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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-19
HOW He DID IT.
DIR. GrenfelI Tells of His Work
in Labrador.
Wrought Transformation
Among the Fisher Folk.
MESSAGE OF LOVE.
Must BE Told in Language PeO-
pie Can Understand.
DR.. Lynch Tells Of His Work in
the Congo.

DR.. Wllfred GrenfeIl, whose practical
Christianity has made a wonderful
transformation among the fisherfolk
along the coast of Labrador, tola in an
intensely interesting manner Thursday
night at the First Presbyterian church
OF his life work, illustrating with nearly
zoo Stereopt1con views. Many of the 500
persons present had read of the life
In that frigid region and the change
that has come in Norman Duncan's de-
ightful books in dialect, Or. Luke of
the Labrador and 1.-The Cruise of the
Shining Light" and to them of course
the lecture was particularly entertain
ing.
maintained in the work of DR.. Grenfeu,
a hospital steamship, an Orphanage,
tuberculosis open air hospital, some
schools and other similar institutions.
You must translate the message OF
love to & man in language that he can
understand" said DR.. Grenfell in speak
ing at a dinner given in his honor at
o'clock Thursday in Gemmell hall of
the Central Y. NJ. c. A. under the
auspices of the Men ard Religion or
ganization.
The men are helplessly poor in the
fishing villages Of Labrador. Many dis
eases come from preventable causes If
I can prevent the causes that bring
about the disease, Of course I've
preached a true message message Of
love to him.
The economic system was wrong
Everybody lived on the credit basis
they lived on the books, so to speak
Wages are frequently paid in liquors.
BY changing the system in vogue the
earring capacity was naturally increas-
ed. This is using a practical way Of
transmitting the message of the gos-
pei.
I think the field of work of a surgeon
should be to uplift the whole
man. If you can use your craft and
uplift a man both body and soul you
can accomplish more than the man
who is simply looking out for the
money.
These men really do not want drink.
As one of them said, 1T is such a lone
~ thing to be good out in the middle
of the road There is no place that
the men can go. There is warmth il
the saloons, and a man hardly likes to
read the papers without doing some
thing to pay for the privilege, so he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-19
As IT NIGHT BE.

oh Jack, ] came near forgetting"
Forgetting what, Puss?''
Asking you to go down into the
store-room to find those clutches 1 had
when I hurt my knee
What's the matter? Your knee
isn't troubling you, is it
mo, indeed; don't look so anxious.
7 read the other day about a poor
woman that needs a pair of clutches
and hot water bag
Did the paper give her address,
mo. I wrote to the woman that has
charge of that column and she sent it
to me. And, Jack, it had r. D. on it;
what does that mean %
Rural Delivery. l imagine
''Of course, it does. How stupid of
met
Not many city women would know"
We'll, dear, will you get them for
me?''
DO you remember, Puss. the last
time 1 went to the store-room for you?
I wasted half an hour, got covered
with dust, and then you decided you
didn't want what you sent me after
Yes, dear, and you were so nice
about it; but 1 promise not to do it
Please don't: it's no fun poking
around in that crowded place
don't see where all the stuff comes
FROM
1T does accumulate pretty fast
Those crutches are very short Pet.
YOU are such mite of a thing. How
| do YOU know she could use them 20
Il wrote to her. She isn't quite so
short as I am, but I thought we could
! have longer rubbers put on them be
! fore I sent them.
Got it all doped out haven't you;
Puss? But suppose yous should need
them again yourself2"
why, Jackl I'm not going to hurt
myself again; it's nearly three years
since my accident
Don't be too sure. You know you
! Der, we had quite a time getting those
! crutches so they would be right
.sJack-you lazy boy. believe you
are making all these excuses because
you don't want to look for them"
/ There may be more truth than
| poetry in that. I don't care for the
job. that's the truth.
I'D send Norah, but she hasn't the
slightest idea where anything is down
there"
LAS much as I have. guess. But if
you've been thoughtful enough to go
to all the trouble of finding out about
the poor creature, 1 guess can help
a little, too
II knew you would. Your bark is
always worse than your bite
rs it? I'm not so sure
Il am. Go on, now, that's good
| boy. After you find them We'll go to
the drug store and buy her a hot
water bag. I was going to send her
ours but I have a notion that poor
people like new things once in a
III pay for the bag. You have
win you9 That's finei I'm rather
!, hard-up-as usual - Copyright,
/ 1912, BY Associated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-19

