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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27
BUSHNELL REPLIES
Well Known CartOOniSt An
swers Topeka Woman.
Mrs. e. f. GrOte Told Artist He
Couldn't Knit Socks.

Several weeks ago the State Journal
ran on the front page, a cartoon by
Bushnell. entitled Mothers knitting
Socks for Soldiers The picture
tiers, through the papers which used
it, in regard to the way the cartoon
list depicted the knitting of a sock.
One of the writers was Mrs. Ed f.
Grote, a Topeka woman who lives at
2O6 Clay street. She said: Your
imagine, but it takes woman with
a knowledge of knitting to appreciate
it fully. Your woman of the picture
is doing her knitting in the same way
that she is evidently managing the
balance of her household affairs-up-
side down. Please permit me to draw
your attention to the fact that in knit
ting a sock, the toe, and not the top,
is last to leave the needle.
Mr.. Bushnell has this to say in de-
tense: 81 was wrong and must admit
it. / never knitted a sock in my life,
and in this / must concede greater
knowledge to certain society gentle
men and to guests at Sing Sing, who
have been knitting for Belgian and
Polish unfortunates.
"A cartOOniSt must not only know
his own business of drawing, but he
must know everyone elSe'S business
as we'll 1 recall once drawing for
the Cincinnati Times-Star sketch of
a man showing his teeth. A dentist
wrote a heated letter to the editor,
vociferating that Bushnell was faker
and a fraud because the teeth in the
drawing did not conform to the dem
tai chart.
What can a cartoonist do? I have
a library of pictures on almost every
conceivable subject, as complete as /
can make it, and 1 strive for fidelity
of detail. But once in a while some
thing is bound to slip over, and 1 am
to frnIV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27
ANNUAL "W BANQUET
Dinner Friday Night.


Gymnasium Men and Ladies Held
Team in the Central Y. M. c. A.
volleyball tournament was given the
H. B. Howard silver loving cup at the
seventh annual banquet of the mems
gym" classes Friday night, and team
2 of the Wednesday night contingent
was awarded a banner for making the
best showing among the Wednesday
night teams. The teams were under
M. C. Blanchard and Thomas Weld
mer, respectively.
Decision was made at the banquet
to start a spring tournament within
the next week or two. The dinner was
attended by the wives and sweethearts
of the business men.
John NJ. Cleveland was postmaster.
The following talks were given: E. L.
Copeland; "Swatting the Ball." DR.. E.
S. Pettyjohp; "Outside," Thomas
Weidmer. captain of team 2; Inside"
NJ. c. Blanchard, captain of team s.;
'Side Out" DR.. c. H. Lerrigo; Forty
Thieves" read by Lee Sidwell; pre-
sentation of banner and cup by J. B.
Larimer. Joseph F. Reisner, physical
director of the Y. M. c. A., sang two
solos and an orchestra played several
selections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27
No Use to Try and Wear Out Your
Cold, 1t Will Wear You
nuvf

Thousands keep on suffering Coughs
and Colds through neglect and delay. Why
make yourself an easy prey to serious all
ments and epidemics as the result of a
neglected Cold? Coughs and Colds sap
your strength and vitality unless checked
in the early stages. DR.. Kings New Dis
covery is what you need-the first dose
helps. Your head clears up, you breathe
freely and you feel much better. Buy
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27

The best armor against all wealth
er-Devoe Lead-and-Zinc Paint. G.
M Hill & Son, S26 Kansas Ave.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27

Devoe Flat Velour-the paint for
walls. c.. NJ Hill & Son, S26 Kansas
ayonue,-AdV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27
NEW SONG WITH
QUAINT MELODY
Old Ballad Said to Contain Many
Pretty Strains.

