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The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27
HANGING ON.

Tho advice to just hang on" is
pretty good in general, but not al
ways suitable to the individual. says
the Popular Magazine. It all de-
pends on what you are hooked on to.
A great many fellows grab on to the
wrong thing. and the longer they hang
are going to get. There are lots Of
things that it is safer and more prof
table to bet go than to hang on to.
A man has to use Judgment in this
business of being persistent. Because
a fellow doesn't want to be a quitter,
It does not require that he be a fool.
If a man sees he has the wrong start,
the quicker he let's go the better. A
man. might be hooked up with a blind
mule and a rocky piece of land and
hang on until doomsday, and never
make twenty bushels of corn to the
acre. He might grab on to the end
of a crosscut saw and hang on until
the woods are all cleared, and never
make more than two dollars a day.
He might become attached to the
dangerous part of q wild cat or a
Missouri mule. and find that hanging
on was very disastrous. A great many
men feel that II they undertake a
thing and then quit. 1t Is a sign of
failure. 1t certainly is not a habit to
cultivate. A man Of quick judgment
will select with great care what he is
going to do. and then usually he finds
it profitable to hang on: but when he
does make a mistake, 1t is not a sign
Of failure but hopeful sign Of sue
cess If he lets go Immediately and
gets hold of something more in line
with his qualifications. A great many
of our successful men have tried more
than one thing before they found their
| life job. The advice to hang on is al
| ways good when it means: Hang on
| to something. Make as few changes
as possible, and, when one is neces-
sary. do not let the change, in occu-
patton or place Of abode, or whatever
change that comes, relax your grip on
the one big thing. a deep-down re-
solve that you will succeed, come what
| may.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27
Hur,1or of the Day

..You follow instructions bout 'keepdn.
the saw in the log.'" said the parent fo
the youth, '.but you're like some o. the
erown-ups hereabouts-you keep II 20 darn
ed still that the birds light on It! Zen
take more Or xon hn.t,a ~ -. .S e,i't ~ ossn
then you'd think you were only there Tor
the exercise OF roI1in' down ag'fn!"-Af-
lanta Constitution.
Docs he ever try to flatter your Tin
deed he doesn't. He always tells me fha
plain unvarnjshed truth why, 1 haar6
tiful." Didn't I tell you so!"-HouStSn
Post
new shoot?" Casey-"Ofm going to M
old man F1annigAn for his daugheSrss
hand" Cassidy-.-Th' divil. Ut ooonnG q
pity to ruin new shoot thot way
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27
FEDERAL HOSPITALS.

At the instance Of the Southwestern
Conference on Tuberculosis and the
Texas Public Health association. q
bill has been introduced In the United
States senate by Senator John f.
Shafroth of Colorado and in the
house by Representative Oscar Caiia-
way Of Comanche. Texas. providing
for the establishment OF federal hos
pitals for the care Of INDECENT con-
sumptives.
These hospitals are designed to care
for the people from northern and
eastern states who come to the west
and southwest seeking health or q
longer lease of life. Many of these
people become public charges In q
short time after their arrival and go
from city to city seeking work or q
free hospital.
It is believed that they spread their
disease as they move from place to
place, and are responsible for an in
crease of tuberculosis in the native-
born population.
The Shafroth- Galloway bill ccntem-
plates the establishment and mainte-
nance Of hospitals under the control
Of tho United States Public Health
Service under rules and regulations
designed to prevent an increase Of the
number of patients coming into the
southwestern states.
The need for such hospitals has
been apparent for years. The states
and cities OF the southwest have been
unable to care for these people, and
the communities from which they
come have done nothing for them.
There is no agency other than the
federal government to provide for
them.
The bill contemplates the expendi-
ture Of $250,000 for the repair and re-
construction of existing buildings and
the construction Of new buildings ON
military or other reservations In the
southwest and $4,000 for malnte-
nance Of patients during the first
year.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27
QUAKER MEDTTATTONs.
[From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.1
Silver and gold don't rhyme. but they
make a pleasant Jingle.
The walls Of wrath are frequently poured
out into family jars.
/ There is nothing new under the sun.
not even neuralgia and pneumonia
Nautically speaking . man goes to ex-
tremes when he is both stern and proved.
Some people go into thing head first,
and others prefer to get there with both
feet.
you never can tell. Many . child that
is absolutely spoiled grows up to be too
fresh.
Many a man IL on such good terms with
himself that he hasn't time to be pleasant
to anyone else.
A man IL a good bit like a pencil. To
make his mark he not only has to be
sharp. but he has to be pushed.
-Tfme il money" quoted the Wise Guy.
ssRut It hangs more heavily on our
hands," added the Simple Mug.
No Maude dear; just because a girl
calls n fellow q mum is no indication that
she wants him to hold her hands.
sDo you ever get stage frfght?' asked
the friend of the actor. only when
meet my creditors" replied the actor,
candidly.
Tommy-.Pop, what does 1t mean "a
nav OF q man that he builded better than
he knewf" Tommy's Pop-'sIt merely
MEANS my son, that he fsn't . Govern
ment contractor.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27
COURT OF APPEALS.
County Commissioners Pass ON Appl1.
cations for Charity.

