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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27

A meeting of the chancel chapter
of Grace cathedral has been called
for 10 o'clock Monday morning at
the cathedral Business of import
ance requires full attendance of the
members.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27

Miss Clara Miller gave a dinner at
her home, 713 Monroe street, Friday
evening for her guests, Miss Nellie
Norton and Miss Florence Miller of
St Joseph, asking besides Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Miller, Mr.. and Mrs p
NJ. Miller. Mrs Cox, Miss Eva Cox and
Miss Kate Miller
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27

Those who would like one of the few
remaining books of quotations may OBJ
tain them by sending so cents to Mrs.
Kate Arlington, Council Grove, Kan.
These Quotations Books contain the IA
vorite quotations of most of the promi
nent club women of the state.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
Merrlek wouIdn,t araIk shop. .

Henry L. Merrick, who until his
death recently was the paragrapher
on the Washington Post, was FIRE.
quently invited to dinners and recep-
tions in the hope that some OF his
scintillations might be heard there.
Pop" Merrick, as he was known to
his friends. was not much of a talker.
At one reception all conversation
turned toward him in the hope that he
might make some bright remark. He
did not, and finally his hostess came
to him and said:
"Mr. Merrick. we thought you might
say something bright, but you haven't
said a word tonight hardly"
Madam" Merrick replied haughti-
ly, your father is a dentist Does he
pull teeth at receptions? New York
World.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
&c % Twenty1Five Ladies.

The Defiance Starch Co. will give
20 ladies a round trip ticket to the
st. Louis Exposition, to five ladies
in each Of the following states: ILL
nois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Mis-
souri, who win send in the largest num-
Der of trade marks cut from q ten
cent, 16-ounce package OF Defiance
cold water laundry starch. This means
from your own home, anywhere in the
above named states. The trade marks
must be mailed to and received by the
Defiance Starch Co., Omaha. Nebr, be
fore September LIST, 1904. October and
November will be the best months to
visit the Exposition. Remember that
Defiance is the only starch put up 16
OF. "a full pound to the package. You
get onethird more starch for the same
money than OF any other kind, and De-
hance never sticks to the iron. The
tickets to the Exposition viii be sent
by registered mail September 6th.
Starch for sale BY all dealers
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

backache, and when weary or worried
in the least had prolonged headache.
am now in perfect health, enjoy life
and have neither an ache or pain,
thanks to Peruna. Lucy NJ. Riley,
1t is olonger a question as to whether
Peruna can be relied on to cure all such
cases. During the many years in which
Peruna has been put to test in all forms
and stages of acute and chronic catarrh
no one year has put this remedy to
greater test than the past year.
If all the women who are suffering
with any form of female weakness
would write to DIR. Hartman, Columbus,
Ohio, and give him a complete descrip-
ton of their symptoms and the peculi-
arities of their troubles, he will imme-
diately reply with complete directions
for treatment, free of charge.
Address DIR. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanltarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
lahor on RalIrond EoIdnrn.

The average person who picks up
railroad time folder does not realize
the amount Of work which the Prepar'
alton OF such publication involves.
A big western railroad has a general
time folder made up from sixteen diff
ferent divisions operating time tables
The folder contains 1000 names Of
towns, gives the schedules Of over 500
trains, and whenever there is a change
in time 10000 figures have to be care
fully checked and corrected.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
WORKED HARD FOR SUCCESS.
French Statesman Deserves Honors
He Seems Sure Of.

He Seems Sure Of.
NJ. Doumer, Frances coming man."
who may be the next premier, and
who at the present moment is the
leader in the race for the presidency
of the republic, is a remarkable fig
ure. The son of working people, who
could afford to give him only an ele-
mentary education, and who brought
him up to the trade of working lock-
smith, it was not easy for him to fill
up the vacant educational gaps. But
he did it by dint of privation and
hard work, part Of the money he
earned as workman going to pay
for his books and instruction. Thanks
to pluck, he eventually succeeded, and
thereupon abandoned his trade as a
locksmith and became a journalist.
He wrote for some time with great
success for the Progress de st. Quen-
tin, local paper, and his talent as a
journalist was his first steppingstone
to fame. Paris followed and he be
came editor of the Voltaire, and short
ly after entered political life.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
FORCED HlMsELF no woRk.
Queer Way Historian Prescott Had
for Curing LaEiness.

