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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-05-10
PUBLISHERS NOTICE.

City subscribers failing to receive
the Herald by 6 p. m. on Mondays
and Thursdays will please notify the
City Messenger Co., Tel 1851, and a
paper will be sent to the address at
once.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04

'sTom went home and was discharged.
Billy fought on to the close of the wal,
when he went home to find Tom a
much lauded hero. He had married
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04
Married the Day They Met.

Horace Greeley and Mary Young
Cheney were married the first day
they met. They had corresponded for
some time, a common friend who was
something of a matchmaker having
brought this about. She was all his
fancy painted her, but she was much
disappointed in his appearance, so
much so that when be appeared be-
fore her, having proposed and been
accepted by letter, she frankly told
him that, although she married him,
she was not In love with him. Their
married life vas long and happy, and
the loss of bis wife was a blow which
Greeley did not long survive.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04

AooA Mn ~ SoNHN girls would have
nothing to do with the other boys. whose
civilian clothes seemed very common
place beside the uniforms. Tom Ford
was a tall, handsome fellow. and one
of the girls suddenly discovered that
she loved him. And she did A girl
may be caught by the veriest tinsel,
but when once caught she Is caught
forever.
We'll, Tom and Billy marched away
They did nothing but march and lie
in camp for awhile and began Il wish
they could get into a fight. When
they did get into a fight it had hardly
begun before they wished it were over.
After a charge by the enemy Billy was
trying to find the remains OF the regi-
ment that had gone In under a perfect
alignment with flags flying, but all he
could find were dead and wounded.
Passing a wounded officer, Billy heard
him groan and, picking him up, was
about to carry him away when Il vol
ley was poured into them. The officer
begged Billy to drop him, but Billy
wouldn't and amid a shower of bullets
took him to cover behind a stone wall.
1.-THE officer died a few hours later In
Bnly's arms. He begged Billy to ac-
cept q handsome gold watch he wore,
and when Billy declined. saying that
be might be accused of rifing a dead
body. the dying man produced a pen
ell and paper and wrote down how
Billy's bravery had got him to cover
and that he had given Billy his watch
In remembrance of the same. Only he
didn't write Billy's name at all, for
Billy gave him another one, and this
is how that happened:
"After getting the officer to cover, the
poor fellows groans were h%eartrend-
ing and his cries for water worse than
his groans. To get the horrible sound
out of his ears Billy said he'd go and
find some water. AS they were on
elevated ground. he knew there was
none, but he couldn't stand the agony
any longer without a rest. He crossed
the field where his regiment had been
cut up and suddenly came upon his
friend Tom Ford lying on his back,
looking straight up at the peaceful
heavens. Toms front teeth had been
knocked out, and he had lost an eye.
Billy bent over him. and the sight, II
he had not been made sick Of war al
ready, certainly completed his horror
of it He spoke to the wounded man,
who did not appear to recognize him
He was breathing, SC Billy knew he
was not dead, but he was dishgured.
BILLY now had two wounded men
on his hands. He went back to the
one he had left to see If he was dead.
He found him still alive, and 1t was
then that he gave Billy his watch. He
asked Billy his name to put it in the
paper he wrote. A sudden thought
struck Billy. 1t occurred to him how
his friend, Tom. would appear to hts
girl disfgured as he was. and be
thought he might do something to help
the matter. He told the officer to put
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04


he had turned this halo over to an
otherT'
Never. Had he kept 1t for himself
he would have lived under a feeling
that the work performed was entirely
incommensurate with the lifetime of
praise it evoked"
But, father, If Billy has a son isn't
he entitled to the halo by Entertained"
"Oh, yes! You're entitled to its re-
Fiction"
Father, why have you eve told
me this beforeF"
This is one of the minor tragedies of
the great conflict which have been
overshadowed by the record Of greater
events. There are many like 1t still
unwritten, all breathing the spirit of
heroism and sacrifice.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04
The Halo
Of Heroism
BY Captain r. A. mitchell

copyright, 1863, by American Press Assoc
ciation.1
my son." said the old civil war vet
eran. Il do not wish you to follow in
my footsteps in the matter of war.
War as General Sherman said. is
HE'LL"
But, father, think of the gloryi'
1.-The glory often falls where it does
not belong and Is usually overrated. 1
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04

