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suggest and to sell little, inexpensive gifts. A fine plan is to have the gifts started and teach the children how to finish them. Going shopping with chill dren Saturdays before Christmas will win you many thanks from busy mothers.
 If you are bright and willing, you can do much Christmas shopping for different persons in your town, charging them commission. Suppose you get the addresses of shops which sell favors and ornaments for the Christmas tree lanterns, candies, cards, calendars. Then go not only to individuals. but to church, and Sunday-school, and secular schools, and engage to furnish them with the tree decorations. with articles for the grab-bag, candies, holly wreaths and Christmas greens. You should be able to do big business in supplying Christi mas greens. Send small boys about three weeks before Christmas, armed with notebooks and pencils. to take the orders, if you cannot go yourself. Put down the date the greens must be de- livered. Small boys will love to deliver the wreaths. If you have much decora- tions to deliver, why not turn a pony cart into gay little Christmas float. with ribbons and bells, and make it a festive affair."
 Perhaps you are clever .sd can make the decorations of tinsel .>t paper your self. getting a bigger profit on your sales. If you can wield the needle. take orders for dressing dollies, so few mothers have the time for this important task. Then there are rag dolls and stuffed toys. which babies love to hold. If you are buying toys, lay in a supply of the cunning rubber ones. Your needle will come into play if the usual Christ mas cantatas are to be given in schools and churches. Cooperate with those in charge and offer to make the costumes. Here again you will gain the thanks of busy mothers You can farm out" some of this work. and by buying materials in quantities you can make profit. You can turn into scenic artist by little practice with paint-brush and hammer. Offer to arrange the stage or platform and to be stage manager, to dress the children and get them on and of. and care for them while theS are not on the
Arizona republican., 1909-12-19

shot Casca and his fellow conspirators dead on the spot2 What a tremendous advantage it would have given Keno phon and the retreating ten thousand to have. seized line of railway from Persia to the Hellespont, with fast steamers to Attica and Laconia, The people of PericIes days were not who'll ly destitute of ingenious appliances for use and amusement, but, for some req son or other which posterity cannot exactly explain. the Athenian populace
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against those twenty dollar dinners at which MT. Taft was the so frequent guest. Folk complained, too, that commercial clubs and country clubs and other clubs so constantly gobbled him up. The truth was the people saw but little of him. unless they first paid at the turnstile of some ball game or some cattle show for the inestimable privilege, and they were prone to men tion the deprivation with more or less
Arizona republican., 1909-12-19

knew not the delectable joys of the
 flip-flap and the charms of the scienic railway were to them a closed book. Yet We can picture the scene which would have astonished Aeschylus and Sophocles. the vast Athenian multi tude deserting the fields and groves to flock about the latest sensation, d mighty engine of balance brought into Hellas by the western magician, Im- reus Kialfos. What an excellent sub ject for satire this adventure of the
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civilization, their arts and sciences, went from their cradle to their graves utterly ignorant of clocks, pocket handkerchiefs. trousers and bonnets. or even those sem -ancients, our great grandfathers, who would have regard ed a barometer as an instrument of Beelzebub.
 How differently history might have been written if Julious Caesar had snatched a couple of Colts double barreled revolvers from his tunic and
Arizona republican., 1909-12-19

schoolroom or in teachers meetings and show other young women how to tell stories so that children will be interested. Here is suggestion: Ii you have chil- dren of mixed ages Tn your group of listeners. provide some little busy work to occupy the little ones as they listen. They will not then feel the strain of sit ting stiil and keeping quiet.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-19

shadow pictures and contests, will come
 into play when you set out as children's entertainer. Above all. learn to tell in teresting stories and tell them we'll. Dig tip the old favorite fairy tales, get out your mythology and put its wondrous imagery into simple, vivid language. If you do well with your little groups of holiday boys and girls you may drift
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girl. ' She can secure the office of chief usher. drill her boy and girl helpers in seating the audience and handing out programmes and look after the ventila- ton and comfort of the audience.
 Of course, you will wish to be chief entertainer at the cfildren's parties dur ing the holiday season, for it will lead to your being engaged for parties all
Arizona republican., 1909-12-19

