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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-04-27

MONEY at low rate and 3 to lo
years time. See NJ. L. Ayers Oppo'
site Fair Store.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-04-27

I pay high prices for hides, sheep
nelts tallow and horse hair. Call at
the City Feed Store. R. NJ. CAREY.
buyer.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-04-27

We are still in the market for hens.
Whenever you have any for sale call
us up. McGhie Trading Co.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-04-27

If you want your horses shod prop
erly 20 to Oliver & Gardner. All
other work done in first class
style. o-I
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-04-27

cOAI-the KOZY KIND-at Madi-
sons.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-04-27
WHEAT For SALE.

Marcus wheat for sale. Gail on f.
II. Meader. lou
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-04-27

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09

and above all we cannot ask Presi-
dent Wilson to intervene at a time
when any action by our government
would tend merely to insure Germany
at the moment of her triumph.
Discussion of peace terms and of
international organization is still desir-
able, the effort to secure sharper def
milton of the wars detectives must
continue, but the movement towards
peace will have to be suspended until
the allies are on the offensive. 1t can
be renewed only when it is unmistak-
ably clear that the situation is actual
ly what it seemed to be when Ru-
mania interviewed. Those who sympa-
thize with the liberal purposes of the
allies can act only when the German
offensive is finally broken"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09
WAY Down YoNDER IN THE ozAnKs

WAY DOWN YONDER IN THE OZARKS
I'm tired O. ramblin' round this way
I'm going back to the hills to stay,
Back where the days are full of cheer
Back where the nights are cool and clear
An the stars seem friendly, an ever near
Way down yonder In the 0zarks.
I'm goin' back where the skies are blue,
Back where your friends are always true,
Where it amt all taIkin', but sometimes
givfn,
That makes your life worth while the
Twin;
Why, a man seems a little bit nearer
Way down yonder in the Ozarks.
There's a little girl with soft, blue eyes
Unclouded an calm the azure skies
OF her native hills. girl as fair
As the lily. A girl with wind blown nalr
That shines like gold-an' she's waitln'
Way down yonder in the Ozarks.
So back to the mountains I'm turnin' my
With song in my heart an smile on
my lips,
An there live each day in contentment
that fills
One with joy; an when through with lifes
pleasure an thrills
I'll sleep mid the everlasting hills
Way down yonder in the Ozarks.
Howard L. johnson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09

covering remains in place and If baby
succeeds in creeping out, as he often
does. the warm sleeping bad will keep
him from getting chilled.
Eggless Lemon Pie-Make a good
rich pie crust by using two tablespoons
good lard substitute, one cup flour
Cut shortening into flour with knife,
add pinch salt, moisten with very cold
water. Do not knead dough, but turn
out on floured bread board. patting it
together with hands. Roll thin and
line pie plate with half, leaving other
half for top. When plate is well lined
smooth down with hand. Place one
half cup cracker crumbs on crust in
plate. Pare one lemon of both yellow
and white skin. With sharp knife cut
lemon as fine as possible, taking out
all seeds. Spread lemon on cracker
crumbs. Hold one cup graduated
sugar under facet until thoroly moist
Pour this mixture over lemon and COW
err with remainder of pie crust Pinch
down well. Bake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09

