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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07
KANSAS COMMENT
REDUCING TAXES.

The Independence Reporter says that
the party that brings us lower taxes
will win the support of the people
Quite right, but how can party do 1t?
There never has been any such thing
as reduced taxation. All through the
ages taxes have been increasing. If
Tor any reason there was a reduction
IL was temporary and future staxpay-
ers had to make up the difference
Inc fact is we are not taxridden. We
pay heavy taxes of course but we get
a lot out of our money. There is lit
Tie money wasted in taxes in Kansas.
Inc bulk of taxation is in the counties.
rake Douglas for instance. The in
crease in state taxes the last eight
years mas been $1,000 and the increase
IN county and local tax has been $780,
UVo. Inis money has not been wasted.
IN the state the increase has been en-
tlreiy Tor the educational and charita-
pie institutions, in the county the taxes
nave gone for various purposes. all of
.nein honest We do not have the fig
ures at hand for Montgomery county
put believe the same conditions prevail
IN that county. The fact is our taxes
are increasing just as our living ex-
penses are increasing and about in the
same ratio 1t would be a great thing
to devise some plan of reducing the
taxes but in 20 centuries il has not bean
done-Lawrence-Jo World.
o.
NEW KIND OF WOMAN.
Inc perfect woman who has been founS
SInong the four hundred girl students OF
cornell university overturns MANY an old
las Lasnioned notion. She is not a farm girl
put city bred yet she is studying agrfcuf-
lure as profession. She does mar est
candy She is nearly six feet tall and
weighs slightly less than one seventy-ffve.
ne young lady of fashionable novel a
rev years ago had waist that could he
Spanned with the two hands: meaning
some sixteen inches wrought by painful
artiIlce; naturally she tainted once in
every chapter and had to be restored by
smelling. salts after cutting her corset
strlngs. She is the girl who used to chew
STATE pencils to make her complexion
winter and who never is seen abroad
without her veil and parasoI CornelPs
perfect woman has a thirty-inch waist
ana chest that is perceptibly wider than
the proportions of the Venus of Milo. She
mas never tainted; has never been i'll at
all Forgotten is the maxim that the
1lnest women like the finest flowers are
raised under glass. The American girl of
today If gifted with leisure plays tennis
and golf and courts sunlight The chances
are about five to one that she cannot
squeeze herself into her grandmother'5
wedding gown. In this great TRANSFORMED
ton favorable environment and plenty of
food have scarcely had more to do than
active habits and the growth of sensible
ideas of physical Observation-Disclosures
Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

IF'rom the New York Press.J
Slip the first of the. year. slide all the
rest.
A girl is never conscious she is flirt-
ing unless it's bore to her.
What makes gossip look like the
truth is for it to be impossible to be.
If a man could do anything outside of
his regular work the way a woman can
make a dress outside of hers, he'd ex-
pect to be elected president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07

Most of the big railroad officials of
the country being optimistic about the
business prospects for 1913, there is no
particular reason why anyone should
be pessimistic on this score The rail-
road officials are not rainbow chasers.
Furthermore they are in positions to
make them the best sort of prophets
concerning the commercial conditions
of the immediate future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07

As was to have been expected, Clip
Castro has begun another revolution.
This time it is a revolt against Uncle
Sans order not to permit him en-
trance to this country. Here's hoping
he wins this fight. Any number of
Americans would like to get a peek at
Clip just out of curiosity, and he may
have plans to go on a vaudeville or
chautauQua circuit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07

That college professor who says a
young man should pick his sweetheart
before he thinks about getting a job,
apparently lives where there are no
such things as ice cream sodas and
theater tickets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07

If the temper of the people in the
natural gas supplied communities in
this and neighboring states can be an
praised by their utterances, JudCe
Pollock should be thankful that the
recall of federal judges and the recall
of judicial decisions are not in work
ing order. incidentally, Mr.. Pollock
was elevated to the federal bench by
former President Roosevelt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07

Out here in Kansas the other day
it was possible to stir up dust and
snow on a dirt roadway with the same
kick. So dry waa the ground that the
frost had to go below the surface to
find something to freeze
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07

Democratic troubles have already
begun. Hearings and other prelimi-
naries to the revision of the tariff,
which will be undertaken at the spe-
cial session of congress to be called on
March Is, are being arranged for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07

Roger Bresnahan has declined an
offer of $1,000 a week to appear in
vaudeville. Possibly there are some
persons, not baseball fans, who will
believe this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07

If the governments suit to smash
the Hat trust will only result in shaw
ing the fuzzy ones as well as the prices
of all varieties, so much the better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07

Somebody should get the hook for
that college professor who continues
his insistence that angleworms have
reasoning powers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07
A NEW PREMIUM ON FARMING

