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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26
Jayhawker Jots

The fat man who is SO anxious to
lose flesh, advises the Woodson County
Advocate. should try shaving himself.
Many people get romantic at an age,
declares the OsawatOmie Graphic,
when one would expect them to be
rheumatic.
Every old man, as the Americas
Greeting says. enjoys telling the boys
what wonderful ball team he used
to play with when young.
Some folk are go literary. observes
the Oswego Democrat, that they do not
care for history in the making but will
buy it Of the book agent later on.
Advice. from the Canton Pilot: II
you are having heated argument with
your best girl and she is getting the
best of it. you have but to yell mouse
and the victory is yours.
When they want to clear the church
debt they give a chicken pie dinner,
observes the Anthony Bulletin, and
when they want to iquidate a debt
against the Students Union at the
Kansas university they give a dance.
Down in Douglas county, tells the
Lawrence Gazette, Deputy Game War
den Kaps found several hunters who
carried no state license. One of the
hunters was placed in the county jail.
Like many others his family has been
largely dependent during the winter
season on what game he killed. When
the man was arrested he had three
rabbits which he had killed. And
when his family learned that he was
in Jail they sent for the rabbits, as they
had nothing else to eat.
Observations by Click Fockele, in the
LIE Roy Reporter: Too many people be-
lieve in bricks for the living bouquets
for the dead. Hyenas pounce on
the injured of their kind. Some folk
must be part hyena. The cornu-
copia horn Of plenty is seldom found
in the possession of a musician. :.
The home-talent literary is always
much enjoyed by those who take speak
ing parts. Life is a funny PROPOSE
ton Some women grow mustaches
willy-nilly. And some young fellows
use all the cream around the house
without success. s..l-.sy..s,s -. ia. scs
Philosophy and advice by Obey Weav-
err, in his Sedgwick Paragraphs: Money
may talk, but limited quantity only
shutters. Gratitude, like every
thing else, is obnoxious when overdone.
It's the little things that tell
especially the little brothers and sis
tiers. After all. the question which
disturbs most men is how to earn more
and work less. The best way to
cure your wife of wanting her own way
all of the time is to let her have it.
Lots of us are just this way
rains and SHOWS are an abomination,
but when it is dry We wish it would
rain. 500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26
COMING 70 Topeka
Annual Meeting Of Y. n. c. A.
Of Kansas Here February 4.
Three Hundred Representative
Mon win Be Delegates.

The annual meeting of the Young
Mems Christian association Of Kansas
which will be held in Topeka February
4 ts expected to bring at least two or
three hundred Association directors,
business men, committeeman and en-
ployed officers to the city. There will
be leaders at the meeting Of national
and international reputation. They
will include: Herbert Booth, son Of the
late General William Booth OF London,
L. WllDur Aesser OF Chicago, Augustus
Nash OF Cleveland, David r. Porter OF
New York and G. S. Bilheimer Of Chi
cago. The following day the annual
employed officers conference will be
held.
The closing feature Of the first named
meeting will be a banquet Thursday
evening. February 4. Here are some
OF the subjects that will be discussed
at the meeting: Elements Of Power
In World Power The Function of
the Director and the Committeeman in
the Local Association" and THE Boys
Of Kansas-Factors That Determine
Their Future
Augustus Nash. who is in charge Of
the religious work in the Cleveland as
ISOLATION. 10 a former Kansan He has
been unusually successful in Y. M. c.
A. work.
Herbert Booth of London will deliver
the opening address Friday morning
FEBRUARY 5. in connection with the an
nual conference of employed officers.
As Tar as possible all questions will be
discussed in open parliament and ev-
cry effort will be made to deal with
subjects of vital interest to the local
secretaries.
All day sessions will be held in the
First Baptist church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26
Journal Entries

