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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-12-20

an it's hooks, crooks an zizzags
will draw ye annythin' from SIM
pie silkolane socks to the ayvil
complications av straight froont
coorsit blanket. Yez don't how to
stand there thryin' to raymimber
which way the grain in yer shurt
rooms, nor ayven think av shurt
at all, fer if Ping has it yell git it
an no QUESTIONS axed.
Personally, [ am a firm belaver
in wash tickets, Individually, me
Observation-Disclosures foorbids the
carryin' av thin, an collectively, l
niver take chances wild annythin'
more complicated than an ordi-
nary Japanned pants button.
The foorgoin' synopsis kills the
same burd twice, in that it intro
duces the resder to part av the
dramatis persona an acts, inter-
mittintly, as a background fer flu
ture devilopmints. Upon the
delivery av the countiss' missage
I hastily tillyphonef wan back an
thin, listed the vault dure to see
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-05-02
A Remedy For Lock-Jaw.

We do not make a practice of print
ing the numerous sure cures for the
various ills that the flesh is heir to-
which are printed i'm the newspapers
The following from Green's Fruit
Grower seems so simple and so little
calculated to do any injury and the
disease is so hOpelessly incurable that
it will do no harm to test it if Oc-
casion arises.
He had a case of tetanus here: the
patients jaws were set and he was
supposed to be beyond relief. DR.. Gray
took wooden water bucket, placed in
it One-half of the contents of an Or
binary five cents paper of smoking to-
baccO, poured upon it about one gall
on of hot water. and when cooled suf-
ficiently administered by enema. In
one hOus the patient was out of danger
and is alive to-day. A few months
later L had pet pony, which L had
procured for my sons use, attacked
by tetanus, caused by her having step
ped OH a rusty nail. L followed the
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-05-02
Whole No. 1916.

purchase. On account of it's size he
offered it to me at the reduced price
, of $1.OO. which L paid and placed the
| fish in my wagon. Then the fish man,
at my request. told me all his expert
ence. He had continually changed
his occupation. Beginning as a farmer
he had left farming to deal in horses
for which he took a peculiar fancy.
Then he left the horse business. This
business he left for a patent-right
venture, which seemed to promise
great things Not succeeding i'm this
he went back to farming again, then
his wife died and he gave up farming
and picked up his present occupation
of peddling fish. Every enterprise
that he abandoned left him poorer than
he was before.
Here is a lesson for young men. Be
careful in choosing your occupation,
selecting one that seems best suited
to your tastes and inclination, and then
stick to it through thick and thin.
There may come years of discourage
ment but remember that every line of
business is profitable if well conducted.
Put much thought into your business.
Do not aim to succeed by over work
or over physical eXertiOn, but depend
upon your brain and your enterprise,
to be Il leader in your line
of business
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-05-02

An old prOverb says: Laugh and
grow fat" Another says; ''It is better
to laugh than be crying" The follow
ing from Success gives expression to
the same idea in better form:
Laughter is undoubtedly one of Ma
ture's greatest tonics. 1t brings the
disOrdered faculties and functions in
to harmony, it lubricates the mental
bearings, and prevents the friction
which mOnOtOnOus, eXacting business
engenders. 1t is a divine gift bestowed
upon us as a life preserver, health
promoter, a joy generator, a success
maker. Life with the average man is
too serious at best. Never lose an
opportunity for relaxation from the
stress and strain of your business or
profession. Every draught of laugh
ter, like an air-cushiOn, eases you over
the jolts and the hard places on life's
highway Laughter is always healthy.
1t tends to bring every abnormal con-
dition back to the normal. 1t is
panacea for heartaches, for life's bruis-
es. 1t is a life prOlOnger. People who
laugh heartily keep themselves in ply
steal and mental harmony, and are
likely to live longer than those who
take life too seriously
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-05-02
Sofa Beans and Their Value.

