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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-04
She LIKES TO BEG
Topeka Woman Refuses to Go to the
County Farm.

Eating three hearty breakfasts
within an hour was the feat which a
Topeka woman, 70 years old, accom-
plished Wednesday morning. She has
been pretending to sell pins and nee
dies as preteXt for begging while the
county supports her and her S0-year-
old brother instead of sending them
to the county farm. Topeka relatives
have offered the couple homes but the
woman has refused as she likes the
excitement of begging.
The Provident association has been
keeping the two in coal, rent money
and groceries, but the woman made
the mistake of begging at the home
of one of the officials of a Topeka
charitable association Wednesday and
the man had the matter looked into.
She told him that she was hungry and
was getting no help of any sort
When confronted by the same party
later, she told another story, but fatty
refused to be taken to the county
farm. She is too fond of the excite
ment of begging, says Mrs. Lillian H.
Moore, special investigator for the
PrOVident association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-04
BASEBALL FOR MEXICO
Gen. Carranza Will Have Represen-
tative at Frisco Meeting.

Auburn, N. Y, Nov. 4.-Secretary
John H Farrell of the National Asso-
citation of Professional Baseball Clubs
left today for Chicago, where a special
train will be made up for baseball
nagnates from the United States and
Canada, bound for the annual meet
ing of minor baseball clubs at San
Francisco. The national board of ar
bitration will consider several hun
bred disputed baseball cases on the
train, en- route.
Secretary Farrell declared the
meeting will be attended by a repre-
sentative of the CarranZa government,
who will seek territory for baseball
league in northern Mexico under the
rules of organized baseball in the
United States.
The five-year term of the members
of the national board having expired,
new members are to be elected in San
Francisco next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-04
Dandruff Soon
Ruins The Hair

Girls-if you want plenty of thick.
beautiful, glossy, silky hair, do by all
means get rid of dandruff, for it will
starve your hair and ruin it if you
don't.
1t doesn't do much good to try to
brush or wash it out. The only sure
way to get rid of dandruff is to dis
solve it, then you Destroy it entirely
To do this, get about four ounces of
ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at
night when retiring; use enough to
molten the scalp and rub it in gently
with the finger tips.
By morning, most if not all, of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or
four more applications will complete
ly dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace or it.
You will find, too. that all itching
and digging of the scaip Will stop, and
your hair will look and feel a hundred
times better. You can get liquid ar
Won at any drug store. 1t is mex
pensive and four ounces is all you will
need, no matter how much dandruff
you have. This simple remedy never
failS.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-04
BOND IS CANCELLED
Street Railway Is Released From
Obligation by the City.

A bond for $4,000 which the To-
peka Street railway gave the city
three years ago, guaranteeing to make
certain extensions, was Cancelled by
the city commission today. George P.
Hayden, city attorney, explained to
the members of the commission that
the railway company had made all
the extensions it promised except the
South Kansas avenue extension, and
has shown good faith in this matter
by paying S4,700 to the city for the
right to use the South Kansas avenue
bridge over Shunganunga creek.
He said there was no doubt this ex-
tension would be completed as soon
as the city got the bridge built so the
company could use it. 1t would cost
SIS for the company to renew the
bond on which the premium has ex-
pired, Hayden told the commissioners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-04
EQUAL U. S. PENSIONS
France Will Make Enormous Appro-
priations for Soldiers Widows.

Paris, Nov 4-''Our pension laws
will necessarily develop an Importance
equal to those of the United States
after the American Civil war;" says
Deputy Pierre Masse, reporter for the
pensions committee of the chamber.
s"Those laws" he adds, will carry
such heavy appropriations as to eXer-
else a greater influence-social and
political-than all the social legisla-
ton of recent years"
Two important reforms are pro-
posed in pension bills that the COM
mittee has reported favorably. The
pensions of widows are to be increased
proportionately to the number of or
phans and pensions will be granted to
mothers for the loss of sons who were
their main support.
The rates provided for the new law
are from 563 francs CSI12) for widows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-04
DEMOCRATIC
Stanley Elected Governor Over G. o.
p Opponent by Narrow Margin.

