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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-09
jap Islands Made in a Hurry.

1t is said in the Ainu folklore that
the island of Yezo, in Japan, was made
by two deities, a male and a female,
who were the deputies of the Creator.
The female had the west coast al
lotted to her as her portion Of
work, and TO the male deity were
assigned the south and eastern parts.
They WED with each other in their
tasks to see which should get
through first. But as the goddess
was proceeding with her work she
happened TO meet the sister of
Oionino and instead of attending to
her duties, stopped to have a chat
with her, as is the general custom
among women when they meet
While they were thus talking the
time sped until the male deity, con-
tinuing to work away, nearly fin
ished his portion. Looking up and
seeing this, the female became very
much surprised and frightened, and
is order to hasten matters did her
work hurriedly and in slovenly
manner. Hence it is that the west
coast of Yezo is so rough and dam
gerous.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-09
What Is CoWardlce?

However many phases there may
be of courage, bravery, valor and fear,
there seems to be but one of actual
cowardice. 1t is moral panic-an alb
Eoiute destitution of courage. 1t
comes about through surrendering to
the initial fear and letting it demoral-
lie one. Panic quickly follows and
one fees in terror, oftentimes in ter
ror of something that does not exist,
something purely imaginary and born
of a fear-crazed brain. The cause OF
the original fear often becomes insig-
nificant in comparison to the imagined
one. This state of panic is contagious.
This is best illustrated by flock of
sheep when one of them becomes
alarmed and bolts. The others rush
pell nell after 1t, bleating and terror
stricken, not knowing why, or of wha
they are afraid.-Physical Culture.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-09
Achievement DUE TO WILL
More Powerful Factor Than the
Possession of Ability.

Charles p. Steinmetz, the 100000,
a-year consulting engineer of the
General Electric company, tells us that
men don't do big things until they
grow Disseminated, remarks a writer
in American Magazine. He quotes
an old Turkish proyerb-that the
world belongs to the dissatisfied. No
truer word was ever spoken.
There is another fact that ought
TO be brought out in this connection ::
The big differences between human
beings do not lie in ability and in
telligence. People come nearer being
equal in brain than we imagine. The
really big variations lie in force and
ambition. One man achieves a thou
sand times as much as another-nOt
because he is a thousand times as
smart, but because he is a thousand
times more determined.
On no other theory can you explain
man. Yet we see it all the time.
Look around your neighborhood and
you will find plenty of cases. The
Ordinary man" who begins to rise
at unprecedented speed does so be-
cause he suddenly gets vision, de-
velops a desire, sees a goal. Having
done this, he begins to travel at a
pace which he has never shown before. |
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-09
Cood Abb for the Bee.

That bees injure fruit is common
belief in some quarters, but inyestiga-
lions recently carried out in Italy
prove it to be without foundation.
Bees cannot perforate the skin OF
fruit, and the damage attributed to
them is really due to birds, wind, hail,
hornets, wasps and certain other in
sGcts. Bees are, in fact, of much bene-
fit TO the orchardiSt, because they eff
Feet the crOss-pollenization of fruit
trees.-Popular Science Monthly.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-09
TREES STARED BY LIGHTNING
Bolts Seem to Pick Out Species
for Destruction, and Leave Their
Companions Untouched.

The lightning seems to have its
fayorite victims among the trees.
have never known it to strike beech
tree. Hemlocks and pines are it's
favorites in my woods. In other
regions the oak and the ash receive
its attention. An oak on my fathers
farm was struck twice in the course
of many years, the last bolt proving
fatal. The hard, or sugar maple, is
frequently struck, but only In one
instance have / known the tree to be
injured. In this case hug tree was
simply demolished. Usually the bolt
comes down on the outside of the
tree, making a mark as If a knife
had clipped off the outer surfaces Of
the bark, revealing the reddish
yellow interior. In several cases have
l seen this effect. But a few sum-
mers ago an unusually large ana
solid sugar-maple in my neighbours
woods received q charge that simply
reduced ii to stoVe-WOod. Such
scene of utter destruction l have
never before witnessed in the woods.
The tree was blown 10 pieces as If 1t
had been filed with dynamite. Over
Il radius of 80 or more feet the frag-
Inents Of the huge trunk lay scat
tered. 1t was as If the bolt, baiIied
so long by the rough coat of mail of
the maple had at last penetrated it !
and had taken full satisfaction. The |
explosive force probably came from
the instantaneous vaporlzation of the
sap Of the tree by the bolt-Century. !
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-09
Another Kind of War.

