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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-03

as larks. A reporter was told during
an interview with DR.. Hammond of
the New York Athletic club, ''the
idea is to cultivate the frame of mind
that man of fifty should not sit in
the chimney corner at his tatting."
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-03
Looking to 1917.
No. C-BOxinG

Undertaking isI an ancient custom.
It never has been very pleasant one.
which doesn't alter the fact that the
boxing game, sunk to miry depths IN
1916 and 1917, will hold little promise
for a change with most of the present
promoters and boxers still on top.
The greed that has grown into the
game has done it no good. Most OF
the present day boxers want young
fortunes to stall ten rounds No won
der those on top year ago are still
on top. willard boxed one ten-round
contest and Welsh played 1t safe, even
down to the referee.
Nineteen seventeen, however, shows
greater promise. There is still no
heavyweight in sight to threaten
wizards rule. There 10 very little
chance for his 1917 dethronement.
He looks flxed at the crest for at least
another year.
But edging down, there Is world
or action In sight with Darcy, Dillon.
Miske. Levinsky and others, provided
proper programs are arranged.
niddleweiRht or a. light-heavyweight
carnival might easily be arranged or
more than usual interest and with
Tex Rickard on the Job the prospect
look. favorable for more than one
| spicy occasion.
There is a good chance that Freddie
Welsh will end his championship
! career this year, provided Freddie
! takes any part Of a chance His sue
cessor may be White. Leonard or
Dundee, provided the crafty Mr.. Welsh
gets away from ten-round exhibitions
and agrees to an impartial referee.
What boxing needs most Is ma
tional organization to suppress certain
| promoters, take charge OF the boxer.
and weed out the graft, trickery and
greed as far as such a thing may be
| done.
If by any chance Georges Carpen-
tier can be brought over there VIII pe
no further question about success.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-03

The men in the group, from left to
right standing, DR.. M. J. Echeverria,
Arthur j. Eddy, DR.. James B. Glenn
gens; Sitting, Charles G.. Bothner. Dr..
Graeme NJ Hammond, Samuel T.
Shaw.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-03

If I should ever miss one, I'll
Quit smoking for a little while.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03

to be found in almost every COM
munity. If these were used with
proper care the danger would be neg
ligible, but, unfortunately, proper
ton of their users does not realize
the peril of leaving them in circuit
when not in use. In such cases these
devices tend to become overheated,
whereupon they are likely to set fire
to anything combustible with which
they are in contact.
Fires of this class furnish a special
peril to life, being most frequent in
dwellings and often starting at night
A characteristic example is that in
which an electric pressing iron is left
upon the ironing board, with the cur
rent turned on, and then forgotten. II
such a case the fire may not occur I'M
til some hours later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
WHAT NEXT?

During the last few years there
have been created, either by law or by
private effort, various commissions,
committees and societies for the physi-
cal, social. moral and spiritual adj
vancement of humanity. Anti-alcohol,
anti-cigarette, anti-swearing, anti
race track or poker gambling, anti
child labor and other anti societies
have done good work. And to these
is now to be added, says the Los An
geles Times, a movement for the up
lift of the hog.
An ordinance is before the board of
supervisors requiring all food for hogs
to be heated to PIP degrees and cooked
for thirty minutes. Raw potatoes.
raw celery, uncooked corn and raw
beet-tops are to be excluded from the
menu of piggy. His trough must be
secured daily, and his meals must be
served regularly. AS yet no provision
is made for napkins, but that may
come later. No more than fifty hogs
can be added to any mans family I'M
less his home is more than one mile
from a community containing twenty
or more houses.
Hog ranchers must obtain county
licenses, and if the hogman violates
the proposed ordinance his license will
be revoked and he may be fined $500
and inearcerated for six months in
dungeon where no telephone will com
municate with his cell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
THE RIyEk oFMFE.

