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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29
Clio be Sights
BY THE ATCHISON GLOBE.


You can't sleep all the time. even ON
easy street.
As rule, the steady drinlser isn't steady
at anything else.
Everyone has q good memory for what
he isx trying to forgeE
worlds fair is probably the largest
disappointment Of its size.
The truth about some very good people
is that they are bofes.
A girls steady is crazy about her If he
also indorses her little brother. -
An only child has more successl blessing
its parents than II it had assistance.
Speaking of long time loans. as ! the
financiers will. there 10 the borrowed book.
Some men don't have wide regulations
until some reppoprtef written that they
have. rs ~
There Is a good deal of kicking on the
referee's decision. but bets are paid on
1t.
Remember that your hobby may be an
other mans Red Rag. and don't talk
about 1t all the time.
When the babies he used to know are
getting married. man is reminded that
time Is travelling.
1t is also difficult for q man to live up
to that air OF importance impaired by the
fur collar on his overcoat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
fFrom the Chicago News.1

lFrOm the Chicago NeW9.J
is to laugh when fortune smiles.
When a man falls he never seems to
hit the bottom.
The chap who is buried in oblivion ID
also q dead one.
Kisses are the coupons clipped from the
bonds Of love.
Few people to whom you are introduced
really care to know you
He Is an exceptional man who knows
more than he thinks he knows.
Many q man of small canber thinks he's
q big gun when he il loaded.
But the poet doesn't Necessarily dwell In
an attic for the sake OF the view.
But you can never measure \ mans
achievements by his own tongue.
You may kick, you may shatter boom
II you win, but the hope Of = candidate
clings to it stilL
1t h said that G. Washington was 20 op-
posed to lying In any form that he re-
fused to establish q weather bureau dur
ing his administrations
They say that the drst time = man mar
ries he wonders Il he VIII be GOOD enough
= she wtM b good enough Tor him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29
Jayhawker lots

AS the Newton Kansan- Republican
explains. the only successful way to
be neutral is to keep your nose out OF
other peoples business.
why is it, asked Sabetha boy,
according to the Sabetha Herald. that
the wind always blows the snow onto
a sidewalk instead of on of it,"
The reason why. aosne men are in
class by themselves, observes Charles
Qqoin in the Phillips County Post. is
that no one can afford to take the
chance Of associating with them.
Among the high school notes in the
Olathe Mirror: One Of the Freshmen
boys was seen looking at book one
day last week and when asked If he
was studying, replied Mo- that he was
just looking at the pictures as 1t was
his new general science book.
A workman driving a mule was
kicked right in the middle of Central
avenue yesterday afternoon, reports
the Parsons Sun. Losing his temper
and kicked back right on the impulse
of the moment. The mule will re-
cover.
Fred Bish (the Indian name for
Water) has almost completed Bighville,
says the Mayetta Herald. The only
thing lacking is a postoffice and they
expect to get that soon. They don't
need q railroad as they have too many
automobiles and furthermore by rail-
road is too slow: a way to. travel.
An Atchison school teacher, according
to the Ktchis0n Globe, says the ex-
preston back and FORTH is fncor-
rect. you should say forth and
back - she says. Isn't it true that
you have to go forth before you can
come back?" She also insists that
when a piece Of goods IL mostly black
with white spots or stripes it should
be called ''black and white" and not
| white and black
While digging up the stump of q tele-
phone pole near here, reports the
Wichita Beacon, a workman came
across giant centipede. The centipede
had burrowed into the bottom Of the
pole for its winters lodging. When
awakened it gripped a piece Of who'd
SO tightly that it could not be pried
loose. w. L. Dague of this city, dis
pany brought the find to town and
put the centipede and the piece of wood
into wood alcohol The reptile il over
five inches long.
Here's the Belleville Telescopes
view about 1t: The law provides that
the Is auto license money shall be used
Ito maintain county roads, That
means road dragging. It does not
mean the building OF roads or the con-
struction of bridges. All auto owners
pay their full quota Of taxes for that
purpose on their property valuation.
Any board OF county commissioners
that diverts the auto license money
into any other county fund than that
for which 1t Is collected is violating the
law and should be mandamussed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29
INDIvIDUALIsM AND DIVORCE


