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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30

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her she scarcely thanked him in her
haste to get the tellta1e knobs under
cover. Her face had become sudden
Y pale. believe I had better go
Thank you for being 20 kind. Good
morning. She turned away.
But Jon are III! You will allow,
me 20 go - 1ar ~ your door. won't
you? 1 can't leave you this way
axai nsn ne 4 sSsn. swept her F.s cheeks
fectly we'll. Good morning This
time Il was flnal and he looked after
her. pushed. Tho nsh caught his eye
and he laughed softly. with q sudden
tnkling Of the situation. "Poor
have given Mary food for thought.
"fu bet she'll catch 1t when Uncle
Peter misses his mackerel."
Mary did catch 1t, and she tried to
make herself believe that that was
the reason she cried all day.
That afternoon q box of roses came
Tor her. There was no card! 1t was
the hrst box OF flowers she had ever
received In her life. She did not dare
dream-it was wicked to hope.
No. 1t could not be! Because the
following week she counted four times
that he went out with Polly Black,
and a neighbor told her she had seen
him dancing with her in q cabaret. Il
think it's scandalous for q man Of his
age to be taking out a young thing like
that
II don't think he's too old at ALL
declared Mary hotly. why. he can't
be - yeti" Then she flushed painfully
and the neighbor looked suspicious. But
the remark had gone home!
The next week another box of roses
came. The fourth box contained a
card. May I call tonight? Just pin a
red rose on the curtain 1t was sign
ed, 'sThe Man Across the Street"
It was a soft evening in early April
when Mary pinned the red rose to the
. curtain, and. when, two hours later.
there was a ring at the bell, a half
grown moon was high In the sky.
1t was Rose. not Mary, who opened
the door, and she looked AZ many years
under her age az she had looked older
on that awful morning weeks before.
Il thought, perhaps. you would bring
Polly" was about all she could think
to say when they were seated inside.
He laughed. "Polly's gone to a show
! with Tom Dixon. Besides, she's q
dandy little girl. but she can't come
counting with her Uncle John.''-(Copy-
right. 1914. by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30
Hu,,,or of the Day

It was the beginning Of their wedding
trip.-"Dear," she inquired anxiously, ''in
the excitement Of leaving. did you say
good to papa and mammal" No"
he replied; II said sau revoir.' Puck.
1.-THE office ought to seek the man. said
the patriot "Perhaps." replied 9onator
Sorghum; hut when an Office 20 seek
the man the salary II generally - smaIl
that It makes the office look like s down
right mendicant.' washington Star.
Don't take any notice Of the cook. my,
dear" But. John. I have to take IL
when she gives 1T to me.'-Baltimoro
American.
Hix-'tsfve me the man who makes liRbt
Of his troubles" Dix-'T prefer the man
Who keeps them in the dark. Boston
Transcript.
'sBnGxins has very orderly desk.
Yes. He In one Of these men who WON'T
!eave pacef lying around. He prompt
~ puts II In pigeon hole and loses 4
10gever."-WashAngtna 0tat. Il a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30

About the most forceful argument
SO far presented for the cause of uni
versal peace Is the estimate Of experts
that the cost of war between two first
class nations would amount to fifteen
million dollars day, making a brief
three months war cost 1880 million
dollars. or course. this estimate was
not prepared for use as a peace argu-
ment except that 1t is held to demon
strate the necessity of navies Of suf-
ficient strength ito keep the peace"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30

London woman appears to have
hit upon a sure way to make house.
hold duties ,palatAble. The scheme
may not be novel, Perhaps 1t has
been tried many times. The London
woman, however. gives 1t q freshness
aHid q seeming sincerity that are very
attractive. In the nrst place there
must be an ostensible object in view.
The London woman refers to this OBJ
ject rs q Systematic course of indoor
exercise at home. What does she
hope to secure by this systemafixed
exercise? The creation and preserva-
ton OF beauty. There you have 1t.
What goal could be more alluring
Does the system require q gymnaaiusn,
. running track. the usual parapher-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30

