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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30
Didn't Do No Good

Brad Hinsley, while whiting pine
stick in Hen Weathersby's store the
other night and not watching very close
what he was doing, cut his finger
severely. The finger bled and Hen
Weathersby asked Brad to kindly step
outside so as not to let the blood drip
on the floor This made Brad purity
mad and he told Hen he would deal
elsewhere hereafter. Brad went out
side and wrapped his finger in a hand
kerchief temporary. after which he
went home and put what he thought
was some salve onto the cut, but he
said it smarted him like sixty and he
hoIlered until his wife got up and come
downstairs and she discovered that
what Brad had put on his cit finger
was not salve but shoe polish. Brad
says he don't notice that the shoe pol
ish has done his finger any good at all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30
Rehearsals of
Our Horn Band

The Bingville Horn Band give pub
lick rehearsal in the basement of the
church last Satterday ev'g for the ben
eft of the Ladies Aid. Coffee and
sandwiches was served at cts. each
while the band boys dispersed lovely
musick. Our band boys plays turrible
well together now and anyone who IS
familiar with all the pieces they play
and has a ear for musick can recog-
nize almost every seleckshion. If we
might make so bold as to offer little
friendly criticism we would say that it
doesn't seem necessary for them to play
quite so loud what they play, espe-
shially when a person is penned up in
a church basement and can't get away.
Most everybody present went home
with a headache. But in spite of this
all had an ENJOYABLE time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30
Hank Dewberry on Fire

Hank Dewberry met with a pecoolar
episode one day last week. Hank was
in Hen Weathersby's store at the time,
He had been smoking his pipe when
LATE Andrews asked Hank to step
outen the store a minute being as he
wanted to speak to him on a private
matter, so Hank he got up and went
out and put his pipe into his pocket
without knockin the fire outen it As
Hank and LATE talked together LATE
says. Whats that 1 smell burnin -
Hank said he didn't smell nothin being
as he had bad cold. Presently Hank
happened to glance down and seen
smoke coming outen his pocket. MY
gosh, I'm on fire" hollered Hank,
jumping up and down with excitement,
With great presence of mind Lafe
grabbed Hank and drug him to the
town pump and pumped a dipperful of
water and poured it into Hanks pocket,
extinguishing the fire, but not until the
whole pocket lining had been burnt out
and Hanks pipe charred to crisp, as
YOU might say.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30
Abe Sooperstishious

Abe McCracken called on Seth Dew
berry, our lion-hearted town constable,
20 shoot his female black cat for him
one day last week. Seth asked Abe
why he didn't shoot her -hisself. Abe
old Seth he had shot her and killed
her dead four different times, but being
as she still continued to hang around
he house he was beginning to get
sooperstishious about it and was afeard
o Kill her any more. Constable Dew
berry then went along with Abe and
Investigated. Sure enough there was
he cat as healthy as you please. Seth
hunted round while and found four
more black cats on the premises that
looked exactly like her. 1t is Seth's
opinion that all these black cats look
like their mother and that Abe will!
have to kill off about 5 or 6 more be-
fore he gets shet of all of them.
Abe thought for a spell he was pettin
deliriun trinlmins and he amt drink
ing man either.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30
LOkaI Items

Dad Henderson received his reglar
monthly penshion from the guvverment
last week, so Hen Weathersby, prop.
of our general store, tells us. Dad
promised to square up his subscripshlon
to the Bugle as soon as he received his
penshion, but as yet we have saw moth
ing of Dad or his penshion and per
sumo we will not either.
Amir Haines sold a horse last week
to Hake Peters of Sorrow Hollow for
SIS. Amir has been trying to get shet
of his horse for quite spell. He was
a awful vishious kicker. Hake OF
course don't know this, but he'll find it
out in time.
Miss Molly Tucker had pneuralgia in
her face and applied mustard plaster
which blistered her cheek Owing to
these circumstances Molly did not play
the organ in the choir at church ser
vices last Sunday morning. The blister
Molly is not fit to be saw in publick
and won't be fore some time.
Snide Peters, who moved to Potta-
waste Co. from this town some time
ago, is back again looking for work.
Snide says that times is powerful hard
over Pottawasie Co. way and that here
after he's going to stick to Bingvi1le,
where there is more opportunities to
crafty his ambishions.
Mrs. Martha Tucker entertained the
sewing circle at her home last Friday
p. m. from to 5. Then the women
present, after working hard for Martha
all the afternoon, had to go home and
get their own suppers. They're all
purity mad about it, too.
Lige Baker licked Doc Livermore in
a game of checkers down to Hen
Weathersby's store tother ev'g. Doc
says he would of licked Lige if Lige
hadn't of went and moved once when
Doc dropped off into doze. Doc, who
is turrible plucky checker player, has
challenged Lige to another game.
These are all the local items we can
think of at this writing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30

