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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
Same Old Story

Bill Hepburn, our artistick black
smith, made trip to the Co. seat last
Saturday as usual, out before going
Bill promised his wife that he wouldn't
tech a drop of Ticker.
Like the foolish woman she is, Mrs
Hepburn believed what Bill said until
he approached Bingville Saturday evg
about dusk. Bill could be heard ap-
preaching long before he reached the
town-he was singing coarse songs in a
loud and vulgar voice, and every little
while he would stop singing and yell
and boiler as if he was experiencing
great joy.
AS Bill passed Hen Weathersby's
store Sim Wilkins says to him, Hello.
Bill" Bill looked round suddint to see
who was speaking to him. lost his bal
ance and fell outen the buggy seat into
the road while the horse walked on
with the buggy and stopped before
Bills barn door.
AS soon as Bill got on his feet he
desired to know who pulled him outen
the buggy. Nobuddy answered Then
Bill started for the crowd on the piazza
in front of Hens store, consisting of
several of our most respeckted citizens,
and they run in and Hen locked the
door on Bill, who went home.
When Bills wife, Sarah. seen the
pitiful condition Bill was in she COM
pletely lost her temper Snatching up
new broom which 5!h.11 N bought
only that day, she give Bill what was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
Society News

There are not a great many society
news to write about in Bingville this
week, being as on account of the warm
weather there seems to be lull in tho
Bingville social whirl, as we might
say.
Hen Weathersby, our enterprising
storekeeper, give smoker to few OF
the boys who happened to be in the
store tother evg. Hen had on hand
some old seegars which has been on
hand for about II yrs, he says, which
moths or something had got into. Hen
passed around the cigars and the boys
thanked him very profuse for his liber-
atty until they lit the cigars, when they
all begin to sneeze and choke and sput-
ter.
Lem Brown and Shorty Long, who
was two of them as tried to smoke the
cigars, both got sick as death and had
to go outside to get some fresh air.
The others, after few whiffs, throwed
away the cigars and one by one went
home, until the store was deserted by
everybody except Hen.
Them to who Hen give these cigars
say they will buy their smoking ma
terial elsewhere hereafter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
The GlOri-
Gus Fourth!
1t Will Be Celebrated in BingyiIle
With Great ECIaW!-A Effort
Will Be Made to Carry Out the
Following Program Without a
Hitch!-Patriotick Citizens Is
Called on to Take Active Part!
Full Particulars as Per Below!

Bfngvi1le, with her usual push anc
energy, will celebrate the 4th of July
in our midst next Friday in a manner
BETTING the occasion, and if the pro-
gramme which has been planned by OUT
leading citizens is carried out, there
will be great doins in this town on that
day.
Yves Woodruff, our expert hunter and
trapper, has appointed hisself as the
offishul urshurer in of the 4th of July
Yves has a old muzzle-loading shot gun
which has had load in it for seven
yrs. and which Yves haint never shot
off, being as he didn't want to waste
the load. On the 4th of July, however,
outen the shotgun, he considers it won't
be lost if he fires it off to ursher in
the day.
Yves has stated offisha11y that at day
light on the morning of the 4th of July
he will stand on the publick So. and fire
off the shotgun. After that other citti-
zens may fire off shotguns or fire
crackers or boiler and yell and make all
the noise by any fair means which they
like, but Yves will be purity mad if any
body makes any 4th of July noise be-
fore he urshurs in the day offishially
with his shotgun.
From about 3 80 a. m. (Which is day
Light until o'clock pandemonieum in
Bingvil1e will rain soopreme. Then
Bingville will set down to breakfast,
and for hr. there will be lull in the
proceedings.
At 10 o'clock there will be a grand
4th of July parade, down the Main st.
of Bingville and back agin. This par
ade will consist 1st of the Bingville
-
that have any, carrying ladders and fire
pals The I'd PIT 81 the parade will
consist of the leading citizens of Bing-
vile marching 2 by 2. The Sd part of
the parade will consist of the Bingville
Horn Band, and the 4th and last part
will consist of all the men, winmen,
children and dogs who desire 70 take
part in the parade. This will be very
imposing spectackle. Don't miss It'll
After dinner everybody will assemble
in the Town Hall, and after a seleckI
shun by the Bingville Horn Band, which
will be present, Jed Peters, our intelli
gent school teacher, will take his place
on the platform and deliver a eloquent
address on the 4th of July. Jed has
went to a good cal of trouble to write
down his speech and commit it to
rnemry. We hope that Jed has went to
more trouble to do this than he did on
the 4th of July VI. ago, when he got
I'D before the whole Town Hall full and
forgot his speech before he had talked
2 minutes, after which he clapped on
his hat and went home in deep disgust, |
leaving the audience there in worse
disgust.
After the speech is over everybody |
will ajurn to the lawn under the shade !
trees back of the Town Hall, where |
there will be tables groaning under the |
weight of good things to eat provided !
by the Ladies Aid of the Bingville |
church
There will be a nominal fee of Is cts. |
charged for full meal the proceeds |
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
Country Correspondence
SLAB CITY

