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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-23
HELPED THE HOME.
How an Organization of Children is
Doing Good.

A number of little girls in Parker. Kan
sas, have formed a sewing circle and dur
ing the hot summer months have made
and sold a great many articles A few
days ago Mrs. c. S. Baker, the CORES
ponding secretary of the Orphans home,
received a letter from Iona Steele, the
little secretary of the society, enclosing
a money order for five dollars, saying
that the members of the society wished
it used for the benefit of the Orphans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-23
Trains to G. A. R. Encampment.

Regular trains for Philadelphia leave
ST. Louis Union Station over Vandalia-
Pennsylvania Short Lines S:O4 a m,
100 p. m, 8:15 p. m and 2:40 a. m,
daily Excursion tickets to @. A. r.
National Encampment will be sold for
them Sept. 1st, I'd, Sd and 4th- For in
formation about low fare, etc, address
]. NJ. Chesbrough, A. G. p. Agt., St
Louis, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-23
THEIR DUTCH IS UP.
Troops Stoned by a Mob in Will
heImina's Country.

Amsterdam, Aug. 23.-The disturb
ances at Hilversum. where martial law
has been proclaimed continued last
evening. The mob stoned the troops
who are occupying the town and the
cavalry charged on the rioters with
drawn swords. Finally the infantry
fired on the mob, killing one person
and wounding two others.
Quiet was restored at midnight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-23
weather Indications

Chicago, Aug. 23.-For Kansas: Fair
Thursday. preceded by thunder storms
in east portion this afternoon or to-
night; cooler, south, shifting to north
west winds.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19

The sleep of plants, which is the
same physiologically as animal sleep,
does not exist without reason. The
art of sleeping is, in the higher ami
mails, symptomatic of repose in the
brain and nervous system and the fact
Of plants sleeping is one proof of the
existence of a nervous system in the
members of the vegetable kingdom.
Plants sleep at various hours and
not always at night. The duration of
plant sleep varies from ten to eighteen
hours. Light and heat have little TO
do with plants sleeping, as different
species go to sleep at different hours
of the day. Thus the common morn
ing glory (convolvulus purpureus)
opens at dawn, the Star of Bethlehem
about 10 o'clock the ice plant at noon.
The goats beard. which opens at sun
rise, closes at midday, and for this rea-
son Is called ego to bed at noon" The
flowers of the evening primrose and
those of the night Towering cereus
when it is dark.
Aquatic flowers open and close with
the greatest regularity. The white
water lily closes it's flowers at sunset
and sinks below the water for the
night; in the morning the petals again
expand and float on the surface. The
Victoria Regia expands for the first
time about 6 o'clock in the evening
and closes in few hours; 1t opens
again at 6 o'clock the next morning
and remains so till afternoon, when it
closes and sinks below the water.
For upward of 1000 years continu-
Gus attempts have been made to elu-
cidate the phenomenon of sleep with
out success; many theories have been
promulgated, but they have fallen
short of explaining it. We know that
sleep rests the mind more than the
body, or, to put 1t in another way, the
mere physical as apart from the nerv-
Gus portion of the organism can be
rested without sleep Negatively the
effect Of -leeplessness proves the value
and necessity of sleep. And this is
seen in marked manner in the case
of plants.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
Germs In Telephones.

The telephone receivers, transmit
tiers, and tubes in the Offices of the
health department are being cleansed
daily by order of DR.. Jones, as a
means of killing disease germs that Of
ten collect on the instruments. DR..
Jones advises the frequent scrubbing
of telephone receivers, especially
speaking tubes and public telephones,
as he has no doubt that they may act
as disseminators Of disease germs.
T DR.. Schede, an expert chemist of
New York, has scientifically demon
strated that telephones do harbor dis
ease germs. His investigation was
confined to telephone transmitters,
which he washed with an atomizer
containing two parts Of alcohol, one
part of ether, and one-half pint of gly-
cerine. The germs and foreign sub.
stances were found in the glycerine
after the alcohol had been evaporated
He found germs Of consumption, small
pox. scarlet fever, and grip, and other
bacteria were found with potato
starch. decaying meat and decompos'
ing cheese. which served as a nourish'
ment for the disease germs.-Balti-
more American.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
CURRENCY.

