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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21
SIDE TALK S
Not Eavesdropping.
BY RUTH CAMERON.

There are few things I enjoy more
in the line of entertainment than
listening to conversation on a troll
icy car
glimpses into peoples lives, these little
visits behind the scenes. They inter
est me more than the magazine that
lies unopened on my lap.
I suppose that will seem a tartling
statement to some people. They will
say, What terribly bad taste to caves
drop like that and then to tell about
it SO frankly as if it were nothing to
be ashamed OFF,
That's just why I tell about t
frankly because 1 don't think it is any
thing to blush for I've had it out
sible to listen to what people say in
perfectly audible tones in public
places.
It's just like glancing in a window
as you pass by when the curtains
have been left up in the evening.
OF course if you went up to that
window and peered in, that would be
unforgiva BILE. And so it would if you
eavesdropped to conversations. Bus
listening to conversation carried on IN
public place is not eavesdropping 20
my way of thinking.
Nor to the thinking of SO distin-
guished a person as Mr.. Webster. ITO
eavesdrop," he says, means to Turk
under the caves of a house near a
window, or door, to overhear privat5
conversation, hence to listen secretly
Now people must know they can be
overheard on the cars and accept lat
risk.
And such interesting things as they
do say!
One day I heard a conversation be-
tween two girls that gave me almost
as splendid thrills as any fine deed on
the stage. One told the other about d
third girl who worked where she did,
and how this girl took care of her
mother nights thru a siege of pneu-
monia and came to work days and was
so cheerful and bright that no one
ever knew anything was the matter
until it came out some time after
wards. Talk about consuming your
own smoke. Was ever finer ex-
ample?
Then 1 particularly love to hear the
young folks at the everlasting game.
And just the other day two boys be-
guiled a most tedious ride for me by
discussing the propriety of dancing.
Actually there have been times
when I have been almost willing to
ride past my>stop to hear the end OF
some particularly interesting CONVEX
sation.
Perhaps l am lacking in some sense
OF shame I ought to have. 1 wonder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

The death OF Governor de Baca OF
NTv Mexico has brought about an I'M
usual political situation. The deao
Governor who was Democrat VIII
be succeeded by Republican Ihls
ract calls TO mind an interesting story
Circulated during the campaign rms
Il in effect, that the former governor,
also a Democrat. realizing that he was
50 unpopular as to render his re-elec-
tion uncertain, refused renomina-
lion. Instead, he is said to have
brought about the nomination of De
Baca for governor and himself Tor
lieutenant governor, with private
knowledge that the now dead COVER
nor was suffering from an incuraole
disease and could not live long. APP
parently. a sufficient number of the
voters believed the story to defeat him
and elect his Republican opponent
who now becomes governor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21
OUT OF THE SILENCE.


And what can you say when the day is
done.
And you've gone to your bed of rest?
When the shadows come and the light has
gone
Ger the rim of the golden west.
And n silvery beam of the moon creeps in
AS if in an aimless quest?
What do you say
When a kindly voice that you seem to know
Out of the shadows speaks soft and low,
We'll, what did you do today?"
o, what can you say when you're all alone
With the master of all the tasks?
How much of a sin do you have to own
When the voice of the master asks
How many things have you left undone
Your studied answer makes?
What do you say
When out of the shadows of the silent night
The master speaks with the master's right
well, what did you do today"
Thrice blest is he of the humble way,
Who sinks to his bed of rest
The rest he earned with toiling day
With love of his labor blest-
Who hears the voice of his master ask and
truthfully say My best,'
The man who can say
I've trod the way of my best intend,
I've helped a friend and I've made a friend
To What did you do todav?''
John d. Wells in Buffalo News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

