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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23
Euening Chat
Stopping When You're Through.
By RUTH CAMERON.

Stopping When You're Through.
A certain woman whom I know
slightly has great ambition to be ex-
ceptionally well dressed.
She has some good taste. much good
looks and plenty of money, and she
would attain her end if it were not for
one shortcoming. She lacks restraint
She will plan costume which bids
fair to be absolutely charming, and
then spoil it at the last moment by
some extra touch, dainty enough in.
itself but utterly .superfiuous, and de-
structive to the harmony and balance
!, of the whole.
She has some beautiful jewelry
which she might wear to excellent adj
vantage il she would only use restraint
in her selection, but she always wears
too much at one time.
Her house, too. shows the same lack
of restraint 1t is full of beautiful
things, but too full. II one could take
twenty articles OF various sorts out of
her living room the result would be a
! charming room. AS it is. the beauty
of the Individual article is lost in the
unbeautffu1 redundancy of the whole.
I think the lack of restraint is one
of Americas national characteristics.
Power we have, vitality, vividness,
strength, intensity, force and imagina-
ton. But in our art and in our living
we lack restraint. And lack of re-
straint Is a canker at the heart of the
greatest strength or the most lively
| ability r
In every form of self expression,
whether it be business activity. art, or
| just plain living. we need restraint as
well as force and vitality.
| A writer will never be great unless
he knows what to leave out. The
charm OF a word or two of suggestion
is often greater than that of a lengthy
description. It Is the adjective that
was left out, the finely written para
graph re1entlessly dispensed with. the
cut out, that makes the finished prod
uct q work of art.
And as for painting-weal someone
has wisely said, 1T takes two men to
paint a picture, one to paint it and
one to knock him on the head when
he has finished" And perhaps you
have heard the story of the artist who
worked for years upon one figure.
Lsteadfastly refusing to let anyone see
however. he yielded to q friends
fpleadihg and promised to let him see
the picture, although" he said; cit is
mot finished. One foot IL not quite as
II want IT. The brother artist en-
ltered the studio, pa1pitatihg with an
tticipation and saw, to his great aston
Eishment. q large canvas upon which
lone foot alone was visible The art
list had worked at the thing until he
had painted 1t into q mere blur. The
foot which he had not quite finished
WAS a miracu1ohsly perfect piece Of
twork.
SO lack Of restraint viii defeat the
fgreatest power and render negative the
tuiont vital personality
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

He felt SO happy he ran, and then
Tim found trees and houses different
from any he had seen, and best OF ali
he found garbage can.
Tim decided that this new country
he had discovered would be q good
place to live, 20 he crawfed back OF e
barrel beside u board fence and went
to sleep. -
But this country had dogs as well
~ the one he had left. for 4 biz dog
barked right in his face. and IL Tim
had not been tity-bred and quick to
jump he would have Jared badly.
The dog became tired Of barking af-
ter awhile and went away, and Tom
jumped down and trotted. off. not
knowing and not caring where, 20 that
he found sometimes 70 eat.
This wAs the BEGINNING OF Tins good
luck. and he found more ~ he ran on:
for he did not zee another dog. and
when night came on he found s plAce
under the htep1 81 i house where s0n1e-
one had Seen Kind enough to throw
an old baE, and Ia al his dti6rt life.
Tim had never had such Z good bed
or such . nf6Af1 feot.
He slept until the 1un shone in
through the cracks % the steps 90
hfiGht ana WARN - awake Tim. ana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

