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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19

of electrified amber is occasionally
mentioned by Pliny and other later
naturalists; particularly by Gassendus.
Kenelm, Digby and Sir Thomas
Brown. Very exhaustive experiments
have been carried out by william Gill
bert, a native of Colchester, and
physician at London, who, in his ex-
ceIIent Latin treatise, De Magnetic
published in the year 1900, relates
great variety of electrical experiments
which were allied in nature to the
properties possessed by amber. He
has disclosed several of the substances
which had these peculiar properties of
attracting light bodies when agitated
by material Amber was used by the
ancient world as a jewel for decora-
ton. Its color and 1uster reminded
the fanciful Greeks of the virgin gold
which glistened in the hands of Pac-
toIus; even as the brilliant metal it
self had recalled to them the yellow
sunshine. Afterwards they applied
the same name to the compounds of
metals which when FURNISHED, have
golden glow. They were all children
of the sun MISUNDERSTANDING in min
iature its radiance. Thus in common
with native gold and the silver-gold
alloys, the amber, in Hellenic speech,
came to be called 'Elektron. "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19

desired numbers. When ready to fry
have a good-sized pan half-filled with
fat or oil, which is best. When oil
can not be had use half suet and half
lard or half suet and half oil.
Drop a piece of bread into the fat;
if it is brown in twenty seconds it is
in the right heat. Put five or six oys-
tiers in the frying basket and plunge
them into the fat AS soon as they
are a golden brown lift the basket and
table at once. If you fry many at one
time the oysters may be placed as
soon as they are fried in pan at the
oven door where they will keep hot
The Table
Mulatto Rice-Cook one cup rice
in double boiler. with. just enough
water to cover. until soft. Add one
pint tomatoes. Fry crisp and chop
one-fourth pound bacon or ham and
mix this with the rice and tomatoes
Put in buttered baking dish and bake
in oven for about one hour, with
slow fire. Especially nice for lunch
or supper.
Daisy Salad-Arrange about Dor
der of salad plates a row of crisp let
tuce leaves and in the center put n
tablespoonful of dressing. This makes
center of daisy Around this put
petals made by cutting strips of whites
of hard boiled eggs Take yolks of
these eggs and put thru strainer. scat
tering over dressing in center to give
a rough appearance.
Oatmeal Dainties With Date and
Nut Filling-One cup light brown
sugar one cup shortening, one tea
spoon soda dissolved in two-thirds
cup boiling water, two and onc-half
cups flour, two and one-half cups
rolled oats (not cooked). Roll out
dough in two pieces, like for cookies
Filling: One pound dates seeded, one
cup sugar, oHe-half cup hot water.
cook a few minutes, spread on one
piece of dough, sprinkle with nuts
(ground), place other piece Of dough
on top, cut in squares of about two
inches and bake rather slowly. Let
brown. VIII keep for a couple weeks
if put in a covered receptacle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.l

IT the OIlCdSO NEWS
Poker keeps more men awake
nights than brain flag.
And kissing is responsible for a
good deal of heart trouble.
Patriotism doesn't always depend on
the size of your country.
A man can take a day off OCCASION
ally but his rent goes on just the
same.
Taxpayers do not have to settle for
the pavements made of good inten-
lions.
Silence is golden when a girl purses
her lips for the benefit of a young
man.
After fortune knocks at a mans
door he may be able to prove an alibi
but what's the use?
Clothes do not make the man, but
his tailor frequently gives him an ex-
pensive appearance.
And the lazy man consoles himself
with the shop-worn adage about the
race not being always to the swift.
Ice cream may be unhealthful, but
the wise young man doesn't waste any
time in trying to prove it to his female
friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19
rHE INIMUNE LYNCHERs.

OF course, it is a good deal like the
pot calling the kettle black for Kan
sas to cast any structures these days
on other states where lynching con-
tinues to be one of the favorite out
door sports.
But the two lynchings at Paducah,
KY, the other day certainly serve to
emphasize the fact that it is about
time something was done IN this coun-
try to suppress the apparent growing
tendency of mobs to take the law into
their own hands.
One is almost tempted to suggest
that this has become a righteous field
for national activities where a state
practically makes no effort to mete
out the punishment to lynchers that is
their due.
And, unfortunately for the good
name of the state, Kansas must now
plead guilty to such a charge.
The failure of the local and state
authorities to probe seriously to the
bottom of the recent Iynching bee at
Olathe is just as disgraceful as was
this lynching itself.
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TUBERCULoUs OR rUBERCULAR.

