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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10
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There is a remarkable little girl liv-
ing in the Bronx near the Geological
Park. She is barely three years old,
yet she prefers to play with snakes in
stead of dolls. She loves to handle
them and was disappointed when San
Ia Claus brought her a toy piano in
stead of a mOccasin. She is Gladys
Ditmars, whose father is Raymon L.
at the Bronx Zoo.
Mr.. Ditmars began the study Of
snakes IN childhood and has since car
ried his Investigations into nearly
every country in the world. Like her
father, Gladys has absolutely no fear
OF reptiles, and often rocks a big
blacksnake to sleep in her lap, cooling
to it as she would to a kitten.
The little girl visits her father An
his "den" at the reptile house nearly
every day. and is not happy unless she
IS dragging a huge Ophidian around by
the tail or else in some other Zoo
house poking peanuts into elephants
trunks and making baby faces at the
ferocious lions.
Just now she has a four foot snake
at home to play with when she is not
with her father at the Zoo She calls
it indigo Indigo generally sleeps
in a bag of silesia placed in a leather
suit case. and it does not like to be
awakened even to eat. Consequently
when Gladys pulls it out of its bag for
a romp on the sitting room floor, IN
I
cry, creepy motions, and sticks out its
tongue in a very naughty manner; but,
as it is harmless, the little girl curls
it on her lap and rocks and caresses its
blue-black skin until it is content to
nestle down and close its eyes.
Once Gladys picked up poisonous
moccasin by mistake and it struck her
hand. Even this did not alarm the
child, and remarkable as it may seem,
there were no attending symptoms of
poisoning. She seems to have been
born, like her father, without the in
stinctiye dread of creeping things
which is natural to humanity She
even liked them when baby in arms
and would cry and hold out her hands
when she saw them.
Mr.. Ditmars says the child evidently
! inherited her traits
Il buy all the toys that would ordi-
narily amuse a child" he said. "but
she will forsake them to play with the
snakes As use several species in my
! lectures for the board of education
often keep them at home over night
| Sometimes I have as many as a dozen
/ harmless reptiles in my bag, and
! Gladys will pull them out without the
/ slightest aversion. Baltimore Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

The insurance companies seem to
have pressing business in Albany just
at present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10
ABOUT TIME.

They haven't vet begun Offering re-
wards to the man who finds John D.
Rockefelle fillmore sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

Id leafs der resd Ut der Cidy Coun-
Gil in doubt es to vedder dey shouldi
call a plumber und hat 11isder Svend-
son shut ouf er call a blackschmidl
und hafshiss ballance-yeel fixed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

One OF the chief charms Of the CITY
of Paris at present seems to be the
absence of American grand juries-
Houston Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

The women suffragfsts IN convention
demand a square deal. too. Some of
their more frivolous sisters prefer it
cut bias.-Boston Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

No Won can blame AIisder Carter fer
chumping hiss chob- It hat chused
been dfscofered dot he would nod hat
drawn any sellery fer tree years. und
dot der Ministerial Onion subscrip-
shun vas mosdly on paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

I INTENDED to utilization dis space py
remarking dot some uf der candidate
touchers would hat to go to work, but
bod Casting worked all night und
beats me to dot sveetly solum fought
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

viii doubtless make a good choice for
the governor, but someway it looks
peculiar to a plain citizen on foot that
Governor Hoch should not be allowed
60 make such a purely personal ap-
pointment as his private secretary
without having It censored and blue
penciled by two self-constttuted bosses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

Vile Misder EdhoW was interviewing
dot Spinks, he should hat ask her how
oldt ISIS Ann? %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

The craftsmanship Of the Republican
state committee IS squirting pretty
hard IN the direction of D. A Valentine
and is acting as If It might make a
dash at him. And the Clay Center
editor. being game in one leg. would
very likely find it difficult to escape
should the job really start out to run
him down. Incidentally it might be
remarked that It might chase far worse
men for the place. There is a POSSIBLE
fly that It might get hold Of a better
one, but the chances are somewhat re
mote. Mr.. Valentine is pretty good
politician; he knows practically every
body and he would probably be about
F as independent Of senatorial candidates.
as any chatham could be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

