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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14
Was Held Today at His Late Home in
Mcpherson.

The funeral of Judge NJ. P. Simp-
son, who was killed in an automobile
accident at Newton a few days ago,
was held today at the home of the
tice Greene of the supreme court went
home Friday to attend the funeral
with the rest of the Harvey county
bar. The majority of the Reno coun-
ty bar also attended from Hutchinson.
There has been no rush of candi-
dates TO succeed Judge Simpson. Gov
renOr Bailey is very much gratifed at
this He believes that there should
be no undue haste in candidates APP
plying for the office before the funeral
of a deceased official. So far there
have been no applications for the APP
pointment, and only a single recon-
mendation. A Harvey county man
recommends Cyrus S. Bowman of
Newton. Mr.. Bowman is one of the
Oldest lawyers in the district. 1t has
been supposed in some quarters that
Mcpherson county would not ask for
the place, in view of the fact that that
county has had it for several years,
and this year also has the state sena-
tor. The Mcpherson Republican,
however. serves notice that McPher-
son county is not to be counted out.
'sThe death of Judge NJ. P. Simpson
creates a vacancy in this judicial dis
trict which will be filled by appoint
ment bF the governor until the cleo
ton. The man appointed to that posi-
ton will no doubt stand a better show
in the judicial convention, which is
vet to be called, of receiving the nomi-
nation, than other asDirants- Reno
and Harvey counties both have can
didates for the appointment and take
it for granted, or at least dispatches
from Hutchinson indicate SO, that
Mcpherson will have no candidate.
This is not admitted for a moment.
Mcpherson will have to be reckoned
with in the appointment of a judge as
well as in the nominating convention
mcpherson has been so dazed at
the tragic death of Judge Simpson,
and the taking away of our best citi-
zen. that no action has been taken in
the matter of his successor. nor will
there be until after the funeral. When
the proDer time comes Mcpherson will
act. and will be factor in the ap-
pointment of a judge in this district"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

Too. When the seemsIIk man Is a
doctor he carries around samples of
chemicals labeled with long Latin
names to impressive. more than that.
to crush with admiration-his feminine
friends. When the seemsilk man is
lawyer he doesn't think half so much
about his practice as about setting up
bachelor quarters consisting of one
room and a closet room, with bit Of
Chinese paper around the gas globe
And he gets in this fashion the reputa-
Non of living on his income in order
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

MIR. AIITCHELL's NEW BOOK.
ssIlle villa Claudia Is an Italian
Love Story.

9sTlle villa Claudia" Is an Italian
Love Story.
'cThe Villa Claudia is ]. A. Mitch
ellis latest book. just published by the
Life Publishing company. While the
readers of Amos judd and THE
Pines of Lory'' may be disappointed
in Mr.. MitchelTs latest effort, they
viii find in it many bits of delightful
dialogue and rather thrilling plot
The mystery which is the founda-
ton of Mr.. MitchelTs romance is
limited at early in its pages. 1t would
be unfair to the reader to give any
hint of just what it is or to reveal its
solution; it is enough to say that Mr.
Mitchell has embodied in 1.-The Villa
Claudia" thoroughly new idea and
has handled it in a way to hold the
readers close attention to the very
end The scene of the story is laid at
a villa in modern Tivoh. the town
which in the time of Horace was
Thur and was the favorite dwelling
place of the jolly Latin poet. His
Sabine farm was nearby, and in many
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

WORK OF A PERSIAN POET.
The Hundred Love Songs of I&amaI a
Din of Isfahan just Published.

Charles Scribner's Sons announce the
pubhcatlon Of a notable volume of
verse entitled THE Hundred Love
Songs Of kamal ad-Din of Isfahan," in
which Mrs. Ethel Watts Mumford and
Dr. Louis H. Gray present for the first
time to the western world a poet OF
love from the east. Through the verse
runs the theme of the joy and the sor-
row, the fidelity and the devotion of the
bard of lsfahan to her who was at last
to reward his eonstancy.
Famous in his own land of the ion
and the sun, Kamal ad-Dfn hitherto
has remained unknown in Europe or
America, but now we may see that in
Persia too there were poets who sang
of love and love only, in tones as high
and noble as that of our modern dav
and our western civiliza ton, and here
we may find that the cynical pessinisrn
of Omar of Naishapur is not the sum
total of her poetic burden
This century of quatrains has been
done into English Verse. where Oriental
languor alternates with Occidental Wig
or, by Mrs. Mumford, a lady already
known as novelist and poet Her
basis was a literal prose translation of
the Persian original by Dr.. Gray. an
Oriental scholar of sound and accura te
training It is thus a piece of English
literature upon an Oriental foundation.
The fidelity to the original of their
work. a collaboration in the truest
sense of the word, is remarkable. not
only in spirit but in exactness. It is a
striking commentator of their book
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

