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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
From the Chicago News.l

From the Chicago News.]
Some men are hard drinkers, but
others find it easy
It's difficult for a man under a
cloud to see the silver lining.
When pride turns mans head he's
sure to look the wrong way.
You can't puncture pneumatic tire
by pinning your faith to it.
Old Noah was not a promoter, but
he managed TO float a lot of stock.
Dying in poverty is dead easy: it's
living in poverty that bothers man.
Every girl has her own exclusive
idea of what a perfect man should be.
woman will forgive man any
thing but the fact that he doesn't adj
inire her.
The hard tack issued to soldiers is
not as hard as the one you discover
with your bare foot.
There's something wrong when a
bride on her wedding tour doesn t
write home that she has the best hus-
band in the world.
The trouble with some men is that
they seem to think they are entitled
to a months vacation every time they
work an hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
HOMETOWN.

THE town? 1t has a Main Street
and stone bridge of three arches to
a span a river which freshets obstrep-
erously each spring." writes Seymour
Deming. in the October Atlantic. THE
churches are late black walnut and
ciial-settlement. individual-sa1-
Walton theological; the high school pre-
pares for college II perchance the dean
hath dined well; there is one rich
man. whose residence. the show place.
is not infreauently mistaken fer the
county courthouse; and, 1 regret to
record. a Carnegie library smelling
faintly of the blood and sweat of the
steel industry An interu-ban street.
car line communicates with q country
club where the newest dances are duly
soien.nized to photograph records of
the punctil.ously newest Broadway
-successes.' And then there are the
side streets of hite houses behind the
Shade rows of naples; the kind voices
ard sshe glad greetings; xhe dimmed
- es hand the thin, eager old hands
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
GLOBE SIGHTS

EFrom the Atchison Globe.
Another theory is that talk makes
the wind blow.
AS all people are copy-cats the worst
example is lie told by emine nee.
Politeness pays anyone. but is par
ticularly valuable to g colored porter.
A candidate can always get plenty
of encoura cement, but he often lacks
votes
The finest institution in the world
is a pretty girl who doesn't know she
is pretty.
What has become of the old-fash-
Toned fiddler who didn't claim to be
a violihist?
Now and then one hears of a
woman who hates to make an un-
eventful recovery.
good many victims of gossip de-
serve to be victims. Which is no de-
Tense of gossip. neither.
There isn't much excuse for an able
bodied man being out of work unless
he can afford to loaf
A man is usually satisfied with his
wifc's new hat to this extent: he is
satisfied that she paid enough for it
There would be fewer divorces if
man could think of any other way
of separating himself from his wife's
kin.
The Lancaster Literary society
should try to find out why a woman s
clothes keep 5ncrea sing N cost az2l
decreasing in quantity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10

clingfng as if stretched out for a lit
tIe warmth from the glowing past
These are the old neighbors who called
ON ones parents when they were a
bridal pair, who had helped and been
helped in sickness, who had snatched
us from in front of teams when we
were tow-headed toddlers. Yes, there
is something more to be said for the
man who remembers that your Uncle
Jim died of the D. It's. As likely as
not he was the only man in town with
the nerve to stay by through the
horror of those last rawlings. Why
hasn't he good cause to remember? ?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
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Association.

All of the suggestions that now is
the time to make peace in Europe
seem to emanate from German
sources. But it doesn't always follow
that the party who begins an argu-
Inent has the say as to when it shall
be ended. 1t might be to President
Wilson's political advantage just now
II he could be the medium for bring
ing about a European peace parley at
this time. But not a few of the Euro
pear nations which are mixed up in
the great war have many matters to
think about in connection with peace
in Europe that are in TO way related
Ia the political fortunes of President
Wilson or anybody else in this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10

