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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15
From Other Pens
THE HORSES OF WAR.

1t is very interesting to learn that
1900 horses have left this port on the
Gascoyne bound for the French army.
and that even the bridal suite on that
none too commodious liner has been
dedicated to their shelter. 1t would
be still more interesting to know how
many of them will be wasted by negli-
gence on the battlefield. The English
press recently compared the attention
to horses in their army with lack. of
care given in The German army, and
attributed the great losses in the lat
ter to the fact that wounds were not
treated, with the consequence that a
wounded horse became practically n
dead horse. In the English army vet
Urinary surgeons have done good
work, and many a horse has been
saved, in the interest of not only of
common humanity, but of economy as
we'll. Franco has not been conspicu-
Gus for her kindness to her equine
friends, saving her good offices for
the ubiquitous native dog. so far as
the observation of foreign visitors
may be trusted. She will be wise,
however, if in this dire emergency
she thrifty conserve her supply of
horses.-New York Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15
NO LONGER A CORN BELT.,

The Corn Belt used to be strip
of country running generally from
Pennsylvania to Kansas, and includ-
ing Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri,
and the southern half of Iowa, says
Farm Life. But the fashion in belts
is changing, as all fashions are liable
to do. The corn belt is spreading it
self out. 1t goes further east, and
further west, and most emphatically
it is moving to the north and south.
Michigan, Wisconsin. Minnesota, and
even the Dakotas and Montana are
now in the corn belt The southern
states are knocking at the door
Georgia. Alabama, and the Carolinas
are showing that hundred bushels to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15

Children of Shem, FIrstborn of Noah's
race,
But still for ever children; at the door
Of Eden found, unconscious of disgrace,
And lettering on while all are gone before;
Too proud to dig; too careless to be poor !;
Taxing the gifts of God in thanklessness,
Not rendering aught, nor supplicating
more,
Not arguing with Him when He hides His
face.
Yours is the rain and sunshine, and the
way
OF an old wisdom by our world forgot,
Inc courage OF day which knew not
death
Well may we sons of Japhet in dismay
Pause in our vain mad flight for life and
breath
Beho1ding you. 1 bow and reason not
-Wilfrid Scaven Blunt, in Complete.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15
Jayhawker lots

The drum makes the most noise.
observes the Athol Record, but it is
the silent baton that directs the or
cheStra.
1t is difficult to work up a good
Fourth of July celebration in Kansas,
the reason that Kansas is mighty
busy at that time saving the wheat
crop.
The trouble with the dande1ion, ex-
plains the lola Register, is that it is
too persistent. If it were as hard to
grow and as easy to kill as a rose, it
would be counted as one of the fair
est flowers that blows. Moral Don't
make yourself too common.
Bill Horst, who has had a new Ford
for two weeks, decided yesterday
morning he would try to run it to
town, relates the Madison News. He
rasseled with the crank for an hour,
more or less, without effecting a start.
He sustained a black eye in the COM
bat. Bill retreated and called on a
neighbor for reinforcements. After
consultation and inspection, the rein
forcements not having had breakfast
Gin fact the call came before they
had arisen), and not wishing too vio-
lent exercise before that meal, in
jected some gasoline into the tank
and the fight was won.
Observations by Obey Weaver in the
Sedgwick Paragraph: How well
some ugly men marry? To
appreciate the depth of a hole, you
have to get into it. When
man is looking for trouble he never
loses the way. There IS only
one place gold rusts. and that is in
the heart. Laugh, and the
world laughs with you: weep. and it
laughs behind your back. There
are three ways of getting out of
scrape-push out, back out and keep
out. Other people don't amount
to much when you use yourself as
standard of comparison.
Musings by the Village Deacon in
the Osborne County Farmer: Lots of
men are made by their wives, but in
every case the wife had material that
was dead easy to work on. A
woman puts wrinkles in her face by
worrying because she is afraid she
will die an old maid. A man keeps
his brow smooth and his face plump
by remaining single. Out in
the cold and unfeeling world tenor
singer has TO hustle for himself In
church they always save him one of
the best seats. There is this
difference between single and a
married man. The single man shaves
three times a week and the married
twice. A very small wife Of
ten bosses a very large husband. A
large husband about often needs
just such a boss.
Twenty-Five years ago two fellows
drove into Thomas county in covered
wagons on the same day. Each of
them had a wife and a youngster
two, and each had the team and wag-
on they were driving, and about the
same amount of money. They took
homesteads adjoining and went to
work. They were men of about the
same age and their health has been
about the same. One of these fellows
is now worth seventy-five thousand
dollars, and the other could not buy
a hen and chickens and pay cash for
them. They have both lived under
the same laws, the same tariff and
and banking and railroad and crimi-
nal and all other laws were the same.
One of them failed and the other won.
Can you tell me why? Is it possible
that we look for the cause for failure
in every place except it's real hiding
place and that is in the individual? p
Colby Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15
is YOUR HOUSE A REAL HOME

