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The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

COUNTERFEIT!

One bad bill may cause a great deal
Of trouble. but no banker neglects his
business just to find one bad bill or
coin, writes John A. Sleicher in Leslie's.
The shepherd may leave the ninety
nine sheep to find one that Is lost. but
he will not neglect the ninety-nine left
in the fold. They will be fed and cared
for
The church calls sinners to repent
ance, but it does not fail to exhort and
encourage those that remain faithful.
The father may kill the fatted calf
for the returning prodigal. but the
dutiful son who remained at home will
inherit the estate.
Let us seek that which is lost. but let
is good.
Too much time, money and effort are
spent on few misguided and unfortu-
nate human creatures to the neglect Of
the many who are more deserving.
We have too much legislation for
lesser evils and too little for the greater
evils that deeply concern the public
good.
While we are taking from the in
ventor the result of his genius. debar-
ring the manufacturer from fixing q
fair price for his goods. regulating bust-
ness and harassing the railroads to
deaths, we are neglecting our export
trade, entangling our foreign relations.
endangering prosperity, undermining
self-dependence and weakening patriot
ism.
The people need brave hearts. steady
heads and strong arms. Let us seek
to inspire self-reliance. manly courage,
faith in ones fellow man. and sublime
faith in the goodness of God.
Then may we hope for a renewal OF
patriotism that will take us back to the
good old days when everybody knew
the words and everybody sang
my country 'tis of thee
Sweet land Of liberty,
OF thee sing!'
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

IFrom the Philadelphia Recordl
The proof OF experience is In the after
effects.
The leader isn't the man who follows
his own inclinations.
Some fellows never pay anything they
owe, not even q grudge.
Many q fellow keeps his wife guessing
who never got on q conundrum in his
life.
What . beautiful world this would be
Il we should all follow the advice we
give others
The Englishman's appreciation Of q
Joke demonstrates that he laughs the
next day.
The nearest approach to the perfect wo-
man Ii the ono w1Ida succeeds in conceal
Ing her imperfections-
Blobbs-''Do you think we shall know
each other in heAvenr slobbs-s.r hope
20. Few Of M really know each other
here"
"a little learning II \ dangerous thins. :.
quoted the Wise Guy. ''Oh, don't know
the Simple Mug. 1T has its mission. n
it wasn't for the young man just out of
college the rest o9 the world wouldn't r.
alike how Httlo It knowaI
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18
Stamp Collecting Grows.


Stamp collecting is enormously on
the increase.
Not only boys at school. but some
Of the richest men in the city are col
lectors. "The finest collection in this
country is that Of the king" Mr.. Ed
win Healey OF the firm of Messrs. Ed
win Healey Company. who have just
acquired the Crawford collection, on
behalf Of q client, said. "Other col
lections in this country are the Tap
ing, in the British museum. and that
of Mr.. Duveen Of Park lane.
"The finest collection in the world
Is in Paris 1t belongs to n. Philip
Won Renotier, and is worth quite
100000 pounds.
stamp collecting il . nice hobby
and easily handled. 1t does not take
up much room, and the interest in it
IL wonderfully absorbing. It is an
education in itself. You have never
done learning. It would. in fact, take
you longer to get q complete knowl-
edge of stamps than to study law.
have been at it for - years, and I can
still be taught q great DEAL
Az an example of the growth OF the
hobby, Mr.. Healey said, I'VE have had
q greater demand this Christmas for
stamp albums than for any Christmas
1 ever remember.
II md that schoolmasters. even In
the London county council schools,
encourage their boys to collect; and,
what u more. .thoy get stamps for
them, and assist them in forming the
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18
POINTED PARAGRAPHs.

(From the Chicago News.J
Common sense is . disease that y never
fatal.
The secret Of success: Aim high and
shoot often.
To have no money in pocket 10 to pocket
an affront.
Trying to be content with what We
have il some triAl.
Love h hind. but too often It RECEIVERS
its sight after marriage
The only sure thing about q sure cure
for anything IL that It isn't.
The homely girl can't afford to keen
her domestic abilities under cover.
some men borrow trouble because they
have heard that It drives men to drink.
It takes an experienced summer girl to
twist any old thing man says into Z
propoeal-
Methuselah had q grudge against his
wives, perhaps, and kept ON living 10
heat them out OF the insurance.
when . man places his bubble Of great-
ueae on exhibition there u always soma
body who wants to st1ck PIN IN It.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18
EUenine Chat
A Queer Idea of God.
By RUTH CAMERON.


