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Entered as second class
matter : October 9. 1908 at
.he l'0st-0Hice at Norwood
MO. undc,' Me Act Of Con
grcsS Of M0rch 3rd. 1879.
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CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to thank our many
friends and neighbors for their
kindness and sympathy during
the recent. illness and burial
OF our beloved wife, Daughter
and Sister.
G. M. Walker.
Mrs. Donelson and Children.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

Mexico to join his family and spend
Christmas here.
The w. R. Stubs family will spend
Christmas in Lawrence.
Mr.. Arthur Gray has returned from
Lawrence where he attended the
Sigma Chi party.
Miss Leona Curtis spent Saturday in
Kansas City.
Miss Lucille Mills is the guest of her
Atchison of Leavepworth.
Miss Ceora Lanham has returned
from concert trip of three weeks in
Nebraska. Miss Josephine Lynch of
Omaha accompanied her.
Wednesday for Fort Russell, Wyo., to
spend the winter with her brother,
Lieutenant Amer Robinson
Mr.. and Mrs G. F. Hancock have
sold their home at 1179 Clay street
and will go to Kansas City to live.
They are guests this week of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. NJ. Couchman.
The U. c. T. gave a line party for
200 guests at the Novelty Friday night.
Frank P. MacLennan has gone to
New York to attend the regular meet
ing of the directors of the Associated
Press.
Mr.. W. L. Logan of Wichita spent
Sunday with friends in Topeka.
The following guests attended n
party given by the Kappa Gammas
the home of Mr.. T. ]. Ream: Miss
Ruth Boyer, Miss Stella Nash, Miss
Mabel Gard, Miss Helen Gamer, Miss
Ruth Kelley, Miss Ruby Hawley, Miss
Mary Williamson, Miss Ruth He'll. Miss
Mamie Adamson, Miss Florence Ream,
Miss Elsie Vesper. Miss Grace Roe
buck. Miss Lillian McMahan, Miss
Edith Nash Mr.. Harry Butler, Mr..
Leslie Anderson, Mr.. Dwight Ream,
Mr.. Merrill Ream, Mr.. Leslie Hawley,
M
Mr.. James Baker, Mr.. William Fen
ton, Mr.. Henry Spear. Mr.. Glenn Gill.
Mr.. Donnell Euwer and Mr.. Donald
Mckee.
Mrs. L. H. Sipes and Mrs. A. H. Brill
gave progressive high five party Sat
urday night for the Pocahontus club.
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ.
Penwell, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Gustafson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Conway, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Radcliffe. Mr.. and Mrs. D. A.
Sipes, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Robinson, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Newman, Mrs
Stokes, Mrs Erickson, Mrs. Doane,
Mrs. ]. Haskins, Mrs. Mills, Mrs. A.
Beeler, Mrs. Geiger. Mrs. Mcclure, Mrs.
Mills of Des Moines, Ia, Mrs. Shynn.
Miss Hattie Shirley of Granville, Miss
Ella sipes; Miss Mollie sipes. Miss
Sadie Adell Sipes, Mr. Wilson, Mr. L.
H. Sipes, Mr.. H H. Bair, Mr.. Claude
Radcliffe of Lawrence, Mr.. Roscoe
Conaway, Mr.. Arthur Sipes and Mr..
Willard Brill.
Mrs Samuel Guy of Chicago is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George L. Elliott. of Clay street. She
will be here until after the holidays
Mr.. and Mrs c. T. Mcclellan are
spending few days in ST Louis
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Strickland left
today for trip to New York, Phila-
delphia and Boston.
DR.. and Mrs. H w Vaskette of Chi
cago are visiting Mrs. Vaskette's moth
err Mrs. NJ. D. Larimer, a few days, on
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EB.Guild Music CO:

