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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-20
PUNKIN ,JIE.

{ A Dialect POem.)
You may talk about your licious eating
and things that taste so nice,
Bout your sauces an your sherbits an
your differn kinds of ice.
ALL dem scrumptiouS things I loves
but faint no US 70 me to try
To Content muself wifi things now,
since ISe tasted punkin pie.
Whin I'm vited to er party, mos always
gifts de blues,
CANT hodly muster up de strength to
buckle up mu shoes.
Ever thing on dat menu looks Gurus,
an it seems like 1
Natuly gins to get kinder nervus, think
ing bout dat punkin pie.
My Ma ulster always scold me an beat
me, beat me mos to def,
Win she'd ketch me er ramblin an er
scramlin roun on de shelf.
Shed never asst what Ise after case she
seed it rite in my eye,
De image off dat marvlus desert, an dat
am my punkin pie.
Whin I gets a punkin pie I eats. an
den I eats some more,
Till my stumick commence er hurtin an
I rolls all ova de floor.
Hit jes keeps on er hurtin, den says
sposin dat I'd die,
De Ingels couldn't git me in heaven
kase I'd be too full er punkin pie
Apples grows in de orchid, watermelons
grows on de vine,
Fishes grows in de water, an dew is
ketched wild hooks an lines
Birds dey sits in de tree tops an flies
in de air so high,
What 1 wants to know, now who is dc
one. dat furst made punkin pie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-20
LEGAL.

cinct at Henry Meer's Grocery Store. 61S
r. 10th ave-, Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day, February q, a and Is.
SIXTH WARD-First precinct. at Fdle-
pIute's Drug Store, Potwin Station, Thurs
gay Friday and Saturday, February q
Wohler,s Drug Store, 10th and Morris
ave, Thursday. Friday and Saturday,
February %, "A and 25
Inc voters of the First, Second and
Firth precincts of the Second ward
me First, Second and Third precincts
of the Third ward
The First, Second and Third precincts
OF the. Fourth ward
wan register at the Auditorium where
the voters of the city at large will find
the Registration Books open until 10
O'Clock Thursday, March 18th. 1911
election.
GSeal] c. H TITUS.
Commissioner of EIecflnns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-20
poor. AND RIIInARD rARrEs.


FOR SALE-New and secondhand bill
Hard and pool tables and bowling alleys.
We lead the world in cheap bar fix
lures; easy payments Send for catalogue,
Brunswick-Balke-Co l1ender Co., 132s-z3
Main street. Kansas City. Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-20

First published in The Topeka State
journal Friday, February 10. 1911.l
In the District Court of the United States.
District OF Kansas, First Division
The United States of America. Libelant,
Four Hundred and Fifty Cases of Tomato
CITATION.
Under and in pursuance of an order and
due and regular process in the above en-
tilted cause, did on the 9Th day of Feb
ruary: 1911. seize the following described
Four Hundred thirty-seven (4SD cases
NO. II Elks Pride Brand Tomato Catsup,
each case containing twenty-four (24) bot
ties; Three Hundred eight tSos cases No.
IA Elks Pride Brand Tomato Catsup, each
case containing twenty-four (2D bottles,
six cases being short two bottles each.
Department of Agriculture for analysis
the same being in the possession of the
McCord- Kistler Mercantile Company, do
ing business as The McCord- Kistler Mer-
camille Company at Topeka, Kansas, which
has heretofore been shipped by the Har-
bauer-Marleau Company. city of Toledo,
state Of Ohio, to The McCord-Kistler
Mercantile Company at Topeka, state Of
Kansas, it being claimed that said cases
are misbranded within the meaning OF
the Food & Drugs Act, approved June 80,
sion and I do hereby give notice general
ly, unto all persons having or pretending
to have any right, title or interest in said
pronerty. to appear before said court in
the city of Topeka, Kansas, in said dis
trict and division, on the 10th day OF
April, 1911, at 10 o'clock a. m, then and
there to make known their claims and
allegations in said matters
Dated at Topeka, Kansas, this 9th day
OF February, 1911.
WILLIAM H. MACKEY, JR.,
United States Marshal for the District OF
BY u. E. NEED, Deputy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-20
NORTH SIDE Ne VS.
Nothing Definite About Garfield
Park Proposition.
Civic Club Takes No Action on
the Matter.
HELD COMPANY OFF
When CocO-COla People Asked
For 3 Years Contract.
Climb Has Raised Funds for
Other Improvements.

