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 particle of skin left on her body, the blood oozed out just anywhere, and we had to wrap her in silk and carry her on c pillow for ten weeks. She was the most terrible sight ever saw, and for six months looked for her to go to her mama, but thank God and his agents, she is alive and well to-day and she will be three years old the seventh of December and has never had Q sign of the dread trouble since.
 II used every known remedy to ale viAte her suffering, for it was terrible and ar t1eis; them went Rr: to c@I~ and got pr. B- and he and Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment saved her. He recommended the Cuticura Remedies, or said we were right in making use of them. As nearly as I can remember, we used eight cakes of Cuticura Soap and threa boxes of Cuticura Ointment; but you must take into consideration that hers was an exceptional case, for an old and good doctor said that it was the worst case that had come to him in forty years. I have always hinged on Cutioura Soap to keep her skin soft and to give her Q pure complexion. James J. Smith, Wood and Metal Pattern Maker, Box 234, Buena Vista, Va, Got. IA and 22. l9o6."
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-04

Daily Average for February, 1908. .l4,o0O Sunday Average for February, 1908 .ls,ssS E S. Noble. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duiy s"orh aays:
 The foregoing statement of The Advertis. ers circulation for the month of February 1e0s, 10 true and correct, and compiled aftef ail returns from news boys. news agents apoiled and left over copies have been ae- dnrfad B S. NOBLE
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of March. 1908
 SsEAI) RIGA ALEXANDER.
 Notary Public
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-04

hours after the birth of our child and I had to raise the baby on arti- hcial foods. Six months after birth she broke out and I had two doctors in atten d ce.
 There was not a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-04

mouse nibbled a signature from a will and deprived San Francisco wo- man of a $5.000 legacy. We wouldn't give cents for the mouse's chance Of living if the lady ever found him. and she won't jump on a chair when she sees him, either.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-04

The lonE-expected has arrived at last. That which has been antici- pated and sought for has come. The following paragraph tells the story in few words:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-04

policeman up in Pittsburg has ar- rested a boy for whlstling the Merry Widow Waltz" Other boys please take warning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-04

Two men in Pennsylvania have sworn out warrant for the arrest of a woman who beat them so with e club coddle world this is getting to be.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-04

hit upon the novel idea of having a room in the church set apart where babies can be checked while theIr par ents go to service. We presume nurses
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-04

young girl who was married to an old grey-headed man in New York not long ago now wishes to obtain a di- vorce from him because he lies in bed every night playing Home Sweet Home" on a mouth organ out of tune And yet some women kick because their husbands won't stay home nights. It's a funny old world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-26
THE REAL HERO.

Produce the hero medal
And hand 1t TO the man
Mo daily Sits the ashes
And puts them In the can:
w no tends to the old furnace.
And keeps the basement neat
And eshovels or the enoWdrffte
From his side OF the street
The fellow rare and able
Who In the daily strife
Remembers every message
Entrusted by his wife
AND who the smallest errand
VIII never, never slight
remembering everything he was
10 bring her home at night
The man who doesn't argue
But says: You may be right
AND let's the thing go by the boards
Berore he strips to fight
Who takes his wife's Opinions
Though wrong. and lets them so
Ano never turns to murmur,
My love. I told you So"
The gentleman of daring
Who almost breaks his back
To rescue little children
From OF the railroad track
May worthy be of honor
And almost sprouting wings
B4t give to me the hero
Who tends to little things.
Nashville American
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-26
PLAYING FAvoRrTEs.

The aim of the National Civic Fed
Grafton in asking that the antitrust
law be amended SO as to permit or
sanizations Of farmers and labor
unions to exist without falling under
the ban Of that law Is good or bad,
according to the point of view OF those
who come to the study of the question.
One thing Is certain in this business
The obpeot of the federation is a good
one as far as 1t goes, but 1t does not
go far enough. 1t does not get to the
bottom Of the question involved. There
Is no reason for excepting labor and
farmer organizations without also
placing the entire body of business
organizations IN the same list. 70 put
the case plainly the supreme court
has interpreted the antitrust law to
mean something much more than was
ever in the mind of those who framed
and those who passed the bill origin
ally.
The intent Of the author of the law,
the late Senator Hoar. was that bust
ness combinations should be forbidden
to practice monopoly, or put up prices
arbitrarily, and should be punish ed
only II they actually violated the law
by their acts. But the supreme court
held in the famous Northern Securi-
ties case that though no sentence of
the law had been violated, yet a com
bination might be forbidden without
any proof Of wrongdoing. and that
capacity to break the law was the
same as actual fracture Of It.
All that need be done without
amendment of that law Is to declare
that there must be evidence OF actual
breach Of it before any organization
shall fall under its ban. Then labor
unions and farmers unions and bust
ness unions of all kinds will be placed
on the same footing before the law.
Anything short of that is special legfs-
ladon which is not to be tolerated.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
rFrorn the Chicago News.l

