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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

Applaud a man and he'll set you
down as having superior discernment
= =
Because truth is often bitter, it
doesn't necessarily follow that lies are
always sweet.
How a creditor must snort when he
sees the name Of a bad-debtor among
the contributors to some charity.
The tricks done by a well-trained
dog make the performances of many
humans look rather sloppy.
.
It is easy enough for almost any
one to think OF clever things to say
after the opportunity to say them has
gone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17
From, Other Pens
DOING THE MEMS WORK.


An American tourist in Berlin board
ed street car three weeks ago and
beheld a sight which filled him with
establishment. woman was driving
the car: At her side. seated ON two
stools placed for their convenience sat
two smell children. This motor woman
TOOK her babies to work with her be-
cause they could not be LEFT alone at
nome. Thousands of women are doing
that sort OF work in Germany today.
dead) on the battlefield. Certain kinds
OF work must still be done, and these
patient mothers must earn bread for
their families. In France, Austria and
Russia women are gathering the har-
vests. Women are doing a thousand
and one things that we commonly re
gard as mans work. And they are do
ing them well. And all the while their
cheeks are wet with tears and fear
clutches at their hearts lest that man
IN UNIFORM approaching may be coming
with word that the husband IL dead,
buried with a thousand comrades in
one grave away across the border
where men are killing each other. This
year should make millions OF peace adj
vocates among the mothers OF the
world.-Philadelphia Record.
THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERT.
To add in less than two years SO
an acre to the average value Of farm
million acres IL surely worth while.
One Illinois county has done SO by
employing an agricultural expert nj =
cost OF; $500 year. But he is 4
real expert. The county is Kankakee,
and the expert is John s. Collier,
former professor Of the state aeri-
cultural college. Since he began work
for Kankakee county more than two
hundred and fifty silos have been
erected. End two drainage projects
costing 100000, and opening up five
thousand acres Of fertile land, have
been pushed to completion. Four
teen other Illinois counties have fol-
lowed the example OF Kankakee,
raised money and employed trained
! experts. Forty other counties are
/ now organizing for this work. Not
only farmers. but bankers and mer-
! chants are liberal subscribers to the
annual expense fund. and the state
has authorized the county commits
sioners to make appropriations for it.
In the United States there are three
hundred and fifteen counties with ex-
pert agricultural advisers.-Evans-
| vile Courier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

No? Then she must return home
without the tea, and that was being
especially waited for. Yes? He had
been very careless.
She's no country maiden" unused
Egbert Chester. ~ tho machine clip
Hes from the city. sure" unused
Miss Jennie.
When the. village was reached he
said: You can remain hero in the
auto. because I'm going to take you
back where you are stopping. Please
give me that list and I'll have Mr..
Somers hustle"
Two pounds Of shugar." Mrs.
johnson had started the list with. The
young man ordered ten pounds with
on. any III In Il.
"One-quar' pound Of tea became
one pound.
Zone pound of Rio coffee became
four pounds OF Mocha and Java.
There were other things ON the list
and they were multiplied by three.
When the girl saw the heaping basket
she called out In alarm: why, Uncle
Worth!''
"oh. they are paid for" laughed the
buyer.
But there's SO much.''
Il must get even for the nervous
shock. you know"
luz O1Q IlOE6S 1GtSI u8Q l0KK20 0l0
way home as sedately as II nothing had
happened. Mrs. johnson was the first
to catch sight OF him az he turned into
the lane, and she ran to the door and
screamed at Uncle Joe, who was dig
ging potatoes:
What is it?'' he asked az he ar
rived.
There is old Peter. but where ia
Jennier'
| "Why-why. she must have jumped
QUIT! he stammered.
i and you are to blame for 1t. told
you to let them wasps alone. Yes
the dear girl is dead. and we haven't
grain of tea in the house.
| They had put Peter in his stall and
walked down the highway a quarter OF
a mile to look for the wreck Of the
wagon when they espied an auto com.
ing.
Gosh all fishhooksr' gasped Uncle
Joe.
DO you see her dead body?" wa.
asked by the weeping wife.
mo. but see her live one"
1T was q joyous reunion. and whal
helped to make it SO was the part Mr.
Chester took. He took to the ole
folks at once-to Peter, to the farm
and to the dinner he was invited to
and did stay. too. When he had de
parted. after boldly saying that h,
should call again to learn If tina
shock" had serious consequences
Aunt Minerva said to her niece:
Just think of 1t, Jennie. We rul
out of tea, sugar and coffee. I step Of
q tack and can't drive to town. JOSEPH
fools with lot OF wasps and gets al
tbunged up. You start out to go, an,
one of your hind wheels is taken OF
and you meet a Teller who buys me
whole pound OF tea to once! Don't tel
me that Providence don't watch owe
folks that are good and heap up tn
measure when sellin' 'tatersg'
And after a minute Uncle 10
added:
And II was Jennie, I'd say 'yes
quicken scat when he comes to DO
the question 1914, by tn
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17
Euening Chat
Cheating Oneself.
By RUTH CAMERON.

