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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23
EVENING CHAT
The Other Side.
BY RUTH CAMERON.

To have someone write, THANK
you, Ruth Cameron, you express just
my sentiments" is of course a great
pleasure to me.
Being extremely human like to be
applauded. Nevertheless l think |
great pleasure to have letter
friend differ with me and write a
letter. like the following:
You say in last evenings paper.
Almost all women are born SYM
bolists. If more men would rea lize
this fact we should have happier mar
riages.'
This is one of the instances where
I disc gree with you.
If women were less given to
symbolism should have happier
marriages.
Tine trouble is that most wives eX-
pect too much of their husbands. They
want their husbands to be continually
at their beck and call. They do not
realize that their husbands work all
day to keep up the home. that they
share their earnings with their wives
and provide them with clothes and
pay for their amusements. OF course
this is at it should be. The wife in
return looks after the house and her
husbands welfare.
But do not most wiVes-I am not
speaking of drudSes-find plenty of
time during the day to enjoy them
selves? Can they not go to 1uncheons.
card parties and matinees with their
friends? Have they not enough leisure,
even if they do their own work. to
receive friends. to sit down for an
hour to read a book
Then why should not husband
be entitled to spend free afternoon
at the ball game or in a tramp into
the country with some friends?
Il have a friend whose husband is
a passionate huntsman. When they
were engaged he said to her: There
is one thing which L shall never give
up, that is my hunting. / go hunting
or on a cross country tramp with
some friends every Saturday and Sun
day, and shall continue to do so af-
ter I am married. l hope you will
not object to this
Being a sensible girl she said she
would not mind, but would enjoy her
self in her own way.
They have been married over two
years now and are the happiest couple
1 know of. My friend told me only
the other day that they have never
had a quarrel. Almost every weekend
he goes on his hunting trips, she
spends those days with relatives and
friends, and when they come home
Sunday evening they have lots of
things to tell each other.
Besides they often go out to-
gether and have many good times
"Another young friend is just the
opposite. She would not stand for
anything like that. When he goes
with out her she makes herself miser-
able by wondering whose company
he prefers to hers. She is always feel
ing hurt over some imaginary neglect
and though they have hardly been
married a year, they have already
had many serious quarrels"
Which of these wives will make
her marriage a success?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23
BY THE WAY
By HARVEY PARSONS.

Thaw, according to one specialist,
is a victim of progressive insanity
Meaning, possibly, that form of de-
mentia Americana that was so preva-
lent last year. But it is the first hint
that Thaw's bug was politics.
Joe Bristow is the only member of
the Kansas delegation who had the
nerve to purchase a house in Washing
ton, and now Kansas is wondering
whether it is a case of exaggerated
optimism or a speculation in Wash
ington property
The one-legged man who has chal-
1enged Tom Botkin to swimming
race has something to back his con-
tention that it is easier to swim with
one leg than with two,-the one
logger being closer to the fish, who
has no legs at all, but is some swim
mer at that.
If Holsters sold two for a quarter,
the favorite after-dark food of the
great white way would be something
else. There isn't much to a lobster
except the price.
The principal trouble with a lot of
people is that they always underscore
the - in their conversation.
Howard. which was made famous
by the Polk Daniels family, is taking
on the characteristics of its leading
citizen when it's saturnalia of hoSS-
racing laps over onto week of Chau-
tauqua. Polk Daniels is both good
sport and a Sunday school teacher.
Mr.. Hearst observes that the Mex
leans have killed over a hundred of
our citizens, and we stand for it. AS
further prediction, we offer that we
will continue to stand for it. The ne
gotiations necessary to cease stand
ing for it would interfere with some
chautauqua dates.
1t is agin the law to burn leaves
and agin the law to put leaves in the
cutters. About the only way to get
rid of leaves and remain on good
terms with the city administration is
to eat them for breakfast food.
We observe that the reporter on
the Morning Squash took our advice
to print a little something about Gene
Stotts being an ex-member of the
big 8. We are pleased to note that
the reporter in question is open to
suggestion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23
BEYOND TIE NIGHT.

The city lights are bright with flame
where up and down the street
The clty's CLEAN flares up the way for
countless drifting feet:
And yet, often turn away, where through
a window pane
A dim old-fashioned candle light shines
down a country lane.
The city has a thousand songs-a multi
tude to sing
A thousand voices sweep the night where
dim cathedrals ring;
And yet l often turn away where all the
morning through
A hooking bird calls back to me across
the silver dew.
The city has a mighty voice-a siren voice
that calls
Where Fame is pleading night and day
within her Star-crowned walls:
And yet often turn away where in the
fading light
A waiting mother used to call her boy in
from the night.
-Grantland Rice, in the New York Mail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23
MUNICIPAL NEGLECT.

