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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11
Globe Sights
By THE ATCHooN oLoDA

Don't overwork your friends and your
credit II you would retain them.
Comparatively few prophets can make
q living at such light employment.
The ham in the ham sandwich II be-
coming thinner than most OF the EXCUSES.
Figures may not lie. but chilly weather
prevents some Of them from presenting
proof.
The hero in q book il amply rewarded.
but in real life he occasionally gets both
barrels.
Until she gets the housekeeping bee in
her bonnet, a girl is apt to think she
could do well on the stage.
The elopement reduces the wedding ex-
penses, but it isn't the initial so much
as the upkeep which counts.
While the funeral procession moves
slowly, violating the speed limits trans
terry.
Alb Adkins says his vito 10 getting .
little rest, now that the children are
away at school and are no longer present
to help her.
A man doesen't lose interest in millinery
after he marries and has to pay for It
but there's a difference in his remarks
on the subject.
The powers that be know how little thil
one has to boast OF, but he claims some
distinction for never having worn cigarette
papers in his hat band.
A thoroughly able life insurance man Il
Prospect comes to regard death as pleas
ure II one IL properly insured.
A boy doesn't wish to boast, but hi
secretly feels that the ostrich would have
no great advantage over him In an en-
durance contest OF stomachs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11
EUening Chat
Do You Think?

ITO have a catchword in your
mouth is not the same thing as to hold
an opinion; still less is it the same
thing as to have made one for your
SELF 4 i. th.lSs>A or tnousnr; ..
that sets man apart from he rest OF
the animal kingdom. 1t would SEEM
therefore, that the habit Of thought
would be common among mankind.
But is it?
In Columbus time a few so-called
learned men held to the belief that
the world was nat. To say that the
great mass of people also thought SC
would be stretching point, for to
think one must employ any Of the
intellectual powers except that Of
simple perception through the senses -
In brief, to think. one must exercise
the higher intellectual faculties. In
Columbus time the people believed
what was told them: they did moi
think.
Columbus thought. Told that the
earth Was fiat. he actually thought
about it. He did not say to himself
These very learned me- say the
world Is fiat. SO 1t must be-" Instead
he said. These men think the world
is nat. do 1 think so?" And finally
having really thought the matter over
world was round.
| 1t was neither his skin In seaman.
ship. nor his venturesomeness thai
made Columbus q great man. 1t wa
his power to subject a common belief
| to analysis, to think for himself and
not Let others think for him.
The same thing is true Of any othel
great man. The man who thinks fol
himself IL as far above the man who
doesn't-the man who accepts hi.
thoughts ready-niade- as the man j.
above animal
The habit of thought. like mos
good habits. 10 hard to acquire.
means subjectin6 everything tina
comes our way tosyour ow1 powers o
reasoning. 1t means cultivating al
open mind. It means refusing to &C
cept your thoughts ready-made, n,
matter who the maker may be.
The reason there are SO few grea
thinkers is there are 30 many wht
| permit the great thinkers to do theil
thinking for them.
Try this. The next time you tackl,
any subject and start to say Il; thinl
so-and-so," stop and say to yourself
s'Have I thought? Is this my own
carefully pondered belief or is
somebody else's thought IN tho sub
ject that I've picked up and adapted
to my own uses which pm about t.
enunciate?"
You will ma that saying II think
is one Of the commonest forms of self
deception What we should NOR,
often say Is, "So-and-so has said such
and-such thing and I'm passing /
along as my own simply because
have never thought anything reall,
worth saying about the subject"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11
From Other Pens
TIME FOR ECONOMY ALL AROUND.

