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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11
Items Here and There

Doc LivermoTe, our eminent Horse
Fizishian and Human Speshialist made
a quart bottle of medicine last wk. and
set it aside. Now Doc has forgot what
he put into the medicine and what he
made it for, being as he didn't liable it,
but he calkilates he can find out what
the medicine is good for by expert
menting with it on horses and humans.
Simon Whittleby, so roomer says. has
won the hart and hand of handsome
wilder at the Co. Seat who he will lead
to the altar. We don't credit this room
er becuz Slime is too shy and bashfu
for to ask a woman to take him for
better or for worse
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11
BRIEF EDDYTORIUL ON
SNOW

There amt mulch room for a
very long eddytoriul in this ishue
of the Bugle, and for this reason
this eddytoriul which we be goin
to dash off wont be long but it'll be
as strong as we can make it con-
sidern its length and heres the sub
jecI1t we be a going to write about ::
"SNOW IN BINGVILLE"
Sinst winter set in in this vicinity
along in November it has snew s.
snew. In other words there has
been Jest one snow fall after an
other, and as result the snow is
now betwixt 8 & 4 it, deep on the
level in town and in some places s
or #. deep where its drifted.
Well, what has happend, we ask?
Why here is what has happend ::
The snow is jest simply layin
where 1t fell, and when a person
goes outen the house how can they
expeckt to navigate with the snow
3 to 4 #. deep?
It's burnin disgrase & a sin & a
shame how folks has permitted the
snow which has fell to lay on their
side walks so that them as has to
go out and about on bizness has to
founder through same until they
be exosted.
Not only that, but what has our
road soopervisers did about breakin
even the Main ST of Bingville with
the town snow pillow made & per-
vided for that purpose? Answer
they amt did nothink On the other
hand our road soopervisers sets by
the stove in Hen Weathersbys store
and smokes and plays checkers and
talks, whilst teams sticks in the
, snow in OUR street and has to be
dug out with shuvvels.
We hope we wont haft to speak
about this matter agin, but if we
do we will say somethink in the
columns of the Bugle that we cal
l1ilate will wake up our road soop-
ervisers to sense of their respon-
sibility even if we haft to rake and
scrape through their pasts in order
to dig up some SCANDALS in their
pasts which they woulddent care
to see in print
THIS AMT WHAT YOU
MIGHT CALL A THREAT
ITS A PROMISEI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11
Hot for Homer

Homer Perkins took hot soapstone
to bed with him to warm his feet on
last Tuesday night which was one OF
the coolest nights we have had so far
this winter Homer had towel raped
around the hot soapstone, but after he
went to sleep he worked the towel often
the soapstone with his feet, then he
dreamt he had died and went to hot
ter climate.
When Homer woke up and realized
that his feet was on the hot soapstone
he says he jumped strait up outen bed
and lit clean in the middle of the floor
with one jump. One heel is SO bad bis
tered that Homer has to wear poul-
tice on it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11

Mrs. Alb Skinner who moves in the
best soshial circles in Bingville says she
would like to have two or three more
washings to do. Little Willie Skinner
will come for same and return said
washings to you after it is washed.
Miss Amelia Tucker, the aknowleged
sassiety queen of Bingville, is laid up
with pneuralgia in her face which is so
swelled up that it don't look like
Amelia's face at all
Jed Peters, our intelligent skoolteach-
er, desired US to announce that the
parents of skollers who he is learning
are cordially invited to visit the skool
whenever they feel like it and see the
almost human intelligence displayed by
his varius pupils
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11
WAYCROSSVILLE

Sam Wilkins is on the sick list.
Jake zimmerman is laid up with an
attack of the grip.
Hester Quinn is suffering from an
attack of roomatiz
Bill Woods is suffering from typhoid
fever.
Joshua Wilkins is suffering from a
severe attack of boils. Josh has three
at the present writing we did
not learn.
Samantha Brownsis laid up with gen.
eral ability and has been for some time
past.
Jack WEIGH, while numbering for
Peter Henkel, broke his leg last week
in the woods.
These are all the calamities in Our
midst which your correspondent can
think of at this writing, but hopes to
be able to chronical more of same next
week. OCCASIONAL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11

