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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
FOR A PALTRY $4,000.
Heir to the Fair Millions Prosecuting
Damage Suit Against City.

The damage suit of $4,000 of F. P.
Smith against the city of Topeka is or
trial in district court today, and will
proba bly, consume the greater portion
of Wedn esday before going to the jury.
Last January, Smith. accompanied
by Earl Mof1tt, was going home in a
small automobile belonging to Smith.
At the intersection of Seventh and Blu
chanan streets the auto struck an OBJ
struction in the shape of a mound Of
earth, which had been left by a con-
tractor after laying a water connec-
ton Mofltt, who was operating the
machine, hung onto the steering wheel
and stayed with the auto but Smith
was thrown out and sustained injuries
which he claims kept him confined for
two weeks and were permanent He
claims the damages for injuries. doctor
bills and the repair OF his automobile.
The case Is progressing slowly. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
ChiIdren'S Hemstilcht Hand
kcrchiefS-each q

Women's Embroidered Collar
worth 10c each, &c. I'll
women's Dainty NeeI1txear- fdncy
colors-black and white-59c.-
Women's Dainty Ncckwear-made
of chiffon, black. white and fancy COL
ors=75c values csc.
Women's Knit SIirts--dark gray
Csc values each 17c.
Infants Nainsook sIipsAworth s5c
each 25c-
Infants NainsOok Dresscs-very
dainty, 59c values ACC.
Infants Toilet set--5 articles-s1-5O
values SIPS.
Infants Crocheted Cap-silk Hnisht
mercerized thread-50c values Soc
Infants Mittens-an coIoFs-riBBon
trimmed-25c. ,. -. ..,-.--s r..
Infants CelluIoid Powder Box
white or light blue, each soc.
womens Belts, worth up to soc for
csc.
Side and Back Combs-per pair and
each 15c.
Fancy Neck Scarfs made of silk
mousseline, fancy fgured-hemmed
ends soc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
WENT TO CALL ON THE MAYOR.
Charley Boyer Took on One of His
Friendly Spells.

white Horse Charley" Boyer. one Of
the reliable TRUSTEES at the city jail, who
is never out long enough to lose his job,
was cleaned at noon today from the lobby
of the city hall One of Boyers failings,
and the cause of his frequent arrest. is
his friendliness. When he gets full to
the scuDDers of the alcohol which Is not
denatured. he Invariably calls on police
men and after shaking hands, tells them
OF his love and objection. He could avoid
many days In the bastIle by ad1ourning
to the weeds when he begins to waddle,
but his soulful Joy at meeting old ac-
Quaintances will not permit him to hide
out
Today, feeling tho paralysis OF In
ebriacy creeping up his spine, he decided
TO call upon the mayor. and tell him how
Il happened. he reached the city hall,
but was unable to ascend tho stairway
md EpiaRhed gracefully into a corner
The mayor was not In. anyway, 10 what
did y matter to Chnrlie2 ''ZhaEshawl-
rlEss.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
Christmas Books

Fun in Painting-this is the
greatest amusement book we have
for boys and gfrls=both amusing
and instructive. On one side of the
page it has a picture already paint
ed in colors; on the other side it
has the same picture in outline to
be colored by the little folks-1OO
pictures in each book=each Soc
Woods Natural HistOry@welI
bound-250 pages. illustrated, etc.
pictures and descriptions of all the
American animals, each 4Sc.
The Story of the World, Its Peo-
plea greet book for young people
pictures Of how people live in
other countries=each 29c.
Triumphant Life of Theodore
ROOseyelt-this is a complete ac-
count of Mr.. Roosevelt's early life
59c.
Holidays at Home and Abroad
stories in prose and verse, each 29c.
John Dough and the Cherub-
the story of the Ginger Bread Man
well bound in cloth-each CSC.
The linen books for the little
folks-each 1Oc-
Juvenile BooI1s-each csc.
The Foolish Fox.
The Robber Kitten and
Nursery Rhymes.
Peck's Bad Boy-by George W.
ustrated-bound in cloth
81 books CSC.
Little Prudy books, also known
as Sofia May books for boys and
girls-each 29c.
Billy Whislxers@ autobio-
graphy of a goat-each CSC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11

court handed Mr.. Dreaming a rebuke
just before noon for lack of speed, and
mentioned the city prosecutors endless
repetition of the same question.
Smith, the plaintiff in the case. is the
Santa Fe employe who sprang into
prominence as the long lost brother of
Mrs. Charles E Fair, who, with her
husband, were killed in an automobile
accident in France several years ago.
Smith came in for a part of the estate
left by the Fair. who were millionaires
at the time of their death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
QUIGLEY PICKS TEAM.
Leaves or Williams of Washburn and
Drummer of x. Z.


