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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05
NORTH SIDE NEWS
J. r. Spetter FavOrs North Side
Good Roads Day."
Close Business to Help Farmers
Improve Highways.
SPEND TIME WELL.
Cooperation Would Establish
Best Business Relations.
Station A" North Topeka After
January 1, 1912.

J. r. Spetter, a prominent and ac-
tive member of the Civic club, To-Day
declared himself in favor of closing
the North side business houses for
day while the business men helped the
farmers of the North side to make
good roads leading to the First ward
In the state Journal Saturday state
ment was made that sentiment Tor the
merchants and farmers to cooperate
in this matter was growing. Since then
the proposition has been more widely
discussed.
1t has been mentioned by several
how the Iowa farmers and merchants
combined in building the good roads
across the state, and how the construc-
ton of this main highway encouraged
the Improvement of branch roads by
the same cooperation.
For one I would be in favor of
closing a day, at least, and helping the
farmers build good roads, said Mr..
Spetter this afternoon. 1T is vital
matter 1t is TO our best interest that
the roads be improved The time spent
on this Improvement would more than
be made up in the gain of the farm
ers goodwill And this is business,
not wholly sentiment. Naturally good
roads leading to the First ward will
encourage those living thereon to trade
here. As to the sentiment the same
can be said regarding the acquaint-
anceship and good fellowship. The
working together of agriculturist and
city man would help to establish closer
friendly and business relations.
while I have no authority I would
like. as member of the Civic club,
to see the club take the matter up. It
seems possible that the club might set
day aside for the plan outlined.
Others beside myself are much inter-
ested and we would like to hear from
all who have the project at heart.
The postoff1ce known as station "a
located north of the river, viii be
known as North Topeka station after
January l. 1912. An order making
this reached Postmaster Robinson
Monday afternoon. The matter has
been taken up with Washington Off
Gals by the Civic club and others in
terested. The change was wanted on
account of mail delayed by the old
name, which was not in the postal
guile. on this account mail was often
held uD N Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05

Oocoanut Layer Cake 1KInoness OF Constant
Reader).
of sugar three tabIespoonfuIs of melted
into the three beaten tlres
tablespoonfuls milk, three teaspoonfuIs of
baking powder. cups of flour. teaspoonful of
vanilla. layers and put together with
filing Cover the top layer with plain icing and
sprinkle thickly with grated cocoanut
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05
Seeks silk for Curtains.
Poet Riley Never Married.

HOet Flley Never Married.
- In James Whitcomb Rtley's poem, An Old Sweet
lea of Mine you m ne $ speaking OF
a sweetheart that just happened come
Int memory a evening.
album alone e referring o an sweet
heart that afterwards became his wife?
James Whitcomb Riley" author says:
has much speculation
sweetheart whom Whitcomb Riley
n poem entitled That Old Sweet
heart of Nine. told he
married"
Would Like Mouser.
should very glad to have the Cmouser)
written II your Corner. provided is house
broken I also.
person VIII will o I shall pay
express charges. A. K NJ.
a you intimate what the signature OF
the person W and wis
put into other homes q
We have had divers offers az
list and addresses is arranged
alphabetically the mention initials appended
to a letter enables name
they represent the trouble of running
of thousands of names, will you not?
Cream Cake BLINDNESS of Constant READER.
Cream a tablespoonful of butter with cup Of white
sugar, well beaten eggs. one-talf cup Of
sweet milk, a salt teaspoonful vanilla
one and onehaIf cups of flour, sifted well with
spoonful o baking powder. Beat n a
loaf tin. with whipped with a white
icing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05
Wishes for Music.

Please send the and address of the per
who had music dispose Of B. D."
you kindly writing. for other things
may offer days for the general good, let
m signature af1xed to the offer, better
still. inclose clipping from Corner2
music been called for and hope
may draw
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24
FOREIGN.

The Morning Post OF London, says
there are isolated cases of the bu-
bonic plague at Glasgow and East
Anglea.
Plague has caused a total of 300
deaths at Chefoo. China, and over L.
GOO in the province of Shantung in
which Chefoo is situated, according to
cablegram received by the state de.
partment in Washington.
Baron Albert S. Rothschild, head of
the Austrian branch of the Rothschild
house. is dead at Vienna. He was
horn in 1874.
In collision near Courville, France,
On the western section of the state
railroad. ten workers are known to
have perished.
Strained to the breaking point are
relations between Russia and China,
and Russia has notified Great Britain
France and Germany of her intention
of making a military display on the
Chinese frontier.
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24
Probably Got or.

