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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22
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when they saw the giant Boo-man'a
tongue. it war 20 large.
Hans was the first to re over. lie
jumped up. and when the giant looked
down at linn he said: Il wish you
would come down nearer tc us SO W.
can see your big mouth better
Peter fegan to treEable with fright.
Don't get him any nearer to US; he,
will eat US II you do"
He will probably do that, anyway.
replied Hans. and have thought of =.
way we may escape. You 10 az I tell
you; it is our only chance
The giant elowly lowered his body to
the ground and sat down. Nov what
do you want?" he asked.
We want to see your mouth Open"
said Hams.
"oh. you d." said the giant. begin
opened his mouth So wide that both
boys thought they were lost and they
almost fell into 1t from fright.
But H:-- pushed Peter behind him.
ana tried to look very brave. II wish
we could feed you." he said. II should,
like to try to fill your mouth: am sure
the whole world"
Il think it ts.'' replied the giant Roo.
man, pleased that he was to be SO much
admired. IF you really want to see me
eat go into my cave and bring out all
the food you see on the table"
Hans ana Peter went in. and On .
hlgn table they saw ten chickens ten
cakes. ten leaves Of bread. ter. turnins
ana az many as q bushel Of potatoes. All
cooked. 1t took them a long time 10
bring all this o--tside the cave. brt sf
last they had 1t all outside. ana the
giant laid down on the ground and
opened his mouth.
The boys began to feed him. ana n
soon as mis- mouth was full they stenne1
away and waited. "Ncw IL our time. -
said Hans to Peter.
The next time he opens h,. M,
put In few things. and then mt n
Dig rockas large as we can iiff. ard.
tEen more food. and then another rc,L ::
All ready" said the giant a. sco,, :.
full. = MOUTH
The boys put into his mouth tnrea
cnicAens ana ten potatoes, ana then
s"ey put n z Iosgo stone. then n l,af ~
bread ana then they filled h,s 1870. -.
with stones AZ large az ti,ev cnuid ,,s.
When the giant began to eat the firss
stone made him cough, ana nv tn t,,,ss
ne reached the others he WINS cc,,~hs.~
and choking 20 he. could not - -' .I.s
Doys. VINO were running ~ fast 3 : t,,e;-
legs would carry them. On ana on thsv
ran never stopping until they reschs1
the edge of the forest.
IF we had minded noth..-
Peter. I'VE shouldn't have been =. r sa.1
or at all ana almost eaten bv fhe r;er.
HOFFMAN. When she tcIle rns. arvsr.s,a"
after this. I am going to nind ,vtsh-.1es
trying to find out for my~ Y."-fCcs,.,-
right. 1914. by the Mcclure NewSns "a,
Syndicate. New York City,
Tomorrow's story-'How Joe, 49,
Amoa Pound . Home Pan 4 !.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22
By RUTH CAMERON.

