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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-25
Grocery Stores Naturally Invite the Most Desirable Trade

YOU grocery store is either sanitary
and healthful or else it is the worst
breeder of filth and disease on earth.
These are the conclusions reached by
eminent health authorities who have
been giving the dangers of the unclean
grocery store careful study and atten-
ton. Particularly in New York city
has this matter been carefully investi-
gated and the Womans Home Com
panion, in its December issue, proceeds
to suggest not only the danger involved,
but also the possibilities of combating
the evil The Companion quotes Bay
ard c. Fuller, chief of food inspection,
department of health. city of New
York. in answer to the question. How
can we secure clean, sanitary gro
ceries?" Mr.. Fuller replied: by i'm
planting in the hearts of unclean gro
GERS fear Of God, which being inter-
preted means, fear Of arrest and i'm
prisonment." On the other hand the
same question addressed to the man
ager of a model New York grocery store
elected this response: by educating
the housewives of America to visit
their groceries in a critical, observing
frame of mind, to demand cleanliness
in the stores, it's owner or manager and
his assistants and to make cleanliness
4 possibility by treating the grocer and
his clerks in q businesSlike way
Many a grocery store is a model OF
neatness and sanitary perfection. On
the contrary many grocery store pos
sesses "a back room" which is about as
efficacious as a cancer in the human
system.
In treating the subject editorially the
Woman's Home Companion suggests
that the health office and the house.
wife are two forces which must COM
bine in making all grocery stores clean
These are the things the health of1l-
Ger can do He can condemn and des-
troy overripe, decaying fruits and vege-
tables, also dried fruits that are Wormy
and invested with parasites OF any
sort. He can order filthy cellar clear
ed of all decayed matter and then prop
erly whitewashed. He can order all
bins containing food to be supplied
with covers. He can order dirty coun-
tiers scrubbed. He can insist that
proper receptacles be supplied fol
spitum and can see these sp1ttoons are
kent clean. He can order the display
of green vegetables and fruits to be
raised to a proper height ana ne can
see that butter and cheese are kept
in refrigerators or coolers that are ao-
solutely free from bacteria.
Here are the things housewife can
do when she starts on her morning
shopping tour. The health OFFICER can
not force the grocer to provide olleo
paper with which to handle putter' |
cheese. etc. when cutting and We1gn- |
ing it. but the housewife can by gong |
to a store where oiled paper is USED. |
The health officer cannot force the
grocer to supply his clerks with run
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POLICE COURT NOTES.

