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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19

them, for fear of getting splashed.
in any little store near by.
1 make it a rule to do nearly all my
homework in the demonstrating,
ming. Have four in family, do all my
own work, can 300 quarts fruit and
vegeta bles, etc. This leaves me most of
the afternoons for sewing, reading and
calling on my friends. 1 also prepare
vegetables, desserts. etc, for supper, in
the forenoon as much as possible.
Before I did this I was at work in
kitchen any time of day and work was
never done. Now I can have my after
Moons and evenings and find time to do
the many little things I never used to
get at.
When the yeast cake is thoroughly dis
solved in lukewarm water. thicken with
blespoonS of this placed in buckwheat
batter will make the cakes much lighter
next morning.
To clean linoleum-After 1 get through
sweeping my kitchen floor, which is COW
cred with linoleum, go over it with my
chemical dust mop Use it same as on
hardwood floors: also keeps kitchen in
sanitary condition.
Now that the time has come for
mothers store of canned fruit and jellieS
to disappear, / thought some mothers
would be glad to know how 1 save time
and work for next years canning. As
each jar or glass is emptied 1 wash and
newspapers and pack tightly into empty
flour barrel. They are then ready to use
next summer and save great deal of
time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
II Washington Lived Today.

If Washington Lived Today.
George Washington, once in his verdart
youth,
Chopped down a cherry tree.
When questioned about it he told the
truth.
For never a lie told he
Impossible twas for the lad, they VOW
To fib IN the slightest way.
It's dollars to doughnuts that he'd learn
If Washington lived today.
For instance. should he run for president
In strenuous days like these,
With issues galore of varied oent'
And labor and wealth to please.
Beset by the bosses he couldn't SNAKE
1 wonder what he would say;
What promises he would be apt to make
If Washington lived today.
Should he meet a maid with a great
bank roll.
Though homely as she could be,
Would George her beauty and grace extol
And win her by flattery?
Or would he defy the financial Ills
That in modern times hold sway, -,,,.
And tell her the truth without any trllls
If Washinton lived today?
Assessors of taxes would hunt up George,
IT'S every mans certain fate,
And ask him politely to please d1sgorge
Statistics of his estate.
On every last dollar on earth he had
wonder if he would pay 1,,,a 10 ,aa
Or whether his memory would De DAD
If Washington lived today.
If on his right shoulder his wife should
find
A wisp of peroxide hair
Oils wife's hair. of course. is of bru-
nette kind,
And ask him how it came there.
Imagine George answering her Alright
1t seems pretty safe to say
He'd have to fib now and then just a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
NfulIed RuttermiIk.

Take strictly fresh buttermilk, put a
pint in double boiler and stir it con-
stantly until very hot; add yolk of one
egg well beaten and take from fire inn
mediately.
patients, allaying both thirst and hun
ger.
Something new; try it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
NV Angelina.

I once adored a simple girl, her name
was Angeline.
She was a pretty country miss, I
wished she could be mine.
1 took her to the huskin' bees and
when 7 had a chance
1 put my arm around her waist and
asked her for to dance.
She said them honeyed words to me
when she sat on my knees.
She made me think the moon by jing.
was made of full cream-cheese.
She said she dearly loved to cook and
bake and sew and scrub,
Ard then is when some good friend
should have hit me with a club.
AS I have said she was a simple
miss, my Angeline-
That is to say, she was when she
consented to be mine.
The weddin' it was beautiful the music
was immense,
For pa-in-law. he staged the thing
regardless of expense.
AS soon as we got married she forgot
just how to cook,
But sat around all day and read an
Agnes Fleming book.
She couldn't find the time to bake or
sweep Or sew or scrub.
1 had to git a hired girl to rassle with
My Angelina, the country lass, is
ketchin' on for fair.
She has to have a woman come each
day and fix her hair.
She cannot trim her finger nails the
thought she can't endure,
And so three times a week she has
to have a manicure.
Shes got a lot of female help a
hangin' around the place;
She's got gal to hook her dress and
one to rub her face.
l thought I'd picked a cheap help
meet, it is enough to vex.
Although she was simple lass, she
has grown quite complex.
Things That Really Happened.
"A man who runs an automobile garage
views life from a peculiar angle. He sees
a lot of a certain phase of human nature
that nobody else sees.
me other evening a man rushed into a |
Iocal garage. He was in a great hurry |
ana was much Illustrated
Give me some red oil, quick" he de- |
manded
he'd oil! What the-what the Say
are you crazy? Why do you want red |
oli?I asked the attendant.
- r or the tail light, you ctump,'' replied |
the excited man. "A policeman just told |
NE my tail light was out. Hurry up"
A. DAY or two later, when the weather 1
was snappy and far below the freezing |
point. an automobile owner asked a gar
age man to fix his car so that it would |
not freeze.
'All right" replied the man. .'I'n give l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
Caught on the Fly.

