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The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
Of Athletics
May Go to Yankees

According to semiofi1cial announce
ment from Philadelphia, James c.
Walsh, at present member of Connie
Mack's worlds champion Athletics,
will wear a New York American league
club uniform next season.
It has been known for some time
that Manager Chance of the Yankees
was trying to get an outfielder from
the Athletics. The choice appeared to
be between Strunk and Walsh, and
when Mack used the former in the
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31

worlds series the belief grew that
Walsh was the man.
The player will go to New York as
a result of the deal whereby Chance
sent Claude Derrick to Baltimore in
stead of to Rochester at the request of
Mack. who desired to have Derrick
undar his control for future use
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
Big Ten Mile Race
Is Scheduled Over
Golden Gate Course

The Big G society Of the University
of California last night decided to ap-
ply to the Pacific association for sane
tion to run on the annual 10 mile
cross country championship. This ac-.
tion is q step in the right direction,
and shows the liberal policy Of the
varsity toward helping the game
side of the bay. instead Of Berkeley.
The race will be held in Golden Gate
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31

Cal Ewing of the Seals win not go
east He is too busy here with his new
ball park Ewing will be represented
by Del Howard. manager Of the Seals
Howard. like Devlin. also has several
baseball deals which he hopes to put
through.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31

park and the vicinity on Saturday.
November 22
The society decided that it would
be for the best Interests OF athletes
to hold the race In this city, and by
doing so it is conceded that a larger
entry would be gained and a larger
attendance assured
The varsity athletes are keen to get
all the outside competition they can,
as 1t Is pointed out by Coach Christie
that this is the best method OF pre-
pairing the men for competition for
the big meet next spring. Christie
has issued a call for all long distance
and cross country. athletes to begin
work on Monday.
The Big G society win make ar
rangements for the race, and will nut
up valuable prizes.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31

Billy Hill, the Australian authority
who is to referee the big game, will be
seen In action tomorrow with the
whistle in the New Zealand and Uni
versity of California game. Hill has
done considerable refereeing in Aus
tralia this season and Is right in form
with the whistle.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
To visit San Francisco

without seeing A. Andrews Diamond
Palace would be like visiting Europe
without seeing Paris. 1t is the most
magnificent tewelry- store in the
world. Visitors welcome. SO Kearny
street. Open a. m. to $40 b. M.
Established 1S5O.-Advertisema
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-29
Bottom Dropped Out

One day last week while Hen Wealth
ersby, prop. of our genra1 store, was
measuring out half peck of beans for
L. Watkins, who didn't raise no beans
on his place this year, planting his
patch of ground in potatoes instead,
Hen had the bottom of his peck mea
sure to drop out, spilling the beans all
over the store floor. Hen sells his
beans at Is cts. per peck, but when the
bottom dropped out of the measure it
made him so mad that he told L. if he
would go to work and gather up the
blamed beans often the floor he might
have them for nothink. IL did so and
went home with his beans rejoicing IL
says it wuz a turrible stroke of luck
that the bottom dropped outen Hens
measure and almost thinks it was provi-
Dental
Hen took the measure to Lem Brown,
our expert carpenter, and had Lem put
a new bottom into it. Lem used two
inch planking. 1t was the only thing
he had to use in his shop. Lem was
afeard it was too thick, but Hen said it
wasn't-Hen said he wouldn't make no
objections if it was twict as thick. Then
Lem seen the point. AS a result Hens
peck measure when full now holds only
about half peck. 1t is said to be the
smallest peck measure in this vicinity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-29
RanSe Got Stuck

Ranse Smiley, who harbored sum-
mer boarder for two weeks last sum-
mer. got stuck at last and says that he
is done keeping boarders. The boarder
in question was a genteel appearing
chap from the city. Ranse told him he
would haft to charge him $3.50 week
for board and bed and he seemed salts
fed and told Ranse that was cheap.
Soon as he said that Ranse raised the
price to S., which the boarder agreed to
pay.
Well, one day the boarder left on the
stage for a trip to the Co. seat, saying
that he would be back that evening, blu,
he never showed up from that day to
this, and he hasn't returned as yet, and
now Ranse has give him up all together.
The only thing he left behind is old
pair of what he called "pegtop" trou-
sers. Ranse has put on these trousers
and has ben wearing them with the idea
of getting something in return for what
the Teller ct and the wear and tear on
his bed The pants don't fit Ranse very
we'll They make him look good cal
like bottle bug.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-29
Items Here and There

