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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-05
BRYAN GUEST OF BURNS
Present at Luncheon Given by Con-
gressnan Levy Of New York.

London. July 5.-William J. Bryan
was an interested visitor to the house
of commons thig afternoon as the
guest of John Burns. president of the
local government board. who intro
duced Mr.. Bryan to number Of Brit
ish politicians.
Former Congressman Jefferson "a.
Levy Of New York gave a luncheon
narfv TODAY at the Carlton hotel in
honor of William J. Bryan. The din
ing room was prettfIy decorated win
flowers and stars and stripes Ine
guests included Mr.. and Mrs Hamilton
Mccormick of Chicago. Mr. and Ms
Oscar Straus and Colonel Hunsicker
ana Mrs Hunsicker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-05
GARRY THAW TREATS.
Orders Ice Cream for All His Fellow
Prisoners.

New York. July 5.-Harry K. Thaw,
under Indictment for the murder of
Architect Stanford White gave his
fellow male prisoners at the Tombs q
pleasant Fourth of July surprise by
treating them all to ice cream and
cake. Thaw was talking with Rev.
John A. Wade. the Episcopal clergyman
who attends to the spiritual needs OF
the Protestant prisoners. Thaw asked
the minister If the Fourth OF July was
being observed in any special way in
the prison.
Well. answered the clergyman, I've
Just finished a task that falls upon me
every Independence day. that of sup
plying the women and boys with ice
cream and cake"
When the minister said the men were
uncared for in that respect Thaw asked
him to get enough to go around and
send the bill to him Mr.. Wade did as
requested. buying IS quarts Of ice cream
and 20 dozen cakes.
Thaws wife was not permitted to
visit him. the rule excluding visitors
being in effect the same as on Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-05
BALL CLUB QUITS.
Fort scott. in the state League. Is
Financially Embarrassed.

Fort Scott. Kan. July 5.=There viii
be no more ball games here this sea
sold off as rapidly as possible Camp
bell was sold to Webb City for $500
FIrestine viii likely go to Wichita. It
IS not definitely known where the
others viii land. but they viii be
knocked down to the highest bidder.
Vice President Roe Of the league. who
is a stockholder in the Fort Scott
franchise. said yesterday that the town
had not supported the team and that
it would he impossible to further main
tain the club. Pfnkston and Mcdonald
Giants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-05
FINE AND PRISON.
Melted Out in Large Doses in land
Fraud Case.

Portland. Ore. July 5.-Henry Mel
drum, former United States surveyor
general for the District of Oregon. was
today sentenced to pay a heavy fine and
to serve a term of imprisonment in the
Wash, for conspiracy to defraud the
United States government in conjunc-
tion with land deals in this state. Judge
Wolverton in the United States court
sentenced hdeldrum to serve so days I'M
prisonment at hard labor on each Of Is
counts and to pay fine of $3.50 Or each
Of p. counts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-05
BIG MANEUvERS.
Admiral Evans VIII Take Out Fleet Of
1e Battleships.

Washington. July 5.=Plans for ex-
tensive maneuvers of the North At
iantic fleet are being matured by the
general naval board in conjunction
with Rear Admiral Evans, command
ing the fleet
Admiral Dewey, president Of the
board. has sent to Admiral Evans a
copy Of the programme of the ma
nuevers of the French fleet in the
Mediterranean. These maneuvers are
under command of Vice Admiral
Fourier, who not long ago visited the
United States and was a guest of some
OF eur naval officers. Before autumn
Admiral Evans win have a feet of 16
battleships which viii be the largest
feet Of effective vessels ever assem-
bled at one time by he United States.
new feature is to be Introduced in
the maneuvers this summer and the
ships are to practice evolutiOns with
out signals in order to meet ener-
gencies in battle when owing to smoke
or when signal apparatus has been
shot away signals can no longer be
given. While II is regarded as some
what hazardous to maneuver the big
battleshfps without signals it is
thought necessary to have the officers
familiar with this duty in case they are
engaged in actual warfare at some
time in the future and a situation
should arise neeessitating the aban-
donment of signals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-05
DIED IN AN HOUR.
After Being Refused Passage on an
Ocean Steamer

New York. July 5.=Antonio Yovitch
arrived here two days ago from Los
Angeles on his way to Austria to see
his wife and children. He was to sail
on the French steamer LaLorraine-
When he appeared at the steamers s
gang plank the ships surgeon. look
ing at mans emaciated form. shook
his head and remarked. you are
too sick to sail. my man.
please let me pass. pleaded To-
witch: Il have come all the way from
Los Angeles that I might sail today TO
see my family in Austria.
But the surgeon was obdurate and
Yovitch. downhearted. turned away
He walked to a nearby hotel and seat
ed himself in the lobby An hour later
Yovitch fell dead on the floor. A
physician said he died Of consumption.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-05
TEN CENT GAS AT LAST
win 60 Into Erect in Topeka on
August l.

