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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-08-26
"A SAINT FOR THE WEEK.
ST. sYMPHoRIAN, MARTYR.

About the year 1870 there was a
great procession of the heather God
dess Ceres at Autun in France.
Amongst the crowd was one who re-
fused to pay the ordinary marks of
worship. He was therefore dragged
before the magistrate and accused of
sacrilege and sedition
When asked his name and condi-
ton, he replied, MY name is Sym
phorian; | am Christian" He came
of a noble Christian family. He was
still young and SO innocent, that he
was said to converse with the holy
angels.
The Christians of Autun were few,
and little known, and the Judge could
not believe that the youth was SER
ious in his purpose. He caused the
laws enforcing heather worship to be
read, and looked for a speedy com
pliance. Symphorian replied that he
must obey the laws of the King of
kings. give me hammer" he said,
land | will break your idol in pieces. -
He was scourged and thrown into a
dungeon. Some days later this son OF
light came forth from the darkness
of his prison, haggard and worn, but
full of joy. He despised the riches
and honors offered to him, as he had
despised torrents. He died by the
sword, and went to the court of the
heavenly king. Little more than a
century later the Roman empire
bowed before the faith of Christ
Many miracles spread the glory OF
st. Symphorian and of Christ the
King of Saints.
The mother of st. Symphoriar
stood on the city walls and saw her
son led out to die. She knew the
honors he had refused and the dis
honor of his death; but she esteemed
the reproach of Christ better than all
the riches of Egypt, and she cried out
to him, my son, my son, keep the
living God in your heart; look up tC
Him Who reigns in heaven" Thus
she shared in the glory of his pas
sion, and her name lives with his in
the records of the Church.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-08-26
THE FRIAR'S STORY

Mrs. Barton's married life had been
singularly marked by great trials.
When her first child Roy was about
two years old, she accompanied her
husband on trip to Switzerland and
Italy. One day, leaving the child at
the home of their host in charge of his
nurse, they went on jaunt to view
the sights of the Eternal City. Great
was their surprise and sorrow, when
they returned and learned that Row
had suddenly disappeared, and they
Immediately began thorough search
for him throughout the whole neigh
borhood. But all to no avail Not a
trace of the child could be found. 1t
was supposed that Roy had been stolen
by wandering gypsies, during a short
absence of the maid while he was
playing on the lawn near the street.
Finally, as all their endeavors to To-
cate the lost child had proved futile,
the heartbroken parents returned to
their now lonely home in America,
where fresh crosses awaited them.
Some years later, when the sorrow
of their great loss was gradually being
forgotten under the sweet caresses of
several other children with which
Providence had blessed them, Mrs.
Barton received another still more
crushing blow in the sudden death of
her husband and two oldest children.
who were killed in a frightful wreck
fhnU
cursion to New York.
PROSTATE with grief over the ter
rible disaster, the poor woman now
lived and toiled only for her youngest
child, an Invalid boy, whom she made
the idol of her heart. For, in the
midst of her trials and sorrows, she
never sought for consolation from
God in prayer. God had long since
been banished from her soul, which
sought its happiness only in the joys
and riches of this world. Educated by
oVer-indulgent parents to a life of
frivolity and pleasure, she had never
been very fervent in her religious
practices, and her marriage to a non
Catholic young man of considerable
wealth, did not serve to strengthen
her religious principles. She had had
her three oldest children baptized
rather as matter of form and good
taste than from any sense of duty, but
when Harvey, the youngest child, was
born, she had drifted away altogether
from her holy faith, and the boy grew
up a civilized pagan, without ever
hearing word of God or religion.
1t never entered Mrs. Barton's mind
that God was, perhaps, Overwhelming
her with sorrows and trials to recall
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-08-26

