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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
POOR WHEAT IN BARTON.
Yield Will Not Return Seed Planted
Some Left Uncut.

Great Bend, Kan, July 2s.-It is
the belief of many local wheat men
that Barton county will not return its
seed wheat this year. It is an abso-
lutte certainty that the two-thirds of
the county north of the Arkansas river
is in this predicament. Some yields of
10 to II bushels per acre are reported
south of the river, but practically all
the reports from north of the river are
of two to five bushels. twenty-five
per cent of the acreage was left uncut.
Early settlers say they do not remem-
Der a poorer harvest or better spring
prospect than this years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
JUVENILE AUCTION SALE.
Little Girl Puts Calf and Hog on sale
BLOCK

Great Bend, Kan, July est is
believed that Mary Smell, aged z, is
the youngest person in Barton county
to conduct a public sale. Her father.
Lee Smell, will sell his farm goods at
public auction, 10 miles southwest,
July %. Mary owns a calf, a hog
and two dogs, which she will have
sold Immediately following her ia
Tiers sale She carried special ad-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
HoRTCULTURIsTs BUSY.
Adopt New System of Care for Fruit
TreeS-Better Results.

Syracuse. Kan. July 2s.-Local nor
tculturiSts are makinng an effort to
induce farmers in this section to trim
their trees so as to produce high
trunks and bushy tops. 1t is believed
that proper trimming will make the
trees % per cent. more efficient in
furnishing shade and holding moisture
in the SOIL 1t would also do much to
beautify the country districts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
PATRICK DOLAN DEAD.
Prominent KanSan and Former Poll
tician Succumbs Near Salina.

Salina, Kan, July 2S.-Patrick H.
Dolan, aged 60, a pioneer farmer of
this vicinity, died at his home on
farm near Salina Sunday. Dolan was
prominent politically during the Popu-
list days in Kansas, served twice in
the legislature and was a member of
the state board of charities during the
Leedy administration. He leaves a
wife and several grown children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
MRS. ELLIS QUITS JOB.
Parsons Teacher Resigns After Di-
Vorce Suit Is Filed.

Parsons, Kan, July 2S.-Mrs.
Emma Sackett-Ellis, principal of the
Garfield school here, whose marriage
twelve years ago to James Ellis be-
came known only few days ago when
the latter sued for divorce, has re-
signed. During all the years the
ways introduced by the teacher as her
nephew.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28

sonic lodge for the trienniaI conc1ave
in Denver, August 10, are being re-
ceived rapidly by Dick Evans, who has
charge of the arrangements for the
trip. The Dodge City cars will be at
tached to a Masonic special. 1t is be-
lieved the local commandery will be
well represented as it is not probable
the grand conclaye will be held so
close again for many years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
Kill Hoppers in Seward.

Liberal, Kan, July 2S.-It is likely
the Seward county commissioners will
join the grasshopper war Consider
able agitation has been going on
throughout the county during the last
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
Good Rains at jennings.

Jennings, Kan. July 2S.-The
drouth was broken here Saturday
when more than an inch of rain fell.
The early corn has been destroyed but
the late corn has not suffered and it is
believed that there will be a good
WELD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28

making a gigantic campaign to con-
vince the remainder of the advantages
of scientific agricultural methods and
induce them to stay with the country
to give them a trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
Beginning oday, The August SALE Of SILKS


bought special
OOyardt
to had a price,
S should
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28

week for the commissioners to furnish
the poison ingredients at the county's
expense as has been done in numerous
other western Kansas counties. The
hoppers are becoming a serious men
ace to the crops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28

mills the
of
nvihngy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28

knights Templars to Denver.
Dodge City, Kan. July 28.-Reser-
vations in the cars of the local Ma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
75c to $1.OO Silks for 39c Yard

36-inch Waterproof Fouards worth regular
Satin Striped Taffetas LOO
Shepherd Check Silks LOO
27nch Changeable Taffeta LOO
24-inch Figured Chiffon Taffetas regular
24-inch Pekin Striped Silks worth regular LOO
22-inch Foulard Silks, worth regular .......... rs
24-inch Tub Silks worth regular. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. rs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
Pay In September
We Cannot Send Samples
of These Sale Silk

We would be very glad to send samples of
these silks to out-of-town customers, were it
not for the fact that in nine cases out of ten
the particular pattern desired is generally
sold out before the order reaches us. Most
of our out-of-town customers write to
telling us what they want and leave it to our
judgment to make the selection. 1t is rarely,
if ever, we fail to please. You are absolutely
safe in ordering under thes conditions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-28
A pream Sunerstition.