rFrorn the Chicago News.1
A round steak is good for a square
meal.
In looking out for No. widow
looks out for No. 1.
The average woman Is vain enough
to believe that she isn't.
Multiplying her words seldom adds
to a woman's popularity.
Actors who are eEged or the stage
ought to make a fresh start.
If some people were to speak their
minds 1T wouldn't take them long.
Many a man who claims to be look
ing for work looks the other way.
Men who speak before they think
have occasion to offer many apologies.
A mans headache seems q lot worse
when he didn't have any fun acquir-
ing it.
It's a whole lot easier to break the
will of a dead man than 1t is to break
the will of live woman.
1.-The poor you have always with
you said a woman to her husband,
who had a mania for offering excuses.
Leap year girls would rather marry
In haste and repent at leisure than
never have 3 chance to repenf At AL
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HU7H0R OF THE DAY

Mrs. Bloodgood-wou1d you be w1lztng
to marry nouveau rschef
Miss Parvenue-Why, certainly, r. he
had money.-Life.
Well. I'm glad that the Financial furry
Pm sorry to say that that Z f few q IS have
been skipped. viii you lend me a tsnf'l
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pa, what did the man tp tbs 2lay mean
when he said: oh my offence Z ranl<-st
II daresay he had Just boueht q second
nand gasoline auto, my son. "-3altfmore
Mistress Can invalid)-Jans, Thought
told yoI to make some ch4eken broth
M Mistr GookWshurs sh an. q II. na'aan
ma am.-chicaso Dany News.
What would you do" asked the excited
RE Isr sna .b,ss paper should call you
uD s.d sas ls e see II ws: s
form or lick the edftor.'-Cleveiand
Why, Bill didn't know you arsuk.
ow Do n,,to Often tde. but I'm going to run my
mHeh Bound Ga g kn 20 E , oons
PIT aRd f9s ! p haxs en- saess
hi. Y9 9s1sg men, paas ss.a the Old merchant TO
Great virtue in business. It has been my
I LIE sa rule to be at my desk early and
Me. too put IN the bookkeeper, 'som,-
tlmes get here early ana some f3f91es
late. Philadelphia Press.
Cigarette smoking is extremely fn1uw-
tous to the health. -
WHAT'S the differencef It dor,t har<
anybody but cigarette fiends."-C1eveiand
TT ain't near as foolish. said I1rc,e
Eoen. foh a boy to believe in SANITY Claus
as a1 i is 14h Erowedznp man to ST down
Tn going to make a lot OF money WRIT
fnE books, and thsn I'm going TO farm.
and then write bookeTEIIouisyi,e c., ,,,s
ier-JouIna1.
cn tWhas go your wife give you for
TT appears to 20 a bunch Of nothing.
elegantly trimmed inside and out. ana
hand-decorated a1oft ana aIow.S-lWasfffsf-
fngton Herald.
Mrs. stiison." said Mrs o,ac..t,e
whatever her otlaer shortconinEs r, as;
BE- does not lack ap1onnb
Vel We l.. replied sp d her hostess as she re-
become uncomfortsb Bly, tight 4 don! = 1 ses
Why she shouldn't. Her father was q
piumber"-chicaso Record-Hsrald.
Dora would you be willing r., roarr,, q
young man who has to make his own way
IN the world and who has nothing but his
ioye Tor you to recommend him p
him. but at present don't know 81 a nv
itr'-6hicaso TTihuns. 'sh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-26
Guilty. YEr NOT GUILTY.


