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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-20
HEART and HOME PROBLEMS
Written for The State journal
BY ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: My sister
has died recently, leaving little girl
of six years old. Sisters husband died
when the little girl was two years old,
and since that time sister and the
child have made their home with us.
Ny husband does not make much
money and it is all we can do with our
family of four to live on what he
worked too and paid her part, but
when she died she left nothing for the
care of the child
1 have two married brothers and a
married sister. None of them have a
lot of money, but they all have more
for granted that I will have the care
of sisters little girl, and I am glad
they do because in the last four years
she has been IN our home she has
grown very dear to me and feel that
she is one of my own children instead
of a niece. 1t seems to me only fair
that my brothers and sister should
give me a. little money each month to
help pay expenses for the child.
Since they do not offer to pay any
thing, do you think it would be wrong
for me to ask for five dollars month
from each of them? figure it would
cost about fifteen dollars a month to
feed and dress the child. and to send
way. am not paying anything, but I
will have all the work to do. I can
sew and will make her clothes, wash
and iron them, besides cooking and
waiting on her. Please don't get the
impression that I am hard and am
trying to get all I can out of my broth
-ers and sister. When I tell you that
my husband earns $1S5 a month, I
think you will understand that we
can't do much moro than take care of
Your advice will help me so much
When I think of asking for money
feel ashamed because I. feel that
ought to take care of my dear sisters
such a thing. At other times it seems
to, me that my brothers and sister
ought to see need help from them.
What would you advise me to do?
JULIA B.
Your brothers and sister certainly
ought to help you take care of your
dead sisters little girl. Since they say
nothing about doing their part, ask
them to help you. Five dollars a
month for each of them is not too
mercenary in asking this because you
are doing well to manage for your own
family on your income. Besides your
brothers and sister have responsible
ity toward their sisters child and they
should not be permitted to shirk it,
Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 am but 16
years of age and I think am in love
with a boy II years of age. He doesn't
pay any attention to me except to look
at me but he is always talking and
laughing to my chum. I don't know
what to do 1t pains me to see him
talk to other girls and not to me. As
1 said before he always looks at me
but never says a word.
am anxiously waiting for you to
advise me what to do.
GREY EYES.
Probably both you and the boy are
shy. Your girl friend may find it
easier to laugh and joke with boys and
therefore she has no trouble tai
to the boy you like so. much. Always
speak to him when you meet. and if
you can think of some little pleasant
try. say it,
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Dorothy Dix Tails
State Pay for spinsters-1.
BIZ DOROTHT DIX
WoGsaro H1Ehsss Pa1a Woman WRaenR.

StaUe ray Tor SplnSteES-As
You know her well-the little old
maid who has shaved all of her days,
and who, now that old age is upon
her and she can no longer uearn the
miserable pIttance upon which she has
existed, turns helpless, hopeless, des-
perate eyes upon the future, wonder
ing what will become of her.
She is a common figure in every
community. She hovers around the
background of every home. So faInil-
lar are you with the sight of the shah
by little creature in her decent, worn
clothes, and with her deprecating.
whipped dog look that women wear
when they have been beaten by life,
that it is only at times that you real
ize how pitifuI she is. Then you think
that something ought to be done
about it,
1t isn't as if poor. little old Miss
Mary hadn't done her bit. She has
been no butterfly gayly fitting from
flower to flower in her youth instead
of laying up SuStenance for her old
age. All of her life she has toiled but
she always had to do the kind of work
that is i'll paid, and that leaves no
margin of profit for pleasure or for
saving. Poor little Miss Mary isn't
clever. She has no initiative. Often
she had little education, and she was
never trained to any gainful trade or
profession Her unskillful hands have
always fumbled at their task, and,
kept the wolf a foot away from her
door.
Always she has heard this monster.
that she feared and dreaded above
everything else on earth, painting on
her threshold. Always she has known
he was ready to spring upon her if
she fell sick! or paused for a day for
the rest she so sadly needed. Always
she has lived with the gripping fear
of old age, and dependence upon her.
and some day she knew they must
overtake her. That was inevitable,
and there was no help for her.
Yet still she fought on, struggled
on, forcing herself to toll when the
very WEAKNESS of death was upon her.
Goading herself to her task when her
poor old body was just living pain.
Soldiers have been decorated on the
battlefield for less heroic deeds than
little old Miss Mary performed when
she staggered up to answer the bell
of her tiny shop, or got down on her
poor, old rheumatic knees to scrub a
floor.
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JUST FOLKS
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.

