The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-16

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/ '.tke girls" which finally involved the
/ whole family, so in his adieux he
| ignored everybody except the maid-of-
/ alI-work, the only member OF the
| household with whom he was on
| friendly terms. He found a position
in Topeka and was told to report for
| duty at seven the next morning. he
| was SO afraid that he would oversleep
and be late for work the first day tnat
! he put his watch under his pillow and
1 lay awake most of the night scratch
| ing matches every fifteen minutes to
| see what time it was and he was UP
at five o'clock wandering around the
/ streets waiting for the place where he
was to work to open up
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! A mother took her four children on
a long railway journey. The first DAY
she sent the two older girls into the
| little ones in the drawing room. When
| they had finished and the waiter
brought her their check she found
that they had eaten three dollars
worth of cereals and cream.
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your hair" said one of her grown
up friends to little Betty Histed the
other day. looks like a fright.
We'll" said Betty. Il can't take 1t
off and comb it like you do yours.
In a Kansas town a woman issued
invitations for white Elephant
party. Every guest was TO prAAS
something that she could find no use
for and which was too good to throw
away. The party would have been a
great success, but for an unlocked
development which broke it up:
Eleven of the nineteen women brought
The onion game is late fad. One
of the girls takes bite out of raw
onion The boys pay ten cents apiece
IN re 11f& nT9fA m
Those who guess correctly get to kiss
all the other girls, while those who
guess incorrectly must kiss the girl
who bit the onion.
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Mrs. A. who is one of the busiest of
the v. G.'s. having heard a choice bit
of scandal went to see Mrs. B. the other
day and impart her information. co."
Mrs. B., exclaimed, 7 can't believe it."
Yes, indeed insisted Mrs. A. 1T know
it's true" "We1I,'' said Mrs. B. 1T
seem too terrible but do go on and tell
me more about it" But Mr.. B. who was
in the next room had stood for about
all he could and he appeared in the door
and said: Maria I am ashamed of you
and I am surprised at you, Mrs. A. What
can you be thinking of to spread such
scandal The girls you are talking about
are good and innocent am sure and If
they were not you have daughters of
your own and If you look after them
as a mother should you will have no
time to be slanderlng other girls
There is some talk of a Carnegie
medal for Mr.. B. and it is a safe bet
there is not another man in the state
who would show an equal amount OF
courage in a similar situation.
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Mrs. Nellie r. Dunning left today for
a several weeks visit in Topeka, Law
renee, Kansas City and Chicago-Con-
cordia Kansan.
When big, fat, healthy woman goes
away for a summer trip leaving her hus- |
band toiling at home she will apologize |
for it by saying, well, I declared that |
1 wouldn't go a step without Him but |
He couldn't get away and insisted on |
my going alone and was in such a |
condition I would have gone All TO |
Pieces If / hadn't"
Notes and Personal Mention.
General and Mrs. J. N. Roberts of |
Lawrence and Mrs. Herbert Armstrong |
will leave about August / to spend the |
tage at Isle Royale, Mich.
Judge J. S. West has returned from a |
visit to his mother in Fort Scott.
Miss Bertha Rowles left today with |
Mrs. L. c. Prunty and Miss Florence |
Rowles of Wamego for the City of Mexi
co to visit Mr.. Carroll Prunty.
DIR. and Mrs. Charles Charming Allen
and their son David and Mrs. M. A. |
with Mrs. z. G. Orear of Maryville, |
Missouri, will leave Wednesday for Min
neapolis, st. Paul and Prior Lake.
Mrs. J. c. Emahizer left yesterday for
Des Moines, Iowa. Il
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Parsons are T
visiting in Wabaunsee county!
Mr.. z. G. Hopkins spent Sunday in
Salina. .-5 -
Lawrence World: Mr.. and Mrs. r. B.
and their little daughter,
Reed, will leave soon for
N. J., and Washington. D. c.
Miss Estelle Conway. of Cottonwood
Falls, is expected tomorrow from Kan
sas City where she has been visiting
for a few weeks and will be the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Ellis, 52S Tenth
avenue, west.
Wheeler left Friday for Denver, where
she will be the guest of Mrs, Charles
Hatfield. In August Miss Wheeler will
join a house party in the mountains
Lehman and Henrietta Alexander, of
Topeka, will arrive next Thursday to
visit Miss Helen Hackney.
Mr.. Leland Warner is here from Kan
sas City for a short visit to his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Warner.
Emporia Gazette: Miss Ellen Medium
Of Topeka, is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Joseph Hill.
peka, who had been visiting Mrs. Page.
who is the guest of her parents. Sena-
tor and Mrs. A. w. Benson, returned to b
his home this morning.
Mrs. E. B. Lockwood left Monday for
her home in Stamford, Conn.,, after a
visit to her sister, Mrs. c. W. Jewell. 4
Mrs. B. T. Richards and her son,
Wayne, of La Junta, Col, are visiting
1er sister, Mrs. A. T. Shreve.
Mrs William A Powers and son.
Chalton, leave Wednesday for months
visit in the east.
Mr.. Hervey F. Warren left Saturday
,or Canada and New York, and will re-
urn by way of jamestown, Va.
Hutchinson News: Mrs. Frank Heth-
erington and son. Frank and daughter