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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
QUAKER SIEDITATIONs.

TFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
A woman's mirror IS always a peer
glass.
No man is so dun that he can't make
a bore OF himself.
Lots Of people have plenty Of dough
without being well bred
Perhaps if every rose didn't have its
thorn it wouldn't be so alluring.
Many a fellow is a goner before he has
even had a chance to be a conner.
Some people don't seem TO care which
side their bread is oleomargarined on.
Every man has will Of his own, but
IT is safer TO have lawyer draw Il up.
The fellow who talks about the depths.
Of his love seldom Celebrates on tho
length Of it.
The bill collector is one man who may
be justified IN feeling that the world owes
him a living.
Blobbs-"That young Dashaway should
he taken in hand" Slobbs-"That's what
he seems to think every time he stacks
up against a manicure girl"
sillicus-'sTo what do you attribute the
fact that so many marriages are fall
tIres2'' Cynicus-'I think it's because
those who don't marry too young wait
til they are too old"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
COURAGE

She has no need of sword or spear,
She shelters in no guarded place,
She watches danger drawing near,
And fronts 1t with smiling face
Not hers the duh. unseeing eye,
Blind fury, and the lust of blood,
Across her soul no tempests fly,
No passions surge, in angry flood.
But clear as that great dome above
Which frames the sun and hides the
star,
And quiet as the words of love
The motions of her spirit are.
And ever following in her train
Come two glad figures fair as She
One with his foot vanquished pain,
And one the foe of tyranny.
Whereser the sons of men are found,
And hearts aspire and deeds are done,
There Courage walks on holy ground
With Joy attained and Freedom won.
The Spectator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
RY THE WY
By HARVEY PARSONS.

From the wad of Christmas adver-
Using in the meek and low1y Empory
Times fDem.), one might suspect
that William Alum White will have to
in the Gazette, for his winters supply
Of coal and potatoes
Poets are born. not made; and, to
continue the story, a large number of
them reach the other end of the
string through starvation, rather than
the hanging they so richly deserve.
American commercial interests
keeps on working the skin game on
Great Britain. Although the beer
trust has been barred from part1clpa-
ton in the division of Jawn Bulls roll,
the u. S. government has just finished
selling him 1900 seal skins
1t is well to keep a few active enc
mics on your staff. If you have no
enemy to knock on you, your friends
will not have a legitimate excuse for
tearing their shirts in your defense
Sweet to their wives is that they
can't be decent around the house with
out being suspected of either holding
oIlt some of their wages or considering
an affinity.
1Se117
com plished in the Fort Riley investiga-
ton. one might gather that what they
most need is legal advice. You have
to give to them, however, that when it
comes to keeping prisoner locked up
without giving him hearing, they
hold the long distance record.
Modern science has protected the
girl at the telephone switchboard from
electric shocks. but there is no insula-
ton against the shocks she gets by
cutting in on the wire while two men
Cor women) are discussing an unpopu-
lar third.
The man who wanted to marry Miss
Elkins has been adjudged insane
Unless it was a bonehead commission
that heard his case some of the evil
dence must have been suppressed. A
man is not necessarily crazy because
lie desires to marry a girl who is both
rich and good looking.
The Arkansas City preacher who ac-
quired a jag of Wichita prune juice
and was fined $40, made the wrong
plea; he should have coyly admitted
that he ''got his bun" while securing
Evidence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
DIFFYDuS
BY 7. NOALL.