One of the great screw companies
of the United States has put on an
extra force of men as an answer to
the report that it's business was falling
off owing to general dull times, notes
the Christian Science Monitor. and it
adds: In any case, this should help
TO tighten things up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30
Euenine Chat
Six and Half a Dozen.

ok anu k181A u DOzems
Two letters lie open before me. One
is from a wife and one from a hus-
band.
The husband says: Can you tell me
anything to do for nagging wife?
one thing or another. If sine didn't say
SO much I'd pay more attention to her.
but I'm SO used to being reproached for
one thing after another that my ears
have gotten nag proof.
Cant you write something that she
will see, advising women not to nag
their husbands Tell them it does more
twice and then keep still. She reads
your articles, and it might make some
impression. On her." i-ss = =
The letter from a wife (not from this
mans wife, that would be too much
OF a cofncidence) reads:
II wish you would say something
in your column about husbands who
don't pay any attention to what their
wives say. but keep right ON doing the
same things.
My husband is a DEAR but he has
some very trying little faults. For one
thing he is terribly disorderly. He
drops everything exactly where he hap
pens to be. I'll have our little apart
ment in apple pie order when he comes
home at night, and the next morning
1t will look as If hurricane had pass
ed through it. 1 spend a good deal of
my morning just picking up after him.
He thinks it is only little thing. and
he doesn't realise now much harder
it makes the work.
Another thing. he is very often late
to meals. II it were necessary
wouldn't care but 1t isn't. He Just
doesn't realize how much trouble he
makes and let's himself be careless
about it.
"Of course I've spoken to him about
these things and tried to make him
realize how hard it is for me, and he
promises to do better. but he doesn't.
And lately I've noticed that he gets
touchy when I say anything, though
at first he was very pleasant. I'm
AFRAID he thinks I'm nagging him and
II there's anything hate in the world
its naggfng. But what can 1 do? II
he wouldn't keep doing the things I
wouldn't keep speaking about them.
hate it worse than he does but his
untidiness and his hardness make my
work SO hard and I'm not strong.
Won't you please write an article.
Miss Cameron. saying that women
wouldn't nag if husbands would pay
more attention to what they said in the
first place.
The case for the prosecution and the
defense both rest, and leave the Judge
to charge the jury.
Unfortunately the judge does not feel
competent to do that. Although her
sympathies are strongly on one side she
doesn't feel that she has a right to
say which comes first. the hen or the
egg, the Needless man or the nagging
woman.
In every case of this sort each thinks
the other. caused all the trouble, and
each probably deserves some share Of
the blame.
Let's hope these two letters will give
both husbands and wives q better
understanding Of the way the
other party feels about 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30
A SCHOOL WITH FEW BOOKS.

In the April American Magazine
Albert Jay Mock writes an article en-
titled IAN Adventure in Education" in
which he describes the public schools
of Gary, Ind, which are directed by
william Writ and in which revolution
airy ideas are being carried out. The
idea Is that children, NO more than
adults. can assimilate the most valu-
able education except by direct expert
ence. Human beings always learn
things better by seeing them and do
ing them than by reading about them.
The surest thing we all know is that
the only education worth anything is
the education we get ourselves. Why
not let the school deal with children
as life deals with us-not try to teach
anything but simply offer endless op-
pcrtunities and inducements for them
to teach themselves? The following
extract from the article describes
some of the details of the Gary school:
They use very few books at Gary.
Elementary subjects are introduced
largely by games; and these games. of
which there is a very great variety
used all through the school. are largely
the invention. and wholly the manu-
facture. of the pupils themselves. I
have no space to describe these devices
or dwell on their great ingenuity. It
Is enough to say that from beginning
to end. everything that can be learned
by observation and induction is SO pre-
scented. The children use books-again.
just as We ourselves use them-chiefy
to illumine and interpret experience
ofrcr having had it
again. nothing is taught as an
isolated subject, but as related in a
vital way to something else and pri-
marily to life itself. For example, the
introduction to chemistry becomes very
informal when 1t il related to the home
table: to formaldehyded milk. alum In
the bread, beef put down under q pre-
sentative. Arithmetic changes COM
piexion II you have to know a little Of
1t in order to keep your own score in a
game devised for the purpose. The
relation of arithmetic to civics becomes
interesting when the child il sent out
to measure the cost of excavation for
the school sewer and hgure 1t into the
tax budget"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30

