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The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20
WHAT SHALL THE HARVEST BE

The st. Louis Times sees a profitable
field ahead for the lawyers in connec7
tion with national prohibition. That
the liquor interests are planning a
long, hard fight is evidenced by the
successful effort they made in Ohio
to obtain "a popular reversal of the
Legislative act ratifying the prohibitory
amendment.
One of the hopes of the foes of fed
eraI prohibition is that if the Ohio
referendum nullify the ratification by
the legislature of that state, There will
be at least a years postponement,
since Assistant Secretary Polk includ-
ed Ohio in the list of the necessary
hree-fourths of the states, 1t may
even be contended that he had no
right to act at all, for the actual sec
retary of state was functioning in Par
is. His title set out in the peace treaty
indicates as much. There cannot be
two secretaries of state, acting stimuli
taneously.
On the other hand, the federal con-
stitution does not provide for any
proclamation. 1t does not mention a
secretary of state. The ratification by
| legislatures of three -fourths of the
states gives an amendment validity
Ito all intents and purposes" The
/ federal statute, consequently, may be
/ regarded as an invalid limitation and
the fact of ratification may be other
wise proved.
That mere proclamation does not
!
shown in the case of a proposed
amendment against Americans receiv-
ing foreign titles, which was pro-
claimed a part of the constitution and
put in the files of the secretary of
state. Later an irregularity in the
purported ratification by the legisla-
ture of one state was discovered and
the amendment was declared not rati-
fled. For hundred years it has been
/ floating around. and il a sufficient
humber of legislatures should ratify 1t,
it would yet become part of the con-
stitution.
The question as to whether two
thirds Of both houses" means two
thirds of the entire membership of
each house is another point for htiga-
tien. The extraconstitutional limita-
ton of seven. years on the ratification
of the amendment is also open to at
tack, as is the provision for concur
rent legislation by legislatures and
congress for enforcement of the
amendment. The right of arbitrary
definition of Intoxicating liquors.
mentioned in the amendment, is an
l other disputed question.
All these deal with the federal
amendment The. recent decisions on
wartime prohibition affect the situa-
ton for only a short time. but they are
causing much Agitations These are
based on considerations which do not
enter into the legal fight on the valid
| ity of the federalsamendment.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20

The national campaign for choice
of a president is 1proaching rapidly,
Within a few weeks the date of the
Republican national convention will
be fixed. On January 7 and the
Democrat national committee will
meet in Washington to make similar r
decision as to the Democrat conven-
ton. Twenty-one states now have
some form of presidential primaries,
and in eleven of these states the CAM
didates must be voted for by name.
Within six months probably most of
the dc gates viii ave zen chosen.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20

There is much seeking after the
cause of existing high prices and in
dustfiai unrest. One writer has placed
the responsibility on the governments
"cost plus" plan adopted at the out
break of the war. Senator Thomas of
Colorado. remarkedst the other day that
the country having sowed'the wind by
passing the Atfamson law, was now
reapiug the whirlwind. Senator Myers
of Montana. declared that the pas
sage OF the Adamson law at the time
of the threatened railroad strike.
think, is the cause of most of our trou-
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20

Mindful, probably. of the fact that
the rate making power of the inter
state commerce commission was re-
sponsible for the present plight of the
railroads, President Wilson has vetoed
the bill restoring that power to the
commission. Past experience indicates
that to turn the railroads back to their
owners and to the mercies of the I. c.
C. at the same time would mean bank
ruptcy for the entire transportation
system of the country.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20

The American Legion has decided
wisely to keep the organization free
from politics 1t will have more force
and power everywhere if it stands for
citizenship without resav to party and
marshals it's forces when necessary to
advance the general good. to bring
about desirable reforms legislative or
otherwise. and TO do generally and at
al times that which will make for a
greater and stronger nation and d
prosperous and contented people ey-
erywhere If on the other hand the
members shall get it into their heads
that on account of the great service
they have rendered their country and
the world they are entitled to all the
offices in the gift of the people, the
organization will lose much of its
power for good. Several million men
united can be wonderfully potent for
the right solution of those vital prob
iems OF economy and of government
which face the country from time to
time They can march closer togeth-
e.. with better rhythm and swing if
they are not disturbed or disordered
by injected partisanship or diverted
into the bypaths and blind channels
il. cldent to 1t. Independent. the Amer
lean Legion can be a great force for
civic and national good. Shackled by
politics it would be shorn of much of
its power.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20