The following is the All-Kansas foot
Coach Quigley of the ST. Mary's foot
ball team. This team is one which
Coach Quigley has authorized the State
Journal to use as his choice and not
the one which was publish ed in GER
tain Kansas City and Topeka papers
and alleged to have been selected by
him. Coach Quigley's choice which is
Identical in many respects to the team
picked by the State Journal is as fol-
lows:
Left end ..... .Haughey (Washburn)
Left tackle Donald, c. Ok. ID
Left guard 80. Putnam x. u
Center Brown (Washburn)
Right guard $50. Brown OK. s. A g
Right tackle Plat (Washburn)
Right end Hughes est Marys)
Quarter Hope (Washburn)
Right half -.-..... Gross est Mary's)
Left half ...... White (Washburn)
Fullback ..C Cave OK. S. A. CO
team which is composed of several
players whom other critics would place
on the first team:
Left end n White tx VI
Left tackle Croweu Ok VI
Left guard .. Ostland OK. S. A. CD
Center ....M Milton OK. ID
Right guard $500. Davis (Fairmount)
Right tackle -. .Conwen OK. S. A. @
Left end ..........-R Rouse tx. ID
Quarter OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES gney *. ID
Right halfback Millice (Washburn)
Left halback. Mallon tx s. A. c.
F'ullback 49, Williams CWashpurnl
First team=Washburn 2, Kansas
university 2. St. Mary's college 2, Kan
sas Angles 2. Entire squad-Fair-
mount l, st. Mary's 2, Washburn Z.
Kansas university Z, Kansas 'Ag-
sies" 5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
Cut Prices on
Warm Winter
Bedding

White Cotton Blanlxets-full ia
size, fancy border, bound ends, markt
to sell at sec. Ann
eacn- ~
Home Made Comforts size
covered with splendid quality of silko-
line-hlled with soft fluffy cotton-tied
with saxony yarn-markt to CT Qn
sell at $1.98, each, .... y j u y
Wool BIankets-fulI ia size, white
or gray; fancy colored borders-ends
bound with overlook stitching and
silk tape-such as credit stores get
$3.50 per pair for; our q & 0h
price for Wednesday per pr. ~ D. y y
Gray Wool BIanIet#fu ia size;
made of coarse yarn. We have them
markt to sell at SITS. O. la
Wednesday per pair. % IuVJ
Genuine Guinea Hen BIanIxets-full
ia size-heavy weight-fancy bor-
ders, stitched ends, $3.50 in 01 40
other stores; per pair y 90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
Buy Underwear and Hosiery
At These Special Prices Wednesday

Women's Ribbed Union Suits-heece lined
gray color form ftting-open three-fourths Of
the way down the front-our soc values. All
sizes Wednesday, per suit soc.
Women's Union suits-cream color-rlbbed.
fleece lined. Small sizes only, markt to sell at
csc; Wednesday per suit 19c.
Women.s Vests and Pants made of peeIer cot
ton. ribbed, fleece lined, form Atting-as good
credit stores sell at soc, come in extra and
regular sizes per garment Wednesday 29c.
Women's Vests and Pants-cream color
ribbed, fleece nned-small sizes only. markt to
sell at Csc Wednesday per garment TIC.
Boys Undershrts and Enthusiastically knit
heavily heeced comfortable winter gar
ments-markt to sell at 25c Wednesday, per
garment 21c.
Children's Union Suits-sizes up to years
gray color-feeced lined. drop seat markt 10
sell at csc. Wednesday per suit 15c.
Children's Black Cotton Hose-medium rib
bed-spliced heel and toe-worth 1Oc, Wednes-
day per pair &c.
ChIIdren's Black Cotton Hose, medium ribbed
extra length elastic leg-a splendid school
stocking-worth be per pair 12%c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
48c

In the Palace of the King.
The Spenders.
Helmet of Navarro.
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
BY Right of Sword.
Quincy Adams Sawyer.
Children of the Ghetto.
The Sea Wolf.
The Climax.
Special Copyright Books-fction.
25c books each ~ &c.
The Continental Dragon.
The Heart of Toll
Captain Shannon
Active Service, etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
Christmas and New Years Holiday
Ratcs-Santa Ee.

