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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13
THE GIRL WHO SUCCEEDS.
New York.

She has 50 much to do that she has
no time for morbid thoughts.
She never thinks for a moment that
she is not attractive nor forgets to look
as charming as possible
She is considerate Of the happiness
of others, and it is reflected back to her
as from a looking glass.
She never permits herself to grow
old, for by cultivating all the graces OF
heart. brain and body, age does not
come to her.
She awakens- cheerfully in the morn
ing and closes her eyes thankfully at
night
She believes that life has some seri-
Gus work to do. that the serious work
lies very close to the honnely, everyday
duties and that kind words cost moth
ing.
She is always willing to give sugges-
lions that will help some less fortu-
nate one over the bad places in life's
journey.
She is her own sweet. UNAFFECTED wo-
manly self. Therein lies the secret Of
her popularity-of her success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13


ground that knoo acho 0n'f'
don't believe we shall see many of them
next winter. and that's rather a pity,
because artistic plaids make very smart
cold weather costumes.
The parasol matching the hat will
still be used on warm September days.
but it viii be supplemented by the lit
tie coat having changeable collars and
cuffs of taffeta to match the hat and
the white Illusion veil also decorated
with spots to match.
These collars and cuffs have stitched
or scalloped edges, and they button
right on to the coat. so you can have
several sets and change them around
to match your different hats.
There comes a time in every digni-
fed mans life when he receives some
thing of shock. and the following
story is told of Bishop Potter:
He was suddenly called to New York
on Sunday on very important business
He was staying in the country at the
time and promptly rushed down to thu
station. only to find out that no more
trains left that day. the railway be-
ing a small branch, one of little i'm
portance.
rs there no way Of my getting to
New York;" he painted. out of breath
with his rushing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13
IL TARLE IoRE

If person accidentally receives two
spoons in a cup of tea she will be mar
ried within a year
A tea leaf floating in the cup Of an
unmarried lady is sign that she
has an admirer. II On this occasion
the tea is stirred quickly and the
spoon is then held upright in the mid
die Of the cup. and the tea leaf is at
tracted to the spoon and clings to #.
the admirer would be sure to CAR that
day, but If the tea leaf goes to tFss side
of the cup he wiz not be expected Sc
soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13

shape alike pleasing and creditaple to
herself.
She does not accomplish this result
by nagging. No, indeed She believes
that an ounce Of prevention is worth a
pound of cure. and consequently she
simply looks out that disagreeable
things do not happen.
For instance, if her husband is irri-
table and was in the habit of swapping
at his first wife. she adopts such a
gentle tone and manner that it is sim
ply impossible for him to pick a quar-
rel with her She always treats him in
such a polite Chesterheldian way that
he can do not less to her. and if any
one were to suggest his acting rudeiy to-
ward her he would be aghast at the very
prospect of treating such a well bred
woman as he would an ordinary one
Now. the first wife used to retaliate
by losing her temper and weeping; but,
then. poor thing, she was of the old
fashioned kind and instead of bringing
herself down to an angry mans level
she should have realized the powerful
preventive to such scenes which lie
in a perfectly well bred. sweet. digni-
fed manner. No man. however petu-
liant can long resist a polite influence
like that in the house.
If a man is selfish it sometimes is
the policy of the modern wife to be
just a little more selfish herself. In
this manner she forces the self cen
tered man to come out of his little or
bit and pay attention to her. taking
the center of the stage, SO to speak
The first thing he knows he is playing
very secondary role, and he cannot
imagine how it happened. for it Ger
tainly took place without any scene Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13

.eNone that I know or quoth the sta
ton master. S.,ewing q straw and re-
garding him indiferently.
Wei. can't you get me special
train, or at least an engine? can
help the expense. l must reach New
York tonight"
Nope. 1t can't be done"
But, my good man, do you know
who ann I'm Bishop Potteri"
The rustic took the straw from his
mouth and eyed the reverend gentle
man up and down.
It don't care if YOU were the super
intendent of the road he roared,
..Sro, couldn't get a train out OF here
on Sunday" And with that he went
into his little shack and slammed ths
door
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13
ovERpIp IT.