On Selection, and County Fairs.
Selection is always q difficult process 10
me. II you ask my little nephew, (which
hand will you have3r he invariably says
Both" and refuses to give any other
answer. 1 sympathixe with him. 1 have
frequently said the same thing to the
Rates when they offered me a choice be-
tween two opportunities, both unknown
quantities hidden away behind the uncer-
tainties .of the tutsfe., And the Fates have
frequently answes1d by givinetme neither
or perhaps a mutilated part of each.
Even in London Bridges. when the
choice was paeiupito the. between a gold
house and a gold watch studded with dia-
monds. the choice was long and painful.
And that is why the County Fair was
never an unmixed delight tn ,me even at
the age of unmixed delights.
As one entered the fair grounds the first
assault on ones purse and ones powers
popcorn. all flavors.' ring ng in ones
ear. and Fresh peanuts. five a bag" in
the other. From then on there was one
continual call to choose. Should it be
ginger ale or root; beer? Should It be
strawberry or VANILLA ice? Did one pre-
Ter to purchase q balloon. a whip a wind
mill or whistle? Should one ride on the
flying horses or the ferris wheel? Should
one have ones tinfype taken or hit the
Niger in the head and get a box of candy
or a good cigar?
6ut the most painful selection OF all to
me was the choice OF a sideshow We saw
but one That was a law immutable.
AND there were so many and all Won
derful. First I thought I wanted to see
the tat woman. e'She weighs six hundred
pounds II she weighs ten. ladies and gen.
tlemen." OF course, she must weigh ten,
SO the six hundred was proven beyond q
doubt. and was on the point Of yielding
my dime when the hypnotic eye of anoth-
er barker caught me- 1.-The most savage
wild man in captivity" he was chanting
''eat raw rabbits. eat 'em alive, without
salt or pepper he eat 'em. :" Seventh won
der of the world" broke in a third voice
bound together by a bond Of living flesh
II you don't believe 1t you can touch II
with your own hands. Right this way
Tor the Inseparable Twins
So one after another allured me, and
the worst If it was that II saw the Ia,
sure the wild man would have been better
and vice versa.
When my ship comes in I hope it will
be in the late summer Because, il it is
my first act will be to fill my popckets
full OF pieces of eight from her hold and
go straight to the nearest County Fair
buy popcorn. peanuts and taffy, a balloon
whip. a whistle and windmill ride on
the flying horses and the ferris wheel
and, best of all. see every single sideshow
You think 1 shall find 1t a stupid, dis
appointing spectacle. lacking the eyes OF
childhood? Not So, reader friend. For
shall have the eyes OF childhood. On my
way from the ship to the fair shall
gather in from the highways and byway.
all the little youngsters that wouldn'l
have gone to the fair and ask them Il
| lend me their eyes for the day
| 1 wonder who will be the happiest, the,
or L?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22

gust the value OF our cotton shipments
was only $1,000 against $1s.soo.-
900 q year ago. Mineral oils In th9t
month declined to $7.800,0O0 as
against $12.00O,000 the previous year.
while breadstuffs actually increased to
$2s. $780, 900. against $2s. 500. 900 for the
same month in 1913.
In home industrial circles q more
confident feeling II developing. Good
crops are helping the west wonderful
Iy. Throughout New England there
are signs Of recovery. The actual
stoppage OF industry has been less
than expected. and in some cases in
creasing activity ID already noted. Our
textile mills ste the shock well.
some Of them being engaged on for
eiGn orders; and our steel industry is
also giving q better account Of itself
than at one time anticipated: an n
creasing interest being shown in ex-
port trade. Vigorous efforts are al
ready being made in ne la dfrec-
ton by our bankers and export mer-
chants with indications that q consid-
cradle increase in foreign trade will
come to the United States as result
of the war.
There As just o-e other element for
revived confidence, which has been
almost lost to sight by the European
tragedy. which is the abatement Of
hostilities at Washington to large cor
porations. The government is already
showing a more friendly attitude to
big busines and there are signs that
the spirit Of prejudice is giving way
to reason. The plight of the rail-
roads rs been somewhat aggravated
by the war. and something will UNI
doubtedly have to be done to improve
their earning capacity which has been
impaired by restriction imposed by
the interstate comrercs commission"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22
QUAKER fluctuations.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Don't butt in, unless you want to
be the goat.
Marriage is q lottery in which a
man can only buy one ticket at time.
man may be out of tune with the
world even while he is singing his own
praises.
Speaking of the artists model. her
face il sometimes drawn. and some
times painted.
Love laughs at locksmfths," quoted
the Wise Guy. ALSO at wedlock." add
ed the Simple Mug.
A woman may spring from q
mouse. but a grass widow doesn't al
ways spring from a crop of wild oats
Many a man no sooner discovers
that he II welded to his art than he
begins to repent at leisure.
Wigwag-'What do you think of
the war tax on beer?" Guzzler-"Oh,
It makes me az mad az hops
Milly-'-See the automobile hearse.
Isn't It cute !" Billy-"Yes, some peo-
pie are Deally carried away by IT.
1t II quite possfbie for q fellow to
be broken-hearted over q girl who has
the reputation of never making any
bad breaks.
Tommy what is a pessi-
mist?" Tommy's Pop-"A pessimist.
my son. 10 q person who IL always
afraid there won't b ano"<h trouble
to 20 round"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22
Kansas C05IlJ1leJit
. soLpIER or PEACE.

