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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
New York Produce Market

New York, Dec. 1S.-BUTTERo..Marke
strong. Creamery specials. 36c; ex-
CHEESE - Market firm September
fancy lie; ditto, October best. 1910;
SKINS. full to specials. 5G141kc.
FNs(sS-Market irregular. Western ex-
ira firsts, 34d36c; firsts, 31@S3c-
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Sixteen Below at Norfolk.

Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 18.-The cold
wave still hovers over north Nebraska
and southern South Dakota, the gov
eminent thermometer in Norfolk reg
istering 16 below zero this morning.
There was practically no wind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Need of New Santa Fe Junction
Depot.
Cold Weather Calls Much At
tentiOn to Fact.
KNOWN AS "THE ARK"
Waiting Room Can Not Be Heat
ed Properly.
No Wash Rooms or other MOD
ern COnveniences.
KNOWN AS "THE ARK 50

The present cold weather calls at
tention to the crying, yea, even
screaming need for a new depot III
place of the old Santa Fe junction dc,
pot, commonly known as The ARK.
The tiny waiting room is supposed 10
be heated by a small stove, but it is
either too hot or too cold. Even the
most expert fireman can not regulate
the temperature of the place.
This may be because the wind
bowls through the cracks IN the
warped walls and through the room
lets carrying with it the musty smell
of the ancient structure.
Naturally this OdOr is very gratlfy-
ing to waiting passengers. Another
attraction of the place is the lack Oh
wash rooms or other like conVen-
fences One of the most interesting
sights on the North side may be
found there between trains when wo-
men tranSientS take down their back
hair in the waiting rooms and with
their rosy lips full of hair pins, pro-
coed to do up the same in public view.
There is no other place and when a
woman finds her hair becoming loose.
it is no Du-on matter.
Seriously, the depot is deemed a
disgrace to an enterprising railroad
system like the Santa Fe. 1t was built
in the early 70's when the road first
reached to Topeka, and is becoming
more dilapidated every year. 1t is
hoped that within the next year that
a decent structure will be built in its
place.
w. NJ. Forbes will go to Menoken
tomorrow to organize a Sunday school
there in the afternoon. Arrangements
will be made to hold in the Menoken
schoolhouse every Sunday afternoon.
with preaching services every two
weeks. No church services have been
held at the town for some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
New York Money Market

New York. Dec. -1s.-MONEY-Money on
call nominal. Time loans quiet affl4
steady; 90 days ~ per cent and go DAYS
~ per cent; six months 414@41z per cent
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper to 51<
per cent.
Sterling exchange easier with actual
business in bankers bills at s4S4. 4504. "a so
for 60 day bills and at $4SS for demand
commercial bills 81. S3s4 al S4ss.
SILVER-Bar silver, 52Ac; Mexican dol
lars, 44c.
BONDS-Government bonds. firm; rail-
road bonds, irregular.
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the table a chorus of . you grand
dad took me down the preverbial peg
In fact 1 was so mortified that my
glasses fell off and narrowly escaped a
soupy grave. When 1 retired, very
tired. like Buster Brown 1 resolved
thusly: That, for glasses to be both
ornamental and useful they must be
worn gracefully
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
THE NEW QUEEN.
She Is in Favor of Reform in the
Congo Administration.

Brussels, Dec. 1S.-Princess AL
bert of Belgium, by the death of King
Leopold, will become queen of
Belgium. She is an enthusiastic little
reformer and has been the means of
inducing her husband, Prince Albert
the heir to the throne. to make an
open declaration favoring a complete
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
Weekly Bank Statement.

New York, Dec. 1S.-The statement OF
clearing house banks for the week
shows that the banks hold $40, 433, 700
more than the requirements of the 25
per cent reserve rule. This is an in
crease of $4S1,500 in the proportionate
cash reserve as compared with last
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The North Topeka Journal
Man Butts In Where
"Angels Fear to Tread"

