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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-18

The subjeckt of our edditoriel
this wk is Trust, Faith and Friend
ship, and the jist of our words, so
to speak, is that you hadn't ought
to trust nobody or have faith in
nobody or have a friendship with
nobody unless he is a man who
you have knowed intimately for a
good many yrs. and a man who
you could be sure of getting some
thing out of in case he skinned you.
AS our readers may have
guessed, our edditoriel is inspired
by the sad experience which Dea-
con Butterworth suffered at the
Co. fair at the hands of some fend
in human shape who the Deacon
thought was a friend but who
wasn't.
The news Of what happened to
Deacon Butterworth has been well
dissemernated through this hamlet,
SO to speak, being as how Mrs.
Butterworth told Mrs. Gabe Hen
bricks, and Mrs. Gabe spent all one
day telling of it from house to
house Mrs. Gabe IS certainly a
great hand to spread informashion.
Those who Mrs. Gabe missed can
learn by reading as fo1lers:
Deacon ButterwOrth went to Il c
Co. Fair prepared to have a elegant
time, and carrying in his pockets a
enormous sum, $1O37. He did not
intend to spend this large sum, but
carried it because having it made
him feel as if he could have a rip
roarer of a time any time he want
ed to.
While he was walking around.
young teller come up to him and
aid. Amt this Deacon Butterworth
of Bingville? Deacon said Yes, so
the young Teller led him apart from
the tIrong, SO to speak, and con
versed with him. The young Teller
said he used to be a gambler but
had reformed He said he had
pardner who was a offal bad man,
the pardner at that very ninnit be
ing about to rob a very well-known
livery-stable keeper of the Co.
seat.
The young Teller explained that
he hated the pardne. and that he
wanted to ruin him, but that he
diden't have quite enough money
to ruin him, so he said he was will
ing to take what money he had and
give it to Deacon Butterworth, and
let Deacon Butterworth ruin the
man by adding 10 dolls. to the
young fe1ler's money. Thus the
Deacon would earn 10 dolls for
nothing outen the wicked gambler.
The young Teller went on 20 ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-18
Country Correspondence
FLINCHVILLE

Miss Lucinda Lul1ens of here has got
a exstremely large red boil on the side
of her nose nearest to her right eye, so
large that she cannot look out of the
right eye without this boil interfering
with her view of the scenery. Lucindy S
nose has always been parshial to boils-
The weather here is reguler weather
for October. Occasionally FlinchVille
is troubled a good cal with July or Al
gust weather in October, with occasion
ally a littel November weather throwed
in; but this mo. it has been all October
weather, for which we are grateful.
Mrs Rose Snyder, the bell of Finch
vile, has decorated her old green skirt
with a couple of large brown tassels
and brown sash, and you might think
that her green skirt was new if you only
looked at the tossels, which help the
skirt good cal in our opinion.
Jeremy Hooker narrowly escaped a
horrible axsident tother day when walk
ing down the hill in front OF his house
he tripped on something in the road and
fell onto his face in the road with great
violence and his eve missed a piece o.
broken glass by the narrow margin of
FIVE or six inches. Had he of hit The
glass, he would of lost his eye sure, hut
he did not Jeremy is a turrible lucky
man.
Mrs Ransom Taylor while baking last
Fri. had two sponge cakes to fall on her.
Hard luck, Mrs. Taylor.
Jake Romans has contracted to do
chores for Mitch Daggett for s. a wK
and a lot of Mitchs old clothes.
Eben Williams had his black COW Jen-
ME go dry on him the day that his Jer-
sey Nettie come in fresh. If this amt
luck, what is it? LIBERTY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-18
rsonals
things yet

