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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
LETTERS OF
TWO WOMEN
From May Bond. Bride, to Kate
BY ZOE BECKLEY.

OSWay, Business Gill
Kerryvilie, Kan. July 10.
Adored Lunatic:
1 make due allowance for your IN
conference. Kate. but if you could take
a dose of something to quiet your
nerves and then sit down and write
me few sketchy particulars about
this man who wants to marry you, j
should be obliged. You talk exactly
like the man in the asylum who was
sane on every subject but eggs. As
soon as any one mentioned eggs, he
demanded to be poaehed and laid on
a piece of toast. You demand to be
laid smoothly upon nice. fresh,
tempting love affair. all unexpected
like, out of clear sky! Your last
letter barely mentioned this man, and.
sounded perfectly sane in all respects.
Suddenly you command me to tell you
what to do. Shall you tell him about
C. ]. ?" etc.
Now, Kat, try and gather your
senses together and answer me the
following questions, calmly and intel
ligently:
/. What is this new mans name.
age. type, station, nationality and call
ing?
2. Do you love him7
8. Whether you do or not, how do
you know?
4. What makes you think he loves
you-if you do?
s. Have you made up your mind
definitely about c. j.?
g. Is your last quarrel with C. J.
adjusted?
I. Does C. ]. know about the new
man?
8. What does the new mans family
consist of?
9. Are you going to marry him7
After you have answered these
questions and filled in with any further
facts you see fit (and for PHYS sake,
cid girl, do tell me everything-re-
member I'm isolated out on the Kan
sas prairies a million miles from
romance except my own, which isn't
quite as dazzling as it was), III write
my head off giving you advice. Only
if I'm to be the doctor, you must be
honest and tell me every symptom.
I'm trying not to show it, but I'm
simply dying to know more. The
gloss is coming off my own marriage
in patches. Oh, nothing serious; just
the usual reaction, suppose, from
wild emotion to-housework.
I've no fault to find with marriage,
kits. It's like having clothes made.
Your model looks beautiful, the goods
| is all right, the modiste is excep-
tional-but the finished frock never
turns out to be quite as you thought
1t would be. You can't blame mar
riage. It's simply that people don't
go at it right. If you could only see
it first. try it on, test it's wearing quail
tiles a 1ittle-and then buy 1t for
keeps!
But don't let me discourage you
from your high romance, dearie. No
two women ever have the same prob
| lem. My last one was a soup bone.
LII tell you about it some time. If
you marry you'll learn what fncfed-
IDLY small molehills can build them
selves into mountains of discord, after
marriage!
1 like your dark foreigner" for
proposing in an original way. l did
MT suppose anybody could. AS for
infusing into it an actual bit of hu-
NOR, why, Kits, it almost makes me
say marry him and bless you, my
children.
Do hurry and answer this.
I must run now and dig some
onions out of the garden fer my lords
dinner Talk of romance! 1 dare any
bride to stay romantic on onions and
soup bones.
With all my heart, yours,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01

to the priority shipment board or to
centers of politics to try to get coal.
In some places municipalities or
chambers of commerce have started
in to buy coal to distribute to the peo-
pie. only to abandon the effort as i'm
possible after they have tried it for
few days. The nation, in fact, is be-
ginning to become nervous and irri-
table and to realize that the only So
luton of it is more coal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01

When we had three-cent postage be-
fore we also had a three-cent coin, of
nickel. often passed upon the unwary
coin, which was useful when two-cent
postage arrived. Both coins are gone
now; but three-eent postage is back
with us again. How long it will stay,
none can tell. 1t Is made necessary
by the war, we are told by way of
consolation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
THE SEARCHLIGHT
Latest News from the Fields Of
SCIENCE. EDUCATION. INVENTIOS
khaki.

The word khaki" has come to he
connected in the western world with a
flattering degree of military neatness.
But in India, where it originated, its
meaning is literally muddy or
dirty" The term as used to desig-
nate a dull brown cloth was first APP
piled to the uniforms of company of
British colonial troops. Clad in what
was then the standard white linen.
they made beautiful targets at any
range up to a mile. Hence they plas-
tered their uniforms with mud. in All
early effort Of cafnouflage The de-
vice was so successful that khaki
was adopted as a standard color for
uniform cloth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
Win prices under an air-tight re

With prices under an air-tight reg
ulation the coal market cannot ex-
press itself naturally in a rise of prices
-and SO the competition of buyers for
the supply IS expressing itself in other
ways. They have invented the most
Diamond, in their efforts to bride coal
companies and employees of coal com
-panies TO get them the coal. When
these efforts are uuavailing they go
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01

