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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06
AN AERO SQUADRON AT LAST

On August %. for the first time in
the history of the United States regu-
lar army, aeroplanes passed in review
Of their commanding officer with
troops of other arms. says the Sep
TENDER issue of Aviation. This review
was held somewhere in Mexico be-
fore Brig.-Gen. John j. Pershing
Long should this epoch making date
be remembered and great should be
the praise of those making the event
possible. But equally intere sting is the
fact that the machines were efficient
for combat service.
The twelve seroplanes with Ger eral
Rershing's expedition are all equipped
with engines, of 100 horsepower or
over and have machine guns mount
ed for immediate service. Every aero
plane carries also two 1851 Winchester
automatic rifles with 200 rounds of
ammunition. Bombs of both an in
cendiary character and also explosive
bombs form part of the equipment
and there are automatic cameras with
this squadron. After all the criticism
that has been leveled at the aviation
arm of the service, il is a genuine
pleasure to make a record of which
every American should be proud.
| And the performance of these ma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News, ]

[From the Chicago NewsJ
A man says 81 may" and a woman
'I will"
If a sick woman is able to sew she's
on the mend.
A henpecked man is a silent partner
of his wife's woes.
But you can't get rid of your stenog-
rapher by marrying her.
Nothing so enhances the value of a
thing as difficulty in obtaining it.
The chap who courts more than one
girl at a time is counting trouble.
Some people are naturally nervous,
while others are troubled with prickly
heat
There's nothing a manly man ad-
mires more than a girlish girl or a
womanly woman.
Every woman knows that she talks
too much, but what she doesn't know
is sure remedy for it.
And many young man doesn't
know that he is in love until the girl
in the case hands him the information
in a diplomatic way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06
FAILURES m AUGUST.

Some expansion in the country's
business mortality occurred during
August, when 1894 strictly CONNER
cia1 defaults, involving $2o,12S,709,
were reported to r. G. Dun & Co.
This compares with 1907 suspensions
for $11, SAT, 499 in the previous month,
1927 for 81. 1929, 341 in June, 1.4s2 in
May for $1s.466,436 and 1895 last
year for $17,733,552. 1t appears,
therefore, that failures in August were
more numerous than in either of the
two Immediately preceding months,
while the Indebtedness, owing TO sew
cral reverses of unusual size, were the
largest since January and sor,e what
exceeded the total a year ago, though
the number was practically the same.
More or less numerical increase is
shown in comparison with ali earlier
years, but the August liabilities were
less than those of 1914 and also fell
below the amounts in 1918, 1908 and
1896
In point of number, relatively the
best exhibit last month was made by
manufacturing defaults. of which
there were 1916, against IS. a year
ego, 327 in 1914 and 331 in 1918,
while the $10,s84.302 involved by
these suspensions compared with s9,-
197.401, $16,16s,s7O and $11,254,77O,
respectively, in the three preceding
years. Failures in the trading class
numbered 997 and supplied liabilities
of $6,55f,S0s, in comparison with gu
similar reverses for $6,917,555 last
year, S6S for ss,410,s33 in 1914 and
ISL in 1913 for $7,621,846. Among
agents, brokers and concerns not pro-
perly included in either manufacture
ing or trading there were 62 insol-
vencies against 70 a year ago, II in
1914 and only 33 in 1913, while the
amount was s2,6S6,600, as contrasted
with $1,161,5 last August, no less
than $1S.sss.313 two years ago and
$1.972,300 in 1913.
| Whereas there were comparatively
few large failures in July, these for
100000 or more increased sharply
during August, numbering "a and in
volving $7,9S7,20s, against only IL
in the previous month for $2,2f7,456.
Last year, however, there were also
"a reverses of unusual size, with liza
bllities OF $6,9s1,362 in 1914 the num-
Der was 81 and the amount $32,101,-
G23; three years ago the figures show
ed SO for s11,292,66s, while in 1912
there were 20 such defaults for ST.
ss2,5o2,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06
GLOBE SIGHTS
[From the Atchlson Globe.l

From the Atchison Globe
You probably know what you want
until you get it.
Some of the finish fights are a long
time reaching that stage.
Youth gets more applause than
merit, but not SO many dollars.
Much of the worry continues to be
about things that never happen.
Nor is the public speaker the only
one who should know when to quit
The endurance contest is some
times put over disguised as entertain
ment.
1t isn't the woman who wears the
fewest clothes who spends the least
for dry goods.
Many people who hate a petty thief
are Inclined to admire a crook who
plays a big game.
Don't take too much credit for do
ing your duty, the other course often
being the more difficult.
No man should go into politics with
out learning to discount what the OPP
position says about him.
When a man says competition is
the life of trade, he is often talking
about the other fellows business.
1t is difficult to wear rubber heels
without giving the impression that
you are engaged in gum shoe work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06
SIDE TALKS
Those Foolish Hates,
BY RUTH CAMERON.

