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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08
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CGypsy-ssae e HtannolSania-l
Heaae Balta elaGped ~ n ~ 1eoank
BsDeath the midnisht sky:
New go east or 50 / west,
TN love the tn din.''
20 wander east or wander west,
My Balta,'' soft sigho6
.sBy moon and ststs M rvs tAee bsst.
Ana wait to be thy h1tdG!'
Thrice nsal tho snowa en- fiehi and tAn&s
And weary vas my IFS
When pecud q nfincA rode ND. rn6 bent,
And Wooed me Zoe his WIFE,
Nay, SIR, must b Ealta,s bride:
To hfrn my heart I ;savss.-
He epr2ng tcs earth: Ms cH3Ak ftanG Wane;
And 10! Z WAak Haa2ha baAwai
Edna Dean Proctor, In ''Rpemss N
National MAxaxine fer September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

"a crow, admitted Farmer BxcoeOn.
E''but wan To tAke = 81 bae1k. That's
Ehee4sr music than ever heard In
EcAurch. and seme Of the church chaiEa
Etnenk they are MONA pumpkins -
-But what's Il eoin' t. amssnG tor
iaeked AeRs. Cook q hsR- husband when
they had gone to bed At . late houf
TN be han8sd nc know
Jess has got = whAatle ON her Jest
the sanae.
Jest the sane"
And Il don't amount to much unless
somebody is playin' ON somethip'.''
Not . darn much"
And Mr. Dsfay hasn't a-gotn' to Be
here long"
Hannah" said tho husband after
two or three minutes. we have had
sore backed cows
Imrs
when the sore nrst starts YOU don't
know what it's goin' to be, nor how to
treat it. You muse wait for It to. de-
Ivel0p That's what we've get to do IN
this case. and now saet up and 90 to
sfeep!''
| The next morning their guest didn't say
anything about leaving, but he took q
walk OF three miles into the Village.
There he made Just one purchase. and II
amounted It., to e cents. T was chewing
gum of the old-fashtoned soRtAspruce
| crumble In the mouth. They were gem
erous sticks at cent apiece. and ~ he
sat down with Miss Jessie to show and
teach her the notes on q sheet Of music
he had brought along on his tramp he
gave her one. She hadn't had stick Of
gum in years. The taste was good tc
/! both Of them. After the lesson OF the
notes, they walked IN the orchard, and
Il was at the end OF three hours that Mrs
Cook exclaimed:
Jessie. are you struck with doath!'
| or course. not
-Yoa haven't whfstled once since lEr
Delray came back from the vfllager'
! The gum had done II. and would have
done IL years before. No human beine
can whistle with a mouth fun Of food
! or anything else. Hereafter the gum
must be removed before the whistle could
/ get out.
| When Mr. Delray went away there wal
an engagement. When he returned after
q few weeks. there was q professional
| gentleman with him. When this person
had heard Miss Jessie W4tstle he privately
| said to Mr.. Delray:
ut will take the country by surprise
and be . money-maker.
| And Il was Miss Jessie Cook who wal
/ the first female whistler to appear h
public, and she it vas who made more
with that whistle In a night than hel
father did or his farm IN = year.-(Ccpy
right. 1874 by the Mcclure NewsDapel
Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08
Epening Chat
BE RUTH CAMERON.
The Most Discouraeing work.