Among der greadesd resendt crimes
ISIS der addempted killing uf Misder
SQUAD py der Assassanating Bress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

The way the Atchison Globe sees it,.
''s-ne excitement in Topeka has reach C
that stage whers pictures are appear
ing IN the papers Of the -schlitz Com
bine a horrible reptile with fires COM
ing out of It's mouth. Triumphant men
with big waists to show that they like
beer. are riding on top while ground
under the feet Of the monster are sick
~ looking children and women who
look like pictures of Before Taking. a
man with a Noble countenanCe. and
whose name is The Press, is poking
TIE monster in the eye. while another
Still Nobler man with an axe, whose
name IS The Church, is preparing to
chop the horrible creature IN two"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

This weeks OIathe Mirror says:
'sOne. OF the strong men of the Meth
odist conference will be DR.. W. c.
Evans Of Topeka. who is leading the
evaugelishc meetings at the Presby-
terian and Congregational churches
DR.. Evans is an able orator and a con-
vincing speaker. The people Of To
peka showed their appreciation of him
IN the way they turned down at the
primaries the gang that insulted him
at the county committee meeting
While the last sentence Is q little pre-
mature # is sincerely to be hoped thai
today's primaries will make It true
and bear out the Mirrors statement
concerning Topeka's attitude toward
the popular Elk Methodist minister.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10
4 SATURDAY SERMON.

Woe to him that buildeth town by
blood. and stablisheth a. city by iniquity.
-dabukkuk z.1s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

Ting fer der Bitzness Ofls.' '-Proferbs
4-11-44.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

fer Princess Ena's handy Assas-
sanated Dress from Yurrip.
Hank Kinks hat chused closed a
deal NIT Seth Simpson fer a fine Hol-
stein heifer. Mos idem from der
Chungleville Gazoot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

Tonight a gang Ut reborters viii
wissid der pilling places to gedt der
returnss. Some uf der coundry- safers
vich ISIS counding der bullots will yell.
"Gedt oudt, We ISIS bitzy." Some more
uf der same viii say, Jaw, Wait vouce
vile We gif der chendleman der fig
gers"
Sadt to state, der goot-natured Won
ISIS nearly always a member uf der
gang vich dfat nod fote like der
bapers told him to, und der goot
peoples loos a few more points fer
game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

laple to gedt kicked by der neck. he
ask fer shmall change, ind redt q.
poke IN der chew. Id ISIS 2s fer hiss
und vile he ISIS Looping away to der
larche weeds you may hear dot re-
frain:
Oh, aindt Id sad, fer We
Haf lOsd our apple tree.
Und now@@ers sure to be
A awful scarci-tee
Ut e-zee Drinks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

'sKink Alphon haf formally asked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

IND now comes der sadt season
ven der politician grader iss suit
tenly seperationed from hiss free
lunch undt drinks. Uf he abbroach
a candidate alder sefen tonight, he iss
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-14
jo1s DANNY DEJlsNcj LiNeRs "a eRAcEfUA GOWN f0R
-

and gray, red and black, and green
and blue. Many tailor-made gowns
are trimmed with white muslin frills,
edged with Valenciennes, and not only
does it finish off sleeves, but also the
edge of bolero coats. The skirts
which accompany the check velvet
blouse or bodice are usually made to
match one of the colors in the blouse.
Fine embroideries are introduced on
the collar and cuffs. A pretty after.
noon gown shows skirt and bodice
made of blue and white velvet, with
trimmings of dark blue silk, richly
embroidered with white silk.
The figure on the left of our large
picture shows the design for girls
simple evening gown in heavy cream
Liberty satin. The full folds are, you
will see, SO arranged as to give the
fashionable Empire effect at the back,
while softness of lace is held in on
the corsage by bands Of satin, fastenl
ing on either side in flower like ros-
cites. The sleeves are entirely formed
of the lace, and Of course touch OF
color can always be supplied by a
couple of long-stalked pink roses, in
which case it would be pretty to have
soft satin ribbon in the rose shade
threaded in and out of the lace and
tied at one side in a big bow.
Lace continues to be the fabric most
in demand for smart blouses, and 1t is
frequently relieved by a touch of col.
ored embroidery, applications of Chi
nese needlework being particularly eff
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-14
BEEF TEA REQUIRES CARE.
Time Must Be Given for Extraction Of
Nutriment.

