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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

Pierce, who IS the founder and medical
director of the Invalids Hotel and
Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, New York,
says, vthere is no reason why women
should suffer If they will take the
proper means to cure those Irregular
ties which lead them to a miserable
existence"
Women suffer in girlhood from back
ache, spine ache and headaches, fol-
lowed by Irregularities, painful or disa-
greeable, and as result diseases of the
womanly organs are more common than
any one but physician in active prac-
tice could suppose. It IS often the result
Of days of girlhoOd passed in over
crowded public schools, or worse, IN
jail like boarding school for young
ladies. The brain is crowded, indigest-
ible foods disturb the stomach, the body
does not get healthfu1 growth, and the
undeveloPed woman leaves school to
plunge into social designations, followed
only too closely by the taking up OF
wifely duties and response Utilities to-
wards a husband who has only noticed
her beautiful face. The woman suffer
ing from continued nervousness, weari-
hess, wakefulness, headache and back
ache, needs the advice of a physician of
large experience. Perhaps the Physi
clan Of the largest experience IN the
Diseases OF Women is DR.. r. v Pierce,
Of Buffalo. y Y. The Young wife
desiring the advice of a physician IS
deferred therefroIn BY bashfulness, and
50 are many younger women, single
women, and we should advise these to
write at once to DR.. Pierce, who will
treat their correspondence as strictly
confidential, and give them an intelli-
gent medical opinion of their cases
without cost.
After long experience in the treatment
of wonlanly diseases, Dr. Pierce evolved
a vegetable tonic and corrective which
he called DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton. This IS a purely vegetable prep
aration, without a particle of alcohol
contained in it
Backed up BY over a third of a cen
fury of remarkable and uniform cures. a
record such as no other remedy for the
+ diseases and weaknesses peculiar to
women ever attained, the proprietors
and makers of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
+ scription now feel fully warranted in
offering to pay $500 in legal money Of
/ the United States Tor any case of Leucor-
rhea, Female Weakness, or Falling of
+ Womb, which they cannot cure. All
they ask IS a fair and reasonable trial Of
their means of cure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09
From Cherry Blossom Land.
The Japanese Give Good Example.

TT is a proverb of Cherry Blossom
Land that a healthy stomach is the
Il basis of all strength. Good nature
Is also recognized as Of great import
ance. The japanese as a people are re-
markable for their health endurance,
patience and skill. They have a system
of physical training which IS universally
used. It is called the jim Jitzu, and BY
this they regulate diet, bathing. cloth
ing, breathing, muscular development
and boxing. They have a philosophy
that good humor is followed by good
health. They try to Danish worries, and
believe that a cheerful view of life is
good foundation for strength. Such phil
Osophy could well be adopted by our
American people. We are apt to be too
serious.
They have many sayings in Japan
similar to our own One is that ia
woman Is as old as she 1ooks,s but
japanese woman's face Is usually as I'M
wrlnkled as a baby's. Although the
japanese women do not usually have the
well developed figures of our American
women, yet they do not gather wrinkles
from worry nor suffer as do our Ameri-
can women. What is it that makes our
American women often pale, sallow-
faced, with dark circles under the ewes
and very often old at forty-hve when
they should be in their prime? In more
southern climates like Japan the women
live closer 10 nature-they live simple,
homely lives and do not Worry because
they cannot dress as extrayagantlv as
their neighbors, nor do they have the
ambitions and jealousies of their neigh
bors to contend with. They eat whole
some food and do not practice high
living. To keep young a woman must
keep healthy and strong When she is
run down with the pains and ills which
come periodically among our women
kind, she adds years to her looks,
wrinkles develop, and the woman really
suffers untold agony. There IS no real
need for this if she will practice right
living, recognize her bodily needs, prac-
tice hygiene all of which knowledge
she can obtain from some reliable med
ical book like Dr.. Pierce's Common
Sense Medical Adviser, which can be
had by sending him thirty-one cents for
the cioth-bound volume, or twenty-one
cents for the paper bound. DR.. R V.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

