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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-24

III 6PWCKLED TROUT.
With rod and nne took my way
That led me through the gossip trees,
Where all the forest was aSWay
With hurry Of the running breeze.
took my hat on to . flower
That nodded welcome ~ parsed:
And, pelted by . morning shower,
Unto tts heart . bee held fast
A head of gold one great weed tossed. :
And leaned to look when went by:
And where the brook thu roadway Cro11o6
. The daisy kept on me tts eye
And when stood to battle my face.
And seat me at q great trees foot.
heard the stream ray, mark the plaza;
And undermine 1t rock and foot"
And DER the whirling water there
Where Wild a fern let down ita hatr.
A speckled trout. The spotted elf.
Whom had come 50 far to see,
Stretched out above . rocky shelf.
A shadow sleeping mockinsiy
And 1 have sat here half the day
Regarding It. It has not stirred.
I heard the running water say,
He does not know the magic word.
1.-The word that changes everything.
And brings all nature to his hand:
That makes of this great trout king.
And opes the way to Faeryland."
Madison Cawetn. In the Bellman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-24
FROM OTHER PENS
MIR. REDFTELD's ENQUIRY.


When the department Of commerce
first announced the plan for investi-
eating the clothing, industry. there was
q general belief that Secretary Red
field might be cunning" for manu-
facturers who reduced wages as q re-
suit Of tarin reduction. Subsequent de-
Yelopmenta. however. reveal the plan
effort to collate all the available in
formation and statistics ON the subject
which. next to foodstuffs. IL closest to
the pocketbooks Of the American peo-
pie. II the plan In pursued on the lines
outlined by Mr.. Redfleld, It should be
productive of much good. There IL to
be no effort to show that q tariff for
revenue only produces ideal conditions,
or to show that protection has caused
the department. apparently. II to take
what virtually amounts to q census.
showing just how the money paid for
clothing by the citizens Of the country
IN distributed. by laying this body of
information before the American peo-
ple." Mr.. Redfield says, I'VE will cor
rect many evils without the necessity
OF legislation. For instance, I would
not be surprised 20 find that the ng-
ures will. show modern manufacturing
methods to be more profitable than
sweat-shop manufacture. The obvious
result OF such a discovery would be to
make the sweat-shop manufacturers
engage in more modern methods"
There Is to Ne no attempt at reprisals.
no inQuisition. no summoning of reluct-
ant witnesses. Mr.. Redfield says that
his sole intention ID to put the truth
before the public. Congress 10 not to
be asked to act on the information thus
obtained. The inquiry Is to be wholly
apart from any consideration Of the
tariff. So long as manufacturers ana
clothing dealers are assured that any
facts submitted by them individually
as to cost OF making or handling viii
not be available to their competitors.
there should be no objection to the In
quiry. It would be reprehensible for
the government to interfere with pri-
vate business. There has been too
much Of that sort Of thing already. But
II the inquiry II merely to obtain actual
knoweidze Of conditions. in order that
the entire public may know how mat
tiers stand, the inquiry should be en-
courA9ed In order that IL may be thor
ough and accurate.-washinRto post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-24
RYzHE WY
u HARVEY RAH0o1gR

