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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

German effort to dispose CT France.
which ended in the failure at the
Marine and the stalemate in Flanders;
the German effort to dispose of Rus
STA, which terminated in the Pinsk
Marshes and terminated in failure; the
German effort to exhaust France,
morally as well as physically, which
came to naught in April. when the
French were able to repulse the most
desperate of the German assaults upon
the Mouse lines and thereafter to hold
them to struggle without importance
or issue.
Three times Germany, surrounded
by enemies richer in men, in money.
in all material resources, and having
absolute control of the sea, strove TO
break the circle of fire about her and
dispose of one of her foes, as Napo-
leon disposed of Austria at Austerlitz
Prussia at Pena, and Russia at Fried
land in the first and fortunate phase
of his great career as emperor. Three
times she failed. Under her blows
France and Russia staggered, but cid
not fall. Meantime there was left to
Britain the time to make her new
armies, to arm her millions and put
them on the firing line. They are now
there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

his hens by breeding, and thus insure
heavy egg production in a large pro-
portion of the pullets Matched. Pearl
work has not been mere scientific
theory. He has bred, Matched, raised
and tested thousands of birds with
which to demonstrate his opinions
His discovery, reduced to its lowest
terms. is that the quality of heavy egg
production descends to the pullet
through her father, and that, in order
to insure a large proportion of the
pullets Matched being heavy layers,
their father must be the son of a
heavy layer"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
HUGHEs,s PREyIsION.

The plank in this years Republican
platform which declares for a unified
federal control and regulation of the
country's transportation problem is
formulation into party creed of a
principle which the partys presiden-
tial candidate has long espoused. In
January. 1908. Governor Hughes,
speaking before an assemblage at the
Republican Club of New York City,
said:
Il do not believe in government
ownership of railroads. But regula-
ton of interstate commerce is essen
tial to protect the people from unjust
determinations and to secure safe,
adequate and impartial service upon
reasonable terms and in accordance
with the obligations of common car
riers. 1 approve the recent extension
of the authority of the interstate COM
merce commission by what is known
as the rate bill, and I believe that the
commission should have the most am
pie power for purposes of investiga-
ton and supervision, and for making
rules and orders which will enable it
to deal to the fullest extent possible
within constitutional limits with in
terstate transportation in all it's
phases. This is a just policy. The
power of congress to fix rates for in
terstate transportation so as to prevent
improper determinations and to COM
pei carriage upon reasonable terms is
undoubted. The sole question is how.
1t is manifestly impossible for the leg
islative body to make that thoro exam
inetion of specific cases which in jus
tice must precede action. The exigen-
cies of particular cases can be met only
by the painstaking consideration of an
administrative board. The alternative
to that policy is either the abandon
ment of legislation or the sporadic
legislative Intervention under the in
| fluence CT agitation"
| What Governor Hughes stood for
then, he and his party stand for now
His provision in this respect now finds
expression in the platform upon which
he is a candidate for the presidency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

Some of the politicians among the
males of the species are inclined to
turn up their noses at the enthusiastic
endorsement that Governor Hughes's
presidential candidacy is getting from
the woman parties and kindred or
Plantations of the fair sex. But it is
pretty much a case of sour grapes.
The woman vote is going to cut a con-
siderable figure in the coming presi-
Dental election. Those who get so!ace
out of their ideas that it won't amount
to much. or have much effect on the
result point out that the woman presi-
Dental vote is now concentrated in the
states that would ordinarily go Repub-
lican anyhow. But perhaps the oresi-
Dental election in these states is go
ing to be closer than some of the po-
litical wiseacres imagine However,
1t would seem to be much better for
a presidential candidate to have he
woman vote with him, rather than
against him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
HOUSEHOLD HINTS


