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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06
MINIATURE COLONY sCHO

A MINIATURE COLONY SCAOO1A
Making the school grounds q minia-
ture colony. with the pupils busily en-
gagged in all kinds Of productive &C.
equations. is the device of the Birley
House school. an open-air school in
England, as described in bulletin
Just issued by the United States bu-
reau of education.
Various minerals-coal, iron ore,
copper ore. lead ore and gold quartz
are buried in different parts OF the
school garden, and the children go
out prospecting" for them. The
finders become captains of industry.
To work the mines the captains of in
dustry engage laborers at the labor
exchange, which is managed by one
Of the pupils. Boring is then pro-
ceeded with, shafts are sunk. winding
apparatus is constructed. and the
mineral is brought to the surface.
Here arises the need Of coal. and a
system Of transportation in the form
Of a miniature railway is organized.
furnaces are set up. factories are
planned. the possible markets for the
product are considered. and the i'm
ognized.
In close connection with the indus
trial side Of the colonization scheme
the agricultural plan is developed. A
portion Of the garden is cleared, q
miniature farm OF six fields is pre-
pared. and the different methods OF
fencing are applied to these fields.
The ground is plowed and crops are
sown in rotation-wheat. potatoes
barley. oats. clover and cabbage.
matched log hut Is built and fur
nished to serve as q homestead for
the farmers, and the necessary out
buildings-barn. stable. wagon shed
pfesty. poultry house and dog ken
nel-are built around it.
All the school work is done in close
relation to the community activities
Practice In woodwork and carpentry
is obtained by making a rabbit war
rem. an avfary. insect cases, garden
frames, cases for weather instru-
ments, etc. Tho use OF pudding
clay and the mixing Of concrete and
cement are illustrated by construct
ing q pond. drainpipes and other ma
son work. There IL practical arith-
metic in the measurement Of lengths
and distances. in estimating costs and
quantities, In finding heights by
means OF simple instruments, in max
ing records of rainfall. barometer
thermometer. sunshine. ETC., ana in
other calculations required in garden
and manual work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06
START A GROVE; M PAYS.

The cottonwood tree has its value
in spite Of the sneering things that are
often said about 1t. says the Kansas
Agrfculturist. 1t grows very rapidly,
and the lumber when properly season
ed is tough and strong. It is q tree
well suited to low lands that cannot
be used for grain farming.
Thousands Of acres OF waste land
along Kansas streams might well be
made to grow q valuable crop Of cot
tonwood." said G. A. Scott, Kansas
state forester.
1t is quite easy to get cottonwood
trees started. and they are very hardy.
They grow from cuttings. These cut
tings may be taken any time after
mid-winter until about time for the
leaves to start. The trees will grow
best on low ground where water is
not more than five feet below the sur
face. They grow we'll. however. on
upland. and after getting well started
are able to Withstand the driest
weather.
Cottonwood is a good lumber for
partitions. stalls, cribs, and other in
side woodwork. It is best not to use
it where 1t will be greatly exposed to
the weather. 1t 10 excellent for dimen-
sion stuff, planks and beams, when
used in the dry.
This tree grows more rapidly than
any other native species. A tree rs
years old is often 20 to Is inches in
diameter. When grown in a grove
where it il slightly crowded, it devel-
ops a straight, clear trunk that il fine
for saving intd4lumber.
|. One hundred trees may easily be
grown on an acre of ground. II these
trees when cut give logs 16 feet long
and sixteen inches in diameter at the
small end, they should saw up into
$4,000 board feet of lumber. After all
expenses of cutting. saving, seasoning,
and marketing have been paid, there
should be q fair profit left for the
grower.
This lumber warps badly unless it
is thoroughly seasoned before being
used. 1t il q good plan to season Il
in the log. The logs should be peeled,
and placed on supports that will keep
them from the damp ground. They
should be 10 arranged that there will
Dc free circulation Of air amone
them. 1t takes IL to. Is months fol
these logs to become thoroughly sea
soned. If the lumber 10 sawed green
1t should be piled evenly, with two OF
three inches OF space between the lay
ers OF boards. The top layer Of boards
should be we'll weighted down with
rocks or some other heavy material
1t takes eight or ten months for thee<
] boards to season. For the best results
the pile should be placed under . shed
where 1t II dry.
The cottonwood tree has often beer
} planted whore . shade tree was~ de-
} sired. because OF its rapid growing
; Characteristic. Mr.. Scott does not "a.
} vor the planting Of this tree for such
y purposes. 1t y continually dropping
tto limbs. he Days. and this makes Il
4 almost impossible to keep the yard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06
Epening Chat

By RUTH CAMERON.

