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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11

college, will speak at the First Bap-
fist church tomorrow morning. She
is the best educated Chinese woman
whom we have ever had the oppor-
tunity of hearing and those who have
heard her say that she is a wonder
fully entertaining speaker
Mrs. Isabel Staten announces the
engagement of her daughter, Mary
Elizabeth, to T. J. Cunningham. Their
marriage will take place December 25.
+ J.
Mrs Cecil Forter will entertain her
bridge club Friday afternoon at her
apartments in the Devon
Mrs j. NJ. Pagett will entertain the
members of the Auction Bridge club
newt Thursday afternoon at her home,
315 West Thirteenth street.
= j j.
The Music Study club will give an
entertainment next Wednesday evening
Crumbine, 1903 Tyler street. The gem
tlemen will be invited special guests.
i! = =
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Peters of High
land Park announce the marriage of
their daughter, Mary Myrtle, to I'M
Ted North, on November %.
Miss Peters is a graduate of the 1914
class Of the Topeka high school Mr..
North, formerly of Topeka. The mar
riage announcement comes as a sur
prise to their friends
= ].
The music department of the Fed
Grafton of Women will have a. special
meeting Wednesday morning, at 10
o'clock, at the home of Mrs Frank P.
Whitmore, 1897 Clay street
+ j.
Mrs. w. H. Davis will entertain the
w T. X club Tuesday afternoon at
her home, 903 Western avenue.
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A musicale-comedy is to be given
under the auspices of the Federation
of Women Tuesday and Wednesday,
January 25 and 20. The play will be
presented under the personal super
vision of Mr.. Charles Youngreen and
Mr. Joe Risteen. The cast has not yet
been selected but will contain many
of the society girls of the town.
+
The material of this afternoon dress
is of gray crepe de chine. The skirt
of medium width is gathered at the
waist A novel idea in trimming is
carried out by the many rows of close
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11


octaves, hence includes the contralto
as well as the soprano. Her voice is
! deeply resonant and her tones rich
and clear She sang the alto solos in
the Messiah with an intelligence
I that showed deep study and perfect
/ control This was not a new role to
I her as she has sung in the Messiah
/ several times before coming to To-
peka She has been a member of the
/ Musical Art society ever since she
came to Washburn and has been
/ singing with the chorus. she APP
/ peared with them in The Manzonl
REQUIEM" during the Musical festival
last spring
! Miss Rempfer came here directly
from a course of study in Europe She
( studied IN France. Russia and Ger
! MANY for two years and a half When
the war broke out she was obliged
to return to this country, but was
not able to leave for three months
after the trouble began. Directly on
arriving in America, she was invited
to sing with the Boston Grand Opera
company, but refused and returned to
Parkston, S. D., to visit her parents.
Hence Dame Fortune" decreed that
she should be engaged by Dean White
house as head of the vocal department
of Washburn college
Miss Helen Estey gave a luncheon
today for the mem berS of her Sunday
school class. Covers were laid for
sixteen.
President Wilson is to marry Mrs.
Norman Gait December IS and has
decided to spend the honeymoon via
an all rail route. The plan to leave
washington on the steamship May
flower has been abandoned as it would
take at least 40 hours before "a eli
mate sufficiently moderate for COM.
fort could be reached. The Officers
and men of the Mayflower welcomed
the news of the decision today as it
will enable many to get Christmas
shore leave.
Mrs. Grace Baty Will give a recital
for her students in piano this after
noon at O'Clock at S37 Shawnee ave-
nue.: The program:
= ~ Mrs Grace Baty.
Friendship March. C. Marianne
Grace and Joe Higgins.
Little Companionship Waltz.
H. Englemann
Paul Bair.
Grace and Randall Iseman.
Forget-me-not ........G. Marianne
Grace Baty and Paul Bair.
Musicians serenade.. Joseph Loew
General Boom Boom. Ed Poldini
Malvin Root.
Camp of the Gypsies. FIR. Behr
Grace Baty.
Spring Song. ....... MendelsSohn
Herbert and Melvin Root.
Gavotte ..,........... Julius Vogel
Randall ISerman.
My First Waltz M Mathews
Marion Root.
The Little Patriot KrOgmann
Paul Bair and Lawrence Baty.
Arbutus Waltz Julius Vogel
Marjorie Downie.
Prayer and Passion Grimm
Grace Baty.
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A party was given at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Waldy of Shorey
in honor of their daughter leila Mays
fourteenth birthday, Friday evening,
December 10. Mrs. Waldy was assist
ed by Mrs. l. NJ. Fowler, Mrs. ]. c.
Carter and Mrs. James Riley. Those
present were: Misses leila May
Waldy, Helen Tiffany, Vera Morns,
Wilma Litz, Hazel Hutton, Drill Mich |
olson, Eva Carter. Nellie Dale Riley, |
Edith Carter, Elizabeth Riley, Frances |
Carter, Messrs. Allen Fowler, Frank |
Robert Hutton, Edwin Lesser,
Arthur Nicholson, Ben Greenfield |
Paul Waldy and Robert Waldy
Miss Flung Hin Lui. the native Chi |
nese woman, who has graduated from |
Columbia university and Wellesley /
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11