Uncle (who left his nephew refresh
ing'O-Well. Tommy, you see I'm back.
Are you ready? What have l to pay,
missi Waitress-Three buns, four
sponge cakes, two sandwiches, n jel-
ly, five tarts and Uncle-Good
gracious, boyl Are you not i1P Tom
my-No, uncle, but I'm very thirsty
London Tit-Bits.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04

will tell you a
story to Illustrate
my point Two
young men went
from our town
t tn civil
a They e
friends and had
been s C b
mates. We will
call them Tom
Ford and Billy
G b a N b berlin.
They e both
ordinary young
fellows a N o q &
associates
until t b e be
came soldiers.
and then they
were transform
prelna.
ture heroes The
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04

In Thomas Ford.
The officer did as
he was asked and
soon after drew
his last breath.
GAS soon as the
officer was dead
Billy h urried
back to Ford,
whom he found
In the same con-
dition as before.
Billy showed the
watch rolled In
the paper with
the writing on it
into Ford's peck
ct, then carried
him to a tempo
rary hospital and
left him to be
tnken care of by
the q 8.
Soon after this
bo fCnnd fba pom-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04

nant of his regirreAt and was plugging
away agair at the enemy.
NOW. Billy didn't really think much
of anything he had done. 1t oc-
Cured TO him that there was any
bravery In carrying the officer to
cover. He had lone the same thing
before and had not considered himself
a hero. But he thought the incident
might be appreciated for more than 1t
was worth by the folks at home and
make Toms girl stick to him If Ton
recovered. Tom did recove and, hav-
ing no remembrance of the watch and
paper in his pocket, concluded that he
must have saved some one and had
The memory Of 1t all obliterated by his
W0und
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04

liz AtAA AAhA 80
his girl, who was
very proud of
him.
Billy was de-
lighted at the
success Of his
ruse, for, you
see he knew
Tom would need
something In lieu
of his eye and
his teeth, though
Billy didn't ex-
pect that his
own carrying a
wounded for
a few seconds
would result In
covering his
friend with the
halo of heroism
for a whole life
time"
"And did Billy
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04

After resting for sixtyfour years in an unmarked grave the body of Major
Charles LEnfant, the engineer VINO laid out the original plans for
Washington. vas exhuned and buried In Arlington cemetery. The coffin m
placed In the rotunda of the capitol where 1t remained In state for three
hours before the final burial ceremony. The grave IF the famous engineer is
only a few rods from the magnificent colonial front of the Lee home and Is
surrounded by the tombs of man of the nations most Industrious mel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28

Douglass; September 2S-October 2.
Clay County Fair association: Wal
ter Puckey, secretary, Clay Center;
September ITO.
Clay county-Wakefield Agriculture
al society: Eugene Elkins, secretary,
Wakefield; October 81 and %.
Cloud County Fair association: L.
E. Abbott, secretary. Concordia; Sep
TENDER 21-24.
COREY County Agricultural Fair
association: Henry Jackson, secre-
tary, Burlington; September 14-17.
Cowley County Agricultural and
Live Stock association: F. w. Side,
secretary, Winfield; Aug. 31-Septem-
Der 4.
Cow1ey county-Eastern CowIey
Fair association: w. A. Bowden. Sec
rotary, Burden; September $40.
Cowley county-Udall Agricultural
society: F. H. Chenoweth, secretary
Udall: September 1918.
Dickinson County Fair association:
w. G. Curphey, secretary, Abilene;
September 2S-October 1.
Douglas County Fair and Agricul-
tural society: Elmer E. Brown, secre-
tary, Lawrence; September alps.
Elk County Agricultural Fair asso-
citation: J. J. Marshall, secretary.
Grenola; September 1924.
Finney County Agricultural society:
A II. Warner. secretary, Garden City.
Franklin County Agricultural So
ciety: J. E. Shinn. secretary, Ottawa;
August 31-September 8.
Greenwood County Fair associa-
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ton: c.. H. Weiser, secretary, Eureka;
August 1920.
Harper county-Anthony Fair as
ISOLATION: L. G. Jennings, secretary,
Anthony; August 3-6.
Harper County Agricultural asso-
citation: Chas H. Simpson, secretary,
Harper; September ITO.
Harvey County Agricultural society:
L. G. Harlan, secretary, Newton; Au-
gust 31-September 8.
Leavenworth County Fair associa-
ton: C. A. Sparrow, secretary. Leav-
enworth: September 21-24.
Linn County Fair association: John
O.. Morse, secretary, Mound City;
September 21-23.
Lyon County Agricultural society:
c.. E. Feeble. secretary. Emporia;
September I'll.
Marshall County Fair association:
w. H. Smith, secretary, Marysville.
Mcpherson County Agricultural
Fair association: Carl A. Grant, Sec
rotary, Mcpherson; September 7-10.
Miami County Agricultural and Me-
chanicai Fair association: Geo. r.
Reynolds, secretary, Paola; Septem-
Der 28-October /.
Mitchell County Agricultural asso-
citation: w. s. Gabel, secretary, Be-
lott; September 2S-October l.
Montgomery County Agricultural
society: - secretary, Independence.
Montgomery county-Coffeyvill
Fair and Park associations: c.. L. Hol-
Iingsworth, secretary; Coffeyville.
Nemaha County Fair association:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
Safety in Airshin.