where she and Harvey had since
spent many. a pleasant hour seated
under it's graceful arches and gazing
dreamily out over the broad expanse
of ocean, or walking quietly in the
shadow of the pines in the sacred
solitude of the mission cemetery.
AS. she stood on the church steps
and looked down over the peaceful
city, she, became aware that services
were being held within, and she ex.
perienced. "a sudden and quite unac-
countable desire to enter and kneel
again before the altar Of Him Whom
she had long ago driven from her soul.
She followed the impulse of grace and
entered the church. Hardly had she
seated herself in one of the rear peWs,
when priest assembled the pulpit and
began to address the assembled con
gregation.
Mrs. Barton at once recognized in
the fine earnest face of the speaker
and in his rich vibrant voice her newly
found friend, Father Ambrose. She
listened attentively to the thrilling
elOquence of the young priest, as he
described the love of the Goldman
Who, not content with assuming
human nature, sacrificed His very life
to free man from sin and to obtain
fer him innumerable blessings from
heaven. Tears filled her eyes, as the
preacher assured his devout hearers
that Christs love for man, had not
diminished since the days He had
walked the streets of Jerusalem, and
that He was still ready to fulfill his
loving promise: Come We all to Me
who are burdened and heavily laden
and | will refresh you"
AS he spoke, all the sorrows of hel
past life passed wildly before hel
minds, eye, her dormant conscience
awoke, and she reproached herself
bitterly that in all these tribulations
she had never breathed prayer tC
the Divine CONSIDER of the afflicted
At the close of the sermon, she fell or
her knees and bowling her head in hel
hands poured forth her troubled hear
in prayer as she had never done be
| fore.
Il never should have thought" she
soliloquized, as she hurried home after
the services, that visit to church
would have given me any comfort
But ah! that soul-stirring sermon, and
that admirable young priest! Well
ESome mother surely must be proud OF
Ehim!" .:.
The following day, Harvey was
more irritable than usual
Mother" he said, Il want you tC
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ii
send for Father Ambrose. | know I'd
feel better if he'd come and talk to
me-
But. my child his mother OBJ.
iected, Father Ambrose may not
have time, to9come just now I'm sure
he has many things to keep him occu-
pied"
well, then I'll die, know | will,
if he doesn't come, at least just for a
little while" pouted the spoiled boy
and then he began to cry and thereby
brought. On violent fit of coughing.
Mrs. Barton became quite alarmed
perhaps I'd better call up Father
Ambrose, after all" she said to her.
self. I'm sure lie won't mind, when
| explain matters"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-08-26

'Why, certainly, Mrs. Barton" re.
piled the priest over the telephone, in
answer to her question, Il will be
only too glad to do you and your in
valid child this favor"
The sick boys face frightened at
once, when Father Ambrose entered
the room and took a seat beside his
bed andss>he wos soon laughing
heartily over some comical stories
which the priest knew so well how to
narrate.
You're the best part of California
that I've SEEM" Harvey declared
enthusiastically after Father Ambrose
had answered another volume of his
questions, land I'd rather have you
Continued on page -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-20
A DAGGER
IN THE BACK

That's the WOmanS dread when she
gets up in the morning to start the
days work. obi how my back aches"
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules
taken today eases the backache of to-
morrow-taken every day ends the
backache for all time. Don't delay.
What's the use of suffering? Begin
taking GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules today and be relieved tomor-
row Take three or four every day
and be permanently free from wrench
ing, distressing back pain. But be
sure to get GOLD MEDAL. Since
1896 GOLD MEDAL Harlem Oil has
been the National Remedy of Ho1-
land, the Government of the Neither
lands having granted a special char
ter authorizing its preparation and
sale. The housewife of Holland would
almost as soon be without bread as
she would without her Real Dutch
Drops as she quantity calls GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules. This
is the one reason why you will find
the women and children of Holland
so sturdy and robust
GOLD MEDAL are the pure. origi-
nal Harlem Oil Capsules imported
direct from the laboratories in Haar-
lem Holland But be sure to get
GOLD MEDAL. Look for the name
on every box. Sold by reliable drug
gists in sealed packages at csc. soc
and s1.0O. Money refunded if they
do not help you. Accept only the
GOLD MEDAL. All others are imi-
tations.-Advertise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-20
Take Iron, Says Doctor, if You
Want Plenty of "Stay There
Strength Like an Athlete!

