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The advocate., 1897-06-09
"AmOng the Ozarks."

"The Land of Big Red Apples" is an at
tractive and interesting book, handsomely
illustrated with views Of south Missouri
scenery, including the famous Olden fruit
farm of 5000 acres in Howell county. It
pertains to fruit raising in that great fruit
belt Of America, the southern slope of the
Ozarks, and will prove of great value, not
only to fruit.growers, but to every farmer
and homeseeker looking for farm and
home. Mailed free. Address,
j. E. LOCKWOOD, Kansas City, Mo.
The advocate., 1897-06-09
It's Easy TO Get In.

where there's sluggish liver, for any Of
the germs Of disease that surround you.
II your liver were active and healthy, it
would keep them out of your blood. You'll
have to watch your liver for seltprotec-
tion AS soon as you feel the first symp-
toms that it's wrong (eruptions on the
skin, or a dull ard worn-out feeling) take
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
That will start your liver into healthy
action, purify your blood, brace up your
system, give you strength, and put on
needed hesh--not fat, but wholesome, nee
essary flesh.
The advocate., 1897-06-09
Kangag CIty Hay Preaa Patentg HoId.

Kansas City Hay Press Patents Hold.
From the Kansas City Times.
Judge Thayer of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting at ST.,
Paul, has handed down an opinion
reversing the decision Of Judge Phillips
Of the United States Court In the case
Of the Kansas City Hay Press Company
against the DevOl Livengood Manu-.
featuring Company. The decision is a
very important one, inssmuch as it
gives to the Kansas City Hay Press
Company the practical control Of the
business Of manufacturing hay presses
In which q short radius and an inclined
end are used. In addition to the DeVol
LiVengood Company number Of other
Kansas City firms will be affected, as
the patents which are decided to bethe
property Of the Kansas City Hay Press
Company cover the method Of apply.
ing the power in horse power presses,
which Is the vital point In all presses.
Judge ThsyeT reVeTses the decision of
Judge Phillips and orders the appoint
ment of a special master to estimate
the damage which has been done to
the Kansas City Hay Press Company
by the fact that the defendant COM
panY has been infringing on It's pht.
ents.
There are more hay presses madeRnd
sold in Kansas City than in any other
city in Americana less than six firms
being engaged In the business. The
decision of the court will not only
affect each of these firms which Is in.
fringlng on the Kansas City Hay Press
Compsny's patent, but each one Of the
thousands of formers who are using
their machines.
The business of manufacturing hay
presses has grown to remarkable pro-
portions In Kansas City during the
past twelve years. In 1885 y. 9. Sooy,
now President Of the Kansas City Hay
Press Company, began to manufacture
a wooden press invented by j. A.
Hampton. The machines were not
auCCessful and the sum of $4,000 was
sunk In the venture. Mr.. Sooy con-
tinued to work at the device until 1888,
when he produced steel hay press and
took out patents on the method of
applying the power, The capacity of
the presses was gradually increased
from three to sixteen tons day and
many improvements we're made. Other
companies began the manufacture Of
similar machines, and, according to
Judge James Scsmmon, one of the
stockholders Of the company and its
! leGsl adviser, these will now be sued
for infringement of patents.
The advocate., 1897-06-09
COOL BREEZES

are most appreciated during the sum-
mer, when the hot sun makes it's pres
ence felt.
MILWAUKEE
is situated right on breezy Michigan's
shores, and the temperature there is
usually just right. If you expect to
attend the National Educational meet
ing to be held July 60, 1897, you will
find the shortest and most comfortable
line to be the
SANTA FE ROUTE.
The advocate., 1897-06-09
It's Cool in July

on tablelands and mountains of New Mexico
and Arizona whore Santa Fe Route crosses
continent. Therefore buy your tickets over
Santa Fe, going to Christian Endesvor Con-
vention at San Francisco. Inquire of A., r. &
s. F. local agent about cheap rates.
The advocate., 1897-06-09
S22.5O to California

for Christian Endeavorers and for every one
else. II you're going, now ia the time to pre-.
pare. The shortest and best way is via Santa
Fe. Inquire A., T. a. y. +. agent for particulars.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
MRS. M'KINLEY RECEIVES.
Mrs. Hobart Also Receives Visitors,
as Do Many Women of the
Cabinet.

