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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
REFORM THE FRENCH.
Mile. LecIere Wills Her Fortune for
That Purpose.

New York. March S.-Born OF an an
cient Huguenot family. her father one
OF the young guards of the great Ma
poleon, her instinct, heredity and early
environment the essence of the upper
caste of Partisan society, Mile Louise
H Leclere died as she had lived
crying out against the immoraIities of
her own nation in its literature, Ian
guaSe and daily life, and devoting
fortune of 100000 accumulated by her
own hands, to the regeneration of the
morals of the French people through
their churches and their schools
Mile Leclere expired Sunday week
at her home, No. II East Seventy-third
street, at the age of SO years. and later
generations of women and children of
the rich who had known her as their
Instructor in all that is good in the
French, sorrowed for her. Her will
was filed for probate yesterday after
noon in the surrogate's office, by the
law firm of Miller, King, Lane & Traf-
ford. One sentence with which a
series of requests are introduced epit-
omizeS the lifework of this woman
whose influence was so strong in the
homes of the wealthy for nearly four
generations. and who never became a
public character.
My object in giving institutions in
France so large a portion of my means
is two-fold. namely, to raise her from
her present low moral state and thus
prevent her from doing so much harm
to this country, in which she asserts so
potent an influence" runs this para
graph of the will.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
WIFE CAUSES STIR.
Mrs. LaFoIIette's Hurried Trip to
Washington Amazes Madison.

Madison. Wis, March S.-Rising 1t
3 O'Clock in the morning, preparing a
hasty cup of coffee, then tramping
four miles in the dark from her coun-
LaFollette, wife of Wisconsin's junior
United States senator, took a 5 O'Clock
train for Washington to join her hus-
band. who is ill there. Her sudden
leaving and the dramatic manner of
her going caused no end of comment.
Mrs LaFollette. it is said, gave no
intimation of her going. The lone
servant found on the door this laconic
message:
Gone to Washington
The questions naturally uppermost
are: Has Senator LaFollette's illness
taken turn for the worse or has she.
in view of the political situation over
Senator Spooner's resignation. hurried
to her husband with advices from the
seat of war?
Mrs. La Toilette is known to have
consummate political tact and frequent
ly is consulted by her husband and it
is not unlikely has gone to advise with
him. The theory more generally ac-
cepted, however. is that she fears, in
view of the political upheaval, the ex-
element might be disastrous to her
husband, and she has gone to protect
him from importunate politicians and
correspondents. Mr.. La Toilette fire.
quently has been desperately i'll and
Mrs La Toilette doubtless is fearful of
a relapse and will seek to prevent il
As far as can be ascertained, Mrs La
Toilette walked alone into the city from
the Maple Bluff home, four miles from,
the capital This feat is not surprising
TO her friends, as she is an enthusiast
on physical culture and frequently
takes long horseback rides and walks
in all kinds of weather
Senator La Follette's enforced all
sence from Madison is disconcertine TO
his political friends in view of the cleo
NJ nor coll
cry disposition on their part to await
his return
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
CORONER LOSES $4,000 JOB.
New York OFFICIAL Too Active in New
York Central Wreck.


New York, March S.-Coincident
with the energetic investigation to fix
the blame for the wreck of the Brew
ster Express which eliminated last
night in holding President Newman.
of the New York Central road, and
the entire board of directors for the
action of the grand jury. Coroner Au-
gustus F. Schwannecke has lost his
$4,000 a year position as manager of
the excise department of the American
Surety company
Two of the directors of the Ameri-
can Surety company are also directors
of the New York Central road and will
have to answer with the others to the
grand jury for the death of twenty
three persons in the wreck. These two
directors are Chauncey NJ. Depew and
James Stillman, president of the Ma
tional City bank, better known as the
Standard Oil bank William Rookie
Teller. one of the chief powers in the
National City bank, is a director for
the New York Central.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
BLACkBALLED THACKERAY.
Club Members Feared Novelist Might
Write Them Up.