I heard what was to me at least a
new piece Of superstition the other
day and when l think Of the risks
I've run all these years because 1 did
not know Of it my blood runs cold.
met a woman from Virginia in market,
and the talk falling on dreams I re
called most blood curdling nightmare
/ had had the night before
81 must tell you what I dreamed last
night l said.
Let me ask first whether it's a
pleasant or an unpleasant dream? ?"
said the lady from Virginia.
Decidedly unpleasant"
Then for mercy's sake don't tell itp'
said she. Never tell a bad dream on
Saturday, for we say in Virginia:
Friday nights dream on Saturday told
Is sure to come true, no matter how old.
Washington Post
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-28
sIEGEs or PERoNNE.
They Won For the Town the Cross Of
the LEGION of Honor.

The town of Peronne. not far from
Amiens, has had the distinction of be-
ing decorated with the Legion of Hon
or and can place the cross SO much
sought after by every Frenchman In
its coat of arms and on its seal
Peronne has two memorable sieges
10 its credit, the first in 1886 and the
other during the Franco-Prussian war.
During the siege Of 1886 Estournel,
governor of the town. held out for
more than a month against the Comte
de Nassau, lieutenant of the Emperor
Charles Y. At the end of that time
Nassau, who had failed in three as
saults. gave up the siege
The siege of Peronne during the war
of "soixante dix was one of the blood
lest in history The Prussians sur
rounded it on Nov 80. 1870. and the
town held out until Jan. 8, when with
half the town in flames, no means of
fighting the fire, not to mention the
lack of food and drinking water. 1t
capitulated.
The fire was SO intense that he~bels
IN the church towers were melted and
The stacked silver pieces in the bank
were turned into ingots. Six hundred
and seventy houses were destroyed by
fire and shells. while 5000 soldiers and
citizens were taken prisoners New
York Sun.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-28
oratorY and seasickness.

According to a. C. Benson. it was the
habit Of the late Professor Sidgw1ck.
when crossing the English channel, ito
take his stand in some secluded part
Of the vessel and to pour out audibly
and rhetorically his repertory of Eng
lish verse. accompanying it with a
good deal of emphatic gesticulation.
believe that the first experiment was
successful and that he secured i'm
munity from nausea. But he said the
second time that he tried it he was
interrupted by one of the officers with
a message from the captain begging
him to desist on the ground that some
of the lady passengers We're frightened
by his behavior being under the i'm
preston that he was mentally de
ranged. He complied with the request,
and, deprived Of its intellectual prophy-
tactic, his brain succumbed to physical
sensations.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-28
Not Sans Fault.

Sam Snedeker, the commissary man
and held in the community to be a
good churchman, annoyed the minister
extremely by getting up and walking
out Of the church while the sermon
was in progress. The preacher spoke
TO Sam about it.
at isn't my fault, doc" Sam pro-
tested Its sort of affiiction got"
The preacher told Sam he'd better
see the camp doctor. A few days later
the preacher met the doctor.
did Sam Snedeker come to you for
advice?" asked the preacher.
Yes" said the doctor. "but | told
Sam couldn't do anything FOR him"
What was Sans afliiction|
"Affiiction He didn't say anything
about that Sam said he'd been trou-
bling you by walking in his Sleep
New York Post
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-28
Successful Disappearance.

One of the most successful disap-
pearances on record was of William
Howe. Howe was successful trades
man in Jermyn street. and one morn
ing in 1906 he left his wife, telling her
that he had business in the city. He
never came back, and after some years
an act Of parliament was specially
passed to enable Mrs. Howe to admin
lister her husbands estate Then one
evening in 1923 the widow" received
a letter requesting an interview Mrs
Howe duly kept the appointment-an and
discovered her husband. He had been
living in disguise In the same neigh
borhood all the time, he explained, and
keeping a close eye upon the move
ments of his wife. 1t is said that the
reunited couple lived happily ever aft
erward.-London Standard.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-28
Open to Conviction.