Those Foolish Hates.
I was shocked the other day to see
a most unlovely expression cross the
face of a dear old friend of mine
She was sitting opposite me, knit
ting. I had my back to the door, she
faced it, and had seen a group of peo-
pie entering. Among them was a girl,
whom for some reason she intensely
dis1iked.
Hence the expression. And such an
expression. Her mouth drew down at
the corners, her whole face became
sour and disagreeable, instead of sweet
and serene. The change was startling
and saddening
1t showed what havoc the habit of
hate can work when INDUCED. Per-
haps hate is too strong a word. l am
sure she would not admit she hated
that girl. If she admitted anything,
it would only be that she disliked her.
Hate is an ugly word, and one to
which we do not like to plead guilty.
If anyone asked you how many peo-
pie you hated, you would probably say,
mo one," yet there might be a great
| many people whom you would freely
admit you disliked.
Suppose, then, we call it the habit
of dislike.
Under either name it is a terrible
more quickly than to indulge in it.
once knew a naturally sweet
tempered woman. who fell into the
habit. She conceived all sorts of dis
likes and she let them fill big place
| in her mind and heart. Some were
caused by some slight. real or fam
| cied. Others were utterly unreason-
| ing and directed against people who
shouldn't have mattered a particle to
| her.
| Eor ins+aroa che cot , .sha.zu -.
one of the girls at the nearest drug
store, and would walk three blocks
farther to do an GRAND to avoid
meeting her.
Her life was rather empty and she
let these dislikes fill a large place In
it, She was always saying, IT can't
bear so-and-so," or uttering some
little sarcastic remark when the
name of any one of her bele-noirs
was mentioned. You can't think how
the habit changed her, how unlo ely it
ma de her appear
And then, a great trouble entered
that too empty life and proved anew
the old adage about clouds and lin
ings, for it drove all the mean
nesses and littlenesses out.
The older one grows, the less one
can afford to be dominated by
dislike.
Old age uncovers them.
Don't let the dislike habit get
hold of you.
Drive it out when you first discover
yourself indulging in it.
There are some people whom we
Just can't like, but we needn't dis
like them. We needn't think about
them. Don't give them the power
over your thoughts that you give to
anyone you dislike. That is doing
them too great an honor and yourself
too great q HARM
! Remember, Malice drinks one-halt
it's own poison" - Copyright By
George Matthew Adams.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06

One day last week vote was taken
among the people of Wichita as to
whether or not it was their pleasure to
have the motion picture houses open
and doing business on Sundays. BY a
majority of 1878 votes the citizens of
Wichita registered their sentiments
against movie shows on Sunday. And
this unday-movie-show election in
Wichita suggests that rather unusu-
ri situation exists in the motion pic
ture world in Kansas in more than
one respect. In response to what was
possibly popular opinion here the
authorities of Topeka passed an ordi-
nance a few years ago prohibiting the
operation of all theaters, including the
movie show houses. on Sundays. This
ordinance was repealed during the
mnyoralty administration of Mr.. Bill
lard. But before the movie houses
had an opportunity to take advantage
of this repeal, Mr.. John Dawson, then
the states attorney general and now a
Justice of the state supreme court, de-
1ivered himself of an ultfmatum to the
effect that there was plenty of state
law and authority to proven. the run
ming of theaters in Topeka, and corol-
Iarily in Kansas. and that he would
invoke it if any attempt were made to
open the movie houses or other the
nters in Topeka on Sundays. This
ukase from Mr.. Dawson was suffi-
cient to keep the theaters of Topeka
closed on Sundays, and they have beer
closed ever since Mr.. Dawson took this
stand. But during all the time thai
the movie and other theaters in To.
peka have had their doors shut or
Sundays, the movie houses. at least
in other Kansas cities, Atchison and
Pittsburg, to mention a couple OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06
MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau of Calculations.
American Newspaper Publishers
Association.

