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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-08
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items FOR the Oakland column may De
HeleEhoned 10 Ind phone 175L1

Mrs. Kellerman of Ration, n. NJ, VINO
has been here visiting Mrs John
Dressler, left Wednesday for points in
Missouri to visit relatives and friends.
She will return here to extend her visit
and will then go to Garnett to visit
while on her return home.
Regular services will be held Sunday
in the Christian church. Rev. III. ".
SchOles, pastor in charge.
Mr. W. Walter spent Friday and
Saturday in Wakarusa on a fishing trip.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Chris
tan church will give an ice cream So
cial on the lawn of the church Monday
Mr. and Mrs. Nj. B. PeckenpaEgh, OF
2s4 Forest avenue, left Thursday for
Wichita. Arkansas City and Denver
where they will spend two weeks with
relatives and friends.
Rev. and Mrs. c. H. Kimpall have
after spending a few days acre with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Ander-
son, of Forest avenue
one of the largest crowds ever out in
Oakland attended the band concert
Friday evening. Order was observed on
every hand and a general good time was
enjoyed by everyone present. New
benches have been piace9 on the
grounds which is an added improve
ment and convenience. Oakland people
are proud of their band, which is a
musical organization well worth the
praise.
oscar Seller of FIT. Smith. Ohio, ar
rived here this morning to spend the
summer with Mr.. Russell Jones, Of III
Kellam avenue.
For lumber and building material,
builders hardware, paint, oils, glass,
etc call either phone SIS, ]. B.
Whelan & Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-08

too late for supper at the hotel he
went to- a restaurant for leafs The
only thing there which suited his
fancy was chicken and he asked for a
claimed in astonishment: do you
want q piece Of chicken? Why that
viii cost you / 5 cents"
David Bowie of the Page Milling
company Will leave Topeka about July
20 for New York city. From there he
will sail on the Olympic" for Hamp-
ton Rhoades. England. He will spend
several weeks on the British Isles on a
vacation trip.
Guy Gardiner. city passenger agent
on business today.
Clinton Shocks of Belvue is visiting
Is brother Albert Shocks.
Don Wellman. court reporter, of
1894 North Kansas avenue. is recov-
erfng from an attack of stomach trou-
Bile. He has been confined to his home
since July 8.
Get your Sunday dinner at the
Union Pacific hotel tomorrow noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. M Beverly of Man
haitian. who have been visiting at the
home of their niece, Miss Laura Bever-
", left today for Rochester, N. Y,
where they will attend a convention
of the Shriners.
visiting at the home of Mrs. Minnie
Whitehead, 1414 North Quincy street
f. B. Simms has returned from a
vacation at Colorado Springs.
Miss Matte Bair and Miss Lena Bair
have gone to Winfield where they will
visit their aunt, Mrs Bessie Witt.
Divine services will be held as usual
at the Church of the Good Shepherd
tomorrow at IL o'clock and O'Clock
DR.. R. S. Plummer of 921 North
Quincy street has bought a hubmobile
auto.
Rev ]. D. MendenhaIl is visiting at
the home of J. S. Howard, GIL North
Quincy street.
Mrs Mary Hoops of Onaga is visit
ing at the home of c. F. Adams, 935
North Kansas avenue.
George Maths has gone to San Fran
cisco on a business trip
A. NJ. Petro. druggist
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SSSiaors

