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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-22
Jayhawker Jots

AS Tom Thompson of the Howard
Courant advises: It's a whole lot
easier for a man to forget his friends
than his enemies.
Men, like tools, observes the Kano-
polls Journal, are more priced for the
use that can be made of them than for
their mere appearance.
One of the business men of Blue
Rapids quits smoking for one month
each year. and for obvious reasons he
always chooses February.
Related by the Sedgwick Panta-
graph: A certain doctor, wishing to
make a good impression on a German
farmer, mentioned the fact that he
had received a double education, as
it were. He had studied OsteOpathy
and was graduate OF q regu1ar,
medical college also. "Oh. dot vas
had a calf dot Sucked two sOWiss and
he made noding but common
schteer after all"
We have heard it said that on the
farm there Is some outside work to
be done every day in the year, says
this was so the other day when we
saw a farmer and his son each swing
ing a scythe-Aand the ground covered
with snow. They were following along
a fence and were breaking off the
weeds that had been missed by the
u
they will burn them to kill the chinch
bugs.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Most Easy Budd, OF
the Burlington Republican office, dis
tributed a unique valentine OF their
own connection among their friends.
Among other things 1t was illustrated
with their pictures, and under Mrs
Budd's was the famous Kipling line,
A rag, and q bone and q hank of hair;
and Mr.. Budd's carried an original
Characterization: A jag, and a drone
way. is an exceedingly clever descrip-
ton of not few males of the species.
| News from Little Bear Creek. in the
| Stanton County Journal: Our new
neighbor. Mr.. Wolf. is trying to save
his neighbours chickens by setting
some traps to catch the coyotes. but
instead of coyotes he gets the neigh
bors dogs.
Tommy and Mary O'Mara were to
be left in charge of the farm north of
Colony when their father was pro-
Colony Free Press, and thinking some
inducement might be necessary to
make the boy and girl content on the
farm without mothers cooking or
father getting up and building fire
on a cold morning, Mr. O'Mara made
the children this propositions: They
were to sell their team of Shetland
ponies. worth probably $500. and Mr..
O'Mara was to make up the difference
and buy them an automobile SO they
could run into town in a hurry when
they grew homesick for mother
Imagine Mr.. O'Mara's surprise when
they told him that they would rather
have the dandy little team to drive
than all the autos in the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-22
QUAKER MEDIrATIONS

[From the Philadelphia Record.1
Don't tell q man he is a fool unless
you know he Is fool enough to stand
for it.
The price of wheat seems to cut
more OF a figure than yeast in raising
bread.
Looks are deceptive. Even the man
who knows it all can't tell the gender
of an egg.
Tell fireman to go to blazes, and
it isn't so apt to make him mad as it
would you.
Don't judge by appearances But
at the same time the fellow who loses
at cards Is never accused of cheating.
Whats in a name" demanded the
immortal William Shakespeare. At
that time he probably had no bank
account to back 1t up.
Wigwag-"You should remember it
is just as easy to make friends as to
make enemies." Closefist-"Perhaps
but our friends are apt to cost us
more"
Wigg-''That fellow Bjones would
rather fight than eat" Wigg-"Can
you blame him? The cook has Just
left. and his wife threatens to do her
own cooking"
Hubbubs-''Are you going to raise
any vegetables out at your place next
summer Subbubs-"Only with a
dumb-waiter from the basement
kitchen
Many a young fellows clothes are
SO loud that they shouldn't be allowed.
When the average girl refuses q fell
low she Is terribly disappointed II he
doesn't go straight to the devil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-22
Globe Sights
BY THE ArcHIsoN GLOBE.

