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cupboard may be bought to hold the
drugs for the healing of Juvenile com
plants. which should be kept conven-
lent to their bedroom. Antiseptic wash
es and linen bandages, together with a
roll of courtplaster, should be part of
its contents. 1t is wise to keep the
medicine cupboard securely locked, for
children are prone to investigate any
thing forbidden. and if ever a bottle of
castor oil or a dose of cough medicine
can be said to allure it is when set upon
a prohibited cupboard shelf Mischiev
Gus children. too, are sometimes unable
to resist the temptation to hide some of
the obnoxious medicines in anticipation
of that day of evil when they will be
required to take some.
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A chifronier or chest of drawers is al
ways convenient. If its space is not
needed for clothing which the children
have in use, the better winter gar
ments may be carefully put away with
in it.
A toy cupboard is an excellent thing
Each child should have his or her shelf
in this and be required to keep all toys
in place. All should be given to under
stand that when they have finished us
ing a plaything it must be laid away
To enforce this rule all toys found scat
tered about the floor should be confis-
Gated for a week. The carelescness of
children in strewing a floor with odds
and ends and going away and leaving
them has often resulted in injury to
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bed ind say nottings. It vhas shust dot
yhay for three months. Nopody does any
names und makes fun. yhas mad all
der time, but 1t does no goodt. Sometimes
If could get hold of somepody yhas 50
mad could shoke his life oudts but how
you shoke a man If you dean' see him =
You can't do 1t, Mr.. Snyder
mo, but I cant stand it no more, und
so I saws to dot telephone man to come
und take her AWAY. und she vhas gone
yesterday. If somepody WANTS to sass me
let him come to my place und sthand oop
before me like man"
'.Und so your trubbles vhas offer?''
mot yet I vhaS in trubbles init der
trolley cars He vhas wonderful. und I
like to see him move along mitout horses.
goes out and shumps on car und gifs
q Der man who makes dot electricity
vhas ash big as Shorge Washington. gif
one hoonered dollars to shake him by DER
hand We move along like some grease.
Two minutes ago We vhas vhay oop dere;
in two minutes more we shall be vhay
down dere. Can you see how wonderful
she WASP
dot conductor says he can see all
man in a dream. If he didn't see it nit
his own eyes. he couldn't pellet me- By
und by vhas down town und | get on
hoy you pellet she vhas?"
How do you mean?' I says
Il mean she vhas no trolley car at all,
but a. cable carl All dot time dot conduc-
tor takes my cigar und talks NIT me und
fools me. Vhas dot any vhay to use a
by man who vhas innocent?
'.Of course not, Mr.. Snyder-of course
not
'sUnd lots of times he goes on by und
by. / slump on a car und gif der eonduc-
tor peanuts or cough drops or cigars und
say to him:
q I vhas glad I vhas alive to gee dis day.
Here vhas great big car full of peoples,
gliding along like a piece of ice und no
one vhas pushing her If my ladder vhas
alive und see how it vhas, he couldn't
speak for week. If I vhas dot man who
brought oudt electricity, feel so big
doan' speak to a king
dot conductor says 1t vhas like dream
to him und dot electricity shall one day
rule der world. We talk und talk and by
and by I vhas oopto@n, und I shump off.
How you pellet dot car vhas, Hans-how
you pellet she vhas2'
1T vhas q car, doan' it ?" asks
..0f course he vhas a car. but he vhas
drawn bv horsesi Yet, sir. dot conductor
Was dot some way to make me friends
of electricity? If she vhas. 1 dunno. Like
tell you, I hat dot telephone sent AWAY,
