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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-22

Customer Ito aiter)-What the
meaning of this2 Yesterday you gave me
twice as large n portion as today.
Waiter-Where did you sit?
Customer-By the window.
WATERFOWL! that accounts for 1t. We
always give people by the window large
portions. It's an advertisement.-TIt-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-22
The REAL MERIT

of the Bitters is quickly demonstrated
in the cases of Stomach, Liver OF
Bowel disorders and being compound
ed In accordance with the Pure Drugs
Act of June 80, 1906, no one need hes
itate in trying a bottle at once. A dose
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30
MAID LOSES FINE JOB
SERVANT OF QUEEN MOTHER OF
ITALY WAS ENTERPRISING.
Unknown to Royal Mistress, Adele
Sold CASTOR Clothing and Hats to
Foreigners and Melted $4,000 a
Year by Practice.

Rome,-MargheTita, queen mother
of Italy, is looking for another maid.
And Adele BaccaTiui who held that
position until the other day, is look
ing for another mistress. And there
by hangs this story.
The queen mother, though in many
matters a woman of simple and de-
cidedly democratic tastes, has always
dressed as beftted a queen. Her ward
robe is extensive and costly. Of
course, she keeps pace with the fash
ions, never has her dresses made over;
land discaTds them for new ones on the
slightest signs Of wear and tear
Though no longer fit for a queen,
these cast-off gowns, hats and bonnets
are quite fit for less exalted feminine
folk. In the estimation of some of
phese, more especially American wOm-
en-, the fact that they have been worn
by royalty bestow8 on them a value
far beyond that of ordinary second
hand clothing
Some six years ago, Queen Mar
gheTita had a favorite maid, Teresa,
whom she trusted implicitly One day
while out shopping, the queen saw a
woman enter the store wearing a dress
which appeared TO the queen singular
ly familiar. She continued her scru-
tiny, despite the obvious embarrass-
ment Of the stranger, until her eyes
fit on tiny spot on the hem Of the
skirt. That removed the last vestige
of doubt in her mind as to the dress.
It was one which she had herself worn,
| and which she had discarded only a
few days before on account of that
blemish.
Then she returned to the palace and
started an investigation. AS a result,
Teresa was bounced, for Teresa, it
turned out, had been in the habit of
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30
Deed Travels e.ooo Miles.

Dayton, O.-There has just been
placed on file in the county recorders
Office the quaintest deed ever record.
ed in Montgomery county. The deed
is written in German and transfers
lots Nos. 1873, 179 and fS0 to Charles
Haas of Cincinnati for a consideration
of $4,000
The property belonged to the heirs
Of the late Henry Lessner, for many
years a prominent Dayton clothier,
who at his death recently left an I'M
mense estate. 1t was necessary to
send the document to Alexandrowo,
Russia, to secure the signatures of
the heirs before the property, which is
located in this city, could be trans
ferred.
The deed is written on six feet Of
foolscap paper and it has travelled
more than $1,000 miles.
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30
HAS OLDEST PULPIT
DESK AT ALBANY, N. Y, WAS I'M
PORTED IN 1850.
Is Property of First Reformed Church
Built in 1793-President q Mem
Der While Governor of
the State.

Albany, N. Y.-This city has the
honor of owning the oldest pulpit on
the continent, along with that of being
the oldest chartered city in the United
States. The pulpit stands in the First
Reformed church, which was built in
the year of the building of the old Cali
fOrnta missions, 1898, but, unlike them,
it is as strong and in as good repair
as 1t was when the builders left it.
The pulpit was brought over from
Holland by the Dutch in 1856 to stand
In their new church, which was just
| building. twenty-five beaver skins
were sent to Holland as part payment,
but they became damaged in transit,
so the pulpit was donated by the Dutch
West India company. The building
served as a fort as well as a church,
cannon being mounted upon the roof,
and while the service was going on
within sentinels watched for signs of
a foe.
To-day the old hour glass and an
cient Dutch Bible are still in their ac-
customed places, while in the olden
time the pews in front Of it were Oc-
cupied by Col. Peter Schuyler, Al
bany's first mayor; the patrons Of
the Van RensseIaers, who owned land
along both shores of the Hudson river
for "a miles, and Gen. Philip Schuyler,
one of the first three major generals
in the revolutionary army, also first
United States senator from New York.
Within its shadow the famous Iro-
quois chieftain, King Hendrick, who
with Sir William Johnson defeated
the French and Indians in the battle
Of Lake George. was converted to
Christianity and Col. Aaron Burr.
United States senator from New York
and vice president under Thomas JEFF
fersOn, was married to Theodosia Pro
yost.
President Roosevelt sat before it
and listened to the preachers words
as a member of this church when gov
ernOr of New York state.
The old pulpit is rich in years and
hOnors; its history is Albany,s history,
the church's members having taken
part In all the events Of interest that
have happened in "ye olde towne"
since its founding.
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30

