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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05
Oaesfions-Answers

O. Could YOU tell all the candidates
running for the presidency and vice prest-
dency, and the parties they representf-H.
A. The names of the candidates for
president and vice president OF the differ
ent parties are MS follows: Republican
Warren G. Harding. Ohio, Calvin Coolidge,
Mass; Democratic: James Middleton Cox,
Ohio, Eranihn pelano Roosevelt, new
Christensen, Utah. Max S. Hayes. Ohio
vania, Robert {. Barnum, Ohio: Socialist
Eugene V. Debs. Indiana, Seymour Sted-
man, Illinois; Prohibition: Aaron s. Wal
kins, Ohio, y. Leigh colvin, New York
DS a. wh S ts Is bIs sasss Bal player
"Dode" Paskert. outfIeider for the Chicago
Cubs. Is the oldest player in the big league
O. viii sulphuric acid. salt and water
freeze ice cream without using al. W.
A The Department of Agriculture says
that saiphuric acid, salt. and water could
not be used successfully to freeze ice cream,
because the acid would burn holes in any
Q. what part Of the latent energy of
gasoline does an automobile use ?-B. +. =.
engines have an efficiency Of from 20 to
eauIvalent TO 2ee5o % per cent Of the en-
ergy actually contained in gasoline.
Q. What is the meaning of the word
"Mephistophelesf wv. A. n.
A. Inc word Is OF creek origin, and
means The Spirit who Denies"
Any reader can get the answer to any
question by writing The Topeka Stats
Journal Information bureau. Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington, ID. C. This
offer applies strictly TO information. The
bureau cannot give advice on legal, medical
and financial matters. II does not under
take to settle domestic troubles. nor &c
undertake exhaustive research on any
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05


Tribune puts it as clearly as any news
paper.
Cox" says the Trib. ".believes In
going in There is but one thing in
contemplation That is to get the
matter settled and pay attention to
other things. If Cox is elected it will
be adjusted promptly without a Ger
man-made treaty. With Harding we
do not know what is to happen. Al
first he was going to make peace with
Germany and apparently let her die
tate it But Republicans saw that
wouldn't do and got him off that reef.
German-made peace, and now he
says he will fix it up with The Hague
tribunal with wooden teeth and see
what he can get out of the league
Cox condenses and focalizes He
knows what he wants and goes
straight for it
That's the argument, for Jimmy"
What do you make of it, Watson?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05
ARTHUR A. JOHNSON
DIFFICULT FOUNDATIONS

Here was a man who was not mere
ly contractor. but one who adver-
tised the fact that he made a speciality
of the DIFFICULT thing-DiFFI-
CULT foundations. The other fellow
could take the easy jobs. but he want
ed. the ones that were DIFFICULT!
1 shall, waech the progress of that
building with great interest. And It
will stand long after everyone who
reads this little Talk. as well as the
one who has written it. shall have be-
come a. part of the dust of the past.
/ would like to be known as a 1oer
of difficult" things, wouldn't you?
But when you come to think of il,
about the only ones who ever become
known, or who ever live in our minds
or imaginations. are in reality the ones
who did the difficult thing-over and
over again.
Advertise for a man to fill a posi-
ton and simply say that 1t is easy"
and you will be overwhelmed with APP
plicants. But ask for him who must
be prepared to fill difficult job
who must work long and late-and
you MAY get the mani
The Everywhere cries day and night
for the doer of difficult things. The
STRONG man or woman will answer
that call.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05

The census returns show that the
rural districts have beet losing in pop
uIation in many parts of the United
States. This fact has brought forth a
cry of alarm from the political econo-
mists They fear that the future food
supply is in danger of becoming made
quate. Bat when IT Is considered that
tractors and improved farm machin-
cry now enable one man to perform
the work formerly requiring ten 1t
may be that the situation is not so bad
as it seems. Usually workers can be
found wherever there is greatest need.
While man power has been multiplied
by the use of machinery the number
of acres of tillable land in given area
has remained unchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05
Dorothy Dix Talks
~ npRoTHF DIX
wszaa's Htghese Raia wsman WstsR.