If a carbon lamp is five candle power
is a tungsten?
(This is no time for levity. Christmas
bills are serious business.)
If you put Jack Johnson in class
by himself how would you have income
clast2
Death is an inadequate penalty for
some merry jests.)
If the engine tossed a calf in the air
would the cow-catcher2
(sand the track, fireman. We're slip
ping backWards.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
JOURNAL ENTRIES

When a man needs friends he soon
finds out just how few he has.
X x
It's false economy to buy things you
don't need just because they're cheap.
y K
The more bitter the quarrel the
closer related are those participating
in it.
It takes a pretty fast woman to
keep up with the changes in feminine
fashions.
A frugal woman whose husband
smokes a pipe does lot of extra wor-
rying about the matches he wastes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

England's refusal to accept bids
from the American packers for army
meat coatracts might work out for a
reduction of the price of meat in this
country. The American packers have
been selling England yearly millions
and millions of pounds of canned
meat for this purpose. There is no
other demand of any consequence for
this meat. A pound of canned meat
represents two pounds of fresh meat.
Hence it would seem that the pack
era have a chance to increase mater
tally the supply of fresh meat But
they Will probably figure out a way
to keep this surplus in cold storage so
that the high prices can be main
tanned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

If Theodore n. Vail, president of
the Western Union, is so much in ia
vor of the regulation of public utili-
ties by public authority. why doesn' t
he drop a hint to his subordinates in
Topeka that it wouldn't be a bad plan
for them to remove the unsightly tel
egraph poles on Kansas avenue which
was ordered done by the city commits
SON several months ago?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
REFLECTIONS or A BACHELOR
IFrom the New York Press.

IFTrom the New York Press.1
The best cure for badness is fiery red
hair.
A woman takes the most interest in
men, except for babies.
A girl knows a man is in love with her
by the way she pretends she isn't with
him.
If it's child woman hates to make
q fool of it. and If it's a man she hates
not to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

Apparently there is going to be no
opportunity to forget the Maine. Por-
tions of the wreck that is being re-
moved from Havana harbor are to
be donated by the government as
curios to cities and patriotic societies
throughout the country; also to sur
vivors of the disaster, and to the heirs
OF those who perished in it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

Members of the Kansas State
Grange are opposed to the fee sys-
tenn for county officers. So is every
one else, with the possible exception
of most of the men who think they
have a chance to get elected to the
foo offices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

Isn't it tribe premature to make
definite plans now for an appropriate
celebration in 1914 of a century of
peace among the English speaking ma
tons? Two or three wars are likely
to be started between them long be-
fore that time, even if there isn't a
war-cloud on their horizons at present.
Nations, like men and women. though,
must keep abreast of the fashions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

Oklahoma's supreme court has de-
cided that the clause of the prohibi-
ton law in that state is unconstitu-
tionaI which places a limit on the
amount of liquor any individual may
have in his possession at one time.
Great is the joy among the bootleg
gers. accordingly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

Who IS there now to say that you
can never tell what a jury will do2
Was there anybody in the whole
United States who thought that the
jury in the case against the Shooting
Show Girls would return verdict Of
guilty?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

An old story put in new way by
the Galveston News: Mrs. Peavish
says that before they were married
Mr.. Peavish used to say that If she
would let him be her Santa Claus he
would devote the rest of his life to
sliding up and down the chimney for
her. And now it makes him mad\ to
have to take up the ashes from the
crate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

Another obstacle to the suit of the
Duke of the Abruzzi for the hand of
Miss Katherine Elkins has been re-
moved. One man who has wanted
to marry her has been adjudged in
sane and sent to an asylum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

Another thing-if Santa Claus isn't
a snob, asks the Galveston News. why
is it that he gives the rich little boy
a toy automobile and the poor little
boy q tin goat2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

Another clean bill Of health has
been given to the trusts by Professor
Irving Fisher of Yale. He says that
malaria, the hookworm and alcohol
are the three greatest factors in the
high cost of living. Malaria and the
hookworm can be blamed on the
housefly. Maybe alcohol can There
fore, it is becoming more apparent ev-
cry day the house fly is, indeed. the
arch enemy of the human race.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
FULL. LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF TILE ASSOCIATED Pkk112s

The State Journal Is a member OF the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report OF that great news or
zanization FOR the exclusive afternoon
publication In Topeka
The news Is received in The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

It's the idea of the National Civil
Service Reform League that old age
pensions for government employees
would be unnecessary if the govern
ment would pay sufficient salaries.
But although there is more or less
complaint against tho salaries paid to
government clerks. they seem to be
rather attractive at their present fig
ure. You seldom hear of anybody
turning down any kind of a govern
ment lob
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

