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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-29

Mrs. Clement Smith entertained some
of her neighbOrhood friends Informally
at half after five o'clock tea Saturday
for Mrs. Frank Merrick of the City of
Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-29

FOR. RENF-Furnished room, modern. In
private family SOC Van Buren, st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-29

The Phi lambda Epsilon fraternity
has issued unique invitations for the
their annual corn jiggin' al Steinbarg's
Friday evening. November 3.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-29

The Helianthus Literary club met
with Mrs w W. Smith, 1920 Polk street,
Friday afternoon The response to roll
call brought out a number of Halloween
stories, legends and rhymes. Mrs. Glenn
ent Smith, president of the city fedora
ton, was a guest of the club and talk
ed of the federation's free kindergarten
on the east side. A paper was read by
Mrs. C. A. BedelI and there were some
musical numbers. The club instructed
its delegates to the city federation to
vote against an increase of the per cap
ita dues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-29

Russell and Clarence Hopkins gave a
party to their friends Saturday night
Those invited were Dorothy Brown
Mary Cooper, Isabelle Dickinson, lisa belize
March, celia AItleham, Marguerite
Kiene, Lottie Park, Bessie Lagerstroln,
Helen Knox, Alice E,ytyre, Vera Eby,
Alice Noble, Bernice DIETRICH, Jay
WEIGH. Harris Park. Sidney Keifar
John March. King Lane, Archibald
Brown, Emery Hughes, Walter Davis
Early Poindexter, Fabin Dickinson,
ByrI johnson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-29

Mrs. J. P. Canadian was the host
ess of the Filomena club Thursday
afternoon at her house, 701 Adams
street. The federation constitutional
amendment was discussed, but no vote
was taken. A paper on The Life OF
Garheld"' was read by Mrs. r A.
Wells. The discussion. led by Mrs
Carnahan, was on "Altruism." The
club selected a list of books. includ-
ing fiction, science and history, from
the state travelling library for the use
of the Parkdale reading room. Mrs.
W. M. Cleveland. 1901 Fourth street
east, will be the next hostess.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-29

The fact that he was to marry an
heiress had attracted attention to a man
whom nobody had ever noticed before
What does his middle initial, T, stand
fOr?' somebody asked. And one of the
envious men who didn't get her replied
''Tapioca, of course
The Laclede blade., 1905-11-04
The Hicks Almanac for 1906.

The Rev. Irl R. Hicks almanac viii
not be published for 1906, but hi
monthly journal, Word and Works
has been changed into a large and
costly magazine, and it will contain
his storm and weather forecasts and
other astronomical features complete.
The November number, now ready,
contains the forecasts from January
to june, 1905. The January num-
Der, ready December 20, will contain
the forecasts from July to December
1906. The price of this magazine is
one dollar year. See it and you
will have it. The November and
January numbers containing the Rev.
Irl r. Hicks forecasts for the whole
year, and more complete than ever,
can be had by sending at once % cents
to Word and Works Publishing Co,
2201 Locust st., st. Louis.
The Laclede blade., 1905-11-04
STRICTLY ON THEIR MERITS.
Fourth. Class Postmasters to be Retained Dur.
ing Satisfactory Service.

The convention of the National
League of Postmasters of the fourth.
class Offices of the United States, held
at Washington, d. c., last week,
came to an end Saturday afternoon,
when the delegates were received by
Postmaster General Cortelyou. After
welcoming them, Mr.. Cortelyou made
an address, in which he reiterated the
attitude Of the postoffice department.
toward organizations within it's ranks,
and discussed contemplated changes
in organization and administration
methods. He pointed out that organ
izations within the department, to re-
ceive its sanction in any degree, must
have for their object improvements in
the service or be of a purely fraternal
or beneficial character, and that he
recognized every employe as an indi-
vidual to be appointed, advanced,
transferred and in all respects treated
upon merit.
'1n April last, said thepostmaster
general, "the present policy of the de-
partment regarding fourth class offices
was announced, namely, that incum-
bents will be retained during satisfac-
tory services. This is being adhered
to strictly, and am confident that
continued adherence to it will result
in substantial improvement.
"The department has carefully con-
sidered number of changes in organ
ization and administration which we
believe will be beneficial. Among
other things we expect to reduce rath-
er than increase the number of in
'tructions sent to you. We shall en-
leavor to simplify the blanks you
lse. We shall exact Of Yon sYstem
n the conduct Of your Offices, but a
system that is business-like and freed
IS rapidly as possible from unnecessa-
y detail. We shall insist that every
shall be kept clean, that its
ecords shall be ready for inspection
t any time, that the postmaster and
mployes shall be. attentive to their
.uties and courteous to the public
The Laclede blade., 1905-11-04
Death of Robert Arnold.

