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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-05
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-05
EVENING CHAT
BY RUTH CAMERON.

'I will neither eat nor drink what l
know will detract from my ability to
do my best work.
That was one of the eight self laws
which We're posted on the wall in a
California hospital and which I quoted
the other day.
1 was inspired to bring it more espe-
cially before you by the experience
which 1 had with it.
7 was reading over those laws with a
friend. We came to that one
That's mighty hard one to keep"
he said.
Il don't think so,' I disagreed with
hirl Il think I keep that one right
along with very little difficulty.
never eat things that disagree with
me-
The next day after an unusually hard
mornings work 1 went into a little
lunch room and picked up the menu.
1 certainly was never in greater need
of a thoroughly nourishing meal than
lust then, and I meant to have one.
But unfortunately my eye lighted on
this special "hominy and maple syrup, :
of which I am very fond. l ordered
that and cup of tea and topped off
with a delicious fudge cake, for which
the lunch room is justly famous. And
it wasn't until 1 had eaten the cake
and was leaving the restaurant with
my appetite stated but my needs quite
unSat1Sf160, CnaL II occurred TO me NOW
grossly 1 had violated that rule which
beasted so confidently of my power
to keep.
1t covers a good dea1-that law.
I wonder how many of us keep it alb
solutely-in spirit as well as in letter.
Eating indigestible things in the
evening.
Eating between meals
Eating candy to excess.
Eating foods which we know have a
tendency to disagree with US.
lsatin~ heavy meals and not taking
care of them by exercise
Skipping meals when business
presses.
Eating hurried and insufficient meals
for the same reason
Eating food which appeals to tbs
palate. but does not satisfy the needs
of the body.
Eating when overtired.
These are a few of the offenses
against the spirit of that rule.
Oftentimes I hear women who have
| the utmost scorn for the drunkards
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-05
WILL SAVE RAILROAD FARES.
Schedule Committee Has Arranged
Saving OF Thousands.

Cincinnati, Jan. 5.-According to
statements made here by President
Barney Dreyfuss. the joint schedule
committee of the National and Ameri-
can leagues has arranged the sched-
ules for both leagues so that each club
will save between $1,000 and $1,000
in railway fares next year.
He says that each of the clubs has
been travelling many extra thousands
of miles every year and that the joint
schedule body has cut down the num-
Der of miles to the lowest ebb. He
would give no exact instances of this
and said that his hearers would have
to await the deliverance of the new
schedule.
I'VE will grant no higher classical
ton to either the American associa-
ton or the Eastern league" said Pres
ident Dreyfusa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-05

months trip to Florida. Miss Caroline
Roser will be the guest of Mrs. F. A.
Snow, 706 Polk street, during their
absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c. Caldwell of
1926 Western avenue, are the parents
of q son born Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred H. Hans and Miss Mabel
Larason of Great Bend, are guests of
Mrs. B. S. Titus, 210 Western avenue.
Mr.. H. B. Swingley Of Livingston.
Montana, is visiting relatives and
friends in Topeka.
Mr.. Paul Porter, who has been in
Christ's hospital for the past four
weeks suffering from a severe attack
of appendicitis, will be moved Thurs
day to his home.
Hats with plumes one-fourth reduc-
ton. Pickens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-05

of prizes in rhetoric. Two Senior SER
cellence in the delivery and compost
ton of sermons. Another prize goes
to any divinity student who wins a
place on a Yale University debating
team, and other prizes are for vic
torious Yale divinity school team in
tho inner departmental Debates The
prizes range in value from $50 to $50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-05
Big Timber Land Sale.

San Francisco, Jan. 5.-A dispatch
from klamath Falls, Ore, says that
Congressman Hopkins of Pennsylvania
has sold his sugar pine holdings in
that district to an eastern syndicate at
a price of So, 500 600. The timber COW
ers some 10000 acres on the California
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-05
Wanderine BaJIoon Siebted.

Berlin, Jan. 5--A news dispatch from
Copenhagen reports a balloon suppos-
ed to be the German Hildebrandt, MISS
ing since December %, passed over
Hoeganaes, Sweden,k last night, No
passengers were visible. =.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-05
Prizes for sermons at Yale.

