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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
TRAWELETTE
Nishapur.
BY NIKSAH.

Nishapur.
The isolated city of Nishapur, in
Persia, was the home of the Persian
best known of all his nation to the
western world Omar. surnamed
Khayyam, or the Tentmaker, author
one of the great historic figures in his
ancient city, but he is remembered
there not as a poet or tentmaker but
as a sage philosopher, astronomer and
mathematician.
Nishapur lies in a barren upland
plain. manys days overland journey
from the nearest railroad point. 1t is
encircled by mountains, most of which
are low and barren The northern
range, however, rises to a considerable
height, and thru many months of the
year Is peaks are white with snow
The lower slopes have a>curious red
dish tim, due to iron in the earth, so
that rare and delicate color combina-
lions are formed at dawn and twilight.
Looking southwark from his city.
Omar saw a level, featureless plain.
depressingly trecless, save for here and
there a clump of slender poplars. The
winter turned it to a lifeless gray; in
the summer, pitiless sunlight and
choking dust tormented the eyes. Only
for q brief spring season did the fresh
green of growing crops, the cool mists
that rose after the early rains. and the
rainbow CLEANS OF pale color from the
mountains ICDu the WISH d IIleidncfOly
charm. Beyond the plain rose another
row of low hills, and beyond that, he
knew, stretched the endless desert.
Each year a few weeks of joy and
beauty; between mountain and desert
few miles of half-kindly man-tilled
earth-bits of respite that hardly
broke the hostile round of nature
it is easier to understand the defiant
pessimism of the Rubaiyat after seeing
Nishapur.
Omar's own career had many of the
elements of Oriental romance about
it. According to the local story, he
was one of three friends who pledged
eternal blood-brotherhood when they
were boys in school. One of the other
two became Grand ViZier of the Seljuk
Turks ruler of Nishapur, and raised
Oman to high honor. The third rose
to hold that office of mystery and
terror which carried the title of "Old
Man of the Mountain''-the ruler of
the clan of assassins, fanatics who
killed in secret at the bidding of their
chief. This man, Hasan Sabbah.
thought little of his oath. for in a
struggle with the Grand Vizier he or
dered the latter slain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
DINNER STORIES

Mamma-Oh, BERTHE here you are
again all covered with mud from
head to foot.
Bertram Gn tearsl-It isn't my
fault. l was sailing on a plank, when
Willie Meigs gave me push, and
over I went.
Mamma-Weu, what are you cry
ing about? Is it painful to- be
covered with mud? 500 80 J
Bertram No, it amt; but I
thought that if I came in laughing
you would whip me.
A man advertised for a hostler and
mentioned that a returned soldier
would be preferable. Soon a hard
faced looking fellow put in an APP
pearance seeking the job.
do you smoke?" asked the man.
NO" was the reply.
'Swear?"
mo"
Are you a member of the Church
of England?"
Seeing that an answer in the at
firmative was required, the other said
he was
But when the man asked, Are you
a total abstainer % it was too close
quarters for the returned hero.
Look ere, mister he said, strikes
me if yer know what yer want. You
hadEertiSed for an 'oStler, but you
bloomin' we'll wants a harkangel,
that's what yer wants." and he walked
away in disgust.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
There