It wouldn't be at all surprising IL
the Topeka postoffice should awaken
some fine morning in the near future
and find itself swamped with mail or
der catalogues addressed to Topekans
and the other good folk living in the
territory surrounding the capital city
of Kansas. 1t is a business boast of
the mail order houses that they are
quick to place their catalogues with
the people of a community where the
local merchants fail to take advantage
of the local advertising mediums. the
local newspapers; or whenever the To-
cal merchants cut down materially on
their usual amounts of local advertis-
ing for a continued period.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06
BED TIME TALES

By CLARA INGRAM JUDSON

There! That's better!" said Po-
liceman Billy, as he and the beavers
licked off their chops and sat down
again after eating fine lunch. Now,
let's see, where was II"
There was food enough for all"
prompted Bushy, from his seat be-
hind.
"oh, yes" said Policeman Billy, Il
remember. There were houses and
food for all. And then, without a
word of warning, trappers came. Yes,
sir Trappers that cared for our skins,
not ourselves, and we found we had to
do something. We had to keep the
trappers out. or get out ourselves, or
be killed. There was no doubt about
that.
$50 we all got together in the mid
die of a dark night and we promised
to protect each other from harm
"Rut / don't see" began Father
Beaver. ,o,..
Rillv sternly. And Father Beaver
"of course we knew that beavers,
and even raccoons and mlnks, mad NO
chance against memo cahnce at an
exceDt to run away. But we mao
plan We sent a messfve to the Big
Black Bears who lived in the back OF
the Dark Forest
ugh" quivered Bushy. I'D have
run away, I'm scared ol years
! pnt fortunately Policeman Billy
didn't notice the interruption.
1--WE asked them for their help, and
thew gave it," said Policeman Billy.
'.They came down from the Dark For
est and drove the trappers away And
the country was saved. That Is. 1t
was saved as long as we kept new
trappers from coming in. And right
then and there We formed ourselves
into a band of Wiggleiskskens. We
appointed policemen who should guard
the land from Pinkley Pond to Laugh
ing Lake; from Crooked Creek to the
edge of Dark Forest. And we've been
safe and happy ever since.
The four beavers sat very still, and
each of the four thought the very same
thing-the very, very same thing ex-
actly. And finally Bushy Beaver
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
To Use Fruit Leftovers.

When the refrigerator reveals few
dabs of fruit, canned or fresh, there
are possibilities of a delicious dessert.
A saucer of shredded pineapple and
another of peaches may be combined
into a company delicacy as follows:
Mash the fruit and to each cupful of
pulp and Juice add a tablespoon of
cornstarch dissolved in a little cold
water. Sweeten to taste and cook I'M
til clear. Long cooking improves it.
Pour into glasses. Eat cold with plain
or whipped cream.
Fruit junket made with peaches,
blackberries or other berries is deli
cious and appeals to the children.
Cracker Shortcake-Butter crackers
and lay in a pan. Place halves of
peaches Cooked or raw on the crack
ers and sprinkle with sugar, then lay
other crackers on top in the form of a
sandwich Put in the oven long
enough 10 heat through. Heat the
syrup, adding more sugar for rich
ness, and pour over the crackers when
they come to the table.
This orange pudding can be eaten
by even an invalid: Four tablespoons
of rolled cracker crumbs, one cup of
sugar, two eggs, two small oranges
(grate the rind of one) and one quart
of milk or water. Bake like custard
and serve cold.
With the left over prunes make
prune jelly, which is not to be de.
spised. Press one cup of cooked
prunes thru colander and add hall
ounce of gelatin that has been soaked
for half an hour in cold water
Sweeten to taste and cook three min
utes, then pour into molds tp cool
Serve with whipped cream.
Banana Charlotte is clearing
house for stale sponge cake as well as
| bananas. In a double boiler heat a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06

