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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09
On the Spur
of the Moment
BY ROY X. NOULTON.

Only One Direction.
They may turn the rascals out
And may put new rascals in.
But the cost OF living rises just the
They can monkey with the tariR
From bananas" down to ''tin,
But the cost Of living rises just the
They can jail the malefactors Of great
wealth for money lust.
They can probe the ways Of Wall street
They az" can 's shout for eduai liberty and
rights until they bust.
But the cost Of living rises just the
same.
The statesmen can get busy.
Wave the old flag and crate.
But the cost Of living rises just the
They may threaten, they may bluster.
they may scream and paw the air ::
They may plead and they may grovel and
They may tell OF real conditions and the
awful truth lay bare,
But the cost of living rises just the
same.
Lecture on Current Events.
Hard times? Bah! Nothing to it.
A dollar goes farther now than it ever
did. before.
It goes so far it never comes back.
I believe in elastic currency
What would 1 do with elastic currency
I'd buy SuSpender9 with 1t.
But what we need Is currency that Is
elastic enough to stretch from one pay
day to the next.
Elastic currency is a good thing. When
your wife tries to pull it out OF your
pocket, it flies back.
According to the government report the
money per capita in this country Is $S1:6o
| Every man, woman and child In TINS
country is supposed to have that much.
| I'll get my $3.50 Saturday night.ssHsr IS
| These new federal reserve banks are
| great Improvement over the old kind In
| the old days, when you wanted to borrow
IS to get a pound OF roundhouse steak.
| you had to talk one banker out OF 1t. now
| you have to talk the whole United States
| government out Of it.. You have to see
| everybody from woodrow Wilson down to
| the coroners.
| They always tell US that money Is tight.
1t seems to have continuous jag.
Good times are coming. The New York
| exchange is running full blast.
/ stock exchange Is place where you
go to exchange some stock that is no good
| for some other stock that isn't worth q
darn.
They slaughter enough lambs there ev-
| cry day to keep the Belgian army In NUT
| ton for three years. ..
! Speaking of armies, they tell us that
| the United States has no standing army
| to speak of.
what about the people who ride in the
| street cars?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09

In view of the Made in America"
full steam ahead, the origin of the
made in Germany label. that is to
be found on all German manufactures,
10 Interesting. 1t was not conceived in
the first instance by the Germans
through conceit over the superiority of
their products, or for the purposes of
advertising the Fatherland. 1t was
thrust on the Germans by England.
When Germany was well on her way
up the ladder of manufacturing promi-
hence. and hal begun an expectation of
her wares they began to compete more
than successfully in the British Isles
with English made artic1es.in Indeed,
they became SO popular with the Brit
ish people that some of England's wise
men thought it was time to do some
thing to protect British manufactures
from the German competition. So Eng
land finally decreed that sall German
goods offered for sale In her markets
should be stamped Made in aefrnany.'
The idea was that. whens thes British
people could readily dist1AEd1Sk ss4he
German made goods. their patriotism
could be depended upon to make them
prefer British made goods npd there.
fore boost home industry and give q
black eye to foreign competition. and
especially German competitipn. Blu,
this move OF England'sT was OF ths
boomerang variety. The = Made ir
Germany" goods became more popular
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the ground and thought he would cover
them all at once.
1t did not take Mr.. Gobbler long to
finish eating every bit of poor Billy
Pigs planting, and then he stretched
his neck and thought nice, big worm
was the only thing he needed to COM
plete most delicious meal.
Mr.. Gobb1er listened, for he could
hear Billy Pig snore, but after wait
ing a minute and nothing happening,
he concluded that the noise was of
little importance and began scratching
Suddenly he stopped and stared, for
right in front of him was the incest
looking big worm he had ever seen.
He looked a second longer and then
he grabbed the worm with his sharp
bill and tried to swallow It..
For a minute 1t seemed to Mr.. Cob
bier that the sky had fallen and the
earth had opened and all the trees were
flying about him and all the animals
In the world were squealing. He flap
ped his wings and ran, but as the earth
seemed perfectly safe short distance
away. he stopped and looked back.
There was Billy Pig dancing about
and squeaiing, and no one else in sight
Mr.. Gobbler ran back. what lis the
matter. Billy Pig? - he asked
oh! oh! OH" squealed Billy. stilI
dancing about. Something dreadful
happened. almost lost my tail. 1 am
sure It must have been q tiger or
lion that bit It; no other animal could
have had such sharp teeth. 1 am not
sure but It II gone entirely. Please do
look. Mr.. Gobbler. and see II the least
bit OF my tail still remains'
Your tail IL all there" said Mr.. Cob
bier. You must have dreamed that
something bit you You have been
asleep. haven't you?''
Yea l have been taking a little
nap" confessed Billy Pig. ''but I am
sure did not dream anything 30 real
az that bite I felt. Why. felt that
creatures teeth and then ne tried TO
pull! It off. Are you quite sure, Mr..
Gobbler. that 1t il all there?''
Quite SURE said Mr.. 0obbler.-
Copyright 1915. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate, New York City.D
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09