Doc Livermore, our eminent horse
doctor and human specialist has been
boiling out some herbs during the past
week and bottling them for future use.
Doc now colki1ates he has enough med
isin on hands to last him until spring
unless there is more sickness in our
midst than he hggers on.
Dame Roomer says that Simon Whit
tleby who has lived a bachelor life for
10, these many years is engaged to a
handsome wilder at the Co. seat to who
he has been paying attenshion for some
time past and that Simon will be we'd
ded in the not far distant future. Let
us trust that this is true. 1t is not good
for man to live alone and Simon is
lonesome and lorn.
Hester WHITLEY, of Snake Bend,
was a guest last week of Mrs. Cyrus
Hoskins for about two hours in the
afternoon. Hester came to Bingville
to do some shopping and just dropped
in on Mrs Hoskins kind of informal
like. Come again, Hester.
Jed Peters, our intelligent school
teacher, informs us that he will be glad
to have the parents of his scholars visit
the school to see what progress their
children are making, if any. Some can
even read and write.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-29

bucket of water and CHM up the ladder
and pourd it down the chimbley on Ike
before he could be stoppt and by this
time the deacon had explained hisself,
and a clothes line was borroed and
throwed up to Gabe, who made it three
bubble with loop on one end and let
it down into the chinbley and told Ike
to put it under his arms, which Ike done,
and then Gabe puld and Ike pusht and
between EN- Ike he managed to CHM
out sadder, but wiser man, with his
face as black as crows wing and all
soked with worter.
Gabe helped Ike down often the roof
and when Ike struck solid ground he
wanted to know who the person was
that throwed that cold worter onto him
and nobody spoke, and then Ike swore
so turrible that the winlmen around
who had children told en TO run along
home becuz SIGH 1angwidge wasn't fit
for young ones to lissen to.
By this time likes wife had returned
home, and when Ike finally convinced
her who he was she made him go into
the house and warsh up and git SOME
dry clothes on. Ike was down street
that same afternoon. He reports that
the chirnb1ey smokes worsen ever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-29
ZION CROSSROADS.

The Grim Reaper has not paid us a
call in this vicinity for spell back, but
there is no telling who will be the next
one to CO. Sad! Sad
Bill Hendricks left the door of his
henhouse open one night last week and
fox carried off five hens. Bill says
he wouldn't of minded if the fox had
of taken one or two, but he hates like
sixty to see fox make hog of itself.
Considerable snow fell here one night
recently and as result the roads is al
most impossible. 1t wouldn't be bad
idee to get out the snow roller.
LATE Henderson sold calf last week
for $4 He says he ought to of got S.
for it by rights.
Miss Hubby Wade, the bell of the
Crossroads, ketched bad cold while
out sleigh riding with Sam Sparks re-
Gently. Sam, you ort to of kept her
warmer than that. VERITAS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-29
EDDYTORIUL

Well, here it is almost spring
again!
My goodness, how time flies, or
in other words "TEMPOUS FUG-
GITp (for the benefit of some of
the ignorunter of our subscribers
we persoom we ort to explain what
"Tempous Fuggit' means-it is a
latin fraze and of course the aver
age citizen of Bingville couldn't be
expedited to be very familiar with
latin except possibly Jed Peters,
our intelligent school teacher. In
other words, "tempous fuggit"
means time flies" and whoever
said that knowd what he was talk
ing about).
Be that as it may, however, time
has not flew as fast this winter as
we would like to of had it flew
time couldn't never flew too fast to
suit Bingville folks in winter time.
All through the long winter here we
be denned up in Bingville like
passe1 of woodchucl1s, stickin close
to the open fire to keep from freez-
in to deth.
No wonder we be glad to well
come glad spring. 1t won't be long
now until grass will begin to shoot
and the little buds begin to bust and
the little birds begin to sing fit to
bust their blame Threats.
It won't be long until we shall see
the joyous sight of the little lamb
kins gambling on the green. Glad
nature is about to assert herself at
ter being froze up ever sinst last
fall-she is about to bedeck herself
in green raiment, which will seem
good to look at after she has been
wearing white clothes all winter.
Therefore let US all greet glad
spring with joyous acclaim and
thank goodness that we amt got
winter in Bingville all the year
round.
START IN THIS SPRING
RIGHT BY SUBSCRIBING FOR
THE RUGLE AND PAYING
FOR SAME WITH CASH,
STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-29

never done no good, and now wars
you again for the last time.
You think it is smart for you to pes
ter Bud jest to see him cut up and act
foolish, but you had better stop same or
1 will not be responsible for the con-
sequences.
Some of these days Bud will pick up
stone and throw it and injure you
and then you will be sorry you done it
and it will serve you right.
person who amt moren half right If I
catch any person p1aguing my son Bud
l will do something to them
WIDOW HINCKLEY.
Bingvil1e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-29
SORROW HOLLOW.

