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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-03
Mein dear son Heine:


Already yedt haff I told you 50
many times dot der watch word off der
nation ISIS conservation, but dot don't
mean you ISIS to try und conserve all
der money vot der old man bass.
However, heremit ISIS der. check.
Veil. Heine. see puy der bapers dot
der American troops are cultivating
der acquaintance off der Cherman SOL
dchers. In fact dey ISIS SO anxious to
gedt acquainted NIT dem dot dey are
rushing Offer puy der thousands und
tearing madly into der Hun trenches
to introduce demsellufs. Und so many
off der Americans are likewise study
ing der Cherman language. Idt ISIS
wonderful how edumacationed der
troops ISIS becoming. Hundreds und
thousands off der Cherman soldchers
haff volunteered to teach our poys
how to speak Cherman. und der first
word vich dey always use is KAN
Grad" Heine. I hope dot der Ameri-
cans will nodt stop DER intensife study
off Chermans und Chermany until der
American flag wafes adj efery street
corner off Berlin, und pellet me dey
half made a mighty goot stardt dot
way.
Speaking off var, Heine makes me
think off someding. Der oder day a
Teller who ISIS a officer init der French
Blue Tefils vos visiting in der skinity,
und nit mooch courtesy und polite
ness I took him ouidt in der old tin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-03
H. [. RHODES TO CAMP
Christian Science Practitioner Into
Welfare Work at Merritt.

Harry L. Rhodes, who has been
Christian Science practitioner in To-
peka for the ast four years. has gone
to Camp Merritt. New Jersey. to be-
come "a Christian Science war relief
and camp welfare worker. He has
been chairman of the committee on
Christian Science war relief and camp
welfare work for Kansas.
Rhodes came to Topeka in 1906.
and for some time was credit manager
for the Palace Clothing company
Since being in Topeka he has devised
some bookkeeping systems for banks
and building and loan companies. The
past four years he has had his office
in the Orpheum building as a practi-
toner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-03
HOWARD EVERETT HERE
Former Topeka Newspaperman Is
Managing Editor Chiffon Tractor
journal

Howard e. Everett, for many years
sporting editor and railroad editor of
the State Journal, is visiting in Topeka
today on his way to his home in Phil
adelphia from the Salina tractor show
where he has been representing his
magazine, the Chiffon Tractor Journal
Howard Everett is managing editor
of the Chiffon Tractor Journal of
Philadelphia. This is the largest pub
LEGATION of its kind in the world and
is an authority in tractor circles. The
first issues under the editorship of
Everett, which came out early in July,
contained 205 pages.
Everett is a graduate of Washburn
college, where he was an editor On the
Washburn Review, the college paper.
He entered the editorial rooms of the
State Journal in 1906 and for several
years was recognized sport authority
in Kansas and the west Later he
went to the Kansas City Journal. A
few years ago he edited a large imple-
ment trade paper in Kansas City. Re-
Gently he accepted the managing edi-
torship of the Philadelphia publica-
ton.
Everett has been attending the ma
tional tractor show at Salina. He
leaves for Philadelphia this evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-03
IN REAL ROMANCE
Lovers of so Years Ago VIII Be
Married Soon.
Harry C. Root of Topeka and
Ada Lee Updike of Reno.
WITH STATE JOURNAL rs YRS.
Root Has Spent Half Century
on Road in Kansas.
Love Story Goes Back to Close
of the Civil War.

A romance and a business career
which began simultaneously about
fifty years ago, are entering into the
new arrangements of Harry c. Root,
who for half a century has been con-
nected with newspaper subscription
solicitation in northwestern Kansas.
Root, who for more than rs years has
been connected with the Topeka State
Journal as a field representative, has
resigned, <and his marriage to the
sweetheart OF his boyhood will be the
elimination of a romance that has
lasted for fifty years.
Mr.. Roots love story goes back al
most to the close of the Civil War.
When he was sixteen years of age he
ran away from his Pennsylvania home
to join the Union army, in which he
served about a year and half. After
the close of the war he settled in Kan
sas. He worked in Atchison, and ii
was there that he met Ada Lee. a
young woman who was teaching at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-03

