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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-04

for personal propaganda personal
nlatforns and personal nostrums that
were miles from party principles Fer
nv flayed the plan and mentioned the
recent candidacy of Frank Brown for
the Republican nomination for secre-
tarv of state, who after his defeat sup
ported President Wilson, the Democrat
nominee for congress and led the flght
on Republican nominees for supreme
court justices. Dean made Scathing
reference to the personal element re-
sulting from the primary which he
said resulted in the Kansas slump to
Wilson. Judge Hawks and Judge Dana
also took hot shots at the personal
campaign plan following adoption of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-04
All evening & party
dresses 2Oqooff

Every Party and every Evening Dress is included.
There many modes that absolutely exclusive.
There are of black and jet relieved by
touch of blue; there's copy of Mrs Vernon Castles
silhouette" Dress dress of cloth of gold; there's
a wonderful Frock of taupe Georgette and all the
pretty little Party and Dancing Frocks including the
widely Betty Wales Social Frocks," which
exclusive with The Wedding Dresses OF
which there is a large selection. included, toos
Colors include everything that could be desired even
the shades that difficult to procure this sea-
Tuesday all the Evening, Party and Wedding
Dresses will be sale at reduction of 202s from the
plainly marked regular prices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-04

rolled and kicked and hammered by
members who declared they had
learned a lesson from eight years of
experience. while friends of the system
nursed and bandaged and coddled the
law and talked of betterments that
might be made thru legislative amend
psARts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-04

the primary law and lamented the
slump in interest in party principles.
Thomas LiIlard, a Democrat, told
members that the primary destroyed
party organization and favored the
minority party.
The primary argument held the
stage three hours In that time it was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-04
Tuesday luill be
DRESS DAY
-d1ad eveYY Dress IN stock aUiW be included
All velvet dresses
1870 off

The Vevets newcomers to the stock, having been
here less than three weeks, and include everything
that the manufacturers showing for Winter
Inasmuch the season for Velvets has just barely
opened, this is most important offering, indeeds
There blacks navys browns and greens; fur.
braid, silk and wool trimmed Tuesday all the Vel-
vet Dresses in stock will be sale discount OF
1870 from the plainly marked regular prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-04

ZONES sometimes wakes up feeling cross
- and in consequence the family know it
without his telling them in many words.
Mrs. Jones attributes it biliousness and
if it doesn't off during the day she
gives him dose of liver medicine at night.
The next morning he feels better and she
gives him coffee for breakfast,-and the next
morning>-and the morning. And in
few days Jones has another spell.
Dear Mrs. Jones all right, but she
doesn't realize that if she didn't give
Jones his morning coffee she wouldn't have
give him the liver medicine and Jones
would feel all right without both
Housewives everywhere have found out
that Instant Postum takes the place of break
fast coffee perfectly. And that is only of
the why Instant Postum has wholly
suPPlanted the of coffee thousands
upon thousands of American breakfast tables
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-04
PAC|FIES CABINET
Believe ASquith Has Restored
Peace i'm Ministry.
Neither LlOyd-GeOrge nor the
UniOnists to Quit.

London, Dec. 4.-Whether the cabi-
net crisis had been definitely passed,
was still uncertain today-but there
were indications that Premier As
quith was maintaining his reputation
as one of the greatest political ''pla-
caters in British history.
The best information today was that
David Lloyd George, minister of war
did not resign his place, as rumored
Sunday-nor did he actually threaten
to step down. But he did firmly ex-
press his belief in the absolute neces-
sity of a small, compact council with
full authority to conduct the war.
Apparently Asquith acceded in this
belief.
Unionists and Premier at Outs.
1t was circumstantially reported to-
day that the unionist cabinet members
had advised the premier to resign, in
timating if he did not take this step,
the whole unionist representation in
the cabinet-ten of the twenty-three
members-would. The nature of As
quith's reply was not revealed, but it
is understood the unionists have now
decided to remain.
Sir Edward Carson to whom reports
attribute a place on the new war
council of four or five members sup
posed to be in the making, said today
he had not been offered a place so far,
but indicated he would accept such
proffer.
1.-The man who will not serve now
in whatever way he can, is a traitor
he declared.
Asquith was supposed to be sched-
uled for a conference with King
George today and was expected later
in commons to make a formal state
ment revealing the situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-04

signal corps, medical and ambulance
corps that would be required for these
organizations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-04
The silk dresses at
1910 off

