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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-08

On other elasses there is very uniform
gain over last year, although trunk lines
central western and southern roads
make the best showing AS to Pacific
roacs- Great Northern and Northeru
Pacific report considerable increases for
the t,fst Two months, while Union and
southern Pacific report a decrease.
Earnings of all United States roads re-
porting are compared below with lasr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-08
Congressman BotExin Cured of catarrh
by Pe-ru-na After Twenty
five Years Suffering.

In recent letter to DR.. Hartman,
Congressman Botkin of Kansas, whose
fame is a national one, says of Peruna:
My Dear Doctor-.It gives me pleas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-08

ing in boiling water until steaming hot;
season very slightly with salt. Another
way is not to strain it, but place the
jar, tightly covered, in saucepan of
water and let the latter heat gradually.
For the first hour keep it below the
coagulating point, 1877 degrees Fair.
After this stir the mixture frequently
with a wooden paddle, squeezing the
meat against the sides of the jar SO
that all remaining soluble proteids are
dissolved out. At end of the hour bring
it just to boiling point. quickly, so that
the red coloring matter is darkened to
rich wine color, the raw appearance
and taste being taken away, then re-
move Immediately from the fire. It
must not be allowed to really boil, else
the coagulated proteid viii be hard and
indigestible. Pour off the tea through
2 colander or coarse sieve, and press
the juice from the larger Jumps of meat
which do not pass through Season
with little salt and keep very cold.
Several havors may be used with this
tea, such as celery. bay and cloves.
Inquiries Answered
Mrs H NJ Dub writes: have been
interested in your articles on food
which are printed in our city paper.
AS wish to preserve some of them.
write to inquire if you have them in
book form. The making of a scrap book
is tedious and I viii postpone the MAX
ing of it until hear from you
CANNING VEGETABLES.
Mrs. T. H. writes: Will you kindly
send me the recipe for canning vege-
tables? Missed it in last paper.
If our correspondent will write im-
mediatelv to the office of paper men
toned no doubt they will send a copy.
- they must have one on file We viii
give a complete article on canninct
Vegetables later on. as this is lttla
early for 7>orthern housewives.
Everybody rea.s the state Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-08
PYRAMIDS OF PAIN
Most Plentiful and Troublesome
During Spring and summer.

It takes weather bring the hidden impurities
huors and Posons i'll the system and stir the sluggish
blood and this IS why boi1s are common Spring and
Summer They sometimes come singly, but Oftener in
pairs and tpets and in punches and clusters and
generally upon the tenderest part of the body They
the painful of all skin eruptons and the blood is
turmoil and the system feversh conlmotion from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-08
ROILs FOB OVER Is YEARS.

Gentlemen For over fifteen years have suffer-
ed more OF less from Impure Blood. About a year
ago had a boil appear my leg below the knee,
which followed by three more my neck.
taking three bottles all Boi1s disappeared, and
have not been troubled any since. feel deeply
indebted to S. S. 8. for the excellent health am
enjoying, s have not felt so well in twenty
years. You have certainly placed me under many
obligations, and must say that viii always
GEO. G. FERTIG.
ia ". Jefferson St., louisville, Ky
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-08

LOng-continued sickness leaves the blood too weak
and sluggish to throw off the bodily impurities and re-
lieve the system of the and refuse which then
concentrates at some spot and carbunce or boil is
She result To one already enfeebled by disease bos
seem to come with frequency, causing the intens-
est pain and greatest danger to the already weak and
debilitated sufferer
All skin eruptions, from the sometimes fatal car
bunce to the spiteful little cabo are caused BY bad
blood, and the only way to avoid or get permanently
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-08

all discharged But lucky the unfortunate with
another does follow immediately the poison that IS left III the
collect somewhere else and break these
ng and going all through the Spring and Summer.
an idea that bos good for the health that they evidences that
nobody blood rich; neither bos
he'd polluted blood condition this vital
lcles, and other dangerous skin erupions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-08
Inquiries Answered.

Everybody reaes the State Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07
Modern Customs.