Some interesting and instructive
distinctions between the much abused
words 'tubercular," "tuberculous''
and tuberculosis" when used as ad-
jectives are pointed out in a bulletin
that has just been issued by the Ma
tional Association for the Study and
Prevention of Tuberculosis.
OF the various words used to desig-
nate some phase or other of the tu-
berculosis movement, the word "tu-
bercular'' is most frequently misap-
plied, states the bulletin. The term,
'tubercular" may be used correctly
only to describe conditions resembling
tubercles. but not necessarily caused
by the tubercle bacillus, the germ of
tuberculosis.
Thus, if one says a certain individ-
ual is tubercular, he really indicates
that the person has a disease process
manifesting itself by tubercles or little
Jumps, but it is not necessarily tuber-
culosis. To say that the person has
tuberculosis, the adjective ''tubercu-
lous" is the correct word. 1t refers
directly to diseased conditions caused
by the tubercle bacillus. Thus, when
an institution for tuberculosis recently
labeled itself as a ''tubercuIar sana-
forum" it not only indicated that
the sanatorium was sick, but that it
was sick with something resembling
tuberculosis. The adjective "tuber-
cular" should be used very infre-
quently.
The word tuberculosis the bulle-
tin holds, may be used correctly as an
adjective, modifying sanatorium, hos
pital, nurse, etc. This is in accord
with the common usage of such
phrases as typhoid hospital" small
pox infirmary," etc. tuberculosis
may also be used, as it commonly Is.
as noun, but the use of "tubercu-
lous" or "tubercular'' as nouns with
out modifying definite article 1.-The, ~
is extremely doubtful.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19
JAYMAWKER ,JOTS

If you must believe half you hear,
the Lansing News urges that you be
sure to believe the half that is true.
According to the Marquette Tribune,
the cost of living is rapidly overtak-
ing the cost of dying and being buried.
The Sedgwick Paragraph advises
that the people. should really take
more pains to conceal what they
know.
The Square Deal, which is issued by
the inmates of the states peniten-
tiary at Lansing, has figured it out
that the best evidence of intellect is
knowing when not to talk.
Philip Flipflop is quoted by the
Lansing News as observing: Sin and
punishment may not travel together,
but punishment is always on the same
road and comes in strong at the fin
ish.'
One of the politicians in the federal
pen1tentiary at Leavenworth is quoted
by the New Era, the prisoners pub
lication, as saying: THE campaign is
on and so are the voters, but L am in,
SO can't rustic f1oaters."
Local improvement note, in the
Toronto Republican: ]. N. Pankey, our
popular liveryman, will soon have a
public sale at which he will dispose of
his horses, harness, buggies and other
useful and ornamental articles, such as
usually pertain to a first class livery
barn. But he will not quit. the livery
business. He will put in another Ford
or two, or cars equally as good, and
do strictly motor business. He has
the old Ford broken to all the roads
around Toronto. 1t can wallow thru
mudholes, cross creeks and rivers and
go up all hills in high. He will fetch
and carry the old and the young, the
rich and poor, the high and the low,
preachers and politicians with equal
Willingness, provided they have the
price. But if you insist on riding in
buggy that has frequently escaped
shipwreck and death in runaways you
will have to walk to the next town for
that accommodation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19

This heckIing of candidates for Of
flee during their campaign addresses
is a little new in this country. Al
least. this is the first presidential cam
15aign where it has been carried on TO
any extent in respect to asking perth
nent or impairment questions of the
presidential candidates. Bat it is an
established institution in thu political
campaigns in the European countries
and particularly in the British Isles.
over there it is considered to be the
prerogative of the crowd, or individ-
mails in it. to ask such questions as
they please during the public ad-
dresses of the candidates for office
who are soliciting their support And
there doesn't appear to be any good
and sufficient reasons for criticising
the custom provided it is carried on in
a fair and decent manner and that the
questions asked of the candidates have
some bearing on the issues of the
campaign
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19