und l doan' ride on dot trolley car no more.
If you see by der papers dot some man
vhas dead in my place. you may know
how she vhas-he vhas electricity. Und
one more thing. Hans. If I go by a trolley
car und she vhas cable car or horse
car or a moving can, you Will hear one
awful yell und a smash und somepody
Will be alive on earth no more forefer! I
yhas kind and gentle, und l doan want
some rows but if you drive me to der wall
den look out dot some one vhas torn all to
pieces. "-(Copyright 1892, by c. B. Lewis)
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taking him to the place, insinuatinglyl
said:
4 hope your reverence won't mind
preachin from the, ehancel Ye see, this
is a quiet place. and I've got a duck sttin'
on fourteen eggs in the pulpit"
Hannibal had been trying in vain to
draw out Fabius to battle
rs there no way he exclaimed angrily,
'Aof making he flanAffght?,ff 7F-l--,t
You might try asking him to arbitrate,'
suggested one of the generals.
Soon after Cannae was fought and the
Roman forces estroyed--Judge.
Mike" said Flooding Pete, don't you
wish you were rich?''
kind o." answered Meandering Mike.
Course I couldn't eat any more dan
l does but I'd be saved de trouble o.
sayin' much obliged so often. Washing
ton Star.
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EN- a house where there are children
a one room is usually set aside for
Il the little ones.
- This may be known as the chill
drens bedroom or as the nursery.
Some children spend the day in this
apartment, while others play in the
sitting room and use it only tofsleep in.
Whatever may be the family arrange
ments. it is a very important place,
and its furnishing should be as careful
ly planned as though it were the parlor.
There was a time when anything was
considered good enough for the young
sters, but fortunately that day is long
past. Shabby carpets and dilapidated
furniture foster the spirit of slovenli-
ness, while a dainty we'll kept, we'll
furnished room is a lesson in neatness
and good taste
1t is not necessary that the room
should cost much money Furniture
which has been in use, if placed in the
nursery should be first touched up with
one of the admirable furniture stains
or varnishes sold, prepared, in the
shops. Special sets of furniture made
for the use of children can be purcfas-
ed at such reasonable figures that, if a
new bedroom outfit is to be bought, the
advantage of these juvenile ones are
worthy of careful consideration. The
furniture may be had in cream white,
stained green or in grained woods in
imitation of oak. Just at present the
green and the white are most popular.
Many persons have a prejudice
against wooden bedsteads and prefer
for small children the iron OF brass
cribs because of the practical impossi-
bility of a child falling out of them
The low wooden beds of the nursery
sets are very much handsomer. but
are of course not suitable for the youn-
ger children. The furniture is pleas
antly decorated with improving mot
toes. For instance, the bed shown in
one of the shops boosted a headboard
decorated with the suggestion, Up In
The Morning Early while the foot
soard claimed attention with the ex-
pressed desire that the occupant of the
bed Sound Sleep at Night Enjoy
For the fitting out of the bed hygienic
mattresses and bed coverings are sold
with spreads decorated with outlines of
scenes from nursery rhymes. An i'm
rortant feature of the children's furnl-
lure sets is the linen cupboard, for the
fedclothes and towels used IN the nur-
gerry. As it is also intended for use as
a wardrobe, the upper or cupboard sec
ton will be found a splendid place for
keeping hats and bonnets. A smaller
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seabrook's Middle Name.
[From the New York Times. ]

