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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
Don is For
Stout Women
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The stout woman must not slump"
Her one safeguard is an erect carriage
head up, chest up, abdomen in. This
wards off the f1eshy back.
Nor must she permit herself to re-
lax. Negligees, comfort and down at
the heel attire are not for her. She
should keep trim though she nearly
passes away with heat and discomfort
She must watch her manners, par
ticularly her table manners. She may
not take liberties with her elbows, lop
over the table or eat carelessly.
Daintiness is essential if she would not
be repulsive.
The stout woman must train herself
to light walking. Nothing shows her
weight like dragging her feet and
dumping heavily.
She must discriminate in styles. Put
her in bicorne hat. peasant waist and
chandelier colorings and she need not
be surprised at criticism.
She must learn to take life quietly.
Excitement, rushing and temper are
conducive to apoplexy and do not i'm
prove looks.
She must be dignifed. 1t moves the
onlooker to tears to see the stout wo-
man full of airs and graces and kitten
ish coyness. Her dignity should not
however, interfere with jollity. The
hearty laugh is a hall mark of avoir-
dupois.
Beyond all she must wear good cor
sets and learn how to put them on II
makes just the difference between
mountains OF flesh and a trim stylish
figure a tribe too large. but not repel-
LIANT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

man on his return from his days work
is, Have you missed me, dear?"
OF course he has not. He has had
lots of other things to do. Still, it is
well to remember that fads are of &C.
centric kinds and that no two men are
alike. So if the particular man whom
you wish to hold forever likes being
questioned then, as Kipling says. call
it cheek, call it insolence, call it any
thing you like, but ask"
But be very careful before you be-
gin that he really does like it, for
earth holds no balsam for mistakes"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
DEVELOPING A CHARACTER

The late Frances E. Willard said:
There are so many kinds Of beauty
after which one may strive that we are
bewildered by the bare attempt to re-
member them. There is beauty of
manner, of utterance, of achievement
OF reputation, of character. Any one
of these outweighs beauty of person,
even in the scales of society, to say
nothing of celestial values.
Cultivate most of the kind that lasts
longest. The beautiful face with moth
ing back of it lacks the staying quail
ties that are necessary to those who
would be winners in the race of life.
It is not the first milepost, but the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
A NEcKrIE HOLDER.

A convenient and stylish holder for
stocks and string ties. so much worn
with shirtwaists, is made from a strip
of suede or glazed leather thirty inches
wide with one pointed end.
The case may be lined with a con-
trasting color or left unlined, as pre-
ferred. 1t is bound with inch wide
ribbon to match, and length of the
ribbon is fastened to the point.
On the inside of the case, two inches
from each end, is a band of colored
silk elastic catstitched to the case at
intervals of four inches. The stocks
and ties are slipped under these bands
and can be easily kept smooth on long
trips il the case is not rolled too
tightly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
THE I
CATECHlSING WIFE !

There is one variety of question
which should never under any circum-
stances be asked of a husband-for in
stance. IF your mother and I were
drowning, which would you save first?"
Comment is needless.
Another best avoided is, Am I the
only woman you ever loved?"
If, as is most probable, you are not,
the wretched man for the sake of peace
will probably-well, prevaricate. And
if you really are. then, for PHYS sake,
let him keep the knowledge of such a
calamity to himself.
Even the meekest of men object to
being catechised as to their doings,
asked where they are going and where
they have been.
If you have so treated man that
he knows your interest in his concerns
springs from real love and that alb
sence of Interrogation means not indif-
ference. but complete trust, he will
probably tell you all his affairs. but an
oyster is a communicative beast COM
pared to a man who finds his wife in
quisitive.
A ridiculous question to ask a busy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
TO PREVENT CLOTHES FROM
FADING

