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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10
Little Biographies of Big Masters.
VICTOR HUeO as A BABY AND A YOUTH
BY MARY GRAHAM

Although the little one-who had been
duly named Victor Marie-lingered for
weeks between life and death tall his
family deciding that the latter would
claim HIM. the fates decreed in his IA
vor and he began to gather strength to
live. And by the time he had reached his
tenth week in the world he began to
wax strong and cross" like all ordinary
infants.
Victor had two brothers older than him
self. boys large for their years and very
handsome. They were merry little lads,
too, being quick-witted and enthusiastic
playfenows. loving in their youth games
more than books. But unlike his brothers.
the little Victor was given to more serl-
Gus things, being reserved. quiet and
studious- When in company he preferred
to listen rather than to talk. This trait
doubtless explains his deep understanding
Of human nature and his wonderful pow
ers of Imagination.
When Victor first attended school his
teacher was astonished to find that he
already knew how to read The child
had taught himself the letters by asking
his elders to name them to him at odd
times. Then he had unraveIed the uys-
terry of putting them together to form
syllables and words. While still a little
fellow be would lie stretched on his
stomach on the floor OF the library with
piles OF books around him. reading by
the hour from histories, novels-every.
thing he could lay hands on, in fact.
Thus the knowledge-loving child grew
into the poetical. imaginative youth who
followed his first love. literature. with al
the fire and zeal Of his generous and ex
pansive soul And through bis genius
which was always guided by his love FOL
his fellow mantle world has grown bet
ter and more humane.
When Victor Hugo died at an advanced
age. not only France. BUT the entire worlC
lost a general among soldiers who fghr
for the uplifting Of man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10

We are all familiar with the old adage
Cleanliness is next to godliness." Now,
this saying might have been improved
upon by having had the word order"
added. Some of you Will contend that
cleanliness embraces order; but such is not
always the case. often we see girls and
boys who are perfectly scrupuIous in re-
gard to cleanliness, but who are painfully
disorderly about their persons and their
rooms.
For that reason a few rules given here
may not come amiss, especially for those
children whose carelessness has become so
fixed a habit that it is considered 81 part
of them. It Is not unusual to hear some
one say of a boy or girl Of his &C
quaintance: "Oh. John Jones!-he's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10

fine fellow. but-so untidy. His hair is
never parted straight and his necktie Is
knotted without a thought Of appearance;
or. There's May Brown, a bright. clever
girl. but-so careless about her attire.
Her skirt is never adjusted quite straight
and she buttons her jacket crosswise up
the front. AS for her hat-well, it's plain
that she never puts it on before the
glass;
Now, let children Of such careless habits
mend their ways. Observe both cleanli-
ness and order.
a FEW GOOD RULES TO REMEMBER:
On rising in the morning throw wide the
windows Of your sleeping-room and place
the pillows and covers from yoH~ bed on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10

lowered on her lips. She handed needle
to Pearl to thread for her. After a little.
as the old lady did not resume her nara
five. Pearl said: did you get home all
right, granny?"
"Oh, yes, dear, and we found our
parents almost crazy with anxiety Father
was on the point of starting out to search
for US They welcomed as If we had
been away a year instead Of few hours
And did the young man get back TO
his home all right?" pursued Pearl.
"Oh, Frederick, you mean7-yes, ne
returned to his grandmother's the follow
ing day She had advised him to stay
till the storm had abated; and jolly
visit he had with Dan and John-in fact.
we all found him to be fine fellow
did the old lady get well?'' asked
Pearl. determined to know all the par
ticulars.
"she got we'll and lived for many years.
A long time after 1 became a woman she
died in my arms. for She had come to live
with me when her older grandson Fred
erick and I were married"
.'Oh-o-o-o!" exclaimed Pearl. Then
Frederick was none other that dear old
grandpa whom we are expecting home
today"
Yes, dearie, and just such snowstorm
as this brought about the meeting OF your
grandpa and myself. Do you wonder thar
I love to watch the snowstorms?'
Pearl sat quite still for n minute; then
she jumped up and threw her arms about
her granny's neck and said: Granny,
dear. I've been as thoughtless regarding
you as grandpa and his brother were
thoughtless where their old grandmother
was concerned. But 1t was not from lack
of love with them, nor with me- l love
you dearly, granny, and never, never
/ never shall I find waiting on you OF
/ grandpa a task again. Bless your dear
old hearts,
But just at that moment a sleigh drew
up to the front door and Pearl anC
! granny went to the window in time Il
u.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10
Letter Enigma

