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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-29
ESCORT OF HONOR.

An escort Of some sixty machines
which left the building at 2:3O
O'Clock TO meet the returning tour
lists, will accompany them IN the
Avenue. At $3.50 O'Clock the veterans
of the road and those who have
come 70 honor them Will assemble
at ~ Munsey bnilding.
Then it's off 70 the garage. where
the machines viii be put under
guard, pending the final inspection
of the technical committee. AS the
last honk-honk echoes through the
garage driveway, the Munsey run.
a reliability contest. successful in
every way and marking an epoch in
the automobile affairs OF the East.
will be at an end.
Tonight and tomorrow comes the
entertainment Of the returning auto
heroes. the awarding Of the tro-
Dhies. and. by no means least i'm
pOrtant, the automobile floral parade
of the Washington Chamber of Com
merce. in which the Munsey run
cars. undecorated save by the ear
marks Of a strenuous 1.3OO-mile
road journey, viii have place OF
honor.
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EAGER FOR FINISH.
MUNSEY RUN CARS
REACH CITY LIMITS
RoadStained But Endurance-Te Entrants Complete
Great Reliability Contest and Are Ready for
the Final Checking Up.
ROYAL WELCOME WAITS FOR THEM
UPON THEIR ARRIVAL AT CAPITAL.

Will Arrive at Munsey Building at $50 This After
noon-Program of Entertainment Includes Smoker
and Many Other Features.
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Matinee. go Sharp, "The Girl From
Rcctors" tomorrow, Columbia Theater.
JOc TO SlJ0-Adyt.
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Pilot Appears.

one by one the other cars. the nerves
of the occupants tingIing with the ex-
citement OF the finish. their eyes agIow.
their bodies ready for the relaxation
that was soon TO come and that which
is aue men who have accomplished feats
OF endurance, sped on behind.
About 1880 the watchers at Fifteenth
snd y saw tiny speck down The
mimed Baltimore road. II drew neRFer.
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StOddard Marshal.

Originally II was thought that twenty
five cars owned by Washington automo
bihsts would participate IN the welcome
a. Fifteenth and Fl streets. Before noon
e was apparent that double the number
would form the escort OF honor and il
became necessary to devise regulsr
formation with Joseph N. Stoddard, OF
the Cook " stoddard Company. as mar
shall
II was Sreat home stretch hnjsh, un-
Ter skies that were cIoudless end over
roads almost as good as asphalt wnen
compared with some OF those through
which the tourists ploushed in New
England. Before o O'Clock the cars thai
we're destined 10 finish had left Phns-
delphia. at HIS O'Clock the pilot car
pJlled up before the cheering throngs IN
Baltimore; a few minutes past noon the
cars had All checked out again and the
race over the last Zap had begun.
At I2:=s ;ne pilot car. with James r
Quirk. In charge. scudded through Lau-
rel The dome oc the Capitol was al
most In sight
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Busy Headquarters.

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WEATHER REPORT.

lcontInued on = ThIrteen.L
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-02

For twenty long years I have had my
eyes open for a good thing. I have
met with lots OF discouragements, but
have struck it at Iast-struck it for
fair
I'm chestnuts? ?''
I'm chestnuts. my dear. The chest
nut is going to pull in gold and dia-
nonds for the Bowser family You
are puzzled; you can't see it; you
doubt Very well. Let me say to you
that che~tnuts are worth $2.5O a bush
ell at wholesale. That means a dollar
and a half more at retail. Under
stand?"
yes"
"a chestnut tree yields an average
OF ten bushels of nuts per year. That's
SIS at wholesale. One hundred trees
means a sure crop of $4,000 a year.
doesn't IT %
at appears to-"
Appears? Appears? Why, woman
can't you figure for yourself? It's as
plain as our old yaller-eyod cat asleep
on the rug there. On thousand chest
a year, and you can't figure it any other
way. Suppose we make 1t 5000 trees
and an annual income of $100, 900? Any
objections to that, old girl?"
''And what Is your plan?'' asked Mrs.
Bowser.
Need I state It? Can't you see? I
sell the house and go into chestnut
growing. Simple as A, B, c, and no one
has ever thought of it before. A gold
mine right under their feet, and people
have been walking over It. Well will
you go down and order your diamonds %
Mrs. Bowser walked over to the book
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The SpoIiation of Niagara.

