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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26

in her ear, amelia, child, you've ripped
your dress"
"You mind your own business" says
Amelia, very short you don't know
the latest styles when you see emf" At
that Amelia walked on with her nose
higher in the air than ever, and Mrs.
Hoskins hollering after her, "Minks
Huzzyl Brazen thing!"
When Amelia entered the church Rev.
Moore was just reading the opening
hymn, and as Our raining society queen
swep up the isle toward the choir them
of the congregation who had assembled
craned their heads until some of their
necks nearly cracked.
Rev. Moore, when he seen what kind
of dress Amelia had on, stopped read
ing the hymn, giving gasp and letting
the hymn book fall uoten his hands.
Rev. Moore preached hr. from the
text, "Take no thort of what We shall
wear" but nobuddy paid any attenshion
to the sermon, being as the church mem
bers was all whispering among them
sells and exchanging views about Anne
las skirt. Rev. Moore said after the
discourse that while he didn't approve
of the skirt Miss Tucker wore, he must
say that he didn't notice a single men,
Der of the congregation go to sleep,
which is unusual.
When the benediction was pronounced
Amelia passed out of the church, and as
she passed several of the women folks
said what they thought of her skirt
right out loud, so Amelia would hear
them. Amelia paused long enough to
tell them as criticized what she thought
of them, after which she walked home
in tears.
Sinst last Sunday Amelia amt been
seen out around much, and it has come
to our ears that she has said she won't
never wear that dress again in Bing-
vile, being as it amt appreciated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26
Skandal!
Miss Amelia Tucker, Our Raining
Society Queen, Created a Tur-
ribIe Excitement in Our Midst
Last Sunday!--- Is the
Sole Topic of Conversation on
Every Tongue!--- amelia Is Cross
and HumiIiated!

Miss Amelia Tucker, our raining So
ciety queen and recognized leader of
Bingville's social whirl, achieved more
notireiety inside of hr. and half last
Sunday than she has ever chieved in
her life as leader of Bingville society,
and it wasn't exactly the kind of free
advertising which Amelia desired either.
Consequently it will take her a long
time to live it down.
About month ago, Amelia, who takes
a magazine on new styles, seen pic
ture of a new kind of dress which was
the rage most everywheres except in
Bingville, so Amelia decided she would
be I'D to date and have one made just
like it.
Miss Tucker made a special trip to
the Co. seat, where she bought enough
dress goods to make the dress.
AS soon as she got back to Bingville
she took the goods to Miss Phoebe Hill
derbrand, our fashionable dressmaker
and ladies' tailor. and told Phoebe that
she desired to have a dress made &C
cording to the picture in the magazine.
Phoebe advised strong against this, but
Amelia was stubborn and had her way,
so Phoebe went ahead and made the
dress.
Amelia told Phoebe she didn't want
her to say a word to anybody about
what kind of a dress it was a goin to
be, being as she desired to put it on of
a Sunday when it was finished and
wear it to church, thus surprising the
congregation and taking the town by
storm, as you might say.
Phoebe, not wishing to lose Amelia's
patronage, being as Amelia has Phoebe
make for her some times as many as
three new dresses per annum, difnt
breathe nothing about the dress to a
living soul, and as Amelia herself said
nothing nobody knowd thing about 1t.
The dress was finished on Friday of
last week and when Sunday morning
come Amelia retired to her boudoir and
put on same. Then when the last bell
begin to ring and everybody was on
their way to church Amelia stepped
outen the front door of her residence
and started up Main st. toward the
church with her head in the air, look
ing neither to the right nor left.
The dress which Amelia had on SIM
ply beggars descripshion.
AS editor and prop. OF the B1ngVllle
Bugle we don't claim to know great
sight about women's clothes. We can
tell what color a woman's dress is and
whether it fits her or not, and we can
truthfully say that Amelia's dress was a
turrible snug fit. Phoebe Hi1derbrand
who made the dress for Amelia, says
that Amelia had E fits before she got
the dress to fit
But what attracted the attenshion of
all the inhabitants of Bingville was that
the skirt of the dress which Amelia
wore had a slit up the side.
Mrs Cyrus Hoskins, accompanied by
her husband, was passed by Amelia on
the street, and never let on she saw
! 'ern, and when Mrs. Hoskins seen that
slit in Amelia's dress she thought it
was too tight for the poor girl to walk
in and had been ripped up by axident,
so Mrs. Hoszins hurried along, fat and
stout and short of breth as she is, until
she finally overlook Amelia and gasped
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26
Country Correspondents

