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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15
JUST FOLKS
THE FRIENDS OF SPRING.
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.

When the world wakes up from siumber
and the daffodils appear.
And the sky gets blue above me and
know the Spring is here;
When the birds begin TO chatter and ther
something in the air
Which sets a man 10 thinking or the gar
den waiting there,
1t is then the plants and roses and each
budding vine and tree
Seem just like good old neighbors that
I've waited long TO See
oh, it's like the break OF morning, and
there's someone that you know
Passes down the street and halls you, and
you shout a glad "hello.
Or it's like the friendly greeting that you
give to people when
They've been away for weeks and weeks
and just got home again;
Or at least that's how view it, for Il
really seems to me
That I've got to give welcome to every
bud ] see.
L go into the. garden and watch each
plant and vine
For the signs of their awakening, for
they're sll good friends of mine,
And I bend above the roses, and greet
them with n shout
OF delight there's aking when
find them budding out;
Oh, I'm mighty glad to sec them, and
want to let them know.
And l think they understand 1T when they
hear me call hello"
Copyright 1920 by Edgar A. Guest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15

Successful republics do not come
into existence over night. They fol-
low a long struggle between the peo-
pie and their rulers. There are indi-
cations that Germany is no exception
to this rule. 1t took years of fighting
10 bring into existence the greatest
republic in the world. A century was
required to make a republic of France.
There is no cause for surprise, there
fore, in the apparent collapse of the
German republic. The monarchy may
not--probably Will nor-return but in
its stead strong opc-man government
may appear. 1t promises to be an
autocracy in fact if not in name.
The military class once more is in the
ascendency. And Germany appears to
need something of the sort to restore
her to a proper standing in the world
just as France needed Napoleon to
quiet the spirit of unrest that was
running the country. But no nation
that starts forward ever returns to the
] oint of beginning and remains there
and Germany will be no exception to
this rule In time she will be a self
governing nation. The foundation has
been laid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15

In the opinion of local lumber
dealer, the peak has been reached in
the prices Of the goods he handles and
he looks for no further advance. This
view should carry encouragement to
those who are contemplating building.
a feeling of uncertainty regarding the
future trend of prices doubtless has
had a deterrent influence on building
undertakings. Aitho prices apparently
are becoming stabilized there is no ex-
pectation of an early decline.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE.c

I thawt up good charm vile I was
putting on my other stocking this
morning, being. Ibbitty bibbity sab,
hockey pokey blab. And I went err
round trying It on different things and
pop was shaving his face in the bath
room and thawt, I know wat, Ill try
it on pops razor.
Witch I did, saying to myself, Ibbftty
bibbitty sab. hockey pokey blab, COM
mand you not to werk rite, razor.
Wich jest then pop started to make
faces at himself in the looking glass
vile he was shaving, saying. Confownd
sutch a cofrfownded razor.
G. it worked. thawt. Meening the
charm, and jest then pop yelled,
Owtch. l knew I'd cut myself with
this mizzerable bred knife. this is no
razor, its a blasted confownded shovel.
You jest sed it was a bred knife,
pop. 1 sed, and pop sed, And so it is,
and its also a erster shell and a can
opener.
And he took out his hankerchiff and
wiped the blud off of his chin, and 1
sed Do you believe in charms, pop? r.
No, I've got enuff trubbles Jest now
without. being sooperstitious sed pop,
and 1 sed, Then I CESS it was ony a
coincidents
CESS so, watever your tawking
about, sed pop, and 1 sed, I'm tawkin
about your razor, put a charm on it
so it wouldent werk rite.
The doose you did. sed pop, and 1
sed, Yes sir, the cham is ibbitty bib
bitty sab. hockey pokey blab.
Well ibbity yourself out of heer and
bibbitty quick about it, too, sed pop
mad, and sed, wy pop. do you think
the charm did it?
No, hang it, you get out of heer
on genrl principles, sed pop.
WITCH / did.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15
UNCLE SAM AN EASY MARK.

