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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24
Ouestions-Answers

Q. Have women in Germany the right
A. The Constitution of the new German
Republic provides suffrage for citizens
both male and female over 20 years Of age.
O. What is the record time for trip
A. The quickest trip around the world
of which we find record was made N
1913. and was accomplished in 30 days, Il
hours. and SO minutes.
Q. Is an oyster plant or an ANIMAL
A. The oyster is a member of the animal
kin gdom, coming under the family
NofluscaS The Mol1usca have a weli-de-
veloped heart and vascular system.
o. How do the Chinese cook rice TT. w
A 1.-The Chinese Cook Book" by Shin
Wong Chang says: ITO 1 cup rice add "a
cups water Cook in covered pan over a
hot fire until the water has evaporated-
minutes then take from stove. keeping pan
covered for 10 minutes. The flator Of the
rice is greatly improved by adding butter
and salt
man hairs H c
A one classification follows: blonde.
chestnut. dark brown. flaxen. light golden,
q. Did Christopher Columbus ever land
A Coiumhzs visited thesbores OF Pan
ANA on his fourth and last voyage in 15o2-
He was skirting the shores from Honduras
to Venezuela and 1anded in harbor which
he named Port Beilo.
Q. what place Is the farthest below sea
A. The Geological Survey says that the
Dead Sea in Palestine Is the Lowest point,
being L.290 feet below sea level
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24

to our foreign trade, and, in conjunc-
ton with the operation of the Ameri-
can merchant Tmarine. successfully
meet foreign competition for world
commerce. Following closely on this
trade extension movement, the house
has passed a tariff bill designed to
prevent importations. Elbow can we
sell to a nation that Is not permitted
to sell to us? Europe is without
money, hence the financing corpora
ton. If payment in goods be made
impossible the new corporation is
likely to find itself without business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BIZ LEE PAPE

My cuzzin Artie came over for sup
pir yestidday and me and him was
in the setting room waiting for the
suppir bell to ring and pop WAS look
ing at the paper and saying. Confound
it. watts holding up chow tonite, I'm as
hungry as a flock of Russian bears.
Me saying to Artie, bet I'm nun
erier than you,, and Artie saying, Like
fun you are, if you wassas hungry as
me you'd be ded by this time, I'm so
hungry 1 could eat a hole % pound
terkey stuffed with cranberry sauce
without even unloosening my belt.
Aw that amt enything, 1 sed. I'm
so hungry could eat brekfist, dinn1r
and suppir with helpingS of every
thing and of some without even get
ting up to stretch, that's how hungry
am.
Aw watts that, that amt hungry, sed
Artie, Gosh, G, I'm SO hungry 1 couIo
eat the rubber. off the end of pencil
and think it was coconut cake with
chocklit icing, that's how hungry ann
Well do you call that hungry? l
sed, C, gosh, I'm SO hungry l could
start eating rite now and not stop once
till 1 was a old man with long wiskers.
Well holey smoaks you don't call
that hungry do you? sed Artie. Wien
jest then the suppir bell rang. and pop
sed, Praise be, I'm so weak and faint
frum lissening to yoae2 L don't see
how I'm going to drag myself to the
dining ROOM
And we all went down to suppir. be-
ing corn beef and cabbidge, and all
me and Artie could eat was helpings
apeece. Proving you cant always tell
wat you can do jest by how you feel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24

The iron and steel market generally
has been regarded as the barometer of
trade. Illustrating the trend in prices
the Iron Trade Review composite
price average of the iron and steel
market last week is s53.57 against
S54.24 the previous week, $6S.S4 four
weeks earlier and the highest point of
s6S.S7 in August. Wage reductions
have touched the base of the steel in
dustry, the Lake Superior iron ore
fields. One independent operator has
put in effect a cut of Is per cent and
another one of 20 per cent. Other
companies are expected to follow this
lead. There has been a further seal
ing down of both wage rates and sal
aries in equipment. automobile, ship
building and other Industrial plants
in various directions. Some independ-
emit steelmakers are reported to have
expressed an intention to adopt wage
reductions around the first OF the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24