signer of the Declaration of Independ-
ence, and came into the possession of
Richard Cation through the marriage
Of Mr.. CarrOIs 16-year-old daughter,
Mary Carroll. Beneath the roofs of
Thunder castle have been sheltered
three Of the most beautiful women of
America. They were the three eldest
of Richard Caton's four daughters,
who married abroad and were known
as "The American Graces."
Before the civil war a private school
was conducted at Thunder castle by
Mrs. Carrie COale and her daughter.
Since the war it has been occupied as
a private dwelling.
The building is constructed of stone.
Several years ago a large frame wing
was added to the structure.
The old house is located on what
was known in early days of the village
as the national pike between Washing
ton and st. Louis. 1t was the govern
ment mail route through Maryland,
the western part of what was then the
state Of Virginia and the states of
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and was
the first great internal Improvement
that the government Of the United
States undertook.
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30
ADELE BACCARINI.
(Maid Who Sold CASTOR Garments of
Queen Margherita.)

selling her 'perauisites," as she
called them, to whOmsoever would
pay most for them.
Teresa had several successors, who
lasted only a brief while, until Adele
BaccaTini was given the position. In
her the queen congratulated herself
that she had at last found the perfect
maid. She did not again see another
woman wearing a dress which she rec
ognized as having once been her
own.
But a week or so ago, Queen Mar
gherita was driving in the Via Tritoni,
when, during a block in the traffic,
her carriage. came to a halt alongside
of one in which was seated an Ameri-
can woman. And on her blonde hair
was a hat which only a few days be-
fore nad adorned MaTgherita's own
royal head. She had cast it aside be-
cause it did not, in all respects, sat
isfy her exacting taste in the matter
of headgear.
Then followed another investigation.
And Adele, the perfect jewel of maid,
was proved to be the culprit. The in
quiry showed that for several years
she had neen in the habit of selling
everything in the shape of apparel
which her royal mistress had dis
carded. But more crafty than Teresa,
she had adopted a method which ena-
bled her to get considerably better
prices for the articles and at the same
time to keep the matter from coming
to the queen mothers attention.
She sold her "perquisites" only to
foreigners, and, by preference, to
American women, whom she found
would pay bigger prices for such
souvenirs Of royalty than women Of
any other nationality. She hired a
room just back of the Grand hotel,
where she received her clients. One
condition she imposed on the pur-
chaser was that nothing they bought
Of her should be worn in Italy.
It was because Mrs. NJ of Buff
falo disTegarded this pledge that Adele
was found out. The business had net
ted her something like $4,000 a year.
The loss Of it made her furious. AS
soon as she was dismissed from the
palace she made a Beeline for the hO-
tel where Mrs. M was staying and
gave her piece of her mind In Ian
guage more forceful than elegant.
Mrs. M was found by her own
maid on sofa in a haE fa4nting con.
dition while Adele. the ragged rem
nants Of the hat which had caused ali
the trouble in her hand, was raging I'D
and down the room like a tigFess.
Mrs. M discovered next day that
Italy possessed no further attractions
for her. Meanwhile Adele has been
to the American cOnsul's sOffiee to In.
quire If, under American law. there
was any way by which she could sue
her for damages.
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30
~oR NEW STATE IN NORTHWEST
Idaho, Washington and Oregon May
Be Asked to Contribute Counties.

