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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-09-22
Two Alternatives.

4. N :
When Germany proclaimed war
zone" around England this nation
was confronted by two alternatives,
one, to file a sober and dignifed
protest which could be made the
basis of negotiations at Hague
convention after the war and to fol-
low it up with an appeal to Amer
leans to refrain from crossing the
sea on other than American or neu-
tral vessels. This appeal could have
been made without any concession of
the rights Of American citizens, but
precisely on the same principle as
would load sensible citizen, with
out in the slightest conceding his
right to traverse the public streets at
will, to avoid a street in which a
gang Of toughs were engaged in a
gun fight ssi
The other alternative was to take
the stand that the right of Amer
leans who wished to go to sea must
be respected, even when they were!
on the ships OF the belligerents, and
TO fight II those rights were violated
Confronted by these two alternatives,
Mr.. Wilson chose neither. He wrote
his warning of last February declar-
ing that Germany would be held to a
Strict accountability" II the life or
property of an American was injured.
The nation rang with applause at the
presidents Arm stand and 1t sound
ed sweet to the presidential ears.
Opinion differs as to whether Mr..
Wilson, who has been consistently
nvaron IN canki,,er %J,a =, Sl,,tna ~ %l,.xn..
better informed than himself, realized
the seriousness Of his words or not;
but there is no difference of opinion
regarding the fact that he never ex-
pected to make them good. The
country was in no condition to go to
war, and from the West came unmis-
taxable evidence that the people did
rot wish to 60 to war.
|. Unfortunately, however, Germany
realized these facts quite as keenly
as did the White House. The presi-
dents threat-for such 1t was-was
put down as Yankee bluffing," and
the "Lusitania" incident followed.
The newspapers had been ringing
with praises of Woodrow Wilson as
: "the defnder Of humanity" and Mr..
Wilson was charmed by their praise.
But the "Lusltania" incident called
for some sort of action. Mr.. Wilson
knew the country was not prepared
for war. that the people did not favor
war and that he could not by any
possibility make good his bluff. But
to cease bluffing would mean TO for
felt the role. Of "the defender Of hui
mainly" So Mr.. Wilson blurred again
and wrote Germany that If there was
a repetition of the "Lusitania" case
this country would omit no word or
act" to punish the perpetrators. 1T
was perfectly plain threat-but 1t
was threat which both Wilson and
Won Jagow knew this administration
would not and could not make good.
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Pnyrn,IR3r.ti .Fo,E:s I.

The Agricultural experiment sta
ton at MoTgantnwn announces an
other opportunity for farmers to
secure purebred White Leghorn
'cockre1s at little more than the
mere cost of Grating and shipping.
These are selected birds from "a
heavy laying strain and are worth
several times the purchase price.
Last year about three hundred birds
were sent out and the effects upon
many Of the Ffocks where these cock
erels were introduced, have been
quite striking. 1t Is a well known
fact that the male bird has very
potent influence upon the egg pro-
ducing qualities of she next years
ipullets. These cockerels may be oh
tanned by anyone meeting the follow
ing requirements:
a. Applicants for birds must be
farmers actually living on farms in
West Virginia.
3. Farmers securing icockerels
must agree to keep no other breed
of male birds with their hens for
two years, un1ess the hens kept
with the male birds Of other breeds
be penned separately during the
breeding season.
3. Payment Of fifty cents must ac-
company every order sent In. (Thia
amount covers the cost Of Grating
and delivering to the express Office,
and a small price for the fowl.)
4. The expressage from Morgan
town must be paid by the purchaser.
5. Not more than three birds
will be sent to any one farmer and
purchasers of cockerels from the ex-
pertinent station last year are not
eligible to receive cockerels this
year.
A limited number Of selected
White Leghorn hens suitable for
breeding stock are also available
for distribution and may be pur-
chased in accordance with the above
mentioned general rules. except that
in this case the cost will be seventy
five cents each. Write E. L. An
drews, Experiment Station, Morgan
town, w. Va.
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T r a v ELETTE
ny Nikrah.
LAKE wISNPEs Il