Here is good news for the manufae-
turing concerns Of Topeka The ten
cent gas rate is assured
The matter became a settled fact to
day when c. X Holiday received a let
ter from A. n. Brady OF New York,
who controls the question. Mr.. Brady's
letter addressed to MI Holiday is
dated New York. July 2, and says:
on can inform the manufacturers
that we will be ready to connect them
up and supply gas on or before Au-
gust 1 at the 10 cent rate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-05
CUP LEAVES ENGLAND.
Belgian Boat Grew Defeats Trinity
Han. Cambridge, at HenIy.

HenIy Eng. July 5.AThe crew rep
presenting the club Natuque De Gand,
Belgium, today defeated Trinity Hall.
Cambridge. by three lengths IN the
anal for the grand challenge cup.
Time, minutes 9 seconds.
The cup shus leaves England for the
hrst time IN Its history and for the next
twelve months viii adorn the head
quarters Of the Belgian Rowing club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-05
Hoch to FYIi DoIliver's Dates.

Governor Hoch will be absent from
Topeka the rest Of the week, having ac-
eepted an invitation to I'll a number
of Senator Delivers lecture dates
through Missouri. This evening Cover
nor Hoch VIII speak at Neosho, NO.
Senator Dollivar was sick and unable
70 coma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-05

The wind was blowing at two o'clock
at the rate Of ten miles an hour from
the northeast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-05

chicago. July 5.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Friday warmer
tonight in western portion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-05

Oriental rug sale. S31 Kan. ave, close
next Saturday. Don't miss The beEgaings
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-12
Hens as laY Members

Here's a suggestion for those in THE NEWS parish who wish to raise funds for church work. A layman in a Mary, land church has organized the chickens ill the neighborhood into missionary society to raise funds to aid the church Each hen is lay member, So to speak The farmers of the neighborhood have agreed to give to the church the eggs that their hens lay on Sundays. They will be placed in basket at the pulpit every Sunday, and the layman will stamp each egg with the date on which it was laid. The following day he will bring them to Baltimore. He has agreed to realize two cents on each egg, no mat ter what may be the market price.
 Picture a devout deacon every Mon day, making tour of the cottages al Twin Lakes, Pine Grove, Lake Wonon scopomuc, etc., selling Sunday eggs for the purpose of buying a new carpet foI his church.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-12
LITTLE CoNEY ISLAND

Winsted Paper Thinks That is What
 N. Y., N. H. & H. Proposes to
 Establish.
 The Winsted Citizen says that the ab- sorption of the Torrington 6 Winchester street railway by the New York, New Haven 6 Hartford railroad will, it is believed, mean big boom for Winsted' s Highland Lake, probably not this season, but next. It is presumed that the road will make it an elaborate pleasure resort with Coney Island attractions.
 If the trolley line is extended to Thom- aston and also to Canaan, and with added up-to-date attractions at the lake, not unlike those to be found at the seashore resorts, there is no apparent reason why Highland Lake will not still enjoy a greater boom and take its place among the foremost of popular resorts and re- creation places in Connecticut There Is but little doubt that the resort would be largely patronized by pleasure seekers from Canaan and nearby places.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-12
A litchfield County Book.