The county commissioners. meeting
every Monday and Friday, constitute q
court Of appeals for a large per cent
of the charity cases in the county.
judgment in distinguishing between
those who are In trouble. those who
think they are, and those who pretend
to be.
A widow. whose husband was killed
in a fight, and who supports herself.
four children and an aged mother
was in need Of aid. After the tragic
death of her husband. she lost her mind
and was sent to the state hospital. Az
| soon as she returned. burdens twice
too big were thrust upon her. A docu-
ment petitiontng the county for aid was
presented by C. N. Bacon, commits
sioner of the poor. this morning. The
, family minister declared the woman
deserving of help. and the board will
investigate the case.
] Ida Bryant, colored. who testified
/ against her divorced husband, convict
ed of murder in the first degree in the
district court, IL confined at the coun-
| ty Jail on q liquor sentence, and petit
toned the board for a parole. The
matter will be taken up with Judge
Dana.
| One case which came up for consid-
Grafton today resulted in q disagree
ment between the commissioners, Mr..
Bacon. and two charitable organi1a-
tions. A sick woman with q sick hus-
band was receiving county supplies
twice q week, and going hungry the
rest Of the time. Sympathy was
aroused until 1t was learned that the
county physician declared the man was
normal, but wouldn't work. The wo-
man told a pathetic story Of four hum
CRY kiddies, and the supplies were in
| creased.
Miss Mary vose. Of the Provident
Association, told Of a young wife in
North Topeka who had a 6-months-
old baby, and il deserted by her hus-
band. The county will care for her
until she is stronger.
| With the arrival of Chairman Shi-
: mer, Commissioners Simms and
Nipps, the line OF petitioners rises in a
body to present their requests. When
I the motion to adjourn is seconded, and
/ the commissioners lean back In their
revolving chairs, q large bit OF good
has been accomplished for the better
ment Of the worthy poor in Shawnee
county.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27
MUNICH'S TRADE SCHOOLS.

The Munich schools have worked nut
the system of industrial training which
undoubtedly leads the world, because 1t
is based on demonstration teaching in
work shops. writes John L. Matthews,
in Harper's Magazine for March. DR..
George Kerschensteiner. a member Of
the reichstag. has fought a long fight
to bring the Munich schools to their
present splendid condition. Today
Munich has fifty-two trades for which
teaching Is given, and is enlarging her
present plans and facilities. Seven fine
buildings about the town give space for
classes and for well-equipped shops,
where some ten thousand boys and
| about the same number Of girls receive
| instruction. Practical men direct al
most all the subdivisions Of the COM
mercial, painting and decorating, build
ing. printing, Observation-Disclosures
wood and metal working trades, be-
sides miscellaneous ones like shoemak-
ing. wigmaking, and confectionery
manufacturing. These teachers are
often taken from their trade and
taught to teach. DIR. Kerschenstelner
would rather make a teacher out Of y
plumber than convert a teacher into a
man of tools, although, when occasion
arises, suitable teachers in the trade
itself not being available, academically
informed men are given furloughs ir
order to enter into actual practice for
a sufficiently long time to master It
Some Of the best teachers are part-time
men who are eminent in their various
lines, as. for instance, commercial pno-
Biography and sculpture. The boy who
works at a craft like stucco-makins
may get part OF his instruction under
Ian artist instead Of an artisan.
The foundation Of trade education Il
laid in the day school At about II
years Of age. boys planning to enter
J the professions customarily separate
|. from the others. to 60 then or late,
Into higher schools. 1t must be no.e<
. that this Is in reality a separation o.
social classes. and there Ia little fur*hel
contact between the groups. Those no
} planning for higher education. thos'
numerous needy 'others'' who consti
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27
Journal Entries

