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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17
SUMMER PASSES.

SUMNER PASSES.
Dear .l Heart. NJ soH.sr dra~sth 70 !.
Pensive. I read the signs ON every stde.
Blown down the wind the petals OF the
rose,
And brown the upl.nds once with now
erets pied.
The corn il waving. waving. Annie, dear.
And Hedging birds make trial OF their
wings:
For lack o rain the hills are dun and
The singing woodland brook NO longer
sings.
The katydid rasps to the moons pale
And goldenrod already 9iids tho field:
Tho sun moves south. and shorter grow
the days.
The farmer gamers rhat his acres yield.
And you who dwell in cities. too. may
know
That summers well-known bloom be-
gins to pale.
A certain sign you SEQ where'er you go
One Sign that tells the melancholy tale;
STRAW hats. Is Cents
Chicago Tribune.
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From, Other Pens
WHY GOLD,

The movement Of American gold to
Europe began long before the public
had any intimation of war. 1t was ex-
planned in various ways, not one of
them entirely satisfactory. The balance
OF trade, which 10 such a bugaboo TO
some minds. could not be pleaded. for
1T was largely in our favor. 1t was
then suggested that the scandals Of
American railroading had caused such
Worldwide distrust that foreigners were
sending back our securities. We 6ee
now what the trouble was War was
impending and some favored interests
knew it, When war is decided upon.
everything but gold is sacrificed. Gold
is the chief sinew Of war because II ID
the basis of credit Those who make
war hoard nothing but gold. They
waste lives. homes, crops. industries:
they suppress or suspend religion, char
ity, civilizations; they mortgage the
present and future to get gold. Cold Is
the one thing in the world for which
war is willing to exchange men. For
gold war barriers widows and orphans.
For golc warljlse governments assume
burdens that are destined to crush gen.
erations unborn. For gold great finan-
ciers and merchants, confronting war.
cell at any price Investments represeht.,
ing the accumlations OF Of peace and
| plenty. This is no Indictment OF gold.
The accusation lies against the false
values of world misled. The peasant
summoned to the colors in time OF war
is as anxious to convert his small pos:
sessions into gold for the defense of his
family as the government that he
serves 10 greedy to exchange his loyalty
and life for gold for it's own defense 1t
il not geld but war that must bear the
guilt. War misuses gold as 1T misuses
men and credit and patriotism and HUI
man energy and the devotion Of women
and tho birthright Of children.-New
York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17
Euening Chat
Irritating Optimism.
" RUTH CAAERON.

->~e-e.9 OkSsAAA4A0AA1s
''She is irritatingly optimistic" T
overheard someone say OF q woman
the other day.
Inc expression was promptly picked
up and criticized. There cannot be
too much optimism" the critic said.
Do you agree? I don't
Optimism IL q very beautiful thing.
but like all good things there can be
too much Of it. TOO much Of a good
thing" Is . byword in our language.
It il q popular reflection of the Greek
motto which I am so fond Of quoting.
Nothing in excess"
Someone. Stevenson. I think, has
said. 1.-THE habit OF looking on the
bright side is worth q thousand
pounds a year." And 30 it II. but he
did not say. 1.-The habit Of looking
only on the bright side.''
Optimism IL fashionable just now
and like all fashionable things Is fire.
quently carried to excess. And to my
way of thinking. at least. people who
affect the persistent. unreasonfng OPP
timism are Irritating and antagonizing
rather than cheering and soothing.
IA pessimfst Is q person who has to
live with optimists' Ii the contribu-
ton Of a confirmed cynic. but I am
not SO sure that 1t is wide OF the
mark. Naturally am strongly in
clined to optimism, but when rub up
against one Of these ultra fashionable
| optimists md myself tncltning to.
ward pessimism. For instance. in the
presence Of one OF them. whose care
| fully preserved. fawlesA cheerfulnesa
somehow reminds me OF pink and
white ename1ed complexion. hap
pened to remark one day latter 9
week OF drizzle. fogs. cold winds and
general gloor1) that the people who
had taken their vacation at that time
must be disappointed with the miser-
able weather. and that I myself waa
much depressed by 1t.
why yesterday was q lovely day, y
she said 1--WE had had q few hours OF
equivocal sunshine), land it hasn't
rained hard but once or twice. You
must look on the bright side"
| I l0nged to say. Don't be foolish,
you know perfectly well it has been
miserable weather." But denied THU
pleasure by the rules Of polite society
II took refuge in being just ~ pessi-
mistic a. liked. which was q good
deal moro 20 than I would otherwise
have been.
Another variety Of optimists who
induce pessimism in those who have
to live with them are those whose op-
timism runs Wild and makes them
confuse hopes with possibilities Its
all very well to hope that the thing
you want won't cost more than you
Il can AFFORD. but when an optimtst takes
such q hope ~ . basis Of action he
needs q peasimfst nearby to put the
4 curb on
An unreaaoning optimism makes .
good moral Tor = sermon. or basis foa
n story but In real life II ought to p
linked with enough common senso. &
keep its feet ON the ground
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Kansas Co1,,.,se5,f
SUMMER READING.

