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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25
son not only sold but wrote perfectly
grand poetry.


Pick Smith he took an outing at the Isle
Ostensibly for fishing, so they say;
But the fish were rather shy; they didn't
like his game;
A wooden. fish that had for years hung
by a hardware store
He bought and had it painted green
Then claimed he'd caught muscalonge.
And had it nicely stuffed,
But his friends they only smiled and
sweetly said
Did little Pickle catch it?
Nav! Pickle didn't catch it,
K Pick had gone near water he surely
would have drowned
Did little Pickle catch it?
Nav! Pickle DID NOT catch 1t!
But Pickle bought it for ten cents a
pound
And just as they began the chorus
two grinning idiOtic Ellks walked across
the stage in front of the soloist car
rying my stuffed muscalonge-the
Biggest Ever.
don't relate this last above incident
merely to air my proweSs as great
fisherman, but wholly and solely to
show what a fine poet was lost to the
literary world when Mr.. E. Hender-
son went to merchandising.
The year following the above oc-
currence, the ElkS again had an an
nual entertainment for the beneht or
their charity fund, and l was on the
mishing for ads. One day I had
picked about a hatful and had re-
turned to the club rooms to arrange
and sort them over before handing IN
the copy to the Hall Lithographing
Co., which was to publish the program,
and had just gotten the approval of
Mr.. Robert Pierce on an ad written by
me for the Chicago Lumber Co., when
Mr.. George Palmer, undertaken and
Englishman, came in and was tackled
for an ad. Pierce Joined in with me
in trying to induce Palmer, a remark
ably frugal gentleman, by the way, to
come across for half a page, and as an
inducement showed him the ad 1 had
gotten up for him. He read 1t over,
grinned, then said, "If Pick will write
it, I will take a half page" had
never written an ad for an undertaken.
but expressed my willingness to un-
dertake to formulate an attractive one
for him, whereupon he handed me
one of his business cards depicting the
fine points in his line, and took his de-
parture.
I wrote the ad all right, and when
1 handed the copy to Mr.. Willard N.
Hall told him to be sure and show
the proof to Mr.. Palmer. Mr.. Hall
later said he did. Mr.. Palmer said he
didn't
Our souvenir program was a work
of art, lithographically and printo
graphically, of about seventy-five
pages, 5000 in number, and the COM
positor who set up the Palmer adj
knew his business to the minutest
nicely. Shorn of frills and fonderols,
it read as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25
Write

II want you to help me out. Write
something"
Haven't written enough already?"
I asked.
Yes, too bloody much! But that
isn't what 1 mean. You tell him, Mr..
Brown, what we want him to do
Being appealed to, Mr.. Brown, with
what might be termed a serious smile
if there is such a thing-came to the
front with, I'VE think the best way to
get George out of this fix is for you 70
write little note to the newspapers,
saying George knew nothing about this
ad, that it was only little joke, and
that it was printed by mistake-some-
thing like that
You want me to do this, and me
born the next day after Washington's
birthday"
grinned Mr.. Brown.
Why, no." broke in Mr.. Palmer, ap-
parently seeing way out.
George" said 1 to my unlucky
friend. I'm afraid to write another
word in this matter; am afraid I'd
make the apology worse than the first
offense if l tried to square things for
you. But I'll tell you what to do,
George, you write anything you like
or, better still, get Mr.. Brown here, 70
write what you want-he's loo-loo at
fine writing-and whatever you fellows
soy ~ Sooi hoeo VIII We all IlSHl With
me. Say anything you please, and I'll
not deny it."
What do you say, Channing?' asked
Mr.. P. of Mr.. B., with something like
his professional smile chasing over his
face
"All right, come along" returned
Brown, and off they went, and I struck
the trail of another Scion.
The next days papers, morning and
evening, contained
"A CARD FROM MR.. PALMER"
and most likely a raft of people in this
community thought when they read
it, and maybe think so still, that a
measley low-down trick was played
on Mr.. p. And maybe there was: but
Mr.. Hall swore to me that he showed
the proof to Palmer, and Mr. Palmer
said he didn't. Your guess is as good
as mine-well, 1 don't really know
which one did,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25

