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The Press., 1897-12-16
A Danish B uniting Supper.

The tables are creaklng with solid sections of brown. juicy. steaming roasts and piles of mealy potatoes en, veloped i'll hot fog. aud long white platters of whole salmon through whose tender tom skin the pink flakes and streaks of white fat look all ready for the limpid golden butter sauce which stands in the brimming full dishes near by Tall. handsome Danish girls are running hlther and thither with chicken soup for this man and hare soup for that man and extricating order from chaos on the table with a marvellous degree of skill Good nature is rampant, and the fast delivered hearty speeches are followed by rousing, echoing cheers, Cries of ''Skol; Skoli" follow every toast in which the Yankee is mentioned, with a vigor which shows how deep and real their feelings of hos pitality are, and men come from distant tables to express friendly sentiments to- ward America and Americans in gen. eral. Hopkins Pond" by Robert T. Morris
The Press., 1897-12-16

doctor told me ! would have to go to a hospital before I wouldgetwell. 1had female in their worst form, suf- fered untold agonies every month my womb tipped back to my backbone; had headache, hysteria, fainting spells, itch ing, leucorrhoea.
 "My feet and hands were cold all the time, my limbs were so weak that l could hardly walk around the house; was troubled with numb spells. I fol- taken four bottles of Lydia E. Pink hana's Vegetable Compound, one bottle of her Blood Purifier, one package of her Sanative Wash, and am entirely cured."-MRs. LOUISA PLACE, $50 Bel mont St, Brockton, Mass.
The Press., 1897-12-16
Rarristers' Fees.

Barristers' fees in England are a
 variable quantity As viewed in so- licitor's bill of costs they look some
 what mysterious A barrister's guinea (S5. 25) is always el Ss Cd t$5, S7); 2
 guineas tsI0!5O) are invariably e2 I'd
 (s1I.76), and SO on This is explained by the fact that he charges 8 supple mentary fee for his clerk at the rate of
 ss Cd (69 cents) for every guinea he earns No fee is less than a guinea An unwritten law. dating from the time
 when the guinea was a coin Of the
 realm, decrees that barristers must not
 accept silver One transgression of this rule is recorded 4 somew hat impecuni- ous member of the profession accepted
 few shillings as payment from poor client He was promptly called before the benchers of the inn to explain. His
 plea was that if he did not take gold he
 at least took all the man had got whereupon he was at once honorably
 acquitted It was impossible to cavil at
 such 8 worthy uphoIding of all the tra ditions of the profession Like physi- clans, barrlsters cannot recover then dues at law The fee is supposed to be
 an 'honorarium which was not ex pected There IS a quaint survival Of the alleged sensitiveness of barristers about fees In theIr gowns may still be noticed a sort of long uarrow pocket arrangement hanging down at the back of the left shoulder Its occupa-
 tion IS gone now, but III the old time 1t
 was the recognized receptacle for the guineas which were supposed to be
 dropped III surreptitiously by the client Very different is the brazen etfl ontery
 of these days. when eminent pieuders will calmly demand their 50 gulneas
 retainer" to induce them even to look l at the proffered brief New York Mail
 and Express
The Press., 1897-12-16
Life Marks Are Indelible.

We are not writing in the sand The tide does not wash it out We are not painting our pictures on the canvas. and with 8 brush, 50 that we can erase tue error of yesterday or overlay it with another color today We are writing our lives with a chisel on the marLle, and every time we strike a blow we leave a mark that is indelihle. Lyman Abbott, D b
The Press., 1897-12-16
BOOKS " men come EalKn.

