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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
By BRINK E2HOFF.

Romano Salad With College Dressing.
Discard the outer green leaves and
detach the others from the stem.
Wash thoro1y in very cold water, dry
carefully, put into a salad bowl and
toss lightly in the following dressing:
College Dressing: Rub over soup
plate with a Glove of garlic, cut in
halves. Put in half a teaspoon each
of salt, white pepper. chilli Colorado
(mild Mexican pepper) and curry
powder, one teaspoon of finely
chopped parsley, the grated yellow
rind of half a small lemon and one
teaspoon of grated onion. Mix well.
add four tablespoons of oil. crush the
solid ingredients in the oil, add two
tablespoons of vinegar, mix again and
strain over the romafne. This guam
tity will serve four persons.
Lenten Dishes.
/ Baked Rice With Peanuts Wash
we'll one-half cup rice, add one-half
cup each of ground peanuts and milk
and one cup water. Season with salt,
add two chopped sweet peppers, bake
in moderate oven. stirring once in a
while until rice is done.
Vegeta ble-Rice Loaf-Cook three
potatoes, three carrots and three
onions till tender. Drain off water.
Cut vegetables in small pieces. Cook
a cup of whole grain rice in sailed
water till light and tender. Drain.
Mix all together, add cup of bread
crumbs, spoon of melted butter, more
salt eff desired) and pepr er. Mold
into loaf Grease bottom of roasting
pan. place loaf in it with piece of
butter on top. Add two cups water,
cover and bake one hour till nice and
brown. Garnfsh with parsley.
Cereal Loaf (no meat or potatoes)
Two cups lima beans, one cup
cooked oatmeal, one-half. cup peanut
butter, one-half cup water, two table
spoons minced onion, one tablespoon
poultry seasoning. salt to taste, one
beaten egg. Soak lima beans in cold
water over night. Eext morning drain,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01

Once upon a time there was a little
toy duck who lived in a Japanese
garden Not a really truly japanese
garden of course. just a little pretend
one-the kind you make in a dish, out
of horseradish roots.
But the little toy duck was a real
Japanese toy-made in Japan and
brought over to Chicago in a big ocean
boat. There it was seen and pur-
chased by little girl and put in her
brand new horseradish japanese
garden.
Now" said the little girl, you're
not a toy any more, you're a really,
truly duck, and you live in this really,
truly garden.
So at once the little toy duck shed
all his toy feelings and they slipped
drowned-and the little toy duck felt
himself to be a really true duck who
lived in a Japanese garden.
He had q very jolly time there, too,
tho som etirnes he got just a bit lone
some, for all the company he had
was the little toy swan over on the
/, next horseradish island,
listen-see the people come and go in
the big living room-hear their talk
about the many strange happenings in
their lives.
Il wish I could TAX he thought to
himself II believe it is much more
sociable to talk than to just sit and
listen
Then he pondered and listened an
other whole day.
And the people came and went and
finally night arrived-the lights in the
house shone & while, then went out
The night time was the little duck 6
favorite time, for then the moon
beams ffickered in thru the window
pane, danced onto the water in the
horseradish japanese garden and
played games with the tiny toy duck.
..Oh. il L could only talk now
thought the duck wistfully, what q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01

add more water and boil until soft,
then put thru food chopper: add other
ingredients and shape into loaf. Place
this i'll pan in which one tablespoon
in moderate oven until Drowned
(about thirty minutes; basic while
baking. If too soft to shape, add
some bread crumbs.
Goldfish Balls-One cup Goldfish
flaked. one pint peeled potatoes cut
in cubes, one egg, one tablespoon but
ter pepper to taste. Flake fish into
small pieces with a fork, add potatoes
and cook in boiled unsalted water un-
til potatoes are done; drain and mash
thoroly; add butter (inelted) and we'll
beaten egg. Beat mixture until very
light add pepper to taste and more
salt if necessary. s..s
Have ready a kettle of deep hot fat
and add spoonfuls of mixture to the
fat. Do not fry too many at once.
When brown they are done.
They may be reheated by placing
in a colander or on a platter covered
with an unglazed paper and leave
them in a hot oven for a few minutes.
This makes it convenient to have the
fish balls made and fried one day and
served the next.
Mock Oysters-One can corn, three
eggs whites and yolks beaten sep
arately), four tablespoons flour tadd
more flour if corn is thin), a little
salt. Put corn in bowl, add flour,
yolks of eggs and salt Just before
frying stir in beaten whites of eggs.
Drop mixture by tablespoonfuls into
hot deep fat. Serve with hot maple
strip.
EscaIoped Bread and Cheese-Three
large slices of bread. three ia tablespoons
butter, five ia blespoons grated cheese,
one and one-half cups of milk and
one egg. Butter the bread and cut
into inch squares Place alternate
LAYERS of the bread and cheese into
buttered pan. Moisten well with
mixture made of the egg and milk,
salt, pepper and mustard. Bake till
set and Drowned lightly on top.
A new invention for pedestrians consists
of interchangeable rubber heels attached
to shoes by permanent metal fasteners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01
SIDE T AL TX S
The Unnatural Jealousy.
BY RUTH CAMERON.

