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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26

fou seem to be too frightened to
talk" said Mr. Garden Toad lrinft1>
so l guess I'd better can your father"
Billy Robini Billy Robini Come
down here and tend to your famiIyi''
croaked the toad So loud did he call
that Billy Robin walked up at once
and flew down to see what was wanted
4 tried to fly and fell" explained
the baby robin in a trembling voice.
Ihats all right, son." said Billy
Robin kindly 4T'n STAY down re-. ara
with you tonight and in the morniro
you can learn to fly." And soon al
three We're fast -(Copvriehs.--
Clara Ingram Judson.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26
THE CENTRAL i.

o little self, within whose smallness lies
All that man was, and is, and will become,
Atom unseen that comprehends the skies
And tells the tracks by which the planets
roam;
That, without moving, knows the joys of
wings,
The tigers strength, the eagles secrecy,
And in the howell can consort with kings
Or clothe god with his own mystery:
o with what darkness do we cloak thy
light,
What dusty folly gather thee for food,
Thou who alone art knowledge and delight,
Thy heavenly bread, the beautiful, the
good
o living SELF god, o morning star,
Give thy light, forgive what we are ]
John Masefield, in the August Fiction
Number of Scribner's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26
NO DoDGING THE ELEMENTS.

When it comes to courage and faith
in the future, the Galvestonians seem
to be in class by themselves And
it happens this time, that Galveston
wasn't damaged any worse by the re-
cent hurricane that swept alnog the
Gulf coast than other localities have
been of late by storms and river
floods; and places. at that, that are
hundreds of miles from the sea- As
a matter of fact, one place in this old
world whether it be on sea coast,
plain or mountain, is just about as
safe and secure as any other place.
Topeka. for instance, might be wiped
pretty well off the map by a cloud
burst or cyclone tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26
On the Spur
of the Moment
The HIGH Brow MARGARINE.
BY ROY K. MOULTON

The High Brow Magazine.
The price of it is thirty-five.
That is too much2 Why, man alive,
You don't appreciate high art
Shown in the advertising part.
Nine-tenths of it is of this class,
Just one conglomerated mass
OF auto cars and patent soap
And monographs and other dope.
OF course, there's readin' to it. too,
And when you come to glance it through
You'll find article or so,
Upon the incest way to grow
Alfalfa in the arid west,
Or how to save your coin the best.
OF course, lot of that is bluff,
And you don't have to read the stuff.
And it's a dollar to cent
You wouldn't know just what it meant,
But you're rewarded if you wait;
The ads are always simply great
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26
Kansas Comment
2ARTISANs ARE NECESSARY.

PARTISANS ARE NECESSARY
We are now just far enough be-
tween campaigns so that few or
the newspaper boys are dishing up
lot of muSh about political independ-
ence, independent voting, voting for
the best man, etc, but you have
doubtless noticed that the fellows who
talk most about independent voting,
IN off years, are the most ultra hide
bound partisans when there is a cam
paign on. But, be that as it may, as
to genuine independence in politics,
that's n Utopian dream, beautiful in
theory to say the least but it appeals
most strongly to the unthinking and
the inexperienced. You will find that
much of the preaching on independent
voting is done by boys in politics, or
by magogues in the political game
The man who is experienced in politi-
cal affairs is necessarily partisan.
He sees the need of party organiza-
tions, and feels the necessity of main
tanning them. The partisan is con-
structive. The success and greatness
of parties depend on the men who
are rated as partisans. That's why
you can't kill a Bourbon" that's why
the "Standpatter' comes back. He is
useful in constructing. building and
holding together.-Esbon Times.
RIVALRY'S A GOOD THING.
For rival cities to call one another
names is even worse than individuals
quarreling and using abusive Ian
guage. That, in all probability, af-
fects but few people, but when cities
get to quarreling with each other it
breeds bad blood and is injurious to
their business interests. Rivalry. in "A
true sense, is just as natural between
communities as it is between indf-
vidual merchants in a town and it
helps to foster true civic pride, but
save us from the silly rivalry that
makes ill feeling and serves no good
purpose. - Washington Republican
Register
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26

So Haiti is to become ward of the
United States for ten years. She is
given the opportunity to accede grace
fully to the suggestion, and if she
doesn't. a protectorate on the part OF
this country will probably be forced
upon her And the sIow-think1ng
Haftiens may well be pardoned for
wondering why Uncle Sam has been
so prompt in administering such
dose of medicine to them and trifled
so long with Mexico. The chances,
too, are nine in ten that such will
eventually be the ending of the Mex
lean muddle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26

crop and a forage pie MT Shall we
cease to admire them and buy them
at the florists shops, when they are
used as cnsilage and plowed down to
fertilize the corn? I suppose So
and The pity of it is that so very
many people who in that case will be
sowing, tending and harvesting sweet
peas will lose the sense of their beau
ty, thereby losing also a certain por-
ton of the happiness properly belong
ing to the business of filling the soil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26
THE RIGHT SORT OF TEACHER.

