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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-08
On the Spur
of the Moment
BY ROY x. MOULTON.

The Cannibal Queen.
oh. the cannibal queen
Is a lady, / ween,
Who must live in state of content.
She is free from the wiles
OF fashion and styles,
And doesn't depend on some gent
OF the tight-fashioned way
Who has plenty to say
On the subject of money that's spent
If some dame of her set
Happens but to forget
And says catty things OF Her Nibs,
She can chop off the head
OF the lady instead
OF bearing the gossipy hbs-
She can always collect
Quite a lot of respect
That most men don't hand to their
ribs
She can wear what she likes
When she goes on her hikes
And no one dares utter word,
Though her gown is passe
Or is gaudy and gay,
And her hat thing quite absurd,
They have got to admit,
There is no doubt of it,
That their monarch is surely bird.
Uncle Abner.
There was a bad fire the other
night in Anse Purdy's corncrib- 1t
was explained that the Wide Awake
Hose company's uniform shirts had
been sent to the laundry and the mem
bers would not appear without the
proper regalia. AnSe tried to form a
bucket brigade but his wife had soft
soap in all the pals around the house
and wouldn't allow 'em to be dis
turbed. 1t was a turrible conflaggera-
ton while it lasted and one life was
putty nigh lost. When the fire was at
its height, it was discovered that Uncle
Ezra Peters was inside, and had been
there three days hidin' from his wife
He didn't dast come out then for his
wife was in the crowd watchin' the
fire, but was dragged out unsensible
and unconscious, having lost his self
respek and most of his whiskers.
Uncle Ezra is now on the rud to re-
covery, but will not be the same man
again until his whiskers grow out.
Hank Purdy says the cost of livin'
surely must be gettin' higher in WASH
ington, as congress is receiving SO
many bills lately.
Hold Renfrow was appointed a. COM
mittee of his lodge to buy flowers for
singer who appeared in our midst
recently and the dollhouse Teller sent
the bill direct to Holds house and
Hold is doin' more useless explainin'
than as though he had started the
European war.
1t is pretty tough to build a $10,-
100000 battleship and when you get
it done discover that it is four years
behind the style.
A Teller has got to have lot of
sand to go into the cement sidewalk
business.
A man may wear a gallon hat to
church Sunday, but still take a wild
ow's home away from her on Mon
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-08

existing rates. They might be forced
by circumstances to accept an made
quate wage for a time, but only for
time, for If their work was worth
more they would fine a market for it
elsewhere. The public would then
begin to feel the pinch of a scarcity
of railroad labor, and would be forced
to raise rates in self-protection. The
public cannot afford to go without
transportation. 1t is more important
for the public than it is for capital
that rates should be fair. The own
ers of capital could lose what they
have in the railroads without losing
their all, but the country would be
Frustrated if it lost the service which
the railroads perform. The thing
could of course never go that far, for
public ownership would step in before
that stage was reached. but considera-
ton of the ultimate effect of the pub
lie policy toward The railroads shou
prompt a fair examination of all the
facts and should remove any opposi-
ton to an increase in rates If that
were shown to be the fair solution.
There may be other solutions, and if
there are they should be found. Labor
should not be permitted to practice
extortion. but the public should not
permit itself to force either labor or
capital, or both, to take less than their
labor or their capital is worth. The
public needs the services of both. 1t
should pay for both, and should not
attempt to force either labor or CAPT
tai to contribute out of its fair share
to the compensation of the other.
While labor may reasonably demand
fair wage without regard to the fair
ness of rates, the public cannot afford
to force capital any more than labor
to go without fair compensation. The
public. which means the government,
should take the means necessary to
inquire into all the circumstances that
they may be dealt with with due re-
gard to the proper coordination of
all the factors which enter into the
problem. Until that is done the coun-
try will not understand, as it should,
one of its greatest economic problems.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-08

