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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-09
A SHOPLLFTER is FINED.
Girl Saleswoman Pays SIS for Trying
to Take Piece of Silk.

That when person purchases silk
at a millinery store price equal to one
third more than that at which 1t re-
tails in a mercantile establishment is
paid, is cleaned from the evidence CIV
en- by Mrs. E. A. O'Brien, dressmak-
morning in the case of millinery
saIeswcman, who was charged with the
larceny of several yards of silk from
the establishment.
When arraigned before Judge S. S.
Urnny, the girl pleaded not guilty. Her
defense was built upon the plea that
she had taken the goods with the in
tention of charging it after she had
ascertained whether or not she would
need all that had been taken, and evil
dence was given by her to tho effect
that she had been allowed this privi-
lege before.
The prosecution introduced the dam
aging evidence that after she had cut
the silk, it>was placed in her Inuf I'M
wrapped, and taken to the cloak room
where it was hidden under her hat 1t
is said that the girl had been suspect
ed of shopHfting TAT previous times, and
that she was being watched.
In the prosecution it was held that
whatever might have been the girl s
intentions as shown by her evidence on
the witness stand. it devo1ved upon the
court to consider that her actions and
not her testified intent. was the strong
est evidence. The defense held that had
the girl attempted shoplifting it would
have been the sure and safe method to
have raised the dress and pinned the
silk to the undergarment, the usual
procedure among shoplifters.
The girl is the sole support of a wild
owed mother, and herself a winsoqne
young woman with an expression of
honesty. However, she was in view of
the circumstances fined IS by the court.
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BROTHER WAS SLAIN.
DIR. Neptune of Salina Causes Arrest of
Man IN Texas for Crime.

Salina, Kan, Dec. ST feel sure
that my brother was murdered" said
DR.. ]. w. Neptune of this city. George
Neptune, 4 prosperous farmer who
lives near Larned in Pawnee county,
has not been seen since the middle
of last September, and it is believed
that man from Dalhart, Tex, forged
G. B. Neptune's name to a bill of sale,
then murdered him and disposed of
the body.
A few days ago a friend of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-09
VICTORY FOR DANvILLE.
Uncle Joc's Town Lays Claim to New.
Minister to China.

Danville, ILL.,, Dec. 9.-In the naming
Of w. J. Calhoun, the Danville lawyer.
as minister to China, Danville lays
claim to another political victory. Fol-
lowing the recall of Crane, a general
scramble for this important post en-
sued. Years ago Calhoun had opposed
Shelby Cullom when Mckinley lined up
Illinois for the presidency. Today the
question is being asked whether Uncle
Joe'' Cannon is not the real power that
landed this plum for the Chicagoan-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-09
WOMAN BooKMAKER FINED.
She Admitted That Many Illinois
! Matrons Play the Races.

Chicago, Dec. 9.-Laura johnson,
the only known woman bookmaker In
Chicago. pleaded guilty yesterday be-
fore Judge Better. She was fined SIS
and costs. Miss johnson, also known
as Laura Nelson admitted that a num-
Der of women of Kenwood and Hyde
Park bet daily on horse races.
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THE SEA CLAIMED At.
Out of a Total of 305 Deaths in the
Navy.

Washington. Dec. 9.-Drowning was re-
sponsible for more deaths during 1908 in
the United States navy and marine corps
with an average strength of 52.913 than
any other cause. At men having met their
fate in a watery grave out of a total OF
906 deaths for the year.
The ratio of deaths per 1000 of strength
was SIS, according to the annual report
of Rear Admiral P. NJ Rixey, surgeon
general of the navy. Tuberculosis was re-
heart disease for q.
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Diphtheria Closes a School.

