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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.

O. Is It true that anthracite coal occurs
in but one place in the worldf-T. o. g..
the world is found in the anthracite coal
fields surrounding Scranton, Pa. There
are isolated groupings Of anthracite and
near-anthracite at other points In the
world, but they are commercially Of little
Importance. 1t is remarkable that thru
all geological history those conditions OF
posits Of vegetable matter. which produce
anthracite, have existed at but one point.
Q. How high is the Washington mon
high.
A. Some claim that it a modification
of the English symbol III for the pound.
Another expia nation is that 1t came from
the letters U. S. written one over the
other. Yet another theory is that the two
upright marks represent two pillars of
brass before the temple Of Solomon which
early appeared on coins aud became inter
twined with a scroll.
and what is It'll. ID. L.
A. The original Amen Corner y a court
is the ecclesiastical residence Of many OF
teh dignitaries Of St Pauls- The amen
corner in certain churches is that corner
near the pulpit where the patriarchs sit
and say "amen" to the utterances of the
preacher. There was a famous political
in New York where senator Platt used
Q. What Is the relative burden Of debt
| carried by the great nations that particle
pated in the warp. o. T.
A. The debt of the great nations Is rs
follows: Great Britain $40.0O9.000. 900
/ Germany, $4,000 10000: France. $30O00,-
OO0,0O0 Russia. $$2I .OO0, 100000; Austria
Hungary, $4,000 0Oo,OOo; United states:
&21 600 OO0.0 coo: and Italy, $12 00O. 00o. OF
/ this the United States and Great Britain
will receive a return OF about ten billion
+ each on money loaned
service work of the department of justice
| A. William ]. Finn formerly chief Of
the secret service of the treasury depart
/ ment, and formerly the specialist of the
/ New York police department on black hand
organizations. is now chief Of the bureau
of investigation of the department OF jus
tice. He succeeds A. Bruce Rielaski-
/ O. How much territory did Rumania
j gain by the war2-T. r. W
/ A. Rumania virtually doubled its size.
acquiring about two thirds Of its new ter
ritOry from Hungary and one third from
Russia A brand new map showing changes
in the boundaries Of ell the countries Of
Europe can be secured by sending two
! cent stamp for return postage to our In
/ formation bureau, in Washington, ID. c.
/ (Any reader can get the answer to any
/ question by writing The Topeka State
! Journal Information Bureau. Frederic J.
| IIAskin. Director. Washington. D. c. Give
/ full name and address and enclose two.
| cent stamp for return postage. BE br1uf
! All replies ara sent direct to the In
quirer-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21
SANDRA THE JEALOUS
Bv JANE Phelps

You needn't feel sorry. Hetty. Mr..
Graham told me all about IT, and 1t
wasn't half as bad as 1 imagined. L
didn't know she was dead"
"You thought" - she hung her
words in air, horror in her tones
Il thought she had divorced him
or something; that maybe he was
bigamist. don't know what L
thought! l only know that we must
not talk about IL because l gave him
my promise not to-" But 1 felt SO
lonely. so alone and forlorn that on
one pretext and another 1 kept Hetty
with me until Mrs. Gray called her.
She was young too, IL she was a ser
About i o'clock the telephone rang.
1t was Everett.
Meet me at Lipman's-a large
fashionable shop--at 3 o'clock. 1 saw
a coat in the window I admired, and
IL It is becoming / want II for YOU"
He did not wait for an answer, but
Immediately hung up.
How arbitrary he was. He had not
asked me il l had any plans. or IL L
could meet him. He had simply or
IL 1t were to do something nice for
me. 1 would insist that he stop tSeat-
ing me like a child. / surely felt old
enough these last few days-"Methu-
seiah had nothing on me-" 1 thought
as sighed heavily. so heavily that
stairs asked IL was sure 1 felt able
to get up.
assured her that 1 was all fight,
and repeated Everetts message to her.
your husband Is very generous.
Not many girls marry men who are
30 free with their money"
Money isn't everything" I said
sententiously. 1 had heard dad say
that.
ut is good deal. my dear. Not
that / think 1t is everything. but
there are a few things in life that q
competence, the ability to crafty
ones desires does not help. At least
having pretty clothes and a beautiful
home helps TO take your mind from
other things which may not be SO
pleasant. Mr.. Graham's taste IL ex-
quisite. 1 am sure the coat will be
a lovely one. Rest little longer
so that you may look fresh and rest
ed when you meet him."
why should I care how 1 look
when he doesn't love me-" 1 grum-
bled after she left me, but never.
theless did as she had suggested, and
remained in bed until nearly time for
lunch.
I did look rested. Better than I
had looked for days. And when she
told me so. she added: mr.. Graham
will be pleased
CTomorfow-Everett and Sandfa &c
Shopping)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21
thousand pins. that a smoke truly goes