Mr.. McAdoo says that Europe will
be-able within a few years to take
up the payment of interest on the debt
of about 10000, 900, 900 owed the
United States In the meantime the
former secretary recommends that the
deferred interest should be funded as
IT comes due, and United States bonds
issued annually in the amount of
$500, 1000. But if anybody must
issue bonds to pay the interest due us
from European nations why not let
those same nations do it? Why
should the creditor be taxed TO pay
the interest due on his own invest
ment?
1t is incomprehensible to the aver
age American why the governments of
Europe should be permitted to defer
their interest obligations with no ap-
parent effort on our part to compel
them to meet the charges when due.
England has enough money to con-
tinue the construction of the greatest
battleships in the world; to spend
ss00, 100000 on an aerial PROGRAM; to
give generous bonuses to her soldiers
and to spare no expense in extending
her foreign trade into all parts of the
world.
France too. is recovering rapidly
from the prostration of the war.
While in January her imports in
creased about SO per cent over Janu-
airy of last year. her exports more than
Doubled, jumping over 10S per cent
She, like Great Britain. has added
enormously to her territorial wealth
in the distribution of former German
colonies and in the acquisition of AL
SAGE and Lorraine and the Saar valley.
The other countries indebted to
America are rapidly getting on their
feet. and should be able to meet their
obligations to US.
AS an evidence of the ability of Eu-
rope to pay when it feels that it has
to do so is the announcement that the
$500, 900. 600 of Anglo-French bonds
falling due next October will be paid.
and shipments of gold to this country
for that purpose are about to begin.
These bonds are held by private in
yestors in the United States. who, of
course, are insistent that their finances
shall be protected. Both principal and
interest OF those privately owned Sc
curities are forthcoming when due, but
not even the interest on foreign securi-
ties in the United States treasury can
be met. Why should not those bonds
be refunded, and the money set aside
for their payment be devoted to meet
ing the interest on the debt due our
government?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15

O. Was John Maynard Keynes, author
of Economic conssausnces 81 the Peace,
A Mr. Keynes. who is a member of the
British civic service, and editor of the
Economic Journal. accompanied Lord
wiser in 1917. Mr.. Keynes was the chief
representative of the British treasury at
8. Can you suggest some fat-producing
4 The Iowa State College. of Agricul-
inceea aavl Eeieht Butter e dive OIL
bacon, baked potatoes, milk, well<Daked
bread. cocoa, chocolate, well cooked cere-
prunes. figs, dates, custards and eggs.
g. What is President wilson's full
A. He was christened Thomas Wood
row. Wilson, but he rarely uses his first
Christian name.
q. What is the salary of Judge An
Injunction proceedings in the strike of the
bituminous coal miners Al. o.. q.
trict court, Of Indisna; receives an an,
nual GALAXY of 5000. He was appointed
to office by President Prs wi, Wilson w.. -
about hyphenated Americans that had to
do with the popularity of that phrase
A. Among other things, he said in a
speech delivered at the unwilling of a
statue to Commodore John Barry, tat
names, because only part Of them has come
over; but when the whole man has come
over, heart and thought and all, the
nSphen drops Of its own weight out of his
name"
Q. Did Terrible Terry" McGovern ever
knock out Joe Gans?-T. H.
A. McGovern knocked out the colored
lightweight champion Of the world in
the second of their bouts held at the
Chicago Athletic club on December 13 1900.
McGovern's victory Iver Cans was one of
the greatest surprises Il pugilistic annals
O.. What is an Alaska7 furlseai skin
A. At public auction held month ago
chined fur-seal skins from Alaska were
sold. The skins commanded the hi lest
price ever paid. One lot brought s177 each.
and a number Of others were sold for
$40 $40 The a sST. price ri paid was s s1t
per cent over the sale of September. 1919.
The aggreEate amount Of this sale Of furs
q. Is the United States importing sugar
A. Nearly 100000 pounds of sugar
were imported from London during the
first half OF January Of the present year.
These consignments consisted Of sugar
from Java and Mauritius and the price
paid was about 10 cents a pound.
tAny reader can get the. answer to any
question by writing The Topeka State
Journal Information bureau. Frederic j.
offer applies strictly to information. The
bureau cannot give advice on legal. medical,
and financial matters. II does not under
! take to settle domestic troubles. nor TO
subject Write your question plainly and
briefly. Give fuli name and address and
enclose e-cent stamp for return hostage
All replies are sent direct 10 the INQUIRER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15

