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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-06
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
preserves You Can Make Now.

Turkish Preserves one quart
bottled grape juice put one pound
washed and seeded raisins, three or
anges peeled and seeds removed one
fourth pound dates washed and pitted,
one-fourth pound washed figs (all of
which have been run thru medium
knife of food chopper.) Bring all TO
a gentle boil, then add one quart sugar
and boil fifteen minutes.
Fig Misunderstanding stems from
one pound dried figs. wash carefully,
force thru finest knife of food chop
per, cover with water and soak TWEEN
ty-four hours. To this add the juice
of one lemon, one large apple grated,
and cook gently one-half hour in wa
ter in which fruit soaked. Add sugar
in proportion of pound for pound and
cook until it jellies, stirring to prevent
scorching.
one pound dried peaches in one quart
cold water over night. To this add
one cup seeded raisins, one cup wal
nut meats put through food chopper
and strained juice of one lemon and
one orange. Add one pound sugar
and bring slowly to boiling point.
cooking carefully for an hour or more.
To Clean Feather Pillows.
Open one corner of the pillow and
pour hot water in upon the feathers
This makes them a wet mass and they
are much more easily handled Re-
move them and wash them thoroIy
with soap and water. being careful to
rinse them in several waters; then put
them back in the washed cover and
hang in the sun and wind where they
will dry and be light and fluffy In
this way none of the feather are lost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-06

Arise, o Soul, this Easter Day!
The Lord is risen!
Forget the tomb of yesterday;
The Lord is risen,
Tho ,,s sharest in His victory,
The Lord is risen,
Sarah Louise Arnold.
The full truth of the life beyond
the grave is known only to those who
have passed thru the strait gate
called death. We dare not lend orr
serves s. 10 ldle speculation concerning
1t. But this we know, that life here
and now may be enriched and en-
larged and made glorious by the DOW
er of the risen Christ. His resurrec-
ton was not merely for use in eternity
The triumphant experience of the
resurrection life was meant for every
one who could say. with the apostle.
Il have been crucifiei with Christ:
nevertheless L live; yet not I, but
Christ liveth in me; and that life
which 1 now live in the flesh 1 live
by the faith of the Son of God, who
loved me, and gave himself for me-"
For liberty did Christ set you free"
liberty to be and do the best, liberty
to rise above the old self and into an
everlasting newness of life.
= n,
For Jesus hath risen. and man cannot
Vain we're the terrors that gathered around
And short the dominion of death and the
grave;
He burst from the letters of darkness that
bound him.
Resplendent in glory, to live and to save
Loud was the chorus of angels on high.
The Saviour hath risen, and man can
not die
Glory to God. in full anthems of ioyl
The being He gave us death cannot de-
Sad were the life we must part with to-
morrow.
If tears were our birthright and death
were our end;
But Jesus hath cheered the dark valley of
sorrow
And bade us. immortal, to heaven ascend ::
Lift, then, your voices in triumph on high,
For Jesus hath risen, and man shall not
die.
Henry Ware.
It is always Easter on Gods side of
the crave
Since the first Easter, there is no
real reason for fearing Death. He is
only the slave that opens the door to
the Kings presence. Surely we need
not fear for the coming of the Mas
ter's servant. when he is sent with a
summons from the loving Master him
self.
Easter is best kept Ly a rising from
some dead past into newness of life.
The Christian religion is pitched on
an ascending scale. 1t begins with an
ascension. The path of the just shines
more and more to the perfect day;
the day that is refulgent with the seen
presence of the Sun of Righteousness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-06

Bessie was attending her first class
in domestic science and was asked to
tell briefly the surest way to keep
milk from souring. Bessie, who was
an exceedingly practical child, gave
this recipe:
Leave /. in the cow"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-06
DINNER STORIES

Elsie came home from a neighbours
house munching a chocolate.
Now, Elsie" her mother reproved
her, how many times have 1 told
you not to ask Mrs Gray for choco-
--latest"
81 didn't ask her." returned Elsie,
calmly. II don't have to. I know
where she keeps them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-06

