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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
The Most important Lighthouse.

The most important lighthouse at
the present time, SO far as actual op-
erations are concerned, is the light of
Helgoland, from the fact that it is
centered in the very heart of the ma
val war zone. Helgoland was ceded
by Great Britain to Germany in 1890,
in return for concessions made to
Britain in East Africa.
The Helgoland light is an electric
one, and the most powerful une in
Germany, and is claimed by the Ger
mans to be the most powerful one in
existence. 1t consists of a cluster of
three revolving lights, having a light
ing power of 100000 candles,
magnitude of light which from fig
ures alone is hard and difficult to
realize. The lights are on the search
light principle, and the cluster is sur
rounded by a single light of the same
kind and size that can be revoIved
Independently and three times as fast
as the three ights.-Spokane SpokeS-
man-ReVieW
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
THE HANGING


1 want to go home to the old house I
love
To the dear grassy yards, and the long
winding lane,
To the. pool, with its border of willows
above,
And the hills that in sprtngtime are
misty with rain;
Oh, the soft mountain zephyrs are sweet,
piny sweet,
And they ripple and billow the green
seas Of wheat.
There's cool, shady orchard, where each
wind that blows
Threads the dim, leafy silence with
whisper and call,
And a rose hedge that scatters its dawn
painted SHOWS
In pink and white drift, by a messy
stone wall;
There are great. friendly cedars, that
steadfastly wait,
And a pear tree in bloom by the old
garden gate.
When the crimson light closes In night
shadows long,
And star beacon shines through the
lace of a tree,
When the low winds are waving the dream
of a song,
Then a. yearning thought wing Ger the
darkness to me;
There's a whippoorwil1's note in the
shadowy gloam-
Oh. the spring and the southland are
calling me home.
-Essie Phelps Duffy, in Youths Com
panion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06

ADDRESS PROBLEM.

Of course, it is not function of a
city superintendent of schools to lay
down rules and regulations as to how
parents shall dress their children. But
it certainly would seem to be within
the province of such an official to
discuss in a general way such "a ques-
ton when some of it's aspects have an
important bearing on school life. And
on this score, H. B. Wilson, the su-
perintendent of the local schools was
well within his sphere the other day
when he called attention to the fact
that the tendency of some parents to
overdress their children, especially the
girls, has a demoralizing effect on
school life. 1t stirs up jealousy and
heartaches among the girls whose
parents have not the means to clothe
them in fine raiment. Such girls feel
out of place among their extensively
clothed companions. And, too, the
parents of such girls are sore dis
tressed, naturally, because they can
not provide clothes for their children
that are as fine as those worn by any.
1t is patent that such conditions have
a most demoralizing effect not only
upon school life but also upon the life
of the entire community, and Mr.
Wilson does we'll in calling attention
to them. And the well-to-do and no
doubt well-meaning parents who dress
their young girls like fashion plates
are injuring the girls themselves
thereby in more ways than one, If
they could only realize it, in addition
to the chagrin and the burdens they
are placing on others. They are put
ting false standards of life into their
heads. They are cultivating tastes in
them that not so many of them will
be able to crafty when they emerge
into womanhood and the battle of life
for themselves. Excessive dress, even
among grownups who can afford it, is
in lamentably bad taste; for girls
barely in their teens it is to be de-
plored on all sides.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News. ]

Il
Replies are not always answers.
Teeth are like verbs-regular irreg-
ular and defective.
Most men get married before they
are old enough to know better.
He who talks of the unalterable
laws of man is a hopeless fool.
There are times when loquacity tells
nothing and silence tells much.
The man with but a single idea al
ways has an exalted opinion of him
self.
Neighbors are people that the avep
age woman doesn't care to associate
with.
An old bachelor says the friendship
of two women is always a plot against
a third.
The man whose does his best will
hold his job longer than the man who
could do better but doesn't.
A mere man says the average wom-
an always exaggerates except when
talking about her own age.
Policemen, like rainbows, are tokens
of peace and both have a habit of
showing up after the storm.
At the age of I 6 a girl ina gines the
average man is all soul, but at the age
of 80 she knows he is mostly stomach.
A Philadelphia man earns a living
by going around and waking people UP
at stated hours each morning. He
should do a rousing business in that
town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
Clio be Sights
BY THE ATCHISON GLOBE.

