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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-08
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

| With the aid of a powerful microscope
! we regarded the ptomaine in the ice
| cream steadfastly.
You are extremely uglyl" we OBJ
| served.
..Of course." replied the ptomaine.
Did you ever see a genuine lady killer
| that wasn't more or less ugly ?"
To be perfectly candid-but why
speak of this?-Detroit Journal.
ssBredderin," remarked Deacon Dark
| lengh. some OBJ de youngeh members
oh de congregashun hab been maxim
fun OBJ de size OBJ ouah belubbed pas
| toah's feet. I wants ter tell dem dat
ouah pastoah is strickly in accohd wifi
| git ondahstandin'.' Baltimore Ameri-
can.
Scadds-What's become of your pretty
| typewriter?
Trayder-She and the bookkeeper both
left me very suddenly.
Scadds-For good?
Trayder-No. For better, for worse
believe--Philadelphi Press.
Johnny-Pa, what is the difference
between walker and a pedestrian?
Pa-One has corns and wears tight
shoes, but I forget which one it is
Boston Transcript.
high buildings in Chicago. haven't
you?
Chicagoan Gin London)-Well,
should remark Why, the tops of them
are covered with snow all the year
round!-London Tit-Bits.
This month I celebrate my twenty
fourth birthday
That's odd, so do To-
but I celebrate mine for the first
time."-Heitere Welt.
"Have your summer vacation plans
matured yet, Billy?''
"Oh, yes; but they had to be side
tracked on account of some summer
notes that also tured.''-Indianapoli
Journal.
McJigger-Young Simpkins graduated
from the veterinary college last month,
and his father presented him with
case of instruments.
hingumbob-Surgical instruments
Ell?
McJigger-Oh, no; machinists' tools,
for repairing Observation-Disclosures
phia Press.
Fair Ones Father-Why did you
bring that kodak with you?
Poor Lover-That I might catch
your expression of establishment when
1 asked you for your daughters hand.
-Fliegende Biaetter.
Rector never in my life touched a
congregation as I did this morning.
Every eye was on me.
Wife-No wonder; when you took
your hat off your gloves remained on
the top of your head.-London Tit-Bits.
when he hustles they say it's all
for effect
Yes
"And when he quiets down they say
he's posing. Plain Dealer.
Friend-Everybody says the baby
looks like you; doesn't that please you?
Mr.. Newpop-Oh, I don't know; but
I tell you what, I'm glad nobody thinks
of saying I look like the baby.-Stand-
ard and Times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-08

This month I celebrate my twenty
fourth birthday"
That's odd, so do To
but I celebrate mine for the first
time."-Heitere Welt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-08

Have your summer vacation plans
matured yet, Billy?"
"Oh, yes; but they had to be side
tracked on account Of some summer
notes that also Observation-Disclosures
Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-08

Fair Ones Father-Why did you
bring that kodak with you?
Poor Lover-That I might catch
your expression of establishment when
1 asked you for your daughters hand.
-Fliegende B1aetter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-08

The Philadelphian-Tsn't the mud or
this street a trifie deep?
Chicagoan (proudly)-Deep? It is the
deepest mud on any paved street in the
wor1d!-Indianapoli Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-08

''Bredderin," remarked Deacon Dark
Length, some OBJ de youngeh members
OBJ de congregashun hab been maxim
fun OBJ de size OBJ ouah belubbed pas
ouah pastoah is strick1y in accohd wifi
Solomon, who said: WIFI all dy gittin',
git ondahstandin'. > "-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-08

Johnny-Pa, what is the difference
between a walker and a pedestrian?
Pa-One has corns and wears tight
shoes, but I forget which one it is
Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-08

McJigger-Young Simpkins graduated
from the veterinary college last month
and his father presented him with a
case of instruments
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Instrument
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22
Chambers in Horses.