To it alone can be attributed the col
lapse of the Sixth avenue viaduct the
other day. And the city can consider
itself fortunate that the street car
which plunged partially through 1t vas
loaded with crushed rock instead of
human freight. Else it would have had
to pay a bill that would hav. ASSUMED
large proportions.
When this structure was built, the
contract called for the expense of its
erection to be borne by the Santa F-e
and the street railway company, while
it's upkeep, maintenance and repair fell
to the lot of the city. The street rail-
way company and the Santa Fe full
filled their part of the bargain. But
the city has given scant attention to
its obligation. AS a matter of fact,
municipal neglect has permitted this
bridge to fall into decay. Its condi-
ton has been VIGOROUSLY bad for q
long time. People who had to use it
have felt that it has been unsafe. They
have been expecting it to crumble and
fall, and only hoping that they would
not be on it when the crash came
Suppose the contract covering the
construction of this viaGGct and its
maintenance had been written in other
terms. Suppose the city had paid the
initial expense of building the bridge
on the understanding that the Santa
Fe and the street railway company
had to provide for its upfeep. Under
such circumstances the people of the
city and the city itself would have toll
Grated no such indifference to the care
of the structure as the city has shown.
Not a loose plank, let alone stretch
after stretch of rotten ones, would have
developed before a roar would have
been raised against corporate disre-
gard and corporate negligence for. obi
cations that would have been heard
from one end of Kansas to the other.
1t is strange, indeed, that the people
of a city will submit, without almost a
word of protest, to a laxity on the part
of city officials, their paid servants,
that they would not begin to tolerate
for a moment in a public service cor
poration. Perhaps. though, it isn't 50
strange, after all. The people, IN
doubtedly, have learned by individual
experiences that it does little or no
good to make suggestions as to munic-
ipal matters that should be attended 10.
Such suggestions are not often even
courteously received. And so if the
city officials have not been getting
complaints during the past few months
concerning the condition of this via
duct it is probably because the people,
and not without some reason. have
long since become obsessed with the
notion that such complaints would be
without avail. Besides, the people
place men in charge of their public af-
fairs to look after them without prod
ding. That's what they're paid for.
And promises to that end are always
glibly given by every candidate for
city office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23
JOURNAL ENTRIES

There are any number of married
people who have been disappointed in
love.
= X ,
Nor is a woman generous, Just be-
cause she gives another a piece of her
= = i.
The man who puts his shoulder to
the wheel is the right kind of a
spokesman.
+ r j.
Shes a mean wife who returns from
a vacation a couple of days ahead of
the schedule.
= = +
1t is we'll to remember that the
music which soothes the savage brea st
is not ragtime
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23
QUAKER NIEDITATIONs.
[From the Philadelphia Record.l

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Fat people are not always jolly any
more than lean people always are lenient.
Even the girl who. never gets any let
tiers is always the lookout for the male.
Some kisses are merely subterfuges to
find out whether hubby has been drink
ing.
Jinl-''Lazicus says he's looking for an
opening Tinl-.'What with, a corkscrew
OF Il pair of iacks?''
Wigwagg-"I don't owe a dollar in the
world. Borrowell-"Gee, but your friends
must be dead on to you"
Belle-''What do you think of Maude s
antique china - Nell-''I don't think it
all it's cracked up to be-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23
FROM OTHER PENS
SAILS VERSUS STEAM.

If the winds were constant. and if
large force of men to work ship" must
not be taken along, paid and fed, winG
power might have competed more sue
cessfully with steam power in carrying
trade the sea. But the steamship
could make much better time between
ports, and required fewer men for the
same carrying capacity, and the un-
equal contest appeared certain to end
in the disappearance of sailing ships
from deepwater service, while the
coastwise sailing craft gave way to
the tugs and their lines of barges But
the application of machinery has re-
manage the rigging of sailing vessel,
and the auxiliary oil engine for use in
calm or other time of necessity has
greatly lessened the difference in favor
of the steam vessel. The oil engine
takes but little space, compared
with the machinery on board steam
ships, the motive power is instantly
available, the cost is trifiing while in
use and there is no necessity for keep
ing fires burning. With ,hese new APP
planes, it is probable that the day OF
the wind TANNER has not altogether
passed. in fact. it is significant that
three sailing vessels, two of which re
the largest of their class, having a car
rying capacity of about 5000 tons each.
have been chartered by a single firm
of merchants in China. They are to
load from China and Japan for Balti-
more or New York. coming around Ey
the Cape of Good Hope.-Manchestcr
Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23
ON TEE SPUR
or The MOMENT
That Vacation.
BY ROY K MOULTON.

