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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-20
BILLIARD PARLOR.

M IKE THOMPSON, Prop. Diamond Billiard
AA parlor, 732 Kansas ave. The largest and
finest equipped billiard and pool room in the
city. Choice cigars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-20

L. A. RYDER, M. D..
OFFICE and residence cor. Gordon street and
~ Central ave-. NorGh Topeka. Phone pa
Uses the Brlnkerhof system of Rectal treat
menE, successful and painless treaCmenG Tor
piles, hSrula. hshure. liberation. etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-20

VINEWOOD g. HIGHLAND PARK r. r.
Trains will leave Quincy Street Station week
days for Vinewood as follows: 6;45; 1851, 3:o7;
5:41.
Trains will leave vinewood for Quincy street
at 1867. 1902, 4:19, $50.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-11-21

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Fruit as Medicine.

Why for ages have people eaten ap-
pie sauce with their roast goose and
sucking pig? Simply because the acids
costing the fats 50 abundant In this
kind Of food. For the same reason at
the end of a heavy dinner we eat orr
cooked fruits. and when we want their
digestive action even more developed
we take them after dinner In their nat
ural, unlocked state rs dessert. In
the past ages instinct las taught mcn
TO do this; today science tells them
why they did it, and this same science
tells US that fruit should ne eaten as al
aid to digestion IF other foods mncil
more than it is now. Cultivated fruits.
such as apples, pears, cherries, Stra w.
berries, grapes, etc, contain on aDaly-
SIS very similar proportions Of the
same ingredients. which are about l.
per cent Of MALE and other acids, and
l per cent Of tieSh-fOrming albumin
ODDS, with over ~ per cent of water.
Digestion depends upon the action Of
pepsin In the stomach upon the food.
which is greatly aided by acids of the
stomach. Fats are digested by thes.
acids and the bile from the liver. Now.
the acids and p%ectones in fruit peculiar
ly assist the acids Of the stomach. Only
lately even royalty has been takin.
lemon juice In tea instead of Suga,.
and lemon juice has been prescribed
largely by physicians 70 heip weak Iii
g~estion, simply because these acids
exist very ~abundantly n The lemon.
Popular Science Monthly.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-11-21

\ Wcll-knpWu missionary had occa-
sion To give a description OF his for
eign work to a large audience in a Ger
tain town. While speaking, he took
particular notice Of a boy who was lis
tening with rapt attention to every
word the lecturer said. The Toledo
Blade explains the reason Of the boy'I
interest.
As is usual in such 9ddresses, tine
missionary concluded Will an earnest
appeal for contributors. however
small. and thinking Of his Wide-moutheI
listener. he added that even children
might give their mite.
When the meeting was over. the boy
mounted the platform. and going for
ward to the lecturer, said:
please. sir. ] was very much interest
ed in your lecture, and and" Here
he hesitated.
60 on. my little man." said the M,
sionary. You want 10 help in the
good work."
"NU, not that" WAS the boys reply.
What | want 10 know is. have you any
foreign stamps to give swlyy"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-11-21
One Question Won the Case,

Mr.. Simon Wenban, the capitalist,
passed into the Palace Hotel yesterday,
passed lightly across the asphaltum!
court and disappeared into the billiard
room. putting his cigar and looking for.
all the world like a contented Million
aire.
There goes a man. said a gentleman
who caught a last glimpse Of the per
son who built the unoccupied% quarters
of the Bohemian Club, "who did one Of
the best things l ever saw done IN a
court Of law. It was back in Neva L
in early days, when he was incline! to
do a little more work than he does now
and when mines were being sought for
by everybody. He lived out in the east
.ern part of the State, and being an edu-
Gated man, he was frequently utilized
by the miners in the settlement Of dis.
putes and the adjustment Of knotty
questions. On one occasion a s~tran-er
stole some mining implements from one
of Wenban's friends and the case WIS
taken into the justice court, the deferl-
ant demanding a jury trial. Wenban
tOIU jHe ueIeEuant mat he WOul0 iD-
pear for him and see that the affair was
settled in the most approved Western
style.
when court convened Wenban was
on hand to appear for his client. The
defendant took the staud and made Il
statement touching ul'on the case, ard
when he had finished The Judge satt
'c~rOSS-eXar1ine.
THE self made attorney looked stead
lily inro the eye of the accused man
and blurted GU in a loud voice: What
did YOU ever DO for u living besides
steal:'
Nothing answered the defendant
Gentlemen OF the jury resumed
Mr.. Wenban, listen to the evidence OF
the accused. l rest the case on the
testimony right here
"The Judge was furious, but the jury
brought in a verdict Of guilty. 1t was
the first and last case Wenban ever
took, and he certainly cleaned 1t up
with wonderful rapidity."-San Fran.
cisco Cali.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-11-21