A SOLDIER OF PEACE
It il pleasant dlvefG3oU 10 tufn NUN
the tumult and sh0utine Of He HAr
lords to q sofsier whose fame ee4es
securely on his achievements ineQ1Gea
OF peace, and one OF the Worlds4 0seht-
est soldiers. for AL that An yn1 Huess.
our references il to Col 0oethal. uS9.
A.. who built the Panama canal AfSer
others~ had. failed or quit Where the
clever French failed miserably. and
many eminent engineers of our own
country quit disheartened in the face
of great difficulties. this modest sol>
der man succeeded because digging
bitches and building dams and shift
ing mountains and rivers happened to
come in his line of duty: he had been
trained to do that. as are most SOL
diers. although not all get their lesson.
Viewing his fine achievement for man
military men must look to death and
desolation and suffering for such fame
as comes their way. What might not
be done for mankind II their re-
sourceful energy were diverted to pro-
ductive endeav0r. instead of to de-
struction. At least it would quicken
the pace of progress. while 1t removed
a menace which now threatens and il
SO largely realized: the menace which
militarism makes of plunging the na.
ton into war which saps the visals and
grateful government reward Goethals
as best 1t may. and the people make
much OF his example,; the unusual
spectacle OF military man who won
fame by q great and kindly work
which IL large enough to be q mile
stone in the worlds forward march
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. GLOBE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
From the Chicago News.

tFrom the Chicago News.J
In manner of speaking. the dem
fist is a dealer in extracts. -
Gems of thought never were or will
be a drug on the market.
Wisdom has an uphill fight against
the blissfu1ness of ignorance.
hOmely young woman may live
long enough to become a pretty old
one.
Never despise little things. The big
gest man that ever lived was once an
infant.
Real faith is needed before a man
can buy a bottle of hair restorer of &.
bald headed druggist.
Some people refuse to do things be-
others because they are far-sighted.
3 A. woman seldom talks while doing
up her hair-possibly because her
mouth is apt to be filled with hairpins
at that stage of the game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22
Globe Sights
BIZ THE ATCHJsON GLOBE

How much do you think your NOR
al support is worth?
Then there are men SO cautious they
never get anything done.
loud mouth seems worse in a
street car than an, other place.
Are there any old-fashioned boys
left who 'iarrel over the core Of the
apple?
In domestic hostilities. a mans
ablest idea OF strategy Is to remain
down town.
Reporters try to make some people
mad. so those people will leave them
alone.
Letting an extravagant wife drive
him to drink Is no way for a man to
save money.
people know where to place the blame
if she II married.
Sometimes q man marries his at
finity and manages to break away
from her that way.
II the people are laughing at you.
probably 1t In because you give q
great deal Of advice.
The man who needs . booze bracer
before breakfast probably had too
many the night before.
II one has a sore toe. he encounters
more stumbling blocks and 10 more
frequently stepped on
To the weary pedestrian. the empty
tonneau of the passing touring car
looms up as the largest vacancy.
Usually the men who become mo-
torious for talking too much finally
go on the chautauQua platform.
There are several ways Of making
friends: the undying esteem OF q COL
ored man can be won with cast on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22

