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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

mother-sat at a rustic table under
a wistaria arbor in the Dayton gar
a success it isl 1 can hardly believe
it and-to add to that Polly looked
affectionately at her mother as she
continued, my dear little mother,
here, has grown pink-cheeked and
strong working out of doors and ham
ding the beautiful blossoms for mar
ket. Also here she laughed rnerrily,
"she has learned that a girl can earn
money and still be a normal, ~omanly
personi Eth, mother?' she asked
Through these little meetings
George Noble learned to know and to
love Polly Dayton, and a romance as
sweet as any OF the flowers that
bloomed in the garden in which it
was set grew out of their love.
More than two years afterward
when a little daughter strayed into
the path of Polly and George Noble
they called her Primrose
right, 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
Globe Sights
BY THE ATCHISON GLOBE.

You don't necessarily have to be
dead to be a corpse.
Righteous indignation of course, is
the sort you feel when angry
The average fat man is going to be-
gin to take more exercise next week
There are various ways of showing
your independence: some men eat
onions.
The work of the resolution commit
tee may also be listed among the most
futile efforts.
Sojourning on a farm fron. now I'M
til after harvest Will give you some
notion of steady employment.
Paying dead mans doctor bill
seems like getting the smallest returns
for the money invested.
The porch swing also takes one out
in the open air, but it has no great
advantage over the parlor in other re-
spects.
1t is all right to swat the flies: YOU
couldn't kill the other boreS with a
fly swatter, anyhow, and the law pro-
tects them.
AS general rule, a man should be-
gin to get ready for church or the
theater about the time his wife SAYS
she is ready
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
RAH, RAH, RAH. KANSAS.

J. c. Mohler, secretary of the state
department of agriculture, reports
that the average condition of the
wheat at this time for the entire acre
age, which is the second largest in
the history of the state and in excess
of 100000 acres, is 92.S per cent.
The Hessian flies and the chinch bugs
will have to multiply faster than they
ever did before, develop unusually
voracious appetites and work overtime,
to put much of a crimp in the wheat
crop that is in sight. OF course, un-
toward conditions might develop that
would impair the present excellent
situation in the wheat fields. The
Kansas wheat crop for 1915 is not out
of the woods yet. But it is travelling
strong and has sufficient vigor to
withstand almost any old kind of
shock. And there is no room right
now for any pessimism in the Sun
flower state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

Speaking of lack of patriotism
and interest in community welfare,
how about the Washington judge that
sent Cne of the star players on the
Washington American League team to
Jail for 80 days just because he hap
pened to beat up a street car motor
man. If the judge had passed out
some such dose of medicine to one of
the experts on a visiting and rival
team-wen, that would be another
story. But to send up one of the
home team boys stamps the judge as
words to characterize properly such
a lapse of judicial discretion are not
permissible in print
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
QUAKER MEDITATION.
From the Philadelphia Record

GFrom the Philadelphia Record
Even the trout fisherman can't
hope for much luck casting slnrs.
The one matchless thing we don't
care to have about US is match box.
Would epidemic of collie cause
the population of a town to he dou-
bled?
Time was made for slaves, but they
are not the only people who have to
serve time.
Even when man expects the worst
there is no reason why he shouldn't
make the best of it,
All men are not clumsy. and yet you
can't get to the top of the ladder
without stepping on its foot.
Hey ou are the only girl 1 ever
loved" She-"You don't expect me
to believe that. do you?" He-"Cer-
tain1y not
Nell-"Mrs. Wigwag says her hus-
band is all the world to her" Belle
'She must be a globe trotter, judging
from the way she gets around him.
Willie-''When 1 grow up to be a
man I'm going to have wniskers''
Willie's Mamma-'Why do you want
whiskers. dear?' Willie Cause
then I won't have be washing my face
all the time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

