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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
Too Much In!
That Was What Was Wrong With
Cy Hoskins, Our Respectable
Teller ToWnsman

Cy Hoskins, our we1l-known towns
man, drove down to Snake Bend in a
pung on business one day last week.
Cy, stopped returning to see his old
friend, Arioch Peters, who lives along
the road Nothing would do but Cy
must have some of Arioct's 2-year-old
hard cider, which CT did, drinking
about at. of same.
Well, after Cy had started on lords
Bingville he went to sleep and fell out
en- the pung without knowing anything
about it. The horse walked into Bing-
vile with the empty pung the middle
of the afternoon.
When Mrs. Hoskins seen the horse
turn into the stable yard with the empty
pung she become uneasy and bundled
up and got in and driv back along the
road and found Cy asleep in a snow
drift
She managed to lift him into the
pung and driv home and put him to
bed, where he remained for two days.
Even yet there is buzzing in Cy's ears
at times, and his head aches him awful.
Cy is telling around town that it was
a stroke of app1ep1exy what allied him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
Personals & Locals Mkt

The weather is quite cool at present,
but this is no more than we expect.
There was a news item told Us by
somebody we forgot who for this weeks
issue of the Bugle, we also forget what
the news item was, because we didn't
make a note of it at the time. If this
should meet the eye of whoever give US
the news item will they kindly call at
the Bugle office and remind US what it
was?
Deacon Andrews, one of the pliers of
our church, had his nose froze one day
last week while taking a trip down to
ing a poultice on his nose at present
He says it aches him awful.
Ham Wilson purchased a package of
what is called Breakfast Food at Hen
Weathersby's store last week. This is
something new Hen has just got in.
Ham says he'd just as lief eat sawdust
which is just as good and cheaper.
Miss Emily Dewberry was to of sung
a solo at church last Sunday, but Miss
Amelia Tucker, who usually sings all
the solos, said she would leave the quire
if Emily sung, and so Emily didn't sing.
Mrs. Hester McCracken of Calamity
OOTHeTS IS OH the SICK ISL, 81 VIC IASai.
LATER-Just as we go to press we
hear that Hester is better.
A stranger whose name we did not
learn passed through our midst last
week. A stranger in Bingville is
good deal of a curiosity in the winter
time, and he attracted a good cal of at
tention.
Little Jno. Jim Williams, eight-year-
old son of Brent Williams, has the
whooping cough. He expects to have it
for about six or eight weeks. Little
Jno. Jim is hopping it up like every
thing. q
Doc. Livermore, our human spechial-
ist & horse dockter, says there is. con-
siderable sickness in our midst which
he hopes will continue in definite.
Andy Skinner got a nursery catalog
by mail last week Andy says there is
some awful interesting reading in it
and lot of fine pictures of fruits and
vegetables.
Il Hemingway while pairing his
corns recently pared one little mite
too close and has been walking with a
limp since.
Samantha Deevers remains on the
sicklist. Samantha has been on the sick
list now for several years and has got
used to it She enjoys poor health, be-
ing as she gets waited on and nice
things cooked up for her.
Gabe Skinner took his sweater off
one warm day last week and caught a
bad cold in his chest This is the first
time Gabe has had his sweater off
sinst last October. He ought to of
knowed better,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
Axident to Bill

Bill Hepburn, our talented black
smith, met with a pecooliar axident on
last Thursday morning. Gabe Altman
brought his mare to Bill to be shod and
Bill pulled off the old shoe and begin to
even UP the sole of the hoof with his
knife and rasp. Gabe calkilates that
Bill must of cut the mares hoof clean
down to the quick, becuz suddenly she
shot out her foot and kicked Bill clean
acrost the shop and he fell backwards
into a tub of dirty water which is three
years old that Bill uses to cool his hot
iron in. Soon as Bill could get on his
feet he kicked the mare back for kick
ing him. This made Gabe mad and he
went away with his mare, saying he
would have her shod at the county seat
hereafter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
EDDYTORIUL

