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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-15
HOUSEHOLD HINTS


Squash Soup-One cupful cold
boiled squash run through a colander;
one quart milk heated, with pinch
of soda; one teaspoonful each of salt
and sugar. a little pepper and pinch
of mace two tablespoonfuls butter
and one of flour, one tablespoonful
onion Juice and two of minced celery.
Mix the butter and flour and stir into
the hot milk. Beat together the
squash, celery and seasoning until
light; heat quickly in a sauce pan.
stirring all the time. When very hot
put into the tureen, turn in the milk,
stirring AL well together. and serve.
Rose Apples-One and one-half
cups sugar. one cup water; let boil to
syrup (not too thick). Peel apples,
remove cores. Add to syrup two heap
ing tablespoons of cinnamon drops
(more if desired), put apples in syrup.
cook slowly until done. Lift apples
from syrup and boil syrup to jelly. Add
whipped cream favored and sweeten-
ed. Pour the jelly syrup around the
apples and cover with whipped cream
If you don't want to use whipped
cream, try marshmallows on each
apple.
Mothers Cake-One-half cup but
ter, one-haIf cup fine sugar. three
eggs separated, two-thirds cup sw eet
milk or water, 2 " to ~ cups sifted
flour. two level teaspoons baking
| powder. Cream butter and sugar
gradually. Beat yolks light and add;
then add milk and flour in which bak-
ing powder has been sifted. Lastly
| fold in carefully the beaten egg whites.
| You can flavor to your taste.
| Sour Cream Cake-Two cups brown
sugar. one cup sour cream, one level
tablespoon lard, two eggs, one tea
spoon soda, one teaspoon cocoa, two
| cups flour Bake in moderate oven.
Mock Lobster Salad-One and a
half pounds halibut steak, one tea
| spoon salt, small piece of onion, small
piece bay leaf four tablespoons may
| onnaise, one tablespoon chopped
capers or stuffed olives. Wash ard
put halibut into pan, cover with boil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-15
OUR CoNGREssMEN.

Without respect to party. the aver
age representative vision is no wider
than his district. and he ponders ma
tional affairs solely from a selfish
standpoint. writes Meredith Nicholson
in the August Atlantic. Thru long
years we have used him as an Grand
boy. a pension agent. beggar at the
national till. His time is spent in DEM
onstrating to his constituency that
when pork" is being served he is on
hand with Oliver Twists plate. The
people of one district. proud of their
new postoffice. or rejoicing in the
appearance of a government contrac-
tors dredge in their creek. do not con-
slider that their devoted congressman,
TO insure his own success. has been
obliged to assist other members in a
like pursuit of spoils, and that the
whole nation bears the burden. The
member who carries a map of his dis
tsict with him to washington. and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-15

A whole lot of surmising is being
done. of course, and as usual as to
what may happen if the railroads and
the railroad brotherhoods are unable
to compose their differences even
thru the friendly offices of our presi-
dent, ard a Strike should result Some
of the dispatches from Washington
have pointed out that if disorders
should follow such a strike President
Wilson has the authority and the pow
erito handle the situation by establish
ing martial law thruout the land.
Conceded that he has this power and
that his exercise of it might be an
eventuality, with what would he en-
force his declaration of martial law
With the police forces of the several
municipalities of the country, and
the forces at the command of sheriffs
As far as the nation as a whole is
GOVERNED and In respect to most OF
its states, individually, all of oul
available military force is now con-
centrated along the Mexican border
And hoe Kansas, for instance, not
a NOV has al Darently been made by
state authority to recruit for any
emergency that might arise anything
that savors of provisionary ma
tional guard to take the place of that
part of the regular Kansas National
Guard. which is practically all OF
it.. which is ne T doing duty on the
Mexican border.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-15

is frequently a month of deterioration
the next two or three weeks may have
an important bearing upon the ma
tional yield. Suffice it to say that in
the long run neither the United States
nor the world at large can profit from
short crop. especially when the yield
Is curtailed by war in other coun-
tries. The cotton crop also promises
to be light, not much over 100000
bales and but little in excess of last
year. The present price is. however,
about cents above year ago. and
with consumption running perilously
close to production growers are rea-
sonably certain of good profits.
General business is quiet as usual
in August. though the volume of
trade is larger than a year ago, as
testified by both bank clearings and
railroad earnings. The railroads are
now enjoying more prosperity than for
several years, but the fact that the
companies are facing a heavy increase
in operating costs and that they have
only recently escaped serious financial
complications prevents any special en-
ehdSAdSAA dIAOHS railroad HidndS0IS.
The money market continues easy in
spite of approaching crop demands,
and both time, money and CONNER
cial paper have shown a downward
tendency. Rumors are again revived
of coming British collateral war
loan. Thus far these rumors are not
verified and the British are known to
be unfavorable to the idea of putting
up collateral; but this feature would
undoubtedly assure it's success on this
side and would also materially relieve
the pressure of foreign holdings in this
market. Had it not been for the con-
slant heavy influx of high grade Sc
curities from abroad this market
would have been considerably higher.
Should this pressure be withdrawn, ii
would be interesting to note the eff
feet upon a class of securities which
have so far escaped the inflationary
effects of war and a plethoric money
market
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-15
BED TIME TALES
sLIPPY LIKES HIS COUSIN
BY CLARA INGRAM JUDSON

