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The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-01

where he has been for the past month
and where he underwent an operation
for appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Mccain of 807
North Van Buren street, are the par
ents of a baby girl born this morning.
Mr.. Don Wellman of 1124 North Kan
sas avenue, who has been sick for the
past week, is improving.
Mr.. Burt, of Shorey, was in town to-
day.
Mr.. ]. w. Shriver of lips North Kan
sas avenue, is improving after being
i'll for several days.
Mrs. Heinze and daughter have re-
turned from Brown county, Neb., where
they have been visiting her daughter
for the past few weeks.
The services at the Christian church
for tomorrw are as follows: Sunday
school, 9:45 a. M; Communion and
preaching, IL a. m; Junior Endeavor,
D. M; Senior Endeavor, $50 p. M;
preaching, 1870 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. August Erhart who
live north of town, returned home yes
terday from Missouri where they have
spent the past week on business.
Mr.. Louis Christman of Silver Lake
was in town today.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Gabriel and son
Ralph have returned from Kansas City
where they attended the lumbermen's s
convention.
Mrs. Belle Bridgeford and Mrs. L. E.
peka visitors today.
Rev. E. R. Brown, chaplain of the
senate, returned to his home in Abb
lene yesterday. His niece, Mrs H. w.
Euler, and his nephew, w. e. Travis,
ACCOMPANIED him. Mr.. Brown has been
the guest of Mrs. Euler during during
his stay in Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Bremen went to
Meriden last night to stay over Sun
day with relatives
nd oy-xy
of Ell Dorado, Kan, came this morn
attend the Midwfnter exposition.
pleasant afternoon Thursday with
received a china plate as a prize in
the guessing contest The guests were
favored with piano music by Miss
Mrs Ralph B. Skinner, Mrs. w. A.
Woolverton, Mrs. George Young, Mrs.
Herbert Green. Miss Florence Ander-
son. Mrs. w. E. Day, Mrs. Ella Reed,
Mrs A. A Ke1lar, Mrs. Elizabeth Finch,
Mrs VIM. Boast, Mrs. f. r. Conwell,
Mrs. John Knoll, Mrs. Kate Offender
fer, Mrs D. A Wizer, Mrs. H. A. Wolff,
Mrs Minnie Connolly, Mrs. Minnie
Whitehead, Mrs. G. W. Armstrong, Mrs.
d. A. Kraus Mrs. Lillian Lowe, Mrs.
George Hare, and the little folks were
Fay Armstrong, Hance1 Hare, lone
Kraus, Robert Knoll, Charlotte Con-
we'll. Margaret Kel1ar and Thelma Day.
There will be business meeting Thurs
day February g. at the home of Mrs.
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lott are guests Of the j. W. Jones
family. Mrs. Kagee and Mrs. Otis
Backenstoce went to Kansas City To-
day to spend Sunday.
Mr. Mac ALBANIAN left today for
Kansas City to remain permanently.
Mr.. Dana Davis returned today
from a trip to western Kansas.
Miss Jean Kassuba, guest of Miss
Frances Connen will leave next week
for her home in Milwaukee.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Atkinson Of
Parsons, who were guests at the Cope
land, left yesterday for their home in
Parsons.
Mrs. N l. Mcdowell, who was here
for the meeting of the Woman's Kan
sas Day club returned yesterday to
her home in Salina.
Mr.. Earl Ewart has returned from
a weeks stay in Kansas City.
Mr.. A. r. Patton of Chicago is here
to spend several days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Erickson Miss Sopha
Cosslett, who is a guest at the Erick-
son home. will return next week to
her home in Austin, 0.
Mr.. W. w. Mills and Miss Mar
guerite Mills will go to New York
next week for a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shellabarger,
who were guests Saturday of his sis
ter, Mrs. William Macferran, sailed
today from Philadelphia for Liverpoo ol
for an indefinite stay in Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pliny Snyder of
Plevna. kan. came for the dinner
which the Sigma Delta Psi girls will
give Friday at the Country club.
Mrs F. P Russell of st. Louis will
arrive next week for a visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. A A. Weiskirch-
Mrs E. A. HerbSt will leave next
week to spend two weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. George Thompson in
Kansas City.
Judge and Mrs. j. c. Pollock and
Miss Lucille Pollock will leave Tues
day to spend a month in Old Mexico.
Mr. w L. Trump will leave Thurs
day for a business trip to New York.
Miss Fay Tincher and Miss Ruth
Tincher Will leave next week to at
tend a house party which Mr.. Martin
Thompson will give at his home in
South Dakota They will be gone two
weeks and Miss Ruth Tincher will
leave soon after her return to visit her
sister. Mrs. Beach Southgate in Chi
cago.
Miss Mae Pryor and Miss Mar
guerite Bakule. will return next week
from an extended visit with relatives
and friends at El Paso. s
Mrs. A. E. Widau entertained the
members of the East Side Embroidery
club Thursday afternoons at her home,
432 Sumner avenue. Those present
were: Mrs A c. Smith. Mrs. E. l.
Jones. Mrs. c. NJ. Crews, Mrs G..
Bowers, Mrs Cox. Mrs. Snodgrass.
Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. kirkpatrick and
Miss T'---alove.
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TIRED OF THE PENTTENTIARY.
G. A. Everhart Wants to Be Transfer
red to Reformatory.