A NEW PREMIUM ON FARMING.
The parcel post is putting a new
premium on scientific and careful use
of farm lands. 1t is going to prove
constant incentive to market garden
ers, fruit growers, dairymen and 9TH
ers who will seek the highest possible
prices for their products by shipping
then directly to city consumers.
For hereafter, in so far as the buyer
and the producer get into personal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07

Congressman Neeley evidently be-
lieves in making a clean sweep. He
has developed plans to put the Broom
trust out of business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07

w as rndTIieu f1lmSeH.-BOOkkeeper Ito
bossl-Mr. Crouch, I'm going to get mar
ried. Grouch-Glad to hear it: YOU Won't
be so ALFRED anxious to get home early
Exchange
"She married for revenge" For re-
venge on her husband?" mo on an old
sweetheart But If it was revenge she
old theart?'-Houston Post
Your trouble is indigestion" said the
physician to the new patient who had
called at his office. Now cont eat too
much, and walk a great deal" Don't
eat too much, and walk?" replied the
patient. You don't seem to know who
l am, doc. I'm comedian with a the.
atrical travelling company r'-Yonkers
Statesman.
Really. Mr.. Wombat," declared the
tailor, you must do something to catch
up with your account" Il guess l do owe
you good bit admitted the delinquent
one. well, III tell you what I'll do to
catch up. I'll order only one suit this fall
instead of my usual three.''-Washingto
Herald.
Well Why Not?-Mrs. Excl under
stand your daughter. Jessie. has changed
her name to "Jessica." Mrs. Wye-Yes
Mrs. Exe-well, wish she hadn't She's
put the crazy notion into my girl Bessie's
head to call herself "Bessica. Boston
Transcript.
A Good Time Coming-.I tell YOU,
Blinks,'' said the millionaire. with sreat
gusto talk about your fun. There's none
to equal that Of earning million. dollar
by dollar by gingerT' said little
Binks, what lot OF fun there is ahead
of mer'-Harper's Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07

A Cincinnati hunter says he shot a
rabbit with red eyes and a yellow tail.
But the chances are he was shot him
self, or, at least, half-shot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07

Nor does it matter much whether
the James r. Keene fortune amounts
to $50, 100000 or only 100000. He
couldn't take 80 cents of it with him
on his recent and last journey
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07
from OTHER PENS

Liz MOTHER OF PRESIDENTS.
! ne sentimental pilgrimage of the presi-
! dent-elect to Staunton the place of his
pirth, calls attention to the fact that the
election of Woodrow Wilson raises the
percentage of Virginia the mother of
presidents and puts her well i'm the lead
over Ohio. Virginia, with Mr.. Wilson's
Inauguration, will have been the BIRTH
place of eight of our 81 presidents, while
Ohios record stands at six But IL Mr.
wilson's father had remained in Ohio but
two more years before moving to Vir-
g1nia the record today would be a tie
between the states with seven presidents
each. The Virginia list includes WASH
inSton, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe Harri-
son, Taylor, Tyler and Wilson. Only the
IlrSt TOUR named were residents of the
state when elected, and 1t is therefore 81
years since Virginia has sent a son di-
rectly to the capitol If it was an acct
dent that he is a Virginian by BIRTH 1t is
none the less graceful courtesy for the
president-elect to visit the place where
he first saw the light, and the event is
worthy of celebration by the people of
Staunton. Staunton and Virginia may
make the most of Mr.. Wilson, for 1t may
be many years before the Old Dominion
furnishes another president, because there
is vast and growing country beyond the
Mississippi which has never yet supplied
a president and only four times given us
candidates-Bryan three times and FIRE.
mont once and that section psychological
ly must some day begin to even up the
.
THE RIGHT TO FIX PRICES.
The sympathy of the selfish public,
of course is with the competing re-
tallers whose competition tends TO
bring down the prices of standard ar
Ucles, rather than with the makers
who want to maintain a standard by
keeping prices up to certain point
1t is now about to be decided whether,
under the sherman law, any maker
has a right to sell goods under a con-
tract fixing minimum price. 1t may
seem to the uniformed that the fix
ing of wholesale price might suf-
flee; and if the retailer chose to sell
for less than the goods cost him. let
him do 1T. The maker finds, however
that this lowering of the retail price
operates tremendously to the advan-
tage of the maker of a lower grade
article, who can afford TO make his
wholesale price less. 1t is possible
that this attempt to fix a minimum
retail price is an assurance of better
goods for the public than 1t would get
if there were no restriction. Anyway,
there are decidedly two sides to this
argument.-New Haven Register.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07

Judge Pollock surely has won a
place of prominence among the real
standpatterS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07

Now it is the plumbers turn to
smile. His golden harvest of frozen
water pipes is on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07

Condemning the conviction of the
dynamiters is little else than condon-
ing their atrocious activities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07

Why not abolish the Kansas peni-
Tertiary altogether?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Etate Journal Il q member OF tho
Associated Press and receives the fun day
teiezrnnh renor-t of that great news or
ganfzAtlon for the exclusive AFTERNOON
publication IN Topeka
The news Il received In The State Jcer-
nal building ever wires for this sole puR~
Dcm@.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-07
HUNOR or THE DIP

Was Married Observation-Disclosures Ito
bossl-Mr. Crouch. I'm going to get mar
r1ed. Groueh-Glad to hear It: you won't
be so ALFRED anxious to get home early
Exchange.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
CONFIRMED PROOF.
Residents of Wausau Cannot Doubt
What Has Been Twice Proved.

