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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-22
ADJUSTMENTS
At the Grand

Marie Cahill, who is to be seen at the
Grand Wednesday,. Oct. 9th, in "The
Boys and Betty" may find herself Ia
trouble with the Comedians union IL
she persists in her misguided course.
She comes with musical comedy or
musical play, as she designates it, and
admits frankly that there l., no par. in
It for the conventional comic man. Not
man in the company is permitted to
come on the stage with an eccentric
makeup In the play there are five
dialect parts. a German, a Frenchman.
an Italian, an E1glishman and a south
ern coionei, and each and every one of
them appear as human beings.
At the Novelty.
The Will Bradley & Co. act at the
Novelty this week is scoring one of the
biggest hits of any singing act that has
ever played Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-22
ODDS OF THREE TO ONE.
offered That Hearst Will Not Win in
New York.

New York, Oct. 22.-Betting on the
local election has been enlivened by
the frightening of the odds and the
offering of more and larger wagers.
Gaynor, who had been to / favor
tie, is now quoted at 2 " to 1, with sew
eral large bets at these odds reported
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-22
RIOOD FOLSOM

but drives 1t OUT. 1t positively contains
no mineral poisons whatever, so that once
cured by the Obbac Treatment you never
run the terrible risk of having your bones
soften, your nerves collapse, your teeth
fall out, your kidneys degenerate or your
brain weaken The Obbac Treatment is a
marvel producing remarkable changes in
only 80 days. This is why we offer to any
blood poison victim living. no matter how
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-22

Saturday, Oct. % Union Pacific special
train leaves Topeka 1:30 p. M, leaves
St. Marys returning at $50 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-22
3O-Day Treatment FREE

You want to be cured and cured quick
not poisoned with mercury and potash
for years. A 30-Day Treatment is yours
for the asking You will open your eyes
at what it will do for you in month. We
to us and get the treatment free. Then if
you are satisfied it is the most remarkable
treatment you ever took, you can continue
if YOU wish. Never in your life will you
ever again have such an opportunity for
fc civ 1xxf -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-22

TO Reason on Grocery Buying
1 (Where Cant Get Satisfactory
Goods at the Lowest Prices?) is to
buy at the "Owl Stores" not cheap
goods cheap, but good goods for
less money. That's our proposition.
10 lbs Fine Granulated Sugar .......-...... $1.OO
Northern Potatoes, smooth wax, peck. ... &c
Good Kansas Potatoes, peck. TIC
Good size, nice bright Lemons doz. .l5c
Nice Large Sweet Oranges, 4Oc value, doz. Soc
New Candied Lemon Peel Id. lac
New Candied Citron,lb. .....................1 8c 4
Pound ROYAL or Prices Baking Powder ...... 39c
Fancy, Cranberries, quart Observation-Disclosures. &c
Good New Clean Head Rice, Id. .............. &c
Tapioca Bulk h. ................... &c
New Package Raisins, II o. ...................7 &c
New Package Currents, II .............. &c
In fact most everything in the store for less
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-22
Great Obbac Treatment

This is square deal. You sign nothing,
notes, make us no promises except to
take the treatment
The wonderful Wassernlan Test, the
only blood poison test known to scientists.
fled by the Obbac Treatment, and that
mercury and potash do not cure blood
poison. Sit down and write to US, giving
full history of your case in detail. We
will treat your letter a sacred conf
dence. Consultation and advice free. We
will send you also the remarkable book,
Driving Out Blood Poison" free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-22

Made from broadcloth in
shades of the new colorings
for day and evening wear
raisin. cardinal, a light, and
a dark shade of old rose,
coral, Limoges blue, light
grey and peach color. Only
20 capes-come early for
choice of colors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-22

Pun. EVeTy eIemenC OF good style IS
9, beautiful lines, and perfect tailoring.
Braided Broadcloth Suit in dark green
long satin-lined coat tastefully braided in same
color soutache down front, on fiat collar, back
panel, sleeves, and front of skirt Closed with
large jet buttons
Blue Broadcloth Suit braided in style sim
ilar to the above, except che skirt, which is
without braid. Military collar on this suit.
Rattail Braided Suit of brown broadcloth-
very attractive style, with graduated design
in braiding on front and back panel of jacket,
fiat collar, sleeves, and front of yoke pleated
skirt.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-10-21
Russia's Great Wheat Crop.

