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The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07

For the drive over town which the
business men of Topeka are to give for
the women who attend the u. c.. r.
meeting there have been liberal and
riages. 1t IS not yet known how many
women will be in Topeka for the gath
ering but the Commercial club is pre-
pared to look after the entertainment
of a large number. The buggies viii be
assembled at the National hotel by nine
O'Clock Saturday morning. No fixed
itinerary has been prepared for the
drive and the carriages viii probably
scatter out over town as soon as their
occupants have been secured The
drive win consume most of the morn
4 ing.
+ There are many compliments from
/ the grand council officers for the eff
cheney with which preparations for the
/ by the members of Topeka council. NO
/ A. The recently elected officers of the
/ local council are: Ed. L. Wuerth, sen
/ ior counselor; H. NJ. Harris, junior
counselor; G. G. Burton, past counselor:
r. r. Grote. secretary and treasurer; ;;
/ w. W. Crittenden, conductor; NJ Rein
|ach page b. L. Rees, sentinel executive
1 committee, c. p. Lagerstrom, John f.
McManus, e. w. Poindexter, f. B.
Among the present officers of the
grand council who viii probably come
up for reelection are w D. Mowry,
I grand conductor. of CherryNale. and W.
H Cooke. grand sentinel. of Wichita
Both are capable and well liked and it
is probable their past services for the
order will be rewarded with promotion
in the future.
PRIZES AND CONTESTS.
SATURDAY. afternon the indoor sports
are to be held in the Auditorium. There
is about an even division Of the events
for the men and women and the after
Moons amusement promises to be very
1 productive OF fun for both participants
and spectators The programme for the
afternoon follows;
First event-I4adies' nail-driving con-
test.
First prize-An order for SO worth Of
merchandise, Emery. Bird. Thayer &
/ Co. Kansas City. Mo.
Second prize-Silver baking dish
Blish Mize & Silliman Hardware Co,
/ Atchison. 1Sas.
Third Drize-Ladies' walking skirt
4 Crescent Garment Co, Cincinnati o.
Fourth prize-Ladfes' silk umbrella.
Smith-McCord Dry Goods Co. Kansas
City
Second event-Gentlemen's sack race.
First prize-Joint fishing pole. reel
and silk line. Schneider & Sons Arms
tEo.. Kansas Cit.
Second observation-disclosures silk UNI
brella NVoolson Spice Co.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
Good Word for Governer Bailey.

Washington Post:
Gov. W. J. Bailey, of Kansas, through
whose official domains President Roose-
velt is just now passing on his way to
the west, is gaining. considerable popu-
larity for his attitude toward office
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07

Third Drize-One hat, Goldstandt,
Powell Hat Co. Kansas City.
Fourth Drize-One hat Goldstandt
Powell Hat Co. Kansas City.
Firth prize-One pair gentleman S
gloves. Hutchins-Potter Glove Co,
JChnst0Wn. N Y
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07

Third event-Ladies' kitchen race:
First prize-Ladies IS walking skirt
Western Woolen Mills Co. Tosselsa.
Second prize-Ladies Bine-strap san
dals, Huiskamp Bros. Shoe Co. Keokuk.
Third Drize-One pair ladies' shoes,
order on Mathews & Drechse1. Topeka.
Fourth prize-One five pound box of
candy. Loose-Wiles Cracker and Candy
Co, Kansas iCty.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
THE MILLS DRY GOODS co.
WOmen'S Suits

that are Ready-to-wear have become a ne
cessity in an up-to-date Dry Goods Store,
and that's what we claim to be- Suits of
all weights and styles that are of the want
ed kind this season thin fabrics suit
able for dressy occasions medium weights
adapted for general wear heavier cloths
for the seashore, mountain or travelling pur-
poses these are all represented workman
ship, style and fit are guaranteed.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07

viii be possible to secure the necessary
authority and appropriations to have
Cuba properly represented there,
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
SKIRTS
for Walking and
Business Use.

English mixtures, GRANTEES,
panama and canvas cloths,
enter largely into the make
up of this class of skirts
garments that are wear re-
sisters that's what is wan
ted. Made from the latest
models, tailor finished, but
so different from last season
that they are strictly a 1903
idea. Price range on this
line of goods is very large
have them at SIo-others as
low as S5- and others up
to $40. E
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
SKIRTS
for Dressy Occasions.