itN.th from east To west OF more u:tn
|U miles, Il breadth from north to south
exceeding 100, ana an area OF over oo4.-
GOO square miles. Roughly speal ing.
therefore. it is about as long as from st.
L"ul, - the Gulf of Mexico and about
Is wide rs from ST. Louis to the Atlantic
ocean. If a line were drawn direct from
~ Louis to Washington. and from st.
Louis totheG Gulf. the territory lying to the
south and east of these lines would APP
troAimate in extent that of Venezuela.
l. is over twice as large as either Texas
or France. nearly twice as large as Ger
uany and ten times as large as England.
IA SO extensive ii territory even under d
~troIlcal sun. there is ample room for al
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-11-21

To three species: the intensely hot. Ia"
moderately hot and the temperature. "r.
rs Il recent traveller expressed the idea.
One is hot enough Ia cook al egg III 4
minute. the second takes ten minutes nnd
the third is cool enough 10 keep an egg
fresh for Il couple of days. Along the
eacoas and especially round LAX Mara
caibo. the thermometer frequently stands
at 10 degrees in the shade all day long:
d little further inland, OH lands somewhat
elevated above 1.-THE marshes, the mean
Temperature is about so, while on the cle-
waited tablelands of the interior a very
moderate climate prevails most OF the
year. with occasional ~furries of snow Ill
the winter. From the diversity Of climate
il might be supposed that Venezuela is
capable of growing any sort OF agricuI-
tural product that is known anywhere
else in the world, but this is not the case,
for the elevated plateaus of venezuela
unlike those of Mexico. are 10y no means
fertile, and large portions. comprising
thousands of square miles. are quite unit
for ,lltivation, ever Of the primitive Eiud
.uos' pC ocular among the Venezuelan IN
dial But there is plenty Of room for
the 'arIncr in the less elevated regions OF
III. republic. for il is estimated thar
t.lr bn,slDuI All NtUtLutld culS III uNit ~
So i, cultivated, So the two and n guar
t., millions of population have ample
r ,ul to spread and it is not likely thar
f. "a good many years 10 come Venezuela
III be over-crowded.
|, is the best watercd country On the
Globe. Within its limits there are over
I.cOI rivers Of n~avigable size, besides in
Vulnerable creeks and smaller streams.
! and nearly all this vast number have rheif
rise within the boundaries of the republic.
springing from the mountain ranges that
I divide. in almost every direction, the ter.
ritory Of Venezuela from that OF her
| ncighbors. With so great Il number OF
| rivers. Venezuela ought to be one of the
best known and best explored countries
| on the globe. but it is not. from the fact
that the luXuriancc of nature is such that
the rivers flow through almost unbroken
and impenetrable forests. Every where
trees in closest array. the branches inter
lacing and forming an archway over the
stream; everywhere q network of creep
ers and vines, through which it is impossi-
HE for the ira Weller to make his way. Vet
these forests themselves. Nhich now
stand as n barrier in the path Of c%iviliza-
| ton. are destined, III the future, 10 form
one of the principal sources of the ma
| tional wealth. AT the National EXposi-
tion of Neuezuela, held at the capital III
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-11-21