The warfare between man and his
insect competitors is only to small
degree waged at the point of the bay
onet; it is generally a struggle for the
means of subsistence. Man has many
times been beaten by locusts devour-
ing his pastures, meadows and grain.
Crawlers on the ground and buyers in
the air, moths with wings like silver
down and caterpillars with brilliant
regimental stripes flutter about the
gardens and orchards and march up
and down the trees and shrubs, either
devourinG as they 60 or planting eggs
from which future devourers viii
spring
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-09
Irrigation Congress

Southern Idaho has three world-beat-
ing assets-its soil, climate and water
But whether it leads all others depends
upon the manner in which these assets
are employed That's the job OF the
Irrigation Congress. The program
covers the whole range.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-09
Adds LIE to Railroad Ties.

Railroad ties last about eight years
under normal conditions, when they
have to be renewed, which costs good
deal OF money and calls for g large
force of labor, says Popular Science
Monthly. 1t is estimated that treated
ties which are first kiln-dried and then
Immersed In hot creosote until sat
urated, last twice as long. They are
absolutely waterproof and impervious
10 rot.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-09
sayaoes FOND Of the Banjo.

The banjo, in its primitive form, is
found in use today by savage tribes
in equatorial Africa. 1t is a calabash,
or half a one, with strings of some
sort across it, and is perhaps the most
important instrument of music at can.
nibal feasts and on other joyous social
occasions.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-09
Ancient Equipment.

Tillie Ginger says that the reason
she will have to quit her present
boarding house is because the dining
room chairs are so low she sticks her
head under the table when the bless
ing Is said.-Dallas News.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-09
M.larIsl Scouroe.

MalariaI fevers are by far the great
est scourge of the rural districts Of
Venezuela. In the one state of Cara
bobo, with a population of 1885,
there were 1.4S4 deaths from malaria
last year.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-09
Seed Show
$4,000 in Prizes for Exhibitors

Idaho grows the finest clover seed in the
world.
1t also grows fine seed wheat and seed
potatoes.
These important industries have their
problems. Come and discuss them with
the other successful seed growers of the
state
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-09
State Farm Bureau

These conferences will discuss wide va
riety of vital TOPICS intending Dicklow seed
wheat, wage scale for 1919, threshing scale
for 1919, aphis and :crop pests, sugar beets
and farm legislation.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-09

Consideration of wide scope of subjects
of paramount interest to women generally is
provided. The program includes laboratory
demo nstration by an expert from the univer-
ity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-26

