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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-04
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items for this department may be
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The regular monthly meeting of the
ladies' society to the B. L. F. and E.
will be held with Mrs. Sarah Hartley,
1870 Quincy street, next Wednesday
afternoon. The business meeting will
be called promptly at 2:30.
Edward Camp of the store depart
ment, Mrs. Camp and their daughter
Mabel will return Sunday from STRAIT
ton, Colo, where they spent the past
two weeks vacation with relatives and
friends
w. c. Keiser, general chairman of
the B. of L. F. and E., will return Sun
day from Chicago, where he has been
the past few weeks on business. Mrs
Keiser, who has been visiting friends
in Fort Madison and Chicago the past
week, will return with him.
Mrs. Hoover, wife of Engineer Roy
Hoover, and Master Raymond Begg
went to Kansas City today to spend
the weekend with relatives.
Mrs Daugherty, wife of p. F.
Daugherty of the telegraph depart
ment, is reported slowly improving
from a few weeks serious illness.
Mrs. Gilman, wife of Engineer c.
A. Ottman. is slowly recovering from
injuries received in a fall few days
ago.
A. S. Nichols who has been with
surveying party at Newton the past
few months will enter the Thayer
school of engineering at Dartmouth
college within a few weeks
The board of directors of the r. r.
Y. NJ. c. A. will meet next Wednesday
evening at $50 for supper at the as
ISOLATION building after which plans
for the winters work will be arranged.
Miss Maude Allen and Miss Jessie
Aelbert of the auditor of disburse-
ments office left today for Colorado,
where they will spend a few weeks
vacation.
The East Side Ministerial union will
meet at the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A next
Wednesday afternoon at 4 O'Clock to
discuss plans for the great Evangelical
camp meetings to be held January l
to February IA. Rev. Ben johnson
and party of nine of Chicago will have
charge OF the meetings which will be
held in a large tabernacle.
H O. Walker, clerk in the auditor
of disbursements office, and family |
will spend the weekend with relatives |
in White City.
The East side ministers have organ |
lied a volley ball team which meets at
the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. grounds each /
Wednesday afternoon at Sis.
Ralph w. Swearengen of the dis |
bursements office is spending the |
weekend with friends in Kansas CITY.
E. NJ. Veale of the ticketing depart |
nent is spending the weekend with
friends in Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-04
BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS
Topeka Pastors Will Preach Special
Sermons September IL.

In connection with the nationwide
movement. Topeka pastors will preach
special sermons September IL in con-
nection with the opening of public
schools. The subject of the Rev. S. :.
Estey's sermon will be THE Danish
ment of Bibles From the Public
Schools a Menace to National Moral
ity." Mr.. Estey is pastor of the First
Presbyterian church. The Rev. Rob-
ert Gordon of the First Baptist church
will preach on "The Teachers Need
To Be Born Again." A number of 9TH
er pastors will preach on educational
themes but have not announced their
subjects.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24
PHILOSOPHY OF ADVERTISING

THE old-tIme merchant used to
buy half a years supply of a
= given article at a time. He locked
up all his own money and all
he could borrow in his goods. If he
turned his whole stock in a year. he
might be doing fairly we'll.
To-day it is the ambition of live
businessmen to turn their capital Of
tener. A five per cent. margin on
sales under the old system was not
a living profit. Under the modern
system of quick sales, it should yield
a handsome return.
The one means by which this mod
ern ideal can be realized is by per-
sistent advertising, reasonably pro-
portioned as a necessary part of regu-
lar expenses.
The amount of business that a store
does is in proportion to the persist
ence with which it solicits business
Consequently the store that adver-
tises is the store that turns its capl-
tai frequently. Such a merchant does
not need to get as much of a profit on
each sale as the slow turning store
does. Wherefore it pays the public
TO patronize the stores that adver-
tise, because they can afford to sell
cheaper.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24
CoNnLENDABLE RESTRAINT

