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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08
Jayh awker lots

Before noon, points out the Winfield
Free Press, man is always hopeful
that he will accomplish something by
night. At night he proceeds to side
track his hopes for use again tOmOr-
row.
Homer Hoch, of the Marion Record,
declares that the grand prize is wait
ing for the man who can discover a
way to bottle up a boys surplus en-
ergy and put it on a shelf where he
can get it thirty years or more later.
This observation in the Winfield
Courier applies with equal force to al
most every city of any size in Kansas
and the entire country: Most people
seem to think it mighty strange that
the boys persist in playing ball in the
back yards when they could find eN-
cellent grounds by walking out three
miles and half.
Related by the Troy Chief: A group
of men stood around Missourian
who had been pulled out of the river
after sinking three times. Give him
some whisky" said one. A murmur
came from the near-drowned man.
Someone put his ear down and lis
tened. He said: "Roll me over first
and get some of this water out of me.
wanter straight"
Fred Zutavern reports to the Great
Bend Tribune new use for dande-
lions. Mrs. K1epper, of Elilnwood,
boiled a gallon of dandelions in gal
lon of water, added a littleA orange
and made some of the finest wine
Imaginable as a result. Now there will
be a reason to to get rid of the dande-
lions, adds the Tribune. Cultivate
them for spiritual purposes.
Mack Gretchen, for many years edit
tor of the Sedgwick Paragraph and
later of a Newton paper, but who is
now in the employ of the government
in the Philippines, tells the following
story to show how apt the ratives
there are in adopting American ways:
While making n trip out in one of the
provinces recently he met small
Filipino boy of whom he inquired:
Young man, do you speak English ~
The youth stiffened up promptly and
replied: Yes, I speak a small. 1 talk
a few. What a hell you want ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08
From Other Pens

OUR OWN AND OUR SOCIAL SINS
THE less we have to do with our
sins the better" said Emerson. That
to let our sins or imperfections
weigh upon us that we are discour-
aged or bowed down by them. How
different that meaning is, though,
from course of simply ignoring bad
things and letting them exist never
theless. There are a great many per-
sons who will have nothing to do with
social sins. They wish to "segregate
vice''-SO they will not be annoyed by
it. They denounce as muckrakers all
who would let little sunshine in on
unwholeSome things. They cherish
the sheltered life''-for themselves:
sheltered from knowledge of and con-
tact with unhappiness and cruelty.
Mr.. Podsnap of Dickens, believed
nothing unpleasant, whose exposure
might disturb his own good living.
should be talked about in the presence
of the young person" He put be-
hind him, with wave of his fat arm,
everything that ruffled his own sereni-
ty. '.Podsnappery' would pervert
the philosophers meaning 1t would
teach the very essence of cruelty-to
be happy when others are unhappy
whom you might make happy. Do
not let our sins of any sort dishearten
us-true. But let us see to 1t, by first
acknowledging the sins of every sort,
that there shall be fewer of them to
dishearten others.-Kansas City Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

Queen Nell. and got so well acuuaint-
ed that she could help feed herr Can
you imagine anything more fun?
When night came, she could hardly
bare TO leave her new friend She'll
be so lonesome without me-" she told
uncle you see, she hasn't dolly for
company like 1 havei" And xifbo,,t
thinking what he was saying uncle re-
piled, Then Wen have to get her.
one"
"Oh. will you really. uncie?" ex-
claimed Emma in delight, then let's
go tomorrow and buy it,"
Uncle agreed, and bright and early
the next morning he and Emma drove
INTO town to get Queen Nell her doll.
And what do you suppose Emma
bought? She got tiny little toy cow
Bought 1t, took it home with her and
presented it to Queen Nelll Now
she won't be lonesome when 1 have tn
leave her alone" she declared with
satisfaction, and uncle agreed that the
new doll was the best of companyi-
tCopyright-Clara Ingram JudsonD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08
A CHANCE FOR BIG BUSINESS

There is hope for Prosperity. writes
Thomas F. Logan in Leslie's and he
continues: Business is to have n
chance to grow big in the United
States SO that it can spread all over
the world. This is to be done by the
new Wilson Commission which so
many were apprehensive about. Co
operation between the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States and
the Federal Trade Commission is al
ready bearing results. 1t can be an
nounced here for the first time that
Chairman Davies. of the Federal
Trade Commission. and all the other
members of the commission favor
making a recommendation to Congress
that the Sherman law be amended TO
permit pooling agreements among
American manufacturers for the for
eign trade exclusively. The President
also is in favor of such an amendment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08
vICroRIA.s VANITY Box.

