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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-30
SETS OFF THE DINING TABLE
Iridescent Glass Candlestick Is Recon-
mended as Most Highly Desirable
Ornament.

II tired of the ordinary silver or
glass candlestick for the table, try
those Of iridescent glass. They come
In many tones of opalescence and a
variety of graceful shapes.
Sometimes just the candlestick is of
the glass with shade of paper or
lace, but far the handsomest ones
have the candlestick, the patent hold
er for the candle, and the bell-like
shade of the iridescent glass. Occa-
sionally the shade is a paler tone than
the holder.
Candlesticks of white Dresden are
attractive to use with the low white
Dresden or Belleek or Italian majolica
flower vases in sections. A white
candle, unshaded, is in keeping with
these holders. For a shade use one
entirely white or white decorated
with green ferns.
The colonial candlestick Of glass
should be severe in line, especially II
1t be Of pressed glass. 1t will be CIV
en- distinction by using a white candle
the patent white glazed holders are
best-with a lingerie shade, embroid-
cred in an open design in eyelet and
finished with a picot edge.
AS a change, use with the colonial
candlestick colored candle, with a
shade Of the same shade of silk COW
cred with filet lace. The four-sided
square shade can be easily made by
joining the squares of imitation filet
with narrow insertion.
If you have Canton china, use can
dlesticks of the same ware and shades
of water colored paper, with designs
to match those On the china.
For Dutch supper are to be found
quaint candlesticks in delft blue with
which are used paper shades painted
with the familiar peasant and wind
mill scenes Of Holland in tones of blue
on white.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-30
Done on Machine.

Wishing to make some dainty hand
kerchiefs and to give them the effect
of drawn-thread work with a colored
thread run in, says contributor to
Needlecraft, l proceededed to thread
my sewing machine with thread of the
color l desired to use, creased or
marked with pencil the lines wish
ed to follow and stitched them, using
a stitch of medium length. l did not
draw threads as one does if the work
is done by hand, and the effect is
prettier, the work is stronger, does
not draw when washed as that done
by hand frequently does and requires
little time. My friends who have seen
the handkerchiefs tell me they intend
adopting the method in future.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-30
RIDDLES.

To what question can one answer
nothing but yes?
Answer: The question to which one
can answer nothing but yes" Is:
What does yes spell?"
Why are deep signs like long stock
ings?
Answer: Because they are heigh.
hos Chigh hose)
Why is a miser like man with a
short memory:
Answer: Because he is always for
getting.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-30
For Lenathenlna Erocks.

If a small girls skirt is too short
for her clever way to lengthen 1t is
to cut the skirt above the hem and
then insert a putting of some pretty
contrasting material This may also
be carried out around the sleeves and
neck Of the dress IL it is intended to
be worn with a guimpe
Such trimmings will give the frock
an altogether new air, and the wee tot
will feel that she has real new
dress"
In making pufings for lengthenjng
purposes it is well to remember to
allow half an inch extra in width, as
the putting will take up some Of the
material.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-30

dress of the person to whom the card
or booklet Is sent. On the front cover
Is some such pleasing title as Studies
Of Animal Life The Hog Family. =
On the pages inside are pictures of
various members of the hog family,
and as the recipient turns to the last
page. on the back cover, he finds him
Ielf looking into the mirror for the last
member of the family. which may be
varied 10 represent other animals.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-30
BOY SCOUT PUZZLE SOLVED
Considerable Argument Over Cues
tIon as to Who Made BulI's-Eye -
Some Ingenuity Required.

When the Boy Scouts held their big
target shoot, which resulted in tie
between Gen. Dick, Col. Tom, and
Capt. Henry, considerable argument
lrose as to who made the bulls-eye.
you see, 1t was acknowledged that
zach had scored II points in six
ihots.
Now, 1t involves quite respectable
puzzle, for the reason that it re-
Iuires some little ingenuity to pick
put the six which each one must have
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-30
One Perfect Boy.

