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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12

which her Bible classes have flourish
ed: the intense interest which has al
ways prevailed, and the firm loyalty
of her hundreds of pupils are testi-
monials to her work.
During the twenty years, a total of
1 ,44S Topeka women have attended
her classes in Topeka. Former stu
dents now live in 81 different states
in the Union. There are 81 in Kan
sas, outside of Topeka; SO in Califor-
MIA; p in Illinois; 4 in Missouri; 8
in Iowa Z each in Ohio and Washing
ton; in Colorado: 5 each in Okla
homa, New York, Texas and the Dis e
trict of Columbia; each in Oregon,
Indiana and New Mexico; 3 each in
Pennsylvania. Michigan, Wyoming
and Massachusetts; = each in Nebras-
ka and Minnesota and Tennessee, and
l each in Georgia, Arizona, Maryland,
Utah, Mississippi, Virginia and Idaho.
Four have gone to foreign lands, one
each in Canada, Panama, Scotland
and Bulgaria. The removal of these
students to other places, has carried
Mrs. Menninger's work and plan of
Bible study to many of these states,
aIsl to quite a number of Kansas
towns outside of Topeka. Glasses are
formed and taught by her former stu
dents, and the identical outlines, les
sons and arrangements created by
Mrs. Menninger are adopted and used.
A big map of the United States
hangs in the Young Women's Christian
association in which over various
towns are tagged slips of paper, bear
ing the names of former students who
Rave removed from Topeka The map
seems half covered by them. 1t will be
left at the Y. w. c. A. permanently.
Three Generations.
Some interesting tsbulations might
be made up. In the class for this year
there are thirteen mothers and their
daughters, and in once instance three
generations of one family, grandmoth-
erldaughter and granddaughter. There
were twelve pairs of sisters, and three
sisters in each of two families.
For four years one of her classes
consisted of over 100 colored women.
Mrs. Menninger relates that one of the
very best students she ever had was a
member of this class.
For the major period of the twenty
years the arrangement of her classes
consisted every week of a Tuesday
morning and Tuesday afternoon class
for Topeka women generally; a Tues
day night class for Y. w. c. A. girls
and a class at the First Presbyterian
Sunday school each Sunday morning.
Graduation Tuesday.
The graduation exercises on mex
Tuesday night are the twelfth. The
earlier classes did not have commence
ments. The course consists of foul
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12
Bible StMdu
BY MRS. C. F. MENNINGER
Published every Saturday evening in
Topeka State Journal
EXODUS. CHAPTER 80. DEUTER-
ONOAIY, CHAPTER "a.
THE GOLDEN CALF AND THE
DEATH OF MOSES.

l. While Noses was in the mount,
learning what to do for Israel, what
were the people doing at the foot of
it?
.. Who in a large way. was re-
sponsible for their sin and idolatry?
3. What did God want to do with
them on account of it?
4. Give three reasons, offered by
Moses, why the people should be
spared?
8. What did Moses carry down the
mount with him?
6. When Moses heard the noise and
saw the Golden Calf. what did he do !?
Calf? '''' ''ie 0-1e'-
s. What was the falsehood that
Aaron told to Moses?
.. What tribe among them all re-
manned true to God?
10. How many were slain in one
day at the foot of Mount Sinai?
IL. Where do we find the record of
the last days of Moses?
-. Why did he go to the top of
Mount Pisgah?
10. Where did Moses die, and how
was he buried?
II. Hold old was Moses when he
died?
Is. How long did Israel mourn for
Moses?
1s. Who was appointed successor to
Moses?
II. What distinction did Moses have
as a prophet?
IS. Give, who has been to you the
most interesting event in the life OF
Moses.
10. Name some leading character
listics of Moses?
I 20. Give one practical lesson from
the life and history of Moses and
/ Israel
/ Note: The lesson next week will
be a review lesson and the last one
| for the semester. The lessons in Sep
TENDER will begin with the Book OF
Joshua. .-...-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12
MAKE ALL HENS WORK
Broody Fowls Should Not Be Toler-
ated These Busy Days.