The very latest the fash
ion centres demand are being
shown by US, Voiles, Twines,
Examines, Mistral, all the
thin transparent fabrics
made with or without silk
drops = newest effects in
trimmings and combinations
tucks, folds, in fact we
are proud of our showings in
this section this season.
Never such a display
Never such values.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07

Seventh event-Egg race for ladies:
First prize-One set scissors, Wyeth
Hardware Co, St Joseph
Second prize-One silk umbrella, Rich
ardson, Roberts Dry Goods Co., st. Jo-
seph.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07

Fourth event-Chieken race for gen
tlenen;
Fhst prize-one pair IS pants, Geo.
Hammel tailor. Topeka.
Second arize-One pair hip boots
Mathews & Drechsel. Topeka.
Third Drize-One whip and lap robe.
Bridley, Anderson & Co. Kansas City.
Fourth prize-One hat. Goldstandt.
Powell Hat Co, Kansas City.
Fifth prize-One hat Csoldstandt
Powell Hat Co., Kansas City.
Fifth event-Goose race for ladies':
First Drize-One antique rocker, Hell
mers Manufacturing &c, Leavenworth.
Second prize-One piece statuary. Hall
Stationery Co. Topeka.
Third prize-One set table linen, L.
Beard, Topeka.
Fourth plize-One five pound box
candy, National Biscuit Co, St Joseph.
Sixth event-Pie eating contest for
boys:
First prize-One set boxing gloves n.
B. Howard. Sporting Goods, Topeka.
Second prize-One boys hat Gold
standt. Powell Hat Co. Kansas City.
Third prize-One five pound box
candy. NJ. F. Rigby Topeka
Fourth prize-One five pound box
candy. G. w. Chase & Son, St. Joseph
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07

Novelties in Summer Hats at Morri-
sons Thursday and Friday. next to Ma
tional hotel.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07

Second nt-Gentlemen's sack race.
First prize-Joint fishing pole reel
and silk line. Schneider & Sons Arms
Co. Kansas Cftv.
Second prize-Gentlemans silk UNI
brella, Woolson Spice Co.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
This Waist

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up-to-date in every re-
spect, workmanship, O.
style and fit are what
count, and they are all NJ
to be found in our kM
waist section. Beauti- NH. .4.E31.n
ful creations in drawn M. 0Z.EEE I'm
work-materials China ~ .t "A n
Silks, Pongee Silks, r.. ~ Y.
etc. StIJa.dJ!jy| M. I.
lNlA IE~as1
Topeka Agents ~ ~
for the wv -
Derby Waist. NS%Em'ZZ-ee<M
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-07-02

Ting FOR the opportGnity To thr4s
it into the whales life, Sometimes
the opportunity comes within mlnut,
after hauling upsen The big "hslI.'
Sometimes it docs not come until tht
boat has been towed for many miles
1t does not, require very much time e
tow q mile when y sixtysfooe whalS
is doing the towing.
As long as the whale runs in fairly
straight course the boat win hang "a
him like terrier. He may champ and
bite and hammer the ocean into acres
Of froth with head and flukes and tail
and never shake 1t off. His only chance
for retaliation is to run deep or 10
mill" milling" is the Gct Of turning
suddenly and so bringing the boat
within reach Of flulles or Jaws.
The position of the bow oarSmGn Is
no Joy in a Nantucket sleigh ride. The
chauffeur in racing automobile is in
q paradise Of ense compared with him.
He must keep the boat in position
by his unaided strength, From the
time he gets the line until the ride is
ented he drives into a smcth2rng
sheet of flying spray. When the sea is
high every billow is hit by the boat
with a smash that wrcnches bis arms.
The strain on the wet line cuts and
burns bis hands. And If he let's a foot
Of IL slip he is dlsgraced. Once he is
in it, be is in 1t for good, with 10
chance Of help or relief til the wild ad-
venture is done.
Often the boat is hauled 50 close on
n harpooned whale that the harpooner
leans over and steadics himself by
resting one hand on tho butt Of the
harpoon that Is sticking in tho great
sea mammal, while with tho other he
drives the killing lance. Again and
again the long weapon is buried deep
in the black sides, until suddenly
thick, black-red clots of blood well
from the wound, showing that the
life" has been reached.
Then it is "back." sometimes for dear
life. A whale may take his death so
quietly, so passively, that 1t Is pitlable
to see so mighty swimmer killed thus
easily by man, Or he may fight till the
boat seems only black atom in the
sudden upronr that smitcs the ocean
and sends tons OF water rising till they
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-07-02