President Taft, through the wise
and willing Hilles and others is getting
a better bearing and just estimate be-
fore the people. If the house is as
fair and eonsiderate of the president
Al he wishes to be toward that house
and its welfare. the people and the
president will understand each other
and each have a higher regard for the
other.
There have been tanglers in Tafts
confidence and the president himself
has not always been astute in his op-
tionaI choice of diplomatic words and
deeds. both good and diplomatic.
Here is a somewhat significant inter-
view printed today from Democratic
Congressman Sherwood. of Ohio:
do you think Roosevelt, if nomina-
ted. could be elected2' was asked
Il very much doubt if under present
condition any Republican can be elect
ed president of the United States, 1912 -
replied Sherwood.
Whether Roosevelt would be strong
er than Taft before the people is a
serious question. 1t looks now as il he
would but # Roosevelt should be nom
mated, there is a respectable minority
at least ia the Republican party who
would not support him. The panic Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

Poets are born, not made; and, to
continue the story. a large number of
them reach the other end of the
string through starvation. rather than
the hanging they so richly deserve.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

The Arkansas City preacher who ac-
quired a jag of Wichita prune juice
and was fined $40, made the wrong
plea; he should have coyly admitted
that he "got his bum while securing
Evidence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

The reason men are not oftener
Sweet to their wives is that they
can't be decent around the house with
out being suspected of either holding
out some of their wages or considering
an affinity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18

It is well to keep a few active enc
mics on your staff. If you have no
enemy to knock on you, your friends
will not have a legitimate excuse for
tearing their shirts in your defense.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22
TO KEEP sAUSAGES FRESH
They Should Be Cooked, Put in Jars
and Covered With Hot Drip
ping or Lard.

To insure the keeping of sausages
made in quantity for use through the
summer months, 1t is usual to resort
to smoking them In the manner Of
hams and bacon. IN lieu Of this meth
cd, however, cook them in any desir-
able way until nearly done. fill them
into glass jars. wide-mouthed stone
jars or tin lard pals. packing them
quite closely, then cover them with
hot dripping. lard. or any good
grease, filling all interstices. and leav-
Ing at least an inch Of clear dripping
to cover the top. II the cans will seal
perfectly seal them the same as you
would any kind of canned or pre-
served fruit. II tin lard pals are
used fill level with the dripping. fx
the cover closely and as an extra pre-
caution paste . strip Of white paper
around the edge Of the cover. The
sausages will keep thus for any length
Of time.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22
COFFEE BREAD THAT IS FINE
It Contains Chopped Nuts and 10 Gov.
cred With Caramel and Orange
Slices.

Half pint each of liquid yeast and
water, one tablespoonful of lard. one
teaspoonful of salt, one-haN cupful Of
white sugar. one-half cupful Of
chopped nut meats. one cupful Of stale
light bread crumbs, and flour to make
stiff dough. Knead until elastic
and glossy. Cover and place to RISE
When well risen. which should be In
two hours, work In one large well
beaten egg. Dip into q shallow bak.
ing pan to the depth of little over one
half inch. When light bake for thirty
minutes, In a moderate oven: keep
covered for first ten minutes Of bak.
ing.
Make . caramel Of one cupful OF
white sugar, Tablespoonful Of water.
and the same amount Of grated orange
peel. Let cool. and when the bread
Il cold pour the caramel over the top.
smoothing with . knife. and dot with
thin slices Of sweet orange. the
bread crumbs are . great improve
mont and the result II . feathery. Do
ncious coffee bread.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22

