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The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28
Usefulness Always the
Final, Determining Test

When corporation looks around
for a new president, congregation
for a new minister, housewife for
a new servant, a firm for new clerk,
state for new senator, a superin-
tendent for a new foreman, college
for new professor, what is the one
test applied? Who is it each seeks
to find? Usefulness is the final, de-
termining test. All endeavor to choose
the one who will prove most useful
in the position. Every aim and end
of society, of the world, is to produce
men and women who will be useful,
who will be helpful, who will be able
to serve mankind.-Forbes Magazine.
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28
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REDUCING COST IN FEEDING
Farm By-Products Can Be Used More
Extensively TO Reduce Cost Of
Cattle Rations.
(Prepared by the United States Depart-
ment of Agricu1ture)

(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture
That 1t is possible to feed beef cows
in the corn belt more economically dur
ing the winter is shown by report
Of United States department of agri-
culture investigators who made study
of winter feeding costs ON five repre-
sentative farms In that section. This
reduction in the cost of feeding Is pos
sible without detriment to the cows or
calves through larger use Of farm by
products in the rations.
Avoid feeding excessively, avoid cost
" rations, use more cheap roughages,
such as straw and corn slower, feed sl-
lage where conditions make 1t more
economical than corn fodder.
The first farm used as an example
is in east central Iowa. The breeding
herd consisted of grade bull aud q
grade cows, from which 20 calves were
obtained. The cows were given excess
sive amounts of high-priced feed for
both of the years for which records
We're procured, says the bulletin.
They were turned on stalks Novem-
Der ID. Winter feeding began few
days later and lasted until May 1,
when the COWS were again turned on
pasture. During the 165-day interval
each cow received the following:
Stalks. 1-5 acres at 81 an acre.
Fodder. 2-5 acre. at $35 nm acre.
Mixed hay..............A ton, at $40 q ton.
Corn. bus. at s0.G5 o bu.
As the average yield of corn on this
farm was so bushels to the acre, and
as the best corn was cut for fodder,
the cows. considering the corn in the
fodder and the additional grain fed
received total of % bushels per head
This is almost fattening ration. n
the corn had been huslzed from th
fodder and only the slower fed, Their
would have been sufficient roughaa
for the cows. Estimating that three
fourths of ton of slower was eaten
per acre of stalks and that the slower
from the fodder fed would go two tons
to the acre, and allowing the cows
three bushels of corn each during the
winter instead of %, they would re-
ceive the following daily ration:
s9eoVef .ko.p POUNDS
! Mixed hay Observation-Disclosures. 80 pounds
Corn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10 pound
This ration would be sufficient for
their needs.
By merely eliminating the excessive
amount of corn (19 bushels) from the
ration saving of $11.40 could have
been made and the feed bill reduced
very nearly one-haif, or from S24 TO.
$12.60 per COW.
Rations on the fifth farm inspected
by the investigators are pronounced
very satisfactory. This farm (24f
acres) is in northeastern Kansas. Sew
enty acres were in corn, 25 in oats,
25 in wheat, and 100 in pasture. Be-
cause of the unusual rainy weather
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28
THE CoNQUERoR WORM

10! tits a gala night
Within the lonesome latter years.
An angel throng, bewinged, bedight
In wells, and drowned in tears,
Sit in a theater to see
A play of hopes and fears,
While the orchestra breathes ftfully
The music of the spheres.
Mines. in the form of God on high,
Mutter and humble low;
And hither and thither fly;
Mere puppets they, who come and go,
At bidding Of vast formless things
That shift the scenery to and fro,
Flapping from out their condor wings
Invisible woe.
That motley drama-eh, be sure
1t shall not be forgot!
With it's Phantom chased for evernlore
BY a crowd that seize it not,
Through a circle that ever feturneen III
To the self-salne spot;
And much of Madness, and more OF Sin,
And Horror. the soul of the plot.
Rut see amid the mimic rout
crawling shape intrude;
hlood-red thing that writhes from OUT
The scenic solitude!
If writhes-it writhes!-Wlth mortal pahss
The mines become its food,
And seraphs 500 - vermin fangs
In human gore imbrued
out-out are the Iights-out all,
And over each quivering form
THE curtain, a funeral pail.
Comes down with the rush OF storiii'
while the angels, all pallid and wan,
Uprising, unwilling, affirm ,
That the play is the tragedy, Man.
And its hero. the Conqueror Worm.
Anu 30 Edgar Allan Poe.
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28