simple natural method of child edu-
cation possible.
The teacher says that really the
principles of the Montessori theory are
older far than Doctor Montessori but
to her belongs the credit of realizing
them.
= = =
Miss Rempfer is the head of the
vocal department of Washburn col
lege. She has made many friends
among the musical people of the city
since she came here, less than a year
ago as she has been admired for her
charming personality as well as for
her singing. Her voice is mezzo so
prano but she has a range of over two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11

ly Shirred dark satin ribbon which are
sewed at intervals around the skirt.
Between each row of ribbon is placed
a rosette of the same material. The
waist is plain with a very full sleeve,
which is gathered tightly a little above
the wrist, and a plain piece of material
is used as a cuff.
=
The meeting of the Vespuccian club
that was to be held with Mrs. S. d.
Flora, 532 Willow avenue, December
16, has been postponed until Janu-
airy IS.
Mrs. Emmett Gregg. 1895 Garfield
street. will entertain the J. B. Card
club Thursday afternoon
Mrs J. r. Moore of 1928 Polk
street will be hostess to the mem
bers of the Round Dozen Bridge club
at her home next Thursday afternoon.
+ + +
The society reporter or rather, we
suppose we should say, the substitute
S. R., for that is the best of which we
are able to brag, has decided that we
are going to have very grand Christ
mas in our town this year. All To-
peka society is too busy shopping, at
Christmas presents to do much enter
tanning. Most of the clubs have been
meeting this week, but many of them
have adjourned now until after the
holiday season and old Santa is to
receive much assistance, from society
maids and matrons, in making Christ
mas merry. one -
The Vignette club will meet Tues
day at 2:S0 with Mrs. H. o. Garvey
as hostess. Mrs. A. Marburg will have
the paper. The club is studying the
Drama" this yea.
The Junior Atlantean club will
meet Tuesday afternoon with Miss
Nellie Lescher, $50 Monroe street.
The regular quarterly meeting of
the Mothers club of the Central Park
Christian church will meet at the
church. Thursday, December 16, at
2:3O o'clock. Miss Lacy will talk on
Public Nursing in Topeka
j. = =
The Lincoln Circle Ladies of the G.
A r. held their regular meeting Tues
day at their parlors. The following
officers were elected: President Mrs
Mollie Hunter: senior vice president,
Mrs Carrie Peterson; Junior vice
president. Mrs. Jennie Euwers; chap
lain, Mrs. J. B. Courtney; treasurer,
Mrs Helen Moore; conductor, Mrs.
Mary Craig; and guard. Mrs. Bernice
Roby.
There are n number of abused and
high school girls in
town this week. They have been sent |
home from school all because of a |
great big mistake. 1t seems that a !
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11

There are n number of abused and
misunderstood high school girls in
town this week. They have been sent
home from school all because of a
great big mistake. 1t seems that a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11

Mr.. and Mrs. John F. McHugh an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter. Helen. to Mr.. Harold r. Halleck,
of Holton. The wedding will take
place in January.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-21
Palisade Base Ball
Averages For Season
In Fourteen Games

The averages of the Palisade Base
ball Club have been made up to date
and are presented below. AS was
predicted early in the season, the
batting leader has been George Beck
mann, who shows percentage OF
500, with Paul Brady and Charles
Logan a close second, the latter two
tied at .4O7 each. These figures, OF
course, are for players that have been
in not less than dozen games.
Leon Reuhmann shows percentage
of .666, but he was in only four
games. Brady has never been as con-
sistent with the stick as this season.
He has been the saving clause in
more than one game. Logan, as usual,
has done full duty by his batting,
being generally looked to for doing
something effective most of the time.
But like all good hitters, he has had
his off times when at the plate.
Ruckenbrod, who always hits beauti-
fully, has not done so well this sea-
son, though his average is liable to
pick up before the season ends, as
there are six or eight games more to
play. Ropes was going along well
when he had to leave for college at
Cornell Tho LIST follows:
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-21
A Thermos Bottle
Tale OfAn Auto Ride
And A Dinner Check

