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The Delta independent., 1906-10-26
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE,

When finely chopped nuts are need
ed FOR salads, or sandwiches, run the
nuts rrough the meat chopper.
Wh"N trying eggs have the fire low
and Slid" them about the pan to pre-
vent burning the thin whites.
Ihe buckle Of pants strap makes
an excellent fastening for a dress
skirt. When it is used, there is no
button 10 be lost off at an unexpected
moment. and no tearing out of the belt
becaus" OF the button hole.
In making baked or boiled custard
scald the amount of milk to be used
and Set aside until cool then make
your custard and bake it as usual: it
will BE- perfectly smooth.
Water in which rice has been boiled
may b. used for starching old lace.
choice handkerchiefs. etc. 1t gives
soft and dainty stiffness which add
charm to their appearance.
In order to obviate stiffness after
washing Chamois leather, add a few
drops Of ammonia to a basin of luke
warm suds and wash the skin careful
ly In this. Rinse in fresh water to
which a little ammonia has been add
ed. Do not wiring the water out, but
squeezc between the hands and dry
as quickly as possible in the open air
or near the kitchen range. While dry.
ing run well between the hands and
pull REPEATEDLY to prevent it from be-
coming hard.
The Delta independent., 1906-10-26

When finely chopped nuts are need.
ed Tor salads, or sandwiches, run the
nuts through the meat chopper.
The Delta independent., 1906-10-26

Get 00NN II you \ young man willing tr
oSu OuOU shit a little come to San Francis
CO nd receive the hE hest WAGES paid anyw here
earth. Jobs for every body and no questions asked
II you willing to do n fair days work for
titan fair day pay. For particular - address BrRkAu
OF rrBLitTf, slt U.sea pids Fra.eissa
The Delta independent., 1906-10-26

Wh"n trying eggs have the fire low
and SID" them about the pan to pre-
vent burning the thin whites.
The Delta independent., 1906-10-26

100000 FOR .Ssss AGENTs Hs., Pleasant
frequent sales. iarHe sOmmi issions. and big primes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12
a STANDING CHALLENGE.

Not long ago Speaker Cannon, in a
conversation regarding q revision of
the tariff said in substance that when
the people want the tariff revised they
viii vote the Democratic ticket. At
the Republican state convention held
here in Topeka recently member OF
the Kansas delegation in congress said
practically the same thing. This is
a challenge which If accepted might
cause a lot of trouble to a number of
candidates for congress and even alter
the political complexion of the lower
house
The greatest safety of the stand
patterg probably lies in the chance
that the challenge will not be accept
ed. The Republican tariff reformers,
and there are many of them. are likely
to be Influenced more strongly by
other considerations than by a desire
for change of schedules. and stand by
the party nominees. The fact that
the tariff is not a paramount issue
makes the bluff good.
But the suggestion of these gentle
men is a good one and should not be
forgotten. It serves as a reminder
that the people can get whatever they
want through the ballot box If they
go after it in earnest and refuse to be
swerved from their purpose by con-
siderations other than the matter in
hand.
Just now the public Is chiefly con-
cerned with trusts and the adjustment
of railroad rates. and the tariff prob
ably is safe for another two years.
The chief benehciaries of high duties
are to be whipped along other lines
first and then revision viii be less diff
fcult to attain than it would at pres
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12
JANA WKER JOTS

The Colorado beetle has flown as far
east as Sumner county.
The average Chanute wife beaten is
let of with SIS and costs.
The first prairie schooner Of the sea
son has passed through CORTLAND.
A modest storm report comes from
Scipio of hailstones as large as rubber
balls.
There is not man in Delphos lazy
enough to accept the job Of dog tax coll
lector.
Thieves blew open the safe Of the
Clay Center broom factory and made a
clean. sweep of the contents.
OF course it was a valued st. Bernard
dog instead of a worthless cur that
found the poisoned bait at Independ-
ence.
A Wellsville man who is being Sued
for divorce on account Of desertion sent
in a plea from distant Jail of not
guilty Intentionally"
The lucl1iest man in the state lives at
Emporia. He has just been granted a
pension and is positive he knows where
500, 900 in gold is buried.
Pete N1itchler of WINFIELD had a bad
case of swell head upon the arrival
Of his 21st birthday. But an liberated
tooth, rather than pride, was RESPONSE
Bile
Every prudent angleworm in Butler
county should strike for the deepest
cyclone cellar. Bent Murdock an
nounees that bass in the Walnut are
biting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the chicago News.l