No rock was ever more firmly fixed
than were Mrs. Manser's opinions, but
she considered herself of an extremely
pliable disposition, with a mind open
to conviction on all sides.
ITS the strangest thing to me the
way the rest of the family talk as If
/ were set In my views" she said one
day to her nephew Williams bride,
with whom she had been laboring on
the subject Of calling cards for more
than an hour. 1T seems to me you're
sort Of taking the same tone" she con-
tinued, looking sharply at the young
woman, "and | don't want you to.
There isn't anybody in this world
that's reader to be convinced she's In
the wrong than | am by people who
know more than l. All they've got be-
fore 'em ever is to prove to me that
they do know more than |, and / tell
you, my dear. there hasn't one of 'em
ever been able to in this familyw-
Youths Companion.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-28
A Story of Labouchere.

Labouchere's popularity at Frank
fort. according to his own account as
given in THE Life of Labouchere. "
rested on very simple basis Great
Britain was represented at the diet by
Sir Alexander Malet. one of the most
popular chiefs to be found in the serv-
ice.
''But was even more appreciated
than my chief" he would relate. 'and
this is why; Sometimes there was a
ball at the court, which we were ex-
pected to attend. At my first ball sup
per l found myself next to grandee,
gorgeous In stars and ribbons. The
servant came to pour out champagne.
I shook my head. for | detest cham
pagne The grandee nudged me and
said Let him pour it out. This |
did. and he explained to me that our
host never gave his guests more than
one glass SO. you see. If | drink
yours | shall have two After this
there used to be quite struggle to sit
near me at court suppers."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-28
BOTH WERE STUBBORN.
Lots of Good viii Power Was Wasted
In Mere obstinacy.

IN were opstInacy
How much perfectly good service
able will power people waste in mere
obstinacy! Martha Malone. after work
ing three years for Mrs. Rixby, ap-
peared one morning at Mrs. Wilson's
back door and applied for place.
Why" said the surprised Mrs. Will
son, Il thought you were working for
Mrs. Bixbyr'
II was. mum. But I've quit"
rs that so?" Mrs. Wilson could not
conceal her surprise. 81 thought you
liked her."
Indeed do, num-"
"And I'm sure she liked you"
II believe she did, mum. Leastwise
she always seemed to-"
Well Mrs. Wilson was still won.
derfng what the trouble had been.
We'll" said Martha. seeing that
some explanation was expected, you
see. 1t was like this, mum. / always
put the blue china plates on the right
hand side of the cupboard, and this
morning the missus comes along and
moves 'em and says, Martha, every
mornin' for three years you've put the
plates on the wrong side and I've had
to come along and move them. and l
can't stand it any longer
And" said Martha, Il says to her.
Mrs. Bixby, every mornin' for three
years I've put them plates in the right
place and you've come and moved
them, and then l had to come along
and move them back, and can't stand
it any longer either
"And SO l quit" - Youths Compan-
inr
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-28
JUVENILE HIGH FINANCE.
Give Him Half Chance and This Chap
Will Own the World.


A pupil in one of the well known
boys schools, being short of pocket
money, conceived means of replen-
ishing his funds by the following plan:
He wrote to a jewelry house in New
York, where he had an established
credit asking that silver cigarette
case selling at $50 be sent to him on
approval. Upon its receipt he arranged
u lottery among his chums at the
school and offered for sale 100 chances
at % cents each. He sold all the
chances for total of S25.
The boy who held the successful
number that won the silver case hap
pened to be one who did not use Gig
arettes, and therefore the manager of
the affair offered TO buy the case for
So The winner accepted the offer, as
be thereby made a profit of $4.75 cash
instead of having an article of no use
to him, whereas the promoter of the
deal had $50 left.
The promoter now returned the Gig
arctic case to the jeweler and asked
that 1t be credited to his account. This
being frequent occurrence, nothing
was thought of the return Of the ar
ficle.
BY this scheme the pockets of the
young promoter were replenished by
500 the other boys had enjoyed their
little game Of chance and were per-
fectly satisfied with the operation, and
the business house was likewise salts
fed Yet some people who have heard
of the transaction are asking. rs the
young fnancier open to any criticism
for his methods? s?"-New York Sun.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-28
X X ROSTER AK
COOPERATIVE TRADES AND La

