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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24

hemmed in both by hills and woods.
1t is much more of a city than is
Marienbad. For it does a great deal
of manufacturing, especially of Carls-
bad porcelain. If you go up one
of the main streets you pass an end
less row of pretentious hotels. all
well-crowded during the summer
months.
Vying in interest are the many
handsome shops that make a preten-
tious display of costumes, laces, en-
broideries. Standing out prominently
is the Kurhaus and the public gar
dens. BY five o'clock the place is
crowded with hundreds of tourists who
come to eat and listen to the music.
The most interesting features in
Carlsbad are the waters and the
springs. The baths include the Their
NAL and the Turkish baths. Most of
the waters come boiling hot from the
springs. They are so rich in lime that
if flowers are thrown in they become
petrifed.
The life in Carlsbad is extremely
cosmopolitan and therefore interest
ing. Here come the wealthiest peo-
pie from Europe. America and the
Orient to take the cure and to enjoy
all the pleasures of life. These in
cIude outdoor sports. gambling, op-
era-going, theatres and costly enter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24

woman's bath has a number of swim
ming pools with waters of different
temperatures.
Baden Baden has beautiful tennis
court. It is situated in the meadows
of the Lichtentalallee. There is also
splendid pavilion with tea-rooms.
Fishing is good here, for it is a great
place for catching brook-trout. But
the most priced of the sports is racing,
which takes place during the last of
August. Here the most fashionable
women come to show their toilets
which they have been hard at work
gathering all through the spring and
early summer. They do not con-
slider that Dame Fashion DEGREES too
much when they change their gowns
four and five times day. Every af-
ternoon they are out at the races.
The evenings are spent with smart
dinners given at the different hotels
where horses, gains and losses are dis
cussed in turn.
The main street is the Lichtenthal
Alice. a beautiful avenue lined with
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side clad with heavy forests. In this
woods is the well-known cafe Belle
vue. 1t is placed very high and com
mands a beautiful view of hotels and
handsome villas. Every afternoon the
place is crowded with people who
come for afternoon tea and to enjoy
the scenery. Along the road are
benches hidden among the trees
where tired pedestrians can rest.
Then there are small stands where
women while away time looking at
and buying embroideries, Iaces, b.
hemian- glass, etc. The panorama
here suggests more than one Wild and
romantic scene in Wagnerian Opera
The hotel is interesting, for it is fur
nished in the old Bohemian style:
some rooms are copied after hand
some villas, and others represent
peasants quarters
Cafe Eglanderis. another place
where dozens and dozens of cure
guests take their breakfast every
morning They also come here for
afternoon coffee. The scenes from the
terrace are truly magnificent. Below
lies the picturesque town of Marien-
rad with hotels and charming villas
on the opposite hills.
Carlsbad and Marienbad are often
called twin cities; surely they are
friendly rivals, because of the small
separation. 1t takes less than two
hours to go from one town TO the
other. The town of Carlsbad is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24

