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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20

H HE woman who picks a win
ner out of a string of lingerie
shirt waists displayed on the
bargain counters this summer
"a perfect dear which has been
tunate, but her happiness is not with
out alloy or long lived. The sweet lit
tie bit of lace and lawn soon requires
a visit to the tub. And it is just here
that the proud possessor of the lingerie
blouse realizes that vanity must suffer
from the rents and tears of outrageous
washerwomen. The daintier these
waists the more perishabIe they are,
and the average laundress is a post
graduate in the destructive course.
Sending them to an ordinary laundry is
out of the question, and unless one can
afford the services of French blan-
chisseuse it were better to make a
virtue of necessity and do them up one
self. Before offering suggestions as
to the best treatment for lingerie waists
/ should like to say that when real lace
or fine hand work enters into their COM
position it is wisest to send them to a
-.eaner for renovation. This process
will cost from IS cents to a dollar, but
the waist will come home looking like
new.
Now to instructions for home aid to
the injured. The first remedy to be
applied is soap jelly, which is easily
made by cutting up cake of good
white soap and pouring over it pint
of boiling water. Let it stand over a
moderate fire until the soap is dis
solved, then add a teaspoonful of borax
Pour into a wide mouthed bottle, and
when the liquid is cool it will form a
jelly. You are ready with the aid of
this soap jelly to begin the washing
process. There are two donts with
very big DIS to be observed in launder-
ing the waist, and these are never
scrub and never use much starch"
If you use a strenuous touch on the
dainty fabric it will go to pieces. and
il the waist is made too stiff the deli
cate appearance which is the charm of
the lingerie blouse will be lost. A lit
tie starch to keep it from being dab
by is positively necessary.
Put the waist overnight in a basin of
hot water with tablespoonful of soap
Jelly. Souse it up and down in the
soapy water, squeezing it gently under
water and let it soak until morning. If
here are any very soiled spots rub
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20

creased height in crowns The Duchesse
de Noailles dainty lace hat had quite a
high crown, with tufts of shaded green
feathers at one side. The fiat plateau
is taking the place in the most exclu-
sive trousseaux of the eccentric little
chapeaux of the earlier part of the sea-
son.
A revived mode which lends itself
gracefully to Dame Fashions demands
is the lace and ribbon gown. When
skillfully put together in coloring and
design it is destined to stand quite
apart from creations of wolfe, crepe de
chine. muslin and pompadour silk,
which, no matter how charnaingly they
may be handled, are merely one of hun
dreds of smart gowns of like character.
The color most to be seen just now
is cinnamon in all it's various tones,
from a kind of reddish chestnut to
pale buff that vies in popularity with
pale green. A harmony from head to
foot in a not too aggressive shade of
cinnamon is most attractive when
worn by a woman with a complexion OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20

A German doctor. who had given
much time to the study of persistent
redness of the tip of the nose, gives out
the statement that it is due to the use
of a veil. This authority found that
the redness was most marked when
the veil rested closely against the nose.
When the veil was abandoned, the red
ness in most cases disappeared. Al
though wells are seemingly soft to the
touch, the threads soon become rough
ened and irritate the sensitive skin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20

a rose design is worked in delicate, soft
shades of pinks and greens. The full
straight hanging skirt of a white null
frock might be made with lots of little
lace ruff1es, and in a delightfully."- natural
manner a rose pattern could trail up
the front width and lose itself in the
side folds. This same design would
probably be repeated onf the bodice
yoke, around which the lace ruffles are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20

and is worn resting on the shoulders
and finished either with white tulle
ends or streamers of inch wide black
velvet ribbon.
The noticeable feature in most of
the hats is a distinct tendency to in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20

without seams, the opening being the
hole for the waist. so to speak. It falls.
in pointed folds in perfectly natural
lines of great beauty.
A pretty frock of radium silk covered
win tiny crescents of orange and black
has a draped skirt that is extremely
chic. The oversight is shirred in lines
for several inches about the hips and
trimmed with band of crochet inser-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20

