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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25
EVENING CHlr
In Honor of Christmas.
By RUTH CAMERON.

In Honor of Christmas.
On the day after Christmas last year
met a dear old friend OF mine who Is the
proud and adoring grandmother of siz
fine grandchildren.
I mention that fact about her because
vocation. her avocation. in short hex
whole life nowadays consists in Deing d
grandmother. And for the last two
mentnan sn many she could Gden sp pa from n
sleep and rest, for she is q delicate little
person-in masking Christmas gifts for her
She il not well on in this worlds goods
and her gifts also represented many pain
full bits of self-denial And yet 1 should
and denial was sweetened and blessed by
her love and by her anticipation Of the
Is Gsy1 her sft
ing long after II o'clock. When asked
she explained that she was finishing
Ruth's doll. 1t was a wonderful creation
dressed in the latest Partisan style with
set of the most elaborate lingerie She
showed it to me as it lay in state in its
nes Selisn ca. De w,th f
hear what Ruth says when she sees that
on on. the he. tTe ss she -, said Her eyes shons
lit up with her tender anticipation Of an
So i happened that my first question
did Ruth say when she saw her doIl?'
"A shadow crossed my dear old friend .
face. throwing the tired lines into pa
thetfc prominence. Il wasn't there" she
answered. They had the tree before /
~ot there. The children were so impatient
and Gertrude wanted to get things cleared
up 80 they could get ready for the dinner
party You know We couldn't get there
course it was ali right Gertrude tele-
Phoned to ask me II minded and UNI
derstood perfectly how it was"
=. Al the courage with which the brave
ment could not hide its keenness All the
for4tvfng love with which she defended
her daughter could not quite cover the
hurt And a. I listened to her I couAd
lave wept II that would have done any
Gertrude married we'll" She has plenty
OF money at her command. She gives her
mother handsome presents. That year
sue sue savs her an expensive set Of china: A
eyes Of the Lord Of Christmas how much
DO you think It counted against that thor
Tomorrow is Christmas. It II the ono
Gay of all the year when everyone ought
to be happy. Suppose you and l do our
part IN making our housemates 20. not
only by GIFTS but by unusual tenderness
brate BY making an extra efIort not to
speak one haity word Or do one thought
hess, tactless thing ON Christmas day.
-, Aa chri:tmas Rls:sures" some one has
rqsh Of antecedent preparation, and It IL
hogh tribute to the influence Of the day
that 70 many are able to survive 1t with
out losing digestion and temper ~ re-
Here's hoping that you and I may be
tribute to the Lord Of Christmas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25
FROM OTHER PENS
SPEED IN WORK

In the news Of the day contrasting itemi
nIIeaJ1ent,y appear, but none more conn
thar two Of present date. one from NeW
YORK City, telrng now MRS Rose P6sfof
Stokoss at the conference of the American
to employees was from the speed at which
tneys are compelled to work: the other
from Chicago. telling how the clerks Ia
have been equipped with roller skates to
accelerate their movements around the
pig room where they toll. Mrs. Stokes.
AZ the SAFETY conferences said: 1.-The real
problem that faces US IL that of speed for
what we call industrial efficiency keys us
up to such a pitch that we are broken n
q Few years For eight years. for instance,
I worked in cigar factory. and for six
years OF that time my speed increased,
and then. Of q sudden, 1t left me, I had
been sacrificed to the demon of speed.
away by some Unforeseen chance should
surely have died." UndoubtedIy we are
living too rapidly; we are undoubtedly
to old standards: but the belief that the
cause Is greed on the part Of ourselves
or our employers. rather than climatic or
maybe maybe p, physical and mental conditions.
persons OF intuitive conclusions. like Mrs.
equips its employees with roller skates
not be the easy-going employer some gov
ernment-ownership enthusiasts imagine.-
Scnc0ecta0y CnlOn-StAr.
OUGHT TO HAVE MORE
Il is reported that q genuine Raphael
has been found and that the person who
found it In an obscure part of q foreiTn
city. paid the equivalent of &1eO for III
Now 1t Is held at an immense price on
the assumption. of course, that ii il
genuine. an assumption which appears
to be sustained by the fact. One may ask
II It is quite fair for a person With SUI
perior knowledge to get so valuable q
piece OF property for so small . consid-
Grafton. Under the rules Of law. there is
no question. A seller may part with prop
erty at what price he may please and the
buyer may pay what he Is able or Willin9
to pay and It is not the concern Of Others
as to what Is the nature Of the deal. And
yet one may be permitted to wonder
thing to do. 4 = Understood that the
italian government will ultimately be-
come owner Of this new-found Raphael
and there IL the reasonable hope. at ieaSf
that the government will see lit to nav
the original owner some consideration a
least for the keeping of this treasure OF
art Perhaps it may be held that 70 nart
with great and valuable piece OF prom
erty for q song In the penalty or .ienn.
rance. Often 1t ID. and when there Is an
opportunity to do a small measure OF tsr-
tice: It L. pity whenever It is missed
Buffalo News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25

