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which he must comply. This Is commonly
known as the Eight Hour Law"
The right is reserved by the Board of
reject any or all bids or parts of bids,
If 1t is deemed to be to the States interest
to do so.
Proposals will be presented under sealed
covers, and shall be marked proposals"
and sent to J. w. Howe. Secy., State
Board of Control. Capitol Building, To-
peka. Kansas. Signed, f
KANSAS STATE BOARD OF CONTROL.
First published in The Topeka State
Journal December 2S, 1851
RESOLVED, That the Mayor and Board
OF Commissioners of the City of Topeka.
Shawnee County, Kansas, deem II neces-
sary for the best interests of said city that
Ninth Street from the west line of Lane
Street to the east line OF West Street, in
said city, be graded and curbed with COM
bined curb and gutter. and paved twenty
six (26) feet wide, with asphaltic concrete
on a five (5) inch concrete base
w. G. TANDY. Commissioner
l., Eta M; Covell, City Clerk of the city
of Topeka, Kansas, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing resolution is a
true and correct copy of the original now
on file in my office.
ISeal.l ETA NJ. COvELL, City Clerk
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This great book is illustrated with colored
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WANTED-Man and wife on farm, years
lob Dairy and farm hands laborers
s. day Furman Employment OFFICE sll
Kansas ave
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LOST-Brown fur neck piece on 9Th st.
viaduct or avenue car. Reward "a
Taylor.
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WANTFD-5 women hotel cooks; 10 lunch
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girls. laborers 50 day. steady work Fur
man Employment office. S11 Kan. ave,
WANTED-Competent white girl; reference
required. 62O Taylor.
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perience unnecessarily. Salary, commission
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FOR RENT-FURNISHE HOUSES.
COZY 5 room cottage, modern throughout,
furnace, piano, nice furniture everything
Fe general offices. Phone 54S1 W.
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BUSINESS CHANCES.
DRUTG STORE,

FOR SALE-S5,O0O drug store completely
modern; me corner locaioh,. Rooq i've
will sell or trade for clear Topeka A. L.
Furman. Topeka, Kan. S11 Kansas ave.
FOR SALE-Fur1iture and business OF q
room house, well located. Price $500.
\. L. Furman, Topeka, Kan, S11 Kan. ave.
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE acres,
West side, close to city limits. good
smooth rich tract, cottage, ) rooms and
bath, cellar, well, cistern, cement walks
front and back, barn for cows, horses.
buggy hay loft, some large and small fruit
8 blocks car line. Want 20 to 10 acre farm.
Price $500.
room modern. barn, carpenter shop,
poultry house and yards, shade and fruit,
near college. outside city. Would take
small house, less ground in city. Part pay.
J. D. MILLER, 551 Kan Ave. Phone 1913.
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FOR RENT-OFFICE ROOMS.
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office rooms. N. E. Bldg. Phone POS
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vANTEp-To BUY.

WANTED TO PURCHASE.
Merchants Safe Exchange company has
a call for very large fire proof. Telephone
Clarence Skinner, 41S6 what you have &c
sell; also If you have one IA inches high
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SITUATIONS wANTED-MALE.

A young man attending school
would like to work for his board,
or willing to do any kind of work
to help defray expenses. Call 1889.
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FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.
FATHERS AND MOTHERS
FORBES FARMS

100 acre, Kaw Valley firm, well improved,
first bottom, all in cultivation, $50 per
acre
9s acre. Kaw Valley farm, fair improve
ment, $40 per acre.
so acre river bottom farm, small i'm
provement, 2nd bottom, S175 per acre.
100 acres, Wakarusa bottom, farm well
improved. $40.
120 acres six mile bottom farm, new
house. miles of Topeka, 500 per acre.
Two good quarters, improved. north Of
Silver Lake, at bargain.
JOHN R. CARTER, Salesman, Topeka. Kan.
The evening world., 1916-05-08
True LOVe-HOW to Know 1t,
BY Helen Rowland