were taken away frpni hundreds OF
thousands of small land holders and
given to few. OF the Mexican peon' e
genuine love. of the land MIR. de lara
writes in part as follows:
This great passion OF the Mexican
farmer, or peon. shows itself some
times in q strange way. i. have
watched him prone upon the earth
nearly motionless for hours and hours.
scratching the ground with hts I'm
gers. At my inquiry about his pecu-
! liar action. he has told me Of his en-
deavor to analyze the soil according
to his limited knowledge, his purpose
being to take every advantage Of the
composition Of the soil
"Hindered as the peot, has been in
the past by lack of modern tools and
scientific knowledge, he has taken ad-
vantage of every inch OF ground to
make it productive. Today where the
small farmer exists we md the most
delicious variety of vegetables and
fruits 70
'Thirty-five years ago there were in
Mexico about one million small farm
ers, and in spite of the lack Of systems
of irrigation then. there Is no record
of cereal famine in the country. It
is very significant indeed that since
the beginning OF the last twenty-five
years, and coinciding with the de-
spoliation of the small farmer under
the Diaz rule, cereal famines began
to appear periodically every year until
within the last decade these famines
became so intensified as to produce
great suffering. The government, ig-
noring the real cause OF the famines
(Which was the lack of cultivation of
the lands due to the establishment of
big landlordism), endeavored to rem
edy the lack of crops by the importa-
ton of corn from the United States.
dticing country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23
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! have to jump and run for his life.
This is a fine country" though
Tim stretching himself with a yawn. If
had some breakfast should be afraid
that I had reached the end of my nine
lives. but I guess ! will have to hunt
for the breakfast
Tim crawIed out very slowly from
under the steps, for he was sure some
awful thing was awaiting him outside
this blissful place.
But all was still. and Tim walked UP
the steps and sat down in the warm
sunshine and made his toilet before he
heard q sound
Tim eyed the bottle OF milk but there
was no way of getting any, and in
fact he had only tasted milk just
few times In mis- life, and that was
when someone broke the bottle and
Tim was fortunate enough to get q sip
before someone drove him away or he
had been able to steal drink from the
saucer put down for some cat who
had home in one of the brick houses.
While he was looking at the min
the door opened, and Tim ran. but
as the maid only said. Hello. Puss.
where did you come from?'' and did
not bang the step with the broom, Tim
rubbed himself against the steps atrl
ptiffeu. &
Tim had never done nue., oarrin,g,
and he was pleased with the sound ~
up one step and sat down.
The door was open. but the maid
haa gone in to get breakfast and Tim
could smell something cooking.
Tim grew more daring and went I'M
another step and then another unit
ne sat on the sill Of the door, emo st.ll
no one drove him away.
Then s0fnethif1G happened. Tim A n
mouse run across the floor, and. Tor.
getting everything but that he wanted
breakfast. he ran after the mbuse aniI
caught 1t.
well! IL this puss can catch mice ~
said the cook. you are q real cat. NOT
one that waits for your brea kfast III
be cooked and put on a plate: nice
pussy. nice pussy she said. callihil
Tim to her and smoothing his fur.
Now You shall have 4 nice Saucef
of milk" said the cook, and w1Se{f he
had fiIiis1ed II Tim crawied under the
Stove and went to sleep.
When he awoke he could. not h.
aeve Il vas all true. Tor there a fS1nt
OF the stove was another saucer ~
milk. %
We viii keep the cal, lie heard the
COOK telling the maid, s.he kn0vvs now
to catch mice. ~ Cop1rinht. ioi4' -
- ewspebef AYn6ikofa NhS
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23
Globe Sights
By THE ArCHIsoN oIODR

=. No lazy man should own q white
horse.
Nervous people are responsible for
most of the excitement.
An Atchison man dates everything
from the time his knee was hurt.
Unless he Is dead, hero can't get
much wear out of his popularity.
An apple pie shouldn't be so thin
one has difficulty locating the apples.
Speaking OF nerve, there is the man
who introduces his wife to his at
finity.
The rule that a man who smokes
too much. probably has the fewest
exceptions.
while we are willing to admit that
California has a Grand Climate, one
can't live on it.
There are all sorts Of men. includ-
ing those who regard a lodge initia-
ton as an entertainment.
Alb Adkins thinks his wife should
have been a general, she is so skill
full in moblixing her kin.
1t is essential that you should be
musician, but not to love music
is commonly considered 4 crime.
Unfortunately the world is full Of
people who punish those who have
befriended them. and reward their
enemies.
There aren't as many chures as
there used to be, and boyhoOd has
other advantages not known in ou-
childhood's happy hour.
You hear a lot about the Blue PEN
Gil which prevails In newspaper Of
fices, no doubt. This is to inform
you that most OF the. blue pencils are
black
Although he has never cared to be
designated rank standpatter, this
one continues firmly to insist that II
would look much more fitting to
| spell soup ''supe' = s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

