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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28

said. you can d wonders with &C.
ment and paint and ideas"
But" She hesitated. Il thought
you only said you'd stay until the
summers work was done.
I like it here" the city boy an
swered briefly, lifting his head to .he
sim and air and beauty of it all ike
the horses, Bess and Ready, out in the
pasture. IN stay as long as 1 suit
you. Miss Loomis.''
Under his care, the old farm seemed
to put forth its very best efforts tc
make good. There had never been
such a garden crop, even Mrs. LOOMS
said Such a mess of new things, too,
as he grew-fancy tomatoes. and brus-
sells sprouts, and early corn that beat
everybody's around. the mail carrier
said. Sue discovered his touch all over
the farm-old pasture bars replaced,
gate hinges repaired. new windows put
in the barn stalls, the old pasture well
cleaned out and giving clear, spring
water all summer to the cattle when
the brook ran dry.
Don't it seem good to have & man
around?" Mrs. Loomis said to her one
early morning as Sue cooked break
fast. "Itn be right lonesome when
he's gone
Her own heart echoed the words.
but Sue laughed. Wasn't she the man
around the place? They wouldn't need
any assistant manager after the crops
were harvested and fall had come.
Besides. they could hardly expect a
man like Bart to stay on the little
home farm any longer. She'd heard
that he'd had a really good offer at
the big dairy farm near the station.
She hurried out of doors and down
the lane with food for the turkeys, and
met him half way with the milk pals.
Tine lard CLOVIS this morning.
doesn't it?" he called to her happily.
IT 7 =,
look at the lower meadows Wish
YOU'D forget about your hay down
there next year and give me those lush
fields for prize cattle. I'd start with
six and buy more land as we needed
it. Don't you want to take on d part
ner. Sue?'
He spoke her name unthinkingly,
quite as if he were accustomed to it,
and Sue was silent, looking away from,
him at the stretch of home acres she
loved.
TITS such bully little place if it's
treated right. I've been planning
some new things for next year
Sue looked up at him quickly, her
eyes full of surprised Acknowledgment
of what mis- words meant to her.
Il thought sure you'd go to the
dairy farm. They want you and they
can pay four times as much as 1 can
down there"
mo. they can't. Sue" His voice
lowered until it seemed to her the
whole world must hold its breath to
catch what he was telling her. "I
want to go shares on the farm here
with you. I've got some money saved,
enough to put into the place and stock
it up right for Us. And 1 want you,
too. L won't take the farm without
you
Mothers waiting for the milk for
her breakfast, and I forgot all about
it," she faltered. "Oh, Bart. some
body'u see you from the road
But Bart never appeared even to re-
member the road. There was just
the lane in it's dew-drenched sweetness
and the fragrance next to them. and
she held close in his arms.=(C Copy
right. 1916, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28
ART EXHIBIT Open
Works of Merrill Gage Are Being
Shown at City Library.

The art exhibit of the sculptures of
Merrill Gage is now open to the public
at the city library. The exhibit has
been placed in order to interest towns
people in the big movement of the
City Federation to present a life size
representation of Mr.. Cages Lincoln
Statue, The Man of Sorrows" to the
city The statue will be in bronze
and the cost of a life size statue would
be about $4,000. The cost is to be de-
frayed by a series of lectures and by
public subscription. The next lecture
for this purpose will be given by Prof.
Griffith. head of the art department
of K. u, on March Is at the high
school auditorium.
Gage has recently heard from his
late teacher Gutzum Borglum recog-
nized as being the greatest living
sculptura1 interpreter of Lincoln. en-
Enthusiastically commencing the idea.
He telegraphed Your telegram re-
ceived. 1 will support you in any
plan the city or state has for making
your Lincoln, and heartily recommend
you to the governor and superinten-
dent of schools
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Jayh awker Jots