by Co New York Eveinsw wonN.
RUE LOVE nothing friendship
sentiment spced with
Love
IDEALS
Love- a
her by tho hair
Love- expressed Unsuitable craving
10 buy things for q
ability work for al a time.
husband willingness
anything
her happy.
and his
better judgement
inability any
while he is kissing particular one.
college ability
body best himself a whole hour time
author. is demonstrated by
fusing make copy" out OF a loveanair.
selfs thing the world.
selfshness vanity puts
egotism in the shade.
fash of light by which clearly
sacrifice another will
of life.
falling love- though 1t
climb.
is a relic OF the Victorian Age.
like the buffalo;
femnism masculine
place beside
Public Museum
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, werd married"
Why. Ned" exclaimed, my voice
auNerlhg little. You always said
,ha' Tor tho first year, at any rate,
you would have an office at home.
surely there's room enough here, with
only the two of us. | won't disturb
you when you're busy. but you win
nave TO be away a good deal and II
looked forward TO knowing that yo,
were near for at least part of the
day." S"'i
I'm sorry. Mollie." he said apollo.
setlcaiy. ia no idea you had YOUR
neart so set on the thing. The fact 4
i've been at the other address fciN
some time, all my patients are fam.
mar with 1t and / really don't consider
that 1t would be a good thing for me
to change"
But think of the expense" I urged.
you know, dear, we want TO spen6
as Httle money as We can in the ne1T
year or two, so that YOU can take a
course OF study in Paris. You colild
save the rent Of your office by bring.
Ing 1t up here. And Ned, I've Thought
on something else" / added eagerly.
with study / believe l could take
sne place or your attendant nurse. and
save you her salary. You told me
oncn, that her duties were quite SIM
ple." "'An-
You don't know what you're talSI
ing about. Mollie!" Ned exclaimed
lmpatiently. Miss Duryea has bean
with me for several years, and I oar-
talnly am not going to discharge her
I'm not 80 poor that I've got to mt
my wife to work as n trained attend
ant, and the Office rent won't break
me.
you'll he we'll rid Of me-" be ada,
with laugh that was n trtfle forcsd
And you'll have so much more MN,
for entertaining. Yes, you'll .ao
enough or me, I'll be bound. NV ono.
hours are from 10 to 12, and I shall
not leave the house before O."
| could see that his mind was m.ds
up. and | said no more. After ey
1t Is his own business and ne is ma,
fcctly Justified in arranging n 10 s,,,s
himself. Even II he did promtsa 'u,u rns
that he would open his office at homs
he had right to change his mind
You won't tell, little diary, if T dro--
tear between your pages this a.
morning that he has left me aIona
! wonder what sort OF woman NJ
Dnryea Isl | think I'll drop in al
Office IN n day or two, and IL
her I'll ask her to como to tea
CTo Be Continued)
The evening world., 1916-05-08

