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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-06

,aa5ad two more hands, but had
them engaged. However If they olo nol
show up that night he would try US
We ate a good supper on the prospect'
We silent in another barn that night
The farmer also donated qullt LOT INC
occasion. We slept on hay TINS Tune
Hav is more comfortable than alfalra..
T,ck came back We landed the JOB
and the farmer said we could come oue
that morning and work for our poaFo
Ill harvest began. Three miles and a
half under a hot sun, and both OF US
carving heavy grips. we worked aw
fully hard for our meals we cut 80
grass with a lawnmower that oay.
next day we hoed small garden anu
niclCed some beans. At the rate we
were being fed we figured that we were
several dollars ahead of the game at
that time.
Beaten by Farmers.
VIZ started cutting on Saturday, out
before we got one load cut II Oesal - -
rain No more work that cay anu VIC
did not work on Sunday. However IN
Saturday night the farmer took we 100
| - town and ND to the Commercial CLUB
! rooms where there were two ollllaro
and one pool table. My pal is consld-
cred a good billiard player anu you
know I have occasionally played Inc
farmer and one of his frlends pdayeu
against we two The way they "took
us TO a cleaning was fright we
didn't even get a single game and were
not even in speaking distance OF VIII
ming The next morning we TOOK an
other beating at horseshoes, running
! i,1rnning. and several other things too
| numerous to mention mat setIleo Jul
| athletic ambitions.
Monday we caught ours" Up at 4,
ord at work at $50. 1t took me Just
"A minutes to harness up horse Al
1 most missed my breakfast. MY pa
! Vas nut to stack scratching. WORKED
Ion the header barge. Great sport for
obo11t an hour. The fellow that was
| IN the barge with me and took turns
| arriving and loading the wheat. You
know a header is higher on one size
than the other and I could not ngufe
out how to turn my. team to keep In
Nth the header. I couldn't get 1t
light ali day, but now I can do it
ahont every time. My pal on the
scratching job had a cinch before the
] stack got up very high. Then the
wind came up and he had TO chase
straw punches of loose wheat that had
allowed off the stack for some distance
, oaI+nra them. and bring them back.
| we only worked until about Z that
niebt Not a bit hard. However, we
vent to bed just after supper. Nex1
| morning. and afternoon was the same
as before
the work and can do it all day. we
have lust about finished and think VIZ
will follow the harvest north.
| We can also harness up the horses
inst like we have lived on the farm al
our lives. Fried chicken is the menl
! for breakfast about every morning
We both have gained IN weight am
lare brown as a nut Some rude PEG
ME said we were brown as nuts befor'
We started. wish they could see u
tnoW-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-06
Have a New Pastor.

The Second United Presbyterian church
people have recently been making some
improvements on their property, corner
Fillmore and Huntoon streets They
have Gale the Rev W NJ jackson OF
Beaver, Pa, to become their pastor who
will assume charge of this parish abouc
the first of August. The Ladies' Aid so
ciety of the church has decided to brlgat-
en- I'D the parsonage before his arrival
and in order to obtain the means for this
purpose has invited the Cooper college,
Quartette to give vocal and fnstru-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-06

Rev. Clarence S. Coles, the ecclesiasd-
cal historian of Wheeling, said at a recent
session of the Wheeling Historical society:
s41rhere is a lot of talk about an American
pope But those who expect ever to see
a pope here in America are as ignorant
of papaI affairs as Sincox- Sineox was
presented to Pope Plus in Rome last
wear. AS he bowed low before the ven
cradle dignitary Sincox murmured: I am
proud TO meet your reverence. 1 knew
your father. the late pope. -Boston
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-06
DINNER STORIES.

