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The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

shown your drawings to one Of the
best critics in the country. she
paused. almost breAthleas, land he
says you win be one Of our forsmost
arm IN out Of its sling
"Ri1ly gaxed blan1kly At tho girl for
. moment. then Whimsical smile
crept into his eyes. He put out his
hand ana slipped it into hers
III I were hero in story book.
would fAint-but since am hero
In = most comfortable bed, can only
thank you-y0u-' his voice broke.
The sudden realizing of his dreams
was an emotional crisis he WAS
scarcely strong enough to accept
quietly. yet he strove to keep calm.
The nurse slipped away 80 that he
might think over his good fortune in
peace and enjoyment. Later she re-
turned and brought with her perhaps
the most beautiful girl Billy had ever
rested his artists eyes upon. She
was Miss Marks and she smiled most
bewitchingly upon Billy.
'How can ever tell you how
dreadfully we an feel that this acci-
There is nothing my father will not
do for you." She sat down beside
him and Billy feasted his eyes while
he tried desperately to realize that he
was Billy Blake, an erstwhfle strug-
Cling artist
Papa wanted me to ask you. first
OF all, whether or not you would ac-
cept flve hundred dollars for the etch-
ing he picked up when" her SOFT
when he picked me up." finished
after all I had better faint" BE
smiled into Miss Marks eyes. II
| would have accepted five dollars for
| it-before your father kindly knocked
me down." he added, with a boyish
laugh.
| "Also-papa is most anxious to
have a head OF me done in that same
| touch-he wants to know If that will
be your first work-when you are
away from here" She glanced about
the room and back to Billy's face.
swiftly to sketch on the bandage on
his arm. "Even before that" he told
her.
When Miss Marks had gone taking
her wonderful beauty with her he
turned to the little nurse at his side.
softly. when I am sure it has come
to shine for good, may - He
paused and his eyes rested with wist-
ful tenderness on her. May / come
and tell you that cannot go on liv-
ing and sketching unless you can love
me?" He watched the quick happi-
ness in the girls eyes. "I knew the
very moment I opened my eyes and
saw you beside me that you mus,
always remain there il I am to bs
happy"
II was SO afraid you would fall IL
love with my cousin, Miss Marks,
admitted the little nurse after q mo.
ment. "It took all my courage to le
her come in"
You forget had already me
you," Billy said.-(Copyright, 1914
by the Mcclure Newspaper Syndi
cate.)
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02
By khe Way
BIZ HARVEY PARSONS.

AS q rule. the annual gathering OF
school teachers IL the heaviest tAx on
Topeka hotel accommodations, but
they are laying In extra cots against
the forgathering in our midst of the
Democratic candidates for United
States senator.
Our understanding Of the affair il
that the packing house watchmAn was
trying to convey to the ex-employee
guest at the plant. He found it necee-
sary to shoot the guest three times.
As q rule. an unwelcome guest can be
given the hint with only two shots.
Each local candidate insists that he
will ''clean up the town." That. as
may be pointed out. is what aiis the
ticians to a point where it resembles
soup bone that has seen service In
a ten-cent restaurant.
Friend Meadows. ye ed. Of the w.k.
Gaylord Sentinel, deports himself, as
rule. like a meekandlowly country
editor. but at present he IL all puffed
up. 'Messrs. Columbus and Balboa
have nothing on me-" says Mr.. Mead
ows; II explored the Sixth district and
discovered two men who were for
Bristow.'
In the language Of the national
game, Pitcher Zumwalt didn't have
anything that would fool a pinch hit
ter.
When a bunch Of oldtime country
editors get together. the conversation
invariably runs to "reminiscences Of the
days when they had to soak their
overcoats to get the ready print out
of the express office.
The New York bomb artist says he
was chosen for the dirty work on ac-
count Of his nerve. It is to be hoped
that the authorities will see fit to give
said nerve the electrical treatment
provided by New York statutes.
A recent dispatch spoke of the Hay
tien rebellion as spreading" Az
Hayti is an island, an dthe inhabit-
ants thereof are not amphibious, 1t
may be presumed that the spreading
will be limited.
Jack Supp says there are other poor
classifications, but classifying the
tango as an amusement Is the worst.
From q casual slant at a picture OF
Pavlowa, we gather that q long neck
is just as essential as a muscular leg
in putting across the esthetic dance.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

