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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

One of the valid objections to forming man.
moth business combinations is that the promoters
get too much money and the stockholders too
much water.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

Time is being wasted trying to unite all the
kickers in one political party-they couldn't all
boss it, you know.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

Notwithstanding the high cost of rope, fill
buster Senators have been mailed pieces guaran-
teed to stand mans weight by constituents.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

Neither side in the BIZ; war believes in that
old adage about swapping horses while crossing a
stream. All of 'em have swapped war bosses
France is the latest, with a new war minister.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

The ex-Czar must be an exceptional man, if
he can extract and solution out Of being credited
with having had good intentions.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

not includede in the maxim, "All the world loves
q lover"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

Ocean freighting may be more profitable than
ever before, but it's also more wearing on the
nerves of those engaged.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

No danger Of the navy becoming sockless-
100000 pairs have just been ordered for it, and
by a coincidence from a North Carolina factory. r
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

Though the yellow had it all fixed for Am
bassador Gerard to be robbed of important pap
ers, he delivered them all to Secretary Lansing.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

Twill be too bad if they start dropping bombs
on our seacoast and force Bryan to confne his
lecture tours to the interior.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

Some are apparently forgetting that Congress,
not tn enew commission, will make the tariff laws.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

Everybody knows Tom Marshall is not a lingo,
yet he says Wilson has facts that would force war
If made public.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

Trying to hurry or to influence the U. S. Su-
preme court is not new, though success in doing
either would be-.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24
GREENWOOD, MISS, MARCH "a, 1917.

It seems a shame to pull off war jokes on men
unfortunate enough to have been born yellow.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

Pocket squeezing is a much overdone industry.
Aheavy belle-the 18-year Chicago girl who
weighs ATS pounds.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

No matter what happens, good advertising
will continue to get the none yof wise purchasers.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

Rather queer that no movie magnate has an
nounced his offer to engage at fabulous salaries
the whole bunch of uncrowned royalties.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

It's suspected that some of those busy trying
to locate German agents "in our midst are hop
ing to get some of the money they have.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

Another scare for automobile owners-an oil
mans prediction that next September will see So
cent gasoline.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

Nobody wants less prosperity, but practically
everybody wants lower prices for life's necessities.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

Though he lacks it at home, Carranza contin-
ues to hand out talk of what he is doing to bring
about peace in Europe.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

Congress alone has power to declart war, but
wars have been started without declaration, and
existing conditions may add another.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

If all reports are to be accepted, the movies
are now making more bankrupts than millionaire
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

It's suspected the grub was donated at that
77-cent banquet mentioned by Washington papers.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24
T. r.
Artesian Well Contractor
Greenwood, Miss.

If interested in an artesian well
write or see me and get my prices
on same.
No contract too small or too large
to handle, especially in the Greenwood
territory.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24
: RAILWAY
Yazoo 4 Mississippi Valley Railway
Nurthern DiyiaiOn.l

Yazo0 4 Mississippi Valley Railway
Northern DiyisiOn.)
No. Destination. Time
~ Tutwiler. C'dale, Men,
pins, Tvs -.-------. 3:4O q. m
324 Grenada and l. G., Iva. 8:22 q. m
3l4 Iutwiler, C'dale, V'burg,
Gville, Helena T. Mem
phis, Tvs. .---.-.-l0:5Ja. m
AZ Travellers Spec, Mem,
Iutwilerand points S.
C'dale, Tvs. ------ $3.50 p. m
1872 Grenada g. !. G., Tvs. 500 p. m.
a TRAY. Spec, Men,, V'brg.
T'wiier., Chastn., and e.
dale, arrys. ........ sos AZ m.
S3l Grenada 4 |. g., arrvs. 1913 q. m.
3Z3 GRENADA d J.. c. arrvs 2:4O p. m.
Bis Mem. Helena, y'burg, G.
vile and Chston. arr. 4:47 p. N.
80 Mem. Hell. Cdale. q inter.
pts. arr. ,...--.--.-..lO:lO p. m.
(SOnthern D~iyisiOn.)
33l Tchuia, Durant, iazoo
City, jackson and New
Orleans, Tvs. ...-...~.. 1922 q. m.
3l3 Same -..-.. 500 p. m.
For further information amply to
J. W. DONNELL. lex. Agt.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