Some short cuts lead to the pen.
You are not fooling everybody you
work,
Sometimes the compliment is really
due the cosmetics.
Every boy Is under suspicion of har-
boring tapeworm.
1t ceases to be a social event when
everybody Is invited.
A poor way to secure business il to
ask for it in joking way.
1t occurs to us that a chorus man
Is 100 anxious to get on the stage.
Being q delegate Is an easy job, but
it usually doesn't pay very well.
1t is the opinion Of the neighborz
that q wronged husband Is the blind
est man.
No one il without prejudices. but
some are better than others At con-
cealing them.
1t is all right to be patriotic, but
don't let flag-waving interfere with
your regular chores
Alb Adkins says more men would
talk too much If their wives would lei
up and give them q chance.
Flocking OF people to big cities
seems natural enough. A big lighi
ALWAYS attracts more bugs than Z
smaller one.
The fact that q statesman enjoys hi
own noise il also responsible for Z
large part OF tho worlds output q
1Orcustc of4tofy. 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-22
Journal Entries

Competition is generally keenest
among dishonest men.
There never was a family tree of
any considerable age that has not SUI
fered an occasional crop failure.
Many of the mind cures probably
fail because of the paucity of material
with which they have to work.
=
It seems well-nigh impossible for
sweethearts to find any flaws in each
other until after they get married.
=
If people would only be content with
wasting their own time, not nearly so
much fault could be found with the
practice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-22

tics to prove the proposition that wo-
men. contrary to general belief. arc
more immoral than men. Statistics
show that from 1887 to 1905 there
were 10000 divorces granted In which
women were defendants as against
$4,000 only in which men were the
defendants. Those who know human
nature see in this an evidence. not Of
woman's greater immortality, but OF
her forbearance, her long-suffering.
Many a woman bears In silence the
double life that is led by her husband.
For the sake Of her children. to save
herself the disgrace that would go
with divorce proceedings. or even at
times to save the husband himself. she
seeks to hide the shame that has come
upon her. But the 10000 divorces
granted to men stand for practically
the full one hundred per cent OF men
who have found their wives untrue to
the marriage vow. The man who con-
tinues to live with q wife after find
ing her faithless ID a negligible guam
tity. but the world will never know
how many thousands Of women who,
discovering the same thing about
their husbands. are yet willing to suf-
fer on in silence. 1t il strange that q
woman, before quoting divorce sta
tistics to prove the immortality of her
sex. should not have thought OF these
facts, patent to all observers. even
though not reducible to statistical tn
HES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-22
From Other Pens
THE CROUCH.


The Great Creator in His wisdom
created many men Of many minds ana
temperaments, knowing that IL the
Sons Of men were alike In Wishes and
desires it would lead to unending
the noblest work Of God. But In some
way there crept into the world =
creature thing selfmade. be 1t male
or female, that is hated. desptsed ana
abhorred; thing self-created, 9e!-
pitied and abnormally self-loved. This
self-created creature il the chronic
crouch that walks here and there IN
every town and community searchine
for happiness-that he may destroy II.
Flowers and children. because they
represent beauty and love. he De.
tests. He reads an he runs that all
men are liars and all women but
creatures Of evil. In summer he re-
viles the bright sunshine and hates the
green hills. In winter he revtles the
cleansing snow and the purifying frost.
Children flee from him and his wifo
can be classed among the martyrs.
Men shun him and the world hates
him. From an early age he walks
this earth spreading unhappiness and
unbelief-a maker OF evil and discOrd.
Let us throw the K-ray of self-exami-
nation into our own hearts and search
out the little microbe that has O tend
ency to multiply and produce. in time.
the hated crouch. There Ia too much
love and sunshine in this old world
Of ours to spoil 1t with the canker
of selfishness.-Rockfo Register
| Gazette,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

[From the Chicago News.1
A mans temper may improve with
disuse.
Pursuit of wealth is the great hu.
man hurdle race.
A fatal filtration IL one that ends at
the marriage altar.
It's sometimes easier to settle down
than it is to settle up.
A man who invests his coin in oil
stocks is a well Wiaher.
Borrowed money soon begins to
look like borrowed trouble.
As a matter Of fact the chorus girl
is merely matter of form.
~ When a girl yawns 1t il the curfew
for the young man in the case. =
Don't worry. The song Of the lawn
mower will soon be heard in the
suburbs.
Almost every woman likes TO have
a husband whom she can snub occa-
sionally.
1t Is easier for some men to stand
upright than it is for them to act that
way.
After a woman becomes the wife OF
q great man she wonders what causes
his greatness to evaporate.
In looking backward a woman sees
only the bright places in her past, and
q man sees only the high spots in his.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-22

e0R Vc4rD5h7
BY rms AM4kHER
BILLY PIGS REVENGE.

