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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
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Jack Supp says It's . hen Of noes
when an egg b worth moro than =
hen:
And Mrs. supp II Of the opinion that
the hens are militant SUMS She has f04
hens. and gets an average Of hve egss
each day, but each one OF the f04 heps
pulls OF. a heart:- c1ckle over the re-
suits:
1-,4lTcy~s - a.
The Morris co.. ~ that tailed 70
convict an accuses preacher. Is TO pc
congratulated 1t takes a strong-mind-
ed jury to Withstand the temptation to
convict q preacher.
Personal to Roy Crawford: We are
reliably informed that there il . show
house in Nome, Alaska, that does not
belong to your circuit. This il probably
an oversight on your part, which you
VIII hasten to correct
There il nothing remarkable IN the
story Of a Wichita plumber who had
q plumber could almost afford eggs, II
he wanted to.
But II the turkey was anything like
the average, the swallowing Of his false
teeth was almost necessity. unless he
had day OF. The average turkey re-
Quires long. careful and persistent
mastication.
He should renl. in Buenos Aires
where he is appreciated. There they
gave him a horse: here they gave him
q horse laugh.
There must be some moral to the
story of the salfna woman who spent
four months in jail Tor killing her
husband. and Is now going to the peni-
tentfary for q year Tor selling booze.
It must be that a lady can save time
by killing her husband:
General Rains is now N close COM
petition with Generals Huerta and
Villas for flrst-page honors. BY COM
partson. Generals Huerta ana villas are
dry subjects
This auto polo Is a dangerous snort,
ana spectators who propose attend
| Ing the game should take umbrellas.
According to the pictures, It begins
with a light shower of arms ana legs,
ana closes with a perfect down pour.
There Is this much. however. the
hectored British authorities can say in
favor Of EN- Pank. Her board bin isn't
| excessive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
HU.GoR Or Hr Dly


''You knew your lessons today" said the
head OF the team accusin1Y. Yes; cap.
tain" well, let IT pang this time. but II
looks as IL you were neElecting your foot
baIl."-Washington Herald
1T am Just wondering wfether It would
be safe to propose to that girl that have
been sodns VII" Il don't think Il
would." What makes you think sne
would turn me DOWN. II don't think
she would snap you up.'-HOuston Post
III ever have to choose . disease"
said weary Walker. I'm pick neuras.
theuia.." ssWot'D good fer Il, WeafyT
sCompiste re0t.SClsvelAnd Plain De4Jof.
'.Dou't you want good rcads9" "oh =
dunno." replied the man who was whit
fIing Z nine stick. There amt NO place
around here that's worth gotn' to-
Warrington star.
Corn-..Jack proposed to me last MINT. =
laayme-~Thexe! I WAS a&ral4 thq pooP
~ 1871 "a nD1 - 0oDGGnonR 1GGDnEs
IsSsss~isielsssss xHsz1ssAs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

self, and-and trying to anatch him
from mo right at the atari
Haven't you found out yourself Hkc-
wteer Sarah aeked- Found out what
= hypccrito you've been All alongf Max
lng out you hated marrying Billy, 90 as
to be coaxed ana pampere6 and bribed
--yeo. bribed? II you haven't. I have,
but not right now. An along have
sensed that you Were play-acting-
making drama OF your fate, when It
was just to your mind You don't de-
serve your good fortune. Billy Mackiin
H. man: he ought to have . live,
f1esf-and- blood woman, not q 1lesh-
and-blood doll"
Quite right, Miss Sarah" q deep
throaty voice said through the win
dow.
Squire MAcklin stood Just outside and
there had seen ana heard everything.
Let me confess we're getting
ut the truth, We ought to have solid
chunks Of II. Billy has been half
hearted ~ to this match. I've been the
one to urge it-for family reasons and
also financial ones. Lucille will nave
money-the Mack1ins are land-poor.
Julia Madison and laid our heads to-
gether when the boy and girl were
hardly out Of their cradles, and made
the match We've been driving to 1t
steadily ever since. have to thank
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
EVENING CHIT
BIZ RUTH CAMERON.
Lost: A Sense Of Proportion.
"Oh, do not get delirious

