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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-12
THE P. o. sITUAsHION
EDDYTORIUI

AS we go to press with this
ishue of the Bugle this thriving
young City of Bingville is without
a postoffis, or postmaster for
that matter. At the hour and min
nit these lines is wrote nobuddy in
Bingville can mail letter no mat
ter how important it is, and there
amt been no male matter distribut-
ed from the Bingville P. o. for
the past three days.
This sitooashion is the talk of
the town, and evry. patron of the
P. o. regards it disgrace to the
name of our fair town. Whot will
our rival town Hardscrabble say
about SIGH a state of affairs, we
ask? They will pint the finger of
skorn at us and make us the laffing
stock of this end of the co. unless
we be grately mistook concerning
the Hardscrabbleites.
How this turrible state of affairs
come about is as folders:
Eph Higgins, who up to this
time amt made a bad postmaster,
started in last Wensday morning
brite & early to make out his quar-
Iterly report to the Postmaster
Genl at Washington, D. c. Maxim
out his quarterly report is allus a
awful hard chore for Eph. being
as he amt mulch of a hand at fig
Igers, and allus gifts his report all
messed up and has a headake fol
several days afterward and as .
result Eph allus puts off this task
until the last minnit.
| Well, the last minnit was last
'Wensday morning, and Eph he
tackled the job soon as he opened
the P. o. and pasted up motifs out
side the P. O. boxes that he did.
dent want folks to bother him ask.
! in for their mail unless it was tur.
rible important.
He struggled and SWEET and
stewed over his report until abou
3 p. nj. without stoppin to eat hi.
dinner even, and by that time HI
had figgered out that all he go
outen the p. o. for the past quar-
tier as his share of the profits wa:
1888 & 81 cts. for stamps, ct cettery
The more Eph thort over how
he had kept the P. O. open erly
and late for three months and fur
nished wood to heat the same ans
been bothered by folks askin fol
their mail who newer got enn,
mail in the world and been &C
cused of readin postal cards am
'crittysized whenever he lockt y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-12

the P. O. at noon to run home and
snatch a bite to eat and been pest
cred even on Sundays to go and
open the P. o. up to git folks their
mail who driv in from the country
and all this for $3.87 cts, the
madden Eph got.
Finally he jammed the report he
had been maxim out into the stove
and burnt it up. Then he walked
outen the P. o. and locked the
door behint him and walked home
swearin and cussin like a pyerate-
When the evg mail come in from
the CO. seat on the stage, the P. o.
was loclt tite and Sim Hoover who
drives the stage and carries the
mail pouch diddent know what to
do with the mail. There was quite
a crowd colleckted in front of the
P. o. waitin for the mail to be
distribooted.
! Well, Sim follered by a big
crowd, he driv over to Eph's and
called Eph outen the house and
asked him why the p O. wassent
open and what he should do with
the mail pouch.
/ 81 don't keer whot you do with
the mail pouch" snarls Eph. "You
kin take it and throw it in Snake
Crick er burn it up for all l keer /
amt P. NJ. of Bincville no more
I've resined. Eff you think line goirl
to work like dog at bein P. M. of
this here town for $3.87 cts. for
munths, your mistaken! The Bing-
vile P. O. kin go to b1azes as fur
as 1rne conserned!"
With that Eph goes back into
the house and slams the door shut
in Sims Ease. Within a hour the
news of the stand which EDh had
TUX was all over town and there
was a indignashion mtg. belt in
Anne Hillyers law offs. Anne was
chairman of the mtg. and said ac-
cordin to the way he read the law
Eph could be made SWEET unless he
opened up the P. O. mighty quick.
Then the mtg. adjourned until
next morning. when it met agin
and committee headed by Anne
called on Eph and told him I'M
!, less he opened the P. O. they
would write letter to the awthor-
tiles at Washington and find out
whether he could close up the
Bingville P. o. with irnpoonitty in
SIGH a highhanded manner. Eph
told EN- to go ahead and write all
they wanted, being as he wouldn't
. bulge from the posishion he had
TUX
AS we go to press the P. o. is
still closed up titern bung and
Sim Hoover the stage driver has
. three pouches of male matter lockt
up in the seller of his house which
The don't know what to do with.
! Anne amt wrote to Washington.
; but he threatens to do SO every
!. minnit
Il LATER-Jest as we was about to
: start printin this ishue of the Bugle
!, we have lernt on good authority
that a u. S. Marshal from the co.
, seat who lernt that the Bingville p
: O. was closed up jest called on
: Eph and told him unless he opened
the P. O. right off i-wick he was
: liable to find hisself in the peniten-
!, .hiary. This scairt Eph tnrrible.
: and he is now In the p. O. .changin
the mail which has accumulated
} as fast as he Kin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-12
Buy Your Screel,
Doors Now!

