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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

tested her agitated neighbor. And
she's to be married to another man. 1
won't have Iti''
so he's carpenter" said Mrs.
Smith. leaning forward with disap--
proval. land all his education and
college gone for nothing. He always
wanted to be a lawyer"
But it's only picture it was Mr..
Jones's turn to remind her
That's sol But anyhow I'm going
tionate with girls when he doesn't
know whether they're engaged or
not
''And I'll write to Mary. 1 don't ap-
prove of these movies
When the show was over. Mrs.
Smith turned to Mr.. Jones at the en-
trance, where it was their custom to
separate, one to go to his boarding
house, the other to her little cottage
on the edge of town.
wouldn't you have a cup of tea
with ne Mr.. Jones? It's cold and I'd
like to show you some of Alfred's pic
lures when he was little
why, yes. thank you, Mrs. Smith
! I'll go out with you. He's a fine-look-
ing young fellow!"
"And your Mary is as pretty as a
| picture. Say, I know why they don't
call her Mary Jones in the cast. Peo-
pie wouldn't remember it. She's Flora
Kildare,"
That's right. I remember now
| They're both awfully good, don't you
think? 1 wouldn't mind her kissing
people so much if she just wasn't en-
gagged. If it was just your Alfred
now it would be all right, wouldn't 1t ~
They reached the little house and
Mrs Smith unlocked the door. A let
ter lay on the hall carpet and she
picked it up. It's from Alfred" she
/ cried. will you excuse me a minute
while 1 run my eye over it and see
what he says?"
eyes, indeed Go aheal.' And then
| he heard a little cry. Just listen to
this" she quavered. Here's what he
says I've a little news. mother. I'm
going to be married to very sweet,
dear girl called Mary Jones. Some
people know her as Flora Kildare. for
she's in the movies, and so. dear
mother, am l. We work together and
are very happy. When we're settled
you must make up your mind to come
here and live. Mary's father may
come too
why, I never thought of that" said
! Mr.. Jones daZedly.
What a little bit of a world it is.
said Mrs Smith.-(Copyright 1915, by
| the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)
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MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau OF Calculations.
American Newspaper Publisher
Association.

In last Saturdays issue of the State
journal. an error in addition was made
in an item regarding election proba-
bilities which entirely reversed the
forecast. The paragraph should have
read: The electoral college now num-
bers SCI votes. A majority of this is
26s- The Republicans concede Wilson
and Marshall the states Of Alabama,
Arkansas. Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklaho-
ma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
and Virginia. with 136 electoral votes.
In the list of doubtful states they place
Arizona, Colorado, Kentucky, Mary
land. Missouri, Montana, Nebraska
and New Mexico, with SO electoral
votes. Conceding all the doubtful
states to Wilson and adding the same
TO the absolutely certain 1875 votes
would give him total of 1913 cleo
toral votes. or 81 less than required
to elect. But Democrats claim New
York and Indiana for Wilson with so
votes That added to the surely DEM
ocratic votes C36) and the 60 doubt
full ones would make the total Wilson
and Marshall vote 259-or seven less
than necessary to elect.
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AncieDe Fckory Nuts.

Among the SoAs recently discov-
cred by the United State geological
survey, department of the interior, are
remarkably we'll preserved impressions
or casts of leaves of several extinct
varieties CT ash, oak, beech, and hick-
DRY, which were found, along with
three present-day species, in states
bordering the Gulf of Mexico. Altho
the leaves themselves have rotted and
gone, here and there some were
buried in the soft clay by sediment in
such a way as to leave perfectly pre-
served impressions. The nuts on the
other hand, neither decayed nor petri-
fled, but fell into pools of stagnant
water, which is one of the best pre-
servatives in nature, and Sooner or
later were also buried under silt and
clay. Owing to their hard coats, those
which fell into places favorable to
their preservation are today in excel
lent condition, tho slightly flattened
by the long soaking and the gentle
pressure of the clay. The deposit in
which the leaves and nuts are found
is not less than a million years old,
or at least a hundred times as old as
the pyramids of Egypt
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More than 100000 churches and
other religious organizations are ex-
pected to observe tuberculosis Sunday
on December 3 or 10. this year max
ing the seventh annual participation
OF religious bodies in an intensive cam
paign to educate the public on the sub
5ect of tuberculosis. Two Sundays have
been designated by the National as
ISOLATION for the Study and Prevention
of Tuberculosis in order that the
churches may choose the one which
will best fit in with their program of
services. These dates come at the
beginning and end of tuberculosis
week. which is conducted under the
direction of the National association.
For those worshipping on Saturday.
December or have been set aside.
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GLOBE SIGHTS
tFrom the Atchison Globe.l