These Silk Dresses for street and afternoon
wear: taffetas messalines Georgettes meteors
gros de londres etc, very wanted color and in
cry good. Some with Georgette sleeves:
some with trimming. with wool embroid
ering some with gold trimming. some with fur trim
ming distnctively plain and simple. Tues
day Dresses for street and afternoon
will be on al a discount 1917 from the plainly
marked regular price-the discount being deducted
al the time the sale is made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-04
All serge dresses
1920 off

Choice of the very newest styles and effects in
Serge Dresses Tor street and general wear both the
plated from the-yoke and the plain waist styles;
some with Georgette collars and with white
broa collars; plain, some bead embrod-
cred and some wool embroidered; some trimmed with
fur and with beaver plush. Tuesday every
Serge Dress will sale discount of
1920 the plainly marked regular price-and
right the very height of that Serge
Dresses pretter and popular than they
were before; in style, more in evidence!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-04
Free Art Needleworl< Classes
Every Day-2nd Floor
@sgzz:z1

This month of December will pass
swiftly by and Christmas Day will be
here before you know it. Do your gift
selecting early-early in the day and
early in the month.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-09

Formerly some side show freak:
were made, not born" Among sucf
allege freaks were included some o.
the following: Tattooed men and
women, Albinos, Circassian girls
wild men and others. However, with
the passing of poor circuses bogus
curioslties and fake freaks disap'
peared, for In the modern circus
everything must be as represented.
What the Fiji Mermaid" Really Was
"Tody' Hamilton, one of the old.
time press agents, once said that he
personally knew of few frauds in
circus freaks. Joyce Heath, the al.
legged negro nurse to George Wash
ington, he said, was one, and the Fiji
mermaid was another. The latter
freak, which was exhibited in Bar.
NUNS old museum, Ann street and
Broadway, New York, was described
rs being composed of the body Of
a fish and the dried head OF a mon.
key, the hair having been shaved off.
Some said it was the head Of . hu.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-09

A SERIES Of photographs made
~ by the celebrated "a: phOtog-
rapher, Brady, recently brought
20 light by a sale OF private mega
tlVes. reveals an interesting group
Of persons whose peculiarities made
the fame Of the greatest Snowman Of
his time Ask any man who was a
boy at %, 30 and more years ago
the name Of the most famous
American OF his boyhood days and he
will answer "Barnum!" Ask him
why, and he will instantly recall the
flaming posters plastered all over
village buildings, barns and fences
picturing the most wonderful aggre.
CATION Of freaks collected from every
corner Of the earth.
He will tell you he can never for.
get the day the circus came to his
town, in all the glory Of its gaudy
trapplngs, blaring bands and riot Of
color. He will recall how he FASTENED
to the circus lot early in the morning,
peersd intently into the face Of every
man be met 10 find the man whose
kindly features we're so boldly EN-.
blaEoned on the bilIboards. and that
when he asked to see. Mr.. Barnum,
his hero, the boss" told him the
show begins at 2 o'clock this after.
noon" He will recall also how he
tiled to earn free admission by ap-
plying for the Job Of carrying water
Tor the elephants, 80 that he might
cave the carefully boarded price of
. ticket and indulge in q spree Of
peanuts, pink lemonade, popcorn, and
Il there was any money left, red
balloon.
A generation ago the coming OF
The circus was a red letter day In
Ihe life Of young America, and so 1t
= today, for that matter. In former
days the public knew and had learned
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-09

