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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-27
MAKE GOOD SOLDIERS.
Manager Grau Thinks Women Sing
ers Should Enter the Army.

Maurice Grau, the operate impress
ario, has been abroad engaging singers
for next winters season of grand opera
in America. He is looking older than
his years. His face is scanned with
worry lines He attributes these to
the peculiarities of his business.
ITS a pity" he said one night as
he sank into a chair in the Waldorf
grill room. It was during the early
days of the Boer war.
What's a Dity2" some one asked.
It's a pity that they can't send them
to the 'front.'" he answered
WHO can't send who to the front?'
was asked.
Why the British send the women to
the 'front.'" he exclaimed. IF the aver
age woman could fight in the field half
as well as the average woman can fight
elsewhere war wOul1 cease or the pop
ulation of the earth would be destroy
ed
Still his companions did not under
stand and looked at him inquiringly.
They'd be great warriors he said
Another pause. A long sigh.
Mr.. Grau rose and prepared to go.
rye Just been discussing contracts
with Nine. Calve.' he said soIemnlv
and YEARLY. as he started away. AS
he entered the door he half turned and
added over his shoulder:
Enough aid.'-Chicago Chronicle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-27
FOUL AIR IN CARS.
When Will Some Expert on ventila-
ton Remedy It.

\ great many people have a way of
talking OF how sleepy travelling makes
them. They say that they cannot be
long in a railroad train and remain
awake This phenomenon IS attributed
somehow to the act of travelling. but the
plain fact is that it is due to more or
less asphyxiation. The car needs not to
be In motion It is enough to enter it
and begin upon the experience. Whoever
does travel much has to be struck with
the shocking condition of the atrnos-
phere in whatever car he may enter 1t
Is the hrst thing one thinks of when he
passes the door. Then he looks about and
sees how many of the passengers are
dropping in their seats. more or less
doped, and all of them used up
Now the whole trouble IS with the ven
tiiation of the car. There is no other
human habitation. not even the theaters
and the churches. that begins to be so III
or so little ventilated as the railroad car.
This IS not right. For much of the time
the car is in motion. and there must he
some easy way to change the air in a
moving chamber.
The clOseness and discomfort of the
Pullman are attributed to the indirect
influence Of the warm cliu ate of Africa
That country is put in control of the
car. ard proceeds to esta bifsh the African
climate there But other ears fare little
better They are all of them devoid OF
ventilation, all Of them stuffy and I'M
healthy. and all Of them discredit to
the makers and managers There ought
% De some sensible crank on ventilation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-27

skee from front to back. giving a tend
ency to keep it steady in one direction.
and to prevent it, to some extent, from
sliding to one side. About an inch back
of the middle of the skee loop is made
out of twisted willow or, in recent years.
frequently out of leather-covered BAN,
boo, forming a firm but flexible support
for the foot about two inches back of
the toe. Another loop of leather covered
bamboo runs from the base of the loop
for the toes and all around the heel.
while one strap combines the two sides
of this loop under the foot The skee-
runner then finishes the fastening by
buckling a strap over his instep.
This peculiar arrangement of loops
and straps allows the runner to move
his heel in a vertical direction so far that
he could although with effort. put his
knee down to the skee in front of hirk
while his toes still remain in the loop.
but in a horizontal direction the foot is
arrested: the skee must follow every
small movement of the foot to the right
or left.-St. Nicholas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-27
NORWAY'S WINTER FUN.
skees Furnish Not Only Sport, But
Necessary Means of Travel.

It is during the Norwegian winter that
the most Characteristic sports in that
country hold sway. When the fiords are
frozen after the snow has fallen. the
water is covered with the bright, shining
ice and, like the gulls during the sum-
mer, the Norwegian boys now glide
about on their skates where, in July and
August they had crossed in sailing
boats. But when the snow covers noun
tain. valley and ford many feet deep.
snow-shoeing, or ski-loebning. as it is
called in Norway, becomes universal,
not merely as sport, but also as a
necessary way of travelling.
The skees are made of wood. generally
of ash. Tt is the most suitable wood for
the purpose, but they can also be made
out of pine, of birch. or of almost any
wood in which the grain runs straight,
and which is not too knotted. But
woods like ash. which is both hard and
flexible. are admirably adapted for skec-
making The skees are some ten feet
lon1 and about four inches broad, and
taper W in front in a graceful curve
A very slight groove about half an inch
wide runs all along the middle OF the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-27
PLEASED ROOSEVELT.
Horace French Makes Honeyed
Speech to the Rough Rider.

