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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS.

Probably none of the girls at the
University of Kansas will sigh for the
good old days" in dancing, because
they are not sufficiently aged to re-
member them. But the edict of Mrs.
Eustace Brown. their official mentor
in matters of this sort, that there must
be no bodily contact-nothing that
savors of hugging, in other words
in the dancing on Mt. Dread, recalls
the fact that the old-fashioned round
dances" that were considered perfect
~ proper for the mothers of today
called for exceedingly close forma-
tions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21

The best joke 1 ever heard he "a
peated, and then he gradually stopped
laughing and got his breath. When ~
last he could talk he said. ar 90,
don't like the color of the lake. whv
qon you change it? I can't say that
but l never would make such a fuss
about it," AASs
Change it ourselves," asked tho
fairies all. How" '
BY blowing the clouds away" re-
pIed the North Wind and he sst -,
work. OF course the wind fai.., 70
heiped and in exactly ten mimic.
every dull gray cloud was blown avvav
from the sky, and the lake Marty
as blue as could be. NAeu
That's the way to do o,;aa
Mr. North Wind gailv arbaS' olo
cont ike something-bIow If av; 80
Never whinel Blow."-(C onvrisr94y
Clara Ingram Judson.) she7-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21

Apparently one of Mr. Brandeis's
most gIaring faults, as is evidenced by
the testimony before the senate COM
mittee that is investigating his qualifi-
cations for the place on the supreme
court of the United States to which
President Wilson has nominated him,
is that he has never tried to please
everybody. However, that is vir-
tue. rather than a fault. The genial
gentleman who tries to please every
body never does much that is worth
while.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
Journal Entries

Were silence really golden more
people would practice it.
+ = +
No cause is so worthless as not to
have a number of ardent supporters.
+ = +
Nor does the selfish man get much
real enjoyment out of the things he
has.
Too many people are free to offer
suggestions they would not act on
themselves.
More men would be heroes if they
only had the opportunities, or that's
what they think.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
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Sweden's move in asking the United
States to call the neutral nations to
eether in a conference to formulate a
concerted protest against the activities
OF Great Britain in the matters OF
censoring the mails and interfering
with commerce. also serves to empha-
size the mistake that the neutrals
made in not forming a coalition of this
sort at the very beginning of the war
to take united action against the alb
rogation of any of their rights by any
Of the European belligerents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21

Those Short Skirts.
Toledo has a councilman who is
framing an ordinance to fine any wo-
man IS for appearing in public wear
ing a skirt that doesn't come down to
her shoe tops. Whereat Ben Hoover
let's fly with this:
Back to the days of garments staid,
For comedy matron and tidy maid,
When only circus riders dared
To wear the buds at which men stared.
For here's law to lengthen the skirts
And shorten the gaze of bold male flirts.
But Mr. Councilman, framing the law.
Has failed to take note of a possible flaw !;
For some of the ladies are clothing their
''toots"
In perfectly wonderful high weather boots.
They say of some of them, parts you don't
see.
Extend pretty near to the crook of the
knee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21

II infidelity reigns among the edu-
Gated classes of Latin America to the
extent of a report recently presented
to s-oongress on Religious Work in
Latin-A merica, then the future of
Latin-America is not a very rosy or
substantial one. But it is often the
case that reports of this character are
exhggerations. Too many of the in
vestigators and reformers judge a
whole people or class by the activities
ofFthe few with whom they may come
iu-contact
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
DUST.

II is what you try to throw in your
fellow mems eyes while they try to
toss it into yours, says Golfers. 1t is
what we all spring from and that to
which we return, thus vouchsafing to
some solemn divine the opportunity to
complete the quotation of Ashes to
ashes" 1t is the substance that inn
pairs the breathing apparatus of many
millions and deals out a pack of dis
eases-of every degree of importance,
from the ace to the twospot-at any
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21

blowy corner or in any unswept tene-
ment. A devil to the housewife. it is
a benign god to the maker of brooms
and vacuum cleaners. 'Dust-the
most pernicious substance in the
world" cries the intolerant reformer.
Patience, patience. good friend! Were
it not for the dust mote, how could
we ever perceive the beam of sun
shine slanting through the shadowy
room? Besides, there is star dust.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21

While the war strength of Kansas
IS estimated at 34S, men. its peace
strength can be set down at approx
mately 100000 men. women and
children. or the entire population of
the state including the men available
for war. Kansans are for peace first,
last and all the time, but they'll fight,
of course, if they have to, and being
ordinarily sensible folk they also must
realize that they and their brethren
the country over should be adequately
prepared for any fighting that might
have to be done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21

