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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-07

FOR SALE-My 97-acre farm in South
Whitingham, Vt; sugar. bush set 500;
fair house with She'd horse and COW
horses; l75 apple trees, young and old;
5000 feet hard lumber. A. B. CROSIER,
Box II, Adamsville, Mass. %
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-07

FOR SALE-Attractive country home
mile from village of Putney, VT, near
story house, 10 rooms; large barn, to-
bacco barn, woodshed, wagon house.
shop and three henhouses. Running
tillage land, 10 of pasturage. r. F. d.
route to door. Some fruit trees. Build
ings in excellent condition, land very
productive, and suitable for tobacco
growing. Enquire of MRS. JENNIE T.
PERRY on premises. II
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-07

FOR SALE-Dry hard wood, stove
length, split or in chunks. Orders filled
quickly for stable manure for lawns and
gardens, loan for lawns, and sand for
building purposes. Teams furnished for
general jobbing. Have for sale one pair
HENRY G. CLARK. Brattleboro. VT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-31
ADJUSTMENTS.

In z very broad sense many people
know something about the functions OF
"our navy-that 1t is to protect our
coasts and conmerce-that it is the
may know also of various classes OF
vessels of war, of monster battleships.
cruisers which are the eyes of the
fleet, submarines, ETC., but never has
the general public had such an oppor-
tunity to inspect them at such close
range as Mr. Howe shows them at the
Grand today and tomorrow. For the
first tine these scenes depict 1.-THE
gospel and the glory and the pomp of
life on board an American battleship.
A splendid pageant such as this is Il
good tonic TO stimulate national pride
and patriotism
The play 1.-THE Round Up" to be pro-
duced at the Grand for three days. be
ginning Monday with matinee We'd
nesday has a moral tone which. the
managers say, has been approved by
good citizens and at least one clergy
man. The latter is quoted as express
ing this view of the feature and plot:
1T is one of those good, wholesome
things. good from start to finish, and
unlike so many plays of the day. leaves
no bad taste in any ones mouth"
There are some features in THE
Round Up which are rard for one to
forget after once seeing it-such as
the quaint makeup and the rollicking
hurnor of Sheriff Rapley Holmes, the
procession of the cowboys at the we'd
ding. the singing of NV Old Kentucky
Home and that furious combat with
the Indians.
unique and hold the absorbed attention
of the audience, as the descent of -
mountain trsil by the mounted Indians
and the coming of the morning after
the battle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-31
CASES ENDED QUICKLY
Judge Dana DispOses of City Litiga-
ton in Thirty Minutes.

Judge Dana today disposed of a
dozen city cases in short order and adj
journed court for the day after a 80
minute session. The actions were ap-
peal cases brought from the local po-
lice court and where compromised by
the attorneys without trial.
Several city cases are on the docket
for trial and will probably be disposed
OF at the Thursday morning session.
Following the trial of these cases arc
a half dozen crimianl actions for the
jury to handle. Next week the court
will start work in the civil docket
Both district court judges yesterday
attended the session of the State Bar
association. Judge Whitcomb was un-
able to attend The morning session to-
day because of motions for a rehear-
ing of the Harris McElvain case. Jury
work in Judge Whitcomb's court will
begin next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-31

Distance service maintained by the Inde-
pendent.
Prof. D. II. Seymour will give a pipe
organ concert this evening at the Mid
winter in the Auditorium between S:3t
and o'clock.
The c. E. Of the First Congregational
church viii hold q meeting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Smith on Van Buren,
street this evening.
The resolution calling for city market
was introduced by Commissioner Miller
tate Tuesday afternoon and not in the
morning as reported in another paper
Warden J. h Codding of the state pen
Itentiary will speak next Sunday after
noon at the Novelty theater under the
auspices of the Men and Religion For
ward movement.
Warren NJ Crosby Co. will place on sale
a full line of Royal Society art needle
work packages. There will be a window
display of these goods tonight and Thurs
day.
The petitions of the taxpayers residing
on Euclid avenue between Kansas ave-
hue and Bolles avenue asking that their
street be not paved have been rejected
by the board OF city commissioner The
street viii be paved this summer.
.'The way the black smoke was rolling
out of the top windows of the Holmes
hall at Bethany college we thought the
building was done for" said f. T. Bah
cock, assistant fire chief. today. I sent
IN second alarm Immediately after ar
irving at the fire.
4 am afraid it would be a hard matter
to throw US from office on account of the
fact that we failed to make up $4,000
emergency fund for 1871" Mayor Billiard
said this afternoon. Since we failed to do
that there has been an election This
should have been done long time ago
The railroads entering Topeka have lost
a number of high officials in the last few
months. The Santa Fe lost A A Hayes
and ". F Buck The Rock Island, F o.
Melcher and f B PIERCE. Losses of this
kind demoralize the work of the depart
ments for some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-31
MUST Be DRAGGED IN.
That Is the Impression Roosevelt
Leaves on a Caller.

