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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23
SERVING TWO ENDS.

In encouraging the people of Amer
lea to save, it is believed that the lib
erty loan bonds are going to perform
an important function in our national
life. The small denomination of some
of the bonds renders it possible for
the ordinary wage Garner to purchase
one with the savings of a few months,
and the banks of the country have I'M
dertaken to provide for the purchase
of these bonds in small weekly or
monthly payments.
BY devoting. each week or each
month. 10 the purchase of liberty loan
bonds such little sums of ready money
as are often frittered away for useless
things one not only can acquire prop
erty that ranks among the very best
securities in the history of the world,
but can at the same time feel that a
patriotic duty has been performed and
habit of saving acquired.
The ultimate result of this war will
be victory for America. but what the
effects of the war will be upon Amer
lea and American people is unknown.
When such a future confronts us pru-
dence demands that we provide for
contingencies. No one knows how
great help savings invested in a lib
erty loan bond may be a few years
hence. And ones savings not only will
be secure but will be constantly bring
ing in interest.
There are other possibilities-they
might better be called probabilities
and one is that the liberty loan bonds
when peace comes and money now In
active industrial use will be seeking
quiet investment, may bring a pre-
MUM.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23
TRAVELETTE

BY NIKsAHa


No traveller in quest of those Ger
tain jolly humours'' that Stevenson
talks about, would ever pass by Liam
gollen. 1t is a small market town
near the English border, clustered
about the river Dee and, shut in by
thru the valley like a silver thread,
now vanishing in the woods and now
flashing in the sun, while its curves
and eccentricities add grace and
beauty to the picture.
The town boasts a fine old bridge,
built in 1345, which is accounted one
of the seven wonders of Wales. 1t is
a quaint structure, and from its point
ed recesses. where idlers profitatly
spend the day gazing and fishing, is
view that for val iety and picturesque
ness is not to be eXcelled. houses
perched upon stone walls rising di-
rectly from the river, their bay win
dows overhanging the water little
gardens on the river wall. a church
spire near its clusters of trees and the
well-wooded slopes of the hills in the
| background.
The bridge and Plas Newydd. the
home of the famous ladies of Liam
gollen," are the chief points of in
terest. The latter is a long. rambling
Ilow-roofed house, where two Irish
spinsters, who from girlhood had
vowed celibacy and eternal friendship.
lived together for half a century. They
| were the Lady Eleanor Butler,
descendant of the Duke of Ormond.
and Miss Sarah POnsonby, daughter
of Lord Ponsonby. The interior of
the house is a succession of magnifi-
cent rooms; there you will find ex-
quisite china and plate, the good Ia
dies snuff boxes, spectacles, watches
and Jewels, and the keys which, along
with the cats were the special care
of Mrs Mary Caryll, their devoted
servant.
Whether these ladies had been
crossed in love is not known, but they
sought solitude and evidently found
it to their satisfaction. Their unique
position and strange habit of wearing
partly masculine attire attracted much
attention and many distinguished per-
sons visited them, among whom were
the Duke of Wellington, Madame de
Genlis, De Quincy. Wordsworth and
Scott. The venerable spinsters with
their faithful servant now lie in, Plas
Newydd churchyard.
The scenery about Llangollen is
best described as "cozy." The wind
ing Dee with it's clustering woods is
wild in parts, but it is never very far
to a coy cottage hidden among the
trees or a neat inn, and the weary
traveller need never fear, that as night
comes he is altogether out of reach
of a substantial supper and comfort
able bed in the good old English style.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23
GLOBE SIGHTS

From the Atchison G1obe.l
Theories work fine until you try
them out.
The biggest thing about some people
is their wishbones- 9.
The term common sense" is ap-
piled to much that isn't.
An improvement always costs more
than you figured it would.
There is an awful lot of hunting in
proportion to what is four.d
Conscience gets a good deal of cred
it that is due to cold feet
A typewriter has its advantages but
a lead pencil is more reliable.
George must be awfuly busy. So
At a mans party, the decorations
are never allowed to outclass the re-
freshments-
Your worthless days will multiply
unless sprayed with common sense
and necessity.
This is a good old world but would
be much better if the devilment were
limited to Halloween.
To want your own way is a hope
less desire. With all his power Kaiser
william can't have his
There being all sorts of people in
the world, there are still a few who re-
gard the six-day bicycle race as
sporting event.
The telephone is not a modern con-
venience when it arouses one from
sound sIumber to make the discovery
that central gave someone the wrong
number
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23
DINNER STORIES

