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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-20

the hook pulled out and struck a limb
and there was Hold miles from home
and not another trout hook to his name
He said he was so disguised that he
jest set down on a little mound beside
the brook and swore until he was outen
breath, and probably would of been
settin there yet if it hadn't been ant
hill he set down on of big black ants,
and about a million of en- got up his
pants legs and begin to bite him like
Sam Hill and Hold had to go and strip
off his clothes and shake en- before he
could get relief.
Well, when he got drest, he starts
home, waIl1in along the brook so as to
kind of locate the biggest trout SO as
he would know jest where to fish the
next time he come. After he had
walked for some time he made up his
mind to cross the brook on a old log
which stretched acrost and when he was
half way over the log broke and he fell
into four feet of water. Hold started
again and he kept ON down the brook
looking for trout in the holes. He was
walking along the brook through open
pastchure when suddenly he heerd a
heller behint him which jest about riz
the hair up on his head or would of
r1z it up if he had any hair on top. But
as it is Hold is pretty bald on top
Lootlin around suddipt1y Hold was
Mortified to see a big red bull comm
lords him on the lope, with head down
and horns fxt ready to punckshure him.
For minute Hold was paralized with
fear. Bel1int him come the bull and be-
lore him was the brook four feet deep
and IS feet wide 1t was either jump
into the brook or stay there and be
gored by the bull and Hold he jumped
right into the middle of the brook and
spLashed acrost lords the other bank,
where he stood and laffed at the bull
as he come up, but he stopped latin
when the bull didn't stop but jurnpt
right into the brook and wallered acrost
lords Hold. Hold calkilated that the bull
would be afeard of the water but it
pears he miScafldlated When Hold
seen the bull comm acrost the brook he
lit out acrost the field lords the stone
fence and by luck he got there ahead
of the bull and fell over the fence and
layed there quiet bchint the fence. The
bull come up snortin but couldn't see
notfnn of Hold and bye and bye went
to eatin grass, and Hold snuk along the
fence until he got into the woods and
then he made bee line for BingviIle
and scairsiy looked to right or left un-
til he arrove home less something would
happen to him. He found his wife still
mad at him and she is yet Hold pot
tered around the house most of the
afternoon. Once he thought he would !
cut up some wood, but when he got to |
thinkin it over he made up his mind |
he wouldn't becuz being as it was one
Of his bad days he would be liable to |
-ut his head off with the axe like as not |
The last thing that night after he
had blowed out the candle and started |
lords the bed in the dark he slept on
another tack Hold thinks it is the same
one he stepped on that morning, being
as when he pulled it outen his foot first
lime he throwd it down on the floor in
stead of putting it down a crack somer's
or driving it into the wall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-20

girls, three boys, seven other children
and dog. We welcome them into our
midst Subscribe for the Brgle
Jaspar Hawkins who was kicked by
horse on the q u1t and otherwise in
jured SO bad that Doc L.ivcrmore Off
ciated is now able to be up and around
The colt is for sale Any one needing
quiet gentle colt that woman or child
can drive, see Jaspar.
Mrs. Martha Tucker had bad spc1
of toothache last week Her tooth
achcd her so for two days that she
couldn't get any rest at nights. Some
poultice was good for toothache- Mar
tina made one and put It ON herself as
directed 1t cured the toothache, but
You ought to see her race
Subscribe for the Bugie before cold
weather sets IN
Cy Hosl1ins got a letter last week
from his sister at the Co. seat stating
that eggs is now scarce over there at
present. Cy made trip to the Co. seat
next day taking two dozens with him
Mrs. Cyrus Hoskins created consider
able exsitrment in church last Sunday
morning. She come IN late as usual 50
as to attract attenshion and entered the
same seat with Bill Simnls. Bills little
black fste dog was asleep on the seat
beside Bill where the dog aims sleeps
during the service, but Mrs. Hoslcms
didn't see the dog and set down on it.
The dog yelped horrible and Mrs Hos
kins screeched right out and come near
faintng. Rev. Moore stopped his dis
course until quiet was restored. Bill
ought to have more sense than to take
dog to church with him What does
dog know about religion7
Eph Higgins our enterprising and ac-
commodating postmaster has begin to
talk about maxim out his quarterly re-
port for the quarter ending March. We
desire to announce that when Eph gets
his report made out it will appear ex-
clusively in the Bugle- Eph has as
much as promised 1t to us by the end of
the current year.
Miss Phoebe Hilderbrand is very busy
dreSsnraldn at present. She made =
basque for Mrs. Jabe Wins8ow last
week and is now engaged in making a
polinaise for Sary Ann Cumbert of
Snake Bend. Phoebe is a awful good
hand at making ladies tailored things.
Jed Peters, former teacher of the
BingviIle school, who is now reading
law at the Co. seat and has been re-
elected to teach school next year, Sun
dayed with his folks m Bmgvi1le last
Sunday. Life m the Co. seat is bring
ing Jed right out He is lot smarter
than he used to be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-20
Calamity!
That's What FoIIered Hod Perkins
TOther Day From Sunup Till
Dark---Read as FoIIers the List
of TurribIe Things Witch Hap
pend to HOd in One Day

