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the others at the card table and there
by rake down the pot" But it does
not always work
In politics I have seen enormous
quantities of "four-flushing" INDUCED
in; and in fact about two-flfths of all
politics Is 'four-flushing"
In the various angles of the political
game there may be counter -four.
flushing" or practicing the art on
both sides, or If there are four or five
candidates in the field, there may be
only one candidate who really stands
any show of election, and a quartette
of ''four-fushers" gaily bringing up
the rear. The also rams" have entered
the race for various reasons. Some
of them get little notoriety, some of
them to try their political strength.
and others for the purpose of leading
forlorn hope against the probable
winner
| recollect particularly one of this
kind, He was always going to do
great things. And he would demon
strate by verbal mathematics just how
1t was 'cinch" that he had the ward
tied up as tight as snare drum. All
suggestions that he might possibly be
mistaken were either pooh-poohed
away, or you were given to under
stand that you were dead nutty."
This gentleman would keep on swell
Ing until the morning after election,
and then he would disappear for few
days. When he reappeared. with his
ward knocked "galley-west" In the
election, and about so per cent. of his
predictions gone wrong, he would still
have that old "bluffy' walk on him,
and would be Cabling triumphantly
about some precinct that had gone his
way, and explaining how they would
have all went the same way IL BILL
Botsford" or Joe Summons" or Pete
Highball' had stuck" The only of.
fensive thing about this Holsters atti.
tude was that he assumed that some
one was going 10 believe him. He was
per Sc stiff" as such cattle are
termed in politics, and laughing.
stock among seasoned politicians, but
he went about imagining that he was
a real factor in politics, when he could
scarcely control his own vote.
you know how that is. Mae" he
would go on. THE people out there
feel that way, and that's the way they
feel all over the city. It's strange to
me that some one hasn't pointed it out
to the mayor. II something isn't done
we'll lose out election day. Such
comparatively small thing, too. II
don't make any difference to me per.
sonally, for don't care. But ! don't
want to see our boys lose. Somebody
ought to see his honor about 1t. I'm
just telling you because you can see
for yourself how 1t is. We need every
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HE term "four.flushing,o al.

- HE term "four-flushing," al
though of comparatively
recent origin. merely
means, in its last analysis,
IA pretense. II is poker
term, meaning In that game the prac-
tice of pretending that you have five
cards of one suit when you only have
four OF one suit and one of another,
and Of trying to win with that kind
of a hand, in hopes that the other play
ers will believe that you have a gen
uine "flush," five cards in one suit.
1t is a favorite pastime in the great
American game to bet high on a
-four flush to intimidate or "timify"
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Zittau, Germany.-The Saxon au.
thorities have discovered what seems
to be an excellent way to put an end
% the caterpillar plague which is hav.
ing such disastrous effect on the To-
cal forests. They have discovered a
method to catch the brown nun moths
mat lay the eggs by which the cater.
pillars come. They make use of
what they call the electric light trap.
The forests of central Europe have
from time to time been ravaged by
moths from Russia, whose larvae de.
nude the trees Of their foliage.
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Believe Murdered Girl Was a stonoa.
rapher.