General Pershing told in Paris a
story about young American SOL
der.
over said the general. of the de-
lights he would take in sightseeing
when on leave"
Don't miss Notre Dame cathe-
dral in Paris said a French volun-
teer.
"'You bet won't said he.
Don't miss Westminster Abbey
in London, said a Scot.
't'No, stree! But, say, fellows
the young soldier declared, the thing
I'm craziest of all to see is the
Church of England"
A novelist said at a Bar Harbor
tea: TT is incredible what some
women will spend to get into society.
A western millionaire's wife came to
New York. took house in Fifth
magniflcence.
When her husband footed up the
bills he WINGED and said:
My Maria, these here bills tot
up to s30.OOOT
1T costs money. dearie,' said the
wife, to get into society.
"Humph,' said the millionaire. 1T
don't seem to me that we're gettin'
into society as much as society is
gettin' into US
A lawyer who for many years had
shocked a large number of his friends
by his rather liberal views on re-
ligion, recently died.
A friend of the deceased. who cut
short trip to hurry back to town
for the purpose of attending the last
rites of his colleague. entered the late
lawyers home some minutes after the
beginning of the service.
What part of the service is this7"
he inquired in a whisper of another
legal friend standing in the crowded
hallway.
I've just come myself" said the
other ''but / believe they have opened
for the defense"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23

as the boy shot past them. but Eve
lyn's hands gripped his, and she bur
led her teeth in the wrist that held
the revolver. 1t was over in an in
slant The kid was out of sight al
ready, bound for safety, and Slim
stood over a sobbing girl, looking at
the blood trickling from his wrist
Somehow his arm found its way
around her shoulder, while she told
him of her mission to Three Arrows.
The Kid was just her brother, nine
teen years old, and the baby of the
family back East They had not
heard from him in months, and she
had come out alone ito learn the rea-
son.
I'm sorry. SLIM" she said, that
I hurt you. L didn't mean to. / sup
pose it's wrong to want him to get
away when he broke the law"
Slim smiled peacefully; the head OF
Evelyn May leaned willingly against
his shoulder.
Il guess he'd better put up a plea
of self defense and come back home"
he said, so as to be in time for the
wedding. - copyright, 1917, by the
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23

Tomorrow has been designated
oI.iberty Day. by the president of the
United States. 1t is designed that the
people upon that day gather together
in their respective community cen
ters and give added impetus to the
subscribing of the liberty loan bond is
sue. But the day should in fact be-
come one of celebration. 1t should
be one of rejoicing over task accom-
plished The liberty loan" should
and probably will be oversubscribed
by that time. There is no reason why
any one should wait until Wednesday
to make his subscription. Let us
make Wednesday what the president
desires that it shall be. IAN assurance
Of an unequaled support to hearten
the men who are to face the fire of
battle for us"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Tomatoes in Brine-Use a lard tub.
but any vessel will do. Make brine
good and strong mot enough TO hold
an egg as that would be too strong.
but just very strong to taste). Pick
tomatoes (ripe or greenD, wash. wipe
dry and pack full. Put cover on
and just stone large enough to hold
them under. Will be ready in two
weeks. II kept where they won't
freeze, will keep all winter. They
make the finest of pickles.
II you want tomatoes to get ripe,
pull them, put in crate or box and
set in a cool dark place, or cover
with carpet. In a week they win be
fine. ripe tomatoes.
Canned Vegetables for Soup.
Two large heads of cabbage. one
peck ripe tomatoes. ten large carrots,
two heads celery. twelve onions. one
quart corn cut from cob. salt to taste;
cook until tender.
Can same as any other vegetables.
In winter take plate meat: make
stock. add few diced potatoes. cook
until tender, then add canned vexe-
tables. BY getting plate meat you not
only have soup but meat to go with It.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23

