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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-21
SNIP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

School days will be over for ten days
4 beginning tomorrow.
Numerous class rooms in the city
schocls are the scene of special Christ
mas entertainments.
Practically every church in the city has
made arrangements for Christmas enter
tainments for the children
AS was announced some time ago the
store at 80 Kansas avenue belonging to
the John Richie estate has been sold to
Mrs. Willis Norton. The purchase price,
it is announced, was S19,5o0. The Wells
building as the building is re-
modelled
The board of directors of the Kansas
State Fair association met this noon for
the purpose Of electing officers
1t is proposed to add road boosters
club to the many organizations affiliated
come of the boosters club that the To-
peka Real Estate Dealers association de-
cided to push g. month ago2
The A Zahner block which will be
built at 923-925 Kansas avenue at cost
of $4,000 or $4,000 will not be erected IN
til spring
The energy of the Methodists of the
CITY is now directed towards making
plans for the big revival meetings which
will be held in Topeka beginning about
January 2l
-onserver of power. saver of time and
maker of haste. the Independent rele-
phone.
The annual debate at Washburn college
to choose a man to represent the Topeka
schools at the state contest In Winfield
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OAKLAND NOTES.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Snyder are improv-
ing after being quite sick for the past
two weeks with an attack of the grip.
Miss Marguerite Mitchell is spending
this week with friends in Wichita and
Arkansas City
Miss Louise Miller and Miss Josie Wells
are spending this week with friends IN
Atchison
M. and Mrs. Frank Jones and son
Marvin are spending the holidays with
friends and relatives in Oklahoma City
Mrs L. L. Clark and Mrs. Robert
Thomas will return this week from Will
Jamestown after spending a few days
there. called by the Illness of their
mother
Mr. Henry Campbell of Red Rock. Neb..
is here spending two weeks visiting his
daughters and other relatives and friends.
Miss Mary Brown is improving and
viii soon be able to return to work after
being off several weeks suffering from
broken arm
Miss Grace Webb of WILLIAMSBURG Is
here spending the holidays with her sis
ter. Mrs. E. A Peters, of Michigan ave
nue..
Mrs. Harry Harris of Hutchinson is
here visiting her mother, Mrs Clara
johnson. on AFTER avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hardy Of Mankato
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ON FIRST BALLOT.
Gov. Wilson's Campaign Mana
ger Sure of Victory.
Says Democrats Everywhere Are
for His Candidate.

Washington. Dee CIV. f. Nc
Combs. manager of the woodrow Will
son campaign for the Democratic
nomination for president, was IN
Washington a few hours last night.
Mr. McCombs said that no one around
the Wilson headquarters in New YORK
could doubt that Wilson would be
nominated if the investigator had an
opportunity to see the reports that
come in from the different states.
! 7 am positive" Mr. McCombs said,
that Governor Wilson will have con-
siderable more than a majority OF the
delegates on the first ballft. l desire
that that be made prominent because
I have heard from several friends OF
DR. Wilson, that they did not believe
that he would have very positive
strength but that he would grow as
the voting proceeded, on the cry, We
want a candidate with whom we can
vim While I still insist that we will
have a majority on the first ballot that
cry of We want to win, is going to be
a powerful factor in the convention.
AT the Denver convention the South
Carolina delegates refused to the end
to go for Bryan because they said that
they wished to set a precedent for this
coming convention that a candidate
must be selected with whom the party
can win.
New England is conceded to DR..
Wilson. The chairman of the state
committee OF New hampshire JOl0 me
only a few days ago that 80 per cent
of the Democrats were for Wilson. He
may be too enthusiastic for If so per
cent are for our candidate we are sat
isfied. The Wilson sentiment in New
England is as strong as in any other
section of the country, not excepting
the Middle West.
1.-The two Carolinas we'll Mis-
sissippi, Texas and Arkansas are con-
ceded to US. 1 notice that an attempt
&c 10 dol,
CATION for Clark. Doctor Wilson has
the people solidly behind him there,
and 1 feel confident that that senti
ment will in the end prevail In fact,
almost everywhere in the middle west,
far west and north we know that the
people at large are for Doctor wilson
New York Not Hopeless.
How about New York ?" Mr. Nc
Combs was asked
u do not look upon New York state
as hopeless by any means. The ordi-
nary voter is all right and don't be-
lieve that combinations can be made
that disregard the choice of the people
in the end.
MIR. Wilson is to speak before the
National Democratic club of New York
and I am told he will al that time dis
cuss some of the feature of the tariff
Governor Wilson will not make gum
shoe campaign. He has said repeated
ly that he believes the people are en-
titled to know everything about him
and his candidacy upon every prob
lem He says he wants the fullest
publicity of all his ideas and utter
ances. Everything should be wide
open.
by the way. I was talking to Au-
gustus Thomas. the playwright. yes
terday or the day before. and he told
me that he is for Wilson. and that if
he is nominated he will take the
Otherwise he will remain in
New York writing plays.
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CUNINIINs MAY Run.
F'avorite son Plan Invoked in Attempt
TO Defeat Taft.