Now that the summer is past &
went & I am not 90 bizzy a doing
odd jobs of carpenter work here
and there have desided to go into
the bizness of making screen
doors and winders also for sale
to them as desires these commody-
ties.
"What in thunderashion be
you going into the screen door biz
ness when its cold and winter COM
ing on and there amt no flies -
muskeeters 2" you ask.
Well, the reason is that the wise
man is the person who takes time
by the forelock and buys his
screen doors now instid of waiting
until next June after the house 8
full Of f1ies and muskeeters.
That's why.
1t won't cost you no more to buy
these screen doors and winders now
than II will next summer, so Why wait.
Buy 'em now. then you'll have vour
screen doors & winders and I'm have
your noney. That's a fair bargain
amt it, Course it is.
charge for these screen door, and
windsrs according to how big your
winders 4 doors Is. All you haft to do
Is to bring me the meashurements and
I win Dc the rest: Then if they don't
TT that's your fault and not mine, per-
viding make EN- aceordin8 to your
dimenshions.
If you are contemplating putting ON
screen doors or winders next sumner.
Boy en- sew and then yen havo
'e0 when the time comes.
Years fer bixness.
!" BROWN Windoe e Doer
UtngviEo 9ero6urs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-12

We hope this experients will
teech Eph Higgins a lesson which
he wont soon fergit.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-15

The league OF phr.its formed las,
winter to limit the pleasures Of chill.
dren. TO supervise their amusements
and generally curtnil the money and
time utilized In entertaining them. has
had results which show how far reach.
ing the benefits of this organiza hon
may be. One Of the fashionable schools
has this year offered its pupils the op.
portunity to wear n uniform during the
school hours. Simplicity In dress was
never before in schools here reduced to
the regula r'ty Of single pattern. The
new habit is intended not only TO dis.
courage extravaganza in the dressing Of
children. even among the rich, but TO
make more hygienic and better adapted
to gymnastlc exercise the sort of clothes
that young girls wear to schools
AT the time OF the formation Of the
parents league 1t was suggested that
1t ought 10 be possible for parents To
regulate the conduct Of their children
without forming an association for that
purpose The answer was that II might
be easy enough To prevent the children
Of one family from being allowed to
do what was not advantageous for
mind or body. Rut So long as other
children were allowed to do those things
which are prohibited. the result would
be 10 make other children seem odd
and unlike their friends. So by co.
operation among the parents and their
decision to abolish all entertainment or
extravaganza that might be harmful.
children would not feel different from
their associates.
That one OF the most fashionable
schools Of New York has followed ont
this plan To the extent Of recommend
ing uniforms for It's pupils instead W
the expensive and modish attire 10
which they are accustomed. is evidence
of IN advance Of the movement begun
when the parents united for mutual
protection. Extravagance of parents
In the matter Of dress for their children
is surely one OF the things opposed 10
the purposes of the new league. The
way has been pointed out by the school
and the parents should do all that lies
In their power to emphasize the i'm
portance Of school dress that Is tn ste.
ful. hygienlc and inexpensive.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-15
FARMER MURPHY.
lie StiIi Dares To he Daniel OF the Move
ment Against Immigration.

