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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

view of his capacity for high finance.
this conclusion was somewha.
astonishing
This boy was the second child in a
family of seven, the father of whom
earned Sill a week. They lived in
pleasant neighborhoods, and rarely
had enough to eat This child was
judged thoroly perverted by the court
and sent to the reform school.
The records of the court are very
discouraging in this respect. They
show that from 20 to rs per cent of
the cases coming under its Jurisdiction
finally end up in the reform school
and the officials firmly believe that
an even larger percentage end in the
penitentiary, only the court does not
record it because the final offense is
committed after the age limit of the
Juvenile court. which is seventeen
years.
The particular records of the chief
probation officer of the court, who
tries many cases which never reach
the judge, are discouraging from a
different standpoint. They show the
nature of the home conditions under
which criminals are propagated. In
the majority of cases the family is
large, the fathers wages small, and
often the mother. is away from home
all day earning an additional pittance.
Naturally uglineSS of all sorts flour
ishes. and it is not to be wondered
that the children break the law.
Sometimes, indeed, they seem to get a
certain amusement out of it-forms of
amusement being scarce on such a
small income. Thus one of the most
frequent juvenile crimes is the turn
ing in of false fire alarms. Every
time fire alarm is turned in it costs
the government SAP, SO that this form
of amusement would be rather costly
if the court did not resort to its eff
Gent method of making the children
pay for their folly. The boy must
earn S42 for the court, and after one
experience of this sort. he regards the
fire alarm as toy for the capitalist
only.
Questions on the above or any SUBJ
feet upon which the reader desires In
formation should be addressed the To-
peka State Journal Information Blu
reau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director,
Washington, d. c.. with 2-cent stamp
e: closed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
Mailing a Letter.

Anyone who has ever mailed a LETT
ter at all knows that you have to keep
cool. The man with steady nerves
and a calm nature is the one. who
can mail letters. You will soon make
a fool of yourself at mailing a letter
if you are hot tempered.
After the letter is addressed and
stamped you put it in your pocket and
make a mental note. Mail-box. The
first mail-box you see in goes the little
old letter. The curious thing is that
you always feel rather cheerful over
it at first Simple enough to chuck
a Letter in a mail-box.
f"How seldom" as they moralize be-
tween scenes in the movies, "how sell
dom do we learn from our bitter les
sons of the past!"
You set out to mail the letter 1t
is in the inside pocket After passing
several boxes before thinking of it
again you realize that you must brace
UP and pull yourself together. This
thing can't go on. You take the letter
out of your pocket and carry it in
your hand.
1t occurs to you that any mail-box
will suit your purpose so you look
around for one. Here is where you
are going to lose your head unless
you have grip on yourself. After
twenty minutes search for a mail-box
you are not sure that you would know
one if you saw it. At any rate there
are none to be found. Mailmen, mail
bags, male dogs,-but no mail-boxes.
In all the world there are no mail
boxes. They have disappeared as COM
pletely as if the earth had opened and
swallowed them up.
You lean against a lamp-poSt d,l
your strength returns. Your head
rolls over and bumps something hard,
painted green. 1t says "l-e-t-t-e-r-s''
on it, but in your delirium you can't
tell what that means. You only know
there's a sort of hole near the top of
it where one could poke things in.
You look at the hateful object, smuea
ed and grimy, in your clammy fist.
You glance about to see if anyone is
looking. You thrust the hateful OBJ
ject in the hole.
You sneak away.
Happy Thought.
Oddly enough the people with the
brightest beans are seldom light
headed.
Wen-Known Smokes.
Pittsburgs.
Joe Cannon's.
Pipe.
Holy.
Jack Johnson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
GLOBE SIGHTS
[From. the Atchison Globe.l
Much a m hifinn Il RreedineSs

