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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
BoBSER's RxTERMINATOR.
He Goes For the cockroaches and
Produces Results

Dinner was over and Mr.. Bowser was
reading the paper and smoking a cigar
when Mrs. Bowser casually observed;
The cook complains of cockroaches
in the kitchen. and 1 wish you'd stop
at the drug store in the morn1r-- and
order some powdered borax-
By George, but that reminds mel
he exclaimed as he threw down his pa
per I've got the very thing right
here in my overcoat pocket. A man
was in the office today selling an exter-
minator. and I bought a bottle
He went to the &all rack and got the
bottle. 1t was pint bottle, carefully
sealed up Mrs. Bowser looked at IL
with suspicion.
It's warranted to knock borax or any
other remedy all to pieces he said as
he BUSTED around. and I'll give the
bugs a dose to make 'em skate The
man warned me rot to take the cork
out until ready to use and then to pour
a liberal quantity around the sink and
for six months. 1t is also an extermi-
nator of germs, and bacteria. and l
ought to have got it long ago. If either
of us had come down with typhoid fe-
yer or smallpox, it would have been our
own fault"
Il don't imagine that we have run
much risk observed Mrs. BOwser.
What you imagine or don't imagine
has nothing to do with the CASE re-
torted Mr.. Bowser. Asa matter of
fact. this house at this moment con-
tains millions of germs and bacteria
They are flying about in swarms. They
are on the ceiling, on the carpet, on the
pages of the book in your hand. With
every breath YOU draw in from 1000
900 to 100000 of them. and why we
have been spared to live on is some
thing beyond me-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
BELL FOOLED SHEEP.
So Tt Did the Farmer Who Found His
Flock Disappearing.

A settler on the upper Mattawa river, in
Quebec, who caught a wolf last winter,
had read that ships were sometimes
cleared of rats by fastening 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 fastened bell on the wolf s
neck and released him
After the snow had melted he allowed
his flock of sheep to exercise their lambs
in the fields near the house. His children
were with their father looking at the gam
bolS of the lambs, when the sheep were
listening. Then, with much bleating, the
whole flock raced to the woods.
Wondering at the vagaries of the ami
mails, the farmer went about his work
About an hour later the children came
up 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 occurred again, and another
lamb disappeared The children tried TO
keep the sheep in the fields, but, falling,
followed them into the bush They report
ed that they had distinctly. heard bell
linking in the distance. Then it began
to dawn on the farmer that the bell which
had been fastened. to the neck of his gray
borne by the father of the lock in the
previous summer The quick-eared sheep
had recognized the sound of the. bell and,
true to their instinct, had FASTENED to join
their last years companion
That they found not exactly q wolf IN
Sleeps clothing, but a wolf attached TO q
Sleeps bell and ready to take advantage
of his condition to dine on spring lamb
was no fault of theirs, though certainly
their misfortune. The settler docs not ap-
pear to think very much of the bell plan
OF disposing Of wolves.-Phil adelphia Tel
egraph.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
DON'T MONKEY WITH ME. OLD MANI"