Washington. Dec 21.-There is said
to be considerable worry at the White
House among the presidents political
managers. because of the persistent
contentious that there are apt to be
several candidates named for the
nomination at the Chicago convention.
They will be ''favorite sons Mr.. Taft's
friends believe, so they say that if the
favorite son plan crystallizes it is
merely plan to nominate Roosevelt
an0 that it's being started for no other
purpose.
According to the presidents follow
ers. the opposition has only one hope,
and that is to prevent nomination
on the first ballot. If that is done,
even they admit there is apt to follow
d scramble and possibly stampede.
Within the last few days there has
been considerable talk that Senator Al
bert B. Cummins of Iowa is almost
sure to be a candidate-not to help
Roosevelt in the first instance. but to
render first aid to LaFollette if Cum
minis finds he can not land. and then
if both find themselves out of the run
ming to assist Roosevelt.
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have come to spend the holidays with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Gordon OF
Wabash avenue. and other relatives and
friends
Mrs. Charles Webb and daughter Lola
will spend Christmas in Ottawa with
relatives and friends
Miss Margaret Thompson is here spend
ing a few days visiting relatives ana
friends.
Miss Louise Snyder of Baker university
will come here to spend the holiday Vaca-
ton with relatives and friends. She will
be the guest OF Miss Blanche Miller on
Christmas day
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Jones and family
will spend Christmas with relatives in
Ottawa.
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while neither exhaustive absolutely seer-
rate-he mentions Augustus Thomas Ari-
fact, played in 1897 It is 50 far the best ref
erence book modern American dramatista
and contains valuable photography.
No Trouble to -" Slip
Some asks about slipping a rubber
plant have trouble in starting the
young shoots and at times the larger pieces.
rooted. The plant always starts up IN the
spring. NJ o. T.
Building and Loan Societies
To 9. NJ. Replying to your inquiry
garding building and loan associations I
many that IL well keep out Of. The
kind to avoid those with agents out solc-
shares of different values. OF premiums OF 30
per cent loan on value of property. etc The
business is perfectly simple and straight with
the right kind of an organization Nothing is
paid for getting members. No premium 10
charged for loans. and excessive amount
offered on mortgages. These concerns that
make glittering promises and pay high SAL
aries out OF the principal maintaining what
they term an expense fund and are Obliged
to take second mortgages. take big risks foR
the prospect of large PROFITS w a "
To Keep Out the Wet
"A l. F. asks for recipe for prepara-
ton for making leather impervious 10 wet
sending you a recipe my husband has used
for years We have also used it successfully
for the children's school shoes in bad weather.
grease; while boiling add tablespoonful
of pine tar (the kind used for medicinal pur-
poses and a lump OF bees wax about the size
of pecan. Boil and stir until thoroughly
mixed; cool. and rub well into the leather. Il
must be applied each time the shoes arc worn.
for while at least MRS W. V. IT,"
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of e--d boiled egg (yolk and white). and
mix it with red pepper. about as much as
will lie upon dime-and moisten the mix
ture with a few drops of olive oil Put oc-
casionally from two to six drops of water on
the mixture Also taks small bit of raw. fat
salt pork. rub it well into the red pepper and
hang in the cage Do this about twice
week. Give piece of sugar occasionally. and
be to keep the cage out of draft, and
your pet will doubtless reward you for your
trouble This treatment cured my singer and
quite made him 1 send this to make
another little bird happy again.
AS to your inquiry about rubber plant I
have raised any number of slips in this way.
but usually in the summer and out of doors
although florists say the fall of the year is
the proper time. I slip small branch from
up the stem about two inches. Where you
cut. insert a few grains of oats. or put earth
the bruise; put into the dirt and keep
quite wet and let the oats grow until rooted;
then plant in rich soil. S. B."
Booklet on Birds Ills.
I that a lady asks what to do for
sick bird. If you will allow me to suggest,
tell her to get from druggist Bird Mamma
and she will find all directions how to
1t. The Philadelphia Bird Food company
prints booklet any have by writing
it, which tells all little birds ills and
how to treat them 1 have found that bird
fanciers not be depended upon always.
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The Letter Box.
E.agle Chosen BY Patriots.