AS the Louisville Courier-Journal
says: The woman who spends all of
her time and her husbands income
maintaining a position in society is a
member of the smart set. But the
fellow who stood aside and let the
other fellow marry her regards him.
self as the wise guy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25

Inasmuch as General Villa considers
his position in the chihuahua territory
to be perfectly safe, he is likely to de-
eide to set up some sort of govern
ment of his own there and proceed to
live in comfort on the fat of the land
which is now in his possession.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25

There must be numerous and eff
cient jokers in the new currency law,
else why should the gloom that has
pervaded Wall street SO long be sud-
denly changed to Joy over the mere an
nouncement of its enactment?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25
JOURNAL ENTRIES

A Merry Christmas to all.
When many men do their best they
don't do much.
=
Why not continue the fine Christmas
spirit throughout the year?
: Carelessness on the part Of others
often helps the burglar to help him.
self. vlc7
. Fe-
Question for debate: Which il the
harder on Father. the snow-shovel or
the lawn-mower? But what does It
matter?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25
HUz4oR Or 7nr DIR

"Binixs Is q man who never fails n -.
duty clearly. '"True: but someffnSsS -
sees It In time to avoid ft'-Buffaio rr
Florist-'~This is . century plant. II
blooms once in hundred years. LADY
Will bloom oftenerr'-Chfcaeo DAILY
That's q fine imposing building over
there" Right you are! And It containa
q dne-imposing judge. It's the TsoIice
Ccurt."-Boston. Transcript
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25

Coincident with the passage OF the
currency law, q large number of ap-
pointments to postmasterships was
dropped in the senate's stockings. 1t
sure does pay little boys to be good
and do as thew are told.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25

Now that members Of the majority
in both branches 81 congress have
been good and framed a currency law
pretty much to the presidents liking,
he is likely to reciprocate by distribut-
ing numerous chunks of the patronage
that he has been conserving so care
%rrIlv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25

Among the merry night hawks OF
London the very latest stunt Is to eat
an cid fashioned breakfast like ham
and eggs or something Of the sort
before going to bed. Needless to add,
this meal is slowed away by them at
the usual breakfast hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25

From the profusion Of a certain line
of cartoons and pictures that the
newspapers have been publishing for
q week or more. 1t would seem that the
Christmas season has changed from
one Of Joy, happiness and good cheer
to one of gloom. misery and despair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25

DR.. Anna Shaw again gets q lot OF
valuable free advertising for the cause
of woman's suffrage by refusing to
pay an income tax for the reason that
taxation without representation IL ty-
ranny." This II also good news for
the lawyers who will get fat fees for
defending DIR. Shaw's stand in the
cOurta.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25

