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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
French Hospitality

In the country, if not in Paris, French
people are, as a rule, less hospitable
than Angio-Saxons. On the other hand,
they seem kinder hearted than some OF
US at home and much more witty and
amusing. They make epigrams and
tournures de phrases and have the
most exquisite manners. At a house
party 1t is not considered the right
thing at breakfast or dinner to talk
softly to ONES next neigfnbor. CONVEX
satton must be general. This means
a constant sharpening of wits, and live
fy sallkes fly from one side of the table
to the other. Married women are
dressed to perfection. but the girls are
plainly dressed and even now are kept
much IN the background. And the up
per classes in France seem to be op-
posed to fresh air and simple life ar
rangements. They scream at sitting
out Of doors or sleeping with open win
dows, and to sleep in a tent or on a
balcony would appear to them like
sheer madness.
Every one rises early, and tea and
rolls are served In ones room at z.
After that the whole morning is free
until noon, when hosts and guests meet
at the midday meal. For four hours
one revels in a glorious independence.
Dejeuner is rather longer than the
English or American luncheon. Preced-
ence Is duly observed, but a peculiar
feature is that one does not necessari-
ly sit by the person who takes one
down to dinner. Every one meets in
the drawing room. goes down arm in
arm and returns in the same order. II
is good to sweep away some we'll worn
traditions. In a smart French house
baths are now plentiful, people dress
for dinner as in England, and the meal
is at and not at $50 or 7, as often
stated. Early hours are the rule, and
10 80 means the end of the evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
HuMoR VERSUS MATRsMoNv.

A well known writer has been laying
1t down that a sense Of humor Is a ia
tai bar to matrin1ony- It is difficult to
believe that any man would object to
marry a woman because she possessed
this gift. II there are any such crea-
lures, one can only say that women are
mercifully delivered from them. What
would one think of a woman's sense
of humor who seriously advised her
sex to keep under any tendency IN that
direction? One might as well counsel
mothers to fatten up their girls like
eastern houFis as to propose that they
should nip in the bud any humor they
may see developing In their daughters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
YOUTHFUL
MILLINERY
There Are No Hats For Old
Folks Any More

pAPAL purple is one of the most
fashionable colorings in millinery.
Velvet is trimming most Of the straw
hats, and straw we have to wear. SO IL
were we'll to make the best of It. We
shall also be seeing bands of velvet on
the most gossamer fabrics of which
our gowns are made. Coral pink has
come to stay. and many of the new
straws are dyed this hue.
Satin roses bedeck our hats. Robin
Hoods headgear has suggested one of
the popular shapes. The head covering
today enables the wearer to feel young
and look young. We have banished
old age. we are young at eighty, and
we show it in our millinery fashions.
No one thinks of deriding old sheep
dressed lamb fashion Physical vitali-
ty and buoyancy carry US through.
Many large and weird feathers spring
from a velvet rosette. Some hats have
the brims caught up by means of a big
cabochon. The sailor hat never dies
and is among US once again with a
turned up brim, the crown low and fiat,
the brims being mostly faced with rib
bon, roses and aigrets forming the
trimming. Often the velvet band does
not reach to the edge and sometimes is
a neat band of velvet down the center
of the brin-
There are varieties of new turbans,
some made of lace, some of Russian
net, but far more in straw or velvet.
Metal cabochons and crystal buckles
figure on the side of many Of the tur-
bans.
One thing we have arrived at Is a
weight1ess hat. Once in awhile we
used to compass 1t in the past, but
most of US suffered from headgear so
heavy that we took it off at the ear
lest opportunity, but the hats now GER
tainIy are comfortable. The Mercury
hat and that of our friend Pierrot have
their followings. The former hat Is
made of satin or straw. with a couple
of the wings at the back or front,
whichever suits the wearer best. Mer-
curry wings also figure on turbans to
their advantage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
Whitening the Teeth

