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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06

Peter was a little orphan boy, and
L he lived all alone In q little house.
little garden which grew In front was
all that supported Peter. for his vege-
tables were the incest for miles
around.
One day while he was working he
saw something shining in the earth
where he was digging, and when he
stopped to pick 1t up he saw It was q
bean, but very different from any
Peter had ever seen. It was yellow
like gold.
AS he turned it over In his hand he
heard something rattle inside It. He
crushed 1t between his thumb and
finger, and a tiny key dropped into
his hand. That was gold color also.
All day while he was at work Peter
thought of the key and what IT might
unlock When night came he was still
thinking about 1t, and after he finished
thought of the key made him 20 wide
awake.
I'm 20 into the woods" said Peter.
THAT Il where the fairies are. and
perhaps 1 will zee them and find out
about the key and what it unlocks.
But he did not see the fairies. In
stead he walked 30 far that he found
himself IN strange part of the coun-
ftry, where there were hills and noun
tains and rivers. and where 1t was
daytime instead OF night. as 1t had
been when he started from his home.
As he looked about Peter saw in the
distance a mountain that looked diff
ferent from the others-it was bright
like the color OF gold
THAT II the color of the key
thought Peter. hurrying toward it: and
before he had gone far, although the
mountain seemed quite distance
when he first saw Il. he found him.
self In front Of Il.
A bright light flashed in front OF hia
eyes, which made Peter blink, and
when he opened his eyes again he saw
q door In the mountain, and looking
fcloser. saw a tiny keyhole.
| Peter took the key from his pocket
and tried It He heard faint click
AZ he turned the key and the door
lopened-
He stepped inside ana the door wal
Jclooed behind him. Peter Was . llxe1(
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06
Journal Entries

Excuses seldom measure up to good
and sufficient reasons. -
Some people work h&rder WREN they
play than at any other time. IT,
. 49, ~ ass
Poverty may not be q Disgrace. but
1t 10 mighty inconvenient. sometimes.
Nobody seems to lose heart much
by their experiences in the matter Of
hoping.
q . .
Sliding into q comfortable rut would
be more satisfactory were 1t not such
q tough job to climb out. when me-
cessity compels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06

Peace in the railway world for at
least eighteen months between the en-
gincers and firemen and the western
railroads meaffs more to the prosperity
of this country than any possible ad-
vantage that might accrue to 1t be-
cause Of the war in the old world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06

That the business Of the express COM
panies in Kansas is holding its own
with the parcel post, and actually
shows an increase over what it was a
year ago, may possibly be due to pro-
hibition and its present rigorous en-
forcement. 1t is not permissible to
ship bottled goods by 'arcel post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06

And the ever increasing delay in
the counting of the ballots at each
succeeding primary and election In
Kansas emphasizes the need of voting
machines. The vote il counted in
them AZ soon AS the polls are closed.
What q boon that would be to every
body concerned with the elections. the
candidates. the clerks and judges at
the polling places, and the general
public that IL always 20 interested in
ahs rsturnsf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06

England remained cool and calm
during all Of the exciting preliminaries
to the great war and only entered the
lists when she was forced to do so to
protect her own large interests and aleo
those of the smaller European nations
whose guaranteed neutrality has been
outrageously violated by Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06

TFrom the Chfcago News.1
To err Is human: to sidestep 1t d.
vine.
Strange chickens often roost m 1am-
lily trees. -
Judge q woman by her questions;
q man by his answers.
The best some people can do II ex-
press second hand opinions.
Only q strong minded woman can
convince herself that she II homely
An Innocent looking banana; peel II
often the first step to a downward
career. .--s
A woman's tongue II her weapon
ing concealed weap0nS- The reason, Ia
obvious.
There are very few RICH doctors, =
says q writer in one Of the medical
journal9 Also. the country = OYER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06
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0ubscribess Of the STATE journal
away from homo during the suSnmef
each AN 20 any address 1t tho ratio
a ten cents . week or thirty cents
. month (by mail only).. ADDE'S
Ohaneed a often ~ desired. While
ont 81 town the State Journal VIII DC
70 You like daily letter rom nome.
theoo short time subscriptions, to save
bookkeeDing expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06

