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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13
GLOBE SIGHTS
By THE ATCHIsON GLOBE.


A sick man can't take life easy. 80
When p fireman does really have to
work, his pay IL too small.
Many people don't regard fresh air as
tonic because it isn't bottled.
Don't be good to a man on the theory
that it will pay you to be good to him.
The sweet sixteens'' are generally the
last ones to feel any pinch Of hard times.
1t may be said further for the great
American game that baseball players
never wear whiskers. -
Except that 1t is as important as the
message, one can't say much for the pic
ture on q postcard. -
There are times when man has Just
finished q bum cigar when he thinks he
can easily quit smoking.
Every man admits he has faults, but in
wardly feels that they aren't quite an
big as the faults Of other people.
Speaking Of the Great American Rush,
people hurry more on q cold day when
they have to in order to keep from freex-
ing.
One changes somewhat as he grows old
err; the boy who wanted to be q pirate
learns In time that there are safer ways,
and softer.
Short jerks: "a man just told me smart
men are abused, and then added that
every one seemed to treat me kindly.
Was he trying to insult me?''
During the happy days Of childhood. we
used to have to wear flannel underwear;
compensations comes with such independ-
ence as even a married man enjoys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13

The wonderful thrills that swept over
her, the startling color Of Geonrey's
tie. the breadth Of his smile and the
glow In his eyes were altogether too
much for her. She only gaxed back at
him. You are not the same she half
whispered.
mo. dear. I am the new man you
are going to love. The one who will
give you happiness whenever you are
with him."
where IL the old Geoffrey?'' asked
Enid with unexpected promptness.
The one who carried the weight of
q thousand worlds on his shoulders,
who dragged souls down into gloom
and who finally made tho girl he loved
think there was no JOY in the uni
verse?''
He has vanished. even AZ the SHOWS
Of last January" laughed Blair. He
drew her back into his arms and led
her to the great window seat. Come.
dear-I want to tell you story about
q little smile that made an experiment. .
-(Copyright. 1913 by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13


THE P0ET or THE sLU1lR
The Thousands billpW past him ~ H
sands
In rass not even purple; eyes a1lght
On some far patch Of heaven. his nile
hands
Plumbing before him: Greek and Pole
&. and Jew
Arc mildly merry 1t the curious night
OF one that viii not hurry, hurry ON
When the swift day leaps upward from
And there ID much to do.
And yet no less than they he has q task,
For in the east where tenuous globes OF
mask
That hides the inner beauty Of the world
Fail, and the lights and shadows Of =
dream
Move thro' the sky! The scofters cannot
see:
For him the essence Of eternity
And wonder lies unfurled.
Frank E. Hin. in The Forum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13


Matrimonial reports are out con-
corning Vincent Astor- The case II q
source of gossip In Gotham. but up
to date NO one had advanced the OBJ
lection that Vince couldn't afford 1t.
He doesn't even have to worry about
the price OF liver. although his girl
has so fox hounds.
After reading about the way our
government IL sAndbagging tho rail-
roads In the mail carrying contracts,
one ceases to wonder that frtsking the
popular sport with mere legislatures.
1t couldn't be anything but popular.
when 1t bears the government stamp
OF approval
A he-persons was fined 800 in our
Justly celebrated police court for
beating his wife. It's too bad the Of
dcers couldn't have proven that he
also sold half pint Of whisky. SO that
the wart might receive fitting punish
ment.
Filling Fuller. who il not strong on
mathematics, has issued q S. o. s. call
Tor help from the Washburn depart
ment of figures. This is his problem:
A x. G. boozery offers snake remedy
at $2.15 a gallon, or $3.50 for a ten
gallon key. The price per gallon has
receded SO cents between one and ten
gallons he can figure that, but what
he wants is to locate the vanishing
he will have to order to get it for
nothing. 80
1t looks to FILLING like the price
per gallon would eventually reach a
point where he could look on without
protest while quart OF It was crack
ed over the prov OF q new sand scow.
Jessie Wilson's wedding cake will
cost $500, and will contain 10 differ
ent ingredients. These ingredients
are not enumerated in the dispatch
but to make it cost $500. one Of them
must be porterhouse steak.
The New Yoik Choinal has started
q crusade against dogs, but reserves
q Few dornicks to cast at that other
well known domestic animile. the
Tammany tiger.
Rev. Beers may feel downcast,. but
ne should congratulate himself that
he doesn't have to put q name like
his on trial in police court.
And. speaking Of trials, we note
that Hon. ThaW will be permitted tn
further prepare certain New Hamp-
snfre lawyers to Withstand the hard
winter that is coming.
A Topeka woman is claiming a GER
tain distinction; she claims ability to
give the name OF the young man who
Is to take a minor part in Jessie VIII
sons wedding-and without looking II
up in the papers, either.
Prince Alexiai Karaseorgevich, OF
Servia, Is travelling in the United
states. AS he crosses the continent,
they will probably add a caboose for
the last syllable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13
INDDCENCY's TIDAL WAVE.

