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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20
Jacques
VAUDEVILLE.

The popularity of the bill at the Jacques this week is being shown by the large crowds that attend each performance. Gus Edwards's at tractive musical comedy, "A Picnic for One," has caused more favorable comment than any act that has been seen here in long time. The Six Blonde Typewriters, together with Johnny Stanley, furnish a half hour of the most entertaining singing and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20
PICTURES AT EAGLES HALL.

PICTURES AT EAGLES HALL. H The Christmas offering next Sun day night will be the Passion Play" It is the same beautiful picture that is creating such sensation in New York, where it is being shown to crowded houses. The managers had considerable difficulty in securing this picture, as every picture house is offering big money for it, but they were bound to get it for next Sun day night, and no doubt the devotees of this form of amusement will ap- preciate their efforts by large at tendance There will also be treat for the music lovers, as William Rob- bins of New York, who made such a big hit here last Sunday night, will sing ''The Holy City" 'The Palms and other beautiful selections. The entertainment will start at S:15 and the admission will be 15 and 25 centS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20

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 Fancy Calendars and Cards.
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 Latest Novels, Essays in cloth and leather
 bindings ....... ...... 25c to $5 each Shakespeare Sets 15c vo cloth, $4.35 set shakespeare oetS ZSc vol, leatnef, $SSS a set
 CHINA AND GLASSWARE.
 Vases, Dinner Sets, Fancy Plates, Pudding Coffee Berry, Salad, Ice Cream, Chocolate, Tea and After Dinner Coffee Sets, Cut Glass Punch Bowls, Vases Candlesticks, Bowls, all size Serving Dishes.
 WAIST PATTERNS IN HANDSOME BOXES.
 Old Bleach Linen Towels.
 Table Cloths and Napkins.
 Bureau Scarfs.
 Lunch Cloths.
 Doylies.
 Embroidered Squares.
 Percale Dress Patterns, boxed.
 Plain Waist, Lengths, boxed ~--- ~-'
 Gingham Dress Patterns, boxed.
 Bath Robe Material, boxed
 Dressing Sacque Material, boxed
 French and Scotch Flannel Wasting, boxed
 Wool Bed Blankets, single, three-quarter and full sizes, white, gray, red and fancy coors.
 White Satin Bed Spreads, hemmed, fringed and cut corners, in all sizes.
 Lambs Wool and Down filled Comfortabes, with slkoline, satin and silk covers.
 Embroidered Wool Flannels.
 Womens Gloves in every length, style and price, put up in boxes.
 Wool and Cashmere Gloves.
 Handkerchiefs in plain linen, all width hems em- broidered and lace trimmed, put up in boxes.
 Neck Sarfs in fancy silk.
 Ruchings in fancy boxes.
 Bows in fancy boxes.
 Jabot and Neck Sets in boxes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20
THEATRICAL BOOKINGS

Wednesday, Dec 25-2s-Neil Bur gess in The County Fair"
 Friday. Dee 2T-~The Shadow Be- hind the Throne
 Saturady, Dee zs-''Ths Burgo- master
 Monday. Dee se-"His Honor. the Mayor"
 Wednesday. Jan 1-"Funzbzshi." l"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20
Considerate.

In a country church one Sabbath, as the congregation were rising for the first hymn. an old lady entered the church at the same time. She held up her hand. exclaiming: Keep yer seats. LOsh. ye needna arise. though I have come in."-London Express.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20
pidn'. Need Ther,.

Neighbor-If your statement Is true your clOthesIile was robbed by trsmps. Judson-How do you make that out? Neighbor-Didn't you say they took everything but the toweIs?-Illustrat- cd Rifs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20

Trials teach us what we are: they dig up the soil and let US see what we are made of: they just turn up some of the H weeds on to the surfaee-Spur- geon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07
CoNTEsTING INSURANCE.

