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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15
SIDE T AL X S
The Hat All Important.
BY RUTH CAMERON.

The best dressed woman I know
came into my yard the other morning
with a hat-box. WANT to see my new
hat?" she asked.
Was there ever woman who didn't
want to see new hat? The other
feminine mem bers of the family,
seeming excitement, flocked about US.
The Best Dressed Woman carefully
united the tape and produced the hat
1t was a beauty-tiny. smart, grace
full, and of an odd coolr and usual
material. A single, stunning little
ornament was the only trimming.
1t was the kind of thing man
would expect to cost two or three dol
lars because it was so simple.
The Best Dressed Woman put the
hat on. Imme diately it became more
charming.
When we had raved for several
minutes, someone said: Il thought
you told US the war had affected your
husbands business?"
The Best Dressed Woman laughed.
at has" she said, land since you ask
me point blank, I paid twenty dollars
for the hat
We opened our eyes in establishment
Twenty dollars for a hat may spell
poverty in some circles, but it doesn't
in ours.
my dear, this hat takes the place
of suit she explained ST was due
for a suit this year. but 1 had to have
a hat and shoes and some other things.
At first 1 was going to try and scrimp
and get them all in. and then 1 de-
cided that I'd go without new suit
and put it into the hat and shoes. 1
studied it out and I've come to the
conclusion that they are the things
that count the most. You see wom-
ans hat before you see anything else
and remember it longer. It's frame
for her face. If woman has we'll
tailored, conservative suit and a chic
hat and smart-looking feet, she makes
a much better all-round impression
than a woman in an expensive, up-to-
the-minute suit. if her hat is common
place and her feet are unattractively
Shod.
wait" finished the Best Dressed
Woman, until you see my shoes
I saw her yesterday on the trolley.
Her last years suit was pressed and
/ freshened. She wore the hat and the
! shoes. and she deserved her title.
Perhaps some of the women who
/ can not find money for fresh outfit
( this season will find her clothes
philosophy interesting.-(Co by
] George Matthew Adams.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15
ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT
BY ROY K. MoULTON.

Then and Now.
The jokes, whereat in older days
Good folks did laugh in seem1y wise,
Did not astonish nor amaze
Nor try as now our humor tries,
To shock. For jokes were then, you know,
Quite fit for ear of maid or miss.
Droll, dry, told solemnly and slow
And very much like this
An amusing story is told of Gin
cinnati youth who for some while paid
court to young lady with beautiful
red hair. Finally after summoning his
courage the young man popped the
question" as the expression is, but
was refused. Enrased at being thus
handed the mitten'' the youth plan
ned a revenge. The following Sunday
at church, as the young lady came
down the aisle after services the youth
stepped in front of her and Stimulating
the greatest agitation in both gesture
and grimace cried out, "Oh, oh; stand
away, fellows; have care of>the fire or
you'll be burnt" Never fear" was
the young Iady's cool reply, MOTH
ING so GREEN AS YOU WILL
EVER BURNT" Needless to add the
youth fled in the greatest confusion.
But that was long ago, it's true,
And now we cackle fit to kill
AT jokes less decorous, as you
Have heard at vodevil:
Slappe: 'I want to apologize. 1 stuck
my head in your door while your wife
was taking BATH
Styck: Isn't she skinny"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15

to earn. 1.-THE conditions today in the
ship-building business are unique"
says the company. tIn the entire in
austria, history of this country. it has
ever before been so difficult to fore
material over a period of years." The
company states that on account of the
unprecedented activity in all lines of
business, it has not been feasible to
cover by option or provisional contract
more than so per cent of the total ma
terial required and the remainder
must be purchased at different times
during the succeeding four years.
Conditions are even more uncertain in
the labor market. Proposal B con-
templates assumption by the company
of the increased costs of labor and
material, and under these conditions
the company proposes to construct two
of the battleships of class A for $10,-
$4,000 each, or $815,00O more than
it will charge If the government as
sumes the risk as to material and la
Dor. The proposals seem to be emf
nently fair. The company, recogniz-
ing the emergency confronting the
United States, has for months re-
fused to contract with many others
and has reserved a substantial capac-
ity for such work as the navy depart
ment might desire to al1ot to it, and
it surely is fair for the government to
be wiling to adjust the contract price
as proposed. The perfect frankness
of the proposition is highly commend
able and indicates a method of doing
in the past.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15
GLOBE SIGHTS
IFrom the Atchison Globe

