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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04
lspeciel Correspondence-l

ever, the problem which presented itself
was how to obtain the actual necessaries
of a household-itsf food and dress. Prices
continued to rise steadily from 1861 to
1865. In the latter part 1868 flour was
800 barrel, tea 800 per pound, coffee
$40 per pound, bacon $1.25 per pound,
butter 81 per pound, tobacco 81 per
pound, sugar 81 per pound, soda 81 per
pound, nails $3.50 per pound, whisky $40
per gallon and later $3.50; kid gloves
$50 per pair, which, when soiled, were
re-dyed with ink balls; calico $50 per
yard, boots from $3.50 to $500 per pair,
and so on. A year later these prices
were trebled and quadrupled. What
wonder that the ingenuity of woman
was put to its severest testi
But they were equal to the sacrifice.
They drank cheerfully of coffee made of
rye, wheat, sweet potatoes and ground
nuts dried and parched. They used roots
and herbs for medicines. Their envelopes
consisted of wall paper or old pictures
that were blank on one side, the muci-
lage being furnished by the gum trees,
while the ink was a composition of oak
balls, green perSimmOns and rusty nails
in the place of copperas. The cackling
geese supplied the pens.
Bridal Wells and Bonnets.
In matters of dress every device to be
thought of was utilized in order that the
weakness of the fair sex to be in style
might be gratified. The most antiquated
fabrics did not equal the demand. Trains
We're discarded and skirts abbreviated.
When a number of sisters were in a fam
lily, they concealed their deficiencies by
turning two half worn dresses into one.
They borrowed freely from each other
and took turns in staying at home. A
single bridal veil served for half dozen
weddings, and antebellum silk stockings
We're patiently unraveled and trans
formed into neat fitting gloves.
Bonnets were lnarvels of invention, and
not few of them We're fearfully and
wonderfully made. Among the strange
articles employed in their manufacture
were guinea hen and goose feathers. A
straw hat dyed and vanished, with bit
of gay ribbon twisted around the crown
or trimmed with palm leaf or some 9TH
er equally catching design cut from
gentleman dressing gown, attracted no
unusual attention.
A lady writes that ssonce. by some odd
chance, an acquaintance was so fortu-
nate as to have sent heE a hat and pair
of balmoral boots, with a skirt to CORE
spOnd. These treasures were sent by
blockade runner, and a reception was
held to display them and allow others
the privilege of trying them on. I after
ward often saw the balmoral skirt worn
very guilelessly with simply an antique
velvet jacket" Silk dresses were made
from the covers of worn parasols or UNI
brellas, and a mosquito net often did
duty as lining
AT our sad little prayer meetings"
writes another lady, ''a lady began here
and there to appear in a novel shaped
bonnet, unlike anything our Confeder-
ate eyes ever had rested upon, with
sort of front portico and balustrade ad-
dition, and this covered artistically with
more or less of ribbon, laces or flowers,
rs circumstances might permit. I pres
antly-even through my teaFs-hecaIne
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04

A vivacious young lady is wondering why
she lost her best fellow, and this is his side of
the story: ''That girl just giggled all the
time, and I had to keep my face in broad
grin to pretend to be interested in what she
said. / stood it until my face got tired be-
ing stretched, and then 1 had to quit to
rest my face. Honest. She doesn't do a
thing but giggle." But his friends say it
is a of she-grin on the part of the
young man.-Indianapolis Sentinel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04
ne covered . Great Deal of Ground.

A certain John HodRdon, who lived in
Weare, N H., more than 100 years ago, was
one Of the men who Seem always to have
luck on their side. Whatever he put his
hand to prospered. AS his neighbors used
to say, "John Hodgden's dish is always
right side up when it rains porridge."
Probably his good luck was mostly
shrewdness and frugality. We told
that he was an excellent farmer. At all
events, shrewd or lucky, he grew richer and
richer and bought more and more land, till
people began to wonder where the thing
would end. The general feeling was well
expressed by Polly Tuttle.
She was one of company of young PEG
pie who, being out under the full moon, be
gan discussing the question whether the
darker portions of the moons face were
land.
I'VE can easily settle that said the
bright Polly. Lets go in and ask Mr..
Hodgdcn. He'll know, for if it's land he's
got mortgage on it.''-Youth's Compan
ion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04
Not Safe.