A writer in a critical review says that one-half of the book buying public does not know what the other half buys. All the books that are published are by no means to be found in the bookstores The most beautiful and costly books never find their way into the shops at all. are not sent out for re- view and are known to 3 very limited number of people. Immense sums are yearly spent on the making of such books, which bring from 1tl00 to 91, 900 each. These expensive volumes are not sold in the ordinary way. but entirely by subscription, and the business of selling them in the United States is in the hands of about half dozen men. who neither sell nor attempt to sell anything else. Their season is short, but the profits are large. and they live at the most expensive hotels and drive about luxuriously in broughams with man servant in attendance to carry the b00ka
The Press., 1897-12-16
GSPS of Science,

"The wrGtch. cried lhe girl. kissed mel"
 'Surely. they exclaimed, exchang ing glances of alarm. you must be mis taken
 She shivered affrig ghtedly
 "No." she said, II cannot be mis taken The microscope revealed tha characteristic bacillus.
 She had had her doubts in the begin ming, but meteorological examination had discovered bey ond the possibility O cavil that she had been kissed. Lon don Fun.
The Press., 1897-12-16

Is to attend to the comforts of your family. Should one batch cold or cough call on E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs; w. P. Fuller, Somers +Odell & Jones, Staf fordville. sole agents, and get a trial bot tie of Otto's Cure. the great German Rem edy, Free. We give 1t away to prove thai we have sure Cure for Coughs, Colds Asthma, Consumption, and all diseases of the Throat and Lungs. Large sizes 5Ot and 25c
The Press., 1897-12-16
How Many Women Have Quietly Obtained Advice That Made
 Them Well.

My sister, if you find that in spite of following faithfully your family doc tors advice, you are not getting well, why do you not try another course Many and many a woman has quietly written to Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass, stating her symptoms plainly and clearly, and tax her advice, which
The Press., 1897-12-16

rains in that ard region. but sometimes pours. This was one of those times. Charged with ice and water, a great black cloud came drifting down the wind and emptied out it's load upon the camp and the hillside above it. The canal, curving around its base, formed an cave trough for the whole mountain and poured several thousand inches of water into Whalen's improvised sheep sheda The flood very soon subsided, but when the cloud had passed and the sun again shone forth there were no living sheep Not many minutes are required to drown 6 rat in hole.
 Meanwhile the boys, greatly fright ened by the sudden storm and with no thought for the safety of the flock. were in the shack. The hail pounded and the wind shook it Water covered the floor Pray. Billy. said the one on the barrel
 '.No; you do it. " he answered from the table top
 The shack had TO window. and with the door closed it was pretty dark in there When Whalen reached home two hours later. the floor was still wet and the boys were yet roosting on table and barrel but outside. in the bright sun light, the ground appeared already al most dry A solitary goat stood upon the; shed roof He had been among the | sheep in the pen
 You cant keep 8 good man down any more than you eau a goat. was Brick 6 comment on the catastrophe. While Whalen was working the boys double time at pulling the wool from | the. dead sheep he had the happy | thought of stocking his ranch with bees. Having money enough from the proceeds of his wool sale to buy 100 stands, he promptly carried the thought into effect
 Again he sat down in the door of his shack to double his money. | "This is better than sheep. said he. flor they herds themselves And they are like mules in one thing-you are liable to get hurt if you fool with 'em- '' This wave of prosperity broke up as soon as former ones had done, for he had imported bad case of foul brood, and within year the hundred swarmi had petered out When we went down there last summer in the interest of 6 new company which has taken up the work of completing the canal. Whalen gathered the bones out of the old shed in the cut and hauled them to the rail road, where he sold them for fertilizer. realizing enough to buy two more mules. With his four mule team he is at work in the ditch for day s wages. Somewhat grizzled now, and not so brick red o1 hair and whisker as formerly, he ii happy as ever and sanguine that he will double his money.
 Here's hoping" that he may.-G B. Dunham in San Francisco Argonaut
The Press., 1897-12-16
Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 19,

Brooklyn, N. r., Dec. 19, 1896.
 MEssRs. ELY BRos II have used Ely's Cream Balm a number of year and find 1t works like charm It has cured me of the most obstinate case of cold in the head in less than AS hours from the time I felt the cold coming on. would not be without 1t. Respectfully yours, 2S3 Hart St. FREDK FRIES. Cream Balm Is kept by all druggists. Full size Soc. Trial sizn 10 cents. We | mail it. ELY BRos.,
 Warren St. N. Y. City.
The Press., 1897-12-16
Always Running,