But days went by and Reddy could
not find out what the blackbird meant.
He wouldn't answer Reddy's questions
he would only shake his head and saw
THE others had to leave that house
and will you"
Aside from bit of worry about the
blackbird's croaking the Reddy Suufr-
rels spent a happy springtime in tho
new house and they had nearly forgot
ten the bad prediction, when one dav
a queer buzzing made them remem
Der it. 1T comes from those eyrav
bumps 1 have been SO proud off,
cried Mrs Reddy. Before she had
time to say another word or to inves
tigate, out from the gray 'bumps.,
came brand-new family of hornets.t
They buzzed and stung and chased IN.
poor frightened squirrels from Their
home. And I'll never go back there
even minute" cried Mrs. Reddv, as
they ran from the new home never to
return!-(Copyright- - Clara Inera ~
Judson.) h
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
Jdyh wker Jots

The Formosa New Era's correspond
ent at Squirrel Creek reports that it
is now dry enough there Ito get dirt
in your ears
Probably the best way to find a new
name for a baseball club, suggests
the Bunker Hill Advertiser, is to sit
in the bleachers and listen.
A knocker is defined by the Leaven-
worth. Post as being a man who has
made a failure of life and wants ev-
eryone else to do the same thing
One of the news items from South
Randall in the Oakley Graphic: Joe
Harris is having quite a time placing
his dogs where the assessors won't find
them.
When you have done your absolute
best, says the Ellinwood Leader, the
gods are satisfied, but two to one, the
neighbors will still be finding fault
with you.
Speaking of being conservative, the
Edmond New Leaf remarks that it
really does begin to look as though
the backbone of winter might be brok-
en- at last, or, at least, badly bent.
Most of the fellows around town,
reports the Oakley Graphic, are MAX
ing quite a pretext these days at being
clotheslines in every back yard hangs
a rug. And if you will notice it, the
women are doing the beating.
An Erie man has invented a thing
JIG tHdt Will Keep one vest
from slipping under his collar, notes
Herb Cavaness in the Chanute Trib-
une, and he adds: Now If some one
else will invent something to keep
ones garter from slipping down, and
another fellow will discover how to
keep ones feet and hands from feeling
ten sizes too large and his tongue
from getting creeping paralysis, it may
be safe in the future for a bashful
young man to go out into society,"
Dol
County Republican: No woman was
ever happy who had nobody to wor-
ry about Some folk who think
they never steal, do fail to return
books. Learning not to want things
you can't have saves much wear and
tear on the nervous system. After
searching the universe for heaven
maybe you'll find it in your own heart.
A snowflake acts like it had all
the time on earth to get here, but
rafndrop is always in a hurry. :.
Imagination is the boss tempter As
long as a man thinks buttermilk he
isn't tempted to drink whisky
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
Kansas Comment
HOT AIR.

Ny friend, you are using too much
hot air. In other words. you are let
ting your mouth run away with your
brains You can do that in any pro-
fession. We have hot air preachers,
hot air doctors, hot air merchants. not
air loafers and hot air women When
a person gets to pumping hot air II IS
a good deal like a man drinking WINS
ky: The dose that does him one day
is altogether too small for the next
So he keeps on increasing the dose
and the first thing he knows he is all
hot air and no sense, or all whisky and
no brains. A little hot air is all right
but be careful and use it when the
days are damp and dreary. The hot
air artist swells up and floats around
gracefully for a while, but eventually
some fellow sticks the prod into his
side and he coIlapses. You have seen
a balloon after the man cut loose with
his parachute. 1t tips over slowly and
begins to get thin and flat, and the
nearer it comes to the earth the thin
ner and flatter it gets Just about the
time it hits it looks like an old dirty
dishrag. Same way with the hot air
artist when he gets hole punched in
his side.-Bert Walker, in His Osborne
County Farmer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
From, Other Pens
ITALY,s SITUATION,