Lost: A Sense Of Proportion.
''Oh do not get delirious
About your troubles numerous.
For what to you seems serious
To others may seem humorous"
A few days ago met little friend
Of mine on the trolley. and on inQufr-
ing what caused her to look SO blue.
was made the recipient Of q tale Of
deepest woe. It was ono OF those
dead wrong. In the first place she
had made a mistake in the office: in
the second place she was just coming
back from q visit to the dressmaker
and the new gown didn't look as IL It
were going to be becoming, and that
after she had spent more money than
she really should have upon It; then
she was going to be late to supper.
which always made her boarding mis-
tress cross and she didn't feel ~ IL
che could stand being glowered at to-
night; and lastly she had Just heard
Z di9agreeaole remark which q sup
posed friend had made about her.
Altogether she was in one Of those
moods when 1t doesn't seem az IL the
joys of life were sufficient to outweigh
its 0orrOwe, and when one is inclined
to wish with the facile melancholy of
youth that ono had never been born
into this vale Of tears.
This morning met the Same little
friend coming out Of her front gate
with as smiling q morning face as
ever cheered a December day. $50
you're feeling better this morning."
said. What became Of all your trou-
bles?"
MY troubles. Miss Cameron" she
echoed. We'll, found my lost sense
of proportion and discovered that
they weren't troubles at ALL"
You seemed to think they were
Tuesday night" reminded her.
should say So" she admitted,
but the only thing that was really
the matter with me was that I had
lost my sense Of proportion. The next
morning, after had had q good sleep,
/ found it again and then discovered
that what I thought were troubles
were really nothing but annoyances."
Lost: A Sense Of Proportion.
How often when It seems as II we
were bowed down, by troubles too
heavy to bear. all we really need for
relief II to have our lost sense Of pro-
portion returned to us!
We think We are the most unfortu-
nate mOrtals on earth and the real
trouble IL that we are depressed and
tired and maybe hungry, ana have
lost our sense OF proportion.
This mood IL as old AZ mankind.
Centuries and centuries ago on the
Judaen hills the Master Singer chant
ed. "All the pillows have gone over
me-" which to my mind IL the most
perfect expression OF complete dis
couragement ever written. When I
EN- completely down" II often comes
to my mind and then I wonder If Da-
vfd, too. had lost his sense OF propor-
ton and IL he found It again the next
morning.
Now to realize that you had lost
your sense OF proportion after you
have found 1t again IN easy. But here
II something much harder and more
worth whi1e-to remind yourself
when the black at is on that In all
likelihood you have merely lost your
sense Of proportion and to put your
reasoning powers to work and try
with all your might to get It back at
once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

A good fellow" is seldom that way to
himself.
Among the most merciful Of people
are the photographers.
Women are adopts at making up
everything but their minds.
The real financier is the individual
who can make a little money go a long
ways.
Any number Of people expect alto
gether too much out Of life in compare
son to what they put in It.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
A DEFENSE OF THE PRESS.

An effective answer to the criticism
that newspapers devote too much Of
their space to sensational topics was
framed by the late Joseph Pulitzer, the
genius who developed the New York
World. It il contained In the reminis-
cences Of MT. Pulitzer that are appear
ing in the Metropolitan magazine. and
which como from the pen Of Alleyne
Ireland. who was one Of Mr.. Pulitzer's
secretaries. Mr.. ireland quotes ME-.
ject:
LAS q matter Of fact. the criticisms
you hear about the American press are
founded ON a dislike for our headlines
and for the prominence we give to
crime, to corruption In office. and 10
sensational topics generally; the charge
Of inaccuracy Is just thrown in to
make II look worse. I do not believe
that ono person in q thousand who at
tacks the American press for being in
accurate has ever taken the trouble to
investigate the facts.
Nov about this matter Of seusa-
tiopalism; Newspaper should be
scrupulousiy accurate; It should be
clean; 1t should avoid everything that
could offend good taste or lower tho
moral tone Of it's readers: but within
these limits It il the duty Of every
newspaper to print the news. When
I speak Of good taste and good moral
tone do not mean that kind Of good
taste which IL offended by every refer
ence to the unpleasant things Of life.
I do not mean the kind Of good taste
m ynornlif,, vvhaoh v,af.sso- "a v>o~uxvs~>
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
FROM OTHER PENS
WHY EXPERTS DISAGREE.