The best love plot, declares the 'Sa-
lima Journal. is one so by 40 feet
and paid for.
There really would be no need for
heaven, says the ottawa Herald, if
men were as perfect as some wives ex-
pect their husbands to be.
The Wichita Beacon begs to be ex-
cused from the woman who kicks on
ner valentine candy because the rib
bon isn't the same shade as the box.
This talk about a woman for vice
president is all bosh, insists the Erie
Record. A woman would never make
a vice president. Vice presidents are
supposed to be seen and not heard.
When matters are sufficiently COM
posed that it can be heard, the Newton
Kansan- Republican would like atten-
ton long enough to inquire what has
become of Dave Blaine's scheme to
construct a canal from Winnipeg to
the Gulf.
1t was a wise Providence who divid-
ed the day into periods of darkness
and light for the preservation of the
human race, argues the Stafford
Courier. If all the hours were light
then the Industrious would work
themselves to death, and if all
were dark the lazy would never wake
up.
lay Dreams, by Wlllle wise OF the
Leavenworth Post: 1t is easy to sec
through people who are always max
ing spectacles of themselves. E.
When a woman reaches an age where
she is no longer good to look at. she
is then worth listening to. Wom-
en- go to church to see what other
women wear; men go to a burlesque
show to see what they don't wear.
q. Some people believe in nothing
or, at least. only in what they can
understand, which amounts to the
so me- thing
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WOUNDED DROWN
Italian Hospital Ship Sinks OH
Albanian Coast.
Rescue Survivors of Trignac,
Clinging to Upturned Boat.

London. Feb. 2s-The sinking OF
the hospital ship Marechiaro near san
Giovanni di Meuda, Albania, IS report
ed in dispatch from Rome 10 the
Exchange Telegraph company. me
vessel Is said to have struck an AUS
TRAN mine. 1t is reported there were
numerous victims.
The Italian steamship Marecniaro'
1T5 feet long, was built at Ancona IN
1912 ana owned at Naples.
Mysterious Munitlon Fire
New York, Feb. 2S.--Fire broke out
here today on the Eurymachos. Rus
sian ship laden with munitions OF war,
which was about to sail for Vladi-
vcstok.
The fire was extinguished after the
ship had been seriously damaged. The
cause is unknown.
% Believed Lost.
London. Feb. 2S.-The Norwegian
steamer Borgsten has arrived at Har-
tlepool and reported the rescue on
Friday in the North sea of five MEM
bers of the crew of the French steam
err Trignac. Twenty-one members OF
the crew. the pilot and four French
passengers arc missing and are be-
Heved to have been lost. The surviv-
ors were clinging to an upturned life
boat whe n found. They reported that
two violent explosions spit the ship
into three sections.
The French steamer Trignac was a
vessel of 1,447 tons. She was last re-
ported at Elyth, England.
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TAKE TRENCHES IN CHAMPAGNE.
Surprises Attack by Germans Rout
Enemy at Night.

Paris, Feb. 2S.-German troops by
a surprise attack at night have been
successful in entering certain adj
vanced French trenches near the
Navarin farm in the Champagne dis
trict.
In the region north of Nerdun the
bombardment has continued with in
tensity particularly in the central sew
tor and on our right.
In the Woevre district the Germans
yesterday evening and last night as
Sumed an attitude of greater activity
The railroad station at Elk, after hav-
ing changed hands several times. fin
ally remained in possession of the
French.
All the efforts of the Germans
against Hill No. 255, near Elk were
without result.
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MRS. HENS GOOD REASON.

For days old Mrs. Hen had been so
cross there was no living with her.
Many a time Tommy Tittle-mouse
had peeped out from his warm litti
nest behind the loose boards in the
corner of the barn and had tried to
get up his courage to speak to her But
always she looked so cross, or else
spoke so sharply to some one, that
he was really afraid to let her know he
was near.
81 can't think what has come over
that nice Mrs. Hen" said Tommy to
his mate Just after he had heard Mrs.
Hen scolding one of the other hens
apparently for nothing at all. "All last
ter, she was as nice ard friendly as
could be, If she didn't see or hear
from US two or three times a day, she
was sure to hunt US up to see If any
thing had happened"
Maybe she likes us just as well
now" said Mrs. Tommy, who was al
ways so anxious to think that everyone
was kind and friendly.
Maybe she does" answered Tommy
Cnot in the least persuaded), "but she
certainly does not show it, she hasn't
seen us nor inquired about US for five
days. And does she care? Not she.
Listen
AS Tommy stopped speaking. Mrs
Hen finished her seoIding Of that other
hen with a grand flourish Of cross
WORDS lhat ecHoSd LhiOuSh me "hOAS
barn.
Now I ask you demanded Tom
my, Docs that sound like Mrs. Hon
the nice Mrs. Hen who invited us to
live IN here?"
1T does not" said Mrs. Tommy,
firmly. "Somct.i.ng IS the matter"
Then, after a minutes thought, she
added, Il mean to go out and ask her
what the trouble Is"
And away she went.
Now ueually Mrs. Tommy SCI n. Tom
my if there were any inquiries to be
made, so he was surprised 20 sec her
run bravely away in that fashion. But
when he heard Mrs. Hen scolding
again. he was quite satisfied to have
Mrs. Tommy ask the questions!
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VOCATIONAL week
Several Men of Prominence Arc Par
ticipating At Washburn.

