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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-09

Rebekah Lodge, {. O. o. F., Meets
second and fourth Thursday evenings
or each month at the /. 0. o. f. hall.
Mrs. Lizzie F. Daley. N. G.; Miss Julia
Leyster. v. G.; Mrs. A. j. Wertz, Sec;
Mrs. Sofie Anderson, Treas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-09

Arthur CLAY McChesney returned 10
his home In Trinidad after several
days visit TO Ration friends,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-09

J. s, Morrison and family left Rat.
for Cheyenne. Wyoming. where Mr..
Morrison has a building contract.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-09
a GUARANTEED cuRr roe oil ga

\ GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protru.
ding Piles Your druggist will return
money II PAzO OINTMENT fails TO
cure you In 8 10 II days. 60c.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-09
NEW MEXICO
NORMAL NORMA UNIVERSITY

IFS ADVANCED NORMAL COURSE
prepares To- life certificate In New Mexico, and is the fuu
equivalent OF lfecertiacate courses In any normal school.
IT'S LIBRARY CONTAINS
2NW volumes OF the best books connected with the branches
taught n the institution, besides SON OF the best works OF
reference.
ITS COURSES INCLUDE
all branches taught In elementary and high schools, including
vocal music, drawing, manual training nature study and phy.
steal culture.
IT'S SUMMER SCHOOL
offers unexceled opportunities for first study, and review Of
all the common branches and the advanced branches required
for a first grade certificate.
III DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL STUDY
comprises psychology, pedagogy, school management, general
method and special method In reading, writing spelling mum.
ter written arithmetic, language and story, grammar y.
graphy, music drawing, and nature study.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-09

Eastern Star, Regular c%ommunica-
tion second and fourth Thursday even
ings OF each month. All visiting broth
ers and sisters are cordially invited.
Mrs. ii. Risch, worthy matron:
Ernest Browne, w. p; Mrs. Emma
BENEDICT, Sec, Mrs. M. A. Howell.
Treas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-09

Chapman Lodge, No. 2, A. r. G. A. M.
heguiar communications lst and 2rd
thursdays in each month. Visiting
brothers cordially invited. M. r.
Williams, W. M; Charles H. Spor-
leder, Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-09

The Fraternal Brotherhood, No.
1o2, Meets every Friday night at thier
hall in the Schmidt building, west
of Fountain square, at s o'clock. Wis
iting members are always welcome.
CHARLES f. O'MALLEY,
President.
G. w. GATCHELL, Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-09

A kidney or bladder trouble can al
ways be cured by using Foley's Kid
ney Cure In time. For sale by Center
Block-Depot Drug store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-09
DRESS MAKING.

For fashionable and u~p-to-date
Dress Making, call on Miss Dora Stat.
ford, 1926, Ninth street, corner Wash
ington Ave. Colo. Phone 173.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-09

hedmen, Meets In Fraternal Broth
erlhood hall every Thursday sleep
OF each moon at the Seventh Run and
30th Breath. Visiting chiefs always
welcome to the Wigwam, VIM. M.
Lewis, Sachem; Thos. C. Lipsett.
Chief of Records.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-09

FraternaI Union of America, Meets
first and third Tuesday evenings Of
each month IN the F~raternal Brother
hood hall, west of Fountain Square, at
8 o'clock. T, NJ. Elwood, +. NJ; w.
G. Koogler, Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-09
HARNESS.
TAlLoRS.
ESTAURANT

DuvaiFs Restaurant-Short Order
and Regular Meals. Center street.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-09

3. P. 0. E., Meets first and third
thursday evenings, each month, at
Sixth street lodge room. Visiting
brothers are cordially invited.
CHAS. II. MOORE, Exalted Ruler
L. Il. BLAUVELT, Sec.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-09
ATTORNEYS.
SOCIETIES..

