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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-01

TALK about your third reels"-Lil-
ian began her story enthusiastical-
ly-"rve never seen anything more
thrilling than your advent at the hos
pital yesterday afternoon"
was consumed with curiosity to
know how Lillian-who, 1 knew, was at
her home In the city when had started
upon my jaunt through the woods-had
happened to be at this country hospital
when the officer brought me there. But
knew better than TO ask the question
again after the rebuff she had given me
when I made the query before. She
evidently meant to tell the story in her
own way, and knew her well enough
to be sure that her own part in it would
be minimized to the last degree.
ut was just twilight" Lillian went
on, land I was just starting away to
hunt elsewhere for you when high
powdered motor car literally reeled like
living drunken thing along the pri-
vate road leading to the hospital. The
superintendent and head nurse. who
were interested in my search for you,
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had come to the steps with me. and
both exclaimed at once:
Wait! This looks like trouble. She
may be in this
THE man at the wheel. In an army
officers uniform. was evidently at al
most the last gasp of his endurance.
His face was deadly pale, though the
pallor was partly obscured by the CRIME
and the sweat on it. But'h eyes were
blazing as they watched man crouched
in the front part of the machine.
1.-The officer was practically running
the machine with one hand, for while
the other rested on the wheel, and was.
of course, Of some little help. yet Its
fingers ciutched revolver pointed at
the head of the man crouched in front
The officer evidently had compelled the
man to assume this posture so that he
could watch his prisone- and the road
at the same time.
And on the floor of the tonneau.
wrapped in a nondescrpt array Of
coats, and literally upholstered with
cretonne pillows, 1 caught sight of you,
looking as il you were dead.
Lillian stopped. caught her breath and
looked at me with shining eyes. I real
lied anew the warm, sisterly affectlon
she has for me, realized also what must
have been her emotion at the discovery
of which she had just told me.
He must have taken the cretonne
pillows from the inn veranda." COM
menleO, WIFI the IIulCulCaS dbSOA PSAoAA
in little things of which the feminine
mind is sometimes capable.
Lillian looked interested.
"Remember, 1 haven't the faintest
idea yet where you have been,' she said.
THAT is a story I'm anxiously waiting
to hear All know is the end of the
yarn we got from your rescuer before
he collapsed.
''I'll Manage This"
| LAS he drew the machine up to the
curb and stopped it he called out with
| out turning his eyes away from his cap
| tive:
| This is a hospital. isn't it?'
1.-The superintendent, the head nurse
and were already at the tonneau of the
machine.
+! Yes. I answered quickly, in order
| to assure him that one part of his err
rand had been accomplished. and
have been hunting for my friend we
1 will take care of her now.
1 flashed a mental tribute at Lillian
How unerringly she recognized and die
| the right. necessary thing in every emer'
! gency.
/ 'Thanksv he said simply. but there
| was some thing in his voice that told mt
/, he was atout all in. / saw that
wasn't really needed with you-the heae
nurse, REINFORCED by two or three help
ers. was bearing you swiftly into sth'
hospital, so 1 stepped to the officer
/ side.
What can do for your 1 asked.
docs there happen to be an arm,
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ADELE GARRISON'S NEW
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE

