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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21
SIDE TAIL KS

By RUTH CAMERON.

Money is a wonderful--and some
times a fearful-thing. There are
many fine things that you can do with
money and some things not so fine
that money can do with you.
Money is power. The right kind of
people often do much good with pow
er, but it takes strong character to
have a great deal of power without
being hurt by it.
Once upon a time I knew a dear
lady who was much beloved by many
people, She was always interested in
other peoples interests, and she was
always eager to do gracious things for
others. Her means were limited so
she could not give away a great deal
of money, but she gave generously of
what she had, and in addition of self
| and service.
Gradually the wheel of fortune
turned and lifted this woman into a
position of comfort if not of affluence.
And she was still generous-with
money. She was constantly giving
| handsome gifts to her friends. But
imperceptibly, gradually = as all
| changes in fiber take place-she be-
came less generous with her gifts of
self and service.
She didn't trouble to be interested
in other peoples interests, she didn't
put herself out to perform little ser
vices. She lost The keen sy1npathies
of her humber lays. In short, she
tried to pay all ner debts of friendship
and service with money.
And you can't do that without hurt
ing yourself and your friendships.
In a time of bereavement. a certain
friend did much for her. She said, Il
will never forget it."
| Yet when the other woman had a
| great grief to face. what did she do
! She sent. her handsome flowers, but
she didn't go near her because, Il
| never know what to say"
Again she had a friend who had a
rather humble little home in a some
what out-of-the-way place. She en-
tertained this friend at her own home
| at restaurants and at the theater
When the friend offered what she
could afford in return, the hospitality
of her own little home, this woman
would not accept it. You live SO far
away" she would say. Come to din
ner and the theater with u.s."
She thought she was being very
generous She did not realize that by
refusing to accept the others hos
pitality she was spelling their friend
ship.
You can't truly pay all your debts
with money
i Beware how you try toi-(Copy-
right by George Matthew Adams.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21

Cream Soup-Make a good white
stock. Beat an egg in cup, fill cup
with milk and put in stock when ready
to serve Do not let boil or it will
curdle.
Cream of Cheese Soup-Put a quart
of milk into double boiler, add quar-
ter pound cheese (grated), one tea
spoon onion juice, half teaspoon salt,
dash of red pepper. Blend one table,
spoon butter with same quantity of
flour, then add cheese mixture. Stir
until rather thick. Beat up yoiks of
two eggs; add four tablespoons soup
and pour into soup tureen. Put also
into tureen two dozen inch cubes of
toasted bread. Pour over the soup
and serve Immediately. Win serve
six persons.
Cream of Peanut Soup-Put quart
of milk into double boiler. add one
cup peanut butter, one tablespoon
chopped celery, one teaspoon onion
juice. pepper to taste. Stir and cook
until hot (add one teaspoon salt).
Moisten one tablespoon cornstarch in
one-fourth cup cold milk and add to
mixture. Stir until smooth and thick
Serve with croutons. viii serve six
persons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21

Topekans contributed literally to
the relief of the Belgians. They did
the same for the Jews of Poland Can
they do any less for the Armenians
and Syrians who are even more terri
ble sufferers thru the ravages of the
European war than we're either the
Relgians or the Poles? This is espe-
cially true of the Armenians, and those
of this people who have survived the
merciIess wrath of the Turks are
mostly women and children. They
have been driven like so many help
less cattle into a desert where they
must surely perish unless they are
given aid. And no people the world
over are in such a position these days
to extend that aid as are we of these
United States. Remember this when
the collection plates are passed in your
church tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21
GLOBE SIGHTS


