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The Brandon news., 1908-01-09
A LITERARY COINCIDENCE.
Peculiar Sequel to an Authors FIioht
of Imagination.

OF imagination.
The following instance of magma
tion being verified by fact may inter.
est students of such matters. Two
years or so ago | wrote a historical
romance which has recently appeared
under the title of Fair Margaret"
In that romance the name of the hero
Is Peter Bronze. The father of this
Peter Bronze is represented in the tale
as having been killed at Bosworth
Field. After the appearance of the
book | received a letter from Colonel
Peter Bronze Giles, the High Sheriff
OF Bucks, asking me where I obtained
the particulars concerning the said
Peter Krone. l answered-out of my
own head. Indeed, l distinctly remem-
Der lnventing the name as being one
that | had never heard, and the fact
OF the fathers death on Bosworth
Field | introduced to suit the exigen-
cies OF the story. In reply to my re-
quest for further particulars Colonel
Bronze Giles kindly sent me letter
from which, in view of the curious in
terest Of the matter, am sure he will
forgive me for publishing the fol-
lowing extracts:
Your hero's father was the son OF
Sir Thomas Bronze, the secretary of
Henry vi. He was, as you relate,
killed at Bosworth, but | never heard
they had property in Essex, but had
in Suffolk and Norfolk One
branch of the family took the bird
(that Is, as coat of arms) as you
describe. The father of your hero
was the first Peter, and was born in
1437 and was so when killed. =
Since the Peter of 1437 there have al
ways been Peter Bromes; my father
was, am, and so is my boy. We as
sumed Giles in 1761.
To this sent the following answer:
All can say is that the coincidence
is extremely curious (for l knew moth
ing whatsoever of all this), so nuch
so indeed that, taken in conjunction
with some similar instances which
have occurred to me, almost do I be-
gin to believe in retrospective second
sight.
If / may judge from my own expert.
ence, such condolences (and, as any
one who has read the tale in question
will admit, this is very remarkable
coincidence) are by no means uncom.
mon. Although the particulars are too
long to set out, four times at the very
least have they happened to myself.
in the case of my own works of i'm
agination. / do not know If any CT
your readers can suggest an explana-
ton. The odds against such exact
similitudes seem SO tremendous that !
confess am unable to do so.-H. Rid
er Haggard in the Spectator.
The Brandon news., 1908-01-09
Latest Fashion in Swords and Bayonets.

A new bayonet and also new
sword have been decided upon, but it
is not known when they will replace
the present regulation weapons. The
sword is designed for thrusting and
will be long, straight and narrow, af-
ter the pattern of the rapier. The bay
onet, too, will be long and thin, SO as
to give it's wileder a. good reach. 1t
was said some time ago that the days
of long range fighting had made the
bayonet almost obsolete, but the Rus
so-Japanese war proved that hand to
hand fighting has by no means been
relegated to the past.-The Cour
Journal.
The Brandon news., 1908-01-09

and finish with a tassel; drop the
marble into the body, sew on the cap
and the brownie is finished.
Take a smooth board ten inches
wide and eight feet long, elevate one
end on a chair, place the brownie on
this end and see him go spinning
heels over head to the bottom, where
he ends with few comical jerks and
twitches.-Ladies' World.
The Brandon news., 1908-01-09

Germany produces more honey than
any other European country, furn;sh-
ing 10000 tons annually.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-07
LIST OF COMMITTEEMAN.
i'm shawnee County Given
Out at Last

Following are the Republican can
didates for precinct committeeman to
be voted on at the primary election
August 4. as they appear in the official
list:
Rossville township. c. Bradley.
]. E. Moode.
Silver Lake township-L. H. Neis-
wender, E. E. Witter.
Menoken township-E. Hansford,
Grant E. Kelsey.
Soldier township-Muddy precinct,
J. A. Stephens; Rochester precinct,
William Farnsworth; East Soldier
precinct, ]. T. Jamison. l.. P. Stock
West Soldier precinct, George Holmes.
w. T. Purdum
Topeka township-Highland Park
precinct, ]. N. Edgar; Oakland pre-
cinct, Will Van Orsdol, Reese Van
SAINT; Bellview precinct, E. D. Mat
tingly; Shunganunga precinct. Charlie
n. Reed, A. Stone; Sutherin precinct,
George Bass. F. NJ. Washburn; Hart
sock precinct. o. L. Hill, L. F. Nc
Clellan; College Hill precinct, Walter
Hayes, p. B. Lee.
Tecumseh township-James Muir
ply. II. 1. Young.
Monmouth township-Linn- Creek
precinct, Martin Young; Monmouth
precinct, E. G. Saunders; Richland
precinct, b. A. Mckee, Jesse Musick.
Williamsport township-North Will
Transport precinct, Chas. O'Neal;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-07