Jing -jing- jingled in the hands of queensi
And wbe-- Booth halted by the curb for
He saw his Master thru the flag filled air
For Booth the soldier, while the throng
knelt down.
He saw King Jesus-they were face to
And he knelt a-weeping in that holy place.
Are you washed in the blood of the
Lamb?''
Lazarus was one of the few on earth
to whom it was not left to imagine
the nature of the life beyond the grave.
There is room within the theme, since
John set US the example, for the ex-
ercise of all our gifts of imagination,
sure that the reality far transcends
our most daring thought.
After all, the uttermost that we
Know concerning the mystery of life
and death is told us by Jesus. What
inspired Paul wrote in the majestic
fifteenth chapter of First Corinthians,
should also be read in any considera-
ton of this theme. We know that
Jesus gave definite, unequivocal as
surance of personal immortality. His
word to Martha comprehends all that
we have been trying to say upon the
subject: 4 am the resurrection, and
the life: he that believeth on me,
thoush he die, yet shall he live; and
Whosoever liveth and believeth on me
shall never die"
mere is but one sure and adequate
warrant for the Easter message of
nope, and that is in the word and life
or Jesus Christ, who lived and died
and rose again.
The Triumph of Life.
Ierse Comments on the Uniform Pray
er Meeting Topic of the Young Peo-
pies Societies-Christian Endeavor,
etc.-for April 8: 1.-The Significance
OF Easter-'-I Corinthians, 15:5O-5S.
Easter is the Gay of triumph. 1t
tells of stones rolled away, of Oh
stacles overcome, of sin and the grave
mastered, and of the great victory
which is synonymous with life. The
eternal defeat of the forces of dark
ness and death is celebrated at this an
niversary. Christ has won in the sd
preme conflict, and henceforth it is
possible for the least of US tC live a
conQuering and songful life.
Christ's triumph over death is a
guarantee of our triumph over sin.
Because He has wor, we may win.
The power that broke the bands Of
death has been transferred to us that
we may break the bands of sin. Christ
rose that we, too, mig, rise; He lives
to give us life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-06
Easter is best kept Ly rising from
some dead past into newness of life.

The Christian religion is pitched on
an ascending scale. 1t begins with an
emancipation. and it ends with an
ascension. The path of the just shines
more and more to the perfect day;
the day that is refulgent with the seen
presence of the Sun of Righteousness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-06

Chrlstendom has heard this tale of
Lazarus so often that the edge of the
marvel has gone from it. To all
who beheld it. this was the supreme
act of the ministry of Jesus. Even tho
some disbelieved, for seeing is not be-
lieving, for the perverse heart-the
raising of Lazarus meant nothing less
than the complete vindication of the
claims of Jesus to the Messiahship.
He plainly shared Gods prerogative
of controlling life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-06

For liberty did Christ set you free"
liberty to be and do the best, liberty
to rise above the old self and into an
everlasting newness of life.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-26
FIGHTING FOR LENS.

For some time the British have been bending their efforts along the western front for the purpose of get ting possession of the coal mines in the region of Lens. Although the Germans appeared to have a hold up on that section which it seems next to impossible to break the work which the Canadian forces have been doing before that city, to the south at Vimy ridge and Messines and to the north above Lille makes it evident that thus far there is nothing which caq block the determination which guides the operations Of those troops.
 Every advance which they have made has brought them in closer touch with the desired object, and while the Germans are offering every ounce of resistance that they com mand it is apparent that it is only a question of time before that much coveted territory will be in the pos session of the allies
 Lens is especially desired because of the help that it would give to the French in coal. That country is irl much need of that commodity It is producing only a portion of what it requires. It Is importing some from England, and ever while it's own pro- auction is being increased from month to month and 1t Is doing every thing possible to give protection to it's coal bearing vessels it is not able 10 supply it's needs, and at the same time it cannot furnish what would be greatly welcomed by Italy in that same line.
 Thus it becomes evident that Lens must be secured both for the purpos Sc Of keeping the French industries go- ing and for the supply which is needed by the French navy, to say nothing If the business and individual re- quirements in the cities throughout that country
 The Canadians have stiff task as- signed them but they are doing val iant work and it is only a question of time before they will be able to control that region though it can be expected that the Germans will do their utmost to destroy everything which would be of immediate help to the allies.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-26
VERY COMMON PITFALL

