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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-04

Anyone who brags that he never
forgets End fOrgives should wear q
blanket and feather in his hair. in
sists the Galena Republican.
Editor Hinshaw. of the Macksville
Enterprise, explains that religion and
politics cannot sleep in the same bed
because politics wants all the cover.
An encouraging observation, by the
Norton County News: The experience
of many a man shows that poverty
is often the high road to prosperity.
Excellent advice for certain parties
in every community, from the Wood
son County Advocate: When you be-
gin to abuse your home town 1t Is
time for you to move.
Mrs. PETER OF the Eureka Herald
insists that good nature and cheer
fulness is not at all times an un-
mixed blessing. Some folk are too
lazy to develop a crouch.
Believed to be a new story Of the
Rossville Reporter: Some years ago in
a western mining town, man was
found dead in hotel room. hanged to
q bed post by his suspenders. The jury
Of miners brought in the following YER
dict at the coroner's inquest: De-
ceased came to his death by coming
home full and installing himself for his
pants.'
Sayings Of Click Fockele, in the LIE
Roy Reporter: The weigh Of the coal
man Is hard-for his customers
/. It is all right to be a good
loser but a man ought not to make
1t habit. Many men pose as
leaders of their kind who can't con-
troll their twelve-year-old boys. :.
The young married couple who expect
to live on love and kisses soon become
pretty good patrons Of the grocer and
butcher.
Advice from the Washington Repub-
say things behind his wife's back TN
less he happens to be hooking her
Dress But what he says then isn't
likely to be fit for publication.
Some travel notes. in the Potter
Kansan, by the renowned Potter
Pete. who il now sojourning In Cali
fornia: The gate that opened the wealth
gate" -. I can say that was
right up to date for once in my life.
That was when I climbed a date palm
the other day. If the fig leaves
in the Gardep of Eden were as large
as some in California. Mother Eve could
have used them for aprons. .
The climate out here is very invigor-
ating as rule, but when you try to
ascend some high peak in the foothills
Of the Sierra Nevadas, that is where
the climb it" is sometimes not only
fatiguing but extremely hazardous.
One of the most amusing sights
I have seen since have been out here
was that of three big alfalfa-fed, fig
fattened jackrabbits galloping abreast
down the grape row and looking back
occasionally as il they expected a race
out of a poor gaunt Kansan who had
just passed through one Of the worst
drouths in history.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-04
QUAKER AlEDrTATIoNs.
TFrom the Philadelphia RECORD

IL Iom the FmlaQeipQ10 ReCOrd.I
People cause no surprise by saying they
enjoy good health. Why shouldn't they?
The trouble with the man who loses his
nently.
The Cynical Bachelor rises to remark
that every man Is an idsalis. before he
marries.
Don't call names: but, on the other
hand. you can flatter almost anv woman
by calling her a flirt.
The fellow who beats the bass drum.
unfortunately. isn't the only man who
beats his way through life.
Don't judge by appearances. Many a
man who wears cheap shoes is going TO
leave footprints in the sands of time.
There is quite a difference between a
place that Is fashionable and one tina. Is
exclusive. There's heaven. for instance.
Wigg-"He is always boasting that he
casts his bread upon the water" Wagg-
Yes, but never Euntil 1t is too stale for
his own use"
Blobbs-.That fellow Bjones is . born
fool" Slobbs-"Oh. that's hereditary. He
inherits it from his father" Blobbs-"A
chip on the old blockhead. eh?"
Luck and Industry met on the highway
OF life Il understand we are related. "
remarked Luck. Yes. in . way replied
while you are distant relative
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-04

What are a mans best years'' de-
ponds largely on what his youth was
the time for laying the foundation. It
also depends upon the nature Of his
work and something Of his stamina or
staying powers: also, as to whether he
has mastered his environments or al
lowed them to master him. Hugo
Munsterberg places the high water
mark at so years; DIR. Wiley thinks a
mans best work should be done after
he il 60; while DIR. Osler claims that
little original and valuable work is
done after the age Of 10. AS for my
own humble opinion, am quite thor
oughly convinced that a man does not
reach his prime Of Intellectual strength
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-04
EXAMPLES.