wondered who it could be, and Madam
Pig was as anxious a. they were.
The man, when he reached the
house, stopped and looked it over, as
Bruin had done, and then he walked
up to the door and knocked very. very
hard. shaking the house with his
blows.
Billy Pig began to tremble, but Il
was over In a second, for hardly had
the man finished knocking when out
from behind the house came Bruin
with a growl. and started for Mr. Man.
Mr.. Man almost fen right down
where he stood, for he was so fright
ened. but he knew he must run IL he
wished to escape, and he did, and
Bruin after him. He could have
caught him II he had tried. but he
only wanted to have a little fun, 80
distance and then he remembered the
preserves waiting for him, and giving
one moro grown which made Mr. Man
run faster. Bruin turned ana trotted
on toward Madam Pigs house again.
But this time he did not get what he
expected. for while he was gone Billy
Goat said to Madam Pig: Now is our
chance to get rid Of Bruin and ret
Billy Pigs suitcase
So Billy Goat slipped down to the
yard and took the SUITCASE. ana then
he took the kettle OF water. which VA.
upstairs.
He told Billy Pig to take NJ, the
Dr1cks ne could carry from the flre-
place and bring them up abo. ana
wnen bruin returned he sat down un-
der the window to laugh.
he did laugh. ana then he told
Madam Pig to lower some more pre.
serves. and to lower them ouick. too
he 1eh very SAFE. now that he ma
Adf. Man out Of the way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-22

As soon Is the members of the leg
islature begin to serve the state with
out pay. which will happen after
March 2, they can be depended upon
to get busy. Where they passed but
Al bills during the first 40 days of the
session. they are likely to pass meas
ures at the rate of 40 in four days dur
ing the last week or ten days Of the
legislative windup. All Of which IL a
mighty poor method Of law-making.
1t means a lot of hurriedly considered
and badly drafted laws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-22
SUFFRAGE AND DIVORCE.

The charge IL made that equal suf-
frage increases divorces. writes
Frances Frear in Leslie's. In a de-
bate at the Equal Franchise society in
New York City. Mrs. w. F. Scott, in
presenting the. side of the anti-suf-
fragists cited the state of Colorado as
proving that the exercise OF the ballot
unfits women for private virtues.
When it Is submitted" said Mrs.
Scott. that in Denver one marriage
out Of every two ends in the divorce
court, there Is proof that public free
dom for women units them for the
practice of private virtues Such an
argument would be like saying that
since the United States shows more
divorces than the monarchical coun-
tries of Europe. it goes to show that .
representative democracy is fatal to
the sacredness OF family life. Both
conclusions are too sweeping for the
premises ON which they stand.
Mrss Scott also eatea diworee 6kte-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-22

