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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
Globe Sights
Efficient help is sometimes cranky
az THE ATCHIoON GLOBR

Efficient help Is sometimes cranky
help.
According to an agent, life insur-
ance is the greatest virtue.
Probably the suffragette's husband
has heard that this IL q free country.
You may not attend funerals very
often, but you see the professions go
by.
If a man doesn't care much for his
wife, that's a sign she won't elope
with the hired man.
There are 30 many funny names 1t
IL a wonder the legislature doesn't put
in more time working them over.
The way to get help from Reform is
to be a Reformer. most of whom Oc-
cupy palatial Residences on Easy
street.
Most men are glad that duelling IL
no longer considered good form; most
men don't want to do a targets regu-
lar work.
| 1t b also dinlcult to understand the
woman who puts . private detective
on her husbands trail because she
loves him 30.
Adjectives have great endurance. az
indicated by q Young Things efforts
to wear out the supply available in
her limited vocabulary.
| This - warm weather, and our SYM
pathy Is extended to the modest milk
man who secs strange sights on his
journeys to and fro: particularly to.
| You may have observed that the
Uplift magazine which shuns the pat
ent nostrum Advertising. u urging the
purchase OF automatic revolvers.
which are Also dangerous within the
home circle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
BILLY PIG AND THE ALARM CLOCK.

alarm clock from under his Jacket anl
put it behind a tree.
Billy worked with q will and cleared
his garden of the weeds. Then he ran
across the orchard and looked through
the stone wall.
He could see Billy Goat in the middle
OF the next lot. He will he going to
the barn soon," said Billy Pig to him.
sell. and then he laughed.
Billy Pig ran back to the garden and
put the clock under his coat; then he
put some nice, big turnips in a basket
and went back to the wall where he
could see Billy Goat.
soon Billy Goat started OF across the
field to the barn. Then Billy Pig
Jumped over the wall and crawled
along on the ground. When he reached
the middle Of the field he stopped and
put the alarm clock On the ground and
top of this he put the turnips.
There" he said. as he put the last
turnip on the heap, IF Billy Goat
comes back in half an hour he win
get the fright of his life"
Billy Pig had only just climbed over
to the field and walked slowly toward
the heap Of turnips. He did not -
them at first and stopped q short dio-
lance from them.
After a while he walked nearer and
soon he espied the vegetables. a.
which he was SO fond.
He ran to them and began eating.
He had begun on the last turnip when
"bux-z-z, buz-z-z. bux-x-z, bang bang -
went the clock.
Billy Goat dropped the turnip hs
was eating and jumped. The clock
was still making q noise. and Billy
Goat ran az fast as he could and stoo6
ct some distance looking at the spot
where the noise came from.
Billy Pig, of course had been watch
,, ing, and he laughed and rolled over
on the grass. he was 20 pleased, but
when he had waited a minute he
jumped up and looked through TIE
wall. and he stopped laughing.
Billy Goat was walking slowly to-
ward the heap Of stones and Srs~
When he reached It he stopped ana
looked at it for g minute. Then he
jumped back and ran at Il with loW.
cred head. butting II all around the
field until the clock was broken ana
the ticking and bu1zing stopped Tor
ever.
All thi. time poor Billy Pig watched
with frightened eyes from behind the
wall. and when at last Billy coat len
the clock. Billy Pig walk tovsr6 Sn,,.e
crying instead Of laughing
That night Billy Goat happened n
be passing Billy Pigs house. ana ~
stopped to listen. for he heard Q sound
''I guess that viii teach you to p,.v
Jokes with good clocls,' said RiIiy
Pigs mother. EFF you want tn 49,
Jokes on Billy Goat you take some.
thing besides my new alarm clock
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate. No~ ~
York. city, -
T0m0gEos's saoryA-sDruaann, !.
- 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