II the league of nations be started
on the proposed moderate basis it will
tend 20 become stronger with time, as
the heavily taxed peoples seek relief
from armament. The clause forbid
ding private enterprise in munitions,
II carried out, with supervision of gov
.trnment pre- para tionss, would in itself
be almost enough to constitute assur-
anee that no Iiation could again pre-
pare tn start a surprise war. No bet
ter balanced document has ever been
presented to the world. 1t took years
to have the American constitution &C
sgepted by the states. The world can
rot wait so long now, for we canno;
have peace until we have agreed on
the principles that give reality to
peace
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ly belaboring a large stone. tried to
show him the right way. Taking the
hammer he broke the stone with ease
Said Pat: Sure now, and it be aisy
for ye to break'the stone after have
been softening it for the last half
hour"
Capt. Anderson Dana, who has just
got married at Plattsburg, is a grand
son of the journalist. Charles A. Dana.
and in an interview he said:
My grandfather believed in mar
riage. He thought 1t steadied man.
1 remember a story he used to tell
ITS a story about a chap who
asked a man:
"'Have you ever heard anything
about machine for telling when a
man is lying?"
Sure said the man.
Have you ever seen one?'said the
chap.
"'seen one?' said the man. BY
gosh, 1 married one""
She was a four-flusher, particularly
as to her ability in various sports.
do you golf?" he asked.
ooh. 1 love golf" she answered. "I
play at least SO holes twice a week"
And how about tennis?"
Il won the woman's championship
in our state"
And do you swim?'
THE best 1 ever did was half
mile straight away" she replied
: Somewhat fatigued. he changed to
literature. And how do you like
Kipling?" he asked.
IT kippled an hour only yesterday"
was her unblushing reply.
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DEBATED PRESS.
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fered the unlimited use OF the largest IN
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This Service bureau is located in rhe ma
tional capital, where it is In Immediate
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1t can answer practically any question
YOU want TO ask, butt cannot give adj
Xice, nor make exhaustive research.
The war forced so many changes In
the daily life of the American people that
the services of this information bureaE Will
be Invaluable to ali who use 1t.
Keep in touch with your government
Mt all times. 1t can help you in thou
sand ways il your wants are only made
known.
The State journal pays for this splendid
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ers may take free advantage of 1t. You are
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America often is referred to as
melting pot into which are dumped
all the nationalities of the world and
out of which are drawn American cit
liens The war, with the draft and the
draining camp, has performed SINH
lar service for the country's native
born young men. They have been taken
from all levels of society by the draft
and blended together on terms of prac-
teal equality in the army. Men of
high social standing and education
have come to know of the hundreds of
thousands of poor people from the
sparsely settled regions of the country
where practically all opportunities for
self Improvement have been denied.
on the other hand boys from those
sections have received a liberal educa-
ton in economics, history and govern
ment that they never would have ac-
uuired had it not been for the war.
10 the men who have been sent over
seas the opportunities, of course, have
been still greater. some will come
back" says General Carter, manned
and sorely wounded, but the greater
body of them will come home i'm
proved mentally, morally and physi-
cally by their service"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-26
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Menu Hint
BREAKFAST.
Stewed -Apricots and Prunes
Cereal lCreamed Eggs on Toast
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Waffles and Syrup
Fruit Salad Waters
Tea
DINNER
Cream of Tomato Soup
Beef Casserole Biscuits
Asparagus Salad Danish Pudding
Tea
Winter Preserves.
Grapefruit Marmalade-One large
grapefruit, three cups sugar. Wash
the grapefruit and cut in half, the
same as il youswere. going to serve 1t;
remove the pulp with a teaspoon, set
in cold place until ready to add the
peel Cut the peel in quarters, re-,
move the whole fiber. put peel in an
earthen bowl with two quarts of cold
water. and let stand twenty-four
hours; drain, cover with fresh water.
put on and boil until tender. Press
between the hands to remove all
water. then put thru food chopper
tcoarse cuttsr), then add the pulp
with the sugar and put on and boil
slowly one hour or until it thickens.
Orange Marmalade-Three thin
SKINNED oranges on cup sugar, two
tab1espoonsfuI lemon juice. Wash the
oranges, cut in half and remove the
pulp with teaspoon. Cut the rind in
quarters, then remove all fiber; nut
the rind in two quarts of cold water
for twenty-four hours. Drain. cover
with fresh water and boil until ten
der. Drain. press out all wafer; shred
very fine, add to the pulp; add the su-
gar and boil slowly one hour. You
can put the rind thru food chopper
and add the lemon Juice to the rind,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-26
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
By DOROTHY DIX
We13d's Highest Paid Woman Writer.
Present Day Husband MATERIAL.

