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MEAT PRICES.

Every meat eater and livestock pro-
Queer is interested in the cost of meat
and wants to know what makes
prices. y The packers side OF the ques-
ton is set forth in a recent issue of
the Armour Magazine as follows;
TIVE mighty forces. working against
each other, fix the price of meat.
Millions of producers demand that
prices be. high enough to provide a
profit on their labor and investment.
II costs money to produce livestock.
Beef is just hay and corn and other
feeds and labor and all these cost two
or three or four times what they did
before the war.
One hundred million consumers de-
mand lower prices. Even in normal
times, the consumer wants to buy
cheaper and the present scale of prices
makes his demand more insistent.
Producer and Communicative mighty
forces-have Numerically opposed
views on prices. Back of the produc-
er's dictum is reduced production.
Back of the consumers dictum is boy
cott.' Both are powerful weapons.
The meat packer stands between the
two and the price of meat records a
compromise between the producer
demand for high prices and the con-
sumeF's demand for low prices. When,
by reason of large supplies. the con-
sumner is in the ascepdency. the indiea-
tor moves toward lower prices. When.
by reason of inadequate supplies or
abnormal demand the producer is
dominant the indicator moves toward
higher prices. The eontending forces
move the indicator the indicator can
not move the scale.
The packers profile are incense
quential in their effect On prices. They
remain fairly constant. being less than
half cent a pound whether prices be
high or low. OK err a period OF years
the packers profits on sales of all
commodities have averaged only
about per cent. Meat prices, there
fore. are determined by the forces ex-
erted by, the producer in accordance
with his emiHeLtly proper desire to
have prices high, and by the consumer
in his equally proper desire to have
1riceS low
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The Woman Who Lovcd-and
Earned ANI2dsrn st2z q Home and Business
Blu JANE PHELPS

Mary and Gardner came. up after
dinner and spent one evening, but
Mary did not refer to our talk in any
way, even when I'VE were alone.
thought It strange, yet was glad she
didn't. 1t was my problem now. She
had told me all she thought might help
me. 1 knew, however, she was think
ing of it. 1 caught her several times
looking at me in peculiar manner,
then giancing quickly away when she
thought l had noticed
What's all this Mary tells me, Rob
ert, about your bringing Burch & Co.
up to date?" Gardner asked.
"Oh. they were SO old fogy they
couldn't do business. I just made a
suggestion or two. Really. Gerry has
done all that has been done.''
Bully for you, Gerry A wife who
helps her husband make good is worth
having" I knew by Gardeners tone
that Mary had told him something of
my work with Robert, and that he
realized we would both be more COM
forta Die if he pretended ignorance.
OF course 1 am worth having.
Gardner Kenyon, am surprised
that you ever had any doubts on the
subject
That's right. Gerry. give it to him
| I used TO be a bit jealous of you,
Gardner. Gerry sang your praises toe
| loudly to suit me. But I'll forgive
!
Mary" Robert said in a joking tone,
but making me flush a little. 1t new
er had entered my head that he was
or would be Jealous of Gardner. But ]
remembered! used to praise him, cal
him "cleverS and so forth.
You people will be auarrel:ng il
I don't take Gardner away" Mary
said But I remember 1 am a poor
| working COLL and need my sleep"
Just before she said goodnight Mar.
whispered:
Madame said teday yeu would bs
back next week"
Did shs?"
yes. Are you coming back. Gerry
All the girls Will be glad to see you
Her tone was very queer.
I'm not thinking ef the girls
Mary. I am thinking of Rebert-ane
myself"
~Then yeu haven't decided"
/ Mo-
Come along. Mary, I thought yet
were in a hurry" Gardner took hel
arm and hurrierher away.
CTomorrow-Gerry~ makes up hel
mind.)
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Questions--Ansu,ezs