There has recently been issued the first of the Litchfield County University Club series of publications. This series is one of the many things subsidized by Mir. Stoeckel. The present volume is called "Litchfield County Sketches '' and is by the Rev. N. M. Calhoun of Winsted. It is beautifully bound in green leather, embossed with the Club seal and is well illustrated. The book is very Interestingly written and treats of such things as '' Grass grown Roads '' "The Upper Reaches of the Farming. ton, 1.-The Finest Drive in the World, '' ''The Deserted Farm" 'sThe Old Red School House." Trout Brooks" etc, and is full of local interest. A limited edition was printed and each member of the club presented with a copy. A few signed copies were reserved for sale by the author.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-12
A PRECOCl0US MISS

Ten-Year Old Girl Acts as Station
 Agent During Sickness of Father
 The Telegram tells of a ten-year-old girl at Ancram Lead Mines, 8 station just over the line in York state, who is a precocious miss if the story is all wool and full width. This is what The Tele- gram says:
 "When Homer Miller. station agent at Ancram Lead Mines, N Y, on the line of the Harlem division of the New York Central railroad. became ill a few days ago, his ten-year-old daughter Edith, assumed her fathers duties. She at tended to the telegraph, receiving and sending train orders and messages. made out the reports, kept the express com pany's books, and billed outgoing and checked incoming express. She had be- come familiar with the work by belng with her father before and after school. and assisting him in his bookkeeping at home. Mrs. Miller, the girls mother, died last week from a lung ailment. Mir. Miller has resumed his duties and Edith is now performing the household du- tics v
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-12
MOUNTAIN HEIGHTS.
Government Measurements of litch-
 field County Hills and Mountains.

Government Measurements of litch-
 field County Hills and Mountains.
 Litchfield county hills and mountains have been measured by the Government Coast and Geodetio Survey and some oi the measurements follow:
 New Milford - Bear Hill, 1920 feet Candlewood mountain, 800; Great Bare mountain, 1915; Guarding mountain, $40; Green mountain, HOO; Iron hill, 1O40; Long mountain, 1lS0; Peet hill 1193; Mount Tom, HOO.
 Cornwall-Cream hill, 1908 feet; Mo hawk mountain, 1570; Pond hill, 1425
 North Canaan - Canaan mountain 1880; Church hill, 940; Rattlesnake hill 9SO.
 Canaan-Barrack mountain, 1140 feet Bradford mountain, 1925.
 Kent-Bald hill, 1900 feet; Bromics mountain, 1880; Cobble hill, e40; East Bromica, 1920; East mountain, 1920 Spooner hill, HOO; Bull mountain, 1l40
 Litchfeld - Chestnut hill, 1160 feet Jefferson hill, 1920; Northfield hill, ll50 Plumb hill. l060; Prospect hill, 420 Mount Prospect, 1865.
 Salisbury-Babes hill, 1000 feet; Bear mountain, 2355; Gridley mountain, 2200 Lions Head, 1760; Miles mountain, 1920 Mount Prospect, 1475; Mount Riga, 20O0 Mount Tom. 1240.
 Torrington-Brandy hill. 1160 feet.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-12
STATE NEWS

James H. Elliott has been appointed
 postmaster at Campville. to succeed F.
 E. Griffin, resigned.
 J. F. Gibbs of Kent has been for Sl
 years judge of probate and for 10 years
 town clerk of that town.
 George Goodale of Middletown was murdered Monday night by an unknown person who split his head open with an aN.
 Senator Morgan G. Bulkeley denies that he is a candidate for the post of commanders r-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic.
 Bridgewater was set off from New
 Milford 50 years ago and the town will celebrate its semi-centennial with Old Home Day exercises on September 6. From June 30, 1905, to July 1, 1906, the Post Office Department established but five rural mail routes in Connecticut. To-day there are 236 of these routes in operation throughout the state. Albert Carl Book, 2S years old, was fatally injured at Collinsvllle, Saturday evening, while practicing running with the fire departments hand hose wagon.
 He tripped and fell and the machine ran over him.
 Free Masons from all over the state will gather at Wallingford Wednesday August 15, to celebrate the eleventh an
 niversary of the dedication of the home.
 The grand master and the officers of the
 grand lodge with the officers of the Or
 der of the Eastern Star will be present. A Stamford real estate man says that the falling off in the demand for summer cottages is due, as much as anything, to automobiling. New York people are
 spending money which otherwise might be used to provide summer homes for their families in the purchase and opera
 tion of automobiles.
 Some of the ladies of Bantam have formed a cemetery association and have had it incorporated under the name ot
 "The Bantam Cemetery Corporation. VI The general care and beautifying of the
 cemetery is the object of the corporation A membership fee of one dollar per year
 is charged. and all ladies and gentlemen
 of the village, who may be interested,
 are invited to join the corporation, al though the ladies propose to make sue cess of the undertaking if the men folks
 are not inclined to help.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-12
A NEW INTEREST IN PEAT.