New Haven, Conn.,, Jan. 5.-The
Yale faculty eanounces unique series
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-05

avenue, all Of Topeka. Inc Ndtlolld'
American Woman's Suffrage associa-
ton will send as speaker Miss Lura
Gregg of Garrett, Kan. w. A. NC
Keever, professor of philosophy of the
State Agricultural college, will also
speak at the convention, and the COL
lege Equal Suffrage league, of the State
university, will furnish one speaker. 1t
is hoped that Mrs. Laura M. Johns will
be able to lend her voice in this meet
ing to the cause. The full program
will be published later. business
meeting will be held at in the after
noon, and the evening meeting at 8.
Mrs J. B. Makins entertained her
card club and the following additional
guests at five hundred, followed by
luncheon: Mrs. T. A. McNamee, Mrs.
NJ. Harmon, Mrs. c. H. Makins and
Mrs. John Morrisey.
Notes and Personal Mention.
The West Side w C. T. U. will hold
a mothers meeting Friday afternoon
with Mrs s. A King, 206 The Drive.
Mr.. Forrest Loveland, who is study
ing medicine in Omaha. Neb-, has re-
turned to school, after holiday visit
to his parents, DR.. and Mrs F. L.
Loveland.
Mrs Frank Merriam is recovering
from an attack of grip.
Little William Brand enburg. who is
here with his mother, Mrs. S. J. Bran
denburg, at the w. A. Johnston home,
has been i'll for few days. but is bet
ter now.
Judge and Mrs. Clark Smith have
returned from Cawker City, where
they spent the holidays
Mrs J. F. Daniels, who has been i'll
for the past four weeks at her home,
524 West Tenth street. is able to be
about again and will be glad to see her
friends who wish to call
Mr. and Mrs. George Parkhurst and
Judge and Mrs. Robert Carver will
stay at the T. F. Carver home, Tie
Harrison street, while the Parkhurs'
house is being repaired from the dam
age of Tuesday nights fire.
Mrs. Lee Monroe spent today IN
Lawrence.
Mrs. F. n. Risteen, who spent the
past three months in Spokane, Wash.
has returned home
Miss Mildred Fuller, who spent the
holidays with her parents, Major an6
day to ST. Lsouis, to resume her schoo
work at the Convent of the Sacred
| Heart.
Mrs. George Thatcher and her chill
dren returned today to their home il
| Waterville, after a visit to Mrs
Thatcher's mother, Mrs. c. Q
Knowles
Miss Kate Reynolds of Clay Center
is a guest at the Willis Coston home
Mr.. Alfred Coston of Nome. Alaska, j:
visiting his uncle, Dr. Willis Coston.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Hall and Mis-.
Laura Hall have gone to Lakeside
Cal, to spend the rest of the winter.
The Ladies' Aid society of the FRS
United Brethren church will have {
meeting and banquet at 8 o'clock Fri
day afternoon in the church parlors
Twelfth and Quincy streets
The S. T. A G. S. of the high schoo
gave a masquerade party for the n
1. X. girls of the same class Monda.
evening at the home of Mr.. Floyt
Hart Those present were Mis-
Lorraine SewelI, Miss Helen Davis
Miss Lena Gall, Miss Rosie Partridge
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-10
A Battle Scared Admiral"

hauled and captured almost any time
we got outside of land.
"This particular trip had been an
eventful one, and, after rounding Cape
Maisi, on the eastern end of Cuba, we
soon sighted our splendid fleet of fight
ers ranged in that fatal semicircle
round the entrance of Santiago, like a
pack of hounds watching for a fox to
come out of his hole. 1t was a great
sight, l tell you! The smoke was laz-
lily curling up out of each stack, show
ing that steam was up and everything
ready for the spring from the leash
the moment the fox showed his head.
1--WE had our orders, and in short
time were close alongside the big old
Oregon, which, you remember, had
just made that wonderful trip round
the Horn to take part in the fracas.
don't believe there ever was hotter
day, even in the tropics, than this
Sunday, the third of July. Things were
simply sizzling everywhere, and the
ocean itself seemed to be steaming.
after we had warped alongside, and
the crew had begun carrying aboard
the consignment of bread, potatoes,
onions, and other stuff, l stepped into
the captains room to see if could ret
any comfort out of the electric fan
which was working overtime. / had
just spoken to old Admiral, the Cap
tains pet tomcat-and a huge fellow
he was-who was lying on the floor
stretched out as wide as possible fairly
gasping for air, when-holy Mackere'!
there was conclusion and deafen-
ing roar which sent me sprawling and
nearly knocked my head off. All re-
member seeing that instant was a big
cat going almost to the ceiling, with a
tail as big around as a grapefruit, and
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-10
BY FRANK PREsRREY