Nearly all the things that whiten
teeth have some drawback. The pure
ly mechanical cleansers. as precipitat-
ed chalk, pumfce, charcoal and pow
dered cuttaefsh, do no good unless they
are very coarse and gritty. and when
they are they scratch the teeth. so
making decay highly probable. The
chemical cleansers, as lemon juice, are
equally dangerous when used frequent
ly, for they dissolve the enamel. Cam
phor acts SIS a mild bleach. It's draw
back is a tendency to make the teeth
brittle. Peroxide of sodium werted
with water and instantly applied is
stronger bleach than canphor. It Is
frequently the cause of sore gums.
Rubbing the teeth with sage usually
brings disappointment. Salt also is
usually failure. An old time plan IN
to apply lemon juice and then pow
der made of fine salt and charcoal
Mink sugar is highly recommended by
some. 1t acts best when there is real
tartar, for it softens this and allows it
to be more easily removed by mechan-
ical means.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
TooTHsor1E srRAWBERRY DISHES

WHEN we sit down to try a tooth
some dainty. such as those pic
tured here. dietarians' warnings that
Strawberries are at least IS per cent
water doesn't In the least detract from
our satisfaction. Strawberries may
not be nourishing, but they are tremen-
dously attractive to the palate and the
eye. Perhaps no poet has ever sung
the charms of strawberry shortcake,
yet that is no reason why they should
remain unsung.
Most famed of all strawberry con-
coctions is strawberry shortcake. Ev-
cry housewife has her own favorite
recipe, and in strawberry season no
household need be without treat
Even the bride as yet INITIATED into
the mystery OF cooking desserts need
not fear to wrestle with this problem
IL she is convenient to a bakeshop.
There layers ready baked for the build
ing of the cake may be purchased To
make 1t place the strawberries in a
sieve, wash gently, taking care not to
break the berries, and then let them
stand to drain. If the baked portion
of the cake is sweet no sugar need be
added when the fruit is distributed
over the layers. If puff paste is used
sift powdered sugar over the berries.
Meringue or whipped cream may be
dropped on the top of the cake or al
lowed to ornament the sides.
To bake the layers for a good straw
berry shortcake take one pint of flour
a tablespoonful OF butter, a teaspoon
full of baking powder, half a pint OF
sweet milk and one-half a teaspoonfuI
of salt. With a spoon mix these to
form a soft dough. Put the dough in a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20

round buttered pan and bake for fifteen
minutes. Butter the inner sides of the
layers and place the berries, which
have previously been washed and
drained, upon the layers, then sift pow
dered sugar over them. Place meringue
and berries on top of the outside layer.
Strawberry waters are dessert that
may be quickly made for the benefit Of
the unexpected guest. Take some of
the oblong sponge cakes which may be
had at any bakers, arrange them on
large ornamental dish, garnish with
strawberries and meringue or with
Strawberries and whipped cream.
Baked strawberry souffie is made as
follows: Take some patty shells. ar
range on a pie dish and fill them with
a boiled custard made with milk, yollS
of eggs and sugar and favored with
strawberry juice Whisk the whites of
the eggs to a solid froth and then pile
on top Of each patty. Bake in a mod
crate oven for half an hour or until the
whites of egg are stiff and then gar
nish the white of egg with fresh straw
| berries.
, Strawberry fluff may be made by
| cutting firm Strawberries in half and
mixing them with dice cut out of pine
apple. the heart of the fruit being used
for this. Add cupful Of sugar which
has been moistened with teaspoonfui
of vanilla and the white of one egg,
stirring the sugar well among the fruit.
Serve by placing the mixture in the
empty shell of the pineapple from
which the dice have been taken. A lit
tie whipped cream may be added to
! the top of this, with whole berries for
! decorative purposes if desired
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
THE YOUNG GIRLS
WARDROBE
Pretty and Neat. II Should Avoid Fash.
ions Eccentricities

THE wardrobe of the jeune file should
be exceedingly simple, and 1t is
not necessary it should embody the
latest DEGREES of Dame Fashion. Suits
may be ordered when taiIors are not
particularly busy and have leisure to
give ample time and attention to the
little details of cut and finish which re-
deem the plainest garment from medi-
ocrity, for the simpler the style the
more important is it that the garment
should be perfectly tailored.
Checked fabrics are even more popu-
lar than usual in Paris this season, and
in subdued colorings they make very
smart suits for young girls, especially
If the fabric is cut in different ways.
A checked suit would be becoming in
the plaid with dark navy blue and
green checks. The collar and cuffs
might be faced with plain green cloth
or silk piped at the edges with dark
BLUE. A piping of a contrasting color
in the seams may turn off at right an
giles Just below the pockets, as the
broad strapping at the bottom of the
coat should be cut in one piece with
the fronts. The skirt should have fiat
panels at the front and back, but the
plaits at either side must give plenty
| of spring at the hem, SO that 1t will be
| quite comfortable to walk in.
Two smart and serviceable coats may
be made in indigo faced cloth or serge
coating, with silk or satin on the rev.
ers. For country wear tweeds of light
weight or blanket cloths would make
very welcome wraps for everyday wear
| especially If the sleeves and upper part
sof the coat were lined with silk.
A very dainty afternoon frock may
| be carried out in blue and white fou-
lard and arranged with a plain Skin
/, held in at the waist by hemstitchec
sash of plain dark blue silk drawn
| through a buckle. According to the
newest fashion, the bodice is arranged
| vfth,a revers on one side only, carried
out N blue and white foulard. with &
Tbroad hem of dark blue silk. The bod
ice is completed by a shaped clren14
se<te and undersleeves of ivory white
l ha0e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
MENpiNe A MACINTOSH.