I'll Was thinking Of him when y0u
came in, and -oh. am - tired Let
mo so to Bed and I'm 1foinise 10 be-
have tomorrow and-do what II best.
rising. her arm across her fAoe like
that of q little girl trying to hide her
tears.
Mrs. Melledge followed her. TT
you like. dear-Oh. Herbert!" she ex-
claimed. seeing the form Of her hus-
band in the door. "0uick. Corinne."
Herbert Melledge was followed by
their neighbor. Mr.. Ramsey, and .
tail, serious young man. Helen, RAM
eey wanted you to meet Mr.. Drew
before this party il pulled off-why.
Corinne-you here. too? This Is
luck!"
Someway or other, the introductions
were made and both Corinne and Mar
den Drew carried the situation won
|rangement OF their hostess, stood fac
Ing each other in front Of the fire.
place. Afterward. Corinne marveled
at the strategy Of it all. At the time.
she only wished she had not given
herself over to tears She knew the
searching eyes Of Marden Drew could
detect their late presence.
80 you are to be my Martha WASH
ington z? Marden Drew said, calmly,
albeit his heart was humping wildly.
AA%A Vccu o9Acu TO- COF1nne
"Had beeri ," the man echoed.
Corinne laughed nervously. Eyes
am to help you to lead the march on
Monday" she said.
Wouldn't it be good idea IL we
were to plan to get ourselves on bet
ter terms before trying to lead q
march OF merry dancers. Corinne p
he asked. stepping closer to her.
'It-might look better"
1T might look better-and feel bet
ter and be BETTER" announced Mar
den. taking her hands firmly. 1--WE
done everything to locate you and
now that I have you shall not let
you go. I'll come over here tonight
and invite our hosts and hostesses, re-
spectively, to be contented with a Ions
game of bridge. I'll tell them have
much to tell you-that we have Il
rehearoe our step0-that-that yor
are my fiancee and that we haven't
seen each other for q year. So be pre-
pared to substantive my statements
land- 49,
But Corinne. girl-like, was crying
again. but this time for joy. and wher
he held her in his arms and told hel
what she wanted to hear, neither O.
them saw Mr.. and Mrs. Melledge ant
Mr.. Ramsey pass the door and dis
creetly turn their heads away
Copyright, 1916, by the McClur,
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-22

Uncle Sans ordnance experts are
demanding larger caliber and more
powerful guns for the coast defsnses.
They claim that the ones on the job
are far from being equal in range and
power to major caliber guns afloat
and that foreign navies might use
against them. But by the time these
larger coast defense guns are in
stalled, still bigger ones will probably
be ready for use on warships. All OF
which IL good news. at least. for the
gun makers. ..-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-22
PATHWAYS 70 RAnNAssUl


Pathways to PaFnassus!
HighWay8 q delight
Der the hills and through TIE da1eg,
Winding out II sight;
Fame her chosen beckons
From the noisy thH0pg.
Who viii make the pilgrimage
To the Hill Of Song?
Pathways to Parnassus!
Far and far away,
stretching TN they lose themselves
In the distant gray,
Youth and hope together
Everm0re belong:
Who Will make the pilgrimage
To the Hnl OF SOng9
Pathways to Parnassus!
Birdie road and lane!
Laurel b0rdered, II yOu will,
But the price 10 pain.
Firm must be their purpose
And their hearts be strong;
Who will tnrry at the last
On the Hill Of Song?
Pathways to Parnassusi
Thin az thread they grow,
Fusing in the crucible
OF the sunsets glow;
II their hearts are strong;
Who will make the pilgrimage
To the Hill Of Song?
Arthur G0Oden0ugh, In Springfield Ne
publican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-22
EuenineChd al
Read-Over Books.
by RUTH CAMERON,