"No, l thank you," said the non
autoist to one of his neighbors who
drove his car up by the curb as the
speaker was on his way home in Pail
SADIE last Thursday.
ooh, get in, and let me drive you
home," replied the car owner.
"No, if you don't mind, I'll walk
along. was out for walk, anyhow"
Just then another neighbor happen
ed along, and the two walked on to-
gether as the car moved off up the
road.
"Do you know" said the party who
preferred to walk, 81 never like to
get in anybody's car after an expert
ence l had once?"
"What was it?" he was asked.
"Well, it was almost too painful TO
talk about. In the town where lived
was family that owned a fine car.
They were great gadabouts, and one
day they asked me and my wife to
take an afternoons run to the beach.
We were glad enough to go, of course,
But | thoughtlessly suggested at the
place where we had dinner, that
would pay the check, and there wasn't
even word of objection-not an oh,
no, this is our treat or even an i'm
pulse of a look at the waiter to let
that party know they were the hosts.
Not they. 1t cost me seven dollars,
and on the way home automobile hos
pitality was discussed quite freely.
Among other things dropped by this
unsclfish couple was one I'll never
forget. The lady remarked: Why,
do you know, we gave Mr.. and Mrs.
AN all day tour not long ago, and
they never had the decency to make
any acknowledgement whatever? No,
sir, they never so much as sent us a
thermos bottle, or anything at all.
My wife and l figured the thing
out, and the next day we sent them
the smallest thermos bottle We could
find. But we never took any more
auto rides. No, they never acknow-
lodged the bottle. Il knew they
wouldn't" 4e
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-21
The Source OF
!. Germany's Power

Germany's power does not come
from the country's great fighting, but
the fighting machine derives it's
power from the country's scientific
system for the distribution of its ag-
ricultural products, says David Lubin,
founder of the International In
stitute of Agricultural at Rome, who
is expounding his doctrine of rural
credits and crop marketing in this
country. e'"' -,
e Mr.. Lubin has a profound belief
in the German system of rural credits
as the corner stone, the secret, the
reason of the strength of the Ger
man empire. "-Beaumont Enterprise.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-21
Cliffside Oxfords
Defeat Arrow A. {.

The Cliffside OXfords defeated the
Arrow A. C. of Palisades Park, by a
score of IL to1, last Sunday The Ar
rows were without the services of their
catcher, and had to pick up one to fill IN
and his catching and throwing was
so poor that the Cliffside boys ran
wild on the bases. This unnerved
Backstrom, the Arrow pitcher and he
was hit hard all through the game.
The Arrows also backed him up IN
poor style. This pitcher had twirled
Fl scoreless innings and defeated
such teams as Fort Lee A. o., Engle-
wood and Leonia.
Joe Ininger was the heavy hitter OF
the day, getting three hits in as many
trips to the plate and scored three
runs. Capelli, Mitchell and J: De-
laney were the other heavy hltters,
while Lou Perrand's two base clout
in the seventh inning, with two on
bases was feature. Manager Cham
berlain was the heavy hitter for the
Arrows getting a three base clout ana
a single. Harry Wilcox, new twlrl-
err of the Oxford camp, covered NM
self with glory, allowing but six hits.
The fielding honors of the day Went
to Wilcox, Lou Perrand, Ininger and
Mitchell, while Johnson and Beattle
made several good catches for the
visitors.
The score.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-21
Paterson Fairgrounds,
Subject Of Criticism,
Are Ably Defended