eddytoriuls was copied word for
word in a big City paper. The
edditor of that paper called spe-
shial attenshion to same. He said
it diddent seem possible that SIGH a
eddytoriul as we wrote could ap-
pear in emmy paper in the United
Stats and that he newer seen
ennythink like it. We consider this
quite compliment.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE BU-
GLE OUR EDDYTORIULS
ALONE IS WORTH THE
PRICE OF THE ENTIRE PA
PERI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30
EDDYTORIUL.

Sumtimes when we think of the
turrible responsibility which rests
on us as edditor & prop of the
Bugle it ackshually almost skeers
us. We repeat that often when
we take cur pen in hand to dash
off a eddytoriul for this paper and
pause in our tracks, as you might
say, to realize jest what dashing
off a eddytoriul means, our hand
trembels and our pen falters in
Our fingers.
We Persoon nobuddy in Bing-
vile or vicinity has ever stopped
to think just how responsible we
be as the editorial writer on this
sheet. Wk after wk Our sub
scribers reads our eddytoriuls and
throws the paper down without
it ever occurring to them that
the person who wrote that eddy
toriu1 (who is ourself) ockupies
what might be called one of the
highest & most responsibilities po-
sishions of emmy person in this
neck of woods.
Here we set wk after wk in the
Bugle offs moulding publick opin-
yum of the publick in and about
Bingville & exerting a turrible big
inflooence on the human mind of
Our subscribers. To us as edditor
& prop of the Boogle publick opin-
, yum is as clay in the potters hands.
Wot, we ask, would our poor sub
scribers do if it wassent for our
eddytoriuls? Where would they
get their opinions if we diddent
hand EN- down in this collum every
wk? We anser that our subscrib-
ers wouldn't have no opinyuns
about nothink-they would rename
ignorunt and grope in the darkness
of despair and wouldn't have no
mind of their own.
Several complaints have been
| made to US of late that some of
our eddytoriuls have been beyant
the comprehension and intelli-
gents of some of our subscribers.
They say we write too deep for
them and it makes their poor brains
axe tryin to make out what be tryin
to git at.
This is very sad state of af-
fairs and we regret it exceeding.
: And yet on tother hand we don't
feel like lowering the standard of
tle Bugle edditoriuls jest to &C
conrnodate a few lunk-heads in
our midst who amt got as menny
brains as the creator gives a goose
to understand EN-. Its our dooty
to write the most brilyuntest eddy
torials we know how & if they amt
understood that's the loss of our
subscribers.
! Not long ago one of the Bugle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30
Shoe Shining Parlor

Harve Hines. our tonsorial artist, is
seriously considering the propriety of
establishing a shoe and boot shining
dept. in conjunction with his business
of shaving and hair cutting. Harve
fggers that he might be able to make
a odd nickel now and then for shining
peoples shoes that would ruther pay
that price than do it theirselfs. We
wouldn't wonder if Harve is right
about this. Why don't you try it any
how. Harve7 In our opinion Bingville
is enterprising enough to support shoe
shining parlor.
LATER-Harve has decided to do
so. See his advertisement in another
collum of this issue of the Bug1e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30
Country Correspondence
HAPPY VALLEY

Jim Snyder, while out hunting re
Gently, killed a snake which he thinks
was 7 #. long. Jim wasn't hunting for
snakes, however-he was. hunting for
squirrels.
Miss Teenie Miller had a light burn
ing in the parlor until quite late last
Saturday ev'g. Was it Alfred. Teenie !?
Dist School No. will hold a spell
ing bee next Friday ev's. Everybody
come and spell.
Mrs. Jim Wheeler had her clothes
line to blow down with the wash on
last Monday and had to wash the
clothes all over again. Accidents will
happen in the best regulated families
Ben Gibbs has a bunion which has
been giving him considerable trouble
of late. Ben can't hardly walk without
a limp and he says he amt going to
try.
Miss Mary Ann Green, the bell of
Happy Valley, appeared in church last
Sunday with a new green hat on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30