You can just imagine that Slippy
Attic-mouse was quite as surprised to
see Tommy Tittle-mouse as Tommy
was to see him. 1t had been SO long,
long since he had seen or heard of
Tommy that it was not much wonder
that Slippy thought he must have been
killed, or at best must have run far
away.
"we1l, we'll, Tommy" said Slippy.
when he had recovered from his first
surprise. do you mean to tell me
that this is really you? 1 had thought
you must be dead. And to think l
should see you in my own logi"
"Your own Logo" asked Tommy.
pricking up his two tiny ears till they
stood straight and tall. What do you
mean?''
"Just what I say" replied slippy;
Gin my own log"
I'm my own log, you mean." cor
rected Tommy
YES, in my log" agreed Sippy;
my own"
II think we are mixed up" said
Tommy with a worried look in his
eyes This log belongs to Mrs. Tom
my and me-
How can that be-" asked Slippy,
when it already belongs to Mrs. Slip
Ply and me?"
Tommy scratched his left hind foot
and his right hind foot and then
thoughtfully drew his tail through his
front paws. That does seem queer"
he said finally. What shall we do
about it?"
Now all the time that Tommy and
Slippy had been talking. Mrs Tommy
and Mrs. Slippy, who stood so far be-
hind Slippy that she could hardly be
seen, had been looking at each other
the best they could in such a crowded
place and in such dim light. And
Mrs Tommy came to the conclusion
that Mrs. Slippy was a nice, quiet
home-loving little body who wouldn't
want to steal a house at all Just at
that same minute, Mrs. Slippy had de-
cided that Mrs Tommy didn't look
very fierce and perhaps after all didn't
mean to rob the Attic-mouse family of
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JOURNAL ENTRIES


If such a thing be possible, the sim
pie girls are the harder to understand
or fathOm.
X * X
The victors are the ones who are
certain and satisfied that all is fair in
love and war. But the vanquished, of
course, think differently
X X *
Women are ever up against it.
Many of them have to live for forty
or more years to reach their thirtieth
birthdays
X X X
A promise broken is not a very dis
astrous state of affairs after all be-
cause it is SO easy to make another
one.
X X X
+ Some well-meaning people haven't
any better sense than to wake up a
sick person to give him a sleeping
potion at the proper time.
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THE 1LLrrERACY PRoBLE.,t.

Surprising differences have been re-
vealed by the recent Investigation into
evening-school expenditures of the 81
leading American cities which. was
made by the federal department of the
interior thru its bureau of education,
and the results of which are reported
in bulletin just issued by the latter.
Newark, N. J., the highest city on
the list in per capita expenditure for
evening schools, reckoned on the basis
of total population, spends over IL
times as much as Baltimore. New
ark's expenditure is $172,000, or 44.3
cents per capita, whereas Baltimore
with $4,000 population spends only
$4,000 for evening schools or 3.9
cents per capita.
Pittsburg and Detroit, which are in
the same population groups as Balti-
more, spend 1876 cents and 11.9 cents,
respectively. Los Angeles and Buff
falo, each with about $50, 900 inhabi-
tants, spend. respectively, 26.6 cents
and 24.2 cents, as contrasted with Gin
cinnati and Milwaukee. also in the
100000 class. which spend s.S cents
and 81 cents, respectively. New York
City, first in point of population with
5,333,000, and Kansas City, twenty
first on the population list with 1884,
900, both occupy consecutive positions
in the schedule, spending ia cents
and al cents. respectively.
Boston and Philadelphia are con-
siderably below these figures with SO
q
capita, respectively, yet both of these
cities count their foreign born by the
hundreds of thousands and their non
English speaking inhabitants by the
scores of thousands.
Chicago and st. Louis spend like
amounts-10.2 cents per capita-al-
tho these cities differ widely in popu'
lation and in the character of theil
immigrant problems. Seattle anC
Cleveland are far apart from almos
every point of view save per capita ex-
penditures on evening schools. Theil
expenses on this account are 81
cents and 90 cents. respectively
Minneapolis spends TO cents pc
capita, while New Orleans and Jerse.
City are close rivals with 81 cent
per capita and cents per capita, re
spectively. Washington. with its con
gressional appropriation of $4,000
per year, just escapes trailing a1on
at the end of the list. 1t expends onl,
SO cents per capita on evening
schools.
While those figures do not have an.
necessary connection with the charac
ter of the work accomplished, an,
while there are und -ubtedly varyini
conditions to be considered, yet i
must be admitted that per capita ex
penditures on evening schools give
some measure of the community in
terest in this type of work.
Evening schools offer almost tn
only means of combating illiterac
and inability to speak English anon
adult aliens, two disabilities whicl
have already reached disquieting pro
portions in the United States. Societ
has stamped both as liabilities, an
the public veal demands a united ef
fort to discharge such liabilities. Elm
nation of illiteracy and inability t
speak English is only one form of edu
cational preparedness. Are the schoC
budgets of the 81 leading America
cities making due provision to NEE
, this responsibility?
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SISTERS.