Victoriano Huerta did well to cele-
brate the fifty-ninth anniversary of
his birth with great formality and
pomp. The chances are not good that
he will have another opportunity to
celebrate this event. SO many Of his
friends are eagerly waiting for an OPP
perfume moment to stab him in the
hoCR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25

President Wilson used four gold
pens in affixing his signature to the
currency bill, Notwithstanding the
fondness Of his right bower and spon-
ser for silver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25

An international exposition CT rath-
er unusual scope Is to be held at Leip-
sig next year. It will be devoted ex-
clusively to the graphic arts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25

EGGS may not be worth their weight
in gold but they are just az good as
nickels in Arkansas, where they are
accepted as the price of admission to
the movies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25

It is to be hoped that the language
in which the currency law is written IL
of a more understandable variety than
that which was used in detailing the
provisions of the income tax law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25

The STATE Journal Il . member Of the
Aeoo01ated Prees and receives the fuu DAY
telegraph report Of that great neWo Sr.
GAa1nat3on Tor the exclusive a0Gf1ocn
0ubfioatjon in Topeka
The news II received IN The state JOS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25

An Ohioan Is to get $1,000 damages
because he can no longer wear high
collars and stiff hats. Most men would
sell the privilege for less than that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25

Uncle AbncF.
Mr.. Elmer Jones OF our village says
he Is going to give Miss Amy Pringle
thirteen Christmas presents dozen
bananas and a celluloid side comb.
There amt no more use trying to
tell q Teller what church to go to than
to tell him what color to paint his
house. *-ssF.''
II Teller always saves all of his
pennies he will have enough to buy
porterhouse steak by the time he il
80 years old.
II you keep on inventing new legal
holidays they will soon wipe out the
liquor traffic.
Those Family Presents.
MY wife gave me some knives and
Last Christmas, and a hug.
The year before she gave me
A dandy parlor rug.
I have an idea for this year,
Yes, thank my lucky stars,
For Christmas will give to her
A box of good cigars.
Hickey Items.
Amos Butts, our congenial and gen.
tlemanly liveryman. !. trying to sell
his hearse team to the fire depart
ment. but the trouble IL that the
hearse team makes good time going
the wrong way. There amt no sense
In racfn' home from q fire, like It was
a funeral.
fine pome on Autumn She uses
simpltfied spelling now and nobody
KNOWS when she makes q mistake not
even the Teller that invented it.
Ken Binks says that when a Teller
runs handcar his life IL full of ups
gan at the Hardshell meetin' house.
runnin' q handcar In about the most
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25

FOR SELFISH PURPOSES.

FOR SELFISH PURPOSES
The time has come when the re-
sources Of the nation. owned by thu
people collectively. must be utilised in
.ns interests OF all the people .nd
any juggling, legal or otherW1Do.
which would divert the earnings Of
these resources into the pockets OF the
lew must quickly come to . stop.
In the Mississippi river. 1t Keokuks
Iowa, has been constructed q dam and
tremendous water power has boon
created. This dam II there by gov
ernmental tolerance and . chartor
was issued In the belief that with the
development OF the water power
would come . lessening OF the rate
per horsepower ana q resultant stim-
ulatton in the industrial growth of the.
territory served. The power conn
pany proposes to deliver the electrical
current as far south AZ st. Louis. Nov
it comes that = distributinr compan1
Is 10 take this power before II reaches
tne city and then deliver It to the com
sumers at q price about equal to the
price per horsepower when developed
from coal. An immense profit II to be
made: 1t is to be divided between the
power company and the distributing
company-the consumer il not to
participate. When the Black warrior
river, Ala, power question was up in
consIess last year the question Of the
eIanting or franchises by the govern
ment' FOR the development Of water
power was thoroughly threshed out.
"A strong sentiment was then demons
suateo In favor of the government re-
celving a return for every horsepower
developed and also for the fixing OF I
maximum rate to be charged the COM
suner' with readjustment Of ratea
unoer government supervision. every
rev years. Something of this kind
must be done. The Rovernmenf
should safeguard the interests of the
people and no group of men should
oe given the power to loot the nations
.esources and thus simply crafty self
lsn ereed-Marysville Advocate-Dem-
PLUS PRINTERS INK.
a recent report on the parcel post indi-
e c1, that 1t was not being used TO any
m extent by the farmers in
been H one fea .he,r products. this having
which great things were expected before
sne law went into effect. Probabilities are
sihi,,ttan the farmer has not studied this pos
the Chance Us the a. system ,h but when he does.
renSase. For instance. IL he has certain
p.O0uce to sell for which his local COM
h,, un.ty does not offer a suitable market
in some city in the first or second ,cne son up
why would it not be good business ~.
mn, nam TO insert small advertisement in 4
set an on ~ tne city that promised the mar
cpt II Prfnters ink is remarkably
cheap compared to the results It obtains.
me me parcel post rates are very low; and il
should not have any great frouhi. n
creating a market for it bv comhin,r~
these two agencies.-salina journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25

