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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-10
"MHATEvER YOU WANT TO Know"

Legal tender notes in denominations
of 81 again have made their appear
ance in the channels of trade. They
may serve to call to mind that there
still Is in existence in this country
$346.O0O,00O of fiat" money. The
"greenbacks" bear no promise of the
government to pay in gold or other
currency or at a specified time Uncle
Sam merely declares this piece of pa
per must be accepted at it's face value.
1t is his note without date. There
have been many attempts to obtain
sthe retirement of this form of cur
rency but always these attempts have
brought loud protests from the people.
AT other times nobody thinks anything
about them. In fact, no attention is
paid to any one of the many forms of
paper currency afloaI except to note
the numeral which it bears. Whether
the bill we receive be a federal re-
serve note, national bank note, silver
certificate, gold certificate or green
back. is all the same. The people
know that all bear the guarantee of
a government which is their own to
do with as they like. If ever they see
occasion for the retirement of the
greenbacks, on which the Civil war
was fought, it will be done but not
sooner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-10
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men in
Americas Fighting Service

A cry for help never goes unheeded
when there is man of the United
States navy standing by. No matter
where on land. at sea in calm or
storm, daylight or dark he is quick
to respond and ready to- take the
chance that makes a rescue possible
An instance of this is reported from
Newport, R. l.. where the bravery of
Robertson McGregor.S fireman third
class, attached to the naval training
school at that place. has just been
rewarded by a letter of commentator
from Secretary Daniels. 1t was night
and unusually dark when McGregor
heard the cry of help from the bay
Rushing to the water he located the
sound and, without any further hest
tation, jumped overheard and swan in
the direction of the cry. There were
no more cries but sensing his direction
the fireman kept on swimming until
he came across body. It was an ap-
prentice seaman who had become un-
conscious in his fight for life. Altho
still wearing his clothing McGregor
took hold of his man and brought him
safely to the shore. This man only
enlisted in the navy last May, having
been recruited at Albany, N. Y. His
mother, Mrs. Margaret McGregor,
lives on Maple street at Lee, Mass.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-10

add. A carefully worded telegram
then was dispatched To the foundry
for a housing and similarly worded
messages were sent to the manufac-
turers for screw boxes. carriers and
other parts. The kilograms brought
to the companys door most of the
smaller parts ordered within two
weeks, and before a month had passed
the much coveted roll housing was
delivered. Meanwhile the foundation
work mad been completed. The IN
st.illation of the mill immediately was
commenced with the result that in
less than two months from the time
that the plan was decided upon, the
mill was in operation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-10


but as beautiful as ever. ard she was
bending over a large basket of flowers
that had been sent in for the mission
Into her face came look OF sur
prise and joy. which she quickly sup
pressed. Then looking calmly and
coldly at him, she waited for him to
speak.
He went over to her and took her
hand. He bent his head over it peni-
tently and said:
Dearest. can you ever forgive my
beastly temper? Twas jealous of
Harold because I thought he brought
the flowers for you. I have just
learned the truth. ] am SO happy and
so remorseful and if you forgive me
promise to try with all the strength
possess never to let my temper get
away from me again Dear one. won't
you try me again and let me help with
the flowers as Harold has done?"
For answer two soft arms stole
about his neck.-(Copyrighte 1913,
by the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-10
TRAWELETTE
Zanzibar.
nj NIKsAB.

Zanzibar.
The little island of zanziba. = is one
of the most picturesque places in
Africa-one OF the few places in the
Dark Continent that is picturesque at
all. That is because it is an old, his
toric island, with traces OF vanished
peoples, accretions of old customs.
memorials of forgotten events. The
greater part of Africa is primitive, ma
ture in a state of nature; and nature
is magnificent. beautiful awe-inspir-
ing, terrifying, but rarely picturesque.
The latter is a Characteristic of the
works of man, which comes to them
with time. The frame is what makes
the picture, and it is only man who
builds frames.
The narrow streets of Zanzibar, the
massive carven doorways, the stern
old houses, the time-worn markets.
the crooked, mysterious alleyways. the
| riot of color anu the babel of tongues.
the still heat that throws over il all an
illusion of vagueness like a play seen
on stage, make a picture that will
remain fresh in the memory for years.
| The island is set like a fluted emerald
| in green sea, with a still blue sky
burning change1ess overhead. In the
past, Zanzibar was the home of all the
wonder and cruelty OF the east, settled
|
| traders from Egypt and Turkey To-
day it is a British protectorate. with
| figurehead sultan who spends much
| of his time and money in European
| travel.
The streets of the island are too
| narrow for any wheel traffic but the
| rickshaw, although there are a few
| two-wheeled horse carts available If
| you charter one of these, you must
also subsidize native to rtn ahead
and warn the populace that you are
/ coming, otherwise confusion and con-
! gestion result at every ten feet 1t is
| better to employ rickshaw, drawn by
| one of the prisoners of the penal
colony. These men are clothed in an
| identifying dress of bright orange, and
some of them wear light steel chains
about their necks. 1t lends something
| of a sense of adventure to go jogging
behind condemned criminal. who
may be anything from a petty larcen-
| lSt to a murderer, thru some of the
dense jungle roads that fringe the city.
In the streets one meets Arabs from
the north, sedate and turbaned,
| mounted on camels or donkeys;
| negroes from the mainland; natives of
| British India, hquid-eyed and clothed
in jewel-like colors; Europeans in
helmets and ducks. Strange figures
| abound, from the medicine man of the
| bush, horribly old and withered, with
| eyes of preternatural cunning, to the
artless Swaheli bells with full-size
saucer coquettishly introduced into the
lobe of her brown ear. The markets
| of Zanzibar are famous for their fruits
| and their Jewels. Some of the most
| magnificent sapphires and rubies in
| the world change hands in the mean
looking shacks of the native mer-
| chants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-10