Mrs. Sam Hawkins lost three hens
by eholery last week Mrs. Sam says
unless she can cure her hens of the
cholery, the ones which have died will
eat up all the profits she made on eggs
during the winter.
Jaspar Tarbell nearly stepped on a
big black snake while strolling through
his orchard one day recently. Jasp got
fence stake and struck at the snake,
but the stake glanced often the limb of a
nearly rendering him unconscious.
snake was gone.
Arioch Perkins has a pig for sale.
The pig amt been very we'll lately, and
Arioch desires to dispose of it. Here's
a chance to buy pig cheap.
Widow Jones is on the sick list. She
TUX dinner last Sunday with her neigh
Dor, Mrs. VIM. Woods and over ct
Jabe Romans, our Oldest inhabitant
will celebrate his 8oth birthday next
Tuesday. Jabe says he amt quite so
spry as he used to be, but he can still
do good days work.
Jake Haines had a calf to fall into
the stone quarry tother day and kill
itself. Jake then dressed off the calf
and sold it for veal. Folks round here
are great hands for fresh killed veal.
Susan Beebe made a trip to the Co.
seat last Tuesday with butter and eggs
and returned with coffee and sugar.
1t is right down warm weather in our
midst for this time of year. Not only
that, but We need rain
VOX POPULL.
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Personal MentShiOn

Hen Weathersby, prop. of our gen.
erl store, has just received a box OF
choice herrings which he offers for sale
to them as desires herrings. What
makes a more appetizing lunch than q
few herrings and crackers? These her
rings is cts each. DRINKING
WATER WITH THE HERRINGS
FREEi (Advertisement)-
Hank Dewberry, our respeckted but
lazy townsman, amt done a lick OF
work sinst May first. Hank says the
trouble he finds Is that in winter it is
too cold to work and in summer it's too
blamed hot-Hank only works springs
and falls
Seth Dewberry, Our lion-hearted town
constubble, INDUCED in little target
practice with his revolver back of his
house tother day. Seth set up a tin
can for mark so #. away. Then Seth
shot the gun, but missed the can and
the next yard, killing same instantly.
The bereaved widow talks about bring
ing suit for damages agin Seth
Jim Hendricks went fishing last Sun
day over to Gootchic Pond All Jim
ketched was fish hook in his thumb,
clean over the barb. Jim went to yanl1
out big pickerel but the hook jerked
outen the fsh's mouth into Jim's thumb
as per above, whereupon Jim returned
home in deep disgust.
Miss Emily Dewberry 10 suffering
from rheumatic in her left knee. Not
long ago it was in Emily's right knee.
Curious how rheumatic will jump round
from one place to tother. Emily says
she wishes to goodness it would take n
notion to jump into somebuddy else.
Harve Miller of Mi1lersville was to
Bingville and sold Hen Weathersby,
our enterprising storekeeper, doz. of
be old. The way Hen found the eggs
was old was that he let one of them by
axident fall on the floor of the store.
AS soon as It broke, them as was pres
ent left the store and went home hold
ing their noses, and said that if that
was the kind Of eggs Hen Weathersby
had for sale they calldlated they'd trade
somewhcres else.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
LOkaI Items