This week is vocational week at
Washburn college. Several Y. NJ. C.
A. men and leaders of the Congrega-
tional church of national prominence
are present for the first part of the
week. Among those conducting the
meetings are Dr. Frank Sheldon of
Ann Arbor' the Rev. Mr.. DcHaan,
president of thu. "Grinnell college in
China" DIR. Chas. NJ. Sheldon of the
Central Congregational church, and
Harry Heinzman, a member of the ma
tional Y. NJ. c. A. organization. Con-
situations with students for the pur-
pose of advice regarding their life
work are held in the morning. After
noon meetings are held for the girls
and evening meetings for the boys.
The meetings will last until Wednefs-
day. The vocational movement il
under the auspices of the Washburn
Y. NJ. and Y. w. c. A. organizations.
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keep SUGAR TARIFF ON
Committee Reports Unanimously to
Repeal Free Sugar" Clause.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-A favorable
report on the administrations bill to
repeal the free sugar clause of the
tariff law, which would become opera
tive May /, was authorized today by
unanimous vote of the house ways and
means committee. The bill will be
brought up Thursday.
The majority report reitcratcs that
the repeal of the clause is necessitated
by conditions due to the war and esti-
mates the proposed saving in revenue
at 100000 annually.
The Republican members while
voting for the repeal probably will
state their view in a minority report
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28

Governor Mccall of Massachusetts
Joins the chorus of prominent Repub-
licans the country over who are OPP
posed to the sending of instructed
delegation to the national convention.
As he points out the man who seems
a strong candidate today may be weak
hn June. Then, too, if the bulk of the
delegates to the convention are unin-
structed, the way will be easier for
the nomination of Justice Hughes if
be is at that time as he apparently is
now the favorite of a majority of the
Republican voters.
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TO repair K. A. BRIDGE
The One Across Soldier Creek Will Be
Closed for Time.

4 Announcement that the Kansas ave
nue. bridge over Soldier creek is to be
repaired at once and a new south
abutment and approach built was
made by the county commissioners
The bridge has been in bad shape
for some time. I'VE expect to begin
ut once on making the repairs" said
Boyd Pollom, commissioner from the
North district, today. THE abutment
will be so constructed that we can use
it when we get ready to put in new
bridge. The bridge has not been in
it's present location very long but it
was an old structure when it was put
there. 1t will be necessary to close
the bridge during the repeirs."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28
wheat DROPPED AGAIN
Decline in Chicago Market Caused
by Strained Relations.

Chicago. Feb. 2S.-Uneasiness over
the strained relations between Ger
many and the United States cut down
the price of wheat today five cents a
bushel. Selling out of holdings reached
big aggregate. May wheat, which
closed Saturday at $1.13h touched
$1.0S11 just before today's finish. Last
sales were at $1.09 a net decline of
IA cents.
Kansas City, Feb. 2S.-The local
wheat market followed the downward
lead taken by Chicago May closing at
$1.00, which was 4 "a C below Satur-
days closing. July closed at 90 c,
q drop of n cents. The market was
very active
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28
JOHN ESHLEMAN DEAD
Lieutenant Governor of California Ex-
pircs En- Route to His Home.

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 2S.-John
NJ. Eshleman, lieutenant governor OF
California, died today at Indio, Cal,
where he was taken from a train. He
was returning to Los Angeles from
Washington, where he had appeared
on behalf of California oil producers.
Advices received here said that Mr.
Eshleman suffered from hemorrhages
while on the train. He was SO years
old and was best known as the prin-
cipal author of the California railroad
commission bill and as the first presi-
dent of the state railway commission
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28
DIAz STARTS
new revolt

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Fclix Diaz
has eludcd the surveillance of depart
ment OF justice detectives and the gov
ernmcnt is interested in reports that
he is about to launch an armed expe-
dition against Carranza.
late today confirmation of reports
that General Felix Diaz had left the
United States for Mexico to start a
new revolution was received at the
department of Justice from several diff
ferent quarters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28
GIRL OF II MISSING
she Left Her Home Sunday Night
While the Family Slept.