Ham Wilson's wife while sewing on
her sewing machine last week nearly
sewed thru her thum. Mrs. Wilson is
one of the best sewers in Bingville
We understand that Ben Wilson has
been talking about US behind our back
Unless Ben desires to get hisself ar
rested for defamashion of karackter it
would be well for him to call at this
offs at onct and make a humble apol-
ogy.
was the guest of Mrs. Cy Hoskins for
Hoskins is sisters and visit quite often
back and forth.
Yves Woodruff, our expert hunter and
trapper, has the pelts of II polecats
stretched over boards and hung up on
amt very oderiferous this cold weather,
but we shudder to think how obnock-
shus they will git when the spring
thaws set in.
Abe Witherow got a letter tother day
from his brother Sam who lives in Da-
kota. This is the first time Abe has
heard from Sam for q years. Abe says
Sam is well as ushual.
Gid Smalley, while lifting a log down
at Sandy Creek saw mill Tuesday last
got stitch in his back and is laid up
in bed. Gid says a man is fule to
bust hisself nearly in two trying to lift
more than anybody else
Phoebe Hildebrand, our fashionable
dressmaker, says that business in her
line is very slack at the present time
Phoebe says December is always a slow
month in the dressmaking business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11
Country Correspondence
CORNCOB CORNERS

Enos Crabtree is talking some of
painting his barn next summer. If talk
ing would do the job Enos' barn would
of been painted years ago.
Gabe Miller has killed three hogs and
has been selling fresh pork in this
vicinity. 1t went fine. Your correspon-
dent had a mess of sausage.
Teenie Woods was spelt down at a
spelling bee at No. skoolhouse last
Friday night by Miss Matilda Hawkins.
Teenie was SO put out that she called
Matilda cat after the spelling bee and
cried all the way home.
There is considerable sickness in our
midst, mostly bad colds. Many of the
people. around the Corners also has
hopping cough and hoop it up pretty
lively all the time
Abner Slocomb has a horse he will
sell cheap. The horse kicked at Abner
last week, and if it had hit him would
of killed him likely. Good reason, Alb,
for selling. ANANIAS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11
Begin the New Year Right

Don't you want to begin the New
you want to begin the New Year with
all your diets paid. up to date and with
a clean page before you? If SO, and
you owe the Bugle anywhere from $40
to SIS, why don't you step into our
offs like a man Cor a woman, as the
case may be-. and settle?
1t will make you feel better to do
this. and will make us feel better and
more prosperouser. Don't put this off
until you forget about it, but do it now.
Show an interest in your town by help
ing your town newspaper. which is now
on its last legs, and unless them as owe
money to it comes to the rescue we
caIkilate it wont last long.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11
Personal MentShiOn

Gid Smalley, while sprinkling the icy
sidewalk in front of his house to keep
people from falling down, had his foot
to slip and fell hisself, spraining his
ankle, shaking him up considerable and
splitting the ashes all over him. Gid
says its just his luck to fall on his own
sidewalk If he had of fell on some
body else's sidewalk he could of
brought suit for damages against them.
Lafe Whitaker led his old horse Nero
out to water tother morning when it
was below zero and Nero was skittish
and begin to cavort, hauling LATE back
and forth all over the stable yard. AS
soon as LATE got Nero back into the
stable again he give him a good larrup-
ing for cuttin up so.
Mrs. Cy Hoskins baked up a lot of
doughnuts last Saturday Cy he ct 9
of them before they cooled off and amt
felt we'll sinst. Mrs. Hoskins bal1es tur-
rible good doughnuts
AMI Witherow had a bad cold in his
chest and SO he stuck porous plaster
on his chest to cure it with The cold is
now well, but the porous plaster re-
mains. AMI says he has tried to pull it
off several times but it hurts him so
bad he amt got the moral courage to do
so and calkilates he will let it wear off
Slime Henderson's wife's grand
mothers sister, who lives at Sorrow
Hollow, is visiting for a few days at
Shines house. She is a very spry old
lady for her age. How old she is we
didn't learn.
Brad Hinsley invited US into his eel
lar tother day and give us dipperful
of hard cider. Its fine cider-if you
know when you've got enough. One dip
perful is egzilerating, but we calkilatc
that two dippersful would incapacitate a
person for work.
Mrs. Jerushia Perkins put out a big
wash last Monday morning and hadn't
no more than got up the last things on
the line until the line broke and about
half of the wash had to be did over
again. Jerushia was good deal put out
about this.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11
Awful TOOthaCke

