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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-31

Jack Gass. former foot ball star OF
Lehigh University. is busy this season
refereeing the big foot ball games in
this vicinity. Last Saturday he Off
ciated in the game at Annapolis. Mr..
Gass Is an assistant engineer of high
ways in the District service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-31

Burton NJ Potter has been temporarily
a clerk in the bureau OF for
cign and domestic commerce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-31

David I. Campbell. former employe
of the government printing office. now
of Norfolk, Va. has sent invitations
to George NJ. Ramsay. Thomas Z. Par
sons and others to attend the enter
sainment and oyster roast to be given
by Norfolk Typographical Union In
that city on the evening of November
= President Marsden NJ. Scott and
Secretary ]. w. Hays of the Interna-
tionai typographical Union will be in
attendance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-31

Raymond W. Woodward has been pro-
LA ;iunally appointed a laboratory assist
ant in the bureau OF standards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-31

Percy e. Buehler, stenographer in the
bureau of ordnance, is spending his va
cation in Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-31

Christian Hansen. John A. McKelvey.
Edward E. Davis and David A. Young
Of the engineers section are on the
sick report
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Jayhawker Jots

The Shawnee Chief advises that II
you swat I'LL flies today it will do al
most AZ much good AZ IL you had
picked or the first one last spring.
When tho other fellow does it. it's q
bonehead. explains the Howard Cour-
ant. When you do 1t. IL II simply .
slight mistake with extenuating cir
cumstances.
1t occurs to the jamestown Opti-
mist that II q business man put ~
much pep" into mis- business and dis
played ~ bold a front and a. much
confidence a. the candidates for office
do. he woulc amass . fortune In q
little while.
Human nature seems to be about
the same everywhere. The Hiawafha
Democrat reports: Some people never
hand in an item OF news for publica-
ton, but II we happen to miss an item
In which they are interested they are
sure to hand us = north-pole stare
that would freeze tho liver OF 4 polar
bear.
The Usage City Free Press tells Z
story Of . bright youngsfer down there
who heard the story Of the flood tor the
first time at Sunday school and wal
much impressed with the tact that II
rained forty days and forty nights- y
would like to have been there" he said
to the Sunday school teacher. .Why2'
she said Well satd the bright
yout1s -Junt to - e IL. farmers wexs
oat1Qeted.
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Journal Entries

misery likes.
= =
Many prizes are not worth the efforts
necessary to win them.
Likewise 1t n moss unfair to Judge
ancestors by their descendants.
Neither are all the good things Of
life the most expensive.
If 1t were possible to glimpse the flu
ture. many folks would be better con-
tent with their present lot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-03
MORE SHEEP NEEDED.

In the current issue of Farm and
Fireside, the national farm paper pub
ished at Springfield. Ohio, Judson G..
Welliver. Washington correspondent
of that publication. writes an interest
ing article showing how the sheep
business needs reviving. The decline
In the number of sheep raised is at
tributed to the injury done the bust
ness by dogs. On the general decline
In the number of sheep Mr.. Welliver
writes in part as follows:
"What'll we wear when there aren't
enough sheep to provide us with wool?
Don't imagine it's a silly question.
There aren't enough sheep right now.
And there is no substitute for wool in
sight either
''Uncle Sam is taking this wool ques-
ton very much to heart. The whole
civilized world is ditto. Almost every
body worth while lives in the temper
ate zone. and the temperate zone must
have wooden clothes.
Just at the moment. of course, the
fashions in women's clothes are con-
tributing something to relieve, the
strain on the overworked sheep. But
the ladies can't take off much more
clothes; at least. let 1t be hoped they
will not. If tho fashions should sud-
denly swing in the other direction,
and the dear creature should discover
that they wanted to wear as much
cloth as could DO piled on-and that's
liable to occur any time-the sheer
would never survive the shock. .
For forty years the wool tariff has
been regarded as the cornerstone OF
the protection scheme Of this country
1t has been proclaimed, and commonly
believed that to remove or greatly re-
duce that duty would ruin the wool
growing industry. Last year the duty
was cut to the bone. and the high pro.
tectionists declared, and many Of their
opponents honestly believed that the
result would be fearful blow to the
wool-growing business.
But they all missed it.
Average prices Of American-growr
wool have been going up. not down.
since the new tariff act passed. Therx
is wide variation an to different quail.
ties. but authorities say there u ar
average advance Of about 10 per cent
How many other products Of thu
| farm do you think of that have gone
up 10 per cent In that time?
The explanation is that the tariff
had very little to do with it, and thai
the worlds increasing demand and de,
creasing supplies of wool have sus
tanned and even raised prices"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-03