Breaking Into Print.
At last his name
In print appearsi
He cuts his corns
With rusty shears.
youngstown Telegram.
/ saw his name
In type quite bold;
He took Quack dope
To cure a cold.
-Shardon Tribune.
At last his name
In print is seen;
He lit the fire
With gasoline.
Warren Tribune
At last his name
Appears to us;
He stood in front
OF a jitney bus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21

With millions of dead ducks in the
Cheyenne bottoms. killed by some sort
OF a mysterious disease, and reports
from other places of dead ducks be-
ing found here and there, and appar-
emily the victim of the same malady, it
seems certain that the protection ac-
corded the ducks by the federal mi
gratory bird law is far from being suf-
ficient
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21

Carranza is doing fine thing for
Mexico in establishing something that
approaches an adequate system of
public education, but he'd be doing a
more important thing for his country
right now if he would capture Villa
and his fellow bandits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21

Should the history of the European
war repeat itself in another particular,
just about the time that the Grand
Duke Nicholas gets in a position to
beat to a pulp the Turks and the Teu-
tons ranged against the Russians in
the Caucasian zone of the war. he will
run out of munitions and supplies, and
be compelled to stage another difficult
retreat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21

If the sensational charges against
the army aviation service are true, it
becomes evident that Uncle Sans air
craft are as woefully inefficient as are
his submarines. And isn't it about
time that the United States began to
get a little something worth while for
the money it spends for military and
naval purposes?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21

Topekans are reported to eat the
best food but mostly when it is in
season. Which is another testimonial
to=the good sense of Topekans, as out
of-the-season stuff generally has a dis
APPOINTING taste to it, regardless of it's
fancy price. If you doubt this, pay
6O-cents for a Spring chicken about
as-big as a pigeon and then see how
il eats
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21

Evidently there are not many Dem
ocrets among the local contractors
who are puzzled at the rise in the
prices of all building material. Else
this would also be charged to the
European war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21

Reports that thousands are starving
in the flooded districts of Louisiana
and that appeals for relief have failed
to bring results do not sound very
good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21

Present indications are that the
dove of political peace won't be on the
job to any extent in these United states
during the next eight months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
On the Spur
of the Moment

BY ROY K. MOLLTON.

Got 1t !! 4!
First it's tickle,
And then it's sneeze;
Then it's strangle
And then it's wheeze-
Your throat is as raw
AS an underdone ham;
You think you will die,
And you don't care a-bang.
There's noise in your head
Like Niagara's roar,
From the throb and the rush
OF your germ-laden gore.
You shake and you shiver.
Then parboil and grille;
One minute a fever,
The next one a chill.
You breathe through your ears
And you talk through your nose,
And ache like the devil
From head to your toes.
The worlds upside down,
And you don't care a rip,
For it's caught you. by Jingi
Just the same darned old GRIP
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21

Topeka is progressing, at least, in
one desirable direction. Its death rate
IS decreasing and its birth rate is in
creasing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21

Uncle Abner.
Every once in while an explosion
tells of the sad fate of another de-
Votee to the celluloid collar habit
A Teller who buys a 81 necktie when
he has got a full beard amt got no
call to complain of hard times.
There are so many ways of getting
to heaven nowadays that there is
sure going to be an awful collision if
they all try to run into the terminal
station at the same time
No man is so much of a failure in
life that he doesn't think he is quail
fled to write in and tell the editor
how to run the paper.
There is only one thing that you
get so regular in a country hotel as
roast beef and brown gravy, and that
is roast pork and apple sass.
1t seems to be human nature to be
mighty fond of eggs when they are
SO cents a. dozen and to git mighty
sick of 'em when they are 15 cents a
dozen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
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OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is n member Of the
Associated Press and receives the tull DAY
feierrrup nh report Of that great news or
rnuiznfion. for the exclusive afternoon
notification in Topeka.
The news is received In The state Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
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OLD MIR. NORTH WINDS ADVICE.

waves dashed high on the shores OF
the lake and everybody thought a ter
rible storm was comingi
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-03
Presbyterian Church.

Sunday school ......... 9:45 a. m.
Morning service -. ..11:O0 a. m.
Young Peoples Society $3.50 p. m.
Evening service 49,. 1880 p. m.
Mid-week service. Wed'day 700 p. m.
Church Efficiency is the theme
for the service next Sabbath morn
ing 1t is very much desired that ev.
cry member of the church who is
able to attend, will be present and
thereby lend encouragement to the
discussion and proof positive of their
fidelity to the work. A cordial well
come to all who desire to worship
with us.
The Ladies Aid Society was enter
tanned Tuesday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. Fred Marvin. Business
and pleasure happily combine in the
Ladies' Aid meetings and these are
profitable and enjoyable occasions.
For the regular service next Sun
day evening there is to be popular
meeting by the Young Peoples So
ciety in observance of Christian En-
deavor day. A special program has
been prepared, consisting Of special
music by the orchestra, violin and
vocal solos, short talks and readings.
You will enjoy this service and a
cordial invitation is extended.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-03
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Episcopal Church.