And the -ompt action of President
Wilson and congress in taking the
necessary steps to increase materially
the supply Of the nations currency.
and backed by assets as good as gold.
should be sufficient to allay the fears
of few Of the bankers Of rabbit ten
denotes that the financial resources of
the country are not sufficient for the
transaction Of all its business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06

II Kaiser Wilhelm is as severely
trounced as the indications are that
ne will be on account of the tremend-
GUS forces against which he has array
ed himself. one outcome of the war is
likely to be tho Republic of Germany.
Hats off to 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06

THE MOTHER.
She was 20 iran, my little one.
She had not yet begun to stir
Her tiny limbs; from sun TO SUN.
This breast. these arms maternal. Wore
Tha bounded universe for her.
But now far spaces feel her might,
And sad. sweet thoughts Of her arise
With every sun: she stiru the night
With signing winds and from tho a1ioa
She looks At mo with starry eyes.
New York TimeD-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06

Those Americans who are abroad
for the purpose Of writing travel let
tiers and books ought to have little
trouble in finding interesting material
for them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06

II would be interesting to know just
how many Topeka voters were &C
ouainted even by reputation with all OF
the candidates whose names appeared
on the primary ballots.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06

Also, the weakness Of Kaiser Will
helms position in forcing a general
European conflict is emphasized by
the extended explanations he makes
daily of the attitude he has assumed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06

Now comes the painful period when
many and divers candidates for nomi-
nations who were defeated at the pri-
maries will issue statements to the ef-
feet that they are entirely free from
s0re spots.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06

Emperor William has published a
white book recounting the events
leading up to the war. But regardless
Of this characterization OF the bro
chure, the record 1t details Is black
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06

Incidentally, about the only folk In
continental Europe who are still rails
ing their voices for peace are the
Socialists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PHEsS

The state Journal 10 . membsr q the
feleeraph report OF that great news ~
sanitation for the exclusive AFTERNOON
publication IN Topeka
The news II received IN The STATE Jour
nal building over wires for this cole pur-
pose. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06

No doubt now about Emperor VII
liam being q war lord, and he alst
seems to be one Of those whom thu
gods make mad before they destroy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06

Why postpone the international
Peace conference that was called to
meet at The Hague in the near future
II ever there were a time when the
peace promoters should be busy it IL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06

Brazil isn't the only place that takes
prominence because of its nuts. There
seems to be a plenty Of them among
the royalty Of Europe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05

get usually to where you want to go
regardless Of the obstacles in the way.
Many OF those who start out to do
something and no stop before they
begin to EXPLAIN the why and the
wherefor Of every step they are going
TO take usually get out Of wind or
they have time called on them before
they get beyond first base. Get II
done.r that ssthe main point. It mat
ters very little how you do a thing just
SO you get It done and get 1t done right
and on time. If there Is anything you
want, go after 1t and get It. Stay with
in the limits Of the law and decency.
Let them yelr' says the lows Falls
mans motto Sure. let them. The
men who yell against you the hardest
while you are trying to accomplish
that which you have in hand arc
usually the first to yell for you after
you get the thing successfully done.
The country would be where It was
fifty years ago II 1t hadn't been for the
men who believed in getting some
thing done and who kicked out of the
way those who would hold them back
and others who wanted to hang on to
their coat tails. Get 1t DONE" that is
the motto that gets you somewhere.
The motto is good for you. It is good
for your neighbor. It is good for us all.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05
CAN HE GET AROUND IT?
TManchester Press.l

