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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16
Journal Entries

Altosether too much Is expected Of
most people.
Why IL It that almost every man
thinks everybody el3e's business II
more attractive than his own?
A dollar may not 30 Tar these days.
but It goes fast. which IL distinctly in
keeping with the speed spirit Of the
times.
II the candidates for once were
able to keep all the promises they
make there'd be even more confusion
In the world.
sometimes a girl II mean enough to
make q man propose to her 90 she
fusal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16
Globe Sights
By THE ATCHUBON GLOBE

The more you scratch the more It itches.
II you must bra9. brag on your homo
town.
An unbeliever always wants every one
to know 1t.
Recommendations from some men will
queer you.
It doesn't make any difference where a
man died. He's dead.
Except q club or q woman's tears, no
argument amounts to much.
A Young Things special delivery letters
are rarely that important
Usually the smallest and dirtiest hotel
IN q village IL called the Grand"
and the man whe never minces his
words should be slapped in the mouth oc-
casionAlly.
After a man has fooled himself for
awn..e. he il apt to think he can fool
everyone else.
The devil il often condemned for or
gani1ing his forces. but a lot OF Chris
tians should follow suit
Question for the Lancaster Literary So
cfety: Resolved that . cake headache
hurts a. bad ~ the booze brand.
Al you don't talk unless you have some
thing to say, the conversation may drag,
but don't let that worry you.
An o1d-fAshioned woman puts in much
OF her spare time worrying for fear some
one will take death OF cold
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16
ExTREa1Es IN NUTRITION.

Amid all the discussion at present
regarding the food requirements OF
healthy man 1t Is interesting to COM
pare the extremes which come to
light in different parts Of the world.
Nothing can more effectively warn
against dogmatic statements about our
dietary needs than the recital Of two
entirely unlike experiences which have
lately been published. The Danish
psychologists. August and Marie Krosh.
organised an expedition not long ago
to investigate the dietary habits Of the
Eslximos At the island OF Disco in West
ern Greenland. The normal ration OF
these people contains enormous guam
titles OF meat. The eating Of the
Eskimo approach those of carnivorous
animals. The periods are irregular and
somewhat infrequent. the meal occa-
sionally being extended to the utmost
capacity Of the stomach. Despite this
we are told that NO nutritive disorders
are apparent aside from boils and fire.
quent nose-bleeding in the periods OF
overheard eating. Tho physical en-
durance OF Eskimos nourished in this
way II conspicuous. az il their resist
ance to the rigors OF the climate. The
highest food consumption actually
measured by the Kroghs was nearly
four pounds Of boiled meat In one day.
This is said to be far below record
figure, however.
The other extreme Is reported by
Hindhede in Copenhagen. His subject
was able to maintain himself In exc
cellent efficiency for months on a diet
Of potatoes and margarin. The amount
OF potato was extremely large. amount
ing to four pounds day. which few
persons could manage to consume day
after day. When hard work had to
be performed it was necessary to in
crease the potato to eight pounds or
more per day, with liberal additions Of
fat.
In the face Of these extremes. says
The Journal Of the American Medical
one may well inquire
many Of the rigid rules and
dicta of physicians who adhere
to systems of Diet have a justification
in fact. Obviously the adaptability of
the human body to wide ranges Of food
Is considerable. It IL, of
course, desirable to learn the limits
which one cannot overstep with safety.
When once these are established. how
ever, there is usually left free play for
The application of common sense. judy
ment and individual preference in times
Of health and disease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16

CF'rom the Philadelphia Record.1
Many q mans reputation II based on
what isn't found out about him.
Figures never lie. unless you make an
exception OF Z figure Of speech.
Lots Of the eccenfr1city OF genius has
mighty little genius TO back 1t up.
The pen h mi1htisr than the sword. but
II wouldn't be II Il wasn't for the ink.
You never can tell. Many Z man who
wants the earth II Obliged to take water.
Ignorance of the hw ID no excuse, but ft
isn't 10 bad ~ the Ignorance Of the law
yer.
Come fellows are always ON the move
because it's cheaper to move than to pay
rent.
When fellow discovers that he has NO
balance In hank it's time for him to take
tumble to himself.
Muggins-''f never look 4 gift horse in
the mouth" BuGgins-ssWhy? NugginD
wen. IN the f1rst place never SGT .
Gift horUe."
Heax-"He's the sort Of man VIE vim
strain Ct . gnAt and swallow Z camel"
Joax-Huhs Any man can strain 1T Z
gnat. but I'd Ike to zee him swallow =
.01e-haif the void doesn.t know how
the cthsr half nves." quoted the vs.
Guy. Yea" agreed the simple MuG.
some people upend half THAR t1me won
dcrtngl Asw they axe gu1ng - epend ~
other hall" - = - e
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Jayhawker Jots


