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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-09
FRIED RABBIT

Skin and wash the rabbit thorough
ly, then Joint and let it stand in wa
ter with salt for about Is minutes.
Drain, wipe each piece dry, then salt
and pepper to season; dip each piece
in beaten egg, then in fine bread
crumbs and fry in hot fat, preferably
pork drippings. until golden brown
on each side. Remove the rabbit to a
hot plate and add to the fryings In
the pan a cup of rich sweet milk.
Thicker with a tablespoon of flour
stirred to smooth paste in a little
cold water; use more flour II neces-
sary. Serve the gravy with the rab-
bit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-09
OATMEAL BREAD !.

One cup of oatmeal, pour on two
cups Of boiling water, add one-half
cup rnolasses, one tablespoon salt,
one tablespoon butter, let cool. Add
one yeast cake dissolved in one-half
cup luke warm water, four and one
half cups sifted flour. Let rise over
night in a warm place. Next morning
beat and put in pans with spoon and
let rise again till double in bulk Bake
As minutes in a moderate oven. Make
two loaves.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-09
require more strength to break it.
Here are the recipes:
RABBIT PIE

Wash the rabbit thoroughly, then
put over the fire in enough water to
cover we'll and boil until tender. Re-
move from the stock, wipe dry and
brown in hot fat, seasoning each piece
with salt and pepper. Arrange the
rabbit in a baking dish or in an old
fashioned long bread pan. Now make
a baking powder biscuit dough, roll
out rather thin, cut into small rounds
and place these over the rabbit Pour
around the pie enough of the stock
in which the rabbit was boiled to
come we'll up around it and bake in
a moderate oven over half an hour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-09

which means that, instead of giving
board to servants the householder
pays them SO much a week and let's
them board themselves. The reason
for the change is that the servants
refused to eat the restricted meals
served to others in the household
Board wages are now generally twelve
or sixteen shilnngs a week
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-09
COOKING A RABBIT

The older animals require parboil-
ing to make them tender, but the
young ones are as tender and as easily
prepared asc hicken. To test them,
break the jawbone; If young the bone
will snap off quickly: II old. it will
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-09

1t seems foolish for any foreign gov
eminent to pay 100000 spies in this
country, as the newspapers make pub
lie all the confidential information
there is,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-09
BLUEBERRY BISCUITS

Two and one-half cups Of pastry
flour, a pinch Of salt, three teaspoons
baking powder, one-half cup sugar,
butter size of egg, lard size of walnut.
Work all together as for pie crust,
two cups blueberries; add milk to
make stiff dough-; stir with spoon and
drop in spoonfuls on a well-greased
biscuit pan. Bake 20 minutes in a
hot oven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-09
CREAM FOR PUFFS

One cup milk, one-half cup sugar,
one egg, three tablespoons flour, one
teaspoon vanilla.
Put the milk on to boil in a double
boiler. Beat the egg, with sugar; add
flour; stir all into the boiling milk.
Stir over the fire until mixture thick
ems; when cool add vanilla
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-09
SERVANTS BOARDING OUT

London, March 9.-One result of
the voluntary rationing system now in
force in this country has been that
a large number of families in the
fashionable quarters of London have
put their servants on board wages
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-09

Ideal far the housewife Is this re-
Sersibls dress Of perea1e, with sur
blics waist and gathered circular
skirt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-09

A bill giving the women the right
to vote for presidential electors was
defeated IN the New Hampshire
House. 204 to 152.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-09

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS
JOHN RECK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-09
Sizes, 81 to SO inches bust.

Pictorial Review House Dress Sizes, o bust.
20
These Home Dressmalng articles prepared especi-
ally for this newspaper from the very styles by The
Pictorial Review.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-09
A Reversible House Dress.

