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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-23
Euening Chat
The Little House Of .Thouebt.
BY RUTH CAMERON.


Three of us were sitting silent be-
fore the fire the other day. thinking
each our own thoughts, and sudden
ly 1t came over me-is it not interest
ing to think that each one of us, how
ever closely he may keep in touch
with his fellow men on the surface.
in the last analysis. still lives secluded
and unapproachable in a little house
Of thought.
I live in my little house of thought,
you in yours Sometimes you or I
choose to send ambassads rs of speech
to each other but unless we do no one
can know what is going on within.
We are all kings in our own little cas-
ties.
It is interesting, too, isn't it, to think
how different these houses must be
from each other, just as individual
and distinctive as the interior of the
wood and stone houses in which our
bodies live.
When the House Is ul-Eurnished.
Some of the little houses of thought
are but poorly furnished with rickety
prejudices or the tawdry cheapness of
machine-made ideas. I know q wo-
man who would feel herself disgraced
IL she bought a garment or a piece of
furniture from big shop where they
are made by the hundred. There is
lIO OkStAllClkOH " tAACSC ICdOy cxIlduc
things" she says. Yet from her con-
versation I very much suspect that
her little house of thought is full of
the commonest kind of ready-made
furniture.
You will notice that people whose
homes are so ill-furnished do not like
to stay at home any longer than they
game VI cards. a book that does not
require thought. conversation even
with some uncongenial person-they
prefer any of these diversions to be-
ing left alone In an ill-furnished, un-
attractive house OF thought
Where the Servants Are inefficient.
Other houses are disorderly and
ill-managed. Perhaps the furniture
il fairly good, but 1t is not placed to
good advantage and is allowed to get
dusty and mussy. The servants in
this house are ill-trained and ineffec-
tual. They start one thing and drop
it for another and seldom carry any
thing through. Everywhere in this
house il clutter and confusion and in
efficiency.
Now for the house Of thought whose
master is content to stay in it now
and then because 1t is SO pleasant and
so attractively furnished. There are
no worn cut prejudices here and no
machine made opinions 1t il filled
wan tAAC "Ao<AOAAA - --A~seAS -@0<o S0AaSsA
from books, with shrewd observations,
with pleasant reflections. with inter
esting memories with original ideas
And best OF all. the master Of this
house is in perfect control. The SER
wants do his bidding swiftly and thor
ough1y. His ambassadors are intelli-
gent ane. enlcient- There il no disor-
der, no slovenliness and no disobe-
dience.
Tho man who lives in such house
of thought can never be entirely UNI
happy no matter how i'll fortune may
treat him; and the man whose house
OF thought In an Ill homo for him can
never be entirely happy no matter
how brightly fortune may shine on
him.
'-The mind is its own place. and in
itself
Can make . heaven Of he'll. hell Of
heaven
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-23
On the. Spur
of the Moment
d Roy <. MoULroN.

The Statesman.
Old sIlas Haslins vowed that he desired
to save his state.
used to sit around the store an day
He lowed a. how our commonwealth was
goin' down hill fast
He said some statesmen ought TO tell tho
truth. but not one dast-
He howled about the legislator. morning.
noon and night.
He said the legislator naver did q burned
He stuck up fer the common folks and
said they should be heard.
The spirit OF reform rang out In every
He said he'd NIX the raiiruds IL he only
had a chance.
He'd make the rich folks holler and the
corporations dance.
He said. II to the legislator he should e'er
be sent,
He'd lower taxes in this state about nine
He said the legislator set around and
wasted time,
The way it piled expenses up was nothin'
The whole burned state was goin' to the
dogs at double quick.
The brand OF statesmen that we had made
him tarnatton sick.
The folks got tired of his yowl and 10.
along last fall.
they engineered q scheme to shut him up
for good and all.
They ran him for the legislator and he
won the race,
And then they sat and waited for them
reforms to take place.
1t seemed like nothin' happened and things
went on just the same
As what they did before 81 Haskins got
into the game.
They sent q delegation down to find out
what was wrong,
Why Haskins was delayin' them reforms
30 long.
They found 81 Haskins sittin' with his
feet up in the air.
A-takin things burned easy and without
q shade OF care
He wore tie and collar and some patent
leather boots.
And he was drinkin' highballs and was
smoOkin' cigarootS.
His whiSkers they was trimmed and he
was dressed up like dude.
He told the delegation that their argu-
ments were crude.
He'd said he'd get the railroads and he'd
said 1t with a vim,
But it looked to the committee like the
railruds had got him.
There are lots Of hot refOrmers who will
weep and wall and sob.
But It makes a pile of difference when
they really git the job.
Signs of the Times.
Seventy cents Of every dollar paid to the
government goes for the support of the
army and navy. and still some people be-
lieve We have neither.
One of the most discouraging things to
start apparently Is a Filipino revolution.
Worse than a one-lung automobile on q
zero day.
II the average man is lucky he will
have paid for the Christmas presents
given him by his family by the time the
robins nest again.
There probably will be lot Of illness
among the congressman on the day
the equal franchise vote is taken.
The English Language is certain a won
derful thing. Cable says the kaiser 10
back at the front.
Harry Thaw has refused to be inter-
viewed. What further proof of insanity
II needed.
Turkey is using tin cans as war ma
terial. She should tie them to some OF
her generals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-23