Compliments caught by fishing for
them are never very heavy.
= .
Has the girl who has been engaged
to be married many times a record to
be proud of?
>
1t is far better to hunt for opportun-
ity than to wait for it to knock at your
door.
The man who Is always displaying his
bank roll never makes much of an inn
preston with other folk.
Many people imagine they know just
how to do things until they get chance
to try their hands at them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26
KILLING A MYSTERY.
Wealthy Farmer Living Near lola
Shot by Unknown Party.

lola. Kan, jan 26.-Marion Ogden, a
farmer living nine miles north of here,
was shot and killed in his home Mon
day night. The sheriff and coroner,
who are investigating the death, have
no clew.
Mrs. Ogden and a small child were in
the house when the shooting occurred,
according to reports received here, but
neither was injured.
The woman called neighbors on the
telephone Immediately after the shoot
ing and several went to her assistance.
Ogden was dead before any neighbors
reached the house. however, a rifle
bullet having passed through his body.
Ogden was IS years old and well to do,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

but this was largely offset by = re-
duction of $32.0Oo,000: in cottpn ex-
ports and 100000 in mineral bis.
There was. of course, a large increase
In American exports of manufactures.
chiefly owing to foreign orders for
war supplies.
There is no occasion for modifying
the very hopeful views expressed in
these advices for several weeks past;
In fact, we see no reason why fm-
provelnent should not continue In the
absence of unfavorable developments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26
The Euening Story
HANDLING the Cash.
(By Lawrence Alfred Cls

(By Lawrence Alfred Clay.)
They had been married six months
George Curtiss and Kitty Cline. All
had gone well, when one afternoon
Kitty's Aunt Prue came visiting. She
hadn't seen the young wife since her
marriage, and after drawing a long
breath and getting a good toe hold
she said: And now 1 want to ask about
George:
rs he kind and loving husband?
rs he good natured?
Does he. take hold and help you
around the house?
rs he impatient when you have a
sick headache?
Have you ever smelled beer on his
breath?''
why, Aunt Prue, George is just the
best man in this worldw was the en-
thusiastic reply.
How much salary does he get?"
twenty-five per week"
And how much do you save per
week?'
Save? Why. we haven't saved any
thing as yet
And you mean to tell me that you
haven't put aside a dollar yet-not
''Why-why. we are going to begin
to save pretty soon.''
Yes, I see! When the poorhouse
doors open for you then you will be-
gin to save. Ny child, there must be
terrible leak of money here some
where"
But we do not live extravagantly,
auntie. and do all the Homework
Then it's wuss than I thought for
far wuss. Who handles the money!
why, George does, of course
That's it-that's it! He handles the
money and does what he pleases with
! 1t. 1t is no wonder
but doesn't the husband always save
the money!
He does where the wife is an idiot.
Lord alive, child, any wife is five times
as capable of handling the house
money as the husband. We never
should have been worth a hundred dol
lars If 1 hadn't taken the money into
my own hands,
| Did Uncle Silas like it?'
mo, he didn't, but told him 1t had
\ got to be SO or ne could take his hat
and go. George must bring every cent
Of his salary home on Saturday and
hand it over to you, and then you can
dole out what he has to have from day
to day. In that way you win find
yourself saving from eight to ten dol
lars q week"
| I'm sure I'd like to-" said the wife.
How many neckties has he got?'
Seven 1 counted them yesterday
There it is! Seven neckties. and no
man on earth needs over two! Does he
smoker
sOh. yes
Then II he smokes twenty five cent
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81 viii tell you about it, Drusilla. if
you will just wait until get balanced
in this box" said bobby in a tone that
sounded a little as Drusilla's did when
she was telling of an adventure.
Drusilla saw that Bobby had the
ADVANTAGE of her because he had
something to tell. and she had not. 80
she did not reply. but sat up very
straight and let him see she was al
attention.
1T happened the first night you
were away Bobby began. I did not
know you were away, and was COM
ing out of my box to have our little
chat.
IF you remember that day our lit
tie mother had another little girl in
here, playing with her. Well Il was all
the fault Of that little visitor.
'She loosened my spring. 1t had
been mended once before and Was not
very strong. % when she puAed u,e by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. NJ. J. Stevenson, died at 8
O'Clock last night at her home, 1927
Monroe street. The funeral will be
held from the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. b. n. Sullivan, 1901 Garfield
avenue at O'Clock tomorrow after
noon. Burial in Rochester cemtery.
Henry Sawyer, aged 81. died last
night ut his home. 1881 Quincy street.
Funeral arrangements will be made
later.
Word has been received here by
HARRY and Ben Col1n Of the death Of
their half brother, Mitchell Freshman,
at Biloxi. Miss. The funeral arrange
ments have NOT yet been made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

