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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23
EVENING CHAT
BY RUTH CAMERON.

Serve afternoon tea in your sum-
mer cottage on mission tabarets s.9S
marked from So"
The flaring sign placed to advantage
In the center aisle of the store caught
my eye, and 1 looked beneath it and
saw the collection of little tables. ill put
together, obviously of cheap material
put saved by being made in the ARTS
and crafts" style that just at present
covers multitude of sins
A dozen women were examining the
GOODS. TWO were buying and two on
the brink of it. Not one of them look
ed as If her husband belonged above
the wenty-dollar-a-week class. and I
don't believe any of them wanted the
taparets for any specific purpose.
can't say as 1 ever have afternoon
tea, but do like that mission stuff. It
give some class to q ROOM" was a
sentiment expressed by one Of the pur-
chasers, and received with evident ap-
prevail by another.
AS watched this interesting and
typical little scene I remembered with
a smile the experience of certain
newspaper man who went into a nov
city shop to look around.
A shiny object attracted his attention
and he inquired it's use.
These are gilded pinchers,'' said the
clerk. They are used to pick up let
tiers you have put on the letter scales
And that ivory stick carved and
forked at the end?'
People use it to fish out things they
have dropped into carafes."
THAT square of morocco about the
size of a nut-what is that for?"
It's a tampoon, used to press down
stamps after sticking them on en-
velopes."
THAT shell roller
ITO flatten out the corners of photo
graphs"
THAT ornamental box with a whole
h2ffarU n firu
''They are used to clean other
brushes-brushes to clean hair brushes,
brushes to clean nall brushes, brushes
to clean toothbrushes, and so on"
II see. And those Russian leather
tubes?"
Eye protectors. to look at colored
photograph projections In rooms ad-
joining lighted rooms
THAT little dolls funnel?"
"Oh, that is indispensable to pour
perfumes into the walls in travelling
cases."
And that jigamaree of complicated
little silver sieves?"
"A novelty, it's cleaner to take off
spots of ink on lead pellets"
Lead pelletS?''
Certainly. the shot you put into
those little cups to stick pens in after
using them"
Are there many who use them?'
mo, but they are easy to SELL
Not long ago 1 heard a professor Of
economics say: "One Of the chief rea-
sons for the high cost Of living is that
so many people, both rich and poor,
nowadays buy so many unnecessary
things instead of saving their money
as they used to, and putting 1t into
productive enterprises"
At the time that statement made me
rather indignant. Just another one Of
the subterfuges of those people who are
not willing to put the blame of the
high cost of living where it SO obvious
ly belongs" 1 said.
Since the incident of the mission
tabarets and the novelty shop. I'm
wondering if my indignation wasn't u
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

bit too hasty, and If the professors
statement didn't have something worth
thinking about in it after all.
Then you don't trust me-"
my dear. you know perfectly that
I'd trust you anywhere and that feel
you are safe with Carl as you would
be with your own brother"
Then why on earth. mother, can't
he come to call on me even If I am go
ing to be alone in the house. 1 think
it's perfectly absurd
Because it won't look well, Doro-
thy, and we live in world of other
people,"
Looks, looks. looks-oh. l am SO sick
of hearing about looks What differ
ence do appearances make if I do
what's right?"
AS listened to that conversation the
oIher day between one of my friends
and her 1S-year-old daughter, 1 won
dered If there were a mother in this
land Of convention hating young folks
who had Lot had a somewhat similar
conversation with her particular Doro-
thy.
Again and again, both in my own
and other peoples homes and in my
letters, I've met the substance of that
impatient question of Dorothy's--
What difference do appearances
make if do what's right?''
Just the difference between a clean,
good road and a rough, uneven road
streWn with obstacles, just the differ
tinually opposing one, on the highway
tC success and achievement
Sometimes the rebels against con-
vention say, But if it is a question
between doing right and appearing to
do right, isn't it much better to be
true to yourself?'
Absolutely and always ''Yes," if you
are sure that what you think is right,
IS right.
But I don't believe that problem will
arise more than two or three times in
a lifetime.
The choice is far more often between
convention and pleasure, between doing
what is morally right but convention
ally wrong and what is both morally
right and conventionally right.
Ard when that question arises why
not win for yourself at the sacrifice of
little pleasure, temporary incltna-
ton, the clean, good road and The fair
'. ind that comes from standing well in
the opinions of your fellow men.
Satisfy yourself first always. That's
right. But after that try to satisfy
your fellow men, too. for that is ex-
Ie dent, and expediency has it's place
in this world as well as morality
My character is my own but my rep
citation belongs to any old body who
enjoys gossiping more than telling the
TRUTH 1 read the other day in a book
of epigrams.
Like most epigrams, it sounds good,
hut it isn't wholly true, for your repu-
ts.tion is also your own If you will take
the pains to keep 1t SO.
The Chinese have a proverb-
DO not pull Up your stockings in a
melon patch or straighten your hat in
a peach orchard anyone seeing you
Iaay think you are stealing
Expressed in more straightforward
fashion we find the same thought near
er home.
Avoid the appearance of evil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