Has Topeka made a mistake in dis
carding its fire horses for auto APP
paratus? That has been the expert
ence of Cleveland, according to DR.. C.
w. McCampbell. of the State Agricul-
tural college. Cleveland has found
that the auto apparatus is little better
than useless when heavy snowstorms
rage. OF course, Topeka doesn't suf-
Ter with the severe snowstorms that
are rather common at Cleveland, but
there have been snowstorms in To-
peka that would have made the streets
impossible for auto fire apparatus,
and such storms may come along oc-
casionally in the future. Cleveland
still uses the auto apparatus but it
also has horses in reserve for use in
emergencies of this sort.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09
Journal Entries

It's easy enough to tell the spurious
sport. The real. one has little to say.
The petty annoyances of life are
usually the ones that get their vic
TINS goat.
=
A. patient man IL generally afforded
plenty Of opportunity to exercise that
virtue. skssk~
. o. -
Were it not so easy to fool the people.
the politicians would not be nearly so
numerous.
.
What's become Of the old-fashioned
party who always crested the amateur
singer with: Give that calf more
rope"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09
From, Other Pens
THE MANN ACT.

The HAM AL
Conceived In hysterfa and enacted
in q fury Of virtue that left no OPP
portunity for sober consideration of
ita effect and implication. thlB meas
ure SO far exceeds the necessities of
the abhorrent trah1c whose practi-
TONERS 1t was designed to punish
that 1t has been found adaptable to
practically every incident Of irregu-
lar intercourse between men and
women In which they are so careless
as to overstep state boundary. Un-
der it have been prosecuted clippers
whose cataloguing rs white slavers
was obviously ridiculous, loose livers
whose success with the trollops OF
other men had aroused anger against
them. and various other misdemean-
ants whose offenses should have been
dealt with by the state authorities,
and whose conduct was in no manner
matter of proper federal concern.
And behind these prosecutions In
spired by busybodies, discarded par
amours, and other pillars of right be-
havior. is q mess of blackmail the
dimensions Of which nobody can esti-
mate.-New York Sum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09
BIZ HARvEYzpkRaONe

s The slightest excuse u the excuse
for forming q National association.
There IL National association Of Gold
Three-foot whiskers are no longer
considered . political asset. but the
number Of bare chins In politics cannot
be truthfully charged to the safety
razor.
Hon. Brdstow does not favor the idea
ct Belgian immigration Perhaps Hon
Bristow has. not found time TO poll the
Belgian prospect Ind find out how they
would vote.
When a man falls into. the spotlight
by accident. the light usually. goes out
a short time thereafter, =:
A woman hopes for happiness and
man hopes for pleasure. but to q wom-
an it takes both to make one.
"He could sell q safety razor to- a
side-sh0w bearded lady" Ii Jack Supp s
way OF complimenting a certain city
salesman.
Tho attempt to put Topeka in the
metropolitan class by discovering q
dope" trade among the upper crust
ers, seems to be failure. 50 the town
W.T. have to drop back into oblivion.
Hondo Murphy, who has to ride the
street cars. hopes that when women
reach their Final Reward they will
not use hat pins to keep their halos
ON.
The job Senator Bristow accepted
is not quite SO remunerative as the
historic job he asked Senator Long
for. and 1t requires some attention be-
side running down there occasional
H., but maybe it will tide him over
until something better turns up.
stYew can't jedge a woman by her
q book by the cover. One time I saw
a set of congressional records bound
ia fancy leather. but it didn't make
the readin' matter any more interest
ing. Deacon Squash.
The filming Of a man $2s (and elk
bits spotter feel for giving one sheet
Of cigarette paper to a minor, will
give other towns another good laugh
at Topeka. but think of the mirth they
could get out of it had the gent given
the boob a whole nickel book of papers.
The average "cig' book contains about
LBS papers. At Is bones the sheet. one
may easily compute 11lZZOucT Iucd u
a just fine for giving a whole volume
Of the little wrappers.
The rule seems to be that a man over
80 years Of age never buys gold
mounted pipe. but usually gets one TOT
a Christmas present.
Now that the opinion of Rev. Willie
Sunday on the Federal League has been
secured, let us proceed as though the
baseball argument had been forever
settled As baseball expert. Rev.
Willie is one of the greatest evangelists
in the High Salary league.
The jury having decided that Miss
Esther M. Clark wrote THE Call OF
Kansas may now retire to the ante
room and await the next really import
ant case on the docket.
Most any man enjoys a little farm
life il he doesn't have to.
AS we understand it, it is against the
rules of civilized warfare" to shoot an
enemy with a fraxzled bullet. but quite
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09