Probably 1t has been generally
noted that millers seldom fail in
business but on the contrary usually
grow wealthy. What may be a partial
explanation of this is afforded in a
bulletin issued by the Chase National
bank, which sets forth that it is a
very widespread practice for millers,
when they buy wheat to grind, to sell
short in the speculative wheat mar
kets an equal number of bushels of
wheat. If the price of wheat goes
down, the price of flour goes down in
sympathy with it. The miller, thus,
loses on the wheat which he has
bought and ground up. On the other
hand. his hedge contract for wheat for
future delivery protects him. He can
go into the markets when his flour is
ready to sell, buy wheat at say $3.50
and deliver it on his future contract at
S2.09. He has lost 90 cents on the
wheat which he bought to grind up for
flour, but he makes 20 cents on the
wheat which he has sold short. The
miller, it points out, is, thus, indiffer-
ent to the course of the price of either
wheat or flour. He can give his at
tention to making his miller's profit
ont of the differential between wheat
and flour. concentrating his attention
upon the problems with which he is
most familiar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24
JUST FOLKS
LOVE AND DUTY.
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.

AOtE AND
II you were eight or nine years old
An, had to do as you were told,
An you had planned a certain day
Your deadly enemies to play
game o ball, an then your Pa
That mornin' said: 81 notice Ma
The lawn needs cuttin' an the place
Is now neighborhood disgrace;
This afternoon please that see that son
Stays home until the work is DONE"
Could you put on your prettiest looks
The way they do In story books
An say: Yes sir, win be glad
To cut the law. It needs it bad"
Suppose your curves were workin' fine
An you were captain OF your nine,
Successfully with life to cope
Must answer dutys clarion call
With cheerfulness in spite Of all,
But you had gone TO bed to dream
OF wallopin' that other team,
An then the very day you'd planned
You Pa said pointin' with his spoon:
you'll cut the grass this afternoon"
Would you be dutiful, or say
Gee Whfz, Pa please, can't today!'
An then suppose the sky was blue
An there was not cloud in view,
But it was jus the. sort o. day
You'd prayed for, So that you could play
An you'd told all your gang TO be
Out there to start the game at three;
On top o that the day before
You'd laughed an jeered at Billy Moore
Coz>he was called back home to do
Some chores his mother told him to
To talk Of dutys very well,
But how'd you'd Ike to have to tell.
Ghe boys: "I won't be there to play;
gotta cut the grass today
Copyright 1920. by Edgar A. Guestl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24

4 warning to deaf mutes to avoid
the bank robbing business comes from
Scranton, Pa. A bank in that city
placed a Christmas tree decorated
with new bank notes. in its windows.
Two deaf mutes, seeing visions of easy
Christmas money. broke the window
and proceeded to fill their pockets.
Being by the nature of their physical
infirmity unable to hear the burglar
alarm that was set off, they continued
stuffing away the bills until the police
arrived and picked them up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24
Dorothy Dix Tails
There's AlwaysNa Way.