the Grape Hill school The two young
speople fell in love and became en-
gagged. A sister of the young woman,
living in Reno, Nevada, invited her to
come west to live. The young couple
were both .hc same age and both too
young, hey thought, to marry. They
had not planned that their wedding
should take place for several years.
So they promised each other that if
either chose to marry someone else
before the time arranged for their
wedding, their pledge to each other
could be broken by a friendly word
from the one whose mind had changed.
With that understanding Miss Lee
went west. After two or three years.
she wrote back to her finance that she
had met a new lover and wanted her
freedom. According to their agree
ment, her release was given her at
once. So Miss Lee became Mrs. Up
dixie of Reno.
Apart Forty Years.
After a few years Mr.. Root also
married. The two former lovers lost
sight of each other then for about
forty years, except at long intervals
when Mrs. Updyke came to Kansas
to visit brother. Occasionally they
met during those visits home. Some
fourteen years ago Mr.. Updike died,
leaving his widow and three sons.
More than a year ago Mr.. Root be-
came a widower. Recently a cor
respondence between the lovers of old
days was resumed, with the result that
their long delayed marriage will at
last take place. In the light of the
renewal of their old engagement, both
declare that there has not been a day
when they have not thought of each
other in fifty years.
About the time Root met his ro-
mantle fate, he entered the employ
of the old Atchison Champion. an early
Kansas newspaper. the editor of which
was the late Col John A. Martin. He
was at first employed as printer, and
then went on the road, making at first
short trips more for the purpose of
landing friends for Martins candidacy
for governor, then to solicit subscrip-
tons for the paper. Then Root was sent
to northern Kansas to spy out the land
for the same reason. Later, the
Central Branch road built out beyond
the Blue. end Root began taking sub
scriptions for his paper out farther
into the west, He went ahead of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-03
TUESDAY.

wagon to see der sight und peauties of
our skinity. After reviewing der Santa
Fe shoppings, Stadt Hospital, Central
Park, und der Comfort Stallion, We
vent ouidt puy Mr.. Cages Park, und
hadt no sooner entered idt dan der
Blue Tefil chumped ouidt off der car,
und reaching in his southwest pants
pocket pulled ouidt someding vich
looked like a cross between a catcher's
mask und q vacuum sweeper. vich he
put puy hiss head on. I said, ''Vot is
der main idea in putting on dot trick
disguise" He said. safe yourselluf,
idt iss a gas attack" said. you ISIS
mistaken. dot ISIS only der dust from
der driveway und roads in der park.
You see, We don't water der road ouidt
here, und der dust clouds les yum off
der main attractions. Sometimes idt
ISIS so thick dot a prize ISIS offered for
der Teller vot can take a full breath
mitouidt strangling," >Heine, he said
dot vos a great idea, und in no parks
vot he hadt efer visited did dey haff
dot dust entertainments vot vos Of
fered in our own idde1 Gage Park.
He saidt dot ven he gedt back puy
France he vouldt recommend to der
Cheneral dot dust treatmendt for der
German prisoners.
Veil. Heine, moost close as der
night ISIS late.
Hoping you are der same,
Your fader.
LOUIE SCHNITZ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-03