Bill Hepburn, our artistick blacksmith
had a awful toothacke one night last
week. 1t was a jumping toothacke, and
every time the tooth jumped he said
he thort to goodness his head would fly
often his shoulders.
He coulddent sleep a wink and along
about ! a. m. he got up and dressed
and went to Doc Livermore who he
woke up and asked Doc to pull the
tooth outen his head as quick as he
could get holt of it. Doc was nearly
aslep and a good deal bewildered at
that hour of the morning, but he got
Bill into a chair and rammed pair
of forceps into his mouth, planting one
foot into Bills stummick, leaned back
and pulled and hauled until the tooth
finally come out, when to Bills disgust
he found that Doc had pulled the
wrong TOOTH
Doc said if at first you don't succeed
try, try again, SO he rammed the for
ceps back into Bills mouth and took
holt of the tooth that was acking and
strained back, and the forceps slipped
often the tooth and Doc fell sprawling,
striking his head awful wallop on the
corner of the bureau.
By this time Bill said he guessed his
toothacke was better and that he would
return home and go to bed, which he
done in deep disgust. Bill says that be-
tween Doc pulling the wrong tooth the
first time and the forceps slipping off
the right tooth the second time, his
mouth acked him so bad he couldn't
tell whether he had toothacke or not.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11
Births

We regret not being able to report
any births in Bingville or vicinity in
this ishue of the Bugle. We had hoped
to be able to report at least one new
arrival in this ishue, together with its
weight, sex and other important par
ticulars, but the expedited don't always
happen, and we therefore ask you to be
pashient until next week or the week
after, when we hope to be able to state
deinately that one more has been add
ed to the growing populashion of Bing-
vile
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11
Cy HoskinS SwOpped Watch

Cy Hoskins and Anne Hillyer swopped
watches in Hen Weathersby's store
tother night Anne thinks he got little
the best of Cy in the swop, being as the
watch he got sometimes runs as long
as an hour at a time, whereas the
watch Anne traded to Cy wont go at all
less you shake it, ard then only for
mint or two. Neither watch IS a very
reliable tinlepiece as you might say.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11

Being as business is dull l thought !
might as well m AXE a extra dollar or
two sharping skates for the boys which
is why ] insert this advertisement The
ice is good at present. Make the most
of it, boys, while it lasts. Remember
they wont be no ice on Snake Crick or
Gootchic Pond next July. Skate while
you can. What is the use trying to
skate on dull skates when you can have
me sharp them up keen as a razor for
5 cts. per pair. will sharp your
skates while you wait. sharped up a
pair of skates for Lem Quigley last wk.
and they was SO sharp that they slipt
out from under him and like to of
broke his fool neck. 1 will do the
same to you. l don't know much about
skating myself, being as l never had a
skate on in my life, but can sharp
them for you all right Give me a trial
and be convinced.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
CONSCIENCE STILLS CANTOR.
The Rev. Max psets
Musical service Plans.

Several hundred Jews in the %neighbor-
hood OF the Mt. Morris Baptist Church.
Fifth avenue, between l26th and 121th
streets, were invited last week 10 hear
the Rev. Max Grammar, cantor OF the
musical service at the Mt. Morris Church
next SUNDAY. Yesterday II was an
nounced thai the Rev. Mr. Grammar
would not sing because he had decided
il was not good etiquette.
Fndeavors were made last evening to
find out II there had been any objection
TO his singing among the authorities
Of the Jewish church in the city. Mr..
Grammar, however. said that was not
the case, that the matter rested entirely
with him. that he had declined to sing
as a matter of principle from tn" FIRST.
and tina the invitations bearing his
name were sent out hy Don Carlos Buell..
choir leader Of the church. without any
confirmation from him.
Mr.. Buell. said Mn. Grammar had hest
tated about singing At first, but had con-
scented when Morris \, MagHer. presl-
dent OF the synagogue, had said that he
would be proud to have him 60. lie even
went to the church for n rehearsal, ac-
cording to Mr.. Buell., and did not let hin
know that he would not sing until late
last week.
A number of other prominent Jewish
singers will he at the service. which is
the third of II series giving the music OF
different organizations, \ Catholic and
Masonic service have preceded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
HUGE ICE RINK WILL
Be BUILT In GARDEN
Investment Of 5000. 900
Planned for improvements
in Madison Square.