Have any of our readers tried sofa
beans? If so what is their verdict
They are becoming quite popular far
ther north, whether they would be
equal to velvet beans for Florida or
not we do not know. They would have
one advantage, as they do not make
long climbing vine, but grow upright,
they would be less trouble among trees.
We quote a question and answer from
the Southern Agriculturist:
Wish you would give us an article
on sofa beans. Peas are scarce and
1 am thinking of trying sofa beans in
an orchard for hog pasture and hay.
The SOFA bean resembles a cow pea,
except it has stalks that stand UP
about three feet high, and has from
$50 to 200 pods, with four beans in
each. The Japanese eat the beans.
In South Carolina it has produced
fifteen bushels of beans per acre; in
Georgia has yielded 1900 rounds of
beans per acre.
Three pecks are necessary 10 seed
an acre. When the beans are ground
and fed to cows they produce riCi.er
milk than COW peas-equal to cotton
seed meal 1t is excellent to go into
the silO with corn for enSilage.
Planted after the 18th of April it
will be ready to harvest in 100 days.
Make rows three feet apart, dropping
six beans to each foot in row. The
sofa beans are nitrogen gatherers and
enricherS of the land
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-05-02
The Fish Peddler.

A correspondent of Green's Fruit
Grower tells an incident of personal
experience which emphasizes the truth
of the old proverb. A rolling stone
gathers no moss. These homely old
sayings usually have a foundation in
experience.
On our way to Green's fruit farm
one day in June l saw approaching in
the distance peddler's wagon. 1 had
just been thinking that l would buy
roast of beef, or something, to take
to my friends with whom l expected
to take dinner unexpectedly, as l saw
this wagon approaching. When the
wagon came alongside mine | recOg
nized the fish peddler as Il man whom
had not seen in twenty-five years,
and who, twenty-five years ago was
starting in life with prospects seeming
Iy as good as mine. He did not ro,,~=
nize me but l made myself known to
him. He was entirely sold out of his
load except one large fish which was
too large for the average family to
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-05-02
A Perennial Celery.

In the Agriculturist of Jan. 24th
we printed a item from an exchange
about Il new celery which was per-
ennial. In the paper of Feb. IA, Mr..
Z. s. Gilbert took up the subject and
expressed the opinion that it was not
a celery, but some other member of the
same botanical family, the Unbelli-
ferae, and probably Archangelice.
1t seems that he made a close guess,
but did not hit the exact plant, as will
be seen from the following from the
Rural New Yorker
''Silver King Hardy Celery. This
is advertised as new vegetable Won
der. everlasting. and hardy in all eli
mates. The root is claimed to be per-
ennial. sending up large round stalks
early in May that bleach perfectly
when earthed up, followed by two or
+ ret nOre crops later in the season.
re =, is said to be equal in table
quality to the ordinary late kind. Tons
of it have been marketed at a good
profit i'm Ontario, Canada, where it
originated as sport in a neglected
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-05-02
Advantages of the Weeder.

advantages Oh Cne weeuer.
This tool is not common i'm Florida,
i'm fact we have not seen it or heard
of any one using it. Some may not
even know what it is like. 1t is cul-
tivator or with teeth or wire, much
like those of a hay rake 1t scratches
the surface and acts like a rake. If
there are no large weeds it leaves the
surface of the soil level, fine and
smooth The following is from the
Epitomist:-
For four years we have used a two
horse weeder on our farm with good
results We find it of very little ben
eft in wet weather as the narrow
teeth scarcely make any impression on
very damp ground, but as soon as the
surface of the soil dries and forms a
crust, the weeder gets in its most valu-
able work by breaking this crust and
pulverizing the soil to the depth of one
or two inches forming a mulch to
prevent evaporation, at the same time
killing all the small weeds that in
variably start up after each rain.
We have never found the weeder to be
of any benefit on a field where the
weeds have obtained a good fOOthOld
but since two rows or more may be
covered by the implement at a time
there is no necessity for weeds to get
such a start unless the ground is kept
too wet to use the weeder, in which
case the cultivator should be used to
put the field in shape for using the
weeder During the dry season of
1901, we had a good average yield of
corn and kaffir corn as the result of US
ing the weeder until these crops were
too tall to be cultivated in this manner
As there was no rain to disturb the
dust mulch after the crops were laid
by, the moisture below the surface
was conserved to such a degree that
fair yield of both grain and fodder was
obtained. The weeder is eminently
a dry weather implement and so far
as my observation goes there is no use
trying to make anything else out of it,
but during a drOuthy season its adj
vantages are greatly under estimated |
i'm the prairie section. One may culti- |
vate three times the surface with the |
vatOr but the ground should be gone |
over more frequently in order to kill |
the weeds as fast as they appear. If |
this is not neglected too long the weed |
err will be found one of the most Use
full implements on the farm. ]
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-05-02

same course, and in even less than an
hour she was up and eating grass and
lived for years after.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
He HAD A MISSION.
It Was to Burn All the Tenement
Houses in the NeighborhOOd

