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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27
PAYING THE PRICE.

Germ was industrially efficient
and for rorty years prepared herself
70 this war. Fresh evidences crop
o.. on-e in a while. however. which
show that. blinded by expectation of
an early and easy victory. she took no
though. of certain possible economic
contingencies. and already she is be-
ginning to pay the price of her mad
rush into battle. Before the war many
things came from Germany which it
was coo'monIy thought could not be
made so well or so economically in the
United states. This long ago became
an exploded theory and in many lines
American skill has superseded Ger
man proficiency.
as an example, witness the dye in
dustry. 1t is the most thriving of in
FAINT industries in the United States.
Before the war and for some time
after it commenced, Germany was the
ci.Ief source of dye supply. Upon that
country ali depended for dyes which
could not be excelled, equaled or ap-
preached elsewhere" The United
States furnished one OF her chief mar
kcts and imported annually as much
as 100000 worth CT anilins dyes
alone. In ten months of last year
however. this situation was changed
radically.
American ingenuity. enterprise and
energy have turned to best account
that which was waste material for the
mcst part. Instead of importing Ger
man dyes. about $12.500.OOO worth of
dyes we're exported by the United
States. Great Britain being the largest
purchaser. At present over 200 man.
ufecturers of dyestuffs in the United
States. representing a combined cap
ital of $500. 100000. are working to
Improve the quality OF their product
ard TO coordinate the industry.
Great Britain likewise is busily en-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Menu Hint.
Meatless Day.

! Menu Hint.
(Meatless Day.
BREAKFAST
Cream of Rye with Raisins
Top~Milk
Poached Eggs ON Toast Butter
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Split Pea Soup
Potato Salad Mayonnaise Dressing
Peanut Butter Sandwiches
Baked Apples. Wartime Fruit Cake
DINNER
Scalloped oysters
Baked Macaroni
Canned String Beans
Lettuce Salad
Dried Apricot Shortcake.
Breads.
BuckWheat Bread-Two tablespoons
shortening three tablespoons sugar
half teaspoon soda, two tablespoons
wheat -four, one and one-half cups
buckwheat flour.
Pour into small dripping pan and
bake in a moderately hot oven. Serve
warm with butter.
Rye Bread-For the first time
take one cake compressed yeast.
Make d sponge same as for wheat
bread, let rise over night, but don't
use anything but water. yeast and
salt. In the morning take out one
cup of this sponge and keep it for
the next time. Add a cup warm wa
ter to sponge and enough flour to
make stiff dough. Leave rise two
hours, then knead, put in pans, let
rise again. Wash top of each loaf
with water before you put it in oven.
Bake forty-five minutes.
Rye bread requires nothing but wa
ter, salt and flour and is very good. If
you keep one cup of sponge you won't
have to use new yeast for the next
baking; just add one and one-half
quarts water to the cup of sponge.
This recipe makes four ioaves.
Cornmeal Mush Biscuit-One quart
well-cooked mHsh quite thick).
While hot put in two cups lard, two
cups boiled milk, one teaspoon salt,
Stir well. When lukewarm add two
cakes compressed yeast dissolved in
two-third cup water. Then stiffen
with eight cups flour. Knead well and
let rise until light. When light roll
out about one inch thick and bake
In cool weather the sponge will
keep several days, and you can bake
a pan of fresh ones as needed by sim
ply rolling out portion and baking
1t is not necessary to work the dough
over each time or to let them stand
after cutting out.
Wartime Gems-One cup cornmeal
one cup uncooked oatmeal, one cup
flour, three teaspoons baking powder
e-half cup meat fryings, one cup
milk
Bake il. gem pans slowly. Delicious
Tor ch1ldren's lunch at noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27
Heart and Beauty
Problems
BY MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: Our family
is large and fathers income is limit
ed. I feel that 1 must find work this
summer to help on my college fund.
I am a senior at high school and am
taking the English course. I love to
read books, but still better 1 love to
read stories.
I would be perfectly happy if 1
could organize a Tell Me a Story"
club for the children of this town.
There could be season tickets for the
entire course or a small sum could
could be offered on king Arthur and
His Knights" Greek and Roman
Tales" robin Hood" and all the
other stories that children ought to
know.
When 1 see so many mothers drag
ging their children around town 1
think of this plan. I am a stranger
here. / have only lived here three
months. No one knows me and I
knew only my teachers and few
classmates.
% Is there any chance for me in
about it?
90 Do you think 1 could do it for
the public library? ANXIOUS.
Cd I think there is a splendid
chance for you to do this. Get the
names CT first grade children at the
:
their mothers and tell them your plan.
You could have one or two story hours
an afternoon and charge fifteen cents
for each child. You will make more
money if you do not overcharge. 1t
would probably be better and more
convenient for the mothers if you took
about ten children living near each
other and taught them at the home
of one of the children. You could
probably get some mother to let you
use her home if you did not charge
for her child. In this way you could
have several classes in different local,
tiles
CD The public library might be in
terested in your scheme. 1t would be
worth while to talk the matter over
with the librarian
Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 am in love
with a fellow who is attached to an
other girl. I think he is just a little
bit crazy about me, but the other girl
comes first in his thoughts. Every
time 1 look at him I think how lovely
it would be to belong to him and 1
feel that then 1 could be happy.
cannot stand it to see him love the
other girl more than he does me.
1 often go to parties where they
play postoffice and l feel confident
that 1 could arouse his feelings so that
l could make him kiss me. Would
this be fair to the girl he loves? 1 am
a pretty good friend of hers and l
want her as well as myself to be
happy. IN LOVE.
You are indulging in a low form of
love. Games like postoffice are not
worthy of a girl who respects herself
and looks upon love as a sacred thing.
The boy belongs to the other girl now.
and you have no right to trifle with
him. Try to think how you would
feel if she stepped in and aroused the
emotions of a man who loved you to
such an extent that he would forget
himself at the time and kiss her. Your
thoughts are not pure and clean.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27