Soiled gold and silver embroidery may
be cleaned with spirits of wine rubbed
on with a piece of flannel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20

some of the soap jelly directly on them
This takes out the dirt without injury
to the material.
The next day take the waist out of
the water and squeeze, but do not wiring
all the water from it. Draw another
basin full of hot water and put a tea
spoonful of soap jelly in it. Go through
the same squeezing and sousing process
of the night before, rinse in several
clear waters. the last colored with a
little bluing. The waist is now ready
to be put into cold starch made in the
proportion of a teaspoonful of starch
to a quart of water.
The ironing Of these delicate waists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20

AARIS. July lit is the smart
thing these days to motor out
to Armenonville and dine at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15

Gle or get further away from home
But there are bears and wolves in
the woods!' replied Dan, as he began
to whimper.
$50 there are, but we viii hope that
they viii not discover us. If they
do, J viii give them a taste of this
ak When morning comes we may
hear a rooster crow or q dog bark
to guide US in the right direction If
we don't, then we must try some other
way We must stay here an night,
and it is no use to whimper."
But won't father come with q
lantern to look for us?" asked the
younger brother.
I'VE can't hope that he Will. In the
first place, he does not know in which
direction to look for US. and in the
next he might get IostEhimself if he
went proving about the forest We
may be three or four miles from
home. and a dozen men could not find
US. Sit down and go to sleep If you
can. I will keep watch and it may
be that some time during the night 1
shall hear father calling
1t was an hour later when Dan fell
asleep. There was room in the hol-
low for both to sit down. and the
night came on dark and lonely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
GERAIANY.s DOC POmCE0IEN.
Some of the Good Work That They
Have Done.

/ some OF the Good " 0FE mat a ney
Have Done.
For some time they have been using
dogs to act as policemen in many of
the larger cities of Germany. OF
course, the dogs were not supposed to
act alone, but were introduced in order
to help the human policemen: but they
have done so we'll that many of them
are practically allowed to patrol Oh
their own hook now.
One of the best of these dogs is
shepherd dog named Harras. Re
Gently q well-known woman disap-
was taken to the room in which she
had been seen last, and left there till
he scratched at the door.
As soon as he was released he hur-
ried to the back door with his nose
close 10 the ground, and so on through
the town TIL he reached q tree by the
river. He leaped up at this, trying
TO climb it. and when the police exam
ned the tree they found a piece at the
old lady's skirt hanging to a lower
limb
When they brought this down and
showed it to Harras, he was satisfied,
and Immediately continued on to the
river. There he waded into the water
and hOwled. and soon the woman s
body was found there.
1t was plain that she had held to a
lower limb of the tree in order to safe
herself from falling, but that her hold
and been drowned.
Another dog. name Caesar is used
to police the parks and he has been
taught to catch people who break the
shrubbery or commit other disorderly
acts. He does not bite his prisoners.
/ but seizes them firmly by the arm or
leg, and holds on till the human police
man comes TO make the arrest. In one
week Caesar thus caught seventeen
( persons.
The police dog Peter found a drunk
en- man who was lying asleep on the
rails of the railroad. and pulled him
off just in time to escape a train. The
same night he found a burglar break
ing into a store and leaped on him,
barking till help came.
Caesars most. recent deed was to
warn the prisonl5eeper in the town
of Brunswick that Il dangerous convict
was breaking Jail He barked and
pulled the Warden's clothing till the
latter followed and reached the cell
just in time to spoil the escape.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15