GFrom. the Atchison Globe.1
Much ambition is greediness.
If one is young enough, it is easy
to find something to celebrate.
Most men are loved merely because
they are men and not because of any
unusual charm.
The man who thinks whisky will
cure him. usually has something the
matter with him.
E. w. Howe: An old man is
handicapped in business almost as
much as in love affairs.
A time-worn saying that will never
die: 'She isn't in love with him;
she's in love with love-
1t is hard to describe an Atchison
man except to say he believes blood
hounds will win the war.
E. w. Howe: The trouble is, the
man who says it is more blessed to
give than to receive. has nothing to
give,
E. W. Howe: A man with a big
heart usually has a big mouth which
he uses too much to tell about his
big heart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07


Figures compiled by c. E. Lesher
of the United States geological survey,
interior department, show that 1885,
100000 tons of bituminous coal, g.
$4,000 net tons of Pennsylvania an
thracite. and 1880 tons of coke
were used by the railroads in the
United States in 1915. The increase in
the quantity of bituminous coal used
by the railroads in 1916 was 14,OOO,-
600 tons, which was lis per cent
more than in 1915. The increase in
the consumption of anthracite by the
railroads was but sos. 900 net tons, or
S.5 per cent. There was an increase
in railroad consumption of nearly A.
100000 tons of coal from Illinois,
about 100000 from Ohio. and of A.
100000 from West Virginia. The
quantity of coal from Pennsylvania
used by the railroads decreased nearly
5000. 900 tons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
THE SEARCMLTGMT
latest News from the Fields Of
SCIENCE. EDUCATION. INVENTION
New Sources of Paper.

The paper shortage has stimulated
the inventive genius of the whole
world into a search for new forms
of raw materials. Discoveries along
this line are announced daily because
the essential constituent of paper, the
cellulose fiber, is common to almost
the whole vegetable kingdom The
problem is wholly one of chea pAess
and practicability of production.
Among the promising suggestions are
the proposal to use spinach stalks.
put forward by a French scientist who
has proved his process experimentally.
and the proposed use of the Mexican
sacaton grass. A very promising re-
lated development is the reported per-
lection of a process by which the
printers ink can be removed from old
newspapers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

1t takes very little to start a cele-
bration in Germany. The kaiser has
ordered one on the strength of the
fact that the Austrians haze retaken
Cernovitz from the demoralized and
fleeing Russians. Germany has had
little cause for rejoicing since the Bat
tie of the Marine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

Nothing seems to disturb the Ger
man crown prince in his favorite &C.
cupation of butting his head against
the French wall He has been busily
engaged in this way for well en- to two
years and has nothing to show for it
except a considerable section of lost
ground
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

Oklahoma has not had so much ex-
element and advertising since the
Crazy Snake war as has come to her
thru the attempt OF some of her citi-
gems to resist the power of the fed
eral government and evade the draft.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

Colonel Harvey, editor of the
North American Review, suggests that
a council of national attack" be
substituted for the council of national
defense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

Atchison is planning to make a
fight against the e0-cent gas rate.
All Kansas cities which do not want
any gas should unite with Atchison
in carrying on the war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.

Berries
Rolled oats Buttered Toast
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Dreamed Eggs on Toast.
Sliced Pineapple Tea
DINNER.
Hamburg Steak Gravy
Spinach with Hard Cooked Egg
Corn Bread Rice Pudding
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

The Germans continue to talk
peace. They must speak little loud
er and more to the point if they wish
II catch the ear of Uncle Sam.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
DINNER STORIES

The street car was crammed to suf-
location during the evening rush
hour and tired-looking women and
girls were straphanging in the mid
die.
When he came to collect the fares
the conductor noticed man COM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

There is a demand for women to
fill the places of men who are called
TO the colors. 1t may become neces
sary to apply the selective draft.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

stopped to chat a moment. and he
made more evening calls, and he talk
ed more. and he got both feet on the
floor, and both hands out of his poclS-
cts. 1t took him about eight months
to peel off his bashfulness. and the
mother lived to see her son secure
what makes a home and happiness
copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

Persons who have been accustomed
to refer to the Russian bear" now
may appropriately speak of the ma
tional animal as the Russian hare.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

