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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-08

VIROT FUR TOQUE.
FROM virot comes this odd hat.
which has dash unusual in fur
head coverings The hat is of seaIskin.
with a little brim of the fur rolling
rakishly away from the face in front.
Under this upturned brim is tucked a
cluster of pomegranate blossoms in
deep red tones.
Tulle is being used on many Of the
imported fur toques
The effect is universally chic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-08

DARKEST brown velvet covers this
medium sized tailored hat. design
cd primarily as an accompaniment for
the tailored cheviot suit It's trim
ming consists Of a strip of sash wids
velvet ribbon in bold bookings of
brown and tan
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sTRAYED OR STOLEN.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

RELIABLE party wants position as night
or day Waterman; best OF references;
bond II necessary. 827 n Kan. ave. Bell
phone 2923.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. with some exper-
fence The Warren NJ. crosby Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-08

wANTED-Room mate. Inquire souders.
211 l.. 7th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-08

LOST-Gold chain with silver pencil. Re
turn to 1125 Western ave Receive re-
ward Ind 1877
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I MADE $4,000 in five years with small
mail order business: began with s.. Send
for free booklet. Tells how. Heacoclk.
SIS Lockport, n. Y.
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wANTED-NIALE HELP.

WANTED
MACHINISTS-Roun house, back shop.
floor machines. air brake. injector and
lubricator-
BOILERNdAKERS-R house. back
shop, layerout and flanger and staybolt
testers.
BLACKSMIT and locomotive.
Car inspectors, car carpenters and car
repairers.
Free transportation will be furnished
from nearest junction point on Illinois
Central railroad.
J. +. PORTERFIELD, Superintendent
Carbondale. III
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LOST AND FO-ND.

LOST-A bunch Of keys; owners name on
them. Return to Wells Fargo depot or
phone 2799 Black and receive reward
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wANTED-FENIALE HELP.

WANTED-A white girl. good cook: no
washing or house work. Apply at sis
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500 MEN 20 to 40 years old wanted at once
for electric railway motorrnen and con-
ductors, $50 to 500 a month: no experience
necessary: fine opportunity: no srike;
write Immediately for application blank
Address Trolley, care State Journal
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-08-31
Can't Wear Brown Shoes.

do you know that certain indi.
viduals cannot possibly wear brown
shoes? inquired the veteran shoe
clerk.
II have been in the business more
than twenty years, and can name
several regular customers, who every
season make frantic but futile eff
fort to wear brown shoes in precisely
the same size, made over the same
last and In the same quality of leather
as the black ones they are discarding,
and yet within month the customers
come back saying they had given away
or sold for a song the brown shoes.
1t seems as II some feet are not con
stituted to endure the touch of the
brown leather"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-08-31
WETEN .A.MAN
MARpIFS ~
.RpE0RLg97 9O[D[EGg1S [l[E1[gElANT lSI
'oNlIHCN,.2I, TIE CIRCULAR eSTAIRcASE~
..oIfIE: n ~ / ~ LOWER Ten, ETC.
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yet" Then l saw that he was really
worried. Betty was leading him to
the roof" l added. why? Is he
misslng2"
He isn't anywhere In the house.
Dial and have been over every inch
of it." Max had come up, in dress.
ing gown, and was watching me In
solently.
Il think we have seen the last Of
him." he said. I'm sorry, Kit, to nip
the little romance In the bud. The
fellow was crazy about you-there's
no doubt Of 1t. But I've been watch.
ing him from the beginning. and l
think I'm upheld. Whether he went
down the water-spout, or across a
board to the next house"
IL dislike him intensely" said
angrily, but you would not dare to
say that to his face. He could stran.
gle you with one hand"
Max laughed disagreeably.
well, only hope he is gone" he
threw at me over his shoulder, ~
wouldn't want to be responsible to
your father If he had stayed" l was
speechless with wrath.
They went away then, and I could
hear them going over the house. AT
one o'clock Jim went up to bed, the
last, and Mr.. HARRISON had not been
found. I did not see how they could
go to bed at all. II he had escaped
then Max was right and the whole
thing was Misunderstanding And If he
had not, then he might be lying
got up and dressed.
The early part of the night hat
been cloudy, but when l got to the
roof It was clear starlight.
And there In the starlight, l wen
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-08-31
MELONS, MUSK AND WATER.

