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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25

Watt? raid the fairy hastily, I'll
get you some Wait till come
back! and she hurried away.
All day long the moon vine waited.
Passed the glorious nooptime when
she nad hoped to be blooming;
passed the afternoon with its length.
ening shadows; waited till the
evening.
At last the fairy came back. and
sprlnkled over the opening bud the
fragrance Of sunbeams and moon
beams and dew So that is why the
moon vines still bloom IN the eve
ming and why their fragrance is so
fairylike and sweet -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25
Journal Entries

disappointing.
= = -
Only a few ambitions come any
where near being satisfied.
!. = =
The practical joker is never very
successful at anything else.
- i =
For such a potent thing, money
hasn't much in the way of staying
power.
!. !. :.
There'd also be more fighting
among humans were not so many of
them afraid of being licked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25
MY LIGHT.

Thou art as light unto my life, o thou
dear friendt
The ray that falls upon my pathway and
doth send
Ever into the darkest spot 1 know is thine,
Even as now my friendship doth to thee
incline.
1t comes to fall like petals soft upon my
head,
o let that light shine on, and mine own
feet be led
In paths more lovely than 1 yet have
dreamed>or seen
Because thy presence comes the dark and
betWeeni
Marian LongfelIow, in National Maya
zine for August.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25

In one particular, at least, the in
vestigation of the management of the
states prison under Warden Botkin,
has finally achieved the distinction
that modernism seems to demand
Some of the principals concerned in
it have directly passed the lie to each
other. And playing true to our pres
ent mollycoddle type of humanity,
there were no resulting black eyes or
6Inndx-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25

Probably it is a good thing for To-
peka that the dove of peace hasn't
a roost any longer in the city COM
missions chamber; that entire har-
mony does not prevail among the
members of the commission. Complete
harmony among the members of such
a public board is more than likely to
lead to negligence on the part of one
or all of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25
On the Spur
of the Moment
By ROY X. MoULTON.

Most Time for EN- Now.
A canvas barn, a painted tree,
A slow New England drawl;
A large square room with two or three
Worked notices on the wall;
A hint of wicked city life
By someone in the cast,
Who plays an honest farmers wife
With something of a past.
A man from town whose shirt is clean
And has at least two suits.
To brighten up the rural scene
OF oVerallS and boots.
A cow, if one can be secured,
A soft noSed mare, named BesS;
A dog or two and you're assured
Unqualified success.
Just take these few ingredients
And mix them as you may,
And keep them free from common
sense,
Youth have a rural play.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25

About this Bulgaria Turkish pact
which Berlin insists has been CON
summated and which will keep Bull
garia neutral-if the allies eventually
win the war, will Turkey be able to
deliver the goods to Bulgaria. Prob
ably not, and Bulgaria is wise enough
to know this. or should be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25

While Kaiser Wilhelm was praisins
God for the victory that has come to
his army in the eastern arena of the
war, it is almost certain that Gar
Nicholas was thanking the same God
for the big achievement won by his
naval forces over the Germans in the
recent sea-fight in the Baltic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25

Recent reports from the City of
Mexico are to the effect that the peO-
pie are "still starving" And mas
much as similar reports. have been
coming from the same source for
couple of months and longer, it is evil
dent that it takes a Mexican an I'M
commonly long time in which to
Starye TO death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25

Uncle Abner.
Did you ever receive picture post
card in your life from a friend who
was travelling which did not bear this
message: Having a lovely time.
Wish you were here?'
Elmer Sphinx hasn't had a new suit
of clothes since he bought his second
hand Tin Lizzie two years ago.
Demosthenes Hicks, who graduated
from our high school last spring and
gave an Grafton on ''Conquering the
Unconquerable," and Immediately set
out to find fame, has returned home.
He says there amt no such animal.
Hold Peters and Hank Tumms have
had three fights over the war this
week. Hold claimed that Serbia would
whip Italy and Hank claimed that
Italy would whip Serbia.
man who goes into a field and
steals a watermelon
Is sent to Jail if he is caught, and
folks call him felon.
A gink who swipes a loaf of bread,
that he may feed his face,
Is called a thief, and people say the
Jail is just his place:
A magnate who wrecks companies and
lays up wads of dough,
And beats the poor stockholders,
though everyone may know
About his speculations and his graft
both far and near,
They don't call him a thief. Oh, no!
He's one great financier.
Doesn't Want Rational Wife.
The following matrimonial ad has
been sent in by young man. We
never publish matrimonial ads, so
here goes (spelling uncensored):
WANTED: By a well-to-do younge
batchlor, a young woman of some
means to CORRESPOND to with the view
of matrimony-must be PROTESTANT
(Methodist preferred) kind hearted,
true, moderate in all matters, not ra-
tional, must be of good character rat
ing, no spurious characters need an
swer, correspondence will be strictly
confidential small photo is requested
with first letter, no joke or white
slave catch, but sincereist of sincere
Easy to Find Out.
State zoologist of Pennsylvania
says: The hoop snake does not exist.
Guess he never drank any squirrel
whisky.
Never.
Golf is advocated as a cure for in
sanity, but not as a cure for pro-
family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25
THE MOON VINES FRAGRANCE.
. Clara lnSraunJUdsen

