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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-25
\ Christlnas Story.

Today being Christmas recalls to q
North side man story of big sister $
kindness and how through thoughtless
playmates he first ceased to view life
through childhoods rose coiofe0
glasses.
The little boy had long wanted BIZ
cycle. as he called it, although the OBJ
ject of his desire was small three
wheeled ve1ocipede. He would see it in
the store and long for it-secretly-as
only a small boy cam
But his big sister. who taught school
and was a sort of a mother to the fam
lily. one evening before Christmas
passed by the store and saw her little
brother gazing at the wheel She IN
derstood. Between the boy and the
older girl was a closer unspoken com
munion and sympathy than IS usual
For even at his early age Of i've years
the lad shared with the older girl a
love of learning with curious olend-
ing of reverence OF childhood legends
and questioning Of natural laws This
made the boy cling to his faith In
Santa Claus and at the same time
wonder how such n parsonage could
exist.
These thoughts were in the child's
mind when the teacher passed, and as
he walked home with her he conhded
that he wanted Santa Claus to bring
him that bicycle. Then the sister de-
cided that Santa would do so, even II
she went without a hat which she nad
long contemplated buying
4 day or two before Christmas the
boy came to his sister with strange
burst Of joy and sorrow:
30 sis he exclaimed. George Smith
says he heard you ask Mr. Brown to
save that bicycle for me and that there
is no Santa Claus.
The young woman assured him that
Georgie Smith was a naughty story
teller and that there was a Santa
Claus But she reckoned without the
observing powers of his brother.
Early Christmas morning she found
a white clad figure seated on a veloci-
pede which had been placed before the
fireplace in their home. She was sur
prised at his early rising She did not
know he slipped from his room u little
before. and seeing the wheel, had care
fully examined the seat and noticed
certain pencil marks thereon.
After that the boys love for his sister
was strengthened. but his faith in
Santa Claus was sadly shaken
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-25

iCty appeared in Mazatlan and killed
bulls Just like a man matador.
The BUN fights are held on Christ
mas day just as the combats are held
on every other holiday. But after
Christmas from day to day enthusi-
assn is worked up for the great national
fiesta which is held about February
This ceIeoration lasts a week. 1t is
opened by the burning a figure which
is labeled bad humor' After that ev
cry one is supposed to take good hui
moredly all the jokes that are played
on the carnival week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-25
GRANTS A new TRIAL
Judge Withrow Finds Way TO Beat
the striking jury.

St. Louis. Dec 25.-Circuit Judge
Withrow has granted a new trial in
the McDermott Will case in which d
striking " jury, after tire days delib-
Grafton, returned a verdict contrary to
the instructions of the judge. In or
dering a new trial Judge Withrow de-
MED a motion to return judgment in
favor of defendant Notwithstanding
the jury's finding for the plaintiff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-25

Elnira. \. y. Dec 25-Frank Z. Fitz-
gibbons. dean of the operators on tho
Associated Press night New York state
wire. died this morning. aged a. On
November 10 he completed . years OF
continuous service with the Advertiser
He received his last go Sunday morning
and was found dead in bed a few hours
later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-25
TRAIN TRAVELS so MILES HOUR
Santa Fe Engineer Establishes New
Kansas Record.

Hutchinson, Kan, Dec. 25.-Oficial
verifcation has been made by Santa
Fe division officials of the record
breaking run made over the western
division from Dodge City to Newton
BY Engineer John TreadWay with
train No. 20 Thursday evening
The run of 1873 miles was made in
Isl minutes. counting all stops and
sIowups. The latter included a stop
of six minutes for water at st. John.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-25
PARDON FOR CHRISTMAS
Prison Guards Present Departing Con-
vict with a Watch.

Michigan City, .25--Guards Of the
Indiana state prison presented Edward
Aszman. a pardoned life man with
gold watch when they babe him good bye
and wished him a Merry Christmas
Aszman had served twenty years He
departed for Cincinnati to join his wild
owed daughter and her children "And
7 am going to see to it that they have
Merry Christmases." he told his prison
friends
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-25
WHITLOCK TO QUIT

Toledo, December 25.-Mayor Brand
Whitlock has announced that at the
expiration of his two-year term. which
begins January 1, 1912, he Will quit
politics forever He will devote his
time to literary work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-25

