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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
FLYNN EDDYTORIAL,.

7 Down to Hen Weathersby's
store tother cv'g several of our
most prominent citizens was gath
cred cussing and discussing vari-
Gus subjeckts on witch the fate of
the nashion hinges.
Among them present was Cy
Hoskins. After the chances of
who would come out on top in
the present war in Yurup was dis
Gust, Cy Hoskins speaks UP and
says that he ca1kilates the day will
come when the people of Bingville
and vicinity will be a FLYNN in air
ships up in the air hundreds of
feet above the earth, and with no
visible means of support. Cy says
that he had been up at some place
or other and done purity tollab1e
well at remaining in the atrno-
sphere, instead of coming down
and breakin the Teller who went
In it's fool neck.
Hank Dewberry said it was his
opinion that the people of Bing-
vile and vicinity wouldn't be FLYNN
In air-ships much before next
spring anyhow. Hank said that he
ca1lilated he would be doing well
If his great-grandchi1dren ever
saw a air-ship which was a success
full means of navigation, and that
more than that he didn't ever ex-
pect to have any great-grandchil-
dren. Cy called Hank a skeptick
and Hank called Cy a liar-Hank
said he didn't know what skep-
tick was but that he wasn't one
anyhow and hoped he never would
be.
Several others got all snarled
up in arguments as to whether we
would ever have air-ships or
whether we wouldn't
Deacon Bradbury and L. Wilkins
got so excited over it that they in
vited each other out in the road to
decide whether we would have air
ships some day or whether we
wouldn't, and when they both
found each other was wi1lin to go
they hen1med and hawed and
changed the subject of converse
shion.
| We do not know whether Bing-
vile will ever. have air-ships or
not and we don't care. The ques-
ltion of the hour in Our minds is
whether or not we can raise enough
money on back Subscriptions be-
fore next week to pay our paper
bills and keep out of bankruptcy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
Personals

Nice weather after tie rain.
Hez Andrews perdicts that we will
| have two more big rain storms within
a short time. Hez says when there is
one big rain there is always two more
folders It. If there was a Bingvil1e viii
call on Hez for permulgatin such
theories.
Dad Henderson went squirt huntin
recent, and shot hen hawk. Dad most
generally always as a rule shoots some
thin when he goes huntin, whether it is
what he went huntin for or not.
Bale Hawkins says that his hay crop
this year wasn't hardly worth cutting
owing to the drought. Bale expects to
have to buy hay for his stock this win
ter as usual.
Miss Phro1licia Watkins sung in the
qure last Sunday in place of Miss
Amelia Tucker, who spent Sunday at
the County Seat as the guest of some
young lady whose name we haven't
learned. Miss Phronicia's voice is SO
str ong, that when she is singing you
wouldn't think there was anybody else
in the quire but her.
Harve Hines, our tonsoriaI barber.
cut heads of hair last week, shaved
y faces, administered 2 shampoos, and
sold 80 glasses of his delisflious soda,
which is served in the same room where
he conducts his tonsorial par1or Harve
says that if business was as good every
week as it was last week, that he would
be perfectly satisfied.
Doc Livermore had an awful spell of
sickness last week You d nacner ally
think bein as Doc is horse and human
speshialist he would cure hisself when
he becomes ILL., If a person cant ex-
pect Doc to cure hisself when he gets
sick, how can he expect him to cure
them, We don't believe Doc knows
what it was allied him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
School Has BEGUN

Jed Peters who for the last several
years has teached the Bingville school
with great intelligence and success, hav-
ing learned his pupils more than they
would of otherwise knowed, opened the
Bingville school last Monday morning
for the fall and winter term. There
was six skollers present exclusive of
the teacher
AS we met him on the street the
same ev'g we asked him how things
had started out, and he said that as he
had licked 3 skollers out of the 6 and
got the classes organized in addition,
he considered he was doing pretty fair
for the first day. At present each skol-
Ter is in a class by hisself, and Jed
hopes that more skollers will start in
later and that there will be as many as
? or 3 to a class.
1t must be great comfort to be able
to spread and diffuse knowledge as Jed
does in the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
Hurt In His Sleep

