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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02
MEN FOR THREE YEARS, WAR.

Germany is credited with produc-
ing about 100000 recruits per year
from her growing youth; Austria
probably half as many writes Martin
Mershan in Leslie's. Turkey is a more
uncertain quantity, but may be put
down at 10000, giving the Central
Powers a total of new material of
about 100000 per year, which may be
increased lowering the physical re-
quirements of recruits. Say. that the
total is 100000 per year to offset
the loss of a little less than 3,5Oe,00O.
Placing the present available military
strength of Germany at 100000,
Austria 6.0o0.0 and Turkey 2,00O,-
600, we have a total of 1S,000,O 900
fighting men upon which there is
net loss of 2,5O0.OO8 per year Three
years more of war would therefore
reduce the numerical strength of the
Teutonic allies by 100000, leaving
them still over 10000, 900 effectives.
It is more difficult to arrive at any
satisfactory estimate of the potential
strength of the allies. Great Britain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02
Clio be Sights
BY THE ATCHISON GLOBE.

selfishness is the worst form of
slavery.
A Pullman berth is probably the
most uncomfortable luxury.
The man who has no regrets never
attempted anything at any time.
If a girl is good-looking enough,
she needn't lisp to attract attention.
However, vocal activity may be
safer than the decorations of heavy
artillery.
Love and a cough can't be hidden,
and sometimes it is hard to say which
is worse.
Sometimes it appears that nations
and men can't be sensible and proud
at the same time.
If you are determined to wear
whiskers. for heavens sake curry
them occasionally
Dear friend. one can't eat philoso-
ply, and wouldn't it be a good idea
for you to go to work =?
We have never been able to under
stand why any town wants to call
its commercial club a chamber.
Short jerks: when I'm against
something it probably is because one
or two fellows 1 know are for it,
The average man has so much
trouble living one life it is a wonder
some men try to live double lives.
OF course the other fella has most
of the luck, but your good judgment
enables you to keep in sight of his
achievements.
A man who demands a rs cent
meal at home will pay SO cents in a
city and then wonder why the cooks
at home don't learn something.
About the only surprise party that
can really be kept a secret until it
is pulled off is the kind that is staged
when the wife turns detective.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02
NIGHT.

NIGHT.
Hush of the world. save for a small and
quiet wind,
Out of the north through slumberous fir
tops stirring;
late pale moon holding the dreaming
hills
With passionate white magic. and the
whirring
OF belated cricket in the grass.
o amber night, alive and wonderful and
have arisen for I cannot sleep. Too
near to me,
Too sweet, the outspread wonder of your
Your silent breath stirs mine too tremu-
lousy.
I am afraid with an old dread I have of
losing you.
Heart. of my life, is it not strange, this
love
Which holds us? Lips cling to lips. so
much
strive to lose myself in you, and yet,
beyond, above,
Always We stand beggars at the gates
of sound and touch;
You are asleep. 1 know not where your
While I, alone, watch silently the stars.
Maxwell Struthers Burt in the August
Fiction Number of Scribner's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02
a WONDERFUL VICTORY.

Probably history doesn't record
more commanding diplomatic victory
than the one which has been won by
President Wilson, if there is nothing
like a string attached to Germany's
acceptance of his insistence that her
submarine warfare be conducted
within the tenets of international law
and the demands of humanity. And
how wonderfully better for the honor
and dignity of the United States and
for the welfare of its people has been
the patience which Mr.. Wilson has
exercised in gaining his end. Just
suppose the advice of the hot-heads
and loose thinkers had been followed
and we had rushed into a war with
Germany Immediately after her unsat-
isfactory replies at the start to our
representations relative to the killing
of the Americans aboard the Lusi-
tania. 1t isn't within the realm of
likelihood that we could have forced
Germany to desist from her unlawful
submarine practices. And now we
gain our point through the courage
and firmness of our president, and all
the world is a gamer, too, What
happy solution and outcome it is of
crisis that was as perplexing as it
was grave. We could have gained
nothing by entering the war against
Germany nothing but trouble at home
as well as abroad. And the prestige
of the United States as the great world
nation that stands for peace would
have been destroyed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02
standing open and-Gerald junior was

standing open and-Gerald junior was
gonei
She tried to reach the telephone,
but the floor was waving and every
thing was dancing before her eyes.
She sat down an instant until things
should get steadier-then quietly
tainted away.
The next morning Gerald senior sat
holding one of Priscilla's hands. Baby
Gerald lay cooling in his crib and
everything seemed delightfully."-. peace
full and happy to the little woman in
bed. IF you don't mind, Gerald,
dear, will you please tell me all over
again how you rushed home for baby
when you got the message your
grandmother was passing through
town and wanted to see her only
great grandson"
So he told her again
Whose coat had you on, dear?"
SANS, my clerks. 1 had only ten
minutes to get to the train and in my
rush got the wrong one
And you're sure you don't mind
my going to dancing school?"
Yes, I do mind 1t was a shame
you had to go alone. After this we'll
get Sally to stay Friday nights to
look after the baby and we'll go fox
trotting together. "-(Copyright, 1915.
by the Mcclure Newspaper Syndi-
cat,a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02

