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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-31

chorus. There's thousands of other
people BLOWN horns beside you, but
that don't cut no figure. Blow yours.
II you happen to think they're cele-
bratin' the year that's comm, forget
it. They're just givin' the Ia ha to
the one that's down an out, accOrdin'
to rule. That's why they always wait
till twelve has struck It amt safe to
might happen. Lay low an save your
lungs. Another thing is this: you
don't want to think while you're blow
in. If you do you'll see where you're
up against it. The chances is ten to
one that the year that's arrove won't
be no different from the year that's
passed. You just put another notch on
your gun, an sail on in the same old
way. OF course you've got your reso-
luu0ns to start out with That's some
get through, you can pick up some
more. You never need be without
resolutions. That's somethin'. But
whatever you do be sure you've got
hold of the right sort.
If you've resolved to cut out
smokin', for instance, it amt never
wise to announce the fact to your
wife. Keep it to yourself. If you tell
her, an her mother happens to send
you box of cigars for a Moo Year s
present, go right out, buy a billy goat,
an gently plead with him to butt your
brains out. You're in for it. If you
don't smoke them cigars you're a
brute. You're no decent husband, an
you're always tryin' to show where
you can insult your mother-in-law.
Nothin' amt good enough for you.
You just took that resolve because you
knoO it would give you a chance to
snub the family. If you size this up
beforehand an do start in to smoke
then you're no good anyhow, an
you're not to be trusted. You amt
nothin' but a weak-minded drivelIin'
good for nothin'. You haven't got no
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-31
Fire at Memorial Service.

Paris, Dec 3O.-A telegram from
Biserta, Tunis. gives particulars of a
serious accident which occurred in
church while a service was being held
in memory Of the men of the Fourth
Regiment OF Zouaves who were killed
at Champ igby during the Franco-Ger-
man war. A lamp which fell from the
catafalque set fire to the carpet. An
officer -endeavored to extinguish the
fiantcs, but accidentally upset another
lamp Members Of the congregation
nov attempted to put out the FIRE
Their efful Us were successful. but sey-
era! including the vice president of
tn3 munich. council, an officer, and
two pliest1 We're seriously burned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-31
That Terrible Fiscal Question
By JEROME K. JER ONE
Copyright 1906. by centr News Press Exchanged

on steamboat. but that there were
other topics upon which he would
prefer to seek that gentleman's guild
ance- Nettleship. on the other hand,
declared that he had no sympathy
with the argument that artists should
never intrude upon public affairs. The
actor was a fellow-citizen with the rest
Of US. He said that, whether one
agreed with their conclusions or not,
one must admit that the nation owed
a debt Of gratitude to Mrs. Brown
Potter and to Miss Olga Nethersole for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-31
PRICE OF DIAMONDS ADVANCING
Good stones said to Be Worth Double
Former Prices.

London, Dec. 30.-Diamonds are go
ing up in price rapidly. Good stones
are 100 per cent more expensive than
they we're five years ago, and they will
cost more a year hence. Diamonds
are not scarce, explained a Hatton Gar
den dealer, but half a dozen diamond
syndfcates are holding back the uncut
stones. When prices began to rise peo-
pie held aloof from purchasing in the
expectation that prices would go
down again, but today they are rush
ing to secure the best gems on the
market before the prices rise still
higher. AS a result the demand Is
about three times greater than the
supply. So keen is the demand in
Hatton Garden for diamonds that
many small dealers are going round
ing up any good stones that may have
been pledged and unredeemed by per-
sons ignorant of their present value.
The latest fashion Jewels are very
dainty. Everything is now OF the
most delicate make set in platinum,
and as flexible and as graceful as pos
sible. For every day wear are ribs
bons with diamond-set ends and clasp.
the daintiest of novelties. Renaissance
jewelry is coming into fashion, and set
in carved STEEL illustrate the latest
made. An American millionaire has
just purchased a diamond dog-collars
in which the centre stone, a perfect
blue-white diamond, is worth $4,000
-----
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-31
Killed by a Coffin.