1t is most surprising what I'll number
of little things We do without knowing
the reason.
Why for instance do widows veal
caps? Perhaps you may say because
they make them look pretty and inter-
esting. But the real reason is that
when the Romans were in England they
shaved their heads as sign of mourn
ing. OF course woman couldn't let
herself be seen with a baldhead. so she
made herself pretty cap. And now
though the necessity of wearing it has
passed away, the cap remains.
What is the meaning of the crosses
or KS on a barrel of beer? They sig
Nifty degrees of quality nowadays. But
originally they were put on by those
ancient monks as a sort of trademark
They were crosses in those days. and
meant a sort of oath on the cross,
sworn by the manufacturer, that his
barrel contained good liquor.
Why are bells tolled for the dead ?
This has become so familiar practice
that funeral without it would appear
unChristian. Yet the reason is quite
barbarous. Bells We're tolled long ago
when people We're being buried in order
to brighten away the evil spirits who
lived in the air.
Why do fair ladies break a bottle of
wine on the ship they are christening?
Merely another survival of barbaric
custom. In the days of sacrifice to the
gods it was customary to get some poor
victim when q boat was being launched
and to cut his throat over the prov so
that his blood baptized it.
Why are dignitaries deafened by a
salute when they visit foreign port
1t seems curious sort of welcome, this
firing off of guns, but 1t appears the
custom arose in very reasonable way.
Originally, town or a war ship fired
off its guns on the approach of impor-
tant and friendly strangers to show
that they had such faith in the visitor
peaceful intentions they didn't t hifsk it
necessary to keep their guns loaded.
Why do we sometimes throw a shoe
after a BRIDE The reason is not very
complimentary. From of old y II has
been the habit of mothers to chastise
their children-(New York News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07

a hurried reading of an advance copy
Of What Manner of Man, reveals
character study and portrayal of no
common order, Its author is Edna
kanton. Il name unfamiliar in the liter
ary world beyond the confines of maSa-
zine pages. but if she fulfils the prom
Use of the first novel, the critics and the
public will have a new and powerful
force tC reckon with. Miss kenton, it
appears. is Il resident of Chicago; in
addition tn her work on the staff nf an
evening" paper in that city, she has done
not a little writing for some OF the
leading American magazines. Her first
novel. What Manner of Man is
story compounded Of complicated life
in London and primitive life III an is
land off the northern coast of Scotland.
It is to he Published this month by the
Bubbs- Merrill Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07
WHY COLDS LEAD
TO PNEUMONIA.

When a cold is neglected it attacks
the lining of the lungs-then it's pneu-
monia. Father Johns Medicine cures
colds and prevents pneumonia because
it nourishes the system and drives out
the poisonous waste matter-any other
way Of treating "A cold is likely to lead
to pneumonia. Not a cough syrup"
or "balsam" depending upon danger
Gus and weakening drugs but food
medicine and body builder.
feb14, sat4t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07

Miss Jeanette L. Glider. author,
playwright, and editor of The Critic,
New York. talking of Mrs. Wards
Lady Roses Daughter" said: Mrs.
Humphry Ward has been going stead
lily up and up and up ever since her
first rovel. Robert Esmere, made her
reputation. That book was one of the
first purpose novels to attract atten-
ton; l mean the first of it's period.
| am not going so far back as Uncle
Toms Cabin Never Too Late to
Mend. or Hard Times The novelists
of a past generation usually wrote for
purpose but at about the time Mrs.
Humphry Wards Robert Elsmere'
appeared mere entertainment seemed
to be the purpose of fiction. therefore
that book attracted instant and wide
attention. | never cared much for
Robert Elsmere. OF all Mrs. Wards
books I think l liked it the least. But
Mrs. Ward has been tightening her
hold upon her readers. Each book has
been an advance in the novelists art
| and in the humanness of its charac-
} tiers upon the others. Eleanor was so
! fine that we thought that Mrs. Ward
could get no further but in Lady
| Roses Daughter she has reached a
| higher places 1t is the most human
| story that she has written. Not only
| does Lady Roses Daughter appeal to
| the reader who is above the average
but it also appeals to the average
reader, because the story is absorbing
| Julie lie Breton is a distinct charae-
teriZation. She is a type that Mrs
| Ward never attempted before. but she
| has treated it most successfully.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07

Miss Alice Duer Miller wrote her
clever novelette,. "A Man of His Word.
which appeared in the February Lip
pincott's in Costa Rica. where her
husband is interested in rubber plant
ing. She has been working on novel
TOY the last two years, and declares
that nothing moro conducive to liter
airy work can be imagined than the lei
cure afforded by life in a spanish
American country. On the upper
stones Of the volcanoes, four thousand
feet above the sea, perfect climate
beautiful surroundings and absolute
leisure are combined.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07
MARCH MAGAZINES.
The Smart Set.

