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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

Then an artisan saunters along in a blue
jeans blouse, his hands in his pockets
and his wife hanging on his arm 1t is
here you see the Partisan as he is-an
excitable, amusement loving creature,
with one eye on his win Ordinaire''
very ordinaire)s the OF on the look
out for an attractive wO- 1.
The women on the stage e generally
culled from the artists models or girls
who prefer the life of Paris to pounding
linen ON the banks Of the Seine. Many
of these keep their entire family in some
little room among the chimney pots.
This livelihood may mean a few sweet
flowers in pots, white curtains to the
windows, an oil stove, on which fried
potatoes may be cooked to eat with a
chicory salad or an artichOke. This list
constitutes the Injuries of the lower
class.
All the cafe singers unfortunately are
not content with such simple pleasures
There are many whose conduct has been
the talk of two continents. One of them
once bore jerome Bonaparte's escutch-
con on her note paper Another filled
her apartments with lotus flowers from
the Shiny Nile and entertained men
whose pictures have hung in the salon
Another drove tanned tigers tandem
t41AOuSA lAIO DOiS &c -SO-O5AC, eAAA St1AA
another stabbed her horses in q bijOu of
a salon One woman who viii soon be
seen on the New York stage has set
Paris in a furOre. She has come upon
the city cometlil1e. She holds the thrOb-
bling, pulsing heart of Paris in the palm
of her little fist, whose fingers have
traced mems destinies-rOsy fingers that
point to perdition- She is a revelation.
She sings risque songs with the demure-
ness of Puritan She wears long, sim
pie gowns the first on record, and black
gloves to the elbows 1t is hard to tell
how her smiling cherubic face, with its
halo of sun kissed curls, viii be received
in America, but at present in this city
the cafe chantant singer is queen
MAUD JAMES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10
The Street Demon.

There are all kinds of people abroad in the
street.
OF every condition and class.
Some jostle and crowd US whenever meet
And others peacefully pass
But there's one encounter wherever we
stray
OF whom we'd be gladly bereft-
Oh. why doesn't Providence call him away
The demon who turns to the left
He seems to take pleasure in lodging about.
To him it's the highest delight
To fill your whole soul with a horrible doubt
If he'll turn to to the left the right
In manner that battles your reason complete.
With movement both subtle and deft-
He'll manage to knock you clear off your feet
The demon that turns to the left
There's the woman we all of us frequently
meet.
With her parasol aimed st our eye.
And the cattle who all the while tramp on our
feet
They are all pretty hard to get by
But there's no other 1unatic running around
Who so sadly of sense is bereft-
No other blamed chump who Is quite so pro-
found
AS the demon who turns to the left
Chicago Journal.
Good work done by the Peerless
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10
a CAFE cHANTANr ARTIST.
Tho Singing Gardens of Paris and Their At
fractions
Ispecial Correspondence.l

Especial Correspondence
PARIS, March 27.-Two local ele-
ments tell the traveller he is in ''the
American PARADISE even though he
come from the other end of the earth
with his eyes shuttle odor of warm
asphalt and the voice of the 'tcafe chan
ta,lt singer -
The singing garden is peculiar to
Paris. Driving up the Champs -Elysee,
the twinkliag of colored lamps proclaim
the names Of there gardens in luminous
type. They are surrounded with close
shrubbery and hung with ropes of gas
Jets. On entering the visitor is not
stopped for an entrance fee, but pursues
his way to one Of the many small tables
which surround the stage. The stage is
in the middle of the cafe, with glass
roof, which acts as q sounding board
Once seated, you are expected to order
something to drink The list includes
everything from coca mixture of
hcorice and vater-to absinthe. The
price of the drink covers small admis-
sion fee, which depends upon the seat
you have chosen
The stage now comes in for a share of
your attention Seated around in a cir
Gle are half a dozen women in evening
costume They have thinking part, -
for they are the scenery. Enter the cafe
at any hour of the evening, and you
will see woman in short flaming red
satin gown come forward With a little
run and then a step backward she COM
mences her song. She either carries a
parasol with twirl, or she drops the
little black satin mask she wears and
plants both hands on her hips. Her song
consists of a great deal of a tlnltun air.
1t ends with flourish, toss of the
head and wink of the eye that are very
Frenchy.
The words are evidently funny, for
everybody laughs, although no one APP
plauds but the claque, and they are
paid Half an hour Of that sort Of thing
bores an American, SO ne orders another
drink and watches the audience 1t con-
sists mainly of tradespeople, students
and travellers Here. comes q small store
keeper with his wife and daughter.
Then the young man enters who sells
you gloves in one Of the large shops on
the Avenue de l'Opere. He has a little
grisette in a well fitting gown and no
covering for her head but her neatly
braided hair. Closely following there is
an art student from the Latin quarter
with the girl that offered you bouquet
for sale in the courtyard of your hotel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10
OLD RELIAsLE UNION PACIFIC.