Southern Ry. Co., N Miss.
3'A same train, arrl,es.-..lO:35 q. m
1o2 Same train, arrives. $3.50 p. m
Greenwood StatiOn.)
WEST BOUND TRAINS.
No. Destination. Time
3 Wlnona to G%recnville, acc.
leaves .-------.---.-.7:25 q. m
leaves ............-.....12:O6 p. m
9 Columbus to G'ville. acc.
IL B'bam to G'ville, thru. tr.
leaves -.-...-.~..v:05 p. m
II G,wood to Webb, dly ex.
Sunday. leaves...-.....2:25 p. N
EAST BOUND TRAINS.
IL G'vilIe to B'ham, thru tr.
leaves --.-..-. $3.50 q. m
~ Gville to Columbus, acc.
leaves ..-..-...... 1:13 p. m.
A G'ville to Winona, acc.
leaves ...-.. 7:O8 a. m,
n Webb ..ch., dly. ex. Sun.
arrives -....--~...---.lO:30 a. m.
Connection for Belzoni branch Tvs
Greenwood 1926 a. H., also Tvs. Grren-
wood 5:O5 p. m, connecting ut Itta
bena 5:45 p. m.
sunday servlce--Webh- Belzoni bch,
aiterna le, lvng. Greenwood 4:45 D. m.
v GAGE. TEX. Agt.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

She--He acts almost human, doesn't
III
He-Yes. ! would, too, II you made
y much Of me.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24
A. You Might say.

rsily C-onmenwsalth.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24
FOY'S IMPROVED STAPLE C0TToN

l have a limited quantity Of
Improved Staple Cotton Seed .,
for planting purposes at 80 ~
bushel fob. Greenwood or sido,
if you want any Of these ,,l
early producing long staple sasd
should not delay the matter Of
ing me your orders.
RECORD OF FoY's COTTON.
In 1912 ! found in my field on.
ira fine stalk of cotton which ~
cred and hand picked the seed 80
the cotton obtaining 1000 seed 'l
On April Is, 1918, l planted ..
seed with a case knife one heed :. ~
a hill and got 1900 stalks.
same / got 1000 pounds seed .ot.sA
In 1914, | planted 8 acres Of n.
seed and got 6 bales of cote,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

Nobody wants less prosperity, but practically
everybody wants lower prices for lifes necessities.
If all reports are to be accepted, the movies
are now making more bankrupts than millionaire
Secret service men hunting Capt. Boyd are
not includede in the maxim, "All the world loves
q lover"
Another scare for automobile owners-an oil
mans prediction that next September will see So
cent gasoline.
Everybody knows Tom Marshall is not a lingo,
yet he says Wilson has facts that would force war
if made public.
Trying to hurry or to influence the U. S. Su-
preme court is not new, though success in doing
either would be-.
Time is being wasted trying to unite all the
kickers in one political party-they couldn't all
boss it, you know.
Pocket-squeezing is a much overdone industry.
Aheavy belle-the 18-year Chicago girl who
weighs ATS pounds.
Twill be too bad if thew start dropping bombs
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-24

Neltnef SIDE IN the d.; war believes IN that
old adage about swapping horses while crossing a
stream. All of 'em have swapped war bosses
France is the latest, with a new war minister.
One of the valid objections to forming man.
moth business combinations is that the promoters
get too much money and the stockholders too
much water.
Lloyd George may be all kinds of a dictator,
but we notice he was not too proud to grab a
.ifebelt thrown him by expremier Asquith during
that parliamentary storm.
Though the yellow had it all fixed for Am
bassador Gerard to be robbed of important pap
ers, he delivered them all to Secretary Lansing.
No danger Of the navy becoming sockless-
450, 900 pairs have just been ordered for it, and
by a coincidence from a North Carolina factory.
Notwithstanding the high cost of rope, fill
buster Senators have been mailed pieces guaran-
teed to stand a mans weight by constituents.
Congress alone has power to declart war, but
wars have been started without declaration, and
existing conditions may add another.
Rather queer that no movie magnate has an
nounced his offer to engage at fabulous salaries
the whole bunch of uncrowned royalties.
It's suspected that some of those busy trying
to locate German agents lin our midst" are hop
ing to get some Of the money they have.
Though he lacks it at home, Carranza contin-
ues to hand out talk of what he is doing to bring
about peace in Europe.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-28
Q392l
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior. U. S.
Land Office at Missoula, Montana,
Sept. II. 1917. Notice is hereby given
that Samuel Kelsey of Horte, Mon
tana, who on Jany. 2, 1912. made nd
entry No. O3921. for Unit G, SEA
SW14, Sec. 80, T. 81 ~, r. 81 W.. M.
NJ. has fled notice of intention to
make S year proof under old law, to
establish claim to the land above
described. before John N. Bailey. U.
S. Commissioner, at Roman, Montana
on the Goth day of Oct. 1917. Claim
ant names as witnesses: Mathew
jaeger. William d. Allen, of Horte,
Montana, William EngIe, of Roman,
Montana, William McGourty of Horte,
Montana.
FRANK NJ. McHAFFIE,
Sept 21-Oct 10 Register.
Non-coal land Flathead Project
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-28
THE POISON STEAM LAUNDRY