Conservative forces have been
routed" in Russia. says the Buffalo
News. incidentally the same may be
said for the Russian army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

you do have to use it, let your COM
municatiens be of spartan breyity.
Don't be one of those foolish virgins
afflicted with telephonitis who can no
more pass a desk telephone without
calling up every man they know than
a drunkard can get by a saloon. And
so, as reward for your virtue, men
will rise up and bless your name, and
millionaire will marry you thru
sheer gratitude
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., has given
to New York a $1,000, 900 park 'front.'
ing on the Hudson River. comprising
property on which he roamed a. .
boy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
Guarding Baby

Never let a baby play witt sharp
pointed toys or toys with sharp edges.
Never let him have wool-covered TOYS
or those covered with hair. they are
germ collectors Be ca-efuI about
letting him have buttons or tiny
thing which he might swallow or get
in his ears or up Tvs nose. Don't let
him chew old pocketbooks or painted
toys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

Economy Hash--One pound ground
beef, two cups rice. two cups cooked
chopped carrots. one egg. Mix to-
gether. season well with salt, pep
per and paprika. put in casserole and
pour on top three-fourths cup of the
water the carrots were boiled in.
Bake thirty minutes or till Juice is
absorbed and top Drowned.
Escaloped Crackers and Cheese
(mear substitute Butter thin soda
crackers. dip each in hot milk and
lay in buttered baking dish sprin-
kle each layer with salt and paprika.
then grated cheese. The top layer
should be of soaked crackers dotted
with butter. Finally, pour in a cup
of milk heated with a pinch of soda
Cover closely. bake half hour in mod
crate oven, then uncover, brown
delicately and serve. Economical
and tasty.
Baked Carrots with Rice (neat
substitute)-One cup carrots, one
cup rice, one cup white sauce scrape
carrots, cut in slices and boil until
tender. Cook rice and drain. Place
alternate layer of rice and carrots
In baking dish. Season each LAYER
highly with salt and pepper. Cover
with white sauce. Put layer of but
tered bread crumbs on top and bake
in moderate oven about thirty min
utes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
To Dry Corn.

Cut corn from one dozen cobs, stir
tablespoon of thick sweet cream thru
it. or IL you do not have cream use
the same amount of butter and dry in
oven. Do not have corn too thick In
pan. 1t drys more quickly and IN
much nicer than old way and espe-
ciai1y when butter is high in winter.
When cooking Just season with salt.
pepper and little sugar IL you like.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-20
4 CLIMBING HOG.

A CLIMBING HOG. Back in n
1856. so the tale runs. in the
neighborhood of where Mullins
station Is now located, there was =
a hog. fully equipped with hooked
spurs or CLAWS The owner of
this porker used him on hunting
excursions to Limb trees for puff:
pose of shaking out freed coons
>r other game. In the fall of year
the pig was engaged for shaking
down early mast (acorns) for hogs
IF the neighborhood, digging pc.
tatOes and catching wildcats.
his freak pOrker lost out when
he tackled a bear and never
climbed again or dug a later. Ask
q. ]. Mullins, he knows.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-20
STRAINS. AND SPRAINS
RELIEVED ~

Sloan's Eminent quickly takes
the pain out of strains, sprains,
bruises and all muscle soreness.
A clean. clear liquid easily ap-
piled, it quickly penetrates with
out rubbing. SlOan's Liniment
does Not stain the skin or clog the,
pores like mussy plasters or oint--
ments. For chronic rheu matism
aches and pains. neuralgia, CONT.
and lumbago have this we'll
known remedy handy. For pains
of grippe and following sterauops
work, 1T gives quick relief. At
all druggists, 25 C, - -: =. =,
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-20
prohibition town.