The production Of literature 10 b
read ON tho piazza, In summer hotels
and cottages, and in railroad trains,
10 q business by itself. In former
years. every railroad news stand wAD
covered with q very extensive assOrt-
ment Of novels: These ranged from
the latest lOvy-dovy wish-wash. up tc
q few books by good writers like Die
kens and Thackeray. Today, newspl-
pers and ma8aSinea oeom to be getting
the bulk OF this Summer tr3Qe. There
Il popular tradition thatsonly light
literature will sell In summer. AS
matter of fact. most people read about
the same kind, Of thinS in summer that
they do In winter. II man 10 Inter-
ested in the vital thines Of humanfprO-
gress, he does not descend from strong
meat to spoon food merely because the
THERMOMETERS may rise to 30. THAT il
why to the Intelligent man, the average
news counter in a railroad station Is q
dreary place. The principal things
that strike his eye are the coarsely
printed pictures OF women done in col
ors, with about as much taste as you
would find In q circus poster. These
are fair index Of the contents of the
paper novels and magazines whose
covers they decorate. These contain
sweetly sentimental and sugary stories
of the loves of Jack and Edythe. This
style OF writing may appeal to some
people. but the demand for them is
not SO large as some people think. The
newspaper and magazine sections of
the book-stalls seem to be crowding
out the books. There is a reason. The
newspapers. even though sensational.
tell about real life. Many of the mag
azines do too. There are reports Of
actual human experiences and achieve
ments. The sentimental novel il an
unhealthy compound Of sex and suR-
gestion. Compared with the newspa-
per. 1t IL like the tepid artificial at
mosphere of q hot house as against
the outdoors world Of real life.-Win-
field Courier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17

opinion Of the day: Tor his chance q
re-election wall be largely determined
not by whether his acts have been
wise. but by whether they have been
popular. In our exultatiop over the
prophesied baaishment from the sem
ate Of the reactionaries. the repre-
sentafives of. predatory wealth.. and
other belated survivals, we have rea-
son for some concern lest our upper
chamber 10 ;csing something OF the
distinction of manner. the type Of
mind, the poise Of judgment. which
have characterised our foremost sena-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17
"a 7 sSs }5!5Sa&!2I
WyS>@ BY mrs EHN4LfER