Your correspondent missed his last
weeks Bugle and hopes it won't occur
again.
We find that news are very skarce
this week Nobody are skarcely doing
PRO BONO PUBLICO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30
HOOPER'S MILLS

Your correspondent has ascertained
that the Bugle has subscribers in this
place, which is the biggest local circu-
fashion of any paper in the county.
1t rained here last week and then
turned cold.
Hamc Peters had cow to give berth
to a calf here recently. Hame will
raise the calf
IL Watson made a flying trip to
Bingville last week, being as his horse
run off with him going and coming.
IL wasn't injured, but made good time.
Granny Hill is on the sicklist
Granny is not so spry as she used to
be 20 or 80 yrs. ago.
Homer WEIGH called on one of the
Hardscrabble girls last Sunday ev'g.
Amt the Hooper Mills girls good
enough for you, Homer:
No more news at present. but more
a nom IRONQUILL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30
CALAMITY CORNERS

Ezekiel Snodgrasses hens laid him
II eggs one day last wk. Hows them
for eggs?
Gid Hawkins dog "Tige" went and
set down on a sheet of fly paper which
Gid had purchased to ketch flies with
and it scairt the dog so when the paper
stuck to him that he lit out and amt
been seen since. If you see dog of
his descripshion you will know who
he belongs to.
Bill Wilson is trying to sell the pat
ent right for new rat trap he has got
up. Bill offers to sell same for the
sum of IS cts 1t ought to be worth
that if it's worth anything, which it
probably amt.
Lem Miller, who is working over to
Snake Bend, spent last Sunday at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30
HAPPY VALLEY

Amir Haines is milking six cows and
three heifers at present. This takes
about all of Arnri's time, but it pays
we'll with butter so high.
Miss Hetty Brown, who has been
threatened with matriInony for some
yrs, has at last a nounced her engage
ment, but to who we did not learn.
Mrs Jane Hankins has wove several
nice rugs to sell to those desiring rugs.
Scion Cobb sold load OF hay last
week Scion says he can spare two
more loads at the same price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30
Wanted

I want to buy spade for spading
purposes. / can buy a new one for a
dollar, SO what is the use of paying
more than quarter for an old one If
you have a old spade laying around
loose, let me know and I will come and
look at it. If it suits me I will buy il
often you as cheap as possible
Bingville. SIMON COOPER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30
WANTED TO RENT

I will rent my 2-horse team out by
the day and myself included for the
sum of So II you have any teaming
to do see me about it and perhaps we
can come to terms. I might team for
$275 per day if I was dickered with
long enough. Yours for teaming,
Bingville. AMI GOOKINS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
GERMAN A|RSH|P
FALLS into SEA
Probably More Than Thir-
teen KiIled-Rude Check
to Ambition

Berlin, September 9.-Germany's ambi-
as an adjunct to the navy met a rude
check tonight in the destruction of the
LII in hurricane in the North sea. The
loss of life is variously estimated at from
13 to 16, among the dead being Captain
Metzing, commander of the marine air.
ship division; Captain Hanne, commander
of the Ii, and Baron Won sIaltzahn.
An attempt will be made tomorrow to
raise the airship.
The airship was engaged in reconnois-
ance work in connection with the torpedo
boat maneuvers She was equipped for a
30 hours cruise, was on a full war foot
ing and observing the conditions of actual
warfare. The airship kept at height of
between 1900 and 5000 feet. The cold at
mosphere caused ? heavy loss of gas and
as she was overloaded, the airship already
had become unmana geabe when the
storm struck suddenly from the north.
When the crew saw danger approaching
a wireless message was sent asking for
help and indicating the intention of land
ing on the water behind Helgoland The
torpedo boats rushed to the assistance
of the airship >but observed the signal,
Cast out entire water ballast" The air.
ship. however. failed to respond and fell
swiftly to the sea.
Most of the officers remained in the
cabins, not expecting a catastrophe, and
they were crushed by the weight of the
craft and drowned Others in the gon-
dofas jumped into the water and some
of them were rescued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
ANSWER IS FILED
BY THREAD TRUST