man baby. 1t bore no resemblance
to the pictures of mermaids.
According to Hamilton some Of the
so-called CircaSsian girls were frauds.
He said that amy girl who would
consent to have her hair cut and
would battle her head in beer every
day could become a 'Circassian girl
as the beer made her locks stanG
out"
The Wild Man OF Borneo" and
other wild men" are among the
commonest of circus freaks. In this
class falls Barnum's famous Zip"
the original "WhatIs.It?" who was
said to be merely a light.skinned
New Jersey negro with a peculiarly
shaped head, but who did come from
a section that produced real Albinos,
pink eyes and all
The Talking Head" was another
one of Barnum's wonders that mys,'
fed thousands of the curious. This
freak was supposed to be living
'bodyless" head. but which was in
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-09

added him to his collection Of freaks,
paying the dwarf So per week and
expenses.
1t is said that Barnum devoted
more time and attention to Tom
Thumb" than to all of his other
freaks put together, with the result
that the midget actually became an
important factor in the showman's
life. BarnuA took tom Thumb" to
Europe, where the tiny fellow be.
came tho favorlte of crowned heads.
Members of royalty wed with one
another in paying court to the little
American, who died several years
ago. His widow married another
midget.
Among other mldgets under 80
inches in height were Lucia Zarate,
the Mexican dwarf, % inches tall,
and Great Peter the Small" who
were said to possess a low order OF
intelligence and no education. Tho
Haworth troupe Of five midgets, how
ever, were accomplished musicians,
vocallsts and llngulsts, capable OF
giving as interesting an entertain
ment as actors of normal size. Tom
Thumb and Minnie Warren also were
of the same high intellectual charnc'
ter, both being perfectly normal be-
ings except in size.
Another pigmy was known as
"Chetah, the Chinese dwarf" He was
described as a hideous creature about
three feet tall, and whose legs were
wlthered and bent under him. 1t was
said that when Chetah was being ex-
hlbited In Madison Square Garden,
New York, pretty 17.year-old girl
fell in love with him and left her
family for this monstrosity.
This strange case has been cited
as an example of how freaks may
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-09

freak. Chicago ALAG furnished
giantess in Annie Irwin, whose height
is s feet 3 inches.
The fame Of no freak was ever
greater than that of Eni Eng and
Chang, the Siamese twins, who were
exhibited throughout the world as
the most marvellous curiosities of
their day. There were also the
"Orlssa Twins, Radica and Daodica,"
who were born bound together by
seemingly indissoluble bond at the
breast bone. Finally one died, and
a famous French surgeon succeeded
IN saving the life of the other twin,
literally by cutting the living from
the dead.
"JO.JO, the DOg.faeed Man."
Another extraordinary and well.
known freak of nature was Jo-Jo,
the Dog-faced man." The freak was
said to be an intelligent Russian
whose head and face were entirely
covered with a thick growth Of long
silky hair, which made him look Ike
a Skye terrier,
Annie Jones was one of the most
famous of bearded ladies'" cultured,
refined, modest and charming, and
twice married, her 1S.inch beard cot.
withstanding.
Hannah Battersby was advertised
as the --latest woman in the world"
She was said to weigh 600 pounds.
She married Jonathan Battersby,a
living skeleton who weighed 70
pounds. The couple were said to
nave made very attractive side.
show team. Finally Jonathan became
so thin he couldn't walk, then he and
his fat wife retired to New Hamp.
shire farm.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-09

TO love Phineaa T. Barnum for tn
amusement he gave. Although he ha!
been dead % years, Barnum still
solids a place in American hearts, anu
many Of the freaks that made this
great Snowman famous are still
amusing the public.
Barnum's First Freak.
Rarnum, who WIS quoted as say
Ing that tine public likes to be hum.
bugged," launched his career in the
circus business by exhibiting a re-
.narkable negro woman, at the time
believed to have been 100 years old,
and said to have been a nurse to
George Washington. In substantial
zion of these claims an old bill Of
sale wrs shown, properly dated, con.
cerning Joyce Heath, then aged 81
wears. Evidence that she was nurse
20 George Washington also was fur
uIshed.
Everything regarding this old ne.
gro woman seemed bona fide to young
Barnum, so he became the owner OF
this novel exhibition for which he
paid $1,000 To embark in the circus
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-09