Evelyn said with sweetly serious eyes
fixed on the author; your touch is
very very charming.\ A ricn and
broad experience in life as you go
along year by year should produc, in
you the power to become a writer of
the highest order"
1t was Cutstone now who flushed
but his eyes did not waver from the
vision that was before them-a vision
rich and broad and so wonderful as to
make the editorial officeNseem thing
<of. fragrance and flowers and blue
skies.
'I am on my way to those expert
ences." he said softly, land 1 am
fairly swift runner"
Copyright, 1919. by the Mcclure News
pepper. Syndicate.l
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20
sELFTsHNEss.

SELFISHNESS. -
IL you can step aside to LET another pasz
you on the way ~ - ----
And watch him win tse goal he seeks ana
have no bitter word 70 say ::
IL you can stop along the road to help an
ether in distress -
And never count the time you spenA as lost
INTO YOUR own snceess.
Then spite of all that may, befAll-of fan.
ure's frown or fortuna's smile
You've reached the height of manhood hern
and learned to fnake your life worth
while.
The clutch of .selnshness is strong Msa
wish to gain before they give
When We are living at our best we grant
anothers right to live
But few Of us Will bear the blows and faca
the tempest and the storm
And shiver with the winters cold. to keen
fellow being warm.
And Few OF us VIII step aside TO help by
deed or kindly speech
Another man unto the goal which he In
striving hard to reach.
II you can step aside and lose your Own
brief moment to succeed
And let It's fame and fortune go to helm
another man in need
Can see your dreams Of glory fade ana
never stop TO eount the cost
And hold the cause which Won have servaA
more pressing that the goal you.vs
You've reached the height Of manhood he,.
ann many prayers your life shall
And you shall stand before your God ..
one VINO conquered selfishness
Copyright 1919 9<by Edgar A. Guest.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20

stance to other materials without the
good name accompanying, the Ameri-
cam Zinc -institute9 an organization n
composed OF those interested in. the
metals welfare, adopted a resolution
at dts annual meeting at St Louis,
asking the world to- call Zinc by its
proper name; urging the miner to call
his ores zHzinef and not Jack" the
smelterites to refer to their product
as slab zinc and not "spelter% as here
tofore, and to ask the public to- real
ize that the sheet of. steel is zinc coat
ed instead. of being galvanized'' or
"sherodized," and that brass is firm
and hard and sharp because of the
zinc it contains ..
1t is the returned soldier who is
causing the present inquiry about zinc
and zinc sheets. On his important trip
to ancient Gagl a few months ago this
live wire found in use in France, Bel
gium and southern Germany a roofing
material not used in his own land. 1t
was zinc. Probing into the matter, he
found that notwithstanding the Hun
had destroyed many of the buildings
yet he salvaged the zinc roof and bore
it away with him in his hurried fiis hit
to the right side of the Rhine. The
zinc sheets had not only outlasted the
masonry, but were still useful to be
re-melted into munitions of war.
Many of the Principal buildings of
western Europe are rooted with zinc
sheets. Cathedrals, theaters, ware,
houses and university buildings are of
the character thus covered. Many of
these structures have worn the same
zinc roof for fifty years. and if the
buildings fall to decay the zinc in the
roof will still be worth it's weight as
zinc.
The chemistry of the matter is that.
zinc, when exposed to the atmosphere
forms "a thin hard film on the outer
surface that forever seals the under
lying metal against further contact.
Zinc. roofs need no paint; they are
self-protecting against weather, wear
The returned soldiers, many of
whom are architects or jim the, build
ing trades, are asking for zinc for
roofing purposes. They want a roof
as lasting as the foundation of the
structure they are erecting. More
than a hundred manufacturers of roof
ing accessories, such as ridgerolls,
eavetroughs, conductor pipe. who have
heretofore made their product out of
zinc-coated steel or tin. are preparing
TO serve the demand by forming these
roofing necessities of zinc sheets.
America will profit by the Introduction
of this valuable form of roofing, and
zinc may, by this. extended use, re-
cover its good name. - Tzri
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20
Dorothy Dix Talks
a Love Gre.-1
BY DOROTHY DIX
Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.