When washing. colored shirt waists
too much care cannot be taken to
guard against fading. 1t is well to
know that a little alum used in rims
ing water will prevent green wash fab
RIGS from fading. A handful of salt in
the rinsing water will set blue, and OK
gall is good to use for gray and brown.
For washing tan and brown linen hay
water made by pouring boiling water
over hay is an excellent preventive
against fading.
Few housewives know that a table,
spoonful of black pepper stirred into
the first suds in which cottons are
washed will prevent the colors from
running. Five cents worth of crystals
of sugar of lead which is poisonous,
dissolved in a pailful of water estab-
fishes the tones of pinks, blues and
laVenders. The garments should stay
in the sugar of lead water half an hour
before going to the tubs. OF course 1t
is necessary to hang the garments out
of the sun, and it IS safest to dry any
delicate colors III the house.
Vinegar is useful in reviving colors,
a tablespoonful of common vinegar to
each quart of rinsing water. Saturate
the articles in this solution, wiring
tightly and then dry quickly. If the
color has been taken out of silks by
fruit stains ammonia will restore the
tone
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
THE SPOILT KINDNESS OF SOME
WOMEN

Do you know the woman who always
spoils a kind action. by surrounding it
with a sort of charity atmosphere?
IT took poor Miss A to matinee the
other day. She so seldom gets treat"
Or st think TIL ask Mrs. 3. to my party
She knows so few nice people that it
will be quite p change for her" .
This variety of kind lady, will call
on a newcomer who has been rather
cold shouldered by other residents of
the town. but the whole thing is spoilt
by her manner of condescension
Sometimes it is very difficult for this
type of woman to cure herself of her
patronizing manner, because most
probably she is not aware that she is
in the least patronizing, but labors I'M
der the delusion that she is simply
gracious"
1t is not a good plan to allow oneself
to get into this frame of mind, for
aside from the fact that it is rather
unkind to be always supposing that
other people are inferior the woman
who adopts the semi patronizing atti-
tude very often ends by making her
self ridiculous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

last. that tells the story; not the out
ward bound steed, but the one on the
home stretch. that we hail as victor
Therefore it will pay every woman
who has her appearance at heart to
give heed to the effect Of the mind
upon the body. She should cultivate
those charms of mind which reflect
themselves in charms of person, for
that there is such connection between
mind and body there is no question.
An i'll natured frame of mind shows
plainly in the face and is not beautiful.
On the other hand, a sunny and bright
disposition lends a charm to the plain
est features.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

the goldsmith was kept busy and was
made independently rich by the de-
mand for more thimbles. The new
implements made in imitation of his
were of iron. silver or gold deliberately
ornamented and often jeweled They
were worn, as indeed their name i'm
plies, on the thumb.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
HINTS ON CARVING.

To carve fowl remove a slice of the
breast on either side of the breast
bone. next cut off the wings. then the
legs. cutting through the joint at the
back and separating the drumstick
from the remainder of the leg, and
finally divide the back in two.
All game birds are carved practically
in the same way as a chicken, only re-
member that with a woodcock some
people consider the back the best part,
others the thigh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
IT COMES From PARIS.

Quite the newest dining fad in Paris
is to have everything of the very SIM
plest. Four simple but, of course, ex-
quisitely served dishes take the place
of the usual long dinner, and the table
decoration consists of a crystal or cut
glass bowl Of violets. The effect is
charming
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
AN ECONOMY TIP.

1t is well to have your sheets and
tablecloths folded widthways occa-
sionally instead of lengthways. as this
prevents the fold from always coming
in the same place and thus causing
that place to wear out first
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

of
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edged with alf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
THE PROPER SIZED BROOM.

A heavy broom should be chosen for
thorough sweeping in preference to a
light one, for the weight adds to the
process. To test a new broom press
the edge against the floor. If the
straws bristle out and bend the broom
is a poor one and should be rejected
They should remain in a firm, solid
mass,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
ALL ABOUT THE HOUSE

a channels skin. Washed in this man
ner silver becomes brilliant and re-
quires no polishing with any of the
powders or whiting usually employed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

Most people throw away boot polish
when it gets hard through the lid be-
ing left off. Don't do this, but save the
polish and place it on top of the stove.
where 1t can gradually soften.
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A COOKING HINT.
Whenever you are baking cookies
pin a piece of muslin over the bread
board. stretching it tight. Flour the
muslin well, and you can roll the dough
as soft and thin as you please. A
piece of muslin around the rolling pin
is still another Improvement.
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THE MILK BOTTLE.
Milk bottles are washed most easily
if filed with cold water and emptied.
Later rinse with soapsuds and then
with scalding water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
TO REMOVE GREASE.