screwed down. so that the paint will
not become hard.
Wipe the bowl or pan to be used
with clean, dry cloth and squeeze into
it little of the color required Pour
over this little gasoline and use the
brush to mix the paint and gasoline.
moving it about until the paint is thor
oughly dissolved. Dip into this n
small piece of the goods to be tinted.
If the color proves too dark, add more
gasoline; II too light add more paint.
Sufficient gasoline must be poured in
the bowl TO cover the material to be
tinted.
Prussian blue, burnt lumber and
black are very strong paints and very
little of them is required to make a
light tone. To make different colors
one must mix the paints, unless the
tone required can be bought ready
mixed. The following paints will pro-
duce many colors when properly
mixed: Prussian blue, ivory black,
silver white, kings yellow, burnt UNI
Der, sienna, Naples yellow, mauve, pur-
pie lake and geranium lake.
Red or geranium lake in gasoline
will tint pink. Prussian blue will pro-
duce light blue. Black makes gray
shade; burnt umber makes tan. Sew
eral shades of brown may be produced
by mixing white and brown. Purple
lake makes lavender. Black may be
mixed with green to deepen its tone,
and white to tighten it. Red and yell
low give an orange tone; blue and yell
low produce green. White, lake and
vermilion make flesh color. Yellow,
white and a little Venetian make buff.
When the material has been tinted,
squeeze it out of the gasoline and
shake it in the open air, It will dry
very quickly.
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28
HINTS FOR
POULTRY GROWERS

The poultry grower who has not yet
bdopted sprouted oats as part of the
hens bill of fare, especially during
the winter months, is not only depriv-
ing his hens of feed that would be rel
lshed and which is most valuable in
feeding for egg production, but is also
overlooking one of his best opportu-
Blities to save on the cost of feeding.
Flown folks who keep only small flocks
have been quicker to realize the adyan-
aages of feeding sprouted oats than
pave farmers, yet the latter are the
pnes who should be first to understand
the food value and the results that
might reasonably be expected from
Spreuted oats, because the oats Sprout-
er is to the poultryman what the silo
Is to the dairyman.
A few poultry growers operate their
pats sprouters the year round, they
having found sprouted oats to be an
excellent feed for both laying hens
and growing stock. This can be done
very profitably when the chickens do
pot have free range, but is not neces-
parry with ths farm flock during that
part of the year when there is plenty
pf naturas green feed. The real advan-
fage in feeding sprouted oats is that
u provides succulent green feed when
none other is available. In the sprout-
ed form, none of the grain is lost or
wasted. The hens eat all the tender
green sprouts, coots and soft hulls.
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28
Victor Hugo's Prophecy of
1880 Which Excited Great
Comment When 1t Appeared

In 1880 Victor Hugo, who was then
in Paris, wrote the following remark
able words, which appeared in the
French newspapers at that time and
excited considerable comment. It
was then not thought likely that his
vision would in any way be realized,
at least for long time to come, as
1t was then not so many years after
the Franco-Prussian war. In his usual
mastery style he. wrote:
"Then France will suddenly arouse
herself. She will become formidable.
She will regain Alsace-Lorraine Is
it enough? No! no! She will cap
ture-listen-Treyes, Mainz, Cologne,
Coblenz. And ye shall hear France
cry: The clock strikes my hour.
Germany, hear mel Am I thine en-
envy? No, am thy sister. have
taken all from thee, return all to
thee upon one condition; that we
shall no longer be a divided people !;
that we shall be one united family,
enc republic. will demolish my fort
resses, thou, .thine-rny vendetta is
brotherhood. No more frontier. The
Rhine, mine and thine.
I'VE shall be the liberty of Europe.
And now let us clasp hands, for we
have rendered each reciprocated
service. Thou hast freed me from
my emperor. I will free thee from
thine"
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28

The endless ingenuity CT the design
ers of apparel, keeps alive and alert
cur interest in the styles. Even the
tunic would not have saved it from
becoming tiresome, If it were not that
1t is always reappearing with some
lately discovered, novel development.
1t is this spice of eleverness which
we admire-and sometimes, envy-in
the woman who is able to buy it in
her clothes.
Here is q new afternoon frock which
might be of silk jersey, or tricolet or
crepe de chine, or any other clingy
fabric, which has joined to long,
straight blouse the beloved tunic, by
the simple means of hemstitching
them together. Thus we have the new
and youthful long waist in company
with the much-admired tunic And
there is a folded girdle about the
blouse to vary the straight up-and-
down line which 1t breaks There is
a wide shawl collar, high at the back,
that appears to do wonders as a
neck finish, which opens over the
blouse and discovers wholly unex-
pected diagonal line across the front.
This is outlined with band of or
n.mental braiding that Is extended to
the hemstitehing.
The deep and ample cuffs with a
row of small ball buttons set close to-
gether on them, merit special praise.
Ehe antlerskirt is plain. moderately
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28
GOOD QUALITIES OF SHEEP
They Compare Favorably With Other
Animals in Economy of Produc-
tion-Keep Weeds Down.