John White. the ex-policeman, was
found guilty in police court yesterday
of prowling around the residence of
P. A. Thomas, 210 Quincy street Thurs
day night and fined $50. Judge Urmy
wanted to make an example of this
offense in order that such contemplate
offenders in the future may know
what to expect. Mr.. Thomas appeared
as witness against White. The ex-
policeman is a burly fellow with a
most evil looking face, while Thomas
is slight built man, yet the latter
knocked White down and out with a
blow of his fist. 1t was by his badly
battered face that the police first sue
ceeded in identifying White as the
man wanted.
There was no dispute over in Little
Russia as to when Lent ended. With
out dissenting voice the inhabitants
of that section decided that last Sun
day night marked the hour of the close
of their 40 days fast, and they celeba-
ted the event with a keg party. The
sequel to the festivities was enacted
in police court yesterday afternoon.
Chris Slipper. newly landed Russian
on these shores, wa charged with
striking and otherwise injuring Maggie
Emery during the progress of Sunday
nights feast. Two interpreters were
required to convey the testimony to
the judge. The questions and answers
III yeStefudy TRIAL showed as plainly
as dozen volumes of history, the
wide difference between the customs of
the people of Little Russia and the
rest of Topeka. Chris Slipper was
placed on the stand in his own de-
Tense. Yes, they drank beer Why
prehend nothing of the judges stern
ness over. his actions of last Sunday
night. Surely there was a mistake
on the part of his honor. Lent had
ended. That fact was surely enough
to cover a multitude of sins. He had
been good a long time. Now he was
within his rights if he acted badly.
The judge gave up in despair. Finally
he demanded of Chris: The drinking
/ will overlook; but you struck this
woman and knocked her down. Your
excuses about Lent being ended can
not cover that offense. I shall have to
punish you for striking a woman
The Russian looked mildly aston
ishment at the judge. So striking the
woman was the cause of his trouble.
He could not understand it and wres-
tied nightly with the problem. why
not?" he asked. What was there wrong
in this old and honored custom of his
people. He gave it up and sat looking
helplessly at this terrible Judge who
was so particular in his notions. Chris
had one witness for the defense-his
sister Her answers to the attorneys
questions were eloquent in their breyi-
ty. She said that Chris was drunk
the girl he struck was drunk, all the
feasters were drunk; she was drunk
herself. Lent was over. That was the
reason Did Chris hit the woman? She
guessed SO. There was a bump on her
head. What was all the fuss about
and why did this judge look so fierce
There had been no harm done that She
knew of. Judge Urmy passed the
whole thing up in disgust and fined
Chris Slipper IS for striking woman.
Chris will never know the cause that
brought this fine npon him.
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tects have sought to accomplish two
results, namely, to give the building
distinctly governmental appearance
and at the same time to have it har-
monte with the Pennsylvania station.
now in course of construction. between
Seventh and Eighth avenues. The
question of the proper relation between
the two buildings, as regards style.
materials and general proportions have
been carefully considered.
The new postoffice will have 'front.'
age Of something over 400 feet on
Eighth avenue, and will extend back
along Thirty first street a distance of
335 feet. Ample access to the build
ing will be given by flights of broad
steps on both the avenue and street
frontages.
The government took title to the site
last year, after nearly 10 years had
been spent in the discussion of the
uptown postoffice project, and in the
examination of various properties
which were offered to the authorities.
The price paid for the Eighth avenue
blocks was $1,660,514
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wATuNe EaRu pworvr
Foucault's Experiment Performed al
Columbia University.

Columbia university's scientists had
some difficulty in proving that the
earth revolves on its axis, yesterday,
when they performed the famous Fou-
cault experiment, which has that for
its object. The idea of the experiment
is to set long pendulum in motion
and observe by its course over the
ground how the earth turns from I'M
der it. In spite of the precautions
taken to have the giant pendulum
swing In straight path, it was found
that it Travelled in a slightlyelliptfcal
one. 1t was finally agreed that the
deviation was not great enough to af
feet the success of the demonstration.
The pendulum used was a one hum
dred and forty pound cannon ball, OBJ
tanned from the Brooklyn navy yard.
hung from the dome of ST. Paurs
copper wire ninety-one feet long. DR..
Forbes, formerly of the University of
Rochester, was in charge. Assisting
him was DR.. S. A. Mitchell Of the de-
partment of astronomy, who will re-
peat the experiment on Friday.
Prof. w. Hallock, dean of the fac
ulty of pure science. delivered an ex-
planatory lecture while the demonstra-
ton was in progress. The audience
was made up of members of the facul-
in the nature of a preliminary test, as
it is to be repeated not only on Friday
by DR.. Mitchell, but a week from to-
morrow by Prof. Jacob, head Of the
department of astronomy.
Promptly at o'clock DR.. Forbes,
curator in the department of physics,
approached the cannon ball, which was
secured at the end of it's swing by
long cord. He held a lighted taper in
his hand, and it was explained that
the pendulum was to be released by
burning the string in order that the
possibility Of giving it a side swing or
extra impetus should be entirely
avoided.
Amid a breathless silence the light
was applied to the string. Suddenly
it parted, and the pendulum began its
swing. On the bottom of the ball was
fastened a long camels hair brush,
which passed over the surface of an
ink pad, marking plainly the course
of each swing on a dial about eight
feet in diameter placed on the floor OF
the chapel A noticeable deviation
could be observed after a few swings
The lecturer explained that although
the pendulum seemed to be changing
the direction of it's swing. this was In
reality caused by the fact that the
chapel floor and the earth were grad
ually turning under it.
The experiment was first performed
at the Pantheon in Paris in 1851
New York Times.
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Clears Up the Debt to the Kim
ball Company.
SAVE $1,000 ON DEAL.
kfmball Company Made Liberal
Reduction in Price.
Renew Efforts to Raise Money
by Concerts.

