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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08
TRAWELETTE
HANDY.
BY NIkSAH

HANDY.
The old-time capital of Ceylon is a
city rich with the usual picturesque
ness of the East, and having two or
three unusual points about it as well.
In Handy you will find the Rodaya
caste, one of the few Buddhist castles
whose origin is a matter of history
Handy too contains the most sacred
object in the Orient, no less relic
than d tooth of Buddha. These two
features are Kandys principal claims
to fame and interest. N-
1t is written that the Rodaya had
their origin in the sentence pro
nounced by an old-time king, who
charged that they served his table
with the flesh of pigs instead of the
flesh of deer. For this crime he made
them the lowest of all castles and their
lot has not been a happy one. There
are perhaps 500 of them left today;
they may be seen daily around the
outskirts of Handy. They are not al
lowed to live in houses. but inhabit
miserable lean-toS. They have no
altho under the English law they are
not Disseminated against They may
not use a bridge, but have to swim
all streams. They must kneel when
addressing the higher castles. When
the shadow of one of them falls upon
food, the food cannot be eaten.
Generations of this organized out
castery have naturally enough driven
the Rodaya into all manneT of object
ionable habits. They are not nice
about their bill of fare, nor over-par-
ticular about the ten commandments.
The men are an unloVely crew, but
the women. strangely enough, are
among the comeliest in Ceylon. Men
and women, they are incurable wan
derers and vagabonds.
The Rodaya are a pretty clear case
of people who have been made what
they are by persecution. There is
something ironical in their worship
outside the great temple-they are not
admitted within-for it stands for the
system that cast them down. The
temple shields what is believed to be
a tooth of the Buddha himself. The
fact that the tooth in question is two
inches long and an inch in diameter
casts a certain amount of doubt upon
the authenticity of this belief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08

edge, te-make up for some fool extrav-
agance of Angela's. And they passed
on.
The voices died away in the direc-
ton of the dining ROOM. Angela,
seething with wrath, rushed to her
own room. I'll show them If I'll ever
come back." she stormed. I'm go
ing away forever
But she locked the door of her bou-
doir and threw herself face down on
a couch. Every word she had heard
had burned a hole in her heart. over
and over she heard, Hes done every
thing she wants. but I've never known
Time passed slowly. She heard
voices and laughter down stairs, and
from the darkness of her own room
she heard Bobby's door open and close
and then his footsteps in the hall.
Suddenly she sprang up and flew to
her own door flinging it open.
Bobby" she almost whispered.
Forgive me-
He turned and took her in his arms.
Dear love!" was all he said, as he
stroked her hair.
It'll never go away again." she
said, half pleading. II want to dc
things for you and make you happy
I've been awfully selfish 1 never
even thought of your birthday until
heard some one say this was the day.
And I've been wishing every ons
else had forgotten it, too. This blamed
party has been a nightmare, but Dick
wouldn't have it any other way. But
now. dear. We'll turn it into a cele-
bration- Well tell them you remem-
bered-and came back"
Wen tell them the truth dear
that I've been a silly goose. but won't
be any more. "-(Copyright. 1917, by
the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08

he does not happen to fancy them.
MY sons my son until he gets him a
wife, but my daughter is my daughter
all of her life" says the old proverb,
and it is true. If you have your son
after he marries, you owe eternal
gratitude to his wife But your daugh-
ter is natures own benefaction to you.
Parents formerly wanted a son be-
cause they hoped to glory in his
achievements. Daughters are even the
one best bet in that line now, since
quite as many girls have successful
careers nowadays as boys, and there
is always the chance that if Mary
doesn't do something to bring her in
the spotlight herself, she may marry
a man who has the center of the
stage.
All of which simply goes to show
that the poor little girl baby is en-
titled to hold up her head, and that
parents need no longer regard her as
merely consolation prize.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08
EvERYRODY,S DOM, 1T.

