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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-11

The first symptoms are those of acute
eatarrh resembling a hard colf and If
prompt treatment is applied at this time.
It can easily be broken up: one of the best
remedies at this stage is Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets. sold by druggists everywhere, and
If taken freely. say one tablet every hour
or two for two or three days, the danger
Of pneumonia and serious complications
will be ave-ted- .s
The Rev. L. E. Palmer. Baptist clergy
man of Ceresco, Mich, makes a statement
Of interest to all catarrh and grip suffer
ers- He says: -'Stuarts Catarrh Tablets
have certainly been a blessing to me. /
have used them freely this fall and winter
and have found them a safeguard against
IA grippe and catarrhal troubles from
which l have suffered for years. / feel
that can freely and conscientiously rec
Bmmend them
Persons who suffer from catarrh of the
head and throat very susceptible to
IA grippe and such Will find pleasant,
convenient and safe remedy in this new
eatarrh cure
Stuarts CatarTh Tablets are composed
Entirely of harmless antiSeptics and may
pc used as freely as necessary they
contain no cocaine, opiate or poisonous
huG Of any kind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-11
VALUE OF TESTIMONY
Greater Than Assertion.

There is none of us so hardened but
that when we have been able to aid our
fellow creatures by comforting ben
eft or bringing a little comfort into
their lives we like to have appreciation
shown. This generally affords more
pleasure than the performance of the
act itself, and in this connection the
following letter from Paris. Texas.
lady is of more than usual interest;
Dear Friends-I address you as such,
for you have been such to me- sui
fered for three years Off and on with
piles L was treated at the hospital,
and the new and elegant hospital, of
Memphis; they only gave me temporary
relief. / came west, thinking the change
of air and water would beneht me; hVe
months ago the bleeding piles came
back on me, and bled so much that
thought / would die. 1 have had four
of the finest doctors in this section or
Texas; all they did was to finally nearly
let me go to my grave; all they wanted
was a big sum of money from me and
to operate on me. L said no, no sur
geon's knife would enter me; If it was
my time to die God knew it, and when
I died I would die all together. L be-
gan hearing about your medicine. had
no faith in you, but sent and got
box of your Pyramid Pile Cure; in two
days the blood flow had S1ackened to
one-half the amount and in one week
I felt so much better ! walked four
blocks and did a little housework
was not bleeding tnen; IN II-fee weeks
/ was well. God bless you for putting
such a wonderful medicine within the
reach of suffering men and women.
shall never cease to recommend your
medicine or be without it; also used
your Pyramid Pills. Saliie A. Hearn-
DON" Testimony like this should be
more convincing than all claims. and
assertions, and should leave no doubt in
the mind of the reader as to the merit
of the remedy. pyramid Pile Cure is
sold by druggists for so cents a pack
age, or will be mailed by the makers to
any address upon receipt of price. Write
Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall, Mich, for
their book on cause and cure Of piles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-11
STAND UP FOR TOPEKA.
Major Anderson Tells Why Marshall's
Band Should Be Patronized.

Marshalls band will give it's annual
concert at the Auditorium on the even
ing of Tuesday, March 49, Apropos of
this event Secretary Barnes of the band
asked Major Il. ]. Anderson for a sign
ed story of the accomplishments and
achievements of the band, for publica-
ton. Here follows Major Anderson's
eulogy:
''Marshall's band has been a standing
advertisement for the city of Topeka for
more than 20 years. If all the favor
able notices Topeka has received by
reason of Marshall and his band were
paid for at five cents a line. it would
amount to- more than the interest on the
entire city debt. We can't keep house
without it. Then why be penurious in
supporting the best organization in the
talent but tact and diplomacy to main
tain such an organization without any
pecuniary assistance from the city. Tt
takes money to pay for rent, heat, light,
uniforms, instruments and music.
THE members of Marshalrs band are
ganization, they are among our best
do their whole duty by them, the Audi
forum will be so full on the evening of
the seventeenth annual concert that you
couldn't drive a flax seed in at the door
VITA sledge hammer. Every man in the
city, whether he has music in his soul
or not, ought to go down into his left
hand pants pocket for dollar and take
his wife and children or some other
mans wife and children and attend the
concert. The band not only needs fin
ancial encOura cement, but they need
the presence of the men who stand up
for Topeka under any and all cir
cumstances-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-11
AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT.