In the current issue of the Kansas
Farmer there is reprinted from T. A.
Rrrman's book, "SorghumS: Sure
Money Crops" the following that
would seem to carry an important
message to the farmers of Kansas and
every other state:
Livestock farming in ali countries
and in all times has been found the
most profitable The census has
shown that livestock farming in the
corn belt pays from Is to 48 per cent
more income to the acre than does
grain farming. In Kansas, the income
from livestock is 36 per cent of the
states total income, wheat being Fl
per cent and corn IS per cent-each
for a twenty-year period.
It will be seen that livestock in
Kansas-in spite of the fact that hun
dreds of farmers sell no livestock or
livestock products-is already con-
siderable factor! When the CROWN
of livestock becomes a practice in
Kansas as general as is the growing
of grains for market, the farmers in
come will be greatly increased.
Livestock gives to the corn-belt
farmer the highest market for his
grain and for this reason a greater
acre income from the grains grown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06

There are the usual differences of
opinion among the goosebone weather
prophets as to whether the recent new
moon was of the dry" or wet" va
riety. But the weather that has pre-
vailed since this moon put in an ap-
pearance a few days ago would seem
TO be rather conclusive evidence that
it was a dyed-in-the-wool dry
moon. And how does it happen that
somebody hasn't suggested that rrohi-
t,:tion Kansas has no right to expect
any other kind of a moon for its
r,ortion?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06
THEIR TINE.

The sun goes down upon the day,
The breeze springs cool and sweet,
And little folks come out to play
From all along the street;
And busy, and glad as beesi
One blinds, the others run
To hide by bushes and by trees,
An shrek aloud in fun.
The best hour of the summer day
Is when the sun goes down,
And cooling little breezes play
Thru the sun-heated town:
Like children tippytoe they go,
Hfspying all about,
And here and here, and to and fro,
tn coax the children out.
And first they come by ones and twos,
And then there comes swarm
OF little tads, sans socks and shoes,
The day has been so warm:
And they are more than half asleep,
Fresh from the daily nap,
Just reused up from the rosy heap
That lap in mothers lap.
And then they feel the coaxing breeze
Leave kisses on their hair;
Its kisses touch their dimpled knees
The suns last dying flare
Throws red banner 'gainst the blue,
And gently fades away
And the street knows a happy crew
The children's time of day.
Judd NJ. Lewis, in the Houston Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06

An excellent suggestion in the BIZ
ennial report of the Kansas fish and
ga1ne warden, w. c. Tegmeier, is that
all homeless cats be killed. and for one
very good reason, namely, that they
prey heavily on young birds. There
are number of other sufficient rea-
sons, too, why stray cats should be
Killed. Even many cats that have
homes and are not "strays" are more
or less nuisances in the neighborhoods
where they prowl about and stage
their nightly concerts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06

Them, have been running OH Sundays
the same as week days, and advertise
ing their Sunday wares in the local
papers of preceding Gays. And with
out entering into any discussion of the
merits of Sunday movies or other the
atrical shows On that day, suppose the
people of Topeka should hold an cleo
ton on a proposal to open the picture
show houses on Sundays and q ma
jority of them should vote>in favor of
it. Would the state authorities accept
this popular verdict and permit the
theaters to do business here on Sum
days, or would they continue the con-
tentions of Mr.. Justice Dawson that
were made 10y him when he was ;tttor-
ney general? And if it has been the
position of the state authorities that
1t is unlawful and contrary to state
statutes to operate movies or other
theaters in Topeka, why has the same
state authority permitted the opera
ton of such places of amusement in
other Kansas cities on Sundays?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06
JOURNAL ENTRIES

An effort to do what is right is gen.
orally successful.
x X r
Mischief comes as naturally to some
folk as virtues do to others.
X X X
When charity really begins at home
there is usually a surplus for other
and outside places
X X X
A poor man cannot do very much
with the sympathy that's given him
SO freely and in such generous quanti-
ties.
X X
Is there such a being as a human
who does not think he is always get
ting at least little the worst of it?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06
ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT
By ROY Il. MoULTON.