sidering, for I have. heard many times :: "I would be willing Bessie should sing in the cantata, but 1 cannot take her my self and I will not allow her out at night without some older person can trust to care for her"
 Printed programmes for Christmas en- tertainments offer field for the bright
Arizona republican., 1909-12-19

stage and to see that. they arc safely wrapped up and delivered to their chap erones or taken home after the per formance. Doubtless parents would be glad to share the expense of stage or hack to carry the little ones to an eve ming performance, knowing that they will be warm and protected This mat ter of being a chaperone is worth con-
Arizona republican., 1909-12-19

through the year. Study the matter of dainty, wholesome menus for children and pretty ways of decorating cakes and
 making good ice creams and candies. Your skill in organizing games, keeping the ball rolling. playing lively music. leading in children's songs. arranging pantomimes, Punch and Judy, tablcaux.
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into much larger field In big cities
 (and probably i'll smaller ones) young women are earning their living in the profession of storytelling for children. They tell Bible stories in Sunday schools. they tell nature stories in parks, fairy stories and funny stories at chil- dren's parties. and they go into the
Arizona republican., 1909-12-19
IF THEY HAD ONLY KNOWN.

How few of us are sufficiently grate- full for the times in which we live? Think of all the material and mechan- ieai advantages we enjoy over the an- cients. who. with all their boasted
Arizona republican., 1909-12-19

The morning kindergarten is splen- did field for the girl anxious to stay at home and earn money. Do not be frightened out by accounts of expensive equipment for busy work. All schools and all children do not have expensive material nor variety sometimes the sim plest toy aud the most rudely constructed
Arizona republican., 1909-12-19

Athenians would furnish later to Aris- tophanes, and how rude delineations of the apparatus would delight modern scholars and invite comparisons with the screw of Archimides.-E. $. Valen- tine in the Strand.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-19
THE PRESIDENT A PROFITABLE
 ATTRACTION"

From the Pacific to Lake Michigan, found the commons murmuring
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was paid at the gate" of the Chicago ball grounds for the chance to look upon the face of Mir. Taft. It is safe to say that, one time and another dur ing the trip. he made the fortunes of a round dozen of county fairs.-Human Life.
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1o .:
TO THE WOMEN SHOPPERS

of Wha shall HIM for Christmas? seems a problem isn't If you'll stop moment and
  might prefer house and lot an auto of things like clothes for instance likes good things to he neatly and looking him. But bother about buying the things he ought have
 where YOU come
 et him something better he himself Make it real treat while doing appreciate won't much he think
 And the fact that "GOIDBERGS" printed the box or make The "GOlDBERC means the apparel K STERLlNG O a of silver
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Christmas gift boxes Arizona oranges. Crunp Hay JS Grain Co.
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MUFFLERS

Just received another lot by express. Both medium and large size in all col ors and each one is in a Holiday box. This makes an excellent gift for man, boy or woman. soc to $1.50
Arizona republican., 1909-12-19
Mems House
 Slippers

of fine Kid and Calfskin. All have the soft and pliable turn soles that are a guarantee of solid comfort. Opera, Everett and Romeo styles in different shape lasts. Black, Brown and Tan. Also in Black Felt, with turn sOles. $1.35, $1.5O, $1.75, $2.00, up to $2.50.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-19

children are holding out
 their arms in loving invitation
 to the December girl. No = ,y,ootb u-;it o,y. ryreater amor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
AFTER SPANISH CROOKS
Ancient Scheme to Defraud Is Being
Worked Again.

Chicago, July 23.-RevivaI of the
Spanish prisoner swindling schemes
of several years ago, has resulted in the
postoffice department making special
efforts to warn possible victims.
A case that has resulted in dozens of
complaints is one in which a Russian
banker is represented to be in prison
in Madrid. Spain, a victim of a plot TO
rob him and his daughter of their for
tune. Hundreds os letters, purporting
to- be written with pen, but which the
authorities say are printed. have passed
through the mails in Chicago, and
many have been turned over to the
postoffice inspectors. They purport TO
be from A. BeliaVsky, the imprisoned
banker.
The letters appeal for help in obtain
ing $1,000. which Beliavsky claims to
be due him and his daughter. promle-
ing s160,00O of the money to the person
to whom the letter is sent. as reward
for helping get the $4,000. In each
letter is a clipping purporting to be
from a London newspaper, telling of
Beliavsky's Imprisonment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
NO JOY FOR 10Y DRIVERS
Licensed Chaufeurs' Club Will Report
WrecLIess AutOists.