to and receive comfort FRONT There
was sofheone, the only one who would
listen sympathetically. ard no matter
what he or anyone else thought, she
was going to tell him all, she decided
and went to the telephone before her
courage failed her.
1t was a very plaintive and meek
voice that Sanford Ross heard over
the wire. please come, Sanford L
want you" was all it said. but he rec
ognized it as Geraldine's, and that was
enough. He arrived at the O'Connor
home in record time.
She did not mind when he took her
in his arms and she cried out her
troubles on his shoulder.
"Oh, / am so unhappy, and being
heroine is the worst thing 1 ever tried
to do. I hate sacrifices and was
never mean for martyr. sne
walled.
"Of coure you weren't, dear. and
knew it all along, but you've been
little brick he conforted. IF 1 had
known you would have taken it SO
seriously 1 would not have allowed
your father to play this trick on you
all my fault
Your fault Sanford ?" She
stopped sobbing and looked at him in
wonder
Yes am the man you would
have met at the altar tomorrow. L
knew 1 would never be able to get
you there until you were satisfied by
making some kind of a sacrifice"
But father told me-"
HE didnH tell you very much,
dear her father said, as he stepped
into the room. He just told you one
little fib and you took the rest for
granted"
Two fibs. father" she corrected.
smiling thru her tears. You said 1
had never met him, and 1t would save
You from a great unhappiness.''
80 it will" her father smiled,
knowingly. Il knew you loved Sand
| ford, and it would have made me
unhappy if you had rejected him be-
cause of a silly little notion about
| heroines and such things. But you
have been a heroine, Jerry!"
mot much of one" 1t was sur
! prising how quickly her appearance
had changed, for she was smiling
| radiantly. ''Oh. wouldn't 1 have
| looked foolish when l found you at
the altar waiting for me. Sanford 2"
She was able to laugh for the first
| time in days.
Would you have? Then 1 am glad
| came tonight. Tomorrow you will
/ look wonderful-the way you always
| look"
! "Oh, hope So she said enthusiasts
tically as she rang for her maid 81
| will send for my dress. L haven't
really had a good look at it. What
a funny bride-to-be 1 have been""
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
GLOBE SIGHTS
[From the Atchison Globe.]

IF'rom the AtchisOn Globe.
Poor nerves are not sign of tenn
permanent; it is a sign of weakness.
In the Atchison home guards Jude
johnson is the only man who keeps in
step.
When your friend gets into trouble,
you say he was indiscreet instead of
wicked.
If you want to commune, with a
gossip, approach some lady who lives
in glass house.
There is a type of man who never
loses an opportunity to remark that
history will repeat itself
When a friend remarks to a con-
valescent that II believe You are look
ing better it means he is not.
The average woman is so enthus-
iastic about bargains that she feels
impelled to attend two games of base
ball for one admission.
Religious persons are saying res
lfgion is being strengthened because
of the war and those who are not re-
ligious insist our morals are breaking
down
AS we understand it. a lot of peo-
pie who believe in cleaner journal
ism would like to learn more about
the story Margaret Hirsch told to the
jury at Atlanta
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A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men in
Americas Fighting Service

At the risk of almost certain death,
Philip J. Berger, a seaman second
class, United States navy, by his he
roic action, when the Jacob Jones was
torpedoed, has won not only the high
est praise of his commanding officer
but the commentator of the navy de-
partment. Eight minutes after being
struck the destroyer sank, stern first.
Most of the men not killed by the ex-
plosion, got clear of the ship and
reached RATS or wreckage. Instead of
swimming to safety, Berger remained
in the motor sailer endeavoring to get
it clear for floating from the ship. AL
tho he did not accomplish this task,
which would have saved a score of
lives, he stuck to his work to the last.
doing all in human power to rescue
more of his shipmates. Finally he
was forced to let go and was drawn
under the water with the boat. Later
he came to the surface and was res
cued. Berger's home is with his
mother. Mrs Elizabeth Berger. at 20
Eleventh street, Lansingburgh, n. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
THE RACE WITH THE U.BoATs,