which most nearly concerned herself she
could not know-is never to know-only
open a curious ray of light shot across me
door inside and disappeared.
5 Humph. The house seems to have ten
antS-that was not moonlight.
one in that room"
She pointed to a door under which the
same thin quivering ray of light which
they saw on entering fiickered and faded.
Her friend stood for a moment undecided.
That strange shiVertng thrill of fe ar which
seized Lefty at the entrance had caught
her. But she did not lose her wits.
.'Tramps said She speaking in Lefty S
bring Lights t aPd help will EaiI heT hin.
confronted her and pushed it suddenly
open.- Prescience may have aided her, but
she expected 70 see the moonlight IN an
ing a roof for his slunbers. What she sa "
was a pale, almost spectral man wearing
before her, a revolver in his extended
You! Edgar sf5arIand Your she gasp
spy, he. snarled. so Lefty set you on
Her eyes were enumerating the contents
of that one small room. She turned on him
with fury
Il See she said. facing him .fearlessly.
pointing to the tell-taIe details of his work.
IF you are going to shoot anyone, let il be
yourself Edgar Harland. cpIulterfeiter.
forger, felon. for Whom the government
detectives are looking at this moment
My God, do they know--does she know :?
Mary for hea1 ems sake tell me-and save
me, if you cant
Give me that revolver,
He handed it to her with shaking
hand-it was instantly turned upon him.
every vestige of your work kere.y she
pointed to the coin in the shining heaps
of silver, to the tools. the rnolds. the whole
nefarious outfit. 'She does not know. and
never shall know, if you swear to sin no
more. She is coming quick, sweari'
Mary met Lefty at the door with re-
endorsements. She as white and rigid
in the moonlight. but she sent them away
with a quick excuse and locked the door
after her Then she walked home with
Lefty. and Edgar was there. looking much
like his old self. Mary boldly invited him
to go back with her to see the rev place,
and Lefty understood she wanted to talk
with him on the subject of interest to her
| Before they returned Mary had seen the
complete destruction by fire and fusion OF
all discriminating evidence. Edgar was
SaVed-RecOrd-H
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you let the cat alone. It's all nonsense
to say that she has any germs in her
fur
she has 'em by the million, and pro-
pose to kill 'em off. If we had a child
and some ones cross-eyed cat came
along with the germs of scarlet fever
But he didn't get hold Of the cat She
made her escape from the room, and MI.
Bowser took his bottle of exterminator
and went down to the kitchen The cook
was just finishing her work, and as she
caught sight of the bottle she said:
IF there's to be an explosion around
here, please wait till 1 get out. I'm the
only support of a widowed mother"
MY dear girl, there will be no explo-
sion, replied Mr.. Bowser- I shall
simply exterminate few thousand
cockroaches and render the house one
of the healthiest in the city You know
what exterIninate means. don't you?'
Yes, sir. The last girl here told me
that you tried to exterminate the fam
lily three different times in one way or
another and she never went to bed
without wondering if she'd be alive next
morning. I'm through now, sir, and you
can go ahead
There were cockroaches- They came
out of cracks and erevices and gave Mr.
Bowser welcome. They climbed water
pipes: they skated across the floor; they
played circus along the baseboards. He
smiled grimly as he watched them and
thought of the surprise in store fol-
them. and by and by he scraped the wa1
from the neck of the bottle and drew
the cork The ssneu that greeted his
nostrils was a familiar one-one that re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
A FELONIOUS GHOST.

Edgar Harland belonged to that type
OF want to- get-rich-quick young men so
prevalent in this age and generation when
the son must begin where the father left
on, and modern luxuries take the place
of old-time necessaries of life. He had
married young-one of the wisest steps
a man can take. especially if he marries
a girl who loves him, and makes him the
central object of her existence, and Har-
land had been fortunate TO secure such
wife. His clerkship in a hank enabled
him to live comfortably, even to save
something in anticipation Of that rainy
day which IS inevitable in the average
popular in the society of the Pleasant
suburb where they lived; having musical
tastes, their evenings nevar dragged.
Lefty Harland was more than satisfied
with the home sher.-husband- had given
her, and yet-and yet-into this domestic
Eden entered the spirit o discontent
The cloud that darkened ttefr sky was
larger than a mans hand. It appeared on
their horizon and its looming shape blot
ted out the sunshine, Edgar Harland
wanted to possess. an autom obile.-
If he had wanted the moon his wife
could not have been more surpFised-she
did not know her Edgar had sporting pro-
clivities-and she saw in a fatal perspec-
tive a demon of destruction running down
the populace and her husband arrested
by the muscular hand of the law. She
was not good in arithmetic, but somehow
she managed to put a few figures togeth-
er summing up the present and future ex-
pense of such a.1uxury and Edgar was
convinced against his will, and gave up
the delusive dream. e--
But he sulked in his mind, grew norose
and acted as if some personal slight had
been put upon him Then he began to alb
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06

You know we have oftan planned it,
Where is the house ?" asked Lefty. in
olmssdFently, she teit hurt that her friend
gould be interested in anything but her at
1T is large old fashioned place on the
edge OF the prairie; is there street called
Yes. That must be the old Locker
place. There is a story about it-perhaps
you have heard-that man KILLED. him
And his ghost haunts the place. The
property sold for song on that account
You will see how soon 1, will lay that
ghost. I've quite desire to tackle sucn an
tmpaipable thing"
Lefty shuddered. mo ghosts in mine.
she said, trying to be 1ippant hut with a
heavy heart. She had not told Edgar that
she expected her friend out and as usual.
pin could talk with him she felt sure that
some light would penetrate this dark veil
of mystery which had shut out their hap
piness-
When Mrs. Complin suggested to walk to
the new house In which she was interested
her motive was to pass the time, for she
saw by Letty's draYn face she was weary
with waiting. 1t was a clear moonlight
night and she suggested that they might
place, they could just discern i dark and
gloomy building set far back among the
trees.
IT certainly does look ghostly." SAID
Mary Complin, laughing. Harry told me
would get the key next door VIII you
wait he-e?'
But Lefty chung to her friend, and to-
ge<her they sought it. The elderly woman
who handed it to them said she thought
the place might be occupied, as she had
seen lights there. Mary gave her a qlles-
tioning look which evoked the remark
Some do say it's ghosts. but | don't be-
lieve in any such nonsense The lights l
see was real human lights. Tramps. like
enough
(which would be much worse Khan
ghosts supplanted Mary, as she turned
toward the haunted house.
As the key grated in the lock and the
sound started the echoes in the great
empty house Lefty felt a sudden dread
and wished she had not come. That she
stood on the threshold of a direful event
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
WINE Of CARDUI

