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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25
EDDYTORIUL.

Little by little as news concern
ing what is a going on in the world
has reached Bingville ushually via
a City newspaper which has been
sent to the Bingville P. o. by mis-
take and which Eph Higgins, our
accommodating P. M, has opend
81 read and which has then been
passed on from one to another
until it was wore out, as you might
say-we repeat, that little by little
the winmen folks of Bingville
sinst they have lernt that wimmen
folks in furrin parts of this coun-
try are fighting for the right to
vote, have the awdacitty to think
that they, too, should be gave the
sacred right of suffrage.
Shall the wirnnen of Bingville
ever vote?
"NEVERp we reply.
And when we say Never" so
emfattick we persoom we voice the
opinyun of all stalwart men in
Bingville. What right has a wo-
man got monkeying with the sa-
cred right of suffrage? She amt
got no right, we reply.
A woman's place is in the home
doing the cleaning, washing, cook
ing, ironing, mending, ct cettery,
too numerous to nentchion. If
the win1nen folks of Bingvi1le
should go in for po1iticks our
homes would be delooshion and
a snare. Politicks is bad enuff as
it is, and what would it be, we ask,
if wir11nen was running politicks
Where would they run them to?
They'd run them into the ground,
that's where.
Why, some of the votes of men
in Bingville is ruled by wirnrnen as
it isl There's Hold S1ocornb, for
instants-Hod has to vote the way
his wife tells him to, and there is
other husbands who haft to do the
same, but we won't hur1ilyate them
by mentchioning their names in this
conneckshion. We wouldn't ment-
chion Hods name, either, if it
wassent that he stopped his Bug1e
last wk. owing us $11 on back sub
scripshion, which we newer expect
to get.
If you are a husband it is your
dooty to show your wife that her
place is at home instid of mixing
up in politicks and wanting to vote
which is absurd and ridicklus in
the extream.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE BU-|
GLE AND READ TINT LAT
EST BOUT W1MMEN'S SUI
FERAGE IN BINGVILLE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25
This almost made Jim sick to his Stun

This almost made Jim sick to his stum-
mick, and he called Hold names that
Hold wouldn't of took from no living
man if he haddent been in partnership
with him on the. proceeds of the honey,
as you might say.
Hold pointed out another tree to Jim,
which he said was shurely the right
tree that had the bees in, but Jim was
sent willing to take Holds word for it
without first going up the tree to ascer-
tain the truth for hisself, so he re-
moved his shoes and stockings and
Skinned up the tree like a squirt, until
fust thing he knowd he was right over
the hole the bees was in and they
poured outen that hole like fury and
begin to sting Jim something awful.
Help! He1pi" hollers Jim in agony.
hangin onto the tree like grim deth.
Light your pipe and smoke EN- out %
hollers Hold at Jim.
How can I let go my holts on the
tree to light my piper" groans Jim eff
| do lie be smasht to my doon1-besides
l amt got emmy matches ennyhow"
Come down part way and lie hand
you matchp hol1ers Hold.
This made Jim so mad that he let go
one hand to shake his fist at Hold and
come tumblin down outen the tree
bumpin into the limbs as he fell and
struck the ground so hard he bounced
three feet into the air. Strange as it
may seem, Jim wassent fatally injured.
Jim jumpt to his feet and started to
run with the bees still follering him.
Hold was stung few times in the re-
treat, but not near so bad as Jim.
The two run half mile before they
could git shet of the bees and by this
time Jin1's eyes was sweld shet with
bee stings to SIGH extent that he
couldn't see where he was going, and
so Hold had to take him by the hand and
lead him back to Bingville, where they
arrived after a long, tireless journey.
Jim's wife put flaxseed poultices on
Jin's Ease and hands and helpd him to
bed
Hold says that he's a going to wait
until it gifts cold and then go out there
some day and cut down that tree and
git all the honey in it when the bees is
so cold and numb that they can't sting |
Plutarch Stone says if he sees Hold
cutting down emmy bee trees or emmy
other kind of trees on his land he'll !
have the law on him for trespass. Hold /
says he don't calkilate Plutarch will /
see him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25
BlLDINGS
MOOVED!