South Williamsport precinct. Neven
Foltz
Auburn township-C. w. Stahl.
Dover township-Kaw precinct, Geo
A. Anderson, ST.; Dover precinct, A.
w. Lindsey; Willard precinct, Abe
Rogers.
Mission township-North Mission
precinct, Melvin Atwood. o. B. Eddy;
South Mission precinct. Franklin Eek
ert.
First ward-First precinct. ]. H.
Lamberson, Patrick ]. Mulligan; Sec
ond precinct, NJ. r. Mitchell, Andrew
A. Weatherly; Third precinct, ]. B.
Retts David G. Gage; Fourth precinct,
NJ. A. Blanchard.
Second ward-First precinct, Rufus
NJ Frazier, Henry Scales; Second pre-
cinct, A. D. Bauer, o. r. Wilson;
Third precinct, J. c. Russell, r. w.
Stockwell; Fourth precinct, Daniel
Lane, George f. Layne; Fifth precinct,
C. E. Jewell, William Peterson; Sixth
precinct, James E. Burgett. Jesse A.
Smelser; Seventh precinct, n. Bundy.
Third ward-First precinct, James
Chappelle. Carey johnson, William p.
Wilcox; Second precinct. F. c. Bowen.
H. G. Larimer; Third precinct, c. N.
Bacon, Matt Weightman; Fourth pre-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-07
CHAIRMAN TAGGART.

The Indiana Mans Busy Week in
Politics.
Denver. July IA busy man is
Thomas Taggart, of Indiana, chairman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-07

cinct, w. H. WATSON, E. P. Shake
shaft; Fifth precinct, Robert Weir.
Fourth ward-First precinct, Frank
NJ. Bonebrake, T. F. Carver: Second
precinct. Frank H. Cope, Fred H.
Jewell; Third precinct, Chas K. Miller
Jonathan d. Norton, Sam s. Rice;
Fourth precinct, John T. CLANCY, r.
Winfield Eaton; Fifth precinct, E. A.
Ecklund, August Stridel.
Fifth ward-First precinct, j. c.
Holland, w. ]. Rickenbacher: Second
precinct, c. D. Moss.
Sixth ward-First precinct, D. H.
Branaman. John A. Mowers; Second
precinct, Samuel A. Swendson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-07
TO Be WOUND UP.
Great western Life Will Go Out of
Business.

Kansas City. July fudge John
c. Pollock in the federal court here
has ordered that the property of the
great Western Life Insurance COM
pany be disposed of and the policies
amounting to $2.O00.0O0 be reissued in
some reliable company. On May 16
last upon petition Of number Of
stockholders in the company a receiv-
err was appointed by the federal court.
At that time it was thought the az
fairs of the company could be adjust
ed but the receiver found it necessary
to report to the court that he could
do nothing with the company's al
ready dilapidated affairs Judge Pol
lock therefore issued the order which
means the dissolution of the Great
Western Life Insurance agency, as
we'll as the company.
c. S. Jobes, receiver for the COM
pany said:
"The order means that the Great
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-07

Pork and beans and tomato sauce-al baked together
baked in the Van Camp way.
We have made this dainty dish-after At years of
experience-the daintiest dish the table.
If you have used Van Camp's-as millions have-we
have nothing farther to say You using them still,
and will them always. You will buy any
others.
But if you haven't tried Van Camps please let us
tell you something very good that you've missed.
Michigan beans, picked over by hand.
The whitest, plumpest, fullest-grown
We buy only the choicest Michigan beans, grown on
soil rich in nitrogen
Then these choice beans picked by hand so
all but the best discarded That is why beans
perfect, full grown, uniform in size.
Sometimes pay, to get such beans, eight and nine
times what other beans would cost But always de-
mand, and always get this highest grade of bean,
matter what the price is
The immense popularity of Van Camps is DUE in
large part, to those beans.
Our tomatoes are all vine-ripened,
and our sauce has sparkling zest
You have eaten sauce made from tomatoes picked
green and ripened In Shipment You found 1t was fiat
You have eaten sauce made of scraps from canning
factory, and you found it lacked richness
Our sauce made solely from vine-rpened tomatoes,
picked when the juice fairly sparkles.
We spend to make it five times what common sauce is
sold for But the result SAVIOR, superlative zest,
which Nature alone give.
That is the which we bake into our beans, so
that it goes clear through
Our ovens are heated to 245 degrees.
That's why our beans are digesible
Home-baked heavy and hard to digest. They fer
ment and form gas. 1t is simply for lack of heat.
We apply to every bean than twice the heat
Three sizes: 10, Is
Van C.amn Packing { OnDan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-07
RUFF OUT OF JAIL.
He Is Released on Bonds Aggregate
ing S1,5OO,OOO.

