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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-10
Questions--Answers

Q. Were not the poets Keats and Shelley
contemporaries, and if SO, were they
A. These poets were contemporaries, but
Keats did not take kindly to Shelley. IL
is believed that this was due to the fact
that Keats was very sensitive because OF
his lowly birth, while Shelley came from
an aristoeratie and wealthy family.
O.. How often does the Weather Man tell
the truth? II. II. S.
A. The daily forecasts of the United
States Weather Bureau are Ss.4 Per cent
q. win any materials withstand a tenn
perature of 1900 to 1500oF.! W. II.
smb pgre of % tbat VIII WITH
stand this temperature. Among these may
be mentioned magnesite, alundum, graph
lite, any brand of good molding sand. For
the first three Substances mentioned IL
would be necessary to use a pressure of
some kind TO form compact mold.
q. How many buffalo are there in the
game reservation in Montana? J. X. W.
A There are approximately 1876 head Of
buffalo on the national bison rarge at
Q. our state has adopted the model law
for the protection Of birds as suggested by
the American Ornithologists' union. Have
all the state adopted this law? L. v. Il.
A. This law has been accepted ly all
the states excerpts Montana, Idaho, Navada,
Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Nebraska and
Q. What do dentists use for filling
A. The bureau of standards says dem
| lists use an amalgamated alloy for filling
teeth. This alloy is made by melting and
casting silver, tin. copper and sometimes
zinc in the approximate ratio Of 81 % 3 L.
This material is next filed to chips- TbeFe
chips are then amalgamated with mercury
and later crystallized into a solid Lass.
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THE NEW
GENERATION
D., TANE pJSTpC
AT THE BALL.
BY JANE PHELPS

Margaret could not recall ever be-
ing happier than when she went
slowly down the stairs after Joan's
compliment. 1t was silly in her to
be SO pleased she argued. yet she was,
and it showed in both her face and
manner when she greeted Craig For
roster.
Something has happened, Mrs
Hayden, something that pleases you,"
Forester remarked as he led her into
the ballroom.
Margaret was pleased at his in
tuition, but embarrassed also. She
could hasdly tell him that a simple
compliment from her daughter had
pleased her so that it was noticeable
"a compliment that down in her
heart she knew was practically due
to her reference to the mother of that
blonde boy, Ted Walters, who for the
moment had intrigued Joan's fancy.
Yet even this knowledge could not
take away the warm feeling around
her heart that Joan's words had given
her.
Eyes, am pleased over something"
she acknowledged after a moment.
'And"-she hesitated, then added:
isn't it a pretty sight?" She referred
to the ballroom filled with dancers.
'Very!" the emphasis was pro-
nounced. But Craig Forester was
not looking at the whirling couples,
but into the eyes of the lady at his
side.
Margaret Hayden thoroly enjoyed
the evening. Forester was a good
dancer, a cultivated man. and was in
terested in his companion. What she
had told him on the beach, her story
of the unusual upbringing of her
daughter because her own youth had
been so cut and dried, so marked out
for her in every detail as to crush the
youth in her, had interested him i'm
mensely. He sensed the loneliness be-
hind it all, the devotion given without
reward. He understood the selfishness
of youth and visioned the longing
Margaret must have felt when she
found she had missed so much that
was hers by right
He also saw Joan's side. He smiled
q bit as he recalled how plainly she
had shown her dislike of him-no, not
of him, bat of anyone who absorbed
her mother. There had been nothing
personal in Joan's attitude.
He turned to the beaming woman
at his side.
Have you thought of sending Joan
away to schoo12'' he asked, apropos
of nothing.
She has decided to go to college"
Indeed"
Yes, I leave all decisions to her.
She is her own mistress as far as it
| is possible for 50 young a girl to be.
She told me not long ago that she had
| decided to go to college She is a
very good scholar, altho I never have
pushed her in any way"
zone can readily see she is clever"
Indeed she ISL Margaret was net
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JUST FOLKS
BIZ EDGAR A. GUEST.

