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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

Burdock Blood Bitters gives a man q
clear head, an active brain, a strong,
vigorous body-makes him fit for the
battle of life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02
Wanted at Oberlin.

Portland, Ore, Aug 2.-Oliver c.
Dayis, a member of the Salvation Army
is Under arrest in this city, on q charge
of embezzling $500 from school dis
trict at Oberlin, Decatur county, Kan,
eight years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

No use to buy trust tainted ice when
you can get the pure distilled water ice
made by the new. up-tO-date ice ma
chine of the Mutual Ice company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02
Tickets
on sale
August
lst to 18th


end with murderous intentions. Haywood
escaped death by catching q
rod He was badly hurt. The supposed
robbers and would be murders were ar
rested at Ottawa and will be tried here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02
Beaten by Tramps.

Emporia, Kan, Aug "A man named
Haywood. was brutally robbed by three
negro tramps while beating his way east,
near here and then thrown out of the car
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

All the rage with pretty girls, hand
some danes and society ladies' Satin
Skin Cream and Powder are best for
you because best made. The Model
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

Band Concert at Garfield Park
Garfield park tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

months on the record with greater precip-
September 1884, with 916 inches: August
1888. with 9.W inches; June 1901, with
1015 inches, and July 1e96. with 1905 IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02
EVERY PERSON

ouuers from stomach complaints or
constlpated bowels at some time Neg
lect the matter and they may become
chronic. Take Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters at the first symptom and avoid
unnecessary suffering. 1t will tone up
the stomach and bowels, restore the
appetite, purify the blood, and abso-
lutely cure Sick Headache. Dizziness,
Indigestion and Dyspepsia. A few
doses will convince you of its value.
For Sale bv Drugy1sfs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

Union racine R. r. sss k.n-.. AZ.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23
HE WORKED THE BANKER.
How = Clever Merchant Killed Two
Birds With One stone

How = Clever Merchant Killed Two
Birds With One stone.
Recently wealthy merchant in Par
is who does an extensive business with
japan was informed that prominent
firm In Yokohama had failed, but the
name of the firm he could not learn.
though he was most anxious to ascer-
tain whether it was the one with which
he did most of his business in that city.
He could have learned the truth by
cabling. but instead he went to the
man, a well known banker, who had
received the news and requested him
to reveal the name of the firm to him
THAT'S very delicate thing to do"
replied the banker, for the news is
not official, and If / gave you the name
might incur some responsibility"
The merchant argued. but in vain,
and finally he made this proposition:
Il will give you" he said, "a list of
ten firms in Yokohama, and | will ask
you to look through it and then to tell
me, without mentioning any name.
whether or not the name of the firm
which has failed appears in it. Surely
you will do that for me?''
"Yes." said the banker, 'for if | do
not mention any name / cannot be held
responsible in any way"
The list was made The banker
looked through it and as he handed it
back to the merchant said, "The name
of the firm which has failed is there
"Then I've lost heavily" replied the
merchant, ''for that is the firm with
which l did business" showing him
name on the list
"But how do you know that is the
firm which has failedY' asked the
banker in surprise.
Every easily" replied the merchant.
"Of the ten names on the list only one
Is genuine, that of the firm with which
/ did business. All the others are ficti-
tious."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23

DR.. Hauslick once asked Sehumann
how he got on with Wagner.
mot at ALL" replied Schumann; ''fo1
me Wagner is impossible. Doubtless
he is very clever man, but he talks
too fast-one cannot get a word in"
Some time after, in an interview
which Hauslick had with Wagner, al
fusion was made to Schumann.
with Schumann," said Wagner, at
is impossible to arrive at an under.
standing. He says nothing. Some
years ago on my return from Paris ]
called upon him to talk of operas, con-
certs. composers and other interesting
matters with which | had become &C
Quainted. Schumann looked at me
stolidly, or rather he looked into space,
without saying word Faith, | took
leave Of him almost Immediately. He
Ia an impossible man."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23
Lines In Maple Wood.