TErOm the New YORK Times.
Those who have been worrying their
young lives away in a vain effort to find
out what the %" stands for in Thomas
Q. Seabrooke's name need trouble no
longer The comedian last week settled
the matter himself
THE q in my name.'' said he. stands
for 'Qurika.' 1t is an Indian name
When I was barely a year old my
father had some government business
which took him to Fort Thomas, Ariz..
among the Apache Indians. He took
mother and baby with him. The In
dams who loafed around our place took
a great fancy to me; they patted me
on the cheek and called me 'Qurika.'
My father was greatly amused at it,
and after while began to call me @
for short. The name stuck to me as l
grew up, and as 1 had no middle name
I finally took up this pet family name
for my middle name, as it harmonized
euphoniously with the rest of my cog
Eo.2en.'
But what in the world does 'Qurika'
mean?" he was asked.
oh, that's Indian for pretty boy -
replied Seabrooke.
And the comedian looked daggers
when some one laughed.
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re of the crowd.

ger of one on the edge of the crowd
''Nobody's," is the reply. He is the
first newspaper man who ever wrote an
article about the opening of the oyster
season without referring to it the
luscious bivalve.' Judge.
Now, Harold when your father comes
this .
Not for this, mamma He's four days
behind on me now.''-Brooklyn Life.
Mas istrate-Did ] understand you to say
that the parties used high words?
Witness-Yes your worship; their voices
were unusually high and their language
was extremely low.-Glasgow Evening
Times.
'Self-made men, said Aunt Jerusha,
ARE very popular but the home-g grown
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If it be a fact that red haired peopl
never get bald it simply shows how TIN
fates do pursue. a person when once the.
get after him.-Puck.
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Bob-What shall a man do when a girl
fishes for compliment?
Job-Lie, like the. other people who fish.
y onlsers Statesman.
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Choosing Furnishings
For the Children's Room

cupboard occupies one side of the lower
half of the drawer section and will hold
the shoes and slippers that are not in
service.
In a nursery chests of drawers and
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Maggie-Hez he he'd much experience
wit women?
Clarisse-Well, he never asks a girl does
she t'ink she could stand annuder plate er
cream PUCK.
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Mrs Parke-Your husband has been. very
ill. hasn't he?
Mrs Isane-I never saw him SO ill., Why
for two weeks he never spoke a cross word
to rne.-Brooklyn Life.
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rs Miss Tinlzlersa good pianist?"
''She is simply fine. You ought to hear
some of her classical pieces. You would
never know they were music. "-Indianap-
oils News. sr
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Tomorrow never comes" remarked the
Observer of Events and Things. ''But the
day after the night before always does. -
-Yonkers Statesman
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We should learn to utilize our troubles;
and if we do, we won't be in much danger
of running short of material-Brooklyn
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Interviewer-How. do you account for
your love of music?
Drum Major-Well, when me father was
young he was a furniture remover, and
wan day a pianny fell on him.-Tit-Bits.
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kind make the better husbands Indian
acolis News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-03

Pedestrian-Can I get through the gate
my man?
Countryman-I. dare say you could.
saw a load of hay go through this morn
ing.-Moonshine
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tJedge," said the colored prisoner, lis
1 expected ter tell de truth?'
''Of course you arei''
'.Wel. den, des go ahead en- sentence me
fust!"-Atlanta Constitution
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One day, in the summer of 1857, Abra-
ham Lincoln was sitting in his office when
he was visited by one of his neighbors an
excellent farmer, but one inclined to in
crease the size of his crops even after
harvesting. He had given, on this partic-
ular morning, a slxilfullly padded account
of the hay he had put in.
i've been cutting hay. too" remarked
Mr.. Lincoln.
Why, Abe. are you farming?'
Yes
What you raiser"
Just hay"
Good crop, this year?"
How many tons?"
well, 1 don't know just how many tons,
Simpson, but my men stacked all they
could outdoors, and then stored the rest
in the barn. '-Argonaut.
Il see that the Venezuelan rebels have
been sacl1ing towns
Yes. They must have had a Tammany
Hall kind of time.''-Puck.
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wasn't it?''
Yes. There was scarcely an enemy of
hers but felt she ought to come. Brook
Ign Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-03

Kansas City and Return $500 Via
Santa Fe.
Fall Festival, tickets on sale October
3rd to 7th, final limit October 18th. Eight
trains a day in each direction.
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How is truly successful man to be
by his initials. He wears them after
his name instead of before. Washington
Star.
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your daughters taste in music is inn
proving perceptibly." said the professor.
L think it must be- answered Mr.. Big
gins. She doesn't try to play nearly as
much as she did."-Washington Star.
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S'If you swear that way said the Rev.
Goodman reprovingly, you won't go to
Hearer-t'
"Oh I've got a better chance than most
people, replied the hard case TN bet
the general scarcity of skilled labor will
pull re through"
Are you a skilled laborer?"
Yes, I'm an@exfert- harp-tuner.' Phil
adelohia Press.
With loud huzzas the populace approa ch
the rostrum. whereupon stands modest
man. who seems to deprecate their enthu-
siasn.
Il thank you," he says, for this medal,
but I did no, more than any other man
With renewed cheers the populace bear
him away on their shoulders.
Whose life did he save?" asks a stran-
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A fellow may put up front"
And still have something lacking.
For permanent success we want
Not front" so much as backing"
philadelphia Press.
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London Tit-Bits says that a country par
son lately went to preach in old remote
parish one Sunday. The aged sexton, in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-03
HUMOR OF THE nay.

A wen known Jfdhdge On a virginia circuit
was recently reminded very forcibly of his
accuaintances.
ledge" drawled the farmer, 1T won't
be so very long 'fo' you'll hev TO tie a
string around yer head to tell how fer up
to wash your face.',-Farper's Magazine.
Its fine weather we are having" said
the CHEEKY citizen to a chance acquaifit-
ance.
Excuse me. but I never talk shop" he
"Eh? How's that?"
I'm government forecaster. Judge.
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tro he Continued To-morrow.>
GIFT OF THE BRACELET.

