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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-22
Disappointment!

Ben Doolittle one of the most re-
specified citizens of Calamity Corners
Cor that's what we have allus thort
up to now) dropped into the Buggle
offs one day last wk and without no
warning to perpare US for what was
comm planked down a $40 bill on Our
desk and said for US to give him credit
to that amount on back subscripshion.
We wassent feelin emmy too well en-
INFLOW when Ben ca1d and the shock
& surprise of gittin so mulch unex-
peckted welth all in lump like to of
tux us often our feet and made us
swoon away. After we had recovered
suffishient we thanked Ben very pro-
fuse for the $40 and give him a reseat
for same boosting his subscription up
to Jan. l, 1911
After Ben had went we hurried home
and told our wife what turrible blow
of good forchune had befel US after
which we went down to Hen Wealth
ersby's store to lay in supply of gro
ceries & other necessities of life.
We bought 1882 cts. worth at Hens
and when we coolly handed him the
$40 note to take his pay out of Hen
was almost as f1abbergasted as we was
until he put on his specks and TUX it
to the light and examind it and then
told US it was a Confederate bill and
wassent worth the paper it was writ on
after which he TUX the groceries outen
the basket and put EN- back on his
shelves.
To think that Ben Doolittle would
play stitch mean trick makes our blood
bile in the extream and unless he makes
this matter right with real $40 bill
we'll rake & scrape up somethink about
his past if possible & smooth his repu-
fashion by printing If in the Bugle per
vided Ben's got emmy reputashion to
smooth. If Ben forks US over 10 dol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-22
STOP, LOOK & LIssENl

Last Sunday morning about 10
a. m, whilst the most respectable
folks of Bingville was on their way
to church to attend deevine wor-
ship, there was big old he-ottyn1o-
beel with seven men in it from the
co. seat or somers else, bizzed
through Bingville at the rate of 100
miles per hour more or less, but
the general opinyun is more.
1t rusht rite through the Main st.
of the town like a streak of
creased 1ightnin, maxim more noise
than thrashin masheen, and tootin
its horn at evry jump. Almost
afore a person who seen it comm
could say, Here it comesw some
buddy else would boiler, "There it
goes!"
It like to of run over FIVE hens
and one Plymouth Rock rooster be-
longing to the Widow Skinner who
was out in the middle of the road
scratchin around & scairt EN- outen
seven yrs. growth-the rooster amt
crowd sinst and not one of the five
hens has laid a egg, so the widow
says.
Not only that, but it jest missed
runnin over Hank Dewberry' S
hound dog by the skin of his tail &
Hank aint seen his dog sinst-
Hank says he calkilates he never
will, neither, judgin by the way the
dog was running when he last seen
him he guesses he is runnin yet.
Malachi Watkins who is as def
as post had even a narrer excape
than the hound or the chickens.
Malachi happened to be crossin the
street in front of the church when
the ottymobeel was comm for him
full tilt. The Teller runnin it
blowd his horn, but Malachi did
dent hear nothing of course Mel
Sampson was standin on the side
walk in front of Malachi wavin his
hands in horrer & hollerin as loud
as he could boiler for him to git
outen the way unless he desired to
be rund over! Malachi seen Mel
maxim moshions and to make mat
tiers worse stopt rite in the middle
of the road & put his hand to his
ear and hollers back, you'll haft
to speak a leetle mite louder, Mel. -
Jest at that instant the ottymo-
beel Whit past Malachi so clost
that it ackshually grazed his coat
tails. BY the time Malachi realised
what narrer excape he had from
instant deth the otty1nobeel was
FIVE mile further on.
Seth Dewberry our lion hearted
town constubble who was settin on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-22
Hen Made a Mistake