170Sptt0es
officer or an officer OF the law about
here? he asked.
1.-The superintendent Of the hospital il
an efficient woman. She turned toward
the hospital quickly.
There will be an army officer here
in two minutes she promised. as she
fairly ran into the house.
Can you manage q gun? the officer
asked Of me. his eyes still flxed upon his
captive's face.
For answer put my own hand over
the trembling one which held the re-
voiver and grasped the gun firmly.
:" TN manage this told him.
$50 Long, ErnestP'
He took his hand from the revolver,
leaned back and closed his eyes. Every
second I expected him to swoon where
he sat. but though his face was ashen.
and he was evidently suffering great
pain. he kept conscious until the super
intendent came back with an officer
from the aviation held who had been
visiting friend in the hospital
THE wounded officer in the car
saluted.
NEST of spies down the road. two
miles, he said weakly. Called the
Edelweiss Inn. You'll find one man
dead, rest subordinates escaped. This
chap here, Ernest, something or other
ringleader and brains Take care-of-
him."
His voice faltered, stopped. Then he
reused himself with an effort, and JLst
before he fell against me. he murmured
| mockingly:
$50 long, Ernest
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are buttoned across the back in a belt
effect.
There were several ingenious points
about the costume that Mrs. Meloney
was quick to recognize. The broken line
of the coat shows the expanse of straight
skirt clear above the waistline. thereby
giving an effect of greater height. The
long collar and surplice crossed in front
also has the Tightening effect across the
front which always rninimizes size.
But there's a danger about the surplice
effect-in its stiffness 1t is likely to be
ungracefully straight. fattening out the
figure SO that the lovely lines are de-
stroyed. But this danger is avoided in
this particular model.
In the first place. the simple trimming
| of braid on the edge of the surplice re-
lieves it of any tendency to overly man
nish lines. and the use of strong color
| contrast-like green with tan silk-also
softens what might otherwise be a
| rather tailor-made aspect.
| Notice that the edge of the coat is
i turned back and buttoned inside out ap-
parently. another graceful and softening
) touch. The skirt Is straight and Slight
ly draped at the side.
| When Mrs. Meloney tried it on she
| was delighted, and 1 actually sold it to
her all by myself.
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Mrs. Meloney great deal in appearing
well dressed. She Is always willing to
try anything new that some one else
suggests. Even when she has very
definite idea of just what she wants. she
is perfectly open-minded and willing to
discard her preference If She can be
shown a better idea.
For instance, this morning she came
in with the determination to break away
from the stin tailored suits she's been
wearing.
''Of course, 1 know I can't wear any,
thing fluffy and ruf1y'' she admitted,
but do wish you could fnd me some
thing that would make some of my fig
IRE disappear and yet not give me the
appearance of an actress playing the
part of a travelling saleswoman."
Now. to my mind. this tan silk serge,
both in line and color. is so cleverly de-
signed that it seemed as though Madame
had Mrs. Meloney in mind when she
created it. I brought it out to show
Mrs. Meloney.
1t is Of tan silk serge trimmed with a
green faille surplice collar. This same
green faille Is repeated as an insert in
the sleeves with buttons of the same UP
to the elbow.
The surplice ends slip through two
large buttonholes at the waistline and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-01
WORDS Of WISE MEN

At the end Of life = man finds himself
his misfortunes. The Persians had q
vase Of glass which when empty was col
orless, but when filled with wine. flashed
forth many rare pictures. So bosom
empty Of a heart Of pain makes a lustre-
less life, but a bosom In which a heart
bleeds reveals hidden virtues.-Ti1ton.
After all. the Joy Of success does not
equal that which attends the patient
working.-Augusta Evans.
Men and women make their own beau
ty or ugliness. Bulwer speaks In one OF
his novels Of a man who was uglier
than he had any business to be-" and, II
we could but read it. every human being
carries his life in his face. and is good
looking. or the reverse, as that life has
been good or evil. On our features the
fine chisels OF thought and emotion are
eternally at work-Arerdnder Smith.
The blossom cannot tell what becomes
becomes of his influence and example.
that roll away from him and 30 beyond
his ken in their perilous mission
-Beecher.
don't like these cold. precise. perfect
people, who. in order not to speak
wrong. never speak at all, and in order
not to do wrong. never do anything.
-Beecher.
We can be generous and liberal in our
views, without being loose and latitude
marian. Truth is many-sided. and no
dogmatic system contains 1t all
-RylDnce.
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Insuring the Future