The Black Patti Troubadours, who per-
formed at the Crawford last night were
joyfully received by the darker and larger
part of the audience and screams of
laughter greeted the stale jokes and gyra-
singing was excellent. but a. large portion
Ss,iis a11 al ~. ..11-.1 I,,5 Toen,babS,, came
back easily and without effort. The dane
ing and cake walk features were good,
and Mack Allen. slaclxwire performer. was
artist He did al the difficult tricks
of Rosario. who was feature of the Mid
winter exposition and many others,
among which was the using of two ladders
as stills with which he walked on the
wire. Black Patti. ''Sissieretta JONES' is
a long WASTED. dark compleXioned. mus
clilar looking person with voice. She
can sing anything from "COOn-COon'' to
grand opera. She is supported by band
of me1odious singers and the company is
musical success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-11

tions: Resolved, That we oppose the
confirmation by the United States SEN
ate of any man to a federal position
who has been guilty of burning or as
sisting in the lynching burning of
human beings"
The regents of the State Normal
school will receive bids up to Thursday
of next week for the new norm al school
building on the Fort Hays reservation.
Part of the reservation goes to the nor
NAL school regents for new normal
school, and the balance to the State
Agricultural college regents for a big
experiment station. The normal school
building will be two stories high and
40x45 feet. 1t is expected to have a two
months summer school there commence
ing July l. and the regular normal term
will open about September I, with Prof.
Picken as principal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-11

Years of suffering relieved in night
Itching piles yield at once to the cur
alive properties of Boan's Ointment.
Never fails. At any drug store, soc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-11
WHY WAIT
DE, tl of Wm. a. Hobbs.

ST. Louis. March 11.--Wm. A. Hobbs,
Republican member of the board of
election commissioners of st. Louis and
a prominent business man, died here
today of gastritis. Mr.. Hobbs was born
in Kentucky in 1854, and has lived in
st. Louis during most of his life in
the course of which he held many posi-
tons of trust.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-11

the British authorities will construct
stations, probably at Yokohama ana
also on one of the Aleutian islands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-11

$25 to California via Santa Fe
Daily during March and April. Through
trains with free chair cars. and tourist
sleeperS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-11
In THE AIR.
The Germs of La Grippe Are Con
veyed Through the Atnaosphere.

No one can escape the la grippe germ
because when an epidemic of the disease is
prevailing the air is laden with it.
The reason that everyone does not have
the disease at the same time is because
the persons who are enjoying perfect
health are able to successfully resist and
throw off the infection. while those who.
for many reasons are not in the best of
health. fan ready victims.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-11
WHILE WE TALK
England Proceeds to Lay Transpa-
cific Cable.

Seattle, Wn., March 11.-Work on the
British transpacific cable from a point
on the Chinese coast via Yokohama a, the
Aluetian islands and to Barclay sound
the terminus on this side, is at the pres
ent time actually underway While the
talk over the project has engaged at
tention the British government mas
gone to work and for several weeks the
cable ship has been engaged in laying
the cable from the Chinese coast termi-
nus.
An immense cable plant is to be es-
tablished at Barclay sound and later
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-26
NEW COURSES
OF SCHOOL
STUDY NEEDED
BY PROF. j. G. BENEDICT,
Superintendent Of Schools. Leroy. NY.

