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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

Guaranteed Bed Springs, $500
Made of the best oil tempered steel,
worth $2.25-special $500.
Bed Mattress, $2.25-Fu11 size,
wool top Inattress-worth $3.50
special $2.25.
Reversible Mattress. $S.75-Both
top and bottom cotton; good tick
ing-our price 1918.
Bed Pillows, 9Sc-Size 1Sx25,
filled with good, clean feathers
special CSC
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

Switch $495-Made hair: % inches
shades.
$500 Switches. $2S9-Same quality and style above
but in 24-nch lengths.
s5c Turbans 25c-Made strong frames hair with
1oc Braid Pins, 1Oc-Large and medium sizes;
carved tops: a two-days'
75c Bandeaux and Combs, purchased
lot and a large range Of syIes to choose from.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

we are proud to offer this assortment
of spring models to our patrons. We are
showing many different models of spring
suits for men and young men in a wide
range of fabrics, including plain and fancy
serges, fannels, cassimeres, cheviots and
worsteds. All the new fashionable spring
shades included. The well known Mich
aels-Stern label insures better styles, bet
ter wearing, better quality and betteg val
ues for the price. We do our best to make
you look your best at prices ranging from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15
Rose Bushes, Bulbs
and Plants

Big variety of and tvoyearod Rose Bushes
from the nurseries,
1-year-oId Rose Bushes 3 for CSC.
2-year-old Bushes, the price is,
Ferns 1Oc. zoe
Dahlia Tube Rose, Caadum and GadioIas Bulbs a
usual low prices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15
Trimmings and
Fancy Goods
loo CLTNY LACE Sc.


Plain white or cream color-extra
wide and heayy-edge and insertion to
match-special today and tomorrow.
per yard &C
csc ALL-OVER EMBROIDERY 40c-
Patterns .hAt are suitable for trim
mings, shirt waists or dresses-up to
% inches wi6e-choice today and to-
morrow, per yard ..49c
S1.25 LEATHER BAGS csc.
Made with large overlapping frame
have double handles of soft leather
durable lining with inside pocket
and purse-today and tomorrow. -06c
CORSET COVER AND ALL-OVER
EAIBROIDERY 19c.
These are as good values as any
credit store offers at Csc per yard, and
we want you to make a special effort
to be here and get share-the guam
tity is limited and may not last the
two days-per yard 10c
1Oc EMBROIDERY 71xc.
Dainty nainsook and cambria edges
plenty of them wide enough for hounc-
ing-wide insertions ia the lot that in
special for today ana tomorrow, per
yard .-.-.-.. -........- -11hc
soc ELASTIC BELTS soc.
The best values we ever offered
large assortment of styles-made of
silk elastic with leather tips-black
and tomorrow .S9c
soc MESH BAGS 4Sc.
Made of German silver with long or
short chain sttachment-the mesh Is
close and frame is strong-extra value
for today and tomorrow. .--.-... $50
csc TAPESTRY PILLOWS 15c.
Made and ready for the mold-tas-
sci at each corner-red and green
stripe patterns-today and tomor-
row .--....- loo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15
Kind Friends.

Words cannot express our gratitude
to the many friends and neighbors,
who by their presence and sympathy
in the sad hour of our bereavement,
have ministered unto us; and for the
beautiful floral offerings, which speak
more than words. May God bless
and keep you all, is our prayer.
A w. NEWELL AND FAMILY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15
Iron Beds and Bedding

$500 Bed, S5.25-Head end so
inches high, brass top rails; drop
foot end; usually sold $6.00-our
price $5.25.
Full Size Bed, $1.95-This bed is
strong and we'll made, and the
price is only $1.95.
$3.50 Iron Bed, $3.95-Posts are
1-inch, head ends SO inches; blue,
green or white, with gilt chills,
worth $4.50-here for 1895.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15