some ong dees for our supper. Mr..
some ong dees for our suppepr." Mr.
Comeup. whats them, and why
must We have 'emr' Mrs. Comeup-sI
don't know. but everybody says Mr..
smart has such fine ones at ali her ~.
faarU. Baltimore American.
Il don't zee what claim you have for
this accident insurance." said the AGENT.
You were thrown out Of Z wagon. 1 ad-
init. but, on your own statement, you
were not hurt 'weil, wasn't Il BY az
merest accident escaped fnjuryr' euG-
8eoted the claimant.-Puck.
Your investigation has not resulted In
punishing anybody" II hadn't any con-
ndent expectations that It would" replied
Senator Sorghum. Ordinarily an inveeti-
CATION ID merely an effort to euuSp tho
small voice Of conscience with . me4n-
phone. Star.
Il kept my head when I fell into the
water" observed the young man. ssfFoW
Fortunate" replied the cau1tic maid: sit
must have helped you 20 nicely to float
Baltimore American.
Bubbs-''Wen. how are you New Year.
resolutions weAr1ng9'' Dubbo-ssFine! T5sS
0ne nttle puncture. bat noehing lilo 4
regular b10WouG"-J0lgo.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02
Jayhawker Jots

A pretty little girl Is the sweetest
treasure on earth, says the Norton
Champion, and they are as numerous
as bad little boys.
The man who doesn't contribute
liberalIy to- some church II a sponge"
insists the cawker City Ledger: He is
getting the benefits of Christianity
without helping pay the bills.
How does it happen that the parents
of Bob Can Of Rose. Woodson county,
overlooked their opportunity to name
him Tin" Parents are always pull
ing off such remarkable stunts In that
line.
Marysville Democrat, we would occa-
eionally vary our congratulations to
newly welded couples by extending
sympathy to the unfortunate one of
the pair.
Related by the Ellsworth Messen-
ger: Two men were disputing az to
which smelled the worst, q goat or a
tramp. They finally decided to leave
it to a third party. First they brought
in the goat and the Judge Immediately
tainted. They they brought In the
tramp and the goat tainted.
The boy of today doesn't appreciate
the blessings he enjoys, insists Editor
vocate. Why. as boy in the early
days in Kansas, our folks had only
cottonwood stools sufficient for the
grown folks to occupy around the din
ing table and it was understood that
the editor and his sister-now married
and living in Idaho-must stand up
while enjoying their meal Of corn
bread and brown gravy.
There were several high school
students and young folks from Colby
out to our basket supper, reports the
Pleasant View correspondent of the
Colby Tribune, and they seemed tc
have a good time. One Of our neigh
| bors got a high school girls basket
They sat right ahead Of us, and we
| could not help but hear the converse.
| tfon. He was telling her about the
| ranch and how tired he was doine
the cooking. And she intimated she
wanted to quit school and be a far.
| mer's wife. They were pretty friendly
over the roast chicken and pumpkin
pie. when a lady stepped over and
took him by the ear and said: Illus
band, it's time to go home. The twin,
are so cross I just can't do anything
| with them.'
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02
THE CANDhE-IdGHr.

THE CANDIE-IdGHT.
Although I'm almost four. sometimes
I'm frightened In the night.
30 mother says, Don't be afraid.
TN leave q cand1o-nght
A little Hight the watch 70 keep,
Until sing myself to s1esp.
love 70 watch the Tiny flame
That fickers to and fro,
And watch the straight, white candle,
Which must always shorter grow;
For When wake In early morn.
The candle every bit has gone
II little boys should al grow short.
Instead Of growing tall.
Some morning would their mothers Una
They had no sons at all?
I'm very glad that We all know
The proper way for boys to grow.
Harriet Works. in Harper's 1agASinl
for January.
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Journal Entries

Usually, there is also plenty Of rub
ber in a "roughneck."
It is seldom the case that the punish
ment really fits the crime.
Regardless Of the virtues a man may
have, he is generally judged solely on
his vices.
= = =
The dove of domestic peace has even
a more difficult job than its sister Of
universal activities.
Almost every man secretly throws
a lot OF bouquets at himself when he
does some little act of kindness.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
TFrom the chicago News.l ]