as present conditions or something like
them are maintained. While profits
continue large, such employers are
willing to share them, but they do not
care to obligate themselves to keep up
tn higher rate of pay indefinitely.
The real decision as to permanence in
advances is to be found in the continu-
ance of prices and profits as they
stand. Few who are familiar with
economic history can believe that prof
its will go on indefinitely as at pres
ent. A period of reaction will neces-
sarily come. AS for prices, prediction
treme advances will probably. prove
temporary, when men now unproduc-
lively employed are restored to indus
try, and demand and supply become
more normally related to one another.
In so far as advances in wages are
plainly and Enthusiastically granted as
a form of profit sharing, the read
justment of the rate of pay when ex-
cess profits disappear will be, per-
haps. comparatively easy. The case.
however. is quite different where a
flat, unconditional advance has oc-
Cured. Moreover business reaction,
when it comes, is likely to affect prof
it's much sooner than prices. Eco
nomic changes do not occur stimuli
taneously, but come as successive re-
suits of a common cause. Further
more, there is a large range of prices
that has risen, not as a direct result
of the present abnormal conditions,
but because opportunity for an ad-
vance has been presented and advan-
tage taken of it. Many prices are
Customary" and, once raised, will be
hard to restore to their old level
Others are likely to yield slowly to
pressure, and to fall only very gradu-
ally, owing to absence of competition,
lack of trained labor and other causes.
There are many factors which tend
to interfere with the readjustment of
such charges. Another influence that
will work against reductions of wages
is likely to be the scarcity of labor
Immigration formerly furnished a reg
ulator of labor conditions and sup
plies, but that has largely disappeared,
and may not be restored to its old
proportions, at least for a good while.
All these factors point to a period
of great difficulty and friction when
the limits of the present business
movement are reached and reaction
sets in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09
FADs AND FOOD PRICES.

9 Food fads and needless waste, says
Leslie's. are responsible for a good
part of the increased cost of living.
The rise in flour to prices unexampled
in this generation comes at a time
when we have law that foolishly
forbids millers to blend a small por-
ton of flour made from corn with
flour made from wheat. This would
make flour cheaper and add to its nu-
tritive value, yet the law forbids it.
just as it forbids the manufacture of
oleomargarine even when made of the
most wholesome materials, unless it
pays a high tax which, of course, is
a burden upon the consumer.
An edible and very digestible but
the oil of cocoanuts and we presume
that this will also be taxed to death
at the behest of the butter makers.
Drastic cold storage regulations have
interfered seriously with the storage
of food products in times when they
are plentiful for times when they are
scarce, and this has added to the cost
of living. Pure food laws are needed,
but when we carry them to ridiculous
extremes somebody must foot the bill
and that somebody is always the dear,
long-suffering, patient, shoulder-bent
public.
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the end of the street and were on the

the end of the street and were on the
road to the river.
Mary stopped under a scarlet oak
tree. Lets sit here minute, Jack,
I'm tired Tell me something. Are
you very. very poor. Jack?"
Eyes, Mary!"
And are you-do you care for any
one?"
Just the person 1 told five years
ago."
She looked away.
Maybe if you were married, you d
get along better, if you had a wife
willing to work.
Mary, what do you mean? Look
at mel"
ST mean that I'm sorry I've been
foolish and wasted five years of our
lives
you love me enough to marry me
now-as I ami"
Eyes, Jack dear. I've nearly died
of loneliness!"
Thank heaven" he cried as he
gathered her into his arms. Mary,
I'm not poor, I've made good and
we've all the world to enjoy. I'm the
happiest man alive!"-(C Copyright.
1916, by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09

When the Federal Reserve Board
threw cold water on the offer of Brit
ish treasury bills in this country it
may have sown the seeds of the recent
cabinet crisis. 1t may be worth some
thing to Britain to see herself as 9TH
ers see her The complacent atti-
tude she has assumed while her part
ners do the fighting may well cause
a doubt as to the ability of the en-
tente allies to win the war. If they
lose, the value of the securities be-
comes problematical.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09
SIDE T AL X S
"NIo-NIOmentun."
BY RUTH CAMERON.


