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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
Wilhelm I. r., Dressmaker.

The Empress 'Dowager and Empress of
Russia, Queen Alexandra and Queen Will
helminaS treasurers pay directly bills are
sent, but many other princesses take their
time The Queen of Italy has no ambition
to WELD the scepter of fashion and goes
to Roman and Turin houses to replenish
her wardrobe The German empress re-
mains faithful to Berlin and Vienna, the
emperor designing her gowns and man.
ties.
When he had the Waldeck-Rousseau
cruising party to dine with him on board
his yacht in the Stavanger ford Nine. w.
K. had, of course, the place of honor, and
the emperor conversed with her about the
Paris fashions. When he came to ladies'
the robe princesse, and said that the en-
press often wore it. YES" said Nine.
Waldeck-Rousseau, as if thinking aloud.
but the robe princesse requires an ex-
tremely well-made figure" But cried
the emperor, in an excited tone, 1.-THE EN-
press is of faultless shape and proper
tons. She is even Statuesque" II am
sure of that, answered the French lady,
but had In my head the hundreds and
thousands who have not the same adj
vantage5.''
Tell me-" went on the emperor, in a
deeply serious tone, though in a whisper,
does not M Waldeck- Rousseau often de-
sign your dresses?' HE design my
dressesl Never, never! For whom does
your majesty take him? He would be un-
able to see if a new dress were ratee, and
is not bit the costumer' And all the
greater pity, returned the emperor. For
my part. costumes vastly interest me, and
design all the state robes of the en-
press. And I am sure she has every
reason to be satisfied, since your majesty s
genius is univerSalp'-London Truth.
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here. / seer
Dot vhas Washington I says
g Washington be hanged. 1 work for
Mark Hanna for five years. und I guess
1 ought to know him He owes me 81
und don't pay und now 1 shall put
head on him.
He shumps aroundt und vhas going
to hit oudt When I pays him 81 to let
oop, but he may come back some day
und knock George all to pieces. It
makes me awful tired if folks don't
know something's. I hat a bully figure
dot vhas Christopher Columbus one day
und Judas Iscariot der next. Two days
ago he vhas Judas A man comes in
und looks at him long time una den
says:
'Wha vhas dot man here?'
He vhas Judas
I thought so. 1 vhas down on Judas
for more ash ten years, und now you
head off,
but he vhas only wax says.
Dot vhas no deeference to me. He
goes back on a friend of mine, und wax
or no wax he vhas licked man in two
minutes
'Und he hauIs off und knocks Judas
by der middle of next week in one round
u1d When want damages he knocks me
after Judas. I fix der head on again
und make him Shakespeare, und yeSter-
day woman comes in und says he vhas
der man who winks at her on a. street
car.
IauSh at nef, out SIle goes Oudt und
gets her husband. und he raises sooch
row ash neffer vhas. He gifts dot
Shakespeare an upper cut on der chin
und vhay goes his headt und vhas in
twenty pieces in a minute und can
neffer be fixed oop again.
81 don't belief I shall stay in der mu-
scum peesness. Hans. 1t vhas too
mooch explain all der time, und der peo-
Piles vhas too strenuous for me. It
might do for you. howeffer, und if you
say so you shall half her for hat price,
und I put him in your back room to-
morrow und you vhas a great man nit
some busts on you. '-(Copyright 1908,
by G.. B. L.eWiS)
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"Und What you belief he did, Hans?
BY golly, but he puts oop his hands
und shumps in und hits dot f1gger on
der Jaw und lays him oudt. He vhas
going to walk on him when l buys him
off for 81. Dot policemans vhas too
Hfe-like, und so l fix him oafer nit his
eyes shut. Dot next day der fat DO
lice sergeant comes in to see der sights
und When he looks aroundt he says;
6 Mr.. Voglestein, vhas dot policeman
asleep?'
He vhas'
." 'Vhas he on duty for your
" He vhas. He vhas on duty, but he
vhas tired oudt und goes to sleep
Dot makes der sergeant mad He
says IL I insult der police force I vhas
pulled in for green goods ind my
museum vhas ali busted oop. So 1 hat
to take dot figger und put a new suit
on him und call him der Gar of Rus
STA. In one hour a Nihilist comes in
und hits him NIT a crowbar, und he
vhas smashed into ten tousand pieces.
Und how she vhas aboudt my George
Washington, Hans? You hat heard
aboudt dot great man. of course?'
He cuts a cherry tree NIT a
hatchet?" I says.
Dot vhas der one He vhas in my
museum in some wax und clothes und a
sword in his right hand. 1t vhas right
dot eaferybody should see him und
learn Of his greatness und goodness. Ii
we don't hat any George Washington
we don't hat any liberty, und if we
don't hat some liberty we vhas in shall
most of der time fer making troubles
George Washington vhas no liar. Maybe
he vhas der biggest kind of liar if he
lives long enough und see few more
politics. but he dies shust in time to
escape her. More ash ten tousand men
hat tried to be like George. but it vhas
no use. If you stand before him in my
museum you feel dot you like to be great
und good und control der price of sugar
in America. Two days after he vhas
standing oop NIT sword in his hand a
loafer comes in und sees him und says
Hello, you have got Mark Hanna
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say that everybody's taste is question
able. In my opinion. Mrs. Sherlton is
an intrusive, meddlesome. designing
old
Edith-Oldi
Bennett (savagely)- Thirty-five If she
is a day.
Edith-why. she's only thirty-thirty
last June.
Bennett-If she is such an excellent
authority on continental towns. why
doesn't she write a guidebook? And, If
she isn't. what right has she to go
around booming Rome and making dis
paraging remarks about Venice?
Edith Gin amazement) - Booming
Ro-! Mr.. Bennett. you are getting
angry.
Bennett-Haven't every reason 10 Re?
Edith (contritely)-I didn't know yeu
cared SO much about Venice, or
been sT there ana don't Know anything about about
the blooming town, except that 1t is laid
out in the water and is noted for It's gon-
exhibits of cathedra1s. 1t isn't that. it's
the principle Iy OF the thing +p,,u,
Bennett (desperatelyJ-Yes, the principle
of the thing I was talking to you about
Venice. and then Mrs. Sherlton's eccentric
views on Rome :nsinuated themselves In
your mind and inspired you Toto.
said Venice was good place for a honey
/ moon, and
: Edith-Why. didn't say it wasn't, Mr..
Benn,et}t:-sl4yveIl. wiz s,e,,go2, -
Edith Tin a tone OF surprise)-SIo to Ven
ice? u
I Rennett-Yes. with me. VIII you be my
wife?
Edith-Your-
Bennett-Wife. edith gazes at him in
establishment for several moments. Ben
nett takes her handy 81
Edith (confused) -Well--yes-but
Rennett-But what, darling? But what
Gdith-But I'm sure Lorenzo didn't pro-
pose to Jessica that way.
Bennett (stroking her hand)-No-no-l
dare say Lorenzo didn't. 1t was in SUCH
1icr11f &c hi
circumstances were different. dear--J. A.
T., in Black and White.
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THE VILLAGE DRUGGIST.