live with make the best of it.
a
help herself
Somehow
taking
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At last they reached the beach and
Hsat down to play in the sand. when the
sun disappeared. the waves turned green
and dashed upon the shore. making the
Turtles run back to keep from getting
their coats wet.
Soon 1t began to sprinkle. With the
first drop Mamma Turtle ran for the
to follow. Dotty ana Whoppy hurried
after her. but Easy was so very slow
that 1t began to pour before he could
catch up with the others, so Easy
crawled under big shell.
1t 'rained all day and all night. but
when morning came 1t brought the sun
once more.
All night Mamma Turtle had been so
worried she could hardly wait to ind
Easy.
She called and called until Easy stuck
his head from under the shell.
why didn't you come when I called
you last EVENING"" asked Mamma Turtle.
trying to pull the she'll from Easy's
back. But that shell wouldn't bulge
1t had stuck fast to Easy's little coat.
Because found this shell such .
nice shelter" replied Easy. "see-I can
pull my head, tail and feet under 1t and
you'd never know I was under here"
and. suitAhg the action to the words. he
disappeared under the shell.
Dotty and Whoppy began to cry for
a pretty shell to hide in. and Mamma
Turtle, laughing ;merrily. found one for
each of them and one for herself.
Well just carry them everywhere we
go and no one can collect rent for
them.'' laughed Mamma Turtle.
From that day to this all turtles,
whether on land or in the water. carry
their shell houses on their backs wher.
ever they go.
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"DOING MY BIT"
Practical Suggestions on Individual Ways
to Help Win the War
~ ALBERT BARREH AAYRES {

strength of your determination to
work the hoe.
Avoiding Too Much Killing.
The reason why most. If not all, scien-
tific gardeners advocate level cultiva-
ton instead of milling up" wherever
possible, is because level cultivation con-
serves moisture. Rain and the water of
overhead irrigation. of course, flows of
hills. Where vegetables are planted
level with the earth or in shallow
trenches less water Is lost.
Furthermore, in cultivating soil in
which vegetables are growing in hills
the amateur gardener-less often the ex-
perienced farmer-is likely to cultivate
too close to the roots. All too often
roots are cut In careless cultivating, and
the vegetables are harmed and some
times die.
Also the roots of vegetables growing
In hills are restricted in feeding ground,
They cannot spread outward. but must
go down. II the soil hasn't been well
-spaded to good depth, the roots that
reach downward are not only restricted
at the sides but are also kept from
growing far down-thus they are ham,
pered in their growth on every side.
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cred a way to diagnose 1t few hours
ahead Of its schedule, by means Of q
few bluish-like spots inside the cheeks
and mouth.
Now DR.. H. Godlewski of Paris an
nounces his newly discovered method of
diagnosing measles. This French physi-
clan discovered that a suction cup APP
piled to the chest and hack. for 80 to
50 seconds. of a person exposed to
measles. will inform the doctor. some
times five days beforehand. that the
victim will then fall Ill Of measles.
Almost Tells. Schedule"
The 200 healthy persons not exposed
to measles. who were examined by this
method. exhibited only a whitish ring
under the cup. Eighteen others were
observed to show reddish ring as II
the skin were stripped and dotted with
red in the form of a circle. All of these
developed measles from three to fve
days later.
When the diagnosis was made only
IS hours before the eruption. the red
dotted circle was much wider and Of a
deeper color. Twelve hours before the
eruption. the red circle was found to be
still broader. the color often deepening
into purple.
Obviously. the nearness Of the measles
can be roughly estimated by the degree
OF Color ana W10th OF the circle. Inc
color deepens as the moment for the
measles eruption approaches. The test
Is not present in scarlet fever or rotheln.
The Aim Of Science. -.
In environments. camps, barracks and
base hospitals. this new Godlewski test
has helped beyond q doubt to diminish
the number Of cases Of measles. Through
1t. men have been isolated and quaran-
| tined several days earlier than they
would have been otherwise.
Measles. rotheln. protein rashes. the
skin eruptions Of certain medicines.
foods. drinks and doors may be confused
at times. the one with the other. Bron-
chitis and the several different types of
pneumonia also require laboricus meth
DDS of diagnosis to separate one from
the other. Similarly heart murmurs
must be differentiated. Here then Is a
| primary school lesson. In the Ions
| hours and hard work. which a scientlfic
worker employs to make accurate dag
nosis. you find the be all and the end
| ALL and the settled purpose to deal
honestly to the full extent of the best
of the worlds real knowledge.
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Times Are Changing

be
fathers college graduating getting
practice somewhere with of his fathers old friends
in a
he S
s
they will be there when
again.
an Of them
nothing
flowers the bowl the dining
little
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|!s|:||||s!|sR.
BY Genezseve Ke,nbis
SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
JUNE "a.