One of my little nieces is not quite
four yet, but she has a busy mind
which is forever seeking information.
This she ponders over. sometimes com
menting on it in a way that makes us
grownups gasp.
The other day she was watching her
father start his automobile.
ut don't make so much noise after
it gets going" she observed, and
promptly asked the inevitable ques-
ton.
Because it's always harder to start
anything" explained her father. After
it gets going it gathers momentum and
that makes it easier, and the engine
doesn't have to work so hard"
AT that point her mother interposed,
saying to her father:
ALBERT. how do you expect the child
to understand that"
Before her father could answer, my
little niece piped up: Il do, too. It's
like when Katie tells me to get up in
the m morning. At first it's hard to get
out of bed, but when 1 get mo-mo-
mentum it's easy"
We all laughed outright. But since
then I've wondered if my small niece,
failing to grasp the mechanical prin-
ciple, didn't enunciate a great human
one.
Have you ever noticed how hard
some things are to start? 1t may be a
disagreeable task. or the solution of a
problem that eludes you. Or even get
ting out of bed in the morning
You hang back as long as you can.
And then, when you can no longer
delay the evil moment, you start. It's
hard as you expected it would be.
Then gradually you get warmed up
to your task. You are going at it
with fervor and a power that you new
er expected. Before you know it you
have finished.
Haven't you had the experience?
It requires initiative and a summon
ing of the will power to get started.
You've got to use extra power to get
into motion. But once you are fairly
started you gather "Mo-momentum,''
and after that you are all right.
The difference between the person
who does things and the person who
doesn't is simply this question of extra
power at the start
Success is primarily the result of the
ability to start something. OF course
you have to keep at whatever you
start, but there are mighty few things
that you can't bowl along on, ION
high" after you once get started
Copyright by George Matthew
Adams.)
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Dispatches from washington ind

Dispatches from Washington indi-
cate that business in excess of their ca
pacity is awaiting the opening of the
farm loan banks. The department is
overwhelmed with applications for
loans, from the farmers, mainly in the
south and west. The situation indi-
Gates a desire to share in the profits
to be derived from the high prices of
grain, livestock and other products of
the farm. Perhaps, after all, the So
luton of the high cost of living prob
lem lies in increased production, which
can be brought about by placing addi-
tional capital within the reach of the
producers. The agricultural and graz
ing territory of the United States is
capable of yielding much more than it
is doing at present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09
Door Mat of Husks.

At this season corn husk door mats
should be made for the porch They
are easily and quickly made and quite
serviceable. Select husks next to the
ear because they are white and soft
If they should be a little dry sprinkle
them with water.
Braid the husks into a common
three-strand braid, feeding your braid
from the left side, and each time the
left strand comes over put in a new
husk. Let each husk as added ex-
tend about one inch above the braid,
and let it be the butt-end of the husk
that extends above. The length of tho
braid depends upon how large you
want your rug.
Take your darning needle and COM
mon store cord and sew the braid into
a round or oblong rug, by cOiling the
braid around, sewing each coil as
made to the last coil made.
The rug is a smooth braid on the
lower side and solid mass of husks.
one inch deep. on top.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09
Guarding State Secrets

In war time there are numerous i'm
portant state secrets which must he
prevented from leaking out, and they
are guarded by various ingenious de-
vices. For instance, in British govern
ment offices the writing on important
documents is dried by means of roller
blotters. These consist of revolving
cylinders covered with blotting-paper.
which are run over wet ink. The writ
ing is impressed on the cylinder in a
confused tumble. impossible to de-
cipher, as would be the case if the or
binary flat blotter were used. In
some cases black plotting paper is
used to dry official letters, as it is
much safer than the pink or white "a
riety. Important kilograms, if not
in code, often have to be guarded from
prying eyes by government officials.
For this purpose they use a simple
little invention which consists of a tel
egraph form prepared with a perforar-
ed gummed edge. The message nav
ing been written. the form is folded
over and the edges gummed down. as
in the case of a letter-card. and its
contents are hidden from the messen-
ger who carries it to the telegraph of
flee.
Each battleship carries book of
code signals which holds the meaning
of the little flags which nutter at the
masthead when ships communicate.
The cookbook is of immense impor-
lance, and strict precautions are TAX
en- against it falling into the hands of
the enemy. Each volume is heavily
weighted with lead in the cover, so
that in an emergency it can be thrown
| into the sea with the certainty that
it will sink.-Philadelphia State Led
ger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09

