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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23
QUALIFY.

Manager-Could you do the land
lord in THE Lady of Lyons?"
De Actor-Weu ] should say so
I've done a good many.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23
Defending the Canal.

TN fact, I'm a traitor, and have got
a backache, and I've got to get off
here. and darn your old Canal and
you, too!''
And he was so Hurried and fiustra :
ted that he left his huckleberries be-
hind to be carried off by a cross-eyed
woman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

10 EW YORK gangsters vile and
n evil? Not a bit of it!
m@ Here is a tribute to their honor
that copper gave before the
Rosenthal murder.
We will call him PatrolInan Blank.
He had q beat near Mulberry Bend in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

lifeless cigar in his pale lips, stopped
beside the astonished young jerks
where? Where?" he cried.
where what?" asked the lad, for
getting to howl.
Burns" cried the politician.
Right here" said young jerks, in
dicating the area affected. Then he
explained.
The politicians face took on it's nat
ural purple once more.
us that it?" he sale in a tone OF
vast relief. why we all thought you
meant William ]. Burns the detective.
Come on back fellows, it's a false
alarm"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23
THOSE ACCOMMODATING GANGSTERS.

slaps me on the back.
You're a friend of mine says he,
and I'll see what I can do.
"And they didn't kill that guy till
nearly nine o'clock-when the other
man was on the beat.
''whitest bunch of guy I ever saw
in my life!''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

THE PROUD PRIVILEGE.
Why is that eminent financier SO
proud and elated?
He has found a candidate who will
condescend to allow him to contribute
to his campaign fund.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

THE BUSINESS ZEE.
The honeybee is very small
And doesn't make much showing.
But leave it to him, one and all.
To keep his end a-going.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
Pink Creme Skirts.

Negligees and petticoats matching
are everywhere to be had in pink
crepe de chine; one perfectly plain
one unlined, with very scant elbow
sleeves, is finished with the border
of white elder down; it is priced at
$795, and could be made more sue
cessfully for about half the amount at
home. Another model is of pink char
meuse, draped with white chiffon and
trimmed with a rever effect in shadow
lace, which is caught in with ros-
cite of the chiffon at one side of the
skirt, but this gown is spoiled by a
lowered white satin girdle. For those
who care to dress a little out of the
ordinary run of apparel there is a
boudoir gown of greenish yellow near
ly of mustard tone. It's material is
crepe de chine, and, of course, stock
ings of silk and garters of satin. and
the petticoat is to be had matching.
Almost all the boudoir slips are OF
clear white laRe. A woman may make
herself very charming in the present
styles in her boudoir.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
MEETS BUSIEST MAN.
'ou tell EN-" said Quanah.

A number of years ago Uncle Joe
Cannon and a party of congressman
made a trip down through the West
Indies Representative j. Hampton
Moore of Pennsylvania was historian
of the expedition and the late Vice
President Sherman and Representa-
tive James r. Mann of Illinois, now
Republican leader of the house, were
two of it's most active members.
At San Juan, Porto Rico, they found
the local legislature in session, and
were warmly received.
One of them seemed very much in
terested in Mr. Manu. said Mr..
Moore. and told lsim he had read
every one of his speeches in the Con-
gressional Record
AT this Sherman gasped, and,
grasping the colored member warmly
by the hand, exclaimed:
ALLOW me to express my pleasure
upon meeting the busiest man in Por-
to Rico"
1t was on the same trip that Can
non, then speaker Of the house, got
off his famous epigram on "how to
build Panama canal"
What do you think of the canal?"
he was asked
My boy, it's simply a matter Of
diggin' and dammin'," he answered
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
SERVICE AT AFTERNOON TEA
Flower Basket to Hold the Cakes Isl
One of the Best of the Ideas
Recently Evolved.