81 never heard of but one perfect
boy" said Johnny pensively. as he
sat in the corner doing penance
"And who was that" asked nam
ma.
"Papa-when he was little, was
the answer. Then silence reigned for
the space of five minutes
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-30
Few New Points,

Little taffeta coats are in many cas-.
es the chief attraction of the new au-
tumn COWS.
Fringe still continue to be very
much used as trimming, and great
quantity is being put on to the new
nantes.
Gray and white-striped flannel suits
will be very much worn this autumn,
as well GO the ubiquitous white serge.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-30
Kind Words.
They do not cost much.

They do not cost MUCH.
1t does not take up time to say
them.
They can accomplish much.
They help ones own good nature.
Kind words make other people
good natured.
They shame the nearer out of un.
kind feelings and make morose and
sour spirits become kind them
selves.
Cold words freeze people, hot
words scorch them, sarcastic words
irritate them, and wrathful words
make them wrathful; but kind words
produce a picture on the mind, and
it is always a beautiful picture.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-30
Boy Scouts Puzzle.

made to produce three totals OF II
points.
The answer is as follows:
The three tie scores we're com
posed as follows:
First-50, 10. s, 3. 2, 1. Second
rs, 20, 20, 3, 2, 1. Third-25, 20, 10, 10,
g. 1.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-30
HOMEMADE SCIENTIFIC TOY
One Cannot Have Too Many Devices
to Furnish Outdoor Amusement
--latest Is Shown Herewith.

During the summer days you can't
have too many things to furnish out
door amusement. A lot Of fun can
be had out Of the simple little device
here shown. which any boy Cor glrD
can easily make. There are two
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-30
Tin for TOYS.

A shipload of pieces of tin left over
from making salmon cans on the Pa
cifio coast was recently sent to Ger
many to be transformed into little
tin soldiers and other toys for chill.
dren. Heretofore this product has
been entirely wasted
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-30
Looks Easy.

Out of ten friends very few will be
able to answer the following without
the aid Of pencil and paper Try 1t
yourself first:
What part Of 3 is one-third of %"
The answer is two-ninths.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-30

The first requisite Of a winter
motoring bonnet is warmth-and
snug fit so that the wind may not
creep underneath and nip the ears.
This pretty bonnet is made of striped
black and white silk and blue velvet.
Straps of white leather on the top
are caught down under blue buttons
and the strings are of blue and white
silk.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-30
MAILING CARD FOR JoKERs
Recipient Sees Many Members Of Hog
Family and Finally Finds Him
self Looking In Mirror.

There may be two opinions about
the good taste of this Illinois mans
mailing card device, but this is what
1t is: The card has back cover, in
which small mirror is set. There
re several sheets inside and the front
cover passes and holds the little book
thus formed together. On the back
cover are written the name and ad-
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-30

Little Bess-How do you make but.
ton holes Nellie?
. Little Nell-Oh, just take hole and
sew eye winkers all round It
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-30
Rarnaln Hunter.

Little Loda, aged five, upon being
shown her twin brothers that had ar.
rived the night before, said
well. | never saw such a woman as
mamma is for hunting up bargains!"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22
Says UNCLE CAV

