davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
GLOBE SIGHTS
[From tie Atchison G1obe.1

lfTOm ire Atch1SOn Globe.
A smart woman quite frequently
makes fool of a man.
Some men who are going to the
dogs will prove an awful shock to the
dogs.
With woman immediately
means any time within the next few
days.
Hope Is that which makes a man
believe baseball will pay in a small
town.
that a coyote always looks like a
grey wolf.
1t is hard to describe a certain man,
except to say that now and then he
comes in on the rim.
Almost anything can happen; men
have even been known to save money
by employing lawyers.
On the other hand, if school teach
ers were paid for what they know,
their salaries would be larger.
Trouble awaits the home which
embarks on an oriental rug career,
backed by rag carpet income.
If there is booze on a mans breath,
it isn't necessary for him to kiss his
wife in order for her to find it out.
A man expects to face a number of
disappointments, and therefore doesn' t
mind the Christmas presents he
doesn't get.
However the long winter evenings
are hardly long enough to enable IA
ther to figure out way to make both
ends meet.
After a man begins to get older.
life is made more difficult by the fact
that people think he is old enough to
know better.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
NO FLOODED MARKETS.

The subject of greatest interest to
American business at this time is the
effect that is to be produced upon the
foreign branch of it by the cessation of
war in Europe, which seems likely to
come before another year has gone by.
Secretary Redfield of the Department
of Commerce, in an address before the
Southern Commercial Congress at
Norfolk, Va, treats as unworthy of
credence the notion that the industries
of the nations engaged in the conflict
are storing up goods now with which,
as goes the phrase, to flood our mar
kets when the war shall end"
That notion, says the New York
Journal of Commerce, is really quite
absurd. We know that industries
which in time of pea~e furnished the
leading products for export have been
so absorbed in producing supplies for
the armies in one form and another
that they have been able to meet the
needs of their own markets at home in
only a scanty manner. Not only are
they not accommodating stocks to be
launched upon foreign markets, but
their appliances have been so far di-
verted to making munitions and other
materials for military use that it will
take time and expense to ,rehabilitate
them for their normal purposes. Be-
sides that, the men employed in those
productive industries have been large
ly drawn away for military service
from which many of them will never
return. and there will be increased
burdens of taxation to meet public
debt charges which will hamper the
restoration of their normal capacity.
At the same time that these nations
will be in no position, for some time at
least, to FLOOD our markets Nth
their products. they will be unable to
afford a large market for our goods.
They will work hard in repairing their
productive capacity to supply their
own needs, with no great surplus to
dispose of for some time, and will not
be able te purchase largely from u.s.
There will be falling off in our ex-
ports to those countries when they
cease buying munitions and other sup
plies for armies. There will be no
flooding at either end of the line.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

Early winter is such a beautiful
time of the year that one would thlnK
it was a happy time for everyone
man or beast. The trees, as they grad
uallv shed their golden dresses and
make ready for the winters rest look
baDnv. the skies are rosy and clear
and the fields look smiling and restful
after their summers wok. All the lit
lie woods people have their cupboaros
filled for the winter time and are
ready for play when the sun shines
warm IT doesn't sound like time of
trouble does it? And it wouldn't be
a time of trouble either. If only folks
understood about the woods creatures
and cared for them as they should De
cared for; indeed it wouldn't be!
But unfortunately all folks don't un-
derstand. and SO the beautiful autumn
time brings trouble for our friends in
the woods.
Foxy Squirrel knew that trouble was
likely to come, because he remember
ed the happenings of last year; Toppy
CottontaiI knew that his carefree days
wouldn't last all winter because he.
too, remembered But the woods
folk never -worrys about trouble till
trouble comes and even then they DO
not really worry, they only do all they
can to protect themselves from danger
And really, when you never worry
about trouble till it comes, you save
yourself lot--try it and see If you
DON'T
So. even tho he knew that danger
might come any day, Foxy had played
as happily as could be and hadn't wor-
ried a mite. But one morning, when
the sun shone SO brightly that all the
world should have been happy and at
peace he heard the sound that told
him danger was near. Or course. you
know what he heard-he heard the
sound of a gun, The roar rumbled
thru the bare branches of the trees
and echoed clear thru Shadow Woods
Foxy didn't wait to figure out what
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
MEMBERS:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau of Circulation.
American Newspaper Publishers
Association