Her lips quivered. and her breath came in
labored gasps, but she did not speak.
DO you not love me?' he anxiously de-
handed, seizing her shrinking hand
II don't know she faItered.
Gently he insinuated his arm about her
Darling" he murmured, would you
like to have me ask your mamma first?''
With a sudden cry of terror she grasped
his arm
mo. no. no!'' she shrieked convulsively.
''She is a widow. / want you myself"
She chung to him until he solemnly prom
ised that he would say nothing to the old
lady for the present.-Detroit Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04

Ene-Oueer comets and Dresses-TIae
Ruling Passion Strong Even LIN Adversely.
The Mothers and Bxafdens of the South.
ISpecisl Correspondence-l
CHAPLEsTON. April 26.-Thisi is Confed-
crate Memorial day, and it has become
an anniversary throughout the south, and
the southern soldiers grave is a mecca on
whose shrine our people lay their OFFER
fngs. But no Confederates are more
worthy of tender remembrance than the
wives, sisters and daughters who girded
On the soldiers sash and with heartbreak
ing farewells sent him forth to battle.
Many chapters might be written concern
ing their sufferings and sacrifices, but
none perhaps is more interesting than
that which describes the manner IN
which these brave women, the majority
of whom were raised in affiuence, adapted
themselves to a condition of absolute
poverty and by their ingenuity triumph
ed over their privations.
The Ingenuity of Necessity.
Ask any matron today who was a girl
of the war period how she lived, and she
will tell you of tea made of sassafras
sweetened with sorghum strip; of vine
gar made of persimmons; of shoeblack-
ing composed of sumac berries boiled
with water, suet and SCOT; of candles
made from beef tallow, with strips of old
cloth for wicks. or sycamore balls split
in half and soaked in the drippings of
pork or other fatty substances; of but
tons made of persimmon seed or cut from
gourds; paper of pins costing So; of old
garments and old carpets ripped, ravel-
ed, carded, mixed, dyed and made to do
duty in other shapes; Of hats made of
palmetto or straw, and shoes of rat and
squirrel skins. In short, there was no
waste and yet few of the harassing di-
1emmas of Flora McFlimsy.
When the war began, the average
southern family was supplied with
clothes for year to come. With the
establishment of blockade and the sus-
pension of commercial intercourse, how
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04

The expression from pillar to post is
derived from custom practiced in the rid
ing school of olden times. The pillar was
placed in the center of the ground, and the
posts vvero arranged two and two around
the circumference of the ring at equal dis
tances; hence ttfrom pillar to post sig
nificd going from one thing to another
without any definite purpose--Yankee
R1afo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04
Looking For a Precedent.

''Wowl Murderr' said the young lady
from New York to her beautiful Boston
friend s'Great goodness, Clara, what are
you standing there like mummy for when
there's mouse right under you?''
"Hush," said Clara, calming herself by
great effort, Il trying to recollect what
one of Ibsen's heroines would have done in
similar emergency. ''-Chicago Record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04
Mid Pleasures and Pa1aces.

Mr.. Flathouse--Well, how is the last new
girl going to suit?
Mrs. Flathouse-I don't know at all, dear.
She is a Norwegian.
Mr.. Flathouse-Great Scott Can't you
stick to one nationality? You've had a
Swede, a Frenchwoman, a German and an
IRISH girl, all within two weeks. 1t makes
man think he is living in a sort of Mid
way plaisance.-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04
Cactus Club.

. The Cactus club of Baltimore is a unique
organization. 1t is composed of men and
women who unite e a company solely for
the purpose Of studying cacti- They have
found much of interest in these curious
desert plants, and their periodical expedi-
tionS are much esteemed by such as are in
vited to be present.-Philadelphi Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04

Young Digby (of Digby s. Co, the local
grocersJ-Oh, yes, Tins is. not bad fellow,
but he's terribly sarcastic. The other day
l asked him TO fix me up a nice motto to go
over the counter What do you think he
wrote?
Chorus-Give it up. What?
Young Digby-That one, Honest tea is
the best policy. ''-Tit-Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04
Worse stiII.