New York, July 23.-Justice Bisch-
off yesterday signed a certificate OF
organization of ''The Licensed Chauf-
feurs' Protective Association of the
City of New York and thus came
into existence a society of nearly 5000
persons whose object is to send to
prison reckless millionaire owners of
automobiles whose custom has been to
shift to their drivers responsibility for
death dealing "joy riding"
Inquiry brought out the fact that
within less than two years more than
1872 persons have been crushed to
death by automobiles in Greater New
York and vicinity, but only twice were
the owners held responsible.
Every other time the blame was
they contend. operate their machines
in % per cent of the cases under or
ders from their employers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
STOLEN JEWELS FOUND.
Were Pawned by Mysterious Woman
of Social Set.

New York. July IA diamond
necklace consisting of "a stones OF
remarkable beauty has been recover
ed from pawnship in this city and
while the police have determined that
its owner is Mrs. Mary L. Van Buren,.
who is spending the summer at Sound
Beach, Conn.,. they have not an
nounced the identity of the person who
pawned it.
The pawnbroker says that a richly
dressed woman of apparent refinement
and who held a railroad ticket to
Greenwich, Conn, which is the rail-
70 ID station for Sound Beach, pawned
the necklace for a, ridiculously small
sum.
Mrs Van Buren,. who was divorced
in 1900 from A. NJ. Van Buren, OF the
New York and Chicago bill posting
firm of A. Van Buren, & Company,
said that she missed the necklace from
her jewel box in the hotel last Mon
day but that she had no idea as to
who took it. Reticence on the part OF
the police has given ground to the ru-
NOR that a woman of considerable
prominence knows something about
the affair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
SOLD The DEAD.
Family Vault Put Up at Auction to
Satisfy Debt.

Greensburg. Pa, July 23.-The
spectacle of vault wherein Law the
owners dead, being disposed of at a
forced public sale has been witnessed
at the old Unity cemetery. The sale
was necessitated by the insistence of
creditors of the owner, once a
wealthy land owner of Latrob, Pa.
The creditors demanded that the
cemetery property be sold and the
proceeds divided.
James Keenan, of Greensburg. the
authorized referee in bankruptcv. af-
ter hesitation, directed that the sale
be held The auctioneer and others
urged that the sale be held outside.
but 1t was decided no course was open
Tor the auctiOneer but to cry the sale
IN the plot where lie scores of pion-
eer dead.
The bidding was started at $3.50.
Others raised it to $500. There was
a pause. From out of the crowd
emerged an old woman whose only
daughter and grandson lay in the
vault. In a broken voice she hid
$500 A few more bids raising the
figure IS were offered by her and
each was met by the other bidders
With an agonized glance at the re-
ceptacle of her dead she turned and
left the cemetery. The vault was fin
ally sold to J. J. Peppary for S745
Notice was promptly given on the
part of the owner that the sale would
be contested
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
NEVER FLY TOGETHER.
Wright Brothers Plan to Die Separate
~ When Time Comes.

Chicago. July pa Washington spe-
cial to the Inter-Ocean says:
1t is a greWsomely interesting fact
that the Wright brothers never fly to-
gether. The reason is simple. An ac-
cident, such as occurred last summer,
when OrviIIe Wright and Lieutenant
SeIfridge were precipitated to the
earth, might kill both the brothers.
This is a tragedy they are guarding
against.
Orville Wright has declared that dur
ing their long course of experiments in
the development of an aeroplane he
and his brother never attempted to fly
together.
The Wright brothers are a close cor
poration and they have not cOmmuni-
Gated to anybody the scientific discov-
cries made during their long investiga-
lions of the problem of aerial navlSd-
ton. If both should be killed by an
untimely accident. their secret would
die with them and they have wisely de-
cided not to risk humiliation at a
single disaster. They are unconditional
young men and realize that deatc may
overtake them at any time. If it should
come it would visit them singly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
FOUGHT FOR INSURANCE.
Court Sustains c. L. STEERS Oral Dis
position of Premiums.

