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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-29

I will make the meals as popular at
the Throop this winter as I did at the
Ell5s Music and flowers and a good
Six O'Clock Dinner all for 50c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-29

Mrs. ]. T Bell is building a dwelling
ut 735 Fillmore street to cost in the
neighborhood Of $4,000. 1t will contain
seven rooms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-29

Wilson & Neiswanger have sold two
lots near Sixteenth street on Boswell
avenue. belonging to ]. c. Mohler, tt
A K. Wilson for $780,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-10-14
HARMONY 4 d !.
CORNERS
By NJ. QUAD
By M. QUAD
Copyright, 1910, by Associated Lit
erary Press.

Harmony Corners consisted of
store, postoftice and a blacksmith
shop. Moses Schiff ran the store,
Jacob Schif the postoffice and Peter
Schif the blacksmit shop. Then there
was Philetus Schiff, Aaron Schiff, Adm
| iron Schiff, Goodheart Schiff, Thurs
day Schiff, Godfear Schiff and Elijah
Schiff, all farmers, within radius of
two miles. Each Schiff was related to
all the other Schiffs by blood or mar
riage. 1t was a settlement Of Schiffs
alone and had been for fifty years.
No strangers were allowed to butt in.
Old Moses, who ran the store with
the help of son, was the patriarch Of
the flock. He was adviser, Judge and
jury in all matters. There had never
been a case for the lawyers In that
community. If there was a disagree
ment it was taken to Moses. He said
do this or do that, and it was DONE
People said that Harmony Corners
was living. breathing example Of the
morality and unselfshness Of human
nature.
After all that half century OF peace,
industry and good will Godfear Schiff
was the one to produce discord. 1t
was another proof that there's nothing
in a name 1t was seldom that any
thing called Schiff away from home,
but on an occasion Godfear had to
make a journey to Pittsburg, eighty
miles away. 1t was serious event.
1t called for serious talk and many
prayers. He might return alive, but
the chances were very much against
it. His will had been made for years,
and he read it over, fed the COWS and
departed.
Godfear reached the Smoky City
right end up, much to his astonish'
ment. He saw houses and stores and
factories. He saw sewing machine
In a show window, and as he stood
looking at it "barker'' pulled him II
and the merits of the machine were
explained. He thought well Of it
There were seven children in his fami
~ and much sewing to do. Not &
Schiff had a labor saving machine o.
any sort, not even corn shelter or III
had lived so were they living. God
fear was in town three days. He call
ed to inspect that sewing machine si1
different times. At. last he drew ,
long breath and decided to take tn
chances and ordered the thing sent OF
to him.
The schitfs never dealt with ped
ders nor agents. The very same ma
chine could have been bought at Coo
fears own gate any day in the week.
Moses sat on that machine In a judi
cial capacity for week and then Dc
cided that 1t must be given up.
!. was witchcraft; it was an innovation
!, 1t would break up the, long prevatlin
harmony Of Harmony Corners. Got
fear bucked. The invention had bee
9 tested, and it would do more SEWN
n in a day than his wife could do b
n hand III a week. There was no ode
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-10-14

or brlmstOne about IT. IL ATE no nay
or oats, and occupied but a small
space. Some. of the other Schiffs, ana
particularly the wives,z backed him up.
Or course, the news that Godfear
Schiff had "broken OUT was passed
around the country, and the immedi>
ate result was to bring a swarm Of
sewing machine agents down on the
Schiff tribe. They had sewing ma
chimes that would tuck, hem. ruf1e,
braid, embroider, patch. sew on but
ton. rock the baby, churn the butter.
feed the hens, sort over potatoes, build
the fire and all that. and they came
and talked and talked. Then the tin
peddlers and parlor organ men came.
Moses Schiff saw the cloud no bigger
than a mans hand. and he called q
gathering Of his clan. He was heeled
with statistics to prove how greatly
those inventions of Satan had increas~
ed the wickedness Of the world. Thou
sands of murders, burglaries, horse
thofts, elopements and so on could be-
directly traced to them. Did they
lows? Did they want to know that
their children were in state prisonP
In fact, did they sigh to meet Satan
face to face and be caught up and sent
down to the hot place by rapid transit7
If they bought parlor organs and
sewing machines, what next? Why,
brass bedsteads, china ware, furs, new
hats, corn shelters, carpets and stuffed
chairs would be sure to follow, and
then farewell to the harmony Of Har-
mony Corners. With tears in his
eyes he besought and wrestled, but a
number of the Schiffs had got started
on the downward road and wouldn't
hold up. 1t was only four days after
the meeting that one Of them bought
an egg beaten and the click Of the
spoon against the bowl would be heard
in his family no more. Then came a
dollar alarm clock, and this was fol-
lowed by a set of cane seated chairs.
Satan had got his grip.
In one year from that visit Of God
fears to Pittsburg the leaven was
working overtime The Schifs were
at odds; they were bringing lawsuits
against each other; they we're putting
down ingram carpets in their parlorss
they were buying patent churns; the
men NO longer went to church bare
footed and in their shirt sleeves. Old
| Moses called another gathering and
threatened and bulldozed, but the cy-
clone had got started and the only
| way out for him was to commit sui
eide. Two years later half of Har-
mouy Corners was owned by others
than schiffs, and the harmony Of half
q century was harmony no more. And
then It's name was changed to the one
1t bears today-Hardscrabble.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-10-14

