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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21

fast as he could go, until he saw them
all come to a stop in front of a big
stump, and, standing there, Sammie,
the rabbit boy. cried:
See, There it is. There's the
spring.
"Oh, he's found the spring 1 was
looking for" thought Uncle Wiggily.
Il must Sc it. l wonder if it's a blue
bird or a fower?" and with that he
gave an excited jump over the stump
right thru the crowd of animal boys,
down little hill and-ker-plumpo
right into spring-of water.
Ouch, Oh dear. Gurgle-urgle-
Club! Why-why didn't you say it
was spring-a spring of water?"
asked Uncle Wiggily, as he scrambled
to shore all dripping wet, and sneez-
ing.
oh, 1 am so sorryi" cried Sammie
We didn't know you were around. ]
found this spring the other day, and
when the animal boys were thirsty Just
now l said I'd take them to it, as ]
knew it would not be frozen. And
y wish it had been frozenv' cried
Uncle Wiggily. Then l wouldn't have
fallen in. But never mind, 1 found a
spring all right, tho not the kind ]
was looking for. And L had an ad-
venture. That is best of alli'
And if you take cold you'll have
another, said Billie Bushytail
But the animal boys rubbed Uncle
Wiggily dry with some old leaves. and
then they quickly ran with him to his
hollow stump bungalow. where Nurse
Jane gave HIM hot sassafras tea. SO he
oldnt take cold after all, and he
laughed at what had happened to him
III not be SO quick to jump next
Time" the bunny rabbit said. And If
our postman doesn't whistle for nv
dog, and make him bark at the pussy
willow tree, I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily in the mud-(Copy-
right: 1910 by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21

A billion dollars worth of crude
rubber has been imported into the
United States in the last dozen years,
and s20o.Ooo,o00 worth of rubber
manufactures have been exported in
the same period. Our expectation of
rubber manufactures has grown very
rapidly. having been in 1914 but s12,-
600. 900. and in 1916 ss4.0oo.o0o. The
value of rubber manufactures pro-
duced in the United States grew from
approximately 5000. 900. 900 in 1910 to
$500, 100000 in 1914. the value of all
rubber manufactures in the country
being about three times as much as
that of the rubber imported in the
corresponding year. The capital now
invested in the rubber manufacturing
industries in the United States is over
100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21
AN EASTER MESSAGE.

The sixth war relief message of the
federal council of the Churches of
Christ in America, called IAN Easter
Message" quotes Herbert c. Hoover
as saying that America is only be-
suffering and restitution to rest upon
her conscience"
The message has just been mailed
to nearly 100000 individual churches.
The first message was issued in May,
1915
1t lays stress upon the spirit of self
sacrifice shown by the peoples of the
countries which have been involved
in the war. While America has given
9 cents per capita for relief in Bel
GUM, Tasmania has given $3.50 and
New Zealand $1.25. Canada has given
much more in proportion to her num-
bers than the United States for Bel
GUM and for the relief of Armenians
and Syrians, besides raising an army
of a half million men and boys with
all the accompanying burdens. The
people of the warning countries, it is
said, have definitely accepted the
ance of the war. This, the MESA se
asserts, few Americans have done.
The liberality of certain churches
and individuals is recounted in the
message. While the American people
have given less than 20 cents per cap
tia per year since the war began, a
little church at Owings, S. c., of forty
members, half of them children and
none well-to-do, gives $40 per month.
A small church at Pomfret Conn.,,
gives regularly at the rate of SIS per
capita per year. An Episcopal rector
was given a legacy of $1,000. He
wrote that he didn't need it at that
time. and couldn't use it while the
world is suffering so terribly, and
turned it over to the federal council
! for war relief A chauffeur sent $50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21
HOUSEHOLD HINTS