Billy Pig stood trembling as he an
swered, There is a terrible animal in
my room. and it growled and would
have eaten me. am sure. IL I had
stayed. I shouldn't wonder II Black
Wolf had come down from the noun
tains to carry US on. You better come
with me. mother. and get out OF the
way
Billy Pig followed his mother upstairs.
but he was some distance behind her
until he was satisfied that Black Wolf
was not in his room: then he went In.
TT was the clock you heard said the
mother.
"Show me how you made It talk" said
Billy Pig. thinking Of something which
| he did not tell his mother.
Billy Pig dressed and ate his breakfast
! in silence. but every little while he
would smile. and once he had to cover
his face, he was laughing 20.
81 want you to finish wedding the
garden this morning" said his mother.
Billy Pig promised he would work
faithfully. but first he went upstairs,
and when he came down he carried
somefhi2g under his Jacket. but his
! mother was busy washing dishes and
kd1d mot notice him.
Away ran Billy PIG 70 the garden. and
suhea - reached there be took the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

Billy Pigs mother had a hard time
getting him out Of bed In the morning
So Mother Pig bought an alarm clock
and set the alarm for the hour she
wanted Billy Pig to get up.
The next morning when the sun had
been up some time Billy Pig was still
sleeping soundly. when suddenly he
was awakened by hearing q dreadful
''biz-z-z bu-z-z bang bang"
Out Of bed jumped Billy Pig. and
without stopping to dress he ran in his
pajamas downstairs and out into the
yard without stopping.
His mother followed him to the door.
What 80 the matter with you?" she
asked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

when the eyes are exposed to the
brightest light; 20 that the contrast
between this and the feeble light may
be diminished. Have q good light on
what you look ut, but do not let the
source Of light shine directly into your
eyes. When light hurts the eyes. In
spite of care to avoid strong contrasts.
It 10 likely that. the eyes are strained.
or irritated or inflamed. and the cause
Of the trouble should be sought OUT
and removed. Persistent trouble OF
this kind generally has pefsstens
cause, like strain of the eyes: ana II -
useless to treat the effect. while tne
cause continues to keep MP the trou-
BILE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
Kansas Comment
PRIMARY REroRM NEEDED.

xxk1MAAx kS6HOkxA NE60EOs
The writer has always been an aflvo-
cate of the primary plan Of nominating
officers. He has advocated It In season
and out of season. He wrote It in HIS,
platform. He called q special session Of
the legislature to redeem the party's
pledge to enact 1t fnto law. He still
favors it. But he il not blind to its de-
fects In operation. When ono reads
that Bristow and Curtis have each spent
over three thousand dollars in the sem
atoricl contest, contest that 10 q mere
slkirmish before the great battle yet to
be fought, ono wonders what chance a
poor man has in such q contest. The
other candidates have lavished money
on the RAGS also. Of course, except
Judge Doster. who seems to have
sQuandered less than half a thousand
In hard cash. But think Of the time
and energy all have put into this pre-
liminary campaign. Fellow citizens OF
Kansas. We must find some way to
cheaper the expense Of our primaries
and make it possible for people not
possessed of a barrel to run for Office
In this state.-E. w. Hoch, in the
Marion Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
Jayhawker Jots

Concordia must be bad town now.
argues the Clay Center Times on the
premise that its Jail is empty.
In life's circus, insists Verd Ma
pter in the lola Register, the loudest
shouting is done in front OF the
cheapest shows.
1t fs generally the case. observes the
South Kansas Tribune, that woman
who Is drawn into q Irritation was
looking for one.
Nv the time a man has pacihed his
win. a few times, says the Lawrence
Journal World, he feels Quahned Tor
the diplomatic service.
Old General war will soon be Joined
In Europe. as the Salina journal says
BY General Devastation, General De-
preston and General Mourning.
Mexico has as much chance now to
get on the, front page, points out the
Wichita Beacon, as young Fellow has
for a second date with girl he kept
waiting for a half hour.
Attention Is called by the Ottawa
Herald to the fact that about the time
cold weather appears the gas supply
controversy will again come to the front
and keep the consumer l-ltnds occu-
pied while their toes freeze
Fashion note In the Centralia
Courier: "Old Mother Netticoat want
ed q petticoAt ana went down town TO
a store But when she go. there the
girl said with q stare: They're not
wearing them things any more.
/ It occurs 20 the washington Repub-
lican-Register that when young lazy
ties herself up to man with neither
trade, profession. occupation nor pros
poets, it is q notice to the hardware
dealer that she il in the market for
a washtub and wringer.
/ The interest on the mortgage grows
Knights and Sundays. observes the
Americas Greeting. That is just what
the corn IL Going this hot. showery
weather, and the present prospects
are that it will beat many q mortgage
| this fall at the end of the race.
Had I known the war was coming
on" Bill Sincaller IL quoted by the
Vinland Vine as saying, II certainly
should have planned a trip to Europe
this summer. 1 would have arranged
to start the very day war broke out
In this way I could have had q lot OF
talk about myself without any ex-
pense."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