Ornamental Ears.
They say q mans features express char
actor and personality. But there are =
great many people In this world who
would have enormous mouth and almost
invisible ears II this were literally true.
In case you do not readily recognise the
type I mean, let me introduce you to one
Of them.
I met her last summer. She Wa .
charming. vivacious woman, delightful TO
meet and most interesting to talk with II
met woman with q better mind
But before I had known her q day I
realized that had overestimated her:
For she had the giving out of intelllgence
but not the receiving intelligence.
Did you ever have your telephone get
ct ans 80 nst s s0d
other end Of the line was saying. Wen.
sas could tait BUT sSs eeyldnt sss s
When she was talking she was all AMI
nation and viyacity. but when other peo-
If you referred to what others had said
on previous occasions she usually looked
na she s, had mot at
She was very well read and was always
quick to adduce a pat quotation OF an in
capped hers with another as good, she
never seemed interested. but slipped quiet
~ away into some other subject.
aggerated and unusual exampl- Of the
type Of intelligence which IL rs slow to re-
ceive as i Il Quick to give But 8 thinl.
found everywhere. Most OF them fdo not
display this trait as openly as She did
they 90 not permit themselves to appear
distract when others are talking: indeed
they always keep a bright surface OF
alertness and interest: But It 10 only {
surface. rs you soon find out II you come
to know them.
remember q woman Of this type at q
boarding house at which I once took my
meals To the casual observer she was q
most sympathetic listener, and yet the
following was the sort Of thin: that wal
continually happening. Another boardel
mad lost her umbrella. She told us about
her loss ct the table ct least twice. and
the first woman had all the appearances OF
listening to her. And yet q day or two
later when It rained and the lady Of the
lost umbfe1la came downstairs bemoanina
her lack Of Profession. ana addre..ed
woman. she said brightly, What, have
you lost your umbrella, isn't that toe
Ears in themselves are not particularly
oeauuful things. 20 I suppose they were
given us to use rather than to wear as
ornaments. And to use to listen to other
peoples voices as well a. To our own
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

Secretary Bryan recently addressed
the foreign affairs committee of the
house on the Mexican situation. But
he probably was frugal enough to save
his most interesting information on
this topic for material for his chau-
tauqua lectures of the coming sum-
rner rN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

Things are not at all like they used
to be in the Kansas political arena.
Ex-Governor Stubs remains silent
when questioned as to whom he will
support for governor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

Governor Colquitt. Of Texas. 10 Just
beginning with his Mexican mixing.
20 the reports have it. And he'll prob
ably start something that somebody
else will have to finish.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

And the Topeka of Sc years ago.
with its seven houses. recalled by a
returning visitor Of that period. had
something Of advantage, to the minds
Of q few no doubt. over the Topeka Of
today. 1t didn't have nearly as many
vexed problems to solve. But would
life be really worth living without its
vprh1avsn~9
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

Nor are the newspapers which hold
the United States responsible for the
situation regarding the death Of Ben
ton solely of British extraction. Sew
eral OF the extreme lingo newspapers
In this country are doing the same
thing. Small and narrow minds as
we'll as great ones seem to run in the
same channels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

Cnscrambling the financial eggs
doesn't seem to impair their value.
Rather is the result enhancing. The
Standard Oil company Of California
earned no less than 40 per cent net
on its capital Of $50, 0OO,0Oo during the
year 1918. g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

trees ara growing IN . grove. the wind
does not. injure them much. but It y
hard ON ono that IN out In the open.
The limbs are rather easily broken
and then fungus is likely to get in ana
cause decay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