Mrs. Tom Thompson calls attention
to the fact: That You never forgive
u nothing to bra8- Of.
The fellow who never had no luck
nohow Will plant untested seed as
usual this year. predicts the Holton
Signal.
Some folks are like the gas pressure.
points out Tom Thompson in his How
ard Courant. They weaken when they
are most needed.
Jealous and suspicious persons look
to the wrong place for the cause. says
Will Palmer in his Jewell County Re-
publican. It's most always in their
own minds.
It 10 generally conceded. says Mrs.
that idolfzing his wife IL distinction
achieved by the American husband.
And the bigger goose he, the more idle
she.
Let the slogan for 1915 be Excel
sior." Not on your life, exclaims
Fred Knapp in his Beloit Gazette.
We've eaten rolled oats, stuffed wheat.
rieties Of breakfast foods to cut out
the cost Of living. but no excelsior for
us. Baled hay is our limit.
A nervous looking man, tells the
Thayer News, walked into a grocery
store with his baby ON one arm and q
kerosene can on the other, placed the
can on the counter and said: sit there
baby up to the daxed clerk. he added:
Fiji this thing up with kerosene"
Things political are beginning to perk
up some and candidates are beginning
to pull their hair. observes tho Baxter
Springs News. It won't be long now
until you can get the best two-fer
cigar on the market for nothing IL you
are a man and the heat hra nd NJ hot
air in the world II you are a woman.
The editor of the Glen Elder Sentinel
must be an awful mean old stingy cat.
thinks the Gaylord Sentinel. He even
wants to charge for political .adver-
tisementB that appear in his paper.
Just listen to this from his paper last
week: I'VE received two column
announcing his candidacy for COVER
nor. but failed to find the check to
cover the charge made for such ad-
1nasmuch as we never
have been able to persuade our print
ers to work for nothing. we feel
obliged to omit Arthur's story"
Musings Of the village Deacon, by
B. p. Walker in the Kansas City Star,
as reprinted IN his Osborne County
Farmer: Some OF the best beacons in
the world are not worth a darn for
anything else. -. All of US have time
to waste on the fellow who will get
up alongside of us on our hobby and
take long spin. 1T Is not the
spelling or the penmanship that makes
, check good at the bank -. What
has become Of the old-fashioned fun
ny fellow who always said it was
cheaper to move than to pay rent ?.
:. After a man builds q new house
and won't bet that he has the best
heating plant in town, he's no sport.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16

make monntain ont of : ussaahim o.
the matter of the acttv1ty Of the CIR
nesie international peace endowment
in its efforts to create q favorable
sentiment to the repeal OF the Panama
canal tolls exempti0n- Tor American
ships. It would appear r. be we'll
within the province Of . peace pro-
noting society to use all legitimate
means for the elimination Of any and
everything that might possibly cause
friction between nations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16

