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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22
TmE SEARCELIGTT
Latest News from the Fields Of
SCIENCE, EDUCATION, INVENTION
Can We Create Iife2

Experiments just completed by two
French scientists have re-opened the
controversy whether rudimentary
manifestations of life can be produced
in inorganic matter. These men took
a glass tube containing a solution Of
colloidal silica, sealed it by melting
the glass, and subjected tube and COR
tents to a high temperature. long
enough to sterilize them thoroughly
according to all current ideas of ster-
ilization. The tube was then kept
moderately warm for two months, and
when opened the contents were full
of living bacteria. Directors contend
that the colloidal silica probably on
crates to protect bacteria originally in
the solution from the effects of the
heat sterilization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22
TRAVELETTE
The Home of Lafayette.
by NIKsAH.


Toward the south of France stands
the Chateau de Chavauiac, once the
home of Marie Joseph Paul Roch
Yves Gilbert de Motier, better known
to Americans as the Marquis de La
fayette. The old Lafayette estate IS
especially brought to the public mo-
tice just now because a membership
corporation is being formed in New
York to acquire title to the property
and maintain it as a permanent his
torical site, visible memorial of LII
fayette, and of the ties between France
and America.
The old chateau is worthy to be
grouped with Mount Vernon, Airing
ton and Monticello. 1t is history t.
self-the history of France told in an
cient portraits, furniture used by gem
erations of the nobility, and belonging
to Lafayette and his family. In ore
room there is a collection of I.afay-
cite souvenirs. The visitor, prohibited
from entering by an. iron grating. sees
from the door the bed in which tie
marquis died, certain of his medals IF
honor, valuable memorial vase pre-
sented to him by the national guard of
France, portraits of Franklin, Jack
son and Jefferson, bullets from the
walls of the fallen Bastiie. In one
of the galleries are the family por-
traits, and. sharing their honors. busts
of Franklin and Washington.
The manor lies on a hill with a
sweeping view from two sides. Its.
grounds are divided into terraces,
woodland, and a garden with a river
in the background. There are possi-
bly, fifty cottages clustered about the
chateau, which, together with chapel
little community that gave the world
a great man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22
sMEATER-LETTER

WEATER-LETTER.
He was weaving a romance about it.
As 1t lay DER his heart so warm.
And the fact that her name was upon 1t,
Had added mystic charm:
He drew its soft folds about him,
As he pictured form so trim,
In the light at the coy fireside
Knitting a sweater for him.
He wrote her a boyish letter,
Then just cause he wanted to know,
please tell ME if you are married."
He added in line below.
Then waited and watched for the letter.
CAS- the mails same in each day.
From the girl who had knitted his sweater,
And dreamed of what she might say;
1t came, twas a regular volume,
He read all its pages thru,
And found that down in the corner,
She added a postscript. too,
mo, soldier boy, I'm not married.
And hope it won't hurt when you're
told,
That tho l knitted your sweater,
-Nels Yingle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22
ON SPUR f Fl MOMENT


