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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11

since Ne knew each other 30 wellHto
come out and help me to choose the
spot for this years mignonette..
Together they selected the spot. and
together, near that spot and III the
fragrance of the old-fashioned flow
ers In the moonlight of October they
plighted their troth. "And your bridal
bouquet shall be mignonette, DEAR"
said Gordon softly.-( Copyright. 1914,
by the Mcclure Newspaper Syndi-
cate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11

Governor Hodges evidently isn't
one OF the Democrats who thinks his
party will be rent asunder because Of
Colonel Bryan's plans to have it en-
dorse and stand sponsor for the ma
tional prohibition movement. Mr..
Hodges has perfected plans to stump
the country for national prohibition
soon after he retires from office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11

That professor at the University of
Chicago, who declares that hunger Is
merely a creature of the ina gination
and that it can be assuaged by swal-
lowing a small balloon and pulling it
up again by string. overlooked a bet
by not suggesting that a ship-load of
such balloons be sent to the relief of
the starving BelRians
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11

Not to be outdone by either the Ger
mans, the English or the French the
Russians are prompt to announce that
their recent retreat from Lodz and its
vicinity was for strategical purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11

AS long as the cold that has affected
Kaiser Wilhelm is in his head and not
in his feet, his subjects, who believe
him to be the master mind in their
military affairs, have nothing to fear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11

Inasmuch as six of the counties in
Kansas are able to maintain poor farms
that pay their way, why can't the great
majority of the counties do likewise?
Are Chautauqua. Harvey. Linn. Mitch
ell, Pawnee and Phillips counties the
only ones that are sufficiently clever
to do this? Probably not. were other
counties inclined to make the effort.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11

And the recent furry of snow in
these parts is sure to stimulate the
hopes OF the old-fashioned folk for a
white Christmas. The prospects of a
fat graveyard that a green one holds
out is not conducive to the right sort
of frame of mind for the holiday sea-
0ov
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11

All men may be liars, but there is
little doubt that the biggest ones are
the publicity agents for the German
and Russian forces in the eastern
arena Of the war. At least. the state
ments they issue about the same oper-
atoms are as far apart as things Of
this sort could be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11

Now it is the Serbs who have crush
ed a big Austrian. army and taken
10000 prisoners. sand possibly this Is
one of those same Austrian forces
that has been annihilated or captured
several times by the Russians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11

This is some war. all right. In it's
eastern arena the battle line. along
which the Russians are contending with
the Germans and the Austrians is no
less than 300 miles long.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED rRESS

The State Journal is a member OF the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report Of that great news or
1anization. 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, 1914-12-11

You must hurry your Christmas shop
ping along II you are minded to do the
bulk of 1t early. And early in the morn
ing is the best time to do it even now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11

At that, the wintry weather arrived
somewhat ahead Of its schedule: Those
who divided the seasons fix it's entry
for December Fl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11

Secretary of the Treasury McAdoe is
also mighty handy when it comes to
throwing large bouquets at himself. See
his annual report just made public.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11

I'D like to start at the bottom" said
tie young man applying for work. I'm
sorry, but We can't use you there. All
those places are reserved for the sons
of our directors who think it fashionable
to start that way We can. give you
money."-Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11

Hannibal, Dec. 11.-Dr. F. W..
O'Brien, so years old, veterinary
surgeon and three times mayor of
Hannibal. was killed here today while
cranking his motor car. The crank
struck him on the head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11
THE WEATHER RECORD.

Following are observations Of the
United States weather bureau for the
twenty-four hours ending at o'cloc.s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11
TELEPHONES.