Inc Jewish feast of Purim. one of
the mi Tor festivals in the religious
calendar. was celebrated yesterday.
Purim, according to the scriptural
book of Esther, wherein the tale is
narrated, means lots lots having
been cast before Haman. vizier of Per-
sin for the purpose of determining
Fhe day most suspicious for the con-
summation of his plan of exterminat-
ing all The Jews dwelling in the land
But the lay was fatal only to Haman's
plans and to Haman himself, for thru
chain of remarkable happenings the
Jews were delivered from their i'm
minent eril and the doom he had de-
creed FOR them fell on their enemy
hlmseif. From that year to the pres
en- time, Jews all over the world have
celebrated the anniversary of the dav
on which the wondrous deliyerance
occurred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27
RAIL HEARING AT X. C.
Santa Fe Heads List of 25 Trunk Lines
Ask Coal Rate Increase.

Kansas City, Feb. 27.-Hearing of
the application of the twenty-five
trunk line railroads in Missouri to in
crease intra-state rates on coal began
here today before the state public ser
vice commission.
The proceedings which were
brought in the name of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe road are expected
to continue several days. The roads
ask that they be allowed to increase
the present rate twenty-five cents
ton, observing the 'milage scale of the
interstate commerce commission as a
maximum
The only road not represented at
the hearing is the Missouri Pacific
which has a separate action pending
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27
DENOUNCE GOVT POLICY
German Socialists Leader Decries
Invasion of Russia.

Amsterdam, Feb. 27.-"The govern
ment's Russian policy is not ours de-
clared Philip Scheidemann. Socialist
leader in the German reichstag. ac-
cording to dispatches received here
today.
1.-THE entente won't recognize an
eastern peace. The government must
remain ready for report of the peace
by understanding. We welcome Cham
cellor Hertlings declaration regarding
President Wilson and Belgium"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27

