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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-23
SUMMER IN EUROPE.
Roosevelt Family Will Sail for the
Continent This Week.

New York. June 23.-Mrs. Theo-
dore Roosevelt and three children
Miss Ethel, Archie and Quentin. will
leave New York on June 26, on board
the White Star liner Cretic for Gil
braltar and Naples to pass the sum-
mer on the continent. The Roosevelt
party will spend a month with Miss
Carew. Mrs Roosevelt's sister, at her
villa near Rome, afterwards going to
France on a trip, planned especially
for Miss Ethers benefit
Mrs. Roosevelt and her children
will sail for America about Nov l.,
having abandoned the previously ar
ranged plan of remaining in Europe
through next winter and journeying
up the Nile in the spring to meet Col.
Roosevelt.
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FATAL MINE EXPLOSION.
Large Number of Men Believed TO Be
Killed and Injured.

Wehrum. Pa, June 23.-As a result of
an explosion in mine No. 4 of the
Lackawanna Coal and Coke company
here today three miners are known
tc be dead, six fatally injured; 20 seri-
ously hurt while 1t is feared that 65
men, believed to be still in the mine,
may be burned to death.
The mine is burning f1ercely at sew
eral places and deadly black damp is
pouring from the mouth effectually,
preventing systematic rescue work
Large quantities OF oxygen and many
oxygen tanks have lneen requested from
the Cambria Steel company of Johns
town. Pa, and the United States gov
ernment mining and testing station at
Pittsburg.
Just what caused the explosion has
not yet been ascerf aimed but it pro-
baby resulted from an accumulation
of gas The scenes about the mine this
afternoon are pathetic. Relatives and
friends of the victims are historically
weeping and retarding greatly the work
of rescue.
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Committee Rate of S1.5O Per
Thousand Is Sustained.
1T SPLITS DIFFERENCE
Between Payne Bill Rate and
the Dingley Duty.
Curtis and Bristow Vote for Re-
duction to 81.

Washington, June 23.-Without a
speech the senate today began voting
on the lumber schedule as soon as
quorum had been procured. Whether
due to the hot weather or to exhaustion
of the orators from other causes the
change was accepted as a good omen
by those who are anxious to crowd the
tariff bill to final action and nave the
session come to an end. The first vote
was on an amendment by Senator Nc
Cumber proposing the rate of 81 per
thousand on sawed lumber instead of
the rate decided upon by the finance
committee, which was s1.50 per thou
sand. The committee was sustained,
Al to "a
From the beginning of the session
there has been a decided contest over
the lumber rate and one of the hardest
fights made by the northwestern SEN
ators has been for free lumber. In the
house the reformerS succeeded in re-
ducing the Dingley law rate from 81 to
81. They continued their efforts in the
senate. but finding themselves unable
to make any impression there they
would have been willing to accept the
house rate. So stiff, however, was the
sentiment against them that they sue
ceeded only in getting a reduction or
the majority against any reduction as
shown by todays vote indicates not
only that the committees schedule will
remain unchanged in the senate but
that the sentiment for a protective
duty is so strong there that 1t will be
difficult to change the senate rates in
conference.
The air in the senate chamber was
close and sultry when at 10 o'clock
President Pro Tempore Frye raped
for order. There were comparatively
few senators in their seats and a call
for a quorum was made as soon as Mr..
had indicated his desire to have
the senate proceed with the considera-
ton of the lumber schedule. A quorum
once obtained Mr.. McCumber took the
floor and presented his amendment. To
the surprise of all no ono rose to speak
and Senator Aldrich always especially
in the chair Immediately put the
question to vote. There was de-
mand for the ayes and noes and the
ballot resulted In a total of 6S votes
OF the affirmative votes only ten were
cast by Democrats as follows:
Bankhead, Clay, Davis, Gore, Hughes.
Johnston, McLaurin, Overman, Paynter
and Tillman.
The Republicans who cast their votes
in support of the amendment were:
Reveridge. Bristow. Brown, Burkett,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-23