soft white petals, the dainty stam-
ems, the sheltering green calax-it's
all ready to bloom"
But the fragrance!' cried the
fairy, you don't speak Of the fra
GRANGE! Have you no fragrance
ready?"
Fragrance" exclaimed the moon
vine in dislnay. 81 never thought of
fragrance"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25

Berlin is limiting at a theory" that
a mine may nave sunk the Arabic.
Let us hope that this is so. But on
this proposition Berlin will find that
Uncle Sam is from Missouri. Berlin
will have to show us in unmistakabIe
fashion that II was a mine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25

Nothing is heard these days about
the passing out of Iron Crosses by
Kaiser Wilhelm. Maybe the supply is
exhausted, or the metal that went into
them is more needed for shells or
other munitions of war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25

Russias supply of fortresses for the
Germans to take also seem inexhaust-
ible. And this calls to mind another
marked difference between America
and Europe. Outside of coast de-
fenses, there isn't a fortress, or a
fortified town or place in our entire
land
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25

Anyhow, the promulgators of fem
mime fashion couldn't have selected d
more suitable year in which to spring
the summer furs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25

General Rain toured Kansas again
for change on Sunday. The annual
dry spell which is usual with Kansas
IS going to be a short one this year
1t will be showing before long.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25

Has everybody noticed that the
robins are getting fewer and farther
between in these parts What does
this mean? An early fall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

[From the Chicago News.J
Every failure is a step toward sue
cess.
A stingy man flatters himself that
he's an economist.
Lots of men secretly envy the
tramp's independent life.
The woman who has taste invaria-
bly, knows what not to do.
A dollar dinner is an irritation to
the man with a so cent limit.
Most men are considered easy
marks by the wise women of the
world.
Many a man who is not ashamed of
his own faults is ashamed of his
wife'S.
Tastes differ. Some women can see
beauty in a looking glass, and some
can't.
Women grow old for the want of
somebody to tell them they look as
young as ever.
Many a man who humbly speaks of
his own insignificance gets mad if
other people allude to it.
1t requires a good deal of diplomacy
to enable a man to back down with
dignity after going too far
Before marriage most women worry
because they are single, and after
marriage they worry because they are
not.
But the man who is always COM
planning about his hard luck is usually
too lazy to move in time to keep trou-
BILE from troubling him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25

The foolish Greeks. They are cheer
ing the induction to office of war
premier
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25

Villa is now being characterized as
a guerrilla, which is not only an ex-
ceedingly euphoneous designation but
one that is also probably nothing more
nor less than the plain truth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25
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OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The STATE journal il a member OF the
Associated press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
manfzation. for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news Is received in The state jour
nal building over wires for this sole puT-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25

Italy claims she went to war against
Turkey because the Ottoman empire
tried to double-cross her. And this,
by the way, has been Turkeys favorite
sport ever since Turkey was Turkey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25
Kansas Comment
PLAN OF San DIEGO."