From the Atchison Globe.
Neither is it necessary to drink in
order to be Incorporate.
Trouble isn't much use trying to be-
1ieve that which you think is lie
There isn't much use trying to be-
1ieve that which you think is a lie.
A forced laugh is the sort a man
INDUCES in when the joke is on him
self.
Whether or not she is brave, a
woman often shows a lot of backbone
at a party.
Beware of that man making those
suggestions. He isn't going to do any
of the work.
Some people tell it all in the first
sentence, and then Iamble on because
their clutch is loose.
Sometimes college education isn't
much of an education. But that isn't
the fault of the college, you under
stand.
AS you become older the pretty
young girls of your acquaintance all
seem to see something interesting
across the street.
Again speaking of the popularity
of our language: When opportunity
knocks it is one thing, and when you
knock it is quite another thing.
The war has produced some news.
but nothing like as important as a
girl thinks her engagement announce
ment will DE when she finally con-
sents to spring it on a palpitating
r11h1io
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JOURNAL ENTRIES

Nor it is very often that a person
wakes up on a fine morning to find
himself famous.
X y y
People who never want anything
they cannot get easily seldom have
much that is worth while.
X X n
The more talented the man, the
harder he usually works to improve
and further develop his talents
X X *
The man who declares that he'd
rather be poor and happy than rich
and otherwise is probably posing
X y X
If there were a heavy tax on talk
nearly everybody would find it easy
to get along without indulging in so
much of it,
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4 STEP FORWARD.

Henry Ford, the man who made a
net profit of s6O.OOO,OOO from the
manufacture of motor cars last year,
has done another bit of pioneering.
Will pay to his women employees the
same wage that he pays to the men.
The justice of this must be apparent
10 the unprejudiced mind. but the
Chicago Herald prints an argument on
the matter that is worth reading. 1t
follows:
The struggle for equal pay for equal
work has come to the front in this
country largely as result OF the agi-
tation Of organized teachers in Chicago
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PARTY WRANGLING.