Ransom Smiley got a turrible surprise
tother night. Ranse, who has the habit
of walkin in his sleep, dreamt he was
pickin cherries, and when he walked up
he found f1isself with nothing on but his
underc1othes way up in the top limbs
of a black cherry tree, which stands in
his front yard, and him nearly froze to
death.
When Ranse walked up to his actual
situation, he was So surprised that he let
go all hollis and fell down through the
limbs of the tree clean to the ground
with awful bump which knocked the
breath outen him. Ranse said if it
hadn't been for the limbs to break his
fall. he reckoned he would of broke his
neck. AS it was, he was only skinned
up some and his feelings injured con-
siderable, after which he returned to
bed in disgust.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
Almost Persuaded

We almost nearly succeeded in pro-
curing a new subscriber last week.
Glenn Wilkins dropped in to the Bugie
office and said he had been ttinkin
seriously of subscribin fer the last or
s years, and we told Glenn that if he
wanted to have a up to date paper
which would give him all the news OF
the world and ajacent territory, he
ought to pay US s. and have the Bugle
come to his home every week
In order to further convince Glenn of
the merit of the Bugle, we told him
there wasn't nothin better to tie up
packages in, start fires with on cold
winter mornings, or to spread on the
kitchen cupboard shelves. than back
numbers of the Bugle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
No Wood for Lem

Lem Brown amt got his winter wood
chopped yet and here it is late August.
This is simply ridicklus when you
consider that Lem Brown is a carpen-
ter, and one of the most expert wood
choppers in our midst.
Lem has been foolin away his time
all summer long at one thing and an
other, doing odd jobs at carpenter work
with lots of rest between jobs and now
he's lamenting because he amt got any
wood to face the crool winter with.
That's the way with some people who
let the fuchure take care of itself, and
the poor house take care of them, if
necessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
Country Correspondence
HAPPY VALLEY.

Hame Wilson is ereckting new pig
troft for his pigs to eat out of. Hame
is always making some Improvement
about his place.
Mrs. Benz. Gibbs Sundayd with Mrs.
Peter Wilkins last Sunday, arriving
Sunday morning and returning home
Sunday ev'g., conshus of having spent
very enjoyable Sunday.
Eph Foster says that the party who
has been stealing his hens from his hen
house is knowd and unless they return
said hens or pay for same the law must
take its course.
L4ster-Eph has ketched the thief 1t
was a mink.
EXCELSIO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
WeSS SAYS the Outlook S Good

Wess Woodruff our expert hunter
and trapper is getting ready to trap this
winter as usual. Wess says there is a
abundance of fur this year SIGH as fox
es, coons, mushrats and polecats.
We persoom that after Wess ketches
and skins a few wood kitties he wont
have as many friends in this town as
he does now. Last winter two or three
got the best of Wess. AS result you
couldn't approach him to carry on a
conversation unless you held your nose
with your hand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28

This argument convinced Glenn and
he had his hand in his pocket ready to
pull out the s., when who should walk
into the office but Ranse Hillyer and
when he seen what Glenn was going to
do he says Don't do that Clem-you
pay me a doller, and I will let you read
my Bugle after I get thru with it, then
we will both git to read it and it won't
cost US bat 81 each per annum." Glenn
done this and they both departed, leav-
ing US in deep disgust. Ransc when he
done that was taking the bread outen
our very mouth as you might say.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
Gid Is Very Promising

Last week Gid Smalley dropped in on
us. haveing tripped over the doorstep
and fell into the office, nearly breaking
his fool neck, to say that this week he
would pay US s. on his back subscrip-
shion
Gid come in agin yesterday to say
that he couldn't pay the two now but
that he would be able to not later than
next spring If maxim promises and not
keepin EN- will ever get anybody to the
promised land Gid oughn't to worry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
SOciEtv

Miss Phronicia Watkins attended a
exclusive soshial tea party last Tues
day give h Mrs. Cy Hosl5ins and when
it was all over she tried to cut acrost
lots to her home and waded clean over
her boots in the slush Now she has a
turrible bad cold on her chest and a
worst one in her head. Phronicia had
new pair OF gum boots, too, but it
seems she is too proud to wear them
at soshial events
Mrs. Amir Haines gave anuther quilt
n party last Monday afternoon Mrs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28