thousand pins. that smoke truly goes
good.
Tobacco is also a stimulant of the
digestive juices Chewing, especially,
for inactive stomach. Possibly the
heroic digestions which our pioneer
ing forefathers seem to have enjoyed,
judging by the kind OF food they ate
and their rugged health, was due in
some measure to the fact that most of
them kept a quid in the cheek instead
of dangling an effete cigaret from his
lips.
Another strong plea for tobacco is
made on the ground that man as
species will not live without some
narcotic, and that tobacco is the least
harmful of those he uses. No tribe
or people in any known period or part
of the earth has existed without son e
narcotic to quiet nerves and stimu
late dreams and hopes. Wine almost
everywhere, the poppy in the orient.
betel nut, hashish, cocaine-the list is
a long one. Even little isolated trib s
of savagcs have their own particular
narcotics. The natives of Australia.
for example. chew the leaves of a
tree which contains a small amount of
nicotine.
There Is some reason to believe that
all animal life has this need and crav-
Ing LOT aElltCldl SlAlAuAQS- NAlAAlp mas
some intoxicating effect on cats. Bears
are known to- haunt spots where a
certain aromatic and stimulating shrub
grows. A monkey has been known to
contract a strong love of tobacco, in
haling smoke from a mans cigar with
evident pleasure, and chewing the
leaf.
Tobacco Is by far the most popular
and beloved as well as the most HARM
less OF those stimulants by which man
seeks to make his life more tolerable.
The tobacco experts say that tobacco
is now found in every quarter OF the
globe inhabited by man, and that It is
the most popular and widely distrib-
uted plant on earth. Wherever 1t has
gained hold. It has stayed, and that
often despite fanatical opposition.
King Charles opposed its use with all
his might. but It spread over all Eng
land in spite of him. In the orient
men were beheaded for smoking, but
the orient still smokes History proves
that no tortures. punishments nor pro-
hibition can prevent the use of to-
bacco. The ants are up against some
jobI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21

blocks around knew about her ana
gave her the name OF "Oid Miss
Cranky" She was trade-marked all
right!
There is an air OF finenesa about
some people that one instantly feels.
At seems too compact to be analysed.
Daily we are adding to the thing
that marks us apaft--we are more
and more emphasizing our trade.
mark. SO that IT is well for us to
find out what It is that is ma king ~
wanted around or not. For Il Is the
thing that most distinguishes us that
gives us our station in life And II IL
the only thing that we are able to
leave when we are gone, to bless our
memory.
Honest Abe "Oid Hickory
''Stonqwall Jackson" Fighting joe"
big kIien are always trade-narkedi
What Is your trade-mafk7
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21
HOUSEHOLD HINTS


Here are six suggestions for tho
saving OF food expense:
Use more milk in every way and
less meat need be bought.
Use more green's carrots. turnips
parsnips and cabbage, serving them
in place of canned goods which cost
more.
Use dried fruits sometimes instead
of fresh fruits.
Learn TO use meat merely as a flavor
in vegetable dishes.
Use nuts-peanuts are cheapest-in
place of meat.
Use more beans of all kinds.
Old Tooth Brushes-Save your old
tooth brushes and use them for clean
ing the wicks in your oil stove or for
applying backing to your shoes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21

