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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
JAYMAW MER JOTS

AS the Marquette Tribune puts it:
Corn in the silo is a king, in the field
this year, a deuce.
Editor Cline, of the Conway Springs
Star, passes out this observation that
hits another naIl squarely on the head:
Some of the Kansas papers are just
beginning to learn that even a good
thing can be killed sometimes by slob-
bering over 1t too much
There is, at least, one variety of
preparedness that many of the
farmers of Kansas believe in, as is
evidenced by the following item in the
East of Marion news in the Marion
Review: The farmers out this way
are busy blowing for wheat.
Is this also a case of better late
than never? Probably not for some of
the farmers whose crops were nipped
in the bud by the drouth of recent
memory. The Simpson News reports:
; Rain is getting as common in these
parts now as dry weather was few
weeks ago.
Maud Hughson, who conducts an
anti-whisky column in the Alta Vista
journal argues: It ought to be evident
! to every man and woman of average
mind that the people of nineteen
| states would not stand for statewide
( prohibition if there was not something
in it.
Miss Jeannete RANKIN is a canu1-
date for congress in Montana, notes
the Washington Palladium. and it
adds: She is Republican, a Pro-
gressive, a Prohibitionist and a suf-
| fragist. Miss Rankin is described as
tall, vivid, magnetic and magnificent
( ly red of hair"
! The world moves fast enough for
! the man who is keeping up with it,
points out Charles E. Sweet, in his
I RANCE" cn1VIlr1 the
| Horton HeadIight-Commerc but
things are always slow and dead for
the fellow who is always about a lap
| behind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
GLOBE SIGHTS
From the Atchison Globe.l


Some vtpers one encounters are
two-legged vipers.
A cheerful man is the greatest ag
gravation to a Crouch
The honest confession frequently
appears in the form of states evil
dence.
Many of the Woodworking men are
industrious only because they need
the money.
A man doesn't think there is enough
to eat unless he has an opportunity to
eat too much.
The graduate of a barber college
doesn't have much to say about his
dear old alma mater.
If she really wants the man, it
doesn't make much difference to a
woman whether it is leap year or not.
You may not know much, but your
tendency not to tell it all will be re-
garded as a slight evidence of wis
dom.
Some men find lodge initiation
entertaining, which seems to be the
only satisfactory explanation for that
ceremony
church. An Atchison woman even
goes SO far as to solicit marrying jobs
for her pastor.
Very few men are as depraved as
the remarks of the prosecuting attor-
ney, concerning the accused, might
lead one to believe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
THE FATAL FIRST TIME

tiaries are now, thru an amendment
Of the civil service rules. allowed to
fill civil service positions in such in
stitutions where they are recommend
ed for the employment by the federal
parole board and the department OF
justice. Philip Gosbee. sixty-three-
year-o1d prisoner in the MCNEIL Is
land penitentiary. Washington, is the
first to benefit by this new order
Everything that is done to humanize
the life of our prison population is to
be welcomed, but more important than
any disqualification measures are the
laudable efforts which men ike Lewis
E MacBrayne and James z. Ramsay
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Simple but Delicious Sauce-Take
half cup butter and beat to a cream;
beat in yolks of two eggs. add half
teaspoon each of salt and pepper and
half cup boiling water Stir over
add tablespoon lemon juice and your
sauce is ready. Keep in cool place
and tightly covered when not in use
Fruit Baskets-Take oranges cut
off a round piece from top of each
(for the cover to the basket about
an inch from the top of the orange.
Cut two little squares out of the COW
er, for places to lift off cover when
ready : use. Scrape pulp from
oranges ID have prepared celery cut
in tiny pieces; Tokay grapes peeled.
kets by putting in layer of orange
pulp. another of celery, another of
grapes and continue until space is fill
ed, then add juice and sugar. If on a
diet and not allowed sugar, it is very
palatable without it. Serve on a plate
on which small dolly has been placed.
Orange Shortcake-One and one
starch, three teaspoons baking pow
der, one-half cup butter, one cup
granulated sugar. two we'll beaten
eggs, one-half cup milk. one-half tea
spoon vanilla, two stiffiy beaten egg
whites, six large oranges, one half
sweetened., Cream the butter and
sugar. adding sugar gradually, then
add yolks and mix thoroly. Sift to-
gether the flour, cornstarch and bak-
ing powder and add this alternately
with the milk to the crsamed butter
last fold in the beaten whites. Bake
in two layers in buttered. paper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

lined tins in moderate oven about fif-
teen minutes. Peel oranges, remove
white skin, separate into sections and
cut these quite fine, rejecting seeds.
Place a layer of the orange pulp over
cake, sprinkle with a little powdered
sugar and place the other cake layer
in the orange. Cover this with orange
pulp and the whipped cream. Dec
crate with sections of oranges. Serve
very sold.
Dreamed Peach Pie-Peel, stone
and halve ripe peaches. Line deep pie
plate with puff paste and lay peaches
in this. Sprinkle thickly with sugar
and fit an upper crust. Have
ready. and cold. a cream sauce. To
make this scald half pint milk and
thicken it with tablespoon of corn
starch rubbed smooth in a little cold
water. Add two tablespoons sugar
and frothed white of one egg. Boil
together five minutes and set aside to
COOL When pie is done, carefully lift
/ top crust and fill pie to overlooking
with the cream sauce. Replace crust
and set in cool place. Sprinkle with
powdered sugar and eat very cold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
BUILDING OPERATIONS.

