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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-09

There was no foot! tootl tootl to it.
and so it could not be young auto
mobile.
Mr.. Bowser chuckled to himself
and looked benevolent and com
piacent and held on to the mystery
until dinner was over and they had
returned to the sitting room. Then
he lighted a cigar and walked around
with his hands under his coat-taiis
and said:
Mrs Bowser. do you know why
the interior of this house must re-
mind every one that enters our doors
of saw mill?'
What do you mean by such ques-
ton as that?" she replied.
lust exactly what I said. Look
around you. Do you see any art IN
the carpet? Is there any in the FUR
niture? Is there any in the wall
napera Look up. or look down and you
End the same old thing. Up-to-date
neonle must wonder if we belong to
the last century"
land who bought the furniture,
the carpets and the, wall paper, MT.
Rowser? I wanted to select those
things: as every wife should, put you y,
be what you said or nothing.
mo back talk, woman. knew
YOUR tastes and bought accordingly
nave never been satisfied. Time and
time again l have falriy ionSeo 10
Hive in a barn for a change. There
are times when this sameness-thls
absence of art-gets on to my nerves
until 1 want TO take the axe and
/, smash things up
And now the contents of that
bundle. is going to change the house
into a regular studio of art, IS II
she asked.
at is going to change the library
at least, and then we will take room
BY room and go through the whole
house. You can now have your burn
ing curiosity gratified."
Then Mr.. Bowser Went down tne
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-09
At the NOyelt

Vaudeville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-09

Mr.. StOffeld and Mae Ward Who Will
Appear in Jerry With the Ma
jcstic Stock Company at the Air
Dome.
Will III. Cross Musical Comedy Co.
James r. Kearney, the assistant man
ager of the Grand and the Majestic,
will present at the latter theater on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights
and Saturday matinee, the Will H.
Cross Musical Comedy company, an
organization of high class which he
summer season in the Air Domes in the
has secured a great cast for this com
pany, which with the chorus comprises
twenty-five people and for the last
week or ten days they have been busy
with rehearsals in this city. In viii
H. Cross, from whom the company takes
it's name, Mr.. Kearney has secured the
services of a man who is well known
as musical show producer and who
is something of a wonderful entertain
er himself. The company also includes
Miss Mabel Darrah, who has carried
the soubrette parts for the Kolb and
Dill show for three seasons and who
was with the Roger Brothers for two
seasons. The prima donna of the COM
pany is Miss Josephine Barlow who
has been the prima donna of the Ador-
able Fritze Opera company, the Irme
Opera company. and who last season
held the same role with the production
of Silver Slippers. Others in the COM
pany include the Francescos who have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-09

! IT takes us back to the old Sweet
Springs of Virginia when that resort
was the gathering place of the best IN
wealth and culture of which America
could boast.
1t is at the springs that Betsy first
meets Captain Bonaparte, who weary
of the endless round OF attention
which he has received as the guest OF
| the American nation, has Travelled to
| this out -of-the-way resort lncognto'
| and away from restraint.
Jerome becomes infatuated with
Betsy Patterson and manages to nave
| himself employed during her stay
| there to give her lessons in french
Betsy becomes intensely interested IN
her tutor. but her pride and ambition
fight against acknowledging that she
| could love a man in such an INFERIOR
position She coquettes with him as
she does with half a dozen others, ana
| leaves the Springs ignorant of Jer-
ONES true personality and deeply Of
| Tended with him because of his re-
fusal to accompany her party TO Bar
timore where great preparations are
being made for the reception OF Cap
! tain Bonaparte 1t is here at an e1ab-
crate fete given in his honor that
I Betsy first discovers that her tutor
, and the much talked of brother OF
Napoleon are one. Previous TO TINS
discovery, her pride overcome by the
ardent wooing of her supposed tutor,
Betsy has confessed her. love for him:
They are betrothed and the rest OF
| the play deals with the efforts of Ma
| poleon's agents to prevent the mar
rage: their fruitless voltage to France.
| where Napoleon refused to allow Betsy
to land and the final happy triumph
of the young lovers.
The Shuberts who are directing Miss
| Mannering's tour have given the play
a scenic investiture that cannot be
equaled on any stage, and a support
inc
Air Dome Opens Sunday.
| The place of amusement which be-
came so popular with Topekans last
year, the Air Dome, will open for the
summer season on Sunday next 1t is
| one of nine Air Domes that Roy Craw-
| ford controls or owns and all of them
will be open within a week. The other
| Air Domes in Mr.. Crawford's circuit
are at Leavenworth, Wichita and EN-
pora. And for these Air DomeS, which
will be open for a season of sixteen
weeks Mr.. Crawford has secured the
| cream of the stock companies which
play in this part of the country.
| The local Air Dome will open with
| the Majestic Stock company, new or
ganizaton which has been formed by
Mr.. Crawford and Mr. Kearney and
which will be under the direction and
| management of J. C. Turner, an exper-
| fenced theatrical man and actor who
| is now a member of the Readick Stock
company. The Majestic company will
| present for it's opening bill classy
| comedy called Jerry Mr.. Turner
has surrounded himself with a clever
company of we'll known stock players,
prominent among whom are Mae
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-09

