The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-06

the prominent educator and one of
the former teachers of the city school.
The plot thickens with next years
prospects. Then, too. there is the
we'll known bachelor whose hair is
taking on a dignified gray and the tall
ented young woman, who appear
everywhere together and are said to
be engaged.
"A little bird told" me all these
tales, but the voice of the little bird"
is entirely drowned in the news which
the big bird" has to tell these days
among prominent Topeka people Is the
talk that comes to
The grinning, whimsical Billiken>
that Americans used to set vi with
their ''lares ct penates" as their god
of good luck, has rival in the French
army and household. The new good
luck piece that chases the hoodoo for
the Frenchman in the trench and in
the street, is made from little scraps
OF bright yarn, and consists OF a pair
of little figures. dressed as man and
woman, and united by a string of yarn
attached to the top of each head. This
| little symbol is worn by the French
man in his pockets or about his neck.
The figures are like tiny rag dolls.
only they are fashioned of yarn. They
have bead eyes. and the girl doll is
| adorned with bright ribbon. daintily
tied with infinite patience. after the
fashion of the beauty-loving French.
A pair of the good luck dolls was
sent in a letter to Mrs. George Jewell
OF San Bernardino, Cal, who is in To-
| peka visiting her mother, Mrs. George
Stone. Mrs. Jewell is French, and has
relatives living in France.
The whim for a sort of rabbit
foot" finds great favor with the Amer
/ lean soldiers also, and while the fash
about the neck is out OF date, the god
of-things- as-they-ought-to-be is still
invoked in one way or another. So
the new luck piece is cherished also by
the Yanks and the Tommies.
THERE'S A MAN IN OUR TOWN
Who when asked why he was in
such hurry to go to war replied
We'll, there is nothing around here
but liberty bonds and women and ]
can't support either of them, so
might as well go to war;
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All ladies who have been working
with the Masonic Red Cross unit are
asked to meet Tuesday at O'Clock
at the Masonic temple to make plans
for knitting during the summer.
Ing following pOeHls "A MOIner
Prayer" is written by Kenneth Hos
mer Campbell, of Sacramento, Cal
formerly of Clay Center, Kan:
He is my boy! How fine and tall he
His fathers mirror-and mine
! see him with the rifle in his hands,
There on the firing line.
When he was such little chap he played
At soldiers-now 1 kneel,
For in the night. am SO much afraid
You know, God, how 1 feel.
I want him back, but not until know
They do not need him more,
Than my heart needs him-I love him so
keep an open door
This night and look up at your loving
And ali appears so grand
I know that you will heal a mother
GOd~take me By the hand!
On account of the rain the Patriotic
Rally of the Shawnee County Politica
Science club was not carried out a.
planned. However, after the cloud!
cleared away some of the member:
met and listened to the reading OF ex,
tracts of letters from Charles Smit h
son of Judge and Mrs. c. w. Smith
who is now in France, and to full
suffrage meeting rec tly held IL
Wichita. The report was prepared h,
| Mrs. D. C. Nellis, but was read by Mrs
H O. Garvey as Mrs. Nellis could %
be present on account of the illness o
Judge Nellis. Matters of general in
!, terest to the club were discussed. an
: a useful year outlined.
? The Priscilla club will meet Frida,
: afternoon with Miss Madge Moore, "a.
t Chester avenue.
: Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Smith, Mis-
= Louise Smith. Miss Nellie MONTGOMERY
Miss Olga House and Miss leila -lff
/ motored- to Lawrence from Topeka
I yesterday and Joined Mr.. and Mrs. ]
. P. Stephenson of Westphalia and MI
. Carl Stephenson. who is a member O
: i the training detachment at X L., an,
enjoyed picnic dinner on the gol
hnks.-Lawrence Journal-World.
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, Mr.. c Herbert Chapman. son .
: Mr. and Mrs. r. N. Chapman. VIII
: !, went into service a few weeks ag
y from Schenectady, n. Y, and wa
stationed at Camp Adams, Newpor
R. l., has been elected to the officer.
training school of artillery at For
: | Monroe, Va
n A picnic party near Tecumseh fo
the Fourth included; Judge and Mr.,
= William A. Johnston, Judge and Mr.
g o. l. Mool =. Mr.. and Mrs A. Mar
S burg, Mrs. John G. West, Mrs. T. {
e Biddle. Mrs. T. E. Dewey, Mrs. Al
e gusta Holbrook and her children, Mr.
e Georgia ODER. Mrs. Alice Seeds. Mr..
r A B. Jetmore, Mrs. McCrumb, Mis-
s McCrumb, Miss Effie Graham, Mis-
Lola Graham, Mr.. Howard Johnston
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e Mrs. P. J. Clevenger will be hostes
IN No. l.,