CHAPTER X.
July Ill have been so busy for
The last two or three days that l
y haven't had time to write any
thing. Ned and / have been settling
ourselves in New York. After his
narrow escape from drowning neither
OF US felt Ike lingering any longer
on the Maine coast. So we decided 10
return at once to the little apart
ment which he had rented and parity
furnished before we went away.
1 wonder why 1t Is that the man
who IS 30 certain home is the best
place for a woman inevitably shies
at the notion of spending most OF his
time there. Perhaps 1t was unreason-
able for me to assume that Ned would
have his office In our apartment. But
he agreed TO this arrangement when
we talked about 1t before we were
married.
Since he Is a doctor. realized that
the hours and times which other
women spend with their husbands as
a matter of course would, in my case.
be disturbed. l think Ned's work Of
saving lives Is wonderful. however,
and 1 should never dream of taking
him away from a mother who needed
him for her sick child. to amuse or
help me. But when my friends. and
even my mother. warned me Of the
| long, lonely evenings a Doctors wife
must spend. the engagements she
must break--or keep. bearing her
husbands excuses-I said. conf
IDENTIFY, Yes. but at least Ned will
spend all his mornings at home"
So / was utterly astonished when
he told me that his office would be
In a downtown building Wholly given
over to physicians. The matter came
up during the first morning that we
spent in our little apartment on
| Ninety first Street. when | asked him
| laughingly In which room he planned
to hang out his shingle. We were
unpacking the trunks, and he had
announced that he would do no work
| for a couple of days.
oh" he said lightly. my office
| won't be here"
"But you're not going to give up
your practice and devote yourself to
the hospitals" / asked wonderingly.
mo, indeed" he answered my in
quiry. Then, STOPPING over trunk
so that his face was hidden. he added
'I'vo Just kept on my bachelor quar-
ters. You know--the suite l had down.
in the Arcadian building before we
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% No' Nibe NeN iorA Evening Norld).
scowl at the boy. "Bobbie," she said.
re an idiot. Nobody but a sim
pIeton would laugh at a pun like that.
You're cheap snide.'
Maybe" replied Bobbie, but the
boy who lives next door to us is
worse than / am"
What do you mean7" Miss Primm
demanded.
Hes Snyder"
Say. kid. that's a plppin," came
from the blond. You're a snide and
hes Snyder. Here's big apple for
you. And the stenographer gave
Bobbie an apple.
Miss Tillie doesn't know q Joke
when she meets one face to face"
said Miss Primm quietly.
She does. too" answered Bobbie.
"Thank you, Bobbie!'" said the
stenographer.
she knows one joke. anyhow"
fobpie continued. Il seen her with
him on Broadway yesterday. He
wore high-water pants, a yellow yest
and wrist watch. He was the big
gest joke / ever saw"
Thank you. Bobbie!" said Miss
Primm.
say, you little boob, you!" Miss
Tlllie almost shouted at the how
What do you mean by talking abont
friend OF mine like that. iii have
You know that man came from one
OF the Oldest families in America.
Maybe replied Bobbie, but his
clothes never. He looked like Ave
and a half feet of modern MISERY Nv" =
Miss lille arose ana, going 70
bobb,e's table. snatched the apple she
had given him.
"Ill just eat this myself" sba so,a
"Oh, now. folks. let's be pleasant
this morning." said Spooner. tbe
bookkeeper. why quarrel? IL onIv
makes us unhappy! Bobbie. hadnit
you better apologize to Miss Tillic? -,
sure replied Bobbie. "I'm
That's good" said Spooner.
IN sorry Tor that wrist-watch
guys folks" ""'o'
MY! My, what a funny litt,e ,e,-
low Robbie is, sometimes" said Miss
Primm. "''s'
"iio certainly is" snapped tho
blond. lie even looks as funny as
you do, Miss Prmm."
'Oh, | look funny, do I2' renIIod
the private secretary, well. anv-
way, ! don't have to keep doping NV
hair up and 'N'
Tut, tut" said Spooner. "O,iet,
Here comes the boss. Everybody
look pleasant"
NO matter how it hurts" Bobb4e
added.
Mr., Snooks came in smiling. "Sav
Popple,' he said, didn't you tell me
your brother Is to marry "a girl named
Fay King"
Yes, sir" replied the shippinp
clerk.
Maybe sho doesn't love him-nar-
haps she's taking" said the boss
And with a grin he disappeared in
his private office, not, however untii
Miss Primm had laughed almost nm.
! roarously.
After the boss's door had been shut
minute or so, Bobbie glanced shyIv
IN Miss Primm's direction.
"Nobody but simpleton would
laugh at n pun like that" he said.
"Oh, golly." said the blond.
"Shut up, both OF you!" said Miss
Primm. Then she arose and left the
room. slamming the door.
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Letters From the People

Workers: That we are like a flock of
sheep without individual thought or
purpose (saye the desire for pleasure
and money!. and without the moral
courage TO right civic wrongs. Other
wise these daily street killings would
long since have ceased. ! believe In
retribution and In the law OF COM
pensatiol, by which every good act
meets with It's reward. and every base
act it. punishment And so | believe
that those OF us-private citizens az
well as officials-who fail in their
duty toward controlling this horror,
wall each pay in some way for that
neglect. A.C,
The evening world., 1916-05-08
CALORIC CATERING.

- EVEN DOLLARS and thirtone cents week will buy food
- enough for family of five in New York City.
- Experiments carried during the last years by the
Social Service Department the Beth Israel Hospital
the Health Department data for the above conclusion Sample
and lists of supplies oeeda based the carefully
theory that father needs about 5000 aes heat energy every
day. mother manage with 250o while the children
from 200 to 1000 each.
eve have been trying to spread such knowledge for time
declares Commissioner Emerson Certainly list should
invaluable the housewife who trying provide wholesome
diet at q limited cost"
We hope may At the time can't help sympathng
with housewives who take pride catering not the caory basis
the odashoned principle of marketing for what the family
likes agree with it. Nobody Bret Harte
to saw kes somebody else taste his lemonade for him"
Folks make pretty bad mistakes about food But who
wants to be watered and fed like plant?
The evening world., 1916-05-08