Plans were perfected today whereby
the pipe organ in the Auditoium will
De paid for by the first of May. The
topeka Pipe Organ association now
owes trifie over $4,000 on the instru-
ment. The Kimball Organ company is
impatient for its money. and had re-
Gently made a proposition to the asso-
by May 1, this sum will be accepted
as payment in full for the organ. The
proposition has been accepted and
made possible of fulfillment by the
action of twenty business men of this
city who have agreed to underwrite
the Pipe Organ associations notes for
this sum. The local banks have agreed
to advance the money at once on this
paper. So 1t is now assured that the
$4,000 demanded will be paid by next
Friday and the $1,000 bonus saved for
the city.
The following are the names of fif-
teen of the business men who stepped
into the breach:
w. w. Mills, F. P. MacLennan, w.
F. Jensen, Crane & Co.. w. F. Roehr,
]. w. Robinson, Scott Hopkins, Crosby
Brothers, John E. Frost, F. M. Bone
brake, w. H. Davis, Thomas Page, G.
w. Parkhurst, j. w. Going, Horace L..
Hall.
1t is expected that the other five
names will be quickly added. as every
one asked to take part in this plan has
responded willingly, taking a deep in
terest in it's success.
The Topeka Pipe Organ associa-
ton is merely the agent of the city,
appointed to buy and pay by public
help and means for the organ. AS
soon as the instrument is paid for it
will be turned over to the city and the
association become dissolved by this
act The organ was bought at big
bargain in the first place. 1t is a fact
that its original price was $4,000. 1t
was put in here by the Kimball COM
pany for $4,000, the company giving
up its big profits for the benefits Of
advertising and the prestige of getting
the job. 1t is one of the ten largest
organs in this county. The benefits Of
this organ and the Auditorium to-
gether to Topeka are incalculable.
The Pipe Organ association expect
to be unusually active during the rest
of this year in giving entertainments
for the benefit of the pipe organ fund.
The plan carried into effect today
saved $1,000 in cash and was a fine
stroke. Topeka now owes Topeka men
for her organ, and saved this big bonus
in the bargain.
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deceased, came on to be heard; the
said Jennie S. Gordon appeared in
person and with her attorneys Allen
& Allen and ]. B. Larimer, and the
said Lille Gordon Mum appeared in
person and by her attorneys, Trout
man & Stone and Mulvane & Gault
and thereupon testimony was offered
in support of said objections and in
opposition thereto, and the court hav-
ing heard all the testimony offered
by either party and the argument of
counsel and being fully advised in
the premises, finds:
LIST. That the petitioner Jennie S..
Gordon, is the widow of the said G..
IS. Gordon, deceased; and this finding
it is agreed by the parties hereto
shall not be used, claimed or pleaded
as an adjudication of said matter in
any other court, suit or proceeding.
End. That the said Jennie S. Cor
don Is competent and in all respects
worthy and suitable for the discharge
o fthe trust of administrator of said
estate except as stated in the follow
ing findings:
Bird. That a controversy exists and
is the subject of a suit now pending
in the district court of Shawnee
county, Kansas. as to the title to two
pieces of real property claimed to be
owned by the said Jennie S. Gordon
under deeds executed by the said G..
S. Gordon to her, which property it
is claimed by the said Lille Gordon
Mum is a part of the estate of said
G. S. Gordon, deceased, and that a
controversy also exists between the
said Jennie s. Gordon and the said
Lille Gordon Mum as to whether
certain personal property belongs to
said estate or to said Jennie S. Cor
don; and the court further finds that
by reason Of said controversy and OF
the claim of the said Jennie S. Cor
don to said property adversely to said
estate the said Jennie S. Gordon Is
unsuitable for the discharge Of the
trust Of administrator.
1t is therefore considered and or
dered by the court that the applica-
ton of said Jennie S. Gordon for ap-
pointment as such administrator be
denied.
And the said Lille Gordon Mum
having in open court renowned her
claim and right as daughter of said
G. S. Gordon to administer on said
estate it is ordered by the court that
administration be committed to some
other person to be hereafter appoint
ed by the court and further proceed
ings herein are continued until to-
morrow morning at II o'clock.
r. F. HAYDEN, Judge.
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lust LIKE KANSAS.
Indiana Will Dust the Breweries as
F. S, jackson Did.