The modesty of women has been the
theme of the poet from the time when
Solomon sung, writes John A. Sleicher
in Leslie's. Severity of dress and sim
plicity Of demeanor marked the Puritan
form. charming in figure, brilliant in
intellect, the American woman lends
herself especially to the alluring adorn-
ments of her sex. She has not been
always a Quaker and a Puritan.
In our earlier days, American wo-
men in the social circles Of the south
and north knew that dress embellished
their charms and they knew how to
dress. Today the fashions Of our wo-
French demimonde. The immodest
styles Of the chorus girls are the pat
terms for the swagger set. Modesty
takes a back seat and the white slave
traffic flourishes. So much Cor a bad ex-
ample.
Old-fashioned things are giving way.
We are living in the Twentieth CEN
fury. 1t is a new age. We not only
have new men, but new women and
by an eminent writer that we are to
have a new sex-a sort of combination
Of man and woman. What an exam
pie!
The old-fashioned things are in the
discard. Books by brilliant authors.
the favorites in the libraries so years
ago, are little read. The racing auto
mobile, the noisy baseball field. and the
leisurely pursuit of the golf balls on the
links mark the Sabbath as a festival
Of recreation. Is it a good example?
The lecture halt Is deserted. Colleges
are crowded with young men eager to
emerge with new ideals of a new world
and consuming desire to upset things.
They are proving the old adage that "a
little learning is a dangerous thing"
Shall they set our examples?
Away with the old philosophers. the
old fashioned school Of economy. plain
living and the simple life! Away with
the ascetic code of mortals! Danish the
hymn book! Sing the college songs
''Rah! Rah! Rah!'' Follow the leader!
The church decays, the Sunday school
Is abolished. the Sabbath il no longer
a day of rest. 1t il the age of novelty.
Move on.
Thus the world moves and the hand
that moves the movies is the hand that
moves the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-04

fhlmself hard case. OF course. he had
kyt1tted tn camp. and though he was
again he intended running away that very
night He did run away. and he got the
At O'Clock In the evening. when Il was
discovered that Master Tom was mot In
his nttle bed his sister Bessie volunteered
| to 90 out and look for him. 1t was pref
y plain that he had made for camp. and
the way to find him was to 90 to the
edge and call aloud. or mayhap ask some
soldier for information. The girl knew
knew nothing OF sentrfes and military dis
ctptine and was crossing the sentry line
when she was nailed with:
Halt! Who goes there?
It'sats mel" was the timid reply. !.
Advance me and give the countersign!'
III can't!''
Advance or fire.
Don't shoot! Don't shoot! It's Miss
Wulets looking for her little brothef!'
Corporal Of the guard-Post No. 7!''
called the sentry, and then advanced upon
the intruder and said:
do not attempt to escape or I shall
nre!''
''Why-why. il 1t your exclaimed Miss
Bessie.
| Woman. attempt no cajolery!'
But want to ind Tommy"
You may be japanese SPY! Here
comes the corporal and We shall soon
SON seeking to enter camp.
says about it,
l AAQ QcSQllG uSI 0QGS6IAS8 anu QkOlcSId.
tons Miss Bessie had to go along to the
quarters Of the officer mentioned. He
did not know her. but he had seen Tom
my skulk1ng about q few minutes before
| and the young reprobate was hunted up.
When questioned, he replied:
why. she looks like my sister Bessie. -
But 10 she?'
| THAT depends. II I am to get Z licking
Tor this, then she isn't within q mile Of
being my sister: II amt, then she's the
| whole show
Miss Bessie was escorted home to weep
tears OF anger and humiliation. and Mas
ter Tom got his good and plenty. He re-
| turned good for evil, however. When his
sister would speak to him again. and
when his back had ceased to smart. he
argued:
-'Oh. what's the use? You began tho
fuss by locking Teller up In the smoke
house. Don't you 'spose he has feelings?"
| What do you mean, Tommy"
He saw you in the hammock and tum-
bled into the garden just to get a few
| words with you! You took him prisoner,
and why shouldn't he give tit for tat?
Play fair, sister. and don't be sQuealer'
1t was only fair that Mr.. Burt Hamil-
ton should call and render his apologies.
1t was only fair that those apologies
| should be accepted. after some standing
out for forms sake. 1t was only fair
that Cupid should butt in after . time
and bring about an engagement.-(Copy-
right. 1913, by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-04
Tho Deadly Frying Pan.