Hen Weathersby, prop. of our gen
eral store, weighed out ID. of sugar
for Snide Petersby tother evg. jest
about dusk before he had lit up in the
store and it was dark and Snide paid
for it with great cheer and departed.
On his way home Snide stopped sew
era1 folks and showd EN- the sugar
and said he newer got SO mulch sug-
gar for ID. before in his life. Well
after Snide had went and Hen lit the
lamps he discovered that the 2-pound
weight was on the scale which he did
dent motifs when he weighd out the
sugar for Snide. Then Hen knowd
Snide had got the best of him being
as he had give him 3 lbs. of sugar
& only got paid for | lb.
Next time Snide come into the store
Hen explaind the matter to him and
asked Snide to pay for the extry lbs
but Snide refused & said that he only
askt for l ID. and if Hen give him
three lbs. that was his look out & not
hisn. Hen got mad and said he would
charge it up to Snide on the books
Snide told Hen to charge it and shoot
1t, but he'd newer pay it. Sride also
told Hen rite to his Ease that for l h.
of overweight in sugar or ennythink
else which he ever give to a custum-
mer he calkilated Hen was the gamer
by IS lbs. of underweight Hen got
Madden madden & said he'd make
Snide prove them words Then Snide
whipt his 2-foot rule outen his pocket
& measured the yardstick which Hen
measures all his goods with & it
measured only 81 inches. After this
Hen kind of cooled off and told Snidc
to let bygones be bygones & say no
more about the sugar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-22
Lokal Mentchion

Jed Peters our intelligent school
teacher says he will be turrib1e glad
when school lets out for the summer
which wont be long emmy more being
as then he will git a good rest Jed
says he amt fizzikally tired but men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-22

his front PLACER readin when he
seen the ottyrnobeel whiz past
rusht into the house for his revol-
yer, and pind his badge on his vest
and polisht it up and run outen the
house and run half mile after the
ottymobeel until he was all outen
breath, but Seth was too late, being
as by this time the masheen must
of had Is miles start on him, so
Seth returned home exosted & in
disgust.
Monday evg. Cy Hoskins chair
man of Our board of selecktmen
consisting of hisse1f, also Anne
Tiillyer & Aionzo Skillings, cald a
mtg of the board in the back of
Hen Weathersbys store to take
steps to prevent ottyn1obeels from
passin through our midst too dog
goned fast.
AS a result of this mtg two
signs has been put up at each end
of the town bearing the follering
words:
WARNINGi
OTTYMOBEELISTS WHO
GOES THROUGH THIS VII
LACE EASTERN 2 MILES A
HOUR DOES so AT THEIR
OWN PERIL & WILL BE PER
SECOOTED TO THE FULL
EXTENT OF THE LAW
WHATEVER THAT IS! GUV-
VERN YOURSELFS ACCORD
ING OR TAKE THE CONSE-
OUENCES!
TOWN SELECKTMEN.
Constubble Dewberry says he
will a rest all ottyrnobeelists who
goes Eastern above Warning p
pervided he can fgger out some
way to stop EN- in their mad ca
reeT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-22

lers without no questshions askt we are
willing to drop the matter but not 9th
erwiSe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-22
CLEER ENC
SALE OF
WOOD BOXES!

As prop of the Bingville General
Store with new goods arriving every
wk or two I find that the seller of my
store is all cIutterd up with wood
boxes of every descripshion witch
goods has been shipd in & which boxes
amt no use to me whatever being as
they are only in the way and as they
diddent cost me cent 1 am going
to get shet of them regardless of cost.
Therefore beginning next Monday
morning and lasting several DAYS or
until these boxes is all sold off / will
hold a mammoth cleerence sale of
Wood Boxes. Do you desire a wood
box to put wood in or for ennythink
else inclooding odds and ends of every
descrIpshion? In that case attend this
sale. What is handler than a wood
box when you want one for somethinI
and cant git one nowheres? Thens when
you realise what turrible boon wood
box is to humanity. Buy one of these
boxes now even if you don't need it be-
cuz it will come handy in case of a
emergency.
Some of these boxes is big and some
is small and others is betwixt & between
inclooding all sizes too numerus to
mentchion. | charge according to
size, but if you take a duzzen boxes
often my hands | will make you spe-
shiai rate. If you cant use these boxes
for nothink else you can bust EN- up
for kindlings. They burn fine. l know
becuz | have been bilding fires with EN-
in my stove store evry mornink all win
ter. Yours for boxes,
Hen Weathersby,
Prop. BingviIle GenI. Store.
BINGVILLE.
Evening journal., 1916-01-10
THE EVENING JOURNAL MONDAY. JANUARY 10 1916

