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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-09
Not a Success.

The manager of the subscription-book
department was telling of some of his ex-
periences. 1.-THE funniest case I ever re-
member" he said, was that of an-appli-
cant for a Job at book canvassing from
whom 1 expected great things. He made
careful study of the literature we sup
piled him with, and was very enthu-
siastic. Judge of my surprise when the
first morning he went out back he came
and handed in his resignation
But you should not be so easily dis
couraged,' told him. Few make sue
cess at the start, and you acknowledge
that you went into only two places.
Only two he said, lugubriously. One
was a real estate agent, who persuaded
me to sign a contract for two lots. in
Fizziehurst, and the other was tailor,
who sold me suit of clothes didn't
want and, shaking his head mournfully,
he mumbled Good day. and went out
Lippfncott's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-09

There might be less complaint, thinks
the Omaha Bee, If the tariff on stock
tngs were aimed only at the open-work
variety
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-09
At the Majestic.

Daily matinee 2:30-High class vaudevine.
Evenings 7:45-9:15-High class vauoeviiie.
For particulars. prices ana amusement
details. see announcements In this paper
elsewhere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-09
Failed in a Good Cause.

Twenty years ago there was in the
congress of the United States a particu-
larry scholarly and brilliant man in the
person of William Henry Grain, a repre-
sentative from Texas remarked Colonel
Charles A. Edwards. Washington jour-
nalist, at the Rennert. Mr.. Grain was
profoundly impressed with the folly of
holding inaugural pageants at the bleak
and Indictment thine the law has fixed,
and throughout his whole service in the
house worked indefatigably to have the
day changed from March 4 to a later
period. He was given but 1ulxewarm sup
port, though then. as now. all the prom
inent newspapers of the land were in favor
of the proposed change. Now the whole
country is alive to the Importance of
substituting the mild and beautiful April
season (the last of ApriD for the tickle
and Outlines savage March, and so we
have cause for hope that the Grain pro-
position will at no distant day become a
reality.
Its e1oquence advocate died premature
ly while still congressman, and it is sad
he did not live to see the whole nation
aroused to the necessity of adopting the
plan he urged in vain. '-Baltimore Amer
lean.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-09

/. Tonight-North Bros. Stock company IN
'When We Were Twenty-one.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and SATURDAYS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-09

mo money in gardening? Why, i know
a man who cleared $4,000 last summer
Utterly absurd mot at ALL You see
it was roof garden. Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-09

The. rich Sena tor was trying to get in
for a second term. Its a hard struggle"
he admitted. THE sums have to put up
would strain anybody's patriotism" Phil
adelphia Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-09

1.-THE best poker face is one that you
can't read" Permit me to modify that
you think you can read and don't."-Bir-
mingham Age-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-09

Bill-Do you believe this theory that
there are microbes in kisses? JiIl-Oh!
yes. everything seems to be adulterated
nowadays.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-09

Roosevelt ought to get an actor to &C.
company hmm to Africa and write
stories.' "Why?" 1--WE seen actors write
eight-page letters in three seconds
Houston Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-09

Mrs. Kicker-Wouldn't you vote the
same way as your husband? Mrs Booker
Yes; but I would first tell him which
way to vote.-New York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-09

THAT fellow has all kinds of money"
remarked the worshiper of wealth. Yes
was the reply; but he's mighty careful
not to spoil his collection by losing any
specimens. "-Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-09

'Mr. Jones, wish to marry your daugh-
ter" Does she wish to marry you?'
She says she does.' .'Pshawi Is that
American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-09

Would you advise a young man to go
into politfcs?' Without hesitation If he
is really. fitted for politics he won't take
advice; he'll insist on giving it."-Wash-
ington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-09

'Papar Yes, daughter" "Who was
Cinderella? why, Cinderella. my child.
was the first woman to get a N. 4 foot
into a No. 2 shoe, I Observation-Disclosures
Statesman,
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11

pound. After taking one and one:
half bottles of the Compound, l am all
right again, and 1 recommend it to
every suffering woman" n."-MRs. MAY
DEAL, Winchester, Ind.
Hundreds of such letters from girls
and mothers expressing their gratitude
for what Lydia L. Pickham's Vege-
table Compound has accomplished for
them have been received by The Lydia
Z. PinkhamM Medicine Company, Lynn,
Mass.
Girls who are troubled with painful
or irregular periods, backache, head
ache, dragging-downs sensations, faint
ing spells or indigestion. should take
Immediate action to ward off the seri-
Gus consequences and be restored to
health by Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. Thousands have been
restored to health by its use.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a cOnfiden.
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, ut
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11
A RANCH HOME FREE.
1t Is SplendidIy Located Out in Colo
rndO, Nenr PIke,A Penk.