ferent from any of the other periodi
Gals of the school, and is expected to
fill an important place in the literary
life of the university. The editor in
chief of the new paper is Mr.. Elliott
Porter the son of Mr. Justice and
Mrs. Silas Porter of Topeka. Mr..
Lewis Rufener is circulation manager,
and Mr.. Walter Mayer. business man
ager. The magazine will be issued
three or four times a year. The in
tention of the editor is to have the
magazine purely literary. with the
appear culled from the best things that
are offered for publication.-Law
Journal.
A few additional names have been
added to the list of those who have
bought boxes for the charity ball
Later purchasers include Mr.. j. c.
Harmon, Mr.. Willard Hall, Mr.. Rich
ard Hall, Mr.. Arthur Capper, Mr. H. A.
Auerbach and Miss Nellie Clough.
The Junior Atlantean club will meet
Tuesday with Miss Ella Cowgirl, 1925
Clay street.
The vignette club will meet Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. ]. c. Emahizer
at her home IN Potwin.
The Nautilus club will have a guest
meeting Tuesday afternoon in the LEG
ture room of the Washburn college OBJ
servatory Each member is entitled to
bring a guest.
X X
Mrs. Adrian L. Green and Mrs. War
rem NJ. Crosby entertained the Chal-
dean club Saturday night at the home
of Mrs. Green. Mr.. Justice r. A.
Burch gave a talk on Browning and
the Sea- Mr.. E. w Thompson gave
some readings. Miss Mary Daniels and
Mr.. Scott Hopkins sang, and Miss
Grace Osborn and Miss Mary Harrison
gave some piano numbers.
y \
To ride to Chicago in a Pullman
doesn't seem such a wild extravaganza,
but when every penny counts in hav-
ing a good time after one arrives and
pin money is none too plentiful. it is
not hard to understand why Julia de-
cided to buy seat in the day coach.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

The principal social event of the day
was the bridge party which Mrs. James
B. Hayden gave this afternoon at her
home on Van Buren, street for Mrs.
Paul Hndson OF the CITY of Mexico.
Mrs. Hayden will give second bridge
party for Mrs. Hudson next Wednes
day.
The Californian club met this after
noon with Mrs. Willis A. Coston at her
home on Buchanan street.
+
Mrs. James P. Deb. Kaye will give
luncheon Wednesday at the deanery
for the women of Grace cathedral who
attend the all-day meeting of the
guild, which will be held Wednesday
in the church Darlors. The luncheon
will be for those who remain for the
afternoon session of the meeting.
X X
After some delays. the society in
charge of the sale of red cross seals
have secured space in the postoffice
for their booth. Mrs. W. B. Swan will
have charge of the postoffice sales and
she has chosen helpers who will serve
by turns in the booth from now until
Christmas. The members of the COM
mittee are Mrs. Swan, Mrs. Willis Cos
ton, Mrs. George Crane, Mrs. Chester
Woodward, Mrs. Schuyler Nichols, Mrs.
Robert Pierce, Mrs. H. L. Alkire, Mrs.
s. E. Barber, Mrs. Charles Mitchell
Mrs. Albert T. Reid, Mrs. Frank Brad
ley, Mrs. c. K. Holiday. Mrs. Frank
Crane, Mrs. J. L. King, Mrs. David
Mulvane, Mrs Bennett r. Wheeler,
Mrs. Harry Seery, Mrs. ]. S. Sproat,
Mrs Frank Thompson, Mrs. George
Crossman, Mrs. Frank Merriam Mrs
r. S. Brigham, Mrs Fred Freeman,
Mrs Margaret Wiggin and Mrs.
Charles Brooks Thomas
X
The Kansas university sent out the
first issue of its new magazine, The
Dread, today. The publication is diff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12
Effective Home Remedy
for Tuberculosis