with the girl. When he says a thing to
you, you know he means it, but he isn't
tiresome enough to mean things all the
time.
When you are perverse he is perverse
with you. and when you are in the
clouds with pair of angels wings pin
ned to you he is somewhere on an adj
joining cloud watching you in rapt ad-
grafton. And when it is his turn to
lead An. we'll you are likely to pre-
fer to 60 in his direction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

From the Chaplin. s C., news: Early in
the spring my wife and I were taken
with diarrhoea and so severe was the
pains that we called a physician who pre-
scribed for us. but his medicines failed
to give any relief. A friend who had a
bottle of Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand gave
each of US a dose and we at once felt TIE
effects. I procured a. bottle and before
using the entire contents we were entire
" cured It is a wonderful remedy and
should be found in every household. h
C. Bailey Editor This remedy IS for sale
" III druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

you have no cause for complaint. He is
strong and alive and young at ninety
and proud of being alive. There is
nothing from the ragged kids in the
street to the opera on a gala night that
he won't take an interest in He will
take. but he will give once and once
over again what he takes The all silk
man make6 an ideal lover. He isn't
jealous; the time other men spend in
jealousy he spends in making good"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

BOOK NOTES.
Various Items About Books That Are
Attracting Attention.

"Tomfoolery,' a collection of draw
ings, limericks and remark sketches by
James Montgomery Flagg, bids fair to
become as famous as Lear's classical
Nonsense Book" Mr. Flagg's draw
ings are irresistibly funny, and his
limericks have the virtue of being
something more than simply plays on
the curious spelling of the English
language. ''Tomfoolery'' is in the press,
and viii be issued by Life Publishing
company about the middle of May
Mr.. George r. Burgin, author of THE
Shutters of Silence" has been busy Of
late contTadicting the report that he is
dead A certain English literary an
nual in a discussion of The Shutters
of Silence" spoke of Mr. Burgin as one
whose premature death has robbed
the public of a promising author Mr..
Burgin published an immediate reply to
! the effect that the report had been
grossly exaggerated" but nevertheless
his house has been besieged by inter-
viewers, the papers and magazines
| have taken UP the matter either in jest
or earnest, the widow" hands him
touching letters of coincidence across
the breakfast table-one earnest sym
pathizer inclosed his little account
and Mr. Burgin's many friends have
found in the situation a mine of mate
rial for facetiouS letters and amuse-
ment in general. The mistake arose
from a confusion of Mr. Burgin with
the late Mr.. George Douglas Brown,
author of The House With Green
Shutters
Edgar Fawcett, who died last week
in London, was one of the many Ameri-
can men of letters who have fallen in
love with the leisureIy life abroad. For
years he made the English capital his
home, only leaving it for the Continent
TO avoid the rigors of the winter. His
fondness for London was justified by
inheritance. for his father was an Eng
lishman, but F'awcett himself was thor
oughly an American. and always re-
tanned a keen interest in the political
! concerns of the Republic. I well re-
member his hearty rage against our
policy of expansion when one night at
the Savage club he recited some vio-
lent verses against the purchase of the
Philippines. Each stanza had as re-
frain: Twenty million dollarsl twenty
million dollars!i twenty million dollars
for the Philippinesili' This same acute
interest in his native land was display
4 ed in his novels The Nulgarians,'
+ recently published, is a delightful and
/ clever study of American parvenus.
Every character in The Issue" says
+ the J. b Lippincott company in their adj
vance notices, means something. stands
4 for something. While the reader may be
/ most interested in following the career of
/ the individual characters, the thoughtful
/ nihcance in each. There is for instance,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14
The seemsilk man