Probably the supreme court of Ohio
hiss entered the pro-trust decision con-
test with a finding that bids fair to
take the prize.
The iron bridge companies OF Ohio
formed q combination. Some dozen or
more indictments were found against
them charging them with having
formed a trust and 50 violated the anti
trust laws Of the state
There were trials, motions to quash.
defnnrRers and other things put forth
by the trust lawyers, but while the
lawyers and judges were arguing about
Il, two Of the defendants pleaded
guilty. and paid their fines.
The rest went on and In the due
epssrse OF time the Ohio supreme court
was reached. In spite OF the fact that
two OF the crowd had pleaded guilty
the supreme court was unanimous in
the opinion that no crime had been
charged. The judicial microscope
found a technical flaw In the papers
and the members Of the bridge trust
went SCOT tree.
It is to hoped that the two luckless
defendants win not find themselves in
Contempt Of court for having admitted
their guilt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-26
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

From the Philadelphia Record
Even sinking fund may come
pretty high.
A railroad guye6-the one you poke
fun at
It's an ill-timed watch that causes
you to miss your train.
The maker of false wfiskers swears
by the beard of the profit.
In times of war even the rear admi-
raj may be ordered to the front.
A slight misunderstanding some
times makes big difference.
Deaf rnutes may not be able to
talk, but their teeth can chatter.
The manicure girl Doesn't wait for
leap year to ask d fellow for his hand.
Many fool gets through life de-
pending upon the wisdom Of others.
He-"Let me be the light of your
life" She-"Oh, DON'T put yourself
out about it,
No, Maude. dear; IT Is not absolute-
~ necessary that your ponpadour
should be ratified
Faith will move mountains -
quoted the Wise Guy Perhaps, %
said the Simple Mug. but it won't al
ways do away with d bluff
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FROA OTHER PENS
A GOOD PROPOSITION.

Newspaper comment on Congress
man Acheson's proposition to put the
smaller postoffices under the civil
service rules turns largely on Its poll
teal bearings. That fact might well
suggest the pertinence OF consider
ing its relations with efficiency of the
postal service.
What would be the natural effect
OF turning the whole postal system
into a homogeneous organization IN
which original appointment would be
determined by evidence OF lnueln-
gence, and promotion would depend
on fidelity and efficiency of work? In
a well-rlanaged railroad the small
est shipping clerk or even the sec
ton hand, knows that If he can show
the necessary qualities, and fit himself
for higher place, he has almost m
finite possibilities before him. Say
that the incumbent Of a village post
office knew that high position awaited
the most Industrious and efficient men
in the lower ranks would not that
add an hmm ense stimulus to the zeal
and energy of the service?
But under the present status OF the
smaller postofffces there is no such in
cftem The stimulus Is really that
the Incumbent or the incum bent
relatives shall faithfully serve rne IN
terest of the politician whose recon-
rnendation secured the small place
The plight in which this part OF the
postal system is thus begged Is Illus
trated by the very fact that PROPOSE
ton so plainly for the improvement
Of the service as Mr.. Achesons Is
widely taken as political move.
Whatever his motive his propoation
is good one, and should pc ena0teo.
But that is not saying that IL Will De
done.-Pfttsburg Dispatch.
COLLEGE SPORTS CONTRASTED.
Germans and Americans alike VIII
have a better appreciation or the IN.
fiuence of college sports on stuo ea
life and character after study OF the
address delivered by President Hadley
81 yale before a distinguished audi
ence at Berlin While cabled reports
of the lecture are disappo1ntfngl|r IN
complete, they are sufnc1ent 70 snow
that President Hadley praised Ameri-
can superiority in the matter OF col.
iere athletics. He pointed out that
the American college students row.
swim. play baseball, football and other
games, and have intense rivalry ana
activity in all field sports, with the
participate in the athletic part Of the
course leaves his university WITH
physical as we'll as a mental equip
ment The reports do not state tnat
President Hadley contrasted this with
the habits and training of the students
in the German universities, but he left
the Inference plain that the American
system was more desirable. In Ger
many much OF the time OF the stu
dents career Is given over to drinking
bouts. endurance tests at pipe smok-
ing and due1s with rapiers. This syS-
tenn is in vogue also in most of the
European countries except in ENGLAND,
where alone the American love OF out
door athletics is shared AS result
the German student is not capable of
meeting an American in any form Of
outdoor athletics or in any test OF
physical endursnce.-Omata Bee.
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road commissioners. the tax authori-
ties are not going to get real close to
the grass roots OF the railroad property
and propel their way over it on hand
cars. They are going to travel in q
special car. and not 81 the expense Of
the railroads as the railroad assessors
were wont to do In times past when
they went around making perfunctory
and superficial inspections OF the rail-
road property, and then returned to
Topeka and assessed ii at what tbs
railroads said Il was worth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-26
ACTIVE GAS MH,TERs

