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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-14
AT The MOVIES.



John Barrymore will be at the Iris
for the last time tonight in 'eThe
American Citizen"
This 10 one of the best comedies ever
presented at the theater. It was pro-
duced by the Famous Players Film
Co., and Barrymore, as BeresfOrd CRU
ger. takes the lead. Cruger IL . New
Yorw broker and has two partners.
One of them, Brown. leaves the coun-
try with q big sum Of money held by
the firm in trust for q client. Cruger
il left q large fortune on condition he
becomes an English citizen and mar
ries an English girl. He marrfes his
cousin. Beatrice Carew, and they part
by mutual consent Immediately after
the ceremony. Cruger drifts around
He and his cousfn-wife met again and
he regains wealth because Of the boom
in Wyoming land, which he had
bought for $50.
Barrymore IL a high class comedian
and he appears well in this picture.
Kinemacolor Monday and Tuesday.
The Gem.
Warren ]. Kerrigan appears in q
two part feature, "The Man Between y
at the Gem Monday and Tuesday. Lois
Weber and Philips smalley appear in
drama, The Leper's Coat" and
Into the Foothills q thrilling
western drama In two parts will be
shown here wednesday and Thursday.
George Johnson 10 in the leading role.
The Modern Fairy Tale" and Meme
sis That Passed." dramas follow.
presented for the last two days Of the
week. "Discord and Harmony" with
Pauline Bush In the lead. A good
comedy il also on the bill.
Tonight will be the last appearance
OF "Yaqui's Revenge" and Universal
Ike in the first of a series Of comedies.
The Crystal.
The management OF this house IL
! just conceited enough to believe that
they have shown many masterpieces
in filming, but the coming week prom
ises the strongest programs, one with
another, ever shown in the history of
the house. For Monday and Tuesday
the feature will be 1.-The Diamond
Maker" in three parts. This IL a
drama based on the great novel by the
same name that ran in the Saturday
Evening Post. It was written by the
late Jacques Futrelle. who went to Q
hero's grave In the great Titanic disas-
ter: two comedies are also on this pro-
gram.
For Wednesday and Thursday J.
F1owers," but the screaming feature
viii ebe s'She Was Only q Working
Girl, two reel comedy. It u re-
ported that when this comedy was ex-
hibtted before that august body the
iiaufhted until their sides hurt and the
tears trickled down their. cheekA The
Gambiers. = drama. 4 also on this pro-
balance Of the program win be an
nounc3d in the dispIay columns Of this
paper: ss
i The Best.
( The management sof, the Best has
iArraneed for all feature pIoGram9 to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-06

You can't afford to miss this stupen-
dous Furniture, Rug, Etc. Sale by the
American Mercantile and Trust Co.
Don't fail to secure your share of
these bargains. STOCK TO GO
QUICKLY. Be here on time, benefit
accordingly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-06

MAIL ORDERS FILLED
We Pay the Freight to Your Town.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-12-26
HOW 1T WAS DONE.
A Detailed Statement Showing How
the Amendments Fared at
the Recent Election.

The attempt to raise the salary
of members of the legislature from
$500 biennially to 5000 annually
through constitutional amendment
was defeated at the last general
election by nearly a three to one
vote, according to the returns an
nounced by the state canvassing
board; 226, ,109 voters expressed
their opinion on the subject of
which 68, 1907 voted for theincrease
and 157, POP against the increase.
The constitutional amendment to
permit larger measure of home
rule by cities was defeated by
vote of S6,020 for as compared
with 141, ,472 against. The amend
ment that would permit a decrease
in the number of judicial circuits
of the state was killed, 63, ,2I1 for
and 154, 1927 against; the recall of
all elective officials except mem
bers of the judiciary was defeated
81 ,62S for and 144.3 $50 against:
the amendment to permit the state
to grant annuities was defeated BY
a vote of $4,000 for and 170, ,338
against; the initiative was defeated
by a vote of "a, 934 for and 49, -
$50 against; the plan amending the
constitution by submitting pro-
posals after they had passed one
Legislature by three fifth vote
was defeated II, ,734 for and leo, :
761 against; the referendum was
killed by vote of 68, 435 for and
$50, ,215 against; the amendment
which would permit the state to
invest money and engage in the
insurance by So, 400 for and 165, =
900 against and the amendment
which would broaden the scope of
property was killed, 1,122 for and
154 ,945 against,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-12-26
No Steel Stock for 1915.

