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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-31
SIDE TALKS
How Many Moves Ahead?
By Ruth CAMERON.

How Many Moves Ahead?
Two friends of mine took up the
game of checkers a year or two
ago, and have been. having a kind OF
running tournament together ever
since.
The other day, / asked one of them
how the tournament was coming on.
We've stopped" he said Hes
too far ahead, I'm not in his class
now"
why do you let him beat you like
that?" 1 asked.
ment of helplessness. Couldn't help
it. He played SO many moves ahead ;
1 won't do that. Too much like
work-whats the use?"
1 don't suppose there is any par
ticular use. Games are a sort of
mental gymnastics that do not ac-
complish anything except to train the
muscles of the mind. If you cease
enjoying them, it is time to seek some
other exercise.
But the philosophy of playing d
game so many moves ahead L like
When children first play checkers,
they play just one move at a time.
By and by, one of them begins to
plan move ahead At once he starts
to win. and keeps on winning until
Ills opponent also learns 10 DlaV q
move ahead.
One, move ahead soon becomes two
or three, and two or three soon be-
come more.
The real checker player plays for
the end of the game at the very be-
ginning Anyone who plays only a
few moves ahead is wax in his
hands.
THE world stands aside for any,
one who knows where he is going
says David Starr Jordan.
For anyone who plays several
moves ahead" is another way OF
putting that.
One man who is going to buy a
home studies the growth of the town,
forecasts the development of the
neighborhood, looks thoroly into
transportation facilities, and buys a
home that grows in value and that fits
into his own future.
Another buys what chances to please
him. without studying any of these
factors.
Ore young man permits himself
to drift into any business that offers
an opening with reasonably good pay.
Another studies himself, the field, and
tries to find where he will fit best,
and have the greatest ultimate oppor-
tunity.
Do you play the game of life one
move at a time, or as many moves
ahead as you can play it wisely p
Copyright by George Matthew Ad-
ams.)
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BUSINESS IN PRESIDENTIAL,
YEARS

The presidential campaign now
drawing to a close is like that of 1912
in demonstrating that the old tradition
that presidential year is necessarily
period of depression is not we'll
founded.
George H. Hull, in his valuable book
on business depressions, published in
1910, says the Iron Trade Review. dis
cussed this subject at some length and
published table showing that from
the foundation of the government
down to 1908 very few presidential
years have been characterized by de-
preston in business. In fact, the table
indicates that during a period OF SO
years, presidential elections and in
dustrial depressions have come in the
same year only twice-in 1896 and
1900 Business was profoundly af-
fected in the Mckinley Bryan cam
paign of 90, on account of the uncer-
tainty as to whether the future basis
yer. The depression of 1900 came af-
ter the excessively high prices of 1898,
and apparently had little, if anything,
to do with the presidential election.
In more recent political history, the
presidential year 1908 was a very un-
satisfactory one from a business stand
point. This fact could not, however, be
attributed to the presidential cam
paign, but rather to the continuing eff
feet of the panic of 1907.
Our next presidential year, 1912,
was a year of prosperity. Thruout
the ante-convention contest, which
was one of great bitterness in the Re-
publican party. and thruout the CAM
paign proper, following the nominal
tons, the tide of prosperity steadily
pect of a change of administration.
While issues of great Importance to
business were discussed, business men
were divided to an unprecedented ex-
tent among three parties.
The present presidential campaign
has lacked much of the bitterness of
the fight of 1912, but is like it in the
fact that issues of great importance
to the business world are being con-
! sidered. The unprecedented prosper
ity of the year is not in any way con-
nected with the presidential cam
paign. The tremendous foreign de-
mand has been the greatest factor and
tremendous activity has continued
without the slightest influence Of po-
] litical considerations.
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with the suspension of war bust
ness there will be an inevitable reac-
lion. falling of prices, curtailment of
cutput-and with them many prob
lens which manufacturers, merchants,
business men and our people generally
will have to face" says f. B. Leigh,
president Chicago Railway Equipment
company. in an article in the current
tissue of the Railway Age Gazette.
There is. however" Mr.. Leigh adds,
''one present day condition which
may be likened to the silver lining of
the cloud: Our railways, sorely
pressed for additional equipment and
other necessaries which they are I'M
able TO buy because of prohibitive
prices for materials or the practical
impossibility of securing deliveries,
may come into the market to an extent
that, in some degree, should offset the
otherwise disastrous effect that such a
cessation of war business would en-
tail. Unless the railways are en.Jur-
aged by a logical revision of some of
our laws affecting them, and are given
the ability to finance their reasonable
necessities, then the reaction is certain
modified only to the extent that we
may find new outlets for our products,
Just as we have in the war condition -
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JESSE WEAvERLING.

