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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04
The Sage of Potato Hill.

Ed Howe is q national institution
He is a literary man in whom there
LIS no guile; neither is there blurb,
cant or insincerity.
and his sayings therein were widely
quoted, simply because they were in
terestfng.
He now is publishing a monthly,
the entire contents of which he writes
himself. There is nothing like it, on
earth, in the heavens above, or in the
waters beneath the earth. It is COM
posed of four newspaper-size pages,
closely printed. unrelieved by adver-
Using, headlines, illustrations, italics,
or capitals.
1t is just broad stream of horse
sense.
In all he says he does not always
far he might improve. The beauty
Of 1t. however, is that he does not
care whether he agrees or not, with
me or anybody else.
The main charm Of his writing per-
haps, is that he is autobiographical,
His whole product is distinctly per-
sonal. The consequence is, the reader
gets the impression of the writer
sincerity.
The reading public is thirsty for
honesty. They do not like to be
fooled; they do not permanently like
to be amused. lectured or advised;
but they do like to hear your opinion
If 1t rings true and comes out I'M
afraid, whether they agree with you
or not.
If 1 were asked the one thing that
does most to vitiate authorship,
should promptly reply: An air of in
sincerity.
exactly what takes place in his own
mind will find an audience. But this
is the hardest thing in the world to
do. It is much easier to pose, or
initiate, or echo.
Montague had the knack, and
Rousseau, and Emerson, and Steven
son.
If one will describe his own back
yard and put his soul in it he will do
a better piece of work than If he had
written of Niagara Falls in magnilo-
quence.
Ed Howe tells of himself ard
mans self is one-ha1f of the universe.
devotees of literature think it child
ish. 1t is not; 1t is childlike, which
is different 1t is SO plain that the
sophisticated think at first he is fool
ing; nothing SO plain could be worth
mans opinions honestly set down will
seem cranky to the general public.
He is now 81 years old and just be-
ginning his career, giving to the world
preston of which am cognizant, and
doing it purely for the joy OF his work,
which same is art
write this because he is a national
figure, utterly American. and beyond
the reach of my praise or blame; you
couldn't get him to pay you for adj
vertising him, and il you parked at
him he wouldn't look around 10 see
who It is.
The Sage of Potato Hill is as a tree
planted by the rivers of water. snarled
and odd as the trunk of an old apple
tree. yet prolific in wholesome fruit.
and refreshing as 1eafy shade in sum-
mer.-Dr Frank Crane in New York
Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04
GOLD AND OTHER THINGS.

There is magic, indeed, in the word.
gold.
Mention Alaska to the average man
and he is likely to associate it with its
placer fields, with the Klondike rush,
with the one to Nome and with other
exciting adventures of the soldiers of
fortune who are armed with the pick,
the shovel and the pan in which the
yellow granules are washed from the
dross of sand.
The outside world hears little of
Alaska unless it be about the gold
operations there, about the find of
new gold field, about the prospector
who has been plodding along in pow
erty for years only to suddenly and
unexpectedly make a strike" that
transforms him into a rich man in a
minute.
Much gold has been taken out of the
soil of Alaska, it is true, and many
fortunes have been made there by the
gold route. But there have been also
gold-failures in Alaska. Many have
lost their all in gold-mining enter
prises there that did not deliver the
goods. and many have gone to their
deaths in the pursuit of the precious
metal.
Just now, the fact is being exploited
that the gold shipments from Alaska
for the fiscal year of 1s15-1916 were
not only sic, 100000, but this is 81
o00, 900 more gold than was sent out
of Alaska in the previous fiscal year
and a full $4,000, 900 than they were
is evidence, truly, that the gold fields
of Alaska have not yet run their
full course, that they haven't begun to
peter out.
AS a matter of fact, though, gold
might be said to be a sice-line in
Alaska. At any rate, it stands as far
down as third on the list of Alaska
industries in respect to the value of
it's yearly output.
Copper, that noses are turned up at
when a hunk of it is placed alongside
piece of pure gold, is first. Copper
is king in Alaska. The value of the
copper mined in Alaska during the
fiscal year of 1s15-1s16 and shipped
to the domestic ports OF this country
was $26, 900, or value that is a
round 100000 greater than the
Alaskan gold yield for the same Pc
ricd.
And what Alaskan crop do you sup
pose ranks next in aggregate gross val
ue to the copper crop and also ahead
CT the gold crop?
Nothing else than the salmon crop.
the canned-salmon crop.
81
307. 700 was exported from Alaska
during the fiscal year ending in 1915.
There is, indeed. magic and ro-
nance. too, in the word, gold.
And, incidentally, all of these Alas
kan crop values, collectively and in
dividually, pale into insignificance
when compared with the collective
crop values of Kansas, and several of
the individual crop values of this real
ly golden state.
Moreover, Kansas crops are pro-
duced under ideal conditions for the
producers compared with the hard
ships that are incident to life in
Alaska during the several months of
the year when that region is part of
the frozen north"
A little of that kind of weather,
though, wouldn't taste so bad in Kan
sas these days, now would At?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04
THE EXAMPLE OF BELGl