In gratitude for relief from aches
and pains of bad backs-from distress
ing ills-thousands have publicly re-
commended Doan's Kidney Pills.
Residents of Wausau, who so testified
years ago, now say the results were
permanent. This testimony doubly
proves the worth of Doan's Kidney
Pills to Wansau kidney sufferers.
Mrs. Ella Weisenfelt, 93s Harrison
Blvd. Wausau, Wis, says: when /
had to use a kidney medicine, l took
Doan's Kidney Pills and they relieved
me of backache and other symptoms
of kidney complaint. In 1908, l pub
licly expressed my gratitude for the
benefit Doan's Kidney Pills brought
me, and at the present time, | am
glad to confirm that statement"
Forsale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster ilburn Co.. Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the .same- Doan's-and
take no other. adv
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
FORGOT THE LORDS PRAYER
Evidently Panlc-Stricken San Fran
cisco Man Was Not in the Habit
Of Repeating X.

"A man told me-" says a writer in
the American Magazine, that at the
time of the San Francisco earth
quake, he and his wife knelt down
and began the Lords Prayer, but
forgot it in the middle. 1t takes time
to renew an Old acquaintance
How can a srlall boy in New York
city think that his father is the great
est man In the world?
"A man may promise a wife he
loves never TO marry second time,
and mean what he says most solemn
ly, but a part of what he has in his
head, and keeps to himself, is likely
TO be this: Knowing marriage from
the inside, and appreciatIng its posi-
eilities for unhappiness, he thanks
God for having escaped catastrophe
and privately resolves never to take
second risk
This is something OF boss ridden
world, but not altogether so. II you
want to find out a few facts, take a
sheet of paper and write out list OF
those whose actions you can control.
Another pleasant way to pass the
afternoon Is to write out list OF
those who you think can manage
you"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Most Children Have Worms.

Many mothers think their children
are suffering from Indigestion, head
ache, nervousness, weakness, costive-
ness, when they are victims of that
most common of all children's all
ments-worms. Peeyish, ill-tempered,
fretful children, who toss and grind
their teeth, with bad breath and
colicky pains, have all the symptoms
of having worms, and should be given
Kickapoo Worm Killer, a pleasant
candy lozenge, which expels worms,
regulates the bowels, tones up the
system, and makes children well and
happy. Kickapoo Worm Killer is
guaranteed. All druggists, or by
mail. Price 25c. Kickapoo Indian
Medicine Co., Philadelphia and ST.
Louis. adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
CREMATION IS HELD "PAGAN"
Sharp Controversy Precipitated by
Health offIclaiS Advocacy of In
clneratIoa as.Best Method.

Washington.-Dr. w. c. Woodward,
health officer Of the District OF Column
bia, has precipftated a sharp contro-
versy on the question of cremation,
which is stirring church circles.
Clergymen have taken up the matter
and are denounctng as pagan" such
disposition of the dead. The contro-
versy has reached the newspaper
stage, and arguments for and against
creation are finding their way into
print.
II believe it 10 the only sanitary
way of disposing of the Dead said
DIR. Woodward, ~and surely it is the
only poetic way. / hope to see Gre
nation extended
Monsignore William P. Russell,
pastor of ST PatricPs Catholic church,
declared that cremation was against
the teachings Of Christianity" He
declared that 1t was contrary to the
tenents of Catholicism and that such
disposition of the bodies of the de-
parted was abreversal to the days of
pagan Rome.
Several Protestant pastors voiced
the sameiview.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
STATE BAR ASSOCIATION.

Judge Louis Marchetti and NJ. B.
Rosenberg are diligently at work
planning program of entertainment
for the State Bar Association which
meets i'm Wausaa on June "A and 25.
A large number of the profession are
expected to be here on those dates
and every preparation is TO be made
to entertain the gentlemen in a most
befitting manner.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
SHORT ITEMS.