seemsilk has some excuse; that he
thinks he is the real thing But he
doesn't. Take my word for it. deep
down in his heart he knows he is moth
ing but a miserable seemsi1k and is
content to remain so because it is cas-
Ter than being the real thing. That's
the trouble. If it were an unconscious
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

the skin as well as that OF the other
organs Moreover. the cOntractions o.
the face should be as far as possible
avoided by suppressing all violent emo
lions and cultivating cslmness and Sc
renity of mind. Here 1t has been shown
that the influence Of the moral on thu
physical nature of nsny is undeniabIa
A peaceful life does not cause wrinkles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

of his verses he celebrates this de-
lightful locality. The classic spirit is
preserved by frequent quotations from
and illusions to the poet and still
more classic flavor is given to the
book by numerous engrayings of
scenes and objects connected with
Thur. The characters, however, are
all modern and mostly American.
All in all, THE Villa Claudia" is a
delightful medley of antiquity and
modernity, sentiment and humor with
q. decided dash of good sense and
philosophy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14
AMONG The BOOKS
Glimpse Of Joel Chandler Har-
ris' ssLittle Union Scout.
Love Story in Time Of the Civil
War.
SCENE in THE SOUTH.
Confederate General Forest One
of the Ch aracters.
Items of Interest to Lovers of
Books.
SCENE IN THE SOUTH.

Joel Chandler Harris is known for
hrs stories in negro dialect of which
he is a master. His admirers will,
however, not be displeased nor disap-
pointed with his latest effort which
while it deals of the south contains
very little of the material which made
the author famous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

there exists the all weoI girl who is
meant for you, and she is sweet and
good and simple, smelling Of soap and
water and shining with domestic vir-
tues. and. more important than all.
your tired brain will be at peace she
will be easy to understand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14
A Eabric Of Pretense.

The seemsiIk. when he is taken that
way, gives studio salons (shades of De
Stael and OF Recamieri) where pop
corn and fudge-I beg your pardon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14
Annua. Meeting German Baptist
REellren lDmnIzarlIsA

The Missouri Pacific viii sell tickets
to Carthage, Mo-, May 18th to 24th at
rate OF one fare for the round trip
limited to May 30th. Through train
service between Topeka and Carthage
leaving Topeka 1855 a m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

And the all silk MANI All. he is the
man for mel He is not so good that he
may not be bad, and he is not so bad
that he may not be good. He hasn't
the human race brutally divided into
two classes. the ANGELS and the unan-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

that all who have been permitted to
read it in manuscript have approved it,
not only some OF the foremost names
in contemporary English literature, but
the leading scholars of Persian in
America, England and Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

Then there are the all woods. had
one Of those sitting on my doornat for
awhile. He didn't stay long. There
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

Of men-the seemsilks, the all woods
and the all silks.
No. I am not crazy. / can make
good" on this proposition. I reckon
most of you have met the seemsilks.
Alas, and, also oh, nayl I'd rather be a
cotton lining than a seemsilk. There
are people who will tell you that the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14


Amer
o the IA
OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14
FUNERAL OF JUDGE SIMPSON.

Joseph Conrad's new book, Romance.
has gone into a second edition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

Every character in The Issue says
the J. b Iippincott company in their adj
vance notices. means something, stands
for something While the reader may be
most Interested in following the career of
the individual characters. the thoughtful
reader is bound to see the historical sig
nihcance in each. There is for instance,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

THOUGH the contrary would
"a seem to be true. 7 find that
dry goods and men have
a "A something in common. For
instance, there are three kinds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

Mcclure Phillips are printing a third ed
ition of Auguste Sabatier's Religions Of
Authority.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

Stewart Edward White. the author Of
The Silent Places, has returned with
he will occupy his house, The Jumping
Off Place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

Mrs. George Madden Martin. the author
of Emmy Lou has returned to Louis
vile from Florida, where she went to rest
after writing her new novel. The House
of Fulhlment' which is now appearing in
AIcClures Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

Henry Harland, the author of MY
Friend Prospero.' is now in Venice. He
was driven from London by the bad
spring weather and spent some time at
the Italian lakes. It is said that he has
made good progress with the new book
he has under way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