Gather lower edge Of waist between
double 1T" perforations and 3 in
ches above. Adjust stay to position
under gathers, eentef-fron4s and cen.
tef1basks even (largs 90" perfora-
t1on indicates esnter-front-, small
20" perfofation in stay at under.
arm seam; bring front edge Of stay
to front edge Of waist.
Gather the lower edge Of tho sleeve
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-09

Pictorial Review
Price, 20 csnts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08
BATTERY "A" DRILLS
Topeka Soldiers Plan to Give Many
Entertainments in Near Future

The activities of Battery A since it's
return from the border are well cal
culated to teach the public in a prac-
teal way the great amount of train
ing and preparation necessary before
the country can be placed on a war
footing Monday evening" February
5, the battery entertained the Wash
burn college students with @drilI at
the armory. February IL the high
school men will see the results of the
battery's border experience. On the
18th the Rotary club is to be enter
tanned. Other future dates include
Santa Fe Apprentices February 26,
Commercial club March 5, and Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs March IL.
At these exhibitions the battery
gives Il foot drill, manual with small
arms, semaphore signal drill and
standing gun drill with the three inch
field pieces. The junior battery or
ganized at the high school now in
cludes rs men. This number is all
that Captain MacLean desires to enroll
until the new men have acquired an
elementary knowledge of their duties.
Every other week the junior bat
terry men will receive instruction in
handling the horses. They will be
drilled by the non-commiSSioned Of
ficers of the guard. They are to have
training in the use of the big Colt
auto AS, and some instruction in the
handling of the three inch field
pieces, tho pointing and range find
ing are too advanced for them as yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08
SEVEN INJURED IN FIRE
Explosion and Flames in SaIina Store
Cause $4,000 Damage.

Salina, Kan, Feb. S.-Seven per-
sons were injured and damage to the
amount of $4,000 done here Wednes-
day by a fire in the J. w. Jenkins
Sons Music company store The fire
started in the basement from an I'M
known origin and was followed by an
unexplained explosion, which resulted
in most of the personal injuries.
Julius cellars, a chauffeur, suffered
the most serious injuries being blown
across an alley and against a tree on
the opposite side. He may recover.
NJ. A. Stevenson, head of a transfer
and storage company and former city
councilman, was badly burned about
the face and hands as was George
Barneck, a fireman. The other four
persons were injured by flying glass
following the explosion and are not in
dangerous condition.
The new building and entire stock
of the music company will be a total
loss. partly covered by insurance. The
stock alone was valued at $4,000.
Damage to adjoining business houses
and stocks by water and smoke will
amount to another $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08
@. X. "WAR BRIDES"
Private Showing of Famous Photo
Drama Held at Orpheum.

From 10 to IL this morning a priv
ate party attended the review of War
Brides at the Orpheum theater. In
vitations were issued by the Orpheum
management to committees from var
ious clubs and organizations.
Sentiment was strongly in favor of
the production in which Nazimova,
the noted emotional actress, is seen
Each person attending the review was
asked to express his opinion regarding
the merits of the photo-drama.
Comparisons were made between
War Brides and such plays as The
Birth of a Nation and many I'M
hesitatingly placed the Nazimova pro-
duction in the first rank and superior
to all present-day film dramas.
Joseph Gilday, manager of the Will
lis Wood theateI in Kansas City, who
is here with the production gave a
short sketch of the life of Nazimova
before the performance began.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08
A DAGGER
IN THE BACK

That's the woman's dread when she
gets up in the morning to start the
days work. "Oh! how my back aches"
GOLD MEDAL Harlem Oil Capsules
taken today eases the backache of to-
morrow-taken every day ends the
backache for all time. Don't delay.
What's the use of suffering? Begin
taking GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules today and be relieved tomor-
row. Take three or four every day
and be permanently free from wrench
ing. distressing back pain. But be
sure to get GOLD MEDAL. Since
1896 GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil has
been the National Remedy of Hol-
land. the Government of the Neither
lands having granted a special char
ter authorizing it's preparation and
sale. The housewife of Holland would
almost as soon be without bread as
she swould without her Real Dutch
Drops as she quantity calls GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules. This
is the one reason why you will find
the women and children of Holland
so sturdy and robust.
GOLD MEDAL are the pure, origi-
nal HARLEM Oil Capsules imported
direct from the laboratories in Haar-
lem. Holland. But be sure to get
GOLD MEDAL. Look for the name
on every box. Sold by reliable drug
gists in sealed packages at Csc, soc
and s1.00. Money refunded if they
do not help you. Accept only the
GOLD MEDAL. All others are irni-
tations,- Advertisement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