study fully the individual and arrange
all seek admission find training suited to their different
needs and capacities.
The present OF study the twentieth
They the requirements of the to-day
THE TIME OF CLASS EDUCATION HAS PASSED, and
are confronted with probe-an educational demand which
arises age in which living and which
calls for commercial training in the Schools
This demand be recognized To this end, IT IS THE
PLAIN DUTY OF EVERY MUNICIPALITY TO GIVE EACH
BOY AND GIRL AN EDUCATION THAT WILL only make
Their, better citizens but that will HELP THEM TO ACHIEVE
THE GREATEST SUCCESS IN LIFE. Our schools offer
courses study which, while they of strictly educational char
acter bearing their everyday e and direct
aion to called to do in the world They
vide teachers efforts shall be to help the pupils the work
hev have chosen to do through
have The pupil be free such subjects
as he and his parents helpful in their particular
He taught industry and business methods because wiki
educated that he will depis
the work world because he cannot begin the top
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-26
THE C0LORs TO WEAR.
Those That HnrmOnixe with the
Wearer's Complexion Should
he Selected.

Blondes as rule look their best in
pure white, while brunettes nearly al
ways look better in cream than in pure
white.
Don't attempt to wear pearl or a
light gray unless you have consider
able color; dark iron gray and oxford.
however, are generally safe, advises
American Queen.
Brown eyes and brown dress go
well together while blue-eyed girls
should wear blue as often as possible.
Red is becoming to most young WON
en-, and pale face is always bright.
ened by red hat or gown.
Thin, colorless women should
strictly avoid black, plum and navy
blue; these are the most trying dark
colors.
If you have red hair you will prob
ably look we'll in brown, any shade
from biscuit to seal, also any shade of
green, and medium or dark gray; and
for summer or evening wear, white and
very pale tints of green, blue, lilac,
corn color or buff.
let it be the best material that you can
afford. Dull black is best for pure
blondes and lustrous black for bru-
nettes. Many physicians forbid their
patients to wear black, especially crepe
wells, as the rays of the sun do not pen
citrate black and we need the suns ac-
ton on our bodies.
White absorbs heat the least of any
color; then comes yellow, red, green,
blue and black. The notwithstanding
property of colors can only act when
they are worn outside; the old-fash-
toned idea that red flannel undergar
ment is warmer than white one is
purely imaginary. It is mistake to
wear colored garments next to the
skin as the dyes are apt to be poison
Gus and irritating
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-26
THEY ARE STILL THERE.
The Mines Were RiEht II the sAne.
Places and Worth About ~ Much
~ Ever They Were.

II had lot Of old mining stocks IN
the house." said Detroiter who, ac-
cording to the Free Press, invests in
most anything to oblige a friend, ''and
when Invent west last fall took list
of them. One day in a Nevada town
asked real estate man if he had ever
heard of the Red Bird mine.
Certainly used to own half Of
it, he replied.
"'What became of it?'
"'Why, it's the well in my back yard
to-day, and a good one it makes. There
was no extra charge for it when I
bought the place. It's the only $4,000
900 well in town.
Sand what about the Lone Tree
mine?'
''The Lone Tree? That hole has
long been used to bury dead Cinnamon
in. Makes $3,OOO,000 tomb for them.
and the critters are almost glad to die.
And the Blue Hill mine?' l contin-
ued.
u "'The Blue Hill? Let me see? Why,
I believe some saloonkeeper over at
the Hills is using it for cellar. 1t
keeps lager beer cool the year round
without ice. Makes nice little cellar
for million dollars
There is one more. want to ask
about the American Eagle mine. Per-
haps you have heard of it?'
"'You have come to the right man.
sir. That was my 100000 pet mine.
Yes, sir. I helped to sink that shaft
myself, and it was honest work. We
put it down at least six feet while float
ing the stock.
Ever raise any ore"
"'Not an ounce
"'And no dividends were ever paid?'
"'Not penny
"'And what finally became of the
mine?'
cts right back of that livery sta
BILE over there, and the man keeps his
feed in it. The Golconda is up the
street and used for dump, while the
None-Such is down the street and is
used for town lookup. The Nonpa-
reil is. over on that hill, the Monte
Christie just to the left of that grove,
and the Bottom Dollar
"But I had heard enough" said the
Detroiter, 'and I came home and
traded all my shares off for rat-trap
with two doors, and made big bar
gain at that"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-26
OLD FABLE IN NEW FORM.
Canadian Version Of the Wolf That
Ran In Sleeps Clothing with
Il Bell Attachment.