Turning up the hem of a skirt is ore
of the biggest difficulties met By the
home dressmaker
Adjust the skirt correctly at the
waistline. Next, place one end of a
yardstick evenly on the floor at the
exact center of the front of the skirt
and place a pin where thr top end of
the stick comes on the skirt
In the same way mark the center
of the back, each side at the hips. and
once between each of these four in
itial markings.
Remove the skirt and lay it flat on
a table.
If the skirt is to be six inches from
the floor, deduct this amount from
the length of the yard stick and
measure thirty inches from the pin
markings to bottom of skirt This
last marking is the bottom of the
skirt.
After a little practice you can reach
around so as not to change the po-
sition and can mark your own skirt
quite satisfactorily.
New Savory Dish-Which makes a
complete and cheap meal-BOil two
cups rice in double boiler. Take one
fourth pound beef liver and run it
thru grinder another quarter pound
liver and dice into half-inch pieces;
half pound pork sausage. three slices
thick bacon diced small; plenty of
sliced onions or finely chopped garlic
or BOTH one green pepper chopped
fine Mix thoroly. Fry in fat until
nearly DONE then add rice. mixing ii
in while whole is frying Allow dish
to cook as long as possible. then serve
hot in place of meat and potatoes.
This viii serve eight persons
French Yea Loaf = Take veal
shank, put in pot and just cover with
boiling water. adding one bay leaf.
two cloves, one sliced onion, a tiny
red pepper pod. a teaspoon of salt.
Boil until meat is tender: remove
shank and boil liquor down to about
one cupfu1- Meantime cut cold sliced
beets, carrots, pickles and stuffed
olives in fancy shape, also two hard
boiled eggs sliced, and a heaping
tablespoon minced parsley. Wet a
mold in cold water and while still
wet stick the eggs. vegetables and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21

parsley on the bottom and side, then
slice the meat very thin and put care
fully in the mold and strain the Ii
quor. when cool, over meat When
firm turn out platter, garnish
with parsley and sliced olives.
Spanish Spaghetti-One pound
hamburger. one can tomatoes (smalD,
one-half box spaghetti, pepper to
taste eve prefer red pepper). one and
one-half bay leaves, one-half teaspoon
allspice. Boil spaghetti thirty min
utes; while boiling cook tomatoes and
onion together. Brown hamburger in
butter, add to tomatoes, boil all to-
gether, adding water as needed. Be
careful it does not burn. Cook one
hour Serve with crackers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21

Nearly half the Jews in the world
are residents of Russia. The revolu-
ton means more to them than
to any other people. The new gov
eminent of Russia enfranchises these
all at once, and removes every re-
striction heretofore put upon them.
Whatever Jews have in America they
arc now, it seems, to have in Russia.
The letters are at once struck from the
hands of the greatest body of Jews
in the world numbering approximately
100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21
Who is
ing us out of war now

American exports fell off $147.-
p32,659 in February, the total being
1856, 523.034 as compared with the
corrected total of s613,555,6 500 in jan
nary, according to a statement issued
by the Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce, Department Of
Commerce. Imports fell off SAP, 239,-
6S5, the total purchases abroad in
February being valued at $199,576,-
597, as against s241,S16,2S2 in jan
nary. All of which probably is due the
German divers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21
ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT
By ROY X. MOULTON.

Isn't 1t!
How drear that Sabbath afternoon,
When father in his Oldest kicks,
Doth search about alas! to find
There's nothing he can fix
The Telephone Girl.
Be kind and tender to the dear,
For tho at times it's true,
She hangs the buzzer in your ear
And answers back to you,
And keeps you waiting till you're wild,
And heeds you not at all,
And asks at last, so sweet and mild,
What number did you call?"
And does a let of others, too,
That rouse you to rage;
Think of the work she has to do
At such meagerN wage.
Think of the many every hour
That she must answer, too.
And lots of them are just sour
And mean to her as you!
The man we all hate is the party
who thinks it's pretty rich when we
feel cheap.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21
Is YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From, the columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