Apropos of certain unfounded
charges of drunkenness among the
naval cadets at Annapolis, Admiral
Dewey, at a dinner in Washington.
told story about young sailor.
"The sailor. after long voyage"
he said. went ashore in the tropics.
and. 1t being hot day. he drank. in
certain tropical bars. too much beer.
"As the sailor lurched under his
heavy load along palm -bordered ave-
nue., his captain hailed him indig-
nantly.
"Look here the captain said. sup
pose you were my commander. and
you met me in such a condition as
you're In now. what would you do to
me?'
"'Why, SIR said the sailor, I would
MT condescend to take no notice Of
you at all, SIR"
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24
WASHiNGTON.

All the developments now favor a
vote in the Senate on the Canadian
reciprocity agreement before adjourn
ment, March 4th.
In the court room of the United
States Court of Customs Appeals. the
recently established Commerce Court
held its first public session.
The Senate committee on interstate
commerce. after spirited contest. de-
cided to give additional hearings on
the House bill to prevent speculation
In cotton futures.
DIR. Edwin Powell. noted surgeon
of the Civil War and who was in
charge of clinical surgery at Rush col
lege in Chicago for several years, died
in Washington Of heart disease.
President Tafts reciprocity agree
ment with Canada was ratified in the
House through the support of an al
most solid Democratic vote. The Nc
Call bill, carrying the agreement into
effect. was passed. 221 to 92.
Postmaster General Hitchcock, in
asking Congress for an appropriation
Of $1.000,000 for the establishment of
500 additional postal savings banks,
declares the forty-eight banks already
established have proven entirely sue
cessful.
Enmeshed in an apparently hopeless
tangle over the joint resolution provid-
ing for the election of United States
senators by direct vote, and in the
face of positive opposition from the
champions of the measure. the Senate
has appealed to President Taft to as
sist in getting night session in the
interest of dispatch of business.
Secretary Dickinson has given no.
tee to the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company and the California & Atlantic
Steamship Company of the termina-
ton of the existing arrangement
whereby those carriers are allowed 20
per cent of the total freight charge
en- goods transported between New
York and San Francisco via the Pana-
ma railroad.
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24
EXTRA SESSION
is PROBABLE
MR.. MCCALL MAKES THIS AN
NoUNcEMeNT AS TO THE
SITUATION.
MUCH WORK AHEAD
ACTION MUST BE TAKEN ON
RECIPROCITY AGREE
MENT.

Washington.-The first authorita-
tive announcement that President
Taft will call an extra session If the
Senate fails to act on the Mccall bill
carrying into effect the Canadian
reciprocity agreement came from Mr.
Mccall bimself following visit a.
the White House.
According to Mr.. Mccall the Press-
dent feels lie is under an ipterna-
tional obligation to summon an extra
session, If necessary, to secure action
on the reciprocity agreement.
That session would be called imme-
diately after the adjournment of Con
gress at noon March 4th.
Unless President Taft and the
friends of the Canadian RECIPROCITY
agreement are able to bring more
than ordinary pressure to bear on the
Senate and avert the expenditure OF
time by the opponents of the agree
mentor its friends-it is difficult to
see how the Senate can reach vote
before adjournment.
Ahead of the Canadian agreement
for consideration. in addition to ten
general appropriation bills. are meas
ures affecting these subjects:
Popular election of senators; Sena'
tor ,orimer case; permanent tariff
board, general age pensions; congress
sional apportionmont; fortification of
Panama canal.
Not one of these can be sidetracked
without contest. Back of each is
group of senators determined that
vote shall be taken.
Some of the measures must be LETT
unpassed or the Canadian agreement
will die.
Those who hoped to avoid an extra
session by getting vote on the Nc
Call bill see their chances for success
growing less and less as the close o.
the session draws nearer without any
OF these controyerted matters pushed
out of the way.
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24
IT'S FOOD
That Restores and Makes Health
Possible.