The little boy was very sleepy ana want
ed to say his prayers in bed instead Of on
his knees as he had been most properly
taught to do. His mother pleaded and
commanded to no avail. Finally she said,
But II you don't get out of bed and say
your prayers on your knees. Robert, God
will be angry with you, and maybe he'll
able to go over to grandmother's.'
The little boy was evidently much i'm
pressed by that. He wanted very much
to go to grandmother's. and he didn't like
to run the risk of bad weather, and SO
bed and hastily assuming the proper atti-
tude. launched himself into prayer.
His mother was evidently satisfied. but
been almost better for the little boy to
say his prayers in bed uan to have been
cowed into saving them on his knees by
him If he didn't.
It seems to me that some of the ideas
God are almost Insulting to him.
L have heard it said that God made man
In MS own image. and man then created
water cannot rise above its own level, 80
our conception Of God cannot rise above
the level Of our finite imagination. But
level. Surely we ought to realize that
God il more compassionate. more tender,
than the best men we ever knew OF could
imagine. And yet some people seem to be-
!ieve il a God who Is scarcely as kind or
just as q good man.
A scotchman once repeated to mo an
interesting little Anecdote which his moth
er l him about Ian MacLaren.
Ian MacLaren Or. Watson) was q Pres
byterian minister, but he was very liberal.
One day he was arguing with good old
hell-fire and birthstone minister about in
FAINT damnation. DIR. Watson pointed out
to him that no decent man would be .
part to such unfair condemnation. and
asked him II he didn't think God was at
least as good as man If not q trifle bet
ter.
IT know, I know said the old Presby-
te-ian his voice vibrant with emotion,
but I'm tellin' We: sir: that the ALMIGHTY,
In his o1eecial and judeecfal capacity has
to do many things that in his private and
pairsonal character he must be NIGHTLY
ashamed o.
OF course. we all laugh at the old min
ister 9 explanation. and yet don't many
of us entertain superstitions about God
which make him out as an ''ofteecial and
judeeciaI' abstraction. doing many things
ashamed Of
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18
STEEL IMPORTS SMALL.

That the revised and reduced tariff
on steel and iron is not likely to result
in large imports to this country and
to the confusion of the iron and steel
industries here seems to be the opinion
of those who are qualified to express
one. In fact they scoff, and apparently
not without good reason. at the re-
ports that have appeared from time to
time telling Of prospective importations
Of this character of huge proportions.
Under the heading Imaginary Inn
ports." the Iron Trade Review has this
to say on the subject:
Reports of the importation of large
quantities of iron and steel products
from foreign countries should be taken
with extreme caution. Recently q re-
port has been going the rounds that
q 600 tons Of structural steel were to
be shipped to Seattle from Europe
within four or five months on vessels
Of the neutrality-suspicious. line. Our
correspondent at Seattle was instruct
ed to investigate as to the truth OF
this report. He finds that a shipment
of 500 tons of beams has been made
to a jobber and that there will be an
other shipment Of angles. plates and
channels, bringing the aggregate up to
between 1000 and 1000 tons. This steel
is being put into stock to be jobbed
and the whole proceeding is an expert
mental matter. The first shipment
came from Antwerp. II the steel can
be sold at a reasonable margin, more
will be brought in, but, il not. there
will be no further importations."
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

A Carnegie hero medal for Mrs.
Bryan, please. Her quickness OF wit
saved the distinguished secretary of
state from drinking . glassful Of
champagne which he mistakenly pick
ed up for a tumbler of water. Such a
fall from the water-wagon would have
shattered the very foundations of the
nation. Possibly, though. the damage
to Mr.. Bryan himself would not have
been extensive. His favorite bever-
oge. grape juice. is said to contain
mere alcohol than beer.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

Why should there be any short
age of fruit in a country that has 2OO.-
100000 apple trees of bearing age.
about twenty million pear trees, more
than sixteen million cherry trees. to
say nothing of its orange, grapefruit
and plum trees? asks the Christian
Science Monitor. and II continues:
Apparently there Is no reason, except
1t be lack of distribution facilities.
The country referred to IL the United
States.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

In replying to a question as to how
President Wilson got his job. an ap-
plicant for naturalization papers at
Pittsburg, Kan, hit bulls eye when
he answered: HE got it from Taft -
And he might well have added that it
was given by Roosevelt.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