The tidal wave OF indecency which
has been swelling enormously these
several years. and which now, let US
sincerely hope, is at its crest, Ii not a
freak Of civilization, nor q sign OF
degeneracy, nor q triumph of evil
mindedness, nor the first swift steps
of our plunge into the utter annihi-
lation of wickedness. nor any other
of the horrible phenomena suggested
by short-sighted and frightened per-
sons. says the November Century.
Shocking though some of its latest
manifestations are, it is really moth
ing to be seriously alarmed about
any more than seasickness or any
other abnormal accompaniment Of
change. Civilization Is crossing seas
just now. and the ship il rocking
most unpleasantly between moorings.
We have cast Of most happily the
grim and lettering old convention Of
unnatural silence about natural facts,
and we have not yet laid firm hold
upon the new and natural and decent.
ly frank and altogether ivable con-
vention which will be established
when civilization determines the kind
and extent of the reserves necessary
to make living sensitive and high
minded and noble under the condi-
tons Of our new intellectual hon.
esty, our increased knowledge and
our finer civilization.
Meantime, without compass or
steerage way. we roll a little in the
trough. It is history for the thous-
andth time repeated.
Therefore let us not waste emotion
bewailing a temporary condition. Let
us take our dose as calmly as pos
sible. Let us see in the license Of
some Of our plays q feeling about for
limits and let us enjoy the spectacle
OF the inevitable utter discontinue
of those who pass them. Let us rec
ognize in the self-degradation of a
few conspicuous periodicals an at
tempt to exploit for profit an assumed
moral rottenness in a generation
which, its curiosity once stated, is al
ready beginning to prove itself
sound; and let us. during the next
several years. watch with amused
comprehension their disorderly scut-
thing back into the safety of conven-
ton. AS for the heralded eccentricity
OF modern dress, that carries its own
cure. At worst it IL safety valve;
and one may trust in all conditions
the collective taste of American
women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13
QUAKER MEDTTATIONs.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Life is a bore to all augers and some
people.
The guide, philosopher and friend II
often merely guyed.
Gardeners and bill1artists must mind
their peas and cues.
Ambition 10 the yeast that causes . man
TO rise to the occasion.
The man who feels that he IL Z law
unto himself always respects the law.
There IL no reason why even the shoe
makers life should be aWl work and no
play.
Heaping Goals Of fire on q mans head
doesn't always make him feel ike hot
stun.
Sillicus-'~That girl IL always laughing
Cynicus-''What is 1t: q dimple or pretty
teeth?''
A mans industry il q blessing to others.
AZ witness the man who II too busy to
tell his troubles.
Hoax-"Scribbler il going to start q
magazine devoted to aviation" Joax-
Sort OF fly paper, eh?''
Even adhering to cold baths won't al
ways prevent . man from occastonAlly
finding himself in hot water.
Wigg-'sPoor old Henpecke's wife makes
him mind the children Wagg@.'Which
OF course disproves the theory that the
hand that rocks the cradle - tho hand
that rules the world.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13

