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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-18
MEET AT ROSSVILLE
Last Teachers Gathering of Yenr To
BE Held Tomorrow.

Many topics of unusual interest and
to the school teachers of
Shawnee county are to come up at the
injecting of the Teachers association
tosbe held at Rossville tomorrow. ac-
cording to Fred A. Seaman. county
superintendent. This will be the last
meeting of the season and will be
Seaman's last official session. He was
appointed to fill out the term of Miss
MtEsdna Corbet. who resigned to go
INFO Red Cross work overseas. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-18
Peels OFF Corns
Between Toes
The Great Corn L0osener of the
Age. Never Fails. Painless.

A corn mashed, squeezed and
crushed, all day long. in between two
toes! You can try the desperate,
treat 'em rough" way and try to dig
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-18
CHILE CLOSE TO THE U. S.
Offers to the Z. S. Closest Sentiments
by Envoy.

Washington. April 1S.-ChiIe offers
the United States the warmest no.
htical as well as commercial sentf-
ments, declared Senator Eliodoro
Yanez, chairman of the Chilean finan-
cal mission, in an interview here to-
day.
senator fanez~ expressed gratifica-
ton at the extensive Iatin-Anerican
plans of American capital and indus
try
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-18
~ DR.. CnldtOeWs
OYRUP pEPSIN
The Perfect LaxotiUe
PRICE AS ALWAYS

In spite Of greatly increased laboratory costs due
TO the War, by sacrificing pro6ts and absorbing
taxes We have maintained the price at which this
family laxative has been sold by dggstb for the past
8 years. Two sizes-50c and $ly60.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-18
FREE SAMPLES

If you have used DR.. Caldwen's Syrup
Pepsn send for free trial bottle to DR.. W. B. Caldwell
468 Washington ST., Monticello. Ill. If there are
babies at home ask for copy of Dr.. Caldwes book
The Care of Baby"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-18
For Men and Young Men

10 the men and young men of Topeka who are con-
versant with our Spring displays in fine clothes from
americas leading makers of quality apparel-we can
say unreservedly that exhibits this year eclipse
every previous effort from the standpoint of style ia
ollc, assortment and tailoring craftsmanship Waist
seam models and doublebreasted STYLES are esneca1v
featured. - peis
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05
Single Air Control Is Necessary for
Army. Navy and Postal Service
By HARRY S. NEW. U. S. Senator from Indiana

believe that the aviation question of sufficient Importance to the
country call for the creation Of single department of the government
look after the exclusion of everything else Great Britain forced
the adoption Of this eighteen months and France
The States should do likewise later she must do it.
merely question of whether she will do and take advantage
present opportunity ahead whether she will wait until
what other nations have done and then attempt from
behind with the old American disregard Of and lack of apre
citation Of the wisdom of preparedness.
know that there opposition to the separate department plan on
the part the navy There also opposition certain quarters
result of selfshness and disregard of the interests Of
broad general The concdedy competent
after aeronuta needs So likewise the But
neither Of them go beyond their own service.
department be successfully resisted
although honestly believe that will be wise enough
discount bureau ou and do the obviously sensible thing at this
whether it cannot be long deferred
knows what to be the future Of aeronauc The mar
development the be best appreciated when stop
the first fly 0rv Wright today but foyeigh
years old.
realize all this and shape her aims accordingly in time
abreast Of other nations shall we be permitted bring up the
struggling of rapidly moving procession?
That the question to be answered by and the people
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05
We Need an Annual Supplement 10 the
Decalogue IN These Latter Days
By EDWARD A. ROSS. in .sin and Society