precede that OF Christ. There is too
little in our own day of a conscious
ness or sorrow for sin. The King
dom of God is at hand only for those
who appreciate their lost condition
and go humbly and penitently invok-
ing mercy. The prophet was called
not to predict a pleasing prospect,
but to foretell the dire fate that would
be the natural result OF evil doing.
Such preachers and prophets are not
popular. 1T is enough that the
disciple be as his Master and the
servant as his Lord" So long have
men been preaching the love Of God
that they have often forgotten the
law OF God. Our God is a consuming
fire; not only is lie a loving Father.
but likewise righteous and just
ruler. The deadly nature and result
OF sin need to be emphasized as much
today as ever in the worlds history.
The fate of the ungodly is as certain
today as II ever has been Wherever
the ministry has neglected 10 warn
the people of the impending doom and
disaster that waited the unpenitent
and dsobedient, their spiritual life
AhA NNANAN' nhn AAAAhAANNNAA q 'OAAAAA"
ued decline. Heroes like John and
Nathan and Jonah we're never more
needed than now.
Unless our own land shall be
brought 10 repentance for It's lust and
gross materialism. for It's mammon
worship and Sabbath desecration, the
handwriting OF doom Will soon be
imprinted upon the walls OF our ma
Evening journal., 1916-01-10

tional life and our civilization Will
follow in the downward path OF dis
aster and death. like unto the empires
Of the past. Either our country must
destroy the vices that are undermin-
ing our institutions and saDping our
national life or these vices will de-
stroy our country. Well II the peo-
pie of our land. like the citizens OF
Nineveh will realize the truth be-
fore il is too late. In almost every
community. even those who protest
TO be Christians are too easily salts
fed simply with conformation TO So
cial usuages and an outward respect
ability on the part of their friends
and seemingly fail TO realize the alb
solute necessity Of regeneration, be-
fore there can be any true spiritual
life and salvation.
"Be not afraid Of them." said Jesus,
that kill the body. but are not able
to kill the soul. but rather fear him
who Is able TO destroy both soul ind
body in hell"
As a result of the preaching OF this
great evangelist Jonah, a mighty re-
vival broke out in Nineveh. The
mayor made proclamation summon
ing the people TO penitence and fast
ing and prayer Oh for a repetition
Of such scenes in this city in these
coming daysl Cast overheard the
Jonahs Yield your lives to God to
do His will. and history will repeat
itself and q glorious revival will be
ours. For. praise His name, lie is
the same God today.
Evening journal., 1916-01-10

hard and were red and
festered. also appearing with
yellow heads. They were
scattered and the skin was
very sore and oftentimes my
face was very disfigured.
This lasted for about two
months and l found my face
getting worse, and / was
Evening journal., 1916-01-10
Sample Each Free by Mall

With 32-p. Skin Book on request. Ad-
dress postcard ''Cutieurs. Dept. T, Bss-
tom" Sold throughout the world.
Evening journal., 1916-01-10
RED PIMPLES ALL
ABOUT FACE, NECK
And Body. Large and Hard. Skin
Very Sore and Face Was
Very Disfgured.
HEALED BY CUTICURA
SOAP AND OINTMENT

MY trouble started with pimples making
their appearance all about my face. neck
and body. The pimples were large and
Evening journal., 1916-01-10

treated and when this failed gave up hope
Of being cured. l saw an advertisement for
Cuticura Soap and Ointment SO / tried
them and now have not even a mark left
on my face. l am healed" (Signed)
Charles G. Davis. l342 S. Chadwick st.,
Philadelphia, Pa. July n. 1915.
Evening journal., 1916-01-10
ABOUT 100000 BABIES
Die BEFORE ONE YEAR