L
Nerves and weak hearts are weapons
with which thousands of women keep
their husbands in an abteoA state OF
slavery to them, but to make use OF -
physical infirmlty that appeals to a
mans sympathy and TENDERNESS to get
your own way is not playing the game
It's hitting below the belt. it is win
ming out on a FOUL and no woman
with "a drop of real sporting blood ia
her. or any sense of honor would make
i'll health, real or pretended, the means
of getting around her husband
One likes to think of women achiey-
ing results in a subtler manner, and
using more diplomacy in dealing with
their husbands In its most elementary
form this consists OF a wife's using
some discretion in choosing the time,
and place, and conditions in which 10
make a request, or to impart to her
husband some of the necessarily un.
pleasant facts of daily domestic ex-
istence.
Certainly any woman deserves TO be
in an asylum for the feeble minded who
doesn't know that a man who is tired.
and nerve rackeds and hungry, at the
end of a hard days work is as danger
Gus TO handle as a sore-headed bear,
while the same man, two hours later.
after he has been fed, and soothed.
and rested is SO gentle and domesti-
Gated that he will eat out of your
hand, and jump thru the hoop, or do
him to.
One of the things that every woman
Knows is that men have a ruling pas
sion for being deferred to, to having
their advice asked, and having official
proclamation made that they are the
READS OF the House. If you will grant
q man this empty honor you may do
with him as you choose, and why
women so seldom take the trouble to
! kowtow to their lords and masters,
when the reward isaso disproportion-
ate to the effort, Is a thing that always
fills me with amazement.
IL woman wants new car; IL she
wishes to have the living room done
over in brown, or, to send John off TO
college, she can announce that she is
going to have him do these things
and either get them after a bloody
fight with her husband, If he's the sort
fof man who will give in at the last.
or not get them at all if he Is the sort
/ that sticks when he gets his back UP.
Or the woman can say to her hus-
band, My dear, ! believe you are
right in thinking we needed a new
car. Didn't you say that it was a
Humpty Dumpty twenty. with mauve
lining, you like? You are such a won
derful judge of motors and know so
much obout machinery. 1 wonder il
you could take an hour off and help
me decide on the living room decora-
ltion. Your taste is so artistic. and I'd
at or, ST have been thinking It over.
and I am sure you have selected the
right school for john" etc.
/ And husband will say, Certainly.
Do as you please" for the funny thing
is that men never notice whether you
take their advice or not Nor do they
care. All they want is to have their
] women folk pay them the compliment
of asking it.
All of which, and much more, Is
what Mr.. George meant when he said
that any woman who was not an idiot
found out on her wedding trip whether
it was better to swear or cry.
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\ Prayer for Today.

Great God of the nations, Ruler
over all rulers, who hast a Fathers
compassion for all people every
where, we pray for Thy special in
tervention today in the affairs or
our world. The wisdom and power
of man have failed us. Our pride
is in the dust. We know ourselves
to be unequal to the great work OF
making over into justice and peace
and brotherliness our disorga nized
civilization. Helpless and contrite,
we turn to Thee, o King of kings
and Sovereign of mankind. Come
thou to our help. Do to US and for
US whatever Thou seest We need;
and make US all willing in the day
of Thy power.
Especially do we pray for Thy
servant, the president-elect of the
United States. He has turned to
Thee for wisdom and ability; do
Thou hear his own prayers, and the
that he may be Gods man. bent
only upon doing Thy most holy will
in the service of the world. Help
US all to help him by our unfailing
intercession. We entreat Thee to
lift him up to heights of vision and
spiritual responsibility that he
knows not off, Lead. him In. a plain
path to highest service of his own
nation and of all the worldwide
brotherhood of nations. Make him
an apostle of good will and loyal
servant of justice. With him, fill us
and thrill US with new understand
ing of what 1t means to do the viii
of God, and to live supremacy for
mans only hope, which is the king
ship ami Saviourhood of Jesus
Christ on earth. Amen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24

The dispatches report that twenty
four members of the American Boz
shcvikl have voluntarily accepted de-
portation to Russia. There are indi-
cations that they do not belong to the
working classes. If they did probably
they would resist return to the ola
country and the reason would not be
Tar to seek. The latest news from
Russia recites that workmen in Petro-
grad struck demanding more food and
shorter hours. At this time they are
working sixteen hours a day. Their
demands were met with guns and
more than 100 were arrested and ex-
ecuted. Russia may not be fair
example OF government by the pro
letariat but it is the only one in ex-
istence. 1t may be asked why the
people do not revolt. The answer
might be similar to that made by a
Texas man in the early days, when the
state was a refuge for criminals.
Having killed a man he was advised
10 flee. His reply was: II don't
know where to go; I'm in Texas now"
The application lies in the fact that
the Russians already are enjoying a
revolution
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24

Tt Is reported that thousands of
Ohio farmers, cooperating in one cen
trail association-the Farmers Com
mercial Service company have
placed the buying of practically all
supplemented in farm operation, on
the same businesslike basis of large
manufacturing plants. by employing a
highly trained purchasing agent. But
what farmers really need is the plac-
ing of the marketing of their crops in
the hands of highly trained" sell
ing agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24

