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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-01
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Q. What was the population of ancient
Rome J. l.. o:
century, had about 100000 Inhabitants.
What are the fine arts J. IT.
marily to affect the emotions, such as
sculpture, painting music. literature. etc.
as distinguished from the useful arts which
Q. How tall is Walter johnson and how
much does he weigh? ]. F.
A Walter johnson, pitcher on the
tall and weighs 200 pounds.
q. Has Alaska flag Of its own? G. X,
A; Alaska is the only territory of the
United States without a flag.
q. How far can man see from the deck
OF a Dattleshlp az sea T. w: A
"A; a man with normal vision can sec an
object at sea level at a distance Of seven
miles in any direction.
,oS g How How do the farm wages of 1875 and
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as compared to $a6S9 with, and S64 95
without board in 1920.
O. What is iodine made of? D. g.
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q. Suggest some soodl way to poison or
AZ The Bureaa sooissBHiiolOgicar' survey does
not advocate the poisoning of crows for the
apt to destroy birds that are more PeA1 useful
to agriculture THAI the crow is harmful.
The same applies to trapping Grows should
be shot. To protect young chicks from be-
ing attacked by crows, plenty or bushes
should be placed in the poultry yard so that
the young chickens can run quickly to
cover.
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able by the decisions Of some courts. and
it can anywhere he sued upon az an ac-
count stated without proof Of the origin
Of the debt
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JUST FOLKS
Rx EDGAR A. GUEsr.

THE STRANGER.
There's a stranger--Do you know him -
Waiting for your son, to show him
Things perhaps be shouldn't see;
Just as clean and good and true
Just as fond Of him az you,
But are you content to stay
Just his father, day by day.
Trusting TO some strangers within
To be guide and friend 10 hims
There's a stranger always near
Whispering stories i'm his ear,
Maybe sharing in his play,
Maybe leading him aetray,
Maybe to ysur own disgrace,
Slipping shyly in your place;
1t is possible that he
May a friendly tutor be.
But can you be sure at night
He will teach him what is right
You are busy thru the day
And you have no time to play,
But the strangers, good or bad,
Seem to find each little lad,
Seem to have the time to spend,
Posing as youngsters friend;
Always there Is one OF more
Waiting just outside your door
For your boy to come and play,
When you bid him go away.
Can you trust your son to him.
To some strangers passing whimT
Are you sure that he will fare
AS he would II you were there
He is your boy. VIII n stranger
BE so quick to fly from danger?
Will he learn what's good TO do
AS he would were he with your
Can you look him IN the face
While some stranger fills your place.
Copyright, 1922, by Edgar A. Guest)
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hangs today in Declaration Chamber
of independence Hail, Philadelphia.
1t shows a. man with mild, idealistic
face. holding a quill pen. =
Much of the music of the colonial
composers has passed into historic
collections and much into oblivion
The march written for Jefferson's in
auguration and the national song COM
memorating the Louisiana purchase
are forgotten. But a few of those
exalted outbursts of patriotism are
still depended upon to inspire pa
triotic emotion today. The words to
The Star SpangIed Banner written
during the War of 1912, place this IA
nous song in a later period than that
covered by a colonial music collection.
The tune. however, was known and
widely used long before. The melody
had been first called "Anacreon in
Heaven and a song called Adams
and Liberty had been sung to it be-
fore Francis Scott Key wrote his set
of verses.
music, survived this colonial era, and
is now an American classic. Amer
ica'' came later, but its tune of .God
Save the King" borrowed from Eng
land, was a prominent feature of a
number of popular songs in colonial
America.
Our most inspiring national songs
are souvenirs of this golden age of
patriotic music. Today, composers
and poets seem to have lost the knack
of producing national songs. There is
more demand for songs about home,
mother, and the girl ana the law of
supply and demand works just as
surely now as it did in 1890. But some
Americans believe that the Great
American national anthem is not
among these colonial pieces, that it is
still to be written in another golden
age of patriotic song.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-01

duced, as compared with last year.
makes possible the launching o: large
building undertakings. The demand
for dwellings still is considerably in
excess OF supply. but there are indica-
tions that the additional facilities will
be provided without great delay now
that the new construction campaign
is well organized There is also a
great deal of new construction work
to be done by industrial corporations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-01