As well as French, several aristocratfc
looking women and the countess her
self, portly, red nosed bu: still with
good bearing and man. jewels.
We ignored her party at first,
walked up close to the steps and were
taking the place in in general, half ex-
pecting one of the naval officers COM
ing over and bawling US out for our in
trusion, or one of those what looked
to be armor clad statues, seeing US
outside the portals at the point of a
spear. but neither one happened. In
stead, he gay Old Thing, the countess
called, WELCOME Americans" and so
we wandered up congratulating our
selves on having ths honor of meeting
a countess, but when within about five
hand to the right and said, You
Americans are very. welcome to look
around.
Passed Them Along.
"You will find 1t very beautiful
overlooking the bay off that way"
and some more chatter, the point of
which being. Move along ana keep
away fr I'M the castle" We did as she
babe us and enjoyed it, At one point
on the edge of a high cliff similar to
the Jersey Palisades and overlooking
the bay, is sun house or parler made
almost entirely of plato glass with
decorative carved stone seats around
IT. anu IHeTe were WlnQlng wen Kept
lanes or walks all around thru little
woods and knobs.
But the castle had our eye and
everything else was incidental So we
hung around waiting for them to leave
or move or something so we could
make the castle without circling clear
around to the other side. Finally the
countess and a patronizing United
States colonel started, followed by the
rest Of the party out toward the sun
parlor. AT what we thought the
proper time we walked straight to the
steps and into said castle. We made
hasty but thoro visit of the entire
main floor with the possible exception
of the kitchen and servants quarters.
1t passed Ill our expectations: high
ceilings. large antique decorated cor
ridors, hardwood floors, plush and
satin everywhere. one diamond
studded picture frame, old fashioned
carved chairs, white enameled with
gilt edges and with rose colored~silk
seat. etc. rine old paintings. immense
in size, a billiard table, grand piano
and a few other present-day Injuries.
But almost entirely ancient in ap-
pearance an substance in fact Old
powder horns and guns and a large
display of daggers and stilettoes on a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-03

wear after year until he became
known in every town of northwestern
Kansas. No man in this state probably
can count sn many friends in that sec
ton of the country.
In the old days of Roots itinerary
over the northwest, that country was
much of it a hunting ground for the
Indians. The only commodity of COM
merce was buffalo bones, which were
gathered up and hauled to railway
stations many miles distant.
On State Journal rs Years.
About twenty-five years ago Mr..
Root and his family moved to Topeka.
from Beloit, where they had gone to
live. Root had severed his connection
with the Atchison Champion and had
taken a position as travelling man for
the Topeka State Journal. He kept
his same territory, transferring his
staunch allegiance to his new en-
ployer. His daughter, Miss Edith Root,
makes her home in Topeka. She is an
able pianist, having begun the study
of music when she was a little girl.
During the time that Harry Root
was serving his country as a soldier,
Ada Lee, whose home was in Ell6horn,
Wisconsin, was doing her bit to help
the nation by binding wheat in the
fields, just as the farmerettes of today
are doing. Root is a member of the
q. A k, Lincoln Post, and Ada Lee
Updike belongs to the W. R. c. of her
city and has held all the offices in
the local organization. She is also
an officer in the Rebecca Lodge of
that city. She is well-to-do and the
owner of a good deal of property.
Mr.. Roots resignation from the
force of the State Journal has be-
come effective, and his plans are to go
to Reno to live. His arrangements in
clude a wedding trip to Portland for
the national encampment of the G..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-03
Free Fair Exhibit Largest Ever
Attempted in Kansas.
Two Futurities VIII Be Contest
ed Holly This Year.
HAVE BUILT TWO new BARNS
And Even Now 1t Looks as Tho
They'd Be Inadequate.
Marked Increase in Number of
Topeka Entries.

The pig show of the Kansas Free
Fair at Topeka, September to IA.
will be the biggest ever held in Kan
sas and should be of more intense in
terest to the farmers of the state than
contested hotly this year. with more
entries than in previous years. and an
other breed will have a special contest.
Owing to the great interest in the
hog exhibit this year the Free Fair as
ISOLATION has found it necessary to
build two new pig barns, each equal
in size to those previously used. and
tae entries are ror.ing in so fast that
it is doubtful if the two nav bal
With the old ones will accommodate
alt the entries
,rte Duroc and Poland-Ch.na f,Itur-
ties are two supreme everts-sn the
Re < exhibits of tie state. Two months
before the date of the fair there had
tse1 twenty-one c'.tries to the ! uroc
futurity AMI sIiity in the land
China event This is considerably
above the minimum requirements for
these contests anc is the largest num-
her of entries made in any Kansas fair
for similar events. The Hampshire
breeders are offering soma spec;al
premiums in addition to those of the
fair association and this breed Prem
iSeS a larger exhibition or the belted
hogs than has ever been made in Kan
Sas.
There has been a marked increase
in the number of entries of all the
popular breeds of hogs for the Topeka
Free Fair this year over any year and
it may be said now that the hog ex-
hibit will be the largest and will show
the finest animals of the Durocs, Po-
land-China, Berkshire. Hampshire and
Chester Whites that has ever been
shown in the state. Additional en-
tries are coming in every day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-03