9; Is hog cholera serum cure for hog
A. 1t cannot be considered a cure for
this disease. althe many time favorable
results follow its injection even after the
hog has developed a fever.
o Where is Eatereress found. aDsl
how should it be prepared for a salad 7
A. NJ p
a. watereress is hardy perennial and
streams or shallow pools, wintering we'll
when covered with water. 1t grows readily
from seed as well MS from freshly cut
pieces of branches, aud soon spreads over
a large area. 1t is merely necessary TO
gather 1t and wash it well for table use.
1t is generally served with French dress
ing made of two parts olive oil, one part
vinegar. and mustard. salt, and paprika.
Q. What was the Star Chamber?--0. X.
council chamber of the Palace Of west
minister. The roof OF the room was dec
Grated with gilt stars which probably gave
the court its name. The court was found
ed or restored in 1887 by Henry VII TO
assist in bringing to Justice the great
landowners and mobiles. 1t was indepen-
dent of a jury who could inflict any punish
afraid OF the nobility. The trial was con-
Quoted by written questions, unless the ac-
cused chose to confess. This confession
became such an abuse, torture being used
to extort it, that in 1641 the court was
abolished.
8. Who built the first modern auto
mobile in the United States IL. W. g.
A Elwoed Haines built the first auto
mobile which used gasolene for fuel, in
1898, in Kokomo. Ind The original car
is In the Smithsonian institution In WASH
ington n. c.
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Earned
INDIGESTION.
CHAPTER s5.

did think over what Mary had said.
I tried to look at it from every angle.
And I tried TO put my personal feelings
out Of the auestion-my feelings as re-
garded earning money. my independ-
ence, and my love OF good Clothes The
hardest of all to battle was the loss of
independence. 1t isn't easy for a girl
who has always had her own pay en-
velope to give it up-even for love
1 had earned my living SO long be-
fore I married Robert, L had been &C
customed to my own money, to do with
it as I pleased, how could ! endure to
ask him for what needed?
Each time this thought came. I felt
sure I could net give up my position
that I absolutely could not be depend
emit upon anyone, even Robert. l re-
called all the stories ] had heard or
read of women who had to ask their
husbands for every cent they spent
and how it was given grudgingly often
or an accounting be required.
THAT would be awful" 1 said tc
myself Think of saying to Robert
1 want a dollar for this or that. Ii
would be unbe arable."
did not think that Robert would
ask me what I had done with money
he might give me, but we would have
so little I wouldn't feel 1 could take !:
without telling him what l needed '
for.
If anyone thinks I had an cas-,
problem, I wish l might put them il
the same position. I had earned more
than Robert, so had no hesitancy il
INDUCING myself occasionally in littl'
extravagances that would be cut of tn
question if 1 stopped working. No
| that bought useless things, but nic'
powders and perfumes, a bit of, rea
lace for cellar. silk stockings. and 81
forth. Then I was fond of the theate
and had always paid for the ticket
without saying anything to Robert. 1
gave up my position at the shop
would also have to give up all thes
things. I had now but a week TO de
4 eide.
AS may be imagined, in my undo
cided mood, the days seemed fairly 4
fly past. Each night I would say t.
myself. II must decide tomorrow
will" and each night I would still b
uncertain.
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the home and church and fields Of
Joan of Arc. The Maid who heard
Voices seems to live anew there,
and to make the spiritual real and
paramount God often calls US, put
generally we are not at home" Our
lesson today centers about the hear
ing of the Voice by the lad Samuel.
as he waited in the place of duty.
And the child ministered unto
Jehovah before ELI. And the word
of Jehovah was precious in those
days; there was no frequent vision.
And 1t came to pass at that time.
when Eli was laid down in his place
(now his eyes had begun to wax
dim, SO that he could not SEED, and
the lamp of God was not yet gone
out, and Samuel was laid down to
sleep, in the temple of Jehovah,
where the ark of God was; that Je-
hovah called Samuel; and he said
Here am I. Her am I; for thou
calledst me. And he said, I called
not; lie down again. And he went
and lay down. And Jehovah called
yet again, Samuel. And Samuel
arose and went to Eli. and said,
Here am ]; for thou ealledst me.
And he answered, 1 called not. my
son; lie down again. New Samuel
did not yet know Jehovah, neither
was the word of Jehovah yet reveal
ed unto him. And Jehovah called
Samuel again the third time. And
he arose and went to Eli, and said,
Here am l; for taou calledst me.
And Eli perceived that Jehovah had
called the child. Therefore Eli said
unto Samuel, Go. lie down; and
it shall be, if He call thee, that thou
shalt say, Speak, Jehovah. for Thy
servant neareth. So Samuel went
and lay down in his place.
And Jehovah came, and stood,
H. 4. Asx-.A CO
uel, Samuel. Then Samuel said,
Speak; for thy servant heareth.
And Jehovah said to Samuel, Be-
hold, / will do a thing in Israel. at
which both the ears of every one
that heareth II shall Jingle. In that
day I will perform against Eli all
that I have spoken concerning his
house, from the beginning even unto
the end. For / have told him that
l will Judge his house for ever, for
the iniquity which he knew, because
his sons did bring a curse upon
themselves, and he restrained them
not.
"And Samuel grew. and Jehovah
was with him, and did let none of
His words fall to the ground. And
all Israel from Dan even TO Beer
sheba know that Samuel was estab-
lished to be a prophet of Jehovah.
And Jehovah appeared again in
Shiloh; for Jehovah revealed him
self to Samuel in Shiloh by the word
| of Jehovah"
The significance of the lesson
threefold:
/. When the custodians of religion
however holy themselves, cease {
have solicitude for Righteousness
the end of their service is in sign
Too-tolerant Ellis must give way I
Samuels.
2. The Voice still speaks: and j
summons to the young and the seen
| ingly inconsequential is the most in
portant factor in history. VIII
youth hears, manhood does. tt
way out of all woes is by the r,
| ligieus ideals of childhood.
g. When the Voice speaks, the on
right answer, whatever the cons
quences is Here am IT, The spiri
who reply Present" when God cal
are the ones who save their time
Souls grow great by saying Here a
Il" to God.
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Ar III 49,
tCopyrisht, 1919, by tie Wheeler Syndicate
Inca
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY LEE pApE.