That an income tax eventually will
supersede all other levies except inter-
nal revenue was the prediction re-
Gently made on the floor of the senate
by Senator John Sharp Williams of
Mississippi. He believed that at some
future time sufficient funds for main
tanning the government could be raised
without imposing duties on imports.
Couldn't we stretch point about this
gamer" Certainly; it is the rubber
Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25


Feel Profoundly Thankful
THAT asb xSn Dave
Three Lovely Vaults and Plenty of Ice.
Cut Rates on
Ladies' and Gents Caskets.
-. -...-.--..-.....-.
BY the next days mail Mr.. Palmer
began hearing from his constituent 3,
and Frank willard, who was joint
owner with Mr.. Palmer and Mr.. Rob-
ert Pierce, ST., in a Lake View cottage,
and a friend and adviser of Mr.. Pal
mer, told me that George was thinking
seriously of employing stenographer
TO help him care for his voluminous
correspondence.
The forenoon after the first nights
distribution of the programs at the
Grand-it was a two-night stand-I
was mighty busy lobbying in the house
of representatives, endeavoring in my
feeble way to induce few more mem
bers to vote against bill to cut the
salaries of the supreme court stenogra-
pliers, a bit of reform that bobbed
up regularly at every session of that
bunch of oracles, and which buddel
and blossomed at last winters sitting,
and resulted in a cut of rs per cent,
while everybody on earth is worrying
and fretting about the high cost of
living, A funny old world this, and
no mistakei Mr.. Lambert, the member
just promised me to vote and talk for
us, and 1 was on the lookout for other
like-thinking Solons, when Mr.. Chan
J. Brown, clerk of the supreme cour-
and a fellow churchman of Mr. Pal
mer's, came up to me and asked me 10
go with him to one of the committee
rooms, and there, with tears in his
voice and a sad face, was Mr.. Palmer.
Mr.. Brown said, George, here, is in a
peck of trouble, and wants you to help
him out"
Whats the matter, George?" r
asked him.
THAT bloody adr' returned he.
Just read this letter. He handed
me letter written in a woman's hand
stating-well, it wasn't pleasing to Mr..
Palmer.
What did you let the ad go in for
in the first placer I asked.
IT didn't know it was going in"
Didn't Hall show you the proof?
When 1 handed the copy to him 1 told
him to; and he says he did"
mo, Pick, Willard never did"
We'll, what do you want me to dog"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25
Three-Eyed Baby Born in Auto

Pauline Matilda a girl baby with three
eyes and weighing pounds, was born in
the automobile of DR.. NJ. V. Newcomber.
The mother, Mrs. Paul Marshall, aged 10,
was on her way from Noblesville to Mont
morency and was taken ill on the train
and got off here. Women in the station
saw the young woman's condition and
called DR.. Newcomer who was hurrying
her to hospital when the child was
born. Mother and child We're doing well.
-Tipton Qnd) dispatch to New York
World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25
Financial Panic in Bombay.

Bombay, British India, Oct. 22.-The
Bombay share market closed yesterday in
consequence of a panic following a ire
mendous fall in Bombay Mill shares and
the failure of broker for approximately
$4,000 in addition to IA other failures. The
trouble is traceable chiefly to the default
during the past month of several banks
owned and managed by natives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25

The Swiss Society of Public Utility for
Women, which has branches in all Inn
a campaign to require young women be,
fore marriage to be medically Ssn exam nog
sent so as to establish whether they are
fit subjects for marriage" The society
will issue certificates to young women
who they think are qualified to be
brides. The endeavor will be to ulti--
mately persuade the Cantonal legislatures
to pass laws making such certlrlca1es
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25

