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The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

ON T11E HOO9KET0R.
Serene at sunset on the roof
watch the daylight passing by;
Tho cares Of earth have sunk abaahed
Beneath the perfect sky.
An sounds have mingled into one
Deep rhythmic murmur. far, subdued,
Az Il the cityss pulsing heart
Beat In the solitude.
Beyond the level roofs . sail
Creep0 slowly over sunset seas:
A mist IL ON the evening hills,
And night amid the trees.
Far overhead homing bird
Flies dark against tho changing sky,
Nov lost In cloud, now plunged In fire
Where lakes OF sunlight lie.
Half shrouded In the harbor miots
Earth lights come twinkling into view
AS one by one majestic stars
The fields OF heaven strew.
IN. e. Buhler. in the Bellman.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

I didn't realise that It waa time for
them to so.'' 49,
Mra Martin kisssd Elisabeth. .Nev-
er mind: son. Probably nobody miss
to have Elizabeth here. nv dear. Viil
you sit here?" indicating the foot of
the table. ~. y
Why. that IL your place."
put its your face that Peter
wants to see there three timee . day.
WI. you two excuse me until dime tor
coffee? The party has tired me -.
Make him happy for my sake." She
whispered to the girl. He loves you
She was gone before either Of than,
could ind anything to say.
Mother knows that I Iowa vou.
Elizabeth. although have no risht ia
tel yon now. said Peter when he had
fellow"
Elixabeth's heart seemed to hold =
bird that was singing q lifting love
song. you didn't ask mo what kind
OF an engaeement there was between
Sidney and myself. It IL to play
golf"
Elisabeth" Peter was out Of hi.
chair and bending over her. .'whai
do you mean?''
''Well. you never told me you loved
you"
There was another waiting while
Peter motioned the butler out and
took the capital Of his own waiting
with interest added from the lovely
flushed face Of the girl
You were SO popular" began Pc.
ter, that didn't dare"
Jealousy makes poor bait for you
doesn't ?" demanded the girl.
Peter had his chair moved around
by Elizabeth. Even the round ma.
hogany table put too great a distance
between them, he said
| lis this your favorite kind Of cake p
asked Elizabeth when the dessert wa,
served. And when he answered in thu
affirmative. she added, "I'll get youl
mother to teach me how to make II. >
1t was an Illuminating remark tt
| the butler. 1t was an unmistakablt
announcement--(Co 1914, by
the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28
THE STENOGRAPHER.

A woman of much quiet charm and
culture, who earns her living by swift
and accurate stenography, has sent us
letter, says Harper's Weekly, in
which she points out the frivolous
treatment Of the stenographer in pop
ular literature. AS to her appear
ance, see o. Henry's THE Romance
Of Busy Broker:
"A high rolled fringe Of golden
hair under a nodding canopy of vel
vet and ostrich tips, an imitation
sealskin sack and a string of beads
as large as hickory nuts, ending near
the floor with a silver heart"
AS to her mentality. consult "Short
Story Writing" by Professor Pitkin OF
Columbia university:
THE gum-chewing stenographer.
| who devours the literary offspring OF
Mr.. Robert Chambers. may have her
difficulties with this"
Her conversation is described in a
story in RED Book" for November:
Believe me. when it comes to the
real thing, the blown-in-th bottle
kind, our Bills got the best of 'em
beat to a fade-away.''
/
scribed in any Of the alleged comic
papers:
Have you done anything for spell
ing reform? Yes. I fired my blonde
stenographer."
Why is she so treated? We al
know the facts. Among those earn.
ing their living in this way happen te
be George Washington's great-grand.
niece, a granddaughter of a governor
Of South Carolina, a great-grand
daughter of Laurens Of the frs
Continental Congress. and Thousand
of others of cultivated ancestry
Many are college graduates tn,
truth is, the world loves familiar
jokes and familiar effects, and If on,
stereotyped trick gets started ant
proves amusing to the average mind
} it is hard to stop.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

that the Progressives and the Demo-
Gratis in the New York legislature
should vote together and that the
leaders OF these parties in Utah should
entertain a proposition to unite their
forces. The object of their existence
in all parts of the country is the down.
fall Of the Republican party and they
might as well openly join hands in
the assault. And it would seem to be
greatly to the advantage of the Pro-
gressives to move in this direction. It
opens the way for them to get in on a
share Of the swag.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28
Jayhawker Jots