The primary will be held a week from
Tuesday.
Martins fireworks at Vinewood Sun
day night. No admission
c. w. Snyder has registered a Thorn
as Flyer automobile as No. 534.
A case of smallpox is reported at 1910
West Norris street. Margaret Chestnut
is the victim
The fireworks exhibition at Vinewood
will be continued Sunday night No
admission will be charged.
The state fair headquarters will be
moved to 127 West Seventh street 20
more commodious quarters.
The street crossings on West Twelfth
street are in bad condition. The street
railway ought to look after them.
Forty thousand ballots will be print
ed for the primaries of August 2, 20, 900
of which will be put into service at the
polls.
Miss Grace Clark will sing the Offer
tory My God and Father While 1
Stray at the First Presbyterian
church Sunday.
Miss May Reddick will sing both
morning and evening at the First Bap-
fist church. Illustrated sermon at
evening service.
The fireworks show at Vinewood
made such a hit that the park manage
ment re-engaged it for a free attrac-
LiOl OuHudy InSnI. In0To Will De no
park admission charged.
Registration books closed at the office
of election commissioner with a total
registration of 1856. Out of this num-
Der there are undoubtedly a number of
persons who have changed their places
of residence who will not be qualified
to vote.
At the Monday morning meeting of
the city commissioners the offer of A.
J. Kelley to donate for street purposes
a strip Of land 505x50 feet, stretching
from Grove avenue to Laurent avenue
east of the new Grove avenue bridge,
undoubtedly will be accepted.
Fred Kimball, a Kansan who has
been in the gold fields of Alaska for ten
years, now is visiting friends in To-
peka. He will remain in Kansas until
after the state fair because he believes
that attendance at the Topeka fair will
be of great educational value to him
after his long absence in the frigid
lands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

Miss Margaret Coons, Mcpherson.
Aug Zetta Connor, Baxter Springs.
Mrs. E. A. Dinsmore, Caldwell.
Mrs Kate M. Blackmar, Lawrence.
Julia M. Walsh, Ottawa
Mrs. Noble F. Prentiss, Topeka.
Mrs. Louise Henderson, Wichita.
Maud E. Mccormick, Phillipsburg.
Mrs. Maud Wilson, Paola.
Mrs. Lillian Walker Hale, Kansas
City.
The league builds club houses in va
rious towns where they have members.
Manhattan will have a chapter house
built by this association, and the build
ing is now in process of construction
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23
BETTER THAN SPANKING

bed-wetttng. There IN a constitutional
cause for this trouble. Mrs. NJ. Sum-
mers' Box W. South Bend, Ind. will
send free to any mother her successful
home treatment. win full instructions.
Send no money. but write her today Il
your children trouble you in this way.
Don't blame the child, the chances are
II can't help 1t. This treatment also
cures adults and aged people troubled
with urine difficulties by day or night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23
TENNIS tourney Opens.

Chicago, July -Sixty-four play
ers will contest for the western tennis
championship in the play which
opened today on the Onwentsia courts
and continues through the coming
week. The lists were issued last night
and the entries include several cham
pions of various degrees, with practi-
cally the entire line of stars entered
in the recent state matches at Aztec
attracted to the event.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23
snead Baby Is Dead.

East Orange, N. J., July 23.-An-
other chapter has been added to the
tragic story of the death of Ocey M.
W. Snead in the bath tub of her East
Orange house, with the death this
week of David Pollock Snead, the one
year-old son of the victim The child
was buried in the grave with his moth
er at Mount Hope cemetery. Rev. J.
B. Wardlaw of Fort Valley, Ga, was
the only attendant at the baby's burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23
Satisfactory Adjustment.