THE Philadelphia Methodist con-
ference, which met at Nor
= ristown, set a praiseworthy
example at its opening session
when it decided not to prepare for
mally any utterance on the great war.
1t was intimated by the clergyman
who proposed that the situation in
Europe be taken up for consideration
that his sole purpose was to put the
conference on record in favor of
peace, but it was pointed out by others
that the wide variance of sympathy in
such a numerous body would lead to
debate and perhaps to bitterness and
the whole subject was shelved by re-
ferring it to committee.
It is TO be hoped that this stand
viii be adhered to. for It is entirely
rational. 1t will require some cour
age for a religious gathering to re-
frain from adopting few pIatitudin-
Gus remarks upon the general sub
ject of war. but nothing worth while
Is TO be gained by such action in the
United States at this time The forces
that are facing each other in mortal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24

combat are not going to draw back
because church conference here or
peace society there has adopted
resolutions deploring the whole af-
fair as subvertive of civilization-or
words to that effect equally inane.
Even the general cause of peace is
not advanced by such tactics.
About the awfulness of war all sane
men will hold the same opinion.
There is likely to be substantial agree
ment in this country upon the essen
tial wickedness of militarism as that
term is understood over here, but at
the same time there is a probability
that on the moral aspect and the ul-
innate effect of the present outbreak a
much too narrowview is held just now
by the general public. 1t is not al
ways borne in mind for instance that
the governments of Europe when the
crisis presented itself were confronted,
not with theories, but by hard and
fast conditions growing out of four
decades of development along all
lines, most of which development had
got clear beyond the control of the
rulers, cabinets and parliaments and
was rushing along under the impetus
of its own momentum.
These things will be better under
stood when it is all over. When that
time comes and the settlements are
made then perhaps some real good
may be accomplished by careful con-
sideration in this country of the
causes, costs and results. For the
present it is enough to remember
that no one nation is altogether re-
sponsible for starting the confiagra-
ton and to hope that in the end this
war will prove to be both a great
blessing to civilization and one of the
most effective peace arguments ever
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH "a
GREAT PART IN GREAT WORK

Fl the average American were asked
who was running the biggest food
supply on earth he would probably
name one of the meat packing firms.
If he thought little further he might
say the commssariat of the German
or one of the other great armies now
battling in Europe. But he would be
mistaken.
However the biggest food business
in the world is an American institu-
ton. It was organized by eight Amer
leans in London on October %, 1914.
1t is feeding 100000 people who
would have no food to-day but for its
work Its helpers number tens OF
thousands. 1t has more than sixty
ships. 1t operates hundreds of canal
boats. 1t has its own flag, inter-
nationally recognized, and deals direct
with great governments. 1t is ham
ding millions of dollars at an expense
of less than per cent. of the turn
over. Yet it has no capital and no
income except what is begs. 1t may
be termed, in fact, the biggest beggary
business, as we'll as the biggest food
business. You have probably guessed
it by this time. 1t is the Commission
for Relief in Belgium.
When the war is over there will be
the finest possible subject for the
ablest historian in the commissions
work. 1t is making-it has made
record for humanity and this repub-
lie of which Americans can never cease
10 be proud.
And Harrisburg has had its part in
this gigantic work of charity. Not
only has this city sent food and money,
but 27,000 pieces of clothing and hos
pital supplies have been forwarded.
But better even than that is the fact
that for the making of these garments
$4,000 was paid in wages to needy
women in Harrisburg. 1t is true no
body received a great sum, but all
were benefited at a time when they
were in sore need of assistance. The
local Home and. Foreign Relief Com
mittee is to congratulated on the sue
cess of its labors. 1t has played no
insignificant part in the greatest work
of charity the world has ever seen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24
We'll KNOWN pEoPLE

james S. Swartz. treasurer of the
International Navigation Company. a
prominent Philadelphian, celebrated
his seventy-ffth birthday and special
services were held at his church in
honor of the event.
Rabbi j. Leonard Levy, of Pitts
burgh, is delivering a series of ad-
dresses in the western part of the state
on peace.
Charles Zueblin. prominent for his
civic views. suggests that Philadelphia
should establish municipal dance halls
Peter ]. Hoban, well-known Phila-
SCISSOR, is president of the Holy Name
Societies Union.
Colonel Lloyd B. Huff, of Green's
burgh, is taking a vacation at the
seashore.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24
THE KICKER
BY Wing Dinger

