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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-05

for instructing other men. can be sup
piled in this way
A consideration which has not been
emphasized by the educators. but
which is equally important, is that by
this means many of the smen drafted
to serve in the army at small pay and
great personal sacrifice and risk will
derive some compensation in the way
of educational advantages which will
result in an increase of earning
capacity after the war.
Questions on tn above or any sub
ject upon which the reader desires in
formation. should be addressed the
fTopeka State Journal Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director.
Washington, y. c., with a 3-cent
stamp enclosed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-05

One might admit that all that Sem
ator Hitchcock says about our war
preparations is true and still be con-
fronted by the probability that the war
would be over before he could get his
remedy into action. If his speech sue
coed in bringing about a change in the
conditions of which he complains, by
those now in authority, it is the best
result that can be expected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-05
ON SPUR 4 Fl MOMENT

BY Roy x. MoULT0N

Sam. Bernard, the actor, expounds
as follows on eugenics and other
scientificals:
I'VE didn't make love like other folks do
Professors, they wouldn't permit it. =
And it was terrific and most scientific.
I'll tell you all just how We did it
With rubber gloves she held my hand;
She kissed me thru n strainer.
l couldn't touch her lips-not much,
For fear microbes would stain her.
We finally got married, not
Because Hike her face.
1t was a scientific match,
Just to improve the race
While we stood beside the altar,
On a fumigated spot,
An antiseptic minister
Tied the disinfected knot"
1t must have been field day for
microbes when the kaiser's emissaries
kissed the Bolshevik brothers at the
peace parley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-05

finally discovered something on which
they can divide in the consideration of
the railroad bill. The senate will
stand for limiting government control
to eighteen months following the close
of the war, while the house is prepar-
ing to advocate making the period
two years. The country will like to
know of what importance is a differ
ence of six months when compared
with the necessity for prompt action
or the measure. Congress always can
be trusted to find way not to do it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-05
DINNER STORIES

Thru the sudden starting of a tram
car in Liverpool a young lady sat
down on the knees of a naval officer.
Blushingly she apologized, laying en-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-05
WHATEVER you WANT TO KNOW"

The Topeka State Journal Information
Ri1feau nj Washington furnishes readers
free of charge, accurate and authoritative
answers to questions On any anc all sup
jet.fs concerning which information can pc
had from the unparalleled resources OF the
various federal government departments
cent stamp for return postage must &C
company each inquiry. State clearly the
information wanted. write 1lainiv ana au-
dress -
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL IN
FORMATION BUREAU.
Washington, d. C.
4 B-Inauirers should be careful to OBJ
serve two points: Enclose Il Scent stamp
and address their 'etters to washington
as.above. and not to Topeka otherwise de-
Law and needless expense are incurred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-05
A Yuletide Opportunity.

We will trade three fourteen-and-
a-half shirts and five pairs of socks
that are too small for a pair of good
ball-bearing suspenders and a necktie
that a man can wear on the street
without soaring the automobiles.
Our address is Elmhurst, Long Is
land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-05

The war has brought grandma's
worsted wristlets back into fashion, as
well as committing many other hor-
rors which need not be mentioned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-05

Contented.
I'm only a commonplace
> Sort OF a lob.
I've got no false notions,
And 1 am no snob.
/ have no ambition
To raise any hob.
No bee buzzes round my
Old ivory knob.
For more worlds to conquer
You don't hear me sob.
In peace and contentment
/ smoke the old cob.
I'm glad that l haven't
A government job.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-05

Don't know but what Russia has
acted worse since it had its vodka cut
out than it did before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-05

Over in Italy they report desperate
fighting at zero. Over here we have
had desperate fighting at a good deal
below that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-05

Our old friend Aaron Hoffman says:
IF meat goes up any higher, it will
be worth more than money"
There won't be any money. Instead
of carrying money. you will carry
meat.
A sirloin steak will be a hundred
dollar bill.
You will. go and deposit it in the
bank.
And when you ask the cashier for
change he will give you a piece of
liver.
The question of the hour is whether
o. F.. Winter believes in the ground
hog. Personally, we don't believe he
does. xs e
Probably the grounding will be too
thin to see his shadow this year, so
cheer up. i-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-05

One food conservator is advocating
wireless weddings. Well, every little
bit helps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-05