Bear Tracks, outside the FIVE civil
lied tribes Of the Indian Territory, is
the only Indian legislator in the world.
He is a member OF che Legislature of
South Dakota and resides at Hot
Springs. Bear Tracks is an OgalQllah
Sioux, and is an expert barber by
trade-rather, perhaps, close to tho old.
fashioned habit of the Indian Of tax
ing the entire scalp, He has made and
lost a fortune but at this time is In
very good circumstances.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-07-02

Ing have given tho sea giants a chance
to recuperato, and that they wore not
guilty Of race suicide during their
time Of rest is proved by the fact that
whales are plentiful in all the seas
again.
For n rich American, eager to try
rcal sport, there is great chance now.
Whaling, one Of the Oldest forms Of
big game hunting known, is the one
field which has not been fttingly OK
plotted by the amateur sportsman.
In a time when lion and tiger shooting
are mere routine sporting affairs to
hundreds of wealthy men, the whale
should appeal with great force.
To the man who has exhausted even
the delight Of the slXty-mile.an-hour
automobile, there Is an unlimited field.
The chances are that If he once gets
an opportunity to taste the unbridled
and terrific pleasure Of a Nantucket
sleigh ride" he viii view his auto ma
chine as a tame thing ever afterward.
The Nantucket sleigh ride is SO COM
mon an experience with whal2rs that
they are prone to speak Of It in disap-
pointingly matter-of-fact language
But for all that, there isn't an old
whaler Of them dlI whose nostrils will
not dilate with zest when he thinks
upon 1t. And the landsman who ever
has had the rare fortune to experience
one is not likely to find anything else
In all the rest Of bis life that will not
seem tame compared with 1t.
u Few landsmen ever have the oppor-
tunity. When q whaleboat lowers to
fight q sizty-foot whale the business
is too important to incumber the craft
with unskilled passengers. And not
many landsmen would really care to
60 into the whaleboat oven IL they
could, when they behold, wallowing in
the sen, the huge thing that is to be
attacked.
The ride begins after the whale has
been harpooned and when the boat
header considers it time to draw up
alongside and begin lancing. The FIRST
thing that is done is to haul in upon
the harpoon line until the boat is
brought as close to the running whale
as is consistent with the extremely
delicate margin that the whaler oil.
lows for safety. "safety" to the
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-07-02
seem high enough to wash the sky.

seem high enough to wash the sky.
The danger from fighting whale is
not only in the whale itself. The boat
is a perfect man.trap of keen deadly
tools. Lances and haTpoons, cutting
spades, hatchets, knives and boat
hooks, all sharpened to the finest edge
the ships grindstone can give them,
fill the boat. If the whale gets at it
and hurls 1t into the nir, the men find
themselves in murderous company
when the weapons come raining down
on them.
The harpoon line goes kissing out-a
serpent Of rope far more dangerous
than any cobra, for LET but Rink in the
Least and catch a man and he will fly
overheard with it and out Of sight as
IL he were a mere splinter Of wood.
So there are enough sporting chances
in the whale to excite and content the
most cxacting OF sportsm2n. And the
size Of the trophy IL he ''bags" a whale
certainly leaves nothing to be desired.
Washington Star.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-07-02

"John," she said, as they strollei
through the brilliantly lighted rooms
Of the Casino, Monte Carlo isn't at all
as | had imagined 1t. Every one Of
these people we see gambling seems
so nice and respectable! Now, dear
do you think it would be very wicked
If bet Just once?"
"of course not, love; and, even Y
you lose, 1t won't cripple us financial
ly. Here's a louis. Play thai All
see what luck you have, You know
IL one bets on ones age they say qtI
Is apt to win" ,,.
There is moment Of deep thought
Then, with a smile Of gladness, tht
tiny piece of gold is placed on &c
ure "a. . l......... ... 4,
The wheel spins, and the disconteai
ed little piece of marble after dane
ing all about, finally drops with cllcG
into--2S. RfE .4t
''Therel" cries the excited John; u
you had been honest you would hyI
won."-Walter Burbank, in jim
Smart Set. rs ia
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-07-02