Haines has got herself three quilts made
up by other wimmen at her quiltin par
ties so far this winter. The nabers
have begin to talk erbout it.
Miss Jane Hillyer has been troubled
with pig stys this winter witch had in
terfered somewhat with her soshial
wllirl duties. Doc Livermore is doing
something for them and Jane says the
medisine makes her eyes smart like
fury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-15
EVEN CROSS, SICK
CHILDREN LOVE
SYRUP OF FIGS
Look at tongue! If feverish,
bilious, cOnstipated,
take no chances.
california Syrup of Figs can't
harm tender stomach, liver,
bowels.

Don't scold your fretful, peevish
child. See if tongue is coated; this is
a sure sign its little stomach, liver and
bowels are clogged with sour waste
When listless, pale, feverish, full of
cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesI1't
eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom-
ach-ache, indigestion, diarrhoea, give
a teaspoonful- of California Syrup of
Figs and in a few hours all the foul
waste, the sour bile and fermenting
food passes out of the bowels, and you
have well and playful child again.
Children love this harmless fruit lax
ative," and mothers can rest easy after
giving it, because it never fails to
make their little 'insides'' clean and
sweet.
Keep it handy. Mother! A little CIV
en- today saves a sick child tomorrow.
but get the genuine. Ask your drug
gist for a 50-cent of California Syrup
of Figs which has directions for ba-
bies, children of all ages and for
grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Re-
member there are counterfeits sold
here, so surely look and see that yours
is made by the california Fig Syrup
company" Hand back with contempt
any other fig syrup--Advertise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-15
SANG TO her DOLL
Florence bayfield,, Novelty Warbler,
Carried Tunes at Five.

Because she sang a song nicely to
her dolly when she was playing in her
fathers yard at the age of 5 years,
Miss Florence Rayfield became a pro-
fessional singer on the stage, and for
fourteen years has been entertaining
audiences with her music. She is ap
pearing at the Novelty theater this
week
In Kansas City, Mo-, Miss Rayfie1d's
sweet warbling as a child was over
heard by a neighbor, who induced her
parents to allow her to appear in a
theatrical production. In musical
pieces she took child's parts and in
Midsummer Nights Dream was
Cupid. Later she sang in San Fran
cisco and was called the little Patti.
Miss Rayfield was asked between
the first and second performances last
night if she liked the life of the stage.
yes" she replied, Il believe that
it is a real education. There is no
other profession which enables people
to see so much of the world and at
chain of persons in all quarters of the
globe and try to please thousands and
thousands of theater patrons an
nually.''
Miss Rayfield is quite good looking
and travels with her mother. Being
young in years she presents the same
attractive appearance off the stage as
before the footlights. Nine years ago
she played at the Novelty, then To-
Gated where the Aurora theater is to-
day. She was only a little girl at the
time and the state labor laws were not
so Stringently enforced as today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-15
AT THE THEATERS
Novelty Review.