A settler on the upper Mattawa riv-
err who caught wolf last winter had
read that ships were sometimes
cleared of rats by fastening Il bell
around the neck of one of them. And
the bright idea occurred to him that
in a similar manner he might clear the
adjacent woods of wolves. He fast
ened bell on his VOLTS neck and re-
leased him, says an eastern exchange.
After the snow had pretty well gone,
he allowed his little flock Of sheep to
exercise their lambs in the fields near
the house His children were with
their father looking at the gambols of
the lambs, when the sheep were no.
ticed to prick up their ears as though
intently listening. Then with much
bleating the whole flock raced to the
woods.
Wondering at the vagaries Of the an
finals the farmer went about his work.
About an hour later the children came
to him with the news that the sheep
had returned. but had left one of the
lambs behind them.
The next day the same thing oc-
Cured again land another lamb dis
appeared. The children tried to keep
the sheep in the fields, but, failing,
followed them into the bush. They re-
ported that they had distinctly heard
bell tinkling in the distance.
Then it began to dawn upon the
farmer that the bell he had fastened to
the reck of his gray wolf visitor was
the game which was borne by the
father of the flock in the previous sum-
mer. The quick-eared sheep had rec
ognizsd the sound Of the bell, and, true
to their instincts, had FASTENED to join
their last years companion.
That they found not exactly wolf
in sheer'scicthiug, but wolf attached
to a sleeps bell, and ready to take adj
vantage of his condition to dine on
spring lamb was no fault of theirs,
though certainly their misfortune.
The settler does not appear to think
very much of the bell plan of dispos-
ing of wolves.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-26
Politely Omitted.

This amusing story was told of the
little niece of Phillips Brooks, the IA
NOUS divine:
One evening as her mother was tuck
ing her snugly in bed. the maid stepped
in and said there was caller waiting
in the parlor: Her mother told the
little one to say her prayer, and said
that she would be back in few mo-
ments.
The caller stayed only short time
and when the mother went upstairs
again she asked the little girl if she had
said her prayer.
Eyes, mamma, did and I didn't"
she said.
"What do you mean by that, dear?"
"Well, mamma, was awfully sleepy,
so 1 Just asked God if He wouldn't ex-
cuse me tonight. and He said: oh,
don't mention it, Miss Brooks phil
adelphia Times.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-26
THE MODERN CIRCUS.
II 10 the Perfection Of System and
Serves ~ nm Excellent Lesson
to Soldiers.

If during the war with Spain the
men in charge of transportation and
the commissariat had been not gor-
geous army officers, but first-class cir
cusmen, the soldiers would not have
gone hungry as they did, and would
not have >sickened and died of their
own poisoning as they did. The rough
riders would have had their horses in
Cuba, and the regulars would have had
more than one ambulance to carry the
wounded to Siboney. There's some
thing interesting in that, says Wom-
ans Home Companion.
The emperor of Germany was very
much interested to see how the Amer
lean circusmen got their wagons on
and off the fat-cars; not over the side
with lot of trouble and yehoing, but
with one pair of horses and from the
end of the train of flats. There are
channel-irons that act as tracks for
the wagons from car to car the whole
length of the train, and channel-irons
leading to the ground. These irons
can be unlocked, and the whole thing
is as simple as A B C when y on know
how. Consider how long it takes you
to get things Strengthened around
when you remove from one house to
another, and remember that circus
people have to take their houses apart
every day and set them up again, not
just higgledy-piggledy and any way
will do, but carefully, because mems
lives depend upon stanchness. Con-
slider that everything that is to be
used in the daily existence of hundreds
of men has to be put into exactly it's
own place, and no other, so that it
may be instantly found when wanted,
and I think you will see that some
thing much more wonder ful than ro-
nance has taken its place, and that is,
system.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-26
AT POLLY'S COMMAND.
Lady Caller Drops Beautiful Vase
and the Parrot Enjoys the
Consequences.