| A few days ago 1 finished my
twenty-second reading of Crawford
Crawford" you see is my favorite
"read-over' book.
Don't you think that almost every
one has certain books which he never
completely tires OF but picks up year
after year and reads over, not OF
course with the same devouring in
terest that he felt the first time, but
with a warm friendliness that Is even
better?
A friend Of mine rereads Little
Women" always when she Is conva-
lescing and sometimes when she IL
shut-in doors by q bad rain storm
| (never in a snow stormy. New books
and new friends are all very well for
health, this woman says. but for a
| convalescent there is really. nothing SO
restful as a few hours with such old
| friends as the Marsh family.
| We were talking of this subject OF
| "read-over'' books the other day and
various members of the group contrib
uted their favorite. David Copper
field was one. Sentimental Tommy
is another. Pride and Prejudice an
other, while "Pendennis'' was named
| by two members.
What is your s'read-over" book? l
think I can tell you one thing about
is people rather than events. friendly
book, book whose characters have
become so real to you that you find
yourself confusing them with people
you actually know.
The books in which events are more
important than the people are absorb
ing enough for a first reading. but
they are not the kind you go back to.
Someone has said that we read
books in youth for plot; In middle age
for the sake Of the characters. and
as we reach a still ripper period of de-
| vol QnfhnF'Q comment.
OF course any "read-ovcr" books must
be emphatically worth reading on the
last two counts.
OF course there are some peopls
and can't imagine what anybody
should want to read a book twice for.
There was one such in our group
Aren't there enough books you
haven't met in the world so that you
don't have to go back to the old
friends?' he counter-Quest1Oned.
Questions and Answers.
Question: H. T. C. writes that her
husband has had business <everset
and that she has gone to work. SO that
they may keep their home. She feels
that her friends look down on heS
now, because they do not visit her. but
thinks perhaps she misjudges them.
Reply: Perhaps H. T. C.'s friends
fear she has no time to entertain
Why not ask them to come as al
ways? If after such an invitation
they avoid her, they are not worth
botnering about-friends of that cali
Der never are.
u Question: T. o. writes that the
young man who has been taking hel
It, theater and to occasional dances
wants her to marry him. She feela
that perhaps he has q right to expect
this, but that she il quite sure that
J she doesn't care for him.
Reply: Marriage would be alto
gether too great price to pay fol-
such attentions. 1t would simply NEAR
q lifetime OF unhAppiness. II she has
been wrong In leading him to believe
increase that wrong. BY all means
I acknowledge the fault. say "no''-ant
goodbye.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-22

Billy Pig and Billy Goat. as you will
remember. were shingling the barn
when we last heard of them. WE'LL
1 must tell you what happened and
Ihow Billy Pig revenged his wrongs.
From the top of the shed Billy Pig
and Billy Goat could see for quite
distance, and all at once Billy Pig
dropped his hammer and said: Look,
Billy Goat, who is that coming along
the road? 1t looks to me very much
like
1T is" said Billy Goat. ''It is Mr..
Bruin, and he is carrying your dress
suitcase. Hurry and get down. We
must be in the house with the doors
and windows locked before he reaches
here"
BY this time Mr.. Bruin had reached
the gate and was walking up the path.
looking the house we'll over to see II
there was anyone in sight. but all was
quiet and no sign of life to be seen.
Then he knocked very loudly on the
door, and this time Madam Pig put her
head out OF the attic window. What
is wanted ?" she asked.
"Oh! good day. Madam Pig" said
Mr.. Bruin. with his most polite bow. II
Thought you all were away. I came to
inquire II Billy Pig was at home. He
left his suitcase at our home and /
have brought 1t back"
08O0h rig lO1Q u nO anu 0&1lO 0lMy
Pig had not returned. bue she did
not know just what to do, for she felt
quite sure that Mr.. Bruin had not
called with the best Of intention to-
ward Billy Pig.
Bring up some pear and peach
preserves" said Billy Goat, very soft
ly, an Madam Pig went downstairs. II
just hate to see 1t wasted on that Mr..
Bruin. but there is no other way"
Madam Pig was back In q minute,
and with her she brought a basket and
q piece of clothesline.
Into the basket she put jar Of
honey and tied the clothesline to the
handle OF the basket. Then she how
cred it into Bruins waiting arms and
watched him eat the honey.
Here - another jar" said Madam
Pig. letting down the basket again,
'sand when that IL gone have some
peach and pear preserves which. /
hope you Will like"
| Just then . man came alnog.
| A man without . gun was joke ia
Bruin- He liked nothing better than
to chase one. 90 he HID and waited.
Billy PIG and Billy Goat were peep-
ling through tha a1uttaEa Ter th1u
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News from washington IL most in

News from Warrington y most in
teresting that army and navy ofncials
have elaborate and carefully worked
out defensive and offensive secret war
plans for all emergencies stored away
in vaults in the capitol. But Of what
avail are such plans IL we haven't an
army and q navy that Is capable of
putting them in operation. And the
army and wy oficials are the most
prominent among those who sxe In
sistent that our army and navy APP
proaeh the limit OF ineimciency.