toms OF dyspepsia, liver and other trou-
Dies IN from ten to fourteen days' time
SIMPLY by taking iron in the proper form
ami this after they had in some cases been
Goctoring Tor months without obtaining any
beneut. But don't take the old forms of
reduced iron, iron acetate or tincture of
IRON simply to save a few cents. You must
take iron In a form that can be easily
absorbed and assimilated like nuxated iron
II You want II to do you any good, other
wise II may prove worse than useless
Many an athlete or prize fighter has won
the day simply because he knew the secret
ot great strength and endurance and filled
his blood with iron before he went into the
affray. while many another has gone down
to inglorious defeat simply for the lack
of iron.
NoTE-NuXated Iron recommended
organic iron compounds Unlike the older
inorganic iron products il is easiIv assimf-
lated, does not injure the teeth make them
black. nor upset the stomach on the con-
trdry. il is Il most potent remedy in near
~ all forms of Indigestion as well as for
nervous. rundown conditions. The Manu-
facturers have such great confidence in
NuNated Iron that they offer to forfeit
$4,000 to any charitable institution if they
cannot take any man or woman under 80
who lacks iron and increase their strength
200 per cent or over in four weeks time
provided they have serious organic
trouble. They also offer to refund your
money If il does not at least double your
strength and endurance in ten days time
IL is dispensed in this city by Arnold Drug
Co., ana all other Observation-Disclosures
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-20
MAY COME TO TOPEKA
Local Bankers Will Try to Get Kansas
Association Next Year

With the Kansas State Bankers as
ISOLATION adopting resolution choos-
ing Kansas City, Kan, as its next
meeting place and with the American
Bankers association holding it's an
nual meeting at Kansas City next year,
everything indicates that Topeka will
obtain the next meeting of the Kansas
Bankers association. w. w. Bowman,
secretary of the association, expressed
himself as certain today that Topeka
bankers would not overlook an oppor-
tunity of inviting the association to
hold its next convention here when
they go to Salina next month to at
tend the annual convention on May
II and ~
1T is the custom of our association
to give each city fair show said
Mr.. Bowman, under the present
conditions il seems to me that Topeka
will get the convention"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-20
RACING WITH A STORM
Elmer Packard's Car Skids and He Is
Killed, Instantly.

Elmer will never live to enjoy his
legacy was the pessimistic prophecy
expressed by his friends. when Elmer
Packard. local speed fiend of Enter
prise. Kansas, received a 100000
legacy last month.
Packard had gained moro than
local reputation by his reckless per-
formances in a Winton Six. His first
act after the receipt of the legacy,
however. was to purchase an Apper-
son roadster in which he tried to out
do all his previous performances.
Wednesday while going forty miles
an hour. racing with a storm, he
skidded on a sharp turn and was in
stantly killed. A companion with him
escaped with slight injuries. The ac-
cident occurred seven miles north OF
Abilene.
Packard was well known in Topeka.
Last year he spent nearly all of his
time here. His brother, Clarence
Packard, is a partner in the Packard
garage at 425 Jackson street. He is
also brother of the wife of Jack
Fisher. the other partner in the Pack
ard garage.
The death of Elmer Packard is the
second in the family within a week.
Last Friday a child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Packard died. Elmer Pack
ard was not married. His body was
taken to Enterprise for burial today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-20
Oddities CuLIed
From Days NelOs

Chicago.-SiX children and fifty
dollars worth of second hand iurni-
ture were listed for taxation by a. Il.
Angelitch. who was greatly relieved
when his property" was exempted.
Chicago.-Mrs. Mary ROsenski was
arrested when her brother told police
she had sold her two year old dauSh-
ter for two dollars. Mrs. Rosenski
has two other children. 4 and Z. They
were hungry, she said.
New York.-John Mccormack paid
100000 for the Corot ''Nymphs Bath
ing" at an art sale here. John is the
singer.
Frankfort KY. NJ. Pratt. who hit
a mule with a whip and then stopped
the heels of said mule. was denied
damages for the kick, court holding
he -courted injury
POughkeepsie, \. Y.-Vassar girls
refuse to forsake high heels in order
to save the grass of the college lawns
and outdoor theater.
Albert Lea. Minn.-Birth of girl
to Mr. and Mrs Charles Stewart was
the sign of family rejoicing. Family
records show she is the first girl baby
in over Il hundred years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-20
FORD LEAD GROWING
Returns Of Nebraska Election Indicate
Both organs Badly Beaten.