No nation ever yet achieved great
ness thru ease and absence of effort:
and altho material prosperity is an
absolutely essential foundation, the
lack of which renders hopeless any at
tempt to raise Il worthy superstruc-
:ure, yet by itself, and to the exclusion
CT all else, material prosperity, no
matter how Astounding, means at the
very utmost a kind of bastard great
ness, more contemplate than any 9th
err kind, says an article by Colonel
Roosevelt in the March Metropolitan
magazine. The flag that commands
the respect of other nations and iE-
spires among it's own followers the
high passion of loyalty must float over
a land where there is we'll distributed
material well-bcing, but, what is even
more important. where there have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08
Be Careful in Using
Soap on Your Hair

Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali, which is very
injurious, as it dries the scalp an
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing ito use is just plain
mulsified cocoanut oil, for it is pure
and entirely greaseless. It's very
cheap, and beats the most expensive
soaps or anything else all to pieces.
You can get this at any drug store. and
a few ounces will last the whole fam
lily for months.
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub it in, about teaspoonful is
all that is required. 1t makes an
abundance of rich, creamy lather.
cleanses thoroughly, and rinses out
easily. The hair dries quickly and
evenly, and is soft, fresh looking,
bright, fluffy, wavy and easy to han
die. Besides, it loosens and takes out
every particle of dust, dirt and dand-
ruff.-Advertiseme
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08

put in a convaleScent home, under the
military hospitals commission, and is
given vocational training, so as to en-
able him to take up a new occupa-
ton should he be unable to follow the
one in which he was previously en-
gagged. A soldiers aid commission,
and various employment bureaus, de-
vote themselves to placing the men in
permanent positions after they have
been discharged. All of these COM
missions work together. The patri-
otto fund is administered by great
number of men and women, who ap-
ply it with a flexible accommodation
to needs and conditions which can
hardly be attained under the neces-
sary red tape of government Office
Help 10000 Families.
For example, an amount which
a country district would be wholly in
sufficient in a large city. The fund
cares for the wives and children of
the soldiers fighting in Europe and
for the widows of those killed and the
men invalided home. Some fifteen
million dollars have been disbursed
under the management of the fund,
and some sixty thousand families
helped. The money spent represents
but a portion of the activities of the
fund.
There is also unwearying personal
r.
Ladies Auxiliary contains nearly
seven hundred voluntary workers
and during September last the 4,O36
families receiving assistance in Mon
treal were each visited at least once
/ by one of these workers. L am, OF
course, not trying to mention here the
smallest fra action of the 1nnumeraDIe
benevolent activities in which the de-
voted patriotism of the men and Wo-
men of Canada has found expression
The above merely indicates the extent
and thoroughness of the work As for
the men at the front, their gallantry
has been beyond praise; and the
training camps now established in
Canada are models for US to copy
Canada can now speak for such a
world peace and be entitled to re-
spectful hearing; because her deeds
have made good her words. We our
selves after the Spanish war were
able for decade to take real and
leading part in movements for inter
national peace, and we widened the
area in which orderly liberty and the
peace of justice obtained. We were
able so to act because we were at the
time strong in material strength and,
above all, in tempered strength of
soul and in clearness of vision; and
because we were scrupulously careful
to keep our promises, to correlate
our deeds with our words; and be-
cause we refused to embark on the
sea of making utterly impossible and
unworthy promises which could not
possibly be kept, and which in the
event of crisis it would be damaging
and dishonorable to keep and yet only
less damaging and dishonorable to
break
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08
AREN'T LOYAL SONS!
Do Congressman Love Their Kansas?
Then Where Were They?