VICTOhIAS VANITY BON.
Wherever the lovely Victoria goes,
She carries aevanity box,
Which she opens Invariably after a dance
And always most carefully locks;
But stealing behind her, / ventured to
peep
Ger the shoulder so pinkily fair,
And saw In the scented receptacle all
The secrets she guards with such care.
A mirror, a vial of costly perfume,
pencil to darken her eyes,
A very small silver-topt bottle of rouge,
Quite frequently used, 1 surmise;
A Hpsttck of carmine, hairpin or two,
A powder puff, fluffy and fine,
And a picture-and, o. / forgive her the
rest,
For the face in the picture was mine.
-Minna Irving, in Judge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08
Journal Entries

Few folk are even half as wise as
they think they are.
I. 4. +
It's pretty difficult to convince the
idler that time flies.
+ j =.
One mans mistakes are generally of
advantage to another.
+ + +
Women are keen for all kinds of
new wrinkles except those which come
on their faces.
+ + =
Many cases of love at first sight do
not end in matrimony because of a
second and more careful scrutiny.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

France is to follow Russia on the
water wagon with both feet. A well
founded report has it that the French
government proposes to enact a law
prohibiting absolutely the manufac-
ture. sale and transportation of all
alcoholic drinks during the war And
perhaps the benefits to the people of
France during the war period that
will follow such drastic legislation will
be so pronounced and patent that the
government will continue such a pro-
hibition policy after the war is over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

Some folks raise their eyes with
astonishment over the fact that there
are 10 golf courses in and around
New York City. But there also hap
pens to be six or seven millions of
people in that territory. Topeka has
worried along with one golf course
for $4,000 people for some time. On
that basis, New York City and it's en-
virons should have from 100 to 40
golf courses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08
McPherson's children gathered

less than 11,766 pounds of dandelion
plants in a contest where the first
prize was only a five pound box of
candy. Why doesn't Topeka stage
some sort of a contest in an effort to
rid the city lawns and parkings of this
pest that will destroy them? There
is plenty of evidence that the only
certain way of destroying the dande-
lions is to eradicate them or erooticate
them entirely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

According to the city prosecutor of
Oakland, Cal, the doll women are
the ones who are usually given "the
shake" by husbands. He adds that
the wife with the punch and a reason
ably good aim in throwing the flat
iron is more than likely to receive the
attention and consideration from
husband that is her due. And there
may be something to this theory, at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

AS has been the case almost since
the first shots of the European con-
flict were fired, all sides to it claim
in their official reports that the recent
activities in each of the arenas of the
war resulted favorably to them. In
other words, the compilers of these
reports have eliminated the word
"reverses' from their vocabularies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

Bulgaria and Rumania have formed
an alliance all their own for the pur-
poses of the European war. They have
decided to stand or fall together. And
they'll probably be landing on each
others jaws before the war has been
ended very long.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

If the German submarines are able
to continue their slaughter of ship
ping, that part of Davy Jones's locker
around the British Isles will soon be
filled to overlooking. The sunken
ships will be piled so deep that they'll
be showing above the surface of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

Sunday is the seventh recurrence of
the day that has been especially set
apart as Mothers Day. But every day
should be Mothers Day. The moth
ers are entitled to the best of it all
he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The STATE Journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
sanitation, for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news Is received in The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

Pay your money and take your
choice. Russia is as emphatic with
denials of a rout of her forces in Ga
licia as Germany is in her insistence
that one has been brought about.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08
Kansas Comment
sTINTING THE RAILROADS.

STINTING THE RAILROADS
The gross earnings of the railroads
lion dollars last year. The operating
expenses were cut in an effort 10 OH
set the decrease in revenue and de-
crease of over hundred and thlrty
million dollars in expenses was Ell
fected. The net earnings decreased
seventy-five million dollars. NOW III
the railroads were rorced to spend
one hundred and thirty million DOL
lars less on operating expenses las1
year, who was hurt? Has general
prosperity been helped by saving the
individual freight shippers a few
cents on freight shipments and throw
ing hundreds of thousands of men out
of employment? The merchant VINO
saved $50 last year on freight has lost
more than that in the loss of the
patronage of the men who used to get
part of their living from what he paid
the railroads. There is very little real
economy in stinting the railroads.
Leavenworth Post.
NO TIME FOR PEACE.
Someone has suggested to the allies
that plans now be made to talk about
peace. But the allies say they are
busy now and can't spare the time.
1--WE have a million or more men to
be killed or wounded before we see
our way clear to listen to any such
is the assertion. Germany
was asked if this wasn't a good sea-
son of the year to plan things for the
summer, and if peace wouldn't be
fine number for the program carly in
the year. Not just now" says the
Teuton. 1--WE have sent several new
armies to the front, both in France
and in Russia, and it would hardly be
right to plan for peace until a million
or so of these also have their oppor-
tunity to be killed or manned. We
must beg little more time" And so
it goes. Peace will be talked by both
sides one of those days. Sooner or
later it must come. This is sure. When
things are finally patched up between
the warning nations there must be
talk of peace and arrangements for
peace And the only excuse, as seen
from this distance, now, is that both
sides have many more men to be
before they are ready to
say they've had enough.--Hutchinson
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