Christmas.
81 R0Y 4. NOULITOlg.

Christmas.
Christmas time il comm round,
Coming with a leap and bound.
Haven't got much time to save
For those presents our folks crave.
Member what said last year,
When the season OF good cheer
Had reduced my good old purse
To a frazellette or worse?
Said I would begin next June,
Thought 1t wouldn't be too soon
To begin to save my dough
For the gifts this year, you know.
Somehow 1 forgot my pledge,
Now we are upon the edge
OF another gladsome time
When the merry Christmas chime
Makes US count our cash for fair.
Soon hear sleighbells in the air.
Somehow I don't like that sound
Christmas time is comm round.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-25

"(Let dotted lines represent a holly
border. The engraver is busy and the
pressman Is just out of green ink.)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05

and them. Probably $40 will be necessary for
her each month.
There is another woman who lost her hus-
band less than year ago who Is making a
brave fight that has in it the intensity of an
animals defense of her young, besides the per
sistence and intelligence of the human will.
She has two children, four and three years old
who are looked after during the day while
their mother works, by an aunt. The aunt has
rheumatism, and earns nothing The widows
wages are $3.50 a week
"She should go to the hospital for an oper-
alton. but is not willing to place her children
in an institution for even the time that she
would be confined in the hospital If she knew
that the aunt and children were provided for.
she would consent to go to the hospital"
The records of case after case he pulled from
his filing cabinets.
These people are not permanent public
charges" he explained. There will always be
a large number, but the individuals get on their
feet by the help of Others and become again
selfsupporting and Independent. Here is Mrs
Jackson, who is self-supporting herself
earning 81 a week. and her oldest girl. now II
years old earning So a week. There are three
other children, two of whom are regularly in
school, the youngest being In a sanitarium.
When this family first came to the attention
of the Associated Charities in 1907 the oldest
child was only u years old, and the only in
come Of the family derived from the moth
er's earning, then but 81 a week The family
has been held together by the generosity Of a
landlord who gaEe house rent and Rz regular
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05
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pension Is sought

whose wages left no margin for saving; their
glory is their motherhood, and their single am
bition In life is TO keep their children by their
side.
"The community is vitality concerned in their
struggle Such women will never voluntarily
through adversely which gradually breaks their
bodies and souls; the children also are stunted
in mind and body by enforced neglect and
deprivation. The community cares for them
later in its jails and hospitals
The end of most of such struggles is n court
proceeding to compel the mother to give up
the children to some institution where they are
assured of food and clothing But this pro
vision comes too late. The girls and boys who
gave promise Of making useful citizens have
been handicapped for life.
This is a situation which ought not to be
tolerated and which can be corrected by aid
ing these women sufficiently to bring up their
children properly in their own homes.
Such aid must come from the various di-
visions of the government.
Private charity, with the manifold calls
upon it, traceable to sickness. desertion. old
age etc, does not meet the situation. Private
charity, however, has helped a sufficient num-
her Of widows in this way to demonstrate that
II is the best way for all parties concerned, the
mother, the children and the community
The directors Of the Associated Charities
have determined to urge the council Of 1914
to appropriate not less than $1,000 10 be placed
in the hands of the City Warden for the bene-
H. specifically, Of those widows With children,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05