There are stomach specialists as
well as eye and ear and other special
lists.
One of these told young lady, OF
New Brunswick, N. j., to quit medi-
cines and eat Grape-Nuts. She says:
For about 10 months 1 suffered se-
verely with gastritis. l was unable
to retain much of anything on my
stomach, and consequently was COM
PEELED to give up my occupation.
II took quantities of medicine, and
had an idea l was dieting, but l con.
tinued to suffer, and soon lost 15
in spirits and lost interest In every
thing generally My mind was SO af-
fected that 1t was impossible to be-
come interested in even the lightest
reading matter.
after suffering for months 1 de-
cided to go to stomach specialist
He put me on Grape-Nuts and my
health began to improve Immediately.
1t was the keynote of new life.
II found that had been eating too
much starchy food which l did not d.
gest. and that the cereals which had
tried had BEEN too heavy. I soon
proved that 1t is not the quantity of
food that ono eats. but the quality.
I'm a few weeks was able to go
back to my old business Of doing cler-
ical work. have continued to eat
Grape-Nuts for both the morning and
evening meal. / wake in the morning
with q clear mind and feel rested. l
regained my lost weight in short
time. am well and happy again and
owe 1t to Grape-Nuts." Name given
by Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich.
Read THE Road to Wellville." in
pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above 1etterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24
To Relieve Chinese Famine.

Seattle. Wash.-The United States
Army transport Buford, which will
carry cargo of provisions for the re-
lief of the famine victims in North
China, will sail from Seattle March
10th. according to an announcement
made by the relief committee of the
Seattle Commercial Club. 1t was in
tended to dispatch the relief expedi-
tion February 25th. but the Buford
could not be loaded in time to depart
on the original sailing date. The cargo
is being assembled here and reports of
new shipments from the East are be-
ing received daily.
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24
Storm cripples Business.

Chicago - Sweeping the entire
Southwest and the Mississippi valley.
Il severe storm crippled telephone,
telegraph and train service in some
Places. Although Chicago and the
lake region suffered but slightly from
the fall OF snow. Texas. Missouri and
Kansas were blanketed under heavy
fall of from one to ten inches. Ac-
cording to dispatches from Fort
Worth. Tex. the train service was
seriously interfered with by five
inch fall of snow. Wind swept the
snow into drifts eight feet deep near
Fort Worth. according to reports.
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24
Lawyers Decide Upon Fees.

Topeka. Kan.-Two hundred lawy ers
in all parts of the country acted as a
jury to determine the proper fees u
be allowed attorneys in a Kansas case,
and one firm which asked $4,000 will
get s2.5OO. another firm that sought
100000 will receive $500, and third
who asked $4,000 will get what he
asked
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24
SPORT.

Art Edenfield, wrestling champion
CT Kansas, threw Jack Brauman OF
Denver twice within an hour at Wich,
ita.
Willie Gibbs of Philadelphia and
Tommy Dixon of Memphis, feather
weights, fought ten fast rounds to a
draw in Kansas City.
In ninety minutes wrestling. Hack
enschmidt failed to throw Stanislaus
Ebyszko, in New York. and the match
went to the latter.
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24

Sutton. W. Va.-Seven persons lost
their lives in fire which destroyed
the home of J. ID. Hardin in this city.
Only Mr.. Hardin escaped. the six re-
maining members of his family and a
little girl who made her home with
the Hardins perishing in the flames.
Natural gas caused fire.
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24
Aviators Violate Law.

Tampa, Fla.-Aviators McCurdy and
exhibition here were arrested after
the flight on a charge of unlaw-
fully giving an exhibition on Sunday
to which admission was charged. Ar
rests follow ministers protests.
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24
eortuaal Having Trouble.

Lisbon. Relations between the
government and the navy have
reached almost the breaking point as
TOR the reinstatement and appoint
ment to command of the battleship
Almirante Refs of Capt. Jose Cerejo,
one of the naval heroes of the revo-
luton.
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24
oenxer Mans silver Mine.

Winnipeg The shaft of the silver
mine owned by Cyrus W. Baker, Den
yer. is now down fifty feet and the
ere is improving in value.
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24
Montana Senatorial Deadlock.

