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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-27

The State Journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the fun day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganization for exclusive afternoon pubnca-
ton in Topeka.
The news is received in the state Jour
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received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-27

Few are entirely free from it.
1t may develop so slowly as to cause
little If any disturbance during the whole
period of childhood.
It may then produce irregularity of the
stomach and bowels, dyspepsia, catarrh
and marked tendency to consumption
before manifesting itself in much cutaneou.
eruption or glandular swelling.
1t is best to be sure that you are quitt
Tree from it, and for its complete eradica-
ton you can rely on
Hoods T0rS0p0riLL0
The best Of all medicines Tor all humors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-27

FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED 7RESS.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
CAT STOLE DoUGHNUrS.
And Then Divided Her PIunder with
Dog Friend Who Was Al
ways Near Her.

This is a true story that my grand
mother told me alDut her cat and dog.
She used to find the cover off her
doughnut jar, and also noticed that
her doughnuts disappeared.
One day she heard a noise, and
found that her cat was on the shelf
where the doughnuts were kept.
Then it put its paw in the jar and
drew out doughnut and pushed it
off the shelf; and the dog, who was
looking up at the cat, caught the
doughnut in its mouth and ate it.
When they found they were caught,
they acted very guilty.
Then there was cat who did not
allow any cat or dog in her yard, and
had special dislike to the cat who
thought it owned the next yard
One day the latter cats mistress
went away to have a good time for
several weeks, and left her cat with
no food, as people too often do.
Then the cat, who before this would
not allow any cat in her yard, actual
ly coaXed the abandoned cat into the
outer shed where her meals were
served, and fed the cat in that way
till the people came back. After that
it would not allow the cat there any
more than before.--Our Fourfooted
Friends
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
pennsyIvanIa,. BOY Nimrod.

Walter Canister, for his age, is ac-
corded the honor of being the cham
pion Nimrod of Berks county, Pa. Efe
has the distinction of shooting three
raccoons, one of them the heaviest
ever shot in the county. The coon
weighed 21 pounds, and was brought
down from a tree 100 feet high. Since
Master Canister was ten years old he
has bagged 81 rabbits, ~ opossums
and trapped 65 slSunks. He is now
about IA years of age.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
WAS HIS OWN VICTIM.
Monkey with an Opera Glass Looked
Through Wrong End and Was
EASILY Captured.

The pet monkey of German profe0
sor, having made his escape, climbed
into tree and defied all attempts to
catch him.
Well knowing the initiative habits
of the animal, his master hit on a
curious plan to regain his pet.
He looked at the monkey through
an opera glass, pointing the small end
at him for some time, and then he
retired to short distance, leaving the
opera glass on the ground.
The initiative monkey descended
from the tree, and taking the opera
glass, gazed after similar manner,
at his master, who seemed to the de-
luded ape to be half mile distant.
The monkey, still looking through
the same end of the opera glass, sup
posed his master was several hundred
yards distant, when the latter, reach
ing out, secured the chain and led the
victim of an optical illusion back to
his cage.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03

young as eight weeks. The market
for them extends from Christmas to
Easter, according to the Ohio Farmer
correspondent, who further says:
To prepare a dressed lamb for ship
ment sew about each lamb a square
yard of clean. new muslin, as shown
in the cut. We have shipped in vari-
Gus ways, and by both express and re-
frigerator freight. We now place each
lamb on a stretcher, as shown in the
second figure, and then wrap in burlap,
which we get of the furniture dealers.
We tried shipping in crates, but the
crates would get crushed.
The diagram is slight modification
IN form from the stretcher shown with
a lamb on it. The side pieces should be
about two inches wide and half-inch
thick, and made of light, strong tim
Der, such as poplar, Eastwood or elm.
The ten-inch cross-piece should be one
and a half inch square; A is ten
penny nail driven through this piece
diagonally, pointing toward the short
projecting ends of the side pieces. This
is to hold the lambs neck in position,
as it is forced down upon it. Press the
front legs down upon the neck and hold
there with twine around the stretch
er. Loop short pieces of twine about
the hind legs above the hooks and draw
tightly, fastening at B. The legs should
be cut off below the knee and hook.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
Dog That HusSs Corn.