Omaha, April 20.-Latest returns
from Tuesdays primary have in
creased the lead given by early re-
ports to Harry Ford of Detroit for
the Republican nomination for presi-
dent and indicate the denomination
of Senator Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock on the
Democratic senatorial ticket by i ma
jority of to l over his opponent Is-
natius !. Dunn of Omaha
William j. Bryan, former secretary
Of state. candidate for delegate-at-
large to the Democratic national con-
vention, is running sixth. There are
seven candidates. The four receiv.ng
the largest number of votes will be
elected.
Reports indicate that Keith Neville
IS about 5000 votes ahead of c. w
Bryan, Democratic candidate for
governor. and brother of the former
secretary of state. Less than 400 Of
the 1900 precincts in the state have
reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-20
WANTED-MALE HEIP.

MAN to help in laundry: experienced man
and wife to manage hotel: colored man
and wife. house and yard. $50 mo-. board
and room: several married couples for
farms; farm and dairy hands: men wait
ers for restaurants: laborers. Furman
Employment Office, S11 Kansas Ave.
WANTED-30 farm hands; dairy hands: 30
laborers. steady work; experienced
farm couples man and wife cooks: store
room man cooks to ship west and south :
kitchen help: laundry helper: walters.
Furman Employment Office. S11 Kan. ave.
WORKING MEN to travel: long engage
ment Call today tomorrow. Burk s
Show Cars. Fair Grounds.
WANTED-Two ladies or gentlemen solfc-
ties 81 Central National Bank Bldg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-20
AT THE THEATERS

AT tnc IEfS.
Charles Cherry. famed for his work
on the stage as well as before the
camera. shares the distinction of lead
ing. in "Passers By" with Miss Mary
Charleston, who rose to special pub
lie attention in Sealed Lips" The
''Passers By production is shown at
the Iris today and tonight.
Tomorrow the Iris will present the
photo-drama. Her Great Price" and
Burton Holmes Travelogues.
At the Orpheum.
There is a Cinderella story in Hoo
doc Ann" the Triangle Fine Arts play
which is shown at the Orpheum today
and tonight.
by Stork Delivery is the title to
the Keystone comedy which begins
three day engagement at the Orpheum
today. The vaudeville act will be of a
musical nature as is the policy of the
Orpheum management, and Calkins's
orchestra, Topeka's popular harmony
makers will furnish the music.
At the Best.
In keeping with its locale, The
Reckoning Flame" contains big spec
tacular scenes of India with all the
wonderful flora and fauna of that
country lavishly displayed. Recently
the entire menagerie of a big circus
was utilized in this production. Among
the animals used were camels. Zebras
and elephants. The triumphant we'd
ding journey, in which the prospective
bride travels to the palace of The
groom in a howdah on the back of an
elephant, is said to be so true to life
that it might have been photographed
in the streets of Benares. At the Best
today. Joe Jackson. the tramp
comedian" does some excellent char
acter acting both in serious and comic
effects. besides falling from a mast
and doing other death-defying stunts
in the keystone-T Triangle comedy, "A
Modern Enoch Arden"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-20
AGED WOMAN BURNED
Sister of Warrensburg Farmer Killed
When Home Was Destroyed.

Warrensburg. Mo-, April 2o.-Miss
Maggie Swope, so, was burned to
death when the home i'll which she
and her brother lived, 10 miles north
east of here, was destroyed by fire
Tuesday morning.
Shortly after Miss Swope had fin
ished cooking breakfast, the brother
and a farm hand started out to one
of the fields to work. They had been
gone only a few minutes when one
of them saw the house was in flames.
The fire was burning so fiercely that
they were unable to enter the house to
rescue the woman. Her charred
body was found in the ruins
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-20
wANTED-FEMALE HELP.

WANTED-2j lunch counter and dining
room girls, $50 mo-. board and room. in
many towns: women cooks for hotels
and restaurants; girls for private homes
in city and country: chambermaids man
and wife cook and kitchen German speak
ing girl for family kitchen help. Furman
Employment Office. s11 Kansas ave.
WANTED-Women for dining room and
cooking in institution: German speaking
girl. 2nd work; women for country homes.
lunch counter girls; kitchen help. Furman
Employment Office, S11 Kansas ave.
WANTED-White girl or middle aged
woman to help with house work out of
town Phone 3006 k-2.
WANTED-White girl or woman for gen
erai house work Phone 1927 K-2- 22i
n. Lake.
WANTED-Strong white woman for gen
eral house work Phone Go
CARPET WEAVER in North Topeka. Ad-
dress >. care journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-20
w A IN T S
AND MISCELLANEOuS ADS