e." GREAT deal has been said and
written about the fashionable
resorts of Europe Among the
y . best known of these are Wies-
baden, Bad Homburg. and st. Moritz.
wiesbaden is popular because of its
beautiful forests. and its magnificent
Kursaal. The Kursaal is perhaps the
finest in all Europe. 1t has q per
fectly decorated music hall, concert
hall, and restaurant. The public gar
dens extend for many miles and are
enhanced with great woods, statues
and artistic f1ower-beds. st. Moritz
is situated in the Engandine Noun
tains among the glaciers; in the sum
mer thousands come here to enjoy the
cool breezes and perfect scenery. In
the winter it is used by all nations
as the great centre of winter sports.
Bad Homburg, near Frankfurt, is bril-
liant with public gardens. a beautiful
bath-house and many first class ho-
tells.
These resorts are all cosmopolitan;
here gather people from all parts of
Europe and America TO drink the
waters and to take the baths. Popu-
lar as these places are they are less
exclusive than are Marienbad, CarIs-
bad and Baden Baden. These are
known as the multimillionaire places
of Europe. Rooms in any of the first
class hotels are as expensive as they
are in London and Paris. They in
crease in price as the season advances.
Marienbad and Carlsbad are in Bo-
hernias protected by mountains and
lovely forests. Marienbad has been
known as great cure place for many
centuries. King Edwards yearly visit
there did much to add to the popu-
larity of the place. Though King
George does not visit here it is popu-
lar with the smartest English and
Americans. Marienbad lies in a love-
" spot. 1t is in a valley surrounded
with beautiful forests. tt has four
or five large springs found in diff
ferent parts of the town. These
waters are gathered in marble basins
and are only allowed to flow from
seven until eleven in the morning. and
from four until six in the evening.
During the high season. which ex-
tends from the middle of July TO
the middle of September, the springs
are crowded all day long. BY seven
o'clock the wells are crowded three
rows deep with men, women and chill
dren waiting with empty glasses to get
the water \ splendid band plays for
an hour every morning and late in
the afternoon Here the women
promenade Wnlle they sip their water.
One of the most beautiful spots is the
WaIdqueI1e, it is a spring in the heart
Of the forest. It is surrounded with
beautiful walks below and on the hill
side. By eleven the place is thronged
with crowds promenading up and
down.
It is not the custom in these resorts
to take breakfast in the hotel. They
dine at one or another Of the cafes
that are lodged in the woods. A most
popular walk is to the Bellevue The
path is on the edge of a precipiee. Be
low are seen meadows with wild flow
ers and modest country-homes. At
the end OF the woods Is steep hill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24

on the right. The scales viii tip on
hair and are 0f the most delicate
mechanism. The work is done with
the greatest rapidity, and since the
introduction OF the automatic adjust
ers about a year ago nearly thirty
two and one-half millions OF dollars
in gold have been adjusted and over
thirty-two million dollars In silver
The machine is patterned AFTER the
Austrian Zeiss machine with add
tional improvements, and while = 40
very costly instrument II has al
ready saved its cost in labor. II was
built in the machine shop at the Mint.
Recently five more OF these machines
were constructed in the same shop,
three of which were sent to San
Francisco and two to Denver for use
in the MINIS in these cities.
During the whole process Of money
making not a particle Of the metal
used is allowed to go to waste. The
floors of the melting room are COW
cred with iron of a honey-comb pat
tern and divided into small sections
in order that II may easily be taken
up to save the dust. The roughness
acts as a scraper and prevents any
metallic particles from cliDging to the
shoes Of the workmen. The sweep
ings of this room. together with the
aprons and gloves of the workmen.
are collected, burned and aasayed. The
wisdom OF this plan will lie understood
when It is known that out OF seven
hundred and forty-five pounds OF
sweeps ten ounces OF gold and fifty
three ounces OF silver were obtained.
Some idea of the vast business Of
the Philadelphia Mint will be realized
as one studies the report for last year.
when the largest number Of single
pieces ever made in a Mint were
turned out-176,670,52 minor coins.
and added to this were the larger
pieces, making in all 191.305,1O coins
which amounted in money to s37.-
519,O2e. This does not include the
$4s. 100000 worth of coins made for
Costa Rica nor the hundreds OF med
ais manufactured at the Mint.
The employees come and go as do
the employees OF large manufactures.
and there is no examination or search
ing of their clothing when they leave
the building. At the close OF the day
everybody makes a report and things
stand at a halt until the weights OF
the day check up to the proper pro-
portion of loss in coinage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24