Today is Hand Shaking Day" on the
official program of the association. The
reception committee of the Jobbers and
Manufacturers association is a busy
lot Of men. They are buzzing around
the Commercial club rooms today shak-
irg hands, asking questions, inquiring
about the crops and doing anything to
keep up a conversation make the visi-
tors feel at home and boost Topeka.
IS the main feature of the entertain
Inent today. They should deserve hon
orable mention and include the follow
ing good fellows''-W. o. Anderson,
"A. l. Beard, H. L. Whiting, William
Schick, Charles Wolff. Jr, Charles S.
Eagle, George Whitaker. r. F. Hodgins,
r. T. Kreipe, Guy A. Morse, B. Wilchuts.
E. B. KeIlam, Frank p. MacLennan,
T. d. Hammatt. w. P. Hemphill, Mr..
Harmon, F. S. Crane, ]. r. Mulvane,
z. E. Ames, A. Bauerlein, V. b. Kist-
Ter, e. NJ. Jolly, DR.. Anton Smith. Leo
pold Krause, E. F. Grote, Cord c.
Smith. ]. Fleisch. V. Kaczynski.
Americus Man the First
J. w. Bell of Americus was the first
man to make his presence known at
the Commercial club rooms He
came last evening and in explanation
said to a State Journal reporter:
1.-THE reason came so early is be-
cause I couldn't wait. 1 have read
so much about this event and l was
like small kid before the Fourth of
July. I had to rush the season.
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minis, Curtis. Gamble. I4aFollette Nc
Cumber and Nelson. The Democrats
voting against the amendment were
Bacon, Bailey, Chamberlain, FIetch-
er, Foster, Martin. Money, Simmons
Smith of Maryland, Taliaferro and Tay
lor.
The senate adopted the finance
committees schedule on lumber by
so to %.
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The registration at the Commercial
club rooms is heavier than expected
today. 1t was thought that only about
a third of the visitors would be in the
city today. ''I did not know whether
to come today or not" said c. N. Har-
ward of Kingman, who was the first
man to place his name on the register
today. I'VE are q busy lot of business
yen this time of year. My furniture
fbusiness keeps me rushing and had
to do just like the State Journal said
leave the store in the hands of the
clerks and leave everything to come.
But 1 am enjoying myself to beat the
band and do not care if 1 lose every
customer know that 1 will know
how to get them back when I return
from Topeka"
When the books were inspected early
this afternoon there were visitors who
had placed their names and received
their information and their envelopes
containing the passes. programs, etc
At present there are 500 out of
town reservations for the big banquet
at the Auditorium tomorrow night.
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DECORATE, PLEASE.

The decorations on Kansas avenue
made a good showing today. but
every merchant should display bunt-
ing. It is the hope of the association
that no business front on Kansas
avenue or the cross streets will be
without the colors by tom
morning. Let us make things bright
for the visitors and ourselves
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1t Is Sultry Today.

The sousing rains in the west part
of the state didn't have much effect
on the Kaw river. 1t raised about two
feet at Topeka, touching 11.s early
this morning at the highest point At
1 O'Clock it stood at 11.6, a fall of 2
inches and is still falling. The little
shower last evening amounted to 4-100
of an inch This afternoon the wind
blows through the whirligigs at the
rate of 20 miles per hour from the
south, and the hourly temperature
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-23
CUT WIFE'S THROAT
Charles Bell of Newton Then At
tempted to Kill Himself.

Hutchinson, Kan, June 23.-Chas.
Bell, lineman of Newton cut his
wife's throat here today and then
slashed his own neck. The woman
will die but Bell may recover. Mrs.
Bell had deserted her husband be-
cause of cruelty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-23

1--WE have met to consider the protests
of the public said the President to the
directors of the corporation. Lets con-
slider them impertinent and in bad TASTE"
responded one of the directors. This be-
was reached In time for the ball game
Philadelphia Ledger.
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1Neather indications.

Chicago, June 23.-Forecast for
Kansas: Partly cloudy with probably
showers and thunder storms tonight
or Thursday. s.--
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TURNING OVER FOR THE VISITORS.

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-04
COTTON.
1vah Paris, age s.

