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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20
A CHARACTERS,

"A CHARACTERS.
Her face is common one,
Nor rich is she, nor witty;
On. who may blame her as bold,
When she knows that her foot is pretty
For wearing a pretty shoe?
She wears it, Wouldn't you?
She swings, and her skirts are blown
A blossom about her feet;
Held ever full blown flower
A w1tchery half sweet?
Ha Ha laughs the wind, and is gay
AS 1t tumbles her ruffles in play.
She sits on the log that spans
The clear, smooth glass of the brook,
And demurely she flirts with the youth
Whose eyes in the mirror look.
In the May day and heyday of hearts,
Who may question true loves arts?
She $ pure-just daughter of Eve,
She sticks rose in her hair,
And. instead of a costly hat,
six stockings she chooses to wear
Why not! When seeking a mate
Must maiden leave all to Fate?
-Stokely S. Fisher, in Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20
Journal Entries

People who are long on advice are
generally short on experience
J. = j
Some women's only distinction is
that they 90 their hair in the very
latest style.
There is this consolation fer the
homely man: Most of his fcllow-Inen
are in the same boat.
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Almost everybody has one rule for
himself to go by and different one
for others 20 follow.
j. j. j.
Having the last word is not exceed
ingly important. When the time
comes for it there isn't much to say
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20

were women, gave those women full
suffrage it's action was well adver-
tised joke. For twenty-four years no
state or legislature followed suit
In 1893 Colorado. in 1896 Utah and
Idaho enfranchised women Another
wait for fourteen years followed When
the 1910 census was taken it reckoned
on four suffrage states only with
1,642,000 people living under the sys-
tenn which Wyoming had pioneered
forty-one years before.
Four years have added seven states
with a present population of approx
mately 100000, not counting Illinois,
where women vote for many officials,
or Alaska. The legislative sessions OF
1915 saw suffrage amendments passed
by both houses in ten states, though
the question comes in popular vote
this fall in but four. These four, New
Jersey, New York. Massachusetts and
Pennsylvania, have a population far
more than twice. as great as all the
present suffrage states.
OF seven states last year suffraglsts
carried only the two westernmost. But
in the meantime the president of the
United States and many other leaders
of thought and action have Joined
them ana Inelr cause HAS Seihou SAoeAN
ly in method and thoroughness OF
advocacy
Legislatures gave evidence last
spring of belief that the issue is in
escapable. That of Massachusetts,
before whose obdurate committees
women have battled for two genera
tions voted % to 1 in the upper, to
l in the lower house. New York was
unanimous; New Jersey unanimous in
one house. Even in Harrisburg the
ayes were>2 to 1. Woman suffrage,
now, may win anywhere or nowhere.
In most of the northern and western
states it can hardly be long delayed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20

Some of the largest business firms
in the country have discovered that
yours truly and dear SIR do not
mean anything in business CO re-
spondence and Ike a lot of good time
that a stenographer could use to bet
ter advantage. Therefore they have
discontinued the habit. Among the
great firms that have adopted this re-
form is the r. H. Macy company, New
Yorks big department store. For fear
that some of the correspondents may
not understand this departure at first.
they have printed on the bottom OF
their letters the following: I'VE have
never heard a good reason for the use
lof Dear Madame Dear Sir Yours
Truly and other similar phrases in
business correspondence. For the sake
of accuracy. brevity and economy we
have discontinued their use
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20

The country just can't lose Mr..
Bryan. He had almost eliminated
himself from public consideration by
resigning from the cabinet Now by
coming out for a large increase in the
army and navy the president has
handed him, ready made, an issue on
which he can go before the people.
And when Bryan goes before the peo-
pie with a live issue it always means
trouble for somebody.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20
GREAT ARMY OF COAL MINERS.