Spokane, Wash.-Resident all over
eastern and central Washington,
northern Idaho, including the Pan
handle and northeastern Oregon, are
evineing interest in the proposal to
create a new state by taking 26 coun-
ties, with a population of 100000 in
the territory bounded on the west by
the Cascade range. on the east by
the Bitter Root mountains, on the
north by the international boundary
and on the south by the Blue noun
tains, and, judging from the hearty
support accorded, there is every rea-
sonable prospect that the project will
be carried out successfully.
G. Herbert Moore, chairman of the
city beautiful committee of the SpO-
kane chamber of commerce, who is
at the head OF the movement, urges
the assembling OF a convention at an
early date, at which the new state
plan can be thoroughly discussed by
representative men of the three in
terested states.
The proposed action to create the
new state by taking parts Of three ad-
joining commOnweaIths is without a
precedent in the history of the nation.
An approach to it, however, was fur
nished in West Virginia, organized in
constitutional manner in 1861.
Prominent lawyers In the northwest
declare that provision is made in the
constitution of the United States for
the creation of new states, and they
point to section 3, article 1, as the
method of procedure. The text fol-
lows:
New states may be admitted by
congress into the union; but no new
state shall be formed or erected with
in the Jurisdiction of any other state,
nor any state be formed by the juno
ton of two or more states or parts of
states, without the consent Of the leg
islatures of the states concerned, as
well as of the congress"
This will involve a lot Of work. It
means also that a community of
sentiment" unanimous among the
people, must be created in the three
state legislatures to secure their
united action.
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30

the land, or that any residence was
the homestead law. Valuable coal de-
posits have been found on the claim.
The government charges certain
price per acre for its mineral lands.
Millions of dollars have been lost by
the fraudulent entry of coal deposits
as free homestead lands. The greater
part Of the grabbing has been done
by railroad and other corporations.
The congressman who are endeavOr-
ing to block the presidents efforts to
stop the wholesale land and coal thieY-
ing have suddenly taken tender in
terest in the unhappy homesteader.
After toiling for five years on his
land, they ask, why must he wait un-
til an investigation Of the truth Of his
statement is made before receiving his
patent to the land? Let the patents be
issued on every claim without any tn-
vestigation, they say. It viii save the
land office a lot of expense. And ik
will avoid embarrassing the sturdy
homesteader. -
Congressman Mondell should be
thoroughly familiar with the public
land business. He left congress after
serving his first term, in 1897, to be-
come assistant commissioner Of the
q. S. general land Office. He returned
to congress in 1899 and has been
member Of the lower house ever since.
Before going to Washington he served
five years as mayor of Newcastle and
spent two terms in the Wyoming Iegis-
lature. Mr.. Mondell is 46 years old.
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30
THUNDER CASTLE TO BE RAzED.
Once Sheltered the Three Graess, !"
Americas Nest Beautiful Women.

Baltimore, Md.-Thunder castle, the
home of the Cations, the notable old
buildings from which Catonsville de-
rives its name. has been purchased by
former Senator John Hubner and will
be torn down to make way it is said,
for a more modern cottage.
The building is in the western part
of Catonsville. It was the property of
a relative of Gen. Winfield Scott, and
many persons have believed it be-
longed to Gen. Scott. The old general
used 70 spend conside- able time at
Castle Thunder.
The old house. tradition saws. was
at one time the Ieadiae hostelry of
CatOnsVille. There the stages used to
leave many a weary traveller west
ward, who desired a night Of rest be-
fore continuing on.
The property originally belonged to
Charles Carroll Of CarrourOn. first
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30
NOTED HALF BREED A CHIEF.
Greenwood La Fleur Conspicuous In
the History of the ChoctaWs.

New Orleans.-Near Greenwood,
Miss, is MaImaison, an imposing me-
mortal to that picturesque half-breed
Greenwood Lefiore, or La F1eur. His
father was a Canadian trader and his
mother the daughter of a Choctaw
chief. His father became influential
in the tribe and accumulated censid-
cradle wealth. Greenwood Wasl edu-
Gated abroad and upon the death OF
his father was elected chief OF the
tribe.
He was a unique character and
widely known. He managed the treaty
between the government and his tribe
known as the treaty of Dancing Rab.
bit, by which the tribe agreed to be
moved west of the Mississippi, it be-
ing stipulated that he himself should
receive 1900 acres of land near
Greenwood. In the midst of this es-
tate he erected his historic mansion
MalmaisOn, sparing no expense eItheE,
Of construction or furnishing. He
spent much time in travel and
brought home with him from his varS-
GUS trips abroad expensive specimens
of art and bric-a-brac. It is said thas
at one time he owned 1000 slaves.
He was shrewd, independent and
fearless, noted for hospitality and IA.
fuential in public affairs. He died IN
1872. His portrait adorns the state
house at Jackson.
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30
is LEARNING FARMING.
,osEpH MEDILL PATTERSON
STUDYING AGRICULTURE.
voyna Millionaire Socialist of Chicago
= student at Wisconsin UniVer-
sity-PIans to Run a
Model Dairy.