Ham Loaf-Put half pound of boiled
ham thru meat grinder, then half
pound of cheese and six large soda
crackers. Mix all these together, add
one teaspoon Worcestershire sauce,
three beaten eggs and half pint milk.
Mix thoroly and bake in buttered
pudding dish or bread pan for half an
hour. This is an original dish and is
nice for luncheon or supper.
Stuffings for Tomatoes or Peppers
% One cup dry bread crumbs, one
third teaspoon salt, one-fourth tea
spoon pepper, one teaspoon onion
juice, one tablespoon chopped parsley
CD Use hominy or rice in place of
crumbs. CD Peas, creamed or plain.
(4) Dreamed potatoes, put buttered
crumbs on top and a sprinkling of
cheese. 60 Buttered noodles; cover
with crumbs. (6) Pulp from tomatoes
mixed with succotash or boiled fish,
or spinach, or one cup boiled rice, one
salt, one onion. Stuff six peppers and
bake.
Prune Souff1e-Boil one pound of
prunes until the pulp can easily be
separated from the seeds Drain, pull
the fruit into fine shreds and mix with
the well-beaten whites of three eggs
and one-half cup powdered sugar.
Chill and serve with cream and sweet
waters.
Corn Muffins-Two and one-fourth
cups flour, three-fourths cup yellow
corn meal, salt to suit taste, one cup
sugar, one teaspoon baking powder
one tablespoon lard, heaping table,
spoon butter. Mix all together well
in large bowl. Mix yolks of three
eggs and enough milk to make the
batter soft. Mix well. Beat the whites
of the three raw eggs stiff, then cut
and fold it slowly in the batter. Bake
in gem pans. Get the oven hot before
putting mullins in, then bake them
with a slow fire for half an hour. Fill
pans two-thirds full.
Currant Pie-Bake first an ordi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
QUAKER MEDITATToNs.
From the Philadelphia Record.

[From the Philadelphia Record
The long and short of it is that a
short answer never helps things along
Man cannot add to his stature, but
W caring tight shoes may increase his
signs.
A breach of promise suit is yener-
ally the result of Miss-placed conf
dence.
You never can tell. Many man
who is well reared eventually gets to
the front
The man who buys his friends will
soon discover that the market is liable
to fluctuations.
We all admire a man who does
things, unless we happen to be num-
bered among the things he has done
1t is doubtful if even the man who
prefers homemade things would
rather profit by his own mistakes than
by the mistakes of others.
Tommy-"Pop, what is a reform
er?" Tommy's Pop-'A reformer, my
son, is generally man who is looking
for something to shock him."
Virtue is its own reward" quoted
the Wise Guy. Yes" agreed the Sim
pie Mug. .'it does seem too bad that
vice has greater commercial value"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
A GREAT CHANGE IN THE WAR

The last days of the second year of
the world conflict saw a momentous
change, writes Frank A. Simmonds in
the American Review of Reviews for
August. For the first time the initia-
tive on all fronts passed to the enemies
of the Central Powers In the east,
the west and the south, German and
sive. outnumbered and sensibly re-
coiling under furious assaults of Rus
sian, Italian, British and French
troops. Even in the Balkans, formid-
able Allied commandments seemed to
forecast an attack upon Bulgaria and
Salonica. Nowhere save about Yer
dun, now without importance, did the
Germans take the lead and here the
results were immaterial. as they were
inconsiderable. Not less significant
was the fact that at last the great
British army showed itself ready for
the operation which had long been
expected of it and twice, at Neuve
Chapelle and Loos, demanded of it in
vain. These lines are written too soon
after the opening of the British at
tack to warrant any estimate of the
fighting quality the new armies have
displayed, but after nearly three weeks
they are still going forward and the
blunders of Lees and Neuve Chapelle
have not been repeated. Looking
backward we see now the whole great
war drama unfolded in three acts: The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
WE ARE LAW CRAZY.