When President Roosevelt. during his
recent tour of New England, stopped
for few minutes at White River juno
ton, IN Vermont. Senator Redheld Proc
tor of Vermont was in the party and
noticed Capt. Horace French of Leban-
on, N H, in the crowd that had gather
ed around, says the New York CONNER
cial. Senator Proctor was in the same
regiment as the captain-the Third YER
month"; the civil war and Immediately
called to French to come up on the plat
form of the presidential car
Capt. French did so. and was intro
duced, to the president as zone OF the
bravest in the army"
Il am certainly most pleased to meet
you, captain said the president. THE
senator has paid you a great compli-
ment-that statement in which he places
you among the bravest men. in the
army means a good deal"
Senator Proctor refers to the war of
the rebellion" said Can't. French. The
bravest officer in the Spanish war is be-
fore me-"
The president was apparently much
pleased with the compliment. as could
be seen from the smile that he wore as
the train pulled out of the station a few
minutes later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-27
GOOD HEALTH RULES.
Some of Those That Should Be OBJ
served in Winter Time.

The season of the year is now here
when physical shortcomings are sure to
reveal themselves unless more than ordi-
nary care is taken to observe simple and
amply proven rules of health.
Especially in damp and changeable
weather one should never lean with the
back upon anything that is cold. Keep
the back, especially between the Shout
der blades. well covered: also the chest
we'll protected. EsndeavOr always, wax
ing and sleeping, to breathe through the
nose. Never stand still in cold weather.
especially when in a glow after taking
exercise. and avoid standing in ice or
snow, or where a cold wind blows over
you Never omit regular bathing. for
unless the skin is encouraged to perform
its work cold viii close the pores and
favor congestion.
Never stand still in the street, especial
ly after walking. and more especially
where EXPOSED to q cold wind. Also
avoid staiding on ice or snow.
Keep the mouth closed as much as
possible when in the open air, partic-
ularly upon first going from a warm at
mOSphere- BY breathing through tbs
nose the air becomes warmed before il
reaches the lungs. A silk handkerchief
a piece of loosely woven wooden cloth
or knitted wooden material, placed over
the mouth and nose, or the mouth only
when in the open air. is very beneficial
for persons who have weak lungs, ans
should never be neglected when thf
Temperature is at or below the freez-
ing point.
Never take warm drinks immediately
before going out into the cold, and never
start on a journey in the morning before
eating breakfast.
Keep the temperature of, the hous.
even, and secure good ventilation from
/ the outside air, without a -zsdraug ht
Every room in the house should be thor
oughly aired every day. ~
A fire in a sleeping apartment is no
desirable, excepting for an invalid, ant
even for a sick person the temperature
should be lower at night. and the res
I Will be better If the fdoTn be thorough,
aired before settling for the night
If necessary to occupy a room tina
/ cannot be heated, do not go to it whel
! overheated. always disrObe quickly AM
wear flannel nightclothes.
If subject to cold feet, rub them thor
oughEy with something rough before go
ing to bed. Strictly avoid anything
heated-a soapstone. f1atiron, etc.--fo
4 keeping the feet warm in bed It make
them tender. Use instead knitted be
shoes or stockings, or use very larg
/ wooden socks or stockings. Hosiery @
the usual size worn will impede circula
ton, and the feet will remain cold.
A quick rubbing all over the bod
with a rough towel, q flesh brush O
horsehair gloves. is an excellent thin
to do Just before going to bed, as
quickens the circulation, and often Ia
duces quiet sleep; but this should not b
done in a room where the temoera tur
is so low as to suddenly chill the bod
when the clothing is removed.=NeV
York American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-27
The President,s Moist Ride.