Alonzo Skillings of Calamity Cor
ners passed through Bingville tother
day, but we noticed that Alonzo didn't
stop at the Bugle office and make a
call The reason for this probably is
that Alonzo owes US 9 yrs. back sub
scripshion.
Miss Sally Hoskins, our poetry writ
er, says she would write pome on
Summer" for the Bugle if it wasn't
so turrible hot and she didn't have the
hives We hope Sally will soon get shet
of the hives so she can write the pome,
which we know would be read with
great cheer by our army of subscribers.
Miss Phronicia Watkins purchased a
pair of high heeled shoes at the Co.
seat last week and wore EN- to church
for the first time last Sunday. Just as
Phronicia was about to enter the church
she Sprained her ankle. 1t don't always
pay to try to be in the latest style.
Ransom Smiley had turrible tooth
ache on him tother night and got SO
desprit with the pain that he het up a
flatiron on the stove and held it to his
face to drive away the ache. 1t driv
away the ache but blistered Ransom's
right cheek from his eye to the point
of his chin, but Ranse says he would
blamed sight ruther have a blister than
a toothache.
Miss Amelia Tucker, our raining So
ciety queen, poured tea at party Civ
last Saturday by Miss Milly Under
wood Miss Amelia would have done
very we'll pouring the tea if she hadn't
of poured some of it by accident on
Miss Isabel Miller's dress. Isabel amt
spoke to Amelia sinst.
Gabe Hooper, while in his hay NOW
tother day pitching down some hay for
the horses, fell through the NOW floor
on the back of his old gray mare, sur
prising all concerned. The gray mare
was so surprised that she kicked up,
throwing Gabe up agin the NOW floor
agin. When Gabe lit the I'd time he run
outen the stable and struck for the
house considerable skeered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
9TH OF JULY EDDYTORuu.


Well, here we be once more stand,
ing right on the brink, as you might
say, of the Glorious 18th of July
1913.
It don't seem no time scarseiy
sinst the last 4th of July, which oc-
cord a yr. ago, was in our midst. By
goodness, how time fliesi But do
not let US repine about that-let us
not brood in sorrer because the mill
will not grind with the water that is
past-let us not cast our eyes behint
us in the dim and misty past which
is dead and gone, but let us look
forward to the 4th of July which is
almost upon us being as this ospish-
ious occasion occurs this year next
Friday.
The 4ttl this yr.. as usual, will be-
gin at midnight on the end of the
3D. and will continue uninterrupted
until midnight of the 4th.
We agin call the attenshion of the
residents of Bingville and vicinity
to the purpose and intent of what
the 4th of July means. being as
probably no more than one person
here and there orten a great many
knows what the 18th is for.
The 4th of July 10 set apart to
celebrate the birthday of American
independence-it is the day on
which the American flag is TN
furled to the breeze and flaps its
tail in the gentle zephyrs, as we
might say. It is the day when the
American eagle stands up to his full
height on his perch, f1ops his wings
a few times, and screeches as loud
as he can screech the battle cry of
freedom.
The 4th of July is the day when
every citizen Of the United States
who has the welfare of his country
at heart is willing to yell and boiler
from sunrise to sunset until he can't
scarsely speak above a whisper in
order to show how patriotick he is.
The American citizen who don't do
this amt got spark of patriotism
in his bosom and ort 10 be ashamed
of hisse1f.
Bingvil1e will celebrate the 4th of
July this year as usual, full acct of
which will be found in another col
lurn.
Read this acct and govern your
self according.
LET EVERYBODY IN BING
VILE DO THEIR LOUDEST
TO HELP CELEBRATE THE
4TH OF JULY IN OUR MIDST! Il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28

probably one of the most turrible maui
ings he ever got from human hands.
Sarah didn't let up until she had broke
the broom on Bill and he was laying in
the front yard hollerin for mercy. Then
Sarah made Bill go out to the barn
and sleep off his debauch there.
The better element of Bingville is
in sympathy with Mrs. Hepburn and
highly commends her action in this
matter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28

to be devoted to paying off the balance
of Rev. Moore's, our beloved pastors
back salary for the yr. 1889, which is
long overdue.
After everybody has ct fit to bust.
they will disperse to their various homes
conscious of a day we'll spent and of
having done their duty in celebrating
the glorious 4th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
Celebrate the 18th!