One of the latest novelties that has
come from the banks of the Wabash
is a real live dog that can husk corn.
This intelligent and industrious beast
is the property of Joseph Diffenbaugh,
who lives on the Stevens farm, near
Andrews. Ill. This corn husker is a
nine months old pup, who watched Mr..
Diffepbaugh husk corn for few days
and then started out on his own hook,
tearing the corn from the ears with
ufore ease and speed than the
ordinary farm hand. He wasn't
very careful in piling the corn
and the husks, but he stripped
the husks clean. This unique corn husk-
er then followed the men to the
field and did work right along with
them, and seemed to enjoy his novel
situation as much as the water spaniel
does hunting.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
(A4Ess (As:9'| aE;!;''s(sS'l ;lg'|'yE1S'l
1H5NPASl ,,< E
" ~
HOW TO SHIP LAMBS.
IL Pays Well to Prepare the Cnrcnsses
with Nentness, Each Placed on
n stretcher.

Winter lambs for market should
weigh not less than 45pounds alive, and
be fat. This condition is determined
somewhat accurately by feeling the
brisket and the tail near the body. A
high degree of fatness is more impor-
tant than weight, as they sell by the
carcass, rather than by weight. The
weight of two lambs being the same,
the younger one will sell higher. The
evidences of age are the fleece and the
degree of ossification in the bones.
Most lambs are marketed between the
ages of ten and 16 weeks, few as
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
THE JACK AT PLAY.

arrange under it, in their proper
places, the two arms and the two
legs, giving them a position of rest,
the arms down along the body, the
legs drawn together.
Now to put the limbs and the body
together you stick pin through both
at the joints. Then fold in two one
of the matches, so that its two parts
may be as close together as possible.
The match will be only partly broken,
for some of the fibers of wood will
bend, but not break.
Place the match thus bent in such
a way that, the two branches being
united by drop of sealing wax, the
one to the arm, the other to the body,
the part that makes joining shall
be in close contact with the pin. Do
this with the other arm, and the two
legs and the dancing jack will be fin
ished.
Now let us give Jack" some life.
Pour a very thin layer of water into
plate, and lay your jack in it, the
match side down. In a moment or
two, the fibers of wood that are bent
but not broken will absorb enough
water to make them swell, and that
will cause them to make an effort to
straighten out. AS they do this, they
will give our little jack a series of
jerky movements that are very anus
ing. He will throw out his arms and
his legs just like the little fellows
that are put together with strings
Brooklyn Eagle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
THE MARKETS.


New YORK. April l, 1908.
Flour-Minnesot patent $3.50
Ais.
Wheat-No, 2 red 7s1Ac.
Corn-No. 2 yellow 52c.
Oats-No. . white 42hc.
Hay-Dull.
Beeves-No sales reported. Veals
$5.OO@S.00.
Sheep-Firm. Clipped sheep $6.12h
lambs $6.75@s.25.
Hogs-No sales reported.
Cleveland, Apru l.-Flour-Winter
wheat patents $4.2564.40.
Wheat-No. red re.
Corn-No. 2 yellow 45c.
Oats-No. white 3sc. ~
Cheese-York state 14015c. I
Butter-Best creamery soc.
Eggs Strictly fresh 15c.
Potatoes-Best grades 65@70c.
Cattle - Choice steers $4.60@5.OO.
calves $6.00M6.25.
Sheep Best wethers $5.75@6.25,
best lambs $7.25@7.5O.
Hogs-Yorkers $7.35.
Toledo, April 1.-Wheat-Cash
1870.
Corn-Cash 43Ac.
Oats-Cash 35c.
Cloverseed-Cash $500.
East Liberty, April 1.-Cattle-
Extras $5.5o@56O, prime $5,35@5.45.
Hogs-Prime heavy $7.65, pigs $7.25
@7,35.
Sheep Best wethers $6.4O@6.55,
best lambs $7.75@S.00.
East Buffalo, April 1.-Cattle-
Strong. Best veals $7.5O@7.75.
Hogs-Heavy $76O@7s0, pigs $40
OTIS.
Sheep-Best lambs $S.1O@s.25, sheep
top mixed S6.250G.5O.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03


can heartily recommend Peruna as n
catarrh remedy. y."-Mrs. Elmer Fleming.
Treat Cntnrrh In Spring.
The spring is the time to treat catarrh.
Cold, wet winter weather often retardS
cure of catarrh.' If course of Peruna
is taken during the early spring months
the cure will be prompt and permanent.
There can be no failures if Peruna is
taken intelligently during the favorable
weather of spring.
As a systemic catarrh remedy Peruna
eradicates catarrh from the system
wherever it may be located. 1t cures
catarrh of the stomach or bowels with
the same certainty as catarrh of the
head.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving q
full statement Of your case and he win
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President o4
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus
Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
MEXICAN PULLMAN" COACH.