About a dozen young men dubbed to-
gether and made a Tom and Jerry yester-
day.
Washburn college has telephone The
young man in charge keeps it locked up,
and students have to pay cents every time
they use it.
brigham Young carried the east pre-
cinct of the Second ward 129 to 8. When
the Santa Fe people have candidate out,
they support him almost to a man.
Bernard Kelley delivers his lecture on
the American Home" tomorrow evening,
and George II. Peck delivers his lecture
on Europe ThrO Kansas Eyes April L.
The Silver Fight comes up in the House
tomorrow The debate may last all week
Filibustering tactics are threatened by its
opponents. The Russian extradition treaty
will be discussed by the senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21

A wealthy New York man has given
100000 anonymously in monthly in
stallments and has recently increased
these monthly gifts.
The churches of the country are
urged to take a special war relief Of
fering on Easter Sunday and to in
augurate the plan already followed by
many churches of giving regularly to
war relief by a system of pledges of
weekly or monthly gifts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21

that the embargo was lifted on sew
eral important lines-and the strike
was broken. 1t ended formally with
Debs's offer of surrender on July IL.
Debs sued to the supreme court to
test the validity of the injunction un-
der which Cleveland sent the troops
and arrested him. The court in a
unanimous opinion upheld the inJunc-
tion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21


you'd had another apple you might
ha' made another bar'L"
The head of the firm was a hus-
tier; therefore, being a hustler, 1t an
noyed him to see other people who
were not hustlers idling about. One
day in a praiseworthy attempt to
awake his languid staff, he purchased
six signs. bearing on their front the
stirring motto: do it now" These
he fixed in various parts of the office,
and returned to his hustling to await
results. The following Saturday the
hustler, sad of face, wearing an ex-
preston of defeated ardor, and with
hammer in his right hand, gloom
lily detached each of the signs from
the wall and bore them despairingly
to the dust bin.
You see. during the week the
cashier had gone with $4,000. the
chief bookkeeper had eloped with the
typist, three junior clerks had asked
for raise. and the office boy had
gone to Hounslow Heath to become a
highwayman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21
IT Soyed -h!e>wu suck
4rler my tpekt"
Sad Rice 70 Mrs. RICE,
Ard thoc1h he spoke qvraeo
hlckly,Yei
T. vac athn excuSe 9 ~

The Rural Sage.
set about an chew all day
An set and think, and ph1ossifize,
An every time I say say
The folks allow I'm purity WISE
1 say a thing they've heard before.
1 say a thing they ought % know;
But when it's ME that says it, Lor',
They say, by gum, it must be SO.
They think I'm wise as all git out,
1 guess they think l am because
talk like this and set about
And set an think an chew on straws
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21
And his name is Maude.

Members of the California Iegisla-
tive assembly have by a large ma
jority passed a measure for mutual
protection. The bill makes it a mis-
demeanor to offer to sell entertain
ment tickets to a candidate. Probably
every man who voted for it had been
Etung.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21

Alafso cfted H'ts Tramp and
Pm a miserable wre{ch 6r
q 1ac'
For Though waller 10 me
IS a loHUre, l seq
Thai I'm Setlun' a cr1ck
III my baGke" ~
Today'S Sheer.
How many ancestors are Dragging
about their descendants?
Another sign of spring is the small
boy who walks rafters'' in the new
houses.
Lots of people who think they have
long heads only have long ears.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21

The people of this country think
they are progressive and smart but
Constantinople has been dry since
1453. 1t was the only world capital
having prohibition until Washington
was made arid by the recent act of
congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21
DINNER STORIES

Miss Helen, the daughter of the
family in which jet-bIack Maria Jack
son occasionally worked by the day.
had been given a beautiful cup and
SAUCER of rare china. She showed it
to Maria and said:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21

The German sailors interned at
Philadelphia, who attempted to escape
by swimming the icy river, give evil
dence that they do not appreciate
Uncle Sans hospitality. Now they
are to be sent south where the water
is warmer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21