One definite thing about the policy
Of ''watchful waiting IL that 1t Il
catching. It's now being followed by
the commission that was named to in
vestigate the death of Benton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

While there seems little doubt as to
tho merits Of the proposition 1t IL also
likely that II President Wilson sue
ceeds in making congress change
front on the Panama canal tolls Ques-
t3on. Great Britain will be so pleased
that she win forget the Benton muir
der. and the possible responsibility Of
the United States for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

In all probability, Colonel Goethals
Is not wildly enthusiastic over the gold
medal that has been presented to him
by the National Geographic society.
Several such organizations honored
Doc Cook in like fashion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

There seems to be all kinds Of rea-
oonableneaB in the movement for the
closing Of the local stores At the same
or nearly the same hour on Saturday
night ~ on the other nights Of the
week. Everybody with the use OF q
little thoughtfulness could just - we'll
make his Saturday purchases during
ths daytime. II y a. uAAsesaDaStlx
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

Az il usually the case. there is moth
ing like unanimity Of opinion among
the experts in the premises az to
whether or not the prospective peach
crop has been put on the jinx. Nor
will there be any more definite in
formation on the subject until the
peaches either put in an appearance
or fail to do so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

It IL beginning to look a. though
people who are keen for old-fashioned
winters will have to take up their
abode in the eastern states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The STATE Journal II . member Of the
Aeoociated Press and resolves the full day
1oiegraph report Of that great noWs y.
Gan{za8on for the exclusive afeernoon
Oubl1cation in Topeka
The news u received In The state Jour
al buljdiug over Wisos for this sole Dus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

Great Joy for the multitudes. 1t
won't be long now before His Exalted
Majesty. the jumps. will be yelling,
ssPlay Ball." s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

Prominent among the romancers Is
the man who exhibited q dog at the
recent New York bench show which
he says ID worth $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

, Victoriano Huerta also nosed out his
friend woodrow Wilson in celebrating
the first anniversary of his induction
to office. And the chances seem good
that he will remain quite as long on
the i0h
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

Now approached the time in these
parts when some man will annex the
distinguished honor Of being the first
to wear q straw hat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06
From Other Pens


THE REAL WHITE SLAVE"
Between June and December nearly
$50 girls were sought in Kansas city
as missing" having left home with
all Of them were between IL and 81.
Nearly all Of them were found. None
was found In captivity or under any
sort of restraint. A prominent repre-
sentative Of the welfare board IL quot
.Not nearly ali the girls leave home
with men. OF course the trail away
from homo leads to q man sooner or
later, but many q deserter 10 innocent
enough when she starts out. She -
just tired of her own dull firestde. She
has Job downtown. and she believes
IL she gets q room some place else she
will be more Independent. So she
goes to the cheap roomtng house-tho
matching ground Of evil. She gets into
hall bedroom or into 2 squalid little
finds that her IS or SO q week doesn't
bring any more brightness than she
had at home. The homo restraint -
gone. and she takes tho first chance
cabaret. The rest Of the way II
plain. The police say leaving home
usually leads to restitution. OF all the
missing girls picked up on the North
side, only two have had any money.
One had 50 and the other -. Here
we have the story Of the real white
slave. a victim Of Incidence, weak
ness, love Of adventure. unhappiness.
or misinformation. While the catch
penny dramatists and the moving
culous melodrama. here lies the real
human interest" sort almost un-
touched, and the real drama unwrtt-
ten. But 1t lacks two elements OF
popularity. There IL no villain or VII
famous organization for the gallery
A. - mr. HAIRED AnnTA
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-16
9th g. HIGHLAND
IT PAWS no ApvERTIsE.

"I did not know you were keeping store here, else l would have
been around to patronize you,'' was what a colored man was over
heard to say to a colored business mar a few days ago. This bust
ness man had been at the one stand for several years, but this friend
did not know it. He was managing to make a living, but he had not
gotten his friends trade because he had neglected to let his friends
know that he was in business.
How many friends were there just like the firstY How many dol
lars had this colored man lost through neglect to notify the public
which includes his friends.
The business man did not even resort to the somewhat outof-
date method of scattering circulars. He had never considered adj
vcrtising. He, too, knew that white merchants who have built their
business from small beginning to large propositions had been large
users of advertising space in the newspapers. He did not seem to
care to know that the public largely patronized these merchants be-
cause they let the community know what they had for sale. He was
still in the beginning class, making but little more than a laborer
gets.
Mr.. Colored Business Man, the opportunity is yours, like that of
the white man who began small. The race wants to support you, but
wants you to let the public know what you have.
Try the Sun for results.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-16
SOME OF THE STRUGGLES OF
THE NEGRO PRESS.

