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Floating Facts.

of learning is the greatest ignorance.
 In twelve marriages out of every 100 one of the parties has been married before.
 Snails are collected on the Kentish pastures every year in large quantities and dispatched to Paris.
 During 1896. the British govern meut called in @, 100000 worth of gold coin, and rehabilitated it at a cost of ssS.0OO.
 An odd sight in Mt. Vernon, Me-, was to see the children attending school October 27 barefooted and bare legged.
 A large shipment of spanish-Amer- ican merino sheep was made from Whiting. Vt., to South Africa few days ago.
 In the possession of Bangor jew eler is string of beads worn by Mary Woodbury, who came to this country in the Maydower in 1920.
 Charles Allen of Terryville, Ct, picked between three and four quarts of ripe luscious strawberries from his strawberry patch the other day.
 A Kansas City hardware firm re- ceived an order from q country town the other day for case of iron tonic. It was turned over to drug house.
 At the Czar's coronation ceremonies at Moscow there were 25O0 yards of American moquette carpeting used. Eight thousand were used at the Queens jubilee.
 In Hawaii there are 23,273 Pro- testants, 26,86S Catholics. 1868 Nor mons (polygamy is forbidden A, s06 of eastern creeds and 20,192 who de- clined to state their faith or possessed none.
 It is the suggestion of Bangor (Me.) motorman that persons who want to stop car at night strike a parlor match. The blaze, he says, can be seen by the motorman several rods away.
 On an old battle field of the Dela- ware and Catawba Indians, near the confluence of Antietam Creek and the Potomac, the curator of the Maryland Academy of Science has found seven foot skeleton.
 An ordinance being enforced in Newborn, N. C., prohibits any one. proprietors and employees included. from going in or out of place of business between Saturday midnight and Sunday midnight.
 A physician has declared that if only twenty minutes day should be spent in physical exercise as an adjunct to mental education most people might live to be 70 without days illness. and proloug their lives, perhaps t" 100 years.
 Sheep raising in Eastern Oregon has improved to such an extent that whereas lambs in any quantity could be bought year ago at 70 cents q head. they command now $i.50 head. and herders are not anxious to sell at that price.
 There were ninety-three warships under construction Tn the United Kingdom at the end of the quarter closing June 30 last, and of this num- Der seyenty-nine. of 21,175 tons dis placement, were in private yards, while only fourteen, of 130.020 tons displacement, were being built in royal dockyards.
 It is strict rule with the big trans atlantic steamship companies that the wife of the captain shall not travel in his ship. The supposition is that if anything should happen to the ship the captain, instead of attending to his public duty. would devote his at tention mainly to the safety of his wife.
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Six-year-old to teacher: "Please. mum Mikle Flynn's mother wants you to excuse him from coming today.
 Teacher: "Wby?"
 Six-year-old; "He's dead and can't come."
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-27

Is screwed to the shelf the edge of the
shelf is placed resting on the cleats or
strips of wood, and the bracket is
screwed to the box and the shelf to the
cleats. Thus securely fastened the shelf
becomes immovable, and there is not
the slightest danger of it's slipping or
tipping.
binary square topped table one may
happen to have, or small kitchen table
with legs painted white is even better,
as one may drive tacks into its wood
without conjunction.
The illustration shows how the table
is covered with mating, with flaps
hanging from it's four sides. These
flaps are turned up at the bottom to
form pockets for papers, magazines
or sewing. The tea box mating will be
found best for this use, and any folds
or creases may be pressed out of it by
just dampening the mating, then
spreading it out and placing on top fat
boards and heavy weights. When the
mating is dry it will be smooth and
fiat. The pockets can be made to cling
closely TO the flaps by pressing in this
way. The edges of the mating are
bound with turkey red cotton
How convenient such bepocketed
little stand must be anyone who has
tried to keep her possessions together
when enjoying a breezy day on the
piazza will understand.
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Mrs. Rorer,. tomato Ketehup.

Mrs. S. T. Rorer. the famous cooking
expert, gives this, her favorite, receipt
for making tomato ketehup in the La
dies Home journal: Use half bushel
of sound August tomatoes. Wash and
cut them into pieces. Cook gently for
half an hour. then press through sieve.
Cook again for one hour; then add one
ounce of ground ginger. one ounce of
mustard. one gill of salt. half pound
of sugar and one quart of vinegar. Cook
to the proper consistency; add five
drops of oil of nutmeg. and the same of
celery. or tablespoonful of celery seed.
Bottle, cork and SEAL"
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Mistakes Made by Mothers.