Ice skating. the reign!ng fashion. is
10 claim Madison square Garden. II
was nnounced yesterday that. instead
OF preparing to have the old landmark
razed for office buildings. as was planned
some time ago, an investment OF $500, 900
Is TO be made in improvements which
will make the place the largest rink IN
the world.
The many ether activities of the Gar
den are TO go OF AZ before. IL IL under
stood. but in between horse shows. box
ing matches and other attractions the
fioor of the house will be flooded and
frozen. Monster ice ballets are to he
held there. according to Manager Harry
A. Cochrane. with skating races, amateur
hockey games. curling. aud exhibitions
by professionals. At the same time an
independent rink will be provided for
the public. The arena can he divided
into three Kinks, the outer one forming
a race track with seven laps to the mile.
Warren a We,more. the architects,
have planned the changes TO be made
in the building after a special study Of
the Berlin ice palace other famous
places OF the sort. A great part of the
investment will 20 to install new plumb
ing, retiring rooms and other comforts
now lacking at the Garden. II IL planned
to have restaurant service with the skat-
ing. as In Berlin. so that skaters may
dine at the rink and watch the Ice ballet,
and then return to the floor at its con
clusion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
INQUIRY RESUMES II. D
Nine Prisoners sim waiting u
Testify About sing sing.

WHITE PLAINS. y. y, Dec. 26.-When
the members OF the Westchester county
Grand Jury resume their inquiry into
conditions at Sing Sing prison tomorrow
morning the remainder Of the witnesses
In the interest of Warden Osborne will
be heard. after which District Attorney
Weeks will rapidly vino up the States
evidence.
Nine prisoners are still confined in the
White Plains jail. three OF whom will
testify this week. These men are from
Comstock prison. having been trans
ferred from Sing Sing by Supt. Riley,
1t is said they will be used to contra-'
dict certain statements made by Warden
Osborne when he was before the Grand
Jury in reference to certain felonies,
1t now develops that nearly every
prison official who has been discharged
by Warden Osborne has started court
proceedings seeking reinstatement War
den Osborne has just filed his return to
the alternative writ Of mandamus, oh
tanned by Hugh s. Sullivan, a former
keeper. Sullivan said he was n veteran
of the Spanish wal and was discharged
without a hearing. The warden in his
return says Sullivan was found intoxi-
Gated while on duty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
Irving Bcrlin's Ragtime Music
Delightful Feature Of
the Evening.
DANCING Is EXCELLENT

The Globe Theatre had a long tenancy
with ''~Chin-Chin." but stop! Look
Listen =" which vas seen there for the
first time on saturday night. will un-
doubtedly linger just as long. The new
musical piece is primarily Intended to
display the talents of Gaby Deslys. which
IL does to the highest power and. more
over. presents her more a%lluringly than
she was ever before seen here.
In many ways she is II possible a
more pleasing young person to the eye
than she used to I've. and certainly she
appeals 10 the ear more irresistibly. She
does not dance ~ Mrs. Castle and some
of her colleagues do. as though II Was
the thing they could not help doing.
but she has acquired great facility
since she came 20 this country first.
and some grace. She is as beautiful
as ever. perhaps improved by her slight
ness in some physica! respects. although
in others-in her arms for instance.
which were more faultless when they
were pluinper-and in every apparition
there IL the agreeable impression OF a
desire to please.
That makes a potent appeal when II
is successful. Gaby beslys was delight
full in all she did. and therefore her evil
dent anxiety to 60 her best warmed
the hearts of the audience To her. Her
frocks were beautiful. her hats as gro
,esque as ever and. whether as the
chorus girl or the star, she was n figure
of unchanging and animated loneliness.
It is the supposed rise OF a young
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
ALL OF WILMINGTON
MAIL LOOT RECOVERED
Federal Agents Believe Two
Negro Wagon Drivers Had
Woman Accomplish.

WiLMiNGroN. Del. Dec. ce-Nirtualy
all OF the stock, bonds and other negotl-
able papers taken from a registered man
pouch here have been recovered ny
Federal officers.
Most OF the securities which were not
recovered n short time after the dis
covery Of the robbery. scattered about
the mail wagon. were found later at the
home OF the two negroes accused OF TN"
theft. Tiis LOT consisted of a registered
package from Laird & CO., local brokers.
with checks and stocks to the amount OF
sl7:.3Oo.
The prisoners under arrest are Albert
and Earl Johnson. drivers of the wagon.
While they deny the offence. post office
inspectors think that rhcy have the guilty
parties. The package recovered at their
home was found In an old stove In a
Kitchen shed and an attempt had been
made TO burn the papers.
Federal agents do not thiuk the men
had more than one accomplice, believed
TO Ice "A negro woman, who is being
watched.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
STAGELAND CHILDREN
HAVE CHRISTMAS TREE
Mites Appear in Annual Holt
day Performance at Com
edy Theatre.