sent himself from home until late at night
or early in the morning, lost his appetite,
and grew haggard- When Lefty pleaded
with him he told her he was working
overtime at the bank. For a while she
believed him, but when she heard of lis
beingrseen on the cars returning from the
city before dark, and of nocturnal ram
bles in their own suburb. when she be-
Iieved him at the bank. she knew that her
husband was deceiving her.
She wrote to friend in the city, in
whom she had absolute faith. and asked
her to spend a day or two with her. Then
she laid the whole matter before her and
waited for the sympathy and good judg-
ment which never yet had failed to
straightensout a difficulty.
Mary Complin listened and was puz-
zIed. Lefty assured her friend that Ed
gar neither drank nor gambled. and she
secuted the idea that any woman was
mixed up in the affair. But whatever it
was the mystery must be solved, for it
would ultimately wreck Edgar's reason.
OF that she felt convinced.
Perhaps he really is employed at extra
work. suggested her friend, .1et U.s. give
him the benefit of the doubt
But what kind of work?' urged Lefty,
'I am told that he has been seen on the
streets here by people he avoided, wearing
overalls and jumper He has no such
clothes in his home and have never seen
them"
The easiest way would have been to
ask him, repeating what YOU have heard -
81 attempted it. but the look on his
face frightened me. 1 would not speak of
it again for worlds"
Mary Complin changed the subject by
remarking that she herself would soon
be a resident of the suburb.
Father Complin has bought a house
or taken one in exchange for some other
property-and. Harry and are coming
out here to live If we like the location.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06

THERE are thousands Of women
who on account Of female
weakness are half living, half
existing. They are unable to fully
discharge the duties that give that
txus significance to the name Of
mother A healthy mother is the
soul of home. And when she is
nick she leaves 3 vacancy which no
other can FIJI. With such respon-
sibility as this no mother has q right
to be sick when it is within her
power to be well. No mother, sis
ter or daughter has the right to rob
the home Of her influence when such
a remedy as Wine of Cardui is cur
ing 80 many sufferers. Wine of
Cardui is a medicine that has cured
q million women, but it is a mild
medicine that may be taken by a
child without harm. II is a never
failing regulator of the menstrual
flow, accomplishing many astonish-
ing cures Of chronic complaints that
have bafaed doctors for years.
Thousands Of doubling women who
have given up hope Of ever being
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06

minded him of his boyhood days in the
country-and he didn't like it al all. He
reasoned, however, that there could not
be an externinator without a smell, and
he held his handkerchief to his nose
while he poured out liberal doses. The
reaches rushed to the feast. but in 80
seconds the last one was making off as
if shot from a gun. There were three or
four holes along the base used by mice
as they traversed the house, and these
were also attended to, and when the bot
tie was empty there was no doubt in
Mr. Rowser's mind that animal and in
sect life would be rendered painful in
his house for months to come. He had
just reached this conclusion when the
basement doorbell rang He opened the
door to find a tramp who meant to ask
for a bite to eat, but after one long
smell the man turned away with:
Thanks. I've run across 'em before,
and 1 don't want any more
Mr.. Bowser was locking the door and
wondering what the man could have
meant when Mrs. Bowser called to him:
What on earth have you been doing
down there? This smell will drive US
out of the housed"
IL don't smell any particular smell, -
he replied as he got upstairs.
but you must Mercy on me, but
what an awful thing! Get the doors
and windows openi"
The smell grew and increased. Mr..
Bowser fought against it for a few min
utes, but it was too much for him.
With four windows and two doors wide
open, it made its presence felt from
kitchen to garnet. Even the cook, who
had a broken nose and was not supposed
to smell potatoes when they had boiled
dry, came gathering down from her room
to demand her wages and a character.
Mr. Bowser was his way to the drug
store to find a smell killer when he was
stopped by a policeman.
rs this smell from your back yard:'
demanded the officer.
What smell?"
Don't monkey with me, old mani
There's a smell floating over this block
fit to knock horse over. and the people
are turning out and threatening to hang
the man who killed the polecat.'
Mr.. Bowser got camphor, chloride of
lime copperas, violet water new mown
hay and anything else that he could gath
er up at the drug store, and after an
hours work he killed the smell and got
the windows and the doors shut. The
crowd gathered in front of the house
muttered, but no stones were thrown.
When the excitement was oyer, he faced
Mrs. Bowser and began,
woman, there were cockroaches, mi
crobes. germs and bacteria in this house.
and 1 brought home exterminator
and
you come to bed!' she interrupted as
she led the way upstairs. en- he swal-
lowed at the lump in his throat and fol-
lowed after--(Copyright, 1902, by c. B.
Lewis.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06