The life insurance company which
pays losses promptly is entitled to the
support given it by the public. The
company which fights at the slightest
provocation is not to be trusted. 1t is
safe to keep clear of the company which
is noted for its many contests. When
the person insured is dead, the claim
ought to be considered due, and the
company which is straight will pay it
promptly.-Holton Signal.
This is true only in a degree. If there
is good evidence of fraud, the COM
pany owes it to its other policy holders
to contest the claim. This should be
done. however. only when there is posi-
tive and indisputable proof that wrong
was done in obtaining the policy.
The system that some insurance COM
panies. particularly fire companies,
have of disputing claims on little tech
nicalities, and of trying to beat down
claimants and effect a compromise
when a claim is just. is wrong and
should be condemned. That is probably
what the Signal refers to.
But a life insurance company that is
properly conducted is run in the inter-
est Of its policy holders. and when a
fraud is committed on the company it.
operates against them. Paying a
fraudulent claim simply takes that
muCn money away IrOl the QlNlQenQS
Of the honest policy holders. and a we'll
regulated company should not permit
Il.
Fraud should not be presumed. how
ever, unless there is strong evidence of
1t. The average man is honest. Even
If It were established that the late L
H Perkins committed suicide. 1t would
not necessarily prove that he did it to
defraud the insurance companies. The
companies were justified. of course, in
making a careful investigation of the
matter. but it turns out that Mr.. Per-
kins was a man of wealth. His family
would possess Independent means. even
If he had carried no life insurance.
That being the case. it seems unreal
sonable that he would commit suicide
Just to add to that wealth-just to get
more money for his family than his
family needs.
Whether a policy is contested or not
should depend solely on the general in
terests of the policy holders as a whole,
and their interests do not call for con-
tests on doubtful teehnicalitieA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07

ers, rising to his feet with the doctors
aid. The crowd melted away, and DR..
Pyfrom and the minister led him to
his buggy. Miss Knowlton climbed in
after him and they started OFF.
II suppose" said Travers, as they
cleared the grove, you must think
that am lacking in courtesy in not
thanking you for saving my life, but
1 am 50 upset"
you ought to scold me for injur-
ing you.' she declared. cit was very
awkward of me-
You couldn't know that was go
ing to swim out to you," he reminded
Il think I should apologize for being
in the lake at ALL
The girls laugh rang out at the sug-
gestion. I'm rather glad that you
were there" she said, though am
sorry that you were injured. 1 never
was rescued before"
Nor performed a rescue, ne re,
minded. "I don't suppose that you
can claim gold medal for hte-saV-
ing"
at don't want a reward" she IN
sisted. You should be entitled 10 ene
did not realize that a rescue was not
dangerous"
IT am sufnciently rewarded in that
I know you." he declared. -. nss
been wanting to meet you LOT sie
time"
Miss Knowlton blushed and changed
the subject She could not ADMIT INA
she. too, had felt an interest. but IN
her heart she was glad that they knew
each other, and when Travers took ad-
vantaseo of his unconventional introauc-
ton to call frequently 1T was not lone
before she consented to reward him
with her hand in the conventional
fashion decreed by custom.
OTIS such a short courtship, she
said, "'but I feel that I have known
YOU for wears"
at Ali depends upon the introduc-
tom said Travers smilingly; bless
that boat!"-(Copyrighted, 1907, by
Vim DarcV.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07
JOURNAL ENTRIES

We have always thought Adam was a
good deal of a dub for blaming the apple
incident ON to Eve, but perhaps Eve
made it into a pie In which case you
can't blame Adam.
q
All the farmers organizations are to
be organize into one gigantic trust
maybe. We don't need to worry about
it just yet.
An Atchison woman is asking $4,000
damages from some doctors for misplace
ing her knee cap. 1t certainly was
stupid of the doctors, to say nothing of
the embarrassment it must cause to
misplace knee cap so that the owner
cannot find 1t.
The earthquake instruments at Wash
ington recorded shock a few days ago,
but the scientists don't know where to
locate 1t. If you have lost an earth
quake you might ask Washington IL
the description of that one tallies with
yours. Earthquakes should not be al
lowed to run at large.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07
A. Named In Janan.