TIME FOR ECONOMY ALL AROUND.
Millions Of the American people are
feeling the pinch Of high prices, espe-
cially food prices, AZ the direct or IN
direct result Of tho European war.
With all the efforts to relieve 1t TINS
pinch il going to continue. Enforce
ment OF the laws against extortton Will
helm some: better organisation OF ais
trfbution will help some; but Tor many
millions the only help IL by self-deniAl
and economy. Economy ID q policy en-
forced upon the masses OF citizens ana
their families. It should not be con-
fined to them. 1t should become . reso-
lutte policy Of government. city. STATE
and national. Congress just now y
showing a fragrant disregard for the
facts of the situation. 1t IL preparing
to burden the people with 800 900. 900 o.
new taxes. It IL also pushing along q
S93. 900. 900 river and harbor bill, mostly
and VIGOROUSLY pork" State legisla-
lures are not In session. and the budget
season for city councils IL some months
away. In both state and nation. how
ever administrative power can AVOID
waste and SO carry forward larger bal
ances to tighten the tax burdens that
are to come. The average American II
compelled to economixe whether he
likes it or not. The average American
has the right to demand that govern
ment shall help by cutting on all save
absolutely necessary expenditures. MIL
| lions of voters are waking up to the
Righteousness Of the demand. The po-
lftical party that fails to hear and heed
that demand Is going to suffer. in No
vember and later on.-Chicago Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11

delicious beverage ana = elaso.
But tie Held lWae Ao1fsd with Aaxu1ted
people. fnr The boarders had discovered
the aviator. Miss Daisy Killenbeck
Amy's unresisting hands.
II win save you the trouble. Amy.
SMILED Miss Killenbeck in her arrogant
way. Poor Mr.. Allen . almost ex-
hausted by tho heat"
So his name was Alien. They had
found out 50 quickly an about him and
were talking In that high, shrielEing
clamor that Amy never aspired to at
tain
..Parrots!" she called them when they
were the most disagreeable.
II am not OF their wotld,'' she thought
sadly az she turned away. but Lionel
Allen evidently did not think %. He
came to her. helmet In hand. his eyes
alieht with interest
The buttermilk was delicious he
said frankly. IT hope you're going to
stay and watch me depart-I shall miss
your farewell e you 80 away now"
cause she Wished so much that she was
one Of the idle guests whose time was Of
little value. she punished herself BY add
and l help her. wait on the table. I
Then I shall go now" he decided
cousin would object very much II I land
ed in your field again some day after tie
'boarders have gone -
Amy felt foolishly happy. cousin EN-
incline has never seen an aeroplane," she
said demurely, and am sure she will
not object In the least
She shook hands with Lionel Allen just
as Miss Killenbeck tripped up and took
command of the situation, but she could
not command the look in Aliens eyes nor
the happy tug 1t Amy's heart as he gave
his last downward glance to her before
the machine rocked away over tho field.
When 1t was speck in tho sky the
boarders all trooped in to the supper tA-
BILE and Amy was there as usual, deftly
waiting upon them. But her heart was
soaring in tho blue ether with the darins
aviator who had dropped from tho clouds
upon her loneliness that summer after
noon
In October Cousin Emmeline wrote to
her daughter Annie. in Colorado, post
poning her expected arrival.
1T can't come till after Amy's we'd
ding" she wrote. This flying machine
imam. Lionel Allen, is set on being mar
ried at once and Amy's hike wax in his
hands. They're both crazy for Q home
ami 1t seems Providential that it's hap
pened now just when Amy was. a. you
he's got q pleasant old place on Long
island. where his mother lived and
they're going down there right away
Seems as If a girl never had such luck
a husband dropping right out Of the SIX,
when she needed some one to take carr
Of her and Lioners wanting some one Il
make q real home for him."-(C0pyx1ght
1914. by the Mcclure Newspaper syndt
cate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11

lFfom the Philadelphia Record.J
The parting Of the ways-A fool and
his money.
No man Is such q hustler that some
woman isn't inclined to idolize him.
If beauty Is as beauty does. girls. the
proprietor of a beauty parlor will do you.
man certainly makes allowances for
his wife's faults when he pays her ALI
mony.
After all it's good thing to be 30
cramped for room that there isn't room
for q shelton in the closet.
aren't they? Slobhs-'sYes, but did
you ever hear Of q girl refusing one?
mo. Maude. dear: the highest criticism
Of the drama isn't altogether confined
to the disapproval Of the gallery god.
1t sometimes happens that . man has
less trouble In getting a daughter on his
hands than in keeping = son-in-law on
his feet
Wigg-"oh, money VIII do anything for
. man." Wagg-I don't know about
that. but do know that . man viii do
anything for money"
''Some men are born to command, -
quoted the Wise Guy And 1 suppose
others who are not born that way be-
come janitors," added the Simple Mug
Who Hives in an Apartment house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11
Kansas Cos,a,,,es,t
rEpnRAL FUND FOR KANSAS.