Instead of saying that differences OF
opinion make horse races, David Har-
UNI might have said, with equal truth.
that views divergent from profession
al witnesses. supposed to possess ex-
act knowledge, make hard the lot Of
our judges on the bench. For in
stance, one doctor testified in the SUI
preme court OF New York recently
that the plaintiff in a separation case
was I'm such an anemic and highly
nervous condition that she could not
appear at the trial. Another physi-
clan. called by the defense, swore that
he had examined the woman and
found nothing to prevent her being
present, 1T has been our expert
ence that experts always disagree on
the main point" remarked Mr.. JUS
tice Erlanger. after listening patiently
to both sides. "If they did not dis
agree, they would have nothing to
do" When the state or the county
alone hires them and pays them q
plan suggested by certain jurists).
perhaps their findings and conclu-
sions will be in accord occasionally
Boston Globe.
CANADIANS BEING PLUCKED.
Sir Wilfrid Laurter takes prompt adj
vantage OF the increased cost Of living
in Canada to demand free food" The
food products IL his proposal. Cana
dian prices on meats, eggs. dairy goods.
canned fruits and the like Immediately
advanced toward the level In our mar.
ket when the tariff bars were let down:
the American consumer has been bene-
fited and will be more benefited In the
future when the readjustment II com.
plete, but the Canadian consumer has,
for the time being At least. been
pinched. In anticipation Of proflt1ng by
American prices Canadian producers
rushed their products across the
boundary. tending to create q scarcity
in their own country. Sir Wilfrid evon
HOLDS that the situation for Canada vii;
grow worse before IL will grow better.
for he says in his Hamilton speech:
And we have not reached the end Of
the high cost of living. The cost Of liv-
ing will be higher In two or three
months than 1t II today. What II the
cause? The recent reductions in the
American arifRs."-Springheld Repub-
lican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
ON 7HE SPUR
or TIE MOMENT
BY ROY i. AOUITON.

Yes, Indeed.
buckwheats sho' am mighty fine.
Good poke gravy. 1awsy man!
OATS the kin Of chuck TO- me.
sizxlin' hot frum out de pan:
stacked up like Eifrel tower.
Wild de Juice jes' oozin' out:
DIS yer coon can eat an hour
Does All like 'em: An should shout.
When All eats bout fohty-fo'.
Liza Jane gifts kim OF vexed.
says that All KANT have no mo-.
An allows it's her turn next.
Then 20 ought to see 'em fly.
Keeps me busy Ia de shed
cooktn' 'em TO- her. Oh, my!
KANT git mo- than three ahead:
All likes CHECKING pretty we'll
Also like de postum some:
An de ham bone-dat am swell:
Corn pone-Ah eats every crumb,
But 70 downright all roun' joy
An contentment, lawsy sakes.
Jes turn loose dis yere ole boy
On stack Of buckwheat cakes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

recaptured a few more times. maybe
its people will have the presence Of
mind to erect grandstands. admission
gates and ticket ofices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

1t il said that Hans Wagner. the
famous shortstop, must wear specta-
cles. He could wear a wooden log and
beat some Of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

And 1t begins to look as though tn
secretary Of state knows as littl,
about the presidents Mexican polio.
a. the president himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