Sunday afternoon at o'clock, although
it was raining harder than at any time
during the day, the President and Mrs
Roosevelt. Mr. Wilmer and the four
Roosevelt children, Theodore, jr, Ker-
NIT, Ethel and Archie. went horseback
riding They did not return until nearly
6 and when they dismounted they were
wet to the skin and covered with mud
as to be almost unrecognizable
The president. although his clothes were
red with Virginia clay and his face was
wet and rnud-splashed, was smiling ana
happy and said emphatIcally that ne had
had fine ride and a good time. The rest
of the party did not say much. but made
united break for the shelter of the
house.
During the three hours ride it rained
without a let-up- At times the horses
sank to their knees in the soft clay and
they were forced to walk. At one place
where the road ran through deep cut
lake had formed and for 200 yards the
water reached the saddle girths of the
horses. The president kept the lead all
the way, pushing his horse into a gallon
where it was possible. The return to the
house was not made at his suggestion
| Rapidan Dispatch to New York Suza
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-27

flower for winter. and advises thar
young plants be carefully lifted and
potted late in autumn. when they will
bloom for months. But this is a task
not easy of accomplishment, it being al
most impossible to transplant tap-rooted
plants Madge has tried it several times
and failed
OF this sweet-scented flower we have
a wonderful story to tell. On Thanks
giving morning Madge cut large bunch
of the white blossoms from a group Of
sturdy specimens in sunny bed, and
they were fresh and fragrant for several
days, outlasting even the hardy little
red chrySa millennium
For hanging baskets. or to cover the
surface loan in pots containing tall
plants trained in tree form. the moss
like lycopodium is highly desirable.
Ii you want to keep your plants from
freezing, writes our correspondent, Mary
Taylor-Ross, do not neglect putting a
folded newspaper between them and
the window every single night. Any
night there is apt to be a severe frost
that will ruin them, and it is a little task
to thus protect them which it is well to
form the habit of doing nightly On
specially cold nights, set a bowl of wa
ter on the shelf among the plants to
make very sure they viii not freeze. 1t
is we'll to remember that many a wo-
the winter only to lose them some un-
expectedly cold night in the early
spring.
find that a long nozzled oil can filled
from time to time from a bottle will
permit plants to be watered without
dropping the water on the window sills
plant table or carpet. The bottle can be
filed and stood aside to warm or the
water can be made luke warm. It is
well enough to add ammonia, but there
ent food of some kind in the water
Waverly Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-27
New York's Meat Appetite.

The amount Of fresh meats and pro-
visions received weekly by the nations
metropolis reaches the enormous
amount of % 600 goo pounds. or ], 1e6, 600. :
600 pounds per annum. To the above
must be added the millions of pounds
of sausages, tripe. haslets. oxtaiis
brains. heads. sweetbreads and trotters.
To these. again. must be added the
millions of pounds of poultry. game and
fish before Father Knickerbocker's sup
ply of flesh food is complete.
The check in payment for the above
is amazingly large. The SIS, 600 900
pounds of beef at an avera ge price oil
9az cents a pound in the carcass. whole
sale, amounts to $S1. $4,000. Some of
this beef sold at cents and some at u
cents pound If, then, the retail price
of the same meat averaged Il cents a
pound. the eaters paid s120. 12O. 00O.-New
York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-27
FLOWER TALKS
BY Kate Greenleaf, in Waverly
Magazine.

Talking of bulbs, they are indispensa-
bic if a succession of bloom is demand
ed. and a window garden without flow
ers is rather a dreary affair. December
is an especially trying month to lovers
of color; nothing IS at its best; the SAL
via goes to sleep, as ANIMALS viii; the
SpecioSa fuchsia is making ready fOl
future efforts: the begOniaS flower
Christmas time: Even the geraniums
seem torpid, and are perpetually drop
ping their leaves and throwing oue
scraggy branches These I never toler-
in the pot beside the parent plant. whic:.
Immediately shows more yigor- Not
until the days begin to lengthen do the
plants evince virile life. and then it is
most interesting to watch them respond
to the sun. In February, a. well kept
window garden facing the south is q
veritable blaze of color, and keeps the
whole house fragrant
But the state of the window garden is
often a. mere question of money. Anna
has a liberal allowance, and is never
without flowers. All through dreary
November the big bay window in her
sitting room glowed with Cullingford
chrysanthemums thrown into relief by
asparagus Sprengeri; the ruby red and
emerald green each seeming more
beautiful by contrast She always has
some definite scheme for this particular
window, which presents a succession of
floral pictures Later it will sparkle
with the gold of the genista alternating
with groups of hyacinths in all the
shades of blue and purple, and in spring
her collection of azaleas are the boast
of the neighborhood. Gardeners of her
type know nothing of the struggles of
the less fortunate to whom even a flow
erfng geranium is d treasure.
Ferns are fond of leaf mould, and a
s-,rinkling of it once or twice through
the winter will benefit them. Use a
threetine fork to dig it in. and be careful
not TO disturb the roots If red s&iders
infest the foliage, the plant should be
immersed for several moments in water
in which toha eco leaves have been
stepped. Tobacco is the sovereign rem
edv for this insect pest.
If a leaf OF your pet palm turns yel-
low, don't be alarmed. Cut it off at the
base and another will soon follow. Ma
ture has her own method of renewal
Some one recommends stock as q
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Notes and Personal Mention.

