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 s-Short and pointed articles yin he riyen preference. Do not use over s5s words. i-
 t-otisinAl stories or lettsrs enly viii 5s used.
 g-write your name, age and address plainiy as the bottom of tho sterv.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-07

sesuse Father Johns Medi- cine is composed of pure wholesome food clements in exactly the form which is most easily taken up by . weakened system is the reason why e many people gain weight steadily while they are taking this old fashioned family Medi- cine which has . history of more than sixty years of sue- cess. Remember it is safe for all the family because 1t is guaranteed free frenn aleohsl or dangerous drugs in any form.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-07
LETTERS WRITTEN BY VIDE
 AWAKEs.

The Accident in the Lanplight.
 ii Vas in the middle of the einter, wnen the snow covered the ground. and the boys and giris were happy. for 1t gas a sood time to coast
 There vas a hill that was loved by all
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-07
LETTERS OF AcKNoWLEpsMxxF.

ns-othy Judson oS rutnan-Pless9 scae7f Ty ihanss for the interesting lcnk an much pleased with 1t.
 Henry Thomas of Norwich-I am -sad.us tis book you sent me and like t very much: I sincerely thank you.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-07
THIN, TRAIL
 FOLKS NEED PHOSPHATE
NethinE Like Plain tro-Phosphate to Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh and to Increase Strength. Vigor
 and Nerve Force.

Judging from the. countless prepara- tions and treatments which are cons finlaily being advertised for the pur- ,5ose of making thin people fleshy, de- yelop!ng arms. neck and, bust. and re-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-07
Glasge.
A 3rsve Deed.

Dear Uncle Jed am going to tell you about a boy who did brave deed.
 I was going down Broadway today and I saw a little cat fall down in a hole 1t was trying to get out but could not A hoy whe lived under me came along and I showed it to him. He asked man who was digging 8 ditch if he could take his shovel. He asked him what he wanted it for. so he told hirn and he said all right. The boy asked me If would help and I said I would, held the srate and ile shoveled the cat cut When I was going home the cat followed ne heme fed him and then gave him to the boy next door. He likes him. Oas good turr deserves another It always pays to be kind to dumb animals.
 I remain yeur friend, ARTHUR RINEHART, Age 10. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-07
LABOR.

By the sweat of thy brow shalt thou ed
 bread The stern decree went forth, and eTer
 Uince man only must obey, And yet the law was just and wise and
 good, For centuries of toll have wrought, made
 understood In mind of man. the wisdom of Gods law. Today the world would poorer be without
 mans labor: Without the effort of his busy brain And ready hands that execute his
 thoughts Ills skill doth but enhance the beauty of
 Gods work In man himself; for man. without the
 need And will to labor. would be incomplete indeed. Therefore take heart of grace. oh, weary
 child of man; Yours Is a worthy nart and great in D5-
 vinity's wise plan To make mans work q part of him. q thing that sanctifes. For idleness but sorrow breeds. and labor dignihes. William F. Walker. In Seattle Post Intelligencer
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POETRY
THE BEcxcxrn.

They 50 in comDan .eE--tlie failing iezv.,ss In the gold silence of fhe sunset csoa .s No wind lthat may feeD iheir tree hs-. They fsh as they were bseisoned fro.i.
 below. Ton shining thread Of stream througE
 pleasant Treads-
 No more it loiters frinsing sweets to
 taste. As In the spacious summertime. but heees A beckoner that bids it seawsrd haste And wna gray eOvies of the narsh and
 Whose dight is set 'twizt eve and morn Yo moment late their sun departu-
 They. too. as they were beckOned, forsa Eign tncludahle that an obey-
 And sheyd they must journey On-and 1 : What beckoner behold they in the way What Hermes with a mystic-hrzidss wand?
 -. Oh, have thought perehace this turning.
 4 stsM s1cs csaucean divsnss sn spae. Earth. Earth herself. in this decrescenf
 A little hastsning her rOddess pace, -, I, kindred of the Earth and all Of hsrS dream amid tho dr1ftage of ths What f. among these becxoaed wander. | Ivsken to the signal and the cAni \ Edith A Thomas. in New York Eerai6-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-07

I. is difficult for parents to under stand where their children got their bad traits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-17
RAILROADS ARE PICKING UP.

