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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-15
Heart and Beauty
Problems
BY MES. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: l have a
great many girl friends and |, am
always popular with the bunch. but
1t seems. that 1 do not take with the
fellows. 1 dress real nice and at
tract a lot of attention on the street,
but 1 never have any fellows. 1t
makes me very blue when | hear the
rest of the girls talking about their
fellows. 1 can entertain all right and
interest people. and so please tell me
why 1 do not have boy friends.
NUDGE
There is something about yourself
which detracts from your attractive
ness.
You have only told me your good
points and so / cannot answer your
question with any satisfaction. can
say, however, that you should never
ton on the street A girl who is re-
fined and concerned only with her
own affairs does not attract the OBJ
viOuS notice of men on the street.
You may dress too strikingly or look
at the boys and men with too much
interest. Be careful about this
Perhaps it is merely your age and
when you are older you will be more
attractive to boys. At any rate don't
worry about it. Forget the boys for
while and enjoy your girl friends.
Dear Mrs Thompson: % What
would you advise me to write to a
girl friend who sent me an announce
ment card of her being married?
CD What should a girl say when
her boy friend introduces her to a
friend of his? .a...-..-
A CONSTANT READER.
ID Wish her happiness and say
that you would like to meet the boy
she has married-that is if you
haven't met him And il you sincerely
believe it tell her that you think he is
a very lucky boy, because you are
sure she will make him happy.
CD 1t is enough to repeat his name
or say, How do you do"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-15
A CONSTANT READER.


Wash and soak one-haf pound of
lima beans in cold water over night
In the morning cover with fresh cold
water and bring to the boiling point
Pour over more water il necessary and.
let the beans boil until they are soft,
but not broken. Drain the water on.
Make a sauce as follows: Melt two
tablespoonfuls of butterine and add
two tablespoonfuls of flour. then pint
of boiled strained tomatoes, an onion
chopped fine, salt ana pepper to taste.
Simmer the beans in the sauce haIs
an hour. ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-15

The national prohibitory amend
1nent is finding serious opposition in
the east. The matter seems destined
TO be submitted to referendum vote
in both New York and Rhode Island.
This will bring joy to the heart of
Col. Henry Watterson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-15
DHNNER STORIES

During a school tea a kindly Eng
lish lady sat regarding one of the
young guests with evident alarm.
Undismayed by the lady's glances, the
young hopeful demolished plate after
plate of bread and butter and cake.
At last the lady could stand it no
longer. Going up to the urchin, she
aid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-15

would crack. After the rods were cut
with torches, the columns were pulled
over, the beams, of course, falling at
the same time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-15

] Having been dismissed from the
Bolshevik government by Lenine.
Trotzky is reported to be organizing a
little government of his own at Pet
rograd. 1t is a hopeful indication.
when thieves fall out we have all
heard what happens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-15

condition from confinement and lack
of exercise have developed wind and
muscle. The country-bred recruit
has benefited no less, for altho he is
often strong enough, he commonly
has not had access to the games that
develop skill in handling his body.
Questions on the above or any sub
ject upon which the reader desires
information, should be addressed the
Topeka State Journal Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director.
Washington, d. c., with a 3-cent
stamp enclosed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-15

Z Kelly aviation field seems to be hoo
dooed. Death or injury of a flying
man is of almost daily occurrence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-15

Two women are running for the
United States senate, one in Nevada
and one in Montana. What's the mat
Ter with Kansas?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-15

: Topeka of course will be pleased if
she shall have two United States SEN
.ators living on opposite corners of the
same street. The remainder of the
state will be heard from later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-15