Manhattan, Kan, May 12.-Elimi-
nate the expense of broody hens. Even
the fowls have no right to sit and do
nothing when the country is facing so
great a food shortage, according to
Ross NJ Sherwood, acting head of the
poultry department in the Agricultu-
raj college.
1.-THE avera ge hen lays four to five
eggs a week, worth IL to Is cents at
the present price of eggs" said Mr..
Sherwood Hens should be broken
up as soon as they become broody.
If possible do not let them set over
night, for day saved in shutting
them up may save two days of their
laying period.
s.Broody hens should be placed in
airy coops with stat bottoms and kept
up off the ground. Too frequently an
ordinary box or tub is turned over
them, and as a result they are almost
as content to sit on the ground as they
were on the nest
1T is a mistake to starve a broody
hen She should be well fed at this
time so that she will be ready to lay
when turned out. Avoid fattening the
hen while breaking her up. Give a
limited amount of grains and a liberal
supply of milk and able scraps. Care
should be taken to turn the hens out
as soon as they are broken up
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12
DID YOU KNOW

That the Italian front is longer than
the French, British, and Belgian
fronts combined?
That some of the Italian positions can
only be reached in baskets slung
from wires?
That Italian railway-trains have been
shelled by submarines?
That some of the most famous
churches in Venice have been des-
troyed by Austrian airplanes, which
have raided that city more than a
hundred times?
That in six days the Italians modified
and equipped and transported to the
front an army of half a million
men?
That the French have built a 52-cer-
timeter gun which fires a shell
weighing II tons?
That the French have in commission
1000 airplanes?
That tear-producing shells are more
effective and more generally used
than asphyxiating gas?
That in places the Austrian and Ital-
ian trenches are only six feet
apart?
That on the Western front men have
been drowned in the mud?
That infantry charges are now led by
officers in airplanes?
That the British have organized a
Salvage Corps to save everything on
the battlefield; that even the rags
are collected and sold?
That the traffic on the roads behind
the British front is denser than the
traffic on Fifth avenue, New York,
and that it is controlled by traffic
policemen?
That the French have organized a
corps of scene painters to paint
scenery to deceive the German air
men?
That in a heavy bombardment the
springs of a field gun wear out in
two days?
That soldiers whose faces have been
blown away have been given new
faces by American surgeons?
That there is Russian army fighting
in France?
That an American woman is giving
photograph concerts in the BeIsia n
first-line trenches?
That in one day the French fired
$1,6O0,000 worth of shells at Ar
ras; that in one week the Gerua ms
fired 240 train-loads of shells at
Nerdun; that in one month the
British fired five million shells on
the Somme?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12
20 YEARS STUDY
Mrs. c. +. Menninger Graduates
Her Remarkable 1917 Glass.
Interesting Story of Two Dec
AIDES of TOpekan's Work.
NEARLY 1900 IN Her CLASSES
They Live in 81 Different States
Turnout the Union.
Pageant and Program at Y. w.
c. A. Tuesday Night.
NEARLY 1900 IN Her CLASSES

When the annual graduation eXer-
cises of Mrs. c. F. Menninger's Bible
classes are held next Tuesday even
ing, May Is, at the First Presbyter
ian church, the completion of Mrs.
Menninger's twentieth year as Bible
teacher in Topeka will be registered.
The story of two decades of re-
markable Biblical educational work is
one of complete devotion to an ideal
that of doing a worthwhile work in a
worthwhile way She is a remark
ably talented woman, tremendously
energetic. clear thinking. and always
self-sacrificing. The Ions period over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12

German services 1890. English serv-
ices 8 o'clock.
Swedish, Fourth and Tyler. j. A.
Jacobson, pastor. Morning and eve
ming services by pastor. Luther league
program at s.
United Brethren.
First. Twelfth and Quincy, G. K.
Hartman, pastor. DR.. G. M. Huffman
will preach in the morning. Evening
service at 8, Mothers Day service.
Second, Fifth and Leland, NJ. L.
Robey, pastor Morning: Mothers
Day will be observed. Mrs. George H.
Griggs, with two years residence in
China and Egypt. will tell of mothers
in those lands. Evening service at s
O'Clock.
Episcopal.
Grace cathedral, Eighth and Polk,
J. p. deb. Kaye, dean. Holy COM
munion 1880 a. m. Dean Kaye will
preach in the morning. Vesper service
at 4. with singing of cantata, Holy
City,
Christ Hospital Chapel. West street
between Eighth and Tenth. G.. NJ.
Geisel, chaplain. Morning service at Z.
Miscellaneous.
First United Presbyterian, Eighth
and Topeka, E. P. Smith, pastor.
Morning sermon, The Faith of Thy
Mother Eunice,' a Mothers Day ser
mon. Evening theme. An Angel En-
tertained Unawares' Five minute
sermon. THE Music of Life"
New Thought society, Unity church,
GA Topeka avenue. Address at IL
o'clock by Mida Sharp.
House of the Higher Blessing, 1013
Clay, lecture by DR.. ALA McHenry at
1880.
Spiritualist Temple Builders, Fourth
and Monroe. Lecture at o'clock by
Mrs; F.; Ruffner. Subject Our
Mothers"
Church of the Spirit Communion,
632 Lawrence, DR.. Wheeler. pastor.
Lecture and Messag es. Subject "A
Mothers Love and Labor"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12
TO AID GOOD ROADS
That's Idea of Headquarters of As
sociation in Topeka.

