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Der Sonntagsbote und der Seebote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1912-1922, 1914-04-26

@ero Gru3, %. 9fpril. oSn BEN
Gtroben i'm mittelpunft Der Stabt
iie6t man beute Qeitfen merifantz
{fer SoIhotcn Biz Bel ben oeftriqen
S1mbTen qefollen iinb, Eerumliegeu.
gQie biele Msrifnner oefalen finb,
IGbt fn bcrtduFig n'ft etnmol ans
ndfernb FefItelItn. Die 9(meritos
ner haben big isbt nur ein3eIne 3eile
Der Stabt beTebt, unb man oIau6t,
boB es no6 3u bIuti9en 8dnpfen
fommen nirb, ehe iie bic gonse
Gtobt in ihrer Gien0It boben.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24
rNtNIGRANTs AND FARMS.

Most of our recent immigrants we're
tillers of,-the soil in their native coun-
tries They are good farmers. The soil
which they farmed in Europe has been
under cultivation for over thousand
years and is still fertile and productive.
These new residents are 1and-hungry.
and save all that can be saved out of
their wages for the purpose of purchas-
ing land. The ambition Of our peasant
immigrants is to save enough by in
dustrial wage-earnine to enable them
to buy land. They consider the status
Of the owner Of q farm-even OF very
small farm-far above that of the in
dustrial employee The social and
financial status Of a farm owner is
deemed to be the most desirable one.
excepting probably that Of the owner
of saloon. All their present hard
ships are forgotten for this cause. all
their energies are expended for this
end, all their visions Of happiness in
old age are pictures of the yearned-for
farm. Thus writes Lajos Steiner in an
article in the American Review OF Re
views on Our Recent Immigrants as
Farmers" And Mr.. Steiner continues:
/. Besides the Immigrant bankers"
who stimulate the expectation OF the
immigrants savings and the remigra-
ton of the immigrant himself, the
agents Of certain foreign governments.
financial Institutions. agricultural con-
Germs, and a large number of other
parties cooperate in keeping our peas
ant immigrants in ignorance of Amer
lean opportunities. This very ignor-
ance is the source Of the income of
many employment offices. interruptions
lawyers, politicians. notaries public.
large numbers of fereign-language
newspapers, certain town-lot sharks.
spectators in land and foodstuffs, and
an army of other auxiliaries. They all
live on the inexperienced and credulous
immigrant. The masses Of peasant
immigrants are, practically. kept from
learning about American Institutions.
methods. and ideals. Agricultural OPP
portunities in the United States Of
which these types OF settlers might
avail themselves are secrets for them.
sealed with seven seals. They desire
to discontinue Industrial employment
as soon az possible and re-engage in
agriculture on land of their own.
Knowing nothing OF farming in this
country, they are easily influenced by
the exploiters, and are induced to re-
migrate to Europe when they have
| saved enough money to buy a little
land. In a great many instances total
and irreparable ruin is the result Of
such remigration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24
MAKING oProRrUNTTY.

IL doesn't matter 20 mucn Wneto We
are. as what we see while we are
there, writes a contributor to Pop
ular Magazine. Anyone could 80 .
chunk Of gold sticking out OF q field
a. large a. q boz car-if it happened
to befthere. But 1t never happens TO
be there. And there are a good many
millions Of people who never see any
thing that isn't right on the surhce.
The best Of things are rarely on the
surface. II il those who take a sec
ond or third look. and who do some
thing In the meantime, that ind the
real values.
Up at the edge OF q Wisconsin
town. a bluff has been standing for a
great many years. It was too rough
to cultivate, and 1t had no use at all
except being a bluff. At least. so ten
consecutive owners thought. But at
last a fellow came along, took few
good looks. and did some digging. He
found the bluff was a solid bank OF
sand and fine gravel, which meant.
in this age Of cement, that he could
sell thousands upon thousands of
loads of sand throughout the coming
years, at a net profit Of thirty cents
load. Better than gold mine-at
least better than the sort most OF us
buy stock in.
Over. on the northern slope of the
Ozarks was strip Of thin, hilly land.
Immigrant after immigrant came into
the country, looked at the land. and
saw nothing but corn, planted corn.
and got failure. Some stayed on
two. three, five years before they
starved out; then others came. They
had been used to seeing corn on land.
That was the obvious thing to plant.
and when it failed, as 1t always did.
they moved on, broken, disheartened.
Then one day came a man who took
a second look and a third look. He
planted peach trees. Last summer.
from the railroad switch near by were
shipped 100 carloads of liberia
peaches, at $3.50 a bushel net.
This doesn't apply to land alone.
but to business. to factofies. to pro-
fessions 1t applies to living itself
It's the man that looks beneath the
surface and uses brains to discover
ways and means and markets, who
finds gold where others have found
only ashes: who finds happiness and
contentment where others have gar
nered only misery and the thistles OF
discontentment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24
WE'RE NO .GooD OLD DAYS"

