.
GENTLEMEN?
Miss Eleanor Wilson. daughter of
the president, was forced to take an
upper berth on a recent journey from
New York to the presidential sum-
mer home in New Hampshire. All
the lower berths were taken, several
or them by men, and not one passen-
ger would yield his privilege and
grant the young woman the preferred
place, though given the opportunity
py the conductor. The lady at whose
home she had been visiting is quoted
as saying: 81 think it is an outrage
L am inundated that there was not
one gentleman or a Democrat on that
train willing to give up his berth"
gentleman should not be expected
10 give up his berth to a vigorous
young woman, but, in Difference TO
the high office her father holds n
would have been a commemorate
thing had every man in the car Of
fered his berth. When we show 70
spect to the office of president we
show respect to our country. Rut
why does Miss Eleanor's friend saw
gentleman or a Democrat?" Some
democrats are northumberland
worth Times e
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-05-24

Quite large number or Miss
Maud Atkinson girl friends gave
her quite a fine linen shower at
her home Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Edwin 5. Dorcus was Bal
timore visitor last Saturday.
MIR. Samuel H. Friedman was
the guest OF Mrs. Jacob Davis in
Havre de Grace w ednesd;,y.
Mr.. George Thompson Williams
o: Baltimore, spent Tuesday with
Mrs. Walton Campbell.
Miss Rena Holm, OF Baltimore,
spent Sunday at her home.
DR.. A. B. Boulder, of Havre de
Grace, was the guest OF Miss Mar
garet Davis, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Davis were
guests OF Baltimore relatives this
week.
Mr.. Samuel Reynolds spent last
Sunday with Mrs. Jerome Conway
in Baltimore.
Mr.. Victor Torbert, OF Elkton,
spent several days this week with
John McClenahan.
Rev. and Mrs. Thompkinson, OF
Wilmington, were guests OF Mrs.
William Carson last Saturday.
Mrs. Jaeana Smith spent Sunday
in Philadelphia with Mrs. William
McCummings.
Mr.. VIM, Holm was a Baltimore
visitor last Monday.
Mr., Ewes, OF Sparrows Point,
visited relatives in town last Sat
friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Camp
bell and children spent Wednes-
day in Baltimore.
Mr. Emil Holm, OF Chester, Pa,
spent Sunday at his home.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-05-24
A MESSAGE TO WOMEN
Who a.. Gust Readz to Drop"

When rou are "juse ready to drop"
Wien yea Ieel 30 Y eak that you can
hardly drag yourself about-and be-
cause you have not slept we'll, you
get uo as tirea-out nett morning as
when you went to ped. then you need
help right away.
Miss Lea Dumas writes from Ma
lone, N. Y, saying: 81 was in badly
rundown condition for several weeks,
but two bottles of Vinol put me on
my feet again and made me strong
and well. Vinol has done me more
good than all the other medicine
ever took"
If the careworn, haggard men and
women, the pale, sickly children and
feeble old folks around here would
follow Miss Dumas example. they,
too, would soon be able to say that
Vinol, our delicious cod liver and iron
remedy, had built them up and made
them strong.
IT is wonderfully Strengthening
and invigorating body-builder, and We
sell it under an ironclad guarantee
of satisfaction. You get your money
back if Vinol does not help you.
H. C. Wells, Druggist, Elkton, Nd.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-05-24
PORT DEPOSIT

Miss Lizzie Thompson, OF Will
nington, spent Monday with Mrs.
w. 7. Cummings.
Misses Maud Atkinson and Nir-
ginia Atkinson spent Wednesday
in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Horner, OF
Baltimore, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. John Holm.
Mr.. Joseph Duke, OF Haltwood,
Pa, spent Sunday at his home.
Mr.. Ralph Cummings, OF Phila-
delphia, spent few days this week
with Mrs. w. p. Cummings.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bancroft
OF New York are visiting Mrs. ].
b. Tome and family.
MeSsrs. John and George Akin
son, Chestertown, spent Sunday at
their respective homes.
Miss Ada Reynolds, OF Rising
Sun, spent several days this week
with Miss Marguerite Kidd.
Mrs. VIM. Holm is receiving
special treatment at the Maryland
General Hospital, in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Feather, of Ches-
ter, spent Sunday with Mrs. Ed
ward First.
DR.. T. S. Baker was Baltimore
visitor last Sunday.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-05-24
CHESAPEAKE CITY DEPARTMENT.

Hopper, Mrs. Joseph Schaefer and
Mrs. Harold Steele.
Mrs. J. I. Layton OF Richardson
Park, spent several days last week
with her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Asbury Burke.
Miss Kathryn Macdonald is
visiting friends in Wilmington.
Miss Julia Beaston and Mr.. Cliff.
ford Dale, OF Philadelphia, visited
her father, Mr.. Andrew Beaston
Sunday.
Mr.. Andrew Pennington, OF Bal
timore, and Mr.. Robert Ferguson,
of Cecilton, visited Mr.. Byron
Bouchelle on Sunday.
Mr.. Byron Bouchelle spent sew
eral days this week with relatives
at Cecilton.
DIR. and Mrs, F. d. Graves and
Misses Edwin and Reed Graves, of
Marietta, Pa, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. John M. Reed.
Miss Mary Barwick spent sew
! eral days this week with Miss
/ Elizabeth Scott OF Elkton.
Mr.. James Young, or Belair.
visited his sister, Mrs. Delmar
Smithers on Sunday.
Mr.. Joseph MESSENGER and Thos.
Hopper, Philadelphia, spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. James S.
Hopper
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Souder, O;
Deland, Fla, are spending some
time with her sister, Mrs. w. A.
.. Alexander.
Mrs. D. B. Hargraves, Misses
Sarah and Elizabeth Hargraves of
Wilmington, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Steele.
Mr.. Henry Whittock entertain
ed number of his friends on Tues
day evening in honor Of his aIst
birthday.
DIR. and Mrs. c. c. Laws, Misses
Tina Evans, Laura Laws and Mr..
Leroy Bloomer enjoyed trip to
Wilmington on Wednesday in Mr..
Boomers automobile.