Washington, March 19.-Society was
out this afternoon to make the cabi-
net calls, it was rumored that the
homes of the newcomers would be open
for the reception of visitors. Mrs. Nc
Kinley and Mrs. Hobart held informal
receptions.
Mrs. Mckinley received her guests in
the library on the second floor of the
White House. Bouquets of flowers in
vases and jardinieres were scattered
about the room among 2a ;r the , callers
Admiral Crosby, Gen. and Mrs. Brock
enridge, Mrs. John H. White of New
York. an intimate friend of the McKin-
ley family; Joseph Manley and Miss
Manley, Mr. and Mrs. William w. Duff
field, Mrs Westinghouse. and Prof. and
Mrs. Dabney.
Mrs. Hobart received from to in
the drawing room of her suite at the
Arlington. Mrs. Hobart remained seat
ed and her callers were grouped about
her in convenient conversational dis
lance. Her gown was of black and
white silk trimmed in jet. A touch of
white at the neck was the only relief
to the mourning costume. Carrot Ho-
part, Jr., bright boy of II, made the
introductions. A number of disting-
guished persons called druing the after
noon.
Miss Lillian Gary received a throng
OF callers at the Portland, the hostess
being handsomely attired in deep buff
mousseline de sole, made over pale
blue moire antique, the trimming about
the bodice being of embroidered NOUS
seine de sole with ribbon of the MORE
Miss Madelin Gary wore a plum-colored
cloth suit with trimmings of handsome
lace upon the bodice
Miss Long, daughter of the secretary
OF the navy, received in place of her
mother, who will not be here until au-
tumn. The apartments of Secretary
Long are also at the Portland. Miss
Long, who is a pretty blonde, wore
costume of black lace over black silk
trimmed with pale blue ribbon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
WHY WOMEN DON'T STEAL.
IFrom the Chicago Chronicle


1t has come to be accepted as beyond
question that women are more trust
worthy than men in handling money
Among the most emphatic subscribers
to the idea is a Chicagoan whose bust
ness enterprises, vast and varied, have
given him exceptional opportunity of
forming intelligent opinion on the sub
ject. He does not care to say whether
this Super-excellence arises from lack
of opportunity to realize the power OF
money, a feminine fear of risk or
higher sense of honor. Being an ex-
ceedingly busy man, he has no time to
study the question in detail, being en-
tirely satisfied with the main fact that
women are the more honest and relia-
BILE. In his large establishment in this
city it is a woman who has the final
say about money matters, and the same
is true of several agencies in other pla-
ces. That he is only one of many in
holding the view referred to is shown
by the large number of women cashiers
employed around the city. The posi-
ton in which their lack of thieVing pro-
penSltieS is most clearly shown is as
domestics. The temptations offered
them to steal money, jewels, lace and
other articles of stable value are con-
tinual and enticing. as few housewives
take any precaution against dishonest
servants. The ornaments and Valua-
bles most tempting to women, not to
mention money, are left about with
carelessness that is a convincing COM
mentary on the trustworthiness of the
servant. Indeed, detectives say that
when a servant girl steals from her
employers it is almost always at the
instigation of some man on the out
side.
Why women should enjoy this i'm
nervousness to a temptation before
which so many men fall is a question
to which there are several answers.
Money, for itself, is not SO highly val
ued by women as by men. When they
do steal it is to gain possession of some
coveted article, while, with the other
sex, it is the money, or the pleasure to
be indirectly gained from it, which
prompts the theft. Women, moreover,
have few temptations to pastimes which
call for money. Outside their love of
personal adornment they are seldom
swayed by desires and ambitions the
gra LITIGATION of which requires wealth.
The great world of outside pleasure
which invites a man does not exist for
them, and that absorbing love of dress
and jewelry which is supposed to lead
so many weak spirits to frivolity and
sin is much less strong than is general
ly believed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
WHY GRAND OPERA IS DEAR.
[From the Chicago Chroniclel