Measure Would Require County
Offlccrs to Stay on Job.

The house today amended . local
Wyandotte county bill to- cover the
entire state and there II sorrow ana
trouble ahead for Kansas county Of
ficials and their clerks. The bilt
which Representative Van Cleve de-
sired to correct only q local Ill, now
provides that all county officials, ex-
cept the county attorney ana his as
sistants. shall be not engaged In the
practice of law and shall devote their
time and attention TO the job to which
they were elected.
Van CIeve's bill specified that coun-
ty clerks, probate judges. sheriffs.
clerks Of courts. treasurers and other
Of more than 90. O0O-meaning Wyan-
dotte county-should not practice in
any court or attend to "or engage in
or conduct any business except the
services they are required to perform
by virtue of their said office or en-
ployment, or receive any fee, compen-
sation or emolument for any service
except the salary or compensation
provided by law for such officers.
clerks or employees"
feet almost every county in the state.
Van Cleve's plan merely looked good
to the house members and they struck
out the strictly local provision in the
measure and added new sorrows for
the county job holders. -
There was an atmosphere OF war
around the Shawnee county court
house today as the result OF the Van
Cleve bill. Shawnee county Off
Gals were vigorous in vOicing their
opposition to such q measure.
In speaking Of the bill Charles
Bower, clerk of the district court.
said: 'If that bill Is enacted into q
law it would prohibit me from ever
transcribing or redictating any Of my
shorthand notes that took in seven
years service as court stenographer
in the first division. recently finish
ed debating about 1900 pages of
shorthand notes in the case Of Gilmore
VS.. the City which was required by
the city in q case pending against a
bonding company covering the con-
struction of q sewer in the Fifth ward.
Under the bill 1t would be impossible
for the city to ever secure q written
transcript OF this evidence
Other county officials voiced their
opposition of the bill. They say that
it was first aimed at conditions exist
ing in Wyandotte county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

Medill McCormick's advice to the
old political parties to make a place
for the Bull Moose would probably he
received by them with more enthusi-
asm were it not a pretty well-estab-
lished fact that the Bull Moosers are
not content to take reasonably good
seats in crowded house. Places in
the front row or on the stage seem to
be about the only ones they are will
ing to occupy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26
LOCAL MENTION.

Rev Henry E. Elk has been invited
by the Swedish Mission Bethel church,
Polk street, near Sixth, to assist the
pastor this week. Commencing this
evening special meetings will be held
every evening at o'clock. One fea-
ture of the meetings will be good sing
ing. The choir of the church. will
take part every evening and there will
also be on different evenings singing
by a quartet. Next Sunday. besides
the regular services there will be a
large nesting for young people in the
.a3eet1oQn e 'clpck, when the Rev.
safety razor blades sharpened better than
new. @c-ssc dog. Brunt Drug Co.-Adv.
william Wallace of the law firm of
Newell and Wallace, who has been
confined to his home on account of
illness, is reported to be near recovery.
Following only a short deliberatiOn
a jury in the second division of the
Shawnee county district court acQuit-
ted Richard Miller of a charge OF ar
son late. Monday afternoon. 1t is al
legged that Miller set fire to q mattress
in the city Jail where he was confined
several weeks ago and tried to burn
his way out of the Jail. The case was
heard before Judge Whitcomb
The case of the state against
Charles Messenger, charged with
swearing falsely as to the age of a
girl in order to obtain a marriage Ii
cense, will be heard in the court of
Topeka before Judge Hugh Fisher
January %. 1t is alleged that Mes
singer swore that the age Of Hattie
Seymour, sixteen year old girl was
nineteen years.
F. A: Rooster. ID. d. S.. sls.Kansas ave.
Special attention given to pyorrhea and
oral prophylaxis.-Adv.
The Chalitso club will meet Wednes-
day afternoon at 1880 o'clock with
Mrs. c. H. Curry at her home on
Twenty-First street.
Third Presbyterian church hereby
extends an invitation to all Santa Fe
people to a fine service to be held on
Thursday evening in the church.
Rev. Fank Stahl will speak. c. 8.
Alexander, choir director at present.
and leader of the large church orches-
ira. will provide music Father earle.
pastors assistant, is arranging this
service and the prospects are good for
great meeting.
The total collected for the Prince of
Wales relief fund from residents Of
Kansas who are Of British origin in
aid OF war sufferers amounts to $500.
Additional donations for the f,,nd
should be sent to Mrs. W. +. Newman
of 612 Lane street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