For the woman who loves a cup OF
tea in the afternoon and who also
likes small cookie Or cheese cracker
or some such tid-bit 10 nibble while
slipping her tea, there is new sug-
gestion in the way of serving the wa
fers and cakes.
Often even a sandwich plate will be
too small to hold as many crackers
as are needed when three or four
friends drop in for cup of tea and
gossip, and for this flower basket.
the style that is fiat with tall handle,
generally used for the garden when
picking flowers, is just the thing, for
it holds most surprising number of
cakes, and in this way one can easily
pass a large number of tid-bits at one
time without the least inconvenience.
and for crackers, decorated with jelly
and cheese and such edibles as cannot
be laid on top of each other, this fiat
basket is unsurpassed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
FIRES KEPT MANY YEARS

The oldest fire in the world, and
one which has been burning now for
over 500 years, is claimed to be in a
Buddhist temple near Baykoh, in
Siam. 1t is a religious practice, and
the priests guard the sacred flame
more carefully than their own life. for
woe to the man who would chance
TO let the embers burn out. A new
fire is lighted every four years in the
huge brazier. but an old brand is al
ways preserved
Sicily also furnishes numerous ex-
amples of fires which have been kept
burning for long lengths of time. This
is custom of the vendetta and SYM
bolizes the fire Of vengeance which
the wronged individual will not extin
guish until the death of his enemy has
been recorded At the trial of muir
derer not long ago in Palermo, he
owned to having kept the fire in his
home burning for thirty years.
In the arctic regions, where the ma
tives use nothing but oil for fuel and
have great difficulty in obtaining wood
or timber. it is economical to retain
the flame as long as possible The
Laplanders frequently act on this
theory. and one traveller says he has
seen one tiny fire carried about in a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08

introduced. White Grape is a very
beautiful fabric and the process or
water proofng to which English
Grape is subjected has made it prac-
teal.
A turban and veil are pictured
here developed in white. The turban
is of crepe Georgette with veil of rich
net bordered with white English
Grape. There is no trimming on the
turban but the Grape border on the
veil pinned to the front of the turban
and turned back provides a beautiful
decoration
Almost duplicate of this model is
shown in black. These serve to
demonstrate that it is now simply a
matter of choice between back and
white mourning. The introduction of
Grape in the body of the hat or in
the veil or trimming is significant Of
mourning and makes these models
appropriate Sor first or deep mourn
ing. Grape is the only fabric every
where acknowledged as correct for
this purpose.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
QuANAH PARkER'S WIT.

Quanah Parker, until his recent
death, chief of the Cherokee Indians
down in Oklahoma, won the reputa-
ton of being the wit of his race. An
occurrence in Washington a year be-
fore his death illustrated the peculiar.
hconic wit of this representative Of
a people that is supposed to have no
sense of humor
Quanah had appeared a few years
earlier before the committee, and it's
chairman had given him some very
definite instructions to- the effect that
polygamy on his reservation should
be stopped. He was told that his
bucks should be made to send their
surplus wives back to their parents.
Two years elapsed and Quanah
again appeared before the committee.
Senator Clapp asked him if he re-
membered the injunction to make his
followers dispose of all but one wife.
Yes. Me tell en- said Quanah.
Did they send all their wives home
but one?' asked the senator.
Yes. Bucks got one wife, no
more, said Quanah.
Now, Quanah," asked Senator
Clapp, Il am told on good authority
that you yourself have six wives"
Yes. Me got six" said Quanah.
This will never do" insisted the
senator. You must go home and
send those wives away. You must
tell them to go back to their ia
Tiers
You tell en-" said Quanah.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08

Something more than a mere desire
for change has brought about the
use of white for those in mourning.
1t is the expression of changing at
titude of the mind toward this mat
ter of mourning apparel. White Is
not somber or oppressive to others
and therefore will make the most I'M
Obtrusive mourning. For the past
three seasons black hats of Grape Tor
other fabrics trimmed with crape)
have been duplicated in white and it
is probable that the idea has been
well received because the most au-
thoritative shops continue to show
white mourning.
For the summer season wells are
made of net bordered with Grape
Those for first mourning are large
but cool and light nevertheless. The
very large, coarse mesh with wide
Grape border, either in black or white,
can be worn without any incon-
venience. 1t is probable that white
Grape and other mourning fabrics in
white will make rapid progress in
popular favor now that they are well
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
Advantage in Throwing Straight.