there being only seven jokes in the
world.
Tell some men they can cure their
cold by drinking cold water and they'll
take hot whiskey.-Toledo Blade.
clean character never needs
whitewash.
II Is wise man who can recognize
a mistake before II Ia made.--Albany
Journal,
You must have observed that the
man who whistles the most usually
has the least to whistle about.-Phil-
adelphia Telegraph.
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CopyrSht. 1910. By The Press Iubhsni
GGVVyILL you never learn to keep
w your things In order? NOW.
look at that drawer!
cried Mrs. Jarr. and she came over
to where Mr.. Jar was laboriousiy
selecting q necktie for the day from
a very largo assortment of cravats
that were not good enough TO wear
and were too good 70 throw away.
The kind you have in quantity.
Are you going to wear that blue
suit again7" she next asked, cycling
him askance.
why. I suppose 90. seeing 1 nave
II on" replied Mr.. Jarr.
well, It's q siGht!" said Mrs. Jarr.
How do you get your clothes IN the
condition you dof Why don't you
wear the gray suitf'
where IL Nf" asked Mr.. Jarr
sptritlessly.
TITS hanging in your closet. Where
else should It be!" was the reply.
"Oh, you may look surprised. II
wouldn't be In the closet unless ] had
put II there. You leave everything
lying around for me to pick UP. One
would think I had nothing to do all
day long but to follow you around.
picking up after you. For goodness
sake! Got the other suit and don't
wear that blue suit again till It's
cleaned. It's all spots and It needs
pressing!
Mr.. Jarr went over to the closet
that was supposed to be for his own
apparel exclusively. and fumbled
helplessly among a hanging mass Of
skirts, kimonos and other confidential
garments belonging TO Mrs. Jarr.
II can't md the gray suit. dear"
he said. finally.
"Of course you can't fnd 1t! You
want me to wait on you! Upon my
word YOU give me more trouble than
the children!'
Mrs. Jarr then founced over to the
closet and with agile hands and
X-ray eyes quickly solved all its
mysteries.
"Oh. yes" she said. II remember
now; ! gave 1t to man for some
ena melware things. You couldn't
wear 1t again"
tits evident l can't wear It again
II the i cash -clo'- for -kitohenware'
man has H." remarked Mr.. Jarr. re-
signediy.
well. It's a good thing somebody
got some good out Of It. You weren't
wearing II. ana It was only hanging
In the closet attracting moths. Oh,
dear! What will do with the man ?"
Mr.. Jarr could not solve this ever
lasting question for his good lady,
but was working as expeditiously as
he could on himself with the whisk-
broom, He had done fairly we'll with
himself In front. but his efforts "a
The evening world., 1916-05-08
Motor Car Accidents.

10 the Edltof OF Tue E'ehHV WUrIu'
T..s Evening World seems TO pe al
most alone among newspapers in its
condemnation Of the daily slaughter
Of human beings in our streets by
automobiles. As you show in a re-
cent article. $50 persons were killed
in street accidents in New York City
during 1Sl5-chiefiy by automobiles
There were also thousands manned
many being rendered cripples for life
The fact that this condition can exist
Is sufficient proof OF the validity OF a
criticism that Is often leveled at New
The evening world., 1916-05-08
ALMOST A TRAGEDY.

" HEN the police undertake to stage gun drama in public
w they should least make that every policeman
audience knows he is at a play
The hghwyman performed the police
day. the Of which supposed gunman fought off handful
of buecosts and fired blank cartridges police dog would
been great policeman nearby who didn't know the
had feared for the safety the Mayor solid bullet
in the face of the bogus thug At the time another policeman
also ignorant of the affair." up
disguised comrade in the neck with his club
The demonstration Of police efficiency convincing Luckily
the unfortunate policeman dangerously hurt He might
easily have been killed. however, speak Of the peril bullets
flying wild in crowd
The accident singular showing the danger enacing
violent drama surroundings where be taken reality No.
body should understand the risk better than the police the
only regebe incident during of tho finest parade
days which the fore has enjoyed the deserved
plause of the public.
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y 70. CThe New York Evening World.
reach around behind and brush off
his own back were pitifully helpless.
why don't you go in the hall to
brush yourself?' asked Mrs. Jarr.
You get everything full Of lint and
dust. And how did all that lint get
on the back OF your trousers?"
II hung them on the back Of the
chair last night" replied Mr.. Jarr.
Somebody was at them and let them
drop on the carpet"
Mrs. Jarr did not pursue the inquiry
as to who had been 'at them" well,
do come to breakfast! You keep
everything backi" she cried. II never
saw q man so fussy about his
clothes!"
The evening world., 1916-05-08
The Office Force
By Bide Dudley