About the biggest job before the
Kansas legislature is to keep it's ap-
preparations at such level that the
necessity will rot arise to increase the
state tax rate. Tax Commissioner
Howe Is authority for the statement
that the appropriations of this legisla-
ture will have to be a full half million
dollars less than those of two years ago
to accomplish this.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

Germany seems bent on soaring the
residents of the English coast towns
to death. Not content to use threats
of Zeppelin raids for this purpose she
permits the news to leak out that she
Is building big gun that will shoot a
ton projectile full % miles. or, in
other words, across the English chan
mel and then six miles inland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26
unemployment
general

With unemployment so general
throughout the country and promis-
ing to continue for months to come, it
seems an unusual time for the Chicago
carpenters to talk about a strike on
April because their employers will not
increase their pay from IS to 20 cents
an hour. That would strike many men
out of work as being a rather remuner-
atiye wage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

II that opera ton, performed by Chi
cago surgeons. Of splicing mans
spine with a part of his shin for the
purposes of stinening his back bone.
is successful, It is likely to become very
popular. That's just what many men
need, and, moreover. they realize their
xnoad - L. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

Everybody will agree that dirty
street car windows are disagreeable,
but few probably supposed them to be
fraught with any such grave danger as
to bring about an epidemic among
street car patrons of compound hyper
metropolis astigmatism complicated
with blepharis marginalis. which is
said to be raging in Chicago these days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

Surely the most unpalatable news
that Carranza has heard for many a
day is the report from Galveston that
ten thousand rifles of the latest mil
ftary type and five millions rounds of
ammunition have been shipped to
Villa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26
TELEPHONES.
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member OF the
teleRraph report of that great news or
ganixation, for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news IL received in The State Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
nose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

Just a week now, and that boon
companion Of the goosebone weather
prophets. the grounding. will hold the
center of the stage for day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

That Austrian army which is report
ed to be en- route to the assistance Of
the German forces in Flanders and
northern France is probably one of
those which the Russians annihilated
two or three times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

Those one million horseshoes that
Russia has ordered from an American
firm are undoubtedly for practical. not
good luck, purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