Ny first is in silence. but not IN loud;
Ny second is in hearse, but not in shroud
My third is in new, but not in old;
Ny fourth is In temperature. but not In
cold;
My fifth Is in arrow. but not IN bow;
My sixth is In cloth. but not in sew:
My seventh is in little, but not in big;
Ny eighth is IN bacon, but not in pig;
Ny ninth is in urn, but not in WISE;
Ny tenth Is IN smile. but not In face.
Ny whole spells the name Of a being most
dear,
Who visits the children but once each
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10

see dear old grandpa step from the fur
robes to the pavement The old gentle
man looked up and. seeing the happy
faces. waved them welcome.
He always comes safely home through
the snowstorms-my dear Frederick, -
And litsle Pearl. watching the happy
meeting between the old people pictured
to herself the meeting of the pretty,
sunny-haired girl of u and the stalwart
boy of IS that stormy day IN the long
long ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10

ooh. mercy! grandma always needs so
much waiting on. exclaimed Pearl Scott.
with petulance, as a weak voice called
down the stairs:
"Pearlie. please bring granny a pitcher
Of hot water"
Now. dearie. you must not lose
patience with grandma" said Pearls
mother. In a voice Of gentle correction
''she is old and cannot run up and down
the steps like young ones can. Come. be
kind aud considerate, and hurry with
pitcher Of hot water to her"
well. If my legs are young. they get
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10
How We became Yankees.

The word Yankee" as applied to
Americans. originated with the North
American Indians when they attempted to
pronounce the word English, They
called it "Yanghies'' and ''Yenghies. -
from which came the name Yankee" In
1T75 the British soldiers. in an offensive
manner, dubbed the American Colonists
yankees" and "Yanks."
In the Scottish Dictionary Jameson
has the word Yankee" which he dehnes
as "a sharp. clever woman. at the same
time Including an idea of forwardness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10

On February the 28th. 1902. a tiny bit
OF a boy-baby was brought by the stork
20 the home of a French family by the
name Of Hugo. At first 1t was thought
he was too small and fran to live. for. to
quote his own mothers words, 'he was
no longer than a case knife and so very
delicate that he had to be handled with
the utmost care"
When the nurse first dressed the baby
she placed him on a pillow In an arm
chair. and she said she Fad difficulty in
ending him a little later. for he was no
larger than a kitten.
But great oaks from little Hcorns growi
and so It proved in this case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10

Gear boyst' exclaimed the old lady, her
eyes full of pleasure. Now, won't they
be surprised when they find company,
and dinner, tooi'
in another instant two fine, stalwart
fellows. about 16 and IS years Of age, re
spectively, entered the room. And the
old lady was right. They stood with
eyes riveted on the scene IN the dining
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10

gate turned to speak to the younger
grandson before climbing into the sled.
.Don't-please don't-leave your dear old
grandmother alone again when she is
H. The big fellows face flushed as he
touched his cap to me in parting. Your
advice shall be remembered he replied.
Then we were Off
Grandma paused speaking and n smile
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10
By "The Children's Friend. y

clean and in order" keep wellregu-
lated desk at school,
So let this motto be before you all:
LET cleanliness and order abide in the
home and the school,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10
about with him.

about with him.
Why are peoples foreheads like ancient
Greece2
Because they have temples.
When IS wine like a drunken man In
jail7
When in a. jug. Spirits in a 'Jug-"l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10

knew he had received an answer to his
knock. In about minute he came run
ming out to US and told US that an old
sick lady was there alone, but that she
had given US a cordial invitation to come
in. The old lady says we are about
three miles off the main road Informed
John, as we hurried into the house.
After a little conversation with the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10
Conundrunas.