New York,-That the charred body
of young woman found on refuse
dump in Green Point a week ago may
be that of Annie Herivil, a Detroit
stenographer who came here seeking
work, is the latest police theory. Her
parents in Detroit have never heard
from Miss Herivil since she reached
the city a fortnight ago, and the de
scriptions and photographs of the
pieces of clothing and the body lead
them to believe that it may be that
OF their daughter.
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4 His Ways, HIS Manners, His
J Methods, His Dress, and
Fly by Night Election
Schemes Dead Politically
\ To-day, He Resurrects
Himself Tomorrow in a
New Ward, with a New
Plan and Perhaps Affiliates
with the Other Party-How
He Takes Up Reform as an
I Asset and Meets Defeat,
with Attendant Notoriety.
Gracefully.
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ties. Does this daunt the "four-hush.
err who wishes little advertising?
Not bit of it. He gets together his
cohorts and besieges the political au-
thorities demanding that they do those
things which are under the law abso
lutely forbidden.
The authorities consult the law de.
partment, and the department gives
an opinion, based on the soundest au-
thority, that the proposition is unten-
able. Then the reforming -four
flusher" holds a few public meetings
and adds some more "four-fushers" to
the list. Speeches are made and the
authorities are denounced, also the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-11
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There will be a dance at Vinewood
| park tonight.
The high water did not cover Gar
| field park and 1t will look as well as
ever in a day or two.
Pictures of flood scenes in North To-
| peka are being shown nightly between
| the acts at the Air Dome.
| The Legend of the Ghost at Vine
wood is one of the best moving pic
lures ever shown in Topeka.
Postoffice Inspectors Iindland and
| Mills have completed checking up the
| local postoffice and found everything
| perfect.
moved to the old Judge Clark place on
Greenwood avenue. He formerly lived
across the street.
Five new suits for alleged violations
| of the % hour law will be brought by
| the United States District Attorney H.
]. Bone. within few days.
The Queen Esther tickets will be on
The production will be given at the
Auditorium next Tuesday.
Claude Sherburne of No. hose COM
pany Is back en- duty again. Sherburne
was very badly burned about the hands
and face in fire on West Tenth ave-
nue. about month ago.
twenty-five new automobile tags
have been delivered to the city clerk.
The tags are made more substantially
than the former ones and cost IS cents
more, selling for $1.75 apiece.
One Of the special policemen, Frank
Whiteker, who is on detail on the Melan
bridge, has evidently annoyed num-
Der of citizens by extreme oft1ciousness,
at least complaints of this character
have been made.
Miss Vera De Bassini, the Italian
nightingale, and who also cleverly inll-
tates with her voice the music OF a Vlo-
lin, is making big hit at the Novelty
this week. There are number or
other interesting features to the BILL
The board of electric light trustees
will make tests of two different electric
| lights, the products of two differ ent
electrical manufacturing companies, to
determine which Of the two lights Is
! the more suitable for Topeka and more
economical One of the lamps is the
magnetic and the second is still later
developed lamp embodying the magnet
| lite principles.
The regular fire department service
was resumed in North Topeka today,
the hose and chemical wagons being
] moved over to No. 1 fire station from
the headquarters station where they
have been held ever since the HOOD
started. The chemical wagon viii be
able to give a good account OF Itself
though some of the fire MIGRANTS are
St1ll submerged. Inc hotor uoal, 49,
took the place of the wagons went out
of commission.
One of the best brass bands which
has been heard in Topeka in many
day with street fair. with circus or
anything else. is the one which is here
this week with the Consolidated Shows
which were going to hold a carnival in
North Topeka this week but which,
perforce, are showing at the fair
grounds. This band gives a concert
nightly at the corner Of Eighth aad
Kansas avenues around the hour of Z
o'clock 1t plays the highest class Of
band music and pays it we'll. There
are % pieces in it and it is SO much
superior to any band that has ever been
here before with a street fair, or any
amusement enterprise, as to be beyond
comparison.
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DIED AS SHE LIVED, ALONE.
Lightning Kills a Widow on a Ranch
in Logan County.

Oakley, Kan, June 11.-Leaving
the house to throw the windmill out
of gear before the coming of a storm,
Mrs. w. F. Waggy, who lives six miles
northwest of Oakley, was instantly
killed by lightning. Mrs. Waggy and
her two children, a boy of three and
a one year old baby. lived alone on
the farm The mother left the
children at the supper table when
she made the fatal Grand When
she failed to return the little son
took up the search and found the
mother lying dead near the windmill
All night the child slept by the dead
mother. The one year old baby cried
itself to sleep in the high chair,
slipped down until it's chin caught the
table of the chair, and was almost
strangled when found by the neigh
bors. Since the death of her husband
year and half ago she has lived
alone on the farm planting her own
crops and doing all of her own work.
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BIG REPUBLICAN MEETING.
To Be Held at Wellington With Long
Curtis and Murdoch Speakers.

Wellington, June 11.-Local Republi-
cans are planning a big Republican
meeting and banquet to be held some
time late in June or early in July, at
which Senators Chester I. Long and
Charles Curtis and Congressman Vic
tor Murdoch will be the principal speak
ers and guests of honor. 1t is the ex-
pectation that the banquet will be made
a sort of testimonial of the appreciation
of the Republicans of Wellington OF
the work done by Senators Long and
Curtis and Congressman Murdoch in
securing an appropriation of s65,O0O for
a federal building here.
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One Will Appear at the Reno
County Fair Daily.
It Will Make Flight Over
Hutchinson Also.
CIGAR SHAPED AFFAIR
Has a Is Horse Power Engine
to Operate the Propeller.
Same Machine Did Good Work
Around New York.