Advantage in Throwing Straight.
MIR Knox had what his fastidious
wife called "a most annoying habit
of letting the handles of his knife and
fork rest on tsSe table cloth with the
useful ends on the edge of his plate.
oliver" she said quite meekly over
the dinner, Il wish you would not do
that-it is very uncouth, and you know
better, too"
Mr.. Knox WINGED at the correction
and looked off into space. MY good
ness. Amy, l wonder how ever got
along without you to tell me every
thing. | sometimes marvel that they
ever allowed me to live among civil
lied people at all" and he gently lift
ed the errant silver handles up on TO
the rim of his plate.
You speak as if l were nagging at
you, Oliver, and | don't mean it that
way at all, but l do like to have a
husband | can be proud to exhibit in
public. Never mind, dear, you will
miss me when / am gone" and little
look of satisfaction stole over her
countenance as she said it, for she
well knew that Oliver Knox was a
very dependent person.
YES" he agreed vaguely, "but
when learn to throw straight 1 won't
miss you so much"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
PLAYING Ir BOTH WAYS.

Two senators were watching prep
arations for an aviation flight at the
army training school at College PARK,
Md. One of the army flyers was hav-
ing difficulty in starting his machine,
Reminds me of the old farmer and
his wife who first saw train of cars
standing at the depot" said one of
them.
What do you think of it, pa?'
asked the old lady, after her husband
had looked the engine over carefully.
She'll never start said the old
man with conviction; she'll never
start!'
Presently the engine gave a pre-
liminary snort, got slowly under way
and the train began to grow small in
the distance
well, now, what do you think of
it?' demanded the old lady.
Her husband watched until the tail
of the train had disappeared around
a curve.
She'll never stop, he declared,
she'll never STOP"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
EriIIs and EurbeIoWs.

In Pierrot frills there is charm
ing novelty, the frill being of very
fine white killed net yelled by still
finer transparency of black net. Uu-
less you see this you will hardly real
ize how sweet 1t is and how lightly
the black rests mistily on it's under
killing.
Debutantes, of course, have always
worn tulle, and equally of course they
do so still, tulle with pretty groups
of roses and flowing girdles Of broche
ribbon. At the same time older won'
en- are making net the favorite ma
terial for blouses, and the choice is
not altogether unwise. for we'll
made net often wears better than
chiffon. and white net is not difficult
to wash and do up.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
PICKED OWN GRAPES; FINED

A curious old law, which dates from
1879, has been used to sentence the
owner of a vineyard at Capestang,
near Beziers, France, to a fine and
costs for picking her own grapes. She
was picking the grapes which had
been left on the vine in her vineyard
after the autumn gathering, when the
local policeman told her that she was
committing an offense against the law
as all grapes left on the vines after
the harvest were the property of the
poor. The court at Beziers confirmed
the policeman's opinion, and the wo-
man was convicted.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
HOGS GRIND THEIR OWN FEED

The hog is not the lazy animal he
seems, for in the west he is made to
grind his own feed. The hog raisers
out at the South Dakota agricultural
station have put swine to work-not
that the experts have not the time or
themselves are too indolent, but be-
cause it has been found to be good for
the hogs. This grinding is done in
hog motor" which has a stationary
burr in the center, with additional
burrs attached to the inner edge of
the drum. The grain is poured into
this drum and the hogs seeing the
meal ir the small openings at the bot
tom. attempt to root 1t out with their
shouts. They push and shove it, all
the time causing the drum to revolve
and the grain to grind into meal,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
HIS ONLY SOLUTION.