There's no hope for the fellow who
bowls that society offers him no en-
couragement to be somebody. This
workday world is no nursery. The
men who do the worlds service are
hot babes. Getting to the goal is no
Sunday school picnic. In theory, at
least, every normal adult is a men
tally and morally responsible being and
is entitled, in this country, to pursue
his own way without permission from
any he.
Certainly, on the other hand, hav-
ing accepted the bowler as a free moral
agent, we cannot take time to humor
his every whim, pick him up when he
falls down or wipe the dust and tears
from a cou~ntenance that hould not
be stained by dust and tears.
We save such treatment for children
and mental incompetents. Enjoying
the privileges ofree men, most of ua
expect to quit ourselves as becomes
free We give each other the
support of a broad, unfailing sympa-
thy, are ready to lend a hand in real
troubles and to soften the blows OF
misfortune for our fellows. We do not,
however expect to waste time upon
lapdog personalities. We've too much
to do to spend energy upon the profit
less "procraStinator who cannot perform
until patted upon the head, who cringe3
when his rival banks and fees when the
dog at the other end of the bone
emits a growl.
Society doesn't make a practice of
petting and pampering her weaklings
into success. Nature put her veto on
that plan in the beginning and only
the fit succeed. Moreover, the privi-
lege of receiving encouragement be-
longs exclusively to dependents, they
having exchanged their birthright of
i~ndopendence therefor.
The most that you can ask is tina
the world permit you to retain your
while you carve out your
career. If you preserve the quality of
your manhood ~unstained, the only en-
enlargement you need, or will accept,
is the knowledge that the world needs
the work of your hands and brain
that it is only waiting for you to make
good. If this programme doesn't suit
you, you are less a man than a lap
dog.-(Copyright. 1912, by ". E. VIII
liams.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22
GREAT FoREIGN TRADE.

The imports of merchandise last
month were nearly 5000. 900 larger
than the imports of May. 1911. The
rate of increase in that part of the
foreign trade of the country was
about 20 per cent.
In the same month the gain in ex-
ports over the like part of last year,
was more than $4,000, 900. The rate
of expansion was about Is per cent.
The total foreign commerce of the
United States, not including bullion
and money, showed a gain of s4S.-
900. 900, in round figures. which means
an increase of about II per cent.
The fine growth is over the record
of a month of large and fast increas-
ing traffic with foreign countries. 1t
is evidence of a remarkable and alto
gether natural development of the ex-
ports and imports of the United States.
Both broke all records for MAY, and
there is every indication that both will
continue to surpass all former traffic
with the outside world.
This is one of the many hopeful
signs of the times in business. 1t is
one of the proofs that the country is
going to enjoy great and growing pros
perity-if it is given a fair chance by
its own public officials and it's poii-
ticians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22

out of doors after 1 have finished m,
work. In that way 1 can pay for m,
vacation and get some good from it
too"
That will suit me-now. what shall
You might call me Lizzie" smiled
Beth. I'm glad I brought plenty o.
plain cotton dresses along. If you vii
lend me some aprons I'll begin now
Not until you've rested. Annie 1
little room is clean and cool and you
go lie down and rest till 5 O'CLOCK
Drink a glass of buttermilk first and
help yourself to cookies from the jar
on the table there"
Thus Beth Tilton began her strange
vacation, which was half work. She
did not write home to her family and
tell them of her loss and how the
vacation money had vanished after all.
They would be disappointed-they had
all helped to get her off. She wrote
of the pleasant people who were stop
ping there, of the games of tennis and
croquet, of the fishing in the lake. the
long tramps over hill and dale and of
long afternoons which she spent in a
hammock under the apple trees in the
orchard.
She told them about Bruce May
nard, who was stopping at Wildwood
Farm for a few days. She mentioned
what he had said to her in many in
teresting conversations held under the
apple trees, but she did not tell them
TIA SOME OIL the FEMININE OOdIQSES
were shocked at his attentions to the
pretty young waitress and how she
had at last been obliged to avoid him.
Then one day Bruce Maynard went
away and life at the farm became very
dull for Beth, but she continued to be
the best waitress that Mrs. Marsh a
ever employed and she was well liked
and courteously treated by all the
boarders.
At last came the first of September
and with it witnessed the departure of
the last boarder. Mrs. Marsh insisted
upon Beth assuming her proper name
and position. The cook was able to
manage all the work now and there
followed a week of idleness.
h had paid her wav and had
money in the handbag to pay her way
home, and yet she was not quite hap
ply. Life could never be the same to
fate had been kinder h would have
met him under more favorable condf-
ions and there might " followed
something more lasting.
The night before she was to leave
for New York, Bruce Maynard came
back. He found Mrs. Marsh sitting
alone on the front porch.
Eve come back to marry YOU
waitress, Lizzie Tflton," he said, blunt-
ly. ''Where is she?"
"She's gone" smiled Mrs. Marsh de-
murely. I'm her place is Miss Beth
Tilton-who really came here to board
because h had her pocket picked on
the train
Where is she ?" insisted Maynard
just as if he had not heard her ex-
PLANTATION.
II believe she is watching the sun
set from the cha fence
But before Mrs. Marsh could COM
plete the sentence Bruce Maynard had
darted around the corner of the house
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 1912,
by Associated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22
GOING TO CAMP. GIRLS?