fascinate even seemingly normal peo-
pie, who become hypnotized by hor.
ror much in the same way that
snake charms bird.
There were giants in those days.
too. Among them were Chang, the
Chinese giant, who was s feet 4
inches tall, Col. Goshen. Capt. Bates
and George Augur. The glantess Ella
Ewing was a Missouri country girl,
modest and retiring. She grew so tall
she had to quit school, and then
along came the offer of $1,000 a week
to exhibit herself as a sideshow
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-09

reality an optical illusion produced
by an arrangement Of mirrors that
cleverly concealed the body.
One Of Barnum's most famous
freaks was the midget the famous
Snowman christened Tom Thumb"
This dwarf's real name was said to
be Charles S. Stratton. Through his
own brother, Philo F. Barnum, the
famous Snowman came across the
midget at Bridgeport, Ct. Tom
Thumb" was only two feet tall, and
weighed less than 16 pounds. He
was only years old when Barnum
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-10-12
NO TRACES FOUND
OF MISSING MAN
Mystery Of Lupton's Disappear
anCe RemaInS UnSOlved.

The mysterious disappearance Of
Charles a. Lupton, formerly a resi-
dent OF Charleston. has not yet been
solved, although it is tbe belief Of his
aife and relatives in Washington
that Che unfortunate man has cnded
his life. They are encouraged i'm the
belief by a letter which came to a
close friend and was mailed in that
city shortly after Mr. Lupton disap.
peared which bore just one written
line. "Wheu YOU receive this | viii
be in my grave in the Potomac
Though a city-wide search has been
made by the police and friends have
offered reward for the recovery OF
MS body, no word has been received
from the missing man,
Mrs. Lupton bases her belief that
her husband has committed suicide
or his oft repeated desire to avoic
funerals and whom his time came, tC
just drop out of sight" He had beer
in failing health for some time before
his disappearance. in addition to ser
Ious heart trouble, being threatened
With total loss of sight. Il is thought
that he had brooded over the serious
ness of this trouble and in a fit O
mo!anchola ended it all
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-10-12
STATE ODD FELLOWS
SELECT HUNTINGTON
As Next Meeting PIaCe-EleCt
Officers At Grafton.

The next session of the Grand
Lodge of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows will be held in Hunt
ington. This was the decision reach
ed by the Grand Lodge in its SEES
sion in Grafton Wednesday.
Considerable agitation has been
raised over the question of building
an Odd Fellows Temple in some
West Virginia city and several are
after the building, hut the Grand
Lodge decided to lay the matter over
until its next session in the interins
a committee composed of A. ]. vii
kipson, Of Huntington; S. P. Bell,
of Point Pleasant and J L. Clark
of Parkersburg. will investigate the
situation and make a report on tho
ACCESSIBILITY of such an undertakings
One of the most important mat
ters between the Grand Lodge was
the election of officers for the ensu-
ing year and much interest and
spirit was manifested in the selec-
ton of men to fill the different Of
fees. The successful candidates are
as follows:
Grand Charles L. simp-
SON of Huntington.
Deputy Grand Master-George S.
Fullerton. of Morgantown
Grand Secretary J. Wilkinson
of Huntington, reelected.
Grand Terasurer-George L. Stout,
Of Parkersburg.
Grand Representative TO the Sow
ereien Grand Lodge-W f. HolIist.
or, of Cowen.
The officers of grand warden and
member Of the board of directors
were closely contested and num-
her of ballots were necessary before
it was fully decided. Other matters
came before the Grand Lodge of a
routine nature
Wednesday afternoon the Odd Eel
lows held monster parade over the
/ streets Of Grafton in when close 10
thousand people participated. The
lodge members surely made a fine
appearance as they swung along to
the stirring strains of the Grafton
city Band. The appearance of the
uniformed men with their shining
gold braid their plumed hats and
cleaning swords was spectacle
such as is not often seen on the
streets of that city
"The Odd Fellows are evidently
ENJOYING themselves in our little
city" SAYS the Daily Sentinel "and
the people of Grafton are immeas-
urably happy in the entertainment of
the visitors. Consequently it is a
happy crowd that we find here"
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-10-12