FAME.
Fame never Iaureled his manly brow,
But these are the things he did -
Toifed by day in his quiet way
Keeping his virtues hid;
Taught his children the path to go
Without ever striking an angry blow;
Never did much to go boasting Of,
But he was a man that his friends could
love.
Many a hungry man has sat
Down to his bread and meat,
And a pleasant word from his lips was
heard
Making the dinner sweet
And a, wife all smiles at the door would
Proud OF him in a woman's way
For happiness was her own to claim
AlthO his worth wasn't known to fame.
Talked of the old Red, White and Blue
At night to his children small;
Told them there of the worlds despair
If ever our flag should fall
And two of his boys in Flanders lie
Who learned from his lips the way to die
Yet on he vent in his quiet way
Doing his best from day to day
Fame never laureled his manly brow,
But now that his soul has fled,
And his lips are dumb, many go and come
Remembering words he said;
And l think as much to the world he gave
AS the skilful hand and the medalled
brave;
So what shah matter the fame he missed
Whose good deeds amount to so large a
Copyright, 1921, by Edgar A. Guest)
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unlike other mothers in that she loved
to have her child praised. Far cleverer
than one would think so young a girl
would be. She is very intuitive. and
original. Also she is at times almost
painfully honest"
rs that a warning?"
Perhaps" Margaret did not pre-
tend to understand, "altho 1 did not
mean it so when I spoke"
There was a small casino connected
tired of dancing they wandered down
fthe moonlit path and then on the
casino piazza.
Craig Forester bowed to a woman
and her escort sitting near.
do you know Mrs. Walters?'' Mar
garet asked. She was the mother of
the blonde boy.
Yes, do you?"
mo. Tell me about her. Joan met
her son, a boy about 16, in bathing.
He has asked her to play tennis
And she accepted without asking
Eyes, her intuitions regarding her
young friends are usually to be
trusted"
I'm this case she is all right. Mrs.
Walters is a widow, about As or As.
She is most attractive. Rumor has 1t
that she is to marry the man with her
Hudson Baker, prominent finan-
cier."
'She is As; she doesn't look 3o,S
Margaret said musingly-
you told me you were 40. and you
do not look 25," Forrest returned
quickly.
Margaret scarcely heard. She would
| tell Joan what Craig Forester had
! told her of Mrs. Walters, IS or 4S. and
man wooing her! She was going tC
marry him. Margaret stole a look at
! the woman. She was laughing gayly
| happily.
! Margaret Hayden, for the first time
| in her life perhaps. was so envious OF
/ another woman she was almost sick
ened. 1t was some time before she
could again turn her attention to hel
escort. who wondered why she had sc
suddenly become quiet.
| (Tomorrow-Xa intrigued with
| what she hears.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-10

LITTLE BENRY'S NOTE BOOK
By HER PARE

This AFTERNOON in skool vile Miss
Kitty wasent looking our class passed
Ground hunks of paper to vote witch
was the prettiest gerL Mary Watkins
and Loretter Mincer being the 2 pref
test out of all of them but nobody
knowing wich one was the prettiest
out of these 2, and this morning vile
was wawking to skool somebody
came running up in back of me. Be-
inging Mary Watkins, saying. My
goodness Benny but you wawk fast,
wy don't you wait for a persin?
Me thinking, G, she t h in ks I'm
all rite.
And her and me kepp on wawking
along and she sed, Are you going to
vote in the bewty contest this afr
noon, Benny?
who. me? ] CESS so. I don't know,
I sed, and she sed, Did that Loretter
Mincer ask you to vote for her? It
would ~be jest like her to ask you,
never saw sutch brazen nee thing
in rny-li life and enybody thinks she's
bewtifull don't admire their taist. I
Wouldent think of dreaming of asking
you to tote for me but if you vote for
that Loretter Mincer I'll never speek
TO you agen.
wy, watts the matter, I dident say
was going to vote for her, I sed.
And vile I was wawking home for
1untch who ran up in bac of me but
Loretter Mincer looking as il she was
1earSe glad TO see me, saying, Hello
Benny, watts your hurry? And she
| wawked along with me a vile like
somebody not thinking of enything
special, and then she sed, o by the
way, I saw Mary Watkins wawking
to skool with you, I saw her run
after you, she certeny Is a bold thing
and wouldent be a bit serprized II
she asked you to vote for her this
AFTERNOON, is that wat she asked you
She dident axuilly ask me. sed,
and Lore1ler Mincer sed. Wen I don't
consider myself bewtifill because I
wouldent be so conseeted no mat
ter wat my private opinion is per-
sinally, and the last thing Id ask eny-
/ body would be to vote for me, but
| think Mary watkins is q perfeck
| frite and if you delibritly insult me
by voting for her I'll never speek to
1 you agen if I live to be 200.
/ Well gosh, G, watts the matter, did
I say was going to vote for her?
sed-
Being the reason I dident go to skol
/ this AFTERNOON.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-10