Nobody seems to know what cause
1t is which produces those delicate and
beautiful lines in maple known as
birdseye. Some people think they
come from the hundreds of little
branches which shoot out over the
trunk of the tree as soon as clearing
Is made around it. Expert timbermen
say that is not the case. The only way
to tell birdseye maple tree is to cut
It. There are no outward signs by
which one can judge. The Railroad
Gazette tells story of the late George
NJ. Pullman. Many years ago he was
offered a mahogany log for $1,000, to
be cut into veneers. 1t was supposed
to be very fine piece of wood, but
this could only be determined by cut
ting it. He declined the offer, but
agreed to take the log cut into veneers
for what 1t was worth. The owner
had it sawed and was paid $1,000 for
his veneers. Any one who can dis
cover the secret of determining the In
terror nature of wood from the outside
viii have a fortune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23

1t may surprise some folks to learn
that plenty of British laws have been
drawn up so carelessly and written in
such muddled language that they are
quite useless for their intended pur-
pose.
One of the acts passed in George
Ills reign, for instance, states that
the proceeds of penalties were to be
given half to the informer and half to
the poor of the parish. The absurdity
lies in the fact that the only penalty
which could be inflicted was one of
transportation for fourteen years.
In 1865 a well known O. G. created
lot of amusement by proposing an
amendment worded as follows: Every
dog found trespassing on inclosed land
unaccompanied by the registered own
er of such dog or other person. who
shall on being asked for his true name
and address may be then and there
destroyed by such occupier or by his
orders" This gem of meaninglessness
was, however. not passed.-London Tit
Rits
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23
o'coNNELL's GOODNESS.
A story of the Irish LiberatOr and a
Falling Floor.

Falling Floor.
Daniel O'ConDell was once address
Ing an enormous meeting In Kings
town, and the crowd was so large that
fear was felt for the safety of the
building. AS he was about to speak a
Gentleman assembled the platform and
said, trembling with fear "Liberator,
the floor is giving way! l - beams are
cracking, and we shall all fall through
In few minutes" 1t Is not given to
many men to live through such mo-
ments as O'Connell lived through as he
rose to address the meeting nor to pre-
serve such magnificent courage in the
face of great peril. Warning the man
to keep quiet, the liberator said, 81 find
this room too small to contain the num-
Der who desire to come in, so we must
therefore leave it and hold the meeting
outside A few rose to leave, but the
hall was still packed, and then O'Con-
nell said: Then | will tell you the
truth. You are Irishmen and therefore
brave men. The floor is giving way,
and we must leave this room at once
If there is a panic and rush to the
door, we shall all be precipitated into
the room below, but If you obey my
orders we shall be safe. Let the dozen
men nearest the door go quietly out,
then the next dozen, and so on until all
have gone. l shall be the last to leave"
The Irishmen followed the advice, the
hall was quickly cleared, and as O'Con-
nell walked across the floor the broken
beams gave way.-Oxford Chronicle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23
months watch was kept for him, but
he never returned.
Nature study That Failed.

A certain clever teacher in a public
school once congratulated herself on
having given her geography class a
vivid idea of islands by cutting out
pieces Of brown paper and pinning
them on the wall. That's all very
well" said the master of the school,
speaking from a longer experience of
the youthful mind, but those children
will go out into life with a fixed idea
that an island is a piece of brown pa
per pinned on the wall" The New
York Post says that two little fresh
air" girls were noticed on the morning
after their arrival gazing at the land
scape with evident disapproval
whats the matter, childrenT asked
their hostess. why are you disap-
pointed with the countryY'
'Why. there's no grass here" said
one, pulling blade and biting the end
Of It.
The lady could only stare what is
your idea of grassr' she asked at last.
Little by little the truth came out.
To begin with. grass, they thought,
was about the height of a man.
eff this were taller. would 1t be like
grass7' asked the lady.
"Oh, nor
'How is 1t different?"
why, grass is black" said one
child.
@Black and white" added the other.
Then the explanation became ap-
parent. They had drawn their ideas
of vegetation from the black and white
prints of newspapers and books.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23
NEW CANE CUTTING DEVICE
Simple Machine For Tropical Use
That One Man Can Operate.