NOTISE-Being as we are short on
space this week, it will be impossible
for us to publish any country cores
pondence from surrounding towns. An
other reason why no country correspon-
dence does not appear is that we have
received no country correspondence to
print. By next week we hope to have
some Let us hear from you, dear cor
RESPONDENTS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26
L0kaI Items

Hez Andrews while cutting hay with
sythe in his hay field back of his
house tother day, accidentally almost
stepped on a black snake seven feet
long. This so unnerved Hez that he
dropped the sythe and made for home
and is so weak in the legs that he amt
been able to cut any hay sinst.
Hen Weathersby, prop. of our gen.
eral store, says that trade is very dull
with him at present. But Hen says
that he don't care much, being as he
likes to take it easy during the hot
summer weather and don't 1ike to be an
noyed by having to wait on customers.
When a person goes into the store to
purchase anything they usually find
Hen asleep on some bolts of muslin
on the counter. Hen says if folks don't
stop waking him up he's going to lock
the door on 'em.
Our correspondent from Calamity
Corners who signs himself PRO Bono
Publico" in the Bugle paid us lengthy
call last Tuesday "Pro Bono" says
that everything at the Corners is in
statu quo, as you might say.
Jed Peters, our intelligent school
teacher, who teached the village school
last winter, is at present studying up to
take the teachers examination at the
Co. seat next mo. If he passes Sue
cessful there amt no doubt Jed will be
reelected to teach again during the
coming term. Jed is a good writer
and reader and speller and amt so very
slow at fggers.
Hoke Smiley is thinking some of hav-
ing tightening rods put onto his barn
to avoid having it struck by lightning
during thunder showers. Holee says its
the thunder that skeers him and not
the lightning.
Subscribe for the Bug1e. 1t is good
to read, good to advertise in, fine to lay
on cupboard shelves or to put under
carpets, useful to wrap things in or to
build fires with. Subscribe at oncel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26
To Who II Concerns

Gid Smalley lent me some money .
yr. or so ago, for which 1 give him a
promissory note, and haven't paid
him back this money because l couldn't
get holt of the wherewith with which
to do it 1 understand that Gid has
offered to sell this note against me for
$40 I desire to warn the general pub
lick that this note against me amt
worth Slot amt worth no more than
$2.5o-I will give any person ESQ for it.
Bingville. SAM BIDDLE-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26
Bricks for Sail

When I topped out my chimney last
spring 1 had % bricks left over which
have no use for and which are in as
good condishion as ever. l will sell
these bricks to whoever desires bricks
at the rate of $13 per 1000. These is
good bricks and is dirt cheap at tho
money. Or on the other hand l will
sell same by weight.
Bingville. GIDEON PERKINS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26
Another Warning

This is to give further notice to you
not to extend credit to my wife, Mary
Ann. For while 1 didn't live with
her nor she with me- 1 am now living
with her again, but that don't make no
difference can't have her spending all
my money for me She don't know the
value of dollar and never did. Don't
trust her, for 1 won't pay it.
Bingville. HEN WILSON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-03