WGhtE W. 0OOO OkD LA
We may as well demolish the time
worn superstition that the good old
times again are all we need to make
US happy, writes Fannie H. Eckstrom,
in the Atlantic Monthly. There never
were any good old times. "Say not
thou, What is the cause that the for
mer days were better than these ?"
chides the preacher. showing that the
complaint is as old as human nature.
Hear Homer: Few sons are like their
fathers: most are worse. only a few
are better" II in Homer's opinion
and he puts the words into the mouth
OF Athena. sresking In the guise of
Mentor, double distilled wisdom
most men are worse than their faith
ers, then upon what degenerate days
must we have fallen! Given q length
of time like that between ourselves
and Homer. and the Complaint falls to
pieces Of its own absurdify.
For one, like to believe that the
young people of the coming genera
ton are not less able or less earnest,
not less willing or less devoted. than
those Of our own young days. Those
men in buckrahh whom we boast of
hasinE fought. were they indeed so
" UGH more formidable than the giants
in the path of the youth OF today ?
Were We never towards ON instinct. q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24
By the Way

have been SVEN a siisht DEM dem.
onstration Of American shooting
tnat may tip them q hint. II
must be interesting to the Mexicans,
whose crack artillery can hit . city
q the second class once out OF Ii shots
It range Of 100 yards. to observe q
xank gunner shooting the foam on Of
. schooner Of beer at q range OF two
miles.
Dodd CASTOR copped the regular par
esraphers prize for this section by
first observing that ''wartzel," but
Charley Mitchell, who IL down on the
border. scored for the volunteers with
post card with the same sentiment
but without the, samplified spelling.
Ex-0ov. Hoch- was 80 shocked he
couldn't sleep after seeing the K. U.
juniors tango a few lines. It does af-
rect some that way. but to . number
OF US old. dried up goops. the tango
merely promotes sleep by making VI
awfully tired.
Carranza, the antique Williegoat Of
the cactus belt. butts In with . threat
to become peeved. And when 1t comes
to something to shoot at. a U. s. Reg
OF Mr.. Carranza's cut-throats and one
OF Mr.. Huerta's cut-throats-so there
you are.
Mr. NeeIey's cordial invitation to the
war department to use the Kansas sol
dters, did not, as We understand 1t, i'm
clude an offer Of his personal services.
although. according to his Atchison
speech. he should be competent to han
Ole the Mexican situation by himself.
Agricultural pursuits have not oc-
cupied the attention of Mexico for some
time. and the favorite vegetable Of the
nation-the hot tamale-will not make
over half a crop this season. However
they are raising plenty of-weln, what
Sherman and Dodd CASTOR said.
Somebody suggested the revival OF
the hustle, and IL still at large. The
police are derelict in some other in
stances, too.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24

There is likely to be a lot Of
"watchful waiting" and shilly-shally-
ing around. until a considerable force
of Mexicans annihilates a whole de-
tachment of marines and bluejackets,
or until one or more Of the border
towns II RACED by Mexican bandits
bent on loot. Then the diplomatists
and strategists at Washington will get
busy with the army and the call for
volunteers will be issued. But why
handle the stable-door in this old
fashieneA mannerf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24