Robert N. Arnold, whose death oc-
Cured last Wednesday, October 25,
was member ofon of Linn county's
Oldest and most respectable families
and was born in Linn county Febru-
ary 8, 1871. He has been resident
of Brookfield during the past fifteen
years, conducting drug store on the
south side for some time. Duringthe
remainder of the time he has been
employed as a clerk in Brookfeld
business establishments and for the
past three years has been in the en-
ploy of Harris & O'Daniel. By his
strict integrity, his painstaking care
in all business transactions and &C
commodating disposition he made
hosts Of friends in Brookfeld. He
was member of the Modern Wood
men of America, which order will
conduct the funeral from the residence
today, Saturday, at $3.50. The Elks
lodge, in accordance with the custom
of the order, held memorial services
at the residence Friday night.
Mr.. Arnold was married to Miss
Flora Brock, daughter of the late
William Brock, of Laclede, June 5,
1901, who survives to mourn the loss
Of q loving husband.-Gazstte.
The Laclede blade., 1905-11-04
CLOSING Out Millinery Good.

| have good assortment of fancy
feathers, wings, breasts, pompons,
ribbons, silks and velvets. Also a
line of hats which are good for shap-
ing to the late styles. Having been
where ! saw the latest the past two
months. I have q good knowledge for
doing this seasons work If any are m
need Of work or goods. Prices the
lowest to close out all / have in stock.
Mn. 0zgOOd.
The Laclede blade., 1905-11-04

Form a habit of throwing of, be-
fore going to bed at night, all the
cares and anxieties of the day-every-
thing which can possibly cause mem
tal wear and tear or deprive You of
rest.
Thirysix applicants for places in
the rural delivery service of Linn
county took the civil service examin-
alton at Linneus last Saturday.
From this number eight win be ap-
pointed to places this month.
The Laclede blade., 1905-11-04
GREAT IS TEXAS.
She Has Greater Opportunities for investments
Than Any Other State.

More big things are being done II
Texas today than in any other STATE
in the union. Texas is q large stats
larger than all the New England
states combined; larger than all the
gulf states and the state of Georgia
combined; larger than the middle
Atlantic states, consisting Of New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia and the District of Columbia;
larger than Germany; larger than
France; larger than Austria Hungary.
1t is big enough to put the entire pop
ulation of the country into without
undue crowding; large enough to
supply the entire country with almost
everything it needs to eat and wear
and make itself comfortable without
exhausting its marvellous resources.
3,49O square miles of her area are oc-
cupied by water surfaces of bays,
lakes and rivers.
Texas is an empire in itself. 1t has
More wheat lands than both Dako-
tas,
More corn lands than Illinois,
More fruit lands than California,
More rice land than all the rest of
the country,
More marble than Vermont,
More granite than New Hampshire,
More cotton than any other state,
producing a quarter Of the whole
worlds crop, and third of the crop
of the United States,
More iron than Alabama,
More gypsum than any other state,
More Ignite than the whole of
Europe,
More kaolin than the whole of
Europe,
More railroad mileage than any
other state,
More cattle than any other state
And coal fields that cover an area
of 10000 miles and rival in richness
those of Pennsylvania.
Come and join us in trip to this
land Of opportunity, wealth and in
dustry. Personally conducted excur-
sions in private Pullman cars on
November Z and 81. Fare for round
trip only $3.50 from Carrollton over
the Santa Fe route. This is the best
opportunity you will ever have to see
the great southwest.
F. M. CoNNoR,
Canyon City,
Tox~o, !
The Laclede blade., 1905-11-04
Some Evening Reveries.

There is no occupation SO fascinat-
ing to the foolish-minded as thinking
that the world is against them. The
busy world doesn't even know they
exist.
The Laclede blade., 1905-11-04
HERE AND TnERE.
Local Items Of the. Weak Gathered For the
Busy Blade Readers.