A woman is out of her element I'M
less she is acquainted to a certain ex-
tent with the science of bake-ology,
boil-ology, broil-ology and mend-ology.
How often we see mothers busily en-
gagged in domestic duties like slave,
in order that the girl may enjoy every
luxury and do nothing; indeed, many
hardly let their daughters soil their
hands, says a quiet observer. There
never was a greater blunder than to
substitute good looks for good quail
ties. Every girl ought to be brought
up to have regular domestic duties
Idleness should be forbidden her. The
only dignifed life is useful Life.
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What = "WedY N1esns.

Among the Anglo-Saxons the BRIDE
groom gave a pledge or lived" at the be-
trothal ceremony. This lived" included a
ring, which was placed on the maiden s.
right hand. where it remained until, at
the marriage. it was transferred to the
left. English women at one time wore the
wedding ring on the thumb, many por-
traits of ladies in Queen Elizabeth's days
being SO depicted. In the reign of George
III brides usually removed the ring from
its proper abiding place to the thumb as
soon as the ceremony was over. In Spain
the gift of a ring is looked upon as prom
Use of marriage and is considered sufficient
proof for a maiden to claim her husband.
1t is q custom to pass little pieces of
bridecake trough the wedding ring, and
those to whom these pieces are given place
them under their pillows at night to dream
of their lovers These "dreamers, as
they are called, should be drawn nine
times through the ring. Many brides,
however, are so superstitious that neither
for that purpose, nor at any other time
will they take the ring off their finger aft
er it has once been placed there.
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(F1rst published in the Topeka State
Journal, August 10, 1879
PROPOSAL.

Sealed proposals will be received at the
office of the secretary of the state of
Kansas, at Topeka, Kansas. until Il
o'clock noon September 9Th, 1897, for sand
ing of the State Library rooms, in the
Capitol building.
Also laying a wood floor, trimming the
windows, and doors, and wainscoating
said room.
The carpenter work will be let separate
from the plaStering. Carpenter will in
clude the grading of the 1 beams ready
for the steel lathing.
Proposals will also be received for the
repairing of the north and south arches,
platforms and steps, and repairs of the
stone work of the dome.
All to be in accordance with plans and
specifications prepared for the same. This
work is authorized by the executive coun-
Gil under the provisions of chapter Al laws
of 1888, and chapter 10 session laws of 1897.
Copies of plans and specifications will be
on file in the office of the state house ar
chitect. from and after August 9Th. 1897
Parties bidding on the work will be re-
CURED to accompany their bid with a GER
titled check of per cent of the amount
of their contract. to be forfeited to the
state. in case the successful bidder fails
TO enter into contract and give bond for
the faithful performance of the same,
within 1--WE days after the said contract
The attention of all bidders is called to
chapter ia of the session laws of 1891 in
relation to the eight hour law constitut-
ing a days labor.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids.
Blanks for bidding will be furnished by
the state house architect.
Governor and President of the Executive
Council.
W. E. BUSH,
Secretary of State. and Of the Executive
Council.
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NEEDING THE GARDEN.


When II was Done OnIy the Tomatoes and
Wood Shed Remained Standing.
The weeds CROWN OUT garden with trop-
icai~ laxuriaRce. - We'd (grab the pun be-
fore it gets away-it belongs to you'll rather
they wouldn't, but they grow right along
just the same. Indeed my wife expects to
wear weeds when die She says 1 won't
leave enough of an estate to buy clothes
with. Well, / wouldn't get redheaded
about; the weeds if they would only be
neighborly with the vegeta bles in''our gar
den, but they won mot even with the
flowers. So we determined to get rid OF
them. That was two months ago. My
wife called her friend Pnss Ia pretty girl)
into consultation, and the plan adopted,
by a vote of to / Ct voting in the mega
tive), was for me to pull the weeds out
with my delicate yet aristocratic hands. !
filed protest, but eventually promised to
do the wedding when got around to it.
did not get around to it until yester-
day. The little lady and Puss went cut
for an extended trip on their wheels and,
as was in my lordliest humor, 1 conclud-
ed TO give them q surprise when they got
back by having the garden nicely welded
for them. So got q hoe and q rake and
a scythe and pickax and went to work.
You should have seen those weeds disap-
pear before my victorious onslaught.
There was one immensely tall and thick
weed that I took keen delight in ami
hilating. 1t was such large, audacious
weed that called it the Boss tT)weed of
my garden. / must confess that 1 had
some misgivings about some of the plants
weeded out. When got through, the
only things left standing were the tomato
plants and the wood shed. 1 know tomato
plants from their resemb ianoe to gera-
NUNS. t-5
1t was not until the ladies came home,
however, that / discovered that I had
weeded out all the vegeta bles save the
aforesaid tomato plants and half of the
flowers, and among the flowers that 1
destroyed were, regret to say, my wife's
favorite double peoples Query: Is "dou
BILE poppy" the father of twinsO and some
Marshal O'Neil and Glory de Dungeon
roses The most precious product that /
destroyed, however, was my wife's great
bunch of sunfiowers. Too late learned
that my Boss (T)weed was that particular
kind of flower. But there is one glorious
thing about it-those women will not
ask me to weed the garden again. Little
by little / am eliminating work from my
life, but the little lady says l am doing it
on the same plan as weeded the garden.
Tom Hall in New York Truth.
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in Shawnee County, or in
i'm the state. ="