I fling my shawl to the winds o. morning,
fling my hood to the light o. day
Now see my breast like flower o the
wildwood,
Now, while 1 tarry beside the way!
What need have 1 of a staff or brogans.
When 1 would stray like the faery moth,
Across the dark o. the cloud on the noun
tain,
Across the meadow Of young loves troth
This day I'm seeking my little sister,
Where / have found her SO oft before,
Alone in the midst o. the Good Folk yon-
der,
Or men that drink at the tavern door.
o little sister. my hand shall beckon-
You may not tarry when / say Come y
Down faery paths we must stray together.
Till love. at nightfall shall lead you
home!
Anne W. Young in New York Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-15

The cool wave that slipped into
these parts without wishing up the To-
cal weather bureau of it's arrival
But it was certainly one of those pro-
verbal drowningm straws for the
gasping heat victims, the rather fool
ish folk who worry about the hot
weather, to grasp upon. And it helped
a whole lot. Cheer up, folk. Another
one may be hopping on the job soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-15

Even those fortunately constituted
folk who stand the heat the best and
who are natura1-born optImists are be-
ginning to find it difficult to grin and
bear it. But what else can be done
about it. except to try and make the
best of it? Cheer up. even If the cool
waves predicted by the weather bu-
reau either fail to come or are of
rather short duration and exceedingly
e int of heart when they do arrive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-15

Possibly the Topekans who are
contemplating an organization to pro-
test with all it's might against the raise
in the gas rates that seems inevitable
will be simply delighted if they are
forced to return to manufactured gas
for their cooking. their lighting and
some of their heat. And it isn't likely
that this manufactured gas would be
delivered at their doors for less than
one round dollar a thousand cubic
feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-15
DINNER STORIES

A teacher in a large village school
introduced nature study as a new
branch in her classroom. She gave
the children The maple, the elm, the
spruce, and the poplar in turn formed
subjects of interesting discourse. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-15

There was man in our town
He swore 1t was his policy
He would not advertise
But one day he cid advertise,
And thereby hangs a tale
The lad" was set in quite small type.
And headed "Sheriff's Sale
Paradise.
hammock sIung upon an Arctic floe,
A group of icebergs sailing to and fro;
And thou beside me pelting me with
If that amt Paradise, I'd like to know.
From early morn until the daylight dies;
Another thru the night to slap the skeet-
All, that, me thinks, were Paradise COM
plete-
A shady spot in some sequestered glade,
And thou beside me brewing lemonade,
That tinkles in a pitcher of cracked ice
That's what l call an August Paradise.
Proof Is Offered.
Every pint of whisky a man drinks
shortens his life by eleven hours and
every pint of beer steals twenty-five
minutes from his life.
The foregoing statement is made by
an eminent temperance writer and is
mostly bosh or rot, adds Polk Daniels
in the Kansas City Star. 1 can take a
pencil and show by figures that if ev-
cry pint of whisky Glib Childers has
consumed had shortened his lire by
eleven hours, he would have died nine
years before he was born.
Yes, Summer Is Here.
Nantucket, Aug. ia monstrous
sea serpent with a large horn IN the
middle of his back and forked
tongue seventeen feet long by actual
measurement was seen sporting in the
water about five miles off this port
this morning. 1t did not attract much
attention, as the natives here are used
to sea serpents. This serpent has g
nose like a horse and voice like g
circus elephant. 1t is believed &c be
Ills feet in length.
Atlantic City, Aug. ia school OF
singing fish has appeared off the coas
and the fish entertain the resorter'
every night with sweet music, sl-cg
ling many of the classics and lullinf
the city visitors to sleep. There ar
believed to be more than $500 fisl
in the school, which is one of the larg
est schools of singing fish ever seel
in this locality, even by the old lnhab
itants There are several inhahitant
here who are more than 100 years o
lage.
A Modern Romance
Oh, they set upon the sofy, him and he
And hec lasped her little hand quite clos
to his'n.
, They set there quite while and didn
Until the round and yaller moon ha
risen.
And then he said: by yon moon wa
out yonder,
You'll never wed another man. swear
l Take this here solid gold filled) ring. u
And on your dainty finger always wes
it."
She said: THANK you, kind sir, III tai
the ring, sir.
I'll always wear 1t. even when slumbe
But wedding you is quite another thin
= sir:
y There's others. and I'll simply take yoI
number"
He who 1affs last laffs best" is an o
saying
! Our hero got revenge for his enthra
Inent
5 They came and got the ring, for he sto
ped paying
The 27-cents-a week instalment.
Personal.
" Lucy-No, we don't think your p;
>. rents named you after a livery hors
although the name sounds very fami
lar
E Henry W.-If she stuck the stan
On upside down it means there is I
s use in urging your suit for her han
Congratula tons, old man.
l. Housewife-To exterminate red an
= in the pantry, burn the house dow
h Of of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-15

