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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-07

got acquainted with Lottas family and brought her
back sort of kindergarten companion for her little
girl Seems that Lolita of thirteen or fourteen
or so of boys and girls and that her father
chestra leader high school teacher or something,
with princey salary of four five marks day that
needed considerable sretchn to provide wIcnerwurSt
for the push even once week.
The romance part of it all about Otto, the drug
gists son the next corner Him and Lottad got to
the point where they could sit out in the moonlight to-
gether for hours clinched but not sayln word, and
they was plannin to get married the young
got through learnin' to be a doctor.
He must have been one of these high geared young
Romeos; for all of sudden there was grand row over
Lolita dom something he'd told her she mustn't and
the next thing she knows he's disappeared,
Being too proud to ask any questions she just waits
for Otto to back. But he don't, and when Sades
friend shows up with this offer of free trip to New
York, not to mention the prospect OF three square
meals day, Lolita jumps at it.
But in time the little girl had absorbed all the German
Mama thought she needed at that stage of the game,
and there switch to French governess; SO Lolita
was pacn her trunk when Sadie steps in and persuades
her to try Twin with awhile to how little Suy
takes to her.
WE'LL say, there wa Mt any doubt about it from the
first She looked good to Suly right off. and they We
been thick thieves Must have been the
placid way she'd let him climb her and maui her.
And the admiration appeared to be mutual; for, while
she wa mt of the kind that's always huggn him up
and half smotherin him, she'd sit and gaze at him like
she thought he the most wonderful thing ever Gre
ated, line of logic nobody around house ever found
any fault with.
That's about as far Lolita went, though. Course,
I'll have to admit that in ways she useful
dressln and undressln the youngser, and keepn HIM
outdoors in all kinds of wcather-but when it come to
exercisin authority like ten him what he should have
for luncheon and what he shouldn't, Lolita want any
than if she'd been made of putty. The worst
of it was, too, that Sully, the little scamp, knew it.
"Lotta, FAY horsy. one of his common ORDERS at
which she'd get down all tours, let him climb her
back and take down her hair SO he could her yellow
brads for reins Now you know for girl of her size
that must have been some strenuous SPORT but Sadie
says five six times around the nursery the usual
program.
The plaything Sully likes best is a hammer he cap
by Sewen Ford. nrgh
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Maybe it was gallery play his part, and may it
want but amt gon' to forget right away the hurt,
injured look that into them big blue eyes of his,
and the tremble that little upper lip. expect it's
about the first time I'd ever had to use that tone to him,
and he didn't know what to make of it. want very
conf table while he gain at me that way, either,
and when sec big tear roln down his pink cheek it
didn't help my feens at all. His next move, though,
puts it all over me.
aSully no kiss Dadda night-night," he whimpers
"No?" says |, careless but choky.
"Bad Dadda" says he turnin over his pillow with
his back towards me.
And at that l looks up, to see Lolita starin' at
like she'd caught me kickin crutch from under
crip}PHe ,. 900 $780,, n.,;,,, 81, ~ cove 4c.n,, ,
manage my yOungscr IN my own way, eh! Huh!
Seven-t thirty and no dinner yet! Come Leave him
alone to think it over
Oh, don the stern parent act to the life, tell
you and enjoyin' it about much would tooth
ache!
DINNER want huge that night, with
- Lolita half snfflin at end OF the table, and me
stabbin things vicious the other Afterwards shuts
myself up the libry and tries to plan out some
fowerbeds; but all can think of is whether Suly like
a pony cart or something else.
Must have been ten o'clock when l first hears
this moanin sound from up stairs. 1t hadn't come
moren twice before dashes up two steps at time, and
finds Lolita istenin' at the nursery door.
dts Suly, amt it," says |.
"Yah, Suy," she whispers
"Wel why in thunder don't you go in and see what's
the matter?' says |.
With that she opens the door soft and tptoes in
until we can get a of the crib. The poor little chap
has kicked the clothes off and he's yin side
half doubled up, with his face all flushed and sort of
blotchy. Then he lets out another of them and
had any sound take the sand out of me like that
did.
"Great Scott" says l. hoarse and husky. "What do
you suppose ails him?"
Lotta she only shrugs her shoulders and looks Sc
rious.
"See how funny his face is spotted" says l. "It-t
can't be smallpox, can t?"
"Aehl' groans Lolita, THROWN up her hands and
droppn on her knees by the crib.
"Or scarlet fever eh?" says |, feelin the cold chis
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- EAYBE I've mentioned Lolita. If amt. it's
M time did, for she's been part of the McCabe
A'A housekeepin menagere for quite spell now.
Not that she's of the reg lar hired help She amt
exactly guest, either; but she fits in somewhere be-
tween Mother Whaley, who bosses Sadie and little
Suly, who bosses us all
forget just what part of Kaiser Wile's huntn pre-
she halls FROM but the pretzc is Los national
flower all right. One glance at them long yellow braids
and the china blue eyes, and the complexion like pink
CANDLE would tell you that. All of which makes her
or less ornamental; for while she's built gen
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erous, Sadie says she could
have a regular cloak model
figure if she'd only wear her
clothes right.
Style, though, amt Lot
ta's long suit. If she was
allowed, | guess she's like to
costume herself in a pair of
wooden shoes and a bright
red skirt and go clompin'
around the house like a stray
member of some musical
comedy chorus. As it is,
Sadie compromises on pink
and white striped gingham
things, which gives Lolita
sort of a strawb'ry icecream
look all over.
And concealed some
where about her | expect
she's got something she uses
to think thoughts with. In
all the time she's been with
us, though, I've never caught
her at it; for her face is
about as near a blank record
as you could get. Accordin'
to Sadie, that's all due to
Lotta's being disappointed
in love. 1t would be a
thrillin' yarn, l suppose, if |
could remember all the de-
tails; but things like that is
apt to get by me.
A NYWAY, a friend of
"a Sadie's who'd been
cDendin' the summer abroad
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his mad up. He bowls and kicks
and shrieks and wiggles, until we
stops for breath, all of us.
"Say, what in blazes do you want,
Sullivan McCabe?" says l. "Want
to sit up all night. do you?
"Sully want danna," says he.
"Danna, danna!"
@Ah, you've had your supper"
says |. "Too late for bananas now"
"Danna, danna!" he bowls.
"Will you go to bed quiet and
peaceable if you get it?' says l.
He says he will; SO Lolita brings
one up. the biggest she can find,
| expect, and we waits around while
he munches it down, all the time
eyin' me mischievous, like he knew
he'd slipped one over on me.
After that he's willin' to get into
his mighty; but he hadn't more'n
been slowed in his crib before he
digs up new wants. First it's his
stuffed doggy, that must be placed
just so on his pillow. Then it's
another drink of water. Next it's
his rocky horse that must be brought
up where he can pat him, and so
on. For a good half-hour he kept
both of us trottin', until l begun
to see through his game.
"Now look here, Sully," says 1,
you're pushin' good thing too far.
You quit this nonsense and 60 to
sleep, or III be hanged if l don't
apply that spank myself! Yes, 1
mean it. See that?' and | holds up
enc palm to give him a view.
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BY SEWELL FORD