Often by accident a macintosh may
be damaged to the extent OF a slight
rent. While the rent impairs its use
f,1lness the garment may still be too
good to throw away. To mend it sand
paper the edges to keep them free from
grit Then get a solution of gutta
percha, spread it thinly along the
seam, stroke down the other seam on
it and leave heavy weight on it for
some hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
Embroidered Dress

ORIENTAL embroideries and en-
broideries in colors appear on
gowns for smart afternoon wear. The
one illustrated here is of silk richly
embroidered on the neck and sleeves
and with embroiderfes about the tunic
which terminate in a deep band Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
FOR LAWN TEA PARTIES

livery season we have improve
ments upon the garden furniture
Of the past year. This year neat sets
for outdoor tea parties or similar uses
are tables with adjustable chairs that
at under the tables when not in use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20

favorite color. This furniture is cut
on mission lines and deserves to be
very popular. They are suitable for
the porch, summer house or for the
open veranda, where in these days of
outdoor entertaining all sorts of sum-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-02

call Il by some other name; your
real and only trouble is that
which you eat does not digest. but
quickly ferments and sours, pro-
ducing almost any unhealthy con-
dition.
A case OF Pape's Diapepsin will
cost fifty cents at any Pharmacy
here, and will convince any stouis
ach sufferer five minutes after
taking a single dose that Fermen-
tation and Sour Stomach Is Gauss
ing the misery of Indigestion.
No matter IL you call your trou-
BILE Catarrh of the Stomach, Nerv-
BUSINESS or Gastritis, or by any 9TH
err name--always remember that a
certain cure is waiting at any
drug store the moment you decide
to begin its use.
Papes Diapepsin will regulate
any out of order Stomach within
five minutes. and digest promptly,
without any fuss or discomfort all
OF any kind of food you eat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-02
More Good News
More Proof That Hyomei Ends the
Misnrv of Cafarrh Read IL

More PfoOf mat HyOmel Ends the
Misery of Catarrh. Read 1t.
This is to certify that l was a
sufferer of catarrh in its worst
form of the head, throat, lungs
and stomach for almost ten years,
having been treated by nine differ
ent doctors, all of whom failed to
give me any relief, saying nothing
of a cure. Seeing your HYOMEI
advertised, l procured an outfit
five years ago last March, and to
the surprise of myself and friends
I was benefited before the first
bottle was used. / have been able
to work every day since. When
| have a cold l breathe through
my inhaler and take no medicine.
/ have not used fifty cents worth
of any other medicine since that
time. Hoping that many others
afflicted with this same disease or
consumption will give it a fair
trial. Very respectfully, W.. w.
Kisner, Beach Haven, Pa, r. d.
1911.
For catarrh, asthma, catarrhal
deafness, bronchitis, Group,
coughs and colds, HYOMEI is
guaranteed. Complete outfit
which includes inhaler $1.00. Ex-
ira bottles If needed so cents.
Sold by Crown Drug Co. and phar-
macists everywhere.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-02