Mems $500 Soft Hats-If you want the
best $500 hat in the city we have it. New
shades, new shapes. We have plenty of
others ,all styles, from $1.5O to a John B.
Stetson for $3.50
Mems Dress Shirts We are placing on
sale some special numbers of mems dress
shirts. They are worth more. Every pat
tern is new; they are cut full to fit Your
choice for 75c and 85c.
We are showing the best dress shirt in
the city for $1.O0 and $1.5O. The fact is,
we can save you 5Ocon each price. Ask to
see our special shirts at 81. 90 and $1.5O.
Underwear, 39c-Men's two-piece gar
ments, fine balbriggan; regular Soc
price, special &c.,
Mems Union Suits Balbriggan or
Poros Knit-special, SOC.
Mems Fine Balbriggan Union Suits, ST.
Boys Extra Quality Balbriggan Union
Suits-Short sleeves, knee length-spec-
ial SOC.
Mems and Boys Belts-AI colors,
black, tan, brown, gray, new patent buck
les, Csc and SOC.
Hosiery-New fancy hosiery, new solid
shades, extra quality; special 15c and 8 for Csc.
Neckwear spring ties to
please you, no matter how particular
colors and styles to suit anybody. We al
ways give you better quality at these
prices-25c and Soc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15
CH1LDREN,s WASH DRESSES.


Garments that are made of Bingham
and percale-plain colors and fancy
patterns-neatly trimmed with braid,
bands and buttons-dark, medium and
light colors-in the ages to IA years
the prices range from $1.25 down to
75c-in the ages 1 to years the prices
range from 75c down to. 35c
WASH SKIRTS $1.25.
Black and white shepherd check
blue. tan, pink and white colors-a
number of different styles in the lot
garments that are guaranteed to fit
your choice -. SIPS
$500 WOOL SKIRTS $2.95.
special cash purchase. together
with some broken lines out of regular
stock-just a few black and a good
assortment Of colors-today and to-
morrow. your choice. go. .$2.95
5000 PANAMA SKIRTS $4.95.
Made of all wool, chiffon panama
full plated and cluster tuck styles
our special offering for today and to-
$3.50 SHIRT WAISTS 1926.
Dainty lace and embroidery trimmed
waists-white, tan or black-also tail
ored linen and percale garments in
white and fancy patterns-choice
for ...-.. $1.25
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15
$3.50 to $18

Smart Styles in Young Mems Suits,
$3.50, $3.50, $3.50 and $1,000 We are
showing splendid exhibit of stylish gar
ance and made from choice fabrics. You'll
be impressed with the quality, pleased
with the style, and surprised at the prices
$3.50, $3.50, $3.50 and $1,000.
Boys Suits-The kind of clothing to
buy for your boy is the Indestructible
Suits. Not only good service and durable,
but style-pattern- that will not
fade. Bring your boy here; we IL fit and
please him and save you on the price. The
market at the prices $225, $2.95, $3.50
and $3.50.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07
F. N. MURPHY.

metropolitan competitors, which
they will never be as long as they
adhere to the general merchant'
way of doing business. A country
merchant with ten thousand-dol-
lar stock of dry goods could afford
to 60 after the trade with a cata.
log and samples, but with FIVE
hundred dollar stock in this class,
he could not cut samples without
cutting away the profits. Whether
or not the country merchant recog-
nizes any truths in what we have
stated, one thing is certain, the
parcels post system in this country
is coming.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07

Postmaster General Hitchcock
in his annual report will recon-
mend Congress to pass the par
cells post bill. 1t is becoming
more and more evident that the
adoption of the parcels post by the
United States can not much longer
be STAYED off by the opposition Of
the express companies and the
country merchant. The effect
such a law would have on the ex.
press companies would concern Us
little, they would meet the postal
rates in competition, as they do
now, and probably still make
money. But rs for the country
merchant, our sympathles and, to
some extent, our interests, lie
with his business success. But
even though every country news
paper opposed the measure, it
could not postpone lis adoption
much longer in the face of Il gen
eral public demand for it. The
country merchant, if what he fears
that the parcels post will enable
the city mail order houses to force
him to the wall, comes true, will
either have to 60 under or change
his methods TO meet the new cOu'
ditions, and fight the mail orde,
house with the weapons of the lat,
ter. The fact that even under the
present conditions the counir y
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07