Ward, Jane Keckley, Mrs. Jack Keogh,
Miss Jeanette Lester, something of a
child wonder; Roy Watson, Jack Keogh
and Czerney Stoffeld. This company
will play a weeks engagement and will
be followed by the Paycen Stock COM
pany, which will be here for two weeks
and all of the rest of the companies
that are to come, including such good
ones as the Readick and the Grace
Hayward companies, will play engage
will be the manager of the local Air
Dome for Mr.. Crawford.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-09

small for a new mich COW.
1t didn't appear to contain a dozen
,Leghorn chickens.
/ IT there was a spring pig in there
then he was keeping wonderfully
quiet.
She had seen fire escapes come up.
but there were angles to the bundles.
If it was a flying machine then il
was smaller than the pictures she had
seen in the papers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-09

At Kansas City.
Mary Mannering will be at the Willis
Wood in GLORIOUS Betsy" on May IL,
IL and IS and Maude Adams will be
there on May IA. 10 and 16.
"Raffles. the Amateur Craftsman.
will be next weeks attraction at the
Auditorium, 1t will be presented by
the Woodward Stock company.
The Yiddish Opera company will be
at the Grand all of next week.
The Barker Stock company will con-
tinue at the Shubert.
Mary Manncring.
Unusual interest attaches to the
Forthcoming engagement in this city
of Miss Mary Mannering who Will ap-
pear at the Grand on Thursday even
ing, May IA, in her new and successful
play GLORIOUS Betsy" by Rida John-
son Young, author of Brown of Har-
ward" "The Boys of Company b. and
other popular plays. This will be MISS
Mannering first visit to Topeka. she
is one of the most beautiful, gifted and
talented of the younger Engllsn
speaking actresses of the day ana mas
achieved many successes in new 4 ork
and other theatrical centers OF TINS
country and in England as we'll. Ana
prominent among these successes she
has enjoyed is the one she has mace
in GLORIOUS Betsy" which she is TO
present in this city.
GLORIOUS Betsy has for it's central
figure that radiant belle of yesterday,
Betsy Patterson, who made for herself
one of the most remarkable careers
ever maintained by an American wo-
man. From the position of Baltl-
more belle, whose wit, pride and rath-
err daring independence, made her the
admiring comment of all fashionable
society in America, she sprang sudden
" into international notice by her
marriage with Jerome Bonaparte, the
brother of Napoleon, just at the time
when he was proclaimed emperor of
the French.
In arranging this interesting story
for the stage, its author does not go
into the darker side of Betsys life, but
deals with those days when her name
was the toast of every gathering of
note from Baltimore to New Orleans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-09
Contest Now On.

Card in every 48 Id. sack of "H. H."
flour. Contest closes Dec. 10. It u
worth watching.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-09

had years of experience with musical
shows. and the Jesses, who have been
associated with some of the largest
musical shows on the road. A carefully
selected chorus of a dozen girls will be-
not the least interesting feature of the
company and the show to be present.
ed will abound with plenty of vaude-
vile in addition to musical comedy of
the highest sort. Professor Charles
Shamp, who has presided at the Males
tic piano with such success during the
past season is the musical director Of
the company.
Fannings' 'sF'aust."
Fannings' Faust" which Roy Craw-
ford has booked for Topeka for Sun
day, May II. will probably be presented
at the Majestic. ..-..-e.-
Coming to the Novelty.
During the past two weeks the vaude-
vile enthusiasts of Topeka, and their
number is legion, have actually revealed
wit hdelight in the good shows that
have been presented al the Novelty
theater. And the show which has been
secured for this popular house for next
week. with its opening performance on
Sunday afternoon, has all the earrlarks
that it will prove to be quite as enjoy
able an entertainment as the shows
which have Immediately preceded It,,
Among the star acts on the bill are
The Rustlcano Trl0.rssa company OF
Italian street singers,~.whoe are said to
have remarkably fine voices; The
Broadway Girls. three good looking
New York girls who sing and dance:
and Rose and Severeno in a comedy
sketch 1.-The Automobile Disaster"
The other two acs on the bill are ALSO
repilted to be of the highest class They
will be put on by the Kingsley brothers.
character comedians. and Mabel Meek
err an acrobatic corltortienist,
For the illustrated songs Miss Lillian
Parfitt viii sing school Days" and Mr..
F. N. Irwin will sing TN Germany"
Two series of moving pictures will also
/ be shown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-09