"Pick him up says to her, "and lug him in. Now
get him ready for bed"
"No bed, no bcd' howls Sully
ale no let his clothes off taken," says Lolita,
1ookin' at him helpless and sympathizin'.
"Then put spank where it'll do the most good"
says |.
" Nicht, nichA" says she shakn her head vigorous.
"Wcl undrcss him, anyway says |. "I' hold his
hands Go on, now!'
And say, maybe we didn't have circus of it. For,
while he's a great kid when things runnn' smooth,
he has got temper of LIS own when he gets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
CHANGE CARNIVAL DATE
VIII Be on Friday Instead of Monday
Night.

The date of the Semicentennial car
nival has been postponed from Monday
until Friday night, September Is. This
viii be the eliminating feature of the
week and the committee in charge viii
make elaborate prepare tons for the
event.
club this noon that Osawatomie win
send contingent of five pretty girls
To Topeka. This makes the tenth city
TO come in line on the proposition
J. E Spalding viii leave tonight for
Arkansas City to start the campaign in
that place for the selection of five girls
20 come to Topeka c. T. Graham will
leave at the same time for Abilene also
on Semicentennial business
Post card invitations which have
been printed for distribution amons
persons who would be likely to be in
terested in coming TO Topeka for the
week of festivities may be had for tha
asking at the following places of bust
ness:
Warren n Crosby Co. Prudential
State bank. National hotel, Woolwor4 n
and 10 Cent store, Topeka State bank
state Savings bank, Bank of Topeka
Marshall Clothing CO... Central National
bank Topeka Edison Co, Consumers
Light, Heat and PowepaCo., Y NJ. C A
Y. w c. A. Mills Dry Goods Company,
Crosby Bros Co, Palace Clothing Co.
BerksOn Bros. Merchants National
bank, posteffiee. Throop hotel, Glen
wood hotel, German-Afnerican bank
Shawnee State bank. Citizens state
bank, Chesterfield hotel
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,rton. seeretary. AbiIene: So