Husband-Does that man keep up that
Outlandish racket on the cOrnet all night?
Wife-Dear me no. 1 only wish he did,
but sometimes ne goes to sleep and SHORES
--Chicago Inter Ocean
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04

The STATE JOURNALS Want and Mis-
cellaneous columns reach each working
day in the week more than twice as
many Topeka people as can be reached
through any other paper. This is fact
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04

Caller-Why don't you get your husband
to carry up your coal for you?
Lady of the House-He's in his gymna-
SUM exercising, and don't like to disturb
him.-New York World
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04

Mrs. Brickrow-It does a body good to
have DR.. Grim when one is sick. He is al
ways SO jolly.
Mr.. Brickrow-You'd be jolly, too, if you
were getting 50 for a 10 minute calI.-NeW
York Weekly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04
Thirteen Brides.

As there were just Is marriages in Hen
mixer, N H., last year, the brides are all
the objects of superstitious solicitude.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04
FLORIST
Be=ss, Little Giant pills

Are the most complete pill on the mar
ket. besides being the cheapest, as one
pill is dose, and forty doses in each
bottle. Every pill guaranteed to give
satisfaction by w. r. Kennady, 4th and
Kas Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04

Charlie-Good steak Where did you
get it?
BiIlie-Yes, the best in town At
Whitney's.
Charlie-Where is that?
Billie-At Whittier's old stand, 730
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04

Fine work.
At Topeka Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04
WHEN WAR RACED.
"REMINISCENCES SUGGESTED BY CON-
FEDER4TE MEMORIAL DAY.

The Substitutes For Articles of n household
Use-Queer comets and Dresses-Ihe
Ruling Passion StronG Even LIN Adversely.
The Mothers and 8xafdens of the South.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
SINNER IN THE LEAD.
She Alwayo was and Always will be.

She pays the highest market
p ice for her cotton.
From a citizen of Gonzales we
learned to-day, (TuesdSy) that
while Sinner merchants were pay
ing six and an eighth for cotton,
Gonzales has only been paying
five and three-quarters, We under
stand that the citizens of that vi
entity are very indignant over the
matter and even talk Of holding q
ass meeting fTaAe purpose of de-
alsing tn M the business
paying tias best price
giving their custom
81 returns for their
~ trade they have built
Is the rocks of Gil
nlo,,d hnn vilv loadpd
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13

THE GAZETTE predicts Tint that
times viii be Better this year than
they have been for years. Farmers
are selling their cotton and settling
old accounts as fast as possible
Philip Welhausen, our wide awake
Young banker, reports money easy
and business never better. One Of
our lum her dealers collected nine
hundred dollars on old accounts IN
one day this last week. Collections
are good among all the merchants
Hurrah for shinor the Cotton
Queen.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
In memory of David Kollerno I.

In Memory of David Exolseruot
hso,,;S,l shaft &C cro,;to a.,
rived bero last vvael, 70 he riocod
over Tho crove Of David Kol,orrot
AT The old familv graveyard a. HI
u;ll pancb Tho shon 10 .hon,
ef,ean fact bioh and IA Gorn tba
marble ward Of Custavo stolg Of
Victoria
No v;d 1roLor,,ot voc Of car,,,o. =,
decant and v,as IN his eiob4y-eixth
o. ssxs,,th veor ot ,ha tims of lie
death Which occrred in Dacembar
1900 IN vac or. Of ,bA osrlia.,
sot,lors in tb;s mar. Of veyos cam.
inc hare wban there wero I'M ono
or two other settlsra in this vicrn;tv
Jo wos beord "a ren,arl, oiten d,,-
r;,c his lac, davs ~, h. could
have owned every acre of the
country who're Sinner now stands
ifbe bsd go desired. hut did not
caro- far riches. Ho was n devout
christian, a kind parent and a fond
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13

IoakuM..fapg 25.--I Wish %
sell some sEEvgabls papers IF a
= ! ] ! !
will JOIN Bgether and advancee
$1,000 to Ynre me, I will give en-
exact cop,8 f the papers Send one
to the capi ] of the Islands whore
we have on AmericaR ConspI, he
will notify the governor general Of
the Island thata person, Amsrioan
citizen, has papers giving exact di-
rections, names Of three islands,
whore lay buried large sums Of
money, the confession of pirates
hung ia. New York state. If he
will send o safe guard TO protect
cur commissioner and AID IN toe
search he will be prepared vita all
modern facilities for finding mines
or buried trcasuros--a rod. By this
plan there will be no risk or Dig
ging, and we need a way or safe
guard to bring the money away if
found OF my part I will give
twenty or thirty thousand dollars
to build charitable hospital and
house Of refuge for the orphans
of Yoakum. On ono island the
pirates captured a large ship and
took from her boxes Of silver, g
much that it ligbtened 7 ipcues-
tons Of silver--lIrs. J Weyman in
Yoakum Graphic.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
s25 REWARD

I viii pay the above reward for
the apprehension Of the party or
parties who put fire 70 the hay stack
at my farm at schsrlvtIonburg, on
August 27th, 1894.
JOHN SCHROEDER
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13
A YOUNG GIRLS FORTUNE.
!. Misunderstanding sKETCH.