A new song of romance, now
popular throughout the South,
entitled Virginia Lee" has just
reached this city and is already
being sung by some of the fair
sex. While the words tell the
same old love-tale as in popular
songs, the music is rather pretty
and has a very haunting swing.
The song was written by the
author Of 'In the Valley of the
Moon" and other works. Here is
a part of the chorus:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-08
Labor for Excellence

The old maxim, "There isNno excel fence without great labor," seems to find verification on every hand In fact, it might properly be paraphrased to say that there is nothing either good or bad that can be accomplished without more or less labor.
 In fact, if the average crook would devote as much energy and ingenuity to some useful pursuit as he is com pelled to expend on his nefarious oc- equations, he would, in final analysis, make more money by being good than is possible for him to obtain from the fruits of crime.
 Take, for instance, the case of A. G. Ryan, better known as Peroxide Pete," fugitive from the road gang of the Colorado penitentiary, who has recently achieved considerable news paper notoi-iety by reason of the skill he displayed in dsguising a stolen COW.
 Peroxide Pete," so the story goes, stole black COW, gave her few peroxide baths and then led her out upon the open market, glossy brown with never a glint of her erstwhile sable coat to identify her as stolen
  property. Just think of the ingenuity and actual labor involved in making a brown COW out of black one!
 And besides Pete must have spent considerable money for peroxide, for be it remembered, druggists do not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-08
LENGTH OF REIGNs

From the St Louis Globe-Democrat
 We are inclined to think of the reign
 of Francis Joseph as a tremendously long
 reign for a monarch. In another five
 years, should he be spared, the venerable
 Emperor of Austria will have overtaken
 Louis XIV, who ruled France for 72 years.
 Did you ever hear of a monarch who sat on his throne for three and a half cen turies? To be sure you never did, and you are not disposed to believe in miracles. Nevertheless the strange thing actually happened. The ruler was Charles the Great, Carolus Magnus, whose name was perverted into Charlemagne.
 History tells us that this greatest of medieval rulers began his reign in 76S
 and that he died in S14 paltry 46 years.
 The other part of the story is not com
 monly found in the histories. It has to do with the almost miracuously embalmed
 body of the. Emperor, which was inclosed in a marble tomb under the chapel, on the site of the present cathedral in Ak la Chapelle, in the Rhine. country. The dead monarch was seated on his throne attireo in regal robes. a crown on his
 head, sword at his side and an illumi- mated copy of the Four Gospels lying open
 on his lap. The tomb was dramatically | sealed and when, in 1165. it was opened by order of Frederick Barbarossa, the body was found to be in an almost perfect state | of preserva tion The remains, which be- gan to crumble after exposure to the air, were buried in a golden casket in 1215, so Charlemagne really occupied his marble 1 throne for more than four centuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-08
SENTIMENT AND SONG

From the Atlanta Constitution
 There is no doubt that men whose minds are all filtered with business have a se- cret place for sentiment in the hours of re- taxation and ease if, indeed, it does not accompany them in their daily tasks.
 In this connection the statement of the editor of the American Library Assoca- tion Booklist of Chicago is interesting. Here is her testimony in an address de- livered recentlX~before GOO delegates to the American Library association conference
 That the average man is turning to poetry for his literature.
 That magazines of today are printing pages of poetry in contrast to stanzas a decade ago, and that the American liter ary taste is rapidly turning to poetry.
 That verse is the only form of poetry and that the term prose-poetry is an abomination.
 That true poetry is the breath and finer spirit of all our knowledge.
 That men must have poets for teach CTS, not schoolmasters, and that there must be great audiences to beget great poets"
 This will be cheering news to thousands of versifers who aspire to poetic hoaors everywhere. and will give grounds for the hope that even a long epic of war may find a publisher and readers.
 But this statement of the turning of men in this iron age to poetry has refer ence to its simpler forms-the lyrics with the human touch. that speak the gentler feelings of hard work-a-day world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-08
LUKE M,LUkE SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 If a sweet disposition helped any when you are driving a mule more married women would have sweet dis positions.
 It must be pretty hard for an under taker to visit sick friend and not talk shop.
 The old fashioned man who used to brag about having a clear conscience now has a son who brags about having a good lawyer.
 Even if you don't own an auto you should keep your muffer closed.
 Every now and then you will run into lad who will buttonhole you for a half hour to tell you that he is man of few words.
 A woman can come home in taxi and nothing is thought of 1t. But If her husband comes home in taxi the neighbors all know that he Is picklcd
 The old fashioned woman who raised four daughters and kept them looking cool and sweet because she always had a 10-cent box of corn starch on the bedroom dresser now has daughter who is raising four daughters, each of whom has to have her pet brand of talcum powder and face powder.
 There isn't a. a.whole lot of difference between seeking a position and dodg- ing work.
 A man always has his suspicious about man who uses perfume
 A modern princess couldn't tell you what 2 thimble is used for. But she knowsla about spark plug.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-08
Substitute for Kissing