Chambers in horses and mules are
liable to occur at any time, and there
have been recent reports OF the dis
ease i'll certain sections. 1t is ordin-
arily fatal disease, only few cases
in man or beast ever having recovered.
1t is such dangerous disease that
treatment is too full of risk and too
uncertain to he warranted The pro-
nounced symptoms are tubercles on
membrane of the nasal passages, and,
when these break down, there is
discharge of pus from one nostril and
a swelling under the lower jaw. 1his
swelling is usually about the size of
walnut is tender to the touch, and
not very firmly connected.
The disease in some horses does not
make rapid progress, but remains sta.
tionary, giving no evidence of being
dangerous. But such cases are ex-
ceedingly dangerous and are often the
cause of spreading the disease broad
cast. Horses have been known to
have glanders in mild form for a
long time, to keep in good order and
work right along, the real trouble
never being suspected. In advanced
stages of the disease sores may appear
on the surface Of the body. These are
stubborn, discharge pus and can not
be healed. Farcy, which is caused by
the same germ, ls indicated by farcy
swellings on the skin, usually
on the legs-which break and dis
charge freely. The legs swell and be-
come a mass Of sores. Animals that
even slightly show any of these symp-
toms should be Immediately isolated
until the character of the disease is
determined. If it is glanders, kill the
animal at once, aud wash the stables
and everything with which the horse
has come in contact with solution
composed OF one ounce of corrosive
sublimate i'll two gallons of water
Wash several times mt intervals OF two
or three days. Agricultural Epito-
mist.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22
When to SubsOil.

Whether or not subsoiling will i'm
prove the ground depends altogether
upon the character of the soil and also
upon the amount of rainfall during the
growing season. In dry sections
where the subsoil is very compact,
subsoiling is usually profitable. The
breaking up of the impervious snb
surface layer lessons evaporation from
the surface of the soil and provides
large storage place for moisture in the
upper few feet of soil thus loosened.
The roots of plants are better able to
go downward and secure the neces-
sary plant food and moisture. If the
soil is moderately loose, with sandy,
open subsoil, this method of treating
the ground is not profitable. Then,
too, if there is sufficient moisture al
ways available during the growing
season, it is not necessary to subsoil.
Try the subsoil | low in limited way,
carefully noting the effects on subse-
quent crops. You will then soon be
able to determine whether or not sub
soiling is profitable. New England
Homestead.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22
Lime in the Garden.

Usually the garden soil is full of
humus, and lime may be used on it to
good advantage. Lime is one of those
elements OF the soilwhich is essential
to the growth of plants and trees, and
when it is properly used vast differ
erence i'll the growth of the vegetation
is noticeable. All farmers and horti-
cnlturists use it in many ways, but it
is probably as often abused as used
The full and direct effects of lime
upon plants under all conditions have
not yet been fathomed, but enough
knowledge concerning its general ef-
feet is possessed for one to use it in
telligently on many crops. In the
vegetable garden lime is invaluable.
1t is the best preventive and check for
mildew on cucumbers and diseases of
potatoes. AS soon as the cucum-
ber vines show signs of the dis
ease, the powdered lime should be
sprinkled over every part OF the plants
that are affected, aud the operation re-
peated after rain so long as there are
any signs of the mildew. If one
watches the plants early in the spring,
and applies the lime as soon as the
disease manifests itself, it will never
be allowed to make much progress,
but sometimes in the case of plants
being nearly dried up withthe disease,
the lime will give them new life and
growth. Farm, Field and Fireside.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22

recently. "Now, however, with
half-yard of velvet, buckle and
pretty ostrich plume it is poor hand
that can't contrive as smart little
revolutionary toque as need crown any
head.
"One I saw this afternoon deserves
telling about, because the girl who
wore it wore also so sweet little call
ing gown that I followed her for
half-dozen blocks in order to take in
every detail. The frock was a soft
satin surfaced cloth of deep rich null
berry color that is bound sooner or
later to be as popular as huette blue
once was. Her skirt was slit open
from hem to some distance above the
knees in front to show an underdress
of beaver brown velvet picked out in
tiny jet-worked figures. Her shirt
waist opened in front to show flat
vest and collar of the brown similarly
decorated, and can assure you that
this study in mulberry brown and
black is quite the most piquant thing
I've seen in two months. Her toque
had crown of mulberry velvet, brim
OF one roll of grebe, dashing plume
fastened by some invisible agent di-
rectly in the front of her crown and a
big bow of cream -colored antique vel
vet adjusted little above the brim to
the left side. That hat, TIL wager,
was her milliner's supreme inspira-
tion."
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22
THE COTTON BELT.
Where Our Twenty Million Acres oil
Cotton Are.