ing but forests the State would be
wealthy; but there is reason to believe
that the mineral products are equally rich.
Gold has been found in every portion of
the republic, from the desert steppea of
the highlands t. the marshes of Mara
caibo. AS is very well known, the rich
ness of the gold mines in the territory
near the British line has induced the En-
glish 70 claim land TO which they have
not a shadow Of title; and no doubt is
felt that when the mines of Venezuela are
property worked the worlds output of
precious metal will be largely increased.
Some Of the mines now worked produce
seven ounces to the ton. and the iahnrS
Of prospecturs have discovered others
that wilI be quite rs rich.
SILVER is almost as plentiful as gold.
copper il found III quantities So large and
in situations where the metal is 5" easily
worked. that the copper Of Venezuela is
already competing III Europe with that
iruul ether countries. Iron ore is found
in incxhaustible quantities; lead aud tin
exist in great abundance. Asphultun
enough to pave the streets of all the
cities in the world is found in the marsh
es and islands OF the coast, and petroleum
and coal enough 10 light them is near AT
hand. Extensive deposits of salt and
soda exist in various places along the
coast. while many other minerals of more
or less value are to be- found in various
parts q. the republic. In short, there is
as much wealth below ,he roots of the
Venezueian forests as can be found
above them.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-11-21

quality. a new source of wealth will be
added 10 the State. AT present the rich
est fruits grow almost Spontaneously,
while the cultivation. even in the careless
fashion common among the Indians, of
garden vegetables brings princely re-
turns. The stnpin productions are coffee,
cocoa, cotton, sugar. corn, tobacco and
wheat. 1t is estimated that about 400
600 acres are now planted in coffee trees,
ana as the quality of Venezuelan coffee
is excellent, and 10y soIne persons
the bean is preferred even to that of
Java, the acreage is annually increasing.
More coffee is produced in Venezuela than
in any other country of the new world,
except Brazil. BESIDES coffee, however,
Venezuela has another source of Wealth
III he cocoa tree. The cocoa belt, or re-
zion. III which the tree best tourishes is
comparatively restricted, and a large part
of the region most favorably adapted to
the growth of this tree lies within the
limits Of Venezuela.
The urban population of Venezuela is
| not large; though there are many small
towns and villages. Only two cities are
Of considerable size. In the marshy re
gions the Indians live in huts elevated on
poles above the water. and il was this
PECULIARLY of habitation that gave a name
10 the State'~ Little Venice. it being SO
called 10y the early Spanish explorers.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-11-21

any. cedar and other ornamental woods.
win oak. pine and others which are found
in equal or greater abundance elsewhere.
But not for their God only are the for
ests Of Venezuela valuable. Tor the forest
products MAJ become an almost equal
source of revenue. Thousands of square
miles are covered with the trees that pro-
duce rubber. thousands more with Gin
chona forests that have never been
touched with the AZ. While plants useful
ia medical art and practice are numbered
by Tie hundred. Ii Nenezucla had moth
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-11-21

The fertility Of the Venezuelan soil
when thu forests can be subdued and ma
tive vegetation checked 10 II sufficient ex,
tent TO permit the growth of cultivated
crops is said TO be almost incredible. and
so many stories are old of the quantities
Of food products raised OF 4 single acre
that imagination is fairly staggered az
the narratives. Of course, the greatest
production is in the line of tropical plants
and fruits. and, no doubt, when plans are
devised to transport ripe tropical fruits
long distances without impairing their
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-11-21

NFIStood L ii Il l Tie
Monroe doctrine was being disregarded;
tlat a weak little nation was being de
s,.,;led. and that the United States was
using ~ reams Of paper in diplomatic cor
resuondence on the question. Yet so well
did John Bun prosper in the acquisition
Of land on American soil that in 1887 the
British official publications announced
that British Guiana contained 1896 Nv
square miles. just the year before the
ofhcial record. and the authorized records
o. al civilized countries. gave the
area a. 10000 miles. Where did the
South American colony of England get
il, increase: No new survey had heea
made: no territory had been gained by
o~>ion or accretion from the sea. or by
& new adjustment of boundary lines.
ENGLAND had got 80. 1000 square miles of
land. al area as large as the State of In
diana. and Venezuela had been robbed of
tiat much.
The astonishing part of the whole af-
fair was that no II entered a protest
loud enough to be heard. The world
accepted the u%surpation. new maps were
madr If the territory. BY 1890, in spite
@. Tie diplomatic correspondence. the re-
port Of the International Conference con
ldluS lhV hLtDF VI otN -Niltli'ii. t"'lil
Of which agree that there is no dispute
about boundaries between Venezuela and
British Guiana. and that the latter con
taIhs sll the area latest claimed for il IN
1881. Tii. new boundary is accepted by
tie tnit'd States. "A boundary mad. b.
England and protested against by Nenc-
2ucla. The scale upon which England's
continued eucroachmentS have been pros
eclted is shown 10y the map. Cu.ani line
i as far 10 the westward of the Schom-
lUr@li line as that is from the Esequibo
kver-tie legitimate boundary taccord.
ing 10 Nenezucla) of British Guiana. This
il rapid progression. Within six years
Great Britain has acquired a territory
hearty as large as the State of Illinois.
Without war or cession or purchase. The
process is instructive.
The boundary dispute recently called
T.; has had the effect of greatly interest
ine rhe people of the United States IN the
residents "f Il country. which. although
separated from us by thousands of miles
OF s"a and land. is yet brought near by the
ties created by n similar form Of govern
Eeut. Although a small and weak power.
Nentzucla is Il large country, having II
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-11-21