plant gray give a pretty definite idea
Of prominent shades.
The majority of the smartest i'm
ported tailormades have full skirts
full clear to the girdle- 4 large num-
Der of such toilets are without the
sign OF a gore, the volume being pIait-
ed or shirred, according TO the whim
of its maker Take such a skirt. cut
it with two inches on the floor in front
and a [ the sides, and You have this
springs masterpiece OF the Partisan
couturiere-a garment made without a
/ thought of the exigencieS of pedal
movements. It is just such extremes
that are driving the feminine world to
open rebellion against such impedi-
ments- To every one it is obvious that
if the bouffantry of skirts is encOur-
aged, the introduction of the hoop skirt
or a modern guise of it is certain with
in a twelve-month. That is what the
Paris maker is aiming at. May his
plans meet defeat and his allies be dis
comhtedt
It is only in the ranks of short cloth
tailormades that the hip yoke remains.
and there it is likely to stay so long
as amplitude at the foot is demanded
The fulIness has been gradually creep
ing upward, until now it is frequently
within ten inches or even less Of the
top. For stout figures the hip yoke
cut in one with a front panel is a boom
In wolfe, silk and other thin fabrics
skirts are shirred or plated directly
into the girdle. but unnecessary fulness
is discarded by means of cores or by
cutting the plaits out from under
meath.
The heaIthfuI nursery is one that can
be easily cleaned. Woodwork that will
not stand wiping. upholstery that can
not be washed, carpets that cannot be
taken out in the sunshine frequently,
and walls in rough paper that gather in
and make cosy habitatiOns for microbes
are no longer considered wise and
[ wholesome furnishing for room in
which a small child is to live
The modern nursery is, first Of all,
absolutely and hygienically clean; sec
ond. sunshiny and well ventilated and
third very simple in its furnishings,
with no confusion of color to beWilder
the eye and pervert the taste
If you want a nursery that is easy to
clean it must be furnished with this end
/ in view, for no amount of perseverance
and patience can make it easy to keep
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09
MEN MAKE BEST SERVANTS
So Several Philadelphia Housekeepers
EmphaticaIy said.

EmphaticalIy said.
Preliminary stems toward establishing
in this city a training school for SER
wants were taken by the Housekeepers'
Alliance. at their monthly meeting Fri
day. This action followed long dis
cussion OF the servant girl problem,
which Mrs. John H. Converse. president
of the alliance. characterized as the
greatest problem confronting American
housekeepers-
A committee consisting Of Mrs. George
NJ Ball and Mrs. J. R FOulze was ap-
pointed to select a suitable house, to be
equipped as the home of the school
When the alliance convened. a pro-
gramme with several different subjects
for discussion had been mapped out. 1t
was not followed The inevitable prob
lem bobbed UP. and little else was talk
ed about. Some one said that foreign
immigrants cannot now be induced 10
accept places as servants, and women
sighed in despair
Every woman present had a griev-
ance which she voiced in language
foIceful and unmistakable One had
had five servants in as many weeks
They were inca pable, they ran out
nights: they did not do their work
properly. and talked back if reproved;
in short, they were altogether impossi-
bic, and this particular woman was IN
sore straits for household help.
Another had discharged all her girls.
and was training men for household
WORK one luouslL Ll4iS il-i6At - q "a.
tial solution OF the problem she said
men are more capable, that they sweep
more Clearly, dust more thoroughly. and
do all kinds of homework better than
girls.
A chorus OF approving acclamations
greeted this information. implying that
others had found in the manservant a
partial solution Of their difficulties
The term chambermen instead OF
chambermaids was freely used in the
discussion and in all seriousness. one
housekeeper said that men make beds
excellently well and are very tidy, that
is when properly trained. She said that
white men were available for this pur-
pose as well as negroes, and that they
do not seem to consider IL any humilia-
ton as do girls of the same class.
It was pointed out that il is indeed
very desirable work. all being perform
ed in a nice warm house and with most
comfortable surroundings--Phila
Inquirer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