Lovely ran weather last wk.
Several from here attended the F;.l
last wk.
The beauty of the ortumn foliage, the
lovely reds and browns OF nachure's fall
cloak, coming to bless our village, also
giving promise of a bcuntaous year gone
by, and reminding us Christmas is com
ing.
J. Melvin Kinter of here, who held
a lucretive pOsishion as Jerk in one 81
the most palaslial drug stores at the Co.
seat, has resigned from that posishion
and accepted another one driving a
grosery wagon at big increase of sal
cry. Mr. Kinter's most recent posishion
offers many more chances to rise than
did his other job, and we congratulate
him.
Granny Slocomb overheard a pile of
boards fall down tother day and mistoo<
the noise for thunder Being as how
she hates thunder worse than poison,
she elm under the mattress of her bed
and remained there hrs. waiting for it
take, she was real angry at being afraid
of noise instead of a thunder storm.
Jed Peters, Our intelligent school
teacher. counted seven shooting stars
tother ev'g. How is this for shooting
stars?
Ham Wilson, while taking the lid
often his kitchen stove, had his celluloid
collar to explode on him, singing a red
mark around his neck, and burning off
the ragged hair at the back OF his neck.
which was commencing to look real IN
tidy.
Mrs. AMI Perkins. who cared for
Bud Hinckley, who amt quite right in
his head. while Buds mother was VISIT
ing her half-sister at the Co. seat, was
very much annoyd to find out that Bud
had went over to the crick and caught
about 10 minnies and put the minnies
in his coat pocket and kept EN- there for
FIVE days The house was permeeated
with strange and unpleasant odor for
days before Mrs. Perkins located it,
and even then Bud dident want to give
the ninnies up. Bud is getting turrible
strange.
Seth Dewberry says he hopes someone
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-18

Hen Weathersby, prop. of our gen'l
store, has been pestered almost to death
recently by people coming in and want
ing to buy things just when Hen wanted
to go somewhere Tother morning he
wanted TO go cunning and Mrs Martha
Tucker come in and spent almost Is
minutes buying a new kettle, so that
Hen was 10 minutes late getting started.
Hen says it was all he could do to keep
civil tongue in his head.
The last meeting of the Ladies Auck-
silliery was held at the home of Mrs.
Deacon Andrews. Twelve members was
present, and those who were not present
were pretty flarshly discussed, we under
stand Delishious refreshments of pie
and tea was served and a delight IL
time was had by all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-18
PEA RIDGE P. o.

Elphonso Cummings predicts heavy
rains, his feet having swelled up on
him something turriblc.
This place has been considerably
smelt up on acct of Anthony KeppIer
shooting two sIunks that was proving
around his swill bucket tother ev'g.
Ronsy Adams has been sick for two
wks. not knowing what was the matter.
She has lost flesh turrible and is only a
shadder of her former jovial self She
now weighs 3O7.
Mrs Alviry Johnson made 5 gals. to-
mato ketchup on Mon. to last the winter
Mr.. Johnson has got the l1etchup habit
the same as some folks has the ticker
habit He gulps down two or three
spoonfulls raw at every meal including
breakfast
News are turrible few this wk but we
will have more next time if we have to
write about ourself. JUPITER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-18

lost the heel often my shoe, where
do not know, but lost it. and I can't
heel in place of the heel. have tried
wood, but it don't work. Without this
heel my boots is almost useless. Il
makes me walk gimp, and is turrible
unhandy in more ways than one.
cannot prop my feet up on Hen Wea-
thersby's railing the way I useter, for
one thing, and l spend a good deal of
time sitting on Hens PLACER in order
to transackt my business. I wish all
the people would hunt for my heel. and
get 1t back as quick as they can If they
ind II. l will be more grateful than
anybody would think if this is done.
BlngvIlle. HOD PETERS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-18

plain that the way it would. be done
was this. The gambler was pre-
pairing to rob the well-known livery
stable keeper from the Co. seat by
means of little pea and three wal
nut shells. The livery-stable keep
er was to bet several bets and win,
and was then going to make a big
bet, and at that the gambler would
cheat and win everything. Now
the way the Young Teller and the
Deacon would skin the gambler
was to be around when the gambler
was making signs to the fellers that
was getting the livery-stable keeper
to bet his money. The young Teller
would see the sign that meant that
the livery stable keeper was to WIN
once, because the young Teller used
to be the gamblers pardner and
knew the signs. When the young
teller see the sign, he would punch
! the Deacon in the back, and the
Deacon would bet his own 10 dolls
and the young feller's 10 dolls and
would win, and each of them would
win 10 dolls. and the gambler would
be ruined.
The Deacon see that this was a
good opportunity to steal money
from a gambler who deserved to
have it stole, and thought that 1t
was all right because the young
teller was giving him 10 dolls. of
his own money.
So they both of them went to
where the gambler was rolling the
littel pea around under the Shells
and when the young Teller poked
the Deacon, the Deacon bet all 20
dolls. that the pea was under the
shell that the young teller wills
pered it was under, and then the
gambler lifted up the shell and it
want there, so the Deacon lost his
10 dolls, and so did the young fell
Ter.
The Deacon was filled with dis
gust and lotleing and went to the
sheriff and told him about it and
the Sheriff said he couldn't do
nothing because the Deacon was
planning to cheat almost as much
as the gambler, so he said the best
thing the Deacon could do was to
shut up.
This shows us that nobody is to
be trusted except our dearest
friends. None Of our friends would
be SO downright mean as to take
our money as did the gambler.
They would take it in such a way
that we would not notice it, which
is not so hunilliating. Subscribe
for the Bugle..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-18