COOPERATIVE TRADES AND LA.
BOR COUNCIL OF HAMILTON
OHIO-Meets alternate Tuesdays
at Trades Council Hall, southeast
corner Second and Court streets
Chas. Vaughn, Pres; Edw. Sims
recording secretary; Geo. Hill, cor
responding secretary, No. 6 N
Third St.
AFFILIATED UNIONS--Time and
place of meeting, and name and ad-
dress of secretaries.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MU-
SICIANS, No. 31-Meets first Fri
day Of each month, at 156 High St
j. Ed. Lehmkuhl, Sec, 665 Frank
lin st.
BARRIERS, No. 132-Meets End and
4th Fridays of each month, at S. e.
corner Second and Court streets
Ernst Legg, Sec'y., 227 S. 7th st.
BREWERS, No. S3-Meets End and
4th Fridays of each month at s. e,
corner Second and Court streets.
Albert Erbs, Sec, 1887 Lane Street.
BROTHERHOOD OF STATIONARY
FIREMEN-9S, meets the second
Thursday and fourth Thursday of
each month, at Brotherhood nall,
203 High street. John Buhl, record
ing secretary, No. 1907 Maple Ave.
BARTENDERS' UNION No. 169-
Meets every 1st and End Sunday
mornings in Trades Council Hall.
Jos. Stoker, cor. and rec. Sec, 500
East Ave.
CARPENTERS AND JOINERS-
Meets every Thursday at S. e. cor.
Second and Court streets. Ed
Sims, cor. sec, III Buckeye st.
CIGAR MAKERS, No. 123-Meets
Ind Monday of each month, at S. e.
corner Second and Court streets.
Carl eagle, Sec, 532 N. 7th st.
HORSE -ShUERS, No. T5-Meets 1st
and Bird Mondays of each month at
336 High street. John Few, Sec,
756 Ross street.
IRON MOULDERS, No. 68-Meets
1st and 3rd Mondays of each month
streets. John j. Foley, Sec, 618
Sycamore street.
IRON MOULDERS, No. 283 (Stove)
Meets alternate Wednesdays at
S. e. corner Second and Court SITS.
Tom Beals, sec, 713 East Ave.
INTERNATIONAL UNION STEAM
ENGINEERS, No. 91-Meets every
1st and 3rd Monday of each month
at Trades Council hall. Sam D.
Nelson, 500 Ross Ave.
THEATRICAL STAGE employees
international Alliance of The
atrical Stage Employees, meets at
Trades Council hall, 1st and 3rd
Sundays, at 9 a. m. Henry Hum
bach, Jr., East High ST., recording
and financial secretary.
METAL TRADES COUNCIL-Meets
End and 4th Fridays in Trades
Council hall Brown Hughes, sec,
736 High street.
MACHINISTS, No. 241-Meets alter
nate Tuesdays, at S. e. corner Sec
ond and Court Sts. Alex. Miller,
cor. sec, No. 314 N. 5th st.
PLUMBERS UNION-Meets every
1st and 3rd Mondays in Trades
Council hall. Aug. Schaetfer, sec,
cor. Chestnut and Seventh streets.
Meets first Wednesday in each
OeO. y. mayer, OecFeLdFy- treas.
PATTERN MAKERS-James T..
Burns, secretary. No. 919 Heaton
street. Meets 1st and 3rd Wednes-
days Of each month in Trades Coun-
ell hall, End and Court streets, sec
ond floor.
PAINTERS AND DECORATORS
Meets every Friday night at Trades
Council hall. VIM. Finfrock, sec,
120 N. End ST.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-28
FIRST IR0QU0Is TREATY.
1t Was Made Between the indians
and English In 1864.

and English In 1864.
The first treaty between the English
and the Iroquois was made on Sept
"a 1864, and ushered in a friendship
that continued for more than a cen
tury The Iroquois had been alternate
ly at war and peace for sixty years.
and the English found their dusky al
lies valuable in the war with the
French for North American suprem-
acy
The treaty with the Iroquois was one
Of the first official acts of the English
governor, who earlier in the same
month had taken over the Dutch pos
sessions and changed the name of New
Amsterdam to New York and that of
Fort Orange to Albany. In 1903 and
again three years later the French In
vaded the lroquois country, and the
redskins lost half of their warriors
In 1913 the French gave up all claim
to the Iroquois, and peace reigned for
time, but in 1855 the warriors joined
the English in the war for the conquest
of Canada
When the American Revolution broke
out the Iroquois adhered to the crown
At the conclusion of the war most Of
the Iroquois took refuge in Canada
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-28