March will have to bestir itself
nightly to make any considerable
noise like a lion in it's departure. Next
come the April showers that are SO
necessary for the welfare of the May
flowers and so disastrous for the fancy
ones with which the women bedeck
their Easter bOnnetS,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30

Some hustling will have to be done
by Kansas in the field of producing
text books to approach the activities
of Chicago in the direction of cheap
ening the cost of school books. They
are working on a plan in the Windy
City to get out spelling books at a
cost of fraction less than seven cents
each
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30

Ex-President Taft's advice on how
to grow thin not only sounds reason
able. but it Is also the fruit Of his sue
cessful experiments in the premises.
However, it won't be of any advantage
to the countless who wish to grow. fat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30

Congressman Hobson won't be able
to use his kissing proclivities in his
fight for the Alabama senatorship.
He's bald-headed now. And the dear.
romantic girls. you know. for some
reason or other. fight shy of osculatory
activities with such unfortunates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30

Villas ultimate triumph at Torreon
will develop one -sdistressing feature
for his followers. There is nothing in
that section of Mexico that will yield
profitable loot. Torreon is in the GEN.
ter Of a desolate, dreary and barren
SANDY waste
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30

From the number OF houses that
are being destroyed by fire by the
British arsonettes, it may be possible
that they are in cahoots and getting
commissions from the building trades
in Great Britain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30

THE right woman can make a fool
of any man." says a woman writer.
notes the Baltimore Star, but It has
tens to point out that: In the ma
jority Of cases. though, nature beats
her IN n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRHB

Tho State Journal - . member Of tine
Aseociated Press and resolves the full day
0oie9raph report Of that great neWS NJ
ganiBation for the exclusive Afternoon
Dublieation IN Topeka
ire neV1 q received IN The state Jour
n buijoine ever wires fer this cole DsB.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30

News Of the annoying variety tells
that the local municipal pot has al
ready begun to boil. and the primary
and election are yet full year away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30

President Wilson's victories in con-
gress would have more to commend
them were it not for the fact that he
has to win them with gag rule and
caucus methods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30

Surely that Hawaiian duke who saw
ed q girl from drowning twice In one
day Is entitled to both her hands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30

Probably = big rush OF tourists, not
particularly interested in the Panama
expOsitione. viii take adyantAge Of the
rates that the railroads are planning
to put In effect for these affairs. The
railroads hGve' always made it rather
financially easy to reach California
and other points on the Pacific coast.
Esat getting back has beensa different
proposition. And this may help to ex-
plain why there are SO many more
workers ON the Pacific coast than
lrl1eso are Jobs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30

And 1t seems to be just as easy for
President Wilson to manipulate con-
gress without the support Of its leaders
a. with 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30
kaI,sus Comment
THE LURE or WAR.

