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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
1T Was REAL ROW
Kansan Recalls Convention
That Nominated Lincoln.
He Sneaked Out of Town to
Attend 1t.

Hutchinson, Kan, July 10.-"This
recent Chicago convention reminds me
very forcibly of another Republican
| national convention, held at Chicago
So years ago." remarked Joseph N.
| Sweet.
''That was the convention which
nominated Abraham Lincoln for pres
ident. I was present at that conven-
| ton as a spectator, and saw the ex-
citing scenes"
Mr.. Sweet has in his possession
newspaper clippings of the day in
which the New York Herald and other
papers called Lincoln vile names, and
spoke of him as crude, vulgar and
| drunken western boor." g. "jackleg
lawyer and other epithetS.
81 lived then in Mount Sterling. in
Brown county, Illinois," said Mr..
| Sweet. ''That county had been Dem
ocratic ever since it was organized,
and 1 was one of the three Republic
I'VE held the party organization to-
gether, and 1 was a candidate for
sheriff. OF course I had no show OF
being elected, but 1 ran ahead of Dick
Yates, the candidate for governor.
There was a bitter feeling against the
niger equality men, as they called
US Republicans in those days just be-
fore the war.
Risky to Be Republican Then.
when the convention was held at
Chicago there was so much feeling in
our town that it wasn't safe for a man
to let it be known that he was in sym
pathy with the convention. 1 had to
slip out of town, getting on the back
end of the train on the off side away
from the depot, and when came
back from Chicago had to use the
same care, and slip off the train with
out the crowd at the depot seeing me.
''In those days it was hardly safe
to call yourself a Republican in
Brown county. When the Wide
Awakes' were formed, and we wanted
to have some demonstrations in our
town, 1 made the canvas capes and
the torch lights, in secret at my home.
A number of the women gathered at
my house and worked on them at
night, in secret.
s'Then when the time came for the
demonstration I slipped the torches
and capes out and gave them TO al
the boys. You know the boys VIII
march in a torch light procession no
matter what the politics is, and so
lot of the boys, sons of the Democrats,
took the torches. 1t made a rumpus
but we had the parade"
Mr.. Sweet located in Mount Ster-
ling in 1892, being one of the old resi-
dents of that section of Illinois. AT
ter Lincoln's election, Mr.. Sweet was
recognized for his nerve in serving as
a Republican leader in a section where
that time.
Carried the War Mails.
President Lincoln gave him an ap-
pointment as mail messenger on the
railroad from Quincy, I'LL, to Lafay-
cite, Ind. He served as such through
out the years of the war.
1.-THE mails were heavy then, carry
ing bags of mail to and from the army.
and it was as hard work as harvest
ing,' he remarked. 'In those days we
were allowed to carry friends with us
in the mail car, and many times
have carried Governor Dick Yates go
ing back and forth from Springfield
to his home in Jacksonville. He pre-
ferred to ride in the mail car with me
fol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
!!3:!. K.
Suppose we deliver a go"
at your door tomorrow

Touring time is here; anc
you feel the urge of it.
Telephone the Studebake1
dealer and have a "20'
sent out tomorrow.
It will cost you $8OO-o1
1886, if it's fully equipped
And what will you get-s0iE
you get $500 north i?
Well, we don't know of z
better $500 worth in the
world.
We'd say that, even if you
judged it only from the
standpoint of size; and
good looks; and work.
manship; and material
and generous specifi.
cations.
But that isn't the main
point.
The thing that ought to
bring you to a decision to
send for the ''2O" tonor-
row is the certainty that
you're not taking a
chance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
Finds Dead Babe in Suit Case.

Newton, Kan, July 10.-Omcers
here are investigating the finding of an
infant in a suit case. The Santa FNe
agent at Sedgwick investigated the
cause of an offensive odor he had no
ticed about his depot for several days,
finally locating it in a certain suit
case. Suspecting that there was
crooked work connected with the af-
fair, he summoned a health officer,
who opened the suit case, to find the
badly decompoSed body Of an infant
that had been few days old when it
died. The suit case had been checked
as baggage at Canton, Kan, to Put
nam, a small station south of this
point. 1t was put on q fast train
which does not stop at Putnam, and
was carried to Sedgwick, where it was
held three weeks awaiting an owner.
There was no name connected with the
baggage" and no means of identify
ing the guilty party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
Sheriff makes ". %. Offce.