Police officials have been asked to
help in a search that is being made
to locate Ferret Kay, Il 17-year-old
girl who has been staying at the home
of L. Candy, financier of the Knights
and Ladies of Security lodge.
Reasons for Miss Kay's leaving her
home are unknown. According to a
statement made by Mr.. Candy today
the girl got out of bed Sunday night
when all members of the Household
were asleep and took some change that
was lying in the house and left. Mr..
Candy believes she has gone to Kan
SaS City, he says.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28

No less than IS of the 246 fires in
Kansas in January were due to either
Reflective flues or chimneys. And
lust a reasonable amount of caution
on the part of property owners or
tenants would have prevented most if
not all OF these fires with their prop
erty loss OF S51.732. Why not swat
The possible causes of fires with the
same industry that the flies are
..N.nftedp
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New York. Feb. 2S.-MONEY-Merc
paper, 3M3H per cent. Sterling. 60 day
bills, 4.7114; demand, 4.7G1s; cables, Al.
demand. 1914 cables, Ti%. Kronen. de-
inand. Il: cables. 1871. builders demand,
425k; cnblcs, 425s. Lires. demand. GIL !:
cables, G.IG Hub,cs. demand. ~; cables
:,2lI. Bar silver. 5GMc: Mexican dollars
I3lac. Government bonds. steady; rnilroad
bonds; heavy, Time loans. firm 60 days.
Call money. steady; high. 2; low. Ia (;
ruling rate. ~: last loan, .; closing bid
ia offered at =.
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Journal Entries

nor is the room for Improvement
ever very crowded
+ +
Nobody should make mistakes just
to run the chances of profiting by
them.
= + J.
AS a buster of combinations the di
vorce law seems to be unusually ef-
fective.
= + I.
The bargain day victim is really the
husband who has to pay the bills
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28
ORPET BOUND over
Alleged Prisoner of Marion Lambert
Valves Preliminary Trial.

Lake Forest, Ill. Feb. 2S.-Will Z.
Orpet, a University of Wisconsin stu
dent, charged with the murder CT
Marion Frances Lambert, u Lake For
est high school student waived pre-
liminary examination before justice
OF the peace today The case will go
before the March grand jury.
Orpet entered q plea of not guilty
and was bound over without bail to
the grand jury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28

Nobody shall say that the Panama
California exposition at San Diego vlo-
lated American neutrality. The fair
was to have been dedicated for its
formal reopening for this year on
March Il, but the neutral board OF
managers decided to postpone the
ceremony until the following day so
that there could not be the slightest
whisper of international craftsmanship
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28

Where will Henry Prather FLETCHER
hang his coat and hat when ne goes TO
Mexico as ambassador from these
United states? The seat of the Car
rama government is no place in par
ticular Indeed, this de facto govern
ment Of Mexico seems to be looming
M as a joke of rather sorry proper
lions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28

A 100000 purse for the Willard
Moran fight. And now an offer OF
$4,000 purse for a wrestling match
between Joe Stecher and Frank Gotch-
Evidently the bankers know what they
are talking about in their assertions
that money is plentiful in this country
these days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28

Although a somewhat elderly lady
Naryland appears to be trltle SLOW
about cutting her wisdom teeth the
lower branch of her legislature has
put a quietus on the resolution that
would have permitted the voters OF
the state to register their sentiments
on a woman's suffrage constitutional
an1euduoeut
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28

dc. @ - reason! she exclaimed,
Hen lent cross for nothincr''
what is it1' demanded Tornr,,,
who had to be convinced.
shes cross at herself, ev,,to;...
MrT. Tommy. "because she sta 90 49,
ting IN this cold weather UsualIv she
watts IN spring But she took 4 sud.
den notion laat month and shes been
on that same meet ever since,"
EeISre Tommy had time To rsr,f,.
soft little "chcepi Cheept', soisrJaS
through the barn. But Mrs He
won't mind it now=she'n be han1-,,s.
erica mrs; Tommy Hear those ne
cnlcks. We must go and see then, 70
morrow (Copyright-c I'm 1,,a1, 20
Judson.) Ingram
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28

=. One variety of spring fever that is
Incident to weather of the kind that's
prevailed lately is an aching or itch
ing among the Kitchens garden enthu-
siasts 10 get busy with their spades
and rakes and hoes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28
BOOTY, A MILLION
Daring Attempt Made to Steal
Sum in n. Y.
Burglars Break Into L. s. Mail
Van on a Ferry.

