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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25

warmly welcomed and was told that
the first thing in order was 10 take a
drink It came out soon after he had
swallowed his glass that he was at
tackled with decay Of the muscular
system. and by advice he took another.
The 20 men at the club that evening
were all thoughtful. kind-hearted men,
and when Mr.. Bowser got his coat and
vest of and his Suspenders tied around
his waist and was ready for bowling
they suggested that he have a little
something TO drink TO take the stiffness
out Of his shoulders. When he rolled
his first ball it jumped out of the alley
and Knocked q colored boy into the
middle of next week. and then crashed
through 2 window. and some enthu-
siasric individual suggested cocktails.
His second remained on the alley and
jumped over the pins and knocked
the side of the house out, and that in
cIdent created thirst for more drink
Mr.. Bowser was timber on his legs
and seeing "a pins and three or four
alleys when he made ready to roll his
third ball He means to make it a
winner. He got a firm grip and swung
il to and fro and then took a short
run and let her go. The action caused
him to sit down on the Waxy planks
with jar that shook his teeth in their
sockets. and he heard shouts of excite
ment and enthusiasm as the ball
knocked down four. pins and a post
and followed the first out of the win
dow. When they had assisted him to
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his feet and all had taken a drink over
his miraculous bowling the thought
suddenly struck him that he ought to
go home He also got it into his head
that he must carry the victorious ball
with him to show Mrs. Bowser. and as
he seemed inclined TO be rusty about
il he was permitted to have his own
way. He departed with his coat and
vest on one arm and the ball under the
other, and half an hour later the
sleeping Mrs. Bowser was awakened
by a racket which scared her half to
death. Someone was moving about on
the floor below and there were hic-
coughing and chuckling and gurgling.
She threw on her wrapper and de-
scending found Mr.. BoWser had light
ed the gas and was just about to
begin bowling He was hatless, coat
less and vestless and he was weaving
about on his legs.
what on earth aiis you?" she de-
manded, as she took in the situation.
"Nozzin' ails me-nozzin' at allir he
thickly replied. as he looked at her
blankly. Now. zhen. everybody
shtand ashide while I knocker down
more'n million pins"
He stood in the front window and
sent the ball rolling and leaping and
bounding down the parlor after the
cat. creating a noise that woke up peo-
pie across the street. and then. with
a happy expression on his face he
sank down on the floor and murmur-
ad-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
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lTrom Woman.s AIagnzInal

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this simple. harmless home treatment.
It will prove a revelation TO you. This
evening before retiring cover the en-
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any drugstore In the morning wash
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The old surface skin comes or grad
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liver spots. pimples or any eruptioua
are of course removed with the skin
itself
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Il know that, and he's got another
fad on hand. I really believe that II
anybody should come around with a
tin horn you'd buy it and try to get up
a new tootl"
At almost any other time these
words would have jumped Mr. Bowser
a foot high, but on this occasion he
remained calm and placid, and there
was a touch of pathos in his tones as
he replied:
VERY well Mrs. Bowser: we will let
the subject drop right here If 1 die
a few years before my time, odds is the
difference
head in his hands, and the cat came
in from the front hall and sat down
in front Of him and looked SO mourn
full that Mrs Bowser melted enough
to say:
We'll. what did the doctor say2''
General decay of the muscular sys-
TEN above the waist" answered Mr.
Boxser 7 forget what medical term
he used. but that's what it amounts to.
Too vigorous action OF the heart. COM
bined with Lack of exercise, is what
has brought it about may collapse
any day
Did the doctor say there was a
renedy?"
yes. lie advised immediate and Wig
orous exercise - something for the
arms and shoulder in particular I
went right out and Joined a bowling
club and I thought I'd drop in this
evening and roll a few balls. II it
wasn't a case of life and death. you
know
Z see
And under the circumstances you
won't raise a row about my being out
this evening -
NO. # you have decay of the mus
cular system you must see to it at
''- ssTbat.s what the doctor said. You
needn't sit I'D for me
No ~
1t may be a little late you see If
I find my muscles 1imbering up I shall
keep right at it Just go right to bed
at the usual time and don't worry
about my condition. I think I have
taken il in time and will come out all
right"
It was true that a pain under his
shoulder blade had sent Mr. Bowser
70 a quack doctor and that he had
been told TO exercise more and eat
less. He had imagined about all the
rest After getting out OF the house
he let no grass grow under his feet
before reaching his club. He was
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The Prudential Bank.
Checking and saving accounts
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"Mishus Bowser. I'll roll you fr err
drinks. 1 will. Shay. you orter shee
shome Of er shots I made tonight
Knocked down shix drinks and more'n
a million pins. Shay. now, that doe
tor was right-health back-Rot err
life back-whoopee fr me- Where's
er catg Where's Mishus Bowser2
Where's old man Bow-bow-"
And so this is the way you go to
a bowling club and come home to me,
is it," she demanded.
How else should I c-come home.
Hain't got er flynn mssheen. have IT,
You have baen drinking. sir"
Not over thlr-thirty drinks. Mrsh.
Bowser, and every drink helped my
musk'lar system 'bove waist. You shee
That cat2 And now you shee This
bsll2 Er idea is to bring cr cat and
ball together. One-two-three-t"
Mr.. BOwser fell over a rug and was
asleep in two minutes. The gas was
turned down and he was left there.
He was still slumb cring when Mrs.
Bowser came down In the morning.
As she shook him awake he rubbed
his eyes and said.
Got home late and didn't want to
disturb you, and so camped down
here. Where was il went last night 20
ITO a prayer meeting. believe"
Must a been. for I feel this morn
ing as If I should live to be "A hundred
years old.''-C Copyright. 1871. by
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delivers the news with comments dur
ing the band pauses.
The owner of one of the largest ho-
tells here has developed TIE idea fur
Their, and in the palm court of the
hotel after each theatrical first night
the vocal journalist will criticize the
performance
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sibIe for the shops people to build 1ev
homes is that il has been possible fol
them TO arrange to pay for them OF
the instaIlment plan.
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Everybody read the state Journal
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-12-14
CHAPTER XXIL