A recent case recalls the fact that
the altering of club rules is not SO
easy matter as might at first sight
appear When some time ago a West
End club decided to raise its subscrip-
ton a member protested and took the
matter into the court. There it was
decided that where a clubs bylaws
rules there the matter is simple and
the course obvious. 1t is different
where nothing is said in the rules as
to alterations. In that case the con-
sent Of all the members must be OBJ
tanned before any change can be eff
fected, even although such change may
have been made on previous occasions
without demur by members.
The Travellers rejected Thackeray-
the ms jorlty tearing to see tn mseiyaS
in some future novel by the grea. man
an interesting commentary. by the
way, on tire Thackeray-Yates quarrel.
The Athenaeum was not more kind to
the novelist There he was blackbaIl-
ever. in the following year by the rule
which permits the election without
ballot of persons distinguished in sci
ence. literature or public life.
There was worse contretempS over
the election of George Moore, the phil
anthropist, to Brooks. His nominator
was in Ireland and his seconder unable
to attend the ballot. The consequence
was that men were running about say
ing Surely you're not going to vote
for that scoundreI Moore" Twenty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
RESCUE OF BABY JOE.
Mother Praises Heaven When Youth
f+ Appears Her Baby i'm Arms.

Mother Praises Heaven When Youth
Appears Her Baby in Arms.
New York, March s.-"Hurrah for tn !,
baby! Hurrah for the man who saved
Airn." yelled the crowd on One Hun
dred, and Fifth street last night, while
che baby's mother. hushing her lamen-
taticns. raised her arms and cried:
Joe, Joe, my little Joe-thank God
he's safe"
1t was a fine sight. an inspirating
moment You, sir, or you. madame,
would have yelled Just as Joyously as
gallery OF the fire escape, smoke curl
ing around him, momentarilys stood
young Richard Gregory, with a very
small white bundle in his arms. The
months old. It hit every man and
woman In the crowd, hit them without
their knowing more than that their
hearts were beating faster and their
Courage and Helpless Innocence.
And when young Gregory descended the
IRE escape and approached little Joe's
mother, Mrs. Jennie Holstein, she threw
her arms around man and baby at once.
sobbing. Thank you; bless you He was
No 81 West One Hundred and Fifth
street in a five-story apartment house. On
the west side. Of the fifth story lives the
Gregory family, and across the hall Mrs.
Holstein, her daughter, Christina. five
NOBODY ' knows r ' yet III how Se IRE started
in the cellar at the bottom of the dumb
waiter shaft, but all of a sudden smoke
filled the house. Richard Gregory, TWEEN
ty-one years old. on the top floor, is a
corporal in Company G. Ninth regiment
N. G. s. N. Y He is an athlete and holds
the regimenta1 record for the half-niIe
run. He opened the dunbwafter door in
his kitchen and the smoke nearly choked
him
He ran to the bed where his mother
lay. i'll with rheumatism and packing her
over his stalwart shoulder, he carried her
down the front fire escape to the first
floor landing. Gregory hurried up the lad
six years, around his neck. pick-a-back
and carefully descended to the first floor
There others had dropped the extern
sion ladders from the fire escape bal
cony. and although the ladder did not
reach the pavement by eight feet thew
sent down 1t all the women. including
Mrs. Gregory. Men below caught them
when they dropped from the ladders
end Then the cry was raised, There's
a woman on the top f1oorI''
There at a window was Mrs. HoIstein
shouting for help. Up the fire escape
went Gregory, with John Stanton and
William Enderberg, who live on the first
floor. and they carried down Mrs Hol-
stein and Christina Then she remember
ed little Joe and Gregory ran again
up the fire escapes.
Some other rescues were made and
none was injured The firemen put out
the blaze promptly and the loss was
trlfiing-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
TO SHOW US HOW.
Originator of Cooperative Housekeep-
ing Comes to America.

New York, March Sc. Zangenberg.
Denmark's leading actor. arrived here
Yesterday on the steamship United
states frcm the Royal theater. Copen-
hagen. to tour this country. He will
he seen here first at the Plaza theater
on the night of March 3D. Later he will
go west
A fellow passenger of Mr.. Zangen-
berg was Otto Flick, originator of the
idea of apartments where housekeep-
ing is done on the cooperative plan.
He has built several large apartment
houses in Copenhagen, Stockholm and
London wherein the plan is said to have
been conducted with success. He be-
lieves there is an opening here for such
houses in the United States and will
investigate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
PERKINS PAYS 1T BACK.
Returns to New York Life Amount of
1904 Campaign Contribution.