Back on the Farm.
Erasmus was the huskiest of all the college
His kicking was classic and his running
The enemy ali took flight, their terror ILL.,
concealed,
Whenever he grabbed the pigskin and went.
caring down the field,
He was the very limit in the strenuous
To ask man to tackle him was nothing
He was the strongest man they'd had in
twenty-seven years; -,
He always left the field bestrewn with
arms and legs and ears.
But back home in vacation time his
strength just failed, | VOW,
He was so weak he couldn't think of fol-
He codldn't hoe potatoes and he couldn't
Although he told his parents he would
like to II he could.
He simply seemed to pine away and dwin-
Till in the fall when time came round
Then he'd rec 90 70 su ~ and take an
awful brace.
In feats Of strength a deal depends upon
the time and place.
And 1t Happens Every Night.
She pstairs)-C1arence!
He (downstairs)- love.
She-Have you locked the ice box?
He-Uh-huh.
room window?
He-Sure.
she-Have you hidden the silver
under the bath tub?
He-Yep.
She-Did you put the cat out?
He-Uh-huh.
She-Did you bring the hose in?
she-Have you fixed some ice
water?
He-O-h-h-h, yes.
She-Have you brought the rug in
from the porch?
He-Yes
she-Have you fastened all the par
lor windows?
He-Sure.
She-Have you been down in the
basement to smell for gas?
He-Yes.
she-Have you brought in the
hammock
He-Yep.
she-Have you locked the front
door?
He-Uh-huh
She-Did you hang up the key
back of the hall clock?
He-Yes.
She-Have you wound the clock?
Hey
She-Well, you don't need to get
wouldn't try to get to bed at some
decent hour What have you been do
ing down there all this time, anyhow
Poem by Lovesick Boob.
Can't read nuthin',
Can't write nuthin',
Can't sing nuthin
That's true!
Can't hear nuthin,
Can't see nuthin',
Can't think nuthin
But you.
Don't drink nuthfn',
Don't eat nuthin',
| Don't find nuthin'
| To do.
| Don't know nuthin',
| Don't dream nuthin
| Don't love nuthin',
| But you!
| Friends amt nuthin',
Cash amt nuthin',
Life amt nuthin'-
| That's true.
| Time amt nuthin
World amt nuthin',
| There amt nuthin',
| But you!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06

didn't matterD. "Oh, they went back
into the Dark Forest, and we've never
seen them since"
oh said Mother Beaver with a
sigh of relief.
oh" said Father Beaver and
Bushy Beaver and Little Brother.
and each heaved a sieh of relief just
like Mother Beaver had.
And how far is the Dark Forest ?"
asked Bushy.
"A long Journey" said Policeman
Billy, "a long journey. And now what
about your"
ITO be sure" said Father Beaver,
and now what about us? We like
this place. We want to live here"
Very WELL" said Policeman Billy.
you wait here. I'll see what the
others say And off he darted into
the shadowy wood = Copyright -
Clara Ingram Judson.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06

cup of cream to which has been added
a pinch of soda. Sweeten slightly and
thicken with. heaping teaspoon of
cornstarch dissolved in water. Keep
warm over hot water. while you put
in bowl alternate layers of sliced
bananas and very thin slices of sponge
cake. Pour over all the thickened
cream and set aside to cool. Serve
with whipped cream
Meats and Their Sauces.
The following list of the proper
sauces to serve with certain meats
will often prove helpful to the house
keeper:
Cream sauce with sweetbreads.
Orange salad with roast chicken.
Celery sauce with quail.
Stuffed olives with fish balls.
Horseradish with boiled beef.
Horseradish with fried onions and
liver.
French dressing with sardines.
Mint sauce with lamb.
Hard boiled eggs and parsley with
boiled salmon.
Celery and onion dressing with
roast duck.
Tart grape jelly with canvasback
duck.
Currant jelly with goose.
Cucumber oatsup with corned beef.
| Simple Home Remedies.
A pinch of salt on the tongue, fol-
! lowed by a drink of cold water, will
cure sick headache.
| Salt hardens the gums and makes
the teeth white.
| One teaspoonful of salt dissolved
| in one cupful of hot water will relieve
| indigestion.
Strong salt water will revive an
| unconscious person quicker than
| brandy or whisky.
| Salt and pineapple juice will cure q
mild case of gastritis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06

All sides appear to be staging con-
vincing victories in what may be
called the Rumanian arena of the
war. Parallel to the reports that the
Rumanian armies are continuing their
most successful drives are other re-
ports to the effect that the Bulgars
ane the Teutons have Joined hands
in a tremendous offensive that has al
ready won them two of Rumania's i'm
portant cities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06

There is also this much for which
to be thankful. During the c-1citing-
~ uncertain period when nation
wide railroad strike was n prospect
the weather conditions were not OF
the sort to stimulate brainstorms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-06

you'll just say yes, Hatty, won't sell
the house"
IT believe I Wilt" answered Miss
Harriet, blushing. But I'm just
afraid I'll wake up and find I'm
reaming. 20 Copyright, 1916, by the
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)