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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13
Euening Chat
because L Had To-"
BY RUTH CAMERON.

A friend of mine who was coming
much laden down q rather steep flight
of stairs. slipped on one OF the top
stairs 1t was impossible for her to
use the hand next to the banister,
but with almost unbelievable agility
she shot the other hand across and
saved herself.
However could you do that quick
ly enough ?" i asked her after the first
furry had subsidized.
Because 1 had to- she answered.
rather grimly, with slight shudoer
for the danger passed.
And she was right. Had to- was
the occasion and the strength wrap
ped up in one package. IT she had
been asked to see how quickly she
could move her hand across she could
never have attained that speed. but
along came the need and with 1t the
ability.
Again and again. in the lives OF
most of us, necessity proves to be not
only the mother of invention but OF
unguessed powers and capabilities.
Through Pneumonia
A little school girl neighbOr OF ours
who never before did days nursing
in her life, has just nursed her moth
er through a difficult case of pneu-
monia. a disease in which, as every
one knows, the nursing is practically
everything. The doctor praises her
work highly and says he could never
have saved the patient without such
excellent cooperation. II the girl had
been asked q month ago to do some
of the simpler sick room tasks, she
would have shrunk back and said, Il
can't" But along came necessity and
pushed her forward. She had no time
nor opportunity to shrink back. Il
can't" became IT had to-" She did
the thing and did it well.
In all of us there are reserves OF
strength which neither our friends nor
we ourselves guess that we possess.
We Are All Stronger Than We Realize.
Some Of us live our lives through
without ever calling on these reserves
But to most OF us comes one day some
compelling necessity. We are asked
to do the impossible and we rise up
and do 1t. Nature has tapped the re-
serves and we are flooded with a
strength we knew not OF.
Never attempt to measure yourself
against any difficulty that looms up
| in the future. You do not know either
| the measure of the difficulty or your
| own measure. Approach the future
fearlessly and with the necessity will
| come the strength. By and by you
will be looking back half fearfu1ly.
| half exutantly at tn narrow bridge
you crossed and explaining to your
| wondering self. II did it because ]
] had to-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13

OF the many proposals presented to
the legislature for amendments to the
constitution. one of the four which
passed the house provides for in
creased pay for the members of the
legislature. All of which is further
evidence that in this land of the free
and home of the brave everybody is
looking out for himself first. last and
all the time. But, at that. the Kansas
legislator is assuredly entitled to a
larger pay than SO day. Further
more, 1t is little short of ridiculous that
the pay of the legislative employees
should be identical with that of. the
members. Contemplate. for instance.
the second assistant superintendent of
wastepaper baskets receiving the same
stipend az the speaker of the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13
ELsIE's sIsTER-PART III

Telling wrong stories was the only
fault that Rose had, but that was q
thing that Mrs. Fisher felt she could
not overlook, and after trying many
ways. and failing to break Rose of
this wicked habit and make her un-
derstand how wrong it was. she de-
cided to send Rose back to the Home.
Rose would promise each time new
er to tell another, especially If Elsie
cried. for she dearly loved her. but
the promise was soon forgotten, and
she would tell another.
But one day something happened
to cure Rose of this dreadful habit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13
Journal Entries

Civil words also pay pretty good
dividends.
., .
More or less poor fruit is produced
by every family tree.
The fine birds made by fine feath-
ers are not usually attractive in any
other way.
. = =
When q man gets on Easy street,
he doesn't care how far it runs with
out a turn.
After all it takes a clever individual
to talk lot without saying anything.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13

William Allen White. Emporia's far
famed theoretical statesman, is becom-
ing more cautious as he grows older.
In his criticism of the legislature he
found occasion to use the expression
thinkers dam." and he was careful i'm
mediately to set down its definition
so as to show, presumably. that It is
In no sense a cuss word. Bill almost
cussed the legislature on one occasion
and he came near being fined a bean
sandwich for lese majestic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13