1t is serious matter when the lungs
are affected. trip away or to sana-
torium is not only tremendously expen-
s1Ve, but 1t involves separation from home
and friends Some are benefited, but none
can safely return. Eckman's Alternative
is effective-no leaving home necessary
For example,
231 S. Atlantic Ave, Haddonfield, N. ].
Gentlemen: IN the Fall of 1906, I con-
tracted a very severe cold which settled
on my lungs. At last 1 began to raise
sputum and my physician then told me
must go to California Immediately. At
this time l was advised to take Eckmans
Alternative. 1 stayed at home and COM
menced taking it the last week in October
began to improve and the first week
in January, 1906. I resumed my regular
occupation, having gained IS pounds,
fully restored to health. 1t is now five
years since my cure has been effected
and 1 cannot praise Eckman's Alternative
too highly. have recommended it with
excellent results
(Sgned) W. NJ. TATEM.
Eckman's Alternative cures Bronchitis,
Asthma, Hay Fever. Throat and Lung
Affections For Sale by Geo. w. STAINS
field 632 Kansas avenue, and other lead
ing druggists. Ask for booklet of cured
cases and write to Eckman Laboratory,
Philadelphia, Pa, for additional evidence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

Her sister went to the train with her
Sunday afternoon, and wishing for
company on her return from the sta
ton, she took a neighbours little girl
with her The girls at once recognized
the man on duty at the ticket counter
as an acquaintance of a few days who
had made a hit" and mentally la
beled as a Possibility. But how was
the traveller to buy her ticket from him
without his knowing that she was rid
ing Cheap" AS we'll have him think
she was taking space in the coal box
back of the engine! After a little think
ing she got an Inspiration, and hand
ing over the price of her transportation
to the infant with her, she instructed
her in the science of buying a railroad
ticket. The fodder could just reach
UP to the counter by standing on tip
toe, but she got away with the task,
and saved the pride of the economical
tourist.
=
There is a wide latitude in the mat
ter OF hat trimming this season, both
IN materials used and in the combining
of them. Metal laces of all description
are very popular and most striking
whe~ combined with fur and velvet as
is the silver lace in the hat sketched
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

while a woman can hardly have too
much jewelry q man can, and if he
has one pair of cuff links, two or three
scarf pins, one watch fob and set of
shirt studs the average man does not
care for anything more along that line.
In the second place, make simplicity
the emphatic key note of your selec-
ton, and in the third place be sure it's
conventional. The distinctly new,
smart thing that delights a woman's
heart would usually appeal to man
as altogether too ultra"
There are two gifts which no man
thinks a woman can select for him
and which every woman thinks she is
the one exception to her sex who can
select.
Of course you know what they are
ties and cigars.
Ask a man if he likes to have
woman give him ties for Christmas
and you have dangled a red rag right
in the bulls eye. He begins at once
to tell you of some of the suffering he
has undergone in this line A cousin
of mine insisted that accompany him
to his room and let him illustrate his
tale of woe for me. And when saw
some of the outrages in green with
blue stripes. brown tastefully COM
bined with blue, lavender with blush
polka dots, acknowledged he had in
deed been a martyr His last exhibit
was red and orange stripe. He held
body be caught dead at a dog fight
with a thing like that on?" he queried.
Much to my surprise the tie was IN
tatters. "But you seem to have worn
it a good deal,'' I pointed out He
grinned unabashed- "Guess not" he
said. when 1 heard the aunt who
gave it to me was coming to the house
I did that with my knife. Pretty
clever piece of work 1 fiatter myself.
Fooled you, didn't it, Ruthie. and 1t
fooled her too"
Which incident relate to put my
feminine readers on their guard
against similar masculine duplicity.
Personally I think men are much
more rampant on this subject than
they need be. Some women pick cut
red and orange ties but that Is no
reason for condemning all women's
taste. I thoroughly believe that so
strong is this unreasoning masculine
prejudice, that If a woman bought him
a plain black tie or box of the cigars
the tie was too loud and the cigars
were impossible.
However, since they do feel that
way and there are plenty of other
gifts for men suppose these two are
the most honored in the breach.
A match box, by the way, is an
other article seemingly most desirable,
which will probably not receive
masculine welcome. 1 have tried very
hard to find out why this is and have
been given the varying reasons that
the boxes do not hold enough matches,
are too short for the common matches,
and take up too much room, and are
too much bother to get at.
Pajamas, white shirts, smoking
things. pictures, a manicure set, pocket
knife and fountain pen are among the
other articles mentioned as desirable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12
WILL CURE YOUR COLD.
How to Break q Bad Gold and End
Grippe Misery I'm Few Hours.