and playthings. with a large shelf under
meath to hold tools and bulky TOYS.
,J 49, 49, ~, fie-13 - 1eeeil7
The bathroom, just of the nursery. was
pa psred with Wnltss Lapte ollel01n ; nc
] the floor was covered with cream Hnite
linOleum- And the closets in the BATH
room and nursery We're also papered'
with white table oAcloth- as were also the
shelves.
On the panel between the double win
high up out Of reach of shipping baby fin
gers And there was a screen with a
frame of Flemish oak covered with Gre
tonne, 50 that at night there was plenty
of air, but no draught-
You have no idea how pretty it was,
how easy to arrange and how beautifully
clean II could be kept with a few min
utes' work in the morning and a couple
Of hours once a week
Every morning. right after the small
child's bath, when young Mr. Impor-
airing, the windows were opened wide-the
floor busted and spots wiped from the
ter Just a pinch to bowl of water; then
the bed made up. the room tidied and all
Once a week all the woodwork was
wiped with warm borax water. a tea
spoonful to gallon of water and all the
bed linen changed. and once month the
pillow covers and curtains We're all
laundry day. adding only a little extra
work. The borax water not only cleans
the cretonne beautifully. but keeps the
color from running or fading
Some women insist that all the baby s
dishes. as well as clOthes-should be wash
ed in borax suds, but this seems adding a
burden to the busy mother. except with
sickness in the nursery. when washing
things in borax water is not only cleans
ing. but extremely antiseptic-
The wise mother who designed the
white nursery is thoughtful about what
ornaments she puts in it. She has books.
Of course. and growing plants. few
simple vases for flowers. but no useless
bric-a-brac and no pictures until the ba-
bv's mind is old enough TO be benefited
with them. not merely distra cted and tor
mented with them. as baby's nerves are
very sensitive. indeed. both to color and
variety OF objects in the room--New
York Tribune
our physical traits. our mental en-
dowments. are gifts of God, and the
same thing is true of the moral virtue
we may possess The excellences Of
natural disposition are bestowed by the
grace of God. and in these as we'll as fl
character itself we see colors as diverse
as the rints of rainbOW--Rev- DR..
Stevenson. Presbyterian. New York
Courtship is the enchanting view
from a safe distance and marriage is
climbing the mountain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

plain to the modern eye unless she is
modishly dressed and give a woman
clothes and the knack of wearing them
and she will create the Illusion of
beauty whether she has it or not.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

Courtship is the enchanting view
from safe distance and marriage is
climbing the mountain
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-02-04

As is always the ease when ighl
colors have been fashionable for some
time, there Is a revolution in favor
Of dark one 50 this year there VII
be many dark costumes vSrh- But
there are some charming browns and
greens and purpies. and 4 shade q
red In the American Beauty rose color.
and ali OF these are thought Tery
smart
The black cloth or black velvet COS
tune. however. or The very dark
brown. viii be the most popular Of
my. and the same ooloring is carried
out in the afternoon and evening
wraps. But IN these days 30 many
gowns are requisite. and also 50 many
wraps. that Il would eem possible 20
the woman Of wealth to have all the
different ooions In q winter outfit
Harpers BsEar.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-02-04

The softly waved hair ia drawn back
loosely and twisted { n = ionK een from
the nspe % the neck % The rsry tof
Of the head. where Il = arranged ir
fwo or three yHnE. above the pompa
cour. IN the indeutsti0n made b. the
coil Il placed q spray Of small nOSert
and foliage. pinned closely 20 the bead
or a long marrow comb. exaetiy e.
right singles % the way hack cv-hs
have been worn for 80 long A rery
smart ona Was seen the other caT
with her masses Of fair hair d03e 10
this new manner. and q bali inch
band Of amber ran from the top q
her pearl collar 10 the roWn q her
head-Montreal Herald
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-02-04

EIKELE0

A hot iron o putty from
glass without any injury 20 The win
dow frame.
In starching doilies with fringed
edges il is wei to dip the fringe OF
lace into salt water before gtarching-
In buying canned vegetables or
fruits = considerable saving may be
effected by purchasing by the dozen
cans.
II Is generally thought that q little
starch in pillow slips and handker-
chiefs keeps them clean longer than Il
not starcheA
White velvet. OF broadeioth, can be
cleaned By rubbing with -four or corn
meal brushing Il OF and renewing Il
as often as needed to remove the
dirt
when making boiled starch add 90
Il a small quantity Of gun arabic lpre.
viuusly dissolvedl and salt Clothes
starched with this viii not stick %
thc irrp,
Tincture Of iodine IS valuable fol
ssers3ialng water: four drops ia q
earafe Of water Is Sufficient 70 reader
the liquid d for drinking purpose.
within half an hour.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-02-04

The cain made by George Mixeii
tina, be started Gen. sheridan on his
famous ride Is criticised as follows
by a Chicago Chronicle correspond
cnt.
The letter on s~heridan's ride re-
Gently published contains mor mis-
statements or inaccuracies than Is
often printed In such small compass.
Such statements are nov passed for
facts and a generation has grown up
which. while much interested Ia the
history Of the war and. 10 fact. eager
10 read "reminiscences Of the actors
5n that mighty struggle. has not the
means 10 dincrentiate fact from hc-
ton.
In the hrsi place. the writer OF the
story places the historic Cedar creek
near Winchester. when Il is twelve
or more miles from Winchester Snd TO
the south. City Poiu1, where Grant
was az the time. Is about twenty-five
niles south and west Of Winchester.
in West Virginia Think OF that,
The story has Sheridan leave Fairfax
at ? o'clock In the morning. Nhen
sheridan Ia his memoirs says that he
left winchester II shout > O'Clock In
Tie morning.
This man says he che teller o. the
story VAS AZ Fairiar. and g~leefully
relates how sheridan seemed pat our
when be heard the SQUADS OF can
uonading. as u distant thunder. when
aroused irom sleep No wonder this
incident IL the old veterans most
treasured memory of the war and,
again. no wonder he delights 20 tell
how he rent sheridan ~galioping down
ih> valley at 2 o'clock IN the morn
ing Of Oct ia. 1854 sheridan went
Up Instead Of down the valley.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-02-04