as of good to the community.
at is a public need" explained Secretary
Logan. THE city must see that its fatherless
children are reared under the best advantages.
And where careful, tender rearing come
from better than from the mothers.
"The bringing up of fatherless children is a
charge the community. Too big and COM
pick charge to be met by mere money or the
sympathy of employed visitors. Not because
the sympathy of the visitor is less vivid but
as Drummond said, mo mother can love a mil
ion," and no human visitor, no outsider, no
institution, can so well understand and love
children as can their mother
The appeal of these widows and their chill
dren is not only to the pocketbook of civiliza-
ton, but to the heart, the service, the mind,
the patience These women and children have
not been cared for as they could with a steady,
assured pension. Heretofore only a few could
be provided, and this few were provided by
money from private sources. which is altogether
uncertain, We want to get the matter of their
support off the basis of vicissiude"
out of his records. Mr.. Logan indicated
scores of cases, where the need is imminent
cases like those of Mrs. Wimbery
Here is one" he pointed out "A widow of
a city policeman. She has three small children
the youngest a baby, the oldest predetermined
girl, and the second an infant two and a half
years old. She has no income other than what
She can receive from the work of her needle
and although she is good seamstress, she can
not earn enough in the time left from the care
required by the children 70 maintain herself
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05

whom the City Warden determines to be en-
titled to same under provisions to be adopted
by Council.
Council win have before It in this matter
the precedent of eighteen States which have
made this provision for widows"
In a small way, as best it could with the in
sufficient provision for maintenance that it has,
the Associated Charities has worked out the
pension ssystem effectively. In 1911 the or
ganization helped five Of the 1O4 widows in
this way through funds subscribed by people
already interested in the particular families,
or enlisted by the association in their behalf
This method costs more than the association
has been able to secure, except in a few in
stances One of the five widows regularly pen
stoned last year received $4,000, and another
SIG.
OF these two, the first had FIVE children. and
the other four. They both did all in their
power to supplement the funds received from
the association by their own efforts. One sold
the milk and butter from two cows; the other
made an average of So month sewing, and
also received the earnings of one child who
worked After five years this child is making
$50 month, and a sister, who has been helped
to take a business course is starting out at S25
a month. This family is self-supporting, the
other soon will be. In the meantime all the
children of school age in both families have
regularly attended school
From the results of these experiments, and
of a few Others the organization has come to
the conclusion that the widows pension sys-
tenn well established would be effective. as well
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05
Sangra's Song to Her Son
By FREDERICK DAVIDSON

Hush, my little maniken, sleep de hours away,
Nanny got to wuck agin at de crack o. day,
Daddy got TO plough de groun nanny drap
de corn,
And Sissy skeer de crows tell we hear de dinner
horn.
Sleep my little maniken nanny got to patch
An have your cloes all clean gin Sunday If
de latch,
Den we1l have res day, go down to de river,
Smell de flowers, ketch de fish, wish 'twou'd
las forever.
De little foxes all abed, de rabbits lyin low,
In dey nes gin mammy's breas' is red bird, dove
an crow,
Chickens asleep, varmints too, de frog an de
snake,
De stars up yander winkin dey eyes; you is
awake.
Close dem eyes lax chinquepins, shet dat mouf
so sweet,
Cling close to mammy's heart wild little hans
an feet,
De day is comm fas' when a man you'll 60
away,
Den 1 grievs for maniken from night to break
q dan -
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05

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brave fighting