With nearly a million men under
arms, the military expenses of Italy
must be almost as large these days as
though she actually were engaged in
the war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08
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QUEEN NELI.'S NEW DOLL.

stay and watch it all the time!" she
said to uncle. and indeed he had hard
work to persuade her to leave Ii long
enough to come in to her dinner,
In the afternoon she was back in
the barn again. She named the bossy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

Mayor Mitchell of New York City is
likely to become exceedingly unpopu-
lar with the politicians in his burg. He
is demanding a rigid economy in the
conduct of that city's affairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08
MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau of Calculations.
American Newspaper Publishers
Association.

A woman mayor and trouble, those
boon companions, generally speaking,
are dividing the honors just now at
Warren, Ill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

Credit where credit is due. The
Kaw is behaving wonderfully well
these days, but he would be an ex-
ceedingly foolish prophet who might
attempt a forecast of what it will do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08
On the Spur
of the Moment
By ROY K. MOCLTON,

w e pdlQ a nickel I1rSC
And then a dime
To see the cowboys ride,
And frontier crime.
Next twenty-five
And then it was fifty
To see those vampire shows
And dancers nifty.
But lately from New York,
Press agent hollers
Are promising US new things
At price, five dollars!
Uncle Abner.
Miss Amy Stubs, our village mil
liner, says she needs 4 husband very
bad Well, a great many OF EN- are
We are warned to look upon the
wine when it is red, but then there
is always chanpagny and Rhine wine.
A Teller has 10 learn to eat the stru-
berries we get this time of year the
same as he has to learn to eat olives
A Teller has got to have something
beside a plug hat in order to get by
these days.
Some of the poetry we read in the
16-cent magazines nowadays would
make Shakespeare turn over in Ba-
cons grave or Bacon turn over in
Shakespeares grave, we don't which.
The jury is still out.
Birthday of an Editors Wife.
The wife of Editor Keister of the
Pewamo News had a birthday ami
versary last week. In commenting
upon it the News says editoriaily:
Mrs. Keister celebrated her birth
day Tuesday. We trust we are too
much of a gentleman to state just
what birthday it was that she was
celebrating, but the bill for candles
on the birthday cake was no small
one. In the morning she asked US II
we were going to get her a present,
so we told her that we surely would.
Added to the household equipment
now is both washboard and Wrlnger
of the latest 1915 models, and If Mrs.
Keister's health and ambition con-
tinue good we see no reason why we
can't take things mighty easy from
now on"
Reads Like Card of Thanks.
A local representative of life insurance
company has received the following bona
fide letter from a grateful widow VINO mas
Just lost her husband:
"Dear Sir: / take pleasure in inclosing
certificate certifying the death of my hus-
band and trust the same will be satisfac-
tory to You. ;,
Yours truly, Mrs. -.
Everybody Satisfied.
Mr.. Taft says he is satisfied to be
a law professor. That seems to make
it unanimous.
We've Tried 1t Both Ways.
1t is easier to live within an in
come than without 1t.
With Our Contribs.
Besides the flowers
That ga1ly bud,
Those April showers
Bring forth May mud.
Some Rural News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

When a prma donna of reputation
goes into the movies, question
naturally comes up, suggests the
Washington Star, as to whether Amer
leans enjoy listening to music or look
ing at the performer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08
PARTIES AND PROHIBITION.

Which of the major political parties
will have the courage and the good
sense to be the first to insert pro-
hibition plank in it's national plat
form? OF course, the Progressive
party in it's present wobbly condition
scarcely qualities for place in that
category, but even William Allen
White, a prohibition champion of the
first water, who does considerable of
the talking for this party, comedies
that it would be political suicide for it
to do so, because of the support
it would thereby be sure to lose
in the eastern section of the country,
where the sentiment in respect to pro-
hibition is not what it should be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

Some Rural News.
A stock buyer called at home near
Pewamo to look over some hogs that were
for sale He inquired of the genial house
wife where her husband could be found
You will find him out in the hog pen.
replied the wife. He is the one with the
hat on.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-02

Stealing Republican thunder has be-
come so common a practice among
Democrats that their eonsciences have
become calloused. They fought the
postal savings bank law but now laud
the results it has accomplished and
seek credit for its success. They OPP
posed a policy Of preparedness and
now that their folly has been proven,
would be known as its chief sponsors.
They condemned dollar diplomacy
when a Republican administration was
trying to build up our foreign com
merce, bat now they are bending
every energy in the same direction,
Pretty soon we shall see them advo-
eating a protective tariff in spite Of
their many years Of denunciation of
the Republican 'sNade-in-America'
policy. They are slowly but surely
learning wise principles Of govern
ment.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-02