Did you ever notice how still a
rabbit can stand? Just so still and
motionless that you have to look
twice to be sure it is a real rabbit not
a statue.
Toppy Cottontail stood by his he use
and looked out over the cornfield-
stood so still that if you had been
near enough to see him you would
have said. There's a white one
image of a cunning little cottontail
rabbit"
But if you had waited a while you
would have seen that little stone image
wigg1e its ears. and you would have
known then that it wasn't an image At
all, that it was a really. truly rabbit
And maybe you would have wondered
what that rabbit was thinking about
so solemnly. Listen and III tell gu.
When Toppy walked up that morn
ing he decided that he wanted tc do
something especially nice that day.
such a fine autumn morning AS this
is. makes me feel brisk and ener-
getic" he thought, land want to find
something very jolly to do" But or
me. it wasn't so easy to decide JUS.
what to do.
the cornfield from the woods and
looked and looked. That cofnheld
surely looked inviting; II was iun 10
race across it. fun to dart betwee1
the cornshocks But then, there was
the woods; and maybe, if he went
there. he would find Billy Racroon or
Reddy Squirrel and have some fu1
with them He just couldn't decide
which he'd rather do.
And then all of sudden he re-
meubered the garden-the farmers
garden that was on the way far side
of the cornfield. He hadn't been
there in ever so long. and he l-new
that by now the carrots would he uus
and piled up ready for winter storing
and that the cabbages would be ripe
and sweet Why in the world bad he
forgotten that garden for so long?
I tell you, Toppy didn't waste any
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WAGES AND PRICES.

Wage advances have now become so
frequent in some lines of business,
says the N. Y. Journal of Commerce,
as to be described as universal" They
by no means comply with this descrip-
ton, as the salaried classes and 9TH
ers with fixed incomes are well aware
Nevertheless. it is true that the in
creases made by employers of labor in
basic industries have already gone to
such a point as to place the wage-earn-
er upon a new basis so far as the mere
figures of his income are concerned.
There is serious talk of an advance
in the pay of government employees.
and many indications that the move
ment upward is spreading slowly, even
among those engaged in occupations
whose return is fairly well stereo-
typed. The country as a whole is
reaching a new level of return to
labor.
Two factors are chiefly responsible
for this great change. One is the OBJ
vious necessity of keeping pace with
the rising cost of living. The other is
the natural and proper disposition of
employers who are earning large re-
turns to share their gains with faith
full men on whom they must rely. The
two influences are seen at work in
differing ways in differen. industries
and businesses. In some, the state
ment is plainly made that wage in
creases are not to be regarded as nor
NAL" but will continue only so long
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09
LOANS TO FARMERS.

The farm loan law of British Co
lumbia, passed last year. is already in
good working order. according to a
report of the U. S. consul at Van
couver.
Many applications have already
been filed with the Agricultural Credit
commission by the farmers for loans
to make improvements to their farms,
such as clearing, draining, the cree
ton of buildings and the purchase of
stock-all calculated to increase the
agricultural production.
The agricultural act was placed
upon the statutes of British Columbia
in March, 1915. 1t authorized the
borrowing of Sic, 200, 900 to be admin
istered by a commission, the deben-
lures of said commission to be guar
anteed by the government of the
province. A loan of $1,0OO.O 900 was
per cent and is being loaned to the
farmers at SIS per cent.
Long-term loans for 20, 80 and Sc u
years may be made on the amortiza-
ton plan, interest and principal pay
able half-yearly. Short-term loans
may be made from 8 to 10 years,
which need not be amortizable.
A great many applications are be-
ing received where the money is want
ed for paying off existing mortgages
The policy of the commission, with
the limited amount of money at it's
disposal, is to give first considera-
ton to applications where the money
is to be used for purposes that will
tend definitely to increase agricul-
tural production; therefore the appli-
cations for money to be used exclu-
sively to pay off mortgages are being
held in allegiance for the time being
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09
GLOBE SIGHTS
[From the Atchi: On Globe.1