GFrom the Atchison Globel
Mind bets are the commonest kind.
Don't speak your mind and call it
the public's.
It takes the truth a long while to
catch up with a rumor.
The biggest fool is the one who
thinks he is SO smart.
In small town it takes nerve to
carry cane without limping.
Some people who talk a good deal
merely succeed in telling how little
they know.
AS long as he has any hair to comb,
a man is apt to comb it the way he
did when young.
The cheerful liar has more friends
than the man who makes the painful
truth his lifes work.
You can't tell how little there is in
a name until you run across a rural
restaurant labeled 'Delmonico."
The tumult and the shouting may
fool a few, but it is the gum shoe
artist who really does things in poll
tics.
The true tightwad enjoys his stingi-
ness, SO the spending public needn't
console itself with the theory that he
never has any fun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21

"Oh, dear, what'n you do now?"
asked Graytail, 81 want to get homer!
And as tho they hadn't trouble enough
already, the weird blood-curdling call
of Hoot. the Owl, echoed thru the
woods before Father Beaver could
reply.
"I don't know what I'll do said
Father Beaver, but whatever I'm go
ing to do, I'm going to do quickly.
Now don't you be worried, Graytall,
he added. GraytaiPs teeth were CHAT
tering so that Father Beaver was al
most afraid they would fall out Wen
he safe in minute 1 only wish you
could swim, we'd be to shore in
you go ahead and save yourself"
suggested Graytail-
Myself, nothing laughed rather
Reaver "Well go together. Don't
Won think YOU could hold on to my
back and let me carry you to shore?"
ooh no. I couldn't cried Graytail
in a manic of fear You swim so low
in the water I'd be afraid of falling
Off"
from the shore, whats the NATTER"
"We're ashore on the DAM" an
swered Father Beaver, but please
talk softly, we don't want Hoot to find
US. Policeman Billy" (You see Faith
err Beaver had recognized his voice-l
why don't you swim to shore and
stop being SO excited ?" asked Police
man Billy, who could tell by Father
Beavers voice that he was dreadfully
worried.
"Graytail can't swim and he's here
too explained Father Beaver. Hes
scared of the water.
"Never mind, Graytail. I'll get you
ashore SAFELY and without another
word. Policeman Billy plunged into
Crooked Creek and swan out to the
raft Its fine raft you nave here. -
he said as he climbed aboard. But
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21
DINNER STORIES

Neither woman was exactly perfect
The old lady was meddlesome, the
young lady was awkward in caring for
her small baby.
Il declare the old lady exclaimed
one day, "a woman never ought to
have a baby unless she knows how to
hold it,
Nor a tongue, either" the young
mother retorted.
Johnny Jones'" said the teacher
severely. lis that chewing gum you
have in your MOUTH
Yes, ma am admitted Johnny.
Bring it to me this instant
IF you'll wait till tomorrow.
teacher, I'll bring you a piece that
amt chewed."
Mrs. O'Gorman stopped in one
morning to call on the daughter of an
old friend who had been married but
a few months.
AN how do yer husband an yer
silf git along together, Maggie?" she
queried.
Very well, indade," replied Maggie.
Here we've bin married goin' on six
months. an OF amt had to call in the
perlice but twice.
He was an Irish lad who didn't like
to work He had slipped on board
man-of-war, where he annoyed the
boatswain by his laziness- Seeing him
on the maintop one morning gazing
idly out to sea, the boatswain called
to him:
Come down out of that, we rascal
Come down out of that and OH give
yez a dozen whacks wild me rope,"
Faith, sorr,'' replied the boy, "Oi
wouldn't come if ye offered me two
dozen.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News

True love doesn't thrive well in a
public garden.
A wise girl knows enough not to
pretend to know a lot more.
It's easier to look over another's
faults than it is to overlook them.
Misery loves company-and it never
need have a lonely feeling
No man is modest enough to believe
himself any worse than others.
The spilled milk of human kindness
is the only kind worth crying over.
When a woman knows her husband
like a book, it Is usually his pocket
book.
and best suit of clothes for the Sab
bath
One burlesque show will keep the
average man awake longer than a
dozen sermons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21

a windstcrm in Kansas. q. cyclone
or tornado if that pieases better,
which knocks over a few barns or
jostles a small frame house or two off
their foundations IS described a. much
greater length in most of the big
newspapers of the country than is a
11O-miIe-an-hour hurricane which
ravages the Gulf coast country and
does a 100000 worth of damage in
one town and only $250,GO0 worth in
another and so on and so forth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21
SHORT TIME FARM LOANS

