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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31

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and also that my department may not be eeipsed by any
other IN the to percentage OF increase IN sales
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Women's Wool Suits, Half Price-Friday I
place on sale % Tailored Suits in this seasons
fashionable stvle and materials, at exactly one
half the original price
Tomorrow White Lawn Waists, trimmed with
insertion, for 25c each. There are just about 100
in the lot, and no more to be had when they are
gone
There are enough Of the Special White Waists
at Soc &c. 75c, 89c and $1OO left to insure your
getting the size you wear among them,
We received Tuesday the incest looking White
Waists, with short sleeves and trimmed with
lace and embroidery, we We seen, to sell at $1.OO
each.
women's silk Suits.
Four silk accordion pleated frocks, made of
green and white, and black and white check silk
$780,
One plaid taffeta silk suit. Sale price. $4,000
One myrtle green silk dress. Sale price $1,000
One golden brown raja silk blouse suit. Now
$1,000
One pongee gown, round shallow lace yoke
$780,
One 1ODac brown pOngee SILK gown, WITH paDy
blue silk pipings. Sale price $4,000.
One reseda green yelling costume, for $17.50
One white wool batiste costume, for $3.50.
One royal blue nun s yelling costume. S25 co.
One old rose aeoian cloth gown, deliberately
trimmed with fine batiste embroidery. Sale
price, $50OO
One light green radium silk evening gown.
Sale price, $4,000.
One white nuns yelling gown. Sale price,
$4,000.
One black net costume, with spangles. Sale
One pink crepe de chine, with white lace. Sale
price, $3.50.
SUITS.
Four Peter Thompson girls suits-blue and
brown. Sale price, $500.
Silk Jacket Suits white 1 lavender / light
blue 4 black Sale price, $500.
One light tan silk Jacket suit. $500
One tan vOile blouse suit=silz lined jacket
silk drop. Sale price, $500.
Two brown broadcloth blouse dresses. with
lace vest and stock. Sale price, $4,000.
Linen Jacket Suits.
-Four white linen suits, 1 blue, 1 light green.
$3.50
One white linen blouse Jacket suit. $500.
One light blue linen coat suit $500.
One linen Peter Thompson girls suit. size IS
Now $775.
Two hand embroidered white linen dresses
Now $1,000.
One SOled WHITE SWISS dress. $3.50
Two hand embroidered white linen dresses
Sale price, $12.50
One white Persian lawn eyelet embroidered
dress, wide ribbon sash-slightly soiled. Sale
price, $4,000.
One dotted swiss gown, lace trimmed. Sale
price, $500.
One black and white dotted swiss gown, trim
med with narrow lace medallions Sale price,
$780,
SKIRTS.
Twenty walking skirts-gray mixtures, navy,
brown, black and tan coverts. Sale price, $500
Ten accordion pleated mohair sxirts-blue
black, brown, and cream. Sale price, 1878.
Dress Skirts
One black Irvine voile trimmed with narrow
silk bands-silk drop. Sale price, $1,000
Dressy skirt of black crepe de chine-wide
tucks, silk drop. Sale price, $1,000
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31

9AU Qua1By, 91O6o.
Body Brussels rugs, 9x12 size-values up to
$27.5O, for $2375.
Fifteen Administer rugs, size 9x12-$25 quail
ity, for $21.0O
Seven Wilton rugs, 9x12 size $40, $3.50 and
$35 values, for $3.50.
Utopia Administer rug, 9x12 size 35 quality,
for $500.
One Administer rug, 12-9x12-9. Was $41-sale
price, $4,000.
Two Bigelow Wilton rugs, 1o-6x13 f. Reg
ularly $375O-special price, $1,000.
Five Wilton Velvet rugs, 8-3x1O-6. Were
1928 and $30-sale price, $4,000.
Four Wool Ingram rugs, 9x12-$1O value, for
$500
-Four Ingram rugs, size 6z9 #. Sale price
$4.25 instead of SIS.
Small Rugs.
Nineteen Domestic "Oriental" rugs-exact
copies of the imported-sizes 27x54 Regular
price, $3.25-sale price, $2.65.
Twenty Body Brussels rugs, size 27x54 inches
all Oriental designs. Were $3.50, for $1.75
Thirty-six Wool Smyrna rugs, size 3Ox6O-
finished on the ends with good wool fringe.
Department Managers price, $145.
Carpetings
325 yards Ingram carpet good wearing quail
itv. 23c yard
415 yards Ingram carpet-best wool-flled, in
grain woven with cotton chain. Regular price,
6Oc-sale price, 49c yard.
Three patterns Wool Ingram carpet-about
275 yards, at SEC yard, instead of 75c.
Seven patterns Wool Ingram carpet-in all
600 Yards, at 65c yard.
Four patterns Tapestry Brussels carpet, with
borders to match-a splendid quality, usually
9Oc yard, for 727ac yard.
Six patterns Body Brussels carpet-some of
the patterns have borders. A $1.45 quality
just to close this lot, $1.15 yard
Two patterns Savonarrie Administer carpet,
with borders to match-both parlor patterns
Regular price, $1.55-for $1.121a during this
SALE
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
FUN IN RECRUITING OFFICE.
Unconscious Humor of Applicants
Seeking to Enter Navy.

