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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-18

Imported NJ ardi Gras masks for men,
women and children, from q cents up.
Assorted cloths for Mardi Gras suits,
at cents per yard and upwards. See
Cheap Tony.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-08-18

While the season is pretty well ad.
vanced. yet there is plenty Of time
to wear a cool summer dress, and
to give our lady friends a chance.
we are going to sell Organizes that
sold for l5c and pc e.
for ....-.....-..--... ~
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-08-18
All Goods
Plainly Marked

with Big Red Tags. and absolutely
one price to all, and that a Bank
rupt Price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. George William Sny-
der have given the name Of George
William, jr., to their son born yestef-
day. Mrs. Snyder was formerly Miss
Sue Herbst.
Miss Mary Johnson of Kansas City
win visit Miss Hazel Flass1er this week.
Miss Celeste NeIis md Miss Anna
Marie Nellis left yesterday AFTERNOON
for the City of Mexico and Vera Cruz
to spend the holidays.
Mr.. Kurtz keHam Of Kansas City
is the guest of his mother, Mrs. T. j.
Kellam.
Miss Handy and Miss Gunnison of
the faculty Of the College of the Sis
ters of Bethany are spending the hoh-
days ia Kansas City.
Miss Minnie Price of Kansas City
win come today to spend the week
with Miss Hazel Howe and Miss
Gladys Scott and attend the owl
lambda Alpha dance.
Mr.. Harley Reisman of Des Moines,
Ia, will arrive today to spend Christ
mas in Topeka.
Mr.. H. B. Bartlett and family of Ok
lahoma City will be Christmas guests
of Mrs. E. R. Bartlett, 522 Horn
street.
Mr.. Ernest B. Connant leaves tonight
for New York and from there will go
to Boston for a week with his mother.
Mr.. J. NJ. Cornell went to Chicago
yesterday to spend Christmas with his
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hagan have
returned from Hot Springs.
Mr.. I w Felix will go to Ottawa
today to spend Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. Russell Philips and
their daughter Mary Ann of Leaven-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24
Mary sat upon a pin
But showed no perturbation,
For only part OF. her was real,
The rest was imitation.

A Christmas party at the ThrOOp last
night given in honor Of Master Roland
Chambers, the hotel baby, was enjoyed
by these regular guests of the hotel:
Mt and Mrs. D. z. Cain Miss Virgil
Cain, Judge and Mrs. Pollock. Miss Lu-
Gle Pollock, Mr.. and Mrs. John Price,
MI. and Mrs Wolf, Mrs. J. August, Mr.
and Mrs. Chambers, Mr.. Robert w.
Blair, Mr.. Thomas L. King, Mr.. Paul Z.
Walker, Mr.. Chas. Buehre, Mr. June
Moore, Mr.. Fay Thompson, Mr.. Dave
and Mr.. Abe August, Mr. Sam Radges.
Mr.. Harry Hamilton. Mr.. Ed Good, Mr..
Tudor and Mrs. Minnie W. Cooper.
A Christmas tree, deliberately decora-
ted and lighted by tiny ineandescent
lights was the feature of the entertain
ment Mr.. J. r. Chambers in the role
Of Santa Claus distributed the gifts.
Every one in the company was remem-
bered.
Little Danny Cain, Of the C. r. I. &
P, was the recipient Of a train of cars
labeled Cain Route Is Pokey," while
little Johnny Pollock received a small
rifle. which is expected to keen him
busy as a hunter during the coming
season. Little Bobby Blair, the famous
duck hunter, received a lake of real
water covered with floating ducks. Lit
tie Paul Walker, who, it is suspected,
will soon become a Benedict, received a
little Cupid from which dapgled two
bright red hearts. Those who know lit
tie Tommy King viii readily understand
how much he appreciated his en-
blematic string of torn, pierced, tattered
and bleeding hearts Little Charlie
Hamilton was presented with a minia
ture waldorf Castoria," which he VIII
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What she Did.