[From the Chicago News.l
You'll not get anywhere unless you
start!
One secret OF success IL the ability
to keep your secrets.
A man who says II don't care" is
either q liar or a fool
Fools Outlines rush in and win while
wise men investigate.
Yet the owner Of a mule is never
sure that he hasn't kick coming.
Too many OF us neglect our plain
duty for something more attractive.
We would rather be held up by a
stranger than thrown down by friend.
II ~ ~ornan starts in to be disagree
able She knows how to achieve enor-
NOUS success.
No woman wants to boss her hus-
band. but she wants the neighbors to
believe that she could do it il she want
ed to.
And it sometimes happens that wom-
en- who display good Judgment at bar
gain sales get the worst of It when II
comes to selecting husbands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23
A REAL THANksCIv1Nc.

Thank God for everything within
you that bids you remember Him,
writes John A. Sleicher in Leslie's. In
this day of vanity. distrust and des-
pair belief in God is real blessing.
Pause for one day in the eager rush
for wealth and pleasure. On this
Thanksgiving day remember the Giver
of all good. Wait not for the approach
of the midnight darkness of your
life before you turn to Him. Praise
Him with a grateful heart for mani
fold inercies you have received while
millions suffer privation and millions
mourn their dead.
In our distinctively American
Thanksgiving day, a stronger note of
gratitude should appear this year than
ever before. Half the worlds popu-
lation is involved in war; we are
blessed with peace. Harvests in many
lands have been devastated; to our
lot have fallen tremendous crops. In
other lands there are few homes which
have not sent father, son or brother
to the battle front, many never to re-
turn.
In our own favored land happy
firesides remain undisturbed and un-
NJ OHASAAs 1-AJOyA6 Tie DlcSSluBS Oh
bountiful harvest and uninterrupted
peace, why should not all the people
| of America assemble In their places OF
Worship and devoutly give thanks to
Almighty God?
The war has turned the people OF
Europe to the churches in a mark ed
degree. In time of great danger the
mind OF man instinctively looks to God
for guidance and help. Should those
who have been favored with rr1ercies
unnumbered be slower in giving God
Thanksgiving than those in distress
are in petitioning for help?
With a ieAsened sense of duty to-
ward the church. and with a growing
disposition to make the Thanksgiving
week lend a holiday time, more people
absent themselves from church than
ever before. Yet there has never
been time when people needed the
help or the church more than in these
intense days.
| Why not observe Thanksgiving day
this year by crowding the churche.
in spirit OF real reverence and de-
vOtiOn?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23
Journal Entries

Not a few people are unhappy
through prefe- ence.
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Every man has an idea that his
burden is heaviest.
= =
What man says doesn't always CO.
incide with what he thinks.
=
Among the undesirab1es, the snob
holds prominent place.
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Almost everybody is willing to share
his troubles with others; not SO his
joys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

Now comes the impossible task Of
selecting the championship football
teams in the several sections OF the
country. AS q matter of fact "there
ain't no SIGH thing Or rather there
Is no way Of reaching determinations
in this particular that might be salts
factory to all concerned. However,
this is not q matter OF any great Inn
portance. Among the heroes" he OF
the football arena is soonest forgot
I'm W the general public.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

Maybe a too liberal indulgence in
''red-eye'' is responsible for the visions
OF those pink" oysters that have SO
startled the epicureans in the east At
that, though, the sight of a pink
oyster ought not to frighten its victim
rs much as one OF 'pink' elephant
or d green monkey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

presidency of an equal suffrage asso-
citation in an Ohio town went over to
the association opposed to equal suf-
fraee and became president of that.
notes the Minneapolis Journal. and it
adds: And yet the claim is set UP
that woman is not mans equal in
political acumen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23
THE MEXICAN PEoN,s PASSION

