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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24
DADDY'S EXCUSE.
Credit Given Children for Dainty
Buying.

A whistle trilled. A dozen children
ran out from half as many houses A
man perched upon terrace steps
in the 1900 block on South kan
sas avenue squirmed about for a
couple of minutes, called into the
house, Mother, don't you think
H. G. would like a dainty p "
The said H. G. is but sixteen months
old but he served as an excuse Be
fore a reply could be spoken the daddy
of the little excuse was out in the mid
die of the street brushing boys and
girls away from the little red, white
and blue wagon, pushing a couple of
Lincoln pennies (they had the initials
on them and were keeDsakes tool
toward the white coated Dainty Man"
in return for two of those delicious
cylindrical morsels, frozen dainties.
Little H G. never got taste. He
will though some day for the Dainty
Folks are in Topeka and here to stay
Mr.. G. NJ. Tilford, proprietor of the
establishment is the sole manufacturer
of the dainties and has the exclusive
right for Topeka and adjacent terri
tory.
Every little chap in Topeka knows
the dainty man" There are sixteen
wagons on regular routes established
throughout the city from Oakland to
Washburn college. The Topeka Dainty
Plant is at 223 East Fourth street. A
State Journal representative was shown
through the institution, watched the
progress of mixing the ingredients.
freezing and wrapping OF the dainties
ready for the wagon men and their de-
liveries. Frank to say I am dippier
over the Frozen Dainties than are the
children.
Mr. Tilford has established and is
operating a sanitary plant. is scrup-
ulous1y conscientious about the purity
of ingredients used and is j'-stly proud
Of 7a dai71ffoS the children love
so well. He invites any one to visit the
plant. Happy is the home with a lit
tie excuse therein, for the dainties are
Just as dandy for the big folks as the
children
The milk used is whole milk, that is
cream and all. just as it comes from
the country. It is furnished and
pasteurized by the Topeka Pure Milk
company. The Dainty Folks sweeten
the milk with a generous amount of
pure cane sugar, flavor with extracts
approved by pure food inspectors,
freeze in brine freezers. mould and
wrap in vegetable paper. all above cri-
ticism Either Mr.. Tilford or his
daughter, Miss Dollie, oversee the
mixing of all ingredients. Mr.. Will
Lukman and Joe Isaac of Evansville,
Indiana, are the expert makers of the
frozen dainties. To them Is due credit
for thorough work and cleanliness
about the factory. Mr.. Tilford's estab-
Iishment is a highly creditable addi-
ton to Topeka's industries, furnishing
employment as wrappers to women
living near the plant VINO can spare
but a portion of their time from their
household duties. Sixteen men operate
the wagons. make a good living and
furnish a summer dainty delightfully."-
delicious and perfectly pure.
Mr.. Tilford began making dainties
about a month ago. Forty eight
hundred were made the first day. This
week an average of $1,000 are being
made daily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24

ing a row of crochet buttons on each
side. A piece of the plain wolfe is used
as d shield and wide black velvet rib
bon comes from beneath the sailor
collar, tying in a bow, with two long
loops passing beneath the belt of black
velvet. The tunic is cut in square tabs
at the bottom, each being finished with
a large lace motif and row of GRO
chst balls
Mr.. Alex Spencer has gone to Madi-
son, Wis, to take a course in the
summer school of the university.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Arnold have
taken a cottage at Grand Lake, Colo,
and will spend the summer in the
mountains. Mrs. Arnold left today and
Mr.. Arnold will join her IN a. few days.
Mrs. C. w Payne gave the last of a
at her home at 1922 West street
Thursday afternoon. Members of the
club are Mrs. c. E. Miller. Mrs. J. B.
Makins. Mrs J. A. Boylcs, Mrs. E.
Hemus, Mrs. L. Mcdonald, Mrs c. w.
Payne Mrs. J. C. Allen and Mrs. E. G..
Hagaman. Guests of the club for the
afternoon were Mrs. NJ. Harmon, Mrs.
H. Peck, Mrs. George williams and
Mrs H. Harris
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Srlyser are now
at their cottage, So Abbott avenue,
Ocean Grove, n. J. During the sum-
mer Mrs. Smysers sister, Mrs. F. G.
Stark, and her grandson will be their
guests.
The w. H. Davis family went to
car.
Miss Jessie Guild. who formerly
made her home in Topeka, but who
taught last year in Minnesota, is a
guest of the George Guild family.
Miss Annabel Carney, who finished
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24
CHICAGO Is "sPUD" SHY.
Prices Prevalent Here a Week Hit
Windy City.