c. NJ. Holmquist of Hays, came be-
fore Governor Hoch Friday with a;
long petition asking that c. A. Ever
hart, now in the state penitentiary, be
transferred to the state reformatory.
because he was less than 25 years old
when sentenced. The petition is signed
by many residents of Saline, Russell
and Ellis counties
Everhart lived in Saline county.
and was a junk buyer. He started
out on a trip, and went as far as
Hays. On his way back through Rus
sell county he broke into a grain ele-'
vator and stole some wheat. He was
convicted and sent up for burglary
and larceny At the time he was SO
days less than 25 years of age. The
jurors, the district Judge and county
officials signed the petition asking
that Everhart be sent to the reform-
atory to finish his term.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-01
PANTRY CLEANED
A Way Some People Have.
A doctor said:

A doctor said:
Before marriage my wife observed
in summer and country homes, coming
in touch with families of varied means.
culture, tastes and discriminating ten
denotes, that the families using Postum
seemed to average better than those
using coffee.
When we were married two years
ago, Postum was among our first order
Of groceries. We also put in some
coffee and tea for guests, but after
both had stood around the pantry
about a year untouched, they were
thrown away, and Postum used only.
ffUp to the age of % 1 had been ac-
customed to drink coffee as routine
habit and suffered constantly from in
digestion and all its relative disorders
Since using Postum all the old COM
plants have completely left me and /
sometimes wonder if ever had
them
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's a Rea-
80 -
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7 guests of honor at the tea given by
Mrs. Frank P. MacLennan at her
house, 1919 Topeka avenue yesterday
afternoon: Mrs Willis J. Bailey of
Atchison and Mrs. William Allen
White of Emporia. Both Mrs. Ball
ey and Mrs. White are uncommonly
pretty, chic and interesting women
and they were especially attractive
yesterday, Mrs. Bailey in cham
payne colored crepe de chine gown,
with hand embroidery and Teneriffe
lace used effectively on the bodice
and Mrs. White in yellow embroid-
cred muslin, very becoming to her
piquant brunette type. Assisting
Mrs MacLennan were Mrs. w A
Johnston. Mrs. J. w. Going, Mrs. Ed
ward M. Jolley, Miss Caroline God
dard, Mrs. James E. Hurley, Mrs.
George Stevenson of Turon, Mrs Lii
lie Stevenson, Mrs. Charles S. GIeed,
Mrs Scot Hopkins, Mrs. Reid Alexan-
der and Miss Mary Thompson. Miss
Mary MacLennan, Miss Henrietta
Alexander, Miss Mary Alexander and
Miss Clyde Bonebrake served sherbet
in the library. The assisting friends
were entertained at dinner after the
reception which was from 3 to
o'clock.
The costume illustrated was of porce-
lain blue cloth, the skirt being made
quite plain and in train length. The
bodice had plated blouse of the same
color silk muslin, trimmed with black
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-01
State of Ohio, city of Toledo, : IS

