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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-18

Green.
The father always made the dis
covery; there was an. alarm to his
faithful retainers, and they started out
in mad pursuit.
But always the little god Cupid
urged the lovers steed, and always it
won the race.
Venus's little runaway has learned
that even in love one must be pro-
gresSive, and that the, faithful steed
sung in ancient rhymes and legends
cannot keep ahead of modern meth
DDS of pursuit.
So he has become a chauffeur! He
is everything, anything. He can
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-18

water or air.
If those who love wish to call back
the gorgeous past, and the old chiv-
alric life with the trumpets' sound
to cast over them his magic spell and
they do not know in what times they
live.
The lovers in the picture who have
trusted their lives to his wild steering
do not know if they are riding in an
airship or an old time stage coach.
All they know is that Love is the
guiding hand and that they are to-
gether.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-18

ing the 9th. instead of the goth, az
had first been arranged.
The second certificate recital at Beth
any college will be given Monday night;
May 20, at o'clock in the assembly
room of the college. The program
will be furnished by Miss Antoinette
West, Miss Elizabeth Moore, Topeka
Miss Josephine Willig, Wamego, Miss
Elizabeth McGill, Baltimore, Md, plan
Alena Philbin. Silver Lake, contralto
lists pupils of Miss Widenham and Miss
pupil of Miss Abbott.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Wiley of
S13 West Tenth avenue gave a crib
bage party Friday night. The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Scott and
Donald Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Or
gan, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Weather
ton, Mrs. Gil1yet, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Davis, Miss Emma Davis and Master
w. E. Davis.
Mrs. Agnes Voegtle gave a party
Friday night at the Y. w. c. A. for
her class in German, which has fin
ished the winters course of study.
x X
The Sigma Delta Psi girls of Wash
burn college will have a picnic this
evening near the college campus.
Monday afternoon they will have a
pledge service for Miss Ruth Kaster
thelr new members.
The pupils of Miss Hazel Barnwell
will give a recital Wednesday night
at the Y. w. c. A. The recital was
postponed from Friday of last week.
recital will be given by the pupils
of Miss Jennie Blinn Monday even
ing at the 7. w. c. A. The program
will be as follows:
Pastoraie- Stewart
Cossack's Song. ..H Homer
Mr.. Delbert West
Knowest Thou the Land (from
Miss Meta Curry
But once More Halle
Mr.. Theodore Post
My Lover Is Weaver -. Hildach
Let Miss Lindy Pass. ....... Rogers
Miss Charlotte Eldridge
sane mo song -..---..--'''- Toner Toner
Mr.. Bernard McNown
me Ropln. mcdowell
In the Woods. Mcdowell
Miss Helen Shaver
Piano-Country Dance. Nevin
Miss Ethel Everingham, Miss
Alice Harrington
Two Grenadiers. -. Schumann
Mr.. Herbert Blinn
In, Inc Boat. -. Grieg
Inc Lamb. Densmore
Miss Beatrice Burge
ISRAELI hlnS
Mr.. Bernard McNown
Happy Song. Del Riego
They Say. ..-....R andeggar
Miss Helen Shaver
Spinning Song (from the Flying
Chorus
The names of those singing in the
chorus are: Miss Eva Currie, Miss
Iona Buchanan, Mrs. Guy E. Owens,
Miss Charlotte Eldridge, Miss Meta
Curry, Miss Gladys West, Miss Bernie
Ackley, Miss Beatrice Burge, Miss
Florence Langstaff.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blood Smith
left today for st. Paul. Mimi, to spend
a week.
Mrs. w. A. Johnston will leave Mon
day for Chicago and will give an adj
dress before a suffrage conference of
transmississippi and southern states
Tuesday night.
Mrs. Noble Prentis will go to Larned
for the state federation meeting, and
% Pawnee Rock for the ceremony of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-18

girls heart for q man than when her
father objects to the lover.
1t is the zest, the spice, the life of
the romance. 1t is the thrill that re-
is willful, Cupid has only to whisper
in her ear that this languishing youth
is not desirable in her fathers eyes,
and she falls in love with him forth
with.
their chivalry and state, the lover
dashed up on a milk white charger,
and the maiden slipped out of her
fathers castle, climbed up behind him
and away they flew to their Gretna
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-18
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
mo sooner met, but they looked;
no sooner looked, but they loved; no
sooner loved, but they sighed; no soon
er sighed, but they asked one another
the reason.''-Shakespea
And having passed through this
stage of inexplicable bliss, they dis
covered there was nothing in life
worth living for but each other, and
that the only way to secure each
other beyond interference of parent,
guardian or friend was to elope.
Cupid, in his many adventures so
faithfully portrayed by Nell Brinkley
is never more sure of winning a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-18