Tickets on sale without regard to
distance lirnit) to all points on the A. T.
& s. f. Ry., also to points on connecting
lines in the following states: Arkansas,
Colorado, Indian Territory. Kansas,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska. New
Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tex
as and Wisconsin at rate of one and
one-third fare for the round trip. Tick
cts on sale December 20, p. %. %, "a %
90 90. 81 and January l. Final limit re-
turning January 7, 1907. I. L. King
Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11

salina. kan. Dec. 11.-Court on
cials are hopeful that a jury Will be
secured some time today IN the Cald-
well murder trial, Ten days time has
been consumed in securing a jury and
nearly f1ye hundred men have been ex-
a1nined.
When court adjourned last evening
but two challenges remained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
Small Wears at Small Prices

Neck Ruffs-plain black and fancy
worth $1.25-each csc.
Shoe String Shopping Bags-large
size, flexible handles csc.
Silk Pin-on Hose Supporters=wo-
mems and children s-15c values. per
pair 12c.
saxony Yarn-white and colors-
worth 10c, per skein &C.
Women's Cashmerette GIoves-silk
lined-59c values, per pair 49c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
Bibles

Nelson's Teachers Bible-inter-
nationaI-fiexible back-divinity
style-complete concordance, mar
ginaI reference, illustrated maps,
index-each SIPS.
Flexible leather back-illustrat-
ed. marginal reference-concor-
dance, maps, everything complete
each $1.4S.
Flexible Back Bagster Edition
this is one of the most complete
Bibles we have, concordance, index,
good large primer type-each $2.25
Flexible Back, international edi-
tion=red letter edition-large
primer type with italics, maps, all
complete each $2.75.
Louise Nj. AIcott's books for
girls=Little Men and Little Women
The Old Fashioned Girl, ETC.. each
csc.
Henty and AIger Bookshelf
bound in cloth-25c ones for Ice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11

The Topeka Coal Co. wish to an
nounce to their friends and patrons
that they have sold their Feed Store
on West 10th ctreet to J. K Mayberry.
They will give their entire attention to
their coal business Please settle your
accounts and order your coal at their
Main Office. 100 Kansas ave. Either
phone 482.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
New Cure for Epilepsy.

J. B. Waterman. OF WATERFOWL. o.,
Rural free delivery, writes: My daugh-
ter. afflicted for years with epilepsy, was
cured by Dr. Kings New Life Pills. She
has not had an attack FIR over two
years" Best body .cleansers and life Civ
ing tonic pills on earth. &c at Arnold's
drug store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11

Chicago. Dec. 11.-ADdrew Carnegie
has sent to the board u trustees of St
Viateur's college, Kankakee ILL.,
check for $4,000 for The rebuilding OF
the college building which was recently
destroyed by fire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11

You will have to hurry If you get
those photos for Xmas. Lutes, 511
Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11

You Will have to hurry If you ge,
those photos for XEzaas. Isutes, 81
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11

Washington, Dec 11.=Nearly 5000
employees of the Washington navy yard
will receive an average increas Elm
wages of 10 per cent on January /.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11

VVomen's Black Cotton Hose
plain or fleece lined-guaranteed
color-spliced heel and toe-worth
II &c in credit stores, per pair DC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
HeathcrblOom
pcttfco0tS

just received this morning by ex-
press.
These petticoats come in two styles
both very full and faring=full sec
tional f1ounce in three sections. three
rows of deep shirring with six inch
ruffle on the bottom, very. soft ma
terial closely resembling silk with a
distinct rustic. Price at W1 no
$3.50 ana - AuOO
Women's Cashmere Shirt Waists,
black, white. cardinal and navy blue,
panel front. tuckt yoke length-full
sleeves; good values, CT m
etAcA " u ~ -
Women's Shirt Waists, made of
black mohair and fancy plaid suitings.
neatly tailored, strictly stylish and up
to date. Excellent every day gar
rhents. markt $1.9s. Spec Ct 40
sial price each. ............H ] 40
Women's Shirt Waists made of
plaid taffeta silk and liberty silk with
bobinet overing-trimmed in tucks,
lace and medallions. Beautiful waists
for evening wear-such as credit
stores ask SIS for, GO n
choice. up u y -
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-01

FOR SALE7Household goods of all
kinds, chea at SO S. 18th st. Let
FOR SALE|heap divan, chairs, bed
room suit id pictures at 124 s. 9th
street 1-2t
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-01
Hank Whit. Gave the Tip.