The annual demand for railway ties
is 400 to each mile OF track and the
average life Of tie is seven years.
It Is an unusual acre Of forest that has
300 trees that will make three ties
each, and it takes fifty years to grow
q tree that viii make three ties.
Therefore, twenty-five acres OF forest
are necessary for every mile OF track.
Electric railways included, there are
in the United States about 100000
miles OF road.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-07-02

ting and other agricultural and me-
chnnical appliances. The advantages
said to be found in its use are immedi.
ate readiness for operation; dispensing
with coal, water and flremen; freedom
from odors and danger OF fire and
greater economy OF maintenance. Pos.
sibly there is some exaggeration in
these claims. But figures given plainly
show that the potato, as cultivated in
Germany, has produced n real COM
petitor for at least benzine and petro.
leum for motor representations
Journal.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-07-02
Evolution Of the
y Potato,
Some Of the Ma1y cad
Varied Uses Which,
1t Is Serving.
TT o-DAY Germany fairly rivals
ireland with its potato crop
oD1 otttdnna most dthAp eOuO-

| TY O-DAl Germany talES rlF1le
ireland with its potato crop
and outdoos most other eeup-
tries. Fully an eighth Of the
arablc land OF the empire is planted
to this nutritious vegetable, Half the
large yield is used directly as human
food; a considerable other portion Is
given over TO fattening stock. There
still remains an enormous surplus af-
ter that, however, and It is the success
with which the Germans have met in
turning this surplus into manufactured
products that is most remarkable
Among these manufactured products
arc starch, glucose potato four deS-
trim aud starch-sugar, each Of which
appears prominently on the list OF
German exports, all together contrib
uting large SUMS every year to the
profits Of German manufacturers and
exporters. But the alcohol which the
Germans make from the potato is Che
most valuable and wonderful product
of all. This rs a light producer fairly
rivals tho electric current, 1t is said,
The apparatus for its practical Use
includes lamps, chandeliers, street and
corner lights, in which alcoholic Vapor
is burned like gas in a hooded fame,
covered by a Welsbach mantle. So
used. potato alcohol Is described aa
burning with an incandcscent Game
cquallnS the electric light in brilliancy,
Indeed, we are officially told now by
our Consul-Gencral at Berlin that 20
tato alcohol is competing with gas and
electricity with Increasing success
every year.
In the problems of heat and power
production, too, the lowly potato has
hcen brought into use, and the alcohol
from It has been applied to warming
and cooking stoves, to steam locomo'
biles, to thrcshirg, grinding, fuel.cut
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-07-02
HARPOONING Al WHALE.
One Of the oldest Forms OF Big Game Hunting.
PLENTY OF DANGER I'M THE WORK.

reaches over the bows and lifts the
line out Of the checks. Swiftly he
brings it around the outside of the
boat and passes 1t to the bow oars
man, who has faced around on his
thwart so that he looks forward.
He at once lays back on the line
and holds fast with all his might.
And Immediately the boat dragged like
a railroad car by that mighty living
locomotive, begins to run parallel with
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-07-02

As stammeing is a cause OF reiec.
ton for military service its frequency
is shown by the statistics of the exam.
nation of recruits in different nations
The number rejected as stammerers Is
7.J0 per thousand examined in France
1923 in Switzerland, 2.s7 in England.
% in Austria, SO in Italy and but .lg
In Russia. H.. ...-...- Nh
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-07-02
Cider by the Hour,

Cider is now so cheap in German
Switzerland that it is being supplied
in unlimited quantities in many cafes
at so much per hour. the consume
drinking "at discretion. "--Exchange
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-07-02

the early part OF the yenr ,oos
I had been sufferer from ltidno.
troubles for many years. The main Il
my back became worse and worse nv,
Il was a daily burden that tnterfproN
with every duty. was much III
fiicted with headaches and dizzy sos.
and was unable to rest well nights n
May 1909, after using Doan's KIdnev
Pills ! made a statement for puhlIr,.
ton declaring that they had entirely
relieved me Of the pain In my bach /
have since then had a years Tina N
which to study the effects of the meal
cine. and while l have had sIIph
touches Of the trouble since the use n
the pills has always driven away m
sigiia OF the disorder, and have ho
come convinced Of the fact that tho
first treatment was practically perma.
nent in its effects, and l know thar 4
box of Doan's Kidney Pills kent an
hand is sufficient guarantee againM
any suffering from the kidneys or back
1sbould advise every sufferer to take
Doan's Kidney Pills. and l know that
they win be surprised and pleased with
the result" Y
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mrs. BrOdQrrE
will be mailed on application to any
part Of the United States. Address
Foster-Sillburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. FOr
sale by all druggists, price 90 cents per
box.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-07-02
The Real ThInu.