buys drinks. 1 am trying to raise
money to build a place where the fish
ermen can 60"
The speaker then told how by the
grace of God,'' he and his assistants
sold tobacco to the fishermen at a low
figure, and how the tobacco took the
place of the booze on the fishing ships.
DIR. Lynch Tells of Congo.
DR.. Lynch, a Baptist missionary from
the Congo country, residing 6 degrees
propriate remarks. Il live among a
very primitive people, he said. THE
touch of human kindness makes the
whole world kin. Primitive man is
tied by custom, and kept there by the
bonds of superstition He lives his life
in dread-is suspicious of his fellow
man. Let a strange mysterious power
come among the people that relieves
pain, then can they be lifted from dark
ness.
There were so persons at the dinner
The guest of honor was introduced by
Governor w. r. Stubbs-
DR.. GrenfeIl will speak before the Knife
and Fork club of Kansas City Saturday
evening and effort is being made to
dress in the chapel hour at the state
university. The university is especially
interested in the famous labrador o.. mis- mis-
siOnary- doctor on account OF the Stuops-
Grenfe1 scholarship.
DR.. Grenfen visited the university two
years ago soon after he had advances
used medical product in operations upon
eyes and in various diseases such as
typhoid fever, from the glands of whales
Governor Stubbs Helps
This drug has always been obtained
from the glands of cattle and smaller
animals Only six-tenths of grain of
the substance can be obtained from a
steer. Whales are not fish, but water
cows with the chief characteristic OF
land cattle 1t was entirely new theory
in the medical world. go
Governor w. r. Stubbs gave $1,000 as
fellowship for research into the prln-
ciples of extracting the whale glands Z.
r WeidIine was awarded the fellowship
and for months he Experimental win
the result that it had been found that
the whale will give so times more adrena-
lin than a cow -,
DR. Grenfen is deeply interested in the
future Of Labrador. Conservation IS neeu-
ed owing to the business tactics OF the
Hudson Bay company and the great
French Fur company, which divide the
territory ..-z... ,-,i--
ing will become a great industry IN the
country for hides and meats He mas a
, herd of his own for experimental pur-
poses. 49, ~
Labrador Doctor Grenfeu says, but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-19
AS IT OFTEN IS.

Jack. go down in the store-room and
find those crutches 1 had when L
sprained my ankle.
What in the world do you want with
crutches?"
Never mind what I want them for;
go and get them"
If you think I'm going down in that
place on a. fools errand, you're mis-
taken. The last time you asked for
something from that store-room
wasted half an hour and got covered
with dust and then you decided you
didn't want it after all
Il won't this time"
How do I know
Il was reading about lame woman
that asked some one to send her PAIR
of crutches; I thought she might as
we'll have mine. They aren't doing any
one any good.
the woman is etc 2"
Not didn't say anything about her
size
of any use to any one else; you're too
you don't know They might be
right; and as they are of no use to me
we might run the risk -
I'm not going to look for them. After
Won sent them she would probably
fit. or else chop them up for kindl1ng
wood
Cant you give people credit for be-
ing honest once in while2
mo. not under such circumstances
TIL bet she lives way out west or down
east Why don't such people apply to
the towns in which they live if they are
in need -
she does live down east: perhaps out
| in the country. Her address had r. D.
/ faf
ery?''
yes. but even farmers have neigh
bors. I can't see why | should spend
half an hour rummaging around for
something for someone I've never seen
and don't want TO see"
What a selfish man you are, Jack
I Henderson, Here's this poor woman
lame and needing crutches; mine are
doing no one any good, but you won
| go to a little trouble to find them SO l
can send them to her"
you may need them again yourself
you're so careless You never look
| where you're going.
Il shan't hurt myself again. It's three
| years since my accident
Don't be too sure Then you would
be asking for crutches- You'd better
keep the ones you have instead OF
| wasting your money for more
| How unrea sonable you are, Jack;
never saw any one quite like YOU
| Won't you please get the crutches?
NO. And you take my advice and
keep them
..i'rn going to send them to that pool
woman"
EITHER you or Norah viii get then
then: I'll be jiggered if I will And, re
member. if you hurt yourself again
you go without crutches; so you'd bet
ter think twice before you give then
away I've bought one pair to fit you
, and III never pay for another, s'
: you'd better hang on to what you'V'
got
s.I'lI run the risk, I'm not going Z
. | hurt myself. I suppose can so an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-19
OVER FORTY ENTRANTS
Greatest Number of Aviators Ever
Gathered in America.