THE RIVER OF LIFE.
The more we live more brief appear
Our life's succeeding stages;
A day to childhood seems a year
And years like passing ages.
The gladstone current of our youth
Ere passion vet disorders,
Steals lingering like river smooth
Along its grassy borders.
But as the careworn cheek grows wan
And sorrows shafts fly thicker
Ye stars, that measure life to man
Why seem your courses quicker?
When joys have lost their bloom and
breath,
And life itself is vapfd,
Why, as we near the Falls of Death,
Feel we its tide more rapid?
1t may be strange,-yet who would change
Times course to slower speeding,
When one by one our friends are gone
And left our bosoms bleeding?
Heaven gives our years of fading strength
Indemnifying fleetness;
And those of youth a seeming length,
Proportioned to its sweetness.
Thomas Campbell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03

for permeating every governmental
financial and industrial agency IN the
United States had been undertaken;
that, in the offices of the state, war
and navy departments; in the federal
secret service orga nizations and police
departments of the large cities; and in
every important banking house, manu-
featuring plant and mercantile estab-
lishment. they had placed their people
who report all matters of value to
central agency; that, on the battle
ships and submarines they had placed
their agents, disguised as electricians
and other mechanics, to be ready, in
case war with the United States were
declared, to disable or sink those YES
sells from within; that the forts, ar
senaIs and armories in the United
States were at their mercy thru the
guards, watchmen and other employees
whom they had caused to be placed in
such positions and that much of this
had been accomplished thru the open
door of the civil service; that they
were promoting peace, anti-military
movements and pacifist maneuvers of
every description; and that they had
utilized the secret societies of various
nationalities included in their group of
belligerents, to have ready for action
in case of war, half a million trained
and armed supporters.
In other words, to hear them talk,
one would think that all those powers
had to do would be to announce some
morning that 1.-The day" had come anG
that before night, the country would
be in their hands without a struggle
1t is not unlikely that agents of the
other powers have also availed them
selves of our easy-going ways and
know fully as much about our affairs
as we do ourselves, if not more.
While at times it has been doubtful
as to which side of the controversy
we would likely be drawn into, there
is no Disgusting the fact that today the
United States is very near war with
the central powers, if she is not all
ready in state of war.
The propaganda of the opposing
forces referred to has, in fact, been
projected into every line of endeavor
finance, commerce. politics, educa-
ton, publicity, and labor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03

BY the terms of the armed neutral
ity bill, the treasury under the direc-
ton of the president is authorized to
issue 500, 900, 900 United States bonds.
They are to be sold not lower than par,
are TO bear-interest not exceeding 8
per cent, but are to be convertible
into bonds at a higher rate, if such
rate shall be fixed on any further is
sue of bonds between now and 1919.
That these bonds will be snapped up
by investors does not admit of doubt,
even tho European securities are be-
ing offered in the market at much
higher rate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
GERMAN SECRET SERVICE.

1t is announced from washington
that the government is in possession
of information that Germany has been
busy in this country along other lines,
besides those of inducing Mexico and
Japan to unite in war against the
United States.
Even before the news of the Zim-
hermann note was published, Ralph
NJ. Easley, chairman of the executive
council of the National Civic Fedora
ton wrote:
Our nation faces problems in the
event of war that have never con-
fronted any other country. With 3D.
100000 of our population either for
eign-born or of foreign or mixed par
entage. and with 2S.00O.o0o coming
from the countries now at war, many
naturally having transferred to our
shores their hatreds and sympathies,
it is not strange that when war broke
out in Europe, propaganda campaigns
were undertaken here, openly and Sc
cretly, in behalf of both beIligerent
groups. At first these took the form
of mere attempts to convince Ameri-
cans of the merits of their respective
causes but later they assumed the
more sinister aspect of endeavors to
embroil this country in the conflict.
In case of one of the belligerents, II
is claimed by some of their more boast
full subjects that, long before the war
thoro and comprehensive program
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
GOVERNMENTAL SCHOOLS.