Did you write this truck " asked the
reporter.
For 10 cent eyes" was the senten-
tious answer.
For 10 cent eyes!' exclaimed the re-
porter.
For 10 cent eyes" repeated the
North Topeka optician; and then see
ing the perplexed look on the reporter
face he explained. IF a man has the
stomach ache he'll rush a mile for a
doctor. If he has a cold he'll buy all
sorts of cough dope, or let it wear itself
out; but if his eyes fail him you'll find
him patron of the ten cent counter or
some jewelry store
'Jewelry store-well why not the jew
eler?" said the reporter.
Does he want his eyes soldered? or
jewel put in?" retorted the optician.
THE poem should enlighten you. Do
you want it?"
AT so much per Ine-yes," said the
reporter with a grin. To which the
poet finally agreed. The poem:
The Opti-NIan.
I'm an opti-watch fix-julry man;
It's quick to hedge when you work my
Come in I SEES, 'it's mighty nice
day.
An it pays to bow when you makes
pour play
And to note their eyes as they looks
around.
'Ye~ am" seq I as ~~a her goal
lust fix your eye to this blowpipe hole
An look out tother end of the hole.
1 sure keep specks. and I fit UNI right
Hold fast to the pipe til get your sight
Hold fast" I seq, an look thro the
holler
An I'll fit your specks fur half a dol
lar
Yes, SIR seq I, when a man comes in
''Pll fix your watch with a safety pin,
Or sell you specks,' 1 sez with a grin;
For you will get mixed if you DOM
watch out
And catch their points as they lool
about,
u you've got to switch while the Go.
COOS fly.
Or they'll catch you up. an that's no lie
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
Arizona ORANGES

The only sweet and juicy ones. Be
sure to order Arizona Navels for your
Christmas use and insist upon getting
what you order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
Six BELOW at Lincoln

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. IS. The tenn
perature dropped to below zero al
o'clock this morning, according t,
local weather bureau observations.
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attempting to cash check at a local
pank. He is charged with swindling
panks IN salt Lake city, Denver, Port
land, Ore, San Francisco, Kansas City
ano Keno, New. The amounts are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18

wall St. New York Dec. 1S.-STOCKS-
The opening dealings in stocks today
Showed Atlantic Coast line and Louisville
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18

affairs in Congo. The story of rob-
berry and oppression on the part of
King Leopold is the one great blot on
the escutcheon Of the dead mon
arch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18

Decrease.

The percentage of actual reserve of
the clearing house banks today was
1852.
The statement of banks and trust
companies Of Greater New York, not
reporting to the clearing house, shows
that those institutions have aggregate
deposits of 1,226, 227, 400; total cash on
hand s140,127.0 900, and loans amounting
to 81, 1S8, Al, 800.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
ORDER

ORDER ARIZ INA NAVE L
ORANGES and insist upon getting
this sweet luscious fruit No oranges
can compare with ArtzonaS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18

Where is the old fashioned "bootJack'
which used to be cast at annoying cats
in the nighttime.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18

The rest of this week we will give a
rice cup and saucer free with each s.
purchase of china or art ware. Topeka
Spice Mills, 109 East Eighth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18

The five employees Of the American
sugar trust who were found guilty OIL
defrauding the government will doubt
less have a "sweet-time.'' (Any old joke
ON the trusts is good).
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
Market GOSSIP.
es: wheat MaNd lower;

FURNISHED by J. E. Gail. Commission
Grains Provisions. Cotton ard Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth St Phone 4S6-1
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Chicago Grain Market.

FURNISHED by J. e Gall Commission,
Grains, Provisions. Cotton ard Stocks
Office Ito West Sixth ST Phone 1856
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
At the Churches.

Today the mention of aquatic sports
arouses little enthusiasm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
Chicago, Dec. Is
OllICdSl
Open High Low =
Kansns civ Grain Narl

