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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-25
THANKSGIVING TURKEY.
How to Select the BIRD and Prepare
1t for the Table.

1t for the Table.
There is a very general impression
that hen turkeys are better than COB
blers, but such is not the case when
the birds are under a year old; until
that age is past the cock, or gobbler, is
more highly and finely favored than the
hen. A small turkey is never satisfac-
tory; only at IL pounds Getty dressed)
do they begin to be fine. In small towns
where they are properly dressed
drawn, with head and feet removed
ten pounds would mean the same. Be
sure your bird is young. Avoid those
that are yellow, fat, with rough legs
and hard spurs. One heavy for its size,
of a blue cast, smooth legs, soft, only
budding spurs, flexible end to breast
bone and skin easily pierced between
the finger nails is the bird you want.
Whatever dressing you use (oyster or
chestnut is best) do not have it too
moist, and do not fill the turkey more
than tWo-thirds full, otherwise you will
have soggy, solid, indigestible mass
a result. The baking or roasting must
be a long and slow operation after the
first browning, and if the patent COW
cred baking pan is not used an ordinary
dripping pan must be used as a cover.
Inc. Dastlng must De 1requenb-eVery
IS minutes-and thorough if you would
have the meat juicy. Four hours is
about the proper time for a 14-pound
turkey in a moderate oven. When
served your turkey is right if of dark,
rich brown all over, without a sugges-
ton of scorch, juicy in appearance, and,
though whole, ready to fall apart at
light touch of the carver. Before placing
in the oven rub all over with good but
ter and dredge heavily with flour sea
soned with pepper and salt. The bast-
ing should be melted butter and hot
water or stock.-Woman' Home Com
panion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-25

home. They are distinguished by the
fact that they are generally striped
around the top, and they are a little
more elaborate than the store ones.
Both men and women wear these home
made hose and find them very comfort
able.
The way of knitting these must be
learned of grandmother, who in her
early married days made all the stock
ings for the family. The knitting is be-
gun at the top and is carried down
to the ankle. From there the heel is
formed separately from the toe and in
step, and afterward joined by the
stocking stitch"
It is not hard to learn how to knit a
stocking. Indeed, it is easier than many
of the intricate forms of fancy work,
but it needs patience and it takes time.
The only trouble with homemade
stockings is that they must be kept
darned, for with thread once broken
they ravel very quickly, and a stitch in
time saves a great many more than
nine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-25

on the ground and secured big slice of
the territory, but the refined oil from
the new field was found to be practical
Iy useless as an ilIuminant. The crude
oil could be sold for about Is cents a
barrel as fuel, but it added nothing to
the visible supply of refined petroleum.
All the skill and scientific aid which
unlimited means could command were
brought to bear on the problem of refn-
ing this new oil, but after months of
experimenting it was decided the Ohio
oil was only fit for fuel. AS a result the
refinery at Lima, o., was closed, and
the Standard people resigned them
selves to the gloomy prospect of seeing
their giant industry slowly waste away.
just at this gloomy juncture the
Standard people heard that Herman
Frasch of London, Canada had solved
the problem of freeing the Ohio oil from
its Objectionable qualities and was max
ing perfect illuminant of it by cheap
process and on a large scale. For months
the Standard people would scarcely cred
it the news, but after a thorough inves-
tigation Mr.. Frasch's patented process
was purchased at a most liberal figure,
and under his direction new and extern
sive refneries were erected. At present
nearly 60, 900 barrels of crude oil are
being refined by the Frasch process every
day, and instead of the Standard Oil
company passing out Of existence it is
now one of the most gigantic corpora
tions on the globe.
According to all rules of fiction, the
inventor of this profit making process
should have starved in garnet, but Mr..
Frasch was not a character in fiction,
and he did not part with the secret of
his process until be was assured that he
would be handsomely paid for the same.
Instead of dragging out miserable ex-
istence in poverty he is enjoying royal
income and lives in good style in C1eve-
land.
Mr.. Frasch is a highly educated and
genial gentleman who is just in the
prime of life. He comes from an old
German family and was born in Wurt-
temberg in 1851. His father, Johann
Frasch was mayor of that city. Her
man received classical education, be-
ing graduated from Heidelberg. He be-
came especially proficient in chemistry
and natural philosophy, sciences which
he has put to most practical and profita-
BILE use. His process for refining oil is
only one of a score Of important and
valuable inventions which he has pro-
duced. He perfected a process for dis
solving sulphur while still in the origi-
nal deposit, making it possible to mine
that substance just as salt is mined, by
pumping. This process is in successful
operation in the south and has revo1u-
tiOnized the industry.
s. c. scmNcz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-25
Reneats of q Good CRY.

