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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05

Ma went out this aftirnoon. saying.
Benny. in case enybody calls. Ill be
back in an hour.
Well Suppose nobody calls, ma :?
sed, and ma sed, Ill be back in an
hour jest the same, you serteny ask
the most foolish questions of eny boy
ever herd. Proberly proving she
hadent herd meny, and she went out
and after a vile jst wen 1 was going
to go out Mrs. Hews rang the bell,
being a big fat lady with glasses on
her nose but not GROUND her GERS, me
saying, Ma sed she would be back in a
hour and its neerly a hour.
Very well, Ill waite, sed Mrs. Hews.
And she went in the parler and sat
down on a chair, me thinking, G,
she's setting on my hat.
Wich she was. and 1 sat down on
another chair. on account of it would
ent of bin polite to ask her to get up
off my hat so 1 could go out insted
of setting there and entertaining her
till ma came home, and pritty soon ]
sed, Its nice view out of the win
dow. have you saw it? Thinking
maybe she would get up to look so
could quick get my hat. WITCH she
dident. jest setting there and saying,
View? View of wat?
o. jest the houses on the other side,
I sed.
How reedickliss, sed Mrs. Hews
And she kepp on setting there, and
after a vile I sed, The rocking chair
is comfortable, Mrs. Hews, maybe you
mite wunt to set in that a vile.
Maybe I mite not, sed Mrs. Hews
WITCH she dident, and pritty soon
the bell rang. and it was my cuzzin
Artie for me to come out. me saying
I cant. Mrs. Hews is in there setting
on my hat waiting for ma and if ]
asked her to 1eeve me get it she mite
think I don't wunt to entertane her.
Well do you wunt me to yell Fire
or sumthing? sed Artie, and I sed, No
she mite faint rite on the hat, and
Artie sed. Well cant you quick reetcf
under ner and pull the hat out with
out her noticing you? and I sed.
don't know and you can go in and tr,
| it If you wunt.
Wich Artie was Jest going to do
wen ma came home and Mrs. Hewt
got up to kiss her on the side of thu
face and I quick got my hat. Wicf
the other way proberly wouldent o.
/ worked anyway. on aicoont of Mrs
Hcws looking like pritty hard setter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05

The looked for bumper wheat crop
of Kansas is seriously menaced by the
price Of S2.26 a bushel seems none
too high when the mental strain re-
sulting from uncertainty. to which
the farmer is subjected, is con-
sidered. Always he is compelled to
wait a year for returns from his la
Dor. with no assurance that he will be
compensated until almost the last
minute. The farmer is making mon
ey, but none too much when measured
by the risk he runs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05

When cities hang out banners read
ing "Welcome to returning soldiers
and Sailors" what is the nature of
that welcome? Is it merely tenn
porary enthusiasm, a passing emotion
Or is it the welcome genuine and deep
seated? To be the latter it must IN
clude provision not merely for en-
ployment, but also for comfortable
and reasonably priced housing accom-
modations. Employment and housing
conditions. moreover. are precisely the
two considerations which weigh most
heavily in the minds of those who are
seeking a desirable city in which to
locate. What shall it profit US to in
duce people to locate in our city if we
cannot offer them shelter?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Potato Pie-Line a deep CREASED
pan with mashed seasoned potatoes
an inch thick. Fill in with chopped
meat, bits of leftover ham beef from
soup bone or any scraps of meat on
hand. Add minced onion, salt and
pepper to taste, and enough brown
gravy or sauce to mcisten well. Cover
with potato, smooth and mark as any
pie. Bake till brown in moderate
oven. Serve in same pan. Use old
potatoes in these made dishes because
at this season they have lost their
freshness and taste better when used
in combination with meat or. some
other vegetable of more pronounced
flavor.
Wallpaper CIeaner-The following
recipe will remove all smoke and 9TH
er signs of ordinary wear and is SUI
perior to many ready made cleaners:
Two cups sifted flour. one cup warm
water. two tablespoons salt. two table
spoons coal oil. four tablespoons am
monia. Blend till smooth and boil un-
til it forms a dough. stirring con-
stantly. Knead into a ball, break off
small piece, and use till soiled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05

permit the heads of departments to
participate in debate concerning mat
tiers relating to their own departments.
In addition to the members of the cab
met the bill applies to- the heads of
serve board, the shipping board. the
federal trade commission, the bureau
of efficiency and the civil service COM
mission. This looks like an effort to
increase the amount of talk in con-
gress where already there is far too
great an expenditure of oratory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05
15Eg}at
Folks
Ip
E29drIG ue5t
.EACH IN HIs owN ToNGUE.'