The Comedy Theatre became Fairy.
land last night for one night at least.
Little feet tripped and danced over its
stage and shining little faces bowed
over It's footlights to a delighted aud
ence OF fathers and mothers and friends
who had come To see and to applaud the
stage children's very own Christmas
performance.
There were ,hirty-hve of them in It
and "a hundred at least in the audience,
From every branch OF "the profession
the little actors and actresses came.
from the movies to The Blue Bird" and
Daddy Long Legs out every one
loved every minute spent on the stage
and from the e~cstatic cries behind the
scenes It might he gathered that tho
spirit OF Christmas was there too.
Every year for four years the Stage
Children's Fund. Inc. has given an en-
tertainment at Christmas time. the chill
dren themselves paying all. OF the ex-
penses and inviting their families and
friends.
The very littlest children on the stage
were Katherine Roberts, who is ) years
old May Morissey. who IN b also Baby
burns. who IL going on .. and Sidney
| Burnuch. who Is 4. All were dressed in
Colonial costumes. They danced a min
uet with only an occasional glance at
! their mamas In the wings. And there
was e~ight-year-old Dorothy Strong.
| whom everybody-even the other little
! girls mamas-voted the prettiest OF all,
singing her first song and getting great
applause.
There were any number OF other little
! boys and girls whom everybody has seen
In the movies or on the stage, singing
and d~ancing-toe dancins, too-or giving
limitations and recitations just as we'll
as any growHup on the stage--and the
Oldest was only IS, Then, rights on the
stage, was a big Christmas tree, and on
II hung a hundred kodaks and n hundred
boxes Of candy. After the show the
children got their presents, mid more
applause.
II was all a great success. because the
children and their friends were happy
and because Prof. j. q. T.. Small had
trained them and Mrs. Nellie Thorns
had helped him and there was Barney
BERNARD to act as the prologue and tell
what was going to happen. Everybody
had a merry time, even II II was the day
after Christmas.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
European Star Shows I'm.
prOvement Since Broadway
Audiences Last Saw Her.
SUPPORTING CAST IS GOOD

they to he the Montgomery and stone
OF the future?
Joseph Santley. who Is not only =
graceful and ssilful dancer but an
agreeable and sympathetic personality,
was Gaby Deslys's dancing partner. ana
Frank Lalor was amusing IN the Few
scenes he had. Nothing delighted the
audience more than the seS'et STOP
Look. Listen =" which the comedians
sang and danced. Then the ragtime
melodrama which closed the second act.
with n burlesaue IN which the innocent
maiden. the pursuing villain. the muir
dered father and the young lover all
danced ~ the most syrcorated muse
tina, Irving Berlin could conceive OF.
turned out 20 he an original and anus
ing close to the act.
ONLY Tempest and Sunshine in 'Teach
Me to Love" did not appear to ~ INTO
their surroundings. and while blossom
Seel.v sang only one song II was enough.
But she was "a c~hastened in her new
atmosphere as Harry Fox. Harry Ftl-
Ger has been limited by Mr.. Diliing-
TO one dance In the last act. which
is %curlouslv enough the most danger
Gus one now to be witnessed IN any
pIav on the New York stage How Mr..
Dillingham; could have persuaded him
self Ia ALLOW MIR. rilcer TO do ANYTHING
50 DANCE Gus u IL NOT easy 10 under-
stand. Mr.. Pilc"r even falls down n
pair of stairs on the back Of his neck,
so the degree OF his devotion to art may
be understood.
Robert McQuinn designed the scenery
and costumes. which are interestingly
modern III their fantastic character.
The scenery In particular. with its
quaint and imaginative backgrounds.
was an appropriate frame.
The color scheme familiar from Mr..
Quinn's work suited the stage well for
the groups which II. III. Burnside had
- ingen!ously arranged. II. Il. Smith
provided the story and the lyrics were
attributed TO Mr.. Berlin. who had satu-
rated the entertainment IN fascinating
and melodious syncopation. II looks as
II all the factors had succeeded In land
ing Mr.. Dillingham; with another Chin
Chin on his hands.