All reports indicate that there is a
nation-wide building campaign under
way and the total new construction
for 1929 Will break all records. It is
based on a genuine demand for sew
eral hundred thousand new dwellings.
apartment buildings and business
structures. Activity is most pro-
nounced in and about the large cities
where the shortage has been most
acute. Building costs are still high.
but the fact that they have been re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-01

Former Governor Goodrich of In
diana has completed a personal in
vcstigation into conditions in Russia.
and reports that the famine has been
brought under control thru American
relief efforts. Child mortality has
been reduced to normal. deaths from
acute starvation are rapidly diminish
ing. and the public morale is tremen-
dously improved. This recovery is due
almost solely to American aid. And
yet the bolsheviki stiff call us a her
nit nation" and a nation of. capital
lists. Were it not for our adherence
to capitalism" a large part of the
Russian population might have died
from starvation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-01

e France is threatening to play lone
zhand in European affairs unless she
&can have her own way. But if she
@had been left to her own resources
ain 1914 and thereafter she would now
be paying tribute to Germany. A sim
Eilar situation again may arise. An
%alliance of Germany, Russia. Turkey
and Japan would be as serious a men
ace to the rest of the world as was the
@oid Triple Alliance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-01

When one sees or hears an argu-
ment against the St. Lawrence-G Great
Lakes waterways project he should
consider the source. The source is
New York. The city fears it may lose
a part of its foreign commerce. There
is no occasion for alarm. The pro-
jeeted waterway would make more
business for the whole country. but
not less business for New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-01

The Pullman company. it is report
ed. has ordered it's porters to take up
singing lessons But music en- route
will hardly be sufficient to reconcile
the public to increased sleeping car
fares. Travellers probably would pre-
fer to receive their change in actual
money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-01

looking and maybe verse, and I went
and cut pickture of Dugliss Fare
banks out of a magazine and put it in
g. old pickture frame ma sed / could
have and gave that to Mary Watkinses
insted
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Dinner Stories

A Fullerton. man says he gets two
eggs a day from a single hen. His
plan is ingenious and might be worth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-01

Neither the words. nor the music of
THAT WATERMELON Smilin' on de
Wire" is anything to write home about
There isn't a barber-shop chord in it
Its value lies in the fact that it starts
everybody singing and keeps them go
ing until the party breaks up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-01

The verses long since slipped the
leashes of memory. The chorus run:
som ething like this;
'Oh, the ham bone it am sweet;
The bacon il am good;
= The 'possum it am very, very fine,
But gimme, yes, gimmie-
Oh. how I wish you would
That watermilyon smiIin' on de vine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-01
A Lyric of the Yesteryear.

Sir-Will you print the words of
THAT Watermelon Smilirf on de
Vine? 1 heard it last by a peer of
amateur dialect singers, Cornelia A.
Connors, of Pittsburgh The lady is
not in the heyday of youth, but I'll
enter her against yo'Nr best Gridiron
singer of the song, with money on the
LADY, a. NJ. J.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-01

OF course, this Broun-Gold contro-
versy is out. Of our latitude. In dis
cussing it we may have violated the
ethics OF column conducting. But we
in if there is chance to trim an
amateur
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-13