Hold Perkins had one of his bad days
again last Saturday, and as a result
several calamities happened to him and
incidentally he almost lost his life.
Hold has always said that every once
in a while and sometimes more fire.
fortune. He says there be days in his
life when everything from sunrise 10
sunset pears to go wrong with him
From the time he gets up until he gets
into bed at night it seems that he goes
through one continuous performance of
trials and sore vexashions of spirit
Last Saturday was one of Holds bad
days.
First thing in the morning when he
woke ND and found he had overslep
hisself and jmnpt outen bed he lit on
tack which run into his heel clean up
to the hilt. 1t seems that his wife Ma
tilda had been lacking down some mat
ting in the bedroom the day before and
she dropped this tack on the floor, and,
of course, it had to light sharp end UP
so as Hold would step on it. Hold spoke
up purity sharp to his wife about leav-
ing tacks around on the floor careless,
and then she had to go and git mad at
him and refuse to cook his breakfast
for him, which was calamity No. z, be-
ing as Hold amt much of a cook.
But Hold he told Matilda to go to
thunder or words to that effeckt, and
said if she didn't desire to cook his
breakfast he would cook it hfssclf, SO
he MKT up a batch of dough with
view to cooking batter cakes, and put
some lard in the spider and het it up
red hot and then hit the spider handle
with his hand and split all that mess of
red hot lard over his foot, which had
nothing but sock on it.
The cakes wasn't as much of a Sue
cess as if they had been baked by Ma
tilda They was heavier cakes than she
bakes. Hold ne managed to worry down
nine of EN- and about hour later he
had cramps that he said doubled him
up jest like a summer squash. Hold
says he believes if he had of ct ten of
them cakes instid of nine they would
of killed him.
Hold set around the house hatin his
self until along about 10 a. m, at which
time he begin to feel better, and so he
made up his mind he would go troutin
up Crooked Brook, which comes down
out of Moose Notch to the west of
Sawridge mountain. Hold says now he
ort to of knowed enough to of re-
manned at home after he seen that it
was one of his calamity days, but he
didn't think of that then, so he went
and dug his worms and the hoe slipped
and cut clean through the toe of his
boot and into the same foot that he
spilled the hot lard on, but bye and bye
he got some worms and rugged UP his
trout pole and started.
He made up his mind he would walk |
UP under Sawridge and fish the brook
down and he arrived at the starting |
point about noon and begin to fish. He |
dropped the worm into hole under a |
big rock which looked like likely look |
ing place for trout, and regular old
sockdoladger of redspot made dash !
fer it and Hold gave mighty yank and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-20
Didn't Get a Cent

Dad Henderson called on us at our
office tother day for the purpose of
paying his back subscripshion up to
date, SO he said, but Dad he got to
talking about the cold weather we mad
63 years ago and he got so interested
that he forgot what he come to see us
for, and as a result went back home
again without paying rs a red cent.
Moral-Pay your subscripsF1ion first
and talk about the weather afterwards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-20
Dog Wanted

I want watch dog that viii keep
chicken t1eefs away from my premises.
I want a dog that will bit other people
that ought to be bit but win not BIT
me. That's the kind of a dog I want,
and I am willing to pay good price
for him will go as high as Is cts
for the kind of dog want. Bring on
your dogs. PETER GOOKNS.
Bingvi11e.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-20
7 ! : :
NOTISE!