Then yUu can read = rock!" was The
sulky reply 1888
ne !. actans : part In being 80 .tin
it!'
81 can't tell. of COURSE : Maybe it's
by the advice OF his mother, who has
a wife picked out for him, and maybe
Uncle Sam has ordered hts signal corps
to stand on their dignity. At any rate.
I like him. md hope he will call often. :"
Il shan't put myself out to entertain
no such polar bearr'
You see II he doesn't begin to thaw
out soon. II he is acting a part, as
believe he is. he can't hold to it many
weeks. You'll see q change In him
when he calls and finds us alone"
The mothers words proved true.
There was change, but not enough to
suit the girl She could see that he was
less stilted and that he let himself smile
once in a while, but when he had de-
parted she said to her mother:
time and natural history the other
half"
but he was interesting
$50 are hitching posts! Why didn't
Why didn't he ask about straw rides
Why didn't he say he'd help trim the
church for Thanksgiving?"
When Mr.. Hudson had held the sta
ton six months all the people agreed
that he mad thawed out at least one
half This. they commended. was doine
pretty well. but 1t was not enough to
satisfy Miss Marian, who said to her
mother:
when Mr.. Hudson shows that he ie
human as other men, maybe shall
begin to like him.
Queerly enough, there was evidence
Of 1t next day. He appeared at the
house and challenged her to ride with
him on his new tandem bicycle. She
accepted at once, and they had a five
mile spin. to her delight. It was re-
peated in a few days, and they had
been out half q dozen times, when the
sudden, terrific and awful change she
had hoped for took place.
They were trying to get home be-
fore q thunder shower. when the bi-
cycle ran over q hog on the highway
and the riders were sent flying into
the bushes. Marian was not much
hurt AS she tried to gather her wits
she heard some one exclaiming. AS
she sat up she recognized Mr.. Hudson's
and hung to the bushes she saw him
"belting' the hog with a club, and
heard him say:
- your eyes, take that" AND
also: Lie in the road. will You. you
nuisance ?'' and likewise:
Uncle Sam and his old weather car
go to Texasl I'm through with this
dignity nonsense!"
And when the girl reached home
she said to her mother: IT shall bS
engaged to Mr.. Hudson within foul
weeks!"-(Copyrigh 1914. by the Nc
Clure ewspaper Syndicate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22
From Other Pens
INCREASING FISH SUPPLY.

INCREASING FISH SUPPLY.
Figures dealing With the propagation Of
run into the tens of millions,
hundreds Of millions and billions The
number Of fish propagated and distribut-
told. while even greater accomplishments
are promised for the future. In round fig
ures 1000. 1000 food and game fish were
propagated and distributed by the fish
cultural stations during the twelve
months ended on June ~. OF these
300. 900 represented the migratory food
fish OF Atlantic coast streams. Loo co.,
Lakes. 2,250. O00, 600 the important food fish
Of the North Atlantic coast. more than
zoo. GOO, 900 the salmon OF the Pacific sea-
board, and the remainder fish OF minor
interior waters. 1t would appear from
other statistics that amplpe provision 10
being made to insure fish food supply
for the nation. 1t must be remembered
that nature. unaided. also 10 doing its
part. There ts reason to believe that. in
dependently Of the work OF the bureau of
fisheries of the United States department
oceans. lakes rivers and streams could
be immensely increased without percepti-
bly, diminishing the supply for years to
come. This. however, borders on the spec
ulative. A more important thing Is the
simple fact that the TOO, 100000 people Of
the United States are not demanding more
than a fraction of the fish that might DO
supplied. II there are not larger catches
of fish it is because there is not a greater
demand for this kind of food On the
other hand. II the demand were greater
the catches would be larger and prices
might be lower. Many careful students
of the food supply question are now striv-
ing to lead the populace toward the fish
mart. and this leadership seems WISE 1t
ought to result in the building up of tho
fish trade tQ. the; proportions, It should
relatively assume. to ease thereby the
strain on the meat supply and to lower
the cost Of Mving.-Christian Science Mon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22
11ak' PsEAsANr sornmrs.

x124 PEASANT 8O48p40k6s
He has no hope for conquest: he hns -
lust for power:
His bosom does mot burn to share In tri-
umph's glorious hour;
He bears NO hatred In his heart against
his brother man;
Unlearned he 10 in strategy or statseman's
scheme or plan.
But when throughout the troubled Land
there rings the battle cry.
marches forth to die.
No prizes are there to be gained for his
too common kind;
he wins no splendid spoils OF war for
those he leaves behind.
Whatever glory there may be, the great
ones of the earth
Win never yield to HIS mean kin. all folk
Of peasant birth.
But when he sees upon the hills the
battle banners NY
He marches calmly to his death-nor
thinks to wonder why.
James J. Montague in the New York
American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22
Journal Entries

