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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-24
wTTCHCRAFT PAPER SOLD.
Document of Colonial Days Brings
$65 at Sale.

One Of the most interesting remind
ers Of early days in Massachusetts,,
certifying that certain Puritan was
not guilty of witchcraft and signed by
many prominent men and women Of
that time, was sold for SOS at the
auction OF Eliot Danforth's collection
Of autograph letters at Henkels auc-
ton rooms. 1904 Walnut street.
The document, which is very old.
declares that Winnefred Holman was
known by the signers to be ''Diligent
in her calling, and freQuents publique
preaching and gives diligent attention
thereunto."
Spirited bidding was notable
throughout the sale. The highest
price paid was $3.50 for a grant of a
house and lot in Albany by Richard
Nicolls, the first English governor of
New York. A letter signed by John
Alden, one Of the Plymouth Pilgrims.
sold for $3.50. The document was
signed in the cabin of the Mayflower.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Prudential Trust company will
loan NNnnov IN cifv YrnRapfv-AAw
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-24
Twenty Wireless Instruments
In Use in Topeka.
Fifteen Boys Of High School
Age Talk in Homes.
MAKING LOVE IN ATMOSPHERE
Even Girls Are Learning
Jagged Blue Conversation.
Apparatus Can Be Made fol
Less Than Two Dollars.

Take parasOl. a cane, and a regular
wireless telegraph instrument. Go out
on top of some hill around Topeka.
Hold the umbrella above your head,
stick the cane in the ground and listen.
In q few seconds you will hear the
tick-tick OF the wireless waves and you
can communicate with the operators in
Topeka.
This shows the simplicity Of the wire
less. 1t reveals, Also the secret of the
popularity Of this means of aerial con-
versation. The theory alone is respon-
sible for the fact that in Topeka today
there are twenty wireless apparatuses
in operating order. And with three ex-
ceptions, all Of these instruments are
| owned and operated by boys OF high
school age.
1t is only a question Of a short time
! until the energetic Topeka lads will
have wireless telephones in their
homes. Already c. H. wilmington. in
structor in the high school. has the
| time the telephones can be operated
at a maximum distance of only 400
| miles-but Topekans will condescend
| to speak at this short distance as long
as they are able to buzz their telegraph
electric waves and catch messages sent
from battleships in the Gulf Of Mexico
and on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
Topeka Wireless Only Two Years Old.
| And the wireless in Topeka is only
| two years old!
! Two years ago John Warner. Fiji
teenth and College avenues. installed
| the first instruments in the city. For
many months the aerial extending from
| the roof of his home attracted the at
tention and curiosity OF passersby.
Then the high school took it up under
the direction Of c. H. Wilmington.
! Washburn college next took hand In
the cross-country atmospheric CONVEX
sation and now twenty aerials are pen
etrating Topeka's sky hne-with pros
poets for twenty more before the middle
| Of the summer.
| tics barns, bedrooms and towers.
Scores of Topeka boys who formerly
/ sDent their evenings around the corner
| drnc stores in the outskirts or in the
haxv clouds Of pool halls. now sit
amid the blue lightning OF the wire
less and penetrate the mysteries OF
the air.
i It is the indoor sport in Topeka this
winter. Every day the high school
station il visited by young Marconis
who are building their own aertals.
It will not be long before the jagged
waves are making breakers OF the
state house dome. the Edison stack
| the church steeples and the tall OF
| flee buildings in Topeka
Apparatus Only Costs $3.50.
/ A bow can install wireless equip
ment for less than two dollars. Mr..
l wilmington says. He can wrap his
| tuning coil, make his fixed condenser
l from tinfoil, parafin and paper and
i with minerals and q contact point as
i semble his rectifier. Then erect ar
aerial not less than thirty feet from
II the ground-and you have it!
i After that q boy must learn the
IContfneutal alDhabet Of dots and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-24
one in town may listen in on the con-