Germany, Britain, France-in fact,
adopted whole wheat flour from which
to make bread.
They no longer discard the IS per
cent. of the product which it is de-
clared is usually wasted in the process
of milling.
A large part of this % per cent. has
food value hitherto disregarded.
Whole wheat flour makes a bread
which is far healthier and more sus-
tanning than ordinary white bread and
1t is freely declared that people would
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08

the war commission and the legislature
has appropriated s1,000,000 for the
commission
1.-THE new Information bureau just estab-
lished by the Topeka State journal at
Washington, d. C., is in position to send
any reader who makes the request and
sends 2-cent stamp for postage, each
book desired, any one all of the fol-
lowing: 1.-The United States Army" a
beautiful booklet profusely illustrated. sew
eral pages IN colors, showing the uniforms
in colors of different officers, prepared
under the direction of the adjutant gen.
eral of the United States army; THE
United States Navy" enlistment, instruc-
of the sea, duties. experiences. opportu-
mites, pay, issued by the United States
Marine Corps publicity bureau, numerous
illustrations. two pages in colors.
Remember, those booklets are free to
any reader of the State journal; he need
not even be a regular subscriber. Address
our Washington Bureau
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08
THE SEARCHLIG MT
Latest News from the Fields of
SCIENCE, EDUCATION, INVENTION
100000 for Diplomatic Headquarters


For many years the foreign head
quarters of the United States diplo-
matte corps have been exceedingly in
adequate. Any residence was consid-
cred good enough for consular and
diplomatic duties until the war began,
when the Importance of such duties
had occasion to be emphasized. Now
bill has been introduced into con-
gress, providing an appropriation of
100000 year for the rent of suit
able buildings in foreign countries for
the use of the diplomatic service, both
as residences of diplomatic officials
and as offices of the diplomatic estab-
lishments. The bill has been referred
to the committee on foreign affairs,
from which many Americans who have
suffered painful shocks at the sight
of the habitats of the Stars and Stripes
in Europe are eagerly waiting to see
it emerge with a favorable committee
endorsement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08
The success of the government bon

The success of the government bond
issue appears assured. There is evil
derce that it will be largely over sub
scribed. The ease with which the
business is being managed is attributed
largely to the Federal Reserve sys-
tenn. All this will be productive of
encoura cement and confidence. The
proceeds of the loan will be spent,
largely in this country. We may as
well make up our minds to a continu-
alton of high prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Recipes to Aid in HI. C. l.. Fight.


Rice, Goldfish and EGgs-Two cups
rice one and one-half cups boiled or
creamed Goldfish, one tablespoon but
ter and three or four eggs. Mix melt
ed butter with rice and arrange al
ternate layers of rice and fish in
buttered baking dish, quart size, fin
ishing with rice. Carefully break the
eggs on top. Season the whites with
salt and dot with butter or sprinkle
with cream Il desired. Bake until well
heated. This dish may be prepared
in individual baking cups, with an
egg on each
Rice With Ham, Beef or Liver
Cubes-Three cups of left over or
freshly boiled rice, one cup cooked
cold ham, beef or liver, chopped or
cut in small cubes, one-half cup to-
mato juice or milk First heat rice
in juice or milk in double boiler, then
add meat and mix lightly. Leave to
heat twenty or thirty minutes Sea-
son with salt, pepper or paprika to
taste. This preparation may also be
baked Left over fish may be used
instead of meat.
Puddings-For a plain bread pud-
ding use one quart of stale bits of
bread, a half cup of molasses, a half
pint of milk, teaspoonful of CHINA
mon and two eggs. Break the bread,
cover with milk and let it soak a half
hour. Add molasses milk, cinnamon
and the well beaten eggs. Bake in
we'll creased dish and moderate oven
until the substance becomes jelly
like. Serve with milk
Steamed Bread Pudding-Mix one
pint bread crumbs. one cup cold wa
ter, one cup molasses, one teaspoonfuI
soda, dissolved in hot water; one beat
en- egg, one cup flour, one teaspoonful
cinnamon, one cup cleaned raisins
half teaspoonful salt and one tea
spoonful cloves. If desired. Steam
three hours. Nuts may be substituted
for parts of raisins
Toast Pudding-Take six slices stale
bread a half inch thick Mix one beat
en- egg with one cup milk: add one
fourth teaspoon salt and soak bread
In TINS fifteen minutes Brown in hot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08

The war is giving the small Ameri-
can nations an opportunity to get into
the limelight. Haiti is about to follow
the lead of Cuba and declare war on
Germany. Probably weNshall hear of
fewer revolutions in these countries
while the minds of their citizens are
occupied with foreign war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08
ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT
BIZ ROY q. MOULToN.