| 01k<l3e VI ux0Gk41GW V0900ks
The ghost of Matthew Vassar. found
er OF Vassar college. is said to be
haunting an old farm house, once
owned by him, on the New Hacken-
sack road between Red Oak Mills and
New Hackensack.
Within the last four months three
families have moved from the place in
terror. The present owner, who SCOTS
at the report, has nevertheless placed
for sale" signs on the old house, as he
cannot rent It.
Henry I. Stonebridge, a Schenectady
man. who turned farmer for his health.
moved from the house last Saturday
morning. The spectacle Of the ghost
standing at the foot Of their bed was
too much for Stonebridge and his wife.
The appariti0n. they assert. exactly re-
sembled the best existing portraits Of
the house but ono month. For some
time uncanny noises had been disturb
ing their sleep. It sounded at times a.
though some person were walking up
and down the front stairs. At midnight
peculiar noises would come from the
cellar. The sounds resembled groans
and dreadful moaning.
Friday night about 1 a. M, as near
az Mr.. Stonebridge was able to tell, he
ana his wife were awakened by feel
ing az though cold fingers had been
passed across their Threats. They
passed across their threats. They opened
saw a ghostly figure, which stood erect
with finger pointed straight at them.
Without sound the specter moved
away from the bed and vanished
through the open window. One ex-
perience Of this sort was enough for
Mr.. Stonebridge, who at once began
packing up his goods.
John c. Rogers. . farm hand. occu-
pied the old house four months axo.
and was the first man to move there
from because Of the ghost. He says
that 1t permitted not an hours steady
sleep after midnight. His oldest daueh-
ter walked one night and saw the ghost
OF Vassar pacing back and forth over
the moor without making Z sound. The
young woman screamed and brought
her father to the bedroom. but by that
time the wrath had vanished The
same thing happened ON the following
night The family then moved in
haste.-Pouehkeepsi IN. " dispatch
to New York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16

In the Texas. just placed in commits
n1on. the United States has the biggest
and most powerful battleship in the
world. But In all probability the nation
will hold this honor and distinction.
such as it is. only for a few days. Some
0thsr country will float a bigger one
bofcre long. and then 1t will be up to
Uncle Sam to build a larger one, II he
= 70 maintain a position of prominence
81 the great naval waste.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16

A long time has passed since this
country has had a representative at
the Court Of st. James who had to
provide explanations for his speeches
An ambassador who has to explain his
upeeches can be set down az a weak
sister in the diplomatic arena.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16
WHAT THE SMALL TOWN Is CON.
ma m

Business II the only thing that win
build UP the little towns. IL the small
towns are deprived of the business Of
their citizens and the conti9uouo ter
rttory they viii % down. The man who
wtthholds his business from his town
or the town Of his neighborh0od q
simply soaping the toboGgan. He does
mt realize It perhaps. But no 10. and
this fact IL Inevitable that he win wake
up to the error Of his way in the next
decade or two. The small towns right
now are facing . nght for life--a flght
Tor their very existence. This win
doubtless sound like the view OF an
alarmlst. but the soundest bueiueos
man will tell you that this il true II
you have been buying out Of town you
are contributing to the empty houses of
your town ind the empty store build
ings. The best small community towns
are those whore the citi1ens are most
loyal We have In mind q small town
not q thousand miles away from here
that IL a worthy example OF the case
In point. It's citizens are loyal they
stand UP for the town ana its instftu-
tons. its people buy at home. It has
the name Of being q good town where
ever 1t IL known. The secret OF its
success has been discovered by it,
citizens long ago. It is loyalty, and
they are all working at It. too.-Holton
Signal.
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where NeIl Gwxnne IAyed.


Within recent days m interesting
discovery has been made at Charing
Cross.
During some minor excavations at ;
Craigs court, the peaceful little Old
World nook behind Whitehall, the
workmen discovered embedded deep in
q wall q small brass fronted safe.
Owing to its position it was found
impossible to fully open the door, but
this win be carried out within short
time.
The interest in the safe and its pos
sible contents lies In the fact that It
bears unmistakAble signs OF having
been placed in position during the reign
OF Charles II.
well known solicitors. Was during the
reign Of the '.merry monarch one of
the residences Of Nell Qwynne. That
this was 50 has not been seriously
challenged, and some years ago, when
the Earl Of Harrington was carrying
cut some structural alterations In con-
nection with his Charing Cross resi-
dence the part Of q subtefranean pas
mage leading. apparently. from White
hafl to CrAigs court WAS discovered.
The question which II likely to excite
much interest until the safe has been
removed from its present position ard
carefully examined IL whether It be-
lcuged to. or was used by. Nell Gwynne,
and whether It contains any letters 70
or from the whilom Orange Girl Of
This smaii cupboard Ike apartment
IN the wan Of witch the safe has been
found IL ON the ground floor. where
many changes have been made during
The past two centuries ana = quaFtefs
but the cellars and passagoo under
neath are marked by many signs Of
their having been allowed 70 remain. IN
their original condition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16