1t doesn't take the seventh son of
prophet - forecast with consider
able assurance that nothing will come
OF the peace conference that has been
called to meet at The Hague in the
near future by the International So
cialist Bureau. The Socialists of Eu-
rope might have nipped the great war
In the bud had they stuck religiously
to their faith and refused to partici-
pate in it or give 1t their support.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13

Efforts are being made by the leg
islature to frame a measure that will
make it easier for assessors to round
up tax dodgers. Or, at least, this is
the purpose of the bill in question.
But 1t isn't likely to bear much fruit.
even II it becomes a law The tax
lodging evil will never oe suppressed
to any extent until a system Of taxa
ton Is developed that Is reasonably
just and equitable. And the Kansas
system Is far from such a standard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13

Why not extend the provisions of
the bill before the legislature that pro-
poses to permit Wichita to elect it's
city officials for four year terms to all
of the first and second class cities?
Such a reform woulI be as popular
with the Embarrassed voters in To-
peka and other Kansas cities as it
evidently is with those in Wichita.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13

United States ships must be respect
ed. Is the gist of what is termed the
solemn warning" of the Washington
authorities to the European belliger-
ents. But solemn warning after SOL
emn warning from the same source has
been dispatched during the past couple
of years to divers Mexican leaders
without anything being done about
them when they were entirely ignored.
So the European belligerents will
probably pay whatever attention they
please to the solemn warning in ques-
ton and that will be the end of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13

Now will William Allen White be
good! His Characterization of the leg
islature as "jitney'' affair, brought a
response from one of the senators that
he is a 'jitney politician" Tit for tat
10 evidently no longer a game confined
to childhood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13

In all probability. Uncle Sam won't
get any more for his money out of the
$1O4.OOO.OOO army appropriation bill
that is on its way through congress
than he has Of late years out of the
annual army appropriations that have
been almost as large. And that hasn't
been much compared with what the
European nations have obtained with
the money they've devoted to military
PURPOSES.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13

Nor was an explicit explanation
necessary that Mr.. Bryan did not have
q hand in the preparation of the recent
notes sent by Uncle Sam to Great
Britain and Germany. Their tone IL
not at all in tune with the peaceful
tenor Of his way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13
MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau Of Calculations.
American Newspaper Publishers
Association.

II Speaker Stones no-work-no-pay
order for house employees were en-
forced with all state employees. the
monthly pay checks received by some
of them would be Of rather sickly
proportions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal 10 q member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full DAY
ganixation, for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
Tho news IL received in The State Jour-
nal building over wires Tor this sole pur-
0oDn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13
IdiOtOrials.

Couldn't some sort Of law be passed
to exempt congressman from the con-
stituional right of free speech andl ct
them confine themselves to free gar
den seeds?
Thieves stole the piano out of a
Chicago theater. They might steal the
whole orchestra out OF some theaters
without causing much regret
PAY as you sit down" is being adj
vocated In Chicago for betterment OF
street car facilities, and it may not
be as foolish as it sounds.
Those conferences called to investi-
gate social unrest generally add a lit
tie more unrest to the situation
A rat was found in the whtskers OF
a prominent citizen OF Lebanon, "a
inent the citizen, the more rats In his
whiskers. Also his garnet.
A cheese weighing five tons Will be
exhibited at the Panama-Pac1fic ex-
position. Any man who thinks ne IS
the wholec heese should look at this
exhibit.
When they refer to the man of the
hour in Mexico. they mean exactly
what they say. A president holds
office about that long.
Aged physician in Ohio attributes
his longevity to the fact that he always
used distilled water Nothing is better
as a chaser.
Greece threatens to go after Tur-
key, but If she gets it she Will have TO
pull the wishbone with a good many
other powers.
They are doing more tricks with
alfalfa than a monkey can do with q
cOcoanut. 1t remains for some genius
to invent an alfalfa tea which Will cure
rheumatism, lumbago, sleeping sick
ness corns, bunions. appendicitis.
colorblindness, spring halt. SPAWN.
stiff neck, falling hair, erysipei1s, nay
fever, housemaid's knee and badness.
A man ought to be able to get dollar
a bottle for that.
From the Hickeyville Clarion.
They say that butter is going to be
SO cents a pound before the winter is
over, but that will never affect the
Huttel Hickeyville, as the pound they
bought last month will tide them over
till spring
Tage Butts of our town is taking
a correspondence school course IN
English and hopes to become sporting
writer for some newspaper, but the
question is, what does he need of
English? b,
49, The Days News.
Nathan Strauss has got a notion =.
That the war across the ocean
Yes. indeed. pf He tells us that
If the women of this nation.
without though of rank or station.
Should go over there a-singing,
Milk white flags of true swinging.
And should march between the foes,
They'd stop fighting. Well, who knowsl
They might stop their present shindy
On the plateau bleak and windy,
Fighting brother against brother,
But they'd surely start another
When they saw our pretty girls
With their dimples and their curls
They d start fighting for the ladies'.
Then, indeed, was would be hades-
They would battle with their blades
FOR the smiles OF Yankee maids,
with their little flags OF truce
So dear Nathan, what's the use?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13