I was in the village drug store buy
ing a tooth brush when the feed store
man from across the street strolled in
and took a seat on the counter and
helped himself to a cigar.
Calling the druggist by his front
name. he said that if it was his store
he'd make about twenty different
changes in it before sundown-
changes which the druggist ought to
ing for suggestions. Then he'd go at
it and mark up the price of sponges
and mark down the price of chloride
of lime, buy sticky fyDaDer by the
ton, and go a good deal shorter or
horax.
1t was his opinion that camphor was
going to come up and quinine take n
drop, and if the druggist didn't take
advantage of it he was a shortsigilt ted
man. He also had an idea, and his
ideas never went back on him. that 1t
was going to be a hard winter for cas-
tor oil, while ginger would be more
plentiful than for years before.
He made no charge for his advice,
being a neighbor and wishing to see
the druggist do well, but it was his
conviction that the druggist ought to
lay in enough copperas to last for five
years while the price was down. and
that he should go short on consumption
cures and hair dyes until he saw what
sort of a winter we were going to have.
i tried TO crowd In as ne was irving
TO find his breath after ten minutes
of steady talking, but he hurried up
and caught it before my purchase was
completed. and went on:
Now, Homer, I have your interests
at heart. and there's nothing selfish
about me. I want to see you do well
here. and so I remind you that a drug
store is not a coal mine. In coal mine
all YOU have to do is to blast out the
coal. get it to market and sell seven
teen hundred POUNDS for ton.
sit is somewhat different with a drug
store. You have got to keep alum and
borax and all that, and If a man comes
in and asks for porous master you
want to have it for him. You don't
smile enough, and you must cultivate a
more open countenance. You don t
seem glad to see customers and you
! let an old woman so out of here yes
terday after buying cents worth OF
sulphur and never said thank you nor
asked her to call again
why, man, if you would only meet
the public half way it would take d
dry goods box to hold your weekly re-
ceipts. I'm not criticising or fault
| finding. I'm just telling you. as 9
friend and one who wants to see YOU
succeed here. just how your trade car
be doubled, and ] hope you will take
it that way and follow my advice"
With that he helped himself to q
stick of licorice and sauntered out, and
although I paid the druggist 20 cents
for a 10-cent brush, he seemed worried
and unhappy as l left him behind
NJ Quad.
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Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids will be received by the board
of education of the city of Topeka. Kan,
for the erection of high school building
according to plans and specifications
which will be on file at the office Of Hoi-
land and SquireS,S architects, 734 Kansas
avenues Topeka Kan. and at the Office
of the clerk of the board of education
after November 2, 1903.
A certified check for 3 per cent of the
amount of the bid must accompany each
bid as guarantee that the successful
bidder will enter into contract for tho
same if awarded to him and give surety
bond in a sum equal to the amount Of the
same. and for the payment Of all bills ac-
cruing against the work which might be-
come liens against the building according
to law, said check to be made payable TO
the treasurer of the board of education Of
the city of Topeka, Kan. in case said sue
cessful bidder fails to enter into contract
and give bond within five days after tho
award is made.
Bids must be in the hands of the clerk
of the board by 1880 o'clock p. m. Tuesday,
November "a, 1903.
The board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
BY order of the board of education.
j. E. STEWART. Clerk
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She was of these little women who
are always looking for something that
will take up their husbands idle time
John she said, tI'd like you to fix
the pump "C-can'ti" replied John
quaking like an aspen leaf. I've g-got
1.-THE s-shaking ague." "Oh, well, then
I know the very thing. You can shakes
the ashes. Daily News.
Ascum-I read In the financial news
this morning that money is easier now
What on earth does that mean?
eleigh-Perhap it means that it
goes easier I'm sure don't find that
it comes any easier.-Philadelphia
Press.
DO you believe" oueried the youth
with the high collar and noisy tie, that
a man can marry and live comfortably
on salary of $500 year,"
He cam replied the scanty-haired
| philosopher, providing he has saved his
last years salary and is able to draw
the next years in advance. Chicago
News.
Paw asked Tommy. what is a pes
simist?''
| Mr. Tucker threw up his hands
Tommy" he said, lin those cute lit
tie dialogues in the funny papers you
will find 11,257 answers to that ques-
ton. and no two alike. Chicago Tri-
bune.
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Love Letter.