Action of Lady Curzon Recalls the
Days of Chivalry.
IT remained for an American girl to
focus public attention upon a custom
smacking of the days of chivalr9e~ and
romance, and once again to stir the
embers of this fire that burned SO
brightly in medieval days Lady Cur
zon is the American woman who has
brought to mind again the beautiful
practice of the east by her choice of
Rajput mobiles for her guard at the Ger
emonies connected with the imperial
coronation at Delphi. Her keen appre-
citation of chivalry and her tact in re-
cognizing and rewarding it have won
most favorable comment.
OF all Asiatics, the Rajputs, or Hin
dus of the warrior caste, have been by
far the most chivalrous in their atti-
tude toward women. To the names OF
their wives and daughters they add the
title of devi, or goddess, and have al
WAYS been known to treat them with
the greatest kindness and respect.
Of this no better illustration can be
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OLD FOGY KNEW.
Experience Teaches People.


"My parents considered coffee simply
harmless beverage for old and young,
so when a mere baby 1 commenced to
drink it, and when I reached woman
hood, found myself troubled with nerv-
BUSINESS, headache and an irritable
temper and to obtain relief, I drank
more and more coffee, thus adding fuel
TO the fire.
I grew worse until life was one black
night of pain. My nerves were shat
tered, body wrecked with suffering, my
stomach gave out and utterly refused
to digest the most simple foods, and
finally T lay for weeks starving and
longing for food, but unable to eat
more than just enough to keep me
alive.
While in this state, my next door
neighbor brought in fragrant cup
that supposed was some new grade of
coffee. and although I had suffered so
terribly from it's effects, the temptation
was too strong to resist, and I drank il
with relish. I noticed it had rich
agreeable taste and / drank it without
distress She repeated the kindness
two or three mornings.
T began to congratulate myself that 1t
was not coffee that hurt me after all ]
was assuring my friend of this one day
when she astonished me by saying that
] was not drinking coffee, but pure
food drink called Postum Food Coffee
made from nourishing grain for build
ing up the system and nerves instead
OF tearing them down.
I then began to drink Postum regu-
larly and to get well slowly but surely
To-day I am strong, hearty woman
my nervous system is entirely rebuilt
and with a. reserve force of strength II
time of need; / sleep we'll and awake
refreshed and feel bright for each day
task, with no indigestion or stomacf
trouble, and good, strong active brair
ready for any mental strain or toll
There is no doubt on earth that coffe
nearly killed me.
A friend of mine was obliged to re-
sign her position as school teacher, be-
cause Of extreme nervousness caused
by coffee drinking. I induced her tt
use Postum in place of coffee, and a
the end of four months she begar
teaching again, her nervousness gone
and feeling and looking ten years
younger; her sallow complexion having
become a beautiful, healthy bloom.
Name given by Postum Co., Battl'
Creek, Mich.
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given than the romantic custom known
as the gift of the bracelet" Whenev-
er a Rajput princess believed herseiI In
danger she chose some noble renowned
for his valor and sent him one OF her
bracelets.
BY this act she constituted him her
adopted, or "bracelet-bound brother,
her cavalier servant. 1t mattered not
whether she happened to be maid, wife
or widow: he was bound by that when
held most sacred to relinquish all other
nursuits and fly to her succor should
she be in distress.
The acknowledgment of the pledge
on the mobiles part was the return OF a
silk waist, richly embroidered with
nearIs or Jewels, as his means would
permit. If king were in this way the
recipient of Rajput lady's favor, ne
ACCOMPANIED the waist by the furtner
gift of splendid gems, fortress, or
even 2 province. .-,
The Significance of this return glft Oh
A. waist lay in the chivalrous sentl-
ment that as, In his eyes, the garment
protected her heart, the most tenoer
part of her body, so his sword was
ever ready to defend her life and honor
The sentimental relationship estap-
lished by this unique custom was naoe
all the more beautiful because III
breath of scandal or no hope OF re-
ward ON the Rajput cavaliers part ever
ent cred into the compact. 1t was only
at the festival of the bracelet held IN
+ho snrine. which somewhat resem-
bled the tournaments OF our nluule
ages, that he could hope to eaten
eylimpse of the fair lady to whom MS
service was dedicated. 80 -..s. A.
otherwise he only knew her by name
nerhaps by a miniature bracelet Whlci
encircled his sword arm in the press o.
hattie But to cherish this devotion te
rho unseen mistress of his otherWlse
fierce nature, and to perish hghting II
her cause beneath the walls OF mel
beleaguered fortress, were, IN the NaJ'
nut warriors belief, the MODEST al,
and fate which could befan a mortar
In such high esteem did this GIT @
+b., ,racelet'' come to be held that ever
the Mohametan emperor, HunnaVu UNI
unon one occasion relinquisneo tl'
snoi1s of a. victory to hasten with al
sneed to the rescue of the beautlIu
Hindu Queen of Chitore, who h 1s
made him the proud wearer of ne
bracelet. -,
LADY, Curzon's choice has called TIM
interesting bit Of romance TO NE. In
,, security of India under British ru VI,
makes 1t doubtful if the custom WI
ever need to be practiced again. Bu
the Rajput mobiles would to-day com
. as willingly to- fair ~maiden's help 4, g
in former times, when. life and prop
erty were often at the mercy of ruth l
: less marauders. 1t is, at any rate,
pretty way of recognizing and shown
her appreciation of their loyalty to VIC
+ manhood. -Philadelph Telegraph.
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lRH0LD's STORY Of
THE LINCOLN PLOT
The Only Survivor Of the
Conspirators Imprisoned
at Dry Tortugas Gives
His Confession to
the Public.
SILENCE OF YEARS BROKEN
THRILLING CHRONICLE OF THE
FAMOUS CONSPIRACY.
SILENCE OF YEARS BROKEN
THRILLING CHRONICLE OF THE
FAMOUS CONSPIRACY.