AMBITION.
II matters not what task you choose
What sort Of tools IN life ySu ,A use'
II you will meet the test;
Select what form Of work you WIZ
or any place you care to I'LL
Then go to work and make yourself
The equal OF the best.
Make this your one ambition here
To toll for something more on earth
Than merely drink and grub;
Determine In your chosen lire
To stand among the men who shine
And vow to be a good one, not dubl
Don't let another man surpass
Your efforts in your chosen clnss.
Keep at It till you stand with all
The leaders of your clan:
Altho you may be laying bricks
Or making fancy candlesticks
Don't be content while someone else
Docs better than you can.
Let this your one ambition be:
To struggle for supremacy,
Don't be content to drift and join
The second-raters club
Whatever work you choose 70 do
Forever keep this aim la view
To make yourself good one, not dub
The world Is full OF men who think
Success Is found In meat and drink.
The drifters and the good enoughs"
Make NJ 4 mighty throng..
But few there are who meet the test
OF striving hard 20 DO their best
/ or dare to challenge IN their line
All men who come along.
II matters not what work you choose
What sort Of tools IN tife you use,
II you're the leader In your line
You need not fear a snub.
BE what you will on this old earth
The world shall recognize your worth.
Copyright 1919 by Edgar A. Guest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21
WHAT'S YOUR TRADEMARK ?

WHAT'S YOUR TFtADh.-dAIth9
We are all marked men and women.
We carry about and with and on US
the evidence of what we are. We are
trade-fnarkedi
once heard an interesting story
of a man who, being unable to meet
a friend at the train, sent his chauf-
feur. "But how shall 1 know him -
asked the chauffeur. by his smile,
and by the fact that he will proba bly,
be helping someone" replied the man.
And. sure enough, as the train pulled
in, tall robust man with q smile
on his face as seen helping a woman
with several children from the car
steps. And he was the man expected !
What do people know you by? Just
answer to yourself-that's all.
/ once knew of a woman who was
80 mean that every small boy for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21

The reasons for the optimism which
y evident in well-informed financial
ircles are broadly sketched in the
current issue OF american Goods and
Foreign Markets" a semi-monthly
publication OF the Guaranty Trust
company OF New York. The review
avs: Accumulated evidence gath
red by competent observers leaves
ow little room for doubt that the low
st point IN the economic state OF the
Forld was passed some time back and
hat whatever may be the temper of
he present moment from this time
orth progress must be ever more
apid toward stability and prosperity.
70 support this view there is in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21

In 1915 the farmer got s7.47 for
've hogs. This summer hogs went
bove $23. Cattle did not go up so
much but a fat steer brings as much
= Percheron horse used to sell for
nd sheep and calves are selling in
Proportion. Yet an effort is being
made to fix'the entire blame for high
lrices Of meat on the packer and the
|etaiier. But the farmers have more
otes than do the packers and retail
rs combined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
what the Prophets Overlooked.
BIZ ROY K. AoULroN

What the Prophets Overlooked.
One must never stop to watch what
effect the narration of a hair-raising
episode will produce upon a bald
headed man.
They have not been married very
with her and look st "a cute little
dress"
If as 1t is said that love is one fool
after another. then bachelors and
spinsters must indeed be wise people.
But what about the polygamist?
There are those who prove their ig-
norance by deeming themselves intel
ligent.
Man is very seldom more than he
looks. whilst woman is usually camou-
flaged to look more than she really is.
No one as yet has ever had to wear
smoked glasses because of the bright
ness with which success shone down
upon him.
Sometimes the brave man is that
one who has courage enough to say
that he is afraid.
It's love that makes the world go
round, but it's marriage that keeps it
on the sQuare.-Frank Del Witt.
Dear old Euripides once declared:
MY tongue took an oath, but my mind
is unsworn." Euripides talked almost
like a modern American saloon keep
T.
why We Like Wnshday.
Eyes. Missus, I'm that tired I Jest
can't do nothin'. I worked till IL
dress. An tonight she's goin' to the
theater. Eth? What? oh my, yes.
she's getting to be quite a socialist
Reported verbatim.
Some commit suicide and others
change seats in a canoe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21

There probably Is much politics in
the crusade against high prices that
is being carried on by federal and
state officials. 1t is designed primar-
lily to gain for the government an ex-
tension OF its control over the business
OF the country. A general election is
drawing near and the persons in high
office feel none too secure in their po-
sitions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21

In the closing days of the Confeder-
ICY a common calico dress sold for
400 and the commonest pair of leath-
r shoes commanded $3.50. This was
|ue to nflatiOn.-Manufact
Record.
Not entirely. 1t was due rather to
PIE fact that there was little conf
|ence that the Confederate paper cur
.ency ever would be redeemed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21