The Vespuccian club were delightfully
entertained Monday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Cunning ham, 12jS
East Eighth avenue. Mrs. J. S. Lang
ston, Mrs. r. B. Kelley. Mrs. Jane
Mouldy, Mrs. NJ. Gragg and Mrs. Cum
bingham were the hostesses. A must -al
and literary program was given during
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-18
Rip-p-p-p-p!
Out Come Thousands
Of Dress Shields!
Hereafter, Madame, You Are Going to
Feel More Comfy" Under the Arms

Girls, get 25c box of PERSPI-NO right
away at the drug store, and get one of
the surprises of your life 1t means the
age of dress shields is gone
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-18
EAST SIDE NOTES.

Items for this column may be 'phoned
to Bell 1729. Ind. 2253 Blue or the State
Journal office.l
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-01-11
Carolina, CIinChfieId and Ohio Nv.
Carolina, Clinchfed and Ohio Ry. of South Carolina
"CLINCHFIELD ROUTE"
To Sell interchangeable Penny SCriD Books.

Beginning with Sunday January 9TH, 1912, the Carolina
Cnchied and Ohio Railway and the Carolina Clnchfed and
Ohio Railway of South Carolina" Clnchfed Route'-wl
place on sale at all principal ticket offices form of trans
portaton designated interchangeable Peuny Scrip Books
which will be honored by practically all the railroads ravers
ing the territory south of the Ohio and Potomac and the
Mississippi rivers and which believed will be welcomed bv
the public
Each Penny Scrip Book will contain time of sale twenty
hVe hundred OO of the face value of each
$500 in the aggregate, but will be sold for $4,000 The
of such book when attached the and contract
thereof and presented to ticket by the original purchaser
will be accepted in the purchase of transportation for her
own use between stations the Southeast rates and under
the regulations set forth in the tariff governing the sale and use
of this new form of transportation.
For further detailed information apply your nearest
Agent of the Carolina Clnched Ohio Railway and Caro-
lna Cnchfeld and Ohio Railway of South Carolna-"Cnch
field Route. CHAS. T. MANDEL,
t. P. A. In Charge Pass Dept
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-01-11
CAPTURE SMALL GRlST MILL
Detachment Of Missouri Cavalry
Make Raid and Bag Lot Of
Rebels and Horses.

Our three years service expired
Aug. 9, 1854, and on the 18th Lieut..
Groves, in command of II men of Co.
A and IL of Co. B, 7th Mo. Cav, left
Pine Bluffs, Ark, at daylight on a
secret march of 80 miles south to a
grist mill, which Gen. Clayton was
anxious to know whether the rebels
were operating. We were guided by
Columbus Mari, who lived in the
neighorhood Of the mill. He was loyal
and brave.
About noon we stopped back of a
field, where the guides mother, wild
ow, lived, and about three miles from
the mill AS soon as our horses were
rested we started for the mill through
the timber. We had not gone far until
we could hear the throbbing of the en-
CINE, writes w. H. Craven, sergeant
Co. A, 7th Mo. Cav, of Milton, Iowa,
in National Tribune. We went within
so rods of the mill, when the lieuten-
ant concealed the command In a
thicket and gave us orders to remain
quiet until his return. He and the
guide left.
In about an hour they returned, hav-
ing gone inside the rebel camp to a
house which was not more than 200
yards from the mill, occupied by a
Union family. AS our guide was per-
sonally acquainted with the family and
knew he could trust them, he had one
Of the girls go to the mill under the
ruse Of having some milling done, and
get all the information she could In re-
gard to the location Of their camp and
the number Of soldiers there, which
she did.
The lieutenant called US around him
find out whether or not the rebels
were running the mill, which they are.
There are 100 men running and guard
ing It.; there are 70 now at the mill
and 80 on scout between here and
Pine Bluffs, and have started since
noon. Two miles south of the mill is
their main camp, occupied by 1000
infantry and cavalry, with two sec
tons of artillery. l have fulfilled my
mission. 1t is up to you If we go any
farther"
A tall, lank fellow by the name of
Nichols Strengthened himself up, and
said: Lieutenant, we don't want to
use ourselves up like we did today
without getting one shot" All right"
said the lieutenant; mount your
horses"
We were now about 80 rods north
east of the mill, and their camp was
300 southwest. We made a circuit I'M
til we were almost west Of their camp
and about 200 yards from 1t, when we
halted, and the lieutenant told Sergt.
Smith of Co. B,sto take IL men of his
company and charge the camp, and he
would take the IA from Co. A and
charge the mill, and gave me orders
to take those left of Co. A and not
come into the mill yard until all of the
men were in.
The rebels were surprised, and did
not discover our presence until Sergt.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-01-11


