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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-22

ing to say-she had never been in such
a position in her life. She did not feel
like herself. and as she looked at him
in the gathering dusk he took an I'M
years dear dreams, 50 that she felt she
had never seen him, before. When he
rose to go and stood in the ray from
the electric light on the corner. she
started to see that it was really he.
Altogether it was a sickening expert
ence. For the Y. L. no less than for
Betty. His surprise and disappointment
made him as unnatural and i'll at ease
as she. He had expected to face a try
ing decision but when he compared this
transformed Undine to his beautiful Vir-
gilman cousin he laughed aloud.
But that was when he was going
home. Just before he said goodbye, ex-
cusing himself early because he knew
she was tired, he threw a shade of ten
derness into his eyes and voice, and
tried to recall the old times. not be-
cause he wished, now, to recall them but
simply to ease a painful situation. And
looking down at her as he took her hand
in parting he said, Il want you to wear
that green gown 1 liked last summer
when 1 bring my mother and my cousin
to see you. I've told them so much
about it. You'll like my mother-and
my COUSIN he added uneasily.
Now isn't that just like a man-to ex-
pect a last summers gown to be the
same?
But perhaps it is just like a woman
to expect a last summers love to be the
same.
Yes" said Betty bravely looking up
at him, I'm sure I will and I'll be Sc
glad to know them. I'm only sorry that
I'm going away the last of the week
to Lake Geneva and can't be with them
much You must bring them soon- I'm
awfully sorry to be leaving just as you
and your friends are coming but this is
a visit I've promised to make for year
and 1 didn't expect you so early"
well, I'm sorry, too" replied the Y
L. in a tone of relief that belied the
words. but you'll have a bully time and
then We aren't going to be here long
anyway. We have some other places &c
go before I'm ordered back"
In her room a minute later Betty tore
the last summers gown from her, tram
ping it under her feet and then flung
herself down upon it and sobbed in the
seaweed flounces.
Poor little waternymphi Her young
god had proven to be only a mortal
But you remember that it was when
Undine fell in love with the mortal that
she found her soul.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-22

faucet and let the water run into the jars
until the bubbles cease to rise. With the
water overlooking the jars, set the latter in
a large boiler on a rack and about half
cover the jars with cold water: put jar lids
on lightly; fit the boiler lid down tightly
and let the water come quickly to boiling
point, then let it continue boiling for ten
or fifteen minutes, according to age of
green's. Immediately screw down the jar
lids as tightly as possible. When the jars
are cold slip a paper bag over each one
and keep in q cold, dry place. This method
is recommended as very satisfactory one
by good housekeeper
CAPE MAY OMELET.
Mrs. c. +. 1T. writes: VIII you give di-
rections for making a Cape May omelet?
Pour one and one-third of a cup of cold
milk over half a cup of bread crumbs not
too dry more milk will be required. Add
a well beaten egg, half a teaspoonful of
salt, a dash of pepper and half a cup CT
grated sweet corn. Mix well. turn into a
buttered earthen dish and bake in a good
oven long enough to brown the top nicely,
about quarter of an hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-22

weight. They would be Impoverished.
Think not, then, that the more delicate
and sensitive organs and muscles of the
inner man do not need exercise. This is
given them by breathing. Now, take a
man who has not exercised his biceps
for several weeks and let him do so for
the space of three minutes. Then observe
how exhausted he feels. 1t is because tho
muscles are not used to such violent ac-
.tion. In the same way let man start
violent respiratory motion and continue it
for three minutes. You viii see the most
perfect picture of that tired feeling that
you could imagine That will be proof
enough that the person who is thus rem
dered tired is not accustomed to breath
ing. The proof of the pudding is in the
chawing of the bag. as the old saw says
Just try this plan once. Breathe heavily
and deeply for two minutes after rising
in the morning and see what feeling of
exhaustion will be experienced. Then
you viii understand that very few people
breathe as they should and that much of
sickness is due to this fact. Catch your
breath my friend, and you will profit by
it. Youth soon admit that there's great
deal in breathing and the dyspectic swal-
lowed all the ozone he could gulp down at
one time.-New Orleans Times-Democrat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-22
Big Money for Spoons.