San Francisco, July abraham
Ruef has been released from the coun-
ty Jail on bonds aggregating 81 500 900.
the largest amount ever given in a
criminal case in this state. This sum is
the aggregate bail upon IS indictments
returned by the Oliver grand jury,
charging Ruef with bribing the former
board of supervisors in connection
with the granting of franchises to
public corporations and upon which he
was taken in custody on March 8, 1907.
Twenty sureties including Ruef's faith
er and sister and himself signed the
bonds.
Ruefs next trial has been set for
January 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-07
Three sizes: 10, IS and 20 cents per {

Van Camp Packing Company, n i indianapolis, Indiana.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-07
READING up ON AFRICA.
President Roosevelt Preparing for .
Years Hunting.

Oyster Bay, July 7.-President
Roosevelt is spending much of his
time these hot days on the veranda of
his home on Sycamore Hill reading
books on Africa and forming plans for
his years hunt there in 1909. He has
had number of callers who from ex-
perience were able to give him inter-
estfng details and help him In his
plans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-07
Purdv succeeds Judge Lochren.

Washington, July THE president
has accepted the resignation of Judge
William L. Lochren, judge of the Unit
ed States district court for the Districr
of Minnesota at st. Paul and has ap-
pointed NJ. D. Purdy. present assistant
to the attorney general to I'LL the va
cancy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-07
v!a!'!!n@n1ps
WITH :@ 5ss4'' pork ''BEAks

Beans Natures choicest food-s4a nutriment
They give you more food value than meat pound for
pound. Yet they cost but fraction as much.
They delicious and appetizing; all people like
them. You them daily without firing your
people, if you serve Van Camps.
There is food nourishing, food that is
cheaper, no food better cooked. PNsa
It pays to get the best beans-the beans frat your
people like. Then them in place Of meat.
Keep a dozen cans in the house-a
delicious meal is then always ready
No matter what you do in winter, you surely don't
want to bake beans in summer. Let do the baking
Each can of Van Camps means a meal always wait.
ing. A meal without labor, meal without heat
But don't get the wrong BEANS Don't let someone
argue, ssMy beans good as Van Camps"
No other beans can compare with Van Camps and
millions of people already know it. That's why bake
more beans than any other concern in the world.
You will know the difference when you try Van
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-07

Western Life Insurance company will
be no more as soon as the business Is
settled. All policyholders will, I be-
lieve lose nothing. as the deposit
made by the company with the Mis-
souri, Insurance commissioner will
make it possible to pay all Of the cred
itOrs.n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-07
Our Chef Cooks for Her

Let cook of meals while the breeze We
will cook them better than because have better facilities
We will send the meals ready serve-deous fresh and
appeing And well cheapy by far
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-07

that gets to the center of your baking dish The par
tcles separated the digestive juices get to
them. Our beans digest completely.
Then we bake in live steam-not in dry heat. None
of our beans crisped, none broken.
All baked alike-all baked until they meay.
Yet they nutty because they whole
There is no need to have beans that are mushy and
broken. People don't like them that way. Learn how
different beans when baked in the Van Camp way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19

Il cannot at all 'escribe to you the tedious,
trightful hours of ar and pain we passed in
the tree; but after what seemed lifetime of
agony, we saw few faint gray streaks coming
in the east, followed by blush of pink, and
soon the sun was up. We had hoped and ex-
pected that the wolves would leave at sunrise !;
but they chung to us with persistence that we
could have admired had their effort been in a
good cause.
az believe they have forgotten Solomon
said I.
Yes answered Balser; but they never
will forget us. There's not house within five
miles, and no one will come here till spring.
] tell you Tom Andy Bill, if the wolves hold
out much longer, they will get one good square
meal, and its name will be Balser! / can't en-
dure this much longer. I'm almost dead, and
] know my toes are frozen
Il, too. was hardly alive; but spoke cheer
:agly when my chattering teeth would allow
me to speak at all, and said, You're not half
dead yet, Balser and the wolves will 60 away
before noon
"'No, they won't declared Balser. They
howled around fathers palisade for two whole
days, trying to get at our sheep. One wolf. if
alone, will howl and run away; but dozen
viii howl to keep each others courage up, and
will hang ON like grim death
"Soon after sun-up Solomon began to sing
for corn. Poor beast! He did not know the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-24