For the first time since the rail-
ways were returned to private opera.
tion," says the Railway Age, sit is
possible this week to give statistics
regarding the amount of freight han
died for a considerable period by all
the large railways in the country"
Figures now available, which are
based on reports made by all the large
railways to the commission on car
service, chow that in spite of strikes
and other troubles the railways al
most continuously in the year 1920
have been moving more freight than
in 1919.
The railways this year have had
many things to contend with, includ-
ing a series of strikes in their terni-
nails. and an excessive number of bad
order cars which are a heritage from
government operation. Nevertheless,
in the first six months Of the year. says
the Age, they moved more freight of
all kinds than ever before in the first
six months of any year except 1917
and 1918. In January, February and
March the amount of freight moved
broke all records for those three
months. and probably the same thing
would have been true in April. May
and June if it had not been for the
railroad strikes.
The statistics of the United States
geological survey regarding the move
ment of coal tell the same story. The
number of tons of coal produced and
moved by the railroads from January
to June rs. 1919, was 21o.64O.O00
while in 1920 it was 251.s63,O00, an
increase of Al, 81 1000 tons.
Why. in the face of these facts, It
asks, are the industrial operations OF
the country being seriously interfered
with and its financial stability threat
ened by insufficient transportation ?
There can be, it points out, only one
I rational answer to that question. The
present conditions are partly due to
the strikes. but they are mainly due tc
the fact that for years the productive
| capacity of the country has been rap
idly increasing while the facilities and
: capacity OF the railroads have beer
/ increasing hardly at all.
| Present conditions, it is held, are
principally chargeable to those who
turnout the years from 1905 to 1917
by fighting to keep the rates and ne
earnings of the railways on the loves
possible level. did all they could il
their respective ways to make it i'm
possible for the carriers to handle the
country's commerce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-17

ample time for leisure, rest, recreation,
home-life and self-development, and
consistent with the public's economic
requirements.
THAT the public interest and the
comfort and health of individual en-
ployes demand that every effort
should be made to perfect the con-
ditions of employment, with special
reference to sanitary conditions, heat,
light, and ventilation; safeguarding
the health of the workers and provid-
ing protection against, and treatment
in case of, industrial accidents and
occupational diseases; suitable rest
periods when necessary, and. due
warning to the worker If he is under
taking to perform a hazardous oc-
cupation."
This. briefly, is Cleveland's creed for
solving the labor problem in C1eve-
land-a creed which is being follow
ed in every detail by the more en-
lightened manufacturers. OF the
welfare work that is being carried out
in their factories-of the many forms
of service provided, such as medical
and legal aid, restaurants and cafe
terias. community buying of staple
ments on homes; of the recreation
facilities, including gymnasiums, bowl
ing clubs, individual lockers, baths,
clubrooms, orchestras. dances and en-
tertainments, and of the relief associa-
lions, savings clubs and profit-sharing
schemes, much could be written were
white paper not SO costly. We can
only add that If we wanted to study
the art of graceful Cancellation we
would certainly take our post-gradu-
ate course in Cleveland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-17
WHERE THE TROUBLE LIES.