Initiative and Referendum views
with alarm the GOODNESS between the
Republican house and the Democratic
senate, and other party pledges also
show symptoms of cold feet. Mean
while the governor seems in doubt
whether to attempt to get the house
and senate together. or whether it is
better to keep them apart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-23

There might be more to recommend
war were it not for the hardships 1t
entails on non-combatants. Crowds
are now rioting in Vienna to the cry:
I'VE are starving, give us bread.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-23

OF course, the Republicans in the
senate will be doing large public
service if they are able to talk the
government ship purchase bill to
death, as they are planning. But such
a measure ought to be killed on its
merits, or lack of them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-23

The jitney bus seems to be the solu-
ton, at present, for the crowded street
car condition and escape from feathers
and hatpins. But the relief will not
be permanent. as the women will be-
gin riding the jitneys, too. as soon as
they think about it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-23

A Chicago woman doctor says 20
per cent of the women are unfit for
marriage, but according to other doc
tors. the per cent of men justified in
assuming the matrimonial yoke would
hardly leave one for each of the other
80 per cent of women. However, the
views OF these medicos are not liable
to result in 20 old maids out of every
hundred girls
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-23

Now that the Goulds have relin-
ouished their control of the Missouri
Pacific there is reason for hope that
its affairs will run along better. 1t
won't have so manv titled sOns-in-
law to support on the SIDE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-23

Regardless of reports from German
sources of German successes, it may
be noted that Kaiser Bill has just
canned another minister of war
which looks like a sure sign that the
German arms are meeting with dis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-23

If the current pictures of General
Rogue Cara, the new provisional
president of Mexico, do him justice he
Is a sufficiently fierce man to handle
even a Mexican situation. But. then,
you can't always judge a man by his
looks, and especially not by his photo
praDh ar s-e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-23

Medill McCormick's retirement
from the Bull Moose party empha-
sizes the fact that there are only
few prominent ones remaining in it.
including Kansas own William Allen
White
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-23

Evidently the white mans burden
Is not always carried as it should be.
1t is reported to the authorities at
Washington that the white men have
ruined Alaskans with their brides and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-23
rELEPpoNEsa
FULL vEAsrD WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED TRESS

The State Journal II a member ct the
Associated Press and veceives fne fuII oaS
sanitation, for the exclusive afternoon
p,,hli~a tion IN Topeka
The news II received IN The Ste.: Jouc'
nal building over vvires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-23

fatigue. II you do this We viii add to
your wages such and such . premium.
This premium IN usually fixed at
about one-third Of the days wage, or.
II It il piece work at about one-third
Of the piece rate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-23

ItaIy's orphans will at least have
the satisfaction of realizing when they
grow up that their loss of parents was
not due to the lust of war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-23

Kansas bug-hunters hold meeting
every four years whether there is any
thing to report or not. -s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-23

With General Snow in command OF
the situation in Kansas again. the
crop prospects for the coming season
are all that could be desired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-23

What an Unsuitable appetite war
has! In England the paramount call
Is still for more recruits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-23

NENfRF:R:
Associated Press.
American Newspaper Publishers AS
ISOLATION.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-29
Coal Mining
In Montana