John Philip Sousa has written &
new opera. To be really sousaesqut
it should have a boiler explosion a
the end of every measure.
After all is said and done, the beef
trust itself furnishes the best argu-
ment for vegetarianism.
Governor Wilson is a great writer
and Governor Marshall is great
reader. That is as it should be, for a
president has nothing to do but write
and vice-preSident has nothing to do
but read.
Chicago court decides that a woman
who steps off a street car the wrong
way has no claim for damages. Then
no woman has any claim for dam
ages.
Chauncey Depew is sojourning to
Paris. Well, perhaps there are a few
of his good old ones that Paris hasn't
heard or else has forgotten.
The price of champagne may, if it
keeps on soaring, reach a height
where it will be impossible to chris
ten any more battleships and univer-
sal peace will result.
Calve says one must be tall and
thin to succeed in America, but in
spite of that Charlie Fairbanks never
got any farther than the vice presi-
dency.
The Mexican revolution seems to
break out fresh at the PSYCHOLOGICAL
moment when there's nothing else to
put in the newspapers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19

her a couple of quarts of alcohol
"A couple of quarts of what?" screamed
the man.
Alcohol" replied the garage man.
I should say not" yelled the man, in
dignantly. Il am a Prohibitionist and 1
have never spent a cent for intoXicants
In my life No alcohol in my car
The next day his car froze and he went
to crank it up he damaged the machinery
to the extent of SGT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
The Table.

To roast veal-Have butcher take
bone oEs of leg of veal and put piece
of salt pork in place of bone. About
three-fourths pound salt pork will do.
Roast. When cutting it for the table
each slice of veal will have a piece
of salt pork in the center. 1t is also
very nice cut up cold.
Sauerkraut dumplings-One quart
good kraut to half pound bacon; let
cook until tender, then take two eggs,
one pint milk, two teaspoons baking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
Homenade Sirup.

Put one cup graduated sugar in pan
on stove; let it bubble up brown: put
one-half cup boiling water on sugar,
stir well and let boil. Makes a pure
strip, almost like maple, but not so
expensive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
Sailed Popcorn.

Put one teaspoon lard, one ear shelled
popcorn in skillet; pop in usual way.
When done, salt to taste. Stir well and
serve.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Embroidery Help.

When scalloping, I find 1 can save a
great deal of time by not pearling seal
lops.
Pad scaIlops, being careful to keep with
in space: cut away material and basic,
an inch above edge. a strip of mosquito
netting. This enables one to use hoops.
ScaIlop and cut away netting.
You will have no fraying If netting is
used in this way, and very beautiful seal
lopS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
The Housewife.

To make cold soap without boiling
Three pints cold water, five pints lard,
one pound potash. Put potash in earthen
vessel, then pour water on it; let it cool,
then pour lard in slowly and stir about Is
minutes. Have lard about luke warm
when you stir it in.
When making starch. mix tablespoon
sugar in after it boils you will find
clothes much easier to iron and irons
won't stick.
In repairing furniture that needs nail
If wood is too hard to drive nail without
bending, apply beeswax- Nail then can
be driven into the hardest kind of wood
When hanging out tableeloths, blankets
and quilts if the hens are folded together
and they are pinned on the line by the
hens there is less danger of them getting
whipped out by the wind; also less work
on ironing day, as they hang straight and
are not pulled out of shape. On table
cloths especially this is quite an item. It
also places the wear on the hens. II
sheets are put through the wringer
sewage first the selvages do not curl up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
Things WORTH KNOWING.

When frying things in hot fat (for
instance, egs). have a pair of white
gloves hanging near stove. Put these
on and they will keep fat from splash
ing on hands. One often hesitates
when such things are frying, to turn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
From the Hickeyville Clarion.