If you are first-class citizen Of
these United States you will not
forget to celebrate the glorious 4th
which occurs in our midst next
Friday! He who has no patriotism
in his soul is fit for treeson's strait
jems and spoils- Let every man
and boy in Bingville do all he
can to make next Friday a joy
Gus occasion. The best way to
celebrate the 4th of July is to make
as much noise as possible. Well, I
have the things to make noise
With l have laid in a supply of
cannon crackers, fire crackers,
sky rockets,
Whizz wheels, Roman candles,
gun powder and other explos
sives too numerous to mention.
Come in and buy some of these ex.
plosives to set off the 4th of July.
or if you are afeard to set them off.
let somebuddy else set them off
there is no need of you taking the
risk if you are afeard to take it
let the other fool take it. Buv
these goods while the stock is full
before they have been all paved
over. First come, first served.
Don't wait until after the 4th Of
July, because then it will be too
late. Now is the accepted time
Buy your fireworks often ma.
Yours for big noise,
HEN WEATHERSBY
Prop. General Store
Bingville.
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DON'T BE A TIDEWAD ! u
Pay up your back subscription to the
Bugle & thus fill 1ong-felt want on our
part. We Can't Run a First Class News
paper on Hot Air and Cold Potatoze.
P. S.-H not in leave the money with
wife door.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-20

disgruntled, restless. unhappy
world; and he thinks he has found
it along the railroad ties.
Dear me-" said a woman
know the other day, I've prom
Used my little girl to visit her
school this week, and it does bore
me so frightfully. I'm a perfect
martyr to my children. anyway"
oh" said another woman I
know, Il can hardly wait for Fri
day to come. I'm going UP to
school to hear Betsy speak a
piece.
Now, the other woman finds
that everything bores her but
bridge and the theater and sup
per parties.
Poor, lonely, half-alive thing,
she doesn't really live in the world
at all-the real world.
She lives in queer, little.
painted, stuffed, cushioned box,
made of her funny little likes and
dislikes, and odd little prejudices,
and absurd little ambitions, and
fears, and hopes; all about clothes,
and invitations, and theater par
ties. and who's who, and what's
what, and when is when, and she
can't even peep through a crack
and see the great, splendid, joy
Gus. natural world swinging along
out there in the sunshine, sing
ing at the top of its voice
She's bored all the time; bored
to death Why shouldn't she be?
What is there TO Keep her from
being bored? Not one bit of sim
pie, honest sentiment; not one
little, natural, childlike impulse.
declare when l get so | don't
want to pull the blue grass out of
its sheath and bite the end of it
to see II it's sweet as it used to
be; when l get so l can't see
tree full OF red apples without
wanting to steal a few of them
right then and there; when l get
so l can see a puppy chase his
own tail and not laugh I want
someone to steal up behind me
and chloroform me then and there,
No place to suit you. poor Mr.,
Finnau. ! wonder If you ever
suited any place yourself2
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-20
Panama Fair Majestically Rising
By ]. A. MUNRoE.

HNoWING the constantly in
n creasing interest Of the
public In the Panama Pa
clfic International Exposition, to
be held In San Francisco in 1915,
l recently visited the exposition
grounds, which comprise an area
Of 6S5 acres, bordering upon the
San Francisco Bay, at the en-
trance Of the famous Golden Gate.
on the north this magnificent site
fronts the water for over two
miles, and on the south it rises in
successive terraces like great
amphltheater can not imagine
q more marvellous natural stage
setting for staging what prom
ises to be the greatest world eN-
position vet held.
over 90 acres have been re-
claimed from the tide water Of -
the bay, buildings have been re
moved, miles Of sewerage lines have
been laid. a complete high pres
sure and low pressure water sys-
TEN has been installed throughout
the grounds, the architects, de-
signers and sculptors have been
engaged for months, and commits
sioners have encirclcd the globe
in the interest Of the exposition.
which has resulted in 30 States in
the American Union declaring
their Intention to participate and
likewise p nations.
In ADDITION To this, the fouudu-
tons are in for the fourteen main
exhibit palaces. Machinery Pal
ace, the largest to be erected, Gov
ering eight acres and rising 20 a
height of an ordinary six story
building is nearing completion. |
am informed by the exposition
authorities that the building con-
struction is actually ahead Of the
schedule and all contracts are let
lpI totlpletlOH ~ 4 spetlUtu time.
which insures the opening OF the
gates with everything in readiness
as planned on February "a, 1915
The main exhibit palaces cover
rs acres and are grouped in such
close proximity around court.
the Court OF sun and Stars that
the visitor may pass directly from
one building TO another through
magnificent arCades as though
passing from one great room Zee
another i'm the same building. thus
eliminating long walks from rN.
hibu 90 exhibit chat have su
wearied sightsocrs at other OK
positions. Viewed from the eN-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-20