Cotton is very valuable plant. 1t
is used to make cloth. 1t Is grown in
most of the southern states. 1t is also
grown in Egypt, India and other warm
The sea island cotton is said
to be the best. 1t Is used to make mus
lin and lace. 1t has a blossom that is
most always white. but sometimes pur-
pie. It's seeds are write or yellow. The
seeds are covered with the cotton.
Cotton used to be very expensive, I'M
til 1898 when the cotton gin was in
vented by Ell Whitney He received
$4,000 from South Carolina, besides
sums from other states The first mill
for making cotton into cloth was built
in 1893. We consume 100000 bales
every year. The cotton famine occur
red during the Civil war when England
was cut off from her supply. Many
mills stopped and threw about 100000
workmer out of work. Cotton seed is
very valuable as fertilizer. Cattle are
very often fed cotton seed cakes which
makes them very fat. Cotton is now
the cheapest kind of cloth to be pur-
chased. One can buy yard of calico
for five cents. / am a Daily Junior.
Papa has taken the Courier for a long
time and grandpa took it for long
time.
Emil Bowlin,
Hedrick Ia.
a
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of learning, and boarding schools and
one of the foremost in the west
There is also monastery of Trap
pist monks. There are but three OF
these moniasteries in the United
States, and the members of this
monastery, some of which have been
members for numbers of years, do
not number over 40 at the present,
while understand their membership
exceeded at one time 100 members.
There are great many advantages of
Tered by Dubuque and there are great
many places of interest of which 1t
would require too much space
TO mention all Of them, but neverthe-
less | like my Dubuque very much, but
! often think Of my many friends that
| mad In Ottumwa and am happy
When am calling on them. I am
often sorry dear Juniors that am
not thus located that can write every
week but am always pleased to read
the letters of the other Juniors as
they bring to me remembrance of the
time used to be able to write to you
every week.
Mary Margaret whelan, age IL
III w. 18th. street. Dubuque, Iowa,
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Dear Editor
Leila Saum,
Blakesburg, Ia.

Dear Editor
am glad to say I had a happy
Thanksgiving. I had lots of fun.
went up to visit my little friend Mao
ma Hinton. Three other children were
there and we played hide and go
seek in the barn and hid mostly in the
hay loft. One of the little boys who
was there was Harold Bone My friend
and l went up in the loft and dug a
hole in the hay and laid down and then
had one of the other children pile hay
on top of us and then they left and
the next time we would help them
hide.
My, it was awful hot under the hay
and 1t was long time before he found
us. He went up in the loft three times
and couldn't find lis and the fourth
time he came up and found us and he
stepped right on top of us and we
laughed and it scared him SO he
jumped and he didn't know he was
standing on us. Then one of the little
girls that was there and | went after
the COWS with Naoma. We had lots Of
fun and | didn't get back till dark
hope the other children enjoyed their
Thanksgiving as well as I did.
Lois Griffin, age 9.
Abba, Iowa.
R. r. No. Z.
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LOIS, IMPORTANT EVENT.

The most important event of the
week for me was the 10th Of August,
1909, when l was invited to a birthday
party, which my cousin Ola Velle Nc
Vey) was going to have.
She invited six little girls to her
party. They all arrived about 10
o'clock, then we played until dinner
time. Then her mamma called us to
dinner.
After dinner we jumped the rope
and played ball and lost 1t, and had to
hunt for it a long time, but finally we
found it, but we didn't play any mora.
We swung in swing for while,
then it was time to go home, SO we
left between five and six o'clock that
evening.
We all wished La Velle many more
happy birthdays This is what call
the most important event of the week.
Lois Hentz, age IL,
r. F. d. No. 2,
Floris, Iowa.
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Carolyn Tout,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
THANKSGIVING OF 1909.

Once there were two little girls.
Their names were Madeline and May.
Their mother was Door and they lived
in log house. 1t was cold in the win
ter and the little girls did not have
many clothes. Thanksgiving approach
ed. They knew they would not have
any nice dinner. They went to bed
that night and dreamed happy dreams.
The next day was Thanksgiving. They
heard some children say what nice
time they were going to have.
The day had approached. 1t was a
fine day, and the sun shone brightly.
They heard rap at the door and
ran to open it, and found--who do Jo1
think?-their father. He had been to
sea and had a lot of money. He saw
how poor they were and he hired lit.
tie cottage for them.
They had roast turkey for dinner,
and potatoes and meat, pies and cakes,
and whole lot of good things; Mad
cline and May had good Thanksgiv-
ing dinner. They now are living in a
lovely little cottage.
Ethel A. Dorr, age 70,
R. F. d. No. 1,
Belknap, Iowa.
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THE STORY OF A cHILp,s SHOE.