Private branch exchange. Call $3.50 ana
ask the State Journal operator for person
or department desired.
Topeka State Journal building. 500. S02
and SO4 Kansas avenue. corner Eighth.
New York Office. $50 Fifth avenue
Paul Block. manager.
Chicago Office, Mallers building. Paul
Block manager.
Detroit Onfice. Kresge building. Paul
Block manager.
boston Officc. 2O1 Devonshire Street.
Paul Block. manager.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11
At the Coxy,

THE Perfect Thirty-Six' being shown
at the Cosy today and tomorrow, IL a
photo Decentralization of one OF those
Montague Glass stories along the Pot
ash and Perlmutter line which has
made him famous Those who have read
these stories in the Saturday Evening
Post know what to expect in things
from the pen of Mr.. Glass. The film
production is In four parts and Is en-
joyment of a rare sort for everyone.
The perfect 49, is a young woman
whom a young garment salesman con-
siders a great find for the designing
department OF his house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11

Only three more Performances OF
THE Love Route" will be given at the
Orpheum, tonight, tomorrow after
noon and tomorrow night. Mr.. Carter
states that he has made arrangements
whereby two performances will be
given Monday of La Belle Marie"
Which will conclude the engagement
of the Car-Rob company In Topeka.
Miss Robinson is said to be unusual
ly clever in the coming attraction and
the play made a big hit when pro-
duced in Fort Worth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Daily edition. delivered by carrier. 10
cents a week to any part Of Topeka ar
e-burbs, or at TIE same price in any Kan
sas town where the paper has carrier
system.
BY mail. one year....................... - 81
5y mail SIX months. ..................... !-SV
BY mail 100 calendar days. LEO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11
Killed by a Crank.

g. Below zero.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-27


she will instruct them in American
modes of dress and will seek to abol-
ish the oId-time bTaids which for Gen.
turtles have characterized the Indian
women. This deviation from the old
time headdress has never before been
attempted. She will also seek to i'm
part high moral code in which the
Indians are somewhat deficient.
Though only twenty, Mrs. Mann
does not fear the Indians as she was
born among them and has pledged
herself to remain with her people I'M
til she has completed her educational
endeavors.
81 have faith in the Indians" says
Mrs. Mann. 81 will improve their
moral, physical and mental condi-
ton by systematic work"
Mrs. Mann, has been called Diana
of the Chase, as she is a skillful
huntress and sharp-shooter. During
the winter months in Alaska, she will
trap Venison for their meals. Like
the EskinIos, she viii subsist on the
mountain wolves and reindeer and
will drive. q team of twenty dogs
through the, ice and snow.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-27
IN REEL LIFE

When a gentleman is hurt out
horseback riding he is carried into
the nearest house and always forced
to remain there by doctors orders,
as his life would not be worth a snap
if he were moved to a hospital where
he could get real treatment. At this
house there is always a girl who
nurses him back to health and mar
Ties him. And it's always a fine
house, too, don't forget that, you fell
lows who are going horseback riding.
= Where there's a, hyena or a bear
lusting for someone's life blood on
the film, it is being prodded with
broOmsticks; although you can't al
ways see the broomsticks.
Some day as yet unborn genius is
going to produce a motion picture
play without discriminating Papers. =
Some day!
A political boss always has a bull
neck, weighs $50 pounds, sticks out
his lower jaw and shakes his fist in
the mayors face, and acts generally
like a small boy. ...
A kick under the coat tails is a
roaring climax to any comedy. There
must be something mirthful about a
swift kick under the coat tails.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-27
WHAT DO YOU MEAN; HoBSoN'S
CHOICE2

All the Hobsons written down in
history are not naval heroes. There
was Tobias HObsOn, for instance, first
man in England to keep a livery sta
BILE, the man who made "Hobson's
Choice" famous long before any one
ever remembered the Maine" Hob
son of the livery stable always has
plenty of horses on hand, but no mat
ter what kind of horse his customer.
wanted he insisted upon him taking
the horse nearest the doOr-the man
who paid for the horse had no choice
in the matter, and thus 'Hobson's
choice" came to mean no choice at
all, but take what you get.
Breeze is the right name for that
BartlettsviIle, Okla, minister who
sold his church to raise $40 back pay,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
PROLIFIC SOURCES OF STATE INCOME.