Judge Lee OF Ames. who has an
nounced his candidacy for governor,
faces a situation from which the only
escape is withdrawal. The constitu-
ton Of Iowa says:
The district court shall consist OF =
single judge, who shall be elected by
the qualified electors Of the district
in which he resides. The judge Of the
district court shall hold his Office for
the term Of four years and until his
successor shall have been elected and
qualified; and shall be ineligible to any
other Office, except that Of judge OF
the supreme court, during the term for
which he was elected.
1t would seem that there could be
no question regarding the plainness OF
this provision OF tho constitution. II
clearly prohibits q district judge from
becoming q candidate for Office. aside
from the supreme court. during tbs
term for which he was elected. Judge
Lees term does not expire until JAM
uary, 1915. and in fling his nomina-
ton papers for governor he - plainly
doing 60 in defiance Of the constitution.
The Lee candidacy should 90 no.
farther. The judge himself should
realize the manifest improperly OF hts
position. II by any chance he should
receive majority Of the votes cast IN
the primaries he could not be seated.
for his ineligibility would'be established.
Few voters will care to throw away
their ballots on candidate who could
not assume office If elected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05
the GREATEST WASTE Of A CRY.

Four men in a powerful automobile
drove over road within a mile or so
of Marshalltown yesterday. The road
was graded and we'll drained except on
the surface. Still the tenders Of the
machine scraped on the roadbed IS the
auto plcwed thru mudhole. 1t was
dangerous passing on a grade where a
ski6ding wheel on the wet surface
meant probable accident And there
was just one reason and no other for
this condition. It wasn't the rain, for
forty rods farther along the road
where the surface had permitted the
rain 10 run off the road was dry and
safe. The muddy spots were there
merely because the rurs and roughness
had held the wafer that fell. And the
ruts We're there simply because an
hours road dragging had been neg
lected. A dollars worth of work on
that grade would have made it a good
safe road.
We fuss and fune when the railroad
does not put safety first and leave
grade leading into the county seat and
principal trading center of the coun-
~ unsafe rather than to spend cou-
pie Of dollars using a road drag. The
cheapest results obtained on highways
are with that commonest of all road
working appliances-the drag. Any
body who can drive team and stand
upright can use it. It isn't expensive
labor. 1t doesn't cost much Why
don't we use It more?
Let's put II down as principle: no
city can afford bad road leading i'm
mediately up to its market. It's the
greatest waste Of all. It's wasting OPP
portunity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05
Topics of the Times

The greater Iowa committee is a
good thing. Take hold of it and boost
II. But don't get the idea that state
boosting is going to relieve of local
effort. The best way to boost state
is to boost big at home. Advertise Iowa,
sure but keep on saving at the local
woodpile. Build something at home
rather than in California. OF course
the exposition matter was taken care
of long ago. Waterloo assumed the
right to represent Iowa and pay the
cost Of an Iowa building.
Members Of the Chicago board OF
education are in Jail because they re-
fuse to reinstate other members who
signed designations before they were
appointed on the board. Better send
the resigned members to keep the
others company. Men who will sign
designations in advance in order to get
on a school board don't amount to any
thing outside.
Old General Sickles has finally foun1
the certain way out of earthly troubles.
He was a brave soldier and seems TO
have lived a hard life as most men do
whose individuality forgets that Others
are possessed of the same stubborn
characteristics.
Free plate" is to bear its part in the
coming campaign. Such newspapers
as are willing to do political advertis-
ing to save the cost Of composition
will have no difficulty in finding the
filler at their front door. But 1t all
helps the profits of the plate houses
whatever it does to the publisher.
AS with the professions the farmel
specialist gets the most money and mas
the most agreeable practice. The spe-
cialized farm takes first rank In tbs
| market and brings the biggest income
The negroes at a Crosse, Wis, whit
refused to attend reception ant
dinner in honor Of Booker Washington
merely thought they were "rebukins'
him. Then they probably went bacl
to shooting craps In the alleys ant
portering in the, saloons.
Old Mr.. Carranza is taking full ad
vantage Of the spot light.
l -
II you viii look over the audience
at moving picture show and coun
the children you'N see one big reason
why films should be thoroughly cen
sored and sterilized.
That board of mediatorH seems &
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05