State Of f,5oas ohio' coHyte City Of Toledo. ss.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner of the firm of F. j. Che
ney & Co., doing business in the city OF
Toledo, county and state aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev-
cry case of catarrh that can not be cured
by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th day of December. A.
D. 1856 A. w. GLEASON,
(Seal) Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testiTno-
nta.s free.
F J. CHENEY & Co. Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton
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Jackson

street.
Shawnee council No. / B. A. A.. will
give a leap year ball next Wednesday
evening, February 5, at Barrett's hail.
Admission, ladies 25c, gentlemen 10c,
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|MRTH IMfM MMS|

Items for the North Topeka column may
be left at the Petro &s Woodford drug
store. SS9 North Kansas avenue, or cali
the North Side reported at her home
Ind. phone GIL
Mr.. Jack Anderson of Wilmington,
Kan, is spending a few days the guest
of relatives here and will go on to Kan
sas City Monday to visit relatives.
Mr. L. Lewis Of Newton, is here
spending a few days on business.
Mr.. Fred Morgan, of ST. Joe, is in
the city looking after his property in
terests.
Miss Jessie Cook went to Kansas City
this morning to stay over Sunday with
her sister, Mrs. John Looman.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Donley of Man
haitian. are spending a few days here
visiting relatives and on business.
Mr.. Harry Greene, of Washington, ar
rived here this morning to visit his
parents for a few weeks.
Mr.. Geo. Urban was brought home
from Stormont hospital yesterday
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-01
BETTER THAN SPANKING

Spanking does not cure children of
bed-wetting. There is a constitutional
cause for this trouble. Mrs. M. Sum-
mers, Box w. South Bend, Ind, viii,
send free to any mother her success
full home treatment. with full instruc-
tions. Send no money, but write her
today if your children trouble you in
this way. Don't blame the child, the
chances are it can't help it. This
treatment also cures adults and aged
people trouble with urine difficulties
by day or night.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-01

Mrs Rousseau A. Burch and Mrs.
Thomas j. Myers will entertain the
Wednesday evening whist club next.
Tyler street.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-01

Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Frost gave
dinner last night for these guests:
Senator and Mrs. F. Dumont smith
- 49, 2. e Po,r-----,s NJ -T--sz
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Two very charming women, wives
of we'll known Kansas men, were the
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-01

Mrs. W. W. Strickland will be the
hostess of the Friday bridge luncheon
club next week
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-01

Mrs. o. L. Psahler and Miss Louise
Psahler of Kansas City are guests of
Mrs. c. H. Sampson.
Leavenworth Times: Miss Alice Lakin
of Topeka is the guest of Mrs. E. w.
GRANGER.
Mrs. Joe Johnson and her sons, ,Lillard
and Lorane, Of Osawatomfe, who have
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
Majority and Plurality.

In politics the plurality Is the great
est of more than two numbers and Is
also the excess of the highest number
of votes cast for any one candidate
over the next highest number. When
q candidate receives out of 10000 votes
cast 1000 and two other candidates
receive respectively $500 and $500.
the first is elected by plurality.
though he has received less than q
ma jority of the whole vote. and he Is
said to have a plurality of 800 votes.
If the numbers are 5000, 1900 and
1000, the majority is 1000 and the
plurality is 5000. A majority, there
fore, must be more than half the en-
tire vote cast, and a candidates ma
jority is, then. the difference between
the number of votes he received and
the combined number of votes cast for
all other candidates; his plurality is
the difference between his own num-
Der and the number received by the
candidate nearest to him. Oftentimes
a candidate receives a plurality but
not a majority. Unless there is a tie
there Is always a plurality. - Path
finder
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
ALL THE LATEST NEWS
From the Somerset Towns.
EAST CORNvlLUE

Miss Gladys Walton is at home
from New Portland where she has
been attending school.
The farmers are busy on the land
but so much wet weather every thing
is late.
Ralph Bowman and Claude Dyer
returned from fishing trip Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Giles and
granddaughter, Stella, are visiting
friends in town for few days.
Frank Corson has returned to his
farm here, after being absent all win
ter.
Ernest Tufts has painted his house
Miss Josie Hight of Athens is teach
ing school at No. and boarding at
Erwin Smiths.
C. 8. Moody sold a valuable colt to
Warren Swain of Skowhegan one day
last week.
Miss Hazel Moody was at home
over Sunday from Skowhegan where
she is attending school.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
Keith's Boston Theatre.