The Volunteer.
(Written by John E. Hummel,
printeE second class, aboard u. S. s.
Indiana, and passed by the naval CEN
sorship. Printed by request-)
why didn't wait to be drafted
And led to the train with a banda
1 didn't make claim for exemption,
just went and put up my hand.
Why didn't =, l wait for the banquet?
The drafted men get all the fireworks,
While 1 merely volunteered.
And nobody gave me a banquet,
And nobody said a kind word.
The grind of the wheels of the engine
Was all the goodbye that l heard
Then off to the ship l was hustled
To be trained for the following year;
And then was gone and forgotten.
l was only Il volunteer.
And maybe some day in the future.
When my little boy sits on my knee 9
And asks what 1 did in the conflict,
And his baby eyes stare at me,
I'll have to be perfectly honest
And tell him the truth without fear,
The fact that I missed being drafted
And was only Il volunteer.
Inasmuch as there are at least ten
governments in various parts of Rus
STA just now, the kaiser's peace with
the gang of rowdies at Petrograd
ought to last about two weeks. The
Bolsheviki will be the submerged
tenth before long.
A man who hates to part with his
money is foolish. 1t won't go very
far.
1--WE want mans pay" say the
enfranchised women.
The Kaiser's Christmas Present.
Mrs. L. P. of Oil City. Pa. con-
tributes nine yards of three-quarter-
oh, af r-iS-
green.
Bertrand w. offers a ukulele. More
frightfulness.
]. T. comes across with a stiff
bosom shirt and hopes the kaiser will
Let the good work go on. The
Christmas box closes in a few days.
Gable from Italy says: "Teutons are
checked"
But they are not going thru.
If Senator Bill Stone of Missouri
writes a letter to- Santa Claus, he will
probably ask for a new pair of gum
shoes. He is getting ready to sneak
under the administration tent.
Safety first slogan of certain sena-
tors: Don't rock the-cradle of lib
erty.'
What can I give my wife for
Christmas?" asks a distracted reader
of this colyum.
There is quite a variety of presents
such as men generally pick out for
their wives. Here is the variety:
Red celluloid toilet set.
Pink celluloid toilet set.
Green celluloid toilet set.
White celluloid toilet set.
Blue celluloid toilet set.
But if you prefer to give her a use
full present nothing is better than a
dashboard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22

well see a more efficient balance of
wealth than the present.
AS in reckoning war strength, the
basic realities of the problem are eco
nomic rather than financial Such
part of the great war loans as is in
vested in convertible factories, in in
crease of food production, and SINH
lar real assets, cannot be regarded as
lost. On the other hand, the dollars
that are spent for shells which ex-
plode and ships which sink are lost
in fact. Moreover, the cost in dollars
is no measure of the real economic
cost of the war because it takes no
account of the enormous destruction
of property that has taken place This
represents a cutting into the capital
of the world. The sinking of millions
of tons of shipping, the destruction OF
cities, the ravagiDg of farm lands, the
deterioration of Industrial equipment
in the last three years, are only few
of the items that must be charged to
this account. One huge item is the
labor of 55.000,0 900 men. who have
been taken completely from produe-
tive occupations. Even reckoning
their value to industry at the moder-
ate sum of 81 a day, in four years of
war the indust rial loss amounts up to
$75.000,000, 900.
There is no disposition on the part
of the allies to begrudge the expendi-
ture. 1t is the highest price that has
but the thing purchased is security for
the application Of these same forces
to peaceful aims in the future. It is
literally true that the men and the
money spent IN this war could have
transformed the earth. They could
have established universal sanitation,
universal education, eliminated bar
barisna and sava gerry, reclaimed all
the waste lands, established communi-
cations by rail and steam with every
corner of the globe, and brought the
millennium nearer by long stride. At
least, the human race has ceased to
be awed by the magnitude of any
project. In the hell of war, men have
learned that no task is too great for
them, and that is a thought worth
carrying into times of peace.
Questions on the above or any sub
ject upon which the reader desires in
formation, should be addressed the
Topeka State Journal Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin, Director,
Washington, d. c., with a Scent
stamp enclosed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22

These meatless days seem to be eff
fective in increasing the supply of
beef and pork. First we were told
that the packing houses were filled to
overlooking with -eef Now comes
the word that more hogs are going to
market than the packers can handle.
Prices of livestock on the hoof have
declined to a marked degree. but the
retail market does not seem to have
been affected in that direction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22

A reader of the State Journal has
a new plan for bringing the war to
speedy end. He would make Theo-
dore Roosevelt secretary of war and
George w. Goethals secretary of the
navy The suggestion is not without
merit. One result would be that all
the incompetents and 1oafers would
have to go
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22

Let there be investigations, and let
them result in the correction of mis-
tak~s and the reform of abuses; let
the war department. the navy depart
ment, the shipping board, the trans
port service. the ordnance bureau. the
food and fuel administrations be sub
1ected to a thoro inquiry: let nothing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22

