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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
A BILLION DOLLARS.

The large sum of money represent
ed by the term "a billion dollars" now
being SO frequently used in the war
financing of this and other countries
is illustrated by a statement recently
made before the class in international
trade and commercial geography in
the educational department of the
National City Bark of New York
In these discussions of international
trade, said the lecturer, in which we
must talk in terms of millions and bill
lions, it will be important that we get
clearly in mind the relative value of
these two great measures of quantity.
Let us take a simple and familiar sub
ject as a method of determining the
comparative greatness of the two
terms. millions and billions" We
all know how rapidly an expert count
er of coin will manipulate them. The
treasury experts will count 1000 sill
yer dollars in an hour and keen it I'D
all day long; but that is their limit.
Working eight hours a day, then, an
expert counter of coins will count 3d.
600 silver dollars in a day, but how
long will 1t take him, at that rate, to
count a million dollars? Thirty-one
days.
But that is only the beginning of
the measurement of great figures. for
If this same man were to go on count
ing silver dollars at the same rate of
speed for ten years he would find
that he had only counted one hundred
million of them and that to count a
billion dollars would require 1o2 years
of steady work at the rate of eight
hours per day during every working
, day of the 102 years. A billion is a
thousand times as much as a million.
1t is only within a comparatively
recent date that the United States be-
came billion dollar country. Speak
er Reed coined this phrase, 1.-THE
United States has become a billion
dollar country" when somebody COM
planned of the fact that a congress
of which he was then speaker, had
appropriated over a billion dollars for
government expenses during its two
years of existence, but no single yea1
now passes in which appropriations
do not exceed a. billion dollars.
1t was only in the year 1892 thai
exports of domestic merchandise
from the United States first crossed
the billion dollar line. by 1911 they
exceeded two billions, in the calendar
year 1914 were three billions, in 1911;
three and one-half billions, and il
1915 nearly five and one-half billions
The money in circulation in thu
United States first crossed the billion
dollar line in 1881, but was two bill
lions in 1900, three billions in 1908
four billions in 1915. and s5.415.OOO.
900 on May 1, 1917.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02

About 100000 men will register
The ultimate army may be 100000.
The early draft will be 100000. Those
who register next week will, in the
proportion of one to twenty, receive
an early call for enrolment. In the
circumstances. says the Louisville
Courier Journal, the man who is un-
certain whether he should continue to
discharge his civil duties or seek mill
itary duties need not regard himself
as one who will be called. He can af-
ford to let the selection proceed. His
selection for enrolment will mean
honor and not dishonor. Does any
one look down upon the French army
because it is a drafted army? Does
not every one look up to 1t because il
is a we'll drilled and intensely patriot
&c army
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
TRAWELETTE

BY NIKSAH

inc New Cotton Country.
In the Imperial valley of California
they are making fortunes raising cot
ton this year-sudden dramatic for
tunes. Everything abou. the Imperial
valley seems to have the dramatic
quality: its story would make a good
moving picture. In 1900 it was a
blistering desert where a buzzard
could scarcely live. And then the
government harnessed the Colorado
river and the desert was veined with
irrigatins canals, and ploughed and
planted, and for the first time since
the primordial floods subsidized, tint
of green and growing things spread
over the valley.
Cotton arrived in 1906. 1t came
in the shape of a box of seed under
Texas homesteader. He asked why
they didn't raise cotton Whereabouts,
anG they said because it wouldn't
grow. And so being from Texas,
which is something like Missouri, he
planted his little store of cottonseed
bolls to the wondermcnt of all be-
holders. Furthermore, the next
year 1t came up and bore again with
out another planting.
The Texans little cottonfield spread
like DROP of butter on a hot pan.
in its fleece. And it brought to the
men who owned the land more hard
iron dollars than ever they had seen
before. There are fifty thousand
acres of cotton in the Imperial valley
this year and there are going to BIO
many moie next year. And even bet
ter than the cotton crop is the human
crop which this desert has borne; for
1t is peopied by men who own theil.
own farlrs, and are prosperous
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02

Eight states of the forty-eight in
the Union have filed protests with the
interstate commerce commission
against the proposed advance of Is
per cent in freight rates. These states
are Kansas. Nebraska, Iowa, Okla
homa, Wisconsin. Minnesota, South
Dakota and Louisiana. 1t will be
noted that all are in that section of
the country in which the railroads
have shown the largest net earnings
recently. Probably it would be diff
cult for the other forty states to make
out case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
GLOBE SIGHTS
IFrom the Atchison Globe. !