Once a year the newsboys of Lon.
don are given an outing some placa
on the Thames river where they can
swim to their hearts content. AZ
one little boy was getting into the
water his little friend said: John
ME you're pretty dirty!'' yes" re-
piled Johnnie, "I missed the train
last year."
Uncle Leven. a grizzled old wood
sawyer, was told by a lady for whom
he had been working to wait in thu
kitchen for his supper. Aunt Caro-
choice bits from the great houses
table, and Uncle Leven fell upon them
with relish. Soon, however, a cloud
crossed his face.
'What ails you, Unc' Leven - asked
Aunt Caroline, solicitously. 'Is you
got err pain?''
q 'Tain't dat. Sis CaIline." said
Uncle Leven, "but rs feared TIL gil
filed up befo' 1 eats all 1 wants.
The pricking of that soap bubble
pretension, is always an agreeable,
pastime. In her recent volume OF
"reminiscences. entitled CAS- I Remem-
ber," Mrs. Gouvern eur relates that the
son Of President Van Buren, was gems
orally known as Prince John. because
he had once danced with Queen VIC
toria before her accession to the
throne, and was unable to forget It.
one Gay van Buren met on tnd
street James r. Brady, who had re-
Gently returned from a visit to Eng
land. In a most patronizing manner
he inquired whether Brady had seen
the queen.
Certainly" said Mr.. Brady. land
under these circumstances. waa
walking along the street, when by
chance the queens carriage over
took me, and the moment her
mafesty's eye lighted on me she ex-
claimed:
Hello, Jim Brady When did
you hear from John Van Buren,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-06

mental concert in the church on the even
ing of July s. They come highly recon-
mended and have an exceptionally fine
program interspersed with solos on tina
violin and trombone with piano accom-
panimeut. We bespeak for the ladies an
appreciative audience and crowded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-06

rot
S1SF9 vrgaani
q
NO alcohol red blood
helps the elements
Portable snc people, the & as GOOD
6eandsan
and by draSf looking for LARGER Pronr
Discovery 90 You ma" .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-06

Msnv Deopfe suffer from weak hearts Ahey may 49,.
N1Ay - breath on exertion pain over the heart
or d;zv feenas oppressed breathing after meals or their
80 Eco.e Blurred their heart is not sufhceny Strons
NO. to the extremities, and they have cold nano
and feet or poor appetite because OF DaeS
heart tonic and alternative shouso De tasen
h;ch ae mo bad afer-eEect. Suchis Dr. Fierce 49,
T1S;s Dscover which contains dangerous narcotlcs
alc1 Annl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-06

Mrs Newedd-Jack, dear. I want you
to get your life insured. Newedd-Why2
Are you going to do your own cooking?-
Boston Transcript
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-06

| ONSTAD & CRAIGLOW,
Wichita, Kansas
regarding the Kansas Casualty and
Company Topeka State Journal July 9Th
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OCCUPATION
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-24
NOTICE 70 CONTRADICTORY


Separate bids will be received until 4
o'clock on Monday, April 8, 1912, at the
office Of the Secretary Of the Board Of
Regents, University q Nebraska, Ian,
coin. for the construction Of Medical
College Laboratory Building, also for
heating and ventilating apparatus, plumb
ing and electrical wiring for the same;
the total cost to be approximately SsQ@0
TO be built on the northeast corner Of
Forty-seeond Avenue and Dewey avenue,
City Of Omaha, Nebraska; according to
plans and specifications by ShAnlay
Rutan and Coolidge, Architects, Chicago,
Ill. and now on file in the office % the
Superintendent Of Construction Room
27. Administration Building. University
Of Nebraska lincoln. Bids must be
sealed and marked with the bidders
name and the words.
Bid for construction OF Medical College
Laboratory building.
Bid for heating and yentilating apPar-
atus Of Medical College Laboratory
Building
Bid of plumbing Of Medical CGllsge La
boratOry Building.
Bid fer electric wiring Of Medical Col
lege Laboratory Building.
Written plainly on the outside Of each
bid, respectively. A deposit OF Ten Dol-
lars $1,000, PAYABLE TO the undersigned,
Of plans and specifications, tie same 10
be surrendered on return Df said plans
and specifications to the Superintendent
Of Construction. J, S. pALES.
Secretary.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-24