terror on the heights or the bay,
the design Of the architecture is
such that the great palaces will
appear to be one colossal building
of vast proportions.
Beyond the main exhibit pal
aces to the east there are Go acres
set apart for amusemeuts of a va
ried and high-class character
gathered from all parts of the
world, and construction is pro-
crossing rapidly. To the west 81
acres are divided between the
. States Of the nation and the ma
tons Of the world, where the first
pavilion is already rising. Beyond
this, yast areas are devoted to live
stock exhibits, TO aviation and in
ternational athletics.
The people OF the state Of Cali
fornia have appropriated an ag-
greghte of over S2O, OO0,0 600 to this
world enterprise. and are offering
the sites for State and national
buildings free, and space for in
dividual. State and national ex-
hihits without cost beyond install
latiou and maintenance.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-20
THE BEST LETTER
BY WILLIAM F. KIRK.

thousand letters to the maiden adore
declare letter that love her and
thousand glowing lines
with the brightest that shines,
II had the OF Byron would use it every day
written worship sweetheart far
the letter far welcome to older gentler breast
Is your the loves the best
flaming when writing
passion swearing by the above:
pendor that the grille adore
Is he you'll cherish maid loved before.
will full promise those white and dumb
you live in the married
But precious letter bringing deeper bliss
l, the letter TO your boy kiss
{ often when the lights soft and low,
old where she held
And regardless Of its dcton spelling Its style
And although composition would provoke critics smile
In trembling fingers 1t becomes work OF art
stained and sadness she hugs to her hear
Yes, Of all letters look wherever you may roam
Il, me letter your boy from home
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-20
STARS AND STRIPES

Russia's trouble is not so much
ritual murder" as habitual muir
der.
So Mr.. Pindell is to have the
Ambassador job until he gets
tired of it.
Old "Ultimatum' is back at
work.
Apparently Winston Church
ills idea of a naval holiday" is
TO do a lot of extra shipbuilding
Huerta may be the works as a
dictator, but it's nearly time he
dictated his resignation.
II opportunity would only kick
in the door lot Of fellows about
us would amount to something
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-20
Comment on Frank Case

duty as a citizen of the United
States and one who is not un-
known to the good people Of At
lanta, to say that your editoria
reflects the sober second thought
of every loyal citizen of the coun-
try. 1t is calm, dignified, judicis.
and manly, and should be needed
by those who believe in Law and
order. The only safety the in
dividual can have, no matter whal
his nationality or creed or color
is to be treated fairly and square
ly, and to allow no prejudice tn
interfere with the decent admin
istration of law, From time i'm
memorial 1t has been conceded as
an axiom that all reasonable
doubt must be given to the &C
cused when charged with murder
and in the case of Frank there
can no longer be any question
but that that reasonable doubt
was denied him, and that the
spirit that pervaded the court
room during the trial was any
thing but orderly or civilized. Il
goes without saying that l take
the same view that you do It
is not the individual after all thai
is on trial-it's American citizen
ship, Christianity stripped Of its
sectarianism, and therefore Il be
hooves every man and woman. no
less, to cooperate in securing flu.
justice for the prisoner at the bar
and If convicted beyond doubt
full punishment should be meted
out, but not otherwise. Again J
sincerely thank you for the manly
stand you have taken In this sass
Very truly yours,
SIMON WOLF,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-20

The following letter. apropos
Of The Georgiaps editorial on
Judge Roan's decision in the
Frank case, which has aroused
nation wide comment, Is from ST.
mon Wolf Minister to Egypt I'M
der President Grant, and one Of
the most prominent lawyers and
philanthropists in America. Mr..
Wolf is president of the local At
lanta Hebrew Orphans Home
and well known in the South,
where he is extensively interested
in charitable work. Here is the
letter:
Simon Wolf Myer Cohen.
WOLF AND COHEN
Attorneys al Law
Woodward Building
Washington. ID. c.
November Is. 1918
EDITOR The Georgian:
have read with a great deal
Oh pIedSuTet anu ITO less interest,
your admirable editorial on the
Leo NJ. Frank case. wherein you
review the remarkable statement
by Judge Roam in denying a new
trial. have read the reports as
far as they were printed in the
various newspapers Of the coun-
try, notably those of Atlanta, and
have heretofore RETAINED from
making any comments or criti-
cism of the conduct Of any one,
deeming it an intrusion possibly
to prejudice any one while the
case was pending in court. Now
that the whole matter will be
referred to the Supreme Court of
your State, and that the bill of
exceptions has been signed in
cooperating the remarkable state
ment of Judge Roam. deem it my