Yestidday for homework we had to
rite a composition on flowers. today
in skoel Miss Kitty sed, Some of the
compositions were very good, boys,
but they we're all toe long. Can eny-
body in the class tell me wat is ment
by the Impression, Erevity is the sole
of wit f.ss.a
WITCH nobody sed they; could, and
Miss Kitty sed, 1t meens that the
shorter a thing is. the better. Now
wunt you al to rite a composition on
froot jest to see who can rite the
shortest one.
And she gave out paper and waited
vile and then she sed. Is enybody
finished yet? witch me and Pubs
Simkins and Sam Cross and Bill Brant
raised our hands, and Miss Kitty sed,
Very good. Willyum Brant reed yours.
Wich Bill did, being, Froot is all
diffrent shapes, espeshiHy bananas.
Froot is at its worst wen it gets rottin,
but it's still froot Jest the same.
Is that all? sed Miss Kitty, and Bill
Brant sed, Yes mann, and Miss Kitty
sed, My goodniss. that is short
Samuel Cross, reed yours.
Witch Sam did, being. Apples are
froot. and vica virtue. Some prefer
peetehes and some don't proving froot
| is a matter of taist.
That's breef enouff too, to say the
leest. Benny Potts. Suppose you reed
| yours.
Wieh I did, being. Froot grows on
froot trees, hence the name. The end.
Well for pity sake. I think Ill have
the others collected and reed them
myself, we viii now have the ioggriffy
! lessin sed Miss Kitty.
Nich we did.
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Dorothy Dix Talks

BY DOROTHY DIX
worlds Highest Paid weuaan Writer.