Washington, Feb. S-Do Jayhawker
congressman love their Kansas?
Sure they do-before election.
But not one of them could spare a
few hours to mingle with the loyal
sons and daughters of Kansas the 9TH
er night to celebrate her birthday.
There wasn't a congressional recep-
ton on at the White House. There
wasn't even a night session in either
house or senate to keep them away.
But not a Kansas representative or
Kansas congressman appeared at the
Kansas Day club banquet.
Mrs. Joseph Taggart, wife of the
Second district congressman was there
the nearest the Kansas delegation
came to being represented.
Representative Doolittle, however,
was excusable; for there's a new baby
at his house.
Phil Campbell, absent, was elected
president.
Kansans in Washington who went
to the affair expecting to at least
meet their own representatives in the
nations capital, are still wondering
what some of them look like.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08
Exploring the Denver Basin

A miles to the northeast of Denver well is
being bored in search of oil. The point chosen
al of what is termed in federal geo
logical surveys and in local scientific circles the
Denver BASIN" The boring is down about thirty
five feet, which a good deal closer to the
bowels of the earth than has been reached any,
Neither oil gas in paying quantities has been
discovered to date Gas has been into at several
depths and in cases. having considerable pres
sure and traces of oil met with too; but pay
ing we'll has yet to be uncovered.
1t is the purpose of the promoters of this under
sink the hole least five thousand feet
to determine for all what the basin contains.
The work should not stop now. There ought to be
enough public spirit and the sporting chance" to
make certain the completion of the undertaking 1t
would be great day if oil in sufficient amount were
found but if there is not OIL let the matter be set
at rest The money for going ahead with boring
must come from private purses. The municipality
is barred from contributing, and there is question
whether the state subscribe to fund.- for ex-
ploration in private property. The present legis-
1ature is being urged to provide for prospect
ing thoroy the state lands for oil The sister state
the north account its petroleum wealth
will be 'taxless" state.-Denver News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08

To be possessed of a head of heavy,
beautiful hair: soft, lustrous, fluffy,
wavy and free from dandruff is merely
a matter of using little Danderine.
1t Is easy and inexpensive to have
nice, soft hair and lots of it. Just
get a 2E-cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine now-a1 drug stores rec
ommend it-apply a little as directed
and within ten minutes there will be
an appearance of abundance, fresh
ness, fluffiness and an Incompatible
gloss and 1ustre, and try as you viii
YOU can not find trace of dandruff
or falling hair: but your real surprise
will be after about two weeks use.
when you will see new hair-fine and
downy at first-but really new hair
sproutfng out all over your scalp
Danderine is. we believe, the only sure
hair grower. destroyer of dandruff and
cure for itchy scalp and it never fails
to stop falling hair at once
If you want TO prove how pretty and
soft your hair really is. moisten cloth
with little Danderine and carefully
draw it through your hair-takin one
small strand at a time. Your hair Will
/ be soft, glossy and beautiful in just
a few me mcnts-a delightful surprise
awaits everyone who tries this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08
S13 FOR EACH NAME
One Days Registration in Chicago
Costs City Quar- ter Million.

Chicago, Feb. SIT C st the city of
Chicago s265,000 to register 1s,604
names Tuesday, or more than $13 n
name for the aldermanic election next
April, according to an estimate made
today by officials of the election
board.
Another registration day comes on
March 10, the primary on February
81 and the election on April Is. For
each of these events the cost is prac-
tically the same, election officials said.
The registration yesterday was sim
ply of persons who had moved their
residence since the last registration or
had become eligible to vote for the
first time.
! The total registration one year ago,
corresponding to yesterdays enroll
ment, was LOG, 1897.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08
THEY APPRECIATE
Kansas Mutual Telephone Association
Enjoyed Topeka Hospitality.

c. W. Swallow of Wichita, vice pres
ident of the Kansas Mutual Telephone
association, was authorized today to
make it known to the Topeka Cham
Der Of Commerce the appreciation of
the state visitors relative to the enter
tainment and accommodations offered
by the local business organization.
1T was demonstrated that there is
vital value to the association of the
mutual telephone men and the city
business interests Mr.. Swallow stated.
THE necessity for a closer relationship
was evident. Topeka was most hos
pitable and resolutions were adopted
recognizing the city's spirit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08
SCOUTS IN CEREMONY
10000 Salute and Repeat Oath Thru
out U. S. at S:15 p. m. Today.