THE EXAMPLE OF BELGIUM.
Sometimes well-meaning not over
wise individuals ask: Whom are we
to prepare against?" writes Theodore
Roosevelt in the September Metropol-
itan, and then evidently feel triumph
ant because no public servant. if it can
be avoided, likes to commit the
breach of international good man
ners which is implied in naming a
given possible foe. 1 always feel
tempted when 1 hear this question to
inform the questioner that six years
ago heard it asked by a Belgian phil
anthropist of means at a luncheon in
Brussels. The Belgian gentleman in
question was an amiable man of lib
eral views, a pacifist who, like so many
of our own countrymen, had grown
to accept the pathetic and mischiev-
Gus belief that to prepare against evil
was wrong, because it recognized the
existence of evil. He found 1t more
satisfactory simply to make believe
that the evil did not exist. There was
at that time in Belgium a good deal
OF discussion about the need of in
| ing it effective through stringent uni
versal training and service. One or two
Of the men present had been talking
of this matter. and the phiianthro-
pist to whom 1 allude pointed out that
the great powers who were Belgium
neighbors had guaranteed her neu-
trality, and with an air Of triumph
asked, Whom are we to prepare
against?" The other participators in
the debate did not like in semi-public
manner to mention any specific pos
sible opponent; and this was entirely
proper. for the mere mention of the
name of possible opponent is always
heralded by sensation-seeking persons
as forecasting something sinister. Ac-
cordingly. there was hesitancy in an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Most of the money wasted goes for
things that could be easily done with
out.
X - *
If you'll notice it, the hearty eaters
are always complaining of pains and
aches.
x i. y
Red hair, especially on women, is
generally admired by everybody ex
cept those who have it.
X X y
Speaking of friends, the fewer the
better. Then you won't be so keenly
disappointed when the test comes.
* = -
There would be nothing very in
teresting about most of the arguments
presented by women were they not so
deliciously illogical
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04

divorce that will be exceedingly
popular in this country is the one that
will retire the war brides from their
present high station. But the proba-
bilities are that it will be some time
even after the great European war is
over before the prices of things in
these United States drop materially,
or to normal levels
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04

Evidently Chicago means business
in her efforts to enforce the law
against open saloons on Sunday. She
has actually revoked the licenses of
some twenty saloons that violated this
law on a recent Sunday. Such a thing
was probably never heard of before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04
MEMBER:
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HOME NEWS WILLIE away.

Subscribers of the State Journal away
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fhe paper mailed regularly each day to any
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04

More ammunition for the Socialists.
The only baby giraffe in America, and
which is to make it's bow before long
to Topekans, has the watchful care of
q. real, sure-enough trained nurse; not
a trained nurse from among the males
of the species, but one of the lovely
lady kind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04
the same mode of thinking.-Horace
I Wa

the same mode of thinking.-Horace
Walpole.
The royal law of love ia unselfish-
ness. The most friends and the best
friends belong to him who spends his
life for others. without unselfish-
ness there can be no great friendship.
Friendship Is one of the rewards
of life. 1t is not a means to an end,
but an end in itself. One of the prizes
that are won by those who live nobly
is this priceless prize of the friend
ship of kindred souls The person who
travels through the years without
winning to himself a true friend has
missed one of life's best gifts.
Friendship is the nearest thing we
know to religion. God is love and to
make religion akin to friendship is
simply to give it the highest express
sion conceivable by man.-John Rus
kin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04

wait, Waltz Waltz she called =.
she ran down to the spot where the
sound came from. 81 think one of ~
robins is In the grassi" And s,,rs
enough! There it was, A tiny little
robin, SO frightened, that it could
hardly call!
Helen picked it up tenderly and
carried 1t out Of the way of danger
When her father came home for
his lunch he carried the bird up to
the attic window and carefuJIv
reached out and placed it in its own
htIe nest. Don't you expect that
mother robin was happy when So
found her little bird back in the nest
again-all safe and sound? Helen was
sure she was happy because she
cnlrped so Copyrfefr
Clara Ingram Judson.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04
.ULL 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
ganizatfon for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news is received in The State Journal
building over wires for this sole purpose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04

Breaking the backbone Of winter is
apparently "cinch'' when compared
with the dislocation of the vertebrate
of such a summer as is Cow on the
Job
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04

nearly large enough to learn to fiy,
man came to cut the grass in the
front yard. And just as he was
about to run his mower over the
heard frightened "Peepi" in front of
the mower.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04

loyalty to those whom He loved never
wavered. They might reject. spurn
and betray Him. but He was a Friend
who loved at all times. May we medI-
tate long upon the example of the
Model Man in this respect? Our
friendships, which are Gods best gifts
to US, outside of His own love, would
be more noble and strong and helpful
if we could learn Christ's lesson of
loyalty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04
Friendship at Its Best.