without waiting to learn whether
Italy is to take part in the war at all,
the armchair strategists are making
elaborate plans for its campaign.
Some have its armies invading Tyrol,
others make them march on Trieste,
Istria, and the naval base at Pola.
Those who think the Austrian from
tier too strong to force suggest an ex-
peditionary army to help Servia in
wade Hungary plan, by the way,
which would dismay the Italian med
ical staff if peStilence is half as rife
in Servia as has been reported. No
doubt the Italian staff has it's plans
carefully worked out as a respite of
eight months has made possible, but
if the desires of the allies should be
consulted it is likely that naval and
military help in opening the Darda-
nelles would be given preference
Italy is now stronger at sea than Aus
tria and could take over the patrol of
the Adriatic, releasing French and
English ships to aid in the attack on
COnstantinOple. And without imper-
ling its defenses it could easily send
an expeditionary force of 100000 men
which with what the allies could
spare would make formidable army
meanwhile Italy resolutely refuses to
bind itself either to neutrality or to
war.-Springfield Republican.
WITHOUT A SWORD
We are likely to think of the In
dams as "treacherous.' A dispassion-
ate study of our relations with the red
men since the day the Pilgrim Faith
ers landed reveals transparency in
our own house that should make us
loath to engage in promiscuous rock
throwing. General Scott is the proof
| of this. He has never betrayed the
| Indian and the Indian has never be-
| trayed him. His relations with them
have unfailingly reacted to the prin-
ciple that you get from any man what
you give him and what you expect
from him. At the same time a steno-
graphic report of that conference in
the desert mountains would make
wonderful reading in this day. Re-
peating rifles had failed. Scott con-
quered without a sword.-Washing-
ton Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
Journal Entire S

1t is particularly easy to be unsuc-
cesSful.
- = =
To carry her age we'll a woman must
necessarily drop a few of its years.
j. !.
wife doesn't often wait for her
husbands death to make an effort to
break his will
I. > r
Maybe the married men are more or
less dyspeptic because their wives sell
dom agree with them.
+ = j.
The man who has a desire to burn
his money never has any trouble in
finding flames to start the confiagra-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

a decision has been handed down
by the supreme court of New Jersey
which the National Child Labor com
mittee rightly considers very impor-
tant. According to this ruling, en-
ployers must assume responsibility
under the employers liability act for
accidents to minors resulting from
playing pranks on each other while
they're at work. 1t is the nature of
boys to play pranks says the court,
and the employer takes that risk in
employing them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

In, all probability there are a num-
Der of portentous secrets relative to
the European war that will be exposed
to view in due time. For instance, an
English naval writer makes the posi-
tive statement that England was once
very near to a German invasion, which
the British navy forced back, but not
a word of such news was permitted to
reach the public. But it is just possi-
BILE that this fellow doesn't know what
he is talking about.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
Can You Beat This?

On a dilapidated narrow gauge
railroad in certain state a traveller
was struck with the general air of
hopelessness of the entire country.
Rundown farms. fences falling to
pieces ard houses implanted and dis
NAL, were seen mile after mile was
reeled off. Finally countryman got
on and the two fell into conversation.
Country around here looks fearful
ly dilapidated,' remarked the trav-
eler.
"Yaas, but jest wait and yen see
sumpin wus," replied the countryman.
The train stopped. They looked out
and saw a rail missing ahead. The
entire train crew clambered out, crow
bars in hand, proceeding leisurely to
the rear of the train and in due time
1OOSened a rail and carried it forward.
1t was spiked into position and the
train proceeded.
Someone stole a rail?" asked the
traveller.
'Yaas. about 20 years ago, reckon
Evah since they hain't nobody bought
a new one When the train comes
back the've gotter stop an tear up
rail behind 'em. Amt that the dilap-
idatedest thing We ever see, Stranger"
National Monthly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

No matter to whom President
O'NeilI assigns the judicial jobs in
the Western League, there will be
plenty of fans in each of it's towns to
sound the tocsin, Kill the umpire.
AS a matter of fact, though, would
baseball be entirely worth while for
the multitudes without the fendish
shouts of that sort which float occa-
sionally from the bleachers, and also
the grandStand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

