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MRS. L. T. GREEN

1878 Hair Culture and Scalp Specialist. Will
call at your home if desired Graduate Of Oxford
College, st. Louis.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-06-19

Stammering Lieutenant-Does anybody
know where | put-put-put my put-put-put-
put-put-tccs? Captain Gin next ROOM
All! They've got that Ford to working at
ast-Dertoit Free Press
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-06-19

They say now that there must be law
passed for the arrest Of parlor bolshevists. -
"Who's to do the arresting-the kitchen po-
lice ?'-Wichita Eagle.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-06-19

''You claim there are microbes in kisses?"
she asked the young doctor. 'There are"
he said. "'What disease do they bring?' she
asked "Palpitation Of the heart. Ladies'
Home journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-02
Moulton Musings
By ROY X. MOULToN.

Tho Liter
Pow down veur head, old man,
You who had dreams of fame:
You feel the ache as the mornings break
Dearly you've paid for each mistake
Yours was a losing game.
Brood thru the night. old man,
Where spectral forms prevail;
Where gray ghosts creep in each nttui
Count as you may the jumping sheep
You're QuencLed for good-in Jail.
Musing you are, old scout
On days beyond recall;
The man you'd be. the goal you'd win
Dreaming these things that might have
Where cross barred shadows fall.
james Lawlor.
We ask the prayers of our readers.
contributors and other friends. We
are about to look for an apartment.
Aitho it is leap year, the ladies may
find it difficult to leap very far with
skirts as tight as they are.
Soviet Ark Chanteys. ~
Sailing, sailing
Over the bounding MAN,,
And many an angry wind shall blow
Ere Emma comes back again.
Sixteen Reds on dead mans chest.
Ye no and a bottle ofevodka. ,s.a. &c 49,.
A. Berkman sails over the ocean,
A. Berkman sails over the sea,
A. Berkman sails over the ocean.
Don't bring back A. Berkman to me.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-02
Observation-Disclosures

Q. Are farm lands more likely to In
crease in value during the next five years
t TEs are 90 Of Horticulture saws
that at the present time, it is impossible
to predict whether the value of farms will
go up or down in the next half decade.
The department says that 1t is interesting
to recall that after the Civil war farm
property advanced considerably for at least
two years. This was followed by decline
in farm values OF course, the conditions
that prevail today. are vastly different
from m the postwar conditions at the close
Q. How many Investigations have been
ordered during the present congress p
A. NJ. B.
A. Senator Hitchcock recently said in
the senate that far in the sixty sixth
congress, both houses have authorized six
pared with thirty Investigations in the
preceding congress.
@. How many presidentA of the United
States married more than once?-H. Y. W.
A. Presidents Tyler, Fillmore, Ben jamin
Harrison. Roosevelt. and Wilson each mar
ried twice. President Tyler had the largest
family of any president, having had three
sons and four daughters by his first wife.
and five sons and two daughters by his
Q. At the time of the signing of the
armistice what percentage of the line on
the western front was held by the Ameri-
A. At that time the Americans held 81
per cent of the front line; French. 50 per
cent; the British, Is per cent; the Belgians,
strength of the American army was $780,
900 as compared with 1,71S,000 for the Brit
ish.
Q. When was Columbia College estab-
Hshed 1T. I. H.
A. Columbia College. which was first
known as Kings College. was established
in the middle of the eighteenth century,
and save for a few years during the Revolu-
tionary war, it has carried on its work in
the city of New York. 1t was the college
of Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Robert X.
Livingston. De Witt Clinton. Hamilton
Fish. and mahy other outstanding figures
in the history of this nation.
(Any reader can. get the answer to any
question by writing The Topeka State
Journal information bureau, Frederic ].
Haskin. Director. Washington, D. c. This
offer applies strictly to Information. The
bureau cannot give advice on legal, medical.
and financial matters. 1t does not under
take 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 2-cent stamp for return postage.
All replies are sent direct to the INQUIRER,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-02

partner on a Sunday school hay ride"
Richard dropped the match sud-
denly. 1t had burned his finger. He
sat putting, but getting no smoke, and
asked:
What did you say is her manner"
Julia Roth" was the response.
The corncob fell and sprinkled I'M
lighted tobacco oyer the floor, while
in his mouth Richard retained the
broken stem. He rose and took his
hat from a peg on the wall.
Pm sorry he said, as Mr.. Mania
prepared to leave. I'm dead sorry for
you; but I've got to admit that for
once I have failed as a heart doctor"
They stepped toward the door.
listlessness in Mr.. Mania's gait, while
in Richards there was an unac-
customed vigor. He opened the door
and pause.
Il don't mind letting you in on a
little secret" he said. and his eyes
were bright 1--WE loved that girl ever
since the hay ride, but-well, I have
been a pretty good adviser in the love
affairs of others. but when it came to
mime se-sl-
He placed an arm on the others
shoulder.
I'm dead sorry for you, really, but
you can't blame me for wanting a
little heart throb of my own"
Copyright, 1920. by the Mcclure News.
paper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-02
A NEWsPAPERLEss TOWN.