bee from the clearing they could not
say. After time they realized that
he was making Il long flight of IT and
they We're travelling over ground they
had never set foot on before.
By and by the bee flew into hollow
far up on the side of a dead sycamore.
and their chase was ended
Joe had brought an ak and Dan a
hoe. They placed their mark on the
tree and were ready to make their way
back when the afternoon began to
grow dark and the rumble of thunder
was heard.
In their haste to get home before the
storm broke they were not as careful
been, and they had not been running
half an hour when Joe halted and
said:
'.See here. Dan. think we are lest.
Here is d hill and 4 creek l am sure we
never saw before"
but haven't We been going straight
toward home p asked Dan.
Il thought we were keeping p
straight course. but we must have left
it. The storm is close at hand. and
the only thing we can do is to take
shelter until it passes over"
They found a big tree with hollow
large enough to shelter both and they
had not been tucked away five min les
when the rain began to descend.
Before it had ceased to fall it was
dark in the woods. The boys knew lit
tie about the forest. but they had been
told that if it ever happened that they
were lost, they must not get frightened
and begin running as lost person is
almost sure to do. He is always sure
to 90 wrong then.
1--WE shall simply have to pass the
had ceased. I'VE would not know
which way to go if it were daylight,
while in the darkness we would sim
ply go round and round in a cir
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
A Queer Way to Catch Birds

Il saw what certainly seems to me
the queerest way to catch birds when
I was in Siwanganga, in India, last
year" said q traveller. "A native sat
behind bushes in which were con-
cealed a number of nets, one smaller
than the other. and the smallest one
hung with snoods of horsehair. The
man was initiating bird calls and do
ing it very well indeed-so well that
the birds were huttering from all
points to see what was going ON.
But good as his limitations were
they were not good enough to lure the
birds into the nets. They merely fitted
around just in front OF the concealed
hunter. and 7 wondered what he would
do. The answer came in the shape of 2
zebu, which appeared suddenly out OF
the bushes and headed straight to
ward the birds. which in their haste to
get out OF the way darted into the
bushes where the nets were spread.
Then I saw that the zebu was being
driven by another native. and they told
me that the animal often drove as
many as half a hundred birds into the
net at once"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15

The lads were both hungry and
thirsty, but there was no way of sat
isfying their wants until day came
again. Dan whimpered himself to
sleep at last, and for two hours Joe
remained on watch and heard Moth
ing to disturb him.
Then he heard the footsteps of some
animal pattering over the leaves, and
two minutes later a wolf hOwled. The
beast had come across the tracks of
the boys and followed them until he
knew they were in the hollow of the
tree.
The howl awolze Dan, and he cried
out to know what was happening.
at is a wolf" replied Joe, "and his
howl has been answered by two or
three more, and we shall soon have a
number of them around US I do not
think they will dare attack US, but if
thew do. this is a first rate place in
which to give them a fight. My ak
is sharp and only one can come at a
time
"But father has always told us to
climb trees if wolves got after US,
said Dan.
This tree has no limbs and is too
big for US to climb. If we went look
ing for other trees in the darkness
the wolves might rush upon US There
must be five or six around US now
and more coming up every minute.
Stand here in the doorway with me.
While I use the ak you can Jab them
with the handle of your hoe. I tell
YOU. brother, we are in tight place
and must fight for our lives
Looking out from the hollow they
could see the shadOwy forms of the
wolves skulking about, and whenever
beast faced them his eyes shone like
Goals of FIRE. They were a hungry
their courage up before attacking.
(To be COntinued.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15

Jean home.
Did you have good time. dear2'.
asked Mrs. Stewart. and Jean replied
with a glowing account Of the Strick-
lands and their home.
But isn't it funny. Mama, she
ended. 7 believe am just as happy
as she is with all her beautiful things.
Mrs Stewart gave her daughter q
joyful little hug.
m so glad, dear, for then you can
always be happy"
Mrs Strickland IS almost as beau
gful as you are, 1fomsey, but I think
1sobei has more fun with her father
Her mother loves to go to parties all
the time"
7 liked that little Stewart girl, said
Mr.. Strickland to Isobel at breakfast
the next morning. Where did you
pick her up2''
IsobeI repeated the story Of Martha
Chesters attempt to snub Jean, and OF
her visit to Mrs. Stewart and the pref
dered.
Il think you ought to like your
friends for what they are to you. don {
you, papa, and not have to take peo-
PIE Just because they live in the same
street and go in society ~
Certainly" said Mr.. Strickland de-
clslveiy5 and his eyes cleaned happily.
stick by the little Stewart child. You
can help her and she'll help you. A
me woman ought to know and syInpa-
thize with many different kinds OF
lives besides her own"
Isobel looked at her father gratefully
and then she got up and kissed him.
said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
CHAPTER II.