IFrom the Chicago News.l
Single b1essedness is considered bet
ter than twins.
The girl behind the glove counter
knows how to handle kids.
If a mans "out of his head he is
apt to put his foot in it
There's no rest for the man who does
everything his wife tells him to do.
Most men would save a lot of money
by letting others do all the specializing.
The average man is willing to forgive
an eneny-after he gets square with
him.
When most people talk they waste
lot of valuable time in giving un-
necessary Details
He who tells what he would do if in
your place seldom knows what to do
in his own place.
Somehow a man always has a split
ting headache when he is called upon
to entertain his wife's mother.
It's a fortunate thing for the weaker
sex that the average man isn't more
than half as attractive as he thinks
he is
Even a poet is able to distinguish
between the fire of genius in his bosom
and the gnawing of hunger IN his
stomach.
OF course, it's disgrace to get rich
by making others poorer, but the chap
who is gathering in the coin looks at
the matter through the other end of
the telescope.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12
euAI1, ATCOHOI BE FREE2

The free alcohol bill passed by the
house continues to rest in the pigeon
hole of the senate committee where It
was consigned by Senator Aldrieh
The head of the Rockefeller interests
in the senate probably thought he had
the matter settled for this session but
the .clamor of The public and press has
become so insistent that he is now
seeking a compromise. He is willing
to divide up and throw off part of the
tax.
The value of free alcohol. especially
to the west, can scarcely be estimated.
The actual manufacturing cost of
grain alcohol IS variously stated to be
from six to fifteen cents a gallon.
Prof. Elihu Thomson of the General
Electric company has expressed the
opinion that there is no possible sub
stitute for this valuable fuel. which
could be supplied at such a low cost.
An acre of Indian corn producing
fifty bushels would make about 140
gallons of commercial alcohol. Three
hundred bushels OF potatoes to the
acre would produce PAS gallons Of
alcohol. and by the planting of certain
species not fit for food this yield could
be much increased, possibly up to 500
gallons to the acre. The sweet potato
and the yam contain about the same
quantity of fermentable material as
the white tuber
Thus the northern states could de-
pend upon the white potato for their
alcohol. the southern states upon the
sweet potato. and the western states
upon the sugar beet=which is also
rich in alcohoI-making substances.
on an acre of Indian corn would yield
about 10 gallons of commercial aIco-
hol. It is evident therefore, that there
is no dearth of raw agricultural ma
terial for the making of alcohol As to
its value for fuel, light, and power
there is apparently equally little ques-
ton.
Records have been submitted to
prove that an alcohol lamp of the
WeIsbach type-that is, with an in
candescent mantle as the source of
light-would burn nearly twice as long
with quart of alcohol as a kerosene
lamp giving the same light and using
the same quantity Of oil. In the mat
ter Of fuel for simple heating purposes
the value of alcohol is not so obvious.
although there Is some reason for be-
heving that in certain agricultural re-
gions where coal is very expensive
duty free alcohol for cooking might
prove an economical substitute
Coming to the question of its use as
a power producer, in stationary oil en-
gines. automobiles, motor boats, etc. It
again FORCES to the front, and. given
sufficiently cheap supply, would Ger
tainly prove serious competitor of
the gasoline motor and the small
steam engine Prof. Elihu Thomson
states that tests made by the General
Electric company have shown the
alcohol engine to be an entirely prac-
teal and feasible prime mover. rhev
found that alcohol containing as much
as Is per cent. Of water. could be used
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12