The British admiralty has made
public figures showing that losses of
shipping by allied and neutral coun-
tries since the war began approx
mate 100000 tons. about double
the output for the same period. This
represents a net loss of about $780,
900 tons. which has been made up to
considerable extent by the taking
over of enemy and neutral ships. The
figures are for the period ended with
December and before American ship
yards had begun greatly to affect con-
ditions. The situation is not so bad
as might have been supposed.
In the race between the submarines
and the shipyards. the U-boats are
still laps ahead. The undersea pirates
are sinking ships much, faster than
Americans are building them, and
faster than all the enemies of Ger
many are building them. This unfa-
vorable record is not going to stand
We can increase the volume and speed
| of our ship production, and we are go
ing to do so.
| But the race is being run on I'M
| equal terms. A ship that is six months
in course of construction may be sunk
| by torpedo in six minutes. We may
not build vessels as fast as the U-boats
are sinking them now. Real and per-
! manent relief can come thru our coun-
ter-offensive against the submarines
| Great Britain recently said official
ly that U-boats were being destroyed
as fast as the Germans were building
them. 1t is known that during the
next few months improved devices will
be used in attacking enemy subma-
, rines. The logical assumption is that
the Germans soon will be losing sub
marines much faster than they can
make them. When that stage of the
race is reached, the outlook will be
bright for a victory by the shipbuild-
! ers.
| American and British naval authori-
ties predict that the U-hoat will cease
to be factor in the war in July or
August If the hoped-for results can
| be obtained by that time, we shall win
the war without disaster to any of
| our allies. We shall, that is, if all
concerned pull together and make I'M
precedented efforts to build more
ships. and to build them as quickly as
possible
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men whom education could not save,
once successful men whom strong
wills could not save, but who joyfully
confess that they have been redeemed
by the power of the Lord Jesus
Christ.
Only they are masters among men
and acceptable followers of the great
Master who have first mastered them
selves.
None but the self-restrained and
temperate person can know true
riches. The sacred record runs that
the drunkard and the glutton shall
come to poverty''-the poverty that
means a starved soul. an empty life.
All that enriches his existence on
earth, slips from mans possession
thru the flood-gates of intemperance.
Self-control in trifles trains in self
control in crises. There is such a
thing as the habit of mastery. When
we accustom ourselves to deny the
body in lesser matters we. are surely
storing up power for victory in some
great temptation On the other hand.
it is impossible to yield to all the
impulses of self in things that seem
of small Importance, and then one
day suddenly rise to conquest when a
great struggle is on. We are prepar-
ing today for tomorrow's victory or
defeat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
WOMEN AND THE WAR.

One of the results of the war is that
it has set women farther on the road
to complete emancipation from ira
dition and unequal laws than a cen
fury of agitation could have done. In
England she has been given the fran
chise and equal suffrage thruout the
Union is in sight in this country.
Women are entering many occu-
pations for which they have been
hitherto regarded as totally untitled
and they are commanding wages far
in excess of those paid to men in sim
liar occupations before the war.
There are now in England over a
million women working on munitions.
They have undertaken work in every
industry which has any bearing on
munitions. Outside the machine shops
their work is very largely laboring
work, and they have undertaken la
boring in every industry and under
the worst possible conditions, even
such conditions as exist in blast fur
naces, acid works. iron and steel
plants, etc.
For all simple repetition work 1t
/
training at all, but for the more high
| ly skilled work on howitzers, aero
planes, engines, ETC., the minister OF
munitions has had to help the en-
ployers by equipping gaining schools
By far the greater part of the women
| on that work have been trained in the
| factories themselves, but the smaller
| factories have found considerable diff
ficulty in doing their own training
and in many factories there is too lit
tie work of this nature on which wo-
men can gradually acquire skill. The
ministry has. therefore, established
two classes of training establishments
training schools attached to various
technical colleges that exist in mos
Industrial centers, and factories taker
over by the ministry equipped as in.
structional plants. They do actua
munition work in these training es
Establishments. They do not attemp
to give general training, but they give
specialized training on a specific type
of machine, and in that way the wo
men acquire a considerable degree O.
skill in a period of from six to eigh
weeks
At the beginning of the employment
of women in 1915. practically all EN-
ployers in England looked upon tn,
introduction of woman into a ma
chine shop as being one of the hor
rors of war. but nothing has been $,
remarkable as the change in the atti
tude of the manufacturers towards tn,
employment of women. Now if an,
question arises as to the employment
of a woman or an unskflled man, n,
employer will hesitate to employ tn,
woman. She has been found Ito b.
quicker in acquiring skill and is ia
better and faster than the type of maj
left in the factories now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
@WHATEYER YOU WANT TO KNOW"