Current statistics report that since
1888 only 81 persons have been killed as
the result of flights in gas balloons
This takes in a period of crude expert
mentation, the scientific methods of
later time reducing the risk to life.
Hardly week passes in the United
States without its record of killings by
automobiles, the victims often being
occupants of motor cars, as well as
those in their path. Yet the popular
impression is that of the two forms of
locomotion the aerial method is far the
more hazardous. Possibly the reverse
of this, when fully understood will
lessen the attraction of ballooning as
sport. What sense will there be in
stealing an airship for a joy ride when
there is no promise of bowling over a
few children in the highway of the air
and small chance of smashing the ma
chine against telegraph post? Half
the fun of tearing through a crowded
street or around a blind turn is in the
possibilities of loss of life and limb.
We are told that baIlooning is al
ready inexpensive by comparison with
maintenance of fast automobiles. Add
to this the assurance of it's relative Sc
curity for all concerned, and the day
that the airship will supplant the
motor car as an instrumentality of ex-
citing pleasure may be long delayed
New York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28

after dinner they enjoy themselves to-
gether and the children play
Did Won throw water on the children
and they throw water on you through
the Window
In fun, they can't sit still all the
time"
What were you chasing them with a
butcher knife for?''
''Oh, I was playing. I was pairing
potatoes and they We're. running around
and I chased them with a cup of wa
ter 1t was no butcher knife"
When the old grandmother of 10 years
had finished and wept as she told of
her daughters illness and laughed as
she recited her play with the children,
there was g weight of defense set
against the testimony of the neighbors
and the judge decided that a further
investigation of the case until next Sat
urday would not be too lenient with the
unfortunate people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28

w. H. Fitzwater. secretary, Seneca;
September 1917.
Ness County Agricultural associs
ton: Thos Rineley, secretary, Ness
City; September 1924.
NeOshO county-Chanute Fair and
Improvement association: WILDER F.
Allen, secretary, Chanute; August 16-
20.
Ness county-Utica Agricultural
and Fair association: r. C. Webster,
jr., secretary, Utica.
Norton County Agricultural asso-
citation: M. F. Clarity. secretary, Nor.
ton; August 31-September 4.
Usage County Fair association: r.
T. Price, secretary, Burlingame; Sep
TENDER ITO.
Reno county-CentraI Kansas Fair
association: A L. Sponsler, secretary.
Hutchinson; September 11-17.
Republic County Agricultural
association: F. N. woodward. sec
rotary, Belleville; September 1915.
Riley county-Manhattan Agricu1-
tural Fair association: ]. @. A. shell
den, secretary, Manhattan; Septem-
Der 21-24.
Rocks County Fair association. n
A. Butler, secretary. Stockton; SEN
TENDER 40.
Saline County Agricultural. Horti-
cultural and Mechanical association.
B. 3. Stimmel. secretary, Salina: An
gust 31-Sept. g.
Shawnee county-Kansas State Er-
position company: r. t. Kreipe, Sec
rotary, Topeka; September 1915.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
GRANDMOTHER WON.
Her Story Secured Immunity in Case
for Abuse of Children.