Are you one of these all-mother
Wives? Do you let your husband sit
up alone while you hold the babys
hand while he goes to sleep until some
other woman begins to hold his hand:
Are you merciless in squeezing
money out of him for the children?
Do you let him see that he is no real
account In the family, and that your
first thought is for them, not him
There are not many men SO humble,
and with so little self love, that they
enjoy knowing that they are nothing
but the cash-Fegister in their homes.
Are you a good housekeepere No
matter whether you have every other
virtue under. the sun, but are poor
cook, and keep a messy and untidy
house. you are a failure as a wife.
It's just as much a woman's business
to be thrifty and economical and spend
her husbands money wisely, as 1t is
his business to make the money.
What sort of g. dinner do you set
your husband down to at night? Did
it come out of paper bags or is II the
kind of q meal that man thinks
cheerfully of all the way home? Do
you buy finery that you cannot afford
or do you keep within your income2, "A
man can't thinkS many nice loving
thoughts of a. wife when he, realizes
that she has sold, him into bondage
to milliners and dressmakers, and that
his whole life goes to their enriching
Are you a good sport? Have you
got the courage to smile, and buck
your husband up when : things go
wrong with him? Do you make him
feel that no matter whit happens. ne
has got one loyal friend who VIII fight
withs him. sback to back to zthe EbttttE
end? OR are you one of the winners
and compiainers who are always fret
ting because they can't have things
like Mrs. Astobilt. and who take the
last bit of nervefout OF a man by tell
ing him they don't know why he can't
get along as well as some other MANI
Do you show yo1r husband any
appreciation? The average man
doesn't get a thing out of his daily toll
except his board and clothes. All the
balance of it goes to the support of
Instantly, and If his wife takes this
tremendous sacrifice without one word
of thanks, he is bound to feel that he
is the goat that is offered up on the
domestic altar.
Do you ever tell your husband that
you realize all of this and how won
derful and sublime you think his con-
sung heroes of the world?
Finally, do you make your home a
place of cheerfulness, of quiet, of
peace and rest, a place to which a
tired man may come and gather up
new strength and courage for the next
days battle? Or is it a place of nag
ging and fretting. and quarrels and
discomfort that nobody would return
to If he could help himself? Do you
think the kind of a home you make
is the realization dream of the bach
elor you married? =.
Just listen to the turn of the key
in the front door tonight when. he
comes home and you'll have a close
up. as our movie friends say, of how
you look to your husband as q wife
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05

cent believe that their trucks will turn
out to be profitable investment. The
reports. however, indicate that on
most Of these farms, the truck has not
reduced expense to any great extent
and that it supplements rather than
replaces work-stock and other equip
nent. 1t might have been added that
trucks also replace a certain amount
of man power, which is reported to
have been diminishing in the rural dis
tricts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05

The need OF revising the revenue
law OF 1918. under which the country
still pays taxes, was emphasized by
Congressman Joseph W. Fordney in a
recent speech before the Michigan Re
tail Dry Goods association, at Sagi-
nav, Mich. Replying to a previous
speaker, Mr.. Fordney. who as chair
man of the ways and means committee
of the house of representatives at
Washington, is an important figure. in
taxation matters, said: Ladies and
gentlemen, 1 helped to draw that bill.
and. so help me. I can't make out my
own income tar report"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05


wanted yousto come back to me. And
till you spoke didn't know"
but the card ] SEN. H." -
She showed II to him. He read in
amazement, wv. w. Tompkins." He
had caught it up from the desk when
he left the office and used II by mis-
take
Poor Tompkinsr he said. between
a sigh and a laugh. Il ought to be
sorry for. him, for he's mighty sick
but I can't help thinking that it was
his sickness that let me find you again.
May / use the 'phone2"
"Of course She was mystified. He
called his office
Hello, That you. chief? Say. I
fixed that Darlington matter up"
Good work! Everything o. X. ?"
you bet. Everything and say
chief-rm going to ask for a month
instead of a week. I'm going on my
honeymoon"
Copyright, 1920, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05