First race-Purse, Maiden. year
ODDS. IL furlongs-Ask Ma 1O3,
Downland los, Amelia B. 1OS, huber
los, Mayerdale los. Kid Nelson 1oS,
Rooster 109, The Cinder IL, Wheeier
I12. Kamchatka 112.
Second race-SeIing, 4 year ODDS
and up l miIe-M- CambOn %9S, QUICK
Trip lO4, 1. NJ. Eckhert 1e4, Barney
oldfield 104. John patterson 10
Highland Chief 107, Fancy los, LOOK
out. 10, Lambertha 10, Flying ITO,
Zinkland Ito, Orbed Lad 49, Ben IN
Third race-sening. mares. 5 year
olds and up, furIOngs-Bells 80,
SprightIy Miss 90, Gold Paint '91,
Frazzle I02, Orbiculist 1922 Aunt Alice
1922 Golden Agnes %1O3, Miss Jean W.
E,lizabe HarWOod 113-
Fourth race-Handicap, 3 year O4ds
and up, IL MISUNDERSTANDING 50,
Florence Roberts 81, Upright SO, PRIDE
of Lismore 102, Lucille Allen 1O4, CLOS
er ITO. Gilpy III
Fifth race-Selling, 3 year olds and
up, mile-Baby Doll 101. DrsuIa, ,,G En-
ma IO1, Calethumpian 10S, HugnIe
Quinn LOG, MinnOlette los. Maiz1e Cir
IO6. Miss Korn 106, Little MarchmoaL
los, Silver Grain III, Wadsworth II
1O3, Colinet III, SUffragist 115.
Sixth race-Selling, 3 year olds ana
m. z furIongs-Insurance Man 81, colo
of Ophir 103, Jack O'Lantern 100 M llI
Jones los, Likely Dieudonne 105, ocean
Queen los, Love Day 105, Cliftonlan
zoe. Puck los, Dangerous March -O''
Give pounds apprentice allowances
ciSiHi0O Tuesdays Results.
First race-One mile, selling, year
olds and up, value $500. Colinet car
teri los. s to /. even, l to 2. won
I.ambertha CBurlingame) 105. 70 l.
4 to I, to 1, second; kirkland tLrey,-
err los, 20 to 1, 10 J., show, third.
a. Ok
Originator, Coppers, Harlem MAG. A. Al
Moon, Ruby Knight, Booger BattIe'
The Peer ran. 49,
ODDS and up, value $500. ZoroasteI
CDreyer) los, to !, s to 5, to 10, won
Orbed Lad (Teahan) los. to /, 70
even, second; Lolita Greed thoP Sl.I,ls
1883 SIS. Minnolette, Acumen. Anne
MCGEE, DelWas, Adolante ran.
Third receive and one-nalt 1ur-
longs, selling, year oI9s' ~ Hai1S 70 :
to 4 1 to 3. won; Sprightly MISS tme-
Cabe) SO. s to 1, to L even, secoho'
Kamchatka Csteele), 1o4, 20 to ], : To- 70 l
Ernest II, PaIatabIe. Mother katcham
DAYLIGHT Calcium. Iuria ran
F0rrth race-Six furlonSS, purse,
year olds and up, value $4oU: III E "a ;
won. Tiiford Thomas (Groth) 10O, t.
/. to 5, 2 to 5, second Terms Irlck
(Cayanaugh) Ioe, 2 to 2 70 .; Sno ~,
third. Time, l:lz 80. Joe DieO01u on
Alvescot. Californian ran.
Fifth race-Six furlongs, selling
year ODDS and up, value. $500 RogoT
Rightmire) 10S. to ., 4 to 70
TO z to 10. second; Ethel Samson
(Gross) 1O2, 5 to 2. 2 to 5, show, third
Time 1:13 Is. Annual Interest Bot
Farley. Edmond Adams, Uncle Jimmie
CTav Golden Agnes, Suffragist Lady
Young ran.
sixth race-One mile, selling, 4 veal
olds and up. value s4o0. Lacckrost
I CBoreD III to 10, to 20, to s. won
! Dutch Rock (Small) 10, 3 to 1, even
| / to 8, second: Engraver (Rightmire
! 1O6. 9 to l. l to 4, show, third Time
I 1:40. Calethumpian, Ymir ran
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-03

the defence opened with G. II. Simmons
after Volney NJ. Brown, for the prose-
cution, admitted that Morris mad been
lawfully married to Jennie Davis.
Simmons, a carpenter, testified: 1
have known Morris about four months
He worked for MayTIeId Bros / have
seen him working on plans IN his Of
flee. He is building house IN Grand
view.
Edwin F West, walking delegate for
the Carpenters union, testified: Nor
ris worked two months for Mayfield
and worked on other jobs He is a
carpenter.
Morris Had Money.
George I. Hit testified: I met the
would give me a job. l said l was
broke He took out a roll of bills and
offered me SO. 1 gave 1t back 10
James B. Williams testified that Nor
ris had worked for him as carpen-
ter for eight weeks.
J. L LOngneckard, manager OF the
Southwestern Liquor company, testi-
fled that he had met Norris at the
Brown asked: Isn't there some sort
from the Moose lodge?
Il don't know of anything being
brought up replied Losn1gneeka .lEl.-,.
worked for Mayfield\ when did, as a
". ". Elder. another carpenter. tes-
titled to the same thing.
Morris On the stand.
NJ. Morris took the stand and testi-
fled: Game here July IL was here
four years ago. I have been working
as carpenter since I came here.
know Jennie Davis. She and 7 were
married in Russia 10 years ago and
were also married in FL Paso. She LETT
me in Chicago last April and went TO
Dallas. When I got to Dallas she went
7 wanted to make loan from a
lumber company for S2100- She had TO
sign so I could get the money That
was the business we had in the Tur-
On cross ezamination he said: i
paid my rent and she paid her rent at
the Menger here. We did not have
rooms together in Houston first saw
Rothman in Dallas and then IN Hous-
ton never showed ROthman my bank
book and never told him she was max
ing plenty of money.
when / came to FL PasO four years
ago she had been here two weeks.
don't know what she meant when she
sent me a letter asking me to get her
good man in FL Paso. never saw
/ the letter"
The letter was produced, dated ''Cfi-
/ cagO, 12-4-12."
Ny wife mad room rented at the
I Menger when I went there and rented
room 10. When she said she didn'
s want to live there I rented them sepa-
rately."
Lodge is Investigating.
The prosecution introduced c. A
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-03
4 CASES OF SMALL
POX AT ANTHONY