The average duty collected on i'm
ports under the Democratic tariff law
is equivalent TO an ad yalorem duty Of
10 per cent. That is, on every dollar
of imports, the government gets 10
cents. Under the Republican tariff
law which the Democrats repealed, the
government collected 20 cents for
every dollars worth Of gods imported.
The theory Of the Democrats was
that the lower duty would bring in
more goods and make up most Of the
difference. They ignored the fact
that every dollar spent for foreign
goods means one dollar less spent for
the product Of American labor. They
also ignored the fact that every dollar
spent for labor is respent by its recip-
lent, until, in the course Of year, it
has passed through u different hands
and given employment to IL different
men. Therefore, for every dollars
worth of foreign made goods brought
in under the Democratic tariff law,
there was taken from American labor
not merely one dollar of wages but II
dollars. These facts explain, in nut
shell, why millions Of men were job
less as soon as the Democratic tariff
law was enacted and why they have
continued jobless except to the extent
that the war in Europe has shut off
importations and given employment to
men engaged in producing or manu-
featuring foodstuffs, munitions or
equipment for the nations Of Europe.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-02
HELP OUR LOCAL EDITORS

The following from the Manchester
journal applies in this field equally
well.
If you want to see your town pros
porous and we'll advertised, help the
local editor and our correspondents.
They are the ones that are making
this paper a power for good in the
county and state.
You can help them to make it worth
still more to you and your town.
If you know of anything that will
help you or your town tell them about
it so that suitable item can be
printed.
Do your part to make the paper of
more value to yourself and your town
and county.
The Journal says:-"lf there are
any more painstaking workers for the
good of their respective towns than
the correspondents for local papers
from such towns, we would like to be-
come acquainted with them.
Those who do that labor for the
average weekly paper have mainly
their trouble for their pains however,
as there are very few weekly papers
that are able to pay their correspond
ents and the only compensation that
they receive for helping to keep their
towns on the map are more likely to
be kicks for some few mistakes that
creep in occasionally-and they gen
orally through no fault Of the CORE
spondent but rather from that mod
esty which seems to be inherent in
most human beings in not liking to see
their names in print CD If people
would be as particular to give CORE
spondents the information which they
seek as they are to criticise when
some misstatement is made, there
would be far fewer errors made and
a much better feeling engendered.
II is hard work TO get good CORE
spondents, those who are careful and
painstaking in their work, for their
reward is mighty small except in the
knowledge of helping their respective
localities, and then when on top of
that they are keel hauled for some
small error of fact il takes out much
of the enthusiasm.
Help your correspondent TO help
your town.
What helps your town indirectly
helps you. Morrisville Messenger.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-02
WORDS OF WISDOM

"Now ve must vote according 10 oul
ronscienees. We are not bound
no legislative body is bound legally by
n party platform. But II there is faith
In parties. II there is ever TO be a
party platform put out again to which
q man can subscribe, or for which he
can vote without sense Of futility,
without sense of being engaged in
n confidence game; II all the declara-
lions OF principle by political parties
are no, TO be regarded as false pre-.
fence, as humbug, as parcel of lies,
we must stand by the principles upon
which We were all elected 10 this con-
yention. ~ Hon Elihu Root in an adj
dress before the N. Y. State Constitu-
tional Convention.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-02
Total
How to Please a Bride by Giving Her
Unusual Things.

An idea which may appeal to q
bride is embodied 10 set OF coat hang.
ers-four, six or dozen. To make o
very complete gift. which will no doubt
find a welcome place in the new guest
room closet, have slipper and shoe trees
match the coat hangers. Chintz or
brocade covered round hat boxes fin.
ished with gold braid handles and a
smart fiat bow Of French miniature on
top would be q charming accessory for
the brides closet, Just the thing to have
handy for q hat which she wears every
day.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-02
How's This?

We offer one Hundred Dollars Reward for
any Gaze Of Catsrrh that cannot te cured b,
Aaile Gaiarrh Cure
FJ.CHENEY a co, Toledo. Q.
We the undersigned. have known v. J
perfectly honorable In all business irsnsac-
tsons and financially able 20 carry COT any
shlisaiioe made by his nrm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo. o.
nAlis CaiArrh Cure 10 taken internally
estins directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces os the system. Testimonials sent
free. Pres 7t<. Per hottie. Sold ty all Drug
otstS.
fnAs RAils Yamily PlIls FOR consti ratsor
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-02

According to the Construction
News, building construction in the
United States for July showed de-
crease of 13 per cent in comparison
with the corresponding month a year
ago. Practically all the large cities
showed material decreases, Brooklyn
alone showing an increase Of II per
cent. New York fell off 10 per cent
and Chicago % per cent.