There amt no room In this
wks. Boogle for any advertise
ments, which is praps jest as
well, being as we amt got
emmy advertisements to print
EDITOR BUGLE
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-30

Helen McGregor.
Helen McGregor, 17-year-old
high school girl. of Tacoma,
Wash, has beaten records in the
Northwest by swimming Quar-
termaster harbor from Indian
Point to Manzanita, distance of
two miles. She forced her way
through a choppy sea when the
current was tits fastest flow.
When she reached Manzanita,
just 90 minutes from the time she
dove from the Indian Point pier,
she was strong enough to CON
template swimming back. She
was. prevented from this by her
parents, who accompanied her in
a row-boat.
Miss McGregor uses stroke
of her own, which she says is a
combination of the overland
and breast" strokes.
70
Lady of the House What
caused you to become a tramp?
Ragged Rogers-The family
physician, mum. He advised me
to take long walks after me
meals, an I've been walking after
EN- ever since
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-18
POLICE CALLED TO THE SCENE
Harmless Crank" Insists on SEEING
New York Society Leader

New York, May 1S.-The police
were called to the Fifth avenue man
sion of Robert Goelet, where the
household had been put into a state
bordering on panic by the repeated
visits of a tall, thin man of foreign ap-
pearance, who demanded to see Mrs
Goelet, declaring that he had an i'm
portant message for her.
On being told aat Mrs Goelet did
lettering in front of the house. The
same performance had been repeated
for several nights, the servants de-
clared, and they feared serious trouble
from the man.
The police found the man standing
at the street corner. He declined to
explain his mission and the police,
who dubbed him a harmless crank"
refused to arrest him unless Mrs. Goe-
let would appear as complaining wit
ness.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-18
WOULD HAVE UNCLE
SAM FOR PARTNER
Railroad Mans Plan to Avoid
Government Ownership.

Peoria, H. May 1s.-President Ben
jamin +. Winchell of the Frisco sys-
tenn expressed the opinion before the
Transportation club that some form of
government partnership instead OF
government ownership of railways and
other public utilities may be developed
"The matter Of public control of pri-
vately owned property" said Mr.. Win
chell, lis one that must soon have Sc
rious consideration and definite deter
mination. We may have to come to
some form of government partnership
instead of government ownership,
which will be the fair and logical out
come of present tendencies. because 1t
is fundamentally unfair to perma-
nently give the owner of property no
controlling voice in its management.
I'VE may yet find 1t wise to have
of the stock of the various companies,
have a proportionate representation
on the boards Of control and perhaps
even guarantee future issues of bonds
for the purpose of raising the neces-
sary capital for needed facilities and
equipment. Such guarantee will ma
terially reduce interest rates In addi-
tion to making for tendency to rate
adjustments which will insure fair re-
turns on Uncle Sans investment in
afnckev -
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-18
ALL PAST MARKS
ARE EXCELLED
New Record Made in Imports
OF LuxnrieS.
WELL OVER S2OO,OOO,OOO

Despite the Ever Mounting Cost of
Necessities Figures Show That
Works of Art, Diamonds, Jewelry,
ETC., Have Been In Great Demand.
Washington, May 1s.-America's de-
mand for the luxuries of life has not
diminished with the ever mounting
cost of necessities. Articles nsueu a5
"luxuries" imported into this country
during the fiscal year ending next
month will exceed in value s200,000,-
900 and in many of the import divi-
sions import records will be estab-
lished.
Luxuries, or articles of voluntary
use," include diamonds, works of art,
laces and embroideries, wine, tobac-
co, ostrich feathers, toys, perfumeries
and cosmetics and jewelry.
Works of art, according to state
ment issued by the bureau of statis-
tics of the commerce and labor depart
ment. will show for the nine months
ending with March a total exceeding
80 per cent over the highest record of
any previous year, and will approx
mate s40,000,000 in value for the full
year, compared with s22,500,0OO in
1911.
Diamonds and other precious stones
show a total of $50, 100000 for the nine
months, indicating a total of about
SAL 100000 for the year, thus exceed
ing any earlier years except 1910 and
1907.
Laces and embroideries also are an
important factor, as imports of these
articles will amount to about $4,000
900 for the year. This is an increase
of fully so per cent in a decade. Man
ufacturers of cotton form more than
three-fourths of the total value of this
entire group.
Other 'luxuries" which help to bring
up the grand total are tobacco and
it's manufactures, imports of which
for the year will reach S32,000,000 in
value, and toys, of which $4,000, 900
worth will be imported.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-18
RECEIVES THE NEWS CALMLY
Rev. Richeson Informed That He Must
Die Next Week.