Would not interest you if you're looking
for a guaranteed salve for sores. burns or
piles. Otto Dedd of. Ponder, No, writes:
III suffered with an ugly sore for a year.
but a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured
me It's the best saIve on earth sc at
Arnold Drug Co, s21 North Kansas ave.
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PERSONAL.


LADIES, Magnolia Blossom is a. home
treatment that positively cures female
timonials. etc. with ten days treatment
free Mrs M. Greene, agent, Woodward
ave, Topeka.
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LEGAL.


(First published in the Topeka State Jour>
nal October Is, 1903.)
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HUMOR OF THE DAY.

May--Did Clara's husband leave her
much when he died?" Belle-'.He left
enough to make her comfortable but
not enough to get her a second hus-
band.s'-Life.
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JEWELER AND oPrIcIAN.

$500
F. W. SWEARINGEN. jeweler and grad
uate op.ician. We guarantee every pair
of glasses to fit and every watch we re-
pair We carry the largest line of
watches, clocks, diamonds, cut glass, etc,
IN the city. Watch inspector U. p. r. R.,
724 Kansas ave.
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Union Pacife.
WESTBOUND.


directive July s. 1909
No. 3e1, passenger. leave Topeka. .o:is Am
No. SIS, local. leave Topeka --........7seo am
No. 500. passenger, arrive Topeka s:60 ppa
No. s14 local. arrive ToDeka..ss.....s:p9u an
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VOCAL.

