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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-08
Advertisement

Mrs. G. TT. Ackert, Of Chicago, ac-
companied by her father In law, r. II.
Ackert, arrived in the city Sunday
evening to visit at the home Of her sis
ter, Miss Ida Dugan, i,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-08

The McCord grocery will be closed
tomorrow afternoon and therefore will
appreciate your orders the first thing
in the morning. Phones 2S4 and 1854.
McCord's. & s1.as 49,, NJ Z ..., ,sgsl;Si
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-08

\ Mrs. Luther Ray spent Sunday
with Mrs. Ella Mark Lee, deputy COM
mander Of the Ladies of the Macca-
bees, at Boone. Mrs. Ray also visited
Mrs. L.. M. Duryee. .,- %E
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-08

Gross, Christian Science lecturer; to-
morrow night. Plan to attend.-Adver-
N a,V, anf VII 5tl.t ~ as n St f}2sf NgSss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-08

Mr.. and Mrs. John FIatley. OF Mons
mouth. Ill. arrived in the city Satur-
day to visit their son, E. G. Eatley,
and family. ANN ,zt5 n @q Ga ~ l.*z%
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-08

Mrs. Rachael Stiles and daughter,
Mrs. Anna Edwards. of New Sharon
visited in the city over Sunday with
the formers daughter and the latter's
sister, Mrs, J. F. Battin. ~ %.z .%
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-08

Mrs. 4. r, Galloway went Saturday
to Ames to visit her daughter Mrs.
H ~ Ford s {a9g - s. VI 5$l s-t3E J{r
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-08

I Mrs. j. II. Speicher, Of xsolders'
home. went Saturday to Liscomb 10,
visit friends, jf IA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22
Euening Chat
Making Ones Self Ugly.
BY RUTH CAMERON.


What a very big difference for bet
make in a facet
Beside me on the trolley the other
day sat a woman who. at first glance,
seemed to me extraordinarily ugly.
Then 1 looked again and saw that
half the unlovelineSS of her came from
her position and expression. She had
one hand at her face and was pulling
knit in deep thought. and, however
well that sounds in fiction, in fact it is
an unbeautiful trick. Her shoulders
were stopped forward. She would never
have been pretty, she had a very large
nose and a, coarse skin, but she would
not have been ugly enough to draw
second glance of distaste if she hadn't
distorted her face by her expression.
Children ought to be trained not to
put their hands to their faces. The
skin of the face is delicate and suffers
unnecessary contamination from the
dirt and germs which the hands are
likely to carry.
Rubbing the eyes is a particularly
vicious trick of this sort. I know a
girl who lost half her eyelashes from
an inflammation of the eyes and lids
caused by rubbing the eyes and getting
germs into them.
People who talk with their hands in
front of their faces are nuisance.
You have to guess at what they are
saying half the time.
Nervousness is the cause of most OF
these unpleasant tricks. We don't
know what to do with our hands, and
so we continually employ them in ner-
vouS, unnecessary motions.
The person who can let his hands
lie gracefully in his lap or on the arms
of the chair, has acquired one of the
fine arts of social converse.
A short course (ShOrt, because
everything has to be short in these
days. in expression and repose would
benefit most of us.
I looked around the car after an
alyzing my unlovely neighbor and saw
at least half dozen more men and
women who were distorting their faces
in one way or another
The people who were reading were
the most free from disfiguring express
sions. They were interested, and
when we are interested we are apt to
| look more intelligent and be less nerv-
Gus and i'll at ease
Some unlovely expressions are the
result of inward unloveliness. when
sin is in the heart it leaps out on the
face Such unhealthy states of mind
as discomfort, sensuality, meanness,
; etc, stamp themselves on the face.
But there are other disfiguring ex-
pressions that,are only unnecessary ia
cial tricks. These are weeds whose
roots are just under the surface and
which could be pulled up with a little
effort
Self-consciousness is an unpleasant
trait when one has too much of it,
but we need enough to control our ex-
pressions and not make ourselves I'M
necessarily hard to look at.-(Pro-
tected by George Matthew Adams.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22
Jayhawker Jots