It's all a lie about Abe Stoffer never
doing any work. reports the Rexford
News. We saw him pitch load OF
cane seed into a wagon this week.
The man to be admired is the one
who accepts the labor at hand, declares
the Lenora News. The man to be de-
spised is the one who cusses hard times
while sitting on the street corner wear
ing out the bosom Of his pants wait
ing for a soft job to drop into his lap.
Sensible advice from the Beaver Val
ley Booster: The farmer who looks
upon his boy as a sort of a machine
and worthy only of the profit he can
get out Of him, is heading him right
straight away from the farm. provided
the boy has any metal or true worth
about him.
An Usage citizen who smokes more
than is good for him was advised by
his physician that he would have to
cut it out. according to the Usage Free
Press. Does your husband smoke
between meals?" asked the doctor OF
the mans wife. HE does not" EN-
phatically replied the wife. "he eats
between smokes
We're happy once more. writes Edf-
tor Good of the Cawker City Public
Ledger Yesterday we received our an
nual allotment of garden seeds from
the department OI agriculture, tA1AOu6u
| the courtesy of John Connolly. Lee
Meadows Of the Gaylord Sentinel Is al
ways skeptical of the worth Of these
| government seeds but we are still pin
ming our faith to Uncle Sam. Next to
getting the postoff1ce appointment. we
| don't know of anything we wanted
more than this batch Of seeds
Beanville Billy writes in the Troy
Chief: Last winter during the time
the river was blocked at Atchison. there
were two paths leading across the
river to Winthrop. One path was
straight as a line across and the other
was as crooked as q dogs htndleg.
Judge Skerritt. Of Doniphan. explains
| it this way: 1.-The straight trail was
made by men going from this side
over. and the crooked trail was made
| by those coming back, who had their
snoots full. and couldn't walk straight
il they tried" We guess the Judge ID
right.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28
The American Girl Abro.d.

| The ordinary American girl. espec-
tally OF the class that marries into the
English aristocracy. has been brought
up to look upon politics as q vulgar.
incomprehensible, masculine concern
with which she need only trouble her.
self when she happens to be visiting
In Washington. But in England poll
tics and society are inextricable
Practically all the leaders Of the great
world are either themselves promi-
nent in the house OF commons or the
house OF lords. or are intimately re-
lated to the men who are. Their
wives and daughters ere thus COM
mitted from the beginning to a per-
trigues Of the day. However high
their position in society. it is not, and
never can be, SO high as to remove
them above the sphere of politics.
Their male belongings are sure to be
players in the game. and they them
than spectators
Practically all Englishwomen Of IT,
tie are born into politics. hear poll
tics discussed at their dinner table
Internationally. and meet day by day
the men to whom politics II life. The
tradition Of playing a part in the eov-
ernment of their country runs
through all that Is best in English So
ciety, and q woman who IL born or
has married into 1t and has the INTEL
ligence to realize its possibilities soon
nnds herself in possession Of q hobby
infinitely more engrossing than any
ordinary social diversion. To form a
salon and to become known as q no.
lftical hostess; to follow with compre-
hension the ins and outs Of the great
game: to minele freely and on EQUAL
terms with the men In whose hands
lie the destinies of the British em-
pire: to be their confidante their al
wiser, and their encourager; to IMAM
age" them with the kind Of Defines
that only feminine diplomacy can
social resources to the task Of for
warding the political fortunes OF the
man in whom she IL Interested: to
take part in great decisions and the
formation or guidance OF momentous
policies: to help in disentangling the
personal clashes and anta8onisms
that lie At the root Of most politlreI
crises-au this furnishes q clover
Englishwoman with an absorbinr.
permanent. and many-sided avocs.
ton.
But all this IL absolutely remot.
from the experiences OF the ordinsrv
American bride. She II unacouaine~S
even With tho 1rst moves OF the enSne
into which she II 30 suddenly thrusf
She comes over to England and set-
ties down on her husbands esfsfa
with NO more than the haxiest notion
OF what English politics really g. of
what the principal parties stand for
and OF the enormous opportunfffes
that ne open 70 z woman Of tact. g.
siduity and know edge.
Here. then. are some pretty aaver.
tests for her adaptability. She ms~ts
them with her usual hign and trfnm-
phant spirits. Within an incredfSsi,
brief time aftsr her debut you win
find her putting posefs to the privnc;
minister, facing q steward Of ~
Jockey club with parnlyxing asus,rs
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28
By the Way