There are said to be four cases OF
smallpox in Anthony, on the Texas
New Mexico line 20 miles north Cf Fl
Paso, and residents of the place are be-
coming frightened because no steps
have been taken to quarantine the
disease and prevent its spread. 1t is
said that the disease exists on both
sides OF the state line and that 1t is a
motter for cooperation between DOna
Ana and FL Paso counties
1t is reported that one guard was
employed for a time during the day, 10
try and enforce a quarantine, but that
he has been taken off on the ground
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-03

left immediately for Red Oak to be
with her.
Sam koyer and Harry Desmond,
conductors on the G. H, are now regu-
lar passenger conductors, on account
of the train de luxe being put back In
service, and Tony Binkley is promoted
to be extra passenger conductor.
Dutch LCuterbach, engineer on the
Santa Fe, who has been working on
the Hurley ore run, for the past eight
months has been transferred back to
the main line and Is now working be-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-03

t p car inspectors, who has been
visiting relatives in Clint, Texas, dur
ing the holidays, has returned to ii
Paso and reported for duty.
e T. Julian. sWitchman on the G. H.
who has been working as brakeman
on passenger for the past few days,
between FL PasO and Sanderson, Is
now back at work as sWitchman-
". W. McMahan, brakeman on the
G. H received a message Thursday
from Red Oak, Iowa. stating that his
sister was not expected to live. He
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-03

Cass. manager of the Moose lodge, who
admitted that the lodge was investi-
eating Norris.
Broadway beat, testified that he had
seen Morris on the reservation several
times during the day talking to women
there.
The case was then closed
The Jury was composed Of: ]. b
Thew, J. c. Perry, J. S. Martin. W. )
Taylor, Sam Williamson and W. E.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-03

tween San Ma-eiad and FL Paso.
Engineer Heath. OF the Santa Fsf
has been assigned to the Ore run be-
tween Deming and Hurley. D. Moss
man, the engineer who has been on
this run. IS now working out Of RIM
con, N II, on the helper engine.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-03

In an effort to arouse interest IN the
growing OF milo maize In McCuuOeh
county, q Boys MILO club has been Or
ganized along the same lines Is Ehg
Corn clubs Of other sections.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-03
JUAREZ ENTRIES FOR
SATURDAY, JANUARY &

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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-02-13

ca campaigns with neither opportunity incentive be-
real authorities they had to with corporations that
pay single experts much all their combined salaries for
all their time The result of this state economy
the thousands of deserted homes in the untitled going
back to sage blush and Weeds the abnormay high taxes
and the encyclopedia delinquent tax ssths tax supervis
yet another consdeed misplaced burden laid on the
elected nexpert evechangng state officers burden that
heavily their souls at equalization time but
Never be adjusted by transtory board with the
powers granted any board Idaho credit has disappear
ed and will not return until show better laws to
these vital points The good companies most of
them goodhave suffered fghtuly, and thousands of
settlers have suffered bankruptcy in this loss of state credit
because of overworked undepad sweatshop land system
This violent crtcsm but the facts it. and the
must be removed before conditions change
Neither weakness nor laxty, wrong is to be charg
ed to any state officer individually collectively But the
system of land and state investment and getting born
blind and with the ricketts, The system must be changed be-
fore prosperity Here is suggested soution
partisan, long term expert land and land invest
ment board with power handle All land matters for the
state continuing cumulative board that business pol
itics, rules all the time
tax commission with Exactly the qualifications.
That will restore confidence and eventually prosperity
Idaho!
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-02-13
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH IDAHO?