provide fuliness below the stitching.
The waist is made over q smoothly
fitted foundation and closes iuvisi5lg
~ the hack beneath the edge a. the
box p.ait The front Is tucked % yoke
eepta. the back Tor It's entire iength
and the sleeves above ne elboWE al
the tncks being stitched with corH
cell silk The yoke Is free ~ rs loves
edge but Is soined 70 both Waist and
collar al the neck- The sleeves are
snag above tae eihova form son. fan
purs a. the wrists where LheY are
gathered into straight GUS
The quantity q material required
fer tie netirn size IS "a yards q
iachss vide, a. yards 81 inches vide
or ~ yards a Inches wide wt1 SA
yards % banding and : nedallio1s %
trim as Illustrated
The pattern ESQ Is cut In sires
for a -. 81, Sc 3 and ielneh hast
measure.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-02-04

During shcrman's March 20 the
Sea- H was The fortune az the writer
10 De detailed foF forage duty 10 n Of
the divisions Of the seyeatoenth A. c.
one ane autumn day Ne were well IN
advance Of the army when wa came
on a vcgy ane plantation with . large
number % slave cabins. A. ! ap-
preached n Of the cabins ! picked NJ
a small coffee pot A very Old ealoFed
met me al the door aud the
following colloQuy cHsned.
"Aunty. how cid are yopf
"nunao: spcct Use about q hun.
bred"
~Auntie. can ! have this coffee pots
-Are you a Linkum soldierf
Eyes. ! am a Lincola soldier"
~Yes. tale a. take everything IL
got. Thank Godl the year % lubh
lee has eomei Thank 0odi I'm free.
I'm free," And old aunty went shout.
INK across the plaza; The year Of
Juhils has comei Tn freol I'm fresl~
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-02-04
snat 49, b ehssslaInsa

The amartest thinEs In chstcisi1es
calling card eases AID sAopping lass
are those trimmed with euchesss lace
The bag or card cas- rropeT Il q
white satin. vita the lace tue same
sise for as gsifnr corefuES ne
moantinrs are % psarl. tarQuotsa
raid aaa silver These novelties arN
q course. too expressive 60 - AEy
thiug but exclusive ne uomaa Wko
has to her possession bsts -
dueAesse lace oeesd pal them % 10
better use tAsn 10 make oae q these
ealnty card eases o. h&ndkerchlef
bags
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-02-04
measure.

A kitchen table can be kept clean
and white BY spreading over It a thin
coating Of chloride OF lime. letting il
remain all night and washing Il on
next day.
When making mustard FOR table use
after adding a little salt and sugar. II
boiling water Is used FOR mixing the
mustard viii be cooked. and the raw
taste eliminated
Fine coal ashes are most useful for
cleaning the bright spots OF the kitch-
en- range and the fender. Dip a piece
Of slightly damp aNnnes Ia the ashes.
scour the steel and a brilliant polish
will result
To Prevent window Glass Sweating
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-02-04

Two hanta upbn the breaat,
And iRb0F'a dcHes
Two pale fest crossed in feat-
The race n Won
Two eyes With crin-Wetghts shut,
And ~ tears .naFas
Two lips where grief q mute.
nEe at pace
% pray ~ oftentimes. mourning our lot.
God In Ais kincness auswereth not
Two hands 20 work addrese
Aye for His praiea.
Two feet that nsrer rest
Watkins HiE Ways
Two eyes tina i1oh above
Through all their tears.
TIVE lips sflii breathing love-
Not wrath. nor fears"
- pray We Afterwards. low on our knees
Pardon those errlng prayers Father hear
Uesei
-DInah Maria Muiock craiG
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-02-04
8 WITH THE
A VFTEDANN