Senator Golf of West Vidginia, who
has been transferred from the bench
to the senate by the legislature as
the only solution OF the senatorial tan
gle, has been casting over his ac-
counts to find how much money the
senatorship cost him, as he is re-
quired to make a statement to the
senate
The senator discovered the election
cost five cents This was the price
Of a telephone call from a friend at
the state house informing him of his
election. The friend paid the five
cents.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
LOFTY VOLCANO THAT SANK

The highest mountain in Oregon is
Mount Hood, 1925 feet above sea
level. Compared with Mount Whitney.
to the south in California, and Mount
Rainier, to the north in Washington.
each rising we'll above fourteen thou
sand feet, Mount Hood does not APP
pear as a skyscraper However, ac-
cording to the biologists Of the United
States Geological survey and other
authorities, Oregon had at one time,
probably before the dawn of life upon
the earth, a great volcano which tow
cred as far above Mount Hood as does
Mount Rainier, possibly even several
thousand feet higher. This was the
great Mount Mazama But thousands
peared into the bowels of the earth
and all that is left today is the huge
rim around Crater Lake.
Crater Lake is the caldera of this
extinct and collapsed volcano and is
nearly six miles in diameter. The in
side walls of the rim of the ancient
mountain are in places nearly four
thousand feet high and almost per-
pendicular The lake itself is in places
TWO thousand feet deep and parts of
the wall rise above it's waters another
two thousand feet A restoration of
the mountain in fancy, using as a
basis the angles of the lower slopes.
which still remain, shows that the
apex could not have been far from
fifteen thousand feet in height, so that
Mount MaZama was one of the most
lofty and majestic peaks in the
limited States.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
AN EXPERT NEEDED.

Representative Kahn of San Fran
cisco tells a story upon Luther Bur-
bank an da certain congressman high
in the councils OF the Democracy, but
whose name is not revealed because
CO his size and fighting reputation.
1t seems that this congressman two
years ago toured the state of Cali
fornia. At Santa Barbara he met the
wizard of plant life and the two dined
together.
According to Representative Kahn,
Burbank Immediately returned to his
experimental gardens and began the
culture of a peculiar variety of pea.
1t was to be square pea in order that
it might not roll off Oh off of the
Democratic congressman's knife!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
HAVE A NOVEL OCCUPATION

A dollar a day just for blowing
ones breath was paid at the labora-
tories of the College of Physicians
and Surgeons, New York, to eight
women. The women were employed
in connection with experiments in
sick room ventilation. They were to
breathe into sixteen ounce bottles I'M
bedded in refrigerators, the food par
ticles being removed from the breath
during it's passage through rubber
tube. The condensed vapor is to be
analysed chemically and the doctors
hope, through their experiments, to
better the conditions of the atmos'
phere in sick rooms.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
FIRE WITHOUT FLAMES

An engineer has invented way to
have fire without flame. His apparatus
consists of a porous plate or mass of
fire resisting fragments within which
he mixes inflammable gas and air In
the right proportions. When the gas
is first turned on and lighted it burns
with a flame at the surface of the
plate.
When the flame is turned on the
flame disappears, but the heat In
creases. A temperature of 5000 de-
grees Is claimed Just what use of
this invention can be made Is yet
question.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
Platinum JeWeiry.

A new and luxurious purse has the
mesh of woven pearls incrusted with
diamonds delicately set in platinum
Gold purses in new shapes are also
made of this same mesh de luxe. One
worthy of mention was hexigon shap-
ed, held by a tiny platinum chain
with a diamond and pearl incrusted
ring intended to be slipped over the
finger.
The pattern on each side of the bag
represented a bit of bead embroidery
in bright colors, precious stones being
substituted for the beads
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08

bucket which had not been extln-
guished for fifteen years.
At Sarahad in Persia sacred fires
are preserved from year to year, and
not extinguished on penalty of death.
There a single flame has been kept
burning for 100 years as an apprecia-
ton of a service rendered the grand
vizier by a Parsee trader. While in
Sarahad exchanging wares this mer-
chant accidentally discovered a plot
against the grand vizier, and by an
nouncing it saved the life of the Off
cial. And although the Persians are
faithful Mohammedans and detest the
belief of the fireworshipers, the CRATE
full shah ordered the fire to be main
tanned to this Parsee.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
Our model is in gray face cloth.