A rival to the tango has found its way
to Paris. 1t is called the Crawling
Dance" It's future is difficult to predict,
for owing to the nature of the new step,
a particular blouse, bonnet and gloves are
prescribed. After several bars of waltz
ing, the two dancers release their hold
and lie down gracefully at full length.
Then. keeping time to the music, they
slowly raise themselves to join each other
and waltz again. Enthusiasts for the new
dance affirm that it will be the dance of
the coming Partisan season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25

warfare of the future dirigible balloons
and aeroplanes will go into the air ac-
companied by a fleet of protecting satel-
lites. Under control of the airmen these
torpedoes will act as escort to the prin
cipal ship, and then be launched against
the enemy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25
GEORGE B. PALMER,
UNDERTAKEN,

VIII Fix You Up
So Beautifully
That You can look down Cor up)
Feel Profoundly Thankful
That You Have
''Shufffed."
Three Lovely Vaults and Plenty OF Ice
Cut Rates on
Ladies' and Gents Caskets-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25

The short but important railway tunnel
the Swiss frontier was opened recently
1t is 4,770 feet long and shortens the rail
road route from Paris to Lausanne by
aJout three hours. The tunnel has been
in process of building for three years and
not a workman has been killed or in
iured.
The Brunswick news., 1913-04-12
PREPARE FoR EIGHT.

Washington, April 11.-House Dem
.ocrats were prepared today for the
first sharp fight over the tariff bill
ehen the sugar schedule came up in
caucus rae DsmoclN t behind
closed doors again today with the
iron and steel tariff under consider,
alton, but Yith the prospect that the
sugar fight would break before the
end of the day.
Representative Underwood and his
associates who are supporting the
presidents plan of a % per cent re
duction I'm the sugar duty with free
sugar in 1916 have shown no dlspo.
sition to evade the sugar issue in
the caucus. Tie Democratic leaders
expected to carry the sugar tariff
proposal through the caucus without
change.
Study Of the tariff bill continued at
the senate side where Democrats OF
the finance committee have called in
experts to help them analyze the
house bill. The work now being done
by the committee will shorten the
time of tariff revision in the senate,
it is claimed, as the committee will
be prepared to act as soon after the
house passes the bill.
The Brunswick news., 1913-04-12
BELGIANS READY
TO RESIST STRIKE
CONSERVATIVE INTERESTS OF
COUNTRY SUPPORT GOV.
EMINENT IN FIGHT.

Brussels, April 11-The Belgian
government is preparfs 10 resist
vita all lts tes0i4es. .ue general
strike Of Belgian workmen, which is
scheduled TO begin on oMnday The
government has the support Of the
conservative interests OF the coun
try.
The socialists are confident that
nearly 100000 men will leave their
work in response to the strike order
The local committees are showing
great activity in arranging to feed in
disent strikers and in placing the
children with sympathizers beyond
the frontiers.
The workmen have been admonish-
ed that the best means of gaining
their end is to display restraint and
calm and peaceful endurance.
Some of the members of the cabi-
net believe that the general strike
will be a failure and will be only
|feebly supported by the workmen
|Dthers are Of the opinion that the
strike VIII become general and de-
clare that order must be severely
maintained and anybody desiring to
must be protected in exercising that
right.
Workers unions in many districts
throughout the country took vote
last night ON the question of join
ing in the strike. AT Torstal, 2,7o0
Of the 1000 employees Of the National
Arms factory voted in favor OF the
movement
The Typographical union Of Brus-
sels showed little sympathy with the
strike and the members decided to
remain at work. in other places,
however the Typographical unions
resolved to strike by a unanimous
vote.
The Brunswick news., 1913-04-12
HEAVY SHIPMENTS
THROUGH THIS PORT
RoBT. r. slzER & co. TO UTTL.
lZE SPLENDID PoRTAADVAN-
rAoEs OF rHIsloIrE