80
,.rsn.x - s.Sa.uas =. -. ..a.s.i -sv e :. .eh-
soI,,ts,v .ese r,sa* v .s 81 uorrnr r.
marked u wnat they All say
Anoth.r hon. he. ,,.., h,a.ted There
sh..sse tHs. -. ~ s,,-,cr+ea Cit
80. s.s .e.S - ~. c,si,,,.r -
nurnoses' go mirht e he s.1r - nae 70 seif-ap-
tha .h.,,. ~ az u .,nrcrtsS sm1 art;c,. ere
= .sha,,,s. wtth H,iIsaed heILrha Tr,,it
would not a,,,,,eh-..er,, ;. - nee term
.1o.1l 'De ~ln1n 1nltlon e'1'sis'
Sir John rennsel the grandfather of
cartoontsta died this week at the age
Of a. n WAS he who drew that
Ella sxic "Dronnin~ The Pilot" when
Emp Wfilum canned Hon. Bismarck.
It was the narent o.. Of much crime. The
Dropping the Pilot idea has been
used fhousanda Of times bv thousands
of cartoonists. ana thew are prone to
"dron the niIot,s everv +,n,e a veteran
roll.
Sir John also illustrated "Alice in
Wonderland" thereby refutinr the
charge that an Enelishman has no
sense of humor-although 1t was no
such scream as the current style in
comic pictures. wherein a shower of
question marks or dotted lines must
radiate from the bean of the subject.
Villa wants to put an end to Cas-
tillo, Which would be satisfactory
providing that after the said end had
ished up and applied to villa
''It IA a different kind of political up-
rising says Hondo Murphy. saThe up-
rising of 20 years ago was conducted by
POPS. and this one by sfzzers'
And speaking of "sizzers": With this
"safeandsane'' business worked to the
extreme. will the kid Of 20 years hence
know the difference between a "sixxer''
and a Roman candle? Possibly not,
possibly not.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28
From, Other Pens
coNGREssMEN NOT vENAL,

In an address before a, Christian En-
deavor mass meeting in Washington
Speaker Champ Clark took occasion to
correct the popular error that most leg
islators are venal and that 1t is prima
facie evidence of dishonesty for a man
to hold a responsible public office. Mr..
Clark's remarks were timely and eensi-
Bile. The. peoples representatives in
Washington are honest, conscientious
servants" he said. Further, he said
that 90 per cent OF the men sent to
congress leave poorer than they came.
Both of these statements are true.
While 1t has occasionally happened
that congressman have been shown to
be venal the general record OF members
OF congress since the inception of the
republic has been excellent. They
make mistakes. being human and falli-
bic. They are at times responsible for
much bad legislation. But they are
also responsible for good legislation,
and their mistakes are those of judg-
ment' not Of intent. Despite all the
undertaking that has been SO common
OF recent years. very few cases of act
ual venality have been uncovered. On
the other hand, there have been many
evidences that congressman OF all polit-
ical parties have been earnestly and
patriotically doing what they conceiv-
ed to be to the best interest Of the
~O0AA@Ay y -AAOCCOs II 10 1AnQIOO6Ol9 C0AG
any legislative body in tie world main
tains higher standard Of personal
probity than the American congress.
An excellent example Of these facts is
AFFORDED by the will of the late Senator
Shelby M. Cu;lom. The value Of his es-
tate is given at $40. 600. representing his
savings from public career Of GO years,
S6 OF which were spent in the halls OF
congress. years as a representative
and 30 years as a senator The xame
devotion to private interests which
Senator Cullom gave to the public
coupled with his undoubted ability
| would have yielded large financial re-
| turns. Yet. dying at 81. he left what
! would be but a single years income OF
fourfshing corporation lawyer. We
should be inclined to say that not
venality but cowardice was the beset-
ting sin of members Of congress. They
want to be reelected and are too apt
to do their work with one ear to the
ground.-Chicago Inter- Ocean.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28
Euening Chat
Hostile Love.
BY RUTH CAMERON.