being sawed ends of the Brazil wood
tree.
The car is used by Judge living in
one of the mountain districts of north
west Mexico who prefers for his mo-
tive power two strong poems. The
country is hilly and difficult to drive
over. Mules and donkeys have been
found balky and unsatisfactory to
manage. Finally man power was
adopted by the judge, whereby he
is certain to get to his district court,
slowly, but surely, time evidently be-
irg no object to the Mexican country
judge.-Detroit Free Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
LARGE HIVES NEEDED.
When the Bees Have Plenty of Space.
SwarminE In Usually Reduced
to a Minimum.

The swarming, says c. P. Dadant, is
very much like emigrating among the
human race, caused by feeling of dis
comfort, the population of the hive be-
coming too great for the spaceat their
disposal. Hence, small hives cause more
swarming than Large ones. For that
reason, and many others, we have al
ways favored a very large hive, one
capable of accommodating the queen
in her brood-rearing and the worker
bees in their honey harvest.
Our hive, which is nearly one-half
larger than an ordinary eight-frame
Langstroth hive, is arranged for half
story supers, of which, one, two or
more may be used at one time. We put
these supers on the hive with frames
full of comb saved by extracting the
honey the previous season, and keep
adding room in the shape of empty
combs from time to time during the
entire harvest.
When the harvest is over, we extract
the honeyand return all these combs to
the bees to be cleaned up for another
season. During the winter these combs
are put away to be used the following
year. Thus we have used combs for
25 years, one season after another, for
producing extracted honey, and an al
most total prevention of swarming has
been the result.
But plenty of space is not the only
desideratum for the prevention of nat
ural swarming. We must have com
veniences to make the bees comfort
able.-Midland Farmer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
REAL PULLMAN CAR.
How Judges In Rural Mexico Travel
from One Place to Another to
Hold Court.

In some of the interior portions of
Mexico many primitive and curious
sights are to be met. A typical and
striking illustration of this is the pic
ture of a learned Mexican judge going
in his state coach to hold his court in
a distant town.
His vehicle is what can be termed
literally the original al"Pull-man coach, /"
though decidedly lyvoid of the speed and
luxury of its present-day namesake.
The Roman chariot-like cart is COM
posed entirely of wood, the two wheels
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
XIII Hen-Ki1lInR DOGS.

We lost good many hens few sum-
mers ago from dogs. Occasionally a
young dog will develop a mania for
killing hens, as they do for killing
sheep. Such dogs are apt to train in
pairs. They will catch hen, bite it
through the back, crushing the ribs,
and then chase down another. We
found two strange dogs at work one
day in this manner, but not until they
had killed over 20. After few DAYS
they reappeared and killed about the
same number before the hired man ap-
peared on the scene with gun. One
of the dogs fell victim to his sure
aim, but the other made his escape.
A suit at law resulted in verdict for
the plaintiff and established the fact
that the owner of a dog is liable for
damages in a case of this kind.-Rural
New Yorker.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
INSTINCT OF BIRDS.
Il Enables Them to Hide Their Nests
So Skillfully That Enemies
Cannot Find Them.

The brilliantly plumed birds of the
tropical forests are exposed to many
dangers, and if they were not gifted
with queer yet useful instincts they
would fall ready victims to their en-
emies. Chattering monkeys and big
snakes steal and eat their eggs, while
their fledglings are preyed upon by
foes on every side. g.
But it takes a sly monkey or snake
to get ahead of the mother tailor bird.
She hides her nest so slillfully that
her enemies cannot find it, no matter
how hard they try. This she does
by using her long, slender bill as
needle.
With the tough fiber of parasite
plant abundant in the tropics as n
thread, she sews q dead leaf taken
from the ground to living one near
the end of a slender and hanging
branch, and between these leaves she
builds her nest, where neither mon
key nor snake can approach, because
the branch will not bear their weight.
The Indian sparrow is equally inge-
nious. She makes her nest of grass,
which she weaves like cloth and in the
shape of bottle. Then she covers
the outside with firefiies to scare away
the bats that prey upon her young
ones.
The oriole of North America makes
its nest of hemp, woven like cloth.
The pincpine of Africa is called the
felt bird, because it makes its nest
in the style usually adopted by felt
makers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03