A young man living in q suburb OF
New York Yves detained at business
one Saturday night later than usual.
He reached home nervous and tired
from lonG hours at his desk. His wife;
her mind poisoned by the doctrines OF
extremists. questioned him about his
every move. The young husband stood
on his dignity and refused an account
ing Of time spent In earning money for
the support Of their home. The wife
fretted over 1t for two days and then
committed suicide. leaving . note that
will shadow the young husbands entire
life.
A young couple appeared in a court OF
domestic relations. The wife was de-
mandinE separate maintenance. An
ether case OF business absorption ON the
part of the husband. wrestling with the
problem Of increased cost Of living and
suspicion on the part Of the wife. She
had returned to her mother who had
fostered her suspicion.
These incidents are related In the Pic
torial Review for September, and It
adds:
In neither case did the wife have EVIL
dence, nor did she seek to establish
her charges. She became morbid on
suspicious. fed by the doctrine Of in
nate, ingrained masculine wickedness.
exploited by misrepresentation Of fem
inism.
Today too many wives are looking for
evil In their husbands and too many
men are on the defensive. state Of at
fairs which will never result In SEX
equality.
Women the re are who scorn to charge
their faithful. plodding. tied-to-the-desk
husbands with infidelity. but they do
not hesitate to hold them up to scorn In
public meetings.
In this connection it 10 well to remern-
Der that We have not yet developed
financial economic equality in the home.
The average woman Is still dependent
upon the man who loves her and spends
the major portion of his earnings
adjoining her person and pursuing her
pleasure. 1t i'll becomes such women
to besmirch the hands that feed and
clothe them. It shows not progress but
ingratitude.
Saddest Of all. these dear women
make statements which arouse the
amused Il not ribeld comment Of the
public.
why should there be a Fathers Day
as well N 4 Mothers Day for special
observance" Historically demands one
woman's club. Fathers taken a. a
class. do not stand on the same level as
mothers. Fathers are very defective"
Defective" yes. but still willing to
support clubs at which such silly
theories are advanced!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
SAFE CHOLERA SERUM.

State control and inspection Of all
commercial laboratories producing and
distributing hog cholera serum without
a federal license IL advocated in reso
lutioDs recently sent to the governor Of
every state by the executive commit
tee of the United States live stock sani-
tary association, says Farm and Home.
The committee believe that some SER
UNI on the market is unreliable and
dangerous and that serum produced
under careful scientific supervision is
essential to success in combating chol-
era.
The committee recommends that sep
arate equipment be maintained for
handling serum and virus, and that all
equipments and apparatus be thorough
ly steri1ixed in live steam at q tempera-
ture of at least 12O degrees centigrade
for an hour. Separate temperature and
number records must be kept Of all
hogs used in the manufacture of serum
and virus and the TESTING of serum.
Sanitary conditions OF light, heat and
ventilation must be maintained in all
plants, with suitable arrangements for
disposing OF refuse. A cold chamber
or refrigerator il required in which to
store products.
Further recommendations demand
that the virus used for simultaneous
treatments be collected from hogs inoc-
ulated by the establishment and that
the temperature Of supposedly virus
hogs should not be accepted as proof of
cholera unless supported by post NOR
tenn examination. The use Of virus
should be limited to qualified veterina-
rians especially trained in the careful
and safe use of virulent blood
Products should be sold in contain
ers bearing the name of the manufac-
| turer. true name Of product and date
Of manufacture. The simultaneous
method usually should be used only in
infected localities. Serum plants should
be operated only under supervision OF
competent professional men especially
| trained for the work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFrom the Chicago News.1
Hall q sofa il better than no bed.
Few men appear to b - bad as they
really are.
In helping the poor. actions speak
louder than words.
You can't tell what Z man knows by
what he doesn't say.
A dark cloud. financially speaking. ID
one without q silver lining.
When . woman says she doesn't care.
it's a sure sign that she does.
Probably the easiest way to convince
q man II to agree with him.
The world always has time to listen
to the man who has something to say
At 30 q man IN anxious for fame; ut
so he IL willing to accept money In
stead.
Girls. If you are afraid to spend an
evening alone occasionally don't marry.
It's impossible to accumulate q sup
ply of records; the making OF every
new one breaks the old.
There's always room 1t the top-And
|1f 1t IL q woman'a letter, there's always
room at the bottom Tor > postscript
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
Euening Chat
Wasted Energy.