oh, auntie. can't explain it, but his
hands seemed to paw over me so, even
when he helped me into the car. 1
never could bear to have a mans
hands to touch me. I'd like to slap
his silly, smirky face" she fumed.
Exactly as I thought" commented
Miss Pelina- But you never would
have believed he was cheap and re-
pulsive if any one had told you. You
needed to make your own discoveries
There's the bell. I told a man to stop
here. Go let him in, honey
AS Mary threw open the door, she
gasped. 1.-The man" was joe
Did you want me, Nary" he asked
in his kind voice, which sounded
trifle tired.
yes, joe" with the tears very near,
and her sweet face uplifted. 'I want
you all the time
Five minutes later Miss Pelina
peeped into the hall.
For girl who can't bear the touch
of mans hands Mary seems to be
holding up very WELL" she remarked
drily.
Then she chuckled
Wouldn't I like to see young
Browns face when he learns that all
my property goes to Cousin Sarah at
my death according to an old agree
ment. Then he'll realize the kind of
victim L made of him."-(Copyright
1915, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndi-
Catel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-08
Jayhawker Jots

Same everywhere, but the Clay Cen
ter Times seems to be the first to note
it: All this dust around is not whip
ped up by the winds from the streets.
Part of it comes from carpets and rugs
which are being put through their an
nual beating these days.
He meant well, anyhow. A Lebo
man, reports the Lebo Star, was ex-
pecting his wife home on the $50
p. m. train after a days absence from
town. The train pulled in. The wife
found no husband to meet her. But,
10 and behold. when she walked into
her home there he sat, watch in hand
and fast asleep.
Observations by the Marysville 4Ad-
vocate-Democrat: The man of the
hour is not the one who watches the
clock. Some people would rather
remain wrong forever than to ac-
knowledge 1t. Have you noticed
that the fellow with big ideas usually
has a thin purse? Every man
keep ESPECIALLY every young man.
. There are two mysteries in the
world that will never be solved-wom-
an and boarding house hash.
Garden making is occupying most
everybody's spare time just now, notes
the Chase County Leader, and it adds.
We notice there isn't half as many
evening as usual. The reason is that
their wives hustle them home just as
soon as their days work is finished
and put them to garden making where
the poor men nave to grind until sup
per time, when they are given a brief
breathing spell and time to eat then
put to work until it grows too dark
to handle the hoe. There ought 20
be law against such cruelty to ami
mails.
Entries, in the Baldwin Ledger:
Wild oats will grow without any April
showers. 1t very often requires
more skill to let go than to catch on.
|. Some felloys don't even get far
enough ahead to profit by their own
mistakes. It's a whole lot harder
to keep up with your descendants than
your ancestors. . . Women get on
their ears when their sons wear tilted
hats. But it different when their
own hats have a like angle earward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-08
Globe Sights
BY THE ATCHIsoN GLOBE.

Never judge a mans bravery by his
conversation.
The very latest thing in dress goods
is a new baby.
A jackknife is dangerous, but less
so than jackpot.
It's a short street that has no turn
for the organ grinder.
Hope is all right when it forms a
partnership with hustle.
A mans strength is estimated by his
ability to fight against odds.
Courtesy opens many doors and the
lack of courtesy leaves them open.
You never realize how dearly you
have paid for your whistle until you
try to sell it.
When men have more money than
they need they think they need more
than they have.
Haste makes waste" despite the
fact that one has to hustle in order
to keep up with the wagon.
If an honest man is the noblest
work of God it might be well to keep
an eye on the self-made man.
That man has truly reached the
limit of perfection who fully deserves
the good opinion he has OF himself.
When a man offers you something
for nothing don't accept it unless you
can afford to pay double what it is
worth.
Many a political orator who bowls
about the independent life of the
farmer doesn't know an OK yoke from
horse collar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-08
THE RAILROAD PROBLEM.