 With a rapid stripping of the great forest areas of the north and west to supply the enormous lumber trade of the country and somewhat slower yet just as sure consumption of the hard wood and coal supplies of the cen tral and western states for use as fuel, attention is now being directed to the vast yet untouched deposits of peat to be found Tn the north central states. According 10 the state geological sur- vey, northern Iowa and southern Min neSota alcne contain in the nelghbor- hood of 25,oeo.o0o toas Of peat. much of it due to Grier seasons and drainage systems, being in a partially dry condi- tion. Tha deposit of peat. which Is nothing but the accumulation of the decayed vegetable matter of genera tions past, covers hundreds of acres and varies from four to ten feet in thickness. Plans arc already on foot for the establishment of plants which will press and dry the peat and put 1t on the market. Those who have tested the fuel qualitic' Of peat state that 1t Is superior tD the post hard wood and Is surpassed by coal only In the respect that 1t contains somewhat more car bon Peat is far superior to coal in that 1t contains no sulphur. makes lit- tie smoke and To soot or cl.nkers. It makes a fine white ash. giving a lire that Is very hot or mild. as occasion re- quires. Provided 1t can be put In con yenient shane and placed on the mar ket at a reasonable price. which seems entirely likely. the demand for this new fuel Is bound to be enormous.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-12
EVENING FRocK OF LAWN AND LACE

quantity, for In all probability the visits will not be of long enough duration to have the one gown frequently worn be- come conspicuOusly tiresome. and at the next house party 1t can be worn again as a new gown One or two handsome linen gowns and smart
 linen suit, together with some well f1t- ted separate waists and skirts, should do for the morning. White is safest. as 1t can be laundered each week If necessary, and there Is no worry about its fading or being badly done up. For the afternoon the simplest white gown is always attractive, and one of flow cred organdie or mousseline can, with different ribbons and separate colored lawn slips, be made to do service on a variety of occasions for the evening. A silk gown of last winter can often be made to look astonishingly well if cleaned and the lace freshened
 The white suits have lost half their claim to extravaganza in the shortened length of their skirts. A white serge. sicilienne or voile or taffeta skirt that clears the ground four inches will stand 8 very great deal of service without the necessity of visit to the dry cleaners. A special little quirk In their making this year gives them added iceability-namely, a binding in black. royal blue. emerald green. or the latest fashion note, brown, Is used as a skirt finish, this showing narrow velvet cord below the hem, which pre- vents the possibility of the edge soiling and attaining that smuggy gray look which is fatal to the smart appearance of the white costume. This velvet binding Is made part and parcel of the trimming scheme in that 1t matches in color the collar and cuff facing of velvet which is so distinctively a fea-
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-12
LITCHFIELD COUNTY FARMS
The City to Country Trend is Causing
 Demand For Them.


 Demand For Them.
 Agricultural conditions are looking up in Litchfieid County. One thing that Is helping is the steady drift from city to country. In many cases 1t is the city man of means who wishes to own a farm for his family to summer on. In others it concerns men who have tired of the struggle for existence in the city and look back to the farm to restore health and give them a livelihood. In the last two years there have been more purchases by city people of country prop erty, small farms and village places than there has been in the previous five or six years.
 In many of the towns tobacco is heavily raised. Some farmers make this their main crop, in addition to dairying. For the young man who would take up farm ing as a vocation there are opportunities in New England. There have been many farms bought at prices for which the buildings could not be replaced. What can be accomplished on these old farms is being demonstrated by Swedish, Polish and Hungarian citizens who have picked up the old farms and made them pay.
 The benefits of farming in this section may be briefly enumerated: l. Good local markets for the crops. 3. Excellent school facilities for the children. 8. The reasonable figures at which desirable, improved farming properties can be bought. |. Good market for the milk output close at hand.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-12
litchfield at Exposition.

1t has been announced that Litchfield Is to be honored at the Jamestown Ex- position by having copy of the Ben jamin Tallmadge house as the Connecti- cut House. The Connecticut Commis- sioners of the exposition have been in Litchfield and have gained the consent of Mrs. Emily Vanderpoel, the present occupant of the house, and descendant of Benjamin Tallmadge, to reproduce the building.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-12
How to Keep Meat no, and Good.