The Census Bureau estimates that
3oo, 900 babies died in this country last
year before the age of one year, and it
is stated that one-haf Of these deaths
were needless if all mothers were
strong and infants were breast-fed.
Expectant mothers should strivetoin-
crease their strength with the strength
building fats in Scott's Emulsion which
improves the blood, suppresses ner-
vousness, aids the quality of milk, and
feeds the very life cells.
Physicians prescribe Scott's Emul-
sion; it is doubly important during
nursing. No alcohol. Everydruggist
has it. Insist on Scott's-the white
food medicine. No advanced prices.
Scott & Bovine. bloomfield. N J. is1
Evening star., 1916-10-04

riage by her uncle, wore an exquisite
gown Of ivory duchess satin combined
with cloth of silver. with court train
Of ivory chiffon velvet. The bodice was
lace over tulle. The quaint cap which
held the long tulle veil was Of rare old
Carrickmacross lace. Her bouquet was
Of white heather and roses.
Mrs. Daniel Fraser Fulton Of Yon-
kers, N. Y, cousin OF the bride, was
the matron of honor. and her gown was
Of pink satin brocaded in silver with
an overirapery of pink tulle, with blue
and orchid ribbons looped at one side
of the bodice. Her bouquet was of
pink roses
Miss Jaquelin Taliaferro Smith. niece
Of the bridegroom. and Miss Eleanor
White of Stamford, Conn.,. cousin OF
the bride. were the little ribbon bear
Evening star., 1916-10-04

ers and they wore picturesque dresses
Of rose pink organdy, made with full
rufiled skirts, and tiny close fitting
bodices, with tiny pulled sleeves.
Master Van Taliaferro Smith was the
page and he wore a black velvet suit
Evening star., 1916-10-04

Hammel, Vera and Annie Walton rem
dered several piano selections and Mr.
Arthur Bailey and Mr.. Lester Law
dance followed.
Among those present were Misses
Marion Miller. Virginia Sowers. Helen
Dunbar. Sophie and Charlotte Berry.
Genevieve Flood, Elsie Hammel, Ethel
and Mary McCauley. Cleda Bromley.
Nellie Lawler and Elsie and Hetty
Green, and Messrs. Arthur Bailey. Ar
tin. Charles Considine. Robert Cramer.
J. McWilliams. D. r. Spaight, Lester
Lawrence, Jess Thomas, P. Mulroe,
William o'Brien and Dudley Law
renee. Mr.. and Mrs. Green and Miss
Ada Green were the chaperons
The first studio at home Of series to
continue throughout the winter will be
given this afternoon from 4:30 to $50,
with Mr.. Albert W. Harmed as host
Mr.. and Mrs. Brent Clarke of Dallas,
Tex. are in Washington. visiting the lat
ter's parents. DR.. and Mrs. Charles
Waters of 1414 @ street northwest.
Commander H A. Wiley of the United
States Navy, Mrs. Wiley and Miss Ro-
berta Wiley of Washington are spend
ing few days in New York city, and
are stopping at the Wolcott Hotel
Mr. and Mrs S. L. Cooper Of Congress
Heights. accompanied by their son, Mr..
Earl Cooper, left by automobile to at
tend the fair at Fredericksburg, Va.
Miss Marie de La Coste has returned
to Washington after a three-month abb
sence spent in the White mountains
and near Wilmington. N. c. She, will
be at 1913 NJ street northwest for the
winter.
Mrs. j. Mansfield Brown has closed
her apartment at the Connecticut and
will spend the autumn with relatives
In New York and Boston.
White heather. pink and lavender
chrysanthemums and palms in profu-
sion contributed to the setting for the
wedding Of Miss Elizabeth Kirkwood
Fulton. daughter of Mrs. Thomas
Fulton of Glasgow, Scotland, and Mr.
Sidney Fletcher Taliaferro. which took
place last evening at 1880 o'clock at
the home of the brides uncle. Mr..
Daniel Fraser.
The Rev. Robert Coe of the First
Congregational Church performed the
ceremony in a bower in the drawing
room in the presence of about fifty
guests, including relatives and intimate
friends. A strtnged orchestra played
the wedding music
The bride. who was given in mar
Evening star., 1916-10-04
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
Secretary Of State and Mrs. Lansing
Have Visitor for
Winter.
Miss Draper's Engagement to Ital-
ian Prince-Postmaste General
Here Tomorrow-Notes.