You will distinctly feel your co96
breaking and all the Grippe symptoms
leaving after taking the very first dose,
It is a positive fact that Pape's Cold
Compound, taken every two hours, un-
til three consecutive doses are taken,
will end the Grippe and break up the
most severe cold, either in the head
chest, back. stomach or limbs.
It promptly relieves the most mis-
cradle neuralgia pains headache, duli~
ness, head and nose stuffed UP, feverish-
ness. sneezing. sore throat. running OF
the nose, mucous catarrhal discharges
soreness, stiffness and rheunatid
twinges.
Pape's Cold Compound is the result
Of three years research at a cost OF
more than fifty thousand dollars and
contain no quinine, which We have
conclusively demonstrated b not ef-
fective in the treatment Of colds q
grippe.
Take this harmless compound as d.
rected, with the knowledge that there
IL no other medicine. made anywhere
else in the world. which win cure your
cold or end grippe misery as promptly
and without any other assistance or
bad after-effects as 25 cent package
Of Pape's Cold Compound. which any
druggist in the world can supply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12
EVENING CHAT
BY RUTH CAMERON.

Yesterday named over some or the
articles which, by a canvass of mascu-
line ideas on the subject of proper
Christmas gifts for themselves, L
found to be strong first favorites.
For today 1 promised to mention
some of the alSo-ranS.
Leather articles, for some reason,
presumably because they can hardly
be fussy or loud, have the almost uni
versal stamp of masculine favor. So
if you are at your wits end as to
what to get for father or Brother
Henry or Cousin John, or just Dick, l
suggest that you step into a leather
store and look around. Leather cases
for travelling appurtenances, leather
bill folders, address books. diaries,
card cases. memorandum books-al-
most anything of this sort ought to
solve your masculine puzzle. The
small soft leather bags which so many
men carry to and from their work are
another desirable in this line.
AS to whether jewelry of any kind
makes an acceptable gift for a man, is
a point on which men differ
links, scarf pin, shirt studs and watch
fob are among the few possibilities in
this line. But if you venture in this
direction you had better remember
two or three things In the first place,
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their way to California, where they
will spend the winter
Mrs. G. N. Lock of Emporia is visit
ing at the ]. Noll home on Tyler street.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Leeman of Chi
cago returned home Sunday, after a
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Koontz.
Miss Edna Gafford, who attends the
State Agricultural college, spent Sat
urday and Sunday with her father,
Mr.. J. c. Gafford.
Captain B. Oliver, Lieutenant H D.
Chamberlain and Lieutenant D. w.
Shurtliff, of Fort Riley, spent Sunday
at the P. ]. Rowley home
Have you got your hand vacuum
cleaner yet? They do the work. Ask
your grocer.
from a trip to Des Moines, Ia
Mrs r. E. McCord and Mrs. e. A.
McCord have returned from a visit to
friends in Kansas City.
Mrs Willis Childs of st. Marys, is the
guest of Mrs. G. w. Greenwood
Mr.. E. C. Browneu has returned from
Kansas City. where he attended the Y
M C. A. convention
Mr.. Harry Bone has returned from a
trip to Denver.
Miss May Milligan returned today to
her home in Ludington, Mich, after
visit to Miss Margaret Goodrich.
The Wandameer club will hold its
meeting this week with Mrs. A. X.
Jack, 906 Buchanan street.
Remember the afternoon tea and
Christmas sale Thursday, December 10,
in the parlors of the Elks club
Mr. Harold Tice has gone to Wash
ington, D. c., on business to be gone
q month.
Mr. and Mrs. A J. Carruth, jr., spent
Sunday in Herington-
Miss Grace Boyer of Topeka and Mr..
E. Garrett Reynolds of Hannibal, Mo-,
were married Saturday afternoon at
the home of Rev. Russell A Harry of
Hannibal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