This is to nounce that / have
went into the bilding mooving
bizness. 1 persoom I am the 1st
bilding moover who has ever set
up shop in Bingville
If you happen to have any bid
ings on your land that you woold
ruther would be elsewhere than
where they now be, confer with
me about it and we will talk
matters over. l will take a
squint at the size of the bilding
and ascertain if possible where you
desire to have it moved to, then
l will make you a price on the
job which will be satisfack.
tory to me and hope will be to
you.
Some times a person wants a
henhouse mooved, or a sheepshed
or wood shed. | don't care what
it is, lie moove it or bust.
Why tear down a bilding and
bid it agin when you can have me
move it without tearing it down a
tall? l may bend it leetle mite
out of plum, but l won't break Z
for you. lie garryntee that.
I mooved buggyshed for Cy
Hoskins from where it was to the
middle of Snake Crick, but thar
wassen't my fault-one of the
skids slipped and the bilding rolled
end over end down the bank and
into the crick.
Think this over when you come
to moove your bildings. Estimates
furnished with great cheer.
Yours for mooving billings
from where they be to where
you want them.
JARED PERKINS.
Biiding MooUist.
Binaz1lle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25
A Faleure
That's What Hod Peters & Jim
Watson Met Up With in Their
Search for Honey---TurribIe Ex-
perients for Jim Who Is Still
Laid Up!---Hod Says He'll Git
That Honey Yit or Bust!

Last Satterday forenoon while Hold
in the sunshine smokin and wishin to
goodness that he had his corn all
| husked up, along come bee, and after
buzzin around Holds head for a minnit
until Hold says: cit outen here, dod-
CAST We er lie swat the packer outen
vel" went & lit on appel butter crock,
and after film itself up with the sugar
on the crock riz up above the house,
buzzed around a minnit until it got its
bearings and then sailed off straight
west over the barn.
"By grachious, that bees maxim fer a
bee tree" exclaims Hold, and without
takin time to put on his hat, Hold
jumpd to his feet, elm over the fence
and fol1erd the bee as hard as he
could go. The air was sort of cool up
where the bee was FLYNN and it sagged
along kind of slow, which enabled Hold
to keep his eye on it.
When Hold come to the next fence
he jumpt it at bound and lit out
which Sim had jest sowed to wheat.
Sim happened to see Hold running acrost
the field and hollered at him, cit often
my sowed ground, you ding-busted
foolr' but Hold ho11ered back, Don't
detain me-Ime in a turrib1e hurry"
Sim was mad, so he sicked "Towser,"
his old bulldog, on Hold Towser can't
run very fast, but he done the best he
could and gained on Hold like every
think.
When Hold seen that Towser was af-
ter him and ketchin up fast, he was a
good cal sweat up and fol1erd the bee
faster than ever. Hold said afterwards
he was purity bizzy keepin one eye on
the bee and tother on Towser, and it |
like to of sprained his eyesight.
When Towser come to the stone !
fence he couldn't jump it like Hold |
done, so Towser run along the fence |
to find place to git through and come |
acrost the woodchuck hole and started
to try to dig the woodchuck outen the
hole and forgot all about Hold.
Well, Hold finally follerd the bee into
P1utarch Stones woods until he seen it
light on white oak tree and crawl
into a hole in limb about 80 feet from
the ground.
Then Hold hurried back to Bingville
and happend to meet Jim Watson at
the edge of town Hold told Jim he
had found bee tree and if he, Jim,
would chop down the tree, doing all
the labor hisself, they would go hav-
vers On the honey inside the tree. This
was agreeable to Jim. who went home
after his axe, and the two returned to
the bee tree and Jim begin to chop
down the tree Hold pointed out, while
Hold set back in the shade and smoked.
Bye and bye the tree fell with dull,
sickening thud, but there diddens seem
to be no bees in it, and then Hold sud
dintly discovered that he had made a
awful mistake and that Jim had went
and chopped down the wrong tree.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
CITY NEWS.

Regular reeting Morning Star
Jccge No. 5. Knights of Pythias tn
right. at 500 o'clock at Castle hall.
Fifth and Blondeau. Visiting KNIGHTS
invited. John P. Hornish, C. C. Elec-
ton of officers. Work in Paige Rank.
The efficiency of the elias sifed de-
jartment OF The Gate City has recen.-
ly been demonstrated when three los.
automobile chains were returned t.
their owners through little liners In
serted in The Gate City. Another
chain was found and brought to the
office this forenoon and VII no doub,
be in the hands of the owner befors
another day. The effectiveness Of this
department of this paper is due to the
extensive circulation.
e. J.. Lomax, passenger manager
for the Western Pacific and for many
years head OF the passenger depart
ment Of the Union Pacific, sends to
Keokuk acauaintances seasons greet
.ngs, He will be remembered By man
of the older X sokuk people as form
er resident. He is associated witt
G. M. Levey. also former Keokual
railroad Official. In directing affairs o
the Western Pacific at San Fran
cisco.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
FUNERAL NOTICE.