Kansas and it's state agricultural
college are to be congratulated on the
addition to the staff of the latter Oh
Frank L. Snow, as an instructor in in
dustrial journalism. What the edu-
cational institutions need in many of
their departments are not instructors
who have excellent theories as to how
things sho1ld be done, but teachers
who know how things are done, and
who have obtained this knowledge not
by observation but through real eX-
perience. Mr.. Snow is such one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26
The HickeyviIIe Clarion

Hold Peters went to sleep the other
night smoking his pipe and soon the
spread quite rapidly. Hold jumped out
the wlnder but the tail of his outing
flannel nightgown caught fire and he
had to run like all get out to keep
ahead of the angry flames. He ran
over to Deacon Stubs house to sum-
mon assistance and then he run
down to the engine house to ring the
alarm and set the engine house on
fire. He didn't dast to linger long
in any one place because the flames
was maxim Roadway up his back. He
ran down to Tibbitts' store thinking
he could buy a pair of overallS there
and set Tibbitts' store on fire. He got
the overallS and run down to SwaZey
creek and jumped in squenching his
own private conflagration. When he
got back home all the fires was out
excepting the one in the engine house
and all the apparatus was consumed
as Wide Awake Hose company did not
show up in time to get it out. The
fire at Holds house didn't amount to
much and his wife put it out with a
pitcher of buttermilk Deacon Stubs
and TlbblttS say dang man that runs
around on fire calling on his neigh
bors. They are both quite sore over
the incident as neither was damaged
enough to collect any insurance.
A Great Scientific Discovery.
Amariah Tinker, the eminent horse
ologist and apostle of the veterinary
science, has discovered the rather re-
markable fact that a mule cannot emit
a sound from his mouth if you tie his
tail to his hind leg, and weight it down
with a fifty-pound block of iron. The
doctor has been making some valuable
experiments along this line during the
last few weeks, which have been
fraught with dire peril. Before he
proved the fact that a mule cannot
sing when it's tail is tied down, he suf-
Tered five broken ribs and had to pick
himself up out of an adjacent corn
field several times. In fact, nearly
everything he had was broken except
ing his neck and his dollar watch,
which kept on ticking under the most
strenuous circumstances. But the doc
tor says he is amply repaid by the
knowledge that he has given the world
a great truth. The pursuit of science
ever has its sacrifices.
Should Have Better Aim in Life.
A maiden of our acquaintance
threw a pop bottle at an umpire the
other day and hit her favorite
pitcher. Rough stuff is out of place
at ball games unless a person has a
better aim than that
Answered.
Someone wants to know why you
see more Adams apples in the coun-
try than in the city. Because the
collars are higher in the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26

In asserting that the Democrats
will seek to ignore the tariff in the
next national campaign and will try
TO make preparedness for war their
big issue, Senator Curtis seems to
overlook the fact that William Jelly
fish Bryan is still big factor in the
control of the Democratic party But
If Mr. Bryan has it brought home to
him that he can no longer rule this
party with his velvet hand and ca
joling tongue. he'll probably get out
of it and organize a Peace, Prohibition
and Personal Profit party CT his own.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26

Incidentally. the plans that are be-
ing developed at Washington to put
the country on some sort of a pre-
paredness for war basis will possibly
be contaminated, if they are under
taken. in three or four years AL of
which would tend to prove that it is
poor business to prepare for an emer-
gency only when the emergency has
presented itself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26
is THE USEFUL UNBEAuTIFUL?

In the current issue of Farm and
Fireside the national farm paper
published ut Springfield, O., Herbert
Quick, the editor, speaking of the
beauty of onion plants some to seed,
makes the point that we are prone to
look upon the useful things as IN
beautiful There are people still lfv-
ing who remember when tomatoes
were supposed to be poisonous, were
grown as ornamental plants, and
called love apples When they We're
thought noxious, they were beautiful
like an innocent act falsely con-
demned as q sin As soon as they
appeared in the soup they ceased to
please the eye, though as beautiful
as ever. Down in New Mexico the
agricultural college station is expert
menting with sweet peas as winter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26

And the picture taken of the East
man Kodak company by a judge of
the United States district court shows
it 10 be a monopoly in violation of
the Sherman antitrust law. But it
is given an opportunity to mend its
methods of doing business. And prob
ably it can rearrange its affairs with
in the law on an even more profitable
basis, just like the Standard Oil COM
pany did
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26

IL the Allies finally batter their way
through the Dardanelles, VIII they
find any Turk of Importance at nome
in Constantinople? Probably not.
The big Turks, the fellows who take
things easy while their minions DO
the nations fighting, are rabbits Of
speedy proportions when it comes to
running to places of safety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26
From Other Pens
OUR TRADE WITH ITALY.