In the current issue of Leslie's. Ed
ward Trefz presents some forceful
facts and comment on the subject
suggested so pointedly by the above
caption, and one to which these col
umns have directed attention repeat
eddy.
After expressing the conclusion that
we are law crazy, and it is enc that is
well-founded, Mr.. Trefz writes:
I'm the last five years our national
and state law-making bodies have
passed 81, laws, forgetting perhaps
that God Almighty has made a very
fair success out of His universe with
only ten.
This country, the greatest business
organization in the world, permits
fifty-five different systems of book
keeping in Washington, and fewer
than fifty of the 422 members of con-
gress before the present one ever
looked a payroll in the face
In other words the membership of
our congress is woefully short of bust
ness men, sane, sober and thoughtful
citizens. The same is generally true of
the legislatures of the several states.
1t is a further fact, also, that there
is a preponderance of lawyers in the
membership of congress and the 1egis-
latures.
Perhaps this explains the apparent
proneness of the American people TO
too much law-making. Possibly the
more laws there are, the easier and
more profitable the livelihood that the
lawyers can make for themselves.
But isn't it rather ridiculous that
We should give the lawyers practically
full charge of making all of our laws
and out of and through which they
make their own living?
Lawyers are needed in legislatures,
but they should not predominant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
SIDE TALK
Memories and Massachusetts,.
BY RUTH CAMERON.

Memories and Massachusetts,.
What a strange and wonderful thing
is the power of association! 1t can
clothe some simple object with deep
significance, it can make word hate
full or beautiful, it can create for you
a mood of depression or exaltation out
of some simple sight or sound or frag-
rance.
1 have a letter on my desk which
brought me very pleasant news.
have not the heart to throw it away.
1 keep it there and now and then
when 1 chance to see it I get a reflec-
ton of the thrill it gave me when I
first received it.
"You iAay break, you may shatter the vase
if you will
But the scent of the roses will cling round
it STILL
like a fragrance. I suppose that is
why we love to bring back souvenirs
from our voyages and why we keep
books of memorabilia.
Personally, I have never liked such
collections, partly because people who
keep them insist upon showing them
to other people in whom, of course,
they arouse no STRINGS of memory;
partly because their very formality
seems to take away from their po-
tency. You must run across an OBJ
ject to get the proper thrill from 1t.
them and they elude you, elude them
and they pursue. I could never get
the rush of memories from a carefully
preserved book of school mementoes
that came to me when I CHANGED
across an old school picture in the
garnet, recently.
The day we went out on the school
house steps and had that picture
taken came back to me, n gift from
the gods of memory. I savored my
joy in the blessed interruption of the
deadly routine. 1 felt the wonderful
warmth of the spring sunshine, and
1 even suffered IL bit with the semi
pleasant suffering of remembered
discomforts from the Inconvenience
/ always underwent as a child when
obliged to keep perfectly still for a
moment.
The sense of smell seems to be Pc
culiarly potent to bring back mem
cries. Sometimes an aroma will
transport one across the miles or the
years before one is even conscious of
its existence.
1 was bending over a new waste
basket the other day. sharpening a
pencil, when suddenly I found myself
going to school in the early fall. For
a moment 1 thought the memory had
something to do with the act of sharp
| ening the pencil, and then I realized
| what had happened. The new waste
| basket smelled like a scholars COM
| panion (for years L thought those two
words were one long and mystic
word) and that was enough to take me
blackwell, L won't say just how many
years.
The other day at church, my little
mother looked distaZefully at the
hymn and refused to sing. Whats
the natter" we asked. 81 hate that
| hymn" she said, Il had to learn il
when 1 was a child for being naughty
and 1 never could bear it,
wonder what the Methodist
preacher who thought to discipline his
child in that eminently godly way
| would have thought if he could have
known that for sixty years and more
| the power of association would make
one of his favorite hymns so disliked
I-(Copyright by George Matthew
Adams.}
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