MANY ways of winning the war have
been suggested, but in all probability
it will be found that victory can be
won only by fighting for it. The same
thought seems to have entered into
the mind of the enemy. His air and
-IJ-boat campaigns have been compare
lively failures. His program of en-
comprising the downfall of Russia
has had no effect in the direction of
ending the war. Grabbing all the
eastern territory will not bring tri-
umph of Teutonic arms. After all it
is men and guns and ammunition that
count.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

John Redmond, best known, best
beloved. and most skilful of Irish
leaders since the days of Parnell, was
not privileged to see. home rule for
Ireland. for which he fought SO long
and so bravely and so successfully
but the day of its achievement seems
near at hand. 1t probably will be one
of the fruits of the war, along with a
larger measure of liberty for all races
who have preserved their identity and
who have shown themselves worthy OF
national elf-assertion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Candies for Soldiers.

Chocolate Candies-Melt confec-
toner's chocolate over hot water;
when almost cool enough to set dip
nuts. dates, raisins, chopped candied
fruits, ginger or whatever is to be
coated into chocolate and lay on oiled
paper Chopped fruits. nuts or CO.
coanut may be stirred in and small
portions dropped onto waved paper
to set.
Chocolate Popcorn-Cook together
one cup graduated sugar, one-half
cup milk, two tablespoons grated
chocolate and lump of butter size of
a alnut until a little dropped in
water. is quite brittle. Pour over one
quart of popped corn, stirring so all
kernels are coated.
Fruit Paste-Put one cup raisfns
one cup stoned dates. one cup fRs
and two cups mixed nuts thru food
chopper twice. Mix with confection-
er's sugar to make a dough sum-
GENTLY firm to roll on board sprfn-
killed. with confectioner's sugar. Knead
as you would bread, then roll out
half inch thick and cut into squares
Dust with the sugar and lay away in
tin boxes lined with waxed paper.
Peppermint Drops-One cup gram
ulated sugar covered scantily with
water; boil until 1t spins a thread
Add few drops peppermint essence
and stir until creamy. Drop on but
tered paper pls tier.
Peanut Candy Like You Buy-ro
two cups granulated sugar take one
cup halved peanuts. Put sugar in
iron skillet and melt (wfthout waterl
It will lump. then gradually melt
When all melted stir in one table
spoon butter and peanuts and pour
quickly in bnttered pans; when cold.
break up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
ON SPUR 4 Hs MOMENT
Out of the Tall Grass.
By Roy X. MOULToN

Away out among the wire grass of
Kansas, far from the usual haunts
of poets, lives j. C. Sims. Sims hasn't
been up against any of the high So
but he has some good ideas for all
that. One of them follows:
He wants to hear from us at home
And find out how things stand.
He'd rather hear from folks he knows
Than hear a minstrel band.
He wants to hear about old Shep
And how old Brindle's broken out,
So much, it is a habit.
He wants to know about his sis,
And how his brothers are;
He wants to know about some miss,
When he's away so far.
He wants to know about the house
About the barn and well,
And how the old cat caught mouse.
He HS wants. mant to to beaE say IF hes eT
He wants to hear the joy.
Sit down and write letter
To your lonesome soldier boy"
Little Slice o. life.
The other day I resolved to have
And find out what was the matter with
them.
surplus doesn't co-ordinante with your in
come
And your bank account doesn't make good.
1t is just like calling in doctor
When you have nervous prostitution or pip.
The expert worked upon my case
For several days and seemed 10 have it in
hand.
He finally presented his neatly written re-
port,
In which he said: ITO sum up all condi-
tions,
find that you are spending more than you
make:
That you are not making enough;
That prices are all too high and
Your income is too low. II you cease this
And put $25 in the savings department
OF some good bank every week,
You will find your financial condition =.
Will make rapid strides toward recovery
Now, you see. know exactly what
Is the matter with me. There is nothing
Like going to the root of things.
These efficiency experts are a wise lot Of
birds.
Having taken Pinsk, Minsk and
Binsk, the Germans seem to have &C
complished the hardest part of their
Russian campaign, at least SO Tar as
pronunciation is concerned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