Cheating Oneself.
A young man who had been a great sue
cess as a salesman for q big firm decided
he would make money II he set up for
himself in the same hne. He did 80 and
was a complete failure.
And the reason was that he had not the
same assurance and persistence in push
ing his own goods that he had shown for
his employer. What he could do for 9TH
himself.
The average person viii work longer
and harder for his own interests than for
anyone else on earth. But. there also
seems to be small class of people SO con-
stituted that while thPy will fight well for
other peoples interests they persistently
neglect their OWN S's''a'',
know woman, who was left q small
estate and who was thoroughly sloyenly
in her settlement OF It, She was a busy
school teacher; she hated the business de-
tails OF letting houses and interviewing
lawyers. and SO she procrastinated until
she lost several hundred dollars that she
could i'll AFFORD to spare. Yet when this
woman was made one Of the executors Of
friends estate she was wonderfully en-
ergettc. She had declared that she could
not get an hour on in the afternoon to
see prospective tenants for her own estate.
but she managed to find several hours to
attend executive meetings and look after
business details for her friend.
Again, know a man who IL thrifty to
the verge OF sharpness in all dealings
which he carries on for his employer. Yet
and left in his own affairs. and not least
OF all by that employer who pays him a
wage which is far from commensurate
with his work.
OF course II one must choose between
being careless Of ones own interests and
careless about those of others, 1t may be
better to be careless about ones own. But
why need it be either one or the other?
Besides. there are few OF US who can be
careless about our interests without at
fecting circle Of lives. The man who is
so thrifty about his employers business
dealings and go careless about his own
has wife and children. OF course he
cannot do SO well by them as ii he kept
some OF his thrift for his own affairs in
stead OF lavishing 1t all on his employers
And the man who failed when he tried
to sell his own goods had a mother and
father to whom his success meant much
Even the lives OF people who have nc
one actually dependent upon them act and
react upon others. A man must live on
desert island to be able to say, II can
| be careless about my own interests be-
cause they AFFECT no one out myself"
Remember, then, that you have q duty
to yourself as well to others. But Il
you belong to the class who are already
fully conscious Of that don't take this al
an encouragement to exa8gerate that
/ duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

One OF the reasonable reports from
washington tells that the Democrats
are already making plans to rush
through the appropriation bills at the
short session Of congress which will
convene in December. The dissipa-
ton OF the public funds may not be SO
easy in the next congress when the
majority Of the Democrats in the
house will be so small as to be al
most negligible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

II the mines and the submarines of
Germany keep on picking off units Of
the one time preponderant English
fIeet at the rate they have been. it
Won't be long before the German navy
VIII be as strong numerically as that
81 Great Britain. Then it is likely to
come from cover and help stage a sea
4ght like the world has never known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

1t doesn't take much of a prophet
to predict that the ears OF the bel-
ligerents In the half-world war will
be deaf to Pope Benedict's encyclical
urging them to peace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

What has the war department been
doing with the 100000, 900 or SO that
congress has been turning over to it
each year for more than the past
decade? News now comes from Wash
tngton that should the organized mill
TIA in the nation be sent to mobiliza-
ton camps, the government hasn't
sufficient service uniforms to provide
each soldier with one outside suit of
clothing ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