In the suit line the most expensive
variety ID the lawsuit. $50
,- .
Too many people look for ships to
come In that they failed to send out.
.
Everybody knows the meaning OF
lots of words that he cannot define.
p .
A man who is rich enough to have
everything he wants to eat usually
suffers from indigestion.
It's difficult to convince the aver
age woman that she pays for the pre-
miums given her by clever merchants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13

pany. which IL Incorporated with $e76s
900 capital, paid 10 per cent dividends,
or $260, 900 profit.
The total capitalization Of the fox
companies. which had been AUTHORISED
up to Aug. II, by special acts Of the
Prince Edward Island legislature. and
by letters patent, amounted to $685.
900. Two other companies. incorpor-
ated elsewhere. had 100000 capital.
thus making total capitalization OF
% 900, 900. Moreover, there were LID
ranches run by individuals or partners.
The total number Of ranches on tho
island early in September was 232. The
foxes In captivity totaled $3.50. OF
which more than 1,30O were silver
blacks. Old foxes of this type are VAL
ued at $500 each, and the young ones
over s.. 900 in silver blacks alone.
at q, 900 each, making q total value OF
With the LOO foxes Of other grades
and the equipment OF the ranches. the
total value Of the fox breeding plants
in the island exceeds 10000. 00o.-New
York Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13
EVENING CHIT

Smoking-A vice.
'"The man I am in love WITH" a
girl once said to me. has only one
vice-he smokes"
ITO excess ?" asked. =
"Oh. no." she answered: "Just
moderately" 49,,
And she called that a vice!
May she never know any better
than that what a real vice II.
The attitude OF many women to-
wards smoking is something I simply
cannot understand.
They seem to object to the habit
not on any logical grounds. but mere
ly because it is something that they
cannot share, or quite understand.
Smoking is not like drinking-a
habit dangerous and Injurious in
dulged in to any degree at ALL The
only case the woman can possibly
have against 1t II when it 10 in
dulged in sufficiently to injure health.
Myself, do not see why moderate
much less a vice.
And yet, to get man to give up
smoking, even when his INDULGENCE II
entirely harmless. many young wom-
en- consider as q most praiseworthy
achievement.
later persuaded her fiance to give up
his smoking. which consisted Of about
tnree or four pipefuls day, and was
extremely 5ubilant over her success.
I wonder what she would have said
II he had asked her, as a condition
OF matrfmony. to give up her habit
OF eating candy between meals? Some
thing very vigorous. I fancy.
And yet I've heard a good doctor
declare that the candy eating habit
IL one Of the most pernicioua ia
health that there is.
Myself, I have seen too many men
soothed and rested and comforted and
made better tempered by the infiu-
ence OF Lady Nicotine, to wish anv-
one who can smoke without smoking
to excess to give up the habit.
smoking for boys not yet Grown
smoking as habit that possesses
the man instead Of being Possessed bv
him ~
Smoking to q degree sufficient ia
1nJure mans health or efficiencv-
These are things for women to pro-
test and fight against with ali their
might. 90 '''ell
But smoking as a moderate fndulp-
ence not carried far enough to be in
1urtous-I don't see why any woma n
should object to that.
And as for the wife who saws IN
her husband: Smoke II smoke vo,,
must. but not in my nice cleo y
house-and I have known severa
| such shortsighted women. Well A. +
were a judge. 1t doesn't seem to me
should be inclined to be very hard
on the man who wanted to divorce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13
WAGCENER I'M rHE OPEN.