In addressing the reichstag this
Meek Count Won Hertling. the imperial
German chancellor. took one more
step forward in the direction of peace.
He declared himself to be in accord
with the principles laid down by Pres
ident Wilson and stated further that
a general peace can be discussed on
this basis. This is clearly an invita-
ton t. the president to call again.
The chancellor makes it plain that
Germans is willing to enter into peace
Negotiations on the basis of President
Wilson's suggestion but the direct
overture must come from the side of
the allies. What Germany is particu-
larry anxious to do is to obtain peace
and at Inc same time save her face by
making it appear that her enemies
asked FOR a cessation of hostllities.
The chancellor makes another ad-
varce in the matter of Belgium by an
intlmation that England must not eX-
pect the Teutons to relinquish their
hold on chat country unless she be
willing to give up Ireland, Egypt and
fldia. OF course he is not serious
about ibis. 1t is merely his way of
twisting the lions tail. Won Hertling
practically has said TO the entente:
This is my move; you are next"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27
LOCAL MENTION

afternoon by the Sons of Veterans and
the auxiliary society, at Lincoln Post
hall. A general invitation to attend
is given.
DR.. w. o. De-Merkel, surgical Chi
ropodist and reconstruction. New To-
cation, 731 Kansas avenue, over Wag-
goner & Goodrich Drug company.
Hours 9-6.-Adv.
A patriotic pageant and music and
readings will form the program for a
meeting of kaw Valley lodge No. 20
tonight at S31 North Kansas avenue
Some of our leading four f1ushers
wouldn't be nearly so patriotic if the
newspapers didn't exploit their patri-
otiSm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27

spring EdSnlOn NOtc.
Hemp neckties may be much worn
by enemy aliens.
Edward Waistcoat Dunn, one of our
most versatile theatrical press agents,
dropped into one of those white-tiled
cateterias the ether day and bought
himself a piece of pie. Then he
thought he needed a cup of coffee and
went and got that.
When he returned, a stranger was
occupying his chair.
beg your pardon" he said. but
this is NY chair"
How do you know it's your chair p"
grumbl5d the man.
Il can prove it by your trousers"
said Duan.
What do you mean-prove it by
my tro Isers?''
If it is true that the Bolsheviki are
to fight the Tartars. there is only one
thing we can say:
Go it, Bolsheviki; go it, Tartar.
May you both win.
THE boys are dom a lot of shovel
in over there in the trenches, no
but I'll be dingswizzled if they amt
got-it easier than a lot of fellers over
here that live on a corner lot, with
three feet of snow fallin' every other
day.
Ever notice how quickly buck
wheat pancakes go out of style when
the weather bureau slips US a little
April weather in February?
In a certain newspaper office in
New York there is a bulletin board
bearing the following sign:
ON THE FIRING LINE
NEWS OF OUR MEN
Nine men have been fired from the
staff since the sign was put up. Those
who are left don't consult the bulletin
board any more. They are supersti-
tiOuS.
Spaghetti machine operated by a
German was blown up by an Italian
bomb. The German had no business
monkeying with the Italian stuff in
the first place.
On FoOdless Days.
The Goldfish is a handsome bird,
With plumage fair to see.
He is a true and steadfast friend,
And makes hit with me.
He fingers round che grocery store,
His atmospheric immense.
To meet him once is but to feel
He is a stranger in the land
His home is far away,
Amid the oceans breaking waves
And headlands' foamy spray
He's more than just ornament
His missions understood.
Whenever the lid is clamped down tight
He takes the place of food.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27
GLOBE SIGHTS
[From the Atchison Globe.J

IFrom the Atchison Globe.
The easier the money the greater
the kick-back-
An Atchison woman is as peculiar
as the Missouri river.
A good many restaurant walters act
like dumb walters.
There is a type of man who is all
ways saying. Excuse me-"
1t is probable more truth about you
is told behind your back than to your
face.
The girl who has war baby is the
kind who probably would have a
peace baby
We would hate to pay some men
who claim they get paid for what they
know, and not what they do.
This is an age of specialization, but
some men never specialize in any
thing more important than three
cushion billiards
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27
SHIP CREW HUN SPIES
Arrested on Charge of Plot to Supply
German Agents in G. A. and S. A.