but I've been sort OF counting on puylns
car" :,
"A car? Oh, you darling. you
But Paul's mouth drooped even more
mournfully. >,
"But the boss says shouldn't do it.
"rhe boss. As il he has right to
say" va,
"well. dear. of course I'd have to
buy it on payments. I'd have TO give
the automobile agency whole flock OF
promissory notes. and. Of course. Id
not care 10 do that without consulting
the boss.
Virginia pondered this ruefully.
Il suppose that's so.
"And the boss said today that no
salaried man should go into debt for
anything. He said salaried man has
no right to assume such obligations.
IL suppose he's right murmured
Virginia slowly.
but l don't know whether he is OF
not" rasped Paul, suddenly alert. pug
nacious even. ~ begin to doubt it, The
boss himself borrows money. Goes to
the bank, signs note. and borrOws
money
But that's to carry on the busi-
ness Virginia reminded him evenly.
What of that. OF course, it's 70
! carry on the business. But the point is
that the boss has big expensive car.
Relatively he has no more right to bor-
row money 10 keep his business going
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-13
Some Varied Recipes tor Cusldrd
Are Offered Today BY Mrs. Wilson
Ills Possible to Get That Delicious Bo,cned Top by Following
Directions Carefully

| in a pan of water and bake in slow
| oven until the custard IL set. Then
remove from the oven and dust the top
Of the custard lightly with powdered
sugar and place in the brOiler for few
seconds to brown lightly.
1t IL necessary to watch the custards
carefully, for they will burn very
quickly.
Keep in mind that fash heat Is
necessary to brown the top quickly so
that this heat will not affect the GUS
tard; II you do not have a broiler to
brown the custard then make n sala-
mander out of Glenn SHOVEL or heavy
griddle cake turner, heating the shovel
or cake turner over the flame until red
hot, then hold close over the top OF the
cups. and this heat will brown the
custard.
Rice Custard
Wash five tablespoons of rice and
place in double boiler. and add one and
one quarter cups of boiling water. Cook
until the water is absorbed and the rice
tender; now turn in buttcrcd baking
dish and add the prepared custard bake
slowly until the custard Is frm,. then
brown the top as for the baked
custards.
The standard formula for preparing
the custarls for tho above puddngs is
as follows:
Place in mixing bowl
I'tco cups of milk.
Three eggs.
Five tablespoons Of sugar,
One. quarter teaspoon of camilla,
One Quqrfer teaspoon Of nutnneg.
Beat well with the eggbeater before
4 bc ,svk k,,r in nc m
baking dish. =.
Apple Custard
Place in double boiler
Ono and one quarter cups OF max,
Too level Tablespoons Of co,rtstdych,
Eir tablespoons Of sugar.
Stir to dissolve and bring to boil.
oSss Cd for five minutes Let COOL No"
Too eell. beaten eggs.
Ono tablespoon of melted butter,
One teaspoon Of panilla,
One. quarter teaspoon of nutmeg.
Beat well to mix. Now line deep
pic plate with plain pastry. cover the
bottom Of the pastry when nicely fitted
to the pie plate with either we'll
fruit, or other fresh fruits in season,
then pour over the custard and bake in
slow oven until the custard is set.
To prevent the lower crust from
being soggy rub well with melted butter
Just before putting in the fruit. Salad
oil or other good shortening may be
used in place Of the butter if desired.
Custard Pie
Line deep pie plate with plain
pastry and place strip Of pastry about
one inch wide around the edge to build
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-13
Which Shall He Choose?

Dear Cynthia--I am a student, TWEEN
ty-fve. Have been going with a girl
, two years my junior for two years. She
ia considered not wonderfully good look
ing. but passable. and not finished high
school yet. She can cook sew, act host
ess. knows shopping, is domestic. frugal
and has every quality of good house
wife.
teen. awfully cute, pretty dark eyes,
divine height and full of pep"
Because of my constant calling and
long acquaintance ] have found from
different reliable sources that both OF
rhem are crazy about me, and ! love
such serious matters as marriage with
them.
Their parents like me very much and |
am sure they will give consent to either
one of them care to select as my life
partner. because they know come from
a noble family, am well bred socially,
mentally and physically sound and splen-
didiy developed.
have undergone a lot of hardshipe
and had several narrow escapes OF
turn, but managed TO fight through col
lege and now having a part-time Job,
making $25 weekly and already saved
must ,hinI; over seriously before I
get married
First. DO you think am in position
TO marry
SECOND. Which one Of the two shall
/ choose" NAUGHTY BOY.
Better have little more saved up
before you marry. 1t would be difficult
10 live on s2b week these days. You
would not hesitate about which to ask.
YOU ts Seu thinS In any oass. Walt
untih you. amaW which you love yourseh,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-13
Can You Tell?
By r. j. aud A. ". BODMER
WHO ORIGINATED ICE CREAM:

Frozen desserts We're made in the
days of Babylon. At that time, with
the use of goats milk. honey and
fruits, which were placed in copper
I bowl. packed in clay and buried in
ravcrns and frozen, they had sort Of
iac cream which was served in the
| Babylonian court.
Since that time through the different
ages We find various methods Of making
frozen custards and frappes. Even in
the days # Ramescs we find frozen
desserts served at dinner. The monks
Of Lucerne in 1887 made what might
be called an ice cream. The French
in the early days made the first real
frappe. This was carried through to
Ireland, and in 1857 some ice cream
was made in Dublin-the first ice cream
10 be commercialized.
In the United States George Wash
ngton ) colored nanny. who cooked
all his meals. made a dessert of straw
berries and cream one day, which by
accident she placed in ice IN which
there was salt. To her surprise when
sho came to serve It she had dish Of
| strawberry ice cream. Rather timidly
she served it to George Washington,
who became delighted with it.. Upon
the occasion Of dinner which he
shortly thereafter gave in honor OF
General Lafayette he included this
novel dessert and started it's present
/ popularity. Dolly Madison was the
| first person 10 make chocolate Ice cream
in the tuited States.
Tho first commercial cream sold in
the United States was made by a man
named Fussel, and from that time on
| In; hn ;nI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-13
Through a
Wonan's Eyes
Do We Kno,U IT.?
BY JEAN NEWTON

T KNOW n young couple. married five
L years, who on the first of each month
extend mutual congratulations on being
married to each other. These young
people are happy.
What is happiness? From the child
with it's toy to the woman with good
husband, it is having what we want.
But among the many unique answers
70 this oldest riddle a common one is
just "Not having trouble And in this
negative appreciation we have the key
to mine of happiness-wasted. For
il happiness is having what We want,
it is something else. too. And that
is knowing that We have it.
There arc some things which, be-
cause they appeal definitely 70 the
senses. we can consciously enjoy: a
plate OF ice cream, for instance, or a
beautiful picture.
But for the much bigger things that
are real factors to our happiness we
seem TO lack the faculty Of conscious
enjoyment.
Take good health.
How many Of US, in answering the
tdDlludl u Inc ~ lut olu
How do you feel:' consciously do
feel fine! Or are we just indicating
in the most approved way that nothing
is wrong?
In the nature Of things We cannot
enjoy our good health SO intensely as
We think we would when we do not
bave.it.
But arc we even conscious of il?
Do we get the happiness We should
get from a realization of it?
Though we cannot be expected TO find
enjoyment in a head that does not he
equal to the misery in one that does
should not our good health mean to us
something more than not suffering pain ::
Shouldn't our ''wellness' respond in
some measure of consciousness to the
JOY Of living?
And with love--how precious to those
who are lonely, how very precious TO US
who have it.
But when we take it for granted
when we live unthinking with it In
stead of basking in it, are We not
wasting happiness:
Since life must have is ups and
downs we cheat ourselves of much IL
we do not live to the utmost the ups"
in conscious happiness.
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"WhO Is the WOman:2'

