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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16
ANOTHER KANSAS LOSS.

Kansas has just suffered a loss OF
$4,000 that might have been saved
had the members of the legislature
used something of discretion instead
of revealing in pork in one most i'm
portant particular.
To be more specific, a fire at the
Hutchinson fair grounds the other day
reduced the cattle barn to ashes. 1t
was one of those old fashioned frame
structures that is the finest fruit for
flames, once they begin their work. 1t
is Il sore blow to the Hutchinson fair
of this fall, as we'll as a loss to the
state which embarked in the state fair
business at Hutchinson through the
connivance of the legislators who had
favors to swap with each other.
Topeka will be the last TO gioat over
the misfortune of her sister city which
landed the seal of the state for fair
purposes. But it may at least be par
donable to point out that if the legis-
lature had selected Topeka as the
location for the state fair, no such loss
to the state would have happened or
no such handicap would have been
placed on the first state fair, as that
which has occurred at Hutchinson.
The fair grounds at Topeka are
buildings. They are built of concrete
and are as impervious to fire as build
ings can we'll be made. In fact, there
is no comparison between them and
the buildings that Hutchinson had to
offer the state. They are superior in
every particular. Indeed, they are bet
ter than the buildings at most of the
leading fairs throughout the country.
That is one of the reasons. too why
the Topeka fair has made such strides
to the top in the last couple of years.
That is one of the reasons why its big
success of this year and of the future
is assured. Exhibitors of fancy cattle
and horses will always give preference
to the fair that has the best accommo-
dations for their live stock and it's dis
play. That's why the entry lists for
the Topeka fair of this fall are even
now larger than they have been at
the two excellent Topeka fairs which
are matters of history.
1t certainly seems a shame that the
interests and prestige of Kansas were
sacrificed for political considerations
in the selection of a location for the
state fair. The offer of grounds and
equipment that Topeka made to the
state was more advantageous in every
detail than any Hutchinson could make.
The destruction of the cattle barn at
Hutchinson by fire is pretty conclu-
sive contributory evidence that this is
so. But. the politicians of Kansas
made the state fair bargain. And like
most bargains that this gentry has a
hand in, it is proving to be of the
expensive variety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16
FOOD FOR REFLECTION.

We trust art to justify it's useful
ness; and art weayes her charms, and
leads US to regions Immoral and I'M
scientific; still we trust her, and at
last she brings US back to the solid
world of reality and experience, and
we learn that art does not contradict
truth, and that she actually in her
self, is productive, writes William
Miller Gamble in the July Atlantic.
We trust science, and science leads us
into cold regions of pitiless force; yet
we trust her, and she proves human
and productive; but not until we have
given her her liberty and submitted
to her authority. We trust society so
full of frauds and follies and tnjus-
tees; yet we trust her, and find that
her customs and usages were all built
up for very necessary purposes. But
we do not trust religion to justify her
self; we give her little or no opportun-
ity to prove her productiveness. We
yield to religious influence as to some
foible of which we are rather
ashamed. We accept just so much re-
hgion as we judge to be helpful or
inspiring, and then we are careful to
isolate it from complication with
other beliefs by defining and limiting
it as our own private creed which
must be kept to the strictest simplic-
ity, since the worlds complexities de-
mand all our attention. And so we
know no more about what religion is
than a medieval monk, penning gro
tesqueS around an initial, knew of the
mind of Praxiteles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16