I've got to meet my wife, said the man from Wood1awn. She wants me to see a dress she's picked out and doesn't know whether to buy"
 70, my poor friend!" the Hyde Park man cried in trembling emotion. Why will you start something you cannot finish? Isn't the world just ehock full of perennial troubles that you can grab among. and get plenty to occupy you for years without your deliberately. nosing around and man ufacturing a special brand new one ? Grea& guns! I thought you had more discretion!'
 You seem disturbed said the Wood1awn man. "It won't take ten minutes"
 'Tt'H take all the rest of your life." the Hyde Park man declared. And your wife will ever after hold you in contempt and aversion! No man woman advice on dress. When she begs you for your opinion she doesn't want iti Not in the least! What she is looking for Is to have you sap your hands to your brow in breath less rapture and gurg1e out that never in your life have you seen more beautiful dress or one that was 50 eminentIy designed just for her. How, you inquire, was she fortunate enough to stumble upon this, the peer of all dresses the pick of the seasons of ferings? You always knew she had good taste and judgment and this confirms it! Hurry and order it sent home before some one else sees it! On joy, that you are married to the woman who is to wear it and shine in it!
 'fAfter you have got off a rhapsody on this order, your wife will think you are the smartest man who ever lived and be glad she married you, and you know when a man can get his wife to admit she is glad she married him, he has her hypnotized for fair"
 But" objected the Woodlawn man, you act as if it wasn't possible for me really to like the dress she picks out!''
 Tt isn't the Hyde Park man as- sured him. 'ENot if it is a brand new dress and a brand new style and you are a human man. You won't: like 1t at all, because it will be absolutely different from the dresses you have got used to and feel comfortable with, and you will rear up on your hind feet and pay the air distractedly.
 |" For the love of Christmas!" you will blurt out before you have had time to consider the matter sensibly and dig out your supp-y of tact, Rose Isabel. you never are going to get that dress. are you? Why. it makes
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-26
NEwPoRr's CONDITIONS.

Not little interest has been aroused by the statement which has been made by Secretary Daniels re- garding the vice conditions which he claims exist in Newport. and which arc therefore a great menace to the young recruits of the navy stationed there in training quarters, and those which have been made in reply there to by Newport and Rhode Island off, cfals-
 New York has just had some rove lations regarding conditions which Fexist in that city about which the au- thorities have not exercised them selves greatly, but concerning which many outside of the police circles could tell some narrowing tales. This may be the case with Newport. Pos sibly 1t needs to make a more diIi- gent search on it's own part to un- cover some of the dangers which ex- ist there for the protection of the na- val recruits as well as for it's own en- ightenment. In refuting the claim of the secretary of the navy. one at least of the Rhode Island officials has claimed that Newport is no worse than other places, but that is not sufficient to give it a clean bill of health and morality. If 1t is half as bad as some places it is time that it was given the sort of a cleanup that Secretary Daniels IS calling for It is no credit to a community to tol- crate conditions which are demoraI- izing.
 Apparently the navy department is in possession Of facts upon which the report was based and it might not be amiss for Newport to get in touch with those facts before disposing of the accusation one way or the other. It is all right to expect that the young mcn will exercise some self control, but even if they do not that is no ex- cuse for permitting a cesspoo1 of vice to exist. whether 1t is in Newport or any other place.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-26
EVERYONE SHOULD SWIM.

