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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
FARMERS. HIGH INTEREST.


In the current issue of Farm ana
Preside, the. national farm paper pup
lished at Springfield. O.. Judson e.
Welliver. the Washington correspond
ent of that publication, writes an IN
terestine article in which he shows
how farmers have to pay high rates OF
interest in this country because they
have no system Of collective credits.
such as has been developed for the
benefit Of farmers in certain foreign
countries. The substitution OF COM
munity credit for individual credit Is
what always reduces rates of interest.
Cities borrow their money at lower
rates of interest than individuals be-
cause they act as community. Fol-
lowing 10 an extract from Mr.. We'll
liver's article showing the rates Of in
terest farmers pay in this country at
the present time:
Recently the department Of asricul-
ture investigated interest rates paid by
farmers all over the country. It was
found. through statements made by
several thousand banks in answer to
questions, that ON all loans to farmers.
secured and unsecured. the average
rates run from a trifie under per cent
in most Of New England, New York.
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, up to
1857 per cent in Oklahoma, 1857 in
New Mexico. 10.15 In Arizona, 1913 in
Montana. 1910 In North Dakota. s.s7
in Texas, as in South Dakota, s.ss in
Georgia, $50 in Florida. 6.23 in Ohio
647 in Indiana. e.s1 in Illinois. SIS in
Michigan. e.A in Wisconsin. 7.s3 in Min
nesota. IN in iowa. 5.1s in Missouri
Gse In Kentucky, a1a IN Tennessee, 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
EVENING CHAT
Being Proud of the Right Things.

Being Proud Of the Right Things.
Pride 10 a queer thing. isn't It? Queer
In its res, results; mean N Milton called It
can't see why 1T IL an infirmity at all II
you are proud Of the right things. And
that is just the point I am coming at.
things.
It seems to me that know a. many
people who are proud OF their faults as
of their virtues.
erous. honest and brave. OF any one Of
these virtues he has right to be proud:
but he isn't. His greatest fault is that he
ashamed Of that. and he pretends to be;
but he isn't The tone in which he speaks
OF my uncomfortable temper il an full
the by. let me seize the opportunity to
say what I think Of the phrase 'uncon.
troliable temper" I think it is one Of
ther eaten hd tnat 90 more ,s
IL no such thing as an uncomfortable
temper. but I'll modify that . little and
put it this way; nine hundred and ninety
nine times out OF a thousand. when q man
speaks Of his uncomfortable temper. he
should say his uncontrolled temper
Now. suppose. II any one Of my readers
will justify himself by deciding that he
is the one in . thousand.
To return to the main road; there II a
little woman not far from here. who has
the sweet temper Of an angel. the patience
Of saint, and the gracious charm Of q
very human woman: but who passes by
all these perfectly good reasons for pride
to be proud OF the hpersensftiveness,
which IL her worst fault.
And yet again. know an honest. kind
hearted. altruistic gentleman. whose
greatest pride IL In the unfortunate fact
that he ID an atheist.
To be proud OF the right things t. a
mighty good rudder for the voyage Of
life.
How much be4ter u q r. \. ,-ouA -
having patd your dressmaker literally
and treated her considerably. than to be
proud Of having sQueesed IN extra gown
out Of her. .s.-..
How much better to be proud Of the fact
that You invariably pay your bills on the
dot and will have nothing you cannot
pay for. than to be proud OF making .
bigger show than your neighbor
Or to be proud Of reaching the end Of
each day. weary and content and undis-
honored." and keeping your self respect
untainted TO the end. than to base your
pride ON the multitude Of things you
possess.
What q man 10 proud Of - q MEASURE
Of his worth.
What are you proud Of?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
Hv190R or w DIY

wife (pouting)-"You have ceased to
love me-" Hub (enjoying cigar ana news
paper)-'sN0. my dear: I've only ceased
making love to you."-Boston Transcript
IT understand Brown II close-fIsted."
Yes and no." That's . fool answer. No
man can be tight-flsted and generous at
the same time" ''Bdown can. He gave
me this black ye."-Detrott Free Press.
''Dobbs u Q mild-mannered man." Yea
he II. Il wonder II he's naturally %, OF
married ?'-B1rmingham Aee-Hersid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
rFrom the Chjcaxo News.1