Chicago, June M-The most distressing
thing to the housewives of Chicago just
now is the niggardly purchasing powers
Of dollar in the vegetable and fruit
stores of the city
Prices of potatoes have reached the
highest point Chicago has ever known.
New potatoes sold on South Water street
yesterday for $40 a barrel That means
that the grocer, the vegetable store man
and the peddler paid $256 a bushel for
them The housewives paid rs cents a.
peck.
Forty cars of potatoes are required
daily to supply TIE normal demand of the
city. Yesterday only three cars arrived
The average daily receipts during the
last several weeks have been about Il.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24
EVENING CHAT
BIZ RUTH CAMERON.

Suppose a man had a beautiful garden
on one side of his house, and on the
other an unsightly dump, and suppose
he always sat by a window where he
could look out on the dump instead of
the flower garden. What would you
think of him?
And yet how many people look out
from the windows of the House of Life
in just that way!
young girl in our neighborhood
lost her grandfather recently. She had
been very fond of him and put on
black at his death.
Whereupon the neighborhood glibly
assured itself
HIN, it's easy enough to see why
Elsie feels so terribly about her grand
father. She thinks black is becoming
to her.
Now Elsie is a very pretty young girl
and she undoubtedly does look even
prettier, in a quaint. pathetic way in
the somber gowns.
But she is also very sensitive, affec-
tionate young person. and was deeply
touched by her grandfather's death.
Why isn't it just as easy to believe
that sincere grief and rot vanity is
what actuates her?
The other day I forgot to take the
change from a five dollar bill after
making a small purchase. I did not
find out my mistake for day or two,
but when I inquired for the money /
found that the girl with whom had
traded had kept it intact for me-
came home all enthusiastic over
her honesty to be dampened by, "She
probably was afraid she'd lose her job
If she took it
Perhaps
And yet the honesty was an equally
possible motive.
Why look beyond it for the less
creditable one?
There is q woman in our neighbor-
hood who does more for charitable
affairs and entertainments than any
other two women in the town.
We were speaking Of her the other
day and someone said. Il wonder II
she really does it because she wants to
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Notes and Personal Mention.

Mrs. A. H Connolly, Miss Esther
Connolly and Mr. Willard Davis of
Kansas City are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. o. Garvey. Mr.. Connolly will come
this evening, and the visitors viii be
home.
DR.. H. W. Callahan, who graduated
this year from the Physicians and
Surgeons school of Chicago. is a guest
at the home of Rev. F. A. Alt. He
has accepted hospital position In
Bismarck, n. D., and will leave July
/ to take up his new work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wedding have
returned from Chicago, where they
attended the commencement of the
Chicago university. Mr. Walter Weld
ling was one of the graduates, and re-
turned home with his parents.
Judge and Mrs. Dewitte c. Nellis
left Wednesday for the Pacific coast to
visit their daughters, Mrs. H. B. Ryus
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help or because she likes to be in
everything and likes to tell about it,"
suppose either motive is possible,
but isn't it much pleasanter to believe
that she was actuated by the former
There is much bad in the world and
there is much good.
If you want TO be happy and sweet
and lovable, train yourself to always
see as much of the good and as little of
the bad as possible.
II you want to be cynical and sour
and disagreeable-weI be always
looking out of the windows that over
look the dunn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24