1t Provides for Organizing Volunteer
Force In Time of War.
Washington, April N.-The senate to-
day. without debate. passed the volunteer
army bill as agreed to by the conferees
or the house and senate.
The bill was designed to carry into ef-
feet laws relating to volunteer forces and
1t IL relied upon to put these forces upon
a war time footing ALMOST similar to tho
regular army. Except for the fact that
the volunteer army would be disbanded
Immediately by presidential action, It the
close OF hostilfties which led to its or
ganixation, there would be little differ
ence between 1t and the regular standing
army.
The volunteer army, under the terms Of
the bill. Is to be raised when war exists
or while war is imminent. but only after
congress has given the president au-
thority. The president would call for
volunteers by proclamation ana make the
necessary regulation for receiving them
into service.
Enlistments would be apportioned
among tine states according to popula-
ton The president appoints the officers
instead Of the governors OF the states,
and he has absolute authority to organise
brigadeD and divisions without regard to
state lines. = provision Is expected to lead
to q rapid absorption of the volunteers
into the regular forces. Tho enlistment
period IL for four years. a. In the regular
army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24
The OTHER SIDE
She Is Shocked at Bloodthirsty
Talk ON Kansas Avenue.

Editor State Journa1:-Is the pFesf.
dent of the United States and others
about him going to allow this great
and powerful nation of strong robust
men-bold and fearless, tho majority
who are the sweepings or the de-
scendents OF the sweepingB Of Europe.
(called Americans) living and acting
as citizens and gentlemen under tho
United States nag. go to Mexico in its
weakened and almost helpless condi-
ton an6 butcher men, women and chill
dren. seize their mines. real estate and
other valuable property? II they do,
1t win be terrible blot upon the
American nag 70 all boast Of loving,
but which you love for greed of gold
only. az the citizens Of this nation are
VIGOROUSLY greedy and graspipg, the
English despis0 VI as several nations
do. OF this I am certain. am abb
solutely certain Of other things, that
the United States (only In name) has
never been friendly to Mexico. 1 arm
positive that the people Of this boast
ful nation can never, never understand
nor agree with the Mexican people.
They are another race, Of which you
know and care nothing. 1 beg OF all
citizens of the United States to stop
and think of what you are doing.
Let not the folly Of q few bad or
misguided men cause the death and
ruin of q whole nation, already on the
verge OF ruin.
Thoughts Of butchering all Maxi-
cans Gas have heard the wish ex-
pressed by 1nen of Kansas avenue)
should not be seriously considered one
instant.
To fight furiously a nation already
falling without one particle Of sympa-
thy nor respect for its people il q das-
tardly cowardly act which will never
be forgotten in the history Of man. 1t
Is an absolute fact that tho only in
terest the people Of this nation Of Uni
ted States have ever taken In Mexico
was to enrich themselves at her ex-
pense, to rob and plumber. Tin a quiet
eentlemanly way) The Mexican people
nave been very foolish-but the very
pretty nag floating over the United
States covers people bold. unIkind.
INSCRIPTIONS impert1nent and insult
ing towards any other and all nations.
MRS. MANI WISCA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24
MAKE CHARGES.
Friction Between Topeka Township
Board and Citizens.

Grave charges Of incorporation
of funds on the part of an officer Of
Topeka township were made by a
appointed to lay the case
day. It was stated that the trustee.
John L. Troutman, refused access to
the township books; that the township
poll tax had never been turned over
to the county treasurer. and that the
township treasurer, o. c. Skinner, had
appropriated $500 for his own use.
The spokesman of the committee.
composed Of A. b. Smith, J. Tompkins
and r. E. Ahlstrom. was Mr.. TOmp-
kins. He stated that Mr.. Troutman
had refused to discuss the matter with
him over the phone; that Mr.. Trout
man hung up the receiver whenever
he was called. and also refused to
place the township books before the
committee. Mr.. Tompkins exhibited
the report of Topeka township. print
crediting $500 to o. C. Skinner. Mr..
Tompkins declared the matter. waa
taken up with the township treasurer,
who admitted having borrowed the
This Is a serious matter" said John
Switzer, who had been named by
County Attorney Atchison to investi-
gate the case.
Mr. Tompkins asked that the COM
missicnsrs t take steps to compel the
books. He asserted that he wa
spokesman Of q committee appointed
by the Highland Park Booster club to
demand an explanation from the
township trustee. The commissioner
sent for County Attorney Atchison
who deputized Assistant County Attor-
ney Switzer to represent him.
Mr.. Switzer advised suit on the Of
Ulcers bonds. then determined to take
the matter up with the township trus-
tees ut their meeting in the county
commissioners chamber tomorrow
morning. The township officers. with
the amount OF their bonds. are: Johr
L. Troutman, trustee, $500: o. C
Skinner. treasurer. $1,000; J. q. Huey
clerk, $10e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24
Jayhawker Jots