Mend Monday trade: leaving the price list IN
During the week receipts have been
normal with the two larger runs arriving
on Monday and Tuesday. Nothing much
was received on Thursday, owing TO the
snowstorm, but the supply as a whols
was fairly well distributed Fat lambs and
raj ewes made up the big bulk OF offer
ings and shorn classes were scarce
throughout, practically everything COM
ing in the fleece
Packing demand had a healthy tone on
most days and the trend Of OF prices
was generally stronger. Fat lambs went
oesging on Tuesday, but they opened ana
closed creditably, current values on both
lambs and sheep showing net advances OF
about o quarter.
during the week and choice westerns
brought as much as S2a Inbetween
classes moved largely under the 500
marx, sales Of poor 10 choice quality
seoek covering range Of fully q dollar,
shorn lambs are selling M to $3.50.
Fat ewes made top Of s5.s5 THURSDAY.
but they were high grade in every respect
rhlr ewes Gre wsntsd at $50 and less.
Wethers and yearlings have been scarce
for several weeks. so that quoted prices
are subject to some little revision
Feeder business has been seasonahie.
the demand and supply both being very
united. Total purchase on country az
count, according to packers tab. amounts
To eco head.
quotations on Sheep and Lambs
lamps; Coed to choice. S.l0uf5O; fair 70
telsos.so: Fair to good, S.SOds.ls' Wsth.
ers: sood TO choice. S75d6l0: fair 10
koeS, S.Soae1o. Ewes: Good TO choice.
SsS1e.5e. fair to good, s4,GI5,S
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-24
new YORK STOCK MARKET
Further Activity and Strength in
Copper Stocks Feature.
BEST PRICES IN FINAL HOUR
Less Attention Paid TO Adverse
Developments and Domestic Po-
IitieaI situation Appears to
Excite Little Concern.

NEW YORK. March 5.-Further
strength and activity in the copper STOCKS
and affiliated securities constituted me
dominant features Of todsy's operations
on the stock market -.
Amalgamated Copper was again the
leader, eoincident with an advance VI
the price Of the metal 20 lbls cents pei
pound, dealings In the stock far outstrlp-
ping those In erstxhlle fAvoritek, sven
as United States Steel and ..eaaihs,
American Smelling was even stronger
than Amaigamated, adding " Us seaa .
Buying Of these shares has been so pei
slstent recently as to suggest urgent
short covering. Other INDUSTRIAL issues
az lsss market influence gained from
to 8 points or more. ,,s-,
In the railway group the eoaiers anue 3,
duilness and such stocks as chicago
Great wettern. preferred; Western MARY
land and Kansas City southers were ui,,
usually prominent. With the ehcepuon
az Amefiean Tobacco, which vas ex-
eeptionsily strong Tiers was "'''e A'
The market was at ils best In the INA.
hour. when the buying In ooppers sna
various specialties made Tor = new hitn
level ali around. Belated buying IN
United states sssel sent that , stock nc "
year Ana s,hsrs improved, some stocks
Yielded slightly on preft-takinsl put
Amsls amated Copper. American nm.ss,
ing and United states Steel held " tne
and, The tone at the close was BUOY sht
and the total output, t6s.0oo shares, CON-
stltussd the largest dealings for any sat
News o. ths day sss not entirely con,
dueiye 10 the further rise, which was
again stubboruiY opposed BY Q large ele-
ment Of professional tFsders. Lass attain
hon Is being paid 70 adverse deyeiep-
meats and the domestic political SITUATION
appears 70 be exciting little concern
DESPITE the unusual market aenyl.y 81 q
a little over 81, 0o6,e 900, but the actual cash
loss was syst Sle@ooa Reserves d.
creased hfbaep. which hrepEht the set,
ual excess down 10 pL8lm hpr
member banks and trust companies re-
ported an Increase Of H.if2.ep In loans
bonds we're steady, but demand dld not
keep pace with the Increased deAtnEs u
stocks, Total sales, par vslys. n,SaM
United States Is advanced Y per cent
md Panama 10 ' per esnt'on call durins
the week
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-24
Kaasas city Live stocL M.rL.,.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March a-cAT-
rl.E-Receipts. AGO. head, Including 100,
eouthernsi market steady; dressed beef
AID export steers. N.0ogslo: fair to good,
N.WV.Wi western steers, E.75l7. 80; stock
ers and feeders, N76d6OO: southern
stsers Aoo4f.Si southern cows, t2bot1
Aooi native cows NssgsS; native helf-
sEs bspvaoci bulls. t.Ssg07Si calves 500
Ho0s--Rsoeipts, 400 head; market "a
lower; bulk OF sales, s.. GQf7 so: heavy
E.5c4I6lh; packers and butchers. $500
10. lights, E,oos37.25, pigs, &Ssis.M
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipta 800
head; market. steady, lambs, S60Oa7. 75i
yeariings G.Nasbo; .wethers. N6oaS.ooi
ewes NNusTs: stockers and feeders,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-24