The roads are becoming too dusty
for driving in the vicinity of Topeka
Justice Silas Porter is packing his
suit cases. He, with Mrs Porter, will
leave tomorrow for Europe.
The supreme court justices closed
up shop Friday and they will soon be
scattered to the four winds
Saves the working man steps, the
rich man time, an Independent tele-
phone.
Perhaps after a while it will rain.
To add to the troubles of the farm
ers, chinch bugs have appeared in the
corn fields.
Topeka Will get more advertising
from the national balloon race Mon
day than the city has had for five
years. That $1,000 was money well
spent.
Those owing bills to the Topeka De-
sicating works viii please settle only
with authorized collector. Bills were
stolen 7-S-11. Same party may at
tempt collection.
Children with matches caused .
slight fire in the bed room of the
house occupied by Carl CrOmpton at
BIZ Buchanan street Friday afternoon
at 3:15. The damage was small.
Plans are being made to use the
balloon Topeka I as a captive balloon
for passengers at the state fair this
fall. The big gas bag wilt be fastened
to a rope that will allow it to ascend
about 500 feet in the air.
The franchise for the fuel-oil COM
pany that intends to pump oil for
fuel in Topeka, is now being prepared
by the city attorney and VIII be pre-
scented to the board of city commits
sioners at their regular meeting Mon
day morning.
The bank clearings for Topeka this
week showed q gain of nearly SO per
cent over the same week last year.
The gain in the Topeka clearings was
the largest of any city in the United
States. Half of the cities in the coun-
try lost this week.
James M Potts. an auctioneer of
national reputation. has come to To-
peka to sell the F. W. Swearingen
stock for Sheriff Norton. who levied
upon it to satisfy the Judgment OBJ
tanned assinst Swearingen by Mrs.
Mills.
The Western Aero association ban
ners which will be carried up in the
balloon Topeka H. in Kansas City
Monday, will be exhibited in the Mills
store windows tonight. These banners
viii be attached to the basket of the
balloon and can be read for miles.
In the new budget that the city
commissioners are preparing are
plans for the relaying of all the cob
blestOne paving in the city. Only on
the hills are the CoDDleStoneS now "
ing and they have given excellent,
but bunny service here for many
years.
A large number of Topeka people
will go to Kansas City in their motor
cars tomorrow and stay over Monday
for the big national balloon race in
which Topeka has entered a gas bag.
The balloons will rise about o'clocl,
in the evening. Another crowd Will eo
up on the railways.
In order to allow the school chill
dren in the city to attend the state
fair, the schools will not open until a
week after the scheduled time. Schools
will open their doors September IS
If the small boy isn't there with his
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Notes and Personals.

North side married man this
morning was wishing that he was rich
enough to go alone to some foreign
country where no one knew him. As
an explanation for this wish he told
his troubles. 1t seems that while read
ing a paper after a hard days work
last evening he spit (and he doesn't
chew tobacco either), aiming at the
grass, but hit the porch step. Then
his wife saw the dastardly deed and
exclaimed: ''See what you have done.
Now you get the broom and a tub of
water and scrub those steps" In spite
of his fatigue the NJ NJ. obeyed. Oh.
you single lifel
Miss Viola Troutman will speak at
the North Topeka Congregational
church at GAS o'clock tomorrow even
ing. Miss Troutman is an interested
worker in church affairs and her talk
will likely be instructive.
Miss Gladys Cunningham of S33
North Kansas avenue has gone 20
Colorado Springs and Manitou, Colo.
where she will visit until the first of
September.
w. S. Bergundthal is in Rossville TO-
day on business.
A North side man recently made a
business trip to Marysville. Arriving
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-08

..Absalorn," said Mrs. Rambo. you've
got to quit your drinking. your smoking.
your chewing, your swearing, your
stEFor heavens sake, Nancy protested
Mr. Ranabo don't commit me to such
a wholesale reform. Let me revise my
habits schedule by schedule. Chicago
Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-08

White Batiste Null Robes
These beautiful embroidered
robes have enough flounce ma
terial for skirt, plain cloth for
waist and band trimming for
same; regular $500 robes; to-
night at 1880 and after at En-
broidery Dept, CO AQ
for. ...... W."
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Having chased away the suitors and
made himself known to Penelope, Ulysses
folded his arms upon his breast and
haughtily called out: who was it allow
ed that I couldn't come back 2''-Chlcago
Record-HeraId.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-08

Ladies' SILK Gloves "Kayser"
double tipped fingers, excellent
quality of silk; 16 button
length; in black, white, tan, pom
gee, grey and brown; regular
price, SIPS; tonight, or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-08

Pittsburg, July S.=The tennis tour
nament which is to determine the
championship of Pennsylvania is be
ing watched with unusual interest be-
cause of the strong field of entries.
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(Neckwear DeDt.)

(NeckWear DeDt.)
Ladies' Maline Bows
ready made in latest styles
in plain, fancy and ros-
cite ribbon centers-good
assortment in white, light
blue, black, red, hello, navy
and bronze. Special 80
tonight, each. 49,. JC
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Notion Dept.)