SMITH-The body of the late Mrs
George r. Smith will arrive from Den
yer Wednesday noon, and the funeral
will be held from the First Congrega.
,tional church Wednesday afternoon
lat 300 O'Clock. Friends are invited
to the services. Burial private.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
PosToFFlcE ANNOUNCEMENT,

PosTofFIcE ANNOUNCEMENT. \
New Years day, Thursday. January
1, 1914. there will be one early morn
ing delivery and collection by carriers
over the entire city. General delivery
window open from 500 a. m. to 900
a. m. and from 1900 a. m. to IL. m.
Carrier windows open from HOO a. m.
to 1900 m. No delivery by carriers
on rural routes Nos. and 2. Evening
business collection as usual.
s. w. MOOREHEAD,
@ Postmaster.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30

Loan and Building Association.
Dues payable Wednesday, Friday
and Saturday Fines assessed II paid
after 3 o'clock p. m.
J. D. ECKER, Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
NOTICE.

Mutual Protective League Acorn
No. 1O46. Important meeting tonight
at T:45 at e211a Main street. Elec-
ton of officers.
L. SANsoNE, Secretary.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-12

TT seems that designers who en-
j deavor to prepare styles which they
hope will become fashions, have
worked along the most Independent
lines. There is no apparent uniform
fly of ideas in the construction of cos
tunes, except the general approval
given to narrow skirts and big waists.
Accept these two features, look to the
Orient for inspiration, and you may
evolve styles to suit yourself. There
is no hint to variety and eccentricity.
The Turkish pantaloon skirt Of
heavy and supple black satin which is
shown here is an approved model. 1t
is a picturesque but not a graceful
garment, made to hang about slim
figure. And it takes slimness to the
point of attenuation to wear drapery
on these lines, with any success. But
the idea of the pantaloon as suggest
ed here brought in variety of skirts
with drapery arranged at the sides in
this fashion.
In the majority of similar skirts
less material is used, and in simpler
arrangement. The front is plain and
there is no need of the lace under
f1ounce at the bottom. Wide fabrics
are cut in such a way that the skirt
is narrow at the bottom, draped in
hanging folds about the hips, and
finished with plain panel at the
back. This Interpretation of the
pantaloon skirt is more pleasing, more
simple and far more popular than the
original development, which came
from the Callot salon and which is
pictured in the Illustration.
The little Turkish jacket worn with
the skirt is In blue velvet. 1t is a
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-12

smart, military looking affair, very
rich and rather simple. Black vel-
vet and silk ornaments form it's dec
oration The model hangs loosely on
the figure and is one of a few sue
cessful designs which incorporate a
plain sleeve with arms eye defined.
Such sleeve Is shapeless-a straight
tube, saved from ugliness by the in
sertion of panels and cuffs of black
velvet below the elbow. But it is in
harmony with the jacket and skirt-it
is true to the original Turkish jacket.
To be strictly fashionable, one must
look as if the clothes were carelessly
adjusted. This is a fad of the hour.
A general falling-to-pieces and don't
care-if-I do pose has been adopted by
some extremists, but they are few.
Clothing is soft, roomy and comfort
able looking and tending more and
more toward a graceful draping of
the figure.
In spite of all this variety and &C.
centricity of styles, the good looking
tailor-made suit continues to flourish
almost undisturbed by the restless
striving for something new. 1t is
somewhat less severe, indulging lit
tie in the use of draped lines in skirts
and roominess in coats. The peg-top
skirt and the Russian blouse make a
combination as smart and up-to-date
as can be, in the development of tail
or-mades. A suit of this kind, with
soft blouse of silk or lace, borrows
just enough from the fads of the sea-
son to be quite in the mode, without
losing the tailored character which
so appeals to American women.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-12