Continued liberal Russian offer
ings" of wheat are causing a sag
ging tendency in Liverpool quota
tons for that important cereal. In
America the deluded bulls, looking
only to the ends of their noses,
have been trying to hold up prices
by pulling on their boot straps,
We should think that there would
be continued liberal Russian offer
ings." 1t is thoroughly surprising
how ill-informed as to the wheat
situation in Russia is great ma
jority of the grain trade in the
country.
Russia has harvested this year
by far the greatest wheat crop that
vast country has seen for a full gen.
Grafton. From St. Petersburg to
the Persian border the Government
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-10-21
The Local Paper.

The Burns (Tenn.) New Idea
makes a strong plea for the local
paper in the home, viz:
The local paper should be found
in every home. 1t is the stepping
stone to intelligence among the
children of our country. Give your
children a foreign paper which con-
tains lot of stuff they know moth
ing about, and things about places
they never saw or heard tell of,
how can you expect them to be
interested? But let them have the
home paper and read about things
they see every day and people they
know and something that will be
interesting to them and see how
they will watch the arrival of the
home paper each week. Thus a
habit of reading is formed which
makes them intelligent men and
women, a credit to their ancestors
and strong in the knowledge of the
world as it is today"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-10-21

maps declare it to have been unin-
terruptedly good" In the black
earth" zone and the Volga prov
inces it is very good" St. Louis
Times.
Yes and some fine morning
America will awaken to the fact
that the wheat exports from Russia
are destined to control the English
market. In 10 years Russian ex-
ports of wheat increased from one
million to fifteen million bushels
and during the past 10 years from
fifteen million to forty million
bushels.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-10-21
Gas Found at Edna.

Edna Democrat: Some excite
ment has been caused by the dis
covery of gas on the property of
Mrs. William Weisher in the north
part of town.
1t was first discovered by one of
Mrs Weisher's boys, who made a
hole in the ground and put a match
to it which caused a blaze to shoot
from it. Quite a number of our
citizens have gone to the place the
past week and tested it and found
it to be stated above. All that is
necessary to make the gas escape
from the ground is to make a small
hole and by applying a match it
will burn, the blaze going about a
foot high.
An effort will be made in the
near future to see if the gas is there
in paying quantities. If it proves
to be a big flow it will be a great
thing for our city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-10-21
Get Busy.

Dig out the stove
And order coal,
And put the ice box
In the hole
You took the stove
Out of, for soon
The north wind will
Sing glad tune
Around the corners
Of your shack,
And raise goose pimples
On your back;
The melancholy days
Are here
When the moth-bally
buds appear;
The time we buy
The children shoes,
And put away
The peek-a-boOs.
Houston Post.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-10-21
Kansas Four Has Big Fire.

Plainville, Kan, Oct. IS Four
teen business houses and the opera
houses here were destroyed by fire
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Mrs. Cliff Smith formerly of this
clty'lOst her home in the fire at
Plainville It had not been learned
whether she had any insurance or
mot. laY
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-10-21
Call E. Y.

When you want your sales cried
and want Col. W. 7. Youell. call up
Ebert Yates at the F. & M. Bank
and he will give you dates. Re-
member and call E. Y
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-10-21

Public watering troughs for
horses have been condemned by
Dr. D. F. Luckey. state veternatian.
Each horse will have to carry his
individual drinking bucket we pre-
sumo. BroOkfield Gazette.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-10-21

Mrs. S. Benson, Of Golden. Ill, is
the quest of her step-son, H. C. Ben
son and family. 10 q
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-10-21

Have the Democrat to do your
Job printing. .e - ,rrsor
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-10-21

Mesdames Laura Boulware, YES
per Buell., l. NJ. Wood and Misses
Mildred Buell. and Edna Boulware
have been with friends in Quincy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-10-21

60 u9lii Henry Kendrick and family, Mrs,
! AtaisrWilliam MeGEaw and Mrs, N. A. Or
7, bOurn left Saturday for St Louis to
-It spend several days with relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-10-21

ag Mrs. Allie Drake Of Quincy ar
rived Friday to visit her son Viii
~ liam and family and other 'tela-
= tives. ' .'
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-10-21