Every home nurse is Supposed to
know how to make beef tea, yet it Is
surprising how many failures are to be
recorded in this apparently simple
operation. The fault generally is that
too little time is given TO the cooking.
The point to be borne In mind is that,
as far as possible, the whole of the
nutriment of the beef is to be extract
ed. The best method of doing this is
to proceed as follows; Remove all the
fat and skin from one pound of fresh
gravy beef, cut it up in small pieces
and put it into a stone jar with pint
of water and little salt. Replace the
lid of the jar and let it stand all night.
The next morning place the jar in
saucepan of boiling water and let it
simmer gently, but never boil, for five
hours. Strain the fluid through col
ander, but instead of throwing away
the residue of the meat pound it in
mortar into a pulp, pass it through a
wire sieve and add it to the beef tea,
says Woman's Life. Beef tea made
according to this recipe contains all
the fiber and albumen of the meat, and
is therefore much more nutritious than
beef tea in the form it is usually given.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-14
PUTTING GLAZE ON BREAD.
Simple Matter of Introduction Q
Steam Into Oven.

The glaze on Vienna rolls and bread
Is one of the reasons that this deli
cious breadstuff Is SO popular A
glaze on other breads also has fire.
4uently been desired According to
the statements of an authority on
bread-making, this glazed surface eff
feet can be produced by the admission
of steam into the oven while baking.
It Is done in this way: Place an open
pan of water in the oven, and let it
heat long enough to give off sufficient
steam to saturate. the air in the oven.
When the loaves are put in they
should be quite cool, and owing to
their GOODNESS momentary condensa-
ton of steam is effected over the
whole surface of the loaf. The steam
coming in contact with the loaf rem
ders soluble the starch on the outside
surface, and as the water dries off
leaves a soluble starch, a part Of
which has been converted into dextrin.
This also serves the purpose of keep,
ing the interior of the loaf moist by
preventing the rapid evaporation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-14
Flowers Of DOUGH.

Suzanne Meyer, young Alsatian
girl of Paris, makes flowers of dough.
Her work is SO beautiful that she has
attracted customers from far and
wide, and her creations have been &C.
cepted by the Salon des Artistes Fran.
caises. She began experimenting four
years ago, and found that bread
crumbs, moistened and worked with
the fingers formed a material more
plastic than clay, more transparent
than porcelain and yet without the
brittleness of either. 1t is practically
unbeatable and is capable of assum.
ing alike the richest and most deli
cate hues. She places her dough ma
terial on a palette, much the same as
a painter does. With no tools, except
ing a pair of scissors, she fashions
delicate pansies, red-hued roses and
leaves and flowers of all varieties. 1t
is an art that requires patience. Miss
Meyer passed five months on the
spray of forget-me-nots and honey
suckle which she exhibited at the sa-
lon this year. A single rose cluster,
including flower, bud and stalk, takes
four days to make; daisy one day.
Other flowers more simple in construo-
ton, demand less time. A violet, for
instance can be made in 20 minutes,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-14
TO COPE WITH GROUP.
Remedies the Mother Should Have on
Hard for Emergencies.