Dodge City is getting ready to bat.
or more probably golf in the metro
politan league. The Dodge City Globe
reports that its town is soon to have a
Country club.
1t is the belief of the Arkansas City
doesn't come out more this month, is
because it is too bashful to go against
the summer styles.
From the Kansas Zephyrs column
of Fred Cooks jamestown Optimist:
A woman can keep a secret all right,
providing the scandal concerns herself
alone. A visiting girl is always
popular with the town boys until they
become better acquainted.
Oscar Stauffer, editor of the Pea
body Gazette-Herald, sizes up a few
things thusly: Too many girls bake
the cakes and let mother do the work.
About the only thing a
good many men accumulate is debts.
An emergency brake could
be applied to some peoples tongues to
good advantage. The importance
of a man at his own wedding is prob
ably where the cipher originated.
Motor cars are so comman
now that one may expect the real
aristocrats to dispense with them any
day. Hoboes never have any
trouble getting a divorce from work
so long as the back doors pay them
alimony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22
Glob Sights
BY THE ATCHISON GLOBE.

So many people say they know,
when they don't know.
A healthy man never pays much
attention to health hints.
An education isn't much of a help
to a man who has no sense.
Don't waste your time looking back
ward at neglected opportunities.
In time one learns that a lot of
foolishness is accepted as wisdom by
the fools
What you want may not necessarily
be your rights, even when you call it
that.
Even sympathy may be overdone.
Lots of people could help more by not
saying SO much.
There is no such thing as monop-
olizing trouble. although some make
a strong effort in that direction.
You are not carrying your full load
unless you practice self-denial in some
form and to some extent.
Solomon was so wise he may have
understood woman; and then. he had
considerable opportunity to study her.
Occasionally a man violates his
marriage vows, but it may be added
that blamed few women obey their
husbands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22

What do you want to known" she
asked.
why did Bill call you Gertrude ,"
Because that what all my friends
call me-" She hesitated a moment.
My name is Doris Gertrude Huntley."
''Oh," Shrimp's face cleared. And
are you the girl who sent me the
candy?"
yes. 1t was Bills idea; he wanted
to tease you"
'well, the old codgeri'' Shrimp
was silent for a moment. evidently
debating the wisdom of his next move,
but finally he decided to plunge. 81
ought to pay you back for that
candy" he suggested.
Yes, you ought"
Don't you think it would be a good
idea for me to give you a box in re-
turn?"
"Fine!"
IF 1 sent it." Shrimp continued. cit
might get lost
Maybe you'd better bring it per-
sonally.''
Shrimp's eyes beamed.
Next Tuesday night he said, 'Pll
take it to you in White Plains" She
nodded. And" he added, after a
pause, I'm glad your Lame is Ger
trude."
When Bill Scudder came for the
final dance, he found them smiling
into each others eyes. He did not
seem to be either shocked or sur
prised.- Copyright. 1916, by the Nc
C1ure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22