DR. and Mrs. A. H. Thomson and
Mr.. and Mrs. a A Robinson will leave
Sunday for the City of Mexico.
Mr. Pliny SoDer. of Venita, spent
Christmas here with Mrs. SOBER who
will remain for about ten days longer.
Mrs. E. c. yVikica1 has gone to Wins
low Ariz-. for a three weeks visit with
her son.
Mr.. Clyde Grubbs. of Garden City.
and Mr.. Lohr Grubbs. of Parsons. are
at home for the holidays.
Mrs Briggs. of Atchison, is the guest
of Mrs J. C. Wilson
Mr.. and Mrs A A GODDARD and family
went to HoIton today to remain over
Sundas-
AIrs. Charles Blood Smith is in Chit
cago.
Mr.. and Mrs Lou Paauin. of Kansas
City. viii come uD for the EIks' dance
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(nost of the ventilation cranks are so
ultra as to escape the charge of being
sensible) to open a reasonable agitation
on the subject that shall compel attention
to the present pernicious conditions and
secure improvement.-Hartf Courant.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03

On account of the death of Mrs. Hannah
Edison, one of the oldest members of the
Ladies' Union of the Unlversalist church,
the annual meeting and election OF Off
GERS of that society was postponed two
weeks, and will be held at the home of
Caroline Robinson on Dec. 4.
"Who will not take when it's offered
may never find it mo re"--Shakespoare.
We offer you in the accumulation Pol
icy'' the best insurance in the world.
lis up to you for acceptance while i'll
good health. A. I. Davis, special agent,
New York Insurance Co.
Among those who we're in town to
spend Thanksgiving with friends were
Mr. and Mrs l.. p. Slack of ST. Johns
bury at w. H. II Mears' Mr. and Mrs
James English of Cabot at S. Swerdfe-
gers; f. w. McWain of Rochester and
NJ. A. Davis of Barre at A. T. Davis
Harley Houghton of Barre at o. d.;
Coles; Mr. and Mrs. Will Carpenter Of
Barre at George Carpenters.
PLAINFIELD.
Arthur Pike, who has been stopping
at Wallace Bartlett's for the past
week, went to Marshfield on Sunday.
He will canvass for Christmas books
in that locality.
The man arrived in town on Monday
morning to put up the Peoples tele-
phone line which will connect with
the East Barre line. 1t will now eX-
tend as far as the East Montpelier
line.
:. John Foss went to Marshfield Mon
| day on lumber business.
Mrs. w. Young of Randolph is visit
ing her son, George Raymond, for a
few days.
Ida Bean commenced work Monday
morning at the Pleasant View House.
Mrs. George Bigelow, who has been
keeping house for Thomas Bartlett for
some time past, is in poor health and
has gone to Barre to say with her son.
Mrs. E. NJ Woods is in Barre car
ing for Mrs. DR.. Field
Miss Edna Clark and Mrs. Mary E.
! Spencer visited Mrs. Spencer's broth
er in Barre one day last week.
Mrs. Dr. Smith, who has been sick
for the past five weeks with rheuma-
tism and grip, and was contir ed to her
bed for three weeks, is now better
and able to ride out
Johanna Parks of Barre commenced
her school in Marshfield Monday Dec
ember /. Miss Blanche Cutler also
began her school the same day.
Edgar Martin of Manchester N. H. =,
visited his brother, O. l.. Martin, OH
Sunday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03
MARSHFIELD.