Simple Machine For Tropical Use
That One Man Can Operate.
A. Leblanc of New Orleans has in
vented cane cutting machine which
he believes will do fine work in tropical
countries where the cane loses its
leaves when it is ripe. The machine
first cuts the cane at the top and then
at the ground, says the New Orleans
Times 1t is simple in con-
struction and has few adjustable parts.
1t is pulled along the cane rows by
means of a capstan fixed or the head
land, with which it is connected by
means of a rope There are two cap
STAINS used, one for hauling the ma
chine one way and the other for the
return trip. One man is all that is nee
essary for its operation.
The machine consists of wooden
frame supported ON two wheels, on the
principle of the two wheeled cart Two
shafts project out in front, but these
are for no other purpose than to scoop
in the cane for the knife. The knife,
which is stationary. projects out be-
tween the shafts and terminates at an
angle. AS the machine moves along
the row the cane is gathered in be-
tween the shafts and the knife and is
cropped off about three feet from the
ground. By means of knife at the
back, which Mr.. Leblanc has not yet
arranged, the stalk will be chopped off
at the ground. A rope is attached to
an upright in the center of the frame,
by means Of which the machine may
be pulled from one end of the field to
the other
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23
He WAS A PAINTER
A Drunken Prisoners Excuse In .
New York Police Court.


It Is characteristic of almost all the
prisoners except the DRINKS that their
chief concern is to secure a delay. They
plead and beg for an adjournment,
which they know will only postpone
the inevitable for day or two, and
that although, through their inability
to obtain ball. they will have to stay in
prison just the same. The most plausi-
BILE explanation is that they all are
fatalists, always hoping that something
unexpected may turn up to stave off
the impending catastrophe The
DRINKS, on the other hand, are more
eager to face the arbiter of their fates,
knowing that nothing worse than a fine
Ii likely to befall them and that the
sooner it is imposed the sooner it may
be paid or served off. And then there
L. the chance, If the magistrate is in
good humor, that they may get away
unscathed at once.
As rule, although not seldom still
In their cups, they are loath to make
any discriminating admissions mo,
sir, protested man who kept himself
from falling over by holding on nerv-
Ously to the bar; I'm not drunk,
cause no ones drunk who's not falling
all over himself" Excuses of the most
wonderful kind, some of them really
ingenious, others merely ridiculous, are
put forward when the futility of feign-
ing innocence has been discovered. The
cleverest explanation of that kind that
! ever heard was advanced by a man
who, when taxed with having dis
played unmistakable signs of intoxica-
ton, simply replied that he was a
painter by trade.
THAT has nothing to do with your
condition." said the magistrate.
"Of course 1t has," rejoined the pris-
oner. II was painting a barber pole
and kept on twisting after the stripes
until got so dizzy that the cop thought
l was booty" Edward Biorkman in
Conf1rv
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23
QUICK WAY TO STOP SHIPS.
Device Checks Progress of Big Ves-
sells In Their own Length.

Device Cheeks Progress of Big Ves-
sells In Their own Length.
Successful tests of the device invent
ed by Louis Joseph La Coste, son of
Chief Justice Sir Alexander La Coste.
for checking and stopping vessels I'M
der Roadway were made the other day,
says special dispatch from Montreal
to the Chicago Tribune. The Dominion
government vessel Eureka, 103 feet
long and 1912 feet draft, was used.
Ocean liners require at least a mile in
which to come to full stop, but Mr..
La Coste showed that it was practica-
BILE to stop boat in it's own length.
Flaps, or fins, made of boiler plate
were attached about midships to the
vessels side, which on a signal from
the wheelhouse fly open at right angles.
Water cushion cylinders give them the
necessary retarding effect. They were
operated without leakage or jar, al
though the boat was stopped at an
eleven knot speed. Either fin can be
opened at a time, and in this way Mr..
La Coste claims that a boat can be
swung around upon its own axis.
Running at about eight miles an hour
the Eureka was repeatedly stopped in
its own length by the use of the fins
alone. Under similar conditions 1t was
stopped in one-half its length when the
engines were reversed.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23
GIRLS "MANLESS" DANCE.
Half Don Male Attire and Escort the
Other HALF