Whereas in Great Britain and most
other countries names are chosen with
little or no regard to the person who is
to bear them, the japanese name les
peciaHy in the case of miles) is full of
significance.
Take, for instance, the case of the
first boy born to a Japanese father in
the wear of the Dragon (Which is one
of the names that are given to certain
years in Japan.) He would be named
First Born of the Dragon Year"
(Which, oddly as it sounds in English,
would he a terse and musical appella-
ton in Japanese.) and the boy would
thus carry in his name some of his
personal history.
In the case of girls the japanese In
variablv choose beautiful and express
sive names plum Blossom" Snow
fake" "Chrysanthemum" are typical
instances. and as these names in their
turn symbolic spiritual qualities, the
titles chosen are full of meaning
Casselrs Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07
TY,o,,sand Dollars an Acre.

thousand dollars profit on one
acre of land. This may seem incredi-
Bile to those farmers who congratulate
themselves il they clear $40 to $50 per
acre on cotton and corn. but that
amount was made by William Volz &
Sons on their farm at Gilman. seven
miles from Brownsville.
These gentlemen sold from this one
acre of land $4,000 pounds of celery,
for which they received $l'S7s.SS'
leaving a net profit of $1,025.
1.-The crop was planted as an expert
ment," said Mr.. Volz. The celery
planted was of the golden self-blanch-
ing variety. 1t was sown in the seed
beds September 20 and transplanted in
December and January. 1t was Guilt
waited three times and 1000 pounds of
commercial fertilizer applied to the
acre.
''It was irrigated every twelve or
fourteen days, except near its matur-
ity when we were unable to secure
water for nearly four weeks, owing to
repair work in the canal, and this re-
duced the yield 40 per cent. Next year
we will plant fifty acres in celery. =
Southwestern Farmer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

FFrom the Philadelphia Record
Many a mans reform needs reform
ing.
The artists model naturally lives on
her shape.
Some men are hard drinkers. but
drinking comes easy with others.
The ossified man isn't the only one
who complains about his hard luck.
No, Maude. dear. nightmare
doesn't always result from a pony as
nightcap.
Women are hard to understand In
fact. no woman likes to make herself
plain.
First FIea-"Don't you prefer cat
to a dog?" Second Flea-'No; find
it easier to bring dog to the
scratch"
YounEpop-"Do you think the baby
looks like me?" Oldbach-'.Y in
deed. the resemblance is-er-simply
awful"
Blobbs-"C1osefist says he believes
in takfnr things as they come" SIobbs
yes, but have noticed that he al
ways manages to sell them at
profit"
This is the first time IN my life
that I ever succeeded in getting ahead
of the gas company" remarked the
suicide as he placed the tube in his
mouth.
Adam-"It is true you offered me
the apple my dear, but don't feel SO
badly about it. 1t might have been
much worse" Eve-"O Adam! how
could it have been worse?" Adam
you might have dished 1t up to me
in the form of apple dumping, and
YOU know how I suffer from indiges-
ffon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
rFrom the Chicago News.l


It's hard to fatten a purse on a
slender income
FEE advice you get is seldom worth
that much.
Umbrellas are like men; usually the
poorest get left.
Curtain lectures should be delivered
behind the scenes.
Truth and a woman's age have little
or nothing in common.
Marriage is never a failure, but
often the contracting parties are.
Give a little more than you promise
but don't promise too much.
Never Judge any mans religion by
what he says when you step on his
corn.
1t Is we'll to understand that 1t is
sometimes we'll to stand from under.
The more money a man has the
more his relatives are willing to do for
him.
There is about as much sense in a
woman's reason as there is in a mans
excuse.
Prayers of the man who prays for
himself alone probably never get
higher than the roof.
Tomatoes were formerly known as
love apples" probably because they
were soft and easily mashed.
The average man is as particular
about getting his hair cut as a woman
Is about seeing that her hat IL on
straight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07
GLOBE SIGHTS.
GFrom the Atchison Globe