New York. Nov. Cavalier z. Fin
ney, p years of age, who the police de-
clared. has informed them that he has
a mission from the Lord Ito cleanse
and chastise by fire." was arrested to-
day charged with setting the series of
fires which created CONSERVATION and
did considerable damage in the vicinity
Seventeenth street near Eighth avenue
nue. early yesterday The police say
that Finney has confessed that he set
one OF the fires and that he was pres
ent when several of the other houses
were burning and also at numerous
fires in the upper west side within the
past few weeks. Finney was arrested
in the hallway of q tenement house in
Seventeenth street near Eeightn avenue
carly today. His strange antics had
attracted the attention of a policeman
who followed him when he entered the
hallway Of the house.
What are you up to-" asked the po-
liceman.
Leave me alone" replied Finney, Il
walk around a great deal and some
times go as far as Seventy-fifth street.
Two detectives who had trailed Fin
ney and the policeman say they entered
the hallway just in time to hear Finney
tell the policeman that he had a mis-
sion to perform.
what kind Of mission?" he was
asked.
THE Lord has ZEN me a certain
mission to perform" F'inney is said
to have replied.
You wouldn't rot set fire to a tene-
meat house, would you?" asked the POI
liceman.
I certainly would" Finney is said to
have answered. 81 would chastise and
cleanse them by fire"
Were you at the fire at Twenty
third street yesterday morning."
No was Finney's reply; but I was
told about it by the Lord. I was to
the fires in the Seventeenth and Eigh-
tenth streets"
The police declare that the boy con-
fesses to setting fire to the tenement
house at $50 West Seventeenth street
yesterday morning He is quoted by
the police as saying that he was pass
ing $50 West Seventeenth street when
tise them by fire. He went into the
hallway. he is said to have told the
police and piled a lot of paper against
the gas jet and set fire to the place.
Finney lives with his widowed mother
not far from where he was arrested.
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cal contest, have been v'eeded down to
Il, giving equal representation to all
societies.
]. Percy Ault, 'O4, Of the United states
coast and geodetic survey, is home on
THROUGH He has sailed many thou
sands Of miles in the last four months
having been from San Francisco to
Gaum and back by sail, no other kind
of vessel being used in that work He
experienced shipwreck in the great
typhoon which swept the southern Pa
cific and narrowly escaped with his life
He leaves in a few days for Central
America.
J. L. Bristow. editor of the Salina
Journal, has lately published a critioue
on "Rubaiyat of Hope" written by A.
tow says: The book is a thoughtful
able and interesting discussion of some
of the many mysteries of life and death
and one which every lover of Omar
would enjoy reading"
DR.. w. A. Quayle, always welcome at
Baker, spoke to the students last Friday
morning. He left for Chicago immedi-
ately after, having spent a week with
DR.. Parmenter and family.
A card from Rev. F. NJ. PerriH 'o3
written at Port Said, Egypt says he
will reach Calcutta November 2. Mr..
Perrill has spent the last three years
in Carrot Biblical institute and is well
prepared to enter the mission field He
is probably the youngest missionary
that has ever gone from an American
school with the same amount Of train
ing, being now but II years old.
Don Sewers, '04, who is employed in
the geodetic survey service is home for
a few days.
Friday night the student body gave
the basketball team an O1d-time oyster
supper in the gymnasium, after which
a game was played between the frs
and second teams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
SAILS THOUSANDS OF MILES.
}. p. Ault. Baker University Student,
Ready for Another Voyage.