Some Entente newspapers are en-
deavoring to draw parallel between
President wilson's peace proposals
and the Hampton Roads conference
in 1868. on that occasion President
Lincoln declined to consider anything
but unconditional surrender. The sit
nations are not analogous. The pres
ent war is one among nations. The
Civil War was not on between nations
but was a family affair. 1t was one
in which no outsider had a right to
interfere. No terms which did not
recognize the supreme authority of the
Federal government could be consid-
cred.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

cleaned and dressed it is steamed for
about twenty-five or thirty minutes.
and then cooled partially. Stuff and
bake in the usual way.
The Table.
| Rabbit Pie-Cook rabbit until the
meat falls from bones. Remove all
bone, add meat 10 broth. good piece
of butter, salt and pepper. Have pan
ready, put in layer of rabbit, then
layer of diced potatoes and u taste
CT onion, thea meat, and SO on till all
IS used. Have plenty of broth and
just before filling pie add a little
thickening made of milk and flour
Make a good biscuit dough roll one
half inch thick, cut in strips and put
on top of pie. Bake in quick oven
and serve at once.
Economy Stew-Slice about one-
fourth pound bacon quite thin. put
on to boil one-nalf , our. Then add
to this six midium-s.zed potatoes, six
small carrots cut i,sto small cubes and
about three medium-siZed onions
sliced. Season with salt and pepper
and small teaspoon of celery salt (if
on hand). Let this stew for half
hour. then add pint of canned toma-
toes. Stew half hour longer. This
serves six people literally.
Lima Beans and Corn-Cook one
pound dried lima beans (soak over
night) until done. add one can corn,
salt and pepper, one tablespoon sug-
ar and little butter. Let simmer
on back of stove for a few minutes.
serve This will serve a large family.
Turnip Salad-Wash and peel four
or five rledium-siZed white turnips;
crate, season with salt, pepper and
cream, with enough vinegar to give
it a little sour taste.
Bran Muffins (eggless) 1.-TWO and
one-fourth cups milk. two tablespoons
melted shortening, two tablespoons
sugar, three cups bran, one cup gra-
ham flour, one teaspoon salt. Either
sweet or sour milk may be used. IL
sweet milk is used, use two teaspoons
of baking powder; if sour milk. use
one teaspoon soda and one of baking
powder Beat well and bake in gem
pans. Makes eighteen gems.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

her Gs since reading books from the
library and she had found out
what 'Shakespeare's contemporaries
meant. She had also read most of
his plays, as well as a great many
other classics. She had also discov-
cred on her tri-weekly trips that moth
ing is as becoming to a girl as white
tailored waists and a dark blue serge
suit.
At the head of the hill Carrie and her
father met Sam, who came up ener-
getic. irresponsible, smiling. The old
man had to acknowledge that his Wis
itor was splendid looking. but never
theless he retained his scowl.
How do-you-do, Mr.. Weigel?" said
Sam. pleasantly holding out his hand.
How do?" responded Ferdinand.
suspiciously. What do you want now? +?
Solicitin' again, Carrie says
Yes, 1 am, Mr.. Weigel!''
what fer, now?''
For Carrie. I want her this time
and she seems to think it's all right"
The old man stroked his whiskers
an instant or two with shaking fling
ers, but he looked his relief.
"Oh," said he, turning away sis
that all? Well, take her and God
bless both of you. I thought you was
after money''-Copyright, 1916, by
the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

Business interests appear to have
caused an awakening in the South
along certain lines where everything
has failed. In a discussion of the
movement of negroes to the North in
the Atlanta Constitution is found the
following: ANY fear that reasonable
education would destroy the value of
the negro in his own sphere is absurd.
Proper education will make of the ne
gro a better laborer, a better farm
anything else at which he may turn
his hand
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
Fishing Horses.