Tears are good for woman, says DR..
Campbell, in the Hospital. The benef-
cial effect of good cry to a woman, he
asserts, is partly due to the increased
depth of respiration and the improve
ment in the often Ianguid circulation
thereby induced, but to a large extent
it is the result of the muscular exercise
involved, by which the general vascular
tension, and especially the blood pres
sure in the brain, is much reduced. The
profuse flow of tears no doubt also acts
strongly on the cerebral circulation in
still further reducing tension. The sob
bling movements, again, have good in
fluence upon the venous circulation in
the abdominal and pelvic viscera, while
the exhaustion produced tends to cause
sleep, and thus to give the nervous sys-
tenn its best chance of recuperation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-25
A DIVIDEND MAKER.
HERMAN FRAScH's INVENTION WAS
PRACTICAL AND PROFITABLE.

The Present Prosperity of the Standard
OIL Company Largely Due to His Method
Of Refining Ohio Oil-An Ingenious Ger
1nan-American.
Whenever our great inventors are be-
ing mentioned do you ever hear the
name of Herman Frasch of Cleveland?
Probably not. Yet Mr.. Frasoh is an in
ventor whose work is directly RESPONSE
BILE for the commercial prestige of one
of the most profitable concerns in this
country. Last year the Standard Oil
company paid in dividends TO its stock
holders the enormous sum of $33, 600, :
000 Had it not been for an invention
of Mr.. F'rasch this cOmpany's dividends
would have been only fraction of that
amOunt-how small fraction it would
be hard to estimate. Perhaps no divi-
dend would have been declared at all.
During the earlier years of the exist
ence of the Standard Oil company the
Pennsylvania and New York fields fur
nished an amount of crude oil which
was greater than the demand, and enor-
nous quantities, many millions of bar
rels in fact, were stored in iron tanks.
The Standard was not paying SO per
cent dividends in those days. BY sys-
tematic and energetic efforts, however,
the world S consumption of kerosene oil
as an illuminant was increased. The
refined oil was exported and introduced
in all quarters of the globe until the
blue barrels with which we are all SO
familiar were being unloaded at all the
ports of the world.
In the meantime the oil output had
decreased almost as much as the con-
sumption of oil had increased. The
Standard, having successfully throttled
all competition and seized the world
markets, found itself confronted with
the prospect of being unable in the
course of a few years to supply those
markets. This was a serious condition.
just when affairs looked most I'M
promising-in 1885, to be exact-an en-
tirely new oilfeld was discovered in
Ohio. It was extensive, and crude petro-
leum was abundant, but it was soon dis
covered that the Ohio oil was of a far
different kind from that of Pennsylvania
and New York. The methods which
had been used with such success to re-
fine the product of the old fields were
practically useless when applied to the
Ohio product. The Standard was early
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-25
Homemade Toilet water.

Take quarter ounce of altar of roses
and mix with one quart of strong
spirits of wine. Put these into a close
vessel, cork, and shake it, then i'm
merse the bottle in a deep basin full of
hot water. When the vessel is warmed
through take it out of the water and
shake vigorously until cold. Add tea
spoonful Of calcined magnesia, shake
again, and filter, lastly through close
muslin. A few drops of this in basin
of water makes a pleasant washing
fluid
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-25
est circulation of any daily
in 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.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-25
He Got the Marble Heart.

A sad case has come to light. A young
gentleman of New Orleans recently pro-
posed bringing a damage suit against the
board of health He had engaged himself
by correspondence to marry a girl whom
he had never seen. He sent her his photo
graph several days ago. and when she got
it, after the Jealous fumigating clerks had
got in their work, his eyes were punched
out, his nose and ears perforated and the
likeness left represented a Zulu warrior
The girl gave him the marble heart.-New
Orleans Times Democrat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-25
HOMEMADE sTocKINes.
Era of Hand Work Is Surely Coming
with the New Year.

with the New Year.
Somebody made the discovery a few
weeks ago that hOm stockings
were the best for golf and bicycling, and
as everyone these days does one thing
or the other it looks as though the
housewife had found a new task for
herself, and one that will make her
plenty of hard work, but which when
done will be very gratifying all around.
Some of the most fashionable cyclists
are seen on the road every day in long
stockings that have been knitted at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-25

Never let the infusion stand for less
than five minutes, and it is strange tea
if it requires more than six After that
every minute the tea remains in the
pot the liquid is spelling and absorbing
q certain amount of poison. Stewed tea
is bad for the digestion and nerves and
everything else.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-25
cLAIRvoYANT.