Smith with his squad rode into their
camp and demanded their surrender
and opened fire on them Those that
did not surrender took to the woods
and left their horses, and those run,
ming the mill rushed out to see what
the commotion was, only to find the
mill yard in possession Of Co. A.
1t was then about o'clock In the
evening, and heavy rain storm was
brewing, which have always thought
was our salvation. The lieutenant
called us together, and gave us orders
to set fire to their camp, get all the
horses ready, detail guard for the
prisoners and be ready to march IN
the quickest time possible.
l gathered up firebrand out of
their campfire, and started in the first
tent in the line, and kicked up the
straw and applied the torch.
In few moments we were on the
raarch, and by this time the rain was
falling in torrents. The lieutenant,
instead of starting towards the Bluffs,
started on the road to the main rebel
camp, but only followed 1t until we
were out of sight Of the houses that
surrounded the mill, and then took to
lhe woods again.
We got into Pine Bluffs the mex,
morning about o'clock.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-01-11
To D. ]. Mcdonald.
Bank of Commerce
VS..
ID, j. Mcdonald.


In ChaDcery Court, johnson City, Tenn.
happening from the bill in this case,
which is sworn to, that d. ]. Mcdonald
is justly indebted to the Bank of Com
merce, the complainant, and that he re-
sides out of the state, and an attachment
having been issued and levied on the de-
PENDANTS property, it is ordered that
publication be made for four successive
weeks in The Comet, requiring the said
defendant to appear before said chance
ry court on the second Monday in March
next, and make his defence To the bill
filed against him in this cause, otherwise
said bill will be taken for confessed, and
the cause proceeded with ex parte.
This December %, 1911.
j. w. CASS,
Clerk and Master.
S. Z. Miller, Sol. 1434-4t
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-01-11
NONRESIDENT Notice.
Charles Hodge
vs..
Gertrude Hodge.
In the Law Court at johnson City,
Tennessee.