p M. Ulsch, southern manager for
Robert r. sizsr 4 70. among the
largest shippers OF crossties and
lumber in the country, came over
from Jacksonville few days ago to
Buperintend the loading OF a cargo
of eight hundred thousand feet OF
lumber from this port. The schoon-
Ter James b. Drake, however, which
.is to carry the cargo, is over due
from MaypCrt and Mr. Ulsch returned
TO Jacksonville lasi night and Hill re
turn when the vessel arrives. Be
fore leaving the city, Mr.. ulsch, who
by the way, is an old Brunswickiar,
paid The News visit and in disci;issa5.
ing the situation generally, said:
Our firm has concluded to use the
port Of Brunswick more extensively
in the future than has been the case
In the past. We find that we can
more satisfactorily handle the bust
ness through Brunswick than is thr
case at Savannah of Fernandina, and
we are going to do a large steamer
business through the port OF Bruins
wick in the future. Jacksonville is
badly congested and that too, viii
serve to help Brunswick in the mat
ter Of securing a larger share Of our
business.
Brunswick is growing and is do
ing it along the right line" continued
Mr. Ulsch. Her people are getting
together in dead earnest and that is
always necessary to growth You
people did a great thing when you
organized your Board OF Trade, and
now you must keep lip the fight for
800 members. It may be hard to get
them, but you can do it if you win
Just go down after them
Before leaving the city yesterday
Mr.. Ulsch closed arrangements with
the Brunswick Forwarding company,
George HI Cook. manager, to handle
their business through Brunswick in
futre
The Brunswick news., 1913-04-12
POPE'S CONDITION
SHOWS NO No CHANGE
RUMoR THAT HE HAD DIED
CAUSES RUSH OF IN.
QUIRlEs TO VATICAN.

Rome, April 1.-THE condition of
the pope was unchanged this morn
ing when Prof. Marchiafava and DR..
Amici examined him. His tempera-
ture had increased very slightly,
registering nearly 80.
No new symptoms developed over
night.
"a sister and niece of the pope
visited him today, and remained sey-
eral hours in his room. while Mon
signor Bressaa, private secretary CT
the pope, celebrated mass. The pope
prayed sitting up in bed.
A rumor spread through the city
during the morning that the rope
was dead, and this caused a rush
Ct inquirers to the vatican, where
they found everything Tranquil
The pope at times complained OF
pains in the small of the back,
which increase when he sits up, and
also when he coughs. These and
other symptoms are attributed by
the physicians to renal neuralgia
arising from influenza, and remedies
have been applied to insure freer ac
ton of the internal organs.
Prof Marchiafaya is apparently
not quite satisfied with the progress
Of the recovery Of strength. He is
inflexible in his decision not to al
low his patient to undergo any exer
ton.
The pope today expressed a desire
to read the newspapers, saying that
after what was invented when he
was i'll the first time, he is curious
to see what they have been capable
CT doing after his relapse. Pro-
Marchiafaya, however, refused to
permit him to read, whereup the pom
tiff exclaimed: "That shows they
they must have killed and buried
me-"
The Brunswick news., 1913-04-12
FLOOD BULLETIN.

Washington. April H. Special
|. flood bulletin: The rainfall in the
Mississippi and Ohio valleys is prac-
Wy at an end for the present. The
river has fallen sharply be-
n Pittsburg and Louisville. Rains
Ae last few days, however. will
NJ the fall, but an important rise
not anticipated. At Cairo the
Etage Friday morning was 54.4 feet,
Ia fall of L foot in the last "a hours.
The Mississippi at Memphis Friday
morning was at a stage of 44.7, a fall
of 1.S feet in the last "a hours, due
to the effects OF breaks In the Arkan-
sas levees. The stage at Vicksburg
was 473, rise OF g in the last "a
hours. The stage at New Orleans was
16.7. rise Of i in the last "a hours.
The effect of the heavy rains in the
lower Mississippi valley will be to
increase the crest stages in the New
Orleans district provided, of course,
the levees hold.
The Brunswick news., 1913-04-12
CONDITIONS Ar CAIRO