lHAOIh the Atkinson GLOBE.
Most impulses to do good die from
lack of action.
Some of the doubts don't appear to
be reasonab BILE.
The poorest man is the man who
once had wealth and lost it.
A weak football team can get whip
ped worse than anything else.
Very little of the light bill is piled
up by close attention to midnight
study.
A married man is usually able to
hear a lecture without buying
ticket
Neither do the scientists with their
germ theories point out all the dan
gers of kissing.
There are men who say what they
think, and women who say a good deal
more than that
Honesty is the best policy; although
Doc Cook and campaign managers
seem to do fairly well.
If the law doesn't catch up with a
bigamist, that is no sign he is going to
escape punishment.
Except at election time it doesn't
make much diff erence to the rank and
file who is elected
Granting that the chrysanthemum is
more beautiful than the cabbage, is
that any excuse for wearing them of
similar size?
Telephone companies employ men
unofficia1ly designated as trouble
shooters. In home mother occupies
a similar position
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15

the yeast dissolved in lukewarm water.
Proceed as in ordinary bread. This
makes two loaves.
Pumpkin Pie-Two cups stewed
mashed pumpkin, one-third cup sugar,
one cup honey, four tablespoons flour,
two teaspoons ginger, one teaspoon
cinnamon, three cups rich milk.
Mix flour with sugar. add to pump
kin, stir in honey. spices and milk
This makes two pies.
The Table.
Norwegian Prune Pudding--One-
half pound prunes, two cups cold
water, one cup sugar, one inch stick
cinnamon, one and one-half cups boil
ing water, one-tbird cup cornstarch
and one tablespoon lemon juice. Pick
over and wash prunes, then soak one
hour in cold water and boil until soft
in same water; then add meat from
prune stones, also sugar, cinnamon,
boiling water and simmer ten minutes.
Dilute cornstarch with enough cold
water to pour easily, add to prune
mixture and cook five minutes. Re
move cinnamon, add lemon juice, pour
in mold. Let cool A thin, hot fruit
sauce can be used with this instead
of cream.
Baked Beans-Navy beans, one
pound; salt pork, one-half pound;
brown sugar, three tablespoons; bak-
ing molasses, two tablespoons; salt,
two teaspoons; dry mustard, one tea
spoon. Soak beans over night in cold
water. In the morning put layer OF
beans in bottom of casserole or bean
pot, then layer of pork, sugar, salt
and mustard, repeating until all is
used, ending with pork on top. Mix
nolasses with water ard cover beans
with same. Place in the back of the
oven with the front burner turned
very low and bake all day. At noon
fill the bean pot again with water
and, if necessary, in the evening an
hour before ready to serve. Beans
should have rich Juice on them, if
not allowed to bake too dry and fast.
Hard Sauce-One cup powdered
sugar, two tablespoons (slightly round
ed) of butter, one egg (beaten sepa-
rately). Cream butter and sugar, add
the beaten yolk, then the stiffly beaten
whites.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15

me to remember. 1 think I should
have gone mad"
He put his hand under her chin,
raising her face so that he could look
into her eyes.
Dear heart, do you know what day
this is?'
Il have thought of nothing else.
When they told me you were sick L"
I'VE will not talk about it, he said
quickly, frightened by her agitation.
I'VE must make merry on our wedding
day." Keeping his arm about her he
took a bottle from a shelf and partly
filled two glasses. "A toast. a toast, -
he laughed, striving to hide his own
emotion, but his hand trembed as he
raised his glass.
She smiled as the glasses clinked.
Let US be happy together" she
murmured, and leaning forward. with
her heart on her lips. she kissed him.
Copyright, 1916, by the Mcclure
NewSDaper Svndicate)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15
A FRANK PROPOSITION.