Word has been received that the
directors of the United States Steel
corporation have decided not to
offer any stock to employesfor sub
sCription in 1915. A large mum
Der of the corporation 5 employees
on this range are stockholders, and
most of them had planned to take
out additional shares the coming
year.
Every year since the proft-shar-
ing plan became effective employees
of the corporation have been gizen
the privilege of taking up a Ger
tain number of shares. The de-
cision relative to 1915 was reached
because of the unsettled condition
in the steel trade.
Under the proht-sha1ing plan
the subscription price for this year
for the preferred stock was fixed at
sos share and for the common
at S57 a share. Subscriptions were
received from 46, 498 employees for
an aggregate of 42,926 shares OF
preferred and AZ, $50 shares ofcom-
mon.
Some $4,000 of the corporation S
employees are now shareholders.
This is about 40 per cent. of the
total number Of shareholders.
Although the Steel corporation S
stock can now be bought at a low
>er price than a year ago, most OF
the employees holding shares are
good money ahead on the invest
ment, as MANY of them bought at
prices under those now quoted
The first year the preferred sold
for less than $50 a share and the
common under $50 a share. Since
then empoyes have received a sum
in bonuses and dividends much
larger than the original cost of the
stock. Only a very small per
centage of Steel employees have
ever sold the stock that they secur-
ed on the installment plan.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-12-26
Forestry Committee Meets.

Recommendations for the sale
of all forestry lands that could be
used for agricultural purposes, for
consolidation of several of the state
boards with the forestry board and
the discontinuance of the purchase
Of forestry lands will be made by
the Wisconsin legislative forestry
committee in its report to the leg
islature next month, according to
Senator Tompkins, chairman and
Assembly Axel Johnson, who, with
other members of the committee
met at Rhinelander land Friday.
The report, which was made pub
lie, recommends that the lands
which are to be sold for farming
purposes be sold to settlers only
and at a minimum price. 1t is re
commended that twenty years be
allowed the purchasers in which to
pay and that not more than eighty
acres be allowed to each family
The board also urges that the de
partment of fish and game, state
fisheries, state parks, state conser-
vation, state public lands and state
forestry be consolidated under one
board of three members to be ap-
pointed by the governor. The COM
mittee would have this board made
up of practical forester, practical
engineer and an experienced fish
and game man.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-12-26
Smile If You Shiver.

With the coming of winter those
who have studied this influence up
on Wisconsin's crops will smile
and say: Let it be cold. " Why2
Even though we may encounter an
occasional shiver when for a mo-
ment we are caught unawares, we
know that were it not for winters
we would have the same troubles
that reduce crops, sometimes to a
mere nothing in other states.
The Wisconsin Advancement
association has often brought out
this important fact as to the exten-
sion of the moisture reservoir and
the heaving Of the ground by frost.
There is another feature of the situ-
alton Of equal importance.
The ground is, or ought to be,
filled with little things-we call
them things because it is not
determined whether they are ami
NAL Or vegetable. They are little
things. They double their num-
Der every twenty minutes under
proper conditions, but they don t
live and work at all under other
conditions.
These little things, of which
there are untold millions in every
acre of soil under Wisconsin con
dition, do wonders tor crops. They
make available atmospheric nitro
gen through the clovers and other
legumes. Other states pay millions
Of dollars for nitrogen for their
crops-Wisconsin gets its nitrogen
through these little things we call
bacteria.
These bacteria must have air and
they must nc3 nave 100 much water
they ace fckle things but things
but they work hard. Wisconsin
winters loosen the soil through
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-12-26