veai and Toast.
For four persons take two and .
half pounds Of leg Of veal. set IN .
trying PAN with . tablespoon Of but
ter; brown ON all Sdes: season win
salt, pepper and paprika: then cot
In . stewpan with two cups OF water.
and the butter In which It has been
Drowned. Slice over It one tomato
one onion, one carrot and one part o.
. bay Leaf. Cover, let simmer ana
brown for three hours over nre verJ
slowly. Now take q small package
Of white noodles. bril IN salted water
until tender, strain and fry in butter:
Get ready three cornered pieces OF
buttefed toast and set your veal IN tns
middle Of . large chop platter. place
the toast around It and put little heaps
Of fried noodles on the toast MAKO
. thick gravy Of the remainder OF tne
substance I'm the stewpan BY adolns
q little water and thickening. Sere
plain boiled potatoes with this ana
cover with gravy.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22

over the spout Of the kettle and are
connected by wires to an electric bell
When the ends Of the arm meet a cir.
,uit is formed which rings the bell
These points Of contact are separated
when the kettle Is put over the fire
oy means Of a lump Of sugar placed
between the two. The first puts Of
steam that issue from the spout, lust
IS the water Is beginning to boil, melt
the sugar and bring the arms togeth.
Or, ringing the bell. The cook then
pours the water over the tea leaves at
once.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22

the nations greatest fire de-
partment, sits in an office on
the seventh floor of build
ing in Washington these
days, waiting for news from the fire
lines. Great maps Of the national for
est adorn the walls about him, COW
cred with patches Of red and blue,
and with pins and legends telling elo-
Quent stories.
Mr.. Graves follows the rain area
from day to day as it travels on the
weather map back and forth across
the northwest, and his fear Of the tel
egraph messenger grows less as each
day passes. So long as the weather
man can attend to that section of the
country, Mr.. Graves and his forest
patrolmen and fire brigades may rest
easy; for rain Is the one best ally OF
the forest guardian.
But throughout all of the states from
North Dakota to California, where the
national forests sweep over the val
;eys and mountains, the forest fire
brigade stands at attention. More
men that ever before; moro and bet
tor supplies and fire-dghting appa-
ratus: new trails into the dense parts
Of the forests: hundreds Of miles OF
new telephone lines. and new lookout
stations whore men are constantly
searching the horizon for signs Of
smoke or blaze. represent tho work
that has been done since the disas-
trous nres Of last year to bring the
forest protection force up to the high
est possible state Of efficiency.
II has been . year Of supreme effort
ON the part Of the forest service. and
Of the states. private owners and rail-
roads that have been cooperating
with Forester Graves and his men.
The nre fighters are better equipped
this year than ever before. They have
been trained since last August at
'.fre game" that rivals any Of the war
games ever played on the maneuver
fields or along tho Atlantic coast.
It Il not hard to control the fires
that start along well-patroled railroad
tracks. or on travelled trails and roads
through the forests. The forest service
has been so well organized that none
Of these fires get beyond the infant
stage. The greatest part Of the damage
last year was done In the Occur
d'Alene forests In Idaho. the most In
accessible Of all. In the eastern for
ests Of Montana, where the woods had
been broken with trails and means OF
communication had been established.
the fires did little damage. although
the woods were a. dry there - IN
Idaho.
The dre 10 regarded az the invading
army. Plans are made to meet It at
any point, and to arrange supplies.
dremen and transportation that there
may be no surprises.
Every sawmill or railroad force:
every permanent COW camp: every
logging operation. or other business
going on In the woods. has been caro-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22