To the true melon lover nothing
added in the way of favor to a ripe,
rich melon improves 1t. melon,
either musk or water melon, should be
thoroughly chilled before serving.
Water melon scooped from the pink
deliciousness with an ice cream scoop
and served on well-washed grape
leaves makes delightful dessert.
When wanted to take the place of
a preserve for tea, musk melon may
be cut In dice and sprinkled with a
grating of nutmeg and sugar and a
few drops of lemon juice. Such dish
will not go begging.
Water Melon Sherbet.-Scrape the
ripe pulp from the melon, saving all
the jaice; to two quarts of the mix
ture add a cup of sugar and cup Of
finely chopped nut meats; freeze, and
when partly frozen stir in the beaten
whites of two eggs and finish freezing.
A little lemon Juice added before
freezing improves the flavor.
A most delicious dessert when one
has company and wants an extra at
tractiye dessert Is prepared as fol-
lows: Cut ripe musk melons in halves
crosswise, remove the seeds and fill
with vanilla ice cream; decorate with
almonds dipped In chocolate to resem-
BILE seeds and serve on plates covered
with grape leaves.
Water Melon PIokles.-Peel and cut
the melon rind into small pieces and
put them into stone jar; sprinkle
with salt and let them stand over
night. To every pound of melon al
low a half pound of sugar, pint of
vinegar and stick of cinnamon, and
cloves to taste. Cook the ingredients
together, then add the melon, which
has been parboiled until tender in
clear water. Add to the sirup and
scald. Then put away in a jar COW
cred with cloth.
Preserved Melon Rlnd.-Peel and
chop the rind, then cook together with
lemons sliced with seeds removed.
Add three-fourths of pound of sugar
to pound of fruit and cook in the
strip until clear. Fill the Jars with
the preserve. pour over the hot strip
and seal when cool.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-08-31
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy, as he ig called
ambition IN life was to be taken W seriousy
but people steadily refused to do So his
Art Is considered a huge Joke. except to
himself. II he asked people to dinner ev
eryone expected @ frolio Jimmy marries
Bella Knowlesi they live together q year
and are divorced. Jimmy'e friends ar
of his divorce. The party is in full swing
Aunt Selma, who win arrive in four hours
10 visit him and his wife, He neglects to
foil her Of his divorce, Jimmy takes Kit
INTO his confidence. He suggests that Kit
e1l9,y the hostess for one night, be Mrs;
the deception works out as -, planned.
SSI zap sSGrss6 s taken htsr. bo Rb snss
and asks Kit who is being taken "a away in
the ambulancei Belle Insists 1t is Jim.
Kit tells her Jim is we'll and Is in the
and discovers a man lacking a card on
the door. He demands an explanation.
The man points to the .placard and Har::
on It. He tells him the guests cannot
leave the house until the quarantine. is
lifted. After the lifting Of the quarantine
undeliyered. one ia addressed to Henry
tsn By R YnSSHs c9 HI de ynSs m
tnfatuation for Mrs. Wilson. Aunt Selma
nurse. HARRISON findS Kit gulkinR on the
roof She tells him that Jim has boon
treating her outrageously.. Kit starts
downstairs, when suddenly sho is .grasped
in the. arms OF q man who Kisses her sew
eral times, She believes that HARRISON
did 1t and is Inundated. Aunt Selma tells
Jimmy that her cameo breastpin and
other articles Of jewelry have been stolen.
She accuses Betty of the theft. Jimmy
tells Aunt Selma ali about the strange
happenings, but she persists In suspecting
Betty of the theft of her valuables.
HARRISON demands. an explanation from
Kit as. to her. conduct towards him, she
tells him of the incident on the roof, he
does. not deny nor confirm her accusation.
Aunt Selma is awakened during the
night; she's finds Jim making love to
Bella she demands an explanation
plot to Aunt selina. She forgives both
pr them, but calls Kit a Jezebel, She
tells. Jim TO reveal the true situation to
HARRISON, Jimmy is taken Ill Bella tells
the quests that spots have broken out
on his body. They arc convinced that
Jim hns the dreaded disease Bella tells
the. guests that Jim Is delirious, she
said he saw man crawl out from under
his bed. He said the house was haunted.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-08-31
CHAPTER XXI. (contlnuod.)


