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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01
LICENSES TO GO UP
saIoonkeepers in Boston Must Pay
$500 More.

Boston. Jan 1.-The Boston excise
board which has submitted its annual
nounc that under its new schedule
of license fees the price of first
class inn holders license VIII be S2,500
instead Of $4,000, with an additional
IS . for the privilege of selling in
midnight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

Saturday. F. w Conner of Pittsburg.
district passenger agent of the Penn
syINania. railway. was elected president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01
Would Exchange Work.

L an experienced embroiderer. teacher
G art needlework. but have had opportunity
TO learn other crafts particularly inter-
ested in basketry and Irish crochet would
workers in those crafts-Iilxe myself. women of
small means but artistic tastes--care to ex-
change work with me? I should be glad TO
correspond with any interested. I shall be
Glad any time to answer qu estions regarding
needlework. lend patterns, in other ways
to help other country women that desire to
make beautiful things. MRS J. f. j.
The address of the generous learner of this
fine art is in our books In writing for II in
close stamped and self-addressed envelope
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01
ATTACKED IN HER HOME
Wife of a Constable Roughly Handled
by a Negro.

Coatsville. Pa. Jan. This part
of Chester county was thrown into ex-
citement Saturday when word was re-
ceived that Mrs. Smith Guthrie, wife
of a constable, was attacked in her
home on a farm near Parkersburg,
six miles from here. by a negro
Her assailant was captured by the
superintendent of a paper mill and was
later removed to the county prison at
West Chester. Mrs. Guthrie was
roughly handled by the negro in his
unsuccessful attack, but she was not
seriously injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

Passenger Agents 10 Meet in Denver
Jacksonville, jan denver was
selected as the 1912 meeting place of
the American Association of Passenger
Agents. which Closed it's session here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

Will let from her without delay
that the second donation may be passed over
mother who needs it?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01
Searching for a Home.


In your note you asked to explain what
] meant by homes It would seem that. in
ans eyes to bear a like mine; some one
wanting to give real, genial home, at fa1r
longer has and who is entirely alone. Those
who read your Corner, many Of them, are more
IN touch and h eartful in understanding
what / have written than the ordinary landlady
who adve Rises and answers advertisements for
Pardon length II you viii you can ably
say word along the lines suggested, and no
one surely, be harmed thereby
Il gentleman. bereft by death of wife
and about kfn-and ohildIess. quite
much broken down as yet Not In business ana
without home. and not able by advertising.
etc. to find genial family to live with in COM
fort and pay fair price
Boarding houses are no homes more or
less dread the name
Please do not think I have not taken such
steps as one would naturally suggest. like ad-
vertisng. asking he-e and there. etc, for what
I wish I could assure the writer of this pa
thetic letter that his is a singular case. A
homeless man is the ioneliest of human beings
A make a home for herself. find
cozy corner in some nest by making her want
known Our widovver has advertised in print
and by letter for an abiding place where he can
set up his lares and penates. thus establishing
claim to homehcod.
What more ne do?
Thu question is laid before constituents
for elaboration and friendly discussion
Offers to Send Tears.
shall most gladly send a string of Jobs
Tears to Mrs. P. g f. if she will give me her
address. MARY B."
The powers that be have issued a prohibi-
tion against the publication in the Corner Of
prescriptions and suggested remedies for the1
ills that flesh Is cir to and which doctors ave
the =" prescrfptfve . right to bow the
decree. withholding requests for such
framing from advocating the of natures
siufpIes. however honest and strong may be my
faith in them. But Jobs Tears . cannot harm
the Wearer. and to accept the pretty necklace
will not rob Galen of his fee
Nor does the mention Of it smack of :" free
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01
Offers Home to Girl.

