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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-22
USED SERVANTS CASH
HawIey's Household Employees Want
Their Money.

New York, Feb. 22.-One of the
tangles which the administrator of the
estate Of the late Edwin HaWley, mil
lionaire railroad man, will be asked to
unraveI, concerns the lifelong savings
Of the servants in the Hawley house
hold. All the household employees
entrusted their extra earnings to him
for investment, but so far as has been
learned, no account of the sums thus
deposited has been discovered.
Kiami Kobo, the Japanese butler,
who has been in the Hawley employ
for Is years, claims to have entrusted
S10,0 200 to his employers care, while
Mrs. McCales. the housekeeper, be-
lieves her savings amounted to more
than $1,000. other servants claim de-
poSitS of small amounts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-22
He WORKS 81 YEARS.
Without Missing Day-Now He Will
Retire.

Chicago, Feb. 22-John G. Kerr
said to be the oldest postal employee
in the United States, handed his res
ignation to Postmaster Daniel Camp
bell here last night after 81 years of
continuous service. He Is 81 years
old.
Kerr began in the service at Paine
vile, o., in 1850 and three years later
came to Chicago. It is said of him
that he never has missed a single day
since entering the service and that
he never received a reprimand. The
resignation Will take effect March l..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-22
LEADS GRAYS BALL.
Woman, Aged 80 Years. Led in First
One In 1887.

Cleveland, O.. Feb. 2.-Seventy-five
years ago tonight the-Clevela-.d Grays
gave their first washington birthday
ball. One OF the bellies of the event
was Is year old I.auretta WEIGH. To-
night the Grays of this generation will
swing fair partners at their ball COM
rnemorating the birth of Washington
and the grand march will be
led by the same lady who rs
years ago tripped so daintily in the
Grays' armory. escorted by the COM
mander Of the organization.
Her go years sit lightly upon Mrs.
l.. Wilbur, who, as she dances tonight,
will recall the Grays of a day long
gone
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-22
MANY TAXIS BURNED.
Striking Chauffeurs Explode Bombs In
the Garages.

Paris, Feb. 22.-SeveraI dynamite bombs
were exploded by striking taxicab chaur-
feurs today in the garages OF the Taxicab
Motor Car company which has not &C
cepted the terms of the strikers. Many
cars were burned and otherwise damaged.
One of the bombs was picked up by the
police and was being carried to the
municipal laboratory when it exploded,
severely injuring two officials.
Neither the companies nor the strikers
show any signs of giving way. The con-
fliCt has lasted since November g and
$500 Of the taxicabs in Paris have been
idle since then.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-22

Cinderella had put on the glass slipper.
'tTo be IN fashion," was her mental com
ment, 1.-THE heel ought TO be at least two
inches higher" Suddenly rejecting. how
ever, that persons wearing glass slippers
mustn't kick, she wisely held her tongue.
and all the world Is familiar with the renf
Of the story.-Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-22
CARRIERS COUNT STEPS
Postoffice Department Wants to Know
How Far They Travel.

New York, Feb. 22-An unusual or
der issued by the superintendent Of
the Brooklyn postoffice, will make next
Tuesday a strenuous day for the let
ter carriers in that borough. The or
der reads:
ION next Tuesday each carrier of
the general postoffice will make an
accurate account of the exact number
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-22

of steps taken by him during the day
while engaged IN serving route and
collecting. When submitting count at
the end of each tour. carrier viii note
on his slip the exact length in inches
from heel to heel of an ordinary step
taken by him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-22
Blamed A Good Worker.

Il blamed my heart for severe distress
in my left side for two years." writes w.
Evans. Danville. Va. but know now II
was indigestion, as DR.. Kings New Life
Pills completely cured me-" Best FOR
stomach. liver and kidney troubles. con-
stipation, headache or debility. &c al
Campbell Drug CO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-22

you quick relief, show you the harm
less, painless nature Of this great rem
edy and start you well on the way to-
ward a perfect cure.
Then you can get a ful1-sized box
from any druggist for SO cents, and
often one box cures.
Insist on having what you call for
Just send your name and address to
Pyramid Drug Co., 434 Pyramid
Building, Marshall, Mich. and receive
free, by return mail, the trial package
In q plain wrapper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-22
Piles Cured
at Home

Quick ReIief-TriaI Package Mailed
Free to AIE-in Plain Wrapper.
Piles is a fearful disease, but can be
cured if you go at it right.
An operation with the knife is dan
gerous, humiliating and rarely a per
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-22

manent SgaGcess,
There is just
one other way
to be cured
painless, safe
and in the priv
acy of your own
home-it is Ply
ranid p il G
Remedy.
w e mail a
trial package
free to all who
write.
-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-22
KILLS GIRL; INSANE.
Old Man Becomes FSavfng Maniac
After Confessing Murder.