The sinister opportunities presented in this webbed social hehave
seized unhtatng because such eaonshaye not yet become ina
NOUS The picks pockets with railroad rebate murders with
budgon bnrgazes with aeoH instead
jimmy with prospectus instead of deck OF cards.
sces Of his ship doesn't feel on his brow the brand
The shed Of blood the Of the widow and
long ago became odous but aterday acheres fly
skull and crossbones at The masthead
Our social organization has developed stage where the old right
enough We annual supplement to the Decaloge
growth credit institutions the spread Of fducay relations
nmeshng Of industry law the neang Of government and Dus
the multiplication Of boards Of benefcent they all
they invite What gevays they greed What fresh para
they let usl How idle situation to none the old
litaniesl
reality this coenit life is not to be and touched; it
thought The opens the dcor to TO be dscerned by
knitting bows rather than BY opening the
takes imagination that bogus medical diploma lying adver
senen fake testimonial dadealng instruments = takes
imagination wree loan shark and investment
swindsr II taking lseihoods take lives z
II takes imagination to that the business IF debanching voters
xine are eueing lawmakers and corupsng public servants y e
uia through props crowded grandsand Whether We Ike r.
81 os m are u lie phase and The per that be our
18th eah Be beheId only " the minds ee "
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
American dressed-meat production,
including lard, amounted in 1918 to
20, 100000 pounds-a quantity new
er before approached in magnitude by
the livestock industry of this or any
other country. The corresponding fig
ure for 1917 was 1897 100000 pounds.
Three-fourths of this enormous in
crease was in pork and one-fourth was
in beef.
The meat surplus in 1918 was so
great that extra export demands made
little impression on it, although 1918
export shipments of meat and lard
nearly doubled the 1917 figures, rising
from slightly less than one and three
fourths billions pounds to slightly
more than three billion pounds-and
these figures do not include shipments
to American military forces abroad.
The aggregate 1917 consumption of
dressed meat and lard in the United
States was approximately 14,500000,-
600 pounds, but in 1918 it rose to IT,
250,000000 pounds. This means, after
allowing for increase in population, an
addition of % pounds for every man,
woman and child in the country, de-
spite the food-conservation campaign
which in 1917 caused consumption to
decline considerably.
How Shortage Became Surplus.
"While the people as a whole,
through their abstinence averted the
immediate crisis, it was the farmer
who was the really big factor in the
ultimate situation" says the bureau
of animal industry. United States de-
partment of agriculture, which is au-
thority for the foregoing statement.
"The producer. of course, was expect
ed to do his part, but did it with such
powerful effect that in single year
the meat shortage was turned into a
pronounced surplus. Thus in 1918 there
was not only meat enough to supply
all foreign demands compatible with
the restricted shipping facilities but
a greatly enlarged quantity was avail
able for the home consumption.
ITO be sure, it cost the farmer more,
very much more, to feed his animals
and get them to market. Likewise all
other steps from producer to consumer
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05

TANKS TO KEEP CREAM cool
Can Be Purchased From Dealers In
Dairy Supplies, or They May BE
Made on the Farm.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
On most farms cream can be cooled
most effectively by the use of cold
water. In order to facilitate the cool
ing various types Of tanks have been
devised. Such tanks can be purchased
from dealers in dairy supplies and
sometimes from the local hardware
merchant, or they may be made on the
farm. A cooling tank should be large
enough to hold at least two cream
cans in order that the newly sepa-
rated cream may be cooled in a can
separate from that previously gath
cred.
In order to keep the cream cool ii
is necessary to change the water sew
eral times day. For this reason the
tank should be situated between the
well and the stock tank so that all
water pumped for the stock passes
through the cooling tank, thence to
the stock tank.
OF whatever design the cooling tank
may be it should have a tight cover
to keep out the heat, and for the same
reason it is advisable to place it in
the dairy house or under shed so
that the sun cannot shine directly
upon it.
An excellent tank may be made Of
two-inch planned cypress boards, prop
erly bolted together, painted on the
outside and oiled on the inside; or, if
1t is desirable to keep the cost down
to the minimum, very simple and
cheap cooling tank may be made from
two or more oil or vinegar barrels
one for each can.
The pipe conducting the water into
the tank should be about ~ inches
In diameter, and upon entering the
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05
Very Exercise
Do a Protecting Hogs Cholera.