IFrom the Atchison Globe.
Prejudiced eyes can't see good of
anything.
Many Injuries soon become neces-
stiles to lot of people.
1t rarely happens that both parties
to a horse trade are satisfied
Some men improve their spare time
so much they never have any fun.
A good constitution is about the
most important thing you can inherit
A loving eye is blind when it should
be blind and sees when it should see
Indifference has lapses about three
times a day, or every time the table
is set.
Not only is there always room for
cupied.
While the gossips don't stick to the
facts, they could. and still have con-
siderable to say.
This is so contrary a world that the
chances are the train won't be late
when you are.
Alb Adkins said he once knew a
man so contrary he would argue with
himself, if no one else were available
Absence makes the heart grow
fonder if the person away will send
some substantial presents once in a
while.
A strong will is that possessed by
the man who doesn't let the discov-
cry of fat fishworms interfere with his
gardening efforts.
Occasionally one encounters the
works of an author so unpleasa mt
that one fancies he must have mis-
taken Indigestion for inspiration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02

TheNright of free speech is a fine
thing but it is the i'll advised exercise
OF it that causes most of the trouble
in the world. The man who gets a
new idea in his head Immediately sets
out to convert other persons to his
way of thinking and lays a founda-
ton of bitterness, mobs and war. If
the truth were known the missionary
spirit probably has done more harm
than good, owing to the fact that it
has SO often been misdirected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT

BY ROY X. MoULToN.

The Dude.
Who goes bedaubed with BARRIERS scent
Whose socks are worse than custom war
rants.
This ladylike and youthful gent,
We view with more than mere abhorrence,
We feel his folks should take him and
Consult a lunacy professor.
And yet, upon the other hand
We really like nifty dresser.
The lad whose buds are loud and wild.
Who gratifies the gruesome hobby
OF wearing garments that are styled
"A dapper cut or very nobby,
With other honest men we moan
To look him DER, he's merely messy,
He is an awful thing, we own
And yet We like the lad who's dressy.
The fop, the dude, the silly ass,
We smoker in our cuffs and scorn 'em,
We look them over they pass
And jeer the garments that adorn EN-;
And vet we hasten now to add
That while we chortle at the chappie,
We're always pleased to see the lad
Who's always looking bright and snappy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
HOUSEHOLD HINTS


Ginger Cookies-One cup lard. one
and one-half cups dark brown sugar,
one cup molasses, pinch salt, half tea
spoon soda dissolved in cup hot cof-
fee, teaspoon ginger. Cream lard,
sugar and molasses together. then
add hot coffee with soda dissolved;
add ginger and salt and enough flour
to make dough so 1t will not stick to
board. Use plenty of flour on board
and do not make cookies too stiff
Roll thin and cut. Bake in moderate
oven. These cookies are fine for lunch.
and if kept in covered jar will keep
moist for weeks.
Never Fail Cookies-Two cups cof-
fee A Digit brown sugar creamed
with one cup butter and lard, two eggs
we'll beaten, half cup sweet milk, one
teaspoon soda. two teaspoons baking
powder, sufficient flour to roll.
Cold Water Cookies-One-half cup
lard or butter. one-half cup brown
sugar, one-half cup cold water, one
teaspoon soda, one tablespoon boiling
water, one teaspoon vanilla. flour
enough to make stiff dough. Let rise
over night After baked. moisten top
and sift red or blue sugar on top.
Graham Cookies-One cup sugar.
one-half cup butter or lard and one
egg creamed, one cup sour milk and
dissolve one-half teaspoon soda In
milk one teaspoon cloves and one
teaspoon cinnamon added with one cup
white flour and pinch or salt, one tea
spoon baking powder and a little nut
ham flour enough to make a soft
dough. Use white flour on kneading
board. Roll and cut cookies and bake.
Double Cookies-Mix two cups
granulated sugar, one cup lard, two
eggs, one cup sour milk. Sift in this
batter three cups flour, one-half tea
spoons baking powder and little nut
meg Put part of batter on Toured
board and mix in -four until stiff
enough to roll out thin. Use cake
turner to lift up in pans.
Make cooked filling of one small
cup seeded raisins, one-hah teaspoon
vinegar and two tablespoons sugar,
then thicken with one tablespoon
-four and let cool. Put one teaspoon
of filling on each cooky, then place
another cooky on top. Bake in rather
quick oven. The cookies will bake
together with delicious filling in the
middle.
The Table.
Good Breakfast Dish-Take all
hard and leftover bread, put in pan
of water till soft, then squeeze out
water, add milk enough to make thin
batter. two eggs, one teaspoon bak-
ing powder. half teaspoon of salt
When well mixed, fry in hot lard
Bread Pudding-Cut stale bread
real fine Take pint of milk. one egg
half cup sugar, half teaspoon van.
lila; pour over crumbs and bake one
half hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02