What's everybody's business II OF
little value to anybody.
.
People who are reluctant to take
chances seldom win much.
No one who is choice Of a reputation
for wisdom indulges In prophecy.
Nor does it necessarily follow that
a narrow-minded man wears a small
sized hat.
. . .
It's easy enough to think of clever
things to say after the opportunity
to say them has passed.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27

RETRIEVE.
The other day It dawned on me.
a sudden shock across our play:
He II 20 old-the miracle
May happen any day!
The miracles Ut any hour
This small man-comrade at my knee
Nay grave upon his soul his first
Clear memory OF me.
Some trivial moment slackened mood.
1mperishably there may trace
ny picture, as at heart l bear
MY sweet. dead mothers face.
IL. unworthy. Let me bow
Like kneeling page OF old. to feel,
Laid on his shoulder, stiff and shrewd.
The consecrating steeD.
Abased in utter thankfulness
Before the mirror Of his eyes:
He il 10 little yeti still
May make his memories!
Charlotte Wilson. in the March Scrth
ner.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27
Jayhawker Jots

1t wouldn't cost very much. points
out the Burr Oak Herald. to entertain
lavishly all the friends you make ar
guing religion or politics.
Horton was evidently ripe for that
revival which was recently held there.
It netted 1890 conversions. And the en-
tire population Of the town Is around
the 1000 mark.
Quite often 1t happens, says the
Grainfield Cap Sheaf, that some fellow
who is particularly fervent about sing
ing Jesus Paid It ALL" never pays
anything himse
How perfectly lovely! II the writeup
Of a wedding in q Sheridan county pa
per, the following appeared: The
groom wore a very nice black suit dec.
grated with a nice bouquet.
Less real happiness is found among
the wealthy people than among the
But it will have a difficult time in
making the poor believe 1t.
Our dear old mothers. recalls the Le-
banon Times, used to do most OF their
turkey trotting when chasing the cows
around the barnyard strawstack at
the witching hour of milking time.
Two Of the sports at Smith Center
INDUCED in a banana eating contest
recently. After each had eaten Is large
| bananas. they decided to call the con-
test a draw as they had to go home
, to dinner.
! Musical note in the Hays Free Press:
Harvey Hogg and Miss Neva Bell are
| taking music lessons from Prof Arndt.
the German music teacher. We pre-
| sumo they will soon become SO pro-
fcient that they can play Under the
Anheuser Busch with all the varia-
| tions.
One Of the items in the County Seat
Notes in the Gaylord Sentinel: Tip to
the widows: Don't chase preachers.
One Of them (grass Variety was cited
to appear before the probate Judge here
one day last week for pursuing too
earnestly a gent Of this cloth, and told
! that her sanity would be questioned II
she did not desist. The report is that
she promised to be good.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27

The duties Of citizenship apparently
rest most lightly on the shoulders of
the denixens of East st. Louis. Out
Of 14.000 registered voters, q full ~
of them took the trouble to participate
in Q recent municipal primary. And
1t il safe to assume that there il more
kicking on the part Of East St Louis
ians on the way the affairs of their
municipality are conducted than there
= n any other city IN the country.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27

Had Buffalo Jones wanted to lasso
mere monkeys instead of gorillas,
there would have been no need for
him to make another trip to the jun
giles of Africa. There are plenty of
them walking around in mems clothes
in all parts Of this country.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27

That the aeroplane to be used in the
first attempt to cross the Atlantic In
such a machine, which IS being built
by an American with another Ameri-
can financing the venture. Is to have
a British pilot is not 30 much for us
tn brag about.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27

It Is the opinion Of those qualified
to express one, that the Kansas pure
shoe law will work out in the same
way as has all Of the reform legisla-
ton in the interests Of purity. 1t will
result in a material increase in the
prfce of shoes
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESt

The state Journal u . member of the
Aseociated Press and receives the full dAy
0oleRraph report Of that great news NJ
0anixation for the exclusive afternoon
solicitation In Topeka.
The news 10 received In The State Joox-
nei huiIdinx over wires for this sole pus-
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27

Another American has been exc
cuted in Mexico and his body left
hanging in a tree. But this hasn't
caused any noticeable excitement or
concern in administration circles at
Washington. Had he been a native
Of the Fiji Islands, conditions would
probably be different in this respect.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27

His friends have discovered that as
long as ten years ago DIR. Alexander
Graham Bell suggested in a letter the
use of radium as a cure for cancer.
But considering a number OF the re-
cent results Of this sort Of treatment,
it isn't likely that DR.. Bell is inclined
to brag much Of his foresight In this
respect
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27

