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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-11

BOOST E08 THE FAIR
Now 10 the accepted time to boost for
the Topeka fAir. Only = lsw short
weeks. and its gates Win be open. And
x II - to be made the success that It
deserves. there IL work to be done In
stimulating interest In It. To this task.
almost every one in Topeka and it, ON
virons can lend . hand. They can talk
state fair ON their journeys around
and about. They can mention It In lett
tiers to their friends and acquaintance
In moro distant parts. Best Of All. they
can invite these to pas . few days
with them In Topeka during fair week.
Nor need there be any backwardness
on the part Of any ONE In insisting that
the Topeka fair Of this year win be an
interesting and entertaining place to
visit. AZ far a. the fair itself IL con-
cerned. 1t II practically made now. 1t
in every detail With the agricultural
supremacy Of Kansas. The entries of
exhibitors that have already been made
assure this. And while particular Of
forts have been made this year by ita
managers to cater especially to the ag-
riculturists. no pains have been spared
to develop the fair along lines that win
appeal to all classes Of people.
Its success and its future, no matter
how excellent its exhibits and its enter
tainment may b, are dependent, of
course. upon the attendance. And there
should be a concerted effort on the
part Of Topekans to make 1t q large
one. . record-breAking ono In fact.
This fair means much to Topeka It II
the biggest medium for advertising the
city that the city possesses. And the
fact il. unpleasant though 1t II to state
1t. that the people Of the city with the
exception OF the few public-spirited
ones, who have shouldered its expenses.
have not supported and patronixed the
fair in the past two or three years a.
they should have. and a. It has de-
served. They should make mp thear
minds to treat the fair differently this
year.
A big success for the fair this year
may mean much more than recouping
the financial losses that have been oc-
casioned. primarily. by bad weather In
tho past. The state IL just a. human
a. the people who comprise II. It can
change its mind. as 1t often does. Just
because the fair at Hutchinson has
been designated az the official state
fair. 1t does not follow that this loca-
ton is permanent. Many states, in
fact, have changed tho homo Of their
fairs. And when the times comes for
the Hutchinson fair to appear before
the legislature with prayer for enor-
nous appropriations to provide 1t with
the buildings and equipment that q
state fair needs, the lawmakers may
think twice and decide that it would be
no more than a waste Of good money to
provide this equipment when 1t Is al
ready In existence At the Topeka fair
grounds and which will be gladly
turned over to the state for the asking,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-11
A MUNICIPAL VACATION CANT

One city government has gone into
the business OF supplying vacation
trips at cost. According to The Sur
vey "a vacation camp in the noun
tains, Is miles from Los Angeles. II
now a part of that city's municipal
playground system. For the past
three summers the playground de-
partment has conducted a camp ac-
accommodating boys and men in July
and girls and women in August
This proved 20 successful that the
playground commission determined to
secure q permanent site. A beauti-
ful &cation was found In the federal
government forest reserve In the San
BernardinO mountains. With the ap-
prevail Of tho secretary OF Agriculture.
- acres OF land have been LEASED b.
| the federal government TO the city of
Los Angeles for : nominal sum SO
| = year.
THE camp site II at an elevation Of
5000 feet. and Il partially covered by
a heavy growth OF pines The SUR
| rounding mountains provide ma6nia-
cent scenery and opportunity for nnns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-11

While Henry Ford was cheering
President Wilson with confirmatory
opinions that the business depression
- purely psychological. the telegraph
was ticking off the news OF the faliure
Of a million dollar steel plant at Alton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-11

with the packers predicting higher
prices for meat in the near future
even the once-despised chuck STEAK
vsfll take its place among the table
Inquiries. And the possession OF
soupbone will be q mark OF piutocracy'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-11

Colonel Roosevelt's cleverness as .
polit.cian il undoubtedly responsible
for his reluctance to toss MS nat INTO
the New York gdbernatorial ring az
the candidate of the Progressives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-11

Speaking of optimists. how ABOUT
the Canadian preacher who predicts
that the time will come when there
will be no liars. And how uninferest-
ing the world would then be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-11

California, with only one volcano
In eruption. must be envious OF the
Alaskan peninsula where 900 OF these
smoking mountains are all busy at the
maSnA time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-11

With the Mexican persimmon Al
most within his grasp. 1t 10 perfectiy
natural for Villa to veto all plans TOT
mediation between the Constitutional
lists and the forces of Huerta-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-11
From Other Pens