Win you kindly inquire in your Corner n
tn is any little girl who would like good
home in return for light services some girl who
really needs home She may go to school
across the road. and she will be treated one OF
the family. receive clothes and board shall
pay all charges to the place live. beautiful
suburb. ] hope to hear Of some girl Of the age
of IA more MRS N. M c.
The home sketcbed here IS 50 much more at
tractive and the refuge much safer than the
occupation and lodgings that fall TO the lot Of
tn ." cash girl to her who runs errands and
does odd Z" chores for dressmaxer mflliner
that I emphasize the offer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01
g Nothing to Wear. :


should like to ask If any OF your help
could supply with. tell where
could find. a poem written more than hfty years
ago entitled Nothing to Wear and beginning
Miss Flora McF1imsey OF Madison square
Has made three separate journeys TO Paris
" should much like to get IL If possible.
" Mrs NJ. D.
The poem written by William Allen But
Ter. lawyer and poet a resident Of New York. II
made great stir at the time and is much quoted
this day. It published in 1857. There
should be difficulty in finding copy of his
poems in the public library.
Should a copy be sent in to Us in response to
your request shall forward Il to you.
Applicant for Quilt Pieces.
sh Guild like send for Of the sirk
and cotton quilt pie ees offered by Mrs j. Y. j.
I should be thankful for her address
M T. NJ
That parcel IF pieces has been passed % to
an earlier APPLICANT We must wait for a NA.esh
supply
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-29

S ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb 29APIans for
q national Investigation IN search Of
evidence to prove the contention, Of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-29
prone to laud the superior advantages
OF the good old times" but that Is a
Ep1istak women never make.
MHo is A PRoEEasoR2

Noah Webster after deep research
into the subject, comes to the rather
sensible conclusion that professor is
"ofie who processes" Noah doesn't
tie him down to processing any par.
tlcular thing at any particular time or
in any particular place. The question
has come up in Missouri court as to
just how or what n professor Is and
1t has caused a great deal of argu-
lsmaRbsss!gbe court is of. the opinion
that the title Of professor" has fal-
len into vulgar use, but what is the
court going to do about it when Noah
gEaHtb; such latitude as hefdoes upon
tfs snbject4 S
sAj4tawill beshard for the Court to con-
vince the man who appears in vaude-
Ivlle with a Troupe OF trained Eleas or
sea lions that he is not professor.
The handBills'aways call him "proies,
sor" and the general public has
learned to call him professor" or per-
haps the more intimate prof
A gentleman who goes about yank.
ing sweet strains from a wooden bOA
by dragging the tail OF. a horse across
the internal economy OF a cat is also
a professor. He will stake his violin
on it and he will win out. He was one
of the first professors and nobody will
crowd him of the track II he knows
it. The gentleman Who swallows a
sword in the circus side show is a
professor and. to take his ord for 1t,
a mighty good professor. So is the
individual who gives chalk talks
around the church lecture circuits.
Others who might be mentioned as
full-blown 'professors% areiithe men
who jump through blazing DhoopstHn1
vaudeville.i heicontortionistsB theI0nes
who tear paper into fantastic shapes
and the rubber skinned epan Of hH
side show They are professors" AM
1t does not look as though the COL
lege faculty members will ever be able
to, corral this title and make it be-
have itself and they will probably new
er, be able to do It even with the aid
of a Missouri court. The best thing
for tile Missouri court to do would be
to let the whole matter rest: Thei
fake professors" like the moor we
will have always with us.4 y ,aiioQG9l
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-29
/ THe g. q 3. TICKET

From the ftRtteriIs descriptions d
the Democratic candidates foS city
office as given BY the local moltHpIeee
Of thelr party, we get the following In
terestings Information:
Henry s. Lively, candidate fol
mayor, partner Of M. M. Nicely, former
mayor and attorney for the 3. & O
Railroad company. -
r. 3. Henderson, city collector, can
didate for council in the First ward
formerly ticket agent for the 8. & o
Thos. W. Reynolds, candidate fol
council in the Second ward, formsI
train master for the 3. & o.
LIP. Kirby, candidate for council Il
the Third ward, assistant attorney fol
the 3. & o.
So 1t appears that four Of the six can
didates nominated by the Democrat
are very closely competed with the 3
& o. Railroad company.
The.voters Of Fairmont would like tc
krow If either or any Of these gentle
men would vote for franchise for i
new railroad to enter this city shculc
the opportunity be presented to then
to do SO. j.. !g-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-29

OF their arrival therefore dependl
more upon weather conditions several
hundred mites southwark rather than
upon Total conditions.
bird wave IF caused by fayofa
ibie weather al ahy southern point Iii
Iducihg fke bird u start and tiie IN
expected appearance Of q cold wave q
storm at q northern point, caused the
birds to stop in order to remain
where they cangobtain food. The con
tinued favorable weather al southern
points Will induce birds to continue t.
come. so that soon that stretchto
country Immediately south Of the
cold.wave zone VIII have an unusua
quota Of birds.
.t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-29
Commissioner Jesse Mcdonald, in The