When doctor cannot be secured
promptly in an emergency it is neces-
sary to have good remedy always on
hand when children are inclined to be
croupy
A mother who will provide herself
with half pint of raw linseed oil cen
fight the worst case of Group she may
meet with.
1t Is said to be an unfailing remedy,
and for quick results it beats anything
else which can be given for that dread
disease.
Half Seaspoonful is a dose, unless
the child is choking very badly; then
give teaspoonful.
1t acts two ways. In the first stage
of Group, where there is not much
mucus, it is loosened and carried off
through the bowels.
In the second stage it causes vomit-
ing, but, unlike ipecac, it leaves no
soreness of the throat as an after dit,
ficulty.
1t is rarely necessary to give more
than one dose, when the child will get
relief and go to sleep again.
This simple remedy is one that IL
within the reach of every mother and
one that can be kept on hand at all
times, and while it is in the house the
dread membranous Group need cause
no terrors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-14
Had Politician Puzzled.

You find it interesting, do you not.
Mr.. Klymer," said the young woman
with the spectacles and the high fore,
head, ito watch the variations of the
index number from time to time, as re-
cording either the effect of the admin
istration's attitude toward the vested
interests of the country or the fiuctua.
tons of the standard of value?"
"Er-yes; exceedingly" said the ris-
ing your politician.
"The ordinary accepted opinion, of
course, is that rise or fall of prices is
in accordance with the law of supply
and demand as relates to commodities
in general, but you, doubtless, have
grasped the fundamental idea that
these record merely the appreciation
or depreciation of the monetary stand
ard, more or less money being required
chandise, the variation taking visible
form in the apparent increase in the
general level of prices? Is it not sou
''Why-h'm-"
you hesitate to commit yourself,
perhaps, on account of questions of
policy and expediency, until the align
ment of the great parties as to the
abstract questions involved has be-
come more sharply defined?"
"Heavensi" he exclaimed, half an
hour later, as he made his escape. 81
don't mind a merely intellectual young
woman, but this ones financier and
a political economist, and I'm burned
if don't believe she was making fnn
of mel"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-14

wa-ays iv polls day-tictives, an
don't want We FIR to be botherin' mo
with ye-er fool QUESTIONS. Ye'd ha-avG
thin all brought in, an ye'd Examine
thin an make thin prove they was
MT tn vans, an sift' it down till ye'd
got it bechune few iv thin. Thin
mebbe ye'd la-and ye'er ma-an through
some wan tellin' on him SOS to keep
fright with We, or mebbe some felly
on tn outside w'u'd tip it off to We so's
ye'd give him little more shwing
Ohio! they's lots iv wa-ays Nv get
tin at tn fac's without tra-acin' a
crime up. That used to be tn OF
way, but It is out iv date. First find
out who did it an thin artist him. was
tn OF rule, but now t is, First artist
ye-er ma-an, an thin find If he's tn
wan, or If he knows the wan ye
wa-ant.' Nv coorse they's EXCEPTIONS,
but this is tn regular wa-ay."
"And what would be the next thing
for me to do?" asked the youth, some
what distressed by having his ideals
thus ruthlessly shattered.
'Ye sh'u'd throw out ye-er chist, puff
on a big see-gar, an say, IT was
hazard job, but I done it,"
''Is that all?" asked Horatio.
"Oho! is that ALP" repeated Police
man Flynn. eff We c'u'd see tn time
some iv tn day-tictives puts In doin'
it, ye'd sa-ay t is enough"
Policeman Flynn, it is hardly neces-
sary to say, looks with some contempt
on the average police detective, be-
lieving that he is man who gets most
of the glory, while the patrolman does
most of the work, but that perhaps is
natural in a man who is patrolman
from choice.
"Still. a man NAV do work in his
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-14
Black Chocolate Cake.