In feeding chicks, give nothing for
twenty-four hours. For one week
after that pinhead oatmeal cracked
wheat and sharp grit-equal parts of
each sifted through a fine sieve. Keep
a small painful always before them.
For drink, give milk that has been
scaIded.
Second and third week, add to their
first bill Of fare. night and morning,
a mash made of two cupfuls of corn
meal. one Of wheat bran, one table,
spoonful of ground meat-meal; steam
two hours, then allow It to cool and
partly dry. Crumble and feed what
they will eat up clean off g. board in
ten minutes.
Fourth week, take away the milk
and cracked grain. because this week
the mother can be released every day
after the little ones have had their
breakfast. which must always be fed
out of the mothers reach. or she will
eat it all up. After the family is al
lowed free range, they need lunch at
eleven a. m. and three p m, of crack
ed corn. wheat and hulled oats. About
half past four, entrap Biddy by throw
ing some corn into the coop; shut her
up. and then give the babies their sup
per.
If you have chicks that have been
hatched in an incubator and you are
bringing them up in a brooder. give
them the same feed with chopped let
tuce. apples, or green tops of onions
added. after the first week. to the
rnash.=Adrs. Kate V. Saint Mauer, IN
April Outdoors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12
oUAKEs REFLECTToNs.

[From tn Philadelphia Record
A steady job is better than a critical
situation.
It isn't polite 70 grab things, not even
franchises.
Any ~oman will show the white
feather If 1t happens to De in fashion.
An imp medical discovery gem
orally means sdnething we can't eat.
A mans idea Of an ideal wife is one
who thinks she has an ideal husband.
Continually cling a girl she has
small feet is ap to give her a big head
Genius is usually eccentric, but mere
eccentrieity- desn't constitute genius.
Social diplomacy merely consists OF
knowing the right kind Of people to
snub.
The thing that might happen are
what keep some people from being
happy.
Biobbs-Your long haired friend.
the musicins always looks as though
some secre sorrow might be gnawins
At his break SlobbszssTk Is. He has
an awful uspicion that he Is getting
bald"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12
JOURNAL ENTRIES


If the city railway be given permis-
sion to haul freight cars along the
streets at all hours, it win be hard to
md any reasonable objection when
the other railroads entering the city
demand the right to lay tracks on un-
appropriated thoroughfares and DO the
same sort Of business.
The proposed trust of the local fruit
and vegetab bic growers can hardly prove
to be serious matter for the consumer
since the bulk Of these products mar
keted IN Topeka is grown outside Of the
state.
Advocates of the ship subsidy bill
continue their attempt to do mission
airy work in Kansas. Notice is served
on them, right now that the people of
this state are against the scheme IN
less the owners of prairie schooners are
included among the beneficiaries.
The Democrats want an organ. The
man who furnishes the money probably
will play the part of the monkey.
Mrs James B. Duke has appealed the
divorce case in which she is defendant.
She finds 1t hard to give up tobacco.
In the matter Of sherman's march to
the sea, it is noted that history did not
repeat Itself.
Whenever international business
grows dull with England. she jumps
into the Sultan of Turkey.
The president succeeded SO well in
bringing a response from Standard Oil
Rogers that another effort might cause
Mr.. Rockefeller himself to speak.
One frequently reads of somebody
who has undergone a removal OF part
of the spine by the surgeon. What
seems to be needed in some quarters is
a process by which certain individuals
can be given more backbone instead Of
less.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12
A Kentuckx Breal1fasf-

As said. I went broke in lust six
weeks and two days And I was
broke plenty. No hold-outs any
where. It was a heap long ways to
cows; and I'd be Totally chawed up
and spit out if I was goin' to join these
mimi terrapins defacin' the bosom Of
nature It sure looked to me like
While I was hgurin' what next.
Dutchy came in. Which I was tur' BILE
surprised at that, but 1 said good
mornin and would he rest his poor
You like to make some money!
he asks.
That depends" says /, ION how
ut is easy says he. ct want you
to buy bosses for me-"
Hoses! Sure!" I yells, jumpin'
up. you bet you! Why, bosses is
where I live! What bosses do you
An bosses, says he. calm as a faro
''what?" says I. ~Elucidate. my
bucko. I don't take no such blanket
order. Spread your cards."
mean just that" says he. Il
want you to buy all the bosses in this
camp, and in the mountains. Every
'whew!'' I whistles. That's a
large order But am your meat
Gene with me. then" says he. I
hadn't but just got up. but I went
with him to his little old poison fac
tory. OF course, I hadn't had no
breakfast; but he staked me to a Ken
lucky breakfast. What's a Kentucky
breakfast? Why, a Kentucky break
fast is three pound steak, a bottle
of whisky and a setter dog What's
the dog for2 Why, to eat the steak,
Of course.-Frorn Arizona Nights by
Stewart Edward White, in the May
McClure's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12
ERON OTHER PENS