CFrom the Atchi On Globe1
A lazy man encounters more ty-
rants than my one else.
What has become of the old-fash-
Toned man who wore a shawl?
Neither is Santa Claus always as
good natured as he looks in his pic
lures.
There are plenty of emes; the
trouble is so many of them won't
work.
Neither should the temperance lee
tur ) all be directed toward booze
consumers.
While you can't fool all the people
all the tim, t, o are II os. who are
willing 20 t--y it.
A Kuhlidge woman is so sensitive
and emotional that she is referred to
as the stock market.
Lying is a habit ' it'll some men to
such an extent that they lie when the
truth would be better.
What is the average time a woman
is married before she quits telling how
good her husband is.
We are skeptical enough to question
the veracity of the woman who SAYS
her shoes hurt her feet because they
are too large.
One fault with the life sentence is
that it is so apt to be commuted, altho
this doesn't generally apply to mar
riage contracts.
Sermons aren't as long as they used
to be, and other public speakers might
be able to get few valuable pointers
from tn preachers.
1t would be a fine thing for the
world in general if people would take
care OF themselves, altho it would be
bit tough on the doctors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09
HOUSEHOLD HINTS


Sardine SavorieS-Remove bone and
skin from one can sardines; mash with
trif1e of butter. Mix one dessertspoon
flour, two teaspoons anchovy sauce.
one teaspoon Worcestershire sauce,
half teaspoon lemon juice, dash of red
pepper, half cup boiling water. Sim
mer until flour is cooked. Fry squares
of bread Spread sardines on them
and pour sauce over each piece.
Potted Meat-A little jar of potted
meat often proves a time saver when
unexpected company arrives. The
following is a very simple way of pre-
pairing leftover meats: One-half
pound cooked meat (any kind), two
tablespoons butter, salt, pepper, mace
and dash of nutmeg, one-half tea
spoon beef extract, a little meat gravy.
Cut meat into dice and pound to a
paste Add seasonings, gravy and ex-
tract. Put in jars and stand in a
pan of hot water until meat is warm.
Stir well and pack in solid. Cover top
with melted tallow.
Baked Slice of Ham-One slice ham
two inches thick, one cup brown SUI
gar, one tablespoon ground mustard.
two tablespoons vinegar; rub the su-
gar and mustard mixed into the ham
and place in baking dish or casserole;
pour over it the vinegar, add a little
water and bake in slow oven for three
hours.
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tell you, Toppy didn't waste any
time deciding where to go after that
that dogs and men lay in wait for
little cottontails who tried to steal
the farmers garden truck No, sir.
he didn't stop for anything. He
started right off for that garden.
ipity. ipity, op; ipity. ipity. op: fLitv.
ipity, op. across the cornueid md
up to the garden fence.
Toppy peeked thru the fence, and
then how his little pink nose did
wigglei For right there in tempt
ing. big piles were carrots, nice ripe
carrots. and close by. a heap of cab
bages. "Oh, my I'm glad Gama
here' cried Toppy, and without a
thought for possible danger he began
to -(Copyright-Clara ingram
Judson.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09

Senator Elihu Root doubtless has
placed himself on the ''in bad" dist
of the Women's Congressional union.
He declared himself as opposed to the
passage of the Susan B. Anthony
amendment in a paper read before the
anti-suffrage association. And, just
think! He might have been NOM
mated for president by the Republi
cans last year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09

Present indications point to the
probability that the war will be fought
out on the eastern side of Europe. A
deadlock exists on the western front,
which neither side appears able to
break. The failure of the Germans
at Verdun and the entente allies on the
Somme front appears to have con-
WINGED both belligerents further waste
of blood and ammunition is useless.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09
BY ROY &. MOULTON.

Desks whose drawers lock when the
top ones closed.
Young married people who want
you to kiss their baby.
Young babies you have to kiss that
bubble.
Fountain pens that leak.
Spinsters who endeavor to be
sprightly.
Jokes involving cheese, decrepit
eggs and store teeth.
People who interrupt and beat you
to it with the story's point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09
DINNER STORIES

The little Brimmer boy across the
street is forever asking questions.
You had better keep still or
something will happen to you" his
mother told him one night. Curl
osity once killed a cat, you know.
This made so deep an impression
that the boy was quiet for several
minutes. Then he said: Mother,
what was it the cast wanted to
know"
sI put my faith in the wisdom of
the plain people" said the statesman.
YES" replied Senator Sorghum,