The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-01
THORNS AND ROSES.
BY j. w. CLARK.

Some men morally ideal do not be-
lieve law was made to apply to them.
Students of human nature should
spend their vacations from arduous
toll riding railway trains.
A diploma from a theological school
gives a young minister license to talk
at random.
There is a certain class who firmly
and innocently believe that all who
differ from them are crooks.
One who is in the habit of watching
the facial contortions OF persons en-
gagged in conversation is forced to the
conclusion that there are now many
young women in training for movie
actresses.
At criminal trial last week in
which the complaining witness was an
unfortunate young woman there was
the usual number of social buzzards
among those in attendance aside from
officers of the court and others VINO
had business there.
The first conclusion drawn by a
young married woman is that all her
girl chums should follow her ex-
ample.
If some men were dogs, they would
run into the street and bark loudly at
ever passing vehicle.
The mayor Of Topeka signs his name
to ordinances, pres1des at comm1s-
sion meetings, dominates his own APP
pointeeS in the fire and police depart
ments and supervises those depart
ments, yet the popular cry for "bus1-
ness man LOT I1dyOI SOSS Out reg u
Iarly. How much longer will be re-
quired for the people to learn to ask
for man for that place who under
stands police work? Large bodies
move slowly.
French military officer tells how
he was forced to kill his own wife in
order to secure his honor. His story
would not present note or d1scord,
if he had taken his own life to save
his honor.
The average woman can keep a Sc
cret as well as any man, but where
the difficulty presents itself is in MAX
ing her realize that there is any such
thing as a secret in the whole uni
verse.
In a three cornered college debate
among Kansas institutions each team
won away from home which seems to
bear out the contention that "a proph-
ct is not without honor save in his
own country.
The jitney bus is now about six
months of age and the public has
grown so accustomed to it's presence
that it must run over someone in or
der to receive q word Of press com
ment.
A five and ten cent variety store
is the best paying business in a town
where retired farmers predominant.
It is about time that agitation be
started again for new police station.
There has also been a noticeable
lack of newspaper stories about the
extension of the Topeka Southwestern
The late pugiliSt1c champion or the
world enjoys the distinction of having
overcome serious parental objection
in choosing q soul mate. The details
of his affair are not given, but 1T is
generally conceded that having q rival
| of good standing and tenacity Of pur-
pose is STUN milling block of immense
proportions and to overcome the fair
ones own objections is yet more ser1-
Gus. To have prospective father-in-
| law lock his front gate to curb his
daughters social ambition is on the
other hand only an encouragement in
the matrimonial game.
The Kansas board of censors has at
/ last become active and from this time
nothing but disinfected, sanitary films
will make their appearance: upon KAN
sas screens. 1t seems as though CEN
sorship is merely matter OF per
sonal taste, and 1t is our suggestion
that poor pictures, of which there are
many be not only pruned, but up
| rooted.
A Chicago divine with more vowels
than consonants in his name asks the
new heavyweight champion to refrain
from the use of intoxicating liquors. A
saloonkeeper would give his hired heip
| the same advice.
The matron Of the Chicago Girls
club makes the working girl OF that
city an object of cenSure in her teS-
| tirnony before a committee of the ILL
| nois legislature. AS usual, when a
1 woman is held UP to public scorn,
some other woman is in charge OF the
bureau of publicity.
| When a man is chosen to q poI1t1cai
office, it is generally because he has
conquered his enemies. 1t is then the
| better part of discretion for him to
watch his own friends.