1t is stated that at a sale at Christie's
on Friday week thirteen apostle spoons
known to be probably of Henry Wits
time were sold for the astounding sum
of e4,90Ol 1t is not known whether the
purchaser is an American millionaire
or a devotee of old silver; but in either
case the sale illustrates a mania as
striking as the tulip mania of the sew
enteenth century in Holland. We must
say that we record such an incident
with regret. There is nothing whatever
in an apostle spoon to interest anybody
greatly except an antiquarian, and the
payment of such prices must discourage
true art, artists finding that the
wealthy are more interested in any
thing odd, rare or unique than in any
product of their skill or thought Such
prices, too, make the possessors of his
toric rarities unwilling to sell them to
national museums.-London Spectator.
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INQUIRIES Answered.

Mrs J. writes: Will you kindly send di-
rections for canning dandelion greens? ]
can not keep them and am very anxious
to can some successfully
CANNING DANDELION GREENS.
To successfully preserve vegetables by
canning it is necessary to have clean glass
Jars. perfectly new rubber bands and tops
which will fit perfectly tight. These must
all be thoroughly sterilized. Then If the
greens are washed IN clear, cold water
until free from all foreign matter. picked
over and drained, packed carefully in the
jars, stems uppermost and the jars filled
with pure cold water. stand ul>SsE Sn<
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-22
The Death Penalty.

A little thing some times results in death.
Thus a mere scratch Insignificant cuts or
puny boils have paid the death penalty. 1t
is wise to have Bucklen's Arnica Salve
ever handy. It's the best salve on earth
and will prevent fatality. when burns,
sores, ulcers and piles threaten. Only 25o
at the Arnold Drug Co., S21 North Kansas
avenue
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tors failed to help her.
Lydia E. Pinl1ham's Vege-
table Compound cured me after
doctors had failed, and l want
other girls to know about it. Dur
ing menstruation l suffered most
intense pain low in the abdomen
and in my limbs. At other times [
had a heavy, depressed feeling
which made my work seem twice
as hard, and l grew pale and thin
The medicine the doctor gave me
did not do me one bit of good, and
Twas thoroughly discouraged. The
doctor wanted me to stop work, but,
of course, / could not do that. |
finally began to take Lydia Il.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and felt better after taking the first
bottle, and tier taking six bottles
[ was entirely cured, and am now
in perfect health, and am so CRATE
ful for it Miss GEORGE MENARD,
5a7 E. 152nd St, New York City. =
5000 forfeit if original of eboOs letter p'oUfns
oenufnensss cannot be produced
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
COInpound cures female1 Is when
ali other means have failed.
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Place six large peppers of the same size
in boiling hot fat for minute, remove
and with towel rub off all the skin. Cut
carefully round the stem end and remove
the same with all the seeds and white
stuffing composed of finest chopped toma-
toes bread crumbs and a litue minced
ham. Place the filled shells in a baking
pan haste frequently with olive oil or
melted butter and bake in moderate oven
for half an hour. Place on a platter when
done. pour around a tomato sauce and
serve hot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-22
Table and Kitchen.

Conducted by Ida Ames Willis, Mar
quette building. Chicago, to whom all in
Quiries should be addressed.
All rights reserved by Banning company.
Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-22

A Fiery Vegetable.
Cayenne pepper is the fruit capsules or
pods of several kinds of capsicum which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-22

Wash carefully twelve large even sized
green sweet peppers. remove the stems ard
seeds and plunge them into cold water to
remain for three-quarters of an hour.
Drain them and stuff with the following
filling: Mix a quarter of a teaspoonful of
white pepper with a tablespoonful of but.
ter to a cream, add one teaspoonful of
mixed mustard, one-eighth of a teaspoon
full of celery seed and one egg well beaten.
Stir all together with one cupful of fine
bread crumbs Add to this one pint of
shrirnps or the same amount of diced
chicken Fill each cup with the mixture
and cover with fine bread crumbs and dot
with tiny pieces of butter and bake in a
quick oven for ten minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-22

IS consider Shredded Wheat Biscuit the
most perfect of all foods thus far put
on the market. MIR. Sarah lyon Rarrr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-22