1t Is the doctrine of individualism
which inspires the partisans of di-
vorce, declares Henry Bordeaux. in
the February Atlantic. and he~con-
tinues: They consider only the hap
piness of the husband and wife. and
substitute the pleasure-marriage for
the duty-marriage. One of them,
Novicow. has expressed 1t frankly:
''The sexual bond is contracted only
for the direct happiness Of the con-
tracing parties" II the parties do
not find this happiness. they separate;
or II one of them fails to find it, he
leaves the other, to look for it else
where. Under these simple condi-
.tions. marriage is entirely set apart
from the family-as If it did not Gre
ate the family, as II it had nothing to
do with the family. which Taine has
called the only remedy man has found
for death. A state is composed of an
enduring race: that is to say. it is COM
posed Of families; that is to say, of
marriages producing children. To
consider marriage without the child,
and merely as the satisfaction OF the
desires OF the husband and wife. Is to
take away from It all social character;
and II this IN done. why should society
bother with it? Now. how many years
are required to complete the child's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29
From, Other Pens
THE TRUST Laws TEETH.

THE TRUST LAWS TEETH.
In the discussion before the Nation
al Foreign Trade convention, in SEES
sion at st. Louis, Tuesday, the fact
was developed that the Sherman anti
trust law may have teeth in It that win
bite efforts for an expansion Of the
country's foreign trade through q
combination of American manufac-
turers and merchants for the pur-
pose of sending a joint sales agent to
foreign countries. Opinion in the con-
ventiOn was divided as to whether
such combination would be In viola
ton of the terms of the law. A letter
written to him by the then attorney
general. Mr.. Wickersham, in 1912 was
introduced by John d. Ryan, president
of the Amalgamated Copper company.
in which the opinion was expressed
that I'VE can act in concert in export
trade" The value Of this opinion,
however, was offset by the statement
OF another speaker. that the former
attorney general had given him an
opinion. directly to the contrary on the
same proposition. Whatever the nice
points of the law in the application
to foreign trade might determine, q
reasonable presumption would exist in
the public mind that IL q combination
were permitted in which agreed prices
were maintained in the foreign trade,
q similar combination in the form of
'gentlemen's agreement would OPP
crate to control domestic prices
Houston Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29

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7Tt Ees ~. .scSs,,, .s.a -. .es1ea
az Tia nines ver. ~e~s~in~ Ar, He
would continue lii essrch All nixht il
n&eds ~ h,,f - v.,,,sf f5rrt raf,sr,, "a
the house for sinnferna
n refrace6 81. sfa,se In, c.i,,,,~ her.
when - almnst .stu,nhlssl ovsr ) yhife
heap On Tie ~ronnd
- - -e.t se = WN., - ~ =.
henf down ana niclrAn ne..1 -, i, III
arms. - =
ssWhat il the mntfer9s, he asked .harn-s
". Her face was pale ma the dark
lashee fluttered uncertainIv a9afnsf her
cheeks.
II am hurt" she whispered.
your ankle?''
She made no reply and he accented it
as an Affirmative answer. He held her
closely to his breast and felt n nanr of
remorse az he realized that Natalie Was
4 fraii little thing ana that since their
enhancement she had grown thin I'm.
consciously his grasp frightened, A at-
tie sob escaped her lins
Did hurt YOU. dear? p, he whisnered
She shook her head and thick Tear
forced themselves through her Iashes
Suddenly she struggled and slipned
out Of his arms standing beside him in
the path.
She looked at him with tragic brown
eyes. wet with tears.
What is the natter"
Jack" she quavered. IT have been
perfectly dreadful. I know Won viii
hate me worse than ever"
you know I could never hate YOU. -
was his protest.
"But-you don't know! Listen! shall
tell you everything, and then you can
turn your back on me and leave me
alone.
She leaned against a tree trunk and
forced her gaze at his.
it,. ss,s.e 10y was stanuine ON the sta
..o.1 e1oe.orin AZ MILFORD junction walt
.n1 rvl sne Moun.ain express-I was
1v.ue so.ne a1uen pace. at Ptnetop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29
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!. @Cf2 1ueAkAhf !.
BY MRS EAMkHER