New York, July 23.-The long legal
fight over $4,000 life insurance left
by Charles L. Stier has resulted in the
supreme court sustaining STEERS oral
disposition of the fund three days be-
fore he committed suicide at his home
on Staten Island in 1906.
Three days before Stier killed him
self he took out the insurance and i'm
mediateIy called on Alfred Lauterbach
to whom he was indebted and directed
that in case anything happened to him
$66,067 of the proceeds of the insur-
ance policy should go to Lauterbach's
ness; $500 should be paid to Eugene
Howell and S4,432 to his wife. Justice
Greenbaum holds that this is a valid
trust.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
JONES HOLDS THE RECORD.
Topeka EmbaImer Prepares More
Bodies to Be Sent Away.

The report of the state embalming
board which has just been filed with
the secretary of state credits Thomas
Z. Jones, head embalmer for L. NJ.
PenWen with having prepared more
bodies to be sent away under the
rules of the association than any 9TH
er embalmer in Kansas during the
year covered by the report.
Mr.. Jones, who receives this dis
tinction at the hands of the state
embalmers board, is a young man
barely past % years of age and de-
serves the success which he has at
tanned. He came to Topeka five
years ago from Beattie and began
work for Mr.. PenweH as a janitor
and night man and has attained the
position of head embaImer for the
establishment solely by hard work
and close application to his profess
sion,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
INHALED FATAL FUMES.
Girls Employed in Factory Suffer
Mysterious Deaths.

Baltimore July 23.-Formal investiga-
ton is making by the state board OF
health into the cause of the mysterious
deaths of two girls employed in the
sealing department of q Baltimore can
ming company's plant.
The girls died at the Johns HJTkins
hospital after exhibiting symptoms
which puzzled physicians.
DR.. Marshall Price secretary of the
state board, learned that girls who had
inhaled fumes emanating from a prepar-
alton used in place of solder in sealing
cans had few white cells in their blood
1t was declared by DIR. Price that lie
coloring matter in the blood of the two
girls who died was reduced from nor
NAL to per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
FOUND AN o,NEIb SUICIDE MOTIF
Soldier Slayer Placed 1t in a Novel
Given His Sweetheart.

Leavenworth, Kan. July "a
Charles O'NeiI, the soldier who muir
dered his sweetheart Tuesday, is very
respondent in the county Jail. He
does not want to eat. 1t has been
learned that he was engaged to marry
Miss Sharboro and their wedding was
to take place in September. A note
indicating that he intended to kill
himself was found. 1t was in q. novel
that he handed the girl when he
called on her after reveilIe Tuesday
morning In this note O'Neil at
tempts to make out that his name is
Jack Williams. 1t is known that his
right name is O'Neil. A telegram
received from a relative at New Burn
side. Ill, today confirmed this. The
note found in the novel follows:
July 20, 19O9-Friends: 1 am go
ing. never to return. hate to go, but
l am tired of life. You all remem-
Der me as O'Neil, but that is not my
name My name is Jack Williams, so
if anyone calls for me just tell them
they have come too late to get me;
NV wish is to have my clothes and
everything of mine sent to Frank
O'Neil at New Burnside, Ill. I could
say more but don't, so goodby and
God bless you all J. WILLIAMS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
ONE PERFECT SCORE.
That Is All That Is Left Among the
Glidden Cars.

Kearney, Neb., July 23.-The Gid
den tourists made the start for to-
days run to Julesburg, Colo. at 7
o'clock. The roads are generally
good throughout the 206 miles of the
run and it is not doubted that the
schedule time Of a trife over ten
hours will be beaten.
There is now but one perfect score
car in the contest for the Detroit
trophy-the American Simplex The
Chalmers-Det was assessed six
points last night for time spent in
repairing the commutator shaft con-
nection. The Jewel car, a Hover
contestant. now carries a total
penalty of 3O3.1 points, having been
assessed al points for replacing a
spark plug.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
HAD roo MUCH CHANGE.
More Trouble for Davies Than When
He Was Shy.