IoM. IA re. Tits NutfoM-DolLAR elL
IT'S JUST q GIFT FROM ne
AZ Ae4LSS teRF,a = noze4 vecHTS,
rvs NOT FoRe77T Is You, DEAR Joe.
YOUR FACE Is WR6NTt4eN ~ Sf1IL Is,
There's SUNSHINE IN YoUR. eVeRY
Look t4eRE, TAKE THE BRITISH Isles.
AVS NOW IL GIVE The BRookLEN
BRlDGe TO LtTVLG A0NAeeLlF:
t+eRG5 SINT6 THOUSAND DtAMoNN
RINGS FOR NoO, SONeeJ SIMPLE Nell.
we BoOGNT tbs STATE or ILLINOIS
FOR IrTTLG VOC f1AGGE-
ANp see UVttAr Brought PePclVeL
Tie CARlBBeAN SEA, y
5OsT -Tt+aN Tt+e keeTeR ENTERED
ANN POUNcED UPON Tt4G S If1F
AND IN His cHRt sTmA@ RANINc~
tfg PUV AN awful CRtfNP.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-25

The Get Rich Quick Wallingford
Co. viii play q return engagement at
the Grand, Wednesday, Dec. 81, on ac-
count that they had the date filled to
open the new opera house at Lawrence
on that date and as the theater will
not be in readiness and as Roy Craw-
ford happened to have this date
opened, Will return for the one night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-25
ADJUSTMENTS

Harry North & Co will hold the
tonight with the farce comedy Baby
Wanted" Mr.. North says those who
won't laugh at this play viii at least
smile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-25

Blanche Ring the effervescent sing
ing coincidence, comes to the Grand
opera house SATURDAY. Dec. 3Oth. matt
nee and night. in her new musical
comedy. The Wall Street Girl" and
the theater patrons arc promised a
genuine treat. Her new starring We
hicle has been accorded the highest
Miss Ring undoubtedly has one of the
big hits of the present season. Her
company is a large one. including a
stunning chorus of girls who can real
~ sing and dance, in fact the chorus
novelties are a feature.
The matinees at the Grand, Majestic
and Novelty theaters begin at 8
O'Clock on account of the holiday and
to give theatergoers chance to finish
their Christmas dinners.
The Prudential Bank.
Checking and saving accounts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-25

Whatever good drug stores
ought TO have-and many
things that other drug stores
don't keep-you'u find here.
Come TO us first and you'll get
what you want.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-11-15

work boxes, covering odd shaped jars
for vases and even for frieze for
your walls. A little good green or
brown dye can be used with it if de-
sired. Without dye it is of bronzy
color.
To make the plaster, tear news
papers into strips; put into tub of
water and allow them to remain over
night. Then put through the meat
chopper, making them into a fine
pulp. Wet this little more so it can
be made into any shape desired. Try
molding grapes and leaves, acorns,
cups and leaves, cherries, daisies,
cosmos, poinsettas, ivy vines or any
thing you fancy. After you have
practiced a while, add little melted
glue to the pulp. 1t will then stick
to any surface and dry hard. Cigar
boxes can be used for the boxes above
mentioned. Plain wood is used for
the picture frames, but must be only
heavy enough to hold the glass secure
ly. The pulp should be laid on thin,
just enough to cover the wood, then
put on the decorations, shaping with
the fingers, hard wood stick or dull,
pointed knife. This is a good SUBJ
stitute for carved wood and will not
be cheap looking unless it is made so
by careless handling.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-11-15
Hattie's Helpful Hints.

For the so-called frog in the throat,
wind several thickness of cloth, which
has been wrung out of cold water,
about it; over this put heavy, dry
cloth. This will often give relief.
To keep hams or cheese from mould
ing, use vinegar. After cutting ham
rub the outside slice with it. Wrap
cheese in cloth soaked with it.
To clean windows on the outside,
take wedge shaped piece of wood
and attach handle about two feet in
length, cover with cloth and wash and
wipe with it, first putting up lower
sash. For the upper part of the lower
sash use smaller piece of wood that
will slip between the sash.
For securing knives, use a large
cork. Dip it into the brick then rub
steel we'll. It's easier and cleaner to
use than a cloth.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-11-15
The Pumpkin.

Oh, golden pumpkin. big and round,
Thanksgiving's here once more!
In faky crust you will be found,
AS you have been before,
And when go to Grandma's. l
Shall feast, of course, on pumpkin-pie.
But it is not for pie alone
That you are used, l know,
For as a chariot you shone
A long, long time ago;
Poor Cinderella would have stayed
At home without the coach you
made.
And there was "Peter, Peter"
too,
Who had a restless wife,
He put her right inside of you,
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-11-15

And then had no more strife;
She must have liked it, strange to
tell,
"For there he kept her very WE'LL"
And, golden pumpkin, big and bright,
| quite forgot to say
How you, as Jack-o' lantern, light
The children on their way
On Hallowe 'en-what would we do
Without such useful things as you?
Grace McKinstry.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-11-15
Renewing Old Furniture.