OUR TRADE WITH ITALY.
Great Britain has contended that
supplies from this country were
reaching Germany through Italy, and
an examination of the trade figures
for recent years seems to bear out the
claim, but proves nothing. Italy may
have been stocking up in preparation
for the fight it was expecting. The
wheat, cotton and other materials
purchased from us in great album
dance in the first eight months of the
present war may never have gone be-
yond the Italian border. 1t seems
likely that much OF the supply, at
least remained in Italy. We shipped
to Italy in the first eight months of
the war 34,935,S13 bushels of wheat
The shipments in the corresponding
periods Of the two previous fiscal
years were 1,405,S05 in 1914 and s.
354,01S in 1913. Cotton shipments in
the eight-month periods We're: In
1915, 7S1,6S0 bales; 377, 641 bales in
1914 and 327,192 bales in 1913. We
sent to Italy in the 1915 period 9,O51,-
OSo gallons of oil, compared with g.
O17,33 in 1914 and 5,506,059 in 1913.
The figures certainly show unusual
conditions. Italy apparently was TAX
ing more Than its normal require
ments of the supplies warning nations
are most anxious to get.-Indianap-
oils Star.
THE ARMY RESERVATIONS.
The little criticism that mas been
sons acceptance of the resignation of
two army experts who wanted to ac-
cept employment at private munitions
plants is based largely upon mis-
understanding of what is best for the
nation. From the national standpoint
it is doubtful whether it would be
worth while to retain the services of
the experts who want to leave, espec-
tally since the government has never
shown any inclination to develop the
facilities for manufacturing guns and
ammunition in its own arsenals. The
private plants would be the chief reli-
ance of the government in case of
war. Both the army and navy would
have to turn to these plants. 1t has
been pointed out that as much am
munition was used in the battle of
Neuve Chapelle as in the entire Boer
war. Yet the present standard of prep
aration of the United States, far
as actual government work is con-
cerned, is below that which would be
necessary for war like that between
Great Britain and the Beers, or be-
tween the United States and Spain.
The private plants, however, are pre-
pared on a much larger scale, and
the army experts who go to help de-
velop these plants are working indi-
rectly for the best interests of the
government.-Wa Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26

How perfectly lovely of England to
admit that France has reasons to be
dissatisfied with the assistance that
England has given her in the west
ern arena of the war. But England
says things are going to perk up a
bit in that direction before long.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26

What a grim and CHASTITY joke!
"Parties unknown killed Frank is
the verdict of the coroner's jury that
was delivered after a most perfume
tory Investigation. But did anybody
believe for minute that official
Georgia would take any serious steps
to apprehend the perpetrators of one
of the most outra geous crimes that
humanity has ever witnessed?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26

Germany, of course, denies the
Russian version of the recent sea-
fight in the Baltic. Ever since the
war began, Germany has made it a
practice of denying every version of
any old kind of a war combat which
gave her arms the worst of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26

Where, by the way, is the Demo-
cratic party going to get this $780,
100000 that it is planning to dump
Immediately into the nations war
chest 1t isn't on hand, and the nations
revenues are not now Keeping pace
with it's ordinary expenditures More
war taxes maybe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26

Frost is predicted for the northern
states for this week by the weather
experts at Washington. But Wash
ington observations in the weather
line don't always jibe with the weather
that comes along
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26

With incontrovertible logic. former
President Taft in discussing a world
peace plan, points cut that what can
be done to keep peace among states
can be done among nations. The will
or sincere desire to do SO, is all that
is needed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26
MIR. TOAD HE AIRS A NOISE.
Fly Clara h,gramJRsdson

Standing there in the midst of the
flowers, stood Billy Robins youngest
son, The littlest. most frightened
robin that ever was found out of his
safe, high nesti
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26

Carranza appears to have at least
one excellent idea. He is ordering
the saloons within his jurisdiction to
close their doors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26

Someone wants to know why you
see more Adams apples in the coun-
try than in the city. Because the
collars are higher in the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-26
Should Have Better Aim inn Life.