Melancthon Jones didn't cut any fire.
wood for a week. Mel says its too all
fired cold to cut wood and that he
would sight ruther remain in bed day
and night.
Moze bingham says he seen bears
ago. None have been saw so far this
winter.
Widow Henderson is hitting some
socks and mitts for sale to whoever
needs socks and mitts. The Wilder
helps to support herself selling socks
and mitts
Jno Williams dog "Tige" almost
caught fox last week. The dog run
the fox all day and night and come
home tired and hungry.
News are very scarce in our midst
this week. UNO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-29
Mrs. BENZ. Glib. expeckts a addi-

Mrs. BENZ. Gibbs expecets addi-
shion to the family in a week or two,
mebby sooner. BENZ says he will open
a bari of cider when the happy event
takes place. Let US hope it will be
soon.
Miss Mary Ann Green, the bell of
Happy Valley, was not present at the
dance give in this place last Saturday
night owing to sore corn which pre-
vented Mary from tripping the light
fantastick as she would like to have
did.
Sam Sullivan has traded off his sorl
mare for two horses and will engage in
teaming. If you have any teaming to
do see Sam about it. EXCEL SIOR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-29
Country Correspondence
HAPPY VALLEY.

1AFFH tALLE4
Hame Wilson has been bothered with
rats in his oats bin, so he set a steel
trap in the bin and next time he went
for some oats he forgot all about the
trap until it ketched him by the fingers
and he had to boiler for his wife to
come and take the trap often him.
Hame says he wishes his hand had of
been a rat instead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-29
Motifs to Public

1 hereby serve notis on that l want
you to stop teasing my son Bud Hlnck-
lev. who amt quite right in his head,
nor never was. I have warned you
about this in the future, but it hasn't
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-29
CARPET BEATING
DID Promptly!

L have made up my mind to do a
few odd jobs of carpet beating if I
can get anything to do in Bingville
along this line. / don't mind
beating a carpet once in a
while becuz then I can rest be-
tween bears. But l don't wan a
steady job at it. Carpet beating is
turrible hard work if you work at it
hard enough. AS for me, I would
ruther work off and on-work one
day for instants, and then rest
three or four.
1 can keep awful strong by doing
this, and I don't go and tire myself
out. IF you have a carpet YOU
want heated call on me.
l will beat it as hard as anybody
else would beat it at the same price.
You naturally want to know what I
charge for beating carpets. I don't
blame you for this. What I charge
for beating a carpet depends al
together on the size of the carpet.
In beating carpets I always charge
by the square yard on each side and
then Pm sure of getting what
the job is worth. will beat these
carpets in your own back yard or if
you don't like to have me raise a
dust so near the house / will carry
your carpets off and beat them
in somebody else's back yard.
But I will have to charge extra
for this.
AS a carpet beaten / can't be,
beat. See me if you have carpets
to beat.
HANK DEWBERRY
Expert Carpet Beater
Rinpville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-29

START IN THIS SPRING
RIGHT BY SUBSCRIBING FOR
THE RUGLE AND PAYING
FOR SAME, WITH CASH,
STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-09-10
Makinu Mamma Glad,

It has recently become strictly nee
essary TO subject little Percy te
harsh treatment for his own good.
Being an only child, he has succeed
ed in getting himself pretty thorough.
ly spoiled, wherefore his mama has
during the past week or two been op-
Grating as a spanking machine about
every thirteen minutes, and applying
hamamelis to keep the spots from
blistering.
Each chastisement has been accom-
panied by almost fearful appeals for
reform.
1T breaks mammals heart to do
this" is about the regular form; but
mamma must! If her little boy only
knew how it hurts her he would be
better"
Yesterday afternoon he rushed into
the house from the yard, and called
out:
Hurry, mamma, and get the bot
tle,"
What do you mean?" she asked.
Get the bottle down and rub some
on me quick" he said Il was play,
! ing store and one of those little cups
that Aunt Gertrude gave you got brok.
en-. But you needn't feel bad, mann
ma. / spanked myself. Amt you
| glad?"
Rock Island Argus., 1913-09-10