A story is going the rounds wherein
figure two well-known Columbus la
dies and a parrot. Mrs. A. paid a
special call at the home of Mrs. B.
the other day and was ushered into
the living-room by the maid of all
work to await the appearance of Mrs.
B., relates the Columbus CO., Journal.
Mrs. B. had come into possession Of
a parrot only short time before, and
had been keeping the bird in the living
room. Polly has very good command
of English, and appears to know when
to use it. Mrs. A. sat down with her
back to the bird without noticing it,
and as Polly made no sound she re-
NAMED in ignorance Of its presence.
Observing beautiful vase on the
mantel, Mrs. A. arose from her seat
and, crossing the floor, took down the
dainty piece of bric-a-brac to examine
it. She gazed on it rapturously, COM
pletely absorbed by it's elegant decora-
lions, when suddenly from just behind
her came tie shrill and stern COM
mand:
Drop it! Drop it!'
Mrs. A. obeyed, and turned with
scream to face the imperturbab BILE gaze
of Polly, who sat in her cage with her
green head slyly perked to one side
On the floor lay the beautiful vase,
smashed to bits. At this moss en-
barrassing moment Mrs. B. entered
the room. Before Mrs: A. could ex
plain the situation Polly shook out her
feathers and remarked:
you're it! You're it,"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-26
GOVERNMENTS REPORTERS.
Proceedings Of Senate md House at
Washington Taken by Expert
StenOSruphers.

For over 50 years the proceedings
of the senate and house of repre-
sentatives have been reported ver-
batim. 1t was not until 1S4S that
this practice was begun, but since
then complete report of the pro-
ceedings has been as important
part of the routine work of the SEN
ate as has been the keeping OF the
journal itself. There have been
important changes i'll the method OF
doing this work since it was inaugu-
rated, says the Washington Star.
When it was begun there were no
typewriters and no graphophones.
The typewriter came first to lessen
the labor of transcribing the repor-
ter's notes, and a few years later
the graphophone was added to still
further facilitate the work. To-day
some of the expert stenograPhers
prefer to dictate their notes to as
sistants who take them stenograph-
ically and transcribe them on type
writer's, while others prefer die
tating to graphophones, the cylln-
ders of which are at once taken ny
typewriters and a transcript made.
Stenographers throughout the
country credit the corps of report
ers in the senate and house OF rep
resentatives in this city as standing
at the head of their profession, hav-
ing all those qualities OF skill, Judg-
ment and education which enter so
largely into their work. Many peo-
pie have little realization of the
many qualities that are required in
order to make first-class stenogra-
pher, capable of doing such work
as the reporting of debates in the
senate and house Of representatives.
shorthand is but one of these requi-
sites. The art requires long years
of practice and is only acquired by
men of tenacious memory and quick
thought. But there are other quail
tiles that are quite as necessary as
is the power to develop the mechan-
ical skill to write the characters
used by the shorthand expert. A
shorthand writer must at all times
keep cool and self-possessed. He
must understand perfectly every
thing he reports and must possess
knowledge of English SO thorough
that he will act as delicate filter
through which the language of the
senator and representative will flow
only to be purified and improved
The work of reporting the senate is
given out by contract, $4,000 year
being allowed for it. In the house CT
representatives the stenographers
who take the reports On the floor are
paid salaries of $4,000 year each,
which is regarded as moderate sal
airy to secure men of the ability to do
the work The practice Of having the
SENATE debates reported by contract
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-26
The Little Touch.

The smartly gowned girl knows that
it is IT, /. touch that makes all the diff
ference between daub and a paint
ing: between mere clothes and an
artistic costume. She has observed
that exquisite taste presents itself in
details-trifies light and airy, yet sui.
ficiently weighty to turn the scale
from failure to success, from inferiori-
ty to distinction. Because of this she
IS always on the alert to discover that
little touch which makes the smart girl
spart.-WO,nan's Home Companion.