If any Belgian housewife succeeds
in concealing her Sunday tablecloth,
we suppose some 1uckless German Sc
questrator will feel the heavy hand of
kultur
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21

"Since I've met you, it's case of
twenty girls in one."
And the smile she gave him in an
Swer meant more than any twenty
smiles he had ever seen.-(Copyright
1917. by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21

Evidently it is expected that the
'master spy in spite of all the warn
ing given, will remain in this country
waiting to be captured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21

The stand taken by the dozen dis
graced senators is having its effect
The kaiser now encourages the Ger
man press to go to the limit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21

The market editor announces that
food prices are tumbling. But the
real question is, will they stay tum-
bled?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21
You Know What.

OF course, when Winter howls and halls,
When days frigidy and freely.
When must brave the stormy gales,
Why then, of course, it's very easy
To see need em heavy.
We go and buy them by the bevy,
For when the weatherS cold you know,
We like 'em heavy.
But when the balm of Spring arrives.
When flowers bud and chores are irking
When buy bonnets for our wives
And yawn and curse the need of work
ing,
When old Sol gets to work and when
We feel frisky a fighter
Why then, as you'll agree, why then
We like em lighter.
Springs warmth brings languor, yawns
and signs.
1t brings a happiness and joyance,
And what on colder days we prize,
On warmer days are an annoyance:
Last seasons from the trunk haul,
And on the c1othes-line we arrange 'em,
Hooray, oh joy, we cry, it's al
Most time to change 'emi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21

Hotel clerks are young men gowned
in the latest modes and employed to
make you i'll at ease. Hard beds or
cold food often have much to do with
the frightfulness of hotel life, but
hotel clerks have more. With no
other aid than a loud vest and highly
polished hair a hotel clerk of ordinary
talent can make railroad president
trip up in his grammar. A hotel clerk
might be born and raised in Council
Bluffs-to the regret of it's Cham Der
of Commerce-but a hotel clerk with
out a New York accent would be more
amazing than a Saturday night with
out a bath. Mothers. are your little
boys insolent beyond words and fresh
as all get out? Let them follow their
natural bent. Let them grow up to be
hotel clerks,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-21

Then again, the new government
may increase the output of Russian
dancers.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-05-11

of INSTRUMENTATION and still adhere
to the laws. the precedents and the
book learning of their fathers.
This is OUR great problem. 1t is a
difficult complicated problem and Is
causing a struggle of titanic proper
tions-a struggle to throw off in a
night, as it were, the precedents Of an
old world for the realities of new.
Precedent makes towards of us all
But the educator, the scientist and the
inventor have left US no choice. We
must adjust our thought and action to
new conditions.
The changes Of the last twenty-five
years socially, industrially and econom-
ically have been great, yet ! believe
they are infinitesimal compared to the
changes that are coming.
believe these changes are going to
deal most largely with the relation
ship Of man to man.
The Day Of Individualism Gone.
In this country we have been living
in an age of the utmost freedom to the
individual. 1t has been the individual
istic period. when the order OF the day
has seemed TO be every fellow for him
self and the devil take the hindmost."
We have gloried in the freedom OF
the individual and have practised this
freedom to a point where. in many
phases of our life, 1t has amounted to
license to do almost anything that we
pleased or that brought profit or
fancied renown. regardless Of It's effect
on ones fellowmen.
In the early days. when instantaneous
REORGANIZATION did not exist. when
education was meagre and science un.
developed. what the individual did was
Of comparatively small consequence, for
his deeds did not reach very far and
did not affect many people.
With INSTRUMENTATION drawing
the world together In one centralized
community, the act Of the individual
can affect large number of people
therefore. that form of freedom which
Is simply another expression for II
cense to do as one pleasese can nc
| longer exist.
| When Manhattan was sparsely set
tied and most of the people lived or
its southern end it would not have
mattered much had there been a case
of smallpox at the north end. The pa
tient could have done pretty much a,
he pleased without endangering AM
| one else.
But case of smallpox in the north
ern end of Manhattan to-day must b,
quarantined Immediately to protec
other people.
When I was a hey there was no So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty t,
Animals, and had any one suggeste,
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-05-11