It's a remarkable thing" said the
Captain, that almost always, in any
great event or exciting experience,
even one in which human lives are in
volved, there is likely to be some little,
minor feature with humorous side to
it that win call forth a smile, if not a
sudden burst of laughter. Seems as
if in such trying moments ones feel
ings seek a quick vent and seize upon
any little incident as a safety valve"
This particular piece of philosophy
was expressed by the grim old Captain
of our steamer as We were lazily
churning along the lower coast of Flor
ida, and had been invited to smoke
my after luncheon cigar in one of the
easy steamer chairs un Ter the awning
of the Captains deck adjoining the
bridge.
Eyes," l replied; "but what's the
story?" for had learned that the Cap
tain usually prefaced his best stories
with some bit of suggestion to lie to
an inquiry such as l had just made
well" he said, 81 never get down
on these Southern seas without think
ing of that third of July, 1898, when
our fellows pushed the Spanish fleet up
on the shore after their attempt to
steal out of Santiago Harbor.
81 was first officer of the Dasher,
one of the auxiliary steamers that the
government had chartered and rushed
into service. We had been engaged
in carrying provisions from Tampa
down to the ships of the fleet And It
was ticklish business too, because no
one really know, up to the last few
days, just where the Spanish fleet ac-
tually was, and We expected to be IVer
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-10
A five MINUTE SHORT STORY

The note she had been so proud of
the night before would wound the
heart that had been faithful to her.
If she could but get it back! There
was but one possible chance. She
must go straightway to Brykettsburg.
The luncheon was forgotten, and
Anne made her way at once to the
railroad station. She felt as though
she were in a trance as she bought her
ticket and walked out to the train,
noting the air Of suppressed excite.
ment that fingered about the place.
please take my name to Mrs
Fitch" she told the maid who opened
the door for her.
1t was all so horribly trite and con.
ventional; she felt an insane desire to
laugh-to break through the numb.
ness depressing her.
The girl hesitated and looked from
the card back to Anne's resolute face.
Then she vanished up the stairway,
and instantly Anne, feeling like a
thief, snatched at the three or four
letters lying on the hall stand. Thank
God, there was her own Owing to
the excitement, the mail had been left
just where the postman had delivered
it. She snatched hers from among the
others, concealed it in the depths of
her jacket, and then nerved herself to
face mother so terribly bereft. The
reaction had set in. She clutched at
the door post to support her.
Down the Keeling stairs came fig,
ure familiar yet fantastic-a strange
Pigment of her fancy-and, out from
the infinite distance she heard voice:
"Tll send Margaret up with the let,
ters."
1t was Johns voice; the figure was
that of her lover-John in the flesh,
and no ghost. The horizon came
nearer; the stairs solidified; the figure
stood over her with wide, welcoming
arms stretched out to her.
Anne crept into them without a
word, smuggling close to the heart; at
length she understood. There was a
new light in her eyes, and John, too,
was satisfied.
"Who told you that mother was ill"'
he asked later. "She is better now,
but did not go to town this morn
ing, thank God l didn't precious!
had an appointment with poor Fred
Wayne, and he is dead-killed in the
accident"
"But, oh, John, have you seen the
papers-and the awful thing they say
of your"
Eyes, darling, have; but that was
Wayne, not l. He had my card in his
pocket, and they identified him by
that"
And then relief came to Anne, and
she cried. So that John needed no
answer to the question of the day be-
fore.
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every leg, claw, and hair standing
straight out. The Oregon had let go
one of it's big forward turret guns
right alongside of us; for the Spanish
fox had started out of it's hole.
'In just one instant everything on
earth in the way of activity seemed to
be doing. l rush to the door, and the
thing that caught my eye was that cd
tomcat going aft on the upper deck
like a streak Of creased lightning, with
every sail set to catch the wind, and
fairly clawing at the deck in his effort
to make time.
''In almost less time than it has TAX
en- to tell you, that one shot had grown
into a deafening roar from almost
every gun in the fleet that could bear
on the fox. Our lashings had been cut
loose, and away went the fleet in that
dramatic rush to victory for us and
death to the Spaniards
CAS- my captain and l stood on the
bridge and watched the sight, he turn
ed to me and said, Knight, I'm an old
man and haven't but few years more
to live at best. This takes me back
to the old days of the Civil War,
when I was boatswain on the Atem
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-10
"a Woman's Heart"