Now wasn't that a shame? Here
was that beautiful raft, floating there
Just as tho it had been made by some
body who knew the raft-making bus
mess; and here were Grayta1l and
Father Beaver just aching for trial
sail before they should tell folks about
the surprise; and there was the dam
The very first minute Father Beaver
saw how the raft eloated, and how
deeply the little logs dropped into the
water, he knew it wouldn't go over
the dam.
that dam ?" ne asked in despair. Il
knew it was there all the time, but
never once thot about it,"
yes, isn't that the way?" sighed
Graytail, with much sympathy. That S
always my fix 1 think sometimes
all, not a bit, if only L could remen-
her and notice all the things ! really
know. But I forget, and trouble
comes" And Graytail fetched up u
big sigh from the bottom of his back
paw.
That sigh comforted Father Beaver
greatly. You know how it is You
tell your troubles and somebody signs
and answers back how very badly Off
YOU are, and then all of a sudden you
don't feel badly off at all Ihat was
Just the way With Father Beaver as
soon as Graytail began to sigh, he
stopped signing and began to plan.
Lets get IN it anyway, Graytail. he
said. and see what it does Maybe
il Will sail thru the place where the
dam is groken
Maybe it WILL" answered Graytail
hopefully. tho it doesn't seem likely.
But I'm willing to try" So Father
Beaver got aboard and steadied the
raft and helped Graytai1 to get on
too Then Father Beaver showed off
from the shore and away they rode
MY, but this is fun" cried Father
Beaver His eyes danced and he was
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GLOBE SIGHTS
[From the Atchison Globe.l

[From the Atchison Globe.l
There is considerable hope for the
fool who admits it.
You will punish your enemy more
by snubbing him than beating him.
A convincing speaker is one who
tells his hearers what they want to
hear.
A fat woman is usually willing to
try dieting until she gets good and
hungry.
AS a timekeeper, the average
grandfather's clock makes a fine hall
decoration.
Don't abuse your enemies too
much, or you may cause others to
sympathize with them.
If there are children in the home,
it isn't very long before the furni-
ture begins to look antique.
Nearly any man would be willing to
serve his country if the country would
pay satisfactorily for such services.
The man who expects to get at
something by next winter, or next
spring, or next summer, or next fall
never gets anywhere.
This is supposed to be a govern
ment of the people, but a working
knowledge of the people leads to the
belief that it may be just as we'll that
it isn't.
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PROSPERITY AND STRIKES.

One often speaks of strikes and 9TH
er labor controversies as the natural
accompaniment of prosperity and as
an evil which has to be put up with
in times of plenty, says The ANAL
ist. In a measure that is true, but in
much that is said and written on this
score sight is lost of the fact that it is
by means of strikes and other con-
troversies that labor gains its share of
prosperity, which thereby is more
widely distributed and made more
real, for, after all, prosperity is real
and great in proportion to its dissent
nation among the people. Great
wealth gained for a few while others
moved not at all in the scale of ma
terial well being would not be pros
perity in any true sense.
We have, then, to look upon labor
disturbances, which, in many cases.
lead to increased wages, or, in other
words, to the dissemination of pros
perity, as the means by which a de-
sirable purpose is accomplished It
is well enough to argue that better
means than that should be found
4Hat IS easy TO grant out mat better
means are at hand? Arbitration is a
better means where it is available, and
there is little support for labor which
rejects arbitration when that can be
| had. Labor no more than capital
should get any advantage which is
not to be had under a rule of reason,
but where strikes are the only tool
| available labor cannot be blam for
using it, nor are resultant increases in
wages to be looked upon as barriers in
the way of prosperity. As matter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19

and I are starting married life under
the rosiest auspices. Her father is Civ
ing us a little creeper-clad cottage, her
mother will furnish it for us, her
grandfather is giving US motor car,
and, in addition to this, Molly has
snug little income of her own"
Excellent said his friend. inspired
by the young mans enthusiasm.
1And you-what are you bringing to
the happy union?'
Me? Oh-er-Pm giving my
name,"
In their morning walk Jessie and
her mother passed the home of a lady
who was so i'll that a large quantity
Of straw had been strewn over the
street to deaden the noise The straw
aroused Jessie'S curiosity, and she
asked many questions about it
''It has been put there" her mother
explained, because last week they
brought a little girl baby to the lady
who lives there
Jessie cast one last contemplative
look at the straw
.'welI. all I've sot to say is that
they brought her well packed" she
remarked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19