Factors Affecting Interest Rates
and Other Charges on Short Time
Farm Loans is the title of Bulletin No.
409 that was issued recently by the
federal department of agriculture. 1t
should be in the hands of eyery farm
er as 1t presents this matter of SO
much Importance to them from all its
angles and in all its phases, and many
of the suggestions it CONVEYS are to
the point and most valuable. 1t was
prepared by c. w. Thompson, special
list in rural organization in the fed
eral agricultural department, and one
of its most interesting and informative
features is the following discussion of
the bearing that the borrowers per-
sonal characteristics have on his
ability to obtain short-time loans on a
satisfactory basis:
The borrower who is known to be
man of honesty and integrity and
who shows ability and judgment in the
conduct of his farm business will or
dinarily command the confidence of
his banker and obtain credit on terms
relatively favorable for his class of
loans, whereas the individual who is
uncertain in his personal character
erratic in his judgment and irregular
in his business habits will be consid-
cred less desirable risk and, if he OBJ
tains a loan at all, usually must paw
| a higher rate of interest. In any case
if credit is to be extended wisely, it is
Just as important to discourage its use
among those who can not be trusted
as it is to grant credit to trustworthy
borrowers who will use the borrowed
money profitably and repay it
promptly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Few men accomplish as much as
their families expect of them.
X X
The man who is satisfied with him
self is at the end of his rope.
X x X
Why attempt the impossible where
there are so many worth while things
at hand that can be done?
X x =
If more people would profit by the
experiences of others their way thru
life would be much easier
X X X
Were it not for the larger returns
expected. there wouldn't be nearly so
much bread cast upon the waters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21

When General Sherman delivered
himself of His famous characteristic
of war he, of course, had no idea of
the terrible ramifications of a TWEEN
tieth century conflict involving half
the peoples of the whole world. If he
had he'd have made it stronger A
manifesto or an order has been issued
by the Austro-Hungarian government
which, in effect, limits the tobacco
smokers in the dual empire to one
cigar a cay each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
By BRINKERHOFF
Gertrude's Brown Bread.

Two even cups yellow meal, one
full cup flour, two-thirds cup mo-
laSSeS, one teaSpOOnful soda dissolved
in a third cup hot water, one tea
spoonful salt and one pint sweet milk.
Add milk gradually, mix thoroughly
and steam six hours.
Oatmeal Cookies-Two cups brown
sugar, one cup lard and butter mixed,
three eggs, one cup chopped nuts,
three cups rolled oats, two and one
half cups flour, one-half teaspoon
soda in one tablespoon hot water.
Drop from a teaspoon into pans and
bake.
Rye Brea .d-Take two cups luke
warm water and dissolve one-half
compressed yeast cake, then take two
cups of The best wheat flour; stir into
the water and yeast. Let rise for two
and one-half hours in a warm place.
When raised. take one heaping tea
spoon salt, two tablespoons sugar, one
tablespoon caroway seed and three
cups rye flour. Mix well. Take an
other cup of white flour, put on your
ready to put in tin. This will make
one good sized loaf Bake three
fourths hour in moderate oven.
Savory Pork Chops-Put layer of
thin sliced onion on the bottom of a
covered rooster. Salt and pepper
the sliced onions and sprinkle a little
powdered sage over the top. Bake
slowly one and one-half hours.
Bran Muffins-Mix two cups bran
with one cup graham flour, one-fourth
teaspoon salt, one-fourth cup sour
cream Cor two tablespoons butter)
and two cups butte-milk mixed with
one teaspoon soda. Bake in buttered
muffin tins one-ha1f hour Recipe
makes nine mullins.
Chilli Con Carne-Two tablespoons
shortening, three onions finely chop
ped, one can tomatoes. six chilis chop
ped, one carrot chopped, parsley (six
or eight sprigs, tied)D, two pounds
lean beef cut into small cubes, one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21

One might well be pardoned for
trembling at the thought of what
prices would be in these United States
OF America in the event of this coun-
try's actually being engaged in a war
of any serious proportions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21

Desertions from the United States
army are said to have averaged sixty
a week fer the past three months But
such a sorry story probably would not
have been told had the United States
army been doing something besides
vvatchful waiting on the Mexican Dor
der during this period.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21
GYPSY SONG.

