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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-22

Deaths Head Hussars. The action Of
the emperor was taken at the instance
of the crown prince. who reported the
valor of the pioneers In building
bridges and constructing earthworks
under particularly dangerous circum-
stances. 1t is announced that Krupps
are making over for. the use Of the
German army 500 cannon that have
been captured from the enemy
Major MOZART, the military corre-
spondent of the Berliner Tagblatt.
writes that the East Prussian frontier
is held firmly by the Germans who
even have attempted an advance from
Lyck to transfer the fighting to alien
territory. The offensive powers of the
Russian army in the north evidently
are weakening gradually, being revived
only wher fresh troops are introduced.
He continues:
1.-The lighting at Warsaw goes on.
The fact that the Russians were COM
PEELED to accept battle there may be
regarded as a success for us. 1t is
hoped that the Austrians to the north
east will prevent a further retirement
by the Russians. The struggle of the
Austrians to penetrate the fortified lines
between the San river and Sambor and
the occupation of the city Of Stry are
important as opening the way to the
Dneister in the advance against Lem
berg. Major Mohrat thinks that the
battle along the Vistula will not be
especially prOtracted."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-22

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CATION Of the OAKLAND Presbyter1an
church surprised tho pastor, Rev. T. ".
Thompson. and Mrs Thompson last night
1t their home In Winfield avenue: Mr..
and Mrs. Jasper Cole and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. Goodeu. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jes-
sop. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Lingo. Mr.. and
Mr.. w. H. Draut, Mr.. Ind Mrs.. win Van
orsdol Mr.. and Mrs. James Kelley, Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. PainteE Mr.. and Mrs..
I. p Carruthers, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Lepper Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Isaacson and
daughter Hilda.. Mrs. Fitzgerald. Nrs.
G. s. Ash, Mrs. L. Btscoe. Mrs. George
Reese. Mrs. Casperson, Mrs. Herschell,
Mrs Richardson. Mrs. c. r. Cole, Mrs.
l. L. Massie. Mrs. A. E. Curry. Rev. Mr..
Childs, Mr.. J. G. Huey. Misses Brownlee,
Virginia Munson. Ruth Vanorsdol JOS
ephine and Victoria Oakley Sadie Rich
ardson, Opal Draut. Edith Jessop, Grace
Goodell, Lillian Jessop. Helen Biggs.
Frances Gleason. Florence Draut. Gladys
Herschall. Iva and Helen Carruthers,.
Nonavee Herschen, Florence Lepper,
Virginia and Doris Ash, Virginia Biscoe,
Will Linge. Charles Jessop, Kenneth
Gleason, George Caruthers. Scott Kelsey.
jr.,, David De Long and Henry Caruth-
ers. A delightful social evening was en-
joyed after which refreshments were
served by q committee of ladies'
Tn. Booster club OF the Presbyterian
church are planning a Halloween party
to be given at their church Friday. Oc-
tober 30. Further announcements later.
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OAKLAND NOTES.

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to S915 or the State Journal office)
Mrs. l. Biscoe will entertain the mem
beers of the Priscilla club Friday after
noon at her home in AFTER avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lepper and
daughter Roberta of St. Louis, who have
been visiting relatives and friends here
the past few weeks left last night for
Los Angeles. where they win make their
home.
Miss Aileen Peak of Wabash avenue is
spending few days this week with her
sister. Mrs. Frank Holmes. west Of To-
peka.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard and granddauEh-
ter have returned to their home in New
York after a short visit here to Mr..
Millard's brother, DIR. Willard.
Mrs. J. L. Massie entertained the MEM
bers of the Ladies' Aid society of the
Presbyterian church this afternoon at he:.
home in Michigan avenue.
Mrs. T. E. Slawson will return Satur-
day from McLouth, where she is SPEND
ing mis- week with relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Williams and daugh-
ter of Denver. who have been here with
relatives for several weeks, will remain
permanently. Mr.. Williams is travelling
salesman for the Davis Mercantile COM
pany.
Mrs. T. J. Nichols of AFTER avenue is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. Webster. and
Mr.. Webster in Saline county for a few
weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Webster are tie
proud parents of a son.
The following members Of the congre-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-22
ON SCHOOL SPIRIT
Topeka Highs Give Promise to
an Unusual Year.
Glee Club Organized Today
Plans for Music.