The tragic death of little Jesse
Weaverling adds another to the long
and growing list of speed victims in
Topeka.
Tomorrow or next day the torn and
broken little body will be buried. With
it will be buried the love and hope of
father and mother. Only those
whose ears heard the agonized
screams of the mother and whose eyes
saw the silent grief of the father
and of these, only those whose life
hopes are wrapped up IN some grow
ing boy or girl-may realize to the
fullest what Jesse's death means to
them.
They saw him at breakfast time a
happy, careless, rollicking schoolboy.
He started to school whistling and
shouting a boyish challenge to anoth-
er boy across the street. When next
they saw him his body was a mere
broken shell in which a heart strug-
gled weakly against overwhelming
odds. A fe- hours later he died-a
victim to the rivalry of two automo-
bile statesmen.
ne WASH al UNUSUAL DOy " mere
acquaintance. To them he was just
a boy. But in the eyes of a loving and
admiring father and mother he wore
a crown.
He had a perfect right to be where
he was but he had no chance. The
two powerful cars swept down upon
him with a speed greater than that of
of locomotive. He knew not what way
to turn. And any way would have
been the wrong way.
Warrants have been issued for the
men driving the cars. They are
charged with manslaughter. They
may be convicted after a long trial and
punished. That will not put Jesse
Weaverling back among his compan-
ions at Clay school nor in his place
at the Weaverling table His life is
done almost before it began 1t will
not bring back any of the others who
have met a similar fate on Topeka's
speedways. But it may serve to save
other lives by bringing about an en-
forcement of the city ordinances. And
undoubtedly it will slow down the man
who has a heart.
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GLOBE SIGHTS
[From the Atchison Globe.l

IFrom the Atchison Globe.
Some regard being found out as the
original sin.
Some men swear so fluently it seems
to be a gift.
Some people are always expecting
the wind to blow up a storm.
Quite good many of those who be-
gin at the bottom, stay there.
A son doesn't need to amount to
much to make his mother proud of
him..
More hard work and more loafing
is done in a newspaper office than
any other place.
If man has new light overcoat,
it doesn't have to be very cool to in
duce him to wear it.
The man who says he. doesn't care
for the consequences, is likely to lie
about other matters, also.
Man retains interest in the parade
quite awhile after he has quit attend
ing the evening performance.
The fact that there are many things
that money won't buy isn't much of
a consolation to a man who is broke.
When some people master the ex-
preston Anyway, shape or form, "
they consider themselves qualified for
argument.
When the average man gets the
best of it, and that is seldom enough,
that approaches his notion of a square
deal
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wealth But how useless would be
money if one could not buy with it
But buy at home, says one. If we re-
fuse to purchase the products or
other nations, how long can we ex-
pect them to continue purchasing
from us? When they cease to buy
the surplus products of our industries
prices at home will decline, profits
will diminish. wages will fall and hard
times will set in.
Rising prices and prosperity go
hand in hand. Failing prices and
business stagnation are inseparable
companions.
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BED T IMIE TALES
THREE BLACK BEARS.