Hostile Love. t
OF all the brilliant characterizations
us. l think ! like best his description Of
the hostile love- which existed between
Hilda Lessways and her mother.
These two women, as you remember,
lived alone together for many years. They
loved each other tenderiy and yet at times
verge of desperation. In short, there ex-
isted between them that peculiar hostile
love which made them antagonize and
fact that each loved the other more than
anyone else in the world
1T, It seems to ta me that tt this phrase is q
love the father or mother. son or daugh-
with ali our hearts. The bare thought OF
death in connection with them fills us
with a sickness of heart that Is physical
almost any heroic sacrifice for their sake,
and yet. we aren't capable of the simple
sacrines s;.9d Of tolerance and patience Their
that hostile love that makes US use contin- tin
though ali the time they are very dear
to us.
Some one has said:
We've kindly word for the stranger
Alo smile for the sometime guest,
But for our own the angry tone.
4 ..Ough we love our own the best
And So it Is in all too many homes.
L know conscientious, sensitive and
higl strung girl who loves her mother
with an unusual love and tenderness And
yet even into this great love the element
of hostility creeps; and again and again
she finds herself nagging and criticising
the dear mother. ''I'm SO ashamed Of my
SELF, she told mo once, when find my
self scolding mother for some of her
funny little ways. 1t makes her unhappy
out not half SO unhappy as 1t makes me
afterwards.'
We are queer, solitary self-assertive
creatures, we human beings. They talk
about the gregariousness Of man meaning
tn0t man was meant to live in families,
but sometimes wonder II we wouldn't be
happier II it were possible for each Of US
to live a separate existence in a separate
house.
think there are . great many homes in
which the inability to keep from naxRinK
the genuinely loved hous smates IL really
tragedy.
! Furthermore. think in a great many
cases the cause fs that the people con-
is one OF the bad tendencies Of the age
that most Of us are afraid Of being alone.
think We need more aloneness. We can't
/ have separate cell in which to live, but
we can have q separate room, and that
room our castle. No member Of the fam
lily should enter anotheF'8 room without
knocking. There should be less familiari-
ty and intimacy even between house
mates. more respect for the desire for oc-
casional privacy and aloofness.
Rub any two objects together very
hard and you get what? Friction. Well
isn't II the same way with souls? The
more freedom, and respect OF privacy and
| personality that you find In . home the
less you will find Of hostile love.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28
Journal Entries

A bad memory is often a friend in
need.
.
Hard work never seems to have In
spired a poet to dedicate an ode to it.
=
Few men are satisfied with Justice
when it is ON the other fellows side.
Team work il one of the essentials
Of success in every field Of human en-
deavor.
A pessimist has this advantage over
an optimist. He il all the better or
il things don't turn out as he believes
they will.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

From the Chicago NeWD.1
And lovers rush in where husbands fear
to tread.
There is usually . way to get around
any kind Of rule.
A word To the wife u sufkicient-to start
q rough house.
In this land Of plenty there are plenty
OF people who haven't.
Tho girl who can't sing and won't sing
IS entitled to her choice of husbands
II a woman marries the wrong man it
Adams downfall was due to an apple:
but many another downfall can be traced
to a peach
for mirrors II he could zee himself IN them
~ other sec him.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

New York state already has a more
stringent divorce law than most of the
other states in the Union. And its
legislature is now concerned in the
consideration of measures to make
this law even stronger. All of which
is evidence that not all of the progress
in the right direction is initiated in
the vigorous west
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

AS. was to have been expected. it
was left for Kansan to find real
way to put crimp in the cost of liv-
ing. He's a worker in wood at Ben
nington. and he brings forward the
information that the big red ants. to
be found in the hollows of trees. are
exceedingly edible when frozen. In
fact, they are an equally delectable
substitute for cucumber pickles.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

Inasmuch as Henry Allen has rea-
soned 1t out to his entire satisfaction
that there is no chance of Colonel
Roosevelt aligning with the Repub-
licans, the colonel may do that very
thing. It's his usual stunt to do ex-
actly the opposite to what his friends
figure he will
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

Mr.. Brandeis continues to crate on
the efficacy Of his theories Of scientific
management, notwithstanding the fact
that he refused a golden opportunity
to put them to a test under his per-
sona1 direction by declining to serge as
chairman of the board of trustees that
is to be charged with the rehabilita-
ton and management of the Boston &
Maine railroad property.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