tions Surgeon Lloyd OF the Public
Health Service recently reported that
mp to the beginning Of June there had
been 361 cases OF canine rabies in the
city Of Seattle since the outbreak Of
the disease began In September. 1s1&
Up to this the disease had not been OBJ
served in Seattle.
This is what may occur practically
anywhere in this country II the infre-
quency Of the disease begets over
disapprovo the infection Of unnecessary
suffering on animals. says The Journal
Of the American Medical Association.
the popular dread Of dogs during the
misunderstood dog-days affords to ply
sicians an educational opportunity too
good to be lost. This IL the time when
they may profitably emphasize the
need for special precautions with re-
gard to the spread Of rabies. The prob
lem Of the control of rabies is mainly
the care Of stray animals and Of those
that have no proper owner, but live
more or less on the bounty Of the COM
munity. Careful registration Of ami
mails and the destruction of those for
which no one would assume response
bility to the extent of paying q yearly
license would greatly limit the disease.
The problem IL simpler in England. but
the success in practically celebrating
the disease for the last twenty years
in that country shows what can be ac-
complished. We need intelligent, per-
sistent scientific interest to prevent the
spread Of the disease and not the an
nual attack Of .hysteria that inflicts
cruelty without accomplishing any
good purpose.
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had the big room held such an audi

had the big room held such an audi
en1e.
it was 30 the second night and it was
worse the third. There were no aislee
left. and the applause was continuous.
At last the act was finished, and
there was mad yell for the Widow
Temple.
She appeared with. glad smile in
front OF the curtain, and was chap
eroned by Mr.. Frothingham.
She made q statement as to her
dying husbands wish. and as to her
coming to Little Falls to find some
one willing to marry her. She had
played fair with the contestants, Civ
ing each one an equal show They
were all nice men and she liked them
all, but"
WHO is the lucky man. was the
cry.
But she was an actress. and she
wanted to remain one. Not one hus-
do 80, unless he himself was in the pro-
fession. Therefore
The man! The man! Who is the
lucky mann?
In answer to this she Joined hands
with the actor and justice of the
Fan and wife. They were cheered.
and the Ideal company got right out
Of town on . freight train
Next day when Little Falls learned
that the couple had been man and wife
for flve years It was torn up by this
roots again. but there WIS mn one to
lynehs
How did ne do financially, dear!''
asked the wife as the train pounded
along.
..C5reat!' he answered. I'VE can meet
six months bad ousiness and then
I1Cppyri&ht. 191t b. .tha Mcclure News
tu6nne 8yu610nfny -
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RABIES AND DOG-DAYs.