While Sunday Is Indicated ~ q burr
day 1t is not one in which the ordinary
pursuits OF daily life are auspieiousiy
fostered But little Is to be expected In
material returns. Letter writing, study
and literary or professional avoeitions
are favored of the planetary gods, but
all else should be handled with calm
ness and elaboration. Avoid quarreis
and litigation.
Those whose birthday 1t IL may attain
success II dealing carefully and avoid.
Ing speculation and law. A child born
on this day will be clever. but hastr.
and should be taught discretion
Monday promises to be . very inter.
esting day. particularly In the domain
of the mind and heart. though there II
little of excitement in the business pos.
sibilities. Care should be exercised in
the signing Of papers and documents.
and some thwartiny influences are Dos
siblel owing to an unfrfendiy though
weak Saturn transit The propitious
planetary positions may manifest IN
singular experiences by q psychic ~
mystical nature. possibly through iIIu-
mination, revelation or premonition
The exaltation Of the higher facuItie.
will be emphasized by a Uranian posi-
ton. inclining to the metaphysical, oc.
cult and inventive.
Those whose birthday II Is viii have
an interesting year in things relating 10
the finer nature rather than In the n1ore
material activities. child born an
this day should be possessed e hish
qualities Of mind and soul.
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Cuitivatinx Your Food Garden.
One of the problems that seems to
trouble the amateur food gardener is
to know four things.
When to cultivate the garden. How
much to cultivate 1t. How often 20 cul-
tivate 1t. And how deep TO cultivate the
precious soil.
Every food garden should be cuiti-
waited from the time the seeds begin to
sprout until the last vegetable Is gar
nered. 1t should be cultivated as much
as you can cultivate 1t. Cultivating, 1t
may be said In broad general terms,
cannot be done too often. How deep
the soil should be cultivated depends
upon how well the ground was prepared
before the seeds were sown.
If the soil was well prepared deep cui-
tivation is unnecessary As nearly all
vegetables are shallow-rooted, they
should be cultivated from half an inch
to an inch in depth.
working" the Hoe.
The success. Of food garden Is in d.
rect proportion to. the cultivation that
is given It, In the first place. cultiva-
ton controls the weeds that otherwise
take the plant food away from the
vegetable cror. thus choking out the
vegetables. In the second place. where
cultivation iS shallow and frequently
done it makes a fine mulch on top OF
the soil, preventing the loss of moisture.
Now, whether or not your garden Il
large enough to use horse-drawn culti-
vator or hand cultivator, the chances
are that you cannot escape the neces-
sary and most healthful work with the
hoe or the rake. If you use other cult
vators you will still find it advisable to
put the finishing touches to the work
with the rake or the hoe.
In many food gardens it's impossible
to use even the hand cultivatcrs to ad-
vantage. In them the hoe or the rake
is the ideal cultivating tool. You car
very nearly prophesy the success o.
your food garden far in advance by thu
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9oodd!rGqht
Is StoisiG8
Ia aA-ek2~S:G.~./
WHY TURTLES CARRY SHELL
HOUSES.

Illustroses BY arsei,s.


N fAMAiA TURTLE wiped her eyes
wi with her tiny apron. It was rent
day and Mamma Turtle hadn't =
eed in the house with which to pay old
roughly Mr.. Brown Rat.
What was she to do? This was the
second time she had failed to meet rent
day and Mr.. Brown Rat had been 20
cross the last time that Mamma Turtle
didn't like to face him again.
:. It's pay or move he'll say" Mamma
Turtle sadly declared. But what IL .
woodstock to do? He owns every house
in these woods" Then Mamma Turtle
exclaimed. 1T know what we'll do-we'll
so into the next woods and see II We
can't find a cheaper place."
Mamma Turtle called her three little
Turtles. Dotty. whoppy and Easy. to-
sether and babe them put on their very
best coats. ;.
''oh. we're going to q picnicv' cried
Dotty to her brothers.
Mamma Turtle hadn't the heart to tell
them they were leaving the old home at
the root Of the oak tree for good
Yes. dearsr' she laughed trying to
be merry. We'll have . picnic. then
we're going on a long journey"
"Oh. let's have our picnic on the sands
by the ocean, cried Whoppy. for II
there was one thing those little Turtles
did love. 1t was ronp on the sands
by the sea.
So of they started. The day was
glorious and the sun shone SO warm
they had to stop and rest several times
on their way.
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L rs ASK Their
By FLORENCE HOWARD