Aunt Selma put her clothes In tub
In the laundry and proceeded to dress
them like vegetable. She threw in
a handful of salt, some kerosene oil
and little ammonia. The result was
villainous, but after she tasted tor
snuffed it--she said 1t needed bar
of soap cut up to give 1t strengthen
flavor--and l went into the store-room
for 1t.
The laundry soap was in q box.
took In silver fork for l hated to
touch the stuff, and jabbed bar sue
cessfully In the semi-darkness. Then
carried it back to the laundry and
dropped 1t on the table, Aunt Selma
looked at the fork with disgust, then
we both looked at the soap. One side
of 1t was covered with round holes
that curved around on each other like
a coiled snake.
ran back to the store-room, and
there, little bit sticky and smelling
terribly Of rosin, lay Anne's pearl
necklacel
was SO excited that seized Aunt
Selma by the hands and danced her
I'll WV NlG P1dC6. In6H 1911 ueTt
trying to find her hairpins on the floor,
and ran up to tell the others. l met
Betty in the hall, and waved the
pearls at her. But she did not notice
them.
Is Mr.. HARRISON down there?" she
asked breathlessly. II left him on the
roof and went down to my room for
my scarf, and when l went back he
had disappeared. He-he doesn't
seem to be In the house." She tried
TO laugh, but her voice was shaky.
"He couldn't have got down without
passing me, anyhow" she supplement
ed Il suppose I'm silly, but so many
queer things have happened. Kit"
Il wouldn't worry, Betty" soothed
her He Is big enough to take care
of himself And with the best inten-
tions in the world, you can't have him
all the time. you know"
She was too much startled to be in.
dignant. She followed me into the
library, where the sight Of the pearls
produced a, tremendous excitement,
and then every one had to go down
to the store-room, and see where the
examined all the bars of soap for
thumb prints.
Mr.. HARRISON did not appear. Max
commented on the fact caustically,
but Dial hushed him up.
was almost ready for bed when
Jim tapped at my door. had been
very cool to him since the night In
the library when was publicly staked
and martyred. and he was almost
bringing when l opened the door.
what is 1t now7" l asked cruelty.
HAS Bella tired of 1t already, or has
somebody else rashY"
Don't be shrew, Kit" he said. Il
don't want you to do anything. l
only-when did you see HARRISON
last?"
IF you mean. last" retorted, 'Tm
afraid ! haven't seen the last Of him
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-08-31

horror over me, half fell down the
stairs and foused jim in the studio.
They all came with lights and blan-
kets, and they carried him into the
tent and put him on tho couch and
tried to put whisky in his mouth. But
he could not swallow. And the al
lence became more and more ominous
until finally Anne got hysterical and
cried, HE is deadl deadl" and col
lapsed on the roof.
But he was not Just as the lights
in the tent began to have red rings
around them and Jim's voice came
from away across the. river, some
body said, There, he swallowed
that" and soon after he opened his
eyes. He muttered something that
sounded like "Andean pinnacle" and
lapsed into unconsciousness again.
But he was not deadl He was not
deadi
When the doctor came they made a
stretcher out of one of Jim's sixfoot
canvases--it had picture on 1t, and
jim was angry enough the next day
and took him down to the studio.
The nurse was an extensively cap
able person. She put US all out, and
scolded Anne for lighting Japanese in.
cense in the room.
The consultant came, stayed an
hour, and left. Aunt Selma, who
proved herself trump in that trying
time, waylaid him In the hall, and he
said 1t might be a fractured skull. al
though 1t was possibly only concus-
sion.
The men spent most of the morn.
ing together.
Max came down from the roof
alone, and cornered him in the up
per hall.
I'm going crazy, Max" said
Nobody will tell me anything, and
can't stand It. How was he hurt
Who hurt him7"
Max looked at me quite a long time
I'm darned If understand you
Kit" he said gravely. you said yor
disliked Harbison."
80 dol did," supplemented
But whether like him or not has
nothing to do with 1t, He has beer
injured-perhaps murdered"-I chok
ed a little. "Which-which of you
did tit"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-08-31