Copyright. 1916. by The Press Pubhshi
SSXV JELL," said Popple, the ship
w ping clerk, as he finished
sharpening his pencil. my
youngest brother Is to be married"
That's nice" replied Miss Primm.
private secretary to the boss. who's
he 70 marry"
Her name Is Fay King. She lives
In Canada somewhere. but is here on
a visit"
"Does she love himT" asked the
blond stenographer.
"He thinks she does"
Maybe she's taking" suggested
Bobbie, the office boy, solemnly.
Miss Primm turned and shot a
The evening world., 1916-05-08
ONLY ONE WAY.

EPORTS indicate that the Mexican bsndts who made
another raid the American border killing three United
States cavarymen and a boy Glen Springs Texas,
Carrana soldiers the loose who Viva Vvs
Villa Unfortunately
1t becomes increasingly plain that signing agreements with Car
ranza gives Of safety United States citizens
on the soil Of their country Nor does clear the question
against what sort Of Mexcans Americans be ready defend
themselves Vstas Carranzstss beyond
control How Uncle Sam protect himself the Mexican border
except by troops and plenty Of them3
The Glen Springs and Boqus raids give grim point to the
views expressed by Phoenix ~ editor to how large the United
States Army should be:
Because knowledge Of Mexi.
border n general, believe" declares
this editor
How long does Congress dawde the Army Reorgn-
zaon bill while Gen. Funston handicapped by shameful lack Of
forces and Mexcans all
side Of the liner
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Facts Not Worth KnoWinp
By Arthur Baer.

Copyright Chs
Although solitary
Vice President OF the United States for four years
Chinese dime speaks the right .ohen dronDea
phone boz.
hindered importation OF Russo,
GOottown, Maryland
married than bachelors Enolnnd
fearful thing habit Is. :"
Stdbltser has VIZ
tachs right to the keyhole E3
The evening world., 1916-05-08
The Stories
Of Stories
Plots of Immortal Fiction Masterpieces
BY Albert Payson Terhune


oeoht 1914 n. rubuaias o. IN. Ne" ro s.l weaA
THE LADY OR THE TIGER? By Frank Stockton.
~ SEMI BARBARIC KING ruled wholly barbaro land.
He had daughter the heir his throns ~
Vy he alliance her. Dst ~
49, Princess herself had other ideas.
She oouisr far ~
But the Princess the -
couer He sdora
her. That quite for them both
The happily time But y
Paradise lsafa
their secret and told It to the King
His Majesty into He too fond q -
daughter punish into prison. anl
decreed q peculiarly horrible death for him.
The her rns @ re- M ~
lie
s........,,...,. ing events of the day.
and an benches crowded
- The a of the
Royal box where sat the King and the guards left him
The TX King @ "a words the that til. esg,y:
lady was waiting She beautiful and rich
but the King and the Princess knew which door hid the
The prisoner commanded one
lady
would be Ss hm for wife and all her wealth would @ be his
S with G % ] and the ss @ the 0r0'0u' Jungle
The uckess youth stared the two doors They
he and
Ts rHes As % pSss S @ @ ss % nodded 5 @ T ] % srs9 s on: one
~ = Isv.c: And he knew ri
... csos He also
humiliation for her to see him in the embrace N
Would to ha, womans husband d
to die at once while he was stil true to herseT
sacrihce
a am ,o, m as door he saS ans % m Wide
escape nnippino,
sHAKEsPEARE.
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There plenty work mediaors right In
who're
The evening world., 1916-05-08

There merit hou elevation,
out emern-ROCHEFOUCAULD.
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The prepared,es parade Saturday promises
big that II it's prepared for itself.
The evening world., 1916-05-08
The J arr F "a m lily
: By Roy L. McCardell-

49, By Publishing Evening World.