VALENTINE. Neb., Oct. a
The trial of the four men charged
with having hanged Charles Sell
ers, the young stockman and
fiance OF Miss Eunice Murphy,
who is charged with having incit-
ed the men, among whom was her
young brother. Kenneth, to muir
der Sellers, will begin Oct. 16.
There is an impression preva-
lent in Valentine that the four
boys will plead guilty, II the pres
ecutor will let them off with life
terms. 1t is probable, however,
that a great effort will be made to
acquit Eunice Murphy.
Sheriff Rossiter, who went
down to Missouri to get the girl,
after she had disappeared at the
time of the arrest of the Weed
brothers, young Murphy and
Harry Heath, maintains that there
isn't possible chance of acquit-
tai.
Il am Just as sure that Eunice
Murphy planned the hanging of
Sellers, who had been her recog-
niZed sweetheart for three years,
as / am that he did dangle at the
end of this rope" said Rossiter
as he held the rope out to me as a
of the hanging bee.
But" says Prosecutor Tucker,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-02
Covers Burglars, Then Wires Police

Operator answered, and reached
for his train order blanks. At
first he scrubbed listlessly, then
trembled with excitement. The
message was different from usual
clicks over the Baltimore & Ohio
wires.
I've got burglar covered with
my gun. Send police on 46."
Two hours before Telegraph OPP
orator Hill, who is only 20 and I'M
dersized, but full of nerve, had
seen three men break into the Bal
timore & Ohio station at Nova.
A cloudburst and gale were
sweeping around the station. The
wires were down. Hill couldn't call
help, so he decided to capture the
trio himself. Revolver in hand, he
entered the depot, and covering
the burglars with the gun, order
ed their hands up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-02

Because she is a woman"
suggested.
"That's II. These western fell
lows out here, these men who look
rough, and who sometimes hold a
mans life very cheaply, are regu-
lar babies when there is woman
concerned"
Judge Quigley, who refused bail
to Eunice Murphy, has known the
girl since she was four years old.
"She always was good girl" he
said, "and until the hanging no
one ever had word to say against
her. She never went to school.
spending most of her time riding
horseback over the prairie. She
could handle rope as good as
any of the COW punchers.
During the preliminary hear
ing | invited a dozen of the most
prominent women In the county
to attend court. l could tell their
feeling by their faces. If | had
admitted Eunice to bail, | believe
the women would have mobbed
me-"
"Eunice didn't treat her gentle
men friends right" Mrs. Dunbar,
the Cody friend of the Murphys
and Heath told me. "All the time
she was trying to make them
| Jealous of each other"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-02
FUNNY SIGHTS INFOREIGN SITES
Kyoto, Japan.
Dear Bill:

l had my first genuine Japan
csc dinner last night and I'll try
to describe it.
The rickisha landed me at the
Sawabun inn at 6 o'clock. My
friend met ME clad In native XII
mono. / took off my shoes, put
on sandals and entered the house,
The furniture consisted of two
pillows on the mats, an arm rest,
a stool, smoking outfit and cleo
trio fan. l was given a kimono
and told to get into it, which was
a thrilling operation because of
the mattresses running in and out
carrying cool drinks.
We had individual tables and
the girls started the dinner by
fetching sake" 1t is described
as tasting like sherry which has
been kept in a beer bottle. 1t is
served warm and is far from bad.
Next came "suimono," soup.
This was followed by "yakiza-
kama" fish with sauce, which I
ate with chop sticks after a fash
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-02
GAS, DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION AND
ALL OTHER STOMACH MISERY GOES

If-your meals don't FIT comforta-
bly,, or you feel bloated after eat
Ing and you believe Il is the food
which fills you; IL what little you
eat lies like a lump of lead on
your stomach; If there il difficulty
in breathing after eating. eructa-
tions of sour, undigested food and
acid. heartburn. brash or a belch-
ing of gas. you can make up your
mind that you need something TO
stop food fermentation and cure
Indigestion.
To make every bite OF food you
eat aid in the nourishment and
strength of your body, you must
rid your Stomach of poisons, ex-
cessiye acid and stomach gas
which sours your entire meal
interferes with digestion and
causes SO many sufferers of Dys-
pepsia. Sick Headache, Biliousness.
Constipation, Gripping, etc. Your
case is no different-you are n
stomach sufferer, though you may
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-02
ESCAPED With His Life.