Free! That was the one dominant
note in Anne's thoughts. She was not
certain that it was not also a triumph
ant note. The letter had been a diff
ficult one to write, and she hattered
herself that she had done it well. She
read it over now before slipping it
into the enevelope.
Dear john have thought, and
thought, and wondered. 1t is hard to
read ones heart sometimes, but
know now that it is only liking feel
for you. l like you better than any
man l know, but love must be a diff
ferent thing from that.
Let us remain friends, John, good
friends-chums, if you will-but put
away from you all thoughts Of any
other possibility. Our friendship has
been good for both of us, but my
promise of aught else would be a
hypocrisy. Sincerely, ANNE"
"He will be as glad to get it as
am to send it," Anne told herself as
she sealed the flap. ut is the wom-
ans prerogative to break, as it is the
mans to make, compacts of this sort"
1t troubled her somewhat to think
that she could not mail the letter I'M
til morning; but it was late, and there
was no one to send with it. Not that
she was at all doubtful about her own
mind IN the matter. Still, when one
takes decided step, one does like to
have it over and done with.
She gave the letter to her father
when he left for business in the morn
ing, and watched him from the win
dow to make sure that he did not for
get it as he passed the lamp post.
She was going to a luncheon that
day, and as she rode uptown in the
cars her eyes were attracted to the
big type on the front page of an aft
ernoon paper in the hands of the man
seated next her. He was so absorbed
that he nearly missed his station.
Then, in his haste, he rushed away,
tossing the paper behind him, so that
it fluttered into Anne's lap.
With languid interest she picked it
up to satisfy her curiosity about the
large type, and was at once electrified
into rigid attention. There had been
frightful railroad accident on the road
by which John came daily to the city
to the S:45-his train!
Her heart hammered against her
chest, her eyes were staring, CLASSY, as
they settled on the list of the killed
and injured. Then there was a little
gasp as she read his name-the fifth
one-John N. Fitch-dead.
1t meant so much, and yet so little,
that she thought only of the letter she
had written. 1t would come to the
house where that silent thing lay to
whom it had been addressed-a stab
to the dead.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-10
Freak Fruits From The Orient

Apples the size of green peas were
among the horticultural curiosities
observed by one of our agricultural
explorers during a recent trip
through Northern China and Man
churia. He describes the productive
ness Of the trees as something mac
velous." The bright red fruits are
eaten fresh or dried, or made into
preserves, by both Russians and
Chinese. So hardy are the trees,
which are of the "crab" family, That
it is thought they would thrive al
most anywhere in the Northern
United States; and as ornamental
plants, when loaded with thousands
of the tiny scarlet apples, they would
be very effective
Most remarkable is the method OF
growing grapes in that part Of the
world, the vines being buried in win
ter. They are grown upon arbors
overhead in the summer; but after
the first cold snap in autumn obey
are taken down, pruned, tied to-
gether in long bundles, and inferred
in pits, covered with old mating and
couple of feet of soil. A few open
ings are left to admit air in moder-
ate weather; but these are closed in
case it turns very cold. The roots OF
the vines, of course, are not dis
turbed; but are swathed in mating
and covered well with earth.
Anybody who should visit a vine,
yard in Northern China in the win
ter would scarcely suppose that the
barren area over which he walked
was covered in summer with a luxu-
RANT growth of choice grapes. AL
though this mode of culture seems
so odd, there is good reason to be-
lieve that it might be adopted to
advantage in. some parts of our own
country. For example, it is seriously
suggested by the Department of AS
riculture that people in the Rocky
Mountain region might be able by
this means to raise choice varieties
of grapes for table use.
The agricultural explorer obtained
budwood of several varieties of cold
proof peaches which, through cross
ing with some of our own best kinds,
may make it possible to extend the
peach growing belt in the United
States much farther northward. One
of these he found in a temple garden
at Kirin, where the temperature in
winter often drops to forty degrees
below zero. Incidentally, in the same
part of the country, he came across
a peach with blood-red pulp, which,
when cut through, looked more like
a beet root than anything else. An
other variety was called the ''beof
peach" because it looked so much
like meat.
1t would be a great convenience to
be able to grow cranberries in ones
back yard, and hearty welcome will
be given in this country to a tree
that bears such fruit. OF course, they
are not real cranberries; but near
enough to serve the purpose. The
tree in question, which is a haw, is
hardy, and gets along with very little
water. Suggestion is made that Its
fruit might take the place of cram
berries in sections where the latter
are hard to obtain. Anybody could
grow enough of them on one or two
trees to supply the wants of fam
lily.
Many orchards of this edible haw
are found in Northern China. The
fruit is bright red and with an agree
able sour taste; the best kinds as
big as good-sized crab apples and
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-10

and was in many a mixup. I'll give
the rest of my years to see this fight
to the finish andy the gods! I'm
going to follow emf and with that he
jumped to the signal and threw her
down for full speed ahead.
Say, but that was a sight! No man
who saw it will ever forget it. The
race was all in front of us-the Span
iaTds running for C yer and putting
up the best fight they could in their
half baked condition, and our fellows
plugging them fast and furious.
1--WE followed until the fight was all
over, and then came about to return to
Santiago The captain geve orders to
serve supper in the officers mess; for
neither of us, in the excitement of
the day, had thought thing about eat
ing. AS we sat down to our meal he
turned to me and said, knight, have
you seen my old tomcat Admiral?
I've hunted for him all over the ship
"Wen,' l replied, pulling out my
watch and looking at it, If he has kept
up the pace he was going when | saw
him last going aft on the upper deck,
he's due in about six minutes now on
his third lap around the world