August is the best time for a girls
camp. advises the Kansas Industrial
ist. A party of girls does not usually
care to spend more than a few weeks
in camp, and can avoid the hottest
weather il the city by camping in
August.
Preparations should be made sys-
tematicaIly, so that nothing will be
forgotten. One camp party held regu-
lar meetings to make the
ment for the outing. and found it an
excellent plan: and the meetings
proved to be enjoyable. too.
OF course it is necessary to be near
some source of drinking water, and it
is better to be where food may be
easily obtained, as it is not possible
to take the whole supply to camp at
first and have a good variety. The
person who is to do the cooking
should be consulted as to the utensils
he stove, and other requirements.
SeveraI members of the party who
are good managers ought to be chosen
to arrang for the tents, rugs, ham
moeks, blankets, camp chairs, and
pillows. If you are planning to go
camping in the summer be sure to
take plenty of blankets and pillows.
They will always be in demand, espe-
cialy when visitors come to the camp.
A careful list ought to be made of
all the necessary toilet supplies. With
thoughtful preparation, life in camp
can have almost Is many
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22
EVENING CHAT
BIZ RUTH

Into a certain home there came
some g a little woman OF
uncertain years and not particularly
preposSeSSing appearance.
She was an elderly cousin of the
father of the family. Her husband
and all her children had died leaving
her the last g upon the tree" and
as she was practically penniless, this
maj felt it his duty to offer her a
home.
h had had a rather narrow life in
a small country town; she had never
travelled much; she had worked hard
all her days at that familiar woman's
task of trying to make two hundred
dollars do the work of nine" Further
more, she was a plain little woman,
had quiet and wore the sim
plest of clothes. Naturally, the city
family who received her, although
they made up their minds to be kind
and good to her, did not expect to
find her any acquisition to their fam
lily circle.
That was five months ago. And
this is what has happened. She has
become the intellectual center of that
family. The father talks politics with
her, while the wife listens, feeling al
most like an outsider. They bark back
to old campaigns with which she is
astonishingly familiar; they weigh the
issues of the day, of which he, a man,
actually is forced to admit that she
has a better grasp than he. The son,
who is a college senior, finds her not
only an interested but an intelligent
listener when he ak about the new
discoveries in the science of chem
istry in which he is "majoring." The
daughter, who is reading Tennyson in
high school, is surprised to find that
"auntie" can tell her more about the
great poet than the teacher herself.
The other day the family had a col
lege professor of as their
honored guest, and 1T was to this in
significant appearing little woman
that he was soon addressing most of
his conversation.
1t sounds like a fairy story. doesn't
it? But it isn't at all. It's just a little
account of wha n woman who would
not be held down by the restrictions
OF hard work, poverty, or uninspiring
environment, was able to make out of
herself by reading and studying.
AS a girl, this woman had only a
high school education; but she had a
instead of giving up all reading after
except the magazine stories
and an occasional popular novel, she
kept on reading things worth
while. She had one city newspaper
every day; she had one first class re-
view, and two of the best magazines;
and she had the resources of the town
library; and out OF all these she got
the best they had to give.
AS a consequence, she is today a
lIlOAOuSAhy wen AhAOAhhCu HOhidA chC
is in touch with the topics of the day;
she is keenly interested in politics;
she follows all the important scientific
discoveries; she is ardently interested
in the theories of the political econo-
she reads biography; she likes
best in literature, and instead of
being a nondescript addition to this
family of younger people, she has
awakened and stimulated them.
No, I'm not going to try to COM
on this little story. That would
superfluous. I'll leave it to make
it's own comment to you as it did to
me.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22
by THE WAY
BY HARVEY PARsoNa