There doesn't seem to be any room
for argument about the justice and
contentious in the proposals of the
Interstate railroads for the centraI-
cation of their regulation in the fed
eral government and the removal from
the states of many of the supervisory
powers they now exercise over them.
No man can serve two masters to the
best interests of either or to his own
best advantage, let alone serving a
dozen or more. which is now the case
with some of the larger railway sys-
tens
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sprang to his feet. She was going
that afternoon. She'll take the boat"
he hazarded. 1t was already past 5.
He seized his hat and called a taxi
which drove him to West Warren
street swiftly. She was there.
81 told you good-by in my note"
Sno remarked.
He saw with joy that her hair was
wavy. Il have not come to say good
by. Where is Halden ?" he demanded.
HE is cruising around the lake with
Mr.. Crane" she answered, land fish
ing. He had-an attack of his neural
gia, and I told him it would do him
good to go. II thought over what
you said, and I saw she affirmed,
not in humility, but in a rigor of
been a mistake; from the first
feared it. And-I almost think he
agreed with me, in his heart. So,
after all, 1 am not going to have a
home. 1 am going to Boston" She
smiled bravely-
Those are misstatements," he an
swered, BOTH
what do you mean?"
You will have a home, and you will
not go to Boston," he returned; tho
abruptly averted. LAS L reckon it, we
have been fools for four years. and
that is long enough, Julia"
She faced him with valiant resist
ance. II won't consider it," she de-
clared. 1T is mental alteration"
IF you say SO, but it is chronic. 1t
is hopeless
Il should be cruel to take advan-
tage of it-inhuman"
No. nos you are inhuman to con-
fuse me with Halden, that is all. What
are we dawdling here for? GOMEZ"
Il can't" she gasped, my trunk is
on the boat
mo matter. 1t is not your trunk"
said Perry, with rude and Joyous
laughter, that I am going to marry"
Her checks were tenderly flushed
and her lashes moist I'VE shall al
ways quarrel she murmured family
And T. he answered, shall al
ways come out ahead in the second
round" He defied convention and
the cold-hearted onlookers, and put
his arm around -(Copyright
1916, by the Mcclure Newspaper
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SIDE TALK S
nY RUTH CAMERON.
As the Mind Is Set.


This fall I had every arrangement
ticket to start OH a vacation on a
certain date.
Just two days before the day set I
found I must postpone that vacation
and go back to the routine of daily
life. And never was anything so
hard.
I had been doing double work to
get ready for the vacation. Now I
was only doing single work. And
yet it seemed twice as hard.
Why? Because I had set my mind
vacationward, and it's the way your
mind is set which makes things hard
or easy.
1 have a neighbor who has a great
dread of company. Unfortunately her
husbands position makes it necessary
for her to do more or less entertaining
She will come into my house on a
beautiful morning looking so lugu-
brious that she casts a shadow over
| the sunshine.
Whats the matter?'' I say
'Oh, So-and-so are coming to spend
| the week end"
Don't you like them?"
Yes, but I'm so afraid everything
won't be just rigat. and then it's SO
confusing to have the house full of
people all the time
Now, if she were naturally unso-
ciable or diffidens, or inferior in edu-
cation, if she didn't have proper ia
cilities for entertaining, or couldn t
afford it. one could understand.
But none of these obstacles exist.
and from what I have seen of her
when she forgets herself, 1 think she
| has simply permitted her mind TO
get set against company.
| She dwells on the fear that every
thing won't be just right, she lets
herself feel abused because her hus-
| bands position forces entertaining
upon her, she steadfastly holds the
picture of a very quiet life as her
ideal.
It's as hard to see enjoyment when
your mind is dead set against it as
it would be to admire something beau
tiful when you had to twist round q
| stiff neck to see it
! 1 know a woman who had her
mind dead set against living in the
/ house with a member of her hus-
bands family. She made herself
miserable over it until somehow she
came to her senses. 81 am letting
this spoil my life," she said. 81
won't think about it any more
NO, don't like her. she said
when I asked her how it worked
but 1 don't mind her any more"
That's a sample Of what one can ac-
complish by setting ones mind the
right way.-(Copyright by George
Matthew Adams.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19