A greater number of men were en-
pIoyed in the coal mining industry in
the United States in 1914 than ever
before According to c. e. Lesher. of
the United States geological survey,
the total number of employees in both
anthracite and bituminous mines for
the first time exceeded three-Quarters
OF a million. This record was made
without sacrifice of efficiency, for al
though the average number of lays
worked in the bituminouS mines was
the smallest since 1896, except only
1908, and the average output per man
for the year was the lowest in five
years, the average daily production by
each employee in 1914 was the highest
on record in bituminous coal mining.
This record is to be attributed not so
much to the better character of tie
labor as to improved mining methods
and the increased application of scien-
tific management. The number of
men employed in the coal mines of
the United States in 1914 was 1853, / 50,
of which number 1859 were en-
gagged in mining anthracite and $751;
sos in mining bituminous coal and
Ignite The average number of days
of employment of each man was 20T
for the United States, 1875 for bitumi-
nous and Ignite, and 245 for anthra-
cite. In the bituminous mines the
yearly average decreased from S3I
tons in 1913 to 724 tons in 1914. The
daily average increased from 3.61 to
81 tons The average time made at
the anthracite mines in 1914 was ex-
ceeded only by the records of 1911
| GAS days. and 1913 (257 days)- The
average yearly production of anthra-
| cite by each employee decreased from
/ $40 short tons in 1913 to sos tons in
1914, owing to the fewer days worked,
The daily output per man was zoe
tons, Il slight gain as compared with
200 tons in 1913.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20
From Other Pens
RAILROADS ORDERING RAILS.

RAILROADS ORDERING RAILS.
little while ago the steel mills
were wishing that the railroads would
give them orders to start things going.
The financial world wished that the
steel mills might start, as they are
usually regarded as barometer OF
industry in general, and wondered
why the railroads didn't do something.
The railroads were all strapped and
so much in doubt about their own fu-
ture income that they shut off the
outgo Equipment was one of the
things that had to suffer. Rails were
not ordered at all, or only in small
quantities. Just at present the revival
of business has brought the railroads
along and orders for rails have be
come an important element in steel
manufacture. The orders from the
railroads arrive just at the time when
the factories are tied up for months
ahead with orders for munitions. 1t
is a very congested, irregular and de-
moralizing condition of things
Waterbury American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20

Germanys plans to assist materially
the American relief commission in
feeding the starving Belgians is
most worthy act in every way, but it
probably won't be a very palatable
one to the suffering Belgians who are
benefited by this generosity. Even. a
dog is reluctant to feed from the hand
that clubs it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20

Business is business. There is no
sentiment connected with the war
loan to the allies. American bankers
made them pay the price. Now the
people are buying the bonds from the
bankers because they regard the Sc
curities as a good investment The
500 denominations are popular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20
THE TARIFF LAW FAILURE.

Under the Democratic tariff law,
the importations of butter have as
sumed enormous proportions and this
may account for the fact that butter
has been retailing of late at two or
three cents pound cheaper than it
has been in recent years. But what
does it profit the man in the street if
he has to pay out the pennies he saves
on butter in "wsr taxes" to bolster
up the federal revenues. Then, too,
the tariff conditions that invite the i'm
portations of butter on such a scale
lay heavy financial hand not so
much on the butter makers, the
creamery men, as on the dairymen
and the farmers who produce the but
ter fat. In other words, the Demo-
cratic tariff scheme doesn't help the
consumers to any extent, and it does
hurt the producers most materially.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20

+ Chile is in the market for a loan of
&15,OOO,OOO, and there is no place to
get the money except in the United
States. Uncle Sam stands to become
the banker for the world. The Euro
pean war loan was largely oversub-
scribed, indicating that there is plenty
of money seeking Investment in securi-
ties that are regarded as safe and
r1rnfita bile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20

There is some satisfaction to be de-
rived from the transfer of the seat of
war to the Balkans. The newspaper
man still remembers how to- spell
some of the names with which he
became familiar during the late war
in that country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20