The Wretch.
Cried one. a wretch who suffered all
despair,
Roll on, tnou Years, thou cruel relent-
Unheeding of my misery and care,>
My tears!
For tho indeed. my cup is filled with gall
And I am filled with ills and nervous
Don't let these things unsettle you at all,
oh, Years.
"Roll on and give no heed TO all my rue,
Little you care that all my hopes are
gone,
Tho l despair don't let that worry you!
Roll on.''
The cruel relentless years. oh strange to
state.
Appeared to hear the wretched mortal
And bid them roll, roll on. At any rate,
They rolled.
Our Remnant Sale.
The man who thinks he is a big
gun is usually shooting off his mouth.
A good many men with firm chins
have infirm ideas.
We all admire the man who admits
he's wrong in an argument, but we
don't want to be him.
Most anyone will froth at the mouth
when he is stirred up.
The bygone youth who hoped to
make his mark now has a son who
hopes to make his wad.
The small boy who hicks his moth
er's piano grows up to nick his faith
er's roll.
We all pity the woman who sticks
to a man who won't stick to a job.
Some men never see the best of
others though they are always try
ing to get it.
Right!
oh, he was fighting mad altho
He was a pacifist,
But he didn't want to hurt one so
He cuffed him on the wrist,
TOday'S Sheer.
People who can't best themselves
seldom better themselves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08
DINNER STORIES

Two Irishmen. long enemies, met
one day. Said one:
Whats the sinse of two intilligint
min goin' along, year after year, like
Il couple of wildcats spittin' at each
other? Here we live in the same tint
mint, and it's a burnin' shame that we
do be actin like a couple of boobies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08

It may take some time to select,
equip and drill an army of 100000
men, but it is not unlikely that the
task will be accomplished before any
roads are built in Kansas under the
new highway law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08

Bone dry laws in the South.are re-
ported to be putting the moonshiners
out of business. But it is too early to
reach a final conclusion on the subject.
Whisky has as many lives as a cat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08

butter In frying pan or griddle. Serve
with a sauce made of one-half cup
raisins. boiled fifteen minutes in two
cups water and one tablespoon brown
or white sugar, one teaspoon flour to
tncken and one teaspoon butter.
sprinkiing of salt and nutmeg to sea,
son.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08
THE FATHER.

THE EAlhEh.
We were such friends, such lovers, she
and /,
No door closed ever between mind and
mind;
And surely I shall love him by and by,
This tiniest rival of all humankind.
Perhaps no man may ever understand
The woman's brooding DER the child
she bore;
Yet strange it is that such a little hand
Should close SO great door.
-Theodosia Garrison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08

Keep the cars moving, and settle
differences of opinion afterwards" is
the order that has gone out to the
railroads turnout the country Coal
and iron are to be given preference
over all other traffic. Both orders are
due to the wa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08

The enlisted man not only will re
ceive $50 a month while fighting for
his country, but he will escape the
terrors of the h. c. l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08

The rush to buy the bonds of the
Liberty Loan" is greater even than
the rush to enlist.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-25
LOWDEN BACKS UP
60 MILLION BONDS

Bloomington, ILL.,, Oct. 25-The Hi.
nois Highway Improvement Associa.
ton in session here, today elected
w, g. Eiens, OF Chicago, president;
Thomas Sudduth. Springfield. treas
urer; Robert W. Dunn, Chicago, sec.
rotary and general counsel. The
feature OF the session today was the
address by Governor Frank o. Low.
den. who urged the approval OF the
proposed $60,000.o0 bond issue for
permanent road Improvement.
In addition to giving Illinois an
excellent system of highways, the is
sue probably will be available the
time the war closes and would serve
to give employment to vast numbers
OF men who otherwise would be idle,
should the expected depression follow
peace
Governor Lowden also urged the
liberal purchase Of Liberty bonds.
declaring unless the American gov.
eminent is properly protected leu.
tonic victory would be a possibility
and In that event no farmer could
feel sure that he would remain in un.
interrupted and peaceful possession
bf his land. He also dwelt upon the
value OF the bonds as an investment.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-25
EMOPLOYES UF YARDS
THREATEN 10 SlhlkE