The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing will have as a guest for the
winter Miss Nataline Dulles, the niece
Of Mrs. Lansing, who arrives today.
Miss Dulles is still student, and will
divide time between special studies at
4 young ladies' school and the informal
side of social life
Evening star., 1916-10-04

The Postmaster General and Mrs. Bur-
Lesson will arrive in Washington to-
| morrow. after spending some time on
the Jersey coast.
Evening star., 1916-10-04

Miss Gladys Culbertson returned last
evening after spending the month of
September with her sister, Mrs. Arthur
Mountford Baker, at Hyde Park, Gin
cinnati.
Evening star., 1916-10-04

Miss Helen Hughes, who arrived here
ten days ago with her youngest sister.
Elizabeth Hughes, is staying at the Ma
tional Cathedral School, where the lat
ter Is a student. Miss Hughes expects
Evening star., 1916-10-04

Last evening Miss Hetty Green enter
tained number of her friends cele-
bratfng her eighteenth birthday ami
versary. The house was effectively
decorated for the occasion. Misses Elsie
Evening star., 1916-10-04

Rev. and Mrs John Newton Culbert
son have returned from an extensive
trip. While away they visited Cham
bersburg, Rocky Spring and Gettys
burg.
Evening star., 1916-10-04

to spend the winter in Washington and
will continue her work with the Y. W.
c. A
Evening star., 1916-10-04

Mrs. William Franklin Draper an
nounces the engagement of her daugh-
Evening star., 1916-10-04

with collar ana cuffs Of white silk.
Mr.. Roland Cfoxton was best man
for Mr.. Taliaferro.
A large reception followed. \
Later Mr.. and Mrs. Taliaferro left for
CONTINUED on Ninth Page.y.!!
Evening star., 1916-10-04

Mrs. j. Mansfield Brown has closed
her apartment at the Connecticut and
will spend the autumn with relatives
in New York and Boston.
Evening star., 1916-10-04
50cie2K
Island avenue for the winter. They
spent last season at the Connecticut.

Mrs. o. E. Burnham has returned and
lis at her apartment, at the Parkwood,
where she will be Joined october Is by
Mrs. w. p. Burnham, wife of Col. Burn
ham, who will come from Porto R1ca
and remain in Washington for short
Evening star., 1916-10-04

Miss Marie de La Coste has returned
to Washington after a three-month alb
sence spent in the White mountain.
and near Wilmington, N. c. She will
be at 1913 NJ street northwest for the
winter.
Evening star., 1916-10-04

Mr. and Mrs. Brent Clarke of Dallas
Tex, are in Washington, visiting the lat
ter's parents. DR.. and Mrs. Charles
Waters of 1414 @ street northwest.
Evening star., 1916-10-04

Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Cooper Of Congress
Heights, accompanied by their son, Mr.
Earl Cooper. left by automobile to at
tend the fair at Fredericksburg, Va.
Evening star., 1916-10-04

Commander H A. Wiley of the United
States Navy, Mrs. Wiley and Miss Ro-
berta Wiley of Washington are spend
ing few days in New York city, and
are stopping at the Wolcott Hotel
Evening star., 1916-10-04

The first studio at home Of series to
continue throughout the winter will be
given this afternoon from 4:30 to $50,
with Mr.. Albert W. Harmed as host.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-12-15
TERED
Short-Horn Cattle
Union City, Tenn.
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 1916
Under auspices OF American Short-1orn
Breeders Association and ObiOn County
Live Stock Association.
At One O'clock P. NJ.