Cash Quotations were as follows:
FLoUR-Steady; winter patents, sLl50
SIS; winter straights, sSSG5.60; spring
patents, S.s0Q5.s0; spring straights, $50
a. %; bakers, t3.e0a40o.
RYE-Ro. 2, Gle.
BARLEY-Feed or mixing 75casl 90;
fair TO choice mailing, uls9f.32.
sEEDs.-Tfmothy, ssoegil1; clover.
PRoVTsIoNs-Msss pork. new, ,ls.i2k;
old, $50, Lard DIN tiercesJ, $40. Short
ribs llo0se1 s9.t5.
Total clearances Of wheat and -four
were equal to Is, 60 bu. Primary receipts
were 4is.e0 bu., compared with s56.ol9 bu.
mated receipts for Monday: Wheat, Is
cars; corn, l9S cars; oats, al cars hogs,
4s.t99 head.
Chicago Cash Prices-wheat, No. 3 red,
o. o2lzy l.l3is: No. 8 red, sl.0lL.al.@hl No.
hard, YLes.sa Lesis; No. 3 hard, sl.o1I4g
Ito; Ne. spring. sScq{i.05; No 4 spring.
95cd1l, %; velvet chaff, &caslVs; dnrum,
ssedSi.t6. Corn. 40. 9 GsisatSc; No. 9
white, ssHzf'eisc: No. 3 yellow, ss96esc:
No. {. f5,zassc; No. 4 white. s7is96Sssc,
No. 1 yellow, 67GsSc. Oats. No. g white,
5ia55o; No- white. sssds4l4c: No.
= blte. 5idS5Isci standard, 54Ei54l5c. Barley,
lsepsl 3 seed, timothy, R.o19lL5Oi clover.
81; 9leg1
BUTrER--Steady; c7eamsries. SG3oe;
diaries, z34sfc.
EGGs-Firm; receipts, 1872 cases: at
mark, cases included. IiNqs0c; ordinary
firsts, a1c, firsts. zlfleIAe.
CHEESE = Steady; daisies. ISkGlsc:
twins, lsalSlzo: young Americas. Bsalsc;
long horns. ISis Il9c.
OES-Steady; receipts, 4. cars:
Wisconsin. sLl7II23: Michigan and Min
RssntR, sLIs11.1a.
PoCLTRT- Steady; turkeys. live, lie;
turkeys, dressed, I9itc: chickens, live, nc;
chickens. dressed. &c: springs. live, lie;
springs. dressed, l5e.
EEAL-S.eady al 701ie.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-24