Deep in the heart of the Dark For
est, far from the pleasant corner of
Shadow Wood where the Shorttail
Beavers had decided to make their
home, lived three Big Black Bears.
There was the Great Black Bear who
was very gruff and had a terrible
temper; there was the Big Black Bear
who was a little smaller than the
Great Black Bear and had a little bet
ter temper-but not enough better to
brag about, L should say noti-and
then there was Black Bear who was
much hitler than the other two and
much nicer, but who still was very
big and very black and none too
agreeable to talk to.
But as is often the way, these bears
who were fierce and cross to outsiders,
were as kind and nice as could be to
each other. All the other folk of the
Wood left the three bears severely
alone, but the bears didn't even notice
time by themselves.
One pleasant morning the Great
Black Bear licked the extra break
fast off his lips and said to the Big
Black Bear "ouff-ouff! What are
you going to do today?"
"Ouff-ouff" replied the Big Black
Bear. What are you?"
Til going on journey" said the
Great Black Bear
''where?" asked the Big Black
Bear.
Il don't know" answered the
Great Black Bear. II only know I'm
going"
Il know where" piped voice
overhead and the bears looked up
and saw Redhead. the woodpecker
Big Black Bear. Where have you
been and what do you know
I've been visiting in Shadow
Wood replied Redhead. and 1
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strained, salt and, when boiling, add
the beans. Cook slowly fifteen min
utes and dish in border of rice.
! Curry of Vegetable Soup-Materials:
Dried carrots, one and one-half cups;
dried turnips. one and one-half cups.
dried potatoes, one and one-half cups;
/ dried celery, one cup; sliced or chop
ped onion. three-quarters;. chopped
parsley, two tablespoons: bay leaf.
one; butter. tablespoon; flour. three
tablespoons; hot stock, one quart;
salt; paprika; curry powder, one tea
spoon, and grated apple. one.
turnips into the sauce pan, cover
with boiling water, boil until. all are
tender; in the spider put the butter
and cook chopped onion until tender
and slightly Drowned: add the flour
and stir until well blended. Gradually
add the hot stock, stirring constantly
until smooth. Add seasoning to taste
and the curry, the grated apple,
drained vegetables and the uncooked
celery Cover and simmer very gently
until the celery is done, add the pars-
lev and serve at once. More or less
hot stock may be added to suit indi-
viduai tastes, or all may be put thru
sieve to make a vegetable PURGE
soup. This is a good luncheon soup or
may be used as the main dinner soup
The Table.
Scotch Potato Scones-One cup
mashed potatoes, one and one-halr
cups flour, one-third cup butter. two
teaspoons baking powder, one-half
teaspoon salt and one egg. Sift to-
gether flour, baking powder and salt,
add mashed potato, the butter cream
ed, egg well beaten, if necessary a
little milk to make a soft dough to
roll out Divide the dough in three
parts, roll into rounds ONE half inch
thick, cut these into four pie shaped
pieces, bake in oven twelve minutes;
split, spread with butter.
Steamed Corn Bread-One cup
corn meal, half cup flour, one cup
buttermilk, half cup sweet milk, one
fourth cup molasses, one teaspoon salt.
one egg, one teaspoon soda; mix in
order given. beat all well, pour into
we'll heated mold containing one tea
spoon of hot fat. cover. Steam for
three and a half hours, then bake in
moderate oven for thirty minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-31

Beatrice, he being in trade. You
could scarcely expect that, but he will
not be surprised to find me with some
inSular prejudices, will he'
"Oh, no. replied the girl, sar-
castically, nothing foolish or il1bred
that you can do will surprise him in
the least
An instructor in a preparatory
school in Philadelphia, who tutors
youths DESTROYS of entering college,
put some questions with reference to
biology.
Among the questions asked was: 'Is
there any connecting link between the
animal and the vetegtable kingdoms %
The answer returned by the young
man was: "Yes-hash."
willie, what did you tell the
trunkmaker yesterday when 1 sent
you around there to tell him to hurry
up the trunk I had ordered ?"
81 told him to send the trunk
But 1 must have strap with it
He didn't send the strap"
NO, father said Willie sweetly
81 told him 1 thought you hadn't bet
ter have any strap
The teacher was. instructing her
pupils in the rudirnents of the Eng
Iish language.
e'Pietro,'' she said, make a SEN
tence using the word 'indisposition.' -
Pietro, who was of a pugiIistic turn
assumed an aggressive attitude and
announced:
when youse wants to fight, you
stands in dis position
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ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT
N Roy K. MOUEyON.

Her.
All. how | loved her graceful lines.
She was a beauty, that 1 VOW.
How for her my poor old heart pines.
My tale of grief you must allow.
Last summer / did spend with her;
l loved her with a passion mad.
In my spare hours l would not stir
Away from her, l had it bad.
She had me dashed right to the mast.
III tell you that is true, by heck.
The trouble was she was too fast,
And now she is a total wreck.
How 1 yearn for the days gone by.
The passing years cannot atone.
1 can't forget her, though l try
That motor boat l used to own.
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Curry Powder. Dishes.