Good servants are much in demand
in Washington as well as in other
cities. Mrs. r. had seached long and
vainly for a fairly good general SER
want, a coIored one, and at last. in
despair, she stopped an elderly coa-
ored woman, who looked as If she
might have been one OF the ante
bellum house servants, and therefore
a reliable one, and made known her
wants. 81 want a girl who is trusty
and q. good cook [ am willing to put
out most of our 1aundrywork and to
give fair wages, but SO far 7 haven't
been able to engage one, said Mrs R.
"Don't you know of some one whom I
can get2"
E" Deed. no. lady. I don't" was tha
answer.
"Oh, dear" sighed Mrs. r.. what
shall I do2"
4 dunno, fun shaw. lady. less'n you
does as I has to-hire q white woman
The Rams Horn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24


The trials Of the modern actress who
essays a Shakesp earean part may be
gathered from the recital by Eleanor
Robson of her experiences preparatory
to playing Juliet in her Well known
production. Miss Robson writes Of
Juliet. her -favorite character, in the
December Deineator:
81 shall never. forget the awe which
filed me when attended the first re-
hearsaL Awe, first of all, for Juliet
herself and her author, and then Of the
other members of the cast who were SO
familiar with Shakespe are-thoss
whom we nowadays hear called, with a
sigh Of regret for past glOTieS, the
good old timers I approached one Of
these at that first rehearsal in fear and
trembling, and he asked me, IN a
solemn tone. how I felt about the part
Very. very nervous I replied. so you
should be, my dear he retorted.
Think of the women you are following.
I saw Adelaide Nelson play the part
All, there was a Juliet
"Others were kinder. And some or
them helped me very much, and am
most grateful for the advice, interest
and suggestions that We're showered
upon me. All meant to be kind, al
though several Of them frightened me
sorely by their well intended efforts. I
had never seen a complete perform
ance of Romeo and Juliet'-only oEss
of the early acts done by a stock COM
pany in the west several years before
and that did not help me much. The
traditions I had all to learn and
seemed to knock against them at every
turn Nearly everyone who talked at
all told me of the traditions Of the part,
of Sha kespeare or of the stage, until
felt that signs ought to be painted on
every piece of furniture, on scenery, on
the dagger and the poisoned vial itself,
NO innovation allowed. Stick to tradt-
flows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

DR.. and Mrs. Anton Smith. Mr.. and
Mrs George Sparks, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
t. WEIGH. and their family.
Freddy is z years old and won't
say he doesn't believe in Santa Claus
but this year his letter to Santa Claus
was addressed t'in care of papa"
Mrs. Robert Pierce will give a din
ner Tuesday evening for her son, Mr..
Robert Pierce, who is home from
school at Pratt institute, Brooklyn, for
the holidays and for Mr. Richard
Hall, who is home from Phillips
academy, Andover, Mass, and Mr.
Louis Hall The other guests win be
some of the boys of the Phi Lambda
Epsilon fraternity.
The Topeka club of Baker unfver-
sity, Baldwin, including the Topeka
students of the university, will have q
party Friday night at the home of
Miss Rachel Locke on Buchanan
street.
Just before Christmas" girl said
yesterday, IT get so that I am almost
as polite to my own family as I am in
society,"
Mr. and Mrs. John NayIor gave
family Christmas tree party at their
country home between Topeka and
Tecumseh last night. the guests includ-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. George Morris and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Nor
ris and family.
I'm going to give my wife case
Of scissors for her Christmas present"
a man said the other day
Don't you know that scissors cut
friendship" asked the superstitious
woman
well, wives and husbands aren't
supposed to be friends anyway" he
responded.
The Kansas Branch of the Western
college, Oxford, O.. alumni will hold
memorial service at the ThroOp Tues
day, December 26. at 1880 O'Clock
for the late Mrs. W. w. Mills who was
a vice president of the national alum
nj and Miss Helen Peabody who found
ed the college and was for thfrty-three
years its president and whose death
occurred in California within the past
year. Mrs. Mckee Welsh of Kansas
City, a former president of the col
iege, and her guests, Dean Sawyer and
Miss Bushnell of the Western faculty
are expected to attend the meeting
Mrs. w. A Johnston is president and
Miss Louise Wood secretary of the
Kansas branch of the Western college
alumni.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24
FANNIE 3. COLE.
Cor. Sec w. T. K Club"