holds until after they are wed; it viii
bring unhappiness upon you IL you
open that door, -.
THAT is foolish" replied the prin-
cess, land as 1 have no lover, and am
not likely to have, wish to open that
door; obey me and have a key made
at once
But Trusty James had promised the
king he would guard the princess, and
he did not obey her. e4~
The princess was very angry when
she found she was not Obeyed, but as
Trusty James was such an old and
faithful servant she decided to say no
more abou 1t, but open the door in
some way without letting him know
about it.
She got up very early one morning
before any one was awake. even be-
fore the sun rose, and went to the
room in the east tower.
She had with her a screw-driver and
a hammer. and soon the lock was re-
moved and the door swung on its
hinges with q creaking sound.
The room was dark except for
faint streak OF light; and even that
was very faint for IT. was not yet sun
rise. you remember II
But the princess made her way
across the room ard found the light
came through a window: this she
opened.
Then she looked around the room
and the first thing. that her eyes fell
upon was the huge picture of man
in gilt frame.
The princess went close to it and
looked. 1t was a very handbome man.
whose eyes looked out from the pic-
ture, and the princess smiled.
Il think you are Nery Handsome"
she said as she conrt1sied to the pic
ture. II wish YOU WE'RE alive" she
But the princ<kSss :was. frightened
when the eyes And the mouth In the
picture suddenly laughed Ut her ana
the handsome man suddenly said:
You shall have your w1ehss ana then
he stepped from the ff1me
You have broken to 4epell." he
said, Just as the sun il Exafl,x.''
When the princess reepvpred from
her establishment, the hand6ome man
told his story.
Long. long ago." he said. 81 was
turned into picture of myself by an
old witch because would not marry
her daughter. once lived in tlyn cas-
tie before your father was born"
You do not look 30 DID," said the
princess.
I am not DID," replied the prince.
Tor he was prince: II have remained
the age was when the witch cast the
spell over me. She said i should re-
mann = picture until princess should
say sne wished were alive
And she also cursed the daurhter.
OF this house that looked upon me be-
fore they wed, fearing they miami "a
IN love with me. unless they came 70
tn1s room before the sun rose. or
course no ONE came ut that hour. ana
those who visited me 1T any other eeSi
under the spell Of the witch. Br,t she
did not dare break her word whem w,
came at sunrise.'' -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29
TRUsTY JAMES.

Once upon a time there was king
who was very i'll and about to die, SO
he called to his bedside an old SER
want, called Trusty James. because he
had b. IN 18th the family SO long and
served theH4- so faithfully.
II leave to you," sale the king. ''the
happiness of my daughter, the prin-
cess; she will have many lovers and
some day marry one of them, that her
own heart must direct.
But there is one thing from which
you must protect her. In the east
tower Of this castle is a room which IL
she enters will not only make her I'M
happy, but perhaps cause her death.
I'm this room is a picture of man,
and whoever OF my family looks upon
it before he wed, I mean the women
of the family, will become blind or
perhaps die the instant they behold it.
1.-The key to the door was thrown
away years ago, after my sister had
stolen to the room on her wedding
night and looked at the forbidden pic
ture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29
<Euening Chat
BY, RUTH CAMERON.