GOOD ENOUGH.
My son, beware of good enough"
1t isn't made of sterling stuff; -Qe.s4
It's something any man can do, 49,
1t marks the many from the few,
1t has no merit to the eye.
It's something any man can buy,
Its name Is but sham and bluff
For it is never good enough"
With good enough" the strikers stop
In every factory and shop,
With good enough" the failures rest
And lose TO men who give their best,
With good enough the car breaks down
And men fall short of high renown;
Ny son, remember and be wise,
In good enough" disaster lies.
With '"good enough" have ships been
wrecked,
The forward march of armies checked,
Great buildings burned and fortunes lost,
Nor can the world compute the cost
In life and money it has paid
Because at good enough" men stayed.
Who stops at good enough shall find
Success has left him far behind. -
There is no "good enough" that's short
OfNwhat YOU can do and You ought;
The flaw which may escape the eye
And temporarily get by,
Shall weaken underneath the strain
And wreck the ship ear or train
For this is true of men and stuff
Only the best is good enough
Copyright, 1922, by Edgar a. Guest.)
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Questions-Answers

O. Why was no thirteen cent stamp
made in the new series which have all
prices from one to fifteen, except thirteen
A. The postoffice department says that
the reason there are no new thirteen cent
stamps is due to the fact that there is no
demand for them. 1t was only during tie
war when the rate was increased that
special delivery and other needs.
Q. Can paper be made to initiate the
parchment used in lamp shades: M c. e.
A. Ordinary water color paper can be
parchmentized for the making of lamp
shades by applying equal parts of Hnseed
used and the material thoroly rubbed into
the paper. Three coats may be given
O. Did Washington ask that no salary
be paid him while he was president?-
4. Historians state that while in office
Washington accepted expenses only that
q. where does the mastiff dog come
a. Mastiffs originated in Great Britain
where they were used to guard floeks and
Q. At what hour of the day is it proper
to serve a buffet meal: j. r.
A. buffet breakfast may be served at
noon. luncheon at one or two. O'Clock.
a supper at any time in the evening. or
this Kind of service may be used for an
O.. How long should hold be in
A. It should be governed by the
rhythm If the music and is left to the
performers discretion.
O. Is herbert known in JAPAN
A Kakke is the Japanese name for
disease believed to be identical with the
beriberi of India. the Malay Peninsula and
Archipelago and Brazil
q Can holly be used for hedge? B.
l. A
A 1t is often used. as it bears clipping
well.
q When did China become republic?
a February eth, 1912. the form of gov
eminent was changed from that Of
monarchy TO that of a republic
@ Who invented soapr
& it's not known who first invented
soap. Its use is of great antiquity. Ex-
Vacators Of Pompeii discovered a soap fac
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pressive was the blue smoke fog that
rose from the cigars and cigarets of
the patrons. Inspired by the sight.
she lit a cigaret.
1t was during the intermission and
the manager saw her.
Hey, lady, you'll have to cut that
out" he exploded. I'VE don't have
that here
The visitor went on smoking. Back
came the manager. Again he pro-
testedpp So the visitor tried argument.
Il don't see any harm in it, she
said. why was at the opera last
night and smoked there
A hurt expression appeared on the
burlesque operators face
Lady" he said with emphasis.
.'tllis is a respectable house.,-N. Y.
Sun
Two Americans met in a Strand
bar. Why" exclaimed one, 81
thought you always reckoned this time
Of year to be tarpon fishing What
are you doing over here2| After
Bass" was the feeling answer
London Morning Post
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was in mas room looking out the win
dow wondering weather Id rather be
out in the street and some kid went
up the frunt steps and rang the bell
and sed to ma, There's Mr.. Lewises
office boy, ma, shall Irgo down and
give him the packidge?
BY all meenS. good radiance to bad
rubbidge, ma sed. And Invent down
and handed the boy the packidge say
Sure. And he took it and shut the
door agen and wen pop came home he
sed. Wares that paoSdge I left. on the
hall rack. Lewis dident send his boy
after all, he's going to send him to my
office tomorro.
Willyum, that's PERFECTLY redicku-
Iiss, the boy was heer and got the
packidge and for all know Mr.. Lewis
has smoaked all the cigars by this
time, he's foolish enuff to, I'm sure,
ma sed, and pop sed, zee gods, you've
and sed, G, ma maybe we did, there
was a huckster Vaughn out in the
street at the same time and maybe the
boy was attached to-that, maybe he
ony wunted to know if we wunted to
buy eny bananas or something.
And so you gave him NIr. Lewisses
cigars, how sweet and appropriate, pop
sed, and ma sed, Well don't care. I
don't like that man Lewis and never
Expect to, and pop sed, But they were
his cigars, havve you no sents of JUS
tice?
Certeny have, and that's jest wy I'm
glad, ma sed. And she went to the
movies with my sister Gladdis and pop
called up Mr.. Lewis on the telefone
and told him to buy another box of
cigars and charge them to him.
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HowELLls PLAN IN ACTION