To whom it may. concern-We. the
undersigned wish to have righted in the
minds Of the city federation and public.
the impression that was given in an
article published in last Sunday morn
ing's State Journal, in regard to the at
titude of the W. T. K club toward the
federation.
The reasons for the withdrawal Of the
club from the federation were published
Incorrectly and also unofficiaIly pro
cured. The prominent club woman"
should further inform herself of the
facts concerning this club. She is quo
ted as saying: This is a North side
club. While the fact is that at me
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24
A Promising Boy.

my boy said the frenzied financial,
''you must remember that you can't eat
your cake and have It.
sBut father the young man COM
mented, surely I can keep my own cake
and eat the other chaps"
The light of a great Joy shone in the
fathers eyes. He foresaw Tor his son a
splendid future. Seldom, indeed had ne
heard the vital principle of high finance
more trenchantly laid doWn.-Phnadelp-
hia Bulletin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

Of Interest to Every Topeka Woman
and to Many Of the Sterner Sex.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

run as a side issue to the Throop. The
guests of the hotel, realizing the need
OF 7. W. @. A. building, presented
Misses Reid Douglas and Bruce with a
copy their enlarged building as soon as
they become possessed of the necessary
funds Knowing little Bertha. August s
penchant for the theater. she was prs-
scented with a little meehanEcaI & bsilsek
girl While her son, Master DAVE re-
celVed his hearts desire-a toy autouloS-
bile. Mrs. Cooper-known as sPeggy
charge d'afaires at the state Demo-
cratic headquarters at the Thrpop.
Charlie Hamilton and Bobby Blair,
We're collectively given an order on
lumber yard for. material enough to
build a substantial Democratic plant
form. Little Charlie Buehre received
string of fish for which he did not have
to 60 to Lake View while Sammy Rad
ges was treated to a little bank full OF
pennies. By their own request the
names of some Of the more tinid guests
are not mentioned in connection with
the presents received by them Little
June Moore and Little Fay THOMPSON
ran away, and when they return they
will receive what appears to be the '7Nst
appropriate gifts
Other guests present were Mr.. and
Mrs. T. A. Hatfield, Messrs. Frank, Ray
and Charlie Hatfield, Mrs. J. S. Dewey,
Misses Nellie nd Mabel Chambers.
A Topeka man who is crazy about
girl was trying to persuade another girl
to call off his most dangerous rival ana
hold his attention While he got away
with the girl. All right" said the girl
to whom the scheme was proposed, or,
if it is all the same to you, I will at
tempt to engage your interest and leave
the field to him. I viii not guarantee
to make you forget her altogether, be
cause she is a winner, but l will prom
Use to keep either of you so busy thai
you will not have time to think of her
while you are with me.
An enjoyable costume dance was
given Saturday afternoon by Miss Kitty
Ragland for her dancing class. Those
present were: Gwen Shakeshaft, as a
Highland girl; Arthur Shakeshaft; Bes-
sic Lagerstrom, as Queen OF Hearts;
Zillah A1ilehan, as West WtndsE Isabel
Dickinson, as a Sheperdess; Mary
Cooper, IS a Gypsy; Alice Etnyre as a
japanese; Ruth Massey, as Red-Rld1ng
Hood Marguerite Kiene as Christmas
Spirit; Francis Kiene, as Santa Claus;
Wendell Switzer, as the Dude Brownie;
Helen Holler, as Red Riding Hood;
Mary Samson, as Red Riding Hood;
Philip Samson, Homer Merrill, Margaret
Ray, as a flower girl; Lila Geunther,
I as a japanese: Thellnas RyuS, as Red
Riding Hood; Richard Barton, Jane
Lannan, Fabian Dickinson, Vera Ebey,
as Snow White: Ivor Caleb, Dorothy
Sproat Beatrice Shakeshaft Hugh
Kiene. The guests were: Mr.. and Mrs.
John F. Switzer, Mrs. L. L. Kiene,. Mr..
and Mrs. Ray. Mrs. Holler, Mrs. Massey,
Miss Gunther, Mrs. Dickerson, Mrs.
Howe, Mr.. Cooper, Mrs. Hobson, Mr..
Tom Ragland and Mrs. Barton
About forty of their neighbors and
friends planned and carried out sur
prise given last night for Mr.. and
Mrs. W. H. Lewis at their house, 713
Taylor street. The occasion was the
departure the first of the year of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis for a new home in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