THE big anteroom of the Repub.
lican headquarters was filled
by an excited. noisy crowd-it
was the afternoon before cleo
ton day. No one seemed able to stand
in one spot for two consecutive min
utes; no one thought of sitting.
''Sure To win; it's a cinch,' Ten to
three Nc Adoo wins is best odds" They
say Harland's thrown up the sponge"
"Old mans sick. hear" "Twenti.
eth II so for Harland, though"
sick nothin'! Couldn't kill McAdoo
with dynamite. THE Fourth II make
the Twentieth look like thirty cents
when the majorities come in" TON
Haggin told me so himself" give TO
ten he wins by more than 10000"
Late in the afternoon a bomb was
exploded in the midst of the crowd.
A man, GREATNESS and red faced
burst into the room. He rushed to the
group nearest the door,
"Remington's thrown McAdoo DOWN.
be shouted hoarsely.
Jaw. go on" was the derisive an
swer.
81 tell you
''ChronicleI Extryl Great s'nsashun!
All bout Remington's exposherp
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BY HENRY RUSSELL MILE

DN(D - IL L XXI LII Z y.
eyes to meet hers He looked at he
long and steadily.
Eleanor. Eleanorr he cried. softly
pleading. ut isn't trueT"
What isn't trueT" she asked. though
she knew the answer.
That you will never love meT he
whispered TREMENDOUSLY.
She put out her hand uncertainty. as
though she would tighten the blow.
NO" she said pityingly. II can
never love you as you wish"
He caught her hand i'm his own. In
their secluded corner they were safe
from observation. though neither
thought OF that
"Ah, dear, don't say thatl You don't
know how great my love for you is
II is the one reality in my life. | have
always loved you. even before | saw
you And always shall love you. !
will make up to you what suffering
has taken out Of your life
Tears came 10 her eyes Paul"
she said sadly. ut hurts me to tell
you
"Don'tl I'm willing to wait even
INTO death TO win from you one thou
sandth of what | give you. My love
isn't IA thing OF the moment. but of all
time. III try so hard to please you. to
cast out OF my life everything that is
Inconsistent with my love, even TO
break with the man who has stood be.
tween U.S.
mo, no." she cried invoiuntarily, her
fingers Tightening around his hand
you mustn't desert him. II wouldn't
be honorable"-
"Ah! There Is neither honor nor
shame, right nor wrong. kindness nor
cruelty. loyalty nor treacbery. only
you, always. supremer
She drew her hand sharply from his
clasp. Romantic phrases" she said |
scornfully. There are suffering and |
sin and remorse; there would be his |
and the knowledge that
we had caused H. Do you think
could be SO mean. so little. as to seek
happiness at that price?"
IL don't understand" he said, pass
ing his hand across his brow in be
You said yourself once
"Ah. yesP' she answered, softening
II have no right to be angry with you.
since 1t was | who first suggested II
70 you, That is my shame Believe
ne. what | said then was spoken in
, miserable selfishness far worse than
have accused him of. | had no right
o say It. | see my act in all its con
emptible unwomanliness."
IL don't understand
What you ask is impossible" she
vent on sadly. But even if could
are for you | couldn't accept happi.
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ness at the sacrifice OF a man who
cares for you so deeply, who has done
SO much for you"
He smiled bitterly. There is some
thing you don't understand. He has
been the first TO sacrifice me. You
probably don't know that your brother
offered to help him elect me governor,
but was refused. My friend refused
to sacrifice a policy for my sake"
HE hasn't told your"
''Your brother has told me-
II mean Mr.. McAdoo hasn't told yon
that he went 10 the capital and agreed
finally to join John Dunmeade on the
condition that they support you for
governor next yearP'
Paul stared at her bewildered. stun
ned He did thatY he asked slowly.
incredulously.
Yes
His arms fell imply to his side. For
some minutes ne sat motionlesS
When he looked up again his hand
some face was married by a sneer.
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ment caught Bob's attention. Just be
fore the paper disappeared behind the