There is nothing quite so pitiful.
to the Pratt Independent. as to see a
little man in a big place.
Once more, fellow countrymen.
exclaims the Atchison Champion. De-
mocracy and uplift has vanquished
Sheffield ingalls, has shaved off that
little goatee.
Fish are bitin'." said one school
boy to another Monday morning, re-
ports the Olathe Register. and the
teacher wondered why there was a
vacant seat where the largest boy in
the room ought to have been.
One of the discussions in progress
in Kansas just now hinges on the pos
the office of sheriff. Would 1t be
proper to call her the sheriff, the
sheriffess. the sheriffine or the sher-
iffette?
Noting that forty wichita men had
to dig up $40 each to make good the
guarantee that tempted Mary Gar
den to visit the Peerless Princess. the
of money would have purchased
good pitcher and an infielder and
have done Wichita a lot more good.
Hon. Joe Bristow ought to join the
Sunshine club, observes Walt Mason
in the Emporia Gazette. This thing
OF being feminist everything grows
rather Wearisome. 1t is a pleasure to
turn from Joe to Victor Murdoch,
who stands up for the president as
every decent man should do, at such
a time as this.
Hi Hopkins contributes these Farm
and Dairy Notes to the Cimarron
Jacksonian: Never milk early in the
morning. The later you milk the
more you get. To facilitate milk
ing, use a small pail. You can fill 1t
quicker. :. You will not have to
feed cows or chickens nearly so much
grain, If you let them run to tho bin
and help themselves. To reduce
the labor Of churning, leave II for your
wife to do. If your hens only lay
one egg per day. replace them as
fast as possible with hens that lay
more.
Related by the Hunter Enterprise:
Two men were disputing over their
respective churches. One was q Pres
byterian and the other was q Bap-
fist. Finally one called q neighbor
who was passing by and asked his
opinion of which was the only church
in which to be saved. WELL" said he.
my son and I have been hauling
wheat to the mill for several years.
Now there's two roads leading from
our place to the mill, ones the valley
road. t'other takes over the hill. And
never yet, friends, has the miller ask
ed me which road took, but he al
ways asks, Is your wheat good?'"
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pluming ourselves on our sdiecre-
ton ?" feel that we, the talking
generation. might suffer in compari-
son with the youth Of today, did not
our memories 30 often play us false.
even honesty and courtesy and COM
mon human kindness. Did We all once
have learning and wit and seal?
Where are our zeal and wit and learn
ing now? Are our sons and daughters
SO much our interiors? No, by my
halidome! And we know it!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24