The Obion County Live Stock Association, the Amer,
ShortHorn Breeders Association and the Nashville
Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway cooperating will
duct auction sale of registered ShortHorn bulls of
service age cows and heers bred and open and cows
and calves at foot and bred again, Union City, Tenn
Tuesday Dec 10Th, 1916, beginning at one o'clock p m
This constitutes the twenty first of a series of sales
of this character promoted and held along the Nashville
Chattanooga & st. Louis Railway during the year 1916
with the cooperation of the various local County Live
Stock Associations and the American Short Horn Breed
ers Association.
F. l. DERBY, Sales Mgr COL. c. M. JONES, Apct,
COL. R. L. SCALES. Field Representative.
AMERICAN SHORT HORN BREEDERS ASSOC'N.
OBION COUNTY LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION
w. c. Farris' Prest c. S. TALLY SkcL
LOW RATES...In order to enable as many Of; It's
patrons attend the sale will do within reason
able radius of Union City, the Nashville Chattanooga n
St Louis Railway will make effective approximations
fare plus twenty-five cents for the round trip apply at
points said railway between Centervle Dickson Lex
ngton, Puryear Tenn, and Hickman KyY Inclusive. The
Company will also transport cattle sold from Union City
to purchasers home stations the Nashville Chatta
nooga & ST. Louis Railway in Tennessee where shipment
will involve interstate transportation at fourth of
the current tariff rate. t4
H. F.. SMITH, Vice Pres L. P. BELLAH, Agent
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-12-15

Cotton dropped eight dollars. on
the bale last Monday, but the peace
proposition made by Germany Tues
day, unlikely as it is to be accept
ed, gave the staple an upward turn
again. Those who had the chance
to get 20 cents and did not do It
are now wishing that their fore
sight had been as good as their
hindsieht has proven to be-.
Now let the more prosperous citl-
zens of Lexington look about them
and see that no child shall be
denied a visit from Santa Claus and
no woman has a cherries Christ
mas. Goodfellowship at Christmas
ought not to come under the head
of charity-but if you do claim it
that way, remember that charity is
said to cover the multitude OF sins.
We failed to mention last week
that Mrs. Thomas W. Stegall had
returned from Memphis and was
doing very nicely after undergoing
an operation. Mr.. and Mrs. Stesall
have made many friend amoung
our people and all are rejoicing
over Mrs. Stegall's good luck in her
Memphis experience under the sur
geon's knife.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-12-15


Engineer Emmett Sneed and Con-
ductor Fenner Howard returned
Wednesday night from Nashville
where they have been attending the
meeting between representatives of
the railroads and the employees.
They report a satisfactory settle
ment.
James A. Henry arrived last Sun
day morning from Mississippi coun.
ty, Arkansas, where he made a good
cotton crop this year. On his ar
rival Mr.. Henry was greeted with
the unwelcome news that his only
sister, Mrs. R. w. Howard, had been
partially stricken with paralysis.
If there ever was time when
you Should use wise judgment in
buying shoes, now is the time. Buy
at Fielders and you'll get all you
are paying for-good leather, best
styles, utmost comfort, long service
and aristocratic appearance; all
sizes, lasts and feathers. Come to
Fielder's for shoes.
If our people who yet have cot
ton are to lose on it, they are not
going to be satisfied with SIP to
$40 per bale, but will run the risk
of holding it longer. But the late
upward turn in the prices has been
encouraging and all seem to believe
that most if not all of their loss
will be recovered
If the merchants of Henderson
county would organize and make a
concerted effort to stem the flood of
money pouring out to the mail or
der houses, they would stop the big
gest leak our county finances are
suffering. Any local merchant can
so buy his goods that he can do as
we'll in prices as the mail order
houses Offer everything consid-
cred.