Always Reason.
Lobster faminei
You may have read about it, 1t is
very real, let us assure you -
Yes, the war, of course. ~
No we are not canning them and
sending them in concrete ships to our
allies
HOLSTERS are not even coming ashore.
1t is like this:
HOLSTERS are taken in pots, traps
and pounds made of spruce joists,
boards and laths.
The pots are taken out to the lob
ster grounds in gasoline dories, and,
when lowered, are attached to their
buoys with manila rope.
Spruce lumber has increased from
SIC to $40 a thousand. Manila rope
doubled in cost, and gasoline is climb
ing after Blue Grass liquor. Hence
the lobster famine.
The various departments regulat-
ing food will doubtless assure US that
the Cuban land crab is an edible bird
and quite superior to lobster, any,
way.
We have been speaking of deep-sea
Holsters. There will never be a scar
city of land Holsters.
Just the other day another mill
lionaire married a showgirl.
German officer says: The Germans
scrap everything that is useless
But they are hanging onto the crown
prince a long time.
Raise something, raise something
pleaded Mr.. Hoover.
So all the dashing young actors
along Broadway began raising those
dainty sixteen-hair mustaches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-15
On SPUR f ri MOMENT
Y ROY Z. MoULTON

NOw-All Together!
Tho we have to skimp and save,
We are going to see it thru.
Tho we have to toll and slave,
We are going to see it thru.
Tho we have to starve and freeze,
We will not go on our knees
To an insane brute's DEGREES
We are going to see it thru
Tho the last man takes a gun,
We are going to see it thru.
We are back of Washington.
We are going to see it thru.
Tho beset by woe and fears,
And a tide of blood and tears
If it takes a hundred years,
We are going to see it thru.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-15
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Bureau at Washing on furnishes readers.
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7tects concerning which Information can be
{had from +he UNPARALLELED resources OF the
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-15

The Germans are marching on
Petrograd. Z
If they hang Trotzky and Lenine, it
will be the first good thing they have
done since the war started. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-15

To care for a weary mothers
baby, to cheer the loneliness of a
fretful invalid, to do a commonplace
kindness to a thankless neighbor or
to keep a turbulent home quiet and
cheerful, is a very prosaic way of
losing ones life, but it is the divine
way. 1t is only thus that life is truly
found.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-19

end guests of Mr. and Mrs Will Bracken.
Before returning to Harvard they will
visit friends in Madison and Stoughton.
Mrs S. A. D. Parkinson, Mrs Alice
Bachelor, Mrs Jennie Sellers, Mrs
Woolrich and daughters spent Friday
evening with Mr. and Mre JOS Benson.
1t would be worth while to see the
flag Joseph Benson has for his car. 1t
does ones heart good to see a man
show his patriotism.
Mrs Lizzie Proctor and daughter
Belle, Mrs John Harrison of Darlington,
Mrs Annie Nichols of Coffeyville, Kas.,
and Mrs J. Reaves of Collinsville. Okla.
were guests at the r. N. and S. A. d.
Parkinson homes Saturday and Sunday.
What is SO rare as day i'll June2"
Why. apple blossoms in September, and
S. A. D. Parkinson can prove it, for he
picked some blossoms last week from a
Whitney crab tree at the r. N. Parkin-
son place, and he says he has never
picked apple blossoms in September
before.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-19
SALES OF CANDY ARE
LIMITED TO ONE POUND

The decision to urge the public to
limit it's purchases of candies and
chocolates to one pound at any one
time and to confine it's aggregate pur-
chases to one-half it's usual consump-
ton was adopted by the Executive
Committee of the National Confec-
TONERS Association at their meeting
at the WaldorfAstoria in New York
in order to cooperate with the sugar
saving efforts Of the Food Administers
ton.
The present scarcity of sugar and
the curtailment of the confectioners
allotment to so per cent Of the guam
tity used during the corresponding
period last year made the adoption of
this measure advisable.
The restriction does not apply to
the purchase of candies and chocolate
for shipment to men and women in
the service.
Packages on hand, filled and ready
for delivery which contain more than
one pound may be sold if the dealers
agree to discontinue selling them in
the future.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-19
Fences for Hogs on Pasture.