Mrs. Passay-AIary. wasn't that gem
tleman asking for me?
The New Maid-No. mum. He de-
scribed the lady he wanted to see as be-
ing about forty, an I told him it
couldn't be you.
Mrs. Passay-Quite right. my dear.
And you shall have an extra afternoon
off tomorrow.
The New Maid-Yes. NUM- Thankee.
mum! Yes, mum. I told him it
couldn't be you, as you was about
tiftyl
Mrs. Passay-And while you're taxi
ing your afternoon of you'd better look
out for new place!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13

o i0Hgef rfifHc TO stand only been mar
your husband faults. ried a year and
a half ana yet he goes off on ''busi-
ness trips" whenever it is possible.
He airts outrageousiy with every
girl he meets. sends them bouquets
and bonbons and yet is so mean that
he viii not allow his wife enough
money to have u decent maid, and often
she is forced TO do her own homework.
Lately. indeed, he has pleaded re-
duced circumstances so successfully
that she has taken up her old pro-
fassion Of giving singing lessons again.
tie proceeds of which she turns over
religiously to him.
Her up to date friends surveyed her
aghast They had read of such wives
in books, but had never met them in
real lfe- They began to wonder at
ans admire woman who could be so
sanity and medieval in her conduct
toward aer husband "She viii win
him through kindness. Who knows ~
the less sophisticated said.
But now that she has become a hope
less drudge to a man who does not al
ways treat her we'll before friends
even, there is only one verdict against
her-that she is a failure, as a wife and
lacking in self respect and proper
pride
This is certainly a great .seduoa-
tional" age. We educate our husbands
and make them what they ought to be,
and we educate our children to be what
we wish them
The old fashioned wife stood
things.
The old fashioned mother believed in
heredity. The UP to date woman con
steers both husband and child as raw
material to be nodded and patted into
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13

shirts. such as
he would have
to pay the high
est prices for at
tn g haberdash-
er's. She works
initials that are
miracles of fine
n g s S on his
pocket handker-
chiefs. scrimps
and saves to buy
him silk socks.
and all the time
she wears the
plainest Of gar
nents and hats,
palpably home
made. They have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13

ing to be a heap
unbecoming to
the pallid brown
haired women,
who are in the
ma jority when it
comes to types.
1t seems to me a
horid complex
ion with either
jetty black or
fiery red locks
will be needed
to carry off this
t vi n g color
s h e me from
dear Paris.
T h e shadow
plaids are being
so run into the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13

No, indeedyl The up to date mother,
even if she be very rich. dresses her
baby as simply as possible, even
eoarsely. But she puts all her attention
toward making him strong mentally
and physically, so he may be handi
capped as little as possible in the bat
tie of life
She strengthens his weak points and
directs his ambitions so that when he
reaches manhood he is strong and well
balanced, credit to her and a COM
fort to the woman he marries-
But, dear mel This is certainly my
serious dayi
I understand that if you want to be
most very awfuily swell next winter
you viii have a costume of silver gray
and brown combined.
Goodness knows that sounds homely
enough to be ultra smart. but it's go
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13

over the Union telling stay at home
clubwomen to send to the national
house kilograms Of peremptory insist
ence on the passage Of that bill. Near
" every clubwoInan who knew a con-
gressman bestirred herself and dred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13

food bill at once. in the interest of the
health Of the people and of the in
ternational reputation Of the American
people for honesty
At the same time wires were kept
hot between st. Paul and towns all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13
ATTRAcTIvE FouLARD cosTUMEs

And when it comes to jams and
what our British brother calls timed"
meatsi
A vIllainous compound Of sulphuTio
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13

the deadening Influence of the old
style mother who used to spend her
time fashioning elaborate garments for
her child, leaving its mind and body
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13

unframed, while she hoped it would
not take after its Aunt Susan or its
Uncle John, not to speak of its fathe;
occasionally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13

chocolate part Of the connection you
are devouring coal tar, parafln colored
with lampblack. Nice to think Of
really!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13

manhood suffer from are the result of
improper care in childhood They say
that heredity cuts mighty little figure
df it does any at alb compared with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13
- HERE is no use in taking. 70

~ HERE is no use in talking. wo-
men have changed utterly.
1t is no longer considered a
virtue to stand your husbands
FAULTS 1t is not even considered the
proper thing. and the patient Griselda
type of lady, far from being admired.
is apt to be looked down upon by her
neighb0rs.
know woman OF this type, poor
thingl She absolutely slaves for her
husband. She makes him fne plated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-13

q VAL 70 the age Of fakery. SUI
preme ruler OF all-politics.
press and pulpit law medi-
n a cine. society. economies and
The Yale expositor., 1906-10-19
DlsFIoURED WITH ECZEMA.
Brushed Scales from Face Like Pow
der-Under Physicians Grew Worse
-Cuticura Works Wonders.