Sunday school ..... -: 45 q. M
Divine services .11:O0 a. m.
Sermon by Rev. Wilson of Humeston.
Epworth League -. 80. $50 p. m.
Evening service. -. 1880 p. m.
Sermon by Rev. Wilson of Humeston.
On account Of the death and fun
eral of Brother Harmon we were un-
able to carry out our plans for the
exchange of pulpits with Brother
Wilson Of Humesto1 last Sunday. No
intervening providence, the exchange
will be made this coming Sunday.
Notwithstanding the bad roads
and weather, also many reported on
the sick list, the attendance at the
revival services at Van Vert last
week was good There were three
confessions made during the week.
Rev. Morrow is a loyal true brother.
He has a splendid congregation and
people to serve. we look forward
with anticipation to his presence
with us during our revival services
which will be held in April.
Our Ladies' Guild voted to pay IS
toward a new hospital ambulance
which is soon to be purchased by our
Methodist hospital in Des Moines.
Blessed is the church which has a
loyal and active society Of women
who live to serve and help needy
humanity wherever found.
Watch this space for an announce
ment of interest regarding our pray
er meetings for the weeks that will
intervene between this time and the
time we have set aside for our reviv-
al meanings
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-03
Christian Church.

Sunday: Sunday school 9:45 a. M;
Communion and preaching service IL
a. M; Christian Endeavor $3.50 p.
M; Evening preaching service 1880
p. M; Prayer meeting, Thursday ev-
ening, 7:45 p. m.
Young Ladies Mission Circle, Fri
day evening, p. m. at the home Of
Miss Zoa Cannon.
In spite of the fact that our evan
gelistic meetings were brought to an
unsatisfactory close, the evangelistic
efforts of the church will not cease.
The mid-week service will be made
an evangelistic agency as we'll as the
regular Sunday services.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-03
SCHOOL NOTES
LaNELLE MULLINNIX
BOB GATES
Editors

y X y X * X y x * y X * II y
The contestants have been prac-
ticing pretty hard the last two weeks
for the local contest. The local de-
clamatory contest will be held at the
opera house Friday evening, Febru-
airy 4, at s o'clock.
There Will be six chosen from each
class for the preliminary to the local.
The three best from each class will
speak at the local contest. The Sem
Tors and Juniors preliminary to the
local was held last Friday. The
winners were Marjorie Shular, Rob-
ert Beardsley and George Chastain
from the Senior class and Mike Gro
gan, Teresa Tullis and Nancy Kemp
from the Junior class. AS yet the
Sophs and Freshies have not had
their preliminary.
Let's see the opera house filled to
it's greatest capacity on Friday night.
Your presence and money are need
ed
Hazel Stuteville, Erema Woolman'
Cuba Hayes and Freda Ferren, who
are Normal Training students, are
doing practice teaching at the south
school this week.
The following Lincolnian program
will be given next Friday afternoon
at three O'Clock:
Orchestra
Reading, Ruby Crees.
Piano duet, Winifred Hamilton
and Helen Gammill.
Paper, Lula Rumley.
Cornet solo, Ralph Biggs.
Reading, George CARRIER.
Paper, Max Morgan.
Reading, Goldean Chastain.
Quartet, Lynn Gardner, Forest
Grimes, Marjorie Mullinnix and Al
ma Kindblade.
Orchestra.
Gleason Starr from Miss Golfers
room and Merle Starr from Miss
Beavers room moved to Des Moines
last week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-03
Notice to Receive Bids to DO the
Grading of Franklin Township.

To all concerned:
Notice is hereby given that the
board of trustees of Franklin town
ship at the regular meeting Of the
said board, to be held at the bank
parlors in Weldon, Iowa, on Monday,
February Z, 1916 at o'clock p. M,
will consider bids for letting the
contract for grading the roads of
said township, per hour for man and
team. All bids to be made in writ
ing and sealed, and in the hands of
the township clerk on or before noon
Of the day of the meeting. Any or
all bids may be rejected.
/ Dated this oath of January, 1916
j. F. WORDEN,
24-2t Township Clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-03
Brethren Church.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.