Ladies' 15c Dress Shields, Sc
pair-These are the kind used
for the summer season, and why
not have plenty at this price?
They are nainsook and wash
able; white; worth 15c; O.
tonight, pair. ..............O ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-08

Beginning tomorrow evening the
churches of the North side will hold
union open air meetings The park at
the southwest corner of Park and
North Jackson streets, has been chosen
for the purpose 1t is being iitteG up
with benches and electric lights. Rev.
c. w. Meeker, pastor OF the Second
PRESBYTERIAN church, will preach to-
morrow evening
The meetings will be held every sun
day evening while the warm weather
continues. The pastors of the North
side churches will take turns conduct
ing services. This place was chosen
after Garfield park and the Central
Avenue park were considered
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The Store Of Dependable Merchandise
Extra Specials for TOnight--Beginning at 1870
Dress Trimming Dept

kDresS Trimming Dept.)
Silk ChiffOns-4O inches
wide, suitable for veilings,
dress purposes, etc., colors
are cedar, two shades green
two shades of grey, and
white-broken lines of SOC
goods-tonight ~
yard. ............ OC
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(Jewelry Dept.)

Fountain Pens at soc Tonight
This is miscellaneous lot of
pens that have been selling for
$1.25, $3.50 and $1.69; plain
ebony; also ebony silver. gold or
pearl trimmed; tonight you can
buy them, for ladies or co.
men, at, each. ...........O s<~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-08
NORTH SIDE NEWS
w. F. Bremen Has Old Lantern
With Romance.
Among Collection Of Guns and
Pistols.
WIND BLEW OUT LIGHT
So Soldier Never Finished Letter
to Sweetheart.
Killed on Picket Duty Few
Hours Later.

A lantern nearly a hundred years old
with which a romance is connected and
several old guns, relics of the civil war
and workbox made in 1874 are in
the possession of w. F. Bremen. a
North side pool hall man. The old
weapons of peace and war were given
to him by an old soldier.
The lantern is like that eur grand
fathers or perhaps orr greatgrandfarh-
ers used. 1t is of tin, square and the
glass sides are protected with wires.
Candles were used for the light.
It is said that it was used in the
civil war and thereby hangs a tale.
According to the story told to Mr.
Bremen a soldier was writing a letter
by it's light to his sweetheart at home
The missive was in reply to an urgent
letter from the girl
However, before the soldiers letter
was finished wind put out the light.
The man found himself without means
of relighting it and before he could
procure means. he was called to do
picket duty. While walking his beat
he was shot by a rebel spy. He died
with the letter still unwritten. It hap
pened that none of his comrades knew
the girls address. So somewhere,
if the account be true, a girl waited
for the letter that never came. (Soft
music).
The workbOx is made of several pieces
of inlaid wood It is fitted with conf
partments for needles, pins, thimblss,
etc. 1t probably the kind that your
greatgrandmother used when she darn
ed greatgrandpa's socks while he dis
cussed the negro question and told
of how many Britishers he had whip
ped in the war of 1872 or how hG was
sure that he knew where Captain Kidd
had buried his stolen treasures.
The guns in the collection include
civil war Enfield rifle, a percussion
cap gun made from an old flint lock-,
a cap and ball pistol, an old Tina thOrse
pistol and a gun bearing tine word
s'Potsdam," on the stock. A wicked
looking pepper box is one of the fea-
lures of the collection.
Mr.. Bremen says that the old soldier
who is now dead gave the collection 10
him. The workbox he thinks, was made
in Philadelphia.
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The women's singles and doubles are
being holly contested. Miss Sutton, s
lister of the famous champion, IS
looked upon as a likely winner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-08

Ladies' UmbrelIas-Some of
our very finest and best Sc and
81 ones; in black silks; elegant
handles; extra special tonight,
after 1890, CT 90
choice. -........ W @'~~@
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Items for the East Topeka column may
Pc telephoned to Ind phone 17E1.I
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Sc Fancy Lawns 39c I'D.