The army has also made use of this
plan on a small scale, and now has
various small groups of men under
going special training on government
pay and subsistence. 1t now has
twenty-five men at the plant of the
Prestolite company at Indianapolis
being trained to serve as instructors in
autogenous welding for the aviation
division. At another institution the
army is having trained a company of
bakers for the quartermaster's corps,
a company of wireless operators for
the signal corps, and 325 mechanics
and technicians for the aviation di-
vision.
The only apparent way to supply
the pressing need of the war depart
ment for trained men is to extend and
organize this system so that it shall
utilize fully all the facilities for tech.
meal training. in the country Not
only mechanics and other skilled
workers. but technicians and engineers
for the higher work of planning. and
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
MOTHS MISSION ON EARTH
Would Seem Somewhat Hard to Ex.
plain, Unless II Be to Cause House.
wife Much Worry.

Here is life history of that frail.
yellow quarter-inch moth. Those that
we see fiuttering about the house are
probably looking for a good place to
start colony. Each female moth LAYS
about 30 eggs. She Clues each one
carefully 10 the fiber of cloth or fur,
and she is especially pleased with
fuzzy fabrics, fringes, and frayed edges
where she can bury her eggs deep in
the ambush of tangled threads. After
she has fastened all her eggs her life
work is over and she dies.
1t takes the eggs just a week to
hatch. Out of each one comes a wee
translucently white caterpillar which
starts Immediately TO do damage. As
It eats. it builds a gallery to live in
from sort of silk OF its own making,
mingled with fbres torn from the IA
brio on which 1t lives. The caterpillar
gnaws at your coat or your dress or
your blankets for about ten weeks.
Then It enlarges its feeding case to
make a cocoon. Two weeks it sleeps
In this cocoon. then the case bursts,
the caterpillar comes out a pale, dusty
yellow moth, mates, and starts an
other destructive cycle of life.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
MISS MAFFETT HONOREE.

The Susie sDahrlls entertained very
delightfully."- Thursday afternoon at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Bryan
on West Pine stree, in honor OF Miss
Dorothy Maffett. OF Mon:ezuma, who
is the attractive guest OF Mrs Wright
Mckay. on South Lee street
The rooms were artistically decorat-
ed for this occasion. ferns and sun
flowers being used in profusion. The
guests were invited to bring their sew
ing and an enjoyable afternoon was
spent ii this way About six O'Clock
Mrs. Bryan. assisted by Mrs Ashley
Downing. served dainty. ice course
to the guests who were: Misses Dor
othv Maffett. OF Montezuma; Ruth
Harley, of Naldostz: Frances FELTON,.
OF Montezuna; Edna Williams, OF
Sanford, Fla: Ada Whitmire. OF Hen
Jacksonville. y. c: Allie Belle Huber,
OF Moultrie: Eulalie Dornliney, Mil
bred Tisdel. Elvynne Alberson, Paul
inc Goldenberg. Mavis PaIik. Ida Nc
Kay. Lucy Whitley. Leila Hall, Ha-
eel Jolly. Theda Tizdel. Rhea Wise.
Thelma Darrn;ney. and Nesdames
Wright Mckay. W. \. Bowling and
". II. Bryan
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
Fortunes in Bibles.

Eccentric people often conceal sums
Of money In the family Bible, where 1t
is discovered. sometimes by chance,
after their death.
Such an incident occurred in Paris.
A French Poilu returned home from
the front TO find that his father had
just died. He had left him nothing in
his will. only the family Bible. Closer
inspection revealed between its pages
securities to the value of S65, OO0i
A few years ago young nobleman
who was in financial difficulties had oc-
casion to refer TO the family Bible for
a date there recorded. In so doing he
came across a number OF Bank OF Eng
land notes, amounting collectively to
a considerable sum, which more than
met his liabilities. Then he recalled
his mothers dying words that Help
might be found in the Bible when all
other sources failed" But he had paid
small heed to the injunction, and GER
tainly never dreamed of so practical a
fulfllment of her words.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
FIELD AGENT FOR FUEL ADJ
INTSTRATION VISITS
FITZGERALD

Hon R L J. Smith. Field Agent
Tor Federal Fuel Administrator L. c.
Hartman. OF Commerce. was in the
city Thursday . investigate the coal
situation M Smith placed the retail
price OF coal a. SS55 per ton Tor F;tz-
gerald Consumers. Under ( new rule
10 coal may be delivered By the coal
company without an order previously
procured from the city Fuel Admin
istrztoT. A H Thurmond.
Mr.. Thurrnond has the necessary
blanks in his Office and coal orders
should be secured from him a. early
as possible The reduction in the price
of coal is in accordance with the or
ders OF President Wilson fixing the
prices az mines and establishing =
fixed rate OF profit 10 be charged by
the dealers 4 further reduction may
be looked for. as the ice company has
been overcharged by their mines. Mr.
Smith will endearor 10 secure the
proper refund for the company. who
in turn will then refund the consumer
any amount which may be collected
above the legal price.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
Qualities Of Leadership.