Mrs. Frost-"we have a French wait
ress, and SO we always speak French to
each other at our meals" Mrs SNOW
Why so?" Mrs. Frost-"WelI, we don't
want her to know what we're talking
about, do we ?'-Life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13

What mo- kin you ASK said Brotbe,
Williams, than three good squar' mecii
a hope dat Christmas won't be too long =
comm ?''-Atlantn Conatftution =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13

some things can only be seen Mt Christ
mas, senttmentally remarked Mr. Skida.
That's fact" agreed the practical Mr..
Skittles. For instance, the dust the ian.
ttor brushes off your arm."-JudRe.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05
COSTS $40. IS PER ACRE
Ohio Farmer Estimates Cost of Pro-
ducing Acre of Wood

The Edgerton Tobacco Reporter con-
tains some pertinent thoughts at this
time when the tobacco situation is
somewhat mixed up, to say the least
While there has been a lowering of
prices in all Of the tobacco markets for
the 1914 crops, as compared with that
of 1918, the cause is summed up briefly
lack Of quality. The first considera-
ton in any commodity is quality, and
If it has that the farmer will reap
profit for tobacco as well as any other
product he grows. 1t is not alone the
grower who occasionally fails to see
profit in producing a crop, for his losses
are minute besides those the packer
often sustains, as his occupation is
even more hazardous. 1t is not in
frequent that they not only fail to
realize profit but are compelled to
suffer losses that cut deeply into their
investments. The losses in the 1906
crop of Wisconsin were estimated at
more than a million dollars. Recent
years, owing to damage in the cure,
SOME heavy losses have also been sus-
tanned.
SO many growers are complaining
that the price of tobacco has reached
point in this state below the cost of
raising, that we submit the figures
which an Ohio grower recently gave,
as the cost does not vary much from
that Of this state. A tobacco raiser of
Arcsnum, Ohio, gave the following es-
innate of the cost Of raising an acre of
tobacco:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05
CAVALRY HORSES.
The Loads They Have to Carry In the
Armies Of Europe.

The Loads They Have TO Carry In the
Armies Of Europe.
The British cavalry is armed with
the short Lee Enfield rife, the maya
zine OF which holds ten rounds; the
sword, which Is carried by all ranks
ried by warrant officers, STAFF ser
geants, sergeants, trumpeters and driv-
ers. Each trooper carries 100 rounds
OF ammunition In a bandolier over the
left shoulder. Lancer regiments carry
the lance Each cavalryman. like the
infantryman. carries an emergency and
the iron ration and a ration for his
horse. Then there is the kit Altogeth-
er the British troop horse carries about
twenty stone csc pounds).
The regular Russian cavalry are arm
ed with sword. rifle and bayonet. and
each man carries 40 rounds OF ammuni-
ton. There are the two days eats
and hay ration, a cloak and an in
trenching tool The cayalryman's kit.
two days rations. spare horse shoes.
horse blanket, canvas bucket and
mess tin so to form the complete equip
ment and weigh altogether about no
pounds. The Cossack pony carries
about seventeen stone. The average
weight carried by the Indian troop
horse when ready for war is about
niSeteen stone. The Austrian troopers
carry a weight of between twenty-one
and twenty-five Stone, and the average
in the French and German armies IS
about the Same.-Mancheste Guardian.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05
WONDERS OF SPRING TIME
The County is Best Place to Enjoy
Its Grandeur