The airy frock of French batiste de-
signed for grille Of six or SO which is
presented today is one of the prettiest
of many ravishing examples Of fine
needlework which are displayed now
adays in the cl1ildren's shops. The
quaint short waist has most unusual
and artistic design Of daisies. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

above. This has low, broad crown
and wide brim bending up most grace
fully at the left and is covered with
black velvet. Around the crown the
broad band of silver lace edged by mar
row fur is loosely laid and decorated
on the right side by a wreath of small
silver lace roses.
Miss Edna Miller gave a card party
Tuesday night for Mrs. J. P. Murray of
Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Murray has re-
prizes at card parties which have been
given for her since her arrival a few
weeks ago. Mrs. A. w. Henry enter
tanned at dinner Sunday for Mrs. Muir
ray; Miss Henry will give a line party
for her tonight at the Novelty, and she
will be the guest of honor at 1
o'clock luncheon which Mrs. r. w.
Mitchell will give Tuesday. She will
return to her home in Detroit next
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Van Vliet of Des
Moines, Iowa, announce the engage
ment of their sister, Miss Dolly Van
Ginkel, to Mr.. Bart Bonebrake, also of
Des Moines, formerly of Topeka. The
wedding will take place some time in
January. The bride belongs to a promi-
nent pioneer family of Des Moines. Mr.
Bonebrake is a son of Mr.. and Mrs
L. P. Bonebrake, of Topeka He is
graduate of the Topeka high school and
has recently finished a business and
political science course in Drake uni
versity. Later he took a course in ad-
vertising in Chicago. and is now man
ager Of the advertising and cores
pondence department of the firm of
Dodd & Struthers, of Des Moines.
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Notes and Personal Mention.

Mrs. Horner of st. Louis is here to
spend the holidays with her sister,
Mrs. E. H. Crosby.
Miss Katherine Dolman of Law
renee spent Saturday with friends in
Topeka.
Mrs. Paul Hudson of the City of
Mexico, who is visiting her mother.
Mrs. Nathan Price, will leave We'd
nesday night for Chicago. where she
will meet her children, who are at
tending school in the east. She will
bring them with her to Topeka to
spend the holidays with Mrs. Price
Mr.. Hudson will arrive the 22d from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12
RraziIian Mutineers surrender.

Rio Janeiro, Dec. 12.-The revolving
mariners on Cobras island formally
surrendered today and fresh govern
ment troops occupied the barracks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

Everybody reads the State journal
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-07-15
II / IyIN'7s"
IS lQHE POINT
Department Of ,,;c.,tur. IA. p.e-
p"'eo -'sVhich May Be Of
's"' Human Race.
" ~ ssociated Press.)