A young man and one older wer4
talking Of the possibility OF invading
Mexico. and the young man thougns
he might shy his hat into the ring
upon the older one handed down Wtee
counsel based on much reading an
observation ana some experience. tolk
ing the yOungster what war meanf
that 1t meant hunger and thirst a.
bum grub. fatigue, abuse ana dangoE
cruelty. evil associations, wounds ana
sickness and even death. All theae
and other amplifications Of General
ShermanS able definition he delivo1-
ed from his fund Of wisdom which
time offers to offset rheumatic joints
and . rebellious digestive apparatue
But. II the worst should happen, tho
young man will likely march away.
for what 10 wise counsel when young
blood runs hot? And the pulses OF
the older one win beat faster then,
having duties along the plodding
paths Of peace. and q love OF comfort
which comes with the years. But no
knows why the young one goes, for
the lure II there, despite the harrow
ing scenes and dreadful consequences:
the longing to take q chance in the
most thrilling game that man has
played since time began. 1t may b
this which makes war possible, rather
than greed. or avarice or unfairnens.
The savage frankly fought for the
love of fighting. And. despite our
complex civilization, and being heir to
all the ages. there 10 STILL something
or the savage in most Of us. Which
means there 10 hard A'.lding ahead
for Col. Carnegie's peace plans, and q
Journey over the MARI 4iOn route be-
fore they arrive At fv' illment.-Atch-
ison Globe.
A DOG TAX DILEMMA.
And speaking Of that dog tax law,
there is one peculiar provision which
II strictly followed will leave q bloody
as put grief in the heart of many a
child. Ertnstance-here IL a lonely
dog which b travelling along the coun-
try highway and stops in at a farm
yard where freckle faced, straw
halted. one sallused. happy hearted
kid Is playing and straightway said
kid and said canine become fast friends.
And what old lobster Is there with soul
SO dead who never to himself hath
said. bully for the boy and his dog?'
And the friendship grows until ono
sad day when the assessor appears In
Performance of His Duty under The
Law. says to the farmer man land
whose dog IL that?' Dunno" saws
the farmer, lit just came here and
the kid made up with it, DO you
want to pay two dollars tax on it."
Not on your life." the farmer replies.
Then here is the Law" announces
said Assessor and reads as follows:
| Every stray dog not claimed by any,
one harborfng same shall be brought
| into the presence of the assessor and
killed. Now you stage the scene
yourself-the assessor grabs the farm
er's old blunderbus and Old Shep is
! hauled before him and the boy-well
| finish the picture yourself II you want
] to. We refuse to do 1t. Everybody
who thinks the assessors will obey that
law. drawn by some flint hearted
! geaser, Is hereby given permission to
| stand on his head until the old COW
dfes.-Marion Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30

the secretaryship Of the Topeka Fair
association Is a most admirable one.
All possible support and encourage
ment should be given him. This fair
il the biggest asset that is. possessed
by Topeka, Shawnee county, and the
whole of Kansas. for that matter.
Every energy should be bent towards
making it a bigger and better fair than
1t has ever been before. And now IL
the accepted time to begin boosting in
this direction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30

Senator Stone Of Missouri il q lover
Of coffee. and unless It IL both strong
and good the waiter at restaurant or
hotel soon hears from him. Recently
he took a little trip to Baton Rouge,
and went into q restaurant for dinner.
On raising his cup to his lips he made
a wry face. and then beckoned to the
proprietor.
what do you call this stuff?'. he
asked.
Coffee" meelkly replied the man,
somewhat surprised.
"Cofee. repeated Stone with scorn.
IT could put . coffee beah into my
mouth. dive into the Mississippi river
from the end OF this street. swim 'way
up to Vicksburg and I'll guarantee
that anyone could hail up much better
coffee than this over the entire roufc!~
New York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30
On the Spur
of the Moment
By ROYGKs MOULToN.


When = Feller's in Love.
When feller's in love, it's a dandy old
There is joy and content in the breeze.
All his troubles and woes to the four
When she lays her blonde head on a
feller's broad chest.
That he is her Lochinvar out Of the west.
Then he feels like q quadrillionaire.
When a feller's in love, he will talk like
And he writes stun that amt fit to
print;
He will walk down the street with an
important strut,
Just as though he could buy out a
mint.
He will put on his collar and necktie, by
gum,
Seven days in the week and he'll primp.
And he'll put his old savings account on
And he'll act like a regular simp.
When a feller's. in love. he's a true can
didate
For the insane asylum. no doubt.
state.
1t has just got to wear itself out.
He is looney. he's batty. bereft Of his
He's as shy Of gray matter above
As the .tomcat who yells on a back alley
fence.
Yes he is. when a feller's in love.
Musings of 4 Pessimist.
Most people are optimistic, but dentists
are always looking down in the mouth.
One OF the chief advantages Of being
rich is that q person does not have to pay
his bills SO promptly. Only the poor have
to pay up on time.
The hustle is coming into style again,
they tell us. No matter what has gone
before, the hustle will always be behind.
One way to make living is to go to
work. That Is, by the bye, about the
hardest way.
No girls heart Is SO hard that q dia-
mond will not make an impression on 1t.
There IL an editor in Michigan who
thinks that $4,000 n half million. Every
time he handles story dealing with the
figures $1,000 he headlines it '-Half a Mil
lion." Some people laugh at him, but
he gets along all right. We know a LOT
OF good editors who don't know how to
count more than 80.
Mems clothing has been so simplified
that they can now dress in a hurry and
have time to hook up their wives.
Church collections in some places are
taken in open baskets on long poles, with
everybody In the row and the man al
the end OF the pole looking. 1t isn't az
easy to get by with a beer check or an
iron washer aS II uRed to be.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-24
POPULAR CHAUIAUQUA
Ithaca, St. Louis and Mt. Pleasant
Will Have Cheutauquas
Next Summer.

