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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
EDe,ning Chat
On Visiting.
BY RUTH CAlkMRoN,

On Visiting.
A friend of mine who was utterly tired
out. after an unusually strenuous win
ter's work. was invited to spend her va
cation with friends last summer.
She very gratefully, but firmly. declined
the invitation and went to a small board
ing house. Her friends were decidedly
miffed. The idea of her preferring that
miserable little room to the big, pleasant,
sunny room she would have had at our
house." they Illuminated Perhaps she
thinks she'll get better food there, but she
won't. and she hasn't any money to spare,
either. We meant to do her q kindness.
But apparently she is hard to please"
Can you understand why this very tired
ing house ROOM in preference to the big,
sunny guest room?
I can. It was because in that little hall
chamber she could find one thing which
she knew would be lacking in the big
beautiful room,-and that was freedom
absolute freedom to do what she wanted
and when, or If she preferred. to do moth
ing at ALL
And to my mind that is one OF the e.
sentials of q vacation, especially II one
is completely tired.
hope you do not, for I am about to con-
fess a deep rooted aversion to extended
visiting. and especially to the notion thai
it is to be considered in the light of 9
relaxation.
Visiting is just like being dressed up al
the time. 1t Is joy to have fine clothes
ana a pleasure TO OrcSS up IN luc1Os Oh
to me. at least, it is a terrible bore t.
stay dressed up any length of time.
OF course, In my objection to visiting
except near relatives and very intimate
friends; they are like the familiar gar
ments that do not irk or make one!
clothes conscious.
No matter how kindly intentioned you
hostess, miscellaneous visiting demands
q great deal of one. One must accommO
date oneself to a new routine; one mus
rise, eat and go to bed at tho hostess
pleasure One must be ever ready t,
talk or be silent. go out or stay in. lister
to music, meet new people, talk society
nonsense with one acquaintance or dis
cuss ethics with another. And hardest o
all, one must like everything; one mus
be always appreciative and grateful.
A guest who does less than this Is not
gracious guest, and who would want t
visit and not do 1t well?
| tied than visiting and even as a child
relished this state OF affairs, for an
selfish enough. If visiting Is to be done
| to prefer to be hostess rather than guest
Now please do not think am unsocial
on the contrary love to gather m!
| friends around. me at the table or befOr'
the open fire. And 1 love to go to thei
homes, but I like to como. back to mine
An hour or two on the verandah. o.
around the tea table. q congenial part.
at dinner, an evening before the open fire
these. to my mind, are the flower O
social Observation-Disclosures and not thu
strain and effort OF extended visiting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
A ropEKA ANNryERsARY.