Curry powder maybe used with ex-
cellent results in the preparation of a
wide variety of dishes. Following are
several recipes:
Curry of Veal-Materials: Slice of
veal, one and a half pounds; onions,
two: carrot one; butter, one-half cup;
curdy powder, one teaspoon; flour,
two tablespoons; lemon Juice or vine-
gar one teaspoon, and steamed rice.
Directions: Wiring a cloth out of
cold water and wipe a piece of veal,
weighing one and one-half pounds, cut
one-half inch thick, and cook in frying
pan without butter, quickly soaring
one side, then the other. Place on a
board and cut in one and one-half
inch pieces. Fry two sliced onions in
one-half cup of butter until brown,
remove onions and add to the butter,
meat, with one-half tablespoon curry
powder, then cover with boiling water.
Cook slowly until the meat is tender.
Thicker with flour diluted with
enough cold water to pour easily; then
add one teaspoon vinegar or lemon
juice. Serve with a border of steamed
rice.
Curry of Kidney Beans-MateriaIs
Beans, one pint; butter or oil, two
tablespoons: flour, two tablespoons;
curry, one teaspoon; onion, one; toma-
toes, one pint, strained; salt, one tea
spoon.
Directions: Wash and soak the
beans over night; next morning drain,
cover with fresh boiling water, sim
mer until tender. Put the butter or oil
in sauce pan, add the onion, chopped;
shake over the fire until the onion is
soft; add the curry powder; mix and
add the flour: add the tomatoes,
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had gone into town that morning, and
the paper that he had persuaded the
Maybrys to sign went with them.
The moment that she was sure of
the worst, Dora went out to find John
Porter. She met her father in the
doorway. just coming in from the
swamp where, of late, he spent most
of his time under the impression that
he was directing the work.
Mother is asleep" said Dora.
when she wakes up, father, don't go
to prating to her about the swamp
"Once git the water out of the bog"
Hiram Maybry mumbled, re, e.lting
one of Cafson's assertions, land then
SET up windmills to keep it out. George
says the Lord provides one force in
Nature to balance 'tother force.'
In the brief conference between
Dora and John, the latter told her
that the laborers had quit work in the
swamp that forenoon.
Good reason why" he explained.
Carson didn't pay their wages last
week. I've been thinking for some
time that / ought to step in and stop
George Carson from heggaring your
folks. But 1 didn't want to meddie."
John took the first train to the city
the next morning. In the afternoon,
just before sunset, Dora walked to the
little station to meet him, for she was
anxious to know even the worst. He
met her out by the crossing and silent
ly drew her hand within his arm in
a way he had never done before.
When theywere away from the station
he bent and kissed her on the lips. In
that way he told her that he had been
too late to get the paper from George
Carson.
I've decided what we will do" he
said as they walked slowly thru the
twilight. First, there will be the
wedding that We have put off too long
already. Then I'll pay off this claim on
your mothers farm and We'll stay and
take care of them. OF course II
would be happier for us to take them
10 my place-ours I mean But they
would be homesick there
HOW ABOUT your little truck farm,
John?' Dora pleaded.
II nave to sell that for the money.
But then, he added with a brave at
tempt to make joke out 1t, '-IIl have
70 make up Tor the other sort of truck
I'll have to Iose"-(Copyrieht 1919
by the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
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JOURNAL ENTRIES

1t is an anomaly for women to COM
pose a whist club.
X y X
Dust thrown in a persons eyes sell
dom causes permanent blindness.
X X
The ease with which an expert does
his work is most deceiving to a novice
X x x
Giving a woman her way is often
the best method of proving to her she
doesn't want 1t.
* X *
The difference between embonpoint
and pursinesS is a matter of dollars
as we'll as sense.
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THE WAY To DO.