When are children ike dshes2
When IN schools.
Why Is an elephant Ike a travelerf
Because ne always carries his trunk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10

The happiest time of the year that
know
Is the time when the ground Is covered
with snow.
And the gayest life that kid ever led
Is to spend every evening on skates or on
sled.
To skim through the air, as on ice you
To 60 like bird and never half try.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10

To dash down the bin with lightning
AS You lie on your stomach atop your
sled.
To scream and boiler, to holler and yell.
AS with your chums you go Il peli-meiA.
Through great, huge snowdrifts. soft ana
AS you get all the fun you can out 4 the
gut TIN TURNTPs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10

A queer little boy
With u queer little dog
Ran down a queer little street;
A queer little woman
With queer little switch
Came after on queer little feet.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-12-27
ON FATHERS FARM
MAN OF MILLIONS HAS BUILT
SPLENDID PALACE.
Magnificent Private Estate Created
Out of Tract Where in His Youth
/ He ToiIed Hard in Semi
Poverty.

In Morris county, New Jersey, re-
sides man of great wealth, whose
fortune is born of Industrial life in
surance, and his splendid home is
founded upon the tract where in his
youth he drove the plow and herded
his fathers cows. In business life he
is the next man to United States SEN
ator Dryden; in social way he is
just the farmers boy grown up. But
as business opportunities opened up
in his career, he carried along his
farm with them, and next to Dryden
no man in New Jersey has a more
splendid estate. 1t is situated in the
borough of Florham Park, near Madi-
son, and embraces some 5000 acres.
Part of 1t was his fathers farm and
II his paternal relative were to wake
from his last sleep he would not know
the place on which he toiled 80 hard
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-12-27
WEDDING BELLS
Two Of Audubon County's Fairest
Daughters Change Their Names.

st Sunday afternoon; promptly
at oLe o'clock, at the home of the
brides parents. Mr. and Mrs. lanes
Channon, of Greeley township, Mr.,
charles August Foss and Miss Le-
nora Ana Channon gave themselves
one to the other-s'for better or for
worse, for veal or for woe" in the.
holy estate of matrimony, Elder III
y. Pallister, pastor of the Christian
church, welding the silver ham
mer which welded the two lives to-
gether. The ceremony was per
formed in the presence of about a
score of the relatives and friends
OF both the contracting parties, the
wedding march being PLAYED by
Miss Ida jacobson. The bride was
beautifully gowned in light col
ored silk dress, while the groom
was dressed in conventional black
After the knot had been tied con-
gratulations were entered and
shortly afterwards the entire COM
pany sat down to sumptuous din
ner. The bride was the receiver of
numerous presents, both useful and
ornamental.
On Chriftmas day, at high noon,
Elder Pallister solemnized a very
pretty home wedding at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. James Samu-
ei Burns in Oak6eld township,
their daughter Miss Lulu Bell
Burns being united in marriage
to Mr.. Fred Samuel Bunnel of Aud
ubon. After the ceremony the best
w1ehes for the future of the happy
pair having been given, a very
excellent dinner was served to
which ample justice was done.
gate number of presents enliv-
ened the interesting occasion.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-12-27
IOWA
NEWS
=.