The canals and harbors are much shall
lower than they used to be. Several inches
of this are due to the power diversion,
which. however. is not at present seen,
owing to very high water. The lowering
of the level of the basin above the upper
rapids. increasing the slope of the river,
and consequently the velocity of the cur
rent. also lowers the level of the lake
above. An increased discharge of 1900
cubic feet per second lowers Lake Erie by
foot. On the large steamers in the
carrying trade. each inch of draft repre-
sents a return of 500 in extra freight re-
ceipts. The canals and harbors should
not be reduced in depth by power diver
sons at a time when there is a clamor for
deeper channels. The impairing of navi-
cation. under conditions shown above,
threatens to reach 2. or even ~ feet.
Under the estimate made for the Ameri-
can section of the international commits
sion the cost of repairing the damage
caused by the Chicago drainage canal was
found to exceed S12.000. 900. so that the total
cost to both countries account Of power
diversion promises to reacn $25.00oOO0 or
more. Are the power companies willing to
pay for their share of this costly fran
chise and for the loss owing to the
diminished business going to and at the
falls which may reach $25,OO0.o0O a Year,
Popular Science Monthly.
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swer. what in thunder do we want to
figure for? I say it's a big thing-better
than gold mine"
81 hope so, but let us see. You start
with 5000 trees. You must have at least
165 acres of land for them. You will
have to hire help from the day you be-
gin planting"
II knew it, knew you'd do your best
to discourage mel"
'But I'm not. I'm only trying to
arrive at facts. The average yield of
a chestnut tree is not five bushels in
stead of ten. That cuts your estimate
half in two"
"Hear heriHear her!" shouted Mr..
Bowser, as he shuff1ed around.
."Then, how are we to live for the
twenty years? A part of your trees
are sure to die within the first two or
three years, and the borer may attack
those that reach half-growth.
Again, you can't always figure on the
price of chestnuts. There are some
years when the worms destroy a
whole crop. Have you taken these
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hexaevrHvTRssese.
eECUN
AZ THE CITY 1QgEKAMAa 1914.
Dc Gl1N

of
of
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.hings into consideration ~

things into consideration %
Madam. are you talking to me p
asked Mr.. Bowser. as he drew him
self up as stiff as a crowbar.
"Of course. 1 am. Have you
selected the site for your grove yet?
Have you made arrangements to live
for the next twenty years without an
income? Have you
But Mr.. Bowser was down the hall
putting on his overcoat. and before
she could reach him he was out on the
step, and had banged the door behind
him. He walked straight to his
family drug store and, finding the
druggist at leisure for the moment, he
poured the chestnutty tale into his
open ear. He was listened to without
interruption, and when he had fin
ished the druggist stepped behind the
counter and poured out dose of
something into a graduating glass.
What is it?" asked Mr.. Bowser, as
it was offered to him.
Something for cold feet. Drink it
and go home and go to bed. Yours
is more serious case than you dream
of."-(Copyrighted, 1903, by 7. c. Nc
Clure.)
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state road, which was approved April
a.
It is worthy of mention that the sec
ond law passed 5y tie new state Of
Kansas was ian act to provide for the
protection Of stock from contagious ols-
ease" Many such have been passed
since then and doubtless there viii BE
more as the fight continues. The Tope-
ka milk and cattle inspection bill pass
ed by the city council last summer IS
among the late ones.
Indians Were t1ncOmpetent-"
They took land from the Indians In
Kansas in those days on the ground OF
the latter being incompetent" and let
it go at that, as is attested by An entry
in this diary under date OF May Z:
aApproved house bill No. 80. an act pro-
viding for the leasing of lands belonging
to incompetent Wyandotte Indians.
To Repel Invasion.
Nowadays the legislature debates long
and bitterly over appropriations Soc the
state institutions, but the first apPro-
priation made by a Kansas legislature,
IAN act authorizing the state of han
sas to raise money to repel invasion.
suppress instruction and defend che
state in time of war" Stirring times,
those with wars and rumors of wars.
First Veto.
The first veto by a Kansas governor
was a joke but the chronicler of those
times wrote under date of May 16, COL
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EMMY as follows: This day returned to
the legislature an act to prevent injury
to dogs" 1t is a pity that the 3lerk
did not take the trouble to give the de-
tails of that important measure and TIE
governors reasons for exercise of the
veto power. It would have made rat
thing good story.
First Pardon
Kansas readers are familiar with the
reason advanced by Governor Hoch last
week for his pardon of John Collins,
we'll here is the story of the first par
don issued by a Kansas governor ana
the reasons therefore: VIII Ford. SEN
fenced to a life term from Anderson
county on the charge of murder, was
years ago almost to the day from the
Collins pardon. Governor Pobinson gave
as his reasons, THE recommendations
for clemency on the part of the prose-
cutting attorney, the father of the muir
dered man and a large Number of citi-
zens from Allen county; and believing
that the best ends Of Justice will be
lam Ford and. restore him to the rights
of citizenship
Less than a month later the second
pardon was granted and this to James
Gleason, convicted of assault with in
tent to do bodily harm. The governor
was moved to mercy In this case by
the belief that the assault above re-
f-defense.
Woman Was Pardoned.
The third pardon followed a week Ia
ter and this one was to a woman, Mrs.
Louisa Round, convicted in Doniphan
county "of selling one gill of whisky
contrary to law and fined STE and costs
in addition to Imprisonment" The gov
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ernor found that whereas this a widow
woman of good character with children
dependent upon her, do hereby grant
her a full pardon and remission of her
fine" They evidently had trouble with
booze sellers in Kansas from the laying
Of the foundations of the state down to
the present time.
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BowsER,s cHEsTNUTs.
He Has Another Scheme With Millions
In II.