MIS-. AHSon trlSDy, the leader of
our smart set, is so high toned that
she has French fried taters evarv
meal. Anse says French fried ta+ers
is too sporty for him and he doesn't
think they are just proper for a de-
cent married man. During the flood
Mrs. Prof. Jumkey's washtub washed
away to parts unknown and now the
Prof. is in tight place He cant GET
her new tub until she takes in
enough washin to buy one and she
can't take in washin until she gets
the tub,
Judgin' by the size of the checks
they had out at some of them swell
s s down to the city they must
think a Teller has got an after-dinner
mint concealed around his clothes.
There was a heavy frost last niebt
The Silver Comet band gave a CON
cert at Tibbitts' opry house II must
have been bad, for some of the neo-
PIE that mad comps, stayed to hum.
Mrs. Arson Frisby has got A change
able silk dress. 1 would hate to have
a SILK dress l couldn't change.
1t don't pay to hoard money. Will
nam I1bbltts has carried one 81 cent
piece around so long in his pant's
pocket that the eagle and the goddess
of liberty is both worn off froT, ~
and it amt wurth but 81 cents ~ ~ ~
mint Elmer Jones is now a finished
musician. He met his finish when he
tried to play a clarinet solo with tho
Silver Cornet band over to the meet
in at West HickeyviIle last week
and some one threw him a bououet
which had a small portion of brick
house concealed in it. led Eri,,I-
our popular. congenial talented 49,
versatile blacksmith, saws his bard
cider is froze up so tight he has 70
break it off with an ak when he
wants any. He says he likes hard
cider all right, but not when it's 50
hard he can't bite it.
Last time Bud Hicks vac 1oo1,.z ,,
in our sheet iron village jail somebody
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30
DIRECTORS OF
BOARD TRADE
WERE ELECTED
At Meeting LAST night
Directors viii Meet Again
Tonight

At well-attended and interesting
meeting last night of the Americas
Board of Trade, full board of fifteen
directors were elected, who will di-
rect the affairs of the Board of Trade
during the next twelve months.
President George r. Ellis presided
at the meeting last night. A com
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Lee AL
len, c. L. Ansley, Frank Sheffield,
Frank Harold and Frank Lanier, was
appointed by President Ellis and re
ported the new directorate, as follows
Lester Williams, C. j. Clark, G. r.
Ellis, ]. T. Warren, Frank Payne,
j. W. Shiver NJ M. Lowrey, Thos Il.
Bell, A. C. Crockett, Furlow Gate
wood, C. c. Hawkins, S. F. Howell, w.
j. Josey, ]. E. Poole, E. Y. Andrews,
The report of the committee of five
was adopted in the formal election Of
the board of directors as above nam
ed. The newly elected directors will
meet tonight at o'clock at the city
hall and elect officers for the current
year and transact other important bus
mess.
The meeting last night was marked
with much enthusiasm, evidencing the
felt by Americus business men
in the affairs of the Board of Trade.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30
MGR. WEBER
OUT OF GAME
FROM SPRAIN
HURT WHILE SLIDING HOME
In Practice Game Here Yes.
tGrday Afternoon

With badly swollen right ankle,
Manager Harry Weber, of the Mucka-
lees, will hardly be able to get into the
game any time soon. He will proba-
bly, be out of the game for a week or
two
The injury received by the manager
occurred yesterday afternoon while
Manager Weber was sliding home in
the practice game between the Regu-
lars and the Yannigans. His right an
kle was badly sprained in the mix-up.
AS is well known, sprains of the an
kle are exceedingly painful and are
slow in getting we'll. For this reason
it will be impossible for Manager
Weber to play in the opening game on
Thursday. He would not bear his
weight on the sprained ankle yester-
day afternoon without suffering great
pain, SO that it will be necessary for
him to allow the injured member to
heal thoroughly before he goes back
into the game; otherwise his injury
may incapacitate him for long time.
Among the players on the field yes
terday afternoon were Griffin, firtst
baseman; Weber, second baseman;
Spitznagel, shortstop; Kenton, third
baseman; Perkle, Wagnon, McLain,
Collier, Chancey, cutfelders; Boone
and Eaton, catchers; Pruett, Norris,
Smith, Rogers, and Gondolphi, pitch
ers. In addition to these men, Reilly
and Bowen, infelders, and several new
pitchers are here
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30
few REMAIN
OF COMPANY
OF VETERANS
MEMBERS OF LIGHT GUARDS
"reminiscences From Veteran
A. ]. HamiI