There is not enough reserve trans
portation capacity in the American
railroads as they stand today fully to
meet the greater fluctuations in the
production and distribution of the
commerce of the country. declares the
latest issue of American Railroads"
The railroads are hauling consider
ably more traffic this year than last
year, it says, yet there is an increasing
car shortage. This is produced, not
by failure of the railroads to increase
their capacity but by their inability to
increase that capacity rapidly and
greatly enough to match the greater
changes in the production and distri-
button of commodities.
It is held by the Iron Trade Review
that the lack of terminal facilities is of
far greater Importance than the lack
Of cars.
Were the railroads able. over night.
it SAYS. to double their available car
and locomotive equipment greater con-
gestion than ever would result. Re-
ports to the interstate commerce COM
mission show that so long as a car is
out on the line 1t keeps moving, but
the moment it reaches a terminal or a
gateway It begins to drag. These gate
ways and terminals are the bottle
necks of the entire transportation sys-
tenn of the country. More trackage
and more skilled labor would solve 90
per cent OF the gateway and terminal
trouble.
AS the years pass the carriers east
of the Mississippi and north of the
Ohio and Potomac rivers lose more
and more of their long hauls. New
England in particular has become al
most entirely a switching region.
From Cleveland to Youngstown and on
to Pittsburgh the condition is much
the same; points of origin and destina-
ton of freight are so close that ship
ments necessarily go thru them at s.
slow pace. The interstate commerce
commission was told tie other day it
took west coast lumber shipper 172
days to get a car thru to New York
state point, and nearly all of the 172
days were consumed in the gateways
and terminals from Buffalo west.
Addsd cars and locomotives, it ap-
pears, therefore, will tend only TO in
crease congestion until better faci1i-
ties for routing thru the terminals are
provided.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-17
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
THE PARK AVE! NEWS
BY LEE PAPE-

Weather. Cooler in the shade in
case there is eny.
Financial Notes. Pubs Simkinses
habit of saving money died down last
Satidday and he tried to open his iron
bank with a hammer, the result being
he ony put dents in insted of getting
money out and he is afraid to ask his
father for the key to it, and the ony
plezzure he can get out of his IS sents
is to here it rattle.
POME BY SKINNY MARTIN
ACT THANKFUL
Never feel sad because you are dunn
And your brane works slow in its
movement.
Tho others are smart as they ever will
get
Jest think of your room for i'm
provementi
Art Notes. Sid Hunt spent all last
Satidday AFTERNOON wife washing his
celler. being a good job in spots.
Spoarts. Leroy Shooster is think
ing about raising pigeons but his
father and mother consider it is one
of the werst Ulcers he ever had. so
all he is doing is thinking about it.
Do you feel musicale? wy not lern
to play the violin? Lew Davis has
had lessuns from a expert and will
teetch you for sents a lessin. CAV
vertisement.)
Lost and found. Nuthing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-17

As an inducement to the soviet gov
eminent to consent to an armistice
with Poland, France has promised to
resume commercial and diplomatic re-
lations with Russia. Recognition OF
his government by the nations of the
world is the stake for which Lenine
has been playing. He seems about to
win. Success of this sort will place
him more firmly in power than ne
ever has been before. The allies have
made a mess of the whole Russian
business and have got Poland into diff
ficuIties from which it is up to them
to rescue her. They appear to prefer
doing this by peaceful means even at
the sacrifice of their pride, rather than
enter upon a war with a nation which
so many have failed to whip on her
own ground. The outlook for a revi-
taIized Russia seems brighter than it
has been in the past five years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-17
observation-disclosures