N4Oxk&50 xGAS64 x24kSx01s
In perfecting the mechanism By
which motion pictures are taken. nlmed,
marketed and displayed throughout
the world. the United states has .
place OF primacy. 30 true IL this that
amerfcanixation Of certain regions OF
sns woro = sene q ns Without tSs ANY
90 thither from the United States.
Equally versatile have been citizens Of
the United States in adapting the mo-
tt0n picture mechanism to new forms
Of educational propaganda. some under
auspices. but more quite otherwise.
Thus It II the American Bankers As
ISOLATION that II now owner Of the Aim.
The Reward of Thrift and that II
planning to Set It used In most Of the
picture houses Of the country during
be required to bring this popular SER
mon against improvidence before the
habttues of motion picture houses viii
be charged up to civic expenditures.
There are vast numbers Of people in
the cities and towns Of the country,
they should on present pleasures. and
utterly lacking in IMAGINATION enabling
them to f0resee the consequences Of ex-
travagance and waste. To these must
be added IN ever-increasing number Of
adherents OF school Of economtsts
who attack thrift - detrimental to
their class interests. Easy come and
easy co. II. APPARENTLY. the working
philosophy OF far too many persons
above the poverty line. Any propagan-
da: whether pictorial or vocal. mechani-
cal or personal, which will make e
clear to the urban masses that thrift
II still q virtue, dependence ON others
q misfortune, and se1f-restraint q duty
will be reckoned as . civic benefaction
by thoughtful persons. The bankeR9
oh -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-11

Mr.. Bryan's attitude Of hopefulness
ln respect to the situation in San Do
uningo seems reasonable. Only four
distinct revolutions are in progress
there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-11
The Eueni1,s Story


From Back Home
(By Laura Kirkman.)
When Fay Trenton. show girl. let
herself into the little flat which she
and her brother rented Jointly, the
first thing her eyes fell on was q note
addressed to herself. she matched
up the thing and tore It open with
nervous fingers. Henry was such an
unknown quantity! He was quite ca
weeks that she had been ON tour.
Her nervousness was justified.
Dear Kiddie," ran the note. II got
married yesterday. Back Thursday.
Also I've signed with Hitchcock for
month Of vaudeville. Isn't that
That was all. No mention of the
sort of girl he had married. No hint
an to whether either of them had ever
seen her before.
Fay's first ejaculation a. she sank
into a chair beside tho hatrack. But
Of course she must be: he wouldn't
be 30 silly az to marry Z girl who'd be
shocked at our ways. 1t must be one
Of the bunch.
The next question was: which one
Of the bunch? Make Dale. Zoe Trtlby.
Hester Flower?
.4The quickest way to find out Is to
90 right to the telephone and call up
those girls and ask them II they We
married my brother" she decided.
picking up her suitcase and starting
for the back rooms.
But It was not necessary to 60 to
/ the telephone to find out that 1t was
not one Of these girls. Indeed. az she
| it was no one of tho bunch" that
Harry had married: 1t was q sweet,sim
i pie country girl!
This she knew from the changed
appearance Of the rooms. There,
hanging on the wall before her, was
framed motto reading. God Bless
Our Home" Here, before her on tho
floor, was hand-woven rug. On the
table beside her lay an open family
album.
dropped her head in her hands, From
the audiences Of 1t all her shoulders
shook for q moment. 1t was 30 like
the dear old days Of long ago-thoee
days when she was sweet. innocent
country girl herself. and knew not
world.
.Oh, Mothie DEAR" she whispered.
III you'd lived I'd have been DIFF
terent Fay!"
eyes and began to speculate as to what
would happen. when the bunch came.
How many Of them would under
stand? How many of them would
look with reverence on the simple,
sincere things that the little country
bride had brought with her?
| And they're coming back Thursday
| she remembered. Goodness! must get
the bunch all here and make 'em see that
here before they come home Loyal old
Henry, to put up her pretty. simple things
lin this atmospheric!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-11