The following timely and pertinent
editorial utterance is found in the
New York Journal of Commerce and
is worthy the consideration of every
voter:
Campaign speakers need to be
careful about what they say these
days, for any little slips of speech are
liable to be snatched up by their OPP
ponents and magnified and perverted
in a reckless attempt to discredit
them. Perhaps it was incautious on
the part of Justice Hughes to meet a
delegation from the so-called Ameri-
can Independence league, but appa-
rently he did it in innocent Ignorance
of what it was and what it wanted or
expected. Just what was said at the
conference seems to be known only t.
those who participated in it; but tina.
Mr. Hughes entered into any bargain,
corrupt or otherwise, to secure the
support of 1rish-Americans or Ger
man-Americans or any other hyphen-
ated citizens, is not in the least likely,
A rather sickening controversy has
been raised over it in which there is
evident exaggeration and perversiop
for hoped-for party effect. That sort
of thing is discreditable to American
politics. Whatever was said or re-
ported as having been said at that
conference, and what is being said
about it, ought to have no effect upon
the votes II citizens. There are more
important things to determine their
choice of candidates or parties.
"Still more trivial is the slip made
by Secretary of War Baker in refer
ring to the conduct of some American
soldiers under the command of Wash
ington in the revolutionary war and
comparing it with the behavior of
Mexicans IN their revolutionary trou-
bles. The reference to facts was
rather trif1ing and was substantially
true. 1t had nothing to do with the
behavior of the American soldiers
generally in the revolution, but put
ting it in comparison with that of
Mexicans az this time was unfortu-
nate, to say the least. But Selling
upon it and magnifying and perverting
it as Colonel Roosevelt was so quick
and eager to do in New Mexico, for
effect on local voters, was far worse.
1t was ridiculous in its furious zeal to
the verge of being silly. Secretary
Baker is a man of high character and
unquestionable patriotism, and there
is no ground for charging him with
depreciating anybody or anything
connected with the war of the revo-
luton or the command of Washington.
There is nothing TO be gained by
this petty kind of party wrangling
At least there ought TO be nothing, ana
those indulging in it are more likely
to hurt than to help the cause for
which they are supposed to be talk
ing. There are serious considerations
which should determine the issue of
the coming election, and in their dis
cussion there ought to be some dig
nifty and regard for truth and justice,
even in d aling with personal oppo-
nerts"
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offense, commenced to cross-examine
him.
Ibid you ever steal hemp asked
the judge.
mo, SIR" came the quick reply.
Did you ever steal a turkey ?'
questioned the judge.
No, sir, 1 neber Gid"
did you ever steal a duck?''
mo, sir. I did not"
well, since you have never COM
mitted any OF these offenses, you are
discharged said the judge.
The darby left the courtroom and
met a friend to whom he related his
experience, and added:
but, golly, if he had said. Did you
cher steal rooster?' he would have
had mel
Mrs. Jones had a new maid. who
appeared at the door of the library
one afternoon, where her mistress was
reading.
There's no coal, num-" said the
domestic. IAN tn fires are goin' out
mo coal,'' cried the mistress, in
surprise. why didn't you tell me
before"
81 couldn't tell you there was no
coal. num-" replied the girl, when
there was coal"
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BED L IME TALES
EVERYTHING is READY
81 CLARA INGRAM JuDsoN

1t was aAlucky thing for Father
Beaver that Mother Beaver was sound
asleep when he got home. If she had
been awake she would have wanted to
know where he had been and what he
had been doing and all about it And
Father Beaver wouldn't have known
what in the world to tell her, for of
course, he wanted to keep the raft a
secret till he was ready to take her
for ride. He was tired, too, from
all his exciting labors and he was glad
indeed to drop down in his hiding
place and go to sleep.
But his troubles were only postpon-
ed. The minute he walked up in the
evening. Mother Beaver began her
questions.
Where in the world were you last
night, Father Beaver" she demanded,
and what were you doing?"
"Oh, 1 was busy replied Father
Beaver. II wasn't very far away"
well. I think you might tell me
about it," said Mother. Beaver
How much did YOU tell when you
were making your party2" asked Fa-
Their Beaver.
"Oh-h," exclaimed Mother Beaver,
you're getting a surprised Well. how
soon will l know about it? Where -
it? What kind of a surprise is it -
Now Father Beaver was scared to
death for fear he might by mistake
tell his secret. He knew the tnly safe
thing was for him to get away. You
see he didn't want to tell till he was
all ready; and he couldn't be all ready
till he had run down to where he hai
left the raft and had seen whether it
was all right or not So he said, Now,
Mother Beaver, you just wait. In one
half hour I'll tell you whether 1 have
a surprise or not And during that
half hour, you're not to ask a question
nor are you to watch where I 60"
Mother Beaver promised she
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

A correspondent writes: The report
I read in the Manchester Guardian of
one NJ. P. calling another silly ass
because he was slow to see the point
of an answer in the house reminds me
with how much more delicacy the
phrase was used once in the senate
house at Cambridge. The Public Or
ator was SO much interrupted during
his Latin Grafton that he stopped and,
directly addressing the rowdies in the
gallery, asked in Latin whether he
was to be allowed to continue or
whether he was to submit to this vocal
intimidation His protest ended with
the words AN sileam % Gam I to be
silently. tSileas,' instantly retorted
a ribald scholar in correct Latin
Manchester Guardian.
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prom the Hopperto.vn Gazette.