J. o. 0. F., Las Vegas Lodge, No. 4,
meets every Monday evening at their
hall, Sixth street. All visiting breth-
ems cordially invited to attend.
w. M. Lewis, N. G.; e. l.. Hammond.
v. g.; I. M. Elwood, Sec.; w. E.
critics, Treasurer c. v. Hedgcock.
cemetery trustee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12

take on anybody, however, unless We
are positive that they viii and can give
their sole attention to the matter for
the day. No person will have more
than two blocks, and in a number of
instances the district will be limited to
one block. By a block I mean the
four sides of a square.
1--WE expect to have all of the re-
turns in and ready to be tabulated In
one day, the 22d. This in itself viii
be unique
Each canvasser will be provided
with cards which have on them the
following items for tabulation: Name,
street and number, nationality num-
Der in the family, members of what
church, prefer what church, number
of children over Is years, number of
children under Is years, attend what
Sunday school, number attending Sun
day school, names of the young men,
remarks, name and street number of
canvasser. In addition the following
card of instruction has been prepared
for the use of the canvasser:
Dear Fellow Orkers:-That you
may know fully what is to be done in
taking our religious census and to give
you some suggestions about the work,
the committee has prepared the fol-
lowing Instructions:
Approach the people with due con-
sideration as you would want to be
/ asked by another with questions which
you consider are your own private
matter Tell them plainly what your
errand is and fill out the card in the
home as they may desire to have it
done
Explain that the census is not taken
in the interests of any single denomin-
alton.
The whole church, Catholic and
Protestant, is to share alike in the re-
suits. This work is done because the
ministers desire to know just the stu
alton religioUsly, in our city.
/ Do not miss a single family in your
| territory. We must make this infor-
nation absolutely reliable. In board
| ing or rooming houses, where people
are staying permanently, secure the
! information concerning each person. If
/ more than one family resides in a
4 house, fill out a card for each family
! or person. Where roomers are not in,
secure the best Information you can
from the landlady.
When more than one denomination
| is represented in a family, fill out a
| separate card for each denomination,
stating what portion of the family be-
/ longs to each.
Be careful to get the exact name of
/ the denomination and of the local
/ church preferred.
If the information is refused send in
the card with the name and address.
Where no answer is to be made to
| q question, leave the space blank
Under remarks write anything
which may be of special value to the
ministers.
Make the canvass on November %
See that the cards are delivered by
/ Thursday evening, November 23rd, to
the person who secured you to do the
canvassing. Sincerely yours.
RALPH WARD, Chairman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
THAT CHURCH CENSUS.
Instructions to Canvassers Are Being
Sent Out.

Instructions to the canvassers who
will participate In securing the reli-
gious census of the city are being sent
out by Ralph Ward, chairman of the
movement He is assisted by the fol-
lowing ministers: J. A. RenWick, G.
E. EIolcombe, W. E. Tanner and A. H.
Boyd, the special committee appointed.
The plan of taking the religious CEN
sus will be unique in several particu-
lars. 1t will take in every denomina-
ton and religious sect in the city, and
it viii be taken in one day. NOvem-
Der % is the day which has been set
aside for the work.
There are about 1000 persons in
the city who are members of some
church" said DR.. ". G. Evans, pastor
of the First Methodist church. "At
the time we had the revival we count
ed about 5000 who belonged to the
twenty-four churches who took part
in that movement. This did not in
cIude the German churches. the
Protestant Episcopal nor the Catholic
churches. I believe that counting
these in, there are easily 1900 church
members in Topeka and possibly
1900.
''dr. Ralph Ward will be the head
of the whole census gathering. The
city viii be divided up into four dis
tricts similar to those which We had
when DR.. Chapman was here during
the two weeks of revival. These dis
tricts will be subdivided again, into
some fifteen subdistricts each. The
four districts and each of the subdis-
tricts will have a head. I don't know
how many persons will be engaged in
making the census canvass; that is a
matter too Tar Of IS yet. We VIII not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12