no North side people want to secure
control of Garfield park? First ward
neople and others are asking this ques-
lion. In the hope that they do and
that the Civic club will take action on
the matter. Mayor J. B. Billiard who
is president of the club and North
side man, is holding off the Coco Cola
people. This company, who had the
mark last year. ask for a renewal OF
The contract but want it for three
years. They plan on maintaining boat
livery and several concessions ana agree
to give 10 per cent of the gross re-
ceipts from these concessions TO the
city.
However, the mayor did not approve
of letting the contract for three years
and also wished to give the club a
chance at the proposition which hao
been discussed by the members OF the
body some time ago. Nevertheless up
to late this afternoon, Mr.. Billiard hac
heard nothing definite from any or the
club, except several stated that they
would like to see the club take some
action on the matter.
The sentiment is that the taking over
the park by the club would call for the
Investment of considerable money ana
that the first thing would be to raise
funds. In the past the call for sub
scriptions for any movement fostered
by the club has met with ready re-
sponse.s The club was organized pri-
marily ceveral years ago to raise mon
ey for the building of the Santa Fe
loot bridge on the old railroad com
pany's bridge across the KaW. And the
Civic club did.
Later the club gradually disorganized
but was revived last year ago in Janu-
airy Since then 1t has raised money for
several propositions and has accomp-
ishoS much good in the First ward.
It is thought that the club will also
eventually do something toward the
park proposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-20

The following poem was written by
Charles T. Byrdwhistell, a former North
side colored boy, now living in Lincoln,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-20

First published in The Topeka State
Journal Friday. February 10. 1911.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-20

In the District Court OF the United States
District of Kansas, First Division
The United States of America. Libelant,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-20

A young couple created consider
able amusement at the Union Pacific
depot Saturday afternoon. For some
time they nodded sleepily while wait
ing for a train. By and by hubby
went to "by lo'' and his head sank
slowly down on wifey's shoulder. Then
the woman began to nod. In a few
minutes her head was reposing on
hubby's shoulder. And until just be-
fore their train arrived they sat thus
and slept. oblivious to the stares and
smokers of the other waiting passen-
gers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-20
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
FOR SALE AT A DISCOUNT

FOR SALE-Traction engine, IL horse
power, in good running order. Call Bell
Sg62-Ring 9, Ind: S160-Ring x. or Henry
Fisher, seven miles West Tenth street
r. R. 8.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-20

c. H. TITUS,
Commissioner of Elections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-20
Alma, Kansas, February 18th, 1911

CAPITAL CITY vITRIFIED BRICK 8
PAVING CO., IA E. 9Th St mfgs- O
building. paving and sidewalk brick
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-20
LOST AND FOUND.


FOITND-That it does not pay to save 3
few cents on a sack of flour. and cal
moor bread for a month. Ask your grocer
for Snow Drop flour and insure gooe
bread.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-20

LOsT-suare gold pin. Reward. 124S To
peka ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-20
A PRIZE

For every agent selling % boxes of
Lucky 'Leven." Men and women wanted
in every town throughout the state. Ad-
dress Novelty supply Co, Topeka. Kan
WANTED-Boy with wheel. F. A. War
rem, wallpaper store, 1O East 5th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-20

FOR SALE-Unclaimed rugs Mccormick
Osborn Rug Factory, 522 Van Buren, st
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23