I'VE are all Inclined says Hondo
Murphy ito think that our own View
point 10 not only correct, but that 1t
should be visible to every one else. We
cur religion on Turks, Chinks. Afrf-
cans and Esquimaux. We, the al
legged superior race. take the Same
viewpoint az the black cat who sits in
q dark room and expects you to step
over instead Of on his tail HE can see
all right.
The International sportsmen's rule
book has nothing to do with Thanks
giving turkey shoot. az practiced now.
'Hoyle on Crapss il the only authority
ON the modern game
After figuring an over the back of an
envelope, Jack Supp has decided hat
the difference between q maid and q
hired girl IL about - per week.
And after piping the report that the
reformers are trying to give lectures to
little school girls, and that said lee
lures are SO decomposed that they are
barred from the mails. Mr.. Supp Is OF
the opinion that 1t is about time to
swat the simp reformers-
A child may be disappointed when It
fails to receive Christmas present,
but the disappointment IL insignificant
when compared with some other dtsap-
pointments. For instance. consider the
case Of the Washington sum. She was
fined but 81. and not given a chance TO
enter the contest for the long-distance
hunger-strike record.
II Hon. Prof. Dyche cannot discover
any better method Of collecting his
wages. he might file a lien on the 1913
catfish crop.
Topeka's night police protection IL
one cop to each 5000 Inhabitants. SO
people should be good. remembering
that when said cop is called to settle
an argument between husband ana
wife, f. 98 other residents are left with
out the protection Of his noble Usage
orange club.
It has been pointed out that the
French aviators have beaten the bird
at his own game, as no bird flies upside
down. It should be pointed out further.
however. that the bird does not smear
himself all over the landscape because
q spark plug fails or the gasoline gives
out.
AS a rule the man who does the most
knocking on the corporations IL the
man who couldn't get q job az 5anitor
with one Of them.
There il always hope for the poor
gink whose rich relative insists upon
picking his own mushrooms.
It il said that politeness doesn't cost
anything, but tho boob who closes a tel
egram with Your most humble and
obedient servant - will find otherwise.
And q lot Of other bunk Of equal
value 10 peddled for wisdom and good
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You'll wait. Il We ara late" Olivia
nargaret nodded carelessiy, saying,
Else leave Joe ON guard. But you
y the early girl that catches the beau
|-00metimes.''
Mot, II abe happened to be horn
toe early. Olivia, said with airy in
Joe was waiting at the head Of the
PsfairA Take your time-Nater drar.
eed Aargaret in the minute they mad
their cloaks off," he said almost
vs 0li w. es s in IT,. = whisper: Els Jan
Thereupon Joe nodded, cleared hi.
throat and said: ''Don't you gAt heart
failure over it-he's quite Ordinary IS
Where did you meet him ?'' the
twins demanded In q breath.
know some things about him that
make mo know he's q sort Of impos-
well! Your aunt has invited hin,
and his book is q best seller" Olivia
said' tossing her head. and dartins
into the dressing room after Alice,
Iney came out quickly-Joe had
hardly shifted comfortably to the 9th
er FOOT He frowned, and looked
gium-so much SO Olivia called min
on.y z Door. Sttll-she was rather
|
the Awards were leaders-and il Joe
not done SO much in the law, his wife
was not likely ever to starve. he
rather effaced himself as they erect
cd the hostess She took him by both
shoulders. faced him about and said
clearly over his shoulder: Dear peo-
ple-look at Jan Van Wert!-who has
made me the proudest aunt in all the
United States"
In the hum and hubhub that follow
ed. Olivia and Alice kept -together-
look as they might, they could find no
elder sister. Presently, when the stir
mad Quoted a little, they saw Mra Al
ward coming from the music room
whit could not be, vet Was-Mar.
garet. at her elbow.
It was q transformed MarRaret. In
white, to be sure-clingfng, vaporous
white that set off her healthy fresh
ness as mist does q budding rose
touches OF gold and scarlet gave ii
distinction. She waved delicatelv q
carved fan. and walked in white slim
Pefs. with gold heels and buckles. Her
hair was no longer platn-rather the
mass OF It lay In FURNISHED waves like
z crown. Altogether she was maRnifi.
Cent-they felt it-so magnificent she
made their prettiness seem tame and
paie: Joe stepped to her side, caught
ner hand and kissed it openly, just a
MS mother said loudly: "Congratu-
Iate me. everybody, on my new daugh.
er-lCopyrfght, 1913. by, the Nc
Cure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-24
OPEN WINDOWS.

With the approach OF cold weather
we are facing the season when many
people tightly close all windows In the
house and keep them closed day add
night, says a bulletin by the Indiana
state board OF health. This habit II
the cause Of much illness. We need
air and we need fresh air. A great
many people think only Of warming
their houses. without any reference to
the way in which 1t IL done. During
the daytime, when we are in our living
rooms without wraps and not prepared
that the windows will be kept closed or
nearly 20 most Of the time, but there Is
no reason why the rooms can not be
flushed with fresh air at intervals.
Every house should be thoroughly aired
out several times q day. and yet We
all know people Of considerable intelli-
gence in whose houses the windows are
never raised during the entire cold sea-
son. The custom Of opening windows
in our bedrooms at night is gradually
gaining foothold. Time was. and not
very long ago either. that people were
afraid Of taking cold" If they allowed
their windows to remain open, because
Of the fact that night air would enter
the bedrooms.
It has been positively established
that night air does not differ from day
air. except that 1t Is freer from dust
and smoke; otherwise it is exactly the
same thing, and as some sanitarians
have put it. 1.-The only night air that Is
dangerous Is last night's-open the win
dows and let 1t out" There is no oc-
casion for any one being afraid of q
draft If they are warmly covered up in
their beds at night: the fact that the
cold air blows about in the room does
not bring with 1t the result of making
people i'll, but. on the contrary, keeps
them in the best Of health by assuring
them a sleep which is restful and re-
freshing. This il not an idle theory; 1t
has been tried out by a large number
of people, and they all agree that they
feel much better If they sleep in rooms
in which the windows are wide open
than In tightly closed rooms. Try it
now. The weather is not 80 cold that
1t will be disagreeable at all to make
the experiment, even II you have not
done 1t previously, and by the time
the weather gets severely cold you will
have become accustomed to 1t, and SO
strongly in favor of it on account OF
your improved health that you will re-
fuse to shut your windows even in
zero weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-24