Topeka is sixty years old today. At
most there are only two or three gray
hairs in her head. and these cannot
be noticed. Except for severe flood
or two, and an aff1iction of boom
days." Topeka's career hes been as
happy in the main as 1t has been pro-
gressive. She has had her ups and
downs. her days of trials and tribuia-
lions. But the ups have predominated
and the downs have left no scars. AND
today she begins another year and dec
ade of her life in the full vigor OF
maturity that contemplates no SUCH
thing to come as an old age OF dis
crepitude. Indeed. it might be more
appropriate to liken Topeka to being
in the bloom OF youth, such Is her
strength. such are her prospects for
fuller and larger development along all
righteous lines.
This is not the condition Of every city
that the hand Of man has brought into
being in this and other countries. and
Topeka in the matter Of age. The maps
show the locations Of many OF them
that have spurted to the fore. that have
attained a big growth like the mush-
room. over night. but only to lose their
virility almost as suddenly and to fall
into a decay from which they cannot
possibly extricate themselves. No. in
deed! 1t isn't every city that cont1n-
ues to wax vigorous with increasing
age. The cities that fall by the way
side. or stand still, are as numerous,
proportionate1y, as the humans who fail
to achieve success.
And the secret of a city's energy that
drives her on and on over all obstacles
is to be found in the spirit Of her peo-
pie. When the boom that was boosting
Topeka to the skies burst in 1889. there
was the usual wagging of pessimistic
heads. Topeka was a corpse, they said.
She might as well be prepared for
burial. But the bulk OF Topekans were
made of sterner stuff. The hardihood
of the pioneers who founded the town
was in them. They accepted their losses
and went to work. They rebuilt the
foundations Of the city ON firmer bases.
It was the same kind Of pluck and
never-say-die attitude that restored the
whole northern section Of the city af-
Ter The Ol8A8ITOUS I1OOO Oh 1SVo. 4OpcAa
is alive and in unusually fine health
today because her people have never
been content to lie down on the job.
regardless Of the difficulties that have
confronted them.
What Of her future? 1t can only be
forecasted by a consideration of her
past and it's accomplishments. They
have made Topeka what she is today.
a city that's as clean and beautiful as
it is comfortable, an ideal home and
business center, with educational adj
vantages that are second to none; with
religious opportunities for all. But the
spirit that founded and fostered Topeka
is still alive today. There is no will
ingness on the part Of Topekans to
settle in the rut of contentment, to let
| well enough alone. At no time in the
| history of the city has there been a
keener interest on the part OF her
people in her welfare and development
! than there is right now. And this
can only mean that the Topeka OF to-
morrow will be bigger and better in
every way than the Topeka OF today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

been annihilated time after time by
the Russians, enough Of 1t was on
deck the other day to take Belgrade,
their capital, away from the Servians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

Approaching the sublime is the
courage Of the Chicago Tribune. It
prints list Of the names of those
who comprise Chicago's 1900" Incl
dentally, the list discloses the fact that
one young woman in this exclusive set
answers to the perfectly lovely name
of GWethalyn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

Every once in awhile, the United
States census bureau announces some
of the facts that were found in the
census that was taken in 1910. And
it's a possibility, Of course. that the
work of analysing the last census will
be completed before it is time to take
the next one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

Such extensive demands for i'm
provements are to be made on the
legislature by all Of the state institu-
tions. that no legislators equipment
for the session will be complete I'M
less 1t includes a well-sharpened prun-
ing knife. backed. of course, by dis
position to use it with discretion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

Heavy, cannonading, unless it be
directed at fortresses. appears to ac-
cOmplish little or nothing in modern
warfare. For more than a month.
daily reports from Flanders and
northern France have told of cease
less activity along this line. but neith-
er the Germans nor the Allies have
made any material gains thereby.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
THE AGNO6TIC.

THE AGNO6TIC.
do not know Il there be God or Dell
do not know IL death brings woe O.
veal
I only know that life to me - real
II you but smile.
do not know II saints or sinners reign
do not know II life IL less or gain
only know that In your arms I'd fatn-
Rest me while.
Calvin Stoddard Crowder. In December
Smart Set.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

Where would the French parlia-
ment have held its coming session II
the Germans had reached Paris ac-
cording to their schedule? But prob
ably there wouldn't have been any
need for one in such an exigency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

Any old kind of an excuse is deem
ed sufficient to bump the males of
the species. A New Jersey woman
wants her allowance of alimony in
creased because she has taken on so
much weight since the severance OF
her marital ties that she finds it diff
ficult to ply her trade Of clerking in
n store
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

And this great European war is
also Moloch with an Unsuitable APP
petite. England has just sent another
force Of 100000 Of the flower Of her
manhood to the death trenches in
western theater of the terrible con-
flict
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

Should the Germans continue their
activities in the eastern theater of
the war on the same scale under
which they have been working, the
Russian bear won't have an oppor-
tunity to do much alternating this
winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

Evidently the Federal League is far
from being on Its last financial legs
when it can make a two-year contract
with Walter Johnson that guarantees
him a modest little stipend Of 100000
a wear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