Olean. N. Y. Feb. 2z=William
Lundy, 10 years old. Il In the police
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-13

his life, but he never: was an office
seeker himself. True, he was the
sheriff and county treasurer the
allotted time, but that wasn't much
in fifty years of political activity.
OF the many incidents in his career
he takes more pleasure in telling
about his last race for county treas
urer. II was in the early days of
P0pulism and he was candidate
for treasurer for second term. His
salary was $1,000 year. The Pops
got a pIacard which read:
Harrison gets $4,000 year;
Corn is worth IS cents a bushel."
That placard was supposed to
queer Curley with the farmers. But
he went out and fought and his
platform was. my salary ought to
be more than less than $4,000
year" and he won.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-13
WAS SOMETHING LIKE A RUN
n0nehsussr Tells About 5lt Of
Sprlntlna re Witnessed IN
Scotland.

-Tsikin' about runnin." remarked
Hon Ananias Munehausen. about the
Finest Bit Of sprsntln ever saw was
% Ia Scotland the shootin season be
fore last Ia been our all day deer.
xhoctiu'. and had had most awful luck
When I sried whoppin' great buck
shout eighteen hundred yards away.
Takin q careful sight I let ny But.
bless your soul the instant my bulle,
touched him. aud before Il had time
70 penetrate his hide. that beast was
or ike fash'
4 never saw two sach evenly
matched things as that deer aud ny
bullet For oser han mile they
sped on together. neither gainin on
she other. the bullet ilsst managin' to
keep IN touch with the deer's skin.
Al the end o. mile. however. the
pac- began 20 tell on the deer. and
he fsitsred Jest for moment. Twas
fatal Tbs bullet sped on. and the
poor beast keeIed over He deserved
his freedom n ever an ANIMAL did.
He'd have got u. 100. II he could have
stuck out foG smother twenty yards.
for tAHt's sbout as far as mr. ride car
5ss"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-13
DOG HATERS WOULD DO
WELL TO HARk TO THIS
COLLIE ACCUSED or DESERVING
FLOCK IN STORM FOUND
WITH LOST SHEEP.

/ 70 the real dog lover the per.
4 sou Who says Dogs are all righ
lIn their place, but I don't wan
them around me- seems mon
strosity and yet there are such
Are they jmpervious TO the affection
which every dog is ready to give
unreseryediy TO mankind, or is
there iacking m them the quality
which is necessary to call forth
this alteration. Whatever the ex-
PLANTATION, the man who uoes not
know the joys of tete-a-tete with
a canine companion has not truly
lived.
A reader sends the following Gull
ed from Life:
During one OF the severest
spring snowstorms in the history
OF Montana a band of about three
thousand sheep, the property of
q. -. Pope, one of the large owners
III that section, was caught i'll the
storm, and after desperate work
on the part Of the herder was fin
ally brought to camp.
Three days later when the storm
subsidized the herd was found to be
pvJ short and the herder blamed
y upon the dogs. of which he had
two. He stated that the dog was just
o cur and had deserted him in the
Storm. Search was made for the
lost sheep and they were finally !
discovered under watch of the quit |
ler, a little bit of collie, nearly |
starved and with bleeding feet, who
had never for an instant shirked
his duty from the time that his
portion of The band was separated
rom the main bunch in the fury
II the storm.
Probably some of your viyi-
ectionists would like to place this
lttle hero under the Snife to see
What allied him.
Every collie enthusiast should {
eel that this is feather in the
ap aud J. iSSe~vf-in me crown of his
Iavorlte breed.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-13