'sTelepathy' is an instance of new
tangled word for an old thing Bacon
called it sympathy between two dis
sant minds Izaak Walton similarly
explained DR.. Dunne's vision in Paris
Of his wife and dead child. observing
that 'lf two lutes are strung to an ex
act harmony and one is struck the 9th
Pr sounds" Scottish highlanders, who
would have been puzzled by the word
'telepathy," have long been familiar
with the idea for which it stands. An
drew Lang quoted the case Of poor
highland woman who wrote to her son
In Glasgow. Don't be thinking too
much Of us, or | snail be seeing you
some evening IN the byre."
My father once had a curious tele-
pathic experience. He was dressing
In his bedroom one morning when he
suddenly saw the face OF Scotch
servant girl, contorted with agony. in
the looking glass before him. He
went downstairs to the kitchen and
found the girl writhing in fit upon
the floor, her face exactly as he had
seen 1t in the mirror.-London Specta-
tor
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-28
Stnnned His TaIkinn.

In the memoirs of Ii Hung Chang
the great Chinese viceroy. commenting
OH his visit to Russia. refers to the
manaer in which the ear and all the
high officials appear to be surrounded
by would be assassins. 81 do not think
/ would like TO exchange positions with
the car even to have the fine czarina
as wife and my choice of the rarest
tea, says the statesman He adds
the following anecdote, which seems
to show that he would have been quite
at home in the atmosphere of assassi
nation which he believed TO exist In
St Petersburg: "0nce in Tientsin a
low fellow came into my courtyard
and told the banner captain in charge
that be intended taking my life. He
had long piece Of wire and said be
was going to hang ne TO my own gate
posts. bad to have his head cut of
before he would stop talking"
How Royalty Sleeps.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a
crown" says the poet But the pre-
cautions that are taken to assure un-
disturbed rest to King George Of Eng
land must at least bring quiet to his
pillow The outside Of the royal pal
ace is, of course. guarded by soldiers
and detectives all night, and several
night watchmen pace up and down the
corridors through the hours of dark
hess, says the London correspondent
Df the New York Sun.
These men are shod in thick felt slip
pers so that their footsteps will not
wake the royal sleeper. and one of
them is always near the kings room
until his majesty is called by his valet
d the morning.
Every door and window in the pal
ace is frequently examined, and it
would be impossible for any intruder
to get in without being discovered.
The king is as well protected as the
czar of Russia. who has a guard of
armed Cossacks outside of his room, or
the king of Spain. who is watched by
a squad Of specially picked soldiers,
who keep the keys of all the doors OF
the palace during the night.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-28
QUEER TRAP FOR LIONS.
Fly Paper Caught and Held the Mon
ster Man Eaters Helpless.

Sker man Eaters 6elpieSS.
You know what ferocious. power
full beast the lion is. You can imagine
what strong chains it would take to
hold him fast. So can you even i'm
agine a lion captured with fly paper?
Well not so very long ago four huge
man eating lions were taken in that
manner at the village of Gwalior, in
India
1t happened that the headman Of
the village was able to shut the four
lions up in a hut into which they had
ventured in search of prey. He kept
them thus barricaded for nearly two
weeks, no one being willing to attempt
to capture them Finally he thought
of scheme that proved as successful
as 1t was original.
He had thousands of sheets of fly
paper spread on the ground before the
entrance to the hut. Then suddenly
the barrlcades were lifted and the four
lions came bounding out-into the fly
paper. OF course it stuck to their
paws, and of course when they tried
ts lick 1t off it stuck fast to their
faces and heads. The lions promptly
forgot all about human beings and in
their wild endeavors to get rid of the
fly paper rolled over and over on the
ground, roaring and fighting for
breath
Then the headman and his follow
ers rushed forward with long ropes,
lassoed the punging lions and tied
them up-fy paper and all!-London
Tit Bits.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-28
Rorax In The | aIndru.

The uses Of refined borax are mani
fold. 1t is infinitely better than soda
for washing purposes. 1t may be used
In the proportion of large handful
to ten gallons Of boiling water, and
will effect great saving in soap. If
you are about to wash delicate laces
or cambric use an extra quantity Of
powder. The effect of borax is to sof-
ten the hardest water, and, being neu-
tral salt, it does not III the slightest de
gree injure the texture of linen or any
other delicate material washed with 1t.
New York Globe.