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall. Commissions
Grains, Provisions. Cotto, and Stock
Office Ito West Sixth St Phone 1851
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office ITO West Sixth ST Phone 1851
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estimated at 1900. Market steady. Beeves.
So S0dS.30 Texas steers, 50. S0lD4 10; western
steers. A00Q6.30; stockers and feeders.
s. 1ea5-1o; COWS, COWS and heifers. s2.ood540;
HOGSEReceipts estimated at 17ooo
Market steady. Light, ssU@s. 5O mixed,
s. 2GS. SPY; heavy, s. 30dS 20; rough. s.. sd
.45; good to choice heavy, IS. 4508 10: pigs.
a0o@S.00; bulk of sales. $s.35QS.60
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at 1000.
Market steady. Native, S. 50a5so: western.
i've. S5.75@s.60; western, $57568.6O.
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE
1 WHEAT-Receipts, p, 600 bushels: SHIN
ments, 45, 800 bushels.
CORN-Receipts. 412 100 bushels: SHIN
ments, 109.200 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat 10 cars, with 9
of contract grade; corn 245 cars, with 3
of contract grade: oats 10 cars.
| Total receipts of wheat at Chicago Min
neapolis and Duluth today were 30S cars
compared with 154 cars last week and 42a
cars the corresponding day year ago.
Kansas City rrvc Stock Market
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec 1s-CATTT f
Receipts 2,0O0, including 500 southerns
southern steers. $s.4Oas. so: soufelirn cows
$2;75Q4 Is; native cows and heifers, 81 759
s3.6@4.6; calves. $S.000s. Is: western steers
$500 20; western COWS, $2.75@4.6
HOGS-Receipts 5000. Market steady to
strong Bulk Of sales, s. 2o@s50; heavy.
s. $3.50; packers and butchers S.. 256
$50 light, SS00aS- 35; pigs, $6.75@7. So
SHEEP-Receipts 800. Market steadr
Muttons, S4.3Q5-15; lambs, S. 5O6S b. fs6
western wethers and veariings. 81 7SSs77 ~
fed western ewes, $450s.2
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Pastor w. ]. Cole will fill his pulpit
as usual Sunday at the North side
Baptist church. His sermon subjects
are, IL a. m: What Is Revival OF
Religion" and 1880 p. M: "Isaac's
Wooing, or How He Got His Wife,
With It's Lessons" The Sunday school
with c. c. Nicholson as superintendent
will meet at $3.50 a. m. and the B.
Y. P. U. services will be held at $3.50
p. M. You are cordially invited to
attend. The evening service will be in
the interest of the young people.
Church of the Good Shepherd, cor
ner of East Laurent and Quincy
streets, services for Sunday, 9th
Sunday in Advent) will be as follows
Morning prayer, litany and sermon at
IL a. M; evening prayer and sermon
at 1880 p. M; Sunday school at 10 a.
m.
Kansas Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church. John w. Waldron. pastor,
Sunday school, $50 a. m. Sermon by
the pastor at IL a. m. Epworth
leagues at 6:15 p. m. Song service at
1880 a. m. Sermon at p m. by the
Rev. Calvin Holman. subject: 1.-THE
Great Lake Geneva Conference"
Christian church. II a. m subject,
1.-The Greatest Christmas Gift" At
1880 an address will be delivered by A.
B. Pomeroy of the State Temperance
union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18

New York, Dec 1sSUGAR-Marke,
steady. Muscavado, SO test, 1851; centri.
fugal. 96 test, SALT; molasses sugar, s.
graduated, s5.15; powdered, s5.25.
COFFE(Spot. steady; No. Rio, SIX
nominal; No. Santos, SIC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18

Liverpool cables: Wheat 5s9Ad lower;
corn unchanged to I'D lower.
Kansas City car lots today: Wheat 81,
corn 48, oats z
Northwest car lots today 3S4, last year
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Cotton Market.

New York, Dec. 1S.-COTTON-Spot
closed quiet; middling up1ands. s15.1O; mid
ding gulf. s15.35. Sales, 100 bales
Galveston, Tex, Dec. 1S.-COTTON-
Market steady. 15c.
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Kansas City, Dec. Is.
Open High LOW close Yes
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McBREEN Is HAPPY MAN.

Offertory-Solo for violin.
Mr.. Roscoe Dawson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-14
ST. CHARLES YS. CLOvERS
Another Disputed Championship Contest
 to be Settled.

Don't think because all you hear at present is about the city champion ship between the South Ends and West Ends, that there are not other championships to be settled about town. The Clovers and St. Charles have been cleaning up about every thing in sight for the whole season. It has come to pass sthat there is no one else left but themselves. The managers have arranged a series of three games for the junior champion ship. The first next Sunday probably at West End Park. As both clubs have. a large number of followers there will be numerous sums put up on the out come.
 The Clovers journeyed to Greenwich Sunday and defeated the Volunteers in a one-sided game 10 to 5. Lannon, of the Clovers, was a, puzzle to his older opponents, allowing but three hits 'School-boy'' Germain featured with his fielding and batting. Bow den, the all-around, filled in nicely be- hind the bat. Two Greenwich pitch CTS were used against the Clovers. Clovers 22 o 8 1 O o 'O-10-17-4 Volunteers, O01 O1 0 0 1 2- 5- 2-6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-14
NEW HAVEN ONE MILE RELAY TEAM Left to right-T F. McKeon, William Butcher George
 Lees and George Welch