to do this is the key to the proper I'M
derstanding of the land problem in
Mexico.
In fact, there can be no full COM
prehension of the so-called land
problem" without an understanding
of the character of the Mexican peon.
The great problem in Mexico is not
the land question, but the Indian
question.
The general impression which exists
in the United States, that Mexico is
Latin country, is a mistake. Presi-
dent Diaz estimated that in 80 per
cent of the Mexican population In
dian blood predominated, and that
considerably over so per cent of the
population was of pure Indian blood.
In this fact we have the A B c of a
correct understanding of the Mexican
situation; and the X Y z of it lies in
the knowledge of the fact that the
Mexican Indian is similar to the North
American Indian with whom we are
familiar, except in two respects. The
North American Indian was a nomad.
and a warrior; while the Mexican
Indian is attached to his village, and
is a pacific Individual. Otherwise
they have the same characteristics:
they are treacherous, revengeful,
cruel, lazy opposed to modern civili-
zation, lacking in initiative, in the
power of forecast, in self-restraint,
and are devoid of interest in the gen.
eral welfare of the community. cor
course there are exceptions to the
rule. There are some exceedingly
clever Indians, and, with opportunity,
this class would undoubtedly come to
the 'front.' The real problem in
Mexico is the problem of the races.
With 10 per cent of the population
Caucasian and 90 per cent Indian,
how is it possible for a constitution
and a body of laws to be evolved and
adopted by the two races which would
be applicable to both? The PROPOSE
ton is an absurdity. The preponder-
ance of Indian blood in the popula-
ton of the country constitutes the
great fundamental problem which
embraces and overshadows all others
in Mexico. 1t is the basis of all revo-
lutions, for the reason that revolutions
such as usually occur in Mexico could
not take place except in a community
where the masses of the people are
in ignorance. 1t makes real democ-
racy in Mexico impossible, and it
gives rise to all of these problems
which are now vexing that unfortu-
nate country, and the solution of
which is fraught with so much diff
ficulty.
la h
lem in Mexico is not more land for
the people, but more people for the
land. 1t is we'll known that in many
of the states the people are actually
Land poor"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22
LAND TROUBLE IN MEXICO

The general impression which pre-
walls in the United States that an
agrarian question lies at the basis of
the present revolution in Mexico, is
not supported by the facts, as an in
vestigation of the situation will show,
writes Lebbens r. Whitley, in the
North American Review. In the first
place, there is no general agrarian
question in Mexico. Oppression in
Mexico is general and there are
abuses which are universal; but this
is not true, with one exception which
will be mentioned later, of those
abuses arising out of the administra-
ton of landed estates. The land
question is local. and differs in differ
ent localities. 1t is serious in only
one state-Morelos.
There can be no general land
question in Mexico, for two rea sons:
First, because the Indian does not
want land, and second, if he did
want it, it exists in great abundance
for ALL Only about fifteen million
people, the majority of whom are In
dams, live in Mexico, which is a coun-
try of over 100000 square miles, or
500, 900, 900 acres. The fact that the
Indians do not want land has been
demonstrated many times and in va
riouS ways.
No, the Indian does not want land.
What he wants is permanent employ
ment at a reasonable wage. He wants
to live in comfort without the anxiety
and labor which are incident to the
successful ma nagemeEt of landed
estates. This trait of the Indian
character is well illustrated by the
fact that a great majority of the race
prefer to dwell on the tablelands
which occupy the central part of the
republic, where tho climate is cool,
the land poor and dear, and water
scarce, rather than to live in the low
lands along the coast, where the eli
mate is hot, the soil rich and cheap,
and water plentiful. The trait of the
Indian character which causes him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22

Not a few Americs MS have deplored
the fact that American-made bullets
and smells have been used with such
deadly effect by the Entente Allies
on the soldiers of the Central Powers
But what will they and all other
Americans have to say, m the event
Of real hostiIities between de facto
forces OF Mexico and those OF the
United States, when the soldiers of the
latter are sent to graves and hospitals
by American-made munitions OF war
ana which have been shipped into
Mexico from this country in large
quantities and as late as March and
April of this year? 1t has been little
short of a criminal blunder for the
United States authorities to have per-
mi,ted the shipment of any variety OF
munitions of war from this country
into Mexico and to any Mexican fac
ton since the very beginning Of the
necessity of placing any considerable
number of American troops along the
Mexican border.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22
Journal Entries

1t is always hard work to do the
things that must be done.
Hatred is a mighty poor thing for
any one to invest in extensively.
About the only summer style that
can be obtained cheaply is a coat of
tan.
Adam was also lucky man in that
there were no other men about for
Eve to compare him with.
The trouble with classical music for
most folk is that there is too much
theory and too little tune in it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22
THE NEGLECTED CALL.