sSOCidtCQ FTCSSsJ
""'ns 'on' ly 15.-Wouldst be a
neu lou entertain such a
% INC "".o fill 1t is to partake
of medicated Ia, an;,,,. - a.
o0" Mnter, snuff catarrh
po"uei in'o u nostrils, or take a So
"-.ou 'ooa0o cube" Nearly all of
such preparat,s will lood 10 +bo
rope" habit, ,cord;no 70 soien+is+s
VI 'ne uep"neut of agriculture.
iie'e - 'n department list of
If you are rstv bewaro Of mod,-
Gated soft drks.
If you hayo h,hv in vorr bo,,so
don't give it .oo+hinr s,.nn,, -
you wa to get out of the to-
'"o'o n"pl'' mt take an advertised
cure"
''u O''- cold, have hay fever,
led with catarrh, don't
'''Ne patent adicines to head it off
Il YOU uo ny of these apparently
i III - .gs you may get the
r,1ope" habi
|, 1The warn o. has heen oiven bv tba
p''i 'iiiei' a remarkable pamphlet
'"''' '''ueu fight shy" of all pat
S. Some are harmless,
9e' the expert chemists of
the depart ont doo,oro +ho+ "os
= 'i0 in"h' of the medicated soft
~ iiiA'' 'neFsoothing syrup" the to-
'rh, consumption, cold and
VI Us eu'1'' contain such deadly
% cocaine, morphine, ace
"ffein or chloral. The
llrchaser of a patent medi-
'"e 'ui nay discover, after taking
"i 'ttles of a certain remedy,
- nav " IS developed an appetite for
Ter words, he becomes a
N0po nd, and sooner or later
o"io' " the point where he takes
: o"ne, morphine or chloral
straight.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-07-15

Hospital nurses when assisting at a
delicate operation have their own way
of suppressing Il cough or sneeze.
The operators attention must not be
distracted for moment. Coughs and
sneezes. too, spread germs on surfaces
carefully rendered antiseptic. So ev-
cry nurse soon learns to press her fin
ger hard on the upper lip Immediately
below the nose when she feels a cough
or a sneeze coming on. A pressure in
the neighborhood of the ear, too, or a
hard pressure on the roof of the mouth
will nip cough in the bud. And the
will has great power TO control cough
or a sneeze.
There was a French surgeon who
used to say whenever he entered the
wards of the hospital. The first pa
tient who coughs gets no food today"
This methoa was usually successful
Chicago News.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-07-15
He WON THE CROWN.
The Ancient Story Of the "eIoody Hand
Of Ulster"

The emblem OF the Ulster steamship
line Is a huge red hand from the
wrist of which is flowing drops Of
blood. An official of one of the YES
sells Of the line gave this explanation
of the queer device:
1T was In the early days of Ireland,
when James l. was king and when
Ireland was divided into four prov
inces. that the king Of Ulster died.
He had two sons. who were devoted
to each other and who al the time Of
their fathers death were. n-the. isle Of
Aaron. Scotland. In those days the
eldest son did not always succeed the
father on the throne
They were brave lads. these two
SONS of~the old king, and upon lean
ing Of the death of their father each
planned to race across the channel and
be the first to place his hand upon the
soil of Antrim and thus become king
of all the north.
with eight men each they started
off from Mullcanry On nearing the
shores Of the isles the youngest prince
whose name was Neill seeing that his
brother was in fair way to become
king. drew his sword. placed bis left
hand on the side Of the boat and cut it
off 1t the wrist
"QuicEly izing the dripping hand,
he threw it on shore AID Thus Wel the
crown Since that time. it is told, the
bloody hand Of Ulster h2s led to vic
tory on many 81 hard fought deld as
emblem on the shields Il the young
king aud his followers. listers name
whether in trade or var or sport or
on a steamship line. is known by this
sign" n."-Philadelphia North American.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-07-15
The Wonderful Toad Bone.

All early writer's attribute wonderful
qualities to toads and frogs and the
various parts of their bodies Pliny
believed. for instance. that If a toad
was brought into the midst Of a mob
or other large and um'uly concourse of
people silence would instantly pre-
vail" A small bone found in the right
side of toads ''of the proper age" was
also believed to have powers Over the
various elements. by throwing this
bone into a vessel of boiling water"
says Pliny. 'it will Immediately cool
1t, the water refusing to boil again un-
til the bone has been removed. To
find this bone. expose the dead toad
on an ant hill. When the ants have
eaten her all away except the bones,
take each bone separately and drop 1t
into boiling water. Thus may the
wondrous toad bone be discovered"