bslcd th~ skin Of the operators. and
the speed OF the team However IN
der ordinary conditions a i4xfs two.
horse pull-power hay press VIII bale
about tons psr day. a f4xts press
operated with 3-horse power engine
VIII bale about ~ tons per day, a
1918 press with a 4-horse power en-.
sins about - tons per day, and a
i7x22 press with 6-horse power en-.
CINE is tons per day.
We should purchase hay press
that HIS been designed for conven.
fence. There should be conslders III.
distance between the sweep and the
feeding table. Both OF these points
should be located at the extreme end
OF the press so that the baling cham
Der may be set well into the interior
OF the shed or barn and ample room
be had for the revolution OF the sweep
to be made outside the shed or barn.
Another advantage OF the arrangement
or such press Is that the bale cham.
Der may be set between two stacks
and fed from both stacks without re-
setting the press. The close arrange
ment OF feeding table and sweep will
not allow sufficient space Tor the
sweep 10 describe the circle necessary
TO operate the press
The reach bed should be very mar
row and should not be more than four
CT FIVE inches high to enable The
horses 10 walk over It without the
least trouble When operating presses
that have a high step-over. the horses
Will generally slow down. hesitate.
and offer stumble at this point which /
Is annoying TO the man. wearing on
the horses and slackens the speed OF |
the press
The power construction of the press
should be such that when the horses
rcach the stepover they are pulling
practically no load One stroke should
be completed before they reach the
'tep-Oyer and the load OF the next
stroke should not begin until the low
narrow stepover has been passed.
The bale chamber should be- very
ow 80 that :. Is an easy matter TO
each acres and tie the bale. This
ayes muek rsnle and trouble as. IN s ~.
ns the bale, IA Necessary TO 20
[fe,ln<k tns bale chamber 20 the OF
posite side The press should be con-
'tructed principally OF steel and high I
grade iron and should be strong and
durable
The two.horse puIi-power press and
he motor baling press should have a
'clf-feed attachment as Il increases 4
he capacity OF the press and at tho 4
iarhe time reduces the work Of seed-
ng the press AAses4. yssl
The hay press Is a money maker
md money saver and should beYt
ised on every farm ME-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-13
BALE HE Hay
~ G. y, Afford. X c Service Bureau,
Albania. ca.

~ O. y, Afford. \ c Service Bureau
Atlanta. Ca
Bai~d hay - much more saiusbls a.
. feed Than loose hay even when ths
soose hay is well bounced
Loose has carries great quantity
81 dust and often gives the farm ami
Esls severe cough Wills bsled bay
koss not
Hsiec hss iskeA az about one-nfth as
much room IS loose bay and for this
reason the entire crop Of baied hay
can usually be stored Under cover
while loose haf must be exposed TO
the weather ~ stocks and ricks
Railing breaks up COARSE hay 80 that
tss stock ~ill eat II moro readily and
tAsrs is no waste IN feeding baled
hay
Bsied hay IL always ready for tho
market Il e convenient snd salts.
factory TO handle in every way II
ear be hauled b team or shipped by
railroad
Much ~ the tops aud sides OF stacks
n spoiled b. tins weather
loose hay becomes dusty and
nusiy baiing hay keeps ont the dust
and preserves the hay.
baled hay retains much Of the
sweet hay odof that stock relish.
There's freshness and appetizing
quality and feed value IN baled hay
that n never 20 be found In loose
hay
We should bale our hay whether We 1
feed IL on or own farms or sell Il. or I
course the maftei demand is FOR balcd /
hay and for baled hay only and for
this reason ballng IL The only way TO
~ sure Of having market for
n
The growing OF hay and especially
'eguminous bay as cowpea. SOY bean.
peanut and lsspeGeza viii rapidly In.
srease the fertility al our soils. make
he raising OF good live stock profit.
shie and add very much 10 the income
IN the farms
We can -auz "A one horse puli.power
-Aty press or. We can buy@s s4~frsf,-aisegs l.
press. For the small farmer who /
bales hls own has. the onehors@ Dull
power hay press viii prove very satis
factory and economical with II he
can bale his hay at the time mos; con
venieni and with small amount OF
help For the farmer Who grows large
quantities. OF hav or FOR the farmer
~ho bales has Tor his ueighbors the
two-horse pail power or the motor hay
pfess Is necessary
or course. no man can tell the exact
capacity OF any hay press a. this dc.
pends 70 considerable extent upon
he Kind and quality OF has hsinr
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-13
TREASURE ISLAND" SOLD.