Louisville, KY, Nov. 4.-Unofficial
but apparently reliable tabulations to-
day of the gubernatorial vote in Ken
lucky Tuesday gave A. o. Stanley,
Democrat, an indicated majority of
2,0S1 over Edwin P. Morrow, Repub-
hcan.
AS additional returns became avail
able Stanley's apparent lead Wednes-
day was cut from approximately 5000
to 1000 and then to slightly over
1000, around which figure it seemed
likely today it will stand.
Meanwhile irreconcilable claims of
victory continued to be made at the
headquarters of both candidates. The
majority of Gov. James B. McCreary
in 1911 over his Republican opponent
WAS 31.325
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-04

of private soldiers running from that
figure through the various grades up
to $3.50 francs ($1,05O) a year for the
widow of a general of division; these
figures being subject to increase in the
case of orphans. If the soldier or Of
ficer died of wounds not received in
battle or of disease contracted while
on duty the pensions run from 375
francs (S75) to $500 francs (S7O0) a
year.
No statistic of the number of killed
and MANNED in the French army are
available to the public but the indica-
tions given by Mon,aeur Masse, who
knows, are to the effect that Frances
pension burden will be heavier than
that of the United states after the
Civil war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-04
A FINE TREATMENT
FOR CATARRH
EASY TO MAKE AND COSTS LITTLE

Catarrh is such an insidious disease and
has become so prevalent during the past
few years that its treatment should be
derstood by all.
Science has fully proved that Catarrh is
a constitutional disease and therefore re-
quires a constitutional treatment Sprays
inhalers, salves and nose douches seldom
if ever give lasting benefit and often drive
the disease further down the air passages
and into the lungs.
If you have Catarrh or Catarrhal deaf
ness or head noises, go to your druggist
strength. Take this home and add to it
II pint of hot water and ounces of gran
ulated sugar; stir until dissolved, take one
tablespoonful times a day.
This will often bring quick relief from
the distressing head noises, elogged nos
and mucus stop dropping into the throat
This treatment has slight tonic action
which makes it especially effective in
cases where the blood has become thin
and weak 1t is easy to make, tastes pleas
ant and costs little. Every person who
wishes to be free from this destructive
disease should give this treatment trial.
advertisements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-04
ROONEY HAS QUIT
County Probation Officer Hands
In His Resignation.
Lyman e. Malone Is Appointed
to Succeed Him.

In the face the so-called sweeping
economy measures enacted and put
into effect by the county commission
ers September 1, Edward Rooney,
probation officer of Shawnee county,
rendered his resignation to Hugh Mac
Farland, probate judge, this morning
The cut in county expenses was made
to cover up a $4,000 deficit in the
county finances at the rate of $1,000
a year Five hundred dollars was
sliced from the probate and juvenile
court budget. The cut took about $50
a month from the salary OF the propa-
ton officer, reducing it from $50 to
SIS a month. A clerk, Miss Louise
McGoff, was discharged to cover up
the remainder of the $500.
A growing law business when
Rooney says he cannot afford to neg
Iect, in order to handle a $55 a month
job, was another reason given Tor the
resignation. Rooney's resignation was
not unexpected. Just after the county
commissioners announced their econ
omy plans the probation officer an
nounced that he would quit If the
measures were carried out Rooney
is a member of the law firm OF Mote
& Rooney.
81 find that cannot give the atten-
ton to the job of probation offlcer
that it should have and also look after
my law practice" said Rooney: Then
the reduced salary makes the situation
worse than ever"
l.. E. Malone Is Appointed.
The probation officers resignation
was effective this morning. Judge
Hugh MacFarland announced that he
had appointed Lyman E. Malone to
succeed Rooney. Malone was stenog-
raphar in the second division of the
Shawnee county district court Tor
Judge George H. WhitcOmb during the
1915 April term while c. D. Wellman
was on a vacation trip. The new pro-
baton officer is a Washburn law stu
dent.
Since September 1 Miss Louise NC
Golf has been working in the probate
and juvenile court office a part OF the
time. Judge MacFarland and nave
been paying her out of cur own sal
aries,' said Rooney.
Rooney was appointed probation Of
ficer to succeed John Lucas nearly
three wears ago and has handled thou
sands of cases coming under the SUI
pervision of the juvenile court.
Mr.. Rooney was the most practical
and the best probation officer that the
county has ever had to my know!-
edge" said Judge MacFarland this
morning. From investigations have
made over the state, L do not think
any officer had him beaten. | could
NOT EXPECT a man of his ability to
STAY with the job at the present sal
ary.'
Although Rooney's resignation was
officially effective this morning both
he and Judge MacFarland say that
the probation officer will -'emain part
" on the job for several days to start
Malone into the work and to finish
up a number of old cases that have
been on hand for several weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-04
DON'T BE BILIOUS.
HEADACHY, SICK,
OR CONSTIPATED
Enjoy life! Liven your liver and
bowels tonight and
feel great.
Wake up with head clear, stOm-
ach sweet, breath right,
cold gone.