THE WAY TO Do.
Amt some people funny though?
Allus huntin' trouble.
Allus braggin' bout their woe,
Maxim it out double;
Jest enj'yin' misery,
All the time a-frettin',
Turnin' one care into three,
Every good forgettin.
Desprit times is comm soon,
Lots O. pain an sorrer,
Eff it's fine this afternoon,
Sure to storm tomorrer-
Eff a feller's struck n plum,
Like that thar Jack Horner,
Then they're certain sure they's some
Hard luck round the corner.
Land 1 wouldn't be that way
For a monarch's ransom,
Why not whistle somethin' gay,
Steppin' wide an handsome
Es We travel down the road,
Feelin' peart and clever;
Wishin' no one elses load
Didn't gald 'em never.
Then, eff trouble comes, wy, then,
'Tain't no worse to bear it;
An We know that you amt ben
Telephonin' fer it
Peoples Home journal.
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At Saranac Lake. New York, oct. IS.
a permanent American memorial to
Robert Louis stevenson was establish
ed. when the Stevenson cottage was
thrown open to the public. In this
cottage stevenson lived, while under
the care OF Dr.. Trudeau- during the
winter Of 1SS7-1SSS, and r. L. S, him
self. called it "A hat-box on hill" 1t
was here that he wrote The Master
OF BaIlantrae." which ends in story
where II was begun in fact-in the
frozen forest under the shadow of
Mount Baker. The stevenson society
have assembled a fine exhibition of
s-rvensoniana in the memorial rooms,
and Mr.. stephen Chalmers, secretary
OF the society. made the opening ad-
dress. Mr.. Chalmers is the author OF
.-'The Penny Piper of Saranac," and
was formerly secretary to DR. Trudeau.
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The Incas, using the word bro.d div
showed an extraordinary liking for
building on spots where they had an
unproken outlook over all the sur
rounding world Lovers of nature, per-
haps, tho the apparent complete indif-
ference of their descendants to its
charms and moods makes this debat
able, they were above all practical fell
lows, moved less by esthetic reasons
than by an overwhelming dislike to
being wakened from the afternoon
siesta by a well-aimed boulder. Yet
had their only quest been unrivaled
situations, that of Machu Picchu could
scarcely have been improved upon.
Mere words and pictures give faint
idea of the unique charm of the place.
Inc earth offers few such views as
that from the intihuatana at the top
of the town.
The altitude of the city is put at
$500 feet and that of the river $500.
yet it is surprising how clearly, If
huShed, the roar of the river comes
unbrokenly up the 1000 sheer feet to
the invulnerable city. Utterly un-
peopled, the visible world is one tum-
bled mass of gigantic forest-clad
mountains rolling away to inaccessible
distance-blue ranges rising afar off to
snow-capped crests mingled with the
sky; not the haggard and sterile Andes
of elsewhere. but softened forms so
densely wooded that nowhere is a
spot on earth visible. Swing round
the circle, and on the other side the
gaze falls as precipitously into the
Urubamba- Three great blue ranges
rise one behind the other, growing
from blue to purple farther off, the
central Cordilleras shutting off all the
world beyond, seemingly near at hand,
yet only a week of hard travel would
attain it In another direction the
rolling ranges. faded to purple die en-
tieingly away. one behind another into
the great montana and the reeion of
the Amazon. while masses of pure
white clouds come majesticalIy up out
of Brazil beyond.-The Century Mag
azine.
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DINNER STORIES

Beatrice Harvey, the heiress, had at
last consented to marry young
nobleman, who was financially en-
barrassed.
"Of course" said the young man, in
a lofty manner, IT can never be very
intimate with your father, my dear
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MEMBER:
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Association.

The methods adopted by the cam
p-iEn managers for Harrison and Nc
Kinley have been adopted by the
Democrat national committee this
year. Pilgrimages to Shadow Lawn
hive been frequent. In the old days
the visitors rode on passes. 1t would
be interesting to know who pays now.
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The dollar is shrinking so rapidly,
saws the Rochester Democrat, that
some distinguishing mark will have to
b. placed on it. or the poor consumer
will not be able to tell it from the
fashioned 1O-cent piece. Is this
the same old gold dollar which. the
people were told in 1896. was fixed
and Interchangeable in value?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-31

Il was sad day for Rumania when
She hearkened TO the invitation of the
entente allies to come on in" backed
BY the assurance that the water is
fine"
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know there are some new folks come
to live there-beavers they are and
nice ones-and you should go see
them"
Very well, then, we WILL" said the
Great Black Bear
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Who will be pointed out as the
Burchard OF the present campaign If
hughes fail Of eiectionZ