CF'rom the Chicago NewB-1
Wkv owe any one . grudge when we
can pay rs We go?
when respect departs love packs its grip
and hikes
The silent watches Of tho night-those
We forget to wind
Love may not be disease, but 1t ire
Quently shows . rash nature
Unless . man possesses self-control he Il
little better than q slave.
Most Of the goldeu6ppportuntties offered
you w1ll not sfan1 tl acid test
It's hard to. onN3 eoSe man that he
ought to work eesn't have to.
by the horns-l I'll would stand
for Il. Eszsz3
ten uecondA that ~ coudn't 01D-
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

AS the New York World figures out
the United States senatorial situation
in this state: with Victor Murdock
bombarding the state Of Kansas with
Progressive broadsides, and Senator
Bristow and ex-senator Curtis opening
fire on each other and on Murdock.
what Is to prevent a. good Democrat
from carrying off the honors OF the
senatorial field"
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

Mayor Mitchell is not so slow. With
the possibility of obtaining the services
Of Colonel Goethals as his police COM
missioner for a club. he is forcing a
series of bills through the New York
legislature that will give him and his
police commissioner complete control
Of the New York City police depart
ment, something that has never yet
been enjoyed by New York City ad-
ministrAtion.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

High finance is not confined to Wall
street. Right here in Kansas woman
borrowed all the eggs she could from
the neighbors with radius Of three
miles. when they were forty cents a
dozen, and intends to return them when
the price drops to twenty cents.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02
From, Other Pens
THE sELF-MADE MAN.

You remember Bounderby, the SELF
made man of Dickens Hard Tines
He was not self-made. by the way.
His self-effacing mother made him.
But he boasted of making his own
way; 80 he may pass for the self
made type. Well, he exemplified one
error that type may fall into-of dis
prtzing culture and condemning edu-
cation and judging all things by ones
own. fortune and level. From another
angle. what was good enough fer
oao IL good enough fer me-" illus
trates the same error. But there II
the other error that IL, curtously, even
more apt to follow from ones own
deprivauons That error is to put
dHproportionate value on the side of
life that one has not enjoyed How
many families there are that keen
themselves on the verge Of want. that
son may be educated-in the re-
str1cted sense Of education. How many
to hard work"-as one misguided.
secusfcial mother has expressed tt
because their parents wished them to
have an ''easier time" than the par
ents have had. The proudest thing in
the records OF these fathers and moth
ers IL their own struggle with the world
and conquering Of the world. Yet
they would deny that character build
ing experience to those they love!
/ They would start their men of the Sec
ond generation with the weakened
fibers Of those who consent to be
took care Of" OF course, education
in the graceful things that IL gotten
at the expense of the instruction which
this, our breathing world, holds for its
able boys and girls is no education at
all. Or else 1t is education in disgrace
| full qualities. He who would hout the
benefits of college or university train
ing would be a sorry Bounderby. But
this Is time to prove the mettle of
pastures. In the intellectual field 1t
Is a time for bloody noses and
cracked crowns And he who would
neglect the sterner tests Of character
for the young manor the young
! woman. etther-would be q sorry ass.
Kansas City Star.
OLD-FAsHIONED ROBBERS.
Three times during the last 80 yeara
has the home of James s.. Fitch, in
Yonkers. been robbed, and each time
the thieves have failed to take a wa In.
able necklace to which a crucifix n
attached. though they have seized
other articles of smaller value. This
fact indicates that the robberies were
the work OF old-fashioned burglars
rather than Of those modern ones.
VINO fear nothing and stop at nothing.
The criminals Of bygone days usually
had some sort of a belief in the here
after-a belief that made them fear
death and kept them from taking hui
man life unless absolutely driven to It.
There remained I'm the breast Of nearly
every one Of them some shred OF con-
science or superstition. To the crfmi-
nal of today this life IL merely q So
t5ourn In hotel. which may be ter
minated at any moment or PROLONGED
for years The only vengeance he
reckons on. is that which may me met
ed out to him on earth. That in vvhv
ne WIN commit murder for q fixed
consideration and take his chance of
being caught. BY reason Of his own
disbelief and his reckless contempt for
human life he is more dangerous than
any OF his predecessors.-New York
Herald.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal Is a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report OF that great news NJ
ganixation for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news Is received in The State jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02
On the Spur
of the Moment
BY ROY X. MOULTON.