With Holland taking pot shots at
guch Zeppelins as fly over her ter
ritory on their return from raids
against the British Isles, it is barely
possible, rather. indeed, is it probable
that the little Dutch kingdom will be
forced into the war before long.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20

The United States Brewers Associa-
ton has offered a $4,000 prize for the
most feasible solution of the saloon
problem. Kansas should go after that
1oriza
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20

carl Alderman, one of the famous
tackles of 1902. and now a practicing
attorney of Sedan, was in town Fri
day visiting with DR.. A. r. Kennedy,
and renewing acquaintances."-U
versity Daily Kansan. Why the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20

Is Cross roads political orators are
failing to grasp an opportunity if they
fail to charge the Panama canal slides
up to the Democrat administration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20
WILSON or NOBODY.

Whether with approval from the
White House not, the kentucky
Democratic state convention, in in
dorsing President Wilson for a second
term, merely enunciated the evident
and put on record the obvious. The
Republicans have the task of picking
and choosing a candidate among the
various hopeful cspirants. The Pro-
gressives have to decide whether it
would be worth while to try. The
minor parties have to hunt for bearers
of a barren honor. However some
Democrats may dislike the thought,
the Democracy's course has been made
for it by overmaStering events. 1t
must pursue that course; there is no
other. None but political mailman
would consider any other. To set
Woodrow Wilson aside-even to per-
nit him to step aside-would be a
confession of political bankruptcy and
mental senility. For the Democracy.
with the situation it is and as ii is
likely to remain, it is Wilson or no
body.-Chicago Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20

with people cooking with electricity.
one can no longer heap Goals of fire"
"Never fear. Assuredly. they will per
feet an electrical apparatus which will
answer the same purpose."-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20

President Wilson appears to have
decided upon a new running mate in
advance of the convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20
On the. Spur
of the Moment
Note on a Certain Lady.
BIZ ROY K. MOUL-ON.

Note ON a Certain Lady.
I'm acquainted with a lady fair,
/ think you've met her, too
She never has a thing to wear,
Does that sound strange to you?
But still. without a thirg to wear"
She goes out in the storm,
And strange to say, this lady fair,
Somehow keeps nice and warm.
1t seems without a thing to wear
She'd be afraid some day
Somebody would warrant swear
Because she went that way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20
No End to His Cleverness.

No End to HIS CIcVerncSS-
A man went in swimming at Coney
Island and disappeared, turning up
later at Cleveland. Some swimmer,
evidently.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20
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THE DAIs Y's STORY.

peeping through. the clouds to watch
our play, went to bed behind a noun
tain of clouds and the earth grew
with shadows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20

lonely IOnesOme?"
WHO wants to IIay in the dark p
we eleven snowflakes asked each 9TH
er, but nobody answered-we were all
too sleepy to talk So without a word
to each other, we all dropped down to
the earth and tucked ourselves tn
sleep beside the sunbeam's bed And
the thoughtful clouds covered us up
safe and warm.
There we slept till the summer
time came Then we Weakened and
found ourselves daisies. All we eleven
snowflakes and sunbeam-see
And now we play together all the day
and never get lost from each otheri''
Yes. that is the story the daisy told
that is why the ore lone daisy was
found in the midst of a big green
meadow--(C opyright-Clara Ingram
Judson.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20

On0HGcaDle. Z
The cold snap hcoInes = 4
With Perfect ease, 70
1 jump out of my B. V. DIS.
/ wheeze,
/ sneeZe,
l tremble in elbows and knees.
And seek the sterner wooden stuff
That's sharp and rough,
And weighs enough.
Then suddenly-eXit storm,
The weather turns exceeding warm.
1 tear,
l swear.
l paw the air,
And curse all wooden underwear.
1t is one of those sudden thaws.
And I must hasten back to gauze;
1 put the wooden stuff away;
The weather's fine
Almost a day.
When suddenly there comes a freeze,
And snow and sleet are in the breeze.
And then l sieze
My B. V. DIS
And cast them off and gaily pull
Upon my frame the good old wool.
Then in five minutes like as not
The day is hot;
The weather's changeable, 1 declare,
But not more so than underwear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20

The Detroit, Mich, street car war.
like Tennyson's brook. goes on for
EYER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20
The Real Stuff.