The punishment dealt out to the Rev.
Herbert s. Bigelow. by band of Ken
stuckians, indicates that the people can
.sbe trusted to take care of such cases
when they are overlooked by the gov
ernment. The plain plug citizens
took the initiative in handling the 1.
wv. W. Federal authorities adopted
.the hint and now little is heard of
the Il Won't Work" aggregation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01

men needs no other chaperon than
Just those two things. She can walk
thru the temptations of the world un-
scathed, and wherever she goes she is
followed by the respect and admira-
ton of men.
As for the young man who won't
come to see a girl unless she will kiss
him, she's better off lacking his COM
pany than with it. His cheap atten-
tions come too high. They are not
worth the price.
Any way you look at it, promiscu-
Gus kissing is vulgar and common,
unsanitary and disgusting. Good taste
and common sense alike demand its
abolition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
ON SPUR RE 4h MOMENT
The Regular Army Man.
BY ROY X. MOULTON


(This old poem, the authorship of
which is unknown to us, is published
by request.)
He amt no gold-lace Belvidere, to sparkle
in the sun.
He doesn't wear a gay coekade, nor posies
on his gun.
He is no pretty soldier boy, so lovely, spick
and span.
He wears crust of tan and dust, the
Regular Army man.
The marching, parching,
Pipe clay starching.
Regular Army man.
He's not at home in Sunday school nor at
a special tea,
to spend it free.
He is no temperance advocate. He likes to
fill the can.
He's somewhat tough and maybe rough.
the Regular Army man,
The rarin', tearin',
Sometimes swearin',
Regular Army man.
There are no tears shed over him when he
He gets ne speech from ministers or from
the governor -- ~
He packs his little gripsack up and trots
To start the fight and start it right, the
Regular Army man
The rattlin'. battlih',
Colt or GatliD' rH
Regular Army man.
He makes no fuss about the job, nor does
he talk so brave
He knows he's in to fight and win or else
He is no '-mama's darling but he does
the best he can.
He is the chap who wins the scrap, the
ocular Army man.
The dandy. handy,
Cool and sandy.
Regular Army men.
Our idea of a perfect beefless day
would be one day in the week upon
which everybody would stop beefing
about things.
So far as the shortage of metal is
concerned, Germany can still pull
those nails out of the wooden statue
of Hindenburg.
They are going to launch the great
est destroyer and don't know what to
name her.
Why not name her Gossip?
Sylvest wore a decoration when he
pulled the old street piano up to the
curb last night. 1t was a black eye.
He was in a pensive mood as he
came around with the old tam
BOURNE, and we could see he was on
the verge of tears. We asked him
what was wrong and he said:
'Meester, eet is ALA time too
moocha troub. Night benin last me
sup, an 1 say to Mariouche, I say:
Sherman, he was right about da
war, what? an my Mariouche. sh
say noting, but she peek up da flat
iron offa da stove an she maka da
throw and beet poor oil Sylvest by
da eye, like you see, meester. Then
she peek up a ket of hot wat and she,
zowie, all over poor OF Sylvest an
then she grab da chair an Ian on
me and knock me queek under da
table an she say; What for you
make such damtraitorish talk, Wop :?
You can no do such by my presence,
I am Amerikish. You dam pro-
Kais, yes I say: You are mees-
take. I only say Sherman, he was
right about da war Then she say:
oh, begga da pard. I thought you
say Germany was right about da
war
$50 we maka da peace without an
neXations, but 1 keepa da black eve
Eets toe moocha troub, meester.''
Knit and the world knits with you,
Slack and you slack alone.
The things you knit
May. perhaps. not fit
And the khaki lad
May use language bad
With the Jumps like rocks
In his amateur socks
But your loyalty you've shown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01


Mr. Mayor, do you see any OBJ
lection to my being in poor Tom
Smiths place?
a. Why, no. said 1. Why, no. 1
see no objection, if the undertaken
doesn't"
And have you any remarkable
people in this village?" asked the
visitor
"Oh, yes, sir. We have 4, black
smith that call tell the time by look
ing at a horses foot"
"Oh, nonsense" said the visitor
Il won't believe that. you know
We'll, sir, if you won't believe
me-" returned the native, come and
see for yourself
So the city man was conducted to
the blacksmith's forge and found
that worthy busy shoeing a horse.
Il am told" said the visitor that
you can tell the time of day by look
ing at a horses foot. Can you now %
For reply the blacksmith bent
down, lifted one of the hoofs of the
horse he was shoeing and said: Yes;
it is now exactly 20 minutes to A.
The visitor took out his watch.
Wonderful" he cried. You are
quite right. Now. I'll give you five
shillings if you tell me how it is
done"
The blacksmith accepted the five
shillings.
Now. sir" he said, IF you bend
down just here you will see the
church clock thru that opening in
the trees
The sergeant major was addressing
a squad of new arrivals. and noticed
one who had his eyes on the ground
and his head held downward in a lis
tening attitude
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01