One morning, not long ago threw
down my pencil in despair. The
thoughts which was trying to catch
and imprison on paper, refused to be
coaxed out Of their hiding places In
the very back of my brain. The
words, too. eluded m, anc irrelevant
thoughts that did not want to enter
tain at just that time, came crowding
in upon me.
There Is nothing SO discouraging in
the world" finally decided, ''as try
ing to write when thoughts and words
elude you, and you can't keep your
mind where it ought to be-
Whereupon threw down my pencil
and wandered ,disconsolately. out on
the veranda and across the street to
seek comfort from the Lady-who-
alWayS-knOwS-S0meh
The observation-disclosures
how greeted me cheerfully. as always.
but with a preoccupied air. Pm glad
you came, my dear" she said, for
you may be able to tell me what's
wrong with this dress I'm trying to
make over. I can't seem to make 1t
hang right where it Grapes. I do
think there is no work in the world SO
discouraging as trying to make over
things"
Just then a telephone call demand
ed the lady's attention and she threw
down the dress just as had thrown
the telephone Ellen. mistress of the
kitchen regions. appeared with a wor-
ried look on her face. and not seeing
her mistress. confided in me-we are
old friends-'I don't know what's the
matter, but don't believe the jelly is
going to jell. I've put 1T back and
boiled it over once and II 1 have to do
it again 1 shall give up. Don't I wish
all had to do was to sit at a desk in
/; a cool room instead of fussing over a
! hot stove"
The Lady came back from the tele-
phone. ''It was John.'' she explained.
ito tell me he wouldn't be home to
lunch They're taking stock and he
has to be there every minute He
doesn't think he'll even get. home to
dinner. Poor boy. he does hate that
part Of the business"
Before I took my leave I asked If
the Lady had seen Molly, the little
stenographer. lately. Just for mo-
ment last night" she said. shes ter
ribly busy. There's a lot Of legal
copying and she has had to stay late
and bring work home. She was COM
pletely discouraged last night because
she had several pages to copy over on
account of tiny mistakes she made be-
cause she was over-tired.
| Tell me. reader friend. does your
corner of the worlds work sometimes
seem to you the most discouraging and
disheartening of all the tasks In the
world? Do you sometimes think that
the obsta les you have to overcome
are the most annoying that anyone
ever had to face, and find yourself en-
vying almost anyone else? Courage.
comrade! We all have these mo-
ments now and then. even those whose
only work is the pursuit of pleasure.
Doubtless, at the very moment when
threw down my pen. some social
| climber was crying her heart out be-
cause she had not been invited to
some particular function.
So courage. comrade- Remember
it isn't your particular lot. st's the lot
Of humanity, which IL born to try. to
fail. to be discouraged and to try
again till '.the leaves of the Judgment
Book unfold"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08
M RoY K. MouLroll.

An Alien.
He stands alone. Q thing ferlorn.
Far from his home and f-tends for
s0oth;
Far froan the place where he was
born.
Far from the happy scenes Of youth.
His voice is still. his face is drawn.
AS though he had no friend on
earth.
The strangers view HIN and are gone,
They little value his true worth.
A stranger from a. dt=tant place,
A humble stranger, be it said;
Ambitions light has left his face.
His hope Is gone, his spirit dead
The salt aroma of the sea
He lately left clings to him still
The past Il but memory
His future chances are but nil.
He cannot see a single friend.
No matter where his eyes may roam,
Who has a helping hand to lend:
No dim reminder Of his home.
One day poet came, and then
He found friend at last. indeed.
Who took this stranger to all men
To his own home with utmost speed
The tale ends here. but this Is Fate.
The stranger is. we fain would state,
A goldfish in grocery store.
Signs Of the Tjnaes.
Insurance experts say that the oc-
cupation of ball player is more dam
gerous than that OF chauffeur. Well
it ought to be. It pays more.
No visitors are received at Saga
more HILL If T. r. has barred the
newspaper men. the millennium must
be close at hand
Suffrage has received another set
back. Senator Boise Penrose says he
believes women should vote.
Southern paper says Mexico needs
q man OF iron. All they have there
now are men OF steal.
Remarkable things are happening.
Eastern paper has just announced
that Jim Blake had tripletss
This country is now full OF people
who intended to take q trip to Eu-
rope this summer
The hairless dog of Chihuahua must
take ba : seat now for the dogs OF
war in Europe.
For the first time the motion pic
tuFe folks will probably have to miss
a few battles
voliva. overseer Of Zion City and
successor to DoWie, says the end OF
the world is at hand Can it be- that
the war has already interfered with
lions industry?
hibition state, 1t should furnish an ex-
cellent field for the patent medicine
concerns.
Cudahy says the war will not raise
meat prices here. Well, they couldn't
be raised very much
Grape juice diplomacy is some.
thing that Europe apparently knows
nothing at all about.
France is full OF American prize
fighters This should help some.
George Fred Williams talked him
self out OF Europe just in time.
Isn't it time for the Buddhists t.
send missionaries to Europe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08
Jayhouker lots