Rather severe wintry weather with
heavy slows. has already begun TO put
in an appearance in the Arstro-1tal-
ian arena of the war, and the evidence
appears to be accommodating daily &c
the effect that there is small hkeli-
hood that what is left of the flower of
Europe's manhood will be out OF the
trenches by the coming Christmas
Indeed. it is coming to be accepted
for a fact in all quarters that the war
is destined to run turnout another
winter, at least
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Unique Table Protector.
BY BRINK ERHOFF.

Many mothers prefer to bring all
their children to the family table on
occasions when there are no guests.
At the same time they dislike to mar
the appearance of their table with the
tin tray which is usually set before
the children to protect the cloth.
A clever device for this purpose is
made of two oblOng pieces of butch
er's linen, sewed together in the form
of a case with an OilclOth interlinlnS
The linen is hemmed neatly, so that
it looks like an oblong napkin, and
while it protects the cloth itself, it
does not mar the appearance of the
table.
When soiled the oiIcloth is slipped
out and wired off with a damp cloth
and the linen case goes to the laundry.
Several of these cases will be needed
for the ordinary baby, but one piece
of oilcloth will last for a long time
Things Worth Knowing.
To Pick Up Broken Glass, which
may be in very small pieces, wet
a piece of absorbent cotton. Even
the finest bits of glass will adhere
to wet cotton. The cotton may then
be put in the fire and there is no
danger of getting particles of glass
in your hands.
To Brighten Silver-A little am
monia added to silver polish makes
an unpleasant task much easier. Also
TO keep SILVER bright ana new dUO
ammonia to dishwater.
To Fry Oysters a Golden Brown.
Select large. plump oysters. drain
and place on a board. Dry each one
carefully with a piece of soft cheese
cloth and dust with salt and pepper.
To every dozen oysters allow one egg,
the white and yolk beaten together
with one tablespoonful of warm wa
ter. Dip the oysters first in fine bread
crumbs, then into egg, then back into
the crumbs. Be careful to keep the
crumbs dry and the egg free from
crumbs.
Continue until you have dipped the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-19

This must be sorry news for the
Jingoes in this land OF the free and
home of the big takers. The Rt. Rev.
II. St. George Tucker. the bishop OF
the Protestant Episcopal church who
is stationed at Kyoto. Japan, told the
delegates to the triennial convention
of this church, now in session at St.
Louis, that the Japanese people feel
that the best interests of their country
depend upon the preservation of
friendly relations with the United
States.
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ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT
ny ROY <. MOULTON.

Now's the Time.
Here, you discontinued knocker,
Growlin' bout the country ills,
ChIoroferm your dismal talker;
Take course of liver pills.
Stop your durn eternal howlin',
Cnaw some sand and git some grit;
Don't sit in the Jumps a-growlin,
Smile a few an boost a bit.
Fall in while the bands a-playin',
ketch the step and march along;
Stead o. pessimistlc brayin'
Jine the hallelujah song;
Drop your hammer-do some rootin,
Grab a horn, you cur, an split
Every echo with your tootin'.
Smile few an boost a bit.
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ORIGIN OF TERM ELECTRICITY

Millions of people of today who are
living in an electrical age undoubted-
ly do not know where the term cleo
tricity originated, and how people
came to use the word universally to
signify that power which performs all
the myriad wonders that We see daily
around us" says The Electrical Ex-
perimenter magazine. From Elek-
iron. the Greek name for amber. is
derived the word electricity which is
now extended to signify not only it's
power of attracting light bodies when
il is agitated by rubbing with silk, fur,
etc. but other powers connected with
it. in whatever bories they may be
communicated. The attractive nature