More high school spirit will be de-
veloped in the next few months than
has been known in the history Of this
Topeka educational institution. A
call has been made by the officials for
appropriate school songs adapted to
familiar tunes. the best of which will
De printed and sung by 1,40Q students
when the hall Is completed and 1t is
possible to have regular assembly
gatherings
We expect to have some rousine
good times in assembly," commented
A. J. Stout, principal. The high
school orchestra undoubtedly will be
heard frequently in assembly the fore
part OF next year. This organization.
under Carlton Wood. held its first
practice Tuesday afternoon of this
week with more than twenty present.
The membership is expected to be
swelled to thirty e-orc the close of
the season. Several of the students
show unusual musical ability and in
dications are that the orchestra will
be superior to that Of last year and
that Is saying good deal.
The membership of the High School
Dramatic club under Miss Aura Brad
ford, instructor in expression, has
been increased to seventy. AS there
are some good vocalists in the club an
opera will be attempted. A Shake
spearean play probably will be includ-
ed in the list. Miss Bradford and
Miss Edna Hopkins will direct the
senior play and already the members
OF the class are getting their heads
together to arrange for their final
dramatic effort before leaving school.
Glee Club.
This afternoon a g1ee club was or
ganized under Sheriff. Smith, an in
structor in the high school, and this
club is expected to play an important
part in the activities Of the school.
All classes have elected their off,
GERS but the sub-sophomOres. They
will hold their election in room No.
80 at three o'clock Friday afternoon.
The sophomores named officers this
afternoon.
Attendance at the high school Is
slowly increasing. There are at least
one hundred more students than at
this time last year, and this notwith-
standing the fact that a number of
students went to Oakland and else
where because Of the increase in the
tuition.
The football squad will go to OF
tawa Friday to play the highs of that
town, who were smothered by Law
renee recently to the tune of 20 to 0.
The local eleven will not have a par
ticularly stiff battle-at least II the
Ottawa contingent does not show q
decided improvement in form.
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AT The THEATERS.
At the Novelty.

The Piccolo Midgets, who are the
feature on the weekend bill OF vaude-
Vile at the Novelty, are said to oner
an act that is different from the usual
run of Lilliputian turns. The miniature
comedians should prove to be one OF the
bright spots on the bill and one that
the grown folks as well as the kid
dies will enjoy. Belle Gordon Will give
an exhibition of the art of bag punch
ing that is said to be among the best
ever seen in the different theaters in
which she has appeared. The Lyric
quartet's offering is said to be most
meritorious one from every standpoint
and should receive a warm welcome.
Thomas ]. Keogh and Ruth Francis in
1.-The Ward Heller" a one act comedy,
in which Mr. Keogh plays two different
characters, and Karl. playing cigar
box violin with one string, complete the
program.
At the Hip.
Tonight will be your last opportunity
to witness THE Wolf.'' that beautiful
play of the Canadian woods by that
brilliant author, Eugene Walter. This
is a return engagement of this wonder
full picture and judging from the large
audiences that greeted it's return yes
terday tOday's performances should
break all records. The management
self with its schedule of shows which
you will find in the Hip advertisement
in this issue and thereby avoid stand
ing. The beautiful "a 900 pipe organ will
be heard at every performance
At the Iris.
Today and tonight closes the en-
gagement Of 1.-The Typhoon," one Of
the finest pictures ever shown at the
Iris. Tomorrow and Saturday the
bill will be Dan" by Hal Reid, with
the famous minstrel king, Lew Dock
stader, in the leading role. No adj
vance in the regular admission price
will be made for this great produc-
ton.
At the Orpheum.
Another large audience was pres
ent at the Orpheum last night and the
popularity of both the company and
this cozy play house is growing daily.
The Car Rob company have one of
the most evenly balanced casts seen
in Topeka, and headed by our charm
ing little Topeka actress makes a
combination hard to beat.
The matinees on Wednesday and
Saturday are going to prove very pop
ular with the ladies and children. An
especially attractive program is Of
fered next week in the four act COM
edy drama. 1.-The Girl Next Door,"
The Car Rob company produced this
piece in both Dallas and Fort Worth,
Texas, with excellent results. The
stage settings are unique and the play
one that affords opportunities to the
entire cast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-22

they can't X q richer, finer cake
themselves than OVENGOLD makes.
Women who couldn't make cakes at
all, are delighted because with
OVENGOLD they don't have to put
up with bakery cakes any more.
OvENGOLD makes any woman an
expert cake-maker
Just get a 25-cent package Of
OVENGOLD of your grocer and see.
Try it today! II it doesn't do Just ex-
actly as we say. you get your money
back. Almost all grocers have OVEN
GOLD, but If yours doesn't, you just
send his name to us with 25 cents
and we will send you a full-sixe pack
age prepaid. Allmade Bakeries, De-
troit, Mich.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-22

