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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
Is YEARS AGO In TOPEKA
From the columns Of
THE Topeka STATE JOURNAL

December Z, 1898.
3 The Rev. Mr.. Ferraud Of the Westminster
Presbyte and the Rev. c. NJ. Sheldon
Of the Central Congregational Churches.
have made canvas Of the terfftot within
their Immediate church districts. to ascer
tain IL there were any cases OF restitution
in that district, and several were found.
Today these gentlemen have been getting
up cash subscriptions and by tonight every
case~of want will be relieved.
The street force is not working today.
and it is probable there will be more days
this month when it will be unemployed
This is because the street commissioner has
at his disposal for this month only about
$780, and the ways and means committee
Of the city council has ordered him to keep
his payroll within $1,000. The salaries ,f
the officers OF the street force will amount
to $50, leaving only $3.50.
The OYd Falks' high five club will meet
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Baker,
lib North Jackson street, this evening
j. D. Hathaway returned last night from
Muncie Indiana, where he has been 10
attend the funeral Of his mother.
Houard Lawrence Invited 4 number Of
persons - his studio yesterday to bear
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asked the editor of the Torch OF Lib
erty.
"Jurd, I reckon. Leastways. when
I rid by his place this morning I seen
him standing on his head in a fence
corner with his heels waving in the
air. And. as Jurd IL all Of fifty years
old, don't low that grief would drive
him to cutting such capers as that"
The Methodist minister in a small
country town was noted for his beg
ging propensities and for his ability
to extract generous offerings from
the close-fisted congregation. which
was made up mostly of farmers. One
day the young son of one of the men,
bers accidentally swallowed ten-cent
piece, much to the excitement of the
rest of the family. Every means OF
dislodging the coin had failed and the
frightened parents were about to give
up in despair when a bright thought
struck the little daughter, who ex-
claimed:
"Oh, mamma, I know how you can
get It! Send for our minister; he'll get
it out of him!"
"John." announced Mrs. Stylover,
I'm going to town tomorrow to see
the new hats"
"You forget" her husband reminded
her, that tomorrow is Sunday. The
shops will be closed
"who said anything about shops?"
she retorted. I'm going to church"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
BY MRa ELIZABETH THOMPSON,

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I received an
address, from u. 9. boy in France
and he corresponded with me for
quite . while. At last he asked me
to wait for him and promised to do
the same time I was deeply in love
with another who loved me, but would
not ask me to wait, but now he has
returned and has asked me. What
Wv Write to the soldier You have never
metjand tell him that you are in love
with another man. 1t was ridiculous
to become engaged thru correspond
ence.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: My soldier
boy left for France over five weeks
ago and I have heard nothing from
him. We were engaged. Do you
think he has forgotten me? 1 have
been true to him. II I thought he
wasn't would go with another whom
believe could love.
DOUBTFUL.
There are many reasons why you
have not heard from the boy. II you
have SO little faith in him that you
are willing to give him up In this
short time, probably you had better
do SO. Your love Is not deep enough
to permit marriage, It is evident.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a girl
nineteen and engaged to a man eight
years my senior, who Is in training.
Do you think he is too old for me?
l do not feel as other girls say they
do when they are in love. l admire
and respect him. but do not feel
thrilled in his presence. altho we agree
on every subject. Would you call this
love? Just what is love? l.. q.
Eight years is not too much differ
ence when you marry. You are three
or four years too young now to know
your own mind. and you should wait
before taking SO important step a.
marriage.
The most important factor in love
is compatibility of tastes. Thrills do
not come to all people, and they are
not an Indication Of a lasting love.
If there Is the slightest doubt In
you too young to be engaged.
Dear Mrs Thompson: 1 am a girl
of sixteen and am in my third year
of high school. am considered
good looking and intelligent I have
never gone out much with boys, but
entertain q boy at home occasion.
ally. When I go to a dinner or .
party have plenty OF chances to b
escorted home by my boy friends.
Should 1 allow the same boy to
regularly escort me home, or should
come with different ones?
If you regard all the boys who ASH
you as friends. accept the first one
who asks to take you home
In reply to a Friend at Camp
Greene: I should Judge from the
stationery upon which you wrote
your letter that you are interested in
the war activities Of the Knights OF
Columbus Tell some one in charge
your problem and am sure you will
be given all possible assistance.
Naturally you are very lonely after
the recent death Of YOUR mother.
Dear Mrs. thompson: Would you
consider 1t patriotic to make sweetA.
such as candy. cake, ETC.. for the boys
who are in training.
LONELY GIRLS.
1t is all right, but raisins or Other
dried fruits would be more patriotic,
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ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
NJ ROY Il. NouLroN
How Nice.