I have received letter from a girl
who writes: -
About year ago met charming
and delightful young man. 1t was a
case of love at first sight almost, and
he has paid me a great deal of atten-
ton ever since. Now he tells me that
altho he loves me he can never marry
me because he is already married and
his wife refuses to divorce him. 1 will
not see him again, but my heart is
| broken. Will you tell me how to keep
| from loving him, and yearning for his
presence ?"
Certainly, my child. There is one
reliable cure tor an unworthy love
that never fails to work on those who
have the courage and nerve to take it.
But it is drastic dose and few women
are heroic enough to swallow it. How
ever. here is the prescription:
Strip the veil of illusion from before
your eyes and look at the man as he
really is. Repeat the dose every time
you begin to have that sinking Hsensa-
ton about the heart that makes you
feel as if your little world had tum-
bled into ruins about your ears, and
your mouth tastes as if it was filled
with cinders, ashes and dust.
Be sure to take the prescription just
as it is given. DON'T think the man
as you thought he was. a chivalrous
knight of romance who A,a laying his
devotion at your feet. Don't think of
him as yolf wish he was, a true and
honorable gentleman wooing you for
his mate. but think of him as he rs,
yellow cur who was willing to break
your heart and ruin your life for his
own selfish pleasure and who was so
eowardly and sneaking he did not even
have the courage to come out and tell
you the truth, and give yout a chance
to choose whether you would take his
tarnished gift or not.
That ought to curei any case of in
fatuation, 'and it will . if persistently
followed
just say to yourself: s
There is no such man as the man
loved. I made him out of my dreams
and ideals, and clothed him with all
the virtues that the man that 1 marry
must possess. MI imaginary man was
honest and frank, and chivalrous. He
would have died before he would have
deceived a girl who trusted him. The
man ! loved wouldn't have touched
l erieve over ass contemplate a thing
as he? / have something better to do
with my heart than to give it to a dog
to play with" r+s-
If you will let your thoughts dwell
upon the WRONG that the married man
who won yonr love under false pre-
tences has done you, instead of per-
mitting them to daily with romantic.
memories of what beautiful eyes he
has. you will soon find that your af-
lection has been replaced by contempt,
and that instead of mourning lest
hero you are thanking heaven for hay-
ing escaped a cad.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20

the next day produced beautiful
pfebald-half cream and half black
that the man bought at aestiff price,
But the\first time he drove his new
purchase in the park rain came on,
and the spots washed off.
THE man drove straight up to the
dealers again. ~
~Look at that horse!' he said. The
rain has taken all the spots off
'sThe dealer smiled in an odd way.
FGood gracious, he said. SO it
has There was a rubber blanket went
with the animal sir Did I forget to
give you rubber blanketS
IT'S no use" signs the nature wiz
ard. II may as well give up"
What is bothering you." we ash, :,
alphabetically.
''I got started a few years ago on a
whim of mine. 1 took a head of cab
bage and crossed it with white po-5
tate and grew eyes on it; then r
crossed them with a cornstalk and
grew ears on it; then 1 crossed that
with a squash and grew d neck on It;
then 4 crossed that with a cocoanut
and grew hair on it, but hanged IL I
can figure out what to do for a nose
and mouth"
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20

The latest statement issued by the
bureau of labor statistics shows that
living prices have continued to adj
vance. despite the goverDment's prom
Use to bring them down. Why doesn't
the government try the experiment of
permitting the long tried law of sup
ply and demand to operate? The sit
uation could hardly be worse than it is.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20

1T is reported that four saloons have
been opened in Mexico just across the
Arizona border and an immediate
American invasion of Carranza's coun-
try is being predicted.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20

The Des Moines Register is shocked
at the huge cost of universal military
training it has conjured up. altho it
offers no figures. But have the peo-
pie of this country ever hesitated over
expenses when the education and gen
eral welfare of the country's youth
were at stake?
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20

Material for a comic opera along
the lines of Gilbert & Sullivan's
''Ruddygore" might be found in con-
nection with the case of Jenkins. who
is accused of kidnapping himself. The
comic opera hero. it may be Kemem-
bered, forged his own will.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20
RECIPES for a Day.