Sheep can be made profitable on
high-priced land, it is said.s as British
experience shows. They compare fa-
vorably with other animals in econ
omy of production They require d
minimum of expensive concentrated
feeds. They exceed the larger ami
mails in the rate of maturity lambs
can be made ready for market at from
four to six months. They make pos
sibIe the economical and fuller use Of
tabor. They are of assistance IN keep
ing the farms free from weeds. 81 Tire
sheep farm is usually weelless farm.
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28
"JmbreIIa Pants" and Prince
AIberts May Be the Style

That the men of this country viii
soon have to wear baggy trousers, u
.nmbrella pants" was the intlmatlon
~ tailors attending the twenty-thira
',an,,aI convention of the National AS
soeiafion of Clothiers in New YORK
.oeantIv The abrogation of personal
liberty is expected because OF me vas. vas,
quantity of cloth eft on the clotni e., !
,anas Nv tbe wars sudden ending, Ehe
alotbjers advocated the double-hreasl-
e - eoat and the Prince Albert as
means 8 Of using up surplus cloth.
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28
)fegon win Use Soldiers
to Suild Miles of Roads

8he Oregon state highway commits
sion has adopted the most extensive
Of road improvement for the
year 1918 of any ever proposed or car
Fied through in that state in one sea-
sea' 1t calls for an estimated ex-
penditure of $3,525, 200, and the money
y TO come partly from a $6,000000
Foad fund already voted by the peo-
PIE and partly from automobile tax
receipts and road taxes. 1t is esti-
mated by the highway engineers that
lhe labor of 5000 men will be required
u carrying out the program. 1t is in
|enqed to give preference to returning
soldiers.
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28

narrow and finished with wide hcm
This frock will prove good choice
for the unpretentious weddings that
are due to arrive at Easter 1t is
practical as well as beautiful and
would serve for the bridesmaids, or
for bride when the wedding is to be
simple. There are some lovely tones
in the new spring colors, as seagull
gray, champagne, coral, Alpine blue
and orchid tints. But this model, In
darker shades, will make an afternoon
and dinner frock that will prove a
joy to its possessor.
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28

Save String.

What becomes OF all the little bits
OF string and twine that come around
the small parcels that you bring home,
also those of larger ones that are sent
to you? There are many folks who
save them, but there are others who
do not. For the latter it would be
nice to make bag with drawing
string and hang always in the kitchen
or pantry or some nearby place. Roll
the small ends in one ball and the long
ones In another and keep In a box
hanging in the pantry with lid that
shuts itself. A salt box is all right.
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28
Cooling Process.

Yeast-Do they
have electric fans
in the restaurant
where you get
your lunch?
Crimsonbeak -
No, I have to fan
my soup with my
hat.
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28
London Has Women Police.

London is trying out 100 police wom-
~ uniformed and assigned to beats
as are the men. They are sworn in as
.oastaDles and their particular duty is
- assist others of their sex.
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28
SHORT AND SNAPPY

me perfect man is usually a
perfect imperfection.
an essay on mana woman's
attempt to marry him.
ABSENCE may increase true
I'VE out 1t Is rough on the coun-
Inc greater the bore q man is
se smaller the hole he leaves
behind him.
she who composes a cross
10y IS Tar greater than she vfsp
n ~ ss'cses ragtlme melody.
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28
Novelty to Him.

at must be hard work peddIipg
books
IT isl said the agent. "Pd Ike 70
get chance to handle one of these
best sellers you hear 50 much about
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28

Lingering.

.T didn't think PlunkVille was big
enough to support stock company
''It isn't. That's road troupe what
stranded here and can't raise enough
money to get away"
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28
Dad Concern.

"What did your father say when you
asked for his daughter?"
WANTED to know il / could support
him in the manner in which he had
been accustomed"
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28
FOR A LAUGH
no keep from Yawnina.