EQUALITY AND GOOD MANNERS.
Almost a hundred years ago one OF
the friendliest of our foreign critics said
Of us: Liberty is not the chief and
constant object Of their desires; equali-
ty is their idol: They make rapid and
sudden efforts to obtain liberty, and
If they miss their aim, resign them
selves to their disappointment, but
nothing can satisfy them without equal
ity, and they would rather perish than
lose it." Goethe said that good man
two statements taken together give the
very essence of the American attitude.
declares a writer in 1.-The Point Of
View in the December Scribner. We
treat each other as equals-and this ac-
counts at once for the lack Of Difference
in public servants of which foreigners
complain, and for their profound friend
Illness, which foreigners do not seem
able to comprehend. THE conductor
on the railway" an observing Ameri-
can has written, will not touch his
hat to you. but then he does not ex-
pect a fee from you. The workman
in the street of whom you ask a ques-
ton, will answer you as an equal. but
he will tell you what you want to
know" Now there are many people
who cannot stomach such independ-
ence, who can enjoy nothing but ac-
knowledged superiority. They want to
be master. and Enthusiastically speak
ing-in playing with loaded dice. They
expect their friends to show more at
lection than they do, they wish their
servants to be sorrier to leave than
they are to have them go, and they be-
Neve that one Of the duties of those
who serve them in any capacity Il to
people are happiest in England, where
any one belonging apparently to the up
per classes is certainly supremely well
taken care Of Such people do not real
ize that there is something terribly pre-
carious in being well treated only be-
cause one is supposed to be an aristo-
crat. and that only a good coat and
plenty OF loose change float them over
an abyss of insolence deeper by far
than their own countrymen threaten
even at their worst. There IL q solid
security in being admitted as q fellow
being and an equal. Not all Americans
of course, have a taste for equality.
but without it no one can understand,
far less enjoy. the particular brand Of
good manners that hourishes in this
country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-24
nU1soR or 1m DlY

Mariana-"Why don't you like him? f5e
wrote poem to you.' MabelE.sYes-.rS
called 1t Lines ON Mabel's Face "NJuS1s'
Ethel-.'strange that Kitty should b.x.
married Tom. She told me positivelv fhsf
she liked Jack better" Marfe-ssWeII sh~
1elt more sure OF being able to boss Tom. >
Astronomers say that the Great D,np.-
Will disappear within 1,950 year" .sTt
Win dtsappear before that II Aerial travei
- perfected, and q souvenir dend traveSa
that way."-Houston Post
Henry Yellerby-"Aftah we's married
wen hab chicken fob dinnah ebery dav'
Honey Melinda Johnson-"Oh. va
NO sech risks fob NAH oaker"-Puck
They don't call your association the
Ananlas Club any more" mo we nov
have q membership Of such expert man.
dacity that. II Ananias were TO como
along. he couldn't even get . visitorsa
card. Star.
''The Declaration Of Independence utates
believef'' Something Of the sort" ssThess
why do you hold yourself 20 aloof. .
my dear man, I'm descended from ono
OF its signerH- washington Herald
Il saw your father taking you to the
woodshed yesterday morning, WiIlio.
What had You been doing7'' "'Nothink.
dier-frfend Of his.r GA solder. who Wa
her" That Teller Corporal Punishment
he's always talking about "-Detroit Ere
3x0D8
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.AYH/WKER .JOTy