To The Editor of The Sun-Sir: A
recent letter from a Newark writer
to The Sun, copied editorially by a
Newark paper and later commented
upon by Paterson papers, contains
such absurd statements regarding
Paterson and some of it's officials
that l trust you will allow a correc-
ton, with no intention of creating Il
controversy.
The statement was made that Park
Commissioner Fletcher regards super
vised play as "tommyrot." 1t is also
alleged that the Fairgrounds under
the control of the Recreation Com
mission were deserted. Most ridicul-
Gus of all, it is said that the newly
created playground in Pennington
Park, which has been there for years,
cost the city about $12 week.
If Commissioner Fletcher regarded
supervised and organized play as
'tommyrot" he would not be doing
his duty in allowing the present con-
dition of affairs in Pennington Park
to continue. There are dozens and
dozens of nicely printed and framed
signs in Pennington Park showing the
rules and scheduled hours for differ
ent kinds of play. The instructor in
charge is a student of the Springfield
Training College, the greatest train
ing school for playground workers in
America at this time. This instructor
is assisted by rather prominent
athlete in coaching the boys and by
a woman in the supervision of girls.
He also has two supervisors or in
structors, technically called "life
guards" whose duties include in
truction in swimming. Chief BIN
sons already scanty police force is
called upon to furnish two patrolmen
to maintain order. If Commissioner
Fletcher conceives supervision as
Hc COlllO DC dSSuoCu VI
"dryrot" to allow the present system
in his pet project to continue.
AS a matter of fact | can affirm
that Representatives of the Park Com
mission approached two members of
the Recreation Commissioners staff
and offered them positions, in one case
at considerable increase over what
the Newark correspondent calls an
already decent salary.
During the three weeks ending July
80, the small yards at school % and
Monument Heights playground accom-
modated 42,046 children and adults.
Last summer Pennington Park in
fifty-one days entertained 27,106, and
Pennington Park then had two in
structors in playground activities.
If Pennington Park playground
costs the city about $12 a week, who
pays the interest on the $4,000 spent
and being spent in playground i'm
provements? Who pays the salaries
of the instructor in charge-It is
more than $12 a week.-Mrs. two as
sistants, his two "life guards" and
the city police?
One has only to visit all the play
grounds in Paterson to see that Com
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-21

Oxfords 3 0 3 @ 0 A l XII
Arrow A. C. 0O100 90 o. l
First base on balls-Of Wilcox, q;
off Backstrom, 6. First base on err
rors-Oxfords, 4; Arrows,5. Struck
out-By Wilcox, Z; Backstrom, 6.
Three base hit-Chamberlain. Two
base hits-Ininger, L. Perrand. Sac
rifice hits-Galmiche Stolen bases
Ininger, G. Perrand, E. Delaney, Cap
ELI, Grassier. Double plays-Ininger
to Coemann, Wilcox to Goeman. Hit
by pitcher-Watson. Umpire-Mr.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-21
PALISADIAN

missioner Fletcher is not practising
the theory that supervised play is
"tommyrot," that the other play
grounds are not deserted while Pen
nington Park is open, and that, re-
CARELESS of what group or whose
ideas are best in creating recreation,
the kids of Paterson are happier this
season than ever before.
H. M. Butler.
Paterson, N. j., August 7.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-21

Percentage of Won, 857
This shows greater batting strength the Of Pasade
M onnoents by The made by Paade sc
than those The column however, shows
L took sight But
of errors isn't really bad baseball for amateurs
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-08-19
P0ULTRYMAN MUST
STUDY HIS FLOCK
lust as Much Business Sense Re-
quired With Poultry as Any
Other Farm Work.

At the high prices OF corn and gra n
now prevailing. the chicken raiser
must study every point OF the game In
order to make a profit. Better reduce
the number of the flock and feed well
those that are left than to try to man.
age a large flock on scant rations.
II is fact that good fat hen will
lay better than lean one.
What a mistake II is to feed a lot
OF cockerels all winter. They should
be sold of and with part of the money
a new. vigorous well-bred cock bought
for the spring.
There is Just as much bushes S
sense required In the management OF
poultry as in any other branch OF
farming. but not many farmers seem
to have discovered this fact.
Sell of all turkey gobb'ers this fall
and buy new ones for breeding next
spring.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-08-19
TREE CROPS FOR DRY LANDS
olives Of Tunls Have a Spread and
Depth Of Roots Which Enables
Them to Use Stored Moisture.