More evidence of the prosperity that
has been prevailing in this country
for the past couple of years is to be
found in some statistics just an
nounced by the United States Geolog-
ical Survey, department of the interior
which show that building operations
in many of the larger cities of the
county increased in 1915.
In forty eight selected cities the to-
tai cost of building operations was
s641,769,199, an increase of s22,O16,-
845, or nearly per cent over 1914
Twenty eight of these cities showed in
crease and twenty showed decrease.
New York was the leading city in cost
of building operations. with $1O3,O23,-
500, an increase of s28,993,559 over
1914. Chicago, which was the leading
city in 1914, was second in 1915, with
building operations costing $97,29I,-
400, an increase of s14,02s,690. Brook
Ign was third, with a total of $45, sol, =
S51, an increse of $3,72e,5 44 over 1914
The number of permits issued or
buildings erected in 1915 in these
forty eight cities was 201,190, a de-
crease of 2,452 compared with 1914.
The number of permits or buildings
ranged from 469 in St. Joseph, Mo, to
14,515 in Brooklyn, N Y. The aver
age cost per operation was $3.50 in
1915 compared with s5.042 in 1914
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

10E<<A I-Ihe
Bushy and Little Brother wanted to
stay out by the dam all night They
liked to swim around in the cool
water and, better still, they liked to
dive down and nibble at the juicy
water plants that rocked and swayed
along the bottom of the dam. But
Father Beaver felt safer to have them
near him. so they obediently followed
along when Father and Mother Beav-
er left the dam in search of just the
right place to build the home:
You see. Bushy," explained Father
Beaver as Bushy trotted beside him.
you're plenty old enough to have a
lesson in home-making. And you'll il
find it interesting. too You look
around here as I do and see if you can
find a good place to build
But dear me, They didn't any OF
Just at that very minute Father
Beaver stumbled on spot that was
exactly right for a home-just exact
ly right, Think of that,
81 declare said he happily. there
not a thing the matter with this
place except that the water is too low.
And after we get that dam repaired
the water will come up here just as It
should, Aren't We lucky: And now
for work."
II don't see" rhe said, after they
were done exclaiming over the ad-
vaLtages of the place where the new
home was to be. why you're in sucn
c hurry to build You know buli'i-
ing is a lot of work And when you
once get started, you don't like to
stop for anything" (You see Mother
Beaver knew Father Beaver pretty
well. and knew exactly what he was
likely to DOB And anyway it's long
of
building?"
why hurry" demanded Father
Beaver Just listeni AS tho any
thing, anything was as important or
as interesting as building, What did
you want to doen
"I wanted to make some new
clothes" said Mother Beaver Just
look at us, Were sights. / think
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
SIDE TAIL X S
Why Do We Care?
BY RUTH CAMERON.

THE laws of custom make our
spending one evening with her neces-
sary. All, how L hate this vile custom
which obliges us to make slaves of
ourselves, To sell the most precious
property we boast our time, And to
sacrifice it to every prattling imper-
tinent who demands it,''-Francse
Burney.
Why do we bother so about what
people, for whom we don't care con-
tinental, think of us?
Why do we accept their invitations
lest they will think it strange if we
don't?
cleaning our houses lest they find
something to criticize?
Why do we worry lest they put mis-
constructions on some action?
What difference does it make if
they do? We don't care about them,
why should we hand them, on silver
platter as it were. this power over our
actions and our happiness?
Every time l find myself doing this
l am eXasperated.
There is woman who sometimes
comes to see me whom 1 like but
little. And yet, just because / think
she is a first-class housekeeper l make
order for her than for any of those
whom I love. Why should I? l. don't
care for her. Why should L care for
her opinion?
I have a neighbor whose mother
in-law lives next door to her.
''She watches everything l do says
my neighbo Sometimes I work in
my garden before 1 do my homework
and l know she thinks that's awful.
She doesn't believe in spending so
much time on flowers. And sometimes
l lie in the hammock for few min
utes in the middle of the forenoon.
And she thinks that's terribly lazy. 1t
really makes me miserable to have her
criticizing me-
Now this woman hasn't particle
of affection for her mother-in-law
(Which I can we'll understand). But
why then should she let her opinion
of her make her life miserable?
To be influenced to self-betterment
| by the opinion of others is very wise
thing.
| To let the opinions of others annoy
and harrass you when you know you
! are doing what is right and best is
very foolish.
Especially when you don't care a
continental for those who hold the
opinions. = Copyright by George
| Matthew Adams-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
JOURNAL ENTRIES