As the Sedgwick Paragraph OBJ
serves: The earth goes around. but It
would not go around II divided up
among all the parties who want it.
It's the opinion Of the Yates Center
News that If your wife didn't love you
she wouldn't tell you what q fool you
make Of yourself quite frequently OF
oftener.
International marriages among roy
atty do not constitute a check on war,
says the Sterling Bulletin. A king
as anybody else.
OF COURSE there is a woman in It.
points out Dave Leahy in the Ell Dorado
Republican. Emperor William in going
to the front predicted that he would
have possession Of Nancy in ten days.
Related by Mrs. Homer Hoch in the
Marion Record: The youngster said,
And now schools Ecin' to begin and all
us kids II have to have our ears wash
ed ever day and our hands two times. .
How feminine The Jewell County
woman began to economic hast Tues
day in order 20 save money for the
worlds fair. She went without her
breakfast as 3 starter.
1t has just leaked out, tells the In
dependence Reporter, that q woman
who registered for thu primaries told
her real age and found out whom she
got home she needed only say 'oYer
81" A hasty trip was made back to
the city hall, where she tried earnestly
but without result to convince the
clerk she had given her bust measure
by mistake.
A boy and a girl visited on a farm
this summer and were told they must
write to their parents, relates the
Atchison Globe. The little girl wrote
pages about the beautiful scenery
flowers, fruit. pet animals. etc. The
boy grabbed n post card and dashed
off the following: Grandma is q bull
" cook. I arm having a good time eat
ing. Dinner is ready now. Goodbye. -
Not much toFse sense here. Mon
day morning. reports the Toronto Re-
publican, while Rural Carrier Gibbs
was driving his sedate old nag. that
stands without hitching, toward the
edge of town on his daily round OF
mail boxes. that same nag INDUCED In
a few Of the latest fancy steps. She
started on a double shuttle, tangoed
and did the Gaby glide into q wire
fence. where she dipped and hesftated
/ with her Lead and one foot through
I the wires. She suffered a severe loss
| of cutic1e on her right fore limb, Their
retreated in good order and took up q
/ strong position in the Woods barn te
give her wounded member surgica
| treatment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08
DRUsIILA's VANITY.

Drusilla's little mother came every
day to the playroom after her Illness,
and sometimes Bobby could see them
out of top Of his box.
Drusilla had 4 new dress every day.
and a new hat, too. Her little mother
played Drusi1la was a beautiful
lady, and sent her to parties and teas,
and Drusilla grew ver vain; 1T least,
that was the way 1t seemed to Bobby
JOKES.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08
Making It Certain.

An old miseF in Athens, Ga. hated
to part with money. and to the physi-
clan who was just bringing him around
from long illness he said one day:
"Ah. doctor, we have known each 9TH
er such q long time don't intend
to insult you by settling your account
In cash. but I have put you down feE
q handsome legacy in my will.''
The doctor looked thoughtful. AL
low me- he said. Ito hook at that pre-
scription again L wish 10 make q
slight alteration in H"-Norfoll
LedEer-DiapAtcA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

So strict is the censorship in Ger
many that it is even being applied to
the prayers made in IL churches.
Nothing that has the earmarks OF be-
ing an intercession for the British can
be uttered in the prayers that are de-
livered in any of the English churches
In the German empire. With all Of
their cleverness. though, the Germans
probably won't b. able to enforce this
censorship on silent prayers, which
many Of the devout hold to be .-As
meo4 sa1eacios,s. .. 5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

Turkeys delay in getting into the
war may be due to the fact that some
of her statesmen are sufficiently wise
to read the handwriting on the wall.
1t is to the effect that If the Turks
should give lid to Germany and the
Allies are eventually successful, the
finale to the history Of Turkey as a
nation would probably be written.
Certainly there would never be any
more Turkey in Eurt ;.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08
ALawyer's Bill.

