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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

will attend the hearing of Arthur Wiley,
who was arrested on a charge of steal
ing whisky and merchandise from
Union Pacific car on the military res
ervation. Wiley, it is said, will proba-
bly, plead guilty to the charge.
Topeka camp No 14s Royal Neigh
bors of America, has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year;
Oracle, Isabelle Sanders; vice oracle,
Mae Eversole; past oracle, Alice Grice;
chancellor, Edna Graham; recorder
Carrie E. Swan; receiver, Pearl Car
penter; marshal. Anna Wells; inner
sentinel, Sela Harrison; outer sentinel
Eva Elston; manager, Maggie Botson;
musician, Araminda Freddy; delegate
to state camp, Mary Diehl.
Miss Genevieve Russell, the leading
woman in the North Brothers, Stock
company, who in private life is Mrs.
c. c. North. celebrated her birthday
anniversary quietly on Sunday at her
home on West Eighth avenue. A few
friends were present in the afternoon.
/ S. NJ. Dague, a special pension ex-
/ aminer, with an office in Fort Dodge.
| is in Topeka today looking after some
business matters and visiting with off,
GERS in the federal building.
George Wolf, who says his home is
in st. Louis. has asked the Jewish or
ganizat1ohs and the Provident Associ-
alton for assistance in returning to his
home town Wolf says he has travelled
a rocky road in Kansas and in several
of the towns was arrested on a charge
Of vagrancy. Topeka organizations
have not yet advanced assistance in his
case.
B. f. Flenniken, United State mar
| shall, returned to Topeka Sunday night
from Washington. D. C., where he took
a boy to the government reformatory
While in Washington Mr.. F1enniken
visited his brother, William c. F1enni-
ken.
| officials in the federal building are
discussing the advisability of asking
| the government for new office equip
ment in the form of new rugs, couches
and chairs. The present equipment has
| been in the building a number of years
and is badly worn. Federal officers
think that when the building is re-
painted and redecorated. the govern
ment should make some provision for
new rugs couches and chairs.
The Brotherhood of the Central Con-
| gregational church will have the big
| time of the year for the organization
| this evening. Seventy-ffve men will be
present for a banquet which will be
| held at $50 o'clock, and the annual
election of officers will be held. Among
| the speakers of the evening will be
President Frank K. Sanders, DR.. C. M.
! Sheldon, and DR.. F. o. Floyd.
| Buffalo" Bone was the whole attrac-
! ton at the Commercial club this noon.
A group of business men was gathered
around him. One attempt after anoth-
| er was made to Jolly" the now fam
! Gus authority on buffaloes, because he
returned with only the Bone and not
/ the buffalo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12
FOUNDER oil springfieid- News Dies.

Springfield, Mass, Dec. 12.-Charles
]. Bellamy. founder and publisher of
the Springfield Daily News, died at his
home in this city early today after
three weeks illness. Mr.. Bellamy
was So years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12
LORIMER NOT GUILTY.
Senate Subj Committee Says Charges
Are Not Proved.

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE sub
committee of the senate committee on
privileges and elections, which investi-
gated charges against Senator Lori
mer, today voted unanimously to re-
port to the full committee that the
charges had not been proved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

The Commercial club MANAGEMENT is
entering into negotiations with the Rev
H. Percy Silver of the Episcopalfan
church who is an orator of the SILVER
tongue" variety, for an address at the
next business meeting of the club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12
standard Must Paw Fine,

Washington. Dec 12@The Standard
| 90 err1rany Of New York must pay the
| $4,000 fine imposed upon it by the
district court for the western district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12
Conspiracy a Continuing onens,

Washington, Dec. 12.-Announcing
that conspiracy under the Sherman
antitrust law is a continuing offense,
the supreme court of the United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12
BIG TOYS

The finest assortment ever
shown in the west. Doll Co.
Carts, a hundred kinds: Iron
Wagons; Sleds; Doll Houses;
Black Boards; Velocipedes;
Hand Cars; Automobiles;
Tables; Chairs; Doll Dressers;
Sideboards; China Closets.
etc. Our basement is running
over with toys which we have
priced at 20 to 40 per cent
under the regular market.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