The University of Pennsylvania in
1906 conferred the honorary degree of
doctor of laws on the kaiser. The
Los Angeles Times suggests that the
first word in the title be changed to
saNinlatn1- .,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22

The Choctaw Indian who has Of
fered $1,000 to any member of his
tribe who will kill the kaiser. the
crown prince or Hindenburg probably
would demand to see the scalp before
he paid over the money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22

The offer of the Russian army Of
ficers in France to serve under the
stars and stripes probably is induced
largely by desire to get on Uncle
Sans pay roll. They can hope for
nothing from the Bolsheviki.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22

The Investigations now in progress
in Washington indicate a possibility
that the canning season will begin I'M
usually early next year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22

Why not train the anti-aircraft guns
on the high cost of living?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22

Washington, ID. Z.
" B-Inquirers should be careful to op-
serve two points: Enclose 3-cent stamp
and address their letters to washington
as above, and not to Topeka, otherwise de-
lay and needless expense are incurred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22

Minnesota Chippewa Indians have grant
ed suffrage to their sQuaws-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22
.,rmArEYER Won MANr no KNow."

The Topeka State journal Information
Bureau at Washington furnishes readers.
answers to questions on any and sall SUB
iects concerning which information can pc
various federal government departments
and the great library of congress. A D.
cent stamp for return postage must ac-
Information wanted, write plainly and ad-
dress -,
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL IN
r.nI,N N ArrI0N RITR EAII
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-23
SALVATION JOAN
Edna May in War Film at Harte
Theatre Tomorrow.

Edna May in War Film at Harts
Theatre Tomorrow.
Jingle of wars red blot. flavor
OF secret agents, the wiles of diplo
macy, society intrigues, and dramatic
action that is brisk, breath-catchinl
and vibrant--that is e Salvation Joan.
which comes to the Harte theatre to
morrow
This latest Vitagraph Wise, Spec
ia Blue Ribbon feature, stars beauu
full Edna May, of Belle of New York
fame, in a picture which exactly suits
her personality.
Concentrated to social service, this
society girl joints the Salvation Army
and becomes the idol of the masses "a
whom she ministers.
Then enters the long arm of the
Secret Service and brings to her the
sterling love of a man whom she at
first believed TO be gangster
- Salvation Joan" is an interesting.
notwithstanding, intensely dramatic
play. which has the diversified ele.
ments of appeal that make plays
pleasing, popular and talked about
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-23
Monday, Arril %, 1917.
PUTTING LOAD ON THE FARMER

1t is human nature to put the blame
on the other fellow. II is costing
every one of us more to live than il
did three years ago, in face more than
it did three months ago, and being hui
man We are looking for some one on
whom we can place the responsibility,
The war in Europe has of course been
the big factor in the increased cost of
food products, II is impossible TO turn
millions of men into reproducing de-
stloyers and continue that loss of
production and destruction for three
years without creating mighty drain
on the worlds supply of food. There
has undoubtedly been some specua-
tion in food products and the tenden-
cy to boost prices has become more
or less OF habit all along the line.
Farmers in some instances have
shown disposition to hold back pro-
duce in the hope OF creating advances
in quotations but in comparison with
other elements that have combined TO
create the present situation this die
kering' doesn't amount to much.
Outside of the stringency caused by
the war the present increase in the
cost of living is due to the way we
live. For years we have been putting
more and more OF the load on the far
| ourselves For years the people OF
| this country have been iocking to the
for those who remain on the land to
! bring forth the food that must fill al
our bellies. The consuming popula
ton has increased by leaps and
bounds and the producing population
has stood still or gone backward
| Thousands OF acres OF land in this state
that once supported a considerable
population at the rate of one old fash
toned sized family to about every quar-
ter section have been abandoned and
the children of those large rural fami
lies are working in the factories, IN
| the shops and on the electric cars
all consumers but no longer producers
so far as food itself Is concerned
The truth CT the matter is that the
| consumers have been increasing much
more rapidly than production. 1t has
| become more of task to feed the
growing millions of the country and
| even had there been no war in Europe
something of the present situation
would have developed in 1917 The
existing food shortage is an acute and
serious trouble, probably one of the
most serious that has come upon the
nation, but if it brings us to a realiz-
ing sense of the fact that to live we
must eat and to eat we must create
the affection will not all have been en-
dured in vain.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-23
6ALFoUR ROYALTY WELCOMED
IN WASHINGTON
Continued from Page u