Mrs. A.-Which of your social du-
ties do you find the most trying?
Mrs. BIO appear interested in the
things that don't interest me.
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28

A Question.
lne thing I'D like to know"

"One thing I'd like to know"
"What is it?'
ssDo senator's really tell all these
stale anecdotes that are attributed to
them?'
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28
An Old Bird.

"When I was a
boy" said the To-
quaeious waiter,
we kept chicks
ems, and each one
had a name. y
and how old
are you now
asked the diner,
doing strenuous
work with his
knife on a bird.
NEARLY sixty,
SIR
~ recall the name
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28

A soft faille silk and wool is very
much like the old.fashioned eollenne.
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28
Wars Effect on Automobile Industry
Passenger Car Production Of 1918 Only so Per c.0,orr..
Of l9l7-Tmek Production Increased I--''' ''as
70Per Cent

Because Of its Importance in what has been termed % f
under the on land, and in the artbe anto,obI
suffered substantially in the making Of its product ACCORDING
Alfred Reeves general manager OF the National Automobile Chamber
engaged materials when the was signed and have
S. some difficulty getting back peace basis Contracts taken ~
alone and trucks but for guns anchors helmets field
~ airane motors tanks tractors Shells depth bombs similar
@ which could be made by the modern equipment Of the
#lnts
Pangercar production almost 100000 cars short of 1917
only per cent of that while truck production increased from
57 to 056 20 per cent Automobile manufacturers are now
ne to normal production but it take some months This
DORIS production Of passenger may the 1917 mark
h scheduled production Of commercial vehicles $4,000
The following figures interesting showing effect on
automobile making the third largest manufacturing industry this
The Pulaskian., 1919-02-28

well, perhaps you recall the name
of this ehicken?"
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-03

Why don't you get rid
of them? Be free to enjoy
life-not unhappy because
wherever you go people are
noticing your poor COM.
plexion.
RESINOL SOAP is just
the help you need in that
direction. Its wholesome
lather roots the impurities
out of the pores and helps
to make the skin as nature
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-03

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nichols, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Grose, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Crawford,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hess. Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Counter. Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Mitchell, Miss Louise Martin. and Miss
Margaret Harmon. Prizes for cos
tunes were awarded to Mrs c. z.
Harmon and to Mr. Charles Nichols.
Miss Sarella Herrick left yesterday
for Haskell Institute. where she has
been called to accept a position. She
will teach classes in household arts, in
the domestic science department.
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The Tuesday Study club. which was
to have met last week, will meet to
morrow afternoon at the home of Mrs.
J. A. Seeley, 1917 Plass avenue.
Wendall Clearinghouse and Richard
ColvilIe entertained few of their
young friends at a Halloween mas
querade party Friday night at the Gar
linghouse home. The guests included
Eldon Booth, Ruth Pierson, Marion
Root. Evelyn Connolly. Helen Swan,
Eunice Thompson, Helen Sallee. Con
stance Bone, Helen Layton. Kicker
Gray, Howard Johnston, George Stae-
bier, James Mitchell. Rosie O'Grady,
Donald Campbell and Walter Griffin.
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Hostesses at the Kansas Art exhibit
this week will be Mrs. James P. de
Bevers Kaye on Monday afternoon;
Mrs Dick Alden, Wednesday after
noon, and Miss Marinda Davis Friday
afternoon. Some of the students at
Bethany will assist Miss Davis. The
exhibit is open to the public every
afternoon from two to half past five,
and everyone is cordially invited to
attend. There are three social after
moons every week, Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday.
Mrs .McCarter, president of the Wo-
mans club, has announced that wom-
en- of the club who wish reservations
for the club luncheon Thursday noon,
at the Central Congregational church,
must report by Wednesday morning
to one of the following women: Mrs
]. D. Gossett, Mrs. L. H. Greenwood,
Mrs. A Marburg. Mrs. G. w. Park
hurst, Mrs. David Page, Mrs. j. P.
Squires, Mrs. w. c. Wheeler, or Mrs.
L. c. Hodge.
The Spalding Reading circle will en-
tertain this evening, and has issued
the following invitation:
On November third the spaldings
intend to give party
And they hope that every member Will
be there all hale and hearty
With some pennies in her pocket
to buy doughnuts, applies, CIDER,
And see funny Halloween stunts that
will make her eyes grow wider.
Eight o'clock, the X. c. club house,
are the time and place to meet
Make your plans and get there early
every Spalding, "toute de suite"
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Word has been received in Topeka
of the marriage of Miss Nina Beers,
of Alva, Okla, and Capt. 1. A. Luke,
formerly of Topeka. The wedding
took place in Brest, France, October
81. Captain Luke is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Luke, 1113 Brooks, and
has been we'll known in Topeka. He
is a graduate of the University of Kan
sas and received his master degree
from the university in 1912. He was
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-03