One OF New FORKS public service
commissioners has been Investigating
the devious and wondrous ways od
the gas meter In that part of New
York city which Is on Manhaekar Is
land. He says he has inspected 150y-
GEO meters and has found that fully
fifty per cent OF them vary greatly
from the truth IN their story Of tho
amount Of gas consumed. He found
the prize Anauias Of them ali to be
registering 1Ss per cent more gas
than was being used
From some OF the gas bills that
end tfssfr way into Topeka BONES II
would seem that many Of the meters
IN this city are pernioiously active In
telling untruths and perhaps theiF
proper inspection would readily show
ft1a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-26
AYRHWKER JOTy

There Is some talk of Abilene
waking up and paving the streets.
Governor Johnson Of Mfnnesota
wild speak at the Ottawa chautauuua
and at Lindsbofg.
Governor Hooh has agreed to de-
liver the Grafton at Larne1s high
school commencement and IArnerd fs
pleased.
Saline countys first probate Judge
was married last week ct the age Of
81 Leap year is apparently no
respector Of age.
J. o. Rodgers Of lola has asked
che CITY OF st. Louis for a gas fran
chfse. He propo5es to pipe natural
gas from the Kansas fields to that
city.
Mr.. Comfort of PottawaAomie
superintendent would be a comfort
able one. and has therefore am
nounced his candidacy for the place.
When the editor OF the Jewell City
Republican buys a COW he SAYS he
does not care SO much about the
cows pedigree as he does about the
pedigree of the man who vouches for
the cow.
A Lawrence man was so firmly
convinced that his gas meter be-
longed to the Ananias society that
he went into the basement and
chopped the meter to pieces with an
AK.
The members Of the Eagle lodge
in Great Bend are planning a three
story building. and the lodge rooms
will be on the third floor The Great
Bend Eagles have confidence in their
ability to fly high.
Salina is rejoicing because the Sec
ond car has been put In service on
its street railway line. This add
ton to the service will accommodate
the six or seven people who patron
1ze the street car company
An honest man in Wichita found a
sum of money on the street and has
tened to return 1t to the woman whom
he thought had dropped 1t. A few
moments later the woman who really
had lost It appeared and demanded
her property.
An Arkansas City man is spending
time in the city jail because he re-
fused to pay fine OF five dollars as
sessed against him for neElecting to
send his children to school. The chill
dren will do as they please while the
father Is living off the city.
A Clay Center barber bought a set
ting Of eggs last year from q good
friend and set them under an old
had remained on the nest about five
weeks without results Investigation
revealed the fact that hard boiled
eggs had been sold by the friend.
A Junction City paper got it's army
news and church news mixed the
other day, with the result that this
item found its way into the church
notes: THE desertions for the
month number fourteen, all OF which
were recruits except Williams, a
garrison prisoner. who escaped from
his sentry"
Harry Miller, Of the we1ls-Fargo
express office, is shy $40 diamond,
says the Ottawa Republic. He wore
the sparkler in a ring, and while
playing with the dog, lost the set in
a remarkable manner. The dog got
MilIer's ringed finger and dislodged
the stone presumably swallowing it.
Anyway the stone was missing and
could not be found. Mr.. Miller has
the dog In custody and Is devoting $40
worth of time to him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-26
NEED OF OUR FOREIGN SERVICE