ADVERTISING RATES: The rate for
inserting. Want Ads in The Topeka State
Journal is one cent a word each insertion.
minimum 10 cents; by the week cents a
word. minimum 50 cents.
COUNT THE WORDS of youi Ad In
Gliding four words for State Journal adj
dress when such address Is used: count
each initial letter and each number or
COMBINATION Of figures as enc word.
OUT OF TOWN advertisement must be
accompanied with cash or check in fall
payment for the same. Note the forego-
ing instructions about counting the words
and the rates per word for The Topeka
State Journal.
CLOSING HOUR: Want Ads to he
classified properly must be in The State
Journal office before IL 20 O'Clock. Want
ads received after 10 % till :15 p. m. will
be inserted under the head: ITO Late t.
Classify"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-20
SMALLPOX At H. S.
Student in Attendance Two Days
While Suffering From the Disease.

Topeka high school students are
worrying these days and vaccination
has become a fad as the result of the
recent disclosure of a genuine case
of smallpox at the high school.
Harry Evans, an eighteen-year-Cld
negro boy, a member of the sub-junior
class attended school the first two
days of this week with his face
marked with smallpox. Teachers
finally became suspicious of the pus-
tules marking his face and sent him
home. He is now in quarantine ct
the home of his aunt at 127 North
jefferson street.
Not only were high school students
exposed but also a fashionable board
ing house where his mother is en-
ployed as a cook. Also Evans visited
several local stores. Monday paying
bills for an employer.
High school will not be closed said
DR. Clark today but he advises all
members of the sub-junior class %
make haste and be vaccinated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-20
Ordinary NuNntcd Iron VIII Make Deli
cate, Nervous. Rundown People
eOOae Stronger in Two Weeks
Time. in Many Cases

eOOc Stronger in Two Weeks
Time. in Many Cases
NEW YORK. y. N.-AIost people fool
ishlv seem to think they are going to get
renewed health and strength from some
stimulating medicine. secret nostrum or
narcotic drug, said Dr. Sauer, a well known
Specialist who has studied widely both in
this country and Europe when, as mat
ter Of fact. real and true strength can
only come from the food you eat
But people often fail to get the strength
out 81 their food because they haven't
enough iron in their blood to en-
able IL 10 change food into living matter.
From their weakened. nervous condition
they know something is wrong, but they
can't tell what. SO they generally com
mence dQctoriug for stomach liver or kid
ney trouble or symptoms Of some other
aiimeut caused by the lack of iron in the
blood. This thing may 20 on for years.
while the patient suffers untold agony If
you are not strong or we'll. you owe it to
yourself to make the following test. See
how long you can S-ssN or how far You can
walk without becoming tired. Next take
two five grain tablets of ordinary nuNated
iron three times per day after meals for two
weeks. Theu test your strength again and
see for yourself how much Won have gained.
have seen dozens OF nervous. rundown
1scople who were ailing all the while. dou-
Bile ana even triple their strength and en-
durance and entirely get rid of all symp-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-20
FOR RENT-ROOMS

FOR RENT unfurnished rooms. one mp
stairs and one down with small Kitchen
Reasonable rent 40 Buchanan st.
FIRST or second floor, private home mod
ern. unfurnished or partly furnished.
4020 Red.
TWO front rooms. new. modern home.
private family. close in. 210 f. 11th-
FOR RENT-Modern front room, 1917
Jackson ST
LARGE front room. kitchenette range
housekeeping. POO Black.
ONE ROOM and suite with steam heat
and bath. Tefzer Realty Il Loan Go
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-20
Topekan Won at Lehn-

Louis Hoffman, the Topeka wres-
tier defeated Horton Smith at Lebo,
han., last night. The first fall was
obtained in seven minutes and the sec
ond in eight minutes. The second fall
was secured with a scissors hold.
Smith weighed $50 pounds. Hoffman
will wrestle Harry Miller of Lincoln,
Neb: saturday night at the hall in
North Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-20
NOT SPIES
Three Brooklyn School Teachers on
Walking Trip Are Released.

Savannah, Ga. April 20.-Three
Brooklyn school teachers on a walk
ing trip, arrested yesterday at
Greensboro. S. c., because their pos
session of a road map excited the sus-
picion of an army engineer, who
thought they were trailing his sur
veying party, were released today on
orders from WASHINGTON