The Will H. Cross Musical Comedy
company on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday nights and Saturday matinee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-09
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
AT the Grand

Thursday, May 14-Mary Mannering
IN GLORIOUS Betsy"
The Holly chieftain., 1908-05-08
Appel's

Il can't decide.' she said ".,hernc,
to take the hat or mol. But it is just
the dearest thing ! have seen this sea-
SON
THE dearest:' asked the husband
with sardOnic laugh. Then it's GER
tain that you'll take it"-London Tele-
graph.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-05-08
The Nail Order Fiend

| was tired of all my toiling in
this weary world of moan, tired of
seeing others harvest in the fields
where had sown; tired of seeing
others daily in their palace cars,
while | stumbled weakly. blindly
underneath the winter stars. So |
said: III end the striving: death
is still the tired IN ms hope" and
1 tried to die by hanging with a
piece of Searsbnck rope, but the
blamed thing ripped and parted
and | fell half II mile: SO | said:
"l'll take ii shotgun. and vamoose
the ranch in style Then | took
my Sawbuck shotgun. and | aim
ed it at my brow. bnt it busted
when fired it and it killed a neigh
bor's S COW: and the neighbor hired
lawyer. and he sued me yesterday,
for about million dollars more
than ! can ever pay. l have tried
to end my troubles with Saw
buck pair of shears. have used
wooden razor that was guaranteed
by Sears, and the large mail order
coffin that l ordered in advance, to
contain my mortal fragments ne'er
it seems will have chance. EN-
poria Gazette.
Cut chip of camphor. light 1t and
set II Oh basin of water. when 1t will
cnnfinne tn hnrn anI Hoat until L. l..
The Holly chieftain., 1908-05-08
Charity Dances.

Won ever dance for charity?
Pretty Wife-Of course. DON:
YOU remember how l used to alwave
dance with YOU when We first metz
illustrated Bits.
VI to Him.
Look here, my lady," exclaimed
the thrifty man to his extravagant
wife. "you're carrying too much
sailw
"Why should that worry you?"
she retorted.
Because ! have to raise the
wind, that's why!"-Philadelphia
Press.
Just Like Grandpa.
Mrs.. Barbinby WAS regaling Mr.. q
with q few selections from the adver-
tising columns.
"Now. here's something" she ex-
claimed, that l would ike to have In
tables, Just look here. John. Polished
white top and curved legs
Just then little Madge entered.
whats tbat?" said she 'WhO'r
been wrtin' in the paper bout gran.
paY'-Exchauge.
"Well. my dear" said Mr. barley to
his wife. did you spend the afternoon
reading as YOU intendedY'
mo. love"
why not!"
"Well. | sat down to read, but when
woke up 1t was time to dress for
dinner"
Vlsitor-I hear you have been very
M Nettie. Did you suffer much:
Nettie taged tiveJ-Yes. mu'am. ELL
joyei an awful lot of pain.
II thought you said it was a case Of
love mt first sight?"
Il did, but she soon got her second
sight and weakened on me-"
What is an altruist, papa?"
IAN altruist. my son. is man who
doesn't give to others what he doesn't
want himself"
The Girl-Are your poems we'll read?
Ye Handsome Of them think my
last poem was read by over 200 editors.
Chicago News.
Mrs. Winston-I think your husband
is so witty. But why is it tl,at you
never laugh at his jokes? have often
noticed this
Mrs. Clapper - He always tries his
jokes on me first. ! hear them sew
eral times before he springs them In
company.-Cleveland Leader
"At last" said the ambitious young
novelist. ~ have written something
that l think will be readily accepted
by the first magazine to which it is
offered"
what Is it?" his friend asked
"A check for years subscription
Chicago Record-Herald.
II suppose that there was remark
ably cultured audience at the perform
ance Of one Of Sophoces' plays in New
York;"
I'm not SO sure Of that
what makes you dubious?'
1.-The fact that | heard several calls
for the author" Baltimore American.
Husband-I say. my dear, such luck!
I've engaged two maids for you to-
day
Whatever did you get two for?
We only want one.
Husband-Ah. that's just it. One il
coming tomorrow and the other In
weeks time.
Towne-Luschman is troubled a great
deal by his wife's insomnia.
Browne didn't know about that
before.
Towne-Yes, she usually has severe
attack Of 1t every night when he comes
In late and then the trouble begins
Philadelphia Press.
Fuddy-I was surprised that Minton
should come in to dinner a half hour
late. No gentleman will be late for
dinner
Duddy-A gentleman is always 4
gentleman. He Is never late for din
ner The dinner may be too early
Boston Transcript
81 like work, but
But what?"
II will admit that it's an acquired
TASTE"
Mrs. Benham-Don't you think l
write as talk?
Benham-I think you would II you
had paper enough.
"some Of the greatest classical COM
posers did not make any money" said
the guest at the musical.
YES" answered Mr. Cumrox. that
thought is about the only thing that
L
The Holly chieftain., 1908-05-08