FEDERAL FUND FOR KAlgaAS
The Kansas Agricultural colleGp
win receive this year from the Lever
FUND the sam Of $4,000. and q per
cent OF tnis Will BE- ussA tor Asaaon-
STATIONS In agriculture and 30 Per
can't for demonstrations and Mnevable
achoole in home economics. The coli
Ie9e win also receive 410.3 500 from the
Bureau Of Plant Industry for similar
work. and in addition the government
viii nay one-hA1f the salary ana halx
the travelling expenses OF = man for
bows ana girls' club work. an Of The
salary ana III OF tho expenses of =
VETERINARIAN for educational work 70
eardfng hog cholera and practically
ali the salary and all expenses of one
man to be known ~ q "Farm En-
cheney EXPERT" who will make caro-
ful studies OF the business side az
farming, working from three to four
weeks in = selected township in one
country and doing this work IN the
course of the year in about nine coun-
ties, chiefly In counties where county
demonstration agents are employed.
Nine county demonstration agents are
now employed in Kansas and by jan
uary, 1915, there will be funds avail
able for four moro counties, the col
lege paying one-half Of the salary 81
each county demonstration AGENT
Winfield Courier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11

THE OTHnB ALKLANCE.
0ee1nana and kuatxl6no turn q tho Wo131
0ouud1ng their battle alAHu1Ds
Eng1lah. Hfenchs Rueadano ana oet69 are
al hurled
Crushing the others In arms.
9tiu il Q greater alliance that sweeps
Leading forever the van;
One that includes every woman who
One that includes every man.
Soldiers shall rot in the. land Of tho Zoe:
widows shall sorrow forlorn:
Babes shall come into world full OF woe
Orphaned before they are born
This 10 the triple alliance that bears
Brunt Of the carnage 90 wild;
Greatest. most ancient OF all oarth's AZ
fairs,
Father and mother and child.
-McIandburGh Wilson In New York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11

Tuesday next is to be Topeka Day
ut the great fair. All Of the big stores
and other places Of business. as well
as the Santa Fee shops and offices. will
be closed for the occasion during the
Afternoon. So there will be really no
good excuse why Topekans should not
turn out en- masse for the fair. Every
body in town should make special
effort to do so. A ord-breaking at
tendance on that day will give prestige
To the fair and add to the reputation OF
Topeka as a place where the people,
one and all, are alive to their oppor-
tunities to assist in its progrec-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11
A REAL LITTLE FAIRY.

IT wish I were q fairy said little
Molly Carter, 'sthen 1 could do lots of
things and no one would know who
did them
IT can tell you how you can be q
fairy" said her mother, land no one
will know who you are or anything but
that a fairy made little girl very
happy"
"Oh, tell me, tell me. mother" said
Molly, clapping her hands and dancing
up and down in front OF her mother.
II cannot tell you il you really wish
to be a good fairy" her mother re-
piled, 'sbut 1 will show you. Run and
tell James to bring the auto around to
the door and then get on your hat"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
rFrom the chicago News.I

tfTOm the chicago newell
Eternal primping is the price OF vanity.
The fewer friends man needs the
more he has.
Pay as you go-but save enough to pay
for Z return ticket.
When some men grasp opportunities
they choke them to DEATH
Critics ana cranks are not always
synonymous-but they usually are.
A harp and crown await the man who
lives up to his wife's expecfaticns-
A man may lead double life. but that
doesn't entitle hm To- double funeral.
What . glorious old world this would
be II we could only see others ~ we see
ourselves! =
A bachelor NO sooner takes unto himself
wife than he CANCELS his membership
In the Don't Worry club.
After = girl get8 10 be about 20 old
she makes = bonnka Of the baby picture
Of herself taken in = washboWl-
Don't think becauDe q woman declares
she has the sbeof hu6band In the world
that she has uny idea a uoettn9 him IN
hoaxe0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11