" AM OSOA oAO UCAVPHonC VCuAC'
day. Mr.. Connor expects to condut
q party Of home seekers to Texas, ovt
the Santa Fe next week. The raj
is very low and those wishing to &
should see him at once.
A. McGrew has sold his 80 acr
farm adjoining town on the southwes
to Charles Malhorn, of Arispie, Iowa
who will become a citizen of thi
place next March. Mr.. McGrew ha
no definite plans for the future. Sav
age & Wilkins made the sale.
The Modern Woodmen have re
ceived notice that there is no assess
ment for November. At the October
meeting Of the board of directors there
was a balance in the benefit fund o1
$1,771 ,551 .88, which will be sufficien
to pay all death claims for the month
J. M. Thompson was up from For
ker Wednesday and left an order
with The BLADE for programs fol
the Sunday school convention to be
held at Forker church November IL.
The afternoon session will begin at 2
o'clock and the evening session at 7:3O.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged.
The interest in the revival meeting
at the Methodist church is increasing
with every service. The meeting will
continue through the coming week.
Rev. G. A. Robbins is assisting this
week and is rendering efficient aid.
Preaching by the pastor Sunday NOR
ming. Rev. Robbins will preach
Sunday night.
In the Santa Fe wreck near Kansas
City last Monday Lee D. Montgom-
cry, who delivered fruit trees here
two weeks ago for a Des Moines nur-
sery, was killed. Montgomery was
here several days and formed a num-
Der of acquaintances. He had fam
ly at Kellerton, Iowa. Eleven other
were killed in the same
wreck.
Every republican in Linn county
loes know, or at least ought to know,
hat the candidacy of Hon. E. B. AL
en- for internal revenue collector for
he St. Louis district, does not hinge
IN the probability or possibility of
Mr.. Westhus being reappointed. Mr..
Aliens application for the place has
10 strings to it and he will be an
vowed candidate till the appoint
nent is made, and then, whether ap- |
'ointed or defeated, he will be found |
along with other prominent
epublicans for the continued success
f the party f.om constable to presi-
ent. Linn county is unit for Mr..
Allen, regardless of any other candi-
ate.
The biggest halloween prank ever
layed in Laclede occurred last Tues
ay night, when baby was left on
le doorstep at the home of Mr.. and
[rs. Joe Albin. Mr.. yAlbin retired
arlY that evening, but the good wife
up doing some sewing. Be
veen 8 and 10.o'clock she heard a
,ise outside and looking out the win
Nv saw a man going through the
ard. No attention was paid to this i
,til the continued crying of, a baby
tracted her attention and, awaking
II husband, an investigation was 1
ade. On the back porch, neatly l
i'd and wrapped in q blanket, was a G
city girl baby, healthy and strong a
ID apparently about month old. {
tter the first excitement of the strange | {
The Laclede blade., 1905-11-04
From Over the County.