C. A. Morton. secretary. Abilene; Sep
TENDER 1929.
Douglas County Fair and Agrieul-
turaI society-Elmer E. Brown. secFe-
Ia Lawrence; September $3.50.
Elk County Agricultural Fair asso-
ciation-J. ]. Marshall. secretary.
Grenola; September SIS.
Franklin County Agricultural So
ciety-J. R. Finley. secretary Ottawa:
September 1922
Gray County Agricultural society
Charles Bull, secretary. Cimarron;
Greenwood County Fair association
C H. Wciser secretary. Eureka;
August %. September L
Harper County Agricultural asso-
Cations. c. Lebaughs secretary, Har-
per: September 27-29-
Inter-County Fair association Oak
ley. Kan. c. A. Spencer. secretary;
August % September L
Leavenworth County Fair associa-
tion-C- A. Sparrow. secretary. Leav-
enworth: September Al.
Linn County Fair association-Iohn
o. Morse. secretary. Mound City.
Mcpherson County Agricultural
Fair standardization HaWkinson.
secretary. Mcpherson; September SIS
Mitchell County Agricultural asso-
ciation-W. S Gabel. secretary. Be-
lott; September ALSO
Montgomery County Fair associa-
tion-Elliott irwin, secretary. Coney-
vile: SepTem Der 1873
Nemaha County Fair assocfa toni
H Cohen. secretary. SENECA; September
SIS
Neosho County: Four-County District
Agricultural society-W- W. Stanfield.
secretary, Chanute; September $3.50
Ness County Agricultural associa ton
j A. Cason. secretary, Ness City:
Septem Der 27-e9.
Norton County Agricultural associa-
TOM. F. Clarity. secretary, Norton
August 2s-September 1.
Onago third annual Stock Show and
Carnfyal-C. Haughawout, secretary,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
CHICAGO AWAITS HIM.
Atwood Is Flying Northward at Sixty
Miles an Hour.

Chicago. Aug 14.=F'Iying at high
speed. Harry n Atwood. the Boston
aviator. is now headed for Chicago in
his flight from St Louis TO New York
and Boston He clipped two hours off
his scheduled time by leaving Spring
field at I O'Clock instead Of 3. If he
keeps UP his present speed he will ar
rive in Chicago before dark.
Thousands of people here attending
the aviation meet on the lake front are
prepared to give him an ovation.
The speed being made by Atwood
may result in his materially reducing
his schedule of ten days fixed as the
maximum time for the trip to New
York and Boston
Bloomington. H.. Aug 14.-Atwood
passed over Bloomington at 2:15 p. m.
flying so miles an hour. He made SO
mile trip from Springfield in one hour
Bloomington is 157 miles from st.
Louis and 125 miles from Chicago 1t
IS now expected he viii arrive in Chi
eago before o'clock.
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Onaga. September 10.
Usage County Fair association-Wm.
R. Bratton. secretary BurIingame; Sep
TENDER SIS
Usage County: Old Settlers reunion.
Usage City. August 24-25-26.
Ottawa County Fanr and Agricultural
associatiOn-J. z. Johnston, secretary
Minneapolis; October SIS.
-'awnee County Agricultural associa-
toni: c. Wilson. secretary, Larned.
September 1918.
Pratt County Fair sssociation-vaI-
ter Pedigo. secretary, Pratt; August
15-1S
Rawlins County Fair and AgrieuI-
tural Association-Will hold it's annual
fair this year at Atwood. Kan. on
August 15-16-17-f6.
Reno County: Central Kansas Fair
associatior-A. L Sponsler. secretary,
Hutchinson; September 1877.
Republic County Agricultural asso-
eiatfon-C. n Arbuthnot. secretary.
Belleville; September 1915
Riley County Agricultural society
". z. Craig. secretary. Riley August
22-25.
Chas. Riseley. secretary, Stockton; Sep
TENDER So.
Rush County Fair and Agricultural
association-T. c. Rudicei. secretary.
Rush Center: August 2S-31.
Sylvan Grove Fair and Agricultural
Association, September 20. q, %.
Saline County Agricultural. Horti-
cultural and Mechanical associatfon-E
R. futile. secretary, SaIina: August %
September 1.
Shawnee County; Kansas State Fair
association-H- l. Cook. secretary. To-
peka: September Ills.
Sherman County Fair, at Goodiand.
August p, %, "A and %. George Kelly.
president; 7. Y. Lowe, secretary,
Smith County Fair association-H. .
Smith. secretary. Smith Center; Sep
tember S.
Stafford County Fair association
VIM Cadman. secretary, St John; De-
tober as.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
HE STOLE 4 HEARsE.
Inability to Dispose OF Loot Lands
Him IN Jail.