Heart I said to my heart, 'life's not a
battle;
No word has come to US to fight-to
Stay
To tilt at other hearts, nor yet at shad-
---~ ows.
Heart 1 said to my heart" Tets just
today
Lie cheek-deep in field daisies, so, and
listen
To what June has to say
Heart" said to my heart, why should
we, shouting,
Wave high a sword, and spur against
a shade?
Let's just be glad, then. that the pink
is showing
In all the bulky rosebuds down the
glade,
Our duty's just to chatter with the black
birds;
Or why was springtime made?
Heart" 1 said to my heart, lets dream.
What matter
If fools break lances with the stars to-
night?
There is no music in n groan, no beauty
In gaping wounds-shall these profane
our sight?"
Heart I said to my heart, then, In q
whisper,
Lets both go back and fight.'
Mary Carolyn Davies, in Boston Tran
script.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22
CAN REACH ANY LAND.

The sending of money or goods to
the relief agencies of any of the war
ring countries is no longer a problem.
81 don't know how to reach Them, can
no longer serve as an excuse. A sort of
central clearing house has been estab-
lished in the Federal Council of the
churches of Christ in America through
which any organization or country
can be reached.
The federal council prefers to have
contributions sent direct to the relief
fund the giver chooses, but the result
of an appeal in behalf of all the relief
funds issued by this organization
month ago was the receipt of many
checks. Ex-President Taft, Judge AL
ton B. Parker, Seth Low and others
endorsed and emphasized the appeal,
and the federal council found itself
forced to establish a new department
I'VE will gladly give information, :"
says DR.. Charles S. mcfarland, gen.
eral secretary of the council, in a cir
cular on this matter, "as to the needs
of any land and the most direct means
of relieving them. While we have not
deemed it advisable to add another
fund to the excellent organizations in
existence, we are willing upon request
to receive and distribute funds, when
ever possible through the existing or
CARNATIONS. Contributions should be
addressed to the Federal Council War
Relief Fund, 1105 East Twenty-second
street, New York City, and checks
should be made payable to the War
Relief Fund"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22

only little while ago ana the
members of the Bull Moose party III
kansas congregated in Topeka in large
numbers for state convention that
was ore of the most virile and en-
tbusiastic political gatherings tnat
Kansas has seen in many day but
they have suddenly drawn IN their
horns SO completely that it Will De
impossible from now on to distinguish
them from Republicans They were
ALI good Republicans once and II Is
anparent that they are determined to
be lust as good Republicans again
Perhaps the Bull Moose party of Kan
sas did not live in vain. At any RATE
it must be conceded that It's promo
ters and followers meant We'll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22
THE AMAZING BEETLE.

One of the most amazing things in
natural history is the way in which
beetles have triumphed in the strug-
gle for existence. says the July Pop
ular Science Monthly OF all creatures
they are by far the most numerous,
no fewer than $50, 900 distinct species
having been identified-three times
the number of backboned animals.
They are found practically every
wherein the frost-bound tracts of
Iceland and in the hot desert sands
of Africa: on the highest mountains,
under the ground, and as fossil, in the
deepest strata: on land and in water;
on plants, among stones, and in wood
and earth; and even in the very era
ters of VOLCANOES. But there is one
place where no beetle has yet been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22

A big round raindrop dropped down
* splash into the middle of pansy's
face.
''Ugh!" cried the frightened pansy
as she shook her head and sputtered
through the wetness. "Ughi I'm wet,"
81 do beg your pardon" said the
raindrop hastily I'll slide on down
to the ground as soon as 1 get my
breath l had no idea where 1 was
falling to-"
so I see," laughed the pansy good
naturedly; land 1 had no idea you
were coming or I would have closed
up my petals. I never guessed we
were to have shower
Nor 1 either" said the raindrop-
Didn't. you know" asked the pam
sy blossom in surprise. Il thought
raindrops did nothing but come to
earth"
what an ideal" And it was now
the raindrop's turn to laugh Com
ing down to earth is about the brief
est of our duties" the raindrop added;
though 1 must admit that it is likely
the most important thing we do.
without it, we could do nothing else"
That sounded rather mysterious to
the curious pansy and naturally she
wanted to hear the raindrop talk some
more. But just then he said, There
now. guess have my breath, and I'll
go a-rolling down your leaves to the
soil"
"Oh, please don't" cried the pansy.
DO stay and talk to me! There are
so many things 1 want to ask you
about and so many things you can tell
me of. 1t isn't often that 1 have a
chance to talk to anybody wise as
YOU areas much Travelled and SO well
informed"
..WelI-l" said the raindrop doubt
fully. I'D like to stay and talk to you.
iCfa
know. And if / could stay, / would
tell you of the wonders 1 pass in my
trips through the inside of the earth
the dark inside that none but a rain
drop ever sees And the glory of the
up-bubbling springs and the wonder
of the waterfalls and the beauty of the
sky. Yes. we could find much to
talk off,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News. ]