Hank whIte oAve tue I'D
Hank White, the minstrel, lived in
Reading, vt, for many years. He was
very fond Of horse races, and rarely
missed any Of the meetings in Windsor
or Rutland, county. Once he attended
a breeders meeting at Rutland. The
breeders meetings were famous and
attracted people from New York, Mas
sachusetts, New Hampshire and all
over Vermont. On this particular day
Hank was seated In the grand stand,
one Of 5000 people.
"Hod" Fish Ira, q, well known char
acter, was driving his horse Belvidere,
very large bay horse, with not too
much speed, but the owner had an idea
that he was a wonder. 1t was in the
free for all race. All the horses except
Belvidere had passed the, grand stand
almost neck and neck on the first half.
It was a beautiful race. Trailing be-
hind about twenty rods came Belvi-
dere, the driver urging him on to bet
ter efforts, and when he was In front
of the grand stand Hank stood up and
yelled at the top Of his voice: "Take the
first turn to the left, Hod; all the 9TH
ers have gone that way" Hod drove
Belvidere 30 the barn.--Boston Herald.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-01
ANIMAL ODDITIES

Among elephants both sexes Of the
African species have ivory tusks, while
in Asia these are generally restricted
to the male
The humming bird, in protecting Its
nest, always. flies at and pecks the eyes
Of Its adversary. Crows have been
found totally blind from the humming
birds bill.
The raft spider gets the name from
its habit of building a raft of dry
leaves and other light materials, fast
ened together firmly by threads of silk,
in order to pursue its prey in the
water.
The idea that the toad Is poisonous
has a foundation of fact. The skin
secretes an acrid fluid and just behind
the head are two sacs, which, when
pressed, eject a fluid that burns and
stings the skin.
The bustard has a pouch under his
chin SO capacious as to contain six or
seven quarts Of water. When suddenly
attacked, and with no time for escape
he will turn on his enemies a violent
stream from this natural reservoir.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-01
THE PAINTERS.

Edwin Abbey, the distinguished art
ist, is fifty-four and was born on All
Fools day. He is noted for the irwin
chile cheeriness of his temperament.
Anthony de Cluny is a French art
critic who Is bold enough to say that
the contemporary Dutch school Of
painting is the simplest, the strongest,
the sincerest and the most vital school
Of art in existence at the present time.
II. X. Raine, a London artist who
paints in the dark, has recently exc
cuted a portrait of W. P. Firth, R. A.,
for the next Royal academy exhibition,
London. 81 have done it In five sit
tings," he says. eff had done it in
the light 1t would have taken double
the time"
Sir Laurence Alma-Tadema, the dis
tinguished painter, Is a strong believer
In the luckiness Of numbers. His wife
was seventeen when he first met her,
the number of the house he first took
her to when married was the same, his
present house bears the same number
doubled, the first spade was put to
work on Aug. II, and they took pos
session on Nov. II.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-01
Hunor ano Philosophy
THE UNLETTERED PHILOSOPHER.
By DUNCAN n. SMITH

I seen a man in Cucumvilie
Who hadn't never went to school,
But still he done the best he could
And wasn't anybodys fool.
He didn't know that two times two
Is six, or anything like that
But still he had a heap of sense
And always knew where he was at.
He were SO r. OF good advice
1t almost 8. - sdt through his ears.
And you couL .fely take 1t too;
He never gave you no wrong steers.
He seen, you might say. at a glance
The very thing that should be did,
And there was never no complaint
When people done the thing he bid.
He'd tell them when to sell their hogs.
He'd tell them when to cut their oats.
And In the fall as like as not,
He'd tell them how to cast their votes.
He wouldn't never take no pay:
He only done 1t to be kind.
To see the people get along
And sort of help to lead the blind.
Which shows it amt all in the books,
That there are some few tricks outside
And SO If you can read and spell
You needn't be pulled up with pride.
And, though you went to public school,
Don't never of your learning boast,
For some men have a kindly heart
Who don't know grammar from post
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-01
"The Queen of siciIy.n

Syracuse calls itself the capital Of the
south, but 1t has. no cause to dispute
pride Of place with Palermo. The met
ropolitan city is superior in popula-
ton, wealth and much else, but 1t is de-
ficient in what fits ancient and glorious
rival has In such abundance. For SYRIA
cuse has the supreme charm of Greece
in a way that no other city except Ath-
ems has. Not even in Corinth, nowhere
in Hellas from Messana or Sparta in
the south to Thebes In the north, is
there any Hellenic town to compare
with "the queen of Sicily" As sane
tuary, Delphi is far more impressive
than anything In Sicily, rs a national
meeting place Olympia has no rival,
but nowhere except at Athens is q
Greek city to be seen today which has
the proud record of the marvellous me-
tropolis of the Sicilian Greeks, a city
as great I'm power and wealth and
beauty as Athena herself, and victor
at last In the long and fatal rivalry
which indirectly involved the passing
or the Hellenistic dominion of all the
lands washed by the Ionian and Med
iterranean seas.-Century.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-01
lern Bard's Troubles.