from the CHICAGO NeW1-1
The married man who hesitates r
bo0sed.
A rich young widow ana her weeds are
soon parted
A word TO the wife Il sunlcient-to
start something.
The present generation might be termed
the automobile race. :.
The more friends . woman has the more
she has 10 talk about.
-YOur umbrella win lagt LONGER II you
don't ron Il or lena Il.
The average man may have music in
his soul. but his voice spoils It.
Girls, II isn't always wise TO follow your
mothers example when you far In love.
II b easier for the average woman to
muster up courage to face Z mouse than
openly to defy fashion.
No. Alfonso, the world doesn't care how
= what goa 49, eoenG - - Vim II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

While Attorney General McReyno1ds
Is busily engaged in efforts to cut the
price of eggs. he should also devote his
large energies in an endeavor to slice
materially the price of ham. Countless
are the men who would like to revel in
a mess Of ham and eggs at least once
again before they die.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
ON 7HE SPUR
or TIE MOMENT
nv nv - Arr~wvw -e~.

y BOZ < M0UUTo1e.

Tho County Postoffice.
Inere's a lot Of rumors flynn 'roun'
EHegardin' the pusto41ice in our town.
There'h be some dsjappointed guys.
whoever Is given the Job, hope
VIII be some strong on the reform dope.
There's 3 lot Of changes that N must b
The sendin' of letters Is some expense
The postmaster charges too gosh blamed
much:
One cent is enough for letters and such.
And were gol dunn sick of the color red
Blue postage stamps he should sell, in
And the stickum. it tastes IKE old bone
He should have vaniller for me ana you.
Another thing makes us tearin' mad
he wont give credit. gol ding his lamps.
On his postul cards and his pustage
stamps.
You'd think the country was goin' to
The way he makes us ante the cash.
We hope these things win straishten
When we have a new postmaster in our
Washington Notes.
seasoned Washington man who essays
capitol building. which is about one mile.
ter. straw hat, yarn mittens and palm
leaf fan. A greenhorn who is here on 8
brief visit wears the clothes he wore from
nome and never hits the weather right at
any spot in the road.
called at the weather bureau and asked
for an explanation. I wanted to know
Wy 1t was that man was lured out of
doors by beaming sun and induced to
wear light. seersucker suit and straw
chapeau and five minutes later he plunged
into cold, clammy rainstorm intermixed
with hail, snow and meteorftes and. when
he has hurried back to his hotel and
ulster and wooden -underclothing why the
to Roosevelt FRAGILE. I had a right to
know these things. as am helping to
support this government. / buy nearly
all my postage stamps from this govern
ment and am. in q sense, q stakeholder.
The sixteenth assistant director ex-
planned the whole matter to me In a very
satisfactory manner. He said that the
population of Washington IL largely
transient. People como here from all
parts OF the country, some from extreme
south and some from the extreme north.
In the aggregate people who come here
are used to every known kind Of climate:
the country, must be hospitable and In or
der to accomplish this the weather bu-
reau arranges the weather 20 that every
visitor Will be suited at some time Of the
day. Every man who comes here n
bound to find the climate TO which he ID
enough. It may last only . few minutes.
but It will make him feel At hme while
1t lasts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

President Wilson is reported to be
pleased with his plan to outwait
Huerta. and the Mexican dictator seems
equally pleased with it. Certainly there
Il nothing Of a disturbing character to
It for either side to the controversy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

An investigation of the high cost Of
living has been ordered by Attorney
General McReynolds. Evidently the
Wilson administration has reached
the conclusion that its revision of the
tariff Is not going to redeem it's prom
ise to make material reductions in
that important direction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
THAT SLIT SKIRT.