-tR d p, rap, rap. rap-ap-ap-p!
pounded the woodpecker, rap, rap,
rap, rap-ap-ap-p!
To Mother Beaver and Bushy,
snuggled down tight in the center OF
the clump of bushes where S1eepkins,
the Bat, had sent them, that sound
was about the incest sound in the
world because it was the very sound
they were listening for. and because
you remember Sleepkins had told
them the woodpecker could tell them
Row to get the dishes Mother Beaver
longed Tor.
Mother Beaver sat up straight and
called, sis that you, RGdhead ?"
The rapping stopped. and silence,
a deep and fearful silence, filled the
woods. 1-Oh, dear.' thought Mother
Beaver. now I've spoiled il all,'' But
she hadn't The woodpecker was only
waiting to be sure he wanted to ans
swer.
Yes" he finally said. Il am Red
head. Who are you and what do you
want with me 2'
Mother Beaver began at the Begin
ming just as she had with Sleepkins.
and she told the whole story about
how she happened to be there in the
WiggIefsksken country and how she
wanted some dishes for her surprise
party And can you tell me how to
get some. please Redhead? I'll be so
much obliged. +"
ITO be sure / can. To be sure re-
piled Redl1ead cordially. You don't
have to move out of these bushes to
get all you want.
"Goody, goody, goody. shouted
Rushy. but Mother Beaver didn't
shout: she meant to save shouting till
she saw those dishes. Instead. she
wanted to hear more about how they
were to be obtained
Redhead raped his bill against
the tree trunk=once, twice. three
times. all very soIemniy. Then he
said. Listen, You are standing IN
the magic circle All you have to do
is-Ilsten carefully now, | win tell
you only onees--turn three fines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10

the enlargement of industries that are
now pushed to capacity.
The crop estimates have gained
nothing in the past month, but with
the possible exception of corn show
lower figures. The wheat yield of the
United States is not more than enough
for bread and seed. but there is a
carry-over from last year which is
calculated will allow $50, 900, 600
bushels for export. The entrance of
Greece into the war revives the prob
ability that the DardanelIes will be
opened, allowing Russian wheat to
come out, an event which would have
an important influence upon world
prices. The Argentine crop is now in
the making, coming to harvest in De-
cember. As yet it is doing we'll. The
Canadian crop is officially estimated
at 16S, 611, 900 bushels against &c.,
SOC, 900 last year. The worlds crop is
short. The cotton crop has suffered
further deterioration in the past
month, and is probably under Il ,000,-
900 bales. This is the second con-
secutive crop to be less than con-
sumptive requirements, and prices are
around 16 cents per pound, the high
est level known in a normal market.
The most unsatisfactory feature of
the general situation is the general
rise in the cost of living, which is I'M
questionably bearing heavily upon the
people of small incomes. There is,
perhaps, little comfort to them in re-
fleeting that the conditions are tenn
perary, as they unquestiohably are.
drawa1 of so many men from industry
and enormous consumptive demands
of the war. These prices however.
are giving a stimulus to industry
which will result in a permanent in
crease in the supply of all kinds of
goods. In Cuba, for instance, there is
great activity clearing new lands and
bringing them into sugar production.
The same is true in all sugar-produe-
ing countries. and it requires no
prophet to tell that when the beet
sugars of Europe come again into the
market, prices will be lower than ever
before known. The work that is being
done for agriculture in this country at
the present time gives promise of inn
portant results before long. The
farmers are increasing their herds,
sheep raising is feeling the stimulus OF
unusual profits. and there are many
signs which Indicate that the con-
sumner will have an inning later if he
can hold ont until the time comes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
HUGHES VISION OF AMERICA.