1t is often desirable in hog pastur-
ing to fence off portions of fields tenn
porarily. The present price Of fencing
may seem high, but hogs are also high,
and 100 pounds of pork will buy more
fencing now than it was possible to
get with the same amount a few years
ago. \ great many different types Of
temporary fences have been devised.
Most of the board fences Of the panel
type are too heavy and cumbersome
to be practicable. They are also easily
broken and soon rot About the best
temporary hog fence is made Of 81
inch or 36-inch woven wire. This is
easily stretched and tackled to stakes
driven in the ground. It may also be
used in fencing off parts of cOrnfleld
which are to be hogged off by merely
tying the fence to q row of cornstalks.
When this is done the tops and ears
of the row of corn to which the fenc-
ing is tied should be broken off, as
then the hogs will not climb up the
fence.
Well-fed hogs are easily kept in
place, but underfed ones will require
more substantial fencing than is here
described.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-19
1920 BASE PRICE SET
FOR 1919 WHEAT CROP

By proclamation issued by the
President, 1920 bushel is set as the
minimum base price guaranteed by
the government for the 1919 wheat
crop. The price for Chicago will be
1926, the same as it is for the 1918
crop.
A disinterested commission will be
appointed next spring to see whether
the increased cost of farm labor and
supplies would justify an increase
above that price.
"In giving a guaranteed price for
wheat one year in advance there is
considerable risk" the president
said
"Despite this, the desirability of as
surfing a supply of breadstuffs to the
world by insuring the farmer against
the fluctuations in prices that would
result from the uncertainties of the
present situation, seems to me to
make the continuation Of the guaran-
tee for another year desirable"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-19
WILLOW SPRINGS

The next meeting of the Ladies' Aid
will be at the home of Mrs William
Bracken September 25. There was a
large number at Mrs Stones aid, every
body had an enjoyable time and 20 gar
ments were completed.
Miss Ethel Steep visited in Milwau
kee last week and attended the fair
William J. King, who mas been under
the doctors care for some time, is i'm
proving.
Fremont and Henry Bennett spent
last week at Waldwick at the home OF
William Short, while Mr. Short was in
Chicago with cattle.
Mrs A. d. Brown, Mrs r. J. Ellis
worth and Miss Eta Wool were guests
at the A. j. Walker home from Tues
day evening until Wednesday last week
L. M. Lillibridge and daughter Miss
Fannie. Robert Clarke of Harvard, ILL.,,
and Miss Amy Bingham of Chicago
motored from Harvard and were week
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-19

The following are some good oppor
tunities offered by the Mineral Point
Real Estate Agency at the Democrat
office:
James Kitto's dwelling property on
Ridge street. One Of the best sites in town.
The Lindsey property; 10 rooms
pantry and closets: good cistern; hot water
furnace; electric lights; new garage.
The home of Peter Stendebach is Of
fered for sale. This is fine large place and it is
improvements. A barn and very nice garden.
The McIlhon homestead, corner of
Commences and North streets. This property
will be sold at reasonable price.
A good residence on Ridge street;
house has eight rooms; good cellar and good
cistern house is electric lighted. and has hot
water and hot air furnace.
A good building lot on Iowa street,
the property of A Thoma
Lot No. in the Oates Subdivision or
the west part of Dodge street.
The Joseph Branger homestead on
North Commerce street. A good comfortable
dwelling house and two acres of good land
The price On this place has recently been re-
duced, and it will not stay long it the market.
The N. Treweek property situated
north Of the Municipal building park. This
property includes three dwelling houses and
shop. If you are interested in the whole or any
part of it inquire at The Democrat office or of
any member of the Mineral Point Real Estate
Agency.
A good nine room house, on corner of
O wa and Mineral streets in the LIST ward. Lot
70 x120. Good location; electric lights; hot
water furnace; bathroom closets in each bed
room; good barn. This is the George Woolrich
residence. 1t is very good property, indeed;
and it will lie sold cheap.
Two one acre lots in the south part
of the city.
A good corner building lot facing
south on Maiden street. and also barn and lot
north of it, These lots will be sold cheap if
sold soon.
We have some other very good offer
ings in city and farm property. 1t will
pay intending purchasers to investigate
CRAWFORD BROS.
Telephone "A. S. E. SHEPARD
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-19
R EAL ESTAT E|
Buy Property in Mineral Point.