~ PAaN'n E@N"NeNa
Rollo Ogden, in his brief and very
readable biography of William H.
Prescott, the historian, cites many
passages from the diary showing Pres.
colts hebit of fiogglng himself to his
work by making wagers with his sec
retaries that he would complete a CIV
en- task by a certain day, the odds al
ways heavily against himself. pres
colt always took this betting on his
own industry with perfect serious
ness. Sometimes he would radiantly
greet his secretaries with You have
lost! You owe me dollar And he
would exact payment. Occasionally
he would, with woebegone counte-
nance, produce and pay over to the
protesting secretary the $40 or $50
he himself had lost" One deliberately
made memorandum witnesses that a
bet of 81 to $50 had been made "be.
tween e. B. Otis and William H. Pres.
colt, Esq, the latter betting $50 that
he will write 100 pages of his His
tory of Peru in 100 days" The docu-
ment is signed William H. Prescott
and Edmund B. Otis, but the latter
subjoins the following: 81 promise ON
my honor as a gentleman not to re-
lease Mr.. Prescott from any forfeiture
that may incur, except in such cases
as are provided for in the contract
this contract being made at his de-
sire for his own accommodation only.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
star Of Immense Mannltude.

The conception Of the magnitude
Of the star Campus. which is regard
as the greatest body in the universe,
is dificult indeed, even wkan Mr..
Gore of the Royal Astronomical soci-
ETY. furnishes the sun as step by
which the imagination may raise
itself. One has some appreciation
OF the size Of the earth with its cir
conference of $4,000 miles. The sun
is more than a million times as large
as the earth. The mass Of Campus
has been weighed automatically and
found to be one million times greater
than that Of the sun.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
New York's Women smoker.

The smoking woman Is by no means
rarity in New York. She has cum
ming little tricks 70 conceal the vice,
but she cannot hide it from the shop
keeper. A tobacconist, Of the me
tropolis, remarked recently that good
part OF his trade in Turkish cigarettes
and other fairy brands is made up of
SNARE society women. He says most of
them pick up the idea while abroad,
where the practice is common and in
dulged in the open.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
NJ Halrs Familir Pills for con,tlpatIon.
Dean Sage to Have Memorial Char

Dean Sage to Have Memorial Chapel.
A memorial to Dean Sage-who gave
many thousands of dollars to Cornell
university, with the condition attached
to each gift that his name should not
be published-is to be built in the
shape of a stone pulpit in Sage chapel.
This gift will be made by Dean Sage's
brother, William H. Sage, of Albany,
who will enlarge the chapel building
to carry out the original plans OF their
father Henry w. Sage, whose memor.
ial the chapel is.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
DOCTOR ADVOCATED OPERATION
PE-RU-NA MADE KNIFE UNNECESSARY.
MFRS. EVA BARTHo, 1913 East 18th
kVA St., New York City, N. Y, writes:


kV1 St., New York City, N. Y, writes:
'I suffered for three years with leu
corrhea and liberation Of the womb.
The doctor advocated an operation
which dreaded very much, and strong
Iy objected to go under it. Now l am
a changed woman. Peruna cured me;
It took nine bottles, but felt so much
improved l kept taking it, as dreaded
an operation SO much. 1 am to-day in
perfect health and have not felt so well
for fifteen years. Mrs. Eva Bartho.
Mrs. Senator Roach, of Lari.
more, NJ OAK; Mrs. Senator War
rem, of Cheyenne, WyO.; BeIVa
Lockwood and Mrs. General Long
street, of Washington, d. C., are
among the prominent ladies who
indOrSe Peruna.
Miss Helen Rolof, Kaukauna, Wis,
writes:
Several times during the past two
years or more my system has been
greatly in need of tonic, and at those
times Peruna has been of great help in
building up the system, restoring my
appetite and securing restful sleep. ~
Helen Rolof.
Miss Muriel Armitage. 80 Greenwood
Ave, Detroit, Mich, District Organizer
of the Royal Templars of Temperance,
writes as follows:
II suffered for five years with uterine
Irregularities, which brought on hys-
terra and made me physical wreck.
tried doctors from the different schools
of medicine, but without any perceptible
change in my condition. In my despair
called on an old nurse, who advised
me to try Peruna, and promised good
results if 1 would persist and take it
regularly. kept this up for six months.
and steadily gained strength and
health, and when l had used fifteen
bottles l considered myself entirely
cured. l am a grateful, happy woman
to-day. Miss Muriel Arnitage.
Miss Lucy NJ. Riley, 80 Davenport St. ,
Cleveland, Ohio, writes:
Il wish to add my Endorsement to
thousands of other women who have
been cured through the use of Peruna.
l suffered for five years with severe
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
Deafness Cannot Re Cured

BY local applications hs they cannot reach the dis
eased portion Of the ear. There IL only one way TO
cure deafness and that by constitutional remedies
Deafness ia caused by en- inaamed condition Of the
mucous lining Of the Eustachlan Tube. When this
tube is inhhmed you have runibling sound or I'M
perfect hearing. and when is entirely closed Deaf
ness IL the result and unless tho Inflammation be
taken out and this tube restored to s normal cOnd
tion hearing will DO destroyed forever nine cases
out Of ten are caused by Catarrh, which IL nothing
but an inhamed condition OF the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Deafness Caused by catRrrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure. send for circulars. free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Bold by Druggists, 7hc.
Take Halrs Family Pits for constipation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
The American Eagle to the Rescue.

A. l.. NJ. Gottschalk,, the American
consul at Guayaquil, Ecuador, tells a
good story about the difficulties he
Bulate premises because of the dep
relations of the boa constructors. The
big reptiles have a failing for mon.
keys, and these agile little pets must
keep a constant lookout for them. If
Jocko drops into a doze he is likely to
wake up dead"
On the occasion with which the
story deals a monkeys life was saved
by the picture of the American eagle.
The consulate sign all over the world
is a fine reproduction of the king of
birds, in full color, and with outspread
wings. A new sign had just been re.
ceived and was waiting ON a chair in.
side the room. A big boa constructor
chased the house monkey across the
yard and through the open window.
Jocko was making good race, but a
losing one. He was in the corner
Quaking with fear, and very near to
deaths door, when his pursuer con-
fronted the picture of the eagle in its
menacing attitude. A snake fears
eagles even more than 1t Graves mon.
keys, and that particular reptile turn
ed tail and went out of the window
as quickly as if the devil was after it.
That monkey was smart monkey
and now, whenever it wants to take a
nap, it goes to roost over the picture
of the eagle.-Mexican Herald.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
Example Of Chinese Thrift.

The Chinese are very thrifty peo-
pie. The Rev. Mr.. Sears, a Baptist
missionary to China, in a letter to
friends in Mexico, Mo, relates that
the body of the head of a family of
his acquaintance was kept by his
economical children until their
mother died, so that both could be
buried together. In this way, the
needless expense of providing two
graves was avoided.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
A STRANGE Animal,

The okapi, the strange animal a
short time ago discovered in central
Africa by Sir Harry tombstone, is
now thought to have been known to
the ancient Egyptians. The old mon.
uments show so-called animal OF
set" a desert quadruped variously
supposed to have been a fox, a musk.
rat, a dog, a camel and even a fabu.
lous animal.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Russian Editors Polite Invitation.
In view Of the repeated complaints
made on the part of the public as to
the lacking interest IN our newspaper,
the editor begs the disconnected to be
kind enough to call on him about
o'clock for a personal interview.-Ga-
zeta, Samar, Russia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
To STUDY American pentlrtrv.