Helena. Mont.-The seventh week
Of the senatorial deadlock has begun
with nothing substantial to indicate
that 1t will be broken.
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24
Tho Test Of Intellect,

''I wonder why Mrs. F1imgilt regards
her husband as stupid. He has been
very successful in business"
Perhaps" replied Mr.. Meekton.
hes like so many of the rest of us
who can't possibly learn to keep the
score of bridge game"
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24

Magnify your personal rights and
you are sure to create some social
wrongs.
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24

Taking Garfield Tea will prevent the re.
currence of sick-headache, indigestion and
bilious attacks. All druggists.
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24

A man may 60 up when you kick
him. but you cannot claim credit for
kindness.
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24

No harmful drugs in Garfield Tea, Ma
ture's laxative-it is composed wholly oi
clean, sweet, health-g giving Herbsi
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROAO Quinne TAhlets
DruKgists refund money II IT. fails to cure. =. W.
GROVES AgnAturo is on each box. 26c
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24

Tightness across the chest means . cold
on the lungs. That's the danger signal.
Cure that cold with Hamlins Wizard Oil
before it runs into Consumption or Pneu-
MONA.
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24

He who cannot do kindness without
a brass band is not so scrupulous
about his other dealings.
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24

A good home IL the best exposition
Of heaven.
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24
A Quick sIdestep.

~ 0u'CH SIoost0Ps
Merchant ito widow)-I am willing
to buy your husbands working bust
ness and goodwill for $1,000.
Widow-Well, but happen to be
part of the working business.
Merchant-Then I'll take only the
good-will.-F1iegende Blaetter.
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24

She-You puckered up your lips SO
then that thought you were going to
kiss me.
He-No; 1 got some grit in my
mouth.
she-Well. for goodness sake swal-
low It'll You need 1t in your systemi
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24
OTTUMWA
WOMAN
CURED
By Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Ottumwa, Iowa.-''For years I was
almost o constant sufferer from female
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24

trOuplo IN au lUS
dr 9 a dful forms !;
shooting pains all
over my body, sick
headache, spinal l
weakness, dizziness
depres 81 on, and
everything that was
horrid. I tried many
doctors In different
parts Of the United
States, but Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound has
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24

done more Tor me than all the doctors.
I feel 1t my duty to tell you these
facts. My heart is full of gratitude to
you for my cure."-Mrs. HARRIET =.
WAMPLER, b2A 8. Ransom Street.
OtturaWa. Iowa
The Springfield herald., 1911-02-24
Consider This Advice.

No woman should submit to q surgf-
cal operation, which may mean death,
until she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound fair trial.
This famous medicine, made only
from roots and herbs, has for thirty
years proved to be the most valuable
tonic and invigorator Of the female
organism. Women residing in almost
every city and town in the United
States bear willing testimony to the
wonderful virtue of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to Writo
her for advice. Her advice is free,
confidential. and always helpful.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-02
REMARKABLE NEWS OF
LAST TWELVE MONTHS