As fast as bee-tree was found. It
was marked SO that it might easily be
found again. and for the reason that
other persons were hunting them
When the bees had about completed
their store for the season. a night WIS
chosen and the trees cut down and the
honey secured without much trouble.
From the three trees there came
about three hundred pounds of nice
comb honey. It was not as white and
crisp as the clover honey of today but
the people at the village were glad
enough to buy it.
September had come and almost
gone when there came a warm spell Of
weather. One afternoon, as the boys
were working with their hoes in the
field they decided TO locate" one more
bee tree if possible.
They found a flower with several
bees robbing it of its last sweets, and
pretty soon they were off in chase. A
loaded bee does not fly very high nor
very fast and it is possible for a boy
with sharp eyes and good legs to keep
him in sight for long distance. If
one been is lost sight of, there will
be others going the same road.
How far Joe and Dan followed the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
EDNA's HARD sUNIOIER.

Brferwood Cottage was a place Of
clambering roses. apple OrchardS ana
sweet-sme meadows, where the d1-
vidine lines were stone walls, and the
brooks indicated their windings by
lines of willows and alderS; and Edna
was a girl in full harmony with such
surroundings, bright, healthy, ener-
getic and lOVable.
The people of Brierwood Cottage
were not rich, and to meet such extra
expenses as the education and develop
ment of their children they took CITY
boarders during the summer
The father was college graduate
and the mother also; and it was under
stood that the boys and girls were to
follow in their footsteps 1t was fol
this that economy was maintained
cheerfully and that each worked will
ingly toward the common goal
Edna was the third in age, and prac.'
ticed her music and washed dishes and
looked after the chickens. and did end
less chores and household duties, with
unchanging good humor-
One spring the house was unusually
full and Edna occupied a tiny room
over the kitchen, which had been
used as a store closet
She did not practice much now for
the piano was in use for the time by
some of the boarders; and besides.
there was too much for her to do.
They did not hire any help, for the
summer was to complete the sum nee.
I
college course, and every dollar must
count.
It was hard for them all. but it was
an object which the entire household
had very much at heart, so the most
disagreeable duties were performed.
Edna did not get a half day to her
self until one day the boarders made
up a party to visit some place in the
neighbOrhood, and the house was left,
as the family thought, empty, save for
: themselves.
The mornings work was accomplish
ed more expeditiously than usual; then
Mrs. Park told the girls that they
might have the rest of the day to them
selves. Edna decided to visit a girl
friend a mile away, whom she had not
seen for weeks.
But as she left the house. there was
q guerulous call from one of the upper
windows
"Oh, there, Edna; want you tc
help me with my camera for a few
/ hours. But first I want you to go tc
3 town after some new films, GU may
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
WHITE RABBITS CIRCLE.
A Story Of Wildcats Fatal Song.

"A Story Oh = W iiQc8t EflEdA song.
A wildcat, roaming disconsolately in
the woods, lOnged for Ompanionship.
There We're no other cats near. and he
felt very lonely
Suddenly it occurred to him that
there might be plenty OF white rabbits
around, and that he felt hungry as well
as lonesome. So the big wildcat began
to sing a plaintive song, the burden OF
which was oh my sweet white rab-
bit. when you are scared you run in
So off the rabbit started, and ran
with all his might. Then he stopped
and listened. Again he heard the song.
nearer than before and off he started
again. Several times he did this, and
each time the song seemed nearer.
You see. the rabbit had formed the
bad habit of running in a circle, end
now he could run no other way, try
as he might
so he kept circling on. ever getting
nearer to the wildcat, until at last The
cat with a final burst of melody, said
"Oh, my sweet white abbit, when yoU
are scared you run in a circle" and
pounced uDon him and had him fo1
supper.
This is the stOr.- the Indians tell and
it shows how bad habit gets so fas-
tened on one that, even to save his life
he cannot break it off.
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How the CIovers Conauered the void.