| looked down upon her while he sang
from the bough of the stage tree. He
hurried to her and took her hand, ac-
cording to stage directions. 1t was
white and smooth.
In a second more he and the prin-
cess were descending the banyan
tree amid the applause of the au-
dience. The princess pushed back
her veil, according to stage direc-
TONS and looked up at Malcolm She
was beautiful. Then Malcolm real
lied that they were singing the hit
duet of the evening, their voices min
Cling with as great harmony as if they
had rehearsed the part for weeks.
Finally after they played through the
act together and Malcolm and the
princess had refused the fifth curtain
call he found himself in the wings
with r er.
He had fallen in love with the
voice when he first heard its deep
notes replying to his own.
The princess thought he was
Saundy. She told him as she grasped
his hand warmly in hers that she
could hardly believe his voice had
improved so wonderfully. Malcolm
discovered that she was Blairs sis
ter; that she had received word from
Blair that he could not get back for
the performance and that she had
come to sing his part. She had
drilled him in his part and knew it
To Malcolm the evening sped on
like a dream. Once the stage direc-
tions called for "a prolonged en-
BRACE" He could see the princess
blushing under her rouge as he took
her in his arms and turned her pretty
face up to his. It's taking an unfair
advantage of you, little princess, but
the part calls for it, he said.
Then after the play was over and
the members of the cast, tired and
hot, were hurrying to their dressing
rooms, Malcolm sought the princess
as she was trying to slip behind the
wings to her dressing room.
Goodnight, little Hindu prin-
cess he said.
Goodnight, Ranyan boy" she sci id.
He put one strong arm around her
shoulder. 1T isn't part of the play,
little princess" he said, "but I am
going to try to prove to you that
am not unworthy"
Sandy and Blair came back late
that night in a mood of deep humfli-
ty, but entirely recovered from the
effect of their afternoons celebra-
ton. 1t was piece of folly Blair
admitted, but he always said a fell
low is pretty lucky if the worst esca-
pade he ever INDUCED in resulted in
nothing worse than his sisters en-
gagement to his best friends brother.
l-(Copyright, 1913, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16
HYHAWKER JOTS

And it may be a lawyer who adver-
tives in the Gaylord Sentinel, as fol-
J lows: Come to Kerwin and see me
about that new suit.
AS the Jamestown Optimist says: A
revival isn't considered much OF sue
cess unless a newspaper man can be
made to see the error of his way
In all probability it will be a sur
prise to many KansanS to learn that
there is one county in the state with
only one church in it. This is Lane
county. And it's sole church is
Methodist at Dighton.
A few observations by Editor Ded-
rick of the Gridley Light: Many a
man is short on dollars because he
has no sense. .... When some people
try to think out loud, they make a
noise like a tin horn. Too many
of us make good resolutions only to
table" them before they have gone
dumb instead of deaf, things would be
much more pleasant for the neighbors.
Contributed to the Oberlin Times:
We are thankful that we finished our
prenuptial love making before the ad-
vent of the Bulgarian blouse for
women. In the days of our love max
ing, the women wore their belts at the
squeezing line. We can imagine an
embarrassing moment for the young
man of today who places his arm
about his lady's waist, as indicated by
her belt, and attempts a gentle
squeeze.
Just how the rich rub it into the
poor is again inStanced by the Selden
reporter of the Dresden SunflOWer,
who writes: Talk about your million
aires and aristoerats, we actually saw
a man carrying one whole lemon home
the other day. We expressed our
longing for lemonade and the exclu-
siye price which made such luxuries
prohibitive to us, and did he invite us
to share? He did not and SO the rich
trample on the poor. Twas ever thus
The flags were flying, says the
Pittsburg Kansan, bands were playing.
and street and steam cars were I'M
loading their human freight in Pitts
burg. 1t was July 4, and among other
things came our old friend Tony To-
mato. Hello, Mista Kansa. How you
lika dat bigga day Four July. Him
bigga fell, maka da bigga noize, shaka
da flag, maka da SochulIa sicka-da-
stumm. You know ma hoy Petro,
Heem speeka da peece last week in
school. Star Spanga Ban, maka da
bigga hit data smart boy, sum day
him bin gooda man, maka da race
fur Guv-, maybe. Bigga man git bigga
office, maka do bigga Bizniz. Frank
kummiss, him Bigga man now, gitta
da tn thous doll year, giva da shribe
-wha you Gala da "Klerk''-Nine
hunda. Heem stay home ALA time
now and watcha da LAMBDA. Say,
whata you think. l bina Mericana
sitza now gotta ma laSta pape from
Koort Next year 1 votes for Bryan
sure-gooda bye"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16
TO-DAY.