cndrlIy Dali on OecemDer 10.
Price Shlfett has sold his farm eas
of Linneus and will shortly 60 t
Texas.
i The Linn county Baptist Sunda,
school convention was held at Brook
field last Saturday and Sunday.
The regular meeting of the Lin
county rural carriers association viii
convene at Hybrid on Sunday, Nov
ember 12.
| Several new houses that have beer
badly needed are nearing completion
at Marceline. The Journal says thai
dwellings have been entirely too
scarce in that town.
Judge G. G. Bigger, of Marceline
was down through Arkansas last
month but was not favorably impress,
ed with the country. For agricultur-
al purposes he says he would not give
his Linn county farm for a whole
township in Arkansas.
Brookfeld is rapidly taking to met
ropolitan ways of doing things. A
man by the name Of Hall from Mar
cellne was knocked down and robbed
of $35 on the south side on Thurs
day night of last week.
The total length of the new bridge
across Locust creek west of Browning
is 225 feet, the main span 4of the
bridge being 108 feet. 1t is IS feet
wide SO that two wagons can pass on
it. The bridge is on the county line
between Linn and Sullivan and was
built ny each county bearing half the
expense.
For the 'steenth time in the past
few years the Budget changed hands
last week, Weippert & Gallemore
selling the plant and good will to J..
Fl. Lakeland, an experienced news
paper man of St. Charles, Mo. Mr..
Lakeland will receive the glad hand
in Linn county and will find Brook
field the best town he ever lived in,
having never lived in Laclede.
The following teachers from this
township attended the county insti-
tute at Brookfeld last week: Prof. E.
M. Sipple, Misses Nina Kintner, Cas-
sic Heath, Daisie Rankin and Nellie
Barber and w. R. Adams, of the La
clede schools; E. E. Toothaker, of the
Forker school; j. ]. Clevenger, Sunny
Point; Miss Matte Pittman, Locust |
Creek school; Miss La Verda Math-
ews, Oak Arbor; Miss Erma Bond,
Pleasant Grove; G. A. McGregor,
Eagle school.
The trouble in the Brookfeld cath
bic church, which led about hun
1red of the Pensioners to 20 to
to worship several Sundays
ago, is declared by dispatch in the
,ity papers to have been amicably
'ettled. Bishop Burke of st. Joseph
heard both sides of the crow" and
'uled that Father Tormey should re-
main as pastor and that an assistant
hould be appointed as well as a COM
nittee to look after the material well
are of the church.
No wines will be served at the
Warner banquet next Wednesday.
t is at the senator's request that the .
inner be "dry" one. The original
rder for the $2-a-plate affair contem-
lated rs cents worth of food and the
alance in liquid form. The COM :,
littee in charge have adopted adry
solutions, " giving as a reason that !
he republican party is committed to
and reform. The real
,ason for the action is said to be be- :,
ause Gov. Hoch is to be guest and :
wine appendage to the event might !.
'riously embarrass him in Kansas. :
he incident recalls the fact that prior !,
his election Senator Warner was :
a,.--s1 II. az M N n NJ
The Laclede blade., 1905-11-04

Many men hold their wives religI
ion as an ics-ticket to Be cashed when
needed in their own country.
The Laclede blade., 1905-11-04

u Ihere is no occupation so fascinat
ing to the foolish-minded as thinkin,
that the world is against them. Th,
+ busy world doesn't even know they
: exist.
t. Xxx
r The only thing that walks bach
9 from the tomb with the mourners anC
Q refuses to be buried is character
That is true. What a man Is survives
. him. 1t can never be buried. II
stays about the home when his foot.
steps are heard there no more. II
, lives in the community where he was
known; hence we should take care to
build into our characters only beauti.
ful things.
X Xxx
Love one another. IF we could
get this short sentence and the duty
it involves impressed upon our minds
this life would be elysian. If we
were to love our neighbors as ourselv-
es we would always have good neigh
bors. There would be no cheating,
slandering or imposition in anything.
All would be peace, harmony and
friendship. If we should be sick and
needy would we not want others to
come and administer to our wants and
cheer us with kind words and loying
deeds? Now do we always do unto
others as we would have others do
unto us? IF We see a chance for our
neighbors to make something do we
help them along and rejoice at their
good fortune as much as if it was our
own, or do we envy all the good that
befalls our neighbor? If we do we
are not loving our neighbors as our
selves and therefore fail in one point |
of the law, and if we fail in one point
we are guilty of all. We have neigh
bors who doubtless have many sore
trials and who long for smile and a
kind word. Let us meet them with
these and help them bear their bur-
dens as much as possible.
One of the mistakes of women is in
not knowing how to eat. If man is
not to be fed, she thinks cup Of tea
and anything handy is good enough.
If she needs to save money, she does
it at the butchers cost. If she is
busy, she will not waste time in eat
ing. If she is unhappy, she goes
without food. A man eats if the sher-
if is at the door, if his work drives, if
the undertaken interrupts-and he is
right. A woman will choose ice
cream instead of beefsteak, and man
will not.
Another of her mistakes is in not
knowing when to rest. IF she is tired 6
she may sit down, but she will darn
crochet shawls, embroider {
doilies. Does she not know that such |
work tires? If she is exhausted, she I
will write letters or figure her &C I
counts. She will laugh at you if you s
hint that reading or writing could i
sail to rest her. All over the country c
hospitals flourish because b
women do not know how to rest. v
Another mistake on their list is n
heir constant worrying. Worry and C
hurry are their enemies, and yet they b
lug them to their bosoms. Women Il
ross bridges before they come to them o
nd even build bridges to cross. They a
imagine misfortune and run out to
meet it. Z
X '
Women are not jolly enough. They L
,ake too serious business of Life, and o.
augh at its humors too seldom. Men
an stop in the midst of perplexities
nd have hearty laugh, and It keeps Ic
Il
The Laclede blade., 1905-11-04