/ AS matter of fact, when working
an increase in his wage; that is what
the papers tell us the trouble is all
about and that Is what be asks for; but
way down underneath what he Is really
striking for is larger percentage of
| the profits Of the business.
He may not realize this, but, sub
consciously. this is precisely what he
| Is doing.
No mere increase in wages can ever
satisfactorily solve this problem. 1t
can be solved only on the basis Of
profit sharing.
BY profit sharing 1 do not mean
bonus giving. / mean actual profit
sharing plans based on the earnings
of the business. with a fair percentage
to capital and fair percentage to
labor after ordinary wages and inter-
est have been earned
Profit sharing can be done salts
factorily only when the business con-
Germ makes public its transactions, so
that the laborer and the stock holder
can know as much about the business
as does the manager himself.
In the adjustment of difficulties be-
tween capital and labor am conf
dent that open books will accomplish
much more than open shops.
These changes are far-reaching and
fundamental. What are we going to
do about It? What is to be our men
tai attitude2 How are we going to
handle these problems?
Can we approach them from the
same point Of view as did our fathers,
who lived in strictly individualistic
age? Can we approach them from the
knowledge We have gained from law
books which were written in the In
dividualistic age? II we do we will
b combating the mighty onward
rush Of new thought and new condi-
tons. provided in large measure by
the scientist. the educator, the inven-
tor.
What the Future Holds Forth.
What Is the outlook? Is it a sad,
pessimistic future that unfolds? Does
life hardly seem worth living under
the new conditions or does II hold out
an optimistic future, with finer op-
portunities and more worth while
goals?
Let me see II 1 can picture it as ]
see it. First, just glance into the
past.
About the only goal we have had
/ has been the almighty dollar The
first question asked when a man Gles
/ is, How much was he worth?" witt
scarcely a thought as to how much
he did for his community or his coun
try.
But what has it all amounted to;
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-05-11

Have the men who have lived and
worked simply to acquire great for
tunes obtained peace of mind, happi-
ness and honor? How many OF them
could answer Yes?
Has the country been benefited by
the course they have taken? A very
large majority OF our countrymen
would answer No"
On the whole, the individualistic
age has not been success. either for
the individual or the community In
which he has lived, or the nation.
We are, beyond question. entering
on a period where the welfare of the
community takes precedence over the
interests of the individual and where
the liberty Of the individual will be
more and more circumScribed for the
benefit of the community as a whole.
Mans activities will hereafter be
required to be not only for himself
but for his fellowmen.
To my mind there is nothing In the
signs of the times 90 certain as this.
How the Rewards Will Come.
Our only decoration-the almighty
dollar-is receding into the background.
The man of exceptional ability, of
more than ordinary talent, will here
after look for his rewards. for bis
honors, not in one direction but in
two:-Frst-and foremost-in some
public work accomplished. and. sec
ondarily. in wealth acquired.
In place Of having It said Of him at
his death that he left SO many hundred
thousand dollars 1t will be said that he
rendered certain amount of public
service and, incidentally. left a certain
amount Of money.
Such goal will prove far greater
satisfaction to him, he will live a more
rational. worth while life and he will
be doing his share to provide a better
country in which to live.
have two reasons for believing that
future conditions will be as l have
briefly sketched them:
First, because the world 10 being
drawn together in one centralized
community through the wonderful de-
velopment in science and the marvel
lous work of the inventor.
Second, because in our country
especially we are entering upon a new
stage of development, which calls
loudly for men who will render dis
interestea public service.
We face new conditions, and in
order to survive and succeed we will
require different spirit Of public
service.
One reason why l am strongly for
universal military training is that it
deN elops in the youth sense of all
/ around re ponsibilifv to his country,
not only il. ne of war but in time Of