The coming OF the do8-0ays, ee-
pecially il the season happens to bring
with it one or more prolonged heated
periods. attracts the attention OF the
public generally much more to the dan
ger from rabies than do definite reports
OF the spread Of the disease 1T other
seasons of the year, which ought to
arouse solicitude. Boards of aldermen,
city councils and town officials of 9TH
er kinds wake up from the most abso-
lutte lethargy with regard to the disease
at this time, and, especially In the
smaller towns and country places. pass
ordinances and revive regulations re-
curing dogs to be muxxled while on the
streets. This is all the more amusing
because tho term dog days. has no
reference to dogs, but IL borrowed from
the Romans. who called Sirius. the
brightest OF the fixed stars. the dog
star. At one time during the Roman
epoch. the rising Of this star coincided
with the rising OF the sun in the latter
part Of July. The twenty days pre-
ceding and the twenty days following
this conjunction were for the Romans
dies CAMS. the days Of the dog-or the
dog-star. Rome had it, fiercest heats
the time was dreaded and came to
have the reputation Of an unhealthy
| season. though not with any special
reference to the dogs OF Rome. In our
day the popular meaning Of the dog
days" Is that dogs are especially likely
to 60 mad at this time. The conse-
Quence II .Aat. .ihile the animals are
made uncomfortable by nose muzzling.
their discomfort 10 greatly added to by
the foolish dread which keeps people
from giving them water or caring for
them properly. Rabies may occur ut
any season of the year: the actual sta
tistics show greater frequency Of the
disease during the winter than during
the summer months. It In most COM
mon in the early spring. and March and
April would be \ much bet.- time "a
select for "dos-days" In popular sense
than the weeks OF July and August
that have by MISREPRESENTATION coma to
be looked on as the special period OF
danger.
The recent Seattle epidemic shows
how much Of real danger there 10 from
this disease when 1t gains =, foothold
because Of neglect Of peoper precau-
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COUNTRY IS SAFE.
Continued from. Page one.)



1T II manifestly necessary In the
present state of affairs on the other
side OF tho water he said, that you
should be extremely careful not to add
in any way. to- the excitement. OF
Course. the European world IL in q
highly excited state of mind, but the
excitement ought not to spread to the
United States. So far an we are con-
cerned. there Is no cause for excite
ment- There is great Inconvenience,
for the time being. In the money mar
ket and in our exchanges, and. tenn
porarily, In the handling of our crops,
but America is absolutely prepared to
meet the financial situation and
straighten everything out without any
material difficulty. The only thing
enable apprehension and excitement. :
Beware Of False Rumors.
IF might make a suggestion to you
gentlemen, therefor. would urge you
not to give currency to any unverified
rumor or to anything that would tend
to create or add to excitement. think
that you will agree that We must all.
at the present moment, act together as
Americans IN seeing that America does
not suffer any unnecessary distress
from what II going on in the world at
large. The situation In Europe IL per-
haps the srssvest in its possibilities that
hi arisen in modern times, but 1t need
not affect the United States unfavor-
ably in the long run. Not that the
United States has anything to take adj
vantage OF. but her own position IL
sound and she owes it to mankind to
remain In such = condition. and in such
a state CT mind that ahe can help the
rest OF the world
Il want to have the pride of feeling
that America, II nobody else. has her
self possession apd stands ready with
calmnem Of thought and steadiness Of
purpose to help the rest Of the world.
And we can do and reap great per-
manent glory out Of doing II, provided
we All cooperatAe to SEQ that nobody
loses hi6 head know from my con-
ferences with tle secretary OF thu treas-
ury. who u =. very Gloss touch With
TIE financial situation throughout the
country. that there u NO cause for
sshrm. There II cause for getting busy
and doing the thing in the right way,
but there r. no element Of 1nsoundnesa
and there il no cause FOR elarm. The
bankers and business men Of the coun-
try are cooperating with the govsFn-
rent with neal. intelligence and sp6rl1
whtk4 make fhe outconno secure.
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So religiously inclined and such
professed Christians are most OF the
European monarchs. that many Of
them are undoubtedly passing much
of the time now on their. knees. pray
ing. not for peace. but for the success
of their armies in war and tbs protec-
ton of their own sacred" bodies.
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Andrew Carnegie seems to be loaf
ing on his favorite job. No move has
been made by him az yet to settle the
European fuss. He may be working
under cover, but that Is most uncar-
negian. It's the limelight for Andy.
all the time. -. =. -
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year % COW pe6b ana ave Il Rack
some Of the fertility It had lost. They
also had tho advantage Of = crop Of
COW peas for fodder.
On c~-ridelAbIe portions Of Ne land
IN Leavenwcrth county. alfalfa did not
do very well. It was the opinion Of
some that It never could be made to do
better. Mr.. Ross discovered that Al
TITS land needed to make Il produce
good alfalfa was lime. Many farmers
followed his advice. lined their fields.
and they are now raising alfalfa that
compares with the best Nor IL this
condition OF affairs local to. I1eAvon.
worth county. Much land in other
counties In Kansas is in the same pre-
dicament. 1t won't grow alfa1fa wall
until sufficient lime Is added to 1t. And
maybe some Kan3As farmers elsewhere
will take the hint and profit by the ex-
periences OF their brethren in Leaven-
worth.
A couple of years ago the ravaees Of
hog cholera were extensive In Leaven-
worth county. Farmers wept a. they
watched profits from pigs go glimmer-
ing. Mr.. Ross demonstrated the meth
Ods used in vaccfnating hogs against
this disease. and urged that the anti
hog cholera serum be used extensively.
Many members of the club followed his
suggestion. They've eince raised CROP
-
ers with cholera.
The Hessian fly has been as unwel-
come and equally ravenous guest in
LeavenwOrth county. The wheat fields
1t has Toasted on and materially dam
aged have been many. Mr.. Ross has en-
couraged his friends and employers ia
take the usual precautions for the ex-
termination Of this pest and urged that
they delay the planting II their wheat
seed until what is known as the ''free
date" the time for which varies in the
different sections of the state. But
planting on or about this date makes II
reasonably certain that this pest will
not make its appearance in that par
ttculAr field the next season. The men,
mers Of the club who acted accordingly
were not troubled with Hessian flies OF
their own this year. although some Of
them suffered little from the HessiaT
flies In the fields Of MeiyhtorS who had
made no effort to guard against them
On Mr.. Ross suggestion many 81
the once almost barren and well-nigf
useless hillsides in Leavenworth coun.
and thereby turned into rich pastures
In which cattle revel and grow fat.
An Example for Other Counties.
Surely this is about all the evidences
that is needed to prove that . farmers
bureau with, its farm agent IL abou
the most valuable asset that q farm
ing community can have. And ever,
county in Kansas Is in this category
Yet there are only seven or eigh
other counties. out Of the large mum
Der OF los In Kansas, that have fol
lowed the lead of Leavenworth count,
in establishing bureaus of this sort
All Of them should do 30, for Will
| many OF them have problems Of agri
culture in common, there are just a
hAt nd
Of their own. and agricultural condi
lions and necessities vary greatly Il
| different parts of the state, even Il
the culture and the handling Of tn
same kind Of CROP and their pests
1Continuo0 ON Paeo TWol
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HoaH NEWS WHILE AWAY.