The extraordinary conditions now
prevailing in the labor and material
markets are responsible for making
unusually interesting the bids recent
ly submitted to the government on
four battleships and twenty torpedo
boats, says the Iron Trade Review.
All of the bids on battleships were
conditional, as were also a number of
those on destroyers. The bids were
also of unusual interest on account of
the recognition of the federal trade
commission as an important factor of
much importance in carrying out the
contracts. Proposal A of the Fore
River Ship Building Corporation is an
a number of the bids. 1t is based on
the assumption by the government of
the risk of increased costs of labor
and material, and under it the COM
pany proposes to construct one of the
battleships of class A for 1880, 900,
or two for $10,O60,000 each. This
amount is based on current rates for
labor and material and the company
states that upon request it will sub
lIo WHICH / mas IN
detail to the navy department and to
the federal trade commission. If the
current unit costs of labor and mate
rial remain unchanged there will be
no change in the price of the battle
ships, but if these costs are exceeded,
the contract price for the vessels are
to be increased accordingly. If, on the
other hand, the costs decrease, it is
proposed that the government shall
have the benefit of the reduction and
that the contract price of the vessel
shall be reduced to a corresponding
extent. The federal trade commits
sion is explicitly recognized as the de-
partment of the government organized
to deal with all questions pertaining
to commercial operations and costs
and it is proposed that the commits
sion shall adjudicate the increases or
decreases and determine the increased
or decreased cost of material and la
| Dor annually. If the government
should SO desire, it will be informed
in advance, before signing the con-
tract, precisely how the company ar
rives at its estimated costs and as to
! the amour. of profit which it expects
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15

THE SOLDIER IN THE SKY.
While blaring bugles sound the charge,
And bees of battle sing,
And guns a deadly anthem roar,
And death is on the wing,
And siege and sortie leave the brave.
In crimson heaps to die.
Look up, o armies, and behold
The soldier in the sky.
a speck against the distant blue,
A dot against the sun,
He rides above the rolling clouds
Defying sword and gun.
He drops a bomb and speeds away
Through spaces vast and high.
Our fondest hopes are fixed upon
The soldier in the sky.
Though angry batteries below
May spout shower of lead,
It's hard to hit moving mark
That hurtles overhead.
brother to the birds he scars
Where eagles fear to fly,
The war-lord of the overworld,
The soldier in the sky
-Minna Irving in Leslie's Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15

won. -. ne espieu a man next
to him, and turned for chat.
"Beastly weather. he remarked.
"Beastly." exclaimed the man, who
was a resident of the town and who
was just as displeased at the weather
as the traveller. why, that amt the
word for it,
Been raining here long?" ven
tured the traveller.
81 can't say exactly" said the other.
"You see, I've only lived here five
years.
81 found such a wonderful bar
gain" said Mrs. Platter
What was it?" asked her hus-
band, resident of Back Bay.
You know I went downtown TO
buy a hat Well, just as 1 got in the
store they put up sign, All hats at
half price!'
80 you only had to spend half of
the money you intended"
ooh, no, I bought two hats instead
of one"
ITO illustrate the uses of advertise
,oen+s ), saws a well known theatrical
manager. stthere IS one experience /
had of which often think
"I was driving when 1 came to 2
farm where there was meadow 70
let. The owner of this farm woulo
have made a good advertisement man
that the meadow was to let was word
ed as follows:
".This field to let. seventeen acres.
for grazing. Persons having ola cat
tie or cattle with strong appetites mad
better be cautious in turning them out
to Craze here. as my grass - SO ricn
that it would he liable to injure them
for the first week or So
Some time ago when Sir Ian Ham
jlto1 was reviewing certain corps.
a laugha bic incident occur d one
Of the officers was mounted or morse
that had previously belonged 70 a
baker a wit in the crowd. who was
qware of this fact shouted ont
..Raker," and Immediately the hor7e
stonped dead. and nothing the off Ger
could do would make t bulge Thing
were beginning to look serious when
suddenly the rider was struck with a
brilliant idea.
Not today. thank you" he shouted.
and at once the noble animal moved
on, to the intense relief of every one
concerned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15