The real fulcrum OF life problems is
within the man himself. It's what
folks call ability. It's not glibness, SUI
perficial sickness or any power Of
pull. It's just a definite consciousness
Of ability and that ability put to work.
With some folks habit plays an i'm
portant part. They learn 10 do things
by rote. AS long as requirements fol-
low the routine they make a good
showing. But when the unexpected
turns up they are at sea. They rep
resent a certain type of ability. but
not the best. Men seeking help of the
highest grade want men of brains, In
itiative and resources. They want men
that are unabashed before calamities.
They want men that do not have to
wait for orders, but who know what TO
do in emergency and are not afraid TO
assume the responsibility for their ac-
ton. Such men are conscious of being
leaders and ask only for opportunity
to show what they can do.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
Something to ~Greet" About.

Persons casting about for something
to worry about may take pleasure in
recalling from 'The Little Minister"
the manner in which self-styled simple
folk in Scotland regard the northern
lights-"the devils rainbow" Waster
Lunny called it. Il saw it sax times
in July month" he said, "and it made
me shut my cen. You was out admir-
ing it, dominic, but can never forget
that it was seen in the year II just
afore the great storm. / was only a
laddie then. but mind how that awful
wind stripped a. the standing corn in
the glen in less time than we've been
here at the waters edge. 1t was called
the deil's bosom. Ny fathers hinmost
words to me was, It's time eneuch to
greet, laddie, when you see the au-
rora borealis.'" Waster Lunny was
greeting" DER the drought then. but
twelve hours later the Quharity was
out of its banks, washing out the corn
and with years store of wool on its
crest was dashing out to sea.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
New Chapter in Anthropoloqy.

1t is an extraordinary chapter in an
thropology that Prof. Wood-Jones
of the University of London. reads
in the Talgai skull and associated
remains discovered in New South
Wales in 1889. The antiquity sug-
gested is far greater than that Of the
European ancient skulls, and. instead
of being descendants of the anthropoid
apes, the human race is shown TO have
been so highly developed as to have
boats and domesticated dogs before the
apes appeared. This skull. distinctly
human and highly mineralized. was in
a stratum with extinct pouched ami
mails. Bones of dingo dogs were found
in a similar stratum, and with them
bones Of extinct pouched animals that
had been gnawed by the dogs. Only
pouched animals were known in Aus
tralia at the time Of Captain Cook.
Australia has been an island since
pouched animals were evolved, and ii
is argued that the Talgai man must
have come in a boat with his family
and dogs.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
HEN LAYS EGGS BEARING A
FLAG, BATTLESHIP, AIR
SHIP AND v FOR
VICTORY

by International News Seryice)
Atlanta. Ga, June IA hen be-
longing TO Elijah Johnson. OF Csxia-
nett County, Georgia. evidently brood
ing over the terrible war. has done
her bes, II the way OF prophesying
victory Tor the United States. She
laid an egg very plainly and oonspicu-
ousiy engraved with the Stars and
Stripes. : Y and the figure on IL
Noaderrnenr grew when two days
later she added TO the collection an
other egg inscribed with an airship.
But the browning effort came one
day later when the third egg was pro-
duced with the lines OF battleship
upon il BY an ingenious method OF
deduction Sheriff W C. Darby. OF
Gwinnett County, and others have
translated the egg marks TO mean that
the United States will win the war
one year hence
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
PARTY FOR VISITORS.