A Pacific Port, Feb. 27.-The cap
tain, chief engineer and purser of the
ste mship Centralia were ordered ar
rested to-day by federal authorities, it
was announced, after an investigation
of an alleged pro-German plot to sup
ply Germans in Lower California and
South and Central America and allie
cations that the men uttered pro-Ger-
man sentiments and attempted to OBJ
struct operation of the selective draft.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27

Germany has tried to win the war
by evesy means except a fair fight.
Spying. bribery. intrigue and every
d abolicaI invention that~human einge-
nuity could devise have been brought
into play and with some success in
certain Quarters. but her original am
bit1ons are farther from fulfiliment
than They have been at any time since
she began the war. New peace over
lures are due and may be expected at
an earlT date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27

up and made the rounds of the COM
pany, bidding each profound fare
well.
But. Sandy. man." objected the
host, 'ye're not goin' yet, with the
evenin' just started ?"
Nay" said the prudent MacTavish
/ I'm no goin' yet. But I'm tellin' ye
goodnight while L know ye all"
A class of recruits were being put
thru a preliminary examination in
first aid work. Finally it came Pat
rick O'Flynn's turn to answer. The
sergeant asked him the following
question:
Now. Pat, supposing a man were
to fall in a drunken fit, how would
you rreat him.
Faith. sergeant" replied Pat, "oi
wouldn't treat him at all. I'd con-
slider he had had enough"
Money talks," said. the man who
tries to be severely practical.
"Better'n that" replied Mr.. Dustin
Stax. as he signed another Red Cross
check MY money has quit ordinary
conversation and is learning to sing
The Star Spangled Banner"
Lucinda was testing the devotion
of Arastus.
"S'pose it is night and we are in a
deep, black woods. There comes a
bo'er Constructor a-wriggling thru
the grass; an a wildcat a-boundin'
thru the bushes; an a lion roar
in an maxim for us a mile a min
ute. What are we a-gonna do?"
There amt gonna be no We"
How long are you in for?" asked
the new convict.
six months" was the reply.
'I see. Just doing your little bit,
eh?"
1T costs Algernon three cents to
send letter now"
Yes" reulied Miss Cayenne, -as with
most articles, the price goes up but
the quality does not improve"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27
PICKS KANSAS ASSISTANT
Professor Meyer of E.mporia Normal
Gets Tariff Board Post.

Emporia, Kan. Feb. CIV. E.
Meyer, professor of. political science
at Kansas State Normal school here.
has accepted an appointment as as
sistant to w. S. Culbertson, of the
federal tariff commission, it was
learned here today. Meyer graduated
from Chicago university.
CulbertSon also halls from Emporia,
altho he has been in Washington for
the past eight years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27
ON SPUR RE Fl MOMENT
By ROY 4. MOULroM

A Little Slice o Life.
The other day l was just
Getting up in the bathtub,
And all Of a sudden / assumed
A horizontal position in the tub,
And the splash made sent the water
All over the walls and ceiling,
And ! thought 1 had been Summarized,
And yelled for my wife to do something.
didn't know what l wanted her to do,
But l knew l wanted her to do something.
She thought 1 had been killed,
And she pounded on the door and yelled:
Are you alive YETI"
And 1 yelled back, mo, not yet"
You see. it happened like this:
l was sitting down in the tub when my
Neighbor. who lives next door
And owns a horseless Piano,
Began playing 1.-The Star-Spangled Banner"
And stood up quickly, and my foot
Encountered piece of slippery soap,
And the rest of it You already know.
Three of my ribs weren't hurt at all.
| don't know what the moral is
Whether it is, Don't listen to
The Star-Spangled Banner
Or Don't monkey around a bathtub.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27
Senator CUMMINGS wife Dead.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The senate
today adjourned that members might
attend the funeral service of Mrs A.
b. Cummins wife of the senator from
Iowa. Mrs. Cumrnins died early to-
day of pneumonia. Her body was sent
to Des Moines for burial Immediately.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27

Hundreds of ways of winning the
war have been suggested. You pays
your money and takes your choice"
The latest one consists in eating
bananas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27

The war savings campaign is ex-
pected to end December so, 1918, and
with the work now under way Kansas
is expected to pass her quota long be-
fore that time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27
DINNER STORIES

Mr.. MacTavish attended a christen-
ing where the hospitality of the host
knew no bounds except the several
capacities of the guests. In the midst
of the celebration Mr.. MacTavish rose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27

The kings. the Bolsheviki and the
position to the freedom of the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27

1t remained for Doctor Garfield tc
put a deeper tinge of color into Blue
Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27
New York Money Market.