The publishers of Anita Vivanti Char
tres winning Him Back have received
several hattering offers for the drama tic
rights of the bright little comedy, despite
the fact that the book has barely made ITS
bow to the reading public.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-05-20
BREAD LOAF.

w T. Todriff was in Shoreham Sun
day.
George Gilmore is repairing his
house.
james, Hodges has hired out in
Hancock.
Miss Annis Young is to be in Rutland
this summer.
Claude Mannering of Worcester was
home last week.
R. J. Beeman has been appointed fish
and game warden.
The graphite mine on the F. Fitz farm
is opening up finely.
John Houstin has nearly completed
the log cabin for Mr.. Hubbard
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sisco were the
guests of R. j. Beeman Monday.
Rev. E. S. uVradenburgh preached a
good sermon to a large congregation
Sunday, it was sermon worth going
miles to hear, he will preach at Bread
Loaf school house Wednesday evening.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-05-20
LINCOLN.
Leah Butterfeld has been i'll.
A daughter has been born rec

Leah Butterfield has been i'll.
A daughter has been born recently to
Riley T. Purinton and wife.
Mrs. s. w. Allen and Mrs. H. E. Shat
tuck remain i'll.
Ernest Dodge and r. j. Cove were in
Warren Sunday.
The Cornet Band will play in Hunt
ton Memorial day.
w. j. Elliott, who has been seriously
i'll some days, is better.
Several Lincoln horses are or have
been sick with the mango.
There is talk of holding meeting of
the local teachers to discuss methods.
Willard Estey is planting a chestnut
orchard. Lincoln already has one such
orchard that produces a fairly good crop
each year.
Springs work is more advanced than
usual. Potatoes and grain are well in,
and gardens have been partially planted.
Grass is looking fine and young cattle
and sheep are in the pastures.
Lincon's banner maple sugar pro
Queer this year is Samuel w. Hill,
who has made 1900 pounds; William
York. whose crop was 4,2OO pounds,
ranks second. Several others made over
IA ton.
A. NJ. Bristol has bought of L. j. Bris-
toll for 81 800 the latters half interest in
the farm, including stock, owned for
several years by the two men in com
pany. The farm is one of the best in
Lincoln.
Ethel Allen, S. w. Aliens little daugh-
ter, caught a trout the other day that
was IA inches long. In one day recently
Earl Hammer caught three trout, whose
average length was 10 inches. The
average catch this season, however, is
small.
Mrs Bickford, widow of Amos Bick-
ford, and lifelong resident of Lincoln,
died Saturday of dropsy with complica-
tons, aged 70 years. She had been i'll
several months. She is survived by two
daughters. The funeral was held at the
Union church Monday.
Rev. NJ. A. Hainer will preach the
memorial sermon to Garfield Post at the
Union church Sunday, May 30. The
veterans will meet at their hall at IL
o'clock, thence marching to the church.
At 10 o'clock the next morning the
soldiers will meet again at their hall,
thence march with the citizens, teachers
and pupils to the Lee cemetery, where
the memorial ritual of the order will be
executed in form and details assigned to
decorate the graves there and in Maple
cemetery. At o'clock Ellsworth Law
renee, of Malone, n. Y, will deliver the
memorial Grafton proper at the Union
church.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-05-20
BELDENS.

Mrs. Edward Sears who has been
seriously ill is recovering.
F. w. Smith is visiting his home in
Cambridge, Mass, for few days
The Creamery company shipped nearly
two tons of butter to Boston Tuesday.
Some miscreant shot a valuable eve
in the vicinity of the picnic grounds
several days ago
Miss Sadie McNulla of Middlebury is
teaching the New Haven river school
the present term.
Road Commissioner Flint has several
men at work in making necessary repairs
to the Brooksvile highway.
NJ. l. Thomas of the Mills has started
on an extensive western trip and will
visit the St Louis exposition before re-
turning home
A. w. Robinson of Boston, president;
T. r. Willis, treasurer: and other officials
of the Sterling Marble Co. visited the
works here on Wednesday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-05-20
SHOREHAM,