Baker University. Nov. 23.-The stud
ent body and citizens generally will
have an opportunity to see some fine
basketball games this season Games
have practically been arranged with the
Kansas. Nebraska and Missouri state
Chicago Cr'escents, and Haskell teams.
The Yale team will be in Kansas City
the fore part of January and a game
with them here is planned for. Mana
ger Bacon Is also trying to arrange one
or two games for December.
On next Friday night, the Amphicty-
onians viii welcome all to come to their
held in the college chapel. Ten men
have entered orations, and, of these,
five VIII deliver. All have worked hard
for the contest and a good programme
IS assured.
Lynn Bloom. '05, went to Topeka
Monday to take up his work as ad man
on the State Journal. He should exper-
he has had quite a little experience in
this kind of work He was business
manager on the Orange for three years;
he looked after this work for the Bald
win Republican the last year he was
in school and since that time he has
same capacity He is a good man, a
hustler and the State Journal is fortu-
nate in securing him to fill this posi-
ton
The 7. NJ. c. A opened its lecture
course Monday night by the appearance
of DR.. Austen *. de Blois, pastor Of
the First Baptist church OF Chicago.
This course has been well patronized
and promises to be q permanent and
popular one DR.. de Blois was well re-
ceived.
The % orat1ons contesting in the 10
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23

Chelsea, Mass. Nov. 23.-Benny
Yanger of Chicago went down to de-
feat at the Lincoln A. c. of this CITY.
After fifteen rounds of hard fghting
Keferee Jack Sheehan awarded the
aeclslon to Matty Baldwin of Charles
town. The decision appeared to be
popular.
Yanger himself acknowledged his
defeat to Baldwin and accompanied It
BY hearty handshake and congratu-
lationS.
Both men weighed in at 100 pounds
and appeared to be fit for the battle.
Baldwin, If anything. appeared to be
the stronger. In rangers corner We're
Billy Rhodes of Kansas City Jack
Curley, his manager. and Jack Nc
Closkey of Boston. Baldwin was sec
onded by George Dixon and Billy
Gardner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23

the poorest hotel service of any city
that he knows of. probably hung his
hat in the outskirts of the city proper.
AS matter of fact the hotel accom-
modations in Topeka are far superior
not only to those in any other place in
Kansas but also tc those in other cities
in the country which are thrice its
size.
After a several days layoff on &C
count of the snow the Parker-W Washing
ton company yesterday afternoon placed
a gang of men at work and scraped
away all the snow on the east side OF
Kansas avenue between Eighth and
Tenth avenues, and this morning the
paving work has been resumed. The
penalty of SO per day since October Is
is beginning to amount to q great deal
for the company.
Raymond H Pond, former To-
pekan and who was graduated from
the high school in 1894. has been
granted research scholarship in the
New York Botanical gardens. Such
an honor is awarded only to men who
have shown great ability for original
investigation. Mr.. Pond has been pro-
fessor OF botany and pharmacognosy
in the Northwestern School of Phar-
macy, Chicago, I'LL. since 1908.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23

The snow seems 10th to leave.
Clad Hamilton has gone 10 Muscogee
and will be away several days.
The rink will be closed to the public
tonight on account of a private party.
w Y. Morgan has not been in To-
peka since election. This means that
he won't be candidate for speaker.
AS the football season draws to
close the searchers fer an education are
beginning to dig up their basketball
togs.
More rubbers have been sold by the
shoemen during the last three or four
days than have been sold by them in
as many months
A marriage license was granted yes
terday in St. Louis to Harry Lyle
Campbell of Topeka and Miss Middey
s. Neuderf of that city.
A meeting of the veterans of the
Spanish war is called for this evening
at 8 o'clock at the office of DR.. s. A.
Hammel, 1873 Kansas avenue.
An abundance OF rabbits can be seen
at all the grocery and meat stores as a
result of the recent SHOWS which have
made hunting very much better.
Forty families of Russians are said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
Catarrh of the Stomach
A Pleasant, Simple, But Safe and Eff
fectuaI Cure for It.
cosTs NOTHING TO TRY.