Sure, this world is full of trouble
1 amt said it amt.
Lord, I've had enough and double
Reason for complaint.
Rain an storm have come to fret me,
Skies were often gray;
Thorns an brambles have beset me
On the road-but, say,
Amt it fine today
What's the use of always weepin',
Making trouble last?
What's the use of always keepin'
Thinkin' of the past?
Each must have his tribulation-
Water with his wine;
Life it amt no celebration,
Trouble, I've had mine
But today is fine.
It's today that I am Twin,
Not a month ago.
Havin', losin, takin', givin',
AS time wills it so;
Yesterday a cloud of sorrow,
1t may rain-but, say,
Amt it fine today.
The Argonaut.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.
IRON the PhiladeIphia Record1

[From the Philadelphia Record.1
Fair play doesn't always win fair lady.
There's shake-up in some summer
trunks.
Some people are like frogs; they're born
kickers.
Though money talks. silence often COM
mands a good price
= he people who always expect to be
cheated generally are.
Even the sculptor may not cut much OF
a figure in society.
Wigg-"Sillicus acts like a perfect fool"
Wagg-'That isn't acting
Because the naked truth sometimes
shocks, some people drape it with subter-
fuge.
he fellow who can't make living
can always be depended upon to make
excuses.
Most women can stand more pain than
men, provided 1T must not be suffered in
silence.
Don't talk yourself up too much" says
the Manayunk philosopher. "A hen Will
cackle more over laying one egg than
shad will over a Million
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16
HUAOR or THE DIP

Inspector-"Any abnormal children In
your class, Miss Pedagogue?" School
Teacher-"Yes; one of them has good
mannerS."-Iife.
Miss Summerboard-''Have you noticed
what delightful air this is? Why, 1T abso-
lutely intoxicates one." Cleverton-"H m!
1t ought to. They charge champagne
prices" PUCK.
Hostess-"oh. I hope your dog won't
dinner is on the table" Caller-"I hope
not, indeed. He isn't allowed to have
fish.'-Punch.
Mr.. Subbubs-''Tm afraid our garden is
going to be a failure" Mrs. Subbubs-
why do you think so?" Mr.. Subbubs-
Even the neighbours chickens don't seem
to take any interest in it."-Judge.
Wife Creminiscently)-'T remember when
you asked me to say the word that was
tated. Hub tgrumpily)r"Hesit Huh:
You never did say it-"-Boston Transcript
so you broke your engagement with
conceited thing. simply couldn't stand
him." 1T never heard him brag. What
makes you think him conceited?" "All
the time we were engaged he never once
told me that he was unworthy of my
Iove."-Detroit F'ree-Press.
"a summer vacation is a great thing"
said the man who had just hit the board
walk $50 restful, you know" They
don't seem so restful to me-" replied the
man who was running a shop. "It seems
to me that vacations are merely schemes
to overwork lot of people to help
others overwork themselves trying to
have a good time."-Washington Star.
$50 you are going all the way home to
make a Fourth of July orationv' Yes
replied Senator Sorghum. I'm not going
to miss any opportunity to talk to my
about something besides the
tariff Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16
FROM OTHER PENS
RESPECT FOR THE FLAG.