Chicago. Oct 2j-Thirty thousand
employees OF the CAicago sJJek yards
representing Is trades, are today pre-
parlng TO submit demands for ncreas-
ed wages and extra pay for overtime
10 their employers The demands will
be presented early next week, it was
announced.
The employees assert they are work.
ing twelve hours day. contrary 10
federal law and are receiving only the
regular hourly wage scale for overtime
work.
Unless the packers agree 10 nego-
tiate settlement OF the controversy
he employees are ready for positive
action, according to John Fitzpatrick.
president OF tAe CAlcago Federation OF
Labor.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-25
F|JIAhS ARE GOOD
NATURED [OAFERS
THEY WORRY NOT AS THEIR IS.
LANDS ARE sNATcHE0 BY
INDUSTRIOUS FOLKS.
Live by Fish OF Rivers and Pottery
Skill OF Their Wives.

The FIJI islands abound in reputa.
ton. To our grandparents they were
the last word in barbarism, Slmlle
for anything at once remote and Ter
Tible. a place where missionaries got
stewed - by The cannih4ls - and
clothes were worn not at all.
The general impression OF tie
South Sea islands as a Wild aud dc
generate part of the world was soft
ened and Illuminated by the writings
OF Mark Twain about Hawaii and BY
Robert Lewis Stevenson essays
from Samoa. But no one wrote any
thing important about the tiJians, and
that is why the islands and people TO
day are so very different from What
you would expect to tind them
The Fijians are not only no longer
sayages and eannibals, but they are
fast disappearing altogether. HlnduS,
Englishmen and Samoans are The
toilers of the islands The fierce Sol
ONION islander is seen here, too, but
he is more apt to be hunting your
laundry than your head. The fijian,
still distinguished by the frizzled aur'
cole of his hair and the scantlness OF
his attire. is a numerous good natured
loafer.
His native island is rapidly being
taken away from him by more indus
trious peoples and his race Is dying
out, but these things worry him MOI
at ALL He lives by the fish OF the
rivers and the wild fruit of the jungle
and by The skill of his wife in pottery
and other handiclafts.
He has given up cannbalism In
Difference TO popular opinion, 1t is
true. but in other ways he still lives
his life much as he pleases. which is
more than most of us ever achieve.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-25
BiissfuI Ignorance.

"How much does ii cost you to run
this yacht. old chap"
III knew wouldn't do it."-Life.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-25
AMERICAN GLASSWARE
AN ECONOMIC TRIUMPH.
Handicapped by European War. Yam
kee Chemists Find a Way to

Improve Their output.
The war has stimulated invention In
the United States in surprising va
riety of ways. but in none more than
in the matter of glassware for chemi-
cal, optical and culinary purposes and
for the making OF glass bulbs for
lights.
When the foreign made glass gave
out the chemical laboratories were
agreeably surprised to find that the
bills for breakage with the American
glass were less than half of " hat they
were before. In the manufacturer OF
the foreign and American glass before
the war potash was considered one OF
the necessary ingredients. but potash
has been difficult TO secure of late and
the American glassmakers tried soda.
near relative of potash.
The result has been new glass
that stands all kinds Of heat in a most
surprising way. In fact, the glass
promises to develop unexpected adj
vances in cooking. Tinware, crockery
and enamel ware reflect heat to a
large degree. but glass let's heat
through just as it lets light through.
1t is found that a cake baked in
glassware is baked on the bottom as
well as on the top. A pie baked in a
glass dish has two crusts. a bottom as
well as top. And the new glass
stands the heat of the oven without
cracking.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-25
The Man With the Oouuh.