"I can conscienfiousLy recommend
your Peruna as a fine tonic and an
around good medicine 10 those VINO
are I'm need of a cafarrh remedy. Ek
has been commended to me by people
who have used IL, as a remedy par
HcuIariy effective In fhe cure of ca-
tarrh. For those who need a good
cafarrh medicine I know of nothing
better III W. Ogden.
w. e. Griffith, Concan, Texas, writes:
I" l suffered with chronic catarrh for
many years. 1 took Peruna and it COM
pletely cured me. think Peruna is the
best medicine in the world for catarrh-
NY general health is much improved by
its use, as l am much stronger than I
have been for years. w. E. Griffith.
A Congressrnn's Letter.
Congressman H. Bowen, Rusltin, Taze.
well county, Va, writes:
"I can cheerfuILy recommend youF
valuable remedy, Peruna, to any ono
who Is suffering with cafarrh, and who
Is in need of a permanent and e Elective
cure. "-H. Bowen.
Mr.. Fred. D. Scott, Larue, Ohio, Right
Guard of Hiram Foot Ball Team, writes:
"As specific for lung trouble place
Peruna at the head. have used it N.Y.
self for colds and catarrh of the bowels
and it is a asplendid remedy. Itrestores
vitality, increases bodily strength and
makes sick person welli in short time.
give Peruna my hearty Endorsement"
Fred. d. Scott.
Gen. Ira c. Abbott, 900 NJ street N. W.,
Washington, d. c., writes:
81 am fully convinced that your REM
edy is an excellent tonic. Many of my
friends have used it with the most benz
eficial results for coughs, colds and ca
tarrhal trouble. Ira c. Abbott.
Mrs. Elmer Fleming, orator of Reser-
voir Council No. 1853, Northwestern Lee
gion of Honor, of Minneapolis, Mimi,
writes from 25S5 Polk street, N. E.:
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
LIVELY JUMPING JACK.
II You Follow Directions Here Given
You Can Duplicate the one
in the Picture.

Look at this picture and see if you
think you could make n dancing jack
like it. OF course you can; all you
need to do it is a piece of very thin
cardboard, as thin as visiting card;
four large round matches, not parlor
matches, but the oldfashioned kind;
four pins, and little sealing wax.
First draw and color separately on
the card the body and head of the fig
ure, and then the two arms and the
two legs, and cut them out neatly.
Then place the body on the table, and
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
SOME OF THE THINGS l DO.

When I play that I'm a bird,
Then 1 try to fly;
hitting up my pinafore 30
High, high, high:
Spreading out my pinafore
Wide, wide, wide;
You might think 1t was wings.
II you truly tried.
When play that I'm a horse,
Then i wear tail,
Eat my luncheon from bag,
Drink 1t from a pail.
Smashed the cart up tother day
Baby in 1t, tool
When he's scared and runs away
What's a horse to do?
When play that I'm a wolf,
Then l howl and roar,
Shifting here, snuffing there,
Round the nursery door,
Daddy says he'll spank me soon,
II still annoy;
Think perhaps, this afternoon,
I'll be little boy!
Laura E. Richards. in Hurdy-
Gurdy.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
A County Commissioner. Letter.

Hon. John Williams, County Commits
sioner, of SIT West Second street, Duluth,
Mimi, says the following in regard to
Peruna:
"As a remedy for catarrh I can cheer
fully recommend Peruna. know what
1t is to suffer from that terrible disease
and 1 feel that it is my duty to speak
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03

The old gentleman steadily regarded him.
WELL" he said, 1T is evident that my
daughter did not pick you out for your per-
Ional attractions. Hence l must conclude
of value. Take her, my boy, she's yours
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03


written from Washington, C.
"Aow express gratitude you
One
and Besides of
spring tonics 1t is excellent catarrh remedy."-
DAM A. GROSVENOR.
In a recen he
Peruna I whe
acquafnances
country asking genuine Invariably
ans AG
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03

j" I have been
troubled all my
life with catarrh
in my head. 1
took Peruna for
a b o u t thr ee
m o n t h s, a n d
now think l am
pe e rm a n e n t l Y
cured. l believe
that for catarrh
in all its forms
P erun a is the
medicine of the
age. 1t r e S
when all other
f-sI
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
Keepin. the Average.