EACH IN HIS OWN TONGUE
A wheat field teeming with grain,
The breezes gently sway,
poor farmer filled with Joyous thougnts
OF pleasures coming his way;
great cloud rises in the night
And the hailstones fall rell-mell,
Some call 1t just rotten luck"
And others call 1t hell.
A mine floating out in the ocean,
A steamship plying the wave,
A loud explosion in the night
And futile efforts TO save:
Hundreds sink down to watery gravea,
'Tis a story sad to tell,
Some of call 1t mishap,
And others call 1t hell.
The world sailing smoothly along
With nothing harmful in sight,
plot in a far-away town,
World war in a single night:
The loss of thousands o. lives
The conflict doth compel,
Some call 1t a savage thing,
And others call 1t he'll.
Some trouble, kaiser who thought
He could lick the world alone,
Five years of murder and strife,
A kaiser down from a throne;
And then a question arises:
The place where he should dwell,
Some call it a wicked place,
And others call it he'll.
ALLEN p. DASHER
Dwight, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05

The price of beef steers continues
to decline at the Kansas City and Chi
cago stock yards, but there has been
no corresponding decline in the retail
price of meat, nor any decline at all.
Legislation for government control of
the great meat packers, it is promised.
will be introduced in congress at an
early date. The problem of reducing
the present cost of meats to the one
hundred million odd consumers in this
country is a problem which the Re
publicans believe they can tackle. and
a problem which they are convinced
they can. solve to the satisfaction of
the producers, the meat packers, the
retailers and the ultimate consumer.
In this endeavor the Democrats are
said to be planning to give them carte
blanche, throwing neither obstacles in
their way, nor for that matter assist
ing them in the least. Attempts of
the Democrat administration in the
direction of regulating prices have
rarely II at any time. proven benefit
cial to the consuming public. New
. hands at the business can hardly do
worse. BY the time any legislative
action shall have been taken, how
ever. 1t is not unlikely that the meat
price situation will have been taken
care Of thru operation of the law of
supply and demand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05
THE LITTLE FARTHER BEYOND.

THE LITTLE PANTHER BEYOND.
Every man is bound to see farther
than any other man. as far as his par
ticular path is concerned. Perhaps he
is less able as an interpreter. but
surely not as a looker-on.
1t is because of this fact that most
people keep going ahead-in spite of
all their many. misfortunes.
1t is the little farther beyond that
they SEE as a part of what they want
that makes it so. We know this SO
well that We take little or no time to
consider it. We just keep on 'akeep-
ing on"
And it is the things we do, which
at the start, we are afraid to Go, that
stir the heroic in US and make US
dare beyond our imagined successes.
Every heroic act" once wrote
Emerson. measures itself by its con-
tempt of some external good" The
minds eye is always seeing this
SOMETHING-the little farther be-
yond. And it is constantly flashing
back signals to the brain to smash
mcnotony and lazy humdrumness-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05
ANNIE LAURIE
ANSWERS