How Nice.
when storage eggs are fresh, they
are very fine" says the food admins
tration. - Spokane spokesman Re-
When storage eggs are fresh, when movies
fail to flicker,
when shad is minus bones and grape1uics
When Hsdes proves to bs all paved with
When opera seats are free-such things
When walters haply fan to take the tips
When actors loudly wall that press arten-
When a swedish safety match starts
When china dooftnob; hatch-such things
are very nice.
Won Tirpitx shaved his whislxers off
before flying to Switzerland. 1t is the
first time he has met the world face
to face in a good many years.
AL F'indlay was in the army one day
and was honorably discharged. Now
he Is wondering II they stopped the
war on his account.-Long Island OBJ
server.
The old man sawed away at the
Thanksgiving bird patiently for an
hour while his wife and her folks sat
Dy ara smiled.
This is the toughest turkey ever
saw" said he.
''I have a little surprise for you,"
said the wife. ut isn't q turkey at
all. Turkeys were SO high thought
I would save money and be patriotic
at the same time, SO 1 got an eagle"
Great Britain is said to be making
great Roadway in the art Of extract
ing explosives from chestnuts. But
they're grabbing Chauncey Depew's
act.
Speaking OF the psychology OF cur
rent events, express rates are to be
boosted Just at Christmas time.
The peace conference will be held
in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.
How the recent kaiser would enjoy
presiding there in one Of his best uni
forms.
A Long Island school inspector was
making the rounds Ind in one school
he found lot of small boys being
harrangued by one slightly taller than
the rest. The inspector couldn't
stand the noise, so he cuffed the lhrg-
est one in the crowd on the ear and
locked him In closet.
whats the idea ?" piped one of the
small pupils, "dat guy is our teacher"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07

of union labor to force employers to
sell their product at p profit to band
together for that purpose will have an
effect which all kinds of strikes. boy
colts and lockouts could never bring
about. If such a course is carried far
enough the days of the cut-price
manufacturer are numbered. OF
course. abuses may hamper the bene-
fits such a movement can bring about,
but for the present we will leave them
to take care Of themselves"
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best advice he could give her. He
said that she would never cease re-
GREETING having left her uncle. that
the war would soon be over and then
Inflated salaries in Hilton would be
a thing Of the past, and that she would
be a very sweet. sensible girl IL she
hurried back to the home town on
the next train.
Whereupon Maud sighed with re-
lief. "I was afraid you'd found q Job
for mo-" she said. land I'm homesick
already. Suppose you never tell any
one about meeting me? 2"
And having exacted a similar prom
ise from Maud. Bradford hurried on
his way.
(Copyrirht, 1914 By thu Mcclure News
paper Eyndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
A MINIMUM WAGE.

Pressure soon. 1t is expected, will
be applied to congress by labor organ
izations and many other people to
enact q minimum wage law. Its ad-
vocates maintain that such a law
would protect Industrial workers dur
ing the reconstruction period against
the scaling down of the prevailing
wages
Samuel Gompers. head of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, said re-
Gently in a speech: "Our movement is
not to destroy but to construct. and
all may just as well understand now
as at any other time that the advan-
tages which the workers of America
and the allied countries have gained
and which we hope to extend even
to the peoples of the conquered coun-
tries are not going to be taken away
from US, and we will resist the attempt
to the uttermost."
But there can be no arbitrary re-
duction of wages to the pre-war basis.
Were such folly attempted employ
ers would suffer as much as employees,
and capital as much as labor. That
there will be a gradual readjustment
Is possible. but for every loss there is
some compensation. If wages be
gradually lowered there will also be
an accompanying reduction in prices;
consequently. labor will lose none of
the just advantages gained during the
war, and of which no far-seeing en-
ployer would desire to deprive labor.
But labor must accept its readjust-
ment of dollar value like the rest of
us.
Let us hope that America will be SO
busy from now on that peace produc-
ton will be great enough to maintain
wages at a high level. And let US hope
also that employers and wage-earners
will carry into the transition period
and into the future for all time the
realization. awakened by patriotism
during the war. of their joint respon-
sibility, and that they will perceive the
wisdom and the blessings of industrial
peace. The spectacle afforded by
Russia today ought to be a lesson OF
what any other course may develop
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FARMERS CREDIT UNIONS.