C. Brooks Hudson went to Corinth on
Friday, to be gone until the first of the
week.
Between thirty-fve and forty couples
attended the dance at Lamberton's hall
Thursday evening.
The Cabot stage came in on runners
Friday afternoon.
Principal j. H. Riley of the village
school has been quite ill at his rooms at
the Commercial House the past week.
1t is thought that the condition of Ever
EFT Carpenter is more hopeful in some
respects.
Nh. and Mrs, E. c. Pitkin and son
spent Thanksgiving with friends in
Peacham
Steve Colby, wife and son spent Thanks
giving at p. G. Bemis'.
M. c. Ide went away Saturday, ex-
pecting to be gone until the first of the
week.
Orman Dennison and Miss Bessie Free
man were united in marriage on Wednes-
day, November 26.
A. f. Lamberton has sold one of his
pair of bay horses to George p. Gushing
of Boston,
A. r. Cole, while in Boston on visit
recently, as usual had an eye single for
''horse dickern and landed trade for the
exchange of his black pair for a single
driver.
A. f. jameson suffered the fracture of
little finger bone, cut on the upper
lip and several other bruises by the col
lapse of staging on which he was work
ing in Montpelier recently.
Papers are in circulation soliciting
funds to maintain singing school the
coming winter. If you ould like to aid
in the matter consult G. +. Shepard, A.
w. Cole or Rrooks Hudson, who are in
charge.
Horace Burnham ceased to be a
resident of Marshfeld last week he hay
ing finished moving to the farm he re-
Gently purchased in Calais His future
post-office address will be East Calais.
j W. Mears and Mark Mears returned
from Sioux Falls on Friday. The for
mer's law suit before the county court,
which was the occasion of their visit, was
withdrawn by him and appealed to SUI
preme Court
Ira Kicker is installing new set of
platform scales at the station and erect
ing new scale house adjacent to the
stock yard so that the stock will be I'M
loaded from teams into the scale house,
weighed and then tnrned into the yard.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

ESTAIE OF VI NUS FAKNSWUhITf'
The undersigned having been appointed by the
Hon Probate Court for the District of Washn gton
Commissioners, to receive examine and adjust all
claims and demands of all persons against the estate
OF CYRUS FARNSW0RTH, late of Calais,
In said District deceased, and all claims exhibited In
offset thereto hereby give notice thatwe will meet fr
the purposes aforesaid, at the residence OF Will
lard g. Bugbee, in the town of Calais, in said
District, the q III day of December and
the 10th day of May next, from O'Clock p.
NJ until O'Clock p. NJ, each of said days, ana
that six months from the 18th day of Nov, A ID.
1902 is the time limited by said Court tor said cred
itors TO present their claims to for examination
and allowance.
Dated at Calais, this Goth day of November,
A. ID 1902
49-5l NOAH ii HOLT sioners.
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STATE OF VERMONT.
WASHINGTON DISTRICT.
STATE OF VERMONT Court of
DISTRICT ON WASHINGTON SIS. ( Insolvency.

In The matter of the Excelsior Granite Company
InsOlv Mt Debtor.
TAKE NOTICE, that an adjourned third meeting
of the credltols Of he EXEC siOr Granite Company,
corporation organized under the laws of the State
OF Vermont, and doing business at Ber n, In said
District, nsOvent debor, is appointed by the Judge
ofsad Court to be h, Id at Court of Insolvency at
the Probate Office in Montpelier in said District,
the 18th day of December A. 1902, at ten o'clock i'm
the forenoon, at which time and place the assignee
of aid debtors estate will submit his account and ap
ply for settlement of The same, and for discharge
from all Liability such assignee to any of the said
creditors tha dividend may be ordered, agreeable
to The Vermont Statutes ant any proper objections to
any bust less at said meeting will be in order
Dated at Montpelier, this LIST day of December r,
A. ID. 1872.
49-5l HIRAM CARL n, Judge,
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ESTATE OF DENNIS TILDEN.
STATE OF VERMONT,
DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON A. n.

In Probate Court held at Montpelier, In and 70 r
said District, on the 10th day of Nov A. ID. 1907.
An Instrument purporting to be the last will and
lament of DENNIS TILDEN, late OF the City of
Barre, In said District, deceased being presented to
the Court Probate, is ordered by said Court
all persons concerned therein be notified to appear
sesson of said Court, to be held at the Probate Of
nee IN said Montpeller,on the 18th day Dec. A. ID.
iyoz ana show cause. II any they may have, against
the probate OF said instrument Tor which purpose 1t
10 ui lher ordered that nyllce of this order be pub
lished three weeks successfully In the VERMONT
WATCHMAN AND STATE JOURNAL a newspaper
printed at Montpelier in this State, previous TO said
time appointed Tor hearing.
1881 HiRAN CARIETON. Juage