laughing and making others laugh
and as a result has grown fat, both
physically and financially
Now then, having considered
both Of the topics mentioned separ-
ately, their value collectively can
readily be seen. Music, to cause
us to forget, and comedy TO bring
new thoughts into our lives,
thoughts Of happiness, untarnish-
ed by care. i therefore,, do NOT be
a pessimist or an optimist for both
are fools, but strike a happy me
dium ard stay happy. Go forth
and reflect your happiness on others
aud You Will feel the better for
il. A rare opportunity to both
laugh heartily and become charm
ed by enhancing strains Of music,
will be found in the engagement of
Dan Cupid the delightful mus
zeal comedy at the Pierce theatre,
Tuesday eveninE Dec. 29th.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-12-26
This is an increase

mission. This is an increase
of $50, ,074 over the amount collect
ed from the same source last year.
Individuals will pay 81 ,423.914 as
compared with 81, ,2S9 ,512 last
year. The assessed income upon
which the tax is to be collected is
S126, 979, $50 of which s74, 4,787. .0l8
is income of individuals.
Although Milwaukee city and
county have only 1880 per cent of
the total population of the state
they are required to pay 42.55 per
cent of the total income tax.
Sixteen counties having cities of
the second and third classes, with
an aggregate of SO per cent Of the
states population will pay 26.79
per cent of the total. The remain
ing counties, with 4S.23 per cent
of the population, pay 30.67 per
cent of the tax. This indicates
that the income tax falls heaviest
on cities and lightly on agricultural
districts
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-12-26
Music and Comedy.

The combination OF music and
comedy is the soul of entertain
ment. 1t combines one of the
most artistic accomplishments with
happiness and laughter Music
enthralls us and carries rs as If up
on a magic carpet. to far-away i'm
aginary lands. We become in
spired as we fall, powerless, before
its spell 1t is so with comedy. We
may profess to care only for trage-
DIV and say that comedy is beneath
Our dignity, but who will refuse a
hearty laugh when opportunity
presents ITSELF There is enough
tradedyin our own lives from cradle
to grave, that we do not need to
seek it when being entertained
Who will not give their all in times
of distress to forget their woes and
give vent to a good laugh2 To
live we must laugh, for he who
goes through this vale of tears
without an occasional laugh can
lay no claim on living. Therefore,
as May Irwin says, laugh and
grow fat and she should know
for she has spent her entire life in
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-12-26
Christmas Tree Don Is.

Don z leave the lighted tree un-
watched
Don t put cotton beneath the tree
TO make the carpet look like snow
covered ground
Don't let children touch the tree.
Don Z use festoon OF ordinary
tissue paper or cotton batting on a
tree.
Don't use ornaments made Of
celluloid.
Don I remove presents from the
tree until the candles are extin-
guished.
Dor't permit draft ST air to
sway the branches of the tree while
candles arejighted.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-12-26

freezing and heaving asunder the
naturally cemented soil and make
a comfortable home for the bacter-
ia and big crops follow. We have
million dollar freezes in Wisconsin
Don t forget this and all the other
benefits that come from our cold
winters.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-12-26
States Large Income Tax.

An inconfe tax CT 81 ,I40, 81 viii
be collected in Wisconsin on 1914
incomes under the state income tax
law, according to compiled state
ments finished by the state tax com
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-12-26
Table Decoration

Next TO siluer and cut glass the
most distinctive table decoration is
Pointed china.
You should, hot0eUer, knoD that
there is much deception practiced in
the sale of painted china.
We sell only guaranteed and
o',sinal hond-painted china. Un-
s-rspulous dealers may endeauor to
Palm off on you china that looks as
4 l0ere hdndpdinted. but is really
oalg DecGlcomanie work, or colored
Photography.
Such YORK is cheap and taDdry.
EUery piece of our hdnd-pafnted
china represents an indiuiduaI tDork
o. art, and these beautiful pieces
o's quite inexpensive.
ou can select a complete silUer,
cut glass and hGndpointed china
dining table decoration here in our
store Uhich together tDith fine table
inen loiH make your guests gasp
tFith delight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-30