If cooked meat Is ready for table before 1t Is required place it on q dish ready to be served and set this over q pan of boiling water, sa.'s Tit-Bits. Tut dish over the meat and n cloth over all The steam will keep the meat hot for long time and does not draw the gravy ont or dry it up, as would happen if II were set In an oven.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-12
IN FASHIONS REALM.
WARDROBE HINTS FOR THE WOMAN WITH SMALL BANK ACCOUNT.

The Best Solution of the Problem Is
 to Get Few Gowns, but Have Them
 as Stunning as Possible-white the Safest Choice.
 How to make the same style of dress do for the seashore and the mountains, for the fashionable resort and the out of the way inn? This is the question which troubles the woman blessed with rich friends and cursed with a small income. On her visits handsome and perishable clothes are required which are quite unsuitable to her little hotel or boarding house. where she goes for a month or six weeks to economize suf- ticiently to get start for the coming winter. The only solution of this prob lem Is to get just as few gowns as possible. having each one smart in it. self Quality is far more important than
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-12

Additional trains l2.e0 p. m. for Norfolk Summit and way stations. 3.59 D. m. for Norfolk and way stations. 6.i7 p. m. for winstcd and way stations Sundays leave Poughkcepsie 9.l0 a. m., Millerton l2.0i pm, Canaan a0S, Winsted 3.55, arrive Hartford 5.35 D. m. Sundays only, June 24 to September 23 train leaves Millerton 7.2a p. m, Canaa S.02, Norfolk S.2I, arrives Winsted SIS pm f. Trains stop only on signal ar when conductor k notified.
 c. Runs Saturdays only between Canaan and Millsrton.
 D. West Pine Plains station. m. Runs Mondays only between Miller ton and Canaan.
 w. H, SHELBY. Gen. Passenger Agt.,
 Hartford, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-12

ture of this seasons white suits. The costumes illustrated are attractive to include in ones going away wardrobe. The evening frock is of fine white lawn made en princesse. Long. becom- ing lines are given the figure by the use of bands of cluny lace, which also trims the rest of the gown. The other illustration shows smart little dot ted net frock elaborately ornamental with valeh ciennes lace.
 AMY yARNUM.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-12

Additional train leaves Canaan a.45 a. m. for Campbell Hall and intermediate sta. tions
 Additional train leaves Norfolk summit la.52 p. m., Norfolk i.S3, arrives Canaan l.55 D. m.
 Additional train leaves Norfolk (. @ p.m., arrives Canaan f.h5 D. m.
 Sundays leave Hartford at S.i0a am Win sted a.41, Canaan i1.n2, Millcrton li.3aa.m., arrive PoughkcepSie l.5S D. m.
 sundays only, June 24 to September 23, Norfolk 5.35, Canaan 6.I2, arrives Millcrton 7.l7 D. m.
 Week Days-East Bound.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-12
How to Make LinoIeum Wear.

Lnoleum will wear much better if washed off with skim milk. Use soft flannel cloth, and do not walk on the linoleum until 1t Is dry. Soap and wa ter are injurious.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10
NEW LINEN PETTICOATS.
& Novelty Is Heavy Undressed Linen
Trimmed with Bands of Heavy
Lace on the Circular Rufde.

Now that silk skirts are not con.
sidered the top notch of elegance as
they once were, the white ones are
made in the most splendid designs
for evening and many novelties are
introduced for those worn on the
street.
For instance, for the latter heavy
undressed linen is used with a deep
circular ruf1e intersected with bands
of heavy lace and finished with a two
inch edge of lace.
These are cut two inches shorter
than the skirt, hold enough starch
and are used for all the skirts that
have not lining.
The fancy ones are made of fine
Paris muslin with two ruff1es of lace
at hem and a 20-inch ruffie put on full
cut into sharp points, which are
edged with full ruffles of three-inch
lace. These are the very prettiest
skirts used for dancing.
They are cut to the ankle. Other
ella borate pettitcoats have a panel
down the front of all-over embroidery
with tiny tucks at the side and three
ruff1es of the embroidery edged with
lace from knees to hem.
The fashion of putting the initials
in embroidery on each garment is
very much adopted and forgot to add
that another novelty is to put a tiny
pocket on the breast of the nightgown
on which the monogram is embroid-
ered.-Anne Rittenhouse.