THE STATE financial question would be simple prob
lem to solve the Legislature should its natural resources
from which virtually does get any To impose
State people while non-resdents taking millions
of the States fisheries and depressing the people with exorb
overcharges prices fish would be crime of
ment.
Western States get large income from their natural resources
from their public land forests and mines and waerpowe Min
example From the sale of lands and timber and from
mine royalties the State has permanent school fund OF
S32O0oOOO this year 100000 added the fund BY
estimated that this fund will amount TO S60OOOOOO and
ultimately reach $25OO00O00
New Jersey owned in fee all the land the State between
high low BY grants nominal prices probably
of the of this asset has been
parted with The riparian lands dedicated permanent
this fund with other added amounts
today S5832636. 1t should be fifty Millions with
nua income of and half millions.
how have the fishery and interests great natural
the State been administered? The State got
thing of its riparian property has gotten
nothing these The stranger in and took possession
oyster lands for and monopoly of fishing for moth
hundreds of native fishermen out of business and
put pound New Jersey fish for New Jersey
And bndfoded legislators who looking around
something these prolific of income
right under their
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
TAKING THE COUNTY SCHOOL MONEY.

THE OFFHAND by the Trenton Times that the
diversion of railroad the support of the
in county the payment of expenses for State
which always been paid by the State is
only taking money ghthand pocket instead of from the
If this absurd true it would make
no difference all of their school from
should be taken the Legislature the
cost O State administration of the school system.
appropriated State educational purposes for
this year S830000 which must be added what
the Legislature will the supplemental appropriation bill.
These purely State of which paid out
moneys the counties in 1909 for State
impose the of these State objects upon the
the the Legislature diverted the
other than education The counties lose the
and up local taxation AS for the State the
money which has purposes
general expenses of the II only
an indirect way getting county school moneys for general
purposes Newarks annual loss of by the Hennesy bill
would be $4,000
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
LEGISLATIVE INJUSTICE TO NEWARK.

MAYOR HAUSSLINGS communication addressed to the
representatives the Legislature in protest against the
bills their present shape for the
they the city of Newark very large
should read atteney Trenton The plan Of
having bank assessed the city by county officers and Of
dividing county violates vital principles
Of government unjust The plan of taking i'm
ratabes from Newark for the benefit of the
State without a shadow of justification.
In its semdoc personal warfare City Counsel Nugent
that the opposition to these and other
perncous activity of Mr. Nugen Mayor
Iaussng expresses the sentiment of the
whole Newark community None of the bills pending
would opposition if they did propose ouageousy
The whole Essex delegation will doubt
against the passage of these bills unless they salts
facoriy amended,
unfortunate that this should be forced on them
by bills The city counsel who the city Of
Newark at Trenton credit for his vgant watch of
bills have the sting taken out of the bills
in question.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
WHAT THE COMMISSION PICTURES SHOW.

THE report of the Morris Canal Commission there
contrasting pictures of weep canals in Europe and elsewhere
Morris canal various points The object of these pic
desirable have the canal abandoned
But the argument of the pictures is two-edged
Who is responsible for the conditions depicted along the
Morris foreign corporation that deliberately wrecked
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company? Those commission
lures indict company The canal in Rsca condition
when the Lehgh Valley by in 1871 paying
dividends obligated maintain the property and
keep up navigation.
How they canal be in the
pictures.
The canals in Europe that exhibited
controlled and have been sanged They do
most of the transportation carefully maintained One
sec il pictures these canals paaded in the commissions
report what KING waterway Morris would be it
had been arssed business enterprise and been made
the prey of wrecker7.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20

