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The Topeka state journal., 1910-05-31

Notes and Personals
A stock company has been formed
from the men who have purchased
the L. R. Taylor farm north of Gar
field park They will incorporate for
$4,000 The company is composed of
dent; F. o. Morns and ]. H Skinner,
vice presidents; J. B. Billiard, treasur-
er. and E E. Olinger, secretary. These
officers will compose the board of di-
John Knoll, T. B. Simms, Charles Hey
wood, Otto Kuehne, c. c. Maze, John
Pratt, Rome B. Colvin, DR.. NJ. r.
Mitchell, ]. c. Snediker, David Amell.
H. s Herring, J. \. Henry. George
Knoll, w. H. Rutter, ]. E. Timon. NJ.
c. Holman, Howard Hanna and F. NJ
Ward.
The New Era dry goods store tomor-
row will move from S29 Kansas avenue
to the vacant building at S27 Kansas
Withers Grocery company. Another
dry goods store will move into the old
New Era building.
Mrs. Will Sipes of St. Marys, who
has been visiting her brother, Dennis
sipes. of 1121 Jackson street, has re-
turned home
Ernest Hohnbaum of sabetha is
visiting his sister, Miss Lena Holm
baum. of 1919 Central avenue.
William Shorey is raising and re-
modelling his house in the Holman ad-
dition-
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Beuchner of
1924 Kansas avenue are visiting their
son, William Beuchner, in Kansas City.
At the meeting of Amity lodge, NO
231, K P, last night. the following
officers for the ensuing year were elect
ed: Chancellor commander, VIM
Excl: vice chancellor commander, 1.
E. McGrew; prelate. Charles Miller;
keeper of records and seals. VIM. Ear
ker; master of work. F. NJ. Harris;
master of finance, c. w. Willis; mas
ter of exchequer, John A Sheetz; mas
ter at arms, Roy Boast; inside guard,
Al Gurtler; outer guard. 8. NJ. Wool
ford.
Mrs. Mary Wallace. aged rs years.
died of old age and complications at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. ].
westbrook. at 722 Morse avenue at
D. m. Monday The funeral will be
held from the home at , p m. tomor-
row. The body will be buried in the
Rochester cemetery.
T. Baker and family have moved
from Lincoln to the North side and
have located at 1919 Harrison street.
Paul Hunter of Williamstown is Wis
iting at the home of Lauren McCane,
at 1O45 Central avenue.
Miss CoIlette Coughlin is working
for the C. w Thompson & Son grocery
on West Sixth street.
The Office of the Union Pacific hotel
is being repainted.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hayes of st. Joe
are visiting Mr.. Hayes parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Hayes. at 1914 Madison
street
The parish house of the Church of
the Good Shepherd is being re-
painted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Noble of Kan
sas City spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mrs Mobiles parents. Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. McAfee, at the Union Pa
ciflc hotel Mrs. McAfee accompanied
them for ten days visit when they
returned home this morning
Mr. and Mrs. H. Williams of 709
Gordon street have returned from a
short visit with their daughter. Mrs.
James Lawson, in Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal., 1910-05-31
POLICE SEEK MISSING BOY.
Boston Officers Searching for Discour-
aged Groton Student.

Boston, May 31.-Boston police were
called upon today to aid in solving the
mystery of the disappearance Of Will
lam R Bullard. a 16-year-old student at
the Groton school.
DR.. John T. BulIard. the boys faith
er, a prominent physician of New
Bedford. in asking police help stated
that his son disappeared last Wednes-
day following baseball game in which
he participated. He left note for his
parents stating he was discouraged
over his studies and felt he must go
away The boy had but little money
when he dropped out OF sight.
The Topeka state journal., 1910-05-31
KANSAS EATS PINES.
Fourteen Cars Pineapples Sold by One
Topeka Firm in the Last Days.

1t is but few years since one car
load of pineapples was sufficient to
swamp the market in Kansas City. and
the fact that IA cars have been sold in
the last four days in Topeka alone
simply shows what wonderful popu-
larity the pineapple has attained late
ly It's POPULARITY is a very just one, as
there is no other fruit so cheap and so
easily put up, while at the same time
there is no more delicious than the
pineapple when properly canned Just
now they are cheaper than at any time
of The wear.
The Topeka state journal., 1910-05-31
woman on Socialist Tfcket.

Bridgeport. Conn.,, May 31.-For the
first time in the history of Connecti-
cut, woman's name appears on a
regular party ticket for state Office.
Ella Reeve Bloor. of Waterbury, has
received the nomination for secretary
of state from the socialists who are in
convention here this week
The Topeka state journal., 1910-05-31
TWO BOYS UNDER ARREST.
They Are Charged With .sCutting Up
AIgot Anderson.