New York. Feb. est became
known here today that a daring at
tempt to steal a sum estimated at ST.
600. 600 consigned to New York banks
had been made on Saturday morning
by burglars who broke into a United
States mail van while it was on a
ferry in transit from the Jersey Cen
trail railroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28

Plans for the big four days mem
bership campaign soon to be waged
by the Y. NJ. c. A the last of March
are practically completed. The cam
paign will be held March 29, 80, 81 and
April 1. The proceeding will start
with a banquet the evening of March
% for the thousand odd members of
the Y. NJ. c. A, and then the city will
be combed for new members.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28

Glass. Glazing and Paint Miller G
Gillespie, s33 K A. Phone 955.-Adv.
A. r. Trobert of 1926 Clay street
has been named by w. H. L. Pepperell
as deputy revenue collector with
headquarters at Wichita. Mr.. Pep
perell is revenue collector for Kansas
and Oklahoma. Mr.. Trobert left To-
peka the latter part of last week and
is already at work on his new job. Mr..
Trobert did stenographic work in To-
peka previous to his employment OIL
the federal position.
Miss Nancy Robertson. sister of Fred
Robertson, United States district attor-
ney, has taken a position in the office
of o. T. Wood, United States marshal.
Miss Robertson has been employed in
the internal revenue office at Wichita
and resigned that place to come to
Topeka. She will have charge of
stenographic and clerical work in the
office of the United States marshal.
gospel MEETING Thursday noon at the
machine shop.
Keep that date clear-March 3rd-
DR.. Chas. NJ Sheldon lectures at First
| congregational church, Harrison and
Seventh. Benefit Swedish Bethel
building fund. Tickets Csc at Nygren
Bros, 62S Kansas Ave--(Adv.
The Svea male chorus OF Topeka,
assisted by Miss Ona May Miller,
harpist. contralto and reader, will Of
for q special musical program tonight
at the Knights and Ladies of Security
hall, seventh and Kansas avenue. The
entertainment will be given under the
auspices of the Norden Benefit asso-
citation.
DR.. c. A. Mcclure expressed salts
faction today over the condition OF
A. \. Robinson. Mr.. Robinson. former
president of the Mexican Central rail-
way, suffered an acute attack of YER
tigo Saturday in a Kansas avenue
store and was taken home by DR.. Nc
CURE. His physician stated today
that Mr.. Robinson is sitting up and
that his condition is improving.
This afternoon the police were adj
vised of other dep~edat;o1s of robbers
working in the city. Mrs. a. !. Miller
Of $500 West Tenth street notified
headquarters that she went on n shop
ping trip Friday afternoon. When she
returned evidences of an invasion were
noticeable and a lady's watch was
missing. VIII Dyal reported that the
Dyal Brothers barn near the Seymour
Packing company had been entered
Sunday afternoon set of double
harness was removed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28

Probably not a few Kansas farmers
have been holding out for S1.9O ana
even 81 wheat. And the present IN
-aications are that they will be much
longer on experience than they will on
profits when they finally get around
10 selling
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28

Noting the observation of para
grapher that "Soon the birds will be
making love and getting married,
the Springfield News adds: Likewise
will the meek and lowly angle worm
wish he had never been born.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28

of probabilities and you'll see. II you
wouldn't take chance on the money
or the train. why en- your crops: Test
your seed. Do II now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28

To such a pretty pass have local
Educational activities come that dane
ms in the high school gymnasium has
been permitted to interfere with the
practice of the boys on the basketball
team
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28

The Philathea and Baraca Bible
classes of the First Methodist church
will hold banquet at the church par
lors tomorrow at $50 p. m.
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FUIIi LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF TIE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member OF the
Associated Press and receives the full DAY
felerranh report Of that great news or
t-aniyation. for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news is received In The state jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose