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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-25

enguIfed everything; from distance
the sound of the scuff1ing feet resem-
bIed the noise made by stampedlng
cattle.
The ginger cakes. ice cream and
gelatine and hot cakes disappeared
like snow on a warm summer day as
the boys wormed their way UP to the
booths where these goodies were be-
ing dispensed.
MarshaII's band. whose music has
been one of the delights OF the week,
will play this evening and has re-
served some of their prettiest selections
for that time.
The attendance for this week UP un-
til this afternoon was 1873, as against
1895 for the same period of time last
year.
to see Les Jundts, Wheeler and Rosey,
The Pirris and Ed Gear, and any one
of the acts is well worth the price or
admission to the exposition. That the
Midwinter exposition grows better as 1t
grows older is beyond doubt In the
minds of those who have attended the
seventh annual show this week. the
intention of the management is to con-
tfnue to make improvements and no
effort Is spared to attain that end. The
vaudeville bill that will be presented
the coming week will be a complete
change that will be an improvement,
Notwithstanding the exceptionally SUI
perior bill that makes it's last apear-
ance tonight. An act from the famous
London, England, hippodrome, that will
prove a great feature Of the second
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-25

Mrs. James Humphrey, president OF
the Women's Kansas Day club who is
spending the winter in Manhattan, viii
be in town Tuesday and will be with
Mrs. l. D. Whittemore while she is il
Topeka. Mrs. ]. c. McClintock will en-
terrain Mrs. Eustace H. Brown, presi-
dent of the Kansas Federation.
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rest of his allotted time on earth. I'm
like great many of his profession,
Mr.. Jundt has taken care of every dol
lar that he has earned and he is now
rated as wealthy man. He has made
h eavy investments in farm lands. Mr..
Jundt is still young man and will be
able to extract considerable enjoyment
out of this earth for a good many
years to come. Besides this he is a
Mason, thirty-second Scottish rite.
This is the last day on which an
opportunity will be afforded to see the
present vaudeville bill at the Midwin-
ter. Next week an entire change of
programme will be- made.
No army stormed a fortress more
flercely than did the little folk as
they charged through the door of the
Auditorium this afternoon. Today was
set aside for the children and at 1870
when the doors swung wide there was
a large crowd of expectant ones stand
ing outside on the steps and b1ockad-
ing the sidewalk. Little brother was
there capering about and sister with
more restrained evidences of joy, new
ertheless plainly showed her anticipa-
ton of glorious time by her sparkling
eyes. And then as the doors were tn
locked there was a pell nell rush that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-25
Last Spiritual Meet
ing Of the Bischoffs
Sunday Evening at Sc
curity Hall.
Full Orchestra in At
tendance.
Locates Another Dir11ond
Ring.
HERE 10 DAYS LONGER.
HERE 10 DAYS LONGER.

Professor Bischoff, the Spiritual Med
ium at 215 East Seventh street. has re-
turned from Resale, Nebraska where
he went last week to assist in locating
the little four-year-old daughter of Mr.
Olaf Olson, banker of that place.
Last Monday Prof Bischoff located
and returned to Frank Bechtelheim. a
local hack driver of 4O4 Chandler street
set of robes which had been lost from
his hack Mr.. Bischoff also located q
valuable diamond ring which had been
lost by prominent Topeka woman
but she requests that her name he
withheld.
At the Spiritualist service held at Sc
curity- Hall last Sunday evening
stronger demonstrations were given
than at any previous meeting and the
hall was packed to it's utmost capacity.
The many personal and mail REQUESTS
that have been received by Prot.
Bischoff since last Sunday has caused
him to hold just one more public meet
ing in Topeka. This will be held sun
day evening at Security Hail., Seventh
street and Kansas avenue A full
stringed orchestra will be in attendance
and Professor Bischof says there will
be stronger demonstrations than ever
before.
This will possibly be the last oppor-
tunity for Topeka people to see this
famous spiritualist in public and those
VINO nave not as yet attended one of
his public meetings should take advan-
tage of this opportunity.
The mall readings will be continued
this week at the usual charge of 81. 90
Professor Bischoff gives a true and ac-
curate life reading. Send self-addressed
stamped envelope, and give date, day
and year Of your birth. He will also
answer two questions by mail for 25c
this week only.
AS Professor Bischoff will be in To-
peka but ten days longer he urges those
who contemplate visiting him to make
their call as early as possible The
public is received daily at his parlors
215 East Seventh street.. from $500 a. m
to 800 D. m. and Sundays from 1000 a
p. to 400 p. m. Maid in attendance
Everything absolutely confidential.
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device. and many articles for which
they are exclusive agents.
II you have an old carpet that has
fulfilled it's mission don't throw it
away, just ask any attendant at the
booth of the Mccormick Rug Co..
what they can do with It.
One of the most instructive dis
plays at the show is the Health Rayt
Lens exhibition of c.. H. Morrison.
People who are having trouble with
their eyes should visit this booth.
Everything In spring wall paper and
interior decorations is shown by C. M.
Hill at the Midwinter. Mr.. Hills dis
play contains imported as well as
American papers.
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Deafness Cannot Be Cured

the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness. and that.
is Caused by an inflammed condition of
the mucous lining Of the Eustachian tube.
When this tube is inflamed You have a
r,,mb1ing sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, deafness is the
results and unless the inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to ITS
normal condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases out of ten are caus-
ed by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
we will give one hundred dollars for
any case OF deafness (caused by catarrn)
that can not be cured by. Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free.
F. T. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills Tor constfpa-
ton.
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meeting of the Woman's Kansas Day
club, her executive board, the past
presidents of the city federation, and
Mrs. W. A. Johnston and Mrs. Jam s
Humphrey, the past presidents Of the
state federation who will be in town, the
one a resident, the other a visitor here
for the Kansas Day club meeting of
which she is president.
The Ramblers club will meet Mon
day with Mrs. w. J. Lewis, 706 Taylor
street.
The Atlantean club will meet Tues
day with Mrs. w. A S. Bird.
The Current Literature club will
meet with Mrs. c. P. Bolmar Tuesday.
The Golden Rule club met with Mrs.
C. F. Fuller Friday afternoon. The
programme was devoted to Kansas
history. -7af
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Interest In Midwinter EXPOSE
ton at High Tide.
Vaudeville Bill Will Be Changed
on Monday.
LITTLE FOLKS TODAY.
Auditorium Turned Over to
School Children.
Performer on This Weeks Bill
Who Is Rich.
LITTLE FOLKS TODAY.

There is fortune to be made in the
acrobatic professional. c. Jundt of
the Jundt team at the Midwinter this
week has demonstrated. Mr.. Jundt
will retire from the stage at the end
of the season this year; he has enough
money sailed away in safety deposit
boxes and securities that don't depre-
ciate to insure him living for the
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
EXPLAINS CREATIVE POWER.
Oriental Escoterfc Center Is Ad-
dressed by Miss MarsIand

Creative Power was the subject Of
n lecture by Miss Marsland a the
Oriental Esoteric Center. 1443 Q street
last Sunday evening.
The world knows comparatively lit
tie she said. about aGy Of the higher
powers Of man, and this one Of 'crea-
tion' is usually attributed to God
alone. although in truth man also
creates both himself and environment.
and each one of as IS and has that
which his own thought. will. and i'm
agination have made
These are the three instruments Of
Kriyashakti. or Creative Power. and il
Is OF first Importance 10 every man TO
understand the right use Of them, so
that by his conscious use may mold
his destiny"
This talk was followed lOn Wednes-
day evening by Inspiration" or the
means by which our thought becomes
linked to ideas which are "in the air"
as we sometimes express it. so as to
make use Of such of these ideas as we
need. either for our business life, for
the solution of some problem. or for
the expression Of some noble idea
We are sometimes recommended to
sleep upon a decision before acting.
sleep being one OF the means BY which
we see a little into the unseen world !:
but il is possible TO gain inspiration
just as well and even more surely
while waking. when we know how"
Many examples were given and eX-
plained in making the subject clear
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
DORCAS WINS BANNER.
Award Made After Drill of Esther
Rebekhh Lodge. No. :, l. o, q. +,

Rebel1nh Lodge. No. ;, 1. %, q. +,
Esther Rebekah Lodge. No. .. l. O.
o. F., conferred the degree ia the audi
torium of ], O. o. F han last Tuesday
night in competition for the prize ban
ner to be awarded by the Grand Lodge
The team was as follows: n G., Linnie
Keiser; Y c., Lula Phillips. chaplain.
Grace Schneider; p. " c.. Gertrude Eas-
terliHg: Con. Grace Mahaney; War. Ida
Lewis, L c.. Mary kellogg; banner bear
ers and assistants Maud Kelser. Clara
Empy Anna Meter. Nella Gardella.
Lydia Jenkins. Grace Schneider, Olive
Latham. and Etha Quisenberry. altar
bearers and Sup, Maud Emerson, Elma
Smith Jennie Murray. Etha Quisenberry.
Mary Pollock, Nella GaTdella I.ida Muir
ray. and Sue Buriew; f. Roscoe Jenkins;
king. Al Bergman; Queen E. Dell +.
Wright; guards James White y. NJ Phi
lock, Guy Glossbrenner. J. A Quisen-
berry. and George Billings; pianist. Mar
Faret Laughlin; degree director. Charles
Sample
As this was the last Rebekah lodge
20 compete for the banner Grand Master
Edwin H. Easterling announced the de-
cision Of the judges and gave the follow
ing markings: Dorcas Rebek;th Lodge.
No. 4, 9l.75 per cent; Esther Rcbekah
Lodge, No. 97.69 per cent.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
BOOK REVIEW DISCUSSED.
Instructive Meeting by the Excelsior
Literary Club.

The Excelsior Literary Club held its
regular meeting at the home of Mrs
Kent. IS T street northwest. Tuesday
afternoon last, with twenty per-
sons present
After the usual business routine the
president read her report. reviewing
the work Of the previous months. and
congratulated the hostess. essayists.
and committee on their efforts for the
promotion Of club interests.
Book Review" being the work OF
the day. the president read a paper
on How 20 get the best out of books
Reading a selection from de Gallien. the
lecturer traced the relation of books to
life and said:
Books are living things, through
whose influence the lives of men are
shaped"
A review of Bohemia in London by
Mrs. Alexander; The Yoke" by Mrs.
Emerson; Esperanto and its possibili-
ties by Mrs. Dufie Aunt Jane in
Kentucky" by Mrs. MacDowell, with
references to noted authors and their
works, by other members, concluded
the book review.
an instrumental solo by Mrs Webb.
and a selected reading from Aunt
Tans of Kentucky" by Rev. Alexander
Kent, were enthusiastically received
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
GIVE SKETCHES OF COUNCILS.
Interesting Session of Catholic
Conversation Circle.


The Catholic Conversation Circle held
its regular meeting Thursday evening
last at 506 Eleventh street. the home Of
Capt ana Mrs. Harry Coope Mrs Ida
NJ. Colford as director for the evening.
took the subject Church Councils" and
gave brief sketch Of the councils Of
Jerusalem, Nice Ephesus, Chaleedean,
Constantinople. and Trent
Mrs. Coope passed the Catholic ency-
clOpedia around 10 the members. asking
each TO read briefly OF the Plenary and
Provincial councils Of Baltimore Mrs
Margaret G. Lohr read from the first
plenary council, held May 9. 1S53. Miss
Ethel Colford second. held October T.
1866; Miss Mabel Knight third plenaTy
council November. 1851 Miss Kathryn
Kirby. first provincial council. held lS29
and second. held 1893; MISS Florence Col
ford, third. held 1881. and fourth. held
1870; Miss Violet Coxcn fifth held 1Si3
and sixth held 1876. Miss NJ y. O'Toole
seventh held 1N9 and eighth. held 1850;
Miss Clare Dillon, ninth, held 1875. and
tenth. held 1863
Miss Mildred Hewett read that the first
seven were practically though not for
mally. plenary councils Of the United
States. Miss Hewett was hostess for the
evening, and served refreshments.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
DEFEAT FOR GERMAN
ARROGANT HERR LIEUTENANT BEATEN
IN BATTLE OF WORDS.

Berlin Is very new-an infant among
European capltals-and even old Fritz
upon his lumpy horse is not an ancient.
since his end came after we Americans
had won our freedom Compare the Ger
man capital with Paris or Vienna or
Brussels, not to speak Of Rome, and it
seems almost as new as Cincinnati or
Detroit
The distinctive and pictorial interest of
il comes first of ali from the swarming
soldiery-from tile bright helmets. spiked
or plumed; the glitter Of gold lace. the
blue and crimson uniforms, the white
jack boots and the clank Of sabers every
where. A dozen times an hour you see
some gorgeous warrior stiffen suddenly
and salute as he perceives another of his
Kind somewhere within the regulation
distance. Il is most attractive for a time
says a writer in the February BOokman
Yet after a little while the everlasting
army officer gets upon your nerves His
lordly and all conquering air, his super
cilious pose his assumption that he has
the right Of way no matter where you
meet him; his refusal to swerye a hairs
breadth as he stalks along the broadest
trottolr-s0mehOW you feel that there IS
great deal too much Of him.
And then you hear stories OF his in
science to women. his bullying Of civil
lians. the grim tales Of the barrack yards
where simple country boys are tortured
by the drill sergeant with inconceivable
brutality, and now and then a darker
and more sinister revelation of moral rot
tenaess fostering underneath the gor-
geous uniform.
Here is where I recall the adventure OF
the Herr Lieutenant You must know
that staying temporarily in Berlin. and
viewing it with scoTn, is an American
friend whom ] may for the purpose Of
this narrative, call Bob-especiaIly as that
is what everybody calls him in his ma
tive land Now, Bob Is a frank and free
spoken and energetic person. with sort
of mental twist which leads him to con-
denim whatever is under his immediate
eye and admire whatever is remote.
At home he processes 20 believe that the
great republic Is tottering To its fall
Everything American is either detesti-
BILE ridiculous, or worthless. They do
il all so much better in Europe. But here,
ia Berlin, you should hear Bob blaze
with patriotic ardor! America is Gods
country, sure enough As for Germany
and the Germans-pah,
Bob has "a most wonderful vocabulary
10 which half dozen languages have
contributed and his fiuency is marvel
Gus. yet he. finds il difficult to relieve his
burdened soul Of all its pent-up feeling,
Well one evening. rather late, we are
roaming in a somewhat lonely and ill
lighted section Of the Alt-Moabit, when
down the pavement comes, very haught-
ily. a young Herr Lieutenant of his mai
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
Hark. from the Tomb!

From Golfers Weekly
Who believes in ghosts? Few will
answer "L" Who fears ghosts? A dis-
ferent question that, and one upon
which William Dunn, of Brooklyn. is
competent to give expert testimony.
Being by profession a gravedigger.
Mr. Dunn is presumably free from
illusions concerning the mobile or
vocal powers of the sheeted dead.
But it befell him to fall into the Dit he
had dug for the occupancy of another
and have the walls cave in upOn him.
Like Gabriel Grubb. of painful
memory. he was doing his work by
moonlight when there were few pas
sersby. Such as came he hailed dis
mally, and was rewarded By the
sound of footsteps in hurried retreat
Not once. but a score of times. did
this occur. Even the centripetal force
of curiosity was powerless to draw
the terrified Brooklynites to that wall
full spot. In time Mr. Dunn tainted. be-
tween the intervals of hollow groans.
and was rescued only when a police
man fafter thOughtfully telephOning
for two more policemen found him.
fast wedged Doubtless the fagitives
from those unhallowed sounds would
maintain that only a suddenly remem-
bered engagement called them in the
opposite direction. Superstition is a
weed that withers in the light, but
wither only at the top, for its roots
inhere deep and vital, in the human
heart.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

esty's Brandenburgers he Is very blond
and very trig much pinehed as 10 his
waist, and padded as to his shoulders.
and his strut makes it apparent even
from afar that earth and the fuliness
thereof are all his.
/ can feel Bob fairly bristle as this
young warrior heaves in sight The side
walk is reasonably wide and we give a
full half of it to the Herr Lieutenant.
But he has already set his course, and 20
swerye from it for the sake Of two con-
tempti5ie civilians would be absurd and
gnomnious.
The result is that he comes into violent
collision with Bob. Now. Bob had in
simultaneously perceived Just what was
going TO happen and had braced himself
for the impact with the Herr Lieutenant
Therefore. the Herr Lieutenant reels
violently and almost falls into the road
way. his cap half shaken from his head
and his sword getting awkwardly mixed
up with his sky-blue legs. He pulls him
self together fiereely.
On, Lumpi" snarls the Herr IIeuten-
ant
"Schweinehundr' flashes back Bob. like
a rapid-fire gun.
Now. TO cali any German a pig-dog is
a very serious matter But TO apply that
name 70 an officer in uniform. especially
after YOU have knocked him all over the
place is an insult that can be washed out
by blood alone. According TO the un-
written code OF his majesty's army. the
Herr Lieutenant must instantly draw and
run Bob through the body.
His hand goes swiftly TO his sword hilt.
But Bob is by no means slow With the
agility Of a cat he leaps aside and
catches up what an American rustic
would call rock" 1t Is a fine. smooth.
round cobbestone Of about two pounds
in weight, and Bob poises it deity in his
ready hand
You slab-sided, spindle-shankcd waf-
fle-jawed. pop-eyed son OF a pink por-
eupine." cries Bob. If you pull that tin
sword Of yours I'll smash your face into
blutwurst,"
II may have been the effect Of the
moonlight. but ] noticed that the roseate
cheeks Of the Herr LieuteHant have sud
denly turned 10 chalk. Perhaps he IS
appalled, 10 find that the American Ian
guage contains so many compound words
Doubtless on the field of battle, with his
fellow Brandenburgers he would cheer
fully rush forward to certain death smid
the cannon thunder. But up here, IN a
dim corner OF the Alt-Moabit, TO have bis
ace, nis DeauutOi face, converted into
butwurst by a rock al the hands Of
foreign savage-there is no glory in IT,
And Bob has a very wicked look as he
balances the cobblestone in his nervous.
muscular hand.
There is a poignant silence for about
two seconds. Then the Herr Lieutenant
adjusts his cap. endeavors To assume an
air Of high disdain and stalks stiffiv OF
into the night with mJdtered words.
among which I can distinguish one Bar
barsmus,"
Bob and I make our way 70 the hospl-
table shelter Of the Herculesgarten and
there celebrate together. with many
stein this signal victory Of the United
States over the German army.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

in the long coat and dark veil which
feeing heroines always wore In the plays
she had seen. she let herself quietly out
at the front door and reached the car
young man jumped off the outgoing
car, looked at her sharply. and then
swung up the steps OF the ingOing car
after her-but she did not notice
Was this what her father had meant in
his telephone message thought the young
man. Well. he had made q mess of it.
It was raining by this time-a dreary
little drizzle-and when Mary alighted at
the Union Station she would have fallen
ON the slippery steps had not some one
seized the suit case and caught her arm
firmly When she had regained her bal
ance the man did not let go. but slid his
grasp down TO the cold, wet hand
Let me go-what do you mean?" she
gdsped and then she knew. She began
to cry.
Mary. Mary, so contrary. come on
home again. said Dick. gently. we
didn't mean 90 go so far as this, dear, in
our little plot
''We-Our plot What do you mean?
Did you and father fix all this up FOR
triCk?. And-and-" To Dicks great sur
prise and relief she began 10 laugh lie
had expected tears. angeT-even rage.
And then he began TO feel foolish
Il guess / got just what l deserve. I
was blind as a bat" she said. when do
YOU want 10 marry me- Diek-if you can
forgive me enough TO want me at all
Dick, you didn't think that ] had really
stepped caring, did you?'
Mary's father was in the drawing room
when they came home, and came out into
the hall 20 meet them We've been out
walking" said Dick. blandly.
Yes, I see" said Mr.. Arnold ignoring
the suit case and Mary's unusual apparel.
Fine night. isn't it,"
Copyright. 1908, by @ H. SutehGel
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
PEN WOMEN ENTERTAIN.

Mrs. Donald Mclean, ID. A. X. Presi$
dent General, Giten Reception.
The League Of American Pen Women
held its monthly meeting at the Public
Library on Monday evening. with Miss
Mabel L. White. president, in the chair.
Mrs Alice Z. Whitaker. prominent
syndicate writer. formerly Of Boston.
gave an account of her work. and also
submitted the contitution of the House
keepers Allisnee. recently organized by
prominent women of this city, 10 i'm
prove the efficiency of domestic workers.
the press committee of which she is
chairman
The president read a letter from Mrs.
Marian Longfellow ODonoghue. of Bos-
ton. and stories and poems contributed by
out-of-town members We're read by Miss
T. l.. Hyde. Mrs Juliette NJ. Babbitt
presented the historians report.
ON Wednesday evening last occurred
the social event Of the season for the
league reception in honor Of Mrs. Dom
aid Mclean, president general OF the
d. A. r.. and an honorary member Of
the League Of American Pen Women al
most from its inception. Two hundred
and fifty guests We're invited. and a large
number were present, including Mrs
Laukenbach and Mrs BaronaL of New
York. The headquarters of the league.
at 1917 L street northwest. were decorated
with flags and flowers. and luncheon was
served in the dining-room. Miss Winifred
Hyde, Miss Eva Norcross. and Miss Cor
della Schnure presiding at the table. The
arrangements were in the charge Of Mrs.
Christine W. Dunlap and Mrs l. II.
Wilder
a Hungarian rhapsody, by Llszt was
played by Nine. Marie Won Unschuld-
Lazare. The president general wore a
white lace dress She made a speech.
expressing her pleasure in the honor ac-
corded her. and her appreciation in her
fhIIntinn win tho Inanlln