Commissioner Jesse Mcdonald, in the
litigation by which the Waters-Plerce
Company is attempting to prevent the
Standard Oil from gaining control OF
the Waters!Piefce directorate. That
Clay Arthur Pierce. president OF the
'Waters.Pleffe OIL Company, and son
Of Fl, Clay Pierce, one OF its founders,
vas to be deb6sed and his place taken
to Robert w. Stewart. Of Chicago,
general counsel Of the Standard OIL
Company. Of lnbianP. was testified this
afternoon, BY George W. Mayer thla
deposition.
4 Mayer, formerly mdnager of the
Standard Oil Company, of Indiana, In
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-29
WHAT. MARTHA WASHINGTON !.
4 0.2 MISSED g

- MISSED p
The. Women's Dining Club OF Kan
sas City has decided by vote Of SO
.ca2 that women to-day have a much
\ better time than Martha Washington
ever had. Why should there, be even
.tSyo adverse votes On question so Oh.
Sioisly admitting of but one answer?
9adged by present feminine ideals,
4 Martha Washington must have found
me pretty. stupid, For one thing, she
neser belonged to . dining club or a
mothers congress and never made a
pnblie address on votes for women"
Shesnever gave a bridge party or went
TO d matinee,or played golf or wore q
5hohbIe. skirt There 'Sere;no Societies
I'D daughtefsbo+, tTlaulesr foa's her to
] ,iuinsand sslie AsI tfSh6afP of tie waltz,
tf say nothing .pr the "turkey-trot." .
THESE n efSs.e % 81 Sire, ceI4in old.
fashioned 6&dpattfSnns,, ohce' deemed
acknowledgements, in which she en-.
gagged, but being now obsolete they
reed not be rehearsed. 1t was Mar
tina WasRlngton's fate to live before
the day of feminine emancipation, and
she paid the penalty with a lmmdrum
existence which now excites the prop
er sympathy5of her sex. To think that
the most celebrated American woman
Of her day never even set foot in a
motor.car or took part in a suffrage
parade or gave her views TO the press
on divorce or dec0llete! Men are
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-29

WiLpFoWL' AND THE WEATHER;
Birds can not forecast the weather
although it is well known TO all farm
ers that when the wild geese fly south
except in the fall migratory season, a
cold snap is soon to follow An e&.
PLANTATION OF this does not involve al
trlbuting to the birds the ability TO
forecast the weather.
Geese and other migratory birds
start for warmer attitudes as soon as
a cold snap touches them, but not be.
fore. Instinct warns them that they
will not be able to obtain food where
the land is frozen or snow covered. AT
the first appearanceof the cold wealth
Ter, therefore, they start south and
usually outstrip the cold wave in
their flight. :"
Neither must the arrival. of migra.
tory birds in the winter or early
Spring be taken to mean a cessation
OF cold weather Through long gener'
ations the birds have formed the in.
stinct to migrate at the time when the
warmer weather usually sets in. If
the cold Weather is going to continue
later;than usual the fowls do not know
it.
Probably few migrants make less
than 100 miles in nights flight,
while flights OF 200 miles must be
very common. Birds will fly against
adverse winds and through unfavora'
Bile weather IT the weather conditions
are good when they start. The date
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-29

the waters-Pierce Oil Company that
the STANDARD oil Company Is evaaafng
the law and perpetuatlng an Illegal
trust in defiance of the Supreme Court
of the United States, we're outlined
late yesterday, by Samuel ". ,Fordyce,
IT, counsel f f6r f i W tsS ~, Oil
Company: ~ ,5,s ~" y S,y| M, ~
! The Investigation &ill extend into
many States at the conclusion Of the
hearing now under way before Special.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-29

POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The prices charges for inserting an,
npuncements OF candidates for State
etiees in these columns will be as fol.
8laEa:s a 3sgn
Governor, 325.O0q.9ian
Auditor, $500. rA'-
Secretary, Of State, $500. s..h
Attorney General, $500. Z
Treasurer, $4,000.
Superintendent Of Schools $4,000.
Congress, $500. ~,
K 2ThisSiee viii include the publica'
Etls8, sat ,ass formal announcement
Sand i standing card under the general
!, head Of Announcements" to run daily
unit. the contest for which the an
n0uneement is made is ended. For
9aF5t page announcements add $500 to
above schedule Of prices.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-29