oyster Bay \. Y, Jan. 31.-CoIonel
Roosevelt aoqu1 ed some information in,
the New Jersey situation from Cor
gresham Fowler, who visited him at
the contributing. editors office in New
York
Don't make any mistake about New
Jersey said the congressman to the
colonel 'Ycu have a strong following
there and you can depend upon a sub
stantial delegation at the Chicago con
vention.''
The colonel ard the congressman talk
ed over the inclination of the I.aFoI-
lette boomers N New Jersey, of whom
George l. Record is the leader, to com
pei the ex-president to signify before
the spring primaries if he will consent
TO his name being placed on the bal
Don't worry about that observed
the congressman compIacently. You
can go ahead just as you are and New
Jersey, you viii find, will be with Won
IL may be taken as a certainty that
Colonei Roosevelt will not respond 20
the suggestion Of the Jersey progress
sives that he announce himself as will
ing to have lis name on the spring nrf-
lnaries ballot. He will let the Jersey
ties put his name on the primary Sins
if they wish but they can expect no
public word from him.
Congressman Fowler understood when
ne left the ex-president. that he must
be dragged into the campaign
Governor Stubs, of Kansas who
made the formal announcement in New
York on Saturday of the colonePs re-
ceptive candidacy, dropped in to see the
ex-president to say farewell before go
ing back to the Sunfiower state to
whoop il up for the 1912 BOOM
'-Goodby Ind good luck quoth the
governor.
Same te you +" observed the colonel
Osborne fzc
pected at Sycamore Hill before the end
CT the week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-31


Joe is known IN his profession as
1.-The Cork Screw KID on account OF
the feat just mentioned for which he
is famed. Although he is barely 20
years of age he is considered an "old
head" in the business. He is a born
acrobat. and it was his remarkable
ability that attracted the attention OF
the manager of the "F'ive Marvellous
Ashtons,'' who wintered in Toledo in
1900. After strong protest on the
part of his parents he was finally al
lowed to become member of the
troupe when they started for Topeka
to poin the circus mentioned.
Loves Sport of All Kinds
Young Brown is not only an aero
bat. but is a lover of sport of all kinds.
the third base position on the Need
ham ssAll-Star'' team of Toledo. and
he frequently rides an Indian motor
cycle in fair races.
May 3d. said he today II expect
to be in the big auto race in Indian
apolis, Ind, riding in a Mormon car
with Lew Heineman, well known
race drive
Mr. Provost. my partner. is making
a fyine machine of the Curtiss type.
and this summer we expect to expert
ment with it have ridden with Glen
Martin in his machine and want TO
handle a machine myself"
Because they were under 16 years of
age. owen Doyle, state labor commits
sioner. will not allow the two younger
members of the Uyeno troupe of Jap
anese acrobats to perform in Topeka.
Hatsu TJyeno, one of the little fellows.
is but II years of age, while his brother
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-31
CHESS TOURNEY ENDS
Officers for Coming Year Chosen at
Meeting Here.

President-Prof. F. L. Lane, To-
peka.
Vice president-H. w. Moore, To-
peka.
Secretary-O. c. Brett, Humboldt.
These were the men elected to han
die the affairs of State Chess asso-
citation in the next twelve months.
The annual tournament, which has
been in progress in Gemmell hall of
the Central Y. NJ. c. A for two days.
will come to a close late today. There
are now but five contestants for the
state championship. They are. Prof
f. H. Lane, H. w. Moore. J. G. B.
Phinney and Hale Ellis of Lawrence
and c. J. Shimmeal.
Each player is playing two games
with every other player. The stand
ing at 2:30 O'Clock this afternoon
was: Phinney, 3; Lane, 1 Il; Shin
meal, u Moore, 1; Ellis, 0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-31
THEY MORTGAGE HOME
SIiIeham and Wife Take Up Spell
man Indebtedness.