Is there anything in the world more
ignob1e than the jealousy that a wife
or husband will so often feel of the
others parent, usually. the mother?
Jealousy is an unbeautiful emotion
anyway. OF all jealousies, sex jeal-
ousy, though the most violent. seems
to me the least hideous because it is
natural. One can understand and pity
because it is planted so deep in human
nature that it is intertwined with the
very sources of life. 1t takes an al
most superhuman control not to feel
sex jealousy when one seems to have
reason for it.
But this other jealousy is not nat
ural. 1t is not uncomfortable. In
the majority of cases it is simply a
manifestation of selfishness given free
rein. and a narrow and petty state of
mind
OF course there are cases where the
/ husband or wife with reason resents
the other party's attitude.
For instance, / know of one wife
who insisted on returning to mothers
home her wedding night because
she was homesick, and has never been
willing to leave it since. / do not
think one could blame that husband
very much for objecting when he had
a home ready for her and her mother
did not particularly need her.
Again, 1 know of a husband who
permitted his mother, woman of
VIGOROUSLY peculiar temper, to refuse
to speak to his wife though they
lived in the same house cat the
mothers desire). Day after day, the
mother addressed all remarks to her
son, absolutely ignoring the wife.
But these are not ordinary cases.
More typical is the case where a hus-
band or wife has gotten into the habit
of resenting normal attentions paid
by the other party to father or
mother.
That is just what it is. a habit, a
twist of mind in that direction.
1 know a husband who appears to
love his wife and yet who sometimes
makes her life a hell because he re-
sents everything she does for her
mother. Not long ago the mother
was i'll and the daughter was Obliged
to leave her home for a week to take
care of her until a nurse could be
| found. She left a good maid and ar
| ranged, SO far as she could, for every
| thing. Yet when she came back her
| husband would hardly speak to her.
She is a highstrung woman and the
sense of being torn between two needs
| is terrible to her.
How can anyone who loves be SO
cruel to the loved one?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01
II is diffic11lt to foilow The aranmant

It is difficult to follow the argument
which would support a decision that
the question of sailing in the danger
zone, says the New Republic. is to be
left to the discretion of individual
ship owners. That is a risk that our
government cannot afford to run. 1t
cannot afford to assume that since
Americans have a right to go our
government has q duty to act only
when the right has been invaded. That
would be an empty legalistic way of
meeting the issue. The essential fact
Is that an unusual condition exists
on the sea. Germany has proclaimed
il and the United States has answered
by severance of diplomatic relation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01
HARRISGERs

When the buds begin a-swellin' and a.
: Dustin on the trees,
And the catkins on the willows nod and
beckon on the breeze:
When the blackbirds are a-singin' in the
treetops fit to kill,
And the Dutchman, s. breaches bloomin' In
the woods along the hill:
When the boys are playin' marbles and the
girls a-jumpin' rope,
And the outside of the windows get their
long due taste of soap;
When block from home Erastus sheds his
stockin's and his shoes.
And we hear the bluebirds' twitters and the
pigeons ardent coos:
When the sun is gettfn hotter and / angle
toward the shade.
And observe my preacher-neighbor totin'
home a brand new spade
Then the thot that FISH'RE BITIN' goes
a-chasin thru my frame.
And you beteher life I KNOW FOR SURE
that Gentle Spring HAS CAME,
Topeka. -Picksmith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01
Returns from 100 wood pulp mills