Spring has long since arrived in Eu-
rope we'll in this country. But
the war game abroad, and especially
in the western fighting zone, is of the
same indefinite "'see-Saw'' variety that
it was in the fall. So far this war has
taken its place in history as a titanic
struggle in which legions of men have
been sacrificed on all sides, but with
out any of the parties to it getting
anywhere in particular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

Who will be the next Topekan, or
Topeka family, to subscribe $4,000 to
the Washburn endowment fund? The
Sweets, all honor to them, have set
the big ball rolling. AS was noted in
these columns recently, when the peo-
pie of Emporia raised a fund of $780,
900 for the college there, no less than
six of the families in that town, or
their heads. contributed $1,000 each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
FA1rH.s suPREMacY

FAITHS SUPREMACY.
opened wide the portals of my heart,
Loves coming TO forestall;
Then sat me down a little way apart.
Content withal.
Hope, peeping through, beheld the speeding
day,
Fear crouching low
Il always eomer he said "when Hope
departs,
Law plans it so.'
Nay, if you come, I co. 1 cried. and fled
Until spied
Faith standing SO serene and glad,
My steps to guide.
Gently she turned my feet and led me
back
So calmly home
And 10! there Love and Hope in waiting
sat-
And Fear had gone.
Anna l.. Derschel, in Nautilus Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

Political wiseacres have it figured
out that Colonel Roosevelt will return
to the Republican party only under
the circumstances that it's next ma
tional convention names a presidential
candidate who is satisfactory to him.
Does this mean himself?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

These large contingents of Austrian
troops that are being hurried to the
Italian border to repel a possible in
vasion of Austria by the soldiers of
Italy, are probably some of the Aus
trian forces that were so repeatedly
''annihilated'' by the Russians during
the early stages of the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

It's the same old Story in connec-
ton with the presidential contest just
waged at the annual congress of the
d. A. R. But the Kansas candidate
for the honor acquitted herself most
creditably and added further distinc-
ton to her state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
The HickeyvilIe Clarion.

It's long way to Niagara Kalessi.
And you amt there yet!
The Hickeyville Clarion.
Grandpa Bibbins is laid up with
the skyattic rheumatic at this writ
ing, and is unable to attend to his
regular duties, which is chaw1ng to-
hacker back of the stove in Tibbitts's
store.
William Tibbitts's delivery horse is
so thin that Tibbitts hangs the har-
ness on his shoulder blades nights
which saves putting up harness hooks
Tibbitts feeds sawduSt in with the
ground feed, nine parts sawdust to
one part feed, and says the hosS ain /
complained none about 1t yet, although
he does seem to be getting that wood
en- expression of cOuntenance which
we read so much about in Robert
Chambers's novels.
Elmer Jones was calling on Miss
E H the other night. All,
there, Elmer. Pull the front window
curtain down after this.
As Country Paper Tells 1t.
A young woman entered Alexander
Weeds drug store and asked him if
it were possible to disguise castor oil.
It's horrid stuff to take. you know,
ugh!" said the young lady with a
shudder. "Why, certainly" said Mr..
Weed, and just then, as another young
lady was taking some soda water. Mr..
some, too. After drinking it the young
lady fingered a moment and finally
observed: Now, tell me, Mr.. Weed.
how you would disguise that castor
oi1?' why, madam, 1 just gave you
some MY gracious mel" ex-
claimed the young lady, why, want
ed it for my sister,
Cleanliness Should Begin at Home.
Soap exports from this country
are increasing every day. So much
soap is needed right mere at home,
too.
Meaning Thursday?
Sign on tailor shop door:
HAVE WENT AWAY
WILL BE BACK THURSTY.
He must have gone to a dry state.
We've Often Viewed 1t That Way.
Headline in d western paper:
LAST NUMBER ON
THE LECTURE CURSE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau of Calculations.
American Newspaper Publishers
Association.