Did you ever think of what living
would be like if there were no news
papers? The modern newspapers
with well organized forces and news
services have a large part in commun-
ity life. Berate them as some people
do aud will persist in doing. they new
ertheiess read the papers carefully
and look to them for reports of what
is going on in the world, what is like
ly to go on or go thru and what are
the best bargains of the day or the
week to come and where to find them.
It makes a big difference ina city
when the paper mills fail to get paper
shipments thru in time to start the
printing press and keep it running.
That is what happened to Winnipeg,
capital Of Manitoba, recently.
For days the newspapers of Winni-
Peg could not be issued because there
What before was a wide-awake city
became a gloomy place without the
PAPERS to tell the news of the city and
the world. All sorts of rumors got a
start and people didn't know-what to
believe, even tho in Winnipeg as else
where there were people who often re-
marked that one couldn't believe what
he saw in the papers. There were no
advertisements placed before the pur-
chasing public. and so interest in bust
ness laggedan the merchants felt the
suspension of the papers as they
counted the sales of the day. Theaters
lost patronage. because the people
couldn't get the papers with theater
announcements in them. The street
railways lost patronage when business
and the theaters lost.
The outside world knew more about
affairs than Winnipeg people were
able to learn, and as they were de-
prived of the mediums thru which to
ascertain how things were going at
home and in the world at large they
had a feeling of depression, naturally.
In the money losses in business they
have come to appreciate the part and
place of the newspapers in Winnipeg
life and affairs as they never before
appreciated them, and while the mon
ey losses tell the value of the papers
there is more in the word of the peo-
pie deprived of their daily papers that
they did not know what to believe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-02

KEYS is an authority much referred to.
Doctor Garner ridiculted the idea
that the so-called lower animals are
motivated chiefly by instinct, and that
there is a sharp dividing line between
instinct and thought. The idea that
language was Invented" by man he
also repudiated. He asserted that Ian
guage in some sense exists in almost
alhanimals. When any animal makes
a sound, that sound is designed to ex-
press something. 1t mag express
merely emotion, as do our sounds
when we laugh or cry, and as do the
sounds made by an excited dog when
he barks and bowls. When they do
thought-that is. they are an attempt
to convey IDEAS. They then become
language. If you step on a tack and
shout "ouch.' you are merely express
ing emotion but if you see friend a
block away and shout come here"
you are using language. Likewise the
quails in q flushed covey will utter
cries of terror. But after you have
scattered them. il you will wait an
hour or so, you can hear the leader
calling them together. He utters a
certain sound, and the scattered birds
answer him with a different sound.
The leader shouts Come here" and
the birds answer Coming" By imi-
tating accurately either of these
sounds, you too may take part in this
bird conversation.
Now when you shout Come here"
you are using language which is an
outcome of thought. You reflect that
your friend is over there. that you
want him here, and that these words
will tend to bring him. Does not the
quail go thru the SAME mental
process? What right have we to say
that in our case the language we use
is the outcome Of logical thought,
while in the bird it is an expression
of instinct?
understand it. Whether he would ap-
prove our Interpretation or not, he
ma kes a most convincing argument
to the effect that the mental hfe of
the other animals is like our own, just
as their physical life is, and that we
might understand them far better if
we would take the trouble to do so.
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The Woman Who Loved and
Earned A Modem Stosy OF Home and Business
Bu JANE PHELPS

Jealous. Gerry Meredith. have you
turned vampire? What in The name
of all that's good have.yon been doing
to. make him jeaious?" Mary's ex-
preston was so comical 1 burst out
laughing.
fOh, he's not jealous of any man
I should say mott He's Jealous of my
salary. Because 1 had a raise and he
didn't 1 replied when able to speak.
Pm not surprised at that. 1
thought yo< had been getting into
mischief
''why do you say You aren't sur
prised, Mary? Most men would be CAD
to have their wives get a raise"
'-No-not most men. Gerry. Men
rather have their wives at home and
trust to getting a raise themselves
You can't stop talking about men
wanting their wives to stay at home,
can you?" I asked impatiently. 1t
was really commencing to annoy me
the way Mary Ryan harped on that
subject
Not so long as 1 know they want
them to- she replied.
Mice way we'd have to live if We
had only Bob's salary returned. still
annoyed. IT prefer to work and live
decently.'
eff you do live decent. Some way
it don't seem so awful decent to M AXE
your nusDanu jealous anu H1iSerdoie-
But perhaps I'd do worse If / had one
to try experiments IN. Is he staying
out so much nights now?"
'Oh, once in a while" I replied
carelessly. Mary had absolutely re-
fused to allow me 20 teach her any
thing in the evening when Robert was
at home. She called it .butting in
"Vamp him a little. Gerry. and
keep him with you. Especially IL hes
blue. A fellow what is down in the
! mouth gets to doing foolish things
sometimes"
Robert isn't as silly as that. He
hasn't been drinking at all lately"
thought she referred to that.
81 didn't mean that. Some things
is worse than drink she said as she
! turned to wait on customer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-02

