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The Pulaskian., 1916-09-01
Picardy Names.

Whence come the names of the Picardy villages, strange even in France, on the ground now being fought over by French and Germans Among the names of places mentioned are Bray, which is of Celtic origin and signifies swamp or morass. Fay is from the Latin ''fagus," meaning d beech tree. Hem is home or habita- tion. Estrees is from the Latin "stran- ta,' meaning route. Fins is from "finis," signifying the limits. Combles means wales or valleys. The termina- tion "oy'' is applied to plantation l: Quesnoy, Tilloy, Autnoy, Rosoy. The name of ''Bois des Trones" is simply "the wood of the thrones The name of the city of Albert was formerly the same as the name of the stream, Ancre. It was changed when the lordship passed to the house of Albert de Lyme of the family Alberti, originally of Florence. Peronne, noted because of the captivity of King Louis XI at that place, was for long time called La Pucelle, sthe Maiden
The Pulaskian., 1916-09-01

windings along the valley and aban- doned the cut single track. They tore out the connections at either end and left the worn rails to neglect, weeds and rust.
 Mir. Branson had formerly been sec tion superintendent, but had grown too old to work except around the lit- tie home plat. He had put in crops of early vegetables for which there was good cash demand at Brocton, mile down the line beyond the north end of the cut. A battered up light handcar had been dumped in the ditch and left there when the old line was abandoned. He had got it righted, and with Katy's help, too. He had patched it up and, To and behold! a new order of traffic, for Katy learned to man 1t. Every day she loaded it with the baskets of kitchen produce and ran it the three miles to the end of the rails. There were always half dozen Brocton boys on hand at the terminus, ready and willing to carry the baskets to the town stores where Katy disposed of their contents.
 Then one afternoon her faithful or faithless-cohorts, as the case might be, disappointed her, enticed away by ball game. That mile down the hot graveled roadbed of the main line looked an arduous ad- venture to Katy, for her two baskets were big, we'll laden and heavy. A well-mannered young fellow sumter ing by discerned her plight. He in- sisted on becoming her knight cheva- Her. That was the beginning of her acquaintance with Bruce Danvers.
 He had been frank and open with her as to his prospects. "They de pend upon my father just now" he told Katy, .'but I can start out to earn my living independently if he ob- jects to our engagement
 Do nothing rash, dear,' pleaded Katy, almost piteously, though, and he smiled at her fears and looked the valiant whoie-souled fellow he was, and she trusted him, and hoped every thing would come out just as he pre- dicted.
 Then a fateful day came to Katy. She had not seen Bruce Danvers for week, nor had she received line from him. That did not worry her, for she never doubted his fidelity. It made her feel surely lonely, however. Everything went at odds that day, it seemed. She had to carry the baskets to Brocton, she was delayed in get ting rid of her produce. There was onofher long wait in settling with
 fiQQN merchant. It was dusk quite
 lied the entrance to the cut.
The Pulaskian., 1916-09-01
MALE TOULOUSE GOOSE.

body, there can be little or no growth so long as such a condition continues. The time and the labor of the poul- tryman, as well as the feed consumed, are thus practically wasted in the pres ence of chicken mites.
 During the summer every precau- tion should be taken to keep the pens and roosting places free from mites.
 This is not difficult matter. The
 mite is a very small parasite, bare ly perceptible with the unaided eve. When not gorged with chicken blood 1t is light-colored. It becomes red when it has gorged itself with chicken blood. For this reason it is sometimes called the ''red' mite. But this pest
 IS so delicately constructed that it can
 be easily destroyed by spraying with kerosene or whitewash.
The Pulaskian., 1916-09-01
DIDN'T NEED TO MIND HER
Small Girl Knew Exactly How Motor ist Felt, and What He Probably
 Wanted to Say.