This month reminds us that it is
Febooary, & being reminded that it
is Febrooary also reminds us that
Febroorary amt got only % days
this year.
Now last year Febrooary had 30
days, which made last year leap
year.
If Our mernry serves us right we
dasht off Eddytoriul early in the
yr. 1912 calling espechia1 attenshion
to the fackt that it was leap Rand
advising the estirnable young ladies'
of Bingville & vincinity to take ad-
vantage of SIGH golden oppor-
toonity to win a husband-we
warned EN- that SIGH a boon
wouldn't come agin for 4 yrs, and
that being as some of EN- was past
the bloom of youth, as we might
say, it would be takin a awful
chants to put off this vital quest
chion of matrinony for another 4
yrs, being as at the end of that
time they would be more past the
bloom of youth than ever, and like
as not would live and die old maids.
But what good did our advice
do? Answer-NO GOODl Why
there wassent more than only few
marriages TUX place in Bingville
during 1912! Rev. Saml Moore,
our beloved pastor, says he can't
recall yr. sinst he has been pastor
of the Bingville church, when mar
riages was SO skeerce as they was
during the past year, and further
states that most of the cupp1es who
did git married beat him down on
his reglar price of So to in some
cases as cheap as rs cts, which
price is absurd and ridiklus in the
extreme.
Thank goodness it amt our fault
that Bingville girls didn't purpose
when they had the chants during
leap yr., because we warned EN- in
advance, and now if they become
old maids as result of not taking
our advice all we can say to EN- is
eve told you So"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
Society

Mrs. Lafe Packard is spending a few
days with her father, who lives 10 miles
west of Bingville. Mrs. Packard's moth
er is sickly, so Mrs. Packard went over
to help out. LATE is patching it dur
ing her absence, and says he is mighty
sick of cooking his own meals.
Mrs. Israel Goodwin gave a sing
at her home on Main st. Thursday ev'g.
She had several of Bingville's most
Miss Amelia Tucker and Miss Mily
Underwood, both of whom belong to
the church choir, and haven't spoke to
each other since they spoke last Christ
mas about who was to sing the solo in
the Christmas anthem. Those invited
sang several hymns and had a general
good time.
Miss Abigail Gookins, who is mem-
Der of the Bingville smart set, has been
throwing out hints lately that she will
give a ball before the close of the sea-
son which will ecklipse the most bril-
liant funckshion ever give in Bingville.
1t is even rumored that Miss Abigail
will have a fiddler from the Co. seat
to furnish the music, and that she will
serve ice cream. Abigail never does
things by halves.
Mrs. Eph Higgins, wife of our P. NJ,
had a few friends in to tea last Monday
afternoon from 2 to 4 Mrs. Higgins
served apples and doughnuts with the
tea. After the guests had departed
they talked scanda1ious about the affair,
being as they expected big feed. Mrs.
Higgins is not a woman who when she
gives a social funckshion cooks up a
big meal and sweats herself all up in
the kitchen for them she entertains, and
we don't blame her. Fools make feasts
and wise women eat them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
SORROW HOLLOW,

Gale Hooker had his COW die on him
last week. This is the second COW Gale
has had die on him during the past
seven years. Misfortunes never come
single.
Sim Woodruff while out coon hunt
ing one night last week shot his dog
for a possum and caught cold into the
bargain.
Ezekiel Snyder is thinking some of
killing his red bull before the red bull
kills him. Ezekiel is almost afeared to
go into the COW stable to feed the bull
he is that cross and onery.
Sam Snyder of Snake Bend has been
paying attenshions to Miss Hetty John
son of this place for spell back, and
it is roomered that Sans intenshions
are serious. Be they, Sam?
Mrs. Jane Haskins fixed up batch
of bread dough last week which didn't
raise at all. She thinks the east was
no good. Better luck next time, Jane.
PRO BONO PUBLICO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
Another Foo Trick of Buds

Bud Hincl<ley, who amt quite right in
his head, done a fool thing the other
day and suffered from the consequent
ces When his mother wasn't watching
Bud close he went out in the hen yard
and caught a old doninecker hen, and
when Mrs Hinckley found him Bud
had pulled almost all the feathers outen
the hen.
Mrs Hinckley returned to the wood
shed with Bud, and most everybody in
BingviIle could tell what she was doing
to him by the way he hollered.
Mrs Hinckley says that the older
Bud gets the more foolisher he seems
to become, and she has almost Civ up
trying to teach him nothink. 1t is
awful calamity to be not quite right in
the head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

! Hen was naturally good deal sur
prised. Anne Hillyer is bright lawyer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
Country Correspondence
HAPPY VALLEY