Take one or two Cascarets tonight
and enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and
bowel cleansing you ever experienced.
Wake up feeling grand, your head will
be clear, your tongue clean, breath
sweet, stomach regulated and your Iiy-
er and thirty feet of bowels active Get
a box at any drug store now and get
Strengthened up by morning. Stop the
headache, bilousness, bad colds and
bad days. Feel fit and ready for work
or play Cascarets do not GRIPPE sicl5en
or inconvenience you the next day like
salts, pills or calomel They're fine!
Mothers should give a whole Cas-
caret any time to cross, sick, bilious
or feverish children because it will act
thoroughly and can not injure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-04
NEVADAON CRUCIAL RUN
superintendent Required to Make
10 Knots an Hour.

Rockland, Me-, Nov. 4.-Having
standardized her screws, the super
dreadnought Nevada started today on
her tWelve-hour endurance run, on
which she was required to maintain a
speed of nineteen knots an hour. 1t
was expected that at the conclusion
of the run she would anchor off Bos-
ton light.
The Oklahoma, the sister ship of the
Nevada, will have her standardization
trials on the Penobscot course early in
January, according to announcement
by the naval trial board today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-04
PRIZE HUNTING STORY
Rabbit Shot in Two-Front Legs Out
ran Dogs.

New York, Nov. 4.-The following
drifted in today from a correspondent
at Sayville, L. l.:
Herbert Feldmeier of Brooklyn, a
member of a hunting party in the
Sayville woods, today brought in the
hind quarters of a rabbit. He solemn
ly declared he shot the cottontail
squarely in two and that the front
part, relieved of the weighty avoir-
dupois rear sections had outrun the
dogs and SO he had lost half of his
game.
The natives were incredulous save
for the hopeful reporter"
Barnum was right.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-04
Athens DISPATCH Confirms crisis.

Athens, Nov. 4.-Following its de-
feat in parliament today the cabinet
resigned. The immediate cause of the
defeat was a remark made by War
Minister Yanakitsas. which was con-
s1dered by former Premier Venizelos
as insulting to the national assembly.
NJ. Venizelos demanded an immediate
apology. Premier Zaimis then declared
the government stood behind the war
minister and demanded a vote of con-
fidence
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-14
MaeterIinck on Medicine.

NJ. Maeterlinck might almost be de-
scribed as poet in spite of himself.
Had the desire Of his heart been at
tanned, he would have been a doctor.
Some years ago he confessed to his
early ambitions in letter addressed
to French medical journal. Il never
commenced the study Of medicine" he
wrote. II did my duty in conforming
with the family tradition which or
dams that the eldest son shall be an
avocat. shall regret to my last day
that obeyed those traditions and con-
secrated my most precious years to the
vainest Of sciences. All my instincts,
al my inclinations, attached me to the
study Of medicine. which am more
than ever convinced is the most beau
iful key which gives access to the
great realities of life. London Spec
tator. ,..
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-14
How He Got AIonu,

An attorney living on the north side
was arrested a few weeks ago charged
with violating the motor speed law
When his case was called in city courI
the next day he asked that it be con
tinued for week. The arrest caused
his wife considerable embarrassment
and she spent most of her morning con
versations with the neighbors during
the next few days in explaining just
how it happened.
On the day Of the trial one Of the
neighbors was sitting on the porch as
the attorney returned home
"Hello, jack" said the neighbor
How did you get along in the police
court?"
'"Finer' yelled the attorney; then he
whispered, ''Twenty-fve and costs. -
indianapolis News.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-14
Youthful Genius.