Practically everyone who can see
ahead at all is anxious to provide for a
future home If not for the present
big land and cattle enterprise in
Colorado chartered by the State with
S250.000 capital stock) in order to Sc
cure new members invites each person
joining the company to visit the ranch
at pleasure and build n home, IL de-
sired. either now or in the future. In
"chaff''-to eliminate trifiers and curl
osity-seekers. each applicant must re-
init fifty cents for a paid-up preferred
membership share later to be refunded.
Included in the holdings is the big
5,000-acre ranch. fenced and improved
with buildings. Implements livestock,
hay and grain crops growing. n town
site. good school. two railroads with
stations on the ranch. Near county
seat Ample timber hundreds of springs
and running streams. delightful ell
here mention one -hundredth part of the
advantages.
All who are Interested and In earnest
are invited to send their names with the
fifty-cent membership fee The company
will promptly send the preferred mem
bership share issued to you together
with a book of views and official map
of the ranch. including n disinterested
western magazine of stories. sketches.
scenery etc. just to keep you posted.
After you become a member you may
be invited to invest in more income
shares. but the soc will be promptly re-
funded upon request Enclose the soc
fee in cash, stamps. postal or express
order and address at once. Beaver VAL
ley Ranch (Denver Office Sta. 19). Dem
YER Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11

1t was not an easy job that l had
taken upon myself to reconstruct my
life. don't think realized the innate
my bridges. 1t is all very well and
quite natural for us to talk about ma
ture and obedience and simple living
II we are sportsmen or naturalists, or
even poets. But if one is a stock
broker, who has been communing with
the money market for eight years, it
comes pretty tough at first Nothing
but the grim alternative of sudden
death could have made me so de-
termined bridge burner. But must
acknowledge that during the first
week of my voluntary exile in the far
away Hotchkiss woods, l had to con-
template my eight-year-oln son and
heir with deadly concentration of pur-
pose in order to understand that sud-
able to slow extinction in utter soli-
tude.
The fact is never suspected how
consummately I had drifted into an
artificial and selfish disregard of the
normal mean of things until l began
to associate on intimate terms with
my own offspring. After a week of it
| appealed to the doctor by mail.
What am going to do to occupy my
mind?"
Don't occupy it," he wrote back.
What did you climb out of the cere-
bral maelstrom for? Stop thinking for
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11
Ignorance AID. Appetite.

Merrill E. Gates, secretary OF the
board of Indian commissioners, was
describing the splendid work that his
board is doing to wipe out the tuber-
culosis scourge which at one time
threatened to make the American In
dian extinct.
But the Indian" said Mr.. Gates,
needs to be educated in sanitation.
He is shockingly ignorant there. In
fact, he Is as ignorant as an old farm
er / used to know in Warsaw.
"A friend dropped in on this old
farmer as he was frying bit of bacon.
"'Grand bacon, that said the friend,
shifting affably.
"'Grand bacon! Well. l guess 1t is
grand bacon said the old man, turn
ing the slices in the pan. And it's
none o. yer murdered stuff, neither.
That pig died natural death. ~
Warrington Pest
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11
Obedience.