Eprohibition town.
}, j, N. Brown; "Bbek Varnon,"
of Blue Back Spelier fame at.
tended teachers Institute, as did
| >. Il. Martin. :
The devil" in the Signal Office
was a negro boy, Jim Nelson, and
a good printer.
DR.. E. A. Grant, a Louisville
specialist, successfully treated
Wade Brown, of Level Green.
John VOwels visited Brodhead.
Miss Katie Butner, of Brod-
head, visited Stanford relatives. -
DIR. Benton and wife visited
Mt Vernon. .,,.'-a- =
| Jop and Andre Thompson were
out from Preachorsville and took
nice bunch of sheep and hogs to
Garrard county.
Bogue Brown was voted the
champion dancer in Sayers school
house locality.
DR.. S. c. Perkins was pract,cing
medicine Bee Lick. .-- =. So,
W. d. Mcclure was selling
goods at GOochland. ~~
chandising. as were Davis &
White; M. ]. Miller; f. L. Thomp-
son; D. c. Poynter and j. E.
Vowels. The Druggist were NJ.
c. & d.. N. Williams. rhe law
yers were: C. Carter; Nc
Clure d. Williams, and J. H. Nc
Clary. DR.. s.. Z. Davis, school
superintendent. Newcomb Hotel
and Joplin Hotel. Willis Griffin
undertaken. Doctors, j. Brown;
and S. q. Davis. -.
Jonas Mckenzie is the only
merchant who was in business i'm
Mt. Vernon 1889 and G. c. Will
Jams the only lawyer that are here
today. (191O.
Miss Sallie Myers taught the
Wilde school. &c..
B. P. Martin was down from
Lily.
Roy Lewis left for Harlan, Iowa.
R. L. Newcomb was telegraph
ing on N. n. & NJ. v. railroad.
Miss Mollie Evans visited st.
10, Mo.
D. N. Williams hydraulic ram.
refused to butt after the election.
j. B. Fish was down from Pine.
vile.
Mrs. Sarah Welch. recovered
from sick spell.
Pat Welch was selling goods =,
near depot. =. .
Boys trimmed the name and
brushing tail of Dick Moore's =
mule while standing hitched on
back street. Dicd failed to rec
ognize his animal. go. ,- ....
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-20
SOME GOOD ADVICE.

Don't think too much of your
own methods. Watch other PEG.
pies ways and learn from them. "
This is good advice. especially
when bilious or constipated. You
will find many people who use
Chamberlain's Tablets for these
ailments with the best results, and
will do we'll TO follow their ex.
ample.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-20
Twenty-Eight Years Ago
BY 81. NJ"

w. R. Cress was Editor of Sig
nal
Mckenzie & Hiatt were mer
chandising.
j. H. Brown was over from
Lancaster.
Collegiate Institute was beins
talked" of.
John M. Williams was tele
graphing extra" at ondon.
John Gentry sold loo acres Goa
land at Pine Hill for 49, 900.
Mrs. Kate Linton and children
OF Louisville visited Mt. Vernon
relatives
Wade Purcell was killed.
Mrs. Georgia Rice was teaching
school at Livingston. 49,
Y. G. Freeman foreman Signal
Office.
Prof. w E. Shaw, principal
Mt. Vernon public school,.
Railroad survey made up Brush
Creek for Big Hill Coal Co.
Hon. M. J.. Durham, of Lexing
TON and Hon. r. l.. Ewen of Lon
don had joint political discussion
at Mt Vernon. -
William Wood was i'll.
Republicans in August election
carried the county SO, for Roberts
over Tevis for State Senate.
Talk OF securing charter for
turnpike from Mt. Vernon to
Level Green.
M F Brinkley Was a candidate
for Clerk Court of Appeals.
J. Marion Brooks writes from
California subscribing for the
Signal.
Elder Martin Owens was preach
ing at Providence.
Drilling for oil at BeIea. 80.
Dr. l. S. Burdette was a prac
ticing Oculist at Brodhead.
New mill at Brodhead.
w. H. Colyer and family visited
The Sayers neighborhood.
j. g. FIRTH. Brodhead, elected
Election closed in, the Glades
BY religious songs. All parties
Joining in singing. -
John Larkin Owens lone armed)
struck by train near Sinks where
he lost an arm two years ago
Miss Ida Jones taught the Cal
oway school.
Mrs. Stephen Whitehead of
visited Rockcastle rela
ives.
Rev. James M. Chestnut preach |
ID at Cove school house.
j. w. Riddle visited Jesssmine
county. 49,
]. ]. Williams & Son were mer
Law and order clubs organized
70 fight sale of intOxicants in this
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-20

Va AeoShSdSOlC.
We, K. H. Hamm and A M
Hiatt, president and cashier of the
above named Bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is
true to the best of our knowledge
and belief.
Il. II. HAMM. President,
A. M. HIATT, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 18th day of April, 1917.
My commission expires Dec.
10, 1920.
MIRANDA TATE.
Notary Public
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-20
REPORT.