Along Albermarle Sound, in the
North Carolina coast, there is mile aft
er mile of low. sandy shore, where
nothing grows except a coarse grass,
few saltwater weeds and wild pars-
ley. on these banks lives a strange
breed of half-wild horses, known as
"banker ponies" These creatures are
generally about twice the size of Shet-
land ponies.
Every year the herd-owners drive
the bankers into pens, brand the
foals with the proper mark, and catch
some of the older animals to sell to
the dealers. North Carolinians say
that the beasts must be starved into
eating grain, hay or grass, for they
have always lived on the rank marsh
grass of the marshes and on fish.
They catch the fish themselves at
low tide; with their hoofs they dig
deep holes in the sand below high
water mark; when the tide falls, they
greedily devour the fish that are
standed in these holes. Often they
fight briskly over an especially tempt
ing morsel.
In captivity these strange horses are
intelligent, but seldom are even in
temper. once tanned, they make e.l-
cellent draft animals. for they have a
strength that - -sproportionate to
their size. Foals that are bred from
bankers in captivity make valuable
animals-strong, healthy, intelligent,
and far less vicious than their parents.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

There is a brisk discussion in France
between the scientific people and the
sentimental, tradition-loving peasants.
1t has been noticed that all the battle
fields of northern France where blood
was shed last year are awave with red
peoples, which grow everywhere and
border all the roads. The peasants
see in it the aftermath of the blood
shed in the fights of last autumn.
Scientific men point out that it is
merely the natural result of the fields
being thrown out of cultivation. But
at least the peasants have tradition on
their side The dreadful battle of
Landen in 1893, when the victorious
French and the defeated allies left
on the field between them some 20, 900
dead, produced a similar phenomenon.
Lord Perth, writing to his sister in
the following summer, described the
appearance of the field in words which
gave Macaulay an opportunity for
characteristic flight. During many
months the ground was strewn with
skulls and bones of horses and men.
The next summer the soil, fer
tilted by 10000 corpses, broke forth
into millions of poppies. The traveller
who, on the road from St Iron to
Tirlemont saw that vast sheet of scar
let spreading from Landen in Nerwin-
den could hardly help fancying that
the figurative prediction of the He
brew prophet was literally accom-
plished, and that the earth was dis
closing ner blood and refusing to cover
the slain. Guardian.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

away from the noise of the gun-on
the side away. Maybe you have no.
ticed that yourself: If a squirrel is
afraid of you, he will run up his tree
on the side away from where you are
standing. If he runs up on the side
nearest you. he is telling you as plain
ly as if he spoke. that he is your friend
and that he is afraid of you no longer
After Foxy reached the shelter of
his nest, he began to plan how he
could help his friend Toppy Cottontafl
for he knew that the gun meant trou-
Bile for Toppy more than for anyone
else. Il must think of a way to help
Toppy, must." he thought.-(Copy-
right-Clara Ingram Judson)
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26


He paints the gold on the lily and the
blush on the budding rose.
And paints the tints of the budding rose
on the cheeks of his little ones,
And calls to them in the gardens to greet
them before he goes.
On through the spaces of silence to care
for millions of suns.
He leaves the prints of his footsteps on
the paths of the Milky Way,
When the sun goes down and the stars
come out on sea with never shore
Starts without end or beginning that
stretch through an endless day,
Round Areturus and Orion and onward
for eyermore.
He loves to pause where the children play
and smile on his little ones,
And paint the rose and the lily that are
blossoming everywhere,
And out from the spaces of silence and
away from millions of suns,
He walks with us in our gardens If we
give him welcome there.
ARMSTEAD o. GRUBB.
Chanute, Kansas.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Salt Rising Bread.