The annual report Of the secretary
Of agriculture submitted to congress
today urges the establishment of a
system of personal-credit unions
especially for the benefit of farmers
whose financial circumstances and
scale Of operations make it difficult
for them to secure accommodations
thru ordinary channels.
THE men I have especially in
mind" says the secretary, ARE those
whose operations are on a small scale
and who are not, in most cases, init
mately in touch with banking ma
chinery, who know too little about fl
nancial operations and whose cases
usually do not receive the affirmative
attention and sympathy of the banker.
Such farmers would be much benefit
ed by membership in cooperative
credit associations or unions"
The conclusion up to the present,
says the secretary, seems to be that
the field Is one primarily for the
states to occupy thru sound legislation.
Under laws adopted in five states 1875
personal-credit associations have been
organized, but the larger percentage
of them have been formed by wage
earners in urban centers.
1.-THE attempt to develop strictly
rural credit bodies has met with some
what more success In North Carolina
than elsewhere" the report states. I'm
this state the work of promoting and
supervising such organizations was
placed in charge of an official in the
division of markets and rural organ
| ization of the State College of Agricul-
ture. The law of this state was enact
ed in 1915, and at present IS credit
unions, all of them rural, are in oper-
alton. It is noteworthy that the North
Carolina law makes special provision
for educational and Unconstitutional
activities"
Much remains to be done In rural
districts. according to the report, to
control such pests as mosquitoes and
the hookworm, to eliminate the
sources of typhoid fever, and, even
more, to give the country districts the
advantage Of modern hospitals. nurs-
| ing and specialized medical practice.
| Noting that many agencies. some OF
them private enterprises with large
funds, are working for improvement
the report says that the department OF
agriculture, thru its home demonstra.
ton service. is giving valuable aid
and the public health service is in
creasingly extending it's functions.
| To what extent the further projec.
ton of effort is a matter for state OF
local action remains to be determined
says the secretary. but it seems clea,
that there should be no cessation O!
activities until there has been com
pleted in every rural community o.
the union an effective sanitary servic,
and. thru the provision of adequat,
machinery steps taken to control ant
eliminate the sources of disease and t.
provide the necessary modern medi
cal and dental facilities. easily acces
sible to the mass of the people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07

An entirely new idea as to the, rela-
|tion between employers and employees
lis Expressed in a resolution recently
adopted by the International Photo
|Ehgravers' union of North America,
(which takes the ground that none of
its members shall continue to work for
|any concern which sells its product at
Ia price which does not allow a fair
margin of profit. In discussing the
|subject Financial America of New
York says: IA movement on the part
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07

Henry Ford has announced his re-
tiremeat from active participation in
the Ford Motor company and that he
intends to undertake. the publication
of q national weekly newspaper. Will
he find space in its columns for publ
cation of the jokes about his cars?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
A HERO EVERY DAY
Grave Deeds OF men in
Americas Fighting Service

The secretary Of the navy has com.
mended the entire crew OF the u. s. 8
Mount Vernon for the splendid man.
ner in which they conducted them.
selves and performed their respective
duties by saving the ship. subsequent
to its being torpedoed by an enemy
submarine on the morning OF Septem.
Der S, 1913. The conduct OF the entire
personnel. from the time the -shio
was struck until she arrived safely Il
port was such a. to uphold the BOD
traditions Of the naval service
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07

The policy Of making Russia self
sustaining as outlined by Lenine sounds
all right. but who will do the work :?
Certainly not the prime minister and
his followers. The Bolsheviki and their
brothers of the I. w. w. are opposed
to performing labor Of any kind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07