became more costly; hence the high
prices. But the unprecedented pros
perity Of the people as whole en-
abled them to afford the increased
cost. In fact, laboring people prob
ably consumed more meat during the
past year than in prewar times"
Quantity Increases Remarkable"
"The total number of cattle slaugh-
tered in 1918 is estimated at 1880
4OO," says the bureau, "as against 49,
723,900 in 1917. Their average weights
were practically the same for both
years, and the beef produced from
them was 6,6S6,O00000 pounds in 1917
and Z, 641 100000 pounds in 1918. This
was a remarkable achievement, as it
hardly would have been credited that
beef growers could increase their pro-
duction q billion pounds in one year.
"The hog natures quickly, therefore
much more rapid increase would be
looked for than was the result with
cattle. Even so, the results for 1913
can be described only as stupendous.
The hogs marketed in 1918 numbered
60, S54,70 as against 57,483,8OO in
1917. Furthermore, the average weight
was 91A pounds more per hog in 1918.
Thus, when the animals are turned
into pork and lard we have total pro-
duction of 1929, 664,0O0 pounds in
1918, as against S.47S, $4,000 pounds
in 1917, an increase of 2,747,355, 900
pounds, or 1874 per cent, nearly one
third"
Striking increases in exports are
also shown by the bureau. Beef ship
ments abroad in 1918 were "a per cent
more than in 1917, the chief 1918 items
being 514,O00O00 pounds Of fresh beef
and 141 100000 pounds of canned beef.
Exports of pork and lard in 1918
amounted to 2,279, PSI, 900. which was
III per cent more than the quantity
sent abroad in 1917.
The bureau shows that In the aggre-
gate more meat by far is eaten In the
United States than in any other coun-
try in the world, although some sparse
ly settled countries raising much meat
have larger per capita consumption.
It also says that there is room in the
United States for great expansion
in the use of mutton and lamb.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05
EARTH ROADS IN CONDITION.
Drainage Is Chief Essential In Putting
Earth Roads In Proper Shape
Drag Must Be Used.

1t can be truthfully said that drain
age is the chief essential In putting
earth roads into proper condition. An
old Scotchman, an expert road builder
aptly said that the three requirements
Of good earth roads are, drainage, more
drainage, and still more drainage e.
w. Lehman of the University Of Mis-
souri college Of agriculture Endorses
this sentiment and adds: Roads must
not only have good surface drainage
but must also have good underdrain-
age. Surface drainage Is secured boy
proper grading, adequate side ditchess
and by keeping the crown Of the road
properly dragged. Stretches Of road
that do not dry out quickly must be-
underdrained by tile.
The drag must be used after each
rain, IL the best results are to be se-
cured. Don't go on the road while t00
muddy, let 1t dry out slightly 1t should
be wet enough, however, so 1t win n0k
crumble, but smear. When properly
used, the drag brings thin layer OK
earth toward the center Of the road
which Is rolled and packed betweeu
wet periods. II too much crown La Sc
cured by dragging, the angle Of tile
drag should be reversed.
Getting the earth roads graded.
bitches open. well drained, and prop
erly crowned by dragging is about ALI
that can be done until the people ara
ready to surface the road with gravel
broken stone or some other surfaeing
material.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05