Max took my hand and held 1t, look
Ing down at NE.
Il wish you could have cared for me
like that" he said gently. Dear lit
tie girl, we don't know who hurt him.
/ didn't, If that's what you mean. Per
haps u flower-pot-"
began to cry then, and he drew
me to him and let me cry on his arm.
He stood very quietly, patting my
head In brotherly way and behaving
very well. save that once he said:
Don't cry too long, Kit: can stand
only certain amount"
And just then the nurse opened the
door to the studio, and with Maxs
arms still around me, I raised my
head and looked In.
Mr.. HARRISON was conscious. His
eyes were open, and he was staring at
us both as we stood framed by the
doorway.
He lay back at once and closed his
eyes. and the nurse shut the door.
There was no use, even If had been
allowed in. in trying to explain to
him. To attempt such a thing would
have been to presume that he was in.
terested In an explanation.
Dial was allowed ten minutes in the
sick room during the afternoon. and
he came out looking puzzled and ex-
cited. He refused to tell us what he
had learned. however. and the rest of
the afternoon he and Jim spent In the
cellar.
Tho day dragged on. Downstairs
people ate and read and wrote letters,
and outside newspaper men talked to-
gether and gazed over at the house
and photographed the doctors coming
In and the doctors going out AS for
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-08-31
SERVED WITH MEATS.


The old-fashioned chutney, which
one always finds In every English
household, is relish which is unusual
with us, but is very good.
To make chutney, take one and
half pounds of apples, peeled and quar-
tered, one pound of ripe tomatoes,
one pound of raisins, stoned, one
pound Of brown sugar two ounces OF
mustard, one ounce Of pepper, one
quart of cider vinegar and teaspoon
full of salt. Simmer gently for two
hours and bottle. Another recipe calls
for onion and chill peppers.
For Virginia Mixed Pickle, choose
small cucumbers, string beans, button
onions, caulifower and any vegetable
ones fancy suggests. Pack in stone
jar in layers of salt; cover the top
layer with salt and put over plate
with a weight Leave In this brine
for a month, stirring to the bottom
each day. When ready to put them
up, look over each pickle carefully,
discarding any which seems soft. Gov
er the pickles with cold fresh water
and change the next day, letting them
stand another twenty-four hours. Line
two-gallon preserve kettle with
grape leaves and pack In the pickles,
strewing powdered alum between the
layers, using tablespoon rounding
full. Fill with cold weter and cover
with three layers Of grape leaves.
Cover closely and 'cook very slowly
six hours, never allowing the water
to boil. The pickles will then be fine
green. Lay them in cold water to
chill. To gallon of cider vinegar add
three dozen black peppercorns and as
many cloves, eighteen allspice and a
dozen blades Of mace. Stir into the
spiced vinegar a cup of sugar and boil,
covered, to keep in the aroma. Drain
and wipe the pickles and pack in a
jar, then pour the scalding vinegar
over them. Cover tightly; two days
later scald the vinegar again and pour
over, Repeat in three days and again
In q week from that time. Fit tight
lid and cover with waxed cloth.
Keep in a cool place, and in two
months they will be ready. They will
keep for your grandchildren's we'd
ding If tablespoonful Of sugar is
added once every month. This keeps
the acid of the vinegar from soften
ing the pickles. 7
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-08-31

over the whole serio-comedy. and
loathed my part in 1t. He had been
perfectly right to be angry with me
and with all of us. And had been
hypocrite and q Pharisee, and had
thanked God that I was not rs
other people, when the fact was that
l was worse than the worst. And
although 1t wasn't dignifled to think
of him going down the drain pipe
still-no one could blame him for
wanting to get away from us, and he
was quite muscular enough to do 1t.
I was in the depths of self-abase-
ment when l heard sound behind
me. 1t was a long breath, quite audi
BILE, that ended In groan. / gripped
the parapet and listened, while my
heart pounded, and In minute 1t
came again.
was terribly frightened. Then-I
don't know how I did 1t, but was
across the roof, kneeling beside the
tent, where 1t stood against the chin
ney. And there, lying prone among
the fower-pots, and almost entirely
hidden, lay the man we had been look
ing for.
His head was toward me, and ]
reached out shakingly and touched his
face 1t was cold. and my hand. when
drew 1t back. was covered with
blood.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-08-31
Three Great Danish oIans.