New York. Feb. 27.-MONEY-Mercan
paper. 5A@5A. Sterling. GO day bills,
472H; commercial 60 day bills on banks,
472: commercial. GO day bills. 4.7IK: de-
mand. .4.75h: cables, 4.76 ZIG. Francs.
demand, 5;I2s; cables. 5701z- Guilders,
s72; cables. 81. Rubles, demand. 10: ca
bles, 13K nominal Bar silver, 5S1sc; Mex
lean dollars Csc. Government bonds, frreg-
ular: railroad bonds, irregular. Time loans,
strong; GO days, 80 days and months, 8
bid. u
ing rate. 515 closing bid 3lz offered at
4: last loan f.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27
\ Kansas City Grain Market.
Kansas City. Feb.

: (16e Tange OF prices on grain futures on
kansap City board Of Trade as reported
by Thos. ]. Myers. 30- N. Z. Bldg.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27
LATE Markets

Chicago Grain and Provision Market
1.-THE range OF prices ON gran futures on
Chicago Board of Trade as reported By
rhos. j. Myers. POI N. E. Bldg.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS


Now Ignorance g bliss" of course,
Yet few are unaware
OF the nature of the Theodore"
Whose other name is bear"
Cir Cin1le
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27

Wall ST., New York, Feb. 27.-STOCKS-
Stimulated by increased dividends and bet
ter Industrial conditions war issues and
special stocks today recorded gross ad-
vances of 2 to points. Sales approx
mated 675, 900 shares
Oils aud inactive equipments were the
strong features of the final hour, leaders
reacting I to 2 points. The closing was
irregular. Liberty 3k's sold at e7.g0 to
97.9S. first As at 97h to 97.30, and second
As at 9G.64 to $3.50
New York Cotton Market.
New York. Feb. 27.-COTTON-Spot
quiet; middling. 32.4J.
New York Stock Market.
FURNISHED by T. J. Myers. 30l n. e. Bldg.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27

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Bureau at Wasbing'on furnishes readers.
free of charge. accurate and authoritative
answers TO questions IN any ane all sub
Jects concerning which information can De
had from he UNPARALLELED resources Of the
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ard the great library of congress- A D.
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Information wanted. write ilainlv and sd
TIE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL IN
FORMATION BUREAU.
Washington. ID. c.
r. y. B.-Iuquirers should be careful TO Oh
|eerve two points: Enclcse a Scent stamp
Md address their 'etters to Washington,
D above. and not To Topeka. otherwise de-
~ and needless expense are incurred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27

1T costs Algernon three cents to
send a letter now.
Yes" reulied Miss Cayenne, '-as with
most articles, the price goes up but
the quality does not improve
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27

How long are sou in for?" asked
the new convict.
--Six MONTHS was the reply.
IT see. Just doing your little bit,
eh?"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-05-03

board issuing it. To obtain a Sec
ond grade certificate applicant must
average 20 per cent with not less
than a. per cent on any one branch
This may be renewed where the
teacher attends an approved Sum
mer School. To obtain third grade
certificate applicant must average go
per cent with not less than 40 per
cent on any subject. A third grade
certificate can not be renewed. ALI
certificates are issued for two years
The county board will issue certif-
Gates on the presentation of A. B. or
B. s. diplomas from the accredited
colleges Of this state, but has no au-
thority to accept any other kind OF
diploma or a diploma from another
state.
Applicants will bring examination
paper.
G.. NJ Wilson.
County Superintendent Of Education.