eubocRlbers of the State journal
away from homo during the summer
may have tho paper mailed reguAafiy
~ an Cemts n week or thirty cents
= month (by mail onlyl. Address
0baneed a. often as desired. While
ont Of town tho State Journal VIII DC
% you like . daily letter from home.
Advance payment IL requested on
sl,eee shoet dime subscriptions, to save
bookkeeUinG expenses. I'd. sss. ste.
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Touring Europe also has additional
disadvantages when = general war de-
velops there. What . wonderful vi
sion. home" must be to the, many
Americans stranded there. end even
among those Of the wealthy class who
consider life a bore unless they are
baslxing in the smiles OF titled aristo-
cracy that their money can buy. or
picking up the social crumbs that fall
In. their direction from the exbless OF
sqYalty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-03

That the state tax rate in Kansas for
this year q tho same as 1t was for last
year is good news for the taxpayers.
and likewise an accomplishment worth
while. In most states. the rule II for
the tax rate to increase each year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-03

Trespassers on railroad property in
Germany are up against it good and
hard these days. They run the risk
Of being shot to death by the govern
ment a. well as being killed or man
xled nv the trains. A21 ers - =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-03

OF course. there are doubters and
pessimists who can zee nothing but
failure for the legislative policy of
President Wilson. the solo object Of
which he says 10 to develop honesty in
the transaction Of business They are
obsessed With the notion that the ma
terial with which the president has to
work IL q sow's ear and not q silk
purse. But. az the president says.
this 10 = nation Of honest men,"
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J. E. BARRETT NAMED.
Yates Center Man win BE Receiver OF
Public Moneys.