The Sitter boys were savea from
= watery grave at Allerton by Clauoe
Conklln. who, at the risk of his own
life, pulled them from beneath the
thin ice under which they had gone.
Philo j. Brockway, an old soldier
and inmate of the soldiers home at
Marshalltown was found insane and
committed to the hospital at 1nde-
pendence. Brockway fmagines him
self president of the United States.
He was arraigning the members of
his cabinet when he was taken before
the commission.
j. w. Trauman, arrested by revenue
agents for conducting a masked still
in his house near Burlington, was ar
raigned before United States Commits
sioner Glynn at Keokuk, pleading not
guilty and waving preliminary exam
nation. He was bound over in the
sum of $500 to await the action OF
the federal grand jury.
While employed with a construction
crew in the railroad yards at Cres-
ton, j. L. Reby, married man, aged
40 years, was struck by switch en-
CINE and ground to pieces, the body
being terribly mutilated. The acct
dent was witnessed by scores of per-
sons on passing passenger train.
Robys home was at Thayer.
AS z. I. Funk stepped onto North
western train No. at Council Bluffs,
enroute east, he fell over lifeless.
The train got in motion before he
was noticed and the body was carried
to Missouri Valley. Deceased was
about SO years of age, and was trav.
cling salesman for the Ohio Falls
WOODEN mills of Louisville, KY.
The mayor of Dubuque, acting un.
der the pressure of the ministers, has
instructed Chief of Police Pickley to
notify the patrolman to arrest all
saloonkeepers selling liquor to minors
1T means that children will be barred
from rushing the can for their par.
ents. This is the first time in the
order has been issued
A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of j. B. Eollenhors, former
roadmaster of the Great Western, for
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. Hollefhors is charged with
completely in the defrauding case OF
w. V. Sibert and Joseph Bridges, who
are out on bonds in Marshalltown on
the charge of conspiracy to defraud
the railroad by padding the pay roll
with fictitious names.
Miss Grace Aimee Reed, teacher
in the Boone high school and coach OF
the girls basketball team, who was
robbed of pocketbook containing $35
has recovered the stolen property
The guilty party had taken the purse
and placed it in the pocket of another
girls cloak. eleven dollars had beer
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-12-27
Saw Chance For Business.


Captain Homer w. Hedge, president
of the Aero club, said in Pittsburg
apropos of very dangerous balloon
descent:
This reminds me of visit that
was paid to the aeronautical editor
of certain newspaper by solemn
man in black.
"sThe new Aero club is doing we'll,
l believer" the visitor began.
YES said the editor We have
already ninety members
"tGood! And ascensions will soon
begin, eh?'
They will begin within the week
Now, sir said the man in black
I will pay you one dollar line if you
will write in your answers to CORE
spondents' column that the quickest
and best way to descend in balloon
is to bore a hole in the gas bag
"The editor shook his head.
"'It's liberal Offer he said, blu,
I'm afraid we can't accept it.
"The man in black sighed. 4 am
sorry he said, and he walked out.
"'Who is that man?' asked stem
lographer, looking up from his desk
| That the editor replied, is oul
new coroner. He is paid by the job
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-12-27
Horses Wanted

100 big Draft Horses and Mares from
400 to 1900 pounds.
100 good Chuncks from 1900 to 400
pounds.
100 big thin Horses, big boned from
1400 to 1900 pounds.
100 nice small Horses and Mares from
1000 up.
100 big 8 year old Geldings, weighing
from 1900 up.
Mules: 100 mules all sizes. Will
buy o good shaped big horse if thin or
one blue eye. Bring me your good Hor-
ses and mules OF the different classes /
will buy them.
viii be at Kroegers livery barn,
Extra Iowa, Wednesday, January 2. One
day only.
E. e. POWELL.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-12-27
Same Old Story.

/ 1t was the vacation rush in the bag
gage room of the big depot. Suddenly,
without warning, there was an explo.
sion that shook the building.
!; "The trunk of an anarchist with a
bomb in it," shouted the depot detec.
tive.
! Russian Nihilists!" echoed man
in the crowd.
"The Black Hand!" added a third.
But just then a meek little man
pushed his way through the crowd and
picked up the fragments of hinge.
! "Lucy's trunk" he sighed. 81 told
her if she forced anything else in that
trunk the wohle top would blow off.
But man can't tell woman any.
thing when she is packing"
Tenderly they lifted the poor
"smasher" from the floor and picked
from his anatomy one toothbrush
handle, one curling iron, soap dish
and a belt buckle.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-12-27
to make bare living, and on which
his life insurance son has spent mill