Half Don Male Attire and Escort the
other Half.
The slow young men of Kenosha,
Wis, were dreadfully rebuked the 9th
er night when the neglected fair ones
gave ''manless" dance, says the Phil
adelphia Press. Not representative of
the sterner sex had a part In the fes-
tivities. and the male orchestra was re-
quired to furnish its music from be-
hind a screen.
One hundred and ten invitations were
issued for the dance. About half were
accepted, and then lots were drawn to
determine which of the young women
should wear trousers and be the beaux
of the evening
Brothers wardrobes were despoiled,
and tailors were called on to provide
evening suits for the occasion. Some
of the girls were unable to secure even
ing suits, and they wore whatever they
could find. Carriages conveyed the
men" and women from and to their
homes.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23

The figures the old maids presented
to the astonished court when they re-
turned to take their places at Yer
sailles may be seen today in the por-
traits by Natter, which adorn the
walls Of the palace where they lived
their futile. often mischievous lives.
The very names Louis jovially fas-
tened upon these melancholy danes IL
Illuminate the scene and the attributes
Of the royal maidens. Loque, Coche,
Graille and Chiffe were the endearing
titles by which the fond father ad-
dressed his daughters. The terms are
not quite translatable. but they signify
Rag, Piggy, Sloppy, Tatters. None
possessed single trait of beauty, none
had intellectual resources above the
ordinary scullion maid save the elder,
Nine. Adelaide, who had just enough
ability to make misery In court and
camp. Their existence was a constant
modification of the lesh.-Era.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23
Gift For Original Research

A Mr. Mason of Oxfordshire, Eng
land. has given $1,000 to the laboratory
of the Edinburgh Royal College of Ply
sicians aud has established scholar
ship of the annual value of $1,000, ten
able for two or three years, for original
research into the diseases of the thy
mus and ductless glands, the physlolo-
gy and pathology of which are still
very incomplete. The first holder Of the
scholarship will be Dr. Swale Vincent,
who was formerly assistant professor
at the University college, London. He
will carry on the work under Professor
Shafer of the University Of Edinburgh
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23
NOVEL WINTER CONTEST.
Snow Modelling Proposed For Schools
of Cleveland.

of Cleveland.
During the winter a few Michael
Angeles may be discovered among the
schoolboys of Cleveland, says the Phil
adelphia Press. At all events, if a
movement now under way is carried
out successfully there will be interest
ing contests In the parks after the snow
begins to fly.
The molding of Venuses and Apollos
and original statues will probably be
one of the winter sports to be arranged
for in the parks. Prizes for the best
designs and the most skillful execution
will be offered. Contestants will be
provided with a lump of snow, and
when time" is called they will begin
to construct statues according to their
own inclinations Prizes are to be
distributed to various grades and diff
ferent schools. and if found feasible a
class of girl contestants may also be
entered.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23
Taking No Chances,

~Do you mean to say that you don't
want a railway through Crimson
Gulch?" asked the astonished sur.
veyor.
"That's exactly what l mean to say,
young Teller" answered Broncho Bob
'Cactusville got railroad. didn't iti
And they hadn't 1t two weeks before a
couple of men won half the money in
camp, got cold feet, took the train and
was gone forever and ever. Crimson
Gulch amt takin' any such chances. -
washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23
To Please PhilateIi.ts

A new stamp is about to delight the
philatelists. 1t is that of the New
Hebrides, and as it will only circulate
In the archipelago it will be all the
more valuable, says the London Ex-
press. The value of the new stamps
will be 3 confines. centimes. 10 CEN
times and l franc.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23
Picknninny Jim,n Theorx-