public moneys at Topeka, Kan, John
e. Barrett of Yates Center, Kan.
j. g. Wood, now receiver of public
money for the United States land Of
flee in Topeka. has held his present
office for the last twelve years. He
was appointed by President Mckinley.
Before he held the office OF receiver
OF public moneys he was for two years
probate judge of Shawnee county and
before that was auditor OF Shawnee
county for ten years.
Mr.. Wood has been connected with
politics practically all his life. He
held public office. in Pennsylvania be-
fore coming to Kansas.
John e. Barrett, Mr.. Woods sue
cessor. IL well known among the fed
eral officials in Topeka. Before re-
ceiving his !. resent appointment he
was connected with q bank In Yates
Center. At one time he was county
clerk Of Woodson county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-03

with the stock exchanges closing
the world over, the 'lambs among
their patrons will have an emporium
ity to obtain something for their mon
ev besides experience.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-03

Considerable fault 10 found in many
quarters over the conditions that pre-
vail in these United States and the
prospects for the immediate future.
But just suppose that we had entang-
ling alliances with some Of the Euro
pean nations that would drag us into
the horrible war they Seem bent on
staging?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-03

An American merchant marine OF {
size commemorate with the proper
lions Of the nation would come II
mighty handily just now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-03

In Ohio they are making the mis-
take of fighting prohibition with dyna-
mite. an attempt having been made
recently to blow up the home Of Edi-
tor Mcclure OF the YOUNGSTOWN Tele-
gram, one Of its ardent champions.
Nothing helps . cause 20 much a. out
raEeous violence against 1t.
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without the slightest doubt. most of
the patriotism that is prevalent in
European countries these days Is OF
the enforced variety.
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FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
or THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The state Journal Is q member OF the
Associated Press and receives the fuu DAY
glnisat1on for the exclusive AFTERNOON
publication IN Topeka
The news II received In The State Jour
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-03

The fallacy of the theory that tre-
snendous armies and navies are the sur
est guarantees of preserving the peace
of the world Is being demonstrated
convincingly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-03

A. the Philadelphia, Ledger says. II
the war causes some of the I. w. w.
leaders to 90 back where they came
from, that will be some consolation TO
the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-03

News that the Dove Of Peace is
drowning in the tears 1t must be she'd
ding may be expected any time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-03

There can scarcely be anything that
bavors Of "A Merry Christmas" In
Europe this year.
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.>'s-s , w AAsAAW. n YOU I01& to8t IL VIII
Do = trial. you come each night and
| sort Q, get used to the hall and to See
ing me on the stage. Bring your friends
with you. Let them zee me and give
you their opinion"
There was Deacon Sacket, q widower,
| seventy years old. When he was usla-
cred into the widows presence he
asked:
DO you bar cut mar Ieetie over
nifty years old?''
Not at all" was the smiling reply
Il hadn't thought of gittin' married
again. but dunno-I dunno. ] have six
children. but they are all growed up
| feel that shall like each and
every one of them"
hear that the marriage u to take
place on the stage
Yes. On the third night Of the play
That's 1t. you zee. Our pastor would
have me bounced out Of the church fol
even attending a theatres guess I'N
! nave to give 1t ufk but some other Wild
der woman may come along before ]
die. It's all the parsons fault. You
never saw a man hold such q tight rein
ON folks. Why. because played -four
games OF checkers with Abe Smith. and
drank five glasses Of hard cider whils
doing It, the parson said I'd never gii
higher Heaven than the outer aige!"
The night Of the It'll arrived 30 dit
the Boston IDEALS They didn't NEED
any posters. They had been heralde(
better than q hundred six-sheet poster
could have do1he.it- The people begax
filling the town hall an hour before thu
curtain was to 70 up. When the hal
could hold no more they paid for eat,
on the stove ana window Sills and tn
noors q the atD1e6 Never 81 htetog1