In this cause, it appearing from the
allegations of compliments bill, which
is sworn to, that the defendant, Gertrude
Hodge, is nonresident Of the state Of
Tennessee, it is, therefore, ordered that
publication be made for said non-resi-
dent defendant for four consecutive
weeks, in newspaper published in
Johnson City, Tennessee, in said county
notifying said nonresident to appear
before the judge of our law court, on or
before the Sd Monday in February, 1912,
and answer said bill, or the allegations
thereof will be taken as confessed, and
the cause set for hearing cx parte as to
her.
This December Is, 1911.
j. II. HILBERT, Clerk,
1872 by GEO. n. BARNES, DC.
Julian Campbell, Atty. for Petitioner.
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about these mysterious losses. The
S. S. S, ought to tbriveI
Then there is another delicate
matter for the S. S. S. to handle.
The most popular girls at fashion.
able cotillons capture the most
favors- There Is always eager striv,
ing to get favors, especially when
they are valuable. At present it Is
not safe for girl to leave her
favors unguarded a single instant,
Some other girl swoops down and
steals them,
At one OF Mrs. Pembroke Jones's
famous balls, the favors were un-
usually valuable. For one figure
she gave French wands topped with
three white ostrich p1umes. These
plumes were very expensive and
each girl planned to have them on
a picture hat.
Every girl In the Newport set had
a hat the following Spring with
these plumes on.
But more than one guest "Iost"
her wand most mysteriously. And
more than ore girl wore these
plumes who had not been called
Oh W uauSS III LQaC particular
figure! Yes, there are girls who
will annex any favors left I'm.
guarded. But they do not consider
1t stealing.
The S, S, S, may not be able to
handle this matter. A mere man
could never handle 1t. And for
this problem, the matrons OF society
may add women to their Service"
They are thinking OF calling in the
girls who belong to the Same class
as the masculine members of the
s, S. S. These girls caa be de-
pended on to take care OF the favor
thieves, and also the lady-like sub.
scription agents who slip In at az
ternoon receptions in the Winter
and at garden parties in the Sum.
mer,
These agents" are supposedly
collecting funds for some we'll
know charity, and when a prom.
inent woman meets one In the
house Of her friends she frequently
hands out cash.
But society Is no longer willing
To be an easy mark,
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These are legitimate, although un-
known guests.
This custom, however, has bred
set Of parasites, set OF gentlemen
thieves, who are quick TO selze
every opportunity TO steal IL mas
also bred different sort Of parasite.
With so many strangers coming and
going. no one can positively spy OUT
the impostor.
There have been several runaway
marriages in society during the last
few years; marriages Of petted
daughters with men little more than
servants. How have these court
ships been carried on? Only too
easlly!o More than one chauffeur,
more than one groom from the
ystables. thas done himself up in the
proper evening clothes and slipped
, into houses and openly made love3to
,heiresses. ~ ~ zen 3.
= The, impostor easily passes the
hostess She :. looks sat him. muir.
muTs, He must be- 'one of Jacks
college friends. and gives him
carelessl welcome. 4 The, rest is as
easy, as falling onathe ,ice. q
, These men, are the most danger
GUS ito the, peace. Of mind OF the So
cigty dame She can : forgive the
theft Of her Jewels, but notsthe theft
Of her daughter. To protect herself
and her friends, the 'matrop now
calls on the Society Secret Service,
Among the matTons who have
long used this service jim small
way are Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Mrs. Ogden Mills Mrs, John r.
Drexel, Mrs. Robert Goelet. Mrs.
William K Vanderbilt, ST.. and
numerous others.
The out-grown service was devel-
oped by man named. Johnson. This
enterpI ising person learned to know
every member OF. society by sight.
He knew their grandparents, their
lovers, their family scandals. In the
beginning Johnson was utilized only
for weddings, He and his men stood
at the church entrance and scrutin-
lied every one who entered
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S. S. s. to request them to leave.
They disappeared from view. At
five-thirty in the morning, after the
last guests had left footman dis.
covered the two impostors sleeping
on the floor OF one of the small
dressing rooms.
Episodes of this kind must be
eliminated from fashionable society.
The new 8. s. S. will help greatly In
thwarting the designs Of ardent
chauffeurs, eager to capture heir
esses, wine agents who want to
pop" into society, promoters dis
guised as gentlemen, and climbers
of all kinds.
The gentleman thief presents
more difficult, more delicate,
problem. 1t is one thing to accuse
a man Of securing free food unin-
vited; 1t is another thing to accuse
him of lifting a pearl dog, collar!
The recent scandal at the, Lake
wood Country Club calls, attention
to the difficulties of modern hosts.
Mrs. Jasper Lynch lost2a: valuable
jewelled bag at large dance given
at the club. 1t developed afterwards
that there were several unlimited
men present, Naturally, suspicion
points to. these, impostors. But moth
ing can. be proved. Lakewood has
no Society Secret Service. and her
hosts are helpless, ~, =
At Mrs. Edward Berwind's ball in
Newport last August Mrs, Lothrop
Ames, who was one Of the pretty
Cryder triplets, lost superb pearl
and diamond pendant valued at
$4,000, This has not been found
There were several men and one or
two women present who were un-
known to both Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
wind,
Mrs. Berwlnd noticed them, sup.
posed them to be house guests Of,
some Of her friends and did not
question their presence until the
jewel .'loss" was reported the next
day.
The Newport police and private
detectives engaged have traced the
jewel to Paris. The police OF Paris,
famed all over the world, are now
on the lookout for it.
Society is naturally very sensitive
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Odd, isn't it? Here is a band OF,
lung men, not one knowing VINO
LIS Fellow. members are, acting as
private detectives in the most. ex-
eluslya houses While they are
dancing with pretty bud their
eyes are busy following fellow
guests; they spot unknowus much
quicker than their hostess, And
ihey run up against mighty queer
impostors. 30.
For instance, there is the book
agent. What, book agent at the
Goelet dance? a book agent at
Pierpont Morgan reception? Yes.
indeed. He Will not carry book
under his arm; he will not be ped
ding two.dollar editions OF Shake
speare. Oh, no, He Will be dressed
in the most correct evening clothes.
His Waistcoat. his tie. his pumps,
will be perfection. He will be, nine
times out Of ten, college man. But
he is book agent for a. thatl r
He will be taking orders for
rare edition Of some unusual work.
He will meet men at these affairs
who delight IN squandering money
on rare editions, and renlly clever
agent will clear up several khon.
sands every rims he gets uasty tho
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
/k$W Servi e Protects
~ the Diamonds and
Nv Emeralds She Is Wear
y ing, and Also Keeps Away
Impudent, Poverty-Stricken
Noblemen Who Wish to Wed.