make with a young pig thrown in." said
Mr.. Bruin, laughing.
Poor Billy Pig began to cry. II want
my basket: my mother told ME tn
hurry" he said.
What did you sit down for if she
told you to hurry?" asked Mrs. Bruin.
Come with u.s."
Mrs. Bruin took the basket and Mr..
Bruin took the trembling Billy Pig un-
der his arm, for he could walk much
faster than Billy Pig.
When they reached their cave the IT.
tie Bruins were sitting outside waiting
fer them.
what have you brought us?" they
asked.
air. Eru.n held up Billy Pig. who was
squealiEs and sq1irming.
oh. guciy goo1y:" said the litfk
Bruins IN chorus. Can we roast MINI?
I'VE will hot cook him for a day or
and feed him acorns and he will be nice
and fat
Mr.. Bruin then took on : lily PiR's
cap and coat and white trousers. and
the three little bears grabbed them.
Billy Pig could see through his pen,
and with aching heart he -atched the
little bears.
.'Oh. dear,' he sobbed when it rrew
dark. Il wish had not stopped in the
woods. wonder if my mother il Iouk-
ing for me-"
Billy Pig stopped suddenly. He had
thought Of something. The bears had
gone into their cave, and he was alone
IF work fast and do not stop.'' said
Billy Pig to himself. II can root out OF
this place. guess that smart Mr..
Bruin forgot my nose
And how Billy Pig did work. He ala
moi stop to rest. ale was -ootfn~ for
his life and did not think OF restine.
When the first light streak showed n
the east he was out and ON his way
home.
When his mother opened the door she
stared at Billy Pig with wide omen
mouth.
Billy Pig sobbed out his story. ana
although his mother told him he ana
very wrong to disobey her and ait down
in the woods. she thought he had been
punished enough. 80 =
So she gave him a bath ana q rood
breakfast and PIT him OF bed.-(Conv.
right, 1914. by the Mcclure Newsnon NJ
Ayndicate. New York CITY,
ToEncrrow's story-.pruaiIIa's Grief -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17

were out walking this very morning.
and came upon Billy Pig.
Mrs. Bruin gave her husband . poke
in the ribs. Look she said. there 10
\ nice fat pig, the very thing for our
ch1ldren's lunch"
So they walked up to poor Billy Pig.
and before re knew what had happened
they sts,od in frDnt Of him.
Hello! young fellow. where are yOu
going2" asked Mr.. Bruin. cycling the
bsssket.
II am going to my grandmother's .. -
answered Billy Pig. In q trembling voice,
what ha--- you In that basket?''
asked Hr. Bruin.
Billy Pig told him. and when Mrs.
Bruin heard honey" she reached for
the basket
There y cream. too, and I head Of
crisp lettuce she told FIR. Bruin.
what . splendid dinner that viii
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17
"rHE CHANGING SENATE"

The senate of the Sixty-third con-
grese il the last senate to be elected
by the state legislatures, writes George
H. Haynes, in the August number Of
the North American Review. Already
several vacancies have been filled by
direct vote of the people, and with No
vember Of 1914 the regular schedule
Of such elections goes into full effect
But the ninety six men who originally
constituted it were all placed in office
by the now discr edited and discarded
mode Of election
Are there indications that popular
election may impair the senate's high
tradition and prestige? 1t seems evil
dent that, with the growing directpess
Of responsibility to the people. the type
Of senator il undergoing change. While
it may prove to be q passing phase.
due to blurred party lines. nevertheless
senatorial service Is now obviously
growing shorter. This involves a loss
in experienced statecraft. which in the
past has given to the country some of
its ablest leaders. The senators of the
present day are younger than their
predecessors: they have come to their
membership in the foremost legisla-
tive OOoy OF the WOrl0 Win less Oh
lawmaking experience than their
predecessors had had. Moreover. theirs
seems to be . distinct and psychic
logically applicable tendency to turn
from men wise In councfl-who have
made the reputation Of the senate In
the past-to men OF the more dra-
matte executive qualities. An apti-
tude for getting things done makes Z
stronger appeal to the voter than I
capacity for deliberate perhaps toe
deliberate-study OF what It il wise t.
do. Many senator. whose work haa
been most serviceahle. has had few
gifts that would make him . success.
full vote catcher. For the future e Il
going to be harder for = senator oi
manly independence to hold to !
course which does not square with thu
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17
Fairies sim in Ireland.