Cement fluecapS Evan Smith.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-11
THE SMART SET

home at 1914 Clay street. much to the
qualification of the family friends in
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry st. Goar. witn
their attractive daughter. Miss Erna
St Goar, will leave Saturday for their
country home at Ross, where they will
pass the summer months. Since their
return from Honolulu they have been
at the family home in California street,
but will leave this month for a three
months visit out of town.
The Langley Porters viii leave this
week for San Mateo and pass the sum-
mer in the suburban town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell SeIfridGe have
returned from a tour Of the southern
part OF the state and are the guests
Oh Mrs Lloyd Baldwin at the home
of the latter in Lyon street until their
own home is ready for occupancy.
DR.. and Mrs. Washington Dodge
have closed their home in clay strees
and have taken a cottage at Menlo
Park for the summer.
The concert to be given this evening
by the Columbia Park boys band will
be under society patronage, and an
invitation is extended to all those in
terested in the welfare of the young
musicians, who win give this conpli-
mentary concert in the colonial ball
room at the ST. Francis The patron.
esses of the occasion are:
Mrs Eleanor Martin Mrs Francis i Sulliv,n
Mrs ClSton Jones Miss Moliie PbeIan an
MISS Jennie Croeker Mrs Joseph O. TObin
MISS MISS laura McNlnstry Mrs Horace D. Pills
Mrs L. L. Baker Mrs. James Otis
Mrs James Potter Mrs NJ. A. Huntington
Lsnghorne Mrs James Ellis Tnsser
Mrs c. o. Alexander
The D. H. MeEwens have returned
to their home at Burlingame after a
pleasant motor trip through the north
ern part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs Philip N Aronson left
a few days ago for their home in
New York after visit in town, during
which they were guests at the Fair
mont and entertained at a series OF
informal receptions for their friends.
Rev. and Mrs. James Otis Lincoln
have leased their home at san Mateo
this summer and viii leave soon for
the Russian river. where they will re-
main during the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Williams OF CIeve-
land have taken apartments at the
divide their time between san Mateo
and this city during their stay in the
west
The members of the Laurel Hall
club will entertain at reception TO
be given tomorrow afternoon at 1850
Clay street, and several hundred guests
will enjoy the hospitality OF the club
at this interesting affair."
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-11
Regulation Of
Wireless
| IeIesraphy

such might easily result in heavy loss of life.
1t will be admitted that with the
fascinating and instructive pursuit that be made
cost but the minor interest must yield to the and
inevitable that the enthusiasm of the boys
OF restraint and regulation The
the not its of development
but they growing day by day The existing of
is.thus described:
exchanging between
Ireland
little he should be able employ his
whom recently awarded the for
of transatlantic
would witness remarkable competition 1t would then
The Pousen mentioned here is Dane, who has
wireless said be highly evident
that the commercial development of this
only question OF time But already the process demon
traed locating ships and
enact legislation requiring all passenger steamships the
necessary equipment In important public uses OF
which wireless egraphy capable evident that legal
regulation of It's application is demanded.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-11
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

BETTING-Reader, City. Is It unlawful to
bet on presidential election?
In some states of the union betting
on any kind of an election is pro-
hibited.
INTRoDUCTION--C. S. r.. Berkeley, Cal. In
an answer to a query February IL You say 1.-THE
mother must be presented to the sweetheart"
form to present the friend to the mother in an
Introduction of that kind.
The books on etiquette do not agree
with you. Such say the introduction
should be, MY mother, Miss Blank
The man who does not. aside from eti-
quette, think more of his mother than
he does of his sweetheart and insists
in naming her first in an introduction
is not much of a man and son.
ONE DAY PRESIDENT-B A. R.. George
town, Cal. Who was president of the United
States for one day, and why?
1t was assetted at the time that
David r. Atchison, for several sessions
president pro tempore of the senate. died
on January 26. 1886, that he had en-
joyed that particular honor. But such
is not the case 1t is true that when
President Polk and Vice President Dali
las retired in 1S49 Atchison was presi-
dent pro tempore of the senate, having
been elected to act in that capacity In
temporary absence of Vice President
Dallas. March 4, 1S49, came on a Sun
day. The term of the outgoing presi-
dent and vice president expired legally
on that day at noon. From that hour
on Saturday until about the. same hour
of the following day, when President
elect Taylor took the oath of office, the
government was without an executive
head. Its legal president was not a
senator whom chance had made the re-
firing vice presidents occasional dep
uty or representative. Had there been
any imperative need for an executive
officer during the fnterregnum the
president elect and not the pro tempore
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-11
Omar Khayyam's Calendar