Rem Binks, our talented station
agent down to the railroad, said a lot
of people got valuable information by
tapping the telegraph wires. Hank
Tumms climbed a pole the next day
and tapped on a wire with his jack
knife and never heard a thing Hank
says, naming no names, somebody is
a liar.
Rev. Hudnutt of the Hardshell
church is looking for one-armed
Amasa Tibbs, who passed the plate for
nine years and then built himself a
Dutch colonial bungalow and bought
him a tinlizzie has resigned upon re-
quest of the trustees.
There is sign in our town which
reads Maternity Hospital No chill
dren allowed" which shows that con-
sistency is about as scarce in our town
as elsewhere.
A burglar broke into the home of
the editor of our paper the other night
and escaped with his life. The editor
got his watch and chain. revolver and
pocketbook.
People have been complaining to
the village constable lately that the
crickets have been chirping too loud
and keeping 'em awake nights. The
constable investigated and found ont
it was only Bud Hicks setting on the
front steps of the flour mill winding
his new dollar watch.
The last time Elihu Simms was
down to New York he saw a clock
which they said would run one year
without winding. Elihu says he won
ders how long the blamed thing would
run if they wound it up.
/ Owing to a break in the machinery
the Hoppertown Gazette had to use a
foldin' bed fer n printin' press this
week The editor said the paper was
behind some, but not so much as the
majority of the subscribers
Squire Stubs doesn't believe in the
presidents fiscal policy and he would
mt even if he knowed what it was
EDITORIALS
Now that Luther Burbank has ac-
complished the odorless garlic and
the edible cactus there is no reason
why he should not make the low of
humanity complete by inventing the
non-skid banana peel and the water
melon with a handle.
There is no man who can look more
innocent than the one who hasn't
paid his fare and doesn't intend TO
The married men in European
armies are better fighters than the sim
gle men, and they ought to be, for they
have had more experience.
This life is full of discouragem
Just when old Ult Consumer made up
his mind to stop eating meat and live
"a DN"iAo' AiC 1Ouhu lIidl DEANS 1dQ De-
come more expensive than meat
Nobody in this world can be buster
than a one-armed man trying to read
a Sunday paper.
There was never an automobile in
this world that would run right when
the owner was trying to sell it.
We received 1876 picture post cards
from wandering friends last summer
and every one of them said: "Hav-
ing fine time. Wish you were here"
A scientist says prunes are nutri-
tious and it is a good thing they are,
for there is nothing else to recon-
mend them
Every year there are more and more
brave men in this country who are
reckless enough to go around with
out suspenders
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The prevailing high price of cotton
doubtless is due largely to the fact
that in the calendar year 1915 Ameri-
can manufacturers of munitions used
244,OO3 bales of an average net weight
OF 500 pounds, and in the first half
OF 1916 their use of cotton for the
same purpose amounted to 297,713
bales, or more than for the entire
twelve months of 1915. These figures
do not include cotton exported for use
OF foreign manufacturers of explosives.
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ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT

ny ROY X. MoULToN.

The Chief Offender.
Muzzle the horse and the cat and the pup !;
Muzzle the house fly-yes,. muzzle him up |;
Muzzle the roach and the angleworm, do;
Muzzle the bee and the butterfly, too;
Muzzle the microbe and muzzle the flea;
Muzzla the hornet and muzzle the bee,
Katydids. beetles and ladyDugs live,
Nuzzle 'em up. put their shouts in sieve.
Muzzle the rooster and muZzle the hen,
Fix 'em up right. for you cannot tell when
Fowls will go nutty and then they would
peck
flames and initials deep into your neck.
MuZZle the fish and the cells and the crabs,
Anything living that bites. claws or nabs.
Muzzle each animal that we've got.
But-muzzle the judge, he's worst OF the
or
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DINNER STORIES