Roman on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Those wishing may leave bundles at
Jeffries barber shop or Sterling
hotel. Gtf
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-28

Take your pres" .ptlons to the Owl
Drug Store. adv.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-28
CHURCH NOTICE

Sunday School .... 1000 a. m.
Evening worship ........ 500 p. m
A cordial invitation is extended to
oil
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-28

+. d. SWISHER, Minister.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-28
Saving Is In The Air!

In fact. thought of saving and conservati
minds of all nations at present. Th is is tn
100000 of the worlds producers in the army
shopping is the "Hooverzed" way of dealing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-07
Looking Blackboard In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

Mrs. A. w. Dana and Miss Grace Whiting
gave a lawn party last evening in honor of
their cousins, Theo and Catherine Bod
we'll The porch was hung with japanese
lanterns. while hammocks and easy chairs
dotted the lawn and park A punch bowl
was placed in one corner of porch. Those
Misses Lillian and Beatrice Foster, Misses
Helen and Fay Quinton, Miss Hazel Sher-
burne, Miss Nellie Mcfarland, Miss Avis
Sibley. Miss Mary Moore, Miss Sarah Stage,
Miss Bessie Miller. Miss Bertha Beal, Miss
Jean Parkhurst, Miss Lulu Healy, Miss
Hazel Mulvane and Miss Helen Barney.
Miss Margaret Sawyer entertained at high
five last evening. Her guests were: Miss
Mary Harrison, Miss Laura Wedding, Miss
Edith Davis, Miss Picnic Hentigg, Miss
Lulu johnson, Mr.. Jake Mohler, Mr.. Julius
Wedding, Mr.. Dana McVicar, Mr.. Ralph
MagOffin Mr.. ]. L. Embleton and Mr.. Ev-
erett Akers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-07

food conservation and economy plan,
is preparing to advocate the bread
board plan of serving bread at the
table. A few weeks ago the club or
dered some of these bread boards
made, and they have arrived. The
and of home made bread Saturday,
July IA, at the Crosby Brothers store,
when they will give a demonstration
of the old English way of serving
bread a slice at time.
Any woman who will bake bread for
a sale is asked to notify Mrs. Supple
the club president, at the Navy league
headquarters.
The Lowman w. C. T. u will meet
Thursday at 2:30 O'Clock with Mrs.
w. F. Stahl, of Boswell avenue. Mrs.
Mary Bennett, Mrs. Aldrich and Mrs.
Ida Irwin are members of the COM
mittee on programs.
The Frances Willard union will
meet with Mrs. Frank Stah1, 1928
Lincoln street, Tuesday afternoon.
Roll call will be answered by current
Cages park in honor of Mrs Mary
McCammon, who will leave soon to
make her home in Minnesota The
president made an address; Mrs. E. S.
Blair gave a reading, and Miss Vir-
ginia Taliaferro sang.
The West side union entertained
the Loyal Legion Friday afternoon at
the home of Dibert Knox. The boys
and girls of the legion gave a pro-
gram. Little Dorothy Stadel gave
two readings and Miss Eva Burnett
and George Thorston gave numbers
on the program.
The Topeka union had meeting
this week. Devotionals were led by
the Rev. C. E. Rash. and addresses
were made by DR.. E. s. Pettyjohn and
Judge Hugh Fisher, and Mrs Petty
John sang A resolution was drawn
up asking that the United States SEN
ate conform to the food conservation
house bill. forbidding the use of grain
in the manufacture of alcoholic liquor.
A night letter was sent to the presi-
dent also.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-07