Mrs. Joe Gulley and Mrs
Roth Pool were witnesses il
court this week at Lexington.
T. E. Benning was over to Lex
ington last Monday on business.
John McElroy spent last Mon
day in Lexington.
Ed Filler is on the regular
jury panel from Washington
township.
There ought 70 be a lot Of
good fellows in every com
! munity to see that "high, low.
rich and poor were remembered
during the holidays-and not to
let it be Gus four and no more
Mrs. Eta Wiley spent last
Saturday and Sunday with
friends in Kansas City and hide
pendence,
I. G. Wilson of Kansas City
and Thos. Marshall and wife of
Mexico, Mo-, came over from
Lexington last Friday to visit
relatives here. They were called
to Lexington to attend the fun
eral Of Mrs. 7. c. Wilson.
Master Oren Ellefrit will leave
Saturday morning for Louisiana,
Mo, to spend the holidays with
his father, Q. Ellefrit.
Mrs. Dave Pflegar will spend
the holidays with her mother,
Mrs. j, w. Monroe, in Louisiana.
The blue birds will soon be
here, say in about seventy days.
We out in the woods think it
about time for the county cand-
who want office to let
their smothered flames loose.
will find our county a large
one when they go over it once.
We like to hear them talk.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23
MAYHEM Notes.

DR.. c. A. Nickel, Ben Higgins,
Y. T. Pickett and Charles Kin
cheloe were witnesses in State
VS.. F. R. Pool this week. The
defendant was found not guilty
by the jury.
As the time of year has arrived
when we want to make others
feel happy, we will say, A Merry
Christmas and a prosperous New
Year to the editor of the Intelli-
gencer, also to the working force
and that the devil" may have a
good substantial new towel
placed for his use the coming
year.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23
souID's DEFENSIVE ARM.

Ancient ink was made by a squeez-
ing out of dead squids after the body
was perfectly relaxed. Painters got
their sepia from this same squads
bottle. This likewise is the true
source of the genuine and original
India ink, for which there has never
been any satisfactory substitute
found. The ink bag is big as a mans
thumb, and can squirt six feet, dark
ening more than a hogshead of
water, so the squid can make unseen
a dart and a dash and getaway when
squid-eating sea fish come around
New York Press.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23
TEST ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE.

Some novel effects of electrical dis
charge have been recorded by De
Muynck, a Belgian physician. A
platinum wire was stretched over
supports about twenty-five inches
apart, and the end was brought near
the spark ball of a battery of four
airs, charged from a Holtz induction
machine. The wire was heated, 9th
er electric currents being suitable
for this. When quite hot, i%ncreasinc
the spark gap until no spark crossed
it caused the wire to give out a mu-
steal note and at the same time to
sway in oscillations of half an inch
or more. The cold wire did not oscil-
late. The sound varied with the tenn
perature, and with other conditions
not well understood.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23

Mr.. Venable is one of the old
est watchmakers in the western
country. He handles the best
grades Of Americana make and
if you get a watch from him and
chance to drop it on the side
walk of Calcutta, Leipzig or
Lexington, pick it up and take
it to him, he will recognize it
AS an American make. He won't
tumble and fiddle-dee-dee and
squint at it through a little black
dingus and ask a lot of questions
you can't answer, but will re-
pair it at once as he is familiar
with all the parts and jewels.
His prices are reasonable.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23

Pure Country Sorghum at so
cents per gallon at c. l.. Ken
ney's.
For oysters 60 to Mrs. Marks.
A nice line of ladies and gent S
umbrellas at A. Egle.
Buy your holiday perfumes at
Crenshaw & Young's, the largest
and finest assortment in town.
McBrayer Sellers, Linden Wv
ion, Leroy Farmer, Jr,, and Geo.
Aull spent last night in Kansas
City.
Always find the freshest Coun-
try Butter and Eggs at G. L.
Kenney's.
SHERWIN g. WILLIAMS
Paints.
W. F. Weis.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23
FRENCHMAN'S TASTE IN DRESS
His Supposed limitations Of the Eng
llsh Styles Are Fearful and
Wonderful to Behold,

The rage for everything English
still seems to continue in Paris,
though the Frenchman who sets out
to dress himself a PAnglais as d rule
makes but a poor show for his
trouble.
His fancy vests" are usually fear
full as well as wonderful, his tie de-
cidedly more original than beautiful
and adorned with something quite
barbaric in the shape of a pin, his
canary colored gloves and absurd
cane such as nc Englishman would
dream Of sporting in his widest
moments.
The Frenchman has, l fear, in
nately bad taste where dress is con-
cerned, just as the French woman
beats her English and even Ameri-
can sisters all along the line when
the question of taste in dress comes
in.
The Parisienne follows the fashion
of being English in such matters as
"Le Sports" and "Le five o'clock"
but she takes good care to set her
own fashions in dress and to keep
to them. Monsieur, on the other
hand, would give anything to be
dressed a PAnglais and to be mis-
taken for an Englishman, but knows
not how to manage 1.-THE Gentle
woman.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23
Savings on the Buoher's Bill.