vom Quizz--What does your friend
write? Verse? Novels? Tragediesg
H. Kashe-Great Scott, what do you
take him for7 An amateur? No. SIR
He writes advertisements, Of course'
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-07-02

ing jaw unavallingly searches the sea
In front.
The boat-header braces himself in
the bows until he Is based firmly as
the stem-post and begins to poise his
long. keen, razor-edged killing lance
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-07-02

in the whale, the boat hangs in a pre-
carious but sufficient are Of safety,
for the swinging tail hammers the
ocean behind it and the wildly sweep
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-07-02

the side OF the whale and just few
feet away from him, being prevented
from running right on top Of him by
the obllque strain OF the line.
Now, IL the harpoon is well forward
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-07-02

whaler really means to remain just
about an inch or two beyond the reach
of the vast fluSes with which the BIG
beast is beating the sea.
Having hauled rs far up on the
whale as possible. the boat-header
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-07-02

" o many American whalers arc
49, going to seek the big "ilsh" in
y Baffin Bay waters this season
that the Canadian Government
has decided to charter sealing
steamer 10 cruise there to prevent the
Yankees from violating Canadian Gus
toms laws 1t looks as IL the "pros-
trated American industry" N1re about
to awaken to something akin to vigor.
Years Of more or less desultory whal-
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-07-02
TESTED sY TIME

Mrs. Robert
Brodericls, who
resides at 1915
Virginia St., in
San Antonio,
Texas, tells an
experience that
will interest
every reader; 1t
shows as wen
that Doan's
cures are last
ing cures. She
says; up to
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-02-18

There are lots of people in Augusta,
as well as elsewhere, who possess
well-developed superstition regarding
the number IS, considering it an omen
of i'll luck. There are those who would
not think of sitting at a table with l3,
or living in a house where the street
number was 49, and who shun 1t in
MANY other ways And it is seldom,
too. that one finds a room of that num-
ber al hotels. A writer in one of the
exchanges, however, looks at the mat
ter in another light, and considers the
much feared 13 to be a very lucky
and gives his reasons for 40
ing SO as follows: IF there be luck
in odd numbers, 1908 may bring good
fortune to us all. No one fortune owns
the new year, but it is the common
heritage profit The sum of the fgures
is lucky 13. Three into goes times.
The figure / signifies the unity Oh Coo
and the Trinity. The represents
the nine orders or angels. The muses.
were 3 times 3-9. Jove's symbol IS a
triple thunderbolt, Neptune's sea-trl-
dent. Pluto's a 3-headed dog. The
fates were 8, the furies 3, the 'graces 8.
the borea 8. There are planets ana
Il. blnar months. Nine is 3 times 3,
Tho great climacteric. In China ODD
numbers belong TO heaven. ana wee
versa. According to the Pytnagoreaii
Svstem. all nature is harmony, man
l. . full chord; and all beyond is deity.
-rhe gods delight in odd numbers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-02-18
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The Walter E. Perkins Company re-
evening was an onen date. The COM
pany was to appear at Biddeford, but
the engagement was cancelled on ac-
count of the prevalence of smallpox in
the city. Mr.. Perkins was there III
Jerome last October. soon after
starting out with this play, but that
city is very proud of the young actor
who claims it as his home and will al
ways pack the house whenever he will
appear there. The company is at Lew
iston, tonight, at WatervilIe, Thursday,
at Bangor, Friday and Saturday, at
Bath. Monday, and at Portland, Tues
day and Wednesday. Later, after a
tour of other Massachusetts cities, the
play will be given a trial in Boston
and there can be little doubt of it's
success there This is Mr.. Perkins 18th
old. though he would pass for a boy
of 20. In MY Friend from Indian and
"The Man from Mexico he made great
successes, and he is equally fortunate
as the, star of Jerome" The drama
tiZation is largely his own work, and
the character is of his own making and
not an attempt to portray closely the
hero drawn by Miss Wilkins in her
novel. His company made fine inn
preston in this city, off the stage as
we'll as on it, and will get a most cor
dial welcome if it comes for a return
engagement. as now seems possible.