Ham Wilson has sold his watch dog
to Pete Hawkins. The dog got into
the habit of biting Ham whenever he
would come home late at night. Ham
says he don't like to see a watch dog
overdo it
BENZ. Gibbs is doing a few odd jobs
of cobbling at present. People in the
vicinity who deaires their boots half
soied can have it did by BENZ.
Miss Mary Ann Green, the bell of
Happy Valley, has a wart coming on
her nose which gives her considerable
worry. being as she thinks it dishggers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
Cold for February

Last Tuesday morning the trermome-
ter in the P o. registered IA degrees
below zero in spite of the fackt that
the sun was shining bright and most
everybody was going around without
overcoats on. When Eph Higgins, our
accommodating P NJ, discovered how
cold it was he shut up the P. o. and
went home and put on his buffalo coat
and n1itts and earlugs, but by the time
he got back Lem Brown had discovered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
Settling Up an Estate

Anne HilIyer, our talented loryer &
legal light and ]. of the P. and notary
Public, ct cetera, has had the estate of
the late Hiram Brown placed in his
hands for settlement. About four years
ago Hen Winslow placed an estate IN
Anes hands for settlement, and by the
time Anne got through settling it up the
estate belonged to him instead of Hen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

This is to let you know that I
have purchased seven hens and
two roosters, which are laying for
me in fine style (the hens, not the
roosters), and / am therefore ready
to furnish strictly fresh eggs to
those desiring eggs. Eggs has been
very scarce in our midst of late.
Why has eggs been scarce? Why,
because the hens amt been lay
ing scarcely any. That's why I
have went and bought these hens
and roosters. l am going to fill a
long felt want! What is better
for breakfast than fresh eggs? And
what is worse for breakfast
than eggs that amt fresh? /
pause for reply. If you desire
fresh eggs buy them off of me. If
you don't, buy them off of Hen
Weathersby, who keeps the gen.
eral store-Hen keeps his eggs
SO long that they get to be cu-
riosities. 1t is almost time to
set your hens. Let me sell YOU a
setting of eggs. have some Ply
mouth Rock hens, some Leghorns.
some Brahmins, and l don't know
what the rest be, but | can fur.
nish you a setting of eggs
which will give you a great va
riety of chicken breedsl | ask
30 cts per doz- for these eggs. but
will take less if / am drove tn #
See me about eggs at once-I will
furnish you first class eggs as fast
as the hens lay 'em for me az
course you can't hurry a hen-vou
haft to let her take her time.
Yours for fresh eggs.
THEOPHILUS STEBBINs.
Bingville.
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that the bulb of the thermometer had
been busted off and that most of the
mercury had run out, which was what
made it so low. Eph says he will give
rs cents reward for informashion which
will lead to the arrest and convickshiou
of whoever broke the thermometer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

her face. She is talking some of having
it amputated-riot her face, the wart.
Mrs. Eph Foster is on the mend, be-
ing as she is repairing Eph's old clothes
this week. (How's that for sly joke?)
EXCELSIOR
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-24
GOVERNMENT WON'T INTERFERE
HUERTA SAYS HE WILL RE
HANDS OFF IN MEXICAN
ELECTION.
President Makes Statement After
RumOrs of Administration Plans to
Throw Support to Candidate.

Mexico City. Sept. 21.-"Not only
would it be an anomaly that the gov
ernment should have candidate, but
it can be further said that the gov
ernment has no prediction for nor
will it aid any candidate" Provision
al President Huerta today thus re-
piled to the question as to whether
there would be an administration can.
didate in the coming presidential elec-
tions. Speculation has been made
freely that Gen. Huerta intended to
throw his support to this or that man
for the presidency.
President Huerta expressed the at
titude of the administration, especially
in the present circumstances "as one
Of absolute impartiality" and added
that it only would take precaution
TO prevent any disturbance.
The president said he would use the
army, if necessary, to keep order.
Il want to declare once for all i'm
the face of the whole nation" said
Gen. Huerta, that / shall comply
with the obligations l have assumed.
These have for their basis peace and
the security of the republic, leaving
always complete freedom to the
divers political parties to launch can
didates and to do their work toward
carrying to happy conclusion their
ideals, without aid or impediment
from the government
The Catholic party held it's con-
vention behind closed doors today. No
announcement as to the choice of a
candidate was made.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-24
WILL FAIR SET FREE.
JURY RETURNS VERDICT OF NOT
GUILTY AFTER TWENTY.
FOUR HOURS DE-
LIBERATION.
Negro Charged With Criminal As
sault, Saved from Mob by Sheriff.
Liberated by Jury, Which Is Com
mcndcd by COurt-POliccman Rein
stated.