Local bricklayers have established
a wage scale of s54 a week. At this
rate OF raising their own wages they
soon may raise themselves out of jobs.
Nobody is compelled to erect brick
buildings There are other available
materials. Concrete may be substi-
tuted until it too becomes prohibitive
in cost Meanwhile it should not be
forgotten by the wage mixers that for
all these increases in building costs
they along with all other classes OF
labor must pay. Labor cost can no
more be shifted than can taxes. Both
fall on the ultimate consumer and not
on the capitalist. The higher wages
of the bricklayers will nat be paid by
the contractor nor the property owner,
nor even the tenant of the building
which the briclSlayers erect. The lat
ter, being presumably merchant or
a manufacturer, will pass the extra
cost along to his customers until it
finally gets back where it started
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stances of fictitious prices or not, Of
undue profits, it is inevitable that
when labor buckles down earnestly to
work again, the law of demand and
supply once more will become fully
operative. 1t Will do SO automatically.
Just as soon as that time comes labor.
better off. 1t is impossible to restrict
production and maintain or increase
demand without giving a twist to the
most fundamental law of economics.
To do so results in everything that is
opposed 70 happiness, health and pros
perity for the people and the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-02

Complaint regarding a shortage of
freight cars continues undated and
the railroad administration is being
blamed by shippers Because transpor-
tation facilities are inadequate to their
needs. Probably the administration
does not furnish cars because it has
not the cars to furnish. The shortage
is due largely to failure to keep up
repair work on bad order" cars, to
the standard maintained by the roads
under private management. 1t is one
of the many faults of government
operation, that nobody is interested in
making the roads pay. Employees re-
ceive their pay checks regularly and
owners receive fixed income, so who
cares whether or not all the business
offered is handled? Car shortage
probably will continue until the own
ers of the roads get them back and
have time to repair the old cars and
obtain new ones in sufficient number
to handle the traffic. This they can
be depended upon to do at the earliest
possible date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-02
HIGH PRICE PROPAGANDA.

Production of creamery butter in
Alberta. Canada, is considerably
greater this winter than in any. pre-
vious winter, and the total production
in 1920 is expected to be 25 per cent,
or approximately 100000 pounds,
greater than in 1919. Statements to
this effect have, just been made by the
provincial dairy commissioner. 1t is
stated that the development of the
output of creamery butter was due to
a growing interest among farmers in
the dairy business because of the high
prices being paid for cream.
The selling price of creamery butter
in Calgary during the summer season
Of 1919 was 106.S5 per- cent higher
than during the summer season of
1914. AS a basis for comparison, the
department compiled the following
figures on the selling prices of cream
cry butter per pound to the wholesale
trade OK Calgary: 1914, 1851 cents;
1915, 27 is cents; 1915, s1.4s cents;
1917, 1886 cents; 1918, $3.50 cents;
1919, 1881 cents.
The statement of the commissioner
indicates that the old. law of supply
and demand is working, as regards
butter. Increased prices stimulate
production. The same rule will hold
good as regards any and all commodi-
ties in the absence of artificial or le-
gal restrictions.
The good results which follow in
creasing production in this country are
retarded by official interference with
business and by persistent high price
propaganda. 1t is constantly being
hammered into the public mind that
prices Of everything are going higher
and consumers are urged to buy now
and avoid paying more later. Many
follow this advice, thereby increasing
demand and in that way bringing
about the very condition which those
interested In maintaining high prices
desire. The public should refuse to
be stampeled by stories OF impending
increases in prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-02
HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
BIZ MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a mar
ried woman and have been for five
years. During all this time 1 have
lived with my mother Just because
she wants us to stay and pay board so
she can make her ends meet. She
does not think that / would like to
have a home and get ahead All she
thinks of is herself My husband
would buy me a home at any time. L
don'r want to hurt her feelings, yet
she hurts mine and it is all right
They say to be good to your mother.
But sometimes she gets on my nerves.
1t is getting hard to. serve my husband
and my mother. Which would you
stand by? I am 2S now and have kept
her house since 1 was "a. There are
two more ut home to go thru the same
thing MRS. j. j. w.
Stand by your husband. Your
mother can cut down her mode OF liv-
ing SO that it will not take so much
money to make ends meet. You must
not let her selfishness ruin your life
and the life of your husband. Since
there are two more In the family it
seems to me you have done your
share. Later IL your mother needs a
home she can go to you.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-02