Friends of universal military train
ing have no cause for disoouragement
in the view OF Col. George Harvey,
who says in his Weekly: THE omis-
sion from the army reorga nization bill
Of the provision for universal military
training can have no other sighifi-
canoe than postponement. 1t involves
no weakening of purpose to put the
measure thru. The delay. at the most,
can hardly exceed a year. Represen-
tative Kahn, chairman of the house
military committee. who has done
splendid educational work in bringing
home to the American people the vast
importance OF universal military train
ing-not only in its protective but in
its economic Yalue-wiu have the
leadership in the drafting of meas
ure for presentation to the next con-
gross. probably a the session of the
December
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15

A bn providing $4,000 for the sal
aries/and expenses of the Mexican
boundary commission has been ap-
proved by the senate. The commits
sion was appointed in 1898 to meet
with Mexican engineers and fix GER
tain portions of the boundary. They
have been waiting ever since for the
Mexican engineers to appear. Maybe
this explains why the Mexicans raid
American towns and ranches. They
don't know where the boundary is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15

In Russia professional lawyers have
been supplanted by system of courts
elected by the sovists and acting ae-
eording to the principles of what they
call common-sense justice. The rest
OF the world may yet learn something
: advantageous to itself from the Boil
EheNiki
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15

their complaint as consumers is sim
ply a complaint against themselves as
producers. But there will be more oc
casion for loud complaint if prices be-
gin TO drop. That's when the pinch
will come that everybody will feel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15

astoDished ears came the question.
sHow much is it with the words ,"
The wife of a new member of con-
gress was much distressed by the I'M
expected appearance of an old sweet
heart of her daughter big, good
natured son of the west, tho of q
rather crude exterior
Alice" said the mother ono day.
Il don't understand how you can put
up with Jim, now that you've been
associating with so many fine young
men in the east. l should think he
would CRATE on you Don't YOU find
him a little rough?''
Yes, ma" answered she. blushing.
And yet Jim tells me he shaves every
day"
Kin I borrow a soapbox. neigh
bor?"
You kim" said the grocer, "if you
want it to put in coal with or some
thing like that But not TO make a
speech"
What's your private opinion Of old
.-.-rimper?"
Hes dough nut
Freely translated. that would
Money mad.y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15

In offering, to give up their propa-
ganda and be decent generally. as the
price OF peace with the ''capitalistic"
governments. the Bolsheyiki are fol-
lowing the formula promulgated by
the late Uncle Chef" Thomas, which
ran as follows: IT you can't lick
'em line EN-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15

Those who are accustomed to bor-
row trouble might learn a lesson by
recalling the widespread alarm that
existed fifteen months ago regarding
the problem of ssslmilating 1000. 900
returning soldiers. The soldiers have
returned. all who want jobs have them
and the country still is short of york
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15

Then again Hoover's growing popu-
larity as a presidential candidate
and the fight that is being made on
him indicates tiiat it is growing-may
he due to a conviction that everybody
will feel assured Of something to eat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15

Kansas coal miners have decided to
boycott the state industrial court.
This action affords one more cause for
thinking that justice is not what the
miners are looking for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15

are crowded. Prices are high but
service is good. Every possible op-
portunity is afforded you to spend
your money. but you always get some
thing for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15
Dinner Stories

The clerk in the music store was
saving to Mrs. Newly Rich:
We have a beautiful setting of
Mendelssohn's Spring Song Without
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15
illoI Is this Mr.. Jigson.?'