or whatever the name of the school is,
as you may hear them doing any time
this month by following the riot wag-
on when it passes. - Z II s'r9:s.5& -.
!. Until the 23d Of the month, October
will be under the influence Of Libra,
the Balance, which is the seventh sign
OF the zodiac. This will enable every
body: running for Office to keep on the
fence pretty well as to the real Issues
Of the campaign, but when the sun
passes out OF that constellation on the
following day they will begin dropping
on one side or the other, and X will be
leasier to make out who the true friends
| Of the people are. After the 22d we
will be influenced by scorpio. the Scor.
/, pion, which u almost meaningless now,
but In early times typihed the manner
In which the north wind stung the old
Greeks, who were III the habit Of go.
ing until very late In the season with.
out having on any wear 70 speak Of
either over or under. 3s8
A bst of ran d as nice d thing s.
EAs know anything ah0ut
When the pumpkin pie Is FapeniRg,
| And the time ID opportune for kraue
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-10-14

When the hunter gets his trappings
out,
Awakened by the time Of year,
And the farmer, furious without,
And hot within, begins to shout,
"Get ou-u-u-u-u-t of here!"
"Get ou-u-u-pu-t Of here-dadblame
your skin!"
All, that's the proper time to sigh
When the squirrel gets his goodies in
Against the winter by-and-by.
When the bending reaches of the sky
Are very soft and very near,
And the farmer, with watchful eye.
Begins to hop around and cry,
"Get ou-u-u-u-u of here!"
Get ou-u-u-u-u-t Of here-you blank
blank!"
All, that's the season OF them all
When winter hangs upon the flank
~ OF the wild goose passing in the fall.
When the plaintive quail begins to call
ACROSS the golden fields and sere,
And the farmer bursting from the tall
with leaps and bounds, begins to bawl:
"Get ou-u-p-u-u-t Of here"
The melancholy days will come, and
the pheasant will intone his drum upon
the sad and drowsy wind In the sol
emn manner of his kind. The booming
frog will sniff the breeze and fall tt
! digging on his knees, and the buck
wheat cake will take crack at thit
fool thing Of coming back.
It may be Jeffries and his strain arr
never quite themselves again, but thu
picked pigs foot and the rest are al
ways equal to the test. They neve
& dissipate a bit, but spend the sumrne
4 prime and fit, and let the frost sue
coed the dew, and they're there, 20
bet, as good as new.
: The doughty oyster on his shell, tn
chitlin looking strong and well, an
clear and resolute OF eye, the hard
brands Of winter pie. The applebutte!
Juice and flake, the same that mothe
! used to make, and the cracking Of on
youthful lot the cock and captain {
the pot .3ss2 .seas4f32- .>.4s.s f.. - s
The football season WIN revert, an
the center rush will paw the dirt He
! wake the natives with his roar, an
} bawl for victory and gore. The pile,
! lup dying and the dead win mas
!, against mia butting head, aud he'll spi
! the planet II his rage Just Hike . aaul
rel in his cage. 81 s,ss5 ...,s &i;
Alas for those who calmly sit devi
! ling to departure It, and an the coalea
!. renegades who think TO temper It 4
maids! The students and the taacl
ers howl, and the Eoossrs and n
bleechers yowl, and darnnd DO he Wa
does mot rise ana kill somebody twie
!. his sizs.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-10-14