railroad, travelling by blackboard or by
stage, or catching rides on passing
wagons. Pushing his frontiers just
ahead of the railroad construction,
Root finally extended his run out to
BeIoit, then to Downs, Stockton and
Lenora. By and by the railroads got
to the limits of the state, and Harry
Root travelled them over his territory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-03

1.-THE Church the World Needs" IL
the subject of straight from the
shoulder sermon which will be de-
livered by Rev s b. Mackenzie at the
outdoor service at Oakland Methodist
church next Sunday night at o'clock.
Comfortable seats, special music
Adv,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-03

Colonel Roosevelt advocates the es-
adjustment by the government of
night schools for all adult immigrants
In which they should be taught the
English language. If at the end of
five years they cannot learn the lam
guage. he advises that they be de-
ported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-03

From May 1. 1917, to I1arch 81,
1918 the Y. M. C. A. has built or
leased more than a Thousand buildings
in the war zone and distributed to the
American Evolutionary forces 49,
1S5,500 cigarettes, 9,913,0OO cigars,
100000 packages of chewing gum
and 100000 cans of preserved fruit
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-31
THE. WRITER OF FABLES

Who, would you guess, is the most
quoted author in all French literature?
Not Moliere, not Montague, not Rabe-
Iais. No, it is the writer of fables,
La Fontaine. And who is the most
quoted author in Russia? 1t is net
the greatest, Pushkin, nor is it Toll
stoi, Turgenev, Dostovesky, or any
of those generally referred to in this
country. 1t is the writer of fables,
Krylov. In English we have no writel
CT fables of high rank, but some years
ago it was estimated that in the house
of commons the book referred to
most, after the Bible and ahead Of
Shakespeare, was Alice in Wonder
land.-Norman Hapgood in Leslie's.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-31

this hideous scourge, into limbo
from which they will never emerge.
''The future of the world literally
lies in the hollow of our hand. At pres
emit that hand is fist, and Germany's
mean little soul has shuddered and
shrunk under its impact. But let
those iron fingers relax before Prussia
is on her knees begging for mercy, and
we may as well make her a present
with impressive ceremonies on a
golden platter) of modern civilization,
including those mere side issues, de-
mocracy and individual freedom, and
have done with it. A compromise
peace and Prussia will lick her chops
and sit down to the leisurely task of
eating us alive. Madison Democrat
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-31

For the first time in it's history (of
which $500 years are Of rec0rd) Jeru-
salem has an abundant water supply
furnished by British engineers in the
short space of seven months. Some
living springs outside the city were
tapped and the water pumped all over
the city, which is given free to the
poor and almost free to everyone.
The pools of Solomon and Sloan
once more are being filled and the
death rate has fallen notably. That
portion of Palestine south Of the fur
thest north Of the British forces is
rapidly recovering prosperity, and is
said to be producing more than at
any time since the days of Titus. The
British are doing everything possible
70 stimulate agriculture and industry,
and the government is anxious to
have the Zionists send money and
earnest men to complete the rehabili-
tation of the land. In Jerusalem Jew,
Christian and Moslem receive precise
ly the same treatment. There is no
religious or other discrimination. The
holy places of the Mohammedans are
kept as sacred as those Of the Chris
tian. AS result the people of every
sort have no desire to see the former
rule restored. There is no likelihood
that it ever will be. No matter who
rules Palestine, it will not be the
rk.-Philadelphia Enquirer.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-31
STILL UNPURCED