The number Of animals might be
increased on many farms.
Uniformity in the size Of pigs Is
something worth laboring for.
Oats may often be used advanta-
geously to form a part Of the ration
for brood sows.
Rye Is not as good a feed for pigs
as corn and should be ground and fed
In the form Of slop.
Sheep raising should be encouraged
chiefly where the land and other con-
ditions are suitable for 1t.
Drugs are relied upon by stockmen
altogether too much for keeping ami.
mails healthy and thriving.
Alfalfa and corn make q balanced
ration of work In the haying and corn
blowing season. !.
To be successful in raising hogs. we
must give the brood sows special at
tention and care at narrowing time.
The young calves should be fed
from buckets as clean as those used
in handling the milk for human con.
sumption.
Hogs stand confinement well and
may be kept IN pens Or small pastures
better than other animals raised On
the farm.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05
TO MEET GOOD ROADS BONDS
Motor-Vehicle Revenues Devoted 20
Maintenance and Repair of State
Improved Highways.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
In most states the motor-vehicIe
revenues are devoted to the mainte-
nance and repair Of the state roads
or other improved highways. These
states thus seem to have solved fairly
well the knotty problem of how to-
secure sufficient funds to maintain the
more important roads under the ever
increasing traffic requirements. AS
both the traffic and the revenues in
crease with the number of cars, there
exists possibility of so adjusting the
registration rates as to keep pace with
the ever-growing maintenance charges
Recently, however, movement to-
capitalize the motor-vehicle revenues
and devote these funds to road con-
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05
GRASSES OF UNITED STATES WAYS TO PREPARE POULTRY
Some Farmers Simply Chopped Of
Heads and Dipped Carcass In
Steam to Loosen Feathers.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
When farmers prepared the poultry
for market the process Of killing and
picking was an individual matter. Some
simply chopped OFF the head. dipped
the carcass In water heated to the
steaming point to loosen the feathers,
rubbed these of, and. IL the weather
was cool, kept the bird out of doors or
in well-ventilated room until 1t was
taken to market. Poultry so prepared
has greatly shortened keeping time,
and the eating quality Is lowered even
before decay has begun, because the
desirable sripening' that does SO much
to improve flesh does not occur.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05
Department of Agriculture In Recent
Bulletin Gives Much lnforma-
tion on Subject.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
It should be worth something to the
farmer to know about all the species
Of grasses that are native, have been
introduced, or are cultivated In the
United States. The United States
department of agriculture has re-
Gently issued that information In
Bulletin No. 772. Under each genus
are given the species that are
of economic Importance. either as use
full or harmful grasses The grains, OF
course, are OF greatest Importance.
Next come those that are cultivated
for meadow or pasture and other In
Siigenous species that furnish pasture
on native pastures and ranges.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05
Good Roads Mean Greater Rural Com
fort and Prosperity.

struction has been quite noticeable
This is especially true in those states
which have comparatively large
number Of cars and only small mile
age Of improved roads. Thus, Illinois.
last November approved bond issue
of $60,OO0,000 for the construction OF a
system Of state roads. The interest
and principal of these bonds are to be-
paid entirely from the motor-vehfcIe
revenues. There is no doubt that these
revenues will prove sufficient for this
purpose. The main question which re-
mains is whether or not satisfactory
source of maintenance revenues can
be secured so as to prevent these
roads. when constructed, from dete-
riorating.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05

tank by means Of an ell and a short
piece of pipe, should turn down to
within few inches of the bottom so
that the cold water may be conducted
to the bottom, forcing the warmer
water through the outlet pipe. Cream
cans should stand on cleats so that
water may circulate under as well as
around them. The outlet pipe should
be about 11s inches in diameter.
Locknuts and sheet packing may be
used to make tight joints where pipes
enter and leave the tank.
When using a tank In which water
Is the cooling agent 1t must be borne
in mind that the water should either
flow through the tank continuously or
be changed so frequently that the
cream win be kept as cold as the well
water.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05
GIVE SOIL MORE ATTENTION
When Dairymen Do This They VIII
Find Themselves Independent
Of Feed Dealers.

The time has come when dairy farm
ers must devote more attention to soil
management and crop growing and
less attention to balanced rations until
they get their farms on self-sustain-
Ing basis. When dairy farmers do this
they win discover that they are Jade
pendent Of feed dealers In feeding the
cows. and as the system Is continued
q few years they viii create surplus
which can be utilized in feeding horses
beef cattle. sheep and hogs.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05
GREAT ROAD WORK PLANNED
Approximately $500, 1000, 900 for fsieh-
way Expenditures to Be Used
This Season.