He Wants . wife.
One OF the Constant Readers writes
In that he wants . wife. He does not
seem to be at all particular. Follow
she must be very beautiful, yet
frugal In her tastes and not fond OF
fine clothes.
she must make . good social posi-
ton for herself and me. but my cir
cumetances are such that she must
stay ct home and do the house work.
including washing and ironing and the
care of my three small children.
she must be kind, even tempered.
fine musician. q lover Of books. q
ana FOND OF dogs and goats. She must
also know how to milk q COW.
She must be q woman Of intellect
ana college education and must al
must not desire an automobile and
must know how to make her hus-
bands shirts and cut his hair"
We are sorry We cannot help Con-
slant Reader. There IL no such wom-
an ON earth. He doesn't want q wife:
he wants an angel.
Uncle Abner.
II Teller wants to be q crouch
there IL something to be mad about
all the time.
It don't cost much to belong to the
Teller kin get in for about - cents.
Next to readin' meters for the gas
company. about the most thanklesa
job know OF IL workin' in tho trou-
BILE department of q telephone COM
pany.
Everything is divided equal in this
world. The poor man has got the APP
petite and the rich man has got the
grub.
L <Ht~ a. r>.~A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-11

II wish I had taken my mothers adj
vice when she begged me not to marry
you.''
did your mother try to keep you
from marrying mer'
Yea"
''Oh. how I have wronged that
womanr'-Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-11
EYE-STRAIN.

E1E.SIESA1Ns
Measurements Of human eye
demonstrate that there 10 probably NO
such thing In the world ~ IN abso-
lutely perfect eye. That would b q
miracle which nature with all her In
finite ingenuity has never performed.
No human face among all tho worlds
sixteen hundred million may be held
perfect. either artistically or physio-
logically. To the owner Of the face,
this IL relatively an unimportant mat
ter. says tho Journal Of the American
Medical association. but to the owner
Of the pair of eyes an error Of one
INTERCHANGEABLE Of an inch in the
curvature or dimensions Of the eye
balls may make their all-important
function abnormal. resulting in eye
strain with its attendant physical ills.
The eye responds to the slightest ply
steal force in the world, that IL. light
waves which are hundreds of millions
of times more infinitesimal than
sound waves. The eyes are the hard
safety and existence Of human lives
frequently depend directly on their
accurate working. The harmful re-
suits of eye-strain, never wholly alb
sent throughout life. may begin very
early in childhood. even in tho second
year. Many little children, for in
stance. are constantly tearing their
clothes, hurting their feet and legs.
stumbling and falling. because their
eyes are SO faulty that their estimates
of the size, location and nature Of OBJ
jects are not correctly made. Adults
who have been blind and are suddenly
given good vision. require years to
learn to see with accuracy or safety in
action. Probably s per cent of child
rem are left-handed. left eyednesa
causing left-handedness. From to
10 years of age many children show
an incomprehensible ''nervousness,'
twitching Of the hands and face. tickle
| appetite and various disorders, all us
ually due to eye-strain. Yet almost all
OF these cases of eye-strain can be re-
iieved, and should be relieved in early
childhood. The importance Of cor
recting this condition early in the
child's school years, and the influence
Of such q condition In the education
and development Of the child must be
apparent to every parent and teacher
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-11

Tho VGea1hGr Han.
The Weather man Il know him we'll.
Who has charge Of the station,
II quite . decent sort Of chap
Outs1de his occupation.
When not concocting devilish schemes
TO poster ~ with weather.
He y charming man to meet,
Delightful. altogether.
He - man Of brilliant Wit.
He 5okes and makes us smile:
Goes to hts office, pulls . plug:
And lets Il rain . while.
He says to keep the thin ones on.
And then stfaightWay doth 60
Unto his shop and turns q switch
And lets = blinard blow.
He + smiling optimist.
His friends ne'ef hear him sob:
But he II sure q pesstmist
When he II on his job.
Outside his office, he's = prince
A ma1content, inside.
It seems to be another case
OF Jekyll and Of Hyde.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02
A DISEASE THAT SHOULD >. ELIMINATED

EDITOR CENSOR: As matter of in
terest to stockmen and farmers | wish
to cay Sat have Just finished testing
~ cows and heifers for tuberculosis on
Hardscrabble farm, and felt very thank
full when the test was done that none
of them reacted. This is the third neg
alive test l have made in some fifteen
years, the last one being made in June,
1905. Four years ago, while / was in
Europe, my son sold the tuberculin test
ed bull then owned and bought an
eight months calf of NJ Smery of Al
bion. The young fellow grew cross in
a year or two and kept him chained
in the field much of the time. Last
spring he lost flesh, tumor formed in
his flank and when killed he was in an
advanced stage of military tuberculosis.
He never had a cough and | believe
that primarily the disease was of the
intestines instead of the lungs.
He might have been fed milk from a
tuberculous COW. Anyway / shall al
ways believe the bull came here with
tuberculosis germs in his system, for
have never bought into the herd any
thing but tested animals for ten years.
The fact | wish to Impress upon every
breeder of stock is, to buy only tuber-
culin tested bulls and other blooded
stock. Just by miracle have escap-
ed having an infected herd Breeders
of full blood cattle cannot be too care
full of what they sell, and every pur-
chaser should demand the tuberculin
test. We can Danish the great white
plague off the map Of Wisconsin in so
years, both the bovine and human kinds
by using enough intelligence. Let us
try to do it, G. V. PORTER.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02
.OBITUARY:

Mrs. Rachel Armstrong Poir was born in Jeffer-
son county. Indiana. July 16. 1876. At the age of
twelve years she gave her heart to God and be-
came member Of the NJ. E. church in Indiana
On April 70 1858 she was married to DIR. Charles
NJ. Poll Seven children blessed this union two
of whom are now living, three dying in infancy
and one at the age of eighteen. Those dead are
frankie, Johnnie and Daa in infancy. Eda at the
age OF eighteen and Lillian dying in January 1914
The two living are Miss Rose b. Poff of Denver
Colorado and viii of Neillsville. In 1878 she join
ed the Christian church and was baptized by i'm
mersion After the death of her husband she was
reunited with the NJ r. church on Caledonia St.
in Lacrosse. She WIS member of the Rebekghs
for years also a member Of the w. r. @.
She was stricken with paralysis in 1912 and
being unable to attend 20 her household duties she
gave up and went TO the Wisconsin Veterans
Home where she was for the past year a i seven
months. making many friends in that time. She
passed away Saturday evening November "a 1914
at the age Of So years3 months and rs days Bur-
iai was IN keadstown cemetery beside her hus-
band and other love- 9nes gone before,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02
RURAL NEWS ITEMS
Contributed by the Censors
Live Correspondents


RUsK CORNERS. November 3O-Seymour Rusk
arrived home Minnesota. where be had been at
work -. Mrs. Cbas. Mason visited her cunt Mrs.
Clara Primmer Frank Boggs Is building sec
ond storyf on his house, Lewis Anderson doing
the carpenter work .--- VIII Best and family spent
Tuesday evening at Donnie Fishes. Virgil Wood
cock of Minnesota. is here among relatives and
old-time friends -. Ward and George White with
their families arr the J. N. Rusk family and
John Wood took 1nan ksQiyinR dinner at the Mel
win Rusk home -. Nina Kinnannon and mother
spert Thanksgiving at Lloyd Smith s. Mr.. and
Mrs Tom Arnold at the Dick Arnold home. VIII
Best and family at the Wood home in Springville
Our teacher, Zorah Fish. spent Thanksgiving
vacation at the home of Mary Patterson in La
Crosse and with Onslaska friends . Mrs. George
Storer called on Mrs. Win Best Wednesday.
Newton Boggs came from Lacrosse normal for
-. Mr.. and Mrs. Thornton Taylor.
Jabes Best and wife and Henry Turner and fam
ily visited at VIII Best's Sunday Madge Smith
viii give a program and basket social at her
school house on Pleasant Ridge Saturday evening.
December 5. All are invited Ladies' aid at G.
A. Smiths December 10 for dinner. VIOLET
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02
LEGAL PUBLICATIONS
FIRST publication December z. 1914.
PROBATE NOTICE.
Order Limiting Time, and Notice
YERNON COUNTY COURT IN PRORAv

Order Limiting Time. and Notice
VERNON COUNTY COURT IN PROBATE
In the matter of the estate of W H. Harris
deceased.
On the application of Christina A. Harris
administrator Of the estate Of W. H. Harris
late OF Vernon county deceased. no one having
required the appointment of commissioners on
said estate.
II is ordered. that all creditors are required 10
present their claims and demands against the said
w II. Harris. deceased. for examination and
allowance, on or before the first Tuesday of
June. A. ID. 1915. which time is hereby allowed
and limited for that purpose
IL Is further ordered. that all claims and de-
nands of al persons against til e said W. FL.
Harris. deceased. W i'll be received examined
and adjusted before this court. at its court room
in the court house. in the city Of Vroqua in said
county. at a regular term thereof. appointed to be
held on the first Tuesday Of June. 1915. and
all creditors are hereby notified thereof.
IL is further ordered that notice of the time and
place at which said claims and demands will be
received. examined and adjusted as aforesaid. and
Of the time hereby limited for creditors 10 present
their claims. be given by publishing copy OF this
order and notice for four weeks successfully. once
In each week. in the VERNoN COUNTY CENSOR. a
newspaper published in the city of ViroQua. IN said
county, the first publication to be within ten days
from the date hereof.
Dated thissist day Of December. 1914.
By the Court d. =. MAHoNEY. County Judge.
Proctor 4 Proctor. attorneys for estate
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02
cdURcH NOTES
METHODIST CHURCH