81 suffered with eczema six months.
had tried three doctors, but did not
get any better. 1t was on my body
and on my feet so thick that / could
hardly put pin on me without touch
ing eczema. My face was covered.
my eyebrows came out, and then 1t
got in my eye. / then went to anoth.
er doctor. He asked me what l was
taking for It, and told him Cuticura.
He said that was a very good thing,
but that he thought my face would
be marked for life. But Cuticura
did it's work, and my face is now
just as clear as it ever was. / told
all my friends about my remarkable
cure. l feel so thankful l want ev-
erybody far and wide to know what
Cuticura can do. 1t Is a sure cure
for eczema. Mrs. Emma White. GAL
Cherrier Place, Camden, n. j., April
25, 1906"
The Yale expositor., 1906-10-19
TAKEN AT A DISADVANTAGE.
Professor Realized He Was Distinctly
Out of His Element.

Rather than disappoint the class, the
professor of moral philosophy. who
was suffering from a nervous head.
ache. had read the lecture prepared
for the occasion. and was waiting TO
answer any questions that might be
asked by the students.
II beg your pardon, professor" said
one of the young men, but there is
one point that is not quite clear i'm
my mind. Suppose that hypothesis
or perhaps it would be more near
ly synchronous to speak of ii as
corollary-in a case of mental disci
pline. or, we will say, a verbal agree
ment, as to the abstract principles in
volved, what would be the correct at.
titude when two or more propositions.
apparently concrete, but really differ
entiated by vagueness not wholly
imaginary, but more or less compli-
Gated with the personal equation?
Does ii not so occur to you?"
II am not sure that | follow you"
answered the professor, wiping his
perspiring forehead. please state the
proposition again, a little more sim
ply"
What want to know is this: When
process of reasoning assumes the
form of a dilemma, not unnecessarily,
of course, but none the less ambigu-
GUS because of the apparent contra
dictory nature of the qualities, or,
rather. the assumption that the ex.
istence of the ethical problems under
consideration depends upon the state
or condition of mind, thus placing the
responsibility for the relative diverg-
ence where il properly belongs and
leaving the intellect free from preju.
dice or undue bias? Is not this fair
ly deducible?"
Il presume so, faltered the pro-
fessor. whose head was in a whirl.
The fact is, gentlemen, | really
should not have attempted to"
Then" rejoined the young man,
triumphantly, that brings up an old
question that / have never yet heard
satisfactorily answered. What has
the correlation of forces, when divest-
ed of its multiform and purely hypo.
thetical idiosyncrasies, to offer as a so.
luton for the restoration of the Jews
or the immortality of the human soul,
in which the Canadians have been
most unjustly accused?"
BY promptly dismissing the class
the professor saved himself from total
collapse.
The Yale expositor., 1906-10-19
LITTLE THINGS AND Bio.
0lfferentiate Between the Essential
and the Non-Essential.

Little things are often OF great Inn
portance. but when they are so they
are not little. The pinion of watch
wheel, for example, in one sense Is
little, in another sense it Is not so at
all; for when ii Is not perfectly ad-
Justed, the watch is worthless for time
keeping. 1t is not size that makes a
thing little or great, but its relation to
the end for which a number of things
are combined. If thing Is essential
IL is important. Because so many Of
the people who are always preaching
the importance of little things fail to
discriminate between the little and the
non-essential, they often make a
wretched mess of the management OF
their own and other peoples affairs.
Theoretically, IL every factor that con-
tributes to result is perfect, the re-
suit will be perfect; but practically,
for want of time, strength and oppor-
tunity, the efficient man is compelled
to neglect some things for the sake Of
others; and, in order to do this and
yet secure the main end, he has to
the non-essential. The one who Is
thoroughly imbued with the false doc
trine of the Importance Of little things,
spends his strength without discrim-
nation, and usually succeeds in miss
inE the main chance.-The Waterman.
The Yale expositor., 1906-10-19
COPPER SAFE FROM LIGHTNING.
Belief Firmly Held in Many Parts Of
the Country.

"This matter OF superstitions is a
queer thing" said the man as he care
fully avoided walking under a ladder,
"for even those of us who are skeptics
have at least one superstitious failing,
and mine is walking under ladders.
I'm the country this summer l met
a new one, which was firmly believed
in by several farmers. and that was
that thunder storm never passed
over a copper mine or copper vein
The old fellow who told me about II
pointed out again and again that al
though black clouds might roll up and
lightning flash, the storm always went
around a certain spot In his farm.
"Such. actions on the part of a thun-
der storm could mean but one thing,
he said-that there was copper vein
there. So sure was he OF 1t, that he
was putting by a little each year to
have the spot investigated to see II
there was copper enough In It to
work"
The Yale expositor., 1906-10-19
WoMAN's CROWN OF GLORY.
What a Fuss They Do Make with II
at Any and All Times.