a war bride who will come to To-
peka to live, at least until the bride
groom is called into service. is Miss
jean Frances DeHart. of BartIesville,
Okla. whose marriage to DIR. Henry
Stanley Rogers, of this city. will take
place Monday morning, July 9, in
Bartlesville
The marriage will be quietly SOL
omnized at 1890 O'Clock. at the nome
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John DeHart The bride is a college
woman, being a graduate of the Uni
Versity of California. and she is
pianist. having graduated also from
the Chicago Conservatory of Music.
DR. Rogers is a physician connected
with the Santa Fe hospital in Topeka.
He came to this city about a year and
half ago. and has made many friends
among Topeka people, and especially
among those of his profession. He is
a graduate of Creighton University.
Omaha. Neb., where he took his medi-
cal course. He is first lieutenant in
course, subject to call for military
service.
After the wedding, DIR. Rogers and
his bride will come to Topeka where
= will make their home so lorg as
DIR. Rogers continues his hospital
practice.
nue., entertained informally this after
noon. in compliment to Miss Marie
Waltameyer, of Boulder. Colo, who is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. II. l.. Alkire.
X X X
Mrs. Frank Griggs invited "A few
friends for an informal afternoon to-
day. mplimentary to Miss Bernice
johnson. of Atchison. who is visiting
her. The guests were a few of Miss
Johnson's nearest friends.
The attention of Kansas women, so
long as the war lasts, will be conferred
or the greatest present organization
of women in America, the woman'c
committed of the national council of
defense. This society will outrank in
importance all other organizations
while it is in active service, because it
is a governmental affair, controlled by
the federal authorities on defense and
conservation, and enlisting the as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-07

CINE of warfare the world has
known, and the little ironclad boat.
which they sent forth to fight its
great opponents has become the es-
tabiished battleship on seven seas.
And the ingenuity of the southern
women who were constantly substi-
tuting one fabric for another in dress
thruout the four years of their desc
lation, will be adopted and furthered
by the women of America as this war
goes on and those who fight need the
materials worn by women.
There is no harm in this. An over
whelming good will come out of it.
Our brains have become a bit sodden
under the weight of the splendid
things that the markets of the world
have poured on JUS. Now there is a
chance for our brains to become
and ingenuity.
Back to Gauntlets.
There have been a great many years
when kid gloves were considered the
proper thing to wear in summer and
silk ones were looked at askance even
/ by the women on small incomes. To-
day, the silk glove has come back into
its own. 1t is the last word in style
for the hands.
These gloves are gauntleted, as in
the days of chivalry. Many of them
are manu- eIIlDTOlueT0Q with l1ne, COL
ored crystals, with checks of black and
white at the top. and with Aztec and
Peruvian designs in deeply colored
| thread.
Other gauntleted silk gloves have
| fine. knife pleated ruffles outlining the
! edges. Again, they are embroidered
| in bold manner on the hand, and in
stead of the usual three strips of in
dentation, there are arrowheads and
circles done in colored floss.
A pair of these embroidered gloves
is shown in the sketch. They are
| worn with a gown of French blue
oimity girdled with a loose sash of
satin. The hat is of dimity, with
ruffles of chiffon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-07
THE HOUSEHOLD
Can You Make a Mock Steak?
Edited by Anne Rittenhouse.

Can You Make a Mock Steak?
mo man can make an omelette
with out breaking eggs" says Ernest
Oldmeadow, the clever English culin-
airy authority, "or grill steak when
he has no steak to grill or braise a
Spanish onion which he does not pos
sess"
Well, perhaps no man could do this.
but it really does seem as if some
women could, or at least they can
make dishes without eggs that taste
very much like omelets and provide
beef dishes at cost very much less ex-
pensive than the time beefsteak-
and dishes that are quite as flavor
some. And they can also make some
very appetizing meat-substitute dishes
Here is one-a mock hamburg
steak:
One cup of bread crumbs, one egg
half cup of canned corn, one onion.
chopped very fine, pepper and salt
Mix well with one can of tomatoes
make into cakes as you would ham
burg and dip each in Indian meal and
fry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-07