New York, Aug. 14.-JuIius Nogt,
dapper young man of p years. was ar
rested here early this morning charged
with stealing a horse and hearse from
an uptown undertaken. He had sol
the horse but was unable to dispose of
remainder of the outfit, which was re-
covered by detectives.
Under the questioning Of the central
office men. Vogt made a confession
which, according to the police, indicates
that during the last month he has
made several thousand dollars By GRIM
inal operations One of his faYorits
methods of obtaining money was to
dress in the uniform Of the Columbia
Yacht club and visit saloonkeepers and
small tradesmen in the neighborhoOd OF
the club house with a check for $3.50
always the same amOunt-Which ne
said was his salary for the month as
an employee More than twenty "
these checks have been reported TO the
police since August first
Nogt further admitted. the police
say. that he was responsible for an
$4,000 robbery in an uptown apartment
house five days ago.
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The KANSAS FAIRS.

There are forty-two fair associations
which Rave announced tha' they viii
hold fairs this year D. Coburn,
secretary { the state board of agri-
culture. has compiled the list of fair
associations which expect to hold fairs
this year The dates fo- all the fairs
have been selected except Il = two. The
following is tke list of fair. the sec
retariez of each association and the
date for the fairs this year:
Allen County Agricultural society
Frank e Smith. secretary Lola Sep
TENDER SIS.
Allen county. Moran Agricultural
Fair association-E. n. Mccormack,
secretary. MUran; September I4-15.
Barton County Fair aSSOciation-Ar-
thur Z. Taylor. secretary. Great Bend.
Brown county The HIawafha Fair
association-C- A Money. secretary.
Hiawatha; September SIS
Butler County Fair association-T.
p Mannion, secretary, Eldoradoi
August ee-25.
Butler county. Douglas Agricultural
society=J. 4. Clay. secretary Doug
lass; October Al
clay County Fair association-w. f.
Miller. secretary. Clay Center: Sep
TENDER SIS.
Clay county, Wakefield Agricultural
seciety-EugeEe Elkins. secretary.
Wakefield; october As
Cloud County Fair association
Fred W. sturges. jr.. secretary, Con-
coFdia; September 1928
CoRey County Agricultural Fair as
soeiation-J. H Rudrauff secretary.
Burlington; September 25-29.
Cowley County Agricultural and
Live stock association--A- F DaubeF,
president. Winfield; September 1923,
Cowiey county, Eastern Cowley Fair
associate n-R- V. Grafton. secretary.
Burden. September 2o22-
Dickinson County FAIR association
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
CARTER BO8S up AGAIN
The Captain Demands an Investigation
of His Case.

Washington. Aug. accomplishing
bitterly of his treatment in connection
with the Savannah hareor scandal,
former Army Captain Oberlin NJ Car
ter appeared before the house commit
tee on expenditures in the department
Of justice today and asked that a fun
Investigation Of the case be made.
He denied any part in the alleged
Greene and Gaynor frauds and said his
none was to give the public the truth
Richard II. Weyman, of Chicago, the
special master in the case, he said told
him recently that the conduct of The
case was a terrible travesty on jus
tice.' Weyman probably Will be sum
moned as a witness,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14

Three important American diplo-
mats who are likely to be affected
Upper Left. David Jayne Hill. who re
Gently has resigned as the representa-
tive of this country at Berlin; at Up
per Right. John c. A. Leishman, am
bassador to Italy who is to be shifted
to the post at GERMANY left vacant by
Mr.. Hills resignation Below. Thomas
J. O'Brien. one OF the ablest IF Uncle
Sans diplomats. He IS nov stationed
at Tokyo, but is to be advanced to the
Italian post at Rome in respect to his
own preference. It was at first sug-
gested that he go to Berlin, but he was
consulted and preferred the Italian
most
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
TOPEKA MAN HURT.
james Psyton Is Injured in an Auto
Accident.