For clever comedy and odd cycling
Paul Gordon and Anne Rica last night
carried away the laurelS of the entire
performance. The bill was an excel
lent one with merit in every act.
Bryand Cheerberts marvellous
ManchurianS, who are on their first
tour of the United States, were pos
SeSSed with a juggling wisdom pccu-
liar to Oriental races. Florence Ray
field, pretty singing comedienne.
greatly pleased last nights audience
with her graceful dancing and good
singing The Lyric quartet harmon
lied well and interspersed the war
bling with high class happiness. Art
Adair, the boob" musician, was an
odd sort of a duck who got by nicely
with his line of fun.
Pathe News was up to standard.
Next week tho bald headed rows will
be filled-the all-girl show will be
here's. ].
At the Cozy.
Max Figman and Lois Meredith are
starred in the recent New York Park
theater success, MY Best Girl, in a
B. A. Rolfe Metro production being
shown at the Coy theater today. Fig
man may be remembered for his
work in 1.-The Man On the Box" and
Miss Meredith was in Topeka last sea-
son playing opposite Henry Kolker at
the Grand in Help Wanted" There
are 200 scenes to MY Best Girl
Frieda Hempel ON Eating.
Every one eats too much says
Frieda Hempel, the remarkable So
prano to be heard in Topeka at the
Grand Monday night at o'clock.
THAT may sound strange, coming
from a German continued the gold
EN- haired singer, but 1 am candid
about it. Two meals a day should be
enough for anyone; 1 do not count
the light breakfast of toast and cof-
fee, nor our four o'clock coffee,
which is a part of every Europeans
Enthusiastically German, also L am
a great believer in plenty of pure
water; one cannot drink too mucn OF
it. Show me person who drinks
plenty of water and l will show you
person who is seldom ill"
The prima donna certainly is
stunning example of perfect health
and good humor.
Billy Clifford.
Billy (Single) Clifford in Walk
will be seen at the Grand opera
house tomorrow. This piece is the
very latest style, and is an entertain
ment of the highest class: the foun-
plications and ludicrouS pred1ca-
ments To this is added dozen
songs of the popular style and a COM
pany of elegantly gowned young wo,
men, who can sing and dance, ana
who are pretty and sprightly
At the Electric
VANITY Fair with Mrs. Fiske,
which visits the Electric theater to-
day and tomorrow, is by all odds the
most imposing film ever made by Ed
son. To engage a star so renowned as
Mrs. Fiske and to surround her with
a cast of more than four hundred
people is something of feat even in
these days of expensive picture MAX
ing. Mrs. F'iske, who has played the
role of Becky precisely one thou
RI co
the thousand and first time before the
motion picture camera. Her Becky
is among the greatest of stage imper-
sonatfons in the history of the Amer
lean theater.
At the Hip.
The five Hursleys in what they
style human juggling inject several
new twists in their acrobatic act which
heads the bill at the Hip theater for
last three days of the week. One OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-15
NEW SCHOOL IN KANSAS.
Christian Church May Start TheoIog-
ical Institute at Lawrence.

Lawrence, Oct. 15.-If the report
of the local committee of the Chris
tan church for new school of the
ology is accepted at the national
meeting in March, students can spend
six years on Mount Dread and get an
A. B. and B. d. degree.
with the university, the new school
will be located in Myers Hall which
is owned by the Christian church,
and an A. B. degree from the univer-
sity or some recognized university
will be required for entrance. AL
though having colleges in all the
neighboring states, the Christian
church has none in Kansas. The
plan of bringing this new Bible col
lege in close connection with the
state university is proposed in order
that students preparing for the min
istry may not be hampered by hav-
ing to attend smaller schools where
the opportunities for wide reading
and research and many associations
a re irnnnSSih1Q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-15
BACKS UP DENIAL
Appearance of Marine Band Here Pre-
vents Early White House Wedding.

The United States Marine band will
be at the Grand Friday evening, Oc-
tober %, and the fact that President
Wilson's own band is playing at this
time in the west substantiates the de-
NAL that the executive will marry Mrs.
Gait before the time set. For Mr..
Wilson and his band on such an oc-
casion would be inseparable.
Whenever the marine band has ap-
peared it has evoked the enthusiastic
praise of musical critics. When it ap-
peared some time ago in the New York
HippOdrOme, the Tribune of that city
declared that 1.-The presidents own" is
one of the best bands of the world.
The Springfield Republican holds
that the band has long been ,ele-
brated for the extraordinary degree of
perfection which is attained in many
directions; that there is first, it's re-
markable ensemble and balance; and
that the old phrase "as one man
might have been invented to charac-
terize it's playing. There is, too, con-
tinues the Republican, a tone of Won
derful solidity and richness, due no
doubt to the superior instruments
with which the musicians are supplied.
and also to the great excellence of the
men who play them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-15
OUCH! BACKACHE!
RUB LUMBAGO OR
STIFFNESS AWAY
Rub pain from back with small
trial bottle of old, penetrating
'tSt. Jacobs Oil"