Some farmers in a certain country
place had noticed that their fowl were
being stolen, and reported the case to
the police.
A few days later a negro was ar
rested on suspicion and brought be-
fore the judge. who, wishing to know
if he had ever committed a similar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

The American heiress who has mar
ried an Italian prince may live hap
PLY. at that. The exception that
proves the rule is about due.
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OF course, if Senior Villa demands
withdrawal of American troops from
Mexico. that gives President Wilson a
chance to start some more negotia-
tons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

II saw you out in your new ear yester-
day" did l look like motorist - We'll
no. You had an air Of responsibility that
gave you away. but that will disappear
in time. Age Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

One of the best things Explorer
5haekieton does is heading relief ex-
petitions sent to the rescue of mem
Aers Of his former expeditions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

November s the country will listen
to the grand chorus: II Told You
so"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

take it second time-you know rbzt
yourself, don't you7 He ran dovrn 49,.
SIDE OF Crooked Creek only a IffrIe
way, turned bend. and there ,sa- -.
raft. safe and sound. and as ha1dss,---,
OF it, DI"c1
Mother Beaver won't have To uafr
in delight. I'm 90 strasrh, h-.Is- - -.
get her Won't she be surnrf-s A..
Ana away he ran as fast as ever =.
could toward where Mother Reav~-
was waiting1-tC opyright-clara IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

Bill O'Hara, says the Boston
Transcript, has been decorated on
the western 'front.' for his skill in
bomb throwing. How many fronts
has Bill?
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FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report Of that great news or
ganization, for the exclusive afternoon
pu iiicatiOn in Topeka.
The news is received in The State Journal
building over wires for this sole purpose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

wouldn't, and Father Beaver hustled
away TO see about his raft.
He found 1t much closer to hfa
home than he had remembered il was
NO Journey seems as long when YOU
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Ice Box Budding.

Three-eighths pound German sweet
chocolate, two tablespoons boiling wa
ter, two tablespoons xxx sugar
yoiks OF four eggs. whites Of four eggs.
one teaspoon vanilla, 1 Il dozen Iadv
fingers.
Melt the chocolate in the double
boiler and add boiling water, sugar
and egg yolks. Remove from STOW.
ana add egg whites beaten stiff, and
vanilla. Line spring form or a mel
on form mold with waxed paDer
Then line with lady fingers haIved-
Pour in some of the chocolate sauce
Then add more lady fingers and con-
tinue until all the sauce and fingers
are used Set in refrigerator FOR
twenty-four hours. Turn out ana
serve with whipped cream
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Things Worth Knowing.

To Wash Heavy Qui1ts-Lay quilt
on either kitchen or bathroom floor
Ga table may be used). With a soft
scrub brush and a good lather scrub
the quilt thoroly. When clean, hang
on eiotheslines, turn hose on it and
rinse thoroly. Turn as necessary to
dry. By this method the heavy ham
ding will be avoided and the batting
will not become wadded. but will be
as light and fluffy as when new.
Waterproof Cloth for the ChiIdren's
Bed tcheap and serviceable)-Buy
two yards of unbleached muslin (this
will be long enough to fold under
each side of mattress) and one quart
of raw 1inseed oil. Hem muslin, fold
up small and soak in the oil for three
days, turning occasionally. After do
ing this, hang II on c1othesline for
about three days. or perhaps longer.
to dry. When dry soak IL one day
more in the oil and hang out again
When dry it will be ready for use.
1t Will be absolutely waterproof and
Will last for about two years
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noodles of two eggs. boil ten minutes,
drain. Put in pan layer OF noodles.
layer of ham, etc, till full; bake
brown.
Brain Patties-Take off the skin.
wash good, drain. dip in flour and
fine bread crumbs Fry in hot fat
till brown.
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Two men looked out from prison
bars, one saw mud, another stars. -
StnvpnCo7,
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