The Danish government recently
found 1t necessary to grant heads of
families the privilege of changing
their names If they feel SO disposed
without mourning any legal costs. This
is necessary piece of legislation. for
the population of Denmark is divided
into three great clans-the Hansens,
the Petersens and the Soerensens. In
one town of $4,000 inhabitants over
four-ffths bore one or the other of
these names. Many of these have
taken advantage Of the new law and
assumed more distinctive names.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-08-31


me, in the Intervals OF bringing
things, sat In Bella's chair in the
upper hall, and listened to the crackle
of the nurses starched skirts.
At midnight that night the doctors
made a thorough examination. When
they came out they were smiling.
He is doing very WE'LL" the young
err one said-he was hairy and dark.
but he was beautiful to me. HE is
entirely conscious now, and In about
an hour you can send the nurse off
for little sleep. Don't let him talk.
And so at last went through the
familiar door into an unfamiliar room,
with basins and towels and bottles
around, and screen made of Jim's
largest canvases. And some one on
the improvised bed turned and looked
at me. He did not speak, and l sat
down beside him. After while he
put his hand over mine as It lay on
the bed
"You are much better to me than
deserve" he said softly. And because
his eyes were disconcerting put an
ice cloth over them.
Much better than you deserve"
said, and patted the ice cloth to place
gently He fumbled around until he
found my hand again, and we were
quiet for long time. think he
dozed, for he reused suddenly and
pulled the cloth from his eyes.
'The-the day is all confused" he
said, turning to look at me, "but-one
thing seems to stand out from every
thing else, Perhaps It was delirium.
but l seemed to see that door over
there open, and you, outside, with
with Max. His arms were around
you"
ut was delirium," said softly. 1t
was my final lie in that house OF
mendaoity.
He drew satisfied breath, and
lifting my hand, held 1t to his lips and
kissed 1t.
81 can hardly believe It is you" he
said. II have to hold firmly to your
hand or you will disappear. Can't
you move your chair closer? You are
miles away" So l did 1t. for he was
not to be excited.
After little
TITS awfully good of you to do this.
I have been desperately sorry, Kit,
about the other night. 1t was q ruff
fianly thing to do-to kiss you, when
thought"
"You are to keep very STILL" 1 re-
minded him. He kissed my hand
again, but he persisted.
II was mad-crazy." tried to
give him some medicine, but he push.
ed the spoon aside. You will have
to listen" he said. II am in the
depths OF self-disgust IL can't
think of anything else. You see, you
seemed so convinced that l was the
blackguard that somehow nothing
seemed to matter"
81 have forgotten 1t ALL" declared
generously, land l would be quite
willing to be friends, only. you re
member you said-"
"Frlendsl" his voice was suddenly
reckless, and he raised on his elbow
Friends. Who wants to be friends
Kit, was almost delirious that night
The instant | held you in my arms Il
was all over. loved you the frs
time l saw you. IL suppose I'm {
fool to talk like this
And, of course, just then Dallas haC
to open the door and step into thu
room. He was covered with dirt anC
he had Ratchet in his hand.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-08-31

why did you shoot at me?" "Took
you for deer" Didn't you see my
red coat3" YES; and thought 1t
odd that deer should be wearing a
red coat"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-08-31
We Didn't.

up. g." writes contributor to this
department from the penitentiary at
Deer Lodge. Mont. "If you can't use
these Chestnuts, don't send any re-
grets; I have plenty of my own
Everybody's.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-08-31

We can understand the ease with
which fool and his money are part
ed, but what puzzles u ia how the
fool got the money to part with
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-08-31
CHAPTER xxI.
II Was pelIrIam.

/ was sure he was dead. He did
not move, and when caught his
hands and called him frantically, he
did not hear me. And so. with the
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-08-31

"Are these stockings fast colorsf"
Positively rapid. ma'am."
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-08-31

HE presence of largo
L. amount Of cellulose in food en-
ables US often to satisfy the appetite
without injury from over-eating.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-04-28
WILL BRING COURT ACTION
Representative Washburn Opposed to
Seven Senator Bill,

Representative Washburn Opposed to
Seven Senator Bill.
Representative w. D. Washburn, Jr.,
OF Minneapolis has announced that if
no one else moves he will bring action
in court to set aside the seven sena-
tor bill for an amendment to the
state constitution.
Hennepin county members deter
mined, when the bill passed in such
an alleged irregular way, to contest
1t to the end, but they have had no
consultation since the session ad.
journed. Later definite plans for the
legal fight will be made
"The passage of the so called seven
senator bill, by which Hennepin coun.
ty now and probably Ramsey and St:
Louis counties in the future, are de.
prived of the equal rights of suffrage,
is a gross violation OF the constitutions
Of the state and of the" United States,
which guarantee to every citizen equal
rights and equal protection of the
law" said Mr.. Washburn.