It's almost a miracle. OVENGOLD
is the marvel of domestic science.
Any one can make the most delicious
cakes in three minutes with OVEN
GOLD-no work, no worry. no chance
OF bad luck You don't have to
add sinPle egg, or anything else to
OVENGOLD, for it's all complete
just as rich and pure and delicious as
the finest homemade cake should be.
And all you have to do 3 add water.
then bake.
Women who are excellent cake
makers are the most enthusia site
users of OVENGOLD for they appre-
ciate all the labor and worry that
OvENGOLD saves, and they admit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-22

day night 1t O'clock Tho members
of the company include: First TENOR,
]. F. Brock: second tenor. F. y. Ware:
first bass. C. H. Bradshaw. and sec-
ond bass. Samuel Core: accompanies.
Elma Simpson. The program for the
entertainment follows: Motion song.
Way Of the World" quArtette: jubi-
lee song. Battle OF Jericho" who
Stole tho Lock-" serenAdes Schubert.
quartette: plantations melody. Show
Me the Way; 81 Want To Be Ready"
quartette; tenor solo. selected, J. F.
Brock; comic selections, Pc no No. -
'sMary's Lamb" Turkey and the
Maude Allan; selection. sCornneld."
quartette: plantation melody. Swing
Low, Sweet Chariot" quartette. Pre-
ceeding this program c. W. Kouns.
general manager, will present to b. E.
Clark. James McCaslin. Henry sMcCas-
lin. Roy Palmer. Carroll Shaeffer. Geo.
Olson. e. r. Robinson. Henry Rousch
and John Rosen diplomas for passing
the recent examintions m electricity
and mechancila drawing provided by
the international committee. of New
York. go ID - ~. - I - s.
The Junsof ennasium class met
today at 43gU the AspOctatiQn build
ing. The be9inAeri class will meet at
1880 under the direction. OF Thos.
Williams
Topeka lodge No IL. switchman's
Union of North America, Will hold its
regular business meeting tonight in
the K. p. hall.
z. A. Thomas of the. freight audi
tors ONCE and Mrs. Thomas have re-
turned from q short visit to relatives
near Wichita.
Bob Whiteker, of Kansas City il
spending q few days here en- route to
Wichita. where he will. visit relatives
fora short time.
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office.)
Mrs Flora Blood has returned to her
home in Wakarusa, after q short visit
at the Andrew Eosh home in Lake
street.
Mr.. L. Lynch is building a new cot
tage at GIG East Eighth street.
The following members of the Adult
Bible class of the East Side M. E.
church pleasantly surprised Mrs. John
Lowe Tuesday evening at her home in
Branner street: Rev. and Mrs Young
man and daughter Helen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mayor and son Toward, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. HI. Boren and children. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Price. Mr.. and Mrs. F. M.
Morris, Mr.. and Mrs. Hallman. Mrs. NJ.
Pringle. Mrs. Marie Thomas, Mrs. L.
H. Mears. Mrs. H. Hickox, Mrs. ]. r.
Sloan, Mrs. Martha Allen, Miss Ethel
M. Titus, Mrs. A. v. Ritts, Miss Julia
Dice, Mrs. Ella Davis. Mrs. G. E.
Bastian, Mrs. Eva Hope, Mr.. w. M.
Chapman, Mr.. ]. Beam. Mr.. Naylor.
The social dance given for the men,
bers of the Fraternal Brotherhood No.
by sixty couples. Music was furnished
by Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Hileman. At
fairs of this sort will be given each
month during the winter.
ter of Newton were guests yesterday
of Mrs. Maude Sheldon, 1881 Madison
street.
Miss Myrtle Gardner was the guest
Thursday of her sister, Mrs. John Linn,
912 East Eighth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Hearick, state
managers of the Fraternal Brother
hood are in Abilene this week.
Mrs. c. E. Jewell entertained the
members of the Loyal Women's class
of the Third Christian church this at
ternOon at her home in Jefferson
street.
Mrs. s. b. Weavers, 1876 Grafton
street, is spending this week with her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Stumbo. and
Mr.. Stumbo in Falls City, Neb.
DR.. ]. H. Weeks has returned from
Paxico, where he was called by the
illness Of his son.
The regular business meeting of the
Loyal Moose circle will be held at 2: 80
Friday afternoon in the Moose hall in
East Seventh street.
Mr. and Mrs. b. H. Porter will en-
terrain two tables at cards next We'd
nesday evening at their home, 121
Huntington avenue.
Try Spohn's coal. Call 318S.-Adv.
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SANTA FE NOTES.