Topeka, Kan.
Dear Annie Lauries: am a girl of
fifteen. must have some money. yes.
quite sum of money. l can paint and
sketch pretty well.
! go to school every day and do not want
to stop school for work
Would You Please advise me as to some
thing to do so that i may earn come
money? GRAY EYES
GRAY EYES: am glad you feel that
of course we all admire girl who wishes
TO earn money and be Independent. I
wonder IL you cannot secure work at the
line you love best? Have You tried to get
work thru some of the art shops! Il
course If you want to earn money evenings
you might take up the work many of
our college girls are doing-stay evenings
with children while their mothers and
fathers go to the theater or other enter
tainment. There is always n great demand
for this work-an advertisement in the
paper would probably bring YOU more than
you could do. ANNIE LAURIE
Dear Annie Laurie: Tell me please II
married woman should be criticized he
cause Of letting 4 man, other thHn her
husband. take her arm at crossing7
/ think it was oaly courtesy on the part
of the man. As just friends, can you see
any harm in It! TEDDY.
TEDDY: Are you sure It was simply
having the man take her elbow and assist
her across the street that IA the cause OF
the criticism? Was Il not more because she
was seen walking with himf
I think II would be an evil minded person
who would make such a simple act the
piness. l am sure you intended no wrong,
and the man probably Intended only to be
courteous-it weuld be best to forget all
about II. ANNIE LAURIE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05
THE PROMOTERS WIFE
LORRAINE MAKES A FOURTH AT
LUNCHEON. :
CHAPTER LXXxII

CHAPTER LXXxII
When we drew up to the curb in
front of the restaurant Neil and Mr..
Frederick were just turning in. They
saw us, and helped me ahght, then
Neil said to Lorraine:
Aren't you coming, too?"
IT wasn't asked?" she replied smil-
ing.
please join u.s." Mr.. Frederick quickly
responded.
IF you all really want me, 1 should
be delighted"
Take it for granted that we do,
Lorraine and come along" Neil took
her arm and they walked ahead of
Mr.. Frederick and me so giving him
a chance to say:
I'VE will not be able to talk, but
perhaps 1t is just as we'll 1 like you
and-Forbes to be seen with her"
"She is a dear 1 returned, Just as
the waiter showed us to the table
which had been reserved. adding an
other place.
"see! wasn't expected" Lorraine
bantered.
AS is always the case when ones
mind is filled with a certain subject,
the conversation veered around to
business before we had finished our
luncheon. Lorraine seemed terribly
interested. and asked several intelli-
gent questions winch SflOWeQ ner IA
| miliarity with terms used in talking
of monetary affairs. Neil was explain
ing a certain deal he was about to
take up to Frederick. He seemed to
me to be trying to impress his lis
tener with the probity of the deal. ]
tried to grasp what was being said
| but most of it was over my head.
Have you seen this tract?" Mr.
| Frederick asked.
No" Neil finished, but Tearle
has. He brings glowing accounts OF
| its possibilities"
| will you wait until 1 have investi-
gated it. 1 wouldn't take Tearle's
word under oath" Someone had just
spoken to Lorraine as they passed sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05

could wait to hear what he had to
say. At last he came to the captain
again.
Look here" said the captain, II
can tell you what to Nio when you
want to say anything; you should
sing it,
Then suddenly. in a tragic voice.
the man commenced to sing:
"Shoud aud acquaintance be forgot
and never brought to mind,
The blooming cooks fell overheard,
ad is twenty miles behind"
so you are a burglar" said tn
prison visitor.
"Yes'm, like other peoples prop
erty. but I haven't the heart to be an
anarchist an get it by rough work"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05
Is YEARS AGO In TOPEKA
From the columns OF
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

June S. 1884,
A number of citizens have formulated a
petition which will be presented to the
city council, asking for n new bridge across
the Kaw river on Kansas avenue. The petit
ton Is accompanied with a plan for a
beautiful steel bridge with six. stone and
concrete piers. prepared by the Melan Arch
Conjunction company Of II Broadway,
n. i.
Half dozen Topeka bicyclists made the
round TRIP Of Usage City, Ottawa and Law
renee one day recently, covering a distance
Of about 40 miles.
The first wheat in Kansas this year was
harvested yesterday the farm Of ex.
Governor S. ]. Crawford in Cherokee coun-
~.
Miss Linn wyatt will leave next Monday
for Ohio to visit.
Misses Nellie Post and Lottie Rowes
will go to Kansas City to spend the day.
Miss Minnie Wingart will entertain on
Wednesday evening for Miss Florence Bev-
erly Of Manhattan.
J. NJ Meade, resident engineer Of the
Western Grand division of the Santa re
with headquarters at Colorado Springs, is
In the citv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05
HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
By MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson. 1 have q
very dear boy friend who is away
at college and who will graduate in
June. I want to get him some sort
Of gift for graduation, but am at a
loss as to what to get. 1 cannot think
of anything that would be appropri-
ate.
He is quite wealthy. so I would not
want to buy him anything that would
look too cheap.
Can you please help me by naming
few things from which 1 can
choose? IN DOUBT.
Get the boy a good book, attrac-
lively bound, or a picture for his
room. Neither of these gifts will look
cheap. No matter what you spend,
ne viii appreciate the gift because it
comes from you and will not consider
the price. 1t will be in better taste
II you do not spend too much 1
would suggest IS or less.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