Governor Hughes, in the high ad-
ministratfve capacities in which he has
served the people, has record that is
far more CONSPICUOUS for deeds than it
is for words. And as what a man is
likely to do in the future can only
be at all accurately judged by what
he has done in the past. it is only fair
to assume that such ideals as he has,
and which he is presenting for the
consideration of the public in his
presidential campaigning. will be the
basis for most earnest efforts on his
part to bring to a realization.
In the course of the speech-making
he has been doing he has been pictur-
ing his vision of what America SHOULD
be in words that smack something of
the idealist. But they also comprise a
program for national development
that is most comprehensive, even if it
is presented in most general terms,
and one to which, surely. all those
who are interested in the future well
fare of their country can heartily sub
scribe. They follow:
81 have a great vision, my fellow
citizens, of America for the future.
'It is not an America torn by dis
orders, it is not an America ruled now
by this force, now by that force; it is
not an America given over to civil war;
it is not an America where public office
is merely ruled for advantage; it is an
America efficient, it is an America
prepared it is an America maintaining
the rights of American peoples on the
land and sea without fear or favor
thfuout the world. 1t is an America
that has no secret understandings no
covert intrigues. it is an America with
no unstated purpose, IT is an America
standing four-square toward all ma
tons firm and prepared, intent on
peace and demanding it's just rights be
recognized as to lives, property and
commerce.
THE America that I see in the
future is an America that knows how
to manage its great activities without
being wastefuI and extravasant. 1t
is an America that knows how to
spend public moneys honestly as well
as to appropriate them. 1t is an
America that has patriotism in every
bureau of the administration as well
as in any appropriation for military
operations. 1t is an America where
all the people abandon class antagon-
isms though having their necessary
differences which they peaceably ad-
just. 1t is an America which, having
no class antagonisms, feels knit
together in a splendid national unity,
II,
answering loyalty transcending all
differences of race and creed, with a
people inspired by the ideals of Wash
ington and Lincoln. 1t is an America
first and an America efficient"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10

''C-cant.' replied John, quaking
like an aspen leaf: i've g-got 1.-THE
s-shaking ague.'
"Oh, well, then, 1 know the very
thing; you can sift the ashes"
One of the methods of commune
eating from one officer to another in
the trenches of the present great war
is to give the messages to one of the
privates and tell him to pass the
word along the line until it reaches
its destination viz. the officer at the
show how a serious message car be
distorted ON its journey from mouth
to mouth
Lieutenant A, in charge of one end
of the British line, told the private in
front to pass the word along to
Lieutenant B: I'VE are going to ad-
vance; can you lend rs reinforce
ments?"
When Lieutenant E received the
message it was like this: We are
going to dance; can you lend US
three and fourpence?''
The evangelist was entreating his
hearers to flee from the wrath to
come
II warn you,'' he said, there will
be weeping and waiiing ard gnashing
of teeth
At this point an old lady in the
gallery stood up.
sir" she interrupted, L have no
teeth
Madam said the evangelist
sternly. teeth will be provided"
In the second act of certain play
the curtain rises on an empty stage
then presently weak-looking young
man with a dust-coat over his arm
comes on and loudly calls: Uncle.
UneIei''
According to the book of the play
he received no answer and after a
pause should proceed with a mono
logue.
One night, however. voice was
heard from the gallery. ..Ali right. I'm
coming in a moment. How much do
you whit on it -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
JOURNAL ENTRIES

The man who doesn't get all that is
coming to him is usually a gutter
X x X
Those who are content merely to
hope for the best of it seldom OBJ
tain it.
Possibly a few folk are classed as
failures because the impossible is
expected of them.
y * *
Almost every man has one brand
Of philosophy for others and another
and more convenient one for himself
4. x X
If man were only as willing to cor
rect his own faults as he is to have
others correct theirs. there wouldn't
he much need for any kind of re-
formers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10

You may be sure that Mother Reav
er nad listened carefuily-and Bushy.
too had lost not word Of What he
Woodpecker had said He thought
enat II his mother forgot ANYTHING
ne Q pc there to remind her. Won seq
me TWO beavers waited and watch
signt. then Mother Beaver began. Sh.
turned around three times to the lcft:
tnree times to he right: she ebools
lef 'front.' paw and said. shook ems.
shookens. beokins, 7 want dishes fof.
my party" Then she looked down IN
rrent of her--and fhere-was-fte
prettiest little set of dishes vo,, AYR
saw. Right there. - fcopyrjrts--
Glars Ingram JuS<ofs. :
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Canning and Preserving.