Mrs Herbert Clayton and four children
have returned to their home from Lucy.
n Max. Mrs. Clayton has spent the past
three years at Lucy proving up on Il sec
tion of land.
Mr. W A. Mariner of st. Joseph. No,
were dinner guests Sunday of Mr.. Mar
iners sister, Mrs. f. +. Black and family,
Strait street
MIR and Mrs. T. f. Mitchell, who former
ly resided at 235 Wabash avenue, have
moved to 207 East Tenth street
Mrs Harry Knox of Salina, Kan, is visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Meyers, Arter avenue.
MIR. and Mrs. Floyd Scritchfield. Forest
avenue. are the parents of a daughter, born
Sunday. Mrs. Scritchfield before her mar
riage was Miss Elsie Case of Highland
Park.
Miss Ethel Nagle entertained the mem
bers of the s. o. d. H. club, Saturday
evening at her home, Chester avenue with
Halloween party. The guests were
Mr.. and Mrs John Jones, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Golden. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Camp
bell. Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Sund. Mr.. and
Mrs William Mohney. Mrs. Frank Nagle,
Mrs Vernon Spicklemire of Denver. Colo,
Miss Grace Campbell. Miss Gladys Wingert.
Miss Grace Kirk. Miss Bess Kirk. Miss
Clara Banks, Miss Beatrice Peake, Miss
Aileen Peake. Mrs. Loren Dodge. Mr. Harry
Mcfarland. Mr.. Dave Main, Mr.. Delbert
Brenneman, Mr.. Rollo Campbell and Mr..
Roy Linn
Miss Nettie Black is i'll at her home.
Strait street. with tonsilitis. Mr.. George
Black is also i'll with pneumonia.
Mrs. Bell Shehi and Mrs. Stamm spent
Saturday in Kansas City.
The Oakland State Bank is a depository
for the State of Kansas and Shawnee
county. We will appreciate your business
and acquaintance.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-03

ings on each shoulder. The manne-
quin who exhibits it gives one a Gu
rious feeling that clothes are off the
traditional path, for her chin, ears
and mouth are covered and her shoul-
der bones and bare legs exposed.
Don't get shocked over, the bare
legs. 1t has been done, so commonly
over here for two months, this fashion,
novelty. In truth, all the stockings of
gray and beige. which are the two
colors worn. are of such fine texture
that it is difficult to tell whether
woman has her legs bare or covered.
An American officer said he danced
with a young matron during a whole
evening without knowing that she had
bare legs until she asked him if he had
noticed them and what Americans
thought of them.
Some of the individuaIists use
copper powder on the legs and others
use dull yellow powder. The skin is
rarely dead white. In short, it is quite
the fashion to make up the legs for
a dance as one makes up the face.
The shoes cover a large part of the
leg and SO the effect is not so glarins
as one would think.
The Roman cothurnes that have
their straps across the instep with
eight inches up the leg. leave little
ribbon or kid lacings continued for
room for a stocking to show.
But the question of bare legs is
far cry from covered neclzs France
adopts both at one and the same time,
and she is quite aware of the delight
full incongruity it presents. The French
woman does not consider her bare
legs immodest; she considers them a
violent protest agaist the price of silk
stockings. The high collar is quite,
easy to get for there is evidently no
scarcity of material in Paris; the new
knee-length jackets are amply cut,
with umbrella f Ids at the hips, a
broad pleat down the back and long
sleeves. The high muffling collar is
a mere detail.
These collars, mind you. do not stop
Just under the chin and push up the
flesh into an ugly line below the jaw:
they rise well above the chin and hide
all the defects that the lower part of
the face may have. They are not
straight like coachman's collar They
are not rolled backward like the
Robespierre collar. They are after
the manner of those worn by the Brit
ish squires of Raeburns day, only the
British squire called it a stock. They
have slight curve in to the neck
after they leave the collarband, then
spread upward and outward and are
turned over on themselves at the top
for about an inch. The blouse collar
is made in the same manner.