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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10

ways GROUND and he went the rest OF
the ways with me on account OF not
having enythfng elts speshil to do,
and wen we got to the grocer store
there was a sine on the potatoes say
ing, cents a pound, $3.50 a baskit.
Me having a ideer and saying to the
man. How many pounds in a baskit
so pounds, you save SO cents on
every baSkit, Sed the man, and I sed
to Pubs, Hay Pubs, If 1 buy a paskit
then my mother viii be so glad about
saving the SO cents maybe she'll give
me a dime and III give you 2 cents
out of it.
Sounding like a good ideer to Pubs,
and I bawt a holc baskit insted of
Jest pounds and me and Pubs started
to carry It home by both taking a
hold of the bottom and wawking side
ways. Pubs saying, G WIZ, holey
smoaks, IL Id of knew how heavy it
was, good mite.
Ars we kepp on wawking and
resting, at ferst mostly wawking and
then mostly resting on account of the
basl1it getting heavier insted OF lighter,
and jest wen we was almost home the
baskit dropped on account of us drop
ping it and the potatoes rolled all
over the street and it took us about
10 minits to pick them. up agen, Puds
saying, Good mite, if Id of knew this.
And I opened our frunt door and
called back to ma, Ma L saved you
so cents, if you don't bIeeve it come
out and see. WITCH ma did, looking
Suspicious wen she came out and mad
wen she saw the baskit, saying, A
hole baskit of potatoes, sutch an ideer
they'd all be bad before I had them
half used up, take them back i'm
meeditly and bring me pounds like
told you.
And she went il. agen, and Pubs
aed Well I'll he darn ed if I'd of knew
this. And we carried the baskit bac ok
to the grocer store, dropping it twice
insted of once and wishing We had
never even saw it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10
RUSS OIL FIELD AFLANTE.
Burning Fuel Supply at Batum to Add
to Famine Horror.

London, Aug. 1O.-F'ires are raging
in eighteen oil wells in the suburbs
of Batum, the great oil center in
Asiatic Russia, according to advices
reviewed today from Reval. Esthonia.
by the Central News Agency here. The
Reval dispatch quotes telegram re
ceived from Moscow.
There appear to be no means of ex-
tinguishing the conflagration, the mes
sage added, and the loss of oil will be
disastrous. The disaster will be more
keenly felt on account of the famine
and cholera in that district and the
consequent scarcity of labor resulting
in scanty supplies of coal and fire.
wood for the winter. the message said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10

The senate seems anxious to take
a recess and leave the country to get
along without the tariff law for which
we have been told there is great and
immediate need. The senate prob
ably would be glad of an opportun-
ity to side-step the whole tariff bust
ness. AS passed by the house the tar
iff bill is fraught with all sorts of
trouble for the Republican party and
the senator's know it. At time when
everybody knows that the only way>in
which the world can get on its feet
is by restoring the broken circle of
production and distribution, congress
proposes one of the most trade-re-
strictipg tariff laws we have ever had
Europe. which owes us above fifteen
billion dollars, is having trouble in
climbing the wall. and so, by way OF
helping her over. We propose to add
few more feet to its height.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10

Mrs. Clark was one of the best
loved and most capable employees of
the Crosby Brothers store. When her
health began to fail last April, her alb
sence was regretted by store employees
and customers alike. Mrs. Clark had
just returned from a visit in Gales
burg, Ill. She was found dead in her
room at the home of her sister, Mrs
Marian White. 725 Topeka.
Mrs. Clark is survived by a daugh-
ter, Mrs. C. NJ. Miller of Dallas, Tex,
two grandchildren, and her sister, Mrs
White.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10
TO COMBAT CAR THIEVES
Business Men OF Arkansas City Form
ing Vigilance Committee.

Arkansas City. Aug. 10.-A force Of
twenty-five business men of this city
vested with the authority of arrest,
and under oath to serve at any time
during the day or night. will be or
ganized to combat motor car thefts
in this city.
This move is prompted by the insur-
ance agents in the city. whose losses
have been heavy in the past three or
foup weeks. From four to five cars a
week have been the average stolen
here within the last month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10

II those who are intent on punish
ing Bergdoll could find that buried
pot of gold, probably they would be
willing to let the Stacker go. Much of
the activity displayed in the case may
be due to the fact that the family has
money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
By LEE PAPE