Presumably the postoffice depart
ment has generously granted leaves
of absence to all third and fourth
class postmasters to enable them to
attend the National Postmaster's con-
vention at Baltimore next fall, because
II is we'll aware Of the fact that not SO
very many of them are able to afford
anch a trim
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

that Villa or Carranza would pay any
more attention to the demands OF
President Wilson and Mr.. Bryan than
Huerta has been in the habit of doing
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tho state Journal II . member Of the
Associated Press and resolves the run oAy
sanitation for the exclusive afternoon
0ublication in Topeka
The news IL received In The state Jouf-
nel buiidinr over wires for this sole paE-
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

japan Is now thoroughly civilized,
points out the Charleston News and
Courier. Instead of committing hara-
kiri. the admiral who is accused Of
graft has hired a lawyer
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

One political situation, at least, ap-
pears to have been accurately ap-
praised by Henry Allen, the Bull
Moose candidate for governor. He
looks for a "hot" campaign in Kansas.
And the chances are it will be even
warmer than that.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

Almost a foot Of snow away dow
south in Dixie. Surely the seasons II
some sections Of the country ar
changing with the times.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

Governor Blease, of South Carolina,
has established another record. His
recent message to the legislature anent
his activities in the wholesale issuance
of pardons and paroles takes the form
Of a book Of no less than 333 printed
naQeq
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, one Of the
leaders of New York society, must feel
her hold on a place in the limelight
slipping. Else why should she place
the ban on the dancing Of the tango
by the guests to her functions.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

The most caustic critic Of women's
styles, declares the New Orleans Item
IL the man who wears a checkered vest
and a green hat with the bow and
feather behind
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

A visiting italian duke declares that
Americans neglect their women for
money, notes the Washington Post,
and 1t pertinently queries: But how
are dukes to marry our money unless
we earn 1t first.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

Ono thing is a certainty. Under the
policy OF ''watchful waiting the Mexi-
can situation doesn't improve any.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28
robinson Crusoe on the FYIm.

The kinematograph reproduction of
"Crusoe" contains many daring varia-
tions from what one may term the
authorized version. For example, we
see Man Friday devouring bananas
with gusto, and one juvenile critic ex-
claimed with horror: Father, he'd
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

Playing baseball on English cricket
grounds surely approaches lese ma
3eete, doesn't it?
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28
On the Spur
of the Moment

By ROY X. NOULTON.

A Dream.
Last night as lay sleeping,
had a dream so fair;
Methought 1 owned q hundred banks,
With money everywhere.
MY home was on Fifth avenue,
Ny servants all content;
1t never strained my purse q bit
To pay for clothes or rent.
owned all sorts Of motor carr.
A nifty yacht and plane;
I rode where'er 1 pleased on earth
And o'er the bounding main.
And in the midst Of all my Joy
I got an awful shock:
Ny banks were closed by order of
My old alarum clock.
According to Uncle Abncr.
There amt man in this world who
doesn't believe that he kin pick out .
better looktn' hat for his wife than she
kin.
grip yet Hardly q day goes by but we
read OF somebody brealkin' q leg dancin'
the tango.
Hank Tumms belongs to 90 many secret
muskrat outfit to pay his dues this year.
I SEQ by the papers that . billion bricks
are sold in New York every year and this
does not include the gold ones.
After q feller has been a printer once,
nothing else ever appeals to him.
It IL q great thing to know when you
can sing and when you can't. Very few
persons do.
Signs Of the Times.
New York doctor sues dead mans estate
for services rendered at the rate Of 81. 50
q minute. That patient simply had TO die
quickly to save money.
Now they will have dining cars In the
New York subway. New Yorkef0 can eat
soup in the gloom just a. noisily AZ above
! ground.
Philadelphia scientist says wearing
thick underwear causes red noses. Per-
haps whisky has been blamed unjustly ali
these years.
Embe14ler arrested IN Chicago was found
to have fifteen fancy vests. He should
have been arrested regardless Of the om-
besxlement.
Nine 8chumann-Heink's husband win
not allow her to get Q divorce without Q
fight It 10 har to part with = good con-
tralto meal ticket.
Texas man became % excited over his
approaching wedding that he lost hto
memory. Most men watt until after the
wedding.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28
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