Unconscious Humor of Applicants
Seeking to Enter Navy.
Prospective recruits for the United
States navy are furnished with cir
cular mentioning the different trades
desired In the navy and the pay for
competent workmen at these callings.
Quite frequently the recruiting office
receives letters from young men who
wish to enlist and pursue work that
Is not mentioned in the catalogue.
Last week several humorous notes
were received. One young man, who
stated his height to be feet, wished
to enlist as cavalier" Whether
he intended to join the horse ma
rines, who became famous from being
connected with Capt. links, he did not
say. Another letter was received in
which the applicant explained that
he was competent undertaken, and
still another wished to be employed
as a candy maker.
These applications are always pre-
served, and the collection which can
be found in any recruiting office would
make interesting reading for anyone
who can appreciate unconscious
humor.-Buffalo Enquirer.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
Gaia Peculiar Habit.

"Peter" came to the family in a
very unusual manner-he was
brought. One morning In cold and
pouring rainstorm the mistress of the
house heard a commotion at her front
door. Opening her door there stood
gaunt, gray cat, holding In her
mouth fat cub of kitten. This she
dropped at madam's feet, and looked
up into her eye so beseechingly, that
the day was won. The mother cat
long since passed to "cat heaven" but
peter" lives on contented and appar-
emily grateful for the good things of
life.
Having been brought he early de-
veloped the habit of bringing things
to his mistress. You would hardly
credit it, should tell you the strange
things he lays as tributes at his mis-
tress' feet. However, one day last
week, he brought mouse trap and
laid 1t down. Where the trap came
from Is a mystery; It is not known
there was one about the premises.
Now, the question arose in the family
Does "Peter" expect the family to dc
his housing for him?--Wakefield Citi
zen.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
Funny Old siuns.

One of the most notable of old Lon
don signs, THE Dogs Head in the
Iron Pot" had its beginning In the
early years of the reign of that same
bluff King Hal, says st. Nicholas. 1t
stands out, lonely figure on Black
friars road at the corner Of Charlotte
street, the sign Of Wholesale IRON
monger's establishment. The dog is
in the act of eating out OF three
legged iron pot which It has over
turned. There were also "The Black
Dog" and "The Dog and Duck" THE
White Greyhound" was the sign of
John Harrison in st. Paul's church
yard, a bookseller who published some
of Shakespeare's early works.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
Insect Foes Of Mankind.

When 1t comes to actual facts and
figures of the financial losses caused
by insect pests the published papers
and reports of expert investigators
CONFESSED with our agricultural de-
partment at Washington and our agri-
cultural stations elsewhere furnish the
chief and largest resource, The fg-
ures given here are truly staggering
in their immensely. Thus we have It
on the authority Of DR.. Howard that
the actual money loss occasioned by
insect pests In this country every year
is not less than $35,oo00OO. Accord
ing to DR.. Howard the grasshopper
pest which visited large areas of the
West in 1S74-76 destroyed farm crops
to the value Of $1O0,oOO,OOo in single
season.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
The CompositeI
By Graham North.