4nG I6edI
Some of our constant readers have
criticized us because we don't know
how to write real poetry We
wouldn't write it if we did, but IN
order to give the readers a real treat,
we submit herewith a real poem taken
from the Poetry Magazine which
Harriet Monroe sends us every month:
1T is late
And the clock is striking thin hours,
But sleep has become a terror to me,
Lest 1 wake in the night
Bewildered, e
And stretching out my arms to COM
fort myself with you,
Clasp instead the cold body CT the
darkness.
All night it will hunger ever me,
And push and undulate against me,
Breathing into my mouth
And passing long fingers through my
drifting hair.
Only the dawn can loose me from it,
And the gray streaks of morning
melt it from my size.
Bring many candles,
Though they stab my tired brain
And hurt it
For 1 am afraid of the twining of the
darkness.
And dare not sleep"
The Coal.
Hear the rattle of the coal,
Expensive coal,
AS it shoots into the hole;
Hear it rumble, hear it roll,
Hear it clatter, hear it bowl.
With sound that rends the soul.
Darn the coal
See the man. He brings the bill,
Expensive bill.
See him stand and wait until
We have telephoned the mill
For the dough, his wants to fill.
Yes, our bank account is nil.
Bitter pill.
Watch us shovel in the stuff,
Hear puff.
For our furnace tits no bluff,
Like a sailor with plum duff,
Never seems to get enough.
You will pardon us this huff
Geey It's tough
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20
The Knockers Creed.

81 believe that nothing is right. I
believe that everything is wrong I
believe that I alone have the right
ideas. The town is wrong, the editor
is wrong, the teachers are wrong, the
people are wrong, the things they do
are wrong and they are doing them
in the wrong way anyhow. 1 believe
I could fix things # they would let
me. If they don't I will get a lot of
other fellows like myself and we will
have law passed to make others do
things the way we want them done.
I am opposed to fun and
am happiest when at a funeral. 1 be-
lieve in starting reforms that will
take the joy out of life. It's a sad
world and I am glad of it. Amen"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-11
REV. CASPER S. WRIGHT MAY
BE COLLEGE VICE PRESIDENT

Rev. Caspar S Wright has been Of
fered the vice presidency Of the
Southern Methodist university at Dal-
las. He has not yet announced his
acceptance u the board Of trustees
of the college expect him to accept the
position with the new Methodist
college.
Rev. Mr.. Wright was pastor OF the
Trinity Methodist church OF FL Paso
for several years. going from here to
Galveston. He has been in charge of
the First Methodist church of HoUs-
ton for the past year.
When the Southern Methodist uni
versity was organized with D.. r. S.
Hyer as president. it was decided that
the executive duties were so heavy that
it would be necessary to obtain a
strong man for the vice presidency to
take over much of the executive work
belonging to the presidents office.
Rev. Mr.. Wright was selected for the
position and is being urged to accept
by his friends over the state.
He left FL Paso our years ago but
has made a number OF visits here
since that time.
United we stand. Lers unIte in buy
ing home valley products.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-11