A real sugar famine struck Buffalo,
N. Y, whereupon the News nosed
around until it discovered $50 carloads
cached in a big warehouse in that
city Similar conditions elsewhere
probably explain many of the report
ed shortages in various commodities
The News reporter was told that there
.sxvas not a pound of sugar in the ware
house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01

Two men have been arrested in New
York on the suspicion that they are
German spies. They are alleged to
have been caught with the goods. If
the penalty usually inflicted upon
spies were dealt out to a few such
persons as these it might have a ten
dency to reduce the number of fires
and explosions in this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01

II Germany succeed in overrunning
Italy and laying waste her territory as
was done in Serbia, Rumania and
western Russia, the war situation will
mot be seriously affected thereby She
may further put off inevitable defeat
-that is all. What is likely to happen
IS that the Teutons will get out faster
Than they got in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01

head of the domestic science depart
ment. Miss Prescott would not re-
turn the next autumn. she was 70
he married. However" commented
the trustee, "other good instructors
can be found. The important thing
is to have removed Grays objection.
wonder who persuaded him to give
in ?'-(Copyright, 1917. The NC
Clure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01

Once more a barbarian horde is
sweeping down across the plains of
Italy toward The Eternal City. This
time the Huns, the Goths and the
Vandals are combined in one huge
army. Italy may be vanquished but
her spirit never dies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Menu Hints.
BREAKFAST.

Menu Hints.
BREA KFAST.
Baked Bananas.
Oatmeal Top Milk.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Cottage Cheese with Paprika.
Rye Bread. Honey Cookies.
Baked Apple. Tea.
DINNER.
Roast Loin of Beef.
Baked Potatoes
Boiled Rice. Squash.
Pear Salad. WATERS
Half Cups of Coffee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01

: If there be the shortage of coal
that has been cl0imed, the situation is
slikely to be greatly aggravated by
.the fact that winter is beginning two
months earlier than usual in this part
of the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
DINNER STORIES

Mayor Mitchell of New York was
talking at a dinner about office-seek-
ers.
"a good man had just died." he
said, land with unseemly haste an
office-seeker came after his Job
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01

1t is less than score Of years since the
first heavier than-ai machine successfully
carried passenger into the air. 1t is less
than fifteen years since the art of con-
trolling such craft was impaired by the
inventor to another. yet today aircraft have
been standardized and factories turn them
out with the ease that motOr-car builders
produce their product.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01

A. American infantrvman was reeentIy
sentenced to ten yearp' imprfsounert ~
NHgasHki. rarian on n charge ~ i,,Stt,..,ina
1Htal injuries on Japanpse tradeefnnn in
brawI while the infantryman was in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01

What were you in civil hfe?" he
raped out.
"A gardener, sir" replied the re-
cruit.
"Oh, 1 see" said the sergeant ma
ior. you're listening for worms. Ell 20
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01

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Questions on the~above or any sub
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formation. should be addressed the To-
peka State Journal Information Blu
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01

They are going to launch the great
est destroyer and don't know what to
name her.
Why not name her Gossip?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-02
JAPAN SHOWS INTEREST.
Attracted by American Enthusiasm il
Preparing Or Wa:

Toxic. June 2.-The enthusiasm with
which the United States Is preparing
for active participation In the Euro
pean war is attracting keen attention
in Japan Americas decision to send
the Root mission to Russia is also
causing much interest and speculation
and several newspapers, have criticized
their own government for indifference
toward the situation in Russia
The American military measures are
commented upon at length by the semi
official Japanese Times. which says:
IL the great war now raglns has
taught anything. il has convinced the
world that country with toy arrna-
ment can never be anything but q
temptation TO an interruptions and az
grsssive foe There was time when .
werd from an American general or adj
miral or pubiicist calling for augment.
ed armament set many people by the
ear. That was the time when proposals
of the kind were almost invariably ac-
companied by unveiled reference to
Japan as the power most likely to come
into collision with America. We can
look back today with something like
amusement to these references to US
to partly due to German Vaccinations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-02
MlscALcuLATioN OF ADMINS,
TRATloN CAUSES UPSET IN
ARMY CAMP FACILITIES
WOODEN CAMPS MUST De
REDUCED TO SIXTEEN
Plan to Assemble National Guards On
July is May Be Delayed by slundsr-
ins-Tsnt Cities May BE Rssortsd to
materials and Workmen Scarce
Contractors Boost Prices.