Secretary Root has appealed to
congress for additfonaI funds for the
maintenance of the diplomatic and
consular service, calling attention to
the Importance OF these departments
in the development of the United
States commercial supremacy Prior
to the war with Spain, the secretary
states the general opinion was that
our foreign service, while necessary,
was rather ornamental. and as a mat
ter of fact, our foreign relations were
not particularly important or critical.
In the last ten years there has been
a great change. THE growth Of our
country says Mr.. Root land our
foreign trade, the increase of travel.
the enormous increase in the number
Of people who are coming here, and
the increased power and significance
of the United States among the
powers of the world have all created
an enormous increase IN our foreign
relations. The work to be done. not
only by the state department. here,
but in every EN- bassy and legation and
IN our consulates, has been tre-
mendously enlarged
1t is desirable that the prestige Of
the United States government should
be supported by foreign service
| that Is adequate to the needs. other
governments having far smaller in
| terests devote much more attention
| to the personnel and equipment Of
their foreign service. In South
American countries, where events
have lately transpired which have
calculated to increase their frier,a :
| iiness toward US, it Is especially i'm
| portant that we should be adequately
! represented. Not only should we be
| able to secure the services of the best
men. but we should provide them
with proper equipment. Secretary
Root reports that in many of the Of
fees the furniture is old and sQualid
In appearanoe and inadequate for ac-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-26
THE DEMURRAaE Law.

Although there has not, this year,
occurred the usual car famine, and
shippers in the main have been able
to secure cars upon application, the
news that the supreme court has up
held the Kansas reciprocal demurrage
law is of a cheering nature and caicu-
lated to gladden. the heart of the
small shipper over the state. It shows
that the railroad is amenable to the
same rule which has been inflicted on
the shippers for years past
It has long been a practice OF the
railroad companies to charge demur-
rage ON q car which was held by the
customer longer than the company 8
rule was made and enforced by the
railroads themselves, and It was
obeyed as fully as IL 1t had been en-
bodied in the federal constitution.
Shippers did not object to this rule,
but when they wanted cars ana could
mined upon a measure of retaliation.
They decided that If the railroads
wanted the cars and the Slippers held
them the shipper WAS forced to pay
dennurrage, when the railroad had
the cars the shippers wanted but
could not get, the railroads snoubo
also be compelled to pay.
OF course the railroads were
sa1o cked by such course Of reason
ing and were more shocked when
they found that the sentiments of the
shippers had been made into q law.
They went to work IN their usual way
to defeat the purpose OF the law, and
sure enough a Judge or District
court decided that the law was un-
oonsztt t1,tional But the supreme
court decided that the rule applied
both ways and it is not up to the rail-
roads to pay the many carnage claims
flied against them because cars are
not secured when ordered.-Salina
Journal.
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Three times three cheers. A sub
Etential appropriations has been made
by the county commissioners for new
and adequate buildings at the fair
grounds. and a real old fashioned
county fair there Is assured. Let
everyone in the county work in every
possible way to make 1t such a grand
success that It viii be the forerunner
of a state fair to be held in Topeka
and which Will in adequate propor-
Noris to the enormous and successful
activities of the people of the state as
arriculxurists and breeders Of live
ktook
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found It this afternoon. I don't
know IL you would really like to have
such an absent-minded wife-she
might forget to have your dinner on
tme-but I asked father myself and
he was aImost as pleased as--<'
Chesterton stood on his feet In his
ebullition OF spirits, and sat down just
as suddenly.
But I don't mind & sprained ankle
at all" he stroked the swollen foot
contentedly. Its blamed good tn
vestment. Copyrighted, 1908, by
C. H. Sutclfffe.)
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Senator Long is writing letters to
Kansans by the wholesale for the pur-
pose OF obtaining views so far as his
candidacy for reelection to the senate
Is concerned. He wants to find out
who are opposed to him. on hand,
we can name three, Stubbs, Bristow
and Hooh. On second thought there
3 also Bent Murdoch and after the
primaries have been held Mr.. Long
will probably find out that there are
D few more with the same ideas as
Aaesa gentlemen.
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Reshaps ths medal for be1ng the
azkIezasf fnah a1ive ought TO Be voted
- e2Ss view Jersey chap who save q
Sksess q worthless check for mar
ssage zee. Not only was # q cause Of
Isappo9ntnnant. naturally, 10 the MIN
Asr, but he also had to pay more
nllah drz4ar IA profess fees On It.