Eagle Chosen by Patriots
In reply to this query, lately published in
the Corner: Will you tell why call
the flag Old Glory" and why have the
emblem was. I should like say selected by
a committee composed of John Adams Thomas
Jefferson, and benjamin Franklin The article
telling of this relates a most interesting in
stance of how Franklin dislked the eagle and
wished the turkey national emblem
C. E."
= History of Free Masons
In respect to the History Masons
referred to by John H. r. it is unfortunately
valuable you think. There are too
many copies existence 1 had and could
York tried hard to interest the different
lodges of Masons in this city, but failed If
John H. R. will write 1 shall send him
the address of the collector who purchased my
copy. A. E. w.
Makes Rubbing Unnecessary
IF Mary W. F. will shave bar of
cold water then add tablespoonful of coal
OIL put the white clothes set the stove
and boil, is usually done after the clothes
have been rubbed in hot soap suds. she will
directed, rinse in the usual manner. 1 have
used this method of cleaning curtains. table
and bed linen-in fact all white clothes for
many years-and never found any odor from
the oil. The linens have been white and
clean. E. p. W.
Dieting Pet Canary.
" Please tell the owner of the pet canary to
put it upon diet of German rape seed. using
no other. sure Is clean and good. Buy
1t from first class bird store. You can get
a pint for cents Also, mash about third
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Notes and Personals.


Miss Carrie Daub, sister of Mrs. O.
H. Waldman, and Mr.. W. d. Coleman,
clerk at Station "A were married at
$3.50 o'clock last night at the Central
Avenue church. Rev. David H. Lyons,
pastor of the church officiated. The
couple will live on the North side. The
bride is we'll known and popular espe-
cially in the Christian church The
groom has been clerk at the North
Topeka postOfflce for several years and
is we'll liked
Miss Ada Ellis of Perry and Glen
kiStler, timer for the Jensen Manu-
featuring company. We're married a
week ago Sunday night but have kept
the wedding secret until the news
leaked out The minister who per-
formed the ceremony was asked to
keep it quiet and denied the report
when asked the next day. The couple
are living at 1909 North Quincy street
but expect to move soon to Cedar
Falls Iowa. where Mr.. Kistler will
be employed by the factory. The bride
is one of the popular girls of Perry.
Bert urtis, who has been visiting
his uncle, c. ". Curtis. of 216 West
Curtis street. has returned to his home
in Paris. Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. De Baker. who live
north of Topeka on the Central ave-
nue. road, left Otday to visit relatives
in Louisville, Ky.
Fred Joseph, travelling for a paper
bag house, arrived last night to spend
Christmas with his mother, Mrs. J. c.
Joseph.
Warren and Henry Woodbridge left
today for visit in Paris. Ill.
Mrs. Mary Black. who has been Wis
iting friends and relatives on the North
side. has returned to her home in
Carthage. No
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Anderson will
leave this week TO spend Christmas in
Osawatomie.
The Loyal Sons and Daughters of
the Central Avenue Christian church
will meet at the church tonight to make
candy bags for the Christmas treat.
Word mas been received that the bill
to be presented to congress for a new
North side postoffice building to cost
between $4,000 and $4,000 will be con-
sidered in the near future. Senator
Charles Curtis is pushing the bill
A special train carrying 300 students
their homes, passed through Topeka on
the Union Pacific Wednesday after
noon.
Hazel Fulton. stenographer at the
Union Pacific freight Office. has return
ed from a visit in Kansas City. She
is taking a two weeks vacation.
Samuel Mite Will leave Saturday for
Fairbury, Neb., where he will spend
several days visiting relatives.
Mrs. A =. Musson viii leave tomor-
row for Kansas City to visit relatives.
Miss Carrie Spengler. of 935 North
Topeka avenue, is visiting relatives in
Granville.
Toys and dolls, this sample line must
go before Christmas. l am closing out
a wholesale prices. Come in and look
Toy shop at Todd's Hat shop 917 North
Kansas avenue. Open evenings.
A. NJ. Petro. druggist.
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NOTE: All these birds will be
cooked Monday morning christmas
Day. You may get yours right hot
from the oven and can depend upon
it if you order it in advance
PLUM PUDDING=We have already
made plum pudding for your Christ
mas dinner. It's the gold old-fash-
Toned kind; cooked deliciously and
containing lots of fruit. It will be in
prime condition by Christmas day.
The best way is to buy one and save
IL yourself for the big dinner. They
are soc per pound.
FRUIT CAKE@We have made a
great many fruit cakes for Christmas.
They are now several days old and by
Christmas should be just about right.
There are two kinds of fruit cake. one
IS extremely rich with all the spice
raisins, currants and fruits we could
cram into them. The others are light
er and not so lavishly filled with fruit.
Both are extremely fine. The richer
ones sell at 4Oc per pound. the others
at zee per pound. Get one before they
are all gone.
SOME SUGGESTIONS IN EAT
AIsLEsS-You VIII find the incest angel
food layer cakes. marshmallow roll
cakes. macarOOns. lady fingers
cookies. waters, cream puffs pies
cream horns. chocolate E,'clairs. Char
lotte Russo. candies. figs, dates
grapes. etc. here. The prices are all
reasonable, too
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New Book Gives Data.