Junction City, Kan, Dec. 9.-One of
the district schools in the eastern part
of this county has been closed because
some of the children have diphtheria.
A number of children in one of
the families living in the district are
said to have the disease and the board
has closed the school until the dis
ease Is stamped out.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago. Dec. 9-BUTTER = Market
steady. Creameries, 5000; dairies, 24@
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts. 3.052
cases at mark, cases included. D1k@31zc;
firsts, 29c; prime firsts, 301zc.
CHEESE-Market firm. Daisies, 1910
l6s4c; Twins, 1906 c; Young Americas.
1910; Long Horns, 1910
fancy. 4S@45c; fair to good, 35@40c.
lie: chickens, 14c; springs, 14c-
POULTRY-Market steady. Turkeys,
tic; chickens, 14c; springs, DC
VEAL-Market steady. so to 60 lb. WITS,
SQ9c; 60 to s. ID. WITS, 9@101zc; IS to Ito lb.
WITS, 105z@l1kc.
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10sh; May. s1osA; July, seAc.
CORN-December, 605zc; May, 61M@61Hc
July, 61@611kc -
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City Mo-, Dec. 9.-WHEAT-
Cash: Market unchanged. No. 2 hard,
81. 04d1. O5; No. B. S1.01@1.09 No. red, $1.1S@
1.22; No 3, s.. Pol. Is.
CORN-Market nominally unchanged.
No. mixed, 6o1kaSoAc; No. 3, 6o1AGeo1sc;
OATS-Market nominally unchanged.
No. white, 42@44c; No. mixed, 41@42c.
RYE-6S@TOc.
choice timothy, ST.. 50@13.00; choice prairie.
s11.O0.
BUTTER-Creamery extras, 321xc; firsts,
SIC; seconds, &c; packing stock, &c.
EGGS-Extras, Bic: firsts, CSC; seconds
and dirties, 1Sc; current receipts, Csc.
WHEAT-Receipts, 16 cars.
CLOSE: WHEATLDecember, 5000
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New York Produce Market.

New York. Dec. 9.-BUTTER-Market
firm. Creamery specials, 341zcc; ditto. ex-
tras, 3S1zc.
CHEESE-Market firmer State, new
full cream specials, I1x@1sc; ditto Sep
ten1ber fancy, lie; ditto October best.
161zc; ditto late made, best, 151kc; ditto
common to good, 13@15Ac; skins. full to
special, 5@1Hkc.
EGGS = Market irregular. Hennery.
brown and mixed fancy, 3S@40c; ditto.
firsts. 32@S4c; firsts, 2S@S1c; seconds, ESQ
Csc
PoULTRY-A1ive, firm; western chick
Dressed firmer; western chickens, $40
&c; fowls. 12@171zc; turkeys. 209z3c.
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Chicago Grain Market.
furnished by J. f. Gail, Commissions.
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth ST. Phone 4S6l
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Recsipts 1000. including 500 southerns.
Market steady to 10c lower. Native steers,
S0@9.oo; southern steers, $S.B@6D:
southern cows. s2.75Q425: native cows and
g e@6.5; bulls ss.OoG45o: calves, $3.50
500: western steers, 4O0Q6.0; western
cows, $2.75G45
HOGS-Reecipts 5000 Market weak to
Sc lower. Bulk of sales, $S.00@8. so; heavy.
s. 2o@s-s s.: packers and butchers, $500
$50; light. s.. S0QS.20; pigs, s6.75g7.50.
HEEP..Receipts 5000: Market steady:
Muttons, $4.50@6.00; lambs, $600@8.00; fed
western weathers and yearlings, IS. 00d7.oo;
fed western ewes, $450Q5.40.
Kansas City Live Stock Sales.
1.-THE following sales were made this
morning at the Stock Yards, Kansas
City. and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State Journal by
Clay Robinson & Co., live stock commits
sion merchants. with offices at all mar
kets.1
Kansas City. Dec. 9.-CATTLElRe-
ceipts 10000 head. Market slow and
steady.
HOGS-Receipts today 5000 head. Mar
ket steady to strong. Bulk of sales log
8.35: top, IS. 40.
SHEEP Receipts 5000 head. Market
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-09