The San Diego Plan of the Mex
leans, is an ambitious one, anyway
1t is proof that when men want to go
to war, they don't care much what
they do or what they try to do. There
is always an enemy, or there wouldn't
be any war. The plan is always to
do the enemy and do him first. The
"Plan of San Diego" was to kill as
many Americans, at the start, as could
be possible, then place the others un-
der arrest and run up the Mexican
flag. But it was too big for the amount
of powder and shot on hand across and
along the Rio Grande. The San
Diego Plan was to take Texas and
about all Of the country west and
southwest of Kansas, and make it
Mexican land. And some of the poor,
ignorant MeXicanS in Southwest Texas,
believed it could be easily done, too.
Therefore the war, started to make
certain the Freedom of Texas" Ig-
the wars and rumors of wars, over the
world. If ignorance was entirely
eliminated in our intercourse with
other nations, it would be difficult to
find reason for a war. The same
thing could apply to Europe. Too
little knowledge of what the other
country intends to do, purposely kept
that way by diplomats, and which
lack of knowledge bred suspicion.
brought on the war in Europe. The
ignorance was the reason for the
plan of San Diego" which is max
ing some Mexicans who formed the
plan, and others who allowed them
selves to be taken in by it, great
deal of Hutchinson News.
CRIMINAL WORSHIP.
There seems to be an inherent de-
feet in the nature of a great many
people which causes them to make u
hero out of any criminal condemned
to die. Women who would not bestow
a thought or a look on a poor but hon
est worker on the streets, will carry
flowers and write letters to some de-
generate condemned to die for muir
dering his mother or sister.
And this, we believe, is one of the
strong arguments against capital pun
ishment. Let some Frank or Becker
be condemned to die, and a wave of
sentlmentalism in its worst form
sweeps over large portion of the
country. On these same men con-
demned to penal Servitude the coun-
try would hardly bestow second
thought, and there would be none of
the piffle we hear about Becker. Our
people seem to endure with consider
able equanimity the thought of Harry
Thaw confined in Jail, but if he had
been sentenced to die, q most sicken-
ing exhibition of sentimentalism would
have resulted. The abolition of any
thing on earth would almost be better
than such foOlishnesS as would have
followed his sentence to capital pun
ishment. This tendency to criminal
worship minimizes the deterrent effect
on the commission of crime which
punishment is supposed to have. And
so we say, let capital punishment be
abolished in all cases.-Manhattan
Mercury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25

81 believe that man would do anything
for money Il am rather inclined to
think that you misjudge him." He has
the appearance of one who would stop at
nothing" Still 1 think you would be
perfectly safe in offering him a job
Houston Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25

Liverpool has nearly 5000 dwellings
under direct municipal control
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25
Never.

Golf is advocated as cure for in
sanity but not as a cure for pro-
family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-25
EASY to Find Out.

State zoologist of Pennsylvania
says: The hoop snake does not exist.
Guess he never drank any squirrel
whisky.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-07

Women have partially supplanted>
men in some occupations, it is true,
but t is equally true that men have
suprlanted women in me occupa-
tions. There are men bakers and
men cooks and men walters and men
WeaVers.
Women are in the industrial world
to stay, but we look forward to the
time when they will not be used by
capital for sweatshop work at sweat
shop wages, but will be able to COM
mand for their skilled labor the same
wages men command for theirs"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-07

safe return to Germany. Lansing
has said fatty that this government
by international usage is required
only to provide safe conduct for at
taches across U. S. border or as far
as three-mile limit at sea. mterna-
tional law is supposed to protect
diplomats at sea, regardless of their
military character and the fact that
their countries are at war.
Angered by implied personal refec-
tons upon his two assistants, Bern
storff is taking position that Amer
lean government demands are in
reality reflection upon German gov
eminent. Denying that they have
participated in criminal conspiracies
recently exposed or under investiga-
ton, German envoy insists any acts
they have performed were specifical-
ly in behalf of their government in
their official capacities.
There were indications today that
the whole matter would be handled
directly between Berlin and Wash
ington through American Ambassa-
dor Gerard.
-0-0
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-07


shop wages, but will be able to COM
mand for their skilled labor the same
wages men command for theirs
-O-O-
RELATIONS BETWEEN GERMANY
AND U. S. STRAINED
Washington, Dec. 7. - Relations
between U. S. and Germany today
are nearer breaking down than at
any time since war began, or Ger
many is making colossal diplo-
matte bluff. Outcome is uncertain,
with serious eventualities possible.
Breach of diplomatic relations
with recall of Ambassador Bern
storff, possibly voluntarily by his
own government, was gravely dis
cussed. Officials were hopeful, how
ever, over present procedure. Until it
reaches stage of exchange of notes
directly between Berlin foreign Office
and state department administration
officials hope for solution that will
prevent diplomatic breach.
Deadlock over Germany's demands
4O1 1Sd0OuS p1OulpLluS IuIS SON6Tn-
ment to ask recall of Captains Boy
Ed and Won Papen showed little signs
of imemdiate solution today.
Sec'y Lansing is adamant on prop
osition that this government is not
required to state its reasons and that
the mere fact that it indicates Won
Papen and Boyd are persona non
grata makes acquiescence by Ger
many in their recall imperative.
Another angle of the dispute was
position taken by Ambassador
Bernstorf that Germany is not re-
quired to ask for safe conduct for |
the two attaches, but that it is in
cumbent upon U. S. to insure their |
Evening journal., 1915-11-23
HERTls A FREAK BIRD.