!, The aeroplanes will cruise the air
above the old-time county fair, and the
lucky winner will be he who wins the
best two falls in three. The farmer in
his lomousine will tool around upon
the green, and the hired man viii seize
the chance to wear his other pair of
pants.
The softer weather will defy
The Establishments Of June,
And the month will give us by and by
The ofacehunter's moon.
A chop will cost four bits pound.
And beef a buck a bite,
And the wolf will wear a groove a.
round
The cabin every night.
The 41sth anniversary Of the dis
covery Of America by Christopher Co
lumbus will be celebrated on the night
of the 18th by the seven Guggenheim
brothers.
Mr.. Roosevelt will be stage manager
again this month. The villain will be
the Demon Rum. Mr.. Bryan will be
the father of the stolen child, and Mr.
Cannon, who made the password Hell
last month, will change it to read He'll
Up!
And then November will return
: With cold and chilly draft,
And the wild goose going down thu
i line
With winter biting aft.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-10-14
FOR OCTOBER.

run OS1O0Ens
Copyright 1910 by G. H. RE1TH)
o, T.. Roosevelt has come back to the
West!
:, OF all the Rough Riders his luck was
the best. .~
He rode from Dakotah to San Juan
! Hill, -. ..... 49,,
And he found him the Spaniards he
wanted to kill.
n. :. Shouting, Unto 'em, Teddy
T., An into 'em deep!"
=: And the men of Granada
3, =: Went down In heap.
He rested his broncho and fed him
: his fill, and then he rode yelling up
Capitol hill. He wasn't expecting or
asking thing, but he landed right In
the political ring, shouting Unto 'em,
i Teddy, and into 'em plump!" and the
poor politicians went down in lump.
He watered his pinto and fed him
>' some oats, b.
And then he remounted and hunted
Il. for goats. Il ~,
He found him some people who didn't
@<sf.: agree.
+ with all of his notions, and gave a
81 ..zs whooppe, - -f-s55.. "a. Il. j.
*s& &s$:s Yelling, sInto 'em Teddy, IN
An into 'em hotl" +. (. l.,
. ss55s And he knocked them all into Il
Ss:ss5 the pittomless bot, =. H.. i
a..* He hobbled his charger and gave
5 MIN some grass, and then he went aft
or someone In his class. He put up
y Hon with blood in Its eye, and hs
elapped on the spurs with q terrible
cry, saying Unto 'em, Teddy, an In
,hard!n and the Hon passed on TO hii
1nal reward. :sS i ~ ) .ss &
He breathed his good mustang and
l:s looked him around, .E@@. s.:.,: t.:
3 But further adventure was not 70 b.
found. ls s..s pm s sa ,8. saz 81. 15s1
90 ne pulled mp his trousers and pull
ca down his vest 81. .#s.;.;:.. H. Z
Ana slowly rode back TO his olden-tan,''
West, .s,. .s. i 8
Shouting, Back 10 'em, Teddy,
An back to sem proud! Z" iii 1;
And they gathered about him
4 And eOaennly bowed.
HE rode In bis saddle and rode soi
Afs head, and he put alb the fendea
gese under the bed. He dashed y
~ ~
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-10-14

Ladies-We have an unusually at
tractive chance for bright, energetic
woman, well and favorably known in
this community. For details address,
enclosing stamped self addressed en-
velope to Manager, Lock Box $50, st.
Louis, Mo.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-10-14
Exercise.

Exercise.
Walking, we are told. is good exer-
cise-better than riding in an automo-
bile. The trouble is that a great many
of us are not looking for exercise =
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-10-14
= y toSe - e II = q u - - sss
MORE CORRESPONDENTS
WANTED

. The Inter-Ocean would like
. to have a correspondent In
: every community In the coun-
= ty. and now that the busy Sea-
. son 10 over we would feel pro-
= foundry grateful if all our
= former correspondents would
= begin sending In their weekly
. letters. We also greatly de-
I sire 90 add q number Of new
\ ones to our STAT. We do not
? require . great deal-only an
: account Of the daily happen
: ings In your neighborheod. If
= YOU are interested, please call,
: write or use the telephone, ana
! we viii explain the proposition
= and forward you the necessary
= supplies free Of charge. 5$ E, I.
r - sSs ss - - y - % ssss % Sc 81
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-10-14
A Forecast.