DIE ohOhl AMI DIAhEbs
nlIng her hat and cloak in the little
passageway and pinned a convenient
towel over her linen gown in lieu of
an apron. and set to work TO evolve 4
meal from the contents of the basket.
There were bread and butter, cereals,
-four. eggs, sugar. coffee. timed meats
and fish, vegetables and, last of all, n
torn bit of paper on which was scrawl-
ed in pencil:
THE stake is in the refrijarater."
And in tiny ice filed box in the
pantry Nell found n juicy sirloin
steak-about large enough for two peo-
pie! Where were the other hungry six
to come in?
Nell shrugged her shoulders and set
the sardines and timed salmon aside
Nell Gaines was an excellent cook.
Deity she flew here and there, max
ing herself quite at home.
When everything was ready Nell
went into the living room and sat
down by the window.
Her eyes became accustomed to the
cool dimneSs of the little room, and
she noted with growing surprise that
it was rather disorderly. Pipes and
tobacco Uttered n smoking stand.
books and magazines were heaped oD
chairs and tables, q tennis racket lay
on window seat and an artists easel
and painting kit numbered another
corner. A pair of masculine slippers
stood invitingly before the empty fire
place.
There was a sound from the kitchen
and Nell hastened there. flushed and
lovely with the anticipation of the
general surprise when they should find
dinner in readiness.
She stopped short and stared.
Framed in the open window, with
his elbows on the sill, was a perfect
giant Of a young man, attractively
homely as to features, with steady gray
eyes and stubby brown hair. His face
was tanned to warm brown and his
hands and arms above his elbows.
where his shirt sleeves were rolled up.
were.the same golden tan.
So Nell stared at him and be stared
at Nell until her face flushed deeper
rose and she made another step for
ward.
Good morning" she said rather
eoldly.
"Ah. good morning." he said, still
staring.
Mrs. Beekman has not arrived yet
she said significantly.
"Indeed?' he asked, with polite sur.
! prise in his tone
IF you care 70 wait for Mrs. Beck
| man l am sure she will be along an!
/ moment now. | promised to have din
| ner ready. and there are some com
Portable chairs on the front porch.
said Neil. feeling rather frightened a
the presence Of this grave faced yOun
/ man.
Perhaps he recognized her fear. 70
almost at once he lifted his head fron
his fists and went around the path L
the front porch, the sun shining warm
ly down on his untidy thatch of hair.
"Oh. dear | wish they would como
The dinner will be spoiledr' At tha
instant came the distant toot of Il INC
tor horn. and Nell fed back to tn
kitchen and prepared the coffee an
broiled the steak
J Between whiles she laid anothe
Rock Island Argus., 1913-09-10
The Daily Story
"A HAPPY DAY coFTAGE-BY MARGARET B. CONWAY
y A!sEar Rursa,
Copyrighted :9l3. by Associated Literary Bureau

"You can't miss it, Nell" called Mrs
Beekman as the big motorcar drew
away from the curb. The sign is over
the porch, Happy Day Cottage and If
you arrive first just go ahead and start
the dinner. will you? Jackman said
the supplies would be waiting there.
Goodby. Sorry you won't come with
u.s.
1t was IL o'clock when Nell reached
Silver Lake The road was an unfa-
miliar one, for she had never been TO
the little resort before. 1t was late
September and most of the cottages
edging the lake were untenanted. but
Happy Day Cottage was at the very
edge of the short road, and Nell left
her car in the shade of the trees and
went up on to the little rustic porch.
The door was locked, and 1t was evil
dent that she was the first on the
scene. She determined to so ahead
and prepare dinner for the hungry mo-
torists, for 1t had been agreed that the
women of the party were to do the
cooking.
Around to the back door went Nell,
her arms burdened with luscious peach
eS she had found in town, and bottle
of cream, which delicacy she was Ger.
tain Mrs. Beekman would forget.
The back door was unlatched, and
Miss Gaines stepped into the little
kitchen and found a grocer's basket
heaped with packages and tins. She
Rock Island Argus., 1913-09-10
Capital Comment
BY CLYDE Il. TAvENNER
Congressman from the Fourteenth District