A state warrant charging Ira Prikett
and Harry Grumbine with assault with
intent TO xiii Algot Anderson was is
sued from the court of Topeka today
upon complaint presented by John An
dersou, father Of Algot.
The two defendants have been un-
der arrest since Saturday night, when,
it is alleged, they attacked Anderson,
who is carrying his left arm in sling,
the result of knife wounds received in
the fight
The Topeka state journal., 1910-05-31

Every groceryman in town has pine
apples. He will sell you a whole crate
for a song.
The Topeka state journal., 1910-05-31

sweet sixteen. My observation has
been that girls are no sweeter then
than at any other time. Bill Black.
The Topeka state journal., 1910-05-31

Fancy strawberries $3.50 per crate
Cope's wagons or market.
The Topeka state journal., 1910-05-31

What has become of the old fash
ioned elderly lady who was always
giving away her ''posies" to her neigh
bors and friends?
The Topeka state journal., 1910-05-31
Notes and Personals

Some days ideas are even more
punk than on others.
The Topeka state journal., 1910-05-31

There is this much for elopements
They do away with the tiresomenes
of Church wedding
The Topeka state journal., 1910-05-31

The real excitement at a boarding
house is when one of the girls there i!
discovered wearing a new ring
The Topeka state journal., 1910-05-31

Speaking about slogans: What has
become of the one donated by the old
Commercial club, "75,000 by 1912
The Topeka state journal., 1910-05-31
Community Comment.

These are the days when people are
saying, what on earth shall 1 get her
for a graduating PRESENT.
BY the way, what has become of the
interesting organization known as the
''Spinsters' union2''
The Topeka state journal., 1910-05-31

Il do not understand the expressio
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18

tions controlled by different groups. It must exist as a whole, and the com pany must have an international char acter, not only as regards the financing of the enterprise, but also as far as the board that will have to be constituted is concerned. For that reason, though the interests of Russia. England and Persia
 dhe two first as owners of the two ends of the line and the latter as the owner of the territory on which the line de- velops) must be predominant, yet French, German and Belgian interests and the interests of any other group that may find it convenient to invest. will be most heartily welcomed.
 The capital required for the under taking is very much less than has been stated. The length of line to be built to connect the existing Russian and Indian lines is only 1900 miles, and rough survey which has been made leads to the conclusion that for the sum of $91,- 800, 900 the line could be completed. Add ing to this the necessary rate Of interest
 for the invested capital for four years
 (the period of construction would neceo. sitate the expenditure of another $12,50O,- %. This would mean total expenditure of Sl05. .0000O0 which the Russian group think quite suffficent for the enterprise.
 As to the possible success of the enter
 prise from the purely financial stand
 point 1t is hoped that given the possi- bility of taking passengers and mails from London to Bombay in eight days, six hours, at the very moderate estimated speed of 2s miles per hour, or with speed of 33 miles in exactly seven days, and with daily service the transit traf- fc would be developed from it's very first days. especially if 1t Is remembered that the English traffic, for tho purpose of saving four and half days, main tains special service from Calais to Brindisi. A through ticket from London to Bombay for passengers by the pro- posed system would cost about s200 for a journey Of seven days. as against some $500 for a journey of double that period by the London -Brindisi route.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
NEW RAILROAD FROM
 RUSSIA TO INDIA

London, December 17.-(Special )-The plans of certain Russian capitalists to connect the railways of Russia and h. dIa by means of an international line through Persia, are rapidly being de- has been learned that many of the lead ing British statesmen are in sympathy with the project.
 The matter now seems to be taking definite shape; in Russia preparations are well advanced. and the necessary financial backing in that country is said to have been secured, while in this coun- try the matter is now about to form the subject of conversations in responsible quarters.
 M Zvegintseff states that group Of Russians interested in financial and rail- way enterprise has come to the conelu- sion that the time has arrived to unite the lines of the European railway sys- tenn with that of India, thus forming all uninterrupted thoroughfare between western Europe and southern Asia, and inaugurating a system which would only be comparable to the Suez canal, Trans Siberian and Trans-American lines Such an enterprise could, however, be formed only as an international combination or financial and commercial men, while the leading interest should be Russian and English.
 The Russian promoters of the idea have,' therefore, formed a Russian group with the view of ultimately developing 1t into an international company to study the question and afterwards to build the line. This group represents some of the biggest banking, railway and commer- ciai interest in Russia and the neces- sary. Russian financial backing is as- sured.
 It is proposed to take from Baku, the most southern station on the Russian railway system, direct line through Persia, via Seistan, to Nushki, on the Anglo Indian system The main line would follow the shortest route, with branches to the Persian gulf and to 1'e- heran, if it is found that the direct line would not go through the Persian capi- tai. In the opinion of the group this line must not be regarded as a tool for local political interests, and 1t is held that the line cannot be divided into sec
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
Bring this for soc in Cash on
 Purchase of $500 or More