Comedy is seemingly the keynote
in the program that has been ar
ranged for next week at Keith's.
The principal features will be Jesse
Lasky's capital novelty, "a Night on
House Boat" most seasonable
act, coming as it does at time when
the thoughts of most people are
largely concerned with plans for
vacations and with ways of passing
the warm weather in the most COM
fort. The presentation is one of the
most elaborate that has ever been
made for vaudeville and is a very
charming picture scenically, while
the action and the songs are bright
and snappy.
Captain George Anger, the tallest
man in the world, and his company,
which includes that great midget
comedian, Ernst Rommel, will play
Jack the Giant Killer" for the first
time at Keith's. 1t is great at
traction for the youngsters.
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He Has Two SIGNATURES.

There is one New York business man
who Is reasonably proof against the
forger, as he has two signatures and
the forger must first get hold of one
OF his bank checks to get any action
Seeing the signature on letter or ho-
tel register would do the forger no
good. The bank would not recognize
It, II don't particularly fear the
forger," the business man admitted
but my two signatures make me feel
So fer Just the same. ! am surprised
that everybody doesn't hit on the same
plan. It's very easy after you get the
knack of signing your name two sep.
arate and distinct ways. New York
Globe
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
A Republican State Convention
will he held In the
AUDITORIUM, BANGOR
Tuesday, June 80, 1908
Mt , o'clock p. IN.

For the purpose of nominating candidates
foi Governor and state Auditor to be sap
ported at the September election, and tran
saCting any other business that may proper
~ come before 1t.
The basis of representation will be rs fol-
lows. Each city, town and plantation viii
be entitled 10 one delegate and for each -
votes cast for the Republican candidate for
Governor In 1905 an additional delegate; and
for n fraction of 10 votes In excess of 10 votes,
further additional delegate. Vacancies In
the delegation of any city, town or planta-
ton can only be filled by residents of the
county in which the vacancy exists.
The state Committee will be in session in
the anteroom of the Auditorium at one
o'clock Of the day of the Convention, for the
purpose of receiving credentials OF candi-
dates. In order TO be eligible to participate
in the Convention delegates must be elected
subsequent to date of the call for this Con-
Vention.
All electors Of Maine, whatever their politi-
cal affiliations may have been. who believe
in the general principles and policy of the
Republican party and desire It's success at
the polls in the coming election in this state,
are cordially invited to unite under this call
in electing delegates to the Convention.
Per order, Republican state Committee.
Seth NJ. Carter Chairman.
Byron Boyd Seer tary.
/ lewiston May 9, 1908.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
The Moral of Playjnq Cards,

Playing cards have had their moral
side, 1t may surprise you to know. AT
the Blenhelm club in London. lecturlng
on the subject of playing cards from
the point of view of the collector. Mr..
Alfred Whitman said that the most
valuable packs were those that taught
Biblical history or inculcated moral
lessons In Italy In the eighteenth cen
fury 1t was customary to issue packs
of cards with Old Testament scenes
engraved upon them. In Germany Of
the same period playing cards with
fables to which morals were attached
were customary. French playing cards
of the time Of Louis XIV. were used to
teach geography and history, while In
the England of Elizabeth and the Stu
arts playing cards were used as pc
litical pamphlets. Most valuable were
cards issued In France at the-fime OF
the French revolution. when figures OF
Genius, Liberty and Equality took the
place OF kings. queens and knaves.-
London Saturday Review.
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Why Sailors Don't Swim.

"You think it's strange, do you" said
the sailor. that us shellbaeks can
hardly ever swim?"
"Strange and almost criminal" re
piled the druggist firmly. sailors who
can't swim don't understand it at
ALL"
The sailor frowned
"Supposin'." he said, ION a cold.
black night you found yourself in the
sea- not a spar left of the wreck.
every shipmate drowned. nothln any
where but the cold, the blackness. the
bitter water In them conditions" he
said, what would you ruther do
swim and swim and swim in agony
till you died or sink right down and
die at Wunstf"
81 think I'd rather die at once" said
the druggist shuddering
$50 sailors think" said the other,
"and it's to spare themselves possible
long hours Of agony that they like not
to learn to swim. And they encourage
their sons not to learn, too, If there's
any likelihood of the lads follerin' the
sea"-New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS.