me shoes We're made at the factory
and sent to the store.
One day man came into the store
and asked for some childrens school
SHOES. He bought pair and took them
home.
The next day was warm and the lit.
Tie boy Wore the shoes to school and
coming home he got so hot that he sat
down and took off his shoes and put
them in the grass.
He was playing with some other
children and forgot where he put his
shoes. He hunted about for them but
could not find them, so he had to go
nome without them. When he got
home his mother said, where have
you been Henry? What have you done
with your shoes?" Henry was an hon.
est boy and told all that had happen
ed He never found his shoes.
1sal Hendrickson, age IL,
r. f. d. No. 2, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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THE FARM.

What do you count of value7
! count the farm with It's green
fields, running brooks. the wide dis
lance, the sweet air, the healthful-
ness and the wholesomeness of
natural beauty. / class the country
girls and boys of my acquaintance as
those that know things Of nature.
such as horses, cattle, sheep and
birds. know of one man living In
town who didn't know the ways of
any bird, but the robin. A big part of
the countrys good luck is its hillside
orchards in it's days of bloom.
The growing and ripening grain, the
clover tops in their fragrance and
freshness. The ferny woodland, are
familiar every day. To look out for
miles and miles on the snow, to an.
preciate the far-wide views, glimpsed
through the farm house windows of
the blessedness of the country life.
Belle Smith, age 10,
r. F. d. No. 2, Floris, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-04
MILE, THE HousEkEEPER.

Miles mother had died when she
was a little girl. She and her father
lived In cottage in the woods, Her
father cut wood for man in town.
So Millie had to keen house. Her faith
er was gone all day. In the morning
she would get breakfast, then sweep
and make the rooms neat, go to the
barn and milk the COW, drive her to
the pasture, then study until time to
get dinner and carry it to her father.
After dinner she would hoe in the gar
den. Mile eats her supper on the
door step In summer. Children like to
visit her because they are sure of hav-
ing nice time.
One day some little girls came to see
her. She baked some cakes and play
ed with them. The girls were nice and
had rich fathers. They wanted to give
her money to buy nice dresses, but
she did not take 1t, then they wanted
her to come and live with them in a
fine house. She said II would rather
live In little cottaee and have plain
dresses and be fathers little girl
Martha Brown.
r. No. s, Ottumwa, Ia
Age 10.
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Hon Mile Spent
Her Ten Cents

[Mollie and Priscilla were two little
cousins. They had been spending a
week together at their grandmother's.
When Mollie was going home the
two little girls exchanged dimes Each
wished to have remembrance of the
other.7
Molly meant to keep Priscilla's ten
cents always, but she had not been at
home many days before she received
letter from her cousin that changed
her plans. Molly's mamma read it
aloud.
Dear Molly miss you very, very
much. I cried the day you went, for
1t was so lonely. l have spent your
ten cents / meant to get pink and
blue and yellow tissue paper, but the
Fourth of July came and I got fire
crackers instead They are all gone
noew, but 1t was fun while they lasted
They made splendid noise. | like
firecrackers.
Please get something to remember
me by on my birthday. AS have
spent your ten cents, want you to
spend mine. and then we shall be
even. Ny birthday is the 9Th of July.
wish you were my sister.
"Your loving cousin.
Priscilla Drayton."
ut is the 9Th of July today, Molly
dear" said Mrs. Benson.
Then I think I had better go and
look around in the shops"
You will find a great variety of
things at Fletcher's," said her nam
ma; and II you like, you may go there
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WHIT 1 LIKE TO DO THESE FALL
DAYS.