This is conclusive, and is
based on signed detailed
circulation statements fur
nished by the leading daily
papers of Kansas.
The Directory containing
these figures will be issued
September 1, 1897.
No amount of buster as
to the amount of postage
paid can set aside such a
statement as that made by
the american Newspaper
Directory. On a great part
of its edition THE STATE
JOURNAL pays nopostage,
as the delivery is by carrier
or by express.
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n ANTS, RENTS, SIT
UATIONS, REAL
ESTATE, AUG
. D TION SALES AND
OTHER CLASSIFIED AID
VERTlSEMENTS
SITUATIONS wANrEp-FREE.
VERTISEMENTS

Are you In need of work. If so. you are
at liberty to use these columns for as
sistance in that direction While this
notice appears the State Journal will pub
fish free on Saturday. Monday and Tues
day. for Topeka or Kansas people. all
notices of Situations Wanted" not to
exceed five lines. or thirty-hve words. IN
length. provided that all advertisements
of that nature are handed IN previous 10
10 O'Clock Saturday morning; also on
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday. all
advertising of this class handed In oy ~
Ocloek Wednesday morning.
No advertisements of this nature TO be
started except on Saturdays and Wednes"
days. No obligation is incurred on the
part Of the advertiser. No worthy and
needy man or woman need hesitate to
take advantage OF this offer. No one in
business or having employment is ex-
pected to take advantage of It. but all
others are invited to avail themselves
freely.
The Topeka State journal guarantees
every day 1t is printed. to give a local
circulation by far more than all other
Dailies combined. This makes this paper
the cheapest. as we'll as the best. daily
medium in Topeka. the CLASSIFIED adVer"
Lisements. below costing but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-27
The "Rote of the waves"

1t is a favorite theory with the fishing
and seafaring people on the northeast of
Scotland that in a storm three waves are
strong and violent, while the fourth is
comparatively weak and less dangerous,
This succession they call 'srote of
waves" Fishermen returning fran their
fishing ground often prove by experiences
the truth of their theory and hang back
as they come near the shore to take ad-
vantage of the lull that follows, they say.
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Not Much Danger.

A young man who had gone to the great
city to make his fortune had written home
to tell of his unexpected success in finding
job.
81 have great hopes of Archie, said the
mother, looking over the letter for the fifth
or sixth time, eff he only won't fall into
expensive habits.'
IL don't think he will, Matilda" re-
piled the father. 81 don't think ne will
on 80 q week. "-Yeuth 8 Com panion.
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Parts We Play.

"It may be true that all the worlds a
stage" said the gloomy man, ''but the
statement that the men and women are
players is gross fattsry In most cases"
"What would you call them?'
"Supes. A bout 999 in every / 900 are
just plain, ordinary, everyday supes who
are not even entitled to be enumera ted
among the rnembe of the company sup
porting the star ''-Chicago Post.
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If e'er ''the last shall be the first"
Pll be millionaire.
My pockets with coin will burst.
And I'll have cash to spare.
For when bet horse will be
The one to travel fast
Hes sure to be the one see
Come down the home stretch last
New York Journal
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"Do you think he expects his sensa-
tional prayer to be answered.
"Sure. There were a dozen reporters in
the audience and that means that at least
three papers will answer him editorially. :"
New York Truth
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Zim-Jenkins advertised in the Frog
town Bazoo and got $4,000 answers to one
advertisement.
Zam-What was the ad.p
ZiIn-Wanted, man in hard luck
New York Journal
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Held I'm.

The seeshore boarder was accosted in
the dark lane leading to the hotel by a
man with cleaning revolver.
Glands upP shouted the thug.
"Oh, say. landlord, !" replied the board
or, "you'r not going to collect till my
week s up, are you?''-Philadelphia North
AIMS
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PIAZZA FURNITURE.