Once there was a very beautiful red
cardinal, who was all shiny and GRIM
son from the tip of his brilliant crest
to the ends of his pretty toes.
He loved the warm sunshine, the
bright flowers and the rosey sunsets,
but most of all he loved the shy little
cardinal he wished to make his mate.
He sang out his whole joyous soul
for her, and she answered back very
happily.
So at the early morning, he sprans
up with the dawn and sang and sang
from the topmost post of the high
back fence.
The next morning the blackbirds
squawked at the fence and the spar
rows quarreled beside it-altogether
it didn't seem half good enough u
place for a joyous cardinal to pour
forth his song
So he flew around back and forth
in search Ct better place.
After testing two or three>locations
ne decided to try the topmost limb of
an Usage orange tree.
Perched high on the swayins
branch, he rocked in the breeze and
sang of all the joy in his warm young
heart.
The next morning as he flew to his
perch he found it occupied by two
blue Jaws who were quarreling in
most ungentlemanly fashion, over a
worm
plenty Of other worms" said the Car
ciinaI, disgusted. I'll not sing where
there is quarreling,"
So he searched again and finally
decided upon the tip OF an OLD apple
tree which stood close by house
There. for three mornings, he sang
to his hearts content, undisturbed by
any bird
But on the fourth morning. he had
hardly started his song. till a big
l. L.
began tapping the trunk for food.
At first the Cardinal paid no atten-
ton to the newcomer, but the wood
pecker pounded louder and louder till
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

Trade of the United States with the
Pacific frontage of South America
shows large gains in 1916 due to facili-
ties offered by Panama Canal and
shortages of ships for South American
trade with Europe. Imports from
Chile total 50 million dollars against
81 millions in 1915, and "a millions in
1914, and exports to Chile, 33 millions
against Is millions in 1915, and IA
millions in 1914. From Peru the i'm
ports are % million dollars against Is
millions in 1915, and from Ecuador 8
millions against millions in the pre-
ceding year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

The thirteenth national conference
an achild labor will be held in Baltl-
$3.50 March %. "a and IS, according
10 announcements just sent out ny
The National Child Labor committee
A,nons the topics for discussion are
safeguarding Children in Peace ana
War: Problems of Education; ana
FTow to Make Child Labor Laws Ettec-
live. Governors of all the states nave
6aep asked to appoint delegates and
ali members of the National Chliu La
bor committee have been invited TO
attend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21
Is YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From, the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
February 81, 1892

February 81. 1892.
p. II. Butler, the Silver Lake horseman
has sold his running horse Van S. which
won several races in Topeka to St. Louis
parties for $1,000
st. Louis. Feb. 21.-Acres of reformers
are gathered in Exposition hall here for
the purpose of bringing into existence a
new party The organizations represented
Alliance a9d fg"nie party the ne
Mutual Benefit association the Knights of
Labor, the Patrons of Industry, the Re
lance. and the Order of Railway Con-
ductors, Trainmen. Engineers and Firemen
and Telegraph operators There were pres
CATION headed by J. F. wfIlitts president
of the state alliance.
School Journal will lecture ON Robert
Burns at the Second Presbyterian church.
February %.
An institute for the cure of the Iiouor.
opium and tobacco habits by the famous
Kelley system has been oped at the Adams
house in North Topeka. DR. ]. b. Hibben'
physician in charge
Bester G. Brown of Topeka was e,ec,ad
deputy grand high priest of the grand
chapter of Masons at Leavenworth.
The Grand opera house was filled with
an audience of representative Topeka peo-
ple last evening The attraction was the
seventh annual concert of MarshaIIs band
the organization in which every citizen
takes a pardonable pride
VERY MUCH PREMATURE. The funny
old Capital announces baby two days
before its arrival
Corrpesondence is being carried on be-
tween Mr. E b. Merriam and his brother
in-Iaw, Mr.. E. K Burnham of Newark n
Y which Is likely to result in the estab-
Iishnent Of a canning factory here with a
capital of s100,00o
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

Gays there was no song-only an oc-
casional flash of a red or a chirp told
That the Cardinal was still cheerl
tfnaIfy there came a day-so warm
ann sunny-that the Cardinal felt the
song simply must come
After preliminary flurries he decid-
ed on tall concrete telegraph pole as
the best place
Ihere ne perched, a spot of vivid
color against the blue sky and fiiIed
the air with his joyous song of good
cheer.
SO all thru the summer he sang N
tne early mroning-from the top OF
the duh gray pole. "a
ana the people who lived nearby
felt better and happier when tbay
heard, in the early morning, his GLAD
song-'Good cheer-Good cheer'',
tCopyright-Clara Ingram Judson.,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