Did you ever pause to consider the
relative effectiveness of praise and
blame, Just as weapons of offense and
defense?
Especially in the family circle.
And more especially with children.
We don't realize it. but we grown
ups hardly ever speak to children ex-
cept to find fault with them. which
must be pretty wearing on the nerves
of the children. Not TO say anything
of being digheartening and discourag-
ing Not without cause did the little
boy. when asked his name, reply that
it was, willie Don't'--and persisted
in the assertion that that was what he
was called at home.
Our daily communion with our off
spring runs something like this:
willie, don't make SO much noise.
Don't eat with your knife. Don't
serape your feet on the floor. Don't
whistle. How many times have I told
you not to leave your skates in the liv-
ing room, and NOT to make finger
prints on that mahogany table. Why
don't you study your lessons, and for
PHYS sake can't you act like a gentle
man instead of hoodlum''
Yes, life for the average child is just
one don't after another. and familiarity
breeds contempt, SO that he gets to the
place where he doesn't even hear
them, to say nothing Of being re
strained by them. AS one child said tc
me with unconscious eynicisnn, ooh
mothers got the don't habit. She
always says don't no matter what you
ask her, so we just go along and do as
we please
OF course parents say, and truly
that they must correct Their children's
| faults and that they musf keep them
| from doing the things which they
should not do, but they do not accom-
plish this by ceaseless fault-findine
and nagging.
They overlook one of the funda.
mental Characteristics of humanity
which is the impulse we all have tc
live up to our blue china and to bs
what people expect US to be. Thi'
instinct is peculiarly strong in the
breast of tchildren. They are essen
tally initiative and will form them
selves on any model that is held VI
/ before them.
There is, therefore, no way in Yhicl
! you can so surely make a boy roug Il
and tough. as by telling him that he il
rough and tough, and centering his at
tention en- his uncouthness. Eventual!
he will come to take pride in being
hoodlum and trampling all of thu
decencies of conventions under foot
On the other hand, to make a DO!
| a gentleman is to praise him for hi
good manners and his courtesy. Tel
him that you are SO glad that he doe
not hold his knife and fork in tn,
awkward way in which some other 1T
tie boy does. and you will never hav
to worry over his table manners again
Let him see that yoir- observe tina
he took his hat off in an elevator AM
that he stood up when-ladies entered
q, room, and that he never fails t,
! give his seat to a woman on the car
and you will make a considerable an,
courteous gentleman of him becaus
You have given him a knight
standard of himself to which he has L
live up.
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There are many indications that the
people are continuing to spend money
fer extravagancss and Injuries and
thereby aid in keeping up prices OF
necesSaries.. Every days labor ex-
pandAds in the production of a luxury
means one day less available for the
production of necessity. The pur-
chaser OF luxuries is also a consumer
OF necessities; therefore. the expendi-
ture of labor in the production of lux
uries where there is an excessive cost
Of necessities gives new impetus to the
movement OF the higher prices. Every
dollar expended for luxury is an en-
enlargement Of the employment OF
labor in the production of luxuries,
diverting labor from the production
of necessities. By purchasing luxuries
therefore. the consumer not only de-
prives himself of some of the money
with which to buy necessities but he
helps to increase the price OF the ne
cessity he ultimately must buy.
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OUR CUMBERSOME TAX SYSTEM