NEW YORK, March 4-oorToN-
March. Ioase; April, 1asp; May. 10 s6e;
June. 10.5e; July. le1e; August lAbAel
September, 1850; October, l0eec; Novem.
Der, lpsic; December, iessc: January,
l0.ksc; February, l0s2e. spot, quiet, 10
points hisherj mlddlins Hplands, lAGnj
middling gulf, 1880. Sales, 500 bales.
Spot In fair demand, prices unchanged;
American middiing fair, G7ed; good mid
ding, asSd; middling, EIld; low mid
ding, add seed ordinary. 6sedI erdl-
nary. Aid The sales Of the day we're
9,sss bales, Of which Loo were for specu-
lation and export and included 4 40
American. Receipts. SEQ bales. including
$50 American.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-24
DlsPosITIoN-HEAp,
Total receipts

Iotei receipts ...t,,,........ 10 l0&6
mat sAI,TL ~ q cattle were quite
there wsrs Dot enough to make a MARKET
The total Tor the week foots W laid
head, being about on q par with most
recent weeks and with q year ago, al
though larssr than tive and three weeks
The market on beef steers has flue-
over, but on Wednesday and fkursday
they showed deeldsd improvement. being
9 little lever again on Friday. At the
close q the week values are not very
P T, different q !. trop VIA. they wars % Z.
possibly be little BID easicr. bat the
general market y net far from STEADY,
Cows. and heifsrs have been IN very
kgoa demand ~ week. but still they
tluotuated ~ about the same way %
PEE y steers being slisrnatsly lossr and
the change a. compared with week ago
has been very slight, but they can ssfsly
DO quoted a. steady, and on soma kinds
possibly . little stronger. Veal calves,
ou,is ana stAss are also fully steady with
!, psslrasls fssslas sst,l. have been IN
70 higher than the close Of last week,
Even the lighter and thinner grades Of
stock cattle have been good sellers all
the week ~ firm prices.
ssss s' ..ss "a ar % ssod A s.s
steers, labGT loa sownon to fslr sci
steers NSA8Sn; good TO choice hsifeYA
N,0usso; good 70 choice cows, A7bQ65o;
fair 70 good COWS NooQI75: common 10
tar cows. N7sffIco; good to choice stock
srs ana Feeders. abogGio: fair 70 good,
hslisrs, A.ou6.S: veal calves. Noo5s q;
bulls staEs. etc. AOo0Ao1
HoGf-Aside from Q little more 40
uylty. hog trade has many points In con-
mon with yesterdays market. shippers
made the early market, furnishing Tea.
sonspiy broad demand for good quality
stock n figures steady or very nearly 70.
some business was done on outslds AZ
count at nickel declines, packers taking
very little interest 10 the supply uatil
order buyers began 10 weaken. The late
trade. patronized largely by local pack
ers. rpled quiet and generally 30 lbwer.
few sales made toward the close
showed losses OF possibly dime,
Receipts we're well up to weekend re-
head. Almost SSsssird 70 az sG III oe
sold 70 shippers and Spectators. packers
taking the remainder Of the run. Move.
ment at no time In the session was very
lively, but . ersdltahls clearance was
possible and al II o'clock there were oaly
few loads still In first hands.
Best heavy hogs on sale brought NM
Identical with yesterdays topy while
good butcher stack usually moved within
L0e1A Bacon weights cleared from
NO Downward. values covering IN uns
csrtaln range.
During the week the uads has besu
working steadily higher until current
sales show net advances Of lSaeoc over
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-24
MaffIcd KneeL..

am glad 20 hear you eating your
soup with 80 much enjoyment Uncle
Yes that's . vsrT amusing story, old
!sys they used 70 tell Il when be was a
boy"
y always come 70 your restaurant for
my moon lunch, K1ipson, because there's
no danger Of ever finding It crowded"
beg your pardon. sir. for letting the
III remoYe It As soon as ] can.
DoruA come and let's have a square
meal ] won . from Naggus by reading
your last story through without stop
psaEis wouldn't mind what anybody
says; ] Anow You could have married
long ago II the right man had come
along. -Chieaso Fribuns
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-24
LEGAL NOTICES.