Pascal wrote treatises on acoustics
at twelve, at which age he was busily
occupied in constructing elaborate cir
culating machines. and at sixteen he
published his treatise on Comic Sec
TONS" which Descartes refused to be-
.lieve was not the work Of a great mas
ter. John Stuart Mill was studying
Greek at three, had practically master
ed the language at seven and year
later was acting as schoolmaster to his
younger brothers and sisters. John
Ruskin actually produced a manuscript
work in three volumes before he reach
ed his seventh birthday. n
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-14
RAIN FROM A CLEAR SKY.
An Alleged Phenomenon Linked With
the Falling Of Dew.

An Alleged Phenomenon Linked With
the Falling Of Dew.
In English dictionaries we find the
word serein defined as a fine rain
which sometimes falls from clear sky
shortly after sunset. The word is
French, but has become the interna-
tonal designation in meteorological
works for this alleged phenomenon,
which Is always described as quite
rare. '-
Has the phenomenon a real exist
ence?
The fact that stereotyped descrip-
ton of it has been passed on from one
meteorological writer to another since
the latter part of the eighteenth cen.
ury is by no means conclusive evidence
on this point, for science has perpetu-
ated many myths by the process of
roiteration
Professor Gustav Hellmann, in q re-
cent publication of the Russian Mete-
geological institute, sees in the concep-
ton Of the serein merely the survival
Of the old fashioned belief that even
Ing dew falls from the Clear sky, and
he finds that the serein Of early French
writer's was identical with that even
ing dampness" which was supposed to
Do Injurious to human health.
It still remains possible that rain
may sometimes fall from Il clear sky,
though this is not likely to be phe-
nomenon peculiar to the early evening.
Some cases can be explained as due to
the oblique falling of raindrops, carried
horizontally by the wind. when the
clouds from which they came have
passed away.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-14
NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES.

The first month of the third year Of
the State Normal school at Minot
finds an enrolment of 200. The en-
rollment at this time in 1914 was 100,
while in 1918 it was 70. At present
there are 81 candidates for gradua-
; ton in June, of which ten are in the
advanced course. Organization thru
out the departments was effected with
little difficulty. Six members were
added as follows:
Mr.. H. c. Fish, B. L., University Of
Wisconsin, and former curator Of the
North Dakota State Historical Soci-
ETY.. Mr.. Fish is head of the history
!! department.
+. Mr.. J. M. Macarthur, B. s., Kansas
State Agricultural College. Mr.. Nc
| Arthur has the department of agricul-
ture, to succeed Charles w. Hammond
who resigned for years further stu
dy in the east.
| Mr.. Fl. w. Corzine, B. S., University
of Illinois, and Eastern Illinois Nor
NAL school, takes charge of the work
in manual training.
Miss Eleanor c. Bryson, B. S.,
Lewis Institute, Chicago, takes charge
|! of the department of domestic sci
ence.
Miss Mary C. Reed, Phi. B., State
Normal School, Moorhead, Mimi, Uni
versity of Chicago, graduate student
University of Chicago, is critic teach
! er, second primary.
Mr.. P. O. Mehl, A. B., Augustane
College, University Of South Dakota,
teaches mathematics. and is Sec
tary Of the Normal school.
These additional departments are
supplying an evident need, as shown
t by the registration thus far. The
winter. terms enrolment will un-
doubtedly tax even this added service
and present equipment.
The Model school has an enroll
ment of 1877, and is at present housed
in the main building awaiting COM
pletion Of improvements in the Model
school building.
The different classes are organizing
and getting acquainted. During the
past week the special students had a
meeting and elected the following
students as officers: President, J. A.
Christensen, Shafer; vice president,
Seth Brundage, Minot; Sec.- Treas,
Theo Perry, Crosby; class officer, H.
C. Fish.
The assembly period has been we'll
filled the past week with good talks
and interesting music. Tuesday morn
ing Mrs. Frank White Of Valley City
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-14
FOR SALE.