Bridge.
She fingered at the bridge till midnight,
The clock was striking the hour.
Her husband stayed homo with the chai-
His face was vision sour.
He was miffed at his wife's ambition
To gather the sordid pelf,
He'd a date at poker party,
And wanted some dough himself.
Mexican War News.
Monday-Tampicoahas fallen again. The
rebels have taken At and the rebels are
now regulars and the former regulars are
"i Tater%The eth report % that t President I lent Huerta
True, he did reire last night, but he got
TuesdayNTampico fell this morning for
the second time this week. General To-
basco was shot at sunrise
The general Is in this condition every
Wednesday~It Is reported that Tampico
has fallen again.
Tampico has not fallen. The war has
simply been declared on temporarily
while the regulars and rebels attend the
Also Wednesday-General Paprika de
border from Mexico City, reports that
President Huerta is dying.
Later-While General Tamale's report is
substantially correct it was not given in
full. The reporter was called away to
take q drink in the middle of the generals
sentence. What the general started to
say was President Huerta is dying to get
a good crack at General Tobasco and his
rebel army.
Thursday-Mexicans at Juarez shot five
hole in the American border today and the
American border begins to look like q
piece Of old lace.
Friday-Several sightseers with baby
cabs were trampled upon during a savage
| battle early thie morning. They were al
American. Owing to the fact that the
most damage fs ALWAYS done bv guns thai
are not loaded. General Tobasco has or
dered all his soldiers to throw away all oi
their ammunition.
Memories.
| Mothers preserves.
Candle Snuffers.
| Candy hearts with notices.
Crescent shape bone dishes.
Telescope satchels.
Cast iron plug hats turned upside dowI
| for cuspidore.
| Cigar store Indians.
Embroidered parlor notices.
| Spring -heeled shoes.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

Mr.. Morgan believes interlocking di-
rectorates can be unscrambled. but evi-
IDENTIFY he has his doubts that the pro-
cess can be applied to the Martha
WASHINGTON will
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

It will be little tougher than usual
on the consumers who get the soup
bones from that COW with the wooden
leg that recently passed through the
Chicago stockyards on her way to a
hacking house
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

This is. indeed, a strange country.
Lanky Bob Fitzsimmons is young
enough to- knock out an aspirant for
pugilistic honors in Philadelphia but is
deemed too old to engage in boxing
exhibitions in New York,
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

Neither does the "cloth" seem to be
respected by the British suffragettes.
A party of them besieged the palace
Of the Archbishop of Canterbury the
other day and forced him to give one
of their number an audience.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

Topekans recently had the pleasure Of
seeing a monkey that makes man OF
himself, the antithesis of that familiar
variety of primates. the man who
makes a monkey of himself. and who
is no stranger to this or any other To-
CoJifv
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

II the country Is to have as many
political parties as Senator Cummins
predicts, there are new opportunities
ahead for former Governor Foss OF
Massachusetts
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

Experts declare that the present
little cold wave probably saved the
Kansas fruit crop, as the trees had
begun to get busy. But in all like
lihood this is only for the time being
A conservative guess is that sufficient
ly cold weather will come along just
at the right time to put q big crimp
in the fruit crop.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

Nor could any possible stretch of
the imagination figure it out that the
policy Of "watchful waiting" was pur-
sued in the case of Haiti.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

At any rate. the republic that's
been created in China is of an ex-
ceedingly original variety. Its legis-
lative body has passed a bill providing
for state religion, which prescribes
the worship Of Heaven and Of Con-
f,,O
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

With only twenty persons shot to
death for treason in Haiti. the last time,
Mexico must have a poor opinion Of
that country as a republic.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

Apparently the Japanese do not con-
slider that California land question set
tied. They have decided to invest $50,
OOO, 900 in new dreadnaughts.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

And the people who have to pay the
income tax should not grumble. They're
in luck that the tax isn't on their ex.
OenseS
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

Norway has sent woman diplomat
to Mexico as secretary of the legation
It IL to be hoped she is militant.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

Evidence continues to pile up that
Federal league will be rich picking
for a goodly number of the has
beens" in major baseball circles. as
long as it lasts.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

Anyway, radium has proved to be
exciting even If it isn't true.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02