The vocational education law passed
by congress, appropriates $38,OO0,0O0
to be strung out over a period of
years and provides for another lot of
public officials. This law, which is
known as the Hughes-Smith act, has
been before the congress several
years and the president recommended
its passage at the opening of the ses-
sion. 1t appropriates $38,OOO,OOO to
be expended over a period of years
beginning with the present, the an
nual sum increasing gradually from
s1,7OO,OOO this year to s7,2OO,OO0 in
1925. The annual appropriations will
be apportioned among the several
states on the condition that they con-
tribute an equal sum for the work.
The bill creates a board for voca-
tional education to consist of the secre-
taries of agriculture. commerce and
labor and the federal commission of
education; OF three citizens to be ap-
pointed by the president from civil life.
one of whom shall be representative of
agriculture. one of labor and one of
commercial or manufacturing inter-
ests. The civilian members are to re-
ceive an annual salary of $1,000. Thus,
incidentally, a new federal commits
sion has been created.
The details of the plan under which
the governments vocational educa-
ton enterprise is to be pursued will be
worked out later. But the bill as ap-
proved provides that the federal
board is to cooperate with the states
The latter, to obtain the benefit of the
act, must create a state board to CO.
operate with the national board. Three
funds are created, one for the en-
ployment of teachers, supervisors and
directors of agriculture; one for the en-
ployment of teachers of trades and in
dustrial subjects, and one for training
the teachers of agriculture, trade and
industry ands home economic sub
jects. Allotment of federal aid is to
be made on the basis of rural popula-
ton in the first class, urban popula-
ton in the second and general popu-
lation in the third.
The amount of money to be ex-
pended at any one time and place is
SO small that there seems little
ground for hope that any real good
can be accomplished
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
WHATCHAMA COLUMN
By "GM."
GAS METERS.
By "GM."

Does your gas meter sit in the
kitchen and stare at your wife. Or
has it the decency to go down cellar
and stay there?
Ours sits in the kitchen And
we don't like it. It's SO glum. 1t
makes US nervous. Every time
we begin to cook it clicks its tongue
at us. Not loud, but just enough
to be annoying. 1t knows all the
time what it's doing to US. And
it Knows we know.
What does the gas company
send out a gloomy thing like that
TO take your money away from
you for, anyhow? Does a gas meter
have to be melancholy? Can't
it be bright and cheerful? Is there
any good reason why it shouldn't
smile and be happy, even if it
does rob you while you're away for
the summer?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
Encased Postage stamps.

New York City was the birthplace
of this peculiar sort of money, made
by putting United States postage
stamps in flat circular brass cases
with the faces protected by thin
sheet of mica. The encased stamps
consisted of these denominations: .
3. 5, 10. IL, "a, 80 and 90 cent, 1852,
and this method of protecting the
stamps so they could Withstand the
wear of circulation was the invention
of John Gault who was in business at
Park Place, n. Y. City.
Mr.. Gault manufactured many
kinds to be used by business firms
in place of small change, as well as
the mutilated and worn postage
stamps used for money at the begin
ing of the war. Many of the encased
stamps bore the name of the firm on
the reverse side, so that the currency
served to advertise the firm that is
sued it.
Occasionally a subscriber asks us
in regard to these stamps and their
value. Our reply always is that they
are of considerable rarity and not in
frequently they command a big pre-
MUM This is particularly true of
the H. "a, 80 and 80 cent denomina-
tions These stamps are eagerly
sought for by collectors of both
stamps and coins, but especially the
former. and they fetch good prices
" henever offered at auction sales
The American Boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
GLOBE SIGHTS
[From the Atchison G1obe.l

tFrom the Atchison GIobel
Not nearly all the breach of prom
Use cases get to court.
One rather admires distant rela-
tives. Say 5000 miles.
The apple is a great fruit because
it is not always u Ben Davis.
Winter is playing almost as many
return engagements this year as Sarah
Bernhard.
What has become of the old-fash-
toned man who wound up every let
ter with I'm Haste?''
A Missourian's regard for light
bread" may also be entered into the
superlative contempt contest.
The cauliflower needn't feel so all
fired superior to the cabbage, with
cabbage prices where they are.
This is the season of poultry
shows, altho the summer display of
chickens may be more apparent.
any more than Jim can wear John 5
shoes. Minds, like feet, are of diff
ferent lasts.
If you don't know the lodge Sc
crets, the fact that they wouldn't in
terest you may afford slight consola-
ton.
There are said to be all kinds of
people; ever know of man who re-
duced his expenses when his wages
were raised?
If a man makes a good guess he is
one puts him to the bad. If you talk
less you will guess less.
After one passes thirty, time flies
so fast that one doesn't get thru wor-
rying about the peach buds until the
canning season arrives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03