Where Our Twenty Million Acres OIL
Cotton Are.
The cotton belt covers "a degrees
of longitude and 10 degrees of lati-
tude. Excluding from the count the
greater part of Virginia, more than
100, 900 square miles in western
Texas and the whole of Kentucky,
Kansas, Missouri, Utah, California,
Arizona and New Mexico, in all of
which cotton has been cultivated, and
where a larger demand might cause
its culture to be extended, the cotton
growing region measures nearly
900, 900 square miles, almost one
third of the total area of settlement
in 1890 of the United States. The
90. 200, 900 acres planted in cotton
occupies barely five acres in every 100
of this extensive region. Scarcely SO
per cent. of this territory is in farms
and not more than one fifth has at any
time been titled. This section con-
tanned in 1890 population of over
5000, 900 whites aud something over
5000, 900 negroes, in all, 13, 651, 0O7,
every 100 of them producing SO bales
of cotton, an average of 254 pounds of
lint per capita.
''in 1901 South Carolina led the
other states in the production of cot
ton. In 1850 Alabama stood first.
Mississippi led in 1S6O-SC Texas
stood at the head in 1890, and still
does. The centre of production was
near Montgomery, Ala, in 1850; this
centre had moved two miles west by
1860. In 1870 it was near Carthage,
Miss, and in 1880 was in Noxubee
county, Miss. In 1890 it was SO
miles northwest i'll Attala county. 1t
is moving west all the time on account
of the increasing crops in Arkansas,
Texas and the Indian Territory, not
to mention Oklahoma. "-Ainslee's
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22

haps, the newest and most novel in.
novation.
For backs, however, the perfectly
plain French back fashionable last
summer will obtain to certain ex-
tent, while a back with a cluster of
tucks on either side, either parallel or
forming the fan-shape, will have wide
| vogue, too. being newer.
In materials, percales, ginghams,
madras and cheviot are favorites, and
will be more worn than ever. Stripes
will be largely in the ascendency in
pattern designs. White lawn will be
much used for midsummer wear.
The sketches presented here with
are from the very first showing of the
coming seasons wash shirt waists, the
first one being particularly desir-
able model. 1t has fourteen box
plaits on the front, French back,
with five box-plaits down the centre,
and the new Dewey collar.
The new V or fan-shaped tucking is
illustrated in the second one, the
front having two bias clusters of
twelve each, and the back has five
vertical tucks on each side OF Its
centre. The shaping of these tucks is
very becoming, giving as it does
breadth across the shoulder, and
taper to the waist.
The third waist shows the use of
embroidery combined with the tucks,
and, while it is more decorative,
many women prefer not to use it, as
they think it detracts from the dis
tinctiveness of the shirt waist, as be-
ing tailor made garment and an ad-
iunct to tailor-made suit. Conse-
quently they prefer no trimming on a
wash shirt waist other than tucks or
machine stitching, depending for a
dressy separate waist on regular
tight fitting, trimmed-silk waist.
Notice the clustered effect of the
tucks on all the waists, and just on
either side OF the centre back and
front, as opposed to the spaced tuck
ing all over the waist, back, front and
sleeves, so modish last season. Any
thing for change! Poor femininity
evidently will have to change those
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22
Importance of Milk Veins.

An examination of the stomach of
an average COW that is producing milk
will reveal thereon, extending from
the udder along each side, milk vein
about one-half inch in diameter.
These milk veins, at the point most
distant from the udder, pass through
what are called the milk wells in the
walls OF the abdomen. These orifices
through which the veins pass should
be of good size, thus permitting a
strong flow of blood through them.
As rule, the greater the milk se-
creting power of the COW, the larger
and more twisted of outline will these
veins be. In such a case the COW may
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22
, FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
Ferns as House Plants.