To THE EDITOR oP THE SuS-Sir: Now
that Professor jerks has given warning
OF the danger OF this country being
flooded with Immigrants, I would like 20
know what the people are going to 10
about H. IL we had an honest politician
in the land he would make the immigra-
ton question the main political Issue.
The kind OF politicians we have In these
days go about the country raising politi-
cal smudEes and scrambling for office.
But the immigration issue Is surely com
ing. though the dear public has appeared
willing that ] should be n Daniel on the
subject. The only practical solution Is to
stop immigration. Restrictive and dis
crlminatory measures are dishonest and
impractcahle and will never suffice The
countries OF the Old World have a popula-
ton problem on their hands that this
country cannot possibly solve and Il Is
n problem that this country is In nowlse
responsible for. Those countries could
dump 400 900, 900 OF their population into
this country during the coming year and
never miss them. II they did so. what
would be the result? This country would
he plunged into state OF misery and
degradation from which II could never re-
cover. and the old countries would st!ll
have their problem unsolved
II this country undertakes TO solve the
economic problems OF the old countries
1t will make grave mistake. II has its
own prODlem 10 SolNe, 10 provide Work Tor
the unemploS ed, and provide the neces-
sarles OF life, not merely for the property
owners, the manufacturers, the politl-
clans and members OF labor unions. but
for all the people. That II cannot do
while immigration continues.
II the immigrants who came here in
1919 were stood in line, four abreast and
four feet apart they would form a pro-
cession 265 miles long. Foreigners who
have been holding meetings In Boston and
other cities during the past year 10 pro-
test against restriction OF immigration
are moved solely by racial cons erations
They want to see people OF their respec-
bers. There can be no doubt about that
But this country cannot afford TO be
ruined 20 crafty the racial feelings OF
fore gners, who show their antagonism to
American interests by holding such meet
inRs
Moralizers who argue that we ought not
| to fence this country in against the rest
OF the world 1--we in comfortable houses
and have incomes; AID they do not con-
Germ themselves about people who sleep
| In the parks. They ignore the fact tn At
the country Is already fenced In. When
| l was in New York city ! did not see n
| foot of land that was not fenced in Be
sides the foreigners. II Is those who have
the country fenced in who favor further
! immigration. T. l.. MURPHY.
FALL RIVER. Mass, October II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-15
ritz Bay, which was named after the
pioneer and founder OF Southwest Africa.

ritz Bay, which was named after the
pioneer and founder Of Southwest Africa.
The strategic Importance OF the place
to the Union is that 1t will afford a
place OF landing for troops sent round
from Cape Town.
In Waltish Bay. over which the Brit
ish flag was raised In March. 1878,
upon the advice Of Sir BARTIE FRERN,
the Union Will have another port Of
cmbarkation in the enemy's territory.
There are left TO the Germans for port
uses only Sandwich harbor. which q
year ago WIS being gradually sandcd
up" and Swakopmuud. another artl-
fetal harbor. The latter Is contiguous
10 Walsh Bay and therefore Of little
strategic value. The Government Of
the Union will therefore have two
bases on the coast for It's operations
against the Germans. and each is the
sea terminus Of railroads running into
the Interior
Windhcek, the capital. In the very
centre of the colony. Is best APP
preached from Waltish Bay. with which
II is connected by railroad. To attack
Windhoek from the east would require
nm advance through the great Kalahari
Desert in Brchunnnland. As regards
kcetmanshoop. which would naturally
he another objective OF the British
South African forces. nm approach from
the Orange River on the south Is prac-
ftrohla lao InnlfaI n harhpr
the Germans have military force ~
more than 5000 men In Southwest AZ
RIGA. as their regular strength is $500.
including police. and the war In Eu-
rope came too suddenly to permit or
reenforcements. The total German pop
ulation in the colony Is. however, about
10000. and every man who can carry
a rifle will be put on the firing line
1t is apparent, as the white popula'
ton OF British South Africa Is neary
100000. that tho Germans cannot hope
to defend themselves against the troops
General Louis BorHA will command In
the field unless very considerable
number Of burehers 90 over TO the
enemy. This will occur only II the Boer
population Is still uhreconstructed and
unwilling to follow leaders ike BoTHA
and SHUTS. preferring men Of the
stamp Of Colonel MARrTz, whose lure Is
a Dutch republic in South Africa. II
will soon he determined whether his
revolt is firing the souls Of the free
burghers who resisted England so val
iantly in the three years war or Is a
ash in the pan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-15
Governor GIynn's support.