Dear Juniors.-I wish to tell you
OF what like to do these fall days.
There are lots of things we can do.
Some children like to gather up fall
leaves Of all colors. most always like
to help rake the leaves off the yard.
| like to see the long flocks of wild
geese flying toward the warm south,
but | would rather see them stay here
II 1t was not SO cold / always have
a good time Thanksgiving. Last
Thanksgiving | went to church In the
forenoon. went to dinner which
the Ladies' Aid society had. In the
afternoon my sister and went to one
of our playmates home and we had
fine time. Most children like to go
out Halloween night but very sci.
dom go out that night. But best of
all is school. / love school, although
we have mile to waikiki do hate ia
miss school. have missed one day
this month. My studies are reading,
history, arithmetic, grammar. physiol,
ogy, geography, spelling and writing.
After get home from school like to
do my outdoor chores. This is not
very nice night as 1t is raining.
like to go to Sunday school but j have
not be able to go for quite a while.
Well, must close.
| am Tri-Weekly Junior
Yours affectionately,
Leila Saum, age IL,
Blakesburg, Iowa.
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sToRIEs-LETTERs.
A DEAR LITTLE GIRL.

Once there was little girl who liv-
ed in the city with her father, mother
and aunt. Her name was Pinky Fair
weather. She wa very much humor-
ed by the whole family. On her birth
day her aunt gave her doll. 1t was
pretty big doll and indeed Pinky
thought it was prettv. AS her aunt's
name was Ella she named the doll
Ella. This doll had many nice clothes
and her aunt took much of her time
in making 1t pretty clothes. Every
nice day Pinky put Dolly's nice dress
on her and takes her a walk or ride
in her nice go cart. Pinky felt like u
baby. When the sun was shining too
brightly little blue parasol was
raised over her for fear of tanning
her face. Dolly has light blue eyes,
rosy cheeks and golden curls which
fall about her face like curly headed
baby
When nir'4 comes and Pinky has to
go to bed Dollys nice dress is taken
off and a pretty white gown is put on.
She is always put in a white cradle
beside the bed of Pinkey. There she
rests through the night with her eyes
shut like real baby. In the morning
her pretty dress is put on her and she
is made ready for her morning walk
or ride. Sometimes Pinky hears an
OlHeT llLllS girl III lHe StTeel say oii
what a pretty doll that little girl has"
This makes Pinky very nroud and she
always goes another flock in hopes of
hearing it again.
One day Pinkw was sitting with her
doll In her lap when all of a sudden
Dolly fell on the floor and broke her
pretty little head. Pinky saw at once
what had happened and ran crying to
her aunt for comfort. Auntie tried to
comfort her in every way she could.
She told her the doll should be fixed.
So she got some cement and put it
together. Pinky took Dolly and put her
in the sun to dry the cement and tod
her If she did not lie still she would
never be pretty again. This she did but
the sun was awful hot in her sweet lit
tile face. BY noon the cement was dry
and she was taken in and put in her
go cart. She was glad to get out of
the hot sun. Pinky now plays with her
doll but the scar is still on its face
Pinky sometimes cries when she
thinks of her carlessness. Her doll
would be pretty as before if 1t We're
not for the scar.
Leila Saum,
Blakesburg, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-04

The city in which live is Dubuque.
It is located in Dubuque county, sit
uated on the Mississippi river and is
noted for its manufacturing interest
and the beautiful scenery surrounding
it. It's most important manufactures
are that of sash and doors Of which
it has two Of the largest in the world. 1t
also has beautiful stores and very
fine street car system. We have nice
parks of which Union park is the most
prominent. 1t also has an opera house
and a dancing hall. There is also To-
Gated in this city numerous institutions
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MARIE WRITES FROM COLORADO.

Dear Editor
/ am writing at Colorado City.
On Thanksgiving day some people
have turkey and some have chicken.
We had chicken for our dinner.
am going to school every day ]
like my teacher pretty well. We have
seven grades in our school. like the
country school best because i can take
lunch. The professor of the school Is
Mr.. Ewing, and the principal is Miss
Boss. think they are nice. Ny teach
er's name is Miss Redic.
My papa has taken homestead and
will go on 1t next spring. am going
to have all kinds of pets. I am going
to have dog and a cat and some
geese and some turkeys and chickens.
] will have good time on our home
stead I like to live on a ranch. Den
yer is 10 miles from our ranch.
I have an old grandma in Ottumwa.
Iowa and she is 81 years old. She is
my great grandma. She has three
great great grandchildren and they are
all little boys. There are five genera
tions of our family living.
Marie Dible, age 10.
Colorado City, Colo.
1884 Monroe st.