the cape. At least, he told himself.
he would be no captive in her train
of triumph. Not in any way would
he show her he remembered the
heartache Of the old dayA
She did not recognize him. not at
first. The few passengers struggled
away from the platform into the
waiting station hacks and carryalis,
and left her standing.
Miss Frederick. isn't it," asked
Billie cordially. but with dignity. And
Bess looked up in his face with one
startled nash OF surprised densnt. >,
s'Why, Billie Chaplin, you old dear. =
she exclaimed. II thought sure you'd
run away when you found was COM
"Then you knew was here?"
Roxy told me. but I couldn't give
up the trip just for fear you might
get unexpected heart throbe.
Billie started to speak. halted,
looked down at her hazel eyes. They
had the same little gold sparkies IN
them that he remembered when the
hight struck them right. just az her
brown hair held the sunlight sheen
He helped her into his lightweight
cart, and turned the ponys head
along the shore road. The situation
REQUIRED much restraint and diplo-
macy.
I'm glad you've made a success.
Billie" she was saying. DO you
specialize in anything particular"
Anything but hearts," said Billie
The sea view is beautiful from this
hill isn't it,
cts better farther on. by moon
light
she turned and looked at him with
troubled eyes.
..BilIie, what is it? You used to
be SO earnest and strong. somehow.
and now you seem cynical"
You might at Least have answered
the letter, even II it was just q cubs
effusion. 1t was fearfully sincere"
Bess frowned. II haven't the least
idea what you're talking about"
The last letter ever wrote to
you"
IT haven't heard from you in over
two years: not since you wrote of
leaving the hospital
1T was after that said Billy
gloomily. IT sent it to the dear old
place on tho shore where you always
stayed"
"Bilhe!' Her little gloved hand
reached over and gripped hfe-fhe left
one, nearest her. Billie lost control
just tho same II never got 1t at all.
Couldn't you remember what was in
lit and tell 1t to me now. please,
Billie :"
Mrs.. Barrie waited dinner patiently,
then anxiously: but 1t was past the
sunset hour when the cart came
slowly up to the low, broad veranda
and Billie helped the little school
teacher out. Even from a sisters
standpoint she could see that BilYs
face fairly shone with an inner rAdi-
ance.
.-Sallie,'' he said. 'tSa1le. IT'S ali
over Beas and are engaged. Don't
ask any questions until after dinner,
bcause we're starved God bleaa
Cousin R0xy."-( Copyright. 1914. BY
the Mcclure Newspapsr 6yndica4A.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24
Journal Entries

Cheap talk often produces expensive
consequences.
=
If nobody loves a fat man why are
they all 10 happy?
= .
Most peoples fears for the worst arc
unfortunately realized.
A willingness to try IL more than
half the Journey on the way to achieve
ment.
It is also true that the bigger the
mistake man makes the more atten-
ton he is likely to attract.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24

At any rate. the present indications
are that Secretary Bryan's famous
''Prince Of Peace" lecture will scarcely
be pat for chautauqua purposes this
summer. 1t will have to be admitted,
though, that he stuck to the deck of
the U. S. Piffle when all but he had
fled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24
Globe Sights
By THE ATCHISON GLOBE

Some forms are always in mid-season
form.
However, q cheerful liars triumph IS
only temporary.
Speak plainly now and then. but don't
hold a grudge.
What has become Of the old-fashioned
loafer who whitfield?
Don't talk too much. Just after you
have talked a man into buying IL you
buying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24

Andrew Carnegie and other peace
promoters should labor with their
friend and millionaire companion
John D. Rockefeller. His war for q
principle in Colorado has developed
into an outrage against decency and
humanity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24

A. the Philadelphia Ledger sug-
Gests: The treasury cannot stand a
modified army and navy and q good
roads pork barrel the same year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24

And the attitude of villa and Car
rama on the American denomination
against Huerta would seem to tndi-
cate that a general war between the
United States and all of Mexico is in
eYifa hlA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24

Neither will the war with Mexico
be as interesting as it would have
been, had Colonel Roosevelt only been
on hand to participate in its begin
ming. That he will get in it with both
feet and his voice and pen before its
ending IL q fOregone conclusion,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24

As Is usually the case in this coun-
try. the volunteer force. when it IL as
sembled, will be conspicuous for the
absence Of the sterling and noisy
patriots of yesterday and the day be-
fore who did not enlist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24

Some of the mossback Republicans
are certain to be wagging their heads
in grave doubts that the campaign
against Mexico will be carried along
successfully. They will point to the
alarming fact that the Democratic
party Is absolutely without experience
in the conduct of a war,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-24

Incidentally. the seizure Of Vera
Cruz and its custom house may stop
any additions to Huerta's supply of
champagne. And when this 10 ex-
hausted he il likely to express the
opinion that war is even worse than
what General Sherman said 1t was.