Property will be listed and advertised for
sale in this column free of charge for advertis-
either by this agency or by the owner or other
parties the usual commission will be charged. |
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-19
FAIR PRICE LISTS SPREAD
THROUGHOUT WISCONSIN
Block Profteering, But Give Mer.
chants a Fair Profit.

The publication of fair price lists
turnout Wisconsin is spreading rap.
idly, and already all the counties ex-
cept sixteen have established price
fixing committees which issue these
lists.
To know what are the fair prices
for them to pay and to keep in touch
with the weeks food rulings, house,
wives should consult these lists be-
fore doing their marketing.
Merchants as well as the house
wives are benefited by the fair price
lists. They protect them from unfair
competition of INSCRIPTIONS mer.
chants who profit from the hard con
ditions of war times, and they give
them fair profit while explaining
their prices to the people. This frees
them from any charge of profteering
By the. publication of these lists,
prices all over the country will be
stabilized. With a fairly free flow of
transportation, prices can be main
tanned at a reasonable level
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-19

Of the live weight of the hog. Still
others allow pigs to run on pasture,
feeding 1 per cent grain ration.
A distinction should be made be-
tween such forage crops as soy beans,
cOwpeaS, peanuts and velvet beans,
which are hogged off when the seed is
mature or nearly mature, and green
forage, such as oats, sweet potatoes,
and clover. With the former not SO
much grain is needed, and what is fed,
usually corn, is merely to balance the
ration, while with the latter a we'll
balanced grain ration gives the best
results. The self-feeder may be used
safely, however, with all crops.
Healthy hogs that have as much feed
as they will consume give good re-
turns for all they eat. The foregoing
statements apply to growing hogs
which are to be marketed for pork.
Mature brood soWs, where no great in
crease of weights is desired, are often
kept on green forage alone, except
those with sucking pigs. Gifts and
ooNo Will ouNhllho PISS 'oiouAu IL
ceive in addition to the forage a grain
ration of such quantity as they will
clean up readily when fed two or three
times a day.
The carrying capacity of the various
supplementary forage crops varies
widely, according to the growth of the
crop. AS a rule, it is safe to Craze
them at the rate of 10 to Is 1O0-pound
shotes to the acre. A greater number
will shorten the grazing period, and
fewer animals will lengthen ii.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-19
BREAKFAST FOODS
NOT SUBSTITUTES
Oatmeal, Rolled Oats, Corn Flakes
and Rice Are Dropped From Sub
stitute List Under New 1920
Wheat Flour Regulations.

breakfast foods can no longer be
sold as substitutes with wheat -four
A. H. Melville, Executive Secretary for
the Wisconsin Food Administration
has said, Oatmeal, rolled oats, corn
fakes, and rice must be crossed off the
substitute list.
with the new 5000 -four regula-
tons which are now enforced, the sub
stitutes are all fours with the excep-
ton of cornmeal and rye meal and
are supposed to be mixed with the
wheat flour.
BARLEY flour, rice flour, corn flour
and meal, buckwheat, oat, potato and
bean fiours may be sold as substitutes
in the proportion of one pound of sub
stitutes to four pounds of flour.
CAS- a partial substitute, rye flour
or meal may be sold in the proportion
of two pounds of rye flour or meal to
three pounds of wheat -four"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-19
WARNING GIVEN BY THE
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
imposters Represent Selves AS En-.
pIoyed by Government to Obtain
Grain Reports.

Reports of imposters who say they
are employed by the government to
been threshed have been received by
the Wisconsin Food Administration.
The only organizations authorized
to procure these facts are the Thresh,
ing Division of the Food Administra.
ton who have sent threshermen re.
port blanks to fill out and return at
the end of the season and the Bureau
of Markets Bf1e have issued Thresh.
er's Record Book which are collected
monthly by County Agricultural
Agents. Threshermen and farmers
are warned against giving information
to anyone else.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-19
A Mornin0 Breeze.

