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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
Globe Sights
BY THE ArcHIsoN GLOBE

All the world loves to laugh at
lover.
Alb Adkins says church work is his
wifes favorite form of dissipation.
Sometimes it seems that a lawyer
must have originated the hesitation
dance.
The average sinner rather admires
a preacher who enjoys a good cigar
now and then.
Probably there isn't as much going
on at night as we who stay at home
imagine.
If you are good waiter (not the
restaurant kind, the chances are you
are a poor worker.
There is also the sensitive soul
which goes about looking for an op-
portunity to be shocked.
A man with lot of time to think
is apt to overestimate himself and
underestimate the other fellow.
Nearly every woman secretly be-
lieves she could sustain a charge of
extreme cruelty against her husband.
When a burglar goes to the peni-
Tertiary, he has the consolation that
he won't have to work on the night
shift.
A nervous man can read a patent
medicine advertisement and figure
that he has all the symptoms de-
scribed therein.
A typewriter is something like a
man; when it begins to get old, there
is something the matter with it pretty
much all the time.
Sometimes it occurs to Father that
while he has about only one way of
making money Daughter knows a
hundred ways of spending it.
Most people are superstitious to a
degree, but you don't often find a
man who thinks twelve dollars a week
is better wage than thirteen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

ment This is the policy which the
Linde Air Products Co., leading manu-
facturer of oxygen. has had in effect
since the beginning of the war This
company bases its action upon the be-
lief that, in the long run, the good
will and friendship that will accrue
will more than offset any increased
profits to be gained from higher prices
in a temporary market. The practical
results netted by such policy, ap-
preaching as it does the altruistic in
business, nc doubt will be watched
with keenest interest by the general
manufacturing world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

Associated Press.
Audit Bureau of Calculations
American Newspaper Publishers
Association.
MEMBER:

Talk IS being INDUCED in by the
Authors League of America about the
advise bility of affiliating with the
American Federation of Labor. Ard
suppose it becomes a full fledged la
Dor union. How will it go about it to
arrange uniform wage scales for its
members and what would be a basis
for strike on their part? As mat
ter of fact an author is n most helpless
critter in the matter of demanding
what he may deem to be his rights.
Indeed. he doesn't appear to have any
except those conferred upon him by
the copyright law. He has to take
what is given to him, ard if he doesn't
like it-welI, he can lump it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
Journal Entries

Most of the out and out baseball
fans are the direst of pessimists.
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In the matrimonial arena, ideals fire.
Quently develop into ordeals.
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A road with too many turns in it is
just as unsatisfactory to travel as is
one without any.
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Some girls have such a sense OF
honor that they will not be engaged to
more than one man at a time.
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If there is anything that should
come in for pity. it's the boarding
house piano; and also, those who are
forced to listen to it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

heavy weight. Keep in cool place I'M
til ready to serve. Should be prepared
the day before. If hard boiled eggs
are packed through center of loaf so
that a slice of egg appears in each
slice of meat, it forms an attractive
addition.
Garlic in Salads-If you like garlic
flavor in salads, put into the bottle of
olive or any salad oil a few kernels
of the fresh garlic. Divide the oil,
half with the garlic, to please all
tastes
Maple Pudding-One sup maple
syrup, one tablespoon butter, Y
tablespoons cornstarch, two cups milk.
Heat syrup and butter to boiling point
add slowly to the hot syr1p. Cook I'M
til it thickens. Turn into molds and
chill. Serve with whipped cream.
Things Worth Knowing.
When making fancy or dust caps
rick-rack can be used to good ad-
vantage as an under facing for
If this is done and small hook and
eye placed on END of elastic, the caps
can be very nicely and easily laun-
dered by removing elastic.
Before hemming table linen, if soap
is rubbed on the edges the hem
ming will be done much easier and
more rapidly.
AS no woman likes to put her hand
in grease to grease the bake pan,
here is the one thing that will do
away with that annoyance: Cut a
small hole in the can lid at the side.
or cut and bend back the lid just
the size of the small round-handled
brushes you get at the and 10-cent
store Put the brush in the can and
it is always ready. The brushes used
do not need to be washed out till can
is empty, as there is nothing about a
small round brush to get rancid. Try
this and see what-a delight it is COM
pared to the old rag or fingers, to
grease a pan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
MY GARDEN.