A we'll grown, thrifty fern makes a
beautiful house plant. but delicate and
tender kinds are not suited for parlor
or sitting room. One great advantage
of ferns as house plants is that they
do not require-in fact, do not like
much direct sunshine. although they
do require plenty of light. The ma
jority of ferns thrive best in COM
post of turfy loan, old leaf soil and
loan. and some sharp sand. Gross
growing ferns are benefited by lit
tie manure. If succulent drainage is
given they can hardly be over-watered;
but the most important requirement
of ferns is to have them SPRAYED over
head two or three times a week.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22

MILLIONS OF WOMEN USE CuT1cuRA SOAP exclusively
for preserving purifying and beautfying the skin, for
cleansing the scalp of cruss scaes and dandr and the
stopping of falling hair, for sofenng whitening, and
healing red rough and hands, in the form of baths
for annoying rrtatons infammations, and chafngs
too free offensive perspration the form of Washes
for lucrative weaknesses and for sanave antseptc
purposes which readily suggest themselves to and
especially mothers and for all the purposes of the toilet
bath and nursery. No amount of persuasion induce
those who have used it to any other especially
for preserving and purifying the skim scalp and hair of
infants and children. CUTICURA Soar combines delicate
emolen properties derived from CUTICURA, the great
skin with the pures of cleansing ingredients and the
most refreshing of flower odors No other medicated
toilet soap compounded is to be compared with it
for preserving purifying and beauying the skin, scalp,
hair and hands No other foreign domestic toilet soap,
however expensive to be compared with it for all the
purposes of the toilet bath and nursery Thus it
bines One SOAP at ONE PRICE, vz TWENTY FIVE CENTS
the skin and complexion soap, the toilet and
BEST baby soap in the world
cvEY HuMoR
sh catc m UT1HA G itching pamoe %
TER DRUG AND CHEN coRf P Boston, Scalp and Hair tree
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22
NJ "a gn iffcept service tO the Winter
Resorts south.

The New York and Florida Limited. finest
train in the world. operated daily. except
sunday between New York and st. Angus
fine. leaves New York at l2.40 Z. NJ. composed
OK .Iusvely of dining. compartment. drawing
room. sleeping. library and observa tion cars.
pullman drawing room. sleeping cars, New
York to Port Tampa. Aiken aud Augusta.
Connections made at Jesup for Brunswick. at
Waycross for Thomasville. Ca, and Port
Tampa for Key West and Havana. The New
York and Florida Express leaves New York
daily, 3.25 r. NJ. Pullman drawing room sleep
ing ears, New York to Jacksonville and Au-
gusta, connections for Brunswick and
Ihomasville: dining car service. Connection
at Jacksonville with Florida East Coast Rail-
way for Palm Beach, Miami and Nassau. The
fast mail leaves New York at l2.10 might.
Pullman drawing rooms sleening cars. New
York to Savannah. Jack sonville and Miami.
connections for Key West and Havana also
for points on Plant system west coast OF
ing car reservations etc. OF Alex. 2. Thweatt
Eastern Pass. Agt.. 27l Broadway, New York,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22
The 1900 Shirt Waist.

Instead of giving up the shirt waist,
as fashion arbiters seemed determined
they should, women have decided that
it is the most useful article in their
wardrobes, and this season will cling
to 1t more determined than ever. The
differences in style between the new
ones for the season of 1900 and those
of last year are principally matters of
small detail. Bayadere and bias ef-
fects will be entirely out this summer,
while vertical effects will be en- regle.
Tucks will again be the height of
vogue. Fau.sbapsd tucks are. per.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22
Scientific Farming.

Scientific farming is farming in ac-
cordance with natures immutable
laws. That is what farmers have been
trying to do since the very first be-
ginnings of the industry. These laws
men have measurably learned by ex-
perience. Should each depend on his
own experience for the knowledge
needed to guide him in his industry,
he would not learn in his lifetime the
alphabet of farming. He has uncon-
sciously benefited from the accumu-
lated experience of ages. Could he
not benefit more, now that so much
has been learned, by frequent farmers
meetings, discussions OF methods and
exchange OF experiences?
Farmers should learn the objects
and appreciate the value of the agri
cultural experiment stations. The
object of the station is to ascertain
what crops, and what particular
variety of crop in its own state will
give the best results, how they can
best be cultivated, protected from
damage by drouth or insects, cared for
during and after harvest; how the
values in the soil may be maintained
at the least cost. and what mauures,
commercial fertilizers or crops will
best maintain fertility what is the best
rotation of crops; what varieties of
fruit to plant, when to plant and how
to care for them by culture, manuring
and pruning; how to feed livestock to
obtain the most and the best quality
of meat ut the least cost and in the
shortest time; how to do best all the
many necessary things in the care of
the dairy herd and the making and
care of dairy products. These are
only some of the matters which the
stations are investigating with scien-
titic and practical training and with
such equipment as can only be had at
such public institutions. Each inves-
tigaton entered upon is followed up
persistently until results are obtained
that enable the station to say III its
bulletin thereon something that has
practical value to the farmers, and
the officers of these stations are al
ways glad to give freely the informa
tion thus obtained to the farmers who
will take the trouble to apply for il.
The farmers themselves could extend
the value of this experimental work
by organizing local farmers associa-
tions, undertaking certain experiment
tai crops, methods of culture, ETC.,
under the advice of the station Off
GERS, discussing the work at their
meetings and reporting results to the
stations. Texas Farm Journal.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22