Ma sent me to the grocer store for
pounds of potatoes this aftirnoon,
saying Hers a doller bill and for
goodniss sake be careful of the
change. q
Well il I don't lose eny of 1t, ma.
will you give me a nickel OF its
sed. and she sed, Get the potatoes
and don't waist SO mulch time tawk-
ing. Meening she wouldent. and I
started to go Ground to the grocer
store feeling sorry 1 was going a err
rand, and met Pubs Simkins half
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10

1t is reported that France now is
willing to accept a compromise from
tier. on condition that Great Britain
promises to back up France with mill
itary support in Upper Silesia in the
event of fresh troubles in that dis
trict. France probably then can be
relied upon to see that the fresh
troubles" arise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10

1t is reported that the house ways
and means committee is disposed to
remove the tax from soft drinks and
high priced clothes If the committee
would lift the tax from transportation
instead 1t would confer a far greater
benefit on the public.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10
Austrian Prisoners Are Killed.

Vienna. Aug. 10.-AFour men were
killed and many more wounded in
disorders at the great Austrian peni-
Tertiary at Stein Monday night. The
inmates of the penitentiary mutinied.
after sending an ultimatum to theN
government demanding that their
sentences be reduced. Mattresses
stored in the prison yard were set on
fire while cell fittings were smashed
by the prisoners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10

Every government official seems
anxious to obtain as much public
fo- instance is Secretary of the Navy
DENLY asking congress for an appro-
priation of s3O,O0O,O0o with which to
build an airplane carrier for the fleet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10
Tree He FelZed
Strangled Chopper

Hiawatha, Kan, Aug. 10.-John AL
frey, farmer residing near Sparks,
was dead today as the result of a most
peculiar accident.
He had chopped down a tree and
when the tree fell his head was caught
in a fork in such a manner that he
slowly strangIed to death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10
JAIL DELIVERY AT BELLEyILLE.
Four Prisoners Escaped, According to
Message to Topeka Police.

Four prisoners escaped in Jail
delivery at Belleville, Kan, Tuesday
night, according to a telephone mes
sage received by the Topeka police
this noon.
The escaped prisoners are: John
Gravey. Charles Curchell, John Pal
nner and Howard Miller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10
Typo. Union Won,t Clip salaries

Quebec. Aug. 10.-The international
Typographical union at its convention
today rejected proposals to clip sala-
ries and travelling expenses of execu-
tive officers. The vote on the proposal
was 1913 to 90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10
TO HOLD CLARK FUNERAL TODAY
Mrs. Addie W. Clark Was an EmpIoye
of Crosby Bros. Store.

The funeral of Mrs Addie w. Clark
IS. who died Sunday. will be held this
afternoon at 5:45 o'clock at Penwells
chapel. The hour in the late after
noon was chosen to allow the employees
of Crosby Brothers to attend the fu-
neral. Mrs. Clark had been with
Crosby Brothers for nineteen years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10

Weston, Iowa, Aug. 1O.-The Wes-
ton State bank was held up and
robbed today by two men who escaped
in an automobile. How much money
they took is not known. Weston is a
small town on the Rock Island rail-
road a short distance from Council
RIuffS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

ELIZABETH JOSEPHINE RAAD, three
months-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Rad. 426 Ash street, died Tuesday morn
ing at the home. Funeral services will be
held at o'clock Thursday morning from
the Sacred Heart church at Seward and
Elliott streets. Burial will be in Mt. Cal
vary cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10

Oldest Retired U. S. Admiral Dead.
San Francisco, Aug. 10.-Rear Ad-
niral George Fink Kutz U. S. N, re-
tired. said to be the second oldest liv-
ing real admiral in the navy, die6 here
tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10

FRED BgELER, age IS, died today at
his home, 1920 East Sixth street. Funeral
services will be held at 3 o'clock Friday
afternoon from the Penwefl chapel. Burial
viii be In Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10
Ready to Abandon Camp Pike.

Washington. Aug. 10.-Troops at
Camp Pike, Ark, have been ordered to
move in preparation for abandoning
the cantonment, Secretary Weeks an
nounced today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10
To Consolidate Interior Department

Washington, Aug. 10.-Consolida-
ton in the department of the interior
of all governmental bureaus having
any connection with the administration
of Alaskan affairs is proposed in a
bill introduced in the senate by Sena-
tor New. Republican Indiana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10

Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza Hummer,
who died Tuesday morning at her home In
Perry, Kan. will be held at . 80 o'clock
Thursday afternoon from the Granville
Methodist church. Burial will be in Grant
Vile cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10

Funeral services for Fred Huey, who
died August Z, at Albuquerque. N. Mex.
will be held at 3 O'Clock Saturday after.
noon from the Oakland Methodist church
The body will arrive in Topeka Thursday
evening at O'Clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10