Golfers Weekly stated recently
that the slit skirt fashion was all of
1900 years old. But this - one OF the
matters on which Golfers was not
correctly informed. And IL remained
for Z Topokan, Tom Owen. on the
stan Of the Kansas Farmer. to call
cidental1y prove that the slit skirt was
quite the thing 30 long as eight or
nine hundred years before the Chris
tan era, and furthermore that 1t was
the popular garb with the most esti-
mable ladies' Of that period How
ever, let Golfers tell about 1t, which
it does a. follows:
1--WE must reread Plutarch. We
must reread some Of the other So
called classics-and not for antiQuity's
sake. either. Thomas Owen Of To-
pelka informs US Con the stationery OF
the Kansas Farmers advertising de-
partment) that we are centuries out
in saying the slit skirt IN only 1900
years old. Speaking OF Lycurgus the
Lewgiver and his times. Plutarch re-
lates Geo writes Mr. Owen):
"'The skirts Of the habit which the
virgins wore were not sewed to the
bottom. but opened ut the sides az
they walked, and discovered the
thigh. ~ sophocles very plainly
wrote:
"'stiil in the light dress struts Her
mione.
Whose opening folds display the
naked thigh
''This passage Of Plutarch II well
worth looking up for more than de-
tails Of costume-eight or nine hun
dred years before the Christian era
You may read there of the complaint
made that women in those times were
too bold. too masculine, too prone to
make themselves mattresses Of tho
houses they inhabited: and even they
wanted a share in the affairs OF state
Aristophanes satirized feminism In .
comedy that is now twenty-three CEN
turtles old-and still acted! If you
have time to do only timely read
ing, you would better cut out the per-
iodicals and read the Greeks. To
them we owe (wrote Wilde) what
ever il modern in our life'-including
the slit skirt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

Those chemists who can extract
eleven grams of pure radium out of
one hundred and fifty tons of radium
ore would have easy sailing, no doubt,
In. finding a needle in a haystack..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

Just how the South Americans can be
interested in Colonel Roosevelt's ex-
coriation of the judicial system in the
United States. is one Of those things
that is not readily understood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
CARE OF THE FEEBLE-MINDED

CARE OF THE FEEBLEMINDED.
At the ninth quinquennial festival
of the Royal Albert institution. which
is responsible for the care OF the fee
ble-minded Of the seven northern
counties, Sir James Crichton-Browne
gave an address on the future care OF
the feeble-minded. which is sum-
married. as follows by the Jour-
nal of the American Medical as
ISOLATION: The cause of mental de-
ficiency was still obscure. At present
the belief in it's hereditary nature was
uppermost and hopes were enter
tanned that by segregation 1t might be
reduced and even extinguished. But
there could be no doubt that feeble
mindedness was 8 recessive character
and might skip . generation. They
could not shut up a man because his
father or grandfather was weak
minded. There were also other causes
besides heredity. It would almost
seem as If the highest Intellectual de-
velopment in parents might somes
times result in mental deficiency In
offspring. 1t was unQuestionably de-
sirable that a certain type Of imbecile
men and women should be segre-
gated, the men for life and the wo-
men until so years Of age: but it was
erroneous to suppose that they would
for q long time to come make any
serious impression on the number OF
feeble-minded in the community or
on the mental caliber of the people at
large. Along with heredity they
must have regard to other causes OF
mental defect. The prevention OF a
large amount Of it might be secured
by improving sanitation in its widest
sense, by skilled midwifery. by the
hygienic rearing Of infants and chill
dren. by the abolition or diminution
of those zymotic diseases. scarlet fe-
yer, measles, etc. which left so many
children blemished for life. by the
timely treatment Of defects OF the
senses and Of various bodily illnesses.
especially those of a tuberculous ma
ture, by expert and discriminating
teaching In schools of all classes. and
the avoidance of that artificial pro-
duction of stupidity which now some
times went on, and by increased tenn
perance and morality generally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

Every once in a while young men are
reminded that they cannot be too care
full to learn to love only the sort OF
girl who will not bring suit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