The series was widely known as Reid s
Football Babies" and represented Agar
olds dressed in the determined expression
and full regalia of the real player.
One may find the models for these draw
ings on every vacant lot, every rOOmy
back yard and on some street corners af-
ter 1 o'clock on nearly every afternoon.
The children of Topeka, even the lisping
kindergarten kids, are football fanatics.
They may be seen everywhere dressed
in football uniforms which conceal them
from view, rubber noseeguards and heavy
head gear intended for 200-pound ath-
letes and Juggling pigskins full of wind
larger than their frail bodies.
Every evening a bevy of the ''ten-year-
old invincibles'' meet on the state house
lawn and practice" They line UP, the
captain storms at his followers and
shoves them into place with no gentle
touch. Pitching his voice so far down
the scale that it chokes him he will say:
Cit into tn game, men. Keep yer eye
on tn ball. an listen T. tn sign'ls. Hey,
you, Cassidy, git out of there. You're
playin' right end. All ready now, 4, 8,
leben, 2, 26, FOUR"
There is a concentrated rush, and al
though it is simply practice, and no en-
envy in sight, ten-elevenths of the bunch
manage to fail on the other one. Then,
in imitation of their elders, they all lie
down on the ground and pant, or walk
around to Timber up" with arms over
each others shoulders.
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IT is SPREADING,
DiphtheTia Apparently Gaining
Ground in Kansas.
Topeka Had ~ Cases and Five
Deaths in October.
HEADS THE DARK LIST.
Most Dreaded as Well as Most
Prevalent COntagiOn.
Board of Health Issues State.
ment Concerning COntagiOn.

Diphtheria seems to be spreading in
Kansas, and the state board Of health
is sending out a 15-page pamphlet
containing a long compendium of in
formation concerning the prevention
and suppression OF the epidemic.
IT is said that the forthcoming report
OF the state board for the month Of Oc-
tober viii show a decided increase in
the number of diphtheria cases. In the
city Of Topeka alone, there were At
cases Of diphtheria and deaths from
the disease during the month. 1t seems
to be more prevalent than typhoid
smallpox, or any other contagious dis
ease and this is in spite of the i'm
proved methods for fighting the disease
which are now generally adopted. The
state has employed a bacteriolOgist
whose business it is to make free ex-
amiuatons OF sputum from the throa ts
Of suspected cases of diphtheria. Doc
tors from any part of the state can
send In such specimens and have them
examined. This enables a doctor to
know TO a certainty whether or not a
patent Is sick with diphtheria- If the
case really IS dlphtheria, prompt quar-
ant1ne regulations are at once enforced.
Diphther1a is a contagious and infec-
tious disease. Children are far more
susceptible to it than adults, although
persons in all periods of life fall vic
Tins to it. Its greatest mortality IS in
children between two and ten years of
age.
Membranous Group is another form of
ulphtheTla, the membrane or emulation
being limited to the upper part of the
windpipe. Membranous Group, or dfph-
therlttc Group, ana diphtheria are the
same disease, differing only in mani
festations; therefore, the same precau-
lions apply in either case. The disease
IS caused by germ which finds its
way to the throat or upper air pas
sages (and exceptionally to other mucous
surtaces) and grows. forming the mem
braney and creating the poison which
= absorbed by the system, producing
the characteristic constitutional symp-
toms with attendant dangers.
The disease is spread by this germ
which exists IN immense numbers In the
secrertons of the nose, throat and mouth.
and from which persons and things he
come infected. The germ may live for a
considerable period of time in clothing.
rags, on toys, dishes, furniture CARPETS,
and, in fact, on almost anything that
has been brought in contact with the
patient or the sick room. The disease
is prOpagated in the body, and is sprea
from person to person, either directly or
indirectly through infected persons or
things.
The germs may be carried in the
bhroab oP neses "a exceptional cases, for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
HE'S AFTER A WIFE.
Kensington Farmer Who Failed in
Phillips County Tries Topeka.