When Carranza attempts ~ 'e'
villa what to do, he'll propaoiy se'
some first hand Information as 10 wne
is the boes of the Consututionaiist'
aud northern Mexico.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27

why shouldn't women be employed
on the police force? asks the Toieoe
Blade. George Rowbottow OF Micnl
gan ts crocheting three doyhes 1o'
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27

Some hitherto inconspicuous gentie-
men Of England are attracting httle
attention by making a noise as male
suffragettes and electing Jail sentences
rather than giving bonds that they
will preserve the peace. How perfect
w devilishi
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27

Compared with its activities in other
sections of the country, Kansas was
very kindly treated. ~ usual, by the
recent storm.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27

A man who served sentence TOT
having nine wives married a tentn az
soon as his term EXPIRED WHICH,
thinks the Florida Times-Unlon' shat.
ters the old tradition that "a burnt
child breads the fire..
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27

In boasting that 1t Is the center IN
giving talent for chautauquas' Cnlcaso
appears to lose sight of the fact tna'
william Jennings Bryan's habitat Ii
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27

Carrying whisky in automoole
tanks. even into prohibition territory
isn't as dangerous or as reprenen-
sible as it is for a chauffeur to carry
= load of the stuff inside him while
ne ia operating a machine.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27

President Wilson and Secretary
Rrvan have never shown much So
licitous regard for the recovery OF the
bodies of the many Americans VINO
have been murdered in Mexico. But
Renton was an Englishman, you know.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27

When does boy wonoer attain
mans estate? Hoppe, the worio
champion billiardist, who Is persist,
emily referred to as the 'boy "izaru
of the game, is twenty-five years oiu'
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27

There must be innumerable CANNES
on exhibition at the New York dog
show. A report has 1t that their aS-
xregate value exceeds $1,000,000.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27

A murderer always has a strange oe-
.,ra to revisit the scene of his crime
or look again on the face of his VIC
tim. Perhaps that explains why VIVA
insists on retaining the body OF Ben
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-27

Presumably, at the convention
shoemen, the last shall be first.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-10-20
Notice for Publication
fNot Coal I.ands }

Not coal Lands
Department OF the Interior. O. $.
Land once at Lakeylew. Oregon,
September II. 1915.
Notice Is hereby given that Henry
A. Grimes, whose postofilee address
Is klamath Falls. Oregon. did. on the
ilth day OF May. 1914. file in this
office Sworn Statement and Applica-
tion No. 075sS. to purchase the + u
SwE. section 8. Township 80 5
Range 10 e, Willamette Meridian.
and the timber thereon. under the
provisions OF the act of June 8. ISIS,
and acts amendatory, known as the
"'Timber and Stone Law,r at such
value as might be Fixed by appraise-
ment, and that. pursuant 10 such ap-
plication. the land and timber there
on have been appraised at total OF
s257.5o. the timber estimated 1885,
o0o board feet at $50 per III. COO
juniper posts az SC. and the land
s5o,00: that said applicant will offer
Anal proof In support of his appliea-
tion and sworn statement on the sth
day OF December. 1914, before G r..
DeIap. county clerk OF Klamath
county. at klamath Falls. Oregon.
Any person Is at liberty to pro-
test this purchase before entry. or
initiate contest at any time before
patent issues. by filing a corroborated
affidavit in this Office. alleging facts
which would defeat the entry.
JAS. +. BURGESS. Register.
io-s; 1874
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-10-20
Project Near. Finish

The Goose Lake Valley Irrigation
company IL 10 establish and maintain
three experimental OF demonstration
farma In Goose Lake Valley. These
farms ar. 10 be conducted In conjunc-
tIon with the company's irrigation
project Tho expert Agriculturistsl
who are to be placed In charge OF
these farms will assis, and sdviss
With the water users. and will con-
due, experiments to ascertain Just sx-
ac,iy what tho differen, soils are best
adapted for. Tho irrigation system In
now completed with tho exception of
one or two short pieces of hume on
tho north canal. which will be CON-
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-10-20