New York. March S.-Geo. w. Perkins
former first vice president of the New
York Life Insurance company and now
member of the firm of ]. P. Morgan &
Co. has sent to the New York Life his
personal check for s54.019 to reimburse
the company for the Republican campaign
contribution made from its funds in 1904
in connection with which Mr. Perkins re-
Gently was made defendant on a charge
of larceny.
ANNOUNCEMENT of the restitution of the
principal of $4S,5l0 and interest TO date
was made by President Alexander E.
Orr of the New York Life to whom Mr.
Perkins addressed a letter inclosing the
check. President Orr also gave out the
letter In it Mr. Perkins declares that in
diSmiSsing the criminal proceedings
against him the court intimated that the
campaign contribution was not of proper
corporate purpose. He again declares he
was acting upon a request of the then
president of the New York Life when he
advanced the money for the campaign
contribution in 1904 and says when the
president reimbursed him there was no
thought on the part of either of any per-
sOnal advantage but a belief that thew
were acting for the best and broadest
interest of the policyholders both at home
and abroad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

there will be large mural painting
ab~.-e Ii. stacr 1iank=d on either side
By Urge rJI-,. o.g gan.
The library, executive offices. ban
quet hall and other rooms Tful occups
the upper portion OF the structure, he
ing PLACED high above the auditorium.
that the latter NAV have The maxi
mum a MOI mt of area There are l., be
wide st1irc asses leading ID this Il0ur. az
well as electric elevators
The main entrance lobby and trophy
galleries are to be Diastered and deco
rated in color. The site on which the
memorial is to stand cost 100000.
Work on the structure will be begun
as sc on as possible. and It is hoped
that it will be completed early in 1908.
New York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
DO YOU HAVE
RHEUMATISM
EVERY YEAR?
II You Do, You Are DOctoring
the Symptoms and the
Disease Remains in
Your BIood--HOw
TO Cure 1t.

There are almost as many ways OF
treating rheumatism as there are DOC
tors.
Most of these treatments are direct
ed at the symptoms and are considered
successful if they relieve the PAIN ana
stiffness. But the blood has not oeeh
purified and the rheumatism Is sure
TO return especially after season Oh
exposure to cold and dampness- me
patient goes through this experience
year after year and begins TO thlhk
that everything is being done tnat can
be done This is the mistake OF a f1uI-
tftude of sufferers
The only way to treat m eumatism
is through the blood This Is the
method of Dr. Williams PINK rus
they not only cleanse the blood OF the
impurities which cause the disease
but build up and restore the proken
down system
suffered from rheumatism and was IN
able to get relief. He then gave Dr-
Williams Pink Pills trial and was
permanently cured. ''In my work as
a blacksmith. he says, am exposeu
q great deal to changes OF tempera-
ture.- One minute my work IS near the
forge and the next II is IN a colo par
of the building. Some time ago no
tfced that my health was breaking
down. The symptoms were genera
physical weakness, loss OF appetite
and nervousness. I couldn't begin 10
do a hard days work.
at was evident mat my DlOOu We
weak and impure 1 became no pei
ter as time went on and finally this
condition OF my blood with the con-
slant exposure brought on rheuma-
fisr1 IT was of the inflammatory
kind and was very painful in the
FONTS. especially OF the feet and wrists
MANY days 1 could hardly walk and
suffered intense pain. took to my
bed several times for day or so ana
once for six weeks -
at continued in this condition until
a fellow blacksmith advised me 10 ny
DR. Williams Pink Pills As had
Gained no help from other treatments,
I decided to give tn EN- a trial. Within
a reasonable time noticed that was
getting better and in a few weeks l
was cured. That the cure Is perma-
nent is shown by my not having lost
day at my trade since then. can
trIittfufly say that DR.. Williams Pink
pills put me on my feet again
DR.. williams Pink Pills are IN
valuable in diseases Of the blood and
nerves They have cured anaenla'
after-effects OF the grip and feverS, |
general debility and sick headaches, |
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even in partial paralysis and locomo-
tor ataxia-
A valuable booklet. Diseases of the |
Blood" containing fuller information |
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Of the blood will be sent free upon |
request
m receipt Of price. SO cents per box
SIX boxes for $3.50, by the Dr. Will
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Ny
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

nurpose. they declare, to revolutionize
the entire freight situation in the
country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
TO START REVOLUTION.
A Meeting at Richmond to Change
Freight Situation.