young mans back he saw in big. far
ing red letters, "Reming"-
He held out his hand. Give me
that paper"
The young man stared at him mute
ly. scared look coming into his eyes
Give me that paper!' Bob repeated
fercely. He caught the young man
by the shoulder. swung him around
roughly and seized the paper
Then he unfolded it and read The
crowd looked on in dumb discomfort
Somehow every one present found
himself suffering horribly.
AS he saw the faring headline Bob
felt his heart contract convulsively
There was a sudden sharp throb in his
brain. and then a strange numbness
spread through him. He read through
the affidavit without being able to
comprehend what 1t meant. There. in
its bold type, it seemed so impersonal,
so much the thing which he was used
to see in the newspapers, that he could
not realize that it was Paurs, his
friends. public disavowal OF him. He
read IT a second time. and still ii did
not seem real-the numbness persisted
He looked at the young man.
what does 1t meanP' His hand
passed before his eyes IL don't I'M
derstand"
The young man sobbed alond.
1T isn't true. Mr.. McAdoo? Say II
isn't true"
Bob looked at him. the smile still |
playing about his mouth.
us it bad" The querulousness was
gone The voice was tired and gentle.
Then IT'S true whatever 1t is"
The crowd stood stupidity mute. The
Continued on next page. !
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less and that should submit to them
DIR. Pierce's in of
Prescrip has cured
hundreds of thousands, worst of
1t of regularly graduated
ingredient
alcohol
medicine Don't
health. Write
" Pierce President Buffalo, NJ be WE'LL
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strident voiced newsboy ran into
the room. waving paper around bis
head. Great red letters Jared on the
sheet There was an instant scramble
to reach him. men showing one an.
other and snatching the papers that
others paid for. The news once read
| papers fell from nerveless hands. Men
stared at one another with scared. IN
! comprehending eyes An overwhelm.
ing personal calamity seemed TO have
fallen on every one.
The silence was broken by falter
ing cry. 'It's-it's dashed lie!' The
speaker was young matthew to
politics-wbo had met Bob during the
campaign and had become one of the
big mans most ardent followers. He
was an earnest young man who cher
ished high ideals of civic duty and
purity.
II won't believe it," he repeated.
raising his voice appealingly. It's all
a lie"
Just then Haggin came through one
of the rear doors. coatless. hat showed
bhNhs a NOit NlEui nNiN ming Ut al
gresSive angle from his mouth
whats the matter with you guys2"
he demanded sharply. That's the
noisest silence / ever heard"
One OF them handed to him a paper.
He read slowly.
my Cod! he gasped. stunned as
were the others. IL dunno what to |
do He's a sick man-doctor said ty.
phOid-gOt out o. bed TO come down
town-he's comm here now-don't let
him know. am His voice rose in a
hOarse below. Curse Remington for
a dirty traitorr'
A man near the door swore sicken-
ingly. He's coming" The murmur
reasPd instantly
A carriage drew up before the ram
Shackle building Out of il stepped
Bob McAdOo-the man who never be-
fore had needed vehicle for his com
ngs and goings. He was q very sick
nan; every one saw that As he pass
ID from the carriage. frPtfully waving
side the driver. who had sprung down
o assist him. be almost tottered The
land that reached for the doorknob
visibly.
He opened the door and passed slow
y along the narrow aisle, nodding |
Then the strange silence
truck In on him. He raised his head |
harply, the lips parting a little.
What is it,? be said. His voice
Tas high pitched and querulous
From the street came the strident
DICE of the newsboy. He was too
ar away for his words TO be distin
uished. but he was coming rapidly
carer.
stop that newsier' a man exclaimed
voluntarily.
What is it? Why stop the newsieT"
he tone was still sharp and queru-
us.
The young man who cherished ideals
anding before Bob sought to hide
IS paper behind his back. The move
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WELCOME WORDS TO Women