Prompt and unquestioning obedi-
ence is the corner stone of the foun-
dation of success in life. No man can
give orders properly who has not
learned to take them, and save he
serve. no man may rule" 1t will be
found that the men who have won
their way to positions Of power and
responsibility have invariably been
the men who did not reason or argue
or even respectfully represent" but
who promptly did as they were COM
manded without questioning. 1t Is
the large man, not the little man, who
recognizes superior authority.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11
IN RUSTIC RETIREMENT

and fell dead. There was quite row
of them on the doctors letter with
their claws up. Harmless jolly little
imps of the darkness, they seemed at
that moment to be punctuating the
nights contempt for me. They re-
called to me a vanished state when
they and were on better terms. All
at once the name came back through
the window like the bug himself
Poypllopertha borticola. 1t was as plain
as some of the adages in my old copy
book, and along with It my juvenile
translation "leaf-eating, garden
haunting acrobat" Always he came
with the early roses and the first hot,
dry spell. And always without steer
ing apparatus, he ran foul of every
thing, and always got the worst of It,.
Now, either he or l was an imperti-
hence. Night with these winged sue
cubi was tedious. looked at Charlie.
His head was on his arm. How far
away he appeared to be. Nothing
could annoy him, for the same night
that was bombarding me had her pro-
tective arm around him. / made a
memorandum on the margin of the
the doctors letter. Get mosquito net
ting, and send for book on entomol-
ogy." Then blew out the light and
went to bed.
The next day stumbled in my stu
pid way backwards into the new life.
took tin pail and called to Charlie,
I'VE must find that spring" l said,
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11

I. while. Play. Become an a1...lal-
and watch Charlie
rs thy servant dog?" l inquired.
YES" he replied. "or some other
more ignoble animal. Perhaps Wall
Street has inoculated you with the
idea that you belong to the mineral
or vegetable kingdom. It's great
shame You are indubitably and neces-
sarily half animal. Take my advice,
stay in your kennel and wag your
tall"
Once again l wrote him to say:
81 think you have overestimated
Charles abilities as guide. He hasn't
quite understood my case from the
first"
Then l got this short and sharp
rejoinder: But | understand your
case, believe me. There are some
mountains in our early vistas, and the
children get nearer their submits in
their play than we ever get with our
pack-mules."
If / had not had profound respect
for this gifted old curmudgeon's
knowledge. and sneaking fear that
he and sudden death had an under
Standing, l think / should have
slipped away in the most pusillani-
nous manner at the end of the first
week. AS it was. I girded my loins
and stood up to the extraordinary job
of lifting myself by my own waist
band But to be utterly frank, now
that it is all over, the only thing l did
was to hang on like grim death, and
let Charlie do the rest.
A man cannot fool with night when
she is in puris naturalibus. 1t is only
the wanton night that he himself
has made that will tolerate his i'm
pertinence. While l sat there think
Ing of financial combinations that had
been cut short, and saying to myself.
The bulls are up in Berlin and the
oourse is bellowing.' another June
oug hit me on the nose and fell over
on his back on the table. Several more
fnme in. bombarded my lamp-stand
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11

The 1909 National Encampment Of the
Grand Army of the Republic viii be
held in Salt Lake City. August 9th TO
red white-and-b blue replete with infor-
nation concerning Utah, Salt Lake City
ing distributed by the Passenger De-
partmsnt of the Denver & Rio Grande
RniiEond ,rdst one feature that VII be Of
is the reproduction of speaking like
nesses of all the Commanders-in-Ch Chief
from b. f. Stephenson. the organizer
in 1866. to Henry Nevius. the present
Commander. This Is the first time that
The familiar faces of John A Logan,
Ambrose E. Burnside. John F. Hart
ranft. Russell A. Alger. John c. Black
James Tanner and many others appear
in this Interesting series.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11
MAKING SUNSHINE
II Is Often Found In Pure Food.

The improper selection of food
drives many healthy person into the
depths of despairing illness. Indeed,
much sickness comes from wrong food
and just SO surely as that is the case
right food will make the sun shine
once more.
An old veteran of Newburyport,
Mass, says: "In October, was taken
sick and went to bed, losing Al pounds
in about 60 days. l had doctor after
doctor, food hurt me and l had to live
almost entirely on magnesia and soda.
All solid food distressed me SO that
water would run out of my mouth in
little streams.
Il had terrible night sweats, and my
doctor finally said l had consumption
and must die. My good wife gave up
all hope. We were at Old Orchard,
Me-, at that time and my wife saw
Grape-Nuts in a grocery there. She
bought some and persuaded me to
try it.
81 had no faith in it, but took it to
please her To my surprise it did not
distress me as all other food had done
and before | had taken the fifth pack
age was well on the mend. The pains
left my head, my mind became clearer
and l gained weight rapidly.
81 went back to my work again and
now after six weeks use of the food
I am better and stronger than ever be-
fore in my life. Grape-Nuts surely
saved my life and made me a strong
hearty man, Is pounds heavier than
before / was taken i'll.
Both my good wife and I are will
ing to make affidavit to the truth of
this"
Read "The Road to Wellville," in
pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever rend the above letterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
nre genuine, true, and full of humaH
interest.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11