A city exchange goes into raptures
Of nature and country life in this fash
ion: Spring in her gorgeous raiment
of budding flowers and bursting blooms,
brings a message of hope and courage,
of vigor and activity, of purpose, OF
planning, of plantipg-the gladdest, best
message of all the year.
The city man is sick of the noise, the
confusion, the dirt, the smoke, the un-
ending hustle and rush and roar and
rattle, all of the unsatisfying results of
il all. His racked nerves cry for quiet
for peace, for open space, fer air that
is pure and sunshine that Is clean and
clear.
His soul urges him to the good green
country, to the roads that run beyond
the narrow valley, to the fields that are
great grass seas with deleetable islands
of wild liver blooms, to the woods
with their greening eanopies of lacing
boughs, with their deeps of fragrant
gloom, with their downy couches where
he may lie next to dear Mother Natures
heart, as when child. and hear once
more her sweet whisperings of univer-
sal harmony and love, to the streams
that laugh and dance in welcome.
Here may he drink, through every
quickened sense and with grateful rev.
erenee, the cup that nature has filed
for him, happy draught unmixed with
pain, untainted with disappointments,
imprisoned with strivings that lead to
naught.
Sick of the smoke and dust and glare
of the streets. he longs for his dull,
aching eyes to get a good, clear look
at God again and to be cleansed and
strengthened that he may for a little
while face life with batter gaze and
a truer grasp of its beauties and its
dutips -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

The Seymour Marker family are pre-
pairing to move to Viroqua where they
will make their future home. Mr.. Mark
er went there last week and besides
finding employment at his trade. has
found house into which to move his
family. Ontario Headlight.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

Prairie du Chen is preparing to pu
in about a mile of paving on its MAR
streets. In connection with this. ths
telephone company is laying all III
wires in underground conduits in anC
adjacent to the paving districts, thus
doing away with the unsightly poles.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

as S+50,m
yearly.
L still has
xE No-Rin-
E1tfeattre. Il
Vas IN each
Ssse 126
branded piano
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

The oiling of city streets is gaining
favor in Wisconsin, Lancaster. county
seat of Grant, being the latest to con-
slider action on the subject.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

On Sunday, April Is, Rev. Sovde of
Com Valley was presented by his four
congregations with purse to be used
in the purchase of an automobile.
Rev. Sovde purchased Ford with the
money given him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

A whole fsmily in the town of Eagle,
Richiand county, narrowly escaped death
from ptomaine poisoning, caused it is
thought from baking powder used in
pancakes
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05
3 Reductions

Note that m two years we
made three big price reductions.
The last February 1st-
Brought the total to IS per cent
Yet in costly ways these tires
aave been bettered. In not one
aOta were they ever skimped.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

Virgil Drake of Viola is perhaps the
champion trout fisher so far this sea-
son as last week be caught one in Camp
Creek weighing an ounce less than four
pounds and measuring twenty one in
in length.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05
sIxtx.fiye Is an Auerans Ace

Taking the statistics of the world,
one person in every hundred lives
to be sixty-fve years of age.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05
Your Ally

In all these ways, Goodyear
is your ally. You do injustice
to yourself when you fail to
secure this advantage. Never
in tire history was such value
given as you get in Goodyear
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

A five-ton traction engine attempted
to cross the Boscobel toll bridge. The
last span started to give way but by
much effort and bolstering it succeeded
in reaching land safely. The city au-
thorities decided the lake bridge was
too weak TO carry the monster, so the
engine is now marooned between the
two bridges unable to proceed either
WaV
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

The bankers of Grant and Crawford
counties have followed the example of
Vernon's society and are offering prizes
for the best corn grown by the boys.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05
ROUND AND ABOUT US.