farm and the stock and implements neces- sary to make it a paying venture.
 Wants Fund Formed
 q believe the capitalists of the United States should form a fund so that they could buy tillable land and then resell it to prospective emigrants from the cities at actual cost. with provision for easy terms of payment. These payments could be so arranged as to extend over a period of fifty, or even seventy years, so that there would be little question that the pur- chaser or his family would eventually own the land.
 "As it is many hesitate to leave their urban homes because farming is great deal of risk They would be com pelled to place heavy mortgages on their land, payable in few years. Under this plan series of unfortunate seasons would be fatal to the farmer, who would thereby forfeit his holdings, together with the money he had ex- pended in getting started.
 Calls It Mistaken Plea.
 "The plea to the man of the city to emigrate to the frontier to hew our a home for himself where land Is cheap is mistaken. Pioneer life neces- sarily entails many hardships, which the city dweller and his wife cannot endure because they are not inured to them To a man who has been reared on a farm it Is difficult enough to transform a stubborn prairie or heaY- fly wooded land into tillable land, but for the inexperienced farmer. recruited from the congested cities. it is almost impossible. After a few years he will get discouraged and return to his old home and work.
 No, think some plan should be de- vised whereby a man who contemplated going to a farm would not have the dreary prospect of sacrificings all of the comforts of city life to which he has been accustomed. He must have neigbors. The telephone and the rural free delivery would do much to remind him that, after all, he was not so far removed from the supposed civilization which he had deserted. Let the break ing the prairie and the felling of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18

big forests alone for stronger hands.
 Where Difficulty Lies
 Here is the difficulty, however. To embark on farming venture In dls- trict which Is already cultivated and settled to some extent requires a big outlay of capital, whereas in pioneer regions land can be obtained, either free or for a nominal sum- And this Is where the capitalists should extend & helping hand.
 Tn many parts of Europe the plan of long payments for land Is in opera tion and is proving a great success. When the settlers are assured that in case of crop reverses they are not in danger of losing their homes and that if they fail to pay for their homes, even in a lifetime. their sons can con tinue the payments, they do not hesitate to leave the bench of the wage-earner for the blow and the reaper. I un- derstand, too, that this plan has been undertaken in various parts of the United States on small scale and that efforts along this line have been the source of great satisfaction to those who have supported them.
 Move Is Great Problem.
 "It is a great problem, this back to-the-land movement. It will be the great problem of the future, as 1t is the problem of the present. Our cities are certain to increase in population iin- mensely for many years to come. As the number of mouths to feed grows, the number of actual producers on the land must increase or development must cease.
 Capital has brought about the pres ent state of our economic growth which Is responsible for great centers of population. Capital owes 1t to itself and to the working class to see that the ratio of our land population to that of the cities does not sink to per ilous figure"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18

merly vicars of Anglican churches at Brighton, England. who were presented in private audience to the Pope by Mon signor Prior. auditor of the rota, who has just returned to this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18

Among the recent visitors here we're the Rev. Messrs. Hinde and Cocks. for
 The Mayor of Aversa, who was stabbed by member of the Mafia as he was entering the town hall, has died of his wounds. He was much beloved. A great indignation meeting to protest against the frequency of such crimes has been held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES Qualities Which Prevent Their Being
 Counterfeited SuccessfulIy

From the Scientific American.
 About the year 1879 great outcry was raised against the Bank of England for not adopting style of note that could not be initiated and at the same time preventing the sacrifice of life which at that period was common. the punishment for forgery being death. The subject at last became so pressing that the gov ernment appointed commissioners to investigate the cause of the numerous forgeries and whether method could be devised whereby the forging of bank notes might be prevented.
 Previous to this investigation the di- rectors of the bank had been endeavor- ing to remedy the evil, many plans hav- ing been submitted to them. all of which they were obliged to reject.
 The bank placed before the comn1is- ejoners 1S0 different projects that had been recommended for adoption and 70 varieties of paper made by way of ex- pertinent. The result of all this labor was the bank note of today.
 The color of the paper fig peculiar and cannot be initiated exactly by counter feiters except at great expense. The combined thinness and strength of the paper are dlso uHl4Acs ID sh1stS TIT sheets large enough for two notes. Each note before 1t is sized weighs about 1S grains and then if doubled if is strong enough to suspend weight of 1S pounds.
 The texture of the paper is also pecu- liar. It has crisp feel invariably the same and such that bank clerks Of ezpe- rience can readily detect forgeries by this test alone Then the wire mark impressed in the making by frame, costly to make and difficult to use. is practically inimitable.
 Each note has thin, rough edges iin- cut not to be produced by any mode of cutting paper that is now devised ex~ pr essly for the purpose. The paper for printing is 6amped with water in tbs exhausted receiver Of an air pump, The ink used fin tine plate printing ls made Of Frankfort black, which ls composed of the charcoals of the teDdriis and alsshs Of the German grape ground with lHlse&9 oil. This ink has q peculiar aud very deep shade of black, common black SHhs being tinted either with plus or m0@b,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
GRAND CHANCE
 FOR CAPT AL|STS Spreckles of San Francisco
 Has Great Idea. MAKE MONEY EASY Advises Rich Men to Buy Farm Lands nnd Sell on Easy Payments.
 Plans to End City
MAKE MONEY EAS
S35.OO Suits $14.44