Atchison, kan, July 10.-The West
ern Union Telegraph company's bus
mess in Atchison is in the hands of
Sheriff Taylor, as attachment pro
ceedings were brought against it to sat
isfy personal taxes. Personal taxes
on the company's property in Atchison
were not paid in 1908. The original
tax was $224.66, but with penalties add
ed the tax now amounts to $1,025.4S.
Unless the company pays the tax in
full the usual procedure will be fol-
lowed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
Bows Find Drowned Man.

Highland, Kan, July 10.-Boys dis
covered the body of a man floating in
the Missouri river, seven miles east OF
here. A boat was obtained and the
body was overtaken after chase of
a mile. 1t proved to be the body of
Carl Athertcn, u years of age, who
lived with his parents at Iowa Point,
about five miles above where the body
was recovered. Last Friday young Ath-
erton, with several companions, were
daring each other to wade out to q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
CentraIia GirI Is Missing.

Seneca, Kan, July 10.-Sheriff An
drews was notified that Eula May DAY.
is, described as 13-year-old girl, large
for her age, weighing LIS pounds, and
with large brown eyes, had started
from the home of her mother. Mrs. H.
D. Cassidy, of Centralia, Saturday
noon, for Onaga, and had not been
heard from since. Miss Davis had been
working in a hotel at Onaga for an
aunt, Mrs. E. Busby, and came home
to attend the Centralia chautauqua-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
Deserter Gives Himself Up.

Leavenworth. Kan, July 1O.-Pri-
vate John Lewis, member of the
1 34th company coast artillery, whose
home is at Pittsburg, Kan, gave him
self up to the authorities at Fort
Leavenworth as a deserter. Lewis
said that he had been in the army six
months, and had been stationed at
Fort Wright
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
KANSAS GOSSIP.
FORMER Kansan Gets Fortune.

Erie. Kan. July 1o.-A fortune was
won in the district court at Fredon1a
by r. B. Smith, county attorney for
Neosho county. Attorneys Smith &
Bropst weer employed by Alex john
son, in 1910, to recover $45,10S.47
from the Kansas Natural Gas com
pany, which plaintiff alleged was due
him. The case reads more like a mod
ern novel. Johnson was one OF
large family who lived on farm be-
tween Chanute and Fredonia. john
son, at the age of 10, left home, and
was not heard of from that date. His
parents supposed him dead. After the
death of the elder Johnson, the Kansas
Natural Gas company leased the john
son property. The terms of the lease
read that the lessons should receive
not more than $500 for not more than
four gas wells, and $1,000 for not more
than eight wells. Some of the biggest
producers in Kansas were found on the
Johnson lease. Meantime Alex. john
son, the missing heir, wrote home and
discovered that his fathers land had
been leased, and that his name was
not affixed to the contract, as he was
supposedly dead. He brought suit for
his share.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
HAYS REPUBLICAN SOLD.
Grifith's Paper Will Be Consolidated
With News

Hays, Kan, July 10.-George P.
Griffith, for many years editor and
publisher of the Hays Republican, has
sold the paper to the Democratic Ellis
County News. The papers Will be
consolidated after this week, leaving
only two papers, the News and the
Free Press that Harry F'reese has run
the past twenty-nine years Ill health
and other business is given as the
cause of the sale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
Bic elevator Deal closed.

Hutchinson, Kan, July 10.-An ele-
vator deal. involving $1,000, 900, was
closed by which the Larabee Mills COM
pany purchased the O'Neil-Kaufman-
Petit Grain company's string of country
elevators, including plants at King
down, Greensburg, Brennan, Havt-
land and WeIIsfOrd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10

sandbar in the river at Iowa Point
They all started in without removing
their clothing or shoes. Anterior got
beyond his depth and was carried down
by the weight of his clothing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
Horse Falls on Girl.