Washington, June 2-As q result Of
administrative uiscalculations and the
proposal to train the new national army
almost entirely in the south. the plan
of mobilizing the first draft army is up
in the air.
1t is possible that the mobilization
of the national guard. which was fixed
to begin on July Is. will be upset. II
appears unlikely that proper shelter
can be provided in the training camps
before the middle Of August. The wal
department, however, is confident that
both the national guard and the Sc
lective draft soldiers will be in train
ing by September /.
The war department has found that
it will cost twice as much as estimated
to build the wooden cantonments in
which the troops were to be housed in
thirty great training camps There
forei it was announced today that the
number of wooden cantonment camps
would be reduced to sixteen. Tents
will house the troops in the other six
teen camps
Cannot Get Material.
1t also has been discovered that it
is next to Impossible to obtain materials
and labor in those parts Of the south
in which it was intended to locate
twenty-five of the camps. The trans.
portation facilities there are SO poor
that the lumber and other material
could not arrive at the camp sites for
several months.
Consequently the war department
Cancelled today all selections Of sites for
the camps. The boards travelling the
country Inspecting sites have been
called in and will be sent out anew to
study locations where material and la
Dor can be obtained and where the
transportation facilities are adequate.
Fewer camps will be located In the
district originally allotted to 1t.
Decision Often Changed.
The original intention was to have
sixteen divisional training camps for
the seiective draft army. The quarter
master general estimated that It would
cost S77,090.00 to build the wooden
cantonments in these camps. Congress
accepted the estimate and voted the
money. Then Secretary Baker decided
to increase the number OF training
camps TO ti1irty-two in order to accom-
modate the national guard.
This was done without tho knowledge
Of the .quartermaster general, who re-
ceived no instructions and consequently
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-02
WHEAT PRODUCERS PROTEST.
Declare Profits win Suffer II Freight
lnereaae Ia Gran<ad

Washington, June Wheat produo-
erS Of North Dakota would suffer
heavy inroads on their profits of 4 or
per cent Il the Is per cent rate IN:
Grease were granted the railroads Of the
country, William LANCER, attorney gen.
eral Of the state, told the interstate
commerce commission today. Farmers
declare that greater freight charges
would result IN q marked decrease in
production
James K Ke1lar. representing Cali
tornia and Nevada cement and plaster
interests, declared the industries were
menaced by the proposed increase.
Dried fruit dealers and Gamers from
the same section predicted heavy losses
a. result OF freight increases.
Protests were entered by hop grow
ers and shippers Of California and
the northwest. who declared the indus
try is in a critical condition resulting
from the sweep OF prohibition.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-02

The frst American combatant corps
in France went to the front under
Captain E. I. Ti1ixham and Lieutenant
Scully OF Princeton. Captain Tinkham
won the war cross at verdun. HIS
home is in Upper Montclair, MI.
It was q proud moment when the
drst detachment OF the American field
service, consisting mainly Of Cornell
undergraduates, departed from Paris
for the Aisne battlefield. They were
armed with carbines, Attired In khaki
uniforms and drove American five-ton
motor cars. AZ they left the stars and
and stripes. floating over the canton
ment in q historic French forest,
sr.eaA out IN the breeze, and other
contingents cheered them on their waT.
Clarence Mackay presented to the
camp the American flag, which now
flies besides tho tricolor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-02

KANSAS CITY CASH GRAIN.
Kansas City. June 1.
Wheat-No. red 2.seg772; No. 3
red, 2.60@2.70; No. . hard, 1.6492.so;
no. . hard. 2S0@2s5, No hard ESQ.
Corn-No :, 1.50@1.5S, No. 3, 1.5s;
No. yellow. l5s@157: No yellow.
1.55 41.5S; No. white, l:55@1.5S
osts-No. white, e59S5h: No. 2,
s46S5i No. 8. s39SA
PEORIA CASH GRAIN.
Peoria, June 2.
OATS cent higher
ST. LOUIS CASH GRAIN.
st. Louis, June 2.
Whea-None.
Corn-No yellow, LOS: No. yell
low. 1.EA: No. white. 1857; No. 8
white. 1853
Oaes-Standard, So; No. white, IS
asst. No. 1 white, 81