That Vacation.
Same old shelters.
Same old chuck,
Same old fishing,
Same old luck.
Same old beaches,
Same old skies,
Same old peaches,
Same old flies.
Same old dances,
Same old moons,
Same old string bands,
Same old tunes.
Same old hammocks,
Same old swings,
Same old camp fires,
Same old things,
Same old widows.
Same old girls,
Same old face tints,
Same old curls.
Same old rowboats,
Same old sands.
Same old blisters
On the hands.
Same old backache,
Same old fleas;
Same old gossip,
Same old wheeZe.
Two weeks outing
Fades from view;
Same vacation,
Nothing new.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News.J

The liar has lots of competition.
There are more blockheads than wooden
legs. ~ ""O"Vi
:, Trust the budding orator to deliver a
floWery speech O.
But it is the natural bent of some men
to be broke.
Men waste too much good energy in
making fools of Themselves.
There's many trip 'twixt the Gun and
the lip says the old topper.
Almost any man can acquire noniIarit,.
If he IS willing to pay the price
1t is better TO miss some things as thex,
go than to take them as they come.
Every rich man imagines he would en-
joy helping his poor kin-if he hasn't any.
takes a man of strong will power to
look unconcerned when his wife tells MIN
he has been talking in his sleep.
The crowd in the parlor consisted of a
man, girl and a lamp Two is com
pany," protested the man Whereunon IA.
lamp obligingly went out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23
HERR BEBEL

A distinguished man was lost to Ger
many and to the world in the death of
the Socialist, BebeL When he spoke
Europe pricked up her ears and lis
tened attentively. He was follower of
Marx and Engel and the leader of the
Socialist party for long time. He and
his compatriot Liebknecht were the
only two members of the reichstag who
voted against fiscal credits for carry
ing on the war with France. He won
international notoriety by a terrific
speech which he delivered in 1871
against the annexation of AIsace-Lo
raine, and in favor of a Paris commune.
Bismarck was attracted by Bebel and
declared that he had seen a light which
convinced him that Socialism must be
stamped out at all hazards, but the
iron hand failed to accomplish the in
tended purpose. 1t fell palsied when
the great chancellor passed away and
ever since Socialism has been steadily
gaining ground, until now it has ~
least one-third of the legislative
strength of Germany. Bebel possessed
a Wonderfully alert mind and an intel
lectual fecundity rarely equaled In
spite of his radicalisms and rantfngs
ne was irreproachably honest, and won
the respect of those who most bitterly
opposed his policies. Bebel might have
been called the Senator Tfllman IF
Germany.-Memphis News-Scin1ftar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23
HOME NEW WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State JournaI
away from home during the summer
NAV have the paper mailed regularly
each day to any address at tne rnte
OF ten cents week or thirx a6rnes
m month (by mail only. Address
changed as often as desired. WINS
ont OF town the State journal VIII oe
TO Won like a daily letter from nome
Advance payment is requested on
s,,eSe short time subscriptions. to save
f1ooEEeepfuC eXpenS0S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

Those many miles of good roa DIS
that have been built in Missouri over
right, as it were, won't be worth much
ia the near future unless pains are
taken to keep them in repair. Building
good roads does not count for much
III the long run unless they are main-
tanned as such.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

Governor Sulzer seems to have
plenty of courage, at any rate. He is
going to take an active part in the
fight against Tammany in the forth
coming municipal campaign in New
York city. And among Tammany's ac-
tive agents in New York are the gun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

There is more to the suggestion that
women be given the task of umpiring
professional ball games than appears
at first glance. With her rats. rolls,
switches, puffs, transformations, ct
ce:era, ct cetera, u woman umpire's
head would be immune to the knock
cut effects of the unfriendly pop
bottle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23
TELEPHONES.
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news IL
ganization for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news is received IN The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

Congressional orators having got as
far down as the decline of the Roman
empire, there is hope that the tariff
bill will soon be disposed Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

Mr.. Lorimer intimates that he will
stand for reelection to the senate in
Illinois. Apparently he overlooks the
fact that there can't be any "jackpots'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

one of the most picturesque feature!
of the governmental situation is Tn;
Intense silence that is being maintain
ed by Albert ]. Beveridge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

One of the scientists says: ITO
keep cool in hot weather suspend all
thought" Possibly that is the reason
congress is standing the Washing ton
summer So we'll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

1t is to be hoped that the moving
CT Governor Foss' factory to Canada
will not result in strained relations b.
tween this country and the Dominion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

Mr.. Hargs definition of Colonel
Roosevelt as a conservative radical
is probably appreciated by the protec-
ton Democrats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