Fenton, part of the garrison at Fort
Myer, nearby.
Within the station, lines had been
drawn separating the travelling public
from the space at the eastern end of
the concourse across which the visit
ing party was to pass on the way
from the train shed to the Presidents
room. All of the police captains OF
the district had been ranged here in
a double line as a guard OF honor.
Two score newspapermen standing
to the east of the concourse were the
only unofficial persons permitted in
this section of the station. Detectives
swarmed everywhere. Altogether the
precautions taken to insure the safe
ty of the nations visitors exceeded
anything ever known in the history
of the district.
The British commissioners stole
secretly away from England the llth
on a fast cruiser, protected in every
possible way from German spies who
might have got out word to lurking
submarines. The voyage was entirely
uneventful, however, and the party
arrived at Halifax Friday.
AT 9 O'Clock Saturday morning the
party arrived at the little frontier
town of Vanceboro. The American
officials. with the army and navy rep
resentatives in uniform, descended to
dingy, deserted station in thick.
cold mist
To these modest Surroundings the
special train, which had gone on TO
McAdam. returned two hours later
bearing England eminent statesmen.
IS ii drew across the bridge into the
station Secretary Long and his party
mounted the rear of the observation
car and disappeared inside to welcome
the commission formally to American
soil. In less than 10 minutes the
train was under way for the capital,
with the various British and Ameri-
can officials settling down to simple
and informal talks, which continued
throughout the long journey.
Even in the few hours we have
been in the United States Mr.. Bal.
four said, we have been struck with
the atmosphere of calm and peaceful.
ness which naturally prevails We
| feel ourselves far removed here from
the stress and horror that Germany
has thrust on Europe, much as many
of our people felt distant from France
IN ihc carly days of the war The
United States fortunately, probably
will never experience the human
losses that France for so long, and
ourselves during the past months
have experienced.
Nevertheless. Mr.. Balfour added
| Il doubt if YOU can foresee what fun
| damental changes the war win bring
| into your ordinary life. We in Eng
land lock back with amazement al
| the vital changes during our past &c
months Of mobilization, and imagine
thai many OF the changes we have
! gone through so salutary even for
themselves alone viii, be repeated
here"
Mr. Balfour, While unwilling to spec
ulate on what form American partici
patton in the war might take, said he
had no doubt that Americas efforts
would astonish the world, particular
ly Germany lie indicated that 1t was
his opinion that If Germany had fore
seen how fully the United States
would enter the struggle she would
not have precipitated war between
the two countries
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-23
Nervous BREAKDOWN
Stamford, Conn, Nurse Tells How
She Found Health.

She Found Health.
Stamford, Conn., am nurse
and suffered from nervous break
down. | had no appetite and could
not sleep at night, and nothing
seemed to help me. BY chance ]
heard of VinOl, and after taking the
first bottle | noticed an Improvement,
and four bottles made me we'll and
strong, it gave me a hearty appetite,
so can sleep soundly night or day. !
consider Vinol wonderful tonic.
Edith r. Forbes, Stamford, Conn.
The reason Vinol is so successful in
overcoming such conditions is be-
cause it is a constitutional remedy and
gees to the seat of the trouble. 1t is
the greatest strength creator we know
due to the beef and cod liver pep.
tones, iron and manganese peptonates
and glycerophosphates which it con.
tains. all dissolved in pure medici-
nal wine
We have seen so many wonderful
recoveries like this right here in
Bennington cause by Vinol. that we
feel perfectly safe in offering to re-
turn money in every such case where
Vinol fails to benefit. w. l.. Gokay,
Druggist, Bennington, also at the
Leading Drug Store in all Vermont
Towns.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-23
fine FOR RHEUMATISM!
Musterole Loosens Up Those Stiff
Joints-Drives Out Pain