Clay Center, Kan, July 10.-A horse
driven by Byron Jack, a young man of
this city, became frightened at a tool
box on the Air Line bridge across the
Republican river, a few miles west OF
Clay Center and backed off the br1oge
into the river. about 80 feet below.
Miss Florence F'ullington, of Idana, this
county, who was with Mr.. Jack. was
thrown into the river, which happened
to be not very deep right there. The
horse fell upon her. badly injuring the
young lady, Just how badly is not yet
known, though it is believed that she
will recover. The horse was killed by
The fall.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
TRAVELLERS MIsTAKE}

Will Chinese customs and traditions
change with the new regime? II they
DO travel in the Celestial empire will
be deprived Of much of its pleasures,
which are sometimes attended with
excitement, not to say danger. Two
Englishmen travelling in NingPo on a
visit to Chinese official during the
autumn had, to say the least, divert
ing time. They were being carried in
sedan chairs, and feeling the atmos-
phere oppressive asked the bearers to
give them little fresh air by opening
the roof. The men met the request
with stolid Indifference, so the travel
ers decided to open the roof them.
selves. AS they approached the city
they found that they were the objects
of considerable attention. A crowd OF
500 surrounded the chairs, and soon it
increased to 1000, the people rttering
menacing cries. Happily nothing
worse happened. When they reached
their destination their host received
them with establishment. Good gra
cious," said he, what have you done!
Only condemned criminals here travel
in an open chair"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
BIG RETURN FROM DOLLAR

For a dollar given to a stranger
elsht years ago Joseph Clair, Phlla-
delphia druggist, may receive an es-
tate OF over Sl25,00O. Eight years ago
man who was evidently suffering
from the effects OF the night before
came into the drug store and told
Clafr that he was up against it. mad
spent his last cent and needed enough
to get bite to eat. He asked for a
quarter.
After short talk Clair gave the
man dollar and the stranger depart
ed with the remark: You'll never re-
greet this, young man. 1t will be rich
ly repaid
Clair forgot the incident. Five
years ago the man again came into the
store and recalling the dollar loan
made the druggist present of hand
some gold-headed cane. Clair did not
forget the matter so quickly then, but
he was thoroughly surprised few
days ago when he received a letter
from firm Of lawyers in Rockdale,
Wyo., saying that Joseph Waters, a
wealthy rancher near that city, had
left his entire property, valued at over
1925, 900 to him.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
USES OF FINGER PRINTS

In the Argentine Republic the
loentlhcatlon cards of policemen.
coachmen. cab drivers, commission
ares and servants have, since 1896,
Dorne their finger-prints Upon all
passports and bank receipts for de-
posts the imprint of the thumb must
be made at the time Of delivery. In
Roumania. since 1903, the thumb
print has been substituted for the
cross made instead of signature by
persons who cannot write In the
Philippine islands those who cannot
write are not obliged to be identified
by witnesses at savings banks, but
merely have to make their mark with
their thumb. The same system has
been used in the banks Of Bengal for
Hfty years. In France, to put an end
to the fraud of enlistment. desertion
and re-enlistment for the bounty paid
In the Foreign Legion, every mans fin
ger prints are taken and kept on file.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
BEETLES GROW MUSHROOMS

Scientists have known of mush-
room growing ants for long time,
and 1t was generally believed that the
ant was the only insect possessing
sufficient intelligence to make sue
cessful mushroom farmer. Prof. J.
Bouverie, the French entomologist,
has found that certain wood boring
beetle known as the Bostrychide is as
familiar with mushroom cultivation
for home consumption as the ant.
Professor Bouverie discovered that the
beetles bore holes in wood and half
I'LL them with prepared fungus,
which makes an ideal mushroom bed.
The garden is carefully spawned and
tended. and in course of time the
mushrooms appear. In this way the
beetle provides itself with a food suffi-
GENTLY tenders for its feeble jaws.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
SIXTEENTH CENTURY HOUSE

Hidden by. brickwork for over 200
years, the remains of sixteenth CEN
fury timber building has been dis
closed during the recent work Of re-
construction Of Goodrich House, Hat
field, Hertfordshire, England. A large
number Of silver and copper coins.
dating from the time of Charles ii. to
George H., have also been found. The
property was originally portion of
the Manor Of Hatfield, and was sold
in 1892 by the first Marques of Sails
bury to the Hart family. from the &ex-
ecutors Of which family it was ur.
chased last year by M. Speaight.E
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
WHAT A WOMAN
CAN AND DID DO
Mrs. Tennessee, Of McAIinnville,
Tells How She Succeeded
in Spite Of Many Dis
couragemeltS.