Sunday school at 10 a. m.
G. E. at GAS p. m.
Evening services at 1880 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing 1880 p. m.
The pastor filled the regular ap-
pointment at Union chapel last Sun
day morning and at Leon in the ev-
enig. All appointments will be fill
de regularly for some time. At
Crown chapel the people plan a regu-
lar workers meeting every Sunday
night for young and old.
Sermon subject for Leon Sunday
night, 1.-The Golden Dawn"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-03
state Of Ohio, city OF Toledo. |.
r ,aoaa TnNnfv

state Of G oa,e; CITY deys si Toledo ISIS.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner OF the Arm of +. ]. Cheney
4 Co. doing business in the City. Of To-
that said firm will pay the sum Of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev-
cry case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured
BY the use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
sworn 10 before me and subscribed in
my p.i &c, this 9Th day of December.
iseaIf A. W. GLEASON,
p Notary Public.
HaIrs Catarrh Cure IL taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and ma
cous surfaces Of the system. Send Tor
Testimonials, free.
d, j. CHENEY 3 CO.. Toledo. O.
Z Sold " al DFuggists. 55c.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-03
Notice..

The trustees of Decatur township
will receive sealed bids. for road fore
man and team for year 1916. Bids
to be opened February IA at 100
o'clock. The trustees reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
j. b. RIDDLE,
25-2t Township Clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-03
Notice.

Sealed bids will be received up till
noon, Feb. 7th, for the road work of
Eden township. The board reserves
The right to reject any or all bids.
Frank Chastain,
z4-2t Township Clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-03
Notice.

The township trustees of Morgan
township will meet at Morgan Mon
day, February 7th, to receive bids for
the road work for 1916. The board
reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.
Burr Crum,
;24-2t Township Clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-03
Notice to Road Workers.

Sealed bids will be received up to
noon, February 7th, for the road
work in Woodland township for the
year 1916. Board reserves right to
reject any or all bids.
PEARL COONTZ,
24-2t Township Clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-03
Church of the Brethren.
! FRANKLIN

FRANKLIN
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Morning service at II a. m.
Christian Workers meeting at z
p. m.
All are invited to each of these
services.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-03
Treasurer's Call for Outstanding
Warrants.
Leon, Iowa, Feb. /,

Leon, Iowa, Feb. |, 1916.
TO Whom 1t May Concern:
There is in the hands of the coun-
ty treasurer sufficient money to pay
the following outstanding warrants
on the Bridge, County Road Cash and
Motor Vehicle Funds:
RRInGE FIND
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-03

Some people will have to go some
if they improve, while with others
it's different.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-03

Weather is merely a matter OF
buying ice or sel..lng coal bills.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-03
...MoNRAp ]. OLSEN

MoNRAp u. OLSEN
Of Des Moines, Ia, said. in an inter
view today, fSo 81 B
III each person in this country would
take an occasional laxative dose, our
hospitals would lose thousands upon
thousands Of patients"
Mr.. Olsen further stated that he was
familiar with and had sold all the VI
rious laxatives, and that in his opinion,
Rexall Orderlies is the most pleasant
and sure remedy for constipation.
We have the exclus4 W selling rights for
this great laxative Trial size 10 cents.
BELL d PAINTER
THE RExALL STORE
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-03

There are plenty Of people for
whom you do not care and who do
not care for you, but the world is big.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-03

24-2t
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
An IMPORTANT POSITION.

N HER new position of advisor to the girl students a.
the Faimont high school Miss Mary Louise Oldham
! will be one Of the most important individuals in the
community. She will conc into personal contact each day
with the potential mothers of the men and women who some
day will control the desinies Of this city. Not many peo-
pie now here reach so far into The future in such a vital
way.
In character and intellectual equipment Miss Oldham is
admirably suited 10 the position she is about 10 assume. and
there is every prospect that she will in every way fully
measure up to the responsibilities, 1t would be difficult to
accord her higher praise.
An attache Of the kind Miss Oldham is going to be, if
The West Virginian's understanding Of the purpose Of the
appointment is the correct one, is needed in every high
school in the land. 1t is because private schools make it
a point to see that there is some one to whom the girls may
carry their personal problems and who exercises supervision
over the moral welfare of the student body that many par.
ents prefer private schools, even though they realize that
in them their children miss the highly valuable democratic.
ing tendency Of the public schools.
In creating such a position here and making such a de-
cidedly happy selection Of a person to fill it, The Fairmont
district school board has taken a long step in advance, for
which it deserves the commentator Of the community as
a whole and the sincere thanks of the parents who con-
template sending girls through the high school.