W. c. Strong, of Kensington, is in
Topeka pursuing his search for a wife.
In view of the fact that Mr.. Strong is
one Of the rich farmers of his locality
being worth about $50.O00 it does not
seem likely that he will be forced to
make his search in vain
Although Mr.. Strong's DostOffice ad-
dress is Kensington. his farm is in the
eastern part of Phillips county. He has
few living relatives, and is one of those
jolly, rotund gentlemen who is popular
with everybody.
Some months ago. when it first came
into Mr.. StTongs mind to take unto
himself a wife, he looked over the avail
able material in his own vicinity, and
came to the conclusion that it WOuldn' [
do. So he went to Phillipsburg and
called upon his friend, John @ Royce,
who is at present the bank commissioner
of the state of Kansas. Ioyce was at
his editorial desk in the PhilHpsburg
Dispatch office when Strong called.
.Royce." said Strong, Il want to ad-
vertise for q wife.
Mr.. Royce was somewhat taken aback
at this strange request, but he promptly
set to work, and drafted an advertise
ment, setting forth MI. Strong's matri-
raonfal qualifications Scores Of answers
came in. Mr.. Royce acted as bookkeeper
for Mr.. Strong and handled the cor
respondence for him. But none Of the
applicants were entirely satisfactory to
Mr.. strong He turned everybody down.
The news of the Kensington- man who
wanted a wife spread to points outside
the state. and Mr.. Strong mas been get
ting letters ever since from women in
all parts OF the country who look with
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larly. Even the little negroes in Tennes-
the football "getup' they affect is some
thing worth seeing. The regulation head
dress is not used very extensively but
shin-guards are a necessity. and they
play like it was something they had
to do.
The older children have regular teams
at every school, and have a match ar
ranged with some other school for each
Saturday afternoon. A peeled nose or a
broken finger is a badge of honor among
the junior players and is worn as proudly
as any German university student wears
a sword scratch. When a class team
plays some rival team from another
school the girls are there to take sides
and shout their battle cries and care for
the wounded. Challenges pass and are
taken with the same earnestness that the
deadly affront was passed and taken by
the knights in boiler iron of King Ar
is taken as seriously by the classes.
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takes drink His con, however,
went to Abilene one night, got full and
was locked up in the calabOose all
night. The next day the old man came
to town. He was highly indignant and
came to tell me his story. He said he
wanted to show the jointists that if
they got his son drunk and had him
arrested like common criminal that
he could play the same game on them.
I told him to go to the county attOr-
ney and mayor with his story. He did
so, and was turned down because the
mayor and county attorney are elect
ed by the liquor people. So he came
back to me, and ] proceeded to get out
injunctions against two of the princi-
pal joints in Abilene. The third joint
in the town had been closed up by the
county attorney because it didn't han
die a certain brand of beer.
well, in the course of a few days,
the joints commenced to run a little on
the side in spite of the injunctions. So
Mr.. Sexton went to the county attOr-
ney, and in his peculiar fashion told
the county attorney that unless the
joints should be closed up at once he
would be obliged to go after him. This
scared the county attorney so that he
closed up every joint in the county and
is keeping them closed He even ar
rested Vanderbilt, the junior member
of the wholesale house atAbilene which
handles Pabst beer. The result is that
Abilene is dry and all because of that
long legged Tenn esSeean who cOuldn't
stand it to have his son locked up in
jail.
1.-The mayor and county attorney
have been pleading with him to let up
on them. They say that the city needs
the revenue from the joints and that
taxes will have to be raised if theslid
is kept on. Old Sexton simply smiles
that funny smile of his and says: You
feIlers fined my boy for gettin' drunk,
and I reckon that fine ought to keep
the city runnin' fer about two years -
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favor on man who has $4,000 worth
of property and no undesirable tncum-
brances.
Mr.. Strong has harvested big CROPS
this year from his 500 acre farm, and is
rolling in money. He does not put on
much style in his dress. however. but
enjoys himself in his own way during
his stay in Topeka. He buys q sack Of
popcorn, and walks back and forth on
Kansas avenue, taking in the sights and
eating the popcorn as he walks. He ex-
poets to be here several days. II he
finds an alluring piece of femininity who
looks with favor upon a home on q 500
acre farm, he may stay somewhat long
er, for work is rather slack Just now
back on the farm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
CLOSED THE JOINTS.
How Iong-Haired Tennesseean
Made Abilene a Dry Town.