NOTICE no SEWER CONTRACTORS
Sealed bids viii be received by the city
OF Mound City, Missouri, up to I o'clock
p. m. April 5, isia, at City Clerks office
IN said city, for constructing 5,ssl lin. Il.
10 sanitary sewer main and IS manholesj
also lrlso lin. It, y storm sewer, 10 inlets
and manholes. Plans. profiles, specifica-
tons and further Information concerning
bids on file at City Clerks office. 10
Mound City, Missouri, ana at the offices
Of selthz- Petarman Engineering Co. ST.
Joseph. Missouri. For further particulars
call on or address City Clerk. Mound
City. Missouri.
BY order Of the city council OF the
City OF Mound City, Missouri.
J. B. DEARMoNT, City Clerk.
MIS- lot
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-24
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features OF the Trading and Closing
Prices on Board of Trade.

| Efitta On
CHICAGO. March 2a-Tightness be-
came 80 pronounced today In May wheat
here that shorts in other futures Joined
a stampede to cover, but news OF export
sales had a strengthening effect, The
close In wheat showed net advance OF
AGnc to 1hc. Latest trading left corn
tc TO Aqsc up. oats up a gsin Of 40 TO
decline 10 a Sc rise.
Announcement that cargo Of red win
ter wheat had been purchased TO come
back to Chicago from Fairport O.. for de-
livery on May contracts emphasized most
unpleasaAtly to short sellers the possl-
bilities of a squeeze here, Notwithstanding
that local stocks have been regarded as
almost burdensome.
| Decreasing stores In the southwest had
similar influence. but much greater In
terest attached to assertions OF export
business having been done at thu sea-
board, where shipments were said to have
been arranged to go to France, Buffalo
reported also that II locked as though
some wheat was being worked there. At
no time during the session were the bears
able to bring about any Important reae'
closing steady at sl0sA. Just lho over
twenty-four hours before,
Corn finished at the. highest paint Of
the week. ightness Of primary receipts
dismayed the bears and put new vim
cold, unsettled weather counted likewise
In favor OF an advance, and so did firm
cables May fluctuated from 7lAc TO
I2itc and closed steady AdAo up at 79c
even. Cash grades were IN fair demand;
Ne. yellow was not quoted.
Oats reflected the strength OF other
grain. The corn markets feat OF close
at the weeks topmost figures was dupll-
Gated by the rival feedstuff May swung
between 52sc and 53Isc, with last sales al
-siAd544c, a net advance Of hfpke.
II was an off day in pravislons. Con-
flicting influences held traders apart,
declining hogs and advancing grain.
When the pit was cleared quotations
averaged almost Identical with what had
been current the previous week.
luotatiUns on futures closed as foilowsI
Artificial Open, HlEh.I Low. ciose, 1 Yessy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-24
Coffee Market,

NEW YORK, March 2s.--COFFEEl-Fu-
lures market opened steady at an adj
vance Of 10 to u points on active cover
Ing and fresh buying for long account,
which seemed 10 be inspired by tne
strength OF the French cables and the
continued firmness In Brazil.
Trading was unusually active for a
Saturday and the market worked sharply
higher during the day. with the close
steady at net advance OF from 10 10
is.57o; April, is.ee; May, II. 40; June.
n.seol July, is.Sc; August, I3.eec; Sep
tsmhsr, ii,eiei October 1880; Noveni-
Der, II, BE; December, ls.97c; January.
u, Sc; February, ls.sSc.
Havre was x11h franc higher Ham.
burg was unchanged 60 u pfennig higher.
Rio was . rels higher at H515l santos.
10 reis higher al $500; Is, 100 reIs
higher At 7tS1a Receipts al the two
Brazilian ports. A,oo0 bags, against 1000
bags last year. Jundlahy Receipts. 5000
bags, against a6oo bags last year. Pine
weather was reported In two dlstricts
of sac paulo with showers elsewhere,
New York warehouse deliveries yester-
Day were ieceo baxs against b.sos bags
last year,
Spot coffee, steady; Rio No I. 4xc.
Santos No. l. bkd. Mild, steady, cor.
doyA. leffkl&c mammal