When Others Fail
We can please you. Chas. Bennett, doc
or of optics, $50 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-09


po'-'' CATTLE.
Grass COWS {{gG oSSS9; esS 5s g
sIx ss n So to 3 - i ssssssss
catte must be good Cannot use ssoq tb;1
stuff
Market g 5lss gsia t tsE dry E 1t cattle
FURNISHED BY The Continental Creamery
n. 7. EGGS-Fresh country, doz.. es@ac
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago Ssisd;-
ELGiN BUTTER-s2Mc,
[wholesale, prices furnished by Cope &
/ EGGs-Fresh country, candied, Sic. D Z.
spring broilers " to lbs. ise; * and
TURKEYs-Hens and oYung Toms. Tic;
o1 s1J Temsi 1Se; stock ,er H. %
WHOLESALE FRUIT AND PRODUCE.
FURNISHED by. SamI e. Lux Wholesale
BARRELED APPLE sso DER
Dbl. 500; Gano. per bbl.. $500; Ben Davis.
BOXED APPLEs-R. I. oreening, per
soloam, per bog. $500; Roman Beauty, per
Ben Davis. per box. 500; Lawyers, per
box, s2a; York Pippins. per box. SIS;
Jonathsans, per box. $3.50; Winesaps. per
BANANAsaMsd. size punches. per
punch sS3 Z;VNnz |s' sumoo punches, per
NAVEL Il 'I oRANG EST; box, sas5ae7
CATAWBA GR Ra basket, Sc.
Fl FLORIDA GRAPE FRu1r-per box
;. WISCONSIN cRANBERR1Es--Per bbl..
GALI FORM IL LEM \. q box. $3.50.
HAkT6Wi, pxTEGPer h.. SIC.
NEW FIGStPer box. Toe.
NEW HONEY-Per crate
PINEAPPLES-Per crate, a. 25@4 So
CoCoANUTS-Per sack. original. $500;
BLACK WALNUTsLPer bushel, s.15.
Hot HOUSE LETTUCE : Per dog.
F FTTAIPSIrsr sash lsi, , Is.
BEETS-Per hsIshel 6Oc
PARSNIPS-Per bushel, 75c
CARROTS-Per bushel. 75c
SEQ aIds 1Nd oNIoNsgpeerr a it, s
TABLE Minnesota Rurais.
per bushel, 70c: Minnesota Burbanks. per
bus bush se zoe; c Kaw valley e. O. potatoes.
PC cE fdsHsa per bunch, soc.
Jumbo, per bunch. &c; Blue Ribbon. per
oYsTER5New York Counts. per can.
&C. N New y 91Ek paint Extra e Selects per
aP sf1x stsnsTTasj PCT Gan &c
vorI~ So,,1ts % % ~A.VVS view
cHEEsEY! A. cheese. per lb.. 1sc;
par n fS &c. YES RsE Mhits Der w YS ls
wis. Brick, per H.. 1sc; Yellow Daisy
Swiss rs to 90 ibs). Per h.. i sszc. styls
Topeka Hide Market.
Quotations furnished by James C. Smith
Hide Co.. 1os East Third St.l
Topeka. Kan, Dec. Q
4
G. s. hides. 111kc;. sid brands, io1kc fiats
ii1kc; No g. s. bnli hides. io5sc: pea nsoes'
hde So ss to Nc e h 5ss Nj sias h9Fs
butcher. heayies. l7ci dry flint. fallen. isc;
dry, flint lights. HQisc: dry salts. nc: dry
FURs-Raccoon, large prime. s1oo51 an.
rac-oon. medium, s5cqs1.00; raccoon, small
narrow stripe, S5cQs1S; skunk hroad
25G50c; mink. large, dark. No. /, 45oaS. 90:
n gaII an sfigN% o. no ,l45a ssssse@ss mink
large cased No. i. s5a5oc: oppossuRR oS mea.
iun,. S@4oc;, oppossum. small. io91sc:
prime, s35o04.50: wolf prime mon1,t sS1'
s. 0oGa.5 so; wolf. prairie. $10o@2. 90: VIII
ca. 25Q75c.
Grain Market
FURNISHED by J. b. Billiard corner Kan-
sas ave. and Curtis ST. Aan-
ur.r Topeka. Kan. Dec. .
OLD CORN-55c.
NEW CORN-55c
OATS ss04oc.
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Chicago, Dec 8.