Paris, Dec. 3O.--A singular accident
took place on Thursday in the Rue de
Rennes. An undertake. employee
was descending the stairs Of house
with a coffin containing the body of
q man who had occupied rooms on
the third floor. On reaching the sec
ond landing he made false step, and
lost his equilibrium The coffin fell
upon his head, and he was killed out
right He leaves a widow and six
children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-31

that evening and I wasted all the fol-
lowing morning. Everything has its
amusing side, told myself. Jokes by
the hundred are built on sudden death.
One turns out comic stories about fun
erals, about weddings. Hardly a mis-
fortune that can happen to mankind
but has produced its comic literature.
An American friend of mine-Mr. w.
A. Alden, if I am not committing a
breach of confidence-once tooka con-
tract from the editor of an insurance
journal to write four humorous stories.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-31

the gold, or dipped into it if it is in
liquid form, make astonishingly beau
tiful ornaments. Common square or
oblong visiting cards dipped into the
gold paint make pretty things to hang
here and there among the green
branches. Tipping the ends of branches
with gold makes a pleasing effect.
Funny figures cut out of cardboard,
such as men in boats, etc, make re-
O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-31

You don't want to think wIile
you're BLOWN.
viii of your own, an you haven't got
enough strength of character to be
allowed to live. You're just a slave of
habit. There amt chance in the
world to reform you. There'H be other
pieces spoke, too. Don't worry. You'll
get the ding dong all right. So be
careful.
Keep your resolves to yourself. All
resolves should be kept to yourself.
You see. in maxim resolves. people Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-31
Ornanlents Fasv TO Mako.

Wonders can be accomplished in
tree ornamentation with a little bottle
of gold bronze. For instance, tiny bits
of tMig of the tree when busted with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-31

tie time for the recOoperatin' thing, an
then period is wanted so we can line
ourselves up proper for serious thought.
You see, everybody feels happy at
Christmas time, so they start in to eat
OF course here an there you'll find peo-
pie that feeds up because it's about the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-31

Teacher-What is mean by three days
of grace Tommy Newton?
Tommy NewtOn-Why, that's when yer
family is feedin minister durin' confer-
ence--Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-31

One was to deal with an earthquake.
the second with a cyclone, the third
with a flood and the fourth with a
thunderstorm. And more amusing stor-
les / have never read. What is the
matter with the fiscal question: I my
self have written lightly on bimetal-
ism. Home Rule we used to be merry
ever in the eighties. remember one
delightful evening at the Codger's hall.
It would have been more delightful
Still, but for a raW-boned Irishman,
VINO rose toward eleven o'clock and re-
quested to be informed if any other
speaker was wishful to make any more
jokes on the subject of ould Ireland;
because, If so, the raw-bOned gentle
man was prepared to save time by
waiting and dealing with them alto
gether. But If not, then-sO the raw
boned gentleman annOunced-his in
tention was to go for the last speaker
and the last speaker but two at once
and without further warning. No other
humorist rising, the raw-boned gen
1eman proceeded to make good his
threat, with the result that the fun de-
generated somewhat. Even on the
Boer war We used to whisper jokes to
one another, in quiet places. In this
fiscal question there must be fun.
Where is it?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-31


For days I thought of little else. My
laundress-as we call them in the tenn
ple-noticed my doubts Mrs. Will
kins," I confessed, Il am trying to
think of something innocently amusing
to say on the fiscal question: Il have
heard about it, she said, but I don't
have much time to read the papers
They want to make US pay more for
our food, don't they2" For some of
it" I explained. but then. we shall
pay less for other things, so that really
we shant be paying more at all. p
There don't seem much in it, either
way" was Mrs. Wilkins opinion. Just
So" I agreed, chat is the advantage
of the system. 1t will cost nobody any
thing. but result in everybody being
better Off THE pity is" said Mrs.
Wilkins, that nobody ever thought of
it before THE whole trouble hither-
to" I explained, has been the for
eigner-" 'Ah,'' said Mrs. wilkins, 81
they do say the Almighty has a, use for
almost everything. - ''These foreigners, -
continued: ''these Germans and
Americans. they dump things on US.
you know" Whats that2" demanded
Mrs Wilkins. What's dump % "Well,
it's dumping. you know You take
things and you dump them down"
But what things2 How do they do
it," why, all sorts of things: pig
They bring them over here in ships,
you understand, and then, if you please,
just dump them down upon our
shores" ''You don't mean surely to
tell me that they just throw them out
and leave theme there2" Queried Mrs.
wilkins. "Of course not" I replied /;
when say they dump these things
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-31