OF multitude which could be cited
if space permitted. The Chicago &
Alton was capitalized at s30,0o0,0o0.
When turned over to the purchasing
syndicate in 1899 it was capitalized at
S94.000,000.
When We buy a railroad ticket we
are not only paying interest on money
actually invested, but principally in
terest on the water in the railroad
stocks and bonds.
Overcapitalization also causes many
lives to be needlessly taken every day
This is because the railroads have
such hard time paying interest on
their heavily watered stock that they
neglect to keep their equipment II
proper repair. The result is, wrecks
occur, many of them needlessly.
The plan of the commission, which
| is to make physical valuation of al
the railroads, provides for five mair
engineers. Each of their engineers IL
is to be in charge of a district EN-
bracing one-fifth of the total railwa!
mileage, or about $4,000 miles of rail
way.
Each mile of railway is to be sur
veyed and appraised. They are Il
appraise it by what they call field par
ties. Each field party will have in i
five squads. and they will have at th'
head of each squad an engineer. Eacl
one of these squads is to make al
actual physical survey of the railroa'
property.
Each squad, it is estimated, ca
view physically about two and hal
miles of property per day. The siz
of the squads may be increased o
their number may be increased to e1
pedite the work.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-09-10

It isn't easy to write to a friend
off somewhere near the north pole
a real description of the hot weather,
comments the Kansas City Star. You
can tell him the mercury was around
leo for so many successive days, and
that you couldn't sleep nights, and
all that sort of thing. But the ac-
count will seem mechanical to him,
and he won't get the vivid impress
sion Of what the heat has really
meant to you.
The only accounts of hot weather
that actually get" a reader are those
that convey an impression of the way
the person feels under the stress of
protracted heat The references to
the thermometer must be simply incl
dental A piece Of drool in a friends s
letter, hardly mentioning the heat, but
railing off into Stiffness that is OBJ
viously the result of a case of nerves,
may give an extraordinary vivid SEN
/ sation of 100 degree temperature.
| Perhaps the best heat description
in literature is Kipling's story, "At
| the End of the Passage The most
| trying weather in the world is that OF
! India, where there is a combination OF
high temperature with high humidity
! that lasts for months at time with,
out a let up.
| In the Ktpling story four English
men are journeying far every Satur
| day night TO spend Sunday together
in a remote spot of this devils coun
try. There is an opening setting OF
heat:
The thermometer marked fol
them i01 degrees of heat. The room
was darkened till it was just possible
to distinguish the pips of the cards
and the very white faces of the play
ers. A tattered, rotten punkah o.
whitewashed calico was pudding the
air and whining dolefully at eacf
stroke. Outside there was neither
Rock Island Argus., 1913-09-10
LAST STAND OF THE MONEY TRUST

The money trust is making a fight
for its life before the senate commit
tee now holding public hearings on the
currency reform bill. There its ablest
minds are pleading on patriotic"
grounds for amendments to the bill
which will leave them in possession Of
their present tremendous powers.
Instead of y federal reserve banks,
they want FIVE, because they can better
dominate the smaller than the larger
number
Instead Of a federal reserve board
with only a single one of the nine
members a practical banker. they
want four of the nine bankers, so that
private rather than public interest
shall be the objective of a minority of
the board, and it shall be easier for
them 10 dominate the board by dom
mating another member.
They want T. left optional with na.
tional banks to enter or stay out of
the regional reserve associations so as
to perpetuate present conditions at
least in part and defeat thoroughgoing
reform.
Protesting as patriots" against gov
ernment control of the reserve board
they are in reality contending for pri
vate control of the board.
! There is nothing patriotic or IN
selfish in the money trust It is rooted
in selfshness, is lined with selishness
and exists by selfshness.
/ II has been free TO control the credit
Of the country and TO hold a CONTROL
/ ing hand on the lever Of banking. moi
merely. but On the lever of business.
Its action was sufficient TO start the
I panic Of 1907. Its action at any tins
/ hereafter, granting the failure of the
/ proposed currency bill, would be sufh
cient TO start another panic.
/ rs power springs from control Of tbs
! banking reserves OF the country and
upon the destruction of this power o.
! control depends the economic freedom
Of the nation and the peace and pros
| perity OF our people.
That country bankers will be so blind
as not to see that what the monel
trust seeks now TO do to the currenc,
bill means continued bondage for then
rather than enlarged freedom, passes
belief