One of the worst features of the San
Francisco disaster is the destruction of
more than million books in the several
fine libraries of the city. In some sense
this is an almost irreparable loss, as
many rare volumes were burned which
1t may not be possible to replace. A
city without a public library is as des-
olate as home without daily news
paper, yet it viii be a long time before
San Francisco can rebuild and restock
upon a scale at all approximating the
former Institutions unless the people of
the nation or some of our generous mil
lionaires come to the rescue
Here is a splendid opportunity for the
Carnegies and Rockefellers and others
of their type It lis not for others to
advise them, but If ever the unspolen
argument for such wifi were eloquent it
is presented in the case of the destroyed
San Francisco. Moreover 1t may be pre-
dicted that in this instance If millions
be given for the erection Of library
buildings they viii not have a string
to them in the form of a stipulation
that the city shall raise a similar sum-
OF course it would be expected that the
city would provide for subsequent main
Ienance.
Meantime so soon as provision be
made for housing, it would be fine act
for the millions who have books to spare
to send them, freight or expressage pre-
paid, to the mayor Of the city, the only
objection to this being that it would in
volve many Implications That is not
such an evil, however, as to yitiate the
plan It is probable that something Of
this kind may be invited when some
measure of order is accomplished and
temporary housing provided. Pending
that it would be joyful news to hear
that millionaires who are doubtless
thinking of the matter would speak out:
and 1t would be no harm if they all
speak at once.-Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12
NO MORE PANTCs.

The financial experience through
which the country has recently passed
will tend to confirm the belief which
has been gaining ground for long
time that the days of money .panies are
over. The San Francisco disaster en-
failing a loss of hundreds of millions
in property AM tying up hundreds Of
millions in cash came when New YORK
was already experiencing money
stringency A few years ago such a
combination Of circumstances would
almost certainly have been followed
by a disastrous slump in values, but It
had no apparent effect on business.
The necessity for great sums Of
ready. cash, in community where the
machinery of credit had for the time
been shattered. caused instant drafts
on eastern bank reserves. Within three
weeks New York sent upwards Of $780,
100000 currency to san Francisco; but
the response of foreign money markets
was equally prompt. a still larger sum
in gold has been brought to New York
from London and the continent; ana
the New York money market, which
at the opening of April seemed unable
to endure the most moderate loss of
bank reserves without disturbance. has
remained quite unrufhed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12
GLOBE SIGHTS.
From the Atchison aIobe. ]

From the Atchison Globe
There is no such thing as a secret.
a reasonable. probability is the only
certainty.
Artificial red cheeks look as bad
as naturally red noses.
About the saddest comment that
can be made about wedding: "She
had to marry him..
A rainy Saturday disgusts mer-
chants as much as rain on a picnic
disgusts young people.
In every town there is a familiar
and pitiful sight: the girl who is
engaged" and whose marriage is put
off year after year.
We can understand why people try
to deceive others, but cannot under
stand Why they should try to deceive
themselves, as so many seem to do.
When a brakeman comes down
town just after getting out of bed,
and a reporter asks him for an item,
he replies, Il have just come to
life"
Things will not come your way I'M
less you start them your way; then
they seldom fail. Too many people
expect money in the mail when none
is coming to them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12

The wiatFy chill Is Ger:
Inc stalWart help does now appear
To clean the house once more.
The man with terror in his eye
fIeeS TO some haunt Of gloom;
lie Knows tbs useless to defy
The woman with the broom
me ne muck rake man now hides his head,
&. Inc WniteWash man turns pale;
another figure IN their stead
We TREMENDOUSLY hail
When to Investigate she's sent
mere none who will presume
TO trifle with her fierce intent
Inc woman with the broom
Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12
Advantage al Reinn nead-