New York Feb. Sat exactly Sis
o'clock tonight according to official
announcement 100000 members of the
Boy Scouts of America. wherever they
may be. will stand, salute and repeat
the scout oath. The ceremony will
begin on the eastern coast and con-
clude three hours later on the Pacific
coast.
Thus will begin anniversary week,
during which clergymen in all parts
of the country will devote a service
to the scouts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08

the northern boundary of Oklahoma
to central South Dakota and that
much improvement work had been
completed in Texas. The proposed
road traverses Texas, Oklahoma, Kan
sas, Nebraska and the Dakotas.
Judge w. w. Brown of Parsons, was
elected president, and J. c. Cornell of
Parsons, secretary-treasurer of the
Kansas division today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08
EXAMPLE SET BY
CANADA OF VALUE
TGU. S., SAYS T.R.
Can't Afford To Be Greatest
"YellOw Nation"
Still Feel Foolish Dread of OBJ
ligatOry Training.
GREAT VOLUNTEER EFFORTS
L. S. Could Raise Army of Five
Million Soldiers.
Billion for Relief, Says ROOse.
welt in Metropolitan.

'Lct our people profit by Can
ada's example and by the teachings
of our own patriots. We are proud
of the great past of our land. We
cannot afford to have this country.
which ought to be, and can be,
made the hope and the example for
the free peoples of the world
turned into the greatest of Yellow
Nations"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08
WILL HOLD RECEIVER
Gas Official Can't Be Dismissed for
Several Weeks.

independence, Kan, Feb. S.-Judge
J. w Holdren of the Montgomery
county district court stated today that
it probabl would be several weeks be-
fore an order discharging the receiv-
er of the Kansas Natural Gas COM
pany is made. He declared the
Doherty interests had until February
25 to close their option and the receiv-
er would have to have some time
after that to close his accounts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08
TO IMPROVE HIGHWAY.
Boosters of North and South Route
Elect Brown of Parsons, President.

Kansas City, Feb. s--Pians for the
Improvement of the Kansas section of
the proposed king of the trails high
way from Galveston, Tex, to Pembina,
N. D., near the Canadian border and
touching all military posts between
the two points, were considered at
meeting of good. roads enthusiasts at
Kansas City, Kan
Reports made by conferees were
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08
City Employees Beat II. C. of L.

New York, Feb. s.-Five thousand
city employees in the municipal build
ing received notice today that a sXs-
tenn of cooperative buying, selling
and profit sharing, managed by city
employees, had been established to re-
duce the cost of living. If the project
proves a success, it will be offered to
all the $1,000 municipal employees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08
SUFFS SWITCH BANNERS
InstiII Patriotic Sentiment in White
House Picket Emblems.

Washington, Feb. 8.-Suffrage pick
cts at the White House today changed
their banners for American flags and
a motto. 1t reads:
American women can be depended
upon to uphold Amedican ideals Let
them vote"
The suffrage sentinels have made
no plans to withdraw from their posts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08

Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you'll never do that,
At least, no one ever has done it"
But he took off his coat, and he took off his hat
And the first thing we knew he'd begun it.
With a lift of his chin, and bit of a grin,
Without any doubling quit it,
That couldn't be done, AND HE DID TT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08

Owing great demand for
homes in Wichita by the oil in
the surrounding territory, real
estate company has been able to sell
$4,000 worth of homes during the
past week.-Wichita Eagle.
Topeka real estate men will reap a harvest, also,
IL we deliver the goods They should all SUBJ
scribe literally See Kelley, please.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08

Enjoy life-feel bully; Don't stay
sick, bilious, headachy, constipated.
Remove the liver and bowel poison
which is keeping your head dizzy, your
tongue coated, your breath offensive.
stomach sour and your body full of
cold. Why don't you get a 10 or %
cent box of Cascarets at the drug store
and enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and
bowel cleansing you ever experienced
Cascarets work while you sleep, You
will wake up feeling fit and fine. Chill
dren need this candy cathartic too.