Present Day Husband Material.
have a letter from a mother who
says she has three daughters of mar
riageabie age, and she wishes to know
what L think of the present day hus-
band material.
To which I would reply in the
small supply in sight, but quality A /,
sound and well seasoned.
Undeniably, even in America, the
war greatly depleted the husband sup
DIV. while in Europe 1t reduced the
matrimonial market to a state of
practical bankruptcy. The millions
of men who persisted on the battle
field, and the other millions of men
whose injuries have -incapacitated
them for taking upon themselves the
support of a family, were mostly
young and unmarried men. They
constituted the available husband ma
terial.
This means that millions Of girls
who, in the ordinary course of events,
would have married, will be forced
into spinsterhood because for a gen
Grafton or two there will not be
enough men to go around. Therefore.
the modern girls chances Of getting
into heaven are a good deal better
than her chances of entering the holy
estate.
However. those girls who do have
the luck to get husbands are likely
to get prize packages. for the young
man of today is the best husband
material that has ever come into the
matrimonial market. To degree,
the war is responsible for this. too.
for while Uncle Sam was training the
boys to be soldiers. he was also fitting
them to be good husbands.
To begin with, the military training
turned thousands OF nervous. dys-
peptic, thin chested weaklings. with
gloomy and grouchy views of life. into
big. husky. good-natured optimists-
Right there was assured the happiness
of myriads of homes, because on a
husbands health depends his temper:
his generosity and the atmosphere of
the home. Just the fact that the war
eliminated so many masculine livers
and stomachs, and their attending
glooms, is enough to ALMOST Justify It.
Then the war gave to a multitude Of
spoiled and uncontrolled boys. that
discipline that they needed. They
learned for the first time that their
own comfort and pleasure was not
the first thing to be considered. They
learned that there are duties and
responsibilities a man cannot lay down
VIXEN they become irksome, il he has
once taken them upon their shoulders.
Also home assumed a new significance
to them because they knew they were
fighting for 1t, and the thing a man
risks his life for grows holy in his
sight.
Likewise the man who had eaten
army chow Is likely to have had his
modified, and not to be SO critical of
wife's culinary efforts as he whose
sta ndards were the cuisine Of a million
dollar restaurant
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HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
1T MRS ELrzAHErH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are three
high school girls and are consid cred
quite good looking. We dress becom-
ingiy, but the boys don't seem to like
US can You tell US what is the mat
We have quite a few girl friends.
but the boys only go with us once or
twice and drop US. We act lady-Iik e
when with them.
THREE HIGH SCHOOL BUDS.
1t is very difficult to- tell girls how
to become popular with boys. l think,
tho, II you dance. play tennis and
enter into the various other sports
you will find it easier to interest BOYS,
You must also keep up with the times
Read current magazines, good books
and pay attention to your studies.
Personality grows out of interest !;
when you are interested in many
things you will become interesting in
many people.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Do you
think that in writing to a girl whom
1 have never met did right?
I saw this girl several times during
an evening not long ago and she saw
me. In fact we seemed to be at
tracted by each other to some extent.
1 did not get the chance to open con-
versation with her, altho L wanted
to greatly.
i've IN a different town, and so
when 1 reached home I wrote to her,
but have never received an answer
merely asked her to write, for 1
thought perhaps I could get acquaint-
ed in that way I found her address
from a person who lives in that town.
I want very much to know her, for
she looked to be nice girl Would
You write again and send a photo or
a snapshot of yourself? HAPPY.
You should not have written to the
girl without having an Introduction
, first. If I were in your place I would
write a note saying that you did not
realize that it was improper to write
in the first place. Do not plead for
| further acquaintance. because you
have no right to ask for it, and dc
not send a photograph or snapshot.
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for the cat and the small one is for the
Kittens
My daughter and 1 rode the miles
up to Frosty's mountain retreat not
on the seat of my bucking Ford, but
on the easy saddles of two safe and
trusty bronchos. My daughter's-neck
was burned like a waffle by the noun
tain sun and my nose resembled a
toper's, but we cooled our brows with
melted snow and solved the mystery
of the two holes in the cabin door.
Governor Allen has removed the
best public utilities man the state had,
Foley, who wrote the dissenting opin-
ion in the gas case. Bristow and Kin
kle overruled Foley and Kansas people
lost more than a million dollars and
got little gas instead of much. 1t is
desired that some of the other COM
missions will fare better. For instance.
that Governor Allen will retain Tc--
myer, present fish commissioner, who
provides farmers and others with bass
and crappie and sunfish for their
ponds and streams. Tegmyer loves his
work and knows how to breed fish.
1t is hoped the governor will not ap-
point druggist or a hardware man
who may have political influence. Eff
ficiency is the thing. If the governor
would produce the fine record for his
adm nistration we earnestly hope for
he will act along lines of efficiency.
Politics and efficiency sometimes go
hand in hand. But unfortunately no.
always.
By the way, again, do you know.
dear reader. that it is dawning upon
the Republicans of the country that
aside from william Howard Taft there
is a woeful lack of leadership in the
party? Keep your eye on Taft. He
~ be our next president. What
kind of a running mate would Gen.
Leonard Wood make? Not bad team
is it?
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Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