Things One Woulh Rather Not Have
AS a prelude to a few words on
breaks / started to say that these
unfortunate little mistakes were due
to lack Of tact, but after a few mo-
ments' thought u withdrew that state
ment-
.'Breaks," BY which, Of course. you
know that mean those well meant
but unfortunate Mtie things which one
finds immedfateH after utter1ng that
one would infinfk6ly rather not have
tactless alike.
doubt ,if thsre isrone of you who
reads this who cannot recall at least
one such SA&ort41kte mistake which
she would almost have given the tip
Of her tongue to get back the moment
1t left that Hateful spot.
Only Comfortable Chair In the Room.
girls know who made a most painful
break in q quarter where she par
hcularly wished ito appear we'll. She
was calling with two or three other
girls on a woman whom they all
greatly admired. The room in which
they sat was a rather stiff and formal
room and the girl noticed that her
beloved hostess was sitting in an un-
comfortable chair. Whereat she
astonished herself and everyone else
own chair. with the unfortunate re-
mark. why. here I am sitting in the
only comfortable chair in the room .
''How well you look. hardly knew
you," Is the general type of one of the
most common things one would rather
not have said. Again and again
have heard variations Of this theme
uttered by people who usually display
at least ordinary tact.
Last summer / was the cause and
L - 81 hrrsn No S~fv
breaks ever witnessed. I was stay
| Ing at a little country inn and had
used Cor abused) the freedom of my
surroundings to be just as thoroughly
and comfortably disreputable in ap-
pearance as I chose. One evening
however, was to meet friends and
for this occasion dressed up in q city
frock and went down to supper. Al
I started for my regular seat my
hostess intercepted me. Excuse me,
she said, ''but that is Miss Cameron.
seat" OF course the joke was on me
but expect I enjoyed it moro thar
| she did.
There Must Be = Break Germ.
j No word on things one would rather
not have said would be complete with
break ever made. The neiehbor Of
4 woman who had q special talent TO
such unfortunate mistakes. committed
suicide by hanging himself in the at
tic. When the woman went to cal
on his widow she was cautioned b.
her family not to say anything on an.
subject allied to that of suicide. Sh,
promised to be specially careful and
talked instead OF the weather. "Hor
rid, isn't it, she said, ito have ha6
suppose you dry yours In the house
you have such a nice large attic t.
hang things in"
Yes, I think there certainly mus
y u
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29

I'VE found her blind and later she
died without telling what she had
seen. The princess will be alone in
the world when I am gone and this
castle and all my wealth will be hers.
but to you intrust the secret Of the
room in the east tower"
Trusty James listened to all the
king said and when he finished prom
Used to guard the princess as he would
his own daughter il he had one, and
the king VS. content to die.
But Trusty James had promised
without reckoning on the willful
princess. J willful she was.
Her father had been dead only a
short time when she called Trusty
James to her one day and asked for
the keys to the castle.
She opened one door after another
until she came to the door of the room
in the east tower. ana after trying all
the keys and not being able to open
the door she called Trusty James.
where is the key to this door," she
asked.
There IL no key to that door, your
highness." said Trusty James
Call locksmith at once and have
one made" said the princess. I wish
to see the inside Of that room tomor-
row.
Trusty James did not know how to
answer at hrst, but at last he decided
the truth would be best
You must not open the door, he
told her; s'the ladies OF your family
are never to see what tlat room
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29

Another KanSas Day has come and
the commonwealth il able, to report a
prosperity and progress that is bet
ter and larger than anything 1t has
yet enjoyed. Ad astras per aspera.
that's the Kansas motto. BY their
works Kansans have proved their de-
votion to it. And to the extent that
they adhere to 1t in the future, just so
worth while will be their accomplish
ments. The easy things of life scarce
ly merit the efforts expended to at
tain them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29
Journal Entries

People who have good breeding never
have to call attention to it.
Experts on bringing up children are
generally among those who haven't
. = -
Every variety of animal. including
man. chafes under unreasonable re-
straint.
The most difficult tasks for some mon
to accomplish are just as easy for 9TH
ers.
There is always somebody on deck to
take advantage Of every opportunity
that happens along.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29