.-HelloI Is this afr. Jigson2"
Yes"
This is Smith. Can / borrow your
auto for this afternoon
Why. no. l shouldn't think you d
have the face to ask for it,
I haven't. That's why I'm asking
over the phone"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15
Moulton Musings
BY ROY X. MoULToN.
SuperstitioDs.
BY ROY

SuperstitioDs.
To walk under a ladder
Is to meet with hard luck.
A pet superstition.
We never believed it
Until one time
When we proved it true
We stepped under the ladder
With fine contempt and
Wiggled our fingers at Fate.
There was gentleman
ON the ladder and he
Was juggling gallon OF
Very green and very wet paint.
When he dropped the paint
ft engulfed a good
Three dollar hat
We had just bought
As well as late model
$17.J0 two-piece suit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15

Regardless of the well-known and
widely propagapdized paper shortage,
the Congressional Record continu es
to make the trains promptly time
and without any reduction of pages.
We have bought a wagonload of po-
tatoes and they will be delivered at
the office in a day or two. Having
read that the potato peelers will get
Sc day we have decided to do lit
tie potato peeling as a side line to
column writing There is no reason
why an author should not enjoy q. few
of the luxuries of life which are vouch-
safed to the potatoists.
prohibition be hanged. says Les
ter Lamb. Can up John &c in New
York and you will get Fuller & Fuller
with every call"
We have often wondered if a couple
of Fords didn't go UP the gang-plank
of the ark that Noah built. The race
seems to be as profuse in numbers as
any of. the other lower forms of life.
There is one very remarkable man
in our block. He is the only man in
town who doesn't own an oil well
somewhere out west
A Kansas City mother says the
that they wear too many clothes But,
they grow up.
IF it is a. case of the survival of the
latest. Colonel Bryan will get the
Democratic nomination and Hi John
son the Republican.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26

to INLAND, on the Southern Pacific line.
for shipment to the canning plants and
markets.
Just what the future of the Salton sea
fishing industry will be, no one can say
until an accurate water survey and analy-
sis of the water Is made from samples
taken from various portions of the lake
and extending over a period of years. At
present, the sea has a maximum depth of
about As feet and it is already well known
that the salinlty varies at different depths
as well as in different localities according
to the distance from sources of fresh wa
ter supply. If the Saton sea should ever
again attain the degree of sainity that
1t possessed prior to the flood of 1905, it is
probable that the fishing industry would
be automatically terminated by the per-
shing of the fish. The fishermen and old
residents about the sea, however, scott
the idea that the sea will ever go dry.
or even recede to the point of increasing
salinity beyond the endurance of the fish
They believe that the water Is now hold
ing its own against evaporation losses.
Last year the sea receded four and one
half feet, and then without any apparent
reason rose again two feet. With the
constantly increasing irrigated area Of the
imperial valley and the development of
additional irrigation projects along the
Colorado river, an ever-increasng volume
OF overflow water will be drained into
the Salton sea to freshen its waters and
maintain It's level.--John Edwin Hogg in
the August Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
BONUS FOR TEACHERS
VIII Get Extra Pay from First of Last
January

| Considerable routine business was
taken up a. the meeting of the board of
school commissioners at the Edmunds
High School Friday evening. The matter
of the bonus to be distributed among the
teachers and employees of the school de-
partment for the end of the school year
from the first of January to the end of
the school year, under the 10 per cent of
the grand list voted at the March meet
ing, was discussed at some length with
regard TO individual cases to be handled
Superintendent Chittenden announced
that the bonus checks are nearly ready
! to be sent out They will probably be
in the hands Of the teachers and other
employees by the first of September.
a communication from the Community
| Service dance committee signed by Mrs
G. A. Robbins, announced the presenta-
ton of piano to the high school, The
board authorized Superintendent Chitten-
den to accept the piano for the school
department and to express the thanks of
the board to the Community Service
committee.
A communication was received from the
teachers Of the Champain school asking
that the action of the board at a former
meeting in voting not to pay carfares
of teachers to and from school in the
future be rescinded 1t was the plea Of
the teachers that there were no sidewalks
over much of the route from the city to
this school and that it is very hard to
reach the school, unless by car After
considering this matter, the board re-
| considered it's action of the former meet
ing, and left it that the carfares of
teachers in the Champlain school would
be paid. as in the past.
The superintendent reported as to re-
pairs made on various schools during the
summer vacation. 1t was voted to re-
new expiring fire insurance policies for
the same amounts in the same companieS
The superintendent announced the
designations of the following teachers:
Miss Pearl A. Ricard, fourth grade, Ira
Allen school: Miss Irene Ovitt. home
economies, burlington High School: Miss
Lucy Cyr, French, Burlington High
School: Miss Caroline Tourville, first
grade. Wheeler school Only one of
these positions has been filed at this
, time. Miss Alice Crsndall has been en-
gagged to teach home economies in the
high school.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26