Sweet Mixed Mustard Pickles-One
quart caulif1oWer, one quart small Gu
cumbers, one quart white silver on
ions, one quart white wax beans, one
quart sweet corn, one pint shelled
lima beans. Steam till partly cooked
the beans, onions and cauliflower-
Make a brine of one gallon water and
one cup salt, pour over all and let
stand over night. Dressing: One cup
flour, one cup graduated sugar, six
tablespoons dry mustard, one dessert
spoon turmeric, mix with vinegar
enough to make smooth paste, then
add enough vinegar to make two
quarts in all. Cook in double boiler
heat thru. Then they are ready to
bottle
Indian Relish-Two quarts green
tomatoes, one quart onions, one bunch
celery, four cucumbers, one head cab
bage. Chop fine and mix together
with one cup salt and water to cover.
Let stand all night. In the morning
drain the water from it and add two
red peppers chopped fine, two cups
brown suger, one teaspoon each of
with vinegar and boil twenty minutes.
Seal While hot.
Cucumber PickIes-One gallon vim
egar, one cup salt one-half cup dry
mustard. one large handful mixed
spices; this will make a two-gallon
jar full. Wash cucnmbers. put in salt
brine over night, drain next morning.
Place layer of cucumbers in jar. Mix
salt and mustard together dry, put
layer of this on the cucumbers Then
come the mixed spices. Continue lay
ers until jar is full Pour cold vine
gar over. They will be ready to use
in six weeks, and they are fine.
The Table.
Dreamed Ripe OlftesAThis dish
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
THE CALL TO ARMS.

THE CALL TO ARMS.
She bid him go. The singing tears.
Born of her sudden doubts and fears
She tried to hide. Grief does not kill;
Though hearts may ache and eyes may fill,
Facing the dread OF empty years,
She bid him go.
o agony that rends and sears
The soul when time of parting nears.
With trembling lips, but steadfast will,
She bid him go.
The regiments march by. She hears
No sound of all the roHsing cheers
That fail, for once. her soul to thrill:
Her coward heart beats fast. but still
She smiles. until he disappears
She bids him go.
Beatrice Barry in New York Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10

Another noticeable fact is that big
and. unusual declines in the price of
wheat are not reflected SO quickly in
the prices OF flour to the bakers and
the consumers rs are the increases in
the wheat prices. Possibly one OF
the old rules is reversed ard bad news
for the grain spectators. or some of
them. does not travel as quickly as
GOOD news
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT
The swatting Maid.
BY ROY <. MoULroN.

The Swafting Maid.
There was q maid IL our town
She jumped into the dining room
And swatted all the flies.
And when the dining room was cleaned
., vi tiles. she got to 1tchiu
10 swat some more and so she killed
All that were in the kitchen.
And when she cleaned the kitchen up
She felt quite acrobatfe.
And with mop she went atop
To swat EN- in the attic.
And when she had the attic clear,
That she should finish up the job
And swat EN- in the cellar.
And when she'd swatted every one
The screen door was left open and
The house was fun again.
At Country Hotel.
The new arrival was not next to
the scheme of things about the hotel
and he took the bill of fare seriously.
Addressing the waitress, he said:
I will take some fried chicken and
baked trout
The young lady retired and return
ed to announce that the chicken was
all gone. The rev arrival, by the
way, was one of the first to get in to
the dinner. q will see what I can
do about the trout she continued.
Returning five minutes afterward,
she announced that the trout was all
gone. The boarder consulted his
menu. and said:
some sweetbreads, please
"Sweetbreads are ali gone, 1 am
sorry to say. sir
Roast beef and brown gravy,
them
"Oh, I'm sure that's all gone The
landlord had the last of that him
self
Roast pork and apple sauce
''All right, sir And she hurried
with the remarkable information that
the roast pork and apple sauce was
on the bill by mistake.
Well" said the boarder eff you
will kindly give me a finger bowl and
a toothpick, 1 will consider my din
ner eaten.''
The maid went away and in a few
minutes returned with a finger bowl
half full of warm water.
Here is the finger bowl sir" she
said, but the proprietor says that
most of the people who come here fur
nish their own toothpicks"
Merely a RumOP
(F'rom the Torch, Central Lake. Mich }
There was a rumor floating around
in Peaceful Valley that Laura Little)
W1tte had been murdered by her hus-
band. A letter from Capt Allan F.
Little, now in Ann Arbor. says the
ruInor is entirely unfounded; that the
Whites are living together in their
home, happy and contented as a pair
OF turtle doves. or words to that effect.
1t simply another case of some peo-
pie spending % hours a day nindfng
other peoples business, and the rest
OF the day attending to their own.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10