, such right; providing, that the provi-
sions Of this act shall not apply to any
I grant II land made to any individual
/ person or persons under or by authority
of the colonization laws CT the repub-
lie of Mexico or any Of the states
thereof
Sec. >. That the incorporation or
attempted Incorporation Of such towns
and villages to whom lands have been
granted, as aforesaid. and which are at
the time Of the taking effect of this
act organized and acting as such cor
pOratiOns. are hereby validated. and
are declared to be valid municipal cor
pOrations for the purpose Of disposing
OF any inc granted to such towns or
villages. whether Incorporated or not,
other than streets, alleys. parks and
other public places in such towns. and
desaguas, and whether such lands are
tuated in the corporate limits OF
such towns or not, and whether they
in fact have any charter or ~organiza-
ton now in force or not this valida-
ton of such towns or villages to ap-
ply only for the purpose Of disposing
Of lands which such towns and vii
lagos may not hav heretofore sold or
allotted to others or attempted to sell
or allOt to others; and such towns or
villages shall have power to sell or dis
pose OF all such lands as TO which they
are validated, and which are not with
in the validating provisions Of section
l Of this act. owing to there not having
been any disposition made or attempted
to be made thereof by said corporation,
but said corporations are not by this
act validated for any other purpose
other thar with respect to such future
sales or dispositions Of such lands,
their validity or invalidity is not to be
affected by this act otherwise than for
the limited purpose Of disposing OF
lands which they have not disposed OF
or attempted TO dispose Of prior to the
passage OF this law. And in cases
wherein former corporations Of such
towns or villages ave been repealed
or abolished by vote Of the voters
therein without having sold or at
tempted to sell such lands as were
granted to them, IS aforesaid, the in
h~abitants thereof may organize a cor
pOration under the laws now in force
as to the Incorporation OF towns and
villages. which corporations when thus
organized shall have power to sell any
lands granted and patented. as afore-
said, whether the land be situated
within the boundaries. OF such, corpora
tions or not, except as some prior cor
poratiOn or town or village organiza-
ton may have sold or attempted TO
sell. and except said public streets, al
leys. parks, desaguas, and other public
Sec. 8. The fact that many small
tracts Of land are held ana have been
long held by occupants thereof under
such invalid sales and auotments as
are mentioned in section 1 Of this act
and are now becoming OF great value,
but can not be marketed or improved
BY loans made thereon, because Of the
clouds aforesaid existing on the titles
thereof. creates an imperative public
necessity and an emergency requiring
that the rule requiring the reading Of
bills on three several days before their
into laws be and the same IS
hereby suspended. and requiring that
this act take effect from and after its
it's so enacted
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-11
ELPAS0TITLES VALIDATED;
MEASURE ECENTL MADE LAW

Provisions Of the Bill Passed at Recent Session of Texas
Legislature to Make Legal Certain Spanish Land
Grant Titles in the State, Applying Particular
ly to Grants in El Paso Valley.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-11

der, change and handker-
chief, and light enough TO
forget it is on your finger
while dancing.
The Fifth Avenue" Bag is
Of COLONIAL make and
viii be all the rage this
summer at every smart
The Dansant and roof
garden dance.
Ultra-fashionable for tailor
ed wear in self-striped
black patent leather with
pearl top OF imitation pree-
ious stone setting.
Made in a wealth of colOrs
in Ponjab silk, black mo-
rocco, white and black
French MORE and notified
Ooze leather in all eolors.
Also in white pique with
white pearl top.
Advertised in Vogue Maya
zine at $3.50. 60 or
Our price Is VEsEO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-11

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The Washington times., 1915-06-27
A Store Full Of
Stunning Styles
In Summer Shoes

THE out-of- doors season is in full
swing. Feminine thoughts now
turn to Summer styles. The footwear
question is, as ever, one of the first and
most important to be solved.
The answer lies in our new and
complete line of LA FRANCE Summer
Shoes. The new arrivals in White Sea
Island Duck low cut effects with white
ivory soles are of particular interest to
the woman who is completing her ward
robe of summer footdress.
The Washington times., 1915-06-27

In spite of their low prices every
pair of LA FRANCE Shoes is accompa-
MED by this liberal BERBERlCH Guar
antee of satisfaction: 'Should any pair
of LA FRANCE Shoes fail to maintain
the BERBERICH Standard, we guarantee
the customers satisfaction. .-BERBE-
RICH'S."