Many persons will get their first
knowledge of the existence of the
Gary plan of education from the news
that the schoolchildren of the upper
East Side, in New York City, have re-
belled against it. The Gary plan in
wolves. first of all. the fullest possible
use of the school buildings in behalf
of the children. 1t also, and incident
ally. involves a certain amount of yo-
eational training, and a proper pro-
portion of physical development. Gen
orally speaking. the pupils like it very
much, because it means to them
thing more real. pnpre Comprehensive,
than a dry devotion to the three
RS" But a municipal election is pro-
oeeding in New York City. explains
the Boston Transcript, and a Socialist
named Hillquit is running for mayor
against the reform administration.
The Socialists saw in the ignorance of
some of the East Side and Harlem
population a chance to raise a cry
against the city administration and
promptly availed themselves of it.
They marched about the streets a
mob of boys, who were easily induced
to make a parade, and throw stones
thru the schoolhouse windows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23

The Stockton (Calif) Mail discovers
an anomaly: Here's a strange little
contradictory fact: Women are TAX
ing a great deal more interest in send
ing tobacco and other smokes to the
soldiers than men are. wouldn't you
naturally suppose it would be the 9TH
er way?" The answer is easy. Men
want what tobacco they can afford
to buy, for themselves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23

There is reported to be pending in
Oklahoma City a proposition to Ii
cense the cats. The Los Angeles Ex-
press, in an apparent effort to pour
cold water on the plan, cites the ex-
.perience of Pasadena in this direction.
Pasadena's licensed cats. says the
Express, conscious of the added dig
nifty thrust upon them under license
system, have been pouring forth their
appreciation by night in melodious
flights never before attempted Every
cat immune from slaughter considers
Itself musical star, so judged and
classified by human erudition. The
licensed cat is considered property.
His life takes on new dignity. Numer-
ically there are fewer cats in a city
where cats are licensed. But the Ii
censed cat puts enough added energy
into his repertoire to prevent any ap-
preciable lessening of the general vol
ume Of discord.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23

The department of agriculture re-
ports that the level of prices paid pro-
'ducers of the United States for the
principal crops decreased about O.9
per cent d.9ring September; in the
last nine years the price level de-
creased about "a per cent during Sep
.tember. on October l the index fig
ure of prices was about 6e.S per cent
higher than year ago. 1851 per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23

mother who has done so much for
him.
But generally John doesn't write.
He doesn't even think how dear it
must be for the mother who watches
and waits for 4he letter that never
comes from the son who has forgotten
her.
Boys, write to your mother say
the commanding officers to soldier
boys. 1 say, linen, everywhere, write
to your mothers" And write them
love letters. Soon enough the time
will come when your conscience will
torture you with the thought of your
neglect, and the many times the
anxious old eyes watched in vain for
the postman's coming with the letter
you were too careless to write.
&~@, ~
Copyright. 1917. hy the Wheeler Syndicate
Inc.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23

"Camouflage'' is a word that was a
stranger to Americans up to about, a
year ago. They assumed that it was
French when it first began to make
its appearance, because it seemed to
have a. sort. Of family likeness to
garage" but its meaning was as OBJ
scure to the uninitiated as hangar
when the. French first began to do
stunts with airplanes. But newspaper
readers look upon "camouflage" as an
old friend now, altho it belongs to the
class of words like ''pacifist" and
iprofiteering" that have not yet found
their way into the dictionaries. The
Wonders wrought by the camouflage
artists form one Of the romantic chap
ters OF the war, and include setting up
dummy wooden guns. covering real
gins with limbs of trees. concealing
ammunition roads behind scenery
painted on canvas, and scores of 9TH
er ingenious forms of deception to
battle the eyes of the air scouts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23
THE SEARCELIGRT
Latest News from the Fields OF
SCIENCE. EDUCATION. INVENTION
The FRAGILE Eggshen.