Governor GLYNN has now the sup
port nj the Federal Administration.
officially declared by Secretary BRYAN.
and of the anti .Tammany city admins
tratlon headed by Mayor Mitchell. in
mis- canvass for reelection. The pro
ponents OF the Hennessy- Roosevelt pri-
mary ticket have fallen into line \
united Democracy backs the Glynn can
d!dacy in manner testifylng elo-
quently 10 the confidence the Governors
administra tive record inspires in men
Of widely differing opinions.
That the party leaders in Washing
ton and those in the municipal govern
ment have given their Endorsements
not In the quick and needless manner
of unthinking partisJns. but after ma
ture deliheration aud consideration.
gives particular significance to their
final decisions The opposition Of Presi-
dent WILSON, Secretary BRYAN and
Mpyor Mitchell to certain New York
State Democrats has not been con
ceale,l. In 1912 it was made evident
in Baltimore: IA 1913 1t was empha-
sized in this city; and the attitude they
have taken toward Governor GLYNN is
the proof that aft," careful scrutiny h
has been eStahli shed as the real leader
of his party. an Embossed and indie
pendent Democrat.
The person satisfaction that Gov
arnor GtYNN must experience on ac-
count OF these gratifying testimonials
to his standinG in the estimation Of
men Of all shades Of fartionAl opinion
IS patur" lly great ami the impetus they
have given his campaign IS as unmis
taxable as 1t is gratifying.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-15
The Church Bomb Outragrs.

The second bomb explosion on Tues
dag night. that in front Of the Roman
Catholic Church of -. Alphonsus on
West Broadway, warrants the police
IN turning their suspicious toward the
] W. W. propagandiSts who veNed this
city a few months ago with their in
cendiary teachings. or course the cir
cumstances do not amount to proof of
the completely of the organization Or
any of its leaders, hut It Is the duty
Of the police to follow even light leads
in pursuing crime.
The st. Alphonsus Church was the
ecene Of an |. w. W. demonstration
IN The period of agitation ana II was
there that FRANK TANNENBAUM. one
of the most vociferous of the leaders,
was arrested. 1t is to he borne in
mird further that the agitation Itself
was virtually blown mp by bomb
The explosion of dynamite Mt 1926
Lexington avenue on July last. by
which ARTHUR CARoN and couple IF
his associates lost their lives. while It
put quietus Oh the campaign of riot.
demonstrated clearly how far at least
some of the |. w. w. leaders would go
in realizing their fell doctrines
Here we have items of recent local
history upon which 1t is not only nat
ural but inevitable that Inspector FAT.
ROT and his detectives should base a
tentative theory. II Is obviously their
duty 10 go rs far ms possible in as
certainIng whether or not the old
anarchistic war on society Is being re.
vived in more desperate form. Indeed
1t may he said that i Is due TO the
known leaders to clear them II they
are innocent just as It is surely due
to the public 10 punish The guilty who
ever they may be and stop the out
RACES
For the honor Of humanity the hope
must be malnt9inel that ihese acts OF
senscless ma!!.nity are not the WORN
Of any organization, that they do no,
emanate from any group or individual
to whom any degree Of sanity can be
attributed. 1t is highly probable tina,
when the police trace the crimes IL
their source the quest will take them
into the circle of auarchistc fanati.
cism. Bu, there is a fair chance that
the actual prrpo'rator will be found n
some individual who has gone over the
border into the realm of mental IRE
spOnSihliiv
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-15
TELLS OF TRIP OVER GLACIER.
Mise Keen Risked Life often Leap
ing Crevasses on the Harvard.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct l4.-Miss Dora
Keen. the first woman to reach the top
of Harvard glacier In Alaska, and VINO
had many thrilling experiences while eX-
plor!ng 1t, returned to her home. 1929
Chestnut street. this afternoon. The four
members OF the expedition were roped
together and frequently risked their lives
by leaping crevasses
Miss Keen said that one of the prin-
cipal objects of her trip was to ascertain
whether the glaciers in Alaska are grow
ing forward or backward. and to find the
source of the Harvard glacier. Numerous
photographs taken by the party will he
compared with those taken in years past
by scientific expeditions
I'VE had planned to reach the top OF
the Harvard glacier In order TO find
pass in the Chugach Mountains" said
Miss Keen. III We succeeded in hndins
the pass we had determined to go down
the Matanuska glacier When we finally
reached the top OF the Harvard glacier
We ascertained that there was no pass
to go down. Harvard glacier II $50
foot ice cliff and is a mile and quarter
wide
During the entire trip over the noun
tains OF Ice IL was raining continuously.
We were also hampered by reason OF me
fact that our food had 10 be relayed
Before we finally arrived on top OF tNe
main glacier. which Is 2,200 feet above
the sea level. we had many trying ex-
periences.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-15