Wasted Energy.
One Of the worst habits a human
being can get into 10 that Of doing
things in the mind before he does them
in reality.
The other night a. I lay on the
couch I saw a magaxine lying under
the chair. II must pick that up when
l went on reading. But presently I
found my mind was not entirely on my
book. A part of 1t was picking up that
magazine. Now hate to stoop over.
Those portions Of housekeeping such
as making beds. using a dust pan.
busting the lower parts OF the pantry.
etc. which involve STOPPING. I dislike
the most. Therefore the thought Of
picking up that magazine was an un
welcome one and hence 1t obsessed my
mind.
Finally got up. picked up the mag
azine and went back to my book. But
1 was ashamed of myself for doing
that. 1 should have been able to put
the matter absolutely out OF my mind
until was ready to attend to it. Next
say, 1 think the habit of permitting
ones mind to be obsessed by some
thing you are going to do later Is ex-
treme1y dangerous to ones happiness
and efficiency.
It is this habit that often tires
work. A neighbor Of mine lay in the
hammock on her rose screened veran-
da swinging idly to and fro. It was a
beautiful afternoon; her work of the
day was done; she had on q becoming
gown; she should have been happy
and at peace. But noticed every now
and then an anxious look came into
her face, and inquired the reason.
st am thinking about that fruit I
am going to preserve tomorrow" she
answered. and wondering where I
will put it when it's done. Ny pantry
is SO crowded already"
You see she was doing in her mind
work that she would actually do on
the morrow and thus doubly firing
herself.
A friend of mine who hates to get up
in the morning says that while she
lies in bed dreadfng to start she thinks
about It 30 intensely that she seems
to project an imaginary self out Of
bed. again and again can feel
myself get up and go over to the chair
where my clothes are. before actual
IL do get up
must tire her?
A similar habit u to have several
things one wishes to remember seeth-
ing around In the back of ones mind
and to torture ones SELF by going over
them every little while.
For instance, there are q half q dog
en- little things you want to put In
your bag when you 80 away. Ton
think Of thems try to recall thar =
1ew hours laters ma yeu have 1p1qe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
Journal Entries

Time hangs heavier on the HANDS OF
the man who hasn't q hobby.
Trusting to luck IL an excellent way
to establish how unreliable 1t u.
Most of the enthusiasm 10 useless
because It lacks financial backing.
A big fortune for one man may
mean q lot Of little misfortunes 1or
others.
There are plenty Of prominent dan-
ger signs on 1ife's highway, but most
folk refuse to heed them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers Of the State journal
away from home during the summer
may have the paper mailed regularly
Zach day to any address Mt the rate
Of ten cents q week or thirty cents
n month (bY mail oniy).- Address
changed rs often a. desired. While
out OF town the State Journal Will DC
10 you like y daily letter from home.
advance payment IL requestcu ~.
these short time subscriptions, to save
hookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
WHEN LIGHT HURTS.