Los Angeles. Jan 19.-The third in
ternationaI aviation meet to be held
in Los Angeles viii open at Domin-
guez aviation field tomorrow with
more than forty entrants, the greatest
number of ayiators ever gathered at
a meet in America. The nine day
meet will consist of sensational
"stunts" for the entertainment of the
spectators.
Some of the features will be an
aeroplane marriage and honeymoon,
sham battles in the air and handicap
races between high powered machines.
There will be a postal substation for
aerial mail delivery and a wireless
station to receive messages from a
biplane.
Aviators have objected to the pres
ence of Red Cross flags and amDu-
lances on the field and it has been de-
cided to dispense with them
Everybody read the state Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-19
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Start Movement for Children's
Public Play Grounds.
Agitate Good Idea in Plenty OF
Time.
UTILIZE WASTE LOTS.
Turn Weed Spots Into Recrea-
ton Places.
Other Items OF Interest ON the
North Side.

While +hare is no demand Tor plaS
e,.o,1,d- this weather, at the same ~
a sentiment is developing on Inc = -
side in favor of establishing SUI ~
zion places before spring -" 49,
idas EXPRESSED is that the present 49,
~ +be right time to agitate the proposl-
+joD II was said this morning TIC.
too often such matters We're h 49, =;
mill too late in the year 1naI =
10, +be time approached for pupiic
,,+.1-n,-ise or benefit it is frequently TOO
late to nut tie idea into actuailly-
Hence even this early the matter LOT
a.. North side play ground is being as
cussed. Many sites are sald 10 pc 80
able for such purposes. some u -
. ,,eI,,7+ lots yera not even put INTO CUT
ti-ratio,, hit left to weeds last summer.
Several times complaints were hearu
aho1,+ such eyesores from people IN the
neighborhood but no afternoon was
paid. o,,a +ra
cr1y that the waste places be made INTO
backgrounds. This project mas peeh
taken ND informally and may be Tor
mallv presented by delegatloh VI
North Side citizens to the oIIlcldls oh
the civic club. 1.-The play ground move
ment is spreading, why not sel Aieo
liner is the query.
A North side boy. in connection with
Leap Year took ignoble revenge; rue
other evening a leap year pan Mas
BOYS bows Now it happened that about
vesr ago. a certain North Side boy
asked a certain North Side girl to
dance. and for good reasons she ula
~ accapt And it also happens that
the girl ene IS very good hearted and ap-
preeiative. All the year she has re-
membered the invitation from the G
n. s B. and in return for his INVITATION
of last winter. asked him TO the oahce-
P,+ he refused. reminding her that she
mad done likewise about year ago
such is life in Leap Year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-19


lecture course is being organized
in silver Lake under the auspices d
the silver Lake Methodist church Con
siderabl Topeka talent VIII be DOCK
ed for numbers
..Rv the way, how does a bald-headed
man stand this cold weather: asks
Kansas avenue man
An advance of % cents on the price
of Burlingame and Usage City coal
Thursday on the North Side because of
Burlinsame coal which sold at $3.50
per ton at the Central mill was adj
vanced to $475, and Usage City coal
was advanced from s4.75 to IS per ton
According to the mill people the mine
owners say that they have been losing
money on the present price of coal.
The Arts and Crafts Embroidery
club is meeting at the home OF Mrs
A. NJ. Goodman this afternoon.
Henry Ogee Of Gil Norris street who
has bean hunting several days near
RossviIle has returned home.
Charles Names of Lawrence spent
Thursday at the home of his mother,
Mrs. T. R. Preston at 617 West Cor
don street
Mr. and Mrs. r. T Hopkins have
moved from the South Side to 913 North
Topeka avenue.
A party of young folks surprised
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Boyce at their home
Wednesday evening The evening was
freshments were served. Those invited
were: Sylvia Spetter. Inez Banks,
Helen Wellman, Mary Butler Marjorie
Cole, Ruth Button. Vera Myers, Hazel
kincaid, Evelyn Fowler, Ralph Zarker.
Ralph Button. Vernon Warnock.
Charlie Martin, Paul Van Ness, John
Kincaid, John Williams, Mr.. Alvin,
Lester Fowler.
A new grange was organized at
Grove, Is miles northwest of Topeka,
last night, with a membership of 60
The officers elected are: Schmid Mich
OILS. master; Mrs. Charles Howell, sec
rotary, and Mrs. Sam Hoover, lecturer.
O. F. Whitney of the Indian Creek
grange organized the Grove assOcia-
ton
c. a. Leinbach. who has been in
| Usage on short business trip, has re
turned home.
Guy Mallory of 1871 North Van
Buren, street has left for visit in La
Junta, Colo
Rev. T. J. Pearson of S33 Morris
street. pastor of the North Congrega-
tional church. who has been confined
to St Francis hospital on account of
sickness, has returned home.
o. A Pratt is in Scranton on bust
ness
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Irwin have
moved from 1895 Central avenue to
1907 Central avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs w. H. Graves are Wis
iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
s. Bergundthal.
/ r T. Elder of 1881 North Harrison
street is sick at his home
The most unfortunate North side
woman has been found. She was
reared in a large city and SO never
went barefoot when a child.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-19
NEW FATABLE,S IN THE DELL
CATESSEN DEPT