Perhaps state desperately needed the knC
of help that from SELF than Idaho needs such he
right in her land and tax laws
1t is criticism Of no individual of administration to
say that land and tax laws little fitted to the needs
of today the Blue Laws of Connecticut the Stamp Act
of the Revolution But it trueyet prosperity could be
restored by legislation not by the greenbackers fiat
money system of creating wealth by official decree, either
Only six years ago, when the Carey Act law had scored
its first great the Twin Falls tract Idaho credit
high premium The reclamation was the easiest and
the cheapest the company strong and fair the novelty
helped to make it notable 1t interested the whole
investing and home seeking nation And right there the
Idaho system broke down. With this guiding power In
the hands of four peopeone of them schooteach
and all Of them selected first for political availability,
and for ability their office routine and lastly and incident
ally for their work the great state boards the state sys
tenn broke down. The governor IA state boards
besides his endless office work the attorney general adviser
to almost too the secretary of state adviser
to many boardsand they have much rontne office work
we'll The governor draws $4,000 year. the secretary Of
state $4,000 the attorney general $4,000 the school supern
tenden $24OO, total of $14,4OO Assuming that they
could devote oneh of their entire time to all land business
it leaves total supervisory cost of $4,000 YEAR
Ihe state auditor drawing $4,000 year. added to the
land board two years ago. The board had adviser the
state engineer who until recently drew $240O year. Over
worked undepad conssedy not experts along these lines
holding office for only two at time harassed by polt
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-02-13
A BANK GUARANTY LAW.

Two Idaho bankers Edward Payne of Boise and Bar
ney Neil of Waacewere this week found guilty of bad
banking and both will expate part in the state peniten
tiary. Another went up only few weeks before.
1t is almost certainty that the bank guaranty BILL
pending the legislature would end all these bank failures
and criminal prosecutions Under the present SYSTEM when
banker wakes to the fact do to the fact that he
has oyeoaned poor securities he has two open
To 60 broke and let everybody suffer- to put up good
bluff usually by making false reports hoping that some lucky
chance will restore him to prosperity without his shortage
his wrong becoming known In every disastrous bank
failure Idaho recent years. appears that the latter
has been followed leading to greater disaster and to
prison And the strange fact is, that this crime is under
taken partly to innocent depostors and stockholders
from the loss by mere business mistake
Insuring the bank deposits would the criminal
temptation to make false reports to the depostors it
would many real danger by stopping all bank
Withdrawals of financial doubt and this would make
panc almost impossible The state bank examination law
intended safety insurance not enough it
needs the real insurance to supplement it. With guaranty
against future foolish pancs the state could
from its panic losses in the past.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-02-13
WILSON THE BIG BOSS.

For all the gossip and the fact about Roosevelt being
seeking to be supreme his political party, whether be
publican progressive Teddy and shrinking violet
that hasn't doomed beside the Cycopean of Pres
iden Wilson the whole show of democracy They don't
show it in the way, however Teddy is few good
long jumps ahead Of the crowd and he just can't help yell
ing because he thinks he leads But if honestly
and painfully seemed to believe himself mracuousy
lead nation along paths of his making it Wilson, he
Knows that he's the real article If ever party hog
tied and gagged and bndoded and expecting to walk the
pirates plank where it had hoped for banquet it is the
democratic party which elected him. No, he's good
possibly good for his party certainly too little inclined to
ateize with the workers who made him and to whom he
must look for all the support his administration will get 1t
looks like consciously pure and spotess lamb leading flock
of registering lions to the dainty grass pasture for gam
Dol and meal of dases--or fercey upright tongue tied
lion leading bunch of hungry lambs into his rocky den for
meal of old horseor something like that they diff
erent! Few presidents who have failed of
ton far away from their party their closing
days Wilson is before he begins; self
sufficient consciously superior 1t may be he really the
goodand great his followers said he isn which event
he couldn't help being excusive 1t might end like the
of the Eastern exquisite who, dining frontier hotel
detected giving his grmy plate surrepttous wipe with
his dainty handkerchief and the ncensed hotel and his
gun made him plate of dog for penance Maybe
Wilson democracy will get together but just dem
ocracy ha, MT look-in!
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-02-13
Ancient Egyptian.

The question, "Of what race were
the ancient Egyptians?" has never
been satisfactorily disposed of, but
we may be sure that they were not
negroes. They were not black. nor
was their hair "kinky therefore,
they belonged to some other than the
negro race. They certainly were not
Caucasians, nor were they of the Mon
golian or yellow breed of man. The
builders of the pyramids were prob
ably of Arabic stock or stock in which
Arabic predominated. Although, as has
been intimated, it is by no means set
tied as yet as to just where the old
Egyptians are to be placed in the hui
man scale.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-02-13
End 7 a Noted Folly.

The monccle has long since been
out of fashion in England, and is soon
to disappear from Paris, which has
been its last stronghold. 1t was in
vented by Dutch dandy, and it's evil
effects upon the eye were at once
noted by oculists. The monocle first
appeared at the congress of Vienna
In 1914, when 1t was worn by its in
ventor. One folly, at least, has had
only about century of life.