Bale Waggener's attitude towards
the Democratic United States senator
ial nomination IL attracting the, wide
attention throughout the state that It
deserves. It IL . unique move in these
days Of political grace. when the pros
pective candidate for office usually
consults nothing more than his own
preferences in the premises. That ex-
cellent and sensible theory of the of
flee seeking the man has long since
been lost sight of In Kansas and many
other states that do their nominating
Of candidates for public office at pri-
maries. This L. distinctly the era OF
the man seeking the Office. and the re-
suits are not always the most desir-
able.
But Mr.. waggcner reverts to the
idea that it is right and best for the
office to seek the man. even II his
plan for attaining such an end II az
original az it IL novel. That, however.
Is just what his plan amounts to. And
If he finds that there IL a strong SEN
timent among his fellow Democrats
that he is fitted to serve them and the
people of Kansas in the United States
senate, he in likely to announce his
candidacy for the place regardless OF
the Vaccinations and intentions OF
those who seem imbued with the idea
that they are of the chosen to shape
the course that shall be followed by
the Democrats of Kansas.
AZ to Mr.. Waggener's fitness for the
distinguished office for which he Is q
tentative candidate. there il little
doubt. He is of the brilliant and
brainy men Of Kansas. successful In
business as well as in the practice OF
law. q deep student of public affairs
and possessed Of a wide knowledge OF
them. That boyle of his being rail-
road attorney il. not likely to cut much
OF a swath with the people. 1t has
been favorite ammunition in times
past for his political opponents. But
Mr.. Waggener announces that II he IL
honored with senatorial preferment he
will sever his connection with the rail-
road company, which of itself is a
perfectly legitimate and honorable
pursuit, and devote his entire atten-
lions to the service of the people. And
the people of Kansas know the value
of MI. Waggener's word.
Even Henry Aliens newspaper, the
k>>~~
that it can seldom see anything of
political righteousness in q man or a
measure that is not tagged with the
Bull Moose button. commends Mr.
Waggener for the stand he has taken.
having this to say on that subject:
Bale Waggenerss plan Of inviting
people to drag him into the senatorial
race Is all right. It is. intensely hu-
man. straight out, frank, honest. 1t
is a whole lot better than for q man
to pretend that his friends have over
come his natural modesty and forced
him into a fight for which he really
has no taste.
Bale Waggener wants to be United
States senator from Kansas. He has
been told that a great many people
desire him to make the race. He has
sent out d frank Invitation to the
Democrats of the state to tell him
what they think about it.
1T is an unusual instance Of frank
ness"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13

Attention is called by the Toronto
Republican to the fact that II you pay
as you go, your salary Is yours at the
end Of the month.
Every time Zimri Skaggs has a new
dose Of blues" confided Bill Slivers to
the Toronto Republican. "he thinks he's
got a new religious experience !.
Whenever you hear a girl refer to a
man as an idiot, says the Arkansas
City Traveller. she is in love with him
and he is in love with some other girl.
It is as hard for some men to be po-
lite, insists the Lawrence Journal
World, as it Is for q woman to keep
from running her finger over card
to see IL it is engraved.
How like the fair sex! One prominent
Manhattan society woman, according
to the Manhattan Mercury. refused to
go to a party because her invitation
arrived twenty-four hours later than
that Of q friend living two blocks up
the street.
A wall from Lucille, the Emerald
Grove correspondent Of the Hoxie Sem
tinel: Oh the hen, the beautiful hen.
scratching away with wonderful zesr.
but when you go at the close Of day
you look with dismay in the empty
nest. And eggs Is cents a dozen!
Joining the company that is forever
persons Of other ages would have done
under modern environment. the Lin
coin Republican would like to know
what Martha Washington would have
done with slit skirt. In an pfobabih-
ty, she would have put 1t in the rag
bag.
A few Of the gems in Win Palmer's
Jewell County Republican,: Something
is getting away with the flies, proba-
bly, the Democratic tariff. {. The
way to get acquainted with a man IL
to buy something on his own recon-
mendation. Which bothers you
most, the currency bill or the coal bill !?
II yo1 make up your mind that
you can't do it. that settles It. "A good
many people tie that stone around
their own neck. You ought to
see what kind Of men girls put in
their air castles and then look at the
men they finally marry. /. -. City
folk keep urging each other to move
back to the farm. but not many have.
Go out and ask the price Of a farm
and you will understand why.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13
Secrets of Africa

Eek Africa semper aliquid now. The
proyerb Of the ancient world still holds
nnfiasgins activities of The twentiefS a c sne
fury. The latest report from what used
n 70 pe X known las as the Dark Continent ap
London correspondent of which records
a report of the discovery Of wet an
other Sdss strange and unknown beast" In
Particulars are said to have reached the
M ~ .n an History Museum Of the existence
fawny color. with very shaggy long hair.
IN. Interesting creature is also descrfbed
az snort and thick-set in the body. with
nose" and Its existence is vouched FOR
by more than one official"
alive Of the Pan Maif GAZETTE ey Sa
eve, to confirm these attractive details.
In the eyes of the authorities at south
cries have to be Of a definite and materisl
kind IN the shape OF some portion of the
animal. bones. for example. or a piece Of
Nothing Of that sort is at present forth
coming. "Rumors have. however, reached
ns sss sn tss e 2, the
hitherto unknown animal possibly such
As is described. but We have no :particu-
Of details When the oani vso
discovered particulars were Forthcoming
a IN the form m Of belts made from its skin
You do not. then, credit the account?''
I'VE don't say such an animal does not
exist. All that can be said is that no
particulars arc to hand up to now. There
was rumor some time ago of the dis
covery OF water elephant which, appar-
emily: was Of the nature of q very SUBJ
stantial tapir. but nothing seems to have
come OF 1t. If we could have q proper
systematic survey OF Central Africa It
would probably result in the discovery OF
any number Of new creatures.
The Kongo region. whence this rumor
in all probability arises. il almost un-
known from a geological point Of view.
There are. for instance. any number Of
find nothing in the books Of ten years
ago. A few men are engaged in natural
.Astory research on the borders Of the
tricts have been swept by the big game
expeditions of Roosevelt and others. But
without doubt there are many unknown
animals yet to be discovered In the
hongo region.'.Pa11 Mall Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13
tFrom the Chicago News.l