At o'clock the other afternoon an
express wagon drove up to the Bowser
residence and the driver delivered
grain bag whose contents seemed to
weigh about two hundred pounds.
There is probably some mistake
about this" said Mrs Bowser, as she
was called down to the basement door.
Don't Samuel Bowser live here ?"
asked the man.
YES
"Then there you are. Bowser lives
here--Bowser gets his bag of chest
nuts
"Chestnuts!'| gasped Mrs. Bowser.
why on earth has he sent home a
bag of chestnuts ?''
Cant say, my lady, as I am no
sherlock Holmes. Perhaps he's fond
OF roast chestnuts. 1 used to be my
self until all my teeth dropped out.
Chestnuts they are, and you must have
it out with him when he comes home.
m simply driving an express wagon
and doing my humble duty as 1 see
1t. Sign there, please, and good day,
ma'am."
Mrs. Bowser and the cook held a
long and serious consultation as to
why Mr.. Bowser should send home
bag of chestnuts. but they could only
guess and surmise. Nothing they
could bring forward would untangle
the mystery.
"All know, said the cook as she
returned to her pots and pans, lis
L
snail leave this house as soon as I can
after finding it out. I don't want to
leave you in the lurch, but a poor and
innocent girl must protect herself
from being blown SO high that she'll
be half an hour coming down again."
Mr.. Bowser came home from the
office at with a light step and a
smile on his face, and he executed
sort of dance in the hall after taking
off his Overcoat.
q hoo - rs
this afternoon" said Mrs. Bowser, as
they got seated at the dinner table
II did, my dear, and you were sur
prised?"
''Of course I was. we can't eat
that many all winter. Shall send a
part of them to the Salvation Army %
mot this eve. or any other eve.'
But what are we to do with
them %
That's my secret-my SURPRISE he
answered with a chuckle. 'EYou just
wait until after dinner and Wen have
a talk. I've got the grandest, surest
thing you ever heard of. I'm so ex-
cited it has taken my appetite away"
But you've had so many schemes"
Never mind what have had. One
has got to look around some before
striking big thing. When I say that
you can go down tomorrow and buy
furs and diamonds you must know
how sure I am Of my scheme"
IT hope it isn't a fire escape or bur-
glar alarm"
"Nonsensei Don't take me for an
idiot. I confess to having been taken
in once or twice, but I'm man that
learns from experience. Sure thing
this time-sure thing
"And you haven't paid out much
money to get it?" she haltingly asked.
Just five dollars for the bag of
chestnuts. No more talk until we get
up STAIRS
1t was twenty minutes later. when
Bowser had got his cigar a1ight and
was ready to say:
Now, then, to make all clear to
you. For twenty years I have been try
Ing to strike a big thing
"And spent lots of money foolishly."
Only a few dollars, Mrs. HBowser.
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and
Price