Kansas City Grain Market.
FURNISHED by J. E.. Gall. Commissions
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office Ito West Sixth st. Phone 1856.
Kansas City, Dec. 9.
Open High Low Close Yes
Dec .10311l -sss1Osls 1895 1os1s-1z1oe7s
May ..1o514 ss10s15 5s1oSA 1881 -ss10SH
July 49,. 941z
CORN
Dec -. 5s1k $751; 5e1k 61A 5sss-H
May =. 61h 61k-% 611s 6lss-1s s1l
July -. 60ZN
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Gold fish at the feed and seed store
119 East Sixth street. D. o. Coe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-09
New York stock Market.


Wall ST., New York, Dec 9-STOCKS-
Prices of stocks were carried upwards to-
day by the brisk opening demand which
was stimulated by the reduction in the
official discount rate of the Bank Of Eng
land. Kansas and Texas rose ~. Ameri-
can Smelling point, and Union Pacific
Baltimore and Ohio. Ontario and Western
and Central Leather large fractions.
The market made further Roadway up--
wards before the realizing in United States
Steel, Reading and the local fractions be-
came sufficient to affect prices. New
York Central, Pennsylvania, Reading,
Rock Island preferred. American Beet
Sugar and Colorado Fuel had been lifted
a point; Union Pacific IL, and Wabash
preferred and American Agricultural
Chemical ~.
Prices were pushed here and there but
the geenrai list was only steady and dull.
Kansas and Texas rose "a, teh preferred,
Northwestern, American Telephone Utah
Copper. American Sugar and Rock Island
1 to IL, the preferred and United Rail
ways and Investment preferred ~, Amer
lean Wooden ~ and North American and
Amalgamated Copper 1A- BigFour lost
/.
Bonds were firm.
After maerial advances had been made
in the eastern trunk lines stocks prices
wavered slightly but came up again. The
higher prices stopped general buying and
business became nominal. New York Cen
trail rose 2ss. Pennsylvania 15s and Della
ware and Hudson, Kansas City Southern
preferred, Western Maryland and Har--
vester preferred 1.
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Market Gossfp.
Furnished by j. E. Gall, Commission
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stock
Office 10 West Sixth St. Phone 1881

liverpool cables: Opening-Wheat I'D
higher; corn unchanged.
Second cable: Wheat sd lower to I'D
Higher; corn unchanged.
Chicago car lots today: Wheat 3, corn
ITS, oats S.
Northwest car lots today IS; last year
$40.
Closing cables: Wheat unchanged to Nd
higher; corn Nd lower.
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Range OF Prices ON Stocks.
Furnished by ]. e. GALL Commissions
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
ohice ITO West Sixth st. Phone 4S6.1
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New York Money Market.

New York Money Market.
New York, Dec. 9.-MONEY-Money or
cal firm Ma aS per sent reing rate t a ne3
cent Time loans. slightly easier; so days
4A05 per cent; 80 days, AZ per cent; six
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 5@eH
Sterling exchange firm with actual bus.
SO day bills and at As7.75 for demand
commercial bills, s4S3a4 a S44.
VER-Bar silver, 5lBc; Mexican dol
BONDS Government bonds. steady
railroad bonds, firm
New York Sugar and Coffee Market.
teady: fair refining, sss1lz centrifugal. 9,
tet, A.s1h: molasses sugar g. $500; Re
COF'FEIMarket steady. No. z Rio
szs@S1zc; No. Santos, SIC.
Cotton Market.
closed quiet; middling. uplands.. sl4s5; mid
ding gulf. $15.ao. Sales. 1900 bales.
M Sassss higher. ie izizc. De'.
Chicago Live Stock Market
Ghles9 at D 5000 Market ioc ioMeer
western steers s4S@S; stocker: a sas
HOGGReceipts estimated at 5000
Market steady Light, s7.90QS40 mixed
sS0Od8 so: heavy, ss10ds.55 rough. s.. 1O0
s. ss s5a Gosc bulk b. I Of sales, s. scas g. s
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at 1900
Market steady. Native, 5000 20; west
ern ST. 5oa5 20: yearlings, s6.00q7 50; lambs
native, s5.750S. IS; western. $5.75q8 90
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE.
WHEAT-Receipts. &. 600 bushels; ship
CoRN@Receipts. 17s,7Oo bushels; ship
ments, IS, 600 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat 8 with none o.
contract grade; oats 66 cars.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago, Min
neapolis and Duluth today were 81 cars
compared with AS cars last week and y
cars the corresponding day year ago.
Kansas City Live STOCK MARKET
kansas City. Mo-. Dec. s.-CAIfLE-
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Market
Topeka Market.