The few remaining survivors of tn,
Sumter Light Guards, the first compa
my to leave Americus for the front il
1861, and whose numbers are now re
duced to mere handful, have re-
called yividly within the past day OIL
two the anniversary of their departure
an event memorable in the city's his
tory.
The date was April 9th, 1861, ami
Mr. A. j. Hamil, the remaining sur
vivor in Americus, stated yesterday
that only ten of the 10S members of
the original command were living. The
officers of the Light Guards were VIII
liam L. Johnson, captain; David Winn
w. T. Toole and Adam Brown, lieuten
ants The company marched to the
depot with colors flying and boarded
the train for Augusta, where the
Guards became a part of the Fourth
Georgia regiment, which was sent to
Virginia.
During the progress of the war the
Sumter Light Guards were in many OF
the sanguinary battles, and the ranks
were rapidly decimated. Recruits were
sent from home to take the places of
those killed in battle or who died from
illness, and the original enlistment was
very nearly doubled At Appomattox
there was but remnant of the old
Guards, then under the command OF
Capt John w. shiver
Of the ten survivors, Mr.. Hamil re-
called nine yesterday: John c.. Joiner
of Atlanta; G. B. Wilder, of Tampa:
William Wilder, of Alabama; Robert
Brown. of Los Angeles; Lamar Sieg, Of
Wilcox county; r. A. Daniels and JOS
eph Phillips, Of Dooly county; A. J
Hamil, Of Americus, The tenth name
was not recalled. The command was
made up Of the prominent young men
of The county and city ard 4 better
one did not serve the ConfederacE
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30
SUCCESSFUL MEETING IS
ANTICIPATED FOR SHOOT
To be Held Here Nav 6
and 7

THE annual tourney of the State
Gun club, to be held in Americus next
week, Wednesday and Thursday, May
9Th and 7th, will be the most success
full of similar occasions held here in
recent years under the auspices of the
Americus club" said President j. w.
Hightower yesterday, while discussing &
the event. Besides ten or twelve
professional shots, of whose presence
here we are assured, there will pc
representatives from Columbus, Ma
con, Augusta, Birmingham and other
Southern cities, and the tourney will
be notable event in sporting circles,
said Mr. Hightower.
The contest, as announced, will take
place upon the grounds of the Country
club, where a fine target range has
been established and Where previous
Journeys were held and attended by
many expert gunners. Mr. Hightower,
as president of the local club, is rap
idly perfecting all details for the an
nual occasion next week. Among the
visitors at the range this week were
Mr.. John Philip Sousa, an enthusiastic
target shooter, and Mr. Walter Huff,
of Macon, who stands high in the class
of experts.
Mr. Sousa will. return to Americus
the last of this week and as the guest of
Mr.. Hightower, will remain until aftor
the tourney.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30
SPECIAL over
The SEABOARD
TO CORDELE
ABOUT 65 HAVE PLEDGED
Only so Tickets Needed to
Guarantee Train

Assurance was given yesterday IN
the tangible form of sixty-iye tickets
pledged that a number of fans would
go to Cordele to attend the opening
game in the Empire State league there
tomorrow.
BY the noon hour yesterday total
of sfxty-five fans had pledged to take
tickets on the train, which made the
special possible. Only fifty tickets
were necessary as a matter of fact. It
will be seen that these were readily
secured.
The round trip ticket on the train is
81. At this attractive price IT is very
likely that large number of fans will
join those who have already pledged
which assures Americas star repre-
sentation in this first game in which
the locals will take part.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30
AUGUSTA GIRL is FATALLY
HURT BY AUTOMOBILE
Skull Crushed and Death is
Expected

Augusta, Ga, April 29.-Miss Ern-
estine Batey, 19 years of age, lies in
local hospital with a fractured skill
as the result of being knocked down
by an automobile at Twelfth and
Broad streets last night. The physi-
clans say that she cannot recover. The
young lady was returning home from
visit and was pushing baby car
riage containing her baby sister when
the accident occurred.
Mrs. w. H. Hagler, wife of a promi-
nent brick manufacturer, was driving
touring car containing a number Of
lady friends and in the effort to avoid
running over boy on bicycle ran
the car into Miss Batey and her little
sister.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30
CANT MAINTAINS
HIS INNOCENCE
STEADFASTLY
OTHER ARRESTS ARE MADE
In Mysterious Murder Case
In Atlanta