I've always thought the kicker
A man to be despised,
And. therefore. in that manner
The kicker 1 have sized.
To-day another viewpoint,
Quite different I got,
From one wee verse of poetry
That's made me think a lot
I'll let you have It also.
To see If you'll agree
That after all the kicker
The smartest man may be.
81 hate to be kicker.
1t doesn't count for peace.
But the wheel that does the squeaking
Is the one that gets the grease"
I think Ill do some sdueakinG.
1t may bring me some grease
II not. / will lose nothing.
And sdueaking I can cease.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24
"SEE a PIN, PICK IT UP"
A NEW YORK business house
Il has taken to heart the truth
of the old rhNme:

See n pin and let It lie,
Come to trouble by and by.
See a pin and pick it up,
All the day you'n have good luck.
This concern has combination of
devices that enables it to pick up, sort
and redeliver pins that will leave no
marks of dirt or metal upon the most
stainless white goods. 1t believes it
can save one dressmaking establish
one-half of it's s1,500 annual pin bills.
'All the day" this country will have
good luck if it takes lesson in sim
pie thrift, the careful avoidance of
waste, that used to be a national char
acteristic.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24
AN EVENING THOUGHT

AS there comes a warm sun
beam into every cottage window,
so comes a love-beam of Gods
care and pity for every separate
need.-Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24
Getting the Garden


In March the fancy properly
turns towards the garden and
lawn.
Time is drawing near when
seed must be chosen and the
ground made ready.
The flowers will bloom just as
we prepare for them and prepa-
ration means the right choice of
seeds. of fertilizer. and of gar
den utensils. as well as proper
application.
A good time to consult the ad-
vertising columns of the Tele-
graph.
The men who have forescen
your needs generally are eager
TO advertise the fact.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24
SENATOR SPROuL
To HANDLE ROADS.
viii Be in Charge of the Highway
Improvement Measures in
the Legislature
ARE ALMOST READY NOW
DR.. Rothrock Speaks on Forestry
in the State; Gossip of the
Legislature

Senator William
c. Sproul, of Della
ware county, who
is C o | l a borating
with G ov ern o r
Brunlb a u 8 h on
h liz h W ay legisla-
tion. is the father
of the good roads
movement IN the
STATE Legislature.
over ten years ago
the senator pre-
sented bills to give
the State improved
roads. and if the
funds had been at
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24
-D0Y0UKN0W-

That Harrisburg would make
an ideal site for an educational
institution and that il should have
a college?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24

of the Mt. Vernan Hook and Ladd
Company at a meeting held last eve
ing. Other officers were elected f
the present year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24

Legislature adjourned to-day. Many
of the members have left for their
homes. David Fleming was elected
speaker of the Senate of the next ses-
sion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24
Merchant Retires

of this city, for eighteen
years, announced his retirement from
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24
NWSSE s RHlFSFSFES1e

{ From the Telegraph, March "a. 1861
sherman Reported RepuIsed
Washington, March 24.-Rebel dis
patches state that Johnston has driven
back Sherman in battle near Raleigh.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24

business. A. T. Zimmerman is his sue
cessor.
Eiremen Elect Officers
S. d. Ingram was elected president
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24
Free Trade In NfississInni

Cairo. March 24.-Free trade has
been extended along the Mississippi
river. General Candy is now near
Mobile.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24
Pickets Try to Prevent Desertions

Headquarters, Army of Potomac
March 24.-Deserters continue to
come into the Union lines in large
numbers. The rebels are keeping up
picket firing to prevent desertions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24
TOUR DAILY LAUGH
GAY OLD DOGS

GAY OLD DOGS
You can't teach
an old dog new
trickR
oh, I don't
know. They ali
lwant to try the
tango and the
maxixe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24
YEARS AGO TO-DAY