dedicated to the man OF means
who does not buy Liberty Bond)
Bowed by the weight of untold gold
he leans
Upon his roll, and gazes on the
ground
The emptiness of ages in his face,
And in his heart little dredup god
That he calls self
And prays to it,
And makes ii golden images, and
bows
To them. serves them, and them alone.
Who made him dead to honor and TO
OF country, and to all things men hold
good?
Measly and mean, a brother TO the
fox
That skulks through life. and preys
on others gain
Who loosened and pushed out his
grasping paw
What breath blew out the light with.
in this brain?
Is this the thing the Lord God made
aud gave
TO have possession of the land and
sea?
Created with inalenable rights
TO grab all that he could, and hold to
It,
He'd buy the world, and search the
skys for more
tie wishes he could buy eternity.
Down all the page Of history to this
time.
There is no traitor hated more than
he;
More slammed with censure by a
world IN need;
More cursed with oaths, more harm
fnl to the soul.
what lies between him and the gal
liant men
Holding the line of freedom? What to
him
Are Belgium. and the wounds OF glori.
Gus France,
What the long stretch of Empire Eng.
gland holds
For freedom, that no sun shall e'er set
on.
His profit Is his all. the rest he sweeps
Aside-nor looks to see the glorious
stars.
To save his gold he cries aloud foi
peace:
A protest that IL merely tommyrot
%, gallant men and true all DER ou
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-25
STIRLING CASTLE EPITOME
OF ScOTLANDS chiVAlRY.
Gray Pile Has Seen History In Max.
inu for Centuries.

Stirling castle in Scotland stands on
one OF those high commanding pin
nacles OF rock about which battles
have been fought since men began to
band and arm against each other. II
rears up from Il plain with forests
clustering about It's base and slrug.
Cling for foothnld on its sleeper faces,
while winding road goes up The
other side IA road down which many
came in the byaone days vi chlvalry.
Stirling castle looks across wide
windy spaces 10 the blue Lomond hills
on one side. and the Grampians on
the other. while 10 the west the peaks
Of the Highland are visible. 1t is fan.
ned by a fresh and never-resting wind
1t may well he that the inspiring ail
and outlook FROM Stirling castle had
much 10 do with the heroic quality 0l
the battles that were fought for Its
possession For the actions that have
taken place here are an epitome OF
the military history of Scotland, and
nearly all Of the greatest Scotch war
riers have been here engaged.
Here was fought the battle of Cam
huskenneth in S43 by means of which
Kenneth made himself king OF great,
er Scotland Here William Wallace
with 1000 men heat The 5000 English
under The Earl OF Surrey in 1897 Here
Wallace was heaten the next year.
In 1913 the lannon's battle of Ban.
nockburn was fought al the foot Of
Stirling hill. and Bruce established
Scotland against 100, 000 English, Ii
ish and Gascons, though he had but
10000 followers Here James III was
slain and here Prince Charlie scored
one Of his great victories. Here in a
word Is n BIT of soil stepped in Scotch
blood and Scotch memories.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-25
KILLS GROUND SQUIRRELS.
Device is Perfected to Destroy Dew.
astatinu Animals.

II has been estimated by the gov,
eminent that S10,000.00 worth of
crops are annually destroyed BY
ground squirrels in the United States.
Besides. these animals are said to
transmit such diseases a the bubonic
plague.
To make war upon them. therefore,
an unusually handy and effective de
vice has been invented by Irving n
Charlton and Prof. W. 7 Shaw OF the
department OF zoology, State college
OF Washington. II consists of cir
cular container which is filled with
some poisonous liquid such ~ carbon
bisulrhide A handle is geared to Il
suction fan in the device. As IL is
turned the fan causes current Of air
10 enter the opening formed by the
inner wall OF the circular container.
The air current strikes against a
perforated disk which is mounted on
The fan shaft and which rotates with
it. The air Is then reflected and flows
towards the outer Tim OF the disk,
some OF IT going through the perfora
tons into the liquid in the container
and some Of 1t going through the
wetted perlorations nearer the top of
the device. The air then proceeds
along towards the fan, carrying some
saporized liquid with IT, On reaching
the fan the mixture of yaporized
liquid and air is forced by the fan
down the discharge pipe -- Popular
Science Monthly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-25
White Africans.

That race In Northern Africa known
as the Berbers is white, and If they
dressed like our own people and had
the habits Of Americans or Europeans
they could easily pass for such. The
Berbers are believed TO be descend.
ants of the white inhabitants of an
clent Europe. The. are Mohammed.
ans. Blue eyes fair hair, and rosy
cheeks are quite common among them,
aud many Of the women are striking
ly handsome.