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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-30

been with Mrs. MuIvane in Topeka
and they will spend another week
here.
Mr.. Harley Reisman left this after
noon for Chicago to spend few DAYS
before going on to New York Tor a
permanent residence.
Mrs L S. Bradley of Madison, WIS.,
guest of her sister, Mrs. A w. Lacey
will leave Monday for her home Mrs.
Lacey will accompany her as FAR as
Mrs. C. B. Reed and Miss Phil Reed
have returned from a visit IN Kansas
Mrs. Edward NJ Joney and her chill
dren of Kansas City are guests OF MIS-
Frank P. MacLennan.
Mrs Dell W. Forbes and Mrs M =
Wheeler of Marshall. Mimi, are gueslS
of Mrs L. D. Whittemore-
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Gardenhire OF
New York city, formerly OF 1opeka'
are in Europe
Mrs. Harry B. Walker and her baby
son have returned to their home IN
Kansas City after visit TO her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. James b Hayden
Mr. Ben Johnson will leave tomor-
row for Chicago to remain perma-
Miss Viola o'connor will leave soon
for New York to remain permanently
Mr.. Charles Fellows of San Fran
Mrs John Maer of Berkley. Cali
fornia, and her daughter, Helen. are
expected next week to visit her par
ents. Mr. ard Mrs. Patrick WaIsh-
Miss Florence Nightingale will visit
in Kansas City and Sedalia next
Miss Bess Cumnins of Kansas City
will visit Miss Florence WEIGH ana
Miss Hazel Jones soon
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Babcock OF
Denver and their son are the guests
of Mrs. Babcock's parents, MI and
Mrs. E. d. Giles
Mrs. NJ. F. Laycock went to Ottawa
the last of the week for a visit to
Judge and Mrs. Franklin and later
will go to lola to spend week with
her sister. Miss Lucille Hayes
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Graham OF Ard
more. okla. are guests of Mrs. Ora
hams parents. Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Putnam.
Miss Viva Brown has been engaged
as soloist at the North Topeka Baptist
church.
BelieviIIe have taken house at s12
Fillmore street
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sebastian and
the Rev. DR.. Stewart of Chicago were
in Topeka yesterday afternoon guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene s Quinton-
They left last night for Denver to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kelley.
Miss Katharine Clough returned to-
day from a visit to her sister, Mrs B.
E. hartman. in oklahoma
Miss Katharyn Holmes of Emporia.
who has been the guest OF Miss Sue
Rodgers and Miss Maud Grimes since
the Owl party last Friday night, went
to Lawrence today for a short visit.
She will return to Topeka before she
goes home
Mrs. William ]. Kaul of Holton ar
rived today to visit her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Knowles.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Leavitt of Kali
amazoo. Michigan. who spent the
winter with their daughter, Miss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-30
ENTIRE FAMILY'S
SKIN AFFECTIONS
Mother Suffered Six Years with
Eczema = Baby Cured of Heat
Rash-Father, Mother, and Child
Have Scalp and Hair Troubles.
ALL GIVE THANKS
TO CUTICURA REMEDIES

my wife had eczema for five or six
years. 1t was on her face and would
come and CO. We had read so much
about Cuticura Remedies that we
thought we would give them q trial.
We did so, and it has now been about
four years, and she has never had sign
Of eczema since. She also used them
both about year ago for her scalp.
She had very thin hair and Cuticura
helped her hair greatly. 1 myself
used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint-
mene some time ago for falling hair. 1
now have very heavy head Of hair and
1t does not fall out. We used Cuti-
cura Remedies for our baby, who was
nearly bald when young. She has very
nice hair now. She is very feshy, and
We had so much trouble with heat that
we would battle her with Cuticura Soap
and then apply Cuticura Ointment, Il
would dry the heat up so much quicker
than anything else. We give thanks 10
the Cuticura Remedies. Mr.. n. B.
Springmire, 1913 So. Capitol Street,
Iowa City. Ia, July 16, 1905 and Sept.
L. 1906"
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.SANTAFE NOTES.

Anton EtzeI has gone to work in the
machine shops as an apprentince-
Rev. E. G. Paddock will address the
noon meeting in the coach shops to-
morrow.
John Parkinson is in charge of the
construction of the sewer system in the
new shops.
General Manager ]. E. Hurley re-
turned from a business trip to kan
sas City yesterday.
The Gophers and Sharks of the
Railroad Y. NJ. c. \. junior league
played this afternoon.
Engineer w. E Wheeler. who has
been laying OF for several days on the
Marceline runs. has returned to work
John Sebastian. passenger traffic
manager of the Rock Island, was in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-30
New Art store.

The friends of Miss Kittie Lindsey
and Miss Marie Witwer are much in
terested in their new business enter
prise. On May 1 they will place be-
fore the public a line of art goods
suitable for the up to date demands of
the china and water color artist. Cen
tralIy located at 733 Kansas avenue.
with Miss Mabel Tulloch as business
manager, they hope to receive atten-
ton from the people of the city and
state.
Hand painted china will be a special
feature of their stock Brushes, paints.
white china oils, etc, will be staple
articles.
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A Riot on the nan FieId

Wheeling, W. Va. April 30.-A riot oc-
CURED Monday afternoon at the Wheel
ing-Springfeld Central league game
when Umpire Llewley attacked Man
ager Hendricks Of Springfield for an
epithet applied to him Hundreds of
spectators rushed onto the field, and
soon a dozen fights were in progress.
Last night warrants were issued charg-
ing Manager Hendricks with disorderly
conduct and Charles Richardson, a spec
tator, with carrying concealed weapons.
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hents, are indispensable to all who would
enjoy life free from these distressing
ailments.
Every Humor OF Infants Children. and Adults COR
sists of Cuftcura Soap f25e) 70 Cleanse the Skin.
CnttcurA Ointment C5Ocl to Heal the Skin. and
CufieurA Resolveat (5oc). IN the form Of ChOco-
Blood Sold throughout the world Potter Drug 4
Ghem- Corp. Sole Props. Boston. Mass
TGaned Free. How TO Cure Skin H1norA
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thews, Mrs NJ. T. Jury and Mrs. J. n
kirkpatrick will assist the hostess.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Euclid
Avenue NJ E church will meet We'd
nesday afternoon with Mrs. c. B.
Mitchell. 1850 Lincoln street
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ecaly, crusted humors
Of skin and scalp, red
rough hands. itching,
tender feet, and sana-
tive, antiseptic. cleans
ing Of infants, children,
and adults, Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura
Ointment, the great
skin cure and purest
and sweetest Of arpoI-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-30

Il see" said a young chap this morn
ing that Otis SINNERS Topeka en-
gagement has been cancelled L had
brain storm the other day and asked a
girl to go to that play with me and
guess the Lord is with me- III just de-
&C., a dividend of three dollars in favor
of myself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-30

c. NJ. CottrelI of W. NJ. Forbes &
Co.'S real estate office went to St
George last Friday and contracted the
sale of a half section of Wallace coun-
ty land
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Notes and Personal Mention.


Mrs. Eugene Huntington Ware and
her daughter Jeanette have returned
from a visit in Lawrence.
Miss Mary Chase Chamberlin. who
was in Lawrence for the Pi Phi ban
Duet last week returned home Satur-
day night accompanied by Miss Clara
carr of Maple Hill. who spent Sunday
with her.
Mrs. J. 6. Leach has returned from
a visit to her cousin. Mrs Fred Wright,
in Atchison. Mr.. and Mrs Leach will
leave in a few days for Bartlesville, 1
T where MI. Leach will edit news
Miss Minnie Helmers of Leaven-
worth is expected Saturday to spend d
week with Miss Hazel Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A Troutman
went to their farm at Silkville Satur-
dav 70 sDend a few days
Mr. William J. Curtis left today for
California on a business trip
Miss Edna Thompson of Mime
apolis Kan. who was called nome
from Washburn college on account Of
the death of her father. Judge Thomp-
son. will return to school this week
Her sister. Miss Edith Thompson, will
remain in Minneapolis with her moth
er the rest of the school year
Mr.. John r. Mulyane and Mr. W. r.
Scruggs of Decatur. III, have returned
from q. trip to the City of Mexico Dur
ing their absence Mrs. Seruggs has
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lex of Cedar Rapids, Ia, who is Mrs.
Q n Runger's guest. The others were
Mrs. William Macferran. Mrs. F. D
Savage, Mrs C. H. Bunger, Mrs. A A.
Scott. Mrs. C. s. Bowman and MISS
May Kellam. az
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Mrs. A. W. Lacey entertained a small
company informally this afternoon Tor
her sister, Mrs. I. s. Bradley OF Manson
Wisconsin
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Mrs. ]. B. Sims will give dinner
Thursday evening in compliment 10
Miss Gertrude Coburr, whose mar
rage to Mr.. Theodore Jessup of Chi
cago takes place soon
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SKIN RRITATIONS
SOothed by Cuticura, when All
Else Fails.

For rashes, feelings, chafngs, infam-
nations, blotches, strong perspiration,
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Mrs william Macferran, Mrs. F. s.
Savage, Mrs. c.. H. Bunger, Mrs. A A.
Scott, Mrs c. s. Bowman and Miss
May Kellam. az
Mrs. ]. B. Sims will give dinner
Thursday evening in compliment 10
Miss Gertrude Coburn, whose mar mar
cago takes place soon:
The Chaldean club gave dinner
last night at the residence of MI ana
Mrs. ]. B. Larfmer in Potwin. for the
husbands of the members The club
colors, pink and white were IN eVl-
dence in the decoration OF the olnlng
room and table. The centerplece was
a tall glass vase filled with pink roses
and suspended over the table was a
May Basket filled with pink and wnlte
flowers Lighting was by pink candIes-
Covers were laid for fMr. ana MIS-
Larimer, DR.. and Mrs w r. Bowen,
Mr.. and Mrs. A T. Daniels. Dr. and
Mrs. s. s. Estey. Mr.. Justice and Mrs
A. L. Greene Mrs. Mary E. Holmes,
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hopkins, MI ana
Mrs. Robert Steele. Mr. and Mrs Jno-
ert Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs George
Walp. Mr.. and Mrs o. E Walker,
Mrs. Henry F. Mason and Mrs Irene
Russell.
Miss Karolyn B. Whittlesey,s piano
pupils will give a recital Saturday eve
ming. May 4, at her studio in the Stor-
mont building.
DR. and Mrs. Otto Kiene and Mr..
and Mrs David Gossett entertained the
Washburn Dramatic club last night at
dinner at the home of Mrs Kiene on
West Sixth avenue. The guests were:
Prof and Mrs o. B. Towne, Miss Ed
ma Morrow Miss Lugrace Whitmer,
Miss Daisy Neil. Miss Mabel Renwick,
Miss Vivien futile. Miss Hazel Lark1n,
Miss Nettfe Zimmerman, Miss Ra
Hotchkiss Mr.. Ralph futile. Mr.
Ralph Johnston, Mr.. Omer Smith, Mr.
Ouinton Adams, Mr.. Rudolph Downs,
Mr. Tom Bowman, Mr.. Lee Mooney,
Mr.. David Ferguson, Mr. Joe Myers,
Mr. Walter Wedding and Mr.. Ray Uf-
ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ Eagle will
entertain a small company Informally
Thursday evening
Arrangements have been made for
table de hote dinner at the Country
club tomorrow evening. to be follow
ed by dancing commencing at $50.
Miss Vida Estelle Busch gave an in
formal musicale Saturday evening. Her
guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Lake, Mr.. and Mrs. George Clark, Mr.
and Mrs. B. w. Howard, Mr.. Otto Mel
son, Mr.. Hail.
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The marriage of Miss Ada Taylor,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs L. r. Taylor
and Mr.. Owen James Bowman of Chi
cago, will he celebrated tonight at the
home of tne brides sister. Mrs A k
VanHook, 127 Clay street. About so
friends and relatives have been asked
for the ceremony at $50 O'Clock and
the informal reception which will fol-
low. The house viii be decorated in
green and white. The Rev. DR.. Lynch
will perform the ceremony, Mrs. Bar
thoIcmew Wheian and Miss Gertrude
Tracy will play Mendelssohn's Wedding
March as a piano duet, and Mrs Ern-
est Hughes will sing. preceding the Ger
emony, Beloved It Is Morn. The bride
will ne attended by her four nephews,
Louis and Raymond Taylor and Marion
and Valens Van Hook, ribbon bearers,
and by her niece, Augusta Taylor, flow
er girl. The five children %ill be dress
ed in white and the little girl will
carry basket of flowers. The brides
gown is OF white batiste trimmed with
val lace and insertion. She will wear
white flowers in her hair and carry
white roses. Her father, Mr.. L. R.
Taylor, will give her in marriage. Mr.
and Mrs. Bowman will take a wedding
trip to Marion, Ind, to visit Mr.. Bow
mans people and will be at home in
Evanston where Mr.. Bowman has ia
ken an apartment which IS ready Tor
their occupancy.
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Wichita Reacon: Much interest mas
been manifested by the Wichita Irlenos
of Miss Louise Llewellyn OF Cn1caSo
who will make a second trip 10 Farls
tbis week accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. Jessie Llewellyn Call who mas oeeh
spending the winter with sister IN Us
kaIoosa Ia Miss Llewellyn Is possess
Sad Of great musical talent She stuolec
1rftb carl Preyer at Kansas university
and vas a member of the Kappa kappa
Gamma sorority entering into the col
leee life with her usual enthusiast:
she has composed two songs poth "
which Mrs Frederick hel .s ,,1iI5e, IN
Wichita's favorite soloists, Is SINGING ~
her repertoire. One of the songs. shS
dedicated to Carl Preyer- Madame Scflu-
man Heink sang one OF MISS Lie NeIiS
Cbics co lately which was enthusiasticai-
IL received and a brilliant future Is
nrophesied for the former W1chltd gu
Miss Mollie Warren VINO retuI nGu "a -
week from a fall and winter al ChlcasO
university was Miss Llewelyn's room
raa+a If is of interest to note that MISS
IJewellyn's nom de plume is the ola
welsh type of spelling her name
cr.o. Cathedral Guild picnic
vbicb was to have been given tomorrow
AZ the home of Mrs J. NJ Meade hAs
been postponed on account OF the
weather.
l.
came to Topeka today to perform tLe
1oarriape veremony which Will unite
his son, Mr.. G. w. Rarick, OF Garoen
Citv and Miss May Linden, VINO WIN
he married at the home OF the oFlQe ;
narents Mr.. and Mrs Judsoh LI l-!'ll
They will be at home at Garoeh Ci1S-
The following friends, of Indeperd-
ence or formerly of Indepehoencee'
monial concert of Miss Gertrude Con
cannon at the Willis Wood theater,
kansas City. Friday, May 3: MI, ana
Mrs. A. c. stitch. Mr. and Mrs: RuI4s
p WiI1iams. Mrs. w. H H. Larimer,
Miss katherine Williams, Miss Marie
Zeigler. Miss Anna Burchard. Mr.
Milton Henry.
Mrs. H. A spieIman gave an in
formal luncheon for a small company
today.
Mrs l.. W. Wilson will entertain the
Nautilus club and their husbands to-
morrow evening.
Mrs J. L. SheIlabarger. Mrs. Will
liam Macferran, Mrs. Eugene F.
ware. Miss Anna Marie Nellis, Miss
Belle Thompson and Miss Helen
Thnmpson will entertain the Topeka
American Revolution Saturday after
noon.
Miss Viola O'Connor entertained in
formally last evening for Mrs Edgar
+ I.esh of Elmdale. The other guests
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Henri Strawn,
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Nellis, Mr..
and Mrs J. A Allen, Miss Florence
Nightingale. Miss Kelly. Miss Lena
TaIIman. Mr.. Floyd Kise. Mr.. Jim
Austin. Mr. Newton Strawn and Mr.
Walter Padgett-
Mrs. Elmer Bloom entertained in
<---,I1.- This afteruoOn for Miss Year
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Miss Floyd Robenson gave an after
noon bridge today for her guest, Miss
Stella Robertson of Mexico. Mo, who
leaves for her home the last OF the
week and Miss Katharine Sneve of St
Paul who is visiting Miss Isabel Smltn-
Others asked were Mrs. James l. King,
Mrs William w. Wikidal Mrs Chas-
L. Mitchell. Mrs. William E Drechsel'
Miss Isabel Smith, Miss Eva Smith
Miss Alice Lakin. Miss Alice Meade
Miss Helen Ouinton. Miss Fay Quinton,
Miss Ethel Davis, Miss Eleanor Wheel
er. Miss Helen McClintock, Miss Doro-
thy Wilson Miss Nellie MIlspaugh,
Miss Maud Grimes. Miss Florence
TobrStona Miss Edna Herbst, Miss
Helen Thompson. Miss Mary Moore
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when a medicine
the system and il
appreciate a few
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The Weather Man seems preparing I
have his annual joke on the Queen o
the May tomorrow.
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There comes a time
is needed to tone up I
is then that she Will
doses Of the famous
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Miss Vida EstelIe Busch gave an in
formal musicale Saturday evening. Her
guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Lake Mr. and Mrs. George Clark, Mr.
and Mrs B. w. Howard. Mr.. Otto Mel
SON. Mr.. Hall.
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Mrs. Elmer Bloom entertained in
formally this afternoon for Miss Year
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Arrangements have been made for a
table de hote dinner at the Country
club tomorrow evening. to be follow
ed by dancing commencing at $3.50.
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Miss Karolyn B. Whittlesey's piano
pupils will give recital Saturday eve
ming. May 4, at her studio in the Stor-
mont building.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-12
IN PRISON CELL
Fire Chief Miller Shoots Man Who
EIoped With His Wife.

Dayton, O.-Fire Chief B. II. Miller.
Of Franklin, o., shot and instantly
killed j. H. Littler, who recently elop-
ed with his wife and was returned to
Franklin for trial
Miller entered the police station and
going directly to Littler's cell fired
two shots, which lodged in the vic
TINS breast.
Miller is now a raving maniac and is
under guard.
Mrs. Miller eloped with Littler about
a month ago. The clipping pair were
arrested in Springfield. 1t was be-
cause Littler has a missing thumb that
the detectives located the pair.
When the pair we're placed under ar
rest Littler denied his identity, but
Mrs. Miller confessed and said she was
the runaway wife and that she wanted
to return home, but Littler would not
let her.
Littler was brought back to Franklin
for trial.
A loud report shook the building and
citizens found LittTeT dead in his cell
with the top of his head blown on.
Beside the cell stood Miller with a
gun in his hand. They seized Miller
and he fought like mailman.
He was placed In irons and pfiysi-
clans summoned, who pronounced him
hODelessly insane
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JUDGING FROM OWN CASE.
Deacon Recognizes the Wants Of Eel.
low Sufferer.

General Booth, the head Of the Sal
walton Army, was discussing the anti.
suicide bureaus that his church has
opened.
Kindness and charity" he said,
"are factors Of these bureaus. The
charity will be Of the right kind.
trust. There are. You know. two
kinds Of charity. and too much Of it
is like the BARRIERS.
There was a poor deacon in War
wick who had no money and needed
to be shaved, and he went from barber
to barber, but none OF them. despite
his holy office, was willing to shave
him for nothing.
I'm the end, though. he found q
barber who, on hearing his tale, said
grufly:
"Sit down there in that chair"
And this barber shaved him. But
the razor he used! Dear me! Its dull
edge and the hicks in it! Under the
operation the tears flowed in rivulets
down the poor deacon's cheeks.
Suddenly the BARRIERS dog in the
adjoining room set up a terrific howl
ing.
BE still .therev cried the barber.
And he muttered anxiously: What
can they be doing to him?'
"'Alas!' said the deacon. I shouldn't
wonder If some one was shaving him
out of charity"
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COLOR LINE
Causes Hot Debate at Methodist Con-
ference in Session.

Oxford. o.-After long and heated
debate the Cincinnati conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church, in ses-
sion at the Oxford NJ. E. church, voted
down the proposition to permit negro
bishops to preside at the conference OF
the church.
The final vote was 1913 against the
resolution amending the constitution Of
the church submitted by the last gen.
eral conference, to q for the amend
ment
The amendment provided that bish-
ops of the same race should preside
over conferences of Methodists Of the
various races, viz, that negro bishops
should preside over negro conferences
German bishops over German confer
ences and American bishops over
American conferences. 1t was pointed
cut, however, by DR.. A. B. Leonard and
other opponents of the amendment that
the wording Of the overture was such
that II the amendment was adopted it
would be possible for negro bishops to-
be assigned to preside over white con-
ferenceg
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Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

miss Julia c. Lathrop, long associated
with the work of Hull House in Chicago
and with larger activities elsewhere, has
had an important part in building up
many worthy institutions in Illinois. Dur
ing her terms of service on the Illinois
state board of public charities, of which
she is now member, she has actively
!abored to improve conditions in the groat
hospitals and asylums of the state. The
Cook county institutions at Dunning also
owe much to her public-spirited work.
Much of the credit for establishing the
Juvenile court in Chicago and broadening
its influence for good is due to her. In
amelioratng the condition of child work.
.9rs and in other ways she has shown her
devotion to the helpless classes Of the
population)
One of the significant signs of the
times is the growth of a sense of re-
sponsibility among women as to mat
tiers of public hygiene, the protection
'of children, the care of dependents
and delinquents-in short, that rather
indefinite and constantly enlarging
field which may be called public char
tiles. This sense of responsibility Is
the natural development of those indi-
vidual charitable ministrations which
have always been assigned to women
as their legitimate province. The COM
Portable. if not comforting, charity of
"a Lady Bountiful is out-dated. A wo-
man cannot make the most innocent
visit to family in distress without
finding herself beset by the whole army
of problems of causation. Willy-nilly
she is dragged into public efforts for
laws and institutions, in each case the
inevitable result of simple activities
which apparently would lead her no
farther than neighbor's hearth.
For example, in the last few years,
to take Illinois as a fair type, large
amount of legislation has been secured
of philanthropic sort-the parental
school law, the juvenile court law, the
improvement in the compulsory educa-
tion law, the law as to factory inspec-
ton and the labor of children, the es-
tablishment of the asylum for chronic
insane, the state training school for
girls, the new St. Charles school for
boys. These measures and others
have been initiated and urged in large
degree by women, and are a logical
evidence of the desire to find con-
structive remedies of general applica-
tion which follows the simple
beginnings involved in being a neigh
Dor in the direct fashion of the para
bile. The time has passed, we take it,
for questioning the usefulness or pro-
priety of such larger activities on the
part of women. Further as we dis
cover that few conditions are local or
sspasmodic, that cause battles us and
prevention alone shows itself as an
adequate end, the effort to make COM
mon provision for specially helpless
persons or classes of persons, in the
interest of society as well as of these
classes is certain to increase.
AS an Illustration of this tendency
TO increase the scope of charitable ef-
fort consider the, growth of public