After Tommy had his first feas. of
cream, he went down the alley to the
milk house every day for more. And
he even persuaded Mrs. Tommy TO go
with him and get some, too. She was
frightened at first, of course, but she
had heard so much about that luscious
cream from Tommy that she deter
mined to have some, even though she
did get nearly frightened out of her
little wits. And as nothing happened
after all. she went again and again
Till at last the neighbor began to
suspect that something was wrong,
and what do you suppose he did? Set
a trap? No, you're wrong. He nailed
strips of tin all along the edge OF the
floor and as Tommy could not gnaw
his way thru tin, he had to stay
out. And that wasn't very nice when
he could smell that delicious cream
just inside.
To make matters worse, a midsum-
mer drouth had set in and it was hard
work to get even water to drink-to
say nothing of good cream such as
Tommy had been Teasing on. And
mice have to have plenty of water,
you know.
Water. Water, wa-tcr," Mr.
Garden Toad was crcaking. "Wa-terl
Water. Wa-terp Just that way he
begged all the day long. But no
do stop and rest awhile" sug-
gestcd Tommy as he passed near the
toad. You make me twice as thirsty
when you call that way. Don't YOU
think if VIC both hunted. we might
find a little drink somewhere? How
about the lily poo12 I had forgotten
that till this very minute It's always
full, let's &c there ami drink
Foolish fellow, foolish fellow. fool
ish fellow croaked Mr.. Garden Toad
disnally. IF you had been usine,
your eyes, instead of stealing cream.
you would know that that lily pool
is all dried up"
Not really?" exclaimed Tommy
land all those pretty Hles?''
lilies" said the toad.
Let's go see.'' said Tommy, and
away he ram
Yes. Mr.. Garden Toad was right
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
SCARLET MESH.

SCAhLET mE6H.
Serene among her peoples, straight and
tall.
Almost too cold and still, until she threw
A scarf about her shoulders and her hair.
burst of poppy flame, as 1t grew
A part of her, more filmy soft than air,
To float away upon the winds first call
And yet her cheek was scarlet where 1t lay,
Her hair was bronze and copper and deep
gold,
Her neck curved in the rose that brings
the day
Her ear pushed out an opal mist of white
Into the meshes where they fell and rolled
Over her breasts round promise>of delight
As slight poppy petals, and as frail-
No less tor sight and sense anodyne,
A glory for the forehead high and pale,
And love about the shoulders warmly
pressed.
One touch and all that longing has
caressed
Is ashes never more to be divine.
oh, soul and senses, is 1t form and hue
Or clay's fled tenant that you tingle to?
Lewis Worthington Smith, in Boston
Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

William Jennings Bryan has finally
taken out his usual stack of chips in
the presidential campaign game, and
as is usually the case with him he is
a little loose with his facts. This is
particularly the case when he asserts
that Governor Hughes fought the in
come tax law. Governor Hughes did
no such thing. He did oppose the
proposal to make the income tax law
apply to the proceeds of state and nu-
E:cipal bonds. and the Democratic
statesmen eventually acknowledged
the justice of such a contention by not
Incorporating a provision TO such an
end in the income tax law in the form
in which it was fl SILLY passed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
GLOBE SIGHTS
IFrom the Atchison Globe.1

[From the Atchison GlobeJ
Pacifism also ought to begin at
home, like charity.
So many of the popular heroes have
to die to maintain their popularity.
If you don't get along very well. it
probably isn't for any lack of good
advice.
Much of the opposition is based on
who is for the other side of the ques-
ton.
Alb Adkins says plenty of money is
the only entirely satisfactory labor
saving device.
Most of the political issues dwindle
in Importance a good deal after being
enacted into a law.
A hotel has to be pretty nearly per-
feet before the travelling public be-
gins to brag on it.
If a man has nothing else but a
long line of excuses. people will lose
interest in his samples.
One trouble with taking a chance
is the inclination to take several more,
if the first one turns out we'll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
JOURNAL ENTRIES

This is also the season of the year
when freckleS are an unwelcOme
fashion.
* x X
Some people do not look on any
books with favor unless they are pret-
tily bound.
4 x x
Very few folk go through life with
out reaching the down-and-out stsge
on one or more occasions.
* x X
Considerable of the success which
is credited to good luck is the result
@ clever and hard work.
X * y
Another remarkable man is the one
who can display grace and ease when
he is carving a roast chicken in the
presence of guests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