MY GARDEN.
1 have a quiet garden
All full of hollyhocks
And eolumbine and foxgiove
And white and scarlet phIox.
And dainty sweet alyssum,
Where hover swarms of bees;
And swaying graceful peoples,
And fragrant, shy sweet peas.
The hummingbirds, like jewels,
Flash cleaning to and fro
Ger beds of modest pansies
And daisies in a row.
All! youth may love the city.
The chase for wealth and fame,
But give old age the garden,
Each quiet day the same.
-Sheila Calbraith in the Countryside Mag
aZine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

When all that is done, they shape
the nest and lay every twig and bit of
grass just so, for the Wood-rats are
as particular about their nests as thew
are about their clothes
Last of all, they line the nest with a
soft, downy lining of feathers or the
covering OF weed seeds till it is as fine
and soft as a birds nest And there
they raise their little family.
GU would never guess from tha
look of the outside that the inside of
that rubbish was SO soft and beauti-
Wood-rat nice little fellow to knowy
ANA some day you shall hear NOR
ABOUT -tCopyright-Clara In
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

Surely there can be no objections
from any quarter to the suggestion
that the Topeka fair grounds be used
Tor the purposes of city park, during
the fifty-one, or fifty weeks of the
year when they are not needed for the
fair. So why not go through the
necessary formalities and start the
Free Fair Park on its way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

This horse-raceless free fair for To-
peka that has been proposed doesn't
seem to be very popular with the peo-
pie. Blu. the suggestion is only a ten
tative one with the free fair manage
ment. and the proba Utilities are it will
not be adopted. Nor should it he. A
horse-raceIess fair would be a trifle
too UNIQUE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

1t costs ninety cents a minute to
conduct the affairs cf the city of To-
peka, ard thanks to the commission
form of government and the way it is
being administered here, the taxpayers
of Topeka are coming pretty close to
getting a 9O-cent return every time the
minute hand on the Topeka clock
makes its iump
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

More United States marines have
been sent to assist their brethren on
the job of putting down the current
revolutionary uprising in Santo Do
mingo. But the policy of Watchful
Waiting towards Mexico is continued
with all its futile force.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

italy will probably bank much hope
on the fact that Crown Prince of Aus
tria is in personal command of the big
Austrian offensive that has suddenly
developed along the Italian front.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

Nothing much is heard these days
about Lord Kitchener but he appar-
emily knew whereof he was speaking
when, at the beginning of the war. he
predicted that it would continue for
not less than three years. The Entente
Allies still have their great Spring
drive to make in the western arena of
the war and if they don't hurry, they'll
have to postpone
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

Won Waldow, this man with the iron
will. who has been appointed food
minister in Germany, and whose bust
ness it will be to preserve order while
the German people face food famine
he'll probably see to it that he gets
ali he needs to eat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

Austria finally having decided to
move against the Italians, the latter,
after being more than a year in the
field. are getting a good taste for
the first time of what it means to be
engaged in a modern war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

Uncle Abner.
Hank Tumms of our village is an
expert on irrigation. There amt a
man in this town who kin put him
under the table.
Now that they have found mi
crobes on the one-cent pieces, the
common people are in danger.
The physiology says that every
seven years the entire body is made
over, but Hank Tumms says it is a lie,
for he has the same wart on his nose
that he had forty years ago, and it
is g. durn shame to put such stuff into
school books.
When you see a Teller lookin' at
himself in a plate glass winder it is
only another proof that nature makes
a mistake once in while.
Socrates was a wise old owl, but
it's dollars to doughnuts he could
never have kept a coke furnace fire
going all night.
What has become of the old plush
photograph album with nickel-plated
corners that used to stand on the
center table?
Hi Higgins is so stingy that he
stole a ham so that he could be sent
to the county Jail and get hair cut
for nothing.
never wears a celluloid collar or eats
onions.
So long as every fellow thinks his
religion is the best, what's the use
of startin' anything in the way of
argument?
Who ever heard of a bride that
wasn't beautiful and accomplished ?''
1 never saw a president of a rail-
road or trust magnate who had a
reputation as fine dancer.
There are 1893 varieties of oil
stoves that won't smell-in the ad-
vertiSements.
A man with a large family who is
working on a salary does not have to
seek an investment. They come to
him.
English is the universal language
now excepting in England and the
United States.
There are 6,793,524 excuses to give
the wife for getting home late and
not one good one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

Everybody's doing it. Doing what :?
Adopting the additional hour of day
light plan for the spring and summer
season. Why not Topeka?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
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
gafhzatiJn. for the exclusive AFTERNOON
publication in Topeka.
Tho news is received in The State Jour
nal building o-er wires for this sole pur-
pose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

AS Lieutenant Governor Morgan
suggests: Why not quit killing the
Kansas wheat crop with the Hessian
fly, and try some new stuff?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
On the Spur
of the Moment
By ROY K MoULToN.