The experiment proposed by the
newly elected senator from Nebraska.
which involves the taking over-meth-
cd not stated-of a big railroad sys-
tenn by the government for expert
mental purpose, it seems has been
tried out in Frances The story is told
by the Chicago News as follows:
The French government has def
nitely decided to relinquish the west
ern railroad system to private man
agemeH and operation. This system
was acquired by the republic in 1909,
and at that time public sentiment IA
Vored government ownership and
operation OF railroads. The western
system had broken down; accidents
were frequent and grave; wage work
ers, officials and other commuters
who worked in Paris complained bit
terly of poor service and vexatious de-
lays; mayors and city councils petit
toned the government to purchase the
system and operate it for service.
Since the system yielded no dividends
and had a heavy deficit to meet, its
sale TO the government was arranged
without difficulty.
For time the service showed i'm
provement under government opera
ton, but only for a time Bureau
Nracy soon disclosed its incompetence.
Costs of operation increased, the def
cts steadily mounted; discipline suf-
fered; the service became worse than
ever A parliamentary commission
was appointed to study the situation,
and after a thoro investigation it re-
ported in favor OF return of the sys-
tenn to private ownership and opera
tion- This report was approved by the
BRAND cabinet, and the Poincare min
istry is known to favor the change
recommended.
How soon the transfer will be made
no one knows. There is socialist, syn
dicalist and radical-labor opposition.
It is interesting to note that the syn
dicalists propose a sort of Plumb plan
as a substitute for government opera
ton on the one hand and uncondition-
al return OF the system to private en-
terprise on the other. The present
French parliament is conservative, but
il may not find time to act on the
question. It will be an issue in the
next election, no doubt, If left open till
that time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-20

The meat packers are asking the
government for permission to consoIi-
date two big concerns. II permission
be granted probably a merger of the
entire big five soon will follow.
Washington therefore is taking time
to think it over. Attorney General
Daugherty's declaration in favor of a
governmental agency to advise and
supervise trade associations has been
Followed closely by the statement of
Senator Walter E. Edge, of New Jer-
sey. that a. the coming session OF con-
gress he plans to press his measures
calling for an investigation of the en-
tire trade association matter and the
setting up of some such body as Mr..
Daugherty advocates These two de-
-veIopments seem to prove that the
status of trade associations is still q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-20
CORN STILL IS KING.

The steady advance in corn prices
that has been noted recently means
much to Kansas in the way of added
wealth. Kansas is pre-eminently 6
corn state. Its progress mainly ha.
been built on corn. Where the pre-
ponderance of prosperity and wealth
is found is where the principal crop is
| corn.
Consumed directly or in the form o.
meat and other animal products, corr
is the principal source Of the nations
food supply. The vital importance OF
the corn crop and its relation to
American prosperity has been re-
viewed by the department of agricul-
ture in the 1921 Yearbook. In a sur
vey the department has presented the
story of corn in all it's details.
OF approximately $500. 900 farms in
the United States, nearly 10000 pro-
duce corn Nearly 1O0.O0O.OOO acres
of farm land are devoted to this crop,
which in recent years has reached
more than s.OOO,OOO.000 bushels. The
1921 corn crop. under low prices, was
valued at $1.s03. 100000.
1t is shown that 40 per cent of the
total crop is fed to hogs on farms, 20
per cent to horses and mules on farms,
and IS per cent to cattle on farms.
Only 10 per cent is used direct for hu-
man food, but IS per cent is used thru
the consumption of meat and meat
products. Corn is the basis of the ma
TONS livestock industry.
The United States produces about
three-fourths of the corn crop of the
world. There are no large competing
countries, but corn is an important
crop in Argentina, Brazil. Mexico, and
some Of the southern European coun-
tries, tho not yet in serious compete
ton with the United States. 1t is
shown that less than half of the corn
land in the corn belt is allotted to
corn in any given season, and that
over SO per cent of the crop land is
occupied by small grains and hay.
The production of corn is financed
with less use of borrowed capital than
is the case with most other staple
farm crops. The reason for this is
that because of the diversified system
OF farming followed in the corn belt,
the farmers income is distributed
turnout the year more evenly than is
the case in many other sections. The
direct investment in a corn crop con-
sists more of the farmers own labor
and less of purchased material and
equipment than is the case with al
most any other crop.
Pne future demand for corn depends
on many things, most important of
which is the demand for meat. If in
creasing supplies of meat, especially
pork, are required for our own use
and for export. then our corn pro-
duction must be increased, as we can
not grow enough meat to supply an
enlarged demand with our present
production of corn.
Unusually heavy exports of corn
have been made this year; the ship
ments bid fair to exceed exports OF any
year since 1900, when they reached
190,SS6,oOO bushels. From January
to, August, inclusive, this year, ap-
proximately 1s1. 100000 bushels was
exported.
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1t is reported that within the last
few days President Harding, in CONVEX
sation with a friend, stated that ne
now believed the country wants the
bonus and that this being so there was
no reason to delay the passage of the
bill until the next congress. How
ever, it was generally understood at
the time the president vetoed the
bonus bill that the state of the pub
lie mind had nothing to do with his
action. The reason he gave for not
apSroving the measure was that there
YVES no money in sight with which to
pay the bonus If now he has changed
his mind does that mean that he has
found the money. and If so, where?
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tory. Soap waANused in Spain and in Italy
twelfth century, and in England in the
fourteenth or fifteenth century. Soap
makers arrived in the American colonies on
the second ship from England to aJmes-
town in 16oS
question by writing The Topeka State
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LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
By LEE PAPE.