to make bare living, and on which
his life insurance son has spent mill
lions.
The private roads that run through
this estate are macadam in construc.
ton and are 40 feet WIDE There are
231a miles of them. They lead through
forests, which in their original form
were wildernesses, but by the Midas
touch of wealth are transformed into
parks. The Passaic river flows
through or by them, and its tributary
waters are held in check to make
lakes and ponds, which are stocked
with fish, and on whose surface fleet
of small pleasure boats float. On the
side of the old COW barn is reared a
clock tower 100 feet high, on whose
summit is recorded time, facing the
cardinal points of the compass and
accented by bell that chimes the
hours SO that they are heard as far as
Morristown, Summit and Demands
vile, 10 miles distant
Fifty men are employed constantly
on the estate, sometimes 100 and even
more. The old farm blossoms under
the touch Of wealth, and the farmer
boy coming home from the life insur.
ance building daily drives through the
old cornfield, which is now a garden,
to splendid big house where liveried
servants meet him and bow to him on
the very spot where he used to wash
his hands in trough. There is no H.
lustration more marked of sudden
wealth brought home, none at least
which has such loyalty to it's place of
origin. DIR. Ward took a practitioners
degree in medicine; that is, he was
licensed to cure if he could, and pa
tents came to him. He found the ac-
quirement of patients difficult and
sought employment from the newly
established insurance company as an
examiner. It was not difficult nor
highly professional task, but as the
company grew his fortunes grew with
it. So, as fortune came to him, he
has built up on the old homestead one
of the finest private estates in New
Jersey, If not in the United States,
and all of it resting on the trifie called
industrial life insurance.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-12-27

spent. The father Of the girl who
owned the coat and Superintendent
King will make thorough investiga.
ton. The affair has caused sensa.
tion
Mrs. Leo Meyer living in Muscatine
county, near the Johnson county line,
has filed contest of the will of her
father asking that his estate, valued
at $4,000, be divided among the wife
and six children. In his will she was
the only child not provided for. She
sets out in her petition that the other
children continually inflamed her
father against her and her husband,
and that she was not even allowed to
enter the house when her father met
with his last sickness.
Among the occupants of the chair
oar in Wabash passenger train No.
Is from nes MONIES, overturned in
the collision with switch engine al
ST. Louis, was ]. F. Frazier of Des
Moines. Frazier, who was on his way
to Collinsville. ILL.,, saw the impending
collision and started from the chair
car. The impact threw him to the
floor before he could reach the door.
He soon recovered from the shock,
and smashing a window crawled
through to the ground unhurt. No
one was seriously hurt in the wreck.
1t seems to be admitted on all
hands that the Iowa Falls & Northern
road will not get into Hampton by
the first of January. The big bridge
across Maynes creek is unfinished
and it Is reported that the lack OF
the necessary timbers has caused tie
delay, and even if it was done ii
would be practically impossible to
surface up the track so as to lay the
rails into town. The disappointment
felt at the failure of the road to
reach town by the time mentioned
is mitigated by the fact that the
three per cent tax will not have TIC
be paid, the conditions being that IL
was only payable if the road reached
Hampton by December 81.
Landing in Iowa with ten cents and
now worth 100000 tells the POSSIBLE
tiles of Iowa land in right hands
Hans Knoop is the man who has dem.
onstrated this possibility in western
finance. Arriving in this state from
Holland some years ago with nc
worldly goods save the ten cents, he
went to work with a will at SIS 8
month. His Dutch training stood him
in good stead and he had soon saved
enough to buy 120 acres of Iowa land
in Tama county. Mr.. Knoop and his
wife farmed carefully, reared a family
of eight children and today are the
proud possessors of eleven hundred
acres of good Iowa soil, estimated a.
worth 100000.
Sheriff Dunn of Dubuque went t.
Redfield and arrested George Retmar
Retman was indicted for stealing {
horse and buggy a year ago. The
fellow hired rig of Trexler Broth
ers of Dubuque and drove to Miles
where he sold it. Authorities have
been on the trail of Retman eve,
since.
A measure annulling the twenty
five-year light franchise of the For
Dodge Light and Power company, OF
account of alleged violations of tn,
rules and privileges, was defeated b!
one vote in stormy session Of til,
| city council.