One evening this week at the close
of a very busy day l drew me up at
my desk. Before me was scattered a
mass Of newspapers, all bearing the
distinction og colored. My already
tired brain and sun strained eyes al
most refused the task that was set be-
fore. But from somewhere and some
how l gained courage, and plunged in
by stirling with the one on top-it was
the Oklahoma-O, there l 60, l didn't
mean to call any names, but the
press work on that particular pour
nal was so poor that n could not
even properly translate the answers
to Booker Washington's article, ask
ing for better travelling accommoda-
lions for Negro passengers over GER
tain railroad lines; which was brave
ly undertaken. The Dallas Express
came in for a similar criticism while
the Boston Alliance and Conservative
Counsellor is void Of that harmon
ious toning with other parts of the
papers on account of too much front
page advertisement. In others there
were similar and even more grievous
errors.
The colored papers that take first
rank in typographical cleanliness and
mechanical accuracy are the Amster-
dam News, Richmond Planet, Kansas
City Sun, and New York Age.
1t is with no small degree of ap-
nrnnfofinn that 7 rnxfaur kho t,ArfNe
and dement's Of these journals and
journalists, who are struggling as /
am; for to publish a Negro journal
at this period mean sacrifice at
every stopover. l see written in great
red headlines at the head of the mean
est effort in the way of a Negro jour
nal these words, Self Sacrifice"
Our readers are more sensitive to
literary abuse in a race paper than
they are to the big dailies. l often
have a man come into my office to
complain about a stick of matter up
side down in the last issue of an arti-
clio that was backed up the wrong
way. Now, if he, perhaps, knew that
my day had been SO hours instead OF
eight in comparison with his, instead
Of criticising he would step in and
offer to pay his subscription with the
hope that his mite might help a lit
tie in relieving the situation. For
whenever you see faults standing out
co~nspicuously in Negro papers there
is but one conclusion to come to, and
that is that finance is oh, so short.
Now, don't stand apart and laugh
jeeringly or criticise an effort that
you yourself are not brave enough to
make. If you cannot give thousands,
you can give the widows mite and
the least you pay on your subscrip-
ton will be precious in the editors
sight.-California Eagle.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-16
FIGHTING FOR LIFE.
Tried to Protect His Aged Parents
Let us All Help Financially.
Colorado State Penitentiary.