produces therefrcm confection be-
side which a Partisan novelty seems
positively shabby. One hears of such
wonders on all sides, but it has never
oeen my luck to see one of these
scrapbag reincarnations that was not
lismally homemade in every feature, }"
said Mary Dean, the fashion expert,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22

have three large veins, the third being
a shorter one between the outer two,
and branching over she udder and on
the belly Immediately in front of the
former, may be found quite number
OF very pronounced smaller veins.
These veins extend in no definite di-
rection, being usually very irregular
and somewhat knotted. The develop
ment of these blood vessels becomes
most pronounced with age, although
there is noticeable difference III their
size and extent in young heifers.
The writer has seen cows with re-
markably large, long, elastic veins,
which extended from the udder and
disappeared high in the armpit at the
front leg. Such veins may measure
an inch in diameter, and on compress
sion with the fingers exhibit great
elasticity.
Writing Of the milk vein, nearly
twenty-five years ago, Hazard stated
that, if large and tortuous, with q
considerable opening through the
muscles of the belly to admit of its
passage outwards, it is frequently
connected with rich udder; but far
greater reliance can be placed on the
network of veins seen beneath the
skin over the forequarters of the nd
der. This characteristic is little no.
ticed by authors, and dairymen OF deal
ers in cattle rarely speak of it. But
both the veins and the udder itself,
and those which pass upwards behind
towards the tail, when large, are sure
tests of competent milker.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22
A Popular Nesligee Eject.

The shops are full of stunning neg
ligee gowns at this season, and there
seems to be perfect craze for or
iginul effects in garments of this de.
scription.
One of the most stri king effects
seen lately is herewith illustrated. IT
is from the Dry Goods Economist,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22

New YORK CRY Special. I.-"One
is always hearing of that amateur mil
Iinery genius who takes few notes
through the shop windows. goes home.
investigates the family scrapbag and
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22

The Oldest resident of the town O!
Emporium, Kan, is J. P. Mather,
who is said to be direct descendant
of Cotton Mather Though IS years
of age he goes daily to gymnasiun.
and exercises on the bars.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22

last summers tucked all-over shirt
waists that were the pride of her
heart, but which now, oh blighting
words! are last summers mode.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22

The production of prunes is increas-
ing rapidly in Oregon, the annual
shipment of the dried fruit now
amounting to 500 cars.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22

Lace and Fur Combination.
Lace seems to be novel fabric to
combine with fur.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22

UNIV Tn ncf nccjnc Write for Free CntaiOQ
NUN Iu 6EI Uffi6c of Home Instruction by
the Government Office Training School, Washing
ton, D. @. Women Eligible Positions Permanent
The Brunswick times-call., 1900-12-05
5ooiietq

Fer morning wear, during the n /
ana winter eiderdoyn dressing sac
ques are very comfortable. Tbis at
trao.iys jacket is made Of deliests
pink siderdownt the edges beiag IN
.ishsd win bands u cloth ID 4 darker
shAde
TINS garment i close dtting in the
back and shaped to the figure with sn
undsrssrm gore The tronts are made
withoiit dartai and fasten with six
frogs
The Brunswick times-call., 1900-12-05

The Lsdieg Aid sOcis'y Of st. MARKS
pisoopal church win bold It's month";
u exchange, at the Parish house, next
Saturday Decs &, at $3.50 p. m, Cakes,
bread aud other delicacies, will be
sold,