Washington, July ga satisfactory
adjustment of the controversy between
the virginian Railway company and
it's engineers has been reached. The
difficulties have been under considera-
ton by Chairman Knapp OF the inter
state commerce commission and Dr.
Charles P. Neill, commissioner of la
Dor, for several days. Announcement
of the adjustment of the trouble was
made by Chairman Knapp today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

successful. is Dick Rudolph, the star
tw1rler OF the Toronto club of the
eastern league. Rudolph is New
Yorker and was formerly a member
has been pitching winning ball for the
Toronto team for several Seasons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23
New york to Get New Pitcher.

New York. July 23=Another new
pitcher who will shortly be received
into the fold of the New York Ameri-
cans if negotiations now under way are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

citation will have opportunity to earn
something for the cause without very
much effort.
Miss Louise Brown entertained Fri
day morning at her home, 1915 Blu
chanan street, in honor of Miss Mary
HiIe of Burlingame. The guests were:
Miss HiIe, Miss Irene Willitts, Miss
Dorothy Whale, Miss Dorothy Rich
ardson, Miss Florence Horacek, Miss
Clara Gwartney, Miss Augusta Taylor.
Miss Zelma Trowbridge, Miss Orpha
Maughman, and Miss Louise Brown.
X
A charming and girlish design is
sketched above, showing a French
blouse of cream wolfe, deliberately en-
broidered in silk and soutache, in Ara
bian colors The blouse itself is very
plain, the bodice and sleeves being one.
and the design Of yoke and epaulets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

The international convention Of the
Christian church. which is to be held
in Topeka, will be attended by about
10000 delegates. 1t is evident that the
hotels and boarding houses will be
unable to care for all of them. and it
is expected that a good many families
will help by taking dodgers during the
week the visitors are here. The sug-
gestion has been made that friends of
the Y. w. c. A, who can give enter
tainment to the delegates. give the
money so earned to the association.
Those who are interested in the work
of the Young Women's Christian Asso-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

is worked out in soutache. The Dutch
neck is finished by a narrow frill, as
are the turned-back cuffs. On the yoke
is a group of tiny red satin buttons.
The larger buttons and loops are also
red, the buttons crossed by threads in
Arabian colors. This blouse would be
beautiful worn with a suit of cream
cashmere or cloth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

For the first time in the history of
the National Education association, it
has a woman president-Mrs. Ella
Flagg Young. She was the first wo-
man superintendent of the Cook coun-
ty normal, is the first woman super
intendent of the public schools of Chi
cago. Mrs. Young had GIT votes, Mr..
Snyder, the choice of the committee,
27S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

The members of the Bflliken club
will leave Monday for Wakarusa to
spend a week at the Y. w. c. A. camp.
The party, which will be chaperoned
bv Miss Lena Davis, will include Miss
Marguerite Thrapp. Miss Mabel Nc
Knight. Miss Marguerite Allen. Miss
Frances Morrow. Miss Emma Crabb,
Miss Ellen Anderson and Miss Ermin
ME Platt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

The American woman's league is
preparing for the election of board
of regents. Nominations are made
from each state and the five candi-
dates receiving the highest number of
votes in the primaries in each state
become the official candidates for that
state. Members can only vote for the
candidates in their own state, and each
member can vote for only one candi-
date. No state having less than 500
full paid members is entitled to can
didate for regent. The names of the
five candidates for each state will be
printed on the official ballot with a
short biographical sketch of each and
mailed to every member in each state
for the final election. The official or
gan of the league. the Woman's Ma
tional Daily, gives the following list of
women who are in the race for the
regency from this state:
DR.. Frances Brandt, Hutchinson.
Mrs. H. Stoddard Turner, Paola.
Miss Josephine Bjerke, Arkansas
City.
Miss Cora T. Peck, Great Bend.
Miss Anna ]. Rearick, Osawatomie.
Mrs Lydia G. Willard, Manhattan.
Sara C. Scovell, Galena
Mrs. Josie G. Fairchi1d, Leavenworth
Mrs. M. L. B. Briefly. Glasco.
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The Woman's Home Companion for
July has a full page article by Mrs.
Margaret e. SaEgster in which she ex-
plains why She has changed her views
{ n the question Of the ballot for women
For rs years she has been Outspoken
against votes for women, but now be-
lieves that they should have the fran
c{1iSe,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-02
WATCH THIS WINDOW