merchant suffers from mail order
house competition is largely due
to the methods the former adheres
to so strenuously. Appealing to
sentiment will not help any man
in business, the public buys where
it can find the best assortment and
what it regards as the best mar
ket. Therefore ali appeal to the
community to patronize the home
merchant because he is the home
merchant always proves futile.
Progress must be met with pro-
grcss, yet. it must be admitted,
the country merchant is doing
business today by exactly the same
methods employed fifty years ago,
when the public had to come to
him for everything it wanted. He
still carries general stock of
goods, as varied as possible. If
be has ten Thousand dollars invest.
ed in the stocking of his store.
probably no single line carried will
exceed one tenth the value of the
whole. Necessarily the line can
not be varied nor prices made to
meet the dealer who would have
ten, twenty or fifty thousand dol
lars invested in one line. Let the
merchants of community like our
own form combination to get
away from the old and obsolete
way of doing business, segregate
their capital in exclusive lines,
which would enable them to keep
stock that would compare well
with that of the mail order and de-
partment stores of the cities. They
would then be fixed TO meet their
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07
GO TO THE RESCUE.
Don't Walt till it's Too Late
Follow the Example OF a
potosi CitizeL..

Rescue the aching back.
1t it keeps on aching, trouble comes.
Backacle Is kidney ache.
Ii you neglect the kidne.>' warning.
i-onk out for urinary trGuble-dia-
betcs.
Thi, Pntnsi citizen will show ynu
how to 90 30 the RESCUE.
II. ". Cook, Potu~i. Mo. ~a,-:
Several times during he past few
wears | had attacks nr kidney is"ubie.
was anGoYed great deal by too ffe-
uuent passages 1T the kidney secTe.
tionS When learn.d Gf Deans Kid
nev Piii'>. ] rr"caEed = supply at the
Cily Drag Stare and began their use.
In daY at wn nay trouble disappear
I'd and now .rti better in every way.
In view Of my experience. | have no
hesitation il recommending Doah' =
r idney pills
For saiA hy, al dealer. Price a'
cents. Foster aiiihurn Co. huifaln.
New Yurk. safe agents soi tue Uni.' d
States.
Rainem.er she name--D"ans-and
taSa tt ntheE
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07
Built That Way.

DR.. Edward A. Spiizka, profes-
sor of anatomy at Jefferson Mcdi-
cal College and one of the leading
brain specialists in the country,
declares that it is criminal to make
left handed child use the right
hand. DR.. Spitzka says that the
brain is constructed that way, and
parents should allow natural ten
denotes to be carried out. In the
left-handcd brain the center that
controls the speech is on the right
side, while it is just the opposite
in the right handed brain.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07
The Willy Three.

Mark Twain was a firm believer
in the national movement for coed
roads. A Hartford man recalled
the other day this experience of
the famous hnmorist:
II once had thirty miIes''-so
Mark Twain began-''to 90 by
stage in Mississippi. The roads
were terrible, for it was early
spring. The passengers consisted
of five men and three women
three large, we'll developed women,
swathed in shawls and wells, who
kept to themselves, talking in low
tones on the rear seat.
Swell, we hadn't gone a mile
before the stage got stuck two feet
in the black mud. Down jumped
every man of US, and for ten min
utes we pulled and jerked and tug
ged til! we got the stage ont of the
hole.
! 1--WE had hardly got our breath
back when the stage got stuck
again, and again we had to strain
our very hearts out to release her.
| In covering fifteen miles we got
stuck eight times: and in going the
! whole thirty we lifted that ole
stage out of the mud seventeen
times by actual count.
! 1--WE five passengers were wet
tired and filthy when we reached
our destination: and so You cal
Imagine our feelings when we sav
the three women passengers re
move, as they dismounted, thei
yeiis, their shawIs and their skirts
and 10 and behold-they were thre'
big, hearty, robust men.
LAS we stared ut them will
bulging and ferocious eyes, one o
them said: Thanks for your la
hor, gents. We knowed this roa'
and prepared for it. Will yo'
IIIckers'"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07
Suspicion.

An EngIishman walking along
the main street in n small town in
Maine, stepped into n hole in the
walk and broke his leg. He sued
the city fol thousand dollars, and
Hannibal Hamlin, who was once
vice president Of the United States,
was counsel for the Englishman.
Hamlin won the case, but the city
appealed to the state supreme
court. Again Hamlin won. Then
the lawyer sent for his client and
handed him dollar.
"What's this for!" asked the
EngIishman.
''That's your damages, said
Hamlin, "after taking out my fee,
the cost Of the appeal, and other
expenses.
The client looked at the dollar
and then said, Nv hats the mat.
ter with this dollar! Is it bad!'
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07
Eatin s.