Wash and dry four green bell peppers
cilt off the stem end and take out all seeds
and white walls. Shave as fine possible
one head of cabbage, add to this ore
ounce of celery seed, cut the peppers into
thin shavings. Pour cold cider vinegar
over ALL add a little salt and sugar and
allow to stand a few days to really pickle
the cabbage and peppers. This can be
placed in cans or glass jars for the WIN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-22

Cut into small dice eight sweet bell
peppers add to these ten sliced canned
button mushrooms, also double the amount
of cold boiled rice. season with pepper and
salt and a dash of tarragon vinegar. Dress
with mayonnaise dressing and serve on
lettuce leaves
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-25
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%G7~@V By 5yBlL CAMPBELL
copyK9H7. 1903. BY wRAEqp7. LETHBND4E
GREAT BRTHN RIGHTS ESERVED

n train looked very full, so full
that at the first glance We're Ashley de-
SPARED of finding a seat. After the
manner Of all Englishmen, it was an
operation he liked to perform in leis-
)urely fashion. Choosing his carriage
with care, but with s~hrill-voiced off,
|clals screaming "IIn %voiture, monsieur"
IN accents Of indignant establishment
at his laggard steps, We're had no choice
put to select the first carriage that he
came across, and he tumbled in head
long in a confused mass Of golf clubs,
fishing rod, bag and portmanteaux.
When his nerves had resumed their
usual serenity, and his paraphernalia
was disposed of in the rack, he had
time to look about him. To his sur
prise he found that he had entered a
compartment that contained only one
passenger, a girl-fresh-faced, fair
beseeching timidity in the large, lark
blue eyes that she fixed on him.
Ihe girl, after glancing at him sew
erai times in %furtiye, nervous fashion,
now retired behind a book, and Ashley
grew interested in his paper. Sudden
ly, however, a sound smote upon his
ear that made him drop the Times in
CONSERVATION. 1t was the sound of a
sob, uttered by someone in pain; it was
repeated again, and We're looked in
alarm at his companion, whose fea-
lures were still hidden by the book.
Il beg your pardon" We're said, very
gently, as a third sob, this time almost
rising into a moan, broke the silence,
"but-but what is the matter? Can I
help you?"
The book dropped to the floor; the
glrls beautiful eyes gazed tragically
into his.
"you-you won't tell?" she said in a
low voice; promise me you won't"
OF course not" said We're rashIy,
I'll be as silent as the grave"
"Then-its-it's not me. lists
my dog"
Your dog" he said eagerly. Where
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-25