GYPSY SONG.
'Tis Romany, Romany thru the vale,
And Romany over the hill;
'Tis Romany where the waters plunge,
And where the pools lie still.
Ills Romany, Romany in the wood
In the heat of the summer noon.
'Tis Romany down the dusty road,
All white meath the harvest moon.
'Tis Romany, Romany thru the vale.
And Romany over the hill:
'Tis Romany when the summer blooms,
Or where the snow lies chill.
Topeka, Kan. Eleanor T. Kimball
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21

Tho State Journai 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 iiention 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, 1916-10-21

1t is getting so that the celluloid
collar isn't quite as much of a sign
of aristocracy as it was few years
ago.
Bud Hicks of Hoppertown has had
9 piece of burned hard luck. He ar
Yied the school tea cher so she could
support him for life, and then the
school board fired her fer gettin'
married.
The patients that Idle of the
shock" seem to be about as dead as
them that amt operated OIL at ALL
There are several ways of foin'
people good, but there ein't no way
that beats selling mining stock.
A Teller that puts his arms around
another feller's shoulders is either a
mollycoddle or a slicker.
The papers in New York say the
wimmen there are up in arms, but
they don't say whose arms.
There is generally woman in the
case, particularly if it is a watch
case. Elmer Sphinx has had nine mil
liners in his in two years
It begins to look as if the f:reless
cooker has come to stay.
Luke Bibbins VIII went from our
village to Chicago to make his for
tune is getting his hand in all right
He is a pickpocket row.
Over the Phone
p. m.-Yes, this is Mrs. Brown
oh, is that you, Lucy? Awfully glad
you called up. Say. have you
heard
2:3O D. m-Oh, I think her Prin-
cess fits horribly and did you notice
D. MI couldn't go and I was so
disappointed. My hat wasn't
p. m.-Trimmed around the bot
tom with real lace. Yes, indeed,
and
4:30 p. m.-Isn't that perfectly
lovely. How she can have her white
lawn made over and
$50 p. m.-Gored and hemstitched.
Perfectly stunning, but
p. MI don't like those aig-
rettes. They look So very
$50 p. m.-Are you really going to
that woman's house after all that has
been
p. m.-Oh, I must stop now. I
am afraid Henry is waiting for his
Awfully glad you called up. Lucy.
Call up again. 1 just know that cake
l put in the oven at is burning. Oh,
say, did you hear about Mrs.
10 p m. (by Mr.. Brown)-Cut out
that telephone gossip, Mag, it's
bed time and me and the kids had
supper at the restaurant down on the
corner.
| A Never Failing Sign.
A west side girl says she has come
| upon an infallible weather indicator.
She can tell if it is going to rain with
out even glancing at the sky or cast
| ing her eyes over the weather fore
casts in the daily papers. And it's
| the simplest thing in the world-just
the disappearance of all umbrellas
in sight.
| Umbrellas are perfectly safe in our
| office up to twenty-four hours be-
70 r1&
You can leave them anywhere. Even
the pearl and gold handled ones are
immune from abstraction. Indeed, one
can hardly chase them away So, if
l want to know the weather for day
ahead l must glance at the umbrella
racks If I find them becoming
! empty I make a Decline for the best
rain shade of those that are lett and
make all other necessary plans for
rain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21

so you don't like to swim, Gray
tafl2" asked Policeman Billy "You
don't have to swim. You put yotr
paws around my shoulders and I'll
carry you to shore in no time"
But / don't want YOU to swim
with me on your shoulders" objected
Graytail. because then I'll get wet."
Who's going to swim ?" asked Po-
liceman Billy. I'm going to walki.
And without another word, he picked
up Graytai1. threw him over his
shoulder and walked to shore on the
top of the dam.-tCopyright
ingram JudsoD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21
BED T GmE TALES
POLICEMAN BILLY TO THE RESCUE
BY CLARA INGRAM JUDSON