Kansas corn and Kansas pigs will
be just as acceptable for the succor
Of the starving Belgians as Kansas
wheat or Kansas flour. II you haven't
any Of them. you surely can spare the
price to buy your share.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

Where have you been all day, Drus-
sila?" asked Bobby Jones one night
"Oh! Bobby Jones, IL you think you
have heard of adventures before. just
listen to what I have to tell you," said
Drusilla This morning that nurse took
my little mother to the zoo. We rode
there in the auto, and my little mother
carried me in her arms"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

AS the Chicago Herald so tersely
and pointedly sizes up the fighting
that's been done in the great war:
The only result of all those battles in
Europe seems to be still more battles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

Now for a contest as to which will
be the banner county per capita in
Kansas in the matter of contributions
tor the relief Of the Belgians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

War appears to be another of those
games where the experts are unable
to agree as to which side will be re-
turned the winner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED rRESt

The State Journal IN q member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report Of that great news or
eAnixatlon. for the exclusive afternoon
publication In Topeka.
the news II received IN The State Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pun.
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

crop Of beans and OF high quality has
been produced this year in Manchuria
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

No doubt about 1t. The ponderou
Russian bear learned a few militar.
tricks worth knowing in it's war will
1apan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

Even the names of naval vessels
count for nothing. The Audacious,
one Of England's most powerful sea-
dogs. met its death like a man who
is murdered while he's asleep.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

In all probability. Field Marshal
Lord Roberts. England's old war
horse, died as he would have wished,
within the sound Of guns in battle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

well, Johnnie, s'pose you're glad
you're through with tn 3 Rs for a
while?' Nav, I amt. 1 got tn 3 VS.
now 9TH 3 Ws'?" "Yep-weedin',
washin'. an wipin' dishes."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

MEMBER:
Associated Press.
, Audit Bureau OF Calculations.
ooc1at1on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

Why not call 1t the Culebra cut-up
It certainly is the mischief-maker in
the Panama canal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17
On the Spun
of the Moment
By ROY z. NoUIIToM.

A Suffrage Song.
IAN ardent 1uffraget has written the FOL.
lowing song which goes to the tune OF
Comm Through the Rye)
II lassie wants the ballot,
Need a laddie frown?
She will cast her vote for honor,
She'll turn the other down.
Many q laddie has the ballot.
Not SO bright as I:
And many a laddie votes his ballot.
Overcome with rye
II a lassie works for wages,
Toiling all the day,
And her work the ladies equals,
Give her equal pay.
II a body pays her taxes,
Surely your agree,
That body earns the franchise.
Whether he or she.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

II the news from Mexico is true
that villa has finally promised to re-
sign his military command and ex-
patriate himself in order to bring
peace to his country, it also undoubt-
eddy means that he has already filled
his personal excheQuer sufficiently SO
that he can live in luxury for the re-
mainder Of his life. The real Mexican
patriot never gives up until he has
20 feathered his nest.
A Merry Christmas in these United
States seems to be in sight. Six thou
sand men went back to work this
week In the steel mills at Gary after
an enforced idleness Of several weeks.
But that isn't so important Of itself
~ is the declaration Of prominent
official of the United States Steel
company that the bottom has dropped
out Of the business depression in this
country. Big business men of his
standing are not rainbow chasers.
they almost always know whereof
thsy speak
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17
Umf>le .Abner.


UNCLE sAbner.
When a man takes you out riding al
ways be sure to ask him how much he
about the superior points OF the moro ex-
pensive ones.
Bushrod Bibbins complains of hard
times and says II he should run his meal
ticket through q pianola now 1t would
play lively tune.
Outside a new red flannel shirt, about
the most uncomfortable thing in this
world to wear is set Of teeth that don't
fit.
The Common Guy.
The common guy takes up his gun
And starts for war upon the run.
He wades In mud, he wades in gore
To shoot men he ne'er saw before. 4.
Not knowing what he's fighting for,
He only knows he's gone to war.
He charges ramparts day and night
And stabs and Stays with all his might.
He meets some other common slob
Who's been forced to q nendish job.
They meet and lunge and shot and
thrust,
Not knowing why save that they
must;
OF him no royal poet sings.
The war game is the sport OF kings.
The two who meet might well be
friends,
Work side by side for common ends.
But still they slash and kill or MAIN
Each other. for it il the game.
We wonder II these common guys
In Europe ever will grow wise.
And chase the kings for all they're
Until they've chased them off the
earth.
The king is of historic note.
The common guy, he's just the goat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17