We were told that she was the best cook in Birmingham.
 'She could easily get s10 a week in the country and the lady who wanted her was willing to send her to and from in her automobile.
 But
 "Abagail positively refused to cook in the country.
 Whats the little black girl back of herr" asked curiously.
 Oh, that's her kitchen maid was the reply She's her granddaughter and Aba gail wouldn't cook a biscuit without her at her heels for the world"
 And what. pray, does she do?" I asked.
 She hands Abagail the pots and ket- ties and pans and things" we were told "Abagail never by any manner of means does anything but just-cook."
 We felt as if we were standing in the presence of some barbaric queen of the jungle land, and the kitchen maid might have been cast for the palm leaf fan bearer to Her Serene Highness."
 But this is not getting cook, Sally Bugg said presently, ' and we've got company invited to lunch. It's hurry call. We've simply got to take a cook back home with us this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-30

came literally in droves, but not one could find after questioning them who seemed just what this fastidious gentleman de- sired. Finally, one day young man came in-just the kind of persons whom was looking for to take that place. But there was one objection; She was a man rang up the journalists office and said . I've got you a secretary at last Is she pretty?' asked the journalist She wears pants, I said proudly. She's man. or course l thought he'd object but he didn't just filled the bill exactly, and the jour nalist was kind enough to tell me the other day that I knew better what suited him than he did himself
 There's a great deal in having fore sight and keen knowledge of people and things in big business" I suggested
 Especially so in this business. It is absolutely necessary" said Mrs. Pittman. There are very difficult situations to deal with many times during a day, and people have to be handled with gloves It's right trying sometimes"
 We had all sorts of amusing exper- fences
 Especially funny was a tremendous coal black SOo-pound cook who was des- ignated as 'Aabagil."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-30
What do most of them want to be?'

1 What do most of them want to be?" I asked
 The men, particularly the very large ones, want to be night watchmen," she answered. That seems to be a very popular profession. Little work and big pay is what they demand. fur nished a French maid to one of Bir- minghams well known matrons recent ly who was going away to fash ionable summer resort and she writes he that she is very much pleased. The lady, I mean-not. the maid. l know she is pleased"
 'Gften the people who apply for po- sltions don't really know themselves P.ttman went on to say For instance. the other day very nice looking wom- an came In to get a position as com ranion--either to a lady or gentleman. Sire said she was fairly well educated and tactful, and would like the place W hile she was talking l noticed that she was extremely nervous and l also noticed at the same time that there vas a beautifully darned place on her sr;rt waist I asked her if she could sew and she said she could, and then asked her if she had darned the hole in her shirt wait, to which she replied in the affirmative I then asked her how she'd like to take charge of the linen room for a large hotel in town instead of being companion and she ssid she didn't know but she could try it. She went to the hotel; sne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-30

showed the housekeeper the work on her shirt waist which was really beau tiful and she was immediately engaged and is now doing fine work I'm told in one of Brmingham's biggest ho- tels"
 "A very amusing incident happened about very large man, six feet, four. at least" Mrs. Pittman continued. He came in and said he'd had bad luck; had been employed in big department store at the remnant counter and had lost his job because he'd taken a pill the night before My curiosity was aroused and I asked him what such a small matter as a pill had to do with his losing out. He said the man higher up had also taken a pill the night he had and when they got down to the store next morning they were both sick and mad and in a bad humor and the man higher up. talk ing exceptions to some negligence on his part, immediately dismissed him. Oh he said, I am in terrible dilemma Are you married? l asked him. Worse than that he replied dolefuly. What could be worse than that?' I asked. I've got my sister and her four small children to support and I've got to have a job.' So you see the game goes on world without end--a real kaleidoscope of human frailties and weaknesses and foibles all the time.'
 "A prominent journalist in town wanted me to get a secretary for him." Mrs. Pittman related. His one demand was that she must be good looking They
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-30

cording to directions on the bottle and she is cured If this trouble. She was all run down when she started taking the Compound and her periods did not come right. She was so poorly and weak that often had to help her dress herself, but now she is regular and is growing strong and healthy. "- Mrs. MARTIN HELvIG, Plover, Iowa.
 Hundreds of such letters expressing gratitude for the good Lydia B. Pink hams Vegetable Compound has accom- plished are constantly being received, proving the reliability of this grand old remedy.
 If you are i'll do not drag along and continue to suffer day in and day out but It once take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- able Compound, a woman's remedy for rnman's ills.
 If you want specinl advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (c0nfl- IentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will DC opened, read and answered by 2 woman and held in strict condolences
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-30