We Not on the War Path But VIII
Points.
We have through vestibule train ser
vice to Portland and San Francisco with
out change via Denver, Cheyenne, Odgen
and Salt Lake. Our rates at present are:
To San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angles
and Santa Ana, California, one way $4,000
To same points round trip $3.50
Same rates will apply to all intermediate
points west of Ogden.
Round trip tickets good for "6O'' days
with privilege of returning via Ell Paso
& Fort Worth to Missouri river.
A NJ. FULLER,
CITY agent, 525 KaS. Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10
GraVitatiOn.

That is about all he could tell
you. 1t is no more natural
for bodies to gravitate toward
the center of the earth than it
is for g VIAvI" to cure tire dir
eases peculiar to women 1t is
not a drug, but a food, which
nourishes and strengthens the
affected parts, thereby enabling
nature to throw off the disease.
Our Health Book sent free.
KANSAS VIAYl CO.. Topeka. Kas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

what have you named your new boy?'
''William. 1 wanted to get name that
would be sure to fit"
Il don't quite CATCH"
why, don't you see? If he grows up to
be real nice good kind of young man, he
will be called Willie, and if he should hap
pen to telrn out pretty tough he can be cali
ed Bill. "-Indianapolis journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10
An honest
Confession.

If we were asked the reason
why "VIAvI" performs such
wonderful cures, we would be
honest, and say, "We don't
know" Ask a scientist why
an apple invariably fal6s down
ward, and he would say it was
due to the law of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10
A Kew rbat weighs seven Pounds.

An old and curious key and lock are at
tached to the door of Temple church, in
Fleet street, London. The key weighs
seven pounds, is Is inches long, and, I'M
like other keys, it was not made for the
lock. On the contrary, the lock was
made for it. Both key and lock have
been in use since the crusades, the church
itself having been built by the Knights
TemplarS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10
A SUGGESTION.

Mistress-I wish knew how to have my
photograph taken so as to please dear Char
ley.
Familiar Maid-Let me sit for you, Miss
Emma--Texas Siftings-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

Tuesday. April 10th, the great Rock
Island route will sell first-class round
trip tickets to all Texas points at one
fare for the round trip.
Tickets good for thirty days, also good
to stop over in certain sections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

Pure blood means good health. Rein
force it with De Wits Sarsaparilla- 1t
purifies the blood. cures Eruptions, Ec-
zema, Scrofula and all diseases arising
from impure blood. 1t recommends it
elf T K Homes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

The Baron-No. Ven re Frenchman have
his honor outrage. he resort not to re brute
feesticuff. He fight re duel.
She-That's all very well, but supposing
a man is really angry and wants to do some
damage to the fellow who has injured him?
Life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

By good conduct convict in English
penal servitude may earn a remission of
one-fourth of his sentence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

Where you can get your furniture re-
paired and also packed for shipment
Cleaning and laying carpets specially.
All kinds of general jobbing work done
On short notice Work guaranteed by a
good mechanic. No AT West Tenth
street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

Having purchased F. w. Whittier's
interest in the firm. we are prepared to
give the people of Topeka the best the
market affords WHITNEY & SoN.
730 Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

VIII do a general practice of medi-
cine except obstetrics. Special attention
will be given to diseases Of children and
all forms of chronic diseases. Office in
the Chesterfield Pharmacy. rs Kansas
avenue. Residence 302 west 9Th ST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

When you buy Quaker home made
bread see that it has our registered trade
mark "a shield) on it, and you will not be
eceived VEsPER - Co
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10
Rock Island Route.
Lowest rates everywhere.
CITY OFFICE. Sol KANSAS AVE

What makes a house a home? The
mother well, the children rosy. the father
in good health and good humor. All
brought about by the use of De Wits
Sarsaparilla. 1t recommends itself j.
Z Iones
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

Peerless Steam Laundry-Peerless
Steam Laundry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

We mend our customers laundry free
of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry 112
and Ia West Eighth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

112 and ia West sth. Peerless Steam
Laundry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

Charlie-Good steak. Where did you
get it?
Billie-Yes, the best in town. At
Whitney's.
Charlie-Where is that?
Billie-At Whittier's old stand, $50
Kansas avenue
The headquarters of Associated Chari-
ties is in the Natatorium building, on
East 10Th street All applicants for aid
should be referred to Mr.. Eldridge, our
secretary, who will be found there.
BENJAMIN l.. SMITH,
President Associated Charities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

Tuesday, April 10th, the great Rock
Island route will sell hrst-class round
trip tickets to all Texas points at one fare
for the round trip.
Tickets good for thirty days, also good
TO stop over in certain sections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

Peerless Steam Laundry at 112 and ia
West Sth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

Peerless Steam Laundry 112 and ia
West Sth-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

y. Holmes. druggist, Isl Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

Send your work to the Topeka Steam
Laundry and have the rents in your shirts
sewed up, FREE Fine work on short
notice.
Phone 1853
Z. NJ. WoOLGER. MANAGER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10
Rock leland Route.