McMinnville, Tenn.-Mrs. Lucy
Tennessee. Of This place, says, 'I suf-
fered, about six years, more or less,
with womanly troubles. My head
hurt so terribly that l could get no
sleep.
My husband had no faith in it, but
I commenced using Cardui, according
to directions, and now he is thor
oughly convinced that Cardui Is do
ing me more good than all the doc
tors. "..5
Before I had used all of one bottle
Of that wonderful medicine, l had
commenced to improve. Now, I feel
like a different woman.
The misery is all gone, and I have
q good appetite and feel greatly i'm
proved in every respect.
1t will certainly benefit others, as
it has me, and am glad to know that
such a remedy is within the reach Of
every suffering woman" !
If you suffer from any form of
womanly weakness or irregularity,
try Cardui, the woman's tonic. It
helps nature to perform a cure in
natural, easy way
The ingredients used in Cardui are
mild herbs, which have a gentle,
tonic effect, on the womanly constitu-
ton.
It builds up the strength, improves
the appetite, tones up the nervous
system, and helps to make pale, sal
low cheeks fresh and rosy.
II you are woman, try it,
n. B.--Wrfte to: Ladies' Advisory
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Chat
tnnooga, Tenn, for Special Tnstruc-
lions, and 84-page hook, "Home Treat-
ment for Wo,nen," sent in plain vvrap-
per, On request
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
EAGLE BEHEADs RARE BIRD

An American eagle, confined in the
ayiary at Columbian Park. Lafayette.
Ind, deliberately'killed Mexican blue
quail, one of pair which had just
been brought to the park. from New
Mexico. The Mexican blue quail is q
rare fowl and this pair had been cap
tured after a six months search.
There was no suitable place for them
at the park ayiary and they were
placed In an empty compartment of
The big cage in which the eagles and
owls are kept. There is stout wire
netting between the two partments
and wooden strips are nailed around
The bottom. One of the big eagles
hoped close to the wire netting and
found hole through the wooden strip.
ereached through, seized enc of the
5guails and pulled its head from its
body.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
FREAKIsH AMERICAN BOA.

This photograph depicts enc Of the
most curious boats that has ever rid.
den the waters. 1t is the invention oil
a retired captain of che American
navy, who claims that it possesses all
sorts of remarkable advantages over
the ordinary screw propelled vessel.
The boat suggests a steam-roller or a
couple of tool-sheds and a pair of gar
den-rollers, and although it presents
somewhat ungainly picture it does eff.
fectually what is claimed for it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
Mo Wonder She Blushed.

Two of the University Of Pennsyl-
van1a track runners passed learned
and preoccupied professor showing a
young woman visitor through the
Gard ems"
With dainty shiver, the girl re
marked:
IT'S dreadfully cold-isn't ito be
without stockings?'"
The professors mind turned for a
moment from contemplation of the
fourth dimension
Then why did you leave them of ?'
he asked-Lippincott's Magazine.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
THEY LIVE LIKE APES

AS a model example of an abso-
lutely primitive race Of people, Prof.
W. Volzs, of Breslau university, has
brought to notice the Kubus, who are
completely isolated in the forest in
terror of sumatra. They share the
life and habits of the apes living in
the same forest. They do not seem
to have advanced even to the hunting
stage of development, and are not
known to have any ideas on religion,
even the most primitive
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
hra 5
Summer Near

Patrick worked for a VIGOROUSLY
sttngy boss and lost no chance to
let the fact be known Once a wag-
gish friend, wishing to twit him, re-
marked:
Pat. l hear your boss just gave
you brand-new suit Of Clothes
No. said Pat, "only part OF
suit"
What part?'
The sleeves iv the vestl'
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06

w. New, 1923 E. First ST., Mcpherson,
kans., says: when l began taking
Doan's Kidney Pills, I had just gotten
over an attack Of grip which had
weakened my kidneys. My back ached
continually and the kidney secre-
tons caused great discomfort. Doan's
Kidney Pills cured me entirely and I
have had no kidney trouble SINCE"
When Your Back Is Lame, Remember
the Name-DOAN'S," Soc, all stores.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
What Is In a Name2

A Chicago man who hardly knew
one tune from another made the mis-
take Of taking a knowing woman to a
concert at Orchestra hall. The Sc
lections We're apparently familiar to
him, but when the Wedding March"
of Mendelssohn was being played he
began to evince some interest.
THAT sounds familiar" he said. II
am not strong on these classical
things, but that's good one. What
is 1t?"
That" gravely replied the woman,
is the 'Maiden's Prayer"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
suIss soL7 WIFE FOR 81