Choice styles in go cd
washable colors-a cool fab
ric for kimonos and house
dresses.
(SOuth Aisle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-02-10
{ oUtfAYL lillDF !. n VEaeEn1 /
Foes Of Tubercuiosls Have Plan TO
Use. Most Powerful Weapon
=. on Earth. 1- - p

April 80 has been set aside this year
as Tuberculosis Day." and will be oh-l
served in 100000 churches in tho
country in "a manner similar to that
of Tuberculosis Sunday in 1916,
when ~; 900 sermons were preached
on the prevention of tuberculosis. In
the nrst official. announcement of the.
occasion, made by the national asso-
citation for the Study and Prevention
of tuberculosis, the leaders of the
movement state that they, hope to en-
list all of the 100000 church mem,
bars in country.
In one respect tuberculosis day will
differ from tuberculosis Sunday OF
1910. Instead of requesting the
churches to give to the tuberculosis
cause a special Sunday service, the
national association ID going to- ask,
this year that meetings, at which the
subject Of tuberculosis and its pre-
vention can be discussed, be held on
Sunday; April 30, or on any other day
near that date. either in the week
preceding or the week following.
what we want" says Mr.. Living
ston Farrand, executive secretary OF
the National Association for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis, in a
report on this movement. lis to have
this whole subject of tuberculosis dis
cussed in all of the 100000 churches
OF: the United States at as nearly the
same time as possible" ID.
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~ Quantities of pufts and curtis,
u and all sorts of little head
y dresses, continue to mark tho
couture of milady Of fashion when she
prepares to do honor to a state occa-
sion, or to dress vita dignity. This
elaboration in hair dressing is very
becoming in the r.a1t;rity of cases.
and those women WAC have once tried
1t realize the charm ef it. Only the
grand beauty may tnrn her back upon
careful arrangements IF the hair and
still be as attractive as her artfully-
groomed sister who knows the fas-
cination Of soft crla and smooth
puffs.
Unless one has plenty' of time and
some one to help out, the natural hair
can hardly be arranged In the man
ner shown in the illustrations. No
matter how generous nature may
have been, puffs anG curls are, as a
rule, pinned on. Mere man may long
to believe them growing on the head
Of her he admires, but when the
knowledge dawns on him that they do
not, he still confesses to their fascina-
ton.
Not everyone can accomplish sue
cessful couture either simple or CON-
pick, and it is therefore a good plan
to decide upon becoming model,
just as one decides upon a becoming
hat. When so much progress has
been made, the next step takes one to
the hairdressing establishment with
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-02-10
HINT FOR ECONOMICAL DRESS
Youna Woman Whose Position Calls
for Varied Assortment Of Froeks
Offers Suggestions.

Here ii q suggestion by. young
woman whose position calls for q
more varied assortment of frocks
than she feels she can afford. An
overdress. Of white chiffon cloth is
made, with a deep hem about the
skirt and an overdrapery gathered ct
the waist At the knees it is run with
a shirr string, and the whole gathered
into a chiffon band edged with lace.
At the back, the band, where the ends
overlap. is. decorated with tiny en-
broidered buttons and silk loops. This
Is worn over blue silk slip, with a
blue girdle and tucker that draws up
with blue ribbon. It is also worn
over a slip Of apricot messaline- the
band encircling the tunic is unfasten-
ed, one side is caught up with ro-
sette of apricot satin and lace, the
other held in place at the side back
at ias regulation length with the en-
broidered buttons and silk loops by
Ny Of proper finish. An apricot sash,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-02-10

instructions to the ha'rdresser to copy
the model. If time Is precious the
couture may be manufactured and
simply pinned on. Out the lady of
leisure may achieve her couture by
having her own hair curled and
pulled. This undertaking is much
more difficult than thst of pinning on
the made couture.
Bands, decorated with embroideries
and gorgeous with geld and jewels,
predominant in hair ornaments.
There are many other decorations,
however, most of them designed to
glitter or twinkle in the lights that
shine by night. A pain ribbon or
velvet band, finished with bow and
the shell barrette are invorites for day
wear. No one should neglect to no.
t1ce the little fringe OF curls that
nestle about the neck Ia many Of the
new styles. A curllass couture is
] hardly to be found, bu! the curls are
placed wherever they viii do the most
good.-that is, wherever they are
found to be most effective in en-.
bapcing the beauty OF the style OF
Their wearer
IA the matter of the couture every
woman should lay to Nsr heart that
French adage which rwas: There is
nothing so beautiful ar care" Care
fnl hairdressing works wonders and
in Itself ia immensely attractive
JULIA RaTToMLEY..
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P.oQress In It's Latest Guise.