Where is Austria getting such an
enormous supply of soldiers, that the
Russians and Italians are grabbing
daily in punches of ten and twenty
thousands. and in addition of course
to the other thousands that they re-
port they kill or wound on the side ?
II may be. though, that Russia loaned
Italy one of her enthusiastic publicity
agents. If all of the reports of the
number of prisoners that Russia las
said she has captured since the war
began happened to be correct. it
doesn't seem possible that by this time
there could be a single able-bodled
man left in Austria Hungary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
ALSO, THE HELPFUL ROOSTER

Farm and Fireside reports an inter-
esting discovery to poultrymen 1t
says: Just why one hen is a Ioafer
and another as like her as two peas in
a pod is a good layer has always been
a poser to poultrymen. Raymond
Pearl has spent nine years delving
into this mystery. Look the world
over and no one can be found who has
Investigated this matter quite so care
fully in a scientific way as he has
done at the Maine Experiment Sta
ton. He now is fully convinced that
e Is possible for a poultry keeper to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT
To the Cannery with These
BY ROY X. MoULToN

To the Cannery With These.
Porch party conversation
Anti-fat cures.
Collecting agencies
Summer political campaigners.
Liquid butter.
Folks who own summer cottages.
Gowns that button up the back
Hammocks that hang on the bias.
Snapshot fiends.
Outing flannel nightics.
Vacations (after you've had 'em).
SEARCHED collars.
Tar walks.
Reformers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

Think of it. taking a full ten days
to get a complete tabulation of the
primary returns in Kansas, as it lap
pened this year to decide an unusually
close contest for the Republican NOM
nation for one of the state offices.
just think of it, and then get busy
and throw a few wen-directed rocks
at the present Kansas primary sys-
tenn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

Eventually, the weather bureau will
hit it right if it only continues to nre-
dict the arrival of cool waves long
enough. Indeed, there is likely to be
a frost this fall and before the snow
flies. 1t is also possible that no snow
wol fly in Kansas this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
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nary single crust. Then mix together
one and one-half cups currants. yolks
of two eggs, one and one-ha1f CUPS
sugar and one-half cup flour, four
gether until thick and put in baked
crust. Use whites of two eggs for
frosting; after beating whites, add
four teaspoons sugar and one-half tea
spoon baking powder. Put on pie and
brown in oven.
Chocolate Icing (uncooked)-Two
cups pulverized sugar, one tablespoon
coffee, one teaspoon butter, two table
spoons cocoa. Mix thoroly, then
add sweet milk enough to spread
nicely.
Melon Frappe.
Add one-fourth cup of lemon juice
and one cup of sugar to one quart of
cantaloupe pulp. Press through a
fine sieve and freeze soft
Embroidery Tips.
When drawing threads from linen.
rub white soap on the cloth and the
work will be much more easily ac-
complished.
When making eyelets in embroidery.
the materials and the stiletto is al
lowed to pass into it, a much better
eyelet can be made, as the soap gives
a little stiffness to the cloth.
To Preserve Berries Whole.
Buy the berries when not too ripe.
pick over Immediately and wash
carefully Put in glass jars, filling
each one about two-thirds full. Mix
in the preserving kettle 4 pound of
sugar and one cupful of water for
every two pounds of fruit and let it
come slowly to a boil; pour this
syrup into the jars over the berries.
FIJI them to the brirn. then set the
jars in a pot of cold water on he
stove and let the water boil and the
fruit become scalding hot: now take
them out and seal perfectly tight If
this process is followed thoroly the
fruit will keep for years.
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l,ULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
lelegraph reDort of that great news or
ganization for the exclusive afternoon
publication IN Topeka.
The news is received in The State FORMAL
building over wires for this sole purpose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

Figuratively speaking of things be-
ing worth their weight in gold, how
about those German dyes that were
brought over here on the submarine
freighter. the Deutschland. that are
selling in New York City for $40 the
pound2