I sing the fall.
That glorious time
When leaves come down
And coal goes up
And people all
Dig out their winter .underweae
And gaze in tears on places where
The moths OF summer got their eats.
A dress suit minus tAilpiece 4reets
Old u. Consumer. who, BY chance.
Would 20 to autumn dinnef-dance-
The overcoat he thought would DO
Another year IL peek-a-boo.
And at the guy he sweafn his BEST.
Who sold him that red cedar chest
And then to scar his harT4ed soul
He hears the rattle OF the coal
Down the chute,
The rattle cute
That costs in dough
Ten bucks or 10.
The beauteous fan!
Oh, what q gall.
The poet had who wrote Of Il
And set the 1ingle OF his WIT
To Uretty rhyme
In oldeu time $40
There il no joy these days In fan
No, not At all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27


THE FOUR-FLusHuR APPLE.
This y an era when the way q ths
nypocf1te u becoming harder o1e0dine.
- the world becomes more discern.
!ng the f0ur-f1usher has to work
narqer. Importers gay decetversy
Ouncombe dispensers will need to put
prompted to these observations by .
very Mgntficant sign Of the times. The
United states department Of a8ricul-
tufe u going to get after the Ben De-
W. apple. The Ben Davis has many
the country who believe the Ben Da-
vis y really an apple. Doesn't It look
ilke an apple. and doesn't It grow on
tree? But the United States gov
eminent like a big policeman has
Davis on the shoulder. AZ IL were. Tho
oificiai FINGER Of scorn has been level
ca az the Ben Davis. This pomologi-
cal four.flusher ID to be worked
over Arrayed in . shining floridity
Ben Davis has all these years been .
COB Of fibrous mush and pulp mas
Querading In an apple skin. The gov
eminent II going to serve notice ON
the Ben Davis to get the substance to
the orchard. We are living in the
great age. Mrs. Sage 10 buying winter
resorts for the birds. and the United
States IL cracking down ON the four
flushing fruit. The old gentleman
who claimed that the world II not
progressing has just died. II he had
only lived q little longer he might
now have claimed that the original
and first recorded apple tree back IN
the year one whereat mankind was
first stung was q Ben Davis. But AZ
We have said. the old man 10 dead
Wichita Eagle.
THE OBJECTION.
1t IL observed that II the bankers
are allowed to dictate the money laws
| then the railroads should dictate the
| railroad laws and the tariff barons the
tariff laws. Money il a public utility.
| and 80 are banks in a large sense.
They have-and rightly-the protec-
ton OF the government and special
privileges from the government be-
cause of the public nature of their
service. And only those bankers who
pront by the abuse of government
privileges with government money
object to control Of the money by the
people instead of by the bankers.
| Money and banks were made for the
people. not the people for the money
and banks. The objection to the
present currency bill IL that it takes
control OF the immense bank balances
from the high nnanciers and makes IL
accessible for legitimate business in
stead Of speculation. That's the chief
objection. There IL some honest
thought that the bill might be inn
proved in some minor respects, but
| what is blocking its passage IL the
selfish interestA-Tort Scott Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

Nor Is it difficult to guess where
Secretary Lane got the information
that money can be handled more safe
ly by women than by men,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

Doubtless. thinks the Christian
Science Monitor, the department Of
Justice will be asked in due season to
inquire into the legality of organiza-
tons designed to monopolize fame.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

Now that the Wilson wedding is out
of the way. Harry Thaw ought to have
little trouble in regaining the first po-
sition in the news columns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

Eating onions every day may be
perfectly good way to prolong life an,
even better way to spite ones heirs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

The British rear admiral is to rank
the American rear admiral at Vera
Cruz. Will congress still refuse to
make some vice admirals?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

Searching the newspapers day by
day Is beginning to pail on those hav-
ing friends in Mexico o. ysuspeeting
they may have. 80 r. sSs -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

No doubt about 1t. Sulzer is "the
same old Bill" He il continuing his
quest for easy money via the lecture
piatfOrm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

And why should the government as
sumo the male stenographer is extinct
because it can't find one willing to work
for $40 a year?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