When the smart fellow gets fooled,
he finally gets fooled badly.
= * Il
Pleasure for one man is likely to be
a monotonous annoyance for another.
x x x
A mans saving capacity is even of
more importance to him than his
earning capacity.
:: !: X
It's easy enough to figure out why
some one else should be perfectly con-
tent with his lot in life.
X X
Nothing is too good for those who
deserve the best. and as they are not
so many there is plenty of it to go
around.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21


Back of the beating hammer
By which the steel is wrought,
Back of the workshops clamor
The seeker may find the Thought
The thought that is ever Master
+. OF iron and steam and steel,
That rises above disaster
And tramples it under heel.
The drudge may fret and tinker
Or labor with lusty blows.
But back of him stands the Thinker,
The clear-eyed man who knows;
For into each pillow or saber,
Each piece and part and whole,
Must go the brains of labor,
Which gives the work soul.
Might of the roaring boiler,
Force of the engines thrust,
Strength of the sweating toiler,
Greatly in these we trust.
But back of them stands the schemer.
The Thinker who drives things through.
Back of the job-the Dreamer
Who's making the dream come true
-Berton Braley, in American Mach1nist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

Greece's current ultimatum TO Ger
many would appear TO indicate that
Greece, and no matter what party is
in control of her government, viii only
engage in the fighting in Europe as a
very last resort, and when all Ct her
opportunities for conversation have
been exhausted. But Greece hasn't
always been such a long-suffering ma
ton and so slow to wrath. Possibly
her belligerency of other days was
prompted by feelings that she had
chances to win something. But prob
ably even the poorest-infOrmed of
Greek statesmen realizes full we'll that
about the best that can be Greece's
portion after the European war will
be the worst of it, no matter if she
should eventually get into the struggle.
Greece has been on the fence too long
10 get much out of the war, even if
she should join the side that is gong
TO win it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

Nor is it at all likely that the multi
tudes of women and children who will
be seriously affected by it. are az all
enthusiastic over the strike that seems
certain to be staged BIZ the bulk of
union labor in New York City out of
sympathy for the striking street car
men in view of the fact that winter is
just around the corner. But then a
strike of such proportions cannot very
well be one of long duration
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

The Turks continue to drive the
surviving Armenians from pillar to
post, and apparently will not be con-
test until they have ridded the near
east entirely of this hapless people.
But there is bound to be a day of
reckoning for the Turks, and all of the
world, with the possible exception of
Turkeys allies in the war, is probably
hoping that its coming will not long
be DELAYED.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT
PsychoIogx of dine Game.
81 ROY x. MOULTON.

Psychology of the Game
When the zephyrs blow
And the posies grow,
Aud their fragrance perfumes the air.
When the futures bright,
And all natures right.
And the weather is warm and fair;
When there's naught of strife
And pure joy is rife
And the whole works Is to the good
When the brides sing
And most everything
Is behaving just as it should;
When folks wear smile
OF a happy style
And refuse to reduce the same
Even by an inch
It's a mortal cinch
That the home team has won a game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

and lots of foolish people cross the
street diagonally. as I did, instead of
at the crossings"
Then he sank back and let the am
bulance take him away. He was an
automobile owner himself
A little girl who had been instructed
not to talk in church because 1t was
very rude was very. very thougntIul
after the service, and when questioned
she said in a Mortified voice:
ooh, mamma, l think it was just
awful for our minister to show off 90
rudely in church-he talked all the
time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

hand gently in his. She lifted her
face to his, and he kissed her. Caresses
had not been as frequent as usual with
them of late. They had been thinking
the same thoughts, and desiring the
same thing, and had not known it till
now.
Meantime, the neighbor, having
stopped in at the next house. was say
ing: well. it's good it's twins. They
can each have one to fuss over
Copyright, 1916, by the Mcclure
Ne spaper Syndicate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

Villa appears to be playing true to
his well known and old-time form. An
agent of the Legalistas who had the
lean brigand that an arrangement
might be made whereby he could re-
tire from the active Mexican field in
safety and security was promptly muir
dered for his pains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