and to get busy on the main chance"
which is always the big chance.
Vision refines and ennobles. To see
no farther than the meal you eat or
the day in which you breathe, is to
take care of death-in life!
Keep looking a little farther beyond
the thought, or deed or day. For ones
greatest happiness comes in attempt
ing-not necessa rily in achieving. And
the more you attempt, the more you
are bound to do.
Get your eyes used to that-little
farther beyond.
And always just at the moment
when you most feel like quitting
don't! For Peary didn't, Edison didn't.
Columbus didn't, the boys 'in Elan
ders and in France" didn't No one
EVER did who kept seeing the little
farther beyond.
1t is intensely tough" at times
for the little farther beyond isn't very
tangible. But it is exactly that which
makes it so fascinating,
If there was no strife, no toll. no
sweat-who would there be-worthy
of his bread? It's fine to be led by a
Star!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05

The Filipinos are asking Uncle Sam
for permission to set up housekeeping
for themselves. All available infor-
nation indicates that they are fully
competent to manage their own af-
fairs. In twenty years the United
States has brought the Philippines to
a state of prosperity and enlighten-
ment which must arouse the admira-
ton of the world. A similar work was
done for Cuba in shorter time. but
the Cubans had a better start and
were closer at hand. 1t is time to lei
the Filipinos go and to take hold oil
Mexico. This work of making over
peoples and raising new nations pays
in more ways than one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05

The bill introduced by Senator Geo.
p. Mclean. of Connecticut. to give
members of the cabinet and heads of
various commissions the privileges of
the floor OF either the senate or house
of representatives also provides that
such officers must attend the sessions
Of the senate on Tuesday and Friday
of each week and the sessions of the
house on Monday and Thursday. un-
less excused. to give information and
answer questions. The bill would
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05

Victory liberty loan 4%s sold at a
premium on Tuesday of this week, al
tho they have but four years to run.
This indicates that there still remains
an abundance of money for invest
ment provided the interest rate be
made attractive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05

A new plan for determining the
compensation of fourth class postmas-
ters is proposed by Senator Howard
Sutherland of West Virginia. whose
bill on that subject provides that COM
pensation shall be determined by the
length of time per day devoted exclu-
sively to postoffice work. But who
would keep tab on the postmaster?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05

There are now in Topeka more au-
tomobile oil filling stations than there
ever were livery stables, and garages
also occupy more space than ever was
devoted to the housing of horses
Probably no business ever made so
great progress in the short space of
twenty years as has that of making
and caring for motor vehicles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05
DINNER STORIES

Included among the passengers on
board a ship crossing the Atlantic re-
Gently was a man who suffered. One
day he went up to the captain of the
ship to speak to him.
"S-s-s-s-s-s-" suffered the man.
"Oh, / can't be bothered" said the
captain. angrily; "go 10 somebody
else"
The man tried to speak to every
body on board the ship, but none
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05

Copyright, 1913 by the Wheeler Syndicate,
Inc.D
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-05

The university is divided into a
group of colleges. Thus there is a
college of agriculture which has
courses in animal husbandry, horti-
culture, agronomy, and rural sociol-
ogy. This college conducts a six hum
dred-acre farm. The college of arts
offers preliminary instruction at
Beaune, and has a branch for ad-
vanced students at Bellevue. near
Versailles. There are also colleges of
engineering, letters, science. business.
education, journalism, medicine and
music.
The fourth division of the overseas
| educational system is the detail of
American officers and men to French
and British universities. by special
! ARRANGEMENT with the French and
British governments. These men are
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-02-07