The frying pan has driven much prom
ising woods material back to the cities,
Inere 10 many a dySpeptic who would be
Boosting OF his woods cure TODAY had not
a deadly piece Of sheet iron engendered
a violent hatred to an out-of-doors. To
live by the frying pan alone. as 30 many
alive" stomach and q fanatical enthusi-
asm.
I am not advising that any one 10 into
ing pan habit should be left at home,
This IL not q goods theory. 6ociolo9ists
blame the American pie and the frying
pan naDit OF untaught housekeepers for
housekeeping equipment Of canned Foods
ana frying pan. the factory or shop girI
VINO marr1es. drives her husband to dys-
pepsia and drink, starves ara brtiies "a
her children. and furnishes work Tor hixh-
coet-of- living commissions,
The frying pan itself II not to blame,
e !. what We put In IT.: It's the greaseH
Outing. =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-04

and lucidlty until he arrives at the
halfway .house-three score and ten.
The life problem Is very much Ike q
marath IN, and should be decided ac-
cordingly. On the other hand, 1t IL not
a question Of years. but Of condition
mentally and physically. How did he
pass the seventeen milestone, old and
decrepit, or vigorously? On the other
hand. 1t il not a question as to the
time he made. but what was his condi-
ton? Did he collapse or did he finish
strong Angeles Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-04

NUSHY,

AUSHY.
7 Old Bin White pauses in the pro-
pa8anda Of Progressive principles long
enough to embalm in song q few sweet
pie syrup. Take it from him. the
Olympic gods sat around In their
lounging robes and slipped nectar be-
cause the greater luxury of fried mush
was unknown in that unenlightened
era. Whereby old Bill shows q stand
pat tendency which viii surprise his
dearest foes. Since J. q. Whittier sang
the praises Of q bowl OF samp (New
England for mush) and milk. that
delectable dish has been greatly ov-
erestimated. Az one who pioneered in
a family where it was considered q suf-
f1cient supper, served with milk. or
an ample breakfast fried and served
with sorghum. we claim to know what
We are talking about. Old Bill may be
playing to the plain people. but here
Is one of the prOletariat he can't fool
enough SO he can notice 1t. A modern
breakfast OF grapefruit and cereal and
toast and high priced eggs with higher
priced bacon Is better and more whole
some, and statements to the contrary
are delusion and snare.
There has been too much mush In
the dietary of this country, and in the
monthly magazines, and any tendency
should ne promptly discouraged by
those whose aim is Onward and Up
ward.-Atchtson Globe.
"A REASONABLE REQUEST.
Provision ought to be made by con-
In the navy for a period covering the
proposed cruise of the battleship Ore
gon through the Panama canal, Of
such members Of the old crew of the
ship who made the famous cruise
around the Horn in 1898, and have
since severed their connection with
the navy. Rear Admiral Clark il to
return to active service TO take COM
mand OF the ship. and like honor
ought to be paid to the men OF her
crew. who are deserving of credit for
the achievement as much as is the
ship itself or her captain. Some sixty
or more OF these men are said to be
still employed in or about San Fran
cisco harbor. 1t is not unlikely that
others OF them may be about Phila-
delphia. New York or other Atlantic
ports, or may be engaged in civilian
activities elsewhere throughout the
search out all the living participants
In that dash around the continent, and
SO far as 1t is possible give to every
man his place on board the old ship
when she dedicates the new passage
way between the oceans and marks
the potential union of the Atlantic and
Pacific fleets. Honor the men of the
Oregon as well as the old ship and her
caPtain.-Philadelph Bulletin.
KEEP SQUARE WITH THE WORLD.
1t is better to have the reputation of
paying your honest debts than of being
leader in society. All the glory Of
social life cannot compensate for the
ignominy Of getting through on false
pretenses. The wretchedness Of a man
or woman who. for the sake OF display,
IL hunted day and night by creditors,
who almost fear to walk the streets, IL
ptttable. There must be an end to him
and bitter one. Character Is worth
more than clothes, and independence
than the social swim. It may not Gu.
as great a sweep or attract as much
attention but it-will last longer and
bring much reward in the end.-Jen-
nings Echo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-04
JOURNAL ENTRIES