lF'rom the Chicago Chronicle
He who has been called upon to- give
up three hard iron dollars for the priv
ilege of seeing grand opera, has been
wont to remark that it comes high. 1t
takes long bank roll and a clear con-
science to justify the expenditure of
such a sum for single seat to see a
single performance, even when the best
artists in the world and the most Ella
bOrate production is guaranteed. In
fact, the man who can and does pay
such a price wonders why he does it
and if he gets the worth Of his money.
Yet the chances are that he never
thought about the expense that same
grand opera is to the man who puts it
on.
Men are accustomed to seeing road
companies play to fair business in one
of the smaller theatres with the top
prices only S1.50 and make money.
When a company comes to the Audi
forum then and has the advantage of
its enormous seating capacity, the aver
age citizen is unable to see how loss can
happen to the manager who plays to
the usual prices. But this can be done
and that right easily, as the manager
of the company which has been singing
for the past three weeks can testify if
so disposed. 1t costs a small mint of
money to put on grand opera on the
scale of the Grau productions ,as Will
be seen by the following figures:
In the first place there are three ar
lists in that company who have more
than a mere salary interest in it's sue
cess. These are the two De Reszkes
and Mime. Calve. They are the whole
thing as far as stars go. The big Poles
have a guaranty of $500 a night for
their services and a certain percentage
of the net receipts which swells their
nightly earnings to something like
81, 500 each Mime. Calve is working on
a similar basis and it is safe to say she
gets as much as either off the brothers.
Then, when one considers the salaries
of LasSalle Plancon, Bispham, Ancona,
nd na of he at a
the chorus orchestra and host OF Off
GERS who must be paid, one can see
where a pile of money could go and
leave little trace of it's disappearance.
It costs the management of that COM
pany something like $4,000 a week to
run that show.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
DUTY TO CoNVIcrs.

(From the North American Review)
The average age of the convicts of the
United States is not far from 26 years.
Therefore, the men constituting this body
are undeveloped men, so far as age is con-
cerned, and as already stated, they are
undeveloped in their moral and intellec-
tual faculties-in fact, they are undevel-
oped in all directions, except to a certain
comes from their environment. They are
also, to a very large extent, Short-term
men. A careful classification of the con-
Vlcts OF the country SHOWS that SIX
eighths are short-term prisoners, one
eighth incorrigibles, and one-eighth amen
able to reformatory efforts. These pro-
portions are fairly correct; they may be
a little too large or a little too small, but
practically they may be admitted. 1t
cannot make very much difference what
system is employed. so that prices and
wages are not affected. when the short
term men are considered. There is not
much to be gained, whether in the interest
of the state, or of the community, or of
the convicts, in putting them at work
der one system of labor as against an
other They must be employed; their
utilized 1t cannot, from the very nature
of things be worth while for the state to
erect costly plants for the sake of
ploying them under one or another sys-
tenn of labor. No one can argue with
reason that the ShOrt-term prisoner him.
self is to be particularly benefited by any
such employment. The chief point to be
be debasing. If he can be employed in
making blankets, furniture, coarse boots
things that may be needed in the state
institutions. without the Introduction of
power machinery, not only the state will
be the gamer, but also the prisoner him
self. He does not stay in prison long
enough as rule, to be taught in the
higher methods of manual training, and
what little he can learn by running some
machine is of little consequence in his
after life If he stays long enough in
prison, the state should see to it that he
comes out better equipped to earn a liv-
ing than when he entered it. From ''Pris-
on Labor, by Carroll D. Wright, United
States commissioner of labor, in North
American Review for March.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
HOMES FOR HARD TIMES.
rFrom the New York Ledger.l

CFrom the New York LEDGER
The wolf has been scratching at
great many doors within the past cou-
pie of years, and there are many heavy
hearts and fearful eyes all over this
broad land. The suffering in the cities
has been something dreadful to hear of
and read about. What must it have
been to those who were forced to bear
it?
And will the people never learn wis
dom? Win they never learn that crowd
ing into great centers of population is
the most disastrous of all things? VIII
they neVed learn that little home in
some nearby location costs less, is
more cOmfOrta BILE, insUreS more Self-re-
Spect, and permits of ease and a nearer
approach to luxury than can be enjoy
ed in the larger cities?
Every family may own it's own home
with the use of ordinary care, prudence
and economy; and with even a small
plot of ground very much may be
grown that would supply a household
with the accessories of life.
1t takes but a small space to raise
three or four barrels of potatoes. Fiji
teen feet square of ground space judic-
iously handled will furnish an abund-
ant supply of tomatoes fresh for the
table, and if properly cared for, a fine
surplus for canning for winter use. The
same area will grow a good stock of
satisfy, parsnips and carrots, which will
insure variety Of tOOthsOme dishes.
wholesome and inexpensive A few fowls
will pay for themselves and give a rea-
sonable supply of eggs, provided they
are well housed. A place may be pro-
vided at the most trif1ing cost, if one
can find a gentle slope near which to
build tia cut in one side of a bank
rooted over with loose boards and COW
cred with sod, brush, weeds or any
suitable material, and then piled with
a thick covering of earth, arranged so
as to shed water. To the east or south
a few sashes with glass can be arrang-
ed to give sunlight and warmth. 1t is
possible to build one of these dugOuts
in such a way that it will not freeze in
the severest weather. Hens will lay if
they are warm and have any thing like
a proper supply of food.
One woman paid the grocer's bills
from the proceeds of so hens, but they
were kept in warm place and never
crowded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
MANS INDIVIDUALITY.
GFrom Myron Reeds Last Sunday Ser
mon.1