Mir. Payne started out to enjoy a spin on his motor. He went on smooth ly until he got well to the outskirts of the city, rather far from a car line then the motor, actuated by motives that only motors know, decided that if had gone far enough. 1t stopped, and no pulling of levers or turning of cranks was sufficient to induce it to go farther.
 After fruitless efforts to get if fo change it's mind Mir. Payne cIfmbed from his seat and worked around the machine. Nothing seemed to do any good, and he was rapidly getting into a state that is relieved only by strong language. However, the struggles with the motor had attracted good-sized company of children, and Mir. Payne did nothing worse than think. The children's interest grew as the motor ist tinkered. Among them was a lit tie girl with golden hair and deep blue eyes. She crowded close to Mir. Payne as he worked.
 Finally he became so exasperated that it seemed as if he really must say something. He turned to the lit tie girl.
 1T wish you would run away. little girl" he remarked.
 ''Why?" she asked, looking up at him.
 Perhaps he wished to tell the truth. perhaps he only wished to see what the little girl would do. At any rate. he said to her, quite frankly: q want to swear"
 "Go ahead" replied the child; '.don't mind me. My father has motor, too.'' Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Pulaskian., 1916-09-01
BABY HAD FIVE FEATHERS
But Women's Trick to Save Their Husbands From Duty in the
 Militia Didn't Work.

A year-old baby recently did duty for five wives who sought to have their husbands released from service In the West Virginia National Guard. Here is the way it came about:
 The first wife, a pretty, buxom mountain woman, sought the office of Adjt. Gen. John c. Bend, carrying a year-old baby boy. She made her plea and then retired. Half an hour later second woman sought Adjutant Bond and prayed for her husbands release from the Guard, declaring that she needed his support for her self and the baby she carried. An hour later another miserable woman en- tered the adjutant generals office and made a plea similar to that made by the two women who had preceded her.
 When the fourth woman entered his office carrying a baby that looked slightly familiar, Adjutant Bond heard her plea and then took look at the baby. Shortly after this mother" was dismissed, in came the fifth, i'm ploring the adjutant to release her husband.
 Wisdom on his countenance, Adju- tant Bond took the baby in his arms and said:
 Are you the godmother, stepmother. foster mother, or nurse of this baby? It's been mighty we'll mothered today, but, unfortunately, all of its fathers are going to serve Uncle Sam when called on."
The Pulaskian., 1916-09-01
You Can't Help Your Badness.

According to Miss Dorothy Osborn of the Ohio State university, badness in men is inherited just as much as horns In sheep.
 Badness in women is more ire quent than is generally known, she declares, because women can con ceal their badness much more easily than men," She finds that woman is bald only when she inherits it from both parents. If one of her parents was bald, however, she may transmit badness to one-half her sons. If a mother is bald, her sons will be bald, TO matter whether the father is or not Her daughters will not be bald unless the father was bald also.
The Pulaskian., 1916-09-01
Just What the Doctor Deserved.

One afternoon, just as Doctor Bun dy's. office hour had begun, very ex- cited individual rushed into his office.
 "Doctor, doctor! Just one mo- ment!" he cried.
 "I'll see you shortly" said the doc tor.
 "Only second, doctor!" protested the perturbed one. "Only second is what I want p
 "I'll see you shortly" repeated the physician, with impatience.
 The man, with sigh, took seat in the reception room. His excitement soon subsided, apparently, and he read the magazines lying on the table. making no further efforts to see the doctor.
 After several patients had consulted the doctor, the latter stepped over to the man and said:
 You were in somewhat of a hurry, I believe, sir. What can I do for you?
 "Oh, nothing now," replied the man. T only dropped in to tell you that your neighbours cows have escaped from the yard and are having a fine time among your flowerbeds."
The Pulaskian., 1916-09-01
A Reason.

Abroad girls have chaperons-they never are left alone with a young man and it is very difficult to get mar ried over there."
 The speaker was Harrison Fisher He continued:
 An old maid said to pretty girl at the seashore:
 What I saw on the beach in the moonlight last evening shocked me, Nellie. Yes, my dear, you shocked me horribly. I, for my part, think it's most improper for a girl to kiss man unless they're married'
 'Ah,' said Nellie, do you? Sup pose that accounts for you never be- ing engaged"
The Pulaskian., 1916-09-01
Making House Entrance Attractive.