Spartanburg, Sept. 20.-After 20
hours of consideration and apparent
~ hopelessly disagreed the jury with
the fate of Will Fair, charged with
ernOOn returned a verdict of not
guilty and the negro was set free. Six
of the jurors are said to have stood
for acquittal from the outset, while
the other six are believed to have
cOntendcd for q mistrial and desired
to shift the responsibility to another
jury. The judge summoned the jury
men at the expiration of 20 hours
and impressed upon them the gravity
of the trust placed in them. The judge
pointed out that the term of court had
been called for the purpose of trying
this case, that the question of expense
was considerable item and other
more important points were involved.
The verdict met with the general
approval Of those persons familiar
with the case. Some mutterings of
discomfort were heard this afternoon
and the negro apparently believed
that he would fare better at dis
stance and he is understood to have
left shortly after the verdict to join
the forces of a construction camp 800
miles distant
When Foreman Joseph Lee an
nounced the verdict the judge made
the following statement:
"Gcntlemcn, since you have had the
manhood to pronounce the prisoner
not guilty, / commend you. Time will
prove your verdict was righteous
one. In IT,, case there was evidence
which could not be brought into
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-24
lCopTrishI 1872, Bob6s .Merrsli Coz

Usually Fran brought her back,
with gentle hand. but today she d.
vined subterfuge; the tale was meant
to hide Mrs. Jefferson's real feelings.
Fran ventured through the trumpet:
Il wish there was a man-secretary
on this place. instead of a woman.
And let me tell you one thing, dear
old soldier-there's going to be a fight
put up on these grounds. guess you
ought to stay out OF II. But either
i or the secretary has got to git"
Fran was not unmindful OF gram.
mar. even OF rhetoric. on occasion.
She knew there was no such word as
git" but she was seeking to symbol
fze her idea In sound. AS she closed
her teeth. each little pearl meeting a
pearly rival. her "git" had something
OF the force OF physical ejectment.
Behind large spectacle lenses.
sparks flashed from Mrs. Jefferson.s
eyes. She shifted battle. But her
tightly compressed lips showed that
she lacked both Fran's teeth and
FranB intrepidity. One steps eau
tiousfy at seventy-odd.
Fran comprehended. The old Lady
must not let 1t be suspected that she
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-24
SCHOOL Is SUSPENDED.
Epidemic of Scarlet Fever at Null
linS Calls Halt

Mullins. Sept 21.-The scarlet
fever epidemic which local physicians
say is in several of the homes in Null
Inns has caused the city council to
quarantine the affected district, and
has compelled many Of the school
children to remain away from school
and last evening *. II. Sem, super
intcndcnt of the public schools. ana
the members of the board uf trus-
tees met in conference for the purpose
of relieving the situation. 1t was
decided that the teaching Of school
be suspended for n week and longer
If found necessary. This Is done with
a view of checking the possible spread
of the fever. Six cases have been
reported and in each instance il is
among the children. The schools for
the white children opened very aus
piciOusly iust two weeks ago with
dn enrolment of 100.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-24
(TO BE CONTINUED)
LIKG NEW YORKER.
Chicago Ilucbcard" Rcscmblcd Con
fcsscd Murderer of Girl.

Chicago, Sept. 20.--Johann Uoch.
the Chicago Blucbcard" hanged
mere IN l9O5 for killing one OF the
- wives he was known to have mar
ricd, really was johann Schmidt. ac-
cording to lsadore TlOtkC, the attor-
ncy who defended Koch. Plotkc to-
day said Iloch or Schmidt came from
Mainz, Germany, and that he bore a
strong resemblance to the New York
murderer.
"My client told me he had brothers
and sisters i'm Germany" said Mr.
Plotke. II have examined photo
graphs of Father Schmidt If he wore
a moustachc, | might almost take him
for tloch."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-24

court, but you did your duty in lr.ue
ing in verdict of not guilty.
The accused negro, Will Far z.
will be remembered, was charged w p
assaulting white woman at White
Stone near here, August Is. After pc-
ing placed in Jail here the prison was
stormed by mob using dynamite
but was repulsed by Sheriff Wnuc,
who in the early hours of the m orn-
ing spirited the negro out of the
building and took him to Columbia
where he was placed in the peniten-
tiary for safe keeping until the trial
should be called.
The verdict is a justification of
Sheriff Whites brave stand. Police
man F. j. Alverson, charged with
wounding member of the mob, who
resigned from the police force, has
been eXonerated after an investiga-
ton and today resumed his duties.
The woman is believed to have
made the charge against the negro in
good faith, but suffering from a de-
lusion caused by her physical condi-
zion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-24