Cut chip of camphor. light 1t and
set II Oh basin of water when 1t will
continue to burn and float until 1t Is
consumed.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-05-08

The seasons smartest styles---the
products Of Americas foremost
makers Of high-class clothes, now
ready tor your inspection or selec-
ton. at
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-22
FACTS FOR

A deluge of rain and hail at Laredo.
Texas, did great damage to the onion
crop. 1t is estimated that fully one
third of the crop will be a total loss.
Farmers of Chickasaw county, Iowa,
are having all the large cottonwood trees
sawed into timber. This plan was adopt
ed because of the high price of lumber.
According to a ruling of the supervisor
of Stony Greek National forest no sheep
will be allowed to Craze on the national
forests unless they are dipped before
July Is.
Iowa State college will hold a short
summer course in agriculture at Sheldon,
Iowa, in July, especially for public school
teachers who wish to learn something of
the subject.
The total acreage of wheat grown in
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta,
Canada. this year will be about 20 per
cent greater than last year, and all in
dications point TO a record yield.
The board Of food and drug inspection
Of the United States Department of Ag-
riculture has issued a ruling requiring the
proper labelling of barn seeds and medi-
cine for stock and poultry.
A perfectly formed snake in a newly
laid egg was the curious find made by
Mrs. Henry Coins of Illinois. The reptile.
which died soon after the shell was
era licked open, will be sent to the State
museum.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-22

J. W. SlaytOn. of Pennsylvania, with
IL votes. and g. w. Woody, the Negro
Socialist from California. who was
given one vote.
Amid the most exciting scenes ever
witnessed at 4 Socialist gathering. and
the most exciting speeches ever deliv-
cred before Il Socialist body in Ameri-
ca. Phil Gallery, of Missouri, placed
the name of DebS before the delegates
as the only standard bearer for the
party to consider in the campaign that
they expect to be the greatest ever gone
through.
1t was a speech in which the
cheers came long before the name of
Debs was mentioned, and when the
speaker had taken his seat it was amid
the widest applause md weeping on
the part of both many men and women.
1t was 4 speech in which Roosevelt was
mathematical, Taft ridiculed and Will
liam Jennings Bryan held to contempt.
The naming Of Meyer, Haywood and
Pettibone brought out cheers, n it
was in connection with their names
and the alleged persecution Of them as
leaders Of the working class that the
name Of President Roosevelt was held
up to the scorn and hatred Of the So
c~ialists. The weak stand that Bryan
miners was held in contempt and in
light comparison with the attitude of
the Nebraskan toward the FilipinOs.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-22
METHODISTs IN CONFERENCE.
Quadrennial Meet at Baltimore Is
One of Much Interest.