fully inquired into and catalogued. II
the forest rangers cabin. which Is the
real fire department headquarters Of
the forest, is a record showing how
many men he can get at Smiths
camp. how soon he can get them, how
far they will go, and how much they
will be paid per day.
studied as any field Of battle. When
the report comes of fire in a certain
distant region there is no time lost In
getting supplies or men, In figuring
out the way to approach 1t, or in 60
ing over lost ground to gather up q
fighting force.
Over "A government flre-fighters
were killed in the big fires in Idaho
last year, mainly because. they were
not carefully trained. Scores Of miles
of trail had to be cut to get fire crews
into the heart Of some Of the fires.
and once there they had little chance
to escape or to get achievements.
Forester Graves estimates that the
government will have to spend $8,00O..
900 before the forests are completely
under control. Forest trails that would
stretch ten times across the continent,
$4,000 miles. win have to be built be.
fore all portions Of the great woods
are accessible to nre-hshters. The
''llre lines" those bands of safety that
surround the more dangerous dis.
tricts and often sfRsctually stop the
spread Of = ground or surface nre.
must b Increased By 10000 miles:
$4,000 miles Of new telephone line
must b strung to lookout points and
along the trails. and 6,70o miles Of
heavy wagon road built.
When all this h accomplished, IN
six or eight years: when supplies OF
tools are ready ct every point, and
the force Of summer hremen ID in
creased to the necessary number. Il
will b almost impossible for forest
Are to get such start - did those o(
last year.
The sources Of flre In the forests
are now we'll known. Last year there
were nearly 5000 fires. but less than
Is per cent Of these did any great
damage. Out Of 1856 Of the fires care
fully studied, 1868 were set BY rail-
road engines. 7S7 BY pghtning. 451 By
campers. 284 by brush burning. 1Se
were incendiary In character and II
were set By sawmills. The causes Of
over 1000 were not known.
Against the campers . rigid cam
paign has been made. Signs have
been posted all through the forest.
printed In many languages. cautioning
against carelessnsas and notifying
men where flres can be quickly re-
ported to tho rangers.
The fighting Of the big fires In the
northwest last year cost the govern
ment over $1,000. 600 in actual ex-
penses: the lives OF over 70 volunteer
flremen. and destroyed government
timber worth $4,000 900. Private and
state losses were much greater than
this.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22

his white father has long since Deen
lost in the maelstrom of society.
Johnnie should work, but he does not;
he should save his pennies. but he
will not; he should do chores for his
mother, but he merely plays.
rs that all true. Johnnie?' asks
the Judge with fatherly touch on the
boys shoulder. The little Quadroon
Is touched by the kindness of the
Judge, he drops his little eyes. and
says it Is true.
IF l give you another chance. will
you work, Johnnie-and will you stay
home nights-and will you help your
tired mother?"
Johnnie promises to be good; there
is ring of honesty in his boyish
voice. he goes out into the world and
makes good, and as the mother wash
es to keep herself and boy In trim.
the case does not become a burden to
the state.
But the next instance is different.
Jim Murray came before the judge
He had stolen his fathers cuff-but-
tons and had skipped. He slept under
boxes and sidewalks and In barns.
Jim had q grievance. too. He was
obliged to wash dishes and to scrub,
and the nickel, the ignoble compensa,
ton furnished him for the task by
his grandfather, Jim says Is taken
from him by his father.
Jim says 1t Is all true. and he begs
the court to send him to q farm I'M
til he is twenty-one years of age. He
will be glad to work near to natures
heart. and II he can ride = pony oc-
casionally and can rest under apple
trees occasionally he Will make q
man Of himself.
It IL work such a. this the Big
Brother and Big Sister league of Chi
cago 70 doing. 40 part Of the Illinois
Children's Home and Aid society. and
under the direction Of the juvenile
court
The work was started in Chicago
In July, 1909, by Mr.. e. r. Colby. Mr..
Colby would rather hnd q good home
for . child than to race about the
country In an automobile. and he has
given up splendid business chances
for this phase Of social work. During
the past year 200 children have been
looked after. and the avenues for use
fulness are ever widening.
There have long been open doors
for little fatherless and motherless
children. there have long been cor
receive institutions (which have not
always corrected). but there has been
an intermediate class Of boys and
girls which has been lost sight Of.
This class has Of recent years been
discovered In large cities. and 1t IL
this intermediate class Of boys and
girls that the Big Brothers and Big
Sisters are trying to help over the
roughnesses OF life
As may be fancied. work Of this
kind in q metropolitan city grows BY
leaps and bounds. and q method Of
work must be thought out and worked
out as facts develop. Good homes
must be at hand to supply the mani.
fold necessities, big and little
The ONCE Of the league h 1t 117
North Dearborn street. Chicago. where
the Children's Home and Aid Goc1ety
Of Illinois has for dozen years main.
tanned It's existence.
EMMA z. kOEHlER.