and the big decrease in untitled orders
on the books of the United States Steel
corporation are unwelcome proofs OF
business stagnation in the east. In
dications. however. point to an early
recovery, especially in view of better
money and credit conditions; although
no very radical improvement can be
anticipated at once.
Congress will reopen with the COM
ing of December, but the session will
be a short one. and President Wilson is
expected to use his great influence in
giving business a much needed rest
from legislative interference. The rail-
road problem continues to be most ur-
gent one; and unless the Interstate
Commerce Commission grants some
substantial concessions it will appear to
be a miscarriage of justice at this try
ing time, as with diminishing revenues
and an accumulation of deferred Inn
provements. their financial outlook is
anything but encouraging. Sound pub
| lie policy certainly suggests that the
commission use its great power for the
purpose of Strengthening rather than
undermining American credit abroad.
''Of late there mas been a much bet.
| ter investment demand for short term
notes. municipal bends and high grade
| securities. The absorption Of these in
the aggregate has been very consider
able during the past two or three
weeks, and would suggest q CORE
spending improvement in securities o.
the next grades. With adjustment t.
war conditions nearly complete, will
Cheyenne record., 1914-07-09

of Canada. This, the famed drummer
and finest game bird of the northern
woods. is unusually wild and wary and
under reasonable protection will with
stand the attacks Of hunters. More
over, when reduced in numbers. 1t re-
spends to protection in a gratifying
manner and has proved to be well
adapted to propagation under artificial
conditions. Wild fruits and browse
make up the bulk of the vegetable
food of this species. The most i'm
portant pests devoured by this bird are
the potato beetle, clover-root weevil.
the striped flea beetle. grape vine leaf
beetle, May beetles. grasshopperE.
cotton worms, army worms, cutworms,
the red-humped apple worm, and saw
fly larvae.
While the economic record of the
ruffed grouse Is commendable, 1t does
not call for more stringent protection
than is necessary to maintain the spe-
cies in reasonable numbers.
Cheyenne record., 1914-07-09

The soap should be dissolved in the
water by heating. An emulsion Is
then made by adding the oil and thor
oughly churning the mixture. Water
In different sections differs very great.
ly in the way 1t will combine with
soap. II the amount Of soap does not
give good emulsion simply add more
soap. Avoid oily dips in cold weather.
While the hogs are taking the dip,
thoroughly clean and then disinfect
the pens. In case Of true mango the
fence posts, trees, and everything
against which the hogs can rub must
also be disinfected. Use a strong dis.
infectant and plenty OF it. After treat.
ment do not put hogs back into lousy
or NANCY pens.
Cheyenne record., 1914-07-09
NANCE AND LICE TREATMENT
Variety Of coaI-Tar Dips on Market
Are Satisfactory II Of Sufficient
Strength and Warm.

(By NJ H. REYNOLDS. Veterinarian.
Minnesota Experiment Station1
Treatment of hogs for mango should
begin with vigorous scrubbing with
brush, soap, and soft water SO as to
remove the crust. A variety of coal
tar dips are on the market. Most Of
these are quite satisfactory If Of suffi-
cient strength, and warm enough
(about 10 degrees F. Do not boiD.
The hog should be given good thor
ough soaking in the dip, not less than
two minutes. The hog must 60 under,
head and all, at least once. Treat
ment must usually be repeated one or
more times at intervals Of eight days.
Treat the whole herd and do it thor
oughly.
An effective dip can be made from
crude petroleum as follows:
gallons crude oil,
16 gallons water.
pound soap.
Cheyenne record., 1914-07-09
PRODUCTION DECREASING.