In connection with the movement TO
provide work for the unemployed, the
President Harding as follows: "The
cost of four modern battleships would
build two national hard surfaced high
ways, one from New York to San
Francisco. the other from the Gulf of
Mexico to Canada; the four battle
ships will be obsolete in ten or fifteen
years, the highways will stand forever.
We have started a movement asking
government to build these highways
under supervision of army engineers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-10

The attempt of congress at tariff
legislation has been a marked failure.
In the face of an emergency tariff
measure designed to protect the farm
ers. the prices of farm products stead
lily have declined. Congress might
better have adhered to the position
taken by the platform of the Repub-
lican party, on which it was voted
into power. This platform declared,
regarding the tariff, that 1.-The abnor-
NAL economic and trade situation of
the world and the impossibility of
forecasting accurately even the near
future preclude the formulation Of a
definite program to meet conditions a
year hence" 1t would be a great
credit to the tariff makers if they
would simply reiterate this statement
and adjourn all tariff legislation until
further notice. There are indications
that they have realized that this is
true, altho the presidents insistence
on giving precedence to tax legislation
has afforded them an easier way out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-10

The city Of Boston. it is reported,
has ordered 162 men who appeared in
a local soup line to leave town. 1t is
declared they are Migrants, part of a
large number of the class who went
to Boston following the labor auc-
lions on Boston common. One man,
when asked why he was unemployed,
asserted he was a weight litter IN
vaudeville but could not get job be-
cause of his ragged clothes. Another
gave his trade as that of Christmas
tree trimmer" Business in that line
is dull at this season. The unempIoy-
ment conference now in action al
Washington might ascertain, among
other things. how many of the unem-
ployed are really anxious to work. and
how many of them are Christmas tree
trimmerA
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This would give employment to sew
eraI hundred thousand, disseminating
the money generally among the peo-
pie, increasing real estate value all
over the country. starting a period Of
national Internal improvement that
would stimulate all values everywhere.
These national highways are needed,
will be built some day. why not now?
The whole thing is sane. practical and
wise"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-10

The singular attitude of nearly all
the tax experts and the public men
toward the sales tax, proposed as a
substitute for the federal excess
profits taxes now imposed, remarks
the Northwestern Miller" is occasion
ing much comment and speculation.
Why are they with such unanimity op-
posed to it, and, if they have good rea-
sons for their opposition, why are they
Unable to give them?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-10

Report comes from Washington
that Secretary Mellon soon will resign
his place in the cabinet. 1t will be his
most popular act since becoming con-
nected with the administration. He
has been continuously out of accord
with public sentiment and with con-
Eress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-10

More than three-duarters of a mil
lion lead pencils are manufactured for
use in the United States every year.
Probably more than half of them are
consumed IN making out income tax
retufns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-10

Providing a few persons with odd
jobs Of house cleaning will not go far
toward relieving {, really serious con-
dition of unemployment If such exist.
The truth is that here in the west al
most anybody who honestly desires
work can get it by going after it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-10

So great an cutlery arose over the
sale of the governments wooden ships
at $4,000 each that the deal has been
called off. They are said to be worth
$4,000 each for kindling.
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A Valiant Blade.