The meeting of the Pan-American Medical congress at San Francisco a few days ago would have been largely overlooked by the general public had not Dr. E. F. Otis, delegate from the Dominican republic, come out with a proposed substitute for kisses.
 Now, denunciation of the kissing habit is so old that every possible argument against it has seemingly been advanced, but the Dominican doc tor has sprung something decidedly new. Instead of couples indulging in an osculatory greeting, the Dominican advocates that they gently tap each other on the cheek and smile.
 The smiling part is all right, but who could convey the affections of a bursting heart by the mere pat-pat of the finger tips. Scientists have had the temerity in time past to suggest tnaC the liver IS the seat of affections, and there is legend about carrying ones heart on his sleeve, but the fin ger-tip idea is brand new.
 But wait-is this return to the primitive cave method? Suppose a miniature Jess Willard were to at tempt this form of would not the recipient of this affection proudly bear variagated blue and black eye for sometime to come?
 The Dominican doctors theory will never work in this country, for if a devoted husband were ever to plant a fervent kiss" on the fair cheek of his helpmeet, he would get sixty days in the city bastile for wife beating!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-08
Large Crops in Alabama

It is too soon to say how Alabama's s cotton crop will turn out. Weather conditions have been good and in many counties cotton is exceptionally promising
 The recent rains came just at the right time for corn, and as the corn acreage is considerably larger this year than it was last it is safe to forecast new high record yield, Ala bama's corn production in 1914 was a little less than 53,000,000 bushels. It will probably be 65,OoO, ,O0O to 70,00O,- 900 this year.
 The crop diversification movement has made an excellent start. This states wheat crop already harvested was slightly over 100000 bushels more than double the crop of 1914. There was small in crease in the oats crop as com pared with last year This years alfalfa crop will be much larger than that of any previous year, and as for live stock there has been a wonderful increase.
 The boys pig clubs will greatly in- crease the pork output and the extent of the beef cattle industry will greatly surprise the public. Large capital is being invested in cattle raising, and in Marengo county alone .43,000 head are now reported. Nothing the farmer can produce will prove so profitable, as a rule, as beeves.
 If the "follow-up" work of the di- versification campaign inaugurated early in the spring is pushed during the next two or three years Alabama will produce besides cotton on a large scale, corn at the rate of 100,000,000 bushels per annum, 5,000,000 to 6,000,- 900 bushels of wheat, 12,000, ,O0O to 15,- 000,000 bushels of oats and hogs and cattle enough to feed the state, to say nothing of millions of dollars worth of meat for shipment to outside mar kets.
 The value of Alabamas agricultural products have increased 50 to 60 per cent in seven years. In 1907 the value was estimated at $1OO,0OO, ,0O0. With the diversification practice continued it will not be too much to expect that by the end of this decade Alabama's farm products will be worth at the ratesof $500, 1000, ,OOO annually.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-08
WOMEN OF FRANCE IN WAR