~ HERE was a good deal of
wisdom showed in fixin'
things so that we'd have a week
between Christmas an Moo
Kaar. Elir.at nf . IL .---..s...-.-.-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-31

- HPEE weeks ago, travelling
on the Underground rail- |
way, I met a man; he was one
of the saddest looking men |
have seen for wears ii used TO I
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-25
THE PRUDENTIAL SECURES SOME
BRITISH TERRITORY
Rock of Gibraltar Arrives at the Insur-
ance Company's Home Office

The Prudential Insurance Company of
America, well known for its world-famed
trademark, "The Prudential Has the
Strength of Gibraltar" has just received
at its Homes Office, in Newark, N: j., a
great slice of the rock from the famous,
English fortress on the Mediterranean.
BY arrangement with the American
consul at Gibraltar, r. L. Sprague, this
rock was quarried from the parent rock
and forwarded to America on the North
German Lloyd steamer "Koenig Albert"
with certificate from the Admiralty Con.
tractor at Gibraltar to prove its anthem
ITCHY. Photographs showing the place
from which the rock was cut out from
Gibraltar have also been received by the
Prudential.
The employees of The Prudential have
a feeling of sentiment for the rock of Glib
raltar, the use of which as a trademark
they feel has been largely instrumental
in bringing about, throughgood advertising
increased popularity for The Prudential,
and a public appreciation of the Scope
and Strength of the Company, resulting
from its Progressive and, at the same time
Conservative administration.
The Prudential selected Gibraltar as
its Trademark because of the great and
renowned strength Of that famous fortress.
The rock which came to America is of
grayish-white limestone of such an
unusually dense and campact mass, and
offering such difficulties to the stone
cutter, that the judgment of the Pru-
dentials officials in selecting Gibraltar
as a trademark is well verified
The English authorities at Gibraltar
readily gave their consent to sending the
Rock to The Prudential, and the only
cost involved was that covered the ship
ment. Small portions of the Rock will
be sent out as souvenirs to certain of the
Company's employees.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-25
Farm Produce Sells Well

Strawberries were abundant and sold
low. Early white potatoes had a drop
at the beginning of the season, because so
many old ones were held over, but for a
month the price has been firm at SOC aud
Soc a basket. Early tomatoes did extra
well and brought big profits to those in
Upper Penns Neck and Oldmans town
ship, some truckers realizing from 5000
o over $500 per acre. Gloucester county
tomato growers did not do so well be-
cause their crop was light and they did
not have such a good outlet to Baltimore
Gamers.
Catalogues are of good quality and are
still selling well from 25 to 60c a basket
in Wilmington, A fair patch will bring
in 500 an acre and more, this year. Wat
er melons are also of good quality and are
selling much better than for some years.
They started two weeks ago at from $40
to SIS. A Pedricktown commission man
wanted five carloads this week at $11 per
hundred.
Only a few sweet potatoes are being
dug and they are selling for from SOC to
65c a basket in Wilmington. The cool
wet weather in June caused many to have
the blackrot and kept the crop back
wards with the prospects Of a short yield
because so many plants died.
Those truckers in Gloucester county
who have had sweet potatoes large
enough to dig are getting a high price for
them. Digging with force will begin
about September l..
The late tomato market this year is as
much of an anomoly as the early one
was. Last year there was a big pack.
While the canhouse proprletors
paid 81 and SIS a ton, the open
market only brought 10c. a basket, equal
to Sc a ton. The price Of canned toma-
toes was SO low that some Gamers failed
and others decided not to run their can
neries this year. Two canhouses are clos
ed in Salem. Consequently the acreage
is 40 per cent less this year and all over
the country the crop is light. This has
| created a good demand, and the price
has been from IL to Csc basket for to-
matoes to be taken to Baltimore.
As the Gamers contracted to give 6 80
a ton this year, the larger price offered
by Baltimore Gamers will make the
pack very much smaller in Salem county
this year, as many will sell to Baltimore
buyers.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-25