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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-11-21

10 harden WAN for mechanical us.-,
melt the wan and add to II hot calcineJ
plaster or any OF the ochrcs, previously
heated. The amount used depends upon
the quality Of the wax. The addition
OF resin will increase the hardness
This mixture can be wrought with
Il knife, chisel or a saw, or turned In a
lathe. In fact, it a be used for u
variety OF useful purposes.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-11-21

.Iimmy-You're 'fraid ter fight, that's
what IL is. ThomaS-No 80, | amt; but Il
] light my luOthcr'W know, and lick ME
Jimmy How will She fluid it out, ell:
Thomas She'll see the doctor going Ia
YOU house.-London Chips.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-11-21
COVETED BY ENGLAND
= ELOURiSHlNG REPUBLIC
OF VENEZUELA.
A Country Of Immense Wealth-For-
csts with Every Kind of Precious
wood, Mines of All Valuable Metals
BuIIdOzed by Britain.

esA
years readers IF the
press have heard
now and then Of the
progress made by
Great Britain in ex
t @ II 4 g her rule
from the indefinit,.
boundary line Of
British Guiana over
"A considerable por.
ton of Venezuela.
1t WAS vaguely I'M
dprStood [ h a [ the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-11-21

Sur
The Atlantic takes its name from
Mount Atlas
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-10
CHRISTMAS RxouRs1oNs-

On account of the annual excur-
siOns to the southeast from Texas,
extensive preparations are being
made by the NJ. X. & Il. R'y., CThe
Katy to give its patrons a most
enjoyable trip. Tickets at one fare
for the round trip will be on sale
at all stations on December goth,
2lst, and 22nd, good to return
thirty days from date of sale.
Conchos, chair cars and sleepers
will be run through the most i'm
:portant points in Texas to Tennes-
see, Alabama, Georgia, Missis-
sippi and other states, for the con-
venience Of those desiring to visit
their old homes.
On account of having the shortest
line and the fastestest service. the
quickest time will be made via the
"Katy." Consult your nearest
ticket agent and insist on going
via this line and have a pleasant
time. w. G. CRtTsH.
G. P. & T. A, NJ. X. & T. R'y.
I25 1St
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-10
WHAT A PROMINENT INSURANCE
MAN SAYS.

H. NJ. Blossom, senior member
of H. NJ. Blossom & Co., PIT n. Sd
st. Louis, writes: | had been left
with very distressing cough, the
result of influenza, which nothing
seemed to relieve, until 1 took
Billiards. HOrehound Syrup. One
bottle completely cured me. sent
one bottle to my sister, who had a
severe cough, and she experienced
immediate relief. L always recon-
mend this syrup to my friends.
John Cranston, 90S Hampshire
street, Quincy, Ill, writes: l have
found Billiards. Horehound Syrup
superior to any other cough medi-
cine l have ever known. 1t never
disappoints.
Sold by Kalteyer & Schuchard,
A. Dreiss, F. Kalteyer & Son, and
James Clavin, druggists, San An
tonic, Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-10
DO YOU KNOW THAT