What can be done in the way of
speeding up production when there is
an incentive and no interfering red
tape is illustrated in the following
story from the Iron Trade Review:
A manufacturer, recalling the some
what precarious condition of his bust
ness previous to the war. decided to
take advantage of the opportunity to
establish it on a firmer foundation by
onlarging it's facilities for production
After a survey of the plant was made
1t was found that an additional roll
stand easily could be installed with
out any building addition. Upon IN
quiry it was learned that delivery of
this equipment could not be obtained
In anything short of six months. Then
. scheme was evolved. An inventory
was taken of the repair parts the COM
pany had in stock. Included was a
housing of the type it was desired to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-10
GLOBE SIGHTS
from the Atchison G1obe.]

IF-om the Atchison Globe.
Most every crack card player is
har loser.
Health is a matter of intelligence
more than anything else.
The old-fashioned cook just nat
urally hates domestic science.
Every mother tells her grown son
that he was beautiful baby
Control your tongue and you can
control any ordinary situation.
What has become of all the red
noses that used to be so common?
AS long as there are two people on
earth there will be differences of
opinion.
AS a rule a man doesn't learn how
to take care of himself until he needs
a new carbureter.
When a man takes a vacation to
rest his body he invariably overworks
his stomach.
The better the physician the more
willing he is to admit that medicine
doesn't do much good
An old Globe Sight: Most people
make a mistake in Understanding
the strength of the enemy.
A poor man is one who is as fool
iSh with his money the year round
as the ordinary man is the month of
Christmas.
About the only excitement in the
country is this remark at the break
fast table in the morning: There
must have been some one proving
around the house last night; the dog
barked nearly all night"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-10

DR.. Grace L. Meigs, head of the child
hygiene division of the children's
bureau.
Of all the countries abroad New
Zealand stands first, however, on the
| list of maternal and infant mortality
rates. New Zealand reports for 1916
an infant mortality rate of 50.05, while
the United States in 1915 reports an
infant mortality rate of 100 for the
birth registration area. There are ten
states in this area. and of these six
have mortality rates more than double
that of New Zealand, while the lowest
rate for any state is that of 20 for
Minnesota. The maternal mortality
rates are usually on the same scale as
those of infants.
From this it may be seen that the
United States is greatly in need of i'm
mediate remedial measures to prevent
this large annual death ratio for moth
ers and babies from growing any big
ger. Other nations have recognized
the national necessity of producing
healthy future generations and have
taken steps to secure it. In this eoun-
try, of course, the problem is more
difficult. The rural situation alone is
overwhelming in its vastness, but Miss
LathPop's plan for government aid
appears to solve it. VIVA the gov
eminent can do for agriculture, it will
surely do for babies.
Questionsson tn above or any sub
ject upon which the reader desires in
formation, should be addressed the
Topeka State Journal Information
Bureau, Frederic J: Haskin. Director,
stamp enclosed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-10
THE POOP SHORTAGE.

The alarm regarding scarcity of
food in England, France and Italy
again has been sounded. Lack of food.
of course, is not so much due to a
world shortage as it is to an insuffi-
cient supply OF ships. Another serious
feature of the situation is that a real
world shortage after the war is threat
ened. Those countries which are large
producers of food stuffs but are TN
able to market their products may
soon begin to eurtail production thru
lack of incentive to its continuation.
With the many millions of men talk
en- from agriculture and food indus
tres, with the continued heavy losses
of shipping carrying foodstuffs. there
is a steady drain on the food reserves
of the world. As compared with pop
ulation. the worlds food reserves have
probably never been so low as they
now are.
Every day that the war continues
makes the situation more difficult.
The slogan of the conservationists,
Food will win the war;" is all right
as far as it goes, but there must be
some way of getting the food to those
that need it.
Meanwhile it is the duty of the
farmers of this country to increase
production to the utmost and trust to
ability of the government to provide
transportation. Increas ed shipping
would be useless without something to
carry.
1t is by no means too soon for the
American people to be beginning prep
arajtions for a record 1918 harvest that
viii be worth more than many army
corps. Last spring the warning came
too late. and the preparations were in
adequate for the best results. But in
1918 American farmers and American
gardeners have duties fully as impor-
tant as have any of our soldiers now
in France. Every available acre OF
ground should be made to produce to
its utmost capacity. And that means
cooperative organization, intelligently
directed in all parts of the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-10