Treat crime as a disease" says
writer in the Editorial. One OF the
most troublesome features OF the
liauor problem has been the DISPOSE
ton of a large number of persons VINO
do not drink liquor to regard liquor
drinking as a disease. The drunkard
has ESCAPED lust punishment for his
indulgence. on the theory that ne
could not help it and was not re-
sponsibIe. If the laws had been
framed to hit the drinker as well as
the seller the liquor problem would
have been solved years ago. Any man
can refrain from committing a crime
or from drinking liquor if he be
anxious to do so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
DINNER STORIES

The squire's pretty daughter lex
aiming the village schooD-Now,
children, can you tell me what a mir
acle is?
The children loked at one another,
but remained silent.
Can no one answer this question ~
the new curate asked, who was stand
ing behind the squire's daughter. A
little girl was suddenly struck with a
brilliant idea. She held up her hand
excitedly.
well, Nellie?" the squire's daugh-
ter asked, smiling approval
please, miss the small child re-
piled breathlessly, mother says twill
be miracle if you don't marry the
new curate"
The little boy was evidently a firm
believer in the old adage, 'Of two
evils choose the lesser" Turning a
corner at full speed, he collided with
the minister.
Where are you running to, my
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Eggs a La Bonnie Femme.

Peel and chop one large Bermuda
onion. Fry slowly with one heaping
tablespoonful of butter When deli
cate brown, add three or four drops of
vinegar and spread over the bottom
of buttered pie plate or shallow dish.
Sprinkle lightly with salt and paprika
and over this carefully break as many
eggs as the dish will accommodate.
Again sprinkle with a little salt and
place in a moderate oven until the
eggs are nearly set. Sprinkle over the
top two heaping tablespoons of crush
ed bread crumbs that have been
moistened with melted butter. return
to the oven for couple of minutes
and serve as hot as possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
According to the report of the con

According to the report of the con-
troller of the currency, 1850 national
banks in 1915 paid an average divi-
dend of 1903 per cent. State banks,
to the number of 1866, paid an aver
age dividend of 1898 per cent. Trust
companies, totaling 1,16S. paid an av-
erage dividend of 1917 per cent; and
347 private banks yielded an average
of 1887 per cent. The average an
nual net earnings of railroads for
the past three years have been a Ia
per cent. Yet there are those who
think the railroads are making too
much money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
SIDE TALK S
How 1t Happened Before.
BY RUTH CAMERON.

Is there anyone in the world who
has not at one time or another had
that haunting sense Of having said
or heard just the same thing under
the same conditions some time before,
attack him in the midst of a CONVEX
sation?
I doubt it.
And so, I'presume everyone will be
interested in an explanation that
someone has offered, and in my ex-
periences with it.
The explanation is this-that dur
ing the conversation your conscious
mind has been wandering while your
subconscious mind has remained on
the thing said, a second later your
subconscious mind comes back to
earth and also hears it. And it is the
subconscious minds record of it which
the conscious mind remembers and
thinks is some impression of a former
existence.
I read that explanation one day and
shifted at it. ''Nonsense!" ] thought
and discarded it loftily.
A few days later, as I was sitting
in an electric car, I found my mind
humming that silly old popular song,
Il find the Western Union a conven-
fence, everywhere I roam What
on earth brought that to my mind ~
| wondered. And then / suddenly be-
came conscious that we were passing
white lettered sign, Western Union"
Evidently my subconscious mind
had seen that sign before my con-
scious mind, which was busy with
, other things. -
And evidently the same thing might
happen in a conversation.
Whereupon L decided to retract my
verdict of 'Nonsense''-an experience
[ sometimes have when / am too posi-
tive.
L was talking about this subject to
| the Cynic and he said, YES, I've had
that same experience seeing a word on
page of print. I'll be looking at
newspaper or a magazine and sud
denly I'll find myself thinking of some
particular word. I'm not conscious of
having read 1t. and often l can't find
it at first but sooner or later 1 track
1t down. It's always there. 1 suppose
Tor some reason my subconscious
mind picks it out"
have had the same experience,
but with sign boards rather than the
printed page. probably because my
eyes are not so good as the Cynic's.
Truly this subconscious mind is
wonderful and fascinating force. 1t
seems to be infinitely more alert and
diligent than the conscious mind. If
we could only find some way of get
ting at its stores of hidden power
what Supermen We might become!
Perhaps that wilr be the next great
| invention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03