Right understanding Of the internal
report, It is pointed out, explains the
apparent Inconsistency between al
legged increased consumption Of liquor
and increased temperance area. Such
understanding is that the figures are
based upon the number Of gallons
withdrawn from the government ware
houses, not upon the actual amount
consumed. The utterances of liquor
journals continually strengthen this
position. In a recent issue Midas
Criterion. speaking Of the expected
business conditions. tells us editor
tally that the problem Of the sur
plus produced in the previous three
years will still remain an incubus on
the market" 1t says, moreover. that
from reliable Information received
from distillers, production during the
months of March and April will show
a very material decrease from the fig
ures Of last year. and a still further
decrease during the months Of May
and June"
Cheyenne record., 1914-07-09
The Ruffed Grouse.

ng facilities, and by furnishing them
'ood in times of stress, especially in
winter.
Birds occupy a unique position
among the enemies Of insects, since
heir power of flight enables them at
short notice to gather at points where
here are abnormal insect outbreaks.
An unusual abundance of grasshop-
>ers. for instance. in a. given locality
soon attracts the birds from a wide
area, and as rule their visits cease
,nly when there are no grasshoppers
eft. However unlike they may be in
appearance, structure. and habits. all
ire similar in one respectively pos
sess a never-fagging appetite for in
sects and weed seeds. Two useful
birds-Quite unlike in appearance. but
similar in that they befriend the farm
sr, are the bobwhite, and ruffed grouse.
The former is known everywhere by
the clear whistle that suggests its
name. The bobwhite is loved by every
dweller In the country and Is better
known to more hunters in the United
States than any other game bird. 1t
Cheyenne record., 1914-07-09

Is no less appreciated on the table
than in the field, and in many states
has unquestionably been hunted too
closely. Fortunately 1t seems to be
practicable to propagate the bird In
captivity, and much is to be hoped for
in this direction. Half the food OF this
quail consists Of weed seeds, almost q
fourth of grain and about tenth Of
wild fruits. Although thus eating
grain. the bird gets most of 1t from
stubble.
The beautiful ruffed grouse Is found
in the northern two-thirds Of the
United States and in the forested parts
Cheyenne record., 1914-07-09
DISEASE OF THE ASPARAGUS
Rust 10 Common and Familiar to
Every Grower Of Veeetable-can
Be Controlled by Spraying.
(By c. ]. BETHUNE.)

(By Z. j. BElHUNE)
Asparagus rust Is a very common
disease and Is familiar to every grower
Of this vegetable. 1t has three dis
tinct stages. The first is known as the
"cluster-cup" stage or the spring FORM
In this stage the spores are produced
In cup-shaped pustules. which are
grouped in oval clusters and are
orange yellow when mature. This
stage is seldom noticed by asparagus
growers.
The second or summer stage is the
one usually first noticed by the grow
ers, and called by them "red-rust" on
account of the elongated reddish
brown pustules which are seen break
ing through the skin of the stem. In
these pustules reddish, one-celled
spores are produced, known as uredo-
spores. It is the summer or "red.rust"
stage that the disease spreads most
rapidly and appears to do the greatest
amount of harm.
Towards fall, O. whenever the vital
ity of the asparagus plants is reduced.
Cheyenne record., 1914-07-09
Isililelqllids a 3
q |SS96SN
Conducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.)
NOT A GOOD ADVERTISEMENT.

NOT A GOOD ADVERTISEMENT.
In the front window of a Columbus
CO., saloon, during the state fair
week, was large glass tank filed
with water in which were hundreds
Of fish. It always attracted crowd.
A young fellow, after watching the
fish for some time, stepped inside
and said to the proprietor:
That's a catchy advertisement in
your window"
Yes said the soloonkeeper. 1T
attracts much attention"
But" said the visitor, you are
losing an important point. Instead
Of filling that tank with water, why
don't you fill it with your beer or
whisky?"
why, you blankety- blank fool"
said the saloonkeeper, the fish would
all die II were to carry out your
idea"
Well" remarked the young man,
'if that Is the case. 1t is not good
advertisement for your business. after
all. II beer and whisky kill fish.
what chance have men who drink the
stuff? You have suggested a good
text for the temperance talk to my
Sunday school next Sunday"