Terse Comments on the Uniform Pray
er Meeting Topic of the Young Peo-
pies Societies-Christian Endeavor.
etc.-for August 6: THE Consecra-
ton of F'riendship."-Eccl. 4:9, 10.
Jesus was a faithful friend. His
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04

A friend is the best fortune. He
alone owns the riches of life who has
strong, true, loving friend. And
without such a friend there can only
be poverty, though Golfers be filled to
bursting and every material wish be
gratified. We only live when we love-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04

Apparent need is not always res
need He is our best friend who help
our real need.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
By w. T. ELLIS

For August 6 is THE Greatest Thing
in the World."-I Cor, CHI. 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04

Old friends are the great blessings
of ones later years Half word con-
veys ones meaning. They have a
memory of the same events and have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04

Greater love hath no man thar
this that a man lay down his life fcl
his friends" and yet lesser love thar
this does not constitute friendship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04

Would you know whether you are
a true friend to him to whom you
have professed affection? Here are
the standards: A friend suffereth long
and is kind; friend envieth not;
friend vaunteth not himself; q friend
seeking not his own; a friend is not
easily provoked; a friend thinketh no
evil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04

It is a good thing to be rich, and a
good thing to be strong, but it is
better thing to be loved of many
Observation-Disclosures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04

Friends are meant to help one an
other. True friendship is edifying-
it builds the friends up into the no
blest lives and makes of them thei
best selves. Se1fishness, lust and vu1
garity drag down, but love Away
builds up.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01
White Sulphur sprinas.


WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w
Va Feb. ga sunny day. with ris.
Ing temperature. kept nearly every one
outdoors. Mrs. Charles y. Welsh and
her two small sons explored several OF
the shorter trails. Mr.. and Mrs Sam.
uel Rae and Miss Rae. Mrs Edward
Pearsau Field. Miss Helen Conover
Mrs. Samuel Pomeroy Colt and the
Misses Barns were among the other
trampers.
The riders Were out I'm full force. w.
T. Brown and Miss Elizabeth Brown
going over the Valley View trail. I'D.
ward Griffith and Mrs. Mabel ) Robe
son riding 20 Sunset Gap. and Mrs.
Willis $. Johnson and Miss Mary Whit
aker To Summit Point Mr and Mrs.
Edward NJ. skinner drove there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r Hoffman
and Miss Marion r. Holman Of New
York. arrived today Mr.. and Nirs.
James G. Huxley OF Chicago nave
some down for the sure. Mr.. and Mrs
l.. Ellinger and Miss Maude Eninger
are among the New Workers. registered
today. Miss Grace G. Balch. who
came down from New York a month
ago for the cure. started for New
Orleans 20 attend the Mardi Grss.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01

With tho advent of inc pcrctentaI
season. when general cessation or
social compliments is apparent. the
ladies' Social club OF the Carroll
club have outlined interesting plans
for the weeks They viii meet a-
usual af lho club. bu. ou Wednesday
afternoon instead Of Tuesday which
has been their chosen DAY for their
card parties durin. the winter and
win take un course ~ sewiul for
various charitable institutions M
which they have an interest Don this
way by combining rho pleasure of "a
social Ea-hor.ur and with tho added
stimulus OFF numbers many articles
win he completed and the weekly
events viii be- pleasantly anticipated
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01
DANCING PARTY
HONORS GUEST
MISS HELEN KELLEY OF NEW
MEXICO WILL BE COMPLl-
MENTED.
Interesting Party Given Last Evening
at the Thomson Church Brought
Out a Large Assembly.