You really can't afford to be without
one of those fine hand vacuum cleaners.
Ask your grocer about them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12
Mechanical
Toys

Real genius is employed in making
mechanical toys. This year there are
more new ideas than ever before. Each
year toys are being built stronger and
more durable and you'll find the ones
we have here will stand the racket
mighty well. Bugs that run, trains on
track, street cars, automobiles; in fact,
nearly everything mechanical is here
in miniature. Nearly all with the new
friction power-no springs to break.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

Some things may be put on
until tomorrow. bu. the news
you must have today. The
State Journal publishes today's
Lews toeay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

Buffalo" Bone was the whole attrac-
ton at the Commercial club this noon.
A group of business men was gathered
around him. One attempt after anoth-
er was made to Jolly" the now fam
Gus authority on buffaloes, because he
returned with only the Bone and not
the buffalo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

who was arrested on charge of steal
ing whisky and merchandise from a
Union Pacific car on the military res
ervation. Wiley, it is said, will proba-
bly, plead guilty to the charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12
Tool Chests

What could make a boy more
proud than a tool chest. 1t will teach
him to use his hands in learning some
thing useful and at the same time af-
ford a lasting source of great fun. We
have tool chests of every description;
from the cheap oneswith the ordinary
tools to the ones with every sort of tool
he can possibly USE Prices range
from Csc to $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

IF you would pay
1 more attention to
the Cost of supplies
the Cost of Living
would probably be re-
duced!
Look into our Whole
line of prices and
then compare.
Special Today (Monday)
Galvanized Tubs. sizes 4Oc. 45c
and .......--.. oOc
Galvanized Pals. zoe size. .15c *
Special Tomorrow
Large size. 25c bottles fine
Catsup ........... 16c
4 Large Dill Pickles, doz- lac
Bulk Olives, qt- &c 81
Pint Jar the finest Mixed Mus
tard you ever used -! Sc
Regular Owl Prices
10 lbs. Fine Gran. Sugar. (sugar
has advanced) .S1.O0
Blue Cross Breakfast Food, 15c
Md emerge Wheat Hearts. 1Se s
pkg. Izc
4 lbs. Bulk Oatfiake. fresh ..25c
Flaked Hominy, ID. $50. &c
+ sc Ivory Soap &c
Csc can Baking Powder 19c
to 1Oc pkg White Envelopes Sc
1Oc roll Toilet Paper 49,. SC
\ Good Lard, lb. -1212c
Lard Compound. III. ...... lie
10 lb. pail good Lard =. .$1.25
Our fine Bread sc and 1Oc
We will have tons of fresh
Candies, Nuts, etc. for Christ
mas. Get our price on guam
titles before ordering and order
early to get the best prices.
owl 5a:ls3;SI
206 East Fourth st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

Miss Genevieve Russell, the leading
woman in the North Brothers Stock
company, who in private life is Mrs.
c. c. North. celebrated her birthday
quietly on Sunday at her
home on West Eighth avenue. A few
friends were present in the afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

S. NJ. Dague. a special pension ex-
amfner, with an office in Fort Dodge,
is in Topeka today looking after some
business matters and visiting with off,
GERS in the federal building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

B. F. Flenniken. United State mar
shall, returned to Topeka Sunday night
from washington, D. c., where he took
a boy to the government reformatory.
While in Washington Mr.. F1enniken
visited his brother, William c. F1enni-
ken.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
corpse" Aroused by Noise, Runs Away

NO." another man declared, Il
reckon it is case of heat prostra-
tion."
Il think he's just dreamin' about
Jack Johnson's victory" said third.
In the meantime the Emergency hos.
pital ambulance with changing gong
arrived on the scene, and a policeman
with perspiration streaming down HE
face rushed up to the mouth of the
alley and was forcing his way through
the crowd to get at the supposed dead
man.
The noise aroused the corpse"
The PROSTATE figure slowly arose, dis
closing the stalwart form of a negro.
He gazed in establishment at the
crowd that blocked up the entrance to
the alley and saw the policeman and
white-coated Emergency surgeon ell
bowling their way toward him. With
yawn and stretch of his arms, the
negro darted into the side door of a
printing office, slamming the door be-
hind him.
Investigation disclosed the fact that
the negro has been employed at the
printing establishment a number of
years. He said he was tired and went
out into the quiet, cool alleyway to
take a nap during the lunch hour.
That was all,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
Sold MacVeagh Spoiled Vinegar; Fined