Trenton n. J., September E-A joint an
the United States district court here to-
day in the suit of the United States gov
ernment against the American Thread
company and others for alleged violation
of the Sherman antitrust law. The an
swering defe ndants include j. and F.
Coates, limited, the Spool Cotton COM
pany, Clark Thread company, Clark Mile
End Spool Cotton company and IL others.
The American Thread company, the
Thread Agency and the English Sewing
Cotton company, however did-not join
in the answer.
A general denial is made that COM
tination in restraint of trade exists. j..
anG-P. Coates Ltd, also denies exercising
control over the English Sewing Cotton
company, although admitting it owns
20 600 shares of stock in that company.
1t is admitted that the American Thread
company was organized in 1898 and all the
stock acquired by the English Sewing
Cotton company and that j. and p. Coates,
Ltd, subscribed for 1Oa00o shares of the
preferred stock, but this stock has no
voting power.
Denial is also made that the Spool Cot
ton company and the Thread Agency are
controlled by the same persons; that the
Spool Cotton company gives secret re-
bates, or that since 1908 1t had had any
agreement with customers designating re-
tail prices
The Spool Cotton company admits cut
ting prices in certain instances, but says
this was not done to control or restrain
trade but to meet competition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10

publican party At least the republican
vote gained something over 5000 and the
progressives lost that much as compared
with the returns last fall.
The democratic candidate, Mr. Pattan-
gall, in an interview today referred to
So me DIRECTIONS in the party There were
TWO or three local influences which, tend
eo TO reduce our vote. but all things con-
sidered, 1t seems to me that the demo-
cratic vote was as large as could rea-
sonably be expected assit certainly cam
not be construed disapproval of the
Presidents administration or policies ,
If any one had ever told me 10 years
ago. said Secretary Daniels, that we
electing democrat in the republican
stronghold of Maine, | would have said
he was a romancer 1T is significant that
in this old Blame district where the duties
have been reduced on gerat many art
icles OF the tariff, particularly affecting
1t. and where republican attacks have
declared industries would be ruined the
democrats polled an even larger vote than
they did in the presidential election. Had
it not been for democratic detection as
result of the bitter and primary fight we
might have obtained the few votes neces-
sary, to win.
publican faith also professed to see en-
couragement in the showing.
Republican leaders insisted the victory
amounted to a reputation of the demo-
cratic tariff measure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
YALE AND WILLIAMS
TO MEET IN FINALS

Philadelphia. September 9.--As the re-
suit of the matches played today in the
intercollegiate golf championship at No
Bile. Yale and Williams college will meet
in the finals tomorrow. Williams beat
Cornell today eight matches to one, while
Yale won its way into the finals by de-
feating Princeton by five matches to four.
Cornell lost all three foursomes matches
against Williams in the morning and in
the singles In the afternoon the only vic
tor of Cornell was Prindle, who defeated
Dewindt three up and two to pay. Sid
AiIslee, Gillett Marshall and Gleason all
Won their singles for williams.
Yale needed to win four of the six
singles matches to qualify for the finals
and her players were just equal to the
task Yule, Gardner, Bishop and Baxter
were the victors for Yale, while WASH
burn and Stevens won for Princeton
The outcome finally hinged upon the
Rishop-Fay match and the finish was
exciting as the contest was carried to
the nineteenth hole before Bishop could
win by one up.
Princeton and Yale split in the last
two foursomes matches and Gardner of
Yale defeated Washburn and Peacock of
Princeton, while Fay and Roberts won for
the Tiger team by defeating Bishop and
Blossom OF Yale.
The finals for the team championship
will be played tomorrow and the indi-
vidual championship will start tomorrow
and be continued on Friday and Satur-
day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
.FAVORS MERGER OF
CIVIL WAR VETERANS
Hay Would Consolidate Or
ganizatiOns of Federal and
Confederate Veterans

GAINESVILLE o., September 9.-Gen. A. b.
Hay of Pittsburg tonight informed dele
gates attending the national convention
of the Union Veteran Legion, which
opened here today. that he would attempt
at Thursdays session to secure the APP
pointment of a committee to take up with
Confederate veterans the project of ANAL
gamating all veteran organizations in the
United States General Hay, who was
elected first commander of che legion in
1884, stated 1t was his belief that both
northern and southern veterans would
welcome such a merger. 1t was an
nounced here tonight there will be three
candidates for national commander. All
the veterans assembled here have seen
two or more years service. this being one
of the qualifications for membership in
the legion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
NEW CAMP PA|GN Of
ADVERTISING BEGUN
BY FRAGETTES
Slides Shown on Moving Pic,
ture Screen of City Pre-
sent Arguments in
Favor of Cause