The attorney general of Indiana mas
started proceedings against all of the
brewery companies doing business In
that state similar to the custer suits
which were carried to successful
conclusion by Attorney General jack
son of Kansas. The Indiana attorney
general copied his petitions from the
petitions filed in the Kansas cases. and
he also secured copies of all the plead
ings in the Kansas cases.
The brewery custer suits, it may not
be generally understood, had nothing
whatever to do with the prohibitory
law They were based on the ground
that the breweries outside of the state
had no right to do business in Kansas
without a permit.
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NINETY TO BE CONFIRMED

Important Exercises Sunday at Church
of the Assumption.
A class of ninety will be confirmed
at the Church of the ASSUMPTION SIM
day afternoon at $3.50. Besides these
beautiful and interesting ceremonies
Right Rev. Bishop Lillis of Kansas
City will be present and make an ad-
dress to the class. The class will he
present in a body to take communion
at O'Clock tomorrow morning.
At the semiannual conference to he
held here Monday, 35 to 40 priests
from this diocese will be present Bust
ness Of Importance will be transacted.
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FDecredSe.
The percentage of actual reserve of the
clearing house banks at the close of bust
ness yesterday was 29.93.
The statement of banks and trust COM
panies of Greater New York, not mem
these institution have aggregate deposits
of 1882, SIT 100; total cash on. hand S59 108,-
900 and loans amounting to 1914, ITO, 500.
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weekly Bank statement.

New York, April 25.-The statement Of
clearing house banks for the week shows
that the banks hold SIS, 9s4,75O more than
the requirements of the 25 per cent re-
serve rule. This is an increase of $9,O11, 1926
on the proportionate cash reserve as COM
pared with last week. The statement fol-
lows:
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ladling out foodstuffs, but the house
wife can by refusing to trade with a
man who digs out prunes, pickles and
mackerel with his hands and wipes the
accumulation of filth off on his already
overworked and discolored apron.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-25

Deouiz-Haye YOU heard a robin yet?
De Whit-No: but I've seen woman
with her head tied up in a towel beating
a carpet in the back yard--Judge.
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Lower right

The clean grocery store can be uni
versally secured through the juncture
of forces between the housewife and
the health officer. Incidentally the
grocer himself will be glad to cooper
ate.
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ming water, a decent sink or basin and
clean towels for washing purposes, but
the housewife can if she insists upon
clean hands. The health officer can
not force the grocer to equip his store
with the proper scoops and forks for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-25

AGENTS fortune maker! Wonderful self
working washer, does the washing BY it.
self, runs automatically by water works
pressure; saves all the hard work of wash
day; new Invention; sales unprecedented
Agents wanted who can handle high class
proposition; exclusive territory. $500 to 500
per month. The Eagle Tool Co., Mgrs-.
Dept. 597, Cincinnati, o.
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WANTED-AGENTS.

BE YOUR OWN BOSS
WHY DRAG YOUR LIFE OUT WORK
ING FOR OTHERSY
want one honest person (nlale or f.
male) in every locality to represent my
large Mail Order House. Over 900 rapid
selling speciaities. From IS to so per day
easily made. costly outfit free No expsr-
to find out about it. Send me your name
and address and let me start you In q
profitable business free.
GEORGE A. PARKER,
Dept 70, TO Chestnut St.,
philadelphia, Pa.
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Paul Laurence Dunbar, worlds greatest
Life and Works sells like lightning
Agent writes he makes $40 daily Write
quick for free outfit and terms. NicholD
& Co., Napersville, Ill.
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A FULL LINE OF MAGAZINES AND
THEATRICAL PAPERS AT
THE SMOKE HOUSE

WANT railway mail clerks. SIS weekly,
examination soon, preparation free until
appointed. Franklin Institute, Rochester.
N. z.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED-Modern gasolene stove. Must
be in good condition and cheap. Bell
phone 448-2. Ind. 1914
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all season with merry-go.
round, good inducement. Address D. l.
Childress. 119 w. 9TH ST., Topeka, Kan.
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WANTED-Dressmal and plain ses
ing. 316 Van Buren, 1T. Bell 1911.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-02-21