The sea son is close at hand now when there are going to be thousands who will frequent the beaches. rivers and ponds every day to go bathing. It Is a delightful practice. but the large number of drownings which are recorded throughout the season. the first of which have already been re- ported, make it certain that every effort should be made to reduce this sible number.
 come as the result of carelessness. be- cause the proper attention is not given to keeping within the limits of safety. because there is the dfsposi- ton among others to take chances and a refusal of others to decline a dare But there could be many lives saved if there was an effort made on the part of everyone to learn to swim.
 Swimming is an exhilaratinE sport. It is not difficult to master. It re- quires the devoting of attention to the few principles until the idea of keeping afoat in the water can be fully grasped, but everyone who makes a practice of going into the water ought to know how to take care of himself or herself. There Is no telling when an emergency will arise which will make a knowledge of swimming of the utmost value, and when one is playing, bathing or doing stunts in the water he ought to be in full control of himself as much as if he was on land. One might as well try to fly without knowing anything about the art as to attempt to go out into the water beyond his depth with out knowing how to swim.
 The fact that person can swim does not mean that he will not lose his life by drowning Some of the best swimmers have encountered con- ditions which they were unable to overcome, but 1t is nevertheless a provision in behalf of self protection which ought to receive the serious consideration of everyone who can not swim. If there was greater de termination upon the part of those who cannot take care of themselves in the water to swim there would be marked lessening Of the hundreds of GHownings which take place every summer.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-26
Views of the VigilantSs
HONOR THY FATHER.
By Ellis Parker Butler of The Vieilan
 les.

In this little village of Flushing, on Long Island. nobody knew what Lib erty bonds were, two weeks ago. To- day, June 1, the subscriptions are the rate of s30, 900 day. am mem Der of the committee that is selling the bonds and the first 1 sald were at 6 meeting of the Mems Club of the Congregational church. A man there came to me and said 'I want to buy five bonds one for myself, one for my wife. and one for each of my three children" I thought that was fine.
 Since then dozens of men-and women have said to us: '1 can't buy many bonds, but I do want to bug one for each of my children" TheS buy the $50 CT the s1OO bonds. for the most part, for the children:
 Except for one little lad who came several miles to buy a bond of us, a boy of fourteen, who wished 10 use his savings to help Uncle Sam. think this buying bonds for the children is the finest phase of the bond sellings. When and thy mother" he touched the ten
 der foundation of family life. We live such a short space. we are so soon forgotten, we old parents do so crave that our children shall honor us and our memories. Moses gave fiat from God but the new way is for parents to do such things that the children must honor them.
 Tn a lew years we OiuSI OileS VIII pc @one What did your father do in the l iyar7' our children will be asked.
 He was past the fighting age" will be answered.
 And did ke do nothing. them '-Thani< God. yes" some can an
 swer: he did his hit. He did his bit. S1d he did bit for me and for me and for brother and sister; this is the bond he bought for me. My father was an American and ". patriot There will be some children who will rot have to wonder whether their fathers were sa ackers or supporters of | Uncle Sam in this great world crisis.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-26

you look like a dill pickle!' Now that may be the most truthful truth that ever passed your lips, but the fact won't save youi Rose Isabel will tell you that you don't know what you are talking about and that you gre mean old thing. The sales person her back on you and whisper sooth- ing things in your wifes ear And you will feel an outcast and a brute and an ignoramus.
 dress has so many distracting dew dads on the bias they tell you weariiy that 1t is the style and you must nave dewdads on the bias if you expect anybody who is anybody to speak to you and recognize that you belong to our set, It always ends with the dress being sent home, so you'll save time if you just tell your wife that anything she likes you'A like!
 'Tmogene had me trotting around to shops, too. once upon time, until I came out of my trance and got the bandages off my head We might loverlike way and yet five minutes after I had met her at II: 30 at the shop where lurked the gown in cues ton, the gentlemanly floor manager would be running around In circles wondering where was the nearest boulevard policeman and the svelte sales persons would be hastily clam bering the walls to give us roomi
 