Spinach. French Style-Line the
bottom of baking dish with cooked
spinach. Place on this eggs Gone per
person to be seryed) which have been
boiled long enough to permit being
shelled. but not cooked hardr Pour
over the eggs and spinach a white
sauce to which has been added one
half cup of grated cheese Sprinkle
buttered bread crumbs on top and
bake in a moderate oven for twenty
minutes.
Pear Salad-Either fresh or canned
pears may be used. Arrange two
halves of pear on lettuce leaves. Fill
the hollow where the core was re-
moved with a mixture made of Phila-
delphia cream cheese and narasehino
cherries cut fine. Serve with mayon-
naise or boiled dressing. Nuts may be
substituted for the cherries, sbut are
not SO pretty.
Baked Ham With Apples-The ap-
pies are considered as a vegetable in
this menu They are not only very
plentiful at this season. but also have
the finest flavor. SO We use them every
day in some form or other on our
table.
Use either an inch-thick slice of
ham OF buy cottage ham and slice
it across the grain. Place the ham in
pan. cover with apples pared and
cut in eishths. Sprinkle with brown
sugar iiberal1Ys over the top. Put
about a half inch of water in the pan
and bake for two hours in a slow oven
Have a cover on the pan until the
last half hour.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20

The man who bought home on
credit before the war is lucky. His
dollars count as two for one in MAX
ing payment. The man who is not in
debt should be saving a lot of these
cheap dollars. They are as certain to
rise in value as are government bonds.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20
MouZton Musings
BY ROY X. MOULTON.

The other day a lady in a northern
New York state town fell off the
front porch The lady's name was
Mrs Perkins. We mention it not be-
cause it makes any difference, but just
as a guarantee of good faith. When
Mrs Perkins fell off the porch she
scared a team of horses that was going
toes. The team ram away and upset
the wagon, tossing a twe-bushel bag
of fine potatoes into Mrs. Perkins's
yard. 1t was a very welcome con-
tribution.I Since that day every man
in the block has had his wife fall
off the front porch every time team
has come in sight. but none of them
has thus far been favored with a bag
of potatoes. The moral of this seems
to be that imitators seldom succeed.
Ore must be an originator to make
good.
Why Mention a Painful Subject?
Dear Roy-When you feel you are
without friends. just begin writing
your Christmas list. and you can recall
two dozen in.ten minutes.-Margueri
K. Tucker.
No, Joe. You Say 1t. We Haven't the
Heart.
Dear Rey-Would you be SO rash as
to say that the mighty dollar has
become the "flighty'' dollar since old
man H. c. l.. has took to living in
the empyrean heights2-Joe Burger.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20
Dinner Stories

A doctor was attending a dangerous
case where a Scottish butler was en-
gagged. On calling in the Aorenoon. he
said to Donald: Il hope your mas
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20

No, Joe, You Say 1t. We Haven't the
Henrt
Household Hints
Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.

bIk I1<1IAl tAL-
Grapes (Home. Paeked)
Whole Wheat Pancakes
Sugar Beet Syrup
Crisp Bacon Cereal Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Vegetable Pie Celery
Bread Butter. Ounce Jelly
DINNER
Roast Fresh Pork with Sweet
Potatoes
Cabbage and celery Salad
Bread Butter
Baked Apples Coffee
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20

owen Wister. the novelist, was talk
ing about the no annexation, no in-
IDENTITIES" eace that the Germans
offered the Bolsheviks.
1.-The German peace Wouldn't wash, -
said Mr. Wister. 1T renainds me of a
Manayunk horse dealer.
"a Manayunk man wanted TO buy
piebald horses. He visited a horse
dealer up the Bronx and the dealer
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20