Women who suffer with disorders peculiar to their
should write to DIR. Pierce and receive free the
advice of physician of 40 years experience
"a skilled and successful specialist in the diseases
of women. Every letter of this sort has the most
careful consideration and is regarded sacredly
confidential Many sensitively modest women write
telling to their local physician. The local physician
is pretty to say that he cannot do anything
without ian examination DIR. Pierce holds that
these distasteul examinations are generally need
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-12-14
COPYRIGHT, 1910 BY
CHAPTER XXI.
THE POsEUR.

FTER a sleepless night Paul rose
\ late Monday morning. He
Y heaped fresh coal on the
CRATE, coaxing the dying en-
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"rhere was nearly four quarts OF seeu'
altogether, and over onc-half of 1t was
wild buckwheat. | was curious TO KnoW
approximately the number OF these Sec"
he had gathered and shucked l Irs'
found the number II took 10 IN
lady's thmblc, and then the hummer Oh
thin blefuls 1t took to fill cup an" ~
reached the number In the two a"'' '''
and found that IT amounted 10 the sur
prising figure of 10000.
Think Of the amount OF patient iaoor
required to clean 10000 of the S"la''
seeds Of the wild buckwheat inc grains
are hardly onc-third the size OF those Vi
the cultivated kind and are JET p'aN,N
when the husk is removed frooaoly
every seed was husked with those oeil
little hands and teeth as 1t was gathereu
before 1t went into his cheek pockets
but what a task It must have oeen
Poor little hermit. It seemed patheuc
to find him facing the coming WINTER
there with such inferior stuff In MS gran
airy. Not a nut, not n kernel OF corn OF
wheat. Why he had not availed hlihser
of the oats that grew just over the renee
should Ike to know OF course the WHO
buckwheat must have becn more to his
liking. How many hazardous trips along
fences and into the bushes his stores
represented. The wild creatures all live
in as savage a country as did our earliest
ancestors and the enemy Of each Is lying
in walt for II at nearly every turn.
Digging the little fellow out Of course
brought ruin upon his house and our
human hearts prompted us to do all we
ttt~.
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HEALTH OFFICERS DEPART
Short Session Thursday Morning
Was Given Up to Legal Problems.
stntes Attorney II. II. stafford An
swercd Questions and Delivered
Address--RuraI school Build
ipgs Need Improvement.

The closing session of the health Of
hcers' school began over an hour earl
for Thursday morning, and by the mid
die of the day nearly all the visitors
had left town. In fact, a good many
of them went before that time. and
even on Wednesday evening there were
large vacant spots here and there in
the audience. suggesting that some of
the officers had either gone home or
we're out renewing their acquaintance
in this city.
States Attorney b II. stafford Of
Rutland county was the speaker Thurs
day. addressing tho health officers
upon "Thc Legal Aspects of SANTA
ton" At tho close of his paper the
"question box" was opened. Those
among the health officers who were
troubled by tho intrusion of points of
law into their round of duty had been
told previously to state their perplexi-
tics in writing, and to hand them in
not later than six o'clock Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr. stafford held a little private
| hearing Wednesday evening at which
! he went over these letters, and, with
more or less Of the wisdom Of solomon,
| he presumably dictated to his stenog
| rapher the way out of ali the legal
/ difficulties that were disturbing the
peace Of mind of the health officers.
These replies were given out al the
| closing session Thursday morning.
"Our state" said Mr. stafford, in his
address, rs made up largely of rural
communities People live where air
and water are free and pure. Out of
touch, perhaps, with modern theories
tions seem to them like an invasion OF
their rights.
Rarely. however. is there true
Nermont"r not open to reason on mat
tiers of this kind Education should be
the watchword of your department. The
man against whom your order is di-
rected should be made to understand
that YOU arc working for the greatest
good to the greatest number
Many of our rural school buildings
are In need Of sanitary Improvement
You have ample power to proceed witt
the work Of correcting unsanitary con.
ditions in our school buildings. 1
your orders arc not obeved, the cour
Of chancery is ever in session to lenc
its powerful aid. This work must z,
on until every school building in thi!
State Is safe from a sanitary point o
, view
Put with this work should go ,
. systematic work Of education. Til,
people with whom you are dealing ant
the parties to be affected by your or
! ders should be made to under4tan,
and appreciate the significance an,
! purpose Of your labors"