Two new dishes that youll proba bly,
welcome. will be on sale in the deli
catessen department tomorrow; as well
81 the big variety of regular eatables.
Dreaded tomatoes is one of them and
juicy. sugared baked apples is the
other.
Among the other good things to eat
viii be found potato salad. picked
beets, roast pork roast beef. fried
chicken, beef dressing, baked chicken
with dressing. boiled tongue. cold slaW,
meat pie. Mexican chile, rice and tapi-
oca pudding, cottage cheese, spagetti,
etc, etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-19
FINE FRESH GRAPEFRUIT AT sc
EACH

This is another bargain for our Gus
toners. While we are not directly in
the fruit business, the quality and
price on this grape fruit was so tempt
ing that we couldn't resist buying
them and offering the advantage to
our customers This grape fruit is
fairly good size. fresh and in the best
Of condition. 1t is the Isle of Pines
variety. Better get several tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-19
entative Of the Democratic

sentative Of the Democratic con
science
1T is evident that the big interests
have isolated Wilson from all the 9TH
err candidates and have made him the
special object of attack. There is all
the more reason, therefore, that the
Democrats of Nevada and the west
should recognize him as the true pro-
gressive leader and rally to his sup
port"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-19

You have captured one of our gen
erals > said the South American COM
Tnander. Yes said the leader OF the
INSURGENTS I'VE have" I'VE viii eN-
change two coIonels for him" Nix
Then two colonies and captain
Nothing doing. You can have him, how
ever for can of condensed milk. p
louisville Courler-Jounal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-19
TOMORROW
Pound Boxes
of Good Quality
Chocolates
30 cts.

Tomorrow, We are going to put on
sale a. limited number of pound boxes
of fresh, rich, nice quality chocolates.
These chocolates are of assorted flaw
ors. with rich cream centers and
heavy dipped chocolate coats Such
q quality would ordinarily sell else
where at 40c or even soc. The boxes
are neat and artistic with a dainty
wrapping of transparent paper and
gold seal The package is tasteful and
the chocolates are delicious Here $
a big bargain for tomorrow only
Come early in the day if you would
be sure to get them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-19
GET SUNDAYS CAKES AND PAS
TRIES HERE

With the desired quality of the cook
ing and the splendid variety to choose
from as a mere matter of course, you II
find it pleasing. helpful and econOmi-
cal to buy what cakes, pies. bread.
rolls, pastry. etc, here In all there
are more than 157 varieties of good
things to eat to be had here. And you
viii find them always fresh, appetis-
ing and wholesome
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-19
rs no GIVE HEF oRUrCHEs no 4 POOR WOMAN.
BY SARA z. WORTs.

find them; Norah won't have the faint
est idea where to look"
Il don't care who finds them as long
as I'm not disturbed. I never sit down
to read my paper that you haven't
some fool thing you want me to do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-19

YOU would have to chase the beggars all
over that four hundred thousand square
miles to herd them, which would be I'M
satisfa Glory
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-16
BRIDGEWATER.