Visitor Tin Brooklyn)-"Does the
trolley line lead to the cemetery"
Citizen-"Yes, If one isn't very care
ful."-Life.
1t Is estimated that there are 10000
women domestic servants in London,
and that 10000 of these are always out
Of situations or changing their places.
Downtrod-Never write letters, my
boy, that you'll regret In after life.
Dewtell-You speak as from expert
ence? Downtrod-I do! In early cor
respondence with her who Is now my
wife, l signed myself Your obedient
servant. Independent.
Sarah Bernhard says that to train
her voice she adopted measures like
those accorded to Demosthenes. "All
day long," she says, "I kept a rubber
ball in my mouth so as to be able to
open wide enough, and when alone IN
my room l did nothing for hours to-
gether but repeat I'll di, Il di. ii d."
The grave of William Dawes In
Kings Chapel burying ground. Bos-
ton. is to be suitably marked by the
Massachusetts, Society, Sons OF the
Revolution. Dawes was one of the two
messengers, Paul Revere being the
other. who were sent by Warren on
the night of April 10. ITS, to warn
Lexington and Concord that the Brit
ish soldiers were coming. A bronze
tablet giving this and other facts is
to be unveiled on his grave on the
, coming anniversary Of his explsit.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
THREE WESTERN WRITER'S.
Peculiar Circumstances Under Which
They Write.

William Allan White. who two years
ago became famous through an editor
ial I'm his newspaper, the Emporia
Kas.) Gazette, and later through his
books, says of his work: 81 hold a
plot In my head at least a month
sometimes six months. Then l write
1t out; revise that copy; copy it on the
typewriter, revise that copy; interline,
rearrange, cut down, pad out and fix
up; copy again; revise that copy at
least twice and then whack 1t to pieces
In the proof till the proof looks like a
railroad map" No wonder that "The
Boy from Boyville" Is a masterpiece.
Opie Read is guided in his work
more by his feelings and incllnations
than by any method Of drudgery He
has said Of his work: 81 can write or
can't, one or the other, as might nat
urally be supposed. try of a morn
Ing and If find the atmosphere clear
between me and things which do not
exist l work with ease. But If the at
mosphere is murky put up the shut
tiers of the mimic shop and live for the
day among acknowledgements. At
evening I take down the shutters and
light the lamps and If I can write
then, I do; If can't, l snort a con-
tempt at myself and leave off trying"
Mr.. Chatfield-Taylor invariably
writes in pencil. He never uses a
desk, but sits curled up in an easy
chair. His first draft in pencil is Civ
en- to a typewriter. by whom it is
Transcribed. He corrects the work
carefully and has it gone over again.
He usually plans his work in advance,
making n synopsis of each chapter.
But his last book, "The Vice of Fools"
was written without plan. The first
chapter was written before the second
and was thought out and so on to the
end
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
Millions Given Away.

1t Is certainly gratifying to the public ia
know of one concern In the land who are
not afraid to be generous to the needy and
suffering The proprietors of DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds, have given away over ten mill
ion trial bottles of this great medicine; and
have the satisfaction of knowing 1t has abso.
lutely cured thousands of hopeless cases.
Asthma, Bronchitis, H0arseness and diseases
of the Throat, Chest, and Lungs are surely
cured by it. Call on w. K. Collins & Co.
Druggist, and get free trial bottle. Re-
gular size soc, and $1,00. Every bottle
guaranteed, or price refunded.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
A Distinguished Diner.

He was rather dilapidated looking
customer and walked with a broad
tread up to the counter of the restau-
rant, and said;
''Will you be kind enough to give me
q meal? haven't any money, but"
No said the waiter. I'm sorry"
well, I'm sorry, too. You see, I'm
In rather hard fix The fact of tie
matter is that the Duke of Westmin-
ster and l."
who did you say?"
81 said the Duke of Westminster and
/ have"
my dear sir, sit down there and make
yourself perfectly at home. Any friend
of his grace is welcome here"
And the man had a good meal. When
he was about TO so the proprietor APP
preached him and said:
my dear sir, I understand you are
a friend of the duke?"
II didn't say so I merely tried TO ex-
plain to the waiter that the Duke Of
Westminster and / have never met"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
Polar Plans of a Duke.