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to 1915 or the State Journal o1ice.1
Tickets for the fourth annual ball.
to be given December II, by Division
No. 98 Engineer Wives were placed
on sale yesterday.
The Sunflower Jubilee Singers will
give the opening entertainment OF the
season at the r.. r. Y. M. C. A. FRI
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lat 0VENCOlD juse srandi D. sAe
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WINS DEATHS HEAD.
A Pioneer Company Is Decorated b!
the Kaiser.

Berlin, Oct. 22-Emperor William has
conferred on the pioneer company of
Lorraine battalion the right to wear
the skull and crossbones on the cap
which heretofore has been distinction
monopolized by the famous Danzig
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Russia Needs Money.

Paris, Oct. ga Havas agency dis
patch from Petrograd says the Rus
sian minister of finance has been
authorized by imperial decree to place
short term treasury bonds amounting
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EAST SIDE NOTES.

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phoned to 1915 or the State Journal
office.)
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-04
BEAT The HOUSE or LORDS.
OIGen Time Ladies Who Took the GAL
leres by Storm.

The English house of lords has never
been particularly kind q its fair Wis
itors. Long ago. i'll ne days when
ducheSses sold their kisses for votes.
the house of lords forbade them to en-
ter, and battle royal enSued between
the ladies and the peers.
The lord chancellor had sworn that
he would not let them in, and the
Duchess of QuecnsbeTy had sworn
that ladies should come in. This be
ing reported" We read in an old diary,
1.-The peers resolved to Starve them out
An order was made that the doors
should not be opened till they had
raised their siege
These amaZons now showed them
selves qualified for the duty even of
foot soldiers They stood there till .
in the afternoon without either suS
tenance or intermsSion, every now
and then playing vo'leys of thumps.
kicks and rtVS against the door with
so much violence that the speakers in
the house were scarcely heard.
At last by strategy worthy of gen
eral the ladies AL rushed in and
placed themselves in the front row of
the gallery" where they remained till
an hour before midnight. applauding or
Kissing to their hearts contention
don Saturday Review.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-04

The periwig. which played so impor-
tant part in the toilet of man of
fashion during part Of the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries. owed its orr
gin to Louis XIV. of France. When a
little boy The succeeded to the throne
at five years of agel he possessed a pro
fusion Of remarkably beautiful waving
hair which fell in clustering curls over
his shoulders. The courtiers initiated
the boy king by having heads of false
hair to initiate his natural locks. and
when Louis grew up he adopted the
periwig himself.
During the reign of William and
Mary periwigs were worn in exagger-
ated dimensions, and the beaux used
to comb their wigs in public with spe-
cial combs of ivory and tortoise shell,
which became at last quite indispen-
sable to these fine gentlemen.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-04
Hard To xii.

A distinguished entomologist writes
when | was still new to collecting. in
the south of France | discovered one
day, TO my great joy, large female OF
Saturnia pyri hidden away in some
bushes. The specimen was the first
had ever caught. and | decided. on &C
count of its large body, to stuff it "a
quite unnecessary operation; l have
kept dozens since unstuffed). The moth
was first apparently killed by being
forced into cyanide bottle, where il
was left about an hour. The abdomen
was then emptied and the cavity filled
with cotton wool soaked in a saturated
solution of mercuric chloride. The in
sect. pinned and set, was discovered
next day attempting to fly away from
the setting board"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-04
BABIES IN ASHANTI.
They Go Through a Trying Ordeal In
Getting Name.