DIR. Floreston Aguilar, dentist to the
king of Spain. has arrived in this coun-
try to study American methods Of fill
ing and pulling teeth. The doctor is
professor of odontology in the Univer.
sitv of Madrid.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Don't you know that Defiance
Starch besides being absolutely supe-
rior to any other, is put up 16 ounces
in package and sells at same price
as Bounce packages of other kinds? ?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
And Immediately.

r. s. Braniger, a Maryville (Mo.)
merchant, accidentally picked up q
live tarantula in one of his show win.
dows the other day. When he discoV.
cred what he had hold of he let go.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
Sensible Housekeepers

will have Defiance Starch, not alone
because they get one.third more for
the same money, but also because of
superior quality.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Dealers say that as soon as q Gus
toner tries Defiance Starch II is i'm
possible to sell them any other cold
water starch. 1t can be used cold
or hnilnh
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
Retne an Honest ToWn.

Berne has the reputation of being
the most honest town in Switzerland.
II is said that not a single article has
been lost within the city without be-
ing recovered,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
Should Have Made Use of Il.

The latest southern desperate shot
by sheriff's posse was distinguished
for always carrying a Bible as we'll as
rife. If he had been more faithful
in his reading of the sacred volume he
might have been less indefatigeble in
his use of the rife.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
Our Vanished Loved Ones.

Still on the lips of all we question,
The finger of Gods silence lies;
VIII the lost hand i'm ours be folded?
VIII the shut eyelids ever rise?
o friend, no proof beyond this yearning,
God will not mock the hope He giVeth,
No love He prompts shall vainly plead
Then let us stretch our hands in dark
ness,
And call our loved ones DER and Ger;
Some day their arms will close about us,
And the old voices speak once more.
whittier
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Hundreds Of dealers say the extra
quantity and superior quality of De-
hance Starch is fast taking place Of
all other brands. Others say they
cannot sell any other starch.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
innovation in Berlin.

Berlin has its first female BARRIERS
the vile and daughter of a hair.
dresser. In Bohemia, Hungary and
Scandinavia there are many women
harbers
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
satisfied n Was = sue..a..

The story Of a Scotchman who at.
tended a funeral which lasted two
days, is told by Norman y. Mack Of
Buffalo. On the second day, having
imbibed too freely, he rose and pro-
posed the health of the bride and
groom.
A friend urged him TO sit down, say
Ing, This is not a Wedding; It is a
funeral"
We'll" retorted the Scotchman,
whatever it is, it's a grand success"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
Advice For chewina.Gum Girls.

A Southern educator says to girls:
Chew gum if you will and have to,
but first lock your door, turn out the
gas and crawl under the bed"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
A long Bottle Story.

A bottle which has been on its way
for two years and a half has just been
picked up near the Hawaiian Islands.
From its contents it appears that it
was thrown into the Mackinac Strait
in 1900 by Mr.. Rocher of Illinois. 1t
appears to have fioated down the Mis-.
sissippi crossed the Mexican Gulf and
the Atlantic, doubled Cape Horn, and
drifted on the Pacific until picked up
a distance of 10000 miles or SO.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
- nnaEnIIn HERE HAWAIIAN

Ho! FOR RoSEBUp RESERVATION,
South Dakota 5000 acres land open under " s. draw
ing RegiHtrauOn begins July 8; ends rs Fifteen yAar
eEperiehce In Oklahoma land openings Ny korthwest
ern once will be 81 BOnesteel, s. OAK Send = ctt for
my Land Manual, containing proclamation and com
plete information. soldiers desiring agent should
write me. DlCk ], hORGAh, haneateol houth Daksta.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallIble
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. W. SAMUEL
Ocean Grove, N. j., Feb. II, 1900
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Storelkeepers report that the extra
quantity, together with the superior
quality Of Defiance Starch makes 1t
next to impossible to sell any other
brand
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

DON'T SPOIL YOUR CLOTHES.
Use Red Cross Ball Blue and keep them
white as snow. All grocers. &c. a package.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