From the Chicago News.
 Rudolph Spreckles. leader of the San Francisco anti-graft crusade. in addi- ton to brilliant ideas for civic reform has plan for stemming the tide of the wave of population flowing toward the American cities with such alarming rapidity The coast sugar magnate's scheme for the building up of United States farming communities was given during his recent visit to Chicago, while he was being whirled in an au- tomobile for a tour of inspection.
 "The trouble with the back-to-the- farm propaganda today" said MT. Spreckles, Ifs that while it distributes a lot of free advice to the residents of congested sections in the cities if offers comparatively little aid of a substantial sort. I think that 1t is not because city dwellers prefer the cities to the country that they remain in state of industrial dependence. but because they have not the capital required to buy a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
4 Railroad Magnatc's Hobby nl IA. ,x,ge L Ct...

paai0n for December.
 '-fbis is the opportunity of a lifetime. kla.cam," declared the smooth ed : teagued canvasser as he stood at the door
 Seems to mo I've heard that be- fore" thought the housewife.
 Opportunity knocks at every ones door but only once," continued the caller.
 That's where you're mistaken, young feIier." snapped the woman as she reached behind her. Opportunity has knocked at my door eight times this week so far. I'm out $40. an nothin to show fer It. Jest in case he should knock again ben savin this kettle O hotgsuds"
 But Opportunity departed hMEzieetl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
Favorite Riestss

From the Chicago Tribune.
 we've Had Perfectly Bvleia9fe f1fas, Mrs. Grumwell."
 You're the New Assessor, &fs Fee2 Glad to Meet You"
 Smoking on Front Platform Only
 "No, Sir. We Haven't Any Good Seats Left for Tomorrow Night
 What! You wear Wig1 I Never Would Have Suspected Itr'
 q Wasn't Going Faster Than Eight Miles an Hour, Your Honor"
 Pardon Me, Sir, but That's My Um- brella.''
 Here's Something That Harmonizcs Exactly with Your Complexion, Madam
 We Don't Care for Turkey Anyway, MT. Wilkins. Let Me. Have g Couple ol Chickens.e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
More Expul.ion of Jevvs

St. Petersburg, December 17.--A dis patch from Merv today states that the governor general of Turkestan has ordered the expulsion of the Jews from the Merv oasis and their redomicilia- tion in Bolshara. The Jews, who emi- grated to Merv previous to the Rus sian occupation. have developed a cot ton export trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18

sirnor Gabrielle d'Annunzio Is. It IS said. here. completing sacred drama OH the subject of St. Sebastian. He nas ohosar Tda Rubinstein, a ballet dancer, to nlav the part of the saint.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18

farm and the stock and implements neces- sary to make it a paying venture.
 Wants Fund Formed
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-11-26
A lJnio,Ie Ceremony.

On frail platform elevated 235
feet above the ground on towering
tressel work, Rt. Rev. Bishop Matz
Of Denver, laid and blessed the cap
stone Of the big towers Of the new
Cathedral Of the Immaculate Concep-
tion. which are the highest structures
in the West. The event was unique
in the history Of the United States.
A network of scaffolding had been
built between the towers to the very
top, and as Bishop Matz laid the cap
stone several hundred people stand
ing on the ground below craned their
necks in awe. For blocks around the
porches of houses and the roofs OF
Nat buildings were crowded with spec
tatora
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-11-26
Conundrums.

Why is an orange like church
steeple? Because We have peels
from both.
What kind of cat lives in H.
brary? A catalogue.
What sea would a seasick person
like to be on? Adriatic "a dry at
tic).
What grows the less tired the long
er 1t works? An auto wheel.
When has wit father? When
pun becomes apparent "a parent).
Why should an architect make q
good actor? Because he is excellent
1t drawing houses
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-11-26
Envoys Received at Providence.

Joseph Devlin and Daniel Boyle ad.
dressed a meeting in Providence, r.
l., at which two thousand Irishmen
and women were present. The envoys
were received enthusiastically and be-
fore the audience dispersed a sum
amounting to little less than two
thousand dollars was collected for
the cause. The Governor Of Rhode
Island, Abraham Pothier, and the
former mayor of Providence, P. ].
Mccarthy, were among those present.
The meeting was held under the aus
pices of the Providence branch Of
the United Irish League assisted BY
the Ancient Order of Hibernians.