HONOLULU, Aug. 5.-ChristmasF
Island, the original Treasure Is
land of Robert Louis Stevensons
great story and around which many
another less famous tales of pirates
treasure and blackbirding has been
written, on whose coral shores lie
the skeletons of many a wreck, has
been sold to a German syndicate
for mid-Pacific depot for steam
ships. The price is said to be
$4,000 cash.
Father Rougier, vender and ven
dee of islands, negotiated the deed
by which the Greig family dis
posed of all its interests in Christ
mas Island.
William Greig, a member of the
family which is known all over the
Pacific. was educated in Honolulu.
Until yesterday he had not visit
ed this city for eight years, and
his visit this time will be very brief
for he will leave tomorrow for San
Francisco on the Wilhelmina. Con-
Lained in a little hand satchel he
carried are the documents which
will give the new owner their
title to the coral islands.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-13

thieves | struck Dodge City. Thai
was when Bat Masterson was mar
shall Of the town. He had badger
in barrel and above the barrel
was sign that he was ready to
bet from So to $500 that no dog
could take that badger out Of the
lDarre. You know the badger is a
vicious brute. He can rip the en-
trails out of a dog with one dash
Of the paw. His claws are sharp
as razor. Well, Bat and I were
standing near the barrel Cabling
away when up came a long, lean
gangleshank sort of fellow.
His hair was long and he look
ed the part when he said he was
from Arkansas. He was going
through town with his family in
prairie schooner bound for the
western plains TO settle on a home
stead He looked at the badger and
finally asked what it was 'doin
thar Bat pointed to the sign just
above the barrel in which the offer
to bet was posted. The man from
Arkansas could not read so Bat
told him what it said.
And uns offer TO bet dat
my dorg KANT bring dat crittur
out the bar. That is it. said
Bat. Wall | amt got much money
but | am willin' to lay it on ter
my dorg in thet sort of a contest.
Where is your dog. asked Bat.
Thar he stands said the man. II
was long, lean, hungry hound.
The Arkansas man went down in
his pockets and brought out roll
of bills. He counted and recount
ed and finally he said: Wall, thar's |
$500 that I'll bet.
Bat counted the money. The
Arkansas man went out and got his
log by the neck and dragged him
up near the barrel. And then he
grabbed him up in his arms and
brew him into the barrel right on
op of the badger The badger
grabbed the dog with both paws
md before he could let loose the
log and the badger were both out
# the barrel fighting. Bat saw the
'oini. He had not stipulated any
way in which the dog
mould bring the badger out. Here's
our money said he. You win.
GU can also have the damned {
adger' The Arkansas man called i
is dog. climbed into the prairie t
,hooner and went on his way $3.50 \
, the good" I
Gufiey 'ii as diaasaled iIR,l2alitias ali r;
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-13
TWAIN AND THE OFFICE BOY
Row the Late Humcrlst seeuked by
Hls VII an OWeloGs
Youth.

Mark Twain did not cherish a fond
ness for the average once hoy ia
had an idea that the genius was In.
surerable and invariably VIXEN the
humorlst Sailed forth Into aone hust
ness offiee there was immedlats
armed hostility between hip and the
boy ftt'tNtf a'itt
One day Mark went 90 zee a friend
at HIS ONCE. aud the oniee boy on
guard In icy tones. said
When 90 you wish 10 soc
Mark mentioned his friends name
What DO you want % see him
about CAME next from he boy
Mark Twain Immediately rroze up
and then With genial smile he saids
TELL him. please. want 60 ask hls
hand IN holy natrimony
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-13