''The girl of today conceals her
ears" Which, in view OF what u
likely to be said in her presence. 10
4 wise precaution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

1t is all right for South Cd rolina to
get rid of Governor Blease. but it has
no right to infiict him upon the coun-
try as q senator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

innate consumer these days. Prob
ably he il busy trying to figure out
how to buy $50 worth Of Christmas
nResents with $40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

Senior Huerta must have exercised
some self-restraint, II there are still
millions in Mexico that he can help
himself to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

Maybe the British cops who %
promptly arrested Mrs. Pankhurst on
her arrival home had hopes Of frisk-
ing her Of that $4,000 which she
gathered in this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

Perhaps Princess de Sagan values
her husbands ivory back-scratcher
more as an heirloom than through
personal associations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

And the 1913 record Of 1856 killed
and only. 14O wounded seems to show
that the hunters are much more dead
" shots than soldiers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
XMAS C0lGpEEHT

FORGETTING Is A VIRTUE.
what y 70 vain a. hatred and what
y 20 foolish .. the words. "In gst
find himself INDUCING in that paauiom
ana uttering those words. OF ooufso
you may have been wronged and some
one may have contrived evil against
you In malice aforethought. But life
lily to correct every wrong You my
have suffered ana heart throbs are
TOO previous to waste them on the pas.
sion OF hatred which eats the heart
that gives It BIRTH Yes. it may s.
evildoers when they have attacked
you. but let that be the work Of your
clear th0ughted brain and not the Ia
Dor OF q passlon-heated heart When
that clear brain has told you that
you have done All that Is necessary to
correct any wrong done against you.
you can afford to forget. Forgetting
IL the best thing. straightforward
may boast OF its forgiveness. but for
as 1t accompanies all that self con-
scious pardon can do and IL less apt
to I'LL your head with an exaggerated
sense OF your own worth. which after
all Amay be more pride than real
worth. And il you are not super
human you have wronged others. too.
You do it in moments OF pique. in mo-
ments of anger. In moments when you
forget others rights In the pursuits Of
your own selfish pleasures and de-
are not broad enough OF mind and
are not large enough Of heart to place
yourself fairly and squarely in an
others position and see things an they
come to his angle Of vision. There II
mono righteous. no not one. Unless
you are filled with vanity and are un-
duly puffed up with q sense Of your
own Importance you are humble and
are conscious of there being heights
to which you have not attained. So
why point the finger OF hatred and
scorn at any one. II you have been
fairly decent fellow ana have tried
| to keep down your pride and self
Righteousness you must have those
striven to be. Let your judgment Of
others give fair credit to their best
qualities. Give them due praise for
what they have tried to do. Look for
viii you not find it. You want your
failures forgotten. then forget those
| things wherein others have failed
Elk Falls Reflector.
THE MIGHT OF MILLIONS.
Meaning. in this instance. millions
Of people. and not dollars: hundreds
Of millions of people. to be more ex-
act. For there is q cause Of British
worry which may. in passing. give tho
is the crowded hordes Of India which
makes q strike of Hindus in South
Africa seem serious, and 1t is easy
enough to see what the results might
be; another Sepoy mutiny with a
larger force working at 1t. For there
il an unrest iE India now which comes
rather from enlightenment than out
ragged traditions, as in the Sepoy hor-
ror, and an intelligent foe Is deadlier
than the other kind, even II more hui
name at times. But the work Of the
ages IL not undone In q day; the ages
have split the teeming tribes Of India
| into castles and clans and creeds too
divergent in purpose and antAgonistic
| in nature to unite in any cause. The
might Of millions 10 meager when
they are played against each other
| Atchisou Globe,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

The STATE Journal u . member Of the
Associated Press and receives the mn DAY
Sanint1on Tor the exclusive aftonooA
Subhcat1on in Topeka
The news - received In The 0tafe Jouf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

How is congress to distinguish be-
tween the special session and the reg
ular session when there - NO mile
age in between?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