Atlanta, Ga, April 29.-Leon M.
Frank, superintendent of the National
Pencil factory, where 14-year-old
Mary Phagan met her death Satur-
day night, was taken to the police sta
ton this afternoon for additional
questioning. No charge was laid
against him. Detective Chief Lanford
intimated that Frank was to be de-
tanned for his own protection.
"The town seems to be very much
wrought up over the murder" said
Chief Lanford, "and ] think this is the
wisest course to take"
Search for the slayer of the girl was
continued today by the police. Four
nen are being detained at police
Headquarters in connection with the
case, but only one of them, John NJ
Cant, former bookkeeper at the fac
tory, had been formally charged with
r'urder.
In the early dawn detectives resum-
ed their questioning of Newt Lee, the
neero watchman, who found the girls
body, AS soon as one would finish
with the negro, another would take w
the questioning.
Il don't know was the negro's
only answer throughout the merci-
less third degree"
Cant steadfastly maintains his in
.nocence 81 could wiring the neck OF
whoever accuses me of such a thing,
he exclaimed today. 1T is the most
atrocious crime l ever heard of. !
never could have conceived of it, let
alone commit it."
The coroners jury will resume the
inquest tomorrow morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30
FULL CAST
MINSTRELS
SELECTED
FOR PERFORMANCE ON MAY 6
Leading MatrOns and Young
Ladies iu Cast

The Peter Pan Society Ladies Min
strels to be presented by Miss J.
Pearle Rogers, for benefit of Council
of Safety chapter, D. A. r., consists
of cast of following leading ladies' o.
the city, who will appear before the
footlights, Tuesday, May 9Th.
Mesdames Frank Harold, il d.
Hooks, w. J. Josey. H. o. Jones, Fl. T.
Moore, R. l.. Mcleod. Taylor Lewis.
Joe Hawkins, e. d. Sheffield. Carr
Wall. Will Dodson. C. A. Fricker, T..
w. Tullis, Wyatt Ivey, Chas. M. Conu-
Gil, M M. Lowrey. C. o. Niles AMI
Misses Lynn Mathis. Maude Hit, Lar-
ra Ansley, Clara Willie Prather, Kate
Page, Claire Everett, Constance Hole.
Ruth Brown, Georgia Bena Dodson,
Elizabeth Hollis, Matte Lewis Dodson.
Louise Chapman, Louise Marshall.
Annie Bailey, Elizabeth Cobb, Gertrude
Hudson, Martha Cobb, Rebecca Mathis,
Ethel Loving, Emma Chapman, Emma
Mae Borum, Ruth Holt, Mitch Payne.
Linda Mclaughlin. Madge McAfee.
These ladies' make up the cast OF
principals and the minstrel chorus.
Miss Rogers holds rehearsals every
morning at the Opera House, and the
full cast of ladies respond faithfully at
the rehearsal hour in truly profess
sionaI spirit. And they say they in
tend to present the best amateur pro-
duction ever presented in Americas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30
WILSON PLANS
A new TREATY
With JAPANESE
AS SOLUTION OF TROUBLE
Bryan Still at Work in Cali
fOfnia

Washington, D. c., April 29.-Secre-
tary Bryan's proposition to the Califor.
mans to suspend the passage and ap,
plication of anti-Japanese legislati J.l
until the president has had an oppor.
tunity to negotiate a new treaty with
Japan to replace the convention of 1911
is believed to represent the ultimate
concession which the administration is
willing to make in Difference to publif
feeling in California
The secretary's statement that in
event of the passage of legislation in
defiance of the presidents advice, he
would feel obliged to do everything
possible ito minimize the i'll feeling
that would be aroused" is regarded
here as marking purpose on the part
of the government to become an inter-
venor with the Japanese in any suit
which they may bring before the fed
clal courts to nGllify the action of thu
California legislature.
Assuming that one of the questions
which Mr. Bryan has transmitted 20
the Il esident for the California leg
islature is as to the probable time for
negotiating new treaty with Japan
and Just how such convention could
f! Q famed to meet the views of Cali
fornia without being Objectionable to
Japan, it may be said that such a
method of settling the present issue
already has been given some consid-
Grafton.
The existing japanese treaty was
intended to meet a temporary need in
quieting the unrest on the Pacific
coast over the school question. Neith-
er party has been satisfied with it's
workings, and it is remarkable for it's
omissions compared with other treat-