Lowest rates everywhere.
CITY OFFICE, COL KANSAS AVE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

1872 calls up the Peerless
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10

Good work done by the Peerless
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-02-23
Ariichnkes for IInys.

! would like to give my brother
farmers a few items of my experience
with artichokes. have grown the
white Jerusalem artichOke for three
years and would not tr- to run my
farm without them. J { summer
when the crops were cut short by the
drought and everything drying up.
my artichokes were green and thrifty
and continued to grow until frost.
They are a large tuberous rooted
vegetable which are Just coming into
favor for stock feed, and for
nogs are excellent as the crop
is so easily handled. In tho
fall when the stalks are dry the hogs
can nc turned to fatten and finish
up with a little corn The tubers
that remain in the ground will come
up the next spring and produce the
next crop without any more planting
or cultivating No amount OF freez-
ing in the ground Injuries them. and
ALWAYS leave an acre or two for
spring use. Here | turn my hogs to
iatten for spring market and finish
them With little corn. Plowed out
and pitted in the fall, they are ex-
cellent to feed COWS, calves and colts
Curing the winter. Six bushels will
plant an acre, and one acre in good
soil will yield from eight hundred to
one thousand bushels. Plant any
time in April.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-02-23
A MAN CANE DOWN THE STEPS.


they could look round. Mary admired
the staircase, but something rushed
across the floor near her bare feet and
made her scream. Vera started, drop.
ped the candlestick, and the light
went out.
"How tiresome you are!" said Vera,
GROSSLY, STOPPING to pick it up. Just
then the moon went behind a thick
cloud, and the place was in darkness.
stand still, just a minute, dear"
said Vera, gently, for Mary was cry
ing; her own heart was beating fast.
and she was already beginning to re-
pent. 81 must find the candle, then
we will just make haste home again :"
She found the candle, after what
seemed a very long time, and then she
remembered that the matches had
fallen, too. She crawled about feel
ing all over the floor; then suddenly,
when reaching out, her hand went
into space, the floor seemed to give
way, and she fell with a scream.
She didn't hurt herself, after all,
beyond severe shaking.
Where are you, Mary?" she said.
softly, when she had got to her feet
again. No answer How the child
wished she was safe at homel If only
the moon would come out, things
would be better: as it was, she was
standing somewhere, she knew not
where, in total darkness, afraid to
mo e foot lest she should fall again.
Mary, Mary, dear" she called. as
loudly as she could. The empty walls
caught up the echo. and seemed to
say, ''Here!" then the child lost her
fear of discovery and punishment, and
shneked.
L moment afterwards bright light
ila he'd into her eyes. and man, who
to the terrified child looked like a
giant, came down the steps which led
into thesfoomisS A.A .s-s a. =.
In an instant Vera saw where she
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-02-23

with them?' continued Mary, who
was rather given to thinking about
everything.
what are you doing now?" said
matter-offact Vera, who was out OF
bed by this time.
Pm going to dress"
Nonsense! if we stop to dress we
shall be caught. You know that
mother says she often comes to look
at US in the night. It's only just
downstairs and across the lawn, and
it's so hot we can't catch cold"
"Butsupposing we stamp on
ION what?" said Vera, impatiently
collecting a small family of dolls
from the two beds and handing them
to Mary.
"0n black beetles or slugs," said
Mary, with shudder.
"Oh! you are no fun at ALL" said
Vera, haughtily; and, sitting down on
the floor with her face in the moon
light, she took her younger sister to
task. Now, didn't you say you'd
just love to gointo the old farmhouse"
Mary nodded, and cuddled the dolls
up into her arms as if she wanted to
comfort them and herself, too.
"And didn't you hear nurse say it
was a dreadful place inside, and it
was pity some one didn't stop its
falling to pieces? OF course you did;
and we both said we would 60 over it
tonight; and now that | have taken
the trouble to keep awake all these
hours, you don't want to 60. l call it
mean. When we get home again,
l won't let you play with my dolls
house, that l won't; and if mother
says l may have the new dinner
service, I'll do all the cooking myself,
that l will"
Some time after, the little girls had
crept down the stairs and were cross
ing the lawn by the light of the moon,
Mary gras ping the dolls with motherly
care, and Vera holding a candlestick.
The door of the deserted farmhouse
stood open as usual.
Now, isn't this worth coming to
see?" said Vera, standing on the top
of the old oak staircase. She had
lighted the candle, and held it so that
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-02-23
Household Helms,