Montana mines produced 2,S05,l73
short tons of coal in 1914, valued at
s4.013191. As compared with 1913
the production of coal in Montana in
1914 showed a decrease, according to
the United States Geological Survey
of 435 800 tons in quantity and s74O,'
GAS in value. The major part of this
decrease occurred in Carbon and Mus
selshell counties. whose coal Is used
mainly by railroads, and in the Great
Falls field, in Cascade county, which
supplies large quantity Of coal to
the copper smelters OF Anaconda and
Great Falls. other coal fields, how
ever, such as the Lewiston, In Ferg'
us County, which supplies the do
nestle trade, showed small increase
such as normally follows an increase
in population.
There we're no serious Interruptions
to mining operations in 1914 be-
cause of labor troubles, and there
was no scarcity of labor. A total OF
only III men we're reported on strike
for an average of days each. The
quantity of machine mined coal in.
creased from 1,O76,641 tons or 33 2
per cent of the total product in 1913
to 1,213,051 tons, or AZ per cent of
the total, in 1914. The proportion
of coal shot off the solid decreased
from 80 per cent G,143,364 tons) in
1918, to 80 per cent (S95,279 tons) in
1914.
The number of men employed in
the coal mines Of the state in 1914
was 1850 and they worked an aver.
age of 2O9 days. as against $3.50 men
for an average of 22S days in 1913.
The mine workers of Montana have
a good record for efficiency, the state
in 1912 showing the best average pro
duction per man per day among all
the coal producing states. In 1914 Jl,e
average production per man for the
year was less than in 1913 (S31 tons
against 1913 tons), but the average
daily output by each employee vas
tons in 1914 as against 1892 tons
in 1918, and 4 03 tons in 1912. The
fatality record maintained by the
Bureau of Mines shows decrease
from 90 in 1913 to in 1914.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-29
Lopez Reported in
jail in LeadvIIIe
Sheriff John s. Corless Receives a
Telegram Which Is Cause Of I'm
mediate Investigation

Salt Lake, July q Rafael Lopez,
Salt Lake county's many thousand
dollar bandit refugee, may be in
Jail in Leadville, Colo, according to
information received last night by
Sheriff John s. Corless. A dispatch
from the sheriff at Leadville brought
TO Sheriff Corless word that a man
believed to be the Mexican wanted
here for killing six men, three OF
them deputy sheriffs was being held
pending advices from the authorities
here. Sheriff Corless wired immedi-
ately for a full and careful descrip-
ton of the prisoner in the Leadvil!e
JAIL.
Should II prove that the Leadville
suspect is the famous outlaw the cap
ture will be the result Of action TAX
en- several weeks ago by Sheriff Cor
less. Through Deputy Sheriff Ed
Wilcox of Bingham, Sheriff Corless
learned of the presence of man in
Bingham who claimed to have seen
Lopez in Leadville at work in mine.
Sheriff Corless investigated the mans
story, and finally paid his way to
Leadville that he might investigate
to make sure IL the Mexican he had
seen there was the man wanted here.
No report has been received from
the special investigator, but the word
of the arrest received last night from
the sheriff at Leadville is taken to
mean that the man had become con-
WINGED of the correctness of his sus.
picion and had given to the Colorado
officer information that resulted in
the arrest.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-29
Russell Warner,
ofF1|mOre, browns
In Warm Spring

Fillmore. July 26.-Russell Warner
aged 2S years of this city was drown
ed in warm spring about 10 miles
southwest Of Fillmore, yesterday af-
ternoon at about o'clock. With sew
eral companions Mr.. Warner was in
bathing. He was seen to sink and
when he did not reappear the men
with him Owed to his rescue. He
was brought to the sdrface within
three minutes but efforts to resusci-
tate him we're in vain. 1t is thought
he was stricken with apoplexy.
Elmer Williams had narrow es.
cape from drowning in his efforts to
save his companion. When Williams
dived, Warner in his dying struggle
held him under lie was released
with some difficulty and although
made somewhat Ill by his experience
suffered no serious results.
Warner and his companions had
been cutting grain in the vicinity OF
the springs and decided to take
swim while their horses were rest
ing. The spring in which they were
bathing is about 60 feet across War.
ner had swan nearly that distance
when he was seen to go down.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-29
MINER is KILLED
DURING A QUARREL
Fatal Shooting ARRAY Occurs at the
Grass Greek Coal
Mines

Coalville, July 27.-Mike Kamne-
les shot and fatally wounded Gus
Rackmorakis, slightly wounded John
Kackis and also turned his weapon
on Charlie Hackes at noon today dur
ing a quarrel over compartment in
which they were working in a coal
mine at Grass Creek about seven
miles east of here.
The four men are Greek miners,
and have lived together in a cabin .
During the quarrel they became ex'
citedly angry and Kamneles went in
to the mine, coming out in q short
time with a pistol. He went to the
cabin and turned the weapon loose
among the men. One bullet entered
the right leg of Rackmorakis and the
other went through his abdomen, lodg
ing against the backbone. He died al
3 o'clock this afternoon. One bullet
struck Kackis In the right arm an
other penetrated his trouser leg ant
the third went through his hat
Hackes received bullet through hi!
shirt, which barely grazed breast
but did no damage otherwise.
Deputy Sheriff ]. C. Clark has ;
posse out securing the country TO-
Kamneles, who, Immediately afte
the shooting, made his escape towart
the mountains to the north of Gras
Creek. The officers feel confiden
that they will get him soon as h,
was totally unprepared to make an,
extended stay in the hill as a fugi
tive.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-29