The war department has a big job
on it's hands and Secretary Baker
wisely has turned to General Goethals
as a man fitted for the task. 1t is i'm
possible for the government to make
good the loss in time sustained when
the general was separated from the
ship building program, but he may
now be in a position to do something
worth while. The results of his Won
derful executive ability probably soon
will be recognized in his new field of
activity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-10
Is YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From the columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

The rival houses of the Kansas Iegfe.e-
cure have been in continued session in Rep
resentative hall since their Organization
yesterday.
Both houses were called to order sim
ultape9ssy Il 10 oeock by the prespestiys
speaker made short address expressing
the hope that members would maintain
quiet and preserve order; Dunsmore the
Populist, speaking at the same time SO that
neither could be well understood, made
remarks to the same effect. He out talked
Douglass, and said he 1oped all members
would conduct themselves as gentlemeu
and that members of either side would not
disturb the proceedings of the other.
The two houses stayed in their seatn
all Of last night. At o'clock this morning
while the members were sleeping in their
chairs, the two chairnen, Douglass and
Dunsmore, had slipped ont of their chairs
and lay stretched on the floor facing one
another. They slept soundly, each how
ever. holding gave firmly in his right
hand.
L Misses Kate and Clara Thatcher gave n
tea yesterday afternoon at their home on
Fillmore street. complimentary to Miss
Clara Francis Abou.4 twenty yonng ladies'
spent delightful afternoon chatting over
their fancy work and slipping the fragrant
tea served by the hostess.
Mesdames c. G. and L. N Baker gave a
reception yesterday afternoon In honor Of
Mrs N. Il. Baker of Chicago. and Mrs
Harry Sharpe of Newton. Nearly two hun
ared ladies responded to invitations and
from two until six O'Clock the parlors were
thronged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-10
LIE I TIERS OF
TWO WOMEN
BT ZOE BEcKLEY.
In Revolt.
Los Angeles. the 25th


Kate Darling:
The date line of this letter will
surprise you. Well have left
my home. Oh, mo- have not eIoped
with the iceman. Nor abandoned my
children to the permanent mercies of
their grandparent. I have merely re-
volted. As in Russia, no one can say
what the day may bring forth, or who
may have the upper hand tomorrow.
1 am not excited. I did not even
leave the house in anger, as I did
on the other occasion when L
tried to escape. 1 got to the point
where I could no longer endure the
sneers of my mother-in-law and the
neglect of my husband nor could /
continue to live without sleep, work
ing as I did by day and caring for
two fretful babies at night-EVERY
night
Both the spirit and the flesh gave
out 1 told Curtis one day that If
he did not hire a nurse or a house
work woman I would leave home and
go to a hospital if necessary to keep
| from serious collapse. "Oh, I guess
you won't do that!" he answered,
smiling contemporary and leaving
the house without another word.
1 dressed the babies, took them
over to mother-in-law's, asking her to
keep them while I went to do little
shopping in the village. I was treated
to an exhaustive (and exhaustingl
discourse on the duties of a married
| woman and the mother of a family.
told not to humor myself whenever I
felt lazy or peevish or in need of
amusement Eye gods-amusement!
When have I had any) and warned
not to be gone lone. since she had to
go to the ladies' aid meeting at the
church house.
In my purse was exactly seventy
cents. 1 reached Los Angeles about
noon, and went straight to the office
of a big candy-and-lunch shop that
had advertised for stenographer and
| accepted their offer of a starvation
wage. I told them I'd work for any
thing so long as it covered my room
rent, food and laundry. They will
pay seven dollars and give me three
meals a day.
Kate, 1 slept last night in my little
hired room, enjoying the first solid
rest have had in over two years.
Perhaps you think my conscience
should have troubled me. 1t didn't.
I think it is sick, too, like the rest of
me. 1 knew my babies were cared
for. I was Indifferent to everything
else on earth. I just lay down in the
dark and sank into dull, dead uncon-
seriousness. felt like persons you
snow on high mountains, and fall
asleep thru sheer exhaustion and
never wake up.
Only 1 did wake up. and felt like a
new woman!
I have just written to Curtis, telling
him where I am and what 1 have done
and why I did it. He will not under
stand. But he will be terribly fright
ened. and do one of two things-re-
pudiate me entirely and announce
that 1 am never to come back, or
| implore me to return and promise
| radical reforms. If 1 do not hear
| from him, I shall go home to see my
babies Saturday afternoon
Got your wire just before 1 left, and
oh, how glad 1 am that you are going
to make the long trip! Thanks for
| the list of addresses. I'll write tc
| every one. Don't worry about me
dear. I feel calmer and more "defin-
lite" than I have in a long while
| Devotedly always,
MAIZIE-IN-RE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-10
President Wilson in his nea