Politics. is good only to blame
things on.
There are also those who mistake
growing for discipline.
Another reason boys leave the farm
is that they can get away.
Your self-conffdence is apt to be
labeled conceit if you have too much
of it.
to get tight in order to be considered
Sociable.
The tendency to pick on smaller
boy is not entirely limited to the
youngsters.
Here's a match. and now light
out" said a brakeman to another
brakeman today.
1t is going to take an awful severe
winter to cure some cases of spring
fever that now exist.
even more were it not for that indoor
pastime of knocking the neighbors.
There isn't anything in the popular
belief, Link Preston rises TO remark,
that it is cheaper to move than pay
rent.
Perhaps a crazy statement like this
may not be so crazy after all: Seems
like the more friends you have the
fewer friends you have.
1t always seems to an untutored citi-
zen, so lacking in college spirit, that
the cheer leader works too hard, con-
sidering the results accomplished.
Link Preston's disposition was given
a severe test this week. Although the
family moved from one house to. an
other his wife is still speaking to him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
ELEVATED TRAIN.

Through all the gruntiHg and cIack-
ing, the comfortable old COW lay Just
as still and quiet as If she didn't notice
us at all and wouldn't be afraid of us
If she did see us. She just lay there
in the middle of the yard and f1ecked
off an occasional fly and tried to show
the other creatures that there was no
cause for excitement.
Just when she had about succeeded
and when the chickens and pigs were
about ready to stop worrying over US
and tend to their own business, who
should come along but some work
men to fix the train. With a great
noise and racket of pounding, the men
went to work.
That was entirely too much for the
animals below
The biggest, oldest rooster set up
the alarm and all the others followed
clackled; they screamed and they
flew about the yard. The pigs big
and little ran hclter-ske1ter around
the yard, grunting and squealing as
they ran.
Sensible Mrs Cow stood it as long
as she could. Then she raised her
head and said in her plainest voice.
'Slo-ow, slo-ow, slo-owi Go slo-owi
Why are you all so excited? There is
nothing to be frightened about. Go
slowi See how calm I am"
Immediately the farm yard crea-
lures were less excited. They edged
over towards Mrs. Cow as If they
expected her to take care of them
She flecked her tail in a casual, un-
concerned fashion and added, "Slow,
slo-ow, go slow, the danger will not
hurt you It will soon be gonei" They
seemed to believe her. They settled
down from their excitement and nest
led close by her big comfortable sides.
And really, she must have known, for
hardly had she told them "the danger
would son be gone" when the head
workman shouted. "A1l right! Go
aheadi" and we went on our way.-
Copyright-Clara Ingram Judson.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.
[From the Philadelphia Rec,

[From the Philadelphia Record.1
1t is more blessed to give than to
receive the things you don't want.
Fame demonstrates that even the
mantle of greatness may become
threadbare-
There seems to be quite a difference
between a rare man and one who is
simply raw.
Lots of men have been on the high
tide of prosperity, only to be stranded
at low water.
No fellow can expect to win a girl
by giving the impression that she is
being ratified off.
When the right man and the right
opportunity get together, the world be-
gins to pirate of luck.
has a beautiful soprano voice fails be-
cause she can't kick as high as she can
sing.
do you think women will ever sue
coed in politics? asked the reformer
''Not on your life" replied the prac-
teal politician. Hush money would
be absolutely wasted on them"
Fathers govt is much worse" said
the Fair Lady. HE can scarcely raise
his foot" wouldn't this be a good
time for me to ask him for your
hand" insinuated the Faint Heart.
1.-The color fled from her face"
wrote the realistic novelist. Nor was
he indulging in flight of fancy, for
his heroine was an actress, and she
was merely removing her makeup.
Sillicus-'T really believe women
have more innate common sense than
men" Cynicus-"Nonsens You &C.
casionally find a man who realizes
that he is too old to get married.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
MORE FEEs IN GAS CASE.

Isn't it nauseous, this dissipation
of the funds of the Kansas gas COM
panies by the receivers, the lining of
their own pockets with them and the
passing of them out in large sums to
sundry and divers lawyers, some of
whom happen to be prominent politi-
clans on the side? But the court
awards it and the judge DEGREES it. so
nothing, it appears, can be done about
It except to point the finger of severe
criticism at the courts, where the chief
blame would seem to rest. But then
the receivers apparently were not ex-
ceedingly choice of their trusts to ask
the courts for such seemingly eXor-
bitant fees for themselves and their
lawyers. Comes now the news of the
latest fee pot. Senator Overfield of
Independ ence, as receiver of the Kan
sas City Pipe Line company, was al
lowed $4,000 for the purposes of the
receivership. Attorneys in the gas
case told the public utilities commits
sion not so long ago that this money
had been set aside by the courts for
securing new gas properties. How
was it expended, though? Senator
Overfield awarded $10,S00 of it to
himself for his services covering per-
iod of not so many months, a little
short of a year in fact. The lawyers
whose services he deemed necessary
were allotted in the aggregate no less
than $13,650. This leaves a balance,
which is apparently still on hand, of
trifle over $500 for securing the new
gas properties" Certainly the whole
gas case affair from the standpoint of
the fees obtained by the receivers and
their lawyers approaches the Disgrace
full
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
EDening Chat
Selfshness and Giving.
BY RUTH CAMERON.


In my evening paper the other day
I read that a certain well-known life
prisoner, who has recently died in pri-
son. asked in his last letter to his
wife. when he knew that he was near
| ing death, that his body be cremated
and his ashes scattered to the four
winds of Heaven.
Can't you just feel in that request
his rebellion against the walls that
| have suffocated him for so long and
his passionate desire that in death, at
least, he shall not be imprisoned but
be as free as air?
1t seems to me I can. but evidently
his wife cannot, for the item went
on to say that she does not approve
of cremation, and was considering
where to bury him.
Isn't that typical of a certain class,
the people who will go to infinite
trouble and expense for their friends,
but persist in doing for them and Civ
ing them only the things they them
selves want, even when they do not
know these are the things their friends
want, and sometimes when they ac-
tually know they are not
81 always give cut glass for we'd
ding present" a friend of mine says.
naively, because I can never get
enough of it." Strangely enough there
are people who can.
you don't think she'd like a book
better than flowers ?" I heard one
woman ask another in regard to a gift
they were sending to a sick friend
''She has so many flowers, and I
let's send her flowers!'' persisted the
other. 81 do so love to get flowers
when I'm ILL.,
A very clever woman who honors
me by being my letter friend, has
had her troubles with the type, for
81
fence.
Some time ago I wrote a hard
ware firm in the East for a particular
kind of handle for a desk. The firm
told me the price, and said they would
mail handles. sent them a check and
for many weeks the desk went without
handles. I could get no reply from
the firm. and was in despair. L wrote
to a friend to ask If she could not try
to find out what the trouble was,
and told her the inconvenience 1 was
suffering She replied that she had
not been within a couple of blocks
of the store, and did not often go in
that direction. A few days later she
sent me birthday card with charm
ing sentiment. She prideS herself on
sending. appropriate cards, and spends
hours looking for them. 1 can assure
you 1 was not particularly grateful
was so provoked at having her spend
the time in her way of doing nice
thing, rather than in the practical
way I really wanted. Again L write
to city friend and ask how the
skirts are being made this season, as
I have engaged a dressmaker for next
week and am uncertain. She replies
by describing the opera she has at
tended recently. Another, who knows
I love recipes for new dishes, tells
me of the dinners she has gone to,
and the trouble she has had with her
cook, but does not think of describ-
ing the food-and SO it goesi I know
that probably 1 do the same thing my
self, but when we are going to give
whether it's a letter or a material
gift, or service, why can't we think
what will really please the recipient,
instead of what pleases us?''
Why, indeed ?-(Protected by the
Adams Newspaper Service.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
SEEN FROM AN

The other day when 1 was taking a
ride on an elevated train, what do you
suppose happened? Something hap
pened to the motor of the train and
there we were stuck up high in the air,
between two stations so nobody could
walk to the stairsi And there we
stayed a good long time. too. till the
motor was mended and the train
could take US on our way.
But did we mind waiting very
much? No indeed! And I'll tell you
why we didn't.
Right under the place where the
train happened to stop was a most in
teresting farm yard! "a farmyard
in city? Right under an elevated
train?'. do you ask. Yes. Right
there under our noses-we were all
quite as surprised as you could pos
sibIy be. But it was a farm yard-a
real one-with a COW and some pigs
and a lot of roosters and hens.
Only they were awfully crowded
those farm yard creatures--and they
looked as though if they had the
space than just a small city back yard.
But of course they didn't have the
choosing.
Evidently they were used to all
kinds of noises and sights and they
wouldn't have minded one bit If our
train had gone dashing by with a
whfrr of noise and clatter. But they
were not used to a train stopping
there over their headsi They cram
ned their necks, the chickens did,
and clackled and sputtered as if they
were trying to ask US to go away.
The noise and fuss the chickens
made called the attention of the pigs
to the overhead visitors, they hadn't
noticed US before. AS soon as they
saw US, they began snorting and
grunting and running about as if they
feared we were going to try to catch
them. Tthey little guessed how help
less we were up there on the rails.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
Kansas Comment
THE NAVY LEAGUE"

Who pays the expenses of the Navy
league of the United States? Who is
behind the movement, whose ex-
penses, furthering the desires of its
hackers. must be large? Are the mu-
milton makers CIR the manufacturers of
armament supplying the funds for the
big campaigns being carried on? ~
If people here and there are for
big navy isn't it possible for them
to come right out and say so, rather
than to have someone come to town,
whose expenses. always large, are paid
by someone who must have I'm inter-
est in the movement, and coach them
to say it?
There are a great many movements
for preparedness and all that but we
shouldn't be IL hurry to take them
up and absorb them or have them abb
sorb us, without finding out who is be-
hind the movement, and Why.
If we are for a bigger navy and for
bigger naval expenditures we should
be able TO say so, rather than to wait
for people to come from the outside,
on expense money supplied by some
one, very likely, vitality Interested
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06

President Wilson's explanation of
his defense" program as it has been
mapped out by Secretary of War Gar
rison and Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels would have been more interesting
had he explained how and why he so
suddenly changed his own personal
views on such an important question
The president has ever preached an
adequate navy but until very recently
he seemed to be vigorously opposed
to any considerably increased army
establishment. Then, too. between an
adequate navy and the armada that
Mr. Daniels would have, and which
the president now favors, there is
large gulf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
Jayh owker Jots

Jack Arthur's little son is quoted by
the Atchison Globe as saying, my
teacher, Miss Small gets prettier every
day.
A flivver may not show it by his
appearance, says the Salina Journal,
but his large following of bill COL
lectors gives him away.
According to the Lenora News, peo-
pie who do not use the bath tub very
much are usually the ones who crowd
closest in telling you something con-
fdentiaI
S. c. L. of the Phillips County Post
explains: In the baseball game of life,
the girl who has secured the diamond
for a chance to slide in home on a
squeeze play.
Among the school notes in the Flor
ence Bulletin: On being asked to
write a sentence containing the prepo-
SitiOnal phrase ION the other hand -
FreShie wrote: ct wore a muff on
one hand and on the other hand a
glove"
The Leavenworth Post warns the
Republican papers that they must not
start personal abuse campaign
against President Wilson. But the
Post must know, says the lola Regis
ter, that it was the presidents own
daughter who declared that he once
sang in a college quartet.
A watch runs smoothly only when
the balance wheel is nicely adjusted
and maintained through heat and cold
and varying positions by a compen-
SatinG arrangement, points out the
Lyons Republican, and it adds: So
with the community. The home mer-
chant needs your patronage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06

softly, tenderly, at it and, second later,
No sooner had he touched the withered
flower than he drew back swiftly. The
meaning of his action went over him like
flame of fire.
Cod" he cried in terror. at his own
emotion. Not that! Surely not that.
she's only a ehildr' He sat stunned: a
his lips.
Nancy, creeping softly down the stairs,
when she glanced swiftly at the floor just
within the library door There was no
rose lying there. She stood for moment,
her great eyes devouring Remarks bent
shoulders and bowed head. The very softest
sign escaped her and Kennard raised his
eyes SLOWLY, believing splendid vision had
appeared to him.
doorway was not Nancy. There was
golden hair piled high and bound by the
m mat Hes pink pearls and d., white throat o
cut bodice. The arms were bare and
cleaning white.
1t was a woman who stood in the door
way and not the child Nancy. 1t was
the incarnation of the dream woman who
had come to Kennard from the scent of
the rose. He would have risen, but Nancy
fluttered quickly over to him.
THE is the new gown aunty bought for
hysterically broken She had seen the
crushed rose under Kennard's hand. Her
trembling with citation. 1t was unbeliev-
able, this wonderful thing that had hap
pened. Paul hennard loved herl
He brushed his eyes dazedly. He
dared scarcely to look at Nancy SO great
is fo BEATTY bad made him
weak.
The gown is lovely, he said feebly.
up to your bed. kiddie-it's time little
girls were asleep"
Its time little girls were grown up"
Nancy said And the subtle note of
womanhood had entered her voice. She
drew close to Kennard and her gleam-
ing arms twined up and about his neck.
IF you won't tell me you love me-" she
safd-and there was a sob in her voice
81 don't want to live"
Kennard's arms closed about her
swiftly, hungrily.
A rose lay on the desk-the pink rose
she had worn in her hair.-(Copyright
1916, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndfcate.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
PREPARE FOR PEACE.

Our American unpreparedness for
peace is the really sinister peril, says
The New Republic. The best prepara-
ton for war would be the most re-
1entless attention to putting Ameri-
can industry, agriculture, education,
politics, upon the sounrest and most
prosperous footing possible. If the
war has taught us anything. it is that
every movement that makes for the
physical vigor of the people, for the
education of children up to the limit
of their capacities, for the co-opera-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06

AS the war runs on, it is becoming
apparent that some of the European
belligerents have inexhaustible sup
plies of money to tap, Notwithstanding
the prediction of the money experts
that the war could not be a long one
because it would be impossible to fl
nance it for any great length of time.
Germany is making plans to float an
other war loan amounting to $2,500,-
100000 and Great Britain is doing
likewise in respect to a loan that will
total $3.50, 100000