The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24

calm will settle over the bargain
counters. which all this week have
been the scene Of wild scrambling and
hair pulling.
a midnight service to usher in Christ
mas day will be held tonight at Grace
cathedral. special musical pro-
gramme has been arranged for the oc-
casion.
One fellow in town pawned a vaIu-
able gift ne received last year from a
girl In far away parts in order that he
might purchase an adequate present
for the local girl who is holding his af-
fections now.
This is the day the mail carriers dread
Most of them were bent double with
Christmas mail this morning. CNle car
rier in the west part Of town Carried a
bag with four feet of packages piled
up in it.
Nearly all the churches in Topeka
last night gave up their regular
preaching services and devoted the
services to Christmas programmes
The Sunday schools Of the city will
have their children's exercises tonight.
All the dry goods merchants who
on Monday evening performed this
act last Saturday so that their en-
plOyes could have some money with
which to make necessary Christmas
purchases.
The city hall offices will be closed all
day Tuesday in celebration of Christ
mas This is about the only holiday in
the year which is strictly observed at
the city hall; several of the offices are
always usually kept open a part of
other holidays.
Judge Pollock Of the United. States
district court has returned from New
York. The hearing of the trustees of the
Devlin estate in connection with the at
tempt to GUST them from control win be
probably taken up before Judge Pollock
the latter part of the week
1t has been several months since a
rev shoe shining parlor has been
opened along Kansas avenue, but
nevertheless they are all doing a good
business. One of the most prosperous
has recently imported two younger
brothers from Greece to help care for
the trade.
Topeka is threatened with an cpl
demfc Of vaudeville tn eaters. If the
present plans are carried through
there will be three ten cent vaudeville
theaters and three or four moving
picture shows to which a nickel will
gain admittance. Evidently some
body is very anxious to make money.
1t might not be a bad plan to start
some sort Of a crusade in Topeka against
swearing in public places. Some cities
back in the east are agftating the pass
ing Of anti-swearing ordinances and in
others, persons found swearing in pub
lie places are arrested and fined under
the common 'disorderIy person. or
dinance.
All day long a crowd of small boys
hangs around the toy display of one of
the local hardware firms This store
has for sale some ingenious mechani-
cal contrivances such as trains that
Will run and engines with real steam
putting out of them. Such remarks as
Gee, look at her go!'' and wish my
paw was rich enough to buy me that
there train" come from the SPELL
bound youngsters.
The street railway company has
planned Christmas treat for ali their
employees All the married men in the
employ of the company were given a
Christmas turkey and other necessary
adjuncts Of a Christmas festival The
single men of the company will receive
some other present There will be
Christmas tree entertainment and
vaudeville show tomorrow night for
the benefit of the employees.