The Cairo City Gas Company is
now showing in their window at 1908
Washington avenue, Detroit Cahl
net Range, finished in white enamel
This stove is new type OF range
combining the advantages of the
Cabinet range with the compactness
of the elevated oven type. Therefore
it can be placed in small Kitchens,
and the user has range that is com
pact, convenient and meets every
demand that will be made upon It IN
the household.
The range is complete with side
oven and broiler, lower warming
oven, gaint burner. simmering burn
er, three single burners, two two-in
burners with lighters for oven and
broiler, star.shaped burner for warm
ing oven.
In order to make room for new
stoves the Gas Company has decided
to place this stove on sale at the
very low price Of $4,000 and begin
ming Friday, June 3rd, will lower the
price SOC each day until sold
Watch the window.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-02
FROM ELBA
NEW YORK PREPARING GRAND
RECEPTION FOR Ex-PRESI-
DENT JUNE 10.
Grand River and Land Parade Plan
ned-Roosevelt will be met by
Republican Club 5000 Strong
On Steamer Albany.

New York, June las the time
approaches for the return Of express
ident Roosevelt on Saturday morning
June 18th, the plans for his welcome
are assuming larger and larger di-
mansions, and that the greeting will
be nationwide admits of no doubt.
Chairman r. A. G. Smith OF the
harbor display committee states that
nearly every available sea-going craft
has been chartered to meet at Quar-
antne the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
on which Colonel Roosevelt will
reach America, and that upwards ot
100 boats will join in the procession
from Quarantine to the city. The
boats, comprising steamships, private
yachts and tugs, will be gaily deco
rated and all will have bands aboard.
The 800 members of the citizens re-
ception committee appointed by MAY.
or Gaynor will so down the bay ear
" in the morning on the revenue
cutter Androscoggon and meet the
Kaisern at 8 o'clock as she drops
anchor. Immediately Colonel Roose-
welt will board the Androscoggin and
the procession viii start toward New
York,
Passing the Eattery the boats will
proceed up the North River, hugging
the New Jersey shore, to a take
boat anchored at Fifty-ninth street,
and then return, reaching the Bat
teryat I'll o'clock. Here Colonel
Roosevelt will set foot on his native
soil for the first time in q year and
be Officially welcomed by Mayor
Gaynor of New York. This ceremony
will take place on raised stand
and the principals will be surround
ed by 5000 distinguished guests, in
Guiding United States senators and
representatives, members of the dip
lomatic corps at Washington, mem
bers of President Tafts cabinet, bus
mess men of national reputation, ar
fists. literatuers, governors of states
mayors of cities and many other per
| sons Of note.
| The Republican club Of the City
of New York has chartered the bis
steamship Albany and will go Y
Quarantine with fully 1000 persons
aboard. AS she is as speedy as thu
/ fleet Kaserin. it is likely that sh'
| WI proceede to Fire Island an
i pick up the liner. The Roosevelt
Neighbors Association of Mesa
/ county, L. T., viii take part in tn
naval demonstration on the steam
i boat Nassau.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-02
A woman's Great Idea

Is how to make herself attractive.
But without health it is hard for her
to be lovely in face, form or temper.
A weak, sickly woman will be nervous
and irritable Constipation and Kid
ney poisons show in pimples, blotehes
skin eruptions and a wretched COM
plexion But Electric Bitters always
prove a godsend to women who want
health, beauty and friends. They
regulate Stomach, Liver, and Kid
neys, purify the blood, give strong
bright eyes, pure breath,
smooth, yelyety skin, lovely complex
ion, good health. Try them. SOC at all
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-02
GRAND ctAi.N,

,Irs. u. II. Newion has returned
frS,a 4 visit to Caro-.
aiis5 CORA vicor las returned
fgo@ E t's't w't1 friends IN steel,
yil'o
N. .aldocB, ( E,orra, was here
6 d f'wf ot the weaK in the interest
d many stqre here which
OH tYo,r dqn6 ast Saturday
,ir ard Mrs I,rand Bcshers are
visiting here tor . few DAYS,
'T'hc Ladies Aid was entertained
on last "Wednesday afternoon by
Mrs. Victor at her home,
Mrs. r. A. Bendig came ZIP from
Capo Wednesday and will make ms
her home in the future,
Miss Oma Lacy, 81 Vienna, IS herr
visiting relatives.
Mrs. N. " Lewis, Of Cairo, visited
here Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos, Hacker made
a business trip to Ullin last Friday
MI ana Mrs. Otto CGrless, Of Kar
max spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
wv. A. Stfawbridge, east Of town.
Mis- Nora Victor, Of Grand Chair
and Mr. Milo Crippen, Of Pulaski
were married at the home Of Mr.. and
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-02
FACTS AND COMMENT
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
(By Retired capItalist)
An Illustration.