1t Is reported that Edison is work.
ing on an invention designed to facili-
tate communication with the great BIZ
You'd. When he has completed 1t
perhaps it can be utilized in talking
with those who will pass to the upper
reaches Of salt river in November.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05

The plan of the single taxer is to
penalize the man who does not build
by making vacant land bear the bur
den of supplying public revenue. The
plan of those who make the laws al
ways has been to pepalize the man
who does build by increasing his
taxes. The subject is one that is
worth thinking about. Talk it over
with your legislative candidate,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05

The search for the author of the re-
cent explosion in New York's finan-
cial district seems destined to join
thar for the murderer of Elwell. De-
teetives may know the responsible
parties but they are not telling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05

i Jndiana's election laws require
eighteen inches of the voters legs to
show in the polling booth. In the
case of the new voters this probably
will be construed as meaning nine
inches OF each leg. which will let them
in all right while the present fashion
of dresses remains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05

Shortly after the close OF the war
almost every community was planning
some sort of war memorial. Now lit
tie is heard of commemorating the
great struggle. The people seem en-
tirely willing to forget it when given
the opportunity to do so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05

1T is reported that in Sedgwick
county a larger acreage of wheat than
ever before has been sown this year.
Apparently the farmers in that region
have not yet heard that they are los
ing money on their wheat crops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05

All the people are likely to use a
public road. therefore all the people
should have some part in its con-
struction. This can only be brought
about by voting for the good roads
amendment TO the constitution in No
vember
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05

Nothing ever seems wholly to
please Senator Borah. He again is
dissatisfied with the Republican party
and refuses to play. Possibly he and
Hiram will organize a party of their
own
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05

Summarizing the experience of Ss1
corn-belt farmers who own motor
trucks the United States department
OF agriculture found that in the opin-
greatest advantage in owning motor
truck is saving time; in the opinion of
three-fourths OF them the greatest dis
advantage is poor roads. and 81 per
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05

Republican leaders are placing an
estimate of 1000. 900 on the majority
they expect the party to receive in
November. OBut it hardly seems pos
sible that Cox can be SO badly beaten
as was Parker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
THE DOER OF DIFFICULT
THINGS.

On my way to work l pass a place
where they, are excavating for a new
building. / have stood and marveled
at the way they get ready to mount
great skyscraper. - 1851 = ~
But there was. something striking
that caught my eye this morning. 1t
was the sign of the contractor. Here
is what il said: -f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05

The census returns show that the
number of persons who want to lie
shown was Nincreased by more than
no. 900 in the past ten years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05
A Forgotten Pageant.

One of the greatest political meet
ings or rallies ever held in this
country was the Fremont and Free
dom festival" at Dayton, Ohio, on
July 80. 1856. There were more than
"a hundred thousand people there,
from all over-Ohio and from adjoining
states. The rallying cry that day was:
There is Northi" One of the chief
features was a burlesque Democratic
parade participated in by company
of young men from Indiana. This
parade was headed by no less a per-
sonage than his Satanic Majesty, who
was being attended by a company of
menials who were easily recognized as
President Pierce and his cabinet.
Then there were floats representing
'Buch and Breck." the Walker fill
busters Border Ruffians heating
women 20 death, southerners applying
tar-and feather coats to Free state
men, a Simon Legree beating an Uncle
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25
By VIRGINIA CARTER LEE