Nobody ever drove the fairies out OF
ireland. and nobody ever will. for that
matter. The Emerald Isle il sans
snakes. but not sans the wee folk, %
for the sturdy citizens Of Donegal yet
will relate the dotngs Of the sprites
who reward good and punish evil with
quite as much avidity as they did hun
dreds of years ago.
The little folk, whom the more
stolid Britishers insist are but crea-
lures Of Celtic imagination, are Pc
culiar elves. Few there are who have
seen them, and the few have done so
only when the moon was at the right
phase or on some holiday in elfdom.
when. the legend goes, the fairies are
visible to mortal eyes and even may be
captured II you but snip their shadows.
'Auld sod" Irish-many of them
are firm in the faith that the ''wee
folk" forecast joys and sorrows. and
that they keep away the wicked ban
shee and otherwise protect the house,
holds Of their :avorites. When Michael
McFaul, q farmer Of Clonmany. county
Of Donegal. missed recently from its
hiding place some $1,000 he had saved
as preliminary to embarking upon
doubted that the incident was q warn
ing from ''wee folk" that they did not
look kindly upon his suit.
"Tis that they don't like her." he
said. land I'll rot be marryin' into bad
luck. Twas Just their way o. tellin'
me-
The police, however, were less in
clfned to the theory of elfish warning,
and when a young woman employed at
the McFaul household tried in q neigh
boring village 70 cash some large bank
notes she was arrested and convicted
of the theft
The McFauis refuse to accept the
loss in other than a philanthropic
mood. and still believe the little folk
OF the woods chose that manner OF
expressing disSpproval Of a marriage
which would bring no happiness GO
the fam!ly.-Kansas City Star.
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Journal Entries

The best part Of a pudding is often
the sauce.
A poor ginger is seldom reluctant to
perform.
. =. .
1t takes clever man to conceal his
ignorance.
Few Of the good dispositions stage q
continuous performance.
=
Too many people think they can't
have q good time unless they spend a
lot Of money.
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billy PICS ESCAPE.

One morning Billy Pigs mother said.
II want you to 60 to your grandmOth-
er's. have put in this basket a pot OF
honey and a head of lettuce. and also
jar Of cream. Now do not l0iter by the
way"
Billy Pig put on his red cap and green
coat, and with his fresh white trousers
he looked spic-and-span when he start
ed on.
He had to 60 through the woods. and
after a while he thought he would sit
down and rest.
Now Mr.. and Mrs. Bruin lived in q
cave in this wood, and 1t happened they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17
Wonderful.

He's a wonderful kid
And us folks never did
See his beat.
He has feet, s,
He has teeth by the score.
And he's getting some more.
He has ears and g. nose
And a full set OF toes;
He has eyes and some hair.
And ten fingers so there!
He can walk =
He can talk. Te- -~a
What dye know about that?
Amt he great? Tell us fiat.
Did you folks ever see 80 y
Any greater, by gee? se
He can smell of a flower.
He can yell by the hour.
You canshear him a mile.s = So
He can smirk. He can smile.
He can eat with a spoon.
He can laugh. He can Groom. j.
OF course you may say
That all kids are that way.
But he is a wonder.
q wonder. by stA6nder. ~
But this, I opinA.
He's a wonderful kid
Because he is mine.
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HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

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Rather remarkable wisdom is being
shown by congress In the matter Of
levying the war; tax. The men who
control the congressional machinery
have actually decided to wait and as
certain just to what extent the govern
ment revenues will have to be bolstered
up before they arrange the details Of
the ''war'' tax measure. Congressional
th0ughtfulness Of this variety is ex-
tremely rare,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17

Surely nobody was so credulous as to
ir cgine that tore would be any gov
eminent funds in the City Of Mexico
when the time came for its surrender
to the Constitutionalists. Being stran-
gers to work. Huerta and his as
sociates. of necessity. had to make am
pie provision for the future
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17

Another burden for George v. The
war has stopped Queen Mary's private
income that was derived from German
government annuities purchased for
her by her father. But there is little
danger of George having to go to work
for living to support himself and
family
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17

With Austria at war with Servia,
and Russia also: Germany at war with
Russia. England and France: Eng
land at war with Austria, and France
Mt war with Austria. the delegates to
the peace pariey to come are going
to have some complex problems to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State journal IL q member Of the
Associated Press and receives the fulI Gay
telegrap report Of that great news or
gani1ation for the exclusive AFTERNOON
publication In Topeka. =.
The news 10 received in The State Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pur-'
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17