A Forecast.
Jones+What do you think VIII be
the end Of the woman question:
Brown-There won't be any end.
They'll always be asking 'em.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-10-14

Praise undeserved is satire In dis
Observation-Disclosures.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-10-14

the East, and he dashed to the West,
and he halted before them, expanding
his chest, saying "Three cheers for
Teddy, the pride of the West!" and
they took great pleasure in doing
the rest.
October is from the Latin octo,
meaning eight, and it was formerly the
eighth month Of the year. This brought
the. football season around at a time
when there was grave danger Of be.
ing suffocated before the ball was
even put into play, and there was a
great deal Of dissatisfaction at the old
Greek and Roman universities. A
change was frequently talked Of but II
remained for Numa Pompilius, who
was one of the early friends Of educa
ton, to do anything about 1t. In IL
B. G. he moved October along to its
present place in the calendar, ani
now the quarterback on a football
team always says before swapping the
ball,
Numa, Numa,
30.
Come seven.
. One, three!
After which the rooters, who reach
ed a very high state of proficiency II
the latter days of Numa recite,
! . Numa, Numa,
| Boomalooma,
| Come seven,
| One, three,
| BIC,
i ~... Whoopee! -.
H. SiWashl. ., ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
STRUCK BY AUTO
William McElroy Steps OFF a
Street Car and Runs in
Front of Machine.
INJURIES ARE NOT SERIOUS
Accident Occurred Last Evening at
O'clock in Front of Huber's
Garden ON Fifth Avenue.

William H. McElroy, 401 Ninth street.
Moline, was struck and severely hurt
last evening by an automobile. which
collided with him just after he had
stepped off car on which he was rid
ing. The accident occurred about 8
O'Clock. The victim of the accident
was riding east on a Fourth avenue
car. When it arrived at Thirty-fourth
street, McElroy decided to get off at
Huber's garden, and as the car was not
going very fast, he swung off the rear
platform without ringing the bell to
stop. After alighting, he ran
towards the sidewalk, never giving a
look behind him. He had just reached
the middle of the road when he was
struck a glancing blow by the auto,
which was driven by Harry Orman, and
in which his wife and child and several
friends were riding.
Victim Carried Home.
The Orman machine had been follow
ing the car at short distance,
but, according to the occupants, 1t was
going only at a moderate rate of speed
and was making no attempt to pass the
street car. AS the car had shown no
signs of stopping, Mr. Orman was not
prepared to stop quickly when he saw
the man, suddenly jump off the car di-
rectly in front of him. He did his best,
however, to avoid hitting the man. and
the result was a glancing blow which
hurled him to the pavement and saved
him from being run down and probably
killed. The auto was brought to stop
within a distance of so feet, and the
occupants and some spectators hasten
ed to give what aid they could to the
injured man. 1t was found that his in
juries were probably not serious, and
so he was placed in the automobile
and taken to his home, where a physi-
clan attended him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
YOUNG CONVERT TO
TELL OF RELIGION
George Barsoom, From Turkey, VIII
Compare Christianity to Mo-
hammedism.

George BarsoonI, the young Turk
who is allied with the world move
ment in Turkey and who is a convert
to the Christian religion, will speak
this evening at the Free Methodist
church. His subject will be Monau-
mechanism and Christianity in Turkey
and the general public has been In
vited to attend the lecture. Last even.
ing the speaker attended the mid-week
prayer service at the Memorial Chris
tan church and told of the struggle
which is going on in his native land
IN (which the younger element is fight
ing for political and religious freedom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
HATFIELD LAST
TO PUT UP BOND
Finally Arranges for Securities Sat
isfactory to States Attorney
l.. NJ MagilI.