caimnesss self-control and dignity of the French people notably of the wamen. They indulge in no expressions of hate. War is cruel, and they are braced fer 1t. Sorrow and sacrifice are their portion and they accept it without murmur."
 The testimony of couple of English women is even more convincing Irene Beresford Hope, writing in the Saturday Review says: War is cruel The French women expect death for their men md suffering for themselves. Yet they have no personal bitterness. They do not kill the Kaiser with their mouths They grasp the logic of war and sacrifice their per- sonal feelings completely. One thing only, arouses the French woman to fury and that is to be deprived of her right to suf- fer"
 She illustrates this by the story of a. man who evaded his military duty in he Franco-Prussian war. For 40 years he was shut out from French concerns: his friends were silent; patriotism was a subject never introduced in his presence. His women folk never forgot nor for- gave. His son is now serving, and his
 
 A woman in England found that her cook was feeding two brothers On in- qury she found that they were reservists who did not go back to France They had been expelled in consequence from the Walters union and could get nothing. to do. Their mother. who lives in Savoy, wrote that she was going to move oyer linto Italy, she could mo longer uear the reproaches of her neighbors at the disgrace of her family.
 The other Englishman referred to is Desiree Welby who was for some time in Nancy.
 Tn France" she writes. there is only one motive, one inspiration, La Patrie' There is no great bitterness against the Germans, no cries of baby killers. hell fiendsl' There is no poasting and tales ui wonderful feats of arms no talk of sgn- ing peace at Berlin only the deterniinas. ton of each one to do his or her part. ex- pressed with simplicity and conviction that makes a very direct appeal. 'It is rare to see a man taking ury, part in the business life of Nancy, which seems to be carried on altogether by wom-
 
 greatly impressed me, nor did their health and temper seem to be impaired by long hours, and often arduous work, and Nancy is, of course, no exception.
 Each woman had husband, son e lover at the war; each had her tale of saa, ness, but they never complained nor re. galed one with horrors, and they alway$ ended their story with note of hope and courage, which made a pathetic appeal. T have spent one month with people who are suffering. and who. as I noted how they rose to meet 1t, made me feel that nation which leaves its honor td men and women inspired by ideals, sd simple land yet 'so supremely grand. can lead to but one ultimate end-that of vic, tory. not limited to repelling the enemy or to the acquisition of territory, but that greater victory whereby the soul of a oeo. pie attains its highest purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-08
Exhibit of Birmingham Products

What many cities have and what Birmingham has long needed and is now soon to have Is permanent ex- hibit of local manufactured products.
 An organization was formed several months ago for inaugurating and maintaining an extensive exhibit of the commodities produced in the Bir- mlngham district and the work is go- ing forward most encouragingly. Products of home industries will be installed in new four-story building on First avenue and the exhibition will be ready for public opening about the first of August. Those in charge of the enterprise say that the people of Birmingham will be surprised at the variety and bigness of the display In recent years Birmingham has hac several creditable industrial exhibi. tions, but they were gotten up hur. riedly and only for temporary pur- poses. This permanent project, ir order to accomplish the object desired should be complete so far as repre- sentation of the wares made in ana around Birmingham go, and there is now every promise that it will be thorough in that respect.
 As Birmingham grows and its al ready extensive industrial activities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-08
Alabama Ranks High

Alabama has been noteworthy for it's honor men at Yale,' said Prof C. S. Os- bourn, who is registered at the Tutwiler At the recent commencement at New Haven, Sanders of Athens was one of fale's high honor men, and Gardner and DuBose Murphy, the two sons of the late Edgar Gardner Murphy, were on the highest honor list and won appointment to scholarships in virtue of their brilliant records. a8
 7"When I went from Marion institute to Yale university I supposed I would hear little of far southern state, but I was surprised to find the large number of high honor men who had come to Yale from Alabama, and to learn that the au- thorities of Yale regard the Marion in stitute as one of America's really great schools. Ex-President Taft spoke of the Marion institute as the Rugby of the south I was gratified, of course, to see the high esteem in which an Alabama school is held in New England"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-08
ALARAMA,s CONNECTS