one in town may listen in on the con-
versation.
But we will get around that" he
said. 1T is an easy matter to adopt
a secret code with your party and COO
away through the air without detec-
ton. There is a wonderful opportun-
ity. you know"
Depend upon a college freshman
for that!
There are many opportunities Of
the wireless locally.
Someone has suggested that the IN
struments be used as alarm clocks.
Others. that the college and high
school instructors use them as a
means Of warning to tardy students
way.
Only . Few in the State.
The washburn and high school
equipments are capable of receiving
messages from all parts of the United
States. The students spend their
evenings now listening in to waves
that travel from ocean to ocean. But
there is a law against telling just what
passes along the cloud route and the
Topeka enthusiasts declare they are
obedient. AS a rule. most important
starry conversations are in secret
code and the amateur operator is un-
able to make the messages readable.
The IS. o. g." the signal of dis
tress, is another dangerous call for the
lions. like Topeka and Washburn. are
not allowed to give this call. This
means that a shipwreck on the Kaw
is shamelessly neglected by the gov
eminent.
II heard an 8. o. s. the other
night Mr.. Wilmington said today.
But it came from one of the local
| instruments and it failed to stir up
| any interest" er-e-<
Boys Talk to Kansas Forts.
| In Topeka there are twenty wireless
I instruments. OF this number probably
only one-hah are capable of sending
The others will receive-that is all. In
a short time the amateurs will have
fully equipped stations. In the usual
boy-attic affair, communications car
be maintained between the Topeka
home made stations and Manhattan
Leavenworth and Fort Riley.
| The young operators will hold a meet
ing at the high school soon and agree
on calls and all the rules Of the wire
less game. The question OF connecting
transmitting instruments to keep with
in the law will be one topic of discus
sion. They will guard against sending
waves OF too much length.
Here is a partial list Of the young
men using the wireless in Topeka: John
Warner, Fifteenth and College avenue:
Don Fay, 1914 Harrison street; Robert
Embleton. 929 Morris avenue; Francis
Stone, 1165 woodward avenue; William
McClintock. 1857 Topeka avenue; Will
liam Beasley, 1917 Western avenue;
Robert Trump. 1854 Van Buren, street;
Kenneth Sutherland, AL Harrison
street; Paul Sweeney, 1918 Bolles ave-
nue.; James Porter. 735 Morris avenue;
James Hughes. 41S Taylor street. and
the high school and Washburn stations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-24

How about that scheme Dobbs origin
ated? believe he said he would let you
in on the ground floor. SO he did. but
Birmingham Age-Hera1d.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-24

The Prudential Trust company loans
money on city property.-Adv.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-08
MOTHERS DAY
Mothers Day" Will Be Observed In
the Congregational Church
Next Sunday Morning

An annual custom, that bids fair
to be one of the most widely observ-
ed in this country, that of Mothers
Day." will be observed in the Con-
gregational church next Sunday
morning.
This service, which was inaugural.
ed a few years ago, is now being
fast advanced to the front as an an.
nual church festival, the second Sun
day in May being set aside for that
purpose. The sermon, music and dec
orations are all in accord with the
idea Of Motherhood and the Home.
The flowers used in the decorations
are white, emblematic of purity; each
person attending is supposed to wear
white carnation; it being from its
beauty and fragrance the favorite.
The day is emminently appropriate
for this country, as we are nation
Of home-makers and ourp rosperity
depend on living to that ideal. Par
ents and children are not only invited,
but are expected to attend this SER
service.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-08
CITY HALL DEDICATED
Montesano Dedicates New City Hall,
Built BY Volunteer Fire De-
partment and Citizens

MONTESANO, May When the
new city hall was dedicated last night
the firemen had promised there
would not be cent of indebtedness
against it except the $4,000 mort
gage, and they made good. They
have provided, even, for the first an
nual payment of $1,000 on that mort
gage, and the interest also. This
morning they lacked about 800 but
during the last two or three days
they had taken care of some $500
Of their deficiency and one OF the
building committee said last night
he knew the money was coming
Judge Mason Irwin acted as chair.
man. ]. A. Hutchinson made the
dedication address. Mayor Morse
talked on "Montesano for Me-" and
ex-Mayor Wheeler on "Our City and
Our Hail." Music was furnished by
the orchestra and following the pro
gram everybody was given an op-
portunity to inspect tho building.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-08
COST OF A CIRCUS
Selis-Fioto Takes Public Into Conf
dence Regarding Expenses
Food for Animals Big Item