signed by r. r. Grove and others, was
presented to the Board, praying as
follows: abandon a road, as follows:
Beginning at . point which is 1920
feet west Of the southeast corner Of
section 26, T. / N, r. 26 e., and run
ming thence in a n~ortheasterly direc-
ton across portions of sections 26 and
rs to a point, which Is 100 feet, more
or less, west OF the quarter corner. in
the east side Of section 25."
Acting on the foregoing petition, the
Board appointed as viewers Henry
Gerharz County surveyor), John s.
Todd and John M. Ramsey, who shall
meet April %, 1908, view the road pc
titioned to be abandoned, and report
thereon In writing not later than
April 80, 1908.
A petition dated March %, 1908,
signed by r. r. Grove and others, was
presented to the Board, praying as fol
lows: "Open a road as follows: Be
rs 80. ~ LNiE H=
ginning at a point near the quarter
corner in the south line Of section 26,
T. / NJ, r. &c E., where the present
county road DIVORCES from the south
line Of said right of way Of the N. P.
Ry., and running thence along the
south line of said right Of way to east
and west quarter line in section %,
and running thence east along said
quarter line to an intersection with
present county road"
Acting on the foregoing petition, the
Board appointed as viewers Henry
Gerharz County S%urveyor), John s.
Todd and John M. Ramsey, who shall
meet April %, 1908. view the route
petitioned for, and report thereon in
writing not later than April 80, 1908
No further business appearing al
this time, the Board, upon motion. ad-
journed.
Attest: IRA T.. WHITNEY,
Clerk.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-24
FROM NORDEN

Especial Correspondence
Worden, April 21.-W. B. Russell
was on the sick list Friday.
Messrs. Quigley and Walker visited
west Of Billings over Sunday.
J.. R. Lilley is again at work well
digging.
E. "a. Hyer spent several days this
week with friends in Laurel.
Mr.. Harrison lost some money and
a draft from his pocket while blowing.
Mr.. Lessinger was in Billings rec
entity. He has leased a portion of his
ranch to w. G. Baird.
Grant Makinson has lumber on the
ground for his house.
VIC. Baird arrived from Elk Creek,
Nebraska, last week, and is now farm
ing.
E. G. Gibbs and ". c. Baird were
in Billings Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker have their
cabin completed.
j. w. eagle went to Billings We'd
nesday.
W. ". A. Dodds will employ Mr..
Harrison to do his farm work this
summer. Ts
The Twin Butte Sunday school,
which met at Miss Makinson's ranch,
received q visit from Rev. MI. Pope.
Congregational missionary for MOP
tana and Wyoming, last Sabbath. He
will ship a tent from Billings, to hold
services in during the summer. II
will be located north Of G.. O. Smiths
ranch. A minister from Chicago will
have charge Of the work in the Hunt
ley valley. There will be a tent erect
ed for the same purpose at Ballantine
W. w. Wheatley had business II
Billings Saturday.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-24
(First Publication February Is. 190s)
Timber Land, Act June 3, 1879
Notice for Publication.

Notice for Publication.
United States Commissioners OF
flee, Musselshell, Montana, January
%, 1908. Notice is hereby given that
in compliance with the provisions Of
the act Of congress Of June 9, 1878, en-
titled, can act for the sale OF timber
lands in the states of California, Ore
gon, Nevada and Washington Terri
tory" as extended to all the public
land states by act of August a, 1892,
Charles N Stockwell, of Musselshell,
county Of Yellowstone, state of Mon
tana, has this day fled In this Office
his sworn statement No. 377, for the
purchase Of the NWA of section No.
"a, in township No. 9 north, range No.
20 E., and will offer proof to show that
the land sought is more valuable Tor
Its timber or stone than for agricul-
tural purposes, and to establish his
claim to said land before Fred w.
Handel, u. Isl. Commissioners. At Mus
selshell, Montana, on Monday, the 20
day Of April, 1908.
He names as witnesses: William
N. Taylor Of Musselshell, Montana;
George w. Handel Of Musselshell,
Montana; M. Willard Stockwell of
Musselshell, Montana; Bruno F. q.
Kuchta Of Musselshell, Montana.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the above-described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
once on or before said "a day of April,
c. i. McKo1N,
Register.
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ID in the observation OF the day.