Miss Ethel Emerson, of Falling
Waters, is spending the week in IIa-
gerstown, attending the fair.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-10-12

Your dollars will work wonders in
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-20

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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-20

huiams reply 10 the American
protest is ON the WAY 40 offer ol
a modification OF ihe plan pl postal
censorship IS anticipated Still
i.loNd,ieorgc siatos that his Gov
efnncnt is not conducting an iu.
Nesllgalion for amy purpose either
than that Of war LIS slalempte or
fight.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-20

Villas attack ou Chihuahua
struck that group of peace commits
sloners inst ahout whore the mplc
mcni that wasn I o hammer sinc,
old liiddie' that eay. several
hours prior Go soup. So far rs wc
are concerned, IL ends an delibcra.
TONS, aud we are using the ali.in.
elusive NE .
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-20

\ Wild duck tlcw over tho city
yesterday afternoon. bending
southwark with a BLUSH fcather nt
Que 90 us wings we think n the
wing neSl 10 the bay and shootor
Mili plcuse return same to this lcsk
aud recriYc suitable reward dead
or alive.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-20

HON claim, lhai he wRs struck
with pair 90 bras kmebs Ham
clalm That hc uad has bach turned
whru hc was assailed llun Is o.
J0iiy good adyorate Tor ihe bag
separation act m the main hut
otherwise cniillcd What's Fort
Mnrlh ~
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-20

Mrs g. 81 Smith Who has bren ,,..
iuns ~ co. eiiy ~ thc sucsi I'd her
narPnis Mf ana AIRS D. b. Raga ben
Fn'seaS Tor her hou,c IN comanchr.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-20

After be- acted ihat way go Chi
huahua. wo 0es Cafranla IL have
20 till villa all over agniu
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-20
WEATHER SUMMARY
u. s. DEPARTMENT or AGRlcuL
fURE -WEArHtR BUREAU.

Moaihp, uuHctn tor csc IA hrur
endius b.. M s5ih Meridian umc.
september 10. lYid
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-20

~ Ieppelim continue 90 kill ION
dnucrs 40 tho prnfni aif they %
Nav ilc iasf tiale infant alone m
@HiN not counting births moHu-
while
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-20

CIRCULATION BOOKS
OPEN 10 hDvFRTi8UHs
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-31
Notice For Publication

Department at the Interior, L. ).
Land Onicc, Las Cruces, y. NJ,
February %, 1915.
Noticc is hereby given that Clarence
r.. Rogers, OF Columbus, n. NJ,
who, ON January %, 1912, made
homestead entry No. O666o as amend
ed for the Nwi sec. 1 r. 2a : range
: " and on November II, 1914, made
additional homestead entry No.
olOU52. for NEi section ., township
~ South range $ West ~.
NJ. =. meridian, has hled notice of in
tcniion to make final three year proof
to establish claim tothc land above de-
scrihed, before W. G.. Hoover, L. :.
commissioner, at columbus, \. NJ.
@ u the I'd day ot April, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Thomas j. Cole, Wheeler Calhoun,
William II, Smith, and Charles T.,
Bourgeois, all of columbus, y. NJ.
JOHN l.. BURNSIDE, Register
m3 81
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-31

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the costly, valuable in.
gredient that Ggu,os
most prominently in a.
business deals.
q There is a wealth c.
Inside Information" il
the want ads.
Many business N
whose p~reeminent suc
cess is attributed 10 ,
highly developed fore
sight and shrewdnos
are in reality maxim
daily use Of this want a
"Inside Information"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-31

NJ James, wl O was shot four
different times during the Villa
raid, returned from the hospital
and is able to walk around. We
are glad to know that he will
soon be able 10 take up his work
again.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-31

Buy your spark plugs for your
auto at MiIIpr'~ drug store.