IFrom the Chicago News.1
A miser is known by the money he
keeps.
The letter carriers whistle is pos
tai note.
Sometimes an eye Is not as black
as it is pasted.
If a womans face is a poem it
should be a Hneless one.
1t takes a real artist to paint a town
red with water colorS.
None are so ignorant as those who
think they know it all.
Even the man who is dreamer at
tracts attention-when he SHORES.
Riches have wings, but it is fool
ish to sit in a rocking chair and wait
for them to fly your way.
A few good misses IN the chorus
are apt to help an opera to make a
hit.
Just think of the time you waste in
talking when you have nothing to say.
Too many men want to run the
country instead of attending to their
own knitting.
A wedding tour abroad will some
times cure a man from wanting to
travel with his wife again
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22
SWAT THE FIRE LOSS.

Four Kansans lost their lives in
fires during the month of May, and
four others were more or less severely
burned. This was in addition. of
course, to a considerable amount of
property that was either destroyed or
badly damaged. And yet the people
of Kansas could swat their fire loss
about as easily as some localities in
the state have practically swatted the
house-fly out of business. Careless
ness is responsible for most of the
fires, just as carelessness is RESPONSE
BILE for a plague of flies. The fly
isn't put out of the running with the
little hand-swatter that has now its
place in every household. The fly
evil is corrected by ceaseless vigilance
against the accumulation of garbage,
rubbish and other filth around prem
Uses, and the proper care and cover
ing of manure piles-the breeding
places of the little pests. In other
words, preventive measures solve the
fly problem. And the same sort OF
measures would do the same for the
fire problem. A reasonable exercise
of care against the accumulation of
trash in closets, cellars md barns; a
reasonable exercise of care in keep
ing and handling matches and in dis
posing of lighted cigarette and CT
gar stubs; a reasonable exercise
of care in handling gasoline and kero-
sene; and reasonable exercise of
care in the operation of stoves and
furnaces, with a proper attention to
chimneys and flues-and the fire loss
would be of negligible proportions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22
QUAKER fluctuations.

lFrom the Philadelphia Record
The fellow who misses his aim is
apt to yell for a larger target.
Good advice sometimes helps a man
almost as much as a good scare
There is no paradox that will quite
equal an optimist with boil on his
neck.
Unfortunately, the high cost of liv-
ing is not restricted to our overhead
expenses.
Even when people boast that they
pay as they go, you can't always get
rid of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22

ly 1 will slide right off? canpot s,.v
here, though 1 admit 1 would like to-"
Tx that, laughed the pansy:
and what do you suppose she did
she promptly curled up the edges
or her petals so that the raindron
couldn't slide down even IL he
wanted to. Wasn't she a clever lit
tie flower? And folks who passed bv
the garden after the unexpected
shower was over spied the pansy
and saw the raindrop in the raiddIe
of the curled-up purple petals
They saw the raindrop, but they
didn't guess the good time that
rafDdrop and that pansy were hay-
ing. talking of the wonders of this
earth - Copyright - Clara Ingram
Judson.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22

This is a free country all right, and
Kansas is one of the freest parts of it.
But the Industrial Workers of the
World, who have been more appro-
priately dubbed the 1-won't-Work-
ers," or their leaders, will probably
discover that they are barking up the
wrong tree if they attempt to interfere
to any extent with the harvest of the
Kansas wheat crop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22
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