Lake Winnipesaukee, that lip
'huttering body Of water that recalls
the youthful days of primary geogra-l
ply, adoze through the centuries inl
iout-of- the-way New Hampshire. ISL
being awakened by a developme ant of
the present generation. Is becoming
the first love Of the motor boat and
g contender for the honor of support
Ing more such craft than any otherf
lake in the nation.
Early Americans asked the Indians
the name OF this body Of water and
wrote 1t down as Ii was pronounced
ito them. Later they were able to in
,terpret Its meaning and found 1t to-
he "the smile of the great spirit. The
generations that followed, dwelling
ihereabout, put much store by this, the
largest body of water in New Hamp-
shire. But 1t remained for the people
of today to make 1t a playground for
the crowded cities.
Now 1t is estimated that 100000
people every summer know the splash
|of these inland waves against q boat
side. MEny Of these spend a few days
at some one of the many lakeside ho-
tells and cruise a bit on the excursion
steamers that make daily tours. There
are boy scout and campfire girl re-
treats here which are being develop
led to ambitious proportions.
Finally. there are the cottages and
summer homes OF the wealthy, the
well-to-do, and Of those who merely
maintain modest cabins. These are
1.-THE neonle who nwn the motor hnat
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Anj7bc-li 4 Chit weight. nne ribbed Union
Suity,sa all sizes. RI Il "a p
AT 0AHeayy messed. Union Susts In
all sizes. tsMercde" Union suits Of n 10 cots
ton and Merfno Wool. Every wanted style
and weight. Prices Zoo to $3.50. !.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-09-22
An Eyenino lIccho

He needs mo other rosary whose
thread of life Is strung with the
beads OF love and thought. -LUB-
BOOK.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-24
BREAKING RECORDS IN STEEL

With the beginning of July. the steel
industry of the United States entered a
period of high-tide production which
promises to shatter all previous rec
ords. says the Iron Trade Review.
The ingOt output of the works in JULY
probably reached the highest pitch for
any single month in history and it is
estimated by those competent to de-
termine It that it was almost S,OOe,-
600 tons, or at the rate of 100000
tons annually. The steel production
of the Steel Corporation last month
set new record for that interest 1t
is estimated that the open hearth
plants of the country now are operat-
ing "a practically 100 per cent and
the bessemer works at 90 per cent
capacity. This does not mean that
the full theoretical outputs are being
obtained. That, obviously, never is
possible for any length of time, owing
to the wearing out of Innings, repairs
accidents, etc. With the opening of
the last half on an unprecedented
scale of output, there is considerable
speculation as to what will be the
ingot figure reached during the next
II months Or-which is more diff
cult 10 forecast-what it will be for
the calendar year of 1915. Under pres
ent circumstances, the answers to such
questions depend upon the contin-
uance of the present European war
After all has been said and done, it is
patent that the direct and indirect
effects of the great conflict overseas
are the substance of the present heavy
movement of steel, for purely domes-
tic trade still is reviving in a moder-
ate way and certainly not sufficiently
to maintain present operations On the
assumption that the European war
will continue for another year. it is
predicted in well-informed steel cir
cles, though predictions always are
perilous. that the ingot production of
the country from July, 1915, to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-24
AN OPULENT POVERTY HERE.

Poverty in Topeka and Kansas
savors of a joke in comparison with
what it is in other places in this coun-
try. Indeed, Kansas poverty would
be considered opulence in not few
localities. The city health officer is
in quest of the dirtiest home in To-
peka. He found that one he was sent
to didn't fill the bill. 1t was as clean
and neat as a pin. The family oc-
cupying it is described as poor Yet
the two men in it are laborers who
have work and the mother of the fam
lily was able to send them away to
their tasks with adequate MONDAY
lunches. The baby of the family was
reveling with a bottle of sweet milk
And on the day the health officer did
his snuffing, the mother had canned
efShty-one quart jars of fruit. If this
is poverty in Kansas-as a matter of
fact there "ain't no SIGH thing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-24
Clio be Sights
BY THE ATcHIsoN GLOBE.

War encourages wfiskers, among its
other grievouS faults.
The return trip is more likely to be
a retreat than Triumphal march.
Tasting groceries in a store is near
ly as bad as tasting squirrel whisky.
A man in love doesn't care for con-
sequences, and is apt to write love
letters.
Men do comparatively little tatting,
although they waste time in several
other ways.
Not everyone, however, can be a
fashion designer, and get paid for his
fool notions.
Sometimes it is said she is uncon-
ventional, when she is a good deal
worse than that.
Next to a woman's promise to obey
her husband, a political promise is the
easiest broken.
Sometimes, as a man grows older,
the elasticity seems to leave his step
and enter his conscience.
A number of things were taught at
the old swimmin' hole which aren't
included in the Boy Scouts manual.
Musical comedy isn't so largely at
tended during the joyous season when
the bathing beaches are in operation.
Laughter seems to be a fat mans
favorite exercise, and it doesn't
amount to much for reduction pur-
poses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-24
Giant Armies of Old.

Ancient Thebes. it is said, could send
200 fighting men out of each CT its
hundred gates.
Minus, the Assyrian king, in the
twenty-second century B. c., led
against the Bactrians 100000 SOL
diers on foot and 100000 mounted.
The old historians credit Xerxes
with land and sea forces counting up
to 2,641,000, with enough attaches.
hangerS-On, women, suffers, etc., to
make a host of more than 5000, 900.
Artaxerxes had at one time, before
the battle of Cunaxa, an army nearly
a million and a quarter strong.
Darius of Persia brought more than
a million soldiers to Arbela.
Tamerlane is said to have met Baja-
zet's 100000 with a force of 1,60O,-
900.
Terah, King of Ethiopia, had a mil
lion soldiers to call to his standards.
Compared with the extended battle
line of today in Europe, the array of
forces at ancient Gamma was but a
slxirmish formation. There were &c.
600 Romans and allies against $4,000
Carthaginians.
Hannibal is recorded as having de-
stroyed 100000 men during his cam
paign in Italy. Just before his time
that country could send a million
men into the field.-New York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-24
SCHOOL AND HOME LIFE.

A number of suggestions to help the
rural public school teacher in lead
ing his or her pupils to see the direct
relation between home life and their
school studies are contained in a new
publication of the federal department
of agriculture. This bulletin, No.
PSI, entitled "Correlating Agriculture
With the Public School Subjects in
the Northern States" contains a plan
of work extending from September
through the fall winter and spring to
the end of June. Under this plan each
pupil is encouraged to undertake
some home project; that is to say,
some work at home which will eX-
tend through whole season, will be
connected with the instruction in ag-
riculture which the pupil receives at
school, and a record of the results of
which will be faithfully kept and
turned in to the teacher at the con-
clusion of the project. At school the
pupils exercises in arithmetic, SPELL
ing, English, geography, etc, are so
directed that the value of these sub
jects in practical life is made clear.
For example, in the language lessons,
the pupil may be asked to write out
the method which he used in testing
milk with a Babcock tester, special
emphasis being placed upon the need
for making the meaning absolutely
clear. In the same way the records
obtained from COW testing may be
used as exercises in arithmetic and the
pupil asked to compute the total yield
of butter fat, its money value, and the
estimated profit from any given
dairy herd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-24

July, 1916, will run 100000 tons
or more. The largest years to-
tai heretofore was in 1913, when
S1.OOO.O0O tons were produced. If
the conflict should go on for
Is months from date, the belief
generally is held that the year of 1916
by far will be the largest in the his
tory of the iron and steel industry Of
the United States. Then it may be
that Mr.. Schwab's prediction several
years ago of a 10000, 00O-ton yield in
L. months. may be realized. If the war
should end at an earlier date, the pro-
duction might continue without
diminution, or it might decrease
sharply. No man can safely predict
what would happen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-24

He looked sharply down the path The
bent form of man was hobbling
painfully down the sidewalk pausing
now and then to smell late rose
nodding on its stem or to gather the
fresh green leaves of shrub and
press them against his hollow cheeks.
HE is like child" she said tremu-
lously. "He has been shut away from
the world so long, and now everything
is strange to him. / would not have
him bounded by curiosity seekersl L
will kill the first man who tries to
interview himi" She ended in fierce
outburst that was strangely unlike her
gentle personality.
slowly. Some day I'm coming back
again, not as a reporter to interview
your father, but as a friend to help
prove his innocencei"
tAh, thank you-but stay now and
hear his story of the guilty man." she
cried eagerly.
He shook his head 81 must throw
up my present job before L can tackle
another one" he smiled and went
away.
In the Chronicle office he was
only remembered as the cub who fell
down on the Roberts assignment, but
as Roberts and his daughter disap-
peared from Sandways no one else
covered The desired interview with the
ex-convict.
Afterward, when a great criminal
lawyer took up the Roberts case and
proved the innocence of the old man,
all credit was given to Jack Shirley
for his strenuous efforts in the case,
and when Jack married Celia Roberts
people said he had his great reward
The editor of the Chronicle" NUT
tered maledictions on womankind in
general and pretty girls in particular
81 wondered what queered that
Roberts assignment" he frowned TT
was the girl in the casen-(Copy-
right, 1915, by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-24
From Other Pens
A TEXAS MIRAGE.

In Bailey county, we had the mirage
for company. Friday. June IS, was
quite warm, the air fairly sizzling, and
all day, until the sun fell below the
quarter. this phenomenon of nature
played it's usual tricks in the arid and
transparent atmosphere. The mirage
is always a diversion in the monotony
of a journey in these attitudes; even
interesting veteran yoyagers of the
plain. Always, there is the lake in the
foreground, other objects Beyond. and
the Illusion is so perfect that the wa
ter is plain: objects in the perspective
thrown above the horizon. 1t paints
the shore of the lake with trees, fields
and houses; even pastures herds Of
cattle in the fringes of the sky. Often,
the inverted perspective is reflected,
as well, in the clear water of the lake.
An example of this was manifested in
Bailey county, June IS, forenoon and
afternoon. Southwark of the Coldren
ranch, five miles, great sandhills rise,
so yellow and so clearly defined that
that day they ShOne as gold. Playing
its tricks in these hills, the mirage, in
it's fantasy, gave the illusion the
forms of castles and embellishments
cleaning in the sunlight; and, as if to
make it a grand finale of the after
moons pageant, the panorama, invert-
ed, was reflected in the depths of the
shadowy lake. Nearly all afternoon,
the road lying easterly, parallel with
the hills, this scene was present, but
shifting and coming into different
views as changes of the kaleidoscope.
F. L. Vandegrift, in the Earth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-24
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

CFrom the Philadelphia Record
Many a fellow is quick to catch on
who doesn't know when to let 60
To practice what you preach is one
of life's most important rehearsals.
You never can tell. Even the self
made man may have skimped him
self.
1t takes a pretty good mixer to
blend common sense with a love
affair.
An extremist is a man who is either
ing himself.
No, Maude, dear; there is no SINH
larity between jumping a board bill
and walking the plank.
The man who looks before he leaps
should know just how deep hole is
before he gets into it.
The Cynical Bachelor rises to re-
mark that the man who doesn't look
like a fool at his own wedding is an
adept at concealing his feelings.
Harduppe-''This thing of always
having an empty pocket is mighty
monotonous.' Borrowell-"Ye it
might be relieved by a little change"
1T takes a man half his life to dis
cover who his friends are" remarked
the Wise Guy. ''And the other half to
locate his enemies" added the Simple
Mug.
Don't you want to buy a talking
machine ?" asked the agent. Not on
your hfe," replied the tired business
man. Il have a wife and seven
Wigwag-"Wh do you express such
a violent hatred for that clergyman?
Did he ever do you an injury ?'' Hen
peckke--- Great Scott. mani He mar
ried me-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-24
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News. ]

from the chicago NEWS
If you would remain a favorite new
er ask a favor.
Man subsists upon other animals
including other men.
But it's difficult to Judge a woman
by what she doesn't say.
If she doesn't own a mirror she has
has lost all interest in life.
There's nothing in a name-unless
you are a candidate for some office.
Relations between the old fashioned
milkman and the hydrant are fire.
quently strained.
Blessed is the wife who is not too
strenuous in managing her silent part
ner.
As a rule, when you do see good
man you see one who is as ugly as a
mud fence.
Theory and practice are somewhat
different-as young lawyers or physi-
clans can tell you.
A man is always telling his wife that
than any other mans in town.
Many a man who would steer clear
of a graveyard after dark is not afraid
of a tank full of spirits.
A calico dress can now be bought
for a few cents, but there are a num-
Der of other things that induce some
men to remain in the bachelor class.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-24