To one who must watch expenses carefully, the solution of the entrance to the grounds of the country house is often difficult task. When one can afford to employ the services of a landscape architect the problem is, of course, simplified.
 The guiding spirit here, as in the structural features of the house itself. should be to create an entrance, simple, attractive, substantial and in harmony with the surroundings.
 Stones are generally easy to procure In the country; therefore stone pillars with a durable gate between make an attractive entrance, within reach of even the limited purse.
 Growing vines and flowers will add greatly to the general attractiveness of this approach and furnish the con- meeting link between entrance and grounds
The Pulaskian., 1916-09-01
Katu Did! SX<
 AE

Br Florence Lillian Henderson
tcopyright, 1916. by W. c. Chapmanl

Copyright, 1916. by w. G. Chapman.)
 'Katy didi Katy did Katy did '"
 Katy blushed. She hurried her steps, actually embarrassed. What Katy did, she alone and Bruce Danyers knew, yet she fluttered when she recalled it all, and just now because she was passing the very spot where week previous young Danvers had told her he loved her and asked her to return his kiss-and Katy did.
 And now from the trees came the remindful hilarious chorus of the merry insects, as though they had seen it all and were prociaiming it to the world.
 'Father says that Bruce is not our kind,' soliloquized Katy Branson. That is true, for his father is pres ident of the road. But Bruce-Mr. Danvers said that even the best fa- ther in the world should not stand be- tween him and the girl he loved best. Oh, I hope he meant it-I must be- 1ieve that, or it would break my heart! !"
 Then Katy tripped home to her du- ties. They were humble ones. yet she graced them. Old Mir. Branson and his wife and daughter lived in rath- CT unusual environment They had a little home surrounded by few acres about half way up Clover Gut. The out was four miles long and until the year previous had been q part of the railroad. Then the company had decided to save mile of crooked
The Pulaskian., 1916-09-01
VENTILATION IN THE SUMMER
Breeding and Boosting coops Must Be Open to Permit Free Circulation
 of Air.

During the summer the brood GOODS ana roasting coops must be very open so that plenty of air can circulate through them; otherwise the chicks will oyerheat at night, which will check their growth and reduce their ysfaiity' making them less profitable.
The Pulaskian., 1916-09-01
To Make Sure.

Wont you please leave the light burning in the hall, mother?" pleaded little Robert as he was being put to bed.
 Nonsense, Bobbie," was the reply ] Surely you know there isn't anything to be afraid of in the dark. "Yes, I know, but can't you leave teeny-weeny light so I can sec fheke isn't anything there F X E
The Pulaskian., 1916-09-01
So Small.

Patience Seen any of the bathing suits on the girls this season?
 Patrice- Yes, l just saw a couple. But had my opera glasses along. CT ! guess I'd have missed sen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
RESCUE z AMERICANS
Sailors Picked Up After Steamer in
English Channel Torpedoed.

Washington, Sept. 20.-Consul Gen
eral Skinner. at London, cabled the
state department today that two
American sailors William Wooton of
Harrison, n. j., and Bernard Sweeney
of Bayonne, n. j., were saved from
the British steamer Strathtay torpe-
doed by a submarine, September 6, in
the English channel.
Whether the Strathtay was attacked
without warning was not state0 Def
mite information on this point will be
sought before any inquiry is addressed
to Germany. 1t is assumed by officials
that aff1davits were taken from the
American seamen to be forwarded to
the state department. The Strathtay
sailed August % from New York for
Havre and earlier reports of her sink
ing said the entire crew was saved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
FIXES CAME BILL
w. C. Tegmeier Completes Rec
lamentations for Laws.
Fish and Game Commission of
Four to Control All.
LICENSE TO FISH. IN BILL
County Wardens Could Be APP
pointed for Month.
And He Would Get Rid of Over
supply of Cats!