NThe belated publication of statistics
70 show how the several states re-
spondad to the appeal for the second
liberty loan is illuminating New
York, pilloried for a generation as the
Rnnt of predatory plutocrats, pro-
vtded almost one-third of the total
sum subscribed by the whole country;
while Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, H.
lnois and Ohio came next in line
al of them states where demagogues
hive delighted to declaim that the
dollar has been put before the man.
II the matter of comparisons. Indiana
ana Georgia may be considered to-
cethe~, since they are Sc nearly alike
81 population, wealth and natural re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

Verify "a treaty is a mere scrap of
paper" Despite the conclusion of
peace between the Huns and the Boil
shevi<i the German armies continue
to advance into Russia. The Boil
sAevik government is being admins
tered in effect from a capital on
wheels Petrograd is reported to be
calmly awaiting occupation by the
Germans Probably it's peaceable sur
Fender was part of Lenine's bargain
with the kaiser
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

sources. Indiana took nearly eighty
one and half millions of the second
liberty loan: Georgia took slightly
less than twenty-three millions-less,
in fact, than the District of Columbia.
which as a whole is scarcely MORE
than twice as populous as the city of
Atlanta
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

In travelling across the country,
Americans have become accustomed
to 1oving the hands of their time
pieces forward or backward an hour,
depending upon the direction in which
they were travelling. This year they
are called upon to do the same thing
twice while remaining at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

Z The announcement of the settle
tnent of the long standing fisheries
dispute between Canada and the
United States calls attention to the
fact that these two countries produce
about one-fourth of the recorded fish
crop of the world. A lecture delivered
before a class in the educational de-
partment of the National City Bank
OF New York shows that the United
States now leads the world in it's fish
output and that the waters of Canada
and the United States in combination
supply over s15O,0OO,OOO worth of fish
per annum, out of world recorded
total of slightly Less than $500, 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

The daylight saving rule should be
valuable pointer to Doctor Garfield.
Why not mark the thermometer down
in June and up in November? The
country might in this way save both
ice and coal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

winter will be at least as bad as dur
ing the past winter; it is not inn
probable that an embargo will be de-
clared on coal to all communities
having an adequate wood supply
within reach.
Questions or the above or any sub
ject upon which the reader desires
information, should be addressed the
Topeka State Journal Information
Bureau, Frederic ]. HaslSin, Director.
Washington, d. c.. with a 3-cent
stamp enclosed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

The importance of taking out war
risk insurance cannot be too strongly
impressed upon the minds of enlisted
men. as has recently been illustrated.
Pvt. Andrew Jensen of the marine
corps, stationed in Cuba, took out
$4,000 worth of war risk insurance
oh the morning of February 8. 1918,
in favor of his mother. He died at
7.15 p. IN. the same day. His death
was in the line of duty and was caused
p the accidental discharge of a ma
chine gun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

vengeance is mine; 1 will repay,
saith the Lord" Doubtless He is
experimenting the job of furnishing
the Huns but He has delegated the
actual work to the allies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

The construction of ships from
cement and sand leads the Los AM
geles Times to remark that hitherto
I'VE have had a fleet in the abstract
concretes,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

When the daylight saving plan BEL
comes effective who will alter the sun
dials in the country?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

Every mouth closed against strong
drink helps close the saloon. Per-
sonal abstinence is the first step to-
ward a solution of the liquor problem
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

Having taken Pinsk, Minsk and
Binsk, the Germans seem to have &C
complished the hardest part of their
Russian campaign, at least SO Tar as
pronunciation is concerned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

We ought to have pronounced SEN
timents on the saloon issue because
the saloon is a pronounced evil. Half
hearted sentiment is not enough We
should feel strongly against the sin of
liquor selling and our feelings should
be known. The saloon would not
have SO eaosy a time if it were known
that the best people of the commun-
ity were its outspoken enemies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

When the liquor dealers, big and
little, are made to feel disreputable
disreputable, even, than the
long step will have
been taken toward the overthrow of
the Sa loon