To remove grease from garments dis
solve a teaspoonful of salt in four Ia
blespoonfuls of alcohol, shake well and
apply with sponge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
THE MILK BOTTLE.
FoR WASHING SILVER.

For washing silver put a half tea
spoonful of ammonia into hot suds.
Wash quickly, using a small brush.
Rinse in hot water and dry with a
clean linen towel, then rub dry with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

FOR OSTRICH FEATHERS.
Sprinkle salt over hot Goals and shake
your damp uncurled ostrich feathers
over the fumes and the tendrils will
curl up smartly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-10-20
SOCIAL tNFliCTloNs.

have seen men who neigh like a
horse when you contradict them or
say something they do not under
stand; then the overbold, who make
their own invitation TO your hearth ;
tn. pcrseverins talker. who gives
you his society IN large saturating
doses; the pitiers Of themselves "A
perilous class; the frivolous Asmo-
deus, who relies on you to find him
in ropes Of sand to twist; the mono
tones; in short, every stripe Of alb
surdity-these are social infections
which the magistrate cannot cure
or defend you from, and which must
be intrusted to the restraining tHce
Of custom, and ptoverbs and funn-
lar rules Of behavior impressed on
young people in their school dayA-
Emerson.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-10-20
DEVICES OF THE BODY.
n, Cough, snseze and Sigh Ar
Measures Of Self Protection.

One of the most interesting fact
sh,rt the human body is its power
u self preseryati5a-its power O
e,odinr or overcoming the thou
.and aad orc conditions which. un
les. corrc ted. would be iajarIou'
or destructive
Amont tar mort common q
tha.e acts ~ sei pvcscrya.ion a.
the cough. TIC s1ccre and tho sigh
Fgerr one is foniiliar with tlie {
acts, Vet few reoPle ever ask them
selves tie cause. and fewer still
could explain them.
One OF the simplest Of the body'i
devices for self protection is tho
cough. The cough is merely blast
Of air propelled from the lungs il
such manner as to forcibly dis
lodge some foreign substance which
has been drawn into the throat, the
vindpipe or the tubes leading tc
the lungs.
The membranes lining these
parts Of the body are very sensitive
and when a foreign matter comes in
contact with them an alarm mes
sage is at once sent to the nervous
@leadauarters," and the result j:
the sudden, spasmolic expulsion OF
breath which is called & cough.
Very often the cough is produced
by the irritation Of the accumula-
ton Of mucus on the surface men
toned. In this case, as in the case
Of foreivn body. the cough Is
merely a means OF expelling the
matter.
50, You see. a cough is merely one
Of natures methods of self protec-
ton. Cough cures contain some
drug which, by paralyzing the
nerves, prevents the cough and al
lows the mucus TO accumulate.
Thus the cough medicine does
only harm. The cure for a cough
Is to cough--to cough until the ex.
cesiye deposit is removed. Mean
tinS,.of course, measures should be
taken to prevent added deposits
A sneeze is exactly like a cough,
save that the obstruction occurs in
The ncstrils owing to the deposit OF
come irritant or foreign matter
and that the blast Of air is thrown
out through the nose instead Of
through the throat and mouth.
Why do we sigh? When grieved
OF depressed the tendency is to hold
the breath. This means that the
body suffers for oxygen, and the
long, deep breath which we call q
sigh Is merely a means by which the
body obtains for itself the neces-
say amount Of oxygen.-Dr. W. r
c. Latson in Health Culture.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-10-20

chants. bankers or farmers go on With
very little change in their mode Of liv-
ing. excepting, perhaps, the cutting
on OF few luxuries, but the burden
falls heavily on the working classes.
who are thrown out OF employment,
through no fault OF their own. and find
they cannot obtain the necessities of
life. Members OF the family become
Ill, they get into debt, and soon find
themselves in difficulties and trouble
from which IL takes them years TO
emerge.
Personally, believe a plan OF this
kind will do many times the real good
that the charitable organizations In
the country can do towards relieving
much OF the distress occasioned by
such panics. The work of charitable
organizations simply alleviates TO @
small degree the effect Of the trouble: a
sound banking system would. to q
large degree, remove one OF the main
causes.
The American people. however. Will
always respond to moral issue, or
one which thoroughly arouses the
spirit OF working for the general good
instead Of for selfish interest All
their history shows IT, When they ful-
ly understand this question and all the
great benefits that must come TO all
classes, and especially 10 the wage
earners, By the adoption Of a sound
banking system. they cannot fail to re-
peat history. TO show their public
spirit and do their part In this impor-
tant work.
believe II TO be work Of highest
patriotism and as such win call forth
the thought. energy and time OF the
best people OF the land.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-10-20
DUMAS AUDAcIry.
A Unique Literary Scheme Of the
Great French Writer.
American renders are accustom