When your back is sore and lame
has you stiffened up, don't suffer! Get
small trial bottle of old, honest ''St.
Jacobs Oil" at any drug store, pour a
little in your hand and rub it right
on your aching back, and by the lime
you count fifty, the soreness and lame
ness is gone.
Don't stay crippled, This soothing,
penetrating oil needs to be used only
once. 1t takes the pain right out and
ends the misery. 1t is magical, yet
absolutely harmless and doesn't burn
the skin.
Nothing else stops 1um bago, sciatica,
backache or rheumatism SO promptly
1t never disappointsi-Adver
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-15
FOOT PRINT OF BABIES
New Method of Identification Adopted
in Chicago Maternity Hospital.

Chicago, Ill. Oct. 15.-Use of foot
prints to prevent confusion in the
identification of babies has been
adopted in Chicago's largest maternity
hospital, it was learned today.
The prints are obtained in the first
hour of life and the method used is
the simplest possible The infant $
feet are pressed against an ink pad
and then the inky feet placed against
a paper of moderate gloss on which
the impression of the tiny lines are
made.
This new method of Identification is
regarded as a permanent record of
value from a scientific standpoint Elk
perts say that lines never will change
There will be no chance, they contend,
of a substitution of babies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-15
NOTE TO MISS dunno
President Sends Congratulations to
Illinois Governors Daughter.

Springfield, ILL.,, Oct 15.-Miss
Aileen Mary Dunno, daughter of Gov
ernor Dunno of Illinois, who is to be
married October 20 to William Cor5oy
of Chicago. has received the following
note from President Wilson:
MY Dear Miss Dunno May L not
wish for you in your approaching mar
riage the greatest happiness and con-
tentment and may | not convey
through you my warmest congratula-
tions to Mr.. Corboy? 1 wish l might
have the pleasure of being present on
the goth to convey my Fluctuations in
person.
Cordially and sincerely yours.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-15
GERMAN A BIGAMIST
Passport Is Revoked and Count Lou
don Sent to Jail.

New York, Oct 15.=Representa-
t1ves of the bureau of investigation of
the department of Justice have de-
manded that Max Loudon. also known
as Count Max Lynar Loudon, who SAYS
he is of the German nobility, surren-
der passport issued by the United
States government last July Loudon
was held here today in default of bail
on bigamy charge.
Mrs. Rose O'Brien, of Albion, N
Y, and Amelia Wendt, of Poughkeep-
sic, both of whom Loudon is accused
of marrying, were expected to come
here today at the request of the New
York district attorney 1t was report
ed they would be taken before a grand
jury to give evidence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-15
BUD FISHER IN FIGHT
Father of Mutt and Jeff Sued For
Assaulting a Man.

New York, Oct. 15-Patrick o.
Conner has started a $4,000 damage
action against John n. Wheeler and
Harry c. (Bud) Fisher, the cartoon
list, alleging assault Conner asserts
the defendants hit HIM over the head
face, neck and breast at No. % West
Forty-fourth street on April 81 last.
AS a result of this alleged beating,
the plaintiff says he was injured and
confined to his bed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-15
OWES STATE MONEY
Thomas F. Ryan Said to Have Held
Out Taxes in Virginia.

Richmond, Va, Oct 15.-R. H.
Drummond of Lynchburg, examiner
of records for the district which in
cludes Nelson county, legal home of
Thomas F. Ryan, today reported to
the state auditor that Ryan has omit
ted to report for taxation $54, 1875, 900
in the period from 1904 to date.
At the state tax rate of IS cents on
the 500, Ryan it is said owes Vir-
GINA $186,00O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-15

the girls of the troupe is especially
clever and bears the brunt of the
work. Yvonne, an accordionist, offers
several well known selections The
Climbers the motion picture fea-
ture at the Hip Thursday and today,
presents a strong story well played by
an evenly banalced case A. l.. G.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-15
Yale has s.sOa students.

New Haven, Conn.,, Oct. 15.-Pre-
liminary registration figures at Yale
show a total of 1903 students in the
university, a slight increase over last
year. The freshman class in the col
lege numbers 472, the same as last
year; the entering class in the scien-
tific school is 437, an increase of 35.