The Duke Of the Abruzzi is persever-
ing with his polar plans. He has had a
long consultation on the subject with
Nansen, who tried to dissuade him by
depicting the hardships in store. Find
ing these only stimulated the dukes
zeal, Nansen offered to accompany him,
but the duke very naturally reflected
that this would considerably discount
his glory Off he found anything). so
he somewhat curtly declined. The
duke intends to depend chiefly on
sleighs, and is making arrangements
for the purchase Of $50 dogs in Franz
Josef land.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
Artistic Postal Cards.

The pictorial postal cards of Ger
many, which furnish the imperial mail
department with an ever-increasing
amount of revenue, have for some time
been assuming a decidedly artistic
character. 1t now appears that even
the masters of German art do not
disdain to take a hand in this direc-
ton. A Berlin paper warns the col
Ectors of picturesque "Ausichts-Kar-
ten to look our for new one, which
is to be issued by a committee of the
"Internationale Postkarten Gesell-
schaft." The artist in this case is no
other than Adolph Won Mcneil, the
president Of the Berlin Academy Of
Arts, and one of the five foreign men,
bers of the British Academy of Arts.
The subject of the picture is a night
scene in n Berlin cafe: and as the num-
Der Of copies will be limited it is quite
certain that the card is destined in
time to command very high price. II
seems rather strange that this feature
Of mail devices has not yet been intro
duced i'll the United States.
Even the kaiser's visit to Palestine
has been used as the subject of pic
torial cards, for every effort is being
made to keep the famous journey be-
fore the German mind. Palestine
thalers have been coined with the fig
ure Of the imperial couple on the face
and a guardian angel distributing
wreaths with both hands. GOD the
Almighty His Guidance" Is the in
scription ON these memorial coins.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
Niagara Falls.

Men who have for long time made
n study of the recession Of the falls
have lately seen evidence of the disin-
tegration of the rocks. Not only in
the close vicinity of the falls Is this
disintegration noticeable, but at vari-
Gus points in the gorge between the
falls and whirlpool. on the Canadian
side traces Of recession are seen. In
some places the marks are larger than
in others. The Canadian banks below
the whirlpool also indicate that the
river has wldened at some OF the
curves to a small extent. One or two
OF the small islands near the falls
have grown somewhat smaller within
the last year and there are strong in
dlcations that they may disappear al
together before many years.-Buffalo
Express.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
WHERE NUTS CONE FROM.

Almonds are found in Asia. Barbary.
and Morocco. Those We get are i'm
ported from Malaga.
Cocoanuts come from the East Indies,
the West Indies. and the islands of the
Pacific near the equator.
Hazel nuts grow in Europe. Russia,
Asia, North America, and North Afri-
ca. Filberts are species of hazel nuts
that grow in Greece.
Pistachio nuts come from Syria, and
the Greeks were very fond Of them.
Chestnuts form a portion Of the daily
food of the Mediterranean nations,
though in America they are not ground
into flour. but are eaten as nuts.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
ATTACKED BY EAGLES.
Two Big Fellows Fight Man for Pos
session of "a Dog.

session of Dog.
Isaac Bill, who lives under the shad-
ow of Indian hill, near Weston, Conn.
is suffering from wounds received in
battle with a big pair of gray ca.
giles the other day. Mr.. Bill was cross.
ing meadow in search of stray COW,
accompanied by his small cocker span
lei, when his attention was attracted
to the two huge birds, which were cir
cling around over Indian hill.
Suddenly a dark shadow passed
along over the snow, and one of the
eagles swooped down toward the dog.
Mr.. Bill struck at the bird with his
cane, hitting 1t several hard blows,
and it scared upward and was joined
by its companion.
Then both birds began to make long
swoops down toward the man, sud
denly veering when within few feet
Of him, all the time uttering harsh
cries. Mr.. Bill did not like the situa-
ton. He picked up the dog, tucked 1t
under his arm, and made tracks for
home. The eagles followed and one
made an attempt to close Its talons on
the dog. Mr.. Bill struck II again and
again. The other eagle then joined in
the melee, and before Mr.. Bill realized
1t struck him heavy blow on the
head and at the same time tore the
arm of his coat and scratched the flesh
underneath.
Then Mr.. Bill began to run for dear
life toward the house, which was now
only few rods distant. The eagles
kept close, and several times struck
both him and the dog One drew his
talons viciously across the mans neck,
making a deep wound. AS he reached
the gate of his yard, Mr.. Bill
screamed for help, and his eldest boy
seized a clothespole and struck one OF
the eagles to the ground. 1t had all
the fight taken out of it, and getting
up 1t scared away. It's companion fol-
lowing.
Mr.. Bills neck and shirt were fairly
covered with blood and he was nearly
exhausted from running through the
snow and his exertions in beating the
birds off.-New York Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
Three Gowns from a Court Gown.