Nor is it likely that the Syracuse
jury will put much stock in that part
of Colonel Roosevelt's testimony COW
ering anything that Bill Sulzer might
have told him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

AS the Japs read of the surprising
efficiency and tremendous power that
is now being displayed by the Russian
army, they are probably just as well
pleased that their war with Russia
was staged several years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganfzation, for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news Is received in The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

If the smaller cities and towns in
Illinois keep up their good work of
voting dry" Chicago will soon have
the doubtful distinction of being the
only liquor oasis in the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
. Clara lnSrauaJudson

woods would have explained, but not
Jonathan Blackbird. He never would
help anybody if he could avoid it.
Never you mind" comforted Reddy
when the blackbird had gone, hes
just an old croker. I'll find out what
he means if l can. If 1 can't, don't
YOU WORRY"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
On the Spur
of the Moment
BY ROY K. MOULTON.

How the Turks Sing 1t.
It's long way to Constantinople,
It's long way to Seddul Bahri
It's a long way past old Kun Kale,
And to Chanak's pretty far!
It's long way to Cham Kaless1,
And the Narrows, you bet.
It's long way to Niagara Kalessi,
And you amt there yeti
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

Auburn, N. Y. prison has 1913 wom-
en- inmates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

He must have gone to a dry state.
We've Often Viewed 1t That Way.
Headline in western paper:
LAST NUMBER ON
THE LECTURE CURSE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-26
sold[ers' wills.

In olden times everybody who was
in the happy position of having per
sonalty to bequeath was free to make
q will verbally or by an unattested
writing. yais right, restricted by the
Statute OF Frauds, was abolished by
tho wills act of 1897, subject, how
ever to the reservation that soldiers
on actual military service, and ma.
vines, on sea, were still competent to
dispose of their personally as they
might have done before. Hence all
the soldiers and sailors on duty
have, so far as the disposition Of
their worldly goods is concerned, a
larger freedom than that possessed
by the kings subjects who are stay
Ing at home. AS rule. too, wills
are valid only if the persons making
them have reached the age Of twenty
one. There is judicial authority for
saying that even this restriction does
not apply to soldiers and sailors on
active service.-Tit-Bits.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-26
THAW AGAIN IN COURT -
TO DETERMINE SANITY

New York, Jan. 25.-A motion to
have Harry X. Thaw sent to Bellevue
hospital so that it might be determin-
ed there whether he were sane was
made today by Thaw's attorneys at
his arraignment in the supreme court
here on charge of conspiring with 9TH
ers in effecting his escape from the
Matteawan asylum in August, 1913.
Decision on the motion was re-
served.
No attempt was made to obtain
Thaws release on bail He was re-
manded back to the Tombs prison to
remain there till Justice Davis should
announce the day for Thaw's pleading
to the Indictment.
Justice Davis announced later Thaw
would be arraigned next week. The
Justice then will decide the motion to
have Thaw sent to Bellevue. Attorney
Stanchfeld, of counsel for Thaw, in
announcing that he did not expect to
apply for bail, said it was his inten
tion not to hamper the course of just
ice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-26
DAClA WATTS FOR MAIL;
SHIP STILL IN PORT

Galveston, Tex, Jan. 25,-The
steaship DacIa, for Rotterdam with
cotton, to be trans shipped TO Bre-
men, is being held in port awaiting
the arrival of a package of papers
from New York. The package was
mailed in New York Friday after
moo 1t should arrive in Galveston
tomorrow. The Dacia will depart
Just as soon as this package is placed
aboard in the captains strong box.
This was the statement this af-
ternoon of both the agent and the
master of the steamer. What the
package contains, they would not say,
1t is believed, however, that it is
the evidence that the sale of the
Dacia was bonafide transaction, and
that since the Dacia is to go before
a British prize court this evidence
Of her American nationality is to so
with her.