/ returns from 100 wood pulp mills
.thruout the country, received in con-
nection with the census of pulp-wood
consumption and wood pulp produc-
ton being made by the Forest Serv-
ice in cooperation with the News
print Manufa cturers association.
show that the reporting mills used in
1a16 3.419,OOO cords of wood and had
an output of approximately 2,229,0 600
tons of pulp. 1t is expected that by
the middle of March reports from
practically all of the mills in the
country operating in 1916 will have
been received. Complete figures are
to be made public as soon as the
remaining mills have been heard from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01
ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT
BY ROY X. MoULToN.

To a Pipe.
Companion of my easy hours
Your many joys | sing,
At close of day when evening lowers,
All, what balm you bring.
You bring a mood of sweet repose,
You soothe my weary head,
You seem to scatter all my woes
And bring me peace instead.
1 love to sing your praises DER,
/ love with you to sit;
And yet l think I'd love you more
If L could keep you lit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01
DINNER STORIES

Johns father kept a candy store.
and the little fellow often carried
candy to school to divide with the
other children. One morning the
teacher noticed a strong smell of pep
permint and began to investigate in
order to stop eating during school
hours. Unable to detect the culprit,
she bent over small John and whis-
pered:
John, have you any eandy?"
mo, ma am" he replied.
Have any of the other boys any 20
No. mann"
AS she turned away he touched her
hand and said: II will bring you
some at noon
Tillie was very fond of pleasant
days. and at the close of a heavy
rainstorm petitioned in her prayer for
fine weather. When, the next morn
ing, the sun shone bright and clear,
she became jubilant and told her
prayer to her grandmother.
We'll. dear" said the grandmother
to the little girl. why can't you pray
tonight that it may be warmer to-
morrow. SO that grandma's rheuma-
tisnn will be better?''
'All right. 1 WILL was quick re-
Spouse. and that night, as she knelt.
she said:
"Oh. Lord. please make it hot for
grandma"
One day man who was interested
in social work went into the tene-
ment district and, wishing to see a
certain man, but having only a gen
eral idea as to where he lived. ap-
preached small boy.
My boy" he asked. can you show
me where Mr. schmidowitz lives?"
Yes, sir. Come right with me
SIR
The boy entered an adjacent door,
way and started to climb the difficult
stair. Up four flights he went. the
visitor breathlessly following. and
finally paused at an open door.
This is the door, SIR said the
boy. Mr.. Schmidowitz lives in
there"
Look as il we had stacked nm
against hard luck remarked the
visitor. peering into the room. Mr.,
Schmfdowitz' doesn't appear to be
here"
NO, SIR" was the rejoinder. THAT
was him sittin' down on the front
doorstep when we came In
my husband goes out every eve
ming for a little constitutional said
one woman to another Then she in
ouired: Does yours"
No replied the other. NO, my
husband always keeps it in the house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01
rs YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From, the columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
February 28, 1892.

James Whitcomb Riley the Hoosier poet.
who will entertain a Kansas audience for
the first time tonight, arrived in IT. Topeka
Mr.. Riley is of medium size, trim built
his neatly trimmed gray hair parted in the
middle. He is a good dresser and sticks
to his cutaway coat and dogs ear collar.
The Topeka Rapid Transit railway has
safely emerged from its Affections. Mr.
He said: The Metropolitan Trust com
pany. who brought suit as trustee for
bondholders is going to dismiss its suit
now is making money" The stockholders
have elected the following directors: N. a.
Rossington, F. j. Dallas, J. q. sioneeker.
Samuel T. Howe. r. NJ. Gage aud c. c.
Baker Mr.. Baker said: Mr.. Joseph Pat
ten who built the Rapid Transit road and
has operated it since it was constructed
will continue to act as superintendent"
EIwood PETER. son of Senator PETER. has
has gone to Cincinnati, Ohio where he will
engage ill newspaper work.
Judge Guthrie is to wear diamonds to-
day. For the soldiers of the recent en-
campment at Atehison have sent him a
The cotton mill. situated a half mile west
of the city limits on Tenth street burned
this afternoon. The fire was known to
be out of the city limits but Chief Will
marth and the ladder truck from No. 3
far as Christ hospital but the mud was
found too deep for the horses and they
were obliged to return. The cotton mill
was a handsome two story structure. 1t
had 40 feet frontage on Tenth street with
two 60 foot LIS" extending back to the
rear. The fire made a grand sight and
was witnessed by most Of Tennesseetown
and a deputation from Washburn college.
The building. was owned by the Topeka
Cotton Manufacturing company of which
L. L. Turner is president and A. w.
Knowles treasurer. The mill was a product
Of the BOOM" started by a stock company
of Topeka capitalists at the solicitation of
MI James W. M la III OF mew i hHT bis
mess. Hard times came before all the
stock was paid for and the scheme fell
thru. The building cost about $4,000 and
was to have been used as the site Of can
ming factory enterprise started by e. b.
Merriam.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01
WAR AND BUSINESS.