The Jokesmith's Wife g a. my
CAV, en- Oh to bed. you! Want to
sit up all night knocking the wealth
er and US poor girls?" Well, what
though the temperature was 100 de-
grees in the dark, the little remark
caused a temporary GOODNESS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-19
Food-Producing Machine

The hog should be considered
as a machine for turning feed
stuffS into pork. The more
quickly this result can be ac-
compIished the more profitable
it is for the owner. 1t is a COM
mon belief that if the grain fed
to hogs on pasture is limited,
more forage will be eaten and
cheaper gains produced. This
belief is not SubStantiated by
the feeding tests that have been
conducted at several agricul-
tural experiment stations. A
full feed Of grain to hogs on
good pasture not only produces
the most rapid gains, but usu-
ally gives the most profitable
results. When account is taken
of the saving Of labor and the
reducing Of loss from disease
by marketing animals at seven
to nine months Of age instead of
keeping them for a year or
more, the advantage is almost
always with the more rapid
growth. The self-feeder system
which permits hogs to eat grain
at will either in pastures or dry
lots is becoming more and more
popular in the corn-belt states,
and there seems to be no valid
reason why self-feeders should
not prove equally successful in
all parts of the country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-19
For Sale.

The John Crowley homestead in the
second ward seven room house. we'll built and
in good shape; lot nearly one acre. This is
good place and will be sold at low price, to
command quick sale.
INQUIRE "of the Mineral Point Real Estate
Agency at the Democrat office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-19

Milk substitutes are not equal to
milk in feeding calves, but give fair
results when used with care. Nov
that milk is in demand for human food
they are particularly recommended.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-08-29
Madison splrltuaIISt Campmeetlng

The 3sth continuous year OF the
eampmeetings at Lakewood begins on
sept sth and continues through the
10th The program for this year is
as follows Sunday, Sept \. 1890 a
m Opening address, George b. Cut
Ter. messages. Mrs Bradley, p. M
Frederick Nicholson; 80 p. m, Sc
auce. Frederick Nicholson, admission
u cents. Monday. Sept 9. . p. m,
Frederick Nicholson; 80 p. m Sc
anee. Mrs Bradley and others Tues
day. Sep 10 1890 a M George b.
Cutter. p m, Mrs. Isabel Bradley,
= 30 m. social meeting, Wednes-
day. Sept H. 1890 a. m, George b.
Cutter. p m, Frederick Nicholson;
: 30 p m seanCe, Mrs. Bradley, ad-
mission Il cents; Thursday. Sept. II,
10 30 a. m. conference; p. m. to be
announced Tag Day" for the bene-
III of the Harrison d. Barrett Founda-
ton. S15 p. m, grand concert; Fri
day, Sept -. 10 a m, annual bust
ness meeting; 2 p m, Frederick
Nicholson, Saturday, Sept IA, 1890 a.
m. Mrs Isabel Bradley, 2 p. m, Geo.
b Cutter, 730 p. m, seance, Freder-
lex Nicholson, admission 15 cents;
Sunday. Sept Is, 1890 a M, Freder-
lex Nicholson; 2 p. m, Frederick
Nicholson; 100 p. m, farewell seance,
admission Is cents Messages will
follow each lecture.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-08-29

Miss Ethel Fleet who has been the
guest Of Miss Pearl Harville At her
home on Turner avenue for the past
ten DAYS. returned to her home in
Portland Sunday
Mss Vera McCoombs. who was op-
Grated on for appendicitis a few weeks
ago. Is improving every dag and will
be able to resume her studies at
school about September ID
Mrs Vivian Woodbury. arrived
home this week from "a weeks visit
With her husband Lieutenant Harold
Woodbury. in New York He expects
10 sail very soon for service abroad
NemberA Of Priscilla Rebekah Lodge
are requested 10 meet at their hall at
- tomorrow friday afternoon for
the purpose OF attending the funeral
Of Parker NJ Sanboru at p. N al
his late home
Nrs Arminda smith N Beech street
who Was severely injured last Tues
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