August 23-Wm. Burk. wife and son
spent Sunday at National Park.
Rev. S. K. Moore is spending ten days
at Ocean Grove.
Richard Corson has meved his family
to Woodstown.
Mrs. Harriet Firestone and Miss Mary
McCune have returned from Ocean CITY.
Albert williamson spent Sunday in
Camden.
The second quarterly Conference will
be held uext Saturday night. On the
following Sunday morning Presiding
Elder Rev. James Moore, d. d. will
preach.
Fred Biddle and wife, of Long Branch,
and Frank Biddle and wife, of Whining
ton are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Biddle.
Fred Dunk has purchase a tract of land
of James o Justice.
About $25 were realized by the Ep-
worth League lawn social ON Saturday
evening.
James G. Justice has bought the Fire
stone property on RailroBd Avenue.
The Second Baptist Church people,
colored, which hold a Sunday School in
Literary School House, will hold a rally
on Sunday, September Sd and make an
effort to raise money to build a church.
j. w. Smith has the affair in charge.
The Baptist Christian Endeavor will
hold a peach festival on the Church
Lawn on, Saturday afternoon and even
ing, Sept. 9th.
Misses Lottie Sweeten and Emma
Walker spent Thursday on a trip to
Woodland Beach.
Mrs. John D. Justice is helping nurse
her sister, Miss Anna Trumbull, in
Hahneman Hospital, Philadelphia.
A FAMILY REUNION.
A reunion of the Doughten family was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs, Clar-
ence Doughten on Wednesday afternoon
and evening. The day was pleasantly
spent in music on the organ and graph
ophone and playing games.
Among those present were Hiram
Doughten, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Dough-
ten, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Doughten, Mr..
and Mrs. Jessie Doughten, George Henry,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hertz, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Doughten, Mrs. Rebecca
Dubois, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Doughten,
Misses Alice and Hazel Doughten, OF
Westville; Mrs. Howard Wilkins and
son Ralph, OF Woodbury.; Master Ray
mond Doughten, of Paulsboro; Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Titus, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Titus, Mrs. Ida Hooper, Misses Anna and
May Titus, and Miss Edith Mullham, of
Philadelphia; Misses Caddie and Arbutus
D~oughten, Eva Bell, Alberta Doughten,
Mary and Hazel D~oughten; Masters Sam
uel Doughten, John and Harry Walker,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sedgwick Justice, OF Penn's
Grove; Arthur Hertz, Hamilton Pedrick
and Ebenezer S. Pedrick.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-25
Grape Catchup

Wash two quarts Of grapes, pick over,
and remove stems. Put in granite ware
saucepan, pour over n quart of vinegar,
bring to boiling point, and cook until
grapes are soft; then rub through a sieve.
Return to saucepan, add one and one half
pounds OF brown sugar, one tablespoon
full each of cinnamon, Glove and pimento,
n half tablespoonful of salt and one
fourth of a teaspoonful of cayenne. Cook
until of the consistency of tomato
catchup. Bottle, cool, and seal.-Wom-
ans Home Compaion for September.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-25

the palace of the ancient King, unless
it be welded together and strengthened
by those moral principles that are the
foundation of an enlightened citizen
ship.
"When corrupt principles are allow
ed to influence public acts and selfish
considerations deter the people from
upholding the laws and from giving
their best efforts to the public good,
we are making mortar without sand"
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-25
Salaries Increased