He told me II the payroll of last week
was paid there would he a deficit of about
$3.50. At the same time he asked me what
the street department could do and stated
that they wanted more money. 1 said to
him IL that was the condition of the
department, to shut down all work. On
the same day I wrote the commissioners
as follows:
Burlington, VT. Aug. 10Th. 1870.
Mr.. T. A. Unsworth. Chairman Board Of
Street Commissioners.
Dear Sir:
You came to me this forenoon and said
That II the work. as at present carried
on, continued all this week, there would
be deficit In the street department of
$3.50; and you asked for more money.
replied that I knew OF no funds avail
able to pay such a deficit and that you
had better shut down at once
After some talk on the subject Of your
visit further said to you, in substance.
that If you had any request to make for
more money, to write me letter setting
forth the situation of the department.
specify IN detail what the department
wanted, and request me to call a special
meeting of the board OF aldermen and 7
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
SISTERS OF MERCY
ceremony OF Profession ut Mount SMUT
Mary Academy

~ Mt. st. Mary Academy Monday.
Ioiio"!ng the close of the annual retreat.
! TWO young ladies' received the holy habit
or the Sisters of Mercy and three novices
VI the order took the vows. The Rt. Rev.
'oseph j. Rice, ID. D., celebrated the mass
and received the vows of the novlces He
was assisted by the Rev C.. G. Delaney
OF White Eiver Junction and the Row.
w. II. Cassidy Of the Cathedral. The
preacher was the Rev. r. p. Donovan.
s. d., of Georgetown University Present
IN the sanctuary were the Revs. n. A..
Weloh or Orwsll. Charles Regain of tho
Cathedral and laurence Mann Of White
River Junction.
Inc Sisters who took the vows were
sister Mnry Perpetua Nevier. Sister Mary
tabriel Joseph and Sister Mary Emmanuel
OF the Sacred Heart The young ladies
who received the habit are Miss Mar
guer'to McGue of Fairfield TO he known
as sister Mary Alexis, and Miss Grace
keogh Of Montpelier to be known as
Sister Mary Bernadne
Tne Following relatives and friends from
out OF town were present: Mr.. and Mrs.
7. II. Mann. the Rev. Laurence Mann.
Miss Lillian Mann. Miss Louise Mann
ana Miss Sarah Kingsley of white River
Junction, Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Frattini
and Mr.. and Mrs. L. g Stone land family
of Montpelier, Mrs. Maurelio Daverio and
Miss Mary Jordan OF Barre. Mr.. and Mrs.
G. F. Devins. George !. Devins. Harold
pcv!ns, Miss Ellec Downs aud Mss
Catherine Devns cf white River June
ton. Mr., and Mrs. p. H. McGue. Ralph
McGue ard Miss Marion NcGue of East
Fairfield Miss Florence McGue Of Rox-
bury. Mass, Mr.. ard Mrs. W. II. Sey-
nloIr and W. NJ. Sheridan of ct. Adams.
Mrs. Alice Melanen and Mrs. William
Kennedy Of Milton, Mrs. Sadie Cronin and
Miss Eileen Cronin of Brooklyn n. ".
Miss Margaret Kelly of MillerS Falls.
Mass, Mrs. NJ. II. Ryan. Miss Katherine
RYAN and John Ryan of Fairfield Donald
Kelly of Swanton, Mrs. Mary Kelley and
Miss Frances Kelley of New York city,
Miss Helen McElroy of Montgomery Cen
ter. Miss Jennie Riley of St Adams. Mrs.
w. j. Kcogh. Francis kcogh Miss
Geraldine Keogh. Mrs. r. NJ. Fraser and
Mrs. y. Bodgett Of Montpelier. Miss
Annie Dunn and Miss Nellie Dunn of
Braintree. Mass. Miss Alice O'Bren of
Waterbury. Mrs. p. f. Flannery and Miss
May O'Maly of Montpelier.