At least Mexico has equal suffrage
The men don't dare to vote and the
women are not permitted to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

Ortie MECHANICAL has been released
from prison on account Of ill health.
Is he going to open an Office In Wall
street, too?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

Talking about short skirts, that's
nothing to the shortage in dressed beef.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

What Is going to happen when the,
try to collect Tammany's income ia,
at the source?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

MrsL E1atleigh.-'lGy husband loves me
dearly: he says that when am away Tho
house seems empty" Mrs.. 0lim-.Tha4
isn't love, necessarily: he may have refer
ence merely to your si1e."-Boeton Trans
cFipt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

Vests are to be worn by women.
Well. they dent hook up the back any
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

News from Chill indicates that tn
Progressive party Is having a bull,
time there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

It seems to be taking Senior Huerts
longer than four women to say good.
bye,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

Coogan, the Customer-''There's m much
nouxishment In q pint Nv peanuts N in
two pounds Nv thot steak" Grogan, the
butcaer-s.But there's NO erAvy. an moth
IN Tor ~ Cd, an - hA9h ~ ufxf 49,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRES,

1h0 0eato Journal - q member o. the
AQeoelated Pxoas and rooolv. IL full 6Ay
telegraph rupert. Of that great neWs y.
Ganfsat1on dor the exclusive aft4Aoon
0ubloation In TOPEKA
al building ever Wiros for tA31 sole pur-
The Washington times., 1913-04-12
BASEBALL POLITICS
PRACT|CED ON REHC
"Waiver B" Is Applied to Player
Who Is Released By Pirates
to st. Paul.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. April 11.-Evidence
of baseball politics is seen in the re-
lease of Walter Rehg, a St Louis boy.
by the Pittsburgh club to the st. Paul
"a. Al team. In the middle of last
season, the Pirates purchased Second
Baseman Butler from st. Paul for
fancy price. Butler at that time was
the leading sticker of the association.
AS part payment for Butler. Owner
Dreyfuss shipped Rehg to st Paul.
Then. TO protect the Saints, Dreyfuss
put in a draft for Rehg. and won him.
Now he promptly returns the local lad
TO Owner Lannon, and 1t is quietly un-
derstood that other National League
clubs were obliged to waive. Any
how, there are several National
League teams that could use Rehg,
but for reasons best known they
didn't claim him. The waiver B. was
put on Rehg.
This waiver B" is a powerful in
strument of torture in the big
leagues. A year ago when the Detroit
players went on a strike in Phila
delphia because of the Ty Cobb incl
dent in New York, where Tyrus slug
ged a spectator. Jim Delahanty was
the leader Of the strikers. This offend
ed Ban Johnson, and he ordered Della
hanty dropped from the league. The
Detroit club promptly sent out a
waiver b." and Delahanty was rail-
roaded to Minneapolis.
The Washington times., 1913-04-12
BINGLES AND .BJJNTS
By
Gruntldnd Rice


5 The Giants down the foot having dropped
front Of the
jumped
the
inside
Yes, You Can Get Used to Cholera.
inspiration a glorious
aske II a
kicked his pitching
replied Ruker Il don't notice it. used
o ago"
The DoIgers should play
from tie shock
yield nine hits and still win he might
we'll be of the distance
caring
he
had his
last
The Washington times., 1913-04-12
Turner'S Tactics Too
Clever for Bob Diry

Bob dry. who after challenging Joe
Turner for more than six months.
fell before the Washington boy in two
straight falls at the Gsyety Theater
last night The visitor gave Turner as
hard as struggle ss the latter has ex-
perienced. with the possible exception
Of the Yokel match in Salt Lake City.
Turner got his first fall after thirty
two minutes of strenuous graphing,
while the second fall went to the WASH
ingtonian after thirty minutes Of clever
work. dry put up as game a defense
as any man who has appeared at the
Gayety to oppose Turner. He is am
bilious to get up in the world of wrestl-
ing. and wishes another chance with
Turner.