Kansas City. Aug. Thames Payton.
20 years old, an insurance agent of To-
pek8. Kan. was taken to the General
hospital seriously bruised at S o'clock
last night in an automobile accident
The injured man was unconscious when
taken to the hospital. and the man in
the automobile, who gave the name of
Billiard, failed TO tell where he lived.
or how the accident happened. DR..
Johnson. night surgeon at the hospital.
said early this morning that Payton's
injuries were not serious and that ne
was resting easily.
The directory gives Mr. Payton's ad-
dress as 912 East Tenth avenue. Mayor
Billiard says his son was not in KAN
sas City Sunday.
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HUNTING FOR MONEY.
National Guard Paynlaster's Vouchers
Unsigned by Governor Stubbs

Jerry Springstead. paymaster OF the
Kansas National Guard. was hustling
around today TO raise the money to pay
the soldiers who left the encampment at
Fort Riley last week Vouchers for the
states part Of the expense must be sign
ed by Governor Stubbs. but the governor
IS in Colorado for a short stay in the
mountains
Mr.. Springstead will likely borrow the
money from a bank and pay IL back when
the governor returns The amount Is only
about 81, COO, the main expense viii not
have to be paid until the entire guard
breaks camp the last of the week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
ONE NEW TRAIN.
Rock Island TO Run Fort Worth Train
Through Topeka

The Rock Island lines has arranged to
put on a new train between Topeka,
Kansas City and Fort Worth This train
viii go east through Topeka at about 1:s0
in the morning, It VIII go west at 1;s9
a. m, leaving Kansas City few minutes
after No. l, which is now the last train
out OF that city
The new train which is No . and a,
VIII run between Kansas City and Fort
Worth. This train now starts from Ne
FarIand and runs TO Fort Worth In
creased business demands its extension
from Mcfarland 10 Kansas City.
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BirtIls Renorted.

To Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Emslie. go
Western. August II. a boy.
To Mr.. and Mrs A W. FHsch, 1880
East Third. August IL a boy.
TO Mr. and Mrs. H. II. Cristler, 2403
Fillmore. August II, a boy.
To Mr.. and Mrs. W. Mills. 1895 Cen
trail Park, July IS, a girl.
To Mr.. and Mrs c. F. Reynolds
South Kansas, August 8, q boy.
To Mr.. and Mrs. John Schoheld 107
North Locust. August Il. a girl.
To Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schaefer, So
East Gordon. August 10. a girl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
The Naked Truth.

A Boston newspaper asserts on the
authority Of a resort correspondent.
Tan shoes are very much worn this
summer. Hundreds Of the cottsgers
wear nothing else" Anthony Com
stock please notice Even in such
weather as We had a week or 50 ago
such a costume IS outrageous. if the
state usnt be really the naked truth
Philadelphia Press.
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W0LCOTT IS MISSING.
Former Topeka Insurance Man in
Trouble at Denver.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. l4.-Orville c.
Wolcott, general agent for the PrudeR-
tial Life Insurance company IN this
and formerly of Topeka. has been miss
ing for three weeks. Three Omaha
banks have put the Pinkerton detective
agency on his trail because OF alleged
irregular transactions with them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
DEATHS ANDFUNERALS

\. H Slayton. aged 81. died of old
age AT the home OF his son. c +. STAY
ton at 1924 Clay street at o'clock
this morning. Mr.. SIayton was one of
the oldest residents of the county.
coming from Pennsylvania to Kansas
and taking up a homestead four miles
southwest of Topeka on the Burlin-
game road IN 1854 He owned at
the time OF his death. one of the first
homes in Topeka at 525 Van Buren,
street His wife died in 1894. There
were five children, but the son with
whom he passed his last years is the
only one now living The funeral Will
be held from the sons home tomOr-
row afternoon At 1880 o'clock.
Mrs Mildred Williams, aged %,
whose home was near Tecumseh. died
Sunday morning at 70s jefferson
street The funeral will be held from
Bethel church. about s miles south
east Of Topeka. tomorrow morning at
Il o'clock Burial in Bethel Gene
terry