man at the door, Alas for him
when the S. s. S. gets on his track!
Then there are the men, some
times we'll born, always we'll edu'
Gated, who merely want free meals.
They have the latest things IN even
ing clothes "a they are perhaps known
10 the debutantes eand their college
brothers. but they are not on the
.hostesses' invitation Nlist, ''rTney
boldly enter, the house. when .seYerai
others are hurrying in. : The hostess
decides he is one of her legitimate
unknowps, and passes him on
- -The impostor. dances and eats.
oats Tand dances. Ae, also drinks
and ,sccludes half atdozen boxes OF
c}earettes in his tall pockets,, This,
> gfIest would not. "lift' a jewel II IL
foil at his feet a. All. he wants is
free food and drink and a chance
. TO say J"Oh, yas:2I was at the Astor
dance larst, might; bully time, food
all to the merry; gee, I'm tired to-
, day
Last, Winter Mrs, Vanderbilt. Sr,
gave a large dance at her home on
Fiftv-seventh street More than
three hundred invited guests at
tended, and at least a dozen unln-
vited ones. There were no jewels.
no silver lost mt this dance. There
were one hundred members of the
S. S. S. scattered about. But the
dozen unknowns got two square
meals, all the champagne they could
drink, and cigarettes enough to last
each one week.
Two of these unllnowns We're fin.
ally spotted by Mrs. Vanderbilt.
She knew that under no circum-
stances could they have been invit-
ed and she sent member OF the
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Wedding guests must WIAN
present cards at the door. VIh.N
1t is case OF mo tickee" Wh,N
no entrance. The assistants N/&'
once In a while made mis- WT
takes, Johnson never! II an i'm "
poTtant dowager forgot her card.
Johnson always knew whether or
not she belonged to the brides or
bridegroom circle.
When Constance Knower was
married to young Coleman Drayton,
Mrs. Astor's grandson. funny mix
up happened. Mrs. Astor had not
attended daytime affair for years
She. was unknown to many people.
When'dshe alighted from her car
riage at the church, green" man
helde out "a paw. and said. ;"Your
card"
Mrs. ! Astor reared her head and
said,' ,'IIi havepleft, my card at home.
] am - Nobody admitted with
outAa card, mum; 'them's my. or.
ders!" And then Johnson hlmsslf
appeared and saved the dayl
With the.new secret service this
could! not@happen to-day Johnson
died three. years -Jago, leaving his
buslnessGt to his, sister, and she lis
developing, It, along9 the new lines
Society, owing TO the. present sad
state Of ; affairs, needs more ethan
police methods to defend itself The
men at the door acting as filters,
the plain clothes men from Head.
quarters, cannot cope with the
clever impostor of to-day,
1t is the principle OF setting q
thief to catch a thief on which so.
ciety now nets. There are numer.
Gus well-born, well-dressed young
men in New York who have no
Visible means OF support. There are
others who possess clothes and man.
her, but no social position These
youths are the new members Of the
s. S. s..
Society says to them, 1--WE ask you
to, our dances, our debutante recep-
tions, on condition that you keep
guard of our treasures, our Jewels,
silver. daughters!"
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Secret EerUice V0U IN
, Protect Not Only V|
It's JeweLs and Pocket ~
|ooks, But Its Daughters, Is
/ Uives, Regulations (
and Peace of Mind

oClErY matrons are at last
N tofced 70 take some notice Of
Tue fifty-seyen varieties Of
0pie They run up against in their
ana each others houses. "Un-
sFable citizens" have been creep
,nto the most exclusive houses,
.cts w more each year, until now
Is using every possible
-nus 5s 10 get rid of them.
r,eyes, eli ~ bers, impostors
.f1er. .fuo" succeed In slipping by the
's and footmeu and mingle
IA .ue invited guests. 1t is a
annoying situation, and to
|rss. ~ society has formed a secret
.,fa,s.i . VI lts own. This service un-
Aes 70 eliminate the unlnvited
~ peIore he even enters tho
the last three years. after
oig dance, the police have
hnotined OF. losses" Of Jewels,
ole silver and even solid silver
sssssstlcks! These thieves steal
n 6 from diamond sunbursts, Ito
uearts! Society matrons rec.
"s, .ne dangerous situation and
a We unusual methods to pro.
snelr guests and themselves.
years there has been in en-
|.e nilid form OF secret SER
~ W NV 1t Is now antiquated. When
q iorS society was smaller and
g was less complex, a hostess
ss Knew who she was feeding.
oay she does not
Ay ,s the modern hostess who
tnree-fourths OF her guests!
.ansi queer, but 1t Is as true as
ssery large affair. a dance o,
pnon. where guests number
n TWO to five hundred. the host.
hes 1--WE that perhaps one-faurtb
sr M guests will be strangers to
bers ney Will be friends of friends
Ssrs herr, s,. outof-town acquaintance
"er Sisters aud her cousins and
ss SasS Men to whom her h,ls. @
\ fishes to show some courteay, @