Pop put a square oblong packidge
on the hall rack wen he went to the
office this morning, saying to ma. BY
the way, this belongs to Mr.. Lewis,
there's cigars in it, so If he sends his
office boy up today wish you'd give
it to him.
I don't like that man Lewis and
never did and the more I see Of him
the less I see to see in him. ma sed
Then of corse you'll be glad to get
enything that belongs TO him out of
the house. Pop sed- -.z-S---zfz
Wen, that is rite too, that's true, ma
sed. And this aftirnoon after skooI L
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Dinner Stories

Fame of the amateur nights at GER
tain burlesque houses has travelled
far. A young woman from Boston,
having seen the other sights of New
York, persuaded a friend to escort
her to such an entertainment, where
she was told. comedy ruled without
intermission.
So to the theater they went. Sur
roundings entirely new to her won
praise and comment, and quite i'm
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1.-THE country has shown itself in no
mood to stand for any Wall street
form of taxation" Senator Capper is
reported as saying on his return to
Washington. "A sales tax or any 9TH
er taxation scheme for shiftingl the
burden from those best able to carry
it TO those least able to bear it is I'M
thinkable, as would be a reduction of
surtaxes on big incomes and large es-
tates at this time" continued the SEN
ator. 1t would be interesting to know
just what there was in the character
of the voting that Senator Capper re-
CARDS as a mandate from the people
on the subject Of taxation. The polIti-
cal party responsible for the high rate
of surtaxes came near to losing con-
troll of congress. Besides, the sales
tax was not an issue in the campaign.
1t is notorious that those best able to
carry the tax burden are not carry
-ing it. Their money is invested in
tax-exempt securities. The sales tax
affords the only available method of
making them pay. The election might
fairly be considered a rebuke to franz
Fers of the existing tax measure but
mot as a mandate for future legisfa-
ton.
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The Democrat governor-elect OF
Kansas. Jonathan NJ. Davis. announces
that as soon as he is sworn in a move
ngnt will be started to repeal Fthe in
dustriaI court law. He CONSTITUTES his
election as a reputation of the law by
the people. If that be the case, says
the New York Times. how does he ex-
plain the defeat of the other cSndi-
dates of his party on the state ticket
by majorities ranging from 10000 TO
10000 votes, and the election of a
house of representatives of 1o4 Re
publicans and 81 Democrats? A hold
over senate consists of 50 Republicans
sand Democrats. If the people of
Kansas had desired to repudiate the
Industrial court law, wouldn't they
have made heir mandate plain by
giving Governor Davis a Democrat
house? Citing the record of the court
the Times says: in many cases COM
ing before the court strikes have been
prevented by awards acceptable to
both sides. No man is coerced into
working. He can quit as it suits him
but the man who takes his place is
protected by the state. The court, or
administrative tribunal as Chief
Justice Taft correctly terms it. is not
regulatory, acting in emergencies only.
That it functions satisfactorily is
shown by the record: Twenty-eight
cases were filed in 1920, thirteen in
1921 and three in the first nine
months of 1922. The gain of Kansas
is Industrial peace
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A new political organization is re-
ported to be in process of formation
to include Hiram johnson. Boran and
w. ]. Bryan. The fate of that party
is settled already. Bryan will not af-
filiate long with any group that he
cannot boss and Borah and johnson
aspire to be bosses themselves.
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On the Highest Authority.

Flapper bursting in on her mother
ecstaticallyD-Now, mother, am go
ing into the movies. You cant say
another word against it. The Bible
tells US tot
Mother-Wha-a-at?
Yes, that lovely young English rec
tor read it right out of the text this
morning. ] heard hfrni 1t said: Go
and cinenaH ''-Judge.
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live topic. Secretary OF Commerce
Hoover for more than a year has stood
for legislation to safeguard and fur
Their legitimate association Members
of the federal trade commission have
favored so-caIIed advanced rulings.
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1t is being pointed out that Jim
Reed of Missouri beat both Harding
and Wilson. He thus won the dis
tinction OF being the first man who
ever beat two presidents in a single
election
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An inventor in France has developed
Thermometer that can be read by blind per
sons The ascending mercury depresses a
balanced tube along scale with embossed