decided against him, but he was order
ed to pay damages to the part of the
second part for having had two teeth
extracted without their permission.
Another couple of items of not dis
similar sort were these Judge Lea
of El Paso showed his regard for st.
Patrick by releasing all Irishmen
brought before him on March II under
bail of a shamrock each: and an East
Liverpool, o., Judge found George
Browns theft of some ostrich plurnes.
valued ordinarily at $50, only petit
larceny, as it was bargain day when
he helped, himself-the plumes had
been marked down to $23 (And, pos
sibly the figure suggested the at
temptD at
w. Spencer Smith of New York.
dining at the st. Charles at Atlantic
City, made yet better bargain on
Jan. rs, for in a single oyster he bit
upon no less than nine pearls. which
later proved worth several hundred
dollars. A fortnight later Andrew Car
negie announced, "Pve made UP my
mind not to make any more money. il
g can netD II. IL > d DldlLcI Va pSlAAN
of-view as to which happening was the
odder.
Somewhat like the Swede and his
skeleton was a Chicago man who Of
fered his corpse (when there should
be one!) to the highest bidder, and q
poet chap in Omaha who advertised
himself for a year under any reason
able terms. But Cornelius Pace of Bev'
| erly, N. H., went all these few better
He was selling a shoemaking business
! to one Antonio Flourers, and his wife
: deciding that she preferred Flourers t
Pace, she was thrown i'm for full
/ measure; shop, wife and all changing
! owners for $50.
| This naturally brings the ladies int
the question. and 1910 made severa
! entries concerning them. In the frs
place, there was Mrs Elena d. Smith
who for FIVE years posed successfully
as a man, all TO win $4,000 bet from
a Boston physician. Then there wal
| Mrs. Amy d. Winship of Racine, Wis,
who, in spite of her 80 years, entered
| the Chic state university at Columbus
electing philosophy, psychology anC
| literature as studies best suited t.
supplement the time she had just beer
| spending at a summer school near he
home.
1t was well out Of the usual too, t.
read in March that a bank had jus
been opened in London, England, no
only run entirely by women, but no
accepting deposits from or transactin
any business with mere men.
| In October South Bend, Ind, wit
messed the marriage Of Grace Gilber
and Giles f. Calvin, the out-of-the
ordinary detail here being that tn
bride had a beard 10 inches long, Will
the groom could boast of no more tha
very slim mustache.
But Dalhart, Tex, beat all Of thes
with a new version of the widow
cruise parable. Mrs. Josie Pettis live
near there, her little farm barely sup
porting her. Late in January, durin
an unreasonable and severe thunder
storm, bolt of lightning ripped UP he
hillside pasture and uncovered a sprin
of crude oil that has ever since bee
running couple Of hundred barrel
day.
Yet another of the fair sex to figur
in the twelve months news was Mill
Olga Preobrajenskala, who has bee
appearing at the London hippodromt
supported by twenty dancers" TIL
number was not much to be wondere
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-02

be so kind as to ask the meteorological
bureau to have the goodness to remove
this dangerous comet from this vicin-
ity.'
Lawrence, Mass, set record in July
when Mayor White went to Jail for
three years, convicted of conspiracy
to bride, and there continued to fulfill
the mayoralty duties, even to appoint
ing an excise commission within an
hour of being locked up. In Septem-
Der a record of another sort was an
nounced from Bowling Green, KY,
when the hair of 7year-old Walter
Covington turned pure white without
rhyme or reason, and Richmond, Ind,
has produced, in Mrs. Everett Parker
grandmother at rs. Herself married
at 10, her 15-year-old daughter, now
Mrs. Charles Lane of Indianapolis, be-
came a mother in March Mrs. Park
er's mother and grandmother are both
| living, so that five generations now
figure in the family's present day his
| tory.
| l.. NJ Raynor of Riverhead IT, t.
away back in 1908 lost a watch and
chain in the woods near his cottage,
nor did his several researches bring
them to light. Last June, passing
the grove, he suddenly saw the watch
dangling from a stout twig at about
the level of his eyes. He believes he
must have bent the branch down when
passing there eighteen months ago,
and that it picked his pocket for him
j A Detroit woman, with new hat in
mind, drew $40 from a bank, and gust
of wind blew it from her and sent II
4 flying across the street. "A small boy
4 driving a goat CHANGED by, and Nancy
i calmly and expeditiously ate the $40
I The lady charged the small boy with
theft Al policeman was called in, and
the youth proved his innocence by kill
ing the goat Then the treasury de-
partrnent issued the lady new bill
No one has as yet issued the boy new
goat.
In October there were married In the
national capital couple who separat.
Il ed within an hour of their nuptials
never intending to meet again. Miss
II Eugene Sauer, of Vienna, found her
self heiress to a dead uncle's fortune
but 1t was stipulated in the viii tina
) she should become al wife within forty
eight hours of the announcement o
her legacy In order actually to Obtain
1 possession of it. She advertised for ;
highly temporary husband, OFFERING
5000 for his brief services at the altar
Seventy eight offered to accommodate
likely fellow was chosen; the servic
twas read; chilly good-bys were ex
changed (and two new 500 bills) an
} the bride started for the steamer whicl
! was to take her to America.
n If there Is here obvious material TO
al new novel Under the well-worn It'll
of Main, Wife, or Widow" surely
t too 1t must appear that there is niue
0 raw material for romance as well a
] humor through all the little events
|, of an average year.