Chalets. The road at the end Is steep
until the trout farm is reached. A
great many trout are raised in these
small brooks. 1t takes two years to
develop these fish and they need
great deal of care. Here are seen
fish of all sizes from the tiniest min
now to a good sized fish.
On the Lichtenthal Road is a large
convent. 1t is very old for It was
built way back In the 18th century.
Near the convent is an old church
with a mortuary chapel. 1t IA built
In rich Gothic style and here lie many
OF the royal family. Close by is a
large and handsome Orphan Asylum.
Going through an old path one en-
ters the Caceliburg. a romantic old
Castle.
Another road leads to Geroldsauer
through a lovely woods. The path
gets sleeper and sleeper until you
/ come upon a small but rapid water
fall. Here Is a tiny but quaint res
taurant.
The most interesting drive here is
to the old Castle. From below II
looks like a shining minaret on the
crest of a steep hill. As you drive
higher you get a splendid view OF
the whole town An old door IL the
entrance and this leads to the Ola
Castle. 1t is divided into three
strongholds. One is the Hermanns-
bau, the second is the Bernhardsbau.
and the third Is the Jacobsbau. It is
said that this place was used as a
Roman bath and camp. II was later
used by German princes. on the
walls hang the Aeolian harpH which
they used. From the high tower Won
have n splendid view of a large part
of the forest, the fields and the River
Rhine Beyond is a narrow path
that leads to a group OF rocks spanned
by steel bridge.
Coming down from the other side
is the Popular Schloss Favorite. II
was built by the Archduchess svbIua
and lies in the heart Of a woods. II
is very tiny but still It is perhaps the
most picturesque palace for many
miles. The kitchen has a large coil
lection of wonderful Delft and ane
copper. The rooms are Interesting
because of their quaint fire-plaoes
the rich Chinese and Japanese nor
celain. The walls are hung with vel
vet embroidered with pearls, the Wort,
OF the Duchess. Passing along The
WOODS you enter primitive church
ornamented with strange affairs.
Another lovely ride Is to the vva,a
see this Is found by making an ascent
at the other end OF the town -
road is easy at first but soon 4. 80,
steep 1t extends through a lo,,ais.
woods and has a shimmerinr sr,ai,
lake in the centre. LOOKING do,,-,
over a high precipice you have a
splendid view of the valley.
Close to Baden Baden is the sn,si1.-
put equally charming resort Of TT
oSrB winch Is In the heart ~ -.
black forest It is situated on a h ne
plateau and looks over a large rs,
ley In the heart of the woo5s val
large and turbulent waterfan -,
leaps among the trees into The s ma
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80 HE earliest money made in
A America was coined in brass
about the year 1912, and forty
% years later Massachusetts, es-
tablished her own coinage system The
idea of a National Mint originated
with Robert Morris, the f1nancier of
the American Revolution, and while
at the head of the Finance Depart
ment he submitted plan to Congress
for the coinage of money. The law
was passed and received the approval
of President washington on April End,
1892. Shortly after the passage of
the law. a small brick building to
be used as a Mint was erected on
Seventh Street. near Arch. in the
City of Philadelphia-the first build
ing erected for public use by the Fed
era1 Government. Coinage began here
in October, 1892, and the first piece
coined was a silver half dime. The
choice of an emblem for the silver
dollar caused a lively debate and
there were many quarrels as we'll as
amusing incidents before the eagle
was finally decided upon. For many
years all the work was done by hand.
In 1929, owing to the rapid growth
of the United States, the supply of
bullion increased beyond the capacity
of the little building, and a new Mint
was erected at Chestnut and Juniper
Streets, where in 1886 steam power
was introduced into the workrooms.
From time to time improvements
were made in the process of coinage, |
and again the demands of a growing
country necessitated a larger building. !
This led to the erection of the splen- 1
did white marble structure which
stands on Spring Garden Street, and /
is today not only the largest Mint in
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best appliances for the coinage of
money which science has devised.
The workings of our Philadelphia /
Mint have been studied and some
parts of its methods been copied by
several foreign countries. The build
ing fronts on Spring Garden Street I
and occupies the entire block from
Sixteenth to Seventeenth Streets, run
ming back to the depth of half
block. The interior is of marble. and /
the central hallway is beautifully dec
GRATED with pictures of the process of
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
LAWN AND MUSLIN FROCKS
Some Suggestions Regarding the Max
ing of These Light, Airy Sum.
mer Dresses.