Let no one be led to look on buy
ing liberty loan bond as a piece of
benevoIence or merely a contribution
toa worthy cause. The liberty loan
bond is as good an investment as an
American citizen can well make. The
rate of interest it bears may seem
small, but when it's absolute safety is
considered and the fact that it is nom
taxable, and the further fact that it
is to be immune from any taxes which
later on may be levied by reason of
this war, and still another fact that
an case the United State government
should later during this war have to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02

The amount of annual income ex-
empt from taxation in England is
$500; in Prussia, s214; in Sweden,
$1,650; in Norway, $27o; in Den
mark, $40; in Austria, $3.50. In
Switzerland, Ga per cent is levied on
all incomes in excess of $120. Under
he present federal income tax law
the exemption is $500 0for unmarried
persons and $4,000 for the head of a
family. For the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1916. the United States coll
lected from income taxes S67,94S,594
OF this amount there was collected in
New York. sSO,252.255; in Pennsyl-
vania, s6,313,191 and in Illinois
S5,166,6S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02

borrow more money and pay a higher
rate of interest, that the holders of
these bonds can secure bonds bearing
that higher rate-when all these
things are considered, an investment
in liberty loan bonds possesses advan-
tages that no other investment in the
world possesses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
Liberty Loan Slogan.

If you are free and of fighting age, dig
trenches.
If you're a bit older or younger. dig
gardens.
If you have a bank account, dig-and
buy part of that liberty loan.
Dig
If the loan fails, those trenches will be
the graves of the worlds liberty.
If the loan fails, those gardens will one
day furnish revenue for the Hohenzollerns
to spend on their mistresses.
If you dig, the loan will not fail.
Dig,
Don MARQUIS of the vigilantes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
THE SEARCMLIGHT
Latest News from the Fields OF
SCIENCE, EDUCATION, INVENTIO.
TOurnalineS.

The tourmaline mines of Maine in
the region of Mount Mica, which first
won for America a place in the
worlds sem market, are still product
i've, especially fine green stones being
taken from them. The mines were
found in 1881 by two boys who We're
prospecting more for the fun of l.
than with the expectation of finding
anything. They picked up about
thirty very fine gems in one day.
These subsequently were stolen and
are said to have first reappeared in
the royal cabinet at Vienna.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02

Among the themes suggested by
Secretary Lane for discussion in
school commencement exercises is one
entitled, Lincoln in 1917. What
would he have done?" Why not 1915?
That was The year wher the Lusi-
tania was sunk. Lincoln probably
would have acted at once and saved
two years of time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
DINNER STORIES

A very pretty but extremely slen-
der girl entered a street car and man
aged to seat herself in a very narrow
space between two men. Presently a
portly colored nanny entered the
car, and the pretty miss, thinking to
humiliate the men for their lack of
gallantry arose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02

Too many of the gratuitous sug-
gestions for the solution of war prob
lens are open to the suspicion that
they are designed to provide well paid
Jobs for somebody.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02

Why this demand by a certain class
of citizens to know what we are fight
ing for? They are not going to war
If they can help 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02

Army camp must be protected is a
headline in a local paper If an army
cannot protect its own camp who is
to do it?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02

Has it ever occurred to those who
so vigorously oppose the war, and
every movement for carrying it on,
that under some conditions peace
would be more terrible than war?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02

Address the Topeka State Journal lhf k.
r1rtion Bureau. Washington. ID. c.. for free
Information about
--NNhatever You Want to Know.
Write your request plainly and inclose
cent stamp for return postage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02

Women working in munitions plants in
England, when they have acquired great
skill, are paid 101l pence an hour, or about
$50 for a ten-hour day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02

Copyright, 1917. by the Wheeler Syndicate,
Incl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
To One Across the way.

To One Across the Way.
Oh. neighbor just across the way.
(Your name We do not care to mention)
Come bend an ear that is to say,
Pray give us your attention
Though we commend the jealous zeal
Wherewith we see you hasten to ii
And NOW your lawn at times we feel
You rather overdo it.
We're pleased to see you take delight
In making yours yard to cherish,
It's clear you mean to have II quite
The finest in the parish
Still while this purpose you pursue,
Though you are pleased enough, old
duffer
We wish to make it clear to you
The rest Of US must suffer.
So heed, before at least score
OF neighbors come to give thee battle,
Who wake to hear each morn at four
Thy lawnmower's noisy rattle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
Laughter With Your Meals.