A meeting Of the Ladies' Aid will
be held with Mrs. Harmie Hawkins
Wednesday afternoon, March 10.
Bourdon's moving pictures at
Union hall this evening.
Edward Smith is passing a week
in Bristol.
The Boys club is rehearsing the
play, "The Time of His Life" and
its presentation is eagerly awaited.
Mrs. Lucy Whiting Wilson, aged
II years, died last week Friday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
E. A. Davis. She was married in
Boston to Horace Wilson in 1859.
They lived in Waltham, Mass,
many years, coming to Barnard in
1886, where Mr.. Wilson died in
1906, and later Mrs. Wilson came
to Bridgewater. Mrs c. B. Corey
is a daughter, and she leaves four
grandchildren and two great-grand-
children. The funeral service was
held Sunday afternoon, Rev. H. l..
Ca nfield of w oodstock officiating.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-16
WEST WOODSTOCK

Mrs. Frank Howard, who hal
been visiting a sick friend in Hart,
ford, returned Wednesday after
noon.
Misses Bertha and Ruth Slack are
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Slack
during school vacation at Proctors-
Vile and Cavendish, where they are
teaching.
Mrs. Mary Grace Garfield will
speak on temperance at West Wood
stock schoolhouse Tuesday evening,
March Io, at 8 o'clock.
Leon Gray and family, who were
living in the King cottage, have
moved to the old Boyce place near
Westerdale.
Our school closed on Friday Tor a
few weeks vacation.
Our merchant, r.. o. BramaA is
visiting sister and her husband at
Westport, N. Y, and brother at
Bennington.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-16

Arthur E. Spaulding removed his
undertaking business to South Roy
alton last week.
A few inches Of snow fell Tuesday
evening, the storm turning to rain
Wednesday morning. After days
intermission rain fell again Friday
and the streets and sidewalks are
heavy with slush and water.
The Rebekahs gave an enjoyable
whist party of 26 tables Thursday
evening. The first prize for ladies
was won by Mrs. Emma Slayton ;
first prize for men was won by
Charles Cobb. The BOBBY prizes
we're taken by Mrs. Collins and F..
s. Payne.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-16
NORTH POMFRET

Mr.. and Mrs. George Baker spent
last Sunday at Frank Shows in
Barnard.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Clifford
returned from their visiting trip
Monday.
Mrs Lii Ryanis for the present
with her mother, Mrs. Putnam, who
has been quite ill but is now much
better.
Victor Bushway and a friend were
guests at Howard Bushway's Sun
yday.
Mrs. Mark Mudgett and Lucille
were in Quechee one day last week.
Charles Mudgett of Haverhill,
nv. H., visited at Mrs. Elna Mudg-
Iett's recently.
Lester Clifford has new Wing
1piano.
Will Burke was, at his fathers
last Saturday and Sunday, having
brought his son Perley to Hanover
FOR an operation for appendicitis.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-16
Made in Woodstock.

The recent tragedy in Rutland has
aroused many of our local users of
electricity to the safety of their own
lighting fixtures, and some of them
have quickly found that here in
Woodstock a device is to be had
which eliminates all danger from
shock in operating electric pull
chains or buttons.
This device, which is an insulator
for the pendent chains used in oper-
ating certain types of electric lamps,
is the recent invention of Thomas NJ.
Harrigan, whose Boston agency has
already sold thousands of them all
over the country, and electricians
and the trade papers are saying all
sorts of good things about it.
When Superintendent Wilfred
Smith of the Woodstock Electric
company was asked what could be
done TO obviate the danger of DEATH
dealing shocks from electric light
fixtures. he replied promptly that
every bracket ought to be up at least
six feet from the floor and equipped
with a pull socket and one of Harri-
gan's insulators. This insulator, he
said, would easily resist 1000 volts.
which is about twenty times the
voltage of the ordinary light.
Superintendent Smith was some
what at loss to account for the fatal
accident at Rutland employees of his
company were continually receiving
shocks of the same voltage which
killed the young Rutland lawyer,
but in the latter's case he was stand
ing in water. making perfect con-
tact, and Superintendent Smith init
mated that there was no telling the
intensity of the shock under such
circumstances.
In the last few days Mr.. Harrigan
has received inquiries in regard to
his insulator from all over New Eng.
land, aside from the local demand
for it, and his sales will be largely
increased as it's efficiency becomes
known. And one of it's good features
is its simplicity and cheapness.