In the June Woman's Home Com
panion, which is called The Brides
Number" appears an interesting talk
by Charles E. jefferson. 1t is a talk
supposed to be delivered to young
married people soon after their we'd
ding day. OF the difference between
house and a home the author writes
in part as follows: And what is a
home? 1t is, of course, quite differ
ent from a house. 1t is something
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15

Kansas is getting on another safe
and sane basis. Her call for extra
harvest hands to help gather in the
wheat is for $4,000, or several thou
sand less than usual. In other words.
Kansas is asking for about as many
harvest hands as she will need and
not for more than she can find use for
as has too often been the case. But
an extra harvest army of So, 900 men
is no force to be sneezed at.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15

And the cleverness of indirect taxa
ton in picking the pockets of the
people is again exemplified in the
working of the war tax" in this
country. 1t is safe to assert that any
number of people have forgotten all
about this tax and do not realize that
they are contributing their bits to it.
Yet in Kansas alone, it is bringing in
revenue for the federal government at
the rate of $4,000 a month
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15

what will the weather be later
on" dolefully exclaim the folk who
devote most of their time and energies
to worrying about the things that
haven't happened yet as they swelter
a little bit in the premature summer
sun Not knowing, it ism t possible TO
say, but the chances are excellent that
there won't be much summer weather
which will be much warmer than the
variety now on tap.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15
Journal Entries

To have is not always to hold for
long.
+ + +
1t would be a wise umbrella that
knew its rightful owner.
= 4.
Some of the little jobs are the most
difficult to accomplish.
= + +
Much of the most annoying worry
is about things that haven't happened.
j. + +
The man who waits for luck to
bring him success is almost sure to
lose out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15

If Italy's internecine war, brought
on by the differences between her cit
liens as to whether or not their coun-
try shall enter the European conflict,
develops into much larger proportions,
1t may render her so impotent that
she won't be able to show much force
in the major struggle, if her war party
wins and she gets into it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15

incidentally, the problems of a
neutral nation are much more complex
and difficult of solution than are those
of belligerents. Indeed, the latter
have only ne to solve. Each of them
knows what it's move is. namely to
bend every energy to kill as many of
the enemy as possible, or so to press
and harass him that he will hoist the
white flag
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15

Among the organizations of the
country whose demands are of the
modest variety is the Navy League of
the United States. 1t would have
President Wilson call a special ses-
sion of congress for the express pur-
pose of appropriating a small matter
of $5O0,0O0,0O0 to provide for a few
additions to the navy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15

I'VE can't go homel" cried the five
sunbeam fairies in one breath, land
We'll be drowned if we stayi What
ever shall we do?"
Hide right here" said a kindly
voice close by, my home will shelter
you
The sunbeam fairies looked around
There they saw great fat toad mo-
tioning for them to hide under his
toadstool! Without a word, the five
sunbeam fairies scampered under
shelter and stayed till the storm was
over.
And ever since that day, fairies use
the toadstools for protection from the
showers-and that's the reason toad
stools are called fairy parasois."-
(Copyright-Clara Ingram Judson.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15
Hun1or of the Day

That TranscOntinental Line.--"Mister,
will you give me some change. I'm strand
ed here, and l want to call up my home"
Certainly, my good man. Where do you
live 2" San ancisco"-Baltimore Amer
lean.
"Why do you write articles on how
cheaply people can live If they try - "In
the hope of getting enough money to
avoid having to live that way.'-Wa shing-
ton Star.
do you believe that there is a Higher
Power?'' My dear sir, 1 married her.
Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15
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s1lsaaensssgsIA 1ela~hSramAsdscn. ,s;ss ssgs
Wcbara ln@ranaJudscn

old mother sun, Come up to the sky
at once! A storm is coming,'
The sunbeam fairies dropped their
work and looked upwards. But alas!
They were too late-the message had
not come in time! The sunbeam lad
der which mother sun had dropped
down for them was already drawn half
way up to the sky and big drops of
water were falling pe1l-mell on tho
sunbeam fairies noses,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15