broidery as desired. This also trims
the shield at the neck, the sleeves and.
the skirt.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Guild and their
family will leave July 8 for their sum-
mer home, Twin River Lodge. Wye.
Trey Will return to Topeka some time
in September. Among other Topeka
people who will go to Twin River, later
in the summer, are: Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Clark and their family, Mr.. Horace
Hall and his son, Mr.. Lewis Hall, and
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Diclkie and their
daughter.
Miss Kate Bacon will return Tues
day from Chicago to spend the summer
with her mother, Mrs. F. p. Bacon.
Miss Bacon was a student this year
at the Art Institute of Chicago. Miss
BacoI4's work at the school has been
notably successful. She received the
prize for one of the four best water
color sketches made by the students.
It was an original work, painted from
nature, and was recognized by the
judges as an evidence OF remarkable
talent. Another of her pictures was
sold for tie new catalogue of the in
stitute, and a number of her paintings
were placed in the annual exhibit. Miss
Bacon will return next autumn to re-
sumo her study at the Chicago insti-
tute.
A letter from San Diego to this de-
partment was received this morning,
giving a brief account of the Going
Patten wedding. Miss Margaret Going
and Mr.. Albert Patten were married
at noon Tuesday, June 20. at the home
of the brides parents Mr.. and Mrs.
j. W. Going, Golden Hill, San Diego,
California. The following Kansas
people, who are now living or visiting
in San Diego, attended the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Mollinson,. Miss
Frances Reed, Miss Helen Sterne, Miss
Helen Sharitt. Miss Ra Hotchkiss
Miss Blanche Mollinson, Senator J.
T. Reed and Mr.. Walter Goodwin. Mr..
and Mrs Patten left San Diego for
Topeka Tuesday afternoon, and are
expected to arrive Sunday.
q
There is little to choose in the mat
ter of hat shapes as tho season adj
vances. All types are worn and seem
equally pretty, if a nice discrimination
is shown in suiting the hat to the face
above which 1t is to be worn. The out
line of the style shown is charmingly
graceful and becoming. the little rever
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24

That Is All Lake Forest Gossips Can
Learn of II.

Chicago. June s4-Considerable interest
and mystery center about $4,000 oil
painting imported by Harold #. Nc
Corrnick which has been shipped direct
to the Mccormick summer residence at
Lake Forest and unloaded there under
guard with every precaution for secrecy
and safety
The picture was Theoretically sealed In
tin, with canvas covering to protect
it from the elements. It's creator and the
source from which Mr.. Mccormick Sc
cured it are a mystery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24

of Los Angeles and Mrs. Albert Phil
lips of Seattle. They will be gone all
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. JoIley and their
children are at Ellsworth visiting Mr.
Jolley's mother.
Today is presented a dainty little
frock for afternoon wear, made of
striped wolfe and trimmed with square
motifs of Irish crochet lace. There is
a sort of shoulder portion of plain wolfe
beneath the sailor collar of lace. The
lace motifs ornament the sleeves. hav-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24

The only phase of social rnerryrnak-
Ing that is not wilted by the nottesl
June since the establishment or the 10
cal weather bureau" seems to De tns s
wedding affairs. The only event o.
special interes. in sight for next Weeh
is the marriage of Miss Mary Edlth
cole, and Captain Earl McFariano'
which will be solemnized Friday night,
June 30, at the First Presbyterian
church. Miss Cole will arrive. with ner
mother. Mrs John Cole, next Monday
from Danville, H., and they viii De
guests at the Gordon. CAPTAIN McFar-
land who is now stationed with the ord
nance department. WATERFOWL, n. Y
viii also arrive Monday, and will be
the guest of his parents, Judge ana
MIS-. J. D. MCFARLAND. Mrs. Elizabeth
Fari Of Connersville, Ind, who was a
schooImate of Mrs. Mcfarland, Will
come the first part Of the week to be
Ms. Netherlands guest until after the
wedding.
The frock. which is of figured null,
shows one of the many new styles in
ribbon arrangement and also grace
Cul mode of decorating with entire deux
IF lace. The two rows Of lace which
chow as outlining the neck at the back
Of the bodice continue in a loop in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24

front similar to that on the skirt. The
bodice is the peasant style with short
sleeves finished with the lace insertion
and undersleeves consisting of narrow
runles of lace, divided by bands of
narrow black velvet. The length of
black ribbon falling from the girdle
at the back is held to the skirt by two
widely separated fancy Buckles.
The Kansas branch of the Alumnae
association of Western college, Oxford,
o., held a meeting Friday with Mrs.
W A Johnston, at her home. ElmwoOd
Place A social meeting followed the
business session, at which officers were
elected for next year, as follows: Miss
Ella Schenck, who graduated this year,
president; Miss Marion Alt, secretary.
and Miss Mcclellan. treasurer. The
Kansas branch CT the association has
paid d pledge of $50 for the endow-
ment fund of the school. Andrew Car
negie and the general educational
school, on condition that the friends
Of the school would raise $150.000 before
the end of July this year. The condi-
tiOns have been complied with, and
college will receive the endowment.
Thirteen students from Kansas attend
ed Western college last year. and of
that number the following were from
Topeka: Miss Bertha Hall, Miss Jean
Rodgers, Miss Marjorie Rodgers, Miss
Isabel Mills, and Miss Ella Schenck.
The model in the drawing would be
pretty made in any one Of many vast
~ different materials For a simple
morning frock of Bingham or similar
material it would be charming and
equally so If developed in more suit
able material for afternoon wear. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24
NTcGoorty Bond NIahoney.