New Haven's great relay team is going to compete in the Connecticut Y. M. c. A. Championships that are to be held at Seaside Park on Sept. 1Sth., The team has not as yet met de- feat. They have won five races against Association teams from Connecticut and from New York. They have also several times started in open relay races against clubs from New York, and Boston, and have each time with their short handicap allowances, have come out ahead. They have consist ently taken their opponents into camp, and have yet to meet a better team than themselves. H
 Individually the men have great records. McKeon is a mile runner of interstate reputation. He will probably have run the mile before the relay teams are called to the mark, and will possibly.4for that reason, not be in the best of shape to run a hard relay. Butcher has record, it has lately been learned of 2:01 2-5 seconds for the SS0 yard run. If he can do that it is safe to say that he will turn quarter in 54 seconds flat. Both Lees and We1ch have bettered 55 sec onds for the 40 yard dash, which would make it seem as if the New Ha- ven combination will relay the mile in about 8 mins, 36 seconds.
 Bridgeport's team which will prob 6 ably consist of Capt. Kelley, Anderson, Bennett, and either Broderick or Com
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-14
A BURGLAR'S ADVICE.
Where to Keep a Revolver at Night
 and How to Use 1t.

Where to Keep Revolver at Night
 and How to Use 1t.
 l take my pen in hand to write you an answer to the mug that signs his name "Victim" what says that a bolt on your bedroom door nights will make you safe from burglars coming into the room and shooting your head off and to tell him the only way to be safe from harm by burglars is to lay still when they tells you to and after they has gone to collect from. the burglary insurance company.
 Your man Victim" is a dull guy if he thinks bolt will stop any one that knows his trade, because we always puts a gimlet hole through the panel right back of the bolt and slides it back quiet and easy just the same way as we puts holes through the panel back of dead latches on outside doors, because there ain't nothing will stop man that knows the trade only a steel door with an iron erossbar back of it and electric contacts all round.
 Whats more is that any man that sleeps with a pistol under his pillow is chump, because that's where we always feels for it the first thing and gets it before proceeding to the .busi- ness of the evening, the. right place to keep pistol being in the front hall hanging on a nail where you ain't liable to do no damage to the bed room walls and furniture with it, be- sides its being bad for nervous people to wake up in the night and feel for pistol that aip't there no more.
 If guy wants to take pistol to bed with him and thinks he's got nerve enough to use it the proper place for it is not under the pillow, because that's where we always look for it, but it's at the foot of the bed. about where you can stretch out with your toes so that when you wake up and feel the burglars hand searching under your pillow you can lay still till he moves over to the bureau, when you will have plenty of time to get hold of your gun with your toes and pull it up gen. tie and slow like you was still fast asleep till you get your grip on it and then if you are quick enough to make the burglar shoot in the smoke all right but if you ain't got the nerve for the job you'd better not have no guns around, because he will shoot next
 Having been in the bolt slipping and pistol collecting business for nine years, guess I know the game, and If I knowed where your mug Victim lives would just come up some even- ing and pinch his gun for him to show him his bolt is no good.-Sloppy Mike | In New York Sun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-14

mette, have proven themselves worthy of giving this star four hard tussle Last Winter these two teams met, and a battle royal resulted. Although Bridgeport lost six months ago, the team has improved to such an extent that the local sharps expect them to be returned the victors. Kelley who runs last will have on hand one of his from New Haven will have to have a big lead on Smiling Joe'' in order to win the championship for his team.
 Hartford, New Britain, Stamford, Torrington, New London, Meriden, and Naugatuck will also have teams en- tered, but to date these have not shown the class that Bridgeport and New Haven have.
 Last night the .tryeuts for the 22O yard dash, and one mile runs were held. Twelve men faced the starter for the shorter event. The first five men to finish were Swanson, Anderson, Commette,@ .Bedworth, and Youngs. In the mile Modest Bilr' Mcclellan romped home the winner, with Frank Rogers second, and Comstock third.
 A telephone message just received from New Haven states that a team of twenty men will be send down. The New Haven Register a, day or two ago said that they considered no team in class with New Haven. Ener- gies have been doubled in the Bridge port training camp. The fight for the Fairchild Trophy will be without doubt between Bridgeport Fand New Haven -f
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-14