Colorado State Penitentiary.
Hon. N. c. Crews, Dear Sir: 1 am
enclosing herewith a copy of a decis-
ion handed down by the supreme court
of Colorado in regard to my case,
which was hastily tried in district
court of Otero county at La Junta,
Colo, in July, 1911, where l was in
stantly convicted and sentenced to
death and my aged father, a man of
near S3 years, was also convicted as
an accomplish and sentenced from 80
to SO years at hard labor in state pen
~itentiary. / was sentenced to death
for protecting my aged father and
mother, in their own home, and my
life at the cost of tie lives of the two
brutal, inhuman, ibrejudiced, Negro
hating, lawless policemen who were
assaulting my mother and father, and
seeking to murder me.
But after being denied a new trial
by the judge trying my case, my at
torney, Ex-Judge Lyman l. Henry of
Pueblo, Colo, assisted by w. B. Town
send, ~attorney-at-law of Denver, Colo,
aided at great expense by good citi-
zens of both races and members of
my lodge, the R. T. Coles lodge, No.
Sc, A. F. and A. NJ, Kansas City, Mo-,
and my fathers, Prudent lodge, No. 6,
A. B. and A. NJ, Kansas City, Kas.,
/ succeeded in getting our cas- to the
supreme court, which readily reversed
the judgment of the lower court, and
granted me a new trial which will
DON come.
Now, dear sir, the fight has just
commenced as the prejudiced class in
that community are determined that
the sentence imposed on my father
and myself be carried out, and they
will use every means in their power
to gain their hellish ends, and to
thwart all in their desire to see me
get justice. I appeal to o for finan-
cial aid, IL you can assist me in any
way through the columns Of your pa
per, or otherwise, to meet the finan'
cial demands involved, it will be great.
ly appreciated. My reason for sending
you a copy of the supreme courts de
cision and comments, is for you to see
clearly 1t was not an act trying or at
tempting to defy the law in any way
but one of protecting my parents and
my life. / again beg to state that
am a worthy member of R. II. Coles
lodge, No. SO, Kansas City, Mo-, anG
my father, Joseph Harris, of Prudenl
lodge, No. 6, Kansas City, Kas., beins
a 80 degree man and a S3 degree gen
tleman. So l appeal to you most ear
nestly, that you may do for us wha
o can. You may refer to YOU re
spective lodges as to our standing
Should you feel disposed to aid us
forward same to my mother, Mrs
Clara Harris, No. 1919 River street
Canon City, Colo, as she is striving
to gain us justice and every one look
to her to be paid for any expense in
Cured in helping father and me.
Please acknowledge receipt to mt
Hoping for your assistance, | am,
Yours respectfully and fraternall
in A. F. and A. M,
ROBERT HARRIS,
No. $3.50. Colorado State Prison,
Canon City, Colorado.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-16

In passing, look at our windows.
Remember all our shoes are not in
the windows. Come in therefore and
let US show you our entire stock. 1907
e. 18th Street.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-16
A. F. and A. M.
Missouri Jurisdiction
offIcers-fs1s.

N. c. Crews, Kansas City, Grand
Master.
Deputy Grand Master, Richard
Young, Lincoln, Neb.
L. F. Payne, Glasgow, Mo, Grand
Senior Warden.
F. j. Brown, st. Louis, Grand Junior
Warden.
H. H. Walker, st. Joseph, Grand
Treasurer.
Geo. w. K. Love, Grand Secretary,
Kansas City, Mo.
w. w. Fields, Secretary of Masonic
Relief, Cameron, Mo.
e. ]. Cooper. Mexico, Mo-, Grand
Lecturer.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-16
ADVERTISE Your SOCIETY.

We would like to see every lodge
and society in Kansas City put their
cards in The Sun. 1t is the most pop
ular way to let the world know who
you are, when and where you meet
and your object and purpose. For the
next month we will make special an
.nouncements to have you put in your
lodge or society list of of officers in
this paper.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-16

The Kansas City Sun can be found
on sale at the following prominent
places:
Palace Barber shop, 18th and Vine
streets; S~humacher's News Stand,
18th and Highland; Unthanks' Drug
Store, independence and Harrison;
fuckers News Stand, 18th and Vine.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-16

TYPEWRITING DONE at Kansas
City Son Office, 1903 East Eighteenth
street. Neat, quick work. Rates rea-
sonable. Engagements by appoint.
ment. Bell phone East, 999.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-16

Cheap rent and light expenses en-
able me to give you the same shoe you
get downtown at 10, IS and 20 per
cent reduction. G. A. Page, 1907 East
Eighteenth street.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-16

Nine. Benton Dean, the popular
milliner, has moved to 1910 Troost
avenue, where she Is elegantly To-
Gated and will be extremely pleased
to meet her many friends and Gus
toners at that number. Belle
phone Main 2102J.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-16

Money to Loan on Kansas City Real
Estate. Don't lose your equity. Bring
your troubles to US. We can help you.
Afro-American Investment Co.
Gil MCGEE Street.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-16
Grand Chapter Officers.

Geo. Broomfield, G. H. p, ST. Louis,
Mo.
T. G. McCampbell, D. G. H. p, Kan
sas City.
A. L. Thomas, G. K, Jefferson City.
Mo.
J. P. Mofitte, g. S., Sedalia, Mo.
Chas. Griggsby, G. Treas, Liberty,
Mo.
E. S. Baker, G. Sec'y, Kansas City,
Mo.