What does a circus cost?
Well, the announcements of the
Sells-Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill
(himself) which is coming here May
81, will display very plainly that it
costs Is cents But that's for you
to see it. It's what the circus costs
itself that counts
For instance, perhaps you didn't
know that it takes nearly $1,000 a day
to keep the -Floto-Buffalo Bill
circus alive and going. And when
you figure it out, that's good deal
Of money. However, here are some
Of the figures:
Salaries, for instance, range from
$50 to $500 week. Dutch Ricardo,
the man who trains lions with a
buggy whip" gets enough salary in
a week to keep the average working
man six months. And besides salar-
, les, there are other expenss and many
Of them.
1t cos's quarter of million dol
| '"rs tn c"'ft rena gerie IKE that Of
tho Sells TlOtO Circus, Changes are
! being made constantly. and whenever
an animal dies, or is killed through
accidents. it means the loss of from
5000 to $1,000. The railroad equip
ment Of the show cost more than
! 5000, 900, while the horses and their
decorations cost as much more
Then there Is the cost of feeding
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-08
JAR IN JEWElRY
S. J. StiegIitz lnaugurates Big Clean.
out Sale Preparatory to Moving
to Finch Building

S. J. Stieglitz, who has gained an
enviable reputation as the "Relia-
BILE" Bijou Jeweler, will move his
store to the Finch building about
May Is. and, having an immense
stock of new goods en- route, is Of
fering his present stock at prices that
are certainly alluring. So much so
that many are tempted to lay in hol;-
day presents for next winter as a
mere matter of saving money.
The sale is now and will continue
until the removal, and it includes ev-
cry line of goods carried, watches,
silverware, china, cut glass, etc,
which are offered with the exception
of contract goods, at one-quarter to
one.half the regular price.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-08

Lowney's chocolates. Evans Drug
Co. IT,
3
]. G. Soul, left yesterday morning
for Minneapolis, MINI.
s.
Miss Ethel Cole left yesterday morn
ing for Shepherd, Mich
M. d. Crazy, of Warren, Penna.,
is in the city visiting relatives.
=
Mrs. F. Haw and Mrs. B. Johnson
left Wednesday night for Blaine.
Wash.
Mrs. Louise Karshner went to Ia
coma yesterday, for a visit with
friends.
James Craig left yesterday morn
ing for business visit in British
Columbia.
s.
A number of Knights of Pythias
will go to Montesano tonight to Wis
it the Montesano lodge.
e
Albert johnson, an employee at the
Coats-Fordney logging camp, had a
foot crushed yesterday, while at
work in the camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Christensen,
who were visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Hulburt, left yesterday for their
home in San Francisco.
3
Arthur DeGibault has been receiv-
ing the congratulations of his many
friends this week upon his recovery
from his recent illness.
A. E. LaChance left yesterday for
Manila, Philippines Islands, where
he goes to resume position he
held formerly with the Insular Lum-
Der Co.
A. w. Barley is remodeling the
front of his clothing establishment,
and when asked about it says: "wait
until you see the last word in hab-
erdashery display"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-08
Aberdeen High School Graduation
Fixed for June 11-Forty-three
to Graduate

The high school authorities have
decided on Thursday. June II, as
commencement day, and the students
in the second semester, which clos
ed last week, are busy on the last
step toward graduation. Social events
are now in order, and senior dance
and play and the publication of the
annual "Quiniault" are now being
planned.
Forty-three members of the high are
ready to graduate, as follows Esther
Axland, Hattie Anderson, Rosaline
Brachvogel, John H. Creech, Claire
Carter, Homer B. Cross, Gladys Ora
per, Cedric Green, Frederick Free
man, Mary L. Fuller, Marjory M.
Greene, Martha Gleason, Bernice
Garner, Florence Hook, Helen E. Har-
ris, George Halferty, Ralph Inge-
brigtsen, Carl H. Kohl, Ruth E. Locke,
Lorene Linn, Victor Lindberg, John
Merchison, Harold Moulton, Martha
E. Middleton, Beulah May, Elizabeth
Nelson, Dorothy Pearson, Walter E.
Person, Elmer Peterson, Flavia Reid,
Joseph R. Schneider, Ellen Semmen,
Alex G. Swaney, Gordon Spoon, Wes-
ley T. Schumacher, Mertice Towne,
Marguerite Thompson, Floyd YAM
men, Thomas Wilkinson, Edward G.
Wilkinson, Dwight Wellington, Ruth
Hunter and Helen NJ. Wilson.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-08

The Herald tells it all.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-08
SPEED FIENDS SLOW DOWN