A lawyers bin. like the plumbers. ID
full Of detail. I have just seen . spec
linen sent to a business friend Of mine.
telephoned to his lawyers. The bill
came In with elaborate detail. and the
last item was, ITO attending you on
the telephone in answer to your re-
quest for bill. shillings 8 PENCE My
friend vowed he would see them In
chancery before he paid that. and
struck IT out.-London Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

How long can the war be maintained
at a cost of $55,00O.00O a day. Where
IL the money coming from to keep it
running for two or three years? 1t
would seem that financial necessities
must make it a comparatively short
struggle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

When extremes met. The crew on
q British submarine rescued German
aviator and his mechanic, who were
found floating on their fallen aero
plane some sixty miles off the English
coast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

One of the most significant moves Of
the Allies il the agreemen they have
tentered into that none will make peace
without the consent Of all of them.
This can only mean a war to the bitter
end
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

This seems fitting. The name of the
German emperor has been stricken
from the list Of nominations for the
next Nobel peace prize.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

We never appreciated, says the
Wabash Plain Dealer, how rare was
the quality of the foresight exercised
by our forefathers in emigrating from
Europe quite SO keenly as at the pres
emf time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

II the Germans are able to bring
about the fall OF Paris, 1t won't be. at
any rate, anything that savors Of q
unique experience for the Parisians
and France
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

Now comes the news of a raise in
the price OF shoes, ION account of the
war" And to make matters worse.
this increase will be N effect during a
season when it would be exceedingly
uncomfortable to go ba ,c.ed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF TIE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal IL q member OF the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegrap report of that great news or
sanitation for the exclusive afternoon
publicatiCn in Topeka.
The news IN received in The State Jouk-
nal building over wires for this sole purs
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

Even the Montenegrins have been
able to take a fall out Of a slice of
Austria's army. This would seem to
indicate that the Austrian soldiers and
their officers, especially, are famous
chiefly for the fancy and elaborate
uniforms they wear. No soldiers pre-
sent such a brilliant spectacle on pa
rade as the ..ustrians
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

That bravery displayed by the Jews
in the Russian army which has won
them concessions rom the car must
have been of a most remarkable va
Tiety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

Slow-moving justice occasionally
gets there. Members of congress are
now having their pay "docked" for
each day they are absent from their
duties except for sickness or some
other reasonably legitimate excuse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

AS the New York World suggests:
If Texas passes a law reducing the
cotton acreage, it might fo''ow it with
civil service examination for plant
ers who want to grow cotton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

Except for it's temporary setback at
Liege, Germany's army has lived up
to its reputation and advance notices
for efficiency. which is a rather un-
usual procedure where humans are
concerned, either as individuals or en-
ooo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

None Of the war news is likely to
be very interesting il it is unfavorable
to the personal sympathies or preju-
dices Of the person who reads it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

The other day q young woman
teacher took eight OF her pupils
through the museum of natural his
tory. well, my boy, where did you
go with your teacher this afternoon"
asked the mother Of one Of them on
his return. With joyous promptness.
he answered, ''She took US to q dead
circus s-Christian Register.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

All the rain that wants to. fall in
these parts this week will be more
than welcome provided ~one Is sched-
uled for next week. the occasion of
Topeka's great fair. II"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

But Drusilla's pride had . TALL ono
day. and Bobby happened to be out Of
his box and saw what happened.
1t was . rainy day and DruaiIla,s
little mother waa tired Of playing With
all her toys and oven Druztlla. with III
her new clotheA. failed to amsso her.
'.I'll tell you what we will do said
her mother, I've viii play paper dolls
and viii show you how to make
clothes for the one you have. -
They got out the paste ana Z box a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08
From Other Pens
LoUvAIN.