By reason of progressive ideas and
judiciOus advertising, the output of
ssCrown" Pianos exceeds that of any
other make of equally high quality,
which means that the general ex-
penses-always the same whether
one hundred or one thousand Pianos
are made-are divided over large
number of instruments, and cOnse-
quenfly reduced to minimum on each,
make it possible to market Pianos of
higher artistic class at the lowest
possible price. The sscR0WN'' Piano
Is for sale at
;MAHIZER & SPIELMAN
FURNITURE COMPANY.
1850 Kan. Ave. Both Phones S53
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Qep0nQ0nL upon ner, L 90 nGTGDy grant
her full pardon and remission of her
fine" They evidently had trouble with
booze sellers in Kansas from the laying
Of the foundations of the state down to
the present time.
Land for State Buildings.
Under date of January 2, 1863, is an
entry dated from the general land Of
flee which has to do with the first land
grant for public buildings for the state.
The act admitting Kansas to the I'm
ion provides grant from the govern
ment nublic lands of ten entire sections
of land to be selected by the governor
in legal subdivisions and the state shall
be granted the said land for the pur-
pose Of erecting thereon and completing
the public buildings at the seat Of ~
eminent" The governor appointed a
special committee composed Of H. b.
Denman, S. E Hoffman and E. P. Ban
croft and they selected 6,400 acres in
sections of $40 acres each, all in town
ship 19, range 16. Following this entry
is a copy of the legal conveyance OF
this land to the state by the officials
of the general land office and all thu de-
ial committee in surveying and parcel
ing this land for state purposes.
Complete and Authentic Diary.
Page after page of this diary OF a
half century ago is devoted to the
granting OF military commissions by
the governor in the stormy days of 81
and besides these there is raft of JUS
tices of the peace and notaries public.
The first governor must have spent
days at a time signing commissions.
They are all religiously set down IN.
these minutes, the name. residence and
title Of all those Kansans who received
these honors from the hand of their first
governor. There are many more inter
esting historical facts of early Kansas
set forth briefly and clearly in this Of
fetal diary that would make interesting
reading at this time for this book con-
tains nothing more or less than running
notes of the official life and acts of the
first Kansas governors as set forth by
their secretaries. The records of the
state were evidently kept by the COVER.
nor's secretary and q dozen depart
ments consolidated into this one as de-
creed by custom and made possible by
the newness Of the state ana the Jack of
population
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-02
DEAFNESS CURED
By New Discovery
IL have de-
monstra ted
deaf
ness can be
cured. !" DIR.
Guy Clifford
Powell.

The secret of how to use the mysterious
and Invisible nature forces for the cure
of Deafness and Head Noises has at last
been discovered by the famous Physician
Scientist DR.. Guy Clifford Powell Deaf
ness and Head Noises disappear as If by
magic under the use of this new ana
wonderful discovery. He will send all
who suffer from Deafness and Head
Noises full information how they can be
cured absolutely free, no matter how
long they have been deaf, or what
Treatment Is so simple, natural and GER
+ain that YOU will wonder why 1t was
nnt discovered before. Investigators are
estonished and cured patients themselves
marvel at the quick results. Any deaf
person can have. fun information how to
he cured quickly and cured to stay cured
at home without investing cent. Write
today to Dr., Guy clifford Powell, 1895
ormation of this new and wonderful dis
coyery absolutely free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-02

That's what I. was looking for, and
here it is. chestnut tree does rot
come into full bearing until 20 years af-
ter planting. No chestnut tree bears
crop every year. In the last decade
thousands of trees of this species have
been killed by a sort of toredo that
bores into the heart Of them. There are
but few chestnut groves in the United
States. In making such groves the rule
is 80 trees to the acre. Sit down, Mr.
Bowser, and we will figure a little
There you goH' he shouted in an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-02
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. will
send free to any mother her successful
home treatment, with full instructions.
Send no money. but write her today II
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 troubled
with urine difficulties by day or night.
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lA|
Hill Hill
' VI

case and took down an encyclopedia and
began to turn the leaves.
What's up now?" was asked.
'I wanted you to make sure Of your
ground
But am sure. You need waste no
time poking your nose into musty old
books. I sent to Tennessee for that bag
of chestnuts, and shall plant them as
soon as spring opens"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-02
ECHO OF THE PAST
Executive Record of First Gov
ernOr Is Unearthed.
Kept by Charles Robinson Dur
ing His Term.
ADMISSION OF STATE.
That Begins the Historical Rec
ord in Volume.
Life Prisoner the First to Be
PardOned.