Speaking of Money.
It's great to have a million;
A Teller can stand pat;
Or cen a hundred thousand
A man can live on that.
And fifty thouand dollars
Is not so very bad;
If l could get but thirty
I'd be most mighty glad.
l might say that five thousand
Would look real swell to me,
Or even twelve hundred,
It's not so bad to see.
Five hundred amt so fancy,
Some folks would think it tame;
But L would take one hundred
And be glad just the same.
And get right down to fifty,
Some people call it small,
But twenty five is better
Than having none at ALL
Ten dollars amt so many,
You say, but man alive,
I'll give you my opinion,
It's great to have five.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
Keep On.

Oh, weary not of effort.
For sore will be the strain;
Though they be exterminated
They always come again;
So vigilance eternal
Alone unties the knot
That tangles up their nuisance
So swat, swat, swat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
Household Hints
To Dry-CIean Hats and Plumes.


To clean white and all light colored
plumes, first immerse in gasoline until
thoroughly wet and cleaned, then
shake out and roll over and over in
f1.ur. After the flour bath use corn
starch, and your plumes will come out
perfectly clean. This method has been
used several times with excellent re-
suits
To dry-clean white window shades
and panama hats, place article on
table (colored side of shade DOWN
and scrub with small stiff brush and
dry powdered pumice stone until all
traces of dirt have disappeared, then
cents worth of pumice stone will clean
a dozen panamas very successfully.
The Table.
New Dessert-For every egg take
one tablespoon farina and one table
spoon milk (sweet) and pinch of salt.
Mix farina with egg yolk; whip the
whites stiff, fold into batter, put in
buttered shallow baking dish and bake
fifteen minutes in moderate oven.
Then put one quart of rich milk on to
boil. Take cake out of pan and cut in
squares, then put in the boiling milk /;
let boil five minutes. Serve hot. Or,
if wished as a dessert, serve with
cream (cold). This is a very original
dish, quick to make and delicious. Will
serve six people.
Mock Chicken Loaf-Two pounds
veal, seasoning, bread crumbs. Boil
two pounds veal until it leaves the
bone. Do not salt. When partially
cooled, put through meat grinder
large cutter. Mix in small half cup of
dry bread crumbs, season with salt
pepper, sage and celery salt. Moisten
well with the meat stock, pack in mold
or pan, cover with plate and put on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

WILLY WOOD-RAT.

First they choose the place where
the nest is to be. Then they begin
collecting twigs and grasses enough
to make a pile two or three feet high.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

A very sad thing has happened.
The address of the kind lady who sent
me the book on smiles has been mis-
laid and I want to thank her and
can't. If she will write to me again,
L shall be even more grateful than 1
already am Protected by the Adams
Newspaper Service.)
The Parma herald., 1916-10-26
VIOLENT TEUTON|C
ATTACKS SUCCEED
RUMANIANs AND RUSSIANS ARa
DRIVEN BACK BY Won MACK.
EhsENs FORCES.
Berlin Claiming Important Victory
Over Russizns-characteri Brit
ish Losses az Reckless szcri-
fice Of Lives.