II. S. Pierce. contractor, OF No. 40
West Twentieth street, has a wounded
bird that he rescued from some boys
ON Nineteenth street last evening, the
species of which has not been deter.
mined One wing of the strange hirC
mas been broken by rifle bullet an'
part of its heak carried away lh
BIRDS wounds have been dressed.
The bird has beak about four nche
long and measures 32 inches from winI
tip TO wing tip. II has reed-like legs o
a pea green color The four claws arr
not webbed. but resemble the roostei
type only that the back toe doubles
under the other three claws as 1t leaps
along.
Its ewes are black and about three
quarters OF an inch in diameter with a
narrow circle OF orange around the ball
When the eyes close white membrane
falls over the ball and this rs followed
By a light pea green skin.
When the bird is standing Il Is al
most three feet in height and has n
peculiar long. winding neck II Is COW
cred with fawn and white feathers.
Evening journal., 1915-11-23
CREENHILL SERVICES.

The annual meeting OF the Green
mn Presbyterian Christian Endeavor
Union will be held this evening at the
home Of Mr. and Mrs. II. Bayard Ken
dali, No. 1921 West Twelfth street.
The election Of officers will feature
the business meeting
On next Sunday evening it is an
nounced that a special prayer SER
vice will be held In the church at z
o'clock Miss Mary Ostrosky, the Po-
lish Settlement worker. will tell Of
her work in the Presbyterian Polish
Mission in this city. Special music
will also mark this service.
Following the Christian Endeavor
service next Sunday evening. the reg
ular evening preaching service will be
held. with the Rev. Or. Calvin W.
Laupfer, district superintendent OF the
Presbyterian missionary department,
in the pulpit
On Sunday evening, December .. the
Christian Endeavor meeting will be
addressed by the Rev. Samuel c. Neil
district superintendent Of the Amerl
can Baptist Missionary department.
Evening journal., 1915-11-23
chester Police Get
SWICCET. WANTED HERE

After eluding the police for the past
two weeks, Isaac Ingram, colored,
alias like Swiggett" was arrested on
Saturday night by officer Bell, at
Chester. on a warrant issued by the
Wilmington police.
Early in the month, Ingram. who
lives in Chester, went to Wilmington
with some friends and became in
volved in a free-for-all fight. it is al
legged. When the police arrived, some
of the negroes resisted them and OF
fcer Robert jolly had five shots fired
at him.
In the excitement Ingram escaped
bu the Wilmington police learned his
identity and word was sent TO Chester
70 round up the negro.
Officer Bell was tipped of on Sat
urday night that Ingram was about
Chester and early in the evening the
negro was found at Market Square.
He was given a hearing yesterday
morning by acting Committing Mag
istrate LOngbotham and handed over
10 the custody Of a Wilmington Of
fetal.
Ingram was arraigned in City Court
today on a charge of assault on Officer
Jolly with intent TO commit murder
and held in $4,000 bail for hearing
on Friday.
Evening journal., 1915-11-23
TINSMAN is TERROR TO
EVIL -DOERS IN suburbs

Residents OF Elsmere. Richardson
Park, and Bellemoor are elated over
the effect OF having a rural patrol
man appointed ,in that section by the
Levy Court William Tinsman. the
new policeman, is waging war on all
suspicious characters seen along the
roads in the vicinity OF the three
small communities and as a result
residents are not as timid about ven
turing from their b ones as they had
been heretofore. officer Tinsman has
a telephone at his home and all calls
for his services are responded to at
once.
On Sunday Ohcer Tinsman and
Constable Fennemore raided a game
OF colored crap players in a woods
near Richardson Park Two men were
captured. the score or more Of other
players excaping through the woods
The two men were given hearing
before Magistrate Lewis and were re-
leased on payment Of costs and prom.
ising not TO indulge in the game
again.
officer Tinsman begins patroling
his district each night about ten
o'clock and from then until the early
houra Of the morning the roads about
/ Richardson Park, Elsmere and other
places are patrolled by the officer In
/ his automobile.
Evening journal., 1915-11-23
THANKSGIVING SERVICES
IN TWO DOVER CHURCHES

Special To THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. Nov 23.-lt had been
supposed that the union Thanksgiving
service this year as arranged some
weeks ago among the Protestant
churches OF Dover, would be a union ser.
vice la every sense OF the word. that OF
all the evangelical churches OF Dover. in.
cludmg the Methodist Episcopal, Meth.
odist Protestant. Baptist, Presbyterian
and Peoples Christian churches. ltnov
develops that while union services have
been announced to take place in th,
First Baptist Church ON Thursday
morning service has also been an
nomced by the Rev. W. 4. Gunbv. pa.
tor OF Wesley NJ. y. Chlrch, for Thurs
day morning ia his church. which will
be a separate service from the union
service announced at the First Baptist
churches.