GOOD HOUsEREEPERs
Use the best That's why they buy Red
Cross Ball Blue. At leading grocers, cents.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

EaTe permanently cured. No cts or nervoueness arts
W. FIRST days OF DR.. KBes Great Nerve ReatoI
Or. Send for FREE oR. 90 trial bottle and treaties
DA h II. KLINE Ltd, o1 Arch Street. Phade phia. Pl
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-26
AN ALL DAY SHOOTING MATCH.
A Colored Gill Wins Building Lot
in IL Guessing Contest.
especial to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer
Salisbury. n. c., Nov. 25.-Yester-
day was a general holiday i'm this Sec
ton of the State and many sports
were INDUCED in by pleasure raeke"s
from this city and surrounding coun-
try. a large party including about
two hundred men from Salisbury ar d
Spencer participated in a shooting
match at the latter place which lasted
all day. The contests were conducted
by Mr.. D. w. Shaw, of Spencer, who
gave fifty or more large turkeys TO the
successful participants as announced
by the Judges. Mr.. r. II. Hester
an employee of the Spencer shops,
won fifteen turkeys.
Maggie Williams. a colored servant
in the employ of Mrs. A. w. Hicks at
Spencer, on yesterday received notice
from a brokerage concern doing bust
ness in New York, Chicago, and Wash
ington. advising that she had been
awarded a valuable building lot in
New York as a result of being a sue
cessful contestant in Il guessing scheme
promulgated by the brokerage concern
as an advertising medium. The Wo-
man. who seems 10 have a fair de-
gree of intelligence, has been following
up the guessing contests of the same
concern for some time and has already
received number of valuable prizes.
The residence of Mr. J. NJ. Maupin,
a prominent real estate man of this
city, was practically destroyed by fire
last night. The blaze originated in the
second story and had gained consider
able Roadway before the fire depart
ment reached the scene.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-26
Throw Out the Line
GIVE THEM HELP AND MANY
RALEIGH PEOPLE WILL BE
HAPPIER.

"Throw out the Life Line
The kidneys need help.
They're oyerworked--Can't get the
poison filtered out of the blood.
They're getting worse every minute
Will you help them?
Doan's Kidney Pills have brought
thousands of kidney sufferers back
from the verge of despair.
viii cure any form of kidney
trouble.
Miss Sallie A. Clements, of Vicks-
boro, Warren County, n. c. writes: Il
had such terrible pains through my
shoulders, back and loins that l could
not sleep at night and could not lie
on my right side at ALL l was unable
to work. / finally happened to hear
of Doan's Kidney Pills and began us
ing them. The result is that now
can rest comfortably at night and
work at all times without being both
cred by these pains. l certainly am
grateful to Doan's Kidney Pills for
what they have done for me"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name. Doan's. and
take no other.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-26
TWO MEN BADLY INJURED.
One on the \. c. l.. at Jonesboro. One
on the Southern Near GoIdstOn.

Especial to News and Observer
Jonesboro, n. c., Nov. 25.-Robert
Harrington, colored brakeman on a.
c. l.. freight train was badly injured
this morning by being knocked from
the top of a car. The train had stop
ped at a tank to get water and as 1t
was leaving the tank Harrington was
struck by the water pipe projecting
over the track and knocked off into
the river. one of the other colOred
men on the train jumped into the
river and rescued him from drowning,
and he was brought here this evening
where he was piven medical attention
by the companys physician. Harring-
ton lives here. and after being eX-
amined it was found that he was badly
injured about the hips, but he is rest
ing as well as could be expected.
There was also a similar accident on
the Southern Railway near Collision
yesterday evening. The fagman. u
youn~ man by the name of Timber
lake was swinging on to the caboose
when he was struck by the corner Of
the platform and was badly, injured.
He was hurt in the back, and also
had fracture of the skull. He was
brought to Sanford this evening, ana
after doing all possible for him there,
ii was decided best to send him to
Raleigh to the hospital for further ex-
animation and attention. and he was
sent there last night over the S. A. L..