Healthy people that live out of
doors rarely complain of the light.
But any one who has tried photography
knows that out door daylight 10 many
times brighter than artificial light. in
doors or out. When people suffer
from artificial lights it Is something
besides the strength of the light. It
Is contrast that makes artificial light
unpleasant. One who lives most of
the time in poorly lighted rooms finds
1t unpleasant to 60 suddenly into
bright daylight. The more sudden the
change, the greater the contrast, the
more disagreeable the feeling. Arti-
ficial lights seen at night In sharp
contrast with the darkness around
them. are always unpleasant to face.
A light that varies greatly from in
slant to instant, now dim now bright.
is very disagreeable and harmful to
the eyes. When light hurts the eyea
| the first impulse IL to exclude It. But
thought about the matter will COM
monty show some kind Of contrast
that might be avoided. Have the
rooms indoors lighted a. well as pos
| sible. In going out pause . little on
| the threshold to become accustomed
to the brighter illumination. Do no,
face bright artificial lights with Z
dark background. Do not admit Z
streak Of bright sunlight into . room
that II otherwise shaded. but ratheI
keep the windows wide open. Use a
steady q source OF light a. possible
and avoid all sudden chaneus Of illum.
nation. II dark glassso are WORN 4
should not b All the time; but onl,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

Although the government crop re-
port for Angus. shows a falling off in
the prospective corn yield over the
earlier estimates. the present figures
indicate yield that will be 100000
900 in excess Of last years crop. This
would seem to be doing remarkably
well In the face of the agricultural
rule that holds . good wheat year to
~ poor one for corn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

And that peace in Mexico which the
"watchful waiting" policy Of the United
States proposed to develop after the
elimination of Huerta, appears to have
been shunted onto sidetrack. More
"watchful waiting" will probably be in
order
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

Citizenship in q nation carries its
burdens as well as its protection. Jack
Johnson Is likely to have an oppor-
tunity to fight for France. and the
blows that may land on him won't
come from padded gloves,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

William Waldorf Astor, one of the
expatriated Americans. might attain
the elevation to the British peerage
that he has been seeking SO long were
he to organize and equip a regiment of
volunteers and lead 1t to the front.
There IL little chance. however, that
he would be 50 careless as to risk his
distinguished person in any such fash
ior
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

What unexpected turns develop in a
war. Did anybody figure 1t out that
Belgium. supposedly neutral territory,
would be the scene of at least the first
big battles. and possibly Of decisive
importance, OF war involving Ger
many. Austria, Russia, France, Eng
land and Servia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

Bravery of an almost unimaginable
quality was displayed by the German
troops in their unsuccessful attack on
Liege. What a shame II Is that men
of such remarkable courage should be
sacrificed to satisfy the whims of a
war lord
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

Switzerland IL mobilixing her army
to enforce her neutrality. but the in
terests here attaches as to what she
will do with that navy of hers that Mr..
Bryan invited to participate in formal
opening Of the Panama canal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

Sugar Is going up in price on ac-
count Of the war. Tea and coffee may
follow suit. Most Of these staples are
carried to this country in ships that
sail under foreign flags, none Of which
considers the sea safe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
TUL: LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PHt@S

The state journal II a member Of tho
Associated Press and receives the fuN Gay
ganization for the exclusive AFTERNOON
pubiicat ion in Topeka
The news In received IN The State jour
nal building over wires for this sole puf-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

A bloody incident of war isn't any
wofse than a collision between a pas
senger train and q railroad motor car
when the gasoline tank In the latter
explodes and a fire overwhelms the
wrock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

Germany's emperor probably vii
not take the field in person, but he ha
six fine sons. whom he Is sending t
the front.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

Think of it: Little Belgium forces
the mighty German army to its knee
with a prayer for an armistice so tina
it could bury it's dead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

Italy. Is in u unique position. She
may be forced to fight to maintain the
neutral position towards the big war
that she has assumed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

No wonder the European war Il
such fierce one. Most OF the crown
ed heads directing II are near relatives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

All Gaul was once divided into three
parts But Emperor William now
seems to be possessed Of the entire
visible supply. He appears to be
anxious to figh. the whole world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

This is also going to be war OF
words, as far as the German emperor
is concerned. He issues a long string
of them each cay in official proclama-
tons.