1t is evident in advance of the off,
cial totals that the federal income
tav viii yield In revenue nearly
twice the amount expected The ex-
Derts predicted S50000,0 roo. The re-
turns are said to indicate 800, o00,O9o.
Though Uncle Sam suspected that
most of the cream had r'sen to the
top. he is surprised to find how rich
and thick 1t is.
The reverse side of this picture o.
top-heavy prosperity is shown In the
agonizing c'amor In our cities for
work and bread. We know the num-
Der of neither our very rich nor our
very poor. Each, when partly re-
vealed, produces by its unexpected
magnitude a shock of surprise.
We have been so busy pursuing
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
BY HERBERT QUICK

There are enough voters in the Uni
ted States who cannot read or write
to hold the balance of power in any
national election. In other words,
there are 2,273,603 of them, according
to the census returns.
It's just as well to prick the bubble
danger in the above statement now as
any time. The facts are stated. The
danger is great; but 1t is not the dan
ger of election control by ALTERATION,
though in Congress and elsewhere
that is the thing most emphasized,
Illiterates cannot control any cleo
ton. They cannot combine. They
vote according to the way their asso-
ciates vote. If in any State there are
ten thousand illiterate voters, and
their votes were separately counted,
they would be found divided about as
the rest of the votes are divided. eX-
cept in the South, where the illiterate
negro voter has opposed the average
white voter in politics and has been
in the main DISTINGUISHED for 1T.
Moreover, we are DISTINGUISHING the
illiterate voter all the time by ballot
reform and direct legislation. An IL
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20

I was chatting one day in the early
part of the administration OF Chester
A. Arthur with the late Daniel G.
Rollins who, If Arthur could have
had has way, would have been attor-
ney-general in the cabinet, succeed
ing Wayne MacVeagh, who retired
from Garheld's cabinet almost inme-
diately after the death OF President
Garfield.
Mr.. Rollins was very able lawyer
and perhaps as intimate a personal
and political friend as President Ar
thur had. He was a wise counsellor,
upon whom the President relied when
he was seeking advice.
Judge Rollins said to me that 1t was
General Arthur's opinion that Pres
ident Grant always felt that II he
had retained Reverdy johnson as
minister to the Court of st. James he
would have been spared not only a
great annoyance, which he shared
with the secretary OF state, Hamilton
Chase, while John Lothrop Motley
was minister to the Court Of st.
James, bp', Furthermore, the organt-
cation OF the Liberal Republican
party In 1872 would not have been
thought OF.
Andrew johnson, when President,
nominated fNtNtAQS JOIu. lASn q SOAA-
ator from Maryland, as the successor
of Charles Francis Adams, who in
1863 resigned the post he had held
from 1861 as minister to the Court of
st James," said Mr.. Rollins.
"Reverdy johnson was not in
Great Britain three months before he
gained popularity unsurpassed by
that secured by any of his predeces-
sors in that office. Everybody in
Great Britain, from the prime minis
ter down to the plain citizen, con-
ceived a sudden and great fondness
for the American minister, I have
heard that that was in part due 10 the
Extraordinary physical resemblance,
especially in his features and the
shape of his head, OF Reverdy john
son to the typical highbred man,
whether peer or commoner, of Great
Britain. He certainly did look like a
rue Englishman.
AT all events, Johnson's popularity
made II poss BILE for him speedily to
negotiate a draft of treaty which
mas passed into history as the John
son-Clarendon treaty. Had this
treaty been ratified by our Senate the
Alabama claims commission would
not have met. The MISUNDERSTANDING
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
MUST KNOW THE FACTS

dollars that we have almost over
looked the needs and claims OF hu
msnity. Our accounting has heen IT
terms of physical possess 'ons-Oonds
stocks, coins. OF f1esh-and- blooc
values we are singularly uninformed
How can a nation be well governed
when 1t knows neither the number
OF its 9 liens who haven't enough 70
eat nor the number of those who are
gorged?
where did he get it3" is a proper
question for society alike to ask o.
the victim of poverty and of the VIC
tim of undue wealth-where. how
why?
For society is alike menaced by the
extreme of want and the extreme OF
have Editorial CORRESPONDENCE.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
Noted Women Whose Birthday Is Yours
MARCH 20
Isabel Burton Maria Longworth Storer
Copyrgh
BY MARY MARSHALL.