Hutchinson, June 1.-THE fair
| here has decided on big attraction
for this fall.
Arrangements have been made with
company to make a flight, or sew
eral flights, with an airship during
the week, in fact one each day, pos
sibly in front of the grand stand. 1t
is to be an actual flight with a man
riding and propelling the machine.
This is lighter-than-air machine, it
being large cigar-shaped balloon,
which keeps the machinery up in the
air. 1t, with the weight of the opera
tor. weighs $40 pounds. There Is a
15-horse-power engine to operate the
propeller. The operator uses his
weight to some extent to guide the
machine, shifting around and back
and forth.
The balloon will be sent up eyery
day. if the weather is such that it can
be done. The contract calls for the
ship to stay in the air at least ten
minutes and then It shall return to
the place of starting. This is rather
a difficult feat but the pay, given by
the fair association Is forfeited, If it
isn't done.
1t is also the intention Of the own
ers of the airship to make flight ov-
er the city of Hutchinson during the
first days of the fair This will give
everyone who wants to look a chance
to see what is being done. Mr.. Leslie,
who was here yesterday to make ar
rangements with the fair executive
committee said that his company and
the operator who will make the flight
here knows how to do business He
had many photographs of the ma
chine in operation and it is the same
make Of machine and owned by the
same people who year ago made
such record flying around New York
city, distributing New York American
checks to the people below.
This will be the biggest attraction
the fair has had. 1t is hoped that it
will bring lots Of people to Hutchin-
son, for everyone in this community
wants to see an air ship in operation.
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SHOOTS HIMSELF TWICE.
A Hutchinson Barber Tries to Commil
Suicide.

Hutchinson, Kan, June 11.-Chas.
E. Hamilton, a barber, aged 20 years
and unmarried, attempted to commit
suicide or made a bluff at it about
10:40 o'clock at night at a barber shop
on the south side of Sherman street,
just east of Main street. Hamilton
shot himself twice in the left breast
over the heart, infiicting only flesh
wounds.
The shots were heard by a number
of people, several of whom ran to the
barber shop at once. They arrived at
the barber shop just as Hamilton step
ped out with the smoking revolver In
his hand. Mrs. Ollie Craighead, who
time, and Hamilton handed her a let
ter which he told to give to his
mother. The letter is as follows:
To My Mother and Whosoever 1t May
Concern:
1t is for the benefit of few persons
who have been connected with my
past life. There Is not a person who
has a hand in what I'm going to do.
1t may not be just right, but I have
come to the river which we all have to
cross over some time or other. So
dear Mother and friends it is the last
favor that shall ask. So please grant
me this one favor, Forgive me-" Let
my brothers and friends take this for
a lesson and don't follow in my foot
steps; for my path has been dark one
and a sad, disgraceful end.
In my left hip pocket you will find
a cigar case wit ha receipt for $14.00,
which paid today on suit of clothes,
and with it is a five dollar bill. Well,
this is all I have to say.
Goodbye one and all.
CHARLES E. HAMILTON.
Hamilton came here from Kansas
City last November and had been
working at the barber shop where he
shot himself for some time. He SEEM
ed to be somewhat downcast all day
yesterday.
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a GAS MAIN BURSTS.
Leayenworth. Atchison and ST. Joe's
Supply Temporarily Shut Off.

Lawrence. Kan, June 11-With a
roar that people over the city mistook
for thunder, the siXteen-incn MAN
carrying natural gas from here to
Leavenworth, Atchison and st. Joseph,
burst at the old river bed two miles
northeast of town Wednesday, and
those three cities have been since
without gas supply The pipe line was
buried in the old river bed without
being anchored because it was thought
there would never be any current
there to wash
1t is expected that it will be repair
ed today
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be planning to nominate ex-senator !.
p burton for state senator on Home
Rule platform. A joint Scomm1ttee
has been appointed for a conference:
The district is close and Burton might
make a school house campaign
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Drouth Broken in Greeley.