Governor Stokes has signed Assembly
man Colby's bill, fixing the salary of all
County superintendent of Public
Schools at $4,000. At present the salaries
range from $500 to $4,000, Professor
James A Wentzell, of Salem county receiy
ing $500. Charles ]. Baxter, Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, urged the
signing of this bill because the low salar-
les, he said, had been responsible for the
loss of some of the best edu Gators in the
State.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-25
Toilet Goods

l5c-Riker's Talcum Powder. glass
jar, with aluminium screw top.
l5c-Eastman's Antiseptic Talcum
Powder, crushed roses.
25c-Colgate's Violet Toilet water,
larger sizes, at $50 and soc.
15c-Riker's Violet Excelsis, a delight
fully refreshing toilet water.
75c-Piyer's Fan V~egitale, made in
Paris, and imported especially for
our trade, all odors.
Tooth Brushes, all styles, guaranteed.
lOc to SOC
NlkefS Tooth Powder l5c
RM,er's Almond Meal, soitens. whitens
and heals the skin, in jars only 25c
Our Perfumery department has earn
ed <he distinction OF being the best
in the city.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03

there Will be considerable smut,
which will reduce the yield somewhat,
in some instances by about one-third.
AS wheat is seldom free from smut,
this is not causing much excitement
among the grain men of Doland and
other towns in that vicinity.
Some of the farmers residing in
the southwestern portion of Brule
county report that blight has ap-
peared in their fields of macaroni
wheat, this being due to the excess
sively hot weather about week ago.
Some blight is reported in some other
varieties, but not nearly so much as in
the macaroni.
In the neighborhood of Britton it
is now the belief that with the IA
vorable weather of the past week all
danger OF black rust is past. Black
rust injured wheat IN the vicinity OF
South Shore last year, but this year
rust has not put in an appearance,
and farmers are of the opinion that
their crops will escape the plague
this year if present crop conditions
continue.
A great deal of macaroni wheat
was this season sown in various To-
calities This variety of grain is do
ing well in general and promises a
large yield. One of the finest fields OF
macaroni wheat in the northern part
of the state is owned by R. F. Suther-
land, living near Leola, Mcpherson
county. 1t STANDS over five feet high,
and has large we'll fielled heads.
Rudolph Liebig, residing near
Frankfort, has quite a large area
sown TO macaroni wheat 1t stands
about five feet high, and in addition
to having well filled heads is as thick
as it can stand on the ground 1t is
expected to yield from thirty to forty
bushels per acre.
c. S. Owens, who lives near North
vile, has a field of macaroni wheat
which he estimates will yield twenty
five bushels to the acre.
The harvesting of the ordinary va
riety of wheat will commence in the
greater part of the state next week,
while fields of late sown will not be
ready to be cut until about the mid
die of August. Small grain in gen.
eral throughout the state is in good
condition and will yield well.
Corn has been making rapid prog
ress and is practically certain to be
good crop if frosts hold off as late
as usual.
The rank growth of all kinds Of
small grain is causing an unusually
heavy demand for binder Irvine, and
dealers in all parts of the state are
working early and late in order to
supply the brisk demand
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03
MORE LAND FOR SETTLERS.
Utah Indian Reservation VIII Be oP-
encd AUG. %.

Utah 7lndian reservation will be
thrown open to the public for settle
ment Aug %, 1905. Individual regis
/ at Grand junction, Colo; Vernal,
Price and Provo, Utah, and close Aug.
IL. Drawing, to determine the order
, in which selections of land may be
made, will be held at Provo Utah,
commencing Thursday. Aug. II. APP
plications of those drawing numbers
at Provo, from to 90 inclusive, must
, be presented at the land office at Yer
nal, Utah, Aug. Is, and will be con-
sidered in their numerical order dur.
ing the first day. Applications of
holders of numbers so to 100 inclu-
sive, must be presented the second
day, and so on until all numbers have
been disposed Of Between the time
| of registration and the drawing at Pro
vo, applicants will be given a certifi.
cate permitting them to examine
lands. All applications for entry must
be made individually and cannot be
made by agents or representatives, ex-
cept in case of honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors, who may submit
proofs Of their qualification through
agents of their own selection. No per-
son, however, will be permitted to act
as agent for more than one soldier or
sailor. Reservation reached only by
Rio Grande system, summer tourist
rates to Grand Junction, Colo; Salt
Lake, or Ogden, Utah, available for
this business. Stopovers both going
and returning at all stations west of
Colorado common points. Homeseek-
ers' excursion tickets to Mack, Colo;
Greenriver, Provo, Price and Dragon,
Utah, will be on sale July Is and Aug.
j l and Is.