We have too many would-be re-
Formers. saws the Los Angeles Times.
each bent on remodeling the universe
out of his own head. and each expect
ing to do so by material agencies
alone. If only every one of them
would read the gospels and so find
out how the leader of Christian
thought proposed to cure evil on earth
we should have less lawmaking
and more Christianity in our modern
civilized life. Christ never preached
Righteousness by city ordinance or
state commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21
ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT

81 ROY q. MoULTON.

The BashfuI Beau.
A timid sutton went to WOO
A young and charming creature,
Tho greatly mashed he was abashed
She was so fair of feature.
Turnout the eve he'd twist his sleeve
And only blush and wiggle;
He was so shy he'd only sigh
little bit and giggle.
He meyer tried to sit beside
Her nor to hold her hand, he
Was such a stick he made her sick;
He never brought her candy.
And yet the ass adoEed the lass
He loved her like the deuce. He
At last came thru and cried, Pray do
Become my wife, Lucy
And would add she spurned the lad
And straightway forsook him.
EXCEPT that Lucy loved him too,
And so, of course, she took him!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21
WHATCHAMA COLUMN
BY "GM."
IRELAND.

Ireland is a garden spot whose
people grow cops, politicians, con-
lions.
The funniest thing about Ire
land is George Bernard Shaw
Shaw is proud of the fact that
he comes from Ireland, Most
Irish are. They say Ireland is a
grand place to come from, and
the sooner the better
Folks wonder what, if the Irish
think Ireland is such a wonderful
country. they leave it for. The
answer is simple; almost idiotic.
The principal thing the Irish leave
Ireland for is America
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

The Iowa legislature has repealed
the presidential preference primary
law. which it adopted two years ago
and which cost the state s225,OOO
This and other legislative reforms
have caused a treasury deficit o.
S16OO,O0O, and, as Governor Clark
said, the presidential preference pri-
mary was "a farce" Hence there
was not a dissenting voice when the
vote to repeal was called.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Cold weather Dishes.

Cold Weather Dish (serves six to
eight people)-One pound beef thinly
sliced, three potatoes, two carrots, two
onions, one rutabaga. All vegetables
sliced and put to boil at the same
time, except potatoes, which should
be added to stew half hour before
serving. When all vegetables are
tender thicken with tablespoon of
flour. mix with little cold water
first.) Salt and pepper to taste Have
plenty of water added for gravy.
Creole Pork Chops-One pound loin
pork chops, half can tomatoes, four
onions. red pepper, salt Fry chops
! till golden brown, pour over tomatoes,
sliced onions over. season with pepper
and salt. Simmer one hour.
Leftover Fried Pork Chops or
Ham-Chop very fine, season to taste.
mix salad dressing with it and make
sandwiches for tea.
Lima Beans and Steak-Soak one
pint Lima beans over night. Then
cut one pound round steak into inch
cubes. brown with two sliced onions
tsmalD in three tablespoons lard,
stir in two tablespoons dry flour:
salt and pepper. Place in casserole a
layer of beans, one of meat and so on;
lastly pour over all one and one-half
cups tomatoes. Cover we'll with boil
ing water and bake in slow oven three
hours. Will serve six people gener-
, ously.
Dutch Hutspot-Boil six carrots
with six medium sized onions one
hour or until tender. In another
kettle boil six medium-sized potatoes
flour. Serve with plain boiled rice or
potatoes.
Hot Breads.
Corn Breads-Half cup butter or
lard, half cup sugar, one and one-half
cup flour, one and one-haf cups
cornmeal, one cup sweet milk, two
eggs, three teaspoons baking powder,
e-quarter teaspoon salt. Excellent.
One-Egg Muffins-Sift together
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

upon which his tenure of office rests.
and shall be held by such decision
ipso Nfacto to have vacated his office.
THAT the president of the United
States is hereby. authorized to nomi-
nate a successor to fill the position
vacated by such judicial officer"
Let it be clearly understood, he says.
that this in no way interferes with
the courts in the proper exercise of
their judicial functions. But it does
take from them their power to legis-
late
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

Pounding steak is great mistake.
To make tough steak tender. take
one teaspoon salad oil, two teaspoons
vinegar and a very little cayenne pep
per Lay the steak upon it and let
it remain one hour; then turn it over
and let it lie another hour. Then fry
or broil as usual. The vinegar softens
the fiber, the oil keeps it soft Steak
may stand over night this way if
turned about 10 o'clock.
When you pound steak it breaks
up the fiber but drives out the Juice
and destroys much of its nutriment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21
The Kent City Correspondent.