London.-In the face OF continued
violent attacks by Won Mackensens
leading the Teutonic allies In Do
brudja, from the Danube to the Black
sea. Ramanians and Russians ars
falling back
Toprat Sar and Cobzdin have been
taken by the combined Austrian. Ger
man, Bulgarian and Turkish forces
On the TraasyIvania front, hard
but indecisive lighting continues IN
the mountain passes. Petrograd says
the Rumsnians have been forced back
In the Buzeau valley Bucharest, how
ever. does not concede this. asserting
that Teutonic counterzttacks were re-
pulsed at the point Of the bayonet-
The battle of the last week along
the Nsrayuka river in Gzliciz has re-
Austro-German forces over Russians.
according TO Berlin Here the Rus
SLAMS now hold only small part OF
the front on the west bank OF the
river, after a general attack By the
Teutonic allies between SviteInih and
SkomoyocEy. Petrogrzd says, how
ever, that the fighting is still going
on and that the positions have chang
ed hands several times.
Twice during Sunday-in the morn
ing and in the afternoon-Germzns
launched violent attacks against the
positions newly won by the French in
the ChauInes wood. south OF the
Somme Both attacks were repulsed.
according TO Paris Some Of the at
tackers in the morning offensive
gained a foothoId in the French first
line, but were surrounded. and the $50
survivors were made prisoner
Berlin, in admitting that in Satur-
days fighting the British north of the
Sonme made gains. characterizes the
British losses as q reckless sacrifice
OF human lives Several trenches
between Bianches and Lamoisonetre,
south Of the Somme. were recaptured
Saturday from the French. says Ber'
lin
On the Macedonian front slight prog
ress has been made by the entente al
lies IN the Cerna river region
The Parma herald., 1916-10-26
FREAK WAGERS ON RECORD
offer Proof That Men With Gambling
Instincts Will Bet on Anything
Under the Sun.

In the good old days extraordin-
ary wagers were more common than
they are today. In 1870. for instance.
London Answers says. Lord Digby
Staked $50 that he would walk FIVE
miles roDnd Newmarket Heath In n
certain time. barefooted and stark
naked, and had the misfortune Of los
ing by the narrow margin of half a
minute. the king and all the court be-
ing witnesses OF the performance
In the latter half of the eighteenth
century Liverpool scientist bet a
brother scientist that he would read q
newspaper by the light of farthing
dip at distance of 30 feet The
wager was cheerfully accepted. The
first scientist merely coated the inside
of n shallow wooden box with sloping
pieces OF looking glass. so as to form
a concave lens. placed it behind the
farthing dip. and easily read the small
print at the distance named The win
ming OF the wager was witnessed by a
Liverpool dockmaster, who ultimately
applied the idea to lighthouse re-
ouiremerfts and evolved the modern
reflected light
About two years ago, during a
yachting trip of members Of the Mer-
sey docks and herbor board, A. w.
wilmer, a leading Liverpool cotton
broker, was presented with a pair OF
wooden shoes for his birthday. and
another member Of the board offered
to contribute a sum of money to two
charities II Mr.. Wilmer would 60 to
the cotton exchange wearing them.
For sweet charity's sake Mr.. Willnere
The Parma herald., 1916-10-26
CHAPTER ~.

Two days later. about the middle Of
the forenoon, Duane dragged the two
horses up the last ascent of an exceed
ingly rough trail and found himself on
top of the Rim Rock, with beautiful.
green valley at his feet. the yellow,
sluggish Rio Grande shining in the
sun, and the great, wild mountainous
barren of Mexico stretching TO the
south.
No wonder outlaws were safe In that
wild refugel Duane had spent the last
two days climbing the toughest and
most difficult trail he had ever seen
From the looks of the descent he
imagined the worst part of his travel
was yet to come.
The trail proved to be the kind that
could not be descended slowly. He
The Parma herald., 1916-10-26

1t easy. You'll never mix In. You'll
be lone wolf. / seen that right of.
Wal. II a man can stand the loneliness,
an If he's quick on the draw, mebbe
lone-wolfin' is the best Shore l don't
know. But these fellers In here will
be suspicious OF a man who goes IL
alone. If they get chance they'll
kill you"
Stevens asked for water several
times. He had forgotten or he did not
want the whisky. His voice grew per
ceptibly weaker.
BE quiet" said Duane. Talking
uses up your strength"
"Aw. I'll talk till--rm done" he re-
piled. doggedly. "See here. pard. you
can gamble on what I'm tellin' you.
An it'll be useful. From this camp
weil-youn meet men right along. An
none of them will be honest men All
the same. some are better'n others
I've lived along the river for twelve
years. There's three big gangs Of out.
The Parma herald., 1916-10-26