"Your wife has such liquid voice, " said MT Fcsdick to MT. Tiff.
 'Yes, that's a pretty good name for it. replied MT. Tiff
 MT. Fosdick looked up inquiringly, and MT. Tiff added, Ut never dries up, you know. ''-Harper's Bazar
The Press., 1897-12-16

J. A. Perkins, of Antiquity, O., was for thirty years needlessly tortured by physicians for the cure of eczema. He was quickly cured by using Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve, the famous healing salve for piles and skin diseases. W. D. Heald,
The Press., 1897-12-16

When you buy few yards of cloth in Japan. the mt chant always unrolls the W hole piece und rats of the inside end. in order that you may not have to take the part that is faded and shop worn
The Press., 1897-12-16
No good comes of blame to others fo the misfortunes we bring on ourselves.

Mrs Mary Bird, Harrisburg. Pa, says, My child is worth millions to me; yet would have lost her by croup had not invested twenty five cents in bottle of One Minute Cough Cure" It cures coughs, colds and all throat and lung troubles. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-12-16

was promptly
 received. The 'following let
 ter is pretty ,strongconfrm-
 ation of this: N "I had :" for six NH
The Press., 1897-12-16

The ball player who caught a cold is sorry now that he didn't huff it..
 It is easy to catch a cold and just as easy to get rid of it If you commence early to use One Minute Cough Cure. It cures coughs, colds, bronchitis. pneumonia and all throat and lung troubles. It is pleas ant to take, safe to- use and sure to cure. W. D. Heald. ;
The Press., 1897-12-16
One Way to. be Happy.

Many a man who finds his cottage large enough would find a palace too small if suddenly made rich.
The Press., 1897-12-16
We should have 8 society for doing good among the neglected rich.

Mics Allie Hughes, Norfolk, Va. was frightfully burned on the face and neck. Pain was instantly relieved by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, which healed the in- jury without leaving scar. It is the famous pile remedy. W. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-12-16

Sir Robert Gary rode nearly 300 miles in less than three days when he went from London to Edinburgh to inform King James of the death of Queen Eliz. uhath
The Press., 1897-12-16
rhs ven.si.n Raalto.

The Rialto at Venice is said to have been built from designs of Michael Angelo. It consists of single marble arch 98 feet long and was completed about l69a
The Press., 1897-12-16
All SfFles Supplied.

Il want poster got out. said the commercial gentleman.
 Certainly said the artist. 'I get them up on three systems-the opium, the lobster and ice cream supper, and the Welsh rabbit Which will you haveY'-IndianaDolis Journal
The Press., 1897-12-16
What Do the Children Drink |?

One Minute Cough Cure cures quickly That's what you want. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-12-16

Mrs. Stark, Pleasant Ridge, O., says, After two doctors gave up my boy to die, saved him from croup by using One Minute Cough Cure" It is the quickest and most certain remedy for coughs, colds, and all throat and lung troubles. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-12-16

Some people regard it as unmanly to strike defenseless situation.
The Press., 1897-12-16

Wh8C UO tn6 ChlIdfen Df1nKT Don't give them tea or cofYee. Have you tried the new food drink called GRAIN-O7 It is delicious and nourishing and takes the place fo coffee. The more 0fAin-O you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems Grain-O is made Of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades of conee, but costs about \ as much. All
 grocers sell 1t. 25 and 85 cents.
The Press., 1897-12-16

Mrs. M. B. Ford, Ruddell's, Ill.,, suf- fered for eight years from dyspepsia and chronic constipation, and was finally cured by using DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous little pills for all stomach and liver troubles. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-12-16
HOW TO MAKE MONEY!