aid we set out like two tramps
through the jungle, starting a good
many garrulous chipmunks and seeing
the occasional flash of rabbit. We
reached wooded crest toilsomely and
l heard the faraway toot of locomo-
tive whistle. The white clouds were
sailing over the hazy hills in the east.
Everything was slumberous and warm
and restful. Somewhere in that direc-
tion there was social life. We would
walk over there and discover it. So
we slowed away our pail in a clump
of bushes and set out on long tramp
of exploration-down winding dusty
roads and over ancient stone fences,
new vistas beguilng us on. and the
yellow dog keeping ahead with well
coming bark. Visions of cool ham.
let with the railroad running through
it like an artery from a distant heart;
a quaint little station with jolly old
telegraph poles, and some nice old
hostelry where we could get a homely
dinner and hire horse to bring us
back like two companionable German
students.
But the roads were elusive. They
wound around with singular want of
purpose, and wandered down to de-
serted mills or turned in at antique
graveyards, and sometimes lost them
selves in grass-grown clearings where
| suspected there had once been camp
meetings. So, finally, when the sun
was getting vertically hot and the
dust was working its way into our
marrow, we sat down on fiat stone
by the roadside, and Charlie mildly
suggested that it was time to eat. AS
we sat there farmer came by driving
heavy wagon leisurely. l hailed
him, Say, neighbor how far is the
town."
What town."
THE nearest town"
do you mean Slocum?'
Yes, anything"
We'll, you strike the Slocum pike
about three miles over yander, and
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11
An Unconscious Tribute.

When his business had yielded such
profits that he began to take life more
easily and think of retiring, Mr.. Hold
en- endeavored to throw some good
things in the way of younger firm.
How about letting Hobbs & Rawson
have your next consignment of canned
novelties?" he suggested to one of the
manufacturers. "They are hard-work.
ing gentlemanly young fellows"
That's Just the trouble" said the
manufacturer, with decided shake OF
his head. I'm no gentleman myself,
and don't propose to mix up nor have
any business dealin's with gentlemen.
I'll consign my goods to you, same
as I've always done, and you can do as
you like with 'em."-Youth's Com
paAion.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11
Prominent Women Aid Good Cause

Prominent Women Aid Good Cause.
A large number of women occupy.
Ing prominent positions In society. or
on the stage. are taking an active In
terest in the anti-tuberculosis cam
paign. Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt mas re-
Gently given $l,000,000 for sanitary
homes for consumptives. Mrs. Keith
Spalding Of Chicago has erected a
sanitarium for the Chicago Tuberculo-
sis institute at cost Of about $780,
600; Mrs. Coils P. Huntington and
Mrs. Borden Hartman have given
largely to the consumption fight. In
Porto Rico Mrs. Albert Norton Wood,
wife of prominent army officer sta
toned at San Juan, has stirred the en-
tire island through the anti-tubercu-
losis crusade she inaugurated. Nine.
Emma Calve is a most enthusiastic
worker. and has given largely of her
talent and money for the relief OF
tuberculosis sufferers. and Miss Olga
Nethersole has even lectured before
the public on tuberculosis.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11
People Talk About Good Things.

Fourteen years ago few people knew of
such a preparation as a Powder for the
Feet. To-day after the genuine merits of
Aliens FootEase have been told year after
year by grateful persons, it is indispens-
able to millions. 1t is cleanly, whole
some, healing and antiseptic and gives
rest and comfort to tired aching feet.
1t cures while you walk. Over 10000
testimonials. limitations pay the dealer
\ larger profit otherwise you would never
be offered substitute for Aliens Foot
Ease. the original foot powder. Ask for
Aliens Foot-Ease, and see that you get it.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11
EnoIjshman,s wItherine Reply.