mon
1t was said that men were not like
coins If a coin is lost another precise
~ like it can be struck off. But if a
man is lost he is the only one possible
of that kind. He is individual. as uni
que as Adam. Therefore the court was
admonished to be careful of him.
Perhaps we cannot fix the time when
the individual original curve in
child's life becomes pronounced. But
there comes a time when the child not
only grows, but he grows away He
has thoughts and interests outside of
the family. The day the child begins
to go to school is the day of the begin
ming of many things. 1 hated the day
when the children began TO ga away to
school.
A poet notes the ships in port at an
Choir side by side. noted two ships at
New Castle, New Brunswick The cap
tains We're brothers; they were about to
sail for Australia 1 supposed they
would. leaving the same day for the
same port, keep in company. "Oh, no,
they said, I'VE shall not see one anoth-
er again until the voyage is done" The
rigs of the ships differed; the captains
the brothers, had individual sailing
methods.
1t is an idle question, what will the
child do in life? Most children circle
like carrier pigeons and circle long
time before they get their direction
before they go straight. 1t is vastly
important to select a business in life
that selects you. But many things
come in to hinder such selections One
ought to have pleasure in his work. His
work ought to be in the line of his fac
ulty. What is a born soldier going to
work a whose life is contained in times
of peace? The war came along about
right for Grant and Sherman and Sher-
idan, and, in one way, saved their lives
a mans faculty is his call, but the
work may not be on hand-a good car
penter may find himself idle in finish
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

ton. There seems to- be a spell, some
thing of magic and Incarnation about
it. 1t is a sort of charm and word of
gramarye. Abracadabra; now you see
it, and now you don't. Thousands of
thoughtful citizens have derived as
much comfort from the mere mention
of the initiative and referendum as they
would get from square meal There
is little doubt that the constant repeti-
ton of the words Initiative and refer
endum" SOothes the nerves, promotes
digestion, helps stammering, relieves
jumping toOthache, removes dandTuf,
makes warts disappear without pain,
and hair grow on the SmOOtheSt face,
prevents chillblains, takes the squeak
out of shoes, strengthens the memory,
is an infallible cure for coughs and
full of the moon is sure remedy for
moths grease spots, and insomnia.
SwarmS of lOcuStS have been frighten-
ed out of Kansas by the constant invo-
cation of the sacred words When the
days are long enough, cows, pigs, and
hens may be called home by this inn
pressive and faVorite POpulist cry. In
short and in long, with initiative and
referendum all wonders may be achiev-
ed and all impossibilities be made easy.
Yet the legislature of Kansas turns the
initiative and referendum out of doors
There will be tears and breaking hearts
for this.-New York Sun.
While we can all read the above and
laugh at it's amusing satire which is in
the Suns best style, still there are some
things about the initiative and refer
endum that are good. Prohibition in
this state was adopted by an "initia-
tive and referendum" practically, and
the reference of the auditorium matter
to the people of Topeka to vote on is
Initiative and referendum" A good
many things ought to be put to popular
vote that are not.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
FROGS IN CHIcKAHom1NY.


(From the Richmond DiSpatch.)
The English of Chickahominy is Tur-
key Lick, but it ought to be frog lick. The
great future and the golden opportunity
of Chickahominy Swamp is in frog farm
ing. There is a growing demand in the
markets of the large cities for the hind
legs of frogs. Fulton market, New York.
alone handles from rs, 900 to 100, 900 pounds
of legs annually; There is no frog farm
in the United States. the crop being
wholly wild. but in one section of Mis-
souri, where the catching of frogs is
quite industry, town ships so 900
pounds and another town 25 900 pounds of
dressed frog legs to New York each year.
The catching season lasts about three
months. and the profit of those engaged
in the work is large.
In this section the average person re-
CARDS frog legs pretty much as he does
'coOn-he could eat them, but he doesn't
banker after them. Yet, whether a big
market can be made here for them or NOT
it would seem to the interest of the people
living adjacent to our swamps to look in
to the question of competing with the
western field in supplying the northern
markets with the delicacy. Our people
engage in oyster farming and in terrapin
farming. Why not in frog farming?