John Patterson was in love. No I'M
usual thing in the case of cookbook
ing young fellow of five and twenty.
But strangely enough he had never
yet seen the lady of his heart.
One evening he was carelessly turn
ing the leaves of his sisters photo
graph album, scanning each face with
the glance Of connoisseur. He
stopped and gave his undivided atten-
ton to page from which pair OF
eyes looked straight into his own.
The picture was finished in style
unfamiliar to him. A soft, dreamy
haze surrounded the features, making
them doubly alluring; but what at
tracted him most was the clear eyes.
They were not quite like any others
he had seen before.
1t was love at first sight, or, to be
more exact, before first sight.
Naturally he wanted to learn all
about the unknown girl without arous-
Ing suspicion. His sister, to whom
his affectedly careless inquiries were
addressed, with woman's intuition in
such matters, and with an equally
feminine delight in tantalizing man
suspected of being in love, was most
provokingly obtuse to his clumsy sub
terfuges and strategems. And when
at last in sheer desperation, he open
ly asked the lady's name, she dis.
played an innocent surprise, and, after
batting him to her hearts content left
hi M, with hot tee
vague promise of an introduction at
some future time.
This was poor consolation to John,
but 1t was the best he could get. And
SO, consumed with love and curiosity,
he passed his days In suspense.
One thing, however he secured, that
was at the same time Joy and vexa-
ton to him, namely the picture
itself.
1t was given the place of honor
among his most cherished possess
sions, and She became at once the
goal and the center of his thoughts.
And now began season of misery
for John Patterson.
He had confided his secret to his
most intimate associate, Harry Fol-
lansbee. Harry prided himself on be-
ing second Sherlock Holmes, and
many were the plans that he laid with
his friend to discover Her identity;
but all came to naught. At the end of
three months the unknown still re-
NAMED obstinately unknown. They
had not even been able to find out
whether or not She was a resident Of
the city.
The strain began to tell on John.
He lost his appetite and grew hollow
eyed, and when in Mans presence he
threw out hints of declining health.
Whether or not these tactics were
instrumental in bringing matters to q
crisis he could not tell; but one after
noon just as Harry Follansbee was
leaving his bank, he met John in a
high state of excitement. His sister
had at last relented. She was to give
whist party that evening, at which,
to his inexpressible Joy, she assured
him that he would meet the original
Of the photograph.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
'Sir Knight
BY Captain p, Studiey
copyrighted. 1908, by The Authors Pub. Co.

The man stopped down and lifted
the vines.
His great resolve was then and there
registered with Coda resolve as
magnificent as ever cbivalric quest by
any knight Of old. Only plain Cali
fornia rancher. with the heyday of
youth and its romance apparently
gone forever. Only Joel Brown, the
man that work hard, harder than
most of his M .-bors, to make his
blackberries pay.
Two women were engaged in har-
vesting the glorious abundance. A
girl was picking alone at the end OF
the patch. Joel on his knees, raising
the lower branches, was hidden from
the women.
"what do you think she will do
now"
Nay, do not ask me. you cannot
get anything out of her heard she
was goingto the city"
What will she do there, I'd like to
know"
. Get lost like the rest of them,
suppose" said the woman in answer.
with a little sigh. But there, she
might get her chance among the
crowd
what could she do with her baby?"
"Oh, In the city there's ways of leav-
ing 1t in asylums, whilst she goes to
work"
~. The girl at the end of the patch
stood up. She looked at the cloudless
,blue--a dome Of unfathomable azure.
It's immensely awed her. She had
found her earth so small--no escape
In It anywhere-and here 1t seemed
30 vast. She felt the presence of the
sky, for the first time In her life.
reJoei Brown knelt in the vines
alone with his resolve.
The girl went by, her face turned to
the sky. Its look of appeal was pa
thetic In its childishness. He let her
pass, and turned his face upward also.
Mechanically he went on picking. The
resolve had claimed him; he was out
of himself, bathed In a strange glory
that swept the rest of the world away
from. him. AS II 1t had happened in
long past, be heard the women say
fngs sse
what will she do In the city?"
Get lost like the rest of them,
suppose"
The crimson mellowed into glowing
amber. In the hush came the sound
of the distant chimes from the mis-
sion of Santa Barbara.
He stood up and barred his head
this man accounted pagan by his
neighbors,
Somehow the girls face, and pic.
lures of the Great Mother, were trans
fused In him.
He stroked his sleeve across his
eyes as II clearing his vision.
"Tired, Mr.. Brown? So be we. Sc
It's. quit for tonight, then"
without speaking. he took out his
leather purse, and counting theil
work, paid them.
shall you want me tomorrow?
asked the girl In low voice. Speech
WAS an effort.
mo" His voice sounded strangely
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
"'That Is not so,' said, and you
know itl,O