How to TranHform q yeramaa Into an
Out-of-Door ParIor.
There was time when in our more
northern towns and villages furniture
adapted especially for use on the.
piazza was unheard of; when even a
chair was considered blot upon the
fair surfac sof the shining floor. a nd
the barren. spotless cleanness of the
front stoop" was a thing TO be won
dered at. Nowadays things are differ
emit, says the Kansas City Star. and even
in .puritanical New England one sees
brilliantly colored hammocks and COM
Portable rocking chairs cleaning
through Undiscovered tpellises, which
shelter this same front stoop. These
-out-of-door- parlors, can be. made de-
ightfulIy charming and. fortunately,
simple and pretty piazza furniture is
within the reach of almost everyone.
Hammocks. of course, are wanted. pro-
yided one has space enough to hang
them. -------...- ~
And easy chairs, divans and tables.
It is not everyone who can buy these
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clam AFRAID said Maud thoughtfully,
"that Willie WibbIes will never come here
again."
Ibid he go away in petf'' asked
Mamie.
''Well, some Of him did. just before he
started my dear little daohshund bit q
piece out of him. Washington Star.
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OF Course.

Bobby's Father (reading)-"L Like the cat
in the adage." Now, Bobby, what is an
adage?
Little Bobby-wby, somethin to keep
cats in, 'pose.-Pick Me Up.
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Everybody seems to be on an equality
in KIondike, said the shoe clerk boarder.
Eyes," said the cheerful idiot, lone
man cuts as much ice as another up there. {"
Chicago Record.
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THE STATE JOURNAL.
for years has been one of
these papers.
From the records COM
piled for the first 6 months
ending July 31st, 1897, the
editor Of the American
Newspaper Directory fur
nishes the following state
ment to PRINTERS INK" for
July %, 1897:
"Tlle Topeka, Kansas,
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1854.

Sworn detailed statement of circulation
presented to advertisers on application
Call and see. any afternoon between
and 5 o'clock, the handsomest, fastest.
most perfect piece of machinery In Kan
sas-a Web Perfecting Press which prints
from two to three complete SPACE papers
per second.
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things outright, and there is really no
need, for here are divan. at five O'Clock
tea table, and work or reading stand.
all to be made at home.
This is made of a box covered with
mating. The box chosen for this pur-
pose should be of a convenient height
and with square ends if possible. After
the mating has been neatly tackled on,
shelves made of wood and painted white
are secured to the box with either iron
or wooden brackets as shown in illus
tration. In putting ON the brackets it
is best to screw to the box two narrow
strips of wood just below the place the
shelf is to occupy. When the bracket
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Five Cents a Line,

er 20 cents line for week; so cents by
the month.
Average circulation for first six months
of 1897.
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acE CREAM
Used to be considered a luxury but
It, like everything else, has fallen i'm
market value.
EVERY FAMILY
Can AFFORD q little luxury In life. why
not make it Ice Cream?
SCOTT BROS.
Make the best from pure cream ana
have been making cream In Topeka
Tor twenty years. They have Gus
toners that would not think of using
any other. You will be one OF those
customers IL you try them once.
TELEPHONE 677
VIM reach them: their wagons win
stop at your door every day If you
wish. Parties. socials, picnics and
out-of-town orders given the most
careful attention.
SCOTT Bros,
Fourth and Taylor Streeta
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EOR RENT-6-room house, good i'm
II rrovemenrs, in respectable neighbor-
hood Want months rent paid in adj
vance. 80 Van Buren, st.
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ron Rem r-HOusEs.

-~--~------------>>---
EOR RENT-On West side, houses,
IL one a broom cottage, close in, cheap.
Inquire of immigration, Land & Loan
Co, 600 Kan. Ave.
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TOPEKA g. FIT. SCOTT ACCOM-, No Isl
Leave Topeka. S:O0 O. II
TOPEKA &. Fr. sCOTT ACCOM-. no. PSI
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EuEL AND FEED.

Y FAVE your orders for COAL, Floul
IL Feed and Seeds with Van Slyck. *
w. 10th.
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STATE JOURNAL is cred

tied with the largest cir
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MONEY.

NJ ONEY TO LOAN on farms or city
O4 property at reasonable rates.
w. NJ. FORBES, 116 w. Sth Ave.
II DAMS on pianos, typewriters, bicycles
- guns, watches, diamonds and any per-
sonal property. L. Biscoe. 62S Kan. Ave-
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WANTED-MIscELLANEoUs.

" ANTED-To trade a 500 bicycle, a
w good as new. for phaeton or 1ov
buggy. Address H, Journal.
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w ANTED-To rent to some reliable
person, stall in good barn. cheap. 421
Quincy st.
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w ANTED--

We want to make some gilt-edged ioans
OF farms in Shawnee Co. Gail on US at
once.
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cuIation accorded to any