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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Stanley of 1920
Clay street are the parents OF son.
born Saturday.
Arrangements have been made by the
Ohio club for a O'Clock dinner this af-
ternoon at their hall, III West Sixth
avenue.
The green ties affected by the cor
rect dressers after a single day of eX-
hibition will now be retired for an
other year
The annual institute of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union will be
held at the Walnut Grove Methodist
church Tuesday.
The city board of health reports the
following births: Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Tibbets. FOG Topeka avenue; Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Stoard, 915 West Fifteenth
street
A. Jenkins of 1855 Lincoln street has
been guaranteed for smallpox, making
nine cases of smallpox in the city with
the eight that are in the city detention
hospital.
Opal ST. Elmo, the yelled prophecies,
permanently located at 2l0 East Fifth
street, is offering special SO life read
ings for SIS, and 50 readings for so cents
this week only.
AS a result of the revival which has
been in progress in Oakland, seven
converts were baptized in the Kaw
river near the Sardou avenue bridge
Sunday afternoon.
A
central committee will be held at the
court house this evening at 1880 when
the old committee will .disband and the
new one take their place.
1T seems to me- remarked the City
Salesman, that either the reporters
who are handling the Thaw trial or the
lawyers in the case, are working the
word hypothetical, overtime
The city council has lodged the re-
sponsibility of declaring the search
lights on the street cars a nuisance anu
have passed the matter up to City At
torney Dreaming for an opinion
The citizens Of Auburndale wishing to
add their mite towards the perpetual
ton of President Roosevelt's name
have asked that the name of Irving
street be changed to Roosevelt.
An error has been discovered in the
abstract of the title to Garfield park
which will have to be corrected before
the property can be transferred from
the Bank of Topeka to the city.
Clarence Scott has had the glass
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
SNOW BANK SAVES HIM.
Morris SternberS Jumped Four Stories
and Is Uninjured.

New York, March 1S.-Tortured
four nights and days by insomnia, and
having. in addition, a violent attack of
Morris Sternberg yester-
day jumped from a fourth story WIN
dow of the Acropolis hotel, at No. SIG
West One Hundred and Twenty-third
street. He landed in a heap of snow
and ashes, about two feet from a hole
twenty yards deep. Had he rolled
from the snow pile, he would have
been killed. When picked up from
the snow heap he said he was tired of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
ROWLES' HOUSE is SOLD.
VIII Be Made Into Modern Fourteen
Room Fiat.

Mr.. J. L. Penny of 313 Quincy street
has bought the Rowles homestead at
the southeast corner of Sixth avenue
and Lincoln street
Mr.. Penny will rebuild the house and
will erect an addition, making the whole
into a thoroughly modern fiat of four
teen rooms.
Mr.. Peny has lived in Topeka 35 years
long enough to appreciate the value
of good rental property.
The Rowles home is one of the land
marks of Topeka though it has been lit
tie used since Mr.. Rowles died about six
years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
It's First Convention.

New York, March 1S.-The Theta
NJ Epsilon fraternity will hold con-
vention in this city on Friday and Sat
urday. March 90 and 80. The purpose
of this convention is to recognize the
present system of government of this
society The development of the So
ctetv since it's organization in the year
1870 has been so rapid that more
complete control of the national organ
ization Is suggested and for the first
time in the history of the society,
convention will be held.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
Bowling Congress OPENS.

st. Louis. Mo-. March 18.-The
American Bowling congress this
morning began a weeks steady work
the schedule for each day opening at
1890 &. m. and continuing until mid
night Today's programme comprised
bowling by two teams, five men teams
and individuals. The opening event
was the contest of the first fight of
twelve two men teams
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
Five Drowned in Canal.

valladolid, Spain. March !8.-An
unusual and horrifying drowning &C
oidan+ occurred here Yesterday. Pedro
Marcos, a lawyer, his two children.
their nurse and a young lady were
drowned by their carriage ana morse
falling from a bridge into the canal
Sonora Marcos, who was WIN tne
PARTY. was the only one that was
saved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
Two Coaches Burned.

Mattawankeag. Me-, March 1S.-A
passenger train from Montreal for St
John and Halifax collided with an
empty train of emigrant cars here to-
day No one was seriously hurt
though the passengers were badly
shaken up. The wreckage caught fire
and two coaches was burned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
veteran oil Eiehtr Dies-

Springfield. Mo-. March 1S.-Cap-
tain Charles B. Owen, a civil war vet
eran, died at his home near here yes
terday, aged so years. He won dis
tinction at the battle of Pleasant Hill,
La. when his regiment lost nearly all
its officers and nearly half of his men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
Change in Sailing Day.

New York March 1S.-The Ham
burg-American Steamship company
announced that after July Is the larg-
est steamers of the line will sail from
New York on Saturdays instead of
Thursdays as heretofore, and their
other steamers on Thursday instead of
Saturdays.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18

BettoH n Victim of ApOpIexy.
Rome. March 1S.-Parmenio Bet
toll, a noted author and literary critic,
is dead here of apopleXy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15
Talked Tsem into Prison.

About 80 years ago Henry Clay
Dean, the eccentric Missouri lawyer
and orator, was attending a term Of
court at which l was defending a
man on a pretty serious charge" said
Judge Risdon of Kirksville the other
day to a Kansas City Star writer
Two horse thieves that were in jail
sent for Dean. He took their case,
and after looking at it from all sides
concluded the best thing for them to
do was to plead guilty and take two
years each.
His men baked at the idea Of
pleading guilty. He told them that
the penitentiary wasn't bad sort of
place; he had been all through it and
knew. The warden--a personal friend
of mine-is one of the kindest men
that ever lived said Dean; he never
makes you work when you are tired;
and when you are sick he always looks
after you like a mother. You get
roast beef and brown bread every day,
and pie and turkey on Sunday. Why,
when Bill Jenkins-you boys know
Bill-used to run a little sawmill over
in the corner of Putnam county, they
sent him up fOr-er-borrowing corn,
When he went there he didn't weigh
over hundred and thirty pounds, reg.
ular skin and bones, and in six months
he weighed 800 pounds avoirdupois
and was made captain of the guard
just getting along fine; said he
wouldn't swap his job for any other
in Missouri and wrote his folks to
come down and live with him. The
prison can't hurt anything but your
reputation and what does a fellow
who's been stealing care about repu
tations, anyway?
THE two horse thieves by this time
were dead anxious to plead guilty ant
begin life. in the pen. More thar
that, all the other fellows in the jai
who had heard Deans talk insisted OF
pleading guilty and going along"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15
AN OLD EDITOR
Found $4,000 Worth Of Food.

The editor of paper out in Okla,
said: Eyes, it is true when l got hold
of Grape-Nuts food, it was worth
more than a $4,000 doctor bill to me,
for it made me we'll man. l have
gained rs pounds in weight, my
strength has returned tenfold, my
brain power has been given back to
me, and that is an absolute essential,
for / am an editor and have been for
IS years.
my pen shall always be eready to
speak good word for this powerful
nutritive food. had of course often
read the advertisements regarding
pe-Nuts, but never thought to ap-
ply the food to my own use, until, in
my extremity and sickness the thought
came to me that 1t might fit my case.
The statements In regard to the food
are absolutely correct, as have proven
in my own case. One very fortunate
thing about the food Is that while 1t Is
the most scientifically made and high
ly nourishing, concentrated food have
ever known, 1t has so delicious taste
that 1t wins and holds friends. j."
There's a Reason" Read The Road
To Wellyille" u psxa
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15

Nov, DEAR said the red-cheeked
man to his wife, Il am going to have
little poker game Wednesday night.
My friend and his wife are expert
players, don't want you to distract
me"
Il won't" said she. "Tll sit by a
little table way off yonder and trim
my hat"
That's what you can dc" he assent.
ed; sit way off yonder and trim
your hat. Don't come and stand back
Of me and say: oh, what a lovely
hand you've got! Where did you
get all those aces?' Or: My, but
all your cards are red, diamonds, only
that spade' Don't do that. You hear
But, above all, please, If l should hap,
pen to win pile Of money, don't
reach out and grab handful and run
off laughing about It, Don't do that,
will you? That isn't funny. 1t isn't
funny at all"
'Tll try not to-" she promised, "but
you know, dear, that is the only way
can get any money out of you. Make
you let me have it before company
And then" after moment of thought
you borrow it back the minute they
leave"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15

One of the narrow arches in the
gallery of the chapel at Columbia uni.
versity is not exactly symmetrical, al
though the defect is not noticeable to
the casual observer, says the New
York Globe. The reason for the wild
ening of the arch after its original con.
struction had rise in a somewhat
humorous occurrence. One of the
early visitors was remarkably fat
man, who found himself wedged into
the arch when he tried to squeeze
through and was extricated with diff
Guilty The builders, recognizing the
possibility of other fat people being
numbered among the future visitors
decided to widen the arch, sacrificing
symmetry and harmony to practical
need, as the pier was so constructed
as to bear no loss of width on one Of
its sides.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15

Golfers employed in certain pits in
the Manchester (Eng.) district are
now working half mile below
ground. There are collieries in Ash.
ton, Bradford (Manchester) and Pen.
dleton which are more than half a
mile in depth, and others are about
to be sunk in other parts of southern
Lancashire which will be 900 yards
down, The men working at these
great depths have to take huge guam
titles of liquid with them owing to the
great heat which prevails, many Of
them taking two quarts of cold tea
in big tin cans. The Pendleton pit Of
Messrs. A. Knowles is more than
LOO yards in depths.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15
Won FURLoUeH FoR JEEms.
Artless Appeal That Touched thu
Heart of jefferson Davis.

Humor llghtens everything, even
grim war. jefferson Davis, with all
the weight of a losing cause on his
shoulders, could yet spare time to ap-
preciate and respond TO an artless ap.
peal The incident is related by Capt
Sutherland. Among the numerous pa
pers received by the confederate pres
ideAt, the following turned up one
day:
Dear Mr.. President want you to
let Jeems c. of Co. onth, 9Th South
Carolina Regiment come home and
get married. Jeems is willin', but
Jeems Captin he amt willin'. Now
when we all are willin' cept Jeems
Capt'in, think you might let up and
let Jeems come. III make him go
straight back when he's done got mar
ried and fight hard as ever.
"Your affectionate friend" and so
forth.
Mrs. Davis, telling the story, adds
that Mr.. Davis wrote his directions in
regard to the matter on the back Of
the letter. They were:
Let Jeems go."-Youth's Compan-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15
CHOICE OF TWO EVILS.
Request That Was by No Means q
Compliment for Papa.

A New York scientist, the father OF
a large and growing family, has his
troubles. One evening his youngest
was holding forth in her best style.
The mother could do nothing with the
child, so the man of science went to
the rescue.
II think l can quiet little Flora" he
said. There's no use humming to her
in that silly way. What she wants is
real music, The fact that | used to
sing in the Glee club at Yale and sang
well, too, may make difference"
Accordingly, the professor took the
child and, striding up and down the
room, sang in his best manner. He
had not finished the second verse of
his song, when a ring was heard. The
door was opened, and there stood a
girl of IA, who said:
I'm one of the family that's just
moved into the fiat next to yours.
There's sick person with us, and he
says, If it's all the same to you, would
you mind letting the baby cry instead
of singing to it?"--Suecess.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15
CRITICAL MOMENT.
When John Wanted the Ring Il Waa
In His Sock.

John Jenknson would not have ex'
changed situations with the prime min
lister, the prince of Wales or the drum
major o. brass band
Felicia Wilkins had answered Yes
in voice as soft and gentle as the
sigh of music in a dreamless sleep or
the murmuring wall of a caressing
breeze from lethean waters soothingly
tanning the wbiskers of Father Time.
"Felicit Wilkins" he exclaimed rap
turously, as his left hand and arm
disappeared from sight with a rapid
yet sneaking motion toward the back
of the sofa on which they sat, and
the fingers of his right hand appear
ed to be feeling for something in his
vest pocket, you have made me the
happiest man in The world"
The timid upturned glance Of her
liquid dark eyes, says Tit-Bits. and the
warm blush that overspread the happy
face of the lovely girl replied more
eloquently than words could have
done"
And you will forgive my presump-
ton, darling" he continued, "if, in an
ticipation of your answer, have ven
tured to provide myself with--with-
a-with "a"
Jenkinson paused in some apparent
excitement, and his finger and thumb
neryously explored his vest pocket
without seeming to find anything.
Il must have lost it," he gasped.
Felicia, it was a ring! Ha! Perhaps
it is in some other pocket"
Rising to his feet he thrust a
trembling hand into his trousers
pocket.
There was a hole in that pocket.
"John," said Felicia, as she noted
with concern his CHASTITY face, on which
the light Of desperate resolve was
breaking, don't grieve over it. 1t will
turn up. You are excited. Is there any.
thing can do"
Yes" exclaimed John, in hollow
voice Felicia, l think l know where
that ring is. If you would do me a
favor l shall never forget until the
last hour of my life, get me shoe
horn and leave me to myself for few
moments"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15
AFRAID Of PARALYSIS
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BY Or. WILLIAMS PINK PILLS.
The Medicine That Makes Rich, Red
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Tonic for the Nerves.


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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15
Wax Medals Of Shins.

Paraffin wax models of all proposed
British battleships are used by the ad-
miralty for tests before the keels OF
the ships are laid down, the miniature
ships being tied in great tank. The
models are from IL to "a feet long, the
tank being 400 feet long and 20 feet
wide The models are made of wax
because it is material which does
not absorb water or change its weight.
Alterations are easy and the paraffin
can 30 melted up and used again.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15
An Artistic Idea.

II don't mind paying for a picture
II It's a good, natural likeness" said
the rich man to the fashionable ar
fist, to whom he was to sit for his
portrait,
20, 1t is quite characteristic and
natural, I assure you" replied the ar,
fist. 81 flatter myself that easy atti.
tude with your hand in your pocket
is quite a neat touch"
And so il proved when the bill came
In
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15
PAT SET ONLY ONE LIMIT.


A rich man out in the suburbs who
owns large place has among the
many people employed to keep 1t in
shape an Irishman of whom he is par
ticularly fond on account Of his un-
conscious wit, says Harper's Weekly
This Irishman is something of a hard
drinker, and as his income is limited
he is more particular as regards the
quantity than the quality of his
liquids. The other day the employer,
who had been awaiting good oppor-
tunity remarked in a kind tone, as
the closing sentence of friendly lee
ture:
Now, Pat, how long do you think
you can keep on drinking this cheap
whiskey?"
To which Pat instantly replied:
"All my life, if it doesn't kill me-"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15

The admirable accuracy Of the work
Of civil engineers of the best class is
shown in the wonderfully slight devil
alton Of the great Simplon tunnel from
the calculations of the men who
planned it and executed the work.
The tunnel is 121a miles long. 1t
proved 81 inches longer than it was
expected to be. When the two head
ings came together in the depths OF
the mountain their levels were less
than 315 inches apart.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15
ECZEMA COVERED BABY.
Worst Case Doctors Ever Saw-Suf.
fered Untold Misery-Perfect
Cure by Cutcura Remedies.

"My son, who is now twenty-five
years of age, when four months old
began to have eczema on his face,
spreading quite rapidly until he was
nearly covered, The eczema was some.
thing terrible, and the doctors said it
was the worst case they ever saw. At
times his whole body and face were
covered, all but his feet. used many
kinds Of patent medicines, to no avail,
A friend leased me to try Cuticura.
At last I decided to try Cuticura when
my boy was three years and four
months old, having had eczema all that
time and suffering untold misery. l
began to use all three of the Cuticura
Remedies He was better in two
months; in six months he was well.
Mrs. R. L. Risley, Piermont N, a.,
Oct. "a, 1906"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15

Yucatan, SO years ago one of the
poorest of the Mexican states, has
become one of the richest. Merida,
the capital, has well paved streets,
well lighted and well cared for by a
corps of white wings" Well-built
homes, some of them actual palaces,
and all clean and newly painted, line
the streets far into the country. A
well-built system of mule cars extends
all over the city.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15

Consul General w. r. Holloway, Of
Halifax, says that the Canadian com.
mercial agent at Manchester, England,
reports an invention at that place for
depriving soft coal of its most objec.
tionable feature by abstracting the
oils said to produce smoke, and call.
ing the resulting article 'coalite,"
which is something like coke in ap.
pearance and which can be furnished
at one-third the present cost of coal
Five acres of land near Manchester
have been purchased, and large works
will be erected for its production
United States Consul Reports.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15

Wilhelm-Well, old man, haven't
seen you for an age. And how do you
find matrimony suits you?
Johann (sighing)-It's an expensive
Joy; If l had only known what I had
to pay in milllners' bills
Wilhelm-You would have remained
single, Ell?
Johann-No, I would have married
the milliner.-Lustige Batter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15
Hnu'C TbiGp

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot DO cured by Hairs
Catarrh Cure
FIJI. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known f. j. Cheney
for the last 10 years, and believe him perfectly hon
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able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDtNG, KINNAN s. MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
HANS Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price Is cents per
bottle Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15
Correct.

A short time ago the government in.
spector was visiting one of the regi.
mental infant schools at Aldershot,
and was questioning class of small
boys on Scripture history, when the
following conversation took place:
Inspector-Where did John the Bap.
list live?
Small Boy-In the desert.
nspector-Quite right. Now, what
do we call people who live In the des.
ert?
Small Boy 1eserters, sE!-pupdes
Advertiser
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15
Australia to Have Own Navy

It is stated officially in London that
the government has acceded to the
wish of Australia to rescind her an
nual contribution of 100000 to-
ward a naval squadron for Austral-
asia. The commonwealth will main
tain its own navy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15
His usuaI Nlnhtlv stunt.

I must not listen to you, Mr.. Pen
nyaline,' protested the blushiug girl,
with eyes downcast. You are only
trifiing and-and, besides, it is get.
ting late,
Please hear me out Miss Helen"
pleaded the infatuated young report.
er; I'm cut it down to $50 Words
Roseleaf.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15
No More Worry.

'It used to worry me when the bar
her informed me that my hair was
getting a little thin on top
but you got used to it, eh?'
mo Now it worries me because he
doesn't mention it l must be getting
old"