In the vault of one of the Offices Of
the state house is a book bearing the
inscription, 'The Executive Record,
begun at the city of Topeka, March,
1851" As the title would indicate,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-10
A Dinner In Ceylon.


They always have menus in Ceylon.
The simplest meal is a failure (ac-
cording to the mind of the native
cook If II is not described on paper
and funny they are, too, these quaint.
ly-dorded, still more quaintly-written
efforts.
hostess who had invited some
English guests to luncheon was
shocked and embarrassed to find these
two frank items: Roast beef (smell-
ing a little)" and steak and kidney
pie (no kidney"
Once this same woman reproached
her cook with the monotony of ever
lasting beef and mutton" and the
next day the fault was corrected after
this fashion, Beef la mutton" and
mutton a la beef"
The "a la" has great charms for this
savage breast and he will describe
boiled chicken as chicken la boil"
The native cooks are usually Chris
tians, but in crude and elementary
way as the following inscription on
the wall of the dining room as Christ
mas will show: For to-day is Christ
born; hooray!"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-10
A Duel About Cooks.

It may be a source of pride to the
cook to know that the first duel ever
fought in America was about her. The
subject of dispute was the compare
tive ability of the two kitchens to pro-
vide good, healthy rations."
The fame of their respective estab-
lishments was the point at issue, the
participants were servants of rival
families, and the result is thus de-
scribed in a pamphlet issued at Ply
mouth, June IS, 1921:
"The offence is the first Duel fought
in New England upon a Challenge at
Single Combat with Sword and Dag
ger between Servants of Mr.. Hopkin-
son. Both being wounded, the One in
the Hand, the other in the Thigh,
Both are judged by the Company to
have the Hands and Feet tied togeth-
er and to lie without Meat or Drink
for "a Hours-which, at their Masters
request, upon promise of better Car
riage, They are released by the Gov
ernor"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-10
Brldget's Beatitudes.

Blessed are the scissors kept in the
kitchen for trimming bits of meat, cell
cry, etc. 1t is quicker and easier than
a knife.
II the batter for mullins, cakes, ETC.,
is tough, 1t is probably because you
use too many eggs. 1t is better to de-
pend upon a little melted butter or
cream for the richness. For lightness,
beat the batter as hard as possible
and with an upward motion, to force
air through It,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-10
Poor Mans Lamb,

The price of the best cuts of lamb
makes them prohibitive for the great
majority, but there is cheap way out
of the difficulty.
Make brine. and put in 1t two
lamb fanks, having first taken the
bones out, and washed them well
After soaking them two days, take
out, wash and salt and rub a little
spice over them. Roll up and boil
them. Add dressing of bread crumbs.
This is good cold.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-10
A Substitute for Work,

Physical culture, father, is perfect
ly lovely" exclaimed an enthusiastic
miss just home from college Look!
To develop the arms | grasp tl.is rod
by one end and move it slowly from
right to left"
We'll, WELL" exclaimed the father;
what won't science discover! If that
rod had straw at the other end of it
you'd be sweeping. Success Maga-
zine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-10
GOVERNMENT LAND OPENING
UNDER CAREY ACT.

May 6, the State Land Commissioner
of Wyoming will distribute 1000 acres
irrigated land at Cooper Lake, near
Laramie and Denver, on main line OF
Union Pacific; so cents per acre. Old
est Reservoir and Direct Water Rights;
$5 an acre cash and SO an acre an
nually for ten years. Free trip and
two town lots to all who apply before
May l. Write for application and cir
culars. Tallmadge-Buntin Land Co.,
Agents, End floor, Railway Exchange,
Chicago. Agents wanted.