The reputation of the egg shell for
fragility is ill-founded. and the old
saying fragile as an egg SHELF is a
proven fallacy. Experiments demon
strate that the average white egg shell
only breaks under steady pressure
of 113 pounds Strange to say the
shell of the brown egg is stronger.
resisting under pressure up to SIS
pounds. Since the thickness of an
average shell is .013 of an inch its
enormous resistance is evident.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23

The Topeka State Journal Information
Bureau at Washington furnishes readers,
free Of charge. accurate and authoritative
answers questions on any and all SUD
iects concerning which information can
be had from the unparalleled resources OF
the various federal government depart
ments and the great library of congress.
2-cent stamp for return postage must
accompany each inquiry. tate clearly the
Information wanted, WRITE plainly ana al
dress -.
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FORMATION BUREAU,
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N R-Inouirers should be careful to OBJ
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ana address their letters to Washington,
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Law and needless exDense are incurred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23

1t has been discovered that Colonel
Roosevelt has but one eye. But he
still can see farther in some directions
than can many persons having two
eyes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23
Speaking of Ambitions.

Speaking of Ambitions.
WANTED = Stenoraphers. Two
experienced, competent accurate, who
are ambitious to 50 to Cleveland -
Adv. in Chicago Tribune.
F. Men, of Milford, Conn, wig
wags us that there is no truth in the
rumor that the people of Walnut
Beach, Conn.,, are not with the United
States in the war. He incloses a pho
tograph of the Walnut Beach school
yard planted entirely to potatoes
The allegation is hereby dismissed
and the alligator repudiated.
A scientific magazine has it figured
out as follows: IF a farm wife re-
ceiTed wages she would get about
$217 a year" But she doesn't, so it
seems like a waste of perfectly good
figuring.
City wives pay more attention to
figures, usually
Leading Exponents of CamoufIage.
Senator James Ham Lewis.
Count Ilya Tolstoy.
Alexander Graham Bell.
Venustiano Carranza.
Cyclone Davis of Texas.
Charles Evans Hughes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23
ON SPUR f 4E MOMENT

BY ROY X. MOULTON

Little Slice o. Life
She had three heavy bundles
And she a fraiI little thing.
She got off the car at my street and
offered to carry the heavy bundles
In addition to my own, when l saw she
Was going my way.
large gentleman had got off the car
just when we did and he hurried on up the
street
In the bundles she had three electric flat
irons
Aid several dictionaries, I thought
1t was Il back breaking trip of five blocks.
The large man ahead of us turned in at
gate
When we came to same gate she turned in
And said Il live here. Thank you so
much"
But the big guy who turned in here -
l said.
THE man who got off the car when we
did
He turned in here, too"
Yes she replied sweetly. Hes my
husband,
And he just hates to carry packages
Thru the street. Thank you much
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-23

Questions on the above or any sub
ject upon which the reader desires in
formation, should be addressed the To-
peka State Journal Information Blu
reau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director
Washington, D. c., with a 2-cent
stamp enclosed for reply
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-28

time immemersal running almest east
and west aereza thls country Of the
Serbs, Greats and SleSeaes, The Ger
man route has been laid cut purely
for purposes 81 imperial expansion,
linking Berlin Vienna budapest
belgrade~S F{a@Cenatantinople and the
Orient beyond, Bat Che experience Of
the Balkans had shown this was en-
nrely an artificial route. which ignored
the formation 81 the country and that
the natural highway was the same as
u was ages age when it was used by
the ancScnts.
This natural route Is as clearly de-
f1ned today as il was in the old migra-
lions. But il has an added advantage
today In that il is a link. or extension
Of large trunk line running across
the Entente countries of western Eur
ope, and making continuous chain
from London. Paris and Milan. the
great industrial center of Italy. across
the Balkans to Belgrade, Nish, Sal
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-28
NEN TRANS-EUROPEAN ROUTE
3.tI BEING WORKED OUT ACROSS SERBIA