~. A. ! me villas, Of Utzmach, near St
w., wv, switzerland, woman was sold"
~. ssusis With her consent. to another
l,.u Ian y ner husband. The buyer. an
tsaa aa. ana friend of the Swiss couple
4 mS4sne ne was 'legalizing" the sale
4, p,Ocurlhg two witnesses and hay.
saw - .ue contract written on STAMPED
SSs 4, ~ paper. The Italian fold
IA s I, friend that he wanted q wife
H., H. sae swiss promptly offered to sell
rsI.t " own wife at bargain price.
~ 'sA was then discussed and fixed AZ
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
DON'T SUFFER!

To those who suffer from BILIOUS
NESS, CONSTIPATION, HEAD
ACHES, DIZZINESS or any MALA-
RIAL TROUBLE, we confidently rec
ommend BONDS LIVER PILLS. One
small pill at bed time relieves these
troubles Immediately. Bonds Pills
are Small, Mild and Effective. They
are not a "cure all.a nor are they SO
advertised Try ons3pfll tonight ana
be convinced. Sold by all druggists.
II you have never tiled these ideal
pills, send to us for a free sample.
Bonds Pharmacy Co, Little Rock,
Ark.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
!. lHsWED SNAKE BIT HIM

H. "alle standing on two hot bricks m
Genre y q dam at Allentown. Pa
satas - nooenhauer was bitten by a
he H. Ae' which had been frozen IN
the br,o Nv which was thawed out as
lbe,a soAs caused the ice to mel,
hui III - = panic among the Ice cut.
they 80 10, y was with difficulty tba,
y work. : - persuaded to go back
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
a Quarter Century

Before the public. Over Five Million Free
Samples given away each year. The con-
slant and increasing sales from samples
proves the genuine merit of Aliens Foot
Ease, the antiseptic powder to be shaken
into the shoes for Tired, Aching, Swollen
Tender feet. Sample free. Address, Allen
S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
"sA HAS ONLY ONE WING

i, ,he ~ {. with only one wing was one
show - ,'e p attractions at a poultry
prons, y Pendleton, Ore. She ' Is ,bs
lQc5l bso y !. E. Duke, a prom1nen,
aeyer hss saer, and in all her life has
her riah, any indication of a wing on
srcuns sul Is. side. When placed on ,he
sae ill., sa.n the wingless side down
u nefSectly helnless,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
They Should.

My parents used to threaten to
beat some sense into my head"
'Those idle threats that parents
never carry out should be discouraged
in every way possible"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
Summing 1t Up.

SuIT1TIHFI9 IL OPs
WAS the charity ball success 2"
ooh, yes, indeed. They say the
gowns must have cost a half million
at least"
"And how much was raised for
charity?"
why nearly s7oo. Wasn't that
f1ne?'
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
AF,TER THE DoCToR FAILED.

AFTER The DOCTOR FAILED.
Even the most stubborn cases Of
malaria yield to Elixir Babek.
In the summer Of 1896. T contracted
the disease known as Malaria. After a
years fruitless trea tment by a pronin-
ent Washington physician. was en-
tirely cured by your Elixir Babef1."-
Brasie OHagan, Troop e, 9Th U. S. Cav.
1t Is equally good for bilious disorders.
Elixir Babe&, so cents, all druggists. or
KloczeWski & Co., Washington, D. c.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06

A very successful remedy for pelvic
catarrh is hot douches Of Paxtine An
tiseptic, at druggists, 25c box or sent
postpaid on receipt Of price by The
Paxton Toilet, Co., Boston, Mass.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
When Your Ewes Need Care

Try Murine Eye Remedy. No Smarting-Feels
Fine-Acts Quickly. Try it for Red, Weak,
Watery Eyes and Granulated Eyelids. Illus
compounded by our Oculists-no a 'Patent Med
icine"-but used in successful Physicians Prac-
lie and sold by Druggists st Csc and GOO per Bottle.
Murine Eye salve In Aseptic Tubes, Csc and 500.
Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06

In every action, reflect upon the
end, and in your undertaking it con-
slider why you do tt.-Jeremy Taylor.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06

A long life and merry one may be ex-
pected by those who use Garfield Tea, the
natural herb regulator For sale at all drug
stores.