Will the Kansas weather be satisfied
with 1.-The hottest records for the year"
that it has already established? Prob
ably not. But there is consolation in
the fact that it doesn't often get
warmer hereabout unless the summer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15

the acre is nothing to them. The corn
belt in the future will extend from
Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, and it
will reach to the Rocky mountains, If
not beyond. 1t is no longer a belt, but
section. comprising almost the en-
tire arabic portion of the United
States, and may even include the des-
erts and the mountains to j limited
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15

How terrible must be the fighting
in the western arena of the war when
even the British commander is con-
strained to characterize it as ''slaugh-
ter" War used to be hell, but what
it is now is beyond the powers of
ina ginatiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15
On the Spur
of the Moment
By ROY X. MOULTON.

A Well Known Writer.
Fine silks and laces look well on
The sweet girl graduate.
The gown that she is apt to don
Would bankrupt estate.
Fine presents she receives as wen,
Rare jewels by the peck.
The mob exclaims, MY, amt she swell!
And father write check.
Son gets snorting roadster which
Just skates along the ground.
1t is a brilliant vehicle
That's known for miles around.
He runs into a large oak tree,
His mobile is a wreck;
Repairs cost nineteen hundred bones,
And father writes a check.
Not So Horrible, After All.
Thus far the situation in Europe has not
been complicated by the terrors OF the
jitney bus.
I have lamped the following sign in
No SS~1 ToBAc eloce CHEWING ALOUD HERE.
Presumably they n-ust chew quietly
Frew w.
Regular Spring Pome.
Everybody's happy, everybody's gay;
Lawnmowers are runnin' out our way
Children all a-playin' on the walk,
Women all a-swappin' back fence talk.
Men overhaulin' their fishing kits;
Cats are a-fightin' and havin fits;
Sprinkler wagon is around once more,
Book agents poundin' upon the door.
Popcorn vendor comes down the street
Whistle is goin' like Helen len Repeat;
Cheer up, Annie, for Spring has came.
No Time to Waste. A.,
If Billy Sunday doesn't hurry up the
guamen will not have left anything OIL
New York for him to save
Satisfied.
| do not crave old John DIS wealth wealth
I'd rather have my own g9od heaith'
And l have surely got lot
Of good things that John d. has not.
do not yearn for John D. gold,
OF which some wondrous tales are told.
You see, my reason is not ma,
'Twould make no difference IL dlo-
The less you've got in this, old world,
The fewer epithetS are hurled.
l do not long for rich men, 8 snaps.
oh, yes, I'm satisfied-perhaps.
The Bonehead Contest.
The champion bonehead is the gink who
STAYS in on two pairs when the pot has
been boosted more than once.-L. V.
Well, Give 1t to Them.
Headline in an eastern paper:
LEO FRANKS LAWYERS aH ,1rr TERM
Give Us Rest.
We're longing for peace in old Europe,
We wish Mexico would behaEe;
We tire of the japanese squaDDle,
We wish Kaiser Bill wouldn't rave.
Your peace mill is idle too long;
Go hunt up your favorite peace dove,
Ere all the nations go wrong
We tire of the militant squabbling,
We're surely dead sick of 1t all
We can't keep our mind on our BUSINESS
our business of watching baseball.
Swat EN- Now.
How doth the busy little fly
Improve each shining minute,
And where he finds an apple pie
Plant microbe millions in 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15

With few exceptions, all thinking
americans appear to be behind Presi-
dent Wilson in the present crisis and
will sustain him to the last ditch in
whatever final stand with Germany
he may consider it best to take
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15

"Give me winter, every time" is an
other remark you hear these days, and
usually from people who were signing
a couple of months ago for the good
old summer time. Isn't human nature
the cranky old thing?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15

Reports from Europe that the
Turks are running amuck in Constan-
tinople have a reasonable ring to
them. And that. by the way. is about
the only thing the Turks do we'll.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15

Now if we can only have near
spring weather in the summer time,
climatic matters might be evened up
In a satisfactory manner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15

Nor was it necessary for the news
dispatches that chronicled the recent
assassination of a Texas sheriff to de-
tail the fact that he was shot in the
hack
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15

Now will Kaiser Wilhelm be good
King George has ordered his name
stricken from the roster of the Order
of the Garter. How's that for a royal
slap on the wrist?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The STATE Journal is . 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 is received IN The State Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15
MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau of Calculations.
American Newspaper Publishers
Association.