C. F. Hatfield of Chicago, under
Indictment here for embezzlement
and conspiracy as result of the in
vestigation into the affairs of the
Fraternal Tribunes, has finally sup
piled bonds that are satisfactory to
the states attorney. Some time ago
he came to Rock Island and put up
bonds of $4,000 on the embezzlement
indictment but the personal bond
which he offered in the other two
indictments contained a flaw, so
thought the states attorney and it
was refunded. Mr.. Magill has final
ly arranged with Hatfield for a sure
ty bond covering both the conspir-
acy charges and the sheriff has ac-
cepted the bonds. This completes
the bondings OF the 13 under indict-
ment, the total bonds amounting to
about $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
HOME BURNED
DOWN RAPIDLY
Explosion of Gasoline Can in
Won Postel Residence Is
Disastrous.
FIREMEN ALMOST HELPLESS
Lack of Proper Watermains Makes
Formation of Bucket Brigade
Only Thing to Be Done.
FIREMEN ALMOST HELPLESS

About s o'clock last evening an ex-
plosion of gasoline set fire to the home
of Peter Won Postel, 1901 Eighth street,
and in very short time the structure
and its contents had been consumed
by the flames. A match and a FIVE
gallon can of gasoline caused the fire.
The gasoline had been delivered to the
home in the afternoon and was in the
kitchen. After supper Mr.. Won Postel
lighted his pipe, threw the match on the
floor, and left the house. Before he
had gone far from 1t the gasoline
fumes from the can had been ignited,
the can exploded, and in less than 10
minutes the house was destroyed.
The flames had spread with amazing
rapidity.
Fire Department Helpless.
AS soon as the blaze started the call
was turned into the fire department,
which responded at once. The entire
neighborhood turned out to help in
fighting the flames, but their efforts
resulted only in confining the fire to
the one building. 1t was useless for
the department to lay the 1,600 feet Of
hose which would have been required
to reach from the nearest fire plug
Fourteenth avenue and Seventh street
to the house, for the pressure of the
plug would hardly send the water past
the nozzle of the hose. Furthermore,
it would have been necessary to run
the hose over pasture which is full of
holes and puddles. A bucket brigade
was formed, and all of the wells of the
neighborhood were pumped dry, as well
as a number of cisterns. The depart
ment used four chemical extinguishers
on adjoining houses to prevent the
flames from spreading.
Mr.. Won Postel estimates that his
loss will reach $1,000. The property
was insured.
Water Mains Badly Needed.
The fire of last evening is awakening
the people of that vicinity to action.
For some time a number of the resi-
dents of the neighborhood, which has
grown rapidly in the past few years,
have been trying to secure more and
larger water mains, so that they will
be protected in such cases, but there
have been serious objections to the
move by the persons owning adjoining
property on which no buildings have
been erected. And so blocks and blocks
in that end Of the city have been left
without protection. 1t is hardly prob
able that the blaze of last' evening
could not have been checked with any
amount of water. but there may be a
time when considerable loss can be
traced back to the absence of sufficient
water mains.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
CALLS CONFERENCE
TO DISCUSS CAMPAIGN
Chairman @. j. Smith Invites Demo-
cratic Committeeman to Meet
Tomorrow Night.

Chairman c. ]. Smith of the demo
cratic county committee has called
meeting of the committee together
with a conference of democrats at the
Turner hall at 1880 tomorrow evening
to discuss candidates for the county
ticket as well as such other matters
as may pertain to the partys welfare
during the campaign. 1t is desired
that all who are interested in the party
welfare attend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
CENSUS RECANvASS
HERE Is EFFECTIVE
Deputy Supervisor Schaarmann Cred
its The Argus With Doing an
Important Work.

The Moline Dispatch is authority
for statement that word has been
received in that city from the CEN
sus department in Washington to
the effect that the resident popula-
ton of Rock Island arsenal is in
Guided in the official figures of the
city of Rock Island, made public
yesterday. There is a disposition in
this city to dispute the information,
inasmuch as it is believed that if
the arsenal population were credited
to the city of Rock Island the fig
ures would be larger.
However, the people of Rock Is
land have reason to feel proud of
the growth of their city in the past
10 years. The increase has been
within the present boundaries of the
city, whereas, with Moline, that city
has received it's greatest growth from
territory annexed since the 1900
census.
"The Argus deserves no little cred
it for the thoroughness of the census
canvass in Rock Island" said Will
liam Schaarmann, who was deputy
supervisor for the city, this morn
ing. The business mems committee
did it's share also, but the blanks
printed daily by The Argus are what
brought the results in the final days
of the canvass. The Argus was able
to reach people that the enumerators
could not round up. But for the
precautions taken in the closing days
of the canvass 1 firmly believe Rock
Island would have been 500 names
short of the figures that have been
announced