The best of us sometimes forget the
beam in our own eyes while we search
for a mote in another's. An American
travelling abroad met an Englishman
with the rather remarkable name OF
Pthorne, which was pronounced
Thorne.
Whats the good of the 'P?'" the
American queried; you don't pro-
nounce it, do you?"
The Englishman gazed at him with
the manner of one who, while he
pities, is bored.
"What's the good of n in 'orse?" he
questioned, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mo
ments.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11
The Selfish Invalid.

Senator Dixon, discussing certain
tariff proposition, said:
at is selfishness, pure selfishness.
It reminds me of George Cartwright
OF Mssoula.
George Cartwright took sick and
spent a week abed. He carried on
dreadfully with his groans and COM
plants. His wife said to him one
night:
"'Well. George, I'd rather have the
whole family sick than you!'
Huh, SO would L. George an
swered."
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11
Special Round Trip Homeseekers'
Rates to New Mexico and Texas.

On the first and third Tuesdays of
each month. during the entire year,
the Colorado & Southern Railway will
sell round trip Homeseekers' tickets
to great many points in New Mexico
and Texas at one fare plus 5000 for
the round trip. Final limit twenty-five
days, allowing liberal stop-over privil.
eges. For detailed information, rates,
ETC., call on the Colorado & Southern
agent, or address T. E. Fisher, General
Passenger Agent. Denver. Colorado.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11
To cb.ck snread Of Trachoma.

1t has been reported that the dis
ease known as trachoma, or granular
eyelids, has been spreading rapidly
among the Indians. To check this
trouble congress appropriated $4,000,
placing it In the hands of the commits
sioner of Indian affairs, for the imme-
diate investigation and treatment OF
the disease and to check its spread.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11
Miuht Fall Apart-

BILL see in Korea the tailors do
not stitch the seams of garments.
They paste them together and then
press them with a hot iron.
Jill-It is to be hoped that the men
who wear that kind of clothes krcw
enough to go in when it rains.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11
Smoother Then.

The second-year debutante. as she
massaged her left cheek with a rotary
movement. said:
"Of course love him, though he's
rather rough, l confess
Before threw him over" said the
third-year debutante, looking up from
the face-steaming machine, "he shaved
every day"
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11
SKIN ROUGH AS BARK.
Baby Boy Had Intense Itching Humor
Scratched Till Blood Ran.
Found a Cure In cuticura.

"Our son, two years old. was afflicted
with a rash. After he suffered with
the trouble several weeks l took him
to the doctor but 1t got worse. The
rash ran together and made large
blisters. The little fellow didn't want
to do anything but scratch and we had
to wrap his hands up to keep him
from tearing the flesh open till the
blood would run. The itching was in
tense. The skin on his back became
hard and rough like the bark Of a
tree. He suffered intensely for about
three months. But / found remedy
in Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint-
ment. The result was almost mag
ical. That was more than two years
ago and there has not been the slight
est symptom of 1t since he was cured.
]. w. Lauck, Yukon, Okla, Aug. %
and Sept. II, 1905"
Potter Drug 3 Chem. Corp, Solo Props, Boston.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11

me regular, and
that l would event
ually have dropsy.
l would bloat, and
sutferfrombearing-
down pains, cramps
and chills, and 1
could not sleep
nights. My mother
wrote to Mrs. Pink
ham for advice, and
1 began to take
LydiaE. .Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11

Over fifty years of public confidence
and popularity. That is the record of
ard remedy for aches and pains. There's
a reason and only one-MERIT.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11

He who is false to duty breaks .
thread in the loom, and will find the
flaw when he may have forgotten the
cause.-H. w. Beecher.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11

Mrs. wInslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces In
on, allays patr .ca-es wind collie. 25c bottle
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11

Mr.. Saphead-By Jove, it's nearly
IL o'clock. Perhaps l had better be
goin.
Miss Smart-Well, they say Never
put off till tomorrow what you can do
tO-day"
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11
Not Exclusive.

"Was 1t an exclusive party?"
Not at all. Some OF her relatives
were there"
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11
Nj. Professional Habit,

His Professional Habit.
"How did that sculptor leave his
afrairs?"
"In strictly professional condi-
tcn."
What do you meant"
"In statu quo"
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-11

fully a mile away from everybody.
then whisper to yourself.