Two tablespoons flour, one teaspoon
sugar, one-eighth teaspoon each of
salt, ginger and soda. Put in quart
bowl.
Cook one large potato, mash fine
with other ingredients in bowl. Pour
on one cup potato water (boiling)
stir well; should be consistency of
pancake batter. Do this at noon, keep
in warm place free from drafts.
At night add more boiling water, as
this thickens by standing. Keep warm
until morning.
Make "risings" in three-quart pail
with warm milk and water, very little
shortening, salt, with enough flour
for soft sponge. pinch soda. Add
starter risings." beat well, keep in
warm place until light. Then mix at
once into loaves, but do not mix as
hard as yeast bread
Cracker Connections.
Ingredients-One cup brown sugar,
one-half cup water, lump butter size
of walnut, one-half teaspoon maple
flavor, one-half pound oyster crackers.
Directions: Boil sugar, water and
butter together until a small portion
dropped in cold water forms a soft
ball; take from the fire, add favor,
beat a moment. dip the crackers in
the mixture and drop on oiled or
waXed paper to COOL
Almond Pudding.
Pound in your mortar one-fourth
pound of sweet almonds; add a table,
spoonful of water. Have ready broken
seven eggs Qeave out the whites), add
one-fourth pound of sifted sugar and
mix together lightly. Cut into small
dice a little candy, orange and lemon
peel, and put over the top, butter and
paper a plain mold or one that will
open. Bake IN a moderate oven.
When Preparing Goose.
When preparing a goose or duck for
roasting it will be found to taste much
sweeter and free from that fatty taste
to which MANY object. if after it is
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

What ails President Wilson," ex-
claims the London Globe. on two
previous occasions in the history of the
world England has attempted to find
out what was the matter with Uncle
Sam. And the investigation proved to
be expensive to her.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

one might almost suppose Generals
Wood and Scott. who testify so glibly
TO the failure of the militia, never
heard that IL was the Thirteenth reg
ular cavalry that Villa caught asleep
at Columbus. " NJ. Neither was it
militia officers that led the troopers
OF the Tenth cavalry into the ambush
at Carrizal
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

criticism because they are said to be
holding their wheat for higher prices
Most of those who are holding their
wheat are doing SO because they can
not obtain cars in which to ship it to
market.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT

By ROY x. MOULTON.

The BungabOe.
The ripping rocky raced in rage,
While whinned the whopping whale;
Flop. Flop, the Tightly flimflimage
Trimtrdmmeled a treaky trail.
"Oh, WOW, won't the wopple wall in woen'
He hankered a heel to hoist her;
But bend thy beak, oh Bungaboe.
Most musty and most moister,
The Bungaboe bawled bales and bowls
or treackle, tears and tripe:
Round, round rambunctiously he rolls
And puffs at his papa's pipe.
Tee hee, tee haw, how tall. how tough!
Now, nevermore he'll need it.
If am fool to write such stuff
Then you are a fool to read it.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
DINNER STORIES

Little as he was, Edward knew a lot
about fathers, especially his own
father, so he approached the difficult
question on hand dubiously.
Father" he said, John Burton is
going to have a birthday next week,
a--d he said he was gcin' to invite me.
And W. got to take him a present"
"a PRESENT." snorted Edward s
father. What for?"
Because 1 must" said Edward.
'All the kids take presents"
That's all nonsense declared
father. Every day or two it is a
present here or a present there. If
you can't be invited without taking a
present you'd better not CO."
Edward made no reply. The next
day his father regretted his hasty
words words to his unhappy looking
little son.
Edward" he said, st bought a
couple of books tonight for you to
take to Johns party
It's too late now, father said
Edward gloomiIy. 81 licked him to-
day so he ouldn't invite me-.
There had been a rattle in the shop
where Pat Murphy works, and Pat had
come out ahead one chicken.
The chicken was large one, alive
and a hen. Pat tucked it under his
arm when the shop closed at noon
on Saturday and took it home to his
wife.
There, ,>Biddy." he said, sis our Sun
day dinner. I'll have its head off in
a jiffy. so ye can get it ready for the
shtuffin'.''
''Whisht bit, Pat, me by" said the
thrifty Biddy. Lave her till mornin'
an maybe she'll lay an egg"
The playwright's own latest play
was being produced. Sitting in the
last row, in the orchestra stalls, he
listened to it's leaden phrases. The
piece was a complete failure. AS the
playwright sat, pale and sad, chilled
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

The public health service has issued
bulletin against worrying. 1t should
be carefully conned, says the Deseret
News, by those who are suffering
from the universal compulsory mill
itary service fever.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