ans oSvS TOT me-. said j.sa.
hack 10 ny -i.ciris sisiaE Ia uaf.
assat'" iis used rfcneh siaHs
sssi sbnsrd he sas fuil, cit, hfsse
Ever since / sss AID i've bern
ssiiss 10, shis Eafai~an var. and
nss sa eams cad soas fas nsc, Al
ny nights at the afmofy. all sss Tao
ysars In tamp Rauf' All fof ,his'
Jas, ride oa train. hell ~ a sia@
ssss o, sgiiols for sis hoHss. few
ssys OF dassias around on farms aud
10 forests. and Tins a6a- lifted ap
ny hand sn polh, .a. German. aaa
--poaf mY hand IL xunc,''
suppose tho siosy as how
frsnsh soia,sr hEhss viii be- told In a
aillioa alHcfsu, Gays b~sar. long.
also the a"fy of hos he charges OF
svsrea,s OF dies j-an had hia s,os,
ef baltic 10 tell. Without hoass. Nv,
The ,ains that hi. the ssani Jean ~ss
soS Fsparh soldier Ep~~ hnistr shrn
hos through.
10 smoked my sasii.h cigarettes.
and told gr how hs had always ~ant.
- 10 81 10 'hs t'nisSsi States Ito
sald a man wi.h ono hand eaa't
do mech over ,hor.. eau hss"
Il sasar pathetic: :, vas enis
sose si,h happy Jean A Red Cross
Hnrsr handed In bottle Of water aud
Jean bullod a glass aat Of the knap.
saea which ho had thrown on tho cas
aooy
What dirty thing war TO-" he
a'd Lock a, this al,hy siass. Why.
Mms slie handed mo glass likc that
"a faise fur, he drank and wiped
As mus'aehe With his ono good hsad.
she doosn, allow anything dirty
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-10-20
Years Of Drill, Term in Camp,
End dbyLostH Hand in First Fight
Ever Since Boy, Frenchman Was Looking Forward to
War With Germany, and in the Very Beginning He Is
Sent Home, Like Thousands Others Cripple for Life

afoand anf hansr So. siF 8hnll
be faylnns si,h the Tor ioiilng IN,
hnspssrk sei sa diriy $50, soldier
ssnt kr.p clean The nnos, aaidlof
IN ,he nh"si ar'nf 10 -" W"rid sili
ineh as dirV As an Aparhr after a
lev days en tho ncid
lie Eat1 bee hakpsHoR a hist wiih
a Faesh hab,nsilud phne Rhp'ii clean
~ W. though. And ban. u up in tho
aii'c aud save !, Tot mt sou Jean,
who's only three no~ used Ia hear
nay grandfather I.ii about nshttnr
win Sapol.an whsn mY hair gets
white i'ii toll about nshtins With
ssli With France
Thee lean studied more. aud
sighed NO Napolson this time
Have yon ~scs been ia bordeaux go
lac asked tar MOI A.. tho bes, city
In France old bUiidinss. sure. bu,
some spl7aala no~ ansS. aud I've pu,
sp electric wires ia mpst oI them
More sisdy. then no shrugged his
shoulders They said they'd Keep
my job Tor ms. hui ri ssea tao
hsnds. aos"
tried Ia 'atn' ,b. sub!.., We
,alhe.i about football Tor shiie.
igAn helonssd 10 .ooibaii team.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-10-20

ni,h os-rB mil" that he passed toward
home, and ,h. letters Sere reading.
what work can nne-armed man do
for his wife and baby a,'rr the war
IL over"
looked at Joan, aud his smile Was
sopo ~. perked np bi, and took
handful Of buttons from his pocket.
Prom y German soldiers coat" h.
explained That's ali I could bring
HON" 10 them e
You're bringing yourself homo.
Yes. my sife viii like that" hr
said sadly Bu, the emphasis on tn.
word wife" and yoa.ii see how the
iron of disappointment was burning
into Jeans soul
lean showed biz white teeth. but
his eyes wrre sad as h. said goodbye
TO me The tears weren't far away.
hiss. which ceaiSr.d In that one
stump Of an arm.
Who'll rule Europs''' was the
question lean started out with some
sects ago. but the sentence war
changing on tho screen Of his life
for h. was really only hoy helped
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-10-20

him get his shoulder pack In place
md the last . saw of this little SOL
dier who had fcugh, for the Liliics Of
France" wss q glimpse Of his blue
ovcrcoai. his red breeehos and HIS
red topped cap being swallowed no In
the rushing crowd
I wouldn't be surprised II Jean
cried when his little French wife.
who loved clean things. threw her
arm. about his dirty uniform that
night And. II he did cry. I wouldn't
10 surprised II she thought that he
VAS weeping because he was glad to
get home. But ! know better.