well again have tested Wine Of Car
dui and have been joyfully surprised
by returning health and strength.
They have taken it because the trial
costs only the price of the medicine
and involves no costly doctors fees,
nor any danger of the operating ia
Bile. A woman does not need to. go
to doctor to tell her she has female
weakness. She knows it sooner than
anyone else without doctors hold
ing a humiliating local examina-
ton. Every woman should know
that Wine Of Cardui always does the
same thing and it can be relied on.
Wine of Cardui will stop the vast
ing drains and cutting pains Of
menstrual troubles, and it win cure
ovarian troubles and Danish the
sharp agonies of bearing down pains
and give suffering women health
and strength. Wine of Cardui Is
offered to you with all its power to
relieve and cure.
Secure a @1.00 bottle Of Wine Of
Cardui. Accept no substitute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
How Grant Became a Smoker.

In an address to the Historical Society
of Pennsylvania, General James G. VIII
son talked of Lincoln and Grant. Among
many interesting stories told by the
general was one setting forth how
Grant became a great smoker After
one of Grants great victories he was
seen riding down the line with half
smoked unlit cigar in his mouth. In
reporting the affair the war correspond
ents one and all mentioned the incident
Of the half burnt cigar
1t was not long after that every ex-
press from the north brought the gen
eral packages of cigars, until there were
%, coo cigars received at camp. Up to
that time Grant had been in the habit
of smoking but two or three cigars a
day. But with this unlimited supply,
and feeling that as they were gifts he
could not give them away he started to
smoke them wholesale, and thus ac-
quired a tremendous appetite for to-
baccO
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ABLE TO WORK AGAIN.

The man who cannot work earns no wages
savings. For the laborer continued l-health means
at last poverty and dependence, two things which
revolt his soul. To the sick laboring it is
a matter of the first Importance that he regain his
health and in the surest speediest way Perfect and
permanent health has been restored thousands of
sick, rundown men and by the of DR..
Pierces Golden Medical Discovery, after doctors
had altogether failed of giving any lasting benefit
wPlease accept my thanks your wonderful medicine
Golden Medical Discovery which has brought from
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rundown health and flesh appetite, had heavy
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BREATH also weak could do work Before
had tried treatment had taken good deal of medi
DOCTORS but received temporary relief
After using FIVE bottles of Golden Medical Discovery
able to do good days work and do it with
The relief something that could not describe 1t
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Reeder Cooking up from his newspaper)
-''Great Scottl Here's a yarn about a
man who spent a night in a pit with a
have suffered.'' Hennypeck-.rI can easily
do that know all about it. For two
weeks before the holidays was Obliged
to face the united demands of my wife
and seven grown daughters for Christ
mas."oJudEe.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-20
RICH GAMBLER DEAD.
"Butch" Thompson Passes Away After
 Long Illness.

Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. 19.-Charles H. Thompson, better known as Butch" Thompson, died here to-day after long illness following injuries received in a runaway accident ten years ago at Long Branch. The direct cause of his death was Bright's disease and cirrhosis of the liver.
 Thompson was one of the richest gamblers in this country and leaves property valued at $500,O00. He was born in Norway sixty-two years ago and coming to this country while a young man entered in the army where he learned to play cards so skilfully that he gambled professionally the re- mainder of his life. He was known to every sporting man the country over.
 With ZAP Smith he ran the White Elephant in New York. He opened the place about twenty-five years ago and marked up the prices in the races him. self on his own blackboard. He vir- tually made the prices for the entire country. About two months ago Thompson came to Saratoga.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-20
RELATIONS HITH TURKEY.
There is Tension but the Condition is
 Not Very Grave.

Washington, Aug. 19.-It is admitted at the state department that there is a renewal of tension between the United States and Turkey, but the officials do not deem it prudent to disclose the present conditions of affairs. They say, however, that the condition is in no way grave, but is of that strained character which has occurred from time to time with Turkey in recent years. It is gath cred that the present tension grows out of the long pending claims of Americans who suffered loss during the Armenian outbreak. To some extent the Stone abduction gave added cause for irrita- tion. The American minister, MT. Leishman, has been given wide latitude to deal with the situation as circum- stances may demand. There is .the fullest confidence on the part of the au- thorities here in the course being pur- sued by our minister and as he has been glen such a free hand in directing af- fairs. it is not thought desirable to prejudice any steps he may be taking by official comments as to what has been or will be done.