without CONSUMPTION will never realize
the full measure of her strength.
Canada has undertaken to furnish
5000 men per month during the con-
tinuation of the war. Australia and
New Zealand are contributing their
quota. France ought to bring about
5000 new men into the service per
year. Russia has practically mex
haustible numbers of men. With con-
script Great Britain could easily in
crease her armed forces by nearly
one half and maintain them at their
maximum strength for a couple of
years. The allies ought to be able to
put two new men into the field for
each one that the Central Powers can
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02
En- ening Chat
Men and Women's Clothes.
BY RUTH CAMERON.

Men and WOmenS ClOtneS.
A little neighbor of mine is much
grieved because her husband cannot
be brought to admire her new gown.
cts the very latest style,'' she says,
"and I spent rather more than could
afford to on it. The silk was two dol
lars a yard and the lace five. All my
friends think it is stunning. But every
time 1 put it on he wants to know
why I don't wear some old rag OF a
dress that isn't fit to be seen. That's
his way of showing he doesn't like 1T.
Men are so queer about women's
clothes,'' she concluded with a sigh.
If queer" means different from
women (Which of course it does mean
woman and queer always means
different from meiO,s men certainly
are queer about women's clothes.
In the first place, to the average
man style doesn't mean much. He IS
Just as apt to admire a dress that IS
five years out of date as the latest
thing, more so if the latest thing is
ugly or unbecOming.
Color and becomingness are the two
big factors in women's clothes from
knows it or not.
Most men love bright colors. I don't
mean flashy colors, but colors like
pink blue or yellow in distinction to
crews and mauves and browns. Pink,
a chiidren'S trained nurse tells me, is
the psychological color for children.
All the graduates wear pink because
children respond to it most quickly.
7 have noticed that most mems eyes
light up at the sight of pink gown.
After all, what else are they but big
children?
Men seldom recognize costliness or
the absence of it in women's clothes.
Almost every woman has heard her
husband say, There's a dress you
look we'll in Why don't you wear that
oftener?" of some pink or blue cotton
hill he
lace creation that would buy twenty
pink cotton gowns
Most men prefer fluffy ruffles to
plain tailored effects, just as they are
more quickly attracted by the fluffy
ruffIes girl They have enough plain
tailoredness in their own clothes, poor
things.
Men sometimes admire striking
mans wife. They don't mind their
women folks being stared at because
they are pretty or beautifully dressed,
but they aren't keen about having
them make a delibarte bid for atten-
ton by striking clothes.
OF course these few ideas are offer
ed by an observer of men, not by
man. Perhaps some of my masculine
reader friends would like to amend
them His views will be welcome.
Question: am about to announce
my enga cement. Now am not fond
of Jewelry and our IunoS are rdtleI
limited DO you think it is my fiance's
bounden duty to invest in a diamond
ring? My sister and some of my girl
friends do.-Reader Friend.
Answer-If you have the courage to
go without that diamond, Reader
Friend. 1 for one shall highly respect
you IF you feel the need of some
symbol why not some quaint silver
ring or a plain gold band that can be
used for a wedding ring? The richest
bride I ever met had a symbolic gold
ring for both engagement and we'd
ding ring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02
DICKS REAL BOAT.

ct have been playing boat and play
ing boat all summer" exclaimed Dick
in a tired voice, land I'm tired of
dragging them through the water! 1
do wish folks could make a boat, a
real boat which would sail all by
itself!'
my dear boy" said his mother
laughing, you want too mucht Any
little boy should be happy with such
a handsome boat as you now have.
Don't spoil the good time you might
have by wishing for something no
body can give you" And of course
that was good advice. But like SO
Dick still wished and wished for a
boat that would sail itself
Now it just happened that that very
evening, Dicks Uncle Tom came to
the city for a brief visit Uncle Tom
was one of those rare and delightful
uncles who are SO easy 10 find in story
books and SO hard to find in real life
he was really interested in all that
Dick was doing
OF course Uncle Tom had not been
in the house half an hour till he had
been told all about Dicks summer
fun; all about the jolly trip to the
lake the week before and about the
boat Dick had made for himself.
But the old thing is no good"
ended Dick, "for it won't sail ITSELF
sail itself?" asked Uncle Tom.
why won't it?'
Dick opened his eyes wide and his
mother exclaimed Because no toy
boat can sail itself-don't start teas
ing now, Toni
I'm not teasing" explained Uncle
Tom, Pm asking. Bring me the boat
and let me look it over
Dick could not see what his uncle
might be driving at, but he was glad
to show off the boat he had made; so
he quickly ran to get IT.
'.See, Uncle Tom" he explained
when he returned with it, Il carved it
all myself And / s.wed the sail and
rugged it up just like real boat 1 saw
on the lake. But it isn't real boat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02
Journal Entries