In the January Woman's Home
Companion, Fannie Merritt Far
mer, probably the best authority
on cooking in the United States
writes a number Of recipes for
making use of the cheaper cuts OF
meat and the higher priced cuts
she has the following to say:
"Those who wish to save on
the butchers bill need not feel
that in using the cheaper cuts
their families are less well nour-
ished, for all our best authorities
on food assert that such is not
the case. The expensive cuts
are .taken from that part Of the
animal where the muscles are
little used, so, Of course, are
tender, and take a short time
for the cooking. Broiling and
roasting may be applied to them
two cooking processes which
to most of us are agreeable to
the senses of smell and taste
alike.
"The cheaper cuts need a diff
ferent treatment, and longer,
slower cooking is necessary,
which develops highly Favored
substances not so evident to the
sense Of smell, but which are
nevertheless agreeable to the
palate. Nc matter what the
cut is, it cannot be well utilized
it is properly cooked. In
many families where the income
repeatedly seem expensive
is by no mean meager, | have
beefsteaks so badly broiled that
it was almost impossible to eat
them with anything like enjoy
A cheaper cut, well
cooked, would have been more
as well as more sat
.sfactory.
"a point worthy Of emphasis
IN dealing with meats is the care
Jul serving of them. If more
S given than the person wishes,
II habitually eats, the table
waste is considerable. The minor
economies are all important, and
be thought of in every
household"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23
KEEPING THE ROOSTER QUIET
Chandelier Will Not Grow Unless
He Can Raise Head High
In Air.

A grave question has been raised
in Atlantic. 1t concerns a rooster
owned by one William McInnes, and
the right of that rooster to crow I'M
restrained also, the right Of Mr.. Nc
Inne8 to own and operate such a
growing apparatus to the annoyance
of his neighbors.
Mayor Shea of Quincy has been
petitioned to abate the rooster. Now,
we do not know the law on the case.
We are not certain that the consti-
tuition of the United States and the
decisions of the Supreme court of
either the state or nation provide
adequate redress. We do know, how
ever, that this same m~omentous ques-
ton recently came to an issue in
Chicago, under similar circum-
stances, and that it was disposed of
amicably through a device proposed
by a Chicago man skilled in the
anatomy and psychology Of %roosters.
A rooster cannot or will not crow
without raising his head high in the
air. If you prevent him from stretch
ing his neck, you suppress his crow.
All you have to do, therefore, to
keep him quiet, is to make his coop
low enough so that, whenever he
feels a crow swelling his bosom and
%clamoring for %utterance, he bumps
his head. After a few bumps, he
may even give up in despair, and
lose all desire to crow, even if lib
erated.-Boston Traveller.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23
Good Work.

Capt. Geo. Keith, who spent the
summer on the Missouri River,
says the Government now is do
ing effective work along the
stream in the matter of revettimg
the banks and combining the river
to one channel. Many miles of
revetment work in the vicinity of
Kansas City have been put in this
summer, and other contracts i'm
the vicinity of st. Joseph and at
other points as far as Sioux City
have been finished. Capt. Keith
thinks that within a few years
the work will have progressed far
enough to prevent farm lands
from caving into the river. The
revetment work may be required
to a point about 100 miles above
Sioux City.-St. Louis Republic.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23

The use Of the word cor" in
stead of "and'' in an Indictment
gives a statutory offender in
Atchison county a new trial.
Commissioner Blair filed the
opinion for the Supreme court.
Blair must have read the in
dictment very carefully with a
view of finding something besides
whether the man was guilty or
innocent.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23