If you are out of employment and want DO sition, paying you from $50 to s1oo monthly clear want to increase your present income from $2OO to $500 yearly, by working at odd times write the GLOBE CO, 723 Chestnut St.. Philadelphia, Pa., stating age, whether married or single. last or present employment, and you can secure position with them by which you can make more money easier and faster than you ever made before in your life.
The Press., 1897-12-16

The elevator man gets fioored good many times during the day.
The Press., 1897-12-16
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

With LOCAL EXPECTATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies Halls CataIrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine. Itwas prescribed by one Of the best physicians in this country for years, and is a regular prescription. It is com posed Of the best tonfcs known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such won- derful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testt- monials, free.
 Sold by druggists, price 75c.
The Press., 1897-12-16

WOrld are aIWays Tn trOubIe at hOme-
 Prosperity comes quickest to the man whose liver is in good condition. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are famous little pills for constipation, biliousness, indigestion and all stomach and liver troubles. w. ID. Heald. %'
The Press., 1897-12-16

Perseverance is sure to win where there
 is nobody else in the game.
The Press., 1897-12-16

People who are all tongue have no ears.
The Press., 1897-12-16

Some people who are at peace with the world are alMaYa in trouble at homa.
The Press., 1897-12-16
A LOCAL Disease
 A Climatic

Affection.
 Nothing but a local remedy or change of climate will cure It. Get awell-known phar-
 maceutical remedy,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14

Statesmen FOR CIGARsGood salary
- and expenses paid. Novelties given
with our goods experience unnecessary.
c. G. Bishop Co., St Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14
The Rock Island

Is still selling through tickets and
checking baggage to the Occident, the
Orient and intermediate points, and
will continue to co so. For rates, etc,
call at Rock Island passenger station.
Phone 3S4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14
MONEY.

Nh ONEY to loan on valua bles and per-
- sonal property. A Newman lis W. 5th
II DAMS on pianos, typewriters. bicycles
- guns, watches, diamonds and any per
so4la4 property. L. Biscoe, 523 Kan. Ave.
M 0NEY TO LOAN-Savings and Loan
association. Sixth and Kansas Ave.
'ENHE BRINDLE STORAGE CO. low
rates. money advanced on goods in
age OI1ce 522 Kan. Ave, Topeka, ks
M 0NEY TO LOAN-By the Shawnee
- Building and Loan Associat ton, room
16 Columbus building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14
The Circus at Night.
News.

The Circus at Night.
Boom-a-laczer,
Boom a lackers
Boomi Booml Boomi
Boom dunn darby,
Boom-dum darby,
Boom Booml Boomi
Here we come for the grand entree,
knights in tights in gay arrayi
We're the band-just hear us playI
Booml BOoml Boomi
The elephant kids,
Like kegs on s1ids,
And their mastodon mama;
The sweet little yak,
With the curlycue back,
And the queerly striped zebra;
The clowns and freaks,
With bows and squeaks
And costumes strange and rare;
The characters,
And the bareback dears,
And the maids with the b1ondine hair;
Meath the white arc lights.
In spangled tights,
March all around the ring,
While the big band it
just throws fit
And pounds like anything
Boom a. lacker,
Room-a-lacker.
Boom BoolnI Boo1ni
Boom DUN darby,
Boom dun darby.
Booml Booml Boom.
New York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14

right foot scraped along the walk for q
distance of three feet
''In case OF meeting a stranger with a
load of hay a member of this club can do
as he pleases about turning out. But in
case of meeting a fellow member with a
wheelbarrow the man on the bike will be
expected to do all the lodging.
'tAn baby carriages belonging to the
wives of members should be duly marked
and all infants plainly stamped, and in
such cases riders Will take all precautions
against collision.
''In case a member of this club is arrest
ed for scorching or ooasting it will be the
duty of other members to appear and tes-
tify in his favor, and while SO testifying
they can't make the English language too
strong.''
The report was accepted and adopted,
and on motion of Whyfore Davis it was
resolved that one members dog should be
sacred to another if properly identified.
NJ QUAD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14