We have been requested to give a
few ideas in regard to old furniture.
There are many valuable pieces stored
away in the attic of farm houses.
Pieces that many city dweller would
give good round sum for, even in
their delapidated condition. The
Colonial style is again being used and
before buying a cheap grade of new
it will be wise to see what can be done
with what one has. In the first place
one must expect to put in some good,
hard work to get the results desired
and after working out one piece a
person will not wonder why the
furniture man charges so much for
doing such work; for it must be gone
over at least ten times. The materials
required are cabinet makers steel
scraper; sand paper both medium
and fine; hard oil and shellac; a
painters brush about one and one-half
inches wide; some curled hair;
ground pumice stone. There is a
paint or varDish remover which is put
on with paint brush; this causes it
to blister and makes it easy to remove.
Wood alchohol is also good. One
should not get discouraged and say it
can It be done, for it can be If one is
willing to do the work. The steel
scraper should have the blunt part
that fits into the hand covered with a
the palm In using the scraper shove
it from you, never toward you, as
that is apt to tear the fiber of the
| wood. A steady, forward movement
will take off the varnish. Always 60
with the grain of the wood never
across. Experiment with the tool on
board until you can use it without
tearing bit of the grain. After the
varnish is off, sandpaper with the
medium coarse always with the grain.
Put on shellac with brush, wait twenty
minutes for it to harden then sand
paper with the fine. Shellac again,
then use fine sand paper again. The
hard oil should then be used putting
it on with the grain; let stand in a
hot room at least eight hours then
rub with bunch of curled hair with
a circular movement, paying no atten-
ton to the grain. Follow with the
hard oil as before (setting it in hot
room). Finally rub down with mix
ture of ground pumice stone and hard
oil. This ought to secure beautiful
polish through which the grain of the
wood shows. Old bureaus will prob
ably need new handles and let them
be plain but good. If the chairs hap
pen to be those with cane seat they
can be recaned il one is strong enough
to pull the canes tight so they won't
sag The material can be bought at
any good sized furniture establish
ment.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-11-15
. che bcft1e .
By Hattie Haines Churchill.

Questions will be cheerfully answer
ed by mail if postage is sent. Write
to the manager of this department. and
tell what you would like best to ap-
pear in these columns. We want the
housewives to look forward with pleas
ure to reading this part of The Ranch.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-11-15
A Medium for Home Decoration

Some of the prettiest effects may be
had by the use of paper plaster, but
like everything else requires care in
working it, or it will look inartistic.
1t can be used in making picture
frames, collar boxes, handkerchief or
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-11-15

and let stand until luke warm, then
beat and stir until smooth, white and
creamy. Flavor when you begin to
beat; if too thick to pour on cake add
a few drops of water at time until
it will spread nicely.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-11-15
che Ranch Cook Book

When fruit is scarce use carrot jam,
which is said to be excellent. Cook
only the red or outside part. To
every pint of pulp add the rind and
juice of lemon and pound of sugar.
Cook few minutes before putting
into cans.
MOCK ANGEL FOOD.
This has the advantage of being
economical and very satisfactory. 1t
will be just the thing for the Thanks
giving table, but it must be made
carefully.
Set one cup milk in dipper of
boiling water and heat to the boiling
point. Put into flour sitter just one
cup flour (no more), one cup sugar
three teaspoons baking powder, pinch
of salt; sift together four times.
Into this pour the boiling milk and
stir until perfect fully smooth, then
put in the we'll beaten whites of two
eggs; do not stir them just fold them
in by drawing the spoon through the
mixture toward you then showing it
from you with the back of the spoon;
do the same right and left until the
mixture is folded into the batter.
Then put into tins which should not
be creased. Do not flavor. Bake in
a moderate oven. Ice with xxx
sugar favored with orange or lemon
or the following:
EGGLESS FROSTING.
To one cup granulated sugar add
one-half cup water; let stand for a
while, then stir until dissolved. Put
on stove and let boil until it will form
a soft ball in water, but do not stir
while boiling. Remove from stove
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-07-12

'Doan's Ointment cured me Of &C.
zema that had annoyed me a Iona
time. The cure was permanent ',9
hon. 5. W. Matthews, Commission
er Labor Statistics, Augusta, Me.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-07-12

Honey Boy is guaraL teed to give
satisfaction. Ask your grocer ~
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-07-12
PICTURESQUE ALGERS.
Streets Built on Stairway Plan One
of It's Queer Features.