Un the Casnovia, Mich, Herald.)
Conrad Swenson and Lowell Kelly
went out buggy riding one fine night
last week in a cutter with two young
ladies. Conrad says that there is al
ways room for another when he goes
out riding. Yes, Conrad, there natur-
ally would be the way you folks were
sitting the night in question.
Ralph Soles we believe would like
to have a lady barber come to town.
He seems to enjoy having the young
ladies comb his hair. Next time why
don't you suggest that she pull the
window shade?
Kent City bowled with Sparta here
Friday night. Our boys carried off
the honors. Bob Wamsley won a
dollar and AL Carlson fifty cents on
bets. That's almost as easy as work
ing for it.
Leon Peavy was here Sunday. Leon
is firing on the G. r. & I. now. Tut
Tut! Leon, this isn't Mexico,
Beauty Hint.
For nice complexion
Eat a poisoned cruller,
Very often that will
Give you lots of color.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

a,be country editor no longer COM
plains that his subscriptions arc pau
in potatoes. The tubers are not yet
worth their weight in gold, but they
are SELLING, for rs cents peck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

ing powder one-half teaspoon salt,
two tablespoons sugar. Add to this
one cup milk Beat one egg with two
tablespoons melted butter; add to
first mixture. Bake twenty minutes
in moderate oven. Makes one dozen
large fluffy mullins.
Leg of Lamb With Sauerkraut
(new)-Place leg of lamb in a cover
ed roasting pan. Wash two pounds
sauerkraut, completely cover meat
with it Add a sliced onion, one
fourth teaspoon pepper and enough
water to cover. Cover rooster and
cook in hot oven two and one half
hours. Remove meat to a large plat
ter, thicken remaining liquid with
spoons baking powder, three-quarter
teaspoon salt, three level tablespoons
lard, one-third cup milk, one-third
cup water. Drop in hot muffin pans
This makes twelve delicious biscuits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21
Homemade Hanger.

A handy clothes hanger for chill
dren can be made of a broom handle.
Make a cross of two pieces of wood
fourteen inches long. three inches
wide and one or one-half inch thick
for standard. Easten together, bore
hole in the center and insert the
handle. Screw half a dozen hooks in
the handle, paint or enamel any de-
sired shade, and the hanger is fin
ished. Small children will enjoy
hanging their dresses this hanger,
thus teaching them to be neat and
tidy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

safe in joining the United States in
protest against Germany's marine pro-
gram. The other neutrals can't af-
ford IT,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

owing to the high cost of paper tho
New York World has announced that
it will limit its issue. This course
will afford some excuse for the man
who borrows his neighbours paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

Il just had to be-" replied the
shade of George Washington. There
were circulating so many stories about
my being so good and truthful and
so far above all human foibles that
L had to do something to show L
wasn't a mollycoddle"
Barry Sullivan, the tragedian, was
playing Richard III on one occasion
When an actor came to the words
"A horse, a horse. My kingdom for
horser some one from the gallery
called out, wouldn't a donkey do as
well, Mr.. Sullivan" Yes" replied
the tragedian, turning quickly to the
interrupter. please come around to
the stage door"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

Again last week, Topeka scored
big increase in her bank clearings. The
total, $2,172,0O0, represented a gain of
b22 per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

Willie ktcked ond beat The
Postmon
When e.broUoht O. Mole 10 Sue.
And 10 Sue phe Roslman
sntckered,
"Take your little Billie Idol"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21
DINNER STORIES

You were something of a fighter
remarked the shade of General Bur-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

The Proverbs of Husband
First be sure you're right and then
go ahead and agree with your wife.
Where there's a bill there's q fray.
Neat are her uses of Perversity
Jaws show which way the din goes
Her Spend is mightier than my
Hoard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21
BED Time TALES
by CLARA INGRAM JUDSON
THE SCARLET SINGER.

the noise could not be ignored and
1.-THE scarlet singer flirted his tail in dis
gust and flew away. Then for several
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

: II looks as tho Uncle Sam may be-
come the pinch hitter in the war
game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

. The Cubans should not delude
themselves into the belief that Uncle
Sam is too busy to attend to their case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21
The GroweIs of a Crouch.