Father Beaver was in no humor to
talk about RATS. He wanted to get
into the safe shadows of the shore be-
fore Hoot. the Owl, got nearer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21
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ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT
Bx ROY x. MoULTON.

Fixing Blame.
For all the trouble in this land
I've found the cause said Ben:
Zone half the folks are women, and
The other half are men.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Another case of all the woe
That keeps folks looking harried
Is that one-half are single, and
The other half are married.
The greatest cause OF worldly grief,
III say tho you may laugh,
Is quarreling by the married ones
Ger which is the better half.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30
JOE WALSH BUSY LINING UP
METROPOLITAN CARD

Some new faces Is the promise OF
Joe Walsh, matchmaker for the
Metropolitan club, on the next card
TO be put on by that institution. The
new date is Wednesday, January
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30
~ ROBERT J. BENDER
u. p. Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON. Dec. So
The Idea OF a break with Ger
many over submarine warfare
will, according to the admins
tration's view. constitute a
strong club In forcing Germany
to present a better working
basis for peace than she has
yet given.
The thought that break must
come. II peace moves fail. Is spur
ring President Wilson. according to
cabinet official. while the indorsc'
ment of his views by neutrals h.
making him doubly anxious 10 keep
up the work.
The action OF Spain In protesting
TO Germany against submarine &c.
tivitles Is regarded as inspired by
knowledge of this governments pur
pose should all hope OF peace cvap-
crate. SPANS action is held here 10
have been taken in the hope that II
will impress upon Germany that
other neutrals are behind President
Wilson's suggestions.
As outlined by a leading official,
the situation has simmered down 10
the point where peace negotiations
must continue or this country Will
be forced. II IL is TO be consistent
In It's policy toward Germany, to
break with the Teuton allies.
Neither the president nor the
country wants war. the officials
said. and war. the president has
been told. would result II this coun.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30
WET DOUGH SMELLS
GOLFERS OF CITY

Dry law yioiators contributed
5000 in fines To the city Friday.
sitter facing Judge Gordon in po-
lice court.
Henry Roos. clerk in the Kelly
drug store. was given the limit.
besides being fined 800. he'll have
10 serve 80 days In Jail
lie had faced Judge Gordon on
the same charge before
Nat Paschall. broker. who re
ceipted for a trunk full OF Scotch
at 1906 University st November
90. pleaded guilty and was fined
$50.
Pat Sullivan. jr.. was fined 500
lie had been caught by dry squad
Officers taking whisky from a
stranded truck.
l.. $. Alexander and T.. Robert.
son each paid 500 fines. on
charges of selling liquor. J. w.
Repa. charged with bootlegging.
was fined 800, but went to Jail by
choice.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30
STEEL MEN STRIKE
IN PORTLAND AND
COPS GUARD PLANT

PORTLAND. Dec. FOLLOWING
the walkout OF 40 metal trades
workers at the willamette Iron and
steel Co.'S plant here. police were
today making every effort 10 ne.
that Mayor Albco's warning against
vsoiance ~ needed.
The men who are on strike were
warned by proclamation issued
by the mayor that no lnterseronce
with men who apply for work Tues.
day. when the company will at.
tempt TO reorganiEc It's working
force. will bo tolerated.
The order also asks the employ
ers not To engage armed guards.
but 10 leave any trouble entirely to
the police The men insist they do
not demand closed shop. but
merely a revision OF the wage
schedule and hours. and the priv.
lege OF asking nonunion men TO
join their locals.