1t was Nora's day off yestidday, and
ma did the dishes after suppir and
pop helped her shine the aloominum
things, and after they finished pop
laid down on the sofer in the setting
room with his arms out. saying, Holey
smoaks, wat a tobb, think we awt to
give Nora a raise IL she asks for one
and threttens to leeve il she don't get
ltd drather> spend a day in the
trenches than shine up a row of those
COMPOUNDED aloominum things.
They serteny are a bother, but as
long as you have them you mite as
we'll keep them shined up, sed ma.
o. CESS so. sed pop, as}ong as you
have a sore thum. you mite as well
keep pounding it with a hammer.
Now Willyum, wat on erth has that
got to do with aloominum pots? sed
ma.
Nuthing. sed pop. WITCH it dident,
and 1 sed, 1 got ideer, pop, 1 got a
ideer, ma, 1 got a ideer how to shine
aloominum things without hardly any
werk at all.
For mersey sake, how? sed ma, and
pop sed,N The man. woman or child
who discovers how to relieve suffiring
humanity frum the burden of shining
aioominum kitchin jewelry will make
a million dollers the ferst yeer. 2 mil
lions the End, 8 the 3rd. and so on.
Do you wunt to know how, ma. do
you wunt to know how, pop? 1 sed.
Nuthing would give me greater
plezzure, sed ma, and pop sed, Out
with it, James Watt Krisofer Column
bus Thomas Edison Potts. Meening
me, and 1 sed, WY, all you half to do
is take all the aloominum things and
spred them on the frunt steps and
blow a horn to attrack peoples atten-
ton and then announce that whoever
shines a aloominum thing the shiniest
will get a reward of 10 SCENTS.
o goodniss for hevvin sake, sed ma.
Help, ade, sucker. assistance, sed
pop.
Meening they dident think it would
werk.
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a BIG INSTITUTION.

When Col. W. r. Nelson, owner
and founder of The<Kansas City Star.
died, it was said that not merely had
a man gone out of the word but that
an institution had closed its doors!
Here was an instance where what
went out from a man and his work
became bigger even than his marvel
Gus personality.
A great man transcends the fact of
living in suits of clothes. eating food.
and going to sleep at night-vhich is
the common lot of all. He becomes
an institution, thru whose doors all
may come and go and become the
richer for having done SO.
Institutions do not diei
The flower of the finest civiliza-
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CHAPTER XIX.

SE1<AI Ala
Up to this time I had not given a
thought of what he had said to me, it
seemed that he had a wrong idea of
things, he would call it a slant"
That because 1 earned "a large salary
he either had no need to, or could
not earn as large or larger. was ridicu-
lous.
because Glen Turner had been ad-
vanced. practically over his head. I
too, rather wondered why ii had been
done; and was inclined to feel a bit
angry over it. Robert had been a
steady, faithful worker. He never was
have been some sort of favoritism that
had given Glen the preference. They
would give Robert the next oppor-
tunity, 1 was positive.
You see. dear, Glen must have had
some kind of a pull--he must" I add
ed, as Robert shook his head. ''They
don't take an under. clerk and /put
hin right over another mans head
without some reason"
81 told you the reason. I'm not up
to grade"
Nonsense. You are hurt because
you feel sighted. Don't feel that way.
1t will be your turn next"
Next! Don't talk about it," he said,
more impatiently than he ever had
spoken to me. They'll probably give
Tim (the office boy) the next boost. -
The next day when I told Mary
Ryan all about it, and how disappoint-
/ ed Robert was. she said:
You don't mean to tell me, Gerry
Meredith, that Roberts firm have
given that nincompoop, Glen Turner
a position over Robert Why that fell
low don't know enough to come in
when it rains. That is he don't COM
pared to Robert"
II know-and Robert is awfully
blue"
Poor fellow! he has a right to be
How in the world did they come tic
do such thing?"
Bob says it is his own fault, thai
| he hasn't been able to fix his mind or
anything lately. He's jealous, too
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Observation-Disclosures

ton of the ancients is still as fresh as
when it first bloomed.
But if men and women are able to
build great houses of art and science
and. of business, and to leave them as
living examples of the monumental
genius of what brains are capable,
then how much greater must be the
institution of mans innate worth
and character which created all these
other things.
No, there is no greater institution
in the world than a big Institutional
MAN or WOMAN.
And every day-by every thought
and act-you are publishing to the
institution you want people to know
you have created and rule over.