The kinks Of law are curious. AL
though a federal court finds that the
International Harvester company
transacts its business and treats its
competitors in a generally fair. and
just manner. it is nevertheless con-
strained to hold that the operations of
the company are illegal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17

Present Indications are that the Eu-
ropeans war will be a unanimous at
fair before long. Greece and Turkey
are evidently bent on mixing again.
Norway. Sweden and Denmark can
probably find way to edge into the
horrible game if the spirit moves them
in, that diraction
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17

European military authorities APP
pear to have overlooked an oppor-
tunity to make modern war even
more terrible in their failure to have
some motorcycle brigades connected
With their armies. Imagine. IL pos
Gdble. the effect OF charge of a thou
sand pop-pop demons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17

These loycotts on food that are sug-
gested as a means to combat excessive
prices would undoubtedly make a
stronger appeal to many more people
IL there were satisfactory substitutes to
appease the inner man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17

One of the wonders Of the war is
that little Montenegro has any soldiers
left with which to participate in the
great conflict
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17

Colonel Roosevelt stuck to that rest
cure longer than his friends had reason
to believe he would in view Of his past
Oprformances
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17

Neither IL it unreasonable to assume
that many Canadian wives have been
perfectly delighted to give their con-
sent. as demanded by the Canadian
government. that their husbands may
go 70 war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17

A rather unusual page in the polit-
ical history of the country shows that
United States senators from Kansas
make as poor a showing as defeated
prixefighters in coming back
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17

And Belgium, as the Utica Observer
says. was only the innocent bystander.
compelled to look on, but suffering
wounds for being where she had right
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And the war that has been begun by
the federal authorities against those
who may be responsible for boosting
the prices of foodstuffs 10 war. OF the
rfghteOus VARIETY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17

1t would seem that the forts around
Liege are entitled to recognition as the
Eighth wonder of the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17

Pop-"Yes. all engines have cowcatch-
ers. Sure, sonny" Sonny-"That's funny.
1 thought they only needed 'em on milk
trains. Life.
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On the Spur
of the Moment
TOO Strcnuoms
BY Rox K. NouLToN-

Too strenuous
1 wouldn't want TO be a King and not
know when I'd have to scoot;
I'd hate to dodge those cannon Dale
when subjects start to revolute.
It's not joy at break OF day, but
rather it's q beastly bore
To dash. In ones pajamas clad. out
of the palace Kitchens door.
Then sail out on the raging main ana
not know where you're going to
land.
A melancholy figure is the monarch
who has just been canned.
OF course it's great to have a throne
and sit around in gorgeous ease,
And wear clothes that are tatlormAde.
with pants that don't bag at the
knees.
IT'S rather pleasant not to have 10
worry Ger the price of coal.
Or hold yourself responsible to any
living. breathing soul;
But when you once get used to this.
to lose 1t simply raises hob.
The most forlorn thing in the world
must be a king without job.
No anarchists have got me marked:
they plan to throw no bombs at
me:
They drop no strychnine in my soup
nor shoot me UP in fiendish glee:
I have no trouble sleeping nights; /
dare walk on the streets alone.
An old hard-bottomed office chair Is
all that I can call a throne.
The poor folk have their victories,
though titled monarchs may de-
ride,
And, 'twixt potentate and me. I guess
I'm quite well satisfied.
He Did His Duty.
Then you won't marry me?"
mo. Archibald, will not
you will not change your mind
and be sorry afterward that you re-
fused me?"
Positively not"
This. I suppose. is final"
Absolutely"
And there will be no comeback %
None"
You realize what you are doing?''
Yes. I do. I wouldn't marry you
II you were the~lasf man on earth ?"
THANK heaven!" murmured the
old bachelor. Il have done my duty
You are an angel. Maggie. I am 60
ing to send you up box Of flowers
was afraid you might accept me
Now. having been disappointed in love
Will never have to propoee again"
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