What is SO raw as a disagreeable day
in the fall?
. . q
Many Of music's charms are nullihed
by the wou1d-be musicians.
=
Surely no truth can be stranger tLan
much of the modern fiction.
Almost every mans judgment is die
tated in a large measure by his SYM
pathies.
And a bird in the hand is often likely
to be more troublesome than a dozen in
the bush.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-04
Evidently the collection OF the

Evidently the collection OF the in
come tax Is going to be much more
difficult than was the framing OF the
law providing for it. Many of its Inn
portant provisions are 80 vague that
not even the expert financiers can un-
derstand them, let alone the common
herd. But none Of the latter win have
to do any worrying. This il one of
the very few laws that reaehes those
shigher up"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-04
EVENING CHAT

By RUTH CAMERON.

KACH16A1A8 &A1O OOUv01G9CCU&~
1t is most unpleasant to be very sick.
1t IL sometimes even more unpleasant to
get well OF course, you understand that
refer not to the fact of getting well.
to be very grateful and happy, but he
ID more likely to be unhappy, impatient
and very hard to please.
The way to succeed in pleasing the con-
valescent is to put yourself i'm his place,
try to imagine his limitations, his weak
ness, and the scarcity of his interests, and
then devise something which would please
you under similar conditions.
An intelligent visitor suggested that her
sick friends bed be moved close up to
her window so that she could look out
from the pillow. The bed had previously
been 30 placed that the convalescent could
only look out when sitting up and then
on q patch OF uneventful garden instead
activity.
This convalescent received many gifts
Of flowers. fruit, magazines, ETC., during
her illness, but she afterwards declared
that none meant so much to her as the
gift OF the intelligent suggestion. She was
too weak to sit up or read much: she
time hung cruelty heavy. To be able
by merely turning her head on the pillow
to see the simple but interesting drama of
the neighborhood life as it was enacted
on the street below, was an invaluable
Anything which occupies the con-
vaAe0cent8 mln0 In Pheasant ana not
too exciting manner Is invaluable. Instead
Of giving an invalid cut flowers, give him
a growing plant with plenty of buds and
half-open blossoms upon it. In addition
to his pleasure in the beauty Of the flow
ers he will also enjoy watching the de-
velopment of the plant.
When giving books OF magazines be
sure to pick out those in which the
print Is coarse and there are plenty Of
pictures When the body is weak, the
eyes are likely to be weak also, and
much steady reading is usually bad for
invalids- fashion magazine full of
beautiful illustrations delighted a sick
friend Of mine more than any Of the
other reading matter she received, because
1t did not tax her eyes to look through it,
A bit OF interesting news, an amusing
story or q scrap Of harmless gossip.
often pleases an invalid as much as a
material gift. because it gives him some
thing to think about after his visitor has
gone. A friend OF mine who has had a
good deal Of experience in sick rooms.
ana Is always a most welcome visitor
therein. says that whenever she II going
to visit an invalid she makes a point Of
gathering together all such Interesting
scraps from the four corners OF her mind.
Youth. old age and convalescence are the
days of little things. Little things dis
appoint and little things please. Remem-
Der this when you have to deal with q
cOnvaleScent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-04
WHAT Is THE MATTER?