Since the order to limit motor trav.
ell to point that means safety to
other methods of locomotion, the
speed artists are going on a slower
speed. The activity of the police
during the last ten days has produc-
ed results that were desirable from
every viewpoint but that of the chap
who, although in no hurry, had a no.
ton he had to run like H.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-08
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH

First street. near Broadway Sun
day school 10 o'clock, church service
II o'clock. Wednesday evening ser.
vice, o'clock. Reading room No
SIT Finch building. Open daily from
1880 until o'clock, excepting Sun
days. II
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-08

The funeral of Lindsey Belcher,
who was drowned last week, will
take place Sunday afternoon, under
the auspices of the Odd Fellows
lodge, of which order he was a men,
Der
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-08
FOR SALE OR RENT

Five room Bungalow, partly fur
nished, large chicken house, fine lawn.
near Electric Park. w. s. Menden-
hall, at G. H. Railway & Light Co.
Office. tt
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-08
apples and other incidental items.

So, you see, it costs a good many
dollars to bring a circus to your city.
And when the Sells-Floto Circus and
Buffalo Bill (himself) comes here it
will bring all the features which make
it q $4,000 a day circus.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-08

The animals themselves eat four or
five tons of hay a day, 200 bushels
of oats, $50 bushels of corn, one and
one-half carcasses of beef for the car
nivorous animals, and 700 pounds Of
vegetables for the others. Five tons
of straw are needed for bedding.
For the performers themselves are
needed 200 pounds of beef, $50 pounds
of mutton, 100 pounds of pork, 800
loaves Of bread, 70 cases of eggs,
1000 pounds Of butter, Is bushels of
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-08

The Herald is the most widely read
paper in Chehalis County. Wise ad'
vortisers know It
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-01-01
FOR The CHILDREN
Chinese Nursery .PIay.

a guest comes, and there is nothing
at all in the house to eat. The host
asks, Where shall we get meat for
our guest to eat?''
7 The reply is, LET us kill the cat
NO." speaks up the cat. Il can see
all night: can catch mice The dog,
is an idle fellow, who only knows how
to bark. Kill him.
NO. speaks up the dog. II guard
the house and keep away thieves. The
master cannot do without me. Go
and kill the silly sheep. The sheep
must always be cared for and can nei-
Their bark nor bite" ....<.
mo-" speaks up the sheep. II bear
wool from which warm clothing is
made. What would men do for win
ter hats if was gone? Kill the stu
pid COW, whose hair is not an inch long
and who has much more flesh than T."
: mo-" speaks up the cow: II draw
the pillow which prepared the earth for
RICE and the master would starve were
1t not for me. cannot be spared. Go
to the lion. The lion is a wild beast
and our enemy. Kill the lion"
{ mo" says the host, for it is the
lion who is our guest. It is for him
We. want the meatv'
At this moment the lion comes out
and gives a big roar, at which all the
animals run away, and the poor lion
is left without meat to Children's
Magazine. e.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-01-01
Upset the Fruit Basket.

Any number can play this game, but
the more in number the better. The
players are: all seated in a circle ex-
ceptirg one, who is placed in the cen
ter. The one in the center names a
fruit beginning with letter A, and
then it is continued in the circle until
no more can be obtained, and then
they! continue with B and G and so
forth until the one in the center says
upset the fruit basket Then all
scramble for different seat, and the
one in the center must try and slip in,
and the one who did not get in must
stand in the center. Then the game
begins again with the letter A.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-01-01
SPIRIT Of THE AIR.
II Permeates the Entire Being Of the
Elyinu Bird,


The bird is little more than drift of
the air brought into form by plum@s.
The air is. in all it's quilts. 1t breathps:
through its whole frame and flesh and
CLOVIS with air in its flying, like brown
flames. 1t rests upon the air. subdues
it, surpasses it, outraces it's the air,
conscious of itself, conquering itself
ruling ITSELF Also in the throat Of
the bird is given the voice Of the air.
All that in the mind itself is weak.
wild, useless in sweetness. is knit to-
gether in its song.
the cloud closed into the perfect form
Of the birds wings, so the wild voice
Of the. cloud into its ordered and COM
manded voice, unwearied, ripping
through the clear heaven in it's glad
ness, interpreting all intense passion
through the soft spring nights. bursting
into acclaim and rapture OF choir at
daybreak or lisping and twittering
among the boughs and hedges; through
the heat Of day, like little: winds that
only make the cowslip bells shake and
ruf1e the petals Of the wild rose.
Also upon the -plumes Of the bird are
put the colors Of the air; on these the
gold of the cloud that cannot be gath.
cred by any 'covetousness; the rubies
Of the cloud. that are not the pride Of
Athena. but are Athena; the vermilion
of the cloud bar, and the fame of
the cloud crest, and the snow Of the
cloud and it's shadow. and the melted
blue OF the deep wells Of the sky-all
these, seized BY the creating spirit and
woven by athena herself into films
and threads Of plume, with wave upon
wave following and fading along
breast and throat and opened wings,
infinite as the dividing Of the foam
and the sitting Of the sea sand, even
the white down Of the cloud seeming
to futter up between the. stronger
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-01-01
Noices of Birds.