Wholesale prices Of lumber are at
rock bottom, it is believed by the
American Lumberman," and eonse-
quently 1921 should be a good build
ing year. especially as other building
materials are showing a tendency to
follow lumber prices Down. AS an ex-
ample of the steps being considered to
stimulate home building. it says. It
is worth while to note that retailers
in a certain section of Illinois will
shortly launch united campaign of
advertising TO stimulate building and
will offer every aid in their power to
those who are interested in obtaining
homes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24

ladder can crumble to pieces beneath
us unless You say that you forgive me
and, above all, love me one hun
dredth part as much as love you"
From the street outside came the
voices of passersby singing as they
walked along
Christmas comes but once year,
Christmas is the time of Cheer
they sang in chorus-alto, soprano
tenor, ringing out recklessly on the
frosty air.
Merry Christmas, Johnny" said
Betty Griswold. And let's get right
down from this rickety old ladder.''
Copyright, 1920, Dy the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
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Dinner Stories

Every evening L get Charley to ex-
plain the League of Nations to me all
over again." said young Mrs. Torkins.
Doesn't it become tiresome?"
"a trifIe. But I want to keep his
mind on politics. The guessing is so
much less expensive than it is in horse
racing"
Sorry" said the constable. "but I'll
have to arrest ye-ye've been drivin'
along at the rate of fifty miles an
hour"
You are wrong. my friend" said
the driver, land here's 81 that says
wasn't"
"All right" returned the minion of
the law. pocketing the money. with
all that against me I amt going to
subject the county to the expense of a
trial"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24
following the most direct route to the
spiritual Quickening of ourselves.
A Practical Plan

following the most direct route to the
spiritual quickening of ourselves.
A Practical Plan.
To rob these observations of all hazi-
ness, and. of any implication of being
mere ''pious musings" 4let me suggest
a program.
First of all comes the personal pur-
daily for the president-elect of the
United States, and, naturally, for world
leaders everywhere.
Then each person who SO resolves
will present the matter to hissown pas
tor, to his own church and Sunday
school and prayer meeting, and to his
own friends. The idea will then be
made common subject of converse
ton. Definitely spread it by tongue
or pen. Discuss it in young peoples
meeting, ard in religious conventions.
Write letters about it to distant friends,
perhaps enclosing this article. Give the
project place on the daily agenda
of family worship. Ask the editor OF
your church paper to consider the
topic.
No organization or enrolment is
contemplated or desired. We have
already more nachinery than power,
This proposal is simply a concerted
act of faith, largely out of sight OF
man, for the solution of overwhelming
problems that press upon our day.
by concentration OF prayer upon
a man newly come to central post
of powerfn the world we may not only
energize him with spiritual endow-
ment which he himself covets, but we
may also awaken the whole church to
Ia fresh consciousness of the place and
power of prayer. A praying church
may accomplish anything. There is
mo limit to the possibilities of this
hcnely suggestion.
Perhaps by the route indicated
without any man or organization being
in a position to claim the credit, the
revival of religion which the world
needs more than it needs anything
else. may be prayed down.
Shall we do it-and do it now?
If it be genuine and vital and disin-
terested, the suggestion will acquire all
the contagion and momentum OF
truth; if it seems an undesirable thing
and does not win the approval OF
Christians generally, it will quickly
collapse. Should it not be important
enough to incite the reader personally
to action, it doubtless will make nc
appeal to others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24

The foreign trade financing corpor-
alton is expected to be ready for bust
ness about tho first of the year. It
was formed at Chicago a few days
ago with a capital of 500. 900, 900.
backed by about 200 bankers Of ma
uonal prominence. The concern will
be able to carry business of about
100000. 900 in it's work of providing
credit for exporters. 1t is anticipated
that it will provide a great stimulus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24

fragments floating on the surface *
the waters and drifting slowly out 70
sea-
"5e Is" said Fph Wiley yesterday,
i, discussing one of his pet aversions-
The TYNE of citizen who attends a
ooroner's inquest"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24

II seems that there is no necessity
for going to Havana after all. Saloons
are reported to be running wide open
in Chicago just as In, the old days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24

The color line seems to be disap-
pearing in Texas A white man was
lynched in that state this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24