Does the big majority for the saloon
rolled up in Boston indicate that Billy
Sundays power is waning? Maybe it
means that the bean eaters resent the
efforts of a rank outsider to influence
their actions. Certain it is that the
hoOrah method of conducting a cam
paign has failed in this instance.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
Late Shoppers.

that; they push and pull, they're
rough and loud; and some are thin
and some are fat, that swell the
Christmas shopping crowd. Oh, see
them thrust and slap and see how
rude, how impolite and tough; the
Christmas spirit seems to be at times
little bit too rough. The blessed
season should imbue us all with peace,
good will and love, and doesn't it ap-
pear to you a rather shameful thing
to shove, to scratch and poke and rip
and tear, to scramble, scrimmage,
feint and spar. to shout and snort, to
cuss and swear-what hasty fools
these mortals arei A gentler spirit
we'll would serve, more kindness, piety
should rule, when we endeavor to OBJ
serve the lovely season of the Yule.
The little child, did he but know the
Santa Claus that he adoreS is one of
these who yearly go and fight and
scramble at the stores! Oh, reader,
shop, but do not fight, pray neither
tussle, brawl nor shove; oh. do not
push with all your might while at
your little deeds of love.
Diary of a Late Chritmas Shopper.
Wed-Reached the toy department
today, but was beaten back when
success seemed almost certain. At
the suggestion of the egg dealer, a
fellow of fiendish cunning, we have
agreed to spend the night in the
canned goods department. Our dis
covery there is unlikely. We plan to
use olive oil to heighten our re-
semblance to sardines.
Thurs. Early this morning we put
forth to our final and successful ex-
pedition. We reached the top counter
after three hours valiant struggling
with the unspeakable violence of the
mob. Perry and Stephenson were just
padding about in row boats. Unfor-
tunately a blow on the head 1 received
early in the morning has weakened
my mind. [ forgot what it was
wanted at the toy department. Some
thing or other for little Eddie. A
lantern full of olive oil, was it?-or a
magic sardine?. But it little matters
We reached the toy department! What
d glorious victoryi
Happy Thought for Today.
The advance in the price of cabbage
with that of other foods and the pres
ent costliness of cigars makes it a COM
paratively easy matter for anyone to
think up a joke.
This Day in History
Eight years ago today there died
first man who dared keep his hat on
while women were in the elevator.
This Day in History. @
Two hundred years ago today
man named Sympe said "Gesundheit"
after sneezing. AS in many other
similar cases he died poor and never
made cent out of the idea. A
Do 1t Early.
ITS such a care,' said Mrs Nett,
ITO buy for men, and such a bother!
But, oh, here's just the thing-Tll get
This lovely dolly set for father.''
oh, Speak!
All, Lady. let it be thy choice,
To hear me 1 implore;
The witchery of they lovely voice
Fain would I know once more.
Speak, speak, fair one and thus allay
This anguish and this pain.
Oh, speak, if only then to say
Lines busy, call again!'
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

In connection with the peace talk in
Europe, nobody seems to be consulting
the men in the trenches. Also the
"unspeakable' Turk has not spoken.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

Carranza has been told that the
United States is thoroughly in earnest.
In earnest about what2
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
BED TIME I ALES
BY CLARA INGRAM JUDSON
WINTER TROUBLE.

he had better do, no siri He just
scampered up the tree and into his
nest as fast as ever he could go, that's
what he did. And I'll tell you how he
went; he went up the tree on the side
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

A lion cub born at the in Cincinnati
was not treated well by its mother. so
cub has become greatly attached to its
fostermother.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

The high cost of living is not with
out compensation. The doctors say
people cat too much, anyhow.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

Why doesn't President Wilson tr.
a peace note on Mexico?
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
TELEPHONES.
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED =" ESS.

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
pub ration in Topeka.
The news is received in The State Journal
bnilding over wires for tais sole purpose
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

cleaned and dressed it is steamed for
about twenty-five or thirty minutes,
and then cooled partially. Stuff and
bake in the usual way.