Gary, Ind, June 24.-Speed, cleverness
and ability to land damaging punches
gave Eddie McGoorty of Oshkosh, Wiz,
q. victory over Young Mahoney Of RAJ
cine in a 10-round bout before the Gary
A. G. last night. With his left eye closed
in the sixth round Mahoney fought back
with grit and determination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24

straight coat, being quite wide apart
in the front, was trimmed straight
down either side of the front with the
embroidery squares divided by clusters
of small, perpendicular tucks. Wide
revers Of the plain linen fold back over
the front. The narrow skirt has two
wide tucks at the bottom above which
is a row of the embroidery motifs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24

There is something particularly
quaint about this pretty bonnet with
its lace friH under the 5rim and its
stiff little nosegay of moss roses and
forget-me-nots tucked against the
puffed velvet crown. The low hair
dressing and bow set across the back
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24

parable about a bridegroom, Ulysses
died for Helen, the bard of Avon made
an lmmortelle on the marriage morn
ms, and the world-this brave old
busy world-always stops its nirth
and its enployments and forgets its
misery long enough to wish God speed
10 bridegroom, and smile through its
tears at the Lords Amounted stand
ing at the altar with his bride.
4 have been married ten years, and
when come home late at night now.
riding rough over the pillows of many
a toast and roaring chorus, I look
Tor squalls and tempests when have
crossed the harbor bar, and ought, by
al reckoning to be safe in port. I
nave seen the bride of ten years gone
sitting, like Tam O'Shanter's wife.
gathering her brows like gathering
storm; nursing her wrath to keen
II warm. l have hunted for the pare
gorlc IN the night time and seen the sun
rise IN blood. / have parleyed with
the grocer and been held up by the
milkman- have passed from light to
SHADOW like the sun on a field in sum-
mer- My hair is turning gray in the
middle thirties, and 1 know why the
troubled prophet asked the question
TO which centuries have given no ans
Wer- But 1 still remember Honey
moon Trail. The fiddler comes now
in the grey of the morning with his
hand stretched out like a dying birds
claw and demands his pay for the
music. Well, it was a brave tune,
and [ will pay and question not his
reckoning
THE spirit and the bride say Come
And the boys leave their frat houses
and their bulldogs and their friends
and their hopes behind, yielding them
selves to the fate that cannot be read,
the riddle that cannot be solved until
the mists have rolled in splendor from
the beauty of the hills.
IF you keep your heart the same
as 1t was when / saw you last and re-
tain the same impulses you had when
1 knew you, then I will wager 8 to /
you will win on the Pacific coast.
You ought to win, for you can put
the English on the ball
"One last word: Pay cash on all
laundry checks. and trouble viii pass
you by"
Miss Alice Parsons of Chanute was
the guest of honor at an informal
luncheon given Friday by Miss Alice
Lakin at her home on Western ave-
nue..
An out of town visitor was met on
the street yesterday by an old friend
who asked him, among other things,
# he brought his wife with him.
ure trip
The wedding of Miss Pearl Mar
garet Prewitt and Mr.. Allan Abbot
Lauck will take place this evening at
o'clock at the home of the brides
sister, Mrs. Samuel Beidilman.
The gown shown is a reproduction
of a dainty frock of cotton wolfe seen
recently in a smart shop. It was of
lavender and white striped wolfe made
with peasant blouse in surplice effect
with lace entre-deux on either side of
the front The "V'' at back and
front was filled by white tucked null
batiste headed by lace insertion and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24

have youthful suggestion. The photo
graph shows pretty new way of
wearing one of the broad lace collars
over a Dutch necked frock. The col
lar comes slightly above the neck of
the frock and the pin is set across the
top of the frock, an inch or two below
the top corners of the lace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24

in the sleeves were inserted two bands
of white null between entre-deux of
lace. There were also tucked under
sleeves of null. On the skirt also
the bands of white were inserted be-
tween their narrow insertions of lace
and there was a deep flounce cut
cross-ways of the material. Girdle
of velvet ribbon in a deep shade of
laYender
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24