Women have great times with their
hair, says the Atchison Globe. If they
visit in a dry climate they are sure
to say when they come home: MY
hair acted lovely; it did not come out
of curl at all"
If they go where it is damp they
say when they come home: 1T was
the worst place for hair; my hair
was as straight as a string all the
time"
Once in three or four weeks they
wash their hair and then they tell
each other how they cannot do a thing
with their hair, as it has just been
washed. For a week OF two before it
is washed they say it is a disgrace
they do not wash their hair; that it
is so sticky they cannot do thing
with IT,
The women are always telling each
other they look horrid with their hair
down low, or else they would not be
seen with it done high. Their hair is
either all coming out or else they can.
not imagine what has happened, but
it is coming in thick and lovely"
AS they walk down the street the
women are forever reaching for their
back hair and catching up short locks
with hairpins, or feeling to see If their
hair is coming down. When they get
in front of a mirror the very first
thing the women look at is their hair
and twitch ii one way or the other.
No matter what any woman has on
her mind. her hair takes first place
The Yale expositor., 1906-10-19
'Myc. ChuT.EBr0wn

To be a successful wife, to retain the
love and admiration of her husband,
should be woman's constant study.
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The Yale expositor., 1906-10-19

What Is to be done?-but stop; you
her, and he was left alone on the
square rallied platform.
In the gatheringroom Of the private
car Virginia found an atmosphere sur
charged with electrical possibilities,
felt 1t and inhaled it. though there
was nothing visible to indicate It.
The Rajah was buried in the depths
of his particular easy-chair, putting
his cigar; Bessie had the Reverend
Billy in the tete-a-tete continuance;
and Mrs. Carteret was reading under
the Pintsch drop-light at the table.
1t was the chaperon who applied the
firing spark to the electrical possibli
ties.
Didn't hear you talking to some
one out on the platform, Virginia?"
she asked.
yes, it was Mr.. Winton. He came
to make his excuses
Mr.. Somerville Darrah awoke out
of his tobacco reverie with a start.
"Hah!" he said. fiercely. Then. in
his most courteous phrase: did
understand you to say that Misteh
Winton would not faveh us tonight.
my deah Virginia?"
"He could not. He has come upon
upon some other difficulty, be-
lieve," she stammered. steering peril
Gus course among the rocks of equivo-
cation.
"Mmphl" said the Rajah, rising.
"Ah-where is Jastrow?"
The obsequious one appeared. imp
like, at the mention of his name, and
received a curt order.
GO and find Engineer McGrath and
his fireman. Tell him want the en-.
CINE instantly. Move, sehl"
Virginia retreated to her stateroom.
In few minutes she heard her uncle
go out; and shortly afterwards the
Rosemary's engine shook itself free
of the car and rumbled away west.
ward. At that, Virginia went back
to the others and found book. But
II waiting inactive were difficult, read
ing was blankly impossible.
"Goodnessl she exclaimed. How
hot you people keep, IL in herei
Cousin Billy, won't you take a turn
with me on the station platform? I
can't breathel"
CTo BE coNT1NCEDl
The Yale expositor., 1906-10-19

say that you nave made me very wei.
coms"
"Ms. Winton! Is that generous?"
"No; perhaps 1t is hardly just. Be.
cause | counted the cost and have
paid the price open-eyed. You may
remember that | told you that first
evening | should come as often as |
dared. | knew then. what l have
known all along; that it was part
of your uncles plan to delay my
work"
His and mine. you mean only you
are too kind-or not quite brave
enough-to say So"
"Yours never! II | could believe
you capable of such a thing"
You may believe it," she broke in.
ut was | who suggested it,"
He drew a deep breath, and she
heard his teeth come together with a
click 1t was enough to try the faith
of the loyalest lover. 1t tried his
sorely. Yet he scarcely needed her
low-voiced: Don't you despise me as
| deserve, now?" to make him love her
the more.
Indeed. don't. Resentment and
love can hardly find room in the same
heart at the same time, and l have
said that | love you" he rejoined
quickly.
She went silent at that, and when
she spoke again the listening Jastrow
tuned his ear afresh to lose no word.
"As l have confessed. | suggested
1t. 1t was just after l had seen your
men and the sheriff's ready to fly at
each others Threats. l was miserably
afraid, and | asked Uncle Somerville
If he could not make terms with you
in some other way. | didn't mean"
He made haste to help her.
please don't try to defend your mo-
tive to me; it is wholly unnecessary.
1t is more than enough for me to know
that you were anxious about my
safety"
But she would not let him have the
crumb of comfort undisputed.
There were other lives involved
besides yours. l didn't say | was spe-
cially afraid for you, did II"
mo, but you meant it. And l
thought afterwards that l should have
given you a hint in some way, though
the way didn't offer at the time.
There was no danger Of bloodshed.
knew-we all knew-that Deckert