| From the Savannah Press
 | The Birmingham Age Herald calls for the removal from the local mines of the state of the convicts of Alabama. The | legislature is about to meet in our neigh boring state and the Birmingham paper believes one of the things it should do is to break up the plan by which convicts are now forced to labor under ground and for the benefit of private interests,
 Public sentiment In Alabama is very
 much in favor of a reform in this direc- ton. There are some countries in the state that are using their convicts for
 road building and the public is demanding that those of all parts of the state shall
 be worked in the same way.
 Let Alabama take a page from Georgia s
 book of experience, and in this way it can work out a plan for employing its convict labor upon the highways of the state Georgia has experimented along this line for several years, and the plan
 has proven a thoroughly satisfactory one. There was a time when the convict lease contract gave to the state a large sum.
 These ses were revenue producers and the state got a great deal of money from
 the hire of it's felons. But that day is gone, and we believe 1t will not return Any man in public life who would suggest
 going back to the old plan of leasing the
 flesh and muscle of the states felons for private gain would find himself very quickly ostracised politically. He could not lead corporal's guard upon such an issue.
 If Alabama wants to do something that
 would bring her to the attention of the people of the nation in a favorable light let her work out a plan by which her charges in the penitentiary can labor in the open and for the betterment of the
 state There is much to condemn in the plan of sending men into thefblacl bowels of the earth to the penalty for the wrongs they have done, but we do not at the mo- ment recall a single good reason why the practice should continue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-08
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 "HE work now being done by the women of France is only exe eeded A by the work of the men in the trenches. Like the men, the women are mobilized and at their posts.
 The Croix Rouge dhe French Red Cross) is under the ministry of war. It is made up of three organizations, the Association des Danes Franchises, the Association des Danes de France and Au Secours des Blesses. These are not socie- ties brought into existence by the present war. They ar epart of the machinery of war, part of the military equipment of France. Two of these societies were once one, but difference of opinion as to ur- ganizaton made them two But these, with the third, are now a military unit and under the direct command of the minister of war.
 In these societies each member is en- roled and is called upon like a soldier to go to her post of duty. Today this call sends her to some one of the alixil- iary hospitals, supplementing the govern ment hospitals, that honeycomb France l III t1tsc dii SCi NlNc IS klNell An American woman who has been serving for four months in one of these hospitals writes: q have seen and learned | much of the remarkable ability of these | French women who have established hun dreds of these.auxliary hospitals In this hospital, as in all the hospitals of she Danes Franchises and Danes de France. l no one is paid but a charwoman who does the stairs and halls. The bookkeep- CT, the janitor and the operators at the switchboards are men too old to be mo- bilized. The meals are served by school | boys at recess and after school hours.
 The dishes are washed by school girls. | The doctor and the surgeon, who come
 twice day. give their services, as do the druggist, nurses and members of the de-
 partment for mending clothes.
 'The government provides the building and allows francs day for each man. The organization and the self-sacrifce are alike wonderful. There is no white linen | nurse about it, no bathing of fevered brows. but the hardest kind of work often from a. m. to D. m., when the night shift comes on.
 
 public building, communicated for .he
 purpose. There was neither heat, gas nor electricity. There was hot water only on the second floor, and this had to be carried up in pails by the nurses to the other floors. Fortunately fox me I was on the third floor
 This was our routine: When the ! wounded arrived after being enrolled md
 numbered. each man If he could walk
 was taken to the washroom and bdthed
 They were then given clean pajamas and
 their clothes were taken away to be
 washed and sterilized and then taken to the mending room to be put in order, for
 1t is in these same clothes they are sent
 back to the trenches. There is no service
 too menial for these women to perform,
 and it is done as part of great army fighting for it's national life.''
 Another woman just arrived from
 France says: Nothing can exceed the