There is nothing more remarkable in
this interesting class of animated be-
ings than the voice. The scream Of
the eagle 1900 feet in the air, and
thus more than three miles distant,
may be distinctly heard, and the calls
Of focks of storks and geese, beyond
the reach of sight and equally remote,
are often audible. And these wonder
full powers of voice are infinitely diver
sifed in their expression and use, from
the simplest call to the most compli-
Gated and elaborate song.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-01-01
REMBRANDT AN EASY MARK.
The Great Painter Was a Victim OF
. :. = E. Reckless Speculation.

The Great Painter Was a Victim OF
q : Z. Reckless Speculation.
p German art students who have been
sinv estigating the reason why Rem
brandt died hopelessly bankrupt have
discovered that he was an incorrigible
>speculator. It, had hitherto been pop
ularly supposed that he was compelled
CANT love of jewels. ....@
Unfortunate speculations turn out
to have been the cause Of his financial
ruiz. Documents have been disinter.
red showing that he officially informed
the, municipality Of Amsterdam that
he had suffered heavy losses in bust
ness transactions as, well as through,
damages and losses on the high seas:
q. It was at q; time, $4,000. when al,
Europe was engaged in feverish mon
.ey making In connection with Hol-
]: lands sd meteor1e commercial prosperity
Speculation took. place on a reckless
scale. Immense fortunes were sunk
in shipping. banking and colonial. en-.
,terprises. ~ ~.
Rembrandt, whose highly artistic
nature was sadly devoid Of even ele-
mentary business sense, fell an easy
victim to the scheming spectators of
that era Of frenzied, finance, and he
lost his entire fortune. Many Of his
pictures We're seized for debt bya the
legal authorities before the canvases
were half finished Bankruptcy final
" overlook him and compelled him to
SELL all his properties. his home and
priceless works of art under the ham,
merS at sacrifice prices.-P Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-01-01
The Bitter End.

The word bitter in this expression
does, not imply what appears at first
glance to be the meaning. 1t is de-
rived from the nautical term 'bits'' or
"bitts,'' frame of two pieces of tim
Der located in the fore part Of the ship
for the purpose of holding the anchor
cables. Accordingly the bitter or the
bitt end Of the cable is the end fas-
tened to the bits, and when cable is
out as far as it will go it has reached
it's bitter end. -.
AS consequence when anything has
reached the last extremity we say that
it has come to the bitter end.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-01-01

3 Don't burn, throw away or sell
your rags for little or nothing, but
cut them into strips one-half inch
wide for heavy goods, and from
rhree-quarters to one inch for light
goods, bring them to me and I will
weave them into beautiful rugs and
carpets. If you have your rags pre-
pared | am in a position to weave
them at once. Albert Westman, old
creamery farm on Elk River road.
1-2tp
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-01-01

Hidden Tools.

One, carpenters tool hidden in each
paragraph ..~..
L. The ham merchant came to town.
2. The sound of thunder was awful.
3.Harry is eternally teasing his sis
ter. x + 5rs%
4. How much is electricity worth?
! 5. Up lanes and down hills they
tramped. -. -.
g. Hear the wren chirp.
: z. She was going to teach them all
etiquette. ->.
s. BE sure and gauge rightly.
Answers. Hammer. 2. Saw. 3.
wise 4. Chisel. 5. Plane. 6. Wrench.
X Mallet. 8. Anger. -, .:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher Bridge
former residents Of Princeton, have
returned from Pennsylvania, where
they lived about three years. MI.
Bridge expects to purchase a home
here and make this his future resi-
dence. While he liked Pennsylvania
fairly well he likes Princeton better
the place looks mighty good to him
after his absence.