The success which the Alma Chaut-
auqua gained in its two seasons seems
to have been a powerful stimulant to
the ambitions of our sister cities in
Central Michigan. For the Alma
Chautauqua of 1913 seven hundred
and fifty season tickets were sold.
Last summer despite the hostile at
titude and aggressive competition
from our st. Louis friends over nine
hundred season tickets were sold. St.
Louis who entered the chautauqua
field only last summer assures all
that hers was an unqualified success.
Recently Ithaca decided to have one
also and has secured very good pro-
gram of entertainments.
With all three cities and towns Of
Gratiot, providing themselves with a
week of entertainment during the
summer months Mt. Pleasant decided
last week to follow suit. A fve-day
chautauqua with the Central Chautau-
qua System providing the attractions
has been secured. The best number
on their program seems to be the
Kilties band of Toronto, Canada.
What tidal wave of enthusiasm for
better forms of amusement Alma has
stirred up by her progressiveness.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-24

Mrs. V. H. Shepard, who has charge
of the sale of the Red Cross Seals
for Gratiot county, wishes to extend
her thanks to the citizens of Gratiot
county for their hearty cooperation
in this good health movement. The
rural teachers, village teachers, Camp
Fire Girls and Boy Scouts deserve
special mention, as it was their efforts
that pushed the sale.
We also wish to textend our hearty
thanks to the business men of Alma
for their support in making Mer-
chants Day, December oath, success,
as the Red Cross Seals with their
message of good cheer greeted us on
packages purchased that day. We
must not forget the doctors who plac-
ed them on their prescriptions from
December oath until all were used.
The lawyers and real estate men were
also loyal to the cause. We also ex-
tend thanks to the newspapers who
were so kind as to donate the printing
which helped so much in amking this
campaign of the Red Cross Seals for
1914 a success.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-24
IMPROVED LONG DISTANCE SER
VICE.

Manager Mr.. F. Altman, of the
Michigan State Telephone Company
promises better long distance service
this winter than ever before. He has
just finished the big annual repair
job of tree trimming, wire Tightening,
bracing corners, replacing bad poles
and cross arms.
While service may be good without
going to this expense every fall, the
Michigan State Telephone Company
takes no chances. The winter, with
its sleet and snow plays havoc with
lines not in the best of repair, and the
service is of too good importance to
the public to overlook any precautions.
Trees make more bad telephone SER
vice than any other one thing. If the
wires do not clear them sufficiently,
service is impossible. Being part of
the Bell system, which operates all
over the United States, the Michigan
Company must be in a position at all
times to handle long call messages.
This very fact forces us to keep our
lines in better shape than if we hand
led messages to nearby points only. =
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-24
ENDS OWN LIFE

Andrew Watkins, formerly an in
mate of the Masonic Home, and who
recently attempted TO commit suicide
by cutting his throat in the corridor
Of the Home after an attempt to re-
gain admittance, died at o'clock
Monday morning at the age of rs
years, at the Brainerd hospital des-
pite the efforts of DIR. Brainerd and
nurses to save his life.
His remains were removed to the
morgue where G.. V. Wright took
charge Of them. Funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon at his home
in Grass Lake, near Jackson.
1t was sad case and death came
as great relief to the unfortunate
man. Apparently he was slightly de-
mented for he has made several eff
forts to accomplish the deed and even
when the surgeon made great efforts
to sustain his life he persisted in his
efforts to end it.