Former President Taft and Dean C.
Worcester each passed a number of
years, and reasonably recent ones too,
in the Philippine islands. Their opin-
ions agree that the |i1ipinos are far
from being competent to be entrusted
with complete self-government Hen
derson Martin has been in the Phil
ippines for only a few months, hardly
long enough to familiarize himself
with the routine duties of his office
there, and he opines that the Fill
pinos are ready for and capable OF
self-government. And he meets the
rguments of Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Wor-
c. te- with a reply to the effect that
they are federalists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09
BILLY PIG FAILS ASLEEP.

Billy Pigs mother said one morning:
ut is time. Billy Pig, that you were
planting your garden. You take this
basket of seeds and go into the garden
and do not stop to talk with Billy Goat
or any one until it is finished"
Billy Pig trotted off with every good
intention Of planting, for he had We
sions Of green lettuce and turnips tops,
SO he went to work with a will.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09

1t is also noticeable that Italy did
not deliver her ultimatum to Turkey
until the news was confirmed that the
Russians had won a smashing VIC
tory over the flower Of the Turkish
army. When it comes to playing safe,
Italy can give the other European
powers cards and spades.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09

the proper thing to pot him with a
stick of dynamite. a kettle full of har-
ness buckles and cracked glass, or
chase him through barbwire fence.
There are other things about "civilixed
warfare that are hard to understand.
Charley Session has to move Monday
noon. but by reason of the fact that he
moves about 100 feet, he avoids the
agony of q ''farewell' party.
Verify, the way of the corporation is
a stony road. No sooner does the cor
poration. by open converse with the
public, get some recognition and symp-
toms Of fair treatment, than some pro-
fessional corporation batter is appointed
to some job where he can keep up his
advertising average at said corpora
tons expense.
are capable of governing themselves
So do some OF the Filipinos.
About the only advantage CLEANED
from the war up to date il the high
price of wheat and the absence Of first
page stun about the Pankhursts.
They do their New Years lynch.
ing early in Alabama. Six-.hirty q. m
IL the favorite hour. although the time
IL sometimes extended to permit adver-
tisements to get results and draw {
crowd. But the extension 10 permissi-
BILE only when holders Of concessions
file notice. Six and . hailuf in the
morning in the regular hour for such
services in Alabama
| BY A. P-London. Jan. 6-"WflIiam
Strut. the artist whose painting en-
titled Peace hangs In the Peace palace
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09
TELEPHONES.
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED rRESS

The State Journal II a member OF the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report Of that great news or
sanitation. for the exclusive AFTERNOON
publication in Topeka.
The news IL received IN The StAte Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09

Isn't It pretty nearly time for the
Germans to put another British bat
tleship out Of commission with a mine
or a torpedo from a submarine? The
Germans' batting average in this par
ticular seems to have slumped Of late.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09

Az Abdul Hamid contemp1ates the
panic in Constantinople. while he me-
anders around in the security Of his
exile, he probably chuckles in the way
that is in order for him who laughs
last.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09

MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau Of Circu1atd0ns.
noCiat10n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09