American readers are accustomed
to surprises in their newspapers,
but imagine their astonishment
should some favorite journal pub
lish in good faith, in daily install
ments and adapted according to the
notions of some staff writer,
classic such as, for example,
Dante's 'Inferno.v Yet the aston
ishment so excited would not be
without a parallel in the annals Of
newspaper management, inasmuch
as Homer once figured as q feuille-
toniste for Partisan newspaper.
When Dumas the elder was edit
ing bis journal, lie Mousquetaire,
Urbain Pages, one Of his assistants,
who was.an exceptionally fine Greek
scholar, was one day enthusiastic
ally expatiating upon the beauties
Of the '1liad' and the Odyssey"
Dumas grew most interested.
eff only you could read them in
the original" sighed FACES.
"Why notf" asked Dumas.
"But," exclaimed Fages, my
dear fellow, you don't know alpha
from omegal"
"Will you translate for me"
asked Dumas eagerly.
Accordingly Fages undertook tho
task. Beginning with the first
book Of the "Iliad," he would read
line Of the Greek and then give
literal translation. Dumas quickly
caught the spirit Of the epic. As
Pages read he wrote a translation
and signed il.
Mn the name of all tie aneicnts,
III. Dumas" exclaimed FACES, "tat
you are signing your name to the
sniadr"
Certainly responded Dumas,
'thet is, TO my version O. IL. 1t
viii appear as feuilleton IN Le
Mousquetaire.'
FACES was filed with dismay, as
he afterward related, but before
such asdacity and naivete he felt
helpless. How was he to convince
q writer accustomed to every tri-
umph that he was too bold?
And SO the next day an install.
ment of the @Iliad," as rendered in
halt an hour or so by man who
could not read the Greek alphabet,
appeared at the bottom Of the page
OF lie Mousquetaire, with the note,
Continued in our next"
This enterprising bit Of journal
lam raised such storm Of criticism
that Dumas was persuaded TO dis
continue it after the third install
ment, though il was doubted that
he quite understood what was the
trouble. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-10-20
pol IN HAWAII.
This Peculiar Food 10 to the Native q,
Bread 10 TO us,

Bread 10 20 Ia
What bread is 10 the .American OF
European poi is to the native Ha-
waiian. No meal is complete with
out it, and for the great majority
Of the natives il formssthe princi-
pal article Of diet. While they prob
ably could at the present time live
without this accustomed dish, the
time once was, before the advent Of
the whites to the islands and the in
PRODUCTION of new foods, that life
without It would at least have been
precarious. s5i
Poi is made from the tuberous
root Of the taro plant, a species Of
the caladium family, of which the
we'll known elephant ear plant is
also a member. The tubes, which
averages in size that of a large
sweet potato, is baked and after
ward pounded up with water, until Q
smooth white paste is obtained,
much resembling wheat -four
paste, except that the color Is a
pale pink or purple, dependent
upon the variety Of taro used This
paste is allowed TO slightly ferment,
or sour, when it is ready for use.
In olden times each family prepared
its own poi, the work being done by
the men, as in fact we're most other
cooking operations. At the present
time poi factories in which machin-
cry grin1s the taro and nixes it on
q large scale have largely suppiant-
ed the old hand method. The Chi
nese Of the territory have come to
be the leading manufacturers OF the
product. 80
Many of the white residents OF
the islands eat poi to almost the ex-
tent as the natives, but the taste Is
largely acquired, and strangers sell
dom care for it. Poi hasa high
food value, and, since it formed the
principal article Of diet Of the old
Hawaiians, some persons have cred
tied it with the splendid physical
development of the race.
Poi was always eaten from wood
en- bowls, or calabashes,. and was
conveyed to the mouth by the. fin
gers, one, two or three being. en-
ployed. according to the consistency
Of the food, which also establishes
designation OF one. two or three
finger poi. White poi eaters nov
usually employ a fork or spoon in
lieu OF fingers, although it is still
common even in the highest fami-
lies to give native dinners, or luaus,
at which knives and forks are ia
booed and fingers only used. There
Is as much etiquette among the Hs-
waiians in eating with the fingers as
With modern table Implements and
the graceful motion by-sklstraRor-
ton Of poi is twisted upon ,thf fin
gers and transferred to the pouth
would not shock the Sensibpities OF
the ffiost refined. An invitation to
a real luau, at which rci. baked pig
fish baked in leaves and cofosnut ir
various forms form the principal
part of the menu, is something that
Is always looked forward to by every
visitor to HAWAII and always pleas
sntly remembered afterward-
Rough on krxY.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-10-20