niece on to another sure thing In the
stock Of = mountain of gold in Peru
The stock was only accents ON the dol.
lar, and the dividends would be 500
per cent. Aunt Prue assured her thai
it was the juiciest and surest specula-
ZION that she had ever hunted out IN
her long life
ssWen. the twelve weeks are up
said the husband one evening.
.sAnd 1 think can show you tnas
am q bit of q financters was tine
The sewing machine had been
brought over that afternoon, and the
husband was led into Its presence
How much ?"
"Only SIS"
IT know Of three second hand ma
chimes here in town that you can buy
at IS each, but never mind that"
Here is some silver stock that
Aunt Prue bought for me-"
Then she ought to give you your
money back. for that swindle was ex-
posed years ago"
-Oh. George. have I been swim
died %
Mostly surely, but what else?''
81 bought two seashore lots.
II heard you had and looked them
up. They are on the edge OF . bog
New Jersey swamp.
ssAnd-and-I@
Did you buy half of Lake Erie for
a melon patch ?"
'.Not quite. only bought some
stock in a Peruvian gold mine."
81 see. Now we will figure up what
you have saved in your twelve
weeks"
Don't. George-don't!" she Sob
bed.
'But you see
IF you won't. you may call Aunt
Prue an idiot
But"
'.And me little dunce!"
'As 1 was going to say
"And you may handle the house
money to the last day of your life!''
And George grinned and kissed her,
and Aunt Prue hasn't been In the
house since.-(Copyright. 1915. by the
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau Of Calculations.
American Newspaper Publishers
Association.
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KILL THEIR MOTION.


to Porter Patterson.
Motion for q new trial for Porter
Patterson. found guilty In the district
court of selling liquor, was today
overruled by Judge Whitcomb in the
second division of the district court.
Attorneys for Patterson brought the
motion on the argument that
torney. made remarks in prosecuting
the case that influenced the Jury in
making their verdict. Patterson has
not received his sentence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

THE WEATHER RECORD.
Following are observations or %hs
United States weather buroou FOR fho
twenty- Tour nours ending at : O'Clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

ness The conflict Of authority be-
tween state and federal regulation of
rates arising out of the recent rate
decision is also drawback, although
it only delays somewhat the date
when higher rates go into effect. On
the other hand, the roads running
through the grain district are enjoy
ing a larger traffic, and our trans
continental lines promise to do a bet
ter tourist business than usual be-
cause OF the approaching opening OF
the Panama exhibitions at San Fran
cisco and San Diego The war will
practically suspend tourist travel in
Europe, and greatly stimulate it in
the United States. Here is one consid-
cradle offset to the war generally
overlooked. AS American tourists an
nually spend nearly $500. 100000 on
their summer travels abroad. and the
bulk of this will be spent at home this
year, considerable aid to business will
come from this source
I'm December our exports reached
$246. 00O.O 900. This sum was 5000
| 100000 short of the high record OF
December. 1912. Our imports were
only 900. the smallest in any
month since January, 1906. This left
an excess OF exports for the month OF
$131. 100000, compared with $131,-
900, 900 in November. $5s.0oO. Oe0 in
October and $1e.0OO.000 in Septem.
Der. The breadstuffs shipments In
December were $55.O00.0 900. an in.
crease over last year OF $l4.ooo. 900
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

The total collected for the Prince of
Wales relief fund from residents OF
Kansas who are Of British ORIGIN in
aid Of war sufferers amounts to $500.
Additional donations for the fund
should be sent to Mrs. w. r. Naum.n
of S12 Lane street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

The Chalitso club will meet Wednes-
day afternoon at 1880 O'Clock with
Mrs. c. HI. Curry at her home on
Twenty-First street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

F. A. Rooster. u. d. S.. s1s.Kansas ave.
special attention given to pyorrhea and
oral prophylaxis.-Adv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-22
all branches were nominally

in all branches were nominally
steady.
Cattle have been running freely
both here and at other points and
everywhere there has been an abun-
dance of medium to plain killing
stock Warmed up steers and the
inbetween grades of cows and heifers
have been subjected to pressure by
buyers and show loss for the week,
while specialities such as long fed
stuff and the hard grassers have
about held their own.
Market has been very irregular in
the stocker and feeder department
this week. Call has been principally
for the lighter weight cattle and on
such kinds there Is quotable strength.
while weight classes opened higher
but closed sharply lower. Clearance
for the week was not very overly
good
Packers resumed their bear raid on
hog prices today and the advance reg
istered on Thursday and Friday was
wiped out or the status of the days
market was regarded as 10 q 15c low
er than on yesterday. Top for the
day landed at $685., with the bulk of
sales from $6.15 $3.50.
! undsrtone to the trade In the sheep