Get out your stuffed clubs, and use
them. The "Is-it-warm- enough-for-
you?" gentry are on deck again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15
Kansas Comment
EARM OPPORTUNITY.

"A
1t is to be hoped that Kansas farm
ers are awake to the opportunity that
is being opened to them by the war
in Europe Agents of the governments
at war are com bling this country 10
find good horses and mules and every
thing that can be used is being bought
up in some parts of the country. There
is bound to be a great shortage o.
such animals in the near future ana
consequent high prices. The farmer
who seizes the opportunity and oreeos
these animals is almost sure to reap a
rich harvest. 1t is true that the motor
has rendered the use OF horses ana
mules less imperative but 1t can not
do away with them entirely We do
not believe that the time will come
when there will not be demand Tor
these acknowledgements Times.
KANSAS SUCKERS.
And now a Wisconsin condensary
scheme has MIXED Ono pun intended)
Kansas of 100000. What a long line
of dreams Kansas has fallen for!
There were the Independent Harvester
company, with blue sky permit; the
the mining stock swindles, the Colo
RADIO railroad scheme-but what's the
use? If Kansas had all the money 1t
has lost on speculationS worked by
smooth promoters it would be so rich
it would not look at a Ford car. But
it goes on forever-even the blue sky
law seems powerless to save the
avaricious speculator. Millions of dol
lars have been worse than wasted by
Kansas folks on fakes and probably
other millions will follow simply be-
cause the oily tongued promoter can
convince the eager investor.-Abilene
Reflector.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15
Painful Job. What?

Dear Sir: Here is an adverusemenI
that saw in a milliner's window. L
thought you might be Interested
Contrib.
HATS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
OFFICERS ROUND
Up CAMP Of VAGS

Sheriff Bluett. UndeTsheriff Car
IL, Officers Berg and Painter went
out ON little man hunt last night
and rounded up a bunch of four va
grants about three-quarters Of
mile this side of the switch saloon
at Port Edwards. The four men
were sleeping on the ground. Ii was
about Il: 10 o'clock when the OF
Gcers found the camp. The men are
supposed to be desperate characters
Three of them are held pending in
vestigatiCn and one was allowed hs
liberty. Jim Daley,o ne of the men
held was given a sentence Of 20
days in the county Jail by Judge +.
". Calkms and Geo. Daley and ed
Wilson were each given ten days
in the county Jail by Judge Pomain-
vile.
The vags had gone into camp near
right of way of the C. NJ. & St
Railway. This camp was reported
to the officers and the arrests fol
lowed. ;
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

To Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kroening.
To Mr. and Mrs. Emile Henke.
10 Elr. and aIrs. Geo. WIhjtrock.
10 Mr.. and Mrs Nike ZabaHa.
10 mir. and Mrs. John MansLe.
Marriages
byr VIM ana Leila Potter.
Geo. LeYeIance and Clara WiIborn.
ERWIN Weinbouer and Kather-
Inc Dolan.
franEhn Jackson and Nettia Hor
ton.
Arthur Rieman and Martha Bonow.
Harry ". karnitz and Ella Dittmal
Hermn Glebhe and Annie Fegh.
H. R. Burlaett and Nora AIessner.
H. W. Swazel and IIay F.. SefdIer.
Phil NilIenbah and Viola Bruder-
Ii.
R0bt. J. Harvey and Lola Weidman
Laird Warner and Edith Weeks.
Frank Pac and Lottie GaYre.
Chas. c. RoW1ey and Mary Agnes
DAILY.
". B. Chilsen and Margaret Sulli-
va
". T. Mobiles and Myrtle NJ. UIe.
Clarence Chandler and Margaret
DOrney.
Epa De Boer and Flora Rolsma.
D saths.-
Otis d. Wakley.
Lottie Richards.
Mrs. Marie Elizabeth Wittenberg.
George Smith of Port Arthur, Can
aQa is in the city visiting with his
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08