The United States is by far the
worlds largest manufacturer of mo-
ton picture film While no exact
figures are available on the quantity
of film now produced in the United
States, an estimate based upon the
known quantity exported suggests
that the entire domestic production
considerably exceeds 1000, 100000
feet, with value of approximately
s4OOO0OOO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
Impertinent Comment.

The worlds worst migrate is the
Reformer. He bites the hand that
feeds him. Without a Wrong to rail
at he would waste away.
Many a man who hasn't much to
say can talk your arm off.
Some people are so suspicious they
distrust their own suspicious.
Heredity may be a strong influence
but you will often see coal dealers or
corporation lawyers children with few
criminal tendencies.
The world would show a big i'm
provement if it were as easy to help
ourselves as it is to help others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03

little man." asked the minister, when
he had regained his breath.
'Homet" painted the boy. Ma s
going to spank me-"
What gasped the astonished
minister. Are you eager to have
your mother spank you that you run
home so fast?'
No" shouted the boy over his
shoulder-as h resumed his home
ward flight, "bu. if l don't get there
before pa gets home he'll do it.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03

Bryan's hurried trip to Washington
to use his influence IN preventing con-
gress from comforting upon the presi-
dent the authority to protect Ameri-
can rights, may bear fruit when the
chautauqua season opens. The Ne
braska colonel always becomes active
about this time of year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03

Doubtless Americans on the firing
line in Europe would be welcomed by
the tired and war worn soldiers of the
entente allies. A war cry of Remem-
Der the Lusitania would have an in
spring effect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03

The bill reducing the legal con-
tract rate of interest has been killed.
1t is Just as we'll that it is so. Laws
of that sort are impossible of enforce
ment and Kansas has enough dead
letter laws already.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT
BY ROY X. MoULToN.

Sneering.
pleasant way to ease the woe
When every sort of care besets you,
When on Misehance you stub your toe
And Luck forgets you,
When others find the plums and you
Find all your joys are disappearing,
A pleasant thing it is to do
Some hearty sneer1ng-
To sneer, as anyone can tell.
Shows little brilliance or acumen.
And yet when things aren't going well
Gosh. but it's human,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03

Missouri liquor dealers can now
feel safe for three more years. The
legislature has provided that prohibit
ton cannot come earlier than Jan
nary 1 1920.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
The Kent City Correspondent.

Gin the Casanova, Mich, Herald.)
Judging from appearances, Miss
Emma Peterson seems to have pleased
at least one customer. Ketch on?-
A chunk of coal decorated with
baby ribbon makes a very beautiful
and acceptable birthday gift.
1t hasn't never been our idea to be
scared to death of a Teller just because
he happens to have quite a bunch of
money.
Chick" HOLDEN is in the Iimelight
again. He believes in strict sanitari-
ness, evidently. Certain party reports
seeing him in the act of washing a
young lady's face. (Name not men
tioned.)
Farmers school next month. Ev-
cry farmer ought to be interested
Learn how to grow two beans where
one grew last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03

If there has been any doubt re-
garding the agency that has caused
the explosions and fires in American
munition plants, it should no longer
exist in the light of recent events.