Keeping the Average.
Miss Jones-Did you shoot anything, Mr..
Bates?
Mr.. Bates (hesitatingly)-Yes-er-er-a
brace OF ducks.
"Wlld"
- "Er-er-no, but the farmer was."-Stray
Stories.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03

The cost of producing poultry meat
on the farm is less than for the pro-
duction of pork and beef, and yet ID
sells for as much and is better eating.
Don't neglect the farm hocks.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03

good word for the tonic that brought me
immediate relief. Peruna cured me of
bad case of catarrh and 1 know it will
cure any other sufferer from that dis
ease John Williams.
a Congressman's Letter.
Hon. H. w. Ogden, Congressman from
Louisiana, in a letter written at Wash
ington, d. c., says the following of Pc
runa, the national catarrh remedy:
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-12
From the q. of L. =.
Detroit. Mich. May rs, 1902.

Detroit, Mich. May rs, 1902.
The Detroit Leather Speciality Co.,
Gentlemen-I have been wearing the
F. P. Sargent glove, which is manu-
featured by your company. for the past
six months and am convinced that for
durability, wear and style they have
no equal. The new laced thumb,
which you have adopted. in which
YOU have done away with the clumsy
rivets and uncomfortable stitching, so
commonly used, is all you claim for 1t,
giving 1t a freedom of motion not
possessed by any other working glove
| have worn. l can heartily recon-
mend your glove to anyone who wish
es to wear a good. substantial. stylish,
asbestos tan glove, that is made by q
firm using the Union Label.
Respectfully Yours,
A. LEO KENT. Sec. 81
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-12
Sailed Without a Rudcer

One of Britain's battleships just re-
Gently accomplished the remarkable
feat of sailing over 1000 miles without
a rudder. and which reflects the great
est credit on her officers. The record
of cures back of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters certainly reflects great credit
oil the ability of this medicine to cure
stomach, liver and kidney disorders.
even after other remedies have failed.
During its fifty years experience it
has never been known to fail in cases
OF dizziness. loss of appetite. insom-
ria, headache. Indigestion, dyspepsia,
liver and kidney troubles or malaria.
fever and ague. Ii view of such a con-
vincing record we feel justified in urg-
ing you to try it at once We know
you will be satisfied with the result.
The genuine must have u Private
Stamp over the neck of the bottle.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-12
For Over Sixty Years

Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup has
been used by millions of mothers for
their children while teething. If dis
turbed at night and broken of your
rest by a sick child suffering and
crying with pain of Cutting Teeth,
send at n C. and get a bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup" for chill
dren teething. 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Depend
upon it. mothers. there is no mistake
about it. 1t cures Diarrhoea. regu-
lates the Stomach and Bowels, cures
Wind Collie. softens the Gums, reduces
inflammation, and gives tone and energy
to the whole system, Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup" for children
teething is pleasant to the taste and
is the prescription of one of the old
est and best female physicians in the
United States. Price % cents a bottle.
Sold by all druggists throughout the
world. Be sure and ask for Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup"
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-12

The infant had been put to bed
against his will, and. having got there,
showed no inclination TO go to sleep.
He called his mother In to kiss her
good night nee more, to give him a
glass OF water, to put another cover on
the bed, to tell her something very i'm
portant. to ask her how to spell North
Carolina and to explain why he hap
pened to be her little boy instead Of
Aunt Bertha's. Finally she rebelled.
you simply must go to Sleep" she
commanded sternly. II shall not come
into this room again tonight" She re-
tired to the next room, and before long
he called her.
mo, I'm not coming. Nothing will
induce me to come to you again"
"Tll bet l can make you come
boosted the youngster.
"I1l bet you can't" replied the exas-
perated parent.
There was a pause, n then the
small voice, raised to its utmost, ex-
claimed, The devil and all his works.
He won his bet-New York Post.