L. s. c. will find data the work of
Prof. Moody and Josephine Peabody Mrs. Lilo
mel Marks in a very recent book by Moses.
The American Dramatist.' Hovey, I think.
is not mentioned. He a success a
a dramatist- His best known play. A Lady
of Venice. prod uced in the early '90s,
with Katherine C1emmons (Mrs. Howard
Gould) in the title role, and not good
piece of work. The Moses book is doubtless
among the recent purchases of the public
library, may be ordered of any bookseller.
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Marion Harzar1ds Helping Hand.

By r dh Of y as in a as etG hmh on
p am hkng gennahrg is TO at H% this naAvn
EyuAn ftuwuh to in b0 household 70
~ hpa % sbyou
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NORTH SIDE NEWS
Unfinished Churches in Mexico
Are Not Taxed.
j. l.. Anderson Tells Peculiar
tiles of Mexican Laws.
FINDS A FORTUNE.
How Poor Shoemaker Got Rich
Quick.
Other Items Of Interest on the
North Side.
FINDS "A FORTUNE.

A regularity of Mexican taxation
told this morning by J. l.. Anderson
recently from Mazatlan. Mexico, now
making his home with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. James Anderson of 1105
North Madison street, will interest the
taxpayers league. According to Mr..
Anderson unfinished churches in Mex
leo are not taxed. The completed
churches are. And the majority OF
the churches are never completed. He
also tells of the government lotteries
which are held once month and
how a poor shoemaker drew $3.50, 600
in American money at one of the lot
teries after spending his last 500 for
lottery ticket
while this does not apply to other
buildings, a church in Mexico is ex-
empt from taxation until it is finish
ed" said Mr.. Anderson. THAT means
no more work is being done on the
edifice. However, few churches, no
matter how old, are in that stage OF
course the buildings are practically
completed. Nevertheless. alterations
are made from time to time 50 that
the structure may come within the
letter of the law as being unfinished.
For instance as soon as the church
is rooted and so that services may be
held therein, the workmen proceed
very slowly. And when the work is
nearly done, the steeple first put UP
will be torn down and workmen will
start to erect another. And so on.
Thus church property escapes taxa
ton. the great source of revenue of
the government
another means by which the gov
eminent raises money is the lottery
system. The lotteries are held every
month and the December lottery is
usually held on Christmas day. Each
state has its lottery and then there is
the national lottery The tickets are
divided into twenty parts. costing from
five cents to 500. according to the
size of the grand prize. And the
prizes range from a few dollars to
$250,OOO- This last prize was once
drawn by d poor shoemaker at Ma
zatlan- He spent his last penny for
ticket and drew the biggest prize at a
national lottery. He invested the
money in new large shoe shop
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n.ath u Hermit I::aIicT Laa1en.