One of the oldest towns in the
world is Algiers, in North Africa. The
city which today bears the name Of
Algiers is the successor of the Roman
town of Icosium, which was destroy
ed by the Vandals in the fifth ccntu-
ry; and Icosium, in turn, was the
successor of a Numidian town, which
can be traced back to the remotest
antiquity.
AIgIerS is picturesque, and one Of
its most picturesque sights is the
street of the camels, which is in the
very heart of the oldest part of the
town. This street, like others built
on the same general plan, ascends by
flights of short steps to the heights
above, on which the great Kasba, or
fort, was constructed. In spite of the
steepness some of the streets, like
the Streets of the Camels, may be
assembled by camels. Others are only
accessible to human beings on foot
The fronts of the houses on these
narrow streets usually project to
meet one another, and the overhang-
ing balconies are supported by rough
timbers.- The doOrways are frequent
ly of beautiful Saracenic design and
often lead to inner courts, which are
beautiful with brilliant flowers and
tropical plants.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-07-12
IN TALK TO FARMERS MIR. BAR
RETT GIVES TIMELY ADVICE.
The Obligation to Help the Man Who
Is Down and and Out Is One
of the Most Sacred.

President G. S. Barrett of the Far
mers' Union in a letter to the officers
and members says one of the best
investments for a farmer is helping
the man who's down, whether he's
a member of the Union or not.
He says: If more men had help
ed each other over rough places since
the world began civilization and
christianity would be much farther
advanced than it is today.
The obligation to help the man
who is down and out is one of the
most sacred, and it isn't confined to
your fellow member of the Farmers
Union. In the first place you don't
know when you may be in the same
Tx yourself and in need of assistance.
In the second, by helping to put a
man on his feet you are saving your
self the expense of having to feed
him or his family. So the PROPOSE
ton cuts from the business as we'll as
the philanthropic end.
I'm this country of quick changes
the man who you give a lift to today
may tomorrow be in a position to
help you or the organization. So it's
good policy as we'll as a plain matter
of duty.
Il don't think I ever saw a man
so far gone in meanness that | would
not try my best to give him even a
little ray of lift. The man or the wo-
man who is cast out by society with
the cry of "Unclean, unclean!" is the
man and the woman who most need
help.
you are not going to soil your
hands by picking people out of the
mire. You're much more likely to
soil your soul and lose some good op-
portunities in life by failing to do it..
"One Of tn most beautiful features
about some of the secret orders is
that they never desert a member, no
matter how far he has strayed from
the pathway That ought to be the
motto of every member of the Far
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-07-12
KILLING OF MANRY REMAINS MYSTERY

ed, but failed to find any. He always
carried at least S. in stamps in COM
pliance with the postal regulations,
and the stamps or the money for
them should have been in the box.
Investigation of his person also fail
ed to find any money or stamps. The
dogs soon arrived, but after the
crowd had been walking around so
much they failed to get track of any
one.
THE cOroner's jury made a full
investigation, and returned a verdict
in which it said, after stating that
Many was killed by a pistol ball,
that the circumstances are so cloud
ed in mystery we can't say who fired
said pistol
The matter remains a mystery as
to how Mr.. Many came to his death,
some having one view of the matter,
and others having entirely different
views. The jury empaneled by the
coroner also were in doubt among
themselves, it seems from their YER
dict.
Mr.. Nanny was a very quiet and
peaCeable citizen, and we'll liked by
all who knew him, and if he had
an enemy in the world no one seems
to have known of it. He was one of
our best citizens"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-07-12
MILLION MORE ENDEAVERORS
Is the Record for Two Years. 381
New Societies Are Organized
i'm China.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. Eight
thousand delegates crowded into the
front auditorium of the Million Dol
lar Pier tonight at the opening ses-
sion of the International Christian
Endeavor. The feature was the an
nual address of President Francis E.
Clark.
The report of William Shaw, gen
eral secretary, showed an increase of
over million members since July,
1909, IL the United States. His
declaration that China had recruited
38l societies during the same period
created interest, as did his plea for
the spiritual welfare of the immi-
grant, the betterment of Sunday la
Dor conditions and the success of the
fight against immoral moving pict-
ures.
Starting a worldwide work on a
larger scale the board of trustees
this afternoon relieved President
Clark of the detail work of his office
to permit him to travel about the
world to effect closer interdenomi-
national endeavor. He will still re-
main in office and there will be no
diminution in his authority, but he
will promote the interest of the work
in writing and travelling to portions
OF the world where the organization
is weak.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-07-12
Escaped With His Life

IWenty-one years ago I faced an
awful DEATH" writes H. B. Martin
Port HARRISON, S. c. Doctors said
had consumption, and the dreadful
cough l had looked like it sure. II
tried everything l could hear Of for
my cough, and was under treatment
OF the best doctor in Georgetown. s,
-. Tor year, but could get no re-
LEI A friend advised me to try Dr.
Kings New Discovery. I did so and
was completely cured. I feel thai 7
owe my life to this great throat and
lung cure Is positively guaran-
teed for coughs, colds and ali bron
Sy directions. SO cents and 81.
drial bottle free at Dawson Drug
Co.'S. - us