was referred to the city engineer
and the city attorney to ascertain
where the lines are between the
city property and the school property
and to also find out what provisions
and conditions are contained in the
deeds, and to report at the next
meeting.
A committee was appointed, to
be known as ways and means
committee, to investigate the pop
corn. wagon situation and also the
putting in of Gasoline stations on
t. e sidewalk, consisting Of Alderman
Schnabel, jeffrey and Beyer, ana
the appointment OF this committee
was ratified by a unanimous vote
Of the council.
The petition of Mrs. F. P. DAILY
for water on gth Ave. So. was REFER
red to the waiter committee.
The petition of Mary D. Po-
mainviIIe and three others for wa
ter on Avon street was referred
to the Water Committee.
TIE petition OF Chas. E. Briere
and F. PomainyiIle Est, for sewer
on First avenue north was, refer
red to the sewer committee.
The Mayor was instructed by u
unanimous vote of the Council to
sign the petition for the city for
oihng First avenue south.
The petition of Z. NJ. Nash and II
others or oiIing First Avenue south
was on motion referred TO the Board
OF Public Works.
The Board OF Public Works report
ed that they recommend that the
sprinklmg on First Avenue south be
done in accordance to the prayer
of the petition.
The council by a unanimous vote,
the clerk calling the roll accept and
adopt the report of the board of pub
lie works in the matter of sErink-
lin. with oil, First Avenue south in
accordance with the prayer of the
petition and said oiling is ordered
done.
The Electric & Water Co. filed
bills to the extent of $1S37.O6 for the
Electrical department. and $32S.67 for
the water department which We're
duly allowed by a unanimous vote
Of the Council
The following bills were allowed
by a vote OF Is for and one again
st, the Clerk calling the roll. Jos.
Lukaseski dissenting.
+. PomainviIe, services......$ 21.55
Louis PeyTuse, quarantine e. 1850
Harry WeisbeTg, quarantine. 1850
Nash Hdw. Co, supplies 80. 28.lS
W. A. A.arling LBr. Co. Lbr... 6S.45
E. /. PhilIeo, services $500. 1884
Blackmar Post Co. sewer pipe $3.50
Waukesha Lime & Stone Co.
car lime stone ............ 2I09
G. R. Bldg. Sup. co. car brick 1880
Elec. & Water, lighting June 55S.O5
a,,lac !. Water ramping June l5Sl5
Geo. Waterman. draying. AS
C. R. Fdy. supplies ......... 1O4.S7
John d. smith. supplies 80. $50
Rasmussen Cement Co. curb
and walk . 40 80
kellogg Bros. Lbr. Co. Lbr... 62.6g
Wood Co. Reporter .......... 2S.45
Fred Mosher, Auto hire for
Fire Co. 800. .......... ESQ
Wood County Tel, Co. July
service 800. .............. 22.S
Mrs. &. 5. BeardsIey, poor or
ders .. ........... 9.27
The following is the Treasurer's |
Report
Grand Rapids, Wis, July 6, 1915.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08


49, VI 10SA-1l'H q D3-l1-@
-Oo'S'
f-eco o. ATT oleFck' cigarette
11o7uS 1850 '''' 49, 9.VC
Reed. OF Fred Henke,
saloon license -. 1850. 10000
Reed. OF Albert KIug
saloon license -. .... 10000
Reed. OF r. SutcE
cigarette icense ........ 800
Reed. OF T. L. Steib.
drug license ......--.... 1000
Reed OF J. Z. Daly,
drug license ...... ...... 1000
Reed. OF Wood Co. Drug Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
City Treas.


June ? Bal IN bank $341. 81
Water tax collected ........ 1888
June 30 Reed. Of B. L. Brown
water tax collected. 800. 1O3.6S
Total 5000. ..............S5 zU.b4
Orders paid by bank $3.50. $509. %
July 8 Bal in Bank ......$ 11.60
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Wheir Jr.
City Treasurer.
On motion the Council adjoUurned.
J. A. Cohen. Burton L. Brown,
Mayor. Clerk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

Mrs. Chas. Scheuneman of Park
Ridge, H., is in the city a guest at
the home OF her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Moulton.