Catarrh of the stomach has long been
considered the next thing to incurable.
The usual symptoms are full or bloat-
ing sensation after eating, accompanied
sometimes with sour or Watery risingS,
a formation of gases, causing pressure
on the heart and lungs and difficult
brea hing, headaches, tickle appetite,
nervousness and a general played out,
languid feeling.
There is often foul taste in the
mouth, coated tongue and if the in
terror of the stomach could be seen it
would show q Shiny, infiamed condition.
The cure for this common and obsti-
nate trouble is found in a treatment
which causes the food to be readily,
thoroughly digested before it has time
to ferment and irritate the delicate
mucous surfaces of the stomach To
secure a prompt and healthy digestion
Is the one necessary thing to do and
when normal digestion is secured the
catarrhal condition will have d1sap-
peared.
According to DR. Harlanson, the SAT-
est and best treatment is to use after
each meal a tablet, composed of Dias-
tase, Aseptic Pepsin, a little Nux, Gold
en- Seal and fruit acids. These tablets
under the name of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets and not being patent medi-
cine and assurance that healthy appe-
tite and thorough digestion will follow
their regular use after meals.
Mr.. r S Workman, Chicago, Ill,
writes: "Catarrh is a local condition
resulting from a neglected cold in the
head, whereby the lining membrane of
the nose becomes inflamed and the
poisonous discharge theTefrom passing
backward into the throat reaches the
stomach, thus producing catarrh of the
stomach Medical authorities prescrib-
ed for me for three years for catarrh
of stomach without cure, but today I
am the happiest of men after using
only one box of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets I cannot find appropriate
words to express my good feeling. I
have found flesh, appetite and sound
rest from their use"
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the
safest preparation as well as the sim
plest and most convenient remedy for
any form of indigestion, Catarrh of
stomach, biliousness. sour stomach,
heartburn and bloating after meals.
Send your name and address today
for free trial package and see for
yourself. Address F. A Stuart Co, So
Stuart Bldg, Marshall, Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
NE PAID NEARLY ALL BACK.
But 1t Didn't Prevent His Indictment
fer Stealing.

New York, Nov. 23.-William wes-
colt Bridgemann, white-haired and
sixty, of Nutley. N. J.. has been held
for the grand jury here. He is &C
his former employer, J. w. Hankin, a
contracting engineer. He admitted
the theft. Bridgemann is said to have
lost the money in speculation.
Bridgemann's aged wife tainted in
court when the magistrates decision
was announced. She was taken to her
home and a physician was called who
said the blow might result seriously.
Bridgemann's theft occurred two
years ago and since then he has been
making restitution He claims that
all but $500 of the amount had been
paid. that he expected to pay the re-
mainder and that why he was arrest
ed now he did not know
Hankin said last night that he had
caused Bridgemann' arrest simply
from q sense Of duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
DENTIST FINDS HIS GOLD.
The $500 Stolen From a Leavenworth
Office Is Recovered.

Leavenworth, Kan, Nov. 23.-Geo
Howarton, a stranger here, is under
arrest in Kansas City on the charge
of entering the dental Offices of Dr..
Nelson and DR.. Nichols and stealing
gold worth over $500. Howarton was
arrested short time after the rob-
berries here while he was in the act of
breaking into a dental office in Kansas
City.
Howarton had a large amount of
gold in his possession when arrested
and yesterday morning DIR. Nelson went
to Kansas City and identified the prop
erty as that taken from his office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
A FORT SCOTT ROMANCE.
Theatrical Man and QueneGno Girl to
BE Married. Almost at Sight.

Fort Scott, Kan. Nov. 23-Oscar
Haas, the acrobat performer on the
horizontal bars at the fremont theater
Is a co-victim of a pretty little ro-
nance that had its beginning last
thursday. Haas met Miss Elsie Wood
ward of Quenemo, Kan. after a matt
nee performance and love at first sight
IS announced as the result 1t is
learned from an official source that
Haas and Miss Woodward are to be
married at the theater one afternoon
this week. The marriage will be at
the conclusion of a performance and
Will be witnessed by all the theater
folk. A local minister will oficiate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
TELEGRAPHERs WANT a RAISE
Twelve Hundred Ask Western Union
for Advance in Wages.

Chicago, Nov. 23.-One thousand two
hundred telegraph operators signed
the petition presented to the executive
committee of the Western Union to-
day, asking for a 10 per cent advance
in wages. Reasons given for the de-
sired raise are the increased cost OF
living, advances made by railroads and
IN other lines. and the unexampIed
prosperity of the Western Union dur
ing the past two years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
Captain Seaton Has a Fan.

Atchison. Kan, Nov. 23.=Warden
Haskell of the Kansas penitentiary,
was in Atchison yesterday afternoon to
see Captain Seaton. who is laid up with
a bad knee, as result of a fall during
the slippery weather. The prisoners
Will have a big time on Thanksgiving
day and one Of the amusements will
be a number of boxing matches be-
tween colored prisoners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23

IONS confestIng IN the To-