"Uncle Joe' Cannon has again
come forward with a truth from
the bottom of the well which he
has brought up with the hook and
line of his intimitable genius for
simplicity and frankness.
Invited to attend what he refer
red to as ''that Mark Twain bust
ness in New York, he cautiously
inquired Of a hotel clerk if there
"were going to be any eatin's. "
After being informed that there
wonld probably be no viands serv-
ed at the memorial gathering, he
announced his intention Of partak-
ing of II meal before attending.
But he had time to suggest that
''if old Mark had had anything to
do with it there would have been
some eatin's all right"
So there would, we feel sure.
And She absence of "eatin's," and
MIR. Cannons regret because uf
that absence, suggests tie fact that
a very homely function is too much
neglected by the so called "hieh
brow" element everywhere.
1t is often remarked that lectures
on Emerson do not attract MS much
attention as card parties; that the
construction of new philosophies
is attended with less JOY than the
ordinary "house warming" or the
celebration Of a golden wedding.
"UncIe Joe" has placed his
finger ,erringly upon the cause.
At the one class of functions ;her.
is only an intellectual OF aesthetic
appeal. At the other there is--or
are-eatin's.
And despite all the high though!
that can be assembled and classi
fed, the fact remains that the hap
piest people in The world-and
therefore the most normnl-arc
those who have tasty "eatin's'
provided, on every possible occa.
sion, from the coronation to the
wake. Aud we may he sure that
psychology, criminoIcgy and the
divorce courts will be robbed of
half their terrors when the world
learns to pay more attention to
eatin's. 's.-St. Louis Times.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07

The Democratic ma jority in
Missouri outside of St. Louis ut
the recent election was not worth
considering when compared with
that party's majority in the state
outside of St. Louis in the off.year
of 1906, for it falls under two hun
dred on the state ticket. There
fore the big Democratic landslide
can hardly be called more than a
shovelful. The Democratic lead
this year in the counties Is much
larger than it was two years ago,
but it's vote is not 50 much greater.
When the Republicans get through
with their disciplinary funk they
will be strong enough to beat the
Democrats in the countieg as well
ss in St. Louis.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07

A few days ago james H. Hill,
the railroad mngnale, is alleged to
have croaked rather dismalIy about
the business outlook generally for
the coming year, and there im-
mediateIy followed Il sharp decline
in nearly all the shares of the great
Industrial and qnasi-public enter
pr;ses. 1t was noted also, that,
taking their cue from some mys-
terious source, the great daily pa
pers Immediately sought to offset
the effect of Mr., Hills pessimistic
ut,erance by beIittling it and to
some extent discredilipg the cor
rectness of his view of the busi-
ness outlook. 1t now appears MIR.
Hill denies he ever said anything
about the matter at all. We men.
tion this circumstance, not because
it involves the gentleman referred
20, but merely to show how, under
the concentration of ownership of
the industries and utilities on the
continuance of which depends the
welfare of the masses Of the people,
the we'll being and happiness of
the people may be threatened and
even put in jeopardy by single
individual. Had Hill come for
ward and confirmed ais statement,
and had it been supported by a
similar one, sav from j. Pierpont
Morgan. there would be but little
doubt that the country would al
ready be fairly upon the road to a
great industrial and financial pan
ic. Morgan himself could do this
quicker than Hill, for Morgan is
"oyerIord, of American finance"
and has in his hands the whole
financial stability of the United
States banking system. 1t has
even been asserted that he precipi-
tated the financial panic of 1907
that interests he represented might
get control Of certain properties
needed to complete great monop-
oily. The Morgan banking inter
ests made big profit from that
panic. They compelled the Secre-
tary of the Treasury Department
to open the national treasury and
place the public funds in the hands
of Morgan to loan them out for
private profit. The great financial
and industrial combinations of to
day are mole powerful than the
government itself, because they
control the government. What
are we going to do about it? We
will have to wake up to the fact,
| that if we are to have a permanent
stability of the structure upon
which our political economy and
social progress rests we must take
that power ont of private hands
AMI restore it to the government.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07

We want to see John Deitz, the
Cameron Dam wisconsin, outlaw
come clear of the charge of murder
and all other charges against him.
He made a brave, single-handed
fight against the encroachments Of
the lumber trust upon his home
stead. In the fight 10 dispossess
him of his property rights one OF
the minions of the law called in to
aid the trust was killed, and for
this mans death John Dei!z and
several members Of his family have
been indicted. In the fight Deitz' $
daughter was shot and dangerous
ly wounded, for which crime no
one has been indicted.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07