Cream, one-half cup of butter, beat
in one and one-half cups of sugar,
then two beaten eggs. Add one-half
cup Of sour milk in which one tea
spoonful of soda has been dissolved,
two cups of flour and one teaspoonful
of VANILLA Have ready two squares
of chocolate melted, stir in one-half
cup of boiling water, and when
smooth and well blended, stir it into
the cake batter. Bake in square tins,
making two layers, then put white
frosting between the layers and over
the top.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-14

aye sh'u'd Throw Out Ye'er chist,
Puff an a Big seegar an Say, 'Twas
Hazard Job, But Done IT,"
own way, / suppose" suggested Ho-
ratio, after a moment of thought.
"F'r sure" answered Policeman
Flynn, "but t is ha-arder wa-ay."
"An' if he does really good piece
of work he gets his reward?"
"R-right We are"
What is it usually?"
"M-m-m, WELL" returned Policeman
Flynn, thoughtfully, "that all day.
pinds. Sometimes t is wan thing, an
sometimes t is another. Sometimes t
is promotion, an sometimes t is not.
D. we ray-mimber tn time whit down
tn chute an arristed gang in tn
cellar?"
Eyes, indeed. Did you get reward
for that?"
81 did"
what was it?"
81 was locked tn price iv tn coat
rooned goin' down tn chute"
Copyright, 1906, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Copyright, by the Century Coz
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-14
Plum powdx.

Scald and stone the plums and to
two cups of plums add one-half cup
of stewed apple. Sweeten to taste and
add little cinnamon or nutmeg. Put
one-third of fruit into buttered pud-
ding dish, dot with butter and lay
strips of pastry across. Add some
fruit, butter, pastry, fruit and top
crust of rich pastry. Bake 80 to 40
minutes in a moderate oven.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-14
A Laundry Secret.

The best way to wash dainty neck
scarfs is to make strong lather in
boiling water; when nearly cold wash
the scarf quickly. Then dip it in
cold, hard water in which some com.
mon salt has been dissolved Ito pre-
serve the colors); rinse, squeeze and
hang out to dry in the open air, pin
at its extreme edge to the line, and
the more rapidly it dries the clearer it
will be.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-14
How TO Keep Cake Fresh.

Cut slice of new bread about an
inch thick and place in the tin with
the cake. This will help keep the
cake fresh for some tune. The bread
must be renewed when stale. An
apple placed in the CAKE tin will an
swer the same purpose as the bread
and should also be renewed when
withered.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-14
Her Preroaative.

mo. will never be a public speak.
err"
cit is easy enough"
Il wish you would tell me how"
"You should practice making
speeches to your wife when you are
alone together"
"You don't know my wife."-Hous
ton Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-14

fective An unusually pretty blouse Is
evolved from coffee-colored point
d'esprit, the narrow vest down the
front, the neck band, and tight cuffs
to the elbow sleeves, being of white
lace, the pattern embroidered in rails.
ed white silk and gold and silver
threads.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-14
Rivals.

Gunner-Why are those ships act
ing so queerly out there in the bay?
Guyer-I don't know. They are sis
ter ships, though.
Gunner-Well, that accounts for
it.
Guyer-Accounts for what?
Gunner-Why, I bet they are Dirt
ing with that big man,o'-war over
there Chicago Daily News.
The Newtown bee., 1906-10-12
IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
BY REV CLARENCE BEERS.

The following letter copied from the Madison Sentinel, paper of South Dakota, will be read with interest by the many friends of Rev Clarence Hawley Beers, grandson of Robert N. Hawley of Newtown, deceased. MT Beers is rector of the churches in Madison and Howard, s. D. Any one reading the letter and following the account of the round trip by the map, can form the best idea of the route taken in it's entirety:
 Leaving Howard Monday morning, July Is, rode v,a Mitchell and Plank ington to Kimball. making g little over 100 miles. The next forenoon brought me to Chamberlain, where was delayed for half day with wrong cylinder oil. found the hills out o1 the Missouri valley pretty steep and hard climbing in the gumoo after g rain the night before, but made Presho that Wednesday afternoon. Al Presho I met MT Walter Scott, who has claim southwest of town neal that of Rev MT Norwood. The couu ] try all around Presho is the best saw l west of the river and promises wei 1 for the future of that town. l cal l not say az much for the country around
 Murdo, the present terminal of tn
 Milwaukee railway, which I reaehe'
 Thursday forenoon after going up an