Dat white chile's mighty Ignorant;
l knows he is, because
He said to me de yuthah day,
Oars jes' one Sanity Claus"
Now, anybody orter know,
WIFI all dat work to do,
We wouldn't stan no show at all
Onlessen dar was two.
Dem chillun in de big brick house
Dat hab de Christmas tree
Dey don't git 'lasses candy
An cowhide shoes, like me.
/ reckon dar's a Jim Crow sleigh
What hab a special pack
One Sanity fob de white folks
An another fob de black.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23


the lungs, emaciation and weakness, have
been perfectly and permanently cured
by the use of DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery. It cures the cough,
heals the lungs, and builds up the body
with solid flesh.
~Whan commenced taking your medicines,
eighteen months ago my health was completely
broken down" writes Mrs. Cora l. Sunderland,
Of Chaneyville, Calvert Co., Nd rAt time1
could not even walk across the room without
pains In my chest. The doctor who ATTENDED me
said 4 had iHng trouble and that would ae5sy be
vel again. At last concluded to try Doctor
Pierce's medicines. bought BEETLE Of Cold
In Medical Discovery, took 1t, and soon com.
msneed to feel little better. then you directed
me 10 take both the Golden Medical Discov.
cry and the sravorite Prescription which
did Altogether have taken eighteen bottles
Of Golden Medical Discovery twelve Of the
'Favorite Prescription and Eve Walls of Pei
hts.' am now almost entirely we'll and do all
my work without any pain whatever, and can
ksH with more ease than could formerly Don.s
DR.. Pieres's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, In paper covers, Is sent free on
receipt of Al one-cent stamps to cove
expense Of mailing only. Address Oh.
r. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N, Y.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23

$50 the engagements OtfP'
Eyes. She advised him to practice
economy, and he started in by getting
her an imitation diamond. Detroit
Free Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23

North America accredited with TWEEN
ty volcanoes, Central America with
twenty-five and South America with
thirty-seven Many of these are upon
islands.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23

do you believe in coeducationT
mot much. There is usually too
much Co and too little education ~
New York World.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23

A grain of sand in the eye can cause
excruciating agony. A grain of pepper
in place of the grain of sand intensifies
the torment. The pain is not confined to
the organs affected. The whole body feels
the shock of that little irritating particle.
1t is so when there is any arrangement or
disorder of the delicate womanly organs.
The disorder may seem trivial but the
whole body feels it The nervous system
is disordered There are fretfulness,
irritability, sullenness and depression of
spirits. The general health of woman
depends on the local health of the organs
peculiarly feminine Remove the drains.
alterations, bearing down pains, and
other affections of woman, and the whole
body feels the benefit. DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription is a specific for the
diseases that undermine the strength of
women. 1t is free from opium. cocaine
and other narcotics, poisons which enter
into many other preparations for woman's
use. 1t makes weak women strong and
sick women well.
Rev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Fall,
Mont, recommended Elys Cream Balm
to me. | can emphasize his statement,
ut is positive cure for catarrh if used
i as directed Rev. Francis W. Poole,
Pastor Central Presbyterian church,
Helena, Mont
After using Ely's Cream Balm six
weeks believe myself cured of catarrh A.
Joseph Stewart, Grant Ave, Buffalo, N Y.
The Balm does not irritate or cause
sneezing. Sold by druggists at so cts. or
mailed by Ely Brothers, So Warren ST.,
New York
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23
1T
SCARES
PEOPLE

Who come OF u
consumptiye FAM
lily when they be-
gin to cough and
the lungs are pain
full. But it Is q
fact beyond dis
proof that con-
sumption 10 not
and cannot be in
herited. The mi
crobe which breeds
disease must abso-
lutely be received
by the individual
before consump-
ton can be devel-
oped.
Men and women
who have been af-
ficted with obsti-
nate coughs, bron-
q
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-23
Hints Before
FINE BLACK DRESS GOODS

A more suitable gift you could not think of
Your attention has been called to this line
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