The Negus Menelik's death at last
having been officially established, after
SO many false reports, many anecdotes
about this picturesque character are
appearing. One of them is in The
Times, and is reminiscent Of King Sol
omon. Menelik's reputed ancestor.
In Abyssinia the Mosaic law of an
eye for an eye holds good in default of
biood-money. Two men were gathering
plums, one in the tree shaking the
branches and the other below collecting
the fruit. A branch broke. and the
climber fell on the gatherer and broke
his neck, himself escaping with injuries
from which he eventually recovered.
The family of the dead man sued the
survivor for the lood-money, some
$40. He had no money and refused to
pay. whereupon the plaintiffs demand
ed his life.
The case worked its way up to the
supreme tribunal Of Menelik himself,
by which time bitter feeling had been
engendered. and the claimants now re-
fused to accept bl0od-money, even II
offered and demanded their full right.
Very well" said Menelik. you
have the right to claim this mans life;
but the law also says that the murderer
shall be killed in the same manner as
Ills victim. Therefore let one OF you
climb that tree"-pointing to a huge
sycamore fig-"and fall from its
plaintiffs would take the risk. and the
innocent homicide escaped.
True greatness Of spirit was shown
by the Negus when. many years ago, q
favorite and trusted Dejaxmatch re-
volted. He was chief Of influence and
power, whose suppression involved con-
siderable trouble and anxiety. but he
was eventually captured and brought in
chains before the Negus Menelik asked
him why he had rebelled. and he re-
piled: ITO make myself Negus." '.Ah!"
said Menelik do Won think ~ fs .,,rt,
an easy or pleasant thing to be King
of Kings? Go back to your country
and learn wisdom. London corre-
spondence In the New York Times.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

Another of those famous i'll winds.
The tremendous snowstorm which al
most overwhelmed New York City
has provided several days work in
clearing the streets for many, many
thousands Of the unemployed.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

Just what Uncle Sans military tac-
ticians mean by assembling a feet of
ten monster battleships of Vera Cruz
is not readily understandable. unless
these vessels are equipped with rollers
that will carry them over the hills
to the City Of Mexico should the oc-
casion demand.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

This is also the season of the year
when the south gets a place of prom
inence on the map. The major league
baseball teams have begun their trek
in that direction for the festival Of
spring training.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

Richard Croker must still be inter-
ested in the rake-on accruing to
Tammany hall or he wouldn't write
an occasional letter to his friends in
the organization suggesting that they
make changes in its MANAGEMENT,
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

No doubt about 1t. The Democratic
statesmen are skilled practitioners in
the art of economy. Their army ap-
preparation bill for the ensuing year
calls for sum that is $4,000 less
than the current army appropriation.
And its total Is only 94,O0O,O00.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

Out here in Kansas the death rate
Is 1914 per thousand persons which is
lower than the death rates in any of
the eighteen states in the registration
area, the average for them being 1873.
Ay,,fF
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

There must be considerable personal
profit in this political uplifting"
business, else why would Boss Murphy
of Tammany Hall express willing
ness to participate in 1t.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

Their absence from the firing line
would indicate that Huerta il using
his 100000 troops as did the more or
less famous king of France, who was
content to march his brilliant army
up a hill and march 1t down again.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

Another reason why Japan has such
d large navy. explains the Boston
Transcript, is that a very good court
house or postoffice pagoda can be
erected out Of 81 worth Of bamboo
girders. with a 50-cent papier- -mache
roof
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

Sheriff Kiene and the county commits
sioners. The county Jail is described
as a paradise in comparison with the
dirty city prison.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal Is q member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report Of that great news NJ
ganixation 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., 1914-02-18

Just how the house fly escapes re-
eponsibility for tire bacteria that has
been found in samples Of some of the
milk sold in Topeka is not explained
by DR.. Crumbine.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

Presumably the moving picture
men were on hand to do their duty
when Villa reviewed his troops the
other day.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

This is groundhog weather. Is
not? Yes, it is not.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

II Ban johnson isn't the whole thing
In organized baseball, his idea Of him.
self Is somewhat erroneous.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18