Z Funeral services for Mrs. Addie W. Clark,
who died Sunday at her home, 725 Topeka
avenue, will be held at 8 AZ O'Clock this
afternoon from the Penwell chapel. The
body will be taken to Erie, Pa, for burial.
rnrd,s E1ourars satirfs, Tai sa7
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10

Lords Flowers satisfy. Tel. s27.--
5x-
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1921-08-11

ye wore out1" the hospItabie Mira,
Rutledge was asking as she went into
the house with Sarah and the chill
drcn. "You 60 and mix up with the
little ones and let yer mother rest
while ] git dinner" she said to Joe
and Betsey and added as she took
Sarah's shawl and bonnet; "You lop
down an rest yerself while I'm fyin'
around the fire"
Come an the way from vermontT
Abe nsked. as he and Samson were
unhltching
"Yes. sir"
by jlnep tile slim giant exclaimed.
Il reckon you feel like throwin eff
yer harness an takin' roll In the
grass"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1921-08-11

In silence, while DR.. John Allen, who
had sat on the doorstep reading a
paper-a kindly faced man of middle
nge with a short white beard under
his chin-greeted them lheerfully.
where do you hail fromT the
Doctor asked.
Vermont" said Samson.
"All the way In that wagOnf"
"Yes, SIR"
u guess you're made o. the right
stuff" said the Doctor. where ye
bound7"
Don't know exactly. Going to take
a claim somewhere"
There's no better country than
right here. This Is the Cannan of
America. We need people like you.
Unhltch your team and have some
dinner and wen talk things over after
you're rested. I'm the doctor here and
| ride all over this part o. the country.
I reckon ] know 1t pretty WE'LL"
A woman In a neat calico dress
came out of the door--a strong-built
and rather well-fiavored woman with
blonde hair and dark eyes.
Mrs. Rutledge. these are travellers
from the East" said the Doctor.
"Give 'em some dinner. and II they
can't pay for It, can. They've came
all the way from Vermont"
"Good land Come right In an rest
yerselyes, Abe, you show the gentle
man where to put his horses an lend
him hand"
Abe extended his long arm toward
Samson and said "Howdy" as they
shook hands.
"When his big hand got hold of
milne, kind Of felt his timber" Sam
son writes II says to myself, There's
man II would be hard to tip over In
a rassle.'"
whats yer name7 How long We
been travelin'f My conscIencei Ain'i
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1921-08-11

or The newsprint paper used by
American newspapers only one-thlrd
Is made In the United States from,
wood grown In this country. The rest
Is either Imported OF made from Inn
ported wood or pulp. The United
States has enormous forest resources
In her northwest and In Alaska, II
pulp mills were properly located to
handle the raw material.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1921-08-11

hope you won't mind II go along
with you, sir"
"Giad TO have you with u.s." said
Samson, "We've talked It over. II
you want TO, you can come along
with us and our home shall be yours
and I'll do what's right by you"
They Jared along through Indiana
and over the wide savannas Of ILL.,
nols, and on the ninety-seventh dny
of their journey they drove through
rolling, grassy. Towering pralrles and
up a long, hard hill to the small log
cabin settlement Of New Salem, Illl-
nOls, on the shore of the Sangamon.
They halted about noon In the middle
Of. this little prairie village, opposite
a small clRpboard house. A sign hung
over its door which bore the rudely
lettered words: "Rutledge's Tavern"
A long, slim, stoop-shouldered young
man sat In the shade of an oak tree
that stood near 4 corner of the tavern,
with a number of children playing
around him. He sat leaning against
the tree trunk reading book. He
TlSCu lhcy utdT anu SlOOu
looking at them, with the book under
his arm. Samson says In his diary
that he looked like ian .untrlmmed
yearling colt about sixteen hands
high. He got up slow and kept rising
till his bush of black tousled hair was
six feet four above the ground. Then
he put on an old straw hat without
any band on 1t. He reminded me of
Philemon Bakers fish rod, he was
that narrer. For humliness I'd match
him against the world. His hide was
kind O. yaller and leathery. could
see he was still In the grlstle-a little
over twenty-but his face was marked
up by worry and weather like mans.
l never saw anybody SC long between
joints. Don't hardly see how he
could tell when his feet got cold"
He wore q hickory shirt without
collar or coat or jacket One suspen-
der held up his coarse, linsey trousers,
the legs Of which fitted closely and
came only to a blue yarn zone above
his heavy cOwhlde shoes. Samson
writes that he fetched a sneeze and
wiped his big nose with a red hand
kerchief' as he stood surveying them
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1921-08-11

tTo BE coNTiNUED.l
BOOK as oranarIes.