Local suffragettes have become active
again.
Yesterday marked the beginning of what
will probably be a prolonged and sys-
tematized campaign-of education.
The medium used was moving pic
ture show. one of the most fashionable
of the city. In addition to the slides which
were served upon the canvas, hand-bills
were pushed into the fingers of those
who attempted TO leave the playhouse
The slides numbered eight. The hrsi
declared that woman's place was in the
home, and her duty, the preparation o.
food, and the care of children. The sec
ond represented that at the present time
food and clothes are manufactured b.
machinery. Then followed representation
to the end that man makes the laws
under which the food and garments arc
manufactured. therefore, as the suffra-
gettes contend. man is discharging the
God-given functions of woman.
The slides were flashed following the
conclusion of that portion of the show
which was advertised and paid for. AZ
the first appeared the spectators raised
their heads. Later, some of the heads
were lowered AGAIN. mere WIS no dp-
plause but many smiles Everybody. ap-
parently, was in good humor The num-
ber of male converts could not be estimat-
ed, although il Is understood that as
result of the first days labor in the field
the suffragettes are we'll satisfied.
The pamphlet served at the point OF
exit WAS identical with those so freely
circulated during the fair last fall. An
interesting excerpt from the page charges
that men, and not women are respou-
sible for nnclean houses, unwholesome
food, risk of tuberculosis, danger of fire.
immoral influences of the street and even
bad plumbing.
Claim was recently made that aloae
with Clement X. Wood, the well known
socialist George B. Ward and yassar i.
Allen We're woman suffragists. Neither
of the candidates for the pre- residency of tie
city commission has authorized a denial
It is understooe. however, that neither
has told the voters that in the event Of
his election he will use his influence IN
securing for the suffragettes the acme
of their hearts desire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
TEACHERS SHOWN
PLAYGROUND WORK
Demonstration Given by Ex-
perts at Institute
HOBBY SPEAKS TODAY
Charles A. Brown Talks on college
Entrance Requirements
intendent Willingham viii
Make Address Tomorrow
HOBBY SPEAKS TODAY

A demonstration in playground and
school room games, given by the super
visitors and trained members of the play
ground institute of the Birmingham
Playground association was one of the
principal features of the second days
session of the institute for the public
school teachers of Jefferson county
which is in session at the Central high
school. From 9:15 to 1855 the play
ground experts demonstrated volleyban'
basketball, playground ball and other
healthful and interesting games for
both the public Fairgrounds and for
the school room. About 20 persons, un-
der the direction of f. w West, super
intendent of the Birmingham Play
ground association participated in the
demonstrations.
With an increased enrolment of SO
teachers. bringing the number in at
tendance up to 9l3. the institute con-
vened yesterday morning at o'clock
for Its second day of work Fifteen
minutes were consumed by the open
ing exercises after which the teachers
v'ere dismissed to their various section
,ms.
Brown Speaks
IN he high school section during the
morning three addresses We're deliv-
cred, one by Charles A. Brown. prin-
cipal of the Central high school; an
other by r. L. Dimmitt principal of
the Ensley high school, and the last
by DR. j. II. Phillips, superintendent OF
the birmingham public schools Mr,
Brown spoke on college Entrance Re-
ouirements:" Mr.. Dimmitt on progress
In Vocational schools and pr. Philips
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
JUDGE CONFERS
WITH GOVERNOR
Is Seeking Appointment as
Successor to Judge
Nesmith

Montgomery, September 9.-(Special)
Thomas J. Judge of Birmingham. MEM
ber of the legislature. came to Montgom-
cry tonight to confer with Governor
O'Neal tomorrow with reference to his
application for the office of Judge c. c.
Nesmlth of the Birmingham city court.
who has resigned
Col. Jesse f. Stallings and J. Lee Long
of Birmingham who were in Montgomery
yesterday, made an engagement for Mr..
Judge with Governor ONeal
The young Birmingham lawyer declares
he has the support of large number
of the attorneys of the Magic City for
the vacancy on the city court BENCH
numbering among his friends many of
the most prominent lawyers of Birming-
ham.
Another applicant for the place is Judge
John~C. Pugh of Birmingham. 1t Is be-
lieved that the governor will not make
the appointment until he has Investigated
the merits of each of the several candi-
dates for the office.