It will be noted that Fred Hohen-
zollern said his father Is a broken"
man, not broke 1t is reported that
the old man has $5,000,00O tucked
away somewhere. That sum, If it can
be located, might help out in discharg-
ing the debt that Germany owes the
remainder of the world. He should be
forced to disgorge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07

The drastic orders put in force by
the health suthorities. If imposed be-
fore the war, would have called forth
loud protests from the public. But
the people have become so accustomed
to1 obeyins ALL sorts of restraining
rules that scarce a murmur is heard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07

One of the cheering features OF the
armistic terms which may have been
overlooked is that Germany must pay
Tho expenses of the American army of
occupation. Peace comes high. but
The Huns must have It.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.
Rice with Raisins. Top Milk
Nut Oatmeal Bread. Butter.
Apple Sauce. Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Peanut~Loaf Pimento Sauce.
Rye Biscuits. Honey.
Baked Squash. Tea.
Baked Beans. Tomato Catsup.
Creamed Potatoes
Apple, Celery and Lettuce Salad.
Boiled Dressing.
Brown Bread. Butter. Tea.
For Variety.
Salmon Butter-Prepare salmon as
directed, turn into food chopper and
form a paste creamed with butter and
seasoning of onions, celery. garlic,
horseradish, green peppers or cheese.
This butter may be used for sand
witches or piped thru a small pastry
bag tube on toast for various relishes.
A little whipped cream adds to light
ness.
Creamed Salmon and Rice-Make
sauce for one-eight ounce can of sal
mon with one cup milk, one table
spoon of butter substitute. and one
tablespoon Of flour, salt. paprika and
one teaspoon OF lemon juice. Cook
until smooth and add the SALMON to
half of it. Line buttered bread lpan
with steamed or boiled rice. fill the
center with the hot salmon, cover the
top with rice and steam one hour.
Turn out on "a hot platter. use re-
manning sauce over the top, sprinkle
with chopped parsley and serve in
tons: This may be solved plain with
all the sauce in the salmon and the
steamed rice piled high on half the
platter, and the salmon on the other
half, or the salmon in the center and
the rice all around it garnished with
bits of celery leaves.
Escanoped Codfish-Let one pound
of Goldfish soak in cold water several
hours. Then turn off water, shred It,
place in buttered baking dish and
pour over it a thick white sauce.
Sprinkle bread or cracker crumbs on
Macaroni and Oysters-Put lay
err of cooked macaroni in creased
baking dish, then q layer of oysters,
season with butter substitute, salt
and pepper. Add a layer of white
sauce. Repeat until the dish is full.
Cover with buttered crumbs and bake
until crumbs are brown and the whole
dish heated thru.
Rice may be used instead of maca-
roui.
Good Recipes.
Peanut Loaf-One cup ground pea
nuts one cup bread crumbs, two cups
boiled rice, one-half cup tomatoes or
one-uuarter cup tomato catsup. one
egg, ealt, pepper, two tablespoons
minced onion. Combine the ingredi-
ents, turn the mixture into a creased
pan, and bake it In q moderate oven
for thirty minutes. Servo. 1t with
pimento sauce.
Pimento Sauce-Make medium
white sauce and add chopped pimen-
toes.
Cream of Celery Soup-Take the
coarse outer stalk Of the celery. scrub
well and cut into half-inch lengths;
put into a sauce pan, cover with water
and cook until tender. Do not cover
the pan Drain and save water Mash
the celery thru q colander, return to
the water and boil for ten minutes:
then strain into a double boiler. To
each cup of celery water add cup
0f hot milk. Season with salt And
pepper and for each pint of liquid
add one teaspoon Of flour rubbed to-
gether Boil for five minutes. Serve
with a little dried or freshly chopped
Left over Dreamed Potatoes-To
cold Dreamed potatoes add grated
cheese to taste. Place In q we'll
creased baking dish Cover top with
bread crumbs and brown Ia . quick
oven
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07