he realized what he was doing and
then he rushed upstairs yelering and
beIlering and foaming at the mouth
something offal, which showed that
he must be foaning inside worse than
that. 1t was 3 or hrs. before Bill
got his stomach quoted down suf-
hshient to go to bed. Bill says that
hereafter when he leaves the Co. seat
he will see to it that he hasn't got
room. for more Ticker, so there won't
be any danger of this happening again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-18
Drunk Wrong Stuff

Bill Hepburn, our artistick blacksmith,
got cured of drinking out of bottles
that he amt bought himself tother
evg. lie came home from the Co.
seat in state of parshial but pleas
ant intoxicashion. and went into the
pantry to get hisself something to eat
to stay his stomach, and on a shelf
he see a whisky bottle about half full.
so he reached UP and grabbed it and
pulled the cork out and took a good
long swig at what was in it. The stuff
looked like whisky but what it really
was was some clear brown li<wid soap
that Mrs. Hepburn uses for her fancy
washing. Bill took swallows before
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-18
Notice

This is to give notis that 7 have give
my son Hcrm Gill1ey his time and I
shall not pay amy bills of his con-
tracking or collect his wages after this
date. His wages wouldn't do me no
GOOD annyhow, being as they is no
boldly in Bingville who would paw him
more than. dolls. per mo-. he is SO
all tlered lazy ORRIN GILKEY.
Bingville. Oct. 10. 1911.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-18

will commit a crime pretty quick, as he
amt had nothing to do for a good many
months Seth says he would like a good
robbery, and for preference he would
like to see the P. o. robbed. Still, Seth
amt partickuier who gets robbed.
We are glad to state for Miss Sam
anthy Deevers that she is still on the
sick list, and felt turrible last wk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-18
Do You Relish Your VittIsS a?
Do Your Feet Ache You?

DO You cit palms In your shoulders ,rbc, v,,
nave worked All day hauling lumber or nifrbfns
nay or oarraling apples. II such Is the co.,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-18

Do you have that sort OF tired feel
ing when you cit up IN the morning
at 30. when sr nachure should be
bright and gay3
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-02
MARRIED ACCORDING
TO THEIR TRIBAL RITES
BY Associated Press.

KANSAS CITY. July Following A
ten days fast at their home near Paw
huska. Okla. where they were married
according to the tribal rites OF the In
diaus. Louise Bacon Rind, IL years old,
and Charley Lookout, is years old. came
here Yesterday 10 fulfill the legal re-
quirements OF the marriage before jus
tice Eighteen ponies was the price paid
by Lookout for his bride.
Both the bride and bridegroom are chill
dren of former chiefs of the Usage In
dians and Charley's father. Fred Look
out. is a Carlisle graduate The family
OF each is said TO be worth about $40 .00O
and eighteen ponies is the highest price
ever paid among the Usage Indians for a
bride.
After the tribal ceremonies had been
finished, with tho exception OF the Gus
tom OF the bride and bridegroom eating
at the same table, the couple, accom-
panied by the members Of their families.
came here 10 secure the marriage license.
The laws OF Oklahoma do not permit a
girl under Is years old to marry. but the
laws Of Missouri permit such marriages
with the consent OF the parents. The
families travelled In their brightest re
gala. The bride was attired in n bright
red dress and moccasins. AS soon as the
ceremony was finished the two chiefs,
without a word, turned and led their fam =
lilies back TO the union station, where they
took train for their home.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-02
GEORGE AVID MARY
TO VISIT IRELAND
Nobility Mastering for the 0c-
casiOn; Some of Those Who
Will Entertain.
BY LADY MARY MAINTAINING.

By Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
LONDON. July 1.-The king and queen
returned TO Windsor today. thus closing
the coronation programme. Their maJes-
ties and the court VIII begin busy week
OF it next week, preparing for the trip TO
ireland.
They will leave for Ireland Friday next
and will not return TO London again until
July 81. In the meantime visiting wales
for the tnvesture OF the Prince OF Wales
ana then making a visit 10 Scotland.
The muster OF the Irish nobility-a
large number Of whom cannot be said 10
be very convincingly Irish-%ill be con-
siderable In Dublin during the royal visit.
Lord 1veagh has large party Of guest S
for the occasion. his mansion In st Ste-
miles distant the outskirts OF the
Phoenix park. being always available for
occupation.
Lord Iveagh has entertained royalty at
both his residences. and the Duke and
Duchess of Connaught occupied Farm
leigh FOR n season before the duke, on his
service in ireland. took ND his residence
at the ROYAL hospital. Kilmainham.
Lord and Lady Ardlllaun VII! be at 81.
AIMS. Clontar. quite close 10 Dublin
where royalty also has been entertained.
and will have visitors.
Among those going to Dublin for the
week viii be Lords and Ladies London
derry. Leltrim. Longford. Dunsany. Clan
william Donoghmore. DaTtry. fmsall
Pembroke. Fitzwilllam and many others
sufficient To make a lordly court al
Dublin castle. whittier the 'pceraGe has OF
late wears very little repaired.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-02
CRUSADE AGAINST
VIOLATORS OF LAW
President Taft Said to Be Determined
to Invoke Criminal Sections of
the Sherman Act.
BY Leased Wire 10 The Tribune

WASHINGTON. July 1.-The indict-
ment OF the officials of the wire trust
is simply the beginning OF crusade on
the part on the government law oftlcers
which Will result in the criminal prose
cution not only Of the officials OF the
steel trust and It's subdivisions who have
violated the law, but OF all other trust
Officials against whom sufficient evidence
10 warrant criminal proceedings can be
secured.
This is the belief in those circles in
Washington which are best qualtled 10
know the views OF the administration.
II is sad on high authority that Pres
ident Taft before his departure went
over the whole situation with Attorney
General Wickersham and the two agreed
that tine only way TO enforce Adequately
the Sherman law was 10 enforce Nigor-
ously it's criminal provisions.
The report Of the bureau or corpora :
tons OF the steel trust made public is
being studied thoroughly by the law Off
GERS and the developments before the
Stanley commission are being watched
with keen Interest.
The attorney generals office IS natural
" rcticent as to it's plans and will give
no Idea as 20 where lightning is likely
TO strike next.
II lis the best impression. however, that
the steel trade Is still receiving attention.
II is the purpose TO push the wire in.
dictments with all possible Yigor and
there Will he no favor displayed In the
prosecution.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-02
WARRANTS ISSUED
FOR TWO SUSPECTS
kaplan and Schmidt, Alleged
Dynamiters, Believed to Be
Hiding in London.
BY Associated Press.


LONDON, July AT the request
of the American state department the
magistrates of Bow street court today
issued provisional warrants for the ar.
rest of David II. Kaplan and Milton a.
Schmidt. The warrants were placed
Immediately in the hands Of the Scot
land Yard officials.
The Scotland Yard men insist that
there is no evidence that the parties
wanted in connection with the dyna-
miting Of the Los Angeles Times build,
ing are here beyond the belief Of the
California authorities that they came
this way
The British police received the usual
printed circular giving descriptions OF
the men and saying that they were
supposed to be in England.
Following the issuance Of the war.
rants detectives in all parts of the
United Kingdom were instructed to
keep a sharp lookout for the fugitives
Superintendent Froest of Scotland
Yard stated that the department had
no mixing as to the locality in which
the suspects were supposed to be.
Detective William J. Burns came 10
England several weeks ago and was
supposed to be here in connection with
the presence Of large numbers Of ques-
tionable characters taking advantage
of the coronation crowds. He did not
communicate with the American en-
bassy, and. according to Scotland Yard
did not ask local assistance in connec.
tion with the dynamite case. The issu-
ance Of the warrants TODAY followed
negotiations carried on by cable within
the last day or two. As the British
government officials cannot deal direct.
ly with the individual states of the
United States tho British authorities
made inquiry of the American state de.
partment as to whether the men were
wanted by the federal government.
The reply was received this morning,
stating that the men were wanted and
the warrants We're applied for.
David II. Kaplan and Milton A
Schmidt were the two men whose names
figure prominently in connection with
the dynamite affair at the time Of the
arrest Of the Mcnamara brothers and
Ortie f. McManigal. They are two of
the three originally indicted by the
grand jury at Los Angeles and for
whom a reward of S25.000 was offered
by District Attorney Fredericks of Los
Angeles.
According to the charges in the in.
dictneDts, Kaplan and Schmidt figure
IN the purchase of dynamite at Giant,
Cal, which was said TO have been used
later in the explosion. The third man
indicted was j. B. Bryce, who is
claimed to be James B. Mcnamara, one
of the two brothers under arrest.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-02
PRESIDENT THAYER
SAILS FOR EUROPE
Mining Magnate Finds Decided
Change for the Better in
Copper Market.
By Leased Wire TO The Tribune.