Madison. Wis-There came to the
w--c7rstn state university last fall a
cam man who told the professors
.sa- r= wanted to learn how to milk
COW and uIow and SOW and mix
s-s--mash for hogs-he wanted to
rsars TO De a farmer.
This was nothing extraordinary, be-
.srse there are several hundreds Of
isrra-s' sons there now taking the
.or-=4 En agriculture. Very many Of
.bar are earning their own way. But
-ra- the newcomer gave his name
svan the staid professors who teach
Ha rotation of crops and the methods
n rrararfag eusiIage were surprised.
The new student didn't need to
raarr how to work. He is a million
sf-a and has an income now of S5O,000
wear with more TO come. His name
"a r-ea-l Nedul Patterson, Yale grad
nate who intends TO live what he calls
a-r. honest life. despite his fortune
and his expectations. He means to do
his share of the everyday labors Of
men less fortunate than he.
His golf clubs are left to grow rusty
IN their bag. His automobile has been
9fs7g5ed Of Society is a closed book
now What he purposes to do is to es-
tsbHsh a model dairy on a large farm
near Chicag0 He expects TO supply
hfghcEass dairy products to the sick
and aiLiug.
To begin with, he is living the SIM
ple life. He took his family to Madi-
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30
Appropriate. but Cutting.

Miss Ethel Barrymore" said a
comedian at the Players club. 'fs con-
tinually besieged by painters. Her
beauty makes her a desirable subjects
her fame, too, makes her desirable; al
togther there is no one more sought
after for sittings than Miss Barry
more. And she is so gracious that
sometimes she sits to Indifferent art
lists. This happened in Philadelphia
last year. A young Philadelphia i'm
pressionist made a rather ghaStly yell
low and green portrait of Miss Barry
more. When it was done he asked her
to sign it and write something or
other-some little sentiment-above
her signature. Miss Barrymore smiled
as she looked at the wretched portrait
and she wrote:
BE not afraid; it is l. Ethel Barry
more"
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30
Send Music by Wireless.

New York-Through a slight acci.
dent to an electrician in the employ
OF the De Forrest Wireless Telegraph
company on the roof of the Yale Club
it became known that DR.. De Forrest
is attempting to transmit music
through the air without the use of
wires as he now transmits messages.
He is working IN connection with the
Cahill Teleharmonic company, which
sends music by wire to any point.
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30
PROBE FOR CONGRESSMAN.
MondeiI of Wyoming Charged with
Seizing Coal Lands.

Washington.-Frank Wheeler Mon
dell, congressman from Wyoming. was
one of those who opposed the presi-
dents reform plans for checking the
extensive land frauds in the west.
He now finds himself the subject OF
a special investigation and an agent
has been sent to Newcastle. Wyo., to
look into a claim on 160 acres of land
fled by Congressman MondeII.
The claim was filed under the home
stead act. There is no record that
Congressman Mondell ever lived on
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30
HEADS NEW RUSSIAN DoUMA.
Feodor GoloVin, . Constitutional Dem.
ocrat, Elected Speaker.

st. Petersburg - Feodor Golovin,
who was elected speaker of Russia's
new douma, or lower house Of paria-
ment, when that body met and organ
lied in the Tauride palace, st. Peters
burg, recently, is a man Of great ener-
gy, and throughout the long-continued
reign Of turbulence has managed to
hold the confidence of the people. He
is q constitutional democrat and, al
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30
JOSEPH M. PATTERSON.
tMlllionaire Socialist Who Is Studying
to Be a Farmer.)