was made. The term permits now
granted necessitate the yearly pay
ment of fees ranging upward from
SIS, according to the location of the
ground selected. Persons anticipat-
ing making improvements not in ex-
cess of $1,000 are able to obtain land
permits from district foresters which
are effective for fifteen years. Other
leases must be approved at Washing
ton. When land is to be used for
hotel or resort purposes, the applica-
ton is accompanied by the plans, spe-
cifications, and estimated cost of the
buildings to be erected and improve
meutS to be made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-24
SITES FOR SUMMER HOMES.

To promote a more general use of
the national forest lands for summer
home and recreational purposes, a
Federal law has been put into effect
which allows the leasing, at nominal
fees, of tracts of ground of not more
than five acres for periods up to 80
years, points out the September Pop
ular Mechanics Magazine. This plan
replaces that hitherto in effect which
provided for the issuance of revocable
permits. Because it was impossi Bile
under that system for an individual
to be certain of the duration of his
tenure, many persons showed restraint
in making material improvements on
the grounds they held. 1t was largely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-24
Journal Entries

Neither are the peaches with the
prettiest skins always the sweetest.
4. =
Another genius is the man who
can sell things which are not worth
buying.
4. j. j
They've been defining love for cen
turtles and a satisfactory job hasn'
been done yet.
]. = J
Just as soon as most people get
entirely out of debt they proceed to
get in again, and deeper.
= + =
Some people labor under the notion
that they ought to be commended
merely because they've never been in
Jail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-24
EUening Chat
People Who Know.
By RUTH CAMERON


ST don't believe dogs really bury
their bones"
The woman who made that aston
iShing statement never owned a dog.
imaeine) no acquaintance with dogs
or their habits. And yet she calmly
made that sweeping observation.
1 quote it not for it's value as a con-
tribution to natural history, but be-
cause it is an excellent illustration of
the habit of mind and speech of a
certain type. ,4rppf s.5-
You know the type I mean, don't
you-the kind of person who is con-
tinually making dogmatic assertions
on various subjects of which he knows
nothing or next to nothing, with a
calm finality that no argument, no,
nor proof, either, can ever shake.
A man whose mind is of this type
was told by another man of a govern
M nt report on white slavery that the
latter had read. The first man had
not read it, nor any other matter on
the subject. He didn't need to, you
see, because he knew all about it
without reading.
ct don't believe there is any such
thing as white slavery was his sum-
ming up of the situation. That was
his decision, made with a calm finality
that seemed to put the facts in the
case out of court.
Some of these people dogmatize
about matters that cannot be settled
they are matters of individual opinion.
OF these is a woman who, when the
question of separation comes up, says,
There are no possible conditions
when separation is desirable" Not,
ST don't think there are" which would
be a fairly broad statement, but SIM
ply, There are none"
There is something absolutely mad
dening about this type of person
Theoretically one Should recognize
the fact that they are hopeless and
simply let them alone. But somehow
this does not seem to be entirely sat
isfactory.
L have been trying to analyze the
peculiar evaporation they cause, and
I have decided that it is because they
fill with a sense of their inacces-
sibility and our own impotence. One
ought to be able to reach a human
being with reason, and one cannot
reach them that way. Now nothing is
so exasperating as sense of impo-
tence.
Reason is that faculty which dis
tinguishes man from the beast. How
can anyone refuse to use it?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-24
THE LIBERTY BELL.

The Liberty Bell on its way to the Fair
Was greeted from coast unto coast;
With banners and blossoms and blaring
of bands,
And the cheers of patriot host.
Its tongue that generously doomed long
ago
The message of freedom is STILL
In silence its progress triumphant was
made
Ger river and valley and hill.
But if ever again it is called on to break
The bond of its centuried sleep.
And the earth and the sky should re-echo
once more
To its glorious melody deep,
As they did in the hour when the flag of
the free
To the winds of the west was unfurled,
May 1T ring and it swing the glad tidings
to bring
OF peace to the battle scared world.
-Minna Irving in Leslies.