Plot at "a StandstiIl for AxvhtIe-Meeiing
in u Saloon and the Resumption of
the Plans for kidnapping Lincoln
COnspirators SpeIIboumd by Booth
Carried Away by His Visionary Ideas
A Quixotic Underta ktnG-AFrest of
ArNoId-His First sufeTings.
During the entire month of February
the project was at standstill and
seldom met Booth. For the first time
my situation dawned upon me and be-
gan to be felt deeply. Here was with
out any kind of employment, wander
ing from place to place in my idleness,
making frequent visits to Baltimore,
watched, no doubt and my footsteps
logged by the government detectives
and spies, who in various ways sought
to obtain some clue as to my business
and how engaged. This became insup-
portable, as 1 felt every eye was watch
ing my movements, thereby making my
position very insecure.
After the presidential election Booth
worked energetically in the affair, and
had completed all his arrangements, so
he informed O'Laughlin and myself.
He was always busy and in motion,
having very limited time to hold con-
versation. was unaware, even at this
late date, that there were any others.
beyond those spoken of before, who
We're connected with the affair.
Prisoners were now being exchanged
and the purpose for which each had
bound himself to the other and for
which months of labor and time had
been expended, had been accomplished
Yet he still insisted upon carrying out
the abduction. Patriotism had con-
verged into heartless ambition on his
part, and looked upon him as mad
man, and resolved if the project were
not speedily executed to sever my con-
nection with him.
Mr.. Arnold next recites at length, as
detailed In his sworn statement before
Gleason, in 1857, of the meeting of the
conspirators at Gotier's saloon and
luSIG IllGSllllSo 1Oi Tile al 81 LAAiLC l4C" 10
Payne George A. Atzerodt and David
E. Herold, who, with Arnold, Booth,
O'Laughlin and Surratt, made up the
party of conspirators that gathered in
the private parlor of the saloon to dis
cuss the abduction. Arnold says at this
point that when Booth outlined the
plans that his audience was seemingly
carried away with his visionary ideas.
Some few remarks of an Objectionable
character started a lengthy discussion.
The fact that the suspicious of the gov
eminent had seemingly been aroused
from the fact that double stockades
were being erected at the bridge cross
ing the Eastern Branch, on the Prince
Georges side Of the river, which made
the undertaking more difficult, even if
success crowned the efforts of the the
alter, was talked over. and Arnold ad-
vanced the idea of the utter impractic-
ability of the whole plan.