Nothing appeals so strongly to o mothers
nnection "a her daughter Just budding into
woinnnhood. Following Is an instance: "Our
daughter. Blanche, now IS years OF nge mad
been terribly afflicted with nervousness, and
had lost the entire use OF her right arm. She
was 10 such condition that we had " keep
her from school and abandon her luusc Les
a1lls IN fact, we feared 81: yitus dance, and
ore pcSilive but for an Invaluable remedy she
would have had that terrible ahliction. VIC
had employed physicians but she received no
benefit from them. Tile nrst OF last August ahe
weighed but 70 pounds, and although she has
taken only three bottles OF Ncryine she now
,FolEha l05 pounds her nervousness and symp-
inos of St Vitus dance are entirely gone, elo
nttands school regularly, and studies Win COM
f1rt and ease She Inns recovered complete rfe
OF her ara, her appetite is apiendid and no
money could procure for cur daughter the health
Dr. Miles Sefvlne has brought her;
When my brother recommended the remedy
i had no taith Ia patent medicines, md would
not listen 10 him. but as o last refort he sent ua
q bo.tle. we began giving it 10 Blanche and tho
effect was almost immediate" Mrs. r. X.
Bullock, hrightoil. n, y
DR. Airs Restorative Nervine Is sold By all
druggists on positive guarantee. Of sent dlfcct
bq the Dr. Miles Medical Co, klihert. Inl on
rdooiptof prize, 81 per bottle, SIX bottles ior S.
cxprtss prepaid II is positively free from
oplaIes or dangerous d@ugs,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-09-13

More about the Buried Treasure
Only this time it is out on an
island in the Pacific Read the
following;
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-06-02
A New Science.

We have had graphology phren.
ology and dozen other 'UlORies"
for discovering personal character.
istics, but the latest In this line Is
termed "Scarpol0gy" And what do
you imagine the professor of this new
science studies In order that he may
tell you what you are or are nOty
Your old shoes! The doctor exam
ines shoe which has been worn for
at least three months, and draws
therefrom the most marvellous de-
ducti0ns. He discovers "hetween
the lines" energy. apathy, anger. -
in short, all your weaknesses large
and small. For instance, II the toes
and the soles are used evenly, II be-
trays energy upon the part of man.
With Q woman II denotes Hdelitv.
family love, and order II the OK.
ternai edge of the sole IL p-inci'
pa'iy used II shows In either. sax OBJ
stinacy and aggresslvenesa II the
pressure u mainly upon the ieside
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-06-02
A Trua Charity.

Charity does not consist In doing
'Vreat things" but In doing what We
can. A lady Of moderate means but
large and tender heart, felt deeply
for the poor during the past winter.
She determined that not one scrap
which could benefit another, should
be thrown from her table. Every.
thing was arranged systematically.
Jars received each day the coffee
grounds and tea leaves which had
had their first drawing" Recep.
taclcs Of different kinds were used
for scraps Of meat, pieces Of bread,
cold vegetables, etc No matter how
small the portion left nothing was
discarded Each morning these we're
arranged In - appetizing Q manner
possible, and sent to destitute fam.
lily, with the result that three per.
sons have been fairly fed for the
whole season, bv that which would
otherwise have been thrown away.
Would not this idea, carried out upon
Q larger scale, do much to solve the
great problem which 10 racking the
brain Of the city government 10 large
places that Of disposing properly vi
waste materially Could not an asso'
citation be formed and Q wagon sent
out every day to collect such '1eft
overs" as people might have e
spare? These could be distributed
every day to the needy, and almost
an army would be fed At no expense
for foo6
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-06-02
Oamo to tho Last.