Mrs. A K. Wilson viii give a dinner
at the Blower House today for her son,
Mr.. Fred Wilson Of Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

Lee Tung Foo. famous Chinese
baritone, at the Novelty All this week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

When man gives girl an expen-
sive Christmas present it may or may
not mean something, but when a girl
blows herself for a man it is a cinch
she thinks those silver military
brushes and things viii look well on
their chinOnier some day. And when
that day comes she will boss those
silver things as though they were her
own and If she catches her husband
using them there viii be something
doing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

The Cosmos club will have a meet
ing Thursday of next week with Mrs.
L. U. Harrison, Sixth avenue west
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

Nespueeian club will meet with Mrs.
c. T. Bennett, 719 Quincy street,
Thursday December Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24
Nc Mestern sorosis zziu No. 81

The Western Sorosis will meet Sat
urday, December so with Miss Effie
Graham, AIS West Sixth street. The
paper for the month Is 'fNagging, by
One of the Naggers,' by Mrs. H. w
Roby. The discussion viii be led by
Mrs. w w KitcheH and Miss Laura
L. Ewing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

The Art club will have its next
meeting January with Miss Maud
Bates who is a new member Of the
club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

DR.. and Mrs. Chester B. Reed will
give a family dinner at the Blower
House tomorrow, their guests including
DR.. and Mrs. willis Coston, Madam
Coston, Misses Corinne and Rachel Cos
ton, and Mr.. Lew Graham.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

The Ladies' Music club will meet
next Wednesday with Mrs. Frank P.
MacLennan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

Mrs. MacLennan will be the hostess
of the Alta Vista Mondays during JAM
uary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

The Froebel Mothers union wiI meet
with Mrs. Stevenson S21 Jefferson
street, Friday, December %.
The meeting of the West Side Read
ing club, which was to have been held
Tuesday. has been postponed until
January 2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

About forty of their neighbors and
friends planned and carried out a sur
prise given last night for Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Lewis at their house, 713
Taylor street. The occasion was the
departure the first of the year of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis for a new home in
Wichita.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

The o and. club had a meeting
Friday at the home of Miss Helen
Moon for the purpose Of packing and
sending the Christmas baskets which
this club gives annually to poor fami-
lies included in Its list Of charges.
Each basket contained a big chicken,
potatoes and another vegetable. a pie,
a cake and celery. The club will give
a charity entertainment soon after the
HOLIDAYS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

Mrs. r. z. Weaver's guests at a din
ner at the Blower House tomorrow viii
be Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dunning, Miss
Dunnfng and Miss Frances Dunning Of
Bedford, Iowa. Mr.. and Mrs Harry
Weaver OF Kansas City Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Patterson and Mr.. Ellsworth
Weaver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

Lawrence Journal: DR.. Ida Hyde
left this afternoon for Chicago, where
she will spend the holidays with rela--
tives. On December q she will go to
Ann Arbor, to read paper dealing.
with her own original research before
the American Physiological society.
DR.. Hyde addressed the Topeka fed
Grafton at its October meeting.
The Current Literature club, through
its secretary, Mrs. R. S. Magee. has
sent to the nominating committee the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