Refiner cnt also is often reflected in
the voice.
q =
There is some hope for the man
who knows he knows little.
. . -
The turn in the long road is more
than likely to be q sharp one.
.
Any number Of people have every
reason to be happier than they are.
.
Presumably. it's perfectly proper to
class a nightmare among the dark
horses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22

1t is begin ing to look as though
the size of the armies involved in the
great European war will make it we'll
nigh impossible that anything like a
decisive battle can be fought. So
they'll probably keep hammerins
away at each other until they are
physically exhausted and unable to
light any longer or until their ammu-
milton is spent. There can't be any
thing like an inexhaustible supply OF
the latter, and as far as that used by
the artillery. which is cutting such a
big figure in the struggle, is concerned
Il cam 1T be turned out over night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22

Although Lawrence is ninth in pop
ulation among the cities of Kansas it
stands in fourth place in respect to
postal receipts. Possibly this may be
explained by the fact that college stu
dents are most prolific with letters
to the home folk in the quest of "a
little spending money!"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22

All Of the old-fashioned boys
haven't disappeared from the face Of
the earth. as yet. Two OF them live
In Oklahoma. They have had the
nerve to borr w an aeroplane at night
and the foolhardiness to teach them
selves to manipulate It with such pro-
Aciency that they were able to stage
= stellar night in 1t the other day. only
coming to grief by selecting a poor
place to land. which resulted in a
smashing Of the machine but without
injury to themselves. OF course,
they've been arrested and on the un-
usual charge Of stealing an aeroplane.
But think Of all the fun and excite
1nont they've had.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22

AS far as the average man is con-
cerned. he won't have to take the
trouble to search his pocketbook to see
II he has in his possession that scrap
Of currency which is labelled like
$40 bill on one side and a $40 bill on
tho other
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22

Announcement is made that the
changes in the football rules for this
year are not radical. However. it
wouldn't have mattered much If they
had been. Except to a few Of the ex-
perts in the premises the football
rules are as Greek is to most folk
And even the experts find it difficult
at times to agree on their interpreta-
tim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22

Anybody who may be obsessed with
the notion that the Topeka fair is Of
no material advantage to the city
would do well to consider the an
nouncement from the Topeka Rebate
association that last week was its
busiest in a year. This is all the evil
dence needed that many of the fair
visitors were liberal patrons of the
business houses in town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22

Justice moves slowly. but the re-
opening of the eastern advance rate
case by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, suggests that 1t may event.
ually reach the door of the railroads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22

Even world of war cannot crowd
Colonel Roosevelt from his accustomed
place of prominence in the newspapers
WI -cever he gets busy. And in Satur-
days papers he achieved the distinc-
ton of figuring in no less than three
dispatches from widely separated To-
calities. one from Wichita. one from
Baltimore. Nd, and the other from
Toledo n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22

beef cattle sold in the Chicago stock
yards the other day, for IL cents a
pound on the hoof. within half a cent
of the highest price on record. notes
the Christian Science Monitor, and it
pertinently adds: Incidents. Of, this
kind should induce western farmers
to feed more cattle with corn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal II q member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
teleerap report Of that great news or
ganIxation for the exclusive afternoon
publicaticn In Topeka.
The news II received In The State jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pure
pose 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22

physical form. wouldn't that filibus-
ter in the senate against the rivers
and harbors' grab have been delect-
able fruit for him?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22
PETER AND HANS

Peter and Hans were brothers and
they liveu near forest. They were
good boys most of the time. but once in
a while they would disobey their mother
and go too near the forest.
Some day you boys will go SO near
that the giant Boo-man will, re-. yc''
She told Them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22

Where France is lucky at the ex-
pense of America. News comes from
Paris that Jack Johnson has never
taken out French naturalization pa
pers and is still a citizen of the United
EfofoA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22

About the only reports from the wSr
gone that have a reasonable ring to
them are those which tell that the big
armies are tired and nearing the state
Of exhaustion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-22

According to DR.. Crumbine. the rat
tax" in Kansas amounts to. 50 per
capita. Let's bat the rat.