John AIileham and wife Eudora
Mileham, today executed to the State
Savings bank. a mortgage for $500
covering their property at rs Topeka
avenue A warranty deed to the home
was delivered to the Milehams Tues
day by Ward D. Speelr-an and wife.
The $500 mortgage was paid by
Speelman the day of his arrest for en-
bezzlement. BY consent the lien was
later reinstated- Then Speelman and
his wife returned to Mrs. Speelman's
grandparents the home which was
given them several years ago It was
agreed that the Afilehams should as
sumo the mortgage and these papers
We're executed this morning by the
parties to the transaction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-31
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We Have Put 10000 Circulars in the Good.
Homes of Topeka

We may have missed some, but aim has been to
out one in every home by some chance you have been
missed mail us postal cardor phone and you will get one
bv return mail They 24136 nches printed on both
sides with the bargains expect to sell during our
February Clearance Sale. Every picture showing the
article mentioned just you will them if you
come to store during the month of February In
case we should be sold out of the article selected
will duplicate better article and sell for the price in
the circular So please read the circular carefully and
save it for future reference.
The February Sale starts today It is an annual
event. but which this year will surpass any like occasion
of career thousands upon thousands of dollars
worth of rich merchandise to sell at prices that will
indeed make records in bargaindom. Each year
take goods for this sale from the wholesale depart
ment and transfer them to the retail department and
sell them at retail at strictly wholesale prices If you
want small sewing rocker for 81. 80 if you want
the handsomes rocker the most skilled artisan has ever
produced if want to buy handsome brass bed
for $685. if you want to buy noeus in short lengths
only Tic; if you want to buy fine Smith Velvet Rug
9x12 for $685. worth $780, come to our store Re-
member did not have enough in the circulars
to tell the whole truth about the bargains intend
sell during the February Clearance Sale All we ask is
for you store any day during February
and will have every article. This is Of the
greatest selling events the history of this big Store
The management will not ask you to buy dollars
worth of merchandise.
All ask is for you to make visit and ask your
nelghbOr to with you
Observation-Disclosures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-31
Now He Is One of the Best
AcrObats.
HE INTENDS TO TRY TO FLY TOO
Plans to Use AerOplane Provost
Is Building.
Hopes to Ride in Big Motor
Race May 80.

IN the spring of 1900 a small boy
joined the troupe known as the Five
Marvellous Ashtons.' a feature of the
Sells and Downs circus which was win
tering in Topeka. The youngster,
whose name was Joe Brown. was but
8 years of age and hailed from To-
ledo, Ohio. Today he is the ''rube''
who turns triple somersault from
the trampoline to the shoulders of his
team mate in the Provost and Brown
act at the Mindwinter exposition in the
Auditorium.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-31
Free BasebalIs for the Kids.

Saturday Afternoon the H. B. How
ard Athletic Supply company will dis
tribute a basket full of baseballs to
the children attending the Midwinter
exposition This is Howard's annual
baseball treat to the youngsters of To-
pelSa- Interest for the kids will cen
ter around the Howard booth from
now on until Saturday.
Towards are displaying their own
official baseball at their booth at the
Midwinter. Their entire line of ath-
letic goods is attracting the attention
of many people who have never been
inside a sporting goods store
I'VE will not allow a single How
ards Official Baseball to go out with
planned H. NJ. Starr of the athletic de-
partment. I'm fact we do not carry
an official baseball in our stock with
anything but rubber centers. AS to
baseball uniforms with the military
collars, I believe they will doubtless
prove very popular again this year.
We will have a big stock of baseball
uniforms on hand this season so We
can fit out teams without a momen's
Story of a Gun Stock.
man inquiring about the excel
lent finish of a. gun stock exhibited in
the Howard booth brought forth a
story worth telling. Several years
ago, when the Sixth street viaduct
was built. an old curly black walnut
tree stood in the way The tree had
died it's bark had Sheued off leaving
the trunk bare to the wind and wealth
err Its limbs were hewn away until
the viaduct could be constructed.
Years of air and sunshine seasoned the
trunk as solid and heavy as bone. The
yellow hammers beaks glanced off its
surface as if it were polished glass.
looked disrnayed and flew away Then
Howard sawed the old tree down,
Tinped it up into five hundred beauti-
full curly black walnut gun stocks. The
firm has finished two hundred, 1eav-
ing three hundred to be made. the
wood growing stronger and harder
year after year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-31
WILL LOOK INTO IT.
Washington Hears Japanese Are to
Colombo in Mexico.