The man pleaded guilty and was fined
$25. He promised to be good.
A Buffalo milling concern has been
fined for mixing ground corncobs with
flour middlings. The same concern was
also found guilty Of putting ground
corncobs in gluten" preparation. A
lot of "raisins." shipped from Califor-
MIA to Texas, was discovered to be in
part decomposed vegetable sub
stance. A Chicago firm selling a
"quick-rising" buckwheat -four has
been fined for fraud in having sold
in reality a mixture of wheat -four
and buckwheat without any quick
rising properties.
Another Buffalo dealer was caught
selling to Michigan folk wonderful
'hair tonic" which was advertised to
cure headache and loss of hair and
all sorts of thins. Analysis showed
it contained 98.5 per cent. of alcohol
and nothing to cure anything. The
dealer was let of with a fine. A
Michigan man was detected selling in
large quantities a "hay fever cure"
composed of 1896 per cent. cocaine
hydocloride. He was fined 500. Sew
eral lemon extracts and vanilla ex-
tract takers have been recently
caught and punished.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12

NEW YORK.-Old Ben, the big Alas
~ kan bear at the New York zoologi-
cal parry in the Bronx, understands hui
man nature we'll indeed, and he makes
his knowledge pay him. The other
day a woman from Middletown, who
had happened to see the animals,
paused before the den of Old Ben and
tossed in shelled peanut Instant
ly there was a stampede on the part
of Little Ben, Brown Bess, Old Ben's
wife, and Karnak, his nephew. Old
Ben walked back to the rear of the
cage while the others fought for the
peanut and then crowded to the bars
for more.
The visitor was about to toss in an
other when she was astonished to see
old Ben standing on his hind legs,
making motions to her to throw it
high over the others heads to him.
At least that was what it looked like
He was standing up on his launches,
waving his right front paw over his
head as boy does when he means
you to throw ball high. The lady
threw the peanut high and Old Ben
got it-caught it in his mouth, at a
distance of 20 feet. while the other
bears in the cage ragged over missing
it. The woman threw more, and kept
throwing the peanuts till they were
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
Governments O. K. on the Lowly Toad

age of at least ten or fifteen years.
They also believe it possible for the
toad to live for a limited time with
out food, but doubt stories about toads
being found In rocks and trees.
THE toad" says the pamphlet, lis
a nocturnal animal, and ventures out
during the day only when tempted by
an abundance of food or when the air
and moving insects. centipeds. etc. At
is full of moisture. 1t eats only living
night, soon after shutdown. or even be-
fore on cool evenings. 1t energies from
its shelter and slowly hops about In
search of food. Almost regular beat
is covered. In the country this in
cludes forays along roadsides, into gar.
dens and cultivated fields and wher-
ever insect food is abundant and grass
or other thick heritage does not pre-.
vent locomotion. In cities and suburb
an villages the lawns, walks and par
ticularly the spots beneath electric
lamps are favorite hunting grounds.
"As a rule the toad feeds continu:
ously throughout the night, consum-
ing in "a hours an amount of food
equal in bulk about four times thu
stomach capacity. A careful examina.
ton of the contents Of the stomachs of
a large number of toads shows that.9S
per cent. of its food was ANNA: nat
insects. etc.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
M EW YORK-A sharp-featured, I'M.
~ dersized youth in ragged swim