~HEESF, is used in two ways in
most households, namely, in small
~ amounts for havorng and extend
ing the nutritious properties Of dish
into which other ingredients enter, and
in larger amounts as the chief protein
food of meal.
In the present week s menus cheese has
been used largely as an extending and
favorng" agent and at its present high
price this should recommend it to the
caterer who must figure closely on her
weekly table budget.
In using cheese in we'll balanced
menu it must be remembered that two
ounces. or a slice one-fourth of an inch
thick tlarge enough to cover an ordinary
slice of bread), is enough protein food at
q meal for an adult. Fat and salt are
the other main ingredients, there beng
no starch, no "roughage." 1t should,
therefore. be combined with bread
starchy foods like macaroni, potatoes,
etc. and eaten in connection with green
vegetables or fruit
Grated American cheese will be found
a decided addition to many dishes that
are usually served without it. Try dust
ING a little over a plate of hot vegetable
soup, add q sprinkling before adjusting
the top crust of an apple pie, or blend in
a few spoonsful when preparing crcamed
oysters; fish or eggs. The flavor of all
these dishes will be greatly improved,
the contents of the dish will go further
and the nourishment will be increased.
In making the puree of Jackson, place
one quart of water in saucepan and
add four chckeH bouilon cubes. Bring
to the boiling point. add half a teaspoon
ful of salt. three sliced, peeled potatoes
and three stalks of chopped celery Cook
until the vegetables are tender and rub
through a sieve. Scald one pint Of milk
with a slice of onion, hay leaf and a
blade of mace. Strain and add three
tablespoonsfu each Of oleo and -four,
rubbed to paste. Cook, stirring con-
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25
Steaming Potatoes
And Prunes

Sweet potatoes and prunes were
prepared in the Institute food
laboratory with satisfactory results
The model used was the medium
one -four pounds' capacity, char
coal TIM. Two pound and six-pound
steamers can be had and the two
larger sizes are to be made also in
aluminium and in copper at a higher
price. The tin models are very
reasonable.
Two pounds Of sweet potatoes and
one pound Of pruncs were placed in
the upper section for Two sepa rate
tcsts The lower part Of the boiler
was filed with tap water to the
bottom Of the upper section. This
required J25 quarts. The coYcr was
put on and the steamer placed over
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25
Dried Apricot Steamed Bread

Mix one-half cupful each of yellow
cornmeal, white cornmeal, graham
flour and wheat flour. Then add
one-half cupful of molasses or syrup
(neutralized with one-half teaspoon
full soda). Stir in one and one-half
cupsful milk and one and one-half
Icupsful stewed dried apricots. The
II after should be soft. Divide into
creased molds, cover with CREASED
paper and steam steadily for eighty
minutes. Allow to cool. Turn out.
Gut in slices and serve sprinkled
with sugar.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25
How Space and
Heat Are Saved

To prove this point the three YES
sells over one burner were each htleu
with 1s4 quarts of water and heated
from &c degrees +. to 200 degrees
the time required proving to be IL
minutes. This amount Of water
OK quarts in one large covered
aluminium PAM over the same gla"'
burner required 15'l minutes 10
reach 200 degrees. while "a quarts
of water placed in the one large pan
heated in Az minutes, so that -
minutes gas consumption would DC
needed to heat the full "a quai''
over three burners, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
the larger surface presented 10 '"'
tiassic.
The main convenience is. Of course
saving room on the stove Top. thousi'
the gas saving is not to be despise'''
The utensils are attractive III ap
pearance and especially adapted 10
preparing all of the vegetables ap-
pie sauce, etc, for one meal over o'.
burner at one time without loss "a
heat
Mirror Triplicate SaucepHns.
Made by Aluminium Goods Manu-
featuring Co., Manitowoc, Wis.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25
Efficiency: These Devices
Tighten Housework
THE WIZARD UNIVERSAL
STEAM BOILER

fl~ TEAMING' as method Of
~ cooking is not half appre-
ciated. Slow cooking is
nearly always better both for the
food itself and the eater thereof.
In the case of potatoes and fruits
YOU lose less in weight and less
of the valuable mineral salts; a
steamed apple is of delicious tex
turc, favor, and color. And slow
changes at lower heat in nearly al
cases make tender instead of tough
ening the fiber, and act on starch
cells in way to better prepare
them for digestion.
The double boiler is happily
p.ssent in most kitchens but is
used chiefly for sauces, egg and
milk dishes, and the cereals. The
double decked steamers WIN per
forated bottoms have been used for
vegetables and in the blanchine
process in canning, for puddngs
and the like, but they could be
used more. The Wizard Universe
Steam Boiler has many good point:
ei1. ii <tn q
of this cooking principle. 1t neet
rot be watched to replace the
water; it automatically "whistles'
loudly enough to be heard all over
the house when forty minutes have
passed, announcing that the foot
IS done; shrnkagc is prevented
mineral salts are conserved and The
cost is small
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25
TT IS the small con-
Z venienCeS that save