Boston, May 1S.-The news that he
must be electrocuted next week for
the murder of Avis Linnell was re-
ceived calmly by Clarence V. T. Richie
son.
He was informed Governor Foss had
declined to lay the petition for COM
mutation of sentence before the execu-
tive council by his attorney, William
A. Morse, and his spiritual adviser,
Rev. Herbert s. Johnson, who, with
the prison chaplain, Rev. Fl. W. Steb-
bins, and Deputy Warden Allen were
admitted to the death chamber. Al
though the former clergyman ex-
pressed disappointment he showed no
indication of collapse physically.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-18
INCOME TAX BILL
IS TURNED DOWN
Senate Committee Opposed
to House Measure.
FAVOR new SUGAR BILL

Lodge Substitute for House Measure
Is Approved-Action on Wool Tariff
Revision Observation-Disclosures
Of Congress Not Likely for Some
Time.
Washington, May 1s-The senate
finance committee has authorized a
favorable report on the Lodge substi-
tute for the house free sugar bill, and
an unfavorable report on the so called
house excise income tax bill, which
proposed a tax on incomes in excess
of $4,000 year.
The Lodge sugar bill would elimi-
nate the differential and Dutch stand
ard from the tariff and leave the
duties otherwise practically as at
present.
Senator Simmons offered substi-
tute sugar bill prepared by the Demo
cratic members of the committee. 1t
proposed a reduction of existing du-
ties by about one-third, but was voted
down by strict party vote OF to 6.
Senator Smoot, who has a bill Of his
own, reserved the right to present 1T
in the senate.
The committee postponed its vote
on the wool tariff revision bill from
next Tuesday until next Thursday,
May %.
There was no time suggested by the
committee for vote on any of the
tariff bills, nor any renewed effort to-
ward effecting adjournment of con-
gress before the national party con-
ventions in June.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-18

Declared Valid by Supreme Court Of
Minnesota.

st. Paul, May 1S.--Commission plan
of government for cities, as it has
been applied in Mankato and as 1t will
be effective In st. Paul, is declared
valid and constitutional In decision
handed down by the Minnesota SUI
preme court.
The opinion is sweeping in its en-
dorsement of the commission form of
government and the charter of the
city of Mankato. In its opinion the
court says:
"The provisions of state constitu-
Non do not confer any powers upon
the legislature, but mere limitations,
and the legislature has all the powers
of an absolute sovereign of which 1t
has not been deprived by the constitu-
ton"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-18
CASE OF DUAL PERSONALITY
Evangelist Accused of Being a Bur.
glar and Murderer.

New York, May 1S-Accused OF be-
ing engaged in career of burglary,
which eventually led to murder, while
he was conducting series of open air
evangelistic meetings, Francis Wesley
Muehlfeldt is under indictment here
for murder in the first degree.
King of the New York auto ban
dts" is the Characterization of the
prisoner by Deputy Police Commits.
sioner Dougherty, in alleging the re-
markable case of dual personality.
Muehlfeldt, who Is twenty-three years
old, recently married young woman
Of social prominence.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-18
DEBS FOR HEAD OF TICKET
Socialists Probably Will Enter Him
in Presidential Race.

Indianapolis, May 1S.-With the
platform out of the way the national
Socialist convention expected to
name its candidates for president and
vice president of the United States.
Eugene " Debs of Terre Haute,
Ind, who has headed the party ticket
In number of campaigns, was ex-
pected again to be the presidential
candidate, although Emil Seidel, the
former mayor of Milwaukee, is loom
ing up for a formidable opponent for
the nomination. Charles Edward Rus
sell probably will get the second place
on the ticket
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-18
.FREDER|CK'S BODY
AT COPENHAGEN
RCTIdInS Uf t)UTIITdIk'S LdIU KIHg
Reach Native Land.