The pluck for which English PEG.
pie are noted IL an admirable quality
II has carried them through good
many tough matches nc home and
abroad A sketch Of the late Lord
Dravton s0hWs Us an amusing ex.
hibition Of this national characters.
tic.
The author Of the sketch was &C.
companying the earl, then IS years Of
age. down the stairs to see him safely
into his cab On descending the
stairs they we're met by q CHEEKY old
gentleman, little Of statue, Mr.. John
Levien, who was slowly ascending,
hat In hand, mopplng the dew OF
his bald head with his pocket-hand.
kerchief.
The writer, knowing that both bis
friends, strangers TO each other, were
proud Of their ages, said to them 40
then met on the stairs:
LET me introduce y gentleman Of
81 to gentleman Of 49,"
"Eighty.two." echoed the earl,
slightly lifting his hat to Mr.. Levicn.
I'm run you round the square for .
fver."
Some days afterward Mr.. Levlen
called on the writer again. and re-
marked slowly and With much solem.
nifty, 1--WE Teen thinking . great
deal about that challenge. wish I
had taken it"-Youth's Companion.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-06-02
REFUSE OF MARBLE
Fragments Which Used 70 De DeSplsed
Made into Ornamental Shapes.

Fragments which Used to - Dsspised
Made into Ornamental shapea :
Az Q striking instance Of modern
ingenuity that gathers up everything,
that nothing be lost and turns IL TO
some account, the transformation OF
marble fragments into things Of
beauty, IL cited by the New York
Tribune as conspicuous. Formerly
tons Of clippings Of the finest marble
were thought of no better use than
to make roads or marble dust Now
the little fragments are brought even
from the far famous quaries OF Car.
rara--home Of the Sicllian anarchists
and are reunited In q solid mass to
form household Ornamental parts Of
buildings, mantels, monuments, etc.
In Q large brick structure 10 one Of
the small cities on the Sound 10 the
factory Of the company engaged In the
marble mosaic business As one en-.
tiers be sees barrels full Of marble Of
oil colorA the fragments being Of
various Sizes from that Of q pea to
that Of an egg or larger. The
smaller sizer are already reduced
enough to form the mosa &, but the
larger ones are crumbled be EoWer.
full machines then carefully screened
% - to get an even grade Of the size
desired. The particles are then
mixed with . composition Of cement
and other materials, and the mass ID
moldsd while soft into the desired
shapes. Lying about one sees vari.
Gus molds for table tops brackets,
urns. mantles, cOrnices, paper
weights, etc. When the mosaic has
hardened II Is smoothed and polished
like solid marble, and takes u mirror.
like finish. The various co.ors OF the
marble are made to appear to great
advantage by contrast 10 some arti.
clcs. For instance, q checkerboard
will be laid out In the squares Of red
and black, alternating, on . table
top of gray marble The makers
claim that the composition will last
for Q long time out Of doors, and II
has for q long time been used already
(more particularly In the West where
It was first introduced) for building
fr0ntA cemetery vaultA tombstones,
etc It will be seen that the marble
mosaic has great advantage in the
way Of cheapness over solid marble
work. The material costs much icsl
than solid marble In the block, while
the work Of moldinH, admitting a. I,
does Of indefinite duplication. 10 q
less expensive process than cutting
by hand. While many may be skep
tical about the durability IT marble
mosaic a. an outdoor building ma
terisl, there IL good demand for tn.
small articles finished for indoor or
namentA
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-06-02
Show and Substance.

We suppose II 10 useless TO tell
those who have little money to spend,
and have worked day and night To
get that little, to think twice before
they make an outlay Of their hard
earnings. But we can't refrain from
saying. "What Q pity" when We see
the children Of parents In very mod.
crate circumstances, trscked out In
fiimsy flnery, when good. substantial
clothing might have been procured
for half the money, 10 which they
would have locked much prettier and
more respectable. We often say,
"What q PITY" when We zee o work.
ing.girl Haunting q SNOWY, dress bon.
net that III asserts with her gown or
shawl. We often say, "What pity"
when we see clerk dressed more ex.
travagantly than his employer, or
putting into the hire OF dashinR
carriage all the earnings of q week.
or sporting the equipage on the
promise Ut doing 60 without any ex.
pectation OF performing that promise.
The rainy day Of disaster that IL sure
to follow all this sunshine Of fOllv,
they will not see, though disgrace,
and sickness. and workhouse bed,
and o nameless grave loom up In the
future for many OF them. "We can
be young but once" IL capable OF
more than one Interpretation, rs they
seem to forget