Blind Boone. His guests were Mrs Geo.
M. Chase, Mrs. J. d. Walker. Mrs. Colwell,
Mrs. G. p Ashton, Mrs. Frank Holiday,
Mrs. s. s. Lawrence, Miss Mary Colwell and
Miss Mabel Chase.
The Good Reading club will meet Tues
day evening at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.. o.
D. Skinner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
DINNER STORIES

'Jurd Rackledaffer's oldest girl got
married last night" related Gap John
son of Rumpus Ridge, Ark. who was
in Tumlinville on q shopping expedi-
ton.
= "Ah! Who was the happy man ?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07

Leading women in the Finnish colonies
OF the upper peninsula of Michigan have
organized a movement to Americanfze the
Firms turnout the United States and Can
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07

The peace conference will be helt
in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
How the recent kaiser would enjo,
presiding there in one OF his best uni
forms.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
WEST WARDSBORO.

Leon Waite is i'll with humps
Mark Tudor visited at George Tud-
or : recently.
Miss Gussie Pierson has been in New
York the past week.
Miss Hoffring and Miss Carlson were
in Brattleboro Monday.
Mr. Selfors began having new pota-
toes from his garden last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Tibbetts and son,
Lawrence, were in town Sunday
Mrs Merle Putnam and Mrs Guy
Putnam left Monday for New York
city.
Mrs. Mary Harrington went Tues
day to Brattleboro, where she has a
position.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. I. Wyer of Albany,
\. T., are guests at the Green Noun
tain House.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sheldon and chill
dren of Dorset spent Sunday at Ed
mund Roberts S.
Mrs. Belle Pineo has been appointed
inspector of children s gardens for
this town and Stratton
Mrs. Edmund Roberts is caring for
little Warren Johnson during the alb
sence of his parents in Mortified.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Robinson and
Mrs. Frank Ray of Wilmington visited
at n. II. Robinson S and other places
last week
Rev. Mr. LANG of the Anti-Saloon
league gave an instructive and vitality
interesting lecture in the church Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Archibald and two sons of Glare.
mont, n. H., are caring for Mrs. Arch
bald s mother, Mrs. Billings, during
the absence of her daughter, Mrs Cor
ser.
Mrs. Thorn Johanson and two chill
dren, and Mrs. IIolmgren and three
children of New Britain, Conn, have
come to the Johanson home here fol
the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Corser an6
| daughter, Miss Blanche Corser, OF
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
PUTNEY.
Death of Charles F. Farnum.

Charles Franklin. Farnum, 81, died at
sis o'clock Monday morning, after a lin
gering illness. He was born in West
moreland, n. H.. May 26, 1856, the oldest
son of Franklin H. and Sarah Jane
Bruce Farnum.
At the age of II he went with his par
ents to live in East Putney. He married
Sarah r. ketchum of Bennington Feb. 4,
1879. The first year of their married life
was spent in East Putney, from which
place he moved to Westminster living
there two years, then returning to East
Putney, where he lived until July, 1914.
He then moved to Putney village and
lived there until the time of his death.
Charles Farnum was man of eXem-
lpiary character, upright and honorable
at all times, and was held in the highest
esteem by all who knew him. He was a
wheelwright by trade. He held several
| town offices and was a past master of
Golden Rule lodge, No. 30, +. and A. NJ.
! The funeral was held at his home in
Putney Wednesday at 3 p. m, Rev. 7. J.
Poelman, pastor of the Congregational
church, officiating. The Masonic com
initial service was used by members of
Golden Rule lodge, and Miss Jennie +
Pierce sang two selections. The bearers
were George T. Aplin, f. A. Burditt, Her
bert G. Everleth and William Harburt
The burial took place in Mt. Pleasant
cemetery.
Besides his wife and daughter he leaves
one sister, Mrs. Emogene Richmond OF
Westminster, and brother, Arthur II
Farnum of Newfane, also nephew anc
several nieces.
Those from out of town attending tn,
funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Rich
mond and five daughters, Lillian, Ethel
Gladys, Doris and Mildred, and Mrs. j. f
Ward of Westminster, Mr.. and Mrs. A
II. Farnum, Mrs. Wright and j. G. Mar
tin of Newfane, Miss Bessie Emerson O
Windham, n. H., Mrs. Ada Pratt ant
Arthur Brown of Monson, Mass.