Aliens, Oct. PA new trans
European route linking London and
Pariswith the Balkans and the
Orien, as a counter-project to the
Germn plan linking Berlin, Vienna
and hdapest with Constantiople and
the Client, is one of the developments
of "a war which is now being work
ed on in much detail. 1t is a lead
ing 1ature of the plan to rehabili-
tate Serbia by making her the nu-
eleusof great confederation of the
Balka Slav communities - Serbs,
Croat Slovenes, Dalmatians, Bos-
nians~for the natural highway of
the Etente powers to the Orient
lies dectly through this proposed
new slthern Slav state.
It rnained for the present war to
make ,lain for the first time that
the mural route across the Balkans
to the)rient was not the one chosen
by tn Germans, running north and
south5ut the old route used from
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-28

onilsi and Constantinople. 1t is the
Balkan link, however, which forms the
entirely rev feature of this route,
with the advantages contrasting
sharp with the artificial north and
south routes.
The old route. now revived as the
natural channel of Entente expansion
follows the course of the river Save,
which forms valley running acros
the Balkans, with a level and almost
straight way from a point near Cor
izia, where the Italians are now fight
ing, eastward to where the river Save
joins the Danube. The pass through
the Julian Alps at the head of the
Adriatic is made along river Whip
pach. Thus a natural and level route
is formed from the eastern frontier
of Italy due east, across the Balkans
to Belgrade, and thus south to Nish,
Saloniki and Constantinople.
Railroads run along most of this
route, but there are seceral breaks
in the Balkan stretch, and there
has never any effort made to unite
them into one trans-European route,
now, however. that the Entente powers
of western Europe feel the spur of
GerInany's systematic extension
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-28

through the Balkans to the Orient,
the Importance of this route, as a
counterpoise to the German plan. has
just been retaliZed.
With the links completed and
brought together into a working hole,
like the Orient express which runs
from western Europe through Berlin.
Vienna and Budapest to Belgrade, it
is estimatde that the trip from London
to Belgrade could be made in 40
hours, as against hours by the
Orient express; and from Paris to
Belgrade in so hours as against SIS
hours by the Orient express.
The proposed new state of the Serb
Croats and Slovenes is thus given a
new Importance in offering to the
rest of Europe a natural highway
through the Balkans to the Orient.
But it has an added interest to the
officials and diplomats here in the
Balkans and at the Entente capitals,
/ in being a thoroughly practical and
natural means of .offsetting the
Berlin-Bagdad route southwark across
middle Europe. Instead of Berlin to
Bagdad' with the line of commercial
penetration running eastward across
Entente Europe instead of southwark
across Germanic Europe.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-28

the circuit court. Toole gave notice
of appeal to the court of appeals.
This conviction was the continue
ton of the drive started on alleged
blind tigers by Attorney General Mar
tin yesterday. The state offered evi-
dence to show that Toole established
place of business in the business
district, placed small stock of can
ned goods on the shelves and carried
on a general soliciting business for
liquor, in alleged violation of the pro-
hibition laws.
Toole made no effort to counteract
the states evidence and closed his
case without examining a witness.
In a second case against Toole Judge
Foster rendered verdict of not
guilty because of insufficiency of
evidence. All other cases against
Toole were passed by the state.
/. Brickman entered a plea of
guilty and paid fine of $3.50 in the
afternoon, completing the trial of the
cases against alleged prohibition vio-
lators. Attorney General Martin did
not insist on a hard labor sentence
because of the willingness of the de-
PENDANT to acknowledge his guilt and
because of his age, Brickman being
beyond 65 years.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-28
FORMER PENSACOLA
LIQUOR MEN DRAW
HEAVY SENT NCES

OF much interest in Pensacola,
where both men formerly resided and
conducted business, was the convic-
ton in Montgomery on Thursday of
w. j. Toole and |. Brickman of vio-
lating the prohibition laws. Toole
was sentenced to pay a fine of $500
and serve six months at hard labar,
while Brickman was fined $3.50. the
sentence of hard labor being sus-
pended because of the defendants adj
vanced age
Toole, alleged liking" of violators
of the state prohibition laws, and
said to be worth not less than $780,
900, was sentenced by Judge A. B.
Foster without the aid of a jury, in