There are excellent reasons for con-
sidering railroad rates in connection
with railroad wages, but the connec-
ton between them is something which
concerns the owners of the railroads
and the public which uses them rather
than the men who operate them, says
the Annalist. The issue raised by a
demand for higher wages or shorter
hours is not met by saying that the
men are being paid all that the own
ers Of the railroads can afford to pay
in view Of the present level of rates
Even if it be granted that rates are
too low, it would not follow that
wages were high enough. The men
are entitled to a fair wage for their
work without regard to whether rates
are too high or too low. If it were
shown that the capital invested in
railroads was not getting a fair return
it would still not be shown that the
men were not entitled to an increase
That depends on other things. Labor
can more easily withdraw from its job
than capital can withdraw from its
investment. This is one reason why
labor must get a wage satisfactory to
it whether capital gets a satisfactory
return or not. Both must get their
wage or return out of the price which
the public pays for the joint product
of the men and the capital to which
their labor gives effectiveness, but the
men who give their labor have the
first opportunity to obtain and the
primary claim to fair compensation
If it were shown that the men could
not get a higher wage to which thew
were entitled except at the expense of
capital, the answer would not be that
the men should work for an made
quate wage, but that the railroads
should be allowed to increase their
rates. 1t would not be fair to the men
to compel them to accept less than
their work is worth because that was
all that the railroads could pay under
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-08
WHAT EFFRoNTERY,

Is not this the last straw? The
BARRIERS at Lawrence, Kan, have
boosted the price of haircuts from rs
to 35 cents. and. of course, on account
of the European war. And how does
this compare with real war prices for
haircuts and where they may be rea-
son for them? The BARRIERS union of
London recently announced that the
war had finally compelled them to
charge more for their tonsorial ac-
tivities. and they increased the price
of haircuts from 8 to 10 cents, and
of shaves from 4 to cents. Many
crimes and offenses against society
have been committed in the name OF
the war the world over, but none OF
them is more indefensible than the
way the long-suffering American
public has been gouged by many of
the war" prices that have been thrust
upon them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-08
BAD ROADS OF KANSAS.

There is pretty general agreement
in Kansas by this time that one of the
states real needs is better roads, good
roads, and no roads properly come
within that classification unless they
be permanent roads. But no more
convincing testimony of this need in
Kansas has come to the front in some
time than that given recently by j. E.
Austin of this city, who recently fin
ished by train from Larned a trip from
Colorado that he began in his auto
mobile. He had to leave his car in
the Pawnee county town because of
the impassability of the roads, as a re-
suit of the recent heavy rains and
SHOWS in the western part of the state.
Mr.. Austin reports further that hun
dreds of automobiles are now mired
along the roads in that section of the
state. These roads, too, are the main
line highways of Kansas, the states
thoroughfares and on which has been
expended more or less road improve
ment work of the variety that Kansas
has been INDUCING in for so long and
to such little purpose. And if this is
the condition of the principal Kansas
roads, the trunk lines, what must be
the shape of the cross roads that ra-
date from them to the smaller towns
and rural communities, to the bulk of
the farms in the state? How useless
they are, not only for automobiles, on
pleasure or business bent but also as
the only mediums over which the far
mer can haul his produce of one sort
or another to market and his supplies
from the rural business centers to his
home. A road that will mire an auto
mobile makes it out of the question for
a farmer, or any one else, to haul
much of a load along it, no matter
how many horses he is able to hitch
to 1t. Isn't it time, then, that the
people of Kansas stop talking about
the necessity of good roads and take
the steps that are necessary to pro-
vide for their construction?
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say, Mr.. Baseball Fan. and you, too
Mr. Good Citizen who may not be in
that class. have you bought any base
ball ticket books yet to help The Saw
ages to a good financial start. A first
class baseball team is a joy to the fans
and also of advantage to the citizens
who are not fans. for it is a great adj
vertiser FOR the town. II keeps it on
the map. Mr.. Savage provided To-
pelSa with the goods in the baseball
line last summer and against tremend-
Gus odds. Surely there isn't any good
reason to believe that he is not going
to do the same this year. And as far
ms paper prospects go, this years team
looks to be considerably better than
last years. And it has shown up
pretty well so far in the practice
games. But no matter how good a
team il may be, it can't go very far
without the necessary financial sup
port and the great encouragement to
Mayors that goes with it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-08
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the chicago News. !