Women are not jolly enough. They
make too serious business of life, and
laugh at its humors too seldom. Men
can stop in the midst of perplexities
and have hearty laugh, and il keeps
them young. Women cannot, and
that Is one reason why they fade %
early. There are other reasons, but
We viii pass them now. Worry not
only wrinkles the face, but it wrinkles
and Wifhers the mind. Have . hearty
laugh once in q while; it is q good an
tiseQtic and will purify the mental at-
mOsphere drive away evil imagining,
bad temper and other Ills.
The Globe-republican., 1905-04-13
PCWWOW AMONG OZARKS.
The Indians Eat Peaches Between
Dances During the National
Ceremony.

No region in the United States is moro
noted for its prehistoric lore and roman
tic history than the Ozark mountains,
says w. c. Carter, who recently returned
from a visit to what may be called the
wilderness Of the southwest, where one
gets so miles from a railroad. While
there, says the Springfield (Mo.) Lead
err, he witnessed weird scene that has
been going on annually, 1t is said, ever
since Columbus discovered America and
no one knows how long before. There is
q peak down there called Bald Dave,
which is the scene every year Of the re-
markable occurrence referred to- The
annual visit of the Indians this year took
place not long since and the first intima-
ton of 1t was given by fisherman and
hunter. A party was made up to visit
the peak and observe the peculiar scene.
The peak is 1900 feet above sea level and
the only vegetation upon 1t, except some
wiregrass, is a lone peach tire. The party
reached the foot of the peak about dusk
and peeping from their place Of vantage
they saw an Indian band OF 10 or ~
sitting around a campfire. Presently
one of them arose and threw pile OF
pine knots upon the fire, which made
bright light. The others Of the band
came up and they all walked toward the
peach tree in single file. They were
all dressed in war paint and feathers and
when a circle was formed around the
peach tree the whole band began a dole
full chant. At short intervals an Indian
would take one of the ripe peaches from
the tree and eat it and the dance was
kept up with its lamentations until the
Indians fell exhausted The watching
party was awe-stricken and departed as
silently as they had come to the place.
A large party was gathered together
next day, all heavily armed, and re-
turned to the place, but when they
reached the mountain there was smol-
dering campfire and many other
signs of the great powwow, but the In
dams were gone. This scene, accord
ing to local tradition, has been going on
every year in the autumn time for hun
dreds of years. Among the party were
many old-timers who were familiar with
the story, but had never observed the &C.
currence as the party above referred to
did. This is but natural, for the place Is
much isolated and the Indians go there,
it is supposed, at different dates to avoid
having their secret discovered. No one
knows what the,significance Of the weird
gathering is and tradition does not en-.
tighten anyone upon the subject.
The Globe-republican., 1905-04-13
This Was in Massachusetts,.

Dirty face and dirty hands of a small
boy in one of the public schools the
other day caused the teacher to start
a little inquiry as to the frequency OF
baths among the pupils. The answers
came back from the latter and told OF
baths once week to once in two weeks
and few from once year to once In
two years. Finally the question came
to a small boy that had looked very puz-
zled through the whole discussion. His
answer was: "Inever had but one bath
and that was when Invent In swimming
down at the lake. | got licking for
that, too."-Worcester (Mass.) Post.
The Globe-republican., 1905-04-13
Facts In the Case.

Say, mister, said thetattered tramp,
cant youse stake me to er dime? I'm
de victim Nv er washout." '
Victim OF a washout!'" echoed the
portly citizen, in evident surprise.
Oats wot," rejoined the tramp
Honest, ! amt had nuthin' but water
ter drink fer more'n Ten day - Chicago
Daily News,
The Globe-republican., 1905-04-13
Wanted

Teams to break and disc 300 acres. also
to pillow 80 acres. $500 for breaking
bottom 3 inches, 81 go for breaking sandy
upland 3 inches, $l25 for blowing 6
inches, 40c for discing. Hay furnished
free. w. j. FITZGERALD. ct