son, and they have taken an eight
loom cottage near the university. Any
carpenter or dairyman could well af-
io'5 to live in It. Four or five times
a day the young man walks over from
bis modest home to his dairy work at
the university.
The household consists Of Mr.. and
ErS. Patterson, their two baby girls
and two maids. What little leisure
he young man enjoys is spent at
home, playing with his babies or read
Ing.
Occasionally he finds time to write
br the socialistic press. For these
Gucles he refuses pay, but when he
writes for the everyday magazines he
'snands the regular recompense that
'old go to any writer.
Just now Mr.. Patterson is working
hard over the problems Of scientific
4iying and up-to-date agriculture
"a, he hasn't had any time to write
-oout his sOcialistic ideas. The course
Is taking is arranged for two years,
Aca term lasting four months. The
Aef eight months Of the year are
se1t in practical work on the farm.
% Patterson thinks he can get all he
seds In one year.
Dean w. A. Henry has arranged a
.eclal course for him, and it requires
hours a week. The usual course
~Aes only about half as many hours.
,-e studies include the value of diff
"ell leeds for livestock, dalrying,
'eslocE Judging, plant life, soils. Sc
N~oA OF seeds, agricultural engineer
r. veterinary science, farm mechan-
and similar subjects.
'-s young millionaire pays a tut
~ lee u- Sl2-T5, Of which S35 is be-
,-se -e is not a resident of Wiscon-
seven dollars for general inciden-
purposes and IS cents for the priv
s1S Oh the general gymnasium. He
ss",4ea by the faculty as an excep-
-a-s good student and by his fel-
Students as an agreeable associ.
&c" o- the latter, however, really
VINO he is because of the short
5 lie has been at the university
o5-alss of his rather retiring dis.
-.,-oa. He mingles freely with the
Students 10 the institution, meet,
-a-y OF them on the CAMPUS. In
---..2m, at the gymnasium and
PATTERSON has bought a farm of
rl-5s al Li5ertyviue. H., So miles
-1ss- of Chicago, and will make
,s- --.e nome there. He is building
" house and a number of stock
. ol d. and intends to stock if
.,-'-ol-1breds and make it a
5. ...m In all respects.
.-.sals father is Robert w
editor of The Cbica.
.ae. q graduate of VIII
. son of the late Rev. r
.@-.g.san- His mother is a daupb.
-e late Joseph Medin one of
ear 1-s.s p-. OF the Chicago Tribune.
Patterson was editor-in-chief Of
Sa- t-~-e during the absence of his
Europe in the fall of 1904.
NTFWyNWFssTsss
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30

Moscow by the most skilled EHVsE
smiths, and is Of silver and gold. e.
namented with enamel. The base is
three Hons legs. Standing two feet
high, It is inscribed in Slavonio char
acters and bears also the initials '''T.
R." Cups of this sort are presented.
L is said, only TO crowned heads and
great rulers.
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30
SLAVIC CUP FOR PRESIDENT.
European Society Recognizes Roose-
VeIt's Peace Efforts.

New York-Gen. Count Arthur
Tcherep-Spiridovitch, president of the
great Slavic society in Moscow and
head of the Slavonic movement in Eu-
rope, is in America to present to Pres
ident Roosevelt, In behalf Of the Sla-
vonic society, a cup in recognition Of
Mr.. ROosevelt's efforts in bringing
about peace. The cup is a fine exam
pie OF Slavic art 1t was made In
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30

though this faction has only 100 mem
bers, GOlOvin received 331 votes,
against 81 for the conservative candi-
date, the socialists throwing their
strength for Golovin. The new speak
er represents the Moscow province.
He is 40 years old, aEistocratic and
clever. During the regime of Grand
Duke Sergius he was president or the
Moscow zemstvo and is said to be
we'll qualified to preside over what
threatens to be a stormy session Of
the douma
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30
A Remedy.

"See here, Bridget said Miss
Housekeep "the dishes you have put
on the table Of late have been positive
ly dirty. Something's got to be done
about it.
'Thrue for ye. ma'am." replied Bird
get, eff ye only had dark-oolored ones,
ma'am, they wouldn't show the dirt at
all"
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30
Wisconsin Cow Makes Record.

Fond du Lac.-A Fond du Lac COW
has broken the worlds butter record.
In a so days official test at the state
experiment station her milk was con-
yerted into 40 pounds of butter.
The Washington bee., 1907-03-30

A Manitoba man who sold his house
hold goods at auction got ten cents for
a cat One of his neighbors was prob
ably willing to pay that much for the
chance to kill It
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-12-27
Discussed Night School.

The night school is an assured
thing. sufficient number of young
men have enrolled, or sent word that
they intend to do so between the
present time and the opening of the
school, to guarantee expenses, with
margin for safety. The school will
open on the evening of January 6.
A number of interested persons
met Monday night in the high school
building to discuss details concerning
course of study, tuition, etc. Com
munications were received from as
many more stating that circumstan-
ces prevented them from being pre-
sent, but that they would be on hand
at the opening of the school.
The course of study as decided up
on will include, for the beginning of
the term, bookkeeping, spelling,
arithmetic, writing, and business
methods For this the following
books will be used: Moore & Miners
bookkeeping; Walshs No. arith-
metic, Hurts spelling, Teller's bust
ness methods and Berrys writing
books.
In the business course there will be !
a choice of two studies, reading and
or business English
Idaho Press