At her home on South Main street
Miss Mavis Paulk entertained inform
ally with porch party Thursday
morning in honor OF her house guest,
Miss Allie Belle Huber, OF Moultrie,
and Miss Dorothy Maffett, OF Monte
yuma. the guest OF Mrs Wright Nc
Kay.
Sunfowers adorned the rooms and
porches where the guests assembled
An enjoyable time was spent sew
ing and knitting. after which Miss
Paulk. assisted by Mesdames VIII
liam NJ. Rawlins and William NJ Bry-
an. served dainty sandwiches and tea.
Those inYited to meet these charm
ing yisitots were: Misses Huber, Maj
fett, Sarah Brown. OF Warrenton:
Edna Williams, OF Saford, Fla; Ada
Whitmire, OF 'Hendersonville, n. c.;
Hazel Mays. Theda Tisdel. Leila Hall.
Dorothy Cass. Hazel Jolly. Elvynne
Alberson. Lucy Whitley. Ida Mckay,
Eulalie Dorminey, Corrine Womble,
Sarah Farmer. Thelma Dorminey.
Mesdames Wright Mckay, w. NJ.
Rawlins, w. NJ. Bryan and Dan T..
Paulk.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
Very Little Escaped Taxation.

The names Of mere than 80 differ
ent taxes imposed on the Egyptians of
the Roman period have been learned
from papyri. Besides the poll tax.
they include taxes on exports and i'm
ports, on animals, on business trans
actions, such as sales and mortgages
imposts for the benefit OF the govern
ment and Its officials, from the EN-.
peror downward, who took his bak-
shish in the form of a national offer
ing. at his accession. When one fur
Their considers the other burdens to
which property was liable. the impo-
sition of public duties and the dis
charge Of costly municipal functions
the wonder is that there was anything
left to tax.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
IN HONOR OF MISS BROWN.

Miss Sarah Farmer was the at
tractive hostess Wednesday afternoon
entertaining from to at the beau
tifuI home OF her parents. M-. ar!
Mrs. E. K. Farmer. on East Roam
oke Drive in honor OF her charming
house guest. Miss Sarah Brown, OF
" arrenton.
The guests assembled on the lawn,
which is one OF the most spacious
in the city and with its pergolas and
vine-clad trellises. formed a fitting
background for the fair young guests
in their pretty afternoon frocks-
Punch was served during the after
noon by Miss Jeanette Farmer and
Mrs. Thomas NJ Griffin, and after
sewing an chatting for a couple OF
hours a delicious ice course was serv-
ed by the hostess. assisted by her mo-
Their. Mrs. Farmer.
Among those enjoying Miss Farm
ers hospitality were Misses Sarah
Brown. OF Warrenton: Allie Belle
Huber. OF Moultrie: Frances FELTON,.
OF Montezuma; Ruth Harley, OF VAL
dosta: Rhea Wise. Lillian Howell,
Helen Patterson. Hazel Mays, Mavis
Paulk. Dorothy Cass. Estelle Waits,
lula Wiedman. Resale Patterson,
Sarah Mcdonald, Martha Turner.
Ouinnette Prentiss. and Virginia Nc
Phail
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
STRONG LANGUAGE NECES-
SARY SAYS DETROIT MAN

Chicago. June 28.-Anything that
it takes nerve to ask for. requires no
nerve to refuse
The only difference between the
grave and a rut is its length and
depth; don't get in rut
Don't worry when you stumble; a
worm is the only thing that can't fall
down.
Forgery is a crooked path with a
steel pen at both ends.
Occasionally strong language is as
necessary as strong medicine. SOTO
He'll with the Kaiser
These are the sentiments Of Ed H.
Doyle, Detroit, delivered recently be-
fore meeting here of the Building
Managers Association.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
DON'T TALK YIDDISH," IS
THE PLEA OF AN EDITOR

St, Louis. No. June 2S-Don's talk
Y;ddish-talk English.
This is the plea OF A. Rosenthal,
editor OF The Modern View. TO the
Jews OF ST Louis.
Yiddish Is Judeo-German-not the
language OF the American Jew nor
the Jew in the ancient homeland.
Palestine. Hebrew was and is the
language OF the Jewish people, he
says.
"Yiddish is a iargon. mosaic OF
several languages. chiefly German,
Editor Rosenthal points out Its
spread in America should not be en-
couraged Let Yiddish die, The first
and vital American ideal is 10 know
this country's language.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
To Protect Birds From Cats.