The French colony OF Tunis Is pro-
ducing more than 100000 gallons of
olive oil per year. and expects to
double that output within the next
decade. A large part OF the crop
more than half OF II. according to
some estimates-is produced on land
where the average rainfall is about ten
inches per year.
This is the point which has an abid.
ing interest for n country with as
much semiarld land as the United
States. Only a tiny part OF our dry
regions is suitable for olive culture,
but that is not the only tree which has
proved itself able TO resist drought.
Why not make a systematic effort to
develop the commercial value OF other
tree crops which can be raised in the
land OF little rain?
Grain lives or dies according to the
moisture It receives in a single sea.
son, and two months of rainless
weather may destroy a crop. The
olives Of Tunis have spread and
depth OF roots which enables them to
use the ground water stored in wet
season for times of exceptional
drought. Is II not possible to develop
some other useful tree or shrub which
can go without rain as well as the
olive. and which can stand the climate
OF our western plains?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-08-19
GREATEST FEEDING
VALUE OUT OF HAY
Two Hours Of Sun on Dry Day Is
Sufficient to Cure Timothy
When to Cut Crop.

A great many farmers imagine that
hay OF all kinds must be dried out
like kndling wood to be fit for stor-
age or course, It is true that hay
as dry as powder will keep In the
NOW or stack in perfect condition, yet
very dry hay is not as good feed as
hay carrying some moisture.
To secure dry hay that will be easy
to cure and light to handle many al
low the grass to stand and ripen too
long before harvesting. This is a mis-
take, as hay of all kinds allowed to
ripen fully will be woody and con-
tain q large percentage of undigest-
ible fiber and a small percentage OF
succulent digestible matter. All hay
should be cut in green state and
never be allowed to fully ripen.
Prime hay that carries the greatest
feeding value is cut before the plants
are fully ripe and cured to preserve
the green nature of the feed This will
give the hay more aroma, It Will be
more appetizing to the animals. and 1t
will be more digestible and nourish-
ing. Hay In the barn. bale or stack
should come out after months OF
storage with strong aroma of green
ard be bright green in color. Then
Il is choice hay, and will be heavy and
rich.
The best hay is secured when the
crop Is cut before II is ripe and cured
with the least possible amount of sun.
Two hours OF sun on dry day is
enough for timothy, and half day
OF sun for clover or alfalfa. The rake
should quickly follow the mower, al
lowing the hay to begin curing in the
windrow. where the least surface will
be exposed to the sun. After curing
in the windrow for a few hours, II
should be punched and allowed TO
cure in the bunch for a day or two.
according to the kind.
Glover and alfalfa may be allowed
to cure in the bunch In the field for
about two days, while timothy will re-
quire but one day. Allowing hay to
cure mostly in the shade gives II bet
ter color, better aroma and high
feeding value.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-08-19
PROPER FENCE FOR
SHEEP IS PROBLEM
Most Of Our Sheepmen Use Wow
en- Wire From Thirty to For
ty-Two Inches in Height.

The fencing problem has always
loomed up big to the beginner in rails
ing sheep. II is not. however, a very
difficult one II 1t is undertaken in an
intelligent manner. II does not re-
quire heavy fence to hold sheep, but
0arbed wire will not make satisfactory
sheep fence.
Most sheep raisers use fence con-
structed of woven wire from thirty to
forty-two inches high with from Ave
to nine horizontal wires and sixteen
to twenty stays to the rod. Any fence
coming inside these limits II put up
with post each fourteen to sixteen
feet will prove satisfactory tor sheep,
II a thlrty.inch woven wire is used,
II should have at least one barbed
wire on top of ii. 1t usually pays to
put one or two barbed wires on top
OF the woven wires. however. as this
win make fence that will turn horses
and cattle as we'll as sheep.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-08-19
GREAT MISTAKE TO
SELL A BROOD SOW
Keep Her as Long as She Re-
mains Healthy and Vigorous
Keep Pen Free OF Dust.

II Is great mistake to sell the
brood SOW Just because she is two or
three years old. Keep her as long
as she remains vigorous.
When the hogs are confined keep
the floors of the pen as free from dust
as possible. Hogs lie with their
noses close to the floor and In this
way inhale more dust than any other
farm animal.
An excellent bedding for hogs Is
marsh hay or pulp from the sugar
cane mill. This gives out very little
dust.
Some farmers seem not to have
learned the very essential fact that
hogs are natural grazers and should
always have plenty OF grass. A
field OF rye makes the best spring
pasture for the hogs.
Hog-breeding for q pure-bred mar
ket rs a tickllsh job. and requires a
great deal of experience. The aver
age farmer will do we'll to stick to the
pork grades.
Naturally a SOW nursing big litter
OF pigs loses fat rapidly and should
be fed plentifully on nutritious milk.
giving feeds.