Is a hopeless brigand and outlaw. Ia
pata used to be stable boy for a man
in Cuernevaca. He is bandit who has
no respect for law, no sympathy, and
no regard for human life. Huerta il a
brave, rough soldier. He can not be
bluffing, but he Is no more fit to be
president than Villa or Zapata- Nor Is
Carranza. do not know of q Mexican
who can fill the presidency.
IT can see no hope for Mexico until
this country steps In and establishes a
protectora,e. Give the Mexicans a
little Anglo-Saxon treatment. such as
has been practiced at Vera Cruz. and
II Will take only a short time to make
the masses the friends of the United
States, and then the work will be easy.
Meantime we must police the country,
and 1t will require at least 100000 men.
"It would not be difficult to whip
the Mexican armies. tho the climatic
conditions are unfavorable for Amer
leans. We would lose more men thru
sickness than in battle. ! do not be-
lieve Huerta ever has had more than
$4,000 men under arms, and he could
not put in the field, by conscription or
otherwise, an effective army larger
than that.
but Huerta Is no coward, and
neither the United States nor any 9TH
er power can make him quit. 1t has
been reported that he is always drink
ing and at times drink -crazed. l have
seen Huerta at all hours Of the day.
morning, afternoon. and evening, in
public places and in private, and
never saw him under the influence OF
liquor. He can generally be found al
S o'clock in the evening at FL Globo. a
| fashionable restaurant in Mexico City,
| taking his tea. In the evening he will
90 to the theater. and in his box he
nearly always is accompanied BY
| guests, generally different ones every
night. He will have his bottle OF cog
nae and claret, but he rarely drinks to
excess.-Washington Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05
Looker-On In Iona

Zearice.May As an object les
son Of red tape or something worse
the water bubble- in the Z. & NV
depot in Marshailtown is good one.
Ancient history has it that some years
after Marshalltown went dry. the
railroad officials decided to put in the
depot a '-bubbler.' 1t arrived and was
placed in the mems waiting room. soon
after somebody analysed the city va
ter and somebody decided it was I'M
Fl, for drinking purposes. This prob
ably occurred about the time the
health authorities recommended the
water would be safer boiled. which
lasted a few weeks, and since then
some 1900 human beings have used
it constantly with less number OF
typhoid fever cases than any city OF
it's size in the United States. All TINS
happened last fall. !, Since then the
railroad employees, the travelling PUBIC
and strangers have all been going into
the lunch room to get drinking water
coming from the same pipe. from the
same source. that finally will flow tnru
the "bubbler." Cases have been re-
ported where a railroad company sent
man $50 miles to set broken pane
of glass Sxs. but this Marshailtown
depot "bubbler." standing only Re"
feet from city water Main and not
put in operation. knocks out the pane
of glass story Meanwhile big depo,
sometimes filled with several hundred
men. women and children. warm
weather coming on. and the DEPOT
train caller continues to politely tel
people you can get drink In the
lunch room. On May the T.-R. sale
| locally:
The city water is pure. better thar
| the average, and first class from every
point Of view" said City Physician
F. l.. Lierle this morning. His state
! ment was based on the result OF al
| analysis made by the statec hemis
Of samples taken two weeks ago. Thes'
analysis verified an analysis OF tn
| same samples made by DR.. Lierie II
/ the laboratory. The state chemist wa
asked to analyZe the water TO cnec'
the city physicians analysis.
The samples were taken from tn
| Chicago Great Western passenge sta
ton and the Deaconess hospital. tn
following was the analysis OF the sam
pie from the railroad station: Tota
solids, .33S; chlorine, 4; nftrates. .3sz
nitrites. none: free ammonia, -12O; Al
buminoid ammonia, us; bacteria, pc
cubic centimeter. .12z.
The following was the analysis o
the sample from the hopsital: Tota
solids, 1884: chlorine. 4: nttrates. ~
n..r!tes, none: free ammonia. .lz5; n
ibuminoid ammonia .lS0; bacteria, Pc
cubic centimeter, 112. No typhoid feve
~ colon bacfllf were found in eithe
sample.
An Iowa lawyer mentions, pos
sible state OF affairs In Iowa. Jude
Lee - elected governor of Iowa. NO
that ne thinks 1t proba6IS possible Q
NECESSARY. But here ~ the pfobaoi
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05
1~n~71