Customer with weeks beard)-"Do
you think that old razor will do it2"
Barber-"It will, sir. il the handle
don't break. ''-Tit-Bits (London).
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Expensive Islands.

Not all of the homes, however, are
deserted. Not allSare owned by mil
honaires. either. There are cottages
of all sizes down to a ridiculously
tiny green love nest which the story
goes was built for two but three are
there now
The islands are of all sizes. Some
Of the largest accomm odate whole
summer colonies. But the most popu-
lar size for summer homes are those
that comfortably hold "a single house.
leaving enough land for yard and
garden. Islands smaller than this are
dots of land~so microscopic that the
front yard is under water. To take a
walk, they have to get in a boat at the
front door and go somewhere else.
One-of the little frame cottages was
even built on a reconstructed island. A
few rocks with~a lone tree stuck up
above the shallow water and the land
was filled in to make a foundation for
small house and even few trees
were planted in the yard.
Why all this work should be neces-
sary when there are plenty Of IN
tenanted islands of comfortable size
lying all about is bit obscure. Still.
islands have gone up, and the two
rocks and a pine tree may have been a
bargain, Several hundred of the
islands on the American side of the
river were sold years ago to a man
| for $4,000. 1t is a fact that Pullman,
the railroad man, bought a desirao Die
island for SIS about fifty years ago.
J And it is estimated that the same
island. without its handsome residence,
would now bring no less than $25. geo
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
Personals.

Samuel Hayhurst Is now recover
ing from an attack OF tonsilttis.
Thelma Gillris in school again att
err a weeks absence with tonsilitis.
She has been at her home near Cur.
tisville.
Miss Margaret Hanley and Mrs.
Minnie Metz were business visitors
in Fairmont Saturday.
A. r. Gibson. OF BuCkhannon, was
q visitor with relatives here last
week.
D. NJ. Cunningham is adding a
new porch and other improvements
to his home.
]. Z. Hamilton has disposed Of
his leghorn hens and now keeps
only the hest of white Wyandottes.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hayhurst.
Of Curtlsville. we're visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. George Snodgrass, OF Bartholo'
new creek.
p. ". Higginbotham has traded
COWS with Grant Huey, of Logans'
port.
Clemmie Rice and Marie Wade
were visitors at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ambrose Hayhurst Sun.
dav.
John Scott is visiting his uncle.
William Satterfield.
Miss Margaret Hanley was visit.
ing Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Ammons
Tuesday night.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13

Chicken dinner

Thirteen students OF the Booths
vile high attended the chicken
dinner and meeting at the Captain
Booth school near Monongah Fri
day. They were shown a very en-
joyabIe time. Lloyd RinehaFt andg
County Superintendent I. A.
Barnes were the speakers. Super.
lntendent Barnes gave a fine talk
after dinner, owing to the fact that
he was greatly strengthened by a
good supply Of chicken and other
eats. The meeting was held to
standardize the school. Captain
Booth school is the first school in
Grant District TO be standardized.
George Grimes. teacher OF the
BoothsvIlle High, but formerly OF
Fairmont, announced his engage
,ment TO Miss Mildred Lent OF
Cleveland, Ohio. They expect to
make their future home in orlando,
Florida, where the orange blossoms
grow.
Personals
Mrs. Ned Thompson of Horner's
Run fell Friday night and broke
several of her ribs and fractured
her hip.
l.. R. Asher of Horners Run re-
Iceived a letter from Guy Coe, for
merly the teacher OF the Booths.
vile public school, who resigned
to take UP a position in Clarksburs
las bookkeeper, saying that he liked
his work and a getting along
fine.
Mrs. semore Nixon Of Booths
Greek was shopping in Boothsville
Saturday.
West Smith. of Detroit. Michigan
is a visitor at the home Of Squire
Smith OF Eldora.
Reverend A. L.. Lacy was call
ing a tho home Of Miss Nora Coon
In Main street, Boothsville, Friday
afternoon.
Frank Lambert OF Grafton wa a
visitor ut the B~oothsville high
school Friday afternoon.
Charles Seese Of Hepsabah was
a business caller in Boothsvillc
Saturday.
Louie Rife OF Booths Greek was
a visitor in the city Saturday.
Ezra Glaspell. a cattle dealer,
was in Boothsville Friday.
Jerome Nixon Of Purgee's Run
was a business caller In Booths
willie Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Holder.
man.. OF AdamsvIlle. we're in Fair
mont Friday doing their Christmas
shopping.
b. F. Ice, teacher OF the Booths
Wills public school. spent the week
end at his home in Warrington.
Martin Tucker, OF McGee, was
transactinE business in BoothsYtlle
Friday.
/ Miss Olof Willis and Earl Davis,
who were racing their horse Fri
day, fell off and we're slightly hurt.
The saddle girth burst and the
saddle came off, Olof received a
snratned ankle and Earl hurt his
shoulder. Both OF them rolled down
a bank almost into the creek.
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Queen Esther Met