BY the way. what has become Of the
poison needle squad?
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per and documents at every place.
Sheets Of paper were covered with
their handwriting. Only In front OF
Won Heeringen were the sheets blank,
for he never makes note on anything,
carrying everything In his marvellous
memory -
Obviously what were the last words
of q speech came from Moritz, the Aus
TRAN, as | entered: And 10 make this
all possible" he was saying. I'VE must
break the Russian federation In the
Balkans"
The Pawna In the Game.
From his place at the head of the
table the iron-gray-haired Kiderlen-
waechter rose slowly. I noticed he
wore another OF those atrocious vests,
Turning ON his left he gazed nj
Churchill and Tirpitz; his careful
measuring eyes then met NORTH, an
expectant, slightly nervous figure al
the other end of the table awaiting
the reply to the point he had raised.
And waechter's eyes turned from him
to Heeringen, to Haldane: then be
spoke. | recall distinctly the import
or his remarks.
Gentlemen" he said, the point
raised by General Moritz must stand
and, Of course, IL needs the sanction
of our respective heads. ~ Lord Hal
dane has pointed out, II does compli
cate matters to some extent. The Bal
kans concern Austria most; 10 my way
OF thinking 1t Is quite within reason to
accede this point. CAS- write recall
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tcepyrIra.. 1sla. . .. whselss syaalea.s, Ine.,

the lodge, sixteeh miles into the forest.
No farmhouse or other human habi-
tation was within q radius OF several
miles. 1t was a large stone and brick
building, somewhat similar to your
colonial style. It had five or six guest
rooms, q large general meeting hall
and morning room. II being the
property of the royal family, found
two old pensioners OF the imperial for
est service In charge. They had a
good fire going In the crate. which was
welcome, for It was still q little damp
and chilly, especially In this wet noun.
tain forest.
Patroiiing both ends Of the road were
q number OF gandaTmes. They were
scattered through the woods, too, form
Ing q Gordon through which no one
could come Indeed, they had chai-
ienged me. About three O'Clock In the
afternoon the German and Austrian
ENJOYS came out from the hotel, and
ut quarter TO four I remember
Waechtar remarking, They're three
quarters of an hour Iatei"l the chug
OF q motor announced the others, Lord
Haldane and Winston Churchill.
A Group or History Makers.
had never happened to meet Hal.
dane before, and found him the Eng.
iish gentleman personified- polished
and reserved. Yet his reserve. tenn.
pered by age. blended into q genial
mellowness, The usual English AFRO.
gance had evidently been subdued by
reason Of his cosmopolitan knowledge
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OF the world. In speech and action he
was q Chesterfield, but In appearances
he was not unlike q canon or o bishop
u little ascetic looking. and rather
bald.
Quite the other type OF Anglo Saxon.
still hoyish IN looks, hiEh,strung and
nervous, erratIc In speech and action.
lust BIT selfeonscious. Winston
Churchill was the youngest member DC
this remarkable gathering. had met
him during the Roey war. and az he
took on his motoring coat he looked at
me closely.
II believe I've seen you before" bio
said.
II met the right honorable gentle.
man In the Rloemtontein tield hospital
during the war
sAh, yes. said Churchill, his face
| lighting up.
He had had his wound dressed there;
his recognition showed his remarkable
memory.
After refreshments the ENJOYS I'm.
medsatsly adjourned TO the big morn.
ms room, and | was posted outside ID
| - ..Aat no gendarme or forest pan
sioner came within earshot. war
not present at the beginning or shs
conference, but after m hour had
passed was summoned.
MY flrst impression M | opened he
door was OF m mir oh tenseness. i
was obvious IN the way Churchill wel
staring across the table at Haiaane
1 II was an ordinary large German GA
dininx.room table. and La the miadi,
were two big shaded lamps. II wa
/ rroNing dusk. and after lighting th,
| lamps / backed away to . corner o
the room
| had distinct Impression OF IN
features OF the six men who were maa
| ing history round that table. Their
wers writing materials, stacks Of p
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sNswslsr Had Ro,h Kinds.

Hugh Mcfarland, Judge OF the pro-
bate court In Topeks. tells OF the en-
terprising newsboys Ia Cincinnati.
where he stopped fer q day or two
last week 1t was on the day on
which Pope Plus died. but the first
news from the Vatican was denied be
fore the final authoritative confirma,
ton came In. A newsboy came rush
ing down the street shouting:
sExtra edition! All about the pope's
deadl"
A minute later another urchin hur
ried along proclaiming the latest news
from the papal bedside:
Late extra edition! Pope ain't dead
neither!"
The next boy was not far behind.
and MacFariand fished up o nickel
ana hailed him.
witch kind dye want, misters
Pope's dead, or pope Amt deaa?" In.
terrogated the lad Il got 'em both"