Molly did as her mother told he's
and in q few minutes they were spin
ming along the cool roads toward the
hot city.
place" said Molly. as James drove up
"Fairies cannot find their work in
prettv places replied her mother.
Molly got out OF the auto and fol-
lowed her mother into one OF the
houses and up q flight Of stairs. Her
mother knocked at q door and q weak
voice said Come in" Molly's mother
opened the door and there on a little
bed in one corner Molly saw the figure
at a girl about her age. Her face wa
verv white and there were dark circles
under her eyes.
How are you today. Anna?" asked
Molly's mother.
.'The doctor says I am better" re-
here that I shall not get well until
"a. This Is my little siri. Molly" said
Molly's mother. leading Molly toward
:sThis is Anna. Watson. Molly. You
sit here and talk with her while 90
with James and set some ice to make
Molly did .lot know what to ny to
This little girl at first, but Anna asked
r. IL was hot at her house and that
Gtarted the conversation, and soon
lGollv found herself asking how long
Anna had. been sick and where her
ala not 60 into the country where 1t
The two little girls chatted ~
though they had been acquainted for
= 1onI time instead Of Q few minutes
|and Molly Ieasm14 that Anna had -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11

Have you bought one of the fam
aly'' tickets for the Topeka fair? In
reality they're a bargain strip Of five
admission tickets for the price of four.
Almost every family in Topeka should
have one. And there are hundreds of
families in the city who can well at
ford to buy two or three. A general
purchase of these tickets would give
the fair association a nice little nest
egg in case a rainy day should come
along. A generous patronage of the
fair will not only help to place 1t on
1tu financial feet. 1t will also be q
boost for Topeka. Are you going to
- your part1
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AMERICA AND THE GERMANS.

AMERICA AND THE GERMANS.
The Franco-Prussian war occurred
only five years after the colossal strug-
gle between our American sections had
come to an end. writes a contributor to
THE Progress of the World" depart
ment in the American Review of Re-
views for September. Within a few
years preceding our war we had re-
ceived an enormous influx Of new popu-
lation from Germany. Many of these
immigrants had received military train
ing before they came. immigration at
that time did not enter the south, and
these newcomers were alkin the north,
st. Louis being the farthest point
southwark to which they had gone in
considerable numbers. Many Germans
entered the United States armies and
fought valiantly. The head of the
French government in that period was
the Emperor Louis Napoleon, who was
not well disposed towards the United
States, who had been ready to join
other powers in thwarting us, and
whose conduct in Mexico was regarded
as adverse to our interests. When,
therefore, the war came on between
France and Prussia, American opinion
upon the whole regarded Napoleon as
the aggressor. and sympathized with
the Germans. Our government was
correct in its neutrality. but popular
sympathy was unmistakable in its
trend. We have since that time re-
ceived many more people from Ger
| many. Our total population at the
! time of the Franco-Prussian war was
less than 10000, 600. 1t Is now 100. 000.-
900. Considerably more than a third OF
our population is made up of people
| themselves born in Europe or Of Euro
pean born parentage. And fully Is per
cent. of all these people are Of German
origin. Next come the Irish, who are
only about half as many as the Ger
mans. We are using the classification
Of the United States census, which
goes back no farther than the parents
in it's reckoning Of foreign stocks and
elements. These people from Germany
are now our American fellow-citizens
Hundreds Of thousands OF them, If moi
millions, have friends or relatives In
the old country directly affected by the
present terrible war. They are loya
to the United States. but their feel
ings are deeply affected. Very many OF
them believe that the German EN-.
peror and those in authority have
made a great mistake. Many others
under such leaders az Mr. Herman
Ridder. editor of the New York Stats.
Zeitung. are in full sympathy with thu
German emperor, and believe that Ger.
many Is engaged in necessary and
righteous war. 1t Is not for us Ameri
cans to argue with any Of our fellow
citizens of foreign origin whose senti
ments are profoundly agitated. On thu
Sother hand. It Is incumbent upon them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11
g ? = !! 3! H9 !'E|j|[E y
SS@ BY ms EANALKER