Mrs. ]. Jensen entertained at thin
bles Friday for Miss Freda Reed, of
Manhattan. The guests were: Miss
Reed, Mrs. Ralph Smiley, Mrs. Clint
Johnson, Mrs Jack Walker, Mrs. D.
D. Mote, Mrs. Raymond Stewart, Miss
Dorothy Sims.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-07

Mrs ]. Leslie Parlette entertained
at her home in Potwin from to
o'clock Friday afternoon for Mrs A
H. Huber. of Belle Center, Ohio. Mrs.
Huber is a foster sister of Mr.. Par
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-07
pH7r DRESS!
|N .0laH] 81 1r1re Rtttenho1se


lace or net which could be made at
home.
They banished straw and took up
hats of cotton materials, trimming
them with bits of faded ribbons dyed
under the magnolia trees outside of
the kitchen.
The men of the south were also do
ing their part, in the way of invention,
for they invented the ironclad warship
and the submarine. 1t was the des-
perate Confederates off the South Car
DINA coast who first started undersea
warfare. They wanted food, and they
tried to sink some parts of that block
ade which the north esta blished IN
order to starve out the south and
which was called by the Confederate
soldiers The 'Conda Crush.
That poor. fantastic little bit of I'M
dersea machinery that the Confeder-
ates invented and used in a feeble
way, has become the most terrific en-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-07

Miss Lucci. However, they should not
fib, and act airy. Kingdom Gould is
named for his Mas folks, and she was
Edith Kingdom, an actress, when his
Pa married her.-Telegraph Tales,
Atchison Globe.
x X x
An attractive young woman who
was a bride this week is Mrs. John
Francis Eden, who was formerly Miss
Bess Murphy. She is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip l. Murphy, and
she and her sisters are among the
very good looking women of this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-07
CLUB NOTES.

Women of the Good Government
club are making an effort to bring
some diversion to the Missouri SOL
diers who are doing guard duty in To-
peka and are encamped in the Ward
pasture, Tyler street. They will give
an ice cream and cake picnic this
evening for the guardsmen at their
camp ground. Those who will give
cakes for the party may leave them
either with Mrs. Lee Monroe, 909
Harrison street, or with Mrs. Cyrus
Guthrie. SIS Monroe street. The dis
tributing committee will meet tonight
at o'clock at Mrs. Monroe's home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-07


chairman of the wOman's commit-
tee, national council of defense,
Kansas division.
distance and cooperation of all other
organizations of women, and because
1t is formed to meet a present and
vital national need.
At the first regular meeting of the
committee in Kansas, held Friday aft
ernoon in Memorial hall, Mrs. David
w. Mulvane was chosen chairman for
this state.
Mrs. Mulvane was nominated by
Mrs. Albrecht Marburg, and when her
name was announced as a candidate
the audience cheered, and then unani-
mously elected her. Mrs. Mulvane
has never been known in this city
and state as a club woman and has
taken no active part, to any consider
But her activities have been engaged
chiefly in charity work, and in that
line she has undertaken and success
fully carried out. some large and i'm
portant enterprises. She served as
president of the u. and l. club for a
term. and has worked in that organ
ization for a long time. She has also
been prominent in the affairs of the
local Red Cross society, and she is
Topeka. The new chairman has never
taken any part in the fractional affairs
of the local club life. and comes to her
Office without any party" bias. She
has q large personal following, exec
utive ability and a wide acquaintance
turnout tic state with influential peo-
pie.
The other officers are: Mrs. w. f.
Ringle of Pittsburg, first vice chair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-07

Long, white silk gloves with embroid-
cred gauntlet tops. The design is
picked out in black and white
thread and crystals.
ton that the south was during the
Civil war, when a tremendously pros
porous social group were compelled to
twist and turn and use their ingen-
uity to substitute one fabric for an
other in order that they might be
clothed.
One Fabric Goes; Another Comes.
The women discovered that they
could dye fabrics by using pokeberries
and mu1berries. They found that GER
tain types of coarsely woven cloth
could be made into shoes. They found
that calico was quite good enough for
frocks. They realized that kid gloves
were easily replaced by mitts of old