M EW YORK.-A sharp-featured, I'm.
~ dersized youth In ragged swim
ming trunks, with skinny coat and
an old pair of trousers thrown over
them, dived successfully from the cen
ter span of Brooklyn bridge to the
East river, 1876 feet below, for $3.50
in cash, two new suits of clothes and
whatever renown the world may hold
In store for a bridge jumper.
The late Steve Brodie acquired fame
as bridge jumper and long ran a
BoWery saloon on the strength of it.,
but many say it was never really
proved that Steve really jumped. Sew
eral would-be suicides have been
tlshed out of the river ,lnhurt after
jumping, but Otto Eppers is the first
to jump with unquestioned witnesses
as part OF prearranged plan.
The boys first words when he was
fished out Of the river by the crew of
a passing tug were: Gee! But I hit
hard!'
His next were: Say, whose got the
makin's of a cigarette?"
Eppers is seventeen years old and
the son of photographer. He weighs
about 10 pounds and has been unofi-
clal swimming champion OF the East
river ever since he got into the big
boy class. Recently he heard that a
Brooklyn merchant was willing to pay
$3.50 out of his advertising appropria-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12

rH1CAGO.-"The mystery Of the
- Missing TOOTH" novel exposition
OF how seven and three (sometimes)
make eleven. was staged for a large
and appreciative, not to say quizzical,
audience recently in Municipal Judge
Torrison's court.
Plot theme: Can a dentist recover
damages for a swallowed tooth?"
Leading characters: DR.. James l..
Blount. Oak Park, praying monetary
revenge, and Mrs. Alice Andrews,
heroine in the tragedy of THE Miss
ing Molar."
DIR. Blount demanded his fee for II
teeth, false if you please, while the
heroine pleaded but ten-seven in
hand and three hidden by rosy lips.
THE teeth not only were false in
material, but they were false to
their trust and fell out" said Mrs. An.
drews.
"One at time they began falling
out. The first one went on a round
steak which cost rs cents pound. l
thought it merely a coincidence. But
when No. fell into the soup one noon,
| knew there was something wrong.
Nos. 3, 4 and came out in unison
and Nos. 6 and when a boy set off a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
Elusive Tooth Puzzle in CHICAGO Court

nrecracker under my feet the last
fourth OF July. 1t was becoming So
common then. l lost track of the
cause and scarcely noticed the effect .
couldn't even chew butter.
i refused to pay the dentists bill
unless he did the work all over again.
and he wouldn't. He said must have
been trying to chew rocks. Then he
sued me-"
AS proof of the deciduous nature of
the teeth, Mrs. Andrews began count
ing them out on Judge Torrisons
desk, while court bailiffs looked on
agape. Then as she reached seven"
Mrs. Andrews said:
Three have in my mouth. He but
IN II for me in February, 1909. Most
of them came out and had three put
back"
But where is the other tooth?
Three you still use. seven you have
shown the Judge. now where is the
other one?" was the insistent query
put to Mrs. Andrews.
where is the other tooth?" The
woman faltered. Il don't know where
it can be; l thought l had it, but I
must have swallowed it while asleep"
Give the others to the bailiff; let
them he preserved as evidence" said
Judge Torrison.
The bailif kept the teeth; the jury
found It's verdict for the woman.
What will be done with the unfaith-
full seven is a problem yet to be
solved. Mrs. Andrews does not want
them; DR.. Blount spurns them and
the bailiffs are we'll supplied.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
q: :; J; g {; {: e.: ::

NHICAGO.-Faithfu hens of Illinois
u Indiana, Michigan and Ohio have
since April laid 45,OO0,000 eggs for
the cold storage man, according to
farmers who have sold their product
to representatives of Chicago cold
storage houses.
The eggs will remain in the ware
houses unit! the high prices of last
winter are duplicated.
Housewives feel that the usual cor
ner in eggs will take place next year.
South Water street commission mer-
chants admitted that warehousemen
have can cassed the four states for the
last three months, buying up fresh
cyss from the farmers and egg COM
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
RECENT bulletin of the depart
ment of agriculture in Washing