Too many people are satisfied with
the half-lOaf.
!. = +
You hear lot about roasting ears
but they're most always boiled.
= = =
Many successes attributed to luck
are the achievements of hard work.
= j. j.
Some fellows are smart enough to
play a lot of musical instruments
poorly.
Were it not for the pleasant mem
cries of the past, there wouldn't be so
much to look forward to in the future.
History repeats, you know.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02

Oh, sometimes it tips over some
times the sails won't catch the wind
sails ITSELF
wen, it's going to now" said Uncle
work.
He changed the sails a bit here. set
the rudder a bit different tbara .,,d
then he showed Dick how to adjust
the Keel better And would you be-
lieve 1t - When they took that little
boat over to the park lagoon the next
morning, she sailed right out over the
-all-by-herselfi Dick was SO
proud and happy-wouldn't you have
been? = Copyright = Clara Ingram
JudSon.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02
Kansas Comment
MATCH YOUR ToNGuE.


A man cannot speak without tell
is. His tongue is his own judge and
pronounces sentences on him without
possibility of error. If you think too
well of yourself, you betray it in the
ues OF the personal pronoun. If YOU
feel contempt for others, your words
will make you equally hated by them.
If you despise their thoughts of re-
ligion, of politics or morality, you
will be like the Philistine-at the front
of the temple calling all to witness
your own projections. Remember,
when you stand in simple relation to
your fellow man you need have no
fear of meeting him--Hill City Rev.
eille-New Era.
TWENTY YEARS AGO AND NOW.
When one goes out on the roads
now it is hard to realize that less than
twenty years ago there wasn't an au-
tomobile in the country where now
the roads are thronged with them.
AS you drive along and note the rural
mail boxes on every highway and in
front of every farm house, it is hard
to realize that less than twenty years
ago everybody had to go to the post
office for their NAL. When you step
to the phone in your own home or Of
fifty miles away or your neighbor
across the street, with the business
man in a neighboring town or the
farmer in the farthest corner of the
county, it is hard to realize that TWEEN
ty years back there wasn't a tele-
phone in the county.-Mankato Advo-
cate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02

If everybody in Kansas who had
never seen such weather for an August
ans we have just had got his or her
name in the newspapers for so stat
ing as Buffalo Bill Cody did, the news
papers wouldn't have space to print
anything else but such interviews for
a whole week or more and then some
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State Journal away
from home during the summer may have
the paper mailed regularly each day to any
address at the rate OF ten cents a week OF
thirty cents n month (by mail only. Ad-
dress changed often desired While
out of town the State journal will be to
Eou like daily letter from home.
Advance payment is requested on these
short time subscriptions. to save bOOkkeep-
f~E
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02

Caught in the act of holding up an
American ranch and subsequently,
killed by posse, General Orozco
played true TO the form that is the
rule with these military leaders,
that are now to the front in Mexico
What trash they are, and what little
consideration they deserve from the
United States and the other Ameri-
can powers that are temporizing with
them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02

"Optimists'' is the most appropriate
designation that could be used for
those in government circles at Wash
ington who see signs of a peace in
Europe in the near future. On what
basis could peace be arranged now
that would be satisfactory to any of
the parties to the conflict.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02

News from London would seem to
indicate that the only hope of the
Allies in stopping the Teutonic ad-
vance in the eastern war zone lies in
the equinoctial storms, soon due, and
which generally play such havoc in
that territory. And probably the AL
lies are praying that these storms will
be unusually severe this wear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02
From Other Pens
PEOPLE REQUIRE HUMoRING.


Nobody, during 1900 years, ever has
known what motions or emotions a
Japanese mikado went through on as
Stunning the sovereignty. He didn't
place a crown on his own head. like
monarchs of the west, who could find
no one more exalted than themselves
for this comforting. He merely with
drew from all eyes and alone in the
presence of the spirits of his an
cestors" proceeded to accede. Modern
Japan, growing more literal. wishes
some physical sight of the mystery.
Accordingly the new mikado will pub
licly regard himself moment silently
in the honorable traditional mirror,
and receive from the lord chamber
lain and minister of the household
the ancient sword of state and the
comma-shaped jewel which stands for
eternity-after which he will visit the
doors of the tombs of his predeces-
sors and there by spoken word pro-
claim to them that he has taken up
their authority and its symbols. It's
a lot of extra work--abut people now
require more humoring than twenty
five centuries ago.-Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02