Know III"
to solve the riddle of that photo.
graph. l led from a sneak, trumped
my partners ace, played second hand
high and third hand low, and In short.
broke every rule of the game.
AT last the intermission gave me
a respite. took my sister aside,
while the others were busy with the
refreshments.
See here, Man. I said. this nom
sense has gone far enough. The chase
you've led me for the past three
months convinces me of that. / pity
the man who marries you II you treat
him as you've treated me. You pledged
your word that certain young lady
would be here Tonight. Now, unless
you can give me some good reason for
the way you've deceived me, shall
quit the house at once, and I sha'n't
be in hurry to come back
Il saw that what 1 said about de.
ception had nettled her bit, as In.
tended it should; for II you can get
woman to lose her temper. the truth
is coming out.
John she said, looking me
straight in the eyes, what were the
exact words of my promise to your
"'You told me that the original Of
that picture would be here tonight.
And she isn't here!'
John she said again, and her
eyes snapped little, the original of
that picture Is in the room this min
ute.
Now, I've studied that photograph
so carefully for the last twelve weeks
that every feature Is printed on my
memory, and I'm sorry to say I lost
my own temper, and contradfcted her
fatty
THAT is not So said. and you
know it,!
This was, OF course extremely I'm.
polite, even considering the plain
speech our customs allow among mem.
bers of the same family. But instead
OF being very angry, as expected she
would, and while I was feeling sorry
for my rudeness, Nan began to laugh.
John, she said, I presume you've
looked at that picture once or twice
since / let you take 1t. Didn't you
| SNeI nOIiCS Anything peculiar ABOUT
the finish? told you I'd introduce
you to It's original tonight, and I've
kept my word. That is a photograph
of the Idlers' Whist Club; it's COM.
POSTED
We'll, you might have knocked me
down with feather. l was in a daze
the rest of the evening. and as soon as
could get away, came here.
Nov, what in the name of common
sense am to do?"
We'll" said Harry, IT see just two
ways out of it for you. Marry them
all, and emigrate to some Oriental
country"
"Bosh!" exclaimed John.
"Or," continued his mentor, you
might pick out the girl who comes
nearest to the picture, and see If you
can't get her to look at the matter in
the same light that you do"
by Jove!" shouted John, "IIl do
It,"
And he did.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
Her Eyes.

II CHANGED the skies were leaking III
The day that you were born, AZ
And chilly fell the raindrops TX
on that wet September morn. iLG
Then quick the angel plumbers BNF
bit of Heaven stole, i6N
And solderad Il with sunshine AZ
For to plug that leaky hole.
Now plumbers even angels,
Are not the neatest chaps,
So when the job was finished.
Why. they tossed away the scraps.
Then downward, downward, downward
The bits of Heaven flew,
And downward downward downward
Came the spocks of sunshine, too.
You CHANGED to choose that moment
To open first your eyes.
In flew the bits of Heaven
And of sunshine from the skies.
And Nora, joyous, shouted:
1.-THE darlnts eyes are bluel"
Which proves how blind your nurse was,
Since she only saw their hue.
But I, who know their secret,
Sometimes their sunshine see
And always, smile they. frown they,
Why, there's Heaven in them to me.
New York Sun.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20

'Twss a gloomy glade mia the lowering

twas. a gloomy glade mia the lowering
shade
OF a forest dank and dark;
And every decent creature slept
For the gray OF dawn hao scarcely crept
Ger the morning sky. But bark
Amid the silence there may be heard
The drowsy chirp of the Early Bird
10. a twig that lies beneath his eyes
OF n sudden appears TO squirml
And there comes from under his very
feet
A faint fine sound that can't repeat
The voice OF the Early Worml
And the glade Is stlller than still can be,
At thought OF the coming tragedy.
ut is up to me-" sobbed the worm ito
fee,
Were ] not such a sleepy thing"
But the bro was wobbly on his feet
II am far too drowsy,' he sighed, ito
cat'
And his head fell under his wing.
And .sweetly mingled, there soon were
heard
The ,snores of the worm and the early
bird
Burgess Johnson in Harper's Magazine
for December.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20