Cairo, H., April 1.-THE Ohio riv-
er registered 54.4 here today, a fall
of a tenth of an inch ince last night.
The Illinois Central railroad is get
ting trains through the flooded drain
age district, where the water is two
feet deep over the tracks, thereby
oaening direct service between New
leans and Chicago.
gThe RELIEF expedition to the Wa
sh river bottoms returned last
nigh ere Of the party report
ed co4ta the Ohio as deplor-
ablea two points between
Car at Vernon are above
wate In nEaay places the river is
90 m wide More than 1000 refu-
gees A-e camped at Wickliffe, KY
and on nearby hills
The Brunswick news., 1913-04-12
PLANS ARE MADE
.EOR REMOVAL OF
hr1 1NyS OF LEE
--,ssN
BODY OF LIGHT AsAE HARRY"
TO BE INTER kN
VlRGINIA.
GEORGIA LOSES IN THE FIGHT
Body Of Father of General Robert E.
Lee to Be Removed From Old
Resting Place on Cumberland, to
State Of Virginia.

Eespite the protest of the Georgia
patriotic societies and the Georgia
Legislature. the remains of Light
Horse Harry" Lee. father OF Gen
Robert e. Lee, the Confederate chief
tain. which have laid in Cumberland
island for nearly a century, will be re
moved to Virginia in May and placed
in the Les chapel mausoleum of the
Washington and Lee university
Lexington, beside the body of hi
son.
Hugh A. White, of Lexington. a
member Of the Virginia general as
sembly, who was commissioned b5
lhat body to arrange for the buria
of Gen. Lee In his native state. was
in Washington a few days ago. and
that arrangements hac
just been completed for the transfer
of the body OF this revolutionary hero
o Lexington Mr. White called upon
Vice President Marshall and invited
him to deliver the address when thu
body is reinterred at LMAlgton Tbs
vice president will accKpt If pcssibl
but gave Mr.. White no definite prom
Use.
For years efforts have been. made
by Virsinians to. bring to that sat-
FOR final burial the dsesesSns Of Light
Horse Harry" Lee has stead
fastTy refused he body
When the Virginia leg &uthor
iztd Mr.. White to take up a. h
found the opposition in Georgia ery
strong. He went to Mrs, Carnegie, q
cousin Of the steel king and owner
Cumberland, and obtained her con
sent for the removal OF the body
Mr.. White then obtained the apnrov
al of all living descendants Of Gen
Lee.
Gen, Lee died a the home of Gen
Greene in 1916. while ON his way from
Bermuda to Virginia. Owing to the
lack OF transportation facilities th'
body was buried in Georgia. The
grave is well cared for by the Geor
gia patriotic societies.
The Brunswick news., 1913-04-12
WANT MORE MONEY
FOR AEROPLANEs
CONGRESS PLANS TO SECURE p
NUMBER OF MACHINES
FOR THE ARMY

Washington, April 11.-Coagress
probably will be petitioned at thii
session to appropriate more liberalls
for more flying machines and equip
ment for the army. with a view tc
raising this country in point of i'm
portance in military aviation to a 20
sition more in keeping with its pas;
achievements.
The United States army was the
first to try out and purchase a heay.
ier than air machine, but since that
time it has been outstripped by 9th
.er powers in the development of all
craft as military adjuncts.
Mai.-Gen Leonard Wood chief OF
staff of the army, and Col Geo. +
Scriven, head of the signal corps, are
to consult with Secretary of War Gar
rison as to the best method of ap-
preaching congress.
The conference, it is expected vii
be held at an early date
Both more machines and a decid
ed increase in force are to be asked
for
The original service, it is declared
has been falling behind similar de
partments in other military establish
ments to an etent that has caused
the responsible officers some uneasi
ness.
Lack of money, men and equipment
are said to have handicapped thai
branch 50 greatly that it now virtu
al is crippled
The Brunswick news., 1913-04-12
HOLD UP
. TRAM GET $4,000
BULLION SECURED WAS FOR
STATE CAPITAL FROM MINE
m cUERRo DISTRICT.