If all Americans were made of the
stuff of Corpl. Edward Carswell, of the
| United States L-arine recruiting sta
| ton at Denver, Colo, there would be
fewer outbreaks on the part of the
Black Hand, 1. w. W.. and red flag an
archists. Carswell didn't mind much
when the 1. w. w. orator on a soap
| box called him hired murderer of
1 capital" because he worked in the
navy. If the 1. w. w. orator, in his
harangue against government had
stopped there he would have been
saved trouble. But when he shouted
Down with the American flag! To
hi with the army and navy" he
aroused within Corpl. Carswell the
spirit of &c. Carswell gave the orator
a blow on the jaw that knocked him
down and a moment later another one
that sent him into insensibility. Pos
sibly the 1. w. w. orator will not be
in such a hurry next time to attack the
American flag. This whole movement
of the Industrial Workers of the World
has been going entirely too far. II
was first directed against capital, but it
is now directed against the United
States government itself, against the
flag, and against the army and navy.
1t is nothing more or less than a trea-
sonable movement which has been
breeding without let or hindrance until
it has reached a dangerous stage.
in treating these I. w. w. orators as
outlaws. Scarcely a day passes with
out some story of one of these ora
tors being escorted to the border of a
city and being told to git" Few of
the cities are willing to give them
shelter even in the jails. They are
recognized as men outside the pale of
law and are not even treated with the
formality accorded ordinary criminals.
They are preaching treason, and so far
no fit punishment has been found for
them, except kicking them out of town.
1t will be some time before the peo-
pie of the country realize just what the
1. w. w. leaders, or most of them, are
doing. They are trying to destroy pa
triotism and to undermine government:
to do away with law and order and JUS
tice. They want to provoke a civil war
between labor and capital in all the
large cities, and are working toward
that end In the lack of better sys-
tenn of handling these anarchists, Corpl.
Carswell seems to have hit upon a good,
homely old American remedy. A good
stiff swing to the right of a blather-
sixties jaw will go long way toward
implanting a more wholesome respect
for the American fiag.-Washington
Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
[From the Chicago News.l

[From the Chicago News.1
It's always too early to rip, but never
too late to mend.
Fortunate is the man VINO can find out
things without butting in.
Love is the bread of life to a woman;
to a man it is merely cake.
Many a girl might be proud of her
ankles If it wasn't for her feet
The best a man can do is to guess at
the age of women and canned goods
The woman who does her own house
work has the servant girl problem solved
Money may make the mare go but driv-
Ing Stubborn mule down the pike is diff
ferent.
$50 milliner's creation is a poor sort
OF cap for a girl to set in an attempt to
catch an economical bachelor.
Young man. think twice before at
tempting to kindle flame in a wonan's
heart. 1t may cost you a lot for fuel to
keep the fire going.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16


Give me freedom or kill me-" says
Emmie Pankhurst, thereby narrowly
escaping plagiarism.
After 20 years of it, Major Ironjaw
Brown has reached the conclusion that
it is not right for the socalled Repub-
lican press to prevaricate about him
every time his name is mentioned. 1t
takes the major a long time to arrive
at this conclusion, but anyone who has
no political axe to grind may find little
difficulty in agreeing with the major
without taking 20 years to think it
over.
When a woman gets in power, her
first thought is to wreck some sacred
institution. The newly enfranchised
women of Chicago are even consider
ing the adViSability of retiring Hon. H.
Dink and Hon. B. H. Jawn, who have
been the moral and religious support
of the Foist ward 10, these many
moons.
There is some difference of opinion,
between picnickers, as to whether the
red ant sandwich or the doodle-bug
sandwich has the finest flavor. Others
eVade the question by passing up the
sandwiches and making a square meal
of the black ant salad.
Jack Supp observes that the stores
are advertising white dresses, one
experiment in fractions. "I'll be dad
blamed if 1 can see how they expect
to spare third and get by the police"
said Mr.. Supp when interviewed today.
You may say this for Mr.. Hanson:
He didn't make arrangements to have
it get out that he was a receptive
candidate" for associate justice of the
wait for an invitation does not appeal
to Mr. Hanson.
Tip to movie" managers: Why not
a jungle film, depicting the Tammany
Tiger, couchant, under a tree in which
has taken refuge the goat of Bill
Sulzer. With the addition of a
chicken in the act of trying to push
said hollow horned ruminant off the
limb, the fillum should take we'll in
the East.
T. r. announced that he was mere
ly going to "observe" the Indians;
anyone who believes that he can sit
around and let the simple children of
nature do all the making of medicine
and war dancing, please rise and be
counted.
AS we understand it, the social sur
vey is to be under the supervision of
an expert and several 'vice-experts.'
The administration system of letting
prisoners out 10 ole, VIII necesSltdtS
the services of a skilled prison physi-
clan. With that incentive, a smart
prisoner could frame up sallow
complexion and a hollow cough in
less than week.
We have in every community the
man who has the same mission in life
as the grasshopper; to eat what he
doesn't earn, and destroy the fruits of
other peoples labor. And what is
worse, it is considered bad form to
feed him arsenicated bran mashi
Black sheep are plentiful enough,
but most of us are just plain goats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16
HOME NEW WHILE AWAY.