Tribune, Kan, June 11.-Tribune ant
the surrounding country has been Wis
TIED by splendid rain. prospects fol
more are very promising.
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is the best rain of the season SO far
and will do the crops an immense
amount of good. Farmers are feeling
much more cheerful the last two weeks
though a number have suffered from
hail.
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Child Labor Law Vetoed,

Guthrie, Ok, June 11.-Governo1
Haskell has vetoed the child labor bill
adopted by the legislature on the
ground that the age limit in mercan-
tile lines was placed too high.
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woman Is Awarded $4,000.

Chicago, June 11-Miss Emma Gal
lagher, who was for six years sew
ing machine agent in Chicago, has been
awarded $4,000 by a jury In Judge
Wright's division of the superior court
In q suit against q sewing machine
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Bounced Out of yy,ndo,

New York, June 11.-Pouncinp On =
SOFA beside an open window. 4-vearlo,a
IN mi Esst W 1soth living with his parents
hard and the springs tossed hin, e too
IN m, the alr and through the window n
feA nve stories to instant deatb 1as
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company. she says the company drove
her out OF business in Chicago Ix uauve
hsnlng libel accusing her of forrerr,
her. ~ oedi with
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Honors for Congressman Miller

Carlisle, Pa, June n.-Honorary de-
gree, master of arts, was conferred by
Dickinson college here in commemora-
ton of its one hundred and twenty
fifth anniversary on Congressman
James Monroe Miller of Kansas
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Buried in a Gazing Well.

Hutchinson, Kan, June 11.-Henry
Harvey of Plevna was buried N a pc
culiar manner here Wednesday. He
was digging and repairing well and
the walls caved in and covered him
up. He was under more than ten feet
OF dirt and stone. The accident hap
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Good Rain for Logan County.

Oakley. Kan, June 1L-An inch and
and the streets were running full 1t
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DEMOCRATS AND BURTON.
The Ex-senator May Be Named 1or
State Senator in Dickinson.

Abilene, Kan, June LINE Gay
and Dickinson county Democrats OF
the Twenty-second district are said 70
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pened early in the morning and it was
after noon before the body was re-
cOueraJ
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12-yard Bolts of Valenciennes
Insertions Csc
The very insertions you'll
want yards and yards for
trimming waists and fluffy
summer dresses. Because
they are odd bolts-no edges
to match-we offer these Val.
enciennes Insertions, worth up
to Soc a bolt, choice az
Bargain Friday 1890. nc
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He Crosby Bros. Go. IKE Crosby Bros Co.
Twenty-Nine Bargains tor Friday

In most cases these Bargains are regular mer-
chandise, taken from regular stock and reduced in
price Tor the one day. In few they are spec
gains
Are you taking advantage of these money-saving
opportunities we are offering every weekY 1t you
have not already formed the habit OF visiting this
store on Bargain Friday, tomorrow would be good
time to commence it.
We Cannot Fill Mail Telephone Orders.
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Sc Fresh Water Pearl
Buttons. Sc a Doz.

First quality, fresh Water
Pearl Buttons. All sizes from
II to 24-from tiny little ones
for waists up to large ones for
underwear. We cannot sell
more than five doz. to q GUS
stomer. Our regular Be Pearl
Buttons, specially priced for
Bargain Friday, =
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-07
MIDDLEBORO, IND.

Middleboro, Ind, Oct. 7.-Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Craig were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Brooks.
Miss Mary and Lucy McEldowney
were the recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Little.
One of the largest events that has
been held for several years will be the
Old Folks day, which will be held on
October IS 1t is expected that there
will be at least several hundred people
attend from this vicinity.
Miss Edith Pyle entertained about
twenty of her young friends at candy
pulling contest recently. Among the
GUESTS were Misses Elinga Menke. of
Chester; Lucy McEldoney, Elmira Lit
tie, Gladys Jordan, Grace Drynn, of
New Paris; Crystal Wright. of Rich
mond: Anna Barton and Donna Morri-
son and Messrs Verling Morrison, Paul
Jordon, PhParis Miksell. Russell
Wright, Kennith and Ray Barton, Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Craig.
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CAMBRIDGE CITY, IND.