A drop in the temperature of A de-
Erees in twenty-four hours is even a
most unusual climatic change fo--
Kansas. But then the mercury had a
long ways to fall. Think of it being up
go degrees Fahrenheit at the begin
Mug of the second week in October.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10

more nourishing. Get a good brand
of ripe olives. Measure three-fourths
cup olives and cut them from the
stones, make a cream sauce of Il
/ tablespoons butter, one tablespoon
flour and a cup of sweet milk Melt
/ butter, add -four and stir till feamy,
then remove from fire. Add the cold
milk and olives, dash of paprike,
teaspoon of sugar and half teaspoon
of salt; return to fire and let boil till
it is thick. Serve at once.
Cold Water Biscuit-One cup
yeast. one cup cold water, one-fourth
cup sugar, one-fourth cup lard, a lit
tie salt. Mix stiff with -four at night.
Set down cellar until morning, then
make it into buns. Let rise and bake
in hot oven. These are very light and
good.
Seal Cans and Safeguard Fruit.
Most thrifty housewives at this
season of the year will feel especially
greatful for a guaranteed method of
sealing fruit jars, so that not one out
| of a hundred will spoil. Here is the
secret:
While you are boiling your fruits.
heat jars in hot water in the usual
way, then take the. jar covers and heat
them on the lid of your stove.
Fill jar with fruit. place rubber
around jar and take the hot covers
and screw on Immediately. The heat
of the cover slightly melts the rubber
ring, and. when cold, forms d perma-
nent seal.
Anything will keep for years. if
put UP in this way.
Deviled Oysters.
Wipe the oysters dry and lay in a
flat dish; cover with a mixture of
melted butter, cayenne paper and
lemon Juice. Let them lie in this for
ten minutes, turning frequently. ia Ike
out, roll in cracker crumbs. then in
beaten egg, then in cracker crumbes
again, and fry in hot lard and butter,
half and half
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10

Boom times in Wall street and par
ticularly the grain marts, are tickle
and sensitive things. as evidenced by
the way values tumbled at the OPEN
ing of these markets on Monday morn
ing and because of the activity of the
German U-boats off the American
fnas ST
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10

Every dog seems to have his day
also in the European war. Seine Brit
ish victories in the Mesopotania arena
have just been reported. It is the
l0rg road. indeed. without a turn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
DINNER STORIES

She was one of those little women
who are always looking for something
that will take up their husbands idle
time.
John" she said, II wish you would
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10

In all probability, President Wilson
would have been just as well satisfied
If the German submersiblss of the
Tnan-of-war type had delayed their
stellar performances in American
waters until after November Z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
BED 7 HME TALES
sNooKExs, BooKrxs

around to the right and then shake
your front paw and say. 'Snookens,
snookens. bookins. l want dishes for
my party but you have to wait till
get out of sight before you begin"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Stata Journal IL q member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ranizzf fon for the exclusive afternoon
p1shiicstion in Toreka-
The news is received 10 The state Journal
Building over wires for this sole purpose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10

mend the front door lock-
"C-can't," replied John, quaking
like an aspen leaf: i've ggot 1.-THE
s-shaking ague.
"Oh, well, then. 1 know the very
thing; you can sift the ashes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
The Table.

Dreamed Ripe Olives-This dish
tastes like mushrooms, but is much