IFrom the Chicago News.1
Trust . chicken hearted man to hatch
excuses!
The best man sometimes wins by losing
at wedding.
He's a stingy man who won's even give
you q pleasant look.
Time may be money, but it's . poor
substitute fQr . bank account
Sometime4 4 woman can flatter . man
By telling him that she can't
A woman loves secrets because OF the
fun she has in letting them escape.
After woman f0rgives an injury she
keeps trying to forget that she has for
given IT.
Many ven intended persons attempt to
build Skycrapor ON 4 bungalow founda-
tion.
No. Alfonso, the extreme suffragette
doesn't want to be mans equal She
knows that she n. and always has been
his superior.
An American heiress win pay more at
tention to : FOREIGNER who talks through
his coronet than to . native who talks
through his hat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13

Mrs.. Peck-"John Henry, did you mail
that letter. J. Henry-"Yes my dear,
Ier-he1d 1t in my hand all the way to
the mail-b0x. didn't even put 1t in my
cause" Mr.. Peck-'~That will do John
Henry. I gave yot no letter to mall
Katie-"weIl, youse q sight. fought
you said you could lick Mickey standin'
on yer head an Wit bote yer hands tied
but de slob wouldn't fight dat way
Puck.
was played ON some member OF your club
last evening. Were you thereT Yes,
was therei-~It was IN abomtnabie. far
that You vera the man II was on."-Heus-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13

'-Ty" Cobb is wise in his determine
tion to stick to the Detroit team. He
might have some serious competition
for the premier place in the limelight
were he q member Of one or another of
the high class teams In the American
or National Leagues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13
SO, 900, 600 in Foxes.

The remarkable growth Of the fox
raising industry in Prince Edward Is
land gets a new illustration in the an
nouncement at Montreal that the divi-
dends paid by less than a score Of in
corporated companies this year. fol-
lowing the September delivery Of
stock, amounted to 81 500 900.
The dividends ranged from % per
cant, paid by the Maritime company,
having $4,000 capital, to $40 per cent,
paid by the Sunbury company, having
100000 capital. The big Dalton conn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13

Secretary Daniels intends going to
q naval instruction school. Perhaps
in time he will b. able to give the
nautical term for going into a battle
ships cellar. 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13

Maybe Mr.. Bryan Is shaping his
diplomatic politics SO that he can win
the Nobel peace prize. This amounts
TO $4,000. and it's possession would
make 1t unnecessary for the Nebraskan
to add $4,000 year to his salary by
chautauuuafng.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13

When he overlooked the lawyers
and handed his decision to- the repor-
ters, the governor of New Hampshire
showed thorough understanding Of
the Thaw case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13

It occurs to the Christian Science
Monitor that it might prove embarrass-
Ing to some political organizations of
the old school II the government should
insist upon collecting q tax on their
incomes at the sources.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13

Evidently the American suffrasists of
as their English sisters. One Of them,
who has been working with her pals
in London. had her head broken the
other day In . riot with the police. The
first thing you know, the British Will
be holding up the American women to
aeoen for being mollycoddleo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13

ject OF one of the lectures that Colonel
Roosevelt IL delivering in South Amer
lea. And as organiser and promoter
of the Ananias club he il certainly
qualified to discuss this subject in an
illuminating fashion. g4ss-as,s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13

In common decency and human
gratitude the surgical profession owes
q handsome monument to the just
deceased inventor of appendicitis.