On Friday evening, August =,
1911. about seven o'clock, Inc spirit
Of little Kermit Walter I.anden, tie
son Of Mr.. ard hles. Charles n.
I.andan, took its fight from this
place Of mortality to the home Of
Immortality, from the realm Of suf-
fering to that Of no pain and 10
death. About three years was the
duration OF his stay upon this earth,
but he was SO gentle and sweet that
in this brief time he won the hearts
not only Of relatives but of all who
came III touch with his gentle
little life. But he IS gone, forever
gone, from that calm and happy
home. The light has fed and the
sunshine has departed and a gloom
now marks the place where once his
little footsteps strobe: but the sweet
fragrance OF his influence abides and
MS cherry disposition aud sweet
smiles linger i'll our minds like the
memory Of delicious dream or the
slowly vanishing impression of an
angelic face or the receding echoe-
Of heavenly music.
He bore his suflerings very pa
| tientIy and waited gently for the
coming Of the death angel who came
lust as the sun was quietly lowering
| It's way in the far away west anc
bore his little soul hoIneWard ano
gave it up to God. Weep not, deal
parents, for your precious boy, fol
he is at rest, sweatly resting, in ths
arms Of Jesus. Be reccnciied to The
Lords will and lean on Him for com
fort, for His will must Be done, no.
ours.
His little body was taken to TIE
cemetery near Whitailers Saturday
afternoon and tenderly laid 70 res
10 await the resurrection morn. Hi:
| little grave was banked with beau II
ful white flowers.
he has left rs for fairer shore
And there will shine forever more.
It's then we hope TO meet him
and see again his smiling face;
ii heaven, On. may We greet him
Where al is love and JOY and peace
4 COUSIN.
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WHAT CONGRESS- DID.

Discussing the results accomplish
ed at the extraordinary session Ct
congress Representative Oscar VI.
Underwood, democratic leader CT
the house said:
The democrats Of the house have
kept their pledge to the people.
They took the appointment OF
the committees out Of the hands Of
the speaker.
They reduced the running ex-
penses Of the house % per cent,
thereby saving about $3.50, 900.
They passed a bill requiring pub
Lefty before and after elections.
They gave the country Cana
dian reciprocity agreement.
They passed resolution provid-
ing an amendment to the c3nstitu-
ton to elect senators i,y direct
vote Of the people.
They passed the Arizona and
New Mexico statehood resolution.
They evised the wool, cotton
and chemical schedules.
they passed q tree list bill.
they have done well under tie
circumSt ances."
Representative James 7. Mann,
republican leader, said:
This sessio,l Of congress VIII be
known as the session at which tariff
schedules were made to order.
The wool bill is the result of an
effort to make water and oil mix.
II is neither flesh, fish nor fowl.
The free list bill is freak.
I1e cotton, iron and steel and
chemical bill IS 4 monstrositv.
All were properly and prompt,
vetoed, showing the lncapacity OF
the democrats to make a sarif.''
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Cardui Worked Wonders.

McMinnville, Tenn. Mrs. Ocie
Jett, Of this place says: I don't be-
lieve | would be living today if it
hadn't been for Cardui. After treat
ing me for twanty-seven days. my
doctor advised an opefatinn, but i
would not consent. Instead I took
Cardui and now am doing my
Work-even the washing. Cardpi
worked wonders in my case. ! am
in better health than FOR five years. >
Cardui IS q streng theninG tonic for
women. L relieves pain, tones az
the nerves. builds strength. You
need Cardui. Try it.
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To Our Gin Customers.

We are glad to announce that
having completed extensive improve
ments in our ginnery, we are now
ready to begin ginning and to give
better and quicker service than ever
before.
Charges for ginning will be lee
per hundred pounds seed cotton.
Baggine and ties furnished at lowest
market price.
AS we buy in car load lots we can
probably furnish bagging and ties
cheaper than is. sold elsewhere, and
we earnestly request that you allow
us to furnish same to prevent con-
fusion.
Cotton buyers have been instruct
ed to advise all ginneries that they
may not buy bales with side-strips,
SO unless previously notified by Gus
toner bales will be packed without
sidestripS
Hoping that each one Of you will
harvest Q big crop,
Respectfully yours.
COTTON OH e GINNING Co.
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4. G. ShH.g?d Heads State FaPTnsYS
Association.

Raleigh. Aug. 31.-At the closing
session Of the state farmers CONVEX
ton, which has been holding forth
il Raleigh for three days. w. G..
Shuford, Of Hickory, was elected
president, and Prof. |. O. Schauh,
Of Raleigh, was chosen secretary.
Two vice presidents were also elect
ed, and a vice president was elected
from each county in the state. The
sessions have been unusually in
structive and the farmers seem well
pleased with the work done.