THE MEXICAN PEoN's PASSION.
In the current issue of Farm and
Fireside. the national farm paper pub
lished at Springfield Ohio. L. Cutter
reg de Lara. the well-knowh Mexican
writer, contributes an article entitled,
What the Mexican Farmers Want. j
in which he shows that the main is
sue in Mexico arises from the desire
OF the peon or laborins class to gel
back into Its possession the lands Of
Mexico which under the Dia1 regime
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

Big league baseball evidently isn't
a. dead or unremunerative as some
Of it's prophets have been insisting.
Roger Bresnahan has just signed a
contract to manage the Chicago Cubs
at q salary of $4,000 q year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

Tim was kitten. He lived all alone
and anywhere he could find shelter.
He did not know his mother. In fact
he had never thought about her.
One day Tim took a long walk. and
after a while he found there was Some
thing else in the world besides brick
houses, and high walls and street
cars and noise. for he walked SO far
he was out in a big open lot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

SO far, the present Mexican war
between the forces Of Villa and Car
rama has been Of that bloodless va
riety which has always been more or
less popular in Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

Present indications are that one OF
the favorite winter sports OF those Of
prominence who are left in the Bull
Moose ranks will comprise a series Of
more or less graceful backward glides
into the Republican party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

Evidently the railroads. are not the
least bit superstitious. Thirteen of
them have Joined in the petition to
the Kansas public utilities commission
for permission to increase their pas
senger fares to three cents a mile
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

Germany to permit the war corre-
spondents to go to the front a confess
sion that their advice il needed? 1t
will be given, anyhow, and freely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

How the south would have hummed
again had the war not locked the
doors Of the cotton market. Present
Indications are that this years cotton
crop is the greatest that has ever been
crown in this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

King Emanuel Of Italy appears to
be the champion hesitation expert. He
hasn't yet made up his mind as to the
course of his country regarding the
war, and has called a conference OF
his ambassadors to give him some ad-
vice in the premises.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

Nor need 1t be expected that the re-
ports Of the operations in the eastern
theater of the great war which are
sent out from Berlin and PetroGrad
will ever agree
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

At any rate, the Germans and the
Russians ought to be pretty familiar
with the territory where they are
fighting, they have pushed each other
back and forth over it so often.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23
TELEPHONES.
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED fsHESs

The State Journal II / member Of th1
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that treat news DR.
Ganization. for the exclusive Afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news Is received in The State Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

Bob" Burdette has gone to his re-
ward. 1t should be a large one The
world enjoyed many good, clean
laugh that it would not have had, had
1t not been for his cleverness. And
his gentle humor was all the more eff
fective and valuable because OF the
fine philosophy with which it was
filled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

Money is reported to be easier, but
this is in banking and financial cir
Giles. The average plug citizen will
have to work just as hard as ever fol
the stipend that comes his way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

Prosecution Of parents instead Of
truants is one of the good suggestions
that comes from the National League
OF Compulsory. Education.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

Lost, strayed or stolen: The Aqua!
Galleries peace conference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau Of Circulation.
American Newspaper Publishefs' As
ISOLATION.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23

1T seems to me that Jiegs is terribl.
cOhceited Of late" well, he has RICH
intoxication In West Virginia after tn,
state went dry."-Buffalo Express.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23
All, Here we Are Again.