Nothing should be left undone says
Henry Clews, for strengthening the
hands of the president upon whom a
tremendous responsibility rests. He
should be given necessary power and
freedom in order properly to meet thas
responsibility. If war comes. it will
be time for action rather than dis
cussion. Fortunately, congress ad-
iourns March which should relieve
the president of much embarrassment
the country being quite content to
trust his judgment.
OF course, congress alone can de-
clare war but there should be no
hesitation in that body about trusting
the president as far as possible. He
has most patiently exerted every eff
fort to avoid war; not a few believ-
ing that he has been too patient, and
that our forbearance has been mis-
taken for weakness. His course, how
ever will have the advantage of prov
ing that this country has not been the
aggressor.
These remarks, he says, are based
upon q danger that Americans sin
This country does not want war with
Germany, as is seIf-evident on all
sides. If it come, we should as a ma
| ton take it calmly. Some excitement
may occur at first. but our people
should promptly recover their poise,
and accept the situation as did the
countries Of Europe to whom the con-
sequences were infinitely more serious.
Business may be deranged for a few
weeks until banking and industrial es-
adjustments have adjusted themselves
to new conditions. But mobilization
plans in these directions are already
far advanced, and there is reason to
| believe that within a few weeks the
new system would be working fairly
smoothly.
War would of course immensely
stimulate a number of home indus
tries, particularly those fitted to meet
military and naval demands. The fed
era1 government would undoubtedly
take on many new activities and impose
a variety of new and perhaps incon-
venient regulations as war measures.
Our banking system. effectively back
ed and solidified by the federal re-
serve board, is ready for any emer-
gency. A large government loan is
imminent, rumor saying $500, 1000, 900
at per cent. and would be very
promptly taken, as would others that
might follow.
One effect of the war will be a
heavy increase in taxation. Under ex-
listing plans the outlay for the navy
without war will be nearly $780,
| 100000 in the year ending June 80,
1918. and the OUTLAWS for preparedness
the next fiscal year will approximate
$1,000, 100000, compared with s613.-
100000 for the fiscal year ending
next June.
1t is quite evident we are in for
heavy taxes for several years to come,
and considerable bond issues, which
i of course will be heavily augmented
in case Of actual hostilities. War
would without doubt be accompa MED
by q period of intense industrial ac-
, tivity in certain lines: also continued
initiation in values owing to scarcity of
many commodities, arrangement OF
distribution and the further drain
upon labor supplies for military neces-
stiles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01
Edward Hungerford in Golfers

Edward Hungerford in Golfer s.
writes of laws regulating railroads as
follows: In sixteen states there are laws
regulating the type of caboose
freight train must haul. Linen covers
are required for headrests IN the
coaches in one commonwealth; IN an
other they are forbidden as unsani-
tary. Oklahoma and Arkansas are
neighbors, but their regulations In re-
gard to the use of screens in the day
coaches of their railroads are not at
all neighborly. In one of them
screens are required; in the other alb
solutely forbidden. 1t therefore is
hard work to get a train over the
imaginary line which separates Ar
kansas and Oklahoma without frac-
turing the law Still another state
compels the continuous whistling of
locomotive while within the limits of
any town; the one adjoining it makes
such an act criminal offense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01