very gentle-faced old-fashioned dar- key with a brilliant bandanna wound about her head came forward and we began to Interview her.
 We were told that she could cook lamp chops. Irish stew and
 ''Yassum, Honey, l kin cook green peas en cabbage an corn bread. an pretty nigh anything. I doesn't do no fancy cookin' but I cooks things dat kin be et"
 Well give you a dollar to go home and cook luncheon today for us,'' Sally Bugg said generously.
 How much reg lar?" she asked.
 Why. if we like you" Sally began
 ''Ef you laks me- echoed Mandy "Ef you laks mel 'Fo' Gawd, will yer lissen ter datl l teks one dallar frum you an goes ovah dar ter cook lunch, an sposin' whilst Ise gone CT oman cums in dis hear office, an wante ter git CT reg'lar cook. Naw'm, I can't run dat risk wants wuck! Regular wuck, I does. ain't caterin ter none us desc heah mo- tional white leddies what has ter wait ter see eff I goes wid de wall papah or de dinin' room furniture. Nawm!'
 And
 We left her "a-waitin' fer CT steady job.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-30
EMOTION IN ANIMALS

The question of what is meant by con-
 sciousness in animals is one of extreme
 difficulty says the London Times. Most
 of us, probably without much reflec-
 ton, are willing to infer consciousness when we see any living things exhibit
 ing behavior that in ourselves would be associated with consciousness. Some years ago a German investigator placed a number of single celled animals in a drop of water under the microscope. They were swimming actively in the filth of water when the investigator touched the surface with a red-hot needle. One of the animalculae was killed, and soon clear space was formed around the corpse. the survivors keeping away from 1t. An imaginative commentator called
 this case of nekrophobia, suggesting that these minute creatures feared death.
 Later workers showed that dead piece of protoplasm exuded into the water some
 substance different from the natural reac- tion of living protoplasm.
 Most animals shrink or struggle when they come in contact with conditions that
 are unfavorable, behaving precisely as we do when we are feeling discomfort or pain. In many cases, before the physical
 pain or discomfort can actually be felt,
 the higher animals show the symptoms l that in our case we associate with fear. But do they feel pain, do they remember pain and consequently experience fear? In our own case the capacity to feel, to remember and to dread pain is asso- ciated with the activity of the cerebral hemispheres of the brain, and if these be drugged we are unconscious frog, whose cerebral hemispheres have been l destroyed, if placed in hot water will make a sudden and violent effort to es- cape. We ourselves. under a light anaes- thesia that inhibits consciousness, will l struggle violently to avoid pain It cer- tainly seems more probable that con sciousness Is somethin gthat may be added to the behavior of animals, not present at all in the lowest forms and
 coming in slowly and gradually as the scale of life is ascended.
 The supposed fear of death Is one of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-30

eff there is anything in a name." my day, Tets try the intelligence offices. I'd like to have cook in the kitchen with a mind. One that is really and truly bright"
 The conversation came as sequel to ! .the sad. sad experience that Sally Bugg had recently had with maid who had been recommended by friend as will ing"
 We found ourselves presently in the handsome offices of the city employment bureau in the American Trust and Saw ings bank building. presided over by that very clever and capable woman, Mrs. L. W. Pittman.
 It may be explained en passant that the city employment bureau is an in- stitution of great value to this com munity, since it was organized and put into effect by the various churches of the city, as Q means toward helping those seeking employment, to be placed in com fcrtable and congenial surroundings morally protected and provided for and N1ih cNti tHli5 tO iildhS tHSii WOik edSy and pleasing.
 To Dr. Henry M Edmonds a great deal of the credit is due for the success of the city employment bureau, giving as he has generously of his time, his energy and his mentality to the establishment and maintenance of the organization and doing everything that it is humanly possi- ble for a busy man to do, in lending a helping hand to his fellow men.
 Mrs. Pittman. who has but recently as- sumed charge of the city employment bureau, is just the woman for the place
 Bright. agreeable. alert always to situa- tons, splendid business woman as well as q woman of unusual charm and graci- ousness, she understands human nature and in this way she is ably fitted to cope with situations, situations that a man could never handle, because of his lack of delicacy and insight.