Zero In chances. observes the Wal
nut Valley Times. Is that OF the man
who is accused by a woman.
e. L. Cline has been editor OF the
Conway Springs Star for twenty-three
years. and it is shining brighter than
it ever did.
An apple a day may not keep the
doctor away but, says the Seneca
Tribune. q box Of apples is cheaper
than a box Of pills and tastes q whole
lot better.
Sam Mite is quoted by the Shawnee
Chief as saying: have q weekly rou-
tine that I follow: Shave, hair cut,
bath. clean collar and a new pair OF
socks every week. It keeps a fellow
busy.
Frank Lightfoot Of Salina has such
on a rusty nail he forced it so far in
his foot that a serious wound was
made and blood poisoning is likely to
result.
According to the opinion of the
Frankfort Index the chinch bugs are
about as much excited over Governor
Hodges proclamation to burn them
out as Huerta is at President wilson's
order to vacate.
A herd Of hogs got eloriously drunk
the other day on a farm near Mar
shall by eating grape skins and crush
ed apples thrown in the pen by per-
sons who had been making wine and
cider. Hogs are exceedingly human
at times.-West Plains Gazette.
A Butler county man. relates the
Walnut Valley Times. who was in Ell
Dorado several days this week wrote
a letter to his wife-the first he ever
wrote her. although he has been mar
ried fourteen years and spanked her
for three years before that. AZ a
matter Of fact he has never before
been away from home SO long q time
that he wouldn't beat the letter back.
Chris Klostermeier journeyed down
town today, to buy some putty, and
complained about his asthma and ner-
vousness. relates the Atchison Globe.
One day he feels fine and the next
day he feels tough. He is also de-
nouncing the meat market men. I'm
the good old days q butcher would
permit you to sample his liverwurst,
but today he charges you five cents
shrug of his shoulders and a sniff of
his nose.
Some observations by Ar6reReffer in
her Eureka Herald 1t takes an ex-
pert to hit the mark by shooting on
his mouth. A real tragedy to
a woman il to clean house without a
new piece of furniture to install.
e One thing which few people
are willing to trust to the Lord IL the
punishment Of their enemies.
The attention Of reformers who are
devoting their lives to world prob
lens is hereby directed to the family
ways had a curiosity to know If there
were real women like the magazine
covers or men like the clothing ad
cuts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-24
me Great Detecttve.

The woman's perturbation was pitiable.
Il must do something's she insisted.
''Sft down.. suggested the great detec-
tive.
She did 30. seeming relieved, and i'm
mediately murmuring. az she looked at
the remarkable man in wonder, IT never
thought Of that!'
But: you came to zee me about some
thing" said the great detective.
She started.
''You know everything. don't your she
whispered.
The great detective blushed over the
length and breadth of his sharp features.
for she had unwittingly put the truth very
he deduced from the fact that this was
all happening In London) continued:
You are right. It IL about my baby. I
left the house at o'clock this afternoon,
after giving him his medicine and fasten-
ing an the doors and windows 90 that my
darling might be perfectly safe, and ut 4
O'Clock, while / was shopping, / remem-
bered that instead Of bay rum had given
the child q dose Of benzino.- I rushed
back. but the child had disappeared. No
one could have entered the house, and
the baby IL almost too young to go out
by itself. He IL only months old"
'Benxine, eh?' unused the great detec-
tive.
yes" she replied impatiently. ''but
that's a mere detail
Don't be too sure" said the great de-
tective. 'sIsn't It just possible that the
child swallowed lighted match and
But with cry Of annoyance- the woman
was bounding downgtairs ON her Way
homo to count the Observation-Disclosures
Star. 1852 ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-24
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Good story tellers are even rarer
than good stories.
And the smiles at adversely are
usually of the forced variety.
Anybody win bet I. he gets q chance
to wager on q sure thing.
It often happens that the under dog
gets a lot Of sympathy he doesn't de-
serve.
What has become Of the old-fash-
toned school boys who frequently
were adorned with black eyes.
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"A suggestion for DoCtOF9
,; How universal 1dN and all-pervading 10 the
The youth struggling with the Growfne
pains Of his mind and soul thinks the ex-
peiaences through which he is passing are
melancholy at the idea Of bis isola tS,en
Let shop girl tell a customer that q
and she win pay twice as much a. it il
II you want to please and flatter a wom-
shape. or her hall q unique shade u 16o
sure Of course to convey the impression
hat this uaiquene:s is Of q desirable kind)
and be your friend forever.
But the stranEeet direction n whscs
the matter Of aisess seae snow. Itself Is In
delight with Which Sufferer r1e q Various cna
diseases past and present.
He said It was the worst case Of
peritoniti. he ever knew anyone to have
Yes. my temperature was los ana 1o4
for goodness knows how long
rsYsr 1or 1s.t s:id she never knew so hot
The oculist says he never knew of q
case where there was such a deep-seated
showing on the surface."-
YOU know my heart isn't where It
te rSe swo or i1sh:. out Of
case they ever came across
Such are the claims to distinction which
the claimants advance with a pride and
gusto which Is as naive rs 1t is amusing.
And not only do the sufferers them
selves take vast pride In relating these
interesting details, but relatives and near
friends also like to bask in thu reflected
glory Of an exceptional case. Indeed,
bereavement, itself, seems to be anchor
ated by the mournful pleasure Of telling
about the deceased's unique illness, how
her symptoms pushed All the specialists,
how the doctors never knew q case OF
typhoid like his. etc.
II were q doctor should make It q
point to find something unique about
every disease I treated, no matter II It
cold in the head. And I'm sure should
be beloved Of my patients no matter how
mediocre my knowledge Of medicine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-24