The skirt is draped at back and
front up to the left side, where a
large braided button is sewn; above
this at front braiding is used to edge
the side, also the sides of bodice,
which rest on the silk waistcoat. A
fold of black satin is taken across the
vest, which forms a "V" over the
lace chemisette; the collar and upper
part of sleeves are braided. A black
satin bow is sewn at the back of neck
and waistband
Hat of black satin, trimmed with a
feather mount
Materials required: yards cloth
48 inches wide, 1 dozen yards braid, "a
yard silk 20 inches wide, Is yard lace
Is inches wide.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
No Flies on Them.

The teacher was intent on the les
son, and continued impressively:
,"And vast swarms of flies descend
ed on the land and came into the
houses of the Egyptians and covered
their clothing and their tables and all
their food, but (emphatically) there
we're no flies on the children of
Israel"
A small boy from the rear of the
room interrupted:
"Please, ma am. there amt now,
either. '-London Opinion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
There and Here.

"The great trouble with you peo-
ple," said the Englishman, lis that
you are unable to get the people here
to respect your laws"
yes" the American admitted, I'VE
have a good deal of difficulty in that
line. We do manage, however, to get
the women to keep from monkeying
with our letters until after the post
man has delivered them"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
Novel Neck Frili.

A charming Partisan actress has
adopted very becoming neck frills,
which she wears on all her gowns.
She has the gown cut in a small V
and round this she wears a two-inch
plisse net frill put in double and IN
front allowed to fall full. This dainty
fashion leaves the throat bare 20
show row of pearls. and yet there Is
no hard outline such as severely
turned-down lawn collar may show.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
Perfused Corset Bags a Novelty.

Many women prefer to keep their
corsets over night in long and narrow
bags thickly wadded and scented.
These receptacles are made of all man.
ner of dainty fabrics, but are most
substantial in plain satin or heavy
corded silk. hand-painted or hand-em-
broidered and decorated with old
French prints framed with tinsel lace.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08

which drops down for the hogs to
eat All of this is not only good for the
hogs digestion, but makes him in
prime shape for the butcher. Stock
raisers explain that fattening animals
require more or less exercise and es-
pecially is this the case with swine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08

The remarkable growth of the city
of London is graphically illustrated by
this picture of its latest directory
placed by the side of the first London
directory, which was printed in 1917
for Sam Lee. The little volume con-
tains 100 pages, while that just issued
has 1866 pages and weighs Ia pounds
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
Fond Hopes Dashed.

you will forgive me if l-eF-ask
you neutrality-suspicious.
sure. will. | knew you would be
asking it soon"
"Ah. you know what ] am about to
ask you? Your heart has told you
what"
Sure. You're going to ask me what
time the last car goes by"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08

This is the famous and picturesque
old Tower;of Lions, which was erected
by the Crusaders in the city of Tripoli,
Syria. to guard the coast Of the Medi-
terranean in that region. Tripoli is
one of the cities made easier to reach
by the Bagdad railway. which the Ger
mans are building.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08
TulIe and Brocades Combined.

Rocades are used for sumptuous
evening robes, when a large, rich pat
tern will compose part of the effect.
and perhaps mousseline or ane tslle
the other.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08

considered
bIackbuk
which of
The driver about until he considers
cheeah
with he
off
incredible
sound Of the walked
a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08

Of
parda nasnhat
curtain" Screen The zenana the for that part OF the
is
to
of 10
in territory,
prevailing religion
photo snapshotted
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08

A new heel plate to aid in walking
on slippery~places has pivoted pawls,
pointed to engage the sole OF the
shoe TO which the plate is attached
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-05-08

The Pilgrims came to America so
that they might prosecute their relig-
ion In peace.