February re-. 1894.
Col J. W. +. Hughes failed to get votes
enough to elect him Grand Master Work
man of the Kansas lodge OF the A. o. u. W.
now In session at Fort Scott. 1t seems the
fight Of the Popuiists against him was too
strong. Ed. ii. Wheeler of Colony was the
successful candidate. A. T. Beck Of To-
peka was reelected grand receiver.
E. C. Segar Is now sfenoGrapher to Re-
ceiver Wilson Of the Santa Fe-
Chicken thieves made a grand round UP a
few -Aights ago on College Hill and got
about eighty chickens
In the life class at the art school Mss
GeeFgiana WGsson has been posing in
evening dress, holding a mandolin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bowers gave a din
ner party yesterday in honor of Mr.. Bow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-26

One item in our export trade which
has not been influenced by the law of
supply and demand owing to the price
fixing policy OF the government is sill
yer. In the last seven months of 1918
we sent abroad the white metal to the
Value OF $179,OOO,OOO but the price
has remained steady at a fraction I'M
der 81 an ounce and the government
has done all the selling. Tons of
standard dollars have been melted up
to supply the demand from abroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-26

I France is republic like this coun-
itry. II she can stand an "entangling
alliance with European monarchies
v hat las the United States to fear ?
Washington's advice was all right in
Washhlgton's day. but conditions have
changed greatly in the last 100 years.
France has become democratic since
.Nashiutton's time and Italy and Eng
land nearly so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-26

Since the German warships cannot
be strapped profitably probably the
plan of sinking the surrendered YES
sells is the best one. Any attempt to
divide them among the allies. as sug-
eested by a Rome newspaper. might
prove a source of much jealousy and
contention. The life of a warship is
not long enough for the loss to be a
Serious matter. The best and most
modern vessels soon become obsolete.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-26

+ Unless Kansas succeed better with
its anti-profiteering law than has the
federal government with similar legis-
lation, the principle result of its adj
ininistration will be a big bill of ex-
penses for the state to pay. The attor-
ney general may obtain the kind of
Information sought but what will be
Gone with it when he gets it?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-26

8 President Wilson can perform a dis
tinct service to the country and add
Immensely to his own popularity If
before his return to Europe he will
make a-ehange in the office of post
master general.
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ers's birthday. The guests were Nj. and
Mrs. VIM. Snyder. Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Anderson. Mrs. I. II. Anderson, Mrs. A. NJ.
Thompson and Mrs. Julian Thompson.
Misses Mary Lee and Clara Ebright will
return from visit In Oklahoma tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-26
DINNER STORIES

An -Irishman was engaged at stone
breaking on the roadside. but not be-
ing used to the work, did not make
much progress. A friend, who
CHANGED to pass as Pat was vigorous