in front of the cowboys, understand?
Sh-h!"
Skinner vaulted lightly through the
window, landing in the dirt outside
without a sound Somebody coming, y
he whispered Understand: Mer-
chants Hotel, Albuquerque, noon, Sun,
day" And the next instant he had
vanished into the dusk, leaving be-
hind him a youth half hysterical with
hope.
Out of the blacklist gloom had come
J. Wallingford Speeds deliverance,
telling me about this foot-race. What
in the deuce is the matter with you.
anyhow? Why didn't you let me
know"
The girls drew closer, and Speed
saw that Miss Blake was pale.
Il wouldn't have allowed it for a
minute. Now, of course, I'm going
to call it Off"
"Oh, Jack, dear, you simply can't"
exclaimed his sister. you've no idea
the state the boys are in"
They'll never let YOU, Chaplin" /"
supplemented Fresno.
The master laughed shortly. They
and he did not pause to consider the
ethics involved With light heart he
hastened to replace the borrowed re-
volver in the bunk-room just as voices
coming nearer betokened the arrival
of his friends from the house. AS he
stepped out into the night he came
upon Jack Chaplin.
Hello, Wally!"
Hello, Jack!" They shook hands.
while the owner of the Flying Heart
continued.
"rve just got in. and they've been
won't, Ell? Who is boss here, I'd like
to know"
They've bet a lot of money. And
you know how they feel about that
phonograph."
Its the most idiotic thing | ever
| heard of. Whatever possessed you,
| Wally? If the men make row, I'll
| have to smuggle you and Glass over
to the railroad tonight"
I'm for thai" came the voice of
Larry.
81 suppose it's all my fault Miss
Blake began wretchedly, whereat the
object of their general solicitude took
on an aspect of valor. ..-
| ITO BE CONTINUED)
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-12
"Of course you'll have TO run fast
enough so we don't tip off,
"How fast is that"

"Of course you'll have TO run fast
enough so we don't tip Off"
How fast is that?"
"Oh, ten-four," carelessly. That's
what Humpy and l did,
Ten and ur-fifths-seconds:'
"Certainly. Don't kid me! They're
liable to break in on u.s.
"Mr. Skinner, II can't run that
fast. Fifteen is going some for me. "
What" Skinner stared at his op-
ponent strangely.
That's right. I'm lemon"
"Ain't you the Yale champ? The
guy that goes under even time'?"
Wally shook his head I'm his
chum l couldn't catch cramp."
The brown face of the Centipede
sprinter split into grin, his eyes
cleaned. Then I'll win," said be.
"Im the sucker, but I'll make good.
Get your money down. and I'll split
with YOU"
mo, no! Not you! Me! l must
win!" Speed clutched his caller des-
perately.
'All right, I'll frame anything; but
l can't run any slower than l did with
Joe and make live of it. They'd
shoot US both"
But there's a girl in this-a girl |
love. 1t means more than mere life"
Skinner was plainly becoming nerv-
Gus at the length of the interview.
couldn't you fall DOWN." inquired
the younger man, timiCly.
The cook laughed deristvely II
could fall down twice and beat you in
fifteen" After an instant's thought:
Say, there's one chance, if we don't
run straight away. There's a corral
out where we race; you insist on run
ming around it, see? There's nothing
in the articles about straightaways.
Thatll kid 'em on the time. If l get
too far ahead, I'll fall down.
"B-but will you stay down? Till l
catch up?"
Sure! Leave it to me-"
You won't forget, or anything like
ttat?"
Certainly not. But no rough work
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-12
Gowns and Wraps That Glitter

In brocades, velvets, silks and the
innumerable transparent materials
that accompany and complete them
the rage for gold color is all pervad-
ing. And in the brooches the use Of
gold thread adds glitter which.
again, is one of the crazes of the sea.
son. Innings for coats are frequently
in gold broche, and the new tunics are
often made of silver or gold tinted
ninon or mousseline desoie, the band
of strass OF colored jeweling round
the edge adding it's note to the scin-
tiIlating effect
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-12
Proohetjc Retort

The governor of Virginia, at a time
when Washington as mere youth
ventured to demonstrate against the
Injustice of q certain decree, turned
fercely upon the young man and in
quired:
And who the dickens are you, sir?'
With a cold but courteous bow, the
young Virginian drawing himself up
to his proud height, frigidly replied
Nobody in particular just now. but
for the future. sir. somebody in gen
eral."
The naughty emphasis on the word
general, it is said sent cold chill
running up and down the governor s
spine. which 1t required seven mint
juleps and six bottles of port to rs
lieve.-Judge
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-12
Novel Tunics.