Kansas City, was to be sicesprestdent
he said, and Charles ". Adams sesi-
etry-treasuref. of7ithe Wasers
Company, and known as the STANDARD
oils watch dog IN the corpora Ion
was to be retained in the scheme ee
REORGANIZATION,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-29

h Mrs, lubdub-Why sh9a Idnt Sos
men serve on jurles?
Mr.. Flubdub-I suppose he Courts
pre- arTaid a husbaatiaqd 81 might
he titawn on the same jary PUCK
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-29

ljN5i.t use Gslonlel b i ca thattics
Buy Fields Prune Syrup and SIENNA
Plsaasnt. Safe and Sure.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-29

gIIEI!NQU!RY

WATERs-PIERc OFFICIALS RE.
/ sRoNstRLE FOR ACTION; TELLS
OF PLANS TO GoRLE, THEM. Y
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-05

tersigned by the township treasurer t.
he negotiated under the direction of
the board and the monies to be uset
Of the application, and for no other
purpose.
IF the voters authorize the bono
issuing, that the township board is to
raise oy tax upon the taxable proper
~ of the township such sums OF mon
ey as shall be sufficient to pay the
amount Of the bonds and the interest
thereon as fast as they shall become
due.
Section fourteen provides that nc
bonds issued under and by virtue OF
this act shall be used or negotiated at
less than their par value. DO yoU
think that we could sell per cent
bonds at par? II might be well to test
the feelings Of the voters at the an
nual meeting. We cannot issue to ex-
coed per cent OF the assessed valua-
ton. man
"The first step To set the proposition
IN motion would be the filing Of the pc
tition sisned by at least twenty five
free holders Of the township"
This was the last meeting of the
present board and the bills which were
allowed yesterday were the last that
will be allowed, ms the township clerk
end treasurer viii now prepare their
annual reports. The board adjourned
until wednesday afternoon when
.looo. Of raoietr, ti,, opd oioctio,,
caucus dates and places. and inspect
ors of election for the election on April
1 will be designated. The question o.
issuing road bonds will be discussed
and decided.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-05
RIGHT OF TOWNSHIP TO
BORROW Cash FOR ROADS
ATTORNEY HAMBlTZER GIVES
HIS OPINION ON QUESTION.
construes Laws to Confer Right on the
Township Board.

At the monthly meeting Of the
Portage township board yesterday af-
ternoon the opinion of Attorney J. +.
Hambitzer on the authority of the
board 10 borrow money for the pur-
pose Of opening up new highway
to otter Lake was received. The
report Of the attorney on the matter
is as follows:
In ycading sections eight and nine
OF chapter 10 OF Act 2S3 of the public
acts of 1909. and constituting the sec
tons together, ] am OF the opinion.
that 1t confers authority On the town
ship board To borrow for the purpose
of opening up new highway. Sec
tion s provides that the money can he
used for grading, macadamizing. build
ing stone roads or in any other way
in the discretion OF the township
board. Iroviding for the better con-
struction Improvement and caring for
the highways IN such township
Section nine provides. among othe
things. that the commissioners shall;
render TO tho township board at the
annual meeting a report showing the
roads that have been constructed or
partially constructed.
Reading the two sections together,
| must conclude that the act is broad
enough 10 cover the construction OF
new highways within the township.
- find that no action can be taken
by the township board before an APP
plication signed by at least twenty
five free-holders Of the township is
fled with the board; ana the act pro-
vdes that the question of issuing
such bonds be submitted TO the legal
voters OF the township by the town
ship board within ninety days after
the filing of the application. the notice
t. be given 10 be printed notices post
cd in five public places I'm the town
ship twenty days before the time fixed
by said board for such election, and
by publishing the same I'm a newspa
per published In such township. the
notices 20 state the amount Of money
proposed 10 be raised by said bonds
and tho purpose or purposes to which
II shall be applied.
Section eleven provides that the
vote upon such proposition shall be by
ballot and the ballots in the following
form:
For the issuing Of township bonds
TO improve the highways. Yes
"For the issuing Of township bonds
TO improve the highways. No.
THE election 10 be conducted anf
votes canvassed I'm all respects as in
all other elections. n majority vote
in favor OF the bond issue, the bonds
are 10 be issued by the township board
In denominations not exceeding ST.
10000 each, the rate Of interest not to
exceed 2 per cent and the period not
10 exceed twenty-five years; bonds to
be signed by the township beard, coun-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-05
BIG NATURALIZATION LIST.
Over Two Hundred Applicants Filed
for Action at June Term.