No matter how severe the siege OF
Przemysl may be. it won't be likely
to make any kind of a dent in the
places name. That would be too
tough a nut for even the Busy Ber-
thas of Germany to crack.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

1t is also barely possible that Champ
Clark won't have any better luck in
selecting the Republican presidential
nominee for 1916. than he had in
framing the Democratic presidential
slate in 1912
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

Staging a drouth Of record-break-
ing extent in the fall OF the year is
the latest meteorological stunt to be
pulled off by Kansas. the cleverest
climatic clown on earth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
. OF THE ASSOCIATED rRESs

The State Journal Is q member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report Of that great news Or
ganization. for the exclusive afternoon
publication IN Topeka.
The news IL received IN The State Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

the tremendous advantage accruine
to the army SO equipped over one that
Is dependent wholly on animals for
transportation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

Bread and salt are all that the
starving Belgians are asking for. Sure
ly their appeal will not be in vain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

One detail of the war news indi-
Gates that tho Russiasn are exerting
every effort to find the "crack" in
CracOW
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
A Safer Way to Turn.

You've noticed that every time .
party of joyriders comes tc grief it
is because the motor car turned tur-
tle." Now, IL some Of these speeding
cars would only turn tortoise and slow
down, sOcalled valuable lives might
be saved.@ChicaEo Tribune. IL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

Shreveport, La, has q certain IL no
commendable way OF reducing 1T
negro population.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau Of Calculations.
American Newspaper Publisher Al
ISOLATION.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

''WIsat do you consider the most inn
portant qualification for a beginner in
literature?'' "A small appetite. Boston
Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

4 After the Ball-s.Didn'r. you find him
wonderfulIy light on his feet for such a
heavily built mann '.Oh, yes; he was
light enough on his feet. Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

Some people call a spade a spade
simply because their education leaves
them short of synonym.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

AS q rule, the surgeon resembles {
jeweler in this respect: he is not sat
isfied to merely take the case; HI
wants to tinker with the works.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
TELEPHONES.

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Private branch exchange. Call $50 ana
ask the State Journal operator for person
Or department desired.
Topeka State Journal building. 00O. A05
and S04 Kansas avenue. corner Eighth.
New York Office. 80 Fifth avenue.
Paul Block. manager.
Chicago Office, MallerD building. Paul
Block, manager.
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Block. manager.
Boston Office. 101 Devonshire Street.
Paul Block, manager.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

What Of the Belgiums at our own
door," thoughtfully inquiries Hon.
Nick Chiles. What indeed. We spend,
no doubt. too much time in consider
ing the Mexicos at our own door, and
too little inquirfng into the whatness
OF the Be1giums at our own door.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Daily edition. delivered by carrier. IL
cents week to any part Of Topeka or
o''burbs, or at the same price In any KAN
eas town whore the paper has q carrier
system.
BY mail, one year. .......................$5. 61
~ mail six months. LS
by mall 100 calendar day0.......-..... LcU
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

1t is reported that all German cats
are to be killed to make fur Innings
for soldiers overcoats. If SO, the wal
will soon be over. No country car
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

Friend Frank Travis threatens to
journey unto this legislature with a
bill to desiccate the primary law.
Friend Travis, as we remember it, is
the party who put the rage" in suf-
frage by his vote in the Kansas SEN
ate. 1t looks like he was trying to
pa1liate one political offense by under
taking to remedy another.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-29
Aged Man Loses way and has
Thrilling Experience
Found by Section Man on
Northern Pacific Railroad
in Serious Condition.