The chief reason why celery. soup
and corn-on-the-cob are healthful is
because gay spirits at the table aid
digestion. When one is eating soup.
celery or corn one is so amused at the
humor of the thing that one is obliged
to leave off eating every moment or
so and burst into laughter One real
ICES how comical he must appear to
those about. 1t would be a better
scheme at banquets if celery were
served to only one guest and the rest
might sit back and enjoy his predica-
ment. The loud reports of eating
celery are scarcely more laughable
than the din and uproar of soup. Nor
is the swirl of soup down the human
gullet more mirth provoking than the
rattle and clatter of gnawing corn
from the cob. These have not only
nourished the human race for years,
but have also developed its keen sense
of humor. Horses, pigeons, white mice
and even educated f1eas or other mem
bers of the animal kingdom have little
humor and should eat celery or soup
more.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
Today's Sheer.

Some People are too Thick ever t.
be Stirred up
Said Donald Dye to Bessie Bee,
Pray, come and idle on my knee"
Said Bessie B. to Donald Dye,
III poke a needle in your eyei"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02

Questions on the abov5 or any sub
ject upon which the reader desires in
formation should be addressed the To-
peka State Journal Information Blu
reau. Frederic ]. Haskin, Director.
Washington, d. c., with 2-cent STAN D
e: closed for reply.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24

so thost who come will not be sorry.
Cards will be played in the dining
room as many of those who have pur-
chased tickets have expressed de-
sire to play cards rather than dance.
A committee has been appointed to
decorate and with the help of the
whole sclass, in addition to the Boy
Scouts, the hall will look the part it
is intended. The members of the class
will be in appropriate costume and it
will be we'll worth the price of admis-
sion just to see them.
THE GRADATIM CLUB OF SAUK
Centre wish to announce that Miss
Sheppard of the University Extention
Division of Minnesota will arrive here
about June fifteenth and give weeks
free instruction on the care, cure, can
ming and drying of fruits and vegeta-
bles. The course will be presented at
the Junior high auditorium and all
women in and around Sank Centre are
cordially invited to attend.
THE AFTERNOON BRIDGE Club
met with Mrs. B. w. Merryman at her
residence across the river Tuesday.
MRS. B. w. MERRYMAN, AS
sisted by Mrs. F. B. Rowe, will enter
tain the w. N. A. Circle on Tuesday,
May twenty-ninth.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
At the&::CAUGHREN

Thursday-Tonight for the first
time for long stretch, William Far
mum, the man who puts things across
in the film, will be here. He imper-
sonates a miner who has money be-
longing to the daughter of his late
partner, and he starts out to find her.
In the meantime the black, bloody vii
liam enters, only serves to add spice to
the tale. There is plenty of spice be-
fore the finish, too. The story is "The
Man from Bitter Roots"
Friday-The Triangle feature "The
Honorable Algy" in which the hero of
the story has difficulty in deciding
whether he should marry an heiress or
go to work. The question furnishes
material for a good picture. Charles
Ray plays the lead with Margaret
Thompson opposite.
Saturday-"The Dollar and the
Law" the five-reel Vitagraph Blue
Ribbon feature, starring the dimpled
darling of the screen, Lillian Walker,
and has the commentator of the
American Bankers Association.
1t is believed by this association
that the story of this film, which
abounds with disguised arguments for
thrift, will be the means of carrying
great message to the public.
The story was written by the inter-
nationally famous story teller, Irwin
Cobb, and takes it's place with his
other successes as his first scenario.
y Sunday-Going blindly into condi-
lions that threatened his life, Monty
Gray became the hero of every one,
man or woman, who ever knew him
when he motored ahead of the speed
limit ten miles to rescue the girl he
loved in the clutches of a gang who
had kidnapped her. He there and then
won the name of "The Man Who Took
a Chance" fought single handed
against considerable odds and gained
his purpose triumphantly. The Blue
bird photoplay tells all about it and
shows FRANKLIN Farnum in one of the
most enviable roles man ever created
for the screen.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
AFTER MASONIC HOME

The Commercial Club of Alexandria
are busy in an effort to secure the To-
cation for the proposed Masonic
Home for that city. A beautiful sew
en- and one-half acre site has been Of
fered for the purpose. A plat of the
site, together with map of the coun-
ty and many reasons why Alexandria
should have the home has been sent
in to the trustees who are to decide
where the home shall be after June 1.
Sank Centre Masons are lending their
assistance in the effort to- secure the
home for Alexandria.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
Well Balanced Tires.

Balance in tire means That the
tire must be so built as to wear even
Iy in all parts" said a manufacturer
recently. at would be foolish to pro-
duce, for instance. tread so excellent
that much of it would be left after
the carcass had worn out and equally
foolish to provide side walls that
would outlast every other part Of q
tire. The ideal is tire that will wear
out uniformly in every part.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
Methodist Church

The service at the Methodist church
next Sunday will be of a patriotic ma
ture. The members of the Grand Ar
my of the Republic and the Women's
Relief Corps will attend in a body.
The pastor will deliver the address.
The evening service will begin
promptly at seven o'clock and will
close early to allow the members to
attend the baccalaureate service.