The general conference Of the Metl1-
odist Episcopal church is in session at
Baltimore. 1t is an imposing gather
ing. 1t %convenes one in four years
and its sessions cover the month Of
May.
1t is the law-making and governing
body of an ecclesiastical determination
whose church spires point h~eayenward
in every country on the ace of the
globe. John Wesley, the founder OF
the church, declared that the world
was his parish and that spirit has AM.
mated the church from the days of the
fathers. The church is noted for its
missionary zeal, and the amount Of
money sent to heather lands every
year is marvellous.
The conference is having. many i'm
portant matters to consider. There is
always an element in every church de
nomination which is ready to agitate
creed revision. One element is fear.
full that the church will detoriorate
unless the articles of faith are "mod.
crn." Others hesitate about departing
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-22
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.

A bill providing for the compulsory
saving of a part of the monthly salary of
each enlisted man in the army, navy and
marine corps was introduced in the House
by Representative O'Connell of Massa-
chusetts.
1t is stated at the Department of JUS
tice that arrangements are we'll under
way for a test case of the commodities
clause of the Hepburn act to be made,
unless a material change takes place in
the situation as a result of legislation or
other circumstances
The Volstead bill, authorizing the drain
ing of certain lands in Minnesota, was
passed by the House.
Senator Lodge has secured favorable
action in the Senate committee on for
eign relations on three propositions look
ing to the purchase of a building in
Paris for use as an American embassy.
Each makes an appropriation of 100000.
Lawrence O. Murray, former assistant
Secretary of the Department of Commerce
and Labor. took the oath of Office as
comptroller of the currency. He succeed
ed William y. Ridgely, recently elected
president of the National Bsnk of Com
merce of Kansas City.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-22
BATTIESEIP FLEETS TIN
ERARY AROUND THE WORLD

President Roosevelt has approved Al
itinerary for the Atlantic battlcShiT
fleet on its way around tn" world. GOV
erins the trip to the Philippines, up
China and Japan. and then back to
Manila.
Th" itinerary is as follows:
FlHct will leave San Francisco July :.
Arrive Honolulu July IL, remain seven
days.
Arrive Auckland Aug. o, remain six
days.
Arrive Sydney Aug. 90, remain seven
days.
.\rriv" Melbourne Aug. %, remain
seven dnrS.
Arrive Albany. Australia (for coaID.
Sept. II, remain six days.
Arrive Philippines Oct. /. remain ninr
days.
Arrive Yokohama Oct. II. remain seven
days.
At Yokohama the fleet will be divided,
the first squadron going to Manila. and
is scheduled to reach there Oct. 81.
The second squadron will 20 to Annoy.
reaching there Oct. %, and after q stay
of six days will go to Manila, reaching
there Nov. 7.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-22
POINTS PRESIDENT MADE
IN RESOURCES SPEECH

In his address to the esources con
ventiOn President Roosevelt made the
following points:
The convention is called to consider
tn" wcightiest problem before the nation
the conservation of natural resources.
The national resources are in danger of
exhaustion because of wasteful methods.
If Congress does not appropriate the
money to perpetuate the waterways COM
mission | will perpctuate it myself.
The vast wealth of lumber, coal, oil
and minerals and the riches of the soil
havc made the conditions of life in this
country unparalleled for comfort and con-
vCniCnCr.
The prosperity of the people depends
on how these natural resources are used.
The natural waterways have been in
iurpd by neglect and there is less navi-
CATION on them now han fifty years ago.
The mines, if used, must necessarily be-
come exhausted, and therefore they must
be used wisely.
Irrigation will add enormous tracts Of
the most valuable agricultural land.
We can enormously increase our trans
portation facilities by the canalization of
our rivers so as to complete a great sys-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-22
NEW YORK.

Weather, trade and industrial condi-
tons are little changed from last week,
and farm work, retail and jobbing BUSH
ness and the movement of old crops to
market have been restricted by heavy
rains, low temperatures or bad roads.
The only notable exceptions to this are
found in the Pacific coast and at a few
southwestern centers.
Reports from the leading industries are
still of great Quiet. Manufacturers feel
the lack of confident buying by jobbers
and wholesalers, who, in turn, report
final distributors cautious in buying only
what they need to replenish broken stocks.
The textile trades are dull and on short
time, but cotton goods men are more con-
fdent that bottom prices have been reach
ed. The iron and steel industries show
little change. The leather trade is rather
~quieter and eastern shoe shipments are
80 per cent off from 1907. Collections
are still backward as a whole. !.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending May Z number 2SS,
against 2S2 last week, 154 in the like
week of 1907. 1862 in 190G, 15S in 1905.
and POI in 1904. Canadian business fail
ures for the week number %. which com
pares with % last week and 1S in this
week of 19O7.-Bradstreet's Commercial
Report.