IL. --'--- .r--s
In those days the horse thief
had All underground railway lead
ing into the Indian territory, The
main line run as far as Peru, Kan,
From there ii branched in two di-
rectiOns, one branch leading to
central Kansas and the other to
eastern Kansas. Whenever a horse
was stolen III my section | would
INT for some station on me railway,
usually at the forks at Peru.
Il most always found my horse
and my man. One time after had
gone out of the sheriff's office and
INTO the county treasurer's office
very valuable team was stolen from
q friend of NINE i'll Douglas coun-
ly. He prevailed upon me to drop
my treasury duties for while and
locate his team and the thief. 1t
was hard case, but | got on the
trail of my man at last. | expected |
him to come INTO the post office
at Council Grove for his mail and |
1 was there to take him.
II had ridden all the night be-
fore and was dosing up near the
stove in the front end of the office.
someone poked me on the shoulder
md when | turned around | was
cooking right into the mouth of a
II. We'll. - said with smile, what
Ills you. anyhow. Nice way to treat
, stranger Amt YOU Curley Harri /
son, asked the stranger with the
gun. I am not. said |. Who are
rou them he asked I am Judge
Johnson cf Topeka, said l. He
Dut up his gun and walked back
oward the delivery window As
loon as his back was turned then
Jumped up, got out my IA and n
said. Here stranger" As he looked
lround into my gun he threw up Il
lis hands and ! told him | had been
minute ago. That ! /,
VAS Cueley Harrison The post
master handcuffed him as he paid
his respects to me for lying to him.
But it was either lie or get killed
Ind preferred to lie
81 took him to jail and for four
lays he refused to mind. first
,ept him out of grub and later
ven took away his drinking water.
le finally yielded. When took
i'm to the penitentiary the last
'ord he said Vas. 'Curley, when
get out of hero the first act of
~ life will be- TO kill you. Well
e served his term and had al
lost forgotten the incident.
One evening my doorbell rang.
went to the door and there he
Iood He had lust got out Of pris-
n. Well, come in. said I. You
ave come to carry cut that threat
axe a seat and we will talk things
ger. | am not armed and | sup
ose my minuets are numbered"
To- said he. I have not come to
i'll you. have come to tell YOU
lat since then | have learned
'me sense while in prison. have
armed good trade and now
ropose to brace up and be a man
On ore of my trips after horse
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-13
AUCTION SALE OF GOVERNMENT
RESERVATION LANDS.

M The United States Land OFFICE
a; Washington ID. G.. has issued Tn.
following information regarding thu
l'auciion sale of various Government
iIands in Wyoming. Utah and Mon
tana during the months of Sept
efnber and October, 1912:
\ About 10000 acres Of Sho-
Shonc or Wind River Indian Res
er,alion lands. at not less than
500 per acre, beginning at Land
or, Wyoming on September 10, 1912
about 100000 acres of Umlah Ind
ian Reservation lands at not less
Than fifty cents per acre. begin
'Iiiug at Provo. Utah on October s..
iYi2; and about $4,000 acres of
Grow Indian Reservation lands. at
not less Than $3.50 per acre, begin
ginning at Billings. Montana, on
October n, 1912.
The Uinlah lands will be sold
for cash and the Grow lands for
one-fifth cash. and The balance in
four equal annual installmentS.
Any person can buy not more
than Gao acres in any one of these
reservations, but he may buy that
amount in each of them. Persons
who purchased at the former Grow
and Uinlah auction sales. may
purchase such an additional area
OF this sale as well, when ADDED to
the area formerly purchased. equal
$40 acres, but they cannot buy NOR
than $50 acres at hotlr sales.
"lhe sales will continue from
'lay TO day and about two hundred
tracts viii be offered daily.
These lands are suitable for dry
tarning and grazing purposes andi
me purchaser VIII mol be required
lo, either reside upon or cultivate
pS part OF them but he may OBJ !
Ialn patent as soon rs full paymcntl
has been made.
bids may be made through am
agenl or m person, The fact that
he bidder has already entered otherl
public land or is now the owner Of
'lher land IN any area Will not pre-
ieut him buying at these sales
No maps Of the reservation will
~ furnished, bat printed schedules
blowing the lands TO be sold and
he day on which any particular
raet will be offered for sale may
r. obtained from-the Register and
receiver of she following land Of
Ice after the date mentioned:
For Shoshone reservation U. 5.
.and Office. Lander, Wyoming,
ltcr September lst-
For Uintah reservation. Z. 5.
and office, vernal Utah, after
september tUlh
''for Grow reservation, u. S.il
and office. Billings. Montana, /.
fter September 10Th" II
d JAMES Ii. WlIsrEN,
Superintendent Of Sales.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-13

Tbs hair snake. the smallest OF ali
creatures bessinx the name Of snake.
u found In water. and is responsible
Tor meny 4 heated discussion in rural
districts, where the commru belief 10
that Il originates from horse hairs.
This theory n ali myth--horse hair
snakes are parasites living inside CT
cricksts and grssshoppers. upon ieGv-
ing which trey seek the watsr TO lay
thsar egEs.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-13
UNCLE EZRA SAYS.

1T don't take more'n a gill NV
effort to git folks into a peck of
trouble" and a little neglect of
constipation. billiousness, indigest-
ion or liver arrangement will do
the same. If ailing, take Or. Kings
New Life Pills for quick results.
Easy, safe, sure, and only % cents
az ali bearers.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-13

Rev. and Mrs. Holman have returned
10 Their home a, Vale. Ore.