"A em60&c.
Before I wed that gal of mine.
There used to be 1 dandy sign
Upon the d0ormat az her home, - = = ~,
When thitherward I'D fondly roam.
It always stared me in the face
Whenever 1 called at her place.
Yes. in those days before we wed
The sign upon the doormat read
..WELCOME.''
But things are different nowadays,
They're different in many ways.
We're married and when now I roam
With weary legs into my home
Another motto greets my eyes,
But causes me no great surprise:
Another doormat Is in place,
And this now stares me in the face:
WIPE YOUR FEET
The Croaker.
Our old friend Jim Hawkins sends u
the following beautiful prose poem:
A croaker sat on the grumbler's bench
ne'er did once he lift his head to push
his town ahead. He cursed and swore
with all his might-such q town he ne'eY
did see-the times were dull, the stores
were bum. as bum as bum could be. And
80 he sat from early morn. each bright
and happy day, and croaked and croaked
with all his might till the summer passed
away. And then one night while the wind
blew cold. when the winter time had
come, he croaked his last and closed his
eyes upon his earthly home. But when he
reached the other shore. the city bright
and fair. 1t was no good, twas dull and
dead. he ne'er would enter there! And
since there was no other place, to the
croaker's fate he went. unmourned by men
unsung-none cared a bloomin' cent.
The Cynic.
He's always just about to have a pain
He always knows it's just about to rain
With many grim forebodings he is cursed
His auto tire Is just bout to burst.
He 0lWaVa sees hf9 scOuntrv'z early doovr,
His goal of life is nothing but the tomb
He's always just about to lose his job,
He always sees the big trusts raising hob
He always sees q grave financial smash
And sits around just waiting for the crash
There Is no good In anything at ALL
He hates the winter. summer, spring and
fall.
When others to gay picnic parties go,
He sits at home and waits for it to snow
He's always looking for the worst Of it
And thinks that every mans q hypocrite
He always looks as cheerful as q crutct
And nothing In this world amounts te
much.
A hardened. wrinkled. sour-faced pessi.
mist,
He'll die and never know what he ha.
missed.
According to Uncle Abner.
Hank Tumms says he would like to
circulation he reads SO much about in the
papera. He has never seen any of It.
German scientist says q man sixty
years old has spent three years buttonine
his collar. but Deacon Stubs amt. He
never had to wear q collar. He has n.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-18
According to Uncle Abner.

Hank Tumms says he would like to
know what becomes OF all that per capita
circulation he reads SO much about in the
papers- He has never seen any Of It.
A German scientist says q man sixty
years old has spent three years buttoning
his collar. but Deacon Stubs amt. He
never had to wear q collar. He has al
ways worn Whislera.
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been worthy. Men are the worlds nat
ural "come-ons," women the worlds
natural vendors of psychological, sen
timental and often very raw gold
bricks.
So when Josie soulfully declared
that she had known he would, Broad
way did not let 1t pass with an unap-
preciative, "Of course you did" but
looked at her with gratitude alight in
his pleased face and humbly queried,
did your
For a moment the fact that she de.
clared that she had known he would be
decent and not v%illainously selfish 30
completely overwhelmed him land
please do not forget that she, within a
minute, had admitted that she thought
him capable of basest se%lfishness) that
he could not find words with which to
proceed conversationally. All men are
that way.
But presently he recovered self-pos-
session and continued:
Now, | don't know anything about
business. and | don't know anything
about money. | eve did a days work
in my life for the simple reason that |
never had to-"
He looked at her with a shamed
smile, the first evidence that he had
ever shown OF anything but pride in
his ability to live idly with enormous
and successful effort.
THE only trial of skill into which |
have entered since | went from Jones'
vile to New York has been a general,
endless contest with the world at large
to see which could stay up the latest.
| have generally won-won in a walk"
She was listening intently. All WON
en- are intent to breathlessness when
they are hearing any man tell his un-
worthiness; II there Is a hint OF a IN
fession of real wickedness in his decla-
ration they will listen with an ABSORB
ton which approaches a hypnotic
trance.
I've never done anything good, be-
cause I've never had anything good to
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complaint. She believed he really had
passed a most uncomfortable night.
Perhaps she was not very sorry that
he had.
Oh. had an awful night he
mourned. Il could have slept this
morning, but the Ladies' Aid began to
rehearse their minstrel show across
the street, so | got up and ordered
breakfast"
Having gone thus far he stopped, as
III there could be nothing further to be
said, but she did not understand the
reason for his sudden silence.
"Yes?" she inquired.
Did you ever breakfast at the
iand?' he asked pathetically.
NO." she smiled.
II dare you to-" he challenged.
It's the best hotel in town. All the
theatrical troupes stop there"
He nodded grimly. The troupes
that play in Jonesville probably de-
serve IT,"
She did no quite approve of this.
She was sure that she had seen some
wondrous acting there in ~Jonesville.
Had she not wept her eyes out over a
new play, entitled East Lynne" the
previous winter? Had not another
novelty, which the bills announced
came straight to Jonesville from Q