Everybody believes in good roads.
The real purpose of the Kansas Good
Roads association which recently
opened headquarters in Topeka is to
educate, promote and encourage the
building of permanent highways.
Good roads mean good schools, good
churches, good farms, good towns,
good living, good homes, good crops.
coed people.
The last few days of April and the
first few days in May gave another
Illustration of the great need and real
necessity of hard surfaced roads. The
continued rains placed many public
highways in Kansas in almost i'm
passable condition. For many days a
vehicle of any sort could hardly be
used. Just think of the loss of time.
Good roads are NOT an expense; they
ARE economy.
Senator Bankhead of Alabama,
known as the father of the good
roads movement in the United States
attended a meeting of highway asso-
Citations in Memphis, Tenn, last
month. Here are some of his re-
marks:
"A good many people, no doubt, are
wondering why l am here, why Tam
not in Washington at this critical hour
to cast my vote and to offer my ad-
vice. My answer is, that if we are
to have war, we must have highways.
If we are to continue to live in peace
and good will, we must have high
ways.
LAS a matter of national defense.
there is nothing that the government
could do that would equip a system
of national highways that would be
equal to the occasion of moving a
great army and it's train of supplies.
A military highway is not the only
necessary and essential highway, but
it is just as important when we come
to consider national defense. We
must prepare and prepare all along
the line. Meetings of this sort are
absolutely necessary agitation The
educational work has been done.
We should appropriate $50, 900
annually for good roads; yes, $780,
100000 annually, and ] believe the
day will come when that will be
dore"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12
NO HARD TIMES
Some Inconvenience in Read
justing Nation to War Basis.
Billions To Be Spent in o. s.
Manufacturing War Supplies.
BY j. p. YODER.

BY j. p. YODEk.
washington, May 12.-There is nc
ground for fear that war time thrift
will bring hard times" declared Di-
rector w. S. Clifford, of the Council
of National Defense. in a statement to
the country thru the press today.
''War time thrift merely means re-
adjustment; not the cessation or ex-
penditures. The whole country IS Or
ganized on a peace basis. 1t must be
re-adjusted to a war basis" said d.
rector Clifford.
'It will mean that less money will
be spent for unnecessary things. But
far more money will be spent for ne
cessities-
Discontinue Unnecessary Lines
Some unnecessary lines of industry
may be discontinued. But for every
man that may be thrown out OF work
| thru the discontinuance of the man.
ufacture of luxury, many jobs Will De
open.
War time thrift means the diver
sion of all the nations efforts toward
things necessary for maintaining the
nations life and winning the war. In
| the REIMBURSEMENT, some few may suf-
| fer temporary loss; but the vast ma
| jority will profit materially and NOR
| ally.
IF a man should lose his job as a
salesman of some non-vital luxury, he
will have scores of opportunities for
useful, patriotic labor. The full man.
power of the country will be needed
and in fact, it is already recognized
that women may be called upon tc
help.
ITO talk of men being out of worl,
permanently thru the cessation of buy
| ing in lines of luxuries or unnecessi-
| ties is absurd If they lose their po-
sitions in these lines they can be more
profitably employed-more profitably
for themselves and their country.
For men in certain lines of industry
at such a time as this to raise the cry
of possible hard times is a display OF
| unpatriotic thoughtlessness.
| 1T requires only a second of serious
thought to reveal the truth that the in
dustrial strength of the nation will be
strained, instead of being relaxed. II
addition, the enormous demand for Ia
| Dor on the farms would absorb any
! possible excess.
ship building work alone will re-
quire so much labor that the POSSIBLE
| ity of disseminating much of the struc.
tural building operations in the coun-
| try is at hand.
| THE removal of a million or more
! men from the business life of the
country obviously means more work
for those behind the army This gov.
eminent and the allies will be spend
ing billions in the production of wal
materials. which reach PRACTICAL,
every branch of industry.
| so as matter of fact the necessity
for thrift is not for purposes of indi.
vidual saving and the cessation OF
spending, but literally in order thai
| the demand may be reduced to the
| limits OF possible supply"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS

believe the of a truly great is his humility
-Ruskin
money who loses friend loses
more; but he who loses spirit loses al-Anon
twice in grim island story
the path of duty been the way to glory.
-Tennyson
All things around to him who will but wait-Long
fellow
word deed do all in the of
the Lord Jesus giving the Father through him.
Col. 3:17.
My crown is in my heart, not my head
Not decked with diamonds and Indian stones;
Not to be seen; my is called content
A crown is that seldom kings enjoy
Shakespeare.
Is life peace sweet to be purchased at the
price of chains and slavery? Forbid it. Almighty God
know what others take but for give
liberty or give me ath!-Patrck Henry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12
CHURCH NOTICES

(These notices must be in the stare
JournaI office by O'Clock on Friday az
tsrDoon Unless otherwise noted IN TINS
column services will be held at IL o-cioSR
in the morning and 1880 O'Clock IN INC
eveninR.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12

friends. The thought flashed into
my mind: I'll ask her at the close of
this meeting If she will join a class for
such study and on her reply depends
my decision 1 went directly to her,
introduced myself, and asked her
Without any hesitation came her re-
ply: Indeed I would. 1t is just what
need and have often wished for" The
question was settled" She told of how
tho first class was conducted at Sun
day school; how later week day class
es were organized; how a library was
created.
1T is all wonderful to me-" she
said, how so many women have 10y
ally kept at this work with me. II
has often cost them much, but 1 be-
lieve they have gained much-some
more, some less. But to me-they
have enriched my life and added
blessings untold / will never try to
know what keeps them, but only to
be thankful that it is So"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12

The Boy Scouts of Topeka, in &C
cordance with a move approved by
their national headquarters, will start
a spring recruiting campaign next
week. The program will start with a
patriotic meeting to be held Sunday
evening at the Second Presbyterian
church, in North Topeka, under the
direction of Scoutmaster A. A. Ora
ham. A special invitation has been
extended to the school boys of scout
age of the Quincy and Grant schools
thru their principal, Mr.. c. NJ. Nor
row. 1t is hoped that rs North To-
peka boys will apply for member
ship.
Local Council.
The local council of the Boy Scouts
met Friday noon at the Y. NJ. c. A. to
give their bi-monthly report of the
organizations. More than 220 boys
are registered scouts in Topeka, ac-
cording to the report of Scoutmaster
H. l. Woods. Plans for securing a
paid executive were discussed but no
definite conclusion was reached.
Oakland Troop.
The eight charter members of the
new Oakland troop will meet Monday
night. Initiation for new members
will be held under the direction of
Scoutmaster Graham.
BugIers of All Troops.
Beginning buglers will meet at GAS
o'clock at the First Presbyterian
church. Advanced buglers will meet
at for practice under the direction
of J. H. Fazel.
Overnight Hike.
The feature of next weeks program
will be the overnight hike to Vine
wood scheduled for Tuesday night.
Downtown scouts will meet at the east
end of the state house at 5 o'clock.
Camp will be pitched Friday night and
tests for degrees will be held Satur-
day morning and afternoon. Satur-
day evening a driven march" will be
conducted by Mr.. Terrill, assisted by
H. B. Fink and Harry VOTERS
Candidates for second class scouts
will meet Tuesday night at 1880 at
the West side Christian church.
Paul Van Ness has applied for po-
sition as scout commissioner but will
be unattached.
To carry out the scout pledge, a sur
vey will be made of every registered
scout in Topeka. Cards will be dis
tributed asking what each scout is do
ing to do his Bit report will
probably be sent into headquarters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12