"Twenty-one years ago 1 faced
an awful death" writes H. B. Mar
tin, Port HARRISON, S. G. Doc
tors said / had consumption and
the dreadful cough / had looked
like it, sure enough. 1 tried ev-
erything, / could hear OF, for my
cough, and was under the treat
ment of the best doctor in
Georgetown, S. G. for a year, but
could get no relief. A friend ad-
vised me to try DR.. Kings New
Discovery. l did SO, and was
completely cured. l feel that
owe my life to this great throat
and lung cure" It's positively
guaranteed for coughs, colds, and
all bronchial affections. soc and
$1.00. Trial bottle free at Ryner
Malstrom Drug Co., 9SS Pacific
aV.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-02
Bandits Give
Back Watch

While walking toward his
home, 81 South 18th street,
shortly before midnight Saturday,
George w. Cheetham, a builder,
was held up and robbed by tWo
highwaymen armed with guns
and with handkerchiefs over their
faces. The robbers obtained but
a small sum of money. They re-
turned a gold watch, the initials
engraved upon it making 1t dan
gerous to dispose of.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-02
Baking Helps
Learn to Regulate the Heat of
Your Oven.
BY Mrs. Janet Mckenzie Hill, Ed.
itOr of the Boston Cooking
School Magazine.

There is just one way to make
Your cakes rise high and keep an
even surface. Have your oven
moderate at first, until the cake
is fully rizen; then increase the
heat, so as to brown it over
quickly. Extreme heat stiffens
the dough. If you stiffen the out
side of the cake before the rising
lis complete, you stop the rising
process. Then the leaveninS gas,
forming inside, will bulge up the
center, where the dough is still
soft, and spoil the shape of the
cake. 50
NOTE-Biscuits or other past
ries made from stiff dough, that
are cut into shapes for the oven,
bake in hot oven. This is be-
cause the cut surfaces Of the
dough do not scar over, but rather
leave the pores open, allowing the
Ileavening gas to escape and the
heat to penetrate readily. Small
ovens cool quickly; therefore they
should be made several degrees
hotter than a larger oven, and the
less the door is opened the better.
Do not attempt to bake bread and
pastry together. Bread requires
prolonged, moderate baking -
pastry the reverse.
Have a strong underheat for
baking powder preparations, espe-
cially pastry.
These are only a few of the
many baking helps found in the
X G Cooks Book--a copy of
which may be secured by send
| ing the colored certificate taken
from a 25-cent can of x c Baking
Powder to the JACQUES MFG.
| CO., Chicago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-02
CUPID ON A FERRIS WHEEL

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. - The
details of alleged love-maklng on
a Ferris wheel far above the heads
of notwithstanding crowds at a
nearby amusement resort were re-
cited before Jude Delacey in the
juvenile court during the trial of
Grover II. Kesterson on a charge
of nonsupport filed by his wife,
Mrs. Alice V. Kesterson.
Kesterson retaliated by accusing
his wife of being the feminine end
of the Ferris wheel love-making
duo, man other than her hus-
band being her companion, and
asking for the custody of their
small child. Mrs. Kesterson de-
clared there was no truth in the
charge against her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-02
Up a Stump on
New City Dock

The city commission is in a
quandary what to do on the new
municipal dock question. If a
concrete dock structure is de-
sired 1t will take probably three
times the 100000 now on hand
and the commission does not like
to put up frame building for the
new dock.
Commissioner Woods and May
or Seymour are looking up docks
in the east, and when they get
back the dock question will be
taken up and settled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-02
Man Hangs 3 Hours Over Chasm

lost his footing and slid over the
brink of the cliff which surrounds
Bonita Falls. AS he fell he chung
to his rifle, each end of which be-
came wedged behind boulder.
But Officer tried vainly to draw
himself to the top of the boulders.
He was unable to get a foothold
and shouted for hours until final
ly an answering yell came, fol-
lowed quickly by the appearance
of his rescuerS,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-02
Wait Judges Decision

The city is waiting patiently TO
hear from Judge Hanford on the
green stamp case. Argument was
heard by the court last week on
the injunction that has stopped
the city from collecting the $40
license from all merchants using
the stamp and he took it under
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-02
Sell Stolen Goods
to Junk Dealers

Assistant City Attorney Carna-
han is remodeling the junk ordi-
nance to make it apply to second
hand dealers as well as pawnbrok-
ers. Second hard dealers are be-
ing used by petty thieves to dis
pose of their wares. The new or
dinance will compel junk men to
make a report of purchases.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-02
Doctors Wife Would Not Believe
Him Dead---Resuscitated

rapidity, and many friends and
neighbors called to offer Mrs.
Cook coincidence. Mrs. Cook,
however, refused to believe that
her husband was dead, and she
called two other physicians. who
discovered traces of a remaining
spark of life. AS quickly as pos
sible they administered oxygen
and after hard work revived the
man.