PROF. T. LANDO, the famous Clairvoy-
ant and Healer, is at PIP East Ninth St
Come all We who want a helping hand to
Health. Prosperity and Happiness. Come
and learn the facts you could know con-
corning business changes, lawsuits, love
affairs, marriage, divorce, sickness, social
or domestic affairs, everything He has
no equal in locating buried treasures, lost
friends, etc; reunites the separated,
causes speedy, happy marriages, removes
spells, bad habits and all evil influence
that keep happiness and success from
you. Business strictly private and conf
Dental. Hours, a. N. to p. m. daily
and Sunday. Reduced charges this week
only.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-25
SITUATIONS wANTED-FREE.

Are you IN need of work? IF so. you
at liberty to use these columns for
assistance in that direction. While this
notice appears the State Journal will
publish free on Saturday. Monday and
Tuesday, for Topeka or Kansas people,
all notices of Situations Wanted" not to
exceed five lines, or thirty-five words. in
length, provided that all advertisements
of that nature are handed in previous to
10 o'clock Saturday morning; also on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday all ad-
Vertising of this class handed in by 10
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 1t. but all
others are invited to avan themselves
freely.
The Topeka State Journal guarantees
every day it is printed. to give a local
circulation by far more than all other
Dailies combined. This makes this pa
per the cheapest as well as the best.
daily medium in Topeka. the classified ad-
Vertisements below costing but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-25
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

NOTICE-TO WHOM IT MAY CON-
CERN-Be it known that my petition is
on file in the office of the probate court
of Shawnee county, Kansas, asking for a
permit to sell Intoxicating liquors a 632
Kansas avenue, in the Second ward in
the city of Topeka, Kansas, and the hear
ing of the same is set for Wednesday, a.
m; December p, 1897.
G. w. STANSFIELD.
Topeka, Kansas. Nov. 6. 1897.
NOTICE-TO WHOM IT MAY CON
CERN-Be it known that my petition
is on file in the office of the probate court
of Shawnee county, Kansas, asking for a
permit to sell intoxicating liquors at 404
Kansas avenue, in the Second ward in
the city of Topeka, Kansas, and the hear
ing of the same is set for Tuesday, 9 a.
M, November 30th, 1897.
F. B. WALLACE
Topeka, Kansas, Oct. rs. 1887.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-25

The American Newspaper
Directory is 20 newspaper
Calculations what Dun and
Bradstreet's are TO mercan-
tile ratings. 1t is the recog-
nized authority among adver"
Users.
This work Is now In the
twenty ninth year of Its
publication
For years It has guaran-
Ceed with a standing offer Of
$4,000 for proof that Its
statements of certain news
paper calculations were not
correct.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-25

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:
"The Topeka, Kansas,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-25
LOST AND EouNn.
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.


FOR SALE OR Rents room cottage
with barn, in Lowman Hill: easy terms.
Will take painters work in part payment.
Inquire at 433 Lincoln St, mornings or
evenings.
FOR SALE-Choice vacant lots in Low
man Hill, convenient to electric cars,
also near church and school. Price from
$50 to $75 each. W. NJ. Forbes 116 West
Sixth ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-25

FOR SALE, LEASE OR EXCHANGE
Solomon Sentinel newspaper and job
office, esta blished 10 years. E 3. Bur
nett. S35 Van Buren,, Topeka
FOR SALE-TxO hard and one soft coal
stove, also one gasoline stove, cheap.
SIP Clay st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

-~0~~~~-~-~-~-~-~-~---~~~-~
WATER, COAL OR GAS-M. Burkett.
contractor for drilling or boring; any
depth to 1000 feet. All work guaranteed
first class at low prices. 500 Monroe st.
FRANK J. BROWN, II Columbian Bldg
has $500 to loan; has good real estate or
bank stock investments. Buys and sells
houses and lots.
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STORAGE.

HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Packed, hauled. shipped or stored.
1913 East Sixth. Tel. 1856.
MERCHANTS TRANSFER AND STOR-
AGE CO.
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STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS
THE J. c. DARLING co. .734 KAN. AVE.
Topeka Send for catalogue and prices.
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ATTORNEYS-AT-LnV

b FURRY,
= a Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
611 kansas ave, Topeka kan
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FLORISTS.
WATcHMAkERS-

AIAINSPRINGS 80 cents at c. A Wolf S.
116 East Sixth st. Guaranteed one year.
NIAINsPRINGS for soc at Sam Freid-
berg's, 512 Kansas ave.
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FUEL AND FEED.