Copyright, 1919. By the Wheeler Syndicate,
IneJ
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-09-04
CHICKENS LIKE FISH HEADS
Satisfactory Protein-containing Food
for Poultry Flock Is Simple and
inexpensive.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
A simple and inexpensive substitute
for meat scraps, which often are hard
to obtain at the average butcher shop,
is to utilize fish heads in the poultry
ration. Arrangements usually can be
made with local fish dealers to save
these heads, particularly If the polll-
tryman will furnish buckets in which
the refuse may be kept until he calls
for them. AS they come from the
dealers shop, the fish heads are tough
and covered with heavy scales and
gristle. However, underneath Is fine
tender meat which the hens relish
keenIy. The poultryman can soften
he coarse outer shell by boiling the
fish head in water for five to ten min
utes and then pouring off the water
and throwing the fish heads in among
the chickens. In many instances the
dealers are glad to get rid Of the fish
heads, and on the basis of actual food
value the poultry keeper can afford to
pay A or cents for quart Of fish
heads which provide satisfactory
protein-containing food for his flock.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-09-04
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The silo's the thing.

The silo's the thing.
The early threshed barley usually
fares best in the market.
All of the vegetables raised in the
garden should be utilized for food.
Soils that have no crop on them, or
the harvest fields as soon as the grain
is off, will be better for good disk
ing.
Vegetables in the late summer gar
den must be kept growing without
check in order to obtain satisfactory
results.
It takes care and attention to i'm
prove land so that the crops may be
larger each year the seasons are IA
vorable.
Shoveling silage out of silo is
play compared with prying corn
shocks out of frozen ground and
snow banks.
Do not forget to continue the fight
on mites and lice. They must be
fought all the time in all sections and
in all seasons.
Flowing up the old pasture for fax
has one drawback that must be con-
sidered-it may. make the feed prob
| lem harder to meet.
Careful packing means much. II
pays to arrange vegetables in the most
tasteful manner. Here is an oppor.
| tunity to increase profits.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-09-04

the farm without using special tools.
A stacker will last from 10 to IL
years under ordinary conditions, and
the cost of repair is small. On "a
farms in central Kansas, which stack
an average Of Ia tons of hay year,
all charges against the stackers
amounted to less than cents ton
when the yield was one ton an acre.
Small Stacks Not Economical.
In building a haystack with stack
er 1t is scarcely economical to make
one containing less than 10 tons, ac-
cording to experience. In locating
stacks long or difficult hauls should be
avoided whenever possible. 1t is very
common on many farms to see stacks
of hay at the end or corner of the field
next to the farm buildings. the site be-
ing chosen in order to have the hay
handy for feeding. The total distance
travelled in bringing hay to one side Of
square field Is approximately so per
cent greater than in hauling to the CEN
ter. IL the stack Is located at one cor
ner of the field the distance travelled is
100 per cent greater.
To minimize damage by moisture
from the ground, care should be taken
to keep the hay In the bottom of the
stack from coming into contact with the
soil. The aim of all good stack build
ers is to make stack that will not
take water" This can be accomplish
ed by tramping the middle well and al
ways keeping it higher than the edges
during the process Of building. To give
the stack further protection, many
farmers provide canvas cover or
sheets of corrugated galvanized iron
roofing which, when properly put on
practically eliminates loss from rain.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-09-04
TOO MUCH FOR TRAIN CALLER
Official Had to Admit That Situation
Was Beyond Best Effort
He Could Make.

M. r. Lynch, the train caller at the
union station, has developed consider
able resourcefulness in assisting
strangers in the city to find relatives
who fail to meet them at the station,
but Wednesday he admitted defeat.
An elderly woman, obviously on her
first visit in indianapolis, and whose
face reflected increasing anxiety, at
tracted his attention.
"Are you looking for some one?" he
asked in his kindest voice.
eyes, my daughter promised to
meet me, but I don't see her any
where"
'Perhaps I can direct you to her
home. Where does she live?
The little woman looked more wor-
ried than ever, IS she replied, ave
lost the letter with her address. /
know she lives in green house on the
east side of the street, though"
"On what street?' Mr.. Lynch asked
hopefully.
81 don't know"
"Well maybe we can fix that all
right what is her nameT
IT was then he gave up the effort, for
the astonishing reply was, "Oh, don't
know that, either. You see she was
just married a week ago and / can't
remember her husbands name."-In-
dianapolis News.