Florence Warden. the brilliant Eng
fish author, contributes the novelette,
to the March Smart Set 1t is en-
titled The Secret of Princess Paul,
and like all of the authors stories, Is
of absorbing interest. AS usual Their.
is Il lengthy list of capital shert sto-
ries. among which may be briefly men
toned the following: The Shadow OF
a Dream" Justus Miles Forman; IAN
Editors Conscience Richard lie CAL
lienne: "Amontillado," John Regnault
Ellyson; :Tne Gay Lord Galye," G. i.
Bursin; THE Illuminating Hour, >
Emery Pottle; The Honor of the Regi
ment." Edward Brock: The Other
One" Walter f. Grogan: THE Third
Elopement," Prince Vladimir Naniat-
sky: and AN Hour of Earth Theo-
dOsia Garrison. Readers who enjoy
short story fiction will find much
pleasure in these clever contributions.
Rupert Hughes contributes an interest
ing essay on Musicians as Lovers
and there is also generous instalment
of verse of much merit. The mis-
cellany furnishes, as usual, large
amount of witty reading. CESS Ess
Pub. Co., ASP Fifth Ave, New York;.
The Review of Reviews.
Always timely and interesting is the
American Monthly Review of Re-
views. The March number is no eX-
ception as a glance at the inviting
table of contents will show. Chief
among, the many features of interest
are the special articles which. this
month. treat of many persons and
subjects of general interest. They in
clude: THE Sultan of Morocco and His
Present Troubles" Talcott Williams:
George Bruce Cortelyou, Secretary of
Commerce." Henry 3. F. Macfarland;
Henry Laurens Dawes George Perry
Morris THE Twenty Million Dollar
Fund of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. DIR. j. NJ. Buckley: Ger
many on the Sea- Winthrop L. Mar
win: The Lumber Industry OF the
Pacific Coast Alvin Hoveyking;
Long Distance Power-Transmission in
Canada Thomas Commerford Mar
tin; The First Parliament of Aus
tralia," Hugh H. Lusk and "A Typical
Group OF Australians" The several
news and editorial departments which
make this magazine of so much value
to busy men and women are up to the
usual standard this month. Nearly
all of the contributions are illustrated
by fine half-tones. CThe Review of
Reviews Co.. IS Astor Place. New
Yorty)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07

A household necessity-Dr Thomas
Electric Oil. Heals burns. cuts. wounds
of any sort: cures sore throat Group
catarrh,' asthma; never fails
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07

OF the late Thomas 3. Reed it is
said that he was a lover of good books.
A contributor to THE Atlantic" notes
that when at his home, in Portland,
he was certain to be seen almost at
any hour of the Gay seated at his IL
brary Window, book in hand-not the
same book. nor books of the same
kind. He read and delighted in poetry
had the sensibilities it moved and
gratified."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07

Umbrella bearers are shown in an
cient sculptures at Persepolis, where q
king is depicted in royal state attended
by. dy flappcr and an umbrella man.
In Persia the umbrella is still an APP
pendage of royalty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07

II owe my whole life TO Burdock Blood
Bitters. Scrofula sores covered my body
] seemed beyond cure. Il. r. r. has ma de
me perfectly we'll woman Mrs. Chas.
Hutton, Berville, Mich.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07

Hives are a terrible torment to the lit
tie folks. and TO some older ones Easily
cured. Doan's Ointment never fails. In
slant relief. permanent cure. At any
drug store. 50 rent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07

"a dose in time saves lives" DR..
Woods Norway Pine Syrup: natures
remedy for coughs. colds, pulmonary dis
eases of every sort
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07