The administrations Mexican pol
icy appears to have changed from
watchful waiting to one of waitful
watching.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21
DINNER STORIES

An absent-minded japanese went
into a store to buy a jar, and. no.
ticing one turned upside down, blurted
out: How absurd This jar has no
mouth"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21

Turning it over. he was once more
aStonished.
why, the bottoms gone. tool" he
exclaimed.
Strange Edith should invite that
horrid grass window to her wedding;
she has such a disagreeable past"
Eyes, my dear. but she's rich
enough to furnish a very agreeable
present"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21

Capital and labor both are milking
he same COW and should be willing
o make a fair division of the milk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21

Copyright. 1910. by the Wheeler Syndicate.
Incl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21

In the same way. Tolstoi, the great
Russian writer, gave up smoking be-
cause he said il clouded his mind.
But many other writer's always smoke
when writing because it stimulates
thier minds. Thomas Carlyle, one of the
greatest thinkers England has pro-
duced. was an inveterate smoker. Al
fred Tennyson, the poet, was another.
He said that he did his best work when
smoking his after breakfast pipe.
Both of these men lived to old age.
Smoking has been so generally re-
garded as a minor vice. or seIf-in-
diligence. that its benefits have been
largely overlooked. From a medical
point of view, 1t is "a valuable seda-
tive with very slight after-effects.
Physicians often prescribe moderate
smoking. All who saw service in the
great war. know how much tobacco
did to make it's hardships and pains
bearable. Indeed, the comforta BILE
citizen who smokes his cigar at home
in an easy chair does not know half
how precious tobacco is. Men who
work and suffer neutrality-suspicious.,
foresters. cowboys, hunters and the
like-are the ones who truly appreci-
ate this kindly poison. 1t is when
you are soaking wet and cold and
WEAKNESS pricks your muscles like a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21

Some commit suicide and others
change seats in a canoe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-21

(Any reader can get the answer to any
question by writing The Topeka State
Journal Information Bureau, Frederic j.
IIAskin. Director. Washington. d. c. Give
full name and address and enclose two.
cent stamp for return postage be brtaf-
All replies ara sent direct to the In
quirer.)
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-04-18
HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF.
People Calling Longino Back as They
Did Stone.


Report comes from all parts Of Mis-.
sissippi that the people are going Ia
put LONGING back into the million
dollar capitol built under his admin
istration without issuing of a bond
and without graft or scandal. The
taxpayers remember with apprecia-
ton the WONDERFULLY successful admin
istration LONGING gave them. Nc
honda were issued for any purpose,
but nearly 4 half million dollars Of
outstanding bonds were called in five
years before due, saving 100000 in
interest. He successfully pointed the
way to the establishment Of the Con-
fedefate Soldiers Home; increased
pension appropriations and the COM
mon school fund; purchased and or
ganized the State convict farm Of A.
900 acres; twice recommended nd ap-
proved the compulsory primary cleo
ton law; advocated good roads, and
many other cornmendable things. In
doing all this. under the Longino ad-
ministrati0n the State tax levy was
reduced and nearly million dollars
in cash was left in the State treasury.
when they assert themselves nothing
can withstand their wishes, as was
shown when they called back John M.
Stone for governor. The Carthage
nian, Leake Col established 1862.
The people everywhere seem to be
turning to LONGING. Kinds county is
reported for him from center to cir
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-04-18
IMPORTANT NOTICE, NofIcEl.

I. ..f . .llN
Organizations and individuals gen.
orally are advised BY Collector on In
ternal Revenue John p. McNeah t.
underscore on their calendars May AS
the last day for the fling Of returnl
Of information, giving the names and
addresses Of ali lndIyduals TO whom
payments OF salaries, wages, rentsdn-
terest, commissions and other gains
profits and income Of ~ 80 or more
were paid during the year 1918. An
extension of time from March 18th to
May 18th was granted by the Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue for the
filing OF these returns.
"All employers OF labor, whether
in large or small numbers, are re-
quired to make these returns" said
Collector Jno. D. McNeel. rOrgani-
cations, such as corporarionsl compa-
MES, partnerships ETC., are required
TO file returns showing the salaries
and wages paid to the ofiicers and en-
ployees.
"A separate return Tor each en-
ployee whose salary for II was
" ,0OO % more Is required.
BANKS, trust companies arp SINH.
iar institutions must make returns Of
lnformatlon showing interest," 1ald 70,
or credited to the account Of r. indi-
vlcual 4 me go amount 50 credted or
pald was y, OUo 7or more. .
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-04-18
CITATION NOTICE.