Washington, Jan. s1-The state de-
partment following its usual practice
will look into the report that a colony
of japanese is to be established on the
coast Of Lower California on Mag
dalena bay. When colonists take W
lands under individual ownership the
department rule has been to regard
such action as no infraction OF the
Monroe doctrine. II is pointed out the
constitution of Mexico forbids the
alienation of any of that nations ter
ritory. Tha. would appear to negative
the idea that Japanese sovereignty is 20
be established over the proposed col
ony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-31
CLOUGH AT The HEAD.
He Is Elected President of Kansas SO.
ciety in New York.

New York, jan 31.-Walter H.
Clough, vice president of the Fuller
Construction company of New York
and q native of LeavenWorth, has been
elected president of the Kansas Society
of New York. Maurice B. Gould, a
native of Wabaunsee county, was chos-
en- secretary, and H R. Mitchell. also
of Wabaunsee county, is the new treas
urer.
L. H Pounds. a native of Ohio, but
a former resident Of Kansas and
Homer A. Dunn Of Valley Falls were
elected vice presidents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-31
DUTCH COOKIES MADE FROM
ANOTHER TOPEKA WOAfAN'S
RECIPE.

These cookies came out delightful
". This is the secofid experiment with
recipes from a certain housewives
column published in one of the Topeka
papers
These cookies are made of spiced
dough filed with raisins, currants
etc, and are baked to a crisp, yet
somewhat puffy lightness. on top they
are iced with just a dash of sugar
icing. Try some of them. They are
10c per dozen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-31
CAPPER IS INVITED.
Kansas Day Club of California ASK.
Him to Come Out.

Los Angeles. Cal, Jan 31.-The
Kansas Day club of Southern Califor-
MIA has instructed H H Huntsberger,
president, to invite Arthur Capper of
Topeka, candidate for governor, to
visit the organization here That was
in answer to a letter received from
Capper and read at the annual picnic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-31
SNIP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

The state chess tournament is in pro-
gress today at the Central Y. NJ. c A.
sunny" Flora told How to Make the
Weather at the Central Y. NJ. c. A this
noon.
The local committee OF 100" will send
2 team of two men to A1arysville, Kan,
next Sunday evening
Yes. Holton, FIiawatha- Sabetha and
territory are accessible over the Long
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-31

is u. They made a hit on Monday, and
have been missed since that time, al
though the act is still a. big attraction
of the show.
Some Attendance figures.
Some interesting items have been
CLEANED from number of the Mid
winter booths. Mrs. D. E. Hood, ex-
pert demonstration at the booth of the
Onion Salt Co. states that 5000 per-
sons have sampled the new salt which
has been served in salads and in other
ways.
At the booth of the item Biscuit Co.,
$4,000 crackers have been sampled.
Those in charge of the booth of the
Davis Mercantile Co. have served near
ly $50 gallons of Victorex gelatin. Fifty
thousand ''Persil'' buttons have been
given out At the booth of the Otto
kueIne Co.. 700 orders have been taken
for Silver Leaf Brand of salad. Is or 20
of the orders being for delivery out of
the city. Thousands Of jumping donkeys
and bears have been given out as SOU
venirs at the Knights and Ladies of
Security booth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-31
AN .APPETIzING NOON LUNCH AT
A NOMINAL PRICE

You downtown workers who can not
go home for your MONDAY meal. yet
who find it unsatisfactory and expen-
sive to eat at the cafes. should come
TO the Ideal. Here for ten or fifteen
cents YOU can select a luncheon that
will be proved far more tempting and
wholesome than the usual restaurant
lunch.
For instance, you may have a sand
v-ich of a crisp fresh bun or any sort
IF bread YOU like filed with most any
sort of tender meat or delicious
cheese. Then there are many deli
catessen dishes youu relish. besides
pickles olives. pie, and numerous
Varieties of small pastries, such as
cream puffs, cream horns, charlotte
russo. chocolate cellars, macarrons,
etc. etc.
Try this plan tomorrow noon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-31