thrashed pitchers, for which he gets no credit. He was a great little worker, and will be on hand again next season Candy Kane won out of 16.
 ''Kid' Sherwood is one of the mem bers of the A1l-Connecticut team which will invade Massachusetts this week to play the various teams in the New England League.
 In the list of drafted players given out yesterday by Secretary Bruce of the National Commission is that of Gus Soffell of Wheeling by Pittsburg The former Meriden captain has been playing great ball this season.
 Ty Cobb, besides leading~the Ameri- can League in batting is easily the best base stealer of the organization, having purloined 71 sacks already. His nearest competitor is the young man he has just displaced in the batting list, Collins of the Athletics, who has stolen 52 bases. Pat Dougherty, last years leader. has taken 34.
 Is there any wonder that the Pirates are leading the National League? First in batting and second in field ing.
 Rumor has it that "Rube" Marquad, the $11, ,000 beauty of the Giants, is to be traded to the Brooklyns for Silent John Hummell. The latter is con- sidered the best utility man in the business today, holding down any po- sition on a team in first class style. He is a graduate of the Connecticut League, coming from Ho1yoke
 All pitchers looked alike to Swat" McCabe in the season just finished, who topped the Nutmeg League with a record of 1863. It was the same last season, he taking the honors with 320 Leaders in this league since 1900 were:
 190G-Ladd, Derby, .271
 1ec1-Dougherty, Bridgeport, .s75.
 1902-Murphy, Norwich, .462.
 1903-Rossman, Holyoke. 1885.
 1904-Foster, Bridgeport, 1863.
 1905-Crelius, Norwich, .347.
 1906-Burke, New Haven. .347.
 1907..Ladd, Bridgeport, .343
 19OS.McCabe, New Britain, 1920.
 19O9-McCabe, New Britain, 1863.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-14
A MATEUR
 A FOOTBALL

| (By Dick Barrett.) | There is a mistake in the lineup of l the Big Edgewoods, and the manager and captain wants to find out where that leak is before they start to play.
 thing to the Dimond Reserves this year.
 It's time Danny Walker started his football team going.
 It will be the Thunderbolts that will do the C. Q. D. work this year. "Jick" Howell, well known as Big Number Nine, gave up his job as wa ter boy on the railroad to coach the Norman A. c.
 wonder what chance the Tammany, Jrs., have against the Edgewoods this year?
 The reorganization of the Edgewood football team was effected a few days ago, with the election of Frank Rist as manager and Mathew Hassett as captain. Challenges will within a few days be hurled at the aspirants for junior championship honors.
 Edgewood Juniors are asked to re- port for practice this evening, corner OI bOSlW1ck avenue dQQ Otdl0 SCIGSt, at o'clock. This team has elected Billy Burke captain, and Billy Beloin manager.
 At meeting of the Tammany Jun iors held Sunday afternoon, w. Whe- Ian was elected manager, w. Warner assistant manager, and T. Gaffney captain. Practice will be held this evening at Hairs lot at s o'clock at which all candidates are asked to show up.
 This is reporting night for the Co., lumbia Reserves who had such a snappy little team on the field last year. Corner of Kossuth and Nichols street is the place. Business of inn portance including election of officers. New candidates are asked to report
 The Black Rock Juniors will practice this evening at77:30 o'clock. This team is ready to play any 105 pound club in the city after Sept. 19th., at the Acid Works grounds.
 This is also reporting evening for the Eagles who will meet at the cor ner of Wheeler Avenue and Main street for practice and business meet i! ing. Candidates are asked to show up. |
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-14

a fighting chance for the pennant. The Athletics held their own. but didn't gain any. as the Detroits rode rough shod over the St. Louis Browns. By beating the Clevelands the White Sox broke the tie with that team and have a place in the first division all to themselves. The Bostons won from the tailenders. The results:
 Philadelphia, 10: New York. 2.
 Retroit, 10, St. Louis, 2.
 Chicago. 2; Cleveland. 0.
 Boston. 4; Washington, 3.
 Games Today
 Washington at Boston.
 Philadelphia at New York.
 Cleveland Tt Chicago.
 St. Louis at Detroit