The GrosveIs of n Crouch
The kindest thing you can do for
some people is to interrupt them.
Experience seems to sweeten some
peoples natures and others it gives
common sense.
Another difference between the OPP
timist and tie pessimist is that the
one is cordial and the other is cor
rect.
A politician hopes, when he dies
to go to a land of blk and money.
One-half the world doesn't know
how the other half lies.
The skillful lawyer can make three
words grow where one grew before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21
This Day in History

THIS Day In History.
Eighteen years ago today an OPP
tician in Toledo told a customer that
he didn't need glasses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

VERY MUCH PREMATURE. The funny
old Capital announces a baby two da VS.
before its arrival
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-23

cheaper foods require careful season
ing and preparation to be fully appe-
tizing. In many households proper
attention to the cooking of these
cheap and desirable foods will in
crease greatly their consumption and
thus reduce considerably the use Of
more expensive foods eaten instead
of cereals.
(6) Waste in preparation.
Much useful food gets into the gar
bage pail because the housewife in
preparing potatoes or other vegeta-
bles and fruit, such as apples, cuts
off with the skin a considerable per-
centage Of edible material Careless
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-23

pairing Of potatoes may cOnsign as
much as 20 per cent of the edible pOr-
ton, including outer layers contain
ing valuable mineral substances, to
the garbage pail Many persons are
unaware that the green and tender
tops of many. vegetables which con-
tain valuable mineral and other food
substances are excellent cooked as
greens, or even as additions to salads.
GOOD FOOD IS WASTED:
E If it gets into the garbage pail.
IF allowed to spoil in the home. +
If ruined by careless cooking.
BY careless pairing and trimming.
When too much is served at a meal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-06

through "A fine cloth the Juice Of two fresh
lemons into "A bottle containing about three
ounces of orchard white, then shake well
and YOU have a whole quarter pint Of skin
and complexion lotion at about the cost
one usually pays for a small ar of ordi-
wary cold cream. BE sure to STRAIN the
lemon juice 20 no pulp gets into the bottle.
then this lotion will remain pure and fresh
for months. When applied daily To the
face, meek. arms and hands it should help
to bleach. clear, smoother and ~bcahtify the
skin.
Any druggist will supply three ounces
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-06
THIS REMEDY Is SOLD IN BROWNS
WILLIE BY THE EAGLE PHARMACY.
PHONE 56.

The railroad between Torreon and Sal
tlllo, IN the state of CoahuiIa. has been
placed IN flrst-clasS condition, bridges re-
built. and other repairs made, and J. now
IN regular operation. This road suffered
severely during the revolution. n ii was
the center Of military operations for an
extended period. 4
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-06

Official reports from the Stae Of Du-
range are t. the effect that n large por-
ton Of the mines have been rcopened. that
agricultural and industrial conditions
generally have greatly improved. the rail
roads are being operated regularly aud in
general normal status prevails.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-06
Lemons Make Skin
White, Soft Clear


What girl or woman hasn't heard of
lemon juice To remove complexion blcm-
isles: to whiten the skin and to bring out
the roses, the freshness and the hidden
beautyf But lemon juice alone is acid,
therefore, irritating. and should be mixed
with orchard white this way. Strain
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-06
A Liberal Education Through Reading "Tht

In these days of hurry and stress many a man and
woman has been forced into the maestrom Of bust
ness life without being able to acquire a finished
education. This. while a serious loss. need not be a
permanent one. Education does not stop when you
leave school. IL goes on every day of your life. The
greatest of modern educators. the most complete and
accurate compendium OF history in the making. is