Did you notice the interest shown
by the ladies who visited our booth
last week? They were sampling and
passing on the merits of the new
3 ~SiIver Leaf Brand"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-19

leaving home for the reason that !
could not stand it any longer. l was
treated like a child.
do not think anyone has influenced
me to do this (you know whom l
mean). for he hasn't. He does not
even know about it. Don't trouble
yourself looking for me, a. | will not
come back. l have hands and feet
and a good education and feel that l
can earn my own living.
IF / was TO follow your advice re-
garding marriage l would simply pile
crime on crime, as l would marry one
while 1 love another. l may be a devil
and all that, but to marry a fellow
and make his life miserable l will not.
To ask for forgiveness is more than
[ hope for, but try and think kindly
of me sometimes.
I'VE shall all meet in eternity and
the right and wrong will be thrashed
out there by a competent Judge.
do not worry at all about me, as
nothing at all will happen to me.
Just forgive and leave me alone. That
is all l ask. Love to all.
"SADIE ALLAN"
The girl is a member of the senior
class in the Paterson High School,
and lived with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Garibaldi Allan, at 30S Sussex
street. She left home 70 school
Thursday morning, and as she v
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-19

YER two hundred Geographic demands
on this car shoot in and out of our plant
every day. The telegraph companies
tell us we are one OF their largest indi-
vidual customers in the world. 1t is
certain we are, by far, the largest in the
automobile business. Our daily volume
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-19
PARTIES TONIGHT
WILL RALLY HERE
Underwood to Address Demo-
Gratis; Clapp, Moose, and
Reimer, Socialists.

Newarkers will have their choics
tonight of attending meetings of
three different parties. which will be
addressed by men well-known in ma
tional politics.
Representative Oscar r. Under
wood, of Alabama. leader of the
Democratic majority in the lower
House. will make his initial appear
ance in this city at a mass-meeting
at Symphony Auditorium. Judge
William Hughes, also a member Of
Congress, who is the Democratic can
didate for the United States Senate,
will also speak.
The headliner at the Progressive
mass-meeting at the New Auditorium
will be United States Senator Moses
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-19

e. Clapp. of Minnesota, chairman Of
the committee that is probing into
the contributions of the various pres
idential candidates. United States
Senatorial Candidate Everett Colby
and others will also speak.
The third big meeting will be in
front of Centre Market. with Arthur
Elmer Reimer, of Boston. the presi-
Dental candidate of the Socialist
Labor party. as the principal speaker.
The Southern representative is re-
garded as n of the most able men
that has sat in the lower house in
many a day and is a fine orator. The
manufacturers and business men of
this city have been invited and
will be welcome. There will
be music and all that goes to help
make the program interesting.
Judge William Hughes, the Demo-
candidate for the United
States Senate, will make his initial
address of the campaign in Essex.
The congressional and other candi-
dates will make brief addresses. Ed
M. Waldron will preside.
The committee comprises George
w. knight, secretary; Joseph A.
Beccher. Alexander Archibald, Will
II. f. Fielder, Phiup Lowry.
George II. Lambert, Herbert Knight.
M. f. Mclaughlin, Edward II,
Wright, jr., Frederick Seymour, Of
East Orange, and Edwin A. Bradley,
Of M%ontclair.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-19
BIDS FOR FURNISHING
NURSES HOME INVITED
Estimated Cost Will Be About
$4,000.

The fre%eholders' public building
committee, in a special meeting yes
terday, authorized the advertising for
estimates for the furnishing of the
new nurses home at the Essex Coun-
ty Isolation Hospital. at Soho, ac-
cording to the specifications prepared
by the architects, Hurd & Sutton.
The bids will be opened November ID
at a meeting in the Court House at
10 a. m.
It is estimated that the furnishlnh
will cost around s13, 900. which Is $1,000
less than the amount appropriated
for the purpose.
The committee made a our of the
county institutions relative TO the
various proposed improvements. AL
the county Jail an addition is to be
constructed to contain accommoda-
tions for witnesses and an ice-house
and shed for storing machinery VIII
be erected at the ~penitentlary. AL
overlook Hospital for Insane
new coal sheds are to be built. me
roadway, which is in the course OF
construction around Soho grounds,
was also inspected.