All, Here We Are Again.
We note with considerable sattsfac-
ton that the cheerup poem has APP
.. peared in a new guise. Every news
paper bard in these United States
has taken q crack at 1t some time OF
other. This time it is called keep
A'goin'.''
This is the way it starts:
when you think you're down and out.
Keep a-goin'.
Take the benefit of doubt.
Keep a-goin'.
This poem has been known at various
Don't Give up Buckle In Push
Ahead" Don't Say Die" Fight It
Out" ETC.. etc. 1t Is the greatest mon
eymaking poem ever written, as 1t has
been sold to magazines at least three
or four times a month for the past
twenty years. always with a new title
and few new words. 1t almost writes
itself. AL you have to do is to sit
down at the typewriter and pound
thuswfse:
"Tum te-tum, te-tum. te-tum.
Keep on p1uggin',
Tum te-tum, te-tum. te-tum,
Keep on pluggin'.
Tum te-tum. te-tum, te-tum,
Turn te-tum. te-tum. te-tum.
Tum te-tum, te-tum, te-tum.
Keep on pluggin.''
1t is as easy as purloining CONGESTION
airy from an infant and so long as the
magazine editors like it, it's nobody
else's business.
The sword and Gun.
The little boy with his sword and gun.
And his helmet shining bright.
Led valiant host to the garden wall,
And they scaled the dizzy height.
The little boy in the long ago
Was a hero three feet tall.
With his sword IN hand, he gave COM
r11and
That the woodshed first must fall
The backyard fight. desperate fray.
Was waged with might and main.
The little boy marched away each day.
But he always came back again.
And the years rolled on ana hattie call
Was echped from fifl1 to hill.
And they sprang to arms from the towns
To the tones of the bugfe shrill.
Then he marched away on an August day
To the altar OF sacrifice.
Where the war lords slay and the people
with a will, the fearful price.
Yes, he marched along with fervent
To the desolate. death-strewn plain.
He's the same little boy with the sword
But he'll never come back again.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-19

Poison, of course, cannot be used
where chickens, etc, might have ac-
cess to it. The formula used quite
extensively is: Bran, 40 pounds; mo-
lasses, 2 gallons; arsenic, s pounds,
and water about gallons. The whole
is very thoroughly mixed and ap"
piled by means of spoon or pad
die. If young trees are being at
tackled, teaspoonful or two at the
base of the tree will serve to poison
many grasshoppers. In a garden, pot
son can be distributed here and there
among the rows. The mixture must
be kept damp in order that it may at
tract the grasshoppers. 1t is well to
use n cheap molasses with as strong
an odor as possible, so that the grass
hoppers may be attracted by the pol
son.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-19
GRASSHOPPERS CAN
BE CONTROLLED
(By Walter f. Packard)

/ No entirely satisfactory measures
have been found for the control Ct
erasshoppers, although much worl;
has hcen done along this line in near
ly all of the states. The methods
recommended in Bulletin No. 142 Of
the California State Experiment Sta
tion ere the most satisfactory yet
tried. Where grasshoppers accumu-
late in large numbers in an alfalfa
field a large number can be caught
by using a hopper-dozer. The hop
per-dozer consists of a large galvan-
lied iron pan, 10 to 16 feet long, 2 to
6 feet wide, and turned up at the
edges 2 or inches. The pan is put
on a frame with runners and with a
backstop constructed 3 or 4 feet high.
The backstop should be oiled so that
ii is slippery, and it is good plan
to line the backstop with tin, so that
the grasshoppers cannot stick to it.
An inch or two of crude oil is placed
in the bottom of the pan, and the
dozer is dragged through the field.
One horse is hitched to each end, driv-
ing as far as possible, in order to
drive the grasshoppers toward the
center. When the hopper-dozer is
full, the grasshoppers can be shoveled
out on screen, which will allow the
crude oil to drain back into the pan
If this process is repeated a few times
the number of grasshoppers will be
so reduced that they will not cause
damage. A drove of turkeys, of
course, will prove a valuable addi-
ton to the use of the dozer, and if
6 large bunch of turkeys are used
they will be enough in themselves to
clean up an alfalfa field. Where it
is not possible to use hopper dozer
Or utilize turkeys, poison can be used.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-19
CITY AND VALLEY

Baby Drowned-Friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. f. Beal of the East side have
been shocked to learn of the drown
ing Of Catherine, their 2-year-old
daughter, at Riverside, where they
were visiting Mrs. Beaps parents Mr..
and Mrs. James Boyd, after having
plade tour of the East. The little
girl fell into an irrigation canal.
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Theatre Manager Applestill
has the good fortune in securing one
Of the best feature vaudeville acts
seen in El Centre for some time. Chan
dler and Lee, those Ginger Girls" N
their clever dancing numbers, will ap-
pear tonight and with such a good
bill the people are sure to respond.
A good program of photo plays is