A RECENT bulletin of the depart
"A ment of agriculture in Washing
ton has taken up the case of the toad,
dispelling the host of vague and lu-
dicrous fancies as to it's venomous
qualities. Its medicinal virtues. or
most commonly, the hidden toadstone
of priceless value"
Touching toads, says the bulletin.
does not produce warts On the hands.
The toad's breath does not cause con-
vulsions in children, nor does toad
in a newly dug well insure good and
unfailing water supply, nor in a new
made cellar will one bring prosperity
to the household.
The Massachusetts experiment sta
ton has been investigating the hab-
its, food and economic value Of the
toad. and the result establishes it's
claim to consideration and apprecia-
ton. First of all, as to the longevity
2f the toad, the investigators express
<he opinion that many toads reach an
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
Dives from Brooklyn Bridge for $3.50

ton to the first man who would Jump
from any one Of the bridges over the
East river.
Otto was the boy for the job. He
had jumped 104 feet from a bridge
once before and the addition of few
more feet never caused him so much
as a thought. "Sure, I'll do it." he
said, and he did.
Otto meant to dive from the new
Manhattan bridge, because he thought
it was higher. The height in reality
is the same for all the East river
bridges. The police, however, were
too watchful. He meant to shed his
coat and trousers, but he didn't have
time. He meant to take off his heavy
boots, but the river did that for him.
He meant to dive in one long sweep
ing arc, "but somehow he told aft
terward, Il started to twist, and then
I couldn't STOP" Passengers on the
ferryboats who saw him said he
turned like pinwheel.
Il wasn't scared bit until I
jumped he continued, "but don't re-
member anything after I hit until L
came up again." He was found float
ing on his back, half stunned and
padding feebly. II could have swum;
to Shore" he boosted, and in the next
breath he admitted. "but wasn't feel
ing very spry."
A rundown and two hours of rest
in hopsital found Eppers fit to ap-
pear in police court, where he was
promptly discharged for lack of evil
dence that he had attempted suicide
He hopes now to become a shining
star in some dime museum.
In his coat pocket, when he was
fished out, was rough advance sketch
OF his plunge, signed proudly: That
Bridge Jumper o. Eppers."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12

W observation-disclosures of the inyes-
W tigating committees set in motion
at the late session of congress that is
expected to yield some interesting re-
suits is the subcommittee of five sena-
tors, members of the judiciary COM
mittee, who have been directed to in
vestigate and report on the workings
of the third degree" as exemplifled
by federal officers in criminal prosecu-
tons.
The investigation will take a wide
range. One member of the committee
will be sent to Oklahoma to learn
what basis there Is for the charge
made by Gov. Haskell and his friends,
that the prosecutions started against
him under the Roosevelt administra.
ton were inspired by personal malice,
and that the methods resorted to by
the special agents of the government
In their efforts to convict Haskell,
we're discreditable.
Another branch of the Investigation
will relate to some of the western
prosecutions, especially those con.
Quoted by Robert Kay Devlin, as
United States attorney for the North.
ern district Of California. Devlin's
nomination was hung up in the Judi.
clary committee of the senate for a
long time. on complaint that he had
prosecuted DR.. Perrin, one of the de.
PENDANTS in certain land-fraud cases
who after hoino Indicted 1roe a-on~
discharged for want of evidence,
A special agent of the department
of justice sent out to investigate the
charge made written report that Dr.
Perrin should never have been in
dicted; that improper methods were
employed to bring about his indict
ment, and even after the government
officers were aware that they could
not make a case against DR.. Perrin
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
I<T HERE'S dead man in that al

ct HERE'S dead man IN that al
ley"
This exclamation by an excited COL
ored man at Eleventh and E streets,
in Washington, caused considerable
CONSERVATION among pedestrians and
loungers in that vicinity a few days
ago. He pointed to narrow alleyway
on the north side of e street between
Eleven and Twelfth streets, between
two buildings
Pretty soon the mouth of the little
alley was blocked by curious people.
A business man in the neighborhood
who peered over the heads of the NOR
bid crowd and saw a man stretched
out full length, and apparently very
i'll or dead, in the alleyway>telephone
to the Emergency hospital for an am
bulance. Other men ran hither and
thither in search of a policeman.
He may be drunk" suggested an
old man as he gazed at the PROSTATE
form.