Preserve your silos by painting them
inside and out with Callies' Silo paint.
advt.
Many attended the Children's day
exercises at the Underwood memorial
chapel on Sunday afternoon.
Ross Beebe has built a new cement
sidewalk in front of his property on
Mcclellan street during the past
week.
The city of Merrill is considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of purchasing motor
truck FOR its fire department. This
is the thing to do at this time and
age.
If you are going out of town to
the lakes or any where else, have
the Pilot sent you. You will get
all the news of the city worth having
In concrete form. loft
The ninth annual meeting of the
United Commercial Travellers met in
GAINESVILLE the past week. 1t was
voted to hold the next annual conyen-
tion in Marshtield.
1t is said that the Chicago and
Wisconsin Valley Railway company
is bankrupt. This was the company
that contemplated building an inter-
urban line from Portage to Rhine
lander.
James Shannon, formerly of Stew
ems Point, died in Phoenix Arizona,
on May %. He was brother of John
Shannon of Winona, Mimi, who
owns an interest in the Continental
store of this city.
Frost Saturday night nipped many
garden truck plants, much to the
disgust of the growers. Lucky are
those who didn't possess semblance.
1t is better to be born lucky than a
toilsome and unlucky gardener.
The new water tank being erected
by the Curtis & Yale Co. at it's fac
tory, when completed will hold 10000
gallons of water. The tank is being
erected for fire protection purposes
and is apparently, an adequate safety
device in that respect.
Edward Tessmer was sentenced
Wednesday to term of one year in
the State Reform school at Green
Bay, on the charge of statutory Of
Tense, upon the plea of being guilty
of said crime. He is now serving out
his sentence and atoning for the
offense.
Leroy |. Day, who has been a men,
Der of the Wausau high school faculty
for the past two years, occupying the
position of commercial teacher, has
resigned his position and accepted
one in the Great Northern Life Insur-
ance Co. in this city. Mr.. Day has
already entered upon his duties.
One of the old landmarks between
here and Stevens Point was struck b.
lightning and burned to the ground
recently. 1t was what was known as
Halls tavern. This was one of the
old hotels which harbored many a
traveller when the only means of
transportation was by teams. Old
timers will remember the old land
mark.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
PROPERTY PURCHASE.

j. S. Griffith has purchased the
home of Davis Smith on East hill.
The property is located just east of
Mrs. A. B. Murray's residence. Exten-
sive Improvements are being made,
and when completed Mr.. and Mrs.
Griffith will move to this city and
occupy the same. Mr. and Mrs. Davis
Smith and family will move to north
ern Michigan where the former is
engaged in logging and numbering.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10

Mrs. G. K. Gooding and Miss
Helen Stewart spent several days in
Oshkosh the past week.
Judge A. H. Reid departed yes
terday morning for Eagle River where
he will hold a few days of court, re-
turning home Thursday to finish up
the pending term in this city.
John Hildensperger of Dallas,
Texas, is in the city visiting his
parents and friends. Mr.. Hidden
sperger is carpenter and contractor
and is at the head of large crew of
mechanics in his city. The Illness of
his sister brought him home
g. A. Foss, Alex Higgins, Harry
Fogerty, Max Bishop, Dave Harris
and e. j. Clothier autoed down from
Tomahawk Friday, to take in the
sights here, remained over night at
the Hotel Bells and returned home
Saturday, well pleased With their en-
joyment.
The State Encampment of the G.
A. Il. is in session at Neenah and
among the members of Cutler Post
of this city in attendance are: Lean
der Swope, Henry Grob, Joseph Heine-
man, Joseph Braasch, Caspar Fen
house, John Feltis and Charles
Thielke, departing for that city yes
terday noon.
Otto Patzer and family of Seattle.
WASH, arrived in the city Saturday
evening on a weeks visit with the
formers mother, Mrs. John PatZer.
and friends Mr.. Patzer is instructor
of French at the Washington Uni
versity in Seattle and, accompanied
by his family, is enroute for Europe
to perfect himself in that and other
languages and all to enjoy some of
the scenes and sights in the old
world
J. A. w. Zobel and son of Ripon
were in the city Wednesday. They
were on their way to Lincoln county
TO look over some timber lands. They
were accompanied from here by Geo
Morisette. On their return to Wau-
sau Friday evening they reported
the mosquitoes as something akin to a
plague. They alighted in swarms
upon them and man stood about as
much chance evading them as he
would of not getting wet if he jumped
into the river.
President Vreland of Princeton
college of Princeton, n. j., George
Brown, leading banker of New York
City and John Mills, railroad mag.
nate of Chicago, passed through Wau-
sau Saturday evening, en- route to
their homes after few days outing
and fishing on the upper lakes Of
Northern Wisconsin Prof. Vreland
became president of the above named
] college when President Woodrow Will
son was elected governor of his state
and who later became president of the
United States. A reporter of this
paper had the pleasure of meeting
and shaking hands with the first
named gentleman at the St. Paul
railroad station and President VrelanG
stated that his companions and him.
self made some successful catches in
some of those grand lakes and that
he hoped to again enjoy the pleasure
in that delightful region at another
time.