Topeka Market.
FURNISHED by the Chas. Wolff Packing
Co. yards close at noon Saturday. We
cannot use pigs, thin sows or hogs
weighing less than 40 lbs. Do not mar
ket hogs unless same IRE well finished.
as we cannot use half fat STUFF. We give
below prices effective at once. until fur.
Their notice.1
Topeka. Kan. Dec. 8.
HOGS.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS 81 SOFAS 90
HEAVY .......................... S.O06S O5
ut 70
lCan't use thin hogs or those under I7t
CATTLE.
Per cwt
Grass cows tgood). s.. 001s. 81
Grass cows (medium) .......,..,. 5063 al
Grass heifers (good). 350I1 %
Calves GOO to 200 lbs.J ............. 4OO65. I'd
Cattle must be good. Cannot use thin
stuff.
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Kansas City Live STOCK MARKET
kansas City. NO. Dec. a-CATTLE-
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New York Sugar and Gomez Marlse


New York, Dec 9-COTTON-Spot
closed quiet; middling uplands, $1495; mid
ding gulf. $3.50 Sales, 1,5O0 bales.
Galveston, Tex. Dec. 9-COTTON-
Market higher 14isc
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-26

law ut South Bend. After coming out
of law school Mr., Shively again was
elected to Congress, and served three
successive terms.
Ia 1896 Mr.. Shively was the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, but the
State was Overwhelmingly Republican,
and he was defeated, although he made
a hard fight campaigning night and
day. He also on two occasions was
given the complimentary vote for Sen
ator when his party was in the hope
less minority. His winning of the
senatorship, therefore, comes at the end
of a series of defeats, which he has
taken good-naturedly and enthusiastically.
Like the man he succeeds, Senator
James A. Hemenway, he is self-made.
and like Senator Beveridge, his col
league from Indiana. he appreciates the
advantages that come to man in pub
lie life, whatever his office, of keeping
close to the people. Wit h Beveridge
and Shively in the Senate, Indiana will
not be unconspieuous in the Sixty-first
Congress.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-26
DfkAlM I SHNEY. DFhO(lEI.
WHO WILL DE- EDlAEES SENATOR.
lndiasapolis correspondence.

indianapolis correspondence
For the first time in twelve years
Indiana sends Democrat to the Uni
I'd States Senate. Indiana's last Dem
ocratic Senator was David Turpie,
whose speeches against Spanish rule in
Cuba before the war of 1898 made the
Senate sizzle, and who was succeeded
by Albert ]. Beyeridge.
Benjamin f. Shively was born on
farm in ST. Joseph County, Indiana.
March 20. 1857. and was the fourth in
q family of eight children. His early
experiences were those of the average
farm boy until as 4 youth he entered
the Indiana Normal School at Val
paraiso After being graduated from
that Institution he taught school from
1875 to 1880. Then he settled in South
bend. where he conducted the Indus
sfial Era. a greenbacb newspaper, and
sook. an active interest in politics. At
the age of % he was elected Congress-
man by the Democrats of the Thir-
teenth District, and was the youngest
member of the House when he took his
seat. As a member of Congress he
served one term that expired March 4,
1885, and then TOOK UP the study of
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-26
nir Rerenue Producers.

Illinois. leading in many things, is also
leader in the payment of internal revenue.
The leading States during the past year
ia paving this tax are Illinois. SAG. f22.-
S44.97: New York, S30.359, J97.S1; Ken
lucky. S25. 4.3S5.54; Indiana. $26.546,-
1899. Pennsylvania. S2l,2J0,640.91 !;
Ohio. 1889, 646.S4 OF the sixty-ive
collection districts in the territory o; the
United States subject TO internal revenue
laws. the Fifth District of Illinois repor-
ed the largest collections, SIS. 4Sl ,34o69.
The States of Missouri. North Carolina,
Kentucky. Ohio and Virginia. in the order
PANIED. were the largest producers of both
chewing and smoking tobacco. the guam
titles produced being Missouri, Il,2l2--
21a pounds North Carolina, 65.302- l04 !:
Kentucky. 45.219.S30: Ohio. 34,I95,641 :;
Virginia. 2S.111,3 5s. The First Missouri
District produced the largest quantity,
the returns showing the manufacture OF
1885,. 40 pounds during the year, the
next largest being the Fifth Kentucky.
which produced 80, 527, 232 pounds.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-26
Plan. for short session.