FL Paso, April ll.--Pancho Villa,
who has taken the field in Chihuahua
aaginst the Huerta government, yes
terday held up a passenger train
east Of Chihuahua City and took $50
bars of silver bullion valued at
$4,000.
The hold-up occurred at Santa Ysa-
bel on the Mexico Northwestern rail-
road. The passengers were not mo
Tested nor was there any resistance
by the small federal guard
The bullion was destined for the
state capital from a mine in the
Guerrero district
The Brunswick news., 1913-04-12
GRAND JURY INDIcTs
ONE STATE OFFICIAL

Montgomery, April 11.-Nine indict-
ments charging embezzlement Of state
funds have been returned by Mont
gomery county grand jury against J.
G. Oakley, former president of the
Alabama convict board, whose arrest
occurred few days after Theodore
Lacey. chief clerk of the convict de-
partment. disappeared, It is alleged,
with 100000 Of convict funds on his
person.
Oakley was arrested yesterday
morning and has furnished an aggre-
gate bond Of $4,000 He will be
tired at the July TEEN Of the crimi-
nal court.
The Brunswick news., 1913-04-12
BUFFALO FACES
GENERAL STRIKE
STREET CARS ARE RUNNING ON
ONLY TEN MILES OF THREE =
HUNDRED MILES OF TRACK.

Buffalo, April ia general strike
Of all union labor in Buffalo is
threatened as a result of the street
railway strike. Strong influences are
being brought to bear toward an ar
bitration agreement. Cars are running
under a military guard over only 10
miles of the company's 300 miles Of
track. The state board of mediation
has begun an investigation of the
whole situation.
The Brunswick news., 1913-04-12
PRoposEs rARIFF BUREAu.

Washington, April ia tariff
statistical bureau of five men to aid
the ways and means committee is
proposed in bill prepared by Rep
resentatiye Peters
The Brunswick news., 1913-04-12
MUST vAcATE SEAT.

London, April 11-sir Stuart Mon
tague Samuel, Radical member Of
parliament from London, and a lead
ing banker. must vacate his seat in
parliament because his firm last year
became purchaser of silver Tor the
indian government.
The Brunswick news., 1913-04-12
GREEKS OCCUPY COUNTRY AND
CONCENTRATE ARMY TO
SUPPORT CLAIM.
ALLIANCE FAVOR BULGARIA
Russia and France Approve the
Holding of saIonih BY Greece.
England Appears to Favor View
of Triple Alliance.

London, April Bulgaria is max.
ing formal claims to the possession
OF Salonikg now occupied by Greek
troops, according to dispatch from
Belgrade. The dispatch adds that Bull
garia is taking military measures to
support her claims, while Greece is
ec3centrating her army along the
railway leading ~ Saloniki
The Brunswick news., 1913-04-12
ENGINEER KILLED.

Eden, Mo-. April ia locomotive
driver was killed and the passengers
badly shaken up when c., r. I. & p.
train No. 27, westbound,
crashed head-on into switch engine
here today steel mail coach is
believed to have saved many pas
sengers.
The Brunswick news., 1913-04-12
NO SESSION YESTERDAY.

Washington, April 11.-Neither sen.
ate or house was in session today
The senate will reconvene tomorrow
and the house on Monday.
The Brunswick news., 1913-04-12
500 DROWNED IN OHIO.

Columbus, Ohio, April 1t.--Revised
statistics compiled by field agents o.
the Red Cross we're given ont today
showing that 500 or more person
we're drowned in the Ohio fl DDS OF
March %.