Getting a Name.
When children are born in Ashanti
they are at once rubbed all over with
a mixture of oil and red ocher, this
being repeated every two days. Their
mouths are washed with fiery con-
coction in which red pepper is the
main ingredient. and crier goes
through the town proclaiming the new
arrival and claiming for it name and
a place among the living.
Some one else is distant part of the
village acknowledges the fact and
promises, on the part OF the people,
that the newborn babe shall be re-
ceived into the community. The towns
people then assemble in the streets.
and the baby is brought out and ex'
posed to view.
Next a basin of water is provided,
and the head man. or chief OF the
town, sprinkles water upon it, leaving
il a name and invoking a blessing
upon it, such as. for instance, that II
may have health, grow up to manhood
or womanhood. have numerous prog
eny and possess riches.
Most of those present follow the ex-
ample of the head man, and the poor
child is thoroughly drenched before
the ceremony is ended. Every one
who participates in the ceremony
pledges himself to be friend to the
child.-LOndOn Standard
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Damascus.

1t is estimated that at least 10000
pilgrims pass through the city Of Da-
mascus each year. They are material
to the financial welfare Of the ancient
city, spending in the neighborhood of
100000 for goods of every kind. Da-
mascus is busy, and the people are in
dustrious. Nearly everything actually
needed by the native is made there,
and there is a surplus sufficient to sup
ply a large surrounding territory and
the pilgrims and visitors who pass that
way. In this respect Damascus has not
changed in hundreds of years. It has
always been a maker and distributor
of food and acknowledgements.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-04
Let Us % Il Ourselves.

Once the philanthropist set up a
drinking fountain. Now there is good
city water laid on everywhere. In old
en- times kind hearted people provided
ragged schools" for the waits of the
alleys. Now there are public schools
for all. Once the benevolent created
funds to provide meals for INDECENT
prisoners In the jails, but John How
ard induced the state to feed its pris-
oners. Time was when the detectives
we're cared for by charitable groups.
Now the state provides for these IN
fortunates. There will always be OPP
portunity for private philanthropy to
render signal services, but democrat
ic society with proper spirit Of indie
pendence will not allow itself to form
the bad habit Of leaning upon the large
private donor. but will take as Its max
i'm, Let US do it ourselves. "-Atlantic
Monthly.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-04
UNFRGFITABLE PROFIT.
Dramatists of Rueo's Day often Got
More Fame Than Money.

Dramatsts of Hueo's Day often Got
More Fame Than Money.
From an incident that Victor Hugo
jotted down in his notebook. something
like seventy or more years ago. we
may conclude that the dramatists of
that day more often received fame
than any more material consideration
as a reward for their work. And not
infrequently even fame was withheld.
Monsieur Sanity" Hugo wrote in
November. 1914. sis a fermer secretary
of Theirs. He has written tragedy
called Count Egmond;' it is very fat.
The piece is played; not a cat in the
theater and not a sou in the box office.
After three performances the tragedy
| disappears from the repertory of the
/ Odeon. Furious, the author runs to
the director. Monsieur LireuX.
"'Sir,' he cries. you have stopped
playing my tragedy!
"'Yes.' the director replies.
"'WhyY
"'Because it brings in no money
90 am told that the receipts were
only 100 francs less than the receipts
for Casimir Bonjour's THE Student Of
segovia." and you are still playing
that
"'Only 100 francs lessv says Lireux
That may be true enough. But you
see, the highest receipts for THE
Student of Segovia" were SO francs :"
Youths Companion.
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Our SUGAR,

The first beet sugar factory in the
United States was erected in Philadel-
phia In 1880. 1t did not prove sue
cess and was dismantled. The first
successful beet sugar factory was
built In 1870 at Alvarado, Cal This
factory was in operation until 1913,
when 1t closed down. 1t is estimated
that S1OO.0OO,OOO is now invested in
the sugar beet industry Of this coun-
try. The sugar supply of the Amer
lean people is drawn from three main
sources. These are: Domestic beet sug
ar produced in seventeen states from
Ohio in the east to California In the
west; domestic cane sugar produced in
Louisiana, Hawaii, Porto Rico and the
Philippines; imported cane sugar pro.
duced In Cuba--Argonaut