SpOnging the face and hands with
a weak extract of pennyroyal swill
keep away mosquitoes. and will al
lay the pain from their bites.
Spots and dirt may be removed
from paintings and chromos by using
a cup Of warm water, to which a few
drops 4 ammonia have been added.
A beefsteak cut an inch thick will
be cooked rare in ten minutes. A
mutton chop cut three fourths Of an
inch thick will cook in eight MINUTES.
When the yolks of eggs are used
for thickening soup Or sauce. beat
them we'll, then add a gill of cold
liquid to every two yolks. Stir il
into the hot liquid and stir all the
time the dish is on the fire, which
should never be more than a minu te
Veal and pork must be brS.led
slowly and for a long time. There
should not be trace of pink in tina
hbers when the meat is done. The
chops should not be cut more than
half an inch thick. They will DO
well done with twelve minutes cook
ing.
1t is very common thing for
young housekeepers to scorch their
linen when learning to iron. Do
not be discouraged. Wax your irons
thoroughly and keep them in dry
place. This will prevent their
sticking. II you find scorched
place. expose tito the hottest rays
Of the sun. 1twill7Oe oblitersted in
short time.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-02-23
Very Preciie,

A Western guest at a Boston hotel
picked up the menu and casually re-
marked to the scholarly waiter:
"Do you think | can get a meal
from this bill of fare?"
"NO, sir; you cannot" responded
the waiter, with an air of quiet con.
fidence.
The guest was surprised
81 can't?" he asked.
mo. sir y
where's the head-waiter? Bring
him here"
The underling politely called the
head-waiter.
Here" said the guest, "this
waiter says can't get a meal from
this bill of fare"
The waiter is right, sir" replied
the chief.
And can't get a meal here? ."
inquired the guest, showing back his
chair
"Oh, yes; you can, sir, interposed
the head-waiter, but not from the
bill OF fare, sir; you can get it from
the kitchen, SIR" And the guest
sat down again, abashed beyond the
power of speech.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-02-23
Home Hints.

Lemon juice and salt will remove
ordinary iron rust.
Don't shut the lids Of pots, boilers
and saucepans when putting them
away. 1t retains the odors of cookery.
Never put your stovepipes away
without rubbing them thoroughly
with linseed oil or something similar.
This will prevent an accumulation of
rust.
10 remove tar, rub in grease GARD
is as good as anything) until the
spot seems pretty we'll loosened.
ard then wash in plenty OF hot water
AM soap.
To keep the lips in good condition
one should never go out into the air
without having little VI seine rub
bed on them. 1t need not be enough
to show, but can be enough to keep
the cold from affecting them. In ad-
dition do not kiss every chance ac-
quaintsnce you meet
Veal. to be just right, should be
OF pinkish-white flesh, with clear,
white fat II there are no recepta-
cles for the dressing. which is the
life Of roast veal, the skin may be
successfully separated from the flesh
here and there. making POCKETS for
the dressing. but il you use the only
proper pieces for roasting there will
be no trouble about finding places +
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-02-23
Iarm NoieA

= Wrap the butter for sale in parch.
ment paper.
Agriculture and horticulture
should be taught in the country
schools
Guess work and halfway methods
will not be found profitable in horti
culture.
Scald the butter print, then put II
into cold water, and the butter will
not stick to it.
A writer thinks a good way to
make the straw stack benefit the COW
is TO put some Of it under her.
A progressive farmer is not afraid
TO try new methods and new things
If the new is better than the old he
adopts it.
Rotation Of crops not only aids in
maintaining or increasing fertility.
but it helps to rid the ground OF in
sect pests.
Study the question Of combating
the insect enemies OF the orchard.
and be ready to prevent their in
furious work.
1t is claimed that hen while in
her prime, if properly cared for. will
produce three times her weight in
eggs annually.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-02-23
horticultural Hints,

A grape grower advises leaving five
canes or vines to each post when
pruning.
Superhuous branches should be cut
OIL for they take nourishment that
should go to the tree.
Give the tree salesman the 90 by.
Too often he is q fraud. Order di-
rect from the nursery, and hold the
nursery responsible. We have often
given this advice.
Cabbage, if the crop is taken care
of, protecting it from worms, is q
profitable farm crop. 1t must be
kept clean and kerosene emulsion
will take care Of the worms.
A practical berry grower says that
a quarter-aere garden, well arrang.
ed, set to best varieties, and properly
cared for, should yield at least
twenty-five bushels OF berries. In
no other way can a farmer produce
so much of value, with so little labor.
as in a garden of small fruits.