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away from home during the summer
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a month (by mail only. Address
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out of town the State journal VIII De
to You like daily letter from nome
Advance Dayment is requested on
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16
JOURNAL ENTRIES

JURNAL ENTRIES yijz
Most of the married men look it.
4 + J.
Few of the really wise think they re
that way.
j. & y
Experience ought to be valuable, it's
so expensive,
After you're sure you're right take
another think before going ahead.
+ + +
Economy is generally preached by
those who don't have to practice it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16

to five weeks. And it is rather mex
plicable why Senator La Toilette
should deem it necessary to use up a
whole week in his discussion of tariff
legislation when all the other sena-
tors can speak their tariff pieces in
four weeks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16

Secretary of the Navy Daniels has
a plan to save Uncle Sam a million
dollars a year on armor for men-of-
war. But it also involves the con-
struction of a government armor plate
factory at a cost ofo $S,50O,O0O which
would, incidentally. provide rich pick
ing for the faithful among the con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16

If the grasshoppers that insist on
visiting Kansas in great numbers oc-
casionally would devote their energies
exclusively to the destruction of null
berry trees, they wouldn't be held in
such bad repute. Indeed, steps might
be taken to provide all of them with
Carnegie hero medals
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16

Ireland is old Ireland stiil. At an
Orangeman's celebration in Belfast re-
Gently rival factions were fighting each
other furiously until the police inter-
fered. Then the enemies Joined hands
and gave the peace officers a good
drIhhinR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16

Maybe some of the many easy marks
will get a bit of consolation out of the
announcement that ]. Pierpont Morgan,
during bis remarkable financial ca
reer amassed a choice and voluminous
assortment of worthless mining stock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16

Any spare time between swats at the
flies. should now be devoted to swat
ting the automatic cigar cutters. I'm
Gle Sans public health experts insist
that they are disease spreaders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16

Inasmuch as a non-rocking airship
has been invented some one ought to
be clever enough to produce a row.
boat of the same variety. This would
put a much needed crimp in the ac-
tivities of a certain large class of fools.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16

Governor Hodges demonstrates his
military genius and strategy in taking
steps to increase the forces of the Ma
tional Guard blythe addition of a hun
bred motorcyclists. A small company
of these demons, pop-popping along
at full speed, would be certain to
scare all the fight out of an approach
ing or entrenched enemy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16

If the Germans don't watch out they
will soon lose their reputation for be-
ing a serious-minded people. The best
seller among the current German
novels is one that deals with New York
society life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16

Brother Bryan now takes his place
among the welI-to-do gentlemen who
are ever reluctant to impair their cap
ital. He announces that he must fol-
low the Chautauqua circuit in order
to supplement his salary as a cabinet
officer SO that his income will be COM
mensurate with his current expenses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16

America Sthe woods are full of them.
They should realize the folly of over
emphasizing their reproof to a point
where it may be taken as a joke.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16

Speaking of minority rule, the late
]. Pierpont Morgan owned but single
share of the stock of the United States
Steel CORPORATION.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The stare Journal is a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
faIaeranh report of that great news n
Ganizatfon for the exclusive afternoon
puhifce ton in Topeka
THE news is received in The State jour
nal building over wires for this sole puT-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16

Just suppose the German plan, of
sending to Jail all persons who pose
as professors, prevailed in this coun-
try. Well, the jails hare would have
to be more numerous and larger,
4t,afrS oil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16

That Milwaukee outfielder who is go
ing to be knocked down to the highest
Bidder ought to be told about the thir-
teenth amendment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16

There must be something the mat
ter with the regularity of that Illinois
Democrat who has declined $1,4oo
postmastership.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-16

In addition to his pink whiskers, SEN
ator j. Ham Lewis, of Illinois, also
wears white gloves in the summer time
as we'll as the usual clothing that
men assume of course