What does the public veal requirer
Differences of opinion in the ans
Wcrs to this que tion always have
appeared and will hereafter appear;
but the majority should create the
opinion that rules. The majority
may net delay the formulation of
an opinion unnecessarily but it
should not be too hasty in its pro-
nouncenent While trying to do
something rightly it may do some
thing else wrongly This needs to
be guarded against.
AS an illustration. there have been
several hofnicides committed in this
community within the last twenty.
five years. A number Of these oc-
Cured ia drinking saloons or on the
premises Of such establishments. No
convictions for such homicide has
been obtained in court. The full rea-
son for this has not been apparent to
all. 1t may lie remembered that in
all such eases the defense has been
very strong. in the counsel employ
ed and all along the line, from the
preliminary examination to the jury
acquittal,, although the evidence in
some of them was very pointedly
against the accused In none OF them
seemed to be any lack of money for
the defense, even though the parties
to the homicide, the person killed
and the person doing the killing, had
Mad no connection with the place
where It occurred except as occasion
oil or incidental patrons.
The reason for the strength of the
defense in such cases is found in thu
law making dramshop keepers am
the owners of buildings in which
dramshops are kept liable for dam
ages on account Of mishaps that ma!
befall the patrons by reason of tn
limmoderate use Of intoxicating bev
erages. Tie conviction for homi
eide committed in saloon woul'
! furnish a basis for suits for larg
| damages. hence it Is to the inter
q OF the saloonkeeper, the owne
of the saloon building, and OF al
others in the community intereste'
in the same line Of business TN
same way (the latter because thel
turn may come next) to secure tn
acquittal of the person indicted an
| on trial,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-02

Williamson cottage on Fourth and
West Main streets.
Miss Gladys Full of Villa Ridge,
was shopping here Tuesday.
Miss Bessie McCauliff of Mounds
was in town Tuesday on shopping
tour.
Miss Elsie Rodman who attended
the Drummers' meeting and visited
relatv in Sikeston and Maiden,
Mo. last week, returned home Tues
day.
Mrs. Belle Richie of Mounds, was
shopping here Tuesday.
Capt James Bartleson was bust.
mess caller here Tuesday.
Hon. G. S. Miller, DR. and Mrs H.
Whitaker Mrs. A. l., Compton, Roy
Moore and James Finley went to New
Furnishes Monday where DR. White.
aker and Hon. Mr. Miller made two
speeches at the Memorial exercises at
brakes cemetery where the bodies
of the great-grandfather and grand
father of DR.. Whitaker and Mrs.
Compton lie buried. Their father
Capt Mark Whitaker of Vienna was
born and reared within two miles OF
the resting place of his ancestors.
The great-grandfathe fought in the
Revolutionary war.
Misses Alice and Mamie Beaver OF
America were shopping in the city
Tuesday
The high school boys netted $25 for
their athletic club from the refresh
ment stand which they conducted on
May 3oth
While on top of freight car Mon
day evening in the G. yards where
he Is employed Chas. Boren was
knocked off the car and fell to the
ground on his head and shoulders. He
was badly shaken up and was brought
to his home on Upper main street in
this city,
I 4 llG IutSilOI VI NILS 4NCtllc
residence on Poplar street is receiy-
! ing new coat Of paint as will also
! the exterior in the near future.
A number Of our citizens attended
I the funeral Of Geo. w. Armstrong
(which was held at the Beech Grove
cemetery at $50 o'clock Tuesday
morning.
| st. Peters Epi copa church wa
filled to its capacity Tuesday evening
were class OF eight persons received
continuation Bishop Osborne Of
ISpringfield, officiated, The class wa.
composed Of the following persons
I Mrs. Sidney Johnson, Misses Edna
| Miller. Lucille Wehrenberg, DAISY
Trucker, Mary Moss and DOROTHY
WHITLEY Masters Wayne Johnson am
Cole Moss.
! Mn and Mrs Willie Meecham O
Charlottesville, Mo. are the guest o
/ Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Richardson OF
Fourth street.
| The ladies Of the Methodist Epis
Icopal church will conduct social j
il the First National Bank Buildin
Thursday evening ttonighD. Remem
|ber the place and be on hand.