Thanks to the beautiful. though ex-
ceedingly free, translation by Edward
Fitzgerald, every one knows, at least
by name. the '-Rubaiyat" OF Omar
Khayyam, but few are aware that the
Persian philosopher-poe of the elev-
enth century was also an astronomer
of no mean attainments and gave Per-
sia calendar which still remains the
most accurate ever devised. The mean
year of the Julian calendar (still used
by Russia and countries in communion
with the Greek church) exceeds the
solar year by more than IL minutes
which big error was. by the Gregorfan
calendar. reduced to yearly excess Of
only "a seconds. The calendar Of Omar
khayyam. however. by system of ir
regularly fntercalated days over a
cycle of about $50 years. maintains all
most perfect agreement between the
solar year and the mean civil year.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-11

ipaesiulng officer of the senate would
nave been called upon to take the nath
VI once on Sunday to meet the amar-
sency' Atchison was never president
u the united States for one day not
onsy because he did not perform anv
o.ss. act. but because under the
uu'ns.ances 49,, he could not lawfully
as Laser, .ahen the OATH Had both TAYLOR
5as, in,ore died between noon Sun
u1y aho lne same hour Monday. Atchi-
son would have become the Ia awf,,l act
ing president upon taking the oath of
cured &C
;, a.'J Votes CAST-W. w, Alameda. Cal. How
for rss,d SIZES were cast in California for Taft
francisco, and how many were cast for " J,Saa San
f. H. Dunno? s'eior Judge
In the state, for Taft. 214.sss; in San
francisco as'is4 Dunno, ss.1ss.
can information Rs to the date when the stste
,neulcal t2e board OF examiners will hold examina-
by addressing letter of inquiry to
.he secretary OF the board, DIR. Charles
L. Iisdale, San Francisco.
;. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. u &c City. What was the
Navy Victor H. Metcaf? u 'He
November 13. 1908.
DIVORCE. T. R. and s. e. McG.. Napa.
SaL .. Can person in California marry at any
time after a final decree of divorce or must
the party wait one year?
In an action for divorce, If an inter
locutory decree be granted, the final
decree shall not be entered until after
the lapse of one year. During that time
neither party to the action can marry
without committing bigamy. After the
final decree is signed both parties are
absolutely divorced and at liberty to
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-11
|Whitewashins
the Congo
IBlotch

Belgian government which rules and exploits that unhappy
The missionaries have been telling believes to be
the truth about the cruels oppression practiced on the
Congo natives of the charges make NAV
be given thus:
rubber; children
soldiers
peed travel miles sleep there for more
than under unhealthy condon often cruelty punished
failure fulfil the tasks proposed and that portion
gathering
and food their support
1t unfortunate that the trial conducted bv Beoa
officials the Congo The judgment so constituted
must have small moral value The course become
matter for international scrutiny American
will watch the proceedings through consular Representative n
the Spot.
The charges OF cruelty made against Belgian officials and
ePoes are deeply resented by that Leopold
king the Belgans, pood money in tba
employment OF Henry lngomar Koway sometime of San Fran
cisco accelerate and public opinion on the subject in the
United States The king does not appear any y
dends the investment Koway always leader foon
hopes, but others footed the bills
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-11
Severe
'Arraisnment
of Pittsburs