You'll know why thousands use Mus
terole once you experience the glad re-
lief it gives.
Get a jar at once from the nearest
drug store. 1t is clean, white ointment,
made with the oil OF mustard Better
than a mustard plaster and does not
blister. Brings ease and comfort while
it is being rubbed on!
Musterole is recommended by many
doctors and nurses. Millions OF jars are
used annually for bronchitis. Group stiff
neck, asthma, neuralgia pleurisy. rheu-
matsm, lumbago, pains and aches of the
back or joints. sprains, sore muscles.
bruises. chlblains, frosted feet. colds OF
the chest Git often prevents pneumonia.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-23
ANNAPOLIS APPOINTMENT
Senator Page viii Name Ranking Ap
pointees After May 8.

Senator Carroll S. Page writes The
Banner as follows:
| am called upon to select two APP
pointees to the United States Naval
academy at Annapolis and hereby
give notice that a competitive exam
ination will be held at the Norwich
university, at Northfeld, VT. OH
Thursday. the 3rd day of May next,
to aid me in making this selection.
It is my purpose to name the young
man who stands highest in the com
peutive examination as principal, the
one who stands second best as first
alternate, and the one who stands
third best as second alternate.
Any young man wishing to obtain
the regulations governing entrance to
the Naval academy can write me
therefor and they will be promptly
forwarded.
To be eligible to appointment to the
Naval academy boy must be not less
than Is nor more than 20 years of
age.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-23

One of Bennington's patriotic citi
zens has suggested that an American
flag should be displayed from each
window of the lookout near the top OF
the Bennington battle monument. An
other feature of the proposal is to
illuminate the flags with electric
lights. The patriotic citizen is conf
dent that little difficulty would be ex
perienced in raising the funds with
which to finance the idea.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-23
show is YOUR LIvER?"

No question Is more important. As
your liver is. so are you. Take Hood s
Pills,-bcst for sick. torpid, lpiser-
able liver, biliousness, constipation.
bad taste in the mouth, etc. Sugar.
coated, easily swallowed. Do not gripe.
Price CSC. of all druggists or promptly
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-23
500 Reward, 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages, and that is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires 4 constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system, there
by destroying the foundation OF the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by
building mp the constitution and assisting
nature in doing it's work. The proprietors
have so much faith In its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that IL fails TO cure. Send
for list OF testimonials.
Address: T. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. o.
Sold by all DruEgisfs. SC.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-23
Sago4 Sagve
REMOVES SKIN AFFECTI(

NrmOFES ShlIN AftECIIOSS
One package proves ii. Sold and
guaranteed by above Vinol druggist.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-23
me Aite9ory.

a fine illustration of the aileHory
may be seen in Pauls epistlc TO the
Galatians IL. H. where the apostle
gives an allegorical Interpretation to
the historical narration Of Hagar and
Sarah. drawing from it deeper SENSE
than is conveyed by the immediate rep
resentation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-23

This advertisement Is OF series designed
cooperation between the and its subscribers There
three parties to telephone cahe calling, the
called and the who The quality OF service
rendered determined by the spirit which all three work together
rather than by the effort these
We shall gladly send complete of the series
70 those desiring them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-23

Collector-l'm going to print book
Of deadbeats' pictures. and you're go
ing to he on the front page. Egotis-
teal Nopai-Say, how much would |
have to owe TO get on the cover?-Chi-
rago News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-23

Australia seems to have an mex
haustible supply of marble. which is
found there III many coiorS iii addition
to pure white.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-23

First Grizzly motto is, aim high.
Second Girl-That accounts. | sup
pose. for the way You are throwing
yourself at the head of the new min
lister who is over six feet.-Boston
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