Under the above caption in the cur
rent number Of 1.-THE Bache Review"
issued by the New York banking
house Of ]. 8. Bache 4 Co.. there is q
discussion Of the depressed conditions
that prevail in the business and finan-
cial world that In well-pointed. It
follows:
'"The general situation il very diff
market alone which was under consid-
Grafton. its action might be more easi-
ly understood. The weight of Euro
pean uncertainties IL upon 1t, as well
AZ our own. and an irregular market il
natural. But as far as general trade
is concerned. the tariff is now out of
the way in q sense. because its re-
quirements are a fixed fact. European
competition has at least not yet had
any appreciable effect, and probably
will not for months. and yet clearings
have fallen off more or less steadily
for the last four weeks. Volume OF
business must consequently. be de-
creasing. Further than that. collec-
lions are not good and this state of
affairs il not confined to the sections
hit by poor crops, but extends pretty
generally. The banks, of course. are
not yet lending freely in the west and
south. but they are not as severe in
their restrictions as is usual at this
time of the year. 1t was generally be-
Meved that when,the tariff was actual
ly passed. the effect of very close
hand-to-mouth buying having greatly
depleted stocks, there would be a reas-
onably accelerated movement towards
stocking up more literally. But this
has not come about. There must
somewhere. then, be cause for lack OF
confidence, without which active trade
operations cannot be looked for. Judge
Gary has called attention to the fear
generated by expectation of adverse
business legislation. This undoubtedly
has its weight in larger circles. but it
Is a question whether it receives grea.
attention in the interior.
THE cause, it seems to US, must be
sought elsewhere. One Of the great
est business interests in the country
q business second only to agriculture
and including Is per cent Of the whole
volume Of cOmmerce-is visibly Ian
gushing. 1t has ceased extending its
operations. its credit has dwindled and
it cannot obtain money at reasonable
rates for its ordinary needs. much less
for greatly needed extensions and i'm
provements. Its volume is large, but
its profits are ruinously small. We
refer, Of course, to the business of
railroad transportation, which is being
starved to death by inadequate pay for
its product. So great part of
country's body Of commerce cannot
be sick and afflicted and the rest of
the body remain vigorous and healthy.
With prolonged adversely for the rail-
roads, all prosperity must gradually
wither and, If there Is no relief. hard
times will inevitably follow.
But good counsel will undoubtedly
prevail and there are indications that
the interstate commission will act
wisely in dealing with this great ques-
ton of railroad prosperity, which 80
vitality affects all ultimate prospects"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-04
ON TIE SPUR
or THE, MOMENT
BIZ ROY Z. 1GoULTolI.

= = - sThes Istesm s=s.s :
When feliers come around and start to
And finding fault concernin, you and all
the things you do:
When they suggest improvements and
And try to give you pointer sn s on I your own
Don't stop to argue with 'em, for your
Jes' do the best that you kin ana let it go
at that.
When fellers tell you that you ought to
spend . lot Of dough,
And bust into society and meet folks you
When they come round and tell you that
you're way behind the game.
And that the life you're leadin' is too
commonplace and tame,
Don't get excited and go on q social
Spend what you kin AFFORD to spend and
When folks come round and tell you that
you're too big for your to~n' Mao.
When they inform you you're q chump
for working at your wage:
That you're not where you should be for a
man who's reached your age:
When they try to swell your head 10 you
can't wear your hat,
Just keep your nut and peg away and let
1t go at that.
HOW 10 BGC0Uf0 y "EIt6Hs
There is good money In writing snofs
stories for the magaxines-good money
for the federal government. Tor you must
begin by buying about fourteen bushels OF
becoming a successful story writer. The
rest is easy. All you have to DO Is to GET
an idea and then write bright. breezy
story around It. There are various "asa
The most practical is the pereonal ex-
perience way. You can go out In the
street and be run over by an Ice wagon
or be bumped by an automobile. Either
one il liable to suggest something roman
tic. Perhaps the ice wagon driver had
a pretty daughter and she may nurse you
back to robust health and you may lind
an AFFINITY riding in the auto which
After you have your short story all
written, all you have got to do II to sell
assistance. He carries your story ABOUT
the country several years at two cents
a trip with two-cent stamp 1nciosed Tor
each return trip. It is very simple After
YOU have sent your story to all the mag
azines, start 1t all over again. On the
third or fourth round some editor may
You are then twenty-six years old and
the story has been written i've years:
When you reach the age OF nity. yooI
story will be paid for and wnen you are
ninety-flve If you ase very lucky, you
win see your story in print and your
grandchildren win read It to you.
Some short story writer's have accum-
ulated great wealth. We know one per.
sonally who has even risen to the height
Of owning two pairs Of suspenders. OF
course all cannot be. as successful a. he
has BEEN as this II an exceptional case.
but there is room for all and no one
should become discouraged before reach
ing three-score and ten years The re
lection slips you receive ourln9 All tne
be combined into Q very pretty wan pa
per pattern.
We will answer the inevitable question
before the gentle reader has time to ask
it. Yes. We have had one going to
New York and back once q week since
1851.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-04

Apparently the dove of peace in the
baseball world is about to emulate the
example Of her more distinguished
sisters by going into retirement The
chances seem excellent that the Fed
era1 league will declare a real war
against the Majors.