While tighteRing bolt on his auto,
]. w. Moon of Viola sustained minor
injury to his hand which soon develop
ed into blood poison. He is now taking
treatment from a specialist at Sparta.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

Our Fortified Tire is still
Dn-Air" cure, to save blow
'rfS Yet that one extra costs
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

Despondent over fancied i'll health,
John Lanser, q weil-to-do bachelor, came
from California to his old home near
Cazenovia in Richland county and COM
mitted suicide by shooting.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

We note from Richland Center papers
that Asa Groves is up from Texas Wis
iting friends in that city.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

wires to make the tire secure.
Ii embodies hundreds Of rubber
rivets. formed to combat loose
treads.
Our AIl-Weather tread is
ill douhle-thics. It still has the
sharp. tough. resistless grips.
Those extras-all exclusive
to Goodyear all retained,
despite our price reductions.
And we sill spend 100000
yearly to discover new ways
to better them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

For SALE-Two black horses, com
ing 6 years old. weight between 1900
and |, 400 pounds. Inquire of Peter E.
Morkri, 4 blocks east of Dach's imple-
ment store. I5.tf
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

1t will be remembered that several
years ago the skeleton of a mastodon
was discovered on the bosch farm near
Boaz IN Riehland county. 1t was pur-
chased by the state, and late issue of
the Madison Journal says: "A skele-
ton of the mastodon, the most gigantic
of all land animals that has ever lived
in the present or in the past, found
near Richland Center, is now on exhibit
in the room of prehistoric animals in
Science hall at the university.
Mounted on q base containing 200
squaEe feet and kept rigid and in place
by steel beams, the colossal skeleton
stands as a fitting example of the pre-
historic past. IL is nearly Is feet high
and measures over 20 feet from tail TO
nose The bones of its legs and body
are big and bulky in size and show a
tremendous power The joints at the
knee are over foot in thickness. The
body if one is to Judge by the skeleton.
WIS almost too heavy for the legs, for
it is over three feet from a rib on one
side to rib on the other, over twice
the diameter of the famous German AZ
centimeter CUR"
Editor NJ. " Frazier of Readstown
10 notlhed Of his reappointment as post
master at that place. Vint's many
friends will extend congratulations.
A special village election has been
called to be held at Readstown on May
y, to vote upon the question of bor-
rowing $4,000 from the state trust fund
to complete the installing Of the cleo
trio light plant and build dam across
the cutoff.
We rota f.n-., p;.LI.d Ca-4a-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

tires today.
No smaller
makers can
ever give so
much.
Any dealer
will supply
you. fZ7El
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

F0R SALE, AT A BARGAIN My home
with all out buildings and 10, 20 or 80
acres Of land. all in city limits. | also
have s nice building lots on north Main
street that cannot be equaled for the
price. F. NJ. Minshall. I74w
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05
Want AID. COLUMN


For SALE-Seed corn and seed pota-
toes. Inquire of VIM. Webb, Viroqua.
lS-3w
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05
The Cooperative Tire

Goodyear has always built
cooperative tires. Every saw
ING has gone to the user. The
more men bought the better We
bmlt them, and the lower we
sold them.
That is why Goodyear has
acid top place. outselling any
sther tire.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

For SALE-Three thoroughbred and
Tic grade yearling Poll-Durham. bull
calves. Come quick if you want them.
Will trade for heifers if parties desire.
Inquire of w NJ Small, miles east
of Viroqua. Rs. 16.3w..
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

For SALE Golden Glow seed corn,
state test No. 1927; termination SO per
cent; choice ears or shelled with butt
and tip kernels removed. McClurg
Bros, Viroqua. RS, phone 21R4 Is 5w*