Reports Of the barnin. Of I<ouv.an.
Belgium and the massacre q i&s clviNan
inha bitants an co0e from Anti-GernaAn
sources ana lack oHtcial conflrmatton.
1 3 tne1 circsnastant1al character:
ax ansy e.s .rus erave cnArge nle
~ sl. axc,,sa a.ss q. c ~, Dy even
Were 49, rro.s -. ,,.e s..o .c
entry. ONLY tSe tiireee rssiss4sr~ nscessstt
cesaId testify the total deetr,sction Of 4
city, and such q necessity does not apper
to have existed Il civilians fired on tle
German troops-and this u denied-thep
would nave been no warrant Tor II
S Mnesssa.e cevassauon o. SHy Esseo VIZ 1in
sisurhtsr ~ ;rrnss,,. ,l,,ss 1855
Il n .oS1h4 IN al s,scS c.... az
prisais In an enemv's Country to fnati{
them on the score of the need to striR
terror into the hearts OF q hostile pop{
| lation. but such need cannot conceivabt
warrant Indulgence In unehecked barbai
lsm such es 10 now charged against II
S 1871. n s1 p - tsesnen ampHa
Antwerp homh-Srcn,,;,,1 ~ s~sr = :. ~ ~
/! pink tea. Neither /. T. il thesA law
i accepted as wanton murder OUTRAGE and
arson, in uncontrolfed outbursts 81 say1
agery. 1t . to BE hoped that Gernany
can Dreve Innocence Of q erfnse that well
nigh stasgers humanity.-WasAtngt
s'ar'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-27

ternity. is tearing his raven locks and
living many sleepless nights. in an ef-
fort to figure out lust what to do 7@ith
reference to the Federal league.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-27
Players Fraternity Soon
viii Recognize FederaLs
David Fultz President Of Players Organization, Elk
plains that Meeting of Board of Directors viii
Likely Be CaIledfOr That Purpose Soon After
Federal Playing Season Starts
BY FRANK G. nrENkE-

way. Yet 1 am sure that those Wuo
read our rules viii find Jnat an ~ :
permitted to give them olIIclal
ton, and that no official IeCo ~ ~ al
can be given them until the ooaru Oh IL
fecJors changes our rules.
Federals Have Helped.
81 freely admit that the Feoerai
leaguers have done more IoL tne Da1i
players than has the fraternity OF any
one else. They have maze II pOssi!tg,LS
Tor the players to get big salaIIes' eISn
err by remaining loyal to organized Dase-
ball or by jumping to the teoeTaIs- L
also believe that if IT hadh Dseu W
the activity of the FederaIS the Ma
tiOnal commission would not nave &C
corded me the treatment they olo, ana
most likely would have relected the
major portion of our demands
The fraternity was organized TOT the
purpose of helping the player, yet the
greatest help the player ever S0l Was
through the fight the FederalS are
making on organized baseball many
people believe that IN view OF Ilis
ought, as president Of this organlzia-
ton, Immediately to rule mat the
Federals are major league OrSanlza-
ton, lift the suspension OF the players
who jumped to that league from Or
gamzed baseball and permit an eoerai
league players to become members OF
our organization.
Meeting After Season Opens.
Il cannot do such a thing now ana
nothing can be done until the board OF
directors meet This meeting most
likely will be called Immediately after
the Federals open their season, That
VIII be proof conclusive that they re-
ally exist as a league.
The Baseball Players fraternity was
not organized merely for membership
Of organized ball players although at
the time Of its organization there
seemed no prospect of an outlaw organ
-zatien rising to major league proper
tons. Now that one has arisen to such
D point, it viii be up to US so to amend
our rules as to take care Of this con-
-ngency.
AS president of this organization I
am not playing any favorites. The or
gained baseball people and the Fed
sral league both will get a square and
fair deal. But in the case of the Fed
erals they must be patient a little
while