IFrom the Chicago NeWuL1
The buyer has a few rights a. well a
the seller.
in miBflt parlors.
Cheer up! Sunshine viii eventually
puncture the thickest cloud.
There II something wrong with the
lofty ideals that run to highballs.
The woman with an ideal husband very
likely wishes she had some other kind
The man who il governed by his con-
science seldom needs the advice Of . law
yer.
1t II easier for q young nan to make
love to girl than te make . living Tor
her.
: You can't always tell by q mans actious
whether he has blue blood in his veins a.
has the hookworm allment.
Just the same,~a girl with Z faee that
would scare . gasoline truck ND an alley
upends fully ~ much time In front Of Z
uairror - pFotty gif1 0ooR
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ON 1HE SPUR
or TEE MOMENT
BY R0Y k MoUXEoN,

The Last Fly Of Summer.
with apologies to Thomas Moore.)
IT'S the last fly OF sumner.
Left buzzing alone.
ARC awaited and gone.
Not one Of her kindred
OF summer survives,
They've given up ere now
Their billions OF lives.
I'll not leave thee. thou lone one.
To stagger about.
Since thy kindred are sleeping.
must knock thee out.
Thus kindly I swat thee
Upon thy bald head.
AZ thy mates, all swatted.
Lie buzzless and dead.
So now thou must follow,
Fly heavens thy goal:
No longer to crawl in
The old sugar bowl.
When true hearts are withered
And fond ones are flown,
Thou must not inhabit
This bleak world alone.
Afterthoughts.
What the Democratic Office seekers in
Washington want IL pie like Cleveland
used to make.
uation. Any diplomat who would happen
to forget to be silent would lose his own
situation.
dentist shouts with glee as he reads that
the Mexicans killed q man for the gold
In his teeth.
vice President Marshall advises young
men to marry before they are thirty.
but even then, in the language Of the
print shop. it will be 49, for most OF
them.
According to Uncle Abner.
You cannot tell the season by a cellu-
loid collar. for 1t L. apt to turn yellow 1t
any time.
II I was a dentist I would buy up .
bakery establishment and turn out moth
ing but cherry pies with unpitted cherries
in 'em.
A teller who has got long hair and
whislers never need worry. II everything
else fails he can start q new tangled re-
ligion,
Money makes the mare go. but an oat-
mobile makes the money go.
Ninety-nine out OF a hundred Ieiiers Nm
tell you how to cure q cold.
All men are born FREQ and excl In this
country, but some Of them git tied up on
the installment plan encyclopaedia.
Beautiful women marry homely men Do
kux homely men gen'ally have got the
price.
Most men Ike little women and the
curious thing about 1t u that little women
Hike most men.
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Worse Tlban Boiled Owl.

The animal lesson for today, chill
dren, is about Mike. a 3-year-old owl.
that II one Of the attractions Of Nc
Cauley 4 Makers saloon. at Aldus
street and Southern boulevard. the
Bronx.
Mike was given to the proprietors
by q man who got him from the chief
Of police OF Bridgeport. Conn. and II
white, with brown spots
Mike drinks beer and liquor. and
smokes cigarettes. He usually perches
ON an ale barrel in the bar, and when
seeking excitement flies to the back
room to hear the cabaret show.
On election night he drank 30
many Scotch highballs that he passed
out early. He can drink beer and
keep his head clear, but Scotch al
ways downs him. His customary
meal Is half pound Of chopped meat
and a glass Of beer.
Sometimes unWise visitorA seeing
Nike very uuietS believe him stuffed
On the contrary he II merely stewed.
and when the person comes too close
Mike nips him.-New York Tribune