Torch in hand" a French office
said, witnessing the destruction of
Cambria, "the enemy comes offering
peace" A flaming torch in one hand,
a dripping knife in the other. Wan
+only destroying cities, ruthlessly MUIR
dering the struggling survivors Of tor
pedoed ships. Such crimes of brutal
ity must not go unpunished. Leniency
to such a nation would be criminal.
Civilization must inflict such punish
ment that never again will a nation
venture on a campaign of frightfulness
as a means of winning a war.-Kansas
City Star.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-31
Q O O Q o o - o e. y
FRIDAY Z
q q q O O C. q q @

Mrs. August fisher and Mrs.
Charles KunzeIman have returned
from an auto trip to different. places,
including Alma Center where they
visited at the Roy Kunzelman home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Roser have re-
ceived word from their son Raymond,
who is in the aviation corps. He is
now at Garden City, N. j., and expects
to leave soon for over there.
Attorney B. c. Bentley is i'll in a
hospital at Camp Taylor, KY. He went
there little over a week ago and has
written home that his trouble is not
the "fu." The young man is nephew
of Attorney F. r. Bentley, and not
long ago Was admitted to the bar.
Mrs. ArDa Jaedike returned from an
extended visit with her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Jae-
dixie, at Baraboo, and her son-in-law
md daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Zantke, at AEleman.-Prairie du Sac
Jews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Shew and Mr..
Gnu WIS. AIlCu OdoS duu uduSA lCCA
Ruby, of Reedsburg, motored to Bar
aboo on Thursday to attend the flu
neral of their nephew, Paul Shew, and
afterward called at the home Of E.
w. Meyers.
James E. Wilson and Rollo Curry,
who returned recently from over two
months at Huron, S. D., made the trip
of $50 miles by auto and report the
roads excellent along the way until
La Crosse was reached. In the Da-
kota country and through Minnesota
the roads were hard and smooth.
While in the west the young men were
engaged most of the time in threshing
and report wonderful crops, wheat
running from 20 to 33 bushels to the
acre.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-31
NO ARhIISTICE IN 1870

Viscount Northcliff recently said:
"You will remember that in 1870
the Germans, when they had the great
French army enveloped at Sedan, de-
clined to give an armistice Bismarck
said:
Germany desires to promote the
establishment of peace The best
means Of assuring it is to deprive
France of her army
eff my American friends will look
at the maps in their newspapers to-
day they will see that Marshal Foch
is rapidly driving the Germans into a
gigantic Sedan, not the Sedan of the
1870 type, for the number of retreat
ing Germans represents hundreds as
compared to tens of Marshal Mac
Mahon's army in 1870.
eff we grant an armistice we shall
be providing material for a great pro-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-31

surrounding country on Thursday,
climbing the beautiful hills at times
being able to view the landscape for
miles distant, was indeed greatly APP
Preciated by one living in level coun
try and brought back memories OF
childhood days when coasting was q
prominent feature of enjoyment. The
many interesting sights including Mr..
Toole's pansy fields; the Foley or
Ichard, unquestionably the finest or
chard in the state, his storage cellar
on the side hill; Mr.. Bassett's Ski-Hi
orchard including the stats trial or
chard and the various other orchards
seen en- route present positive proof
that Baraboo and vicinity rank high
in the fruit industry. The pruning
demonstration by Prof Roberts in the
Baer orchard was OF intense interest
and value to apple growers.
Especial thanks to the ladies who
served the excellent repast at Devils
Lake for they realize the fact that
horticulturists do "love to dine"
Returning to Baraboo at o'clock
pm, we left Immediately for Osh-
kosh via Portage, Kingston and Mark
esan, arriving home at 10 o'clock p.
m. without the slightest mishap. We
saw vast stretch of country with
bountiful crops of grain and corn
which was indeed gratifying to us at
this critical time.
Let us hope that our summer meet
ings, improving in merit and attend
ance, as they surely are, offering an
annual vacation outing of educational
benefit to us all, effording something
for us to look forward to with interest
may continue as long as horticulture
exists in the state of Wisconsin.
With kindest regards and sincere
thanks in behalf of the visiting horti-
cIturists to the people of Baraboo, we
will look forward to our summer
meeting in 1919.