I sincerely bcIicVc my litC was saw
ed in the tall of 1910 10y using Cham
bcrlain'S collie, Cholera and Diarrhoca
remedy writes Mrs. Agnes Booth.
Ion0Wanda. y. y. 81 was taken with
diarrhoea followed 10y an attack oC
acute Indigestion. Power of the pen
'alls To portray the agonics | en-
dured My friends expected me to
dlc as ! had been unable To get relief
Tor so long time. This remedy
went directly To the scar Of the trou-
bic aud cured mo i'm rcw hours
time For sale by all dcalcrs.-Adlt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-24
CHARGED WITH HAzING.
West Point Men Claim That They
Ncrc Only Carrying Out Instruc-
Ions.

W York, Sept. 21.-Eighteen
United States military cadets have
been punished for hazing, although
they claim they merely were carrying
out he cOmmandant's orders as to
the treatment Of "plebes" according to
story published here today. Several
of the Is are said to have written to
their congressman demanding an in
vestigatiOn. Three first class and Is
third class men are involved. The
punishment was reduction in rank
in six cases and loss of privileges i'm
all for various periods ranging from
five to seven months, it is said.
According to the story, oral instruc~
tions were given cadets of the third
and first classes, above the rank OF
private to make the "plebes'' stand
up straight as soldiers stand and to
make them adhere strictly to the reg
ulationS. 1t is asserted, on behalf of
the punished cadets, they carried the
orders and then to their astonishment
found themselves before the hazing
investigating committee on hazing
charges.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-24

was aware OF Gregory's need OF cotton
In straining ears. such as had saved
Ulysses from siren voices. The pre-
tense of observing no danger kept the
f1ne old face uncommonly grim.
Little girls shouldn't fight" was
her discreet rejoinder Then leaning
over the wheel. sho advanced her
snow-white head to the head of coal.
black. Better not stir up dragons"
Fran threw back her head and
laughed dehantly. Bring on your
dragons" she cried boastfully. There's
not one OF 'em I'm afraid Of" She
extended one leg and stretched forth
her arm. "I1l say to the Dragon,
Stand up'-and she'll stand: III say
Lie down'-and down she'll lie. III
say 'Git'-and she'll" Fran waved
her dragon TO annihilation.
Goodness" the old lady exclaimed
getting nothing OF this except the PAN
tomime; that. however. was eloquent.
She recalled the picture OF David in
her girlhood's Sunday-school book.
Are you defying the Man OF Gath %
She broke into a delicious smile which
seemed to food the wrinkles OF her
face with the sunshine of many dear
old easy-going years.
Fran smote her forehead. 81 have
few pebbles here" she called
through the trumpet.
Mrs. Jefferson grasped the others
thin arm. and said. with zestful ener.
gy. Let her have 'em. David, let her
have 'em!"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-24
GAME LAWS FOR DISTRIBUTION.

Congressman A. F. Lever wishes
30 announce that he has secured
rom the department of agriculture a
number Of bulletins on the Game laws
Tor 1913, summary of the pro-
visions relating to seasons, export,
sale, limits, and licenses, and if any
one desires to secure one of these in
teresting bulletins will drop Repre-
sentative Lever a card, he will gladly
see that the same is sent to their
address,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-24
THAW HAS MANY LAWYERS.
Eleven Attorneys Employed by Es-
cape From Mattcawan to Prevent
His Return.

Concord, y. H., Sept 21.-Eleven
lawyers from four States and the
Dominion of Canada were i'm Concord
today and more are supposed to be
on the way to help Harry *. Thaw
resist the efforts of the State of New
York to obtain his return to the Mat
teawan asylum. Without q dissent.
ing voice the attorneys declare to-
night that there is perfect agreement
among them as to the presentation of
their case Tuesday, when William r.
Jerome of New York will appear be-
fore Gov. Felker in behalf of the peti-
tion for cxtradition.
No official statement was made by
Thaw or any of his lawyers tonight,
but it is understood the principal if
not the only argument i'm Thaws' case
will be made by Judge William M.
Chase of Concord.
None of Thaws family had arrived
tonight but the fugitive said he OK
pected his mother and brothcr-in.
law here tomorrow