Colonel Ed. Little tells a good story
about how he assisted in closing up
the joints in Dickinson county.
IT am not fishing for the job of as
sistant attorney general" says Mr..
Little as a preface to his story.
''IJp near Abilene" says Mr. Little,
there lives lanky old Tennesseean
named Joe Sexton. He has big farm
and is well fixed. But he IS highly
Impressed with the dignity of his
southern ancestry. Mr.. Sexton is re-
spectacle citizen, but he is not ram
pant prohibitionist. He sometimes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12

The captain of these baby teams is in
variablv the man who has the fullest
equipment. A kid with no armor but a
badly chewed nose guard can hardly hope
for a place on the reg lars and is rel
egated to the bench.
Every school has from three to half a
dozen teams" and they practice regu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12

Mr. Madden comes from Nation, III.
His family consists Of a wife and three
bows.
Mr.. Madden was bern in 1865. and
graduated from the Mccormick Theo-
logical seminary in 1886. He has been
in the ministry Y years, and has held
charges at Princeton. Ind, Nebraska
City and Nation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
MIR. MADDEN TAKES CHARGE.
New Pastor of First Cumberland Pres
byterian Church Here.

Rev. L. w. Madden will take charge
of the Cumberland Presbyterian church
a the corner of Fifth and West
streets today. He succeeds Rev. A. II.
KelGo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12

After Thanksgiving the wounds of the
school house gladiators will be permitted
to heal, and other sports, without the
concentration and energy, viii take the
place of the great college game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
a BUILpINe AssoCIAT1oN

Is supposed by many to be for the use Of
a limited few with fines and strict rules
as to deposits and Withdrawals. Consider
ing the rate OF interest paid the rules are
as liberal as any other savings institution,
with the veTyNoest OF tnvest rnents for your
security. Cali or send for literature
The Capitol Building and Loan
Association. 5S4 Kansas Avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12

very popular and were stolen by eastern
advertisers and used in connection with
other football teams than those for which
they were designated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
FOOTBALL IDEA.
How It Has Taken Possession OF the
Youth.

About two seasons ago Albert Reid the
well-lInown artist and newspaper man.
drew g series Of pictures which becams
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
L. NJ. PENWELL.

Undertaken and Embalmer,
s11 Quincy Street.
Res. $50 Monroe St. Ind. phone US
GEO. \. Kay. Assistant Open Dav
and Night Both phones Tea
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hings IoWer prIces than other store in IOpea

decided thanksgiving
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
ASK DAMAGES ron KISSES,
Husband Joins VIE in Demanding S2S 900
for Them.

TOR Ineus
PHILADELPHIA, April 4-When the suit
OF Mrs. Harriet y MacCartney and her hus-
band, Edmund G. MaoCartney, against Penn
broke d. Harton, a wealthy machine manu-
facturer, came up to-day the attorney for
the plaintiffs sprang a surprise In announo-
ing that the assault and battery for which
plaintiffs sought t25 900 consisted Of kisses
forcibly implanted on Mrs MacCartney's
lips by Harton Both wife and husband
thought the kisses had done at least $4,000
damage.
MAcCartney and his wife, II was testified,
went TO live In Harton's house and farm at
Lansdale as caretakers and also partners
In chicken raising enterprise Mrs.
MaoCartney is good looking. One day when
AaCCartney was out In the barn, Mrs.
MaoCArtney showed Harton over the place.
in bidding her good-by he 80 far forgot
himself says Mrs. MacCartney, as TO kiss
her. She demonstrated, and he Caressed
her neck
Then he went away. She told her hus-
band. On Harton's next visit a constable
was concealed near by. Again there were
kisses even more ardent. After that
followed arrest and suit.
They were the most passionate kisses,
said Mrs. MacCartney. They were pretty
warm ones, said tho constable.
why, I'd he ashamed 10 kiss my wife
like that myself, said Mccartney.
-Blackmail and conspiracy said HRrton.
The jury Is still thinking il over.