Now that the North American
has been sold we trust that all will
90 to work and pull to put Freder-
icktown on the map.-Frederick'
town Dem. News.
There must be something wrong
with the above item, for through
ont the late campaign we got the
impression from the Dem. News
that the election of Walter Hen
sley to congress would do the
hu iaess for the North American.
E2::,!an,ly HensIey's powers are al
re on the blink.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07
The fruit of the late Democratic

The fruit of the late Democratic
victory, like the apples of Sodom,
is already turning to ashes upon
the lips of our friend AXE of the
Ironton Register. Listen to his
wall:
| hear it limited that Hon. Champ
Clark is tinessing on the tariff. 1
can't believe it, and won't believe
il without proof strong as Holy
Writ. Forced to believe it, my
cry would bc, "To yonr tents, o
Israel! There is no balm in Gill
padW
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07
Phosphorus In Human 0ody.

When q photographer attempts -
make a fiashlight picture In . dafh-
snsd room he sometimes uses q lo0g,
thin metallic ribbon that blasss with
flendish intensity. There 10 yard anA
a half of this metal In the body of the
normal human being. Naturally. It -
not tn the form of ribbon. but h scat-
tered all through the cells In The shape
of a metallic salt The phosphorus and
the magnesium ribbon are rather odDt-
". Phosphorus is worth about o0s
dollar a pound. and the matchmaking
materials In the human tissues would
sell for about $50 II weighed up over
the druggist's counter in his prsscrip-
ton scales. An ounce and . hall OF
magnesium costs 81 cents in tAe
chemical markets.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07

Mrs. Eddy, the famous founder
of the Christinn Science Church,
is dead of pneumonia. No human
science, christian or otherwise, can
prevail against the great ordina
tion of nature which makes all
things mortal. According to Mrs.
Eddy's doctrine, to die is merely
to be in "error," and in dying she
fully demonstrated human falli-
bilitv.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07

The journal made II faux pas
last week when it stated in these
columns that anyone could buy 100
lbs. of standard grade sugar for
-. We were wrong with our fig
ures and had intended to say so
lbs. for 80. A St. Louis grocer
advertiscs it as low as $1.95 for 80
lbs, where anyone can buy it at
that price.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07
Bio Haul From a 0ooroia Tree.

A telephone message from Terrell,
Catawba county. Georgia, furnishes
the following interesting story.
Monday afternoon Luther and Les.
ter Sheriff., Fred settlemire, Ransom
and Walter Bades sailed forth to rob
a bee tree" and taking their axes
they began chopping on the butt of
an old red oak tree measuring three
and onehalf feet in diameter 1t was
not a great while until they struck
hollow and to their delight as we'll az
surprise out walked an old possum.
After carefully fastening her to a split
limb another raid was made, when
nineteen baby possums were captured
The tree was finally felled and from
nearer the top they caught two pretty
gray squirrels. captured q swarm OF
bees and gathered small quantity of
honey.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07

The Democrats have decided to
contest the election for state Of
ficers. Whether they win or not,
they cannot carry on contest
without opening the way for the
Republicans to do the same in the
future, should the Democrats be
victorious at the polls.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07

Kaiser Billy of Germany, in the
language of Josh Billings, is a
komical kuss. Whenever he
wants to set the German people by
tho ears he gets up an says some
thing about being appointed to
rule over them by divine power.
Immediately there is great hub.
bub in the schmeirkase kingdom.
We don't believe the Kaiser thinks
he has divine rights, he just wants
his fun.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07

Speaking about party fraud in
Missouri, do our Democratic
friends think it honest on part of
their party to swipe 13 out of the
IL members in congress from this
state while they cast less than half
Of the popular vote?
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07

Nowadays stage women want to
give ''art dances" with their legs
bare half way up to the waist.
Art takes broad license on the
stage. We notice (from the illus
trations, of course,) that none OF
the cxponents Of this art are bow
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07

Only 80 counties in Missouri
voted dry in the recent election.
-Four of these, Dnnklin, Pemisco,,
Reynolds and Wayne, are south
east Missouri counties.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-07
$l.OO Per Annum.

Prohibition was defeated in Mis-
souri, by 218,OS1. Probably there
is good proportion of fraud in
such majority. 1t is too one
sided to be fair.