Report of the condition of The
Citizens Bank. doing business at
the town of Brodhead, County of
Rockcastle, State of Kentucky, at
the close of business on 10th day
of April, 1917:
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-20

We, T. j. Niceley and w. l.
Richards, president and cashier
of the above named Bank, do
solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of
our knowledge and belief.
L. J. NICELY, President,
WI. RICHAREs, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 10th day of April, 1917.
Ny commission expires May
18. 1919.
F. L. THOMPSON, JR,
Notary Pnblic.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-20
ATEXAS WONDER

PTHE Texas Wonder cures kidney and
bladder troubles. dissolves gravel. cures
diabetes, weak and lame backs, rheuma
tism and all irregularities ofthe kidneys and
bladder in both men and women. IL not sold
ceipt of 81. One small bottle is two months
treatment and seldom fails to perfect q cure
Send for testimonials from this and other
St Louis. Mo. Sold by.druegists Adv.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-20
REPORT,

Report of the condition of The
Bank of Mt. Vernon Bank, doir g
business at the town of Mt Yer
non, county of Rockcastle, State
of Kentucky, at the close of bust
ness on 10th day of April, 1917:
RESOURCES.
Loans and dis counts s 95, AS 81
Overdrafts, secured
and unsecured 418 80
Due from banks...... 17,568.71
Cash on hand ...... 1858 81
Banking house, fur
niture and fixtures 1,67o.25
Other real estate. 10 AZ
Other assets not in.
cluded under any
of above heads, ex-
pense and taxes =. 1,39t.37
Total. ........ $12O,O8I 81
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in,
in cash .......... 5 $1,000 90
Surplus fund ,....... 100000.
Undivided profits 1866 50
Other liabilities not
included under any
of above heads 95.7l5 92|
Total. -. $l2O,Osl 81
S SoanF of Of k kESTScEs. Set.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17

Britain. Although it was nrst seen here only yesterday afternoon, it inn medtately became tho principal topic of conversation in all circles, young and old. for it Is truly ono of tho most remarkable pictures of any kind that has ever been shown At Fox'A. It Is as intensely thrilling and as ab- sorbingly interesting as any of tho big problem dramas or wild west sub- jects. and besides. 1t has an additional charm and fascination that Is entirely new in pictures. Francis Carpenter, tho sevsn-year-old loading man, end Virginia Lee Corbin, the six-year- old heroine, aro thoroughbred performers, and the beauty and expresstveness of their features arc As wonderful as Aladdin's Lamp itself. Tho atmos- pnere of tho ancient city of BaEdad, With It's Oriental costuming, luxurious court scenes, and other effects, is per- fecty represented. with the same care 1ul attention to detail that invariably marks Fox production. The pic tufe opens at tho court of tho Sultan,
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17

showing the efforts of the wicked magician to win the Sultan's beautiful daughter. Aladdin is shown working induStriously at his fathers tailor shop, and when the Princes, on . shopping tour accidentally loses her little sandal. he finds 1t for her. and 1t is case of love At hrSt sight. Then follow in rapid succession. his expert- ences with the magician, his finding of the magic lamp. tho appearance of tho genie and the slaves of the lamp, the loss of tho lamp, tho cap- ture of the princess by the magician and her Imprisonment in tho enchant- cd castle. and finally, her thrilling rescue by Aladdin, just As she is about to be thrown to tho raging lions. The desert scenes, the sAnd-storm, and tho camel caravan arc m educa- ton in themselveS and 1t Is such realism as is manifost0d in ths0O bits, thAt help to make tho plcturo such a tremendous success. In addition to Aladdin will also be seen tho nine- teenth chapter of tho Fatal Rinr." a funny new George Ado fAb1e Tn slang, . Mutt & JeH comedy. and tho latest issue of tho Pa&hO News.