President Wilson in his peace mes
sage did not say specifically that AL
SAGE and Lorraine must be returned
to France but both that country and
Germany probably will understand
what he meant. PREPARATION was the
word he used. For France there is
no reparation other than the return
of the territory. Aside from the right
to existence it is about all she can
hope to get out of her immense sacri-
flee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-10
1918. wheeler Syndicate, Inc,
ON SPUR f Ri MOMENT
A Model Husband.
BY Roy x. MoULTON

A Model Husband.
This husband never roarns about
The village street at night.
This husband never seelds his wife
Or starts domestic fight.
He never twits her of her folks,
Nor makes fun of her hats.
Nor eriticises things she cooks,
Nor loves those household spats.
He never lies to her about
A single blessed thing.
He does not raise derisive shout
When she gets up to sing
He doesn't question her about
The money she has spent;
He doesn't force her to account
For every last red cent.
This husband doesn't howl hard times
Or deal in poorhouse talk.
He does not act the martinez
And make her walk the chalk.
He does not tell her what she was
Before they two we're wed.
No wonder he behaves himself
This husband he is dead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-10
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Menu Hint.

Menu Hint
BREAKFAST.
Stewed Apricots
Gri1led Sausage and Bacon
Toast Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Creamed Fish on Toast y
Fruit Tapioca
Lemon Snaps Cocoa
DINNER.
Baked Lentils with Tomato Sauce
Baked Potatoes
Celery and Cabbage Slaw
Baked Apple and Mincemeat Stuffing
Tea
Meat Dinner at Small Cost.
Purchase six veal kidneys covered
with suet. Remove the suet and save
a cupful for pudding; mix balance
with lard or meat drippings. Feed
scraps to the chickens.
A delicious stew made of the kid
neys: Parboil; remove membranes
from kidneys; cut in slices. roll in
flour and fry in their own fat until
brown, adding a large onion sliced.
water to cover and two or three po-
tatoes and carrots diced. When kid
neys are tender, thicken with a little
flour and water. Other vegetables
may be- added if liked. This serves
six people generously.
For the pudding use one cup suet
run thru food chopper, one cup water
and milk mixed. two cups seeded rails
ms. one cup molasses. two cups gra-
ham flour, one teaspoon each of soda,
cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg. Steam
two hours. Serve with the following
sauce: two cups water, one cup sugar;
when boiling stir in one tablespoon
cornstarch wet with cold water and
one teaspoon of butter. Flavor with
vanilla or any other flavor preferred.
"Make-Bclieve'' Dishes.
Veal Birds-A very good substitute
for chicken. Take two pounds veal
steak cut in strips. Have dressing
Roll dressing in strips of veal and
pin together with toothpicks- Place
In covered rooster, season and add
Just enough butter and water to start
cooking: Should be thoroiy cooked
In one hour. Very fine
Mock sDuck-Take round or
flank beefsteak Salt and pepper
both sides. Make stufffng of scraps of
bread, crumbled fine. pepper, salt, but
ter half as large as an egg and one
egg. Place stuffing on meat, roll up
and sew together. Put in rooster and
roast one hour.
Mock Turkey-Take pork chops
according to number to be served
Use four for family of two. Make
a turkey dressing. Lay half of chops
in rooster Put dressing on chops in
pan, lay balance of chops on top Now
tie together each pair of chops. Put
in enough water so they can bake and
not burn. Bake slowly till brown. Cut
and pull out string. Cut in slices and
serve hot.
Things Worth knowing.
To prevent very fine china or cut
glass from chipping while being
washed. put an old Turkish towel in
the bottom of dishpan.
To toast a number of slices of
bread quickly. take crate from the
oven and place it on the hot stove.
On this ten slices can be toasted at
one time, which is quite saving of
time and work.
Match Saver-A piece of umbrella
stave about one foot long and large
enough to hold a burnt match In
sert the burnt match in the end that
has been cut Off Save your burnt
matches for this purpose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-10

Peace on President Wilson's terms
would leave Germany nothing for
which she has been fighting. But she
is not entitled to any of the things for
which she has been contending She
will even lose a part of what she all
ready. has, notably Alsace and Lor-
raine