Arthur Lamb. of Portland, Me-, visited
his sister, Mrs. Emma Jones, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Moore spent
several days in Crown Point last week.
The last meeting of the Moravian club
was with Miss Nellie Platt, who enter
tanned very pleasantly.
T. S. Brown of U. V. NJ, Medical
school passed Sunday with Mrs Brown
at Mrs NJ. l.. Baldwin's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherry Mead are settled
in the Pruma tenement. Mr.. Mead is
mail carrier on r. f. d. No. l.
Mrs. E. H. Farnham and Margaret,
with Miss Bucklin, all of Sudbury, were
at H. w. Jones Saturday and Sunday.
Thursday evening, May 10, was the
installation of the new officers of ST.
mond's Lodge, No. SO, F. and A. NJ.
w. G.. Larrabee, w. NJ. F. f. Douglas,
S. W.; Henry Belden, j. W.; F. E.
Platt, treasurer; G. w. Bodfish, secre-
tary; Harley Cook, S. D.; j. L. Jones,
j. D.; n. G. Jones, S. s.; Robert Wal
lace, j. S.; Rev. T. A. Carlson, chaplain;
r. H. Preble marshal; a. +. Totting
ham, tyler. After the installation, re-
freshments were served to the members
of the fraternity and invited guests.
Pleasing remarks were made by men,
bers of other societies and a pleasant
social hour spent. All wishing Simonds
lodge pleasant and profitable year.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-05-20
NEW HAVEN.

Mrs. Hall of Rutland is the guest of
Mrs. David Hubbard.
The Ladies' Union met Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. f. II. Squier.
Palmer Bros. receive IA, 500 lbs of milk
daily at Beaver Glen Cheese factory.
E. II. Rose, of Worcester Mass, was
the guest of his brother, n. j. Rose, over
Sunday.
Mrs. B. G. Hayward of Addison was
the guest last week of her sister, Miss
Emily Dexter,
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Twitchell of Wey-
bridge were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. j. Landon on Tuesday.
The youngest child of George Ward
fell from tree few days ago and cut
the back of her head quite badly.
Rev. Benjamin Swift of Orwell will
supply the pulpit of the Congregational
church next Sunday both morning and
evening in exchange with the pastor,
Rev. G. II. Dutton.
Mr., and Mrs. w. V. Sturdevant, Mrs.
Thressa Gregory, Mr.. and Mrs. T, NJ.
Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Landon,
Henry Ward and Fred Conant attended
the funeral of Gordon II. Sprigg in Wey-
bridge
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-05-20
EAST MONKTON.

Mrs. Abel Shepard is ill with throat
trouble.
The children of George Sweet have
diphtheria.
Mrs. l.. E. Beers has been on the sick
list the past week.
Mrs. Kara Eaton was in town recently
calling on friends.
News has reached us of the death of
Mrs. Albert Baldwin.
Erma Eaton has been the guest of her
cousin, Florence Swan for few days.
Miss Matte Cox of Bristol Graded
school has been visiting friends in
town.
w. H. Adams and family, of Yer
gennes, visited at Michael Murphy's last
Sunday.
Mrs. Solomon Carl, who has been in a
critical condition from appendicitis, is
improving.
Mrs. Rosetta Cox, who has been seri-
ously i'll for some time, is considered
convalescent,
Mrs. Guy Tobey and cousin, Mrs.
Moore, of the West, visited Mrs. Hattie
Cox recently.
Michael Murphy has moved his barn
to the rear of his house and has other
wise improved his premises.
Miss Matte Roscoe, who has been
canvassing in New York state, is visiting
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Ros-
coe.
Ed. Douglass, who has been operated
upon for appendicitis at the Mary
Fletcher hospital, is at home much
improved in health.
Rufus Guy of the Kaolin works, has
moved to Hinesburg Mr.. Perry and
family have also left the Kaolin works
and have gone to Bristol to live.
The officers of East Monkton Sunday
school have been appointed as follows;
Mrs. Mary Green, superintendent; Harry
Barnum, assistant superintendent; Mrs.
Andrew Thomas, treasurer; Mrs. Aman-
da Morgan, organist; Max Green, secre-
tary.
Mrs. Albert Baldwin's funeral was
held at her late home Tuesday at II
o'clock a. m. She leaves husband and
a large family of children. She was a
very estimable lady and will be sincerely
mourned by her family and all who
knew her. The East Monkton members
of the w. G.. Il. U. sent floral offerings as
testimony of love and the high regard
in which the deceased was held.