Cambridge City, Ind, Oct. 7.-Mr.
and Mrs. Ora Wheeler and daughter
Leona. are spending few days in In
dianapolis.
Mrs John Beard and Mrs. Harry
Beard spent Sunday with the formers
sister, Mrs. Laura Somers, of Fort
Wayne
Mrs Robert Steele and Mrs. Burton
Berger are in Richmond, today, attend
ing the fall festival.
Max Kitterman celebrated his elev-
enth birthday by entertaining several
Of his friends on last Saturday even
ing He was the recipient of numerous
useful and pretty gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lutz, who have
been visiting the formers parents at
Jacksonville, have returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Luddington, who
have been visiting relatives in this
city. have returned to their home in
Muncie.
Mr.. and Mrs. McDanials, have return
ed from New Albany, where they have
been visiting Mrs. McDaniels' parents.
Mr. and Mrs. John Coombs spent
Sunday at Straughns Station.
Miss Carrie Dietrich is entertaining
an uncle and aunt from Piqua, o.
Mrs Sue Bowman spent Tuesday in
Richmond.
Mrs. Barbara Barefoot is visitingher
son, Elan Barefoot and family, at
Cowan.
Miss Bessie Brooks is spending sew
eral days with Mrs Rudy Miller in
Connersville.
Mrs. Lottie Willis, who has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Shew for
several weeks. has returned to her
home in Mississippi
Mrs. Victor Garrigus. of Washington,
D. c., and Mrs. Frank Garthwaite, of
Indianapolis. were recent visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. Omar Kimmer.
Miss Marie Hodskins, who has been
at home on account of the illness of her
mother, returned to her work yester-
day.
The Cambridge City band went to
Richmond yesterday to enter the band
contest.
Fiftyof the sixty members of the
Social Union of the Methodist church
responded to the invitation of Mrs.
Brook Legg, to spend Tuesday with
| her at her country home north of town:
Mrs. Emma Murphy, of Plainfield,
Ind, who has been visiting Mrs. Jen-
ME Jones, returned to her home Tues
day morning.
| The Business Mems association of
Cambridge City will hold its annual
meeting. Wednesday evening, October
{ in the town hall, at which time an
election of officers will be held. A full
| attendance is desired.
The funeral of Leo Kleiber, who was
burned to death Tuesday morning, will
occur at ST. Elizabeth's church, Thurs.
| day, at 9 o'clock
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ECONOMY. IND.

Economy, Ind, Oct. 7.-Mr. and
Mrs. L. w. Stamm spent Monday
night in Hagerstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Seward Beard at
tended Yearly Meeting at Richmond
Monday
Mrs. Hattie Hunt, Mrs. Glennie
Clark and son were guests of Mrs.
Link Morrison, Monday
Mrs. Mary Fletcher and Mrs. Albert
Atkinson of West River were in town
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cain, Mr.. and Mrs
Raymond Daugherty visited with Mrs
Nellie Haxton and family, Monday
tvening.
Miss Mabel Hunnicutt entertained
several of her girl friends, Monday
evening.
Mrs. Gail Cain of Bethel, was in
town Monday evening.
Miss Lucinda Haxton clerked in her
fathers grocery, Monday.
Mrs. Mary Peterson spent Monday
in Modoc
DR.. J. B. Clark was in Muncie, Mon
II.
Twenty-Five went from here to hear
Sherman speak at Muncie Monday aft
ernoon.
Miss Gusta Scott entertained a
friend from Parker City, recently.
Miss Stella Charles was the guest
of the Misses Myra and Margaret Hun
nicutt recently.
~ n iG e.
days at Muncie.
Joe Williams of Muncie was here
looking after horses.
Jack Study of Centerville was here
looking after stock.
Mrs. Alice FRASER is back from
Richmond after a weeks visit there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gardner are
moving to Richmond where Mr.. Gard
ner has a position.
Mrs. Edna Replogle and son have
returned from Hsserstown where they
visited relatives.
Albert Clark, the talented son of B..
w. Clark is going on the stage soon.
Mrs. Beck Oler and Mrs. Minnie
Weyl entertained Mr.. and Mrs. E. j.
Hatfield and daughter, Edith, Mrs. En-
ma Lamb and daughters Nellie and
Jennetta of Greensboro.
Mrs. Mary Franklin and Billy Rash
were at Carlos City, Monday
There was party given by Miss
Emma Veal, north of town that was
enjoyed by a large crowd of young
people.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Chamness of
West River attended the funeral of
Prof. Cyrus Hodgin at Richmond,
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Hunnicutt were
in Richmond, Tuesday.