'norther" drops down, and the last
shift of the day is made to the heavy
weight. and our scientific dresser is
satisfied that he has executed several
successful flank movements on the
weather. Next day or two he has a
slight infectious "sore throat" or cold.
as result of overheating and his
draft" and relates to his wondering
friends how he got it-"made a mis-
take in not putting on my heavy
weight earlier in the day And he
believes it-as the colder the day the
thicker the merino, the warmer the
day the thinner the balbriggan. Sim
ple-and soporific. y
This astute philosopher who spends
his days in ''fooling'' the weather Is
simply fooling himself. Instead of at
tanning his end. the end attains him
by any one OF a dozen processes de-
signed for the purpose Of putting q
period to outraged nature. Instead OF
dressing for indoors with his under.
garments he has been dressing fol
outdoor temperatures and left himself
q victim of his obsession when HI
comes again into the summer warmth
Of his house.
Doctor Banks says that those wh<
do not do this and wear the sam,
weight of Undertaking the yea
round are simply allowing the skin t,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-27
RECEIVE LARGE
LOT SNhPPERS
TWO sMAcKs RETURNED YES
TERDAY FROM BANKS AND
BROUGHT LARGE coNsIGN-
MENT OF FISH FOR NATIONS
MARKETS.

Two fishing srnacks the Yakima and
the John Keen, arrived up yesterday
and discharged total of about $4,000
pounds of red snappers and groupers
at the Saunders Fish Companys
wharf. The Yakima brought a total
of 80 600 pounds of snappers and all
most an equal amount of groupers.
The John Keen brought 1900 pounGs
of red snappers and about 5000 pounds
of groupers.
The consignments were shipped to
the markets in various parts of the
United States, and as much as two
solid carloads were sent out before
nightfall from this one fish house.
Under recently adopted rules of the
wholesalers, practically all the fish
brought in at present are received as
heretofore. There is no limit to the
catch, it is stated, and fish are IN
much demand. especially the renowned
red snapper, and dealers are looking
TO the greatest red snapper supply
station in the United States for their
supplies.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-27
THREE HELD FOR
THEFT OF SACKS
TRIO OF DARklEs ARE CHARGER
WITH HAVING HELPED THEM
SELVES TO NEARLY HUNDRED
DOLLARS WORTH.

Charlie Ball, who was arrested yes
terday, and two more negroes now III
the county jail, are to be called upon
to explain their connection with the
alleged theft of sacks worth about SIS
from Cary & Co. The two darkies now
in the county jail are there on the
charge of vagrancy, to which charge
they pleaded guilty a few days ago.
and were sent up for term Of about a
month. Ball was arrested yesterday
after Chfes Sanders had personally in
vestigated the complaints.
The negroes are said to have helped
themselves to the sacks, and to have
stolen several hundred, which they are
alleged to have sold to several parties
in this city. AS soun as the term Of
the two now in the county jail is
served, they win be Immediately
served with the more grave charge of
grand larceny, and the three will DO
held for trial in the court of record
Ball was in the city Jail yesterday
afternoon, but it is possible that his
case viii be called up this morning
and he will be bound over to the
county jail if the evidence SO, justi-
fies.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-27
DREADFUL PAINS
GREAT SUFFERING
Was the Lot of This Lady
Who Tells the Story of
How She Recovered
Her Health.

Dallas, ~. C.-Mrs Thomas Davis,
Of this place. says: About two years
ago. when was eighteen years old, 1
was in bad condition from womanly
troubles. fell off until / weighed not
more than IS lbs.
/ suffered dreadful pains in my hips,
sides and abdomen, for about days
out OF every month.
/ couldn't sleep at might, and the
pains were so dreadful ] couldn't lie
down for the blood would seem to
rush to my head.
felt I must have some relief, for
it seemed that the awful suffering
would surely kill me.
/ had read of what Cardui had done
for others. and thought would try it.
After the use of one bottle, the
pains had entirely stopped and 1 was
able to sleep.
After using four bottles, was a
we'll woman, was regular, l got back
my flesh. and / now weight I26 lbs.:
and am able to do all my work with
out any trouble
I certainly recommend Cardui to
suffering women, for l know it cured
me.
MY friends who saw me when 7
weighed IS pounds and would see me
now, would know what Cardui lad
done for me-"
Try Cardui. (Ady.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-27
PLEASANT TRIP TO
CAMP WALTON.
(Adv.)