1t seems to take just as much hard
chasing for a girl to land no-account
man as it does to land a prize
Every mans final sickness should ct
least be of long enough duration
for his wife ito wear herself to
sha dow"
Unless the widow takes 1t particu-
larly hard the neighbors do not think
they have been fully paid for all the
trouble they have taken.
Any man who has too much charity
for buns. and too much fault-hnd1ng
and criticism for useful men. mas d
streak of dishonesty in his makeup.
Whether the neighbors admire a girl
who gets up early in the morning. oe-
ponds entirely upon II she got up 10
help her mother. or to practice
This time of year is disagreeable in
one way. The dew on the grass during
the nights is cold and uncomfortapic
on the bare feet of a man who must
get up during the night and drive the
neighbours COW off the lawn.
The nearest Atchison can get to
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, VINO IS
visiting this country. is that once. wnsA
Prince Wilhelm was in New YORK; ne
viewed the city from the twenty-nintn
story of the Singer building, and
number of Atchison woman have tho
Singer sewing machine
There was a little tragedy on the
streets this morning. A woman we
two pretty children. was accompanies
by only one today; the other one nau
been started to school. for the nrst
time. After a woman has nao emu
with her night and day hye or SIX
years. she misses him mignLliy Mnen
he starts to school for tibet hrst time.
The first day. it occurs to her oozeH
times: Where is Edwin!
Some people are not worth their
salt When they get a job. they can't
hold II. Instead of helping, they are
in the wav. And when they are dis
charged, they say it beats all now nara
II is for a good man to get along ~
certain man is employed In a certain
place in Atchison. we are interested
in watching him He is not worth nell
room He is a fool In all the ways
noesible and annoys everyone with
whom he comes in contact OF course
he WON'T last long Possibly he does
the hest he can. Can fool help be-
ing fool?
Every mans hand is against the
-oIf but the wolf prospers. Every
mans hand is against the cookie bur,
hut the cookie bur prosperS. There
rvIll he no frost until cookie burs are
rine. until their seeds are ready for
for its own interests; learn a lesson
from the cookie bur. The cookie bur
has another trick that is worth noting:
every wear, in every seed pod, there are
two seeds. One terminates the follow
ing spring while the other seed does
not terminate until the second spring
In case an accident happens to the
first seed. the plant is reproduced the
second spring And the plant IS
nuisance like wolf. But how easily
a good thing is killed Off How easily
la good citizen leaves toWnI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07
L6YHNWKER JOTS

The September docket of the Allen
county district court has on it 125
cases for trial. Among them are elev-
en- liquor prosecutions and "a divorce
suits
There is a little orphan chicken at
Winfield. A housekeeper started to
use some eggs recently and one was
so hard to break that she laid it
aside temporarily; A short time af-
forwards a healthy little fowl broke
through the shell and began yelling
for bread crumbs
A deputy game warden dropped in
to Hill City a few days ago and caught
a local sport with five prairie chickens
$3.50 and as soon as the news had
time to spread about the town the Re-
publican says that the smell of burn
ing feathers was noticeable over the
entire townsfte.
The Swimming hole" in the creek
at lola has not been a safe place for
the past two weeks, and the boys
have avoided it, but now the danger
is past. An alligator that escaped
from its owner some time ago and
that had taken up its headquarters in
the swimming hole. has been caught
and removed.
Bent Murdoch is responsible for
this: OF course prohibition prohibits.
An Ell Dorado fellow citizen was COM
ing home on a crowded car, last
week, and it so happened that an old
codger smashed a small bottle of
whisky that was in his grip-it was
probably Topeka whisky. as the smell
of it filed the car Half a minute af-
terward about every man in the car
opened his suit case, grip or hand bag
to see If it was his bottle that was
leaking, or was broken.
Some things observed by Deacon
Walker: Women make a whole lot OF
fun of mems lodges. but just the same
they would give a good deal to know
the password. L once knew fell
low who was always talking about the
machine" in politics and he always
lent his time and influence to rebuk-
ing the ring at the polls by scratch
ing his ticket One day this same fell
low got nomination for office and
then went around and told all the fell
lows he had 'rebuked" that it was
critical time for the party and every
man should vote his ticket straight
1t has to get a whole lot hotter to
keep a man away from a ball game
than it does to keep him away from
church AS an illustration of the
old adage that a game is never out
until it is played out, I might remark
that the girl in my town who had the
most fellows when I was kid is now
an old maid and has Given Up All
Hope. g. Many a man who gets up
and opens the door when Opportunity
knocks goes to sleep again and for
gets to close the door Lots of wo-
men lose out because they can't wait
until the ceremony has been perform
ed before they begin bossing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07
Good Trait.