Layfette Stowe, who until about
four months ago was resident of
this city, but who has been residing
at Plainfeld lately, had quite an ex-
perience out on the Northern Pacific
line west of this city last Friday and
Satm day and it is wonder that he
is alive today to tell of his experience.
Mr.. Stowe, who is now past eighty
five years of age, came up last Friday
to look after some business he had in
connection with some lumber located
on his land west of the city. On
Friday Mr.. Stowe took the Northern
Pacific train for his place and it was
his intention to spend the night at
the home of L. T. Lines who resides
in that section. After leaving the
train Friday afternoon Mr.. Stowe
started for the Lines residence but
lost his way and he continued to
wander about during the entire night
and until the next afternoon when he
was found by VIM. McCutcheon, Sec
ton foreman for the Northern Pacific.
When found Mr.. Stowe was unable
to travel further and Mr.. McCutcheon
went over to the Lines residence
where team was secured and the
aged man was hauled to the place.
In the meantime DIR. Spears was
summoned and when he arrived at
the Lines place it was learned that
the hands and feet of Mr.. Stowe had
been badly frosted and it is likely
that it will be some time before he
will recover from his experience. 1t
would have been hard for younger
man to go through what Mr.. Stowe
did for the weather was below zero
and he was without food or shelter.
Mr.. Stowe was taken to his home
at Plainfeld the first of the week.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-29
Are Going Some

The Rosey Posey Club have
been going some in their games
played at the Pastime Bowling
Alleys during the past few
weeks and in the contest played
Monday night again came out
winners against the clerks. AS
a result of their successive
victories the members of the
team are feeling highly elated
and now come out with q
challenge to any team. barring
none. Posey of the team is con-
fident that his boys can make a
showing against the best teams
and therefore offers a challenge
to all comers. The following is
she scores of the game played
Monday night:
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-29
Port Collector Corning Issues
Annual Statement
Shipments Valued at a mil
lion and a Half Dollars
Handled Here

Through the kindness of Port
Collector D. w. Corning we give
herewith the report of the Port of
Washburn for the season of 1918.
The figures tell the tale of the
business done here during the past
year.
Arrivals & Clearances 1871, in
Guiding 81 Foreign.
onage American 218,S42
Foreign 1890 2S5,962
Receipts
Coal including 5196
tons hard l9S,715 tons
Iron Prities Goo "
Nitrate of soda 57SS 2O4IO2 tons
Logs 1,975,7OO #.
Shipments
Lumber it. 3O,966, 1891
Lath Pieces s,063, 900
Sand yards 1850
Total valuation of receipts
and Shipments 81 ASS, ,2S7 90
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-29
Died Yesterday

Mrs. William Starr, age 30 years.
died at her home yesterday
morning following a twelve year
illness with tuberculosis Of the
throat. She died while sitting in
her chair. Mrs. Perre, who was
staying with Mrs. Starr thought
she was sleeping but discovered
that she lad passed away when
attempting to arouse her.
Mrs. Starr is survived by a
husband and four children. The
funeral will probably be held
Saturday morning from the Catholic
church..
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-29

The last three or four meet
ings Of the Commercial Club
have been hummers and the in
terest in the meetings is con-
tinually growing. At nearly
every meeting during the past
three weeks there has been an
attendance of from thirty to
fifty members and outsiders are
becoming interested In the or
ganization and several applica.
tion for new membership have
been presented to the club.
The Commercial Club can ac-
complish a world of good in
different ways if the interest of
the members can only be kept
up and at the last meeting q
committee of three was appoint
ed to arrange for entertainment
and business discussions for the
club during the winter months.
Every business man and every
other person interested in pro-
noting the welfare OF our city
should become a member of this
organization. Hand In your
application to any member OF
the club or mail same to the
Secretary Olaf M, Olson.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-29


George w. Posey and Charles
Peterson are the first of the
grooers to start the ball rolling
for reduced prices in groceries
following the announcement
that they would go on a strictly
cash basis after March 1st. One
grocery is advertising a cut of
ten per cent for cash while the
other is advertising cuts from
10 to Is per cent on advertised
items. With the grocers selling
at cash prices it will no longer
be necessary to send money out
of town for goods.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-29
Names Committees