Richmond. Va. March S-Thirty-
five men representing nearly 1900, 900
commercial firms and individuals and
more than so per cent of the annual
freight tonnage of the United States
are in session here to formulate plans
for bringing about general improve
ments in the freight movement condi-
tons 1t is held by these men who
come from nearly every section of the
country that the inability of the rail-
roads TO handle freight transporta ton
is paralyzing the commercial interests
of the United States, and it is their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

ttest: w. c. RALsTON. sec'y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

two votes were recorded, and of these
10 were blackballs. They had mistak-
en- their man for a scamp who had
been rejected years before. When the
blunder was discovered members
wanted to retake the ballot, but this
was against the rules. so the election
had to be deferred to another day,
when the philanthropist was unani-
mously made a Standardization Ev-
ening Stanard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
Notice Republican voters.

March 13. 1907. is the date of the
city primary. At that primary we
nominate Republican candidates for
mayor, council and other city offices.
No one can vote who is not registered.
If you have not registered. you must
do so by the evening of March 8,
next Friday 1907. You are urged to
register in order that we may have q
full Republican vote.
H. G. LARIMER,
Chairman of Republican City Central
Committee.
Attest: w. c. RALSTON. Sec'y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

Miss Cheer.e-"well Auntie, you're
looking much improved today. Are you
feeling better?" Mrs. Kronick-"No,
amt 20 better. Mebbe I'm not so bad
as I was. but amt bit better -CIeve-
land Leader
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25

THE CARE OF BooRs.-Children
should early be taught the proper way
to open and hold book. All heavy
books require especial care. When too
heavy for the hand they should rest on
a table or a stand.
No one ever should be allowed to
lean upon an open book. The books
that can be handled without effort
should be allowed to rest with their
backs in the palm Of the hand while
one is reading. This. of course. ap-
plies to books with fine bindings.
1t has taken for granted that every
house, as a matter Of course, will have
at least one Bible and one copy OF
Shakespeare as Indispensable furnish
ings. Next comes an unabridged die
tionary, and a complete atlas Of the
world The next book Is classical
dictionary.
Any standard book Of prose and
poetical quotations comes next in i'm
portance in the family library. A
book Of English synonyms follows ir
order of desirability.
Popular nature books are delightful
particularly where there are children
to enjoy the information about stars
and plants and animals.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25
humorous department.

WOULDN'T ENCOURAGE LAZ1NESs.-
One OF those family emergencies had
occurred. There were several unex-
pected guests and an insufticiency OF
servants So the head of the house
persuaded a daughter Of farmer VINO
lived near by to officiate as waitress
for one night only. ITS easy enough,
he explained to the unwilling girl;
when the bell rings all you have to
do Is to come in, do whatever little
thing Is wanted and then go out.
AS the guests took their seats at
the table one of them brushed a fork
to the floor. The host touched the
bell. In came the temporary waitress.
"D'y'e want me?" she asked.
Yes" said the host, motioning with
his hand, "the gentleman dropped q
fork"
The girl stepped inside the ROOM
With uplifted hands, and eyes open
wide in astonishment she drawied
out:
Good Lord! Yew don't mean ter
say yew rung that ere bell jest ter
have me cum in n pick up tibet FORK
do yer? Well by CORY! + e's ser lazy
he can't pick 1t up himself, yew kin
let II lay thar. won't tech It," Then
she made q hurried exit, banging the
door.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25