Having vaii.ly tried many and
varic ~ remedies 10 restore 10 health
a bus moss r.rr whom ] know and
who lad "a len iiitO morbid con-
dition oving 10 years OF overwork,
a iwot 's'i'4nre physician at
last .cgsaaa.l las patieut to take
,1-rae OF isEny stories, one at
ra,h meal, with an extra two at
duaer. The patient, a solemn and
gloomy fellow, at first rebelled, but,
{ ally falling in with the idea,
adopted the course recommended
cnl was in the end restored TO
IoAlth, the effect Of laughter being
entirely to change his mental and
bodily condition.
Laughter. in fact, is one OF the
cheapest and most effective of med
icines, breaking up stagnation Of
mind and body and sending
hcaithy vibration through ones sys-
len There is very little the mat
Ter iiL the man who can enjoy q
hearty laugh. - Nashville Tennes-
seean.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-10-20
Sage Tea For the Hair.

For sage tea take two ounces OF
the newest dried garden sage and
two ounces Of green tea. Put in an
iron pot (be sure that yon use an
iron one) and add three quarts OF
boiling water. Let simmer slowly
until only two quarts are left. Re
move and let stand for twenty-foul
hours. Then Otrain and put into
bottles. Apply to the scalp every
morning and night, massaging gen.
tly for five minutes. This is splen-
did tonic for the hair as well % dis
tinctly a stain for restoring iron
gray hair.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-10-20
Curing q Doctor.

An eminent physician of London,
who was remarkable for continuing
his visits to<his rich patients after
ne had turned their disorders out
oi doors, attended lady of some
celebrity in the world of wit for
three months after her recovery
and regularly stayed with her until,
IN the English manner. he received
hls dismissing fee of 3 guineas.
weary Of his expensive calls and
concluding that to lessen the fee
would be to lose the visitor, she
ventured to give him 4 guineas at
The conclusion Of his next call. lie
looked auXiously in his hand, then
on the carpet and stood for some
Tine IN evident embarrassment.
Have you lost anything" in
CURED the lady.
why, madam, ! thought l had
dropped a guinea"
1T Is only a mistake in the per-
son, slr," reioined the fair patient.
~ is | who have dropped the
guinea"
The doctor, of course, dropped
his visits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-10-20
IN. rs~ec OF EnshusIssm.

Enthusiasm is one magnet OF
power. You must fire every event
with it, touch thoughts and acts
with it. 1t will transmute dross
into gold, drudgery into delight.
whal matters il the soul which
Hses Lv.lde you is cold and selfish ?
Sci n a good example! Joy Is
SUM. 10, and he will feel 1t. Every
isksone task 'is chance for power,
for the qualities which they bring
out are Gods gifts which fit US to
enjoy hotter things. Easy things
will come il you have spent your
hearts b'ood ON gaining strength,
for tic very coal Of power Is the
ease which co.frs from strength.
We laugh al thing and people who
used TO COW or annoy us. We do
gracefully and ~Tiftly the tasks
once so hard. One BY one We have
unrivctcd ar chains. We ara fresI
Nautilus.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-10-20
ROYAL LOVER OF DOGS.

Princess Patricia Of Connaught 10
said to be very fond of dogs. her IA
vorite being a wolf hound called
Captain, who is very cross to stran-
gers. The princess has no fear Of
dogs and often visits the hnnels
when she Is in the country.