PROMONTORY CURLEY LAND
COMPANY, Logan, Utah. Entire hold.
ings in northern Box Elder County,
Utah, and southern Idaho offered at
present prices until December 81,
1915. After that date prices on all
most desirable lands will be raised.
No prices will be lowered One hun
dred thousand acres OF choice wheat
lands at prices that defy competition
Soil rich. sandy and clay loan. Rain
fall plentiful and water for culinary
purposes easily secured. Twenty
thousand acres surrounding Snow
vile, town Of FIVE hundred people,
with good schools, church, stores and
modern water system. Since Novem-
her, 1909, We have sod over one
hundred thousand acres to satisfied
customers, who are now reaping n
bounteous harvest. No agents. Pmr.
chasers get the commissions. Write
the company now Present prices
good to December 81, only. Joseph
Howell, president; Herschel nlllcn.
secretary. II
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-29
Paris Sometimes
DiSSemb|eS

Not since the Countess Won Bern
storff, wife of the German ambassa'
dor, and Mrs. Stephen b. Elkins
greeted each other in twin creations
of black satin and steel beads at one
of last years most formal dinners
has there been such a surprise as
confronted Mrs. Samuel Hale Pear
son. wife of one of the leading bank
ers of Argentina, when she met one
of Washngton's widely known wom'
en- at luncheon one day, each wear
ing an up to the minute creation of
black chiffon and Furnished silver.
Mrs. Pearson was the guest of
honor at tea at the Argentine EN-
bassy. Miss May Patten was one OF
the guests invited to meet the South
American visitor, who is handsome
and distinguished in the Spanish type
of her native land. Also, being n wo-
man OF much reserve, she apparently
was unconscious Of the fact that her
Paris gown, right from the Rue de
la Pals to Buenos Aires, and worn
for the first time during her Washing,
ton visit, had a duplicate in the
gown of Miss Patten which also was
right from Paris and worn for the
first time at the Argentine embassy.
Miss Patten however, was also
much surprised by being confronted
by twin gown, even on the person
of so distinguished a visitor as Mrs.
Pearson and volunteered the informa-
ton that her gown was right from
Paris.
A similar incident for which the
same firm was responsible happened
a year or two ago at dinner party
at the home of Mrs Richard Towns
end where Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bit. Jr., and Mrs. Perry Belmont
walked into the room within two mi
nutes Of each other each in an eXclu-
sive creation of white satin, showing
distinctive features of that season
that did not differ by so much as a
pinpoint Of silver.
In the last season Mrs. Peter Go
elet Gerry and Mrs. Preston Gibson
inadvertently ordered blue satin din.
ner gowns of the same model which
led to some annoyance when both APP
peared at smart dance at the play
house.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, as Miss
Alice Roosevelt, is said to have
| changed her modiste from New York
to Washington by reason of finding
herself with becoming and suppos-
! ed exclusive visiting costume of white
broadcloth and Irish lace duplicated
without so much as the change Of a
| button for another Washington belle
in the persn of Miss Alice Ward rcw
the wife of the Spanish ambassa Tor,
Senior Riano. Being friends, as well
as contemporaries, these two famous
bellies made the best of the situa-
ton which was further accentuated
| by the similarity of name and led to
them calling themselves the White
cloth twins"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-29
TWO MORE STEAMERS SUNK

London, July 26.-Tne British
steamer Grangewood of 1922 tons
gross, bound from Archangel. Rus
STA, for Havre, France. has been tor.
pedoed and sunk in the North sea
by a German submarine. The crew
landed today at Lerwick, Scotland
The Grangewood was owned by the
Gatitude Steamship Company, Ltd. of
London.
The Norwegian steamer Fimreite
of 1919 tons gross was sunk today
by German submarine. The crew
was landed at Stornoway, Scotland
The Fimreite was owned by A. Olsen
& Co, of Bergen, Norway.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-29
StenOgTapheI
and Typewriter
Examination

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that a Steno-
grapher and Typewriter examination
for both men and women will be
held on August 2S, 1915, for the Field
Service. Application blanks and fur
Their Information may be obtained
from the local secretary, Board Of
Civil Service examiners, at the post
office in this city or from the dis
trict secretary. room 24l, Post Office
building, San Francisco, California.
Joseph NJ. Zundel, Logan, Utah, To-
cal secretary.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-29
How to Win.

This is an age of specialization, my
boy, and the only men who succeed
In a big way are those who pick out
some particular line OF work and live
with 1t until they get to know more
about 1t than most other fellows. Con.
centration, consistent and persistent
effort in one direction is the surest
road to success. You'll never win in
big way-except, accidentally-if
you scatter your anergies.--Leslies.