President George Moore o1
the Commercial Club has named
the following committees for the
ensuing year:
Finance Committee-D.. M.
Maxcy, VIM. Olson, M. A.
Sprague,
Membership - Nels Myhre,
George Morgan, j. S. Fletcher.
County Development-George
Fluck, H. P. Axelberg, Alfred
Froseth.
City Development - Fl. H.
Peavey, l.. N. Clausen, F. T..
Beers.
Mercantile Interests-O. A..
Lamoreaux, A. I, Lien, F. W.
Downs.
Building ommittee-Nels M.
Oscar, Selmer Haugen, d. J.
Estabrook.
Advertising Committee-W,
A. Robinson, M. S. Hull, E.
Bergman.
An effort is to be made by the
club for an increased member
ship and for more work by the
club.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-29
PLANS MADE FOR
FARMERS DINNER
To be Given by the Com
mercial Club
Committees Now at Work and
the Date for the Dinner
Will be Set.

At the meeting Of the Commercial
Club held at the club rooms on Fri
day evening of last week plans were
made for giving the second annual
Farmers Dinner and a committee
was appointed to arrange for the
event. The dinner will be somewhat
similar to the dinner given last winter
by the business men at the new ware
house of the Farmers Association.
1t will be a sort of get together"
gathering of the farmers and city
folks. The plan is for the Com
mercial Club and business men to
furnish the dinner and free tickets to
the same will be extended to every
farmer living adjacent to the city of
Washburn. City people may also at
tend the dinner but they will be ex-
pected to pay for their meal. Follow
ing the dinner fine program will be
rendered consisting of addresses by
University experts and talks by local
people.
Meetings of this kind have great
effect in promoting a better feeling
among the farmers and city people
and they should be given more often.
II is hoped that the dinner to be
given this winter will be the biggest
of the kind ever given in Northern
Wisconsin. -
Farmers and their wives should be-
gin planning to attend this dinner for
the city people want representatives
from every farm in this section at the
gathering. Announcement of the
date and place of the dinner and pro-
gram will be made later.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-29
Notice.

Believing that the present system
of soliciting and delivering groceries
is expensive to the consumer and
unjust to those who come to the
store and take away their own
groceries and pay for them. an d
tnat the Credit system is a source
of much loss and the present bad
conditions in the retail trade, offer
as a relief to the Cash buyers and
an inducement to buy at home a
10 per cent discount for Cash. All
l ask is that you make up $1,000
order, which can easily be done by
any family, and thus save these
small deliveries, and there will be
better satisfaction all around.
Yours for betterment of the
present conditions.
=. Chas. Peterson Lysager.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-29
The Ciarions

The Clarions, a trio who are
oat for the purpose of helping
to raise a fund of $3.50, 900 with
which to carry on a seven year
campaign for national prohibi-
ton, were at the Congregational
church in this city last Sunday
and gave an entertainment to q
fair sized audience. The enter
tainment consisted of singing
and q lecture, 1t was enjoyed
by all present.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-29
Methodist Epis espal Church

The Junior League of the
Methodist Church mas arranged a
very interesting temperance
program. to be given in the church
next Sunday evening at eight o'clock
The boys and girls have worked
hard and are expecting q good
crowd to come out and hear them.
Everybody invited.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-29
Trimmed Again

The City Basket Ball team was
defeated again on Saturday evening
of last week when they met The
Union Club team of Ashland at the
Opera House in this city. The
first half of the game was fairly
good but the last half was walk
away for Ashland.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-29
Installed Officers

The installation Of officers of
the Knights of Pythias lodge
was held on Tuesday evening,
being for the members OF the
order. A smoker was also held.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-29

AT the annual meeting of the
Congregational church held last
Thursday evening it was nnani-
mousIy voted to issue q call to
Rev. 0. W. Smith of Durand to
accept the pastorate of the
church in this citS MIR. Smith
is the candidate that preached
here a week ago. He is con.
sidered a strong man.