in Pitsburg the time they made doubt the theory
that least said mended but when Miss Tarbe took
them up for general circulation in popular form Pburg felt
bound say uncoplmentay things OF the lady, while pointed
with pride Andrew Carnegie the greatest living philosopher
and pIanthropist well Pitsbugs eminent product
As picture OF life in big manufacturing the plain and
findings OF the vivid than Miss Tarbe
Interpretation of them, for instance in this
An altogether incredible
mills
and the railway sWichyards
majority the aborers employed
not lower than other large cities but low compared with the low
be Inadequate the
living adjusted the single the lodging the
responsible head of a family
Sn lower receive example
which the be
absentee capitalism with strngy analogous
anOsm which
inflow with Standards
" high by the standards southeastern Europe which yields
and
dent
destruction family life
by the demands the
material method of typhoid fever industrial accidents
1t squald picture of greed invested power oppress
and II viii not be obred by pointing the perfect millionaire
who not other Psbug monaires reputed The
survey uflment OF severely function takes no
account OF those other mionaes OF whom Miss Tabel says
I'll the gerng palaces of pleasure the great Europe
and this country and figure in divorce
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-11

The director of Berlin's messenger
boy company, in Jail for beating his
juvenile Mercuries with club, pleads
that he merely initiated what he be-
lieved to be the custom in the United
States Not so-here the messenger
boys are beaten by a snail.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-11

The duke Of Argyle tells the Lon
don tailors' convention that he is
badly handicapped in the matter of
dress. No handicap should discourage
him when he reflects upon the fame
that accrued to his ilIustrious ancestor
as scratchman.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-11
MOOre'S Mission For
The City and State


R. CHARLES c. MOORE goes out to the world as in
V1 sort plenpotenay for the city of San and for
California convey the invitation this city addressed
to the nations and the peoples asking them and for
themselves the occasion of the Poro has been
done three rebuild town
avaged by the greatest fire history Mr. has filled
important official positions of commercial character and
himself influential manufacturer goes credentials
the California mayor of San Francisco
carries also the good wishes of his
We confidently hope to make the Portola celebration
international affair This of the worlds great and
should rejoice to welcome representation flags that
float the We desire that world shall
see what San Francisco has done in three years
Those Calornians
with hrHs and individuals abroad especially England help
bring the world here IN October they help materially to
make of Mr.. Moores
maritime to send waships here during Let
everybody who has business personal write
at once to his correspondents telling them of Mr. intended
visit and soliciting their interest the business has undertaken
on behalf of the city and the
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-11
Impertinent Question No. 1O2
What's a Trolley Car?

For the most original wies answer to this queson-tte
briefer the beter-Ihe Call will pay FIVE. DOLLARS.
For the next FIVE The Call viii pay ONE DOL
LAR EACH Pnze winning answers will be printed next
Wednesday and checks mailed the winners at once Make
your short and SEND 1T ON A POSTAL
CARD to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-11

London, according to the latest dis
patches, IS now deeply engrossed in
the study of magic. The people
doubtless are seeking a way to build
battleships overnight and thus down
the German bugaboo.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-11

cured It's inclusion the Dngy law The
and means committee amended the clause but Adh back
in the bill as it stood originally. The clause reads:
shall be the duty which would
unwashed the
winch shall be imported secured shall be three times the duty which
would
class imported IN condition for carding spinning
which shall
stance shall be three times the duty to which they would otherwise be
jected
washed woods paid double the duty levied
and this would give them ample protection but
OF the law shows that this applies only first class
provision for increase the Of second class applies
only they secured, which technically far more
advanced process OF cleaning The term washed WOOL applies
when been washed OF
sequence has been that the manufacturers have large
supplies OF washed woods which they paid only levied
the nwashed article The provision analogous to the dutv
wheat imposed humbug farmers with the idea they
getting protection product that they foreign
markets without any of protection. Esiss
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-11

ference constitutes an obstruction to serious
and necessary work and might be the cause
of grave disaster. The chief value of the
wireless means of communication lies in bring
ing early help in case of shipwreck and the
obstruction of a message calling for aid i,
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-11

France has erected a monument to
Jules Verne at Amiens. More sig
niicant than any pile OF stone is each
airship and submarine. material testi-
mony Of the realization of the novel;
lists vision
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-11

Charles Frohman is dubbed by
George Bernard Shaw the most wild
" romantic man / have ever met"
according to Margaret Ellington it
does not run in the family.