Adjournment of the Legislature on
Thursday until the next Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock saw the mark of
material progress and the departure of
many of the members for their homes
was accompanied by talk of To-day
session. Whether or not this desire
will be satisfied cannot be told now,
of course, but if determination of the
older heads counts for aught it will be
accomplished. Just before the adjourn
ment the Senate and Assembly concur
red in resolution limiting the intro
duction of new bills to Feb. 6, much
earlier date than usual. After this
date none but Committee bills will be
introduced.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-26

Theodore f. Burton, who will sue
coed Foraker in the United State SEN
ate, served as a member of the Fifty
first Congress. lie was defeated for
another term later. but was elected 10
the Fifty-eighth Congress, and has been
a member of the succeeding congresses.
While in that body he served as a
member of the Rivers and Harbors
Committee, later becoming its chair
man. While at the head of this COM
mittee he took an active part in fur
thering plans for deep waterways. In
1897 he was nominated by the Repub-
licans for mayor of Cleveland and car
lied on a fight against Tom Johnson,
his Democratic opponent, but was I'M
successful in the contest Mr.. Burton.
is lawyer by profession.
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@'G0Elb7I5IRNljEfP7<
The Doom OF the Big Hat.

The feminine hat wich the dangerous
reach, the headpiece with the spear-like
feather. the creation which obscures the
scenery from view, will soon be no more.
1t has already filed too large a place in
the world. Chicago milliners have band
ed as the Milliners' Association, with
resolve to wipe out the giant hat evil,
and with the motto, Mutual protection
and more artistic millinery" BY this
means the Chicago milliners hope to up
hold that citys reputation as the millinery
center of the country. If they succeed
in abolshing the big hat, they will de-
serve more than that. They will deserve
the thanks of every man who doesn't
want his face sawed off or his eyes goug-
ed out They will win the gratitude of
every husband and father who objects to
buying straw aud felt by the acre and
flowers and feathers by the bale. They
will have the thanks and gratitude of
every sensible woman who dislikes to be
ensIaved by fashion into a burden-bearer
and into a nuisance.-Cincinnad Post.
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MISLEADING ESTIMATES.
Why Municipal Lighting Plants
Generally Cost More Than Ex-

why Municipal Lighting Plants
Generally Cost More Than Exc
pected.
IT is most unusual for a municipal
lighting plant to be erected at a cost
that comes anywhere near the esti-
mate presented to the city officials. In
some cases these officials are directly
to blame for accepting the estimates
of representatives of manufacturing
companies, who are, of course, more
anxious to make a sale than to protect
the citizens from ultimate disappoint-
ment. When an electrical engineer Is
called upon for an estimate it might
seem as though the council had done
its full duty, but unfortunately in
some cases at least, the temptation to
secure percentage on the construc-
ton cost is great enough to overcome
professional honor, and estimates are
submitted which are absolutely made
uuate. The only remedy for this would
seem to be to obtain an independent
estimate from a consulting engineer
who would have no further interest In
the matter.
Perhaps, however, the most common
cause for disappointment is due to the
fact that engineers in estimating cost
fail to take into consideration what
ought to be well known by this time
that cities cannot, as a rule, construct
plants at as low figures as private
companies can. This is due partly to
the inexperience of city officials, which
is taken advantage of in many cases
and also 10 the fact that the large
amount of red tape which seems to be
a necessary feature of such contracts
has to be allowed for by bidders. 1t
is therefore perfectly possible that an
estimate for a municipal plant may be
exceeded by 80 per cent when 1t would
be an adequate one if the construction
were to be undertaken by a private
company. This is feature of munic-
ipal ownership which has not been
heretofore given the consideration that
ii deserves.