Speaking of progress, according to
James Eads How, millionaire hobo of
St. Louis, the knight of the road is
about to demand his share of the gen.
eral advancement and progress of the
human race. A committee of the "un.
employed" at the instigation of How
is preparing to wait upon general
committee representing various rail.
roads, when they will demand that the
worthy tramp who says he is going in
search of work be permitted to ride in
passenger coaches free of charge in
stead of being relegated to the rods
and bumpers. What an Elysium this
world would be for the weary one?
Yet some folks say that all our prog.
ress is heartless, cold and practical.
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Marched for Miles.

olutionists on the Costa RIGA frontier
Among the Americans who were with
Pittman was Sam Drebin, lone of the
gamest little Jews I ever saw" the
colonel said. He was captured in
June while serving a gatling gun in
the trenches at what he called the
Battle of Rama, not far from Blue
fields. He said the night was pitch
dark when he went to another part of
the trench to make an observation,
leaving the gallant little Philadelphia
Jew to serve the gun. j..
Six soldiers of the Madriz army
piled into the trenches and overpow-
cred him after one had sent a bullet
through his shirt He shouted a
warning to Sam Drebin, who got
away. Most Of the revolutionists
who had been in the trenches had
escaped several minutes before, not
relishing hsnd-to-hand fight. The
coloners captors; began to revile
him as bloodthirsty "gringo"
Five of them were in favor of shoot.
Ing him Immediately.
The colonel was in rags, as such Of
the other revolutionists were that had
any clothing at all: He was marched
miles along a sandy beach, sometimes
wading in water knee deep. carrying
most of the time one end Of pole in
the middle of which was heavy box
containing silver coin to pay tho Mad
riz army in that section, At the
other end Of the pole was Colombian
negro.
The colonel said it was very tough
going" and that when it was over and
he was finally put into narrow cell
still had a sore shoulder. The colo
mel was in q bad-smelling and narrow
cell, mostly with Jamaican negro a.
cellmate.
At last through the Interpolation Of
the state department, represented at
Managua by the American Consul
Jose de Olivares, he was decently
treated and finally liberated when
Madriz's party got. the worst Of it.
Jose de Olivares supplied him with
food fit to eat in the latter days Of his
Imprisonment. & =,
There were 600 prisoners in the Ma
nagua jail, one side Of which was
stored with ammunition. and the COM
mandant Of the Jail said he would
blow up everybody when the revolu-
tionists got control. The foreign con-
suls at Managua all entered protest
against the proposed explosion: The
guards got away when the revolution
lists cause seemed certain to triumph.
and all the 600 prisoners broke their,
cells and escaped.
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YANKEE WORKED
| GUN | FOR .E |::s|;i |'||||| 4
WAS FOUR MONTHS IN NlCARA-
y GUAM DUNGEONS AFTER CAP.
.: :, TURE IN TRENcAEs:|
BRAVE JEW AS HIS ,CoMRADE
Young American Says He Was Con-
fined In a Jail Which Was Halt
Filled With Government sS;ExpIo-:
sives-A Colonel at 26.

Boston.-Col. William 4 p Pittman.
here visiting relatives, told how he
worked gatling gun for the Estrada
forces. and lay four months in Mica
raguan dungeons when he was cap
tured rs the ragged colonel Of a rag
ged squad. Col. Pittman smilingly de-
cla7ed as he looked down from his
altitude Of six feet ewo inches at his
interviewer that he was entitled to the
military prefix that is claimed by
most Kentuckians and that he got it
by order Of the last batch of Nicara-
guam revolutionists that won out and
have recently made Juan Estrada pro-
visional president Of the republic.
Col. Pittman is from Cambridge,
Mass, and is an electrical, engineer.
He had been working on the Panama
canal and had struck up friendship
with Carlos Charmorro, brother of the
leader of the revolutionary forces.
Gen. Emiliana Charmorro.
Salvador Charmorro, father of the
General. had a store in Panama City
and 1t was through the storekeeper,
who was also friend Of the young
American "a colonel at 26), that Pitt.
nan negotiated to join force of rev.