How Father Beaver did laugh at that.
"Clothesi This time of year? he
finally found breath to say. lust
listen. Why, Mother Beaver, don't
you start worrying about clothes,
don't care a rap if we don't get new
outfits till frost, We're comfortable
enough as we are. No sir, We want
to get our building done while the
weather's fine
OF course Mother Beaver wanted to
do what Father Beaver thought best
so she said, Very well, If you don't
mind old clothes. 1 don't so wen
build" And they set to work.
But hardly had they picked out the
first little tree that Fathe. Beaver
needed for the dam before a soft
swish, swish," in the water made
them run for a hiding place. some
body was coming, Who could il be ,
-lCopyright, Clara Ingram Judson. }
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

British Columbia holds the record
for sending more men to the allied
armies than any other division of the
Empire of Great Britain. In one
month twelve hundred men came up
the Frazier River from points on the
old Cariboo Trail to join the regiment
there. Wallachin, a town on the trail.
sent forty-seven men to the front out
of siXty-seven eligible citizens of the
town. Vancouver sent ten thousand
men out of its population of ITO, 700.
Prince rupert went over this ratio.
Every settlement in British Columbia
has its soldier in the ranks.-Tit-B Bits.
Brazil owes its profitable coffee industry
to a monk who planted two seeds in a
garden in 1854
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

General Apathy also appears to be
playing a considerable part in the
presidential campaign. Indeed. it
seems to be one of the quietest in
many years, for which there is
probably much thankfulness among
the multitudes who are tired and sick
Of politics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
DINNER STORIES

The sympathetic prison visitor went
from cell to cell interviewing the in
mates. To one fredericksburg in
dividual she put the usual question
What brought you here?'
Borrowing money, lady" was the
reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

Young Mr.. Hallowell was not much
of a preacher. but. much to his own
surprise and everybody elses, he was
appointed chaplain on a battleship.
He desired to amuse well as in
struct his men, and to that end he
arranged a magic lantern lecture on
Bible scenes and incidents.
A sailor who possessed gramo-
phone was secured to discourse ap-
propriate music between the slides.
The first picture shown was Adam
and Eve in the Garden of Eden. The
sailor cudgeled his brains and ran
through his repertoire, but he could
think of no piece exactly appropriate.
play up, play up" whispered the
chaplain.
Suddenly an inspiration struck the
sailor. and to the CONSERVATION of the
chaplain and to the delight of the
audience the gramophone squawked
out:
There is only one girl in this world
for me-"
AS the automobile that had hit him
vanished in the distance. the victim
sat up and slowly rubbed his head
The city should build crossings
below grade for pedestrians" he said.
These streets really aren't safe for
automobile drivers any more Every
time they drive fast they hit some one,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
FULL 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
ganization. for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news Is received in The State Journal
building over wires for this sole purpose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
BED TIME TALES
THE BEAVERS HEAR a NOISE
BIZ CLARA INGRAM JUDSON

HEAR a NOISE
new clothes are a lot more important
than a new house,
How Father Beaver did laugh at
that, He rolled on the ground and
he laughed till his poor sides ached
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

Il don't believe l can invest any
money in the motion picture bust
ness" said the local banker, when inn
portuned for loan. THE business is
too ephemeral.'
We'll. replied the would-be movie
owner, I'VE have got to cater to the
women a good deal, you know"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
The HickeyviIle Clarion.

Hank Tumms says he doesn't see
as the necessities of life are advancing
in price much. He can get just as
big jolt for fifteen cents now as he
ever could. The only trouble is the
glasses have thicker bottoms.
Miss Amy Stubs, our village mill
liner expects to announce her engage
ment to travelling gentleman next
week. She has wrote to his home
town to make sure he isn't married
already. Miss Stubs has made sew
eral mistakes of this kind in the past.
1t is hard to feel sorry for the Tired
Business Man who sits in front of an
electric fan all day and then rides out
to his country home in a limousine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

they don't put people in prison for
borrowing money
Not ordinarily" said the man, but
1 had to knock a man down three or
four times before he would lend il
to me-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

News are quite scarce this week,
as everybody in town has been wait
ing down at the railroad depot since
train come in which is some late at
this writing.
Hi Bibbins has got a new inven-
ton, which is photographing ham on
sandwiches so it looks like a real
article. He ought to make his for
tune around at camp meetings and
county fai
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

Old Ebenezer Browns
Considerin how things go;
He says he thinks the worlds all right,
The cheerfulest man L know.
There's no more hopeful, cheerful man
Then jeremiah Green:
He says this worlds the best old world
That he has ever seen.
Ell Haskins is fine old tad
OF earth he is the salt;
He says that when the world goes bad
It's a feller's own burned fault,
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How to Make "a Problem Play.

Take the foIloWing ingredients and
mix them thoroly:
One poor but honest husband.
One attractive and ambitious wife
One millionaire who is 'unhappily
married.
One so h. p. automobile
One gossiping housemaid.
One intercepted letter.
One police officer
A.nc, I'll
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