Books are the great civilizers
Of the race. the storehouses of knowI-
edge, the granaries Of intellectual
food. Therefore to designate In all can
dor which books Of those that are
made are, indeed. public pabuIum, and
which are straw; carefully and con-
scIentIously to examine and explain,
one man for the million. the publIca-
tIons which are conducive or detrI-
mental. in whole or in part, to learn.
ing and progress, Is one of the most
important and noblest works In which
man can be engaged. whlls to prostl.
tute the powers requisite for such
position Is one Of the basest. .-Hubsrt
Howe Bancroft.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1921-08-11
Shave with cutlcurs Soar

And double your razor efficiency as
well as promote skin purity. skin com
fort and skin health. No mug. no
slimy soap. no germs. no waste, no
irritation even when shaved twice
daily. One soap for all uses--shaving,
bathing and sliampooing. Advertisement
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1921-08-11
Copyright irving BaoheIlsr
ABE LINCOLN

synopsls. = Samson and Sarah
Traylor, with their two children,
Josiah and Betsey, travel by wagon
In the summer of 1881 from their
home in Vergennes, Vt, to the
West. the land of plenty. Their
destination is the Country of the
Sangamon. in Illinois, At Niagara
Falls they meet party of immi-
grants, among them a youth named
John Mcneil, who also decides to go
to the Sangamon country. In the
swamp fats of Ohio and Indiana
they begin to be troubled with
fever and ague.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1921-08-11
The Most chlpper Mar

-who was II said that life is like
poker gamer
Dunno but he was wrong, anyway.
In poker lt's the gayest man that has
the blues
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1921-08-11

At safe distance we do not hesl.
tate to say that the prizeighteru ara
no better than they should BE-
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1921-08-11

No ugly, grfmy streaks on the
clothes when Red Cross Ball Blue is
used. Good bluing gets good results
All grocers carry it--5c. Advertisement.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1921-08-11

One little tombstone may tell a big
story.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1921-08-11

The rhyme wave casualties are un-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27
If Stomach is
Out of Order
-"DiapepSin"

Every year regularly more than a
million stomach sufferers in the
United States. England and Canada
take Pape's Diapepsin, and realize not
only immediate, but lasting relief. This
harmless antacid helps digest anything
you cat and overcomes a sour, gassy
or out-of-order stomach in five min
utes. If your meals don't fit com
fortably. or what you eat lies like a
lump of lead in your stomach, or if
YOU have heartburn, that is a sign of
Indigestion. Get from your druggist
a sixty-cent case of Papes Diapepsin.
There will be no sour risings, no belch-
ing of undigested food mixed with
acid, no gas or heartburn, no fullness
or heavy feeling in the stomach, no
nausea, headache or intestinal gripping.
Prove to yourself in five minutes that
your stomach is as good as any; that
there is nothing really wrong. Stop
this food fermentation and begin eat
ing what you want without fear of dis
comfort or indigestion.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27
Makes a Family Supply
of Cough Remedy.
Really better than ready-made
cough syrups, and saves about Sc.
Easily and quickly prepared.
zT5z57F5EERR57S7S1R

If YOU combined the curative proper
ties of every known "ready-made" cough
remedy. YOU probably could not get as
much real curative power as there is in
this simple homemade cough syrup,
which is easily prepared in a few
minutes.
Get from any druggist 215 ounces Of
Pinex, pour it into pint bottle and
plain graduated sugar syrup, clarified
sired. The result il a full pint Of
really better cough sy up than you could
buy ready-made for three times the
money. Tastes pleasant and never
gpoils.
This Pinex and Syrup preparation gets
right at the cause OF cough and gives
almost immediate relief. 1t loosens the
phlegm, stops the nasty throat tickle
and heals the sore, irritated membranes
SO gently and easily that it is really
astonishing.
a days use viii usually overcome the
ordinary cough and for bronchitis, Group,
hoarseness and bronchial asthma. there
is nothing better.
Pinex is q most valuable concentrated
compound of genuine Norway pine ex-
tract, and has been used for generations
to break up severe coughs.
To avoid disappointment. ask your
druggist for - y ounces CT Pinex' with
full directions. and don't accept any
thing else Guaranteed to give absolute
satisfaction or money promptly re-
funded. The Pinex Co., IT. Wayne,
Ind.