To know when to read is hardly less
important than to know what to read.
OF course every one must decide the
matter for himself: but one general
counsel may be ventured: Read only
what you want to read, and only when
YOU want to read it. writes Richard lie
Caffeine in Success.
Some readers find the early morning,
when they have all the world to them
selves. their pest time for reading, anl
if YOU are a good sleeper, and don't
find early rising more wearying than
refreshing, there is certainly no either
time OF the day when the mind is so
eagerly receptive, has so keen an edge
of anpetite.> and absorbs d book in SO
fine an intoxication. For your true
book-lovers, there is no other exhilAra-
ton so exquisite as that with which
one reads an inspiring book in the
solemn freshness OF early :norning.
Ones nerves seem peculiarly strung
for exquisite imnressions in the first
deWy hours of the daE, there is IL vir-
ginal sensitiveness and purity about
all our senses. and the mere delight of
the eye in the printed page is usually
keener than at any other time. The
Muses. love the morning, and that is a
fit time for study" said Erasmus to
his friend Christians of Lubbock; and,
certainly, if early rising agrees with
one. there is no better time for getting
the very best out of a book. More
over. morning reading has Il way OF
casting q spell of peace over the whole
day. 1t has d sweet, soiemniHing eff
feet on our tnoughts--a sort of mental
matins--and through the days bust
ness it accompanies us as with hidden
music. There are other readers who
prefer to do their reading at night, and
I presume that most people who read
this article are so circumStanced as to
have no time to spare for reading dur
ing the day. Personally | think that
one of the best places to read is in
bed. ParadoXical as it may sound,
one is not so apt to fall asleep over
his book as in the post -prandial arm
chair. While ones body rests its fiji,
ones mind remains alert, and when the
time for sleep comes at last it passes
into Inconsistencies, tranquiliZed ana
sWeetenad with thought and pleasantly
weary with healthy exercise. One
awakens. too. next morning, with. SO
to say. very pleasant taste of medita-
ton in his mouth. Erasmus, again,
has a counsel for the bedtime reader,
expressed with much felicity. "A
little before you Sleep he says. read
something that is exquisite, and worth
remembering: and contemplate upor it
till you fall asleep; and, when you
awake in the morning call yourself to
an account for it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07

1t is said that lola s widow has been
left inadequately provided for, and his
house and effects are announced as
for sale. Yet the novelist is supposed
to have earned $4,000 year for thirty
wears
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07

Give the children books that Will be a
permanent possessions to them. Give
them the good old children's books first;
after that the. clever modern ones if you
will. First of all they should have
Mother Goose the edition with the
old illustrations if possible; then the
Grimm, and Andersen Fairy Tales.
Let them know all of that wonder
worl1. and make friends with all the
people who inhabit it. Let them dip
into the arabian Nights. THE Blue,
Red and Green Fairy Books edited by
Mr.. Lang contain the best of the world
eairy-stories, and are excellent vols
Cmes to put into the hands of the
youngsters Most important of all,
teach them some of the simple stories
of the cid Greeks. An acquaintance
with Greek mythology is fundalnent-
III TART OF liberal education, and the
time to become acquainted with the
Greek gods is when one is young and
! can enjoy the stories of their adyen-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07

W. W. Jacobs has a long novel in
mind. and is clearing the decks by nm
is;lirg n number of short stories. This
author, who lives near E1pring Forest.
has 10 particular method in his work,
and has never kept n sturdy resolution
to work regularly five hours a day. We
are told that Mr.. Jacobs once went SO
ra, as 10 nail up a card IN his study.
Office Hours i'd. This picture, how
ever, vas torn down by his justly IN
dignant daughter. eighteen months Old.
and has never been replaced.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07
The Atlantic Monthly.

This sterling magazine closes tne
first quarter of 1908 with NUMBER OF
rare excellence. Captain A. Il. Mehah
has the place of honor. opening
with Il valuable paper on "f1tlng ol
History John Burroughs. that true
lover Of nature, discusses keai ana
Sham Natural History" in I. deught-
fully vigorous fashion. and ms ariicte
will. no doubt, be one of the most gen
orally read. President Hadiey confirm
utes the second of his important series
en- Academic Freedom in Iheofy- ana
Practice" William c. preher, III ms
annual Letter from Germany reviews
many important events. George :.
Skies discusses 1.-The Question Oh FRAN
chises, and Raymond L. briosnan
writes of IA World Legisiature. D.
T. Trowbridge's MY Own STORY
especially interesting, TINS inoi, =
There is a generous instalimen. Oh nc
ton including several short stories. aiso
many charming verses. me nseaar ,,.
departments give their usuai a,n a.e,.u
Of readable matter. CHoushton' Mil'ii'i
* Co., Bcston, Mass.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07
LesIie's Monthly.