Just what anybody can do at TINS
time to right the additional wrongs
that are being heaped on the Belgians
by the Germans is not clear. Ger
many holds the whip hand now over
the greater part of Belgium and its
people, and Germany will do presum-
ably as she pleases in the premises
even if the transportation of able
bodied Belgians to Germany and i'm
pressing them into service in German
Industrial plants is a violation of an
other rule of war or international
t,ra ctfce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Even the c1everest of philosophers
have troubles of their own
* X X
People who have a mind to pick a
quarrel generally succeed.
* X 4
As matter of fact, men are no bet
ter at keeping secrets than are women.
y X -
1t seems to be just as easy for wild
overs to get other partners as it is for
widows.
X Y y
Some people never appear to be sat-
isfied unless they have an ailment of
some sort or another to complain
about.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15

News that nineteen German women,
while working as section hands, were
killed by an express train in front of
which they inadvertently stepped, also
carries with it the suggestion that
practically all of the able-bodied men
in the German empire are doing mill
tary duty. Were this not the case, it
isn't at all likely that the German gov
eminent would be using women at the
rigorous work that falls to the lot of
section hands on a railroad line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15

only day, in which to play, but
l have a good time for all that"
"Rap-ap-ap-ap! Rap-ap-a-pap, r.
Rap-ap-ap-api R-rap-ap-ap-ap-ap
All thru Shadow Wood sounded the
pounding of Redhead's bill as he play
ed his rat-a-tat-tat on the old beech
tree.
But if you think that all that noise
meant that Redhead was hard at
work you are fooled; when he really
works he has no time for playing rat
atats. no sir, He was calling for some
one to come and play with him and
the "Rap-ap-ap-ap" was his signal.
Guess 1 might as Wen go TO
work. he grumbled. II did want to
play today, but, oh dear! 1 guess
might as well go to work right now
I'll have to tomorrow anyway and
what's one day? Can't play anything
in. one day."
Now it wasn't like Redhead to
erumble Usually he was as good
natured and Happy as could be. But
this very morning he had noticed
signs of winter And he knew that
there was work to be done while the
pleasant fall weather lasted I'll
give myself just this one day. of va
~ation.'' he s. i'd TN play all Of to-
ike a good fellow" But dear me, He
couldn't find anybody to play with
all his calling brought no answer.
So he flew down toward the ground
and what co You suppose he saw
there? A tiny white butterfly flying
around Just as busy and happy as
could he.
Hello. there" he called. what are
YOU doing? You seem to be in some
thing of a hurry
THAT 1 am" laughed the butterfly.
81 have only a day in which to play,
but have a good time for all that.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15

have only one day in which to live
and play and work and 1 have a
beautiful time: I see the big world
and I play games with myself. oh,
one can do much in a day." And the
happy little butterfly danced away.
Redhead perched on the trunk of
the nearest tree and thought the hard
est he ever had thought in all his life.
IF that little butterfly can be happy
with only a day in which to live, I
ought to be happy with a day to play
and I'm going to (Copyright-
Clara Ingram Judson.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15

Present indications are that the diff
ferences between the railroad OFF,
Gals and the officials of the railroad
brotherhoods are just about as acute
and serious as they were before the
famous Adamson law was passed. So
the latter hasn't accomplished very
much so far. But what else might be
expected from legislation that is so
vaguely written?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15

Nothing is. easier for Kansas than
TO establish new weather records and
she has managed to set up two of
them so far this fall. They toucheo
the extremes, of course. running from
the warmest fall weather in the his
tory of the state to the coolest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15

Another bunch of the political
prophets who missed their guess COM
prised those who were certain that the
Soldier" vote. that cast by the ma
tional guardsmen now in the federal
service. would be overwhelmingly
against Mr.. Wilson. Indeed, this was
an exceptionally lean election for all
most every variety of political
prophecy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15