paroled 100 Union prisoners whom he
had fectntiy esptured e Hanover aad
vicinity. Il was 81 this point that
Col. Venable Of Cen. Robert Y. Lees
star. attempted 20 reach Stuart az
Dover and order him 10 move toward
Gettysburg. but he was unable 20 pass
through Kilpatrick's line, which vas a
few miles 10 the west. Stuart was
stiil unconscious Of the whereabouts
Of the remaining part Of the Army Of
Northern Virginia. He proceeded
northward through Dillsburg 10 Car
Isle. where his advance. under Fitz
hugh Lee, sheiled that town and
burned the government barracks
there. Meantime the battle Of Get.
tysburg was in progress. Stuart then
hastily marched toward the scene OF
the battle. arriving there on the even
Ing Of the second day. Il is this fact
that gives Importance 20 the cavalry
engagement a. Hanover, and makes Il
one OF the most historic spots IN
southern Pennsylvania. II Is this fact
that <d the Pennsylvania legislature
one year ago 20 pass a bill. which
was signed by the governor. appro-
priating 1880 for the erection Of a
cavalry statue. or monument. IN Cen
ter Square. Hanover. where a part OF
the hand-to hand fighting took place.
OF the sixty-tvo Union soldiers
wounded, the ofhciai report shows
that t~hirty.twO we're ssber cuts. Gen.
~Pleassnton. who commanded all the
cavalry Of Meade's army az Gettys-
burg. stated 10 me, az his home in
washington. in 1892. that the engage
ment az Hanover was IN every sense
a battle, and was one OF the chief
causes that decided where the great
contest between the invading army,
under Lee. and the Army Of the Po-
tOmac. under Meade. vas TO take
place. His headquarters on June 30.
1863. when the fight took place AZ
Hanover. we're sixteen miles to the
southwest, al Tarrytown. Nd and
near the headquarters Of Gen. Meade,
the sixth corps. under Gen. Sedg'
wick, was twelve miles south Of Han
over. Gen. SIocum. with the Twelfth
corps. was Al Lfttiestown. nilel
southwest OF Hanover. These facts
obtained from omcial reports. vii
show the condition of affairs when
the battle at Hanover ended and Stu
art found himself in close quarters
and in danger OF capture.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-02-04

m~edaiions. but all
the seasons mate
rails are appnopn-
ate. AID the yoke
can be o. lace. Or
embroidery or q
bands as nluEtrst-
Cd. The full lenEth
box plalt AZ the
back is q feature
and gives q be
coming long line.
Ehne the tufks in
front sna sleeves
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-02-04

By gold buttons The t1cks a 4he
back give a becoming and tzperlzg
line 70 TIE figure. while those ~ tie
front provide friness heiOE OEe- re
bust To make the EsiEi fu- q wo-sa
Of medium size vii Be required "a
yards q o. u or ~ yards - lzeses
vide. vita 4 yard q velvet
A Nay NErton pattern No asia,
sizes 80 to %, and VII BE mailed %
any address or receipt q ten cents
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-02-04

$1,000 80 ~ MlEN AAAI 1aA H
piped seams. braid "a tSs % waist
or applied trimming Of any suitable
sort.
The skirt Is cut in nine cores. al OF
which fare freely below the knees,
but ITS with perfect snugness over the
hips. When habit hack Is used the
center back cores are cut OF a. indi-
Gated lines and the closing Is made
invisibly at the seam. Plaits can be
stitched as illustrated or pressed only
as preferred.
The quantity OF material required
for the medium size is 81 yards q
inches wide. As yards "a inches wide.
or as yards 81 inches wide when ma
terial has Squire or nap: ~ yards -
or Sh yards So inches wide when ma
terial has neither figure nor nap.
The pattern 462e is cut In sizes for
a %. "a. &c. IS and s0-lneh waist
measure.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-02-04

A new and most inexpensive az veil
as effective way Of trimming under
garments. shirt waists. sofa pillows
and ehIldrcn's clothing is the nrier
stitching which can be easily accom-
plished BY the woman who has def
fingers. The garment should hrst
have a pattern traced lightly on :,
with a pencil. then the worker may
proceed 70 feather stitch with iustre
hoEs or any Of the wash silks.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-02-04

@ IT. Trudeau OF 81 Alhans. VI
bought thirty coon skins, fox
skins and thirteen mink skins This
II itself would be a remarkable pur.
chase Tor z single day without a
freak purchase that Mr. Trudeau
made This particular purchase was
that % an almost albino coon akin,
the sur being bat siightiy unged a.
the ends with dark aud the tau being
very slightly barred.