management for over elev-
en- years, and its daily cir
culation in that time has
increased from 800 to over
1000, or an average growth
Of one thousand a year.
The State Journal re-
ceives the full day leased
wire Associated Press re-
port, is a member Of the
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association, has 4
Linotypes, fast Web Per-
fecting Press, etc.
The State Journal has a
larger circulation than any
other daily paper published
in the great state of Kan
sas. It requires forty-three
(43) carriers Exclusives of
newsboys), to circulate the
paper in Topeka and sub
urbs.
Don't advertise in the
State Journal unless you
feel confident that its daily
circulation exceeds 1900.
Any evidence apparently to
the contrary will be cheer
fully received and proof
produced to convince the
most skeptical that we do
not claim anything about
our circulation for which
we cannot vouch.
In 1896 the State Jour
nal erected for its exclusive
use as a permanent home,
a handsome double front
pressed brick building of
three floors. The location
is one Of the most eligible
business sites in Topeka
the southeast corner Of Kan
sas avenue and Eighth st.
The building is one of the
most complete newspaper
structures in the west and
has many unique features
among these are construc-
ton and arrangement by
which the four Linotypes
are seen in operation be-
hind plate glass facing Kan
sas ave-, and also through
a large glass window from
the business Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14
MALE HELP WANTED.

w ANTED-And for sale, cast off cloth
~ ing at 525 Topeka Ave.
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Har Warning.

Mr.. Crimson beak-A mans heart beats
81 times a minute when he is standing, II
times when sitting and &c when lying.
Mrs. Crimson eak-I hope youn be
little more careful about your lying now,
dear.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
statesmen WANTED.


w ANTED-TTide awake solicitors to
represent US in sale of complete line
Of ornamental nursery stock. Town and
city trade only Must be reliable and
good address. Good pay. I. L. May &
Co, St. Paul, Mimi.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14
aRwANTS, RENTS, SIT
UATIONS, REAL
ESTATE, AUG
U y TION SALES AND
OTHER CLASSIFIED AID
REFRESHMENTS
SITUATIONS wANrED-FREE.

Are you in need OF work? r SO. you
are at liberty to use these columns 1or
assistance IN that direction While inns
notice appears the State Journal vii! pup
fish free on Saturday, Monday and 1nes-
day, for Topeka or Kansas people, aAA
notices Of Situations Wanted. not 10
exceed five lines. or thirty-five words IN
length. provided that all advertisements
Of that nature are handed in previous 70
20 o'clock Saturday morning; also on
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday. al
advertising of this class handed IN Dy ~
o'clock Wednesday morning
No advertisements Of this nature TO be
started except on Saturdays and We'd
nesdays. 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 q local
circulation by far more than all other
DaIIies combined. This makes this paper
the cheapest as well as the best daily
medium in Topeka the CLASSIFIED adVer'
afsements below costing but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14

Robert-So you were not accepted by
Miss VellumP What did she say2 Did she
tell you how sudden it WASP
Richard-Oh, dear, mol She's literary,
you know. She merely replied that she
was very sorry, but I was not available.
Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14

w ANTED--To trade A / hotel for i'm
burn, 524 Kan. Ave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14

Miss Mamma, who is that
funny looking man coming toward US?
Mrs. Divorcee-Hush, dearl That's your
father Truth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14
An ECHO of Carson.

'sWhat makes you SO sure that Plunger
was a Corbett man?'
''He hasn't got back yet. ''-Detroit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14

FOR VIEWS-of residence or parlor,
4 stock, groups, etc, or photos of any
interior or outside views see Farrow. 81
Kan. Ave.
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Circulation Growth.

The State Journal has
been under the present
management for over elev-
en- years, and it's daily cir
culation in that time has
increased from 800 to over
1900, or an average growth
of one thousand a year.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

Mr.. Kercheyal has an exalted
idea OF office holding. 1t has been
said that his idea of office holding
is comfortable sofa and plenty Of
cigars. Perhaps this indictment is
a little too strong. He has caused
the expenditure of perhaps more
money in fitting up his Offices than
was ever spent on them during the
combined terms of his predecessors.
He has them fitted up in truly
handsome style. Meanwhile John
Foley, the chief deputy whom he
has not discharged because he could
not train his raw crew of assistants
without him, is the person who
manages the workings of the office
while Mr.. Kercheval enjoys him
self. Socially Mr.. and Mrs. Ker-
eheval are, popular and we'll liked
here.-lpdianapolis Cor. Evansville
Courier. .A