Estimates Of contemplated highway
expenditures in the United States for
the season Of 1919 place the total ~
approximately $300,000,00O. Because
Of governmental restrictions ffie
amount was considerably lower than
this in 1918. while In 1917 1t was plaeeif
at $780, 100000.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05

capacity production Engands greatest loss that Of
ships power replace those ships much increased
that the loss will be than made good
In France there streak of devastation running from Elan
Thousands have lost their private fortunes But their
desoon not the of France will bear heavily
French reconstruction during the critical years because full
restitution will be made by German and German labor France
exhibits the attributes of increased producing efficiency that
shown IN Great Britain and the United States
Germany well off except in the of her merchant Her
industrial plants intact the peace conference has conferred
advantage the power them by ahoshng the mill
tary establishment IN that country.
What the world produces food matter
whether there peace There hard pinch places at
but the being harvested will take the peak OF
prvaton
The world will need five years rest and recuperate and ten
before another great conflict be staged Enduring will remain
phantom until the instruments for making taken from
separate and nused entirely society of nations
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05
cRIPPLEs SHOULD BE KILLED
20 Not Permit Sentiment or Tender
3aartedness to Override Good
Common Sense.

fprenared by the United States Depart
menf Of Agriculture.)
All cripples should be killed imme-
iiately on being removed from nest or
incubator. Do not allow sentiment or
tender-heartednes to override good
business ability or common sense.
Weddings and runts viii not pay any
dividends. Do not sinvest too much
time or feed on such.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05
Concrete Road Hu;Idivo.

A great era Of concrete road bullls2
ing has begun. Comprehensive sys-
TENS are being constructed in Many
counties and many through highways
are being improved with concrete I'm
various states under state superyision-
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05
Keen An coops open.

During hot weather be sure that
the coops for the chicks and the
houses for the hens are kept well
open, day and night, so that they win
be as cool as possible.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05
Scarce as podo 1IrdA

People who allow surplus fruits and
vegetables to spoil In the garden In.
summer and buy canned garden prod
nets in winter viii soon be as scarce
as dod0 birds.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05
Production Of Baby Beef.

The proper care Of the calves from
birth to weaving time is just as essen
tial to the SUGGESTED production OF
prime baby beef as the care and feed
ing from weaving to marketing time.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05
Disconforts Of Poor Rcads

Discosnforts Of Poor Roads.
Il people don't invest In good roai1R
they invest IN getting stuck h TIE
mud. more horsepower for haulfne.
more time spent on the road, 60
mich discomfort when they rlle
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05

Dry land farmers are having success
ii raising sunfowers for silage, the
sunz1oMers to be ted with corn. This
crop Il especially adapted 20 high val-
feys.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-05
Europe Is Not Wrecked and Ruined by
the Greatest War of History
By OSCAR 7. CROSBY, Interalled Council

Europe has not been crushed by the war and her
outlook is not desolate one When continent or
country is ruined you do not have to call witnesses to
prove it. In the United States the war reused latent
human forces which had been neglected and presented
to us at the conclusion of the an industrial and
agricultural equipment far superior to The one we pos
sessed before.
In Europe the wars effect upon real wealth and
production has not been different in character Each
of the principal begerent nations has vastly increased
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-18
libraries To Cooperate In Work of US, Boys Work
 ing Reserve

A national program of library CO., operation in the work of the Boys Working Reserve, a branch of the United States Employment Service, department of Labor has been outli- ned by Director c. O. Deveneau and sent out to the libraries of the countryl
 The librarians arc asked to faanilia rize themselves with the purpose, or, ganization, and work of the reserve and to endeavor to interest in the nov ement all boys in their respective com munities between 16 and 21 years of age. It is suggested that they cooper. ate in the fullest possible manner with individuals and organizations in city, town and county that are inter ested in the United States Boys Working Reserve; and that they offer to the state director of library cooper ation their services as enrolling off, cers to enroll at the library all boys of reserve age not in school and to Girect all schoolboys to their school enrollig officer.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-18

rilylong. Only about. one-third of the seriously crippled workers, return to the same employer, and relatively few reenter the. same occupation. The compensation benefits are inadequate and practically no restraining. has been done. A critical analysis of the several contributory causes shows ]. that nearly all of these causes have their origin, and are closely related to the absence of a central and res ponsible supervising authority HThe welfare of our crippled men has been .nobody's business Closely connected with this irresponsibility is the lack or opportunity The. very fact that men are crippled has closed the door of opportunity against them. They are
 not. given chance to show their worth or ability.