@. What is the proportion of automo-
biles to population In the United states
A. In this country there is one car to
every fourteen persons, in Canada one TO
every twenty-one persons ana IN treat
Britain one to one hundred eighty of the
8. How much do the tusks of elephants
A. An average tusk weighs about GO
pounds, but some are found weighing as
much as ITO pounds
O. Do snakes charm birds PIX. O. X.
A The Bureau Of Biological Survey
states that snakes do not charm birds in
the understood sense of the word charm
animal, such as a rabbit, has for a snake
paralyzes the muscles OF the bird or an
imal and prevents its escaping from the
Q. What are the prospects for a good
apple crop this year:-W- a
forecasts a commercial crop of 3O,6S5,oOO
barrels, which is 100000 barrels more
than the 1919 crop and an increase OF about
6.O0O,OO0 over the 1918 yield
q. Why are so many people married in
A. In the time of Ancient Rome. Juno;
wife of Jupiter. was the patroness of
happy marriages. May, named for the
Goddess Maia, was considered unpropi-
tious, while March was named for Mars, the
poor time to marry, since family disputes
8. What are k-bungalows?-J. B. G.
A These are small one-storied houses
erected bv the British government in
India They are set along the military
roads at intervals Of ten or fifteen miles
for the use of travellers who may enjoy
rest and hospitality for twenty-four hours
at a cost of about forty cents.
@. How can grass stains be removed
from clothes &C. II.
A Hot water and soap and thoro rub
bling will usually remove the stains. If
it is a material that such treatment would
injure. it should be sponged with grain
or wood alcohol.
O. What causes earthquakes "A. G.
A The origin of earthquakes has been
traced to two principal causes. the first
which is tectonic, and the second. volcanic
The former refers to movements in the
earth's crust. known as faults, possibly
caused by the shrinking of the interior of
the earth by reason Of cooling.
(Any reader can get the answer TO any
question by writing The Topeka State
Journal Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskins. Director. Washington, ID. c
This offer applies strictly 30, informatio
The Bureau cannot give advice on legal,
medical. and financial matters. 1t does
not attempt to settle domestic troubles,
nor to undertake exhaustive research on
any subject Write your question plainly
and briefly. Give full name and address
and enclose two cents IN stamps for return
postage All replies are sent direct to the
inquirer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-17

For many years a united chorus Of
Los Angeles citizens and newspapers
has sung the praises of southern Cal
ifornia as a place of residence. Any
extreme of heat or cold in the east has
been used as a text for sermon on
California climate. Surprise has been
expressed that persons would continue
to live where they were subjected to
the discomforts of ice and snow. The
numerous earthquakes which have &C.
Cured in and about the city Of the
perfect climate" recently calls to mind
the old saying about persons who live
in glass houses" Moreover it may be
preferable to live in a country which
freezes up occasionally rather than
reside where one is constantly threat
ened with burial alive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-17
Dorothy Dix TALKS
Cultivate Graciousness-2.
BIZ DOROTHY DIX
Worlds Highest Paid Woman WriseR.


The gracious man or woman may not
give you half so much. but they do it
with a sympathy that warns the very
cookies of your heart; they make you
feel that they consider it a privilege to
know you instead of impressing on
you that it is an honor for you to know
them, and you never go from their
presence without in some subtle way
having your opinion of yourself some
how inflated.
The brusk people have to fight,
tooth and nall for everything they get.
We hand the gracious all they desire
on a silver salver. We go out of our
way to help them. for we all do favors
for the people we like that we wouldn't
do for those we don't like.
How important, then, to teach chill
dren graeiousness. which in its last
analysis is simply the art OF getting
along with our fellow creatures with
out friction.
To do this begin by teaching chill
dren to always speak in a pleasant
tone of voice. Never let them acquire
the bad habit of swapping or snarling,
or replying in surly manner when
spoken to. 1t is just as easy to ac-
quire an agreeable voice as it is a
disagreeable one, and the one wins, at
81
every listener turns a deaf ear.
Teach children how to get along to-
gether without quarreling. Teach
them how to lose, how to be good
sports. how to play the game. Teach
children how to give and take. and lot
to whine and fight when another wins.
Teach children to be appreciative "a
what is done for them. Teach them
to thank every one who does kind
ness to them, and to show a proper
gratitude for every courtesy. Take
the trouble to make them write letters
of thanks to people who send them
presents. and notes of congratulations
and coincidence to their acquaintances
who have joys come to them, or sor-
rows befall them.
Teach them to consider the feelings
of other people and to avoid saying
the things that hurt and stab just as
they would refrain from physically
wounding other people. GO even far
Their than this and teach them to say
pleasant and kindly things to people.
There are just as many men and wo-
men starving for a few kind words as
there are hungry for bread.
TT isn't what he said. it was the
narsty way he said it." complained
| the hero of the song. If his enemy.
Teach children the pleasant way in
stead Of the "narsty'' way If you want
them to succeed in life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-17
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
Brows in the Infinite.