Isabel Burton, who was born
eighty-three years ago today, owed
her distinction to the fact that he
was the wife of the noted Engli al
explorer and traveller, Richard Fran
els Burton, one of the most orlaiual
and versatile men of the last century.
Mrs. Burton was thoroughly devot-
ed wife and greatly aided her hush nd
in his extensive literary works. Once
when he was suddenly leaving Da-
mascus in his travels. he sent back to
his wife, who was waiting for h m.
this laconic letter, which has since be-
come famous: Ordered off. Pay,
pack and follow"
One of Richard Burton's most ia
nous works is a teral trans ,ation o.
the Arabian Nights" and this is the
only one OF his works in which Mrs.
Burton refused to lend her assist n e.
In spite of her perfect devot on to her
celebrated husband, Mrs. Burton was
always out OF sympathy with the too
literal Interpretation of the sensu-
alism of the East that Burton some
times INDUCED in.
Maria Toogworth Storer was born
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20

ward after this fashion durine,...
are certain peculiar tortoises IT,
as "sIde-neck" tortoises. Certainly.
s4eep while resting on one leg I' u5
curious pose Is well seen in ~
legged birds, like storks ana ~ ~
Ducks generally sleep on open W.. VIZ
and to avoid drifting shoreward -
therefore into the danger zone. ~,
keep constantly padding with :,
foot, so that the body always IL Z.
cling round the chosen sleeping ar,
The sloths sleep suspended by the
feet and the head tucked In betwes
the forelegs. The no less remarkab
African pottos, or slow Iemurs. a,
sumo similar pose, but they attacj
themselves to a vertical instead of /,
horizontal bough, SO that the bod,
rests with the head upward. No ami
NAL, save man, sleeps upon his back
Some animals are said never Il
sleep, and this is because the eyes ar,
never closed. The hares, snakes an,
fishes are commonly supposed to en-
low this unenviable distinction. TIL,
notion is however, quite erroneous
Whales and their kin are often quote
as sleepless creatures. 1t is suppose
| that If they made this mistake the,
would promptly drown.
AS a rule darkness induces sleeI
With many animals, however. the ~
verse is the case, as with the bats an
owls, for example. The reversal {
the usual order has been brouga
about by the nature OF the feedin
habits.
Finally one comes to the question
where does sleep begin? This is by n
means easily answered. One is In
clined to draw the line at the insects
But since all living things-piants a
we'll as anima's-disp'ay perlodica
states of quiescence, perhaps we sha
he near the truth in regarding slice
as universal among living things. Il
the case of plants It is enforced b
darkness, save in the case of maT
bacteria and fungi. which, like eN
deeds, grow under the cover Of darl
| ooea
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
DANGER FROM ILLITERATES

literate voter cannot vote a true Aus
tralian ballot to save his life. And
when he comes to a measure on an
initiative or referendum ballot, he is
absolutely lost.
Government by direct legislation Is
government by the literate voter. AS
voters the illiterate do not constitute
a menace.
Their menace to our institutions Is
found in the fact that they are dis
inherited. exploited, hopeless, unen-
lightened class-the Helots Of our age,
with a low standard of living.
They are n danger, not because they
can hurt the rest of us by their votes
but because they cannot help them
selves by it. They menace us, not be-
cause of their strength, but by their
weakness. On them rests, in the main
the burden carried by the mudsills OF
society.
They are symptoms, not a disease
They show the extent to which our
nation has failed to bring to it's Men
with the Hoe" 1.-The upward looking
and the light" They are symptom
and not a disease, and the disease is
in the rest of us, not in them.