[From the Telegraph, March "a, 1861
LEGISLATURE Adiourns
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24

The Senate will meet at 4 o'clock
next Monday afternoon to permit
members of the upper house who NAV
desire to attend the Masonic dinner
in the evening to get through work
before attending the big function. II
is to be one of the events of the ses-
sion among Masons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24

Judging from some Of the dreadful
things to be found displayed at the
moving picture theaters, there is need
for censorship of the posters as much
as the films. if not more. In the last
week there have been some posters
displayed that are out of place in Har-
risburs. The titles on them are bad
enough. but there are displays which
so beyond what should be permitted.
If a theatrical company billed some of
them there would be a row.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-24

IF the average American were asked
who was running the biggest food
| supply on earth he would probably
The Washburn leader., 1915-01-29
INSTITUTE AT RYDER
WAS A NOVEL AFFAIR

Ryder, N. d., Jan. 26-The Ry-
der Commercial Club and the Ry-
der Farmers Club co-operated
in holding a combined social
meeting and farmers institute
Saturday md Monday. The
farmers club gave a program
consisting of dialogues. songs,
recitations. etc. Saturday after
noon to an audience which filled
the. Largest hail.in.town. The first.
number was an address by Mrs.
G. w. Randlett of Fargo. who
gave a very pleasing talk OH
Household Conveniencos. Mrs
Randlett made a great hit with
the audience. Professor Wa]drcn
of Dickinson and l.. \. Larson
of Tunblidgc spoke at the even7
ing session. Monday s program
consisted of addresses by the in,
stitute' speakers, winding up wit
an old fashioned dance in the
hall. On Saturday the farmers
brought basket dinners with
them and had +heir dinner in
the. Odd Fellows hall; COM.
mittee of ladies' served coffee to
all.
This has shown the great sue
cess Of cooperation between the
two clubs and other doings of
this kind will be arranged later
on. One of the institute speak
ers said that this was one Of the
most novel experiences he had
ever. run across.
The Washburn leader., 1915-01-29

put upon the market. These
lots since have sold, CT largely
sold, and set out to orchards.
These trees have not yet. come
to bearing but have made a
fine growth, during the past
season many of them sent up
limbs 6 # long while others
made 8 # Of new growth.
Now these orchards are be-
ing plowed and farmed. The
ground is thoroughly worked
during the entire year. In this
way all the moisture is retained
Since coming I have found the
climate ideal. The coolest has
been only 4 degrees below freez-
ing and that for only a very.
few times. All kinds of vege-
tables are delivered fresh from
the gardens every Thursday.
Now some are planting potatoes,
peas, onions, etc. for early use.
Strawberries were Oh the market
fresh from the vines, until about
Christmas and we expect to-
see them again within a month.
In my next letter l will tell you
more about our fruit trees.
Yours in good health,
d. D. Mitchell.
The Washburn leader., 1915-01-29
History Was Made
During Last Year
Many Important Events Happen
ed in 1914 That Will Be
In History.

What We're the seven most inn
portant events Of the year 1914i
World history was made dur
ing the year just past and 1914
will figure in the records Of all
nations when our generation has
passed the way of all others.
Professor James A. James of
Northwestern University says the
following are seven events most
important in the history of the
world which occurred during the
last year:
April 21.-Seizure of the MeN-
can Custom House at Vera Cruz,
Mexico. by Admiral Fletcher, in
command of the Atlantic squad
ron.
July 2S.-Official' declaration
of war in European outbreak,
Austria declaring war on Servia.
August 4.-Federal Reserve
Act amendment adopted by Unit
ed States legislature.
August 15.-Panama Canal for
mally opened for world traffic.
August 2O.-Sale Of intoxicat-
ing liquors stopEed in Russia.
Sept. 18.-King George signs
Irish Home Rmle Bill.
Nov. 2.-Rich mans wealth
feeds starving nation. Rockefel1
Ter Foundation goes to Belgium 8
relief. :
The Washburn leader., 1915-01-29
transfers road overseer's duties
a. %n1vnel,:o ,o,,oo,X,:eor IT; oh