The difference between the circum-
stances of the sinking of the Lusitania
and the Laconia, says the Louisville
Courier-Journal. is that the first in
cident was premeditated murder as
per announcement. and the last pre-
meditated murder after broken
pledge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01

One of the most far reaching meas
lures offered in the legislature at the
present session is the one by Senator
Laing, which provides that all the
useless employees of the state be fired
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01

Shall the country turn a deaf ear
to the cabled appeal of Mr.. Hoy, whose
mother and sister persisted as the re-
suit of the sinking of the Laconia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01

The British have begun rolling up
the Turkish army from the south. 1t
would be interesting to know what has
become of the Russian army in Asia
Minor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01
BED TIME TALES
Rw CLARA TNrRAM .1I1DgON
by CLARA INGRAM
THE LITTLE TOY DUCK.

jolly time I would have playing with
the moonbeams."
En- asked a moonbeam just then,
what is that you want to doe"
The duck was SO frightened he near
~ slid into the water. Il wonder IL
he was talking to me-" he thought.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01

Los Angeles is calling for naval pro-
lection. Since the city is about 20
miles from the ocean it is difficult to
see the force OF the plea. Perhaps
I she merely is trying to get share
OF any federal appropriation which
may be made for national defense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01

The Weather Man.
Tho threatened, bul1ied and despised
Tho made the butt of jest,
Tho little loved and poorly priced
He tries his very best;
So let us cease to always call
The weather man a pill,
Because it seldom rains at all
When he declares it will.
He leads a life of nervous fears
No other mortal can
Be half SO wretched as appears
The wretched weather man;
So let us heap no further care
Or curses on his head,
Tho when he says it will be fair
1t always rains instead.
Alone he lives and friendless he,
All. what a dreary lot!
It's sad to think that one must be
So lonely is it not?
Perhaps we'd weep a bit and sob
To note his dreary plight,
If he appeared to know his job,
Or ever guessed it right!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01

After many delays by a remarkable
coincidence. Ambassador Gerard and
Ambassador Won Bernstorff sailed for
their respective homes on the same
do
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01

1t might expedite action by congress
IL the president would indicate exactly
what he means by "other instrument
tslfties"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01

The people of the United States now own
fully two-fifths of the known diamonds of
the world, their value exceeding those of
any other country; while the annual i'm
portation for domestic use is also greater
than that of any other country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01
Strawberry Dess,

Strawberry Dessert-When you
have some canned strawberries left
and not enough for a meal, add some
water and sugar, put on stove to boil,
then thicken with potato tit has bet
ter taste than corn starch); let boil
about two minutes, then serve cold
same as any sauce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01

the Lima of the United States. 1t
never rains in Lima.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01
Today's Sheer.

Many man with a smooth brow
hasn't room enough on it for a
wrinkle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01
Fingernails.

Most everyone goes thru life with a
lot of fingernails on their hands they
have no use for. Fingernails may be
put to a number of uses such as biting
them or opening the back of your
watch with them, but one fingernail,
or at the most two, is really all the
average person needs. fingernail
on each of the index fingers would be
adequate and the other finger tips
could be given over to some other pur-
pose. The money spent yearly in the
care and polishing of the eight extra
finEernails adds up to a sum that
would endow handsomely an institu-
ton for the care of detectives who
have their fingernails tinted and pol
ished- If after reading this you are
persuaded that your fingernails are
useless you can easily remove them
by cracking nuts or catching them in
the door jam. Fingernails are of two
kinds: Your own and Other Per-
sons. The latter are invariably funny
looking.
The sport pages would seem a little
less farcey if they were only (tee-hee)
little Les Darcy.
Some day Wen give it to EN- hot;
The pests at ali the movie shows
Who give away the plot.
No, Indeed.
The lightning plays with flaming glare,
A pretty thing to see
And vet I think I'd hardly care
To have it play with me.
Another bit Of super-ruth1essness
that may start a fight is Willie's treat
ment of the neighhor's cat.
Yes Indeed.
|
To live on little with cheerful heart!
Pope. With a cheerful heart not, to-
day
We have to live on little anyway.
Little drops of arsenic
Taken in your tea
Will be sure to make you
Nervous can be.