sick three months, that her father was
dead and her mother had to work all
a place to live. and that they never
had ice unless someone gave 1t to
them, only when Anna was very sick;
then the doctor said she must have IL
or she would not get well.
Molly's mother came back with the
ice and made q cool drink for Anna
and put some fruit on dish by tho
bed. then she had James bring in q
box from a store and wrap the Ice in
q paper and put 1t in the box.
"Oh, this IL Just like . fairy story
said Anna, when she saw the drink
! and the fruit. 'T was just wishing
cold. Thank you SO much. And II it
isn't too hot up here wish you would
come again some time." she said to
Molly.
next time her mother came.
| Molly did not have much to say dur
ing the ride home. but when they were
sitting on the cool porch. she said: II
suppose IL Anna could be In q place
where 1t il cool as 1t IL hero she would
get well sooner"
st expect she would" her mother
replied.
How can be q good fairy to her.
me. and If give her anything she will
II will tell you a plan. and IL you
wish u can be a good fairy and Anna
will never know the name Of the
fairy" said her mother.
You have q dollar . week for
spending money. and you have SIS
saved"
yes" said Molly, "but. mother, that
$25 1 am saving for my watch and
| fob and father said he would give me
$25 more II I saved it."
| ct know that" her mother replied,
'but fairies do not have watches, and
a m WI <s0V ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11
Journal Entries

Were 1t not for the kickers the world
would stand still.
Keeping friends il even more diff
cult than> making them.
Many Of the old-fashioned theories
were punctured long ago.
Tho man who expects to get the
worst of 1t isn't likely to be disap-
pointed.
It's mighty hard to get any two peo-
pie to agree az to the quality of an en-
tertainment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11
Not for Christenfng

A very mild North OF England vicar
had for some time been displeased with
length he determined to demonstrate with
his milkman for supplying such weak
stuff. He began mildly:
I've been wanting to see you In regard
to the quality Of milk with which you
are serving me-"
Eyes, SIR uneasily answered the trades
man.
ST only wanted to say" continued the
minister that I use the milk for diet
airy purposes exclusively, and not fol
christening" Tit-BitS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11

The smile that is beginning to fade
from the face of the ice man has be-
gun to put in an appearance on the
features of the coal man. Did anyone
ever see a poor old. consumer smile ?
Indeed. does an occasion ever arise
when he might?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11

Surely that billion dollar a year ex-
port trade in South America that is
now open to the UniteG States is worth
going after with a rush. This is an
American opportunity. the like Of which
has never developed before. and prob
ably never will again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11

Most wonderful to relate, Congress-
man-Captain Hobson is urging Presi-
dent Wilson to call a world peace
conference to be held in the United
States as soon as practicable. Hob
sons chief bid for fame of late years
has been his jingoism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11

Emperor Wilhelm has expressed his
regrets over the destruction Of Lou
vain and other interesting places in
Belgium, but that won't restore them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11

Great joy must obsess the Demo-
cratic statesmen at Washington over
the news from New Orleans that Col
onel Roosevelt virtually made it known
there that he would seek the Progress
sive presidential nomination for the
1916 campaign. 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11

Cool. cloudy and rainy days at this
time do far more to chase in the
mems straw hats than all the DEGREES
that fashion may promulgate in the
premises. AS matter of fact, the
average man pays about as much at
tention to the dictates of fashion as
he does to the solution of the fourth
dimension
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11

OF course there is no way of telling
what kind of weather is carded for
next week, but the Topeka fair was
fortunate in NOT being scheduled for
this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11

We have been trying to figure out.
says the Columbus Journal. why it is
that the uglier the fashion the prettier
Ahe woman seems, but we give It up.
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TELEPHONES.
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRES

The State Journal II . member OF the
Associated Press and receives the full DAY
telegrap report Of that great news or
gauisat don for the exclusive AFTERNOON
Dubncation in Topeka.
The news 10 received in The State Joul'-
nal building over wires for this sole pun
Do0o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11

What a relief must have been ex-
perienced by the European monaxchs
when the news reached them that the
king Of the Tonga Islands has pro-
claimed his neutrality towards the war?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11

a. adopted American citisens. to put
restraint upon their words and acts.
ana to respect American neutrality.
Germany IL 20 great and noble = coun-
try that its future eminence in the civ
liked world il assured in any. case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-11

When it comes to settling up the war
debts of Europe, the Cleveland Leader
points out that the ultimate consumer
there will be the ultimate producer.