The pole supporting a martin-house,
or any other birdhouse. and also the
trunk Of tree in which a house IS
placed, should be protected by a cat
guard. writes George GLADDEN. in an ar
ticle on birdhouse construction in the
Peoples Home Journal Barbed wire
wound around the trunk of the tree,
but held away from 1t by tying around
the support or tree trunks. number
Of stalks of rose bushes or any other
branches with natural thoruS.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
.H@& "
MISS PAULINE cRAWLEY.
3Se-J Society Ediier aso-I
PICNIC AT BoWEN's NULL

CoTnplimenung their guests, Misses
Jennie and Bertha Sandlin, OF Hen
iersonville, \. c.. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Sandlin gave q picnic at Bowen's
Mill Thursday evening.
They nlotored out to the mill in q
number OF cars and after enjoying
swimming and boating the tables were
arranged under the trees and 4 deli
cious picnic supper was served the
guests
Those invited 10 meet Misses Sand
lin were: Misses Dorothy Maffett,
Allie Belle Huber. Edna Williams, An
gelle Pounds. Mavi< Pzulk. Ruby Par
rish, Mildred ShafTer, Lucy Whitley.
Ninona Pounds, Leila Hall, Louise
Jones, Laura Whitley. Jewell Sand
lin, Vernon Smith. Ola Mae Martin.
and Messrs. Frank Pryor. Lenoy
Powell c p Szndlin. IT.. Royce
Williams. Ben Yarbrough. Frank
Jones. OF DELLA. Herbert Gaskins, Ell
bert Paulk. Cliff Sanders. Bryan Coop
er, Robert L Littleheld, Dorsey Oh
liver and Mr. and Mrs. Wright Nc
Kay. Mr. and Mrs ". c. Crenshaw,
Mr. and Mrs W NJ Bryan, Mr.. and
Mrs Wiley Williams. Mr. and Mrs.
George Gray. Mr., ami Mrs 7. R
Hendricks. and Mrs. w. 81. Raw
Iins
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
INDIAN FIGHTER TRIES RE
JUVENATION IN HOPE OF
BEING ACCEPTED IN
THE ARMY

by International News Service0
Los Angeles, June zS-Rush P
Sheddy, old Indian fighter. ffty-nine
was so anxious TO go over there
that he dyed his lIlustache, had al
the kinks rlassaged out OF his muscles
invested money in all other aids to
REGENERATION he could think OF and
then started the rounds OF the re-
cEui1ing offices with the most youth
ful smile he could muster.
Sheddy can't understand why he
was turned down. as he carried papers
showing he served under General
Nelson Miles. helped in the capture
OF Chief Red Shirt. and saw scout
service in 1878 in Montana
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
WANTS LOTS IN CEMETERY
AS WELL AS A DIVORCE

ST. Louis. Mo. June 2S.-In d Pc
tition for divorce filed in Circuit Court
here by Mrs. Jennie Zeigler. she al
leges that on January p. 1911. she
purchased lot in a cemetery for SIS
and up to the present time she has
buried three relatives. Owing to a
mistake in the execution OF the deed
her husband was named the grantee
and has refused TO allow her on its
premises, she alleges. She asks the
court to restore her rights 10 the lot
and her maiden name, Jennie Ogyle.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
SHELL SHOCK VICTIM IS
RECOMMENDED FOR HONORS

Spokane, Wash. June 2S-Edwa-d
Haynes. OF this city. has been recon-
mended to receive the distinguished
service order medal OF the British
army. Haynes. machine gunner in
the Royal British Marines at Cam
bTai, last winter took part in the de-
tense against the German drive He
recently returned here suffering from
she'll shock While crossing the At
lantic on his way home. the liner was
torpedoed and he spent three and one
hall days in an open boat before being
rescued.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
SETS EXAMPLE TO S SONS

San Francisco. June 2S.-As an ex-
ample TO his FIVE sons. who are still a
few years short OF fighting age. Geo
rye Bradshaw. prosperous farmer OF
Imperial County. has enlisted in the
Engineers Corps here
i want my boys to realize when
they are old enough to be taken into
tine service that their place is on the
firing line" Bradshaw said. He IS
thirty-eight years old
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-28
How to Use the Telephone.

Telephone experts declare that If a
person speaking over a phone holds
the transmitter four inches from his
mouth 1t is equivalent to adding about
go miles to the line over which he is
conversing. Carelessness in using a
telephone is one of the common causes
for indistinct transmission. The best
results are obtained By allowing about
half an inch to intervene between the
mouth and the transmitter, according
TO Popular Mechanics Magazine.