LEAVE your orders for coal. -four, fee
and seds with Van Slyck, sos W. 10th.
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WANTED-HELP.
WANrEo-MIscELLANEoUs.

WANTED-Your orders for Thanksgiving
cider. Washburn 5 Cider Works. Send
orders to S23 Kansas ave Phone H.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-12


"a woman once came TO me and told
me that she was unable to pray" writes
Dwight l.. Moody in The Ladies' Home
journal. A gain and again she had tried
to olfer up petitions to God, but it seemed
as though there was no comfort in her
prayers. Every time she started to pray
there came before Der mind five hotties of
wine which ehe had stolen. She then ex-
planned to me how number of years be-
fore she had been employed by gentle
man as housokeeper and had on several oc,
customs stolen bottles Of wine from his Gel
lar. | told her that she must confess he,
sin and make restitution. But the old en-.
ployer was dead, ana she did not know
what to do. Then | advised her TO find
some one who represented his estate and
give to the representative an equivalent
for what she had stolen. A few days later
again met bor and learned that at last
she had found peace and rest. She had
made inquiry and found that her employ
er's son had succeeded to the old home, and
to him she Isle confession. She insisted
that he accept II sum of money equivalent
to what she had taken from his father,
which he at first refused. But she pers sted
that he should and thus relieve her CON
sciRnce of the burden that she had so long
carried. She was "A new woman after that
time and learned the joy of having "a con
science void of otfense toward God and to-
ward men
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-12
GEO. w. nCNEAR,
SAN FRANCISCO.
CAT KEEPS HOUSE.
The Remarkable Performance Once q
Year of Tante Sophies Nick.


Living on the outskirts of this city,
away out on Villere street in the neighbor.
hood of ST. Roch's chapel there is queer
old character, Tante Sophie by name.
Tante Sophie is little bit of brown
Frenchwoman, whom her neighbors know
scarcely at all, and who rumor says is pos.
sessed of considerable more wealth than
her humble surroundings would lead one
to believe.
Tante Sophie's only companion in the
little one roomed, one storied cottage
among the china trees is black cat, Nick,
that is a terror, not only to other felines,
but to all the children and many of the
grown folks of the neighborhood.
1t transpircs that once year Tanto
Sophie leaves home, remaining away for
three days at a time, reappearing as sud
denly as she departs. just where and why
she goes none of her neighbors have yet
discovered. The most superstitious aver
that she walks the whole length of the
Ridge road and back with dried peas in
her shoes to do penance for her sins, while
the most sensible perhaps believe that she
goes by boat to st. Martinsville or else
where to collect her rents. But be that as
it may, during the old woman's absence
she leaves her house and possessions with
no other protector than the cat Nick.
The intelligent feline seems perfectly
adequate to the responsibility of solitary
housekeeping, and to the ordinary observer
Tante Sophies cottage during her absence
presents the same appearance of being &C.
cupied as when she is herself at home Be
fore she leaves she lights the gas end sets
the door partially ajar, leaving space
enough for Nick's exit and entrance. OF
course the burning gas is not observed
through the blinds in the daytime, and
Nick goes in and out and about the place
quite rs he does when his mistress is at
home. At night he has only to push n
light block against the door to close it,
when the little cottage is as coy and hab
table as may be with its glowing light
shining through the chinks.
This idea of II cats keeping house is no
doubt u novel one, but Tante Sophie's
plan is none the less wise one Nick S
reputation for witchcraft makes him an
adequate guardian OF the effects in the SUI
perstitious eyes of her neighbors, and the
houses general appearance of being in
habitod probably keeps it from being en-
tered by strangers
At all events nobody was ever known tC
take advantage of Tante Sophies absence,
and Nick's housekeeping seems to be al
together successful. Orleans Letter
in Philadelphia Times.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-12
Hawaiian
Electric
Company.

The cleanest, brightest safest and really,
in the long run, the cheapest and best light
for use in the family residence, is the mean
descent electric light. Safe; nothing could
be safer. A few days ago prominent gem
tleman of Honolulu came rushing down to
the Office of the Electric Company and said:
"Give me figures for wiring my house, and
want it done at once; no more lamps for me.
Last night lamp tipped over and it came
so near setting fire to the house and burning
my children and l take no more risks"
This is the sentiment of quite number in
the past few weeks, who have ordered their
houses fitted with the perfect light
Just think it over and make up your mind
that you want the best and safest light send
for the Hawaiian Electric Company and tell
them what you want
We have complete stock of everything in
this line and have just received a lot Of the
very latest designs In chandeliers.