Three little girls and their old
grandmother were lined up in the
probate court this morning in the
trial Of Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Slusser
OF 424 Sumner street for neglect, upon
the complaint of Secretary Justice of
the Provident association.
Odelia, Gertrude and Ella, 10, 8 and
years of age respectively, are the
daughters of Mrs. Slusser by a former
marriage. She had worked for Years
work in laundry for their support.
A year ago May 9Th, she married
Slusser, a shop man. This spring he
was out of job and she fell sick.
1t is during that time that the little
girls are charged with begging from
the neighbors telling them various
stories of sickness and poverty there
by violating the juvenile law con-
corning public solicitations of chill
dren.
A half dozen women of the
vicinity testified that the eldest of the
girls went about telling of the
mothers illness and stating that her
father was dead and they needed
help. The child had gone around in
the cold half dressed and wearing
only rubbers on her feet. She Sc
cured a few coins, a can of peaches
and can of peas. She also sold pop
corn and numbers for a rattle of a
guilt. That the child was sent out
to sell the quilt numbers was adj
mitted by the mother but that she
had begged was denied.
During the testimony. Mrs Abbie
Buck, a next door neighbor, told OF
hearing the girls fighting, using vile
language and Screeching hideously and
i was in that connection that the old
grandmother, Mrs. Papp, who is left
in charge of the children was brought
upon the stand and gave the story OF
a loving old German soul Asked by
interpreter how long she had been with
her daughter. answered $50 long as the
children have been in this world and
longer top.''
How do you get along with the chill
uren?"
Children all right with me and 1 al
right with children"
Asked about q reported fight between
the parents last Sunday she said: mo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
KANSAS FAIRS IN 1909.

The following is the list of the
Iorty-seven county fairs to be held in
Kansas in 1909, their dates. locations
and secretaries, as reported to the
state board of agriculture and COM
piled by Secretary F. D. Coburn:
Allen County Agricultural society:
Frank e. Smith, secretary. lola; Au-
gust 24-27.
Allen county-Moran Agricultural
Fair association: E. N. Mccormack,
secretary. Moran; September $40.
Barton County Fair association: W.
+. Feder, secretary, Great Bend.
Brown county-The Hiawatha Fair
association: c. A Money. secretary,
Hiawatha; September. 40.
Butler County Fair association: ".
F. Benson. secretary, Ell Dorado: Au
gust 24-27.
Butler county-Douglass Agricu1-
turai society: J. A. Clay, secretary,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
News Notes and Personals.


C. F. Adams of 935 Kansas avenue
run into dust storm while returning
home in his auto from a visit west of
the city. He says about 4:30 p. m. the
dust was so thick that he couldn't see
a foot in front of him.
Earl c. Slaybaugh will go to Pratt
Tuesday evening where he will be en-
ployed as foreman and superintendent
of the Pratt Mill and Elevator Co Mrs
Slaybaugh will leave Saturday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morgan, of
227 South Monroe street for a two
weeks visit in Jerseyville, ILL.,, after
which she will go to Pratt to make her
future home.
Miss Fay Ashpole will leave this
week for Washington. d. c., where she
expects to. enter thefg government school
for trained nurses.
Team harnesses are being closed out
at cost at Foucht's hardware.
]. @. A. Peyton of 1923 Kansas ave-
nue. is recovering from a slight illness.
Bert Shepherd of Kansas City is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Shepherd. a
Mrs. Josie Mcclellan was called to
Lafayette, Ind, yesterday by the ILL
ness of her sister. Mrs. Williams.
The proof of the bread is the eating
Try Model bread.
Mrs. Minerva. Sanderson and daugh-
tiers. Miss Marian Sanderson and Miss
Mildred Sanderson of Kansas City are
the guests of Mrs. Edith Robson. They
are on their way for a visit in Junction
City.
Talcum powder at Lacey's drug store.
| Miss Marie Bobb of Kansas City has
| returned home after a visit with rela-
tives on the North side.
| Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Smith of Smith
Center are visiting in Topeka. They
| lived here several years ago.
| Miss Mable Fink of 1926 Monroe
| street is visiting at the home of Miss
| Katherine Hall in Coffeyvile.
Mr. and Mrs. T. II. E1rod of Sa.lina
and Mrs. Matte Hunter of Manhattan
are visiting at the home of their sister,
| Mrs. J. H. Allen, of 23S Holman street.
A straw ride was given Friday even
| ing by Miss Ruth Klinefelter and Miss
Pearl Klinefelter of East Indianola-
Those who enjoyed the outing were:
Miss Ada Wilmot. Miss Dora Light.
Miss Gertrude Teeter, Miss Nina
Means, Miss Emma Bair, Miss Mildred
Holiey, Mrs. borrower, Miss Mildred
Boone, Miss Myrtle Swanson, Miss
Elva Hughes Miss Edith Rosser Miss
Carrie Paul Miss Minnie Middaugn.
Miss May Paul. Miss Irene Pryor, Miss
Emma Caldwell, Miss Mable Bond,
Miss Pearl Pinkerton, Miss Florence
Smiley. Miss Irene Peterson, Miss Anna
Peterson. Miss Edna LeVan, Miss Irene
Seller. Miss Minnie Seller. Miss Kate
Seller, Miss Mabel House, Miss Maude
House, Miss Frances Wright. Miss
Mayme Shontz. Miss Margaret Mar
shall. Miss Letta Widau, Miss PlyIey.
Miss Anna Squires Miss Dorothy
Fuson. Miss Blanche Snyder Miss Nina
Romans. Miss Ada Cotton Miss Alice
Sloan, Miss Verne Hare, Mrs. Cochran.
Miss Edith Nash. Miss Nettfe Nash.
Miss Olive Rude, Miss Frankie Ward,
Miss Ruth Ward. Miss Clara Kline
feiter and Mrs NJ NJ. S. Austin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
Notice These:

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Hot water towels of the 90c quality for 75c doz
16x3O inch all White Cotton Towels for 6Oc doz.
Good Cotton Huck Towels with red border. Size
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Union Huck Towels of good weight. Size 17x37
inch. Red border $1.5O doz
90 per cent Linen Huck towels red or white
bordered. Size 19x38 in. $500 doz
Copeland Hotel Towels few of these excellent
towels left to close out-9O per cent linen-mark-
ed Copeland in blue. $18O doz
l5c quality Turkish Bath Towels, bleached firing
ed or hemmed-each 1Oc.
Special quality Turkish Towels, bleached hem
med, size 23x46 in. excellent at 25c each.
Absorbent" Wash cloths-large SIZE one side
Turkish, the other knitted. 6 for Csc.
55c towels in hemstched huch hemstiched or fringed
danask, three special lines, full SIZE good weight -
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28

NORTH SIDE NEWS
james Priddy's Barn Burned to
the Ground.
was Struck by Lightning Sun
day Evening.
NO STOCK WAS LOST
Rain Beat Down Wheat on Hast
ing Place.
Union Pacific Trains Delayed
Union Pacific Trains DELAYED
by Bad Tracks.

"A barn on the James Priddy farm.
TOUR miles northwest of Granville. was
struck by lightning and burned to the
ground about 6 o'clock Sunday after
noon. No live stock was lost as there
Were no horses in the barn. However.
some harness was destroyed The
Priddv family had been away from
home and returned just in time to see
the barn burn up, Nothing could be
done to save the property
RMS was the most serious damage
north Of the city from yesterdays
storm so far reported. r. B. Hastings,
however reports that considerable of
his wheat was beaten down by the high
wind.
EaStbound Union Pacific passenger
NO. 102, due at 7:05 a. M, was about an
hour and a half late this morning. The
delay was caused by the bad track in
Colorado which is the result IF the re-
cent heavy rains there. The other
trains from the west, have been from
twenty to thirty minutes late the last
two days.
the death of Thomas Birmingham,
the father of H. T. Birmingham,
which occurred at San Bernardino,
Cal, last Friday Apoplexy was the
cause OF the death.
Mr.. Birmingham was So years old.
He was former North Side resident
and was employed in the Santa Fe
shops for eighteen years
He was born In Buffalo. N. Y,
June IL, 1857. He came to Kansas in
1875 and located in Topeka on the
North Side. He lived there until he
moved tc California eight years ago
on account of his Wife's health She
died last April.
He leaves one son, H. t. Birming-
ham, three brothers, Edward of South
Topeka, John of Helena, Mont, and
Michael of Chicago, also three sisters,
Mrs. w. T. Simpson of Argentine, Mrs.
Morse Heating of Denver Colo and
Mrs. F. D. Jones of Chicago.
The remains are expected to arrive
here Wednesday afternoon. The
funeral will be held Thursday at the
Church of the Assumption at 9 a. m.
The remains will be buried in
Rochester cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28

Adam and Eve were moving THANK
heaven there are no neighbors to see We
haven't any furniture she cried Thus
she extracted a crumb of comfort-New
York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
The Special Quality
Towels in the Window

One OF our windows Shows an assortment of
special quality towels and wash coths-the best
values obtainabe for the money. These are merely
representative OF very large stocks of household
hotel and BARRIERS towels-easily the most complete
stocks of these supplies within your reach Wheth-
Ell you've little or much to spend towels it will
pay you to buy them here-come to the Towel Sale
tomorrow and be convinced