HOTfER will be
lNu dumping The chen
Why
d manager"
Mother smiled
n
the
reliable
this myself"
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nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

There seems to be something the
trouble with me. and want to know
If you can help me out. l am a girl
10 years old, and am considered
pretty and a good dancer by the op-
posite sex I meet lots of boys. and
they seem to like me at first and al
ways ask me to dances. They call,
too, but it never lasts.
/ am not inicky or quarrelsome
with the boys. but am independent.
Do you think that is the cause?
1 have just met very nice boy.
and he has asked me to a big dance.
and also is going to come to see me.
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w yAITING: Perhaps you appear too
Nv anxious to please the boys, dear.
w Just take them as a matter Of
course make them welcome. but don't
be too solicitous about their welfare.
and while you may invite them to call
again. don't make the fatal error of
begging them to come. or of letting
them see that you're expecting q lot of
them. Men don't like to feel that they
are being caught" by girls. and it Is
always wisest to be courteous, cordial
and frank, but not too coy.
hope that this next young man may
prove more the sort who knows enough
to appreciate a girl worth while. But
don't mind, have a good time when you
can. and remember you are young, too
young to fret over the marriage prob
lens just yet. my dear.
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If you continue to
ignore the young man am sure he
will stop annoying you with his at
tentions. Refuse to see him when he
calls, and don't accept his Invitations,
and il 1t becomes necessary, just tell
him frankly that you wish he would let
you alone
I never publish the names of my
friends who write me, nor their ad-
dresses. All letters are strictly conf
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THERE'S strange likeness peculiarly heartenng similarity
much bigger and forbidding
L And let the LIGHT
hitler lost So it is
troubles her who writes
HIM her light from the angle of the
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when her light ABOVE there
wherever floods light Of TRUE
o a
viii 70 SOLDIER
the and privilege of SERVICE
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Diary Of a Fashion Model


A S usual. l want something to make
~ me look tall and thin. and pale and
interesting. If not beautiful" ex-
claimed Mrs. Roger Meloney as she
breezed into the studio this morning.
was glad to be called in because it Is
a positive Joy to serve Mrs. Meloney.
She has good-humored habit of maxi
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NEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
1 am girl 20 years old. There is
a boy In my eighborhood who seems
to care for me- l have tried every
way possible to get rid of him. for
dislike him very much, but he doesn't
seem to become discouraged. The
way I have tried the most is to
ignore him, but that fails. Please
tell me how to discourage him.
FAITHFUL.
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deutial. and when my correspondents
ask it withhold the letters and pub
Hsh only the answers, in this way max
ing strictly confidential replies. I can
not answer any letters by mail. So, as
you see, I've omitted your quaint post
script.
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THE SHADOW w w By Dan Smith # Score. 81
Secrets Of Health
How Science Nolo
Diagnoses Measles
"Ahead Of Time .


Mr. : :: LES: !;
all toe
lightly by man
mothers, yet 1t l
most difficult t.
diagnose early and
is often fatal, wher
not handled with
scientific care.
About Is years
ago DR.. Koplik Of
Neu VArk d}crov.
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ing fun of her own embonpoint at every
opportunity. and isn't the least bit sensi-
tive as so many women are.
I'm not plump. I'm actually stout"
she has a habit of saying very vivacious-
il by any chance some one tries to refer
tactfully TO her $50 pounds because of
absolute necessity.
Another good trait besides her refresh
sna acceptance of a beauty fault helps
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would like to know how to correct
myself SO 4 may keep his friendship.
WAITING
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A-Take calomei and v grain of soda
every half-hour for four doses. and keep
the intestines active in this fashion for
two days before you sail. and every day
while you are on shipboard.
DR.. HSrshber0 sDiH anssccr questions
for readers of this paper on medical.
huoienic and sdmifatioN subj ects that are
Of general interest. He cannot dItc0ys
Nm dcrtake to prescribe o. offer Gdvtce
for ind;pidMdI cases. Where the subject
is not Of general interest letters sctlI b.
ansuered personally. " q stGnsped and
addressed envelope - enclosed. Address
ALL INQUIRIES to DR.. L. X. Hirsh-
berg, in care of tbs office.