NEW YORK. July 1.-B o. Thayer.
president OF the Anaconda Copper COM
pany. sailed for Europe today on the
Caronia. He viii be away for two months.
Regarding the copper situation and busl-
ness in general, Mr.. Thayer said.
There has been a decided change in
the copper market during the last month
and very heavy sales have been made,
The most satisfactory feature tn my
mind is that purchases by consumers
were made on a rising market.
AS To the future Of the copper mar
ket I think this Will be governed by
general business conditions. The funda-
mental conditions throughout the coun-
try are good and satisfactory harvests
are expected In the west. But at pres
ent there seems TO he slight lull In
business conditions. I think this is due
10 threatened investGa ions.
1T is my opinion the general inactive
state of business over the last three years
has been due entlrel TO lack OF conf
dencc on the part of the people, AS soon
as this confidence Is restored general
business conditions, and copper along
with the rest. should show a decided
change for the better.
Il do not think that the threatened in
vestjgations BY the government are con-
ducive 10 a restoration OF confidence"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-02
BALLOON USED BY
THIEF TO ESCAPE
Town Marshal at Sayre, Okla, Watches
His Quarry Sail Away
to Freedom.
BY Associated Press.

SAYRE, Okla, July Ia pick
pocket, closely pursued by the town
marshal. leaped into the basket of a
balloon near here today Just as the
air craft was leaving the ground and
sailed away TO safety.
The balloon had been filled with gas
and the aeronaut. George Harvey, was
in the basket ready TO start when the
marshal discovered the pickpocket TAX
ing purse from citizen whose at
tention centered on the balloon. The
marshal attempted 10 catch the thief
and the pursued man ran and leaped
into the basket as IL cleared the earth
He refused 10 heed the marshal's warn
ing cry of "stop thief =
At the height of several hundred
feet, the thief drew revolver and
warned Harvey not 10 release the rip
cord on his balloon until he was or
dered TO do So After they had trav-
eIed fifty miles the unwelcome passen-
ger gave the word and the balloon was
lowered Ten feet from the ground
the thief leaped from the basket and
ran Relieved OF a part of its burden.
the balloon again shot upward When
Harvey finally landed. several hun
drcd wards from where the thief had
alighted. he had disappeared.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-02
KERMIT ROOSEVELT
is DISCONSOLATE
Announcement Of the Engagement of
Miss Margaret Rutherford to
ogden L. Mills of New York.
BY Leased Wire 10 The Tribune.


NEW YORK, July According to
dispatches from Paris the engagement
is announced of Miss Margaret Ruther
ford, one of the daughters of Mrs. W
x. Vanderbilt of this city, TO Ogden L.
Mills, also, of this aity. The marriage
is expected to take place in Paris in
the fall.
Miss Rutherford is one of the best
known members of the younger set in
New York society She made her social
debut al the Vanderbilt home last fall
the affair being one of the biggest
events of the season.
Within the last two years she has
been reported engaged TO Prince Francis
Joseph of Braganza, whose father re
nounced his claim to the Portuguese
throne, and to Kermit Roosevelt
Mr. Mills is son Of Mr. and Mrs
Ogden Mills and a grandson of the late
Darius o. Mills. He was graduated
from Harvard six years ago and belongs
to several prominent clubs. Eventually
he will be one of the richest men in this
country.