Reorganization and readjustment of
the governments present system of tax
alton must be undertaken at ne dis
tant day. and why congress does net
get busy on the job at once 1t is diff
cult to understand.
A statement made recently by an Of
fetal of the bureau of internal reve-
nues indicates that the treasury de-
partment itself is unable to cope with
the complex situations produced by
the present cumbersome income and
excess profits tax law. The officials
of the treasury department charged
with the responsibility OF collecting
this tax admit that. even tho the best
of judgment is used. injustice often
occurs, and the taxpayer is obliged to
meet onerous and almost prohibitive
conditions. Furthermore, in order
that the letter of the law may be fuIis
collected as provided for under the
complex system. the treasury depart
ment employees are becoming legion
and the expense of the collection is ap-
palling even to men who are accus-
toned to the present-day expensive
methods of the government.
Besides this, as a writer in one OF
the magazines puts it, the public has
little chance, under the present sys-
tenn of taxation, of beating the high
cost of living, and there is a suspicion
that the methods utilized by the com
mercial world to beat the tax game
have had a very large part in the up
ward development of prices.
The producer of raw material add:
the tax to his product; the buyer oil
the raw material pays the producer.
tax and then adds his own; the buyer
OF the manufactured raw materia
pays the combined tax preceding, ant
adds his own; the jobber who buys The
final manufactured product pays the
accruing combined tax, and adds hi
own; the wholesaler and distributor
meets the established combined tax
and adds his own; the retailer pay
the compounded tax, and adds hi
own, and the public pays the severa
times compounded tax and grumhlc
about the high cost of living.
Repeal of the excess profits ia,
would accomplish more in bringing
down prices of commodities than At
torney General Palmer could do in
year thru any methods that he has pu
into practice UP to this time.
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No Mexican revolution would be
complete without Villa, and cense-
ouently that warrior has turned up in
the vicinity of Chihuahua. He is
ready and willing to aid in the over
throw of Carrsnza and asks as re-
ward only that he be permitted to kill
such captured federal officers as he
may select for execution. A little
matter like THAT probably will not
stand in the. way Of acceptance of his
help by the rebels. Villa has a score
TO settle on account of the execution
of General Angeles and seems to be
making that the paramount issue. AS
long as the Mexieans continue to kill
one another it may be that slaughter
Of Americans will be less frequent.
But the greasers' appetite for blood
land plumber must be eratified in some
way. Americans are in proper frame
iof mind to welcome the respite
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agreed to maintain them there fer ten
years. England, on the other hand,
which receives vast territory from
Germany, as we'll as miscellaneous ad-
vantages Of all kinds. has only $4,000
soldiers in Germany, and is under OBJ
legation te keep them there only five
years. The cost of maintenance of our
troops is about s1,220.ooo per day,
which. under the terms of the ar
Inistiee, Germany is obligated to pay.
AS a matter of fact. however, there
has been paid only a little more than
$4,000, 900, sufficient to maintain our
army OF occupation only eight or nine
days.
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JUST FOLKS
TRorBLE Axp FRIENDS.
BIZ EDGAR a. GUEST.

II
It's seldom trouble comes alone. I've
noticed tbis-when things 90 wrong
An trouble comes a-visitiD', it always
brings n friend aleng:
Sometimes it's one you've known before,
and then perhaps it's someone new
Who stretches out helping hand an stops
to see what he can do.
I've gone aleng thru pleasant days when
had not thing to dread.
An never thought about my frieHds-they
just went trudgiu' right ahead;
Then suddenly the clouds grew gray, an
right away q friend or two
Dropped everything to come 70 me an
figure cut what they could do.
II never trials came to us, if grief an sor-
row passed US by.
IF every day the sun came out an clouds
: were never in the SKY.
We'd still have Heighbors, l suppose. each
one pursuin' selfish ends.
But neighbors only they would he-we'
never know them as eur friends.
Out Of the troubles 7 have had, have come
my richest friendships here.
Kind hands have helped to bear my care
kind words have rsllen on my ear;
An So I say when trouble comes, l know
before the storm shall end
That ! shall fiHd my bit of care has also
brought to me a friend.
CsPyFisht 1880 bg Edgar A Quest
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The opinion, is expressed by the De-
troit News that it ought to prove an
interesting performances when the
president of the American Federation
Of Labor and the governor of Kansas
take to the platform some time next
month to debate on the Kansas court
Of Industrial relations. 1t says: Both
are adreit debaters of wide experience;
and both are the outstanding cham
pions ofstheir respective ideals. It is
q debate which the public ought TO fol-
low with great interest
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Among the signs that Topeka is
rapidly sravitating toward the big
league" class is the fact that every
day has become a shopping day at the
stores. Another indication is the
movement of business to other streets
than Kansas avenue. 1t has taken a
long time to get away from the idea
that goods could be sold in quantities
and bargains could be offered sue
eessfully only on Saturdays. Trade
has become too big to be done in ens
day a week and the growing number
of stores cannot all be Accommodated
! on single street, even the it be a long
one.
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Admiral Sims stin insists that the
United States navy was wholly UMPIRE
pared when we entered the war. But
ths fact remains that it conveyed
nearly 100000 soldiers across with
out the legs of a man,