The list of applications for second
citizenship papers to be acted upon at
the neXt term of circuit court prom
ises to bc an unusually large one, the
number of names already filed exceed .
ing two hundred, and with several days
more i'm which applications may be
llied. The last day for posting names
tor the May term is Tuesday next,
March ~. and it is probable that a
considerable number will make appli-
cation 10y that time.
The following names were posted
yesterday:
Oscar Lundback, Sweden, Hancock,
New York, 1889.
Fred Swanson, Sweden, Hancock.
New York, 1887.
Mike Luoko. Finland, Franklin, Phil
adelphia, 1903.
Anil Menner, Germany, Dollar Bay.
New York, 1885,
John Mukovich. Austria, Calumet.
Baltimore, 1905.
stephen Perjon. Austria, Calumet.
New York. 1896.
Peter steck, Austria, Calumet, New
York, 1902.
John Haapaa, Finland. Calumet.
Boston, 1903.
Matti Kantola, Finland, Paayola,
Boston. 1903
ANTI Lcnonen, Finland, Paavola,
New York. 1905.
Jerry Haataja, Finland. Paavola,
500, 1905.
Joseph Ozanich. Austria, Trimoun-
tain, New York, 1901.
John Latola. Finland, Franklin, New
York, 1903
William Meta. Finland, South Range,
New York, 1905.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-05
HoUGHToN sREVITlEs


The regular meeting of the Hough-
ton village council for March will be
held on Thursday afternoon.
The sawmil of Hebard and Sons az
Pequaming will be operated double
shifts this season and about 20O00,OOO
feet OF logs will be cut up.
a. w. Leonard formerly manager Of
tie Houghton County Traction and
Electric Light companies arrived in
Houghton yesterday ON business.
The hearing of the case of Gus
Hartman, charged by Louis Klobacker
with assault and battery. was this
morning adjourned until Friday morn
ing.
The funeral of the late Miss Bar
bara Strobel will be held Wednesday
morning from St Ignatius church,
with interment i'm the Forest Hill GEM
etary. a.
The cratorical and declamatory I'm
ais of the Houghton high school will
be held tomorrow afternoon TO select
two representatives of the school to
participate in the .sub-district contest
Colombia lodge OF the knights OF
Pythias will confer work in the thlrd
rank at the regular meeting this even
ing. The attendance contest is BOOM
ing, with the Reds in the lead by 26o
POINTS.
A meeting of, the superintendent
Round Table will be held on Saturday
morning next at the Office of Superin-
tendent Doelle in the Central school
building. Plans for the annual teach
crs fail institute for the copper coun-
try viii be made.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-05
HOUGHTON HIGHS DEFEAT
CALUMET IN CUP CONTEST
ONE SIDED CONTEST ENDS IN
THE SCORE OF TOO.
Holister Star for Houshton and Skin.
ner for Visitors.

The Houghton high school hockey
team last evening defeated the Calu-
met highs by the score of e TO O, i'm the
first or a series of games for the Shell
con trophy. The game was one sided,
and the result was never in doubt
IIollister was the individual star for
the HJughton team, while Skinner was
the most effective FOR the visitors.
About five minutes after the game
began HOLSTER registered goal one
FOR HJughtou, from scrimmagc.
Gicsing soon registered another, but
IL did not count as the referee had call
ca time i'm order 20 rule a Calumet
player eff the ice for slashing No
more scores were made I'm the first
Lair but Calumet missed several goals
through inability 10 shoot.
The second half was slightly faster
than the first WINNER made Hough-
toms second goal from center ice
Thcriault scored Houghton's third on
another long shot and HOLSTER
brought the total up TO five. after two
pretty combinations with Closing.
The teams lined up as follows
Calumet-Goal, Savinni; point, Beck:
cover. Steckbauer; center, Thorn
quist; right, Loomis left, james. ro-
or. Skinner.
Hougnton-Goal, Dolllngcr; point.
WINNER; cover, Alt; right, Closing;