IFrom the Chicago News.1
Ambition is a balloon which carries
no parachute.
The average man would rather COM
promise than fight
Usually the man who shakes the
tree gets the least fruit
A man isn't necessarily stingy be-
cause he keeps his promises.
He who thinks only of himself has
very little to think about.
Kleptomania is one of the least nm
profitable forms of insanity.
One rarely sees an old man who ia
affiicted with self-conceit
Some men would growl about the
weather II it rained silver dollars.
Never write a popular novel. The
puplic may expect you to do it again
Advice to an actor: When the wbis-
tie blows look out for the ioco,notjve
Samson was the first actor to bring
down a house-and he was killed IN
the fall. ~
Some people never succeed in find
ing out which side of their bread is
puttered until they drop it,
A government bond draws much less
interest than a pawn ticket, but if is
more profitable to most men.
An old bachelor says there is a
period in every woman's life when she
scratches out the size in her shoes.
Probably the majority of men
would be lazy were it not for the fact
that they must either get busy or die
OF starvation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-08
Household Hints
innings Worth KNOWING.

For Children From Two to Four
Years Old-Take the small pieces of
Bingham like apron ends; sometimes
there Will be a yard or half ward
left Take small pieces, cut arm
holes as large as wanted, put little
straps for shoulders and strings to tie
IN back. Hem at bottom You will
nave a small apron for morning wear:
Will keep the little ones clean and
neat Easily Numbered and ready for
tnem when wanted.
Meatless Dishes.
Potato Soup Ca good way to use
cold mashed potatoes)-Put into a
quart or milk two cups cold mashed
potatoes; let heat slowly till thor
oughly hot, rub through fine sieve.
season with salt and celery salt TO
suit taste, return to slow fire till hos
through, then add the yolks of two
eggs |ell beaten into half pint of
cream. Let all get hot, but do not
boil.
Another Potato Soup = One cup
mashed potatoes, one-half tablespoon
flour, one small onion, celery leaves
chopped fine (if you nave them). Boil
celery and onions cut fine in about
two cups water until tender Add
any water left from the potatoes
when they were cooked always save
the water) and the mashed potatoes
mixed with the flour. Cook until
smooth. Just before serving add one
or two cups milk. Salt and pepper
to taste.
Fried Noodles = Prepare noodles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-08
QUAKER MEDITATTONs.
[From the Philadelphia RECORD

From the Philadelphia Record.
mans conscience isn't apt to tror-
bic him if he doesn't trouble it.
Pride goeth before a fall, but it also
helps us to get on our feet again.
When a mans life is truly an open
book, 1t takes more than death to
close it.
Hope is the one thing in the world
that is cheap enough for everybody TO
have some.
Telling lies about their money is
usually what causes people to be dis
appointed in love.
Don't worry about being unknown.
Mighty few people become celebrities
until they are dead
Many a man goes down to defeat
with a clearer conscience than he
would have in climbing to victory.
Many a man who boasts that he
doesn't know the meaning of fear is
still young enough to get married.
Matrimony demonstrates that the
minister can tie a knot that even I
divorce lawyer can't always unravel
Doctor, do you ever give up a
patient when he is very ill2" asked
the seeker after nowledge Not if he
is able to give up himself replied the
doctor.
The heart and the head should
work in unison, said the Wise Guy
Yes, a man seldom loses one with
out losing the other" added the Sim
pie Mug.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-08
THE PUBLIC TROUGH.

What a rage the Kansas spoilers
must be in and what little respect they
must have for the political perspicacity
of Senator Lambertson? As chairman
of the efficiency commission. created
by the last legislature. he reports that
many of the states institutions have
any number of useless and unneces-
sary employees on their pay rolls.
Has he any alternative to propose to
care for the Faithful" Probably not.
He seems to be laboring under the
righteous impression that the state
institutions should be conducted in a
businesslike manner, with no more
employees than they actually need,
and not as public troughs at which to
feed a nondescript army of political
hangers-on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-08