Dia. Force Needed to Conquer Mexico.
"Ten thousand American soldiers IN
each state Of Mexico-thsre are TWEEN
ty-seven states-will be necessary 70
bring about permanent peace. but when
brought about it will be permanent,
and 1t will not take longer, than SIX
months to accomplish it. observed =.
s. westbrook, an American minirs
man Of Guerrero, at the Raleigh. MI
Westbrook spent many years in Mex
leo. has travelled over nearly the whole
OF the republic, knows most Of the men
OF the army. and has made study OF
the Mexican character.
erhe toneyed words Of Villa can moi
be REGARDED seriously" continued MT
Westbrook. II can not but believe thai
vIIla has some Interior purpose. He u
the same Kind OF q man as Zapata, wht
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05
ONE CAUSE OF AUTO ACCIDENTS.
Monticello Express.]

The automobile accidents are occur
ing early and frequently. We read that
near Williamsburg, last Sunday.
Thomas Shannahan was driving q car,
and 1t turned turtle, injuring some OF
the passengers. The phase Of this ac-
cident. worthy of note, is the fact that
Mr.. Shannahan was driving his car for
only the second time. He was without
experience. Nevertheless he took With
him his wife, two children, his wife's
mother and two sisters. The man
who VIII start out on = pleasure trip
with company OF people. and assume
to drive an automobile that has IN It
the destructive power OF large en-
CINE, when he IL without experience. 10
lacking in good Judgment, II not In the
other essentials Of : normal man. This
state Is deficient In not having law
requiring automobile drivers to be
licensed after an examination. and pro-
hibiting anyone being accompanied by
passengers; Ia . car. who has not such
a license. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05

result II the Judge should win out. So
plain Is the Law. that mo district Judge
is eligible for any other office during
the term for which he is elected. ex-
ceptiny to a supreme court judgeshfp,
that II Judge Lee should happen to be
elected an injunction will be granted
to prevent him from qualifying till
the courts rule on the case. While the
case Is pending Governor Clarke would
probably hold on till his successor is
qualified. But we might have a case
like New York state. At any rate there
would be some fine legal points to de-
eide.
A few Sundays ago. residents and
pedestrians on Fifth street. MARSHALL
town. saw a big squirrel moving her
family two blocks away. She evidently
figured out May 1. moving day. had ar
rived, and about o'clock in the morn
ing made her first trip carrying baby
squirrel in her mouth, the young chap
hanging limp in her mouth as tho he
moved every Sunday. Sightseers saw
the mother and young one come out
on Jerome street and hop along on the
cement sidewalk and paving, over
back Of D. W. Norris barn on Fifth
street. The boys and girls going TO
Sunday school saw this and wondered
what would happen II some smart fox
TERROR saw the outfit. Whether there
would be a fight. or whether the baby
squirrel would be left to its fate. while
the mother sought safety in CHM bling
a tree, or could the mother climb tree
with big mouthful Of baby squirrel.
And there's a mighty big story in the
fact that not a boy or girl in any way
interfered with this moving OF the
business. Wonder why they
crowd coming home from church
about noon, saw a second trip with an
other baby. 1t was risky piece OF
didn't change their address during the
darkness Of Saturday night.
The man that invented the primary
system little thought of the sociology
! cal feature of it. Its so democratic
One man, for that matter, one woman
is as good as another for nine months
before the primaries. During conven-
ton times county candidate for OF
Ace only had to shake hands with the
delegates; now he has to clasp HANDS
with every voter in the county. It's
some lob to shake hands with 3,Ooo
voters. some Of them twice. forgetting
| the former shake. And then 1t comes
| to getting a state office, think OF tra'-
cling over 100 counties and shaking
400 900 horny handed sons OF toll. Inc
| writer met one of these candidates VINO
| has already covered thirty counties
And once he met candidate for coun-
ty treasurer who commenced his can
| vassing in November, kept 1t up TIL
| June /. costing over $500 In money
NEARLY five months lost time and faiieo
| to get even the nomination. still tne
Man is a good one Voters ike 10 see
the candidates and size them up.
sometimes it is good thing for tne
/ voters.