Annual Methodist bazaar win be given by the
ladies on Saturday. December ~, In the new
church base ent. Chicken pie dinner at noon.
The usual substantial and Christmas articles win
be on sale.
Methodist aid society viii be held at the church
Mechanics Ed. Chase and J. w. Thayer. Ladies
please bring their articles for the bazaar.
vIRoQUA CIRCUIT
Bishop branch church win hold annual bazaar
and donation supper on Saturday evening. De-
cember u. Supper adults 20 cents, children Il
Springville -. e. aid society win hol2 It's annual
bazaar and supper in church parlors on Friday,
December H. afternoon snd evening. Miss En-
ma Olson will give a free lecture at o'clock.
Liberty Pole M. E. aid will meet with Mrs. Chas
Reagen. Thursday. December 10 for dinner. Ev-
erybody welcome.
Mrs. Jessie Silbaugh will entertain the Asbury
aid society Thursday December 10 for Afternoon
lunch. Everybody invited.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Ladies' aid society Of the Christian church will
be entertained at the home of Mrs. Ella McWil-
Hams Friday afternoon Of this week
THE HAUGE's CHURCH
Sunday: Services at Zion at III.
ladies' aid Of West Prairie meets with Mrs. ia
sob Aberg. Thursday. December TO-
SYNOD CHURCH
English communion services at Synod KickApoo
church next Sunday at IL O'clock,
Synod Dorcas society meets at the parsonage
next. Tuesday.
UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH
Services at Esofea at 1880 and Bethel at 2:sO.
The young peoples society meets in the church
skrede. Misses Nellie Tollefson and Anna Larson
will entertain.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02
A PATRIolIc NAN OF PkAcE

In speech before the Y. NJ. 6. A. a,
Lacrosse. Sunday, Congressman ElIch
said that: Europe is teaching us that
armament will not maintain peace, and
the futility of erecting defenses against
the destructive ingenuity Of iodern in
vention." ''The lessen for tae United
States is found in the shattered forts
of Belgium, tumbIed like houses OF
cards by few shells"
The same authority credits Mr.. Esch
with saying: There would be no need
for increasing the army and navy of
the United States because the war in
Europe would leave the nations invoIv-
ed too exhausted to think of war. .
He predicted settlement Of future in
ternational differences by The Hauge
tribunal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02
THAT HAs THE BUSINESS RING

Il hope, says Governor elect Phil
ipp, that the Inauguration ceremo-
mics will be very simple | am going
to Madison for work, not for play, and
l desire that there will be as little os-
tenation as possible in connection with
the inaugural ceremonies with the usu-
al inaugural ball omitted"
Very good, Mr.. Philip, very good,
keep up the pace and you will please a
big constituency.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02

That physician may dispense med
icine to his own patients even though
he is not regularly licensed pharma-
s;st is held in an opinion by Attorney
General Owen. But that such a physi-
clan must not engage in the busine IS
of conducting pharmacy without com
plying with the law which provides that
no person shall engage in the business
of dispensing drugs excepthe is a licen-
sed as pharmacist.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02
CITY COUNCIL poINGs
vrnnnrA WIG Al

vTRooUA. WIS. Nov. "a. 1914.
Common council of City of virodua met in
regular session. Present: Aldermen A. s.
Nelson, w ENelson. Sterry nd Morrison
Rogers
Labor account: Geo Hall 2.02. A. Below LIZ.
Salary account: w. Il. Harris so. Ever Munson
&C. J. r. Spelum so. F. NJ. Minshall 90, Geo. II.
Clarke 4l.20. w. +. Lawton s. Jas. Fleming s. c.
f. Powell is. Mrs. Telford 5, +. w. Alexander Ia
20, Gus Hook II. VIM. WEIGH 1920, L. johnson 49,.
IS Standard Oil Co. 42s4. C. H.ostrem s.05. Pitts
burg Meter Co. 25
Upon motion council adjourned.
GEO. III. CLARKE. CLERK