If everybody thought the same and
had the same ideas about everything.
this would be a dead world. All mi
tiative would be gone And it wouldn't
be long before this delightful Earth
of ours would look like the moon does
under the telescope.
The Creator made us all different
There are not two faces or two brains
in the world alike. At heart, however,
the whole world feels the same. In
form and substance we are all alike
made in the image of Him who Great
ed us.
We live in a world of contrasts
and among people who are our oppo-
sites and contradictions.
This gives each one of us. however,
no matter of what origin, our right
to aspire to what we wish-and to
and the mettle.
Any man may walk humbly. Sc
renely. outside of all applause-with
his feet on everyday ground. but with
his brow in the Infinitei
1t is a sufficient thing that II may
be said of any man that he walked
far ahead OF his time or his age-and
was a leader. The epitaphs of such
figures need but a single line to take
them into the following centuries.
Recently read the story of a great
artist, and this is what the author said
summed up his life: He painted what
he saw" Many years ago. I read the
life story of Henry Ward Beecher. and
this was the heading one of of the
chapters: He preached Christi
Like some tain towering cliff. do the
deeds and finished works of some men
stand out. Brows in the Infinite!
You are limited only by your aspir-
atoms. NO one may keep you from
doing-and daring. Have the courage
to think differently. Be YOU man
"a YOU woman.
Let your brows touch the Infinite!
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JUST FOLKS
RY EDGAR A. GUEST.
BROTHERHOOD,


Under the toilers grimy shirt,
Under the sweat and the grease and dirt
Under the rough outside you view
Is a man who thinks and feels as you.
Go talk with him,
Go walk with him.
Sit down with him by a running stream,
Away from the things that are kissing
Away from his bench.
His hammer and wrench,
And the grind of need
And the sordid deed;
And this you'll find
AS he bares his mind
In the things which count when this life
He's as tender and big and as good as you.
Re fair with him.
And share with him,
An hour of time in a restful place.
Brother to brother and face to face,
And he'll whisper low
OF the long ago,
OF a loved one dead
And the tears he shed:
And you'll come to see
That in suffering he,
With you, is hurt by the self-same rod
And turns for help to the self-same God.
You dream Of spIendors, and so does he.
His children must be as you'd have
yours be,
He shares your love
For the Flag above.
He laughs and sings
For the self-same things;
When he's understood
He is mostly good.
Thoughtful Of others and kind and true,
Brave. deyoted-and much like you.
Under the toiIer's gr1my SHIRT.
Under the sweat and the grease and dirt.
Under the rough outside you view,
Is a man who thinks and feels Is you.
Copyright, 1920. By Edgar A GuesEl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-17
Household Hints
Recipes for a Day.

Red Beans. Spanish Style-One cup
red beans, one cup cubed beef (botn
previously cooked), two tablespoons
fat, one sliced onion, one-half table
spoon sugar, two cups boiling water.
stock or tomatoes. and salt, pepper
and chilli powder to season.
Brown the onion and meat in the
fat, add all the ingredients, cover and
cook slowly until water is nearly
evaporated.
One-Crust Rhubarb Pie-One cup
rhubarb sauce (well sweetened), ono
tablespoon cornstarch and yolk of one
egg. Have the Thubarb boiling and
add the cornstarch mixed with a little
water and the yolk of egg. Stir until
thickened and remove from the fire.
Pour into previously baked crust and
cover with meringue or whipped
cream. This is a good way to utilize
a little of the sauce left over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-17

The governor of Vermont is being
subjected to much criticism on ac-
count of his refusal to further the
cause of woman suffrage by calling a
special session of the legislature. In
fairness to the governor it must be said
that most of his critics appear to miss
his point Of view. His position seems
to be that a legislature which has not
been elected in a campaign in which
suffrage was an issue. should not be
called upon to pass on the subject
But If that course had been followed
thruout the UnioI in sthe past We
might not yet have had the seven
tenth or the eighteenth amendments