When a man breaks into a house and
tries to steal the silverware, mere
failure to get away with the swag Is
not considered sufficient punishment,
but a lot of T r followers will con-
slider his failure to remove the NOM
| ipation from the premises in the light
o. a National Calamity, rather than a
bald-faced attempt which deserves
punishment.
Yesterday was the first day of sum
mer. The day was celebrated by a
number of young flies.
It was also, according to scientific
measurement, the longest day of the
year, blu we still hold that the longest
day is Sunday.
The great T r Attempt was made IN
the face of rules and precedent, but as
he has about as much use for rules
and precedent as a duck has for a pair
OF rubber boots, he cared not.
Nc. Annie, the fact that there is no
royalty in the United States is no ex-
cuse for referring to three queens and
a pair of kings as a foreign hand"
Any man who will propose to a wom-
an and then refuse to marry her should
be punished. He should be compelled
to marry her.
1t was in July, 1910, that Col. Roose-
welt first called Col. Harvey a liar.
That was when the latter Colonel
opined, editorially, that the former Col
onel might be induced to run for
other term.
Jack Johnsing holds that a 19-foot
ring is entirely too small. A major
portion of Hon. Johnsing's training ex-
ercise has been road work., and 1t may
be, comma. that after looking over the
situation, he feels that he may find
Use for tina road training on July 4.
A ~paragrapher, who pounds away at
it every day for years. gets to the point
where his principal Inspiration is
gathered from the news columns.
Hence the tiresome overflow of T r
paragraphs. But cheer up. Within a
brief period of time that subject will
be classified with forgotten incidents.
The abbreviation, ct r" will lose its
value and it will be necessary, upon
the few occasions when the subject is
recalled, to spell out the name in full
C~artoonists will cease to get a giggle
out of a pair of eye glasses and a set of
teeth, and important matters, such as
the weather or crop conditions, will
once more occupy the attention of
writer's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22
GLOBE SIGHTS
By THE ATCHIsoN GLOBE

Being a good loser is all right enough
if one doesn't make it a habit.
Never get it into your noodle that all
the dishonesty of politics is on one side.
Piano lessons are cheaper than. instruc-
ton in draw poker. but less entertaining.
In considering the influences for good,
one shouldn't overlook the fear of getting
caught.
Politics is fascinating probably because
you can talk about it without knowing
anything about it.
People frequently develop keenest in
terest in something which makes little,
If any difference, to them.
How much people are willing to take
for granted, if it's needed to make up the
story they want to hear.
Only a few old maids arrive at that
stage of their career through inability to
choose from their host of admirers.
Among other misfortunes of this well
known world is the fact that automo-
biles are more expensive than motor
cycles.
Some folks wan such quick returns On
their investment that they should play
poker and learn the results before going
home.
That part Of the recent crop of college
which landed jobs, has begun
to discard the feeling of superiority TO
some extent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22

fences as Indoor life and still have all
h freedom of camp life.
A party of gilrs usually will prefer
athletic sports to lounging around
camp, and will enjoy every minute of
their vacation spent in this way. The
camp might be on the bank of a creek
or near some lake where bathing may
be INDUCED in. Boating n fishing
are other pastimes which furnish
pleasant memories of the time spent
in camp. Long tramps taken to ex-
plore the country round about the
camp, especially on rainy days. are
good exercise and a pleasant iver-
sion. If the camp is near any place
where horses are available, girls will
enjoy rides.
No one need ever fear that camp
life will be dull and full of privations
if it is entered into with the true
camping spirit, and with the idea of a
good time and a good recreation. 1t
is those persons with the true sport
ing instinct" that enjoy camping
most.