Kansas will have fish and game
commission of four nembers-each
drawing a salary of 5000 a year-if
a recommendation by w. C. Tegmeier.
state fish and game warden, is adopt
ed by the legislature. In d circular
letter mailed today from the state
changes in existing fish and game
laws.
The game warden Is convinced that
the present game law-providing for
support of the state fish hatchery by
hunters-is unpopular. So he mas
urged a fishing license. He also asks
that county wardens may be appoint
ed state wardens for short terms. He
asks search and seizure privileges in
all places except residences, where
there is suspicion that fish or game
has been taken in violation of law.
He asks a provision prohibiting I'M
naturaIized foreigners having firearms
in their possession. Changes in ga me
laws, similar to these formerly out
lined by the warden, are asked in the
circular.
Don't Like Present Law.
I'm my travels over the state I have
the fact called to my attention daily
that the sportsmen of Kansas are not
satisfied with the present game law"
says Tegmeier. THE main complaint
against our present law, heard from
every section, is that the money paid
for licenses does not go for the pro-
lection of the game Again the shoot
ers complain from one end of the state
to the other that they have always
supported the fish hatchery and paid
for the distribution of fish This is
true"
Tegmeier then urges a fishing
1F
except women, and boys under four
teen years old.
His Provisions.
Other provisions by Tegemeier in
clude:
Four salaried wardens at $500 a
year each.
A commission of five members, 70
twice year.
Creation of a fish and game fund
to be used in the propagation and
distribution of fish and game.
Permission to appoint county war
dens for thirty-day periods to serve
as state wardens.
Search and seizure privilege to
wardens.
Compelling land owners to file com
plant against trespassers j. 4
Migratory bird act similar to fed
eral law.
Law against ownership of firearms
by unnaturalized foreigners.
More strict enforcement of hunting
license law.
Placing doves on game list.
Add five years to closed season on
prairie chicken.
Limit killing wild geese to six a day
in open season.
Strike out provision limiting num-
b11- of live decoys.
Open season on bobwhites from De-
cember 1 to Is.
Regulation of cat birth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
FOR LABOR VOTE
Four Brotherhoods Appeal for
Support to Wilson.
Missouri Senator Denies Con-
gress Responded to Threat.

Cleveland, o., Sept. 20.-The first
broadside of a campaign to throw the
labor vote of the country to the sup
port of President Wilson and the
Democratic party for passing the
Adamson eight-hour law, was fired to-
day by officials of the four railroad
brotherhoods. A bulletin sent out by
w. G. Lee, president of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen. reads:
Surely it is the duty of not only
our own members but all persons who
work for a living to support our
friends, and, if possible, defeat our
enemies at the coming election. There
fore, it is urgently requested that the
position taken by President Wilson
and both branches of congress be not
forgotten and that all members use
office regardless of partisan beliefs,
those who have proven their loyalty to
the cause of labor
Declares Charge Is False.
Chicago, Sept. 2O.-A statement en-
titled "A Word About the So-called
Eight-hour Law as Related to Rail-
road Operatives by William J. Stone,
United States senator from Missouri,
was issued by the western national
Democratic headquarters today. Ac-
companying it was an assertion that
senator Stone was representing the
thought of the administration on the
subject. The statement said in part:
Messrs. Hughes, Roosevelt, Root,
Lodge, Penrose. Crane, Morgan, Geo.
w. Perkins and that entire genus
maintains that the president and con-
gress surrendered to force and thereby
discredited public authority and weak
ened the foundations of our govern
mental institution
Zone weakness about this charge is
that it is false. Nobody threatened
the president or congress; nobody de-
manded anything of them. There was
no controversy between the govern
ment and the railroad employees nor
between the government and the rail-
road arrangements. The controversy
was purely industrial, waged between
several hundred thousand men who
actually operate trains on the one
hand, and the managers of the rail-
roads on the other.
Nation Would Have Been Tied Up.
THE trouble had reached a point
so acute that these hundreds of thou
sands of men We're on the verge of a
strike; they were about to quit work
and thus leave the entire railroad
transportation of the country tied up
for an indefinite period"
The statement then points out that
while the crisis existed senators and
representatives and members of the
administration were receiving COM
munications from all sections of the
country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
.INDICT FOUR BANKERS
Judge Summons Ffnanciers to Learn
of Others He Calls Burglars.

Chicago, Sept. 20.-Representatives
of Chicago's biggest banking houses
have been ordered to appear before
Federal Judge Lands tomorrow to
explain their connections with the prl-
yate bankers whom the jurist char
acterized as burglars"
The order was issued during hear
ing of the petition in bankruptcy
against NJ. Ginsburg & Sons, private
bankers, one of the four which have
failed within the last few days.
Indictments which were voted
against Michael Michniuk and his son,
Stephen, and Moses Ginsburg and his
son, Emanuel all of them private bank
ers, were returned today before Judge
Fitch in the criminal court. The
Michniuks are already in custody.
Bond in each case was fixed at $1O,-
600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
PROMOTE U. S. PRELATE
Pope to Designate Frisco Archbishop
as Cardinal