Like q page from Les Miserables il
me fine little story Of the Kansas
priest who saved from the rigors of
the law young man who proved false
TO the trust that had been placed in
him. This is a good old world. but of
course. 1t isn't quite as good as many
Of the people in it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16

Suppose the income tax law should
be- declared to be unconstitutional in
the suit that has just been begun on
this premise? Where will the Demo-
cratic statesmen find the necessary
revenue to make up the deficiency
that IL being created by the new tariff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16

Maybe there Is some good and suf-
ncient reason why the telephone sub
scribers in Topeka should pay a high
er rate than do their brethren in other
cities In the state for the same service,
but 1t doesn't appear on the face Of
the proposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16

Probably the farmers of the state
will get considerable satisfaction out
OF the news that the rural editors are
figuring on employing a general adj
wiser. The editors have been most
free during the past few years with
Ill kinds of general and specific adj
vice for the farmers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16
Is1snGRANTs AND, FARMING.

1t seems to be urgently necessary to
inaugurate a comprehensive economic
policy for the utilization Of our idle
agricultural land. writes Lajos Steiner
in a most suggestive article In the
American Review Of Reviews on Our
Recent Immigrants as Farmers" Dur
ing six years S.2so.257 immigrants arriv-
ed. and 2652.250 departed. During the
fiscal year ending June 80 1913, the
bureau Of immigration reports q total
of 611.924 departed. This is over 40
per cent of all arrivals, the number
of the latter being 1.427 ,2z7. The thrifty
among our peasant immigrants remi-
CRATE to Europe, although farm land Is
more abundant and cheaper here. They.
unfortunately, do not know this to be
SO. II we kept them. they would ma
terially aid in producing foodstuffs and
Herewith reduce our high cost Of iv-
ing. What a change for the better it
would be IL these 1and-hungry. useful
people would invest their savings in
our farming. make our millions Of idle
acres bear and grow farm produce,
create wealth. and contribute to pub
lie resources! On farms the Ameri-
canization of this sturdy. healthy peo-
pie would follow as a matter Of course
their descendants would become as
patriotic and loyal citizens Of the Uni
ted States as the descendants OF the
earlier arrivals. None Of our other in
dustries would be harmed-only those
would leave Industrial occupations who
do So at the present time. The change
- LII r&~r
having the funds now exported. and
their departing owners. engage in
farming in this country. These new
agricultural settlements would furnish
opportunities to tradesmen. merchants,
banks. hotels. druggists. physicians.
and a multitude OF others to thrive by
living and transacting business
amongst them.
The beauties Of farm life need not
be preached to the peasant immigrant
He DIES not have to be urged. He
has not to be taught farming. He
does not need financial aid. From the
first day he landed he has been saving
with the sole view Of becoming a farm
owner. Our resident peasant immi-
grants have the desire, the ability,
and the cash funds. All they need IL
a friendly hand to guide them Alright.
Unfortunately, while there are many
influences at work to make them ex-
port their savings and to have them
remigrate. not enough il being done
to counteract these influences.
Great numbers Of remisrants lose all,
or the greater part. OF their savings In
their native lands. and they find them
selves farther away from the yearned
for farm than ever. The lot Of such
people 10 exceedingly DISTRESSING. L.
there relief in sight? Up to the pres
emit time our peasant Immigrants have
had no choice: their exploitation gave
immense profits to the exploiters. The
latter are numerous, omnipresent. In
luential; they have political pull" and
connections. and are unmolested In
their practices. ABOUT - per cent Of
our peasant immigrants remigrata:
they export perhaps $soo. 0oo.soe each
normal year. During Industrial depres-
sions or panics these figures become
largor. Remigratton and the influx AZ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16

Manufacturers of aeroplanes are like
" to- show the most enthusiasm over
the proposal of Congressman L'Engle
Of Florida that the government appro-.
PIRATE SIS, 900 Immediately and in a
lump sum for the equipment of the
army and navy with no less than 1000
nirahfOS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16