IRENE F. HORNER. soprano. Reception
hour, D. Studio, s32 Tyler st.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

FELLOW Traveller, to the par OF God.
who drinks! Do you wish to get on
with the sober world2 IL SO. call or write
De Voc Liquor Cure Co. 534 Kansas ave,
and 102 z. Sixth St. Topeka. Kan.
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CARPENTERs AND RUILDERs

M. w NULL, Carpenter ana Builde
Shop l124a West Eighth ST. Phone II
Job work promptly done. Topeka, Kan.
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WANTED-Sewing by the day. Addres:
A. B. c., care Journal.
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WANTED SITUATIONS.

" ANTED-Position by engineer having
years experience engine running anG
electric construction work: good refer
ences- Address H L. G-, journal.
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MON EY.

MONEY TO LOAN on live stock, pianos.
personal security. L. Biscoe. 523 Kan. Ave.
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PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.

IDA c. BARNES. M. D.
office 726 Kansas ave. Residence Thir-
teenth and Clay. Office hours: a. m. to
IL a. m. and 3 p. m. to 5 p, IN. Telephons
sos residence. and 16 office.
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RUG FACTORY.


WANTED-You to let US make your old
carpets into rugs. Call phones .421 oI
address Mccormick & Peake 527 jackson
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MUSICAL

WORRAL, us Polk. piano lessons. pupil ;
home, Soc. Church and lodge playing free
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ELDERLY lady would like situation &c
care for small child in exchange fcI
pleasant home; small wages. III Jackson
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SWITCHES, pompadours, all kir
hair work. Mrs. Van Week, 222 e
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-16

WAVERLY, Ia, Oct. l6.-ln mean
abode which at one time served the
purpose of woodshed for the palatial
residence nearby resides Abraham Slim
mer, noted as Waverly,s eccentric phil
anthropist. The mansion was recently
donated by Simmer to the sisters OF
charity, who are now occupying 1t as
refuge home.
Simmer is living. alone in the wood
shed, which has been remodefed and
arranged as a dwelling. The residence
which he turned to charity is also he
ing remodeled throughout at the ex-
pense of the philanthropist.
Two years ago the Waverly man
offered his home to the sisters. They
were not ready to accept it at that
time, but a few ago made IT
known that the gift, were it rendered
now, would be accepted. Simmer at
once turned the property over and re
moved his belongings to the woodshed
Simmer is rated as one of the
wealthy men of northeastern Iowa
His generous donations have prevented
his becoming a millionaire, although
his wealth is estimated at more thar
$500. 600. He is a bachelor, has nc
near relatives to inherit his wealth
and declares that in time it shall al
90 to charity. He is nearly 70 years
| of age.
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Dangers of the Republic.

The venerable
the republic
form but
Pessimisc?
The sophomore
Rome fell and the
studied historical
h
republic
There's
of their political rights And above ALL tells
them
robbed
a The people cry,
revolution
The people
they
They will them.
it it.
they W its enemies
apprehension
earth
THE will wabble right"
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Gladstone DoWle Never
Kisses Women Out.
side His Home

NEW YORK, Nov. l6.--J. A. Glad
stone Dowie, the son of Elijah III, is
about 26 years old, a goods looking
fellow with a full beard, and grad
uate of Harvard college. The chief
saint in Zion says that his boy never
kissed a woman outside of his own
home. Think of a college man who
will admit that sort of thing! IN
Dowie was preaching at Madison
square garden on the fifth command
ment: Honor thy father and thy
mother Said Elijah -, 81
'My son Gladstone always kisses his
papa and mamma every morning. Now,
kiss is a good thing, if it doesn't be-
come foolish. My son Gladstone never
kissed woman outside of his own
home-at least he tells us that he
hasn't. l visited him when he was a
student at Harvard.
"Well, Gladstone. I asked, have
you fallen before the onslaughts of
wine and women?'
HE drew himself up oh, papa he
said, you drove all that out of me long
ago. l never think of such things
And Gladstone, l said, 'how
about those other young men here at
Harvard?'
oh. papa, some of them are good,
he replied.
''And the rest?'
81 do not like to talk about them,
he replied sadly"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-16