Buying court dress in which to at
tend a drawing-room Of Queen Victoria
Is trile expensive, such gowns gen.
orally costing several hundred dollars
at least. Our thrifty English cousins
point out ways in which to get the
worth of ones money out of the in
vestment. They first take off the train
That leaves the bodice and skirt which
by themselves make a charming gown
Then out of the lining of the train they
make another gown, and from the out
side of the train a third gown. With
three gowns and the ineffable joy of
the memory of an appearance at court,
they feel their money we'll spent.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
Ex-Gov. Roswell r. Flower Dead.

Ex-Gov. Roswell p. Flower, of New
York, is dead. Deceased was taken i'll
early in the day on the 18th inst. with
. severe attack of acute indigestion,
which was followed by heart failure,
from which the patient grew steadily
worse until the time of his death. De-
ceased was of English descent and was
born at Theresa, jefferson county, N.
T., Aug. z, 1885.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
CAST TOR
Beara the \, The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature of &ZzzZm
Dividends FOR Bank oreditors

Washington, May 16.-The comp
troller of the currency has declared
dividends in favor of the creditors Of
insolvent national banks as follows:
Ten per cent, the First National bank
of Ithica, Mich; 5 per cent, the Con-
solidated National bank of San Diego,
CAL; per cent, the Union National
bank of Denver, Col.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
China SAYS No to Russia.

Shanghai, May 16.-The tsung-li-
yamen Chinese foreign Office has re-
piled to the Russian minister at Pc
king, M. de Giers, that the government
Is unable to accede to the Russian de-
mand, made last Wednesday, for a new
railway concession connecting Picking
with Russias present system in Man.
SAss~io
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
Railway President Shot.

De Soto, Mo-, May 16.-H. N. Halla-
day. president of the Williamsville.
shot and killed at Williamsville today
Greenville and st. Louis railway, was
BY Monroe Johnson, prominent lum-
herman
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
GAS To EI "A.
Bears the ,The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature of NsHAzzZu
Fitzpatrick at Now Yorx,

New York, May 1.-THE United
States transport Fitzpatrick, Captain
Charles t. Baker, United States quar-
termaster, in charge, arrived today
from Havana, May 8, by way of Nue.
vitas, May 10, where she embarked 500
soldiers Of the Eighth cavalry, who.
having served their term of enlistment,
will be discharged at this port.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
Don't Tobacco Shit and smoLe Your fife AWAY.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag,
netic. fun OF life, nerve and vigor take MOTTO.
Bac, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong An druggists. soc or 81. Cure guaran.
teed. Booklet ana 3ample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co. EE.caeo ar New XorV,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19

wasted figures of nine
tenths of our women,
every one of whom may
receive the invaluable adj
vice of Mrs. Pinkham,
without charge, by writing
to her at Lynn, Mass.
Miss LULA EVANS, of
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19

IXIOMEN assaed every by troubles peculiar
wv to their Every mysterious ache pain is
symptom. These distressing sensations will keep
coming unless properly treated.
The history of neglect is written in the faces and
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19

Takes the burn out: heals the wound,
cures the pain DR. Thomas Electric Oil,
the household remedy.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19

When doctors fail try Burdock Blood Bit
tiers. Cures dyspepsia, consumption; IN
vigorates the whole system.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic 10c or 25c.
If G. c. @. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
WOMEN WHO
MEED MRS.
PssVFgEHAM'S AID

Parkersburg Iowa. writes of her recovery follows
DEAR MRS. PNKHAM-I had been a sufferer
for nearly three years Had inflammation of the womb
leucorrha heart trouble, beangdown pains backache,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19
To the Hon Mayor and Common Coui

city OF OWOSSO.
Gentlemen-l am authorized by
gentlemen who are DESTROYS OF /
tory for manufacturing builders
supplies commonly known as u
to ask your honorable body to Sc
lee to meet with said gentlemen
pose OF discussing the advisabilit
bility of the city giving reasonf
same. Yours trl
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-31
County Prisoners to Work.