The State Of Mississippi. 80
In, the Chancery Court Of Noxubee Co.
Nancy Jane Stevens VS.. Wyatt Ste
vens--No. 1899.
To Wyatt Stevens, nonresident Of
the State of Mississippi and whose
place Of residence and postoffice ad-
dress is unknwn to complainant,
and canot be ascertained by her af-
ter diligent inquiry:
We command you to be and appear
before the Chancellor of our said
chancery court at a term thereof to
be holden at the court house, in the
City of Macon, in said county Of Nox-
ubee, on the 4th Monday in April, A.
d.. 1919, then and there to plead, an
swer or demur to the Original Bill IN
said cause wherein you are defendant.
Witness my signature and The seal
of said Court affixed at my ONCE in
City Of Macon, Miss, the 28tH day Of
March, 1919. JNO. "A. TYSON, Clerk.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-04-18
Mr.. y r. sparkman for Supervisor.

jesse Sparkman announces as can
didate for supervisor from the second
district where he was born and spent
his enire life. He needs neither in
PRODUCTION nor eulogy from the Bea-
con, q his life and character speaks
for itelf.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-04-18

have call for q carload of regis
tered Jerseys or Hoisteins.s If not
attainable high grades viii be ac-
cept able, Write orSphone me and
Will place You IN communication with
purchaser y. 9. P0INDExTER,
~. Ravine. Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-04-18

"A person habitually constipated is
4 shining mark for disease, because
his system II full Of the impurities on
which the disease germs thrive. Get
lid IL the habit quickly BY taking
Prickly Ash Bitters. Il is both slim
ulNting and purgative. Price, SIPS
~ bottle. Tam's Drug Store, spec
la Agents
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-04-18
CITATION NOTICE.

The State of mississippi. -
In the Chancery Court Of Noxubee Co.
Rena Rice VS.. RobE Lee Rce-No.
4240.
To Robert Lee Rice, whose residence
and postofice address is unknown
to complainant, after diligent in
quiry:
We command you to be and appear
before the Chancellor of our said
thancery court at term thereof to
be holden at the court house, in the
City of Macon, in said county of Nox-
ubee, on the 4th Monday in April, A.
D.. 1873, then and there to plead, an
swer or demur to the Original Blu in
said cause wherein you are defendant.
Witness my signature and the sssl
of said Court affixed at my office in
City Of Macon, Miss, the 28th day Of
March, 1919.
JNO. A. TYSON, Cerk.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-04-18

The Women's Committee for the
Victory Loan viii meet with Mrs. R,
=. Holmes as county chairman, in the
Red Cross room on Monday, April
21st at $3.50 p. IA. II is important
that every member be present.
MRS. s. l.. MURPHEY,
Chairman for Macon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-04-18
MULE STRAYED

From the w. s. Mullins place near
Cliftonville, on Sunday, April 18th, a
dark bay mule medium size, marked
size, marked U. s. A. on left shoulder.
VIII pay reward for any information.
Phone Mr.. w. s. Mullins.
Jim ALLEN,
Gliftonville, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-04-18

The treasury win hlot ~ subscrip-
tons up to 10000 and over first.
The notes win bear the date 81 May
10th. The first interest date Is DE-.
cember 18th and seni-annually there
after.
Financiers characterize the terms
as excellent for the investor, and the
prediction is made that ths quota for
the Eighth District will be. subscribed
quickly The campaign "Opens April
2lst and closes May 10th.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-04-18
HAY PRESS WANTEDl

Two horse hay press wanted. Must
be in first class condition and price
right. An international preferred.
Write or phone H. ,. LENOW,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-04-18
Jersey,s for Sale.

Sevral high-Rrade Jerseys for sale
the: IRE three 111d four gallon cows
with 7oung elves. w. 3. SENNIS.