Subscribers of the State journal away
from home during the summer may have
fhe paper mailed regularly each day to any
address at the rate of ten cents a week or
fhlrty cents month (by mail only. Ad-
dress changed as often as desired. While
out of town the State journal will be to
yoe like n daily letter from home.
Advance payment is requested these
ing expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-15

perfectly good home.
That decided, Mrs. Tommy pulled
her front hair into place and re-
marked, How long have you good
people been living here?"
ITO be surei" cried Tommy: '.wl,y
didn't think to ask? That settles Il
how long?"
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TELEPHoNEs.
f'ULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State journal is a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
rauization. for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news is received in The State Journal
building over wires for this sole purpose
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Tommy scratched his left hand foot
and his right hind foot and then
thoughtfully drew his tail thru hIs
front paws.
"A whole week." said slippy i'm
pressively.
How Tommy did Taught at that "a
whole week. And we've lived ha-.
more than a year,"
But I'll tell you something else.
said Mrs Tommy kindly, when she
they might have to move. stf,ss To- 70
really bigger than we need. we hardiv
ever use this back entrances. VIII
don't you just stay right here9 re
GOOD nome can tell you. And there's
1000 enough in the garden for All .
So the Attic-mouse fami1v -a..,
Gown Tor long stay-fccpyrirht-
Clara Ingram Judson.1
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ing water. add salt. onion. bay leaf;
boil twenty minutes. Remove from
water with skinner; set aside until
cold. Remove all skin and bone, flake
into small pieces, put in strainer and
set outside in cold place until ready to
use. Line tablespoon chopped capers
or stuffed olives which have been cut
in rings.
Hallie's Buns GA buns)-when
bread is light and ready to make into
loaves, take piece of dough (enough
for a good sized loaf of bread), put
into mixing bowl, add one-half cup
sugar and one-half cup butter or lard.
Knead with enough flour to prevent
sticking. for twenty minutes, then set
in a warm place. Let rise till very
light, then bake in quick oven ten or
fifteen minutes. Brush with butter.
Stops Flies Coming In.
To prevent flies from coming in thru
adjustable screens take strip of black
cloth the length of the screen and
into strip three-eights of an inch wide
and haste. Insert this lengthwise
where the two sections of screen over
lap. If inserted directly under one of
the metal bindings it can hardly be
noticed.
Washable Wall Paper.
To make wall paper washable, ap-
ply several coats of the following mix
ture when paper is new: In twenty
four ounces of soft water dissolve two
ounces of borax and two ounces of
gum shellac. Strain thru fine muslin
and rub down each coat with a soft
brush before applying another. This
will not injure the colors of the finest
paper.
Mint Jelly.
One-half peck of apples, three
fourth pound of mint leaves, two
drops of green vegetable colorIng,
equal amount of sugar.
To be served with cold meat. Wash
and pare apples, cover with water and
boil until tender. Mash and drain
Add mint to juice and also coIorinz
jelly bag. Add equal amount of sugar
and cook until it jellies on spoon.
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This has also been a hard summer
in these parts on the men who make
a living sharpening lawnmowers.
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self to you that you will give up of
your own accord?"
Yes
What %
..AIl idea of getting married"
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ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT

Advertising.
There was a man in our town
And he was wondrous wise;
He swore tit was his policy
He would not advertise
But one day he cid advertise,
And thereby hangs tale
The lad" was set in quite small type,
And headed "Sheriff,s Sale