The annual convention of the
Knights of Columbus will be held in
Bangor in May, 1909, such a con-
clusion being reached at the session
held in Ellsworth, Tuesday.
Gatherings of State organizations
schedule for June are the meetings
of the G. A. R., at Auburn, June 10
and II, the Maine bankers at Water
vile, June 10, and the Maine drug
gists at Kineo, June %, "a and %.
Palermo claims a smart old man in
George F. Worthing, age so, who
took an eight mile walk the other
day over the muddy roads. He is a
very active man of his years and can
do more of a days work than many
younger men.
The Mt. Waldo Granite Works at
Frankfort have contracts to furnish
the granite for the New York docks,
the approaches to the Blackwell Is
land bridge and the big cathedral of
st. John the Divine. A busy season
is anticipated and about 300 men will
be employed i'll the quarries and cut
ting sheds.
A new industry is now assured for
Alfred in the shape of embroidery
works. AT recent meeting of the
citizens, over $4,000 worth of stock
was subscribed for, making total of
$44 900 already subscribed. The new
company will be known as the Alfred
Embroidery Co, and will manu-
facture all kinds of lace, embroidery
and hamburg. AT present the greater
part of these products is imported
from Switzerland and Austria. The
new company will take over the
Little field mill at Alfred where there
is adequate water power, and the
latest and most improved machinery
will be installed.
The town of Orrington is likely to
experience a gold mining boom if the
plans of Bangor capitalists do not
miscarry. On the Orrington bank of
the Penobscot, almost directly across
from Dorothea Dix park, a white
quartz vein, about eight feet wide on
the shore and two feet wide near the
top of the bank, has been discovered
and on being assayed by Prof Ora W.
Knight has been found to run as high
as 500 a ton. This vein, which is a
pure fissure vein, has been traced for
some dir lance from the river bank
and a specimen picked up in East
Orrington assayed IS to the ton.
The quartz vein runs under the
Penobscot and into the ground under
Dorothea Dix park. Traces of the
vein have been discovered a number
of miles away from the Hampden
bank of the river, but in most cases
it has been SO deeply imbedded in the
soil that it would not be profitable &c
operate. Assays here have run as
high as $40 a ton.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21

o. Kincaid, Austin Collins and Fred
Whittier start Thursday for up river
to work on State road for F.
T. Burns.
w B. Wilson has begun shinglne
his ell.
Herbert Hall was out exercising a
fine pair of colts few days ago.
F. Robinson was out with a new
kind of road machine today.
Sabbath school begins May 81. All
are invited and we hope there will be
a good attendance.
Charles Gardner and family are
stopping with Philip Gardner.
Mrs. NJ. Davis and daughter visited
her sister Mrs. IIoyt Saturday and
Sunday.
Will Lancaster was in town Sunday
just few more of those PetGijohns
at 13c package at Bates
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21

The highways in places are in very
uneven condition this spring owing
to the deep frost of the past winter.
Monday was warm, indeed, the
thermometer registering rs in the
shade at O'Clock p. m.
Johnny Burke fell from the rail-
road bridge while walking across,
early Sunday evening. He struck
in several feet of water but sustained
no serious injury.
At the annual meeting of Ruth
Head Cragin chapter held with Mrs.
Wallace Emery, Friday afternoon,
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Regent, Mrs,
Sarah French; vice regent, Mrs.
Elizabeth Emery; secretary, Mrs.
Helen Stevens; chaplain, Mrs. Jane
Crane; registrar, Mrs. Alice Sim
mons; historian, Mrs. Ada Scott.
Mrs. Ellen Gray was elected to the
Board of Management. A very
pleasant afternoon was passed and
the hostess served dainty refresh
ments.
Mrs. r. II. WATSON and Mrs. Wal
lace Emery went TO Portland, Tues
day, to attend the Eastern Star
meeting.
Rev. 7. B. HIATT and Horace Smith
went to Spring Lake, Wednesday,
fishing.
Miss Mae McCutcheon visited in
New Portland, Saturday.
A. Simmons is building house on
Pleasant street, the workmen be-
ginning, Monday morning.
T. NJ Steward is having his block
on Main street newly painted.