States. Mr.. Sanders seems to
forget that the purpose for which
that vote was made (by a hand
ful Of democrats, who were sent
to jefferson City for another
purpose) was accomplished more
than a year and a half ago.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23

The Comptroller Of New
York City has found $9,534,SO5 in
uneXpended balances. Will some
city official please get busy and
find nine cents of any fund
unexpended for the city Of Lex
ington?
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23

Lon Sanders, who ever he may
be, seems to have fooled himself
into believing that the Democrat
ic party at some time remote, or
otherwise, pledged itself to sup
port Mr.. Folk in his ambition to
become president of these United
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23

The wool tariff is now too
high says President Taft. Poor
Bill, doesn't know whether he's
going or coming. Keep a stiff
upper lip though, as only a little
more than a year remains of the
torture.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23
RATHER THIN.

81 disdain to answer you, sir. 1
drape myself in my dignity"
81 say, aren't you afraid of catch
ing cold, old chap? The evenings
are getting a bit fresh, you Know
Rire.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23

After January list, the Intelli-
gencer will be issued on Friday
instead of Saturday. This change
Is made so that all subscribers
Living on rural routes in the
county will receive their papers
before Sunday.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23

President Taft had to be prod
ded, as usual, before notifying
Russia of the termination of the
treaty of 1892. The Sulzer res
olut.On was the prod.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23
Prune Now.

Fruit Trees, Grape vines and
Berries bear better; shrubs and
roses bloom more and are beau
titled when pruned right. Notify
me in time. Phone 739.
HAS. TEUBNER.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23

Governor Hadley seems to have
hibernated since the state high
way question was settled.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23

Yesterday was the shortest day
in the year.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23
Merry Christmas.

Thursday was the first day of
winter.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23

No telling what a Christmas
package contains these days.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23

Special for the Holidays.
Cream, Milk and Ice Cream
Phone 694.
CLAUDE H. NEER.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23
The Lexington Intelligencer.

A. W. ALLEN and o. R. SELLERS
Editors and Publishers.
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-13
OFFICERS ATTACK
 WOMAN AVIATOR Deputies Without Warrants Try to Arrest Miss Matilda
 MOisant.
WOMAN SEVERELY BRUISED
Officers Were Trying to Stop Sunday Flying-Ovington, Who Started
 With Mail, Escapes.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 New York.-Three Long Island dep- uty sheriffs undertook to uphold the legal peace of the Sabbath by chal- longing Earl l.. Ovington and Miss Matilda Moisant, two well-known ayi- ators, for making flights at the Mas sau boulevard. The result was inter- esting
 Although the official meet of the Aero Club had been declared off, fol- lowing decision by the supreme coutr that Sunday meets at which ad- missions are charged are violations of the law, Ovington and Miss Moisant de cided to make flights on their own ac- count
 Miss Moisant flew from the Nassau boulevard field to her hangar at Min cola and Ovingtou started on his pro posed flight to the Pacific coast with a package of letters. having been del egated by Postmaster General Hitch cock as the first transcontinental aerial mail carrier.
 Miss Moisant landed on the prop erty of her brother. Alfred Moisant, and Immediately a trio of deputy sher- ifs tried to arrest her.
 Miss Moisant's brother said his sis ter had entered her automobile just after alishting from her monoplane and that the deputies attacked her chauffeur and severely clubbed him. when he refused to allow them to take the woman aviator from the car. In the fracas Miss Moisant had her wrist cut and was much bruised and 1 shaken up.
 The deputies had no warrant to make an arrest
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-13
Battle Was Fought.

Rome-Official dispatches received here say: The ships of the First Italian squadron entered the roadsted at Tobruj, where they found no Turk ish warships The summoned the gar rison to surrender, but the Turks re- piled with a flat refusal and hoisted the Turkish flag. The battleship Vic toria Emmanuele opened fire. The first shot carried away the flag and made a large breach in the fort. Rear Admiral Aubrey, eommander-in-chief of the fleet, then landed several com panes of marines, who, after a short struggle. overcame the resistance of the small Turkish force. The Ital-
 ans occupied the fort and hoisted their flag A few Turkish soldiers, who refused to abandon the fort with out further fighting. were made pris- oners."