One of the most delightful trips OF
the season was enjoyed by a party
of eighteen tourists who went to Camp
Walton on The Favourite,' Thurs
day, Feb. 25ths~ The boat left Pensa-
cola at one o'clock, reaching Camp
Walton. at $3.50 p m The time till
evening was pleasantly spent viewing
the sights of the pretty place, tho
lemon trees, the Indian mounds, the
wild cats, etc. The evening was spent
music and singing furnishing enter
tainment for the crowd.
EARLY Friday morning the party was
taken across to Santa Rosa island, in
skiffs, and the morning hours were
spent in gathering shells. On the re-
turn trip they stopped for dinner at
the old shipwreck on Santa Rosa
island.
Everyone reports a delightful time
and viii always think with much
pleasure of the trip to Camp Walton
The tourists who made the trip were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hyer, of Kewa-
nee, ILL.,; Mrs. F. A. Salisbury. of Lud-
ington, Mich; Mrs. Barbara Landgraf
of Port Colborne. Can; Mr.. and Mrs.
John .Dochler and little daughters,
Margaret and Helen, of Crown Point
Ind; Mr.. and Mrs r. B. Boylan, of
Lowell, Mich; Mr.. and Mrs M. A.
Hoag and the Misses Silvia and Min
ME Hoag. of Momend, Ind; Miss Irene
Smith, of Little Rock, Ia; Mr. Joe
Olson. Of Detroit, Mich: Mr.. Mat Bon
ME, of Hammond, Ind; Mrs. NJ e.
Gordon and Miss Grace H. Gordon,
of Ludington, Mich.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-27
SAN FRANCISCO.
STEAMS UP TO A.
OFF CITY
MINE PLANTER WHICH HAS BEEN
ENGAGED IN MANEuvERs IN
DEEP WATER, NOW OCCUPIES
ANCHORAGE IN THE SHIPPING
AREA.

After spending nearly a week in
deep water near the navy yard, the
mine planter San Francisco steamed
up to the city and dropped anchor
in the shipping area last evening.
reaching a berth shortly after 5
o'clock Immediately the cutters were
busy transferring liberty parties
ashore and early in the night quite a
number of bluejackets were on the
streets.
1t was stated that the San Francisco
will remain until early in the week
opposite the city before again going
into deep water again, to continue
the maneuvers.
Prairie at Navy Yard.
The cruiser Prairie, submarines and
destroyer Worden are alongside the
wharf at the navy yard, and it is pos
sible that the Prairie and submarines
may come up to the city during the
day, although this was not officially
given out last night
More Vessels Expected.
Half dozen destroyers are looked
for Monday, the first of March They
were last reported in maneuyers off
Tortugas, but are said to have been
supplied with fuel and other neces-
sites at that point and their itinerary
places them in Pensacola harbor Mon
day or Tuesday Later in the week,
according to itinerary, an additional
division Of submarines are supposed
to come here for maneuvers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-27
rnE INTERNATIONAL pAsrlME

There's game that men long have
beer playing,
Though often It's ending its woe;
II Is thoughflessly played
with the heart OF maid.
or maybe a dozen or 30.
II Is filed with apparent devotion;
As gentle, II seeme, as dove,
Though It often contains
Many hearts and pains,
Does this wonderful game we call
Love.
There are some who are fair in their
playing.
Rrs such ii Is seldom we meet.
For the world. as rule,
When In love Is a fool,
And likewise most often cheat.
80 beware, little maid. Of its tempting:
Yield slowly to loves gentle sway.
For, with man, oft II ends
when q maiden unbends.
Though she's only beginning to play.
the hearts the only true player;
10 that you may yield all the sweets
But bo wary. be wise.
Ware the lips and the eyes
They are only the sharks ana the
cheats.
Ara one other warning I'd give you
'Twere well TO be needing the same
Mem. fun often. win sue,
Not for love. dear. Of you.
But Just for tho love Of The game.
Exchange.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-27
FIRE MENACED
THE MERCHANTS
STARTED, IT IS THOUGHT, FROM
DEFECTIVE FLuE, AND FLAMES
WERE SPREADING RAPIDLY
WHEN TROUBLE WAS DIscov.
Erred.

Fire on one Of the upper floors Of
the Merchants hotel. corner of Gov
eminent and Palafox streets, yester-
day morning, was rapidly spreading
when the fire department was sum-
moned and a hurried investigation was
made. The trouble was located by
Assistant Chief Riera, and when the
latter went to the third floor the
building was filled with smoke.
Hurriedly locating the trouble, no
time was lost in extinguishing it, and
this was done with the Babcocks. The
room where the fire occurred was dam
aged probably to the extent Of $780,
Some person across the street from
the Merchants discovered the trouble
and he hurriedly telephoned in an
alarm.