Ready-made lawn and muslin frocks
sell from three dollars up. With home
making 1t must be remembered that
a soft material is needed for the
tucking at the top of the skirt 80 as
not to be bunglesome.
Anent all the little inexpensive
wash textures that might be used for
frocks. word regarding the doctor
ing OF black and white with color
is in order. The shops are using
edges of plain red or blue or green
lawn, together with a line of plain
black. on black and white wash frocks
of all sorts. so. of course. the unmade
materials are provided for private
making With little coarse lace for
the yoke and undersleeve edges, these
lawn bands put on the bottom of the
skirt and in some manner on the
bodice transform a cheap goods into
something that seems expensive So
treat the lawns in this manner. and
at the same time try and keep the
frock as long as possible without
washing, For although accounted tub
colors, there are many summer dyes
that respond with bad grace to soap
and water.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28

RAPE is an exquisite fabric
which We almost wish might be
used for other than mourning
wear But 1t has become so thor
oughly established at the head of the
list of those fabrics suited to mourn
ing apparel thai it will never be dis
lodged Grape is. in fact. in our civ.
tlization the insignia of mourning and
is used In gowns and wraps as we'll
as in millinery Its weave and body
make possible very beautiful effects
in workmanship and mourning hats
rarely are improved by decorations
other than those made of Grape
For first mourning, hats of Grape
or Grape and plain silk should be me-
dunn in size and carefully made silks
are manufactured especially for
mourning wear and are used in con-
junction with Grape in with fine effect
Shapes for mourning millinery should
be conservative in every way. No
extremes of size, no noticeable &C.
centricities are good form
The four hats shown here are ex-
Rmples df mourning of the highest or
der of excellence. The round hat, OF
black grenadine and Grape. shows the
Grape used as border or finish with
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28
MIKE HAD A KICK COMING
And TypicaIIy MiIesian Was Plan He
Had Evolved to Put Things
Straight.

For sixteen years Mike Flynn had
cleaned out the town hall after shows.
lectures. political meetings. Deeora-
zion day exercises and other doings,
ond never a complaint did he make.
recently. however, he fancied he had
a kick coming, and he went into the
r,avors office to register it. What is
n Mike?" asked the mayor. It's
about the hall, yer honor The byes
stand up in the rear, they do, an they
chow an spit durin' the intire perform
once An not a wurrud would OF say,
vor honor. if they would spit out on
Tho flure where OF could git at it, but
the varmints-they would spit all
over the legs of the chairs in the
hack row, an on the places where the
hairs do be fastened to the flure, an
hard work it is fer man of me age to
etoon down an scrub it Off There's
q favor OF would be askin of yer
honor this mornin in rispict to it,"
.1yhat is that. Mike?" 'Indade, OF
would ask yer honor fer permission
snd authority to do away with the
hack row of seats entirely. Nobody
likes to sit in the back row anyway,
yer honor, an sinceless it is to have
nne in the hall at all.''-Kansas City
1tar
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28

the body of the hat in grenadine In
this and all the other hats the trim
ming is made up of the fabrics
A tongue made entirely OF Grape
has the coronet covered with narrow
folds and large buckle covered in
the same way The crown of the
shape is covered with the Grape
draped gracefully and apparently
fastened to place by the buckle
A turban shape. made entirely Of
rounded folds. is trimmed with pair
of wings made in the same way and
mounted by means of buckle of dull
jet The folds are cut in such way
that the rib runs across them on the
straight, instead of diagonally.
One should test Grape when buying
1t, to see that it has been properly
waterproofed. Since some manufac-
turers have so improved this fabric
that rain and moisture, or even i'm.
mersing in water, do not hurt it, II
has become one of the most durable
of materials. A small piece dipped
in a glass of water will not run" OF
discolor the water nor be affected by
it, If 1t is of the durable kind and
worth having
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28