4 veniences that save
countless pin pricks
OF annoyance and min
ufes of time that mount
into hours i'm a year of
routine tasks. 1t may
seem like "n1uch ado
about nothing" to expa=
fate on pots and pans,
but they must be had, and
why not have the best?
The stylish tripIicafe
sauCepans and the SELF
satisfied steamer shown
in the picture have cause
for COmpIaCenCy. We
know of Others Just as
"grand"-Iet us tell you
about them.
The Tribune Institute
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25

add we'll beaten egg yolks, melted
butter and water. Lastly, fold in
the stif11y beaten egg whites. To
half the mixture add the melted
chocolate. Alternately pour white
and dark batter into small molds.
Steam for forty minutes and serve
with rich chocolate sauce.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25

spoonsful baking powder and three
tablcspoonsful Of finely chopped
suct. Add one-third cupful sugar
and one cupful ounce marmalade.
Beat three eggs, one-half teaspoon
ful salt and one cupful milk Mix
all together and steam for forty
minutes in individual molds. Serve
hot with hard sauce.
Sponge Cup Pudding
lcupiul -four q cupful sugar
tcaspoonful bak- 3 tablcspoonsful
ing powder milk
tcaspoonful salt small can of
3cggs apricots
Mix and sift all dry ingredients,
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25
BY ANNA STANLEY,

Domestic Scientist, Tribune Institute
n HANY peoples idea of a
wi steamed pudding is rather
4 IA soggy one-but generally
this is due to too long stcaming and
eating it right from the steamer in
stead Of drying it off in the oven
for about three minutes.
II Will be noted that most of these
recipes (prcparcd quite independent
y from the material on the Wizard
steamer call for forty minutes
stcaming, just the time at which
the steamer "whistlcs,' and some
Of the recipes call for even shorter
cooking. FOR small family it would
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25
Date Dumplings

Sift one pint of flour, one tea
spoonful salt and two teaspoonsfu
baking powder together. Mix vel
with one cupful cream and one cup
full minced dates. Drop by spoons
full on oiled paper and steam fol
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25
System: EUery Business
Must Haze It's MUchineru

and 7.5 inches high 1t has two
side handles and lid handle. The
material, charcoal tin, showed no
rust when subjected in the labora-
tory to severe conditions (surface
scratched and left wet over night)
but it does readily discolor
The vessels have vertical SOL
dered seam and the bottom is
beaded and soldered in place. The
special feature in construction, re-
sponsible for the whistle, is the
X inch tube leading from 1 inch
under the water surface to the
whistle in the lid. In the bottom of
the upper vessel are two q inch
holes an inch either side of the
funnel. The weight is l pound
10 ounces for the medium size tin
model
The claims made for the steamer
are modest, covering only such
"SSC0dOiS do POtotOCS, CdOOdSS.
tomatoes, onions, corn (Which
would be perfectly cooked in this
way), sweet potatoes and frank
furters (also especially good) and
dried apples, pears, peaches, apri-
cots and prunes. While certainly
good for these, the use of the
steamer could be much extended.
Individual souffles and puddings and
steamed breads could also be made.
The Wizard Universal Steam
Boiler.
Made by William J. Jaeger, 800
Hudson Street, New York City.
Prices and furt|,cr Information
concerning tested and approrcd ap-
pliances can be obtained at the T,ib.
ane Institute, Room SIS. Telephone
| BppLn,nO 9OOO
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25

cooked, whole, and the skins practi-
cally dropped off with no trouble and
10 food loss. The prunes were we'll
pumped and of pleasing flavor, no
sugar being required, since the
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25
TESTED AIDS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD |$

the whistle blew loudly The water
in the lower section showed a loss
Of only one pint, indicating that the
full charge Of four pounds could
easily be cooked without refilling the
boiler.
The potatoes were dry, we'll