1t takes two to make a quarrel;
A loafer wears his badge in the
rear?
All bachelors are not women
haters?
1t is not sealing il a man takes
the gold cure?
A widow is hardly ever satisfied
with her name?
1t is not necessary to have four
feet to be hog"
AS long as there's life there's
trouble and taxes?
Advertisements are the legs that
business walks on?
1t is safer to lie on some men
than to rely on them?
Some people give advice when
they should give hot soup?
The man who has red-headed
wife seldom talks too much?
1t is very hard to keep a servant
girl-unless you marry her?
Nine out OF ten people have
some sort of tale of woe of tell?
1t is the man who sells over
coats that welcome the cold wave?
Very few people are so slow but
that they can catch cold these
days?
1t is a brave woman who pas
seth a bargain counter and stop
peth not?.
The diamond has the most |
sparkle but the window glass does |
the most good?
II none but virtuous men go to |
heaven, it will be mighty lonesome |
place for old maids?
1t isn't just the right thing for a
young man to sit in the front par.
lor burnig up the gas and coal un-
til after midnight, unless he |
means business? Nor is it exact
ly the right thing for the old man
TO slide down the bannister and |
give no warning of his coming
There are rights on both sides.--I
Elk.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-10
TIE USEFUL BANANA.
Its Leaves and Pulp Applied to
Many Purposes.

Its Leaves and Pulp Applied to
Many Purposes.
From the Philadelphia Record
In the West Indies the dried
leaves and prepared portions of the
stem are used as packing ma.
terials. Fresh leaves are used to
shade young coffee or cscao seed
lings in nursery beds, and to cover
cacao beans during. fermentation.
The young unopened leaves are
so smooth and soft that they are
used as dressing" for 5listers.
In India the dried stalk Of the
plantain leaf is used as a rough
kind Of Irvine, and the larger parts
are made into small boxes for
holding snuff, drugs, etc.
In the Malay Peninsula the ash
of the leaf and leaf stalk is used
instead of soap or fulIer's earth in
washing clothes, and a solution of
fhe ash is often used as salt in
cooking. In the Dutch Indies
the skin Of the plantain is used for
blackening shoes. The juice which
flows from Sll cut parts OF the
banana is rich in tannin, and OF so
blackening nature that it may
be used as an indellible marking
ink. In Java the leaves OF the
"waX banana" are covered on the
under side with a white powder
which yields valuable kind of
WAX, the most valuable wax
clear, hard and notwithstanding
an important article of trade. The
ashes Of the leaves, stem and fruit
rind are employed in Bengal in
many dyeing processes. In Siam
a cigarette wrapper is made from
the leaves.
Fibre got from the stems of
many is the "manilla hemp" of
commerce, which holds the chief
place for making white ropes and
cordage. Old ropes made from it
form an excellent paper-making
material, much used in the United
States for stout packing papers.
The manila hemp industry is
large one. About $4,000 tons of
fibre, valued at f3,OOO,OOO, are an
nually exported from the Phillip
pine Islands. The MANILA hemp
plant is grown exclusively in the
southeastern part of the Phillip
pines, and all attempts to grow it
elsewhere have failed. Many ar
ticles are made from Manila
hemp-mats, cords, hats, plated
work, lace handkerchiefs of the
finest texture and various quail.
ties OF paper. At Wohlau, in
Switzerland, an industry has been
started for making lace and
materials for ladies' hats from it.
BY a simple process it is made ill.,
to straw exactly bling the
finest wheat straw for plating.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-10
OUR HOLIDAY NEcKWEAR

for originality, beauty and low
price beats any line ever shown in
San Antonio. You cannot magine
prettier line than our SOC neck
wear. 1292t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-10
cATARRH CANNOT BE CURED

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they can.
not reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is
a blood or constitutional disease, and in order
to cure it you must take internal remedies
Hall sCstarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not a quack
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in this country for years. and
is regular prescription. 1t is composed of
the best tones known, combined with the
pest blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination
Of the two ingredients in what produces such
wonderful results in curing Catarrh Send
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}. CHENEY s. CO., Props, Toledo, o,
Sold by druggists, price T5c.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-10
FOR RENT.

Ten room house. with wide halls and
galleries, fine stable, OuthouSes and els
tern wafer; located six miles from the
city; just the thing for invalids. Inquire
at PIT West Commerce street. Ii If
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-10
YOU WILL WONDER.

at the beauty, you will marvel at
the price of our SOC neckwear, and
right through to the very elaborate
kinds in separate box for Christ
mas. l292t,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-10
NOTICE.

Auction sale of unredeemed pledges,
consisting of diamonds, watches, jewelry
and silverware, commencing Tuesday
morning, Nov. 26, at 10 o'clock, and con-
tinuing from daY to day, at 32S w. Com
merce ST. The Michael Loan Co.