Wha' are properly classed among
the dumb brutes, but they seem to be
wise enough to ret away from the
mines, torpedoes and shells that now
abound in the North sea. The Nor
wegian whalers declare that their
presence in unusual numbers in the
Antarctic can only be explained on
this premise. ..I,..s,4 ss,ss.~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29

1sn't this rather rubbing it in on
the lumbermen? AT the display Incl
dent to the annual convention Of the
Southwestern Lumber Dealers asso-
citation, now in session at Kansas City,
most Of the exhibits are steel, tile and
concrete products to be used in place
OF lumber. Or maybe the modern
lumberman should change the desig-
nation of his calling to that of a deal
er in building materials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29

Germany church is one Of the
militant variety. Many OF it's pastors
and theological students are among
the soldiers on the firing lines. But,
at that, he is a poor churchman who
will not fight for his country If the
occasion demands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29

+ Possibly the naval historians Of the
distant future will be able to agree on
the losses that were sustained by both
hides in the recent engagement be-
tween the English and German. fleets
In the North sea-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29

What will the legislature, or the
state administration, gain in the
realm Of economy by abolishing one
or two existing state commissions and
then adding to the membership of
o. lers. as is proposed in the bill to
increase the number of the utilities
commissioners by two?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29

Even in his departure from South
Carolina's executive chair, Cole Blease
continued to be original. He took
with him all the records Of the gov
ernor's office that had accumulated
during his term.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29

! Another German marvel Of the war
u that none Of the Zeppelins explodes
Or is wrecked these days unless it be
fy shells from the enemy. Matters
We're far from being this way with The
Neppelins before the war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29
TELEPHONES.
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State journal 10 - member ~ the
Associated Press and reC6fveo the full day
telegraph report of that; great news or
Eanisation, for the exclusive afternoon
0ublication in Topeka.
The news IL received in The State Jour-
pal building over wires 1cr thiestoIs pur-
6o00. 80 -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29

Pictures of the .revitch Of Russia
accompanying his father on a review
Of Russian troops rather give the lie
TO the insistent stories to the effect
that this youngster was little better
Than a helpless cripple
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29

!. Without { lbt. that greedy genus.
better know as the American specu-
lator, has assisted the European war
Materially in showing the price of
wheat on the grain exchanges to $3.50
=. h,,uhol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29

1 Capital and labor probably wouldn't
have nearly SO many differences If
they would get into personal touch
wit. each other. Note the Glove
feast" participated in by Mother
Zones and John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29

Spring.
"a scoop.)
4 ? months too early yetsto dng
Anent tho joys O& luscious opttn8.
spring poem9 are chestnuts. We fear.
But we must Grind one out each year.
It's In our contract. with the folks
Who pay us for our little jokes
So here It il. our sprinstime ode.
Do not blame ~. rs tn he code.
Who grind out columns, pert or Wise.
With this spring punk; first OF it8 Kind.
And get the blamed thing on our mind
Spring styles.
Gowns win button up the back NJ usual
has 5.s74 buttons. They ere recommended
especially to married women who have
impatient husbands.
vogue especially in the pneumonia belt
OF northern states.
Porous plasters will be much worn in
exclusive circles. especially during the
early spring.
Eearmuns are considered passe by the
smart set Of polite seciety, but they. are
to hear what theif neishbors are saying
about them.
Ode to : HeIdmaiden. 8
not weary heart. ~ not regard d e
modify that a nay 1s ' We e express.
cook. and cooks are hard to get. Oh.
Set that p s,sstcsse do nj n you'ii Consent
frown. No 81 fa1lf ws'u G ind wit, with You. dear
cook. no mstter what. yPe do. for -
pncse Abnef..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29

MY boy. must congratulate you on
your consistency THANK you. sir.
Err" Eyes. sir. you've worked hero
three weeks and you haven't done any
thing right yet."-Buffalo Express.