One day a little niece Of mine, aged
5, was travelling toward Boston with
ler mother, and by way of diversion
started little Irritation with brake.
nan on the train. The little one and
he man got along famously, and as
The latter proceeded to his duties in
another part Of the car he winked his
FAREWELL Turning to her mother, the
little girl exclaimed: why, mamma,
The man squeezed his eye at me-
Boston Herald.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
~ want you for my wife, Ruth"

~ want you for my wife, Ruth"
anyone that says word agin you or
the young one, If am anigh."
He saw a passion of hope creep in
her face. Very tenderly now he spoke.
the harshness had all flown.
'Trust me, Ruth. will treat you
awful gentle. have an idea you will
get happiness. OF course you'll be
wanting the place furnished; there's
mebbe you'll want kitchen built on
to the side. And when the blackberry
season Is over we will buy new
dress or two and go UP to San Fran
cisco, and make believe we never had
a sorrow, and mebbe wen say nothing
to nobody, and (his last was the ut
most he could advance as a vision to
dazzle) 2 wen go to the the-a-ter."
One afternoon she looked again to
the. sky.
Joel, no, dear, don't think want
you to read to me-not now; lift me
up a bit; there, that's easier" She
took the book from hint was Days
OF Chivalry." There's something I
want to say to you, Joel. That's good"
his arms were supporting her. she
put hers round his neck-''no, it's not
about little ie-you can't do wrong
to h"~ more for her than /
c. :. All! / can see
& --.king the blackberries.
al way from here. No, dear.
wa. / want to say is, when l am
gone-and you know am going soon.
don't you, dear?-I want you to know
when you look at the books, that I
understand that in all of them there
had been no knights, no, not one that
carried lance, that did more splen-
didly In any tournament-than you
who fought-for me! hope God will
let me go while am asleep, one time
after I have kissed you and said
Thank you, Sir Knight"
One evening as the mission bells
gently chimed in the distance and the
sun was setting, respondent In amber
and gold, Joel bent down to hear q
| faint whisper
THANK you, Sir Knight"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
To Train German Girls.

The same methods which have been
ipplied with such remarkable success
81 the training OF boy apprentices In
The industrial and commercial schools
OF the German empire are now to be
adopted for the education and train
Ing of girls who may seek to better
their condition In life. They will
swell the ranks of that trained army
Of experts which has accomplished
more than any other factor to make
German commerce and industries what
they are to-day.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
Her chin, but She didn't have pug

Her chin, but She didn't have a pug
nose.
Miss Black, my brotherP
Nor Miss Black; though the curve
Of the eyebrows was like Hers.
"'Miss BrownI
Nor Miss Brown; something In her
features seemed familiar, but then Her
hair couldn't be red.
"And so 1t went In every one of
those girls | saw something TO remind
me of the face above my mantel. But
not one of them looked exactly like II.
Not one had her eyes. | was expect
ing that She would be the next. But
She wasn't there. At the end of the
list | brought up with a mental jolt,
and dropped into a chair beside q
girl with glasses, who began to chatter
about cards. In a few minutes the
game began. You know l abominate
whist. How intelligent people can
waste hours on the spots and pictures
on fifty-two gaudy squares of paste
board, is a mystery to me. The game
is well enough for sick persons, child
rem and idiots, but l don't see how
anybody, whom nature has endowed
with brains can waste him time over
It..
well, played like dummy. My
eyes were studying the faces Of my
partners, and my thoughts were trying
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
Puns of Shakespeare.

Searching Shakespeare for puns is
strange way of spending time. A con-
tributor to Notes and Queries" pro-
claims the discovery of thirty-nine and
adds that "all readers of Shakespeare
are aware that punning was with him
favorite form of fun
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
Eorelan school Gain.

The two or three years gain of the
German and Spanish schools over
ours is due to the metric system and
phonetic spelling, by which the great
err part OF compound numbers and
spelling, which is such terror to our
children, is made unnecessary.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
Worth the Money.

John d. Rockefeller. while golfing
one day, struck a young caddy a
pretty hard blow on the head with a
ball.
To soothe the lad Mr.. Rockefeller
gave him a two-dollar bill.
The boys face lightened as he
looked at the note.
when viii ye be playin' here
again?" he said,-Butfalo Enquirer.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
New South Wales Business.

All business, or nearly ALL in New
South Wales Is conducted through
trade industrial unions" UP to
March, 1903, 10S unions of employees
and eighty-two unions of employers
had been registered in the arbitration
court. When union has been duly
registered It becomes amenable to the
arbitration law.