ed In the observation OF the day. {
The Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany had a large force Of men at work
and cleaned up the section around the
freight house. The Baptist church
people cleaned up in the vicinity Of
their house Of worship. The =. M. c.
"a. people cleaned up around Their
building. The Huttig Manufacturing
company had a large force Of men at
work burning grass and weeds in the
vicinity Of their plant.
The schools properly observed the
day. The lower grades planted trees
in many OF the school yards. while
the high school was adjourned to as
sist in cleaning up the city in general.
But Few Refuse.
Everywhere there was a disposition
to observe the day, though here and
there some citizen refused to clean up.
Mayor Foster has announced that the
committees will furnish the names OF
such people to the city authorities
and he will try to lei that something
is done to make them clean up their
premises.
The mayor was delighted with the
result Of the days work, as were all
the committeeman. Austin North
said last night: "The day has BEEN
more than a success Another re.
marked: we certainly are indebted
to The Gazette for the good work it
has done in the establishing Of clean
ing day." Expressions of commenda,
ton for the Woman.s club, Mayor Eos
ter and the committeeman for the
part they had taken in the work were
frequently heard.
AS a result Of the experience Of the
day all declared that next year an
other cleaning day will have to be
held, and that hereafter 1t should be
made an annual event. The expert
ence Of this year, with a closer organ
ization, they say will enable the citi
zen to make Billings the cleanest city
in the west.
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(First Publication March 81, 1sos.)
Non-coal Land.
G. q. DIN,
Register.

NG4x0V - uO4AN0L4OA O4sKrAVU0sy
Non-coal Land.
Timber Land, Act June 8, 1875
Notice for Publication.
United States Land ONCE, Bozeman,
Montana, March %, 19O8.-Notice is
hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions Of the act Of congress
of June 8, 1873, entitled, "s.An act for
the sale Of timber lands in the States
Of California, Oregon, Nevada, and
Washington Territory" as extended to
all the public land states by act Of
August 4, 1892, Thomas M. Triol, Of
Columbus, county OF Yellowstone,
state of Montana, has fled in this Of
flee his sworn statement, No. .....
for the purchase Of the SWA OF sec
ton No. "a, in township No. Q south,
range No. 20 r., M. p. M. and win
offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for It's timber
or stone than for agricultural pur-
poses, and to establish his claim to
said land before Geo. H. Simpson, u.
81. Commissioner, in his office at Co
lumbus, Montana, on Tuesday, the
End day Of June, 1908.
He names as witnesses: William
Cook Of Columbus, Montana; M. "A.
Jacobs G Columbus, Montana; II. j.
Witt of Columbus, Montana; d. e.
Rosner Of Absarokee, Montana.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the above described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
office on or before said 2nd day Of
June, 1908.
NJ. R. WILSON,
~ Register.
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(First Publication April 81, 1908.)
Land, Act June 8, 1875
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office, .....

4fi go EtI Fl ss... . 81. ........ . ., l0V. . . .
Notice is hereby given that in com
pliapce with the provisions Of the act
Of congress of June 8, 1873, entitled.
IAN act for the sale of timber lands in
the states Of California, Oregon, Ne,
vada and Washington Territory" as
extended to all the public land states
by act Of August a, 1892, Mrs Estell
Crandell Parks, of Roundup, county
of Yellowstone, state of Montana, has
this day filed in this office her sworn
statement No. 1913, for the purchase Of
the Eh of VIZ of section No. "a, in
township No. 8 north, range No. %
East, and will offer proof to show that
the land sought is more valuable for
its timber or stone than for %agricultur-
al purposes, and to establish her claim
to said land before Edwin s. Cook at
Roundup, Mont, on Monday, the 22nd
day Of June, 1908.
She names as witnesses: Will F..
Strait of Roundup, Mont; Marcus M.
Klein of Roundup, Mont; Thomas
Hurley of Roundup, Mont; Alfred
Simpson of Roundup, Mont.
Any and all persons claiming adj
.versely the above-described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
Office on or before said 22nd day of
1908.
G. T. McKOIN,
Register.