A maiden of our acquaintance
threw a pop bottle at an umpire the
other day and hit her favorite
pitcher. Rough stuff is out of place
at ball games unless a person has a
better aim than that
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-04-16
Parkinson Resigns.

Manager d. u. Parkinson, of the Bell
Telephone Company returned home from
Eu Clair where he has been on business
matters for several days. Mr.. Parkison has
resigned his position with the company
which will take effect about the fifteenth
,of the month. He has already made arran-
gements to go into business in this city. He
will open up an establishment whicH'Mil be
known as the ashland Electrlc Coz and
will be located az number 212 West Second
Street, and will deal in everything electric.
Preparations are already under way for the
opening of the new store which is expected
to open about the middle .of this month.
Mr.. Parkinson has made a great success
laS manager for the Bell Telephone Comp
any and has host of friends who look for
him to make prosperous business venture.
Ashland News.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-04-16
WILL HOLD BIG MEETING
Il, - - syssss~-.
a Meeting OF The Base iasssss Fans Es
Called.


A meeting Of all base bali fans in the va-
lage is called for next. Tuesday evening. af,,
ter the show, at the Loyal Theatre, for the
purpose of getting together an organization
for she forth coming base ball season.. At
this meeting, "a Vice P, es. Pres, sec'Y and
Treasurer will be elected besides board of
directors. 1T is proposed the team this year
vii! be started out in the right way and Ed.
Day, is leaving no stone unturned that will
mean successful team. The team this
year will be a representative one of our
village and every base ball fan who is in
terested in good team are urgently request
ed TO attend this meeting. Turn out and
lend your aid.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-04-16
BIG COUNCIL
HELD YESTERDAY
Called By Agent P. S. Eyere
st for The Purpose of
Considering the Matter of Teisphon:
cs and Electric Lights.


Alarge council was held yesterday after
noon in the council hall here for the purpose
OF considering the granting the right to the
Odanah Telephone and Power Company the
right of establishing plant ON this reserva-
tion and also discussed the sidewalk problem
The council convened with P. S. Everest,
lndian Agent in the chair and a large re-
preservation was present, the farmers, who
are active in the securing of this plant, were
present in large numbers. The right was
given the company free. of charge as also a
site and was the unanimous voice of the
council. >" :.
Mr.. Parkinson informs us tIlaf'' WORT on
the system win be begun immediately and
will be'in operation by the 18th of May.
This is only, the beginning of work looking
toward d better town for odanah. With
fhe repairing of sidewalks ELECTRIC. Lights
and, Telephone System our village will Ger
tainly be good one.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-04-16
completed Within Three
Weeks From
Now Records Makes Much Labor
For Committee.

III g.,
nittee to act in conjunction T7ith tie COM
mittee already there and had refused them
recognition in the matter, Last spring he,
did grant them this right but it seems this
right is now withdrawn. t is thought,
which we dc, not think probable that the
matter will be taken to the courts IN which
case it will be years before settlement is
reached and in the meantime. swhat will be
the outcome' But as to this we cannot
say as time alone will tell.
We wish TO state for the benefit of ouI
readers that The Star is trying to give ont
the news as Al, we get it as it is eagerly sought
after by both sides and the people in gen
eraI, 1t is said that some people claimed
thai the letter published last week was not
correct we refer them to our Agent for con-
frmation as to its bsing correct
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-04-16
Entertainment at Music fall.

At different times during the school year,
the Pupils of the St. .Maryy,'s give very pleas
ing entertainments ii different apartments
of the school sometimes the boys make the
attempt; sometimes the girls. The: girls
are now prepared to entertain their frieuds
in the ST. Mary's Hall Sunday afternoon,
and as the Music Pupils of the school will
join them, quite a pleasing program is
promised. Do not fail to come around TO
see what children can do.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-04-16

We learn from information received ffbHi
Washington, b. c. this morning that at
present it looks as though the WORK of re-
viewing the evidence ihi.the rehearing cases
will probably BE romplsieds within three
weeks. We also learn that the committee
has reconstructed many cases of applicants
already on the list apTd the evidence thus
found has been the means sof many being
taken off. We also learn that the commit
ice known as as the '...fiailiday's Committee
is still laboring with the work in hand. The
outcome of the findings of the commission
sent here will not BE- known until the list is
completed and the approval sent to the
agent here.
Last week The Star printed letter from
Commissioner Sells in regard the work in
hand in strong terms made known that he
did not approve of another or auxiliary COM