Eleven miles north and one mile
west of Minot, 800 acres Of good land,
220 acres under cultivation, IS acres
in pasture, balance meadow; 70 acres
now in rye. Fair buildings, nice grove
and an abundance of good water in
two shallow wells. VIII make an
ideal stock farm as the soil is we'll ad-
apted to growing tame grass. Price
81, 900. $4,000 down, balance in five
years at per cent. Can give perfect
title. IA of 1916 crop goes with
place delivered in elevator at Glen
burn. F. E. Holmes, Box 81 r. D.
No. 3, Glenburn, N. Oak.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-14
a Family Trait.

"Oh, mother!" exclaimed the tender
hearted little Frances, coming in from
school with tears in her eyes. There
was the pitifulest. little orphan there
today! He had holes in his stockin's
an all his co'es. an his shoes wern't
alike, an he hadn't any hat. 1t made
me cry to look at him. He was the
orphanest little boy ever saw. Oh.
just know that poor child's father an
mothers both orphans too! : Pitts
burgh Press.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-14
ROUGH MUSIC.
~ EvIIdosr's Medicine, One Dose Of
Which 10 Usually Enouuh.

There are more ways than one to
punish evildoers. Did you ever hear
Of chastising wife beaten by means
Of trough music?' No, this Is not q
reference to the photograph record
which the children have played with.
It is even worse. 1t has been in use In
the southern counties Of England for
Ut least four centuries, and it Is so
effective that 1t is likely to persist for
several centuries to come. The one
disadvantage Of this method of pun
ishment is that it Furnishes the victim
quite rs much as It does the guilty
party. 1t is inflicted on men and wo-
men alike, but 1t is most merciless
when 1t Is directed against the hen
pecked husband.
When 1t is the consensus of opinion
in the village that a man or woman
has been guilty Of conduct unbecom-
Ing a decent, self respecting burgher
the neighbors assemble at the home Of
one Of them, equipped with tin pans,
Ore shovels, pokers, kettles, pairs Of
iron potlids, COW horns and anything
else that will make hideous noise,
and march in silence to the house of
the offender. Suddenly they break
forth with a raucous, deafening din.
When the rest of the village has been
aroused and there Is sufficiently large
audience the wit of the trough music
band" lays the charge against the Of
fender in verses that are not usually
distinguished for refinement and con-
alteration. After this has been done
the band marches to every tavern in
town, where the charges are repeated.
One such punishment, as rule, is SUI.
dcient.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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addressed the assembly comparing the
opportunities and the methods of the
early normal history in the state with
the life today. She was listened to
with a great deal of pleasure. We'd
nesday morning Mrs. Thos. G. Win
ter of Minneapolis gave an inspira-
tional talk to the student body.
The Sakakawea play is in shape and
tonight it will be given. Miss Miller
deserves great credit for the excellent
response she has gotten from the
children in this play. One hundred
and twenty five children of the Model
school will take part Three Indians
of the Berthold reservation will take
part in the jntermissions.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-14
TRAINING THE FLEA.
How tho Tiny Insect Is Weaned From
His Jumping Habit.

How tho Tiny Insect Is Weaned From
His Jumping Habit.
The teaching Of the flea to do any
sort Of trick is, of course a tedious,
difficult matter" said a flea trainer.
1.-The first thing to do is to break it of
its natural habit Of jumping.
zone can see how necessary this is
when one considers the flea is less than
one-eighth Of an inch in length and
has jump Of three feet-30O times its
own length. If a six foot man had
the same leaping power he could make
leaps of 1900 feet, so that when flea
has the advantage of one leap he is
good as gone forever. My apparatus
for jump breaking is a round glass
ball. l contine him in this for three
weeks. l Look through this ball, touch
it, fash lights into 1t, talk, do every
thing to let the flea accustom himself
to my presence. At first he will jump
and jump. He strikes against the
curved walls and gets bruised. After
a time. and find three weeks to be
ample, the flea gets to know me, and
he also gets to know that it is less
painful to crawl than to Jump and get
bruised.
"The flea cannot differentiate be.
tween transparent glass and no glass.
so that when take him from the ball
he still strikes this peculiar obstruc-
ton and so he don't jump. So, you see,
a flea must have some reasoning power
somewhere, but am in no position to
say where it is located. That is why
have to pick feas up with tweezers
and put them on my arm when want
to feed them. They don't dare to
jump on me."-Kansas City Star.