Announcement has been made of
the engagement of Miss Nora Heiddle-
ston of Eureka and Mr.. jay L. Old
ham of Kansas City. the wedding to
take place Thursday. June 20. Miss
Heidleston has friends in Topeka who
will be interested in the news of her
engagement. She is a graduate Of
Washburn college and member of
the Beta Sorority. Mr.. Oldham is
graduate of the University of Ohio,
and is now practicing law in Kansas
City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24

The NJ. I. N. x. girls of the June,
'13 class of the high school. will hold
their monthly meeting Friday after
noon, June 80, at 2:30 o'clock, at the
home of Miss Gertrude Hucke11, 1924
College avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24

Miss Alice Parsons of Chanute was
the guest of honor at an informal
luncheon given Friday by Miss Alice
Lakin at her home on Western ave-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24

The wedding of Miss Pearl Mar
garet Prewitt and Mr.. Allan Abbot
Lauck will take place this evening at
8 o'clock at the home of the brides
sister, Mrs. Samuel Beidilman.
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An out of town visitor was met on
the street. yesterday by an old friend
who asked him, among other things,
if he brought his wife with him.
NO. he answered, this is a pleas
ure trip,
Evening bulletin., 1911-05-15
TOURISTS
COMING

Over one hundred passengers will
arrive at Honolulu at an early hour
tomorrow morning by two trans-Paci-
iic steamships that left San Francisco
on the same date.
The Matson Navigation liner Will
helmina has wirelcssed In to the Of
feet that the vessel will he on the
port at daylight with 40 cabin and
Is steerage passengers for Honolulu.
This vessel has 20S9 tons general ear
20 for Honolulu and 1900 tons for dis
charge at Hilo. Mail from the main
land amounting to 3i2 sacks Is being
brought down as well as l2O packages
Wells Fargo Express matter. The
freight list includes two automobiles.
At last report tho steamer was i72
mites off the port steaming through
fine weather.
II. Hackfeld and Company received
q wireless from the Pacific Mail liner
China this morning that the old res
liable steamship would he off the port
by seven O'Clock tomorrow morning.
The China is bringing 500 tons cargo
from San Francisco to Honolulu. TO
leave the ship at this port are 81 cab
In ana second class passengers. The
Pacific mail boat brings additional
sacks of later mail
Evening bulletin., 1911-05-15
FIRE-DANCERS NOW
ON WAY FROM SUVA

G. r. Mayne, who has been working
for some time to get a company of
East Indian iire-dancers here aud was
for time baffled when the Makura
refused to bring them from Suva, last
night receive Il cablegram from Suya
stating that they had left on the
steamer Mariana and will arrive in
Honolulu May 20.
Mayne has libe1lcd the Makura of
the Canadan-Australan line for $l5,-
900 damages, because the steamer did
not bring the fire,dancers. There was
confusion apparently as to the immi-
grafton regulations.
The fire dancers are said to give a
wonderful exhibition OF dancing on
hot Goals. % Mayne said this morning
that he would give a private eXhibi-
tiOn AT which he would invite local
physicians to examine the dancers
and prove that they receive no harm
They are to appear for the Honolulu
Amusement Company
Evening bulletin., 1911-05-15
Why NOT CALL
HER "HEMO?"

An appropriate as we'll as cuphoni-
Gus Hawaiian name not over four syl-
lables in length is wanted for the fleet
and handsome new launch that will
undergo trial trip this afternoon aud
soon be placed in commission by the
United States Quarantine Service at
Honolulu.
Dr. Carl Ramus Is casting about for
suitable congomen. He wants p wor
10 grace the bows of the fine new craft
that will he symbulical for speed pro-
lection. sanitation and any other attri-
butte that may Justly be laid to the
Federal quarantine service.
Some minor alterations are being
made In the launch. II was built at
Mare Island but in some particulars
placed upon a vessel to be used for
boarding incoming steamers.
With these changes and additions
completed, the old steam launch Oahu
with the consumptive chug and the
halting gait will be laid up for well
earned rest.
Dr. Ramus stated this morning that
he was In the market for any and all
suggestions for a fitting name To
adOin the quarantine launch.
From the general sentiment and
spirit of rejoicing more or less ram
pant among shipping and business
men today over the announcement
that the quarantine ban had been lift
ed, the suggestion Is made that tho
lately arrived motor launch he called
"Hemo."
The names of "Wela Ka Hao" and
Pau Pilikia" being close second
in the race for favorable considera-
tion.