years. Quite a number have taken the
entire course twice. One-hundred AMI
thirty-two graduate this year. A pa
geant is to be the feature of the pro-
gram, the Y. w. c. A. class to repre-
sent the books of the New Testament.
and the Sunday school class the chap
tiers in the Book of Acts. The public
is invited to attend.
Knows Where They Are.
OF the LAS women who have at
tended Mrs. Menninger's classes in the
twenty years of her work, she has the
addresses of 1850, and they have been
invited to contribute to a thanksgiving
memorial. The gift is to be perma-
nently invested in behalf of the To-
peka Y. w. c. A. and each year the
interest is to be applied on the salary
of the missionary supported by the In
stitution. The study and the work.
said one student, have been a privilege
and blessing, and this gives us an OPP
portunity to properly and flttlngly me-
norialize the good we have received.
Every former student should con-
tribute, even tho the amount be small.
There is nothing like establishing
permanent mark of appreciation
How She Started 1t.
Mrs Menninger was in her study
the other evening, and was asked how
classes. Doctor ard Mrs. Counter
NINE" she said, Suggested the idea.
In November that year we had some
special meetings. One afternoon Doc
tor Countermine said: The way to
work out Gods plans is to act on
good thought immedi lately, and it will
work out just as He would have it,
/ had been thinking a great deal about
this Bible study but felt wholly une-
DUAL to the undertaking. Mrs. J. w.
f. Hughes was at this afternoon meet
ing l did not know her at all, but
from a distance had long admired her
and often wished she were one of my
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12
THE BLUE THAT'S TRUE

Red Cross Ball Blue gives to clothes
a clear, dazzling white, whittier than
snow, not a greenish yellow tinge like
cheap bottle blue Buy Red Cross Ball
Blue for next washday. You will be
happily surprised. Large package at
your grocers. cents.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12
You Need a Spring Laxative

DIR. Kings New Life Pills will remove
the accumulated wastes of winter from
your intestines, the burden OF the blood
Get that sluggish spring fever feeling out
of yer system, brighten your eye, clear
-our complexion. Get that vim and snap
Of good purified healthy blood. Dr.
Kings New Life Pills are a non-griping
laxative thu. aids natures Process, try
them tonight At all druggists. 25c-Adv.
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1902 JOIN RED CROSS
Kansas Town of 600 Scene of Remark
able Patriotic Rally.

Pittsburg, Kan. May 12.-McCune,
a Crawford county town of 600, gave
102 recruits to the Red Cross chapte:
of the county.
The second rally in the county
patriotism campaign was held there
and speakers urged recruits for a local
battery, members of the Red Cross and
increased production of foodstuffs and
strict economy.
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1901 ST. JOE RECRUITS
Navy Leads With 295 Enlisted at
Missouri City.

St Joseph. May 1.-THE record of
enIistments at the st. Joseph recruit
ing stations since their opening to date
are as follows: Navy, 295; regular
army, 252; national guard, 220; Off
GERS reserve corp training camp, 225;
ouartermaster's officers reserve corps.
8; total, 1,001.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-01

June 9, 1916. The public is warned that no such preference rights are obtainable at this time and no att tention should be paid to the claims of persons protesting to be able to secure preferential rights to any DOT tion of the lands in question.
 In a circular letter addressed to the public the department says that any money paid to alleged field locators offering preferential rights will be thrown away. Under the terms of the act reinvesting title in the. United states. no disposition can be made of the lands until after due classification and the payment of the taxes. The land department has been exercising due diligence in the classification of the lands and the ascertainment of the
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-01

| X Shungnak letter dated August 20 received by Wm. Rose, states that the
 miners of Dahl creek, in the Kobuk
 river section. finished cleaning up their winter dumps August 19, with
 the exception of Mike Toohcv. who still had some ground to sluice. Charles Weeks, Wolfe and Yukon 1 Charlie the la"ar a native D.'i CT, are reported to have done fairy ell. as q
 tASult of their winter end1avnrs. Other
 miners in the section also, in the words
 of the letter, "took out about the same lomunt as usual" which, according to
 3ose, who mined in the district for some time. means fair wages. "
 The writer says that operations are going on on Lynx, Dahl and Snug nak creeks. Jimmy Cross and Harry Brown both of whom are we'll known in Nome are reported prospecting in the vicinity of Amber mountain some uD lIt hODuk. iHe WTltpT apparently has no definite information concerning the reported strike in the Walker lake region. Letters from Kot- zebue dated August 22 received by local parties also contain no further news of the alleged strike. One of the writers openly voices the belief that the supposed strike is Q fake and in- tended to start a fake stampede to the headwaters of the Kobuk. The writer says this unfavorable opinion is based upon the unusual size of the merchandise shipments made by cer- tain parties in the Kobulk district since the opening of navigation. He ad- mits however, that he has no other reason for his suspicious in this re- spect.