Lieutenant Governor Glynn says
that when he is established as COVER
nor of New York, in Suffers place, ne
viii; be safe and sane. But in the
meantime what
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

Governor Sulzer recently said: Il
am in the street called Straight" I'm
doubtedIy Wall street is grateful for
the compliment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

Tammanyites in the New York Leg
islature talk about trying Governor
Sulzer with dignity But what they
really intend to try him with is a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

Surely one of the meanest men has
come to the front in the Washington
ian who demands the false teeth of his
div orced wife just because he paid for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

John Lind wasn't afraid to go into
Mexico. But in doing so it may have
been noticed that he avoided passing
through Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

Governor Sulzer no longer need seek
for the reason why his hair has
tendency to stand straight up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

L. f. Pinkham has been appointed
governor of Hawaii. No, his first name
is mot lydia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

Money is talking for Governor SUI
ger now, whether it did during ms
campaign or not.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

Probably. if there should be wal
with Mexico, the Democrats could oe
prevailed upon to let the Republican,
fight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

A wild man has been caught neSr
Pittsburg. Probably he didn't have
enough money to take him to New
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

Undoubtedly Mr.. Sulzer can tell
lot of things about Tammany. But
will he tell how he came to know
fhern .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

Until these days of diaphanous
Gowns. mere man was obliged to con-
fess that he was unable to see through
q woman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

Madge-"Is she a good conversational
istg' Marjorie-"No. / couldn't get her
to talk about anybody knew."-JudEe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

Tt Is true that both your husband and
the man who lives next door to you have
tailed in business?' Yes, but Ned's fail
ure isn't nearly so bad as Mr.. Naybor's :.
He failed for fifty cents on the dollar.
while my husband failed for only ten
cents on the dollar. "-Boston Transcript
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23
KANSAS COMMENT
FIGHTING KANSAS.


eve travelled 267 miles, stopped AT
80 towns, visited in each one an nour,
md we saw but one covered iiiU TIT
wagon, and it was going west. 10
was said by a prominent Kansas In.I
ihe. other day in telling of his trIP
through Kansas from HerlngtoH ~
Liberal. And it forcibly tells the go
fighting spirit exhibited by hanseans
right now under the adverse conui-
tons brought on by the droutn OF lnIs
summer. at was going west KlEn-
there is the nubbin. The eyes OF Ran
sas are westward, not eastWard. NeE
er before in her history was the state
better able to Withstand n oroutIi
Never before did her fighting sPIrl1
come to the front more tnan tooaS.
Never before has Kansas planned IoI
next year and the years to come as sue
is doing this year. The long qAHS
which have passed, rainless, not, oIls
tering. crop whitening days-Ii ll ~
have crushed the spirit OF some Peo-
ple. hut not of the race OF kansa as.
They have not cried about 1t. Irey
never peeped. They are not pessimls-
CRYING, and wailing and crashing OF
teeth. Instead you get smile, ah..
they tell you of what the state nlS
done under the adverse conditions anu
of the plans for next year. Tney are
staying right by the ship. A droutny
wear such as Kansas is just expeEI-
encing is the exception. They kno~
that in the other seasons TO corr corr,
there will be rain and blossomlnS
fields and great fruitage Just as tHe
etate has enjoyed many times in the
past. And here is a little story 10
show that the Kansan who has lost
virtually all of his crops, who mas peen
hard hit, whose crops have burned up
doesn't want help given him, ne
simply wants the other fellow who can
help him a little to join with him on
next years prospects. A western
Kansas farmer, it was related, VINO
lost his crops, was asked if he wanted
any free seed wheat. What l would
like" he said, would be for some
one to furnish the seed wheat ana
take in return One-fOurth or next
years crop. L want him to take n
chance with me.'-North Shawnee
Chief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23
A QUEER WORLD.

A citizen remarked that this is
queer world. When the floods were
tearing up Indiana and Ohio last spring
people here were thankful they did not
live in such a wet country. Now they
are signing for some of that moisture.
Things don't seem to be distributed
exactly right, but perhaps after all ev-
erything is for the best. The garden
of Eden was closed up a long while
ago, and since then mortals have had
to hustle for what they get Some
times it is discouraging, but who shall
say that we are not stronger AND bet
ter on account of the burdens we learn
to bear?-Wellington Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

Anxious Mistress-"Jane,h have you given
the fish any fresh water lately?'' Jane
No num- They haven't drank the wa
ter gave them last month yet.,,-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

Thaw, according to one specialist,
is victim of progressive insanity"
Meaning, possibly, that form of de-
nentia Americana that was so preva-
lent last year. But it is the first hint
that Thaw's bug was politics.