CCI was crying now with short
~ brea,hs and little sobs like child S
weeping. Through her tears she walled
out:
"Why don't you say something. why
don't you tell me what to do
say. | hardly know what advice to
give YOU. Have you any idea who
it is:"
Lucy shook her head violently. and
suddenly her tears stopped and she burst
out fierccly:
"But I'll find out. I'll make him
confess everything. And after that III
have things my way. On, I'd like TO
see him on his knees 10 Inc begging
for mercy, that's the way | feel.
But you mustn't do that Judy
protested. That would be the very
worst thing YOU could do. You must
never lot him know that you took that
note. He might not forgive you.
Hell have TO forgive me il for
give him. lpon my word. Judy Car
lyle, you sound as il you blame me in
stead Of Carl for what has happened.
I'm his wife. do you realize that: Do
you think for a minute you'd stand
anything like this from Rand"
Judy could have laughed aloud at
Lucy $ Unconscious irony bur she said
nothing. sh" was trying to think. After
all, even though Lucy was entirely un-
aware OF the fact, aho. Judy. was faced
with exactly the same problem. and
what was sh" going to.do about il: If
she had any idea Of what she wanted
to do she might he abl" 20 help Lucy.
but as far n sh" knew. there was
nothing I" be done. II Rand wanted
10 leave her for another woman she
would never lower her prid. TO the eA +.
tent of begging him TO stay.
II know it's hard for You to put YOUR
self in my place" Lucy was waliug.
but ! can stand things "a they arc.
l must find out the truth. | want TO
Know who the woman j. and just bow
far things have gone. How am going
10 md out anything il | don't tell
that?"
"BecausH you may drive him right
Into the other woman'S arms. Can t
you see that for y"ursef:'
Lucy rose quickly. her face flushed
and her blue eyes blazing. II can see
that ] III not going to gct much in the
way of advice from you. S, there's NJ
heed "i S,aNlHg any longer. But
want to tell you one thing, Judy. when
the time comes and y"u fac such a
thing im your own life you'll UNDER
stand my feelings.
And before Judy could stop her,
Lucy had flown ont Of the room anG
Nammed the door behind her.
Judy turned TO the diSordered Studio
md began hastily 10 clean it M, As
she worked she tried to think. but thcr,
seemed no way out either for hersol
or Lucy. She had no doubt tina,
lucy would do exactly as she hac
threatened. In what she considered he,
outraged wifehood. she would produc,
the note and demand on explanation
and the result was inevitable.
With stab Of pain in her heart
Judy recalled the note. It was tcnde
with hidden meanings. il showed M
understanding Of Carl that Iucy in he
shallowneSs could not comprehend.
Who was the woman? Did Ran,
know: She wondered il she ought I,
say anything to Rand about it, but al,
most as the thought occurred to her
she discarded 1t. No doubt Rand hat
known all along, and if that were true
OF course, Carl knew all about Rant
and Carlotta. The thought wa
humiliating. 1t made Judy clcnch he
Annds. and hot flush Of shame crcp
into her cheeks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-13
BY MRS. NJ. A. WILSON

Copyright isss. bv Mrs. NJ. A. Wilson. All
ri6fts reserved
THE delicate making custard of our
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ccssfnii. ,,so .inu. oro, ond cot tbe
,ustard in nan NJ woter 70 helm Keen
the temperature at the lowest possible
degree that IL sufficient to bake the
| custard.
Tho correc, boL;rr ,emnero,prs for
hoL;ng c,,.,or,,s H. oSi ,Ioorccs Eobren :.
heit with the custnr rd set in n nan of
water to nrcven, Too m nid cookipq Now,
This temnarot,,rc wi will not nrodmcc that
nice brown top that the housewife Is
always anxious to secure. 10 for this
reason will tell you just how the chef
secures this.
p,.,. u.;,.., r,s..s
-. "'n no''eu .u''"'u
with cold water and then place III posi-.
tion over the lower c0mpartment which
contains plenty OF water, else wnile tne
dry and burn.
Place in top part Of double boiler
Ttro cups milk,
-Four lerer tablespoons of corhstdrch,
One quarter teaspoon Of salt.
Stir to dissolve and bring to boiling
point. COOK FOR hve minutes. Now
add
Ihe yolks OF tTo cggs,
ana beat in hard