81 wish you would explain. to me. ="
said a man to a woman the other day,
what you mean by a debutante Just
how is the line drawn between de-
butantes and nice girls who don't
count?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

A New York man who recently came
TO Kansas attended a party in a eoun-
try town not long ago, met a very. pref
ty country girl and Immediately began
to hand her the New York brand Of
what is technically known as hot air.
I'm for you, all the way he said to
her. IT don't know when I've met a girl
who was so attractive to me"
And the country girl blushed and
smiled and looked up at him coyly while
she respOndeds 'fVice versa" She
guessed her Latin would hold him If he
was from New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

Mrs. N A. Low entertained the At
lantan club at a social meeting Monday
afternoon in honor Of Mrs. Claiming J.
Brown Of Blue Rapids, a former mem
Der of the club, who is spending t4le
holidays with Mrs. Willis Gleed. All
the former members of the club resident
IN Topeka were included In the invita-
lions,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

The Topeka club of Baker unfver-
sity, Baldwin, Including the Topeka
students of the university, will have
party Friday night at the home of
Miss Rachel Locke on Buchanan
street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. A. K Rodgers have
asked guests for a family dinner par
ty Tuesday evening, December 26, at
their house. 500 Monroe street. Mem
bers of the Rodgers and Thompson
families are included in the invitations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

DR.. and Mrs. Anton Smith. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Sparks, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
t. WEIGH. and their family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

Just before Christmas" girl said
yesterday, II get so that I am almost
as polite to my own family as am in
society,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

Most of the clubs are taking a vaca-
ton during the holidays. There have
been few meetings the past week and
few are scheduled for this week The
first week IN January. however, bust
ness viii pick up again and the an
nual business meetings when. new Of
ficers will be elected for the city fed
Grafton viii be held.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

Miss Gertrude Mulvane will give a
party for her young friends during the
holidays.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

A Topeka husband viii receive a
Turkish rug for a Christmas present
from his wife and another will find
fern and Jardiniere in his Christmas
stocking. If the men retaliate properly
they will give their wives cigars and
saving sets next year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

Or. and Mrs. Clement Smiths guests
&c family dinner tomorrow viii be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. John NayIor gave a
family Christmas tree party at their
country home between Topeka and
Fecumseh last night. the guests includ-
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Nor
ris and family
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

The Iolene and Pactolian clubs viii
be entertained Thursday, December IS,
by Mrs. Frank H Shaffers SIT Polk
street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24

A Topeka man went shopping with
his wife the other afternoon and. she
steeTed him up in front of a fashion
able shop window filed with ermine
ana sable sets and with the sign.
Christmas Hints, occupying prom
lnent place. Back up said he.
I'D hate TO think Ia take a hint that
would set me back like that
The Washington times., 1905-04-17
APPLICATIONS POUR IN
FOR CITY GARDENS

AT She last meeting Of the board OF
managers of the City Gardens Associa-
tion held at the New Willard, Superin-
tendent Bartlett reported the location
OF land secured for the work this sea-
son.
The two tracts cultivated last year
have again been placed at the disposal
Of the association. The one in the north
west is the site of the Municipal Hospi-
tai, Brightwood avenue and Richmond
street; the one in the southeast IS near
Congressional Cemetery, ON G street.
between Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets.
New gardens will be located en-
square 1853 between Fourteenth, Fif
teenth, a and 3 streets southeast:
square $50, bounded by Eleventh and
Twelfth, I and x streets northeast; |;
Eighteenth and Riggs street northwest; !;
Thirty-third and S streets and 4 large
tract adjoining the Fillmore School On
Thirty-foucth street.
Applications are steadily coming in,
many of the applicants expressing a
desire to bear a portion of the expense
The majority of them viii buy the po-
tatoes necessary for planting and viii
fertiliZe their plots. The gardens are
being staked and assigned as fast as
applications are made.
Applications for gardens, as well as
donations for the work, should be sent
to Charles F. Nesbitt, 140S New York
avenue, or 3. II. Warner, s16 + street