Colonel Henry Watterson tells of
the establishment and chagrfn with
which a certain well-known citizen of
Louisville. named jenkins. read a
long obituary of himself printed in a
morning paper of that city. He at
once proceeded to the editorial office
OF that paper, and, after much diff
Guilty succeeded in obtaining audience
Of the busy city editor. Laying a
copy of the paper before him, he OBJ
served in a mild, almost humble way,
that he had come to see if the city
about it"
With a snort of Impotence, the
busy editor grasped the paper and
hastily read the article. 1T appears
to be an obituary of one Jenkins, -
he growled What is there to 'telf'
about it? What is the matter with
you, anyhow p
ooh. nothing especially" responded
the mild Jenkins, "only l thought I'd
like to know how the obituary came to
be printed-thats ALL
Game to be printed2' repeated the
editor IN irritated tones; why, the
man died, of course. My paper doesn t
print obituary notices of living men,"
Perhaps not, as rule" gently re-
piled the visitor but in this case
happen to be the Jenkins referred to-
Thereupon the city editor began a
profuse apology. Wen print a cor
rection at once" he said
We'll, after ALL observed the mild
jenkins, perhaps it would be better
to let it stand: I'll show it to my
friends when they try to borrow
money of me.''-Success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12
whr IIe 1Ynnted to- Ficl1t.

The Nevada and California railroad
wanders about a bit in the mountains,
and its trains go at a leisurely rate.
SAYS an exchange. A mining man
who travels the road much tells of this
Illuminating incident regarding an
eastern visitor on the train. HE
called the conductor relates the min
er, while he was passing down the
aisle. and said:
Conductor, how far is it to Haw-
thorne ?"
q FIFTY miles said the conductor.
Only ffty?' repeated the passen-
ger. YOU been on this road very
long?'
. twenty-five years said the con-
ductor.
Is that SOP said the passenger.
is this your second trfp2'
Then the conductor wanted to
fght.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12
way Zoe Left West Point.

Several army officers were sitting in
a New York hotel, recently, discussing
old times at West Point The talk
turned on the instructors who used to
put them through their PAGES.
Il shall never forget old Professor
Church." exclaimed one. He always
impressed me as being about a hun
dred years old. and I guess he was
pretty we'll along, because one day, up
looking at a portrait of Edgar Allen
Poe, he informed me that he taught
the poet mathematics, and explained
how the young man came to leave.
1T was as much of a crime in those
days as now for a cadet to be off limits
without permission. It meant dismiss
al Poe, being an untamed spirit
couldn't resist the temptation to take
chance now and then and run down
to a resort at Highland Falls He and
four other cadets stole off late, one
time when they heard a squad from
the Point coming down the road. You
can imagine the wild scattering. Two
cadets sought the cellar. and two more
the rooms above; Poe was small and
was lifted into a convenient sugar
barrel. The four other fugitives We're
quickly discovered It was an after
thought on the part of the lieutenant
in command to lift up the lid of the
sugar barrel. He dragged Poe out and
marched him. with the Others off to
fore, and was regarded as the ring
leader in the escapade, and so his ca
reer a a soldier came to an end
"And a mighty good thing it was, -
exclaimed one of the listeners. flor the
world of letters. Success Magazine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
IFrom the New york Press.I

from the New York Press1
Some people are so lazy they yawn
IN eneir sleep.
It's awful short-sighted to lie If the
truth viii fool people more.
Next to going to a funeral a woman
seems to get the most fun out of visit
ing a hospital.
One satisfaction a widow has about
her husband is she knows he cannot
stay out all night.
Elopers have to learn that running
away with wife IS easier than run
ming away from one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12
H,s word was Good, Though,

Representative John s. Williams
tells Of a case tried in a southern court
where counsel for the defendant en-
deavored to impugn the testimony Of
a negro witness. The latter regarded
the lawyer with a mixed expression OF
establishment and resentment. Then.
turning to the Judge. he said: "Yo'
honah. Use a pore but respectable man,
Use always behaved masel'. I amt
never been lynched an the only mule 7
ever stole knocked me down an broke
one Of my laigs. Success Magazine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12
STILL SINGING.

Thirty-two years ago Charley Dorey
and Mayor Goodlander, then boys Of
ten or twelve years, made their debut
as singers. They joined the choir at
the Methodist church. Mr.. Dorey has
held his position all these years with
the exception Of a few years he was in
the east singing in opera. Both he
and Mayor Goodlander have fine
voices There are probably not two
singers in Kansas who have been as
active in music as these gentlemen
Fort Scott Republican.