The act passed by the recent Legislature
providing for the employment of male
persons confined in the work houses and
jails is an important one.
The act provides that such prisoners
shall work eight hours each day, except
Sundays and holidays. No motive what
ever shall be used. The prisoners are in
charge of a prison board, constituted by
the judge, sheriff and county commiss-
toner's, who have full power and author
ity. The work to be done shall be classi.
fed and mapped out by the prison board.
This board has the authority to require
and compel prisoners TO work on the
highways, preference given to the roads
leading to the county seat. In order that
the work may be equitably distributed,
no more than five miles shall be COM
pleated on any road until like mileage
has been completed on each and every
road leading to the county seat. The
moneys received from this source is to
go to the maintenance account of such
prison or jail. The prison board has
the power to purchase the nec-
essary tools TO carry on the work.
The sheriff has the authority to employ
deputies to superintend any work and to
guard the prisoners, the pay ofsuch dep
uties not to exceed S2 per day. In case
any of the prisoners escape they shall, il
cought, be treated as though they had es-
capped from the Jail or workhouse.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-31
The Counties Still Voting.

Isn't il about time that the n-Mar-
tin insurgents were electing few dele
gates to the State Convention? They
held up the Legislature for nearly four
months, they blocked legislation, they
made it necessary for the Governor to re-
duce the public school appropriations
and they flooded the State almost daily
with proclamations and declarations and
interviews claiming that they represent
ed the people.
A little singular, is it not, that the peo-
pie are not rushing to their support? We
wonder how they account for the fact that
up to date they have not carried single
primary election, and by the vote of the
Republicans in the counties have not
elected single delegate. Cumberland
county has Just been added to the anti
insurgent list. Adams has fallen into
line and Northumberland by resolution
has endorsed the action ot its legislative
representatives in upholding majority
rule. Wherever contest has been made
the Finn boilers have been repulsed and
repudiated.
We should think that these insurgents
would begin to understand by this time
that they are regarded with suspicion by
the Republicans of Pennsylvania. With
no support in the State, with Martin
thrashe1 out in Philadelphia, what a
beautifully lonely time Finn will have
all by himself at the coming State Con-
vention.-Fhiid. Inquirer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-31
County Sabbath School Convention.

The fourth annual convention of the
Forest County Sabbath School Associa-
ton will he held in the NJ. Z. church.
West Hickory, Monday and Tuesday,
June 26, and p, 1892 Each Sabbath
School in the county is entitled to be rep
resented by the Pastor. Superintendent
and two delegates. The following per-
sons are committee on entertainment /:
Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Orion Siggins, Miss
Frances Siggins, Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. J.
G. Carson, West Hickory, Pa. Pastors,
uperintendents, delegates and others in
terested in Sabbath School work, who in
tend being present will please notify one
of the above committee on or before June
Dist. Ten minute papers on appropriate
subjects are invited from representatives
of Sabbath Schools. Persons desiring to
read such papers will please send their
name and title of paper to T. F. Ritchey,
Esq, Tionesta, Pa, by Jnne 10th.
The following committee will be on
hand to receive delegates and visitors at
the convention: Miss June Sggins, Miss
Nellie Turner, Miss Josephine Carson.
Rev. Chas. Roads, D. D., Gen. Secy.,
Mrs. J. w. Barnes, Supt. Primary Work,
and Rev. ]. c. Mcdonald, District Presi-
dent, will be present both days. Super
intendents are earnestly requested to
give notice of this convention and urge
delegates to be present. Everything will
he done to make visitors welcome and
interested in Sunday School work.
Come. S. S. fowler, President.
Mrs. NJ. V. PATTERSON, Cor. Secy.