Euchre was old In years. What
little hair he had was gray, his face
clean shaven and full of wrinkles; his
eyes were half shut from long gazing
through the sun and dust He stopped
But his thin face denoted strength
and endurance still unlnpaired.
"Hey drink or a smoker he asked
Duane shook his head He had not
been unfamiliar with whisky. and he
had used tobacco moderately since he
was sixteen But now. strangely. he
felt disgust at the idea Of stimulnnts.
He did not understand clearly what he
felt. There was that vague Idea Of
something wild in his blood. something
that made him fear himself.
Euchre wagged his old head sympa-
theticaIly. Reckon you feel a little
sick When 1t comes to shootn', ] run
What's your ageT
I'm twenty-three," replied Duane.
Euchre showed surprise you're
only boyi thought you thirty any.
ways. Buck. heard what you told
Bland. an putin thet with my OWL
nggerin', / reckon you're no criminal
yet. THROWN a gun in self-defense-
thet amt no crimet-
Duane. finding relief in talking. told
more about himself
Huh" replied the old man 'Tv'
seen hundreds Of boys come In on tn.
dodge Most Of them. though. was M
good An thet kind don't last long
This river country has been an Is tbs
refuge fer criminals from all over th'
states. I've bunked with bank cash
Iers. forgers. plain thieves. an out
an'-out murderers. all Of which had N
bIzness on the Texas border Feller
ike Bland are exceptions He's n
Texan-you seen thet- The gang h
rules here come from all over. ar
they're tough cusses. you can bet o.
thet They live fat an easy II
The Parma herald., 1916-10-26

wasn't fer the fghtin' among them
selves. they'd shore grow pOpulous-
The Rim Rock is no place for peace
able. decent feller. I heard you tell
Bland you wouldn't like to join his
gang. Thetn not make him take e
likin' to you Have you any money!
mot much" replied Duane
~When the moneys gone how viii
you live? There amt any work a de-
cent feller could do. You can't herd
with greasers- Why. Bland's men
would shoot at you in the fields
What'n you do. sons"
~God knows replied Duane. hope
lessly. ~rn make my money last as
long as possible-then starve-~
"wal. I'm pretty pore. but you'll
never starve while I got anythin'."
Here it struck Buck again-that
something human and kind and eager
which he had seen in Stevens Duane's
estimate OF outlaws had lacked this
quality. He had not accorded them
any virtues
I'm much obliged to you. Euchre. :
replied Duane. But OF course won't
live with anyone unless 1 can pay my
share"
Have 1t any way you Ike, my SON.
said Euchre. good-humoredly- you
make a fire, an I'll set about gettin
grub. Tn sOur-dough. Buck Thei
man doesn't live who can beat my
bread"
How do you ever pack supplies
in hereg- asked Duane. thinking OF tbs
almost inaccessible nature of the val
ley.
@Some comes across from Mexico
an the rest down the river. Thai
river trip is a bird It's mOre'n fivs
hundred miles 10 any supply point
Bland has mozos. greaser boatmen
Sometimes. too. he gets supplies il
from down-river. You see. Bland sells
thousands OF cattle in Cuba An al
this stock has TO go down by boat Il
meet the ships" =.
where on earth are the cattle
driven down TO the riverg" aske<
Duane
-Thets not my secret replied Eu
chre shortly. Fact is. I don't know
I've rustled cattle for Bland. but h
never sent me through the Rim ROel
with them
Duane experienced q sort Of pleas
ure in the realization that interest has
been stirred in him. He wSs curiou
about Bland and his gang. and glad Z
have something 10 think about Fo
every once in a while he had a senSa
ton that was almost like a pang- III
wanted TO forget In the next hour b
did forget. and enjoyed helping in tn
preparation and eating OF the meal
Euchre. after washing and hanging q
the several utensils. put on his hat an
turned 10 go out
~Come along or stay here. as yo'
want he said to Duane
~ru stay rejoined Duane slowly.
The old outlaw left the room an
trudged away, whistling cheerfully.
The Parma herald., 1916-10-26
Calf Shoots a Cat

How a Jersey calf. one month old.
shot with a revolver big tomcat has
not place in this colyum except for
the fact that the innocent bystander
formerly lived at Fredericktown. The
ex-Niissourian lives in Oregon and
carries a pistol. When he went down
to the lot the other day to feed his
stock a calf kicked him. the pistol
was Knocked from his pocket and dis
charged. the bullet killing cat asleep
in the barn.-Kansas City Times.