A Fargo man drove his wife out in
the street at a late hour one night last
week. She was compelled to seek re-
fuge at neighbours house.
Hon. Newton Edmunds, the second
territorial governor of the Dakotas,
died at Yankton, S. D., aged 8S years.
Ninety four head of live stock per
ished in barn fire at Wyndmere last
week.
Forty-five applicants for pharmaceu-
teal diplomas passed the examination.
Stanley's newly organized band is
reported to be making progress.
The Stanley Sun celebrated the sixth
anniversary of it's existance last week.
An attempt was made to burn the
Dresden school house.
Bantry will have cheese factory.
A large grain elevator near Cando,
belonging to Ben Lembke, was destroy
ed by fire.
Minot is to have a penny arcade
theatre.
Gov. Burke has been invited to
speak at Mandan on St. Patrick's day.
A wolf hunting party near Dickey
secured six wolves
The mayor of Dickinson is making
tour through the south.
The University of North Dakota had
a leap year party Saturday, at which
function the girls did all the honors.
The Manitoba University has re-
fused to debate with our university
this year.
The Weekly Student says that two
more men are needed as athletice
instructors.
Washburn is taking steps towards
establishing water works at that
place, ;.4 ~.-.r~
Rugby had a mad dog scare last
week.
Adjutant General Poole may sue the
Valley City Times-Record for libel.
Horace Bagley has assumed per-
sonal charge of the Towner Tribune.
The jamestown girls defeated the
Valley City girls in game of basket
ball.
Another newspaper will be started
in Mclean county.
Editor Thurston has sold the Hazel
ton Republican.
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice is hereby given. that that GER
tain mortgage, exacnted and delivered
by Robert McGeoch. a widower, mortga-
sor, to the Vermont LOAN and Trust
Company. mortgages. dated the 10th day
IF June 1904, and filed for record in
the office Of the register Of deeds Of
the County Of Ramsey and State of
ember, 1904, and recorded in Book IS Of
Mortgages at page 637, will be fore
closed by sale Of the premises in such
mortgage and hereinafter described, at
tie front door Of the court house In the
County Of Ramsey. and State Of North
Dakota, at the hour Of 2 o'clock p. m,
on the 25th day Of February, A. D. 1908,
to satisfy the amount due upon such
mortgage on the day Of sale. The prem
Uses described in such mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same
are described as follows:
The northeast quarter (NEA) Of Sec
ton thirteen (13) in township one hun.
dred and f1fty-seven (157) north Of
range sixty-three (63) west, containing
100 acres according to government sur
vey
There will be due on such mortgage
at the date Of sale the sum of one hum
dred and seventy eight dollars and
twenty cents ($17S.20.)
Vermont Loan and Trust
Company. Mortgage.
Murphy & Duggan. Attorneys.
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VITAL STATISTICS.

Sec 289 Notice to Proper Officers
Where no physician is employed, it shall
be the duty Of the parents to give notice
to the proper officer within whose juris-
dfction they reside, Of the births and
deaths of their children, or of the pres
erce Of any Infectious or contagious dis
ease occurring within their household,
within twentyfour hours or three days
II outside Of Incorporated limits of
cities, towns and villages, as to births
and deaths only, of such occurrence and
the oldest person next Of kin, the keeper
or other proper officer Of every work
house. poorhouse, reform school, Jail,
prison, hospital, asylum, or other public
or charitable institution, shall give like
notice of any birth, death, infection or
contagious disease occurring among the
persons under his charge.
Whoever neglects or refuses to give
such notice within the period Of twenty
four hours, or three days If outside Of
Incorporated limits Of cities, towns and
villages, as to births ana deaths only,
after the occurrence of such birth, death
or infectious or contagious disease, shall
upon conviction forfeit a sum not to ex-
coed twenty dollars, to be collected as
other fines are collected by law
The foregoing. is published in accord
ance with Sec. 29s, r. c., 1905.
Dated at Devils Lake, N. D., this 28th
day of January, 1908.
Emil 8. Eich,
County Auditor.