Admiral Dewey praised, at a dinner
in Richfield Springs, certain success
f,,l business man. Part of his sue
cess" said the admiral, comes from
his neat way of getting people to do
what he wants them to. They say that
when. as a young fellow of %. he first
opened a little trimming store, he
showed this trait-this nice-governing,
managing trait-very strongly. Thus,
II YOU went into his tiny emporium and
asked him If he would change a quar-
ter or a half-dollar for you, he would
reply with a courteous smile: Ger
tainly. madam; and how will you have
it7 Buttons, ribbon. lace. or inser-
ton ?'''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07
THE QUESTION OF ITIE AGES.

IThese lines are contributed as in keeping
with the sentiment of the Sermonette in
The State Journal of August 81
Why? Why? Why? Father God,
Weariest Thou never of our questioning1
And bidst Thou. never. doubt and fear
take wing?
Cease. Soul The way we never here may
know
But all is well, for love hath planned
1t SO:
Bend thou and kiss the rod
Be sure the way and will supernal,
That falters not, nor waivers. is yet kind !:
Trust, Heart, despite the questioning of
the mind:
Know thou that all around, below, above,
Are balanced in the hand OF perfect Love
And that Love is eternal
Mrs. Bessie Stanley.
Iincoln. Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

TFrou the New York Press
A girl puts feather stitching in her
love letters.
There's not much use being virtuous
unless you advertise it.
A useful thing about children is
how you can't waste your money any
otf.er way.
A woman would rather be proud of
her children's looks than reconciled
to their brains
The more languages a boy can learn
to talk In college the less he knows
what to do with them when he gets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07

Those persons who are now making
a fuss about the change in textbooks.
should remember that there has been
no change anywhere in Kansas for
five years, and that there will not be
another change for another five years
Under the old system there was a con-
hnual change and If a family moved
from one district to another, new
books had to be bought.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07

Speaking Of inventive geniuses,
farmer near Eningham has probably
discovered what farmers have been
looking for for ages-how to pre-
serve a melon patch from the marau-
der. He says wolves are eating his
melons. and he gives public notice
that he has loaded some of the mel
ons with dynamite.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07

In bawling oudt der conductor on
der wrecked pullman car, Goferner
Hoch sayss der man vas scared so bad
he fergodt we're he did NIT der tiggets.
But may Won, er two, fer dot madden.
rise und unkvire how Goferner Hoch
knew anything aboudt dot? He rides
on a pass, alretty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07

Artist Earle says the newspapers
are to blame for his troubles. 1t evf-
IDENTIFY does not occur TO Mr. Earle
that his own action In discarding his
rightful wife in order that he may
marry another has anything to do
with the matter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07

A woman has been arrested at Par
sons for trying to starve herself With
groceries soaring the way they are,
the problem with a good many peo-
pIe is how to keep from 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07

If the railroads are only afraid that
putting in the two-cent fare in Kan
sas would prejudice their suits IN 9TH
er states against them. they ought to
be treasured by the formal order
made by the Kansas board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07

Senator Borah of Idaho, has been
indicted by the government for con-
spiracy in connection with some land
frauds. Perhaps Harry Orchard can
be persuaded to come forward ana
confess a few things in this case also.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07

Mr.. Taft VIII be launched in San
Francisco IN a few days. The Taft boom
however, was launched some time ago
ana is now far on its way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07

Although the calendar proclains this
q fall month, It does not follow that you
win have to retire your straw hat for a
few days at least.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07

Anyway. the gay and festive corn
lie Is not working overtime up In the
corn belt this year, as 1t usually Is at
this time OF year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07

Those Colorado prominent citizens"
who have been convicted Of mining
frauds, would doubtless enjoy gnawfng
a bone-provided 1t was Prosecuting
AftorneV Bone.