It may be, too, that the Kansas
farmers who are holding their wheat
for the $2-a-bushel mark will be
fooled again in this particular, as they
have so often been in the past. But
the prospects of wheat bringing such
price to the farmer certainly seem
better now than ever before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15

Germany is evidently experiencing
all the war she has any desire of en-
gaging in. else her chancellor would
Scarcely be announcing that after the
present war is ended. Germany will be
ready to cooperate with the nations
of the earth 70 work out a plan under
which wars will become impossible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15
DINNER STORIES

Rain, rain, nothing but rain The
weary traveller put his umbrella up
for about the sixteenth time that day.
He was getting very much annoyed
for, try as he might, he could not pre-
vent the water from penetrating thru
his clothes.
He stopped at length in a door,
way, hoping that very soon the rain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15

Probably the comment of most of
the women on the news that Jeanette
Rankin, Montana's congresswoman-
elect, makes her own hats will be to
the effect that they look it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15
The Average Young Man.


You will notice male newlyweds
seldom fail to spring this one: "Well,
fellows, if 1 had it to do over I'd do
just as I did, But then they don't
expect to have it to do over. +s.15
One of the things the average girl
does not lie awake nights puzzling
about is why the average young man
that comes to see her is so unwilling
to talk about himself.
The average mother may be no
more certain of the young man her
daughter will marry than the daugh-
ter, but then they are both more GER
tain than the young man.
young lady may be a bit annoyed
if you consult your watch in her pres
ence. but there are times when she'll
be more so if you consult your COM
mon sense.
The Creatures!
And don't you mean to wed for
love?"
Asked youthful Homer HEM
"Oh, yes" said modern Dolly Dove,
But only now and then"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15

Colonel Roosevelt is also among
the few who are wise enough not to
attempt to tell how and why it hap
pened as it did on November Z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15

The reason why the young man is
paying his first instalment on a din
ing room set is either because the
young lady for some weeks past has
been arranging his tie as he leaves or
because there is a species of caterpil-
lar in Sicily that never sneezes in July.
You have two guesses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15

At any rate. the recent cold wave
didn't play any favorites. 1t extend
ed down even into Texas and southern
california;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15
BED Time T ALES
REDHEAD LEARNS A LESSON.
by CLARA INGRAM JUDSOM

rms A LESSON.
What's that you say?' asked Red
head Have you only day, too?
Can't do anything in one day."
Excuse me, but you can" said the
butterfly. you can do a great deal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15

Tho state Journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the full DAY
telegraph report of that great news OF
ranfzatlon for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka $500,
The news is received in The state journal
building over wires for TINS sole purpose
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-12
BANGOR WOMAN
browns MONDAY,
PEN0bSC0T river

Bangor, Me-, Sept. 1.-THE body of
Miss Della Shaughnessy of AZ Pearl
street a well-known dressmaker. was
found in the river at the foot of New
bury street Monday morning by Law
renee Toole. Mr.. Toole moved his row
boat, preparatory to going out to the
boom Monday morning and as he did
the body of a woman hoated to the
surface. 1t had been caught under the
boat. The body was fully clothed.
Mr.. Toole at once notified the police
department and the officers were soon
at the place, being accompanied by
DR.. Harry D. Mcneil, county medical
examiner. DR.. Mcneil decided that no
body removed to Finnigans under
taking rooms. The medical examiner
reports that death was due to acct
dental drowning. There were no marks
of violence and it is rot supposed that
the woman was stunned when she en-
tered the water, for there was nothing
to indicate it,
She is survived by one sister, Miss
Sadie Shaughnessy, who also lives at
Al Pearl street. The two women, VIII
We're dressmakers, had been trying to
sell their house for the past few
weeks and were planning to move into
smaller quarters, which they consid-
cred adequate. Miss Della Shaughnes-
sy was respondent after an attempt
was made to sell the house, as it was
thought by both sisters that a great
sacrifice would be made if the house
was sold at the price offered by pros
pectivS buyers.