OF course you remember Dickey, the
pretty little yellow and black canary
who lives in a cage by the dining
room window What do you suppose
he did the other day?
His little mistress, Mary, fixed up
his cage all SO nice and clean and
gave him his fresh seed and water.
piece of hard-boiled egg, mostly yell
low, in the bottom of his cage.
On. but Dickey was happy! How
he did eat that egg,
He paid no attention to his seed,
he didn't even look toward his water
he just ate egg.
you should see Dickey eat that
egg" called Mary to her mother. II
think by the time 1 come home from
school he will have it all eaten up"
Mother laughed, and Mary ran off
to school and Dickey-went on eat
ing.
When Mary came home that noon,
she went straight to Dickey's cage to
see if the egg was all gone. And sure
enough it was, Not speck of egg
was to be scent
''Mother!" called Mary excitedly.
''Dickey did eat all his egg! He ate
every btu
Nonsense, Maryi" laughed mother.
that was nearly a whole yellow of
eggi Dickey couldn't eat that much
in one morning if he tried! 1t must
be over in one corner of the cage"
But it isn't, MOTHER insisted
Mary. do come and see.'' So moth
er went and inspected the cage. Sure
enough, there was not bit of egg to
be seen-not a Bit
well. 1 guess he has,. mother had
to admit; but I'm afraid he will be
sick for his greediness"
But Dickey wasn't sick He sang
happily all afternoon and seemed
perfectly satisfied with life in every
particular.
The next morning Mary didn't fix
Dickey's cage till after she had had
her own breakfast. And when she
did. she was quite surprised to find
nice big piece of egg in the center of
the cage
why. mother" she called. did you
give Dickey some more egg this morn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-08
AN April DAY.


An April morning, clear and bright,
After a moonlit starry night,
A gentle wind comes from the east,
With welcome news for man and beast.
The rising sun reflects affair,
Surely nothing Will this day mar.
The birds send forth their carols sweet,
While youth and age with pleasure meet
A carpet green lies meath our feet,
While perfumes rare our senses greet.
The flowers bloom profusely here,
Where Nature holds communion dear.
Perchance a cloud Ger spreads the sky,
We have no fear of danger nigh,
Though thunders roll and lightnings flash
And winds may meet in stormy clash.
For God above provides for all,
The elements answer to his call,
Nature alone can rule the world,
without consent no spear is hurled.
Again when brightly shines the sun
We think our life is just begun,
On every tree see jewels shine,
They surely come from source divine.
No one can measure Natures law,
In anything he ever saw,
Whether in child or earth or flowers,
For that surpasses human powers.
And so we welcome April's storm
Knowing twill only beauty form,
Teaching us lessons quite replete,
Making our lives far more complete.
ORA FLEMING MOWER.
April 4, 1916
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business is transacted even more.
Parents who covet a clean-cut, sue
cessful business career for their boy
can do him a tremendous service by
laying the foundations of that career
while they have him still in their own
hands. 1t was Cardinal Newman who
said: Give me a child until he is
seven years old, and 1 care not who
has him afterward. And psycholo-
gists are proving to us more conclu-
sively every day that the years we once
considered wasted. from an educa-
tional viewpoint. are the years in
which most of our habits, including
business habits, have their root"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-08

as usual, put enough water on stove
necessary to cook them in, and salt.
When boiling add noodles. After
they are cooked pour in colander and
drain. Have spider on stove and add
enough butter to fry noodles, which
should be golden brown when done.
Mock Chicken Gravy = Take the
water in which you have boiled pota-
toes, salt and pepper. add a little but
ter, thicken with flour and milk and
one beaten egg.
The Table.
Date Pudding-One cup suet chop
ped fine, one cup raisins, one cup mo-
lasses, one cup sweet milk, one cup
English walnuts, chopped; one cup
dates two and a half cups flour, one
treaSpoOnful soda; steam two hours.
Raisin Cake-One pound raisins
stewed fifteen minutes in three cups
boiling. water. After stewed, add one
cup cold water. 1 X cups sugar. one
cup melted lard, one teaspoon nut
meg, one teaspoon cloves, one tea
spoon salt one teaspoon cinnamon,
one tablespoon soda dissolved in
little water. Bake in layers and
cover with any desired frosting This
is very cheap. Do not make batter
too stiff. Bake slowly in hot oven.
Spanish Potatoes-Reheat potatoes,
add some pimentos and serve with a
spoonful of creamed peas in the CEN
ter Of each serving.
Rice Croquettes - One cup rice
(boiled), salt, two eggs. parsley, one
half onion, cracker crumbs. one
pound lard. Boil rice in sailed water
until tender When cool add one we'll
beaten egg, dash of white pepper.
salt, chopped parsley and onion.
Form into balls; dip in beaten egg,
then into cracker crumbs and fry In
basket in smoking hot lard.