At delightfully."- informal party this
evening Mt and Mrs. George W Nor
ton Will present their guest. Mis-,
Helen Kelley of Las Vegas. New Mex.
leo. This will be one Of similar inter.
esting affairs for this charming visitor
during her stay and will include sew
eral members Of the younger social
set
The evening will be spent IN i'm.
formal social pleasures. although dane.
Ing viii be- the real event. 4 prettiIy
appointed luncheon will be served dur.
ing the late evening.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01

guest. Miss Helen Newhardt. OF De.
troit Dancing and games were en-
joyed and al late hour . dainty lurch-
con was served Those present were:
Margaret hupish Margaret Larimer
blancne Attinger Harry Gordon
Lottie Kupish Jack Shelvey
Mary Genther RAY Williams
Catherine Genther William Dean
Helen Lutz Harry Arbentz
Dorothy Williams Earl Seifert
Grace Craig Louis Reynolds
helen Neuhardt Nelson Larimer
helen blackstone Joseph Craig
Wallis Redman
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01
WHY HAIR FALLS OUT

Dandruff causes a feverish irritation
OF the scalp. the hair roots shrink. loOs-
en- and then the hair comes out fast.
To stop falling hair az once and rid
the scalp OF every particle OF dandrufr.
get 25-eent bottle OF Danderine at
any drug store. pour a little IN your
hand and rub we'll into the scalp.
After few applications all dandrufr
disappears and the hair stops coming
out
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01
VIII Entertain Club.

Miss Johanna Kalkreuth and Leona
Davis will entertain the sewing club,
of which they are members al the
home OF the former on South Jacob
street. this evening The guests Will
bring their needlework. which will
pleasantly nh the hours. until a dainty
luncheon is served.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01
TAKEN FROM CAR
Alonzo Watson Was Cutting Up
Some" When wife Had Him
Elected From Street Car.

According to reports. Alonzo Wat
son was cutting up some on an Island
car last night when his wife had him
elected by officer Louis Pfaffenbach.
little later the same officer got
George Nous on complaint OF his wife.
Both men are charged with dlsorderly
conduct.
Jim Blatt a drunk. by officer
Frantz, completed the list Tor the
police.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01

Mrs. oliver johnson az her home go
L'uoN. viii De- hostess Co the members
or in' Evergreen Twic tomorrow.
Luncheon VIII ns served 90 D. n
O'Clock and the remainder OF OBJ. af.
i"rHo'n VIII Do" devoted to OBJ. uat.
ing NJ BAGS ana baskets. an accom-
plishu"nt 900 which This branch .. ,..
ItcH.y skilled
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01
Card Party Friday.

on Friday evening at the Arion HAN
the German-American Alliance. will
give a card party. the proceeds of
which viii -be used for alleyiatnq the
suffering OF the German people.
Euchre viii provide tho principal pas
tina" of Tho evening and prizes viii be
awarded Co those with high scores.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01

Another OF the delightful social az
teruoons, which have been interest
ing dates in their winter social cal
cnder. was enjoyed yesterday after
noon by the Ladies Carroll Social
club. Progressive card games fur
nished an absorbing pastime during
the afternoon. and refreshments were
served 40 30 O'Clock The hostesses
az yesterdays party were Mrs Thos.
McGuiggan and Mrs. Stanley Floyd.
The guests We're
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01

on Thursday afternoon. the mem
beers of the Warwood Sewing club
viii be entertained az the home OF
Mrs. W. b. McCulla. Needlework will
furnish an engaging pastlme for the
guests and the affair viii o. conclud-
ed by the serving Of "a prettiiy ap-
pointed luncheon. The guests viii be.
M.-la mos.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01

We asked the young lady across the
way II she favored putting the
county officers on a. straight salary
basis or continuing the fee system,
ana she said she thought the fee
system was good deal better. so
the county could save money by pay
did.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01

Miss Wilma Kurror af l.r home
Monday evening. entertained with O.
farewell party. which hou0rod Str
Robert Hawkins. who VIII leave. short
y for Rochester. a. 81 Games and
dancing provided 90 drlrhtm diver.
sion 'or tho evening which wa. IDI
lowed Boy tho sorvIrr D. a laht lunch.
con Tho ruoufr w.ru.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01

the occasion and refreshments we're
served at II o'clock. The guests
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01
jolly Nine Club.

Miss Sophia Ldudmcyer entertained
the members ~ the jolly Sine club
last evening az her home ON the ma
tioral road. Decorations suggestive
Of ST. Patrick dav figured conspicu.
ously and the luncheon appointments
also were prcttily chosen novelties
The guests were
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01
Entertained Club.

Mrs. l. X. Morrison Of Fulton. en-
lerialned the members Of the W. r.
L. club last night Sewing was the
principal diversion. and q luncheon
was served. The colors were green
and white
Those entertained were.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01
BROTHERHOOD MEETS.

\ business meeting of the brother
hood of Tie First English Lutheran
church viii be- held Thursday evening.
On March 10 "a social viii be enjoyed
AT which time the brotherhood of St.
James church will be the guests
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01

cd merry diversion FOR the hours
and were terminated in an enjoyable
way by the seryiu- OF luncheon. The
guests were.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01

Stout people. they say. are rarely
guilty OF mcanuess or crime"
Wei. you see. It's so difficult for
them 10 stoop TO anything low. -
stray Stories
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-01

l-e tIIerIained were.
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