The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-22

conditions of cast-offs are at hand in
every state of repair and disrepair.
Alongside of a garment that has seen
better days lies another that some mer-
chant contributed, the latter being only
shop-wOrn or a lone remnant.
The result is the oldest department
store ever seen in Topeka There are
one-cent, fve-cent and ten-cent counters.
hat departments, crockery departments,
shoe departments, and the inevitable
cuIio department.
In the latter is noticed a wooden
sabot, pieces of cloth woven on small
handlooms by the native women of
Muhlenberg mission, at Liberia, Africa, .
and brought from that country thirty
five years ago; a guitar picked up on
the battlefield of Murfreesboro, and the
first cradle that rocked to their sweet
infant sleep three children of a bishop.
"Ohi that isn't all, by any means,
said a busting, bright-eyed committee
woman. MANY more things are COM
ing; these are only samples
Another glance around at the accun-
ulated stock showed a steamer trunk
and gasoline range, somewhat bruised
and battered but still in the ring, lean
ing shoulder to shoulder to insure the
maintenance of equilibrium for each. A
dozen bottles in q box proved to be
nothing more dangerous than German
washing fluid for washing clothes with
out rubbing"
Thrown over an inprovised wash line
were a pair of lace curtains, a gentle
mans dress suit, dress waists and jackets
to the number of a half dozen or more.
Both show windows are dressed for dis
play. One has a typewriter, a china set,
several pieces of bric-a-brac and silver;
the other a unique assortment of hats,
bonnets neckties and old shoes. The
dignified top hat shares attention with
the democrat tic derby and plebeian straw.
Women'S hats, befeathered, beT1bboned,
smooth, curled, denied and straight keep
them social company.
There is some one who viii buy what
some one else does not want" aid Mrs.
A. v. Clugston, one of the energetic
managers. TT is an excellent idea, we
treid for charitable purposes in other
cities. At Kansas City 800 was realized,
at Quincy, Ill, they took in $1,000 and at
indianapolis about $1,000, I'm told
1--WE are sanguine enough that success
will attend our rummage' sale. We
may not have the same large territory
to draw from, but the response to our
call has been very generous thus far We
Y w C. A intends to add a domestic
science department and this sales PRO-
ceeds are for a fund for that purpose
We have a lunch room now, you know,
and it is desired to secure a competent
teacher to instruct classes in cooking,
housekeeping and other domestic
branches in connection with it
For further contributions we would
like more shoes, especially, and bedding.
At Kansas City they could not get near
enough old shoes Almost anything will
sell Tor something at a SAFE OF TINS klIo-
If there is anything left over, when we
close. there will be no waste. Whatever
is suitable will go to Mrs. Thorpe, the
police matron, for her relief work.
The affair is under the supervision of
the board of managers of the 7. w c.
A, of which Mrs J. Q. McCtntock IS
president. Mrs. McClintock and Mrs.
CIugston have led in the management,
with able assistance from Mrs. Prof.
Morgan, Mrs J. G. Going and Mrs. Fred
Hes There are over twenty-five mem
bers of the board who have been in the
work of soliciting and will be actually
employed in the sales as clerks and
salespeople. It is intended to operate
the sale for two weeks, at least, and
perhaps longer.