~ o., reported from Washington
THAT lhr administration leader. viii
favor putting nm extra session of
rru,rr- uu until late in the sum
m.r. il possible. u i- admitted hy
leaders of huth political parties that
lle pr.- ut rougrcs, rauuot dI,rn d,
ur lhn needed legislation before
starch g. Wilson D., expected home
aUuui the 18TH of lhi. month and d.
Also expected tu hurry Legislation foo
1000 .,'rui. hui even then % b. ap-
parent, impossible tu aet thrru %
with tho pressing business Nothing
Hu hr dome iur thc railroads iy ihl.
Duu-rr., beyond the passage of au
..' u|ru,rutiul the return ul ti"
ROAD. FOB their owners until twenty
u"n month, after the declaration ol
pruro However the administration
leader. du NOT favor AN extra Sos
SION of O. hostile congress tf % eau
hr avoided. and us il is accepted
IIat % must Boz. the belief is that
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-02-07
LATEST FROM THE
STATE LEGISLATURE.

Santa Re, n. NJ, Feb. 81 The
necessary delay In tho hearings on
the budget due Ia the lamentablc
death of the youngest son Of Gov
ernor and Mrs. Larr0zolo mean that
the questions Of taxation and rev
cnuc on which the leaders of both
house and senate have been working
hard for the past two weeks will not
come before the legislature until
about the 18th Of the month.
Meanwhile. although a great deal
has not been gotten ont Of the way.
substantial progress has been made.
The governor and the members have
been in conference with leaders
from all over the state. The results
have been satisfactory Ms is wit
messed In the confident statement Of
II. o. Bursum Of Socorro that W.
will meet all the demands of M,
republican program for progressive
school and road legislation, We vii.
find the money Ia pay for them ant
we will lower the tax levy
That In q nutshell is prcciscl,
what this republican legislature Il
going TO de-. II will provide better
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-02-07
MARSuilL NDnRESsI,
LADIES AID SOCiEN

The Ladies All uf thr " g.
church gave e most iyIilulluI ru-
trrlaiumnul Monday oll ruouu 600
tine church m honor ul Nr a. s.
Lawrence sni Mr. o. o.. usur.,.
who are ,'lu foo leave COL. The uI..
hour was -prui 900 o. -p.ili Then
lr Marshall 900 us d'IiaIIml mJn.
TIER brought u- q message IrnUI
Washington. New lHrH. thn ocean.
tnlllud and France. tri thn Amer
lean He'd tru- ul lur .rrlt wHr.
lhr world o. dtug 1s-.ru Nou.
We got all the thrills uf 20 ship tur.
prdocd 90 sea. and ih, 'J-I bonn.
ltriWcut uf p1rI tine WuWuI, 90.
which Will rrmuu Ions with ai Wln
had the pleasure off listening 90 Or
Marshall Nltrr dainty rru,-umrut.
we're served lhn guest. fingered foo.
nuolicr half hour. lultho Goo nrra.
away from the prevailing SOFIA
spirit. The hope WIS expressed l'
many that We meet often boo % -ucId
way.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-02-07
NEW MENIlO INDUS
TRINI NEWS REVIEW

Albuquerque adopts new teaching
plan.
Humesrckcr~ Will pour into Now
Mexico THIS good year 1919 Plenty
ui room with possibilities p%nlurr.
Albuquerque. Application. lur
jobs increase at cmplrymrui office.
Grant county ."ll, 5p.uno acres ul
land for slsd5GG.
Mcsilla valley IRRIGATION bitches
uudorgo many improvements.
Mr-illa valley gets 2ju 1errs plant
cl io cucumhrrs Tor seed purposes.
bona Ana county farmer reports
record yield of corn.
Kelly Is not discouraged at I'm
pirc Zinc Go. CLOSING down mines
aud mill.
Outlook for water un RIO Grand.
watershed and others uf state Wa
ucNcr better.
National forest road fund for New
Mexico is so, 700.
New Mexico fayors good roads.
Santa Fc firm adopts profit .har
iug plan.
ella gets new milling an elevate
company.
Artcsia ships eishi cnrs catil'.
COLLAR farmers loose many pnil
Toes through freezing.
Clovis flour mill increases cupl
city from On barrels Ia 70 hnrrr.
per day.
Folsom ships 90 ears cattle.