The March Leslie's is, like all NUM-
bers of this justly popular magazine,
brimful of interesting and entertain
irg features. Probably the most inn
portant feature is the opening install
ment of a novel by that writer of good
stories. E. w. Hornung. 1t is ell
titled Denis Dent and deals with
thrilling adventures in the Australian
gold fields. George Gibbs illustrates
the text by many capital drawings.
Hon. w. L. Meehan opens the number
with a paper of unique interest, pro-
fusely illustrated. entitled The Floor
Of the Pacific Charles ID. Roberts
contributes a readable sketch Of ami
NAL life, illustrated by Charles Liv-
ingston Bull. All interested in the
theatre will enjoy F. Elderkin Fyles'
entertaining paper on The First
Night" The many hlif-tones which
accompany the article add greatly to
it's interest. In The Tobacco War"
Earl Mayo writes of one of the great
trusts. its methods and success. Ken
meth Brown. Roy Rolfa ellison and
Maarlen Martens contribute short
storie:. of much merit. Frank Leslie
Pub House, l IL Fifth Ave, New York;.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07
North American Review

North American Review for March
presents eleven notable papers together
with the third intstalment of Henry
James brilliant novel. THE Ambas-
Sd doris" The number opens with an
interesting discussion Of THE Monroe
Doctrine and the Venezuela Affair, 10y
a Jefersonian democrat. Hamlin Gar
land contributes IL thoughtful study of
Mr. Howells and his work in his paper,
Sanity in Fiction" w. D. McCracken
in his article, Mrs. Fddy's Relation to
Christian Science" replies to Mark
Twains recent criticism, of Christian
Science which appeared in the Review.
Other important subjects ably discussed
in this number are: The New Nile
Reservoir" Frederic c. Penfield. Our
Actual Naval Strength" Rear-Admiral
g. W. Melville. Legal Penalties and
public Opinion Julian Hawthorne;
Reciprocity between the United States
and Canada" The Hon. ]. w. Longley.
IL. c.. flights and Methods of Labor
Organiza tons" Albert ;. ROLES. Pol
ice Methods in London" josiah riynt:
PHILOSOPHY and Science at the Dawn OF
the Twentieth Century. Rev. John i.
Driscoll; an "Polygamy in the United
States: It's Political significance.
Joseph Smith. ('rankln Square New
York
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07

Some hitherto unpublished letters of
Emerson are to be printed in the April
"Atlantic." They were addressed to
Hermann Grimm and are to be accom-
panied by the Germans replies. The
correspondence is mentioned as a par
ticularly interesting one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07

Arthur Sherburne Hardy's latest
novel His Daughter First" which is
arousing keen interest during its serial
publication in the Atlantic Monthly,
will be ready in book form in May.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07

For the last twenty years hardly g
spring has gone by that has not wei
coined Il new volume of short stories
from the pen OF Bret Harte. His death
last May brought many expressions of
regret that his annual contribution to
fiction could no longer go on. Mr..
Harte's literary executors have found,
however, that he left material ready
for one more book, and it will be pub
lished in April under the tide OF
'Trent's Trust" 1T contains seven
stories. in which some Of Bret Harte'a
favorite characters have a final word
to SAL.
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your patronage if you want full value
for every cent you spend. This is a
true statement which We are able to
prove. We let the goods do the talk
ing. All we ask of you is to come ana
see them. AS an example. our SO
cent Tea for lbs. for 800. Wen
give you quality and economy to-
gether.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07

BILE cans Best Blackberries CSC
cans Best Raspberries. &c
log cans Good Baltimore Peaches. asc
*, Best Lemon Cling Peaches, 1Sc can
% cans Good Early June Peas, csc.
? cans Best Alaska Salmon, a5t
LIS cans Golden Wax String Beans, Sc.
l 10 n ,a.ssl I'D; pkg Wheat Flake, 10c pkg
l10r niiibarS .sltos. pkg. FAs' 10c.
l.I5l bars Swift Pride Soap 25c
dozen cans Folks Peas 81 90 dog
can1 dozen cans Vancomp Catsup 2lO doE
can (Single Bottle lSc
&c 70 Cartridge Tobocco, chewing. &c
&c. ID Bird in Hand Tobacco smoking :atc