Percy's private dining room at the
Lord Warden-Chang IN ms adoring
mistress arms. II didn't know you had
ever seen my maid, Preston, who stole
the treasure. I suppose you recognized
Chang-but how could you-you hadn't
seen him?"
II carried him ashore for M
one" said We're, slowly, "and-he was
discovered"
"Ah," said Mrs. Percy suspiciously:
well, Preston was very pretty. 1 am
in great hopes Of finding and prose-
cutting her. You will be able to de-
scribe her, as you carried Chang for
her"
But said We're, steadily gazing at
his cousin, 1T was not Preston whom 1
helped-it vas
"Well?" cried the cousin impatiently.
"A man." said We're, and blue eyes
seemed to smile gratefully upon him
once more.
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IS the poor, little beggar? Don't hide
him from mel love 'em. Let's have
it out"
And, with the prettiest Of bushes,
the girl produced from beneath the seat
a small, Struggled hamper, unfastened
1t, and produced-in a state Of indig-
nant, painting resentment-the ugiiest
little creature We're could, with a clear
conscience, say he had ever beheld in
his life.
Its one of the Chinese sacred dogs"
said the girl with pride, hugging her
treasure, who, unable to forget and for
give his imprisonment, showed a pas
sionate desire for freedom. isn't he a
beauty?"
We're looked in silence at the little
creature, who was the color Of CASTLE
oar without a hair upon his body, and
truthfulness struggled with the desire
to please.
"He's-he's uncommon looking" he
said at length; 80 he's a sacred dog,
is he? I have a cousin, just back from
Pekin, who declares she's got the only
specimen in Europe. She'll be horri-
bly, disguised when I tell her I met one
on my travels. 1 was to nave gone and
seen her at Passy, when I was in Paris,
but I had no time. What is the little
beggar's names"
Chang" said the girl, as she stopped
" place Gle Jug DSSllS IGI OIL lllG CuSn-
ions; hes a very clever little man, but
oh, Pm so frightened"
"Why?" asked We're, almost tenderly,
"of the dog?'
The air i%ncognita showed her pearly
teeth in a lovely, though fieeting, smile.
"Oh, no." she answered, "but-one Is
not allowed to bring dogs into England,
you know. There's a law against it,
and-and if I'm parted from Chang, it
will break my heart"
She threw her arms about the mot
tied object Of her love, and Rugged
hin ~passionately. Chang, who seemed
tmpervious to affection, demonstrated
away from her, trotted to the window
to look out with severe, appraising gaze
upon the fiat scenery.
And hat do you propose to dc with
him?' demanded Ashley. You can't
smuggle him in his basket through the
CUSTOMS, I'm afraid"
'N-no,'' said the girl ruefully, "but
I must try. can't stay in Calais
IF you're found out, you'll be fined"
said We're lightly, even imprisoned
But he regretted his jocosity as he
saw the look of terror that leaped nto
the lovely eyes at the last word, and
the color left the pretty face as the
girl said falteringly:
4 think I should die if T have to
leave Chang behind, and SO would he,
poor fellow
IF only" said the girl wistfully, 'he
did not hate his basket SO. I had great
trouble in getting him into this car
riage without a guard seeing him, and
4 anNE7ass I ftssiRzsGY
him down below, and=5I'm such a
Wretrned sailor, daren't stay on
deck
It's very awkward" said Ashley
syrEpatheticaily; can't you hide him
under your coat?"
The girl looked at him with an eager
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saying that the passage had been &C
complished in fifty minutes, he looked
~anXiously around for the girl, but in
the crowd it was impossible to distin-
gufsh anyone, and, with the slumber-
ing dog beneath his arm, he stepped
ashore.
It seemed to him that the most peril
Gus part of his journey was accom-
plished; he drew a deep breath of re-
lief, when, with awful s~uddenness, fate
overlook him in the shape Of a small
fox terrier, who, though having been
several times ~pressingly requested to
retire by the busy porters and officials,
kept darling in and out Of the crowd
with cheerful persistence, and in his
skipping to and fro, came into collision
with We're.
trabrand was being struggled into
England, and instantly he set up a
shrill volley of protesting banks. Chang
awoke from his slumbers and an
sweTed back %valiantly, thrusting his
head from beneath his protecting
shield. We're stood helpless-a convict
ed breaker Of the country's laws.
After one last wild look around for
Changes owner, he resigned himself,
and followed the official who took him
in charge.
Its the matter Of a fine, I suppose"
he said gloomily; "and-what's to be-
come Of the dog?"
II think" answered the man in au-
thority, glancing curiously at Chang
"it's more than that. We had a wire
from Paris early this morning, saying
that a dog worth 81, 900, answering ex-
actly to this description, had disap-
peared yesterday, and it was thought
that the thief would attempt to SNUG
gle it into London. Only-we were told
to look out for a woman, as the animal
is thought to have been stolen by Mrs.
Percy's maid"
In all his healthy life, We're Ashley
never came so near fainting as at that
instant; his head SWAN, he seemed to
hear the officials voice as it were
from a long distance, and he desperate
ly gripped the table by which he was
standing for support.
Mrs. Percy's my cousin he said at
length, 'and-and will you wire to her
-~saying-the dogs safe-with me
We're Ashley. That's my name; here's
my card"
How" said the official suspiciously,
did o find the dog?"
we're was silent. He thought of the
blue eyes, the pretty smile, the appeal
ing ways, n he determined not to
betray the owner of them. True, she
had deceived him, but, still
l can say Oth1n he said; "Only-
wire to Mrs. Percy, IA Avenue Lorraine,
Passy, that the dog is found and ask
her to come to. Dover. I'll remain in
custody until then
And thus, for the first time in his life,
the heT-Ug-TaG Hodse OF Ashley BE-
com acquainted with a prison cell, and
had ample tiGie to runinate on the cum
ming of the female sex, till his cousin
arrived, jubilant to take her recovered
treasure back to France and interro-
gate her cousin.
How on earth did you find the lar
ling? she demanded as they sat in Mrs.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-25
OLD SCHEME E,
How Fortune Seekers Lose Money on
Ancestral Estates.