Copyright. 1920 by the wheeler Syndicate.
Incl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24

II it was. he succeeded. The only
thing left of it are a few shattered
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-01-09

Societatea romfna de ajutor 81
cultura ,.Traian 81 Avram lancn
Regale Muntilor'' din Canton,
Ohio. are onoarea invita- pc toa-
te surorile societati, cluburi 81
parochii, precum 81 pc toti fratll
Romini din loc 81 din jur lua
parte la Marea Productie Teatra-
la impreunata GU dams, care Sc
va tinea Dumineca seara, IL la
nuarie 1920, in hala societatii lm
1922-S-th Street n. f.
1nceputul la orele 7.3O p. NJ,
precis.
Taxa de intrare: Clasa I, Is
cent?, Clasa IT. so cent?.
Muzica Nationala de sub con
ducerea vestitului George Arnant
va distra onoratul public cu '.e-
10 mai frumoase arii de dams 81
cltece natlOnaie.
Eventualul profit curat este
aestinat pentru marirea fondulul
societatii noastre. ~
CRAM U Il
l. Cuvint de deschidere din
partea prcsedintelui aranjator.
9. Tn leu 81 un zlot, comedle IN
tr'un act.
PERS A N f L r
Evdochie Trifan, d-nul Zoslm
Schiopota.
Tasache Saracila, d-nul George
Ciontea.
Misu Anesti, d-nul loan Ccpa-
lfariu.
Tertipof, advocat, d-nul loan
Popoviciu.
D-na Tarsita Trifan, doamna
Todora Marian.
Natalita, fiica sa, d-soara Le-
titia Popovici.
Lima, servitoare, dina Aniea
Suma.
3. Puscariasul, monolog. pr.
dat dc d-nul IoaneCepenariu. (
4. Ininul Steagului, declamat
le .d-soara Emilia yitu. /
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-01-09

remediu 81 vel vedea ca Triner's
American ElixsS Of Bitter Wina
este un cladif8f de sanatate 81
un tinator de sanatate. care ia.
ce conservarea sanatatii in adc
var usoara. Poti avea deplina
incredere in remediurile lui Tri
ner. = Joseph Triner Company,
13333-1343 SO. Ashland Avenue,
Chicago, ILL.,, o firma de incre-
dere. L. S. a facut comenzi La ea
in 1917 81 1913 pentru mari can-
titati de preparatie medlclnala,
81 comenzile an fost executate cI
ingrijire scrupuloasa. (Adv.>
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-01-09
5. Stapinul Casei. come
p f r S @ A N f Il E

run act.
PER s @ A N ELE:
Pandele.,>2rofesor de istorie I
un gimnaziu de 80 ami, d-nul Zo-
siln~~Mamaliga.
Matilda, sofia .lui, de 40 AMI
dina Anica Suma.
Aurelia, sOra lui Pandele. df
20 ami. d-soara Letitia Popovic:
Bratescu, de % ami, d-nul Va
sile Cristea.
Dupa teatru va urma dams.
Suprasolviri Sc primesc GU ma
re multumita 81 Sc vor cuita p
Gale iaristica. .
Tlcate1e Sc pot procura Gle il
d-nul George Popa. 1922-S-tl
Street N. +.
In speranta ca toti fratii Ro
mini aflatori in Canton. Ohio, NJ
vor omora Gu prezenta dior, alf
ramas salutindu-va Gu dragoste
Comitetul aranjator.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-01-09
OBsERvAREA sANATATI1 !
uSOARA.

Daca stomacul d-tra nu III
regula, null blamati! Fl SINGER
81 recunoaste ca esti vinovat de
multe calcari contra traiului pro-
priu 81 mincarilor proprii, deel
stomacul trebue sa Sc revolte. FL
bine. celeste urmatoarele rinduri
st. Paul, Mimi, Dee. Z. 1919.
Ori cind am dureri de stOmac.
merg imediat Ia farmacist 81 ceT
Timers American Elixer Of hi
tier Wine, 81 in doua trei zllc
sunt bine. AL d-tra Henry Cerve-
ny. Ross Str = 1ncearca ace,t