The salient feature of the new
modes is the extending tunic between
modern slimness of figure. This tunic
is not of distinct color from the rest
of the dress. Some of the tunics dip
down at the back, and sometimes form
two box plaits in front, which natural
ly add to the size Of the waist line.
Flowers and butterfly bows o. even
ing dresses tend to extend this size.
Cross-cut folds are brought upward
from back to front, ending in a bow
at the back of the waist
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-12

E~ VEN the least observant of Wis
itors must have noticed the
number of shrines in Naples;
n and the reverence shown by
the people when passing them.
Their origin was not entirely due to
piety. In 1770, the streets of Naples
were so unsafe at night that the gov
ernment decreed that lights should be
put at the principal entrances and at
the corners of every public building
and important palace, and further
more ordered that 100 lamps should
be placed at equal distance in one of
the streets as an experiment.
But this first attempt at illum1na-
ton proved failure, for the thieves
and cut-throats, to whom darkness
was essential, extinguished the lights
and destroyed the lamps. Then an
energetic Dominican monk, one Padre
Rocco, asked and obtained permission
to illuminate the town without ex-
pense to the government. He ordered
100 large wooden crosses on which
were painted the crucidxion, and sew
eral hundred copies of picture of the
Madonna, which he had discovered
in the convent of the Santo Spirito,
and having placed these in suitable
inches in the most dangerous streets,
he assembled those living in the vic
unity and commended each shrine to
the care of the pious, granting as a
privilege the right of supplying the
candles and lamps and keeping them
lighted.
Found the Culprit.
But this second attempt to illumina-
tion was at first no more successful
than the preceding one, for the lights
were once more extinguished and the
lamps destroyed. Nothing daunted,
Padre Rocco fastened to the scene of
each sacrilege, once more collected
the neighbors, and exhorted them to
find the culprit, who, when discovered
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-12
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but have made VOW that he shall
wear the dress of st. Francis until
he is grown up and ST. Francis has
saved him."
Sometimes one sees man dressed
in crimson with a border of white,
sign he has made VOW to San Giro,
while bright green is worn by those
who have made 20 voto" to St. Anna.
Sailors and fishermen frequently make
a vow when in danger at sea to marry
girl from the Santa Casa DELI An
nunziata, the foundlings' hospital, if
they reach land safely. Foundlings are
prettily called the Children of the
Madonna" and they are often adopted
by childless people, particularly
among the poor.
In times of public catastrophe the
population makes vows en- masse. Dur
ing the terrible eruption of Vesuvius
in 1906 l met weird procession of
about so women and girls of all ages,
just where the stream of lava had
nunziata. Their hair, floating loose in
wild, d1sheveled locks, was covered, as
were their faces, with the ashes from
Vesuvius and with the thick white
dust of the roads, and their frantic
eyes glowed wildly between the pow
derry lashes. At the head of the pro-
cession walked priest carrying an
image of the Madonna, surrounded by
acolytes bearing crucifixes and BAN
ners. These witch-like creatures had
vowed never to brush or dress their
hair (the pride of Italian women), un-
til the eruption ceased, During the
no less memorable eruption in 1881
still more extraordinary sight was
witnessed-numbers of women and
girls dressed in mourning, with their
heads completely shaven, marching
through Naples following a priest car
rying a huge cross, from which were
suspended their sacrificed tresses in
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-12

II can't see" the poets wife COM
planned, why you don't give up writ
ing poetry and go in for something
that might be more profitable.
my dear, you don't understand the
poets mission"
81 suppose don't. wish you'd tell
me what it is"
Cant you see how great a. boon
am comforting upon posterity? A
hundred years from now orators will
be quoting my lines without mention
ing me, and it will be supposed that
they themselves are the authors OF
them, just as orators of the present
day embellish their speeches with
quotations from poets who have long
been dead, without taking the trouble
to mention the fact that they were
borrowing"
"But how will that help you?"
'It won't help me at all But do
you want oratory to become lost
art?"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-12
To Die in the asst Ditch

The saying to Die in the Last Ditch,
may be attributed to William of Or
ange. When buckingham urged the
inevitable destruction which hung
over the united provinces and asked
him whether he did not see that
the commonwealth was ruined: There
is one certain means" replied the
prince, by which l can be sure never
to see my country's ruin-I will die in
the last ditch" :-.e