ROME, Nov. leone of the mos
exciting cases on record ing Italy is
that in which well known deputy is
being tried for the murder of the di-
rector of the Bank of Sicily. The dep
uty's name is Palizzolo, and the inter
est attaching to his name and to the
whole case is greatly enhanced by
the fact that he was the head of the
celebrated Malta.
Deputy Palizzolo was boss" of Sic
lily and was an intimate friend OF
Crispis. Being once in great need
of money he approached the director
general of the Bank of Sicily hoping
to obtain from him the funds he need
ed. The latter, however, refused point
blank.
Thereupon, Palizzolo hired man
named Fontana to murder Notarbartolo
which the man did in a railway car
riage. Both Falzzolo and Fontana
were arrested and tried, but through
the universal dread of the workings
of the Malta the sentence was only one
of imprisonment, instead of capital
punishment.
Now the whole case is being tried
over again. 1t will continue another
two months at least undoubtedly and
the verdict when given will be given at
Florence, where the trial is taking
place. Notarbartolo was murdered on
the first of February. 1882 The costs
of the last trial amounted to over
$l20,000.
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cRIrIcUs ON THE PRESS

TO the Editor: Have just read The
Press of November {. "Schoolma ans
Wear Chic Millinery" This article
il pretty well written and shows that
the author is conveTsant with the
subject. l do not, however, think
it should have been placed on the
front page. unless, of course, you had
been publishing the names of the
wcarers. Daggetts reply TO Newman,
or the meeting OF congress. were mat
ters of much more importance
The article, Show Your Wedding
License" is written in very good
and pithy style. The sentences are
brief and to the point. but as a man
having the welfare OF the country at
heart | can not agree with the con-
illusions you reach. The Press has a
noble power, if it viii only stand out
for the right.
I must congratulate you on the
views you express in your editorial,
International Lovemaking' Al
though an Englishman, and a patri-
otIc one at thar. l am trying to
write you without prejudice. The ar
ticle seems to be well reasoned. TO
the point and has a telling conclusion.
CRITICUS.
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To Protect Birds.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov 16.-As a
result of action to be taken at the
convention of the American Ornithol-
ogists' union, which began in this
city today, a sfreadous crusade is to
be undertaken to protect the birds of
North America Working in con-
junction with the various Audubon
socities throughout the country the
union purposes to make organized eff
forts to have stricter game laws
passed In the various states and to
see that these laws are rigidly en-
forced. The cooperation of women's
clubs is sought and it is also proposed
to interest school teachers through
out the country in the movement. The
union cites the figures to show that
hundreds of thousands of birds are
killed annually for their plumase
alone and that this wonton deStruc-
ton. unless measures are taken to
check it, must necessarily result in
the determination of many species of
feathered warblers within short
time.
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To Young Men.

I'VE living beyond
Acea 1t either
With made. James
The book
keepers by
socially give society
committed
brave
We beyo our
Z That
The boys had no vicious personal habits.
Here's lesson,
attention To live beyond failure
Independence from bondage That lies danger
dollar
only
day be able
afo % Them
chin
nco
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COOPERATION DID BUSINESS
OF $4I0.000.000 IN ONE YEAR

LONDON, Nov. lo.--In 1874 a strike
of weavers took place at Rochdale,
England. After making losing fight
for weeks, % of the strikers decided
to establish a cooperative association,
and the "Rochdale Equitable Pioneers
society" was founded. The members
agreed to pay in 8 cents per week, and
after the munificent amount of $140
was on hand it was decided to hire a
store and stock it with those things
which were most necessary. They de-
cided to buy and sell only for cash un-
der all circumstances, to make quarter
ly reports, profits to be divided in pro-
portion to purchases after 8 IL per
cent was set aside to increase the bus
mess, and all members were required
to purchase at least four shares at
IS each, payment at the rate of cents
per week, and pay shilling to join.
Those are the chief rules of the CO.
operative distrbutive societies today.
In ten Years the membership had
grown to 400, the capital invested to
So, 900. while the trade done amount
ed to $225,OOO annually. But the law
gave the co-operators very little pro-
lection, and an agitation was begun
which finally resulted in the forcing
through parliament of an industrial
and provident societies act, under
which cooperative societies were given
the right to produce and distribute
goods Then the wholesale branch was
established, land was purchased, shops
mills and homes erected in various
parts of the country. and even ships
were built to transport the society's
tea and coffee from its own plantations
in Ceylon.
The little handful Of pioneers OF
half century ago has now grown into
an army AT the last convention it
was shown that the co-operators OF
Great Britain now number over 2,00,