Foundation has demonstrated that the
school child who spends Ave cents for
lunch obtains six TIMES more food
value from bread than from ham
sandwich and nine times less from
pineapple than from apple pie. We
are hut children Of larger growth In
the matter of food selection. Meat Is
the most snvory and strength produce
ing food, hence the most sought after.
In view OF the food value of meat and
fish being equal and the cost of the
latter only one-third Of the former II
behooves every good housewife to en-
hancc the flavor N the cheaper food.
Every good cook knows that much of
the SAVIOR of Ash Is lost by deferred
serving and that fish cooled and put
away Immediately after cooking re.
tains its flavor better than that which
is kept warm for service. The reason
doubtless lies In the loss OF juices by
evaporation. Any salad served with
fish enhances Its savoriness. Cucumber
salad is popular but needlessly expen.
sive In winter.
THE SrN does not aspire to fame in
culinary matters, hut II does endeavor
to convey 10 Its readers all available
Information that may promote their
welfare,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-15
STEEL CLAMP SETS BROKEN LEG
Homeopathic Physicians in Session
Here See Novel Operation.

A compound fracture Of the i-g was
reduced by DR.. Arthur x Grant o. Utica
IN a way which was novel to most ~ .he
members OF the Homeopathic Medical 80
cle'y who watched the clinic yesterday
at Flower Hospital Or. Grant used
metal clamp, which with the aid OF four
screws Is to hold sections OF the bone IN
place until the break has knitted.
only the tibia was treated Yesterday.
An incision was made over the fracture
and the broken ends exposed. After these
were brought to their normal position
four long screws were inserted two In
each section Of the tibia. The steel clamp
which held the fracture closed was ar
fixed to the screws an inch or so above
where the wound was finally closed In
two weeks the clamp will be taken of
and the screws withdrawn.
Dr. Crawford X. Green of Troy at the
afternoon session expressed the opinion
that there was no sure way OF prevention
OF tuberculosis in younger life as long as
environment favors the disease lie ad-
vocated compulsory physical examination
that would reveal tuberculosis In its pre-
liminary stages and would allow It's de-
feat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-15

there are I do not need" Even in this
light there seems to be . confounding
of the symptom with the disease. but
in truth the objurgations on luxury
ms well as luxury itself-are as old as
the hills in colleges and elsewhere. and
neither the colleges nor the world at
large seem to be a penny the worse.
In a word. despite generations of pes
simsts the colleges and their students
do not go to the "demnition bowwows."
They may not reach the highest theo-
retic possibilities as seats of dlsembodied
culture. but they send out into life
toerably educated. exceedingly useful
and fairly clean. uplooking young men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-15
MARYLAND AT FiSJTODA.
The Meeting with Kitchener Occurred
Seventeen DAYS After OnIdurman.

To THE EDITOR oF THE SuN--Sir: The
discriminating editorial article In THE
SUN OF October 30 on Colonel Marchand
OF the French army, wounded in the pres
ent campaign, Is merited praise OF brave
and efficient officer But in the interest OF
accuracy l beg leave To direct attention
10 your suppostion that the famous In
terView at Fashoda OF September 49,,
1898. between the then Captain Marchand
and the Slrdar OF Egyp', now Lord kitch-
ener, occurred before the latter's great
victory over the Khallfa You say that
"Omdurman was yet 10 be fought at the
time of the interview, hut in point or fact
the battle had been delivered seventeen
DAYS earlier, on September >, 1895.
Arriving myself at Queenstown early in
that September, | witnessed the enthu-
siasm OF Lord Kitcheners compaUiots on
receipt of first news Of the triumph OF his
Anglo-Egyptian army, and ! stil vividly
recall the pride with which the IRISH
Times Of Dublin proclaimed the Sircar' $
Irish nativity Some weeks later In Ian
guedoc, when the tension between Great
Britain and France over Fashoda bade
fair 10 precipltate a war between the
present allies, | heard the bitter Gallo
criticism of 'perhde Albion from men
who believed such a war eventually In
eyitable and would have welcomed II in
1895 rather than later, But the wiser
councils at Paris which you mention
averted the disaster, and II Is become an
anomaly OF history that France and Eng
land, traditional foes OF the ages, are
now arr yed as allies IN the greatest ~
all conflicts. The significance ~ Fashoda
is lost TO both Kitchener and Marchand
In the vortex OF new century.
GEORGE WHITELocK.
RAIrIMoRE, Md, october ~.