New York, July 28.-Thomas Da-
vies, a son of the late Thomas Davies
who amassed q fortune as an ink
manufacturer, ran short of pocket
change recently and to prevent such a
recurrence he cashed several shares
of mining stock into $500 in silver
coin Placing the coin in two bags in
the subtreasury office he started to his
home in BROOKLYN with them, but
finding them too heavy, he left one
containing $500 in a Nassau street
shoe store where he was not acquaint-
ed, merely asking the clerk to keep it
for him.
When the clerk discovered the con-
tents he became suspicious and called
the police and when Davies returned
he was compelled to show the officers
lust how he came by the money. What
he has not placed in his pockets, he
says. he has stored at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
''SEND ME TO SING SING
Plea of Aged Prisoner Who Wanted a
Place to Die.

New York, July 23.-Francis Graham,
in his 18th year, accused OF grand lar
ceny, told Judge O'Sullivan that he
stole in order to get a place where he
might lie down and sleep and maybe
die. He is crippled with rheumatism
homeless. and unable to work. He said
he would not beg and did not want to
go to BIackwcJIs Island because he
would have to break rock there.
Il am too feeble for that" he said. Il
fell in with a Sing Sing man and he
said it is much easier there. So send
me to Sing Sing, judge"
Graham offered to plead guilty, bit
the court rejected the plea and turned
him over to the bureau of outdoor
moor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
LEARN HOUSEKEEPING.
Hundreds of Girls Trained in Care of
a Flat.

Chicago, July 23.-SeveraI hundred
girl pupils OF the Dante vacation
school will be trained as model house
A model five room fiat. in minia-
ture, has been installed in one of the
class rooms. It really is a little fiat,
with walls and partitions and all the
found in a real apartment. The fiat
is in charge of a teacher of domestic
science and the several hundred little
girls are divided into classes of about
thirty each.
1t is the task of each lass to take
care of one room of the fiat on a given
dav
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
STOPS THE WORK.
G. d. Lyle to Await Outcome of Park
Movement Before Building.

G. D. Lytle has stopped the excavation
work at Twelfth and Tyler streets,
where he has commenced the erection
of four new residences. A petition
will be presented to the council tonight
praying for the creation of a anefit
district for the purchase of the block
bounded by Topeka avenue, HLntoon.
Tyler and West Twelfth streets to be
used for park purposes in connection
with the present triangular park at the
junction of Huntoon and Twelfth
streets. The east half of the block Is
owned by Howell Jones, the west half
by G. D. Lyle. Both owners have ex-
pressed a Willingness to sell to the city
at q reasonable figure. The only build
ing in the block is the Howell Jones
residence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
SUICIDE A MISTAKE.
Banker Had a Million Dollars and Did
Not Know 1t.

New York. July 23.-More than one
million dollars remain, after al. debts
have been paid. of the fortune CT
Charles Tracy Barney, the former pres
ident of the Knickerbocker Trust COM
pany. who fearing bankruptcy sho:
himself fatally during the financial
panic of 1907. The entire sum, amount
ing to s1.173,215. is left to Lily W.
Barney. his widow, the sister of vii
liam c. Whitney. who, in the hour of
her husbands greatest need, offered to
sacrifice her own personal fortune AMI
her Jewels to assist him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
Bovce Leaves for Africa.

Chicago, July 23.-W. D. BOyce left
Chicago last evening on the first
stage of his trip to study the animals
of Africa and take photographs from
balloons His equipment consists of
three balloons and several small aero
planes. in which he believes the
members of his party can take short
particularly inviting landscapes.
Large panoramic views will preserve
a continuous record of the trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
EAT THEM LIKE CANDY.

No other remedy can be compared
win Rexau Orderlies for the easy.
111easant and successful treatment Of
constipation. You may have back
the money you pay US for them II
they fail to satisfy you. Eat them
like candy any time of day or night
T1ev don't grippe or cause any annoy
ance whatever. Two sizes. 10c and
&c. Fred A. Snow. the RexalI Store
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
Never Too Old for Lobster.

New York, July 23.-The fact that
Mrs. Honora TulIy is 1O5 years old
has not prevented her from enjoying
a lobster salad. In fact when she at
tended a wedding celebration at the
home of her grandson in Brooklyn.
she remained up until after midnight
bidding the last guest goodbye and
throughout the evening enjoyed all the
games.