Rome, Sept. 20.-Pope Benedict
will hold another consistory in No
vember, when he will make an import
ant declaration regarding the war and
the prospects for peace at that time.
His holiness will create several foreign
cardinals at this consistory. Arch
bishop Hanna of San Francisco is the
only American whose name is being
considered at present
Papal couriers already are en- route
to Vienna and Berlin to notify Aus
trian and German cardinals of the
coming consistory. The Italian gov
eminent has advised the vatican that
it does not object to the holding of a
consistory and will interfere in no way
with the entrance of the Austro-Ger-
man cardinals into Italy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20

protest against mails is on its way
from London, but whether by cable or
mail, neither the state department nor
the British embassy progressed to
know. There is some ground for be-
lieving, however, that the embassy has
had this note for several days, and has
been awaiting authorization to make
certain changes in it.
1t is generally accepted that the
note will be a flat denial of the Ameri-
can demands but that some conces-
sions will be promised in the way of
ameliorating the hardships imposed
by the British system.
The British amba ssador, Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice, saw Secretary Lansing
Tuesday and is believed to have dis
cussed the note with him. 1t was de-
clared however, that his visit to the
state department was purely personal
and that he called to pay his respects
before leaving the city for two weeks
United States Losses Heavy.
Marion P. Letcher, foreign trade
adviser of the state department. called
at the British embassy and discussed
with officials there some of the COM
merciai problems England has forced
upon the United States. but there was
no tangible development from the
visit.
This visit was paid after the depart
ment of commerce had sent to the
state department some selected COM
plants of American interests which
have been injured by British trade
restrictions
The department of commerce has
prepared statistics showing that Eng
lands restrictions upon American ex-
ports to Sweden, Denmark and HoI-
land caused them to drop $94,1534S3
in the seven months ended at July in
the same period in 1915 Exports to
Holland fell off s4O.996.765; to Swe-
den S34,397,275 and to Denmark
SIS. 159,373. Norway's exports showed
a gain of about S7,000,0OO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
THWART "PILL MAKERS"
Cigaret Manufacturers Move Plant to
Defeat Strike in New York.

New York, Sept. 20.-Rather than
submit to the demands of it's 1000
cigaret makers who want recognition
OF their union, the American Tobacco
company has decided to move its
plants to Richmond, Va, and Dur
ham. n. C. The work of transferring
the machinery started today.
Unless the strike, now in progress,
is called off the shipments of machin-
cry will continue.
The labor supply in Richmond ana
Durham. the company officials de-
clare. is more than adequate to ham
die its cigaret business now handled
in the New York plant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
w.. j. CALHOUN IS DEAD
Former Minister to China Succumbs
to Stroke of Paralysis.

10 StrOkC Oh PARALYSIS.
Chicago. ILL.,, Sept. 20.-William j.
Calhoun, former minister to China,
died at his home in this city Tuesday
night. Death was the result of a re-
lapse from a stroke of paralysis.
which Mr.. Calhoun suffered a month
ago.
Mr.. Calhoun had been in the Pres
byterian hospital up to a week ago,
when he was discharged. the physi-
clans in charge stating he was in no
Immediate danger.
Widely known thruout the United
States as an lecturer and authority on
Chinese affairs, Mr.. Calhoun of
recent years had devoted himself to
the practice of law.
General Mills Funeral Today.
Washington, Sept. 20. Military
honors were accorded Major Gen.
Albert L. Mills, late head of the mill
tia affairs bureau of the war depart
ment, at his funeral here today. Pail
bearers included a number of promi-
nent military and civil officials
Burial will be tomorrow at West
Point, where the cadets will partici-
pate in the ceremonies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
FARM BOARD AT ST. JOE
Hears Petition for Loan Bank Then
Will Go to Lincoln

st. Joe, Sept 20.-The members of
the federal farm loan bank board.
headed by Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo, arrived here today from
Hutchinson, Kan. A hearing of St.
Joe's application for farm loan bank
was conducted at the county court
house and the visitors will proceed to
Lincoln, Neb., tonight.
In response to a Geographic request
from Vice President Marshall received
here, the board decided to conduct a
hearing at Indianapolis. Indiana, upon
the boards return east