Poor, old poverty-stricken Andy
Carnegie. He has only SIS, 100000
left on which to worry along until the
end Of his days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

Another embarrassing thing abou
the income tax u that 1t may rsvea
the source of some peoples incomes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

At least it can be said for the in
come tax law that Its study anoro
wonderful development for the brain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

Kaiser wilhelm seems to have mor'
success in preserving the peace OF Eu
rope than he dess - his own BALL
wick. fs.iltl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

When the Bible society distributed
sss,404 Bibles in New York last year.
it apparently put them in secure hid
ing places.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

Some Of tho Democrats who start
ed out for q porterhouse steak are
about ready now to accept soup
hone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

Hetty Green says that eating onions
IL the secret of health. But how 10
the eating Of onions kept secret?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

With an income Of more than
$1,000. 100000. the government u
lucky to escape its own income tax.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

Russia does not take kindly t
American advice. But it seems I
like American race horses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

Still upward the cost Of living
Wends its way. The price OF cigar
cites has been advanced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

One result Of the sulzer scandal
was the beating Of Dave Lamar's rec
ord n q liar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

It doesn't seem exactly fair to put
eleven farmers on . jury to try q
horse doctor for his life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
AccorlinR to Vnele Al,uer.


day, after laboring upon it for many
years Il is In the shape Of ball which
lesss. being propelled 81 sort Of anc e, esss
work mechanism. There ig only one draw
PACK to this selutien Of the old problem.
wrong. Isn't there7 AZ soon as Ambrose
ssf9 b |. 20 4 win 4o Run -,tesat xindns he
About 30 per cent ct the artistic tenn
permanent We hear 30 much about il lazi-
They say nothing 10 imeo.s,b,e IN tb,.
world. but q woman with = straight front
corset can't drink out'n bubbly fouu-
It 1. gettin' 10 gal kin dress In moth.
ing at all. but not on nothinr at All.
Ono thing I never could sec Wa how
8 street corner dootor kin throw IN a
s wo51n Q. junk With u bottle Of medicine
Hank Pardy claims that the ce1luioid
collars amt what they used to be, az
what celiuloid there is ia EN- r. prohs 1Iv
Imitation. He tried to start the kitchef,
IRE with q celluloid collar the other morn
ing waen ne was out OF kerosine and the
Deacon Stubbs asked Hod Peters what
Hod thought of the Mexican imbroglio and
aod eaid ne didn't know. He had never
It doesn't matter how much money n
man has. he hasn't got enough.
Miss Amy Pringle IL right in style 10
Tar as color schemes are concerned She
has got a pink skirt. . green waist, Iaven-
der stockings. red hat and q yellow par
asol
When get around a man who uses
! perfumery I realize that nature makes q
mistake once in a while.
Elmer Sphinx OF our village expects to
save lot OF money by leaving town Tor
Christmas.
Nothing succeeds like success, unless a
teller kin clean up about eighty per cent
by having a failure.
1 Hank Tumms and wife are suffering
wants the bedroom winder up and he
wants 1t down.
| Ode to the Buzz Cart
with profuse apologies to A Tennyson
and the idle rich)
Al my tired old bones, gee.
wish that dared utter
| The thoughts that arise in me.
Alas for the common gaxabe.
For the lonesome pedestrian jay.
| And who travels the old-fashioned way.
Sing no. for the man who can cross
| On foot Ger the town thoroughfares,
Without good bump and q toys
| About thirty feet in the afr.
Sing no. for the hospital corps
| For the medical clinic that meets
To patch up the victims galore
Who had no right on the streets.
Honk. honl. honk.
Speed W. 6cEs. asr y, .ySr q: worth-
You own every bit Of this earth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
And It Has Come True.

ssThe chariots shall rage In the streets:
they shah jogtle one against the other In
the broadways: they shan run Hike light
uinssr-Nahan, second chapteg. fouEth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

Jack Supp says It's q hon Of = nots
when an egg b worth moro than
| hen.