The Modern Bard's Troubles.
No wonder Shakespeare wrote so much:
He never stopped, I wis,
To tear his hair and swear at such
fountain pen as this.
New York Times,
Madness.
Spaniel-Where did you acquire your
taste for art?
Pug-When I was quite young once
bit an art student.-Life.
Plain Enough.
When we want advice that's helpful,
We must buy 1t. all agree.
We get nothing good for nothing
That's not good-for- nothing. See?
Catholic Standard and Times.
Child OF the Newly Rich.
"Was he born with silver spoon n
his MOUTH"
mo; with a silver knife in his
mouth. "-Smart Set.
Another Version.
Little beds Of flowers.
Little coats Of paint.
Make a pleasant cottage
Out of one that amt.
Minneapolis Journal.
Good Deal OF Sameness.
Landlady-Fish is good brain food.
Boarder-I'll have brain fever X J
stay here much longer.-New York
Press.
As Spoken.
A briquette Is a little brick,
But let this notion soak
Into your merary: a croquette
II not q little croak.
-Judss.
A Good Figure.
Howell-That girl is a picture.
Powell-The picture has q good
frame-Detroit Free Press.
Pictorial Perils.
I bought myself a camera:
Unhappy is the end.
Each time took a portrait
lost another friend. !
Baltimore Sum.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-01

RENT-Purnned rooms at the Grand
for gentleun only. t;
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-01

ChfnGtechen Is Unlike Any other
Place In China.

Chin Gtechen Is Unlike Any Other
Place In China.
For at least 900 years the town
Chingtechen, in China, has been devot-
ed to the making Of pottery. Every
thing In Chingtechen belongs to the
porcelain and earthenwsre industry.
The houses are for the most part built
of fragments either of old kilns or OF
the fire clay covers In which the porce-
lain is stacked during firing. The riv-
er bank Is for miles covered with a
deep stratum of broken chinaware and
chips Of fire clay, and the greater part
OF the town and several square miles
Of the surrounding country are built
over or composed of a similar deposit.
Chingtechen Is unlike anything else
in China. The forms. the color, the
materials used In the buildings, the at
mosphere, are reminiscent of the poorer
parts Of a civilized Industrial center.
There are 1o4 large pottery kilns in
the town. The greater part are In use
only for short season In the summer.
During this busy season the population
Of Chingtechen rises to about 100000
souls, but of this total nearly half are
laborers drawn from q wide area of
country, who come for the season. live
In rows of barracklike sheds and do
not bring their families with them.
Visitors to Chingtechen pass along
street after street where every shop is
occupied by men, women and children.
all engaged in the designing, molding,
painting or distributing of pottery.
The river bank is crowded for three
miles by junks either landing material
and'fuel or shipping the finished prod
vrr<
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-01
THE TURKISH kAIK.

1t More Closely Resembles the Com
dola Than Any other Craft.
Crawford, the author, to whose skill
full pen Constantinople Is indebted for
one of the most charming volumes ever
issued In its praise, has a word to say
about the Turkish boatmen and their
vehicle, the kaik.
"Constantinople owes much" writes
he, ITO the matchless beauty Of the
three waters which run together be-
meath its walls, and much of their
reputation again has become world
wide by the kaik. 1t is disputed and
disputable whether the Turks copied
the Venetian gondola or whether the
but the resemblance between them Is
SO strong as to make 1t certain that
they have a common origin. Take
from the gondola the felse,' or hood,
and the rostrated stem and the re-
mainder Is practically the kaik. It is
of all craft of its size the swiftest, the
most easy to handle and the most COM
Portable. and the Turks generally are
admitted to be the best oarsmen In
Europe.
Indeed, they have need to be, for
both the Bosporus and the Golden
Horn are crowded with craft Of every
kind and made dangerous by the swift.
est Of currents. The distances, too, are
very great and such as no ordinary
oarsman would undertake for pleasure
or for the sake Of exercise. 1t Is no
joke to pull fifteen or sixteen miles
against stream which in some places
runs four or FIVE knots an hour"