transfers road overseer's duties
to township supervisor. High
ways and bridges.
House Bill No. 189, Mr.. Steen-
son-Flor an act to amend and
re-enact sections 2O10, 2017, 2O27,
and to re-enact section 1877,
2OO6, 1923, 2O3O, 1886 Of the com
piled laws of North Dakota for.
the year 1918, relating to high.
way labor and road taxes. Those
working road taxes to be allow
ed $3.50 instead of $1.50 per
day, and like amount for team.
Overseer's pay increased from
$500 to $500. Road overseer
shall file with clerk a. report
showing in detail his season S
work. Highways and Bridges.
Representative Jahr wants to
see bill passed prohibiting
state and county officers to
serve more than three terms.
A good bill is that providing
for uniform text books in all
schools in the state.
The county sheriff may be-
come ex-officio chief game war
den and township supervisors de
putty game wardens.
The Washburn leader., 1915-01-29
FLORIDA FRUITS ENJOYED
BY WAsHBURN PEOPLE

Karl Klein, who is spending
the winter in California, sent a
busllel of fruit, to Aug. r. John
son and he has been showing
it to his friends. There We're
six of the grape fruit variety.
One was so large that the juice
alone filled seven sherbet glass
es. Three varieties of oranges
give a person the kind and size
raised in Florida; one looked
like the oranges we get here but
tasted different, another was a
great deal larger and had a
skin more like that of a lemon.
The lemons sent were the larg-
est ever seen here. A person
could not feel very flattered af-
ter being handed one Of such
proportions.
One kind of fruit that was
new to many here was the kum-
quat. L is oblong and small
something like the pear tomatoes
only it has a. skin like an orange.
It is a Chinese citron fruit grown
only in Japan, Florida and Cali
forllia. It has a sweet rind and
acid pulp and rind and all are
eaten.
Karl has sent several kodak
pictures which show that the
family is enjoying the sunshine
of Florida. When he. gets back
he will probably be selling Flori-
da land in place of good North
Dakota soil.
The Washburn leader., 1915-01-29
RAISED BIG BELGIUM
FUND IN THIS STATE

Governor L. B. Hanna, in a
statement given out in connec-
tion with the Belgian relief
fund, shows a total of 12,33O.8O,
contributed by the people Of this
state. In addition, flour shipp-.
ed to- Philadelphia to- become a.
part of the northwestern cargo
adds to the states contribution
500, 600, and about $4,000 has
been sent by various state So
cie+ies direct, making total CON
tributicn from this state of
more than $35, 900.
The Washburn leader., 1915-01-29
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS OF
COUNTY AND STATE

A wolf weighing 100 pounds
was killed near Turtle Lake.
Two young men of Williston
are charged with horse stealing.
Underwood had cold day
Tuesday for their Mid-winter pic
mic.
The town Of Parshall is look
ing forward to a prosperous
year.
1t is said that 100000 hogs
were shipped from this state last
year.
Darlington expects to have
q civic center that will cost
500, 900.
Fargo is putting out some good
advertising Of "Made in Amer
lea" goods.
Minot is holding a Mid-winter
Fair this week and has a good
attendance.
The Indian school near Bis.
marck will soon have a $4,000
new dormitory.
There are now 12O,919 homes
in North. Dakota while ten years
ago there we're 64,69O.
A woman asks for $4,000
The Washburn leader., 1915-01-29
economy and following is al

economy and following is an
important part Of the program
for this year:
Auditor shall have one depu-
ty at $1OO month; Sheriff one
deputy who shall also be jailor:
500 a month; Register Of Deeds
one deputy at $75 a month and
three clerks at $50 a month ::
Treasurer one deputy at $75 a
month for December, January,
February and March; County
Judge no assistant; County
Clerk no assistant; States At
torney no assistant.
This plan does away with one
.ailor, one deputy sheriff, one
clerk in aXditcr's office, several
clerks in the Register Of Deeds
and Treasurer's office, assistant
States Attornty end assistant
County Clerk. Turtle Lake
Wave.