How the ClOvers Conquered the World
The men of the Clover army lifted
their heads very proudly and grandly,
and their big colonel shook his green
epaulets and looked martial to the tip
of his roots.
There were companies of crimson
clover, regiments Of white clover, and
every one, as he presented arms, quiz
cred with pride-pride in his beautiful
uniform, pride in the ranks that grew
beside him, pride in his noble colonel
together they flashed defiantly their
weapons in the sunlight and laughed in
the yalnglory of their untried courage.
Then their colonel said: I'VE are go
ing TO conquer the world We are a
great army. We are numbered by mil
lions Our heads nod over a thousand
broad acres. Men cultivate US and plant
our seeds; the brown mould and the
heavens give US food, water and light.
We have great mission on earth. We
were born for a purpose"
How shall we conquer?" said a red
Glover in the front rank
4 do not know the way. butit will
be opened am as untried as you.
Perhaps some day we shall be loosened
from our roots and go forth and lay
waste the country Is the lOcusts do
THAT will not be the way" piped a
Blackbird, as he rose from the crimson
shelter. You will indeed conquer the
world, but not by laying it to waste.
You yourselves will be laid to waste,
and out of your defeat will grow your
triumph. Listeni Even now the time
is near"
The bird flew away.
Swish! Swish! It was the song of
the mowers scythes. At the whisper
ing sound the crowded ranks of Clover
lifted their heads expectantly.
Then they shuddered as a sharp pain
ran through their dbers. Their brave
green stems were cut in two, and they
fell prone on the ground.
Swish! Swish! Hush. hushl
Everywhere, on all sides the helpless
battalions fell and lay whitening in the
pitiless sunlight.
We are overthrowni We are de-
featedt" they moaned. How can tri-
umph come out of death?''
"Listeni' said the Blackbird, as he
looked conpassionately from a hedge.
You that lie here viii become food for
horses and cattle The horses viii serve
men and carry them in their battles for
existence. The cattle win furnish them
with food-meat, milk, butter. So,
through your service to men, you, the
conquered Clovers, shall conquer the
world"
Hush Hushl" said the scythes
'Goodby, Blackbird,'' sighed the
gallen Clovers. I'VE die gloriously."
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ride my wheel. Hurry"
Edna glanced up with a sinking
heart. The voice was from the window
of her own pretty room which she had
relinquished to the most disagreeable
of all their boarders, a sharp-voiced
woman whose only concern seemed for
herself and her camera.
For moment her impulse was to
hurry on without paying any atten-
ton. The woman had no rightful claim
to her service, except that of looking
after the room; and already she had
done more for her than for any of the
other boarders, and never even been
thanked for it.
But her hesitation was only momen-
tarv. The woman was paying good
price for the room, and Harry would
| need every dollar they could save for
him.
The thought drove the cloud from
her face. She turned and ran blithely
into the house, even though she knew
there would be no visit to her friend
that day. The woman did not lose her
grasp upon willing assistants so cas-
It was October before the woman
left. As she stood on the steps, ready
to enter the carriage that was to take
her to the station, she turned suddenly
| to Edna.
I've. kept you pretty busy the last
few days" she said grinliy, land, in
fact all summer But it's good for
young girls to work. Remember that
Still I must admit that you've done it
with unusual willingness. I have
eyes-yes, and have ears, too. When
( it comes your turn to go away to
/ school, Edna, this may help you a
/ little"
She slipped an envelope into Edna s
4 hands and stepped briskly into the
| carriage. When she was out of sight
tanned check for one hundred dol.
liars