An interesting and very pleasant
meeting OF the Queen Esther Cir
Gle OF the First Methodist church
was held on Saturday afternoon at
the home OF Mrs. Ellen Mockler In
Buffalo street. After a business
session a talk was given by Mrs.
Walter S. Furbee as treasurer Of
the Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety OF W-Seling District, At the
close OF the meeting refreshments
were served by the hostess, Mrs.
f. o. Atha and the Misses Beryl
Mockler and Ruby LEVER. Twenty
three members were present.
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Birthday Party

Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Stab en-
tertained a numbr of friends, at
tfeir home Saturday evening, Dec
ember 10, in honor of the latttcr's
brother, Louis Pitman, It being his
twenty second birthday.
The evening was spent playing
game and having a good social
time after which delicious refresh
ments were served. Those present
were: MIR. and Mrs. Walter Pit
man and daughters. Velma and
Dorothy. and, son. Virgil: Mr. and
Mrs. H. L. Pitman; Fred Stab
and son. Junior; Mr.. and Mrs. R.
G.. Stab and daughter, Clarice:
Misses Bessie Martin, Audra Pit
man, Violet Davis. Ruby Hess,
Vida Fetty. Marie Robey Marie
Martin. Lilly Martin. Jennie Kerr.
Bessie Kerr. Daisy Criss and lneI
Crisis: Messrs. HersChel Boord,
LATE Biard. Alex Hyre. Tony Hess.
Wayne Parrish. Arthur Ashcraft.
Pat Biard. Gay Toothman. Elmus
Toothman. Jerold Piggott. Carl
Koehler, Ernest Kerr. Lionel Nc.
DougaI, Albert Pitman, Herman
Martin ,ArlIe Mcknight, Glenn Par
IRISH and Lester Atha.
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LAUREL POINT.

me y. 10y He hono
ular monthly meeting at inc NONE
OF Mrs. Geo d. Laor I8st e""eS
daE aiteTHooH .,,.,, ,o,,
cliff and Smith RadciltIe nave
moved 10 their new homes %nsell
are now completG' near Mors"M,
town; "e'l I'!e"us "S.e
see them leave as they we're use
ful and pleasant citlzens'
Mrs. Orr OF heeasVllle is spend
ing SONIA time VIZ her
Mrs. Geo. .. Loar.
MFs: amy otrIns " "o9
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13

The Aurora Literary Society OF
the Warrington high school gave
a splendid program in the Central
School auditorium on Friday even
ing in honor Of Joel Chandler Har-
ris' birthday. Those taking part in,
cluded Harold Thomas, Leila Con-
away. Harley Beall, Gordon Wright,
Mildred Rudy. Helen Sybert. Helen
Hammel, Pearl Snodgrass, Jose
phinc Taught, Hamilton Petres.
l.cona Eperthener, and Others, Miss
Helen Brown OF the school daculty
was critic.