ming Is great. At the Maine station
this increase reached as high as so
per cent, and the gain in weight was
very marked. in one instance reaching
IS per cent
The plants were grown under ordi-
nary field culture and they we're start
ed in the greenhouse. April list. plant
ed in the field June list and headed
back July oath. August 9Th and Sep.
TENDER 5th.
OF course in milder climates this
work should be done earlier.
At each trimming the leading
branches were shortened about six
inches and most of the side shoots be.
low the first clusters were removed.
the others being shortened. and the
sunlight was thus freely admitted
Training tomatoes on wires to run
from five to ten feet high, is becom-
Ing common practice This method
increases the yield, as the sunlight
reaches all the fruit and makes pick.
Ing much easier
1t Is not difficult to train vines in
this way, and it can be done in any
ordinary garden by means of wires.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28
CABBAGE ALWAYS in DEMANU
ono OF Most Universally Grown Crops
and Finds Place in Home Gar
den and Truck Farm.

Cabbage is one of the most univer
sally cultivated of our garden plants.
Although it is one of the eoarser vege-
tables it finds place in tee home gar.
den as we'll as in the market garden
and truck farm In some sections of
the United States cabbage is extern
sively grown as farm crop.
According to the last census Kew
York state grew more than $4,000
acres of cabbage; Pennsylvania. nearly
l1,O0O; while Virginia grew about
10000 acres. The three states men
toned outrank all Others by at least
2'OO0 acres. No adequate estimate
can be. placed on the value of this
crop, as it fluctuates very decidedly
poth in acreage and in price, from
year to year.
Early cabbage is practically all con-
sumed as green vegetable The late
crop. on the other hand. is handled as
a fresh vegetable. as a storage crop
and for the manufacture of sauer
kraut Cabbage is always in demand
ana under present conditions it is
always available, either as the prod
uct of a southern truck farm or
northern farm garden. or storage
house
The group of cultivated plants
which has been derived from the Wild
cabbage presents greater diversity
OF form than that derived from any
other single ancestral type
Wild cabbage is a robust growing
broad-leaved plant enjoying the low,
moist areas near the seacoast of
southern Europe. The most closely
allied form now in cultivation is the
collard The wide variation in the
group is illustrated by the diversity of
form shown III collards kale. tree cab
bage, marrow kale, caulifower. and
Brussels sprouts. 1t is almost beyond
the bounds of reason to believe that
all these forms have been derived
from a common parentage, yet such is
the fact
In no truck crop does the character
OF the seed count for more than in
cabbage. 1t is very essential that the
crop come to marketable maturity
early, that the heads be uniform in
size and character. and that they
mature so that the whole crop can be
harvested at two cuttings The small
saving made by the purchase of cheap
or inferior seed is usually paid for a
hundred times over in the lessened
value of the crop. A grower can not
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28
Charleston Wakefield Cabbage.

afford to risk his crop for so small a
saving The best seed that can be
obtained is none too good. and any
thing short of this is not good bust
ness. Without highly viable seed of a
good strain, true to type. the best
results cannot be expected
Cabbage is a crop which is grown
by every market gardener located
within wagon-hauling distance of an
important center of consumption. The
statistics of the distribution of the
cultivation of the cabbage clearly indi.
cate the fact that this is one of the
most important crops grown by
market gardeners.
The counties near each of the i'm
portant centers of population of the
United States are almost universally
credited with a considerable acreage
of cabbage, thus showing that the
gardeners of these regions have given
considerable attention to the produc.
tor of this crop
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28
A HousepIant Item.

Houseplants of any kind that seem
to need more life and energy will
thrive by submitting it to a course OF
ammonia water applications, that is,
the soil. Ammonia when diluted in
the proportions that one makes 1t to
wash windows is a fertilizer Soap
water is quite as good and a combina.
ton of soapy water and ammonia is
still better. Give the poor house.
plants a drink that is also food &c
them when you are about to throw
into drain material which they actu.
ally require to appear at their best.