With their mining operations, artil-
1ery duels and exchanges of hand
grenades, the Allies and the Germans
in the western arena of the war seem
to be wasting lot of valuable am
munition without either of them gain
ing anything thereby.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02
On the Spur
of the Moment
BY ROY K MOJyLTON
That Proud Moment.
~ Roy K MOOLTON

That Proud Moment
How his bosom swel1s with pride,
How ne signs in deep relief.
How he feels happy thrill
That is most beyond belief.
HOW he struts across the floor.
How he poses like a king,
How he looks with lofty air
Upon every living thing.
How he laughs and shakes in glee,
How he almost ehokes with joy
hen the nurse comes down the hall,
And she whispers Its boy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02

OF course, such women as have
summer furs are wearing them be-
cause they're new, but the winter
variety of furs would come nearer
filling the bill these nights and morn
in0S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02

Curious coincidence, isn't it? How
ever, that's the way with many CO.
medicines. But the only submarine
that Germany has been prompt to ad-
init the possible loss of since the war
began is the one that torpedoed the
A "a bic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02

If the Arabic's destroyer has gone
TO the bottom and been lost itself, it
is retributive justice, even if the pro-
portions are small.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02

Probably the rival diplomats that
do the talking and scheming for the
European beIligerents are firmly con-
WINGED by this time that whoever put
the "Balk'' in Balkans did an u1com-
monty good job of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02

A lively political battle is forecast
for Kansas for next year. But when
has there been a political battle in
Kansas that wasn't lively?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02
HAY AND ROOSEVELT.

The letters and diaries of John Hay
which have been appearing in liar
per'S Magazine have revealed q per-
sonality singularly noble and lovable.
Col. Hay became one of the elder
statesmen of the republic. His letters
give us glimpses of men and affairs
in the larger realms of life; and of a
period that now seems far away, so
changed is our world Col. Hay was
not only a public servant who played
a great part in national and internal
tional affairs. having served as secre-
tary to Lincoln and as secretary of
state under Mckinley and Roosevelt
but he was a master writer. 1t is sin
gularly fortunate that one who lived
so many years at the great heart of
our national life and had known well
many of the most important figures
of national importance should have
been gifted with such clear insight
and powers of accurate annd mastery
delineation. The September "Har-
per's" contains extracts from his let
tiers and diaries dealing with Roose-
welt; and here we have probably the
most perfect picture and character
study of Roosevelt to be found in
literature. 1t is the real Roosevelt,
presented effectively and faithfully.
1t is picture that will live. The
Roosevelt here depicted is not only the
real Roosevelt as we know him, but
the Roosevelt of posterity And this
brings to mind the thought of the
notable, decent, clean, able men who,
from Washington to Wilson, have
been chief magistrates of this beloved
land!-New York Mail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02

have to ride in boat myself and dras
1t through the wateri Otherwise Il
won't CO."
What happens to it in the water?'
asked Uncle Tom as he looked the
handsome little boat over carefully.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02

United States submarines of the f
type were surely most appropriately
designated. A naval board has re-
ported officially that the construction
Of all of them is Faulty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02

A few words from Mr.. Bryan. re-
garding Germanys decision to aban-
don her indefensible method of sub
marine warfare, but which he seemed
to think was all right, would be in
tereStiOO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02

How far ust the Russians retreat
to achieve the strategic purposes
they have in view?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is member OF the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
xanization. for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news is received in The State jour
nal building over wires for this sole Dur-
pose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02
Goodbye, Hank.

Goodbye, Hank.
Henry James has surrendered his
American citizenship and has become
a subject of King George. Hank has
always been a bit English, don't We
know. But SO long as we have still
with us
George AIDE,
BObbie Chambers
George Randolp hChester,
Monty Glass,
Henry Gitchell Webster,
Rex Beach,
Luke McLuke,
Ring Lardner,
and about a million other authors we
will try to worry along without Hank.
Their English may not be as polished
as Hanks, but they are all good
Americans.
Wesh'd worry!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02
A GIaring Fault.

The trouble with most summer re-
sort cottages is that they are not
equipped with hot air furnaces.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02
From the Leelanau Enterprise.

A young man wants to know what
is the best thing to be done when a
person sits down on a custard pie at
picnic. We would advise him to sit
still until the rest have gone home.
A man in a neighboring town while
on his way to borrow his neighbors
paper was struck by lightning and
instantly killed. Let a word to the
wise suffice-subscribe for the Enter
prise and have a paper of your own.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-02

Strange Times.
Sir: You may believe it or not, but
last week, while was in the Missouri
bottoms saw farmer harvesting his
wheat crop, which had been sub
merged, with a gasoline launch that
had a self-binder attachment.-Chi-
cago Tribune. Why should we doubt
it when in Kansas they are using aero
planes to cut their corn?