London News: 1t may be that the
advertisement in this case was merely
a cruel hoax. But in America the leec-
ing Of credulous fortune hunters is a
regular business, which makes large
profits n keeps agents on this side Of
the water. One of the methods adopted
by these mi hanks for catching
their victims is to insert in the news
papers bogus advertisements similar
to that which brought these two old
men to this country. They dc not
want to find the person named; in all
probability no such persons as those
mentioned in the advertisement ever
existed, but in others, for the sake of
Verisimilitude, names are used seeking
men who are known to be dead. The
advantages obtained from such adver-
tisements are gained indirectly. There
are thousands of families in this coun-
try with relatives who years, perhaps
generations back, went to America and
became lost to all knowledge Of their
connections here. These relatives, see-
ing that some one, in similar circum-
stances, has died and left a large for
tune to his distant and unknown
relations, Immediately think that
they too, might also have been
sought for and that a for
tune may be awaiting them. So they
write to make inquiries, n after that
are quickly nduce to forward fees for
the search Of the record, and then fur
Their fees for tracing the relationship,
and later on still further fees for docu-
ments n proofs, and sometimes, if
they have n money left by this time,
further fees and costs for a supposed
lawsuit. Many a poor, ignorant family
has been drained dry of all it's savings
and been ruined in this way.
Another trick frequently adopted is
to send out a story hat some agricul-
tural laborer in Ireland has Just inner
tied a million in America, or tina some
tramway car conductor in America has
inherited half an English county and a
castle or two. These stories are sooa
found to be untrue, but they are never
overtaken by the denials, and they go
the round Of the world, gathering
credulous victims everywhere. For the
poor in America, Australia and the
other colonies, many of them descend
ants Of good families in England, read
lily believe that nancy may be left here
to their ancestors, and only needs
claiming to be obtained.
Some time ago a solicitor in the city
was employed as the agent Of an
American firm. He told a representa-
tive at The tire observation-disclosures s.
assured the applicants that nothing
would come of. the inquiries, they az.
ways insisted on having their names
and fees sent IN to America, and were
so confident that money was awaiting
them that often they rather suspected
his advice as having been given merely
to put them off the scent after they
had parted with all the necessary clues.
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expression, opened her lips as though
about to speak, hesitated for an in
slant, then:
MY coat isn't big enough" she said
softly, "but-but yours is, and-and
such lovely large pockets; Chang could
get into one Of them and be quite safe
and happy"
II daresay," replied We're rather grim
~, but should 1 be either? That is a
question that rather interests me, ]
confess"
You'll help me?' the girl said i'm
ploringly; "oh, it seems to me as-as
though you had been sent to help me-
Her little ungloved hand huttered to-
wards him till it found a resting place
on his arm; the touch of those cling
ing, slender fingers did away with
Vere's small stock Of prudence.
I'll do anything you like he said
hastily, "anything-if you won't cry
any more"
Cry said the girl joyfully, "why
could laugh, I'm so relieved and happy.
You know Chang is worth a thousand
pounds. I don't dread arriving at
Calais as J did; here we areas the
train steamed into the station-"quick,
take up Chang. and he'll be as good as
gold under your coat. He'll sleep till
London, I know, for once he gets to
sleep he doesn't wake for hours"
Obediently We're took the slumbering
Chang, who Struggled" in under his
coat and was soon asleep once more
and followed the girl across the plat
form to the gangway. Her remark as
to the dogs value puzzled him; he
wondered vaguely If he looked as guilty
as he felt, as he skunk to the most un-
frequented spot of the deck, and
wished, with deepest ardor, tina Dover
We're already reached.
He saw nothing Of Changes mistress.
AS the boat at last reached Albon's
shores, after what seemed an eternity
to Ashley, who had wondered at mems
! Ideas of time when he heard someone
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The Sunken Rock.

From Ernest Thompson Seton's
Fable and Woodmyth'' in the Deem
Der Century: Il positively decline to
have that young Clippercut in my
house again. His influence on my son
Is most dangerous"
Why, my friend, he is far from be-
ing a bad fellow. He has his follies, l
admit, but how unlike such really VIC
Gus men as Grogster, Cardfip, and
Ponyback!'
Sir, the only danger of a sunken
rock is that it is not sunk deer
enough"