No doubt now about spring being in
the offing. In the windows Of many
Of the drug stores. huge piles Of sassa-
1yas bark are to be seen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16

It's to be wondered If the busybodies
will kick up such d fuss over the ap-
preaching wilson cAdoo nuptials as
they did over the Force-Astor affair
because of the disparity in the ages
OF the contracting parties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16

E5ety, have already appeared this year
and nothing out Of the ordinary has
happened on either OF them. And
the supsrstitious won't have to worry
qoAin ON this score until November
when the next ana last Friday Of this
Dort for the year will put in an APP
pearance. But they'll probably find
plenty Of other things to worry about
- the meantime.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16

In all probability, President Wilson's
message on the Panama canal tolls
question would not have been pro-
nounced a classic by the British news
papers had it argued on the other
side Of the proposition eurs ~
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The state Journal II Q membag oe the
telegraph report Of that great news NJ
0aniSat1on for the exclusive afternoon
publication IN Topeka
The news II received IN The state Joue.
aal bujldine ever Wire for this sole pr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16
From, Other Pens
WORLDS FIRST ENorNrrR.

The men who fought the Indians In
the early days of the republic ana later
fought the Indians and British COM
oined have several times recorded their
scientific name u Castor canadensis,
and wh08e everyday name IN beaver
He was q builder OF dams to such ex-
cellent purposes, this Castor, that the
water Of creeks was held back. now of
summer streams was checked. and
lakes were made of brooks. BY means
OF these works. meager and fiuctuating
waterways were rendered navigable
and troops and supplies were trans-
ported quickly and easily. But the
beavers fine coat caused the gratitude
toward him to be reduced to an imprac-
ticable sentiment. Trappers soon made
him q creature rare and furtive In this
part Of the country, His skin became
the currency OF trade. He was the
equivalent Of flour and sugar and cali
the two big fur companies Of the Unit
ed States and Canada received 1,570,-
600 beaver Skins, and the '.kill'' even
at this time averages 5000 per annum.
Nevertheless Castor IL regaining some
OF his lost ground. Because of strict
numbers in the forest and swamp dis
tricts to the north Of Lake Superior,
and In parts Of northern Michigan
there are thriving families. II hunters
VIII let the beaver alone, or be q little
temperate in their shooting, and farm
ers will not break down his dams. he
might come back even to Ohio. Com
s1oering the big part the animal has
played In winning and settling and
bringing material blessings to the mid
Ole west, It would be only fair and de-
cent to give him q show II he did de-
eide to return to his own home country.
Toledo Blade.
MYSTERY OF COLUMBUS.
Success will be wished rather than
date the mystery in which the origin
OF Columbus Il involved. 1t was sig
n1ftcaut-th0ugh Of precisely what
who shall say that Columbus HIM
self seemed to conceal the story OF his
oriein: When he save to hi. son the
son wrote he made no mention Of the
place or date Of his birth or Of the
names OF his parents. He aid nothing
Of his ancestry or relatives. excepting
that all his family had been traders
on the sea and that he was himself .
near relative of the notorious pirate
Nicholas the Greek, Of whose crew he
was for q time q member. This Nich-
DlAo ana his pfrAtica1 fAthor bore, in
deed. the name Of Columhus. and were
known AZ the two Columbf." II they
we're Greeks. and Christopher was
their close kinsman, was not he. too, Z
Greek? Or were these ao-called
Greeks really Jews wearing the dis
yulse Of another Nationality, ~ many
Jews In those days had to do? or
e Christopher was in fact the son OF
Dominica Columbus and Susannah
Eontanaro9ea, - y commonly a00um~
d, was the one Greek and the other
q her name might suggest. Z Jew?
rho problem II one Of the most oh.
'cure and at the Same time most fas-
.inating Of the kind In history. If the
American Jewfsh Historical Society
in solving II. or even. n
throwing important new light upon 10
mystery. It will deserve the thhuka 0f
nankind--New York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-16

Attention is called by the Washing
ton Post to the fact that the march Of
the unemployed armies seem to find
favor only in the cities from which
they make their bold departure.