 ly why she ever married me when I so evidently didn't have a grain of senseI If I couldn't see what a per feet dream that dress was then I was hopelessi The trouble was I didn't care how she looked! 4 bas with me and other foreign words If I was going to be just plain disagreeable in- stead of trying to help her and give her my opinion I might as well go right back to the office!
 My boy, the trouble was that had given her my opinion-and just as soon as I quit doing it and began agreeing instantly with her when she led me to the slaughter, sunshine broke out through the clouds-and tolay, when I have reached the proud pinnae.e where I absolutely refuse to go look at a dre~S. Imogene actually boasts of my exquisite taste in wo- mems c1othes!"
 Well, my wife insists on my go- ing said the Woodlawn man mourn fully. If I don't, she says, I take no interest,""
 "Oh. she'll graduate from that phase after you've agreed with her often enoughi" his friend assured him. Cheer up, Some day you+n oe just as smart and emancipated as I am!" Exchange.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-26
COLD STORAGE EGGS.

In view of the price which eggs have been commanding for the past year or more, the report of the department of agriculture, just made public to the effect that the holdings of eggs in cold storage were greater or June 15 than at any corresponding time last season. calls forth more attention than t otherwise would. During March. April and May and the first two weeks in June. the rate at which stocks of eggs have been placed in storage has been approximately larger than during the same months last year, though the actual number oe cases was larger during March and April During the first two weeks in June. 571 .524 cases more were placed h storage as reported by 311 stor- ages this year than were reported by z1e for last year. The total number reported by 33S storage houses on June 15 was 5,752, ,225 cases, or 477,- eoS cases more than the holdings re- ported by 252 storages August 1 of Inst year, the date of the maximum holdings of last season.
 This makes it quite evident that preparations are being made to look after the egg market during the com ing months when there will be a letup in the production of eggs. With more eggs being placed in cold storage by thousands of cases than were last year steps are apparently being taken 70 overcome the shortage which was previously experienced, but that has from all indica tions has it's effect up on the raising Of prices during the past few months.
 These storage eggs will do much to- wards relieving the conditions in win Ia al nd of keeping the price from going out of sight and beyond the reach of the poOr mans pocketbook if there is
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-26

proper use made of them. and if the owners make no effort to corner the market and hold them for the dollar a dozen mark. The cold storage houses can be of excellent service to the con sumner if they serve to carry the sur plus of this season along to the time when the production lags and give the owners a fair profit, but it is well that a watch should be kept thereon and an effort made to see that the product sold is good and the profit not exorbitant.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-26
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

What Is Necessary For World Peace.
 Mir Editor: What would be the outcome of a German invasion, should the most ruthless, and heartlcss, fend- ish murderer of women and children of modern times, attempt to invade our shores?
 There are those in secret sympathy with Germany, who slam this Ques- tion in our faces, at every possible oc- casien.
 We also have people of so little in- telligence, with small, narrow and non- thinking minds. who would consider
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-26

is already upsetting many business plans and it will unsettle many mere lines of trade if it continues until the people are aroused to the pitch of making sacrifices such as long have been the order of the day in Europe New Haven Union.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-26

With children playing ip the streets, with needless pedestrians crossing the thoroughfares at all points and all angles and with reckless drivers of delivery automobiles. it is marvel that there are not more accidents here in our streets. Some one is a.Ways taking chances, some one is always having a narrow escape. Every street corner is a danger point. The sooner we realize that traffic officers mean the saving of lives and the prevention of accidents, the sooner will we take action.-Meride Journel.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-26

There is no greater satisfaction, as long as you cannot go yourself, to know that you have made a contri- button to the Red Cross that will be used to help those in the army going to France
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-26

The quicker congress can get the food control bill onto the statute books and gives its attention to the other pressing matters, including the strengthening out or the coal tangle, the quicker the people will feel a re- lief in the living cost.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-26

Nick Romanon of Russia has re- tained his right to vote at elections Wonder if he will cast his ballot for himself?
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-26
EDITORIAL NOTES

The man on the corner says: If thi. country goes dry a lor of ina ginar! grievances will die for lack of nurs- ing