Copenhagen, May 1S.-The royal
yacht Dannebrog. bearing the body of
the dead king, Frederick VIII. of Den
mark, arrived here.
The yacht was met at Koege bay
by King Christian, Queen Alexandrene
and King Haakon, who were aboard
the warship Absolon.
The royal salute was fired from the
warship when the royal yacht entered
the harbor roadstead.
When the Dannebrog had docked at
the quay the casket of the king was
taken up by eight commodores and
eight colonels, who, as pallbearers,
carried IL to the waiting hearse.
At the quay the troops We're drawn
up in deep ranks. AS the casket was
carried from the yacht the corps of
court officials, the foreign diplomats,
high government officials and the
municipal officials assembled in the
order of their rank and fell in behind
the pallbearers.
The casket was placed in the hearse,
which was drawn by black horses, and
the procession to the chapel of Chris
tianborg castle began.
At the chapel a brief service was
held, with only the members of the
royal family present, and now the
body will lie guarded by lieutenants
OF the army and navy until Monday.
Then the citizens may pay tribute to
their dead king, for the body will lie
in state from Monday until Thursday.
Thursday it will be taken to the Roth
skilde cathedral, where services will
be held on Friday.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-18

Extra Session Of Minnesota Leuisla.
ture the Cause.

ST. Paul, May 18.-The Minnesota
legislature will convene in extra ses-
sion June next.
Governor A. o. Eberhart, upon his
he is making spfeeecheess, 3%Pfif issNheFe
call conyening the legislature, and
Julius Schmahl, secretary of state.
will notify the members.
The governors announced intention
of calling an extra session as a result
of the resolutions demanding that the
state central committee provide a gu
bernatorial preferential primary,
passed by the state convention in
Minneapolis Thursday, has proven a
political bombshell
Gubernatorial candidates, candidates
for state Offices, members of the leg
islature and politicians generally are
trying to figure out just what the re-
suits are to be.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-18
AGAIN CHANGES TESTIMONY
Williams Now Denies Archibald Dictat
ed BoIand Letter.

Washington, May 18.-Another
wholesale reputation of his testimony
duplicating Judge Robert w. Archibald
of the commerce court in the Katy
did" coal deal was the surprise fur
nished I'm the house judiciary commit
tees impeachment investigation by
Edward J. Williams, Archbald's al
legged partner.
From Archibald to William p. Bo-
land, prosecutor" of the Judge, the
aged "option" dealer shifted the
blame for writing letter trying to
sell the coal pile.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-18
FIVE AMERICANS AT COURT
Meet Queen Through Ambassador and
Mrs. Reid.

London, May 18.-Ambassador and
Mrs. Reid presented five American
women at court. Mrs. Elmer Il. Black
of New York, vice president of the
universal races congress, was one OF
the most picturesque of the presentees.
Others presented were Mrs. Charles
L. HELLER and her daughter, Miss
Mary Louise, of Boston, Miss Isabel
Mclaughlin, formerly of San Francis
co, stepdaughter of DR.. McEnery of
Dorsetshire; Mrs. Edward Kenna,
daughter of Richard Kerens, the Amer
lean ambassador at Vienna, and Mrs
Lewis Harcourt
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-18
v0LIvA SUMMONED TO COURT
Complaint Made Against Language Of
Zionist Leader.

Chicago, May 17.--Wilbur Glenn
voliva, oyerseer of the Dowie faction
in Zion City, has been served with a
summons to appear In the federal
court here to show cause why an in
junction sought by manufacturer OF
Zion City should not be issued.
The petitioner recently asked the
court that yoliva and his followers be
enjoined from molesting his employees
and from pronouncing bitter epithets
from the pulpit.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-18
A Mothers Care.

A careful mother will not give her
child medicine without knowing 1t
pure. contains no opiates. and has
healing and curative qualities. Such
medicine is Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound for Group, whooping cough
bronchitis, and all affections of the
throat, chest, and lungs. Best and
safest for children and grown persons.
Contains no opiates. For sale by all
druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-18

New York, May 1S.-William A.
Moore. retired shipbuilder, is dead
at his home here in his ninety-fifth
year. At the time of his death he
was the oldest living member In this
country of the Y. M. c. A., which he
Joined I'm 1866. He was formerly part
owner of the thirty-three ships OF the
old BLACK Star" line.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-18
Harvard's Income $2,soo, 900.

Cambridge, Mass, May 1S.-Harvard
university, according to the annual
financial report now has $25,000,000
in productive funds, of which 17,000,-
600 Is in stocks and bonds. This Is an
increase of s1,250,000 over last year.
From these funds the university has
an annual income of $2,500.O00.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-18

Constantinople, May 18.-The porte
has officially announced the reopen
ing to traffic OF the Dardanelles,
closed when the Italian warships, en-
gagged In the present hostilities, turned
their attention to the Turkish islands.