In addition to the Buggies, as lead
ers, to be given away to the two club
makers who return. and pay Tor the
two largest clubs, regardless or the
number of names these clubs contain,
whether one hundred or four hum
dred. we offer q number OF special
premiums in proportion to size as fol-
lows:
For Four Names.
A Stylograph phic Fountain Pen; a
handsome Three-Bladed Pocket
Knife with name and address on the
handle, or one Of the late new novels
that retail for $1.0O.
For Five Names.
A years subscription to either one
of the following Magazines: NC
Clure's, Ladies' Home Journal, Mum
sey, Argosy, Scrap Book, Cosmopoli-
tan, Saturday Evening Post, or either
of the following: A Champion
Stem Winding Watch, a gold pointed
Fountain Pen or four-bladed Pock-
ct Knife.
For Six Names.
An Eclipse" Stem Winding Watch.
Hamilton Model Is, 22-calibre Rifle,
a years subscription to the Christian
Herald, a 22-String Zithern or any
one of the new popular $3.50 novels
For Eight Names.
An Ingersole Triumph" Watch, a
Daisy Repeating Air Rife-works
like a Winchester-a fine Razor or
Pocket Knife, O Rapid Writer Foun-
tain Pen-plain case; or a Hopf Mod
ell Violin or an S-inch Banjo.
For Ten Names.
One years subscription to THE
ENQUIRER, No. 2 Hamilton 22-
calibre Rlfe-model II. the Youths
Companion one year, or a gold mount
ed Fountain Pen, a good Banjo. Gui-
tar or Violin.
For Twenty Names.
Crack-Shot Stevens Rifle, G 1O-oz.
Canvas Hunting Coat, No. l Etector
Single Barrel Breech-Loading Shot
Gun, the Century or Harper's Maya
zine.
For Thirty Names.
Either Of the following: A Single
Barrel Hammerless Shot Gun, fine
Toilet or Washstand Set, a Hopkins
& Allen, Jr., 22 Calibre Rife, or a
No. 13 oliver Turn Plow.
For Forty Names.
A fine Mandolin, Guitar or Banjo,
q New York Standard Open Face
Watch, a w. Richards Double-Barrel
Breech- Loading Shot Gun.
For Fifty Names.
A Winchester or Colts Repeating
Rifle, 22-calibre; or a Baker Double
Barrel Breech-Loading Gun.
Anything Desired.
We will arrange to furnish any
special article desired by a club-mak-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25
BIZ JUST TO YOURSELF

It has never been my policy to try
to argue the benefits OF life insurance.
have always believed that 1t would
be q waste of time and space for the
reason that to argue the matter with
an individual who could read, see and
hear and was not already fully con-
vinced that no means had yet been de-
vised that even compared with gilt
edge insurance for the protection Of
widows and orphans or Of the assur-
ed in old age, II he lived to be old.
After a thorough investigation years
ago I became convinced that the
Mutual Benefit Of Newark, by reason
Of its very economical management,
its conservativeness and extreme lib
erality toward all its policy holders
had done more for them than any
other company I'm business, and during
the eight years that / have represent
ed the company It has been my one
object to impress this ONE fact on the
public, thus placing every reader or
The Enquirer in position to protect his
own interests by making an investiga-
ton Of my claims. I shall continue
this policy and do so with the assur-
ance that today there are hundreds or
good. honest, sensible men all over
York county who are now policy hold
ers will endorse every claim l have
anade. You will be doing yourself an
Injustice If you buy life insurance be-
fore looking into the Mutual Benefit.
Il SAM M. GRIsT, Special Agent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25

VERY DEcEPTIvB.-Bobbie who has
a very vivid imagination, came run
ming into the house one day, crying:
"Oh. mamma, come quick; there's a
great big black lion out in the yard"
mo, Bobbie," said his mother, there
isn't any lion out In the yard. That
is only a dog but the little fellow
continued to insist that 1t was great
big lion.
Finally the mother. who was some
what worried over the boys habit OF
exaggerating, said: Now, Bobbie. that
is not a lion and you know it, so you
must go upstairs at once and ask God
to forgive you for telling lie."
When Bobbie came downstairs a
little later his mother asked him II he
had asked God to forgive him for say
Ing there was a lion in the yard; /;
whereupon Bobbie promptly replied:
"Yes, and God said that when he
first saw it he thought 1t was a hon.
too. Home Companion
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25

IT WAS EAsY.-I do not wish to
boast, gentlemen" said the star wit
ness at the insurance investigation,
but allow me to point out that
originated the famous Highlick pol
ICY" TX.
What Is the Highlick policy?" ask
ed the chairman of the investigating
committee.
1T Is the enrolment as agents or
all the Alpine guides Of Switzerland